link together their societies of origin and settlement” (lecture 12/2/16). The idea of transnationalism can also be seen in Macarena Gomez-Barris’s article “Two 9/11’s in a Lifetime…”. Gomez Barris argues that Chileans face several different struggles as a result of having suffered through two 9/11’s, the one in Chile, and the one in the United…
How is the “blind eye” on human trafficking affecting Japans Citizens and their society? Slavery is a thing that has been affecting people dating back to over ten to thousands of years ago. People have been using the art of exploiting each other for a long period of time. An example of this would be human slavery in the United States of America when Europeans took African Americans away from their homeland Africa and brung them to the United States of America so they can perform hard labors…
creation of intelligent agents for as many different tasks as possible. Just as in medicine, there is no universal method for all application areas of AI, rather a great number of possible solutions for the great number of various everyday problems, big and small” (Ertel). This is how programs such as Siri are so versatile – because artificial intelligence provides multiple solutions to every problem that arises in order to perform multiple tasks. The concept of an intelligent agent is crucial…
security and that they needed to reform their safety protocols to be well equipped and protected from other threats or terrorist attacks (205). The quest for security of their country was of high priority. The US implemented more security agents immediately, these agents rode on planes as undercover officers and were trained to act decisively in events that could cause grief or damages towards other people. Many countries have followed the footsteps of America and tried implementing more…
to group together several diverse ethnicities and cultures, carries a multitude of conflicting connotations and real life social issues in the American society. Following the steps that Bobbie Harro journals about an individual’s travel through the cycles of socialization and liberation, I will likewise document my own personal experience as an Asian American within said cycles. Asians continue to face internalised oppression stemming from a general cultural values, conflicts within same…
strengthening and safety of our borders, and through the foundation of Homeland Security. The most obvious effect of the post 9/11 world that all Americans have experienced in one way, is the dramatic spike in increased Transportation Security Act agents, security in the airports and overall thoroughness in air travel. If this traumatic event never occurred, American lives, the outlook of how the world views America and…
state that “1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys are cyberbullied.” The increase in internet use is causing more problems in society…
city. But there are still millions of people that work in our amazing city. The Long Island Rail Road, commonly referred to by acronym, LIRR is the ultimate thread that provides great transportation from the suburban Island to the urban Manhattan. A travel on the LIRR takes anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours to get to the city, but is beats the hell out of driving with that traffic that accompanies every day’s rush hour at the countries most populated city. People take the subway in the city…
E. Wideman’s “Fever”, the social issue that is being addressed is the issue of racism in America and the related issues that stem from it. Wideman suggests that racism is always lingering even in within the hearts of many Americans. The American people blame the African Americans for bringing the fever and illness, even though it was the mosquitos that caused Yellow Fever. Racism and social injustice in America gets brought into the light as disease causes citizens to hate one another. In the…
take nineteen days to travel, would take only seven after the completion of the railroads. Charles Caldwell “praised the railroad as an agent of civilization that would help spread morality and education by linking people together more effectively” (pg. 256). Railroads symbolized the growth and speed America was evolving in, and their was nothing to hold them…