The Pros And Cons Of Assassination
GERALD R. CABARLES
NECESSARY EVIL.
MOTION: TH would assassinate Dictators
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Assassination can be defined as the targeted killing of an individual for political reasons in peacetime. It can be undertaken by individual citizens, or by the agents of another state, but in either case it takes place without any legal process.
Why is ther a need in doing such? The setting up of this principle is in the method of necessary evil if it really cause harm than good. Likewise, the assassination can be done by another agent of the state in such a way that the law obtaining in the region has he influence of another state to do such. If the dictator obviously harm the citizens and when they’d agreed upon, they can assassinate …show more content…
dictator in such a way that with valid reason that causes the people to rebel.
MOTION: THW Secretly Monitor Suspicious Individuals
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I believe that if there is a real probable cause for the government to investigate a specific person then they should use all resources needed including tapping into an individuals cellphone, web cam, or any other form of technology they see that will help with their investigation.
Honestly I would not care if they watched over my actions, even if I was not guilty of the crime they are investigating me on, because all they will be looking for is illegal activity and will not really care to much about what you do in your home.
Yes, some people think it is an issue of invading your privacy, and it is, but do you really think that whoever in the government is watching you really cares about anything you are doing in your home as long as it is legal?
So when it comes down to it I think that if monitoring is need then the government should do it because I know that I for one will not be commiting any crimes that would lead to me being monitored so I have nothing to worry about and neither do you as long as you don't make yourself a suspect.
MOTION: THBT War is a necessary evil
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: War is a necessary evil, because peace is not possible without the paradox possibility of violence. Parents like to tell kids that violence has never solved anything. But, history argues otherwise. In fact, violence has been used to solve more problems than any other means in history. The Nazi problem was solved through incredible violence. The United States very independence was founded through violence. Civilized debates, persuasive discussions, diplomacy, and even economic pressures should always be employed first and foremost. But, war and violence, while a last option, should still be an option.
ACADEMIC DISCOUNTING
MOTION: THBT Investing in gold is a wise financial decision
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I think that investing in gold is a wise financial decision, as long as it is part of a diversified investment strategy.
Historically, the value of gold has fluctuated a good deal. When other investments are not doing so well, often, gold will show a great increase in value. Alternately, when other investments, such as stocks and bonds, are doing well, gold and other precious metals may fall in value. So, while I agree that investing in gold is a wise financial decision, I think it should be paired with other investments for an overall positive wealth position.
MOTION: THW Mandate Public high schools to focus more on teaching practical skill tests, such as balancing checkbooks and investing, versus subjects such as History and Art
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I agree that public high schools should start to focus more on practical skills because children should leave high school with skills they can use in the real world. Public high schools need to teach practical skill sets. Students are leaving high school without the ability to live on their own, if need be. Even college graduates aren't able to do simple things such as file their own taxes and read their credit card statements. Many high schools also fail to account that some high schools students can't afford attending a post-secondary institution right away or will not be attending one at all. Those students need transferable skills that they can take to the workplace and allow them to create a life for themselves as independent adults.
MOTION: THBT Children are justifiable investments when the expense, emotional toll of worry, and freedom are factors
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Children represent our future. This is almost a straw man question. Children are the future of any society, and the future of a society or a civilization depends on the investment in children. They are the ones that will make future advances in technology and society, and they will be the custodians of it, when we are long gone. Another thing, in all academic run, they’re the still inhibitors of it.
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS (Benefits outweighs the Harm, vice versa)
MOTION: THBT Teens benefit from attending Boarding School
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Benefits outweighs the harm.
The proximate danger or disadvantages that a normal teen-ager can cope up in this situation is that, the distance to home thus questioning the allegiance to security of them, if a teen-ager is distant to his home, danger is at present. The mere values that only home can teach, it is the matter of those virtues that we can only get fron our home and the influence of bad nature outside the shell. The appearance of parents and other factors of environment is a much consent in this type. So, somehow opposition really will regret the issue in those cases. But look on the beneficial attributes it could affect to the children. Every one of them can learn to be independent in their own simple ways. If independency has raised up, it’s an obvious manner that if this will be allowed, everything follows.
MOTION: TH Supports the benefits of Human Genetic Engineering outweighs the cost
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: While there are many benefits to be gained from human genetic engineering, all the current and possible technologies would incur social, ethical, legal and medical implications that outweigh the benefits.
While human genetic engineering has the potential to save lives, the process of doing so may cause other "lives" to be lost, in terms of therapeutic cloning and animal testing.
Currently, research into genetic engineering has already been limited by social, ethical and legal concerns, showing that a line has already been drawn as to what is acceptable in scientists' quest for knowledge. However, as yet, the full benefits of human genetic engineering have not been explored as research is still being undertaken. Benefits and costs are both values that are attached, and can hence change with societal norms and tolerances, and different circumstances (for example killing in times of peace as opposed to war). I think, therefore, that in addressing the statement, one must first define what "human genetic engineering" is. If the term referred to the entirety of processes, including reproductive cloning, then yes, the cost would outweigh the benefit, as it infringes into certain communities moral beliefs, and in general, social acceptability. Yet, with such a range of meanings, to simply think of the whole thing as bad, and ban it would be presumptuous and …show more content…
fatuous.
