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They are the evil side of us
Compare and Contrast: Burma today with Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge. Image from BBC News Online: Cambodia Youk Chhang was 14 when the Khmer Rouge seized power, and like many teenagers, he was forced...
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Obama: Bin Laden won't be a martyr
Image source this BBC article Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama told reporters that if Bin Laden were found during his watch, he would bring him to justice in a way that wouldn't allow the...
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Comment: Thai judiciary is corrupting power and undermining the rule of law
Editors note: The Thai Judiciary is un-elected, unaccountable, and lacks the competence required to manage a government. Its involvement in politics stifles building a healthy Thai society and...
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First Impressions
"To Socrates, knowledge was not something you would merely sit back and absorb, like some mental sponge, but was to be continually tested and questioned." More about Socrates here » From The Buddha's...
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Is That a Fact?
Image source I had long believed that eight glasses of plain water or caffeine-free beverages a day were important to keep the body hydrated and to prevent constipation. Perhaps the toilet paper...
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Thaksin gives up on getting justice in Thailand
Zardari Image source Judging the judges - Compare and Contrast the Rule of Law in Thailand and Pakistan: Thailand - Update: The former prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, skipped a court...
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The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury
Image source Yahoo Health • The New York Times - Learning Network - Discussing Strategies for Coping with Emotional Stress. - Overview: Students reflect on the increase in self-injuring, specifically...
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Recriminations and Regrets Follow Suicide of South Korean
Korea Pool/Reuters Image source People mourn for deceased former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun at a memorial altar in Roh's hometown of Bonghwa village in Gimhae on Sunday. The mourners lashed...
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Making the most from an economic crisis
Image source This recession will pass but: Where will new, real sources of growth come from? Not from Wall Street, probably. Nor, obviously, from Detroit. Nor from Silicon Valley, at least not by...
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Picturing History
Image source The New York Times - Learning Network - The Second Draft of History - Overview | Students draft entries about a recent historical event for a history textbook using two specific sources...
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Burma's Elections - what's next?
Where does the junta go after Aung San Suu Kyi's release? It is starting to appear that Burma's junta may have inadvertently set off political dynamite by coupling their rigged Nov. 7 election with the...
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Comparing justice in China and Thailand
Image source - By Barry Blitt What are the causes and effects of statements: China’s justice minister gave a speech saying lawyers should above all obey the Communist Party and help foster a...
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Compare and Contrast Judicial coups in Egypt and Thailand
Image source By Barry Blitt.Judicial coup in Egypt: Egyptian Constitution Court dissolves parliament A panel of judges appointed by Egypt’s ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, threw the nation’s troubled...
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Cash, Charge or Save?
Original Guardian image and article source » Nebraska-based Buffett has built a vast army of US followers who admire his flair for picking successful investments and acquisitions. His fortune is...
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A World of Useless Stereotypes
Image source » The New York Times - Learning Network - Graphic Language: Reviewing and Creating From the Work of Christoph Niemannho - Overview | How do illustrators translate information, concepts,...
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How do you think you are perceived online? Why?
Image source » The New York Times - Learning Network - Who Are You Online? Considering Issues of Web Identity - Overview | We collaborated with the Common Sense Media writer Kelly Schryver to focus on...
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Exploring Music Teaching Methods
» » Original Little Kids Rock Song The New York Times - Learning Network - Exploring Music Teaching Methods - Overview | What is the purpose of music education? Does teaching rock-and-roll threaten or...
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Modern Addictions
original image Twitter and Facebook 'addicts' suffer withdrawal symptomsBut Dr David Giles, a reader in media psychology who led the study, said that heavy use of social networks is not necessarily...
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