Juarez Drug Cartel Philosophy and Culture

Juarez Drug Cartel Philosophy and Culture A counterculture will always be a subculture that instead of following the larger societys norms they refuse to have the same belief and value set as the larger society. This group establishes their own set of norms and beliefs (Thomas 39). Countercultures have existed for hundreds of years all over the world. Some have been a complete failure while others have managed to carry on and lead their movement worldwide. It is no doubt that these countercultures are considered rebels in the eyes of the larger society. One of Mexicos most well-known countercultures is the Juarez Drug Cartel. The Juarez Drug Cartel is a criminal organization in charge of some of the drug trade in Mexico. In recent years, this cartel has expanded its criminal offenses from not only drug trafficking but to also conducting kidnapping and human trafficking operations (Unknown). All as a means to continue revolutionizing their movement. The Juarez Drug Cartel which may also be referred to as the Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Organization in honor of its leader, is mainly located in the city of Juarez which is in the state of Chihuahua. It began to develop in the 1980s after the Guadalajaras cartel leader, Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo was arrested. Rafael Aguilar Guajardo, the individual who was an associate of the Guadalajaras cartel, presumed the authority to control Ciudad Juarez (city of Juarez) after the notorious arrest. Shortly after for unknown circumstances, Aguilar Guajardo was killed in 1993 and one of his right hand men, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, aka El Senor de los Cielos (Lord of the Skie s), undertook control of the beginnings of the cartel. Under his control, half of Mexican trafficking took place and his trafficking expanded to Central America and South America. (Unknown). The Juarez Cartel had quite an operational system going on. It was in charge of moving tons of cocaine from Colombia into Mexico by means of air and then disbursing it into the United States by land. Carrillo Fuentes died in 1997 and his brothers, Vicente and Rodolfo took control. Part of the reason as to why this cartel developed into a well-established criminal organization was because they worked closely with corrupt local and state law enforcement. These municipal forces have allowed not only the Juarez Cartel, but many other cartels to continue their criminal misdemeanors. The cartel was able to use small armies of their own to protect themselves and their territories. One of the cartels small army is the Linces, which consists of former individuals from the Armys Special Forces. In October 9, 2014 Vicente Carrillo Fuentes was arrested by Mexican government officials (Unknown). It is reasonable to say that this cartel has weakened its powers due to new criminal organizations developing but still to this day it has remained in Mexicos territories still carrying on criminal operations of their own. Upon researching any counterculture, it is important to understand two main terms in order to properly analyze the information. Sociological perspective is a term that is basically used to inform an individual that they must be able to understand the outlook of others and the meanings behind their actions, all in effort to broaden ones views (Thomas 4).ÂÂ   The sociological perspective can also help one understand how they as an individual are shaped by their social environment (Thomas 5). With this said, one can attempt to understand that the Juarez Cartels actions have significantly affected ones views. For example, whenever one mentions the drug trade most people think about drug trafficking coming into the United States from Mexican drug cartels, which of course all ties into our understanding of the sociological perspective. The sociological perspective is another term used in sociology which attempts to make it be known that an individual has the ability to see how their p ersonal life is in a sense attached to the larger world (Thomas 5). With this being said, the Juarez Drug Cartel has significantly deteriorated the Mexican republic. Mexican officials have had a long term drug war against the cartels. Since 2009, more than 7,000 people have fallen victim to this long going war. The cartels have attempted to force the government to end this drug war once and for all by literally terrorizing the citizens. The cartel is even attacking corporations. Pemex, which is a state-owned petroleum company has had many kidnapping and theft coming from not only the cartels but also from employees who work alongside the cartels. The cartels are terrorizing the nation to the point where the amount of vehicle armoring production has increased due to security measures that individuals are seeking. In Mexico City alone there has been a 25% increase of armored cars whereas in the rest of the country there has been 60% which of course signifies how great of a fear the ca rtels are causing (Duff). It has been noticeable how the perception of Mexico has been viewed negatively in the most recent years. The problem is so severe that foreign direct investment is not the same anymore. AmCham surveyed a questionnaire where 27% of correspondents noted that for security issues in Mexico they would think twice on whether investing in Mexico (Duff). Their actions have greatly affect Mexicos society and economic progress. Ethnocentrism is the belief that everyone elses culture is inferior and that ones culture is superior above all (Thomas 35). The Juarez Drug cartel is considered a counterculture because it is not something that everyone wishes to do. There are individuals in Mexico living in a state of poverty who under no circumstances would ever consider turning to the criminal organization. There are others who are desperately trying to make ends meet and feel as if they have no other option. Either way, the larger society does not agree with a criminal organization killing, kidnapping, or terrorizing the public. It is something that is not considered acceptable mostly when cartels are doing it for money and drugs. The Juarez Drug cartel and other cartels are giving a message to the youth of Mexico that anyone can leave the poverty state and have it all, which of course violates the views of the citizens. Cultural relativism is the belief that a culture should not be judged by ones standards but by the countercultures instead (Thomas 36). One must be able to understand why a counterculture group behaves in the manner in which they do. The Juarez Drug Cartel continues to do what they do because they find themselves in competition against other cartels in the control of narcotics and territories (Cartels at War: Mexicos Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U.S. National Security ). One of the most prestigious men in the drug organization, Joaquin Guzman Loera, mentioned that poverty was what drove him to turn to the drug trade industry. He mentioned that there were never any job opportunities even today, so for money to be acquired for food, one had to turn to growing marijuana. He mentioned that there was not and there still is not a way that exists that can help individuals survive or contribute to the economy (Lombardi). Of course these are words coming from a drug lord, but it put s into perspective how the Mexican government has yet to counterattack these words with actions. Young adolescents living in poverty are now being recruited by drug trafficking organizations due to such a great lack of opportunity in the country (Ramsey). It is estimated that there was an increase of poverty in Mexico between 2012 and 2014 by two million (Rama). People are becoming more and more desperate and the cartels are simply trying to do something that the government is not doing (jobs) even if it their reasons are morally wrong. In rural communities, the drug industry has been able to recruit many in joining the criminal organization. It is estimated that the majority of laborers are employed by no other than by the narcotics industry (Jones). The Juarez Drug Cartel is a counterculture that has revolutionized into an escape for many citizens. Based on research found on the Juarez Drug Cartel, the majority of individuals would agree that the Juarez Drug Cartels philosophy is not right and that it should not continue. This drug organization is giving false hopes to many of Mexicos impoverished individuals who do not seem to notice that the instant in which they are agreeing to join the drug trade, they are signing up for a life or death situation every day. Since the 1980s, the Juarez Drug Cartel has been terrorizing the nation with its drug trade. Its practices have established them as a counterculture. They have grown their organization to the point where so much corruptness exists that even local and state police are being a part of this countercultures wrongfully practices. References Kan, Paul. Cartels at War: Mexicos Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U.S. National Security . Washington D.C. : Potomac Book, 2012. 27. Book. Duff, Devon and Rygler, Jen. Drug Trafficking, Violence and Mexico. 26 January 2011. Knowledge at Wharton University of Pennsylvania. Web. 08 03 2017. Jones, Michael K E. The Effects of the Mexican Drug Trade over the Past Sixty Years. 05 October 2014. E-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENTS. Web. 06 March 2017. Lombardi, Daniel. Does poverty lead to drug trafficking? The worlds notorious trafficker says yes. 14 January 2016. Desert News U.S. World. Web. 09 March 2017. Rama, Anahi and Yukhananov, Anna. Mexican government says poverty rate rose to 46.2 percent in 2014. 23 July 2015. Reuters. Web. 08 March 2017. Ramsey, Geoffrey. Poverty a Recruitment Tool for Mexicos Criminal Gangs. 20 July 2011. InSight Crime. Web. 08 March 2017. Thomas, W. LaVerne. Sociology: The Study of Human Relationships. Austin: Hull, Rinehart, Winston, 2003. Textbook. Unknown. Juarez Cartel. 17 November 2015. InSight Crime. Web. 06 March 2017.

