The Grey Album

Do you know what a Hacker is? Everyone says that Hackers are these no-lifes, who break the law, and exploit the government, by releasing their data. Let 's get something clear okay, not all hackers are fucking evil, its only the Black Hat Hackers, they are the ones who have given hackers a bad name. Almost everyone in my school, in Castle Rock says "Your a terrorist Daniel", or "Your gonna screw everything up, your gonna destroy the internet". Seriously? I 'm not a bad person, I may be able to…

The Analysis of X-Men and how it relates to Disabilities The portrayal of many superheroes in movies, comic books, and TV shows are empowered by real world diseases, accidents, and disabilities inflicted upon them. X-Men is the apotheosis by which exceptional individuals, both heroes and villains, obtain their powers. These movie characters, who possess various extraordinary abilities, are comparable to the multiple individuals with disabilities, in that they both are regarded and viewed…

Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purposes.The phrase “Hacktivism” originated in 1996 by a hacktivist grouped named “Cult of the Dead Cow” (Denning, 2015, para. 5). Over the last few years, computer hacking has transitioned from being a small collective of computer enthusiast, into huge political platform.The first politically motivated hacking attack has been dated as far as 1987 (Dreyfus, 1997, p.2). This platform has…

its thirteenth season. The series focuses on the lives of a group of surgical interns during their training at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Although each intern has a unique and remarkable backstory, the protagonist of the show is Meredith Grey. Her trials and tribulations are what kept so many viewers intrigued. The opening episode storyline begins with an introduction into the life of Meredith, who is entering into her seven year surgery medical residency, the relationships she makes…

On Jan 8, 1986, an essay known as "The Conscience of a Hacker," or "The Hacker's Manifesto" went viral, it was written by a computer security hacker who went by the name 'The Mentor'. His purpose was to demystify the motives of a hacker. In this essay, he described hackers as smart individuals who had a thirst for knowledge that they could not get from school. He points out that the computers do not judge them and are only controlled by code as compared to human beings. He then categorically…

The year of 2008, the group became increasingly associated with international hacktivism, often with the goal of promoting freedom of speech and liberty of justice. Therefore, Anonymous have gained national attention in 2008 when the group had hacked many churches and people have learned who this enormous hacktivist group is and what they do. which is a modern form of protesters in which very intelligent programmers use their hacking skills to fight back against social and political injustice.…

The Dangers of Cyberspace: Identifying the threats on the web in Charles Koppelman’s Zero Days The documentary Zero Days, directed by Charles Koppelman, studies computer exploits and cyber-espionage that are conducted over cyberspace. This 2015 documentary interviews multiple professional computer hackers to explain what hacking skills they rely on in order to conduct either legal or illegal activities across the web. Whereas the scholars in this discipline focus on studying the psychology of…

Pop culture and mainstream media influences must be explored in order for people to fully understand how society’s perception of hackers has changed over the last 50 years. Before the 1980s, hacking was nothing more than computer enthusiasts modifying computers and phone phreaks exploiting phone networks to make free calls. Many people did not know what a hacker was until the 1980s when hacker groups began to form and engage in illegal activities. Personal computers were becoming more popular in…

save their patient 's lives while contending to become the head surgeon. Aside from the competition, they go through a lot of heartbreak; either relationships problems or family crises throughout each of their lives. The series began with Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) starting her career as a medical intern with other interns, who became her friends and roommates later on. Being on air every Wednesday for eleven years, the show has drawn a beautiful fantasy world, among hospital life; many…

Since the creation of the internet in the late 1960’s, it has expanded even more than it creators could have thought. What was once just used by the government and researcher to share information across the world has now become the driving force of society worldwide, we depended upon it daily. With this expansion we have also seen it become a growing concern for law enforcement agencies around the world; the reason being that criminals have moved their operations from the traditional forms of…