歷年題目匯總

2005年3月

1.

Assignment:Istheopinionofthemajority-ingovernmentorinanyother

circumstances-apoorguide?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyour

pointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamples

takenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

Wemustseriouslyquestiontheideaofmajorityrule.Themajoritygrinnedand

jeeredwhenColumbussaidtheworldwasround.Themajoritythrewhimintoa

dungeonforhisdiscoveries.Whereisthelogicinthenotionthattheopinion

heldbyamajorityofpeopleshouldhavethepowertoinfluenceourdecisions?

AdaptedfromJamesA.Reed,"MajorityRulen

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2.

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Giventheimportanceofhumancreativity,onewouldthinkitshouldhavea

highpriorityamongourconcerns.Butifwelookatthereality,weseea

differentpicture.Basicscientificresearchisminimizedinfavorofimmediate

practicalapplications.Theartsareincreasinglyseenasdispensableluxuries.

Yetascompetitionheatsuparoundtheglobe,exactlytheoppositestrategyis

needed.

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Assignment:Iscreativityneededmorethaneverintheworldtoday?事實(shí)題Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

3.

Evenscientistsknowthatabsoluteobjectivityhasyettobeattained.It*sthesame

forabsolutetruth.But,asmanynewsreportershaveobserved,theideaof

objectivityasaguidingprincipleistoovaluabletobeabandoned.Withoutit,the

pursuitofknowledgeishopelesslylost.

Adaptedfrom''FocusingOurValues,nNiemanReports

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Assignment:Arepeoplebetteratmakingobservations,discoveries,anddecisions

iftheyremainneutralandimpartial?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyou

developyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningand

examplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)

威：只有當(dāng)我們客觀地看待?個事情和一個人的時候，我們才能發(fā)現(xiàn)其中的

問題，從而挑戰(zhàn)它

4.<

Ifyouthinkthatwhatyoudoisyourownbusiness,youarewrong.Inthisworld

yourconductaffectsnotonlyyoubuttheconductofotherpeopleaswell.Ifyou

behaveinawaythatisconsideredunacceptableandotherpeoplecopyyour

behavior,youareresponsiblefortheconsequences.

AdaptedfromMargaretBanning,''LettertoSusan”

Assignment:Isapersonresponsible,throughtheexampleheorshesets,forthe

behaviorofotherpeople?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpoint

ofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestaken

fromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.個人對外界影響:和個人

價值觀一樣

2005年5月

5.

It'seasytoseewhy---asidefromtheincomeitprovides-havingajobissodesirable

inourculture.Workworksforus.Itstructuresourtimeandimposesarhythmonour

lives.Itgetsusorganizedintovariouskindsofcommunitiesandsocialgroups.And

perhapsmostimportant,worktellsuswhattodoeveryday.

Assignment:Dopeopledependonwork-whetheritisajob,schoolwork,or

volunteerwork--todeterminewhattheirdailyactivitiesandinteractionswithothers

shouldbe?肯定，JohnNash就是通過自己的工作，決定了自己和外界的交流，

就是尋求真理，JackWelch就是通過自己的工作，決定了自己和外界的交流，就

是創(chuàng)造企業(yè)價值最大化，所以要挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威.

Thereisnoprogressunlesssomeonecomesupwithanewwayoflookingat

things,oftryingthingsthathaveneverbeendoneorthoughtofbefore.We

cannotmoveforwardbylookingbackwardtooldcustomsandpast

experience.Therecanbenoadvancementorimprovementunlessthereare

peoplewholookforwardinpursuitofthenewanduntried.

Assignment:Doesprogressdependonpeoplewithnewideasratherthanpeople

whoseideasarebasedonthecurrentwayofdoingthings?挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

Weareafraidthatourcauseisunjust,orthatitisunclear,orthatitistoo

insignificanttojustifythehorrorsofaconfrontationwithAuthority.Wewill

endurealmostanyinconveniencebeforeundertakinghead-on,

rm-here-to-tell-youcomplaint.AdaptedfromWilliamF.Buckley,Jr,“Why

Don'tWeComplain?”

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Assignment:Arepeopleafraidofspeakingoutagainstauthority,whetherthe

authorityisanindividual,agroup,oragovernment?挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

8.

Alonewecanaffordtobewhollywhateverweareandtofeelwhateverwefeel

absolutely.Withotherswearebusywonderingwhatdoesmycompanionseeor

thinkofthis,andwhatdoIthinkofit?Theoriginalimpactofourfeelingsgets

lostorreduced.

