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forced assimilation.” (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). The American Indian race and culture was “vanishing” from modern America. In the late eighteenth century there were already signs…

technology, without the underlying intention to generate nuclear weaponry. However this treaty has worked with limited success, as some countries such as: India, Israel, Pakistan, South Sudan and North Korea all choosing to not sign this agreement (Wikipedia, Nuclear non-Proliferation…

With a snappy title like, “Compassion, Technology and World Peace” Andre Averbug brings to attention the “trolley problem” in ethics. Embedded in the article, the author places a Wikipedia link for the readers to further understand the trolley problem (coined by Philippa Foot in 1967).The premise of the trolley problem is that there are two tracks. On the first track there is a train headed towards a group of five people and on the second is one person. Whoever is being asked the question must…

An evidence-based decision making process may have very well resulted in a different outcome of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy that we know today. An evidence-based decision making process would have allowed the situation to be accessed by all parties. It also would have allowed them to come together before the decision was made. However, this is not what occurred in BP and Transocean’s decision. Despite there was data available, they did not understand the data and ultimately made the…

are believed to be revealed chronologically later than the Meccan surah’s however, they appear to be at the beginning and middle of the Quran and tend to be the longest, (Wikipedia, 2017). Whereas, the Meccan surah’s chronologically occurred first, however, are placed at the end of the Quran and tend to be the shortest, (Wikipedia, 2017). The Medinan surah’s had to change focus due to the rise of civilization because there were increases in social, economic and political issues that needed…

Thalidomide, about 12,000 of whom were born with birth imperfection, and only 8,000 of them survived their first year of life. Another example of tragedies caused by failure in animal testing is the Vioxx tragedy. Vioxx was created as a COX-2 inhibitor (Wikipedia, 2005). It was believed to have heart-protective effect because that was the result obtained by "dependable" animal testing. Nonetheless, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) consultant, John J. Pippin, recently revealed…

stretch across the country (Wikipedia). Australia has diverse climate zones consisting of tropical rainforests, arid deserts, and temperate areas in the southeast and southwest corners (Wikipedia). Australia has an estimated population of 24,263,000 (United). Their capital city is…

Sherman Alexie is an American writer who grown up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. All credit go to Wikipedia, he did have an easy childhood. He was nicknamed of “Globe” because his head was larger than usual due to the hydrocephalus as a child (Wikipedia). He wrote a lot of books such as: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and The Toughest Indian in the World. In The Toughest Indian in the World, we find in some interesting, inspirational, and short stories. Through these…

There were many changes during the 1960s due to the Counterculture. It was a time where ideas, clothing, issues, music, and philosophy changed. The counterculture lasted from 1964- 1972. The Counterculture movement was mostly created by young adults and college students. During this time period new groups of organizations and people were made, one group that stood out the most were called Hippies. They had the biggest impact on the Counterculture movement. They were created a little after the…

the hunting to public than the general wildlife tourisms. Many hunters and even some researchers argue that trophy hunting, as a rich man’s sport, can gain more money into local communities than any other activities. According to Wikipedia, the business is roaring (Wikipedia- Lion hunting). It may have merits- the hunting is regulated which allows for structured lion hunting, since the lions hunted are mostly males with quotas being set (Songorwa, 2013). The structured form of hunting helps…