Cruddy by Lynda Barry

Lynda Barry has provided a thoughtful, interesting, and provocative novel about Roberta Rohbeson featuring, on the surface, two diverse, but related story lines. The first is the story of Roberta as a sixteen-year-old girl and details what happened to her to cause her to be grounded for a year for dropping two hits of acid in September of 1971. It is Roberta who gives the book its name. While grounded in her room she begins to write in her diary with an ominous note of her intended suicide, â€Å"I planned this way before the drugs were a part of my life. . . .It was my idea to kill myself† (Barry two pagers before 1). This plot thread is interwoven with a more detailed sinister thread that took place five years earlier when Roberta's parents separated and, at her mother's insistence, Roberta hide in the back of her father's car and accompanied â€Å"the Father,† as she calls him, on a bloody, murderous, cross-country spree fueled by the near constant drinking by her al coholic father. The spree ended with her father as the prime suspect in the Lucky Chief Motel Massacre and with Roberta walking through the Nevada while covered with blood (Barry).It is unclear however whether either of the plot threads actually occurred within the world of the novel or whether they are the imaginings or hallucinations of a teenage girl being punished for misbehaving. Unlike many books that deal with teenage angst by portraying the protagonist as a person with a â€Å"woe is me† attitude, Cruddy distinguishes itself by not falling victim to this self-indulgent trap. Roberta is detached from her family. Like the impersonal description of her father as â€Å"the father,† Roberta's mother is called simply â€Å"the mother.† Roberta views her younger half-sister Julie with the usual contempt of teenagers who are forced to share a bedroom. Roberta has a matter of fact attitude toward the events in her life and blames no one for her actions. She remem bers and acts upon some of the philosophical aphorisms her father espouses. â€Å"DO NOT HESITATE. NEVER, NEVER HESITATE† and L. L. S. S. , (loose lips sink ships) (Barry 30, 99). The book features a large number of charcoal drawings that illustrate the accompanying text. These pictures provide the reader with the best physical description of the father.Page 22 features a portrait of a hard looking man with deep-set eyes and a cigarette drooping reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart. The picture reveals an independent man who will brook nonsense from no one and will not hesitate to use violence should the need or opportunity arise. The father's face reveals no compassion for anyone, not even his daughter Roberta whom he calls Clyde. Ostensibly the alcohol binge and crime spree of the father starts at the time of the separation of Roberta's parents.When the father discovers that Julie, the younger sister, is not his, but the child of his wife's boss he snaps because of the stress cau sed by the discovery. Combined with the apparent suicide of his father known as Old Dad, it was more than he could bear. The newspapers covering the story of the murders alleged that the father stole Roberta in the middle of the night and left a note threatening to kill Roberta if the mother calls the police or tried to find them (Barry 23). According to Roberta this is largely a fiction put on by her mother to get her picture in the paper.The real story is the mother made Roberta hide in the car and accompany her father. At the novel's beginning the father was due to inherit the family business, a well-known local meatpacking plant where he worked as a butcher and had developed a good reputation locally. Instead of leaving the business to his son Old Dad sold it â€Å"out from under† the father and left him unemployed and without funds. Allegedly Old Dad placed the money into three Samsonite suitcases none of which he gave to the father. Then Old Dad hanged himself in the me at cooler.He believes his father, Old Dad, has cheated him and that he is just getting back what was his by natural right. Allegedly much of the father's motivation lies in hopes of recovering the suitcases and the supposed money in them. However, it is difficult to determine if there is any truth at all to the story of the three suitcases of money. Supposedly the meatpacking plant was heavily mortgaged and selling the plant was necessary to pay the debts, â€Å"at least I'm not leaving you in the hole,† said Old Dad.If this were the case one would expect him to open the suitcases as he found them and make use of the money, but he does not do this. When he finds the first suitcase he merely holds it up and says, â€Å"not