Imaginary dinner party

[Jean28027]

A dinner party is a comfortable venue for guests to engage one another in a discussion of ideas. Imagine a dinner party where you could invite any four people, living or dead. Whom would you select and why? What issues or themes would the guests discuss? Answer these questions and develop a portion of the conversation in an essay of no more than 800 words.

[sara3]

and when does this need to be in by?

[legendis.god]

isnt this just an old mobile phone advert rehashed?

for the one 2 one network.

who would you like toi have a one to one with ?


pick the safe best

jfk

martin luther king

marilyn monroe

elvis presley



if you cant find a minimum of 800 words about these people youre either very thick

or


you really arent very bright.


hope this helped?

[pastafreak]

are we helping you in your coursework........who gets the credit I wonder????????

[Jean28027]

This question was part of an application for a college scholarship, and was completed by my son, a high school senior in the States. The deadline has passed and he will not benefit from your responses. When I cut and pasted the question, I had intended to delete the "800 words" requirement but was interrupted mid-stream, and then (as you can see) failed to do so. I got a good laugh out of the first answer.

My son's choices, BTW, were Osama Bin Laden, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Mohandas Gandhi, and Christopher Hitchens. Hmmm.

[Ice.Maiden]

Very good, but quite frankly, if those people were to be at a dinner party of mine, I'd say that the conversation'd be somewhat serious, and could get bogged down with politics.

[Jean28027]

I told my son the same thing; I thought he should have chosen Bill Maher instead of Christopher Hitchens. Both have strong opposition to organized religion, so could represent that point of view, but at least then there would surely be moments of humor!

[ELVIS68]

A Historic Come Dine With Me....

Adolf Hitler

Anne Frank

Winston Churchill

Maggie Thatcher

All meals cooked by electric not gas

[Ice.Maiden]

That's true Jean. In all seriousness, dinner parties usually generate good conversation, but I also think the purpose of them is to have an evening of fun and relaxation. Perhaps the theme shouldnt've been a dinner party as such - but a "relaxing evening of wine and debate!"
Then again, where religion and politics raise their heads, the subjects can cause more bad feeling than pleasant discussion!

[ELVIS68]

Sorry Icey but one couldn`t help but read that in a snobish tone

[Ice.Maiden]

Awww - don't say that Elvis!!! There was nothing snobbish in there at all. : 0

[beso]

My wife's brother who I never met except for a brief moment in spirit.

My wife's father who I only met onece before he died.

My father's brother who committed suicide when I was five.

My father's mother who died before I was born.

[brionon]

Jesus, Mohammed ,L. Ron Hubbard and a Hungry Lion.

[chakka35]

Richard Dawkins
Alan Coren
Bernard Levin
naomi24

As host I wouldn't get a word in, but I wouldn't mind.

[Jean28027]

Brionon, thank you! I haven't laughed so loud in a room by myself for quite some time.

[icemaiden]

Charles Darwin-interesting conversation

Elvis-entertainment

God-Just to see if he does exist!

And finally.......

Kiefer Sutherland-for me to gaze at!