While suicide was formally removed from Canada’s criminal code in 1972, it is still considered illegal today to aid another person in ending his or her own life through euthanasia. Contested in the legal and medical sectors around the world, euthanasia has gained widespread attention as it pushes the envelope on what can legally be … Continue reading
There is a distinction between extracting non-renewable natural resources for basic human uses and extracting non-renewable natural resources for mere ambition. Such is the case of gold, a resource that continues to mined not because anyone needs it, but because investors and consumers demand it. This is one of the most striking messages transmitted by … Continue reading
A stoic yet flamboyant man, President Chavez of Venezuela courageously fought cancer until his death on March 5th, 2013. Born on July 28th, 1954 in Sabaneta, he joined the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences in Caracas at the age of seventeen. His own experiences during childhood made him committed to achieving social equity. In Peru, … Continue reading
The significance of social media and bloggers was arguably realized most influentially in the events surrounding the Arab Spring. Twitter was widely used to create awareness of social issues and contexts, and as a mobilizing tool for social activists in repressive regimes. The extent of this technology’s social impact has been widely documented. Yet this newly … Continue reading
Television, film and news media have all changed drastically due to the dawn of the Internet. But so has another industry: pornography. The rise of the World Wide Web has forced pornography into the age of information. The Internet has made this controversial media genre more accessible, affordable and anonymous than ever. A recent poll … Continue reading
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