AdaptedfromMaySarton,TheRewardsofLivingaSolitaryLife

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Assignment:Doesworryingtoomuchaboutotherpeople'sopinionspreventusfrom

seeingthingsclearly?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointof

viewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfrom

yourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威：舉反例，沒有擔(dān)心他

人觀點(diǎn)(挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威)從而把事情看清楚，促進(jìn)社會的發(fā)展

2005年6月

9.

Manypersonsbelievethattomoveuptheladderofsuccessandachievement,

theymustforgetthepast,repressit,andrelinquishit.Butothershavejustthe

oppositeview.Theyseeoldmemoriesasachancetoreckonwiththepastand

integratepastandpresent.------SaraLawrence-Lightfoot

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Assignment:Domemorieshinderorhelppeopleintheirefforttolearnfromthepast

andsucceedinthepresent?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpoint

ofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfrom

yourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.過去對現(xiàn)在影響：過去失敗現(xiàn)在

成功

10.

Icannotcomprehendthosewhoemphasizeorrecognizeonlywhatisuseful.Iam

concernedthatlearningforlearning'ssakeisnolongerconsidereddesirable,that

everythingwedoandthinkmustbedirectedtowardthesolutionofapractical

problem.Moreandmoreweseemtotrytoteachhowtomakeagoodlivingandnot

howtoliveagoodlife.-----PhilipD.Jordan

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Assignment:Dopeopleputtoomuchemphasisonlearningpracticalskills?Planand

writeanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyour

positionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observation.個人價值觀：我們并不是重視實(shí)用技巧，我們重視的是良知。

Mostofourschoolsarenotfacinguptotheirresponsibilities.Wemustbeginto

askourselveswhethereducatorsshouldhelpstudentsaddressthecriticalmoral

choicesandsocialissuesofourtime.Schoolshaveresponsibilitiesbeyond

trainingpeopleforjobsandgettingstudentsintocollege.-----SviShapiro

Assignment:Shouldschoolshelpstudentsunderstandmoralchoicesandsocialissues?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservation.個人價值觀：因?yàn)镸otherTeresa對于道德選擇和社會

問題的了解，促進(jìn)了社會的發(fā)展，今天我們的社會同樣要發(fā)展，所以學(xué)校應(yīng)該在

這方面教育我們的孩子。

12.

Themedianotonlytransmitinformationandculture,theyalsodecidewhat

informationisimportant.Inthatway,theyhelptoshapecultureandvalues.

------AlisonBernstein

Assignment:Donewspapers,magazines,television,radio,movies,theInternet,and

othermediadeterminewhatisimportanttomostpeople?Planandwriteanessayin

whichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwith

reasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.

不是它們在影響，真正影響我們的其實(shí)是社會上那些有良知的人一個人價值觀

2005年10月

13.

(\)Successinlifeislargelyamatterofluck.Ithaslittlecorrelationwithmerit.And

inallfieldsoflifetherehavealwaysbeenpeopleofgreatmeritwhodidnotsucceed.

KarlPopper,PopperSelections

(2)AsColinPowellsaid,“therearenosecretstosuccess.Don'twastetime

lookingforthem.Successistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearningfrom

failure.^^

Assignment:Issuccessinlifeearnedordopeoplesucceedbecausetheyarelucky?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.上觀與客觀

14.

’(1)Celebritieshavethepowertoattract“communities“oflike-minded'

followers;theyprovideanidentitythatpeoplecanconnecttoandcalltheirown.

Celebritiesaretrusted;theystandforcertainideasandvaluestowhichfollowers

canexpressallegiance.AdaptedfromWilliamGreider,WhoWillTellthe

People?

(2)Admirationforcelebritiesisoftenaccompaniedbycontemptfor“average”

people.Aswefocusonthefamous,otherpeoplebecomelessimportanttous.

Theworldbecomespopulatedwithafew“somebodies^^andanexcessof

“near?nobodies.”

^AdaptedfromNormanSolomonandJeffCohen,Wiza心ofMediciOzj

Assignment:Issociety'sadmirationforfamouspeoplebeneficialorharmful?Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.名人效應(yīng)：有宙，如果崇拜名人我們就無法挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威，

社會就沒有進(jìn)步了，舉反例

15.

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Thisisatimeforshallowness.Seriousnessissorarethesedaysthatwetendto

makeallkindsofallowancesforthosewhoonlyseemtopossessit.Inthisway,

shallowideasarenotrecognizedforwhattheyare,andtheyareincreasingly

mistakenfordeepthoughts.

