JF WG 2008-2009-1 Topic Selection

1.       Economy:  General Economics and International Business

Capitalistic society and monetary dependency;

Relations between Corporations and Governments;

The devastation on poorer nations from imposed western policies;

How national features affect economic performance;

International business;

Economics of MF countries.

 

2.       Economy: 2008 Financial Crisis

Will there be another depression?

World business after the financial crisis;

Impact on the MF countries;

Financial institutions;

 

3.       Music: General Music Theories

Trends and future;

World scenario;

Are some styles bad influences?

New styles will remain or just trends?

Sound theory and Noise pollution effects.

 

4.       Music: Music in MF Countries

Music and its influence in MF countries culture;

Traditional Music;

Music Instruments of your country;

Music-traditional music and modern music;

Popular music in each MF country and their similarities.

 

5.       Culture: Everything about the Melton Foundation

MF: its birth, its formative years, its growth, its current state and its future;

How the MF countries has been changing during the years;

How do them influence each other in the MF countries.

 

6.       Culture: Cultures in MF countries

Religion, Culture and Politics;

Tradition and Globalization;

Different social set-ups and culture models in the Melton countries;

Countries' folklore such as traditional festivals, stories;

The major changes that have taken place in the MF countries in the recent past with regard to culture, religion etc.

 

7.       Philosophy

Nature of Knowledge;

What is reality?

Ethics;

Philosophies around the world, especially MF countries;

Ancient and contemporary philosophy;

Theology, different concepts of society through different philosophies and religions;

Impact and connections between religion and spirituality.

 

8.       Politics

Governmental Policies: Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Education, etc;

Political structures and the factors influencing them;

Recent international topics that occur in our media and affect us all relationships between eastern and western countries;

Presidential election and how it affects the world;

International Organizations;

International Law.

 

9.       Art

Art History;

The art from MF countries perspectives;

Modern art in the MF-countries.

 

10.   Architecture

MF countries architecture and its relation with geography and culture;

Changes through the ages and differences between cultures;

Different concepts and ways of see the structures.

 

11.   Information Technology

Internet: Web 2.0;

Innovative Web Application;

Technological developments in the MF countries;

Practical applications of communication technologies;

How they improve people's productivity;

Computer work and time optimization.

 

12.   Movies

MF country's films and the culture the society and the change in nowadays;

Trends, influence and representation in each MF country;

World Cinema;

How movies and messages from movies affect us across different cultures;

Films in MF countries.

 

13.   Intercultural communication und understanding

The global media and its implications;

Different heritages;

Prejudices;

Polarization, The advent and acceptance of fanaticism and extreme views in society at large, extremism in society due to strong views.

 

14.   Humanity and Social Changes

Social change, civil rights, social disobedience, ways of acting against authority;

Civil Rights Movements;

History of social movements in the MF countries;

Humanity in Crisis: where are we going?

Are "our" choices really "ours"?

Social Change and Issues in our country and world.

 

15.   Off Topic

If you did not like any of the topics above and you just want to discuss about anything, this might be your group.