Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. De Las Casas‚ who would later be bestowed the title “Protector of the Indians” advocated that the “heathen” inhabitants of the New World were in all regards human. In a debate that ensued in Valladolid‚ later dubbed the Valladolid Debate the case was made for their humanity. Manuel-Barreto compares the images that lie within the account with those of fellow Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Botero’s images depict prisoners being abused by guards
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between former allies. Communist Russia forced control over their section that was gained in the Potsdam conference. They set up many barriers around their portion of East Berlin and eventually around East Germany. America had dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and a new technology been revealed as a massive‚ deadly weapon that could wipe out thousands instantly‚ it was now an arms race. “Push of a button in Russia‚ and 35 minutes later much of U.S. could be laid to waste—with power to retaliate
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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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One interesting event from 1960 was the testing of the first atomic bomb by France. Between 1960 and 1966‚ seventeen bombs were tested by France. These bombs leaked radioactive materials that are still affecting citizens near the bomb sites in the Sahara Desert. It is estimated that hundreds of soldiers and nearly thirty million civilians were knowingly exposed to the radioactive areas. The bomb testings and radioactive exposure were reportedly meant to “study physiological and psychological effects
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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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superintendents were required to devise a program to incorporate Ebonics to aid in teaching youth. This resolution sparked outrage throughout the United States. The debate stemmed from multiple aspects of the issue: from the repercussions of determining Ebonics to be a different language‚ to the value of incorporating AAVE into the curriculum. This debate over whether to use Ebonics as a learning tool sparked from clear trends that African Americans are behind in regard to their reading comprehension levels
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In 1945‚ when the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan I felt that it was not justified. Even though it saved thousands of American lives it was at the cost of others lives. The United States could have gave the Japanese a warning before dropping not one‚ but two bombs on them. However‚ the Japanese did not surrender until after the second bomb I think a warning would have made the bombing “justified.” To begin with‚ even though the United States and Japan were at war and were protected their own citizens
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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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