The Velvet Underground Are Simultaneously The Most Underrated and Overrated Band of All Time.
The Velvet Underground Are absolutely one of my favorite bands. I think they are unbelievably brilliant. Yet many don't think so. And many others think they are so great that all others pale in comparison. They are amazing but there are many other amazing bands as well. I do feel that their first album is overall the best album i've heard. (i've heard alot of albums) To be clear my resolution is that they are the band who is simultaneously most overrated and underrated. Not that they are bo...
Zoos do more harm than good.
Thank you crazypenguin, for your time and for the honor of having your first debate, judging by the fact you logged on for the first time right next to me. First off, many people think that zoos help endangered animals, and returned them to the wild. In reality, there are over 6,000 endangered animals and million upon millions of endangered plant species.On record, only 162 animal species are housed in zoos WORLDWIDE and of those few only 16 have ever been returned to the wild. These species...
Spider Man 4 will be a bad movie.
Of course it will. They took it too far. WAY too far. They went from good movies to moving comic books with bad special effects. It may be good or bad depending on what the villan/s is/are....
Sagarous (who is I) is a man.
I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am male. Take my word for it. Trust me. I am a man. I am...
RESOLVED: An ideal form of No Child Left Behind would be beneficial to the welfare of the USA
RESOLVED: An ideal form of No Child Left Behind would be beneficial to the welfare of the United States. ======================================= DEFINITIONS: ======================================= NCLB: "'The law reauthorized a number of federal programs aiming to improve the performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for states, school districts, and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which schools the...
Lamest Joke Competition
The purpose of this debate is to find the lamest joke. I urge those of you reading to stop now because I assure you this won't be funny. there are three simple rules. The first is that all of the jokes must in fact be jokes. They can't be real stories or anything like that. The second rule is that it can be any type of joke. Yo momma, story jokes, etc. You get to pick. And the last is that if you need to exceed the limit of characters, then go ahead. leave them in the comment box, and nobody wil...
Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions.
Greetings. I look forward to debating my opponent, zach12, in this fun debate tournament. "The term affirmative action refers to policies that take sex, race, or ethnicity into account in an attempt to promote equal opportunity." (Site: Wikipedia) Affirmative action provides fairness in college admissions. I affirm: colleges should indeed take into account in a beneficial manner the extent of diversity amongst a particular yield of applicants when determining its admittances. First,...
Resolved: Quote Arguement Part Two
This is our second quote arguement. This time, sources MUST be provided. Also, there will be only one quote per round; except the last round, which we will both give 5 quotes. 1)"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes." -Unknown...
Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions.
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: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions. -Affirmative Action Defined: ""Affirmative action" means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and business from which they have been historically excluded" ---(From: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) -Throughout this d...
Resolved: In the United States, misdemeanor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabi
I affirm: In the United States, misdemeanor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabilitation [Definitions] 1. Misdemeanor: a crime less serious than a felony 2. Ought: should 3. Replaced: used instead of 4. Significant: fairly large 5. Rehabilitation: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society [Observations] 1. The affirmative burden is simple: prove that the US government should use rehabilitation rather then jail time when dealing with misdemeanors....