在外旅游的人现在更多地选择privately owned residences，它和传统的hotel之间的竞争 (travelcompetition)是不是一个好的趋势 (positive trend)?

A: 是。因为能给homeowner带来收益;也能给游客更便宜的价格

B: 不是，会影响他们遇见更多的人

教授：工作晋升promote和什么标准有关?

A：work experience/Seniority

B：不一定和时间，有人经验不多但很强在专业上。

大学是否应该encourage or even require 学生参加at least one club or organization?

A: 不应该，大学生没时间;

B: 应该，可以遇见其他人交朋友

拥有了越来越多的possession会不会对人的生活产生不好的影响？

要求分析拥有大量消费品对生活质量的影响，特别是这些消费品所带来的责任和管理压力。

Your professor is teaching a class on sociology. Write a post responding to the professor's question.

In your response, you should do the following.

Express and support your opinion.

Make a contribution to the discussion in your own words.

An effective response will contain at least 100 words.

social media influencers带来的正面还是负面影响更多？

When making major purchase (for example, car or laptop), our decisions can be influenced by different sources of information.  Which of the following would most influence your decision?

(1) recommendations from friends or colleagues

(2)information from media (for example, TV, magazines, newspapers)