2011年11月14日月曜日

Discussion report 2

I attended the village office meeting. The topic of the discussion was that whether we should construct a theme park in our village to solve the financial problems.
There were 5panelists. Hitomi called Jiro is 55years old. He is a farmer and he grows many fruits and vegetables. He has run  his farm for 30 years. Kazuyo called Kazuo is also a farmer. He grows cows, pigs, horses, and sheep. If the theme park is constructed, farmers will lose their farms and jobs, so they disagree with the topic. Yuki called Masae is a student. There are not amusement area in the village, so she have to go out the other city. Her mother worries about that Masae has a traffic accident. If the theme park is constructed, they will be happy, but her grandfather is a farmer, so she is neutral. Kana called Eichi Otaguro and Kisato called Haruhiko agreed with the topic. Eichi said that the financial problems were very serious, so we must solve the problems as soon as possible. He said that it was the best way to solve the financial problems to construct the theme park. Haruhiko is the chief of the village. He has two children. One of them is doing job-hunting, but it is hard to find a job. If the theme park is constructed, he can find a job.
Important points of the discussion were whether it is the best way to solve financial problems to construct the theme park and how farmers make their living. The outcome of the discussion was that they decided to construct a park in our village. There will be some roller coasters, kitchen gardens, and farms. The customers can enjoy riding roller coasters, eating flesh food, and beautiful landscape.
I think that it takes a lot of time to solve financial problems. I don't think that farmers need to change their jobs because they can make their living by farming. We should protect agriculture. I don't think that it is good to depend on imported food. They are cheaper than domestically produced food, but I worry about the food safety.
There were some contradictions in the discussion. The village have serious financial problems, but farmers can make their living and the village have enough money to construct the theme park. The panelists should have set their situation deeply. The moderator carried on the discussion smoothly. I had a lot of time to think about the topic. The affirmative side said their opinion with a specific example, so what they said were persuasive.

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  1. Thank you for your good observations. Please make sure to speak up in the audience participation time. It may influence the final consensus.

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