Collaboration Webs

i would like to join collaboration web, beacause i read about it in trhe Horizon booklet and i am interested in teh project.

Government and Politics/1

Name of Article: Obama's Speech on Race Rings True for Britain, Too.

Area of Impact: Government and Politics

Ethical Issue Involved: Senator Obama noted that, while polite society has declared racial epithets taboo, in private, black and white communities (mostly socially segregated) harbor deep resentments. On one side is the feeling that society is endemically racist. The white establishment cannot be relied upon to do anything to help the black underclass if it means compromising its own hold on power.

Problem that this issue presents to Society: It would be a tragedy if Barack Obama's speech, 'A More Perfect Union', were remembered only as a tactical bid to smother a controversy in an election campaign. Because of the black and white controversy stated.

Education/2

Name of Article: If you can't handle being threatened by a child, maybe you shouldn't be a teacher.

Area of Impact: Education

Ethical Issue Involved: It has become the norm for many parents who would rather criticize their child's teacher than admit that their own child is in anyway wrong.

Problem that this issue presents to Society: Children threaten their teachers and prevent them from teaching the class by constantly disrupting, and interfering with what the teacher is saying.
"I don't understand why you became a teacher, if you can't handle getting threatened by a child."
Even with the constant complaints from the teachers, nothing seems to be done
“He had complained to many facets at the school that were supposed to support him, but in the end nothing ever seemed to be done.”

Education/1

Name of Article: Why We Need a Teacher Liberation Front

Area of Impact: Education

Ethical Issue Involved: teachers should recall that their first loyalty is to children and parents, not the elite educators who manage the system.

Problem that this issue presents to Society: In 1944 "Millions of children in the U.S. suffer from dyslexia." This was a phony epidemic created almost entirely by Whole Word.
A Teacher Liberation Front, is needed because the educators pushing this hoax did not apologize or change the lie that was posted in Life magazine.

Health/2

Name of Article: The Health Benefits of Goji Berries

Area of Impact: Health

Ethical Issue Involved: Scientifically controlled studies using vitamin C for colds show that it can reduce the severity of cold symptoms, acting as a natural antihistamine. The vitamin may be useful for allergy control for the same reason: It may reduce histamine levels. Increased intake of foods containing zeathanthin may decrease the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.

Problem that this issue presents to Society: There are no problems that this issue presents, the article talks about all the benefits of Goji barriers:
Goji berries have been used for 6,000 years by herbalists in China, Tibet and India to:
- protect the liver
- help eyesight
- improve sexual function and fertility
- strengthen the legs
- boost immune function
- improve circulation
- promote longevity

Health/1

Name of Article: Depression, Cigarettes and Negative Ions

Area of Impact: Health

Ethical Issue Involved: smokers are generally more prone towards depression than non smokers. How can employers combat this and help employees be as productive as they can be? The ethical issue in this article is that employers are trying to help the employees by instructing/informing them the facts about depression and how smoking may be a vital cause.

Problem that this issue presents to Society: The problem that this issue presents to society is shown through studies that regular smokers have lower monoamine oxidase A and B activity. These enzymes serve many functions in the body, one being the regulation of moods. Depression has been shown to increase when dependant smokers quit using nicotine. The ups and downs of nicotine cravings further contribute to productivity loss. When a smoker tries and fails to quit, depression increases.