Archive for November, 2010

What are some debate topics from American history from 1492-1877?

Please give a little detail and any possible links please.
Patriots vs Loyalists in the American Revolution.
North vs South in the Civil War.
Federalists vs Anti-Federalists at the Constitutional Convention.
New Jersey Plan vs Virginia Plan for Congressional seats.
Lincoln-Douglas debates.

how to address opposition members in a debate?

Rehearse / practice with some friends first:
1) Think about an opening statement, belief, or argument.
2) Make notes of what you want to say and how you want to say it.
3) Remember not to interrupt.
4) Think of counter-arguments which may be presented to you by the opposite team. In other words, say to yourself, "If [...]

What are some good debate topics for physics?

I’m doing the History Fair, and I need a topic that pertains to physics: debate and diplomacy. I know there have been debates between colliding theories.
you could always talk about the 100 year trip that nasa and darpa want to take to get to the Gliese 581d that has been in the news for being [...]

How can politicians engage better with young people?

I’m a doing a debate on whether 16 years should be allowed to vote. Hearing other people’s opinions would give me a greater insight.
I’ll begin by responding to comments that have already been made; the very core of a democracy is representation – all people deserve to have their interests represented in any form of [...]

How much money is a military spouse entitled to from her husbands paycheck? Including BAH?

Just a question my friends and i are having a debate on…
Just soo you know im not a military spouse this is just a question one of my friends have because they are divorcing and i cant help her haha..
She’s not "entitled" to any of it as long as they are married, although both parties [...]

Will starting a debate team in high school help for college apps?

I’m going to be a freshman this year and I haven’t heard or seen anything about a debate team/club at my school. I’m interested in starting one but my concerns are time, money, other students being interested, and if I would be able to pull it all off. Besides getting great grades and having [...]

How would you relate Economics in One Lesson to recent economic debates in the United States?

How would you relate Economics in One Lesson to recent economic debates in the United States?
Hazlitt’s lesson is:
The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for [...]

Quadratic Functions be removed from the High School curriculum? Help in debate?

We’re having a debate as a project. Our side will defend that Quadratic Functions be removed from the High School curriculum. I know it sounds ridiculous and trust me I still can’t get my head around the idea. But my group and I need to defend the proposition.
I need some points and tips. Anything that [...]

How do high school debate competitions work?

Ok, so I’m writing a story about a group of high school kids and i wanted my main character to be in an academic team for the school. I was thinking speech, but I only know a lot about individual events, and I thought that would be a little too complicated to explain in the [...]

What do I do to become a high school speech and debate teacher?

First of all I just want to say that this place has been so helpful to me in the past, there have always been answers to what ever I was looking for already that I’ve never even needed to ask a question myself. But I cannot find anything on this particular question. I’ve seen a [...]