... 17 October 2014 Anita Slusser Helping or Hurting Imagine a song comes on the radio that talks about how terrible life is on the streets. It’s worded in a way that makes you imagine yourself as a person whose home is pavement. You’re looked at as something repulsive taking up space. Constant ridicule and discrimination make it impossible for you to call anyone a friend, let alone trust another person. You are completely alone, watching other couples and friends laugh and walk by while you stand there hoping they notice you but wishing they wouldn’t because you’re an embarrassment to yourself. Yet, this song contains curse words and explicit language that are frowned upon. Now think of this. The same song comes on the radio the next day with all of the swear words bleeped out and some of the language altered for “easy” listening. Does the song still have the same meaning? Should the song have been censored for listeners? No. It takes away the honesty and feeling that makes the song so powerful. Much of censoring does which is why I’m opposed to internet censoring. Censoring is when an audio creation, book, movie or a written piece is officially examined and the parts that are considered unacceptable are censored, or in other words hidden or taken out. Usually when a person thinks of censoring they think of protection. Society as whole is being kept safe because sex scenes in movies, curse words in songs and books are being taken out so people aren’t exposed to such vulgarity...
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...being at fault for the corruption of young people who come across their work. There is no need to censor music in order to protect children, or else they will spend their lives protected from what really goes on in the world. Song lyrics do not need to be censored in order for them to have value and meaning, and music is how songwriters exercise their right to freedom of speech. Freedom of Speech is one of the most prized rights United States citizens...
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...Janelle Monae’s song “Q.U.E.E.N.” was released on her 2013 album The Electric Lady as the lead single. “Q.U.E.E.N.” discusses issues related to structural oppression and activism that directly relate to critical race theory’s facets of oppression, specifically exclusion, exploitation, and marginalization. This is most evident in Monae’s breakdown at the end of the song, where she states more explicitly the meaning behind the song, which Monae says was written “for those who are marginalized… for people who feel like they want to give up because they're not accepted by society.” The acronym “Q.U.E.E.N.” stands for Queer, Untouchable, Emigrant, Excommunicated, and Negroid, five groups of people who have faced historical marginalization and state violence....
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...1. Look at the Cheik Anta Diop links, Parts 1-6. a. What major example does Diop use to demonstrate the lengths anthropologists and scholars will go through to establish the polygenetic theory? The major example that Dr. Diop uses to demonstrate the lengths anthropologists and scholars will go through to establish the polygenetic theory is the fabrication of a fake fossil by British geologist, Dawson, in 1912. Dawson created a fossil with eyes and forehead of a modern man, but had a mandible and canines of a monkey. b. State the infamous name(s) associated with the fabrication that went unchallenged for decades. Scientist from different countries adopted and defended the Pre-sapiens Theory that was manufactured to indicate that the first remainders were found in Europe. 2. Look at the Cheik Anta Diop links, Part 4. a. Name the four regional groups (i.e. ethnicity, phenotype). The four regional groups that Dr. Diop mentioned are black General Type Egyptian, the General Type of all Europeans represented by the artist, General type of all the other groups of the interior continent of Africa, and General Type of all the Semites living the area of Asia. b. Identify the ethnicity of the artist The artist represented himself as the Black General Type Egyptian, so that indicates that the artist was black. c. Identify what was commonly used as artists’ signatures at that time. 3. In your own words: a. What is an Afrocentric frame of reference? An Afrocentric...
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...United States Supreme Court Case Research Paper Texas v. Johnson The American flag. It’s arguably the most iconic American symbol. Even our national anthem includes the reference“whose broad stripes and bright stars”. In this song, lyricist Francis Scott Key isn't just mentioning how the flag looked at the time. He’s alluding to a deeper meaning. This flag is not only a symbol of a country, but of a brave and heroic people who defend their country’s citizens and freedoms. This illustrates the sacrality of the flag- it represents a lot more than miles of land. It represents thousands of lives lost for American citizens of all ages, colors and genders, and thousands of more lives that will be lost. The American flag is a venerated object, a national treasure- and it should be treated as such. However, Gregory Lee Johnson had a different opinion. Johnson’s unpatriotic actions in the state of Texas led to the infamous court case of Texas v. Johnson....
