Intercultural Discussion Questions

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=434492" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="31800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Message </b></FONT><B>   |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Message"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18250510.gif" border=0 width="80" height="81" ALT="Metafile Companion Picture (32-bit)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Intercultural Discussion Questions</I></div> <bR> <div> Discussion Questions:</div> <bR> <div> 1.  What is your opinion of the recent developments in television commercials where advertisers are attempting to use a more diverse cultural population to advertise products?</div> <bR> <div> 2.  Do you think that America should be a great melting pot or a tossed salad?  Should diverse cultural groups keep their cultural uniqueness (dress, foods, and language) or should they adapt to the "American way" of doing things?</div> <bR> <div> 3.  Do you think homosexuals should be their own minority group?  If defined as a group should they be included with other minorities in affirmative action areas: For example should an employer be required to hire a certain number of homosexuals, etc.?</div> <bR> <div> 4.  How can you be true to yourself while managing to work effectively with others of diverse cultures?  If you are comfortable using a certain label--Mexican, black, handicapped--should you change to accommodate the feelings of others? Why or why not?</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>