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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Bitcoin or Citcoin? That is the Question? These days, there is a new generation of financial assets that are more complicated hardly comprehendible to traditional investors like me. They are known as digital assets, most notably bitcoin, if you can call it asset. Why has bitcoin become so popular as the medium of exchange and investment? The brief answer is mainly because of the many drawbacks of paper money, fiat money, the most prevalent form of money in the world.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022Bitcoin or Citcoin? That is the Question? These days, there is a new generation of financial assets that are more complicated hardly comprehendible to traditional investors like me. They are known as digital assets, most notably bitcoin, if you can call it asset. Why has bitcoin become so popular as the medium of exchange and investment? The brief answer is mainly because of the many drawbacks of paper money, fiat money, the most prevalent form of money in the world.
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Book Review "What Your Doctor Won't Tell You" by Dr. David Sherer The US spends the highest amount on healthcare, however, the outcome of its healthcare system is suboptimal. As pointed out by the author of this book, Dr. Sherer, America does not have a healthcare crisis, but rather, a health crisis.
Thursday, May 20, 2021Book Review "What Your Doctor Won't Tell You" by Dr. David Sherer The US spends the highest amount on healthcare, however, the outcome of its healthcare system is suboptimal. As pointed out by the author of this book, Dr. Sherer, America does not have a healthcare crisis, but rather, a health crisis.
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Monday, March 22, 2021
Praying in Public I believe praying is personal and private. It is between you and the God you believe in and must be done in the privacy of your home or in your faith places of worship, just as dancing is performed in studios and gymnastics in gymnasiums. Performing religious rituals in the public sphere may create adversarial reactions from people who think Muslims are doing it for publicity or personal gain.
Monday, March 22, 2021Praying in Public I believe praying is personal and private. It is between you and the God you believe in and must be done in the privacy of your home or in your faith places of worship, just as dancing is performed in studios and gymnastics in gymnasiums. Performing religious rituals in the public sphere may create adversarial reactions from people who think Muslims are doing it for publicity or personal gain.
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Thursday, August 13, 2020
Behaving to Please Others Capitalism and popularity of social media have turned people into discerning, selective consumers of what is being sold. The art of selling requires likeability, which becomes a sought-after commodity under capitalism. Just like politicians, businesspeople and others wish to become popular and sell themselves, so as to attain fame, status, and possible monetary gain.
Thursday, August 13, 2020Behaving to Please Others Capitalism and popularity of social media have turned people into discerning, selective consumers of what is being sold. The art of selling requires likeability, which becomes a sought-after commodity under capitalism. Just like politicians, businesspeople and others wish to become popular and sell themselves, so as to attain fame, status, and possible monetary gain.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Arranged Marriages or Love Marriages: Which one Last Longer? In the old days, especially in Middle Eastern countries most marriages were arranged by family and they remarkably lasted for a lifetime. Today, however, marital life must be based on love even if it leads to an easy separation. Most people believe that the quality of a marriage must be important, not the quantity.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020Arranged Marriages or Love Marriages: Which one Last Longer? In the old days, especially in Middle Eastern countries most marriages were arranged by family and they remarkably lasted for a lifetime. Today, however, marital life must be based on love even if it leads to an easy separation. Most people believe that the quality of a marriage must be important, not the quantity.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Is Capitalism a Problem or a Panacea? Capitalism can be brutal at times because it is based on the survival of the fittest. It is not, however, a losing game. Free trade coupled with incentives and competition guarantee that if an entrepreneur misuses his or her power, collective forces of consumers will kick in and react.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019Is Capitalism a Problem or a Panacea? Capitalism can be brutal at times because it is based on the survival of the fittest. It is not, however, a losing game. Free trade coupled with incentives and competition guarantee that if an entrepreneur misuses his or her power, collective forces of consumers will kick in and react.
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Friday, July 27, 2018
Hijab: A Symbol of Domination or a Symbol of Freedom? I am really flabbergasted by the fact that, while many women in Iran and other prominent Muslim countries where hijab is mandatory are struggling to free themselves from the hardships they have to endure stemming from this oppressive imposition, in America, hijab is being advertised by some apologists, so-called Muslim feminists, as a sign of liberation and freedom.
