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Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Hip-hop's negative effect on racial stereotypes: 1 of 29
The wonderful world of Hip Hop is a series of dichotomies. On the one hand there are very positive images that dot that particular cultural landscape. Some of these idea promote self-appreciation, knowing one's history, and even the love between a parent and child. With artists ranging from Common to Kanye West to Queen Latif... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: Why movies like "Passion" and "Da Vinci Code" get people riled up: 2 of 42
Why do people get angry over films like Passion of the Christ and The DaVinci Code? One school of thought may be that films like these and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) force Christians to rethink everything they've ever learned and / or regarding Jesus Christ and the idea of His divinity. To look at Christ as a "mere ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players Roger Clemens and the steroid debate: 2 of 19
The Steroid Debate. If you've been paying attention to any media coverage in the past few months, you know all about the circus surrounding the use of steroids and Human Growth Hormones by various Major League Baseball players. While the focus is now on the ensuing drama between Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Brian McNamee... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Affirmative action defended: 3 of 14
In a perfect world there would be no such term as "affirmative action". A person would be accepted because of qualifications for employment, a university or even something as germane as purchasing a home regardless of gender or color. The plain truth is that we do not live in a perfect society. There are those who say that th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should the US continue to participate in the War in Iraq?: 13 of 52
What sense does it make for the U.S. to be involved in Iraq in the first place? According to most media accounts, the entire reason for having invaded Iraq was to search for and destroy weapons of mass destruction. In an effort to add to the hysteria of the American psyche as the time, there were also various report through n... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Would you rather be born rich or intelligent?: 67 of 70
To say I'd like to be both rich AND intelligent would be the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, for the purposes of this article, also a major cop out. Having said that, I would rather be intelligent than rich. Now, that begs the question: why? While there are those that believe that one can "buy" intelligence; i.e. through ... More..