Essays on Commentary

The USA today is one of the oldest news sources in America. The paper operates as a flagship operation of its parent company Gannett Company. It was in late 1982 and is currently being printed at thirty-seven different site across the United States. The paper has five additional printing stations internationally where it prints its international papers. The paper has managed to stand out through the use of a dynamic design that stands out from other newspapers. USA Today uses concise reporting coupled with colourized images and graphics to pass its information to its readers. The newspaper combines America’ ...

Critical Thinking in Communication: Detecting Media Bias

Critical Thinking in Communication: Detecting Media Bias The issue of illegal immigration has been discussed for decades. State and federal legislation has been drafted in order to respond to the issue, however, these policies have had an insignificant effect on the flow of people coming into the country illegally. In addition to the anemic effect that laws related to illegal immigration have on solving the problem, politicians will commonly leverage the issue as a means to manipulate their own popularity. The divisive nature of the issue is such that the nature of proposed response can influence the voting decisions ...

Introduction

Even if music can be viewed as a universal language, music still differs from society to society largely due to the culture in which that specific music is associated in. In other words, every separate human society has their more or less unique variant of music, which contributes to the characteristic of their culture in general. For example, Latin Americans are commonly associated with Latino music, the hip-hop genre and the blues was commonly credited to the black culture, among others. One particular popular music of interest is the one that came from the Caribbean Islands, particularly the island ...

Question 7 by Milon (in Durand)

Comment both sides of the debate art vs. dirt/pollution concerning graffiti and tagging. Do tags belong to the tradition of mural painting? Defend your own opinion. The answer to this question depends on perspective. If the view of the person is a limited view, and does not sense the needs or pain of others, that person will see that the tag as an offense, mere graffiti, which is considered from that viewpoint to be a part of a problem that has to do with people breaking the law. However, a less limited viewpoint would realize and see that graffiti ...

There are two main scenes in John, Chapter 4. First, Jesus is thirsty and goes to Jacob's well to drink water. But He goes to find a Samaritan woman. Jesus goes to find her. He offers her the water of life, the one that satisfies all thirst. He is a Jew, and she is a Samaritan. And in those times, a Jew did not talk to a Samaritan woman, and when Jesus spoke to her, she was surprised. Furthermore, Jesus planned to meet her there. He went there to talk to her, the meeting was not by chance. He ...

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The Walker Within: How Zombies Define Humanity Since it first hit comic store shelves in 2003, The Walking Dead has captivated readers, gaining even more prominence when it was made into a television series by the same name in October, 2010 by AMC. The allure of zombies as a trope is strong; they offer an antagonist that is truly unrelenting and impossible to reason with, while their ability to carry on despite massive and traumatic injury allows for high levels of blood, guts, and gore, appealing to the horror fans that are the zombie genre’s main audience. ...

Zero Dark Thirty Essay

Zero Dark Thirty is a film that sparked a great deal of debate. The debate has been elevated by the controversy over the events depicted in the film, and their implications. The film is a darkly realistic unfolding of the events following the September 11, 2001 attacks in The United States. The events climax with the discovery and killing of the suspected architect of the attacks, Osama bin Laden. This film is like an exposure from the inside point of view of the agents involved with the gathering of information, the CIA. The thought-provoking film almost forces us to ...

Poetry, though it dominated literary studies for centuries, has declined in recent years for various reasons. From Homer and Virgil to T.S. Eliot and Walt Whitman, poetry was a literary mode held in greater regard by the general public than mediums such as the novel and theater. While one may argue, this decline results from verse being an obsolete mode of expression, the more likely cause for poetry’s growing obscurity takes the form of growing elitism that excludes anyone who has not studied poetry from enjoying verse. The modern era has brought with it a culture that values ...

Introduction

Industrial and organizational psychology is an important part of management, because the psychological environment, the atmosphere on the working place influences the productivity of the employees. Its history starts in the 19th century when the active industrialization of the Western world began (Spector, 2012). Many organizations suffer from problems with the personnel when they decide to ignore the basic issues of the organizational psychology (Spector, 2012). It is possible to state that the optimal application of the main principles of industrial and organizational psychology gives managers a possibility to increase the efficiency of employees and thus increase the company’ ...

