Ali G – Animal Rights

Arguments for Affirmative Action

Contents 1. Sternberg (2005) Arguments 2. Statistics: The Reality of Discrimination (Braun 1995) 3. Meaghan Goes to College (Ewers 2004) 4. What if there were no Affirmative Action? (Hoover 2005) 5. References —————————————— 1. Sternberg (2005): How [competently]  can a leader lead if he or she has only limited acquaintance with the diverse group of… [Read more…]

Homeopathy Slammed (Video)

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South Korea Country Profile

South Korea country profile SOURCE South Korea has developed into one of Asia’s most affluent countries since partition in 1948. The Communist North has slipped into totalitarianism and poverty. The Republic of Korea was proclaimed in August 1948 and received UN-backed support from the US after it was invaded by the North two years later.… [Read more…]

Internet Filtering in US & Canada

“Though neither the United States nor Canada practices widespread technical Internet filtering at the state level, the Internet is far from “unregulated” in either state.1 Internet content restrictions take the form of extensive legal regulation, as well as technical regulation of content in specific contexts, such as libraries and schools in the United States…” Read… [Read more…]

BBC Gets Caught Misrepresenting Iranian Politics

The BBC is a well-respected news media source. Yet like most other sources, they are not immune to dishonesty. Please click here for this story and compare the images.

“Integrity Begins at Home” – US, Turkey, Censorship

SOURCE by KLAUS JURGENS Has surfing the Net become a crime? Are we not entitled to live in a knowledge-based economy? We must resist the temptation to judge the Turkish civic liberties book by its cover and instead find out who the real players are behind the recent domestic crusade against the free flow of… [Read more…]

Kashmir Video: A Reality

CBC News – Technology & Science – Facebook reprimand lands university in court

Freedom of Speech: Facebook reprimand lands university in court.

Online Social Networking and Shallow Connections

First published here by Diana Palmieri diana (at) elearnphilosophy (dot) com As we all know by now, technology is potentially as crippling as it is advantageous. This is a theme that dates back at least as far as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, in which Shelley examines the disastrous consequences of biotechnology. But we don’t need to… [Read more…]