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recognition as a technique”. Harcup (2004) argued that the tweets which include news content, the posts of comments and UGC are all related to citizen journalism. Such kind of contents generated by citizens can be included in mainstream media coverage (Kurtz, 2003), assisted by reliable verification procedures that are used to…

In a world of savagery, murder, and destruction, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness consistently emphasizes the importance of honesty as one of humanity’s few remaining virtues. However, this is a virtue limited only to man himself, as women are perceived as inherently “out of touch with truth” (Conrad 113)…. In this manner, it is to be argued that not only is woman’s naïve dishonesty a product of man’s debilitating assumption about the weakness of femininity, but that it is also this naïveté…

time worker in America clocks approximately 47 hours per week. In contrast the Swiss business unit is more rigid and focuses tends to be more traditional, leaving not much room for socialization inside the work space. According to CNN Money Online (Kurtz, 2013), our Swiss counterparts work an average of 35 hours per week in 2013. The Swiss work 12 hours less per week than most Americans which equates to a whopping 624 hours less per year! What can you do with the equivalent to an extra day per…

Jessica Schaaff June 12, 2017 J. Kurtz English 111 Essay #3 Rough Draft Vaccines for Thought: Saving Our Pet’s Is it ever considered why, as humans, our vaccines can last our lifetime in relation our pets that only last a year. While vaccines have helped to eradicate many common diseases in both the human and animal world, humans only get a few vaccine boosters while animals get a yearly booster. The number of boosters given to our pets has led to the increase of allergies, cancer, autoimmune…

The village structure and welcoming society of the Mandan and Hidatsa fascinated European and American explorers who traveled the Northern Plains. These men documented their experiences in travel journals and artistic depictions that defied the popular image Western America. Although these paintings are masterpieces of American art, they often omit or subordinate the heart of Mandan and Hidatsa society: women. The placement and role of women in the art of George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, and Fredrick…

South Africa is a country located on the southernmost tip of the African continent. It is bordered by northern African countries such as Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique. Furthermore, as stated by the World Atlas (2015), South Africa covers 1 214 470 square kilometers of land and 4 620 square kilometers of water, making it the 25th largest nation in the world with a total area of 1 219 090 square kilometers. Because of its large population consisting of many…

using Africa as a backdrop is also shown in Heart of Darkness. Chinua Achebe pointed this out in An Image of Africa. Achebe says, “A Conrad student told me in Scotland last year that Africa is merely a setting for the disintegration of the mind of Mr. Kurtz. Which is partly the point: Africa as setting and backdrop which eliminates the African human factor” (1727). I wouldn’t say this cover is eliminating the African human factor, but it is using Africa as a backdrop. It is using Africa as the…

Mutilation, mass murder, modernity. The modern world has always been on a quest for progress; the idea of moving forward to a new and better destination. At the rise of human civilization to the current state the overall goal had been the same, accumulation of resources; whether this be in the form of monetary funds, crops, or land. The quest for resources and superiority has been evident throughout the ages, but was revealed in an especially heinous light during the exploits of the Belgian…

Reaction to Bloody Sunday Civil Rights are the basic human rights that the citizens possess of social and political freedom and equality and are often considered the pillars of society and culture. In her article, Hierarchies of Discrimination: The Political, Legal and Social Prioritisation of the Equality Agenda in Northern Ireland, Angela Hegarty defines the Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which states, “all persons are equal before the law and…

While Coppola’s films may not be overtly feminist, they’ve been criticized for being too feminine and lacking depth. Coppola is also strongly identified with excess. Her films have many qualities that contribute to her signature style and narrative, some of which lead to them being criticized for being “pretty” and “mostly surface”. Critic Jesse Fox Mayshark said of Sophia’s status as a female director, “There is some basis for these criticisms in all of Coppola’s films – her style is ethereal,…