it is important to have an agreed upon definition of what censorship is. To give a basic definition of what censorship is: the control of the information and ideas circulated within a society. Many believe and argue that censorship is a violation of human rights which include freedom of express and speech. Those that argue this viewpoint also believe it is a government’s job to ensure the safety of their citizens the best way possible, which really contradicts with the concept and purpose of censorship…

to benefiting or hindering human rights all around the world. But lately technology is heavily scrutinized by the public because of its limitation of human rights. The act of war and surveillance is not showing a benefit to improving human rights since these technologies tend to violate humans without their consent. Development of technology to “protect” human rights has been proven to do the opposite. Technology most definitely can be beneficial to human rights but the argument now is that it’s…

introduced into our affairs by each extension" (McLuhan 7), we may examine any existing medium according to what has been autoamputated. I shall use this method to examine the new media of instant status updates such as Twitter and those on Facebook profiles. The instant status update is a web tool with which a user may inform his or her friends as to what he or she is doing at that moment. A single line of text, the status update is preset with the term "(user's name) is," and whatever is entered…

lives whether it is Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, LinkedIn, Orkut, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Groupon, and many more. Social media has changed how people interact with each other and how they express themselves on the Internet. Facebook, for example, has really altered people’s perception of themselves. We hypothesize that this altered perception in turn influences their behavior on product choices and involvement with particular groups. Facebook Background As of now, Facebook is the most trafficked…

Paris attacks, people have been showing solidarity by changing their Facebook profiles with the Paris Flag superimposed onto their main profile picture. When I heard of the attacks, as the rest of us did, over breaking news, I felt a range of emotions from anger to helplessness. There was nothing I could do at that moment to help those who were victimized senselessly by the hands of radical jihadist. Changing my Facebook profile was my small way of showing support for the people that were killed,…

Nous Sommes tous Unis A Study of Facebook Profile Pictures Following the November 2015 Paris Attacks The Introduction The topic of mass shootings and terrorist attacks has been of particular attention to the American public this year. But the huge event that has truly shocked Americans was the November 13th attacks on Paris. In just a half hour gunmen and suicide bombers hit a concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars, and left 130 people dead and almost four hundred wounded. The attacks…

“What are human rights?” When asked this question, many people would list 2 to 3 basic rights, the ones you learn in school basically, like the right to speak freely, to eat, to have a proper education… But that is not even half of the human rights. In the early ages, they were no human rights to abide by. Every country or culture had its own regulations and rules. However, in the beginning of World War II (What are human rights par1), an idea emerged entitled “freedom”. With it came out a document…

In discussions of torture, one controversial issue has been if it is right to use torture to interrogate suspect terrorist (s) if they have information that can save civilian and military lives. On one hand, some argue that torture is never justified no matter what the situation is. On the other hand, some even contend that torture is a violation of our human rights. Others even maintain that it is ineffective and only causes more conflict. Some even think that it should be used as punishment…

Violations of Human Rights: Beyond the Gates The film, Beyond the Gates, shows audiences the horror that took place during the Rwandan genocide. Shot in the same area as the actual genocide took place, the film tells the story of the Hutu extremist attempt at destroying the countries minority group known as the Tutsi. Many human rights violations were shown in this movie, shedding light on the real issue of how the international community failed to intervene during this time of crisis and prevent…

There has always been a problem of Human Rights Violations in every part of the world, the same goes with the state of Liberia, regardless of the Government initiatives to fight against Human Rights violations, there are a few unsafe and risky traditions or practices which were persistent in the year 2013 in Liberia which included female genital cutting, forced initiation into secret societies, vehemence against women and children and discrimination revolves around race, ethnicity and sexual orientation…