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Istheopinionofthemajority—ingovernmentorinanyothercircumstances—apoorguide?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.
2005.3prompt2
“Giventheimportanceofhumancreativity,onewouldthinkitshouldhaveahighpriorityamongourconcerns.Butifwelookatthereality,weseeadifferentpicture.Basicscientificresearchisminimizedinfavorofimmediatepracticalapplications.Theartsareincreasinglyseenasdispensableluxuries.Yetascompetitionheatsuparoundtheglobe,exactlytheoppositestrategyisneeded.”
AdaptedfromMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,Creativity:
FlowandthePsychologyofDiscoveryandInvention
Iscreativityneededmorethaneverintheworldtoday?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
2005.3prompt3
Evenscientistsknowthatabsoluteobjectivityhasyettobeattained.It'
sthesameforabsolutetruth.But,asmanynewsreportershaveobserved,theideaofobjectivityasaguidingprincipleistoovaluabletobeabandoned.Withoutit,thepursuitofknowledgeishopelesslylost.
Adaptedfrom“FocusingOurValues,”NiemanReports
Arepeoplebetteratmakingobservations,discoveries,anddecisionsiftheyremainneutralandimpartial?
2005.3prompt4
Ifyouthinkthatwhatyoudoisyourownbusiness,youarewrong.Inthisworldyourconductaffectsnotonlyyoubuttheconductofotherpeopleaswell.Ifyoubehaveinawaythatisconsideredunacceptableandotherpeoplecopyyourbehavior,youareresponsiblefortheconsequences.
AdaptedfromMargaretBanning,“LettertoSusan”
Isapersonresponsible,throughtheexampleheorshesets,forthebehaviorofotherpeople?
2005.5prompt1
Alonewecanaffordtobewhollywhateverweareandtofeelwhateverwefeelabsolutely.Withotherswearebusywonderingwhatdoesmycompanionseeorthinkofthis,andwhatdoIthinkofit?
Theoriginalimpactofourfeelingsgetslostorreduced.
AdaptedfromMaySarton,TheRewardsofLivingaSolitaryLife
Doesworryingtoomuchaboutotherpeople’sopinionspreventusfromseeingthingsclearly?
2005.06
2005.6prompt1
Manypersonsbelievethattomoveuptheladderofsuccessandachievement,theymustforgetthepast,repressit,andrelinquishit.Butothershavejusttheoppositeview.Theyseeoldmemoriesasachancetoreckonwiththepastandintegratepastandpresent.——SaraLawrence-Lightfoot
Domemorieshinderorhelppeopleintheirefforttolearnfromthepastandsucceedinthepresent?
2005.6prompt2
Icannotcomprehendthosewhoemphasizeorrecognizeonlywhatisuseful.Iamconcernedthatlearningforlearning'
ssakeisnolongerconsidereddesirable,thateverythingwedoandthinkmustbedirectedtowardthesolutionofapracticalproblem.Moreandmoreweseemtotrytoteachhowtomakeagoodlivingandnothowtoliveagoodlife.——PhilipD.Jordan
Assignment:
Dopeopleputtoomuchemphasisonlearningpracticalskills?
2005.6prompt3
Mostofourschoolsarenotfacinguptotheirresponsibilities.Wemustbegintoaskourselveswhethereducatorsshouldhelpstudentsaddressthecriticalmoralchoicesandsocialissuesofourtime.Schoolshaveresponsibilitiesbeyondtrainingpeopleforjobsandgettingstudentsintocollege.——SviShapiro
Shouldschoolshelpstudentsunderstandmoralchoicesandsocialissues?
2005.6prompt4
Themedianotonlytransmitinformationandculture,theyalsodecidewhatinformationisimportant.Inthatway,theyhelptoshapecultureandvalues.——AlisonBernstein
Donewspapers,magazines,television,radio,movies,theInternet,andothermediadeterminewhatisimportanttomostpeople?
2005.10
2005.10prompt1
1.Successinlifeislargelyamatterofluck.Ithaslittlecorrelationwithmerit.Andinallfieldsoflifetherehavealwaysbeenpeopleofgreatmeritwhodidnotsucceed.KarlPopper,PopperSelections2.AsColinPowellsaid,“therearenosecretstosuccess.Don’twastetimelookingforthem.Successistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearningfromfailure.”AdaptedfromBarryFarber,“SellingPoints”
Issuccessinlifeearnedordopeoplesucceedbecausetheyarelucky?
2005.10prompt2
1.Celebritieshavethepowertoattract“communities”oflike-mindedfollowers;
theyprovideanidentitythatpeoplecanconnecttoandcalltheirown.Celebritiesaretrusted;
theystandforcertainideasandvaluestowhichfollowerscanexpressallegiance.AdaptedfromWilliamGreider,WhoWillTellthePeople?
2.Admirationforcelebritiesisoftenaccompaniedbycontemptfor“average”people.Aswefocusonthefamous,otherpeoplebecomelessimportanttous.Theworldbecomespopulatedwithafew“somebodies”andanexcessof“near-nobodies.”AdaptedfromNormanSolomonandJeffCohen,WizardsofMediaOz
Issociety’sadmirationforfamouspeoplebeneficialorharmful?
2005.10prompt3
Nowadaysnothingisprivate:
ourculturehasbecometooconfessionalandself-expressive.Peoplethinkthattohideone’sthoughtsorfeelingsistopretendnottohavethosethoughtsorfeelings.Theyassumethathonestyrequiresonetoexpresseveryinclinationandimpulse.
AdaptedfromJ.DavidVelleman,“ThegenesisofShame”
Shouldpeoplemakemoreofanefforttokeepsomethingsprivate?
2005.11
2005.11prompt1
Noexcerpt.
Shouldourperceptionsofbeautybeinfluencedbytheperceptionsofbeautyofotherpeople?
2005.11prompt2
Therearesituationswhereflatteryismandatory:
Thebrideisalwaysbeautiful.Ifwelookatsomeone'
sartwork,weareobligedtosaysomethingcomplimentarytotheartist.Ifwevisitsomeonewithanewbaby,wearerequiredtosaytheinfantiscute.Insuchsituations,tosaynothingisinterpretedasrudeness.Wecomplimenteachotherbecauseweunderstandthatflatterymakesliferunsmoothly.
AdaptedfromRichardStengel,You'
reTooKind:
AbriefHistoryofFlattery
Ispraisingothers,evenifthepraiseisexcessiveorundeserved,anecessarypartoflife?
2005.11prompt3
Isconflicthelpful?
2005.11prompt4
Whatexplainsourincreasingobsessionwithmoneyandthethingsitcanbuy?
Itseemsasthoughtheacquisitionofmoneyisgraduallyreplacingrealmeasuresofsuccess,suchasintegrity,honesty,skill,andhardwork.
AdaptedfromAlanDurning,"
LimitingConsumption:
TowardaSustainableCulture"
Hastheacquisitionofmoneyandpossessionsreplacedmoremeaningfulwaysofmeasuringourachievements?
2005.12
2005.12prompt1
Weliketothinkthatifsomeonehas“therightstu