Should Downloading Music Be Illegal.

Response to text- Why You Should Pay For medication by John Sheldrick Dear John, I read your article and I curb some comments most it I would like to ack promptlyledge about it Firstly when you mention that you advocate a culture in which tribe actually want to spend money on medicament, but I actually imagine we should advocate a culture where everybody listens to music and non just the ones who have a computer and and a bank account, I believe that music should be a right and not a liberty and everybody should want to willingly listen to music.Then you argue that people value music but they dont value it in the sense that they will willingly fork over $1 for a song, I have more than 2 thousand songs in my library, that is equal to 2 thousand dollars and I in reality dont have that extra money to spend and people usually dont like to spend their money on things they can get for free. I would much rather use that money to buy something else and if we had to pay for every sin gle song we would like to listen to our music library would be much smaller and we could not enjoy music as much as we enjoy it when we have a large form of it.For the consumer, music is not a product or a service. They pay for physical copies of music such as CDs, they pay for music sheets or for subscriptions to music services, but they dont pay for a song by itself. After that you state that artists now have no money to keep recording music and have to go on tours to get the money. I do agree that some artist that are not yet discovered should get support from their fans so they could keep recording music, but arent musicians supposed to be doing music because its their erotic love?They are not supposed to go into the business because they want money and fame notwithstanding though I dont see the artist at the top of the charts starving to death. Music is about passion and the ones who are recording music are supposed to want to bring their music to all kinds of people so the y can enjoy it and the musician is supposed to be satisfied with that and not be embarrassed because they are not the cover of a magazine. I also imagine that tours are a expectant thing, why listen to a record when you can go out and the real human slowly the voice live and enjoy it more closely.Its clear that everybody thinks music should be free, because its going to sell over else. Why should the music industry care whether the money comes from a tour with $100 in mesh or the exact same amount is brought in from CD purchases? In the end, it doesnt matter, money is still coming in and can be used to record more music. Then you talk about how music labels are closing because the lack of money they are getting but I actually think that record labels are trying to turn music into gold, music recording labels are getting a large cut of the artists money and are overcharging.The artist who are not yet discovered savings bank record a good album because the labels are asking fo r absurd quantities of money which the artist incline pay, so the label closes and the vicious circle starts again elsewhere. I think labels should spend more succession developing the artists because they would have a stake in them that extended beyond their recorded music. There is no possible way anyone could seriously work in music and be looking for money and a the same time state that they truly care about the musicians.In conclusion I think that we do need to support our artists, but that could be done a million ways other than remunerative an overpriced dollar for a song. With the internet now how can we be surprised when people now expect to get their music online for free? The internet file sharing and the advantages we now have in technology I see no way to make the clock turned back and string people to start paying again. So the business has to get creative and evolve away from the change of recorded music and start receiving money in other ways.

Progressive Era Dbq

Charlie Shinske During the Progressive Era, pressure from labor, suffrage, and conservation movements profoundly changed the public life of the Statesn history. Many of the reformers ideas clashed with the male-dominated, capitalist economic structure present at the turn of the century. Some of the mean reforms opposed the current system, but the level of social unrest necessitated change. Businessmen and activists alike initiated the reforms during the Progressive Era.Government, receivable to the intention of calming the common man and quieting the seemingly more and more vocal middleclass, back up them from the socio-economic class 1900 to 1920, Progressive Era reformers were successful in bringing about reform to the United States. Socially, America was gaining strength, with women much(prenominal) as Jane Addams, a womens rights activist, entering the progressive fight. The percent of bailable voters who cast ballots in presidential elections were at a somewhat steady rat e from 1904 to 1916, ranging from 59-65%, but in the 1920 election, only 49% of eligible voters actually cast ballots. Document J) Although some may argue that the percent decrease was due to closely Americans not liking any of the elected Presidential candidates, and therefore not voting this is untrue because this was the first of all election in which women could vote, which threw of the ratio of voters and non-voters. In addition, all four candidates running for the title of President, Debs, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, were all progressives, and precious to reduce the number of trusts. This gave all voters, men or women, some incentive to vote.In the end of the election, Woodrow Wilson won, but not with the majority. During Wilsons presidency, some women spoke out saying that Wilson was oppressing them, and compared themselves to people being oppressed by Kaiser that were living Ger numerous. (Document H) many female rights activists saw the government as putting them down th at is why the passing of the 19th amendment caused such an uproar, women agreed and were excited with their new found power, but men were not happy (mostly because women promoted prohibition).During this thirty year period in American history our country made major strides in working conditions, moral values, and where we stood in the worlds commerce. We now had a wealthy middle class that could sort of grapple for themselves and we were working on making sure that the food we ate and the water we drank was healthy enough for us to drink. The U. S. was starting to boom, then came the depression.

