anti-intellectualism essay

Tiffany Arvelo Brian Wheeler RTV 100 Shawn Fanning and the Lasting Impact of Napster “Back when I was a teenager, we would have to buy an entire album just to have one song,” Brittni’s father explained, to her utter disbelief. Brittni shook her head, thinking of the thousands of songs in her iTunes library, and she wondered how people could afford to buy dozens of albums just for a handful of favorite singles. Buying music over the internet may seem commonplace today, but in the 1990’s, audio on

The following are three selected art works demonstrate this influence. In the photomontage ‘Der Kunstkritiker’ or ‘The Art Critic’ (1919-20) Raoul Hausmann distorts and disproportions the human form through deconstruction to have a simultaneously insulting and humorous effect on his viewers. Hausmann was an Austrian artist who adhered to strict expressionistic styles until introduced to Dadaism, an unrealistic artistic and literary movement of many different mediums occurring from 1916 to 1924

No one person has the right or the ability to definitively determine whether or not something is ethical. Ethics are subjective, meaning they depend on the individual's own feelings and opinions. Take Robin Hood for example, he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. In that particular situation there are two ways to analyze the situation, one from the rich man's point of view and the other from the poor man's point of view. The same thought process can be used in evaluating the ethics of piracy

“All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is a historical fiction that talks about Remarque’s experience in the Great War and how it dramatically changes his perspective of war as a patriotic duty. In the novel, the protagonist, Paul Baumer and his comrades are vulnerable to physical attacks at any given moment which installs fear amongst the group. With the death of many soldiers, long lasting battle and terrible conditions of the Great War, Baumer and his comrades have become disheartened

Plagiarism, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, is to steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own, or using another’s production without crediting the source. Plagiarism is not a crime unless the plagiarism infringes upon a copyright or trademark (legalzoom.com.) The definition of integrity, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, is a firm adherence to a code especially moral or artistic values. Therefore, the definition of academic integrity is a firm adherence to the academic code

A copyright is a right granted to an author, composer, photographer, or artist to exclusively publish and sell an artistic or literary work for the life of the author plus 70 years. The requirement for something to be copyrighted is originality; copyrighted materials include books, magazines, newspapers, computer software, graphic art, architectural designs, motion pictures, and sound recordings. The fair use doctrine allows copyrighted material to be reproduced without permission only if the use

Piracy has always been an issue for intellectual property owners. Piracy existed even as early as the 1500’s. In one famous instance, Renaissance artist Marcantonio Raimondi copied some of Albrecht Dürer’s works and claimed it was his own (Gambino, 2011). Politicians and content creators try to combat piracy with laws and lawsuits, but people engaging in piracy remain active and elusive. However, the development of the Internet has exacerbated this issue. Technological advancements, specifically

The topic I selected was the Anti vietnam war movement. I selected this topic because it was one of the most interesting topics available. Also this topic was a very important part of history. These movements helped make women a more important part of american history and proved that they weren't just supposed to be stay at home wives. This topic also was the one my grandma choose to be interviewed over because she knew a lot about the anti war movement. In conclusion this topic was the one I felt

Film and realism are connected to one another; it gives the audience an opportunity to interpret the film in their own perspective, in relation to the real world. As someone with a firm opposition to editing and montage, Bazin stated that the mise en scène truly represents “true continuity” in film, reproducing the real world more realistically. (Cardullo, 7) There are two editing systems: Classical Hollywood Cinema and Neorealist Cinema. From their similarities and differences, it can be said that

Question, why do we think realism is dark? Reality is a lot of things, but uniformly terrible isn't one of them. But when movies and comics strive for realism for some reason this always manifest is dark, gritty action and truckloads of misery. Real life isn't generally like that so, why? Well the answer is the realism isn't reality. Realism is basically shorthand for “ generally ignored negative consequences”. A superhero going to court for damages isn't anyway darker than a super-villain enslaving