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Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is nuclear power the answer to global warming?: 1 of 19
There is no one cure-all solution for global warming, and even if there was it certainly wouldn't be nuclear power. While nuclear power doesn't produce as many carbon dioxide emissions as coal based production plants, there are still problems and dangers associated with nuclear power that have yet to be addressed. Chief among... More..
Health & Fitness > Sexual Health The controversy about the HPV vaccine: 3 of 21
The Cancer DebateShould Cervical Cancer Vaccines be Mandatory for Young Girls?Gardasil, the first vaccine for cervical cancer has been on the market for over a year, yet the debate on whether or not to vaccinate still wages on. Unfortunately the vaccine is only effective for women ages nine through 26, who haven't been expose... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Developmental Stages Why babies babble in bed: 1 of 5
Baby Babbling leads to Language MasteryMy mother always tells the story of when my cousin and I were babies. I had to be about one when she took me over their to visit one day, and my cousin came up to me, said something in baby talk, I said something back, we both started laughing, she grabbed my hand and we both totted away... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders Oprah ogles Obama: Stars use their media power to back presidential candidates: 6 of 18
Endorsements for presidential candidates have come from many sources in the past. With the 2008 presidential campaign in full swing, celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller and others have made their support as public as their image for the next presidential election. Campaigning to the stars may be the smartest move a pr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Rep Kucinich calls for the impeachment of Dick Cheney.: 2 of 5
Representative Dennis Kucinich from Ohio is calling for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. He is expected to bring a privileged resolution before the House next week, to force this issue to the forefront. This resolution, HR 333, will finally bring accountability to the White House. I've only got two questions: Wh... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Why abolish the death penalty: Factors to consider: 4 of 9
Capital Punishment Capitally offensive Since when do two wrongs make a right? They don't. Isn't that a basic fact that we all learned in kindergarten. It's wrong to kill or "execute" any human being for any reason. To me there's no difference, between a "criminal" killing someone on the street, or our government killing someo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security In light of recent cloning of a monkey: A discussion of cloning benefits and hurdles: 1 of 2
Science is one step closer to cloning human beings. American scientists announced on Wednesday that they had successful cloned a monkey. Their findings were published in the British Journal Nature. To prove that this in no hoax, like the claim that humans were cloned in South Korea in 2004, these findings were confirmed by an... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews Project Runway: Who's going to Bryant Park?: 1 of 1
Project Runway Who's going to Bryant Park?At the beginning of this most recent series I predicted that Julian, Christian and Rami would make it to fashion week with Christian as the ultimate winner. While I'm very proud of myself for making a dead on prediction for two of the contestants, after this last challenge I'm startin... More..
Style & Beauty > Fashion Trends & Styles Should underweight models be banned from participating in runway fashion shows?: 10 of 18
Underweight models should not be banned from participating in fashion shows. Yes, it's true that gorgeous, tall stick thin women do promote an unachievable standard of beauty, but if we banned underweight models from being in fashion shows, there would probably be no fashion shows at all.I don't think it's totally the models ... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends If adult cartoons are bad for kids, should they be aired on TV?: 28 of 50
Seriously? Who came up with this question anyway? Just because something is a cartoon doesn't mean it's reserved for kids only. Kids don't just watch cartoons. There are shows that aren't animated for kids Hannah Montana and the like, and there are shows that are animated for adults, Family Guy, South Park etc.What is the jus... More..