MOTION: THBT the benefits of Alcohol outweighs the Social Costs
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I believe that the benefits of alcohol outweigh the social costs because, throughout human history, the tradition of people drinking together has been instrumental in creating friendships and smoothing out differences. The percentage of people in which alcohol creates problem situations, such as aggression or drunk driving, is much smaller than the percentage who find that alcohol promotes relaxation and appropriate socialization.
BODILY AUTONOMY
MOTION: THBT The Ever Growing Population have a Negative Impact on Quality of Life
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Overpopulation is a big problem, because we have way too many people to sustain the globalized consumer culture. We should be educating people from an early age about their bodies and their options. Contraception should not be a scary thing. The fact is, we have way too many people to sustain the globalized consumer culture. I actually find the boom in things, like IVF, troubling. Women are still valued for their reproductive capacity above all else. If we change how our culture treats women and encourage bodily autonomy in all people, we can begin to chip away at the overpopulation problem. Overpopulation contributes to disease outbreaks, resource scarcity, and is a strain on our planet's resources.
MOTION: TH supports the US Supreme Court ruled that a Woman has a Constitutinal Right to an Abortion
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: No, the United States should continue to allow women the freedom to control their own bodies. Bodily autonomy is a key component of freedom, and this includes the freedom for a woman to have an abortion.
The United States would not be improved one bit by taking away this freedom - those who want to restrict abortion rights merely want to impose their religious views on sexual morality upon all the women of the nation. The United States would, in fact, be worse off. Besides being worse off for the women whose freedoms are restricted, it would be worse off for the unwanted children who are born to mothers who cannot or do not want to properly care for them, and it is believed that abortion actually reduces crime as unwanted children are more likely to grow up to become
criminals.
MOTION: THW Legalize the Selling of Human Organs
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: In this type of motion wherein the Government will take on the responsibility of every individual to His own body.
Opposing teams will probably clash on the issue of health state and illegal stability repercussions on the said issue. The principle of Bodily Autonomy will end up the talk. Benefits from doing such are at stake if we’ll prevent this kind. For example, and I think one of the best and stereotypic is when a person needed an organ urgent and only n that process he can save his life. Why not legalize selling of Human Organ if it is for good purposes.
LAST RESORT
MOTION: THB There can be such a thing as a Just War
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: War must be a last resort.
The state is justified in using armed force only after it has tried all non-violent alternatives. Sometimes peaceful measures – diplomacy, economic sanctions, international pressure, or condemnation from other nations – simply do not work, but they must at least be tried in order to give every chance for a peaceful resolution to a crisis.
MOTION: THBT People should rely on Abortion as their method of Birth Control
SIDE: Oppositon
EXPLANATION: Abortion should be used as an absolute last resort.
Abortion is still a very sticky subject. I believe that a woman has the right to choose, but it should not be used as a primary birth control. Abortion is an invasive procedure, and can lead to reproductive complications later in life. If a woman has given this great thought and considered all her options, she may consider abortion. The primary things to prevent pregnancy should be condoms, and the pill.
MOTION: THBT It is Morally Acceptable to Experiment on Animals For Human Purposes.
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Experimentation on Animals an obvious last resort.
Sccientist do long procedures of experimentation just to find an imperative cure to a vulnerable disease in this times. Their aiding process in doing the like is the method of Animal Experimantation on Human purposes. It violates up the moral and ethical rights of an animal, although they are lower class species.We have natural ways or option in doing the validity of experimentation and to set aside the issue. Another thing, though tested by some, experimentation om animals compared to human is greatly diferent though we have substansive similarities on anatomy. All the due experimentation is not applicabe at ease to a human because like in the long run, we are unique in the making.
POWER SHARING
MOTION: THBT Developed Countries should force Developing Countries to Protect hte Environment
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: The value of power sharing and developing countries at state.
Developed countries should be the ones that protect the environment, not the developing ones. Developing countries have their own worries and problems to solve, like their economy, government, and giving sufficient amount of services to their people. To think of solving a worldwide issue is quite overwhelming. They shouldn't be forced to protect the environment when they are not even much of the problem. It is the developed countries that destroy the environment to build new structures and pollute it through excessive use of cars and other transportation. Developed countries have the power and the money to make a difference concerning the issue of protecting the environment. Through their abuse of the environment, developed countries should take responsiblity to protect the environment, rather than force it upon the developing countries.
MOTION: TH Supports gender equality
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: It is certainly possible to treat both the genders equally in the society thus leading to power sharing. Not only the gender equality is ensured in the society but also the equity should be maintained. It can be possible by creating awareness among the people of the fact that all the human beings should be treated alike and there should be no discrimination on the basis of gender. Both the genders must have equal rights and opportunities. If this equal yolk is persisted, both individuals will do the same task and forward on the same goal to help each themselves in using the power which each has.
