Structural violence

The violence and cruelty in Sports One of my favorite memories from childhood is sneaking outside to play soccer with my friends instead of doing my homework. No matter how many times my mom caught me, and no matter the punishment, I still snuck out as often as I could to play soccer with my friends. For most of us, sport is a fun entertainment and a social activity with physical benefits. Professionals, who dedicate themselves to their sport of choice, consider it a passion to compete against…

Over the days they were there, many worried if they would have to go back to the harassment of Germany or if they would be accepted to the United States. The ship’s captain just called a storm warning so everybody had to get off the ship and get to land. Many of the passengers thought this could mean they could get accepted to the United States, and so did Herb. That night was a heavy storm with gusts of wind and chill. The passengers stayed in an emptied hotel that was in the town closest to…

A young girl sent her ex-boyfriend a “sexting photo” who he then forward it to several other juvenile friends. I think this is wrong because he and herself is violating her body, and not also that but both can get in trouble with the law. According to dosomething.org “70% of boys and girls who sent do so with their girlfriend, 61% of all sextets who sent nude images admit that they were pressured to do it at least once. This says a lot about how the social media can be a dangerous place and it’s…

The America I believe in. What America do I believe in? I believe that America is going through a rough patch in our society. I believe that we all don’t see eye to eye. I believe that as Americans we need to build up our community again as one. But what America do I believe in? America. It’s not perfect, and yes we do have plenty of problems. We watch on television our community being knocked down by thieves, murderer’s, drunk drivers, rapists, etc. Citizens are not respecting our communities,…

During its twenty some years, the Internet kingdom has changed many different aspects of our civilization. The Internet has made things faster, better, and more accessible. Google and Facebook make the earth look like a small village and Wikipedia make everything seem understandable. Yet Internet has more to offer; there are “Revenge Porn” and “Is Anyone Up?”. Websites like Revenge Porn distribute nude and topless photos “without consent in an effort to humiliate and hurt their targets, mostly…

While I do agree that there is a correlation between the child’s inborn temperament (discussed on page 188-187) and environmental influences that triggers aggressive behaviors among children, I still believe that aggression is a learned behavior, and the BOBO Doll experiment explains it all. I have seen many pieces of evidence of learned behaviors in my children and other people's children. For example, first of all, I know that yelling is as bad as spanking, so I try very hard not to. However,…

Games that are used to promote a product, and/or a company trying to promote a product or commercial message inside a retail accessible video game is called an advergame. Usually, advergames are used to promote products that are high in sugar and fat content. For example, there is a game called “World Gone Sour” that is used to promote the product Sour Patch Kids (A type of sour gummy candy). Advergames don't just promote the product they also create money for the company! Ad revenue in…

Throughout Rebecca Clays article, “Unraveling new media's effects on children” (2003), she discusses how the effects of media have changed overtime. She talks about the influencing effect on children’s cognitive, emotional and social development; and the Billions of dollars being spent on television advertising; which directly influences children’s perceptions, choices, and behaviors (Clay, 2003). Clay’s superficial points about media, and its effect on children, continue as she talks about…

Macbeth Shakespearean plays contain timeless themes that relates to our society, one of the themes in Macbeth that can be deceiving to today's society is, “appearances can be deceiving”. Do not judge a book by itś cover, a quote from Macbeth in Act 2, scene 2 is; "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red." With this being said in the story it is meaning, red is the sign…

Casino Flicks - Missing The Moments Is Crime! Anomaly is part of life and it reflects badly when criticized publicly. Many watch tons of casino movies or spend hours playing the best online casino. However, anomalies change the scope of things forever for you, of course only when you notice them. For an example, many gambling movies have a lot of absurdness in them and that make watching the flick a painful experience. Even movies scoring more than $500 million at the making cost of $150 million…