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"Political commitment is much more important than the social commitment for the prevention of drugs"
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"That the US is a global environmental criminal."
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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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All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solvings the world's most persistent social problems
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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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Animal sterilization
Are animal sterilization programs sensible or insane? |
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Anonymity being reglated on the Internet has become a big issue. State your perspactive whether you are for or against this matter.
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Are dogs good pets?
Are dogs good pets, or are they just a waste of a lot of money? |
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are oral exams better than written
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are today's famous people good role models for young people?
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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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Attitude rather than aptitude is the key to success.
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Australia is headed in the right direction
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ban on use of plastic bags
is it feasable to ban the sale of plastic bags in department sotres?
On what grounds? Arguemnts for and against.
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Ban the use of the old South African flag?
Should the old flag of the South African apartheid regime be banned, making it illegal to display it in public? |
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Be it resolved that the education of our young people is the responsibility of the entire society.
As we look around in our society today , we see that our young people's educations plays an important part in our society in terms of giving back to the society base on the knowledge that they have acquired.However , their education is not the responsibility of the entire society. |
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Blogs are a form of media abuse.
Blogs are a form of new media nowadays. But unfortunately it also has become a threat to politics and social issues in many countries in the world. |
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Caution is the best policy
thinking before speaking |
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children freedon been destroyed due to over protection of parents
every human being needs freedon and no one has a right to take it.
due to such instances children runaway |
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cia files
is it safe for the cia to release confidential files about torturing terrorists? |
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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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Computers can replace teachers
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COMPUTRS HAVE MADE STUDENT EASY AND LAZY GOING
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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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contemporary india flourishing or flaundering
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cottage industry is good
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Country life is better than city life
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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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Desire makes one suffer
lust is the cause of misery or it liberates
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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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disposable item should cost double
help......................................landfills |
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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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Do you believe sport should be influenced by politics?
Is there a role for sports people in political life?
- Of course there is room for sports people in political life! More to the point, what is wrong with sports-people making moral decisions - we all do, everyday in life! The only difference here is that the effect is felt on a grand scale, and highlights issues which otherwise may be forgotten. African people are starving and dying because of that despot's political desire to remain in power at all costs. I see nothing wrong with their stand and applaud them for their courage.
Sport should help unite the warring political differences as opposed to fuelling them.- There is a role for sports people in political life. Politics has definitely taken a centre stage in everyday life.
- This is not an issue that can be decided by a governing body or sports commission. The players refusing to go are doing so for their own ethical reasons. I doubt if any official stance from any governing body will change opinions. Of course players have the right to take part in politics.- There are two ways to look at this important issue: sportsmen and women are citizens and therefore have a right to participate in political debate or issues. But the question is - should the morality of sportsmen be allowed to rise to the same high standards which their stardom puts them in the public eye? |
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Do you think that learning grammar is more important than learning conversation skills?
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Does technology promote laziness?
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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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Donation should become a necessary part of our lives.
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Downloading music without permission is an example of theft and is immoral.
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Economics
Should the government financially assist the banks for the housing market? |
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Education Should be aimed at providing Jobs // Career Orientation is the main objective of Modern Education
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Educational Software, Patent of
Should goverment ban any patents of software for educational purposes? |
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English is compulsoy for national examination
why english is compulsory for national examination. |
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examination serves no useful purpose
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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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fengshui should be seen as an intangible cultural heritage
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For the sake of profits and economic success, ethics permits conscious misstatements, concealment of pertinent facts and exaggeration.
This is Carr's game theory |
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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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Hillside Development Endangers Life
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Hiring student interns form the local college.
Advise a company on the advantages and disadvantages of hiring student interns from the local college. |
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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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I wanted a debate on this topic:
IS RECYCLING THE RIGHT SOLUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION?
