Starting from the fact that Francesca Schiavone has become the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title and is now advancing to the French Open Semifinals, I progressed to an article during my twitter perusal about how Naomi Campbell would much rather be called a diva than chocolate and is contemplating taking legal action against Cadbury and their insensitive advertising techniques.
I then stumbled upon an article about the link between cell phone usage and cancer, which more or less concluded that people’s cellphone habits have drastically changed over the past few years since the study first began and that many cancers and brain tumors can take over ten years to develop so it is almost impossible to conclude any long-term health risks. It did however inform me of the fact that children and teenagers sixteen and under should use cell phones sparingly as their body systems are still developing.
I moved on to politics thereafter, discovering President Obama receives lower approval from troops and veterans in comparison to everyone else in the masses. Although the military is supposed to be apolitical, veterans and troops have their opinions, some of it based off family views and the rest influenced by the Grand Old Party and Republican National Committee’s (RNC) cries that the White House is constantly cutting military spending. That’s why it was interesting to learn that presently under President Obama the average troop is higher paid than 80% of his or her equally-educated civilians. In addition, because there are fewer and fewer younger people serving in the military in comparison to previous generations, we are on the way towards developing a warrior caste. Let’s hope our democracy stays intact.
While our government is potentially on the edge of transition, one thing remains constant: yellow journalism. Specifically, Satoshi Kanazawa is dragging the name and profession of “Social Science” through the dirt with his ridiculous and controversial articles, which I’m pretty sure he only publishes in order to get a rise out of the public and keep his name afloat. His ridiculous opinions regarding feminism, prostitution, the roles of men and women, the physical attractiveness of different genders and races (!), and his opinions in general are not worth anyone’s times so if you see his articles, BEWARE.
Potentially bad decisions are also occurring internationally: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country is reconsidering the role of nuclear energy, aiming to close all of its seventeen nuclear reactors by 2022. This action leads to the obvious question about what Germany’s future steps will be in regards to the increasing energy demands of the people. Rather than trying to completely shut down research in the aftermath of Fukushima (a nuclear power station in Japan that has been shut down after the 9.0 earthquake that hit in March and left nuclear radiation leaks), Germany should instead attempt to promote global action, making nuclear power safe and secure.
Did you know that only 7 percent of the world’s population currently has a college degree? I didn’t until today. I didn’t know most of the things mentioned in this post until today. I hope you learned something new too.
