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Water For Sale
By Adrianna Kuzma Water is essential for life. Everyone, not just for the rich, needs water to survive. Three major companies from Europe have supplied water to countries suffering from a lack of public water structures: they are Suuez, Thames Water, and Vivend (Flow). Supporters of privatizing water utilities claim success both in service quality and efficiency. Summarizing the benefits, a writer who has published a book for the free-market think tank called the CATO Institute, notes: … Read entire article »
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Ukrainian Orphans: Help Bring Home Special Needs Orphans
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. The Ukrainian landscape consists mostly of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus crossed by rivers that flow south into the Black Sea. Ukraine also has highland regions, where the snow melt from the mountains feeds the rivers. The area is rich in minerals and nutrient-rich black soil; its vast fields of wheat and other grains earned Ukraine the nickname “bread basket of Europe.” Ukraine’s official language is Ukrainian, … Read entire article »
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Amanda Knox – Demi Moore – Steve Jobs – Gilad Shalit
The World Around Us, by Evangeline. American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito are finally free. They were convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher but an appeals court overturned the conviction after overwhelming evidence and testimony presented by independent experts and defense teams. I am exceedingly glad that they have been released from this nightmarish ride. The Italian police and prosecutors, particularly a certain Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, totally bungled the whole case. Thanks to the Italian … Read entire article »
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Three Online Language-Learning Courses for Homeschooled Teens
By Maria Rainier Thanks to recent developments in technology, the methods in which students can learn to read, speak and write in another language can easily be done in one simple click. Furthermore, one of the many advantages to being homeschooled is that you can use the Internet and various different programs, websites and online courses to help you further your language-learning education and as well as help you learn more about … Read entire article »
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E-mail Etiquette
The World Around Us, by Evangeline A few months back, an author sent me his book pitch. I declined to review his book because I did not feel comfortable reviewing a book with an explicit image on its cover. Included in his reply to me was: “Thank you for the reply, dear Evangeline.” Dear?! Seriously? I frequently correspond with people I don’t know, mostly authors and publicists. The thing that bugs me most is when they get too … Read entire article »
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Bad News
It recently occurred to me that the majority of news in the papers isn’t good at all. Most times, it is depressing. As someone who reads the British and Malaysian news online everyday, I don’t know why it has taken me so long to realize this. In the local Malaysian news, there are reports of corruption and all the evil the government is committing; in the international news, there … Read entire article »
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Personal Affairs Not the Public’s Business
It did not take long for the British press to swing from reporting about the Royal Wedding to reporting about the now infamous privacy injunction saga. This privacy injunction in concern is a gagging order on the British press and public, stopping anyone from divulging details or the name of a mystery famous British footballer who allegedly had an extra-marital affair with celebrity Imogen Thomas. Anyone revealing details or the … Read entire article »
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The Royal Wedding
I changed my opinions about the Royal Wedding after watching it. I am not a person who changes opinions easily as I can be pretty stubborn about what I think. Before watching the Royal Wedding, I thought that it was overrated. Now I think that it was overrated, but worthwhile watching. The run-up fuss over the Royal Wedding was a royal nightmare for many newsreaders. There were articles after articles about the Royal Wedding. Writers speculated … Read entire article »
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February was a month of unrest and bloodshed
February was a month of unrest and bloodshed. Protests were held in many countries and many people died for their dream of having a better government. What I admire most about these protestors is their guts. They have the guts to go out into the streets where they know they will be gunned down, bombed or arrested. That certainly takes a lot of courage and determination! I believe that in some of the countries experiencing unrest, a … Read entire article »
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Reading Current Events
This month, I want to write about something different. I have been writing about current events around the world, but I thought that for a change, I would write about reading current events. I love reading current events, and yes, I am a teen. Some might think I am a weirdo for checking out the latest news instead of playing computer games or watching TV. That’s why I am here with … Read entire article »
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Royal Buzz
Many Britons had been anticipating this and their expectations were finally met when the royal engagement of Prince William of Wales and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton was announced. Their wedding will be held in Westminster Abbey in April next year and is to be the biggest royal wedding after Prince William’s parents wedding in 30 years. Not only that, what makes this more significant is that Prince William … Read entire article »
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Australian Politics
It was probably with feeling of incredulousness that most read the appointment of former Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the post of foreign minister by current prime minister Julia Gillard on September 11. What made it an irony was the fact that Gillard had only three months earlier seized power from Rudd after he lost popularity due to his policy commitments. Rudd had always been popular, … Read entire article »
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The World Around Us
NEW COLUMN! The World Around Us, by Evangeline WHAT comes to your mind when current events are mentioned? Seemingly endless reporting assignments? Or maybe you’re thinking about the stack of social studies papers that has to be completed? Let me tell you a secret about me. I abhor current events assignments. I think they are a waste of time. But, I love current events minus the assignments. That might sound peculiar, … Read entire article »
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