a scratch on it . . . It's Samsonite! We could do a [bleep] commercial† (Barry 25-38). This peculiar behavior calls into question whether this plot thread ever existed. Nonetheless with this theoretical motivation the father packs his butcher knives a nd leaves his wife. Blood has played an important role in the father's life.Although he spent time in the Navy, being a butcher was his work as a butcher that he believed that he would achieve success. He takes pride in the work he does and has hopes of challenging even the big packinghouses and that stores were going to come back and buy their meet from Rohbeson's Slaughter House (Barry 25). At the end of a workday he and his clothes were often covered with blood. He is devoted to his knives and goes so far as to name them. Little Debbie is his favorite and he gives it to Roberta to protect herself. The nature of the father's profession was inherently violent.The violence manifests itself throughout the novel. He kills people in a variety of ways including homicide by car and shooting people. When Roberta is injured and receives a small cut on her finger that becomes infected, he casually uses Little Debbie to remove the finger at the knuckle while promising that Roberta â€Å"wou ld not feel a thing: (Barry 198). The name of the combination slaughterhouse, restaurant, and bar where they stay for a time is the Knocking Hammer, presumably a reference to a notorious method of killing beef about to be slaughtered by hitting them in the head with a hammer.The violence in the father's life also occurs in Roberta's world. Shortly after the father amputated her finger Roberta found herself thinking about killing the father and the others who live at Knocking Hammer (Barry 214). Shortly afterwards Roberta uses Little Debbie to cut the throat of the deputy sheriff while he is driving her to the institution where her father has committed her. By the end of the novel Roberta has killed her father by slicing his throat with the knife named Sheila. She also killed the others staying at the Lucky Chief Motel.Roberta has become a serial killer. It is unclear whether or not examining the father helps understand his blood thirst. By the book's end the two plot threads have vi rtually merged and it is no longer clear how much of the events in the novel actually happened. It appears likely that the thread where Roberta gets grounded for dropping acid is true. However, it is less clear the other thread occurred at all. It may be the acid induced hallucinations of Roberta. It may be a story made up to entertain her friend Vicky.Both threads may be the imaginary world of a teenager trying to get back at her parents for grounding her for a year by imagining one of them an unfit mother and the father as a homicidal, alcoholic maniac. The novel works in all of these fashions and leaves the reader unsure just what is what. In any case the world where Roberta lives, whether it is real, imaginary, or the product of drug-induced delusions is a violent one. Works Cited Barry, Lynda. Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Beowulf Attacks the Dragon Essays - 1576 Words

Beowulf Attacks the Dragon. Beowulf makes his final boast. He says that, even though he is old, he shall â€Å"still seek battle, perform a deed of fame† by killing the dragon. (Norton59) He doesnt know how to grapple with the dragon, like he did with Grendel, so he will use a sword and shield. He tells his men that the outcome will be â€Å"with us at the wall as fate allots, the ruler of every man.† (59) He tells them to let him fight the monster alone, â€Å"By my courage I will get gold, or war will take your king, dire life-evil.† (60) *These three quotations indicate pagan elements of glory, not Christian.* eowulf approaches the barrow. From the stone arch, he feels the dragon’s fire emanating from within. He shouts at the†¦show more content†¦Wiglaf’s â€Å"heart’s courage did not slacken, nor did the heirloom of his kinsman fail him.† (61) Miglaf gives a speech reminding his companions about their duty which includes the only Christian reference in the passage. He says, â€Å"God knows of me that I should rather that the flame enfold my body with my gold-giver. It does not seem right to me for us to bear our shields home again unless we can first fell the foe, defend the life of the prince of the Weather-Geats.