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'Books should remain the essence of public libraries'
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"Political commitment is much more important than the social commitment for the prevention of drugs"
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A country should have less rules
This is to recognise the freedom's of oneself or the strict discplinarian of one |
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academic qualification ensure success in life
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All elementary and secondary schools should have schools on Saturdays.
this topic's recently heating up in japan, due to the decrease of our academic status in the international society. |
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Amend the US Constitution to allow a line-item veto.
For years, Republican presidents have sought a line-item veto as an aid to curtailing government spending, particularly “pork barrel” spending initiatives or special tax breaks tied to appropriations bills. In 1996, Congress passed a law giving the president Legislation giving the president line-item veto power, but upon review by the Supreme Court in 1998, the law was found unconstitutional in a 6-3 decision. |
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Amount of classes needed for high school graduation
Many people think that there should be more and many people think that there should be less... this should be the argument about the pros and cons of having more classes |
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are oral exams better than written
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Are we building to much?
Are we building to much? Is there to much construction going on? |
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Are we need European Union today?
We can see that war danger is low, europ economy is strong and the international intercourse good. So we can ,,turn off" European Union. Yes or no? Why? :) |
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as person become richer,sports become impoverished
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Ashes, remain in Australia
Should the Ashes Urn remain with Australia as current victors in the England-Australia cricket series? |
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Caution is the best policy
thinking before speaking |
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Co-curricular activities (or extra-curricular activities) is the main foundation for future working skills, not education
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college athletics pose a threat to the acadmeic mission of colleges and universities
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Conscientious objection and national service
In countries with national service, should young people be able to avoid it on the grounds of conscientious objection? |
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cottage industry is good
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Crime pays
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deprivation is not the cause of all crimes
everybody in this world are deprived of something, it doesn't mean everybody should start to do crimes!!
if deprivation is the cause of all crimes, then this world will be full of crimes.
so , i don't think deprivation is the cause of all crimes. |
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destiny depends on stars
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developed countries are responsible for natural resources depletion.
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diplomatic immunity
allowing diplomats to be excused from the laws |
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do other countries have a moral duty to intervene in foreign tyrannies?
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do video games make you smarter?
A study conducted by the very serious Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) examined Close to 800 children aged between 7 and 12 years old. They questioned and tested them during a one-year period. Those charming kids who remain "glued" to their "joystick" for hours are allegedly more intelligent than others. When many adults think of video games, they envision bombs, bangs and blood. As a result, many parents try to restrict their children's gaming time. The ESRC had basically to prove to them that they should let them play, to some extent.
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dogs make better pets than cats
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Domestic spending be prioritized over reducing the budget deficit.
At around 9 trillion dollars, the American budget deficit is giant. |
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Education Should be aimed at providing Jobs // Career Orientation is the main objective of Modern Education
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English is compulsoy for national examination
why english is compulsory for national examination. |
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extending school hours will help lessen social ilss among scholl children.
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Fashion makes a man
it is not true because it's the personality that makes a man.
clothes doesn't do this.
we don't have tobe trendy we have to be comfortable in what we wear& if we have personality the off fashion dress will look as smart as the trendy ones.it matter's but only to some extent more important is the personality, the style statement you have. |
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fashion mania in young generation
is it good for the present generation |
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Federal aid to katrina victim states and aid to states that are clearly vulnerable to natural disasters.
Coastal states such as Florida, Mississippi, etc are obviously vulnerable to natural disasters. Should the federal government be responsible for bailing out the states every time a natural disaster occurs? |
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Fox Hunting
Should the ban on fox hunting in England be lifted due to public pressure? |
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Gay teachers in christian schools?
Should gay teachers be alowed to teach in christian schools? How can they teach gods word if they are not living gods word |
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Gender Eqaulity
The military should draft women as well as men |
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Global economoy is an X-rated economy
If you peep into the world of economy you will see only women women and women .The compulsory obscenity observed in marketing of women in media, advertisments,movies,sales etc has turned the global ecnonomy into an X-rated economy. It is only getting upgraded from single-X to double and perhaps into a triple-X in future. |
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Google's monopoly is a cause for worry
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Government by technocrats, benefits of
Is it desirable to take the running of government ministries out of the hands of self-serving politicians, and instead put in charge businessmen, academics and other experts (technocrats) to run things more professionally? |
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Graffiti is art.
