I was not shocked at all to hear about the essay mills that exsist today. People will go to great lengths to avoid a heavy work load, whether that means forking over $100 or more.
The part that did surprise me was the trust these students had when giving away their credit card numbers to a company that cannot be traced back to any location. The addresses they give are false, the phone numbers are bogus and yet, students still take the risk to receive an essay.
I am unaware of what can lawfully be done to companies like this, however. I am sure that they will claim that they are selling their writing, unaware that these students are going to use them in classes. On top of that, it would be the student who is plagarizing, not the original writer.
No matter what is done, there will always be some who slip through the cracks.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
New York Post Disaster
I am usually the person who believes people, in general, overreact to things. In our society today, it is pretty difficult to publish anything without somebody being offended. With that being said, I am absolutely ashamed that this image, a gunned down monkey possibly representing our president, even made it past editors.
The image shows a pair of policemen, one with a smoking gun, standing above a chimp with two bullet holes laying in a pool of blood.
After viewing the comic a few times and then looking at it with others to get their reactions, it is clear to me that the person who made this picture is either being terribly mis-interpreted or is a racist. For all works of art, there is always a wide range of interpretations for different pieces. However, it seems that any way you interpret this image, it comes out offensive. If the New York Post isn't knee deep in angry animal rights groups for illustrating the death of an endangered species, then I'm sure the civil rights activists will have a field day.
The way that I interpreted the image, along with others beside me, was the police gunned down an ape in belief that it was Barack Obama. The only other explanation I can think of is the artist could have been mocking our country and its ignorance in thinking all African-Americans resemble mokeys...either way I think this one might taint their image for times to come. Bad move New York Post, bad move.
The image shows a pair of policemen, one with a smoking gun, standing above a chimp with two bullet holes laying in a pool of blood.
After viewing the comic a few times and then looking at it with others to get their reactions, it is clear to me that the person who made this picture is either being terribly mis-interpreted or is a racist. For all works of art, there is always a wide range of interpretations for different pieces. However, it seems that any way you interpret this image, it comes out offensive. If the New York Post isn't knee deep in angry animal rights groups for illustrating the death of an endangered species, then I'm sure the civil rights activists will have a field day.
The way that I interpreted the image, along with others beside me, was the police gunned down an ape in belief that it was Barack Obama. The only other explanation I can think of is the artist could have been mocking our country and its ignorance in thinking all African-Americans resemble mokeys...either way I think this one might taint their image for times to come. Bad move New York Post, bad move.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Modernism and post modernism are two terms that are so broad that they become a hard concept to grasp.
Modernism can be defined "as a deliberate philosophical and practical estrangement or divergence from the past in the arts and literature occurring esp. in the course of the 20th century and taking form in any of various innovative movements and styles."
This differs from post modernism because obviously this deals with the changes in our culture after the 1970's. All changes in culture, technology, entertainment and more has contributed to post modernism.
Modernism can be defined "as a deliberate philosophical and practical estrangement or divergence from the past in the arts and literature occurring esp. in the course of the 20th century and taking form in any of various innovative movements and styles."
This differs from post modernism because obviously this deals with the changes in our culture after the 1970's. All changes in culture, technology, entertainment and more has contributed to post modernism.
Moooooo
When the cows were given to the Kenyan village, it was quite apparent how much value these gifts held. The cows represent the true and wholesome values this village possess.
This showed great genorosity and was encouraging to see. Although the differences between America and Kenya are endless, it is nice to see these two different cultures bonding through gifts. The unselfish gesture has not gone forgotten. The "American cows" are still being raised to this day.
This showed great genorosity and was encouraging to see. Although the differences between America and Kenya are endless, it is nice to see these two different cultures bonding through gifts. The unselfish gesture has not gone forgotten. The "American cows" are still being raised to this day.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Re-Presentation
There are endless symbols in our world today. Each symbol has the power of representing an idea or belief without any spoken words. The idea of representing can be thought of as an idea which already exists and through symbols or images that same idea can be identified.
Take for example the skull and crossbones symbol. Most, especially in the US, associate this with toxic or death. Another many can unfortunately admit to using is the middle finger. This symbol, although unpleasant, still represents a certain idea that many are familiar with.
Certain situations can arise where signals get crossed and an image that means one thing in one cultural can take on a whole different representation in another. An example of this would be the creation of the automobile called a "Nova" made by Chevy. In the US, sales were high and saw modest success. However, in the Spanish culture, Nova translates the "no va" which means "no go" or "does not go." Not too many people want a car that does not move, therefore, it was not a huge success in this culture.
Representation can sometimes be manipulated from the truth through the power of the media. The actual truth may not always be associated with a certain symbol and it is not easy to try to change the meaning of a symbol.
The only question is when and how do we learn what these symbols mean? How do we know that an American flag represents liberty or freedom when others think of it as something completely different?
Take for example the skull and crossbones symbol. Most, especially in the US, associate this with toxic or death. Another many can unfortunately admit to using is the middle finger. This symbol, although unpleasant, still represents a certain idea that many are familiar with.
Certain situations can arise where signals get crossed and an image that means one thing in one cultural can take on a whole different representation in another. An example of this would be the creation of the automobile called a "Nova" made by Chevy. In the US, sales were high and saw modest success. However, in the Spanish culture, Nova translates the "no va" which means "no go" or "does not go." Not too many people want a car that does not move, therefore, it was not a huge success in this culture.
Representation can sometimes be manipulated from the truth through the power of the media. The actual truth may not always be associated with a certain symbol and it is not easy to try to change the meaning of a symbol.
The only question is when and how do we learn what these symbols mean? How do we know that an American flag represents liberty or freedom when others think of it as something completely different?
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