Week 9 - Tutorial Task

Part 1

The essay topic I've chosen is:
Does the extensive use of computer/video games have an adverse impact on the health of young people. What are the most recent papers? Clarify what both sides of the argument claim and only then offer your reasoned opinion based on facts.

I will be taking an open minded position in said argument. But dominantly leaning towards the idea that computer/video games are heavily advertised to seem as if they can be bad for ones health, but there aren't necessarily any facts or hard evidence supporting this.


Part 2
Charlie Pickering:
The 7pm Project is embarking on new ground this week with pollies week.
MP Bob Katter kicked if off tonight sitting on the panel with the usual suspects, while  Greg Combet MP, AM also joined the panel briefly to discuss the newly announced carbon offset package.
While such situations are usually cringeworthy, Bob was somehow engaging with his quirky annecdotes and long stories, that surely pushed the shows original schedule out somewhat.
Other pollies lined up for the rest of this week included Adam Bandt, Tony Abbott and even the PM herself tomorrow night. The full lineup can be seen on the The 7pm Project website.
Somehow I don’t think any of them will be quite as good as Bob, but we’ll have to wait and see. If only the pollies didn’t pop up only when they’ve got some new package to sell us.


My Response:
Clearly the way we view politics in the 21st century has become a joke of sorts. Pickers sarcastic remarks abounding Bob Katter's long winded responses and his excitement over which politics have lined up to appear on the show on seperate nights throughout the week. Pickers use of the sentence "Somehow I don’t think any of them will be quite as good as Bob, but we’ll have to wait and see." Is clearly referencing the fact that he views the politicians as a joke, and implying that their appearances on the show are purely for entertainment. If any of the readers of this blog post did not pick up on Pickerings sarcasm, all they have to do is watch an politically directed episode of the 7PM Project and see for themselves how the politicians are viewed and talked about. Although some episodes are quite funny, I don't necessarily agree with how Australia views the political world. We crave the respect of hard work of out politicians, but with professional news broadcasters like the 7PM project making a mockery of them, how can we expect anything more from politicians?


What is Barack Obama doing today?
Obama hosted the first White House LGBT pride reception

What are the Australian Government's plans to censor the internet (the so-called "Clean Feed")? 
The Australian Government are planning to censor the Internet for all Australians. This is to ensure that they can filter a lengthy list of websites deemed prohibited and inappropriate by the Australian Communications and Media Authority with the agenda of ensuring children are protected from harmful and inappropriate online material.

What place does censorship have in a democracy? 
The concept of relying on an entire nation to do the right thing by simply not looking at websites deemed illegal is ludicrous. There will always be criminals that will purposely do the wrong thing for their enjoyment. This ranges from looking at websites related to the black market to child pornography.  The Government should take action to censor these websites to minimize criminal activity. If they have the power to filter illegal websites, and in term, minimize criminal activity on the web, then it's something that needs to be done.


When will the NBN get to your place? What are the benefits?
The National Broadband Network will get to my area of the second release. The benefits of this are a faster broadband internet connection. The NBA is capable of providing broadband speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second.