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These are all incredibly valid criticisms, of course! I do think we need to look at the UN's many initiatives separately, however. I don't know much about the UN Women Ambassador program, but I do know a fair amount of UNICEF, and they have one of the highest rates of access to the areas of the world that need assistance and they operate with a very low amount of overhead. The UN is *so* massive, and have so many initiatives, it's not entirely fair to lump them all together. There are problematic things with anything. People Tree was nice, but the whole industry of Fair Trade still has a lot

Good for her. I am obviously all about empowering women. I donate to several organizations for similar causes. I'm not sure what the UN Goodwill Ambassador program does, but I'm a really big fan of UNICEF, which is one of the best organizations in terms of access to countries, resources and a low operating cost (especially compared to rather crap organizations like World Vision). I hope this program follows some of the same directives.

I like Instagram A LOT. I use it a lot. I have all my photos backed up, but it's a nice way to share things. Of course I live really far from my family and many of my friends, so it's nice to see what everyone's up to. If any of you have instagram you should add me! Mine is here.

They sold well, but they still had to discount quite a lot of the line at the end. And it was pretty fairly discounted; I was toying with the idea of buying some of it at the time. The company might be ethical, but the markup for their product is still considerable. To be able to discount things at that rate shows that either the line didn't do as well as expected (and they needed to get it out the door), or that they were still able to make a profit off the discounted items, and perhaps could have given more money to the workers who made the clothes. I like fair trade things. I shop at ind

Fair trade is for the privileged, plain and simple. It used to bother me a lot when Emma would talk about people in our age group buying fair trade items like it's no big deal and it's what we should be doing, because it's easy for her to say. She can drop several hundred dollars on a single item, no problem. However, the rest of us live in reality and this is not always possible. I think this is one of the reasons her People Tree line didn't actually do super well-- it was targeted toward young people, and the majority of young people do not have the income to devote to buying exclusively fai

You may. Also, in re: why everyone isn't doing distance education: Why does ANYONE do anything the same way as the majority of people? Because it is the DONE THING. A lot of people don't really think of how they best learn things. Many people finish high school and see a traditional university setting as the next logical step. THIS WILL CHANGE. Just as much of our world changes as technology advances, you will see more and more people partaking in exclusively online/digital education. But right now, it's still rather obscure, in the grand scheme of things.

Yup. This all exists EVERYWHERE. You say "They even have now computer programs, able to find out "copy and paste" pieces in your written stuff" like this is some new technology, but it ISN'T. This has been SUPER common since before I was even in high school. You can just GOOGLE "plagiarism checker" and find one. This isn't exclusively for online students. You have to do a presentation of ANY thesis you submit, for the same reason. Sources need to be cited in EVERY assignment you hand in. Even if you attend EVERY lecture. Also, one of my good friends is an Austrian university student and hers

@berrytea33: wow!!!! you're a shitty person!!!! hope you feel great about yourself. :D :D

You are so creepy. I'll be in London over the next 3 weekends. Please try to give me warning before you jump out of any bushes. This weekend is museums, next weekend is Trafalgar Square event and the following is gay pride. Please avoid these places at these times.

It must be exhausting to be such a bitter old man. Emma has shown that she does some singing, and can probably do more. She has also shown that she's done dance... I remember back in the day she was one of the leaders of her school's dance troupe (they did Rock Challenge and stuff, I think?). Jonny hasn't been a "fan" for very long, guys. He doesn't really know very much about Emma. Everything he knows is distorted by whatever is going on in his head.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/08/why-british-singers-lose-their-accent-when-singing/

P.S. If you need quotes about how Emma did independent studies from Emma herself here's from her Rookie interview: This kind of thing is especially easy to do with an English degree. Yeah, if she had been pre-med, I would maybe have questions about lab time. But for English Literature? No. It's all analyzing texts and writing essays. Classroom time is not as important. She did a foundation year full-time on campus as many people do, she did time at Oxford, she took classes at NYU and did independent study... sounds like a really great, well-rounded experience, one which easily culminates

