...Throughout her essay “The Way We Live Now: I Tweet, Therefore I am,” Peggy Orenstein attempts to demonstrate her personal experience with Twitter as a means of indicating the distinction technology can create between a person and their persona and how that can affect their overall social interactions. Indeed technology does have a profound impact on the performance culture in human interaction, and Peggy’s perception isn’t too far off from assessing this repositioning of events. Furthermore, the alter-egos that we create on our ventures through technological social platforming often lead our fellow companions onto a different version of our self regardless of whether or not its authentic information. Nowadays, the means to externalize our...
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...Essay 1 Disruptive Devices There was once a moral and ethical code that you followed. This was a rule of mutual understanding; don’t disturb your neighbors. Though this rule is generally followed on a physical level, it is very often broken in a selfish manner when it comes to cell phones. Society today uses cellular technology more than ever. This creates many situations for one to be involved in the reception of a call or text message in a public environment. No matter what the conversation is about, it will inevitably interrupt the social life around you. This is derived from the lack of manners in today’s cultures, and there is no easy solution for that. The majority expectation of a shared room is to take your call elsewhere. This general idea has not impacted newer generations. Middle aged and older people seem to have the best understanding of this. One would assume it is because they’ve only been around cell phones for half their life or less. Newer generations are more comfortable to the constant use of cellular technology since there was no adaptive phase. Japan has basically created the phone industry, and even there it is frowned upon to receive any cellular interaction. Privacy is the next big issue of mannerly cell phone behavior. Virtually every single phone currently produced is equipped with a camera. This gives an opportunity to capture events and situations that someone may not want seen. Cell phones in schools are another problem. It distracts...
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...Lei 1 Lei, Qi Professor Kwong English W131, Section 17054 21 February 2013 Essay 1 In the post 9-11 world, with the rapid development of technology, more and more people are concerned with the issue of exposure. The essay “Our Celebrities, Ourselves” by Neal Gabler examines the phenomenon that people have obsessions with celebrities’ personal lives. He thinks their unpredictable and dramatic lives attract people’s attention, and their self-discovery stories enable people to find emotional connections. Another essay “The Naked Crowd” by Jeffrey Rosen focuses on the identity issues and he asserts that people have the tendency to expose their lives to the public to build fake intimacy in order to get a sense of connectedness. Both authors share the same understanding that all people, no matter whether they are famous or not, have the urge to build images in order to create emotional connections despite the inaccuracy the images have, and while Gabler holds a positive attitude toward such phenomenon, Rosen finds it dangerous to expose oneself. First, both authors claim that in the post-9/11 world, people are in need to find emotional connections through real life stories, but they think people achieve such a goal in different ways. Gabler thinks people can get emotional connections by recognizing the similarities they have with celebrities. Gabler believes the horrible event of 9/11 “created a new authentic divide” between true stories and fake ones (Gabler 209). People...
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...of burying. The word “Nepoznat” was narrowly engraved on two pieces of wood that were nailed on the apex of the coffin. Later I found out, it meant “The Unknown” in Croatian. The horrified expression was now gone from the man’s face. His eyes were closed like he was sleeping. He looked peaceful and relieved. To him, the war had left, the pain was gone and the suffer wouldn't bother him anymore. But, it was only because he was dead. While the world focused on Sarajevo (the capital of Bosnia), the real fighting was going on in villages and towns. Most of the time it wasn't even fighting, but murder by an army. The war was so cruel in Bosnia that it seemed only in death could a man found a sense of serenity. In the beginning of his essay “Vermeer in Bosnia,” Lawrence Weschler tells the stories about how he visited the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal and the horrific madness he was told: a Muslim, a soccer player, was “forced to watch as they repeatedly raped his wife and two...
