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Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.

2.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Giventheimportanceofhumancreativity,onewouldthinkitshouldhaveahighpriorityamongourconcerns.Butifwelookatthereality,weseeadifferentpicture.Basicscientificresearchisminimizedinfavorofimmediatepracticalapplications.Theartsareincreasinglyseenasdispensableluxuries.Yetascompetitionheatsuparoundtheglobe,exactlytheoppositestrategyisneeded.

Iscreativityneededmorethaneverintheworldtoday?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.

3.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Evenscientistsknowthatabsoluteobjectivityhasyettobeattained.It'

sthesameforabsolutetruth.But,asmanynewsreportershaveobserved,theideaofobjectivityasaguidingprincipleistoovaluabletobeabandoned.Withoutit,thepursuitofknowledgeishopelesslylost.

Adaptedfrom“FocusingOurValues,”NiemanReports

Arepeoplebetteratmakingobservations,discoveries,anddecisionsiftheyremainneutralandimpartial?

4.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Ifyouthinkthatwhatyoudoisyourownbusiness,youarewrong.Inthisworldyourconductaffectsnotonlyyoubuttheconductofotherpeopleaswell.Ifyoubehaveinawaythatisconsideredunacceptableandotherpeoplecopyyourbehavior,youareresponsiblefortheconsequences.

AdaptedfromMargaretBanning,“LettertoSusan”

Isapersonresponsible,throughtheexampleheorshesets,forthebehaviorofotherpeople?

5.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

（2005.5）

It'

seasytoseewhy—asidefromtheincomeitprovides—havingajobissodesirableinourculture.Workworksforus.Itstructuresourtimeandimposesarhythmonourlives.Itgetsusorganizedintovariouskindsofcommunitiesandsocialgroups.Andperhapsmostimportant,worktellsuswhattodoeveryday.

AdaptedfromJoanneB.Ciulla,TheWorkingLife

Dopeopledependonwork—whetheritisajob,schoolwork,orvolunteerwork—todeterminewhattheirdailyactivitiesandinteractionswithothersshouldbe?

6.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Thereisnoprogressunlesssomeonecomesupwithanewwayoflookingatthings,oftryingthingsthathaveneverbeendoneorthoughtofbefore.Wecannotmoveforwardbylookingbackwardtooldcustomsandpastexperience.Therecanbenoadvancementorimprovementunlesstherearepeoplewholookforwardinpursuitofthenewanduntried.

Doesprogressdependonpeoplewithnewideasratherthanonpeoplewhoseideasarebasedonthecurrentwayofdoingthings?

7.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Weareafraidthatourcauseisunjust,orthatitisunclear,orthatitistooinsignificanttojustifythehorrorsofaconfrontationwithAuthority.Wewillendurealmostanyinconveniencebeforeundertakinghead-on,I'

m-here-to-tell-youcomplaint.

AdaptedfromWilliamF.Buckley,Jr.,“WhyDon'

tWeComplain?

”

Arepeopleafraidtospeakoutagainstauthority,whethertheauthorityisanindividual,agroup,oragovernment?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

8.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Alonewecanaffordtobewhollywhateverweareandtofeelwhateverwefeelabsolutely.Withotherswearebusywonderingwhatdoesmycompanionseeorthinkofthis,andwhatdoIthinkofit?

Theoriginalimpactofourfeelingsgetslostorreduced.

AdaptedfromMaySarton,theRewardsofLivingaSolitaryLife

Doesworryingtoomuchaboutotherpeople’sopinionspreventusfromseeingthingsclearly?

9.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

（2005.6）

Manypersonsbelievethattomoveuptheladderofsuccessandachievement,theymustforgetthepast,repressit,andrelinquishit.Butothershavejusttheoppositeview.Theyseeoldmemoriesasachancetoreckonwiththepastandintegratepastandpresent.

AdaptedfromSaraLawrence-Lightfoot,I'

veKnownRivers:

LivesofLossandLiberation

Domemorieshinderorhelppeopleintheirefforttolearnfromthepastandsucceedinthepresent?

10.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Icannotcomprehendthosewhoemphasizeorrecognizeonlywhatisuseful.Iamconcernedthatlearningforlearning'

ssakeisnolongerconsidereddesirable,thateverythingwedoandthinkmustbedirectedtowardthesolutionofapracticalproblem.Moreandmoreweseemtotrytoteachhowtomakeagoodlivingandnothowtoliveagoodlife.

AdaptedfromPhilipD.Jordan,“TheUsefulnessofUselessKnowledge”

Dopeopleputtoomuchemphasisonlearningpracticalskills?

11.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Mostofourschoolsarenotfacinguptotheirresponsibilities.Wemustbegintoaskourselveswhethereducatorsshouldhelpstudentsaddressthecriticalmoralchoicesandsocialissuesofourtime.Schoolshaveresponsibilitiesbeyondtrainingpeopleforjobsandgettingstudentsintocollege.

AdaptedfromSviShapiro

Shouldschoolshelpstudentsunderstandmoralchoicesandsocialissues?

12.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

Themedianotonlytransmitinformationandculture,theyalsodecidewhatinformationisimportant.Inthatway,theyhelptoshapecultureandvalues.

AdaptedfromAlisonBernstein,“ArtistsThriveonFreedomandFreedomThrivesontheArts”

Donewspapers,magazines,television,radio,movies,theInternet,andothermediadeterminewhatisimportanttomostpeople?

13.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

（2005.10）

1.Successinlifeislargelyamatterofluck.Ithaslittlecorrelationwithmerit.Andinallfieldsoflifetherehavealwaysbeenpeopleofgreatmeritwhodidnotsucceed.

KarlPopper,PopperSelections

2.AsColinPowellsaid,“therearenosecretstosuccess.Don’twastetimelookingforthem.Successistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearningfromfailure.”

AdaptedfromBarryFarber,“SellingPoints”

Issuccessinlifeearnedordopeoplesucceedbecausetheyarelucky?

14.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:

1.Celebritieshavethepowert