Please send me a good, positive on this topic, as I have to debate early in school. thankyou. |
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in order to earn a living
people are forgetting life
busy lifestyle
lack of time
long working hours
no leisure time |
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India can beat China as Emerging Superpower
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individualism vs. collectivism
which is better? being an individual amonst many, or acting as a community, group or say a group of seafaring men as shown in Sea Wolf by Jack London. What are the pros and cons to being an individual or a collectivist? Can you be both? |
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Is free market policy useful?
Nowadays, a lot of country use free market policy to grow theri economics. This policy make goverment didn,t have any role in their country economical. This condition make some factory has a lot of disadvantages because on their economical side, they didn,t get any protection from the goverment. But at the other hand, this policy make the other factory worked hard and then develop the country itself. Should we banned this free market policy or not? |
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Is India moving away from a secularist state?
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Is it of any use to protect one's language from foreign words?
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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 Singaporean participating enough in global effort to reduce,reuse and recycle?
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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 mother better at disciplining the child than the father?
This topic is to debate which parent (mother/father) has the upper hand in disciplining a child. |
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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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Is the western culture killing the indian culture?
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Iscommunism os proven better than capitalsm?
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it is rightful for sovereign states to control the world wide web; in fact all channels of communication.
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It's better to be fair than kind
My daughter Brianna is on the negative team for this debate and she is seeking relevant points. Could you suggest any points she is second speaker. |
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killing is wrong under any circumstances.
This is a tricky debate. The Pro side needs to define early on what they mean by "killing" and what they mean by "wrong," while at the same time keeping the debate interesting. However, the Con side should be discouraged from pushing an extremely liberal interpretation of the proposition as well, by saying something like "So killing trees and bugsand bacteria is wrong?" Both sides needs to find a happy, healthy, debatable middle-ground. This debate basically includes the abortion debate, the suicide debate, the euthanasia debate ad the death penalty debate, all in one. Both sides need to be creative in their arguments. Don't be afraid to use and "out there" argument, as long as it's logical and fits the topic; let the other side find the flaw. |
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Law does not just consist of government made legislation and court rulings but also includes societal norms and other forms of social control.
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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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Life is driven by destiny...
Well, the above topic envisages,a pre-conceived notion that "Our life are driven by what the nature has to offer us and is not our pursuits that addresses our destiny". |
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live in relationship(for the motion)
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living in a big city?
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local versus national control of education
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love is the sunrise of marriage;marraige is the sunset of love.
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love of nature is essential for the survival of man
for or against!! |
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Material property only can keep a nation happy
motion for to keep a nation happy by material property only |
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Mechiavelly is the way to go
It was the topic of the final of WUDC 1994 |
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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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Military like boot camps are a good way to straighten up troubled teens' life.
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Modern lifestyle destroys family institution.
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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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Money Is Everything
Do you think money is everything in life? |
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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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NATO Signs Agreement to Use Aidmatrix Network®
for Disaster Relief
Brussels, -- NATO EADRCC and the Aidmatrix Foundation announced their agreement to set up a partnership to help NATO EADRCC meet the challenge of managing donations in civil disaster scenarios. The agreement is with EADRCC (Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre), NATO's principal civil crisis response mechanism, which coordinates assistance in the Euro-Atlantic area from NATO Allies and Partners to countries that have been struck by a major disaster.
"Right now, we are handling all logistics with whiteboard, spreadsheets and brains", said Guenter Bretschneider, Head of EADRCC. "After witnessing the success of Aidmatrix software solutions during recent emergencies in the US for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), we are convinced that this is the right step for our organization to better handle donations in times of crisis. Aidmatrix Network® will make us faster, more transparent, more efficient."
Shari Temple, Managing Director, Aidmatrix Europe: "Aidmatrix Network® provides a single location to capture and report the full picture of need, donations, and delivery in real time. Whether it is product or volunteers, Aidmatrix Network instantly makes requirements from the field available to potential donors and vice versa. This also prevents unnecessary donations from getting in the way of critical life-saving efforts."
NATO EADRCC plans to launch the Aidmatrix Network® in late September. It will be available to 63 countries. These are the 50 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) member countries - NATO Allies and Partners, the "Mediterranean Dialogue Countries", the "Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Countries" as well as Afghanistan and Kosovo.
