1. What are the benefits and drawbacks of using the Internet as a source of information?
2. How can new technologies such as the Internet and social media be used most effectively? That is, how can we minimize their negative effects and enhance their positive ones?
3. Do advances in technology, such as the Internet and other social media, create changes in society or do changes in society, such as more globalization of business, create new technologies?  

　These days we are facing accelerating change in an era being formed by Artificial Intelligence. The world we are living in is a platform for humanity and technology. Look at the following issues and address the questions raised. Write an essay to offer perspectives from you as a teenager living inside the tech world. You may randomize the order of the issues when organizing your writing.

A.In a changing market, do you think that traditional cameras have been made obsolete by smartphones? And what can be the concerns involved?

B.An algorithm is a set of rules that computers use to program technological systems. In this sense, some people are afraid that computers are not objective because they will reflect the views of the creators of algorithm. This can raise another problem: what if these creators do not have adequate awareness of social issues to make computers perform good tasks?

C.An increasing number of psychologists have written that smartphones have caused damage in mental health of teenagers because of smartphone addiction. Most teenagers tend to compulsively check texts and consume news too quickly. Will social media addiction constitute a mental disorder?

Look at the following predictions for the future. Which of them do you think will come true by the end of this century?

Write an essay in which you rank them in order of probability from definitely to unlikely, discuss your viewpoints. Your essay must include an introduction, a body with several major points and a conclusion in which you add your own prediction.

A. The majority of surgeries will be performed by robots.
B. Commercial space travel will be available to anyone who can afford it.
C. Agricultural work will no longer require human workers.
D. Eyeglasses will have become obsolete.

Topic: If I Could Take a Magic Pill

Imagine that you had helped an alien. To return your favor, he offered a chance for you to take a magic pill that could grant a human being some superpower. However, the superpower would come at a price. Below are the pills for you to choose from and their effects:
Pill A: You would become the smartest person, but with all your hair gone.
Pill B: You would be able to fly, but then you needed to sleep up to 14 hours a day.
Pill C: You would have the strength of thirty lions, but you were going to lose the ability to use and understand English.
Which one would you choose? What were you going to do with the benefit of the pill? How would you deal with its negative effect?

If you think you would not take any of these pills, explain why they do not appeal to you.

Topic: What My College Life Could Be

As a senior high school student, you may begin to look forward to your college life. What kind of vision about college life do you have now?
What do you long for doing during your college years? What kind of person you would like to become when you begin that new phase of life?

(OPTIONAL) If entering college is not your plan, what kind of future do you expect now?

Topic: My Views on a Global Issue

What global issues (e.g. climate change, poverty, racism) have gained your attention? Among these issues, which do you think concerns today’s youths the most and why? In order to make the world a better place to live in, what do you think youths in Taiwan can do to meet the challenges posed by this particular global issue?

Topic: Principles

Give your own definition of principles. What are the principles you uphold in your life? How do you apply them? Were there any difficulties you confronted before when applying your principles and how did you deal with them?

Topic: The Virtue of Charity

What does charity mean to you? Can the virtue of charity make a difference to society or even the world? Give examples to explain the possible ways of practicing charity and what kind of impact they can make.

Taiwan: What's Cool, What's Not.

Cool used to be a slang word from the world of Jazz but by now has entered mainstream English and is an informal word meaning "fashionable, interesting, worthy of notice".

When you think of your home Taiwan, what do you consider "fashionable, interesting, worthy of notice"?
What is not?

When you write, include an introduction body and a conclusion. Make sure you have enough details and/or examples to support your ideas.

You might consider a compare and contrast format.
Remember we compare things that are similar and contrast things that are different.

What I Have Always Wanted to Tell My Parents/Teacher/Best Friend but Were Afraid to.

p.s The contestants may choose from these three possibilities.