Notes on Debate 12-16-13

Appositive
They care about what is going on in the world
What if someone is planning a terrorist attack, they need to know so they can stop them












Negative
It is an invasion of privacy
They need a good reason why they should be allowed to look through your stuff
The NSA shouldn't be allowed to get into your personal stuff.

BR 12-09-13

1.) No
2.)Because they dont have to.

BR 12-02-13

1.) Yes because they should have a voice in the world
2.) yes

BR 11/19/2013

1.) Because they thought that it was silly.
2.) they didnt like it.

BR 11-18-13

If you want to then you can, if you don't then don't

Notes on Debate 11/14/2013 Euthanization

Pros
47% of democrats support assisted suicide
Oregon and Washington have the death penalty










Cons
39 states are against assisted suicide
West Virginia is one of those states
55% would rather die of pain
You can go to jail for 10 years or longer for assisted suicide
There are other ways to end suffering
If they do it, they might have made the wrong choice

BR 11/12/13

I would not have done the same thing because I want to live.

Notes on Debate 11-08-2013 Mandatory Organ Donation

Affirmative
8000 people need transplants everyday
Organ donation can save lives
Organs are often sold on the black market
290 people need hearts every day


Negative
It is distressing to a family who just lost a family member
It doesn't make us free
Should have a choice to donate
Cause distress though the country

BR 11-06-13

1.) I believe that it is stupid. They don't think that the employees should spend time with their families. If that was me, i would tell them that I'm going home to spend time with my family on thanksgiving.

2.)The US believes that gays and lesbians have rights and they aren't trying to stop them from being who they are.

BR 11-04-13

1.) It could possibly make them ineligible to get a voter's card\

2.) Yes it can

Notes on Debate 11-01-13

Affirmative

If you can get married before you're 18, then why can't you drink a beer.
Kids have older people buy them alcohol even though they are underage.
If you can vote, why can't you drink beer.
You have the choice to make your own decisions
You are more happy with your lives when you are 18
Most of the alcohol will be out of your system by the time you wake up the next mroning

Negative

You can get kidney failure
More wrecks
25000 more lives have been saved with the drinking age at 21
Drinking can also cause other people to die if you are driving drunk
Can give you brain damage
1700 college kids die due to driving drunk
More than 40% of car crashes are alcohol related
6000 college kids are injured due to driving drunk
You could get in trouble in school

BR 11-01-13

1.) No because it wasn't the guys house that was being toilet papered.
2.) That people can't take anything seriously anymore

BR 10-31-13

1.) Yes because it could really hurt a child's self esteem and make them harm themselves.
2.)Yes but she has no right to make the children feel bad

M&M's

BR 10-30-13

1.) Younger people are becoming democrats
2.) Yes
3.)We could get a president that could hurt the economy and the nation

BR 10-29-13

1.) In a way because if someone is within their weight limit but they are built like they look like they weigh more than it can cause them to fail the test and be kicked out of the military

2.) I have been told that I am within the normal weight of my age group

3.) Yes

 Hard-Pressed Democrats

13% OF THE PUBLIC

What They Believe

• Very cynical about government
• Critical of business
• Supportive of the social safety net
• View immigrants as an economic burden and a cultural threat
• Supportive of environmental protection, but concerned about its economic impact
• Pessimistic about their future finances
• Socially conservative and very religious

Who They Are

• 84% are Democrats
• More than six-in-ten are female
• Largely blue collar; about two-thirds have no formal education beyond high school
• One of two groups with a sizeable concentration of African Americans (35%)
• Nearly half live in the South (48%), with many others in the Midwest (23%)
• More than four-in-ten describe their household as struggling
• 61% regularly watch network evening news and 44% watch CNN
• 23% follow NASCAR racing

Overall, your political values are closest to those of an…Independent

You Are 40% Conservative, 60% Liberal

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%

Your ECONOMICS issues Score is 70%

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According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...

LIBERTARIAN

Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence. Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.

BR 10-22-13

1.) Yes because if he was in a car accident and sustained really bad injuries, how can he push over the boulder without hurting himself even more?

2.) Yes because the rock is a part of the states history.

BR 10-21-13

1.) Because we are so used to checking our email every few minutes and we are used to using them every few minutes

2.) Yeah I think I could for a couple days.

BR 10-17-13

People can get back to their normal lives and get back to work.

