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Equal chances

 What prevents us and allows us to have equal chances or opportunities?

What do you think?

 Should country/countries pay for the pain they caused during slavery, war or colonisation?

Canada

 Comment on Rosemary Brown's integration. Is it inspirational for immigrants?

My school experience 2021-2022

React

 "Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice."

-Elihu Root.

New high technology : The Tesla Bot

After the Artificial Intelligence Day event (on August 2021), Elon Musk announced that Tesla would build a prototype of the Tesla Bot by 2022. The Tesla bot is a conceptual general-purpose robotic humanoid created to help us in daily life, and, it should be equipped with a brain similar to the one of a human.

Tesla bot features :

What do you think about it ? Do you think that the Tesla Bot can be dangerous for us ? 

Human rights

 Should the declaration be legalized  by every country or should it remain a declaration?

A school in an Ehpad

 In January 2023, a school will be created in an Ehpad in Barlin in France. Children and residents will share meals, craft activities and celebrate birthdays together. 

What do you think about this?

Covid

It's been a week since we don't need the sanitary pass and to put on a mask anymore. How do you feel about it? Do you feel freer or do you feel less secure?

Quote

 "Lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr

Do you agree with this quote?

Peace

Since the war in Ukraine started, we have seen that peace is a very precious thing.                                        

Tell me in your own words what peace means to you, if you are for it or against it (a war can be considered legitimate according to Machiavelli for example), and finally if you think that it's really sustainable or not.

War in ukraine

 Four days ago, the Russian army invaded several cities of Ukraine. There was shelling and many soldiers were injured and killed. 

What do you think about that? How do you think it will end?

ART & POWER

 Which video has the most impact on you? Why?

A robot surgeon

For the first time, a robot performed surgery on 4 animals without being guided by a human. The surgeon said the result was "significantly better than by a human's hands". Would you let a robot do a surgical intervention on you? Do you think it's progress or it's dangerous? 

The consultant

"It's by challenging ourselves that we develop as individuals and grow!" 

What do you think about this dictum? Do you agree with Nick? Why?

Dialogue

 Something(in our society) is bothering you, discuss it with a friend or a family member.

Digital media

 Do we trust digital media ? Can digital media be a vector for democracy ?

Inspiration

Which person inspires you the most and why?

Covid

What do you think of the application of the vaccination pass instead of the current simple sanitary pass ?

Spending habits

How can you define your generation's spending habits? Would you say your generation spends more than your parents' generation?

Did you have a nice Christmas ?

What did you do and what gifts did you get?