Fear of Blogging, by Dahlia Lithwick, provides clear explanations of situations in which the anonymity of the Internet has allowed for, at times, a hostile environment. The transgressions that violate inalienable legal rights to personal safety are occurring more often and with greater intensity as mass Internet communication gained popularity. She provides many examples that clearly portray the situations people's personal lives were threatened via Internet communications from unknown individuals. The possible solution to this problem follows:
If blog sites increased the amount of advertisement space for sale they would be able to increase revenue. This revenue could be then used to provide monitors which would ban the IPs (a number that identifies a particular Internet connection), email addresses, and accounts of overly zealous individuals. The creation of a new account would require an email address that could only be obtained through domains that required some form identification (service provider email, academic email, business email, etc.). This would provide a means for authorities to track potentially dangerous individuals. Regulations such as these would greatly limit personal Internet threats to individuals that actively avoided sharing personal information and/or correspondence.
Unfortunately many people tempt fate, people often provide personal information that should be kept secret in the public realm. This is one of the main dilemmas that catalyzes may of these cases of the Internet blurring the lines between personal and private.
There are too many cases that are almost unavoidable with current systems and technology.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Lt. Dan piece possible changes
I have been thinking about changing the way the story is told in terms of the tenses used during certain parts. Opinions?
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Must be said...
When I wrote the Lt. Dan piece I tried a completely different style of writing. In some places it just does not sound right and it must be adjusted. I would like to do that now but I would rather get some feedback before I cut the piece up. I also have more info that Dan Clifford gave me; I have additional info that can be put in to substitute unwanted sections. I will only take out sections though if it becomes apprtent that I need to speed the piece up after I change some of the conjugations.
Most I have learned from any writing assignment
The process of writing the profile on Lt. Dan taught me a lot about story telling and the writing process. It took me about five times to tell the story in prsent tense with an active voice but it was great practice. When I was writing it I had a great time. While I was writing the battle scene in which Lt Dan was injured I was dreaming of the events as if I was there in the fox hole watching Lt. Dan. I honestly stood up from my computer feeling like a million bucks.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Edits Lt. DAN!!!!
Forcing the young men of the United States into jungles of the Indochinese peninsula loaded with concealed dangers; conscription protects the democratic rights of trammeled Vietnamese, enslaved by the “Bamboo Curtain” of communism. The United States continues the thirteen year effort to defend democracy in Vietnam at the cost of its citizens’ lives. American soldiers, the defenders of democracy, champions of freedom, jeopardize themselves in the name of liberty.
In 1967, one such individual, Dan Clifford, receives the notification of conscription that forever changes his life. The United States Army requires his mandatory military service as a defender of democracy. Clifford utilizes his recently obtained degree to enter the Officer Candidate School (OCS). OCS molds the intelligent man, edifying him into a specially trained infantry officer qualified to lead men to, potentially, death. Over three years, Clifford prepares to lead a detachment of his countrymen against an experienced and beguiling enemy concealed in dense jungles, cities and villages.
In February of ’70, Clifford arrives at his base camp near the Cambodian boarder with two weapons, a gun and the rank of Lieutenant, he effectively contributes to the deracination of localized Viet Kong by utilizing both. Often platoons reject newly transferred individuals but Lt. Dan fits in seamlessly with his men while still maintaining the distance necessary to effectively command.
.When three of his men lose their lives during an ambush Lt. Dan, detached and rational, acknowledges their deaths but exhibits no feeling of loss. He risks the lives of the entire platoon if he losses his preparedness and, therefore, his detachment saves the platoon from confusion. The other platoon members also, generally, refrains from sentimentally discussing the deaths. The soldiers have a difficult and stressful duty to their country.
Lt. Dan’s platoon often exemplifies the coherent force necessary to survive. The levelheaded rational Lieutenant commands the group of 25 with a surreal calmness he exhibits while discussing the events that excite listeners.
Internal threats to the platoon quickly attract Lt. Dan’s attention. When three soldiers endanger the lives of the platoon by smoking marijuana in a combat zone. Lt. Dan brings discipline quickly to insure no future dangers manifest during skirmishes.