† (61) *Another curious mixture of pagan and Christian ideas* The passage ends with Wiglaf wading through the smoke to join Beowulf, who is encircled in the dragons flames. Themes: Beowulf is a poem with pagan origins, yet it has many Christian elements. Indeed, the second quotation we are given from this passage assigns fate as the ruler of every man. A true Christian poet would never assign rule over man to any other than the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Additionally, the gaining of earthly treasures or, specifically the taking of treasure from a defeated enemy, is not an activity that is heroic in the Christian sense. Christians champion the cultivation of spiritual rather than worldly treasure. 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Assignment on Water and Minerals - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 5 Words: 1433 Downloads: 6 Date added: 2019/10/10 Did you like this example? Answer the following questions using your Module 2 and 8 notes, and the given internet source! The following is a label from a can of mixed nuts. Use it to answer the questions below! Which mineral has the highest percent DV (daily value) in this product? Daily value is the guide to the nutrients in one serving of food. From the above chart, the mineral with the highest DV is manganese. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "Assignment on Water and Minerals" essay for you Create order The potassium in this product contributes what percent of the DV? Potassium contributes to 5 percent of the daily value. List three functions of potassium in the human body. 1) Potassium is specifically essential for the capacity of the skeletal and smooth contraction of the human body muscles. 2) Potassium also serves as an electrolyte function in the human body cells. It is the main electrolyte membrane potential that allows an electrical current to pass from one cell to the other. 3) Potassium regulates the healthy functioning of the human body nerves and muscles by employing checks and balances to guarantee its levels. The calcium in this product contributes what percent of the DV? Calcium contributes to 4 percent according to the chart. List three major functions of calcium in the body. 1) Calcium plays a big role in the human by keeping the bones and teeth strong as well as supporting the skeletal structure. 2) Calcium also decreases the risk for colorectal cancer and reduces systolic blood pressure in peoples with elevated blood pressure. 3) Calcium rich foods are said to reduce the risk of being overweight and obese. The iron and zinc in this product each contain 8% of the DV; however, you dont get 8% of the DV of each. Why not? The reason why an individual cannot get the entire 8 percent of the daily value of the two minerals is that for several minerals, the percentage that gets absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract is much less than the full percent which reflects the same issue with the two products. Also, some minerals make use of similar ions transporters for their absorption which leads to competition for absorption. What are two functions of iron in the body? 1) Iron is needed in the human body for the production of red blood cells through a method known as haematopoiesis binding to the oxygen as well as facilitating its transport from the lungs through the arteries to all the cells all over the body. 2) Also, iron is needed in the human body for the conversion of blood sugar to energy whereby the metabolic energy is vital in allowing muscles to work at their optimum in exercise. A child is very short in height, has problems learning, has underdeveloped genitalia and does not like to eat because food does not taste good to him. He might be deficient which mineral? The child is deficient of zinc mineral which is crucial for growth and development of the human body, development of the genitalia, activation of the sense of taste, and activation as well as maintenance of the immune system. How might a diet of mainly tortillas and beans contribute to this problem? Beans diet is said to shrink one’s brain especially if taken by toddlers in their young age which can result to the same problems in learning. Beans and tortillas diet is said to be high in carbohydrates and starch which interferes with growth and development of young children. Some beans sold in market places are canned whereby the plastic linings contain BPA which is strong endocrine disruptor. The BPA is linked with erectile dysfunction as well as abnormal reproductive development in young children especially boys. Male children and toddlers are most likely vulnerable to the negative impacts of high legumes diets such as tortillas and beans diet. One serving of this product supplies what percent DV of magnesium? It serves 20 percent daily value of magnesium. List three major functions of magnesium in the body. 1)   Bone Health – an essential function of magnesium is maintaining our bones healthy, a deficient in magnesium in the human body alters the way our body metabolizes calcium as well as the hormones that regulate calcium. Intake of magnesium assists in improving our bone mineral density plus averting osteoporosis. 