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Issue[44]="Government should not fund any scientific research whose consequences, either medical or ethical, are unclear.";
Issue[45]="Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather than unquestioningly carrying out the will of the people whom they serve.";
Issue[46]="While some leaders in government, sports, industry, and other areas attribute their success to a well-developed sense of competition, a society can better prepare its young people for leadership by instilling in them a sense of cooperation. ";
Issue[47]="Society does not place enough emphasis on the intellect—that is, on reasoning and other cognitive skills.";
Issue[48]="The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals. The most significant events and trends in history were made possible not by the famous few, but by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten. ";
Issue[49]="Imaginative works such as novels, plays, films, fairy tales, and legends present a more accurate and meaningful picture of human experience than do factual accounts. Because the creators of fiction shape and focus reality rather than report on it literally, their creations have a more lasting significance.";
Issue[50]="In order to improve the quality of instruction at the college and university level, all faculty should be required to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach.";
Issue[51]="Education will be truly effective only when it is specifically designed to meet the individual needs and interests of each student.";
Issue[52]="Education encourages students to question and criticize, and therefore does little to promote social harmony. ";
Issue[53]="College and university education should be free for all students, fully financed by the government. ";
Issue[54]="History teaches us only one thing: knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today. ";
Issue[55]="Competition for high grades seriously limits the quality of learning at all levels of education. ";
Issue[56]="Governments should focus more on solving the immediate problems of today rather than trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future.";
Issue[57]="The depth of knowledge to be gained from books is much richer and broader than what can be learned from direct experience. ";
Issue[58]="The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.";
Issue[59]="Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them.";
Issue[60]="The media—and society in general—mistakenly expect an individual to speak for a particular group, whether or not that individual truly represents the views of the entire group.";
Issue[61]="High-profile awards such as the Nobel Prize are actually damaging to society because they suggest that only a few people deserve such recognition.";
Issue[62]="The widespread idea that people should make self-improvement a primary goal in their lives is problematic because it assumes that people are intrinsically deficient. ";
Issue[63]="To truly understand your own culture—no matter how you define it—requires personal knowledge of at least one other culture, one that is distinctly different from your own. ";
Issue[64]="Many people know how to attain success, but few know how to make the best use of it. ";
Issue[65]="People have been so encouraged by society to focus on apparent differences that they fail to see meaningful similarities among ideas, individuals, and groups. ";
Issue[66]="As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate. ";
Issue[67]="Colleges should require students to engage in public-service activities in order to assure that each student receives a balanced, well-rounded education.";
Issue[68]="People make the mistake of treating experts with suspicion and mistrust, no matter how valuable their contributions might be. ";
Issue[69]="Government should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development ";

Issue[70]="In any profession—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years. The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership. ";
Issue[71]="Spending time alone makes one a better companion to others. ";
Issue[72]="One can best understand the most important characteristics of a society by studying its major cities.";
Issue[73]="In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge. ";
Issue[74]="The most effective way to communicate an idea or value to large groups of people is through the use of images, not language. ";
Issue[75]="The people who make important contributions to society are generally not those who develop their own new ideas, but those who are most gifted at perceiving and coordinating the talents and skills of others. ";
Issue[76]="Truly profound thinkers and highly creative artists are always out of step with their time and their society. ";
Issue[77]="People today are too individualistic. Instead of pursuing self-centered, separate goals, people need to understand that satisfaction comes from working for the greater good of the family, the community, or society as a whole. ";
Issue[78]="Schools should be required to teach the essential interconnectedness of all human beings and thus help eliminate wars, cultural clashes, and other forms of conflict.";
Issue[79]="Major policy decisions should always be left to politicians and other government experts, who are more informed and thus have better judgment and perspective than do members of the general public.";
Issue[80]="All students should be required to take courses in the sciences, even if they have no interest in science. ";
Issue[81]="Patriotic reverence for the history of a nation often does more to impede than to encourage progress. ";
Issue[82]="Government should never censor the artistic works or historical displays that a museum wishes to exhibit. ";
Issue[83]="Government should preserve publicly owned wilderness areas in their natural state, even though these areas are often extremely remote and thus accessible to only a few people. ";
Issue[84]="In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.";
Issue[85]="Government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts. ";
Issue[86]="Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition. ";
Issue[87]="In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important discoveries.";
Issue[88]="Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics. ";
Issue[89]="Leaders are created primarily by the demands that are placed upon them.";
Issue[90]="College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than seek programs that promise entry into the job market.";
Issue[91]="Most people think that their deeply held values are the result of rational choice, but reason often has little to do with the way people form values. ";
Issue[92]="In any academic area or professional field, it is just as important to recognize the limits of our knowledge and understanding as it is to acquire new facts and information. ";
Issue[93]="The concept of 'individual responsibility' is a necessary fiction. Although societies must hold individuals accountable for their own actions, people's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making.";
Issue[94]="Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study because acquiring knowledge of various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated. ";
Issue[95]="People work more productively in teams than individually. Teamwork requires cooperation, which motivates people much more than individual competition does. ";
Issue[96]="Although, critics who write about the arts tend to deny the existence of any objective standards for evaluating works of art, they have a responsibility to establish standards by which works of art can be judged. ";
Issue[97]="It is unfortunate but true that political decisions and activities affect all aspects of people's lives.";
Issue[98]="Colleges and universities should offer more courses on popular music, film, advertising, and television because contemporary culture has much greater relevance for students than do arts and literature of the past. ";
Issue[99]="In any realm of life—whether academic, social, business, or political—the only way to succeed is to take a practical, rather than an idealistic, point of view. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival, whereas idealistic views tend to be superceded by simpler, more immediate options.";
Issue[100]="The pressure to achieve high grades in school seriously limits the quality of learning. An educational environment without grades would promote more genuine intellectual development.";
Issue[101]="Governments should provide funding for artists so that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. ";
Issue[102]="For better or worse, education is a process that involves revising the ideas, beliefs, and values people held in the past.";
Issue[103]="The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives.";
Issue[104]="It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears. ";
Issue[105]="The true strength of a country is best demonstrated by the willingness of its government to tolerate challenges from it's own citizens. ";
Issue[106]="All students should be required to take at least one course in ethics, even if taking the course means a decreased emphasis on academic subjects. ";
Issue[107]="Instant communication systems encourage people to form hasty opinions and give quick replies rather than take the time to develop thoughtful, well-reasoned points of view.";
Issue[108]="In many countries it is now possible to turn on the television and view government at work. Watching these proceedings can help people understand the issues that affect their lives. The more kinds of government proceedings—trials, debates, meetings, etc—that are televised, the more society will benefit. ";
Issue[109]="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. ";