Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, horrifying turkeys everywhere! Us Americans have been celebrating this terrifying holiday for hundreds of years, sitting at home around our table with families and friends to feast upon turkey and mashed potatoes. We view it as a happy time of year, for spending time with loved ones and to get a great deal on that TV we’ve had our eye on all year. But what about the turkeys? How do they feel? They’re horrified you meanies! Turkeys have to sit in weight all year of this dreaded day, wondering who will go next, Uncle Steve or maybe cousin Martha. I bet some even try and sabotage one another, sacrifice their little sister to save their own skin. We might as well just have a turkey Hunger Games to save us the trouble of having to hunt them down! These poor little guys must have anxiety through the roof! Hopefully the kid turkey’s grades don’t drop at school. Didn’t you know turkeys go to school? After all their just like us!

Thanksgiving is not fair to the turkeys, we need to consider their feelings and stop being such savages! How is it fair of us to sit at home and watch football or look through magazines for sales while these poor birds are forced to have funerals for the loss of their loved ones ever year? And for those of you who say turkeys don’t know what’s going on have you ever seen a wild turkey and have it not run away from you? I think not! After all turkeys are just people with wings, let stick to chicken and put an end to this glorified killing spree.

Introverts and Extroverts

            Introverts are people who are considered shy, they’re more inwardly focused. While extroverts focus their energy outwardly, people who are considered to be out going. Weather you’re an extrovert or an introvert you have some hope to be successful in life. You want to go places with your life. Introverts can most differently be successful but for an extrovert it becomes a little easier.   Extroverts are good at interacting with other people and creating connections. These connections make it easier to excel in life. For Introverts it tends to be harder because they don’t have that out there tendency of extroverts.

            I decided to write my paper on this topic because it is something I often notice in my life. I consider myself to be an extrovert but a lot of my friend are introverts. I often notice how they struggle to make new friends outside of our preexisting group we have had for years. When we go to parties they stand with our crowed because that’s what they feel safe doing. Also I notice how they struggle to participate with discussions in class that effect their grade.

http://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar

                                                     Ted Talk:  How to Spot A Liar

         Pamela Meyer refers to herself as a Lie Spotter. This is exactly what it sounds like, someone who knows the tell all sings of liar and how to spot them. In her video she first gives some facts about lying and tells you what it really means to lie spotter, According to Meyer, by the time you make it to college you will lie to your mom one out of every five times to talk to her. After that she goes on to tell about some “hot spots” lie spotters look for. She talks about how people who are not being truthful will unknowingly tend to use formal language and distance themselves from the subject. She goes on to talk about how the truth is becoming something pretty scares and encourages everyone watching to keep the truth alive.

                I was drawn towards this video by the name and wasn’t disappointed. I found her short talk about the hints liars give off to be interesting and pretty insightful. Personally I always wonder if I’m being lied too and I’m usually pretty good a guessing but you can never be too sure. But imagine being like her, someone who could detect if you’re being lied to with 90 percent accuracy, no equipment needed. That’d be pretty cool don’t you think?