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8 janvier 2007

The Incredibles

In The New York Times, a rather long but very instructive article on academic competition in the US. In top-ranking high schools students are stretched to their limits to get the best university places.

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8 janvier 2007

In Obesity Fight, Many Fear a Note From School.

The New York Times reports on the controversial impact of a measure taken by some American school to fight against obesity : reporting the pupils' Body Mass Index as well as their marks.

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8 janvier 2007

Uncontroversial stem cells

It is now possible to produce stem cells without using human embryos. In this New York Times blog you will find a brief statement of the facts and reactions from readers that might give you ideas for your own personal commentaries.

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8 janvier 2007

the working poor

In The Christian Science Monitor, the portrait of a struggling American family and a presentation of the issues linked to minimum wage increase.

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7 janvier 2007

who's watching as we watch ourselves ?

Great Britain, a pioneer in surveillance as reported in The Guardian.

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7 janvier 2007

Britons to be scanned for FBI database

Another scheme to fight terrorism reported in The Guardian : the 10 fingerprints of all Britons travelling to America are going to be registered at airports, civil rights groups are outraged.

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7 janvier 2007

carbon-offestting

in The Independent, an example that might come in useful for the oral, a company offerring people who travel by plane a way to compensate for the pollution they cause .

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7 janvier 2007

first victims of global warming

In The Independent, global warming evidenced again.

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