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- 181: The Computer Underground
- The Computer Underground Department of Sociology Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 (5 March, 1990) THE BAUDY WORLD OF THE BYTE BANDIT: A POSTMODERNIST INTERPRETATION OF THE COMPUTER UNDERGROUND An earlier version of this paper was presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meetings, Reno (November 9, 1989). are listed in alphabetical ... of criminal deviance results in a failure to appre- ciate cultural meaning. We conclude by arguing that there are characteristics of underground activity that embrace a postmoder- nist rejection of conventional culture. - ii - THE BAUDY WORLD OF THE BYTE BANDIT: A POSTMODERNIST INTERPRETATION OF THE COMPUTER UNDERGROUND Hackers are "nothing more than high-tech street gangs" (Federal Prosecutor, Chicago). Transgression is not immoral. Quite to the contrary, it reconciles the law ... social class- es has undermined attempts to link lifestyle politics to group struggles (Beisel, 1990: 45). Once a category of behaviors has become defined by statute as sanctionably deviant, the behaviors so-defined assume a new set of meanings that may obscure ones possessed by those who en- gage in such behaviors. "Computer deviants" provide one example of a criminalized type of "lifestyle politics." The proliferation of computer technology has ...
- 182: Gorbachev: Analysis of Three Books About Gorbachev
- Gorbachev: Analysis of Three Books About Gorbachev The history of the Soviet Union is complicated and fascinating. In the course of only seventy years this country has seen the development of the totally new system of state, economic growth, the growth of hopes for the "brighter future", and then the sudden and expected by no one collapse of the whole system leading to chaos, wars, and confusion. One period ... books that concentrate on the "Gorbachev phenomenon" were all unfortunately written before perestroika was finished, so they do not analyze the consequences that it had for the Soviet Union as well as for the whole world . On the other hand, all three of these books do a good job in explaining the changes that took place in the course of the first three years after Gorbachev came to power and why were these changes necessary. The first book "Gorbachev" was written by Zhores A. Medvedev in 1986 and hence the author is concentrating on the first year of the new course in Soviet history. The book itself basically consists of two parts: the first part where the author describes the "making of a General Secretary", and the second part entitled "Gorbachev in power" which ...
- 183: Ernest Hemingway
- Ernest Hemingway: The affect of World War I on his life style Table of Contents Thesis ..pg.i Introduction .pg.1 Body pg.2 Conclusion ..pg.7 Endnotes .pg.8 Works Cited pg.10 Thesis Statement: Ernest Hemingway's experience in World War I affected his actions, writings, and emotions throughout his life. Introduction While handing out chocolate bars on the West Bank of the Piave River, Ernest Hemingway was severely wounded by a mortar shell. Even ... job at such a young age and returned home, only to stay for a short while.1 In May of 1918 Ernest left America to join the Red Cross in Italy at the height of World War I. When Ernest arrived in Italy he was assigned the duty of searching for survivors and retrieving the victim's body parts. During this job he would notice the expressions on the faces ...
- 184: Transcendentalism
- Transcendentalism was a movement in philosophy, literature, and religion that emerged and was popular in the nineteenth century New England because of a need to redefine man and his place in the world in response to a new and changing society. The industrial revolution, universities, westward expansion, urbanization and immigration all made the life in a city like Boston full of novelty and turbulence. Transcendentalism was a reaction to an impoverishment of ...
- 185: Dwight David Eisenhower
- ... the oval office of the White House and discussed the same subject. "This job is interesting," he said in that combination of Irish slur and broad Bostonese that has become immediately identifiable on all the world's radios, "but the possibilities for trouble are unlimited. It represents a chance to exercise your judgment on matters of importance. It takes a lot of thought and effort. It's been a tough first ... be tough." The words, not particularly memorable, might have come from any of a thousand thoughtful executives after a year on the job. But here they were spoken by the still-young executive in the world's biggest job, and they showed the difference in attitude and tone that twelve months in the White House have worked on John F. Kennedy. Jack Kennedy -- Man of the Year for 1961 -- had passionately ... must face the fact that the U.S. is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, and that we cannot right every wrong or reverse each adversity, and that therefore there cannot be an American solution for every world problem." That sober view of the limitations of power and authority is far removed from Kennedy's campaign oratory, which often seemed to suggest that any problem could be solved if only enough vim ...
