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Dog Fights

Con argues that "it is not natural for dogs to fight and kill each other"..."except when they are fighting for survival." Con then posits that the dogs in arranged dog fights are NOT fighting for surivival. This is obvious not the case. If one of the dogs were to not fight, it would die. Thus, the only way for it to survive is to fight. Because it is fighting for survival, according to my opponent at least, it is natural for the dogs to fight. Again, my opponent makes an practical claim that dog's should "not" be thrown into a cage just to kill, because they will become aggressive in general, and possibly attack humans if let loose. This is true. However, the risk involved in an activity does not necessarily affect its morality or its status as abuse. Just so in this case. I am endangering my life by crossing a street. By crossing train tracks. By crossing my yard. However none of these things are wrong, solely because they endanger myself or even others. Even if it were, then my opponent must think it at least marginally more acceptable to have dog fights in pits where there is no chance to escape, or if every spectator is given some sort of weapon with which to repel a loose dog.Dogs have been bred for many purposes over the centuries. From scouting, to hunting, to herding, even to protection. Given enough generations and any line of dogs can be bred to fight in the hands of a skilled breeder. How do you think dogs were domesticated at first? There were no "housepet" versions of dogs at first. Only wild dogs. They were bred to be tame. These dogs have been bred to be feral and violent.Please support your claim that dogs are supposed to be man's best friend and not entertainment; just because it is a cultural saying does not make it so. Culture also says diamonds are a girl's best friend. Do you agree with this? (I can present many more obviously untrue cultural sayings if you insist to see my point here.)
Dog Fights

My opponent says its natural for dogs to fight and kill each other. This is not so. It would be natural only if the dogs were fighting for survival. Which these dogs aren't. They are fighting because they are scared, hurt, and they have to fight. Dogs shouldn't be thrown into a cage to kill because not only is there agression for dogs will grow, it would also grow towards humans. We are endangering ourselves too. What if a dog who has just been fighting gets loose and attacks a kid or even an adult? All it knows is to injure, kill, or be killed, so the dog wont know NOT to attack humans. "These dogs were breed to fight." Not true. These dogs were NOT breed to fight, they were breed to protect. Dogs are supposed to be "mans best friend" not an intertanment.
Dog Fights

Dog fights cause the harm of dogs. This much I cannot refute. However, does this equate to being animal abuse? I do not think so. For example, we injure dogs when we perform surgery. This is intentional harm of dogs, and I doubt you would classify veterinary surgery as animal abuse. My opponent argues that people withhold food from these dogs, injure them, and taunt them before a fight, in order to increase their performance. Nor is this animal abuse. We withhold food from our children when we think they are eating more than is beneficial for their purpose--that is, to perform well in life, in school, and athletically. A coach may impose dietary restrictions on a fighter, so that he becomes lean and muscular. I have already addressed injury, but I will add that injury can at times serve as a negative reinforcement as a means of spurring on their purpose--that is, the fights. Taunting dogs is no more immoral than taunting a cow. It does not have the cognitive ability to understand what taunting is. If it does, then it is no different than taunting any other sports performer.My opponent argues that fighting can go on so long that a dog may die. This is unfortunate, however it is not against nature. Animals die every day. These dogs are feral creatures, they are not suitably domesticated. You don't say that two wolves killing each other is wrong or animal abuse. It isn't animal abuse even if it is filmed as entertainment. Further, I would argue that man, as a sentient being, has dominion over all of the dumb animals of the earth, dogs included. Treating the dogs as the wild animals that they are is not abuse. And it is certainly not wrong to utilize an animal that is beneath man for man's entertainment.These animals ARE bred to fight like this. It is in their nature. The fact that humans derive pleasure from the observation of the natural course of events when two alpha dogs encounter one another is incidental. It is not wrong.Beyond ALL of that, however, these attributes you mention are not INTRINSICALLY part of dog fighting, so even if you were to successfully argue that those practices are wrong, all you have done is prove that CERTAIN METHODS of dogfighting are wrong, not the act of dogfighting itself.
Dog Fights

First off, dog fights cause the harm of dogs. This equals to being animal abuse. People abuse these dogs by not feeding them, hurting them, and taunting them before a fight. This makes the dog more aggressive and violent. According to the website, www.peta.org/.../dogfighting-dogs-tortured-in-illegal-blood-sport. fights can go for hours and hours until a dog is injured to the point of were it can barely move or till it's dead. People say these dogs were bread to fight like this. I think they are wrong. These dogs are fighting (after being tortured) for human pleaser and not for survival. We make these animals fight and kill each other to make people happy and have a good time, that is wrong.
Dog Fights