Lt. Dan receives a message ordering the platoon to move out for their first of many Cambodian Incursions. The command comes directly from the president, dated April 25, 1970, only a few days later would this order contribute in the deaths of nine and the wounding of four at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Lt. Dan’s platoon belongs to the 25th infantry that spear heads the new offensive, Cambodian Campaign.
June of ’70 Lt. Dan’s platoon enters the most deadly ambush organized by the Viet Kong against their platoon since arriving in the combat zone. Bullets whizz through the air inches above the dry river bed. Lt. Dan and his platoon use for cover while spraying bullets in random directions praying to his a concealed enemy. Lt. Dan begins to give his order indicating the defensive strategy. Suddenly, a grenade explodes enveloping Lt. Dan with shrapnel. The subsequent wounds render his arm useless for the rest of his combat career. Nevertheless, the collected commander with a robotic sense of logical duty to the platoon continues his role without showing signs of fear, that he claims never crossed his mind. The means of survival and death we his only thoughts. Lt. Dan acts quickly as the incoming fire worsens, he calls in an air strike. Excitement rushes through his mind in anticipation of witnessing his first close air support assault. The massive 2000 lbs bombs explode on the enemy positions. The blasts shake the earth thousands of feet away. Lt. Dan looks up in anticipation to see the plane that brought the earthquake. The jets have already come and gone, delivering their awesome destruction with the efficiencies that represent the antipode of most battles in the Vietnamese and Cambodian wilderness. The Viet Kong disappear back into the jungle to hide in their tiny passageways of a labyrinth that may have opens within a few hundred feet of their position., Lt. Dan orders the platoon to prepare for a fast move back to the base camp where the unequaled American weapons can easily defend the wounded, Lt. Dan among them.
Clifford, finally, returns State Side after a brief stay in a Vietnamese hospital and then in Japan. He requests to reenter the United States through Washington to see a state that he has never seen before. The recollection of this incursion, across the state lines of Washington, brings more excitement than when he nearly died in a shallow ditch.
When Clifford answers questions about his feelings following the draft notice, he answers with the logical sense that acknowledges the events as unalterable. These occurrences can not be changed; only dealt with.
Clifford now regards his enlistment for military service in Vietnam as one of the greatest decisions he ever made. Dan Clifford currently uses his organizational skills as a public administrator in Wayne County, Michigan. He still speaks with an uncommonly calm tone many might consider boring if his stories did not contain such exciting events.
Sources:
Lieutenant Dan Clifford- (248)393-80XX
https://www.infantry.army.mil/ocs/
http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/learn_about_vietnam/geography/regions_and_climate/
In 1967, one such individual, Dan Clifford, receives the notification of conscription that forever changes his life. The United States Army requires his mandatory military service as a defender of democracy. Clifford utilizes his recently obtained degree to enter the Officer Candidate School (OCS). OCS molds the intelligent man, edifying him into a specially trained infantry officer qualified to lead men to, potentially, death. Over three years, Clifford prepares to lead a detachment of his countrymen against an experienced and beguiling enemy concealed in dense jungles, cities and villages.
In February of ’70, Clifford arrives at his base camp near the Cambodian boarder with two weapons, a gun and the rank of Lieutenant, he effectively contributes to the deracination of localized Viet Kong by utilizing both. Often platoons reject newly transferred individuals but Lt. Dan fits in seamlessly with his men while still maintaining the distance necessary to effectively command.
.When three of his men lose their lives during an ambush Lt. Dan, detached and rational, acknowledges their deaths but exhibits no feeling of loss. He risks the lives of the entire platoon if he losses his preparedness and, therefore, his detachment saves the platoon from confusion. The other platoon members also, generally, refrains from sentimentally discussing the deaths. The soldiers have a difficult and stressful duty to their country.
Lt. Dan’s platoon often exemplifies the coherent force necessary to survive. The levelheaded rational Lieutenant commands the group of 25 with a surreal calmness he exhibits while discussing the events that excite listeners.
Internal threats to the platoon quickly attract Lt. Dan’s attention. When three soldiers endanger the lives of the platoon by smoking marijuana in a combat zone. Lt. Dan brings discipline quickly to insure no future dangers manifest during skirmishes.
Lt. Dan receives a message ordering the platoon to move out for their first of many Cambodian Incursions. The command comes directly from the president, dated April 25, 1970, only a few days later would this order contribute in the deaths of nine and the wounding of four at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Lt. Dan’s platoon belongs to the 25th infantry that spear heads the new offensive, Cambodian Campaign.
June of ’70 Lt. Dan’s platoon enters the most deadly ambush organized by the Viet Kong against their platoon since arriving in the combat zone. Bullets whizz through the air inches above the dry river bed. Lt. Dan and his platoon use for cover while spraying bullets in random directions praying to his a concealed enemy. Lt. Dan begins to give his order indicating the defensive strategy. Suddenly, a grenade explodes enveloping Lt. Dan with shrapnel. The subsequent wounds render his arm useless for the rest of his combat career. Nevertheless, the collected commander with a robotic sense of logical duty to the platoon continues his role without showing signs of fear, that he claims never crossed his mind. The means of survival and death we his only thoughts. Lt. Dan acts quickly as the incoming fire worsens, he calls in an air strike. Excitement rushes through his mind in anticipation of witnessing his first close air support assault. The massive 2000 lbs bombs explode on the enemy positions. The blasts shake the earth thousands of feet away. Lt. Dan looks up in anticipation to see the plane that brought the earthquake. The jets have already come and gone, delivering their awesome destruction with the efficiencies that represent the antipode of most battles in the Vietnamese and Cambodian wilderness. The Viet Kong disappear back into the jungle to hide in their tiny passageways of a labyrinth that may have opens within a few hundred feet of their position., Lt. Dan orders the platoon to prepare for a fast move back to the base camp where the unequaled American weapons can easily defend the wounded, Lt. Dan among them.
Clifford, finally, returns State Side after a brief stay in a Vietnamese hospital and then in Japan. He requests to reenter the United States through Washington to see a state that he has never seen before. The recollection of this incursion, across the state lines of Washington, brings more excitement than when he nearly died in a shallow ditch.
When Clifford answers questions about his feelings following the draft notice, he answers with the logical sense that acknowledges the events as unalterable. These occurrences can not be changed; only dealt with.
Clifford now regards his enlistment for military service in Vietnam as one of the greatest decisions he ever made. Dan Clifford currently uses his organizational skills as a public administrator in Wayne County, Michigan. He still speaks with an uncommonly calm tone many might consider boring if his stories did not contain such exciting events.
Sources:
Lieutenant Dan Clifford- (248)393-80XX
https://www.infantry.army.mil/ocs/
http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/learn_about_vietnam/geography/regions_and_climate/
Lt. Dan!!!
Forcing the young men of the United States into jungles of the Indochinese peninsula loaded with concealed dangers; conscription protects the democratic rights of trammeled Vietnamese, enslaved by the “Bamboo Curtain” of communism. The United States continues the thirteen year effort to defend democracy in Vietnam at the cost of its citizens’ lives. American soldiers, the defenders of democracy, champions of freedom, jeopardize themselves in the name of liberty.
In 1967, one such individual, Dan Clifford, receives the notification of conscription that forever changes his life. The United States Army requires his mandatory military service as a defender of democracy. Clifford utilizes his recently obtained degree to enter the Officer Candidate School (OCS). OCS molds the intelligent man, edifying him into a specially trained infantry officer qualified to lead men to, potentially, death. Over three years, Clifford prepares to lead a detachment of his countrymen against an experienced and beguiling enemy concealed in dense jungles, cities and villages.
In February of ’70, Clifford arrives at his base camp near the Cambodian boarder with two weapons, a gun and the rank of Lieutenant, he effectively contributes to the deracination of localized Viet Kong by utilizing both. Often platoons reject newly transferred individuals but Lt. Dan fits in seamlessly with his men while still maintaining the distance necessary to effectively command.
