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1.Aspeoplerelymoreandmoreontechnologytosolveproblems,theabilityofhumanstothinkforthemselveswillsurelydeteriorate.
2.Tounderstandthemostimportantcharacteristicsofasociety,onemuststudyitsmajorcities.
3.Educationalinstitutionshavearesponsibilitytodissuadestudentsfrompursuingfieldsofstudyinwhichtheyareunlikelytosucceed.
4.Scandalsareusefulbecausetheyfocusourattentiononproblemsinwaysthatnospeakerorreformerevercould.
5.Claim:
Governmentsmustensurethattheirmajorcitiesreceivethefinancialsupporttheyneedinordertothrive.
Reason:
Itisprimarilyincitiesthatanation'
sculturaltraditionsarepreservedandgenerated.
6.Anationshouldrequireallofitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollege.
7.Somepeoplebelievethatgovernmentfundingoftheartsisnecessarytoensurethattheartscanflourishandbeavailabletoallpeople.Othersbelievethatgovernmentfundingoftheartsthreatenstheintegrityofthearts.
8.Claim:
Inanyfield—business,politics,education,government—thoseinpowershouldstepdownafterfiveyears.
Thesurestpathtosuccessforanyenterpriseisrevitalizationthroughnewleadership.
9.Inanyfieldofendeavor,itisimpossibletomakeasignificantcontributionwithoutfirstbeingstronglyinfluencedbypastachievementswithinthatfield.
10.Nationsshouldpasslawstopreserveanyremainingwildernessareasintheirnaturalstate,eveniftheseareascouldbedevelopedforeconomicgain.
11.People'
sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking.
12.Governmentsshouldofferafreeuniversityeducationtoanystudentwhohasbeenadmittedtoauniversitybutwhocannotaffordthetuition.
13.Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'
sfieldofstudy.
14.Anationshouldrequireallofitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollege.
15.Educationalinstitutionsshouldactivelyencouragetheirstudentstochoosefieldsofstudythatwillpreparethemforlucrativecareers.
16.Somepeoplebelievethatinordertobeeffective,politicalleadersmustyieldtopublicopinionandabandonprincipleforthesakeofcompromise.Othersbelievethatthemostessentialqualityofaneffectiveleaderistheabilitytoremainconsistentlycommittedtoparticularprinciplesandobjectives.
17.Formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.
18.Thewell-beingofasocietyisenhancedwhenmanyofitspeoplequestionauthority.
19.Governmentsshouldfocusonsolvingtheimmediateproblemsoftodayratherthanontryingtosolvetheanticipatedproblemsofthefuture.
20.Somepeoplebelievethatcollegestudentsshouldconsideronlytheirowntalentsandinterestswhenchoosingafieldofstudy.Othersbelievethatcollegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.
21.Lawsshouldbeflexibleenoughtotakeaccountofvariouscircumstances,times,andplaces.
22.Claim:
Thebestwaytounderstandthecharacterofasocietyistoexaminethecharacterofthemenandwomenthatthesocietychoosesasitsheroesoritsrolemodels.
Heroesandrolemodelsrevealasociety'
shighestideals.
23.Governmentsshouldplacefew,ifany,restrictionsonscientificresearchanddevelopment.
24.Thebestwaytoteachistopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.
25.Governmentsshouldoffercollegeanduniversityeducationfreeofchargetoallstudents.
26.Theluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifepreventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals.
27.Inanyfieldofinquiry,thebeginnerismorelikelythantheexperttomakeimportantcontributions.
28.Thesurestindicatorofagreatnationisrepresentednotbytheachievementsofitsrulers,artists,orscientists,butbythegeneralwelfareofitspeople.
29.Thebestwaytoteach—whetherasaneducator,employer,orparent—istopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.
30.Teachers'
salariesshouldbebasedontheirstudents'
academicperformance.
31.Societyshouldmakeeffortstosaveendangeredspeciesonlyifthepotentialextinctionofthosespeciesistheresultofhumanactivities.
32.Collegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.
33.Asweacquiremoreknowledge,thingsdonotbecomemorecomprehensible,butmorecomplexandmysterious.
