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母題 :Sending criminals to prison is not the best method of dealing with them. Education and job training are better ways to help them. Do you agree or disagree? (050618, 080918)
提示 :其實囚禁imprisonment和再教育都是一種讓囚犯改造rehabilitate的方法。還有community service對于輕犯和初犯都是一種不錯的懲處方式。
子題 :監(jiān)獄除了懲罰犯罪,還有什么功能?降低犯罪的最佳方法是延長監(jiān)獄星期嗎?刑滿釋放人員再犯罪率很高,為什么,怎樣解決?你認為罪犯應該送到監(jiān)獄還是應該做一些社區(qū)工作或學習一些技能?
八、文化、語言、旅游、全球化
1. 文化融合與差異
母題 :Multi-cultural societies, in which there is a mixture of different ethnic peoples, bring more benefits than drawbacks to a country. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (060825)
提示 :多元文化multiculturalism的好處是促進文化的融合,鼓勵思維的多樣性,帶動社會創(chuàng)新。而缺點則可能導致文化同化cultural assimilation,會導致民族間的文化沖突cultural conflict.
子題 :游客是否應當遵守當?shù)氐娘L俗習慣,還是應該讓當?shù)厝私邮芪幕町?外來移民應該接受當?shù)匚幕€是作為一個獨立的群體過不同的生活?
2. 語言應當受到保護嗎?
母題 1 :Every year several languages die out. Some people think that it is not important and that life will be made easier if there are few languages in the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (041030)