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About Euro Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)
The EADRCC was established in 1998 as a partnership tool of NATO Civil Emergency Planning and is NATO´s principal civil crisis response mechanism. The Centre stands ready, year round, on a 24- hour basis, to respond to civil emergency situations in the Euro-Atlantic area and to function as a clearing-house for coordinating requests and offers of assistance. The coordination activities involve close cooperation with NATO Military Authorities and consultations with the United Nations´ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA).
www.nato.int/eadrcc
For Further Information:
Elena Mendoza
Marketing Director, Aidmatrix Europe
Phone: +49 0163 233 6635
Email: elena_mendoza@aidmatrixeurope.org |
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Nature and not nurture that has more important roles in shaping a person's character
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Non-traditional English should be acknowledged in academia
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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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oil price rise is due to speculation
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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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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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Personal experiences are more valuable than bookish knowledge
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PILGRIMAGE
Are there more important things for buddhists to do than to go on pilgrimage? |
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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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political leaders should have a private life
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Practical Leader is better than an intellectual leader
We all know that practicality and intellect are two very important values that are suppose to be present in leaders of today either for a country or other organizations. But actually leaders tend to emphasis more on one value over the other. As to that, we can argue on what value should be implemented more. Either practicality or intellect is more important for the development or survival of a country to be prosperous and peace. |
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Privatisation of education:A path to development
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Privatization of Education
Should the Education Sector be completely privatize?
this will talk about the pros and cons when the government privatize completely the education sector of the country. |
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privatization of social security
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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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Propaganda
Propaganda, in the most basic sense, presents information to alter the way people think. However, it uses very selective facts to manipulate and push the people towards the intent of the propagandist. Is it correct for propaganda to be used in the government or anywhere else since it edits the facts, thereby making the information unreliable and untruthful? |
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Qualities of people that are needed in today's world cannot be learned in universities or their academic institution.
In fact, nowadays, the problem has been controversical. More and more graduated students think what we can obtain by studying in universities and colleges? Let us think about it together and share your valuable ideas. |
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racial profiling
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Rapid development causes moral decadence
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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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Representative Democracy vs. Direct Democracy
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Resolved: Failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations.
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Resolved:That chewing gum should be taxed to pay for gum litter clanup
if you litter gum people should be taxed |
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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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Short Text Messages Retards Reading Skills
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should all elementary and secondary schools have schools on saturday
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Should Australia embrace nuclear energy.
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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 celebs get greater protection?
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should China adopt English as its official language?
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Should employees be allowed to view their employees online habits.
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should examinations be replaced with other forms of assesment?
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Should governments favor a country’s industries by means of protectionist measures?
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Should India introduce the policy of "One family One child"?
China has successfully implemented the policy of "One family One child". But would a developing nation like India introduce such a policy? Overpopulation has spread its many hands over the resources of the countries and the citizens consume almost all the resources. So the question of export never arises. So to prevent the consequences of "Too many getting too little" especially in an upcoming nation like India the policy should be introduced. Or perhaps some of the people and politicians might not like it. |
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Should Insider Trading be Legal
Should insider trading - that is, the use of insider information to gain an advantage in trading stocks - be legal? |
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should media be given unbridled freedom to enable it to function as a watchdog of society
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Should more ares be set aside for wildlife protection?
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Should NS be compulsory for girls?
Nowadays, NS are for guys. So what about girls? Is the military being fair to every citizen? |
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Should old parents be send to old folks home?
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should parents let teens make their own decisions?
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Should people of any race be allowed to say the "n-word"?
The n-word is often a heated debate that people get really emotional over. For years and years the n-word has been a issue and still is today.Some say its wrong for black people to use it and get mad when other races use it.Some think its perfectly ok to use it no matter what race.Others use this word in private or just with their freinds.To be politically correct no one of any race or color should say this word no matter what and it should be removed from our vocabulary.But who's correct? |
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should pictures of death and dying be published
no it takes the dignity away from dying |
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Should players begin to learn all kinds of sports when they are still very young only to gain a Olympic medal,to fight for their country?
