The Death Penalty Should Be Used In Certain Cases
Resolved: The death penalty should be used in certain cases There are many cases in which the death penalty is just and should be used. For example, if a man is proven that, without a doubt, he killed another man, that murderer should be killed. While it would be profitable to use the people in prison to do labor, the prisoner should at least be given the option between death and working in prison for the rest of his life. Death Penalty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty...
Having bad table manners makes you a less-liked person.
I am against this topic of debate, because I have a friend who doesn't have the best table manners, but he/she is one of the more popular kids in school. He/she does many sports, has many friends, and is liked by his/her teachers as well as fellow classmates. Also, if a person has bad table manners, you cannot judge them; "don't judge a book by its cover". I believe that if someone doesn't have good table manners, that could be a result of not realizing what they are doing, or if their parents...
Health care should be provided by the state.
Health care should be provided by the state. the government should pay for all health care expenses....
Homosexuals should not be allowed to display their affection in public!!! think of the kids....
If homosexuals start to make out or "get busy" in a park, kids will get curious and that will really screw up their way of thinking plus, it kinda creeps me out to see two guys kissing...
Women have the right to have an abortion.
Abortion should not become illegal in any state. Women have the right over their body's, not the government. It it's a women's choice if they want to have THEIR BABY or not....
Marijuana has more medical benefits than coffee.
Many thanks to my opponent in advance for accepting this debate -- we've been trying to get around to it for months :) I think the terms of the resolution are pretty clear, but my opponent may make any notes or clarifications he wishes in the first round. The debate will start with my opening arguments in R2. We will each have 60 minutes to post a round (by my opponent's request) and R2 will be used strictly for our opening arguments. Rebuttals will begin in R3 and the debate will conclude i...
Humans taste great
I have been eating other people since I was about 12 years old. It has been a tradition in my family for many years. The muscle on a 150 pounder is nice and tender when you cook it. Just thinking of it makes my mouth water. I'm not sure if there can even be an opposition to this but if someone does accept this challenge I thank them....
Should alcohol be further restricted or even banned?
I will first off thank anybody who accepts this debate. 1) Health risks I am going to risk some health risks involved with drinking. This risks that i am going to list can happen to anybody. Sure there are tons of other things that can lead to these risks but why have one more thing out there that can hurt you and or other people. Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to serious health problems, including: Cancer of the pancreas, mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus and liver, as well as b...
Resolved: Public health concerns justify government violation of pharmaceutical patents.
This should be a good debate. It's another classic debate of public safety or public freedom... Just for fun, I want to make this a LD debate (since I got it from the NFL possible topics for 07-08), so if you accept this debate, please provide a Value and a Criterion. Thanks, and with that, I will begin my opening case... -Resolved: Public health concerns justify government violation of pharmaceutical patents. I. Value- Public Welfare In this debate, you will see the greatest value as bei...
Abortion: A Topic of Deadly Consequences
I myself am very passionatly anti-abortion. Very...very...passionatly so... the argument itself boils down to ethics and morality. By that I dont mean religion. I will not be discussing god, or the bible, but simple human ethics. It is an understood human ethic that murder is bad. This understanding exists among all forms of humanity as we know them. To take away an innocent human life is unforgiveable. So I start with this: Murder Is Bad Most everybody would agree with this stateme...