Affirmative action

Affirmative action is a ill thought out solution to problems of racial and gender discrimination. It takes the jobs available in a given area and distributes them according to race or gender rather than qualifications for the given job. This act sets us backwards in the progress man has made against discrimination by removing the freedom of choice as well as discouraging achievement and motivation in the area of work by qualifying people based on physical qualities rather than qualities specific for the job. This can also create problems depending upon how it is enforced, requirements for one area might be completely irrelevant for that of another area, in example Vancouver might require a 40% Asian employment rate but in a neighbouring city the density of the Asian population might not be as strong making finding full employment more difficult.

A Lost Approach

In solemn silence the globe remains spinning. Forgotten it sits in a locked room filled with ideas of past occupants. Deemed outdated it cries, and the footsteps continue down the hall. A painted sphere, drowned by the lens in space, with numbers we lose simplicity, and thus our lives flawed by confusion.

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CRACK! The sound of a bookshelf snapping accompanied by the unison flipping of hundreds of pages. Rows of fifty chairs each stretch perpendicular to massive columns of books. Every two minutes a shuffle of paper erupts in the tall building and quickly falls to silence. Stories are immediately replaced upon completion as long, lanky figures glide along the isles. Each second is measured by a clock without arms that sit on the high north-east corner of the building. By the door stands a tall, dark, faceless figure whom watches the readers without movement. BANG! A head falls asleep one last time amid the silence of many others, the shuffle of paper erupts once more. Slowly slips the body from the chair onto a small shiny kart that begins to roll through the isle. Solemnly a pale figure enters through the front door and occupies the recently vacant seat. He opens up a book without a title and begins to stare at a blank page. The shuffle of paper erupts.

A Hole In My Heart

There are two many holes in the casing of these computers. These holes not only jeopardize the physical strength of the computer tower but the visual aspect of the system itself. It allows for the easy manipulation of the shape and image of the front of the case due to the weakening of the metal cause by a lack of density from these holes. Due to the immoral alteration of these cases Life as we know it has been distorted in an irreversible manner. They represent the holes in technology that hold us as a species from moving forward in this technological world. They are pointless to the construct of the computer itself and hold no value towards the power of the computer. It is apparent that the computer contains more that four holes creating an imbalance towards the flow of life. It also costs wasted money in order to form so many holes in the case of the computer that could have been contributed towards important hardware such as the mother board or other hardware chips. And to top it all off, as illustrated by Hannah Cerne, it is not even useful as a nail file.... barbaric!

Danny Sugerman, the main author of "No One Here Gets Out Alive" was personaly connected to the band since the age of twelve. Born October 11th, 1954 and died January 5th, 2005 he spent the most of his life either wrking with or writing about The Doors. At the age of twelve he started off answering fan mail for the rising band and took over managment shortly after the death of Morrison in 1971. He held a large part in the creation of the film "The Doors" in 1991 which was also based off of the book.

The Perils of Lottery: Sythesis Write

Man kind is a seemingly deceptive race in the sense that the most average of people can commit the most horrible of acts. Through the ages we have been known to cause devastation to other human beings, from senseless murder to massive genocide. Evident in the story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, many of these acts have been done without purpose or reason or for worthless reasons such as hatred portrayed in the speech "The Perils of Indifference" by Elie Wiesel. "The Lottery" shows a small ordinary town that on an annual basis selects one random person to be stoned to death by the hands of the rest of the villagers for no reason stated in the story, just as in the second world war an average country is brought into a sudden hatred for a religion for reasons many people did not understand why. Humans in a sense are much like cats, cats by nature will kill anything tat is smaller than them without reasons or need, they will hunt down weaker beings for the simple enjoyment. Humans will do the same, if someone is smaller or weaker then complete control is required over the weaker person. If this control is lost then growth is allowed creating fear in the stronger persons mind making some sort of dispute inevitable. This is obvious in "The Perils of Indifference" but might explain the evolution of the event the lottery in "The Lottery" in the sense that the power gained from winning the lottery now might create hatred in the minds of those who lost and evolving to the point that the winner of the lottery became no longer a great achievement of luck, but rather a terrible result of bad luck. Both stories however show a strong passion of protection from a second party of a weaker force standing up against the force of that in power. Elie Wiesel thanks those of the American army who showed hatred for those who imprisoned the Jewish people during the war and although weaker than Germany, they pushed onwards as Tessie stood up against the entire village to protest the show of ill fortune bestowed upon her family. Average people given power in unruly circumstances will perform terrible tasks to those of whom they can use it against, it is the uneven distribution of power that causes us to commit such terrible acts.

Top Three

The top three gestures invented by humans. Humans have developed many gestures over the years that stimulate excitement and approval or disgust and hatred. The list will be narrowed down using the effect it has on the recipient, the ease of use, and the general outlook society has on this particular form of communication.

The Middle Finger:
Held high in the air, this small fragment of flesh sends a message beyond words. By simply enclosing a fist and extending the third finger from the left as you hold your hand above your head you send a message of disgust and disagreement. Beginning in the ancient Roman culture where writings indicate it as the "digitus impudicus" it was used in plays to insult someone. Today it used used in the daily lives of many citizens as they fight and pick their way through the hard streets of modern life. Receiving it creates a high sense of disgust, insulting and creating a sense of hatred towards the person of whom the gesture was sent.

The High Five:
Often used in cases of celebration, two co-operating people extend the length of their arm and meet hands high in the air often resulting in a loud clap or snapping noise. It results in a stimulation of the senses bringing out a sense of excitement and/or sarcasm of which the participants feed off of. However if one participant initiates a high-five and the other doesn't concur, the first is set into a state of disappointment destroying any sense of excitement and joy. High fives are very often used in society today, notably frequent in sports of other competitive scenarios.

The Thumb Up:
Much like the middle finger in fashion and style, the thumb up consists again of clenching the fist, only rather than the middle finger the thumb is raised instead portraying a sense of approval or liking for a certain person or idea. Also originating in Ancient Rome, the "Pollice Verso" was used to either spare or condemn a gladiator to death depending on the orientation of the hand. It's use in modern life a substantially declined though it is still used by many people on a regular basis. It is more of a neutral gesture in emotional stimulation but is constantly used to replace the verbal terms of yes or no.