Ted Talk “My Stroke of Insight” In the TED video “my stroke of insight” brain scientist, Jill Bolte Taylor describes her life changing experience of having a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain on December 10, 1996. Taylor begins her presentation by speaking about her brother’s mental illness and her research to find out what made him and other people with mental illnesses different from regular people. Taylor speaks about her work in the National Alliance on Mental Illness until she had her own experience with a brain disorder. Taylor states that on the morning of december tenth she had a brain hemorrhage and in four hours she lost all of her ability to process information. In “My stroke of insight” Taylor begins the presentation …show more content…
by describing the properties of the left and right hemispheres of the brain. The right half of the brain functions as a parallel processor, it deals with the present and thinks in pictures. The right half of our brain interprets all of our sensations so that we can know where we stand in the universe. The left half of the brain functions as a serial processor, it thinks in language and is our internal dialogue. The left brain categorises our senses and uses our past experiences to allow us to experience the external world.
On the morning of her stroke, Taylors left half of her brain stopped functioning, her perception of self was distorted and she couldn’t tell where she ended and her surroundings began, she was aware of the energy around her and felt euphoria at the cost of being able to do things her left half of the brain was in charge of like reading, using a phone or even speaking and understanding language. Due to her experience Taylor learned we as people can learn to live our lives stepped to the right of our left hemispheres and live in peace. I enjoyed watching the video “My stroke of insight” and hearing about Taylor’s experience. I think Taylor's experience and message is very insightful and thought provoking. I have learned from the video and through my own personal introspection after watching the video that it is easy to get caught up in the left side of our brains and only think of ourselves as a singularity, as an individual separate from everything else. We have the ability to choose to step to the right of our brain to think of ourselves as connected to everything else. Taylor’s experience motivated me to step to the right of my brain and to stop thinking of myself only. We have the choice to accept peace and to connect with
each other and the universe itself. If we all learn from Taylor’s “stroke of insight” and try to practice the message it teaches the world can be a better and a more peaceful place.
Debi Palmer, the creator of the Brain Injury Connection, has said that she has problems with finding the right words. She suffered a head injury in 1992 when she had tried to get off her bike at an intersection. When Palmer fell, she struck her head on the pavement. For months after, she felt exceptionally tired, and she had amnesia for two weeks after the injury. Co-workers said that her personality could change fast, and she was forgetful. What made matters worse was that not even Palmer understood what was going on with
Amazing ted talk by Scott Dinsmore. In October, 2012 at the Young Museum in San Francisco, Scott Dinsmore was given the opportunity to present a Ted Talk about his view on careers. The name of his Ted Talk was “How to find work you love.” Scott Dinsmore goal was to spark and give drive to the brains of those working for a pay check. He was aiming to encourage 9-5ers to go after careers that they truly enjoy and love. Having worked at a fortune 500 company in the pass, he realized that working to build your resume was a waste of time. So he created a company where he could motivate people and have them working in fields that fits their passion.
In “On Reading a Video Text,” Robert Scholes discusses the idea of cultural reinforcement within television commercials. Scholes claims that television commercials remind viewers of their social whereabouts and displays their association with society. Commercials are played year around and people have the chance to view and form their own values and beliefs based on what they see. For instance, Scholes blatantly describes to his audience that the Budweiser commercial from the 80s focuses on more than just advertising their product; they try selling a message. Two and a half decades later Budweiser is at it again. In a recent Super Bowl commercial they focus in on a similar aspect, the American Dream. Only this time it is a little more
Watching Jamila Lyiscott’s Ted Talk made me ponder why articulate speech is considered articulate. To me, the proper way of speaking English is nonexistent. Society imposes proper English to appear articulate. Jamila Lyiscott’s point of speaking English in three opposing techniques demonstrates how everyone conveys English in a different way. Jamila speaks the way she would at home, school, and work. All languages are equal, especially speaking trilingually. Out of three English approaches, not one nor two are correct, but all three versions are proper manners of speaking. In my opinion, not many people in today’s society would hire someone for a job if they spoke the way Jamila did with her friends. This is simply due to how she speaks slang
In Jane McGonigal’s Ted Talk, “The game that can give you ten extra years of life” explains how she created a game called “Jane the Concussion Slayer” to help her overcome a concussion that didn’t heal properly. McGonigal describes to her audience the different levels and power-ups she created to make herself feel better. In doing so, she believed it helped her tackle challenges with more creativity, determination, and optimism. McGonigal then concludes her speech and challenges her audience to create their own game to add years to their lives. Taking away from this video, I have decided to create my own game so I can have a good and productive fall semester by creating “Power Points” to help me stay an organized and determined college student.
In conclusion, “Left Neglected” truly helps one understand the importance of the brain and the massive effects that injuring it can have. An injury itself is life threatening, a recovery may not even occur. Huge life adjustments may need to be made. The brain is the life force for any living animal, and it is important to realize that further understanding the areas of the brain and how they are interconnected in forming the reality in which every human being can see can only help solve problems for people like Sarah Nickerson. For the time being, the first step we can take is prevention and maybe driving a little slower to work when we are on the freeway.