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...In modern day society, everybody is watched and scrutinised, even when we are unaware of it. Currently, Britain is thought to be a ‘surveillance society’ by using technology to monitor the actions of the population by using more than 6 million CCTV cameras (Daily Mail, 2016). In support of mass surveillance, the ‘if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear’ argument is used commonly against privacy advocates. However, there are those that have discredited this claim and argue against it. In this essay, arguments will be made to explain why I disagree with the statement ‘if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear from surveillance’. This will be done by exploring the right to privacy, the problem with not knowing...
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...Bonnie Costa Self-assessment Essay February 6, 2013 Based upon my personality profile information, my strengths are that I am an efficient multi-tasker. I have a high energy level and enjoy working with people, as opposed to handling a task on my own. I am a very social individual but am able to work individually on projects when required. I am a very considerate, caring person and will go out of my way to help co-workers, family members, and friends. My older daughter has two young sons. In between running a house, going to school, and working 30 hours a week for Verizon, I always make time to have the boys sleep over once or twice a week, and I occasionally babysit when both parents are working Also, I enjoy helping people I don't know. For example, if I see a stranger taking a photograph of his wife and/or family, I'll approach him and ask if I can take a picture on his camera of all of their family together. I have done this on scenic bridges, at the beach, and at sporting events. Being the photographer in my family, I know how happy I am to have a group shot with me in there too! People are always very happy and receptive when I offer to do this for them! I find joy in the simple pleasure of helping to make other peoples' lives just a little bit easier. Making lists and generally being organized are two of my strong points. I was an executive secretary before raising my family; that was the most enjoyable and fulfilling job in my varied career. As...
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...Final Paper “We’ll be listening to you.” This phrase sparks the final unraveling of a man on the edge of his sanity in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation. The heartbreaking last scene of this film encompasses nearly all the key themes of the tragic story. Through aspects of editing, cinematography, sound, and mise-en-scène the final sequence not only highlights Caul’s characteristics and his dramatic descent into desolation, but also emphasizes the audiences understanding of the pervasive nature of voyeurism, the destructive power of paranoia, and the illusion of security. The editing of the final scene, although perhaps the least notable of the four aspects, still plays an important role in heightening the tension of Caul’s downfall. The first half of the scene consists primarily of longer, steady cuts, allowing the tension to simmer before it explodes. It is not until Caul destroys his Virgin Mary statue that the pacing of the edits increase, along with the tempo and drama of the music, to emphasize Caul’s faster and faster decent into madness. By cutting quickly from Caul destroying one thing to another, in his search for any trace of a bug or surveillance device in his apartment, emphasizes his panic, which climaxes as he rips up his floorboards. At this point, Caul sits completely disheartened and beat, and the editing appropriately returns to a more steady, downtrodden pace. In addition to the editing accentuating the intensity of the scene, it also reminds the...
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...“P.S. I Love You” Cindy Sheldon ENG225: Introduction to Film Instructor: Sarah Snook September 7, 2013 “P.S. I Love You” Introduction: For this film critique essay I will be writing about the movie P.S. I Love You (2007). This paper will explore the storytelling, the actors as well as how they act in the film. We will explore the cinematography, editing, sound, and the style and directing for this movie. The last few things we will explore are the impact this film had on society (if any), the genre, what is the best way to analyze this film. When all these aspects of the movie are examined we will see how a script comes to life on the big screen. Storytelling: This film is shot in non-linear form, it starts with the present and throughout the movie we are given glimpses into the past. This story takes place in several different places which include Ireland and New York City. The main female character (Holly) experiences an internal conflict when her husband Gerry passes away from an illness at a very young age. Holly is able to resolve her conflict with help from her friends, family, and her deceased husband. The symbolism in this film is that love can overcome anything including death. For us, the viewers, relates to our human nature. If we are lucky we have all been able to experience the type of love that is portrayed in this film. That love that we never see coming, but hits us like a “ton of bricks”. The kind of love most of us only get to experience...
