The X-Files

Curious, Desperate, and Gullible “The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter, which originally aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox.” (“The X-Files”). The episode known as “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose,” which was released on October 13, 1995, shows two FBI officers who track a serial killer of fortune tellers, but encounter a genuine psychic. The episode showed watchers a realistic aspect of the show that was brought to light. The episode goes to show how people react to the search for/need for control over their lives. “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” conveyed that people become curious, desperate, and gullible as a reaction to the need for control over their lives. “Clyde…

abductions and paranormal activity in the show are not just mysterious extra-terrestrial imaginings. To give the narrative more complexity, The X-Files convolute its paranormal subject connecting it to government agencies. Mulder knows for a fact that the government is behind many of the crimes and is eager to uncover it. The link between the alien abductions and the government mirrors the anxieties of the modern world. The concept of conspiracy theories plays a major role in the viewer’s…

X Files “Humbug” Dr. Blockhead believes that genetic engineering will change all the freaks and the freaks will become normal like everyone else. Dr. Blockhead does not like this because he believes their deformities make them different from everybody else. I think genetic engineering is justified because no one wants to be stared at and look at differently than everyone else. If, people were created without deformity they wouldn't be bullied because of what they look like. I also believed…

Have you ever tried to go to sleep, look at the clock reading 2 a.m., and then just took out your laptop and started reading stuff? Of course you have, but sometimes you reach a click spiral that leads you to reading about mysterious true stories that seem like they're pulled right from an episode of The X-Files. Hell, some episodes are influenced directly from the following stories. The problem with reading a lot of these stories is that you usually tend to read them in the middle of the night.…

“Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report” and “The Conspiracy Industry: Afterword to PM Expanded Investigation” are two articles both written for the Popular Mechanics magazine by James B. Meigs, the latter being written in 2006, one year after the former. “Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report” is an in-depth analysis of conspiracy theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks and the factual evidence that refutes these theories. “The Afterword” is a reflective piece that describes the uprising of…

1. Go to your home directory and run: Most file systems have designated directories to assign permissions or access rights to specific users. File permission controls users to view, change, navigate & execute the designated contents of the file directories. LINUX/UNIX coherently use file permission to enable access to ownership for files & directories. File permission includes rwx is for read, write, and execute permissions. $ ls –la 2. Create an empty file called “A.txt”. Let’s look at the…

understanding for file structure. Assessments Completed AS 1.43 - First assignment: Website. This required me to create and design a website. I used the application ‘Brackets’. It was important to know common language for Brackets so we could create a better website. I have learnt AS 1.41 - Second assignment: Database. I had to create a number a documents for an outdoor education group. This assessment taught me how to use…

new deice. It manages the processor by making sure that each application and process receives enough of the processors time. The operating system manages files by allowing you to save files and to allow you to make the files. It also allows you to sort them into folders. It protects the device that is attached to the computer such as mice, keyboards, printers, scanners and fax machines. It connects to the network so that you can go on to the internet. It shares resources, so that you can share…

1. The individuals I believe that ought to be interviewed for this investigation are Mr. McBride, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. McBride’s co-workers, and the forensic expert(s) who examined the evidence. Mr. McBride is innocent till proving guilty of taking “Product X” from Greenwood and his statement should be gathered accordingly. Mr. Jenkins statement would also need to be gathered to collect information as to how he came to believe Mr. McBride potentially stole the information and what the consequences…

page of the command on your Linux system. Listing Files When a user logs in to a UNIX system, he/she would probably want to see the contents of the home directory. How would you see them on console type environment? You don't have the luxury to click around like in windows. The "ls" command comes to rescue us. The "ls" command is used to list the contents of the current directory or any…