I recently ran into an issue online with death threats and online trolls.
I published an image to my deviant art page of Muhammed and his favourite 9 year old wife, Aisha. This image was not meant to offend, it was actually meant to spread awareness for the struggles muslims face every day as a minority in this world. All 1.5 billion of them. Luckily, I found a handy guide on how to block people on deviant art which silences a lot of these trolls, but this is just the tip of the iceburg unfortunately. Online hate is a serious issue which needs to be fixed. Here are some of my suggestions on how to fix online bullying:
Some serious issues can be fixed with these measures, as backed up by feminist scientists I learned about in my gender studies group. #StopTheOppressed #Resist #Fuck45
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Some people think that the death penalty should be revived. Others think judges should be more lenient, and help with the never-ending predicament of over crowded prisons. There is no correct conclusion regarding justice, as there will always be conflicts between opposing opinions.
One view on this subject matter is that law and justice should not even think about bringing mercy. A very severe set punishment should be set for individual crimes, acting as a strong deterrence. Of course, if the offender had no choice in committing the crime, for example, if a terrorist told the offender he would shoot them unless they committed the felony, he would shoot them the judge may be able to transmute his sentence to a lesser one. Using this merciless tactic on sentencing will deter criminals from committing crimes in the future. You may be thinking that this is a stupid idea, as it would not be helping the problem we have on crowded prisons. There is a simple answer to this predicament. Build more. The public will complain no matter what the government does out of principle. They would complain even more if the government started releasing criminals that are a danger to society. If the consequences are the same, why not go for the more sensible option. For very severe offenses, very severe punishments should be put in place. For example, if a human being murders another human being and it was premeditated, they should be put in prison for at least 50 years. For minor misdemeanours, such as graffiti or theft, less severe punishments should be given. For example, if a man write a word in spray paint on a wall, he should have to spend 3 months, 4 evenings a week, scrubbing the walls of the town and cleaning up graffiti and litter. Some arguments for having a more lenient side of justice are these. Sometimes, somebody steals because they are starving, and need to get money. I think that the judge in this case should be more lenient and sympathetic. This is because, this act was a matter of survival, and was not done out of spite. Another example where a judge might be lenient is if somebody was provoked into attacking somebody and killing them on accident. This could be a case in a wife being beaten for years on end, until one day, he beats her up and she stabs him with a nearby knife. This would not be fair on the woman, as she would have suffered years of abuse and pain, only to go to jail for even more years. In a way the woman would have already served her punishment, as being beaten up for years would be horrid. Being merciful will not reform an individual though and that is the whole point of prison and punishment. Watching a panorama programme on bbc I player about knife crime, and seeing detainees being interviewed is very poignant though. Looking at them in prison, after killing people with knives, was really sad, as you could see most of them really did feel sorry for what they had done, and were willing to stay in prison, as they accepted it was fair. Some of them, who only had a few years, really didn't look or sound very sorry. The ones who had longer sentences were reformed. This is proof that lenient sentences are a bad idea. In conclusion I am in favour of a more severe punishment, as in my opinion, punishment is about protecting the society and reformation. Reforming the criminals would make society a much better place and having people in the prison, is good for protecting the society. Obviously, I do not want justice to go as far as retribution, as that would be unfair on the reprobate. Minor sentences and punishment, would do nothing to reform the criminal, and I can see young teenagers, almost collecting crimes on their criminal record, almost as a kind of status maker. The more offences and community service hours you have, the better you are, and that sort of ridiculous thing. Yes, it would help with the overcrowded prisons dilemma, but it would not make much of an impact for keeping society safe from dangerous people. If justice were tempered with mercy, people, pun intended, would get away with murder. Brown uses his method of poetry to touch on his childhood, religion, violence, and more.
Jericho Brown is the recipient of a Whiting Writers Award and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Endowment for the Arts. His first book, Please (New Issues 2008), won the American Book Award, and his second book, The New Testament (Copper Canyon 2014), was named one of the best books of the year by Library Journal and the Academy of American Poets. He is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Emory University in Atlanta. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx Storytelling is a tradition that finds voice, not just in prose, but in poetry as well. So what is the difference between telling a story with prose and using poetry to accomplish the same?
A story written in traditional prose format can be fiction or nonfiction, and usually includes a descriptive narration of events. Prose poetry--a term first coined by French writer Charles Baudelaire--combines key elements of the two genres (prose and poetry). It has the form of prose, and often appears in single-paragraph format, while employing the careful word choices and language of poetry. The traditional line breaks of poetry are substituted for sentences. Keep in mind that poetic language doesn't just have to do with specific word choices or florid verbiage, but also with the way language is used. For example, descriptions may be employed using metaphor or unique ways of perceiving a situation, surroundings, or objects. What distinguishes a prose poem from flash fiction, also known as microfiction or a short short story? The answer is not cut-and-dried, and there are no hard and fast rules. The lack of distinguishable boundaries results in writing that sometimes intentionally makes itself difficult to categorize. (Lydia Davis is one example of an author who writes such work.) The prose format is one approach to poetic storytelling. Another technique uses a traditional format, but incorporates narration into the story. Narrative poetry, simply put, tells a story while remaining in the traditional poetic form. The story-within-poetry is, of course, more refined than a story written in prose format. Whatever form your poetry takes, language economy is vital--every word should count, and every line must be concise. Web English Teacher: Narrative Writing Writing Narrative Poetry Narrative Poetry Poetry Portal: Narrative Poetry Prose Poems or Microfiction? By Rachel Barenblat |
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