should the U.S re institute the military draft?
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Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
Started: | 2/5/2008 | Category: | Politics | ||
Updated: | 14 years ago | Status: | Voting Period | ||
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I am doing this for a school debate and i need different opinions on this subject so please help me out.
Plagiarism Plagiarism is the adoption or reproduction of the ideas or words or statements of another person without due acknowledgment. This can range from borrowing without attribution a particularly apt phrase, to paraphrasing someone else's original idea without citation, to wholesale contract cheating. When plagiarizing, students will often turn to the Internet, due the ease of copying and pasting from websites. Other more old fashioned forms of plagiarism such as paper mills and passing off obscure articles or chapters of books of others as original work also still occur. -From wikipedia That being said, I think that he draft should be reinstated, but with certain modifications. First off, there must be a genuine reason to draft. If there is a great lack of volunteers or a massive threat to our nation, then the draft would be justified. However, if it is to wage a controversial war, then no draft. Second, there should be many more exemptions. 1. The draft should not apply to any students who are enrolled in universities as undergraduates or attending graduate school. We need skilled professionals to rebuild after the war ends. 2. The draft should not apply to any man or woman over the age of 40 and under the age of 18. 3. The draft should not apply to a single child in a household. 4. Professionals should be able to opt out of combat in exchange for a position that relies on their particular expertise. For example, computer technicians would handle computers and health professionals would care for the wounded. |
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TY forfeited this round.
Since my opponent has probably finished his school paper and does not require more from me to plagiarize off of, I will restate my arguments. 1. The draft should not apply to any students who are enrolled in universities as undergraduates or attending graduate school. We need skilled professionals to rebuild after the war ends. 2. The draft should not apply to any man or woman over the age of 40 and under the age of 18. 3. The draft should not apply to a single child in a household. 4. Professionals should be able to opt out of combat in exchange for a position that relies on their particular expertise. For example, computer technicians would handle computers and health professionals would care for the wounded. *5. A person should be exempt from the draft if his/her spouse/civil partner is enlisted or disabled or requires help in some form in the interests of raising children under the age of 18. |
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just 2 let u know i'm a she not a he ok. Next my debate was 2day and i did NOT plagiarize your work i just wanted different opinions so u did your job and i thank u for that so if u need to say anything ells go ahead but for now i am done with this topic. When i get another topic from my school i will post it up and u are welcome 2 debate me on that one also. If you choose not to it's ok it was nice doing this with you. You seem very intelligent.
If by "debate" you mean I present an argument and you just sort of leave, no thanks. One hundred characters is ninety nine characters plus one character. |
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This is a somewhat pathetic example of people voting on their prior beliefs rather than what actually occurred in the debate.
Did you all just look at the topic name and vote? Seriously, did you even look at Con's opening argument?
"The Draft" is not an appropriate solution to the current policy flaws which plague certain branches of the United States military.
It can become a part of the solution, and if it does it should be considered as an "Elite Conscription Act"
Taking people not just at random, but those with the dispositions and talents to be great.