We can see that a lot of players,especially physical jerks players and diving players who gain gold medals in the Beijing Olympic Games are at their 16th or 17th.They begin to learn the sports when they are very young.Maybe it's not their will to learn,they are too young to make a decision.Maybe they just follow their parents'will.Is this phenomenon good?Is it good for the players growing up? |
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should political parties reveal all the sources of their findings for campaigning
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should prodetant parades be band
should they be band or stay as a sign of religon |
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Should religion follow the evolution of society or should it instead advocate intangible and unchanging dogmas
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Should religious beliefs and practices overide government laws?
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Should Riflery be tought in school?
Some schools teach riflery in schools. Should this be allowed? Students could shoot other people! |
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Should schools have less rules?
Some students are complaining about the
rules in their school (too many rules). Is it possible for the schools to reduce their rules? |
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Should Senior Citizens be required to retake the Driving Exam?
Should Senior Citizens be required to retake the Driving Exam? |
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should sperm donors be able to opt to have parental rights over their offspring?
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should sports be commercialized or not?
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Should teenagers really have to seek permission from their parents/guardians for body modification, e.g. piercings, tattoos?
I'm 14 years old, and i have a few piercings, mostly in my ears but one through my lip. And i think it is rather unfair that i had to seek permission from my parents. I, of course understand that some people may not like piercings and tattoos but that is their own opinion and they are entitled to it. I have been nagging my parents to let me get more piercings and i may get a tattoo when i go on holiday this year, but for the teenagers who are not as fortunate as me, i do not think that they should have to seek permission for whatever they want to do to themselves.
I am slightly eccentric; i have multi-colored hair etc etc.
And i adore body modification.
I just believe that teenagers should not have to seek permission to edit themselves in whichever way they please. |
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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 leadres be responsible for the crimes committed in the name of the country?
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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 U.S. have a military draft?
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Should the US do away with "sin taxes" on tobacco and alcohol?
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should the war on drugs be banned?
it is the duty of every government to protect its citizens- it is also the duty of the government to protect the rights of its citizens..in the case with drugs do we really need the government to bar our freedom of choice-to do whatever we want with our body? or would it be better if the war on drugs continues as the only way to protect drug abuse? |
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Should there be more 24-hour stores?
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Should third level education be free?
In Ireland at the moment their is free third level education for everyone, wealth and poor. Yet, less that 10% of people from poorer people go on to use this. But are still paying for it! |
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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 allow a welfare state? There are pros and cons to this. I mean, some people abuse the privilege, but we can't just leave needy people unattended to...
Should we allow a welfare state? |
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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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Social Networking Sites should not allow users under 18
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Society Does Not Reap From The Investments In Sports
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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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Space Weaponization
Should the weaponization of space be allowed? Should international organizations allow the world states to weaponize space for their own purposes?
The weaponization of space has been a growing issue ever since the Cold War and it is in a sense a combination of the space race and the arms race that occured during the course of the Cold War.
At this point in time several of the world's main powers (particularly its nuclear powers) are looking into weaponizing space for a variety of reasons. Some look at space weaponization as the key to a better offense, while others look at it as a key to a better defense, and then there are those that see it as both.
Space Weaponization can be defined simply as the introduction of weapons systems into either (a) the space around earth's orbit or (b) outer space. Space weapons could be used for a variety of offensive and defensive purposes. They could be used to intercept ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) armed with nuclear warheads, they could be used in anti-sattelite warfare, or they could be used against other spacecraft. Weapons platforms in space could even potentially launch OSSMs (Outer Space to Surface Missiles) armed with nuclear warheads, biological weapons, chemical weapons, or conventional weapons. Space weapons could even be used peacefully against hazardous space object such as asteroids and meteors, as well as inorganic space "junk" or "garbage."
