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Humanity on the Brink by Jimmy
--Nominated for Best Article of 2004/2005.
--Nominated for Article Raising Most Awareness in 2004/2005.
There comes a point in the evolution of any species at which it encounters a seemingly insurmountable barrier. The choices available for dealing with this barrier are simple: break through it, or go extinct.
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Daoism, Islam and the Wu-Tang Clan: Ghetto Theologians by Cart
--Nominated for Most Creative Article, 2004/2005.
The Wu-Tang Clan, a group of nine MC’s from the New York area combined in the early 1990’s to become the most prominent hip-hop group of the coming decade. They used their talents of altering and manipulating language in accordance with one of the main pillars of the sect of Islam... Click here to read more.
The Politics of Aid by Cart
--Nominated for Best Article of 2004/2005.
--Nominated for Article Raising Most Awareness in 2004/2005.
US Foreign Aid in the developing world can serve both as blessing or blight. The implementation of aid can buoy an economy following a crisis, fund much-needed social programs, such as healthcare and education, and fund infrastructure development. The implementation of aid can also result in an increase in the oppression of minority groups, as well as the citizenry as a whole...
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Respecting the Decision to Treat by Jen
--Nominated for Most Convincing Argument of 2004/2005.
The issue I would like to address is the decision to have a medical doctor administer or not administer preventative medical treatment to one’s children. Even before the death of Eliza Jane Magiorre, I had been involved in more than a few arguments with people who choose, for personal or “human rights” reasons, not to have their children circumcised...
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Fetus or Baby? by Rach
--Nominated for Most Convincing Argument of 2004/2005.
There was a time when all abortions were illegal. When women had to go into back-alley "treatment" centers or their own home to have an abortion done. They would end up flooding the hospital due to internal puncture wounds and the massive bleeding caused by it. Today, abortion is an in and out process...
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Pro-Choice is not Pro-Death by Fi
--Nominated for Article Raising Most Awareness in 2004/2005.
Ahh, abortion. A very touchy subject in America. Don't get me wrong, it's not JUST America,
but people here make the biggest fuss about it. For religious reasons ("God says it's wrong), for moral reasons ("Life is precious!", for self-righteous
reasons ("If I could do it, so can you"), or for bullshit reasons...
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Finally, a Movie That I Will Cry While Watching by Chris
--Nominated for Wittiest Use of Language in 2004/2005.
It all began in a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Actually, it started twenty-seven years ago at your local theatre... Click here to continue reading.
Michael Moore by Donna
--Nominated for Wittiest Use of Language in 2004/2005.
I don't think it's any secret that I dislike Michael Moore. I think he's boorish, rude, crass and far too virulent for his own good. That said, I still want to see Farenheit 9/11 before I pass judgement on it... Click here to continue reading.
The New Conservative Party by Donna
From the beginning, the New Conservative Party looked like an accident waiting to happen. The Progressive Conservatives, before the merger, were the safe and soft alternative to Jean Chretien’s Liberals- when he moved the Liberal position from left to right and back again, the Conservatives were always there to sit politely on the fence. Sure, they definitely leaned towards the side with tax cuts and linear social programs, but they were an alternative.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Ne!
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the well known, and world-famous Harry Potter franchise. Furthermore it is now the third book from that series to be made into a movie.
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Gender and Genre in X-Files by Kirtan
--Nominated for Wittiest Use of Language in 2004/2005.
--Nominated for Most Creative Article of 2004/2005.
The X-Files, a show revolving around FBI agents in trendy trench coats - one an oddly handsome man (Aka Fox Mulder), the other a rather ‘nunnish’ looking woman (Aka Dana Scully) - little grey men, government conspiracies and scientific monstrosities, has been hailed as breaking ground, groundbreaking if you will, within gender and genre.
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Summerland by Shasta
The WB’s newest show, Summerland, arrives just in time for summer. Lori Loughlin (Full House’s Becky) returns to television as Ava Gregory, a fashion designer that lives in California with three roommates...
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The War on Drugs by Joyce
Despite the all of the warnings, anti-drug commercials, and even cases of death, drug abuse continues to permeate every level of society. Drugs are not confined to the inner-city ghettoes or poverty-stricken streets of India or Pakistan
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Someone's Got to Say it: In Praise of Bill Cosby by Jen
--Nominated for Best Article of 2004/2005.
--Nominated for Most Convincing Argument of 2004/2005.
On my first day of work, the kids sat me down to talk about my car. “It’s wack,” they said. “Don’t you care about your image?” I’d never heard anything like this before. In addition to the car, I got some interesting comments on my shoes, my jeans, my cellular phone and my socks. “You need to hear this,” the kids assured me. “Someone’s got to say it.”
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Childish Self-Indulgence at the March for Women's Lives by Jen
--Nominated for Most Creative Article of 2004/2005.
