Heavenly Stigma

    Socrates believed that every person is responsible for what comes out of their mouth, and Stephen Fry believes that everyone’s reaction to those words is their own problem. So why does every school, work, and public environment subtly encourage censorship, be it on a legal, social, or personal level? I’ll trust the words of George R.R. Martin to form the foundation of my thesis, “When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” Censorship is not a display of decency, but of fear, evidence of a distorted perception of the opinions of others. To support and exercise acts of censorship is to discourage the development not only in personal education, but in the betterment of society as a whole. I believe that censorship appeals to several negative traits found in human nature, and that there is a difference between censorship and appropriate exposure. One such trait being fear; more spec...

I believe that nearly everything in life, in moderation, can serve as a resource to our benefit. The internet is definitely not an exception. The freedom the internet provides us as curious human beings, however, is often abused, resulting in a laziness that prevents people from fulfilling their potential as benefits to our ever-striving society and species. I believe a reevaluation of priorities can help prevent this desensitizing in the future. This essay will discuss the history of easily accessible internet in the US, the benefits of its universal application , and the negative effects of such power, as well as a solution to the problems presented by this resource.   Electronic computers were first used industrially in the mid 1950s, and these machines could occupy an entire room to be functional. These machines accomplished basic tasks using simpler algorithms to detect and create patterns, calculate numerical values, and process information. These machines have go...