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Pacify Her She's Getting on My Nerves

 ______________________________________________________ The Guardian published an article by Mark Sweney, " UK competition watchdog to investigate baby formula market ." The article describes the impact of the economy on the prices of baby formula which has increased by 25% in two years . The Competition and Markets Authority decided to proceed with further investigation expressing concerns over the lack of cheaper brands seeing as 85% of sales  exclusively came from two big brands.  This part of the information surprised me, now that more generic options are available, parents are still consuming name brands. CMA stated that if parents were to find more options they would save more than    £500 . As consumers continue to purchase from big brands they continue to able them and give them more power over prices more specifically with a tactic called " greedflation ." Greedflation is when brands raise prices unnecessarily to make a profit.  Parents are making...
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Art imitates Life... or does Life imitate Art?

 _______________________________________________________ Alexis Soloski wrote an article titled Immigration Has an Emotional Price , published by the New York Times on 2022. In the article, Soloski reviews Lloyd Suh's account of immigration through a theatrical piece   "The Far Country"  it was directed by Eric Ting and takes place in China's Guangdong Province and San Francisco. It follows the character named Gee and his journey as he is interrogated by immigration, he claims that his documentation was in destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The white interrogator isn't at all convinced by it.  The play adds exposure to Angel Island , on the West Coast it served as an immigration station at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It was heavily targeted by Congress causing a direct target to the masses of immigrants from Asia, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed as a result to limit immigration. In Suh's play...
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___________________________________________________________________________________ The Israel-Palestinian conflict dates to 1947 when the United Nations adopted the Partition Plan also known as the Resolution of 181 . The Partition Plan divided the British Mandate of Palestine into Arab and Jewish States. The first spark of the Arab-Israeli war began on May 14 th, 1948 when the State of Israel was created, the war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory. As Israelis celebrated their victory 750,000 Palestinians w ere displaced. On media coverage, Israel emphasizes the consideration it takes for civilian protection but dropped  6,000 bombs in the first six days when the "war" had began. I place quotations around the word war as there has been controversy in what to name this disastrous event taking place currently. For a conflict to be considered a war there are three prominent features it must have: 1. Organized violence by a identifiable political authority 2. Lethal count ...
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Having Superpowers Doesn't Make A Superhero

An article published in The Guardian analyzes the cooperation between the United States and China during climate change-fueled disasters at the beginning of August 2022. China halted its cooperation with the United States in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, and it has raised a significant amount of concern among climate diplomats. The United States and China are the world’s two largest carbon emitters, producing about 40% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Their collaboration is crucial for addressing climate change. At the 2021 COP26 the United States and China made progress by agreeing to work together to reduce emissions. Having two superpowers agree to go forth in making changes for the progression of lowering emissions inspired other countries to do the same. This adds significance to the situation. It is important to emphasize the influence of these two countries when they come to an agreement to work on a global conflict together. Laurence Tubiana, CEO of t...
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