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...Outline and evaluate one or more social psychological theory of aggression. (24 mark) Aggression is defined as behaviour that is intended to harm or injure, this is directed towards another living being and can include physical injury. There are two approaches to aggression that I will be discussing in this essay, social learning theory and deinidividuation. Social Learning Theory (SLT) is defined as learning behaviour that is controlled by environmental influences rather than innate or internal forces. The behaviour shown by individuals during this theory of aggression is often referred to as modelling or observational learning; this is a form of vicarious experience. It is believed that humans are not born as aggressive individuals so the acts of aggression can only be acquired through direct experience and the observation of others. The behaviourists’ explanation emphasises on reinforcement. This is when certain behaviour is rewarded, encouraging it to be repeated and learned. Aggression that is associated with a reward is likely to be learned. Bandura et al (The Bobo doll) tested this theory of aggression and found that children who observed a model behaving aggressively towards a doll were likely to carry out the same behaviour when allowed to interact with the doll. His findings found that when left alone with the doll children would even improvise their own aggressive actions towards the doll. This behaviour was more commonly shown when the adult’s aggressive behaviour...
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...http://nyti.ms/1Kv55ax Far Away From Here In travel photography, as in writing, there's no shortcut to finding your own voice. By TEJU COLE SEPT. 23, 2015 Only a few slender strings were attached: two public readings and a commitment to spend the majority of the six months in the country. Beyond that, I would be left to my own devices. An apartment would be provided, and a stipend. I didn’t think about it for very long. I wrote back: Yes. The invitation had come from the Literaturhaus in Zurich, one of those wonderful arts institutions of which Europe seems to have so many. Every six months they selected one writer, from anywhere in the world, to stay in the apartment they ran with a foundation. When I received the invitation, I felt as though I’d won a raffle I didn’t even know I had a ticket for. Switzerland: The place comes with an easy set of mental associations. But I suspected there was more to it than its reputation for calendar-pretty landscapes, secretive bankers and regular trains, and here was a chance to see for myself. Besides, I had a manuscript to work on, a nonfictional narrative of Lagos, Nigeria, the city in which I grew up. Where better to write about chaotic, relentless, overpopulated Lagos than in modest, quietly industrious Zurich? There would be so little else to do in Switzerland anyway (according to my less-than-enthusiastic friends) that I would be mainly absorbed in writing during my time there. Perhaps I might even continue...
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...Universitatea București Facultatea de Sociologie și Asistență Socială Specializarea Sociologie Communication Out of Character Made by: Durbacă Eduard,Sociologie,Seria I,Grupa 3 Coordinator: Ghișoiu Claudia The book I chose to discuss in the following essay is “The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life” , and I have selected in particular the chapter speaking about “Communication Out of Character”. This is the first book to highlight the face-to-face interaction as a subject studied by a sociologist.Erving Goffman believes that when a person comes into direct contact with another individual , specifically a face-to-face one , they will try to impress one another and maintain that immage as log as it’s neccesary , thus underlining the idea that every individual is represented by a character who plays his own role on stage. My chosen chapter “Communication Out of Character” ecompasses the whole spectrum of communication such as : verbal and non verbal communication (gestures,facial expressions,microexpressions as well as the tone of voice).As the title suggest , it speaks about individuals communicating out of their role/status and is supported by numerous examples which highlight many inappropriate types of communication for individuals.Also this chapter is divided into four subchapters : “Treatment of the Absent”, “Staging Talk”, “Team Collusion”, “Realigning Actions”. Even from the beginning of the...
