Mock Exam 2

Don't forget the Pub Quiz tomorrow night, 8:30pm at Tanner's. I know you've gotta get ready for the mock, but you don't need to drink too much! https://www.facebook.com/events/336170996486838/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Surprisingly (that's sarcasm by the way), we've run into some problems with the mock exams. I've heard some reservations expressed by students about being able to get prepared in time plus Marianna's schedule has changed (yep, in the 3rd week of the semester, that's pretty normal for a university I'm sure). Anyway, for these reasons, I've been forced to move the time of the mock exams. The only available time for all parties concerned (you, me and Marianna) and rooms being open is Friday around office hours; therefore, we (1MA/3 and 1MA/4) will be holding the mock exams starting from 11:00 Friday, March 8th in room 316A (It may not start until 11:15) until we finish, depending on how many people come, should be before 1pm. I apologize for all those not able to make it. If you can't come and are still worried about it, just let me know and we can arrange for some extra practice, most likely during other office hours in the next couple of months. There will be no regular classes this week, the mock exam is not obligatory but still suggested for many. I'm putting the questions below once again as last time the format was difficult to read.

Technology
1. What is hacktivism? What are some methods of hacktivism?
2. Do you agree/disagree with hacktivists' actions?
3. Do you know any controversial cases involving hacktivism?
4. Should information be completely free?
5. How technology can be used to improve/alternate our bodies?
6. Would you ever consider putting implants in your body (if yes, what kind of implants)?
7. Discuss pros and cons of smartphones.
8. In what ways can smartphones improve our lives?

Politics and Society
1. Elections, democratic or oppressive?
2. How is the president elected in the US?
3. What is bipartisanship and how does it relate to American politics?
4. What are some of the arguments presented in favor of the legalization of marijuana?
5. Discuss some of the protest movements and root causes for the protests seen around the world in the last two years.
6. Discuss some of the different protest movements and similarities between them.
7. What are the some of the causes of mass murders and how should we punish the mass murderers?
8. What was the Maple Spring and how was it different than movements such as Occupy Wall Street?
9. Why did the Maple Spring movement develop and why can it be viewed as more successful than other protest movements.
10. What is neoliberalism and what part has it played in the protest movements?
11. Is there a relationship between the social contract and protest movements such as Occupy Wall Street?

Personal Relations (group 4)
Discuss benefits of choosing polyamorous relationships over monogamous ones.
How do relationships affect children?
What should be done to stop sexual harassment?
What are the different forms that sexual harassment may take?
What are the ways of sexual harassment that may be noticed in workplaces?
What are the different reactions of victims of sexual harassment in workplaces?
What are the benefits of relationships with convicts and ex-convicts?
What can people do to help convicts to reenter the society?

Personal Relations (group 3)
1. What is polyamory?
2. Are polyamorous relationships beneficial for children?/How does polyamorous relationship affect children?
3.Should polyamorous families have the right to raise children?
4. Are polyamorous people smarter?
5. What are the alternatives to monogamy?
6. Is monogamy natural?
7. Why do some women begin relations with locked up men?
8. Discuss the role of pen pals of prisoners- What role pen pals play in the resocializationo process?
9. How have technological devices changed the way we communicate?
10. Is it possible to be truly alone in a technology driven society?
11. What are the benefits of being disconnected?
12. Can technology be a true substitute for face-to-face interaction?
13. Can we compare technology dependency to an addiction?

Lifestyle (group 3)
Consumerism:
1.Discuss some of the most prevalent methods used by advertiser and media to influence our behavior?
2.Do things and money bring us happiness? If not what do?
3.Can consumerism be seen as a method of social control?
4.How does consumerism affect children?
5.What impact does consumerism have on holiday?
Feminism:
6.What should feminists be fighting for or against nowadays?
7.Why do you think the term ‘feminist’ has negative connotation? OR Why do you think being labeled as feminist has negative meaning?
8.Why are most feminists extremists?
9.What are some of the means feminists use to attract attention? Justify their choice?
(Are men and women equal in 21st century society and is equality possible?)

Lifestyle (group 4)

1. What is couch-surfing? What are the aims of this form of traveling?
2. Are there any dangers in couchsurfing and what tips would you give someone to avoid them?
3. What are some other creative and unconventional ways of traveling?
4. What techniques do advertisers use to convince people to “spend money they don’t have on things they don’t need?”
5. How has Black Friday changed the way Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
6. How do you understand the term conscious consumerism?
7. Black Friday fever - Has holiday shopping gone too far?

Travel & Tourism

1. Is the urge to travel genetic?
2. Describe the influence of technology on traveling.
3. How do cameras affect our travel experience?
4. Discuss couch-surfing. Would you participate in it?
5. Why is extreme tourism growing in popularity?
6. Which disaster sites (if any) would you be interested in seeing? Why?
7. How does tourism affect people's traditions and customs?
8. Is it ethical to travel to war affected areas?

Media and Journalism 1MA/3

1.What impact does a president have on manipulating media content? How and why he does it?
2.What impact does technology have on journalism?
3.What are the core components of creating a successful Internet/ YouTube video?
4.What is the correlation between fear and consumerism?
5.Does fear evoked by TV news stimulate people’s urge to buy?