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Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purposes.The phrase “Hacktivism” originated in 1996 by a hacktivist grouped named “Cult of the Dead Cow” (Denning, 2015, para. 5). Over the last few years, computer hacking has transitioned from being a small collective of computer enthusiast, into huge political platform.The first politically motivated hacking attack has been dated as far as 1987 (Dreyfus, 1997, p.2). This platform has…

On Jan 8, 1986, an essay known as "The Conscience of a Hacker," or "The Hacker's Manifesto" went viral, it was written by a computer security hacker who went by the name 'The Mentor'. His purpose was to demystify the motives of a hacker. In this essay, he described hackers as smart individuals who had a thirst for knowledge that they could not get from school. He points out that the computers do not judge them and are only controlled by code as compared to human beings. He then categorically…

Software Management, Linux on Your System #2 This week’s critical thinking assignment explores the software and process management capabilities incorporated in the current release of the Fedora operating system. To do this, multiple commands will be used such as rpm, yum, and wget, along with documentation of the install process. Finally, the kill and ps commands will also be used to view and manage running processes on the server. Pinging Google The first step in the assignment was to open a…

The year of 2008, the group became increasingly associated with international hacktivism, often with the goal of promoting freedom of speech and liberty of justice. Therefore, Anonymous have gained national attention in 2008 when the group had hacked many churches and people have learned who this enormous hacktivist group is and what they do. which is a modern form of protesters in which very intelligent programmers use their hacking skills to fight back against social and political injustice.…

helping participants generate ideas if they ever got stuck. During this process we occasionally would check in with our client Josh and see what option or ideas he was leaning more towards. Some of the ideas that were generated from the six thinking hats and brainstorming stages were to open a petting zoo, become a dairy farmer, expand his farm to other farms complete his master’s degree, get a certification in agricultural or enter the…

sometimes allows systematic discussion with reduced conflict. Allowing process owners to criticize while they participate in creating efficiencies that will affect their work can often create natural stakeholder buy in. Edward DeBono’s six thinking hats methodology is helpful for fostering conversations about implementing a permanent change that has proven to work. Often this technique is used for brainstorming, but I think it can be applied for engaging the process owners to develop and…

Emelia Seybert PSY 442 19 November, 2015 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oliver Sacks I love Oliver Sacks and all of his interesting tales from his clinic. Previously I have read “Hallucinations” and “Awakenings” by him and I must say “Hallucinations” is one of my all time favorites. He has a way of taking subjects that one would find in a textbook and turning them into living breathing people with vivid and imaginative writing. His style and stories are engaging and I find myself…

Literary Techniques in Dr. Sacks’ Work In order to be an effective science writer, one must clarify their writing and ideas and captivate and convince his or her readers in their articles. Dr. Oliver Sacks’ article “The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat” successfully clarifies, captivates and convinces readers using various literary techniques that are common to both Science writers and English literary writers. Throughout the passage Sacks utilizes simile as a way to clarify his ideas for…

Most see a disability as an impairment of normal function; however, some see a disability as a source of creativity and innovation. Being blind means that one does not exist in the perceptual world of sight; on the contrary, that individual may have a greater presence in the perceptual world of touch, taste, smell, and hearing. Therefore, a conclusion may be drawn that a perceptual world is different for each individual but, that perceptual world contributes to the experience of the individual…

In His book entitled The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks tells 24 tales of various patients with neurological disorders. He breaks up his book into four parts to organize the stories based on the specific problems of the patients. These parts are called Losses, Excesses, Transports, and The World of the Simple. The story in which the book is named after, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, for example, is the first story in Losses. This is story was about a man by the name…