Topic #4: Money - good or evil?

Tamzid said the topic of Money - good or evil? would be interesting to discuss, and you agreed with him. So here is our next topic with the following articles to read through. Now, I want to forecast that there are more than the usual 2-3, but most of them are short, and the last one is more of a fun way of looking at the topic. So here they are:

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/060629_money_happiness.html

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/1340,

http://www.calicocat.com/2004/05/is-money-root-of-all-evil.html,

http://www.oenb.at/en/ueber_die_oenb/geldmuseum/allg_geldgeschichte/bedeutung/the_importance_of_money_in_society.jsp

the other side of the coin: http://blogs.briantracy.com/public/blog/157174,

... and just for fun: http://www.funlol.com/655/Money_Is_Evil!.html.

The assignment is the same as always, so please, enjoy. The deadline for this topic is Saturday, February 14.

Cheers,
Kinga

Topic #3: Energy sources - out with the old, in with the new?

Our third topic is again a very pertinent and fascinating topic: Should we consider alternative energy sources or stick with the old and well-known ways? Your colleague, Han would like you to read the following articles to be able to form a knowledgeable opinion about the topic:

http://www.wtrg.com/EnergyCrisis/index.html,

http://www.energycrisis.org, and

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info (be sure to check out the links as well, especially http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/biofuel-market-set-to-grow/).

Your job is the same as for the previous topics, with a deadline of Sunday, February 8, 2009.

Have fun with it,
Kinga

Topic #2: Are we relying too much on technology?

Our second topic, debating the importance of technology in everyday life, was suggested by Tamzidul. Your colleague provided many highly interesting articles. I would suggest you all to read the following article :

http://programs.ssrc.org/itic/publications/knowledge_report/memos/sabri.pdf,

and then two more of your own choice from the following list:

http://www.d60.org.uk/everywhere.php,
http://www.salesmd.net/relying_too_much_on_technology.htm,
http://www.directron.com/07essay07.html,
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/too_much_technology.html,

You can pick any two of the above four articles, plus the first (.pdf) article.

After reading the articles, please create your 20-word list, then post your opinion related to the topic.

The due date for this blog is next Friday, January 30.

Thanks, and have fun with it,
Kinga

Topic #1: Cloning

Welcome to our ENGL 10600I blog discussion about various exciting topics.
Our first topic for the semester is Cloning revealed through the following three articles brought to you by Xue:

http://www.dhushara.com/book/genes/genaug/mar98/fclon.htm

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/cloning/bioEthics1.html (be sure to follow all the three links at the end of the page), and

http://www.humancloning.org/allthe.php


Your assignment is to read through the following three articles, create your 20-word list, then post your comments and opinion on what you read and on the topic in general.

The deadline for this topic is Friday, January 23.

Have fun and take care,
Kinga

Topic #8: Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy is our next topic, which was suggested by Archit. Your colleague had the following questions related to the topic in mind when choosing this topic: whether or not we should promote nuclear energy considering the past incidents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also, countries, after gaining access to nuclear energy, might use them for destructive purposes. Therefore, is it safe to promote nuclear energy or should we look for other alternatives like hydro power?

In order to form a knowledgeable opinion on this topic, Archit selected the following excellent articles for you to read:

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/128,

http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=2252&issue_id=54, and

http://www.crimesofwar.org/thebook/nuclear-weapons.html.

You have until next Wednesday, November 12 to read the articles (I would like to discuss this topic through as well during our discussion meeting), and until Friday, November 14, to create your wordlist and post your comment.

Thanks, and take care,
Kinga

Topic #7: Cloning and human cloning

Here is our 7th blog topic, cloning/human cloning proposed by two of your colleagues, Yatin and Xiaomeng. And here are the articles to read in order to form a knowledgeable opinion about the topic:

http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/mcgee.html,
http://www.creationdefense.org/106.htm,
http://mensnewsdaily.com/archive/c-e/epstein/2005/epstein052305.htm, and
http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/IPPP/Fall97Report/cloning.htm.

You have until November 7, next Friday to read the articles, compose your list, and post your comment.

Happy Halloween,
Kinga

Topic #6: Money - good or evil?

Dear All,

Danielle suggested our next blog topic, money - is it good or evil? She would like you to familiarize yourselves with the following two articles:

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/1340 and

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/DoesMoneyMakeYouMean.aspx.

Please, do as you are usually asked to do. The deadline for this topic is next Friday, October 31.

Thanks, and take care,
Kinga