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Joshua Horn graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2008 with a B.S. in bioinformatics and a minor in creative writing. He is now currently attending the University of Rochester, seeking his PhD in Biophysics and Structural Biology.

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Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Hillary Clinton's foreign affairs positions: 4 of 10
Hillary Rodham Clinton, the two time senator from New York and former First Lady, is trying to become the first female president of the United States. From the beginning of her campaign, and arguably long before that, she has been blunt and honest on her views concerning all matters, from social and domestic issues to foreig... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) The most important scientific discoveries of the past 10 years: 2 of 5
The last 10 years have seen a large number of major scientific discoveries, from the construction of an extensive database of genomic information to the discovery of other planets in our galaxy. Below is a brief list of the most important scientific discoveries of the last decade. 10) The large hadron collider (2008). While ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) The NFL movement for an active generation: 2 of 5
Over one third of American children are obese or at risk for obesity. This is nearly twice as high as it was in 1980. Type 2 diabetes, linked to body weight and once assumed to only affect adults, has been diagnosed with increasing regularity in recent years. These statistics continue to grow more alarming as children spend ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Foreign affairs issues in the 2008 presidential elections: 6 of 14
The foreign affairs policies of the major figures in the 2008 presidential race could play out to be a major factor in deciding the winner. Polls suggest that the War in Iraq, the War on Terror and immigration control are 3 of the issues that US citizens are most concerned about. With an increasing shift to outsourcing both ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Can the Cardinals continue their upset run?: 6 of 14
The NFL has seen low-seeded teams win in the postseason with increasing regularity over the last few years. The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 2005 season were the first 6th seed to win the Super Bowl. After the 2007 season, the 5th seeded Giants overcame the undefeated Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII. It seems that the seeding ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies What is foreign policy?: 6 of 14
Foreign policy is the set of legislation and governing principles that define a nation's interaction with other groups or countries of the world. This often includes, but is not limited to, matters of military concern, commerce, security and diplomacy. Foreign policy is not exclusively peaceful in nature, as aggressive comme... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Barack Obama's foreign affairs positions: 7 of 16
Born to an American mother and a Kenyan father, then raised for a significant portion of his childhood in Indonesia, Barack Obama is no stranger to the international community. His career as a politician has focused greatly on how the United States relates to the world community and its neighbors, especially concerning the W... More..
Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Why influenza changes every year: 4 of 9
The influenza virus infects populations in cycles, known as "flu seasons". Even though the human body can build immunity to strains that it has recently been exposed to, the cyclic nature of flu infections never appears to end. Both the constant genetic shifting and the rapid mutation rate within the flu virus have created m... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football Players The best quarterback of the 2008-2009 NFL season: 7 of 15
The quarterback of a football team is highly regarded as the most important player on the team. They touch the ball on every play on offense, call audibles, and serve as inspiration and leaders for the team. A number of quarterbacks come to mind when determining the best player of the 2008-2009 NFL season, including MVP Peyt... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Literary analysis: The Caged Skylark, by Gerard Manley Hopkins: 1 of 2
Resurrection and redemption are very common themes in the works of Gerard Hopkins, but few speak more elegantly of the Christian thought of man's redemption than "The Caged Skylark". But even beyond the Christian themes, its clear from this poem that Hopkins was writing modern poetry even in a Victorian era. The sprung rhyth... More..