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Cuban Relations

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:23:44 -0400

In January of 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba after leading a revolution against the United States backed Dictator Fulgencio Batista. Castro quickly established a one party socialist style economy in Cuba. Next, he sought to build international relations with powerful countries in order to improve Cuba. Castro first turned to United States for assistance but the United States rejected any relations because of the paranoia fear of Communism in the United States. Cuba then looked to the United States greatest rival at the time, the Soviet Union.<...

Solar Power Plants

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:27:43 -0500

In this modern era, our lives revolve around newer and newer technology. With the development of newer technology the things that we use everyday to carry out the functions of our daily lives now required more sources energy than ever before. That gas powered snow blower used to clear driveways in the winter replaced that hand powered shovel in the corner of the garage.

The biggest problem that comes from using these modern devices is the energy consumption of it. There is only a limited amount of resources available on the earth that can provide energy. One of the biggest prod...

Are you an idealist?

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:14:12 -0500

You, as most of us, probably have a vision of a utopia, or at least you know the world would be a better place, if only X would be the case. Then you probably also know the frustration of not seeing anything happen and not knowing exactly what to do to change that one thing. How do you go about to make this change happen? A lot of us are just stuck on the internet reading and spreading information with people we know (or donâ€™t know) and hoping that everything will turn out alright. This is good, I agree with the point that spreading information and creating awareness is the most import...

The Battle Of Seattle

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:54:14 -0500

On November 30, 1999, arguably one of the greatest protest in the modern era occurred in the city of Seattle. Groups from all different backgrounds, from students to labor unions to religious groups to anarchist, joined on this day in a group to protest the annual meetings of the World Trade Organization.

In the modern age, the world is linked together through economy. Countries from all over the world established trade with each other to advance their economy. In the process, they hope to receive products and resources not available to them but more importantly, they seek to i...

Dutch government bans cultural identity

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:25:27 -0500

With this article I want to achieve two things. Firstly, I want to give foreigners a look into the national affairs of the Netherlands regarding the public freedoms we enjoy and the recent political trends. Secondly, I hope to inspire Dutch citizens to ACT, to change something and to turn current trends around.

Being a Dutchman living abroad gives me a different scope or perspective on current events in the Netherlands. The Netherlands are changing from the liberal country it used to be and losing more and more of its identity. This, for me, is signified b...

Alliance Accepted! - Benjamin Ackerman

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:22:45 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:48:04 -0500

Daily Things I Do To Make This World A Better Place

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:45:34 -0500

Recycle. After reading about the problems plastic is causing in this world (essentially all plastic ever produced is still in existence), I try to make sure to recycle all plastic. When my friend, not knowing about the recycling of plastic in Bulgaria (it’s something we don’t do in Holland… “Boo!”) threw what was meant to be recycled in a normal dumpster, I almost went dumpster diving… Before I did, I ques...

Alliance Accepted! - Elias Feghali

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:57:17 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Bas

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:16:41 -0500

Babel

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:36:27 -0500

We are all familiar with the biblical story of the Tower of Babel. As I was walking the street, I suddenly realized that the interpretation of the metaphor, as it has been explained to me, is still too simplistic. For the people who are not very familiar with the story, Iâ€™ll give a short recap. The purpose of this recap is also to help you understand my thoughts, because Iâ€™m not very sure I know the Babel story perfectly.

So basically, once upon a time in the old world, all people speak the same language. This makes it easy to cooperate. So they decide to build a tower into...

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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:48:52 -0500

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The American Political Party System

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:05:13 -0400

Democracy is referred to as majority rule in the government. The people of the country do a popular vote to elect representatives. The ones with the majority of the votes end up going into office and run the country the way that they claimed they would. The way these representatives get their ideals out to the public is by joining a political party that shares the same values that they do in order to mass campaign their ideals to the public.

However, a lot of comprise is made throughout these party systems. Two people will hardly ever agree completely on every little issue that c...

The Race For the Arctic

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:16:10 -0400

The frozen tundra of the Arctic Circle is a place deemed one of the most hostile climates on the earth. Reaching temperatures that average about 40 degrees below zero during the winters, you will find nothing here but water, ice, snow and the occasional seal or polar bear living on the top of the world.

This once unwanted and unforgiving landscape has become one of the most contested pieces of landmass in the modern era. Russia, Canada, the United States, and Denmark are currently making an attempt to claim this new piece of real estate. However, the Arctic Circle contains not...

Write/Draw for rethos!

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:39:28 -0400

Friends, We are in the process of starting a new project at rethos dedicated to citizen journalism and creative expression. We want rethos to become a organic media channel with a focus on promoting positive social change throughout the world. If you are interested in learning more about this new venture, please send an email to eli@rethos.com. We need people who are ready to start doing freelance work right away, so please take advantage of this unique opportunity!

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Rethos journalist visionary wanted!

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:24:52 -0400

The beta version of rethos.com has just launched, and social venture is currently seeking to recruit journalists to contribute compelling content to the rethos platform. If you are an accomplished journalist, freelance writer, or want to become one, rethos invites you to have a profile in the community and offer reports and opinions on you issues of your passion â€“ these will serve as the anchors of rethos discussions and debates.

Experience/Skills Required:

- Experience in writing journalistic content

- A passion for the rethos mission

- A profes...