How to Handle a Troll Trolls a new way to express negative feelings and thoughts through social media. Everyday users post thousands of thoughts, a dark side exists, where people/trolls instigate hate between followers. Many internet users as minorities have experienced something drastically. Which is known as trolls today are just people reflecting their feelings against followers. Showing impulses of madness against life. Trolls try to make people the same way they felt at some…
Pranks are often thought of as interesting and joyous activities between friends. Usually the definition holds true among friends, where pranks are commonplace and not particularly remarkable most of the time. However, even within these social circles, pranks signify some concerning issues, such as power imbalance. Furthermore, the advent of new media exposes pranking to a wider audience than ever before. Particularly, video streaming sites such as Youtube allow for the widespread publication…
ethically use it. One profound example of this disconnect, the internet (and by extension social media), spawned what is commonly known as “trolling”, or the deliberate act of attempting to irritate someone through making malicious comments. Some trolls, empowered by their anonymity, have driven individuals to suicide or tormented the families of murder victims. Julie Zhuo of the New York Times discusses the phenomenon of anonymity licensing poor behavior in her article “Where Anonymity Breeds…
though everything seems fine and dandy on the surface there is a disturbing trend happening online. That trend is internet trolling and the amount of online hate speech it produces. But, what is a troll and what is trolling? No they are not mythical creatures that live under a bridge. Wikipedia defines a troll as “Someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online…
Dictionaries).” Yeah trolls, they are only here to raise hell on someone’s life. Growing up trolls where called bullies. Growing up I was bullied and I was tormented every day. It was from a group of girls in my class, so you know getting away from them was not an option. Going to school was hell. Having them…
The Status Quo: Patents Encourage Innovation The two ideas that raise the most to support the positive role of patents to encourage innovation are: a) The utilitarian-based argument; and b) The Knowledge spillover argument. a) Utilitarian-Based Argument The solidest theoretical explanation about patents is the utilitarian incentive-based argument. In which patents reward the inventive skills of the innovator to continue working beyond in such field (Rai & Jagannathan, 2012). Patents encourage…
When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, he pictured increased profits and decreased labor. In fact, when an inventor creates technology or machines that would decrease labor, they usually keep in mind the amount of money they could make with the machine. This era of industry has turned our mind to inventing only when in need of profit. For instance, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb; however, he not only decreased the amount of wax that was used for candles but also increased the…
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. He is the creator of the automobile company Ford. He invented the first gasoline-powered automobile in his shed in 1901. His invention of the car had a significant impact on society. The invention of the automobile would not only change society but the world and its inventions. The invention didn’t just have an impact on society but on himself as well. Henry ford was an engineer in many fields and the creation of the car would make him one of the most…
called inventing a solution. Before any invention is introduced, a relevant government specialist to ensure that it is safe for the public must first analyze it. After the vetting process, the government provides the inventor with a license or rather a patent conferring an exclusive…
One day a long time ago the world was changed. It was changed by the name of Samuel Morse. Samuel Morse had invented the telegraph. A piece of equipment that not only would change the world but it would help win wars and help people communicate with loved ones. Samuel Morse had paved the road for future inventors like the inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell. Samuel Morse should have credit for helping invent the phone. He changed the world. Before the telegraph was invented…