Blog 7: The Heroic Choice in The Matrix

In the movie 'The Matrix' Neo made alot of choices in the movie to lead us to believe he is the one as Morpheus thought. Some of these choices were more important than others which lead us believe Neo really was the one. Although the Oracle told him other wise and Neo believed as well he wasn't the one. He made decisions like taking the blue pill when presented with the choice of a red or a blue pill. The red pill meant he will learn the truth and the Blue pill meant he would stay in the Matrix. He choose to walk through the door of the oracle's home. He choose to believe what the oracle told him. One of his biggest decisions, however, was when he decided he was going to save morpheus and was faced with an agent he decided to not to run from but fight. The oracle told him he was not the one, although he had the gift he was still holding onto his second life, when Neo died being shot by the agent, Neo came back to life, he was reborn, leaving his second life behind and becoming The One and also believing it.

Blog 6: Response to I know the truth

The Article in Time Magazine titled 'I know the truth, Dont bother me with facts' by Jeffrey Kluger is about how many of us believe in facts that are being spread around and we hardly pay attention to the truth. This makes alot of people gulible to alot of the lies that are spread each and everyday in this world. Kugler believes that instead of believing everything we hear, we should spend more time on finding out the facts and deciding what we would like to do with the results.

Kluger said 'Some of that may be simple ego — none of us like being told we're wrong' This i believe very strongly because i do not like being wrong but the difference with me is i wont state anything if i dont have my facts straight first.

Anyone can believe the things they want to believe but can it be true? Sometimes we have have a hard time accepting the truth and our pride leads us to believe what we want even though we know we are wrong. When I was younger I use to believe in Santa Claus, my mom would make me write a letter to santa claus every christmas with a list of things I wanted. He would always send me something, like a doll or puzzle. I might have been around 8 years old when i found out santa wasn't real. I pretended to sleep while my mom was in the living room. I peeped out and saw her carrying a bunch of gift wraps to her room. I was in so much shock. I did not want to believe it. I pretended it was a dream, until the next following christmas when i realized they was no point in writing a letter to santa anymore.

Blog 4 & 5: 'Allegory of the Cave'

The passage 'The Allegory of the Cave' was about people who were prisoners in a cave chained from their neck and legs since their childhood. It was hard for these prisoners to accept our world outside of the cave in the light because they had never left the cave. One man, However, managed to escaped the cave and was able to experience the world outside in the light and it was very different from what he was use to. At first it was hard for him to understand anything, To him it was all an illusion but he got use to the world in the light and he enjoyed it but he felt bad for the others who were still in the cave because they only knew darkness.

Blog 3: "I know the truth"

The Article in Time Magazine titled 'I know the truth, Dont bother me with facts' by Jeffrey Kluger is about how many of uss believe in facts that are being spread around and we hardly pay attention to the truth. This makes alot of people gulible to alot of the lies that are spread each and everyday in this world. Kugler believes that instead of believing everything we hear, we should spend more time on finding out the facts and deciding what we would like to do with the results.

Blog 2: "Hype"

Advertisements now a days are everywhere you can lay your eyes on. Advertisements have taken things to a whole other level, and have also gotten a little more riduculous. In the passage 'Hype' it is said in this article that companies now a days even change around the name of their product to make it sound a little more catchier.

I was recently watching television and seen an ad for a product, During this commercial ad, I realized ads will say and do anything just to get people to buy their product. You buy an item for the low price given and then you find yourself making extra payments in the long run due to false advertisements. Have Ads gone insane? Or are they just doing their job? I believe they can exxagerate alot sometimes, beginning with the amount of ads you can find in places.

Blog 1: "How To Do One Thing At a Time"

I've recently read a passahe titled " How to do one thing at a time. " This passage was about multitasking and how most of the times it can be very effective on our lives. Examples like talking on the phone while driving, isn't as dangerous as sending an email while talking to a friend on the phone.


Recently at Standford University a group of students did some experiments; Multitasking Vs Doing one thing at a time. One group of students were asked to do some activities at the same time while another group of students were asked to take 10 minutes with each activity. When testing for memory, it was proven that the people who spent 10 minutes on each activity had a clearer mind and as for the multitaskers they couldnt recall every single detail due to the distractions of doing things all at once.

I, myself am sometimes a multitasker. When i am studying sometimes i will watch tv while eating. I realized however that whenever i do multitask my mind isn't fully devoted to one activity. This is why i rather do one thing at a time. Multitasking has it's pros and cons, as mentioned in the article it is a dumb idea to text while driving. A clearer mind is always safer if you set your mind to one thing and proceed to another activity seperately.