Question: Chinese people call the Spring Festival"Nian". But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster ? A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things----the color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks to make Nian go away. On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster. After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the night. In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the Spring Festival. 1. What did the monster Nian eat most of they year?
2. What did it eat in the winter?
3. How did people try to protect themselves in the winter, before the old man gave them advice?
4. How did Nian feel about noise?
5. How did the people use that to their advantage?
6. Did Nian have any colors it was afraid of?
7. What instruments did people use to scare the monster away?
8. When they celebrate the death of the monster what do they make noise with?
9. What decorations do they put up then?
10. Is food involved in the celebrations?
11. Are the celebrations held throughout the night?
12. Who gave the people information that they used to help kill the monster? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. animals
2. people
3. locked their doors
4. afraid
5. people killed the monster
6. red
7. drums and gongs
8. drums and gongs
9. red lantern
10. yes
11. yes
12. an old man

Question: Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets? Studies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image. This was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. "My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up," she says. "And she put me on my first diet when I was 10. I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again." America's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it? "It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders," says Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the eating disorders charity. "There is a genetic component to eating disorders." However, "We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers." says Ringwood. "No food should ever be 'good 'or' bad'," Ringwood says. Instead, "You have to make it clear that food is a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared." "Talk to her about body image," Ringwood says. "Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic ) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure on girls today is immense," she says. Never forget that you are the authoritative voice, too. 1. Who are Michelle Obama's girls?
2. Were they getting heavy?
3. What do the studies show about diets
4. Who is susan ringwood?
5. Do girls idolize their mothers?
6. Is there a genetic component to eating disorders
7. Should food be" good or bad"?
8. Should food be feared?
9. What is the pressure on girls today?
10. How old is Carly?
11. Who does she blame?
12. Who has an eating message?
13. When did Carly go on her first diet?
14. What did she lose?
15. Is it wrong just to blame mothers? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Malia and Sasha
2. yes
3. they show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese
4. chief executive of the eating disorders charity
5. yes
6. yes
7. no
8. no
9. immense
10. 40
11. her mother
12. America's First Lady
13. when she was 10
14. puppy fat
15. yes

Question: Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered. The concept of justice differs in every culture. An early theory of justice was set out by the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato in his work "The Republic". Advocates of divine command theory argue that justice issues from God. In the 17th century, theorists like John Locke argued for the theory of natural law. Thinkers in the social contract tradition argued that justice is derived from the mutual agreement of everyone concerned. In the 19th century, utilitarian thinkers including John Stuart Mill argued that justice is what has the best consequences. Theories of distributive justice concern what is distributed, between whom they are to be distributed, and what is the "proper" distribution. Egalitarians argued that justice can only exist within the coordinates of equality. John Rawls used a social contract argument to show that justice, and especially distributive justice, is a form of fairness. Property rights theorists (like Robert Nozick) take a deontological view of distributive justice and argue that property rights-based justice maximizes the overall wealth of an economic system. Theories of retributive justice are concerned with punishment for wrongdoing. Restorative justice (also sometimes called "reparative justice") is an approach to justice that focuses on restoring what is good, and necessarily focuses on the needs of victims and offenders. 1. Who wrote "The Republic"?
2. What was his nationality?
3. What was his job or occupation, what he is known for?
4. Who controls justice according to those who believe divine command theory?
5. Who controls justice according to those who believe in social contract tradition?
6. When did John Stuart Mill live?
7. What type of thinker was he known as?
8. What group believed that justice can only exist when people are equal?
9. Robert Nozick was known to be what type of theorist?
10. What theorists focus on restoration of good?
11. Restorative justice focus on the needs of what two groups?
12. Who was first to discuss and write about justice, John Stuart Mill or John Locke?
13. Was the "natural law" or the "social contract" view of justice discussed and written about first? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Plato.
2. Greek.
3. Philosopher.
4. God.
5. Everyone concerned.
6. In the 19th century.
7. Utilitarian thinkers.
8. Egalitarians.
9. Property rights theorist.
10. Restorative justice
11. Victims and offenders.
12. John Locke.
13. Natural law.