Debating Essays

S. Robson Walton once said, “I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.” During my freshman year of high school, I decided to join the Douglas Debate team. At first, I didn’t want to be a member of the team in the slightest. It didn’t seem like something I would be too interested in. During the Denver tournament I realized I was starting to like it. Exploring Denver was one of the best times I have ever had with the team

Debating Death In the history of the United States, the 1920’s did not prove to be a tumultuous period to live in. This was the case for Lennie and George, the protagonists of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. These two characters spend their days working as hired farmhands across California. Aside from working, their only other job is to dutifully watch out for one another, and ensure that their dream of autonomy comes to fruition. A hope of freedom and the chance to reap the rewards of the seeds

possibly even duty, of procreation. The positions range from those strong pro-natalists who argue that we have a moral obligation to procreate, across an entire spectrum to those staunch anti-natalists who believe that procreation is impermissible. Debating Procreation, written by David Benatar and David Wasserman, serves as an exploration and attempt to defend two views within this debate. Benatar is one of the strong antinatalists, beginning the book with a categorical attack on procreation. He argues

Jason Vo Professor Sanchez HIST&146 11 June 2023 Module 5 Essay: “Speeches Debating the Consitution from the NY Ratification Convention” The ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 was an important event that started the conflict between the two factions, the Federalists and the Anti Federalists. This was one of the first significant walls the United States faced after they attained independence from the British government. The politicians of America had broken up into two major

The two sides of Hamlet’s delay seems to be based around his resolution to kill his stepfather. First, Hamlet’s delays seem justified as due process in proving his stepfather’s guilt. Hamlet uses the play to expose his stepfather’s guilt by showing him the exact way he committed the murder. While effectively proving the certainty of Claudius’s guilt, the play seems to be a gratuitous form of proving this. Second, Hamlet’s delaying may simply be his lack of resolution in killing his father. Throughout

Rotting in a cell. Counting down the days. Trying to learn how to be a man before the big day. In the book “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines: Grant Wiggins a school teacher tries to help a falsely convicted black man named Jefferson. During this time Grant release what can do to not only change Jefferson but change himself as well and he achieves redemption. In the novel A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines Grant finds redemption by helping Jefferson, Standing up for what he believes

“The Great Debater” directed by Denzel Washington, presents an aspiring film on educational and emotional beliefs. The story involving the Wisley College debate team included four intelligent students, and one amazing professor. Mr. Melvin Tolson portrayed a character of a strong educator, and a social activist. The students who made up the debate team are known as Samantha Booke, who is young, beautiful, and the first female to make the team that is aspiring to be a lawyer. Then there is James Farmer

sequence of important events in chronological order. Ishmael has low self-image and low self-esteem and it gets worse as the bullying continues and the debating commences. After the debating events conclud Ishmael’s self-image and self-esteem has risen conserdeberly. First of all the problem was his name then it was bullying then it was debating. He hates his name Ishamel, ‘A WUSSY-CRAP NAME, (Page 17’); He gets bullied at school by Barry Bagsley who said “He’s lying, Miss. It’s Le-sewer.

Politics and Debating There are 7,463,973,000 people,237 countries, and 237 national leaders in the world. Since not all countries elect their leaders in a democratic way, there are much fewer presidents in the world. These chosen, special leaders of the nations must have great abilities that can lead to the nation’s wealth and world peace, and presidential candidates often show these abilities to the voters through presidential debates. However, some people argue that having great debating ability doesn’t

head-on. Three significant challenges she faces are societal expectations, sexism within the debating community, and the fear of speaking up. One challenge shown in the movie was how Samantha navigated the weight of societal expectations placed on women in the 1930s. Women were generally expected to conform to traditional gender roles, focusing on nurturing their families, etc. Samantha's involvement in the debating team challenges these expectations, as it requires her to be assertive, confident, and

meted out to them, along with it the hardships endured by the black community. As the name suggests, the movie shows the story of the Wiley College debate team who went on to become the best debating team in the 30’s. Wiley college predominantly a black college was clearly an outlier when it came to debating, as they were the only black college who were defeating other black as well as white colleges. An unbeatable streak of 11 to nothing is nothing short of extraordinary especially given the social

When I was considering my options for 4-year institutions, finding a good university that offered psychology as a bachelor of science was a struggle. Many universities did not offer this option for their students, and limited a comprehensive branch of science such as psychology into a narrow space that it did not deserve. As I mentioned in my personal statement, I aspire to become a neuropsychologist whose main focus is to research specific brain disorders and their effects on human behaviors. I

From debating with my parents about whether or not I can get a dog to debating about more important issues such as abortion, death penalties, female presidents, etc., debating is a part of me. An important debatable topic I would like to discuss is abortion. I am a pro-abortion and because I do not want to make this a 3 page long application

During the Antebellum period, women started to debate about antislavery. In Susan Zaeske’s article Signature of Citizenship: Debating Women’s Antislavery Petitions it demonstrates how women start to take action by petitioning (213). Petitioning was an important strategy for women in an era where they were still not allowed to vote. Zaeske argues that when women started to petition they needed to have a solid argument about why slavery should be abolished (213). In order for women to have a solid

There are a few methods or committees that play a part in the lawmaking process; a senate filibuster, House Rules Committee, the Conference Committee, oversight on federal bureaucracy, and casework. Each of these play an integral role in the lawmaking process for a variety of reasons. A senate filibuster allows a senator to prevent or delay action on a bill or other business. The House Rules Committee schedules or manages the flow of legislation, making it easier or more difficult to pass a bill

How does the author Michael Gerard Bauer show growth in character Ishmael Leseur? The novel “Don’t Call Me Ishmael” by Michael Gerard Bauer looks at the development of an awkward teenage boy, Ishmael Leseur. The novel shows how he learns to live through his extreme shyness and bully Barry Bagsley. As the story progresses Bauer clearly shows Ishmael’s struggles and how he develops himself because of certain experiences and influences that come into his life. When we are first introduced to protagonist

The ongoing issues of gun violence throughout United States history have caused a great deal of debating whether personal gun possession should be outlawed. Among those debating over gun control include ordinary citizens, members of Congress, lobbyists, and other government officials. Currently, Congress hasn’t made a final decision regarding the 2nd amendment, which allows citizens the right to bare arms. Government officials have offered solutions and laws to prevent further gun violence but acts

currently controversial issue. It has been debating since biotechnology started to enhance food production. Consumers and health organizations are pushing producers to label and identify its food from other products. On the other hand, producers and manufacturers are raising cost and marketing issues. Journalist, scientists and other parts are also debating in this issue. Based on this, scientists are presenting various research out puts to narrow such debating analog. Thus, when we look each detailed

I have always wanted to pursue a career in medicine, and immerse myself in a field which constantly provides a direct service to the public. As you can see, my A-level grades temporarily prevented me from fulfilling this dream. This however, only stalled me in my pursuit of medicine. My aspiration to study medicine is driven by my urge to be of service to others, and to the NHS. My undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science further aided my ambitions of studying medicine, as I thrived off of the

through to speak out against the other side, and how controversial the topic is. I find it interesting that some individuals can be so defensive while debating their opinion over another individual’s opinion. While researching abortions I came upon various articles discussing the topic. Mainly there was an overabundance of unhelpful blog posts debating over whose opinion was more justifiable and accurate. However, I did find some webpages that had some interesting information. Using this information