Archive for March, 2011

Giving PMS a Medical Diagnosis – Sexual Anatomy & Gender Issues

Are there benefits to giving PMS a medical diagnosis? Are there biological drawbacks? What are the pros and cons? do you feel that PMS is “all in the head” or do you feel that a biological component exists? Should it be a legal defense? Do you think there are gender differences in opinion about this? [...]

Tucson Astronomy and Arizona Astronomy

Tucson astronomy is an important Scientific field of study in the academic arena.  What are some of the major astronomical and astronomy-related facilities in the Tucson area, that are related to Arizona astronomy? What is astronomy’s role in our local economy? Are there any ethical or environmental issues related to the pursuit of astronomy in [...]

Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Education and Amongst College Students

Addiction and alcohol abuse education should be included on every college campus.  Alcohol abuse is a very devastating issue in our society, both for adults and developing young college students. The vast majority of college students have tried alcohol, and many drink it socially. Social alcohol use is accepted in our society to a great [...]

Hydroponics – An Overview and Definition

What is meant by hydroponics? Is it a viable alternative for production of products derived from plants? Under what conditions? What are the constraints and limitations or hydroponic production? There is a locally important producer of hydroponic produce that turns up in the news frequently. Why is that? Hydroponics is a method of plant cultivation [...]

What Makes An Artist?

Painting by Artist Vasily Kandinsky 1913 Who determines whether a person is an artist: the person or the public? How is that determination made? What factors in the life and times of an artist might contribute to his/her fame?A person can consider themselves to be an artist, or essentially anything else they want to call [...]

Participant Observation – Studying Cultures

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of studying a culture other than your own by immersing yourself or actually living in it?The technique of studying and learning about a culture by placing yourself and living directly within it is known as participant observation. Some of the most renowned anthropologists have utilized this technique [...]

Native Americans in the Late 19th Century – Sands Creek

What was the general opinion of Indians among whites in the second half of the 19th century? Discuss both the massacres at Sand Creek and Wounded Knee. Examine the accounts of the massacres and note any differences along with possible reasons for those differences in the accounts (this is particularly striking with regard to Sand [...]