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Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Take a look around in your local supermarket in America. It has so many varieties, differences, and features that we would think that it looks like something like this: Indeed, we think of it as the ultimate variety for the … Continue reading
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Book Review: Chew on This by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
This is exactly like Fast Food Nation except this book is for Jr. High Students. (Little do my students know, I’ll still use some chapters for their classes.) Some of the chapters and wording is very similar to Fast Food … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Economics, Health
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Book Review: The Ethics of What We Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
I’ve mentioned this book in another blog about demi-vegetarianism that relates to other books and issues if you want to check it out. Out of all the books that deals with food, this is the must have book to read! … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethics, Health, Peter Singer, Politics, Vegetarianism
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Book Review: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
I have finally read this book and in some ways, I’m glad I read it, but in others, I wasn’t blown away by it. I’m starting to read books about food culture and the ethics revolving around it because my … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Health, Vegetarianism
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Taxing Soda in NYC
Dr. Richard Daines explains why taxing soda is actually beneficial for Americans, helps our children, and makes America healthier. I was skeptical until he explained that it’s actually cheaper for everyone because health care would be cheaper if there was … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Experts, Health
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Sex Education: The Netherlands vs. The British
An article in the British Times showed the differences between the two. You can see the similarities between the British and American views about sex and sex education. Check it out here.
Posted in Education, Ethics, Experts, Health, Relationships, Same-Sex, Sexuality, Teaching, Values
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Book Review: The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
I’m reading this book for a couple of reasons. One is because I’m getting more politically involved and so I want to keep up with the political situation and see what other commentators are saying. So I decided on this … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Experts, Government, Health, Law, News, Politics, Race, Values
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2004 Election in Retrospect for this Election
Check out the election in 2004: Obviously, Bush won that election. Now during that election, the main issue that got people interested was the War. The War on Terror and the War in Iraq had an interest of the public … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Election, Experts, Government, Health, Politics
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Election 2008
With the first debates over, I’m letting this post be open to discuss anything about the upcoming 2008 election. You can discuss economics, foreign policy, health care, whatever. If you want, you can even discuss upcoming local and state issues … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Election, Economics, Government, Health, Politics
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