- 186: Imagine What The World Would B
- Imagine what the world would be like if we were all "under the iron curtain." In his foreword to the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley envisioned this statement when he wrote: "To make them love it is the task assigned, in present-day totalitarian states, to ministries of propaganda...." Thus, through hypnopaedic teaching (brainwashing), mandatory attendance ...
- 187: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... doer. Roosevelt was and still is an everlasting symbol of the American dream. In truth the man would do little to raise America to economic greatness, he symbolically raised it to impossible heights as a world power. He was the hero that the country needed after years of low morale. He was the dreamer and the doer that mad America great. His obsession with greatness led the country in pursuit of ... would be manly virtuous and great. There was no greater accomplishment in his eyes. All of his aggressive tendencies proved to have a downfall though. TR suffered from anxiety. He constantly worried about how the world perceived him and how weak he appeared that he consumed his world with fear and anxiety. Heartlessness also arose from his obsession with physical dominance. When his wife and mother died on the same day, he only wrote a journal entry expressing his remorse. After that ...
- 188: The Green Revolution in Asia
- The Green Revolution in Asia World Issues May 27, 1996 Table of Contents Topic Page The Problem ................................................3 The Solution................................................3 Background to The Green Revolution .........................3 Positives of The Green Revolution ..........................3 Problems With The Green Revolution .........................4 The Green ... Rice Harvesting .......................20 Chart #1: Rice Production...................................21 Chart #2: Fertilizer Use in 1993 ...........................22 Bibliography ...............................................23 The Problem: With the high and rapidly growing population of Asia, many people go hungry. How can the world support these people?; and, how can these people feed themselves? What cost will this have on the environment? What is being done to help these people. The Solution: The Green Revolution is a solution that has been at work since the 1960's. It has been developing new and better ways at producing food. Background to the Green Revolution: The Green Revolution Started in the 1960's by the government of the United States. The Green Revolution was started to make wheat ...
- 189: Virtual Reality Technology and Society
- ... Computers and Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 THE HISTORY OF VIRTUAL REALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Virtual Reality in the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Virtual Reality in the Present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Virtual Reality in the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF VIRTUAL REALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 New Rules of Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Adverse Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ABSTRACT This paper addresses entertainment's use of technology, specifically the medium of virtual reality. The focus is to define virtual reality, examine it ... the current state of the art and it's usefulness. Finally, by contemplating the future of VR, we'll be probing the possible benefits that this technology may hold to society. In order for this new form of high technology to enter into the mainstream of common society, it is important to address the social implications involved. We will be addressing two common issues associated with any new technology: new rules of behavior and adverse effects. By showing two of the social implications of this technology, we will be addressing some of the issues that must be confronted if this technology is ...
- 190: ... a very fine line between the two perceptions. When reading, one sometimes does not even realize when the author makes the transition from a plausible concept to a ludicrous one. Science fiction is a relatively new term. Novels were first categorized this way towards the close of the 1920's. This word was first utilized in short stories that appeared in the pulp magazines, of the era. The phrase "science fiction ... Victor Frankenstein is not the only character in the novel searching for knowledge, throughout the book Walton and the monster are also looking for enlightenment. (Bleiler 7) "The monster, product of guilty knowledge, threatens the world with evil progeny." (Bleiler 7) Frankenstein is yet another work of science fiction which was not thought to be realistically possible by most people until recently. This is an excerpt from criticism of science fiction ... can be a symbol of conquest, of fulfillment, or of alienation, depending on context. Writers perhaps understand this more readily than mainstream critics, who do not always distinguish between characters and personages. Wells had the new language off from the start." (Aldiss Trillion 117) Herbert George Wells was born in the suburbs of London in a place called Bromley. After failed attempts at being a tailor's and chemist's ...
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