7/15 (五) 思，英語討論會 2: What would our culture look like without the packaging?
這星期五7/15在「思‧英語討論會」我們將討論我們如何周圍有漂亮的衣服，美麗的人，看來美味的食品的圖片。這種圖片和買的產品有差別嗎? 如何影響我們? 來參加我們的討論吧！
6/17 (五) 思，英語討論會: Guilt 罪惡感
這故事給你什麼感覺?
So, there are two men in a hospital room. One guy has to lie down most of the time, but has to sit up for an hour every day to have his lungs drained. The other guy has to lie flat on his back the whole day. He’s not allowed to move because of a back injury that has to heal. Of course the two men begin talking because there’s very little else for them to do. They talk about their lives, their feelings, what brought them to the hospital. They become good friends. The guy who has to have his lungs drained once a day is by the window. When he sits up, he tells stories about everything he sees outside, there’s a big park and a view of the shining city behind. He tells about the lovers sitting by the pond, the families playing on the grass, the colors of the flowers and the sky. Soon this becomes the favorite time of day for both of them.
So, there are two men in a hospital room. One guy has to lie down most of the time, but has to sit up for an hour every day to have his lungs drained. The other guy has to lie flat on his back the whole day. He’s not allowed to move because of a back injury that has to heal. Of course the two men begin talking because there’s very little else for them to do. They talk about their lives, their feelings, what brought them to the hospital. They become good friends. The guy who has to have his lungs drained once a day is by the window. When he sits up, he tells stories about everything he sees outside, there’s a big park and a view of the shining city behind. He tells about the lovers sitting by the pond, the families playing on the grass, the colors of the flowers and the sky. Soon this becomes the favorite time of day for both of them.
思，英語討論會: Competition
5/23 思．生活討論會:細微的種族優勢 星期一7:30
在台灣，種族如何影響一個人的機會或選擇？
（白人、華人、東南亞人，條件相當，他們所得到的機會會有什麼不同？）
1. 什麼是有優勢?
2. 什麼是有不公平的優勢？
3. 什麼是特權？
4. 你自己有什麼樣的特權?
5. 你自己缺什麼樣的特權?
6. 你所擁有的特權在你的成長過程中有沒有改變過？
7. 你什麼時候可以說某人是個混蛋？
8. 你什麼時候可以說某人是個種族主義者？
9. 一般的混蛋與種族主義者有什麼差別呢？
（白人、華人、東南亞人，條件相當，他們所得到的機會會有什麼不同？）
1. 什麼是有優勢?
2. 什麼是有不公平的優勢？
3. 什麼是特權？
4. 你自己有什麼樣的特權?
5. 你自己缺什麼樣的特權?
6. 你所擁有的特權在你的成長過程中有沒有改變過？
7. 你什麼時候可以說某人是個混蛋？
8. 你什麼時候可以說某人是個種族主義者？
9. 一般的混蛋與種族主義者有什麼差別呢？
5/16 思．生活討論會: 外表與人際關係 可以思考的問題
問題：我們的外表要妝點到什麼程度，才能符合週遭的要求？
1. 當你早晨醒來換上衣服，你是為誰裝扮？
2. 你會注意你所認識的人穿什麼衣服嗎？
3. 你會注意街上的人穿什麼衣服嗎？
4. 當你出門，你看起來好不好看，對你有多重要？
5. 當你出門，你覺得自己很起來很糟，會不會影響你一天的生活，
或者只是讓你微微感到不舒服，有些困擾而已？
6. 早上起來已有一些遲了，為了準時上班，你會放棄早上要做的哪一件例行工作？
7. 早上你要花多少時間洗澡／換衣服／弄頭髮／化粧／吃早餐／其他？
8. 你做什麼運動？如果有的話？
9. 你身邊的人做運動的共通理由？
10. 你認識的人當中，有花很多時間做運動的嗎？