Abstract

The application of the rule of law as well as driving the use of the law towards the creation of a law abiding society is the limelight towards the creation of a society which does not condone crime and its sycophants. Enforcing law is one of the most effective mechanisms of controlling crime in any area. The use of the police as a law enforcement mechanism encourages peaceful coexistence within the society. The control of crime is usually a major step in discouraging crimes in communities. In the places where there are high cases of criminal cases reported, the ...

INTRODUCTION

One of the technological platforms regularly visited by college students each and every day is social media. There are many youths who participate in all social media, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as if it is an important factor of their lives, something that is essential and necessary. Social media places youths in place where there every posted action and opinion is free to agreeable responses, positive accolades and “likes,” but they are also facing negative comments, hurtful insults and, in some case, even threats. E.A. Vogel, as well as other authors, in the 2014 article for Psychology of ...

Introduction

A book written around A.D. 95, according to theological historians, the book Revelations of John is written by the same Apostle John who knew Jesus when He was a man on the earth, serving as one of His disciples and working fervently in His ministry. Understanding that the various apostles such as, Stephen and Paul, Bartholomew and Silas, were martyrs for the sake of the Church of Jesus Christ and the eminency of His ascendency, John lived to become an old man. John declared and proclaimed that he loved Jesus more than any of his brothers of the discipleship. ...

Answer:  Item (2): Find and properly cite a published article by Lee Sheppard.

Answer: . The articleis about taxation, since Lee Sheppard focuses in financial matters and the taxation of international corporations. This article is inclusive of commentary on agreement issues, transmission pricing, European tax progresses, and pioneering financial subjects such as spin-offs, hybrid securities, and hedge reserves. Item (3): Find and properly cite a published article by Jasper (“Jack”) Cummings. Answer . This article scrutinizes the connection of the U.S Constitution and federal taxation going back to the initial years of the state. Quoting Supreme Court cases, author Jack Cummings categorizes and classifies the sentiments for maximum availability by physicians and others ...

Abstract

The application of the rule of law as well as driving the use of the law towards the creation of a law abiding society is the limelight towards the creation of a society which does not condone crime and its sycophants. Enforcing law is one of the most effective mechanisms of controlling crime in any area. The use of the police as a law enforcement mechanism encourages peaceful coexistence within the society. The control of crime is usually a major step in discouraging crimes in communities. In the places where there are high cases of criminal cases reported, the ...

I will be reviewing articles from the “Scope: An online Journal of Film and Television Studies: ISSN 1465-9166, Issue 25, February 2013. The target audience of this journal is not only film and media students and professionals but is also moving picture enthusiast. The articles range from reviews of plays and movies to contemporary commentary on everyday spectators of Film. The wide range of topics related to media attracts professionals and amateurs alike. Varied topics related to film and television are covered in this journal, you can find an article on the rising trend of bigger screens and its ...

Introduction: Overview & Thesis

According to a PBS report in 2011, commenting on Middle East rooted terrorist group attacks, “While these extremely violent religious extremists represent a minority view, their threat is real” (Moore, “Evolution of Islamic Terrorism”). Today, of course, the most commonly popularized terrorist group gaining worldwide headlines in the news are the jihadists known as ISIS. Ever since ISIS has gained center stage internationally, there is hardly a human being who is not aware of the group’s presence on Earth. Currently it has been written that the contemporary world in the Middle East has been socio-politically changed, and the ...

The Old Testament discipline studies with its supporting archaeological, philological, literary technicians and historical are composed on the edge of new times which contains both threats and promises. It states that biblical texts were given fair opportunities to talk as a witness to the reality the bible was acknowledged to describe. This text was imperiled to appropriate scrutiny obtained from the textual criticism science, syntax, morphology, criticism form, and lexicography. The advantages obtained from these researchers were not without the significant benefits garnered from external control multitudes. Archaeology was good in the vanguard setting the Old Testament scholars pace ...

