MCOM 4003 - Mackenzy Turner

Two Wrongs don't make a Right. As we live in an age of social media, it is second hand to tweet, post, and share everything we agree or disagree with, but how ethical are individual campaigns? Each day companies are posting articles or putting up billboards to launch their newest effort, but how far is too far? PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, pump out new adds every week, encouraging the public to avoid eating animal products or wear furs to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, animals. PETA's advertisement technique is aggressive, and to the point, oftentimes, they may even come across as harsh or possibly... unethical. In 2003, PETA released a campaign known as " Holocaust on Your Plate ." This advertisement compares " the slaughter of animals to the murder of six million Jews in WWI I." In fact,  "the idea for the effort came from the late Nobel Prize-winning author Issac Bashevis Singer, who wrote: '

Patience is a Virtue How much do we really know about our government? Well, if we are honest, we can know, however much we want. The Freedom of Information Act gives public the right to access federal documentation. In fact, " i t is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government ". However, how much freedom do we truly have? Today we will dive into this act and see how much tug we have on the leash and what may keep us  from   accessing  some of this information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is defined as  a piece of legislation that grants public access to documents or other data in the possession of a government agency or public authority, unless the information falls into a category that is specifically excluded from the terms of the legislation . What this pretty much means is that almost everyone has  access to what is going on within the government. Since it was passed in 1966, officials must have nothing to hide o