MOTION: THBT Jerusalem should be shared by Jewish and Palestinian state
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I believe Jerusalem should be shared by Jewish and Palestinian states. The Jewish people were on the land first, then it was taken over by Arabs, and then it was retaken by Jewish people. This is the nature of land. Its ownership is ever-changing. The only way to ever bring peace to that region of the world is to make a compromise that will allow the two to live side by side. As long as Palestinians remain subjugated and isolated from the world, the terrorism that we have come to expect from that area will only continue to get worse. Only when Palestine can govern itself and bring itself to prosperity will there ever be peace between the two.
LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY
MOTION: THBT The Government have the rights to define Marriage.
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Because marriage is a legal term, including legal benefits, the government absolutely has the right to define marriage.
Marriage, as an institution, has always had some sort of binding contract and legal definition, whether secular or religious in nature. The act of marriage binds together two people, with their property. It involves, in the United States, at least, a variety of benefits and privileges. If this does not have a definition set by the government, people can take advantage of the benefits afforded married couples.
MOTION: THBT Religious believes should override Government laws
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Division of society. Legitimize the authority.
One of the most fundamental things in any democracy is equality between those in that society. Many minorities have been struggling for this equality for decades. This includes religious minorities. This demand that religious beliefs should override government laws switches things around and once again means that not everyone is equal before the law.
Moreover making it law that certain groups of people are allowed to behave in a way that other groups of people are not inevitably leads to social divisions. This means people who are unaffected by this legislation will see religious people as getting special treatment, feel side-lined by the government and see religious people as their enemy in this.
This will promote tension between religious and non-religious communities and will thus create divisions in society as well as deepening pre-existing ones.
MOTION: THBT Men make better leaders than women
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Men are seen as more dominant than women, which may be why a lot of people lean toward the appeal of a man being a leader. Also, women respond more emotionally than men would, so under pressure women might not be able to handle a situation. Not to say that some women won't be fantastic at being a leader, and it also seems unfair that they haven't had a whole lot of chances to prove their leadership skills like men have. Society seems like they think it would make them appear more vulnerable if a woman was in charge. People will bash on women more than men. The press want more stories about them, as apposed to men, to make them see more imperfect.
NECESSITY/URGENCY
MOTION: THBT Violence is Necessary
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: In this country, we accept the notion that violence is occasionally necessary, and we recognize it in our judicial system. We allow, as a country, an individual to kill another, in order to save his/her life or the life of someone else. We do not punish this act. We do not label it "immoral". We also salute these individuals and celebrate them as heroes. Because of Hitler's relentless aggression, we accept that violence is necessary to stop bad acts. Reasoning alone will not solve every problem. This is contradicted by Biblical commandment, however. Many religions, including Christianity, believe that violence, regardless of the motive, is always wrong. Christians are supposed to continue turning the other cheek even "until death". Although there may be a reckoning with God later, violence, in the right circumstances, is necessary.
MOTION: THW Needed the current level of video surveillance at school
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: It is needed, for many reasons with the level of violence that has taken place in schools. There have been school shootings and drug related activities. There are a lot of punks that like to start fights with others because they think they are thugs but their fake. Camera's in schools are necessary for the safety of other people.
The surveillance cameras are also needed because they catch the criminals when something goes missing. Also with cameras the "he said, she said," doesn't apply.
MOTION:THW Legalize the banning of smoking in public places
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Smoking bans are implemented to look after the overall health of citizens. Therefore it’s more of a necessity. Smoking bans are legal, because they are a way to promote the overall well-being and health of the population. Smoking bans make dining out and other social gatherings tolerable for those who cannot be around cigarette smoke. They also reduce the risk of health complications, which saves thousands of dollars on health care treatment.
AGGRAVATING/MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
MOTION: THW Armed Police forces under all circumstances
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Not all police should need to carry a gun, the reason being is the increasing display of police violence against unarmed civilians. More and more police are using lethal force in situations not requiring it. Examples include the shooting death of a driver who was not armed and not weapons were found in the vehicle. If weapons empower criminals to perpetrate more excessive crimes, they can also empower the police to use them in ways that violate a suspects civil rights. Police weaponry should only be given to those officers who are in high risk areas, and not to all. Does a meter maid really need a gun in a rural area's downtown parking garage?
MOTION: THW Permit the premarital sex
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Societal application.
Simply as this, if we will allow premarital sex in our society ang to accept its intringent effects. We will just giving a way to aggravate the circumstances of wide-spreading of early parenting of some teenager engaging in this activity.
MOTION: THW Armed teachers
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Allowing this issue will mostly bring great problem rather than facing its benefits.
It will just aggravate such circumstances, likewise for example, the school is rendering for good goals then they allow carrying arms for teachers. Disadvantages could lead in many aspect such as, children are impressionable. Or they have a figure to imitate such. If in cases, children would be caught in crossfire. Those are the illicit effects of arming teachers. EXACERBATION OF THE PROBLEM
MOTION: THW Hit children in school as punishment
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: I do not think that children should be hit in school as a punishment since the teachers' jobs are to teach and not to parent. I believe that physical discipline is a personal choice that should be made by parents, not schools. Teachers and other school employees have no business hitting children when the sole purpose of their institution is learning. Another thing, it will just exacerbates the problem. Like for example, the teacher really wanted the put disciplinary actions on a student, if we will just allow the teacher to hit a student instead of disciplining for the student’s part, he will just become rebellious and moreover to develop a rude personality towards the student.