11. 在什麼時間或地點吃東西，你會感到社會壓力？
12. 在什麼時間或地點你不吃東西，會感到社會壓力？
1. 當你早晨醒來換上衣服，你是為誰裝扮？
2. 你會注意你所認識的人穿什麼衣服嗎？
3. 你會注意街上的人穿什麼衣服嗎？
4. 當你出門，你看起來好不好看，對你有多重要？
5. 當你出門，你覺得自己很起來很糟，會不會影響你一天的生活，
或者只是讓你微微感到不舒服，有些困擾而已？
6. 早上起來已有一些遲了，為了準時上班，你會放棄早上要做的哪一件例行工作？
7. 早上你要花多少時間洗澡／換衣服／弄頭髮／化粧／吃早餐／其他？
8. 你做什麼運動？如果有的話？
9. 你身邊的人做運動的共通理由？
10. 你認識的人當中，有花很多時間做運動的嗎？
11. 在什麼時間或地點吃東西，你會感到社會壓力？
12. 在什麼時間或地點你不吃東西，會感到社會壓力？
5/9 思．生活討論會: 膚色主義 可以思考的問題
問題：膚色主義如何影響我們與他人的關係？在個人、家庭與工作上的關係。
1. 你曾被讚美或批評過你的膚色嗎？
2. 你看過什麼美白產品的廣告嗎？
3. 在那則廣告中，你記得它傳達的意象嗎？
4. 他們通常說了什麼？
5. 對於美白產品，你了解的真實情況有哪些？
6. 你害怕在太陽底下曝曬嗎？
7. 你對自己的膚色感覺如何？
8. 如果你的膚色白一點，你會感到比較開心嗎？
9. 對於使用美白產品，你的感覺如何？
10. 美白產品的廣告會影響你嗎？對你會有情緒上的反應嗎？
11. 你的家人對膚色有偏好嗎？
12. 膚色會影響你找男朋友／女朋友的機會嗎？
13. 膚色會影響你與同事或朋友的關係嗎？例如，你認識的人經常對你的膚色有一些評論嗎？
14. 膚色會影響你與不認識人的關係嗎？例如，銷售人員對你膚色或頭髮的評論。
1. 你曾被讚美或批評過你的膚色嗎？
2. 你看過什麼美白產品的廣告嗎？
3. 在那則廣告中，你記得它傳達的意象嗎？
4. 他們通常說了什麼？
5. 對於美白產品，你了解的真實情況有哪些？
6. 你害怕在太陽底下曝曬嗎？
7. 你對自己的膚色感覺如何？
8. 如果你的膚色白一點，你會感到比較開心嗎？
9. 對於使用美白產品，你的感覺如何？
10. 美白產品的廣告會影響你嗎？對你會有情緒上的反應嗎？
11. 你的家人對膚色有偏好嗎？
12. 膚色會影響你找男朋友／女朋友的機會嗎？
13. 膚色會影響你與同事或朋友的關係嗎？例如，你認識的人經常對你的膚色有一些評論嗎？
14. 膚色會影響你與不認識人的關係嗎？例如，銷售人員對你膚色或頭髮的評論。
1/27(四) 思，英語討論會：Separating the Sexes
Discussion Question: Why is it so important that men and women dress differently?
1/21(五)思‧英文討論會: Schrödinger’s Rapist
Discussion Question: Do women deal with a set of challenges and concerns in their daily routine that are different than that of men? What is the difference?
1月13日(四)思‧英文討論會: A Call to Men
請注意這此會議是在星期四!
Discussion Question: Do the sex roles defined in our society hurt men as much as they hurt women?
Discussion Question: Do the sex roles defined in our society hurt men as much as they hurt women?
1月07日思‧英文討論會: Your Political Compass
This week our discussion will have a slightly different format. Instead of taking a single stand on a broad issue, we’ll consider a series of political positions, and talk about where we stand on each one. What we’re practicing this week is initiating discussion on a position.
Instead of just beginning a discussion and carrying it out for an hour or two, we’re practicing beginning a discussion over and over again. It’ll be a little like speed dating; instead of committing to just one topic and one position, we’ll create a series of positions on a series of topics, and learn how asking questions can jump start a discussion.
Instead of just beginning a discussion and carrying it out for an hour or two, we’re practicing beginning a discussion over and over again. It’ll be a little like speed dating; instead of committing to just one topic and one position, we’ll create a series of positions on a series of topics, and learn how asking questions can jump start a discussion.
