Moderator: Kate
Panelists: Rie, Rachel, Amy, Anna, Alex
Rie: disagree
He disagree with this topic in terms of three points below:
1. the gap between low income family and high income family
2. coorpration tax is better
3. income tax is better
Rachel: disagree
She thinks low income family can't pay more tax. She warrys about them.
Amy: disagree
She think if we introduce sales tax in Apollon, Apollon people don't want to go shopping and it'll influent Apollon's economy. Also, she is a doctor and she have to buy expensive medical instrument, so she doesn't want to pay more much money.
Anna: agree
We had decided to hold some events like Sunflower festivel so the government need more money, so sales tax is good idea to gather money easily.
Alex: agree
Her sons are student so she hope the government help parents with educational expenses.
Question
Moderator: Rie said it is difficult for low income family to pay sales tax, what do you think, Anna?
Anna: Using reduced tax rete is good idea, I think.
Rachel: But it is difficult for clarks to find someone who get low income. How do we know who is the people?
Anna: The government shold investigate Apollon people's income, and the government can give them some papers or cards which proof the right of getting reduced tax rate.
Amy: I don't want to pay tax more.
Anna: We decided to hold some events in Apollon so the governmen need more money than now.
Rachel: But now, our main industry is tourism, and if we introduce sales tax, some tourists don't buy many products and our tourism will not improve.
Anna: Then, we can make some duty free shops.
Rachel: It is good idea!
Isabera: What kind of tax do we pay now?
Moderator and panelists: Now, we pay some taxs except for sales tax and income tax, for example residence tax.
Conclusion
We will introduce sales tax or income tax or both of them.
Final comment
I think this discussion was very good! Because the moderator could summarize the panelists' opinions very well and the panelists could spoke many times. They couldn't decide which is better, sales tax or income tax, but if they talk about the topic next time too, I'm sure they can get the conclusion concretely. Anyway, the discussion was very active and I want to follow them.
2014年11月27日木曜日
2014年11月24日月曜日
Let's make point-system in Apollon.
Moderater: Belle
1. How we can collect points
Jack: Tour guide volunteer
Tama: Sunflower Festival's staff (it is held once a year so it's big point)
Mac: Buying food made in Apollon
Jack: Participating in photo contest of Sunflower Festival
Angelina: Recycling
2. Where can we use them
Jack: Public utility cost(train or bus fare, electricity charges, gus charges, water charges)
Mac: Shopping center
Angelina: food
Qustion
Robert: How the government get the money for points? It is our tax, so we have to pay more money for the point-system.
Jack: But we give points to the volunteers instead of money it's ok.
Ashley: How much the money equal 1 point?
Jack: 1 point equal 1 Apollon.
Conclusion
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Final comment
I think they should explain about the point system more and more before discussion. Many audience couldn't understand clearly. But I felt they prepared a lot, so I expect their next discussion. And moderater, Belle, she tried to summarize all opinion and it was very good job!
1. How we can collect points
Jack: Tour guide volunteer
Tama: Sunflower Festival's staff (it is held once a year so it's big point)
Mac: Buying food made in Apollon
Jack: Participating in photo contest of Sunflower Festival
Angelina: Recycling
2. Where can we use them
Jack: Public utility cost(train or bus fare, electricity charges, gus charges, water charges)
Mac: Shopping center
Angelina: food
Qustion
Robert: How the government get the money for points? It is our tax, so we have to pay more money for the point-system.
Jack: But we give points to the volunteers instead of money it's ok.
Ashley: How much the money equal 1 point?
Jack: 1 point equal 1 Apollon.
Conclusion
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Final comment
I think they should explain about the point system more and more before discussion. Many audience couldn't understand clearly. But I felt they prepared a lot, so I expect their next discussion. And moderater, Belle, she tried to summarize all opinion and it was very good job!
2014年11月16日日曜日
We should make a national holiday, Sunflower Day.
Moderater: Lucus Arden
Panelists: Finnian Lee, Kofy Keita, Allie Collins, Hanna Marin, Carol Smith
Finnian: agree
If we make national holiday and hold Sunflower Festival, Apollon will develop. It is good for Apollon's economy.
Kofy: agree
We should be aware of Sunflower as our national flower more. Sunflower's day is useful for that.
