The power of introverts ted review

This ted talk wasn't as interesting to me as others I've seen have been, but I liked Susan Cain's presence and passion, which showed even through her introversion. Sometimes I wonder if I'm an introvert, but after hearing her speak I don't quite think that I am. I may be a bit of both an introvert and extrovert actually, I can't figure out how I fit in just one category. She was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed her anecdotes.

If I should have a daughter...review

I love poetry even though I'm not good at it, so I enjoyed this talk. I loved her "If I should have a daughter" poem, and her positivity is very inspiring.

Ten things I know to be true:
1. The sky is blue.
2. I go to Whitney Young High School
3. In the fall, I'm going to college
4. I'm super excited for college
5. I love to read
6. I'm a senior
7. I have a little brother
8. Grass is green
9. Everyone perceives their own reality
10. I can count to ten

Education Ted Review

I absolutely loved this ted talk for many reasons. First, it was excellently made and very creative. I was captivated by the artwork, which was only half of my interest. I completely agree with the narrators view on schooling, and think that everyone should watch this video. He made excellent points. This was a great video.

Steve Jobs Ted Review

Jobs' speech was inspirational and motivating. I wasn't aware that he didn't finish college, was adopted, and was fired from his own company. It's interesting how he never gave up on what he loved to do, and ended up building empires. I think he's a great example of starting from the bottom and ending up at the top. I also like the quote he ended his speech with: "stay hungry, stay foolish." Overall, it was a pretty good speech.

Tony Robbins & David Blaine Ted Reviews

Tony Robbins:
When I first started watching this, I was a bit bored because I couldn't figure out what he was talking about or what point he was trying to make. As the video progressed, though, it started to become clear and I ended up really enjoying what he had to say. First of all, he had a great, fun personality during his talk. He seemed very knowledgeable about what he was discussing and very eager to share it. I like how he laid out the 6 human needs--it reminded me of the What I Believe In essay we wrote earlier this year because it was like his philosophy. Overall, I enjoyed this ted talk.

David Blaine:
This ted talk was fun to watch! It's hard to believe that he has been able to successfully perform all his feats--he's pretty bold. He does things that people wouldn't possibly imagine or consider doing. His journey to trying to hold his breath for 17 minutes was interesting, and it's cool how he was so determined to make it happen. His other stunts were awesome too. I enjoyed this video.

David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips Review

Pogue's tips are very useful, but the only issue is that I knew most of them already. I'd assume that his talk was geared towards older generations who aren't as tech savvy as us teens. I did learn a few tips though, so thumbs up for that. It was an interesting video, but personally not completely worth the watch because I knew most of it already.

Fences Quiz

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Ted Talk visuals

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Raghava Ted Talk Reviews

Shake Up Your Story

I really enjoyed this talk because being able to view things from different perspectives is something that I think is important. Raghava's children books and ideas are fantastic--I love how shaking the iPad switches things up to a different perspective, and I agree with his statement that "teaching perspectives is the best way to teach creativity." I think that the worst thing one can do is teach a child to be close-minded and one sided and to only be able to see things from a particular, or "correct" view. I was able to relate my views to this talk, and that's why I enjoyed it so much.

My 5 Lives as an Artist

I loved this talk! I like how Raghava explained the man he met who "died at night, and was born again in the morning," then went on to discuss how he was constantly being born again as he explored himself as an artist. His story was beyond inspiring, sometimes touching, and very much hilarious. His voice really shines through when he presents his ted talks, and that's one thing I liked about watching his two talks.