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The dream is becoming a nightmare
Lue lisääThe saying that “people do not appreciate what they have got until they lose it”, appears to be what is happening in my adopted country of Finland. I was greeted on arrival here by what I considered to be a triumph for mankind. This was because the system was designed to cater to every single […]
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Trade and Development
Lue lisääThe reason for choosing the topic ”Trade and Development” was to show the connection between the two concepts. Assuming this, it could be shown that the state of development in the different regions around the world could be accounted for by the conditions under which they trade. Development and its requirements When I use the […]
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Waking up from the trance
Lue lisääSince I came across the expression ”the cult of the self”, it somehow refused to leave my memory. Maybe the reason for this is that it aptly captures my view of the religion that many of us seem to follow nowadays. As people, I think that maybe every single thought we have has something to […]
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In Defence of Democracy
Lue lisääThere might have been a misunderstanding, as to my reason for turning up at the town hall, in Korpilahti, last Monday, to invite our representatives to vote against the merger between Jyväskylä and Korpilahti. Personally, my views were and are against the merger. It was however something that I considered more important that my own […]
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The unheard scream
Lue lisääThere has started a debate that was begun by a publication that some have held is blasphemy. Freedom against restriction appears to be the claim that is made. How about freedom against the responsibilities that arise from freedom? Should this not be mentioned? Should freedom be given free rein to act as it pleases? If […]