Deception Point Page 104

Wheres Michael? She didnt see him. Her panic belonged only an instant as a raw(a) fear descended. Overhead, the Tritons shredded winch cable let out an ominous whipping noise as the braids unraveled. Then, there was a loud snap, and Rachel felt the cable give way.Momentarily weight little, Rachel hovered above her oceant wrong the cockpit as the sub hurtled discomfitward. The deck disappeared overhead, and the catwalks under the Goya raced by. The soldier trapped in the claws went white with fear, staring at Rachel as the sub accelerated cut anchorward.The fall seemed end slight.When the sub crashed into the sea beneath the Goya, it plunged hard under the surf, ramming Rachel down hard into her seat. Her spine compressed as the illuminated ocean raced up over the dome. She felt a suffocating drag as the sub slowed to a stop underwater and then raced back toward the surface, bobbing up like a cork.The sharks hit instantly. From her former-row seat, Rachel sit frozen in place as the spectacle unfolded only a some feet away.Delta-Two felt the sharks oblong head crash into him with unimaginable force. A razor sharp fasten tightened on his upper arm, slicing to the bone and locking on. A flash of white-hot pain set off as the shark torqued its powerful bole and shook its head violently, tearing Delta-Twos arm off his body. Others sharks go in. Knives stabbing at his legs. Torso. Neck. Delta-Two had no breath to scream in agony as the sharks ripped huge chunks of his body away. The last thing he saw was a crescent-shaped mouth, tilting sideways, a gorge of teeth clamping down across his face.The world went black.Inside the Triton, the thudding of heavy cartilaginous heads ramming into the dome finally subsided. Rachel opened her eye. The macrocosm was gone. The water washing against the window was crimson.Badly battered, Rachel huddled in her chair, knees pulled to her chest. She could feel the sub moving. It was drifting on the current, scraping along t he length of the Goyas lower dive deck. She could feel it moving in a nonher boot as well. Down.Outside, the distinctive gurgling of water into the ballast tanks grew louder. The ocean inched higher on the glass in front of her.Im sinkingA jolt of terror shot through Rachel, and she was suddenly scrambling to her feet. R all(prenominal)ing overhead, she grabbed the hatch mechanism. If she could heighten up on top of the sub, she still had time to jump onto the Goyas dive deck. It was only a few feet away.Ive got to get outThe hatch mechanism was clearly marked which way to turn it to open. She heaved. The hatch did not budge. She tried again. Nothing. The portal was jammed shut. Bent. As the fear rose in her blood like the sea around her, Rachel heaved one last time.The hatch did not move.The Triton sank a few inches deeper, bumping the Goya one last time before drifting out from underneath the mangled hull and into the open sea.126Dont do this, Gabrielle begged the senator as he finished at the copy machine. Youre risking your daughters life sexton blocked out her voice, moving back to his desk now with ten identical stacks of photocopies. Each stack contained copies of the pages Rachel had faxed him, including her handwritten note claiming the meteorite was a bull through and accusing NASA and the White House of trying to kill her.The most shocking media kits ever assembled, sexton thought, as he began carefully inserting each stack into its own large, white linen windbag. Each envelope tire his name, office address, and senatorial seal. There would be no doubt where this incredible information had originated. The semipolitical scandalization of the century, sacristan thought, and I will be the one to reveal itGabrielle was still pleading for Rachels safety, hardly Sexton heard only silence. As he assembled the envelopes, he was in his own private world. Every political career has a defining moment. This is mine.William Pickerings phone message had warned that if Sexton went public, Rachels life would be in danger. unfortunately for Rachel, Sexton also knew if he went public with proof of NASAs fraud, that single act of boldness would land him in the White House with more decisiveness and political drama than ever before witnessed in American politics.Life is filled with difficult decisions, he thought. And winners are those who make them.Gabrielle Ashe had seen this looking at in Sextons eyes before. contrivance ambition. She feared it. And with good reason, she now realized. Sexton was obviously prepared to risk his daughter in order to be the first to announce the NASA fraud.Dont you see youve already won? Gabrielle demanded. Theres no way Zach Herney and NASA will survive this scandal. No matter who makes it public No matter when it comes out Wait until you know Rachel is safe. Wait until you talk to PickeringSexton was clearly no longer listening to her. Opening his desk drawer, he pulled out a foil opinion poll on wh ich were affixed dozens of nickel-sized, self-adhesive get up seals with his initials on them. Gabrielle knew he usually used these for formal invitations, but he apparently thought a crimson wax seal would give each envelope an extra touch of drama. Peeling the circular seals off the foil, Sexton pressed one onto the pleat of each envelope, sealing it like a monogrammed epistle.Gabrielles heart pulsed now with a new anger. She thought of the digitized images of illegal checks in his computer. If she said anything, she knew he would just delete the evidence. Dont do this, she said, or Ill go public about our affair.Sexton laughed out loud as he affixed the wax seals. Really? And you think theyll believe you-a power-hungry aide denied a post in my administration and looking for revenge at any cost? I denied our involvement once, and the world believed me. Ill simply deny it again.The White House has photos, Gabrielle declared.Sexton did not even look up. They dont have photos. And even if they did, theyre meaningless. He affixed the final wax seal. I have immunity. These envelopes out-trump anything anyone could possibly receive at me.Gabrielle knew he was right. She felt utterly helpless as Sexton admired his handiwork. On his desk sat ten elegant, white linen envelopes, each embossed with his name and address and secured with a crimson wax seal bearing his scripted initials. They looked like royal letters. Certainly kings had been crowned on account of less potent information.Sexton picked up the envelopes and prepared to leave. Gabrielle stepped over and blocked his way. Youre making a mistake. This can wait.Sextons eyes bored into her. I made you, Gabrielle, and now Ive unmade you.That fax from Rachel will give you the presidency. You owe her.Ive given up her plenty.What if something happens to herThen shell cement my sympathy vote.Gabrielle could not believe the thought had even crossed his mind, a good deal less his lips. Disgusted, she reached for t he phone. Im calling the White-Sexton spun and slapped her hard across the face.Gabrielle staggered back, feeling her lip split open. She caught herself, grabbing on to the desk, staring up in astonishment at the man she had once worshiped.Sexton gave her a long, hard look. If you so much as think of crossing me on this, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life. He stood unflinching, clutching the stack of sealed envelopes under his arm. A harsh danger burned in his eyes.When Gabrielle exited the office building into the cold night air, her lip was still bleeding. She hailed a taxi and climbed in. Then, for the first time since she had come to Washington, Gabrielle Ashe skint down and cried.

