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Private Schools Should Have Their Students Wear Uniforms

Uniforms ultimately cost more Uniforms do not teach children how to deal with people who are different then themselves. Cliques will still form. It is impossible to prevent all outside intrusion Children will still ask for designer labels for outside of school clothing. (Uniforms will not make this issue go away.) If you need uniforms to distinguish between public and catholic/private schools it's time to re-evaluate where your child is going. Uniforms teach children that in order to get along everyone must conform to the same standards. like i said uniform is strict and conduct a boring environment that unsuitable.
Abortion

Here's my evidence about why we have Abortion in the US INCIDENCE OF ABORTION " Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion.[1] Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion.[2] " Forty percent of pregnancies among white women, 67% among blacks and 53% among Hispanics are unintended.[1] " In 2008, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000. However, between 2005 and 2008, the long-term decline in abortions stalled. From 1973 through 2008, nearly 50 million legal abortions occurred.[2] " Each year, two percent of women aged 15"44 have an abortion. Half have had at least one previous abortion.[2,3] " At least half of American women will experience an unintended pregnancy by age 45, and, at current rates, one in 10 women will have an abortion by age 20, one in four by age 30 and three in 10 by age 45.[4,5]
Abortion

Since the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was passed 40 years ago in January 1973, over 55 million abortions have been performed in the United States. That number grossly surpasses the American death toll in every war America has fought in, since it became a nation in 1776 (including the Civil War, both World Wars, and Vietnam). Abortion is not a political issue, nor has it ever been a political issue. It's a moral issue. As a nation, what do we want to promote? Life or death? America has to draw a line somewhere. http://www.youtube.com...
Resolved: Homosexual marriage should be legalized in all states within the United States of America

Alright I guess its my turn to start here. Why should people be kept from a right that they would normally have in the first place if they where to go to a Women? Considering most of the Arguments against Gay Marriage is Religious, you have to remember the US has a Separation of Church and State Policy. Not much to go off, just wore myself out 10 minutes earlier typing a document that I 2xed its needed sized ranting. How is this the land of the Free when we take away a right to part of our population?
Resolved: Homosexual marriage should be legalized in all states within the United States of America

I would like to first state that I, in no way, dislike homosexuals. My feelings for them aren't for or against them as I truly see them as equal. I just have set beliefs about the institution of marriage and would enjoy a nice debate with another individual. I will be arguing Con for this debate. This is my first online debate, and as such I wish to defend the integrity of this debate from what I perceive to be the online equivalent of "Speed Readers" in formal debates. Therefore no less than 2 and no more then 4 contentions (not including sub-points) may be made. Thank you and I am looking forward to a good debate!
IVF Debate

IVF is beneficial because we can use genetic screening to prevent chromosomal abnormalities(http://www.advancedfertility.com...),which prevents a variety of mental and physical diseases and disabilities. Primarily, Downs Syndrome is preventable as we are able to verify that the correct amount of chromosomes are present in the embryo. This tool is helpful for screening the embryos and maintaining the implantation of solely competent embryos. Parents whose genetic history are able to be tested with PGS and anuepoloidy tests to prevent the abnormalities in a person(http://genesisgenetics.org...).
IVF Debate

2.One ethical dilemmas is the fact that we can now control the chromosomes of these IVF babies. People can design these babies like shoes now; their gender, their eyes, their hair, anything and everything that is controlled by genetics. Another ethical issue is the controversy of when life begins. Some believe it starts at the moment of conception while others believe it takes a few weeks. For those that believe it starts at conception believe that all viable embryos should be implanted, meaning that storage of the embryos should not be allowed. http://fertility.treatmentabroad.com...
IVF Debate

IVF procedures are inherently safeguarded to protect the mother and the embryos. The integrity of the objective, pregnancy, is defined by the health of the mother and the child. Doctors know what to prescribe women for precautionary tactics. "Many women start an IVF cycle by taking birth control pills for a set number of days, to help decrease the Decrease the chances of creating cysts that could interfere with the cycle start. Synchronize the egg follicles so they all start at the same stage, on the date collectively chosen by the doctor and patient. Allow the physician and patient to control the timing of the cycle." Nurses conduct bloodwork and hormonal tests in order to coordinate the amount of hormones included in treatment with the patient"s body. Nurses communicate frequently with the mother in order to alleviate concerns and to help modify and medications(http://www.mamashealth.com...). The chances of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome are very mild and extremely manageable with seldom need for hospitalization. If necessary, pain medication is prescribed appropriately. A capable IVF doctor doesn't allow for too much medication or FSH stimulation to be administered, which is why there is plentiful communication between the doctors, nurses and the patient(http://www.advancedfertility.com...). Sometimes IVF can fail due to problems with the uterus or the embryos themselves. There are many procedures at hand that can prevent the wasting of money being spent if someone is not able to have a child. Embryos that aren"t competent enough for implantation will fail. This can be prevented by doing a PGS(preimplantation genetic screening) where chromosomal analyses are completed in order to see if pregnancy will occur(http://www.advancedfertility.com...).
IVF Debate

