(Topic for debate week)
Part1 :Is affordable internet a human right? (CBS News, 2017)
Vocabulary: analogue/analog: (adj.) not involving digital technology / social assistance: (n.) financial support from the government for those in need / subsidy: (n.) sum of money granted by the government to help an industry or business keep the price of something low.
Part 2: No Such Thing as “free” Internet (paper by Nicole A.Ozer, 2008)
Vocabulary: sweep the nation: (idiom) a trend or idea becoming widespread quickly / spur on: (v.) encourage, motivate, or speed up a process / confluence: (n.) when things coming from different directions meet and merge (originally for rivers) / sidestep: (v.) avoid dealing with something / tap into a market: (phrase) access and develop in a market / surveillance: (n.) the act of closely watching someone; usually used for cameras or prying on people’s private information / philanthropic: (adj.) seeking to promote the welfare of others.