.When three of his men lose their lives during an ambush Lt. Dan, detached and rational, acknowledges their deaths but exhibits no feeling of loss. He risks the lives of the entire platoon if he losses his preparedness and, therefore, his detachment saves the platoon from confusion. The other platoon members also, generally, refrains from sentimentally discussing the deaths. The soldiers have a difficult and stressful duty to their country.
Lt. Dan’s platoon often exemplifies the coherent force necessary to survive. The levelheaded rational Lieutenant commands the group of 25 with a surreal calmness he exhibits while discussing the events that excite listeners.
Internal threats to the platoon quickly attract Lt. Dan’s attention. When three soldiers endanger the lives of the platoon by smoking marijuana in a combat zone. Lt. Dan brings discipline quickly to insure no future dangers manifest during skirmishes.
Lt. Dan receives a message ordering the platoon to move out for their first of many Cambodian Incursions. The command comes directly from the president, dated April 25, 1970, only a few days later would this order contribute in the deaths of nine and the wounding of four at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Lt. Dan’s platoon belongs to the 25th infantry that spear heads the new offensive, Cambodian Campaign.
June of ’70 Lt. Dan’s platoon enters the most deadly ambush organized by the Viet Kong against their platoon since arriving in the combat zone. Bullets whizz through the air inches above the dry river bed. Lt. Dan and his platoon use for cover while spraying bullets in random directions praying to his a concealed enemy. Lt. Dan begins to give his order indicating the defensive strategy. Suddenly, a grenade explodes enveloping Lt. Dan with shrapnel. The subsequent wounds render his arm useless for the rest of his combat career. Nevertheless, the collected commander with a robotic sense of logical duty to the platoon continues his role without showing signs of fear, that he claims never crossed his mind. The means of survival and death we his only thoughts. Lt. Dan acts quickly as the incoming fire worsens, he calls in an air strike. Excitement rushes through his mind in anticipation of witnessing his first close air support assault. The massive 2000 lbs bombs explode on the enemy positions. The blasts shake the earth thousands of feet away. Lt. Dan looks up in anticipation to see the plane that brought the earthquake. The jets have already come and gone, delivering their awesome destruction with the efficiencies that represent the antipode of most battles in the Vietnamese and Cambodian wilderness. The Viet Kong disappear back into the jungle to hide in their tiny passageways of a labyrinth that may have opens within a few hundred feet of their position., Lt. Dan orders the platoon to prepare for a fast move back to the base camp where the unequaled American weapons can easily defend the wounded, Lt. Dan among them.
Clifford, finally, returns State Side after a brief stay in a Vietnamese hospital and then in Japan. He requests to reenter the United States through Washington to see a state that he has never seen before. The recollection of this incursion, across the state lines of Washington, brings more excitement than when he nearly died in a shallow ditch.
When Clifford answers questions about his feelings following the draft notice, he answers with the logical sense that acknowledges the events as unalterable. These occurrences can not be changed; only dealt with.
Clifford now regards his enlistment for military service in Vietnam as one of the greatest decisions he ever made. Dan Clifford currently uses his organizational skills as a public administrator in Wayne County, Michigan. He still speaks with an uncommonly calm tone many might consider boring if his stories did not contain such exciting events.
Sources:
Lieutenant Dan Clifford- (248)393-80XX
https://www.infantry.army.mil/ocs/
http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/learn_about_vietnam/geography/regions_and_climate/
In 1967, one such individual, Dan Clifford, receives the notification of conscription that forever changes his life. The United States Army requires his mandatory military service as a defender of democracy. Clifford utilizes his recently obtained degree to enter the Officer Candidate School (OCS). OCS molds the intelligent man, edifying him into a specially trained infantry officer qualified to lead men to, potentially, death. Over three years, Clifford prepares to lead a detachment of his countrymen against an experienced and beguiling enemy concealed in dense jungles, cities and villages.
In February of ’70, Clifford arrives at his base camp near the Cambodian boarder with two weapons, a gun and the rank of Lieutenant, he effectively contributes to the deracination of localized Viet Kong by utilizing both. Often platoons reject newly transferred individuals but Lt. Dan fits in seamlessly with his men while still maintaining the distance necessary to effectively command.