The task herein includes a two-part essay of a recruitment letter composition, and commentary. The perspective aligns from a recruiting officer of the Caucus for the Abolition of Free Clothing attire (CAFC), designed for IDC students to join and support the unpopular agenda. Forbidden are incentives, bribes, free offers and such in effort of seeking to eliminate distractions in college classrooms by the requirement of wearing IDC uniforms. Six different strategies will exclude deception and balance theory, but include: (1) perceptual contrast, (2) door in the face [DITH], (3) foot in the door [FITD], (4) attractiveness, (5) liking, and ( ...

The theatre has provided the avenue critical assessments of the society over the years. In addition, many writers are able to express the inner critical review of the society as a whole. in the past, writers have delved into using the theatre as a social commentary to reach a wide array audiences. Most playwrights are popular for their extensive use of language as a powerful tool in transforming literature into the vehicle for progressive social engagement. The doxa or the popular beliefs in the society forms the framework for much of the works presented in the theatre as it ...

Atget’s was a commercial photographer working in the 1890’sand early 1900’s in France. He started taking images as studies for artists, and later expanded his work to create basic visual records. It was not until his work was considered, posthumously, and through the response of other photographers, like Berenice Abbot, to his work, that his photography was considered for its artistic value, rather than simply as commercial work, As a result, his work experienced a significant revival, including the analysis of the works, as a whole, and separating the works into seven individual albums, through the ...

International Law

The process leading to adoption of a definition of aggression in internationals has involved different stakeholders. Various parties have participated in creating a working definition of this legal process. Some of the sources that have been involved in creating a definition of aggression are the states, international bodies, international law, and scholars. However, as noted each party provides its own definition based on the suitability of each function within the legal system. The development made by these parties in finding the definition might affect the emergence of an acceptable definition of aggression under the international law. Aggression under international ...

In "4 Artists Paint 1 Tree," the Disney documentary discusses four artists and their various methodologies in constructing the painting of a tree. Through interviews and commentary by Disney himself, the documentary provides a significant understanding to that of the animated world and all that it encompasses. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the differences, and similarities, if applicable, between the four artists and their techniques.

Initial Observations

Davis comments in the video that "the object [of animation] is not to select the best drawing, but to arrive at the drawing that would look best in motion" ("4 Artists" ...

Social media is a form of communication that achieved through the use of an information technology know a social network. A social network is an internet website that allows users to create a personal or organizational profile that other users can interact with or that can be used by the creator to interact with other users. User interaction is generally achieved by either posting content in text, image, video or audio format to one’s profile or commenting on the content that has been posted by other users. In addition, to allowing people to communicate with others, social media ...

The Sermon on the Mount is the most famous of Jesus’s sermons presented in the New Testament. It covered such moral issues as anger and murder, adultery and lust, oaths and revenge, and many other keen issues that have been actual within the thousands of years to the present time. ("What is the Sermon on the Mount?", 2016) In the verses 27-30 of chapter 5 of the gospel according to Matthew, Jesus speaks about adultery and lust. He reminds His listeners about the Old Testament rules concerning this issue and explains it wider applying to His teaching. “You ...

Archaeology gives us a better understanding of humans’ past historical events. It provides us with details of how people lived, their routines, rituals, culture and society. In addition, it helps is determining whether certain misconceptions about communities are factual or true. The integration of archaeology to anthropology is a way to gain more understanding of history. By studying past communities using their artefacts and structure, we gain more information on how we are similar to the past communities or the influences such history has on people descended from the same communities. A lot has been learnt by discovering ancient ...

The speech of the characters in the works of Jane Austen is always deterministic and somehow is like a mirror of their behaviour. Objectivising her narrative with the revelation of the heroes in their speech, the author selects the voice contacts for the characters, in which they, most distinctly reflect its essence, and thus reflects the subjective perception of the artist’s world (Anderson 367-382). Thus, no matter how the author was hiding behind the objectivity of the narrative by means of voice the relationship of the characters, the idea that seems her insignificant, unacceptable or evil and what ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

Commentary A: The Effects of a Slowing Chinese Economy on the World

Last year, the Chinese economy reported a 6.9% growth rate for the economy overall (The Economist Staff 2016). For all intents and purposes, a 6.9% annual growth rate is immensely healthy; a country like the United States generally experiences a significantly lower growth rate for a number of reasons. However, the United States is considered a developed nation, while China is still in the developing stages of growth (Qi 2016). However, despite these respectable numbers, some economists are quite alarmed at the current situation in China—and some have even begun to draw attention to the slowing Chinese economy ...