MOTION: THBT Violence is required to cause change
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: I disagree that violence is required to cause change, because violence often results in more trouble and does not solve anything. No, I disagree that violence is required to cause change, because violence often results in more trouble and does not solve anything. Violence rarely, if ever, solves a problem, and actually tends to result in more problems and issues. Talking and compromising is a far better solution to cause change. Change can be obtained with compromising or avoiding situations where violence can happen. Violence only causes more and more violence and, in the end, people get hurt and no change occurs.
MOTION: THBT It is hypocritical to eradicate terrorism with violence
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Although it is not the best "solution," the use of violence to eradicate terrorism is often the ONLY course available to those against whom the terrorism is aimed. The international community has been unable to agree on a definition of terrorism. This should indicate the complexity of this subject. It is all too easy and all too common for any leader, any group, or any individual to label another individual or group "terrorist." All it takes is for a "them" and "us" situation to arise where the interests and agenda of "them" does not coincide with the interests and agenda of "us," whoever they may be. However, when "terrorists" use violence against anyone, we are obviously not sufficiently matured as a species to have discovered, invented or developed a better way to stop them than to reciprocate with equal violence, ineffective though this may be. If we wish to eliminate terrorism, we must face the root causes of it. Some of these causes we know: inequality of opportunity, unequal access to resources, and feelings of powerlessness. Until we develop the wisdom to know how to resolve these problems, it seems violence is our only tool to protect ourselves against "terrorists."
ABOLISH VS. CREATION
MOTION: TH would Abolish Intellectual Property Rights
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Intellectual property (IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical, literary, and artistic works; inventions; and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and related rights. Under intellectual property law, the holder of one of these abstract "properties" has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention by which it is covered, such as a limited monopoly on the sale of inventions and products of creative endeavor. MOTION: THW Abolish income tax
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: The income tax should not be abolished, because it is right for members of society to contribute to the whole. Thus society should create it. The income tax should not be abolished. The revenue that the government has obtained over the decades from the income tax has done a lot of good, built a lot of things, employed people, and taken care of the elderly, no matter what a few cranks want to erroneously grumble about, in regards to the government. It is appropriate for all members of a society to contribute to the common good and, indeed, in most human societies, there is some mechanism in place that requires everyone to contribute to a common fund, although sometimes that fund may be misappropriated by the elite class.
MOTION: THW Go on nuclear weapons
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: I believe that nuclear weapons should be abolished, due to the harmful effects they've had on society. Nuclear weapons have a strange and terrifying effect upon humanity, unlike almost any other weapon. Just the idea that one exists inspires fear upon all. It is inevitable that humans will continue to resolve their differences by killing each other. It's, therefore, inevitable that, eventually, the nuclear weapons will be used. No one creates a weapon without one day using it. In order to minimize the loss of life, we should take steps to abolish nuclear weapons. 144,000 dead in Hiroshima is a pale comparison to what could happen with a worldwide thermonuclear war.
CATALYST FOR CHANGE
MOTION: THW Banned cell phones in educational institutions
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I think they are a major interruption in the classroom or in the school as a whole. I do not necessarily think they should be banned but the use of them during classroom activities should be banned. They are a major disruption in the classroom and some people use them as a way to cheat during testing. I also feel that the ringers should be turned off during classroom activities and the phones should only be used for emergency situations. We did not have cell phones when I went to school and there was no problem, so I do not think there would be a problem if they were not in a classroom setting today. This must be an agent to use as a catalyst to change te old stereotypical sense we knew all about cell phones.
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PROXIMATE CAUSE
MOTION: TH would enforce a mandatory retirement age
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Mandatory retirement would protect against the detrimental effects that could be the result of mistakes or misjudgements by elderly professionals.
The ever cause of this matter is obviously due to the aging thing of a professional/worker if in the state of retirement age or he is not capable anymore in doing his task. Most opposing teams can lead to issue that elderly has more knowledge and experience in doing such jobs, however those potentials could be easily washed up when the person do mess in what his taking part of decision and application. Also health and accuracy is the issue to be reinforce in this matter.
MOTION: THBT Fast food restaurants should be kept accountable for the amount of waste they generate
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATIONS: Any large company should be held responsible for their actions. Fast food restaurants should be held responsible for their actions, just like any other company. In fact, if anything, due to the frequent amount of patrons that visit these establishments and the high amounts of grease and other waste, they should be kept even more accountable for their generated waste.
MOTION: THBT The ever growing population have a negative impact on quality of life.
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: The growing population has a negative impact on the quality of life because it greatly affects the limited resources that are available. It is important to realize that as the population grows, living space, food, clothing and things like that decrease. As more homes need to be built, we end up needing to cut down necessary trees and other areas designated for nature. There is also limited space where food could be grown or made. Therefore, at the end of the day, the growing population has the very proximate cause why negative impact on life’s quality is in curate.