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...anything a person has to say, and freely doing so in that matter. In countries where this right is oppressed and real weapons are no use, violent words and actions through the internet has been the result that many have gone to in expressing these undermined struggles (245). Julius Malema, a former South African leader chanted words from an old anti-apartheid anthem that enraged Afrikaners and set off a cultural epidemic on the internet. The words “Dubuiu iBunu” meaning “shoot the Boer” instantly affected not only white farmers, but their counterparts across the world as well. In the coming years, many were killed along with their wives and children due to pure internet violence that was rationed into cruel misunderstandings. This saying was used in comparison to Irish Republican...
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...our books or sweep it out of our life. Every word has its own meaning and values. Some words might be “good”, some “bad”; but they all deserve the same respect. The N-word’s dark history has brought out an important issue which is under what circumstances can people use this word? Literally, there are no particular answers to this question, but most online researchers have found out that people think the word should only be used for academic purposes. Like used in the academically study, then the next generation might understand the word...
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...The necessity of Music Censorship With the controversy of the famous musician, Miley Cyrus, the music censorship becomes a serious issue for a part of the public who are attempting to ban ‘the devil of music’ from their homes and teenage children. In fact, the music must be censored properly in society. Music Censorship has been a legal process since the 1st Amendment of United State due to the following factors:clashing moral values, racial motivations,generation value gaps and fear. First and foremost, inappropriate music can spread a negative attitude towards viewers and eventually lead them to a wrong path. Recent studies from the Culture and Media Institute show that teens who are exposed to music with lyrics that are sexually explicit are much likely to have sex. According to this research, we ought to realize that the wrong value in the music can directly conduct adolescents’ curiosities and affect their actions through the music psychology. Another example, ‘Gloomy Sunday’ by Rezso Seress is a controversial song in the internet due to the several suicide events caused by it. Finally,this song is censored. Feeling wrong after listening to the music may be indicators in adolescents of vulnerability to suicidal thoughts or actions....
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...“Clear thinking requires peace of mind rather than intelligence.” ~Meredith Forder … When it comes to making the right choices in life, mere intelligence will not guarantee the best result. This fact is exemplified by the problems of obesity, anxiety, stress, addictions and depression among highly intelligent people. At Clear Thinking we believe that many of life’s problems can be solved by simply learning how to think clearly—how to keep your mind calm, focused and within your control. Critical thinking...the awakening of the intellect to the study of itself. Critical thinking is a rich concept that has been developing throughout the past 2500 years. The term "critical thinking" has its roots in the mid-late 20th century. We offer here overlapping definitions, together which form a substantive, transdisciplinary conception of critical thinking. Critical Thinking as Defined by the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, 1987 A statement by Michael Scriven & Richard Paul, presented at the 8th Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking and Education Reform, Summer 1987. Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. In its exemplary form, it is based on universal intellectual values that...
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...This may very well result in the creation of divisive sentiment of a nation. The U.S. Supreme Court in its rulings in Texas v. Johnson and U.S. v. Eichman, held that by criminalizing those who are found to have desecrated the U.S. flag violates constitutional rights (Goldstein, 1994). Although this is the guiding law related to such acts, it is important to note that lower courts have avoided addressing whether such acts are considered protected by the First Amendment as a form of symbolic speech (Wattad, 2008). While the courts have emphasized the constitutional importance of symbolic speech, there is no reference to application of criminal law as it relates to the offense (Wattad, 2008). Although conduct such as flag burning is presumed to be constitutionally protected, this does not mean that every person, simply because they have to right to such freedom, should be allowed to desecrate the flag (Wattad,...
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...Dramatic irony is, the meaning of a situation is understood by the audience or reader but not by a character in the story. One example of this is that Boxer is unaware of Napoleon's wrongdoings because of his strong belief that Napoleon is always right. For example, as Boxer grows old and weakens, Napoleon sees no use for him anymore so he ships him off to the horse butcher, even then Boxer doesn't understand what is happening to him before it is to late to stop it.” example of dramatic irony is when Jessie the farm dog knows about Napoleon's plans to take all power. She knows about his plans and is powerless to stop him from carrying them out. The final example of dramatic irony is Snowballs unawareness of the extent Napoleon will go to to gain all power and be the singular...
