2018-10-29

h. A federal court has ruled that Christmas (like Hanukkah, Easter, and Passover) may be observed in the public schools as a cultural event but not as a religious holiday. Educational lawyers interpret that as meaning that songs like “Silent Night” may be sung in a class learning about religious customs or in a music appreciation class but not as a religious celebration. Do you support the idea of banning all religious celebrations from the schools in this manner?

 i. When Elizabeth Taylor learned that a TV movie based on her life was in preparation, she went to court to block its production, claiming that the so-called docudrama was “simply a fancy new name for old-fashioned invasion of privacy, defamation, and violation of an actor’s rights.” Some people would say that her request should have been denied because it represents censorship. What do you think? (Would you think differently if the docudrama concerned the life of a deceased celebrity, such as Kurt Cobain or Elvis Presley?)

 j. Shirley MacLaine, the well-known actress, is also a best-selling author. In her books she claims to have lived a number of former lives. For example, she says she once lived as a male teacher who committed suicide on the lost continent of Atlantis. Do you find such claims believable?

h、一家联邦法院裁定，在公立学校，圣诞节（就像光明节，复活节和逾越节）可以作为一种文化活动，而不是宗教节日。教育律师解释说，这意味着像“平安夜”这样的歌曲可以在学习宗教习俗的课堂上演唱，也可以在音乐欣赏课上演唱，而不是作为宗教庆典。你是否支持以这种方式在学校里禁止所有宗教庆祝活动的想法？

i、当伊丽莎白·泰勒(Elizabeth Taylor)得知一部以她的生活为基础的电视电影正在筹备中时，她上法庭阻止这部电影的制作，声称所谓的纪录片“只不过是对传统的侵犯隐私、诽谤和侵犯演员权利的一个时髦的新名字。”有些人会说，她的要求应该被拒绝，因为它代表审查制度。你认为如何?（如果这部纪录片涉及已故名人的生命，如科特·科本(KurtCobain)或埃尔维斯·普雷斯利(ElvisPresley)，你会怎么想？）

j、著名女演员雪莉·麦克莱恩也是一位畅销书作家.在她的书中，她声称曾过许多以前的生活。例如，她说她曾经是一名男教师，在失去的亚特兰蒂斯大陆自杀。你觉得这样的说法可信吗？