Category Archives: World News

Japan Remembers

One year ago today, Japan was devastated by a giant earth quake, that was quickly followed by a tsunami which killed more than 20,000 people. Today across Japan, at 2:46 pm, a moment of silence muted the entire country as … Continue reading

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Tension in the Persian Gulf

It appears that there is yet another battle brewing in the Middle East and it is over oil.  The situation this time around is with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz most specifically. For some background information, the Strait of … Continue reading

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Gas prices high again?

It costs to be a free country, literally. Due to conflicts worldwide, as well as rising costs at home, our gas prices never seem to reach below three dollars these days. Many  U.S. Citizens own cars and utilize them for … Continue reading

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Police All Over the Country Send out Public Warning about Gangs

Lately I have been reading about Sheriff’s offices from all over the country have been giving out Public warnings about gang initiation so I decided to blog about my thoughts.  Gang violence has always been a threat to many young … Continue reading

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Fate of Greece Delayed

Within the last five years, Greece has been experiencing an economic decline that has yet to come to a stop. From job cuts, to the exasperation of businesses and the like, it appears that there is no relief in site. … Continue reading

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Mounting Drug Violence in Mexico

Drug violence in Mexico seems to have increased over the past few years.  I came across this news story and realized I have been to Mexico a few times but for vacation, obviously.  It is crazy to think some of … Continue reading

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Puerto Rico wants to kill millions of iguanas

There are roughly four million iguanas living on the island of Puerto Rico and government officials aren’t too happy about this. These iguanas have been blamed for taking over airport runways, tunneling under buildings and destroying its foundations, as well … Continue reading

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New Technology Inside 2009 Election South Africa

With all the bad news happening around the African continent, I thought I would find a feel good story. It seems that advanced technology exists, in a place that so many times are deprived of the basic things we take … Continue reading

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Ritzer & McDonaldization

According to Ritzer irrationality of rationality is that “rational systems are unreasonable systems. By that I mean that they deny the basic humanity, the human reason, of the people who work within or are served by them.” Bad comes with … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Mayhem

There has been relative tranquility in Iraq over the past few months compared to the violence that the country has hosted over the past few years. Monday morning was not one of those tranquil days. The Shaab district in Iraq’s … Continue reading

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