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Orientation to College is a great course that I have taken this semester. I have learned a lot of things that I have been using on a daily basis and I can use in the future. This course has also made it easier for me to understand my other classes as well. My grades are one thing that I have been maintaining at an great average because of this course. I have learned to reflect and give my opinion about a topic that is being discussed. I know that this course is going to help me in the future and…

the story. The story jumps from one event to another, so the tone is constantly changing, but based solely on the plot, it can be implied that the tone can be sarcastic and judging. One of the two critics of a critical analysis of the tone of Vanity Fair stated that, “the narrator 's voice gains an authority with the reader that 's hard to shake off or question,” which is questionable. The narrator is simply giving background information on the characters. He does not simply expect the reader to…

Plagiarism and Fallacies Many people discredit the music genre of “mash-ups” from being an actually genre on the grounds that a mixer is using other people’s work. Mixing is actually a widely practices art form of music that in certain circles is in fact recognized as an art form. If much of the public stays close-minded on those who use other people’s music to create a new sound and only consider them to be plagiarists, this genre of music won’t be able to go anywhere. If mixers they are…

Since the dawn of time, the controversial debate on whether copyright piracy has a negative or positive effect on the entertainment industry, has been going on. Copyright piracy is "the action of duplicating, taking, or the usage of copyright material without permission" as defined by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) (ehow). Copyright piracy in the Entertainment industry ranges anywhere from illegal downloading an MP3 off a torrent website, to illegally streaming a TV show not available on…

Rebecca McKenney Information Ethics Doctor Yaw 27 April 2018 Is Remixing Fair Use? In today’s world, it can be difficult to create something original without borrowing from someone else’s ideas. One of the ways that people combine originality and previously published works is through mashups or remixing. Even though some of these works are protected under copyright, do we still have the right to use this pervious material to create something new? In order to determine the answer, we must…

The Fair Use Doctrine defines ways of how the public can use small portions of copyright material without the fear of consequences. Fair Use is a set of guidelines that informs people how to prevent copyright infringement and can defend a person at a copyright infringement trial. The five tests for analyzing Fair Use are Transformative Factor, nature of the copyright work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, the effect of the use upon the potential market, and the moral judgement…

This particular case addressed all factors of the fair use doctrine. University City Studios had legitimate claims but, all claims were turned down on favor of Sony. At the beginning, the U.S. District Court determined that Betamax contributed to copyright infringement. A later Supreme Court analysis reversed the District Court decision. The court concluded that it was the users who infringed on copyright law. Here is an analysis of the events: Universal City Studios argued that they are the…

article, which was published in 2009 during his time spent at the University of Helsinki in Finland. The research he conducted was over a span of seven months in Nicaragua. The main concept of the study was focused on some of the issues surrounding fair trade organic coffee production. His goal was to determine if the production of organic coffee was functioning efficiently and if in fact it was able to increase the quality of life for the farmers. The research targeted such factors as the…

Annotated Bibliography Topic: Fair Trade Claim: Fair Trade promotes honest trading conditions, and better, safer lives for the farmers and workers, their families, and their communities all across the world. Resource 1: Buying Fair Trade: A Local Way to Help Communities Around the World This resource was useful for my topic and claim, because it tells how fair trade is beneficial for so many people. By "cutting out the middleman" the farmers and producers are growing their communities and the…

Parks are our saving grace for spending time with our families as it draws us out from the technological atmosphere to a more humane atmosphere that creates meaningful memories of the time spent at the park with our families. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is the perfect place to find new memories for families. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park was founded by the McCormicks in 1975 under the premise that it would be used for as a place for all to enjoy (History | McCormick-Stillman Railroad…