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Analysing a more humanist approach he argued how treating people as a machine is degrading towards the human spirit. Furthermore Elton mayo (1984) investigated against rationalisation approach using the ‘Hawthorne experiments’ concluding how managers or observers aswell as colleagues can affect how well people work. Morgan (2006) also looked into human minds and behaviour and argued that even though machines have an everyday use in society negative effects can occur such as affecting the ‘human spirit’ in routinized activities.

I appreciated the effort MTA made to address the problem of passengers’ being struck by subway trains. However, the detection technology and awareness campaign could not stop people fallen onto the tracks, voluntarily and involuntarily. In “Why Subway Systems Haven’t Installed More Safety Tech Yet”, Jack Linshi notes “the only safety measure” of New York’s subway system is simply “fear”. Linshi points out “that’s a strange concept in an era when new technologies are emerging every day to protect us from death before we’ve even harmed…[and] why hasn’t technology made subways [safer]?

AHSPA put on a spectacular performance of The Game’s Afoot on November 9, 2017. The play centered around the story of an actor and producer, William Gillette, who wrote and presented the world of Sherlock Holmes but unexpectedly faced a series of tragedies affecting his crew members. With skillful performance and suspenseful plot line, this production was remarkably entertaining and enjoyable.

We live in the age of constant technological innovation and endless information; in which we are so connected and dependent on the technology we use that we sometimes don’t even realize how much we’re relying on it. In The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr, Carr defines automation as, “the use of computers and software to do things we used to do ourselves,” and argues that there are daunting consequences to our reliance on technology (Carr 1). In his book, Nicholas Carr sets up three arguments related to automation, tacit knowledge, and the idea of work. His main arguments throughout the novel are that humans are overestimating the benefits of automation, losing tacit knowledge through our reliance on technology, and

During the mid-1970's, people perceived African-Americans as physically more dangerous, despite the white and black men being equal in size. One black male, in particular, author Brent Staples, wrote "Just Walk On By", published in Ms. Magazine in the year of 1986, and argues that he has held "the ability to alter public space in ugly ways" because the color of his skin falls within the bases of the African-American race(1). The purpose behind this excerpt is to notify the audience of how struggles due to stereotypes are contemporary in a black man's life without a logical motive.

Paul Watt and Kevin Stenson, The Street: It’s a bit dodgy around there’ safety, danger, ethnicity and young people’s uses of public spaces, chapter 15 in Geographies of youth, youth cultures: Cool places The aim of this chapter is to question young people’s feelings and experiences when moving around a town in the South East of England. The town, named Thamestown by the authors. The area in which Thamestown is location, is described as a predominantly white, wealthy middle class area of the south east of England. Between June 1994 and July 1995 Watt, Stenson and other researchers investigated, how an ethnically mixed group of young people use public spaces in terms of danger and safety. Several key points arise in this chapter. Racial segregation

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Dr. Ward, claims the phone “acts as a 'supernormal stimulus’, one that can ‘hijack’ attention.” “Supernormal” describes the phone to be a stimulus that is extremely above the average stimuli. “Hijack” strongly describes how the phone is “controlling us.” For one of the tests done on college students, he finds the results “striking.” By using “striking”, he expresses his shocked reaction. He comments to another test with: “the evidence that out phone can get inside our head so forcefully is unsettling.” He uses “forcefully” to show a strong action for phones having access to our minds. By using strong diction, Nicholas Carr is able to solidify his claim of phones hijacking our

The issues of race, gender, and class are all told through the real life stories of Ph.D psychologist, Brent Staples. He uses examples from his life to explain how he has been misjudged based on his looks. Staples uses various rhetorical devices in his essay, “Just Walk on By,” to address his argument. Throughout his story he argues that he is the victim when being discriminated against by specifically white women. The strategies used in his writing appeal to the audience because they expose a compelling argument, that blacks are constantly discriminated against, while still teaching discrimination and different stereotypes. The intended audience varies a wide spectrum. Both minorities and students ranging from high school to college are the audience of his essay. Students may benefit from his writing by learning new techniques of description, while still understanding his perspective on racial tensions. Staples argues that the predisposed stereotypes about blacks are false by using different rhetorical devices such as imagery, analogies, and sequences of threes to help further enhance his point to the readers.

