Fake news; to what degree did it help Trump during the presidential elections? “So much Fake News. Never been more voluminous or more inaccurate. But through it all, our country is doing great!” (Vox, 2018). Donald Trump, often characterized as a populist (Rice-Oxley & Kalia, 2018), is speaking here concerning fake news[footnoteRef:1] in a tweet that he posted on the 26th of March 2018. To illustrate why Trump has been characterized as a populist, Professor Susan Hunston (2017) stated the...
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Abstract The essay discusses the pervasiveness of fake news on Facebook as well as the role of the Mocha Uson Blog. The author discussed how Facebook fake news is viewed in both the international and Philippine setting and the perceptions of netizens therewith. The essay also showed the biography and career of Mocha Uson, and how Mocha Uson Blog affected the social platform. The author analyzed the Mocha Uson Blog and the mainstream media news outlet using the Gratification Theory...
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There is no doubt that elections and democracy play a major role in the lives of Canadians. However, it is apparent that the issue of fake news is a rising epidemic that has threatened to harm and disrupt democracy by spreading disinformation, with the goal to alter the democratic process and affect election outcomes. Fake news is false information that is created and spread with the objective to mislead people and develop confusion and mistrust amongst people, in a political...
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The commercial production of palm oil in Malaysia has increased by over 5 million hectares of crop since 1960. This rapid expansion of the crop has lead to the destruction of the tropical rainforest in both peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and Borneo Malaysia. Due to this excessive deforestation, the European Commission concluded that palm oil would stop being imported for use as a biofuel and that it should be phased out by 2030. However, it has been suggested that European...
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“Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system – the lungs of the planet – and we are on the verge of switching it off». -- PRINCE CHARLES. Speaking at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Indonesia (3 Nov 2008) Nobody can deny the fact that continual deforestation is a driving force behind such environmental issues as global warming, desertification and enhanced greenhouse effect. A vast majority of trees are burned by wildfires which mostly occur in some southern countries, namely Indonesia, USA and...
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Ethical behavior is one of the most important things that people need. The business dictionary stated that ethical behavior has a meaning of acting in a certain way that would benefit society and individuals, (“Business Dictionary”). Ethical behavior is good for business and usually helps to demonstrate respect the key to moral principles. Ethical behavior is used in many aspects there is ethical behavior in communication, ethical behavior in using information, and ethical behavior in using technology. It is said...
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A child under the age of 18 who is intentionally harmed or mistreated is considered abused. Child abuse accounts for the majority of childhood morbidity and mortality causing the community and the victims’ families to lose a fortune. There are many different types of child abuse, which often occur all at once. A child may be abused through physical, sexual, emotional, and medical abuse, along with neglect. Children are often abused by someone they know and trust, usually a parent,...
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In this essay, I will argue that, though I agree with Harris and Scully (2015), and Ferguson (2015) that the project toward new forms of social welfare systems should emerge, I still insist that this project can only be attained when the South African state introduces new and upcoming graduates to the historically established affirmative action policy. In the first section, I will present this by providing a summary of Silver's (2003) and Arrighi, Aschoff, and Scully’s (2010) understanding of...
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Introduction China’s economy has undergone rapid growth over the past few decades, with its GDP almost tripling from 2000 to 2007 (World Bank Staff, GDP of China 2018). Urbanization — the migration of people from rural to urban areas — is “[central] to driving economic growth” (Montgomery 2008). In 2005, urbanization was responsible for 10.98% of the economic growth in China (Song et al. 2018). Because urban residents contribute 6.59 times more to the economy than rural residents (Song et...
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“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me” -Martin Niemöller (. It affected mainly the Jews whose population dropped 67% by...
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Child Maltreatment Child maltreatment is all the forms of neglect, ill-treatment, and commercial exploitation that may result in subsequent potential harm to minors. It exists in four types of abuse; sexual, emotional, physical, and neglect (Merrick & Latzman, 2015). As a significant societal problem, child abuse could lead to lifelong repercussions, social misplacements, or in worse cases, death. In most cases, there is a thin line between child abuse and traditional health practices. In this sense, various cultural traditions that...
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For many right-wing terrorists, the key driver that motivates their cause is the fear of extinction of the so-called white race. Whether this be through the prospect of equality for black people within the United States that motivated the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), or the increasing presence of Muslims within Norweigan society that enraged Anders Breivik, it is evident that a great deal of right-wing terrorists are driven by the fear of extinction of the white race. However, in order...
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is often read as a cautionary tale about the dangers of hubris and scientific advancement however I will also be discussing an interpretation of the text as a commentary upon the debates surrounding slavery at the start of the 19th century. The essay begins with a close analysis of Frankenstein in regard to the debates surrounding slavery, particularly a view that Mary Shelley may have held; the sudden emancipation of slaves would be dangerous as they could...
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Terror was the most elementary way to draw the obedience of German citizens. Since Hitler already had previously gained the majority of the nation, he maintained the community that he had gained and started his “final solution” through terror leaving a ‘one way’ road for the population to respond. If the Semitic folk rebelled they would be executed. Terror is a tool that Hitler implemented to create the holocaust, having control over all the German citizens and getting rid of...
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Homelessness as a social matter is complicated and complex. This essay will analyze the different approaches and attitudes towards the issue and will attempt to understand and acknowledge ways in which the problem can be settled; whether the issue is temporary enough to solve or whether the permanence and complexity of homelessness are too overwhelming to be completely resolved by society and urban design. Additionally, there are a variety of pathways that people follow into homelessness, some of these common...
