Issue 9: Burning History & the Ashing of Science
Why are people so set on defacing and destroying history? What events have occurred up until the present day that made future generations omit the past, both willingly and unwillingly. The story of modern media, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, Alexandria and more!
Why are people so set on defacing and destroying history? What events have occurred up until the present day that made future generations omit the past, both willingly and unwillingly. The story of modern media, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, Alexandria and more!
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ISSUE 9 OF ORIGINS, AN INDEPENDENT MEDIA PUBLICATION<br />
ETHAN’S USELESS<br />
KNOWLEDGE (THAT<br />
WILL HELP YOU IN<br />
YOUR LIFE IN NO<br />
WAY WHATSOEVER)<br />
ly heard about Miley<br />
Cyrus and her performance<br />
at <strong>the</strong> MTV Video<br />
Music Awards. Even<br />
if you didn’t, chances<br />
are you still know<br />
about it. For weeks,<br />
it seemed like that<br />
was <strong>the</strong> most popular<br />
topic most news outlets<br />
wanted to discuss,<br />
and even now she<br />
is <strong>the</strong> butt <strong>of</strong> many<br />
a joke, all thanks to<br />
one performance. At<br />
<strong>the</strong> same time, however,<br />
reports confirmed<br />
that <strong>the</strong> Syrian government<br />
had been using<br />
chemical weapons<br />
in its civil war<br />
against Syrian rebels.<br />
pop star than it is<br />
to pay attention to<br />
violence and political<br />
debates, but is<br />
it truly <strong>the</strong> aim <strong>of</strong><br />
major news outlets to<br />
be fun? If actions<br />
dictate intention,<br />
many outlets seem to<br />
think so. It feels as<br />
if many news sources<br />
are paying more attention<br />
to providing<br />
entertainment ra<strong>the</strong>r<br />
than providing<br />
<strong>the</strong> public service <strong>of</strong><br />
well-informed news.<br />
The implications <strong>of</strong><br />
such phenomenon coming<br />
to light are grim.<br />
Have you ever<br />
seen this<br />
symbol before?<br />
It’s called an ampersand<br />
and it’s kind <strong>of</strong><br />
silly looking. You’ve<br />
probably seen this<br />
used in fancy titles<br />
at <strong>the</strong> movies,<br />
or on handmade signs<br />
to save space. Most<br />
people know it means<br />
“and,” although it’s<br />
actually a ligature<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> word et, which<br />
is Latin for “and.” A<br />
Despite this shocking<br />
piece <strong>of</strong> news that many<br />
proclaimed may lead<br />
to a new World War,<br />
in <strong>the</strong> United States,<br />
more consistent coverage<br />
was still given<br />
to <strong>the</strong> young singer.<br />
Now sure, it is a lot<br />
more fun to pay attention<br />
to a sexy young<br />
RIGINS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY, PUBLISHING SINCE MAY 2012
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