The politics of representation is defined as “The competition over meaning among groups…” (Wenden). Different cultures are essentially represented in a certain way, either in language, in print, and electronic and of late social media. Pennington’s article addresses this by using a modern-day example of Katy Perry’s music video of her song Dark Horse. Pennington argues that the music video is full of racial overtones in idealizing Oriental Egyptian culture. Pennington’s argument is that Perry’s video frames men of color with a wide audience and causes “cultural appropriation,” among other things (Pennington). This is in tying with the idea of the politics of representation because, according to Pennington, Katy Perry’s video misrepresents Oriental culture to fit western stereotypes. Pennington takes note of several things in the video, which is at least mildly problematic. In the video, the men of color are represented in various ways as hypersexualized beasts who are objectified and destroyed when they have served their purpose. She (Perry) is also symbolized as a goddess, which Pennington argues is a subliminal glorification of the white colonizer who knows…

Square Converts 1 Percent of Its Asset To Bitcoin, Giving A Huge Pump To BTC Price A 50 Million, USD purchase of Bitcoins would stir every nuke and corner of the crypto industry, seemingly shocking every news block. Something similar happened when the payments processing company Square announced doing the same; the ripples in the crypto space were inevitable. The company revealed that it procured around 4709 Bitcoins, approximately worth 50 million making it one of the top Bitcoin players. It added that its Cash App allows the users to trade in the bitcoin had garnered immense success, making it a most sought-after crypto enterprise. Uncertainties Associated with Traditional Currencies Give Bitcoin A Boom The cryptocurrency markets have huge chances of getting mainstream considering the potential uncertainties of the traditional currencies and economies. Square wants to increase its financial stakes by extended investment in bitcoin. The company also said that they want to tap into Bitcoin’s potential to revolutionize the global economy and ensure financial security. The company made this huge investment to safeguard its future Square Published a ‘Tell-All’…

Line of Credit Ripple Brings ‘Line of Credit’ on RippleNet. Now Lending XRP Tokens You can now borrow XRP tokens on the RippleNet blockchain as the company announced the launch of its brand new  XRP lending service. The blockchain enterprise is breaking into the lending space with its Line of Credit in which the various users can get XRP tokens from the network to access the capital. The On-Demand Liquidity solution by Ripple makes it easy for the members to scale up their stakes. The company’s new service is already in the beta testing phase conducted by the RippleNet network users. Line of Credit Service for RippleNet Members RippleNet is bringing the new service to enable its members to lower the cost of the capital by facilitating the access to funds and start payments without the need to maintain a massive account balance. The company also added that the new credit system is straightforward and provides easy access to the global markets with the help of the already established RippleNet network. The competitive rates and scalable system helps increase overall…

LGBTQ community members’ rights Members of the LGBTQ community navigate through life even with the stigma that accompanies their sexual orientation. Therefore, social workers are instrumental in ensuring an inclusive society where there is no discrimination based on sexual orientation. Social workers guide and counsel these people to feel accepted and celebrated as they prepare to come out to their loved ones. They also recommend and advise their family members and society on the importance of promoting the rights of LGBTQ members as members of the community. Social workers are at the forefront to address the prejudices and biases that society projects against members of the LGBTQ community(Ambrosino et al., 2015). As advocates for an inclusive society, social workers should publicly educate and enlighten society on LGBTQ members’ rights. Social workers are poised to bring changes to laws and systems to ensure that they uplift and empower LGBTQ members. They also should regulate the profession through accrediting social work courses that mainly address issues that deal with LGBTQ. It will be an assurance that new social workers who join the…

“This I Believe” the First Draft Introduction In a dominantly materialistic society today, material gains have overpowered feelings and substance in relationships making loyalty a luxury that not many people can afford. In today’s society, it is challenging to find loyal people in business or personal lives. People are going to any level, including betraying their family members and friends, to gain material wealth or popularity. No single relationship can survive without commitment, trust, and honesty, which sums up to loyalty. Therefore, Regardless of the relationship between any two persons or more, I believe loyalty is essential in the relationship. Body Security is an essential factor that determines resilience and the quality of relationships. Security means having support from the other person in the relationship and having confidence that they cannot jeopardize the relationship. Therefore, be it in business or personal relationships, loyalty helps create security. There are business sectors that require a very high level of commitment to generate security among the customers. For instance, a cosmetics customer has to create security about the supplier of cosmetic products. If…