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...at the time to leave their own country. This minority try to improve their lives in order to cover their basic needs. However, Nadine Gordimer, in her article, “Homage”, states that have documents is important in people lives in order to have an identity. In, “Ultimate Safari”, the author states how people sees the power on the money because lack of money makes people to experience segregation. Finally, in “Jump” the author argues how a man who has the power loss it at the time to enter into another country and how he realizes that he is nobody on the country he chooses states. The author’s points out that the people who lack documents will do whatever in order has an identity. This often includes exploiting themselves and becoming as stranger because they do not recognize themselves. First, Gordimer in her article ‘Homage’ explores the idea that the people who lack documents they do not have an identity. The author states the view the immigrants have an identity of the countries they’re born, and when the people need to leave their countries to immigrate to another country dues the poverty and the lack opportunities to have a job; these people become nobodies in society’s. The author points out that the media show in the news how a lack of documents makes these people to be rejected by society because the immigrants are labeled and they are lack of opportunities to support themselves and build lives. Outstanding these situations immigrants are often exploited because people...
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...Sleight of Hand, Sleight of Mind Orson Welles' F for Fake and the Art of the Cinematic Con Orson Welles' 1974 "film essay" F for Fake opens with a scene of Welles, in the role of a magician, performing a sleight of hand trick with a young child, "transforming" the key the young boy has presented him into a coin and then showing how the young boy had the key all the time in his pocket. The magic was the perfect illustration of Welles' purpose in the film. F for Fake was a film about fraud and deceit, about how the makers of art (and, in particular, film) use "trickery" to fool their intended audience into believing something that is not true. The film focuses on three known "charlatans" (Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, and Welles himself) who used their talents to produce such magnificent forgeries that they were able to fool everyone (even so-called "experts") into believing in the truth of their claims. Despite the status of this film as one of Welles' "minor" films from late in his life (it was one of the last films he completed prior to his death in 1985), it has had a tremendous impact on filmmaking, both in a technical sense (the film's complex editing of various film stocks and styles) and in a textual sense. Welles' identification of the ways in which an audience can be manipulated into believing anything as long as it has the "air" of authenticity has had a tremendous impact on current filmmaking, especially in the realm of horror filmmaking with the current crop...
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...LACAN AND CONTEMPORARY FILM EDITED BY TODD McGOWAN and SHEILA KUNKLE OTHER Other Press New York Copyright © 2004 Todd McGowan and Sheila Kunkle Production Editor: Robert D. Hack This book was set in 11 pt. Berkeley by Alpha Graphics, Pittsfield, N.H. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Allrightsreserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from Other Press LLC, except in the case of brief quotations in reviews for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper. For information write to Other Press LLC, 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1807, New York, NY 10001. Or visit our website: www.otherpress.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McGowan, Todd. Lacan and contemporary film / by Todd McGowan & Sheila Kunkle. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-59051-084-4 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Motion pictures-Psychological aspects. 2. Psychoanalysis and motion pictures. 3. Lacan, Jacques, 1901- I. Kunkle, Sheila. II. Title. PN1995 .M379 2004 791.43'01 '9-dc22 2003020952 Contributors Paul Eisenstein teaches literature and film in the English department at Otterbein College, Columbus, Ohio, and is the author of Traumatic Encounters: Holocaust Representation and the Hegelian Subject (SUNY Press, 2003). Anna Kornbluh...
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...Network Security | Jevon Wooden ISSC341: Introduction to NetworkingProfessor Belkacem KraimecheAmerican Military University7/13/2012 | | What is network security? According to Cisco, Network security refers to any activities designed to protect your network. Specifically, these activities protect the usability, reliability, integrity, and safety of your network and data. Effective network security targets a variety of threats and stops them from entering or spreading on your network. (What is network security?, para. 2) This essay will discuss how network security works, threats against network security, the importance of network security being properly designed, monitored, and tested, and the future trends of network security and global implications. In order to understand the definition of network security, an analysis of what threatens your network and the countermeasures to stop them needs to be obtained. It also needs to be understood that no network is 100% “hackerproof”. Your job is to make things difficult by designing a network that is hardened and ready for cyber warfare. Before going too far into the design and hardening aspect, let us discuss threats that wage war upon your network. The first type to be considered are insider threats which can range anywhere from an untrained user downloading media off the Internet that have viruses, to a disgruntled employee looking to corrupt or steal confidential information to sell it. Internal threats pose as a significant...
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