Naomi Oreskes

connected constantly and be able to obtain various sources of knowledge, at the click of a button. However, this advancement becomes an issue, when it is framed by conglomerate corporations that provoke an economic and political agenda in their favor. The powerful impact corporations have on public knowledge is exemplified in Al Gore 's essay “The Climate Emergency”, as well as in Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway…

The thesis of Naomi Oreskes’ talk “Why we should trust scientists” occurs quite early in her talk, although not right in the beginning. She delivers her thesis at 2 minutes and 38 seconds into the talk, stating “[So, if even scientists themselves have to make a leap of faith outside their own fields, then why do they accept the claims of other scientists? Why do they believe each other's claims?] And should we believe those claims? So what I'd like to argue is yes, we should, but not for the…

In “Why We Should Trust Scientists,” by Naomi Oreskes, the presenter describes what makes science so unique, and distinguishes it from other fields such as religion. Oreskes claims that science is an appeal to authority, but unlike other similar appeals, it is the collective authority of a group of people, somewhat like a community. Throughout her speech, she conveys to her audience different examples of historical figures who worked in science, and uses them as proofs to help understand the…

Betty. I will divide the rest of my article into three sections. In the first section, I explore mainstream beauty standards and stereotypes portrayed in American television. The show’s depiction of the leading roles are mostly skinny women wearing fashion brand clothing and makeup. The appearance of the characters draws upon the stereotypes of women’s beauty. Next, I apply contextual analysis of mental and physical illness of women on my discussion of the negative influence of one-dimensional…

Naomi Klein’s 1999 No Logo book not only explores but also challenges the impact globalized brands and companies have had on culture. Under the chapter titled “Threats and Temps” (10) she illustrates her point in the specific area of jobs and what they represent. When we enter the final part of the book, this including chapter 16, Klein describes what is known as “Culture Jamming” where advertising is now used as a tool to convey political messages against either corporations or society itself.…

In Don Sabo’s “Pigskin, Patriarchy, and Pain” he explores how young athletes are destroying their bodies without awareness. While Naomi Wolf’s “The Beauty Myth” investigates how the media and society as a whole are constantly portraying unrealistic images of beauty for women. The media constantly perpetuates that if females are not beautiful then they will not receive recognition. Sabo’s approach to reach his audience is solely on his experiences from being on the field. Wolf uses many direct…

I am my 4-H club’s president. My club has 52 people in it with most of them being under the age of ten. Sometimes I regret running for president, but then at other times I feel it is a great leadership experience. The duties of a president are not only running the meetings and showing animals. It is about helping out the community, helping the younger members with their projects and teaching them how to be a better person and also teach them responsibility with taking care of their animals.…

Environmental issues have been the talk of the town by many public figures recently, but it does not always seem to “stick” in the minds of the viewers. Both Pope Francis and Naomi Klein discuss the topic in great detail, but take different approaches in convincing their readers. Klein seems to evokes a great deal of negativity in her book, to the point where it questions the reader’s own actions and almost makes them feel that they are partially to blame for the current state of Earth. Pope…

In “The Beauty Myth”, Naomi Wolf describes this myth as “prescribing behavior and not appearance” (Wolf 14). Women try to attain a look that is unattainable and because they are trying so hard to be skinny and attractive, they are distracted from the real problem. The real problem is their lack of control. Society uses the “beauty myth” to distract women from obtaining power. They are told not to eat, and focus on dieting rather than fighting inequality. Images like “Keep Calm and Don’t Eat” are…

Naomi Klein argues that what happened in Iraq, and is part of a broader trend globally, is in many ways the opposite of economic and human development. Explain what she means, provide examples from Iraq, and argue EITHER in support of her analysis, or against her analysis. The argument presented by Naomi Klein in her work, “The Shock Doctrine” is that the privatization of the government in the form of disaster capitalism, as seen after the Invasion of Iraq, is counter to economic growth and…