Alternatively, sexuality is taken as a simultaneous site of pleasure and danger for women. The double entendre found in Sringar Lavani or kalbelia performed by women allows lyrics to be read as depicting both the pleasures of sex for women. Importantly, such cultural studies create possibilities for more complicated analyses of women’s sexuality. The studies reviewed indicate that South Asian sexual praxis is produced by and through a variety of factors, although it is clear that not all…
Capitalistic industrialization has reshaped the communication systems in order to support dominant political values, because cross-ownerships of multinational corporations and media institutions work together to enhance their profit motives. A capitalistic tactic of media manipulation is when joint forces of military and media institutions collaborate with each other to justify the essentials of war, framing it as functional. Media perceives war as necessary to maintain a safe society that…
In this time period Britain was barely putting the motion of laws into effect, for many individuals “Liberty” was absolute it was not a subject to political change. While liberty was in effect British Constitution Theorist listed all the rights an individual had but what they did not put was the “right to be free from arbitrary police power” (Garcia, p. 27). This in fact enraged several individuals yet like other countries if pushed came to shove then progress would…
In recent history, plenty of people have discussed a specific term. That term is an AI or Artificial Intelligence. Over the years, Hollywood has been using this topic to make movies. So what is Artificial Intelligence? Merriam-Webster states that, “Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science which simulates the intelligent behavior in computers”. This means that an artificially intelligent machine behaves like a human being. According to Britannica, Alan Turing, a British…
mere coincidence, local 31-year-old Peter Dowling, an avid conspiracy theorist, told reporters Thursday that he is beginning to believe racism may be institutionalized in the United States.” (The Onion). This is a massive understatement, using heavy sarcasm to make the reader feel first confused by the rather obvious statement, and later guilty that the statement has been true for decades. The article plays racism off as a simple conspiracy, as if it’s simply unimaginable even though sadly, it…
The New Hanging Chad Introduction One of the most significant examples of America’s Democracy is our open election and voting system for the most powerful position in our nation. The ability for each citizen to cast a vote for who they believe to be the most qualified or best suited to be the President of the United States is the quintessential definition of our freedoms. One of the biggest concerns for both candidates as well as the Federal Government during the 2017 Campaign has been the…
Using the “dirty-hands problem” framework discussed in the case, Apple CEO Tim Cook had to face “right-versus-right” dilemmas that people in top management positions often responsibilities face, involving the reconciliation of four different spheres of responsibilities: private life vs. economic agents vs. company leaders vs. beyond the firm’s boundaries.In his private life, Cook allegedly held strong beliefs on an individual’s right to privacy. This supposedly translated to Apple’s philosophy…
Encounters of the Third Kind Since the beginnings of civilization man has been gazing at the stars. With eyes fixed on the vast expense of the celestial bodies came the belief that we may not be the only one’s in the universe. According to ancient alien theorists, aliens have been interacting with humans since the earliest civilizations giving early humans access to technology and helping them build vast structures such as the pyramids in Egypt and Stonehenge.( Ancient Aliens) The first well…
“Houston, we have lift off” For thousands of years people have wondered what is beyond our planet in the night sky. Is it just stars? Are there planets outside of our home, Earth? The answer is yes not only are there planets, but moons, stars, galaxies and other solar systems. Thanks to great astronomers such as Galileo, Copernicus , Johannes Kepler, Edwin Hubble and many other great minds we have made these ground-breaking discoveries. Not until the latter half of the 20th century did we…
side of Kennedy’s head was blown out, suggesting a shot from the Grassy Knoll. Lone assassin theorists have stressed the photographic evidence and the autopsy x-rays, which show the side of the head intact. The Harper Fragment was a piece of bone discovered in Dealey Plaza the day after the assassination. A Dallas doctor (A. B. Cairns) identified it as occipital bone from a human skull. Further, conspiracy books claim the fragment was found behind the location of the limo at the moment Kennedy’s…