Throughout American history African Americans have been racially profiled as criminals and thugs for many years by other ethnic groups. Brent Staples, a journalist talked about his experiences being falsely labeled as a criminal by many, in his article written in 1986 titled, “Just Walk On By”, originally published in Ms. Magazine. Staples begins to build his credibly by using personal facts, testimonies, and using several emotional appeals.

Brent Staples’ essay Just Walk on By (New York: Ms.Magazine, 1986) was is an autobiographical description and illustration on how racial stereotypes affect the word we live in. today. Staples went through many incidents throughout his life where he had to deal with people’s reaction to him being an African American male. in today's society. “ My first victim was woman---white, well dressed, probably in her early twenties. I came upon her late one evening on a deserted street in Hyde Park, a relatively affluent neighborhood in an otherwise mean, impoverished section of Chicago.” His first eye-opening encounter was with a white woman in a rich neighborhood in Chicago. One evening, Staples was walking behind a women( change to singular) with his hands in his pockets and she assumed that he was out to harm her, once she turned around and had seen that he was a 6’ ( in alphabets/ not numbers)African American male. After she had seen who was behind her she picked up her pace out of fear and was soon was running until she disappeared into another street, away from Staples. As a result, “I began to take precautions to make myself less threatening. I moved about with care, particularly late in the evening. I give a wide berth to nervous people on subway platforms during the wee hours, particularly when I have exchanged business clothes for jeans.,” emphasizes Staples. These occurrences essentially made him so conscious of scaring other people that he changed his entire routine to

In the work, And Keep Moving On, Mark Grimsley presents a study on the Virginia Campaign that is both pleasant in readability and substantial in material. While numerous historians and enthusiast have covered the Civil War, Grimsley’s work offers clear and distinct coverage that assists the reader in identifying the political backdrop to the conflict and a play-by-play report of military tactics. He remains fair to both Grant and Lee as he takes the scholar through Battles such as Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and The Wilderness. As this is one book in a collection, Great Campaigns of the Civil War, dedicated to the war as a whole, Grimsley’s focus remains set to a short period of six weeks beginning in May of 1864.

4. The scholars controlled the independent variable by creating an example while not texting. Those who could not text had to turn the phone off vibrate, put their phones where they couldn’t see them, and were told they could not use them during the demonstration.

Technological advances during the last fifty years of human history have given billions of people instant access to unprecedented communication methods. Individuals are no longer limited to letter writing and sending telegrams to convey a verbal message. E-mails, text messaging, video chat, instant messenger, and various social media outlets are all platforms for human communication in the modern world. One of the most significant communication devices to surface from the technological serge is the cellular telephone. Every individual with a cell phone has the ability to call any person, place, or agency at anytime as long as the individual is within the service provider's coverage area. The prevalence of cell phone owners has increased the use of cell phones in public places, such as schools, restaurants, and theaters, and their use in public is associated with both positive and negative implications. Some argue cell phones should be banned from public places because they are a social distraction, inhibit the user from being able to focus properly, and can cause safety concerns by interfering with airplanes and hospital equipment. Despite the negative impacts associated with cell phone use in public places, cell phones must be allowed in public for safety reasons, emergency scenarios, and to support the individual's right to personal freedom.

There are side effects to almost every action people take. Getting rid of insects in a home can cause harm to the environment, or even poison pets within the household. Studying for a test can cause lack of sleep, and ultimately poorer health. Throwing away the remains of an unfinished dinner plate discards what could have been valuable nutrients for starving children in Africa. How one determines intentionality of an action has been a controversial topic for many. Joshua Knobe has conducted experiments for explaining the proper analysis of intentional action, while Uttich and Lombrozo have conducted experiments exploring the relationship between norms and mental state ascriptions in terms of intentional actions.