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...Speech “ . The freedom of speech or freedom of expression is one of the basic constitutional rights guaranteed to Americans in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. The Founding Fathers believed that a free society must allow its citizens to freely express themselves without government interference. Yes of course everyone has the right to freedom of speech but it doesn't give you the right to (falsely say) “He has a gun “in a huge crowd of people. That is, for example, my right to life cannot overrule your right to life. Our rights to life conflict. If I am a witness to a crime which you are accused, I may not exercise my right of free speech to go in front of a judge and jurors and discuss what happened. Your right to an impartial trial by your peers conflicts with my right to free speech. I’m sure you can think of many more cases. But the general thing is that when rights are used by one person who necessarily conflict with rights use by another, then there is some boundary line that needs to be drawn. Courts generally draw lines when it isn’t plain to common sense, and over time, their decisions have the weight of law. The most complicated such cases end up in front of the Supreme Court. Time, place and manner restrictions. Only in a few situations are rights things that have to be exercised always and everywhere to have meaning, such as your right to life. Your right to free speech, to assemble (protest and march) and petition the government, your right to vote...
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...The Souls of Black Folk Chapter Summaries I In this chapter Du Bois talks about the struggle that blacks have to go through during this period of time. He talks about what blacks should be able to have the right to do and that they should be treated as equals. Du Bois also uses the term “Veil” a lot, this means that whites don’t see them as who they really are but instead judge them from a vague point of view. He goes over the fact that carpetbaggers were going to the South to look for personal gain. The 15th amendment was also passed and seen as a step forward and Du Bois could see many more accomplishments in the near future. II Du Bois begins this chapter by saying that the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line. Basically this line separates African Americans from lighter skinned Americans and he points out that this was the issue that ignited the Civil War. He also talks about the Freedman's Bureau a lot. He reveals the beginning of the Freemen’s Bureau to being various attempts to manage fugitive slaves during the war. The Freedmen’s Bureau was passed by Congress in March, 1865 and originally was intended to support former slaves and manage abandoned lands for the period of the Civil War which ended shortly after. III In this chapter DuBois pays tribute to what Booker T. Washington accomplished. He also talks about all the people who disagree with Washington’s theories and concludes that they criticize Washington because they are envious...
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...to do anything they want with it * However, if that property is CD that contains copyrighted works, the owner of the CD cannot do whatever she wants with that piece of property (at least not legally) * One major disadvantage of intangible property is that it can easily be infringed upon… easier to see that your car was stolen than your song; song could be stolen by multiple ppl * Permission to use IP is usually granted by a license: state how the work can be used and what compensation the copyright owner will be paid for allowing the use * The compensation is usually in the form of royalties (% of the price paid for the use) * what types of works is considered IP? (slide 9) songs, sound recordings, movies, tv shows, plays, dance routines, books, poems, photos, paintings, sculptures, computer programs, and websites * Care about songs and masters (song recordings) * Sometimes have a mix of copyrights ex) dance routine involved with another copyright (songs and dance choreography – songs, master recordings, choreographed routines: Broadway) * Buy a CD don’t own master recordings of songs – no copyrights * Know 3 forms of protection in IP: copyright, patents, and trademarks Unit 2: * difference between author’s right philosophy (slide 4) vs user’s right to philosophy (slide 5-6) * Author’s right philosophy is the natural right *...
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...............04 Introduction to Intellectual property Rights...........................…............................04 Industrial Property.........................................................................................04 Artistic and Literary Property.....................................................................05 Nature of Intellectual Property Rights........................................................05 Introduction to TRIPS………………………...........................................................06 Berne Convention...........................................................................................08 Introduction to WIPO………………………………………………………..……..09 Introduction to The Copy Right Act………………………………………………10 Meaning of Copyright……………………………………………........................................11 Terminologies of Copyright…………………………….......................................................12 Registration of Copyright………..........................................................................................13 Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights………………………...…….14 Rectification of Register by Copyright Board……………….................................15 Duration of Copyright……………………….......................................................................16 Ownership of Copyright…....................................................................................................16 The Work Made for Hire Rule.........................................
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