The following topics will be covered in the class: NOBODY NEEDS A GUN Gun Massacres in schools. Why do people keep guns? Would you ever use a gun? CAR - A DANGEROUS WEAPON? Do we make way for cars or cars make way for us? What countries produce the best cars? Do you think the car a person drives is an extension of his/her personality? SPACE EXPLORATION - LIVING ON MARS FOREVER? Is everything perfect in the Universe? Is it worth spending so much money on space research? Is colonizing space essential? COMPUTERS - FOR BETTER OF FOR WORSE? How have computers changed the world? In which areas of our life is a computer vital? Does a computer give us a greater freedom? ADDICTIONS Alcohol, smoking, drugs, chocolate, shopping, football - what are we hooked on ? ART What is art? Does art change the way we think or feel? How would the world be different without artists? IMMIGRATION AND RACISM Why are we racists? Will racism ever disappear from the world? What are the benefits of immigration? BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING Do we really care for freedom? Do you think that a surveillance society is a safe society? Do our parents respect our privacy? DEATH PENALTY Are you in favour of death penalty? An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? Is it OK to punish mentally ill people? TELLING LIES Are we honest? How honest are we? How to tell the truth? When to hide it? NOT MY TYPE Biting nails, thin legs, bad complexion - what do you avoid in a partner? THE SALE OF HUMAN ORGANS Would you let doctors take out your organs? What about people who sell their organs?