2) Carbohydrate metabolism – magnesium influences insulin response in the body and assists in controlling blood glucose levels through its function in carbohydrate metabolism. An increment in magnesium diet might assist in reducing the risk of diabetes. 3) Blood pressure regulation – taking dietary foods which are rich in magnesium assists in regulating the body blood pressure. Also, dietary consumption of magnesium foods can improve serum lipid profiles as well as minimize blood pressure of the human body. Intake Analysis: Water Minerals Eating Plan A (1 Day’s Intake) Eating Plan B (1 Day’s Intake Potassium Magnesium Water (g) 1 cup of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes  ½ cup white 225.26 cereal 51 grapefruit juice, raw 20 1 cup (8 ounces) lowfat milk, 1% 154 2 eggs, large, scrambled 96 fat, with A D 122 2 cups (16 oz) coffee, brewed from 10 1 ounce cheddar cheese 36 48.87 grounds, tap water 2 slices turkey breast, sliced 70 20 ounces coffee, brewed from prepackaged grounds, tap water 1 29.42 2 slices whole-wheat bread,  ½ cup raspberries, raw commercially prepared 48 27 105.47 2 ounces cheddar cheese 1 cup cantaloupe (melons, 32 cantaloupe, raw, cubes) 156 160 1 cup (8 oz) milk, chocolate, 180 1 container (6 oz) yogurt, vanilla commercial, low fat, with added flavor, low fat milk, sweetened with 170 194 vitamin A and vitamin D low calorie sweetener 3 12-ounce beers (alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all) 8 19 0.91 2 slices Domino’s 14† Pepperoni 107 6 ounces salmon, coho, wild, moist 30 55.58 pizza, classic hand-tossed crust heat 660  ½ cup boiled, drained asparagus 13 83.37 TOTAL: spears 1 cup broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, w/o salt 16 69.61 5 fluid ounces white table wine 147 127.7 12 ounces diet Pepsi (carbonated 0 beverage, cola, with aspartame, 28.48 contains caffeine  ½ cup green peas, frozen, boiled, 71 136.20 drained, without salt 1 small bread, pita, whole-wheat 44.2 19.6 1 cup raw spinach 27.42 24 3 ounces feta cheese 28 82.83 1 cup (149 g) cherry tomatoes (tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round 16 140.83 average 2 tbsp. salad dressing, home recipe, 0 7.58 vinegar and oil  ¼ cup mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, without salt added 297 2.79 TOTALS: 1237.2 1641.92 Eating Plan C (1 Day’s Intake) Eating Plan D (1 Day’s Intake) Water (g) Sodium(mg) Water (g) Iron (mg) 2 eggs, large, scrambled 46.60 88 1 cup honeydew melon, 152.69 0.29 raw, diced 1 cup milk, whole, 3.25% 215.04 105 1 cup strawberries, raw, 138 0.62 milkfat, with vitamin D sliced 2 slice bacon (pork, cured, 2.72 194 1 medium apple, raw, red 93.01 0.12 pre-sliced, pan fried) delicious, with skin 2 1-ounce Slim Jims 2.8 860  ½ avocado, raw, 166.36 1.40 California, w/o skin/seed 6 oz ground beef, 95% 56.87 60  ½ cup sweet green 139.90 0.51 lean, 5% fat, pan broiled peppers, raw, sliced 2 ounces provolone 54.05 1156 1 orange, raw, navel, cheese 2- 7/8† 141.85 0.21  ¼ cup blue cheese 12.02 325 1 medium banana, raw dressing, commercial, 168.55 0.58 regular 12 ounces water 29.59 0  ½ cup grated carrots, raw 113.01 0.38 2 ounces cheddar cheese 48.87 862  ½ cup boiled, drained 83.37 0.82 cubes asparagus spears 6 ounces (use 1 breast) 31.31 41 1 cup boiled yellow string 111.53 1.60 icken breast, fryer, meat 31.31 41 beans, snap, with salt only, fried 111.53 1.60 1 egg, large, scrambled 46.60 88  ¼ cup apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 40.16 3.46 1 cup Romaine lettuce, 47.29 4 1 small pear, raw, Bartlett, 117.80 0.27 raw, shredded  ½ cup blue cheese 1/2 cup (100 g) dates, dressing, commercial, 12.02 325 medjool 5.12 0.22 regular 12 ounces diet Pepsi (carbonated beverage) TOTALS: 1471.35 10.48 cola, with aspartame, 12 28.48 contains caffeine TOTALS: 617.78 4136.48 Complete the above tables from information from the USDA National Nutritional Database ( http://ndb.nal.usda.gov and click, â€Å"start here.†) and then answer the following questions. You must show your work in the above tables for credit!) Examine Eating Plans B, C and D: Which meal plan (B, C or D) is lowest in water content? To receive credit, your answer must be based on data in the above tables. Eating plan D with 1471.35 grams Other than water, name three specific foods high in water that could be added to increase the water content! Other foods with high water content include cauliflower, broccoli, red cabbage, and carrots Looking at All of the Eating Plans: The DRI for potassium is 4700 mg. How much potassium does eating plan A provide? Eating plan A provides 660 mg. The DRI for magnesium for men is 400 mg and for women, 310 mg. How much magnesium does plan B provide? [GR 2/20] Eating plan B provides 1237.2 mg of magnesium. The UL for sodium is 2300 mg. In Eating Plan C, which three foods contribute the most sodium? 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The Impact Of Work Motivation On Organizational Commitment

