...Alicia Yuski English 1302.711 Professor Kezia Ruiz 18 October 2014 Cover Link: http://static.parade.condenast.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rolling-stone-the-bomber-ftr.jpg Terrorist’s a Visual Reality Magazine covers have always been known to push the limit. It’s a fantastic marketing ploy to grab the attention of consumers. Think about it, you are walking down an aisle or standing in line at the market to check out, what is going to stand out more to you and easily grab your attention? Is it going to be a magazine cover with a modestly dressed man or women? Or perhaps a magazine cover with a provocative Miley Cyrus or a cover with an extremely, well known very hated face for example? The more absurd or obscene the image the faster and more likely it is going to grab our attention. The Rolling Stone magazine cover did just that when their August 1, 2013 issue was released headlining the Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. There are numerous reasons why the majority of Americans were enraged by the cover choice the Rolling Stone’s made, but I’m not one of them. To be in the entertainment industry and land the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine is an honor. “It goes without saying that if you are featured under those two journalistically iconic words, than you have made it” (International Business, Times. “Rolling Stone Cover Sparks.”). The band Dr. Hooks even wrote a song about wanting to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone; “But the thrill we’ve never known, is the...
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...Who knew it would come to this? From a simple drizzle to a water world the next. Clearly people underestimated this Southwest Monsoon also known as "Habagat" as they witness their cities, their houses, submerged in the muddy water. Relentless rains made the residents scurry to higher ground and evacuation centers as they water slowly crept to try and swallow them. Fleets of grey airplanes dropped their water bombs from the sky. 300 mm under 6 hours resulted to "This is worse than Ondoy." Marikina, was greatly affected by this plague. The Marikina river rose up to 20 meters which made the intruder, once again unleashed itself engulfing the debris, infrastructure and drowning people that were on its path. Hundreds of Filipinos pleading for help, too much to save, so little time. Many Filipinos dying. But Alas! Every disastrous moment has a silver lining. Doesn't mean that when disaster strikes, we will be sitting around waiting for some miracle, right? Our brave fellowmen grabbed their trustee rope and risked their lives in putting the damsels and lads in distress into safety. Even though the violence of nature was pounding on them, they still persevered to rescue the needed. Hey, most of us weren't munching on popcorn while watching the scene either. We joined hands as we donated our blessings to the evacuees. We all bowed down our heads and asked our Almighty God for help. Fire Departments, with their mother load supply of water, gave the victims fresh water for drinking...
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...Week 3 Individual Assignment - Rebuttal Paper BCOM/275 – Critical Thinking Patty Haynes 07/24/13 Virginia Carter The Rolling Stone magazine has recently been met with a slew of angry outbursts and boycotting for placing the well-known, suspected Boston Bombing Terrorist, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover this month. The magazine is under scrutiny not just for placing his picture on the cover, but for how the picture portrays the suspect. Tsarnaev’s photo is a very glamorous, dreamy eyed, tousled hair, sexier version of himself in the photo. This glorified photo is exactly how The Rolling Stone portrays famous actors and rock stars that are meant to be admired. Harold Maass is the executive editor for an online forum called The Week. He currently posted an article saying that The Rolling Stone shouldn’t be chastised for their choice and it is simply a ploy to sell heaps and heaps of magazines. He states that maybe we shouldn’t be so angry at The Rolling Stone publication because the New York Times posted it on their cover first. Maass also backs up Janet Reitman of The Rolling Stone saying that the only thing that happened here was that he happened to be a huge news feature, and features make the covers of publications. He also agrees with other authors that claim this could help the American public snap out of their daydreams and see that terrorists don’t have to be dirty, rag wearing, foreign language speaking, Muslims. While all of these comments can be boiled...
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...with the Belmonts. The Del-Satins were an established doo-wop group led by Stan Ziska (later known as Stan Sommers), who at the time were also contracted to Laurie Records, and who later formed the core of Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge. Musicians on the original recording included Bobby Gregg, Bucky Pizarelli and Johnny Falbo on guitars, Jerome Richardson on alto sax, Buddy Lucas on tenor sax, and Panama Francis and Sticks Evans on drums.[citation needed] Dion said of "The Wanderer":[2] At its roots, it's more than meets the eye. "The Wanderer" is black music filtered through an Italian neighborhood that comes out with an attitude. It's my perception of a lot of songs like "I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley or "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters. But you know, "The Wanderer" is really a sad song. A lot of guys don't understand that. Bruce Springsteen was the only guy who accurately expressed what that song was about. It's "I roam from town to town and go through life without a care, I'm as happy as a clown with my two fists of iron, but I'm going nowhere." In the fifties, you didn't get that dark. It sounds like a lot of fun but it's about going nowhere. However, on Maresca's original demo of the...
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...officers are very strict at the moment, I will write to you in the future, if I survive this nightmare called war. Although it has been a almost three months from the tragic day I left you, but it feels as if a century has passed since i've seen you. In all honesty, even though I have acquired some new soldiers as acquaintances, but I still feel as alone more than ever. My life's a journey...
