Furthermore from my post “Police babysitting drunk students, whatever next?” (18th October 2012). I have since read an interesting article published by the Mail Online, which suggests that stereotypical students may not always be the heaviest drinkers. It has made me question where the real problem lies, I mentioned in my original post that the average number … Continue reading
Last Saturday, the 24th of November 2012, a fire broke out at a clothes factory in Ashulia under Savar upsazila (Bangladesh). The number of people injured and killed was unclear for a couple of days. First it was 8 people died and 300 injured, then 112 died, 111 and finally 113 people killed, mostly women. … Continue reading
It is anybody’s worst nightmare to wake up to a stranger in your house. But nobody knows how they are going to react if it did happen. I personally couldn’t imagine a worse situation and how I would respond to it knowing my family’s lives were at risk. David Cameron has branded burglary a ‘crime … Continue reading
July the 7th 2005, 52 innocent people have lost their lives, hundreds are injured and many families are heartbroken after a terrorist attack in London. Simply imagine being the mother or the wife of a person who lost his/her live or badly injured… Now ask yourself the question, if a person who had the information … Continue reading
Positive discrimination: the provision of special opportunities in employment, training, etc for a disadvantaged group, such as women, ethnic minorities English dictionary online Is it ethically correct to stereotype that men should always be on senior positions, CEO positions, director positions, while women should take care of the family or work at junior positions? Hellooooo, … Continue reading
GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. GMO means: an organism whose genetic material has been modified, especially by genetic engineering Biology Online Dictionary After reading a bunch of articles about the GMOs, I may say that they are dangerous. Using the technology of genetic engineering for commercial purposes is one of the most dangerous trends … Continue reading
‘I feel humiliated to talk about burqa. I’ve never seen a burqa when I was in Morocco as a child. Why you should see them now? This is not about religion! This is not Islam. This is discrimination against women ‘ These are the words of Souad Sbai, a Moroccan-born member of Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative … Continue reading
It is a sensitive subject which every so often appears in the news, and one of which I have not given much thought to as it is not a situation I have ever been familiar with, or found myself in. Euthanasia. Defined as “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful … Continue reading
Whenever I hear the word pesticides I automatically think of poisonous or bad for you. However, when I take time to think about pesticides I realise I never check the products I buy to see if it contains them. There is much debate on whether pesticides are actually bad for you, Business dictionary. com defines … Continue reading
After yesterday debating whether or not I felt I could trust the manufacturers to deliver safe products, I have to admit I agreed that I could. However, the discussion was over I have begun to re-think my opinion. Today on the Mail Online, I read an article that EU scientists have come to the conclusion that … Continue reading
Think.Act.Ethics. 