The Byronic Hero

While popular culture is usu all in ally regarded as n proto(prenominal)thing trite, significationless, and superficial, careful and insightful abridgment of certain aspects of popular culture reveals a lot about culture as a whole. For the purposes of this essay, I decided to concentrate on one of the pop idols of the 20th century, namely Jim Morrison. The rationale behind my select is that this figure produced a powerful impact on popular culture, and the cult of Jim Morrison is still appealing to umpteen generations of American.As for the theoretical perspective to be employed in this essay, I will show how the cult of Jim Morrison is a reincarnation of the image of the Byronic gunman that has always been give way in world culture. The Byronic Hero is an extraordinary and apt young man. Tremendous success of Jim Morrison leaves no doubt in his enormous talent, charisma, and energy. I dare appoint him a genius for the ample reason that speaking about the overall history of contemporary music, tidy sum remember exactly two names, the Beatles and the Doors, and the Doors in the first place.Secondly, the Byronic Hero is a rebel who opposes almost all friendly norms and regulations he deliberately distances himself from conventional social institutions. This feature was characteristic of Jim Morrison from the early childhood he used to question the authority, and for that he was dismissed from a scout club. At night, he used to pluck out from his parents house and hang out at overcrowded and disreputable bars. His juvenile misbehaving soon evolved into a consistent social protest expressed trough music and show.Philosophies of Protest used to be his favourite course at Florida State University (Davis, 2004). He denounced traditional social patterns the evidence for that is the fact that he never got matrimonial. Instead, he married Patricia Kennealy in a Celtic pagan ceremony. The Byronic Hero is never impressed by rank and privilege, though he may possess it. Jim Morrison might have become a representative of the elite circles with bully education, stable job, and decent social status. Yet he made a choice in favor of a flamboyant bohemian lifestyle. Another feature of the Byronic Hero is intelligence.The conventional Byronic Hero is well-read and possibly well-bread. Jim Morrison took a keen interest in self-education he devoted a lot of condemnation to reading Nietzsche, Jung, Ginsberg, Joyce, and Balzac. He derived inspiration in the literary heritage of French symbolists, especially Rimbaud. It is worth noting that Arthur Rimbaud himself was an cautionary Byronic Hero, with his dark passions and impressive talents. By the age of fifteen, Jim established himself as a gifted poet and painter some sources argue that Jim Morrison had an IQ of 149 (Davis, 2004).He received solid education and traveled the world. These facts prove that Jim Morrison possessed the majority of features normal for the Byronic Hero. Another ch aracteristic of the Byronic Hero is the exile, usually self-imposed. Exile to Paris is an essential part of Jim Morrisons biography. Morrison escape to Paris with Pamela Courson he did so because he disliked being a celebrity. He was deeply disgruntled with the absence of serious attitude to him as an American poet. Paris seemed to provide an asylum.The conventional Byronic Hero is maladjusted by a terrible thing he committed in the past, like a mystic curse or crime this burden forces him into a voluntary exile. When Morrison escaped to Paris, he faced a tragic dilemma in his life. His two women, Pamela Courson and Patricia Kennealy, some(prenominal) demanded his love. Some researchers believe that his love for Patricia Kennealy was greater, but Pamela allow him continue his experiments with alcohol and drugs (Davis, 2004). He may have always felt guilt and regret for departure Patricia. The Byronic Hero is constantly depressed and melancholic.It is reported that in Paris Mor rison searched for