Humanities

Appendix A

·         People are too dependent on computers.

·         Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is an excuse and not a real disability.

·         The government spends too much on art, so the NEA should be eliminated.

·         Today’s Bachelor Degrees are a minimum, like high school diplomas were 30 years ago.

·         “Home-schooled” children are more advanced than children attending public schools.

·         Telecommuting will be the new way that jobs are performed in the next ten years.

·         The war on terror has contributed to abuse of human rights.

·         People with jobs should pay the health care insurance costs of people without jobs.

·         High school graduates should take a year off before entering college.

·         High school graduates should be required to spend two years in the military and then receive a free college education.

·         The flat tax is the fairest form of taxation.

·         All products that people eat/use should be first tested on animals.

·         All citizens should be required by law to vote.

·         All forms of government welfare should be abolished.

·         Both men and women should have paid “paternity leave” when a spouse or partner has a child.

·         Global climate changes are manmade, so people should change their lifestyle to protect the environment.

·         Global climate changes are cyclical, and global warming is just “hype” by radical environmentalists and manufacturers trying to sell “new and improved” environmentally friendly products.

·         Schools should distribute free condoms to high school students.

·         Rich countries have an obligation to give money to poorer countries.

·         Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child.

·         Participating in team sports helps to develop good character.

·         Professional athletes deserve what they are being paid.

·         The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.

·         Cities have the right to ban smoking in public.

·         People have become overly dependent on technology.

·         Beauty pageants exploit women.

·         Frequent playing of video games increases violent behavior.

·         Single-sex high schools would increase educational success.

·         English should be the official language of the United States.

·         Gay couples should have the same rights as married couples.

·         Drunk drivers should be imprisoned on the first offense.

·         Government and military personnel should have the right to strike.

·         College students should have complete freedom to choose their own courses and create their own curriculums.

·         Texting while driving is dangerous.

·         The primary mission of colleges and universities is preparing students for the workforce.

·         Financial incentives should be offered to high school students who perform well on standardized tests.

·         All students in high school and college should be required to take at least two years of a foreign language.

·         To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food.

·         All citizens under the age of 21 should be required to pass a driver’s education course before receiving a license to drive.

·         Euthanasia (mercy killing) should be permitted in cases of terminally ill patients.

·         Anyone who voluntarily works should be willing to voluntarily participate in drug testing.

·         Video piracy should carry a mandatory jail sentence as well as a fine.

·         Foreign terrorists should have the same civil rights as citizens.

·         Families should be held responsible for crimes committed by teenagers.

·         Notification of a diagnosis of HIV and/or AIDS should be required.

·         Prison inmates should be allowed to remain on the recipient list ahead of other patients eligible for organ transplants.