Collateral damage

Utilitarianism is a philosophical concept within the study of ethical behavior. It is correlated to a branch of philosophical ethics termed normative ethics1. Normative ethics is an examination of self-behavior; it attempts to define what makes an action morally sound. Utilitarianism asserts that the moral action is the one that maximizes utility. Utility can be defined in various ways, such as pleasure, financial security and lack of suffering3. The two predominate figure heads of…

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away a guy named Spock had something called the Force. Captain Kirk was taking voyages on the Millennium Falcon across the galaxy, and Luke Skywalker was killing Klingons all over the Death Star. Star Wars and Star Trek imagine a future where technology has magnificent implications and improved the lives of many people; the technological advancements are most impressive. In the current time, society is making fantastic technological advancements leaps in its…

In 2010, I was a promising young professional leading public relations and marketing campaigns for clean technology companies. My career was thriving: I worked alongside the brightest minds in Silicon Valley, at a leading venture capital firm. The firm had recently doubled down investments in the clean technology sector and the solar, electric vehicle, biofuel and lighting technologies we invested in were poised to disrupt incumbent industries. My colleagues and I believed that these…

Today in my paper, I will be talking about how intimate partner violence, which has a big impact on people who are in relationships, and how it leads to violence in a relationship or worse. In many cases, there are always some reasons for a husband or significant other to think that it is right to put their hands on their partner just because something they did wrong. In other cases, or if they had an argument, the only way to settle the disagreement is by putting their hands on them.…

It was unfortunate for Walter Waddles that he struggled mightily with his weight, a not all too uncommon affliction these days, but a surname like his was fodder for an unceasing commentary on his unbalanced gait brought on by an accompanying and rather prodigious girth. Further cause for ridicule from his puerile classmates at Robert E. Seaman elementary was the fact that his feet were splayed and compressed under the burden they bore, and while one shoe was worn down on its outer edge from…

pregnant, the scenario in which the Chris murders Nola arises. Having also killed Ms. Eastby’s to convert up his tracks is truly tragic because of the fact that she is a nice character who has done nothing wrong and gets tangled in a plan as collateral damage. The death of Nola is also very tragic as she was a good person who justified to be treated with respect and not be killed. This is all because of the fact that Chris does not want to face reality as he had made Nola pregnant and does not…

Joint Publication defines Force Protection (FP) as: "Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information"(JP-02. pg-90). Command and Control (C2) is defined as: "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission"(JP-02. pg-40). Intelligence is defined as: "The product resulting from…

UAV are considered by the US military and intelligence official the most effective tactics available to directly attack terrorist groups especially the al Qaeda and the Taliban. According to CIA director Leon Pannetta, “the only game in town in terms of confronting or trying to disrupt the al Qaeda leadership” is through the use of drones. Drones are not only useful, but also necessary when it comes to capturing terrorist on the wanted list, such as Osama bin Laden, who live and hide in the…

In Homer’s Iliad and Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, those in power did not have the luxury of expressing any form of pity (philotes), as long as they wanted to maintain their statuses in the eyes of others. The focus is always on one’s self-interest, whether it be through the maintenance of pride and honor, as seen in Homer’s Achilles, or for the security of a state’s position of power over others, as demonstrated by Thucydides’ Athenians. Unfortunately, as depicted in both texts…

Andrew Garfield as Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, the original founders of Facebook. The film explores the founding of Facebook from multiple perspectives- those who were lifted into the technological stratosphere, and others who became collateral damage on Zuckerberg’s path to technological superstardom. Fincher uses a variety of narrative techniques in examining the evolution of Mark from a lonely college co-ed to a cold social media mogul, who disposes of his friends just as quickly as…