a sense of living as well as for inspiration to write more powerful poetry (Davis, 2004). yet even in the city of great poets Morrison was spiritually void and suffered from depression. The Byronic Hero is unusually handsome and inextricably attractive, often to both sexes. I dare label Jim Morrison as the most prominent male sex-symbol of the 20th century. The Byronic Hero is big than life in his feelings, talents, ambitions, and pride. This type is also self-destructive in the longer run.That is one of the most literal arguments that prove Jim Morrisons connection with the discussed image. His progressing addiction to alcohol and drugs was his curse. Thus, Morrison can be regarded as an spokesperson of the Byronic Hero that has been present in world culture from its creation in early Greek theatre finished classical English literature and 19th-Century Russian literature to the modern times. It is evident that the classical Byronic Heroes is Byrons Childe Ha rold. The Canto I from the Childe Harolds Pilgrimage provides an excessive proof for all the abovementioned images of a Byronic Hero.The following lines can be interpreted as the example of disobedient nature of the Byronic Hero Who ne in virtues ways did take delight/But spent his days in riot most uncouth (Canto I, 2, lines 1-2). Precursors of this typical hero of English love affair can be traced back to Greek theatre. The notion of hamartia, or tragic flaw, is intrinsically linked to the early development of the Byronic Hero. The Byronic Hero is also present in literary Gothicism as one of the literary trends at heart the tradition of Romanticism.In the Romantic literature, two different types of heroes can be found, namely Satanic Hero and Byronic Hero. In fact, Satan is also believed to be an early version of the Byronic Hero. Despite some apparent differences, these two literary types have much in common Like Satan, the Byronic hero is an outsider and an overreacher, thoug h the divine fair play that he violates is not the First Commandment but the Seventh, a sin often involving not only adultery but incest (Polidori, Le Fanu & Stoker, 2002, p. 6). As for the classical period in literature, Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights is another example of Byronic hero.Captain Ahab from Moby Dick is sometimes also cited as a Byronic Hero, although there no broad consensus among critics Captain Ahabs rebellious nature and attitude towards existing norms illustrates his Byronic qualities, as well as the overall dark nature of his reality (Hospelhorn & Nicolson, 2003, Moby Dick). Byronic Hero found new incarnation in classic Russian literature. Such notable writers as Alexander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, Alexander Pushkin, and Mikhail Lermontov all contributed to the emergence of the phenomenon later referred to as the Russified Byronic Hero. In the modern time, the merriment of the Byronic Hero is often attributed to Albert Camus in his novel The Rebel But it was Ca muss recreation, in modern terms, of the solitary Byronic hero, who resists luck and an alien world by defiant acts, which brought the cult so vividly to life and gave it actual meaning to youth on both sides of the Rhine (Johnson, 2001, p. 575). Therefore, it is possible to conclude that Jim Morrison as an incarnation of the Byronic Hero exemplifies the pervasiveness of archetypes that have been present in world art and literature since ancient times.References Davis, S. Jim Morrison Life, Death, Legend. New York Gotham Books, 2004. Hospelhorn, S. , & Nicolson, A. Byronic Heroes in Russian Literature. 2003. October 8, 2007. Johnson, P. M. Modern times Revised Edition The World from the Twenties to the Nineties, Revised ed. New York Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001. Polidori, J. W. , Le Fanu, J. , & Stoker, B. Three Vampire Tales Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre. Boston Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.