In the novel Native Son by Richard Wright, the final plea of Mr. Max regarding the trial of Bigger Thomas is very important as it encompasses the main theme of oppression and its importance to the United States on a monumental scale. Mr. Max analyzes the life of Bigger Thomas in the way the author intends it to be seen, as a symbol of the lives of the 12 million African Americans living in the United States at that time. The passionate speech by Mr. Max covers the theme of blindness, and how the white populace uses it to shield themselves from guilt. Also, he uses an extended metaphor to depict how the ghettos merely fuelled the oppression and crime of the city. Similarly to the containment of the blacks in ghettos he mentions the lack of expression and freedom, which connects to important symbols mentioned earlier in the novel. The passionate and urgent tone to the speech also shows promise for the future as Max makes his heartfelt speech in hopes of change for an oppressed people.
In times past and recent, a person may have expressed their gratefulness to another person with a statement such as, no one expected to lose their life when they woke up today. This case of Phineas Gage is still a modern mystery to some people, in as much, the fact that he survived this horrific incident was a true blessing and a wonder for all to see. At a period in history where the brain’s activities and functions was in high debated, scientist wanting to prove their theory and every situation that involved the brain an avenue in which they used to fuel their research, Phineas gave them an enormous amount of evidence. In making the point that the brain has different lobes that has control over their respective areas and motor skills of
Scientists are on the brink of doing the unthinkable-replenishing the brains of people who have suffered strokes or head injuries to make them whole again. If that is not astonishing enough, they think they may be able to reverse paralysis. The door is at last open to lifting the terrifying sentence these disorders still decree-loss of physical function, cognitive skills, memory, and personality.
Katy Hutchison opened to viewers with two heart felt stories during her Ted Talk. In her opening, she states lots of experiences will happen in life whether it be great or bad. She believes that when it them becomes a time in one’s life where a mess happens then there’s a moral responsibility to clean up the mess no matter the means. In the process, if cleaning the problem one may realize that they’ve been standing next to the person who created the mess. In the moment of realization, you’ll begin to feel the amount of possibility. What I gained from her message was that life has its up and down. While you’re up life is great, and everything goes as for as planned. You look forward to the next day because you know it going to be great. But,
We listened to a story that started out as three friend celebrating but ended tragically. We saw these young ladies abuse alcohol, taking 5 shoots in a short timeframe. We saw Nikki visual impaired and falling down drunk. We saw her peeling herself off the concrete and getting in the car with her friends. Nikki was impaired and speeding. She was driving at least 20 miles over the speed limit when she hit a concrete bench in a park. One of the victims in the car was killed. Nikki herself suffered numerous injuries which left her in a coma for some time. Upon wakening up from the coma it became apparent that Nikki suffered some brain damage. She didn't remember one of friends who has harmed in the accident. Activities that skills that were once something she excelled at were now a struggle for her. Today she uses a cane to assist her with her walking. Nikki appears to be navigating her way thru her new life but her emotional health will also suffer. She has to live with the fact that she took a life because of her
In June of 2011, Conan O’Brien gave the commencement address to the 2011 graduating class of Dartmouth College. O’Brien uses humor and anecdotes to deliver a powerful speech which resonated with most viewers. O’Brien also used many literary devices for the graduates to better understand his primary points. Conan O’Brien delivery of his commencement address was effective because of his use of pathos, ethos, and antidotes, which contributed to his fantastic speech.
Social Psychologist,Amy Caddy in her persuasive and information from Ted Talk “Fake It Till You Make It” claims that if you stand in a well- asserted position you will feel and be more confident than others she supports her claim first by comparing how we feel happy but also when we are force to smile,then narrating that harmones could change us by being more assertive and confident can also lead us to being optimistic by illustrating confident images it can finally boost your fearless of confidentiality.
Surprisingly, from such a high-ranked and honoured neurosurgeon to suddenly falling to a position of being someone who needed help rather than providing it is unbelievable. Paul’s emotions of regret, fear, frustration, and denial of his state resonated with me and got me questioning myself “where do my values lie at this very moment of my life?” This was a thought that constantly entered my mind. Similar to the writer, I am guilty of questioning why we have this concept of life and death, but as living in a fast-paced generation full of technological advances, we do not have time to think about what is most important to us. As a teenager born in this generation, my friends and I are incredibly oblivious to how fragile our lives can be. Living in the 21st century, we are given many privileges such as access to medical care, warm shelters, and nutritious food, yet we consistently get distracted by the appeal of our wants rather than our
Brian Little, an award-winning psychology professor explains the science behind personalities in his Ted talk, “ Brian Little: Who are you really? The puzzle of personality.” He is a professor at Cambridge University and his students often describe him as, “A cross between Robin Williams and Einstein.” Brian wrote the book Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being. Brian uses his degree in psychology and the acronym OCEAN to explain the different characteristics of personalities in his TED talk, “Brian Little: Who are you really? The puzzle of personality.” In his Ted talk, Brian describes how the acronym OCEAN applies to the science of personality. He says, “ So “O” stands for “open to experience” versus those