I'd like to clearly state the resolution as "Dog Fights Are Animal Abuse and Wrong. " Further, I ask that voters use only the arguments presented within this debate, regardless of whether their previously held personal beliefs lead them to consider dog fights as wrong or as animal abuse. As the instigator, I think it acceptable that the BoP lies with my opponent. While it was not specified, and because there are 5 rounds, I will use this first round for only acceptance. I look forward to the arguments posed by Con.
in an undisturbed battle the fourth raikage would win against sasuke Uchiha

2) the raikage doesnt use ninjutsu and so that is why he cut off his hand with great confidence and ease 3) as i was saying in my last argument he can travel short distances really quickly and will constantly be bombarding sasuke with attacks and since the raikage knows that sasuke's eyes are his stregth he will prbably start attacking in such a way that he will destroy sasuke's eyes also if he were to manage an ameratsu on the place it would require huge chakra amounts However he would most likely need to drop susanoo and he would most likely do this beacuse he would be over confident that this move would kill the raikage but the flames burn fairly slowly i think that the raikage even though he is being affected by the ameratsu would take that as an oppertunity to attack using on of his stronger techniques causeing deathly damage to sasuke but the raikage would still be able to survive due to amputationand if the technique was instantaneous why would the raikage be able to dodge it (my comment below is a bit off topic) you know what i think was really reatrded was why didnt he just take off the top layer of skin instead of taking off the entire arm also i think that what should have happend with the black flames is that it should have burned off the chakra armour around him before hitting the flesh 4) This electricity armour acts as a compliment to A's natural physical strength and speed to the point where not even the Sharingan should be able to keep up with his movements---taken from narutopedia 5) firstly the amaterasu is not the most powerful ninjutsu there is no actual eveidence to that claim seacondly last time i check the flames do not feel and so sasuke would pick up no reading that the raikage has passed through thirdly due to he raikage's incredible speed even if sasuke saw him he would not be able to react fast enough and certainly not with somthing that requires massive amounts of chakra such as Tsukyomi also if sasuke were to try to use Tsukyomi it would lead to his downfall beacuse i do not think that he would have the energy reserve to sustain susanoo get ready for a Tsukyomi and ameratsu one after the other therefore i belive that this plan is irelevent yes but that was when he was alot weaker he has used the same thing on pain (who is alot stronger than sasuke) and defeated him by sasuke constantly bringing out chakra to maintain his defenses fom the raikage's constant attacks he will be wasting extra chakra and so it will run out fast. i think that sasuke will run out of chakra too fast and due to the raikage's incredible endurance, strength, and speed the raikage will be the victor thank you once again for your time participaiteing
in an undisturbed battle the fourth raikage would win against sasuke Uchiha

2) a shield of amateratsu cannot be avoided if one is using taijutsu he has to come in contact with the surrounding flames that surround Sasuke. Sasuke gets a spec of fire on raikages hands its over hand burns off, Raikage will be unable to form any more seals, thus destroying all possible chance of ninjustu. 3) Sasuke just has to surround the entire place with amateratsu, if the enclosed space is a problem it will exhaust his body but hey it's guaranteed to get even a little on the Raikage. Sasuke has enough chakra to flood the building with black flames and with the Amateratsu being perfect from transplanted eyes the focus is incredibly high no more stopped flames due to pain and blood from the eyes. How can you run around a entire area of fire without going through it. 4th hokage's jutsu was teleportation, Raikage's is incredible speed that resembles teleportation. The point I am trying to make here is if Sasuke floods the field with black flames at a distance where Raikage would be forced to bulldoze through it just to get to sasuke it's almost guaranteed flames will catch on him. Raikage cannot stop the flames from burning him other that possibly cutting off the burned body parts. Amateratsu is instantaneous when chosen to activate it. 4) The reason I am assuming is because Sasuke deals with the pain of having the Mangekyou Sharingan and dealing with the pain it comes along with, that it effects his focus. Having perfect Mangekyou takes away that strain and pain making Sasuke's perception a lot stronger. 5) If Sasuke's Amateratsu shield is up then Raikage attempts moves like Liger bomber he will be required to grab the black flames. Sasuke flooding the building makes the Raikage have to attempt the bulldoze through mid level range of flames to land his lightning chops, or elbows, or his charging attacks. What I am again trying to say is if Sasuke is at point A, he makes flames to effect point B, Raikage who is at point C has to go through walls of black flames (point B) to touch sasuke which at that time his body would have already started to be burned away you can't run through hells flames willy nilly, amateratsu is the most powerful ninjutsu. Sasuke will already feel that his flames has touched something and can probably turn fast enough to see a raging buffed up raikage trying to charge through the flames and meet him face to face to cast Tsukyomi. This fight should not drag on long, knowing Raikage's pride will not allow him to be running away from his opponent, he believes in strength not cowardice and will charge recklessly regardless of the situation at hand. "naruto for example he never backs down and that is why he always wins" I clearly remember when Naruto did fight Sasuke and if I am not mistaken, Sasuke clearly won that fight even with Naruto's never give up attitude. You can't beat a sharingan user one on one. Sasuke can not last out long with his jutsu but Raikage does not have the patience to wait for Sasuke to drain his chakra out.
in an undisturbed battle the fourth raikage would win against sasuke Uchiha