34.Inanysituation,progressrequiresdiscussionamongpeoplewhohavecontrastingpointsofview.
35.Educationalinstitutionsshoulddissuadestudentsfrompursuingfieldsofstudyinwhichtheyareunlikelytosucceed.
36.Governmentsshouldnotfundanyscientificresearchwhoseconsequencesareunclear.
37.Societyshouldidentifythosechildrenwhohavespecialtalentsandprovidetrainingforthematanearlyagetodeveloptheirtalents.
38.Itisprimarilythroughouridentificationwithsocialgroupsthatwedefineourselves.
39.Collegestudentsshouldbeencouragedtopursuesubjectsthatinterestthemratherthanthecoursesthatseemmostlikelytoleadtojobs.
40.Claim:
Whenplanningcourses,educatorsshouldtakeintoaccounttheinterestsandsuggestionsoftheirstudents.
Studentsaremoremotivatedtolearnwhentheyareinterestedinwhattheyarestudying.
41.Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbytheircontemporaries.
42.Studentsshouldalwaysquestionwhattheyaretaughtinsteadofacceptingitpassively.
43.Theincreasinglyrapidpaceoflifetodaycausesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.
44.Claim:
Itisnolongerpossibleforasocietytoregardanylivingmanorwomanasahero.
Thereputationofanyonewhoissubjectedtomediascrutinywilleventuallybediminished.
45.Competitionforhighgradesseriouslylimitsthequalityoflearningatalllevelsofeducation.
46.Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'
47.Educatorsshouldfindoutwhatstudentswantincludedinthecurriculumandthenofferittothem.
48.Educatorsshouldteachfactsonlyaftertheirstudentshavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.
49.Claim:
Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfromthosewhoseviewscontradictourown.
Disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning.
50.Governmentofficialsshouldrelyontheirownjudgmentratherthanunquestioninglycarryoutthewillofthepeopletheyserve.
51.Youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtopursuelong-term,realisticgoalsratherthanseekimmediatefameandrecognition.
52.Thebestwaytoteachistopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.
53.Ifagoalisworthy,thenanymeanstakentoattainitarejustifiable.
54.Inordertobecomewell-roundedindividuals,allcollegestudentsshouldberequiredtotakecoursesinwhichtheyreadpoetry,novels,mythology,andothertypesofimaginativeliterature.
55.Inorderforanyworkofart—forexample,afilm,anovel,apoem,orasong—tohavemerit,itmustbeunderstandabletomostpeople.
56.Manyimportantdiscoveriesorcreationsareaccidental:
itisusuallywhileseekingtheanswertoonequestionthatwecomeacrosstheanswertoanother.
57.Themainbenefitofthestudyofhistoryistodispeltheillusionthatpeoplelivingnowaresignificantlydifferentfrompeoplewholivedinearliertimes.
58.Learningisprimarilyamatterofpersonaldiscipline;
studentscannotbemotivatedbyschoolorcollegealone.
59.Scientistsandotherresearchersshouldfocustheirresearchonareasthatarelikelytobenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.
60.Politiciansshouldpursuecommongroundandreasonableconsensusratherthanelusiveideals.
61.Peopleshouldundertakeriskyactiononlyaftertheyhavecarefullyconsidereditsconsequences.
62.Leadersarecreatedbythedemandsthatareplacedonthem.
63.Thereislittlejustificationforsocietytomakeextraordinaryefforts—especiallyatagreatcostinmoneyandjobs—tosaveendangeredanimalorplantspecies.
64.Thehumanmindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonlytoolsofhumanminds.
65.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsandtodisobeyandresistunjustlaws.
66.Peoplewhoarethemostdeeplycommittedtoanideaorpolicyarealsothemostcriticalofit.
67.Somepeoplebelievethatsocietyshouldtrytosaveeveryplantandanimalspecies,despitetheexpensetohumansineffort,time,andfinancialwell-being.Othersbelievethatsocietyneednotmakeextraordinaryefforts,especiallyatagreatcostinmoneyandjobs,tosaveendangeredspecies.
68.Somepeopleb