cognitive scientist‚ political commentator‚ journalist and social justice activist. In this paper‚ first I will briefly summarize some of the key points made by Foucault and Chomsky. Then I will summarize key ideas of Glenn Greenwald made in ‘Why privacy matters’. This then I will lead to how Foucault and Chomsky would view Greenwald perception and whether they would have agree or disagree with his ideas. Lastly‚ ending off with briefly explaining my own position in relation to the authors’. Chomsky focuses
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tweeted after an event that is considered racist‚ such as a white cop shooting a black person. The first three tweets I see about “Black lives matter” are as follows: “Police officer allegedly urges drives to hit “Black lives matter” protestors.” “Black lives matter’ protestors block San Francisco Bay Bridge” “All lives matter as a rebuttal to black lives matter is like running through a cancer fundraiser screaming THERE ARE OTHER DISEASES TOO” When I think about the hashtag I think of one very recent
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The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ is about the experience multiple soldiers go through during the Vietnam War. There are stories about the love‚ hardships‚ friendships‚ and loss all the soldiers go through. By going to war‚ the soldiers all lose a part of themselves. I believe the message Tim O’Brien is trying to convey in his novel is people who do not go to the war‚ do not understand what it is like. I think throughout this novel‚ O’Brien tries his best to give the people who are not
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Children can be the best thing to happen to two people who are in a relationship. They can bring joy‚ laughter and love and they can bring the people closer than they ever thought possible. Other times‚ however‚ children can cause turmoil in a relationship. The presence of children can affect each person in the relationship in different ways. It can cause communication gaps and arguments. Children can be a blessing‚ but also a curse for some relationships. The presence of children can cause an already
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At the Black Matters Conference‚ I had the opportunity to see an interview with Lezley McSppaden‚ the mother of Michael Brown who was a victim of police brutality. During the time period of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power movement police brutality was always an issue. Today we see that this issue is most cases has not yet been solved. Although in the earlier years it consisted of a lot more violence. For example‚ police officers helping out white rioters by supplying weapons‚ using
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people protesting about “ black lives matter “. Some people don’t believe in black lives matter‚ some people believe in “all lives matter “. Cinc believes that is true but the “ black lives matter “ is a different subject. Of course everyone matters on earth but black people have been getting treated unfairly and poorly. They’ve been getting killed by police officers and the deputy’s haven’t been getting consequences. This is way more than “ all lives matter.” Pretend you wake up and you get a phone
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‘Statehood is a matter of politics‚ not of law.’ It is argued that statehood is attained after the fulfillment of certain prerequisites or “criteria”. Nevertheless‚ the application of criteria is not without problems: “The multi-criteria nature of concept‚ the tangled web of historically-specific pathways of state development‚ and differences in state forms have all contributed to substantial theoretical difficulties in reaching any wide agreement about how to define ‘the state’” (Dunleavy‚ Patrick
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The Oppressors become the Oppressed In today’s society‚ equality has been achieved for most‚ and very few pockets of prejudice still exist. However‚ these pockets are not like those that existed in the early 1900s. Frequently‚ racism is displayed from African American individuals towards the “privileged” caucasian population. Similar movements pertaining to the rights of the LGBT community have began to protest the right to free speech. Modern activism has seen a major shift from what it once
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1.) Moyers compares the study of history to “the view in the rearview mirror.” In what ways is this quote an apt comparison? I don’t know how to drive‚ but I’ve heard that your rearview mirror is extremely important‚ as is history. It’s like looking behind you‚ or that phrase‚ “How do you know where you’re going‚ if you don’t know where you’ve been?” History can be boring‚ but generally when it’s boring‚ it’s probably being told wrong. People and stories are interesting and they make up who we
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"All lives matter" is a given‚ a truism‚ close to a cliché. It is easy to claim‚ as a consequence. No reasonable person would resist the generalization. Of course‚ pretty much everyone says‚ all lives--all human lives‚ that is--matter (though Cecil the Lion evidences that at least some non-human lives matter too‚ apparently sometimes more so than human lives). "All lives matter" is a universal moral principle‚ a Kantian categorical imperative. Other things being equal‚ all lives matter‚ equally.
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