ENG 1103

The current political climate with regards to abortion in the US, along with the economic recession may be affecting women's reasons for seeking abortion, warranting a new investigation into the reasons why women seek abortion.

Carly Amos

The article discusses the environmental conditions for sea life as of 2012 with a focus on the rising populations of jellyfish. Topics include overfishing, ocean pollution and acidification by carbon dioxide, the human impact on the ecological balance of the oceans, and the shifting baseline syndrome, which describes the complacent attitude of younger generations regarding environmental degradation.

Over the past 60 yrs, the mystique of the polygraph, or lie detector machine, has caused far too many people to be hoodwinked into blind acceptance of this device. Foisted on the public by its developers and their disciples as an infallible arbiter of truth, these machines are cloaked in a mantle of pseudo-science. However, the true scientific evidence regarding these machines indicates that they are about as accurate as tossing coins. Despite being called "twentieth-century witchcraft" by the late Senator Sam Ervin, our government and press still continue to believe in the lie detector. David Lykken explains the great failings of these infernal engines, and why our press and government continue to believe in them.

This article examines the effects of religion and personal relationships with gay couples. It also explores how the two can impact peoples opinions.

Dr. Goeke

talks about how the origin of disagreement basically stems from the humans ability to make their own decisions. Since we can make our own decisions then that means there will be other people who chose a different path leading to disagreement. He then goes on to explain how disagreement also stems from the someones own perception, meaning what they think might be different than what someone else thinks. "If you saw a fruit which was half way between an apple and a pear, you would look for features typical of either apples or pears - perhaps shape, or taste - and try to make a categorization judgement based on these different aspects". Futhermore Chauncy furthers with the aspect of context of a situation. Chauncy states that a situation and what is taken from a certain situation plays an important factor in finding the root behind why people disagree.

This article investigates how religion and opinions about the cause of homosexuality influence attitudes concerning same-sex unions.

Discusses whether violent video games can be connected to real-world violence. Cites many sources and studies that are contradictory but manages to come to a conclusion that violence in video games cannot be directly blamed for real-world violence.

This study examines how children's opinions change about disagreement and what makes them come to the conclusions that they do. It discusses the reasons for disagreement and how children may become partial over time.