Lyrical Challenge
== Background == Hip-Hop lyricists have touched upon all sorts of things -- poverty, love, violence, etc. This debate will demonstrate a lyricist's ability to be creative regarding a particular subject on command, and emphasize their versatility by deviating from conventional and monotonous topics. == Debate Function == Thank you in advance to whomever accepts this debate. In Round 1, Con must present a topic narrow enough to be of specific focus or emphasis, but broad enough to a...
Kesha has no true talent in terms of singing
talent (n) a special natural ability or aptitude If you've never seen Ke$ha sing live don't bother. We have singing greats out there like Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Prince, Kelly Clarkson, etc. and then we have the people that teenagers listen to and end up on the top 40 stations. Which category does Ke$ha fall under? The second one. We have people with true talent in whatever they do like the contestants on SYTYCD and American Idol, albeit some of them weren't all tha...
The Superior Photographer
This is not really a debate. I would just like to show off my photography and look at someone's photography and we will critique each other. Rules: -Each round you will post a photo that you have taken. -The photos can't be changed(such as removing a sign or pole)in post-photo programs. -You can, however, conduct minor Photoshop changes, such as brightness and contrast, levels, and curves, etc. You can also crop. -Each time you post a photo, you would critique the photo I previously poste...
Voters should be required to post their reasoning behind each vote they make.
I like debate. I like debate.org. I think it is a really cool idea. However I find myself often dissatisfied with the voters. In debates where I feel I have clearly won its not so bad because to some extent I can justify my loss in my head with the thought, "Wow... those people are idiots!" Its when I'm debating someone of equal or similar skill level to myself that this annoys me the most. To lose a debate that I am unsure of how I did on and personally feel was close is o.k. in itself. But...
Writers debate
This debate is for any of you book readers, or writers. I felt the need to open this debate in order to expose creativity and entertainment. The point of this debate is for both debaters to write out a short story. The first person will start out the story, with a certain set of characters and a select few settings. In every round the Pro will present a problem in their story. The Con will then continue this same story with the same characters and settings (where rules apply), and fix the pro...
Writers debate
This is a writers debate! The point of this debate is to shed creativity of both writers. One person will write a passage, and the next person will add on to the story accordingly.Whoever creates the most interesting continuation/orientation/conclusion of the story wins the vote for "most convincing arguments"Points for spelling and grammar are awarded as per usual.****RULES****...
Man is born pure and through society he becomes corrupt.
Man is by nature good; society is the cause of corruption and vice. However, In society, natural self-love becomes corrupted into a venal pride, which seeks only the good opinion of others and, in so doing, causes the individual to lose touch with his or her true nature; the loss of one's true nature ends in a loss of freedom. In the words of Rosseau, "Man is by nature good. Men are depraved and perverted by society." When out into perspective we realize that what could a newborn child have...
Are "old" bands really better than newer ones?
First of all, let's just consider "old" as Metallica and before...unless the band is still writing and releasing albums. I find it extremely annoying just how overrated, in general, these bands are, at least sound-wise. -Catchiness... The purpose of the sound of a song is to be catchy, is it not? Isn't the main goal of the sound of a song to revolve around a catchy, entertaining, great-sounding chorus? Only a select few older musical groups could master this. They were great musicians...
Short story battle! (2)
This is another short story battle. You know the story (no pun intended). Vote based on your favorite stories!1. Each round will consist of ONE SHORT STORY. 2. It can be absolutely any genre you want so long as it stays within the number of characters.
Draw the Debate
The name of the game is a drawing challenge. rules- 1) each player issues the other debater a challenge to draw something 2) nothing obscene can be drawn, or requested 3) the first and last speech will have no drawings. 4) the winner will be based one the best drawings 5) challenges must be issued in 5 words or less. ex:"dinosaur with a hula hoop"...