Author Archives: lauren gould

The Wonders of Crowd Sourcing, And it’s Dangers

Recently a crowd sourcing campaign caught my eye on Kickstarter.com. It was for a video game console that was open for any developer to make games for. This would allow for any person, of any skill level, to make games …

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Government’s Problem with Militias: The repercussion of backing down

Recently in Nevada, a cattle rancher who has refused to pay the federal government for the use of their land, had his cattle returned to him by the FBI as protestors and militia members threatened to cause mass violence and …

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Casual Cannabis Users Beware: How mild use of cannabis is supposedly bad for your health

Today I read an article focusing on the negative aspects of the casual use of marijuana. Supposeidly causal users experience adverse effects from the minimum use of smoking cananbis. Physiscians have stated that smoking cannabis only on occaions causes stimulation …

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April Fools Day: The most terrifying day for a socially awkward person

Today is April 1st, also known as April Fools day. Today is the only day it is socially acceptable, and even expected, for people to prank random strangers and cause general mayhem. For a person who is already afraid of …

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Russia’s Successful Annexation of another Sovereign State’s Land

This is something not seen on the world stage since Nazi Germany annexed country after country before the break out of World War II. Russia has successfully invaded and reclaimed territory lost after the fall of the Soviet Union in …

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Crimea Crisis: The second coming of the Cold War

With the ‘secret’ Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula and the vote for independence already taken place, it is only a matter of time before Russia annexes the peninsula and makes it a part of Russia. The only problem is …

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Spring Break Culture: The desire for escape can lead to both terrible and amazing things

The week is upon us UCF students to take a break form our studies and go out into the world and drink it’s fine spirits. By drink, I mean get blacked out drunk and do stuff you would never normally …

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To Work or Study: The choose to work while going to school and the consequences of doing so

As we know, the prices of school have shown a steady increase in the last few years with no sign of slowing down. Students sometimes have to work to put themselves through college, but doing so comes at a price. …

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Korean Crisis: Why China’s support for the rogue nation might be saving the ponisilla

Ever since the end of the second world war, Korea has been split into two separate countries that have technically been at war for over 50 years. Originally, North Korea was sponsored by the Soviet Union as acted as one …

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Incentives for menial labor and why they are important in a productive society

People working in ‘dead end jobs’ understand how society really works. Jobs at retailers, grocery stores, hotels, theme parks, sanitation, restaurants, and others only offer menial labor for an absolute minimum of wages. We cannot have a ‘civilized society’ without …

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