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I chose P2P filesharing as a global technology issue for my research essay. I critiqued the history and background of this issue and how it has effected the Internet population. Through my research, I explored the ethical and unethical aspects of filesharing and how they influence the public. I used notes and citations from conferences and workshops devoted to peer-to-peer file sharing.  In addtion, I also cited articles and blogs online that gave more information about different types of media and how they’re used today. I’ve concluded from my research that although a majority of file sharing online (ie: Napster, Kazaa) has been banned, it continues to be used and manipulated by Internet savvy patrons today and I believe that it will take place in the future as well. People find want they want online and many are still not willing to pay full price for it.

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Sensational journalism is a term I have heard ever since I became a Journalism student at UNC. As a Freshman undergrad, I had no idea what impact it would make on my life as I got older and learned more. My fellow classmate, Tyler Ritter, discusses the impact that sensational journalism has made in her world on her blog, Lost and Found http://etritter.wordpress.com/. I am thoroughly impressed with Tyler’s thoughts and research on this issue.

She states, Welcome to the crisis culture—nonstop drama pumping through the airwaves at lightning speed. TV networks and Internet news sites spike new ratings highs with every passing hurricane, drug-addicted starlet, abducted child, failed financial institution, and adulterous politician. The news media profit from sensational journalism, but at what cost to us?

I have felt this way about news in the media since I began my study in the field of Journalism. Unfortunately, in our society, we are so consumed with the negative media that we forget about the good that happens from day to day. I believe that what Tyler has said about sensational journalism can resonate with most Americans. We do live in a society where our children are becoming more violent because of what they see on television and on the Internet. I too fear that my children will be effected in the future by such awful news, such as 9/11, and I pray that they will not be traumatized by what they see in the media. I think that’s every mother’s fear.

I think I empathise so much with Tyler on her thoughts and feelings that she discusses in her Shock Waves EOTO. The only thing I would add to her research is a clearer understanding of what she’s addressing with compulsion and passivity. I didn’t quite get a full description or understanding of what those two causes for concern could eventually lead to.

Imagine training for a 26-mile marathon in the hot days of summer. Sweltering heat and suffocating humidity only increase the agony of running another mile. Mile after mile, boredom has set in, and the iPod is no longer useful. The ear buds won’t stay in; sweat is the culprit. Add to that the physical pain that comes with running many miles.

But this type of pain is nothing in comparison to the pain of those who are suffering from cancer and the agonizing affects of chemotherapy. The rigors of training for this marathon are a reminder of those who are suffering, but also as an effort to raise money to find a cure. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training sports program, does just that.

Need: Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Time frame: Six months

Who: Anyone

Cost: Time and energy spent in training for a marathon, triathlon, bike ride or hike

Web site: teamintraining.org/gat/

Participants train for five or six months to run or walk half-marathons, marathons, triathlons, hikes and century (100-mile) bike rides, while raising money toward cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

All participants are provided training and support through a personal coach, teammates and a diet and exercise regimen.

Sports programs go on all year and are located across the U.S. and abroad.