NECESSARY EVIL.
MOTION: TH would assassinate Dictators
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Assassination can be defined as the targeted killing of an individual for political reasons in peacetime. It can be undertaken by individual citizens, or by the agents of another state, but in either case it takes place without any legal process.
Why is ther a need in doing such? The setting up of this principle is in the method of necessary evil if it really cause harm than good. Likewise, the assassination can be done by another agent of the state in such a way that the law obtaining in the region has he influence of another state to do such. If the dictator obviously harm the citizens and when they’d agreed upon, they can assassinate …show more content…
dictator in such a way that with valid reason that causes the people to rebel.
MOTION: THW Secretly Monitor Suspicious Individuals
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I believe that if there is a real probable cause for the government to investigate a specific person then they should use all resources needed including tapping into an individuals cellphone, web cam, or any other form of technology they see that will help with their investigation.
Honestly I would not care if they watched over my actions, even if I was not guilty of the crime they are investigating me on, because all they will be looking for is illegal activity and will not really care to much about what you do in your home.
Yes, some people think it is an issue of invading your privacy, and it is, but do you really think that whoever in the government is watching you really cares about anything you are doing in your home as long as it is legal?
So when it comes down to it I think that if monitoring is need then the government should do it because I know that I for one will not be commiting any crimes that would lead to me being monitored so I have nothing to worry about and neither do you as long as you don't make yourself a suspect.
MOTION: THBT War is a necessary evil
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: War is a necessary evil, because peace is not possible without the paradox possibility of violence. Parents like to tell kids that violence has never solved anything. But, history argues otherwise. In fact, violence has been used to solve more problems than any other means in history. The Nazi problem was solved through incredible violence. The United States very independence was founded through violence. Civilized debates, persuasive discussions, diplomacy, and even economic pressures should always be employed first and foremost. But, war and violence, while a last option, should still be an option.
ACADEMIC DISCOUNTING
MOTION: THBT Investing in gold is a wise financial decision
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I think that investing in gold is a wise financial decision, as long as it is part of a diversified investment strategy.
Historically, the value of gold has fluctuated a good deal. When other investments are not doing so well, often, gold will show a great increase in value. Alternately, when other investments, such as stocks and bonds, are doing well, gold and other precious metals may fall in value. So, while I agree that investing in gold is a wise financial decision, I think it should be paired with other investments for an overall positive wealth position.
MOTION: THW Mandate Public high schools to focus more on teaching practical skill tests, such as balancing checkbooks and investing, versus subjects such as History and Art
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I agree that public high schools should start to focus more on practical skills because children should leave high school with skills they can use in the real world. Public high schools need to teach practical skill sets. Students are leaving high school without the ability to live on their own, if need be. Even college graduates aren't able to do simple things such as file their own taxes and read their credit card statements. Many high schools also fail to account that some high schools students can't afford attending a post-secondary institution right away or will not be attending one at all. Those students need transferable skills that they can take to the workplace and allow them to create a life for themselves as independent adults.
MOTION: THBT Children are justifiable investments when the expense, emotional toll of worry, and freedom are factors
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Children represent our future. This is almost a straw man question. Children are the future of any society, and the future of a society or a civilization depends on the investment in children. They are the ones that will make future advances in technology and society, and they will be the custodians of it, when we are long gone. Another thing, in all academic run, they’re the still inhibitors of it.
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS (Benefits outweighs the Harm, vice versa)
MOTION: THBT Teens benefit from attending Boarding School
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Benefits outweighs the harm.
The proximate danger or disadvantages that a normal teen-ager can cope up in this situation is that, the distance to home thus questioning the allegiance to security of them, if a teen-ager is distant to his home, danger is at present. The mere values that only home can teach, it is the matter of those virtues that we can only get fron our home and the influence of bad nature outside the shell. The appearance of parents and other factors of environment is a much consent in this type. So, somehow opposition really will regret the issue in those cases. But look on the beneficial attributes it could affect to the children. Every one of them can learn to be independent in their own simple ways. If independency has raised up, it’s an obvious manner that if this will be allowed, everything follows.
MOTION: TH Supports the benefits of Human Genetic Engineering outweighs the cost
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: While there are many benefits to be gained from human genetic engineering, all the current and possible technologies would incur social, ethical, legal and medical implications that outweigh the benefits.
While human genetic engineering has the potential to save lives, the process of doing so may cause other "lives" to be lost, in terms of therapeutic cloning and animal testing.
Currently, research into genetic engineering has already been limited by social, ethical and legal concerns, showing that a line has already been drawn as to what is acceptable in scientists' quest for knowledge. However, as yet, the full benefits of human genetic engineering have not been explored as research is still being undertaken. Benefits and costs are both values that are attached, and can hence change with societal norms and tolerances, and different circumstances (for example killing in times of peace as opposed to war). I think, therefore, that in addressing the statement, one must first define what "human genetic engineering" is. If the term referred to the entirety of processes, including reproductive cloning, then yes, the cost would outweigh the benefit, as it infringes into certain communities moral beliefs, and in general, social acceptability. Yet, with such a range of meanings, to simply think of the whole thing as bad, and ban it would be presumptuous and …show more content…
fatuous.
