Day: January 15, 2016

English Coursework

ENTRANCE 07:45 AM

Taking a gander at the grand superstructure that was the Apple Head Quarter’s as I stood a few hundred meters from the entrance. I was privileged to be an element of the Apple squad. Walking In, security thoroughly checked my belongings.

FLOOR 196 8:05 AM

I safely escaped the humidity of the elevator entering a Calm environment. My first assignment was placed to my left it read “Patch Os”; this simply meant “fix an operating system fault”. As I entered my credentials into the system, the System read “deactivated – floor manager credentials required”. Strolling into the information room, the floor manager was not present, his office was empty and he had not been sighted for 2 days. I had been moved to the ‘area’.

DESK 109 8:17 AM

Desk 109 was a small cramped area which had the smell of moldy bread and cheese. The system used was outdated as well as the monitor. My Login was successful, the assignment was an effortless procedure, it took me only 20 minutes to complete.

HOSTAGE 8:42 AM

I felt a strange rattle, it disturbed my usual peace. THREE SHOTS FIRED!! IT WAS A BLUR I HID UNDER THE DESK. THEY RAISED THEIR WEAPONS. “GET DOWN GET DOWN” It took me a few seconds to realise what had happened. I had seen three masked men bursting through the left wing elevator; they were armed with large assault rifles. The men had a signal receiver; a radio, they were trying hard to communicate but faltered to operate the device. They demanded the codes for the safe with Jimmy (the cleaner) at gunpoint. The safe detained Apple product blue prints and also large amount of cash.

DEATH 8:45 AM

Not a single person would give release the codes; Jimmy was no more, his death nothing more than a bullet to the head. The men forced more deaths if the code was not given but a shadow appeared from the right wing elevator. He placed a large flashing device on the ground. I could see the tip of his rifle and a signal receiver, it seemed as though it was, and it couldn’t be, was it? Victor Steiner. IT WAS THE FLOOR MANAGER. I Felt relieved but he didn’t have a clue about the men. He headed straight for the safe greeting all his colleagues without a scratch.

He explained to us in a fluent Russian accent with a mephistophelian tone how he had been manipulated by Apple and was seeking revenge.

We had seen Victor and his ‘comrades’ take the last reserves of cash.

It was the end of the line, all had been stolen and nothing was left.

TO BE CONTINUED

I have extant views when attorning to present phenomenons which fill up a vast majority of life in this day and age. In this essay I will present my aspect on the issues with the death penalty and how it impacts society.

Firstly, the death penalty, formally known as Capital punishment is a legal process whereby a person is put to death as a punishment for a crime. The enforcement of a death sentence is an execution. The most common countries who adopt this procedure are Saudi Arabia, China, Iran, Iraq and the U.S.A. Some question if the agenda is really necessary as there are other methods such as, life imprisonment where a prisoner may die naturally.

The only country that administers this procedure having membership to the G7 is the USA. The United Nations has urged the United States to immediately favour a moratorium on the death penalty. A moratorium is an authorised period of delay of using this procedure.

In some cases such as Clayton Lockett 38,there have been many botched torture executions, a new untested three drug injection had been administered and Clayton had become unconscious after 10 minutes. Three minutes later Clayton had become severely unstable, breathing heavily, he started lifting his head of the pillow after which the blinds were lowered in the viewing area. Thereon Lockett had died of a heart attack.

Capital punishment is truly an inhumane method of death, it is not natural neither lawful but has been accepted in many societies throughout the world

The wrongful execution of an innocent person is an injustice that can never be rectified and in some cases an innocent victim may die. With life imprisonment an innocent will keep their life but will still be punished for life.

The death penalty is much more expensive than life without parole because it requires a long and complex judicial process. This process is needed in order to ensure that innocent men and women are not executed for crimes they did not commit, and even with these protections the risk of executing an innocent person can not be guaranteed.

If the death penalty was replaced with a sentence of life without parole which costs millions less and also ensures that the public is protected while eliminating the risk of an irreversible mistake, the money saved could be spent on programs that actually improve the communities in which we live. The millions of dollars (US CURRENCY)could be used on more conservative categories such as education, roads, public safety programs, drug rehabilitation,mental health services, and services for crime victims and their families.

