i would haven to say that in the Truman show,truman was a prisoner.he was set up in the his show from birth ,abdaopted by a cooperation and taken by his own will.everyone loved watching truman live his live but never didnt stop to think that he was taken by his will for entertainmen. As Rivas says "truman is being held without knowledge and the corporation wont let him go." also "when truman realizes whats going on the corporation tries to stop him.  when he gets in the car with his fake wife meryl  and tries to escape the corporation blocks all paths to his freedom. they even went to the extent of trying to drown him so he wont leave. "

       I believe the Truman show was controled,Christof was controling what everyones said,acts and respond, from his wife to the neighbors dog. In the show while christof watched truman sailing away to his freedom ,in the atempt to stop truman, christof controled the weather and almost caused truman his life.For example of how much the truman show was controled,  weaver says that "Trumans life was controlled because everything was set as a rountine for him" aswhile as "Each day Truman followed the same rountine such as waking up, dressing, being greeting by the same people, taking same route to work."

Its/It's and There/Their/They're

Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.

its = The possessive form of it. it's = The contracted form of it is or it has.

1. _____ up to you.
Its
It's

You're right!

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2. I knew what model car it was, but I wasn't sure about ____ color.
its
it's

You're right!

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3. I'm afraid ____ going to be a very long season for the Mighty Ducks.
its
it's

You're right!

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4. His fear of ____ being a very long season seemed contagious.
its
it's

You're right!

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there = 1. at or in that place; 2. toward, to, or into that place; 3. used in impersonal constructions in which the real subject follows the verb. their = The possessive form of they. they're = The contracted form of they are.

5. ______ are no excuses this time, Buddy!
There
Their
They're

You're right!

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6. I can't imagine where __________ going after the movie.
there
their
they're

You're right!

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7. It's ________ car, so let them decide where we're going.
there
their
they're

You're right!

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8. Wherever ________ are two or more firefighters in the same room, you know what they'll be talking about.
there
their
they're

You're right!

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9. Whatever ________ doing to this highway, it seems to be taking forever to finish.
there
their
they're

You're right!

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10. These students have a poor attendance record. I'm worried about ______ being absent during next week's exams.
there
their
they're

You're right!

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Results: 10 Correct -- 0 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

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Summary of "I know the truth . . ."

Carlos Lopera    

March 24, 2012

Eng 099

Humans often ignore the facts and choose to believe the lies that they are fed. Most of the times they do not bother to further investigate to find out the real truth. The reason for this, perhaps we will never know. One article that describes such innate human behavior is “I Know the Truth, So Don’t Bother Me with Facts” by Jeffery Kluger. In this article Kluger explores the behavior of blindly believing in lies and possible reasons as to why this behavior takes place.

One study that Kluger clung to for support in his view was a study conducted by R. Kelly Garrett and Erik Nisbet. These two men who are assistant professors at Ohio State University, based there research on the rumor that was put out onto the general public. The rumor was that there was to be a Mosque was to be built at the Ground Zero site where the twin towers preciously stood. This rumor was the center of great controversy and conflict. In their study Garrett and Nisbet received the opinions of 750 people who had believed in one way or another that at least one of the rumors of a possible Mosque being built at the site. The two professors then experimentally tried to determine if presenting the facts to the group would sway their opinions and if it would how should they present such facts.

When conducting the study Garrett and Nisbet came to two main disappointing conclusions. One conclusion that they came to was that it is a fairly simple task to change someone’s ideologies with certain pictures and quotes. The second main conclusion that Garrett and Nisbett came to was that even in the greatest of situations fewer than a third of people were willing to convert their beliefs even when opposing information is given. Garret t also went on to refer to previous studies that showed even when people were shown evidence that their belief was not correct they clung to their wrong belief even stronger.  A possible reasoning for this behavior is the strength of the attachment that is between the human mind and the ego. This is not much of an explanation for such human behavior that is why researchers continue on their quest for more solid answers. One way in which they are seeking these answers is by studying the human brain in specific the area that controls reason as well as emotion.

There is a great journey ahead of researchers to find out why is it that humans choose to ignore solid facts and trust in false truths. Many different theories and philosophies have been presented to try and explain such behavior. The one thing that remains certain is humans would be better off with an open mind.

Grammar Tutorials | Verb Tense

Grammar Tutorials | Verb Tense

thesis

*Significant idea: Humans are easily deceived by rumors and flat-out lies

*claim:  I agree for the fact that most people stick to rumors rather than looking up the fact for their self, for instance myself.

*3 Reasons:

(1) When reading the newspaper, images and quotes may be misleading.

(2) in most cases people might feel there ego are to strong and them ,themselves can’t be wrong.

(3)Another reason might be is if someone is being contradicted of their beliefs, most would strongly stick to their basic disregarding contradiction.

*thesis:

                I know Jeffery Kluger is right when states that humans are Humans are easily deceived by rumors and flat-out lies, because I, myself stick to rumors rather than looking up the fact. For example  when reading the newspaper, images and quotes may be misleading, also in most cases people might feel there ego are to strong and them ,themselves can’t be wrong. Another reason might be is if someone is being contradicted of their beliefs, most would strongly stick to their basic disregarding contradiction.

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CUNY Test Tutorials | CAT in Writing

"The allegory of the cave"

              In the Allegory of the Cave there is great symbolism. The characters in the book are all chained together in a cave. The cave is supposed to symbolize the world of which perceive and the chains symbolize the beliefs that bind us together. In the story the people chained together can not see anything but shadows brought to them by fire. The shadows are illusions created for us by others and the fire is the source if power behind the illusions. In the story there is also the sun and a rugged ascent out of the cave. The sun is to be the source of real life and the ascent out of the cave is the pathway to the real world.
            The philosophical meaning of Socrates' story is to broaden your horizons and seek out further knowledge. He wanted to enlighten people to break away from the basic norms that they were confined to and learn more about philosophy.

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summary of “I know the Truth, So Don’t Bother Me with Facts

When reading “I know the Truth, So Don’t Bother Me with Facts” by Jeffery Kluger it is obvious that the main idea of the passage is that people generally fooled by lies and rumors. Kluger supports his main idea by citing a study done by R. Kelly Garrett and Erik Nisbet . This specific study referenced had taken the opinions of 750 people who believed some rumors about the proposed Islamic culture center that was to be placed at the Ground Zero cite in Manhattan. Upon gathering their information Garret and Nisbeth came to two inferences ; one being that is is not difficult to change people’s opinions and beliefs with providing pictures and quotes and less than a third of people are open to changing their opinions and beliefs regardless of there being evidence that proves otherwise. Although there are times where people are provided with further knowledge that proves their opinions and beliefs are not right they stick to their own beliefs even stronger. Researchers continue to conduct studies that observe the brain to try and unlock the reasons why it is so easy for humans to be fooled by rumors and lies.