new age; an age where technology is king among other platforms of information. Indifferent and disillusioned by careless claims made in the media, internet activist are revolutionizing the world through internet hacking. Internet activist known as Hacktivists, work to target injustice in politics and corrupt societal ideals. The world’s posterity relies upon Hacktivists groups, and the single click of a computer mouse. The term Hacktivism was coined by the first Hacktivist group known as The Cult of The Dead Cow. (Manion et al., 2000). Hacktivism can be defined as the seemingly clandestine act of…
Part II Dalit History with reference to Beef In the article “beef eating as the root cause of untouchability” Dr. B. R. Ambedkar has explained and linked beef eating practices with Untouchability in Indian society. He gave an account of Census Commissioner of 1910 who have issued a circular to divide the population of India into various categories. In that circular he have mentioned 10 test to differentiate Hindu and non Hindus on the basis of their lifestyle practices. In that test the 10…
symbolize her such as the cat, lioness, and a sistrum( a musical instrument that rattles). Bastet was one of the protectors of Ra meaning she could turn herself into a cat to fight against her father’s enemies such as his greatest enemy Apep . In many images it shows that Bastet cut of Apep’s head with a sort of curved knife. For saving her father she is know as “ The Sacred All-Seeing Eyes “. Bast has two cults( a system of religious beliefs and rituals ) associated with her of her…
Over time the temples were made for particular Gods, and they usually housed a cult statue of the deity. The most famous statue is Zeus in Olympian, but over time there was a whole complex of temples to lesser gods could spring up around the main temple, which made this a large complex of temples. They would usually sacrifice sheep, pigs, goats, and cows, and always the same sex as the god they are sacrificing…
Mummies, pyramids, tombs. All three of these icons of death are associated with ancient Egypt. This was a deeply religious society obsessed with death and the continuation of life in the afterlife. As such, many steps were taken to preserve the body and possessions of the dead as they journeyed to the Duat (underworld) in death. These steps included mummification of the body, storage of household objects, jewelry, and whatever possessions were deemed necessary for the next life. However,…
It is unbelievable how much this book, Going Bovine, a Young Adult Comedy, by Libba Bray, can cram into 500 pages. This book has everything; happiness cults, dead jazz musicians, parallel time and dimension travel, and so much more. This book follows Cameron Smith, a high school stoner who is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or mad cow disease. While he is hospitalized, he meets a punk rocker angel named Dulcie. She tells him that he must find Dr. X, the only man on the planet who can…
then inserted onto the lower lip and size begins to slowly increase. The larger the disc becomes an identifier of the more cows your father is given in dowry when you are married off. A smaller plate is usually equal to 40 cows, while a larger one is around 60 (Pleasance 1). Though over the recent years, many young women are refusing to get their lips pierced, they believe that it's too painful and traumatising to get your two bottom teeth removed . The men of the tribe on the other hand, go…
He had power over the dead and all the riches that grew under the earth’s crust belonged to him. His most popular symbol was his helmet which allowed him to stay invisible. Hades most retold myth is when he abducted his wife Persephone. The story goes that Hades was lonely in his domain under the earth. He frequently looked up at the earth to see what transpired up there. One day he looked up and saw Persephone he instantly wanted to have her. So he grabbed his chariot and appeared in front…
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…
The first reason is Egypt had developed a writing called hieroglyphics. In the early days of Ancient Egypt they drew pictures to communicate to with other people. The picture of a cow was represented by the cow’s head. The picture of an eye represented the word “eye.” Fully formed hieroglyphics was usually written inside the walls of caves or on the walls of temples. The second reason is Egyptians became used to the languages of their rulers. Hieroglyphs was forgotten. Lot’s of inscriptions and…