Knapp Commission

The author states the theories about the main cause of extinction, and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor explains that these theories were not the cause of Steller’s sea cow population decline, and refutes each of the author’s reasons. The reading posits that the sea cows were overhunted by the native Siberian people. On the other hand, the professor explains this point by saying that the sea cow was a mass creature with nine meters long heavy body. He states that the…

Almost two decades ago, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Intended to better the life of Americans economically and socially, the act unexpectedly did just the opposite. Cable and broadcast television as well as radio were the two media outlets most affected by this new bill. This is an example of what can happen when the public is not informed about policy decisions and when big corporations spend their money on political contributions while making promises they cannot keep.…

Whaling has been a Native American tradition for over 2,000 years, incidentally the International Whaling Commission and many other nongovernmental organizations are trying to change that tradition. These types of organizations such as Greenpeace, IWC, and NAMMCO, entail transnationalist views. Whereas on the other hand, states like Japan, Norway, and Iceland, have nationalist perceptions. The transnationalist argument against whaling mainly deals with animal rights and also the impact on the…

The text and the lecture offer two opposing views on the possible causes of the ‘quacker sound’ which were heard by sailors in Russian submarines. While the text lists theories for those strange sound, the professor counters those specific points and explains that the theories might be accurate but there are certain problems with each of them and all the theories doubtable. First, the reading argues that the Orcas whales produce sound to attract a male is like this strange sound. On the other…

The Japanese and Norwegian violation of the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) moratorium on whaling are two distinct issues in my mind. In 1986 the IWC imposed a moratorium on whaling (IWC. n.d.) in order to protect the worldwide population of whales. I contend that the protection of whales, or any other species which are in danger of extinction is a positive and necessary step, but the protection of thriving species is unnecessary. Norway only allows whaling of minke whales (fisheries…

Raheeb Chowdhury 12/19/17 Mr. Ajit Pai I strongly disagree with your opinion that net neutrality should be destroyed. Here are a few reasons why I disagree with you. For one thing, Net Neutrality provides equality for all on the internet by making internet speeds equal, this makes it so ISPs (Internet Service Providers) can’t fiddle with the speeds to make a certain program slower so they will use the program for the same purpose that is provided by their ISP. Another reason why Net Neutrality…

Net Neutrality: It Needs to Protected Introduction Research shows that net neutrality should be protected because it prevents the formation of ISP monopolies, provides protections to start-ups and small companies, and prevents ISPs from controlling access to internet content. But what is net neutrality? In 2003, the term net neutrality was used by Tim Wu - a professor at Columbia Law School. The core concept of net neutrality is that all data should be treated equally regardless of source,…

Moreover, in the market, there always exists some inequality situations. Theses situations prevent net neutrality and cause inequality results. Tim Wu writes about the Web need to work in an identical position and do not fight with each other. He states that “ Until 2007, the Web and its allies had, in the main, been playing defense-attempting to preserve the status quo of net neutrality and limits the power of their rivals among other information enterprises”( Wu 553). “Net neutrality” means…

" Today, on December 14th, 2017, a warily anticipated vote was finally cast. This vote, having been taken through the Federal Communications Board of Commissioners, repealed the previously instated rule of Internet Neutrality. Of course, 'Internet Neutrality' as a term can be taken many ways- however, in this case, it was a law which prevented internet service providers from playing favorites with various sites, apps, and other online communication networks by giving one more speed and benefit…

line and what programs would qualify as quality programming. Minow tried to alleviate these concerns in his speech as he posed these questions to the audience: “Why should you want to know how close you can come to the edge of the cliff? What the Commission asks of you is to make a conscientious, good-faith effort to serve the public interest.” (Para. 44). Minow was trying to demonstrate that the bargain shouldn’t be thought of as a strict set of laws that would come with harsh punishments if…