Proponents of space weaponization would have to argue that it is necessary for the defense of their nation, or that it is necessary for the advancement of their nation.
Those who negate a resolution to weaponize space must argue that it would escalate already present tensions and that it could eventually lead to nuclear war. They could also argue that it would only serve to create more inorganic space "junk" or "garbage".
In the end, the politics of space security, not the politics of space exploration, will be the deciding factor for as to which nation truly dominates not only space, but the Earth as we know it. |
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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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Sporting stars should be suspended for off-field misbehaviour
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stringent IPR regulations in developing countries are required.
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Student exchange programmes
Should everyone have the chance to participate in a student exchange programme? |
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Students are allowed to bring cars to school
is bringing cars to school for students legal??? |
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students should learn chinese from kindergarten to form 6
They should focus on whether chinese is important and whether learning at a young age is better |
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success can only be measured in terms of money.
can people only be described as successful if they have a lot of money? |
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Success is all about human relations
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swine flu a threat or not
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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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teenage romance in school
should schools encourage romance in school? |
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Teenager's life is getting increasingly stressful
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Terrorists should be treated as prisoners of war
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That all school age children should play a musical instrument!!
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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 australia should spend more money on developing alternative energy sources
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That Facebook is the future
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that literature should be an appreciation but not an evaluation
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That men and women should receive equal air time on the television.
That men and women should receive equal air time on the television. |
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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 prevention is better than punishment
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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 sport is too violent
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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 federal government should provide employment for all us citizens living in proverty
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That the sale of fur should be banned
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That the war against drugs is a war against the poor.
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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 the youth need a stronger voice in parliament
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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 tourists should be banned from environmentally sensitive areas.
Affirmative: there is too much damage done to animals and plants.
Negative: Need 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 eat, drink and be merry
The topic is bascially the idiom "eat, drink and be merry". The phrase originally comes from "we should eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die". It originates from the Bible, Ecclesiastes 8:15 and Isaiah 22:13. The argument is whether or not people should "eat, drink and be merry." |
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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 the one child policy in China should be banned.
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THBT the world should adopt Singapore's policy on drugs.
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THBT women should not be president
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The 21st century has lost the true xmas spirit
1)Prop- supporting the motion by sayin yes we have, xmas has become far too materialistic and people are more concerned about outrageous decorations and Christmas day sales than the actual birth of Jesus and the reason we ultimately celebrate this season.
2)Opp- disagreeing with the motion by saying no we have not lost the true Christmas spirit, we understand its ethics and origins and contribute to the religion of it far more than we do to the economics. Traditions still stand and we dont ignore them.
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The government should put a cap on monatary awards for medical malpractice suits.
Please help me! Any good websites??? I'm only 11 and i don't know what this means!!! |
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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 Internet empowers the consumers about health
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the pen is mighter than the sword
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The right to privacy is more important than the freedom of the press.
What are the cons and pros about this subject.
If a person's privacy is more important than the freedom of the press. |
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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 U.S. Federal Government should set and regulate policies that significantly increase protection of privacy for U.S. citizens
Should the government increase privacy protection, or decrease the protection of privacy of their U.S citizens? |
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The u.s. should abolish the use of the penny.
For one it cost more to make the penny than what it is worth. The u.s. mint makes about 8 billion pennies per year. Those coins are worth 80 million dollars. However it cost the mint 134 million to manufacture the penny. 54 million of that money came out of the pockets of u.s. tax payers 2 years ago. in 2007 115 million came out of tax payers
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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 world’s perception of beauty can be excessive!
The world’s perception of beauty can be excessive! From the way our hair sits to the way we walk into town.
This is the reason your sister spends so long in the bathroom, why you need to give her hours warning in advance of going out! Why bills of cosmetics seam never-ending and the subscription to a woman’s bible of beauty… magazines arrive every fortnight.
Media has us under lock and key 24/7!
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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 beliefs that ICT is important in making a good leader
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This House Believe That Education Should be for Free
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This house believes that disposable items should cost double.
