Dark side

The dark side of social networking When Andrew Weinreich founded SixDegrees.com, the first social networking site launched in 1997, he had no idea that he had created a tool that would become so detrimental to society. Far too often jobs, friends, and in extreme cases, lives are lost because of what is said on these online sites. But, that is not to say that social networks aren’t valuable for business purposes, finding lost friends, or acquiring information. Martin Baily, PhD, Senior Fellow…

The Dark Side of Our Digital Footprints Cyber bullying is a phenomenon that has spiked enormously in recent years. Cyber bullying is present in nearly every school and every student’s life. According to a poll taken in 2013, 7 in every 10 young people are victims of cyber bullying (par. 2). Logos, pathos, and ethos are used in this article by engaging the reader in the subject. Logos is used when principal Sheninger explains what he has seen firsthand at his high school. Pathos is used when…

something about ourselves. It can be something small - such as doing better on a school subject, or big - such as a promotion. The majority of us work towards ambition in a way that does not hurt others. In the Shakespearean play Macbeth, the darker side of ambition is revealed. The play focuses on the negative effects of one man’s ambition. He tears himself apart mentally and physically throughout the play due to his ambitions, isolating himself from his friends, family, and from society.…

nothing but pure evil while running unrestricted and unaccountable, wreaking havoc upon humanity, with the ultimate result of the scientist receiving the recompense of his reward. Heather Douglas indulges herself with this fiction in her paper "The Dark Side of Science," which was published in The Scientist and reprinted in The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. She emotionally postulates that scientists should share a degree of accountability for the intentions and outcomes of their…

Gwen Hardwood’s poem “In the Park” exposes the darker side of motherhood and the role of women. It highlights the idea of changing identity through challenging concepts, beliefs and values generally held amongst mothers in today’s society. The theme of motherhood and change provide an insight into the life of a mother which demonstrate the burdens of her children. Similarly the poem, “Suburban Sonnet” emphasises the personal restrictions that associate motherly responsibilities along with the…

I found the article The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence by Adam Grant very validating as I’ve started to question the messages our society is bombarded with on a daily basis. Between what we read in the media and what our political leaders say, I wonder if using EI in a negative sense is more prevalent that anyone thinks. A few years ago I took it upon myself to look outside local and national media sources to try to get to the ‘truth’. I’m not even sure you can get the ‘truth’ anymore,…

I am reminded particularly of Himani Bannerji’s work in The Dark Side of the Nation (2000) in which she argues that under the insidious discourses of state-enforced multiculturalism, struggles of class, security, police violence, racism etc. that immigrants face get translated/transmuted into issues of ethnicity, religion…

The Dark Side of Internet Fame Even when using the Internet for the greater good, don’t post everything on the Internet. Jessica Bennett, exposes the bad side of Internet fame. There are hateful websites and mean videos that publicly shame people in life. That use the website to insult people and ruining their name. From using other people’s videos from a long time ago and revising their videos to make it funny; to recreate the video to become famous for attention. Before long everyone will do…

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is an unconventional take on romance. Brontë presents two different types of love through the lives of her main characters. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff’s stubborn, romantic passion portrays the dark side of love. The characters’ intense passions and like-personalities cause much turmoil and destruction in their own lives as well as in all those around them. The next generation of lovers, Catherine Heathcliff and Hareton Earnshaw, evolve with time and are…

Every Story Has A Dark Side Tim Burton suplies movies that are fun and enjoyable for children, with just the hint of darkness to keep everyone interested. In most of his movies Burton uses similar techniques, such as low key lighting and dark colors, these elements help to create the dark, eerie mood for which Burton’s movies are famous. Burton uses mysterious/creepy music, low/ key lighting, and long shots in many of his films to show that every story has a dark side. In many of his films…