Coming To an end

Because this I my last blog I’m going to also make up the other 2 blogs that I owe you at the moment.

The first blog I owe you is 4-4 I believe I think I turned in 4-3 but you marked it as 4-4 because I should have turned in 4-4 on that day. So… here is 4-4 J

I.                    Who is a famous scam artist that has been exposed? How were they exposed.

John Edward is a reason man that claims to be a psychic. He even has his own T.V. show that show his “psychic powers.

But there are many websites that prove him to be false. When reviewing his shows people noticed they found camera angle discontinuities, strange sound changes and answers from the audience that have nothing to do with what John Edward is saying. Guest at the show have even talked about the possibility that they are being watched and taped while they wait outside before the show and while they sit in the audience. John Edward is also accused of having "ringers" in the audience of his shows. These are people who are placed in the audience by John. It has 12-15 people have been seen at numerous shows getting out of a white van just before the show. These 12-15 enter the audience and sit at different locations, with no two people sitting together. He also charges $300 for personal readings.

N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jun 2011. <http://www.corporatenarc.com/johnedwardpsychic.php>.

II.                  The week in class I should have turned this blog in we watched a 30 day episode. This episode talked about outsourcing. The show sent a man whose job had been outsourced to India to learn more about outsourcing and to also work with the people who have outsourced jobs. At the beginning of the show he can’t stand the facts that jobs get outsourced but as he learns more about it he realizes how it helps their economy and that they actually need the jobs more.

An argument many have about outsourcing is that it reduces the amount of job opportunities in America. But the argument back is that the most outsourced job is telemarketing which most Americans wouldn’ t want to have as a job anyway, and why not give it to them and help their economy. Companies argue that it saves their companies money which could lower prices in America. One thing we learned from the video is that a man who manages a team of people can still only afford to live in a shack.

III.                What are some main outsourced companies?

N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jun 2011. <http://www.corporatenarc.com/johnedwardpsychic.php>.

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And now on to the next blog I owe you (: I believe this is 4-6 maybe? Sorry about the out of orderness.

I.                    What are some main outsourced companies?

Well known global banks and financial organizations like CITIBANK, JP Morgan, GE Capital and lots more are outsourcing their products and services to India. In case of software solutions, IT giants like IBM, Microsoft and others provide outsourcing solutions. These companies even have their offices in various cities of India. Some of the main domestic players in the industry of outsourcing are Wipro, Infosys and so on. Some more well known companies which outsource to India are: Oracle, Dell Computer Support, Hewlett Packard, Schlumberge, ATT Wireless, Texas Electronics, TransUnion, Rand McNally.

N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jun 2011. <http://business.mapsofindia.com/india-company/outsourcing.html>.

II.                  The week in class I should have turned this one in we watched videos more about exposing scam artists. The week they were on people “talking to the dead”. After it showed people “extraordinarily talking to the dead” it pointed out that not everything was as it seemed. One of the psychic’s strait up asked one of the men who he wanted to reach before she started the program. Many of the “psychics” notice if they said something wrong biased on the reaction of the person they were talking to. If they did say something wrong they would quickly circle back by saying “but that’s unusual for them” or “which is really out of character for them”. They could convince people that what they were saying was right even  if it wasn’t. Another tactic some of them used was talking to a big group at one time that way someone would have some connection to what they were making up.  

III.                Some people believe that it is true that people are psychic because they can use all of their brain. Is it true that on average a human can only access 10% of their brain?

N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jun 2011. <http://business.mapsofindia.com/india-company/outsourcing.html>. 

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And now… my final and last blog to you J

I.                    Some people believe that it is true that people are psychic because they can use all of their brain. Is it true that on average a human can only access 10% of their brain?

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that we use only 10% of our brains. In other words, the statement, "We use only 10% of our brains" is false; it's a myth. We use all of our brain. Let's look at the possible origins of this myth and the evidence that we use all of our brain.

The 10% statement may have been started with a misquote of Albert Einstein or the misinterpretation of the work of Pierre Flourens in the 1800s. It may have been William James who wrote in 1908: "We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources" (from The Energies of Men, p. 12). Perhaps it was the work of Karl Lashley in the 1920s and 1930s that started it. Lashley removed large areas of the cerebral cortex in rats and found that these animals could still relearn specific tasks. We now know that destruction of even small areas of the human brain can have devastating effects on behavior. That is one reason why neurosurgeons must carefully map the brain before removing brain tissue during operations for epilepsy or brain tumors: they want to make sure that essential areas of the brain are not damaged.

N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jun 2011. <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html>.

II.                  This week in class you told us your life story, because sadly this year is coming to an end. Your story was adorable by the way. Because this is my last blog I just want to take the time to tell you that I really enjoyed having your class this year. Though these blogs weren’t my favorite thingJ. But I understand the meaning to them. My favorite documentary was the one with the troop greeters if you don’t keep any of the same documentaries next year keep that one. It was the most adorable video I had every seen. I also loved watching America hates Michael more after watching a Michael Moore Movie. Making our own Documentary was also one of my favorite parts of ethics.

Thank you so much for all you’ve done for us this year. Like putting up with me turning in blogs late.  Now this isn’t goodbye, because you should plan on me Kelsey and Cheyenne stopping by a lot next year to hear about what cool new thing you found online or how next year’s HIP is goingJ.

N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jun 2011. <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html>.

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