Disposable items are items that we use in our daily life such as diapers, sanitary pad, cameras and even contact lenses. Is it logical to double up the price when it is being used in a high usage by the consumers. Don't you think that if the price doubled up, less people will buy it? As a rwsult, don't you think that it will stunt the country's economy growth? |
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This house believes that humanities courses should be part of every undergraduate programme
The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. |
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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 believes that the use of beauty products enhance the health of its users
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this house believes that tourists prefer good service to good amenities
it's hard to choose..surely most people will want both. but if you want to choose either one, which one would you? please help.
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This house believes that trading blocs are better than global free-trade.
Some important thought with regards to this topic is still very relevant to current events in the world. The key phrases of this debate would probably be protectionism and people working around these policies illegally. |
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This House Regrets The Invention Of Television
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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 Supports Governments untying all foreign aid.
Tied aid is foreign aid that must be spent in the country providing the aid (the donor country) or in a group of selected countries. A developed country will provide a bilateral loan or grant to a developing country, but mandate that the money be spent on goods or services produced in the selected country. Thus, untied aid has no geographical limitations.
Currently OECD estimates that 41.7 percent of Official Development Assistance is untied.
Is this enough or should governments untie all foreign aid to increase aid effectiveness.
This topic is of great importance because of the recent high level meeting in Accra, Ghana. |
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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 ban state-owned media.
many governments in the world has a significant control on their media. does this influence the people? if yes, is this influence bad, good or neutral? |
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This House would have video proof in football.
Video proof for the referee to determine the results of an incident. |
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this house would leave child proteges in the hands of the government
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This House would make Palestin a UN protectorate.
Gaza is being attacked by Israeli once again, it is time for the century-long war between the two country to come to an end by making Palestin as UN protectorate. |
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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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This House Would rather Arts than the Sciences
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This House would recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent nations
Now that the two regions have broken away from Georgia, should the West recognize their independence? |
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This house would revoke the possibility of parole for sex offenders
This topic would be in relation with states that have parole. Many view sex-offenders as heavy crime offenders, and the punishment, as these people believe is not in the same weightage as the crime. |
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Transplant should be legalized in all nation.
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Urban development is more important than heritage preservation
Is there more good than harm in further developing cities and not preserving heritages? Are the values of heritages enough to stop people from developing in their land? |
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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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violent movies must be censored
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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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We should have an R18+ rating on video games
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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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Weekend sport should be compulsory
Should it? |
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What are the pros and cons that the Youth Olympic 2010 bring to Singapore?
The Youth Olympic2010 is going to be held in Singapore. what are the advantages /disadvantages for Singapore? |
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what does india requires more?
-wise of the old.
-exuberance of the youth.
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When choosing a job, should passion be preferred to financial considerations?
Career choices can be primarily dictated by the lifestyle one wishes for, as wel as the social status a job can secure.
On the other hand, one can make the choice to turn a passion into a full-time professional activity, but sometimes at the cost of more financial insecurity.
Is a "safe" career choice always a wise one? |
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WHICH GIVES A CLEARER PICTURE OF A STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE, MARKS OR GRADES?
MARKS ARE THE BEST WAY TO KNOW WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL STANDS IN ACADEMICS. GRADES ARE UNFAIR TO THE PERSON WHO HAS SLOGGED IT OUT SINCE HE WOULD HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH THE PERSON WHO HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH.MOREOVER GRADES ARE NOT SPECIFIC AND STUDENTS LIVE IN A FOOLS PARADISE WHEN THEY RECIEVE AN 'A' GRADE. GIVING MARKS MAKES IT COMPETITIVE.
COMPETITION IS NECESSARRY TO PRODUCE BEST RESULTS
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which is more importantin university, learn knowledge, or build characteristics
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Why read? The Internet will make books obsolete
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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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women can lead the society in the right direction
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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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Would gun control stop crimes?
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Would warning lables make people eat healthy food?
People eat unhealthy food and become obese. If there are warning lables would people eat healthier food? |
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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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yucca mountaIN
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