FrC 12E

Ungraded assignment for Fri. 3/30: responses
 
 

Questions and other ideas for discussion:

• My discussion topic for tomorrow is a general overall topic of hyper-individualism (pg. 30). What are the benefits of caring for others? As seen in Radio Golf, it does not always go as well as we would like it.—EA

• (Pg. 30 of KcKibben) The author claims that our society has become hyperindividualized and that we don’t value community anymore. Don’t things like religion and nationalism in the US still foster community?—WF

• Are people in our society today too selfish? Why or Why not?—BF

• Does being defined as an individual automatically label us as only concerning about ourselves?—KH

• Where does global warming rank among the major issues our nation faces?—PW

• How’s our obsession with media connected to our energy policy through self-centralism?—PY

• Should we, as consumers, limit what we want?—AR

• (Food Inc.) Do you think it is fair to criticize food companies when they are just trying to lower costs? i.e. fuel costs—JC

• Food Inc.—What would be a solution for the problem where regular soy bean farmers fields become infested with genetically engineered patented soy beans?—SM

• Regarding Food Inc.: With fast food restaurants offering bigger, unhealthier, and cheaper meals all the time, are all the efforts towards promoting healthy living and organic food a waste?—DM