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According to the Defamation Act 2005 it has provides the provisions where the person who has been referred for the deformation can protect by taking legal actions against the person who is responsible for the attack or damages (Curtis 2016). The defamation only applied for the legislation when there is any statement which has been published through spoken or written on illustrated or uses any social media by one person to another. The plaintiff needs to identify the statement or material where he or she has been defeated directly or indirectly. There should be some proof where it is stated that the published statement is defamatory for the plaintiff (Kelley and Zansberg, 2014). The section 25 of Defamation Act 2005 has provides the provisions where the plaintiff can defend himself or herself for the publication of defamatory matter and must prove the definite factors which should be substantially true (Curtis 2016). Therefore according to the case study she has claimed that defamation has been published some facts or statement which was confidential for her and affect her celebrity images. In a famous case Cornes v The Ten Group Pty Ltd Ors [2012] it was found that a famous known person Stewart Dew who was subject to defamation by a comedian Mick Molloy. However, the attempt to joke which has affected the celebrity images of him and hampers his career. He has made the complaint in the South Australian Supreme Court in 2011 where he subject to the defamation and Mick Molloy has been fined $85,000 including indemnity cost (Curtis 2016). Therefore according to the case study it can be stated that defamation has been proved because Denise was not having any treatment in the Ray of hope Treatment Centre for having alcohol and drugs but she has a mild obsessive compulsive disorder for that matter she went to the centre for having treatment (Kelley and Zansberg, 2014). The Section 30 of the Defamation Act 2005 provide the privilege in the common law defense for apply the statutory difference and the section 27 of the Defamation Act 2005 defined the options where the Publications must privileged on the circumstances of the published matter through various documents or through any debates or through any given evidence or submitting the document regarding the defamation. In another case the Howden vs Truth Sportsman Ltd (1937) it has been found that the plaintiff believes but he was alleged with defamation. In this case the court has found that an importance of telling truth and public benefit the deformation should carry the truth of the matter. In another case of defamation which is JONES vs. SKELTON. (P.C.), it has been found that the plaintiff who is a shire councilor make the allegation against the defendant who is a publisher and proprietor of a newspaper has been published his personal detains in the news paper and the plaintiff think it will affect her personal life so he can sue the defendant for the defamation. Here the liable and slander has been conducted. Therefore according to the case study, Will Smear can use the defense factors in this case as because Denis sued him (Kelley and Zansberg, 2014). Application Denise Denefew is famous for the Olympic gold medalist swimmer who recently works as a solicitor in Geelong specializing in family law. However he has also having treatment from the Ray of hope Treatment Centre for a mild obsessive compulsive disorder. Now he has found that, Will Smear who published a blog where he has mentioned about her health issues. Basically Will Smear uses a blog where he always criticize formal lawyers and there incompetence and unprofessionalism which is known as lawyers watch (Kelley and Zansberg, 2014). However in his blog he has mentioned a link where the hyperlink provide a blog where it is written that Denise Denefew is having treatment at the Ray of hope treatment centre for two weeks for drug and alcohol addiction (Barendt, 2017). INyouEndO which is an online media organization who are famous for publishing gossip about celebrity titbits where they just mentioned about the Denise situation and hoping for the best result. Now it has been found that Denise actually