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The Politics of Wealth: Jay’z’s Manifesto to Economic Justice in 444
Our class discussion this past week was on Jayz’s “444” album and the way in which Jay Z discusses and drops GEMs about financial freedom. 444 has a few themes in the album: Jay responds to Beyonce’s “Lemonade” by explaining and apologizing for his infidelity along with explaining his journey into manhood. In addition, Jay lays out a…
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Do Black Lives Really Matter?
(Intro) Do Black Lives Really Matter? When it comes to activism in this new day in age, social media is becoming more and more prominent in it. There are some positives in it as well as quite a few negatives. I think you can make good arguments in favor of both sides. With that being…
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Social Media and Animal Activism
Introduction and Background Information: Before the Internet, activism in general was somewhat limited in comparison to what is achievable today. I say “somewhat limited” very lightly because this is not to discredit what activists in the past have accomplished and history proves that activism is successful, with or without technology. An example of this is…
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Facebook Live: Love it or Lose It?
Facebook Live: Love it or Lose It? By: Cameron B. White Introduction Social media has long been a great influence in our current day, from quick fads to motivational videos; much of our entertainment comes from our social media platforms. Due to the raving success, ease of access, and diversity of content, many activists…
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Solutions for Misinformation in the Digital Age
What is Fake News? The presidential campaign of 2016 brought about an increase in the spread of disinformation through media outlets and online networking platforms. The term “fake news” can be defined as news stories that are false with fabricated quotes, sources, and/or facts. Some stories may include small bits of the truth but are…
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Slashing Slacktivism
Is slacktivism really ineffective? Do you remember seeing a post on your social media that said something along the lines of like or share this picture to help orphans in Uganda? Maybe it was not orphans in Uganda, and It was pandas, or stopping oil pipelines from being built. Regardless of what it was, when…
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You’re Canceled, Now Get Off My Timeline!!!
In today’s society, in the digital age, everyone is very vocal about what or whomever they are in support of and what they are against. Everyday there are new terms to describe the social media world and how the world works. For example, “tea” is referring to gossip and people sharing gossip. Other terms you…
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Can real-name policy protect the network civilization environment?
Introduction As technology is widely accepted, by 2018, nearly 4 billion of the world’s 7.6 billion people use the Internet, about two-thirds have mobile phones, and more than half are “smart” devices, so people can always Get a rich Internet experience more easily, anywhere. This is a manifestation of social progress and a…
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Technology and Democracy: A New Dystopia?
It can be hard to tell to tell what direction a revolution is moving in when you’re standing in the middle of one. Such is the case as we look at the last four years of politics in the United States and the influence of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook…
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Scrabble and Banned Words Pt.1
As part of a HASTAC research group at the University of Texas at Dallas, our group has begun to explore ways to parse the inflammatory and conflicting assertions around the use of specific words within paperwork at the CDC. A total of seven words, such as “evidence-based”, “transgender”, “diversity” and “vulnerable”, were specified as being…