I not so sure how to define the topic. The graffiti part I think is vandalism on walls of buildings. |
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Has women's rights movement has gone far enough?
We're living in a real confusing day. With one woman in America running for presidency, another found dead in a remote village near Afganistan. I found myself asking this question : Has Women's Rights Movement Gone Far Enough? or Does it still have a long way to go? |
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having a degree is the passport to sucess
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Homelessness-Is enough being done?
Is enough really being done by the government to prevent and help reduce homelessness?
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Homework
Should homework be given to students? |
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India can beat China as Emerging Superpower
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Is Academic Qualification The Key To Success?
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Is India moving away from a secularist state?
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Is online gaming harmful to us?
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Is Prevention better than Cure?
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Is security is a greater need than love?..
from the perspective of a family....from the perspective of a nation....and from the international perspective....what do you think ...the world requires more...whether it is love,affection,emotions....or whether it is only and only security........? |
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Is Terrorism a Muslim Monopoly?
Ignoring hundreds of incidents of killing, includign political killings, social killings, economical killings yet, wars among various groups,focus remains on Islamic terrorism.Is terrorism a Muslim Monopoly? Did it begin with Muslims as forefront?Can we ingore state sponsered terrorism/ |
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is the school or the home moulds the children
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Is the stunting of growth of developmentally challenged children ethical?
Parents in Seattle asked that their 6 year old daughter Ashley be operated on to remove her uterus to stunt growth of pubic hair, menstruation, and brests. They want to keep her easy to manage. She is profoundly disabled meaning she'll never grow any larger or leave home or respond. |
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Iscommunism os proven better than capitalsm?
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legislation is more effective than education in shaping the mindset of an independent society
a quote attributed to King Arthur: "There are laws that enslave men, and laws that set them free." It seems that we're buried under an avalance of laws today telling us how we ought to live, but we have less freedom than ever before. Change the heart of man, and you change the mind along with it. Change the mind only, and his heart will change it back.
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Media is the main cause for unhealthy eating habits.
Media as in many forms as become one of the most important way to convey certain message. In return, it brought good as well as bad influence to the public. Shifting to its dark side, the power of advertisement from the media has given us a the worst nightmare of all. Unhealthy eating habits has a long-term effect on people. Once, a man sued McDonalds for giving the wrong information about its nutritional facts and causing her daughter to have obesity. Eventually the man lost. To be real, what the man claimed could be real. Indirectly the root for this problem is the media. |
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Men's rights
Are men now discriminated against in modern society? Should their rights be given more recognition and protection? |
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Middle schools should not have promotion ceremonies.
The topic is suggesting tht middle schools should stop holding promotion ceremonies for the oldest class. So, if the school is 6th-8th grade, the 8th grade class would be promoted, but without a ceremony to commemorate it. |
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Modern living, bad for our health
Does modern life make people unhealthy? |
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Modernity vs Traditions
Whether adopting the new trends is good or being with old traditions is better?
and why? |
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Moral policing is the moral duty of evey citizen
In this days of obscenity , where concerend peole are taking a silent stand , the laws are there but no one supports it. people mock at those who speak against obscenity.Parents, teachers, management, social workers, each and every person should stand up against the massacre of moral values. |
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Multinational company:Boon or Bane
we have to just check whether the MNC's are useful to us or they are not useful
rather they are having a negative impact on the indian society
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Nature and not nurture that has more important roles in shaping a person's character
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nothing is good or bad,it is only in our mind
debate on the above topic: for or against (should not be more than 15 minutes) |
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one man`s terrorist is another man`s freedom fighter
debate for and against |
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over emphesis on techanical education is the cause for social imbalence.
i truely support this topic.... its very much obvious tht the violences and the major crise of terrisom all are the after effects of over emphesis of techanical education. |
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Parents are solely responsible for the discipline of their children.
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parents neglect is the source of all social ills
does parents neglect is the source of all social ills?
Please help me as soon as you can.
The competition is on 17 of june |
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Part time employment during the school year is beneficial to students
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Part Time Employment for Students during the School Year
Is part time employment of students during the School Year beneficial for them? |
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paying job vs satisfying vocation
is a paying job better than a satisfying vocation? |
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People work better if they are paid more.
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Political differences are better solved through wars than peaceful means.
