Modern scholars have in the recent decades engaged in the controversial debate on the actual classification of the group Anonymous. Some scholars classify the group as trolls while other associates it with hackers groups. As defined, hackers are individuals or groups that search and exploit the computer system weakness (Messmer 65). In most instances, hackers engage in discouraging and unappealing activities for multiple reasons including challenging the existing systems, protesting against the prevailing
Once the group started to mature into a more widely used phenomenon, Anon moved on to a platform using the website “Encyclopaedia Dramatica” which could help increase their operations. Things started rolling fast for Anon when Project Chanology took form which was an attack against the Church of Scientology. The Project was conducted by sending out a plethora of DDoS attacks on the website
and Immigration It is said that these people, “the Goths,” originated from southern Scandinavia, crossed to the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, and then migrated to the Black sea in their search to find a stable home ("Goth." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia). Yet, they were unable to find a place to call home. They searched high and low for solace and peace, and in their search they were discriminated against and victimized, until they retaliated and became the oppressors. Situations where a lot of
1815, when Alfred was only 6 years old. In 1820 Alfred returned home and under his father’s teachings he became a promising writer who, before his teens, had already composed in the styles of Alexander Pope, Sir Walter Scott, and John Milton (Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition, 1). When he was 13 years old, his father’s health started to deteriorate, which led to unhappiness at home and a feeling of depression in young Alfred; but he kept writing. Alfred attended Trinity College at
The Artistic High: Selfish Salvation Escape. It’s worth any given amount of time, money, and sacrifice. A haven; a distraction from the ordinary; an oasis of idylls. But from what exactly? A high instructs for a quick perceptual blur; an interrelated pleasure of detachment, obeyed by a climatic crash, which adds further weight to a reality somehow less livable. The trip is understood; it creates room for addiction; an insatiable thirst for an ironically cleansed state, reminiscent of an oblivious
Wikipedia is a frequent resource used by students who would much rather click on the first result given by a search engine such as google, than dwell on multiple books for hours. The main idea behind Wikipedia is to be a “free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it”, where volunteers constantly create impressive articles in countless topics. Although this is an idea was have learned to rely on; the open-editing policy they assess, where writers regardless of their background
captain who spent only a little time with his family and then left the family when Rimbaud was six (Encyclopedia Britannica). His mother, though under the hardships of life, raised up her children and made them become pious and well-mannered (Encyclopedia Britannica). Before Rimbaud was nine, his mother taught him at home, then they moved to the Cours d’Orleans in 1862 for a better neighborhood (Encyclopedia Britannica). His mother would punish the children by making them learn Latin verse in a strict
When it comes to Wikipedia, most of us will agree that Wikipedia has one of the most largest and popular general reference work on the Internet. Where this agreement ends, however, is on the spectrum of obtaining believable articles and sources through Wikipedia. Where some people are convinced that it is completely ok to do the majority of their research through Wikipedia. Where other people support it because they can edit anything on the website and create new articles which comes from an unreliable
Dostoevsky examine the individual’s responsibility to the justice system and how it affects the group as a whole. Through the fates of Lurie and Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky and Coetzee make self-policing the most important factor in societal justice. Encyclopedia Britannica Defines Justice as the concept of a proper proportion between a person’s deserts (what is merited) and the good and bad things that befall or are allotted to him or her. There is a duality to the idea of justice because it acts as a
Wikipedia is an online resource platform that acts as the encyclopedia in all disciplines. The reliability of the information that is found from it has always been doubtful by professors when used in studies as the reliable reference point. The information that is retrieved from Wikipedia by the teachers and professors makes it to be difficult to become a reliable source, since there is no credit that is accorded to it. Wikipedia can be easily accessible in two senses, its content can be used freely
Wikipedia’s popularity has become increasingly popular, and as the number one source to go to for information, the question of its accuracy and quality still raises doubts. Wikipedia, with its abundance of articles in more than 200 different languages, most people go to to Wikipedia because of its convenience and the sites wide variety of non- fiction topics (Ashman “Students Debate Value of Wikipedia as Reliable Source”). Also, Wikipedia gives tutorials to aid in the process of editing and the way
We as a human race have become a byproduct of our society. Through media, technology, and social pressure, humans no longer run society, but it seems like we are run by society. The quote from sociologist Peter Berger states “Not only do people live in society but society lives in them” This statement is referring to a form of social control were groups and the people in those groups conform to society partially knowingly and partially as a reflection based on dominant social expectations. As I further
world wide web has digitised information and converged the way we access information. We view newspapers online via a computer or on our mobile phones, and we look up information by searching a key word rather than flicking through an alphebetised encyclopedia. The internet provides us with a seemingly limitless source of information, and now, it also allows us to contribute to that information through blogs, wiki’s and other user-generated sites. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedic data-base with users
they have in general, or how our association examines them as an interval of gaze aged enlightenment. Works Cited: "Epic of Gilgamesh." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. "Popol Vuh." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2013
Wikipedia has been the subject of considerable debate for some time now. Some think the site is not quotable, while others argue that it is. Many teachers do not accept Wikipedia pages as a source of information, because anybody can add information to such pages. However, this policy of everybody being able to add has changed, and the present-day Wikipedia team works hard to prevent inaccuracies on their website. Wikipedia pages nowadays indicate the sources of information. Moreover, Wikipedia pages
Sonnets from the Portuguese are a series of poems expressing the journey that Elizabeth Browning faces along the way of encountering love. This complete set of 44 sonnets, were written in the 1800s during the Victorian age. Unlike its other literary counterparts of this time, the woman plays a dominant role. This is surprising because the male typically is the dominant role and women are usually the hidden force of silence rather than voicing their opinions. The chronicle focuses on the love and
The article that I have chosen to compare for my paper is on Socrates. Often Wikipedia is regarded as an unreliable source for research when compared to other online references like Encyclopedia Britannica. Yes, there is actually is difference that affects the scholarly research from the information provided on Wikipedia. The best thing about Wikipedia is that it concisely provides topic wise systematic information on every topic for ‘short and quick reference’ of the summary on our search topic
based and relies on its users to add, edit, and delete articles, however it does not require users to provide proof or research before publishing. Whereas some are convinced that it’s a means of presenting facts, Robert McHenry, former editor of Encyclopedia Britannica, is blunt in asserting that the community-accretion process of Wikipedia is fundamentally incapable of rising to a high standard of excellence (Wikipedia Risks). Although Wikipedia provides expeditious access to vast amounts of knowledge
Holi is celebrated all over India. It is now an official holiday (World Religion, Holi, n.p). Before the Holi fest officially begins they have a bonfire, which symbolizes the demon Holika. She tried to kill her sister's son, Prahlada (Britannica Encyclopedia, n.p). During the Holi fest the
What does it mean to be an AIG student? Well, an AIG student is someone who goes above and beyond the normal expectations. That is where the official name for AIG comes from, which is, Academically or Intellectually gifted. A student’s grades and test scores determine this. AIG students perform at substantially higher levels unlike some of the other students. Only highly trained, professional, and licensed teachers can educate the students at the level they need to be learning at. Being an AIG