AdaptedfromMargaretTalbot,(iThePerfectionist'1

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Assignment:Doweliveinatimewhenpeopledonotengageinseriousthinking?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.個人價值觀：MotherTeresa那些人的存在，證明我們

的社會還是注重深刻思考的。

16.

Nowadaysnothingisprivate:ourculturehasbecometooconfessionaland

self-expressive.Peoplethinkthattohideone'sthoughtsorfeelingsistopretend

nottohavethosethoughtsorfeelings.Theyassumethathonestyrequiresoneto

expresseveryinclinationandimpulse.

AdaptedfromJ.DavidVelleman,<(theGenesisofShame

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Assignment:Shouldpeoplemakemoreofanefforttokeepsomethingsprivate?Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.不應(yīng)該，如果MotherTeresa...?些人的事跡被private

了，那么就沒有人和他們一起去做，從而幫助更多的人了。

2005年11月

17.

Beautyisnotaqualityinpeopleorinobjectsthemselvesitexistsinthemindthat

perceivesthoseobjects,andeachmindperceivesbeautydifferently.Toseekreal

beauty,insomeabsolutesenses,ispointless.Whereonepersonseesbeauty,

anothermayevenseetheopposite.Forthisreason,wealloughttoacceptourown

perceptionsofwhoorwhatisbeautiful,andnotbeinfluencedbytheperceptionof

others.

AdaptedfromDavidHume,"(OftheStandardofTaste

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Assignment:Shouldourperceptionsofbeautybeinfluencedbytheperceptionsof

beautyofotherpeople?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointof

viewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfrom

yourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威：不應(yīng)該被別人影響。

開頭的時候?qū)τ赽eauty先下定義，不同的人對于beauty的定義不同。比如John

Nash對于beauty的定義就是真理的實(shí)現(xiàn)。

18.

Therearesituationswhereflatteryismandatory:Thebrideisalwaysbeautiful.

Ifwelookatsomeone'sartwork,weareobligedtosaysomething

complimentarytotheartist.Ifwevisitsomeonewithanewbaby,weare

requiredtosaytheinfantiscute.Insuchsituations,tosaynothingis

interpretedasrudeness.Wecomplimenteachotherbecauseweunderstandthat

flatterymakesliferunsmoothly.

、AdaptedfromRichardStengel,Mu'%TooKind:AbriefHistoryofFlattery)

Assignment:Ispraisingothers,evenifthepraiseisexcessiveorundeserved,a

necessarypartoflife?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointof

viewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfrom

yourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威:我們要criticize而不是

praise.

19.

Conflictisnotnecessarilybad,anditdoesnotnecessarilyindicateafailed

interaction.Itisasignal,amessagethatsays,“Thingsaren'tworkingaroundhere.

We'vegottodosomethingdifferent."Thus,conflictcanbeacatalyst一a

motivatingforce---encouragingpeopletointeractandcommunicateinwaysthat

aremoresatisfying.Conflictcanactuallybenefitpeoplebypushingthemtomake

necessarychanges.

AdaptedfromBeverlyPotter,FromConflicttoCooperation

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Assignment:Isconflicthelpful?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyour

pointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestaken

fromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威，競爭與合作

20.

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Whatexplainsourincreasingobsessionwithmoneyandthethingsitcanbuy?It

seemsasthoughtheacquisitionofmoneyisgraduallyreplacingrealmeasuresof

success,suchasintegrity,honesty,skill,andhardwork.

AdaptedfromAlanDurning,"LimitingConsumption:TowardaSustainable

Culture"

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Assignment:Hastheacquisitionofmoneyandpossessionsreplacedmore

meaningfulwaysofmeasuringourachievements?Planandwriteanessayinwhich

youdevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoning

andexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.個人價值

觀

2005年12月

21.

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Weliketothinkthatifsomeonehas“therightstuff9,heorshewillnaturallyriseto

thetop.Butitisn'ttrue.Inthatsamewaythatactingdoesn'tguaranteethatonewill

runacorporationoragovernment.Infact,atleastinourtime,genuineachievementis

nothighlyvalued,andthosewhoareskilledatachievinggreatnessarenotnecessarily

thosewhoarereadytolead.

AdaptedfromWarrenBennis,OnBecomingaLeader

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Assignment:Areleadersnecessarilypeoplewhoaremostcapableofleadership?Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.這個雖然不能分類，但是你要想一想，我們講過的

leader都有誰？比如說JackWelch,比如說MotherTeresa,比如說Roosevelt,于是

就可以寫，leader并不一定是具有l(wèi)eadership的，而是應(yīng)該具有其他素質(zhì)，比如

說挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威精神，良知和自強(qiáng)不信精神的。

22.

