4/30 What comes after technology?

Besides the environment issue, technology also has many impacts to human ourselves.
Here are two articles: one is about kids, and the other is about adult.
I was interested to their titles, because they were lying next with each other on the first page of CNN's tech.

Parents using smartphones to entertaine bored kids.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/26/smartphones.kids/index.html

In the tech world, porn quietly leads the way
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/23/porn.technology/index.html

Please don't feel pressure to read 2 articles. It's okay to read briefly, or if you are running out of time, just read the STORY HIGHLIGHTS on the left column. I'll prepare some general questions. Also, don't forget to share your presentation:)

See you on Friday.

4/23 Dr. Death

Hey, guys, I cover for Amy's turn this Friday. This is what we are gonna talk about.

Recently, I’ve watched an interview of Jack Kevorkian who is a former doctor and pathologist in America. Kevorkian offered the service of euthanasia for 130 people which caused him to be convicted of second-degree murder and spent eight and a half years in prison. His life now became the subject of HBO’s film called “You don’t know Jack.” (Al Pacino played Kevorkian in this film). What he did is quite controversial, so I think we can have some discussion over it.

What did Jack do?
http://www.nndb.com/people/272/000023203/

The clip of the interview (with Anderson Cooper)
http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/16/dr-kevorkian-responds-to-question-about-playing-god/

More about Jack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian

“You don’t know Jack”
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/gives+life+Death/2921257/story.html

Questions
1. What do you think about mercy killing?
2. If you were too ill to bear the pain any longer, would you want to end your life?
3. If one of your family were in the same situation, would you think the same way?
4. Do you think Kevorkian’s verdict was fair? Please state the reasons why.
5. What do you think about Kevorkian’s comment on euthanasia?
6. Do you think Kevorkian’s service of euthanasia is kinda playing the God?
7. If you were Kevorkian, would you give your patients mercy killing when they ask you to do so?

about 4/23 discussion

Hello

Sorry for being absence on Fri. because I got an interview on Sat. accidently.
And, I have to say sorry again.
I may not be able to be your host this week (4/23). I have made appointments with some companies next week. (Interviews are really exhausted, haha….
Would you mind having your own discussion topic or someone could be the host this Fri.? or maybe everyone offers one question that night ?
Sorry for the inconvenience. ><

4/16 discussion topic!

Dear all
we are going to talk about the problem of low-birthr ate, which is on the rise and crouching every corner of developed world right now.
pls refer to the attached articles and ponder the following questions as well!
Thank you very much!

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/02/28/2003403167
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/censusstatistic/a/aabirthrate.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/world/europe/13iht-spain.4.6652189.html
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20061109d1.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7096092.stm

Q1. Would you want to have a baby right now? Why?
Q2. If not, why giving you the second thought about having a child?
Q3. If you had a child, how much money did you expect to spend in order to raise your kid properly? What kind of way did you come up with to help you deal with financial stress?
Q4. If you don't want to marry and have a child right now, then when is the appropriate timing to carry out this plan? or never?
Q5. Even though you were married, would you think it is a must to give birth to a child?

4/9 discussion topics

Let's have an easy discussion:

1. Do you agree to live together before getting married?

2. Do you like fashion industry? Why or why not?

More questions are welcome :)