Ottoman and Safavid Empires Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 words

Ottoman and Safavid Empires - Essay ExamplePowerbase The substantialness caterbase is an important factor that legitimized the rule of the Ottoman and Safavid empires. They owed much of their power to the empire created by the Mongols previously as surface as the political institutions that allowed for the achievement of the military patronage state wherein government functioned like a grand military family that serve as protector of the country and its culture. The Ottoman Empire is the greater benefactive role of these Mongol legacies. Nonetheless, what can be seen here is that the prevailing political environment was already stable, systematic and influential. every(prenominal) it took was strong leadhip to take advantage of all the policy network available as well as the existence of an effective bureaucracy that has been established long before. This last factor is particularly subservient in the case of weak Sultan who is incapable of protecting his subjects by himself . The bureaucracy assumed great powers and centralized post that a weak leader could rule just effectively, taking authority and power from the many branches of his government (Karpat 2002, 400) Holy Mandate Another important legitimizing force for the powerbase of the Ottoman and the Safavid empires was religion - the Moslem values and laws. ... The Safavids also benefited from religion in this manner. In fact, Islam is their primary claim to authority. The primary authority of the Safavid rulers was ground on the claim that the they were descendants of the seventh imam, and therefore were quasi-divine persons (Lapidus 2002, 445). Unlike the Ottomans, who benefitted in combining religious and blue approach in governance, the Safavids went as far as establishing a religious establishment that eventually employ to eliminate opposition to the government and the ruler. For this purpose, Shah Ismail founded Shiism built up the ranks of the Shii ulama, which ruthlessly suppressed ri vals of the state and the religious order. Shah Ismail successfully made his subjects think that he and his heirs, being descendants, of the Seventh Imam, Muza al-Kazim, were his reincarnations on earth (The Empire of the Heartlands reference 64). This cemented the authority of the Shah, becoming the head both of the state and of religion, being the Twelfth Imam, in the flesh. In addition, the Safavid rulers also conservatively cultivated historic images of previous glorious Persian past such as manuscript illuminations, architecture, and tourist court literature of Persian kings of kings (Khoury and Kostiner 1990, 36). This recall of past glory and Persian forms of monarchy strengthened the religious authority of the Safavid leaders so that they were able to consolidate power and maintain it without significant opposition from the people. In the 13th century, for example, the leadership encouraged the theory that the Safavid founder Husain married the daughter of Yazdigird III, the last Sassanian king, effectively linking the house of Ali to the Iranian monarchical tradition (Empires of the Heartland reference, 47). The Ottomans also organized

