English Conversation Questions

Laws

Questions

1. Why do we have laws?
2. Are there any laws in your country that you think should be made tighter?
3. Do you think there are laws for the rich and different laws for the poor?
4. What are gun laws like in your country?
5. Would you like to be a lawmaker?
6. What would your country be like if there were no laws?
7. What new laws would you like your country to introduce?
8. What new laws do you think we’ll have fifty years from now?

Videos

Amazon pays nothing in federal taxes. Here’s how they do it! The world was shocked when it heard that Amazon, one of the largest companies in the world, paid $0 in taxes. So how did they do it? And perhaps more importantly,

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how come only Amazon paid $0, while other giants like Apple and Google paid (at least some) taxes?

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Category:  Business & Marketing
Keywords: Companies | Laws | Taxes
Money laundering is the term for any process that “cleans” illegally obtained funds of their “dirty” criminal origins, allowing them to be used within the legal economy. And the practice is about as old as money itself. But how

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does it actually work? Delena D. Spann describes the ins and outs of money laundering.

Lesson by Delena D. Spann, animation by Juan M. Urbina.

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Category:  Business & Marketing
Keywords: Laws | Money

THE PEOPLE VS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Category:  Education & Language
Keywords: Change | Education | Laws | School
You know Anonymous, the hacktivist group that performs cyber ops to advance social and political change. Now, meet Jay Leiderman, the California-based lawyer who represents Anonymous, pro bono. Leiderman

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specializes in cyber law and he’s become the go-to resource for cyber protestors. Armed with detailed knowledge of cyber policy, Leiderman’s goal is to change outdated computer laws.

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Category:  History & Culture
Keywords: Hacking | Laws

Michael from Vsauce explores names, their meanings… and promptly digresses into a myriad of seemingly unconnected topics all more fascinating than the last.

Keywords: Laws | Names

Vocabulary:
cove
secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled

Expressions:
subsistence living
hon

Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word

Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression

Vocabulary:
prestigious
involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank

Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way

Vocabulary:
filmmaker
principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
distinct
continuity
elbow
bunch
flail around
unlike
invincible
impressive
humanize
asset
payoff
relentlessness
finale

Expressions:
kick ass
going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke

Vocabulary:
explosion
smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle

Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots