Assemblage

identity. The two topics that I have chosen to help analyze and relate my selfies to are gender and class/socioeconomic status. A selfie signifies a sense of human agency and are created, displayed, distributed, tracked and monetized through an assemblage of nonhuman agents. A selfie sends out different messages to different individuals, communities, and audiences. The audience can then reciprocate and send a message back with the help of social media through comments and likes 1589. I decided…

The metaphysical position with which Holbach is most often associated is a negative one: atheism. Although indeed Holbach devotes the entire second volume of Système de la nature and all of Le Bon Sens to the defense of atheism and the criticism of particular claims about God, his views do not hold great philosophical interest. They emphasize well worn topics such as the problem of evil, the impossibility of discussing intelligibly what is unknowable, the suspect psychological origins of…

It is apparent that the internet has become a vital part in everyday life, thus affecting all media sectors. For example, television programmes are more accessible worldwide due to streaming websites whereas previously, audiences would have to wait for the programme to be scheduled live on television. The objective of my study is to research the consequences that the television industry will face due to the rise in popularity of the internet. In recent years, piracy has become a major threat and…

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” is a novel by Harper Lee. This story is told throughout the eyes of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, a 6-year-old girl. The book is set in Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression. Although most of the town is suffering, her family is doing well because of her father, Atticus, who is a well-known lawyer. Scout has an older brother named Jeremy “Jem” Finch, who is 10 years old. During the summer, they meet a boy named Charles “Dill” Harris, who they become friends…

Media Moguls Mid-Term Exam: Lew’s Legacy 1A. No one would disagree that Lew Wasserman had tremendous influence in the entertainment industry. Wasserman came from a dirt-poor beginning and rose to create an empire. He was easily the most powerful mogul and outlasted the rest. An entertainment world without Lew Wasserman would be an indubitably different world, to say the least. Nonetheless, the time period still presented other powerful moguls. Had Wasserman been absent from the entertainment…

Ancient China, a beautiful world power that thrived through the changing of dynasties and pressures of the Western World, was a creator of magnificent artworks. However, during the times of Cultural Revolution and after there was a drastic change in “Chinese Art”. Mao Zedong and predecessors had forever changed the way the outside world sees Chinese Art with their use of propaganda and censorship. Or has China been using art for thousands of years to coerce its people into submission? China’s…

Racial discrimination and the death penalty is a very hot topic for debates and others alike. First, I will start with the definition of racial discrimination that is a noun meaning any prejudiced or obnoxious conduct towards members of a different race. Numerous classifications exist that fall under this subject. You have racism of jury, racism of defendant, racism of victim, racism of district attorneys and many others. What does this mean? To some it means an unfair chance to exemplify…

When looking at artifacts that point to early civilization, not much looks like anything we use today. With our mighty gadgets and volatile computers, it is hard to be terribly impressed by a moon shaped stone tool that is the size of a thumb nail. Moreover, when in context, artifacts like simple stone tools are really very innovative. However, in reality, it is difficult to relate them to our modern technological world, and in turn, it is hard to appreciate them. The one exception to this rule…

Individual written assignment on any philosopher of social science theorist and his/her contribution to any of the three philosophical paradigms -- positivism, interpretivism, and critical theory. POSITIVISM Positivisim is philosophical paradigms in social sciences of which gives emphasisis on empirical data and scientific method to analyse them. It is regarded as an application of methods used in natural sciences. It further assumes that fact, values and truth can be distinguished and…

Final Reflection Paper Sixteen months ago, I began a college career after a major life altering experience that would lead me down, an unknown path in this expeditive Career and Work Counsellor program. Taking an assemblage of courses that furnished me with a multitude of experiences. From year one the, Work and Life: A Career Counselling Perspective I was mentally prepared on relearning how to function as a mature student on this path of higher learning. I have been fixed the earnestness to…