Notes

Annie Besant

She was an activist for women's rights.
She became the first woman to be accepted into the University of London

Leon Sullivan

He created jobs for young black people
He became a minister at the age of 18

Ancel Adams

He was born on February 20, 1902
He was diagnosed with being hyperactive and dyslexic

Suzan B. Anthony

She fought to end slavery
She felt that everyone should be treated equally whether you are black or white

Indira Gandhi

Her was a minister of India
She was arrested for three months

Rachel Carson
 She was a marine biologist
 She was disturbed that they were using synthetic chemicals in WWII

Caesar Chevez
He was born March 31, 1937
He was a civil rights activist

Roger Baldwin
He spent a year in jail for not sending in a draft notice to the military
After the war he was sent to japan

Eva Perron
She became a first lady at 27
She died July 26, 1952 of ovarian cancer

Akbar the Great
He was born in India
He had six wives

Aung San Suu Kyi
Her father was assassinated when she was two.
She graduated from New Delhi with a degree in politics

 Jane Adams
She supported the association for women's rights
She was seven when she moved to the big city

John Muir
John's father was very strict
He had two daughters

Deganawida
His name means "two rivers flowing together"
He had a speech impediment

W. E. B. Duboit
He insisted on full civil rights
He died of old age at the age of 95

Jacques Cousteau
He took a camera apart to see how it worked
He co invented the aqua lung

Ida B. Wells
She was expelled from college for her behavior and temper
She refused to give up her seat like Rosa Parks

BR 10-16-13

1.) Yes because they caused a girl to take her own life

2.) A misdemeanor doesn't go on your record but a felony does

3.) If you see someone being bullied stop it.

BR 10-09-13

1.) If people want to contribute to the campaign, then let them

2.)

BR 10-14-13

The earlier protests didn't involve the government shutdown. The government has no right to shut down war memorials.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton

BR 10-08-13

I don't think they should change the name. They have been the Washington Redskins for a long time. It would take a while for people to get used to it and they would have to make all new merchandise. It would just be a pain in the butt to do all of that.

Response to my grandchild

I have made a difference by being the first one to graduate of my mother and my two older of sisters. I also hope to be the first one to go to college out of my immediate family. I also have made a difference by havign a good job and having a good family. People always told me that I would never get anywhere in life but don't believe them. They are just trying to make you feel bad. They don't believe in you. Go for what you want to do in life.

BR 10-07-13

1.) They don't know how to watch for kids trying to get past security

2.)No not really

BR 9-30-13

All of the articles talk about a bombing. The first article talks about the world trade center in the parking garage. The second article is about a bombing that an american commited. The third article talks about the government shutdown in 1995-1996.

BR 09-26-2013

1. From the movie, what are the benefits of a centralized system?
It helps people keep track of what they need to do.

2. How did the advanced technology control the lives of the people in the movie?

By telling them what to do and if they didnt do it, they would be killed or someone they loved would be killed.

3. Do you want to have that kind of technology in our community, like our school or municipality? Defend your stand.

In a way because we would be able to keep track of home work but it could get out of control really quickly.

4. In what way do you use technology wisely? Give an example.

I use it to check my email and keep in touch with my friends that live in other states.

5. What message does the movie want to convey? How should you use or treat technology in this digital age?

Don't abuse technology. Treat and use technology with respect because it could all be gone tomorrow.

BR 9-19-13

Yes because when people play video games, they start to act like the people on the video game. When it's a violent video game, they start to act like the carjacker or the robber on the game. I tcan escalate from acting like the person to actually causing harm.

BR 9-17-13

1.) That they think because she is from a different country, they can make fun of her.

2.) No it hasn't

BR 9-16-13

What happened 50 years ago was a tragedy. Society has become insane. It was crazy.

BR 9-11-13

We have the right to our privacy but when the gevernment has to look at what we write, then its another story. They think they just have to read what we write and i feel like i cant do anything. Security is another thing. Security is what protects us.

BR 9-4-13

 1.) What ever degree they think pays a lot of money and a degree that they want to pursue.

 2.) A bigger rate of PhD's

 3.) To go for a good degree.

BR 9-9-13

1.) Yes because we don't want the chemical strike to happen

2.) Try to talk to Syria and get them to not strike.

3.) They can cause the world to mess up and deplete the ozone layer

BR 9-6-13

1.) I was shocked. First it was his son and second the child is only three years old. He doesn't know how to speak properly. He should go to jail for a heck of a lot longer because that is not acceptable.

2.) That he was abusive to the child and he didn't care.

3.)Yes.

BR 9-5-13

1.)  No because if you need to get a quick meal and don't have the money for a combo meal, then you could get sommething off of the dollar menu.

2.) They should keep paying them minimum wage because some people cant live off of living wage.

BR 9-3-13

 1.) Yes because it feels like i can't say anything without the government finding out. It's a definite invasion of my privacy.

 2.) Yes it does. No I didn't

 3.) Yes it definitely does violate your 4th amendment rights.

BR 8-30-2013

     I think that it was wrong the way the restaurant manager treated the african american family. She had no right to do that. Only one white person felt threatened by them and the manager made them leave the restaurant. I was shocked when I read that.

BR- 8-27-13

1.) Yes because they beat, robbed, and killed an 88 year old man who served in WWII and they got a charge for First Degree Murder.

2.) If you have the heart to commit a crime like that then their names should be released to the public.

3.) Teach our children to treat people with respect and behave better.