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Sunday, 9 October 2011

Impromptu Topics

Set 1


1. Define the word 'anarchy' and describe a time when you experienced 
     anarchy.
2. Do you feel we have taken too many risks in pursuit of energy 
     independence? Explain.
3. 'The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we 
     communicate.' 
     - Joseph Priestly
     Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your opinion.


Set 2


1. Describe one activity that makes you lose track of time. Explain why.
2. Fast-forward six years when you have just finally landed your dream 
     job. What will you be doing on your first day on the job and what 
     did it take to get there?
3. If we find that we can artificially create human beings or another 
     intelligent species, should we be free to do so? Explain your opinion.


Set 3


1. Describe what you believe it means to be 'eco-friendly' today.
2. Killer earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and global warming - is our 
     planet facing inevitable destruction?
3. Many people around the world survive on less than $10 per day. 
     Explain how you think this is possible.


Set 4


1. Is President Obama's dream of a nuclear-weapon-free world realistic? 
    Explain why or why not.
2. Describe what the word 'assimilation' means to you today.
3. According to a recent article, the Library of Congress will archive the 
     collected works of Twitter, the blogging service, whose users 
     currently send a daily flood of 55 million messages, all which contain 
     140 or fewer characters.
     If you tweet, do you think knowing that your tweets may be 
     researched will change what you post? Explain.


Set 5


1. Do you feel enough has been done to improve access to quality health 
     care? Explain how you think it might affect you in the future.
2. What do you consider to be the typical relationship between parents 
     and teens?
     In what ways do you feel it has changed in the last decade?
3. Define the word 'eloquent' and illustrate it with a person who 
     embodies this quality.

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