Herbert was born in a typical New York family. He was different, though, since he was physically challenged. His parents, Clifford and Maryanne, were well-respected professionals, each with a fledgling career, and like their first born son, Herbert could not have come at a better time. Clifford had just closed a case that would set the mellow attorney on his way to life, or so he thought. It did not take long before the house of cards came crumbling. Maryanne lost what would have been her second child and first daughter in a cruel stillbirth. She seemed okay, but everyone could tell that she was shaken. Clifford’s less than past honorable deals started surfacing, and with his reputation went his clientele. He bore an unmistaken resentment towards his wife for “killing their child,” a fact which he did not hold back from expressing on more than one occasion and still lived in denial from having a son who turned out to be disabled. The problem Hebert was only nine when his dad started drinking what was left of his dignity…

Sandy Hook Elementary School The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting happened on 14th December 2012 in Newton, Connecticut, US, with Adam Lanza as the perpetrator. Lanza, 20 years old, showed at the school compound after killing his mother. At the school, he opened fire and caused the death of 26 persons, 20 of whom were children between six and seven years, and six were adults (“Nation reels after gunman massacres 20 children at school in Connecticut, 2012). Two staff members sustained injuries. Once Lanza committed the shootout, he then shot himself.  The incident was a significant blow in Connecticut. Besides, the Jones and Infowars were ordered to compensate $ 100000 to cover the emotional distress they had caused about the incident. Sides, the school was demolished at the cost of US$ 1.4 million.  After the demolition, the state was to facilitate the reconstruction cost of $50 million. The overall proposed reconstruction budget was $57million and was approved through a public vote that favored the demolition and reconstruction of Sandy Hook Elementary School (Chaney, & Robertson, 2013). What caused the incident…

Name of the Article: Is physical water scarcity a new phenomenon? Global assessment of water shortage over the last two millennia In this article, there is an analysis of the physical water scarcity’s temporal development, which is population-driven. The process was carried out using the population data obtained from a dataset and availability of the water resource, which is believed to have been based on the water GAP MODEL results. However, the author used a stress indicator of water to identify any water shortage in various sub-basins. One of the author’s critical items was that few areas showed a moderate shortage of water. The shortage of water is thought to have begun at around 1900. The results suggested that population changes, especially on the water shortage, are believed to be more critical four times compared to various water availability changes, which were due to long-term climate change. The author concluded that global trends in adaptation measures towards coping with a reduction in water per capita resources follow closely the recent increase in the shortage of water globally. Discipline II: Constitutional…

The Effects of child abuse on the mental health and development of a child The physical development of a child has a strong connection with their psychological well-being. Children who experience negative childhood experiences develop the body’s low mental and physical functioning, even in their adult life. Child abuse refers to a child’s mistreatment by either parent, a relative, or anyone else close to the child. The form of abuse can either be physical, sexual, or psychological. Physical abuse of a child involves the infliction of injuries and pain directly to the victim’s body, while psychological is the aversive and coercive actions that threaten the well-being of a child or that which can harm them emotionally (James & Green, 2018). Psychological abuse does not involve inflicting any pain directly, but the acts have a lasting impact on the sense of self. In most cases, psychological abuse targets lowering the victim’s self-esteem and affects mental well-being, while physical abuse is intended to cause harm or injury. Sexual abuse, on the other hand, refers to forced or coerced sexual interaction with a…

According to social cognitive theory and studies conducted by Philip Ross, Lisa Lundy, and Jaime Rico, I conclude that reality shows have a long-lasting negative and problematic impact on society. The social cognitive theory describes the effect of a person’s experiences and actions on other individuals’ behaviors. This theory suggests that there is a likelihood of performing an adverse action as long as the reality show can justify it (Penn State, 2014). Some of the demonstrations as to why reality TV is negative include copying negative habits like arguing and violence illustrated on such shows and applying them to personal life. The media may portray negative habits as entertainment; nonetheless, media should omit such scenes and understand that viewers might get the wrong impression of occurrence, resulting in viewers’ permanent dangerous behaviors. Moreover, viewers regard reality shows as a breakaway from the real world; however, this isn’t very ethical since such programs distort the truth through selective and extensive editing to create a storyline that suits its viewers (Penn State, 2016). Both reality shows and theater are similar in the…