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Evan Layton says “social justice is complete equality of all people.” Cyber bullying infringes on people’s right to be completely equal. Cyber bullying is a way to put people down in a way that makes you remain anonymous. Whether its because someone is from a different ethnical background, they’re of a different sexual orientation,  they believe in a different faith or even if they are a little over weight, kids all over the United States are being bullied for being different. This has only recently become a problem because of the advancement in technology and the immaturity level of today’s youth. In my opinion there is no sure way to prevent cyber bullying indefinitely. You can put age restrictions on websites but that will not stop people from getting past them by simply saying they’re they are of age. There will always be some form of bullying in the world. In the past you hear of people being shoved in lockers, and today you hear of kids being teased online. It is a terrible thing to think about, however there is really is no “cure” to cyber bullying. Many people, including teenagers, commit suicide or even mass killing because of the teasing that they receive all because they were different from everyone else. While cyber bullying is a horrendous act and causes many people to end their lives, I believe there isn’t much that can be done about it.  

Source: http://prezi.com/dgz-_v_ja4bh/how-bullying-is-a-social-justice-issue/

Author: Evan Layton

Date: 9/26/14

Discussion 6 Questions:

1.) is any country really a Democracy?

2.) how has democracy changed?

3.)How old is Democracy?

4.) name 2 countries that first used a Democracy.

Digital media and social justice is a big issue, especially when it comes to a person’s privacy. With the technology advances we have these days nothing can be considered a secret anymore. People can find away to get into your email, use personal information and spend money on your credit cards without even stealing your wallet. Just within this past month celebrities have had their iCloud account broken into and personal pictures sent all over the world through the internet. What at one point was thought to be an innocent picture to your significant other has now been seen by everyone across the globe. Nothing on the internet is ever really gone, you can delete anything you want but once it’s out there, it’s out there for good. Privacy becomes a huge issue not only with the degenerates of the internet, but also with our own United States Government.  Our own government spies on us through our phone calls and text messages without us even knowing it because it’s considered an issue of “National Security”. An Article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveals that Verizon was ordered to give a record of every Verizon customers call history. Every phone call you have ever made, the exact time you made it and how long your call was has been handed over to the government. Whether you’re using the internet or using your phone nothing is ever just between you and whoever you’re conversing with, privacy is something that is very rare in today’s society so you have to be very care with what you type, send, or say.

Source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/confirmed-nsa-spying-millions-americans

Author: Cindy Cohn and Mark Rumold

Date: 9/18/2014

Digital media and social justice is a big issue. The Graduate Center at the City University of New York has taken action to connect research with broader audiences through social media. The City University of New York received a research grant of five hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the Ford Foundation to inform people about the issue. Students and faculty members teamed up and created a twitter account (@JustPublic365) which had seven full-time project members dedicated to inform the public. Project members hope to reach out to one-hundred and fifty graduate faculty member as well as the approximately seven thousand City University of New York faculty members. They plan to create workshops to show graduate students and faculty members how they can approach this issue. In my opinion this is a great idea, I believe that we should start getting involved as a school. If more schools decided to bring the issue of social justice to life more schools will follow. John Carroll is already know for being one of the top schools in the nation and I believe that through social media we can effectively spread the message of social justice.

Source: http://www.centerdigitaled.com/news/Digital-Media-Social-Justice-Research.html

Title: Digital Media Meets Social Justice

Author: Tanya Roscorla

Date: 9/11/14

Class Survey

1.) My name is Ryan Hovis and i am from Cortland Ohio. You can reach me by email at rhovis18@jcu.edu i'm pretty good when it comes to replying to emails quickly.

2.) I'm prefer to be called Ryan, however I'm always open to new nicknames that aren't negative.

3.) this picture of me was taken this passed summer, me being on the right of course, and on the left is TNA Impact Wrestling's very own Knockout Champion Gale Kim!

4.) As you may be able to figure out from the picture above i am a into professional wrestling and im also a huge nerd when it comes to video games. If you ever want to get beat in Madden 15 i have a 

Xbox One in my dorm and i am open to all challengers. That being said i love watching football and despite living in Ohio and going to college in Cleveland i am a HUGE Steelers fan.

5.) I am most comfortable around small groups of people, public speaking is one of my many fears. being with a small group of at most 20 people allows me to open up a little more and be myself.

6.) The most important technological invention in history definitely the Internet. the internet allows people to communicate across the world in a matter of seconds. it also can supply us with infinite knowledge about any topic that tickles your fancy.

7.) Social justice is justice in the terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. My top issues are poverty and unequal opportunities for everyone.

8.) I participated as an orthopedic aide for a gym class in high school.

9.) On a scale from 1-10 how difficult is this class?

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