Hinduism & Jainism Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words

Hinduism & Jainism - Assignment ExampleMoreover, they preach correspond and careful treatment of all living beings by minimizing or eliminating harmful thoughts (Antiquity of Jainism, n.d).Hinduism and Jainism are the two of the to the highest degree important ancient religions of India Jainism being much older than the Vedic religions of Hindus. Since Jainas and Hindus have been living side by side for the past many centuries, it is obvious that they have influenced each other in many consider but still there exists many balances between them with respect to their concepts and religious beliefs.The most important difference being that Hindus call up in the existence of god but Jainas dont believe in god instead worships those great ones who have realized their high ideal and attained salvation. Jainism follows trine sanctioned principles non-violence, non-absolutism and non-possession. Jainas believe that man should treat all living beings of the world as his own. Hinduism s tresses the importance of pink of my John of living beings. According to Hindus, only god can attain salvation Jainas believe that salvation is the right of human beings only. There are different ways to attain salvation in Hinduism, for example the four Yogas Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga. However, the path of salvation prescribed by Jainism is only one Ratnatraya Marga, that is, three fold path of Right Belief, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct which is to be simultaneously act by all men. Hinduism is a sacrificial religion where Hindus consider performance of some(prenominal) sacrifices for different reasons and different durations as very important, including animal sacrifices. Although, Jainas dont believe in sacrifices they promote careful living where no form of life should be harmed. Though the ultimate finishing of both Hindus and Jainas is to achieve Nirvana or supreme liberation, the path and the number of stages involved in stint it is absolutely contrasting from one

Drug Court Research Paper Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words

dose Court - Research Paper ExampleThat individual has the liberty to either call the required coordinators or a request in writing can be sent to the appropriate authorities as well.Furthermore, if the person wants to be a part of the Miami Dade Countys Drug Court program and wants to acquire some cultivation regarding that place, then the applicant should contact the Drug Court Coordinator who shall help the individual in simplifying matters.The person who becomes a part of the Drug Court Program will be able to graduate after a minimum of a 12 month period. In this time, the client will have to attend varied training sessions, must show good behavior to the norms of that place, must portray the recovery from the doses in a positive way and must be able to cast in all the payments to the court for the treatment. (Peter Finn, 1993) sole(prenominal) after complying with all these steps a request is sent by the counselor to the judge to let go that individual. Though the final d ecision rests in the hands of the judge but once habilitate free, the graduate can file a request to wipe out all the records of his stay in the program.On the contrary, if the individual fails to complete the minimum time period of that program and constantly tests positive for drug usage, then the person will be dropped off the training laidup. To worsen the conditions the client will be tried in the criminal court and if convicted, will have to serve and spend time in the jail for the wrong doings.(Jason A Oetjen, 2003) This option is chosen very rarely and in extreme cases where the drug offender refuse to let go their appetite of having drugs. Otherwise, everyone works hard enough to find a way to treat the participant to clear the obstacles. If a rule is broken or the progress is unsatisfactory, the drug court doesnt take the applicant to the criminal court right away, rather they look into the set of events that prompted the person in complying by the rules