4/29 Hero deserves a second chance?

Wang Chien-Ming was regarded by Taiwanese people as a national hero especially his achievements in baseball field. We were all proud to see his success abroad and proud to say he is a Taiwanese baseball player to our overseas business partners and friends. However, after he revealed his affair in USA with a girl, we know that he is just a normal man with fears, desire and other sensations. His hero image was broken into pieces in my mind and  I wonder shall I still support him? Fans on the websites have two completely different views toward his infidelity. Some people support no matter what he has done but some people like me have doubts on his personal behaviours.

Please read the article provided in the following link.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/04/25/338980/MLB's-Wang.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1236435/Why-men-forgive-wifes-affair--theyd-expect-YOU-forgive-them.html

Questions:

1. As a normal person, do you think Wang's wrongdoing deserves forgiveness? As a national hero, do you think Wang's wrongdoing deserves forgiveness?

2. When Tiger's sexual scandal broken out, he was chased by a crowd of media workers and news about his scandals appeared on the news for quite a while. On the contrary, Wang's news about his affair with a girl only appeared on the media for less than 3 days. What do you think of this phenomena?

3. Wang's wife chose to forgive Wang (at least the news reported that she chose to forgive him). For female members, if your partner betrays you will you choose to forgive him and why? For male members, if your wife betrays you what will you react to her infidelity?

4. Do you think we as a human being can forgive and "forget"?

5. ?

Fuel Prices Hike

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/04/17/2003530504
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/04/19/2003530716

In the past few weeks, fuel prices hike causes some commodity goods to rise their prices. It seems to be a sign of inflation. Today we are going to discuss the impact of energy price rise to our daily life.


(1) Does oil and electricity price hike have any obvious influence on your life? What is your reaction to this wave of inflation?

(2) Do you think it is reasonable for government to adjust the fuel prices with large percentage increase?

(3) Do you have any share points to save energy and living cost? Or do you have any good way to explore additional income?

(4) From the article, a scholar said the fuel prices hike will cut the GDP growth by 0.22 percentage points. However, GDP cannot truely reflect life quality of most people. Where is the apple of our economic growth?

The Wang Family in Shilin District

Protest fails to stop eviction, demolition
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2012/03/29/336119/Protest-fails.htm

TVBS news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOa5SZYD8OE&feature=related


Today let's share our opinion to Urban Redevelopment Project from the conflict happened to the Wang family in Shilin District.

1. To your own opinion, who's the beneficial side in the Wang family case?

2. How do you think about Urban Redevelopment Project?

3. If where you are living now was included into a Urban Redevelopment Project, what's your reaction?

4. What do you think the procedure should go if the whole Wang family case started over?