hello all. same deal different day. ALSO! Do not forget to do the diversity assignment it is in your syllabus and will be posted on blackboard (due tomorrow!)
Questions:
1. What did you learn from one of the TED talks that could help you either in school, your career, or your life? How will it help
2. What did you learn during your safer sex talk that was worthwhile information?
I learned that condoms are your friend. Seeing all of those images may have been a little bit disturbing. One things for sure that I rather play it safe then sorry. Knowing and seeing on how bad these transsexual diseases are and what the symptoms are makes it very frightening. I rarely find things about the human body interesting, but learning what could happen if no one wears protection or what happens if the sperm doesn't find an egg, interesting. Weird, but interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe one TED talk that I felt best connected with me was the David Blaine talk and how he put so much effort towards one goal. He faced so many challenges and he was in so many situations where he could have died, but none of that stopped him from doing what he wanted. He just kept pushing and pushing and pushing, and eventually he held his breath long enough to break the record. He worried about failing and had so much pressure on him, but he persevered in the spotlight and never gave up. It helps me because it is just one more example that no matter what people say or what holds you back, if you work hard enough you can reach your goals and prove the people that did not believe in you wrong (even if thats yourself saying you can't do it).
ReplyDeleteDuring the safer sex talk, I learned that condoms are definitely your best friend in college. It's very easy to catch anything in a very small environment so one careless night isn't worth the troubles of catching an STD. Also I learned that you should always let your partner know about your previous history with std's and if they can't understand, then they aren't mature enough to be having sex.
ReplyDeleteDuring the safe sex talk, I’ve learned that condoms are very important especially as a college student. I was also shocked when the typical age for people to have sex is at 15 years old. Condoms are not only used to not have kids but not give out sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia which is the number one STI transmitted in New Jersey. I also learned that you can know someone has gonorrhea by the smell and you can smell it across the room. Its basically better to wear a condom so you’re safe than sorry because not only does it affect you in the present but it will affect you in the future when you want to find a partner and if you want to have children.
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The TED talk that I liked the most was the one about the stroke that opened up her insight. To be a neurologist and to actually experience a stroke is in my opinion kind of cool. Like to experience something that you actually study and now with that knowledge you understand how someone feels or what they're going through. Also, she was very animated and captivating, she had me hooked on every word and her story was very touching. -Chelsea Lambkin
ReplyDeleteThe TED talk that caught my attention the most was the one about stress. It made me look at stress in a totally different prospective. I don’t know if I believed it completely however, I do believe the way you look at something could change your body’s response to it. So if believing stress is beneficial to overcoming obstacles then that’s how I plan on looking at everything from now on from school to my career to life in general.
ReplyDeleteThe TED talk I liked the most was Stress is your Friend. The advice she gave was very helpful in understanding how to deal with stress. It is better to think of stress as your body's way of preparing you and giving you courage to deal with whatever situation lies ahead. This advice can help me in school and my career because whenever a difficult situation occurs I can think back and tell myself my body is fine and stress is okay.
ReplyDeleteWhen David Blaine said in his Ted Talk that "if one human being in the whole world can do something than that means that multiple people can do it." Multiple doctors literally told him that holding his breath over 6 minutes was impossible and not safe, he took that information and set a challenge for himself. This can help me in all aspects in life because if I see a person become successful from an almost impossible situation than that means anyone can become successful as long as they put the hard work in.
ReplyDeleteThe Ted talk that caught my eye was "How to make stress your friend". Most people see stress as something that destroys you mentally and physically. Stress do not have to effect you that way. Stress can have a more positive effect on you if you see it as something that can benefit you because it does. This can help me in school, my career, and my life because stress will become easier for me to deal with and my body will not respond to stress in a negative way.