Friday, July 27, 2018Hijab: A Symbol of Domination or a Symbol of Freedom? I am really flabbergasted by the fact that, while many women in Iran and other prominent Muslim countries where hijab is mandatory are struggling to free themselves from the hardships they have to endure stemming from this oppressive imposition, in America, hijab is being advertised by some apologists, so-called Muslim feminists, as a sign of liberation and freedom.
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Saturday, May 12, 2018
The American Dream IS Still Alive, But Harder to Achieve I believe it takes close collaboration between business firms and universities to prepare students for the modern job market so that their education also lives up to the expectations of employers.
Saturday, May 12, 2018The American Dream IS Still Alive, But Harder to Achieve I believe it takes close collaboration between business firms and universities to prepare students for the modern job market so that their education also lives up to the expectations of employers.
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Aging, a Problem or an Opportunity? No one wants to get old. We routinely resort to every possible tactic to postpone old age or to camouflage its appearance. However, even all such measures enable us to live a few extra years, is that necessarily worth it. We still don't know whether a prolonged life means a happier or a more fulfilling life.
Saturday, March 3, 2018Aging, a Problem or an Opportunity? No one wants to get old. We routinely resort to every possible tactic to postpone old age or to camouflage its appearance. However, even all such measures enable us to live a few extra years, is that necessarily worth it. We still don't know whether a prolonged life means a happier or a more fulfilling life.
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Trump Is Our President I am one of those tens of millions of people who were disappointed and taken by surprise by the outcome of the presidential election. I believe, however, that democracy is like a competitive market; it works best in the long run if it is left to its own devices. This corrective action may not happen quickly, but all we need to do is wait.
Monday, January 29, 2018Trump Is Our President I am one of those tens of millions of people who were disappointed and taken by surprise by the outcome of the presidential election. I believe, however, that democracy is like a competitive market; it works best in the long run if it is left to its own devices. This corrective action may not happen quickly, but all we need to do is wait.
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Friday, December 29, 2017
God, A Human History We have depicted gods like humans; they possessed all the attributes of human beings. The reason gods were depicted as human beings was because human beings were the only intelligent beings known to them. Aslan argues that we need to dehumanized God in a pantheism approach, think of him in terms of the forces and laws of the universe and not restricted to being like a human
Friday, December 29, 2017God, A Human History We have depicted gods like humans; they possessed all the attributes of human beings. The reason gods were depicted as human beings was because human beings were the only intelligent beings known to them. Aslan argues that we need to dehumanized God in a pantheism approach, think of him in terms of the forces and laws of the universe and not restricted to being like a human
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
It Is All in Your Head In this book, the author, Dr. O'Sullivan, shares her long-term experience with some of her patients who thought they were suffering from serious diseases. She explains, however, how medical tests showed they had no serious disease but only illness, in how they respond to emotional situations.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017It Is All in Your Head In this book, the author, Dr. O'Sullivan, shares her long-term experience with some of her patients who thought they were suffering from serious diseases. She explains, however, how medical tests showed they had no serious disease but only illness, in how they respond to emotional situations.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Should America Phase Out Cash to Curtail Crimes? There is approximately $1,500 billion currency in circulation, nearly 84% of it is in the form of $100 and $50 bills, making illegal transportations of cash less toilsome for criminal purposes. Some economists suggest that phasing out large can serve as a deterrent to the illegal activities facilitated by cash.
Thursday, January 12, 2017Should America Phase Out Cash to Curtail Crimes? There is approximately $1,500 billion currency in circulation, nearly 84% of it is in the form of $100 and $50 bills, making illegal transportations of cash less toilsome for criminal purposes. Some economists suggest that phasing out large can serve as a deterrent to the illegal activities facilitated by cash.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015
The Role of Social Media: Judge and Jury? The social media has become an extremely strong court of public opinion that seems to be jeopardizing the long-held principle that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015The Role of Social Media: Judge and Jury? The social media has become an extremely strong court of public opinion that seems to be jeopardizing the long-held principle that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Heretic: Don't Demonize Ayaan Hirsi Ali Because She Tells It Like It Is Although there might be other reasons for the violence perpetrated by some Islamists, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that the root cause of this violence is the Islamic texts and hadiths. Without the proper reformation of Islam, we cannot effectively deal with global terrorism and its related ills. Despite all the opposition and resistant to changes, she argues that reformation is imminent.
Friday, August 21, 2015Heretic: Don't Demonize Ayaan Hirsi Ali Because She Tells It Like It Is Although there might be other reasons for the violence perpetrated by some Islamists, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that the root cause of this violence is the Islamic texts and hadiths. Without the proper reformation of Islam, we cannot effectively deal with global terrorism and its related ills. Despite all the opposition and resistant to changes, she argues that reformation is imminent.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Is Fear of Islam Irrational? Ask the Victims of Extremism The recent appearance of Reza Aslan on CNN and his flare-up during an interview has created a public backlash concerning the treatment of women and violent actions in Islamic countries. He overreacted to the CNN interviewers' claim that women in Islamic countries are mistreated by calling their claim "stupid."
Tuesday, November 18, 2014Is Fear of Islam Irrational? Ask the Victims of Extremism The recent appearance of Reza Aslan on CNN and his flare-up during an interview has created a public backlash concerning the treatment of women and violent actions in Islamic countries. He overreacted to the CNN interviewers' claim that women in Islamic countries are mistreated by calling their claim "stupid."
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Monday, September 1, 2014
The Value of Big Gods: Are They Here to Stay? As societies grow larger, anonymity becomes a problem that undermines cooperation and compliance with social norms. Thus, the monitoring of individuals becomes complicated, thus, the need for a supernatural policing arises and consequently, so does the need for big gods. In advanced countries, the secular democratic institutions have eliminated the need for organized religion. As he puts it, these prosperous nations "climbed
Monday, September 1, 2014The Value of Big Gods: Are They Here to Stay? As societies grow larger, anonymity becomes a problem that undermines cooperation and compliance with social norms. Thus, the monitoring of individuals becomes complicated, thus, the need for a supernatural policing arises and consequently, so does the need for big gods. In advanced countries, the secular democratic institutions have eliminated the need for organized religion. As he puts it, these prosperous nations "climbed
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Bringing Heaven Down to Earth If we need to do good deeds, if there is a purpose to life, and a wisdom at play in how things turn out in our life, why do these things have to be imposed from the above with a predestined blueprint of where we are heading?
Monday, August 25, 2014Bringing Heaven Down to Earth If we need to do good deeds, if there is a purpose to life, and a wisdom at play in how things turn out in our life, why do these things have to be imposed from the above with a predestined blueprint of where we are heading?
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
Book Review, Capital in the Twenty-First Century The distribution of wealth/income is a dynamic mechanism that has been shaped historically by both divergence and convergence forces. It is too consequential to be left to the market forces alone. Inequality is a threat to the world economy and the best solution, according to this study, is a universal tax on capital and wealth supplemented by a state-of-the-art regulatory system.
Sunday, July 20, 2014Book Review, Capital in the Twenty-First Century The distribution of wealth/income is a dynamic mechanism that has been shaped historically by both divergence and convergence forces. It is too consequential to be left to the market forces alone. Inequality is a threat to the world economy and the best solution, according to this study, is a universal tax on capital and wealth supplemented by a state-of-the-art regulatory system.
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Saturday, July 12, 2014
Do We Need Another So-Called Holy War: Religion vs. Science Just as there is no reason to accept scientific phenomenon based on mere faith, there is also no reason to believe that religious stories are scientific fact. We should not emasculate proven scientific theories simply because they are at odds with religious theology, nor should we aggrandize religious establishments simply because they have power, the financial backing of some organizations, or have a large adherent base.
Saturday, July 12, 2014Do We Need Another So-Called Holy War: Religion vs. Science Just as there is no reason to accept scientific phenomenon based on mere faith, there is also no reason to believe that religious stories are scientific fact. We should not emasculate proven scientific theories simply because they are at odds with religious theology, nor should we aggrandize religious establishments simply because they have power, the financial backing of some organizations, or have a large adherent base.
