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Pluto2493's Debates
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Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions.
I affirm that affirmative action should be practiced in college admission. 1. A Report of the National Task Force on Minority High Achievement explains that, "The most important educational challenge for the United States is to eliminate, once and for all, the large educational achievement gaps among the nation's racial and ethnic groups. This is a moral and pragmatic imperative. Unless this is done, it will be virtually impossible to integrate our society's institutions completely, especia...
R: In the United States, misdemeanor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabilitation.
Good luck to my opponent in this round, and for the remainder of this tournament. Now, let's get to this debate! I affirm, Resolved: In the United States, misdemeanor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabilitation. I. Value- Societal Welfare ---My value corresponds to the utmost valuable thing of society, the welfare of it. In other words, my value looks to how well of society is, the more well off we are, the more value we achieve. This value must be the focus of this deb...
Same-sex unions should not be federally recognized as marriage.
My observations... 1. Aff has the burden of proof 2. Aff must prove that federally-recognized same-sex marriages ought never be allowed My arguments... 1. Homosexuality is natural and homosexuals, being humans, deserve equality 2. In a truly free society all individuals must be equal 3. For true equality everyone must be treated in the same manner and granted the same rights 4. Same-sex marriage is a right necessitated by any free society Thank you, I look forward to friendly debate....
My NFL fantasy team is better than your's
Nfl- National Football League I have: Jay Cutler Clinton Portis Willis McGahee Darren Sproles Randy Moss Chad Johnson Kevin Curtis Tony Scheffler Kris Brown Giants Defense...
In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote.
I affirm. In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote. I value democracy. This value is preferable because it is the most relevant on a resolutional scale. Any given society is better off under a full democracy. The Stanford Encyclopedia if Philosophy explains. "Two kinds of in instrumental benefits are commonly attributed to democracy: relatively good laws and policies and improvements in the characters of the participants. John Stuart Mill argued that a democratic meth...
Is The Indo-US nuke deal Good for the nation?
How can you support such an atrocity to the nation's sovriegnity.....this is jackhammering oneself to be a second nation...... just remember iraq....iran....if anything turns U.S.A on us who'll come to save us.....Already we are low on funds(Last report showed India heavily debted to The World Bank...),but of instead of solving internal crisis(poverty....MAlnutrition.J&k.....)the government throws us to U>S mercy................
Mobile Phone Confirmation?
This is more of a question than a debate. Why does the site make you give your phone number to access certain features? Which features are they? I am against the mobile phone confirmation. CONTENTION I: I don't have a cell phone....
Resolved: The USFG should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the US.
This is going to be a standard policy debate with all the regular parts of a policy debate. Do not accept this if you do not know how to do policy debate. Pro, your next speech will be the 1AC....
Topic #34 - The US should adopt a timetable for Withdrawl from Iraq
As Pro, I will be defending that the United States should adopt a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. Thus, the Polar opposite stance that my opponent will have to prove is that the united States should not adopt a timetable for withdrawlf from Iraq. To be judged by James Fong, Maximilian Powers, and Dan Alexander. Definitions: Timetable - A schedule listing the times at which certain events are expected to take place Withdrawal - retreat or retirement of an army or other military force from...
Military conscription is unjust.
I. INTRODUCTION I affirm the resolution 'Military conscription is unjust.' My definition of military conscription for this debate reads: a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority. It is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require citizens (often just males) to serve in the armed forces. It is known by various names — for example, the most recent conscription program in the United States was known colloquially as 'the draft' (Wiki...