MOTION: THBT the benefits of Alcohol outweighs the Social Costs
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I believe that the benefits of alcohol outweigh the social costs because, throughout human history, the tradition of people drinking together has been instrumental in creating friendships and smoothing out differences. The percentage of people in which alcohol creates problem situations, such as aggression or drunk driving, is much smaller than the percentage who find that alcohol promotes relaxation and appropriate socialization.
BODILY AUTONOMY
MOTION: THBT The Ever Growing Population have a Negative Impact on Quality of Life
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Overpopulation is a big problem, because we have way too many people to sustain the globalized consumer culture. We should be educating people from an early age about their bodies and their options. Contraception should not be a scary thing. The fact is, we have way too many people to sustain the globalized consumer culture. I actually find the boom in things, like IVF, troubling. Women are still valued for their reproductive capacity above all else. If we change how our culture treats women and encourage bodily autonomy in all people, we can begin to chip away at the overpopulation problem. Overpopulation contributes to disease outbreaks, resource scarcity, and is a strain on our planet's resources.
MOTION: TH supports the US Supreme Court ruled that a Woman has a Constitutinal Right to an Abortion
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: No, the United States should continue to allow women the freedom to control their own bodies. Bodily autonomy is a key component of freedom, and this includes the freedom for a woman to have an abortion.
The United States would not be improved one bit by taking away this freedom - those who want to restrict abortion rights merely want to impose their religious views on sexual morality upon all the women of the nation. The United States would, in fact, be worse off. Besides being worse off for the women whose freedoms are restricted, it would be worse off for the unwanted children who are born to mothers who cannot or do not want to properly care for them, and it is believed that abortion actually reduces crime as unwanted children are more likely to grow up to become
criminals.
MOTION: THW Legalize the Selling of Human Organs
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: In this type of motion wherein the Government will take on the responsibility of every individual to His own body.
Opposing teams will probably clash on the issue of health state and illegal stability repercussions on the said issue. The principle of Bodily Autonomy will end up the talk. Benefits from doing such are at stake if we’ll prevent this kind. For example, and I think one of the best and stereotypic is when a person needed an organ urgent and only n that process he can save his life. Why not legalize selling of Human Organ if it is for good purposes.
LAST RESORT
MOTION: THB There can be such a thing as a Just War
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: War must be a last resort.
The state is justified in using armed force only after it has tried all non-violent alternatives. Sometimes peaceful measures – diplomacy, economic sanctions, international pressure, or condemnation from other nations – simply do not work, but they must at least be tried in order to give every chance for a peaceful resolution to a crisis.
MOTION: THBT People should rely on Abortion as their method of Birth Control
SIDE: Oppositon
EXPLANATION: Abortion should be used as an absolute last resort.
Abortion is still a very sticky subject. I believe that a woman has the right to choose, but it should not be used as a primary birth control. Abortion is an invasive procedure, and can lead to reproductive complications later in life. If a woman has given this great thought and considered all her options, she may consider abortion. The primary things to prevent pregnancy should be condoms, and the pill.
MOTION: THBT It is Morally Acceptable to Experiment on Animals For Human Purposes.
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Experimentation on Animals an obvious last resort.
Sccientist do long procedures of experimentation just to find an imperative cure to a vulnerable disease in this times. Their aiding process in doing the like is the method of Animal Experimantation on Human purposes. It violates up the moral and ethical rights of an animal, although they are lower class species.We have natural ways or option in doing the validity of experimentation and to set aside the issue. Another thing, though tested by some, experimentation om animals compared to human is greatly diferent though we have substansive similarities on anatomy. All the due experimentation is not applicabe at ease to a human because like in the long run, we are unique in the making.
POWER SHARING
MOTION: THBT Developed Countries should force Developing Countries to Protect hte Environment
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: The value of power sharing and developing countries at state.
Developed countries should be the ones that protect the environment, not the developing ones. Developing countries have their own worries and problems to solve, like their economy, government, and giving sufficient amount of services to their people. To think of solving a worldwide issue is quite overwhelming. They shouldn't be forced to protect the environment when they are not even much of the problem. It is the developed countries that destroy the environment to build new structures and pollute it through excessive use of cars and other transportation. Developed countries have the power and the money to make a difference concerning the issue of protecting the environment. Through their abuse of the environment, developed countries should take responsiblity to protect the environment, rather than force it upon the developing countries.
MOTION: TH Supports gender equality
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: It is certainly possible to treat both the genders equally in the society thus leading to power sharing. Not only the gender equality is ensured in the society but also the equity should be maintained. It can be possible by creating awareness among the people of the fact that all the human beings should be treated alike and there should be no discrimination on the basis of gender. Both the genders must have equal rights and opportunities. If this equal yolk is persisted, both individuals will do the same task and forward on the same goal to help each themselves in using the power which each has.
