Saturday, May 28, 2011

Discuss, Understand...Change Youth Program Video



Report from youth excange in Slovenia (Ljubljana, Bohinj, Litija). Participiants were from China, Thailand, Lithuania and Slovenia

About the project:

zainproti.com/​web/​index.php/​project-description.html

Film made by:

Jure Kreft

Nika Osredkar

Friday, May 27, 2011

Debate - WUDC - Oppose Organized Religion - WUDC 2011 Semifinal 1



This House would oppose organized religion.

London School of Economics OG
Sydney D OO
Monash A CG
Yale C CO

London School of Economics A and Monash A advanced to the finals.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Debate - WUDC - Racist Wills - WUDC 2011 Quarterfinals



THBT courts should not enforce wills that discriminate on the basis of race.

OG: Monash B
OO: Univ of NSW A
CG: Oxford A
CO: Cambridge A

Oxford A and Cambridge A advanced.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Debate - WUDC - Buy Votes in Intl Organizations - WUDC 2011 Octafinals



Octafinal round at WUDC 2012 Botswana.

This House would buy countries' votes in international organizations. 

Teams: Monash B, Cambridge A, Vermont B, UCD Law A.

Monash B and Cambridge A advanced.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Debate - WUDC - Circumvent Internet Filters - USU 2011 Final Round


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Motion: The US government should actively facilitate the circumvention of Internet filters in other countries

In this debate: OG Harvard BE, OO Yale DF, CG Alaska CS, CO New South Wales KM

Debate - WUDC - Right to Minimum Standard of Living - USU 2011 Semifinals Room 2



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Motion: This house believe in a constitutional right to a minimum standard of living
Room 2: OG New South Wales, OO Alaska CH, CG KM Yale BE, CO Yale DF

Debate - WUDC - Right to Minimum Standard of Living - USU 2011 Semifinals Room 1


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Motion: This house believe in a constitutional right to a minimum standard of living.
OG Alaska CS; OO Alaska, CG St. John’s CM, CO FP Harvard BE

Debate - WUDC - Conviction and the Public Interests - USU 2011 Quarterfinals Room 2



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Motion: THW instruct juries to acquit where they believe conviction not to be in the public interest.
Yale BE, Alaska CH, LMU CK, Cornell BY

Debate - WUDC - Conviction and the Public Interests - USU 2011 Quarterfinals Room 1


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Motion: THW instruct juries to acquit where they believe conviction not to be in the public interest.

Room 1: Harvard BE, Alaska FP, Carleton CM, Claremont SW

Debate - WUDC - Humans Shields a Target in War - USU 2011 Octafinals



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Motion: This House believe that human shields are a legitimate target in war.

In this debate: Yale BE, Vermont AC, Alaska CH, Vermont GL

Debate - WUDC - Tax on Intellectual Property - USU 2011 Round Six



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Motion: This house would approve annual tax on intellectual property

OG Alaska FP, OO Yale BE, CG LaVerne MT, CO Harvard BE

Debate - WUDC - Quotas for Women on Boards - USU 2011 Round Four




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Motion: This House would mandate a quota for women on the boards of large corporations.

OG Harvard BE, OO Yale DF, CG Singapore CT, CO Alaska FP



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Debate - WUDC - Amnesty to Dictators - USU 2011 Round Three



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Motion: This house would grant amnesty to dictators who leave office voluntarily.
OG Loloya CK; OO Edinburgh BO; CG Portland State BB; CO Harvard BE


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Debate - WUDC - Violent Sporting Fouls - USU 2011 Round Two



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Motion: This House would charge players who commit violent sporting fouls with assault


OG Edinburgh BO, OO Yale SF, CG LaVerne MT, CO Cornell BS


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Debate - WUDC - Insurance in Disaster Prone Areas - USU 2011 Round One



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Motion: THW mandate insurance in disaster prone areas
OG Technology Jamaica BM; OO Yale DF; CG Regis BD; CO Texas State HK (We are missing the 1st minute of the debate due to some technical problems.)

Debate - Asian Format - No Amnesty during Regime Change - UADC 2011 Finals



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NUS 1 vs UPD 1 on the motion THW never offer amnesty to heads of state in the midst of possible regime change.

Debate - Asian Format - Stop Black Operations - UADC 2011 Octo



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NUS1 vs ADMU 3. THW discontinue all Black Operations

Debate - Asian Format - Secular Autocracy vs. Fundamentalist Democracy - UADC 2011 Round Eight



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BIPED 1 vs BJUT2. This house prefers a secular autocracy to a fundamentalist democracy

Debate - Asian Format - Politicians Disclose - UADC 2011 Round Seven



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BJUT1 v.s. NUDT1 TH would require presidential candidates to disclose their official records upon public request

Debate - Asian Format - China Out of WTO - UADC Round Six



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BFSU 2 vs IIT 1 Motion: THBT China should leave the WTO.

Debate - Asian Format - Celebrate 'Sluts" - UADC 2011 Round Five



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TFSU 1 vs CFS 2. Motion: This house celebrates the willingness of women to be 'sluts'.

Debate - Asian Format - Citizenship at Birth - UADC 2011 Round Four



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Round 4: CITYU 1 vs CUHK 3. Motion: This house would not grant citizenship at birth to the children of foreigners on domestic soil

Debate - Asian Format - National Lotteries - UADC 2011 Round Three



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BLCU 1 vs UMAC 2. This house believes that it is wrong to raise money for social welfare through national lotteries

Debate - Asian Format - Visual Copyright - UADC 2011



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Round 2: CHUK 2 vs BINUS1. Motion: THBT copyright of visual media belongs to the subject and not the photographer.

Debate - Asian Format - Tiger Parenting




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ITT 1 vs CHUK 3. Motion: This house regrets the practice of 'tiger' parenting

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Kansas State Debate Video Celebrates 2010-11 National Title



Kansas State Debate celebrates a year of hard work and success, culminating in the 2011 Ceda National Tournament Championship.

Also, hats.

Much of the audio was taken from Critical Issues in Debate: hosted by Scott Odekirk. The full interview can be found here:http://puttingthekindebate.com/2011/04/27/critical-issues-in-debate-kansas-st... . Big thanks!