http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/95/tonei-glavinic Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 16 May 2026 12:40:57 -0400 Sat, 16 May 2026 12:40:57 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/637/day-of-destruction-decade-of-war-how-photographs-justified-the-war-on-terror By Tonei Glavinic - For many Americans, the date September 11, 2001 carries more weight than any other date in our nation’s history. It marks the beginning of a rapid sea change in American politics, and the start of a series of wars in foreign countries that we are still embroiled in ten years later. Yet something few think about at this point is why this attack happened, and how these wars got started. For most people, recalling the images of the burning World Trade Center is all the explanation they need for why we are still at war with Iraq. Those images, which dominated the covers of the world’s... Tue, 01 May 2012 01:42 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/637/day-of-destruction-decade-of-war-how-photographs-justified-the-war-on-terror http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/625/cablegate-and-watergate-more-namesake-than-legacy By Tonei Glavinic - Just a few months after making international news in early 2010 for releasing confidential reports on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the international whistleblower site Wikileaks began publicly releasing information from a series of over 250,000 classified diplomatic cables it had illegally obtained from a U.S. military database. This release, which quickly came to be known as Cablegate, was condemned by the U.S. Department of State as “reckless and dangerous” for its potential to negatively impact United States interests abroad (including the safety of diplomats’ confidential... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:39 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/625/cablegate-and-watergate-more-namesake-than-legacy http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/621/free-speech-and-abortion-clinics-protesters-security-and-patients-rights By Tonei Glavinic - Since Roe v. Wade affirmed the constitutional right to abortion in 1974, antiabortion activists have used various forms of protesting and violence to disrupt reproductive health clinics which provide abortion care.[1] While there is an appropriate level of protesting on both sides that must be allowed (as it should), activists often engage in forms of expression that cross the line from free expression into harassment and threats. This paper examines the historical and current practices of protesters at abortion clinics, existing legal regulations, and ways to further address antiabortion harassment... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/621/free-speech-and-abortion-clinics-protesters-security-and-patients-rights http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/618/watergate-and-the-washington-post-questionable-tactics-in-service-to-democracy By Tonei Glavinic - In their introduction to Journalism: The Democratic Craft, G. Stuart Adam and Roy Peter Clark write that “journalism is one manifestation of the right of free expression, a fundamental democratic freedom” (p. xvii). This is not a radical new concept. Yet as Adam and Clark go on to explain, journalism is also more than this: it is a necessary piece of the democratic structure itself, making writers “democracy’s stewards” (p. xviii). This means that journalists have a fundamental responsibility to pursue stories that further the interests of democracy, using any ethical... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/618/watergate-and-the-washington-post-questionable-tactics-in-service-to-democracy http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/149/with-real-id-privacy-concerns-for-the-transgender-community By Tonei Glavinic - 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 (EPIC, 2007, 14). There are a some sectors of the population, however, that are particularly at risk from the expanded collection and accessibility of personal information. EPIC provides one example: survivors of family violence, who could be easily tracked if an abuser gained access to any DMV or law enforcement database (2007, 15... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:06 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/149/with-real-id-privacy-concerns-for-the-transgender-community http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/135/research-shows-lack-of-support-for-transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-youth-in-us-school-systems By Tonei Glavinic - 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 the classroom; diagnosed with nonexistent learning disabilities and psychological problems; and generally misunderstood by their doctors, teachers, and classmates. As a result, these students get lower grades than their classmates and are less likely to pursue higher education. The lack of a basic understanding of trans youth puts them... Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:07 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/135/research-shows-lack-of-support-for-transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-youth-in-us-school-systems http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/132/the-human-genome-and-patient-privacy-a-proposal-to-expand-protections-for-patients-and-family-members By Tonei Glavinic - Existing laws cover the release of health information, which includes genetic information. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-223) adds genetic information to the definition of “health information” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, severely restricting its release without a patient’s express consent (CRS, 2008; NIH, 2009). GINA also prohibits insurance companies and employers from requiring genetic testing of clients and employees except in a limited number of circumstances, and prohibits... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/132/the-human-genome-and-patient-privacy-a-proposal-to-expand-protections-for-patients-and-family-members http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/129/exclusion-misrepresentation-and-discrimination-still-prevalent-for-women-in-american-media-and-politics By Tonei Glavinic - 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 show as affected by them, and, increasingly, providing personal commentaries on the matters at hand. Because the majority of media outlets are owned by corporations dominated by white heterosexual men, many minorities are portrayed in ways that perpetuate negative stereotypes – if they are portrayed at all. Even though women... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:32 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/129/exclusion-misrepresentation-and-discrimination-still-prevalent-for-women-in-american-media-and-politics http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/122/a-river-for-freedom-the-itaipu-hyrdoelectric-project-and-the-democratization-of-paraguay By Tonei Glavinic - 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 of the Itaipú hydroelectric project on the Paraguay-Brazil border. While the project gave temporary prosperity to the country, its completion led to economic stagnation and gave opportunistic individuals the capital necessary to take over the party and position themselves to succeed Stroessner. These militantes, &ldquo... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:35 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/122/a-river-for-freedom-the-itaipu-hyrdoelectric-project-and-the-democratization-of-paraguay http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/120/neglected-responsibilities-americas-failure-to-support-native-alaskan-students By Tonei Glavinic - 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 after becoming subjects of the United States and 50 years after becoming its citizens, students from Alaska’s Native communities still lag behind those from other ethnic backgrounds. On average, Native students score more than two grade levels below their white and Asian-American peers in both reading and mathematics (National... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:56 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/120/neglected-responsibilities-americas-failure-to-support-native-alaskan-students