Exploring Sensationalism: Investigating Fake and Flashy News

  During the current times, sensationalism has become more prevalent in the media. Stories about scandals, murders, and politics have taken front pages of newspapers, top of the TV news spots and internet first search results. This media biased of sensationalism has been used as a sort of escape for consumers. Even though this ideal … Read more

Find Gravitational Acceleration Due to Gravity w/ Simple Pendulum Experiment

 Simple Pendulum (g) Fawaz Alazmi 28552 Engineering Principles Lab Report Aim The purpose to find out the gravitational acceleration due to gravity. In addition, the experiment was managed to compare the theory and experiment part of acceleration due to gravity. Introduction A simple pendulum is pretended to be a point mass which is suspended … Read more

Canada’s Parliamentary System: A Liberal Democracy or Not?

 Canada belongs to a group of countries that are categorized as liberal democracies. This political system functions to exercise limited government involvement, the ideology of liberalism, the rule of law, individual liberty, and a democratic governing system based on the election of representatives (Pond, 2018). In a broader scope, the Canadian government is a … Read more

Obesity: Disease or Choice? A Look at the Facts and the Solution

 Tallulah Clancy Mrs. Donohoe English 2, Period 4 16 November 2018 Obesity: Disease or Choice? Over the past thirty years, obesity has become a nationally recognized health epidemic. Currently, over one-third of the United States is obese. Contributors to this problem include cheap, easy-to-access fast food like the McDonald’s “Big Mac” and the 7 … Read more

Revisit Agarwal’s Theory on Testing Effect for 8th Grade Science Education: Improving Retention and Recall

 Name: Jesse Anderson Class:  Psychology 181 – Section 010 Teacher:   Dr. Brown-Kramer TA: Melinda Powell Date:   10-26-2018 The Effects of Quiz Frequency and Placement Summary The testing effect is an ever occurring phenomenon from students within the school system. Essentially, this effect is the positive recollection of information based on frequent administration of tests/quizzes … Read more

Exploring Peak Oil: Journey Through the 4 Stages of Acceptance

 Summarising The Article “Peak Oil: The Four Stages Of A New Idea” [By Rory Hammerson] Introduction: This essay is a summary of a scientific article by Ugo Bardi which highlights the steps surrounding humanity’s realisation and acceptance of new ideas, surrounding the issue of “peak oil” and relating it to the Hubert Curve of … Read more

Understanding Karl Marx, Durkheim and Weber’s Contributions to Modern Sociology

 Introduction The theoretical and historical works of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber still influence contemporary sociological theory. It can be understood that in order to excel in the field of sociology, one must proficiently understand and applicably comprehend how to use all three of these classical sociological perspectives. The works of these … Read more

Experiments with Dialysis Cells: Observe Diffusion and Osmosis Across Membranes

 Throughout this experiment process, I discovered how to conduct tests on dialysis cells and record the data. I also learned how to weigh them, change the variables, and graph them. While conducting this experiment, I hypothesized that changing water temperature that the dialysis tubing soaked in would also change the weight of the cells. … Read more

Understanding Affirmative Action: Bakke, Gratz and Grutter Cases Examined

 Introduction The original intent and purpose of affirmative action was to correct the effects of specific forms of discrimination. Affirmative action when used in college admissions allows schools to diversify its student population by giving special consideration to minorities, woman, or other excluded groups. This allows colleges and universities to level the playing field … Read more

Exploring the Lowell System and 19th Century Women’s Impact: “Meet the Lowell Mill Girls – Factory System and Workers’ Unions in 19th Century USA

 In the early 19th century, America was encountering many social and economic changes that helped mold and shape it into a nation.  In addition to these changes, factory systems were on the rise and the population was rapidly expanding.  Men typically worked in the fields, and women tended to the gardens using food preservation … Read more

Media Performance in the Brexit Coverge – Balance, Scrutiny, and Outcome?

 Was the media’s performance during their Brexit coverage sufficient in ‘aiding citizens to become informed voters’. Were ethical obligations of balance, truth and scrutiny met and to what extent did it affect the referendum outcome?   The UK’s relationship with the European Union is not a ‘new’ media focus, nor is the emotional language … Read more