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...Mary L. Dudziak, in War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012) argues that the way American people view the temporality of war negatively affects how seriously the population thinks about the legal effects of war, including increased presidential power, the ways in which justice and constitutional law are altered during time of conflict, and that America’s permanent state of defense is a war in its own way. Dudziak asserts that for practical and political purposes, wartime and its consequences are present throughout a majority of American politics. Dudziak uses a varying range of primary sources throughout War Time. Mainly, Dudziak utilizes newspaper articles, speeches, photographs, and government documents. Dudziak also uses several court cases since she is a legal scholar....
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...to cope with life’s tragedies? Religion in some ways gives us the answers to the ‘why ‘questions for instance, like death. First of all I do understand what message he was trying to spread. I feel that message he was trying to send to us, was for us to imagine a place where things like religion and countries for instance did not exist. He felt this would make a better place for all of us to live in peace.”Imagine all the people Living life in people” (Lennon, “Imagine”) I can relate with this statement. I remember when this song came out in the early 70’s. Times were tough during those years; the Vietnam War was still going on so there probably was a bit of a political message being sent as well. Either way I think the true message he was to trying to bring was for the world to come together as one. This to me is a great message, but I don’t think realistically the wars would stop because there was no religion. We have far too many issues in the world to think that having with no religion and living as one country would solve all of our problems....
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...War and Capitalism violation of Human Rights Capitalism is a form of government that promotes globalization, in it thoughts is Support the Military Industrial Complex, this term is related with government, Economy, army and war; most of the people think that this ideal develop peace And make all the countries that are in way of development or just not develop Better, but no, none of the thing is how they tell, sell or advertise. There are so Many Cases that shows all the madness and contradictory purposes that Powerful Countries are doing just for their country profit and government Interest. One example of the advantage that some countries take in military army is the Human shield, in most of the cases they use child to carry out target purposes, They use civilians to avoid combats attacks; this is a clear representation of Violation of human rights, this technique was start to be used in the II world War, but nowadays is also used in some conflicts like in Afghanistan, Israel- Palestinian, Iran, Syrian, Libyan and other countries on war, they use children as A shield, these children are considering soldier children. There are a lot of Civilians dyeing in this conflicts because of the arms and weapons that the Military industrial complex provides, and this king of deal between countries is Costing human lives and most of them are children. Another issue related to this topic, is the ideal of capitalism...
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...“Competition is now a war of movement on which success depends on anticipation of market trends and quick response to changing customer needs....Therefore, the essence of strategy is not the structure of companies products and markets but the dynamics of it's behavior.” (Stalk, Evans and Schulman 1992, Harvard Business Review.) Explain this statement, using a company of your choice, in terms of what the above authors termed 'capability based competition', Use the 'capability based competition' concept to identify how the company of your choice can either maintain and grow their successfulness or become successful in the long term. The market place is an ever changing place. Companies have to be quick on their feet and innovative to maintain and keep up with the shifting market trends. They must be able to cater for customer needs, foresee and predict upcoming changes in customer wants and do all this in the long run rather than the short term. This is why it is important to put emphasis on the companies manners and conduct rather than the make-up of companies products and services. In essence that is what Stalk, Evans and Schulman are trying to convey when they say “Competition is now a war of movement on which success depends on anticipation of market trends and quick response to changing customer trends....Therefore, the essence of strategy is not the structure of companies products and markets but the dynamics of its behavior.” The distinctive competence of a firm refers...
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...Video games, amongst other forms of media, are being blamed for the violent actions of children and adolescence. “Movies and television entertain with realistic and bloody dramatizations of murders, beatings and tortures. Warlike video games have become a popular part of culture, and children routinely watch cartoons that depict violent events” (Earles, Alexander, & Johnson, 2002). The controversy and debate argues whether or not this claim is true. One side of the claim states that video games are genera lly harmless, a popular form of entertainment enjoyed by individuals of varied ages and origi ns. Regardless the popularity or the nature of the game, the individuals playing the game should understand that it is a fictitious scenario and should be treated as such. In addition, cens orship ratings have helped identify the appropriate audience for each individual game but as is the case with cigarettes and alcohol, it is not always adhered. Opposition claims state the cruel and bloody dramatizations have instilled images that have affected the minds of children. These effects have influence children to act violently often reenacting scenes and scenarios from certain video games. In addition, supplemental claims state that the lack of parental supervision and presence adds to the extremity of the violent acts. In terms of research analysis, quantitative statistics claims, “Youth violence results in considerable physical, emotional, social, and...
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...“Compare how Vera Brittain and JG Ballad present the theme of ‘WAR’ in Testament of youth and Empire of the Sun” Both the novel and the memoir are set during a war that disrupts the main characters life in a way that allows the reader to experience the raw brutality of war, whether that is physical or emotional. Testament of Youth (ToY) is set in WWI and Empire of the Sun (EotS) in WWII, the 27 year gap between the wars meant there were technological differences such as communication, aircraft and weapon advances. These factors highlight that the later war would have been more sophisticated in both ground and air defence/fighting techniques. This could possibly be why both characters envision the war differently, although there are other factors such as gender, geographical location and political positioning to consider. Ballad writes in a 3rd person emotionally detached manner whereas Brittain’s first person perspective allows us to empathise with her situation. The extracts I will be using to explore the way in which war affects the thoughts and feelings of each protagonist are page 30-33 from EotS where on the eve of pearl harbour Jim investigates Hungjao aerodrome and comes across an old fighter plane. This is when we see his fascination with warfare technology. I will compare it to pages 67-72, chapter 8, in ToY when Vera sees her future fiancé, Roland, receive his awards on speech day at her brothers school and both Roland and her brother are appropriately attired in...
