kathryn witzke’s blog

"..and it called for a ramification of power."

2008-03-25T14:30:57Z

Not surprisingly, panopticism renders a good deal of society powerless and incapable of resisting now codified power structures. As a social theory, it suggests that in order to maximize the power of punishment, prison's ought not adopt ...

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in short: we're more technologically advanced today than we were 100 years ago.

2008-03-18T04:29:23Z

"He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. he knows if you've been bad or good...by the phone calls that you make!" Thomas Campanella's piece, Eden by Wire: Webcameras and the Telepresent Landscape explores the advancem...

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"a real dangerous muthafucka in a white see-through silk shirt?"

2008-02-19T04:44:11Z

"The elegant male who is capable of killing is like the highly efficient secretary who takes off her glasses to reveal a passionate, gorgeous babe underneath: a species of tantalizing, sexy disguise." -page 198. I was so compelled by the ove...

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it's all about perception.

2008-01-29T03:58:58Z

I initially created this blog for my English 102 class, and our first assignment is due at midnight tonight. It's going to destroy the ambiance of my blog, but it seems to be necessary for passing the course. "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger. ...

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28%. twenty-eight percent. veinte ocho por ciento.

2008-01-27T22:16:59Z

that's how much BARACK OBAMA won South Carolina by in the Democratic Primary yesterday. Yesterday was the craaaaziest day ever, starting at 8:30am. Staffers and volunteers across the entire state worked their butts off until the polls closed, ...

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HILLARY CLINTON SIGNS THE DARFUR PROPOSAL.

2008-01-25T19:26:16Z

so this is what I woke up to this morning: "Hi, Kathryn. My name is Aura Siegel and I'm calling because President Clinton gave the proposal on Darfur to his wife and she signed it today. I can leave it for you in the Hilton if you want to come ...

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"bill c. is in starbucks."

2008-01-25T08:43:15Z

..and that's the text i received at 10:30pm tonight from my dog hans. and so we dropped everything we were doing and ran to starbucks to meet (former) President Bill Clinton. Somehow, I ended up standing on a chair in the very middle of the room....

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Obama for America.

2008-01-24T17:27:40Z

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"i don't know if you've heard, but my husband is running for president."

2008-01-24T16:44:09Z

welcome to my life. In order to preface this post, so as to not dissapoint or lose your interest, I find it important to note that: over the past several months (and even more over the next three days), my life revolves completely aroun...

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