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Articles by Tonei Glavinic

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With REAL ID, Privacy Concerns for the Transgender Community
February 1, 2010 - 565 words | Opinion » Real Id
The level of data collection mandated by the REAL ID Act of 2007 should raise concern for all American citizens who enjoy their privacy, because it mandates unprecedented levels of data collection and an equally unprecedented level of nationwide access to that data... Read Article »

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REAL ID PASS ID Transgender Privacy National ID Driver's Licenses H.R. 3471 S. 1261 Transgender Community
Research Shows Lack of Support for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth in U.S. School Systems
January 24, 2010 - 2450 words | Education » Gender Issues
Transgender children are some of the most vulnerable students in America’s schools. Nobody knows how many there are, and very few educators know what to do with them. Despite extensive advocacy efforts, trans youth are subjected to bullying and harassment in... Read Article »

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Transgender Transgender Children Education Gender Non-conforming Lgbt Harassment Bullying School Performance
The Human Genome and Patient Privacy: A Proposal to Expand Protections for Patients and Family Members
January 21, 2010 - 2824 words | Political Science » Policy Proposals
As medical and biological technology has progressed in recent years, concerns have been raised about the privacy implications of genetic records that can identify individuals and predict future conditions to which they are predisposed. According to the Electronic Privacy... Read Article »

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Healthcare Reform Patient Privacy Healthcare Human Genome Genetic Testing HIPAA
Exclusion, Misrepresentation and Discrimination: Still Prevalent for Women in American Media and Politics
January 20, 2010 - 1576 words | Communication Studies » Women's Issues
Mass media is perhaps the most powerful tool in the world for creating, changing or perpetuating society’s ideas about an issue or group of people. It works both overtly and subconsciously: deciding which issues are important, how to frame those issues, who to... Read Article »

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Women Discrimination Television News Media Katie Couric Stereotypes Misrepresentation
A River for Freedom: The Itaipu Hyrdoelectric Project and the Democratization of Paraguay
January 13, 2010 - 2301 words | International Affairs » South America
From 1954 to 1989, Paraguay was subject to the authoritarian regime of Alfredo Stroessner and the Colorado Party. While Stroessner came to power at a time of great economic strife, it was the most prosperous time of his regime that led to his downfall – the construction... Read Article »

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Paraguay Democratization Politics Democracy Alfredo Stroessner Economic Development Hydroelectric Transition To Democracy
Neglected Responsibilities: America's Failure to Support Native Alaskan Students
January 12, 2010 - 3113 words | Education » American Education System
When the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867, it did not simply grow by 663,000 square miles; it also accepted responsibility for the people living within its new borders. But America has not fulfilled its responsibilities. Today, 142 years... Read Article »

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Native Alaskan Students Alaskan Alaska Education U.S. Education System Education American Responsibilities America's Failure

Tonei Glavinic studies Political Science And Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at American University in Washington, DC.