Week#7 Discussion Topics

Class A
From: http://meesolpark.blogspot.kr/2015/10/week-7th-class-materials-on-gun-control.html

In the upcoming class, I would like to talk about "gun control" in the U.S. as it is highly divisive and controversial issue. I think it is worth discussing for once. The debate has been reignited recently due to another mass shooting in Roseburg, Ore.

So I chose the article from New York Times which well explains on some basic facts on gun control. The link of the study article, discussion questions and related materials are as follows.

<Study article>
Gun Control Explained


<Discussion questions>

1. Is there anything that you do not get quite clear on this issue? If you have, you may discuss them with your classmates for a better understanding, as it is quite complicated issue.
2. Suppose that you are a U.S. citizen (or if you are,). Would you support for 'gun control' or 'gun possession'? why?
3. In your opinion, what measures should be taken to reduce gun-related incidents including mass shootings?
4. Have you ever been to or lived in a country where gun possession is legal? Or do you have any experience related to gun?

<Related Materials>

* Wikipedia on gun control
* List of articled on New York Times on gun and gun control in chronological order:
* Basic Gun Research is Seriously Underfunded
* Australian Comedian's Take on U.S. Gun Debate

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Class B 
From: http://hjing214.blogspot.kr/2015/10/week7-discussion-topic.html

This week, let's talk about "Beauty". Beauty is very comprehensive concept of everything in the world, not only for people's appearance but also beauty of landscape , art or studies.
However, I would like to share ideas about "plus size model". This is tremendously issuing in many aspects. It would be better to make mark words you don't know while you are reading and talk about it together.

Study Article: Plus size fashion week: confessions of a plus sized model

Reference Video: 

• Plus Size? More Like My Size
• A Darwinian Theory of Beauty

Supplemental Article:

• Social Media Users Sound Off in Support of Plus Size Models
• Tearful plus-size model urges women to stop hiding and embrace their curves in powerful campaign for MAC
• What Plus-Size Models Really Think About Their Bodies

Discussion questions:

• What is true confidence?
• In your opinion, the trend of plus-size is bring positive effects in society or make people to be generous to being oversize even though health problem?
• In your eyes, What is beauty? Can you define the beauty? ( Do not limit on appearance, beauty on various things.)
• Do you have any stereotype opinion on body shape or appearance?
• As you wake up in the morning, do you look at mirror? Do you talk to yourself looking at the mirror? what do you usually talk to you in the morning? If not, What do you usually do as you wake up?
• Do you think men and women judges themselves differently (physically or otherwise)? How
  so?
• How is the Korean ideal of beauty different from other ideals of beauty? How has it changed over time?
• What role does appearance play in achieving your goals?
• In what ways does society (especially Korean society) help boost and destroy individual self-esteem? (family members, classmates, bosses)