008 “For hundreds of years, the monetary system of most countries has been based on the exchange of metal coins and printed pieces of paper. However, because of recent developments in technology, the international community should consider replacing the entire system of coins and paper with a system of electronic accounts of credits and debits.”
017 “Some people believe that the best approach to effective time management is to make detailed daily and long-term plans and then to adhere to them. However, this highly structured approach to work is counterproductive. Time management needs to be flexible so that employees can respond to unexpected problems as they arise.”
031 “Financial gain should be the most important factor in choosing a career.”
034 “All citizens should be required to perform a specified amount of public service. Such service would benefit not only the country as a whole but also the individual participants.”
038 “Courtesy is rapidly disappearing from everyday interactions, and as a result, we are all the poorer for it.”
From your perspective, is this an accurate observation? Why or why not? Explain, using reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
053 “The term‘user friendly’ is usually applied to the trouble-free way that computer software moves people from screen to screen, function to function. However, the term can also refer to a government office, a library, public transportation, or anything designed to provide information or services in an easy, friendly way. Just as all societies have many striking examples of user-friendly services, so do they abound in examples of user-unfriendly systems.”
Identify a system or service that you have found to be either “user-friendly” or “user-unfriendly.” Discuss, from the user’s perspective, in what way the system either is or is not easy to use and explain the consequences or effect of such a system.
079 “The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, and it is worth more than any other commodity under the sun.”
143 “Each generation’s cultural achievements—such as those in music, art, or literature—represent improvements on the cultural achievements of previous generations. ”
144 “Public figures should avoid expressing opinions about things that they have not personally experienced or been directly affected by. ”
146 “Only by traveling outside the country of one’s birth can one understand the world and its people. ”
