Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.
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A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.
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Some people believe that college students should consider only their own talents and interests when choosing a field of study. Others believe that college students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.
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The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals.
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It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.
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As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.
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Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and to disobey and resist unjust laws.
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The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people's efficiency so that they have more leisure time.
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To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards.
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People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are also the most critical of it.
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When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings.
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Governments should offer college and university education free of charge to all students.
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Some people believe that scientific discoveries have given us a much better understanding of the world around us. Others believe that science has revealed to us that the world is infinitely more complex than we ever realized.
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In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.
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Claim: The best test of an argument is its ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
Reason: Only by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views of others does one really discover the value of that idea.
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All parents should be required to volunteer time to their children's schools.
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Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning.
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All parents should be required to volunteer time to their children's schools.
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Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future.
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Claim: Colleges and universities should specify all required courses and eliminate elective courses in order to provide clear guidance for students.
Reason: College students—like people in general—prefer to follow directions rather than make their own decisions.
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In order for any work of art-for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song-to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.
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The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people.
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All college and university students would benefit from spending at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
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Leaders are created by the demands that are placed on them.
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The effectiveness of a country's leaders is best measured by examining the well-being of that country's citizens.
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