Hi. Thanks for looking into this thread.Im a first timer in this ofrum so please dont flame me ^_^. As the topic states,do you think wars are a practical way to solve political differences although peace and nonviolence is the dominant trend now? All posts will be replied, dont worry. |
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Pre-nuptial agreements
Should it be compulsory for couples to sign a pre-nuptial agreement before marriage? |
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Privatisation of education:A path to development
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Privatizing US Social Security
Social Security has been a very reliable form of social insurance and retirement pension for low income workers; however, due to demographic changes, it is inevitably going to run out of funds. As individuals live longer, retirees will require more years of benefits. Additionally, as baby boomers retire in greater numbers, more revenue will be required to meet payout obligations. With a shrinking workforce, and declining birthrates, this demographic transition will yield a much lower worker to retiree ratio than in the past for the “pay-as-you-go” system.
Many academics agree it will face a budgetary deficit in the near future; however, they don’t quite agree on a specific date. Most cite 2019 as the date it will begin running a deficit and by 2053 it will be broke. Some don’t feel action is required immediately because there is no problem yet, others argue immediate action is required to divert an imminent disaster. Republicans and Democrats disagree starkly on the issue with the socialist leaning Democrats hailing the program as successful and necessary and Republicans challenging its ideological legitimacy and economic viability. Both parties disagree on the nature of the pending disaster and how to deal with it.
Despite this disagreement, baby boomers are retiring in growing numbers and the worker to retiree ratio is expected to reach 1 to 4, up from 16 to 1 at the programs inauguration. This impending deficit yields three main solutions: raising taxes to pay for increased payouts, reducing obligated payouts to a manageable level, or abolishing the system altogether or incrementally through privatization. Either way a disaster is coming and future retirees will bear the cost; especially lower income retirees who rely on social security for a greater portion of their overall living expenses during retirement. It is obvious many current workers and future retirees will need to work through “traditional” retirement age in order to support themselves.
The major issue is whether to privatize or not. Most advocates of reform advocate some form of privatization where workers have a degree of ownership and control over their own social security payroll taxes and savings and can reap the rewards of private investment in a safe mixture of stocks and bonds.
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Privilege of the press to protect it's sources.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed by the Constitution but the press has no right to protect it's sources.
This right is granted to clergy and medical doctors and should be extended to the press. This right would encourage informants.
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Reality tv shows are doing more harm than good to the society
our society has lost much of its traditinal values evident in the current wave of crimes,gangsterism and senseless killing because the influence of reality tv shows on them.Is the reality tv shows are doing more harm than good to the society? |
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Repeal the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution
Pass the House Joint Resolution 45, the "Liberty Amendment," introduced to Congress in 2001 that would amend the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the income tax: "Three years after the ratification of this amendment, the sixteenth article of amendments to the Constitution of the United States shall stand repealed and thereafter Congress shall not levy taxes on personal incomes, estates, and/or gifts." |
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Return on Investment is the only measurement of a business's success
What do you think? |
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role model
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Russia is becoming a threat to US interests
This resolution is the debate topic for the month of February. |
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SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED DRIVING LICENSE
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School Should be made voluntary
If students have the right to go or not to go school, can it be that they volunteer to go school. Many will not volunteer to attend school but some will. |
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Schools Should Ban Animal Dissection
Middle School debate is using this topic for the Claremont Championship Tournament April 21-22. Peta has a large amount of information as I am prepping this topic now. |
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Schools, unnecessary
Are schools still needed in order to provide an education for our children, or can education be provided better in other ways? |
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Secondary school students should have the right to be involved in setting school regulations
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Should Britain apologise for it's part in slave trade?
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Should cases of carnal abuse attract a penalty of life imprisonment?
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should China adopt English as its official language?
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should iraq nuclear facilities be destroyed
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Should Special status be awarded to Aboriginals
In Canada, Aboriginals recieve special staus, and do not have to pay taxes, recieve land for reserves, etc |
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should sports be commercialized or not?
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SHOULD THE GOP ADOPT A POLICY OF RECONCILIATION IN THE TRIBAL AREAS?
tribal areas include the fedrally administered tribal areas, waziristan in balochistan which are assumed to be a ground for terrorist activities. they practice jirga system and are ruled by feudal lords. there is no democracy. the pakistani goverments economical and military situation should not be undermined. will a war create a new east pakistan? keeping in mind, we need their land for beinifit, their passes for trade routes to china, afghanistan and balochistan. is reconciliation the best solution |
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Should the government bailout corporations?
