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Through the events in the Serial podcast, Adnan was convicted of murder. Although there was no evidence of him murdering Hae, Adnan was pleaded guilty. His dis-honesty throughout the podcast made people to believe it was actually him who had killed her. Adnan’s conflict with himself teaches the reader that you should always be honest through hard times, after Adnan was convicted it was obvious due to his lack of remembrance and his race, why they would frame him during this certain time.…

The 12 part Serial podcast series told a story of a criminal case, involving of a high school senior, Adnan Masud Syed, who was convicted of allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. The serial podcast was conducted by that Sarah Koenig, a journalist and goes in depth taking the evidence, testimonies, stories, and characters and laid it out in the podcast showcasing a likely error within the criminal justice system On January 1999, in the city of baltimore, Maryland, Hae Min Lee a…

After reading the “Slate” article and listening to the “Icon For Access” podcast, two opposite approaches to whether or not the international wheelchair symbol should be redesigned, I was able to learn about the affordance of different modes and the reaction each can get. Modes are methods of communicating or getting something across. Audio narration, alphabetic text, video interview, soundtrack, and image are all examples of modes. These modes can be utilized to help circulate (spread…

You listened to the podcast on the Dreyfus Affair. How does that episode fit in the anti-Semitism expressed during World War II, and what role does it play in the development of the idea of Europe? Anti-Semitism is a discrimination against Jews that it can be called anti-Jews. It is a fact that the Europeans discriminated religions, nations and races in the past, even before World War II. Alfred Dreyfus suffered from this discrimination before World War II. According to the podcast on the…

The socioeconomic divide exists to this day. In the American Life Podcast, the school Michael Brown went to at Normandy, one of the poorest cities in Missouri, has a large population of lower-income Black people. In January of 2013, Normandy lost its accreditation from the state due to its lack of graduating students and school organization. Therefore, Missouri made a transfer law that gave the students permission to transfer to a nearby accredited school for free but Normandy only provided one…

Serial a podcast by Sarah Koenig she introduce a case about a young man named Adnan Syed of him killing his ex-girlfriend, but in his trial they had very diminutive evidence that could've put Adnan away to jail. The case was very vague and didn't have much detail on the background of how he did it there was no evidence found on him. Adnan has been in jail for 17 years and wants a retrial and they don't give him that because it was something that happened 17 years ago and they don't have Adnan’s…

Podcast Assignment 6: “FDR’s Losing Battle To Pack The Supreme Court”. Podcast Assignment 6 is about the interview to historian Jeff Shesol –author of several books and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton– about his book: Supreme Power: Franklyn Roosevelt Vs. The Supreme Court. This book is a narrative of President Roosevelt’s idea for packing the United States Supreme Court and the events that originated this idea; the strategy he used to achieve his plan; the reaction of his…

I have no idea what CM Punk had to go through in WWE, even after hearing Punk himself talk about his horrible experiences on Colt Cabana’s Podcast. However, I can understand what it’s like to hold a grudge with a former employer that treat you horribly. CM Punk can’t seem to let go of his grudge against WWE. On the other hand, in my opinion, CM Punk tends to go off on anybody who looks at him the wrong way. On CM Punk`s interview with Fox Sports, he referred to WWE wrestler’s as “indentured…

Pod-casts and Hot Topic Michael Britt’s Podcast spoke about the court of public opinion, and how it: seeks expedient closure out of need for simplicity in the presence of chaos; attach negative bias towards those perceived to have characteristics (such as beauty or wealth) that they will no doubt use to their advantage unjustly; employ role theory in terms of attire, and emotional presentation, without having any real insight of, or psychological ability by which to assess the person; nor…

This is most applicable in the Adnan Syed case where it is very easy to choose a side and close the door to any other opinions. It’s very easy to see one side and argue any other opinions that don’t correlate to one view. Throughout the Serial podcast by Sarah Koeing the most ridiculed character is Jay Wild. He is a very important person in the case of Hae Lee, without him there would not have been a real conviction against Adnan at all. Why is this important though? Thoughts are up in the air…