Allie: agree
Last year, we decided to use sunflower to symbolize Apollon, and Sunflower festival is one of the method to develop Apollon. We should hold Sunflower festival on Sunflwer's day.
Carol(me): disagree
If we hold some events for national holiday, we need money and place and people who prepare the events. Also, school children can't go to school because of national holiday.
Hanna: disagree
Many young people don't think Sunflower is important as national flower, and sunflowers don't suit as national holiday.
Lucus:What do you want to do in Sunflower Day?
Finnian: I want to plant many sunflowers with Apollon's people, and watch them. Also, sell some products by sunflowers to tourists.
Kofy: I want to hold sunflower's photo contest.
Emily: I think we should set Sunflower Day on weekend(Satueday or Sunday), then school children can go to school.
Carol: It is good idea.
Carol: Now, we should think about what we do on Sunflwer Day.
Finnian: Iwant to hold photo contest and sunflower festival.
Carol: I think photo contest is good idea because we don't need much money or big place for it.
Conclusion
We make Sunflower's Day in last Saturday in July, and we hold Sunflower Festival.
Final comment
I think we should prepare for the discussion more. Also, I've forgot I'm 65 years old, it was my bad point. We got conclusion unnaturaly and we needed more time to discuss. But our discussion became better than our first discussion, I think.
Panelists: Finnian Lee, Kofy Keita, Allie Collins, Hanna Marin, Carol Smith
Finnian: agree
If we make national holiday and hold Sunflower Festival, Apollon will develop. It is good for Apollon's economy.
Kofy: agree
We should be aware of Sunflower as our national flower more. Sunflower's day is useful for that.
Allie: agree
Last year, we decided to use sunflower to symbolize Apollon, and Sunflower festival is one of the method to develop Apollon. We should hold Sunflower festival on Sunflwer's day.
Carol(me): disagree
If we hold some events for national holiday, we need money and place and people who prepare the events. Also, school children can't go to school because of national holiday.
Hanna: disagree
Many young people don't think Sunflower is important as national flower, and sunflowers don't suit as national holiday.
Lucus:What do you want to do in Sunflower Day?
Finnian: I want to plant many sunflowers with Apollon's people, and watch them. Also, sell some products by sunflowers to tourists.
Kofy: I want to hold sunflower's photo contest.
Emily: I think we should set Sunflower Day on weekend(Satueday or Sunday), then school children can go to school.
Carol: It is good idea.
Carol: Now, we should think about what we do on Sunflwer Day.
Finnian: Iwant to hold photo contest and sunflower festival.
Carol: I think photo contest is good idea because we don't need much money or big place for it.
Conclusion
We make Sunflower's Day in last Saturday in July, and we hold Sunflower Festival.
Final comment
I think we should prepare for the discussion more. Also, I've forgot I'm 65 years old, it was my bad point. We got conclusion unnaturaly and we needed more time to discuss. But our discussion became better than our first discussion, I think.
2014年11月13日木曜日
Should we assciate with other country?
Moderater: Emily Thoma
Panelists:Lucy Walter, Ashley Turner, Sara Cooper, Sophie Dawson, Isabela Horan
Lucy:agree
She agreed with this topic because we can get many oppotunities to know other culture.
Ashley:agree
If we associate with other country, we can help each other in disaster. Or when another war happens, other country may help us.
Sara:agree
In Apollon's book store, there is no other country's books. She is photographer, so she wants to buy and sell photo collections.
Sophie:disagree
If we associate with other country, some problems may happen.
Isabela:diagree
If a war happen, we have to help the other country. Also, she worry about disappearing Apollon's own culture.
Question
Sara:We don't have to help other country in the war. We can only teade or do something like business.
Sophie to Sara:
You can associate with other country's company, it's ok.
But we don't have to associate as the country, Apollon.
Ashley:Associating with other country is good for tourism.
Sophie:To improve our tourism, we don't have to use associating. There are many methods for example, holding events.
Conclusion
We should try to associate to develop tourism and economism.
Final comment
I think they didn't discuss enough, but suddenly they got conclusion. It was little unnatural. But the moderater, Emily did great job! She tried not to make silence. Next time, if they prepare for the presentation more and more, it'll be better.