having treatment from Ray of hope treatment centre for two weeks for the treatment of mild obsessive compulsive disorder (Pelletier, 2016). Therefore, the wrong information has affected his image and the viewers or his fan followers getting wrong message about her addiction in drug and alcohol which may affected his career also therefore he can make the allegation against both will and innuendo (Curtis 2016). According to the section 25 of defamation Act 2005 provides the defense for the plaintiff who is suffering for defamation where that person must prove the justification of the statement. Justification can be pleaded in defense of both facts and opinion where the statement must be substantially truth and accurate. In the case of London Computer Operators Training Ltd Ors v BBC Ors (1973) the defense has been imputed by the justification of the substantially truth of the deformation by them. When defamation is considering that there is seven facts which should be proved those are truth, fair comments, absolute privilege, qualified privilege, the defenses of the publication of public documents which should fair reports of public proceeding and triviality of the defense. Therefore the person who is seeking for the defense for defamation all of the facts should be proved (Pelletier, 2016). When someone is having treatment whether for the drug addiction or for any compulsive disorder no body should published the private and confidential matters in publicly. Here, Will Smear has published wrong information about Denise where she is having treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder. Therefore it is the duty of the treatment centre also that they must not provide any information about the patient in publicly and for Denise it has been a disaster because she is known as a famous swimmer and the wrong comments may affect her career (Barendt 2017). She has made the allegation against both of them where Will can use the sec- 25 of Defamation Act 2005 and present every fact regarding the defamation by him and iNyouEndO. The sec-26 of define the defense in contextual truth where Denise can show all her treatment documents to the court that she was having treatment for the obsessive disorder for two weeks (Kelley and Zansberg, 2014). The fair comment is the honest opinion in the defense procedure. The defense factors will protects commentary, opinion, analysis and editorials on matters of public interest. The sec- 31 defines the fair comment and Denis need to state the honest opinion rearguing the defamation. The absolute privileged in the defense procedure where the statement which has been made must protect the maker where the statement is been made in public, derogatory and untrue, and even though they are published maliciously (Pelletier, 2016). Qualified Privilege defines those statements where it is available in respect of ot her communications and made for the public interest. It only provide the defense if it in the public interest, to protect the interests of the person publishing the statement, to protect the interests of the person to whom it is published and where there is a community of interest between the publisher and the recipient (Barendt 2017). A public document is another factor in defamation case when the common law defense has the privilege on the protection. Therefore section- 28 of the Defamation Act 2005 define the national defense for the publication of public documents where defendant can stated for the defense by stating that the publication has been updated for a fair comment along with the summary or extract of a public documents (Kelley and Zansberg, 2014). The defense of Triviality defines in the Sec- 33 of the Defamation Act 2005 by providing the publication of defamatory matter by defendant according to the circumstances of publication (Pelletier, 2016). Conclusion Therefore according to the case study, it can be defined that the Will and iNyouEndO both of them can use the defense according to the defense section in this act. The plaintiff is suffered by the defamation where her reputation has been affected and false statement has also included in this case. She can ask for remedies from them whereas, both of the defendant can use the defense sections as per the Defamation Act 2005 References Barendt, E., 2017. Defamation Law. Barnett, K. and Harder, S., 2014. Remedies in Australian private law. Cambridge University Press. Butler, D.A. and Rodrick, S., 2015. Australian media law. Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited. Cornes v The Ten Group Pty Ltd Ors [2012] SASFC 99 Curtis, C., 2016. Internet defamation. 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