Task 1
The article was called Kuranda police shooting, written by Stephen Stockwell, February 1981.
Full citation: Stockwell, S. 1981, "Kuranda police shooting", Legal Service Bulletin, vol. 6, no. Feb 1981, pp. 48-49.
I managed to find this on HeinOnline Law Journal Library.
In which comic did Governor Slugwell appear? Which Issues? Give their full citation for the earliest. Where did you find this information? What database did you use? (Check the trial databases)
He appeared in the comic “Flaming Carrot Comics”. In three different issues, number 7, 10, 11.
Full citation: Flaming Carrot Commics, No, 7, by Bob Burden. (Burbank, CA:Renegade Press, 1985) 36 pages.
Found it in Underground and Independent Comics Database.
What is the latest medical thinking on the dangers of mobile phones? Provide a full citation.
Regular users of mobile phones were not statistically significantly more likely to have been diagnosed with brain tumors compared with nonusers.
Full citation: D. Aydin, M. Feychting, J. Shulz, T. Tynes, T. V. Andersen, L. S. Schmit, H. Poulsen, C. Johnason, 2011, 'Mobile Phone Use and Brain Tumors in Children and Adolescents: A Multicenter case - Control', Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol 103, Issue 16, June, Pp. 1264-1276.
In Bladerunner, what is Leon's reaction when Holden asks him about his mother? Quote the 1982 draft script and provide a full reference. (Check the trial databases)
He reacts by checking if Holden was really asking about Leon’s mother. When he get’s that confirmed he offers to tell Holden about his mother. Then Leon shoots him.
- Leon: My mother?
- Holden: Yeah.
- Leon: Let me tell you about my mother...
[Leon shoots Holden]
Full citation: Fancher, H. Peoples, D.W. Kibbee, R. (1982). Blade Runner. [Script]. American Film Scripts. Chicago.
What does Paul Soukup say Walter Ong saw as the main paradox in 20th century communication? Cite your source.
He says that Walter Ong saw "That a society given so much to the use of diagrams and to the manoeuvrings of objects in space... should at the same time develop means of communication which specialize not in sight but in sound.”
Full citation: Soukup. P, 2004, ‘Communication research trends’, Centre for the Study and Communication of Culture, Vol 23, p.14.
Task 2
Research and write 250 words about an old internet community / medium that has faded from popularity – like the BBS or Usenet or the original AOL or Compuserve --- please use at least 2 references to show where you found your information, but DO NOT use wikipedia as a source.
Friendster
This was a website very similar to Facebook. It was founded in 2002. Friendster became very popular in Asia and over 90% of its users are Asian. When it was at its peak it had over 8.2 million users. It started out as a social network, but ever since Facebook took over it turned into a gaming site. So instead of competing with Facebook, they changed their image and purpose and saved themselves from loosing everything to Facebook. This meant that they deleted all content that had to do with social stuff and started focusing on the gaming. This resulted in a membership of 1.2million. They lost a lot of users, but is still going strong in Asian counties.
It is obvious why Friendster had its downfall. But it has been very important to the social network world. It is considered the founder of social networks and has been an inspiration to other networks, such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter etc.
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