The government has issued a lot of policies in the past years so far. One of the major moves of the Obama administration as far as policymaking is concerned was the issuance of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. What this policy is all about is overhauling the entire American healthcare system so that the focus would be placed on the affordability of healthcare for patients . Prior to its ratification, the focus of the American healthcare system was on the insurance companies and healthcare providers and institutions, at least based on theory as well as the preliminary research ...

A social commentary is a piece of work that expresses opinions and expressions about a historical event, appealing to the audience’s sense of social justice. George MacDonald Fraser wrote a novel known as “Flashman “in 1969, which he identified as a reflection of his childhood memoirs.The novel entails the escapades of Flashman. The character is a fictional character that initially appeared in Tom Brown’s work “School days”. The author used his interest in being a soldier in Asia, and quitting his job as a journalist as the majormotivation for writing this novel, and the other series that ...

The main idea of Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera, and Arturo Schomburg's "The Negro Digs Up His Past", is the same – to ensure colored people that they are not worse than the whites and that they should be proud of their ancestors. Both authors wanted to say that the black people and Mexican-Americans should know their history and get empowered by it. Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa told the story of people who lived in a specific geographical area – on the border of the United States and Mexico. There local people were pressured by the Americans and treated by them ...

American National Security Policy

Kennan and Gaddis are great American historians and political analysts having written books that contain historical accounts of major events of the globe. Though Kennan and Gaddis differ in opinions about certain political philosophies, both play an essential role in changing political views of the majority of people who utilize their literature (Boot, 2014). They both have contents that speak about the cold war and grand strategies that might have helped America escape Russia, but their political opinions are different, and they speak different philosophies based on their beliefs and experience.

Comparison between Kennan's Book on American Diplomacy And Surprise, Security, And The American Experience By Gaddis

They both believed that America had to renew ...

Many scholars have been quoted trying to assert the role of the media in a numbers of dichotomies, some providing us with assessment models, which are either, proven or still on the piloting stage. Nordenstreng, Christians, Glasser and Mcquail’s model provide us with one of such proven models; a model in which they argue the role of the media in frameworks of five paradigms namely; Liberal-individualistic paradigm, Social responsibility paradigm, Cultural Negotiation Paradigm, Administrative Paradigm, and lastly Critical Paradigm (Fourie, 2002). In as much as one might tries to assess the role of the media it is also imperative to ...

Discussion Question Week 7

A cause and effect essay can be defined as a paper that explores what consequences an action or aspect can have on people, life, and the environment in which it occurs. In the case of video games, a cause and effect essay would discuss what video games do to society and how it changes the people who play them. It is often argued that the presence of sex and violence in video games has the effect of desensitizing children to these things, making them less afraid or naïve about them. The concern is that violent and sexual video games are ...

The works of Ray Bradbury have long been held up as examples of speculative fiction: the forms of genres which, generally, encompass a wide range of imaginative features. His work often presents common themes such as those with pertain to the future, space, science fiction and the dystopian qualities of future societies. For example, in Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury discusses a future society where books are banned: presenting the reader with a hint of anti-meta narrative, given that the book is the very thing in the readers’ hands. This also represents Bradbury’s most famous work: it is universally accepted as being one ...

In Daybreakers, the world has fallen victim to a plague that has turned everyone into vampires, giving them rule over society. Because so much of the population consists of vampires, however, the supply of blood is running out, and scientists are working around the clock to find a blood substitute before there is no more human blood left. Over the course of the movie, Ethan Hawke’s character, a hematologist, falls in with a small pack of humans hiding from the vampires and attempting to find a cure for vampirism, which he eventually discovers. Daybreakers, despite being a low-rent science fiction horror movie on the ...

Often, an author will write about what they know best. Which, invariably, is their own experience of life, love and everything in between. Authors do this for a number of reasons: because they know it so well that they can make an excellent story of it; because they usually have a message that they wish to convey to the world as a result of that experience. Tell Me a Riddle is a collection of short stories, written by Tillie Olsen, first published in 1961. It is a prime example of an author writing for the purpose of conveying a message: Olsen was a well-established feminist writer; her ...