Auguste Comte, writing in the nineteenth century, believed that society will pass through three stages. The first stage he termed as the Theological Stage where religious beliefs, magi c and superstition, dominated public thoughts as explanations to whatever occurred within society. Eventually we wi...
In 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced it would begin gathering evidence that will be used to sue individuals who use file-sharing software. Soon enough, the first wave of lawsuits was filed.
One is left to wonder though whether more lawsuits are the answer to th...
Officials and two athletes from Jamaica’s delegation to the recently concluded 10th IAAF World Track and Field Championships held in Helsinki, arrived back in Jamaica yesterday to a warm reception. Jamaica claimed 8 medals at the championships, with only the United States, Russia and Ethiopia garner...
“There's no minimizing the impact of illegal file-sharing. It robs songwriters and recording artists of their livelihoods, and it ultimately undermines the future of music itself, not to mention threatening the jobs of tens of thousands” (Cary Sherman, Recording Industry Association of America Presi...
“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”. Karl Marx is undoubtedly one of the most influential persons to have lent their voice to political, social and economic issues. Marx believed that two classes have always existed in society, each class distinguished th...
Antianthromorphisation. Essentially the dehumanising of persons; the taking away of human characteristics and the beginning of the journey along the road of intolerance, discrimination and prejudice.
Antiantromorphisation was applied during slavery, with Africans stripped of their identity, and...