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Saving Grace
Submitted by Julie on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:30
It only takes one viewing of MTV’s “Cribs” to see how extravagantly some of our rich and famous live: ten cars, twenty-room mansions, indoor basketball courts. When there is practically no limit to how much you can spend, you would think it would be more difficult to come up with new things to buy. When daydreaming about winning the lottery, as seemingly all more modest living people do, I can’t even think of more than a few key things to purchase. Who (besides a professional driver) needs ten cars? When you have all the money in the world, when does spending become greed?
Cosmetic Surgery + Young Adults Don't Mix
Submitted by Rae on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:27
We often tell young children to be themselves. We try to instill confidence in them by telling them they are beautiful, talented, and absolutely wonderful. But more and more, we seem to flip the script once they enter adolescence. Their biggest entertainment idols encourage them to work hard and follow their dreams. Their pristine faces pumped with botox advise youth not to let Hollywood change them or to cave in to peer pressure. Their rhinoplastied noses and enhanced breasts claim to want to be good role models for those that look up to them. Is it just me or is there something mismatching with this picture?
The Captivity Question
Submitted by Julie on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:30
Whale Wars, Academy Award nominee “The Cove,” the infamous “save the Whales” campaign. For three decades, several organizations have been espousing whale conservation. The recent tragic death of marine animal trainer, Dawn Brancheau, has only added fuel to the fire for both sides of the issue. “The Cove” director, Louis Psihoyos, notes whales have never attacked humans in the wild.
Brassiere: The Ultimate Equalizer
Submitted by Renee on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 12:30
Sometimes it soothes the mind to take a couple minutes and reflect on what is truly important. Boobies. Or, more importantly bras. Ah, yes, the brassiere, getting women through each taxing day with a little less wiggle and a bit more spring away from our chest and into our step. Although sometimes mistaken for a torture device, or worn as a hat by children, we rely on the bra more than we think.
Stunt Women, past and present
Submitted by Aubrey on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 12:28
For the past week, I have sifted through writings on historical events and long-since passed women of significance, battling over which event may represent women’s history at its most interesting point. And my search has proved difficult. Which got me thinking—what defines an important moment in women’s history? Is it the immediacy of the event’s effect? The number of women affected? Is it the passage of a law? The first time a woman participates in an otherwise male-dominated activity? To all of these, the answer is yes.