Kathleen Parker, a Chicago Tribune columnist called the march an ugly spectacle, citing women in belly-baring pants, pointing at their “baby bearing parts” in protest of the Bush Administration’s new policies. Parker is correct in mentioning the obscenity. The website for the “March for Women’s Lives” itself contains hideous spectacles such as the ones below, a woman holding up a picture of her breasts and still another, dressed as a vagina. ... Click here to read more.
Four American Presidents by Joyce
--Nominated for Best Article of 2003/2004
How will the future describe the presidents of our generation? Will they consider the public’s opinion of the time, or rely on future declassified documents for their analysis? ... Click here to continue reading.
Chile by Carter
--Winner for Article Raising the Most Awareness in 2003/2004.
“I don’t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist because of the irresponsibility of its own people.” Thus spoke Henry Kissinger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, 56th Secretary of State of the United States of America and 1973 Nobel Peace Laureate. The sum actions of American foreign policy beginning in 1958 ... Click here to continue reading.
Qualitative Vs. Quantitative Theory in the Social Sciences by Carter
A developing rift within the discipline of Political Science has been in development since the 1950’s according to Donald P. Green and Ian Shapiro, authors of Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory (herein referred to as Pathologies). This developing rift concerns the direction of the discipline, and with it, the direction of the social sciences?... Click here to continue reading.
An Interview with Helen Clarke by Kiwitrip
--Nominated for Most Humorous Article of 2003/2004.
--Nominated for Most Creative Article of 2003/2004.
And of course, we have the three cats, Poofy, Tabby, and Mr. Whiskers., Mr. Whiskers is mummy's cat. (to a cat on the floor) Aren't you, Mr. Whiskers? Are you mummy's cat?... Click here to read more.
The Patriot Act by Annie
--Winner for Best Article of 2003/2004.
Passed in October 2001 during the frenzy of anti-terrorist paranoia, the USA Patriot Act is a direct violation of Americans' civil liberties. This act violates due process and multiple amendments to the Constitution, including the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments... Click here to continue reading.
Silencing the Voters on the Abortion Issue by Jen
There was an editorial in the Chicago Tribune on the abortion issue and whether the voters should be able to address it. The article was prompted by a recent Center for the Advancement of Women survey and the democrats’ filibuster of US Appeals Court nominee Miguel Estrada, who is Hispanic and a Catholic... Click here to continue reading.
An Interview With Parekura Horomia by Kiwitrip
--Winner for Most Humorous Article of 2003/2004.
--Winner for Most Creative Article of 2003/2004.
For instance, we're doing a lot of work, and really pushing the envelope of adaptive "thinking" I'm talking about an alarm system that you can hear anywhere in the building that lets you no when the scones are served. I can anticipate a few problems or limitations in this system for the people on the top floors getting down to the kitchen in time but that is why i stay near the ground floor. I call it "smart-thinking."
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Why History Matters: A Comparison of the
Spanish-American War and the War on Iraq by Annie
Too many students in American high schools are
disillusioned with politics, disinterested in history.
As a recent high school graduate, I can attest to this
fact. I took Advanced Placement, instead of regular,
American History my junior year. Many of my fellow
students engaged in nervous conversations about the
rigorous AP testing procedures, fretting over what
score they would get and if it would help them get
into Notre Dame or Boston College or NYU. I didn't
take AP American History for that reason... Click here to continue reading.
The Death of the CD Single--Don't blame the downloaders by Jen Smith
I clicked a Drudge Report link to a story on falling sales of CD singles and I couldn't
help but laugh. Ha! Singles! What are those? This article was written in Britain, where
I suppose it's possible that the CD singles people want are actually available...
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Go America Go!! by Annie
--Nominated for Most Humorous Article of 2003/2004.
I'm proud to be an American citizen because of how
well our country is run nowadays. I'm so glad that I
live in the most democratic country in the world, one
where the president is chosen by the Supreme Court and
not by the people. It's so great that the officials we
elect can be chosen to make rational, diplomatic
decisions... Click here to continue reading.
Patriotism by Kim W.
--Nominated for Article Raising Most Awareness in 2003/2004.
Whenever I speak out against anything going on in this nation, I always get asked,
"If you hate this country so much, why don't you move out?" While I would like to live in
another country, I have long since figured that if everyone who had serious problems with
this nation and how it is run did move out, it would serve as a putdown to what this nation
was supposed to be... Click here to continue reading.
No Child Left Behind: An Incomplete Vision by Jen Smith
--Winner for Most Convincing Argument of 2003/2004.
President George W. Bush has developed a plan to improve American education.
This plan, called No Child Left Behind, exhibits an understanding of the problems
in the American education system. It is flawed not in its understanding
of the problems facing schools in the United States, but in its supposed solutions to these problems...
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Congress should not ban Raves and Parties by Shasta Hansen
I have recently found out that congress is trying to ban raves, parties,
etc. This whole issue came around when Illegal Substance Abuse was happening
in clubs... Click here to continue reading.
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