Statistics Visualized: American Charity Giving Habits
An Italian friend thought I was being cocky when I said Americans give more in donations than Italians. For the record, I wasn’t. Happy Thanksgiving!
Posts Categorized: News And Current Events
Prostitutes of God: Vice Magazine Documentary Subjects Fight Back
Sarah Harris’ documentary Prostitutes of God analyzes the ritual of dedicating young girls, sometimes between the ages of two and three years old, to a Hindu goddess Yellamma. Formally titled “Devadas”, these girls enter prostitution when they reach puberty, between the ages of ten and thirteen. The vast majority of these girls are are unaware… Read more »
Teen Texting Habits Indicates Inability To Actively Communicate
Teens and young adults prefer to communicate by text, rather than by voice, such results indicating communication passivity. The Nielsen Company analyzed the mobile usage data among American teens between April and June 2010. What they found was 43 percent of teens cite texting for their main reason to buy a mobile phone. 94 percent… Read more »
Asst. Attorney Stalks On His Free Time Calls It "Political Tactic"
This is a very interesting case, because Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell, believes that his singling out 21-year-old University of Michigan student body president, Chris Armstrong, is a political tactic and not a deranged case of stalking and cyber bullying. Shirvell claims that Chris Armstrong has a wild agenda to introduce the homosexual lifestyle… Read more »
Turning $h*t Into Gold: $h*t documentary
Did you know that 40 percent of the world’s population lacks proper sanitation? 290,589 gallons of raw sewage are spilled into India’s Ganges river each minute? Furthermore, did you know that 115 people die in Africa each minute due to poor sanitation, suffering from diseases such as dysentery, cholera, typhoid and hepatitis A?* These startling… Read more »
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