July 30 discussion questions

Please read the following questions and think about how you would answer them before class. I look forward to the discussion!

1. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

1. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?

1. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton (a person who is not smart and because of that does not worry)?

Matthew

Blog Discussion: July 23 2014

Please think about the following questions. We will talk about them tomorrow.

1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?
3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?

Matthew

Wed, July 16 2014 discussion

We will be discussion two topics. The first is the questions below. The second, I will surprise you with in class! See you soon!-       

Do beauty pageants and Idol contests have a positive or negative influence on little girls? Why?

Matthew

Wed, July 9 2014 Discussion!

-       What message is more important to send to overweight youth, be happy with your body or lose weight? Why?

-       Should people who get caught drunk driving have to have special license plates? These plates would have a symbol showing that the driver has been caught driving drunk.

This above topics are our discussion for tomorrow. Think about it and be ready to discuss. See you tomorrow!

Matthew

Wed, July 2 2014 Discussion Topic

A new study has concluded that wearing makeup makes women more likable. Does this match your own observations? Why might cosmetics affect how a person is perceived?

Give us your take on the power of makeup and the societal “rewards” of beauty. Have you seen attractive people gain certain advantages? If so, why do you think it happens? What about the theory that it’s the confidence of the attractive people, not their looks alone, that draws people to them? What do you think the makeup study’s findings say about our culture? Does anything need to change? Why or why not?

I hope you had a great Canada Day!

See you in class.

Matthew

Monday's presentation June 23

I'm going to talk about my opinion of "how can we have a great time in foreign country".  I have been thinking about it, because every moments are new to me and I don't want to miss all of them

Miyabi Sekine

Wed, June 18 2014 Discussion Topics

Hello!

We will be discussing two topics to begin class on Wednesday. Please consider these topics before coming to class.

1) Can computer replace people as teachers? In other words, can a computer (or machine) teach better than human teachers?

2) Should animals be kept in captivity? In other words, is it wrong for people to have pets, for zoos to display animals, and for circuses to have animals as part of their shows?

Thanks for reading. See you in class!

Matthew