Issue116
"With the growth of global networks in such areas as economics and communication, there is no doubt that every aspect of society—including education, politics, the arts, and the sciences—will benefit greatly from international influences."
1. in education: 提供新的教学模式,培养学生主动学习,提高效率。E.g. distance education
2. In politics: 促进各国了解沟通。E.g. the 9.11 accident of USA,
3. In academic areas such as arts and science, 相互学习交流,把握国际动态,不断创新。
conclusion:充分利用全球网络资源,促进个人,社会发展。
Issue11
"All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solving the world's most persistent social problems."
1. 世界各国尽管情况不同,但存在很多共同问题,全球性大学with students from different countries促进合作解决。E.g. environmental pollution (green-house effect, the depletion of atmospheric ozone),
2. 共同研究有助于相互理解,化解冲突,在全球问题上达成共识。E.g. 每个国家条件不一,能力不一,沟通有利制定适合各自的方案,the economic power, the cultural difference.
3. 建立全球性大学所遇到的问题:平等对待学生,社会问题的确定,课程的制定,时间效率etc. 需要多听取各国意见,达到共同的利益。
Issue17
"There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."
1. Different people hold different ideas in defining and distinguishing just and unjust laws.
2. 法律是为大众服务的,符合大部分人的利益,而非个人。E.g. 法律的作用,确保社会稳定。
3. For unjust laws that is out of harmony with the majority profit and moral law, we should make endeavors to amend the laws. E.g. Martin Luther King’s passive resistance and advocate civil opposition to governmental laws that were perceived as morally unjust like to the Fugitive Slave Law in the nineteenth century.
Issue174
"Laws should not be rigid or fixed. Instead, they should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places."
1. 法律保护大部分人的利益,laws should be produced according to different conditions.
2. With the development of society, laws should be gradually amended to meet the changing interests of people.
3. Actually, laws reflect the authority of a nation and the over flexible and random revision are not recommended.
Issue180
"Many problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws and the legal system because moral behavior cannot be legislated."
1. 有些问题涉及人数多,范围广,难以用法律约束。E.g. the internet problem.
2. 一些问题涉及个人道德行为,e.g. 见死不救,知情不报,乱穿马路,abortion, 弃婴。
3. 需要完善规章制度,加强国民道德教育。
Issue103
"The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives."
1. 历史是前人智慧和经验的积累,它的价值表现为一个民族的文化&精神的传承。
2. 历史并不一定与日常生活息息相关,却指导人们理智认识现在&展望将来。
3. The value of history often takes time to form and accumulate, which is not recognized immediately by people.
Issue74
"The most effective way to communicate an idea or value to large groups of people is through the use of images, not language."
1. 当没有语言或存在语言障碍时,图像确实可以有效表达人们的观点。E.g. hieroglyph, communication between different langrage speaking foreigners.
2. 当语言没有任何障碍时,语言更能迅速有效交流。
Issue109
"The purpose of many advertisements is to make consumers want to buy a product so that they will 'be like' the person in the ad. This practice is effective because it not only sells products but also helps people feel better about themselves."
1. The ads tend to inspire consumers’ thought of the need to buy the advertised product.
2. Once buying the product, consumers feel satisfied of possessing the desired and happy with the current life.
3. Moreover, it is able to encourage people work hard and feel confident of the better future filled with whatever they want.
Issue147
"Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them."
1. 传统是文化&智慧的继承和发扬。
2. 现代化使社会不断进步&创新。
3. 现代化的理念来源于传统,两者结合才能保证社会的进步发展。