In Vitro Fertilization can cause multiple problems. Because multiple embryos can be placed in to the women"s uterus it increase the risk of having multiple children at once, which can also cause the children to be born early and have a low birth weight. The HCG drug that a women takes to increase her egg count can also cause the problem of Ovarian Hyper stimulation Syndrome. The cause the ovaries become swollen and painful. Some symptom include mild abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and can last about a week. However if the women becomes pregnant then these symptoms may last several weeks. http://www.mayoclinic.org...
IVF Debate

IVF is a procedure that is generally beneficial to infertile parents everywhere. The procedure does not put the development of the child at risk, nor does it endanger it with birth defects or illness. IVF is helpful to couples who have exhausted other resources, and desperately want a child. In Vitro Fertilization is very costly and doesn't always work the first time. This is not a problem because the cost proves the determination of the parents to care for the baby, and multiple eggs are always harvested so if the first attempt isn't successful there is always another chance.
IVF Debate

One major legal issue is who gets to keep the embryos after a divorce, or who gets to decide what"s done with them. If one parent wants to destroy the embryos, the other must agree or they can"t be destroyed. As of now there no federal statutes that provide a uniform consensus on resolving the disputes over the ownership of pre-embryos. In conclusion IVF should not be used for infertile couples because it can cause more problems than it does help the couples. If the woman gets pregnant but ends up having multiple kids that cause early births or birth defects or even miscarriage, it can do more harm than help. http://www.babymed.com...
IVF Debate

IVF is a costly, innovative and beneficial procedure. People who otherwise could not have children are able to embrace the greatest gift of life and can do so decisively, cautiously and with determination. IVF procedures are costly but this very cost is what defines the parents" determination to have a child. This shows that they are willing to provide and sacrifice for it(http://www.pbs.org...). IVF is also a very safe procedure. Doctors and nurses do several evaluations to ensure the healthiness of both the mother and the child. Medications are well monitored and respectable IVF doctors have consistent correspondence with their patients (http://www.mamashealth.com...) so that they know the proper medications and can remain aware of the patient"s health and comfortability during the hormonal treatments that last 10 days before the harvest of eggs. The safety of the screenings also benefits the child, because with PGS analyzations, physical and mental diseases are preventable. IVF is not necessarily abnormal. A woman receives stimulation with FSH treatment for ten days, the eggs are harvested, mixed with sperm and then after a couple of days four eggs are placed inside the uterus or fallopian tube. After two weeks the couple will know if it was successful or not. If it is successful, then although the couple may visit the doctor gradually, the pregnancy is normally carried out as with in vivo fertilization. "It is important to note that the rate of BIRTH DEFECTS in humans in the general population is about 3% of all births for major malformations and 6% if minor defects are included. Fortunately, 20-plus years following Louise Brown"s birth, we now have ample data that children conceived through IVF have no increase in these rates of birth defects,"(http://www.healthline.com...) and this is key to the realization that there are no additional dangers to children involving the implementation of IVF, and it can only benefit them as they will be screened for hereditary diseases. IVF is a safe method for pregnancy that has more safeguards against birth defects than does traditional pregnancy thanks to PGS and other methods of assured fertilization and growth.
IVF Debate

Some issues of multiple births is that it can cause children to be born early and have a low birth weight. Multiple births can also cause a risk of stillbirth, neonatal death and disability in children born. It is also more likely for a woman who used IVF to have multiple births. 1 in 5 pregnancies from IVF are multiple births. This means there is an even higher chance for children to die or have some sort of birth defect. It also increases the risk of dangerous complications to the mother, such as late miscarriage, high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia.
IVF Debate

IVF procedures allow for several unused embryos to be frozen for donation of to be destroyed after the procedure was deemed successful. The embryos that are destroyed are not, however, living beings. It is woman's right to determine what to do with her genes, as is the husband's, and they are able to conclusively decide what they want to do with their embryos. If they choose to donate them to infertile couples that may. Ultimately, it is up to the couple to decide whether those embryos are alive or not(http://www.feministsforlife.org...). The embryos do not have to destroyed, and could potentially benefit many more people than just infertile couples or same-sex partners. Embryos have the capability of providing stem cells for people who need them(http://www.eurostemcell.org...). The benefits that could be are the most rewarding. Stem cell research and treatment could solve many health issues of numerous varieties. Stem cells are harvestable from each embryo, but since it is not being funded it is difficult to bring the process to fruition. Spare embryos could provide much more than many realize, whether it be advances in medical technology and treatments or the simple joy of parenthood to an otherwise infertile couple.
School Lunches.

