Justice vs. Vengeance vs. Love vs. Forgiveness

Hi Law Folks!

Once you have completed your major paper, please have a listen to the following CBC broadcast of the show “Ideas”:

Based on what you know of the Norwegian massacre last year and based on your major paper, what is justice?

Link to Radio

Manufacturing Consent

Following our look at Noam Chomsky’s film, I started to think about how the media might control my life. How does the media affect what I buy, what I believe, and how I view the world and myself in it? I then started to wonder how news agencies, advertisers, and government set about to influence my thinking. How do I compete or combat these forces so that I can remain autonomous? Serious questions, no?

How does the media affect you on a daily basis? Are you conscious of it? How many advertisements do you see a day? Think about these forces and share with the class your thoughts.

Here’s a recent video of Chomsky talking about the purpose of education, if you’re interested.