MOTION: THBT Jerusalem should be shared by Jewish and Palestinian state
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I believe Jerusalem should be shared by Jewish and Palestinian states. The Jewish people were on the land first, then it was taken over by Arabs, and then it was retaken by Jewish people. This is the nature of land. Its ownership is ever-changing. The only way to ever bring peace to that region of the world is to make a compromise that will allow the two to live side by side. As long as Palestinians remain subjugated and isolated from the world, the terrorism that we have come to expect from that area will only continue to get worse. Only when Palestine can govern itself and bring itself to prosperity will there ever be peace between the two.
LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY
MOTION: THBT The Government have the rights to define Marriage.
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Because marriage is a legal term, including legal benefits, the government absolutely has the right to define marriage.
Marriage, as an institution, has always had some sort of binding contract and legal definition, whether secular or religious in nature. The act of marriage binds together two people, with their property. It involves, in the United States, at least, a variety of benefits and privileges. If this does not have a definition set by the government, people can take advantage of the benefits afforded married couples.
MOTION: THBT Religious believes should override Government laws
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Division of society. Legitimize the authority.
One of the most fundamental things in any democracy is equality between those in that society. Many minorities have been struggling for this equality for decades. This includes religious minorities. This demand that religious beliefs should override government laws switches things around and once again means that not everyone is equal before the law.
Moreover making it law that certain groups of people are allowed to behave in a way that other groups of people are not inevitably leads to social divisions. This means people who are unaffected by this legislation will see religious people as getting special treatment, feel side-lined by the government and see religious people as their enemy in this.
This will promote tension between religious and non-religious communities and will thus create divisions in society as well as deepening pre-existing ones.
MOTION: THBT Men make better leaders than women
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Men are seen as more dominant than women, which may be why a lot of people lean toward the appeal of a man being a leader. Also, women respond more emotionally than men would, so under pressure women might not be able to handle a situation. Not to say that some women won't be fantastic at being a leader, and it also seems unfair that they haven't had a whole lot of chances to prove their leadership skills like men have. Society seems like they think it would make them appear more vulnerable if a woman was in charge. People will bash on women more than men. The press want more stories about them, as apposed to men, to make them see more imperfect.
NECESSITY/URGENCY
MOTION: THBT Violence is Necessary
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: In this country, we accept the notion that violence is occasionally necessary, and we recognize it in our judicial system. We allow, as a country, an individual to kill another, in order to save his/her life or the life of someone else. We do not punish this act. We do not label it "immoral". We also salute these individuals and celebrate them as heroes. Because of Hitler's relentless aggression, we accept that violence is necessary to stop bad acts. Reasoning alone will not solve every problem. This is contradicted by Biblical commandment, however. Many religions, including Christianity, believe that violence, regardless of the motive, is always wrong. Christians are supposed to continue turning the other cheek even "until death". Although there may be a reckoning with God later, violence, in the right circumstances, is necessary.
MOTION: THW Needed the current level of video surveillance at school
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: It is needed, for many reasons with the level of violence that has taken place in schools. There have been school shootings and drug related activities. There are a lot of punks that like to start fights with others because they think they are thugs but their fake. Camera's in schools are necessary for the safety of other people.
The surveillance cameras are also needed because they catch the criminals when something goes missing. Also with cameras the "he said, she said," doesn't apply.
MOTION:THW Legalize the banning of smoking in public places
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Smoking bans are implemented to look after the overall health of citizens. Therefore it’s more of a necessity. Smoking bans are legal, because they are a way to promote the overall well-being and health of the population. Smoking bans make dining out and other social gatherings tolerable for those who cannot be around cigarette smoke. They also reduce the risk of health complications, which saves thousands of dollars on health care treatment.
AGGRAVATING/MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
MOTION: THW Armed Police forces under all circumstances
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Not all police should need to carry a gun, the reason being is the increasing display of police violence against unarmed civilians. More and more police are using lethal force in situations not requiring it. Examples include the shooting death of a driver who was not armed and not weapons were found in the vehicle. If weapons empower criminals to perpetrate more excessive crimes, they can also empower the police to use them in ways that violate a suspects civil rights. Police weaponry should only be given to those officers who are in high risk areas, and not to all. Does a meter maid really need a gun in a rural area's downtown parking garage?
MOTION: THW Permit the premarital sex
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Societal application.
Simply as this, if we will allow premarital sex in our society ang to accept its intringent effects. We will just giving a way to aggravate the circumstances of wide-spreading of early parenting of some teenager engaging in this activity.
MOTION: THW Armed teachers
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Allowing this issue will mostly bring great problem rather than facing its benefits.
It will just aggravate such circumstances, likewise for example, the school is rendering for good goals then they allow carrying arms for teachers. Disadvantages could lead in many aspect such as, children are impressionable. Or they have a figure to imitate such. If in cases, children would be caught in crossfire. Those are the illicit effects of arming teachers. EXACERBATION OF THE PROBLEM
MOTION: THW Hit children in school as punishment
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: I do not think that children should be hit in school as a punishment since the teachers' jobs are to teach and not to parent. I believe that physical discipline is a personal choice that should be made by parents, not schools. Teachers and other school employees have no business hitting children when the sole purpose of their institution is learning. Another thing, it will just exacerbates the problem. Like for example, the teacher really wanted the put disciplinary actions on a student, if we will just allow the teacher to hit a student instead of disciplining for the student’s part, he will just become rebellious and moreover to develop a rude personality towards the student.