ReplyDeleteDuring the safer sex talk, I've learned that putting a condom is more important than it seems especially in College. I was surprised at the pictures that was shown of how bad it can be if you don't take care of your self, I was also surprised when She was talking about the 8th grader that had HIV In her throat at such a young age, also how bad the smell of gonorrhea can be. It taught me to be really safe and careful to whom you are being sexually active with no matter what. Its better to play it safe than sorry because It can effect you in the long run. So make sure you put on a condom or use protection for your self. - Juleinne
ReplyDeleteThe Ted Talk that I enjoyed the most was “How to make stress your friend”. I feel like this connected with me because I also believed that stress is harmful and not good for my body and letting all that get to me put such a toll on myself that I thought that if I stressed about a certain topic than I will not get the results I wish to receive. After watching that video, she taught me how to manage stress and turn it into a positive feeling instead of a negative one and I feel like this would benefit me moving forward because I could always look back on that video and remind myself that stress will only help me achieve my goals in a positive way if I handle it in a good way. - Diana Nguyen
ReplyDeleteIn one of the TED talks I learned that anything is possible if you set your mind to it. David Blaine set his mind to beating the world record of holding his breath. That made me believe that us humans can set our minds to beat the impossible. If David Blaine can do the impossible, something no one thought was possible then I too can do whatever I set my mind to with or without the support of others. The next TED talk was about making stress your friend. This was so helpful because it taught me to use stress in a healthy way rather than to believe it was something bad for me. Stress can drive us to accomplish what we believe are hard and stressful situations. - Vanessa Wallberg
ReplyDeleteDuring the safe sex talk, It was an eye opener. I had no Idea that many people were contracting those diseases so often. When she said that you could get herpes from eating off of the silverware or drinking off of a cup at a restaurant it was crazy. I’ve never looked at it in that perspective. I also wasn’t aware that you could get gonorrhea in other places such as in the throat, on your hands, on your foot, in your eye, and etc. It was also a shocker that there were children that started having sex at the age of 15 or even younger.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed listening to the TED talk.First the lady, Mrs kelly, who talked about making stress your friend;the importance of stress in a person’s live and how it can benefit us as humans.The other doctor...she was quite fascinating. Honestly i don't think there's a need to read her book because listening to her and watch how she described what happened to her tells you the whole story. Because i could try to picture everything that happened to her, from the bathroom her getting to dial the phone and getting to Nirvana. - David. A
ReplyDeleteDavid Blaine's Ted Talk was the most interesting for me and taught me about the real strength of resolve and will. Doing something that for many would be considered physically impossible is amazing and the fact that he did it after thoroughly training for months just shows how important it is to want to do something and stick to it. It was a great example of how one's will can shape the world around them and that the only thing stopping one from doing something is themselves. That is one of the best lessons anyone can learn and to see it finally be done was inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI learned from the Ted Talks that many of our problems are mental issues not physical. David Blane was able to do the seemingly impossible simply by willing himself too. In the "How to Make Stress Your Friend" Ted Talk she was able to completely change the chemistry of her body by simply changing her beliefs. Both of these cases take serious physical challenges like holding your breath for an absurd amount of time, or reducing the deadly toll that stress takes on the body and both were overcome by using sheer willpower. If I can take a negative situation and look at the positives from it I can change my entire life.
ReplyDeleteDuring the TED talks, I learned that stress can be utilized to assist perseverance. Many people have stress in their lives and they allow it to be a burden. However, it can be used as motivation if properly perceived. If you are feeling stressed then take a moment and conquer the stress. It takes a certain psychological mindset to reverse the negative effects of the effects of stress. But it can certainly be done with practice and effort.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the TED talk about stress because it opened up my eyes to one of my greatest flaws as a person. At times social interaction is hard for me especially when i meet new people. For whatever reason no matter what the conversation is my heart begins to beat rapidly and i usually start to sweat profusely, but i not realize that this is because i don't acknowledge my stress for what it is. This TED talk has made me honestly believe that it is a mechanism to send blood flow to my brain quicker so that i can be quicker in my conversations and add more things to the table. I now notice that i often do have better conversation when i feel that pressure or spotlight on me that makes me feel so stressed. Although i may see it as a crutch now. It seems that it can also be turned into a healthy thing. That constant stress i feel could send out Oxytocin chemicals that make me seem like a better person to be around or make people enjoy being around me more, so maybe instead of a crutch it could actually be a superpower.
ReplyDelete- Shaheem Harris