1. Read the "Introduction" and the "Interviews" sections of the PBS Special "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/ )

You can also visit the company's website, walmartstores.com (see the webliography for the link). Then let's debate whether or not Walmart is good for our country.

• Does Walmart's business practices raise or lower our standard of living?

• Is Walmart's business strategy fair? Why or why not?

Social entrepreneurs are people with creative and innovative solutions for society's problems. They are possessed by their ideas and are committed to changing society for the better.

You can also read more about social entrepreneurs at the Skoll Foundation's website. (http://www.skollfoundation.org/)

• What are the risks for a social entrepreneur?

• What are the similarities and differences with business entrepreneurs?

• Can social entrepreneurship be successful in our capitalistic society?