MOTION: THBT Violence is required to cause change
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: I disagree that violence is required to cause change, because violence often results in more trouble and does not solve anything. No, I disagree that violence is required to cause change, because violence often results in more trouble and does not solve anything. Violence rarely, if ever, solves a problem, and actually tends to result in more problems and issues. Talking and compromising is a far better solution to cause change. Change can be obtained with compromising or avoiding situations where violence can happen. Violence only causes more and more violence and, in the end, people get hurt and no change occurs.
MOTION: THBT It is hypocritical to eradicate terrorism with violence
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: Although it is not the best "solution," the use of violence to eradicate terrorism is often the ONLY course available to those against whom the terrorism is aimed. The international community has been unable to agree on a definition of terrorism. This should indicate the complexity of this subject. It is all too easy and all too common for any leader, any group, or any individual to label another individual or group "terrorist." All it takes is for a "them" and "us" situation to arise where the interests and agenda of "them" does not coincide with the interests and agenda of "us," whoever they may be. However, when "terrorists" use violence against anyone, we are obviously not sufficiently matured as a species to have discovered, invented or developed a better way to stop them than to reciprocate with equal violence, ineffective though this may be. If we wish to eliminate terrorism, we must face the root causes of it. Some of these causes we know: inequality of opportunity, unequal access to resources, and feelings of powerlessness. Until we develop the wisdom to know how to resolve these problems, it seems violence is our only tool to protect ourselves against "terrorists."
ABOLISH VS. CREATION
MOTION: TH would Abolish Intellectual Property Rights
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Intellectual property (IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical, literary, and artistic works; inventions; and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and related rights. Under intellectual property law, the holder of one of these abstract "properties" has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention by which it is covered, such as a limited monopoly on the sale of inventions and products of creative endeavor. MOTION: THW Abolish income tax
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: The income tax should not be abolished, because it is right for members of society to contribute to the whole. Thus society should create it. The income tax should not be abolished. The revenue that the government has obtained over the decades from the income tax has done a lot of good, built a lot of things, employed people, and taken care of the elderly, no matter what a few cranks want to erroneously grumble about, in regards to the government. It is appropriate for all members of a society to contribute to the common good and, indeed, in most human societies, there is some mechanism in place that requires everyone to contribute to a common fund, although sometimes that fund may be misappropriated by the elite class.
MOTION: THW Go on nuclear weapons
SIDE: Opposition
EXPLANATION: I believe that nuclear weapons should be abolished, due to the harmful effects they've had on society. Nuclear weapons have a strange and terrifying effect upon humanity, unlike almost any other weapon. Just the idea that one exists inspires fear upon all. It is inevitable that humans will continue to resolve their differences by killing each other. It's, therefore, inevitable that, eventually, the nuclear weapons will be used. No one creates a weapon without one day using it. In order to minimize the loss of life, we should take steps to abolish nuclear weapons. 144,000 dead in Hiroshima is a pale comparison to what could happen with a worldwide thermonuclear war.
CATALYST FOR CHANGE
MOTION: THW Banned cell phones in educational institutions
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: I think they are a major interruption in the classroom or in the school as a whole. I do not necessarily think they should be banned but the use of them during classroom activities should be banned. They are a major disruption in the classroom and some people use them as a way to cheat during testing. I also feel that the ringers should be turned off during classroom activities and the phones should only be used for emergency situations. We did not have cell phones when I went to school and there was no problem, so I do not think there would be a problem if they were not in a classroom setting today. This must be an agent to use as a catalyst to change te old stereotypical sense we knew all about cell phones.
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PROXIMATE CAUSE
MOTION: TH would enforce a mandatory retirement age
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: Mandatory retirement would protect against the detrimental effects that could be the result of mistakes or misjudgements by elderly professionals.
The ever cause of this matter is obviously due to the aging thing of a professional/worker if in the state of retirement age or he is not capable anymore in doing his task. Most opposing teams can lead to issue that elderly has more knowledge and experience in doing such jobs, however those potentials could be easily washed up when the person do mess in what his taking part of decision and application. Also health and accuracy is the issue to be reinforce in this matter.
MOTION: THBT Fast food restaurants should be kept accountable for the amount of waste they generate
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATIONS: Any large company should be held responsible for their actions. Fast food restaurants should be held responsible for their actions, just like any other company. In fact, if anything, due to the frequent amount of patrons that visit these establishments and the high amounts of grease and other waste, they should be kept even more accountable for their generated waste.
MOTION: THBT The ever growing population have a negative impact on quality of life.
SIDE: Government
EXPLANATION: The growing population has a negative impact on the quality of life because it greatly affects the limited resources that are available. It is important to realize that as the population grows, living space, food, clothing and things like that decrease. As more homes need to be built, we end up needing to cut down necessary trees and other areas designated for nature. There is also limited space where food could be grown or made. Therefore, at the end of the day, the growing population has the very proximate cause why negative impact on life’s quality is in curate.