Part 1
Q - What technologies facilitated the regime change we witnessed in Egypt today?
-Three are:
1. online media
2. satellite television
3. "check-ins"
-Online media was created as simple communication between people (facebook, twitter, etc.), not really for anything other than letting friends know what's going on with them. It started to be used as a way to spread enthusiasm for the protest and knowledge about what has happened. Ignorance became virtually extinct because of it. There was no more hiding behind it.
-Television did the same in spreading information about the current situation. Human rights started to emerge and this lead to greater passion in protest.
-Lastly, check-ins are used to earn points and communicate with friends through mobile devices. This allows for protestors to coordinate plans and important information about nonviolence.
Part 2
Q - List each of the items displayed in the image. Make your best guess about how they could be repurposed to support peaceful demonstration in the face of an authoritarian regime.
-jacket, gloves, goggles, shoes, spray paint, rose, lid, and scarf.
A jacket would simply be used to keep warm during a peaceful demonstration and the gloves as well.
The shoes would be used to walk long distances if that's what the protestors decide to do.
Spray paint could be used only for picket signs so that the police don't get angry about defacing public and private property, causing violence.
I think the rose could be used just as a symbol of peace.
The scarf would also be used as warmth and the goggles could just protect against wind or something similar, depending on weather.
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