12月24日思‧英文討論會: Making Group Decisions
If war is the violent resolution of conflict, then peace is not the absence of conflict, but rather, the ability to resolve conflict without violence. -C.T. Butler
Discussion Question: How do you resolve group conflict without violence?
Discussion Question: How do you resolve group conflict without violence?
12月17日思‧英文討論會: The Secret Powers of Time
Discussion Question: If you had to divide Taiwan into two (or more!) cultures based on time-perspectives, where would you put the border?
12月10日思‧英文討論會: Yagaiism
Agree or Disagree?
1. The basic tool of civilization is the contract (a written agreement).
2. Contracts are always voluntary and mutually beneficial.
3. Competition leads to the most beneficial trades for everyone.
4. Only freedom creates an environment of dignity and spirituality.
5. All coercion causes spiritual damage and weakens a society.
6. Beggars need to help as well as be helped.
7. Is ‘an ecology of trade’ another way of saying ‘paying it forward’?
Discussion Question: What motivates people to cooperate with other people?
1. The basic tool of civilization is the contract (a written agreement).
2. Contracts are always voluntary and mutually beneficial.
3. Competition leads to the most beneficial trades for everyone.
4. Only freedom creates an environment of dignity and spirituality.
5. All coercion causes spiritual damage and weakens a society.
6. Beggars need to help as well as be helped.
7. Is ‘an ecology of trade’ another way of saying ‘paying it forward’?
Discussion Question: What motivates people to cooperate with other people?
12月3日思‧英文討論會: Against School
Questions to Ponder:
1. What is education?
2. What is school?
3. What is the difference between education and school?
4. Do you enjoy learning things?
5. Did you enjoy going to school? What did you like about it? What didn’t you like about it?
6. The author says “We suppress our [children’s] genius only because we haven't yet figured out how to manage a population of educated men and women.” Is this true?
7. How do you manage educated people?
8. Is the best way to let them manage themselves? If so, how would that work?
9. The author, speaking about American society, says that we have become a nation of infantilized adults, unable to lead ourselves, and that this was intended to happen by those who designed our school system. Do you think this is true about Americans? Is this true about Taiwanese?
Discussion Question: Do we really need school? I don't mean education, just forced schooling: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for twelve years. Is this deadly routine really necessary? And if so, for what?
1. What is education?
2. What is school?
3. What is the difference between education and school?
4. Do you enjoy learning things?
5. Did you enjoy going to school? What did you like about it? What didn’t you like about it?
6. The author says “We suppress our [children’s] genius only because we haven't yet figured out how to manage a population of educated men and women.” Is this true?
7. How do you manage educated people?
8. Is the best way to let them manage themselves? If so, how would that work?
9. The author, speaking about American society, says that we have become a nation of infantilized adults, unable to lead ourselves, and that this was intended to happen by those who designed our school system. Do you think this is true about Americans? Is this true about Taiwanese?
Discussion Question: Do we really need school? I don't mean education, just forced schooling: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for twelve years. Is this deadly routine really necessary? And if so, for what?
11月26日思‧英文討論會: Wealth Inequality
思，英語討論會是我們工作室固定的聚會。這個討論會的特色之一是，我們所討論的主題比較不是大家會討論的題目。另一個特色之一是，我們的討論模式有一定的架構。這個架構幫助參與討論的人組織他們的思惟、表達他們的想法與意見，或者練習以比較從容的態度提問或回答問題，同時還能協助參與討論的人以不犀利的方式討論比較困難的題目。接下來幾次聚會的討論文章會張貼在部落格裡，我們希望大家知道我們究竟在討論些什麼，我們也希望大家知道我們如何進行討論。思，英語討論會從11/12星期五晚上七時三十分開始，一連十二週。很歡迎大家來嘗試一次討論會，或是一次就報名十二週
Questions to Ponder:
1. What percent of the total country’s wealth do you think the richest 20% of the population hold?
2. What percent of the wealth *should* they hold?
3. How do you feel about taxes?
4. What percent of taxes is too much? Too little?
5. How do you feel about government services like jien bao or the CDC?
6. What might be some hidden costs to not providing services? (e.g. high crime levels = need to spend income on security)
7. What might be some hidden costs to having high taxes?
Discussion Question: Would you rather live in Country A or Country B? (Or would you prefer a different arrangement?)