Samsung and Walmart are about to go under because of poor management and uncessary espansion into something unprofitable invested heavily into real estates such as pebble beach golf course in California and Emprie State building in New York and they hire almost 30 % of workers living in the town and they pay taxes heavily to town counsel. Also they do have a history of deforesting mountains and trees for resort to creat profts, 30 % of which comes back to the county government.
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Should the Internet be a tax-free zone?
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should the ministry of education really rid music from elementary school curriculum
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Should the State of Alaska permit the development of Pebble Mine?
Pebble Mine is a Canadian venture located in a crucial breeding habitat for salmon. The ore extraction process involves using cyanide, leaving an enormous hazardous residue of tailings in the habitat. The mine is also in a economically depressed region which depends on the seasonal salmon harvest. Mine-related jobs would be year-round, and the company has promised to be a responsible tenant. |
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Should the US do away with "sin taxes" on tobacco and alcohol?
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Should there be more 24-hour stores?
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Should violent students be expelled from school?
In light of the violence we have witnessed committed in schools, is it appropriate to expel violent students, to protect those who are not violent, and to protect the staff at schools? |
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Should we be allowed to use a higher level of force in Iraq
It seems to me that a lot of our soldiers are getting killed because there is too much "red tape" to get through before they are even allowed to fire a shot. Not only that, but it is harder to know who your real enemy is out there in a suburban warzone like that. I think that if our soldiers were given more freedom to do what they believed they needed to do, there would be a lot less U.S. casualties. |
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smoking around children
Should we ban adults from smoking around children. |
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Software patents
Should software be patentable? |
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Sonia gandi should become a prime minister
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sport competitive should be compulsay
lots of kids love sport.I think we should make it compulsary |
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Sport is more important than politics
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Student exchange programmes
Should everyone have the chance to participate in a student exchange programme? |
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Success is all about human relations
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Teenage mothers should be allowed to complete their high school education.
I have been thinking about this issue for a long time and would love to here your said of the issue. Am not saying they should not have the right to education but another form. |
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Terrorists should be treated as prisoners of war
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That Australia Has Failed The Environment
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That Australia is the 51st state (of America).
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that literature should be an appreciation but not an evaluation
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That P-Platers should not be able to carry passengers!
This topic means that Probationary license holders(Just finished their L-Plates) should not be allowed to carry passengers. |
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That School Camps are a waste of time
Topic relating to whether school-run outdoor education systems are more beneficial than they are detrimental. |
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That sports stars make good role models
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that teenagers should have more choices
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That the sale of fur should be banned
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That the World is being drowned in Coca-Cola
A debate mostly focused on Cultural Imperialism and Globalisation with the Coca-Cola name standing for the immense influence of the United States |
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that the world was a safer place when our parents were kids
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That this house believes that the state should not fund in vitro fertilization
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that time is better than money
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that we live in a selfish society
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That we should all drink recycled water
In the majority of the countries at the moment, the water authority is using dam/river water and chlorinate and filter to drinking standard. However this is having a huge effect on the water table and is restricting water for irrigation etc. If we were to drink recycled water, would it be better, or worse? Would the water be clean and healthy enough for us to drink? |
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That we should ban cheerleaders from proffesional sporting events
What is the State of cheerleading today? We must look at both the positive and negative effects that cheerleading has on our culture and society. From this we must make a decision on whether it should be something people can aspire to. |
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That we should further subsidise childcare.
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That we should go to Mars
Affirmitive: We should go to Mars becuase we will learn more about our own Earth and develop better technology. Robots cannot discover Mars fully, only humans can.
Negative: We should not go to mars as it wastes money that could be better spent on our own Earth. We have not yet even discovered our own Earth fully. |
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That welfare payments to indigenous people should be tied to the school attendance of their children
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THBT Da Vinci Code cannot be justified
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THBT Same Ethnic is the most important thing in marriage
This motion will highlight the debate on custom of certain tribes/ethnics which should have a spouse coming from their own tribes/ethnics, most notably Jews and Arabs. Even in some Arab Gulf Countries it has been embeeded as country's regulation on their people. The debate lies on whether the idea of having the same ethnics as requirements to get married is right or wrong. |
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THBT streaming in singapore scholl is bad
streaming does more harm then good\ |
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THBT women should not be president
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The House Believes That As A Man Progresses in ICT, He Regresses In Morality
I would like to get opinions from the public on this motion.
