the impacts of social media

  in this TED talk, wael ghonim, an egyptian activist, talks about his involvement in the egyptian revolution. in the beginning, wael states that he believed that "if you want to liberate society, all you need is the internet". he was a crucial factor in the egyptian revolution due to his impact on social media.  he used the internet to spread awareness of the egyptians' situation. he started and created a page called "we are all kahled said". this page resulted in protests against the egyptian government. many people agreed with his opinions and joined him in the fight against the egyptian government. however, things backfired soon after.

  ghonim was kidnapped by government officials due to his involvements in recent revolts. his family and friends started worrying. fortunately, they had a feeling officials had taken him, so hundreds of people demanded his release. after several days, he was freed and the egyptian ruler had been overthrown. 

  when ghonim used the internet for the egypt's advantage, he also realized the downsides of the internet. he informs the audience that there are five critical challenges facing today's social media. first, ghonim states that people "don't know how to deal with rumors". rumors are passed down disguised as the truth and they spread rapidly throughout the social media. secondly, people create their own "echo chambers". their conversations are one-sided and they only converse with others who agree with them and we can mute, unfollow, and block those who oppose our opinions. 

  thirdly, internet users tend to fight with one another when conversing on the internet and forget that we are fighting with actual people behind an username. fourthly, it is hard for a internet user to change their sometimes rash opinions because word travels so fast on the internet. people can share, comment, and like your post and an opinion you don't agree with anymore can spread like a wildfire across the internet. next thing you know, there's a controversial topic about your short time opinion. fifthly, internet users tend to talk against each other rather than talking with each other. our conversations on the internet is so bland and we simply comment and like post to agree with a person's opinion. this doesn't allow open conversations or engagement with other users.

  in conclusion, wael ghonim strongly believes that the internet is a place where human impulses are unstoppable. ghonim wants internet users to write posts that are more engaging than popular and avoid one-sided opinions. he wants users to change other people's opinion through rational conversations and be more engaging. in the beginning of the TED talk, wael ghonims says, "in order to liberate society, all you need is the internet". he now believes that "in order to liberate society, we first need to liberate the internet."

  

my personality

  

 according to the 16 personalities test, i am a ENFP, the campaigner. i agree with this character category because it is an accurate description of my character. the test gave me very precise details about my strengths and weaknesses, relationships, career choices, and many other topics.

  

  the test stated many strengths and weaknesses, many positive and a few negative, yet they are accurate. a few of my strengths is that i am curious and i like experiencing new things which i totally agree with due to the fact that i am always excited to go anywhere besides staying home all day. another strength is that i am energetic and enthusiastic. i also agree with this because i am pretty energetic and am not exactly the lazy type. i like socially connecting with my friends and i am not awkward telling them anything. unfortunately, i have many weaknesses. one weakness is that i am independent to a fault, i don't really like working with other people when doing projects because i believe i do better by myself than with others. secondly, i find it hard to focus. i get distracted very easily when in class or at home. i get carried away in my train of thoughts and forget what i am asked to do. i also overthink things, i worry about countless unnecessary things such as death and things that might happen to my friends and most importantly, my dog. overall, i agree with my strengths and weaknesses a hundred percent.

  the test also stated my relationships with friends. the test couldn't be anymore correct. i tend to stay with friends who i can go places with and tend to do a lot for my friends. however, my friends and i are open-minded and don't hesitate to tell something to another.

  this test was very informative about my career decisions. i wholeheartedly agree with the results. i cannot choose one single job because i have so many interests and think every job is pretty exciting in its own way. for example, i would like to become a teacher,  a lawyer, a doctor, a zoologist, and many other things due to its significance. money doesn't really decide the job i want to become. i want to have more new experiences as an adult because i am in charge of myself and i have no curfew or a mother telling me when to come home. i also wouldn't do any jobs consisting of many higher ups because i would most likely question their authorities as a higher up.

  in conclusion, i am pleased of my ENFP characteristics and have no disagreements with the results of the test. 

my favorite actor

  robin williams once said ¨you´re only given a little spark of madness. you mustn´t lose it.¨ i like this quote because he wants people to never lose their sense of fun and madness because that makes you unique and different from the people all over the world. i believe his spark of madness made him such an amazing actor. 

  my favorite actor is robin williams because he was a renowned actor in my childhood. he appeared in movies such as mrs. doubtfire, the night of the museum, and flubber, but the first movies i had seen that robin williams were aladdin and jumanji. he has starred in many funny movies. i enjoyed mrs. doubtfire recently and it was admirable how daniel (robin williams) disguised as a nanny to watch over his family. i also enjoyed flubber in the past. a scientist (robin williams) had created a ¨living¨ invention that wrecks havoc in his lab. unfortunately, his presence in my childhood ended in 2014 when robin williams past away. however, due to our digital age we can now stream and watch the movies that robin williams made in the past.