The Marquis de Sade led a lifestyle that disgusted some but influenced others. “This was a life, then, of swashbuckling adventure, narrow escapes, wild abandon, and bloody crime” (Lever, introduction on front flap). He is famous for coining the term “sadism” from his known love for sexual violence in his own life and literature. The Marquis’ own libertine values, which allowed for him to escape the moral restraints of law and religion, allowed for his life and works of literature to challenge censorship
Before her twitter controversy, Justine Sacco was the senior director of corporate communications for a company called InterActive Corp. She was 30 years old, successful in her career, and happy in life. However, after a single tweet, her life fell into a downward spiral. Back in December of 2013, Sacco made a trip to Cape Town, South Africa. Before boarding the plane, she logged on Twitter and posted, “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” Subsequently, she was bombarded
“Is it in you?”, “Get out what you put in”, “Win from within”. These are just a few sayings that the founders of Gatorade use to help persuade readers into thinking, “In order to be successful I need Gatorade”. This drink is a very popular performance enhancing sports beverage that athletes from all over depend on. Using the top athletes known to man in their advertisements they remain successful in fueling athletes across the globe. I have chosen two ads from Gatorade. I read them, examined them
second of the day. What was meant to provide distant friends and relatives a platform for communication has now turned into a tool used for extreme cyberbullying and hazing. Jon Ronson posted an article illustrating just that. He tells the story of Justine Sacco, a woman who experienced the full wrath of social media after posting a tweet that said, “‘Going to Africa.
Within todays sporting community, certain aspects of sport and its practices promote and construct ideas that sport in general is a male dominated. Sports media often provides an unequal representation of genders. Women athletes are regularly perceived as mediocre in comparison to their male equivalents (Lenskyj, 1998). Achievement in sport is generally established through displays of strength, speed and endurance, men usually set the standards in these areas, consequently woman rarely reach the
Serena William’s Journey With Racism Glamour and money are not the only components surrounding sports; many athletes experience what can be considered the dark side of sports. In the article The Meaning of Serena Williams by Claudia Rankine, some not so glamorous aspects of her life are highlighted. One of the most prominent rough parts of her life includes the racism that constantly surrounded her as an athlete. Whether it be the name calling and humiliation, or being paid less compared to a white
Serena Williams has a net worth of $140 million. She is a renowned professional tennis player in the world. How she made it Tennis Serena Williams’s career as a professional tennis player spans 20 years. Serena Williams has been ranked #1 in the world 5 times. She has earned the most prize money in the world among female players. Serena had earned $73.3 million in prize money by August 31, 2015, according to the Women’s Tennis Association. She is the highest earning female tennis player in the
Maria Sarapova: Suspension. Enough? Or Inadequate? I strongly recommend the article “Why Suspensions Won’t Deter PED Users Like Maria Sharapova” by Zach Petersel to be published in The Shorthorn newspaper. Petersel’s article is incisive, coherent, and persuasive; his discussions are relevant and have sufficient evidences to support his claim. The issue of the article is complex, controversial and intriguing standing suitable for most of The Shorthorn readers including professional athletes, trainers
Serena Jameka Williams is the Number One tennis player in women’s singles tennis, who was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, September 26th, 1981. She is the champion of seventeen single Grand Slams, and thirteen double Grand Slams alongside her professional tennis playing older sister, Venus. Together, they’re an unbeatable duo. Serena also won four Olympic gold medals, three of them in women’s doubles & one of them in women’s singles. This grand record is shared with her big sister
wanted to be given a chance to prove yourself innocent? In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Justine Moritz is killed for a crime she did not commit. The main character of Shelley’s gothic tale is Dr. Victor Frankenstein who is obsessed with science and the rebirth of the dead. He works in his lab and finally gives life to a creature. The creature kills Frankenstein’s youngest brother and frames Justine, the Frankenstein family’s housekeeper. The novel explores the creatures actions and explains
have changed tremendously as well. Today social media plays a great role in how a lot of people communicate and serves as a quick and easy way to interact with people all over the world. While social media is a useful tool to connect with others, Justine Sacco, a public relations executive for InterActiveCorp, learned the misuse of it has the ability to backfire and deteriorate one’s reputation (USA Today). Factors such as
little girl, she loved being the center of attention. Amy was born on September 16, 1971, in Newton, Massachusetts. Amy’s parents knew from the start she wasn’t going to want a normal career. I got all of my interesting facts from Amy Poehler by Justine Ciovacco. At the age of five, Amy and her family moved to Burlington, Massachusetts (12). According to Amy’s parents, she was always feisty, confident, and a natural “activity nerd” who loved being with her friends. When Amy was ten, with the help
character Justine, who is faithful and responsible, is used to showcase Victor Frankenstein’s lapse in morality and his lack in concern to nurture and protect life even though he is able to create life. Through the scene of Justine’s sentencing to death, the thematic message of one needing to accept parental responsibility and fulfill the nurturing role in another’s life is revealed through this stark contrast in Victor’s thought processes and actions compared to Justine’s. In the novel, Justine is the
With winter closing in Thomas Jefferson can expect winter sports to be rushing in. With another new coach and a fresh year, many things are expected for this year’s swimming season; let’s dive in! Justine Sullivan, the new swim coach, enters her first season at TJ with plenty of coaching experience, previously coaching for 10 years. She coached for many leagues, such as and recreation centers such as, Denver Parks and Recreation, USA swimming, Country Club Leagues, and YMCA Leagues which provided
The second Social Justice event I attended this semester was “Dramatic Readings: Oppression Through Our Eyes” on April 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. It was presented by a variety of different college students and a social justice professor. The objective, in my opinion, was to enlighten students on different types of oppression. The first speaker was Dani who read Hear Christine Break Her Silence by Emery Vela. She spoke about being in a dark, lonesome place. The only reason she stayed where she did was
opinions to a large audience. This tool has it’s benefits as people can join together to raise awareness to certain matters but there is also a cruel downside to the public use of social media. In Jon Ronson’s article, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life”, he distinctly reveals that the use of social media for debate/dissent/social and political change brings together a large audience to improve our society in difference to trolling, bullying and public shaming where there is an outstanding
The Internet is Forever After reading Jon Ronson’s article “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Shacco’s Life,” published February 12, 2015, there are some critiques that can be made. First of all, a summary. The day started out as a normal day for Justine Shacco, a senior director of corporate communications. She was at the airport. She began tweeting about some people around her in the airport, saying things like “Weird German Dude: You’re in First Class. It’s 2014. Get some deodorant” and “Going
Posey 81-85 Comp 2 Professor Williams Cyber Bullying Ronson, Jon. “From ‘How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life.’” Arguing about Literature, 2nd ed., John Schilb, pp. 81–85. Jon Ronson spends time and interviews people who have gone through internet shaming. More specifically, he focuses this passage on Justine Sacco, who tweeted a controversial message. Sacco was then targeted for her misunderstanding of a tweet, and her whole life then flipped upside
Frankenstein creates a creature that murders Victor’s younger brother, William, then frames Justine Moritz for the crime. Justine and Victor in addition to the creature believe that they are responsible for the death. Credible literary critics have written critical reviews of the case surrounding the murder from social, spiritual, feminist, and political perspectives. The perspectives characterize Victor, Justine, and the creature in terms of the theme of responsibility along with their impacts on the
Frankenstein "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer (Blackstone)." This quote explains how a proper court case is viewed, but what if there was a confession? In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, that’s exactly what happens to Justine; some planted evidence and then a false confession. In her book, it forces us to complete the role of God in a struggle of justice. Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein expresses the belief that religious knowledge will overcome the courts system, regardless