Questions to Ponder:
1. What percent of the total country’s wealth do you think the richest 20% of the population hold?
2. What percent of the wealth *should* they hold?
3. How do you feel about taxes?
4. What percent of taxes is too much? Too little?
5. How do you feel about government services like jien bao or the CDC?
6. What might be some hidden costs to not providing services? (e.g. high crime levels = need to spend income on security)
7. What might be some hidden costs to having high taxes?
Discussion Question: Would you rather live in Country A or Country B? (Or would you prefer a different arrangement?)
11月19日思‧英文討論會: High Fructose Corn Syrup is the Devil
思，英語討論會是我們工作室固定的聚會。這個討論會的特色之一是，我們所討論的主題比較不是大家會討論的題目。另一個特色之一是，我們的討論模式有一定的架構。這個架構幫助參與討論的人組織他們的思惟、表達他們的想法與意見，或者練習以比較從容的態度提問或回答問題，同時還能協助參與討論的人以不犀利的方式討論比較困難的題目。接下來幾次聚會的討論文章會張貼在部落格裡，我們希望大家知道我們究竟在討論些什麼，我們也希望大家知道我們如何進行討論。思，英語討論會從11/12星期五晚上七時三十分開始，一連十二週。很歡迎大家來嘗試一次討論會，或是一次就報名十二週
Discussion Question: Does what you eat make you fat?
Discussion Question: Does what you eat make you fat?
11月12日思‧英文討論會: Is it important for people to get married?
我們將在10/11/12思，英語討論會中討論這個題目。
當你所持的立場與社會標準不同時，你如何為自己辯護？在這篇文章中，作者用"玻利維亞Bolivia"做為「每個人都期待做的事－結婚」的象徵，從這個角度來看這件事，作者很容易地引導我們從獨身的角度來看婚姻。
Discussion Question:
Is it important for people to get married?
當你所持的立場與社會標準不同時，你如何為自己辯護？在這篇文章中，作者用"玻利維亞Bolivia"做為「每個人都期待做的事－結婚」的象徵，從這個角度來看這件事，作者很容易地引導我們從獨身的角度來看婚姻。
Discussion Question:
Is it important for people to get married?
Next English Discussion on Sunday, 5/30 3pm
Hello! Our next English Discussion meeting will be held at The Studio, on Sunday May 30th at 3pm.
This article was written by J.K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame. In this article written in April, she is discussing the issues in the General Election that took place this spring in Britain—mainly the vilification of single mothers that routinely happens in the press, particularly around election time. I think it addresses the question of what happens when society supports particular lifestyle choices, and does not support others. How should government and society support people? Should social services and tax breaks be extended? Should these be tied to supporting or castigating behaviours and lifestyles?
How else should the problem of economic inequality be handled?
Link to page 1 of the article.
Link to page 2 of the article.
This article was written by J.K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame. In this article written in April, she is discussing the issues in the General Election that took place this spring in Britain—mainly the vilification of single mothers that routinely happens in the press, particularly around election time. I think it addresses the question of what happens when society supports particular lifestyle choices, and does not support others. How should government and society support people? Should social services and tax breaks be extended? Should these be tied to supporting or castigating behaviours and lifestyles?
How else should the problem of economic inequality be handled?
Link to page 1 of the article.
Link to page 2 of the article.
Next English Discussion on Sunday, 4/25 3pm
Hello! Our next English Discussion meeting will be held at The Studio, on Sunday April 25th at 3pm.
The topic is "The Case for Flip Flops and Flowing Robes", a discussion of clothes women are required to wear in order to appear feminine, and whether 'appearing feminine' is useful.
The topic is "The Case for Flip Flops and Flowing Robes", a discussion of clothes women are required to wear in order to appear feminine, and whether 'appearing feminine' is useful.
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