December 2007 Questions

Defying all expectations, a group of Scottish marine biologists capture a live Loch Ness Monster. In an almost unbelievable coincidence, a bear hunter in the Pacific Northwest shoots a Sasquatch in the thigh, thereby allowing zoologists to take the furry monster into captivity. These events happen on the same afternoon. That evening, the president announces he may have thyroid cancer and will undergo a biopsy later in the week.

YOU ARE THE FRONT-PAGE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES:

WHAT DO YOU PLAY AS THE BIGGEST STORY?
WHY DO YOU CHOOSE THAT STORY?

This is the opening line of Charles Dickens' A Tale of two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Think of that line in the context of the novel (assuming you've read it). Now go to your CD collection and find Derek and the Dominoes Layla and Other Love Songs album (assuming you own it). Listen to he opening guitar riff to "Layla."

WHICH OF THESE TWO INTRODUCTIONS IS A HIGHER FORM OF THE ART?
WHY?

3.	If given the choice, would you rather (a) only abide by the rules and morals of society that you personally agree with, or (b) have the power to slightly adjust the rules and morals that currently exist knowing that, if you choose this option, the adjustments would then apply to you and everyone else, all the time? WHY?