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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1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Three days later‚ they dropped a second one on another Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. Those two bombs were first and only atomic weapons ever used in actual combat. Until atomic bombs were reported in “The New York Times”‚ most American citizens had never heard of atomic bombs. Ordinary bombs had been an important part of World War II‚ and they brought much destruction to both sides. This atomic bomb‚ the equivalent of 20‚000 tons of TNT‚
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Romney’s. Over the course of the three debates Mitt Romney uses various rhetorical devices‚ some helping and some hurting his campaign. Most of the rhetorical devices used during the Domestic Policy debate are re-used in the Town Hall and Foreign Policy debate. In the first presidential debate pertaining to Domestic Policy‚ Mitt Romney uses rhetorical devices such as diction‚ sarcasm‚ pathos‚ logos‚ ethos‚ euphemism‚ perspective‚ and analogy. In the second debate which was Town Hall‚ he uses rhetorical
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It wasn’t necessary to drop the bombs on Japan. It wasn’t justified for many reasons. One reason being that Japan was already on the brink of surrendering. They killed innocent people just for the sake to end a war when there could’ve been other diplomatic ways to end it. It was all immoral. US also wanted to show off the power that they had. They knew just how powerful and how much damage it was going to cause‚ but they took the chance. Before the bomb decision was made‚ an “Allied demand for an
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What is debate?? Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. The goal of a debate is basically to solve a certain issue or problem Structure Speaker Roles Prime Minister (First Affirmative) • Define the motion • Provide clarity and precision on exactly what the subject of the debate is Set-up your case – elaborate what your side wants (stance) and how you want to go about it Provide an outline of the team’s case Present and develop your arguments Summarize Speaker
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Thousands dead‚ a city devastated‚ and the entire world outraged. Dropping the atomic bomb is one of the most controversial events in history. Both sides of the argument hold valid reasons‚ and which side is correct becomes a very gray area. Before picking a side‚ knowing what happened is essential. The US made the decision to drop the first weaponized atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. World War II was coming to a stopping point‚ but which side would be the victor. The atomic race had
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atomic bomb. First‚ he shouldn’t have dropped “Little Boy” in Nagasaki because “The explosion in Nagasaki immediately wiped out 90% of the city and it killed over 80‚000 people”. That is an incredibly large amount of population. If you think about it‚ that’s very sad and no one should suffer the attack from a nuclear bomb. Secondly the bomb was illegal to use (yes I said ILLEGAL). “On September 30th‚ 1938 the League Of Nations issued an unanimous resolution outlawing the intentional bomb of civilian
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The Atomic Bomb: Effects on Hiroshima and Mankind The nuclear bomb was the most devastating weapon ever created by man. It was developed between 1942 and 1945 during the second World War. The project to build the worlds first atomic weapon was called The Manhattan Project. The nuclear bomb was based on the idea of splitting an atom to create energy‚ this is called fission. Three bombs were created‚ "Trinity"‚ "Little Boy"‚ and "Fat Man". "Trinity" was dropped on a test site in New Mexico on July
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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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Causes and effects of dropping out of school Thinking about many issues in today’s society‚ there are many reasons an individual would drop out of school such as pregnancy‚ family concerns‚ and individual reasons. Most people know that education is important however‚ there can be many circumstances and/or situations that could prevent a person to drop out of school. One reason that came to mind was pregnancy. With me being a mother‚ I know the hardships and the problems that came come about after
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