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1、 Is the opinion of the majorityin government or in any other circumstancesa poor guide? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.2005.3 prompt2“Given t

2、he importance of human creativity, one would think it should have a high priority among our concerns. But if we look at the reality, we see a different picture. Basic scientific research is minimized in favor of immediate practical applications. The arts are increasingly seen as dispensable luxuries

3、. Yet as competition heats up around the globe, exactly the opposite strategy is needed.” Adapted from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your poi

4、nt of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.2005.3 prompt3Even scientists know that absolute objectivity has yet to be attained. Its the same for absolute truth. But, as many news reporters have observed, t

5、he idea of objectivity as a guiding principle is too valuable to be abandoned. Without it, the pursuit of knowledge is hopelessly lost. Adapted from “Focusing Our Values,” Nieman Reports Are people better at making observations, discoveries, and decisions if they remain neutral and impartial?2005.3

6、prompt4If you think that what you do is your own business, you are wrong. In this world your conduct affects not only you but the conduct of other people as well. If you behave in a way that is considered unacceptable and other people copy your behavior, you are responsible for the consequences. Ada

7、pted from Margaret Banning, “Letter to Susan” Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people?2005.5 prompt1Alone we can afford to be wholly whatever we are and to feel whatever we feel absolutely. With others we are busy wondering what does my companion

8、 see or think of this, and what do I think of it? The original impact of our feelings gets lost or reduced. Adapted from May Sarton, The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life Does worrying too much about other peoples opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly?2005.062005.6 prompt1Many persons belie

9、ve that to move up the ladder of success and achievement, they must forget the past, repress it, and relinquish it. But others have just the opposite view. They see old memories as a chance to reckon with the past and integrate past and present. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Do memories hinder or help peo

10、ple in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?2005.6 prompt2I cannot comprehend those who emphasize or recognize only what is useful. I am concerned that learning for learnings sake is no longer considered desirable, that everything we do and think must be directed toward the

11、 solution of a practical problem. More and more we seem to try to teach how to make a good living and not how to live a good life. Philip D. Jordan Assignment: Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?2005.6 prompt3Most of our schools are not facing up to their responsibilities.

12、We must begin to ask ourselves whether educators should help students address the critical moral choices and social issues of our time. Schools have responsibilities beyond training people for jobs and getting students into college. Svi Shapiro Should schools help students understand moral choices a

13、nd social issues?2005.6 prompt4The media not only transmit information and culture, they also decide what information is important. In that way, they help to shape culture and values. Alison Bernstein Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what i

14、s important to most people?2005.102005.10 prompt11. Success in life is largely a matter of luck. It has little correlation with merit. And in all fields of life there have always been people of great merit who did not succeed. Karl Popper, Popper Selections 2. As Colin Powell said, “there are no sec

15、rets to success. Dont waste time looking for them. Success is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Adapted from Barry Farber, “Selling Points” Is success in life earned or do people succeed because they are lucky?2005.10 prompt21. Celebrities have the power to attract “c

16、ommunities” of like-minded followers; they provide an identity that people can connect to and call their own. Celebrities are trusted; they stand for certain ideas and values to which followers can express allegiance. Adapted from William Greider, Who Will Tell the People?2. Admiration for celebriti

17、es is often accompanied by contempt for “average” people. As we focus on the famous, other people become less important to us. The world becomes populated with a few “some bodies” and an excess of “near-nobodies.” Adapted from Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen, Wizards of Media Oz Is societys admiration

18、 for famous people beneficial or harmful?2005.10 prompt3Nowadays nothing is private: our culture has become too confessional and self-expressive. People think that to hide ones thoughts or feelings is to pretend not to have those thoughts or feelings. They assume that honesty requires one to express

19、 every inclination and impulse.Adapted from J. David Velleman, “The genesis of Shame” Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private?2005.112005.11 prompt1No excerpt. Should our perceptions of beauty be influenced by the perceptions of beauty of other people?2005.11 prompt2There ar

20、e situations where flattery is mandatory: The bride is always beautiful. If we look at someones artwork, we are obliged to say something complimentary to the artist. If we visit someone with a new baby, we are required to say the infant is cute. In such situations, to say nothing is interpreted as r

21、udeness. We compliment each other because we understand that flattery makes life run smoothly. Adapted from Richard Stengel, Youre Too Kind: A brief History of Flattery Is praising others, even if the praise is excessive or undeserved, a necessary part of life?2005.11 prompt3 Is conflict helpful?200

22、5.11 prompt4What explains our increasing obsession with money and the things it can buy? It seems as though the acquisition of money is gradually replacing real measures of success, such as integrity, honesty, skill, and hard work. Adapted from Alan Durning, Limiting Consumption: Toward a Sustainable Culture Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements?2005.122005.12 prompt1We like to think that if someone has “the right stu