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Evaluación análisis "Acepto las condiciones" (Cobo, 2019)

Publicar (en medium u otra plataforma de su preferencia) un ensayo periodístico en el cual se relacione el texto asignado con un tema de actualidad en el campo de la tecnología. Victoria Álvarez En el siguiente ensayo se analizará la amenaza del poder y monopolio de las redes abordado en el texto de Cristóbal Cobo, “ Acepto las condiciones ” (2019), utilizando como ejemplo la situación actual de Huawei y Estados Unidos. Para este fin, se utilizarán cuatro temáticas principales del texto: el poder gris, la concentración de poder, la imparcialidad de las redes y el intento de controlar y fiscalizar este poder. Como contexto, Huawei ha sido uno de los centros del panóptico estadounidense durante este 2019. Si bien desde los inicios del gobierno de Donald Trump las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y China se han deteriorado, se ha llegado a un punto crítico: dando inicio a una guerra comercial e ideológica; una Segunda Guerra Fría, que arrastra junto a sí a todos los demás p...

Goodbye Bafana

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film?    In general terms, I didn't like the film. The protagonist was portrayed as the typical white man that's against the system but does nothing about it, since he has privileges that the other people don't, and taking action would mean to give up his benefits too. I did like how the context was presented, specially at the beginning of the movie, but the character development was weak. Gregory always seemed as a good guy who didn't like the idea of racism and segregation, he was never "in favour of" that racism, though he was an officer. On the other hand, his wife development from racist to pro Mandela was too abrupt. It lacked authenticity. 2. Who was the character you liked the most and the character you liked the least in the film? Why? I didn't like any character. Mandela was way too idealized, we couldn't see his fragility like in The Long Walk to Freedom. Too perfect. On the othe...