Greenwald

Greenwald said, “His ten days of hospitalization were becoming an enormous strain on both of us, but especially on Barb, who spent most of her days and nights there alone. I would make the trip to the hospital each night after work and on my days off” (Greenwald 18). Much like Vahan’s situation, the Greenwald’s son was the victim of many complications to the body that required full attention and compassion. Both Vahan and the Greenwald’s showed selfless behavior by exhibiting their compassion to the ones in need. Aside from helping the problem when it is already present, there are occurrences in which people aim to prevent a situation with someone who is disabled form happening in the first place, or try to stop it early on so any situations don’t get worse later. In Forgotten Fire, Vahan’s vulnerable grandmother required water to carry on, but Vahan’s mother warned her…

to discover Greenwald’s personal interests as the author states it out right, discussing these matters and his beliefs of their importance outright. Glenn’s beliefs are echoed in the words of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis when Greenwald quoted a statement in a case where Brandeis remarked that “the right to be left alone is the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by a free people”16 this essentially summed up what appears to be Greenwald’s core view of Snowden’s case.…

The Drone Phenomenon Glenn Greenwald uses a 2012 New Stanford/NYU study on drone usage by the American government to justify his article, claiming that the presence of drones “terrorizes men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities” (Greenwald 2012). Greenwald defines those affected by America’s drone campaign as systematically terrorized. This drone campaign is a result of a one-day attack on America that now has started a “never-ending”…

Both Banaji and Greenwald wanted to learn more on the subject lies that people not only tell others, but at times to themselves. While gray and colorless lies are a part of this spectrum, I will only be discussing the white, red, and blue lies. The author describes white lies as lies that are harmless and are told to spare someone of a negative feeling. An example of this is telling someone good game even though you completely dominated them throughout the entire game. Another would be when your…

public self-reinforces their worldviews through their received knowledge about the world. In the article “Limiting Democracy: The American Media’s World View, and Ours,” Glenn Greenwald argues that the American government, along with media outlets, controls the amount of knowledge available to the public. Greenwald, by basing his claims on expert opinion, appeal to the reader’s beliefs, and specific cases of media control, provides strong evidence to convince readers that one’s worldview is…

Banaji and Greenwald talk about all kinds of stereotyping, and how people judge others based on their race, gender and culture. This relates to Hook because she talks about how people stereotype poverty. Hooks and Ehrenreich use Banaji and Greenwald to help readers think beyond categories when it comes to stereotyping. Writers like Hooks, Ehrenreich, Banaji, and Greenwald get the audience to think beyond categories when considering poverty in society, by giving examples from their personal…

Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, by Banaji and Greenwald, seeks to inform readers about how mindbugs and stereotypes influence people’s behaviors both consciously and unconsciously. The authors discuss multiple well-known scientific studies that were designed to reveal people’s in-group preferences and unconscious biases. By discussing multiple kinds of biases and explaining how they can negatively affect others in many different ways, Banaji and Greenwald open up the discussion…

did the grievances against it. In the documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” by Robert Greenwald the effects of the business on its employees and the communities they serve was investigated, the harm the corporation brings to its workers through the world and communities is much higher than the benefits of lower prices. The “Everyday Low Prices” Wal-Mart offers comes at the expense of many workers at different stages. Cases of unlivable wages, forced overtime work without pay, and…

The Edward Snowden case—to this day—is an important revelation about the current ethical—privacy and security—issues in the US. As a journalist it is important to understand the situation and be able to cover the story adequately. One player in the media that was able to cover the Edward Snowden story was journalist Glenn Greenwald. Ultimately, he was faced with the ethical dilemma to either publish the Edward Snowden NSA leaks or to ignore him altogether. In order to truly understand the…

Glenn Greenwald wrote an article, titled, “The Sunday Times' Snowden Story is Journalism at its Worst — and Filled with Falsehoods”, and he talked about how Western journalists, specifically U.S. and U.K. journalists, fabricated evidence to create articles so that they could publish stories to prove that Snowden was a villain. Although reputable sites publish them, they should be taken with taken with a grain of salt since create stories out of nothing In his article, he convinces the reader…