What are you talking about? Google "Brown University Independent Study": http://www.brown.edu/academics/college/support/faculty/independent-study-options http://bulletin.brown.edu/independentstudyplans/ http://brown.edu/academics/college/advising/curricular-resource-center/independent-studies/independent-studies http://www.brown.edu/academics/college/degree/course-options/independent-study You know. Just the first few links. Not even the in-depth information she could easily get from an advisor. They even have programs specifically for students who will be based internationally. She did

It was a lot of security, but better safe than sorry. Also it was widely known she would be there, therefore much easier for a crazy stalker (like some weirdo on the Internet who is obsessed with her to the point where he feels personally offended by her every move, memorizes everything she's ever said, gets her address off people so they can go look at her house in London, brings her up in conversation with random people at pubs so they can bash her, writes creepy stories about her, makes diagrams in an attempt to make some kind of irrelevant point, etc etc etc) to find her. Unlike in London

I would say it's not a major loss, tbh. Twitter is Emma's main personal presence. Facebook is obviously more "professional" in that it is obviously managed by a third party. News and fan sites are able to get information up instantly. News sites have the income to license images and whatnot, and fan sites have the loopholes to not have to pay for licensing (in most cases). I definitely can see why it's not worth the hassle. It would have cost a lot for the server space for what is essentially a static site. I would have done the same thing.

The domain's status is "inactive" so yes, someone has likely removed the nameservers so it just won't resolve anywhere. You'll notice it's also no longer indexed on Google.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't make it corrupt. There are many things wrong with the US University system, but a student taking 5 years to do a degree is not one of them; it's very common. A student partaking in a certain amount of independent study is not abnormal. One of the reasons Emma chose to go to school in the US was because there are tons of options, unlike in much of Europe where things are more rigid. Everyone does their experience differently.

Awww, I'm really happy for her. It's nice to see anyone accomplish something for which they've worked so hard. Too bad about the security, but much better than having to miss out altogether.

Aww this made me soooo happy! A few of my friends and I are currently working on a project online where I hope to write more about these kinds of things in a focused way, because I really do find topics like self discovery and how we are influenced by society to be really interesting, and writing is the way I best express these things and learn more about my own values. A comment like this is really motivating to me, so thank you!

Yes, I think there are healthy ways to emulate qualities of people you admire, but when you are downright offended by their basic human right to make choices that stray from your own ideals, as the original poster seems to be, that's where it becomes a problem. My favourite quote comes from Chuck Palahniuk, and it is “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.†I believe throughout life we gather information and learn lessons about who we hope to be from the people who touch our lives, but that it is a group effort. Whenever you get tied up in one pe

hehehe I liked this one

Personally I don't have role models either. There are aspects of people that I admire and hope I come to embody, but on my own terms. People have to live their lives for themselves. Emma didn't sign up to be confined to a little box to reinforce your life choices or provide you with guidance. She's not Hillary Clinton, Mother Theresa or Marie Curie... she's an actor who has appeared in one lengthy film franchise and a handful of other good movies (not groundbreaking masterpieces of cinematic achievement, just good movies). There are obviously traits of Emma's that I think are great and somethi

She's an actor. In her every day life she is probably quite shy and introverted. But she has the ability to put herself in another mindset, as an actor. Modelling in photo shoots is the same as acting. Again, to use a personal example, I'm an extrovert but I also tend to enjoy a lot of introverted activities. When I am on my own I am quiet, shy and reserved. If you get me in a group of people I'm a lot more bubbly and outgoing. If I'm just going to be running errands I will wear jeans and a hoody, if I'm going out I will wear something nicer and more showy. Now, those examples are just ordi

Thought I'd pop in and say hi, but I was only here for a few minutes before someone made me angry with misogynistic crap. So I'm just going to go have a snack, maybe write a bit of an article I've been working on, or watch some TV.

Hey, just thought I'd pop in for a friendly [feminist] reminder: Women can definitely be misogynistic toward other women, in fact it is incredibly common, and is what you are doing when you "slut shame" Emma for doing what she wants with her own body. People are complex. I once said I'd never do a lot of things, many of which I do now. It's not hypocritical to change your mind. Over the course of 14 years everyone will change their mind and do something they said they wouldn't do. That's called growing. And changing. In life, if you aren't constantly changing you're dead. Paparazzi taking ph