Howvaluableishistoryforourgeneration?Onthesurfacethisquestionisnotaseasyas

itoncemighthavebeen,forthereisawidespreadbeliefthathistorymaynolongerbe

relevanttomodernlife.Welive,afterall,inanagethatappearsverydifferentfromthe

worldthatcamebeforeus.

AdaptedfromStephenVaughn,History:IsItRelevant?"

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Assignment:Isknowledgeofthepastnolongerusefulforustoday?Planandwrite

anessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposition

withreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威：過去的知識需要挑戰(zhàn)

23.

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Thefreeexpressionofthoughtsandopinionsisoneofhumanity'smostprecious

rights.Everycitizenmustbeabletospeak,write,andpublishfreely,providedthat

heorsheisheldaccountablefortheabuseofthislibertyincasesdeterminedbythe

law.

AdaptedfromThomasPaine,RightsofMan

Assignment:Isitnecessarytolimitorputrestrictionsonfreedomofthoughtand

expression.Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威：不應(yīng)該限制思想的自由，否則就無

法挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

24.

Progressislikelytoslowdownoncescienceandtechnologyhavemetourbasic

humanneeds.Newdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnologywillnotcontinueto

producemoresocietalbenefits.Infact,thepromisethatscienceandtechnologywill

continuetobenefitusisincreasinglydoubtfulwhensomanyindividualsfindtheir

liveschanginginwaystheycannotcontrolandindirectionstheydonotdesire.

AdaptedfromDanielSarewitz,''SocialChangeandSciencePolicy

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Assignment:Dothebenefitsofscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentscomeat

thecostofundesirablechangestopeople'slives?Planandwriteanessayinwhich

youdevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoning

andexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.科技

2006年1月

25.

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AcolleagueofthegreatscientistJamesWatsonremarkedthatWatsonwasalways

“l(fā)oungingaround,arguingaboutproblemsinsteadofdoingexperiments.^^He

concludedthat"thereismorethanonewayofdoinggoodscience.^^ItwasWatson's

formofidleness,thescientistwentontosay,thatallowedhimtosolve“thegreatest

ofallbiologicalproblems:thediscoveryofthestructureofDNA."Itisapointworth

rememberinginasocietyoverlyconcernedwithefficiency.

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<_Ada_pte_dfr_om_Joh_nC_.Po_lan_yi,U__nde_rsta_nding__Dis_cov_ery_______

Assignment:Dopeopleaccomplishmorewhentheyareallowedtodothingsintheir

ownway?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

26.

Idonotfeelterribleaboutmymistakes,thoughIgrievethepaintheyhave

sometimescausedothers.Ourlivesare"experimentswithtruth,“andinan

experimentnegativeresultsareatleastasimportantassuccesses.Ihavenoidea

howIwouldhavelearnedthetruthaboutmyselfandmycallingwithoutthe

mistakesIhavemade.AdaptedfromParkerPalmer,LetYourLifeSpeak

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Assignment:Isitnecessarytomakemistakes,evenwhendoingsohasnegative

consequencesforotherpeople?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyour

pointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestaken

fromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.兩面'性：科?技雖然導(dǎo)致了——

些問題，傷害了很多人，但是對我們后來其實(shí)是--種警示。

27.

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Anactor,whenhiscuecame,wasunabletomoveontothestage.Hesaid,"I

can'tgetin,thechairisintheway."Andtheproducersaid,“usethedifficulty.

Ifit'sadrama,pickthechairupandsmashit.Ifit'sacomedyfalloverit.”

Fromthisexperiencetheactorconcludedthatinanysituationinlifethatis

negative,thereissomethingpositiveyoucandowithit.

AdaptedfromLawrenceEisenberg,"CaineScrutiny

Assignment:Cananyobstacleordisadvantagebeturnedintosomethinggood?Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.失敗與成功轉(zhuǎn)化

28.

Everyimportantdiscoveryresultsfrompatience,perseverance,and

concentration-sometimescontinuingformonthsoryears—ononespecific

subject.Apersonwhowantstodiscoveranewtruthmustremainabsorbedby

thatonesubject,mustpaynoattentiontoanythoughtthatisunrelatedtothe

problem.

