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Changing Air

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The link below will take you to a Ted Talk about air. Before class please watch the video. While watching please think about the following: How do you picture the air? How does air touch you? What is air? How do we personally change the air? Why does Emily say air is plural? Would you like to experience breathing air from previous times? Why or why not? How do you feel about human synthesized air?   After watching the video, prepare a short talk for the class, choose from one of the titles below. What we can learn from the history of air. The future of air. Things we should do now to protect the quality of air. Law in regards to the use of air. The economics of air. Air in the market place.   Air quality in regards to health. Emily Parsons-Lord 呼吸する空気で作るアート 
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Japanese Work Culture

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Please watch this American news broadcast about Japanese work culture. Is this good and true journalism? Do you think this is unbiased reporting? What would you change, add or remove from this broadcast? What are your opinions about Japanese work culture? Think about the questions above and prepare a presentation for class. Bonus Material 英語ではいろいろな火のイディオムがある。例えば「Breathe Fire」、火を吐く！意味は非常に怒っている。イギリスの龍は怖くて火を吐くので、もし誰かが「breathe fire〉をしたら、その人は龍のように怒っている。例えば、 “My mother was very kind, but sometimes she could breathe fire”. 「Fire in the belly」、お腹の中に火がある。意味はとても強く決める。例えば、 “He has a fire in his belly to pass the examination” “I have a fire in my belly”はちょっと変。もし自分の事を話したら、"I am determined to pass the examination". 「Light a fire under someone」、誰かの下に火をともす。意味は誰かに熱心にやる気を与える。例えば、 At first, I was lazy at university, but my girlfriend lit a fire under me, so I started to study hard. Bonus Video お喋りMEET UPを知っていますか？
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Screens and Stopping Cues

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Before class watch the video and answer the questions. How do you rate this video? What is "dog fooding" and why is it prevalent in business?   Why is it less prevalent  in tech business? Do you think children's  exposure to technology should be limited? How do you feel about your amount of screen time? How does screen time improve your life? How does screen time badly effect your life? What are stopping cues? Do you have any stopping cues? How did you feel about the Dutch company's rising desks? What did you think about Daimler's policy of deleting email for staff on holiday? 
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