Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. Plan: The government will curtail its surveillance by only viewing collected data by means of a warrant. Intro-After the NSA reported their first transparency avowal, the publisher Omicron Technology Limited stated, “The report said 19,212 "national security letters"—administrative subpoenas that allow the FBI to collect information without a warrant—were issued last year, containing…
“3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” everyone around time square yelled. Although it’s 2001, our story takes place a decade before. In Seattle, Washington on January 1, 1991,the stadium was extremely loud. The Washington Huskies had a comfortable lead in the first half. As the soon to be winners were in the locker room when their coach Don James came in with a grin from ear to ear. Nobody knew how he was going to speak. “ Alright boys, were having Hawkeyes for dinner. Lets just keep tearing into them,…
Numerous youngsters have mobile phones so they can stay in contact with their friend and relatives through text messages and calls. But large number of teens are going too far and staying attached to their phones every time they have “free time”. Majority of adolescents cannot even last few minutes without their phones and they are accompanied by their phone in every situation. (Kaminski) According to recent studies done by Pew Research Center, almost 88% of adolescents between the ages of 13 to…
Most parents of avid gamers believe they are in basically solitary confinement which is an absurd remark. “Microsoft and Sony revolutionized social console gaming with Xbox Live and the Playstation Network.” (Adkins Kylie) These networks make these “confined” gamers able to communicate to anyone around the globe and it may not be as effective as meeting them in person but at least gamers are communicating to other people and helps learn social…
Aggression is the display of hostile or violent behaviour towards another being. For many decades researchers have debated on whether aggression is due to environmental (nurture) terms or biological (nature) terms. This essay will attempt to demonstrate the main similarities and differences between the positions of Huesmann (1988) and Engelhardt, Bartholow, Kerr, & Bushman (2011). When considering Huesmann (1988) and Engelhardt et al., (2011) obvious differences arise over research methodologies…
Hate Speech and trolling In the year 2016, we live in a very progressive time. We are on the heel end of the first African American presidency, women are taking major leading roles in both the film and sports industries, and same sex marriage is now legalized and more excepted than ever within all fifty states. Everything on the surface seems to be on the right track for America’s social progression. Even though everything seems fine and dandy on the surface there is a disturbing trend…
In the North America flat-panel television market, for example, it has 18.9 percent of the overall market while Sony has a 10.4 percent share. As a leader, its follow-up approach may not be adequate anymore. Many believe that now that Samsung is a leading manufacturer in the electronics market, it needs to change its “follower” mindset. In the early years of this decade Lee (2002) mentioned that the “follower attitude” was a problem of the entire electronics industry of Korea. According to him,…
the executive of Disney Theatrical Productions. Virtual Reality is taking steps in theater, however, it’s also making huge advances in the gaming realm of the VR world. One of the most notable Virtual Reality systems for gaming right now is the PlayStation VR. This is made specifically by Sony to help you play the game and experience some original games in a new fashion. Two of the most recent games that are being recreated are Resident Evil and Batman: Arkham Knight. Since the creation of the…
Race and gender are two nouns used to discern the differences between and categorize every human being. For years, scientists argued that the dissimilarities between races and genders were due to biological factors; however, Audrey and Brian Smedley, in their article on race and biology, assert that, “The consensus among most scholars in fields such as evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other disciplines is that racial distinctions fail on all three counts—that is, they are not genetically…
of which both make more than 70 billion dollars a year (forbes.com). The group included but 5 people, one of which was 13 years old. The Denial of Service, otherwise known as a DoS attack, was used to shutdown millions of consumers Xbox One and PlayStation accounts for days at a time. This attack,…