Respect for Readers: Journalism Ethics and Plagiarism: What Journalists Owe Us

 What do journalists owe us? Journalism’s general aim consists of gathering, verifying, and reporting truthful information of consequence to citizens in a democracy. With knowledge of this, journalists are expected to put this definition in motion in as many means as possible. We owe the readers the entire truth on a story. With that … Read more

The Fundamental Right of Patients to Consent to Medical Treatment in the Irish Jurisdiction

 Consent is a self-determination principle which stems from the Constitutionally protected right to bodily integrity. If a medical practitioner touches the body of a patient without their prior consent they are liable under the tort of battery even if the touching is in accordance with a medical procedure. Consent can be oral, written, or … Read more

Exploring the Impact of John B. Watson’s Personal Life on His Professional Work

 Personal life. John B. Watson’s personal life shaped his professional work in many ways. Kerry Buckley’s biography, “Mechanical man: John Broadus Watson and the beginnings of behaviorism,” highlights important events in Watson’s personal and professional life and their impact on his development and perspective. Watson was born in South Carolina to Pickens Butler and … Read more

The Misinformation of Vaccine Dangers: Unmasking Ken Adachi and Dr. Andrew Moulden’s Bias

 VALIDITY TASK- LEVEL 2 BIO 2.2 Rosalind Walker ARTICLE 1 Title: Vaccine Dangers Author: Vaccine Dangers was written by Ken Adachi, an extreme anti-vaccination advocate and editor of “educate-yourself.org", a blog on which he expresses his opinion on a number of topics from how to treat parasites, to aliens invading the world. He has … Read more

Examining Language Used to Criminalize Immigrant and Racialized Communities on Media

 The media has played an instrumental role in broadcasting anti-immigrant and migrant sentiment, from politicians and citizens alike. Mass media, for the last few years, has taken reign of broadcasting and facilitating communication between not only governmental forces (politicians, organizations, institutions, etc.) and the public, but vice versa and exclusively among the public. While … Read more

Exploring Odin and Thor’s Role in Viking Myths: Understanding Self-Preservation + Deceit

 On the Roles of Thor and Odin The myths of the Viking age (793-1000 AD) offer a unique look at a religion riddled with ideals considered immoral by today’s standards–specifically deception, relentless and destructive self-preservation, and worship of war. This essay attempts to broadly describe and analyze Odin and Thor, and then look at … Read more

Exploring Morocco: From Mountains to Costal Plains and the Kingdom Within

 COUNTRY INFORMATION Morocco is located in the continent of Africa and has borders with Algeria and Mauritania.  This country cover 446,550 square kilometers of land and 250 square kilometers of water. It means that Morocco is a little bit larger than California. The Mediterranean coast is mountainous whereas the Atlantic coast has a fertile … Read more

The Effect of Streptomycin Exposure on Escherichia coli Evolution

 The Effect of Streptomycin Exposure and Non-exposure on the Evolution of Escherichia coli Populations by the Microevolutionary Process of Natural Selection By Aurora Lorenz and Sophia Kruger I. Introduction Charles Darwin first proposed the concept of evolution as decent with modification. Decent with modification refers to Darwin’s theory that all organisms descended from a … Read more

A Brief Summary of T.S. Kuhn: The Structure of Scientific Revolution

 A BRIEF SUMMARY OF T.S. KUHN: THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Teodora Stanciu November 6th, 2018 THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Background This paper is structured to inform readers of an in-depth perception of scientific revolution provided by, Thomas S. Kuhn. Suhn was an American physicist, historian and philosopher of science. He wrote a … Read more

The Irreversible Damage of Climate Change: Causes and Effects

 A worldwide phenomenon. Our generation is facing the biggest environmental challenge. As our planet is one degree Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. Climate change refers to an increase in global average temperatures but coined from researchers to include the effects of this increase of this temperature. The increase in global average temperatures and has … Read more

Is Incentive Pay Truly Effort-Inducing? A Discussion

 Do you believe that incentive pay is truly effort-inducing; that is, drive employees to perform at their best? Discuss? Incentive Pay: A brief outline Incentive pay is a monetary benefit given as an addition to the normal day to day salary. This is done to improve employee morale. Incentive pay can be given in … Read more

Paediatric Case Study Assessment: Myopia and Treatment Concerns

 a PAEDIATRIC CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT Introduction The following case study highlights a number of concerns that many in the optometric world currently have in relation to paediatrics namely the development and progression of myopia, treatment to halt said progression This case study aims to educate and dispel misconceptions some parents have on this functional … Read more

Challenges of Urban Life in Cambodia: Sustainable Development Goals and Progress with UNDP

 TOPIC: Urban man: the challenges of life in the city. COUNTRY: Cambodia COMMITTEE: UN Development Programme (UNDP) Historical Background and Past UN actions: Cambodia has an increasing population, currently at 16.3 million, it has borders with Vietnam, Laos and Thailand and, in recent years, has been highly dedicated to protecting the environment, whilst trying … Read more