Outsourcing is considered by most to be a slippery slope of economics and geopolitics. Many people argue that the jobs that are relocated to poorer countries are unfair for the newly adoptive workers. After all, these jobs were passed up by the country that first outsourced them due to the fact that they have been deemed undesirable. They would ( Read more... )

Politics are a central, dynamic and controversial aspect of modern society. The political spectrum is traditionally shared between the Liberals, on the left wing, and the Conservatives on the right wing. Naturally, opposing parties will often disagree with each other on many divisive topics. In the essay “I Agree with Me,” ( Read more... )

Patriotism is best defined as the “devotion to one's own country and concern for its defence”   (“Patriotism”). The root of patriotism comes from the pride in being a member of certain country. But at what point does patriotism become transform from virtue to terror? “Japan’s Kamikaze Pilots and Contemporary Suicide Bombers: War and Terror” by Yuki ( Read more... )

Initially upset over the allegations that rock and roll, among other music genres, has a negative effect on those who listen to it, I began a discussion on the topic with a few friends. Together we unearthed  a very relevant comparison and thought I should present it to my readers: The National Rifle Association argues: guns don’t kill, people kill ( Read more... )

Racial prejudice is a battle continuously fought by all minorities across the world. Taiaiake Alfred’s “The Ethics of Courage” outlines different moral standings on the rebellion against “Racism that is still rampant in Settler society.” (268) Born of the Onkwehonwe Mohawk Nation in Montreal, Taiaiake Alfred has made a name for himself as a well ( Read more... )

According to the department of Housing and Urban Development, on any given night in the there are over 650,000 sheltered and unsheltered homeless people in the United States of America. “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner gives much more than a detailed “how-to” on dumpster diving as a result of homelessness. Eighner, a writer ( Read more... )

Natural selection is a scientific theory coined by English naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin that suggests that certain organisms are better adapted for the immediate, local environment. It is the theory that heritable or strong, desirable traits make it more likely for an organism to prosper and successfully reproduce. For centuries, the ( Read more... )

The Human immunodeficiency virus, more commonly known as HIV, is defined as a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition causing the human immune system to fail. But does HIV/AIDS have the potential to cause an entire continent such catastrophic failure?

As Africa struggled to deal with the reoccurring issue of ( Read more... )

As many nations are beginning to do, Margaret Atwood’s “Letter to America” questions the recent actions and, in turn, the future of The United States of America. From a Canadian point of view, or from “Up here north of the 49th parallel” (32) Atwood compares the America of old with the new, unpredictable and somewhat morally astray nation. Using a ( Read more... )