District 9

Drones, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to point out, are aircrafts that can be controlled remotely or through pre-programmed missions. Drones are mostly slow moving but they have a huge advantage of the conventional aircrafts. The difference between conventional aircrafts and drones are the fact that drones can stay airborne for up to several days at a time while conventional aircrafts just cannot. They have also been putting much work into reconnaissance technology and missile strike…

gearing up for another busy day. (-- removed HTML --) 8. Poland This misty photograph gives Poland an otherworldly look. See how the mist snakes around the trees and the clouds hide the sun? It looks like an untouched place. (-- removed HTML --) 9. Upper Peninsula of Michigan This drone photograph makes it look like the world is about to fall off into a vast emptiness below. It’s amazing what a reflection on water can look like from up…

Casey Hopkins Professor Kristen Hoggatt-Abader English 101 10/15/15 Title – Michael Moore is able to effectively convince his audience that capitalism is having a negative effect on America through his use of ethos, pathos, and logos. Through Michael Moore’s use of graphs and statistics, he is able to appeal to the viewer and tell them that Capitalism isn’t working for the United States. Moore points out that “Millions of people were thrown out of work, and the remaining workers were told…

morning in 2012. A 911 operator received a call at 9:45 am from a man. He reports being worried about his next door neighbor, a 38 year old hispanic woman named Anna Garcia. He informs the police that the last time he had spoken to Anna was the previous morning at around 6:30 am. He reports seeing her wear a sweater when they were experiencing a heat wave that day. Anna's dog has been barking uncontrollably. The police and the EMT arrived at Anna's house at 9:56 am. When they entered her house…

problem can be at least partially attributed to lack of funding. Almost everyone pays a “9-1-1 service fee” as part of their phone bill. This money is then used to help fund 911 dispatch centers. Except this is not necessarily true. “The FCC’s fee reports show that since 2008, at least 20 states [including California] have diverted those dollars elsewhere. . . New York state, which has seen multiple breakdowns in its 9-1-1 systems, took in over $185 million dollars in fees in 2014, but then…

I am currently employed as a Primary Care Paramedic by BC Ambulance service. I 'm writing anonymously with the aid of my coworkers to discuss concerns about working conditions as a part-time employee. There have been some interest in the public recently* regarding response times of ambulance paramedics to 911 calls, including some on the mainland which resulted in death*. In both of these circumstances, paramedics were blamed for not responding promptly. As a result, we are now being very…

today’s society, there will always be some element of truth amongst the lies, from horror films based on a “true story” to documentaries that present their opinion as fact. Award winning documentary maker, Michael Moore takes this idea and strikes hard with it. In the 2002 film, Bowling For Columbine, Moore successfully produced a documentary that conveys only a single side of the American attitude towards guns. He convinced audiences across the globe that strict gun control was the only way…

The pros and cons of drone warfare. Introduction Drones are all the more formally known as aerial vehicles. Unmanned aerial vehicles well-known as drones. Basically, a drone is a flying robot. The flying apparatus can be remotely controlled or can fly independently through programming controlled flight arranges in their installed embedded systems working through a GPS. Years before drones were used in combat; drones have proven to increase surveillance, reconnaissance, and general military…

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in a conceited dystopian society where any possession of books is illegal? Well, in a dystopian society like Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, it is a community where firemen have to burn books for a living. People are not allowed to peruse books but only allowed to scan through training manuals for their jobs. When people who are against the government read the books, they will either get arrested and have a death penalty, or they either can…

the documentary mode: interactive participatory. Bowling for Columbine is an interactive participatory styled documentary written, produced and directed by the nationally acclaimed documentary writer Michael Moore who went on to direct Fahrenheit 9/11 aimed at the president George Bush and the war on terror. Michael Moore’s documentary style is described as neoliberal view of globalization and stands strongly for his personal “fiery left wing populism” of the American government according to…