A Block Criminology - We are in the Library / Learning Commons. Your question this week is:
Regardless of your opinion of Casey Anthony is it possible for her to escape the negative label of "Tot Mom" and will she ever be able to avoid the horrible mother image presented by CNN and Nancy Grace? Use examples from the Casey Anthony trial to explain your ideas. How does the concept of Schadenfreude and Cancel Culture apply to the Casey Anthony trial? Did the media shame, call out, or try to cancel Casey Anthony? How would low self-esteem make someone more likely to seek out schadenfreude-filled crime media? Is Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat) good or bad for criminal trials and the news/media coverage of them? Use examples from the Casey Anthony trial and from either Monica Lewinsky's story or those in the 15 Minutes of Shame video (Matt Colvin, Emmanuel Cafferty, or Laura Krolczyk) to explain your ideas
You should consider the following when answering your question:
- Think about who reports information and how that information is used.
- Think about your privacy and how you manage your on-line presence.
- Think about how social media can be introduced as evidence at trials.
- Think about how social media can be used for reporting during trials.
- Do viewer/user comments about media coverage of a trial provide valuable feedback for discussion or not? Why?
- Is public shaming protected by the right to free speech or is this a case where our old norms and principles have simply been exposed as unfit for a new era?
I had all the links up for you on the blog this week...PLEASE USE THEM (not yelling....well maybe)
And...please remember the most important things I care about are that you:
- Don't be a doormat
- Don't be a doormat...and
- Don't be a doormat
If you are interested UFV, VIU and SFU offer Criminology degrees here in British Columbia. You can also find Criminology diploma programs at Douglas College, North Island College (here in the Comox Valley), Camosun College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. You can also find programs on policing and criminal justice at the Justice Institute of BC and the Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies at Royal Roads University.
B Block Legal Studies - We are in the Library / Learning Commons and you need to finish your Civil Litigation final exam because is due today.
If you are interested in Law school...from the Counsel of Canadian Law Deans website...There are 24 law schools across Canada: seven in the Western Region, nine in Ontario, five in Quebec and three in the Atlantic Region. Canadian law schools offer a variety of programs: the juris doctor (J.D.) and traditional bachelor of laws (LL.B); professional degrees leading to the practice of law, graduate studies in law, and various joint programs. In British Columbia there are three schools offering Law Degrees: the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, and Thompson Rivers University. For the juris doctor (J.D.) programs at all three schools, you'll need an undergrad degree first like a BA, BSc, BBA, BComm, BEng. BMus, BPHE, BKin, or at least 3 years (90 credits) or more of an approved course of studies leading to an undergraduate degree. Then you'll have to write the LSAT (Law School Administration Test). To find out more about Legal job futures check out WorkBC Lawyers or Paralegals. You can also check out the BC Law Society's Considering a Career in Law online brochure.
C Block Human Geography - We are in the Library / Learning Commons and you need to finish your Sim City Urban Planning final exam which is due today. By the way...
GEO-112 Intro Human Geography at NIC is basically the Human Geography class at Vanier
GEO-101B Intro Human Geography at UVIC is basically the Human Geography class at Vanier
GEO-100 Intro Human Geography at SFU is basically the Human Geography class at Vanier
GEO-122 Geography, Modernity, and Globalization at UBC is basically the Human Geography class at Vanier
Notice a pattern there?
D Block Physical Geography - We are in the Library / Learning Commons finishing our BC Renewable Energy Final Exam
I love what Dr. Sam 'Ohu Gon III has to say about Hawai'i as a microcosm for the world and the melding of Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Western science.
At some point, please watch Home, an incredible documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand who also helped to initiate a foundation called Good Planet. Please take some time to share this movie with as many family and friends as you can. You can watch it on line at the YouTube home project's channel or connect with it on the film's Facebook page or watch it below...
Think about the title. What is our collective home? Now think about the statement from the beginning of the film today...
I cannot stress this enough...this movie is amazing! It perfectly encapsulates both Human and Physical Geography...it is both a cautionary tale of human impacts and a love letter to the planet. At the end, the narrator (Glenn Close) says,
Think about the title. What is our collective home? Now think about the statement from the beginning of the film today...
Listen to me, please. You're like me, a homo sapiens. A wise human. Life; a miracle in the universe appeared around 4 billion years ago and we humans only 200,000 years ago, yet we have succeeded in disrupting the balance so essential to life. Listen carefully to this extraordinary story, which is yours, and decide what you want to do with it.
I cannot stress this enough...this movie is amazing! It perfectly encapsulates both Human and Physical Geography...it is both a cautionary tale of human impacts and a love letter to the planet. At the end, the narrator (Glenn Close) says,
"Must we always build walls to break the chain of human solidarity, separate peoples and protect the happiness of some from the misery of others? It's too late to be a pessimist. I know that a single human can knock down every wall. It's too late to be a pessimist. Worldwide, four children out of five attend school. Never has learning been given to so many human beings. Everyone, from richest to poorest, can make a contribution"Good Planet Foundation President Yann-Arthus Bertrand (the film maker for Home) says "I think it’s too late to be pessimistic. There’s no way to think optimistically or not – we need actions. Everybody has a mission and everybody can do something. The way you live is very important, in your private life. To that end, look at all the good that is going on right now:
When hope is redefined as action, it can be uncoupled from the need for a guarantee of success.
Almost any Introduction to Physical Geography class is basically the Physical Geography class at Vanier (like GEOG 108 - Introduction to Physical Geography @ UBC, GEOG103 @ UVIC, or GEOG1221 @ TRU - sometimes called Earth Systems like GEOG111 @ SFU)…seriously, just look at this weather forecasting lab exercise from the Laboratory Manual for Introduction to Physical Geography (the manual provides 24 labs to be implemented within first year post-secondary physical geography courses)…look familiar at all?!?!
Don't forget that:
The Canadian Association of Geographers has profiles of professional geographers here, and Geographical (UK) has career guides here.
Enjoy and remember that Geography Rules.
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