Panelists:Lucy Walter, Ashley Turner, Sara Cooper, Sophie Dawson, Isabela Horan
Lucy:agree
She agreed with this topic because we can get many oppotunities to know other culture.
Ashley:agree
If we associate with other country, we can help each other in disaster. Or when another war happens, other country may help us.
Sara:agree
In Apollon's book store, there is no other country's books. She is photographer, so she wants to buy and sell photo collections.
Sophie:disagree
If we associate with other country, some problems may happen.
Isabela:diagree
If a war happen, we have to help the other country. Also, she worry about disappearing Apollon's own culture.
Question
Sara:We don't have to help other country in the war. We can only teade or do something like business.
Sophie to Sara:
You can associate with other country's company, it's ok.
But we don't have to associate as the country, Apollon.
Ashley:Associating with other country is good for tourism.
Sophie:To improve our tourism, we don't have to use associating. There are many methods for example, holding events.
Conclusion
We should try to associate to develop tourism and economism.
Final comment
I think they didn't discuss enough, but suddenly they got conclusion. It was little unnatural. But the moderater, Emily did great job! She tried not to make silence. Next time, if they prepare for the presentation more and more, it'll be better.
Should the elemrntary school students have their own cellphoness?
Moderater:Anna Janes
panelits:Amy Green, Alex Bell, Rie Chein, Kate Hail, Rachel Williams
Amy:agree
If children have their own cellphone, they can ask their help in emergency. But we should teach how to use cellphone correctly.
Alex:agree
Cellphone has GPS function and it is very useful. She has children and her children have their children.
Rie:disagree
Cellphone is not good for children's eyes. Also he think children should play outside without cellphone.
Kate:disagree
Children have a lot of things to do(study and sports and so on...). If children have cellphone, they should waste time by them.
Rachel:disagree
She worry about dangerous of Internet. Internet is too dangerous for children, so they shouldn't use them.
Alex:We are double-income family, so my children spend a lot of time without adults. If some disaster hapen, what should they do?
Rie:In emergency, it is difficult to use cellphone and people can help each other.
Sara:I think every family have different situations. It is natural that every family have different rules.
Sophie:Do you want to make a law? or rule?
Anna:We want to make a rule.
Conclusion
We should make a family rule depends on their family situations.
Final comment
I think it was strange that they tried to make a rule. They should understand their purpose or why they talk about their topic. But all panelists speak many times and the moderater was very good!
panelits:Amy Green, Alex Bell, Rie Chein, Kate Hail, Rachel Williams
Amy:agree
If children have their own cellphone, they can ask their help in emergency. But we should teach how to use cellphone correctly.
Alex:agree
Cellphone has GPS function and it is very useful. She has children and her children have their children.
Rie:disagree
Cellphone is not good for children's eyes. Also he think children should play outside without cellphone.
Kate:disagree
Children have a lot of things to do(study and sports and so on...). If children have cellphone, they should waste time by them.
Rachel:disagree
She worry about dangerous of Internet. Internet is too dangerous for children, so they shouldn't use them.
Alex:We are double-income family, so my children spend a lot of time without adults. If some disaster hapen, what should they do?
Rie:In emergency, it is difficult to use cellphone and people can help each other.
Sara:I think every family have different situations. It is natural that every family have different rules.
Sophie:Do you want to make a law? or rule?
Anna:We want to make a rule.
Conclusion
We should make a family rule depends on their family situations.
Final comment
I think it was strange that they tried to make a rule. They should understand their purpose or why they talk about their topic. But all panelists speak many times and the moderater was very good!
2014年11月7日金曜日
We need immigration law in Apollon.
Moderator: Tama Homer
Panelists: Laura Addy, Belle Waterfall, Jack Bauer, Mac Jason, Angelina Miller
Laura: disagree
If we accept immigration, the number of crime may increase so she worry about public safety.
Belle: disagree
To deside immigrater's political right or to prepare their work place is troublesome. In addition, we may lose our own culture.
Jack: disagree
She worry about the place to build houses for immgraters. We don't have large place so we need high building and the high buildings will disturb our beautiful scenely.
Mac: agree
He think Apollon don't have enough young people so we should accept many young immigrater. Also, we can learn a lot of things from immigraters.
Angelina: agree
Now, the number of young people is few, so we need more workers from foreign countries. We can improve our hospitality.
