An alarming number of young people are succumbing to the worldwide epidemic of negative body image, says Janine Wan, 15, a Correspondent based in Melbourne, Australia. At the same time there are efforts to counteract the harmful messages about so-called ideal bodies. On the 10th of May 2013, it was announced that the Positive Body Image …
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Young people are far more than tomorrow’s leaders, writes Emily Murray, a Correspondent from Australia. She argues that young people are already at work changing the world today. Is there any mainstream phrase more patronising and controlling than “Young people are the leaders of tomorrow”? Oh move over you older person! Young people are already …
Biotechnology can be an essential tool for Africa’s economic transformation, says Ronald Ochoo, a Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. He gives a bird’s eye view into the ideas exchanged at a public lecture organised by the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). “Biotechnology has the potential to do for the agriculture …
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Beneath the social unrest of Kashmir lies a paradise, writes Geetha Kanniah, 17, a Correspondent from Malaysia. She describes her visit to Kashmir and how the experience changed her view of the country. “Kashmir is the boon of contention,” said Iqbal, my ski instructor, a local Kashmiri who learned English from tourists who once thronged …
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Why do few people vote to determine the outcome of elections? Citizen apathy, negative campaigning and lack of understanding of the voting process are responsible, writes Alvin Ma, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Canada argues. He believes proportional representation exemplified by the German voting system can increase public participation in elections. Reminiscing about our past, …
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Adolph Hitler had the army and the weapons to win World War II, says Ryan Bachoo, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, but his great downfall was the failure to recognize the value of engineers who designed his war machinery. At a time when the world is going through so many wars, and …
In contrast to North Korea’s fiery international rhetoric, the public image it creates domestically is one of smiles and good vibrations, says Chris Fox, a Correspondent from Canada now living in Beijing. Behind the charm is a narrative with a different perspective. “And what of the Princess of Canada?” my young tour guide inquires as …
Nigeria is a big consumer of technological products from other countries yet produces little of its own. The government should be commended for promoting entrepreneurship to fill this gap, writes Ayo Morakinyo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. He says the government should also create opportunities for people not interested in entrepreneurship. It is unfortunate …
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In a few short years the Internet has made its way into everything from news to shopping, writes Janine Wan, 15, a Correspondent based in Melbourne, Australia, and with that has changed social interaction and entertainment. The first website I ever went onto was Club Penguin. Even at a young age I thought it was …
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