When people are asked whether or not they have eaten genetically modified (GM) food, they will most likely say, “I don’t know.”
Archive | Vol 28 No 37 | 9/5 – 9/11
GM food should not be the wave of the future
Posted on 03 September 2009.
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Beauty: getting skin deep
Posted on 03 September 2009.
Kacey Long closes her eyes tightly while lying bare naked on the cold operating table. She starts breathing heavily in the dim, barren room. In a moment, she will be sliced open with knives in hopes of improving her appearance.
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Outer appearance? What about inner appearance?
Posted on 03 September 2009.
I peer from across the room and see my friend sitting near the window and reading a book. I notice that she has started to break out a little and has a stain on her sweater. Her socks are mismatched. She has a patch of dry skin on her hand, which bothers me.
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Not a Barbie girl
Posted on 03 September 2009.
For every second that ticks by, two Barbie dolls are sold in the world. In fact, the average American girl between the ages of 3 and 11 owns about 10 Barbies.
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The difference between men and women
Posted on 03 September 2009.
A woman asks her husband to water her plants while she is on vacation. When she returns home, she finds that all her plants are dead. No one knows why this occurs.
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I am my father’s son, but I am no pilgrim
Posted on 03 September 2009.
To my white friends, I’m an Asian American. To my family in China, I’m an American-born Chinese (ABC). These labels somehow make me different to them and will never allow me to fully be either one.
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Asians, embrace your uniqueness
Posted on 03 September 2009.
Being a typical Chinese who immigrated to the “land of the free” two years ago and unable to speak English fluently, ignorance and isolation are what I usually experience from others.
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Look beyond stereotypes and find individuality
Posted on 03 September 2009.
When encountering an Asian American student at school, non-Asian students likely develop common stereotypes concerning that person. They might assume that the Asian American student possesses an exceptional talent for math and science. They might also assume that the student has difficulty speaking English.
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The upside of laughing
Posted on 03 September 2009.
A couple of laughs is good enough for some people, but in current economic times with all the depressing and angering events going on, you might want to add a few more laughs.
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De-stress by taking a stroll
Posted on 03 September 2009.
While each of us continue to take steps on this little journey we call life, we forget the simple things around us during the course of our daily routines. People are so caught up in trying to achieve in school, work, and the future that they sacrifice their own free time.
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Stop procrastinating: Do something today!
Posted on 03 September 2009.
What is procrastination? You can say that it’s just a bad habit, like biting your nails.
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Education … say what?
Posted on 03 September 2009.
We are in school for all the wrong reasons.
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As student loans dry up, the competition builds
Posted on 03 September 2009.
When you were in middle school, where did you want to go to college? Did you consider the costs of attending one of the top schools in America?
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Fire a teacher for being bad? We can’t.
Posted on 03 September 2009.
As the U.S. economy continues to decline and Obama’s stimulus package continues to be given as bonuses to top CEOs, the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is feeling the crunch.
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Escape racism and negative stereotypes
Posted on 03 September 2009.
During my stay at SYLP, we talked about diversity. However, with diversity, there is racism. I think the root of racism can be traced back to the Holocaust and American slavery.
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Breed diversity through different perspectives
Posted on 03 September 2009.
Do you see the cup as half-empty or half-full? Whatever your answer may be, people see the world through different perspectives. However, there are always new experiences that can broaden our views.
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