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== A1candidate's world view == |
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], then you should try to discover and define your own ]]] |
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;What is a world view? |
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A ] is basically all that remains after your brain filters out every piece of information that it considers to be incorrect or unimportant. |
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;Why should a Misplaced Pages editor reveal his or her world view? |
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Doing so will help to avoid ] and unnecessary conflict. For example, if you're a regular editor of ] and you wish to make some controversial changes, then you should reveal your world view of 1) ] and 2) ], so that the purposes of your edits would be better understood by others. |
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;Does everyone have a world view? |
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Generally, most people ''do indeed'' posess a particular world view, but it is often limited in geographical depth, and it tends to rely solely on past experiences and the opinions of peers, as well as the advice of experts. When it comes to the handling of complex matters, critical thinking and careful evaluation often makes way for impulsive judgement, unfortunately. |
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Your world view reflects the way you think and the way you make sense of what goes on around you. For this reason, many editors may readily give out personal details suchs as their names, occupations, hobbys, etc, but they are often unwilling to reveal their world view beause it exposes who they ''really'' are. |
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;Are you willing to show me your entire world view? |
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It is impossible to reveal one's ''entire'' world view because this is an incredibly complex issue. But I will reveal my opinions about a handful of topics, especially the ones that are related to the articles I frequently edit on ]. |
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=== International relations === |
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==== Russia ==== |
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;What is the long-term policy goal of Russia? |
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To ensure that history does not ultimately write down the former ] and its successors as the losers of the still ongoing ]. |
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;How is Russia going to achieve its long-term goal? |
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By ensuring that the ] does not entail the inclusion of the following states: |
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* {{flag|Belarus}} - Russia can afford to lose almost all countries behind the ], but it will not let Belarus go even if it means turning the country into a second ] and propping up the "''Last ]ship in Europe''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/07/belarus-inside-europes-last-dictatorship|accessdate=6 April 2013|title=Belarus: inside Europe's last dictatorship|date=7 October 2012|last=Sigrid Rausing|publisher='']''}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|Ukraine}} - Similarly, Russia will try its best not to let Ukraine go as long as there is a significant U.S. military presence in ]. |
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Over in ], a close cooperation with China continues to be crucial in maintaining regional stability. As long as there is any U.S. military presence in ], Russia will continue to prop up ]'s regime. As long as ] continues to function as America's ] in the Middle East, Russia will continue exporting military equipment to ]'s regime in ], most of which ultimately ends up in neighbouring ], where it is used by ] to carry out attacks on Israel with the direct support of ]. |
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;Will Russia achieve its goal? |
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Probably. No one can predict the future, but it is entirely possible that Russia may emerge as the winner of the still ongoing ], especially once the ] outweighs ] in terms of military and diplomatic clout. |
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==== China ==== |
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;What is the long-term policy goal of China? |
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To revive China's historical role as the '']'' in global affairs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Patrick|first=Aron|title=The Reinstatement of the Middle Kingdom : China's Vision for the Future of the International System|year=2008|publisher=Aron Patrick|location=|isbn=1435708555}}</ref> |
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;What does it mean to be the ''Middle Kingdom'' in global affairs? |
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That means possessing a military that can overcome more than a ] along with a ] for global payments and, more importantly, having an economic engine that forms the basis of international trade. |
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;How is China going to achieve its goal? |
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By reviving the ancient ] that linked the ] with the ], via a ]way system, while ensuring that ] does not extend to ], and by fostering the ] while maintaining extensive ] trade routes with Africa and Latin America. |
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;Should we fear the rise of China |
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No, I believe that it will ultimately be beneficial to all of Mankind. But as long as the U.S. military is present in ], China will continue to prop up ]'s regime. |
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;Was ] a good guy or bad guy? |
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The ] was probably a costly mistake, but according to my world view, the ] was indeed necessary to lay the societal foundations that transformed a traditional ] into a global superpower all within a generation. |
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The ] in the ] certainly saw its own share of political upheavals including a ] during the ] that took a great number of lives. But if you were to ask any Frenchman if France needed the Revolution, the answer would most certainly be an astounding ''yes''. If the ] is to be abolished, the only way to do so would be to initiate an ]. The same applies to Africa and most of the developing world. |
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] may or may not have done it the correct way, but I do believe that overall, his actions have benefited the ], albeit at a very high cost indeed. |
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==== United States ==== |
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]''"]] |
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;What is the long-term policy goal of the United States? |
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To maintain the ] in international relations. |
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;Does the United States really believe in the ideals of democracy and individual freedom? |
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The American people probably do, but their political leaders most certainly do not. |
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;What should the United States do to achieve its long-term goal? |
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Maintaining international credibility allowed the United States to declare itself as the winner of the still ongoing ] that is far from over. As long as this global ] continues to be fought, the United States must continue to maintain its credibility and keep the trust of the global community. |
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;Will the United States achieve its goal? |