There are many activists and associations that have formed to abolish the death penalty such as Amnesty International. Amnesty international believe, “The death penalty is cruel, inhuman and degrading”. Since its formation in 1961, Amnesty International have been working to end Executions. Once it had formed, only nine countries had abolished the death penalty. Today, that number has risen to 140. So we can confirm that it has made a large change. Amnesty International believes that, “sentencing someone to execution denies them the right of life this is prohibited in the Universal declaration of human rights”.

Now to conclude, I would like to justify that I do support the acts of Amnesty International and all other activists to abolish capital punishment.

The Secretary
The Guardian
Kings Place,
90 York Way
London N1 9GU

Dear Ms. Taylor,

I am Qasim Hussain, a year 10 student at the London Nautical School. I wish to disagree with your article,’ Clive Thompson says the digital age is making teenagers uniquely shallow and the kids are unable to form meaningful relationships’ and I have to say I think he is right but there are other issues which neither of you address correctly.

I am writing in response to your article explaining how teenagers are indeed addicted to social networks. I will primarily discuss the concept of social media and its importance to society. Next, I will portray how teenagers are portrayed throughout the media. Firstly, social media plays a key part of life; no matter what age you are you are bound browse your Facebook feed on your way to work or school. It connects us with the scenarios in the world and informs us of many things like news, history and entertainment which helps us lot in being a more informed and aware citizen of the world. I have read your article and understand that it outlines teenager’s social means of communication and how you disagree with Clive Thompson’s views. It portrays how teenagers are using social networks. It takes a look at the consequences and impact of teens on the internet and society.

Firstly, I would like to inform you that Franson’s article relates to only a select number of teenagers. It is unjustifiable to see all teenagers as one. For instance, I know many teenagers who are not reprobates but the media fails to take this into account. Teenagers are people just like you and me and come in all shapes and sizes. I believe that it is incorrect to judge a group of people and assume their values through stereotypes. Did somebody once say that you should never judge a book by its cover? Social networking sites and other digital devices such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one has taken priority in teenager’s lives over their school work and studies. While this may be true we cannot dramatise and say ‘the world is drifting towards disaster’. That is simply scaremongering.

The article has been concerned with the negative effects of teenagers spending excessive amounts of time on social networking sites. The statistics are very unreliable and one sided as well a conjecture of the amount of teens surveyed was not correct to the millions using social networks. I believe that some of the information written by adults is sometimes too quick to judge, because as a teenager and relating with them I don’t see inappropriate behaviour, they might be performing actions but in a way which doesn’t harm anyone and it’s normally to demonstrate something to their friends. An experience that I have seen is a group of school boys on their way home and they had their hoods up because it was raining but every stranger that walked past seemed afraid of them and gave them dirty looks.

Speaking from my perspective I see a vast majority of teens behaviour appropriately, only communicating with people they know.Nowadays these recent social media sites are all secured and hacking isn’t a problem. I believe that many people who have these sites like Facebook have privacy settings and you can only see certain people’s information. For example,  if you’re a friend with them, then you can see that but they have to accept first. Safety is something in our society that is worrying and that has caught my attention to, similarly adults expose vital information of themselves as well. Is it adults causing the bad habits and presenting wrong ideas to teenagers?

Social Networking is a way of communicating that does not involve a lot of time, it is free and fast. This appeals most to the user’s. I believe that teenagers have grown up in a technologically advanced era, and therefore are making the most of what is available to them. What right minded person wouldn’t do that?

Throughout Franson’s article all I have seen is repetition and exaggeration. I strongly condemn this article for the idiotic ideas suggested.
In the media, all teenagers are portrayed as causing havoc, stress and are regarded as a danger in almost every report or article. Articles such as these damage the morale of teenagers and further reinforce unfair stereotypes which in turn make them more socially inadequate. You need to help to break this vicious cycle, not reinforce it.

Qasim Hussain