1 PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE RESEARCH SERIES VOL. 5 NOVEMBER 2013 NO. 2 RESOLVED: THE BENEFITS OF DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE BY THE NSA OUTWEIGH THE HARMS. The choice of this topic was undoubtedly influenced by the international controversy surrounding the disclosures by former NSA contractor‚ Edward Snowden. Snowden‚ a 29-year-old high school dropout‚ was a contract worker at Booz Allen Hamilton – a company hired to provide security for the databases used by the federal government’s National
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reasons‚ “Scientific organizations like the American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences have spoken in favor of a ban on human cloning until it can be done safely.” (7). However‚ most scientists are in favor of cloning‚ as long as it is under strict government control and ethical review. Others look forward to bringing extinct animals back into existence and helping endangered creatures from that fate. Although the ethics of cloning is still up to debate‚ the new outcoming science behind it is
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______________________________________________________________________. (write down the motion) First‚ let me introduce my team. I am ________________________ and am the first speaker. I will define the key terms of the motion and set the boundaries for my team’s debate. My second‚ third and fourth speakers will strengthen our arguments by presenting various points supporting our arguments. My last speaker will summarise our team’s arguments and firmly state that _______________________________________ ________
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DEBATE: New Strains of Drug-Resistant Bacteria In 1969 when Dr. William H. Stewart claimed that the war against pestilence was won‚ he had no idea how wrong his statement was. Were he able to see what the future of antibiotics held‚ he would never have said‚ “It is time to close the book on infectious diseases‚ and declare the war against pestilence won”. He was completely oblivious to important aspects of antibiotics including their ineffectiveness on viruses and the potential harm that
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Debate Speech Firstly I would like to put forward a question‚ can you imagine a world without privacy. A world where everyone has access to your personal information. How many people here would feel uncomfortable or embarrassed with others viewing their private photos‚ videos or messages? Good morning 10 Morse and Ms. Falconer‚ today I will be addressing the second point for the negative side‚ that personal privacy is a necessity and should be relied upon in the online world of today. As
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abortion debate: however one can question‚ should abortion be outlawed and treated as murder of human life‚ or remain a choice available to all mothers. Behind debates and political policy lie fundamental
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Loyalist Debate Opening: The Loyalists are concerned about the disunity of the colonies. Without help from the British there would be complete anarchy. The British government supplies stability to the colonies. The colonists rely on the British army for protection. The colonists also rely on the trade with Britain as a vital part of their economy. The British put taxes into place to pay for the COLONISTS’ actions. And when the colonists rioted the British had to control them with the coercive acts
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DOMA: Support or Repeal? BCOM 275 DOMA: Repeal or Support? Abstract This debate argues whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) should be supported or repealed on the basis of its definition of marriage‚ its constitutionality‚ and its impacts on non-heterosexual families. This debate argues that the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed because its definition of marriage is heavily based on values of tradition in this country and because the definition violates the Fifth Amendment of
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Home Schooling Debate 1) School sports promote fitness‚ teamwork and help prevent obesity among teenagers. Even though home schooled students are allowed to participate in public school sports‚ only 3-5% of home schooled students participate (Equal). 2) Parents that Home school do not need a teaching degree‚ or even a college degree. They only need to be deemed “competent” (Oliveri‚ 1) 3)There are 10 states in the U.S that do not require parents to initiate any contact. In these states
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The Great SK Debate: Do we really need the Sangguniang Kabataan? Allegations of corruption by inefficient‚ ineffective‚ and non-performing Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials have caused mounting calls for its abolition from various sectors and officials‚ including no less than President Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. himself‚ and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo. Ironically‚ the very author of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code (LGC) which created
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