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According to the WomensStats Program, created in 2001, the movie 'Taken' was a catalyst for bringing global awareness to the brutal reality of human trafficking. In 2009, a blog writer, ASF, notes that 'the content of the movie confirmed much of what I had researched with realistic accuracy, opening the eyes of the public to a variety of horrific brutalities associated with the sex slave trade.' Unfortunately, trafficking was part of the fabric of Texas before 2009 (CCPS, Jan 2013)....
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Human trafficking is a growing problem not only nationwide, but worldwide. Human trafficking is the action of force to illegally transport people from place to place usually for labor or sexual exploitation. The three most common types of human trafficking are sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage. Sex trafficking is a crime when men, women, and/or children are forced into sexual acts without consent. Debt bondage is a type of labor used to pay back for some obligation or...
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a great piece of fiction that shows gender inequality and the unfair social norms of the 19th century. Author Gilman used this story to speak for all the women in the 19th century who felt suppressed within their own homes because of the social imposition of femininity that they had to follow. She used her own personal experience with her physician Dr. Mitchell and his ‘rest cure’ treatment to write the story to...
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There is a significant statistical difference between the numbers of black and ethnic individuals in comparison to white individuals. The 2011 census report showed that 86% of the population in and Wales identified as white and only 3.4% identified as being black and 6.8% as Asian i.e., Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, other (White, 2012). This shows how white is the dominant ethnic group which can lead to some individuals believing that they are the superior group. Throughout history, it has been...
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As long as there are crimes, and people willing to or compelled to commit them, there will always be a need for specialized forces to serve, protect and keep us. Every day, in every city and town across the world, police officers sport their uniforms and serve the vital role of helping to make and keep our lives and the lives of countless others safer. Recently, however, police officers, our very same unmasked superheroes of the modern era, have been...
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Police brutality has been around in America since the first police force in the 1800s, but received nationwide attention in 1991 with the brutal beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles (Davis 276). The desensitization Americans have to police brutality and the decriminalization of the systemic murder of African Americans is indicative of the larger culture surrounding policing in the United States. Through militaristic propaganda, the Blue Lives Matter movement has redirected the conversation away from the brutal killings of...
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Childhood/Adolescence As habits and problems of childhood often follow the individual through adulthood, childhood obesity gets a great deal of ink. The perspectives on the issue, however, vary dramatically. For example, Elizabeth Poskitt and Laurel Edwards wrote Management of Childhood Obesity for Healthcare The upshot of the work suggests that if parents are not willing to change behaviors around food, the healthcare professionals are not likely to succeed. This pessimism is countered somewhat in Fed Up!: Winning the War against...
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Introduction Obesity in children is a global epidemic with numbers growing fast in need of action to be put in place. Different policies have been put in place by different countries worldwide touching marketing, economy, schools, etc. to reverse the climbing numbers. The purpose of this research is to determine the information data collected in order to manage and find the treatment of child obesity in school settings and clinical settings. With the question of childhood obesity, this research will...
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High-Functioning Autism refers to a condition where individuals do not have any learning or intellectual disability but do exhibit other common features of autism. The main characteristics may include difficulties with social interaction and communication. They are unable to read facial expressions and social cues of conversations making it difficult to make friends. Along with high emotional sensitivity, individuals with this condition exhibit strong reactions to physical sensations like light or noise. Individuals with high-functioning autism have limited social skills...
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Introduction Throughout the years, teachers in special education have implemented a vast array of strategies that target the behavior of autistic students inside the academic classroom. Some teachers utilize a list of different strategies to cope with their students. Others rely on experience or intuition to determine what works in a particular moment or with a particular student. Few, however, are the teachers that resort to analyzing the functions of the brain, its different regions, and its link to the...
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Margery Kempe and William Langland have in common an acute sense of the dysfunctionality of the late medieval Church but where Langland seeks ecclesiastical reform for the communal good, Kempe’s critique is motivated by more personal aims. Defend, refute, or qualify this statement. It is clear from readings of Langland’s The Vision of Piers Plowman, that there is a satirical cry for ecclesiastical reform. The Book of Margery Kempe, however, doesn’t appear to disapprove of the church’s practice but instead...
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Why is gun violence so prevalent in the U.S.? This question is one that has many answers. A plethora of factors contribute to the vast quantity of gun violence incidents. These can be small factors, such as time of day, or larger factors, such as the number of citizens that have easy access to firearms. Gun violence should be considered a prevalent issue that can be solved with gun control because many individuals are uneducated about guns, individuals with serious...
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Environmental Racism in Flint, Michigan How did racial and economic conditions develop to become a blatant example of environmental racism in the Flint Michigan water crisis? This question was answered by examining articles that have described the conditions in Flint, Michigan leading up to the crisis and emphasized how racial and economic conditions played a significant role in its creation. This topic interested me because it is such a clear example of how structural inequality in general, and environmental racism...
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The United States of America is one of the longest and leading democratic nations in the world. It thrives among many nations socio-economically. It boasts freedom of speech, religion, and property for the citizens, and enticing living conditions for immigrants wanting a better life. Separated from the Pacific Ocean is one of the few countries still practicing communism: The Republic of China. According to World Atlas, the Communist Party has been ruling the politics and economics of the country since...
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The younger generations are said to be much more sensitive and easily offended nowadays. This could be due to the overlooked bullying and harsh truths that children have to face each day. All over the world these young boys and girls wake up to face another day of school, but that day can hold a different experience for each child. Some face the day with pride and joy, others with anxiety or terror that it could be an endless shift...
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