.When three of his men lose their lives during an ambush Lt. Dan, detached and rational, acknowledges their deaths but exhibits no feeling of loss. He risks the lives of the entire platoon if he losses his preparedness and, therefore, his detachment saves the platoon from confusion. The other platoon members also, generally, refrains from sentimentally discussing the deaths. The soldiers have a difficult and stressful duty to their country.
Lt. Dan’s platoon often exemplifies the coherent force necessary to survive. The levelheaded rational Lieutenant commands the group of 25 with a surreal calmness he exhibits while discussing the events that excite listeners.
Internal threats to the platoon quickly attract Lt. Dan’s attention. When three soldiers endanger the lives of the platoon by smoking marijuana in a combat zone. Lt. Dan brings discipline quickly to insure no future dangers manifest during skirmishes.
Lt. Dan receives a message ordering the platoon to move out for their first of many Cambodian Incursions. The command comes directly from the president, dated April 25, 1970, only a few days later would this order contribute in the deaths of nine and the wounding of four at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Lt. Dan’s platoon belongs to the 25th infantry that spear heads the new offensive, Cambodian Campaign.
June of ’70 Lt. Dan’s platoon enters the most deadly ambush organized by the Viet Kong against their platoon since arriving in the combat zone. Bullets whizz through the air inches above the dry river bed. Lt. Dan and his platoon use for cover while spraying bullets in random directions praying to his a concealed enemy. Lt. Dan begins to give his order indicating the defensive strategy. Suddenly, a grenade explodes enveloping Lt. Dan with shrapnel. The subsequent wounds render his arm useless for the rest of his combat career. Nevertheless, the collected commander with a robotic sense of logical duty to the platoon continues his role without showing signs of fear, that he claims never crossed his mind. The means of survival and death we his only thoughts. Lt. Dan acts quickly as the incoming fire worsens, he calls in an air strike. Excitement rushes through his mind in anticipation of witnessing his first close air support assault. The massive 2000 lbs bombs explode on the enemy positions. The blasts shake the earth thousands of feet away. Lt. Dan looks up in anticipation to see the plane that brought the earthquake. The jets have already come and gone, delivering their awesome destruction with the efficiencies that represent the antipode of most battles in the Vietnamese and Cambodian wilderness. The Viet Kong disappear back into the jungle to hide in their tiny passageways of a labyrinth that may have opens within a few hundred feet of their position., Lt. Dan orders the platoon to prepare for a fast move back to the base camp where the unequaled American weapons can easily defend the wounded, Lt. Dan among them.
Clifford, finally, returns State Side after a brief stay in a Vietnamese hospital and then in Japan. He requests to reenter the United States through Washington to see a state that he has never seen before. The recollection of this incursion, across the state lines of Washington, brings more excitement than when he nearly died in a shallow ditch.
When Clifford answers questions about his feelings following the draft notice, he answers with the logical sense that acknowledges the events as unalterable. These occurrences can not be changed; only dealt with.
Clifford now regards his enlistment for military service in Vietnam as one of the greatest decisions he ever made. Dan Clifford currently uses his organizational skills as a public administrator in Wayne County, Michigan. He still speaks with an uncommonly calm tone many might consider boring if his stories did not contain such exciting events.
Sources:
Lieutenant Dan Clifford- (248)393-80XX
https://www.infantry.army.mil/ocs/
http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/learn_about_vietnam/geography/regions_and_climate/
Thursday, April 26, 2007
VA Tech Shooting
The piece about Virgina Tech, Virgina Tech Struggles to Recover From Shootings, was well written and thoughtful. It must e, after all, people died. Quotations were used sparingly which I believe to be the result of the lack of hard information. Many of the students interviewed had difficulty saying any solid idea that was not completely predictable. The information about gunman is relatively obscured. Compared to other mass killers this guy seemed to have expressed himself very little.
The article does provide an interesting perspective regarding something that has been talked about and written about many thousands of times over, already.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victums.
The article does provide an interesting perspective regarding something that has been talked about and written about many thousands of times over, already.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victums.
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