Audience's question:
Who permits the working visa?
Jack: The government permits.
Conclusion:
Apollon is consist of different countries' people. So we don't need this discussion.
Final comment:
First, the discussion members should have checked Apollon's information. It is most important thing when we deside our discusion topic. But they prepared a lot for this discussion, so it was good!
Panelists: Laura Addy, Belle Waterfall, Jack Bauer, Mac Jason, Angelina Miller
Laura: disagree
If we accept immigration, the number of crime may increase so she worry about public safety.
Belle: disagree
To deside immigrater's political right or to prepare their work place is troublesome. In addition, we may lose our own culture.
Jack: disagree
She worry about the place to build houses for immgraters. We don't have large place so we need high building and the high buildings will disturb our beautiful scenely.
Mac: agree
He think Apollon don't have enough young people so we should accept many young immigrater. Also, we can learn a lot of things from immigraters.
Angelina: agree
Now, the number of young people is few, so we need more workers from foreign countries. We can improve our hospitality.
Audience's question:
Who permits the working visa?
Jack: The government permits.
Conclusion:
Apollon is consist of different countries' people. So we don't need this discussion.
Final comment:
First, the discussion members should have checked Apollon's information. It is most important thing when we deside our discusion topic. But they prepared a lot for this discussion, so it was good!
2014年10月21日火曜日
"Should we develop our country side?"
Moderator: Hanna Marin
Panelists: Allie Collins, Lucus Arden, Finnian Lee, Carol Smith, Kofy Keita
Allie: agree
She suggested to build some botanical gardens in country side, and the botanical gardens will make Apollon more famous and keep our rare plants.
Lucus: agree
He thinks there are too many people in city side, so it is good idea that some people in city side move to country side. We should develop our country side to do that.
Finnian: agree
She thinks the country side is inconvenient for young people. We should improve our transportation system, and some people will move to the city side.
My opinin: disagree
When I was young Apollon had more nature. If we develop our country side, we'll lost our nature more and more. We must reserve our nature.
Kofy: disagree
She is a writer so she wants to work at silent place, so she is afraid the country side will become noisy because of the development. In addition she is also worry about the environmental pollution.
Hanna: How should we protect our nature?
Finnian: I suggest to make some buildings with plants, and we can develop our country side and protect the nature. Or we can use the vacant area to build some buildings without breaking the nature.
Hanna: How can we use the vacant area?
Lucus: We should invite some companies in country side, and some people in city side will move to the country side to work at the companies.
Kofy: If we use the vacant area, the environmental pollution will be problem. I don't agree with this idea.
Conclusion
We should develop our country side with some plans to protect nature.
Final comment
After the discussion, we had a lot of points we should reconsider. "Where is the country side?" was a big problem for us. Next time, we should prepare more and more, and we will have more good discussion.
Panelists: Allie Collins, Lucus Arden, Finnian Lee, Carol Smith, Kofy Keita
Allie: agree
She suggested to build some botanical gardens in country side, and the botanical gardens will make Apollon more famous and keep our rare plants.
Lucus: agree
He thinks there are too many people in city side, so it is good idea that some people in city side move to country side. We should develop our country side to do that.
Finnian: agree
She thinks the country side is inconvenient for young people. We should improve our transportation system, and some people will move to the city side.
My opinin: disagree
When I was young Apollon had more nature. If we develop our country side, we'll lost our nature more and more. We must reserve our nature.
Kofy: disagree
She is a writer so she wants to work at silent place, so she is afraid the country side will become noisy because of the development. In addition she is also worry about the environmental pollution.
Hanna: How should we protect our nature?
Finnian: I suggest to make some buildings with plants, and we can develop our country side and protect the nature. Or we can use the vacant area to build some buildings without breaking the nature.
Hanna: How can we use the vacant area?
Lucus: We should invite some companies in country side, and some people in city side will move to the country side to work at the companies.
Kofy: If we use the vacant area, the environmental pollution will be problem. I don't agree with this idea.
Conclusion
We should develop our country side with some plans to protect nature.
Final comment
After the discussion, we had a lot of points we should reconsider. "Where is the country side?" was a big problem for us. Next time, we should prepare more and more, and we will have more good discussion.
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