Four questions

1.

Celebrations, as a matter of fact, are expected to cement/reinforce certain values that have been peculiar to a culture and followed for ages.

• Do you think celebrations in your place meet this expectation?
• How far are today’s celebrations meeting this expectation?
• Would you agree with the view that today’s celebrations meet this expectation?
• How different are celebrations today compared to past, say some 10 years before?

2.
The rich are able to enjoy all the luxuries available in the world, but the poor are becoming poorer and poorer. Some people are of the opinion that the rich should be taxed heavily to offset the needs of the poor.

• Do you endorse this view? If yes, to what extent?
• What suggestions can you have to make the poor better?

3.
Since search engines on the Net are able to meet almost all the information needs, the need for alternative information sources is waning of late.

• Do you think the advent of search engines is a welcome development?
• How relevant are alternative information source in your opinion?

4.
Some people say the advent of the Net has left man confined to smaller personal spaces, whereas there are people who hold the view that it has cast man far and wide.

• Look at the views and say what you feel about the advent of the Net?

5.
Some people say the advent of the Net has left man confined to smaller personal spaces, whereas there are people who hold the view that it has cast man far and wide.

• Look at the views and say what you feel about the advent of the Net?

6.
Higher education as such is transforming itself into an exercise demanding much less involvement of tutors and mentors than it used to. This change is likely to influence higher education greatly; both positive and negative.


• Look at the positive and negative influence of this change.