Good evening chairman‚ ladies and gentlemen. The topic for our debate is that we should ban academic streaming in schools. We the negative team believe that this should NOT happen. Before I get into the topic at hand I would just like to rebut some of the opposition’s points: Our first speaker Nevin has already stated the academic benefits of streaming
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For numerous years there has been an in-depth argument on the almost taboo subject of fire-arms. The great debate of course circles the main subject of whether or not guns should be allowed in general‚ and then branches out into mini subjects on matters such as “should guns be allowed in public?”‚ “should gun control be more strict?”‚ and “what requirements should there be on being able to own a gun?”. These questions usually erupt with answers that are mixed with liberal and conservative views.
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FAMILY POWERBASE IS DETERMINED BY THE FAMILY STRUCTURE MODERATOR (Nancy): I am Nancy‚ moderator for Team C debate. Family structure is different in every family. The family has consensus over who has the ultimate say on the day to day decisions. Present day family has very complex type of structure which affects the powerbase determination. A family consisting of a mother (female)‚ father (male)‚ and a child or two will have a very different power base than a family consisting of two
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Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 The main causes of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were great in number. The first was Abraham Lincoln claiming that Douglas was encouraging fears of amalgation of the races with enough success to drive thousands of people away from the Republican Party. The second was that Stephen A. Douglas was claiming that Lincoln was an abolitionist for saying that the American Declaration of Independence applied‚ in fact‚ to both blacks and whites. The third cause was
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to claim that America‚ during this time‚ contained great hope for the future of its inhabitance. After all‚ America’s founding purpose comes from one key element in general‚ freedom. The very first Americans came here in hopes to evade their current government and its laws discriminating religion. In general‚ America allowed for a place where government meant “the people” and it focused on the people. Choice‚ opportunity‚ and freewill backboned America. Has America remained the grounds for
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The Nature versus Nurture Debate What makes you who you are? This question is the essence behind the nature versus nurture debate. It is also a question that has plagued scientists for centuries‚ and philosophers before that. Recently‚ the debate has raged over which of two major factors has the biggest impact on one’s development. With advancements in genetics‚ such as the mapping of the human genome‚ scientists have a better understanding of what traits are inherited. Obviously‚ certain physical
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that certain fundamental ideas are innate. In other words‚ they are present from the time of one’s birth and are therefore genetic. The empiricist perspective‚ in contrast‚ rejected this doctrine of innate ideas and stated that all knowledge is derived from experience. Among the most influential works of the empiricists were those of Locke and Hume. According to Locke‚ the mind at birth is a ‘tabula rasa’‚ or a blank state‚ upon which sensations write‚ determining future behaviour. The rationalist
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Psychology Contemporary Debate: Using Conditioning Techniques to Control the Behaviour of Children Isobel Rees 12PE ‘Without the use of conditioning techniques‚ children in the UK would be out of control.’ Discuss the use of conditioning to control the behaviour of children. There is evidence to support that using conditioning techniques to control the behaviour of children provides a means of ensuring that children achieve their full potential and are able to actively
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Violence in the Media 1 Is Violence in the Media Controversial? Jacqueline Lusk XBCOM/275 Business Communications and Critical Thinking May 10‚ 2014 Jeffrey Harris Violence in the Media 2 Do you have a particular song or movie that you just really love. If you do‚ have you ever considered the kind of music you listen to or the movies you watch influence the decisions you make about almost everything. This may be really obvious‚ but
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Debate Over MMR Vaccine Enraged victims of the MMR Vaccine fight for the government to release evidences on the MMR Vaccination and how it is connected to Autism. While a lot of children are getting their regular vaccinations‚ there are some parents who avoid getting their child vaccinated‚ in fear of the regression of their child’s health. Vaccinations were developed to improve the health of children; however‚ the benefits of the vaccinations‚ like the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination
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