AdaptedfromSantiagoRamonCajal,AdviceforaYoungInvestigator

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Assignment:Areallimportantdiscoveriestheresultoffocusingononesubject?Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservation.追求完美

2006年4月

29.

Inconsistencyiscommonlythoughttobeanundesirablepersonalitytrait,and

inconsistentpeopleareviewedasindecisiveandweakwilled.Ontheotherhand,firm

commitmenttoanideaorplanofactionisassociatedwithpersonalandintellectual

strength,stability,andhonesty.Thus,oncewehavemadeachoiceortakenastand,it

isbestnottochange.

AdaptedfromRobertB.Cialdini,Influence:HowandWhyPeopleAgreetoThings.

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Assignment:Isitbestnottochangeourideas,opinions,orbehaviors?Planandwrite

anessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposition

withreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威

30.

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Ateenagerchallengeseverythingand,byforminghabitsofintellectualand

emotionalindependence,makeshimselforherselfintoanadult.Inasimilarway,all

peoplecanlearnthebehaviorsthattheyneedtobecomethepeopletheywanttobe.

Wecanallchangeourselves--ourbehaviors,ourgoals,ourrelationships■一because

ourpotentialforchangesisunlimited.

^AdaptedfiromRichardStiller,Habits)

Assignment:Isourabilitytochangeourselvesunlimited,oraretherelimitsonour

abilitytomakeimportantchangesinourlives?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyou

developyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningand

examplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservation.主觀與客觀：

我們改變自己的能力是無限的，只要有決心，就能改變失敗的狀況

31.

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Itiswidelybelievedthatpeopledotheirbestworkwhentheyarepromisedrewards

fortheirachievements.Ourschoolsandworkplacesoperateontheassumptionthat

goodworkoccurswhenpeoplearecompetingforgrades,money,orrecognition

fromothers.Intruth,theprospectofrewardsprovidedbyotherscaninhibitand

limitpeople'sdriveandcreativity.Peopledotheirbestworkwhenmotivatedfrom

withinbytheirenjoymentofaparticularchallengeandtheirsatisfactionindoing

(somethingwell.,

Assignment:Whatdoyouthinkmotivespeopletodotheirbest?Planandwritean

essayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposition

withreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observation.各種其實(shí)都可以，比如，挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威使我們做到最好，追求完美使我

們做到最好，想擺脫失敗的決心使我們做到最好

32.

Youngpeopleshouldhavetherighttocontrolanddirecttheirownlearning--thatis,to

decidewhattheywanttolearn,when,andwhere.Ifwetakefromsomeonehisorher

righttodecidewhattobecuriousabout,wedestroythatperson'sfreedomofthought.

Wesay,ineffect,"Youmustthinkaboutwhatinterestsandconcernsus,notyou.”

AdaptedfromJohnHolt,uTheRighttoControlOne'sLearningu

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Assignment:Shouldeachindividualdecidewhatandhowtolearn?Planandwritean

essayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposition

withreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observation.挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威，每個人都有決定什么是對的什么是錯的，從而選擇學(xué)習(xí)

哪個不學(xué)習(xí)哪個的權(quán)利。

2006年5月

33.

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Somepeopleclaimthateachindividualissolelyresponsibleforwhathappensto

himorher.Buttheclaimthatweoughttotakeabsoluteresponsibilityforthe

kindsofpeopleweareandthekindsoflivesweleadsuggeststhatwehave

completecontroloverourlives.Wedonot.Thecircumstancesofourlivescan

makeitmoreorlessimpossibletomakecertainkindsofchoices.

AdaptedformGordonD.Marino,"7thinkYouShouldBeResponsible;Me,I'm

^notsoSure0

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Assignment:Arewefreetomakeourowndecisionsorarewelimitedinthechoices

wecanmake?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewon

thisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour

reading,studies,experience,orobservation.主觀與客觀

34.Z；\

Certainlyanyonewhoinsistsoncondemningallliesshouldthinkaboutwhat

wouldhappenifwecouldreliablytellwhenourfamily,friends,colleagues,and

governmentleadersweredeceivingus.Itistemptingtothinkthattheworldwould

becomeabetterplacewithoutthehand,perhapsthereissuchathingastoomuch

honesty.

AdaptedfromAllisonKornet,''TheTruthAboutLyingn

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Assignment:Wouldtheworldbeabetterplaceifeveryonealwaystoldthecomplete

truth?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservation.謊言

35.

Itisnotthatpeopledislikebeingpartofacommunity;itisjustthattheycare

abouttheirindividual