Wednesday, July 01, 2009

random points

  • polypharmacy = administration/use of many
    drugs at the same time
  • alienation = estrangement of human from himself,
    from his product, from his class
  • systemic corruption = corruption that has spread
    to all branches and levels of the government or
    most sectors in the society
  • fast-food diet = high in sugar, sodium, fat
    but low in nutrients and fiber
  • kapagurang walang saysay =
    overinvolvement in irrelevant activities
  • wage rate = price for an hour of a worker's time (P. Krugman)
  • contradiction = the root of all movement and vitality (Hegel)
  • Cha-chanak = a pejorative to underscore that GMA is
    the brainchild and beneficiary of the Cha-Cha bid
  • caciquismo = rule of the local despots/bosses/elites

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...