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POPSMasked crusaders - anonymity online Should anonymity online be denied? This commentary was written for and about the Guardian''s ''comment is free'' website, but it could, arguably, be applied to any interactive website.
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POPSToo old for networking? Do social networking sites work for the over 25s? I don't see why not. They work for me and I'm over 25. Perhaps I don't get the ten thousand comments a day I would get if I were a 16 year old on Bebo, but would I want them? And is it ageist to suggest that social networking is not for the over 25s?
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POPSThis is your life (and how you tell it) I absolutely agree with this. The research that I do is heavily focused on personal narratives and subjective experiences. I want first-hand knowledge of their 'first-hand' knowledge.
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POPSClipmarks changed again My word! I'm not on Clipmarks for ONE DAY and it all changes! I've never seen a site like it. Good work lads (and lasses - are there any lasses?). It's looking great. :)
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POPSThat ain't white Interesting. More from the piece: On the other hand, white trash these days sometimes gets used as a badge of honor. Much like the way African American youth turned the despised word nigga into a word expressing pride and solidarity and the way that GLBT activists have turned queer into a source of dignity and respect, some white youth now use the term to signal rebelliousness and cultural difference—their refusal of a bland, mainstream white society that oppresses and stifles. And there is another popular use of the term as well. It’s sometimes used to name the rich and famous when they act badly or misbehave. So, despite her millions, Paris Hilton can be called white trash for her pornographic lifestyle, and George Clooney can tell us, in a self-mocking kind of way, that he’s really just white trash.
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POPSUnborn babies targeted in crackdown on criminality I really don't know what to think about this. Lots of problematic issues spring to mind: criminalising young people before they are even born; selective targeting of resources etc. On the other hand, previous prevention strategies have been effective in reducing criminality. I fail to understand how intervening at such a young age could have the planned effects ten years later when young people generally start to offend. I'd be interested in hearing more, although for now it's feeling all too Orwellian to me.
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POPSProzac Nation - but do we really need it? I'm inclined to believe that some GPs are too eager to prescribe anti-depressants when they should only be used in cases of serious and actual depression. Nonetheless, I have no doubt that Prozac has saved a great many lives throughout the years. For me, depression is like any other physiological condition and needs to be treated as such.
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POPSShould smoking while driving be banned? Two different perspectives on the BBC. From my perspective, if it is found that smoking while driving increases the risk of causing an accident, then I think forbidding it should be considered. There is a lack of evidence to support this at the moment, however.
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