Friday Roundtable

Drone Strikes: Do they do more harm than good? (Abbie)

The View from the Wreckage by James Jeffrey
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/25/do-drone-attacks-do-more-harm-than-good/the-view-from-the-wreckage

For Our Allies, Death From Above by Clive Stafford Smith
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/opinion/in-pakistan-drones-kill-our-innocent-allies.html

Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/opinion/drone-strikes-under-scrutiny.html


CyberBullying - Victor Liang

Cyberbullied teens more likely to get depressed, abuse drugs and alcohol, study finds
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/cyberbullied_teens_more_likely.html

Cyberbullying puts teens at risk
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-cyberbullying-teens.html

Comfort vs. Human Evolution (Ian) and NSA Collecting Cell Phone Data (Alisa)

My topic will be on the human body and how society has made us unhealthy.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/is-barefoot-style-running-best-new-studies-cast-doubt/?src=me

Government is collecting phone data from Verizon users.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/06/nsa-collecting-phone-records-for-millions-verizon-customers-report-says/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/obama-administration-nsa-verizon-records

Police Brutality by Brian Z

http://www.news10.net/news/article/245798/2/Stockton-arrest-witness-claims-police-brutality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/cotati-police-brutality_n_3282868.html

CIA delivers to Afghanistan Benny Yu and Alex Chen

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/world/asia/cia-delivers-cash-to-afghan-leaders-office.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013/04/20134308514165633.html

Texas Plant Explosion, The Boston Marathon& Death by Guns

-Noni

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/texas-fertilizer-plant-lawsuit_n_3142603.html#slide=2352981


http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/boston-marathon-bombing-charge-657903

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167353#.UXc29IVa9E4

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/12/gun_death_tally_every_american_gun_death_since_newtown_sandy_hook_shooting.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/21/boston-marathon-bombs-us-gun-law

4/10/13 North Korea Bombing the U.S?! JasonLi & KevinChau

Read through these articles. What is your view on the threats that were being given by North Korea to the U.S? Do you think there are any reasons why they would want to start a war? Do you have any knowledge of the the U.S and North Korea's past? Write it in your journal and prepare for tomorrows round table.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/world/asia/south-korean-leader-seeks-to-end-vicious-cycle-with-north.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/09/world/north-korea-us-intel/?hpt=hp_t2

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/09/us-military-north-korea-missiles

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/09/17666065-north-korea-warns-foreigners-to-leave-south-in-advance-of-merciless-sacred-all-out-war?lite

http://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-warns-foreigners/story?id=18912014#.UWSwwhxJNAM

2013-03-27 Roundtable-Kevin Chen & Gordon Tan

Technology is advancing and will eventually become a physical part of humans, it already has for some. What opinions do you have on this?

1. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/06/transhumanist-movement-is-coming-the-ethical-dilemma-posed-by-rapidly-advancing-technology/ 

2. http://jaesunglee.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/transhumanism-an-innovative-scientific-envisage-or-a-dehumanizing-influence/ 

3. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/10/opinion/10iht-edyoung.2165719.html?_r=1&