Francesca Di Biasi Ms. Davis COD English 1 H Period 1 29 September 2014 Senior vice president and editor of the magazine Black Enterprise, Alfred Edmond Jr., in his article, Why Asking for a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password Is Fair Game, addresses the topic of employers asking their employees for a Facebook password. He argues that is certain special cases an employee should give up their password, but not for just any job. He also brings up the point that an employer should have the ability to ask for access. He supports his claim by establishing his credibility, appealing to the reader’s emotion, and providing facts and incidents. Edmond’s purpose is to bring light to both sides of the argument of whether or not asking for a Facebook password is fair game. Alfred Edmond Jr. adopts an understanding tone because he understands both sides of the argument. Edmond’s ability to consider different points of view is what makes his article affective. Alfred Edmond Jr. is the vice president and editor at Black Enterprise. According to the magazine’s website, this “is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans.” (Black Enterprise) The audiences targeted by this magazine are entrepreneurs and business leaders. The readers of the article can immediately sense Edmond 's authoritative stance as an employer. When asked on the show, Your Business, whether or not a business owner should be able to ask a potential employee for their Facebook
Facebook is the largest gateway to social media communication, allowing you to stay in touch with friends, family, and public. Therefore, if Jackson had concerns about a customer, the human resources department would have been a better option. They specialize in employee relation issues, while keeping all information confidential. In our business, we take pride in our image, while building trustworthy relations with all customers. Jackson’s behavior on social media could potentially harm the relationship with this customer, present and future customers. When one shares information on
“Why asking for a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password is Fair Game” by Alfred Edmond Jr. discusses on the argument whether or not an employer should have access to the Facebook account of their future employee. Edmond accounts for multiple events in his essay where asking Facebook password is a fair game, and also describes events where it’s not a fair game to ask for employee password. Inclusively, Edmond pivots on both views of the argument with great deal of explanation. Edmond explains argument on whether or not an employer should give access to their Facebook account with logic and his experience in the business sector.
The book Transformation of the African American Intelligentsia: 1880-2012 by Martin Kilson of Harvard, reinforces to the reader that from the end of the slave era in 1865, education was viewed by most African Americans as one of the primary roads to success in American society. Learning how to read was the first thing free slaves. They poured into schools ran by the Freedman's Bureau, as well as attending the church-sponsored black colleges that sprung up across the South.
In the convention movement Black intellectals used American political theory to their advantage. Since not being able to get together for politcal gathering, they need the conventopns to move forward any kind of political agenda for blacks. Since blacks had no part in it, it was important to show how unfair the current political system was towards blacks. Blacks used a quote from Locke stating, "government is morally obliged to serve people, namely by protecting life, liberty, and property" showing that blacks should have the same rights.
Facebook is a well know social networking site that has taken all over the world with over 500 million people using the site. Social networking sites such as Facebook share information about the user over the Internet, where it can be freely accessed by anyone. This is where issues of privacy to the individual arise. As
The article “Controversial Blackness: The Historical Development & Future Trajectory of African American Studies,” was written by Martha Biondi, a European Associate Professor of African American Studies and History at Northwestern University.
Black Wall Street in Greenwood, Oklahoma: The Destruction and Historical Erasure of a Black Ethnic Enclave
White supremacy made it ever so difficult for black people to become successful in American society especially, with the aid of the Jim Crow laws and segregation. There were many obstacles placed to prevent the success of black entrepreneurs, but it was also those hindrances that made them crave and push for their chance with attainment. The certain obstacles on employment faced by black people at the beginning of their “Freedom”, as well as recognition towards a few who gained success and the educational restrictions placed on black people to prevent them from learning other profession besides manual labor will be brought to light.
However, this new Facebook’s feature can be backfired because Facebook invades users’ privacy. Many users felt like their privacy was completely infiltrated, just about everything users updated or changed was instantly blasted out to hundreds of friends. News Feed has kept all the users’ information “loud”, and allowed people to see pictures and posts, which could give out information that users might not want their friends to know. Users claim that News Feed features leave the door open for people to 'creep'. “Facebook has always tried to push the envelope” (p.545) and “Everyone is freaking out” (p.544). Using people’s first reaction to the Facebook’s “News Feed” feature, Thompson later explains the privacy problem that this new feature may have caused. Thompson tries to inform the readers both side of the benefits and disadvantages using Facebook. The author creates a great connection with the readers by doing so, makes the readers feel that he’s on the same with them, that he understands the whole circumstances.
With the help of Logos, which promotes the logic and quality of her writing, Mathias is able to construct an argument with a clear purpose and consistency by referring to facts and reasons that support her disagreement claims of Facebook’s real use. However, the lack of Ethos, which moves the reader into agreeing with the author based on the professional image she gives in her argument, hurts her creditability and might leave her readers questionable of her claims and reasons.
This is the 20th movie of our favorite detective: Conan Edogawa. Just like, The Raven Chaser (movie 13), this is all about Black Organization. And we all know that stories revolving around BO means action packed scenes, combining thrill and mystery.
Many Americans point to the suffering of the African American experience from the internal problems in African Americans communities; however, they neglect the external social constraints that African Americans have faces in America. African Americans have suffered oppression through social institution through factors such as Segregation, Racial Crimination, and Mass incarnation. The constraint of segregation was a way of social, political, and economical control over African Americans. African Americans are usually a racial group that is associate with crime. Research and statistics has shown that African Americans are those that are majority incarnated in the United states. Many white Americans kept
The Book of Negroes is a handwritten ledger (a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type) that was compiled by British officials – in 1783 – following the American Revolution (1775-1783). It is 156 pages and contains the names of 3000 black men, women, and children. These 3000 freed slaves then boarded 219 ships in New York harbour and sailed to various places, including Quebec, England, Germany but the majority to Nova Scotia. Movements to free slaves began in 1775 with Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation, which stated: To end that peace and good order may the sooner be restored … I do require every person capable of bearing arms to resort to His Majesty’s standard … and I do hereby further declare all servants, Negroes, or others (appertaining to Rebels) free, that are able and willing to bear arms, they joining His Majesty’s Troops, as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing this Colony to a proper sense of their duty to his Majesty’s
Marcus Garvey was born August 17, 1887, in St. Ann’s Bay Jamaica. He was a Jamaican who created a ‘’ back to Africa’’ movement in the United States, who became an inspirational figure for later civil right activists. Garvey returned to the African homelands in Jamaica in 1914 where he found his organization, The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).and found the UNIA. Garvey represented the largest movement of African American to be proud of the race and their ancestral homeland. While his voice spread across American, he attracted thousands of supporters. In 1922. Garvey was arrested for mail fraud in connection with the sale of stock in the black star line. Garvey scheme to get money he perpetrator develops a scheme using the mail to defraud another of money or property. On June 27, 1919 the UNIA set up its first business incorporating the black star line. Garvey officers were eventually accused of mail fraud. (Garvey was charger of mail fraud). People believe
Because adolescents are growing up with more access to social networking, texting and instant messaging on various sites have become prime means of communication. While this is not necessarily bad, many people feel the need to over-share things about their personal lives online. More and more people are using Facbeook and more and more employers are using Facebook to scope out potential employees. If there are inappropriate pictures and comments all over someone’s Facebook page, they are more likely to not receive the job. Some students get in trouble for things they post on Facebook and Twitter. Some users are beginning to notice this and have started deactivating their accounts to regain a sense of privacy. CNN’s article “The anti-social network: Life without Facebook”, states that some students who are trying to maintain a professional image for future employment are deleting their pages.