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...I. Introduction: a. Opening Device- There are a few words that just don’t belong together such as Child Soldiers. Every child has the right to live a normal life, grow up an experience the things kids are supposed to, like, going to school, playing kick ball outside, enjoying the company of friends and developing in a normal way both physically and mentally. However, not all children get to have this simple luxury that many take for granted. Child Soldiers are a fast growing problem in third world countries and need to be stopped. It’s horrible to think that a child’s life can be devastated and ripped apart by a war that they had no part in starting, but they are forced to fight in combat anyway, causing life long lasting psychological and physical damage. b. Thesis: Worldwide, tens of thousands of children ranging from the young age 6-19 are recruited into government organizations and a variety or armed groups. These children are robbed of the chance to have a normal childhood but in exchange are exposed to horrendous hazards and are psychologically and physically scarred for life and suffer a tremendous amount abuse. c. Preview: In this speech I will explain what a Child Solider is, the normal development of a child and how the development of a child is impacted when they become a child solider. II. Body: d. Ethos- Citation 1: Web Site Ethos- Citation 1: Web Site What is a Child solider? According to child-soldiers.org, a child solider...
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...Cyber terrorism; however, its threat is as real as waging war but with weapons of automation. Terrorists have begun to exploit the availability of information with the malicious intent to sabotage; conversely, there are those who are not quite sure if information warfare - cyber terrorism is an actual threat. This research paper will briefly explore the history of cyber terrorism, the friend the internet has been to terrorist and how we can make the internet safer through vigilant tactics of prevention and deterrence. It will also expose the truth about cyber terrorism for the skeptic, reasons not to discount the threat, and why it is paramount their mind is changed. Information Warfare-Cyber Terrorism Did you know there were 18 cybercrime victims every second, 1058 every minute, approximately 64,000 per hour, and 1.5 million per day, that affected over 556 million people within the last year (Norton , 2012)? The internet has made it possible for terrorists to gather our public information and use it against us. As the internet matures so does the terrorist, finding ways to cripple and intimidate. The internet and terrorists have become a real hazard to the health of the cyber world. The government has implemented several organizations to help combat cyber terrorism but have not given it a clear concise definition. Skeptics believe the government is deceiving people about the validity of waging a cyber war. Terrorists have begun to exploit the availability of information...
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...War is a state of armed and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or parties[1][2] typified by extreme aggression, societal disruption, and high mortality.[1] As a behavior pattern, warlike tendencies are found in many primate species,[3] including humans, and also found in many ant species.[4][5][6] The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is ususally called peace. War generally involves two or more organized groups or parties (often, nations). Such a conflict is always an attempt at altering either the psychological or material hierarchy of domination or equality between such groups. In all cases, at least one participant (group) in the conflict perceives the need to either psychologically or materially dominate the other participant. In all wars, the group(s) experiencing the need to dominate other group(s) are unable and unwilling to accept or permit the possibility of a relationship of fundamental equality to exist between the groups who have opted for group violence (war). The aspect of domination that is a precipitating factor in all wars, i.e. one group wishing to dominate another, is also often a precipitating factor in individual one-on-one violence outside of the context of war, i.e. one individual wishing to dominate another.[7] In 2003, Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley identified war as the sixth (of ten) biggest problems facing the society of mankind for the next fifty years.[8]...
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...various events on human psyche. 'The sniper', an extremely tightly written and gripping story, proves to be no exception to this. In this short story the author illustrates the havoc disaster and loss that warfare wrecks in human lives. Through the central figure of a sniper the author brings out the futility of violence and shows how it destroys the lives of those who unleash it themselves. The story is narrated from the third person limited point of view. In the long twilight of a summer day in Dublin when the moon beams were piercing through the fleecy clouds and casting a faint light, there was heavy firing around the besieged Four Courts. The two conflicting groups namely the Republicans and the Free Staters were indulging in a civil war in Ireland for establishing their supremacy over the city of Dublin. The Republican sniper, a crack shot with his gun, perched himself on the rooftop keeping a close vigil on the enemy hiding on the opposite roof. He had a rifle laid beside and a pair of binoculars slung over his shoulders. He had the thin and earnest face of a student, but his eyes were profound, thoughtful and fearless. His determination and dedication to his cause could be visible from the cold gleam in his eyes that characterised a fanatic. He was eating a sandwich greedily as he had not eaten anything since morning. He quenched his thirst by having a draught of whisky and in spite of being fully aware of the risk he could not resist the urge to have a puff of cigarette...
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