himself as a graduate of a high school debate team looking back on his experiences in public speaking. He begins by demonstrating the way that high school debate is an extremely stressful environment that looks almost cultic to the untrained eye. The prime example of this perceived cultic activity would be the spread; a style of debate focused on presenting more arguments in the allotted time than the defense could possibly refute. Lerner‚ while spreading during a debate‚ says that he would briefly gain
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Nature vs. Nurture The debate on nature vs. nurture is the scientific‚ cultural‚ and philosophical debate about whether the human culture‚ behavior‚ and personality are caused primarily by nature or nurture (“Nature vs. Nurture.’). This debate most often focuses on the effect of genes by human personalities or the influences that the early environment and development might have. Back in the 1960s psychologists were heavily influenced by theories of behaviorism. This led to the beliefs that human
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of Team I think the debate on the “Pinto Case” went very well. For this being the first debate we did a very respectable job. I thought both sides debated the case well‚ and interest in the case was definitely shown. I will elaborate a little on certain aspects of the debate such as‚ what type of research was done‚ composure‚ and cohesiveness as a group. As far as research‚ I though both teams did a relatively good job. There were moments during the debate where I thought there could
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The Vice President debate was and may be perhaps the best debate we will get this whole year. The V.P. debate touched on many points and was a large surprise to what we had happen before in the last debate. The craziest thing that happened was the swap up of roles. Donald Trump in the second debate interrupted Hillary multiple times. The tides swapped when the candidates for Vice presidency came into this debate. Hillary Clintons vice president‚ Tim Kaine set the record for this year in number of
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8. The debate between Sachs and Easterly are fierce. However‚ it is interesting how they both want the same things for Africa: for them to do well. Before agreeing on either one of them‚ there’s a few things I’d like to point out‚ and look on both the pros and cons. First‚ Sachs may well be right that "An African green revolution‚ health revolution and connectivity revolution are all within reach." He’s right that aid can‚ and does work. Even though Easterly made an statement about how “ we know
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governor of South Carolina‚ Hayne was involved in a debate‚ between Daniel Webster‚ for the nullification of the Tariff of 1828. This was a significant role for Hayne‚ as he needed to defend the sovereignty of the states and the states’ rights. This showed that Hayne is credible because of his lasting impact on American History from the Webster-Hayne Debate. Hayne was able to show his intelligence from his education on states’ rights to pertain to this debate‚ and defend the South. Robert Hayne would be
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Throughout the nation‚ a large debate is taking place. Should we raise the federally mandated minimum wage? Should we help out that single mother who can barely pay her rent and get food for her kids? Should we pay her wages that actually are enough to live on? Or will this hurt your local small business owner and tarnish the American dream; the very same American dream that America was built upon hundreds of years ago. These two viewpoints should not be taken lightly; they will determine whether
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Huckleberry Finn - Racism Debate There is a current debate that the description of Jim in the novel "Huckleberry Finn" is racist leading to some schools banning it from their libraries. Jim’s character is described as an uneducated and simple sounding; illiterate slave and some people have looked upon this characterization as racist. Jim is depicted as a slave in the south during a period when slavery was common place and widely accepted as the way of life. Slaves of this time period were not
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Anyone who has watched a presidential debate in the last month can clearly see that America is filled with opposing points of view. Unfortunately‚ this has created a divide between political parties and people‚ and caused groups to form within these divides. Clearly‚ it is not easy for people to empathize with the perspectives of others. Despite these polar perspectives‚ we are still one group of people and it is important to be able to get along as a unit. Personally‚ I have very strong ideas that
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In 2009 President Obama said to the nation’s students‚ “Maybe you could be a mayor or a Senator or a Supreme Court Justice‚ but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team”(Obama 2009). One of the most pressing issues in America is the decreasing academic performance of urban schools. Students in urban schools are not achieving as much as their suburban counterparts and educators have very few ways to motivate students to do better. While there are many issues
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