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Newspaper Articles: A Sociological Perspective

Culture

In “Commercialization of Art Broadens Its Impact,” Emily Ross discusses the increasing accessibility of art to the public and its potential to enrich our lives and communities. As common symbols of expression and…

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Changing Filters of Print Media?

Mary, I was leaving a comment for you on your print media post, but it became multi-paragraphed. Instead, here’s a post.

Your post is very appropriate for my current state of mind…

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Mental Illness in Newspapers: Emerging Trends

Newspapers carry an important responsibility in informing the general public of current issues. Being an inseparable part of the news media, they have been identified as a major source…

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Psychology and International Relations: Operant Conditioning of North Korea

North Korea has been a popular topic in the news lately. We are seeing a gradual escalation in provocative behaviour. For example, North Korea’s recent test of a nuclear detonation shortly after a…

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Intuition. Fear. Reluctance.

“Ergo, we will spend tens of billions to save future thousands, yet are reluctant to spend a few billion to save millions”.

I’m currently reading “Tall Tales about the Mind & Brain” — a…

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New Outbreak of Human Swine Influenza (H1N1)

Here is a considerably serious news item: a mutated strain of the H1N1 virus — responsible for the human form of Swine Influenza — has made its debut in Mexico and parts of…

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Janet Napolitano on Canada-US Border

Here’s a rather laughable, news-worthy item.

Yesterday, Rex Murphy did a superb commentary on the newly-appointed Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States, Janet Napolitano. In short, according…

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News These Days

Following a similar and somewhat “leftist” theme as my previous post, I’d like to share my thoughts on news these days.  So what’s been “new” lately?

  • North Korea launches a bloody projectile

Obama: Another $83.4bn’s Worth of Foreign Occupation

According to this BBC article, Obama is to waste away another $83.4-billion for the sake of sending more troops to Afghanistan and for withdrawing troops from Iraq.

What’s that? The economy’s on…

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80-20 Rule: It’s Everywhere!

The 80-20 rule is simply everywhere:
…for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Business management thinker Joseph M. Juran suggested the principle and named it after…

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