Anti-Zionism

What Is Fair Use? In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. In other words, fair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. If your use qualifies as a fair use, then it would not be considered an infringement. So what is a “transformative” use? If this definition…

In our world, there is an ongoing debate about reinforcing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Fair use is being confused for piracy and copyright infringement, which can be devastating to someone's career. First, to understand this problem copyright and fair use need to be defined. To have something protected by copyright it must be recorded in some way, it must be original, and it must be creative (Popek 8). Fair use allows a creator to make something with copyright protected material, as…

Marcel Duchamp made a huge impact on twenty-century art. Duchamp shayed away from conventional methods of making art and developed a new type of art called “readymade”. According to the textbook, “His invention in 1913 of the “readymade,” defined by the Surrealist André Breton as “manufactured objects promoted to the dignity of art through the choice of the artist” (Arnason 220). Duchamp stated, “His selection of common “found” objects was guided by complete visual indifference, or “anaesthesia”…

Although the Federalist and anti-Federalist parties disagreed as to how much power the national authority needed, both parties agreed that a national authority was needed and that the national authority would require an individual source of income to function as it should. Both the Federalist and the anti-Federalist Parties also agreed that the people needed protection against dictatorship and other forms of tyranny. Even though neither party completely liked every part of the Constitution, both…

Antifa is a contraction of the phrase anti-fascist and refers to a loosely organized movement that utilizes violence and direct action against far-right and white supremacist groups. While they are associated with and mainly comprised of far-left wing activists, like communists and anarchists, they place more of an emphasis on fighting fascism and far-right extremism than advancing left-wing ideologies, according to BBC News and the New York Times. Many Antifa activists wear black hoods (hence…

Self-Awareness Many people do not know the difference between what we call Street Smart, and Book Smart. Maybe, they have heard the words intellectualism and practicalism, but never pay attention to them or noticed that there are other ways to call them. Perhaps, all what they know of these terms is that they can be used to tag people. In this essay, we are going to discover how important is to know their meaning, relation, advantages and disadvantages in order to know how can…

This painting is titled Metamorphosis of Narcissus 1937. It is oil paint on canvas measuring 51.2cm x 78.1cm made by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989). This Metamorphosis of Narcissus’ genre is a figure within a landscape. This picture is an open composition. What is surrealism? Surrealism is an artistic movement that started in 1924 when the Surrealist Manifesto was published. A French poet named Andre Breton (1924 through World War 2) led surrealism. Surrealism started in Paris and…

the intellectually curious are degraded and disrespected in America, even if you are attending a college renowned for its academics. In Fridman’s third section, Fridman states that intellectuals must stand up for themselves, otherwise the cycle of anti-intellectualism will continue. Fridman’s call to action for the intellectually curious is powerful, demanding that they “must stop being ashamed.” His call to action aims to inspire the intellectuals to respect themselves and stop being ashamed…

In the article, “Hidden Intellectualism” Graff argues that streets smarts are being not utilized enough in students’ academic work. He incorporates several examples that support his claim including how sports taught him how to effectively write an argument. Graff also uses an eye-catching introduction with an intriguing example of Michael Warner’s transformation and intellectualism as the main theme. Overall Graff gives his audience a perfect template for argumentative writing with balance,…

When you are book smart you are subject to just the book knowledge. Being street smart however, what is learned can be applied in real life. Book smart creates the groundwork to becoming successful, but the way success is developed depends on street smarts. In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff describes that students would be “more prone to take on intellectual identities if we encouraged them to do so at first on subjects that interest them rather than ones that interest us”…