Reality tv – the next best thing?
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Yes or No? - What do you think?
While its nice and easy to act like the world is black and white, it is so obvious to me that this just isn’t the case. Everything comes in various shades of grey...
My posts are questions to which there may be more than one side. The issues may be controversial to mundane to the downright strange...
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Is it ok for girls to have short hair?
[Long hair] is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket.
- Marge Piercy
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- Marge Piercy
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Should we support “sweatshops”?
Sweatshops – we all know they exist. Every so often someone like Today Tonight or Women’s Weekly does another exposé on their horrible conditions.
Wikipedia defines a sweatshop as a manufacturing facility that is physically or mentally abusive, or that crowds, confines, or compels workers, or forces them to work long and unreasonable hours. Usually the term is used to describe factories in third world countries (mostly Asian) that produce clothes for designer Western brands for a tiny fraction of the retail price, hence ensuring the maximum profit for the company[ Click here to read more ]
Wikipedia defines a sweatshop as a manufacturing facility that is physically or mentally abusive, or that crowds, confines, or compels workers, or forces them to work long and unreasonable hours. Usually the term is used to describe factories in third world countries (mostly Asian) that produce clothes for designer Western brands for a tiny fraction of the retail price, hence ensuring the maximum profit for the company
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Should there be “junk food” in school canteens?
In New South Wales (I’m not sure of the other states in Australia) recently the education department has forced public schools to remove all forms of junk food from their canteens. This means no more chocolate, soft drinks, pies, etc. Most private schools are also stepping up and providing a large variety of healthy options including fruit, sandwiches, juice, etc.
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For and Against
There’s an article in Spectrum in the Sydney Morning Herald that I like to read. It’s called For and Against and it consists of two reviewers each giving their opinion about a particular book – one who enjoyed it and one who didn’t.
I like this because, while its nice and easy to act like the world is black and white, it is so obvious to me that this just isn’t the case. Everything comes in various shades of grey, and may change over time, or between countries. An opinion on anything is just that – one’s opinion – and who is to say what is right or wrong for another[ Click here to read more ]
I like this because, while its nice and easy to act like the world is black and white, it is so obvious to me that this just isn’t the case. Everything comes in various shades of grey, and may change over time, or between countries. An opinion on anything is just that – one’s opinion – and who is to say what is right or wrong for another
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