Using language as a means to compartmentalize There are over a million words that make up the English language. Each word has its own definition…
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How the Freedom of Information Act creates bureaucratic barriers to the truth When investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson requested documents from the Pentagon via the Freedom…
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How social media stars dominate the internet with their presence The millennials need a new social media personality? We’ve already got ‘anotha one.’ Social media…
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How the Argentine ant is taking over the world In moist areas, under trash, concrete, buildings and sidewalks, a network of nests lie hidden. The…
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When rooting for a team becomes a religion I have been known to say, in a joking manner, that the number one religion in the…
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How new venues cost cities and taxpayers in the long run In 2013, Pacific Standard Magazine reported that “over the past 20 years, 101 new…
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Indicting inaction against university rape culture The year is 2009. Jasmin Enriquez is in the midst of her first year of college at Pennsylvania State…
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How the game of capitalism creates winners and losers Think of the game Monopoly. The goal of the game is for one player to accumulate…
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Uncovering the ideological enigma of Anarchy In the 2014 movie “The Purge: Anarchy,” for 12 hours the government suspends all services and crime is legal.…
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The past and present of a rising political ideology These days in the United States when someone thinks of socialism, they associate it with a…