...GE 217 – Homework for Week 7 Major Writing Assignment (label as “Who’s to Blame?”) Read the article,”Violent Culture,” by Darren Beals, p.147-150 in your textbook. Analyze this writing in the same manner that you analyzed Quindlen’s article in class. Make sure you identify all types of evidence. You may use the following chart: Paragraph #s | What is the author saying? | How does the author do this? | 1-3 | The author is saying that the media and public wants to know what made this 15 year old boy kill his family and some classmates. | He states that everyone wants to know why Kinkel killed his family and others. | 4-7 | The author is saying that the media is trying to blame the internet but the media is bringing more focus on the case than the internet. | He describes how the media had the story on every channel that he turned to. | 8 | The author is saying that he would like to know who this Kip Kinkel is really. | By asking who is Kip. | 9-10 | The author is saying that kids have just as much access to guns than an adult and that kids will brag about their shooting skills. | By asking is gun rights lost on our kids and if kids admire movies of certain actors than they will intend to brag about their skills if they have any. | 11 | The author is saying that acting is a bigger issue than boasting and that by viewing other incidents kids may feel the intent to commit some of the same violent acts. | By stating the big difference between boasting and acting. Also...
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...Kiyon Gaines PHIL 391-01 January 22, 2012 Ford’s Fault How can you place a value on a person’s life? This is exactly what the Ford Motor Company did when assessing the cost vs. the benefits concerning their faulty production of the Ford Pinto. It had been found that the fuel bladder was not installed in the correct place so that when this vehicle was struck from behind it caused leakage. This leakage could then result in the car combusting and causing harm and in worse case scenarios death. This “ glitch” was something that the company was well aware of before the car actually went into production. Many safety tests were performed, and the car failed to meet the safety and quality standards that were set by the NHTSA. Yet, despite the results millions of vehicles were produced and sold to the public. It was found in their cost/benefit analysis that the costs of correcting the problem for all of the vehicles in production would be $137.5 million vs. the “benefit”, which is death and injury, which would “only” be $49.5 million. How can they see the death and harm of people as a benefit? This is a thoroughly consequentialist view point. In their mind the end result of making the adjustments would cause more harm to the company (i.e. higher costs) than risking just a few lives. I do not agree with this assessment. I believe that we cannot place a price on a person’s life. I stand by my argument that if you know something will cause harm, especially death, to another...
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...Violence is all over the media and internet but does it cause violence? The internet makes violence easier but does not cause violence. The media shows violence all the time but does not cause the violence. Violence first has to be in a person or everyone who watched the media or used the internet would. Many people use the internet but not everyone who does then uses it for violence. The internet does make things easier. Almost everything one would want to know is on the internet. Darren Beals who wrote Violence Culture: The Media, the internet, and Placing Blame decided to search the internet and see what could be found. Beals stated “After spending a great deal of time online… information is easy to find on just about everything. And there are many people who don’t hesitate to share their ‘knowledge’ with anyone- child or adult- who will listen. The second thing I noticed was that there really is no regulation on the internet.” Beal found anything on the internet and the people who would share information like how to build bombs. People have to look for other people like that. Even without the internet there has always been violence. Violence is everywhere in the media; there are violent video games and TV shows everywhere. My brother and I grew up on television and video games. Not once did I or my other brother get in a fight or bring weapons to school. The media did not make us violent though we watched many violent shows or played violent video games. Though the media...
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...Never Let Me Go Written by KazuoIshiguro, The Clones Theories of Creativity vs. The Reality In the Novel Never Let Me Go Tommy, Kathryn, and Ruth have multiple theories of why the teachers, especially Miss Emily enforced creativity so much, in the end their theories are not the true reality. The reality being that creativity was just a way to show the clones had a soul, nothing more. Never Let Me Go creates contrast between creativity by not reveling the ultimate truth until the near end. The children’s theories, especially Tommy’s reflect throughout the novel. They all come up with different ideas, and conspiracies toward the “gallery.” Tommy being the least creative character struggles the most, because he thinks its going to eventually affect him negatively. Throughout the novel, if the clones weren’t creative they were pushed, and reminded regularly to be creative. The fist mention of creativity is about Jackie and the poems, which is where we are introduced as readers about the pedestal creativity is put on. "An Exchange would come along and we'd be standing there torn between Susie K.'s poems and those giraffes Jackie used to make." "Jackie's giraffes," Ruth said with a laugh. "They were so beautiful. I used to have one." (2.24-25) When she mentions the word exchange, it automatically creates the thought of something mysterious. The word “exchange” is not used friendly in this novel. The teachers seem to be having the children compete against one another to see who...
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...Is it social medias fault that kids are putting their lives in danger? Or is it our faults? Since January 1,2018, the American Association of poison control center has received more than 170 reports of teens poisoned as a result of ingesting laundry detergent packets. Kids are filming themselves doing dangerous stunts to get famous online, and many kids are getting hurt in the process. Some people think that social media sites like YouTube are to blame. Others think its kids and teens fault for doing dangerous stunts to get famous. Others thinks its not social media because teens are risking their lives just to become famous. Its not social media fault because people are risking their lives for them getting famous. People are going...
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...Who’s To Blame “ The course of true love never did run smooth” (Shakespeare). These are the famous words of what some would call one of the most iconic and influential writers in history. William Shakespeare is the author of many quality pieces of literature and though he has perished, his works continue to affect quantities of people around the world. Notably, one such masterpiece is that of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The epic story of two “star crossed lovers” who find out that true love does not run smoothly but in fact, quite the opposite. Victims of a family feud, the pair are forced to love in secret and run the risk of being persecuted. Consequently, this brings about their demise in a very unique way. Several characters are responsible...
