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According to the proponents of the welfare reforms signed by President Bill Clinton, the cash benefits that were given to the unemployed population discouraged employment in the country (Iceland, 2013). Many people who received these government benefits were satisfied and did not work to seek employment. In addition, the government programs that helped unemployed individuals increased and contributed to a budget deficit, something which…

According to the article “GMO Foods: Good or Bad” by Atli Arnarson, PhD in nutrition from the University of Iceland and BSC in biology, a few animal studies can really tell us whether or not GMO are actually safe. The article mentions study back in 2012 with corn sprayed with glyphosate, used to make foods herbicide resistant, caused rats to produce tumors. It…

scientists have conducted, they concur that schizophrenia is passed down to one’s offspring using multiple genes, rather than just one. The informational article “Schizophrenia” by Marco M Picchioni and Robin Murray explained “the deCODE genetics group in Iceland identified a haplotype in the Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) gene which appeared to double the risk of illness.” This study was later confirmed when South Africa and China got the same results. Along with Neuregulin 1 (NRG1), the gene Dysbindin…

Patti Smith, is mainly known for being an American singer, songwriter, poet, and visual artist, some people even call her the godmother of punk. She is not only an artist but also a longtime activist, where her writings and words were inspiring and revolutionary. He lyrics showed the relationship between rock music and political lyrics, which focused on change that wasn’t very accepted. Her songs were motivation by a sense of injustice and explored ideas that were absent from a lot of music…

A Music Difference Music is personal and full of emotions. Therefore everyone has their own opinion on what is considered a good music genre. As for movies and their soundtrack albums overall, a great movie soundtrack comes down to the theme it creates, how it moves people emotionally, the use of songs with lyrics or without lyrics, and the use of covers or remixes. Composers like Theodore Shapiro use music to make movies more alive and have a deeper impression. Shapiro used his talent as a…

plate margins. A good example is the Mid Atlantic Ridge where the ocean floor is lined with constant, low risk volcanic activity. The hazard capacity of constructive margins generally increases when activity emerges above sea level, as seen with Iceland. However, the risk still remains low, with the exception of distinct events in which other factors have contributed. The recent Eyjafjalajakul eruption (2010) caused major global disruption, especially to Northern Europe. In this instance, the…

There is one thing that every human being has in common, everyone has to eat. McDonalds started in one store in Illinois and has grown to be in several different countries around the world (Fishwick, 1995). The chain of McDonald’s fast-food restaurants has similar items on the menu even though the cultures are so different. There are 30,000 McDonalds worldwide, which spreads to over 120 countries (Ward, 2007). The golden arches of McDonalds is a cultural landscape of this fast-food restaurants…

World War II left devastation and human turmoil in its wake. However, not long after the last shot was fired in one war a new kind of war was born. One that had no bombs surging down from the skies, yet still instilled fear into citizens of several countries. A war with undeniable boundaries made up of barbwire and guards. Each side professing the other’s weakness and oppression; neither willing to act on their threats in fear of retaliation. This was the Cold War. A political war between the…

Whales are one of the most amazing and unique mammals that has a free lifestyle in the underwater life. They are known to be the biggest mammal currently living. You would expect all whales to have such a hefty appetite,which they do, although they consume such tiny animals. Whales consume around 8,000 pounds of krill and other small fish per day. There is a reasoning behind why they eat so much, and that reason is to keep the food chain going. What if these whales couldn’t live a free lifestyle…

Globalization’s definition can be considered as a process that occurs from communication and interdependence among all countries of the world, which markets, cultures, and societies are unified globally, through political, social, cultural and economic changes. The significance of this term for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in summary, is that economic interdependence is increasing among all countries. This fact is caused by the increase in the variety and volume of transactions in…