Just for those who don't know, ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology |
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The rule of law is an obsolete doctrine in UK..Discuss
the rule of law states that no one is punishable except in a breach of the law, no one is above the law etc..we cannot view it in isolation of politics.... |
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The US should adopt a national sales tax.
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The US should pass a balanced budget amendment.
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The US should substantially increase gas taxes
Seeing as how the US is already raising gas taxes...
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The use of pesticides.
Should governing bodies around the world ban the use of pesticides due to their harmful effects? Or do their benefits outweigh the risks? |
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The youths of today are not ready for the challenges of tomorrow.
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Theories of reality. Debate between scientific realism and phenomenalism or empiricism.
Whether phenomenalism or scientific realism is a better interpretation of the relationship between perception and reality. |
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This house believes that English is needed to succeed in life
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This house believes that internet brings more harm than good
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this house believes that parents' expectations shoul be considered when choosing a career?
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This house believes that religious education be made mandatory in schools to prepare student to meet the challenges of the future.
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This house supports free votes in the House of Commons
House of Commons In Canada
Affirmative sides = why is it good to have free voting inside the house of commons?
Negative side = Why is it bad to have free voting inside the house of commons?
envolved inside the House of Commons are politicians, who have debates, about problems and new ideas, for the country |
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This house welcomes a borderless world
Should the world take on a borderless existence in the sense that national boundaries no longer play a role in economic decision-making? |
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This House would ban all MP3 players in schools.
Should pupils be able to listen to music in school? Are MP3 players a distraction, or an aid to concentration? Should teachers allow pupils to listen to music whilst taking part in self-study?
Can students be involved in bullying over their expensive iPods and other branded MP3 players?
Do students become too interested in which music to listen to and therefore do less work, or can the isolation of being 'plugged in' help them to work? |
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This House would mandate parenting classes.
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This house would prefer welfare payments to lower taxes
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this house would punish sports clubs whose fans misbehave
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US immigration controls, get tough
Should current immigration laws in the United States be enforced more strictly? |
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Uzbekistan is the hegemon in Central Asia.
In the past few years there have been considerable debates as to who is the geostrategic hegemon of the five post-Soviet Central Asian states. Understanding of this question is central to foreign policies of the big powers that are taking active steps to establish their position in the region. Most observers have noted that Uzbekistan is the real hegemon in the region, citing its superior military capability and the region's largest population. But how true is that? Doesn't Kazakhstan's robust economy position it as the true hegemon in the region? |
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Violence in entertainment is harmful?
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Waste Management and Recycling
Do people recycle waste enough and should there be sufficient government schemes to deal with waste management? |
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wealthier is healthier
Is it true that some people say the more money we have, the healtiher we are? |
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what does india requires more?
-wise of the old.
-exuberance of the youth.
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will china be a superpower by 2025
as the fasinating development that china have achieved,and with the huge potential,it is now will china be a superpower have come to people's talk. some are positive that china used to be the mightest superpower in history,undoultly,this time will come again. but still others suppose that china is facing a lot of problems.and such high-speed trend will stop one day. |
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Will microfinancing solve problems of poverty in developing nations?
One possible solution that has presented itself in recent years is that of “microfinancing.” According to this new idea, banks give minute, low interest loans directly to individuals – Sometimes as small as 2 dollars a day. The purpose of these loans is to allow individuals – mostly single working women – to run businesses, and have enough money to break the circle of poverty, keep their kids in school, and over time, the people themselves emerge from poverty. |
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Will militant islam lose its spuport if foreign troops withdrew from iraq?
Militant Islam is an approach to Islam that holds that the religion and its followers must be aggressively fought for on a political and religious level. Just as militant Muslims are but a segment of Islam, so too are supporters of violence and terrorism only a segment of all militant Muslims. Designation of people as practitioners of militant Islam is often highly contentious. Critics of such designation often ascribe bias and/or prejudice to such use of the term.
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will the relasionship between china and japan be better?
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work and pay
Do people work more if they are paid more? |
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world hunger
Are developed countrys moraly obligated to aid the poor countrys? should we turn a blind eye to world hunger? Are we responsible for deaths of hundreds of thousands starving people? |
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worldwide open skies policy
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young people should move away from home when they are 18
we should leave our home at the age of 18.Because if we dont leave our home at the age of 18,we lose our self-confidence and we can't learn how to stand on our feet.Then,we can't learn to live on our own in the future and then it will be very bad for us.
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youths of today have too much freedom
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