Words are weapons. The “sticks and stones may break my bones but words won’t hurt me” adage is no longer a pertinent method to dispel the reality that language has a potency that is immeasurable. Words can inadvertently coerce people into engaging in acts of a violent or potentially fatal nature as well as induced … Continue reading
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Episode 5: Informative Media as a Cornerstone of Good Nature & Sacrifice
This week we are taken into the battle of the Egyptian Insurrection in 2011. As reported in the show, this ongoing revolt was incited by the Egyptian civilians’ demands for the resignation of the despotically authoritarian Harvey Mubark – of whom was often compared to an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. In the reporting done by Will … Continue reading
A Thesis
“Discrimination down to a science…” Would innate and inherent genetic discrimination eradicate and replace explicit genetic discrimination? In a carefully consummated alternate dimension would one’s external physicality become a less important factor in measuring someone’s worth than one’s biological composition? Would this kind of exclusion be better? If we could somehow create a means through … Continue reading
Overwhelming Declares & Unexpected Tears
The monologues, the monologues, the monologues… The proclamations and the declarations are beyond the point of annoyance. “I’m on a mission to civilize!” Note to Sorkin – it’s getting boring already! The Will McAvoy character is rapidly becoming the thorn to my existence. Will is an emotionally distraught and monotone automaton, I am truly convinced. … Continue reading
Charlie Skinner & the Underdeveloped Student-Blogger: A Love Story
“[I decided] the American People needed a fucking lawyer!” May I please be informal oh faithful readers? I trust that at this point my syntactic skills and my ability to scholastically assess and interpret as well as incite has been exemplified on this blog. On this post about the third episode in the first season of … Continue reading
Investigative Journalism in New Media: Does it Exist Anymore and Honestly, Would It Matter If It Did?
Literacy at the incipience of its dissemination to the masses by way of the printing press had altered the importance of information. Since the printing press writing and words has become a potent tool for educating society. As the printing press has evolved from printing books to printing newspaper to muckraker reports in magazines, writing … Continue reading
Misogyny in the Sorkinsphere or Was Anti-Illegal Immigration Really Necessary?
While I can fully understand anyone’s contention to the use of the word “misogyny” as a bit aggrandizing, I say shut it up, swallow you’re complexes and pay closer attention, please. The stereotypes of women as hyperemotional creatures whose sentiments cloud their abilities to perform effectively in all positions of a professional nature are relentlessly … Continue reading
“IN INDOLENT HILARITY WE TRUST”
OH JOY! Another sitcom starring an irreverently illustrious comedian with a comically fictitious recounting of the comedian’s dysfunctional real life, how great! Except it isn’t. Before viewing even a single scene of Louie – the FX Network original series starring Louis C.K. – I was already biased from the most negative angle possible. Reason being … Continue reading
…Reclaiming The Fourth Estate or What’s Up With Will McAvoy?
3.5 Does an audience pay more attention to the news being reported or to the news reporter? This is a formidable inquiry, one worthy of greater assessment than the average person is willing to apply themselves to. Well fret no more, the great inquisition has been taken care of in the form of Aaron Sorkin’s … Continue reading
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