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No one can predict the future, but at the moment, things seem to be getting worse day by day. If Americans do not even trust their Congressmen,<ref>{{cite web|last=Nicki Rossoll|title=Congress Bottoms Out in New Honesty and Ethics Ratings|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/12/congress-bottoms-out-in-new-honesty-and-ethics-ratings/|publisher=]|date=Dec 16, 2013}}</ref> how do you expect the international community to do so? |
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;What is the biggest threat to the United States today? |
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Not terrorists, not communists, but those in the ] and in Congress, and those on ]. |
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==== European Union ==== |
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;What is the long-term policy goal of the ]? |
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To do what ] and ] both failed to do by transforming Europe into a single political entity |
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;Why is it so important for Europe to be unified as a single political entity? |
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As developing countries continue to develop, they will be given a greater say on the global stage. If Europe still wants to be heard, it has to speak with a single voice. Also, the history of Europe is one that is filled with continuous wars and revolutions that often involve multiple alliances. What better way to put an end to all of these wars by uniting all parties involved? |
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;Will ] succeed? |
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The European Union may have won the ], but according to my world view, full ] is only possible under a grand military campaign that covers the entire continent. If the U.S. military pulls out of ] once the ongoing ] is over, Europe would be back to square one. |
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;What will happen to the European Union in the future? |
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Chances are, it will still be an important player in world politics, but its influence will gradually diminish. The ]s may try to add new member states to the Union, but in the long run, it is not going to work. |
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=== Media === |
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==== Reliable sources ==== |
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Discretion is still required, but you can generally trust most, if not all, of what these media outlets publish: |
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* {{flag|United States}} - '']'' |
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* {{flag|United Kingdom}} - '']'' |
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* {{flag|France}} - '']'', ] |
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* {{flag|Germany}} - '']'', '']'' |
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==== Unreliable sources ==== |
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It is not what these sources publish, but what they ''do not'' publish, that makes them unreliable : |
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* {{flag|United States}} - '']'', '']'' magazine, ] |
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* {{flag|United Kingdom}} - ] |
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* {{flag|Germany}} - '']'' |
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=== Medicine === |
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==== Traditional healing ==== |
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Probably based on hard science: |
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* ]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ott|first=M. J.|title=Mindfulness Meditation for Oncology Patients: A Discussion and Critical Review|journal=Integrative Cancer Therapies|date=1 June 2006|volume=5|issue=2|pages=98–108|doi=10.1177/1534735406288083}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Hofmann|first=Stefan G.|coauthors=Sawyer, Alice T.; Witt, Ashley A.; Oh, Diana|url=http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/ccp/78/2/169/|title=The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review.|journal=Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|year=2010|volume=78|issue=2|pages=169–183|doi=10.1037/a0018555}}</ref> |
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* ]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Vancampfort|first=D.|coauthors=Vansteelandt, K.; Scheewe, T.; Probst, M.; Knapen, J.; De Herdt, A.; De Hert, M.|title=Yoga in schizophrenia: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials|journal=Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica|year=2012|month=July|volume=126|issue=1|pages=12–20|doi=10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01865.x|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01865.x/abstract}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Balasubramaniam|first=Meera|coauthors=Telles, Shirley; Doraiswamy, P. Murali|title=Yoga on Our Minds: A Systematic Review of Yoga for Neuropsychiatric Disorders|journal=''Frontiers in Psychiatry''|year=2013|volume=3|doi=10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00117|url=http://www.frontiersin.org/affective_disorders_and_psychosomatic_research/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00117/abstract}}</ref> |
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==== Scientific reviews of meditation === |
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:*{{cite journal|last=Grant|first=Joshua A.|title=Meditative analgesia: the current state of the field|journal=]|date=January 2014|volume=1307|issue=1|pages=55–63|doi=10.1111/nyas.12282|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.12282/abstract}} |
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:*{{cite journal|last=Schutte|first=Nicola S.|coauthors=Malouff, John M.|title=A meta-analytic review of the effects of mindfulness meditation on telomerase activity|journal=Psychoneuroendocrinology|date=April 2014|volume=42|pages=45–48|doi=10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.12.017|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453013004538}} |
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:*{{cite journal|last=Jindal|first=Vishal|coauthors=Gupta, Sorab; Das, Ritwik|title=Molecular Mechanisms of Meditation|journal=]|date=5 June 2013|volume=48|issue=3|pages=808–811|doi=10.1007/s12035-013-8468-9|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12035-013-8468-9}} |
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===== Molecular mechanisms of ] ===== |
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1a. ] |
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:* {{cite journal|last=Park|first=Ji-Yeun|title=From peripheral to central: the role of ERK signaling pathway in acupuncture analgesia|journal='']''|date=February 2014|doi=10.1016/j.jpain.2014.01.498|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526590014005628}} |
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1b. ] |
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:*{{cite journal|first=Nanna|last=Goldman|title=Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture|journal=Nature Neuroscience|date=30 May 2010|volume=13|issue=7|pages=883–888|doi=10.1038/nn.2562|url=http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v13/n7/full/nn.2562.html}} |
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==== Anti-cancer ==== |
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* ]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Jelassi|first=B.|coauthors=Anchelin, M.; Chamouton, J.; Cayuela, M. L.; Clarysse, L.; Li, J.; Gore, J.; Jiang, L.-H.; Roger, S.|title=Anthraquinone emodin inhibits human cancer cell invasiveness by antagonizing P2X7 receptors|journal=Carcinogenesis|date=23 March 2013|volume=34|issue=7|pages=1487–1496|doi=10.1093/carcin/bgt099}}</ref> |
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==== Recent breakthroughs ==== |
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* Artificial ]s |
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