Research Activity 1 (Cons):

Title: Connected, But Alone.

Speaker: Sherry Turkle

Main Idea:  How Technology have negatively affected us as Human Beings.

Sub Topics:

• People want to be connected but alone, being able to talk and say hi to so many people but at the same time be alone, sitting undisturbed.
• Texting has become easier, people prefer it over having actual conversations. Heavily resulting in a generational lack with real time conversation skills.
• People Nowadays feel like "No one is listening to me" making them feel more comfortable connecting to technology. Wishing that there was a humanoid version of Siri that can be their best friend." We expect more form Technology and less from each other".
• Connection becoming a symptom of loneliness causing anxiety and depression. Defining ourselves through technology changing our psyches and our personalities, creating fears such as loneliness.

Summary Written:

Title: You were Zayed's Niche.

Speaker: Abdalla Qassab

Main Idea: Zayed's history and his dream of uniting the 7 Emirates.


Transcript:


Introduction: Good Evening, My name is Ahmed Al Aidaros and I will be summarizing Abdallah Al Qassab's You were Zayed's niche.

• His start as the richest ruler in the region, owning 70% of the land and 90% of the oil. Born with a golden spoon in his mouth, not needing anything from all the other emirates.
• How he improved Al Ain gave everything form his pocket making Al Ain and Abu Dhabi the main points of agriculture in the region. All from his own pocket, investing everything in his people and this land.
• Instrumenting the conferences with 2.4 million pounds going in to try and get the emirates sheikhs to meet and agree on an alliance. Traveling 12 hours from place to place to meet with sheikhs in order to achieve this objective.
• How he did all the that selflessly waiting for no payback gaining absolutely nothing, Explaining what a niche is and how we were all his niche, our safety and our lives.

Conclusion: We were all his children and how we should all have a niche and learn from Zayed, aiming to be like him.

#2 Ted Talk Oral Presentation

Ted Talks chosen for summary:

You were Zayed's niche: Abdalla Al Qassab at TEDxFujairah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWldDRiLZxM

Exercise 1.5

Speaker: Keith Barry

Main Topic: Brain Magic

Main Idea/Topic: Describe and show us some styles of deceptions and illusions.

What will i write about: The 4 different types of illusions shown in the video.

Notes:

• The audience hand trick, where he deceives the audience to focus on themselves rather than him switching around his own hands.
• The woman and man trick where he used one person to make the other blinded person feel the pressure applied. Deceiving the blinded person to think of a different type of pressure.
• The man hands trick, the magician gave hints to the guy whenever it was time to raise or put down the hand, by stepping on the foot of the guy.
• The bottle trick, The magician said the bottle was a coke bottle, but it was not. It was a special magic tool which could be purchased in any magic shop. 

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Listen to Bassam Tariq’s TED Talk and fill out the TED Talk Grid

Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life

https://www.ted.com/talks/bassam_tariq_the_beauty_and_diversity_of_muslim_life#t-25271

Exercise #1

Directions: View the TED Talk and complete the following grid.

Title of TED Talk: The Beauty and Diversity of Muslim Life

Name of Speaker: Bassam Tariq

Date of TED Talk and Number of views October 2014, 1,231,856 views

What was the speaker’s thesis (main point) of this speech? Cultural Differences; Beautiful and Sad facts from different societies.

Write 2-3 different things  you learned from this presentation. American Muslim Culture and their differences between states. Poor street children in Pakistan and how they long for families and things we have but do not appreciate. The Halal food industry and how it is not as honest as it seems.

What group of people would benefit the most from hearing this lecture? People living in the United States as it directly describes factors in their specific society and cultures.

If you could ask this speaker a question about his/her information or Presentation, what would you ask? What is your point of view on the current state of the United state’s politics against Muslim immigrants.

TED Talk presenters are known as effective public speakers. Describe two things this speaker does well in terms of engaging the audience. Using perfectly timed and illustrated images to support and add a fun modern environment to his presentation. Body language and eye contact make him look much more interesting to listen and concentrate on.