May 31, 2011
On Being Social Animals
The social animals that we are, sometimes socializing doesn’t come so naturally.
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May 30, 2011
Compromises
Compromises are nothing more than a band-aid on a festering wound. No sooner do you feel relieved than the pain kicks in again.
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May 5, 2011
What Drives Expectations?
Expectations are driven by our desires and needs. They are byproducts of our hope to obtain that which we don’t have but want, they are the materialisation of our wish for something better. Whether...
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Apr 25, 2011
Objectives Of Name-Calling
In our discourse, we have a tendency to use the argumentative fallacy “ad hominem” (Latin: “to the man”). It is a false, incorrect way of arguing with which we try to undermine a...
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Apr 18, 2011
Themes Used To Market Tobacco To Women
Since the 1920s when American women first began to be targeted by the tobacco industry, various images and themes have been used to encourage women to smoke, by promoting smoking’s social...
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Apr 16, 2011
Cost Of Sectarianism In Lebanon
On April 12, 2011, the Human Rights and Peace Club and the Secular Club at the American University of Beirut hosted a lecture by economist Dr. Jad Chaaban entitled “The Cost of the Sectarian...
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