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...Romeo and Juliet: Who’s To Blame Imagine you lived in Shakespeare time where law and rules were taken seriously. Not think about someone being killed by another person, now think about the reasons they died, now would you say that that person can be blamed for their own death? In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the blame for his own death. This is because Tybalt challenged the duel, Tybalt went against a law, and Tybalt couldn’t control his own anger. Tybalt challenged a duel against Romeo and wanted to start a fight. In act one, Price had set laws and other things stating ‘no fighting’. Tybalt was also the blame for his own death because he was a very hot headed person. One way Tybalt is blamed for his own death is because he wrote a letter that was used to challenge a duel against Romeo. In Act 2 scene 4 (7-8), Benvolio says “Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, Hath sent a letter to his father’s house” This is the part where Mercutio is informed by Benvolio about the letter being sent to Romeo from Tybalt to challenge the duel. A...
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...Air conditioners can sometimes have issues with moisture. After all, the unit's job is to remove hot air and moisture from the air and replace it with cooler, dryer air. Unfortunately, sometimes the unit doesn't work properly and water becomes an issue. If your air conditioner is leaking water, these four reasons might to be blame: 1. Ice When the air conditioner removes the hot air from within the room, it can sometimes turn into ice as it cools. This can occur for various reasons, but it is never a good sign. If you notice water leaking out of the front of your machine, take the front panel off and look inside. If you clearly see ice, your unit is probably in need of repairs. 2. Air Leaks Warm air entering the inside of the air conditioner may also cause water leakage. When the warm air meets the cooler air, condensation can occur. The condensation leads to water leakage, which can be a cause for concern. If you notice water dripping from the front of the machine or pooling in your windowsill, run your machine and then check how it's working. If you notice water droplets forming, chances are good that your machine as an air leak....
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...Who is to blame? In the play ¨Romeo and Juliet¨ by Shakespeare, there are several people who hold responsibility for the lover's suicide. Although more than a few family members oppose their marriage, the real blame only belongs to a select few. No one is 100% responsible for their deaths, and a tragedy was inevitable. But if there's one person to hold most of the blame, it's Friar Laurence, due to his impulsiveness, poor leadership, and reckless planning. The very scene where the friars character is introduced, you can tell how unfit for leadership he is. Knowing Romeo and Juliet had just met he let them get married easily, hoping to end the family feud. Telling Romeo ¨In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy...
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...Who or what is to blame for the tragic outcome of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet? In the tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, a play written by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, many new themes, concepts and ideas are explored, that range from questioning the basis of society right to the concepts of fate, love and death, and addresses everything in between. They play gravitates around a central, tragic plot—starts as simple as boy meets girl, but little do they know the one cajoling a kiss from the other is the youth of their family’s greatest adversary, and this reluctance to let go leads on to a sequential chain of ill-fated events. As much as the tragedy covers many new ideas, it also leaves room for many unanswered questions. One of which...
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...Scope Argument Essay Is it really social media's fault that kids are putting their lives on the line for views? Kids are filming themselves doing dangerous stunts to get famous online, and many kids are getting hurt in the process. Some people think that social media sites like YouTube are to blame. Others think that kids will be kids and making mistakes is a part of growing up. In addition the part of our brain that controls decision making and judgement ~ the prefrontal cortex ~ is not fully developed. Not to mention teens will do anything ~ even of it’s dangerous ~ to get popular. They have been doing this before social media sites like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, etc. In my opinion social media is not responsible for encouraging dangerous...
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...Who should be held responsible for the death of the star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet? In Romeo and Juliet the couple is doomed for tragedy and lose each other because of their families The Capulet and Montague families are to blame. The two families are at fault because they hate each other, their families keep fighting, and Capulet is forcing Juliet to marry Paris. The feuding families hated each other. “In the beautiful city of Verona, where our story takes place, along standing hatred between two families erupt violence and citizens stain their hands with blood of of their fellow citizens” (Shakespeare 1). The hatred between the families will not let Romeo and Juliet be together. The families keep fighting....
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...read this love story, and a often question is who's to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. When Mercutio was killed, Romeo was mad, and retaliated against Tybalt he ended up having to leave Verona instead of staying with Juliet. However, one of the characters who is most to blame is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence was the wise priest that looked after Romeo and Juliet through their marriage, he kept their secret and helped them be together. The selfish, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. He was the planner,...
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...Who's to Blame Tom Brady once said, “Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.” This quote by Tom Brady explains that instead of blaming people for things we should accept the situations along with our mistakes. This happens in Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet when Romeo and Juliet both end up taking their lives at the end of the play. No one knows who was the main reason for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, which leads to the blaming of characters. Although there is much speculation, Juliet is the most to blame for the death of herself...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay (Character Analysis) Have you ever wondered why Romeo and Juliet ended it like they did? Romeo and Juliet each killed themselves over sadness of not being able to live with each other. Maybe it was irrational or immature, but that’s not what I blame for their deaths. I blame the feud between both families to be the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. If Juliet’s family hadn’t continued the feud this wouldn’t have happened. If Lord Capulet had given Romeo a chance to be with Juliet rather than dismissing the idea right away or instead of automatically giving her to Paris Juliet wouldn’t have died. Also, if Juliet’s cousin hadn’t attacked Romeo and Mercutio, Romeo wouldn’t have been pushed to kill him and by doing so get banished. For instance, Romeo refused to fight Juliet’s cousin, but he did not care, he kept attacking Romeo and even stabbed Mercutio for stepping in at Romeo’s defense. Finally, if Lady Capulet had given Juliet more choices outside of the Capulets family and friends then she wouldn’t have been driven to faking her own death....
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