Debate+Project+2012-13

For this project, you will be required to participate in a current events debate in which you will attempt to persuade the audience of the validity of your stance on a current issue. The issues that you may choose from include, but are not limited to:


 * Immigration Policies
 * Affirmative Action, now and then
 * US role in Iraq
 * US response to N. Korea
 * US response to nuclear proliferation
 * US response to China
 * US role in preventing genocides
 * US role in a changing world
 * Balancing US interests in the Middle East
 * Dilemmas of foreign aid
 * Responding to terrorism: challenges for democracy

Note: There may be another issue that you might be interested in. If that is the case, please come talk to me and we can make some arrangements for you to work on that particular issue instead.

Throughout this project, you will be working with a partner. Pick someone that you will work well with. Bear in mind that this person might not be your closest friend in the class!

For a complete description of the project, please download the documents below.



- Here's an example of what your annotated bibliography should look like.

__**Debate Topic****s - Block** **C**__
 * Should public schools require school uniforms? (Annie and Ki Won vs Thomas)
 * Should civilians be allowed to own any type of firearm? (Jimmy and Sean vs Reece and Sukwon)
 * Should standardized tests be used in determining admission to educational institutions? (Nancy and Subin vs Ted and Yoon Shik)
 * Should a pregnant woman have the choice to have an abortion? (Emily and Gina vs David and James)
 * Should the death penalty be allowed in the US? (Min Kyeong and Soo Wan vs Jong Hwan and Joon Hyung)

__**Debate Topics - Block**__ **G**
 * Should the US enact stricter gun control laws? (Jonghyun and Hyuckjae vs. James)
 * Should illegal drug use be a matter of the public health system or the criminal justice system? (Olivia and Sun vs Hae Bin and Grace)
 * Should the US Government have the right to regulate explicit content in the music industry? (Jasmine and Na Hyeon vs Henry and Kevin)
 * Should defendants be allowed to enter a plea of "Guilty by Insanity" when on trial? (Ryan and Steven vs Sarah and Sujin)
 * Should standardized tests be used in determining admission to educational institutions? (Jeong Min and John vs Jake and Jungwook)
 * Should euthanasia (a.k.a. mercy killing) be allowed in the US? (Jin and Peter vs Bon Kyu and David)