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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