Free Speech- Put Your Bravery Where Your Mouth Is

I've found that when people glorify the mob and mafia like they did with the "Sopranos" TV show and other violent forms of entertainment, they try to hide behind the so-called "free speech" defense.  I find that this is a constant, recurring glitch of nearly all movies and TV shows that center around violent crime.  However, it is usually a cover-up for the fact that they do not *truly* have freedom of speech.

You producers, creators, actors, etc. are so damn fascinated with the mob.  You say that it is a social problem that no one addresses.  You constantly defend your morbid obsession with mafia and crime.  You hail yourselves as some sort of social trailblazer, renegade,

But if you truly thought the mafia is a huge social problem that needs to have the spotlight put on it, then why don't you do a news report on the real mafia?  Go undercover, delve into the world that consumes your curiosity and fascination.  Go straight to the source and get your information raw and fresh.  Go do some digging and collecting and gather a great scoop.

Instead of addressing a real social phenomenon, you are merely glorifying it by presenting it as glamorous, sexy, desirable, and worthy of attainment.

This is not journalism.  This is BS.  This is what is creating social problems.  This is not bringing social problems to light, trying to raise awareness, or working on creating a solution.  This is not freedom of information.  You ARE the incidents that true journalism would be making people aware of as news pieces.  You are no better than the prostitution, drugs, or gang violence that we see on the six o'clock news.

If you are so damn occupied and worried about the mafia, if you think it is such a pressing social concern, then why don't you report on the *real* mafia?  Instead of glorifying it and in essence lying to the viewing public, why do you not do some investigative journalism and uncover the facts about the real mafia?  What's stopping you?

Ohhh -- it is because the mafia will not let you.  It is because the mafia will not allow you to do the news report.  It is because the mafia will murder you for exercising the constitutional right to having unbridled access to information.  In other words, you do not have true freedom of speech.
//After all, what good is free speech, if no one will hear you?

oliver stone's violence-obsessed movies.

then why the hell don't you report on that?  if youre so damn worried ab womn fgett rs , then why the hell don't you do an investigative journalism report on that?  yoiu know, like the news and increase awareness?

(For: why not do a journalistic pc on the real mafia?
They say___

Like Veronica Guerin.  Have you ever heard of her?  This woman had balls of iron (ferrous)))).  She had bigger cojones than the combined external genitalia of all you fake poser hollywd blockbuster wannabes combined.

Notice I said she "had."

So you *admit** that you do not have true access to information.  You do not have ___
____Upon threat of death, dismemberment, disembowelment__
You do not have access to information.
That is the case *despite* the fact that this is something that the general public definitely have a right to know about.   They drf hv a rtd to be fully infr on this thing that___
I read the news mags.  Thes people are vile flith.
They have an annihilating effect on society.  They are responsible for prrdn, prsti, dangerous stret drugs.
___they perpetuate...

A 'nooo want to show how truly violi the mob/maddffia is.'
Q Well then why not showcase it in all its mundaneness?
A 'well thnn. People really wdl not watch it; it has to be exciting.''

Ahh so in other words you fully admit that you would not have true freedom of speech if you really told the full unfiltered truth.  Noone would pay attnention; no one is going to care;; no one is going to [[__]]].  After all what good is free speech, if noone will hear you????

this is not journalism.  this is bs.  this is creating social problems.  this is not bringing social problems to light, trying to raise awareness, or working on (creating) a solution.  this is not freedom of information.  you ARE the incidents that journalism would be making people aware of as news pieces.  you are no better than the pr, drugs, gang violence.

American Psycho And The 1980s

The 1980s didn't have a soul?  Aggghh!  I was crushed!  The 1980s was all about heart and soul for me.

**(October)) fall is my absolute favorite season.
Perhaps this is because I grew up in New England, and fall there, or “autumn” as the kids call it, are positively gorgeous.  breathtaking scenery.  I reveled in jumping into piles and piles of leaves.  Golden colors, reddish-orange with a hint of brown, burnt sienna.
-- going trick or treating...

My parents traveled all the time.  Despite our meager [[modest]] resources, they made this a very big priority.  We could not afford airplane tickets.  So we drove everywhere.  (My parents did all the driving; I did not participate in that aspect of our travels.)

We went to see the Museum of Natural History very often.  I have an aunt and uncle and cousins who live in Maryland, and we would visit them quite often, a few times a year.  So we were basically a hop, skip, and a jump away from Washington, D.C. and all the tourist attractions it held.  I absolutely loved the Museum of Natural History.  It was so fascinating seeing all the huge skeletons from long-extinct animals hailing from time immemorial, suspended impossibly from the ceilings overhead.

The dinosaur bones!  If nothing else, you should visit the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaur skeletons.  They are reconstructed and assembled, but I can imagine how fierce those dinosaurs were back in the day.

And yes, the rocks.  Ahh, all the natural formations, mineral deposits, and gemstones.  The Hope Blue Diamond has some sort of significance in history.  The rocks were very pretty.  Rather, they *are* very pretty.  It has been a few years since I’ve paid my respects, but I am sure they are still there.
-- the Smithsonian.
-- the Liberty Bell.,,, Philadelphiaa.
-- the Lincoln Memorial.
*** idea:  use/integrate my list of fun things to do, to travel and see historical sites and monuments.
_-Niagara Falls.  -traveling to Washington, D.C. and seeing all the sites and historical monuments,, _.  Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Boston.  We ruled Boston.

I learned a love of poring through maps and atlases and looking at globes.  My Mom had taught me the alphabet using a map as a springboard when I was one year old.

This fostered my love of geography, road travel, and highway engineering, hehe.  But seriously, I really do-- I like learning how bridges and highways are constructed.  Once in a while I enjoy studying this in terms of the pylons or concrete foundations.

Mostly I like looking at aerial photographs of bridges and highways.  My sense of road directions and understanding navigation are excellent.  I have a thorough grasp of how highways and infrastructure are planned, in terms of travel patterns and the designs of exit and entrance ramps.  Some of them are more straightforward, wherein they resemble a kneecap joint, but some are prettier.  It is fascinating looking at cloverleaf patterns of highway exits and highway acceleration ramps, the whole 270-degree turnaround.  Interesting, how the theory of "three rights make a left" is reflected in the turnaround loop to and from a highway.  Reminds me of rosette patterns of sin, cos, and tan that we learned way back in Algebra.  It is a nice hobby.

We were heavily involved in the local Bangladeshi community.  It was a wonderful environment being surrounded within this community.  [[perh hold off on the going into great deatil on the coll uni like oxford until the 'educational importance''' essays.]]]  These experiences fostered and engulfed a strong sense of identity within my family.  It instilled appreciation for my culture.

Warmly ensconced me in___  very welcoming, warm positive introduction into the world of academia.  oh wait, different essay.