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Is self-determination a good idea? Self-determination was the reaction of Woodrow Wilson towards the global trend of nationalism in the early twentieth century and the centre of his liberal world view as well as the most fundamental source of foreign policies of the United States in the twentieth century. Self-determination could trace its origins to liberal nationalism before First World War and can be explained in many different ways. This essay mainly focuses on the principle and concept of…

allows for people to specify what kind of hair color, eye color and skin color they would like their offspring to have. In addition to physical features, they are also given the chance to “eradicate prejudicial conditions such as premature baldness, myopia, obesity, etc..”(Allot). As the first child to his parents, they’ve initially decided to let nature take its due course in deciding his fate but overtime as Vincent grew, his father becomes frustrated that Vincent wasn’t born the “perfect” son…

Could you imagine a world where we could create a better race of humans? I think that designer babies are an efficient way to create a better society where a smarter race of humans can rule, he world and we can make the world a better place. In the article “In Praise of Designer Babies” it says “Imagine you knew that you carried a gene for a debilitating illness. But doctors could go into your egg (or your spouse's) and remove that gene, enabling you to have a baby who, whatever other problems…

Supersede The Standardized Test Do colleges put too much stock in standardized test? Do formalistic tests create too much pressure to students? What schools could use Instead of standardized tests? Test should be superseded, and education should face the world with a brand-new outlook. With the era changing, people gradually raise the awareness of attending colleges and there is an increasing number of people taking universities before involved into work. As Golgi has said, “Books are the ladder…

Almost fifty years ago, a visionary media theorist McLuhan has foreseen the future and predicted the transformation of society through media technology. He coined the term ‘global village’ by which he meant that with the advancement of media or electric technology, the information would pass instantaneously from one point to another contracting this world into a village where all people would live interdependently (Patti & Ciastellardi 2011). Now, after a period of five decades, it can be seen…

Intro: More than three million americans have glaucoma according to the Glaucoma Research Foundation. Of that three million only half of them are aware that they have glaucoma. Glaucoma effect so many people yet very few are aware of this chronic disease. Most people would like to see the world and all of its beauty but for many their sight is silently leaving them. Once that vision is lost it can never be brought back. Bringing awareness, knowledge, and understanding to the topic of glaucoma…

After reading Nike’s vision statement, “To experience the emotion of competition, winning, and crushing competitors (1978)” is a great me great metaphor, both related to their products and as their company. Sounds a bit aggressive, but after reading this it would make give me the idea that if I purchase a pair of Nike’s shoes then I would be out my opponents, and as a company slogan in itself. Nike appears to be honest about what the company stands for, by crushing the completion and focusing on…

Sexual assault on college campuses has been a social concern for several decades. It can be interchanged with many other terms such as rape, sexual abuse, or molestation. It has affected both females and males over the years, overall women being more likely to be the victim. Bureau of justice statistics show that one in four women experience sexual assault at college, but a majority never report it (Kingkade). College is said to be a time for young adults to explore self discovery, grow…

By simply using the phone for long periods of time can lead to eye problems. Such effects as headaches, eye irritation, and myopia can be caused by overextension of our eyes. Additionally, the HEV light that phones emit have the shortest wavelengths of visible light, so they have the greatest risk of damaging retinal tissue. Unbelievably, the average amount of time American 's…

6. The hours you plan to contribute to your project and what you plan to do during those hours. I don’t have a specific plan for the number of hours I will complete this semester in my project. I know I will definitely meet the minimum 20 hours required, and I expect I will likely end up with 80+ hours. It will really depend on how things play out. The RSO is up and running now, but things are a bit behind what I would like them to be, and we are trying to set up general member meetings, will…