Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Euthanasia

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We live in a society centered on fears of the unknown. In a world where science can allow an individual to unnaturally cling to life, how are you able to determine what death actually is? And, if death is inevitable for all of us, why is it such a taboo topic when it is precariously close? The issues concerning euthanasia and... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Harry Potter: To trust Snape or not?

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In chapter 2 of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" we saw Snape make an unbreakable vow with Narcissia to help Draco in "his task" and explained to Bellatrix how he was hoodwinking Dumbledore. It is my belief that he, in fact, did not know of the task Voldemort had set before Draco. This is because later in the book we... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life

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The eloquence of that faadeThe breadth of that mirageThe depth of that lieThe lie of that veiled existenceThat depends upon lifeThat dies with the darkThen that crystal curtain shattersPlummeting to the floorSlicing with splintersUntil you drip blood like lost tearsAnd the truth slowly drainsNow more than everVainly searching... More..

Arts & Humanities > History of Ideas How and why religions spread

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While it is impossible for historians to know exactly why something in the past happened the way it did, they still use what information they do have in order to make an educated guess as to how we got to where we are today. Interpretations of cultural phenomena can vary greatly from one historian to the next. Ultimately, int... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling

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SummaryHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the latest installment by J.K. Rowling, opens with the Prime Minister having a meeting with the Minister of Magic. Here we learn how Death Eaters have been killing and running amuck, and how dementors have left Azkaban and are now reproducing everywhere. We then see Snape make an... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Racism Understanding why people stereotype

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On October, 19, 2005, Dr. Susan T. Fiske came to Saint Louis University to discuss prejudice. Her lecture was titled "The Perils of Prejudice: Emotional Biases in Brain, Mind, and Culture." Her lecture was considerably short, running just over half an hour or actual presentation time, and was very informative. Fiske argued th... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Illusions

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HappinessOh, what a taunting illusionAcceptanceOh, what a haunting lieLoveOh, a vanishing pointAn illusion, a lie, mere vanquishAn excuse, a goal, a dreamA smile, a nod, a companionSomething mental SelfishSomething social ArtificialSomething concrete Unfathomable More..

Sciences > Physics Biography: Albert Einstein

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On Einstein and His Reconstruction of Physics in 1905"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" - Albert Einstein Few individuals have had as great of an impact on the world as Albert Einstein did. Aside from reworking physics, Einstein's ideas enabled us to see the mysterious working of our univers... More..

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