Word: impaction
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...ridiculous for the government to prioritize protecting children from the perils of the “Grand Theft Auto” world. Ever since the tragic school shooting at Columbine High School, media pundits and politicians have tried to illustrate how video games have a direct impact on children’s behavior. While the narrative makes for a compelling segment on the local news—and provides a reason and a target for a traumatized nation—it’s false and truly damaging. The physical evidence that links video game usage to violent behavior...
...slideshow highlighting moments in Hazich’s life—photos of him diving into 40-degree water in Chile and posing at the U.S. Open—cycled in the background as those who knew him shared memories of his impact on their lives...
...spin of events," says Dominique Reynié, a political analyst at the Foundation of Political Sciences in Paris. "His initial successes involved passing tougher immigration law, opening up cabinet posts to leftist politicians, raising France's profile in international affairs - all things that produce big headlines, but whose real impact are hard to measure. And with economic worries now overtaking that earlier buzz, I think it's fair to say Sarkozy has failed in his biggest early goal: creating a shock wave of confidence convincing the French that things are moving in the right direction and getting better quickly...
...This is progress, however modest. In the past, the vast majority of Chinese companies single-mindedly focused on growth and profit, heedless of the impact their activities had on the environment and communities. Things began to change a few years ago, when "social responsibility went from being a topic pushed on China by others to one it took on as its own," says Zhou Weidong, who runs the China branch of the U.K.-based NGO Business for Social Responsibility. Zhou and others largely credit the government for pressuring companies to contribute to a "harmonious society," Beijing's catchphrase for promoting...
...there is a fine line between this recent spate of narcissist activism and real activism that seeks to change the world. Since our impact on a larger, national scale is minimal, I’d like to believe that all of our campus activists haven’t become afflicted with the now-common inflated sense of self. And despite the problems, our campus also has some examples of provocative, but effective, campaigning...