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Fighting against Bullfighting: Tackling Spain\u27s Bloody Tradition
Get PDFBullfighting has grown to be a serious problem in Spain, bringing severe animal cruelty, economic controversies, and a national identity crisis. This paper synthesizes research from a variety of sources to comprehensively evaluate the problems bullfighting causes in Spain, and it also proposes two policy options to attempt to resolve these issues. While banning bullfighting entirely may seem like an easy fix, it would also provoke a number of issues. This paper will ultimately conclude that bullfighting will likely come to an end on its own. Still, anti-bullfighting groups should continue their protests in order to decrease popularity and encourage provincial bans, eventually leading to the sport\u27s demise
Hunger Games: Policies to Address Food Deserts in Rhode Island\u27s Low Income Communities
Get PDFThis policy paper examines the global, health, and social implications of food deserts in the state of Rhode Island. This paper assesses the inception of the food desert phenomenon and draws attention to three policy options for the state. While there is sufficient research on food deserts in large cities like New York and Philadelphia, little information is available regarding the implications of food deserts and policy options available to provide low-income Rhode Islanders with healthy, affordable food. Research methodology consists of site visits and interviews, as well as research courtesy of the 2017 Rhode Island Food Strategy and nonprofit organizations of the state. The policy paper recommends a strengthening and modification of current policies to better accommodate the lives of Rhode Islanders
Security Challenges to Oman\u27s Religious Tolerance and Balanced Foreign Policy: An Analysis of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
No full textThe Middle East is in a state of turmoil, and there is hardly any Arab country which has not been affected by the so- called Arab Spring. Countries in the region, particularly members of the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, are faced with a host of challenges, foremost of which is the rise of violent extremism and terrorism. The Sultanate of Oman has carved a niche for itself in this turbulent part of the world as a peaceful, tolerant state with a foreign policy that has been described by many as quiet and well balanced. Thanks to its predominant religious group Ibadism, the cultural and geographical diversity of Oman and the government\u27s strict anti-religious bias laws, Oman has been able to navigate some of the most devastating events facing a number of Middle Eastern countries primarily religious violence and terrorism. This dissertation attempts to identify some of the immediate challenges to Oman’s Religious Tolerance and Balanced Foreign Policy and recommend ways and means to confront them. Caveat : The opinions expressed in this dissertation are those of the author and do not reflect the official positions or opinions of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman
When Public Institutions Betray Women: News Coverage of Military Sexual Violence Against Women 1991-2013
Get PDFWomen’s movement into sectors of society that have previously excluded them can be a cause of triumph. The institutions that receive them, however, often erect further barriers to their participation. This study of the intersection of two such institutions, the military and journalism, explores the nature of news coverage of sexual violence toward women in the military over a 22 year period
Micro Plastics and Their Implications for Human Health: An Environmental Justice Approach
Get PDFStudies have shown microplastics are ubiquitous within global waterways. They have been found in waterways that supply drinking water to millions and they have also been found at various levels within the aquatic food chain. This implies that, not only are we eating microplastics, we are drinking them too. What does the reality that we are consuming plastic daily mean for humans as a species
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Ms. Helen Shea McGowan Gardner [audio]
Get PDFOral History interview with Ms. Helen Shea McGowan, an alumna from the class of 1962 Nursing department. The interview was conducted on 7-18-2017
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Dr. Lois Eveleth [audio]
Get PDFOral History Interview with Dr. Lois Eveleth, Philosophy professor. The interview was conducted on 6/23/2017
Data mining the unconscious
No full textConsumer Neuroscience is an emerging market research method using both scientific analysis and neurotechnology that has created controversy and ethical discourse. The premise of this development is the merging of two disciplines; neuroscience and marketing. Consumer Neuroscience has found a timely entrance into the world of consumer research using neurotechnology, promising to study how customers unconsciously feel. Neuromarketers hope to tap into the hidden emotional responses of human beings using devices such as fMRI’s or biometrics, typically reserved for medical doctors and neurological research. The object is to gauge consumer preferences and desires more succinctly and effectively. More importantly, to discover “buy buttons” or emotional triggers that drive customers to buy, uncovering their unconscious minds. Using neurotechnology and analysis, sample populations are examined to see how they react to various stimuli in real time while viewing movie trailers, commercials, websites and even product design options. Researchers then equate certain feelings with those reactions based on measured responses. While this may appear to be quite useful in the context of better understanding consumer emotions and strategic planning for a marketer, it has raised important ethical questions, such as: Who will control the process? How potentially harmful is the process? Does the approach cross critical ethical boundaries? In sum, this examination will gather the most significant topics found in leading academic and professional literature that deal with the ethics of consumer neuroscience and will point to areas where further study is needed