I will answer your paragraphs 1-1st paragraph etc 1) nothing to say I forgot about that 2) yes but in addition to that when susanoo is used its defense does not drop based on the users exaughtion also because of his lightning armour he should still be able to dodge the black flames because when they were fighting he seemed to get out of the way with great ease 3) yes but since they are inside the building (an enclosed space) where the kage meeting took place he does not have the disadvantage to move far also the lightning armour boost his speed so that it becomes comparable to that of the Fourth Hokage (what would he do without his armour) also the recklessness can be a weakness but it can also be a strength he has hugh amounts of endurance barely feels pain and look at naruto for example he never backs down and that is why he always wins also due to the raikage's massive anger towards sasuke his chakra level would boost 4) you ever wonder why he didn't do that in the first battle I'm just guessing but it think that due to the raikage's armour genjustsu might be ineffective or maybe even nullified also I think that in order for him to be fast enough to dodge the black flames that sasuke's sharingan would act the way it was when he was fighting lee in the academy he can see it he just cant react to it fast enough 5) yes but one of the reasons I think that the raikage may have the upper hand is because once he gets close he wont let you get away and so when you constantly being bombarded by close combat attacks it is quite hard to squeeze off something that requires alot of focus now I want to point out some of the drawbacks to the eye jutsu's even though he does have itachi eyes these techniques still require hugh amounts of chakra and since he is not fully experienced the chakra toll will be even more also as I was saying before speed is one of the main factors and since the raikage is incredibly fast he will be able to close distances in less than a second so I do not think that he would have time to activate anything big also if both fighters were continuing on and on eventually sasuke would wear out faster than the raikage due to the amount of chakra sasuke's techniques use and simply because the raikage's chakra reserve is bigger he is alot like kisime the both have chakra equal to tailed beasts thank you for your time and effort
in an undisturbed battle the fourth raikage would win against sasuke Uchiha

yes he may thank you very much for particpaiting in this debate now I will start off my argument with the techniques of the raikage shown in the manga 1) LARIAT- this technique is used by the raikage when in his lightning armor he charges forward with tremendous speed and force and hits them with a blow so strong it is believed to blow away an opponents entire chest also counter attacking will be blocked by his armour 2) ELBOW- once the raikage has covered himself with his lightning armour he strikes with his elbow which dealt enough damage to stop jugo from continuing the battle (while his seal was relished) 3) LIGER BOMB- he grabs his opponent and smashes them using all his force into the ground head first this tequnice was strong enough to break three or susanoo's ribs and no one has ever survived this based on his comrade Dauri 4) LIGHTNING OPPRESION HORIZONTAL- once in lightning armour he does a sideways karate chop increasing the amount of lightning chakra in his hand this move is strong enough to break one of susanoo's ribs and cut off the eight one of the eight tails horns 5) LIGHTNING ARMOUR-By wrapping his body in a layer of Lightning chakra the Fourth Raikage can electrically stimulate his nervous system and speed up his to reaction time faster to danger with this his reflexes are comparable to that of Konoha's Yellow Flash making it difficult if not impossible even for the Sharingan to keep up with him and push his physical prowess to the absolute limit allowing him to gain tremendous raw speed and monstrous power now here are the techniques from sasuke that I find will not work on the raikage 1) amaratsu- I believe that this technique will not work due to the raikage's flicker ability which allows him to move short distances at light speed (short distances foot to the left) and so the ameratsu will not be able to hit him 2) chidori- it can penetrate the raikage's armour but did little damage and since the raikage is familiar to this move he has a advantage 3) fireball technique- since it is not a straight forward attack and is more of a widespread attack it most likely not cause any harm due to the raikage's armour 4) susanoo- since it takes time to complete it would not be an advantage also if the raikage can outlast that technique then sasuke is as good as dead because of the amount of strain it puts on his body once again thank you for sharing your ideas if you need evidence let me know
in an undisturbed battle the fourth raikage would win against sasuke Uchiha

Raikage does not move at the speed of light he will not kill sasuke in one shot with all those defenses lightening the blow. To inflict one attack will come with some burning from amateratsu if raikage even has to amputate one of his body parts it will reduce his effectiveness. A shinobi needs there hands to mold chakra so it does not matter if