Englisch — 5. Mai 1987 8. A-Klasse (Mag. Ernst Söser) (19 Kandidaten) 1. "Be frultfui and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it" Considering the above motte, evaluate the progress mankind has made in mastering its environment. Point out chaiienges that man wlii have to meet in the future. is the above quotation in need of modification if it is to serve as a guideiine for future generations, too? (7 Kandidaten) 2. "Sports competitions are mimic warfare". — A Professional sportsman — Somebody who practices sports as a hobby refieot upon the above quotation and expiain the roie sports piay in their iives. Write TWO essays. (9 Kandidaten) 3. Having experienced schooi and education for quite a considerabie time, you present your views concerning aims and methods of educa tion and schooiing. Which are your ideais? Where does reaiity not meet them? What shouid be done in order to reaiize them? (2 Kandidaten) 8. B-Klasse (Gruppe 1) (Mag. Peter Trautwein) (15 Kandidaten) WRITE ABOUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE TOPICS. TOPiC ONE You can't consume much if you sit still and read books. (From: Aldous Huxiey, Brave New World). — Discuss the above Statement and its possible effects on a society. TOPIC TWO We have got a future. I have got you to look after me and you have got me to iook after you. (From; John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men). — Onemightdraw the conciusion that stayingsingieis the lessattractiveoption in a person's iife. Oomment on this. TOPIC THREE Boxer'sfavourite maxim was, 'I wiii work harder'. (From: George Orweii, Animal Farm). — Can you imagine adopting this maxim yourself? 8. B-Klasse (Gruppe 2) (Mag. Klaus Kram!) Europe's Baby Bust (15 Kandidaten) Declining birthrates could bring on a long, stark 'demographic winter' With much fanfare, the French government last month announoed a new, and dramatic, program to encourage larger families: it will pay mothers who give birth to a third or fourth child a "temporary maternal salary" for three years. In Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has begun to cut back on university subsidies. in Belgium the government is laying off high-school teachers, Starting in 1989, West German draftees will be required to serve 18 months in the Bundeswehr, rather than the 15 months that has been Standard for decades. In East Germany young parents now receive nointeresthousingloans, andpartoftheprincipa! is"forgiven" with each new chiid a couple produces. All these seemingly unrelated developments havethesamecause:ademographicrevolutionthat is unprecedented in European history. More young Europeans than ever are nofgetting married.Those whodoaremarryinglaterandhavingfewerchildren, and a significant number of two-career couples are deciding agalnst starting families at all. As a result thecontinent's populationwillbegintodeclineinthe 1990s. PowerfuI, affluent West Germany now has the lowest birthrate — 1.3 children per woman — in its recorded history. In England fertiiity has fallen by a third and marriage rates by 40 percent in the past 13 years. Even Italy, despiteitsoverwhelmingly Catholic Population, will soon start to lose population if present trends continue. The only countries in Western Europe that are maintaining birthrates that will keep their populations steady are tiny Ireland
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