I have these questions about the vice presidential debate for whoever watched it. 1. Who is the moderator, and what are the main topics in this debate?

2. What seems to be the main point(s), claims, or arguments each candidate is trying to make? Which candidate was most effective at conveying their point(s)?

3. What image of themselves and their opponent did each candidate try and create? How respectful were they to each other?

4. Did the candidates talk specifically about how to solve problems and compare their own proposals with their opponents? Or did they avoid specifics and/or evade questions to steer them in a way they wanted? Give examples.

5. What were the primary disagreements between the candidates? On what did the candidates agree?

6. Did either candidate make any obvious mistakes or errors? (Explain)

7. Did you learn anything new about either of the candidates? (What?)

8. What were each candidate’s strengths and weaknesses? Did one candidate clearly do better than the other? In your opinion, who "won" the debate and why?

9. What were the particularly memorable moments (gaffes, “zingers”, jokes, etc.)?

10. Did the audience seem to favor one candidate or another? What points made by each candidate received the best audience response?

11. What television or radio network did you watch or listen to? What comments can you make about the way they covered the debate (camera shots and angles, commentary and analysis (pre-and post-), narration, etc.)? Which candidate did they think won the debate?

dear friend:

  i hope this letter finds you in soaring spirits and vibrant health. as you had expressed the wish to know about culture, traditions, and unity of india in your previous letter, in the following lines i have tried my best to give you glimpses of our culture, traditions, and unity. you will be amazed to know that our culture is the oldest culture in the world and the birth place of hinduism, buddhism, jainism, and sikhism. you won’t find any other culture as varied and multi-colored, multi-lingual as ours. each region has its own unique culture, traditions, language. there are 22 official languages in india.

  basically, india is a spiritual country with orthodox traditions. for example the people of india believe in traditions set by their wise forefathers. arranged marriages, joint-family system, universal brotherhood, vegetarianism, celebrating festivals such as diwali, holi, eid, etc., are the salient features of our culture and traditions.

  another unique aspect about our country is ‘unity in diversity’. in spite of the multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-traditional, multi-cultural society, people live peacefully together, respecting one another’s views, cultures, traditions, and differences. i am sure you would love to visit india soon, and have a first-hand experience of the multi-colored culture. give regards to uncle and aunt. do visit india with your family and experience our hospitality.

your friend,

they had freedom from the government and from the affairs

answer; disconfirm the catharsis theory;

answer; self-serving bias;