I do agree with you on that. However they are less healthy and non organic! The old school lunches were okay but when Michael Obma took over it became nasty! Do any of your friends say that?! I think they should be less concerned about what kids are eating and focus on what's important! Like it was a HUGE waste of time saying that cookie monster is enspiring kids to eat unheathy so they made him Veggie Monster! I think they should stop serving crap and serve somthing that is organic and taste good!
School Lunches.

It costs about three dollars for bread, four for lunch meat, and four-fifty for cheese, three fifty for a drink, and a fifty cent apple each day. That's nineteen dollars for about eight days worth of lunches, at school that would be half the cost for the same amount of home-made lunches. Once again school lunches provide lower income families with a chance to buy lunches for their child for only one dollar. The only reason I don't eat every school lunch is because I'm allergic to many things they serve such as beans (they have three times a month) and Uncrustables Peanut Butter and Jelly (once a month). Its common sense that paying eight dollars is more cost-saving than paying nineteen dollars.
School Lunches.

Science nerd- I do not agree it is cheaper to go to Walmart get some stuff for sand watches and have your kid take them to school. All the foods have GMOs and fake sweeteners! I do agree that what they eat at home is also a problem but kids do not get enough exercise! GMOs are one of the main reasons I think the government should not be concerned about school lunches and worry about the Ecomony! You said you went to school, not very many lunches are good are they? So I am 100% agent it.
School Lunches.

School lunches provide parent of lower income to provide their child with a one dollar meal. At my school we have open cook lunches, I do agree that satellite lunches are unhealthy, but open cook lunches can often be very appetizing. You saying that lunches are unhealthy is 100% false because there is a law that makes sure all lunches have a proper nutritional value. The only reason children are more unhealthy is because of what they eat outside of school or their lack of exercise.
Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom should be allowed

Good Luck opponent!!DistractionsYou said...1. Still improves Test scoresResponse- As I said before, doesn't cheating improve test scores?2. Teachers make us turn off cell phones- why not now?Response 1- Didn't you say you would use the Electronic device as textbooks, so almost the whole day?Response 2- Can't students quicky put a phone in their pockets and use it during the class period?CheatingYou said...1. Restrict from notes- why not electronic devices Response 1- Didn't you say you would use the Electronic device as textbooks, so almost the whole day?Response 2- Can't students quicky put a phone in their pockets and use it during the class period?Response 3- If cheating is going on right now, then teachers are obviously not aware2. Doesn't always have to be on deskResponse 1- If cheating is going on right now, then teachers are obviously not aware...Response 2- They use the electronic device as a textbook. 3. Always dishonest peopleResponse- We are arguing about whether or not personal electronic devices should be allowed in the classroom, not what will happen if there were no electronic devices Theft, Violence, and Cyber bullying1. Only in classroomResponse- Can't theft hapen inside the classroom?2. No example of actually happeningResponse- We cannot show examples as not many schools in the USA has allowed electronic devices. 3. Still a small chanceResponse -The National Education Association reports that According to Pew Research, about one third (32 percent) of all teenagers who use the Internet say they have been targets of some form of cyberbullying that ranged from receiving threatening messages and having their private e-mails or text messages forwarded to having an embarrassing picture posted or rumors about them spread onlineJudge, please vote for ConThank You
Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom should be allowed

Distractions1. Even though they may be a source of disctractions, theyare still proven to improve test scores.2. Just like schools make us turn off our cell phones now,we can do the same to other electronics. Teachers willnot be letting their students use their electronics all day.Cheating1. Right now, schools restrict us from using notes during tests. They can restrict us from using electronicdevices during tests also.2. Just because we are allowing electronic devices in classdoesn’t mean they always have to be on the student’sdesk. The teacher can easily tell students to put awaytheir electronics.3. There will always be dishonest people who decide tocheat no matter what. Even if there weren’t electronics,there would still be cheating going on. Theft, violence, and Cyberbullying1. our resolution states in the classroom so their point is invalid2. Our opponent does not give any example of this actually happening3. there is such a small chance that cyberbullying will occur in a classroom
Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom should be allowed

Good Luck! !First, your Definition is slightly abusive. Let me give an example why the 'one year term' part is abusiveIf you keep a school textbook for a year, then is it considered personal? No, it is the school textbook. If you bought the textbook then it would be considered personal to you. Here is another flaw. Let me give an analogy. If I just baought a new laptop, isi ti not mine, unitl I have it for one year? I don’t think so, so my definitions are more valid. With that said, I will begin my refuations. Your first argument is Ebooks. My response is that how do you know if the students are actually learning. How do you know if they are distracted? How do you know if they are using these resources to cheat? My opponent may correlate their second argument, but I will show you how that won't work either later on. So you give me a cost benefit, but from a source that is not credible-about. com. Judge, please drop this evidence as it is invalid. Your seond argument is that it enchances learning. You give some statisitcs My response is that how do you know if the dropout rates are decreasing, because of cheating. Your third argument is about group learning and file sharing. My response is that this has nothing to do with education. Why can't one do all this at home? In the class, can't they just talk to each other?
Nothing can be proven real

Oh, JJ, you're definitely a philosopher if there ever was one, man! The thing is though bro, numbers and logic only stay constant within what we know through our personal existence. If you can't prove our existence is not real, numbers and logic, although they seem constant, could just be part of the 'system' dude. Don't let 'your' brain and veil of existence fool you buddy. God a woman? Whoa. When I meet God, I'll ask him if this was all really real or not and He'll say, "Oh-th my-th weary-th son-th, thou-th thought-th it-th was-th real-th, but-th it-th was-th fake-th." And I will reply, "Thank-th you-th, Lord-th" We have to discuss the definition of "exists" JJ, because does the word itself, "exists," really even exist?
Nothing can be proven real

Dude, that was pretty insightful. I really think you're coming onto something here, but remember that it's just your opinion, man. You remind me of this French guy I read a while ago, you two should meet. But maybe he's dead. It's possible this is all a dream. But even if you say our surroundings can't be proven real, I know one thing that can. Numbers. And logic. That's actually two - off the top of my head. Regardless of whether this is a dream or not, these two things stay constant regardless of whatever conscious state we are in or the existence of an external world. Yeah, um, have you ever wondered if like, God could be a woman? You just like get up there, and it's like this skinny redhead with huge tits. Oh, another thing, like, our definition of the word "exists" necessarily encompasses someone who can think and got those neural pathways firing. I mean, if you want to change the definition feel free cause it's just a word, but I think for this talk we should stick to the normal definition. Peace.
Nothing can be proven real

Dude, nothing can be proven real. This conversation or anything! Hey what time is it? Did I just ask that?? Did you hear that! Lawl, it was my washer... Dude these pop tarts are amazing! Oh crap, what time is it? Logically speaking, we cannot even prove that we exist. "I think therefore I am" this is not even logically sound. By even using the word "I" in the statement, he is inferring that he exists before he has proven his existence. In other words, it's a cyclical proof...like when you use a word to define itself. Also, why does thinking necessarily equate to one's existence? What if we are someone's dream! Dude. What time is it... Oh yeah... I just picked a Dandy Lion... I think I just saw a blue man walk by my door eating a steak on a stick singing the Looney Tunes them song...
Nothing can be proven real

This is meant for fun.Both pro and con are to take the role of mushroom eating, pot smoking junkies.Pro (who's name will be Dan D. Lyons) will claim nothing can be proven to be real. Although actual argumentation (logic) for pro side to support this position (for purposes of this debate) can be real. I'm really just hoping for humor though. Sometimes logical arguments can be humorous though!Con (Who's name will be whatever the opposition wants to be referred to as within the context of this debate) will attempt to prove one thing to be real.I hope we can somewhat make it like we are not so much against each other but trying to convince each other from our viewpoints within our drug induced stupors. For the purposes of this debate let's say that (for the story) we have been best friends all through life.First round is acceptance. 2nd round - opening arguments 3rd round - rebuttals/ contentions from opponent's second round4th - closing statements, argument summary
Nothing can be proven real

Thanks Dan. Bro, I don't know what kind of proof you are demanding. The fact that you can even think about this topic means that your own existence has already been validated. Minds are reducible to physical elements, and to claim that these physical elements do not exist is itself an action of a physical mind. Also, our personal existence has nothing to do with mathematical or logical truths. When we die does 2+2 stop being 4? If at a given time in a non-human universe, asteroid A is bigger than asteroid B, and asteroid B is bigger than asteroid C, then asteroid A must be larger than asteroid C. If you know what I mean, these truths are just kind of...out there. Not perceiver dependent. Like, bro, if reality is only dependent on our existence then does the world literally disappear when we go to sleep and re-create itself when we wake up? That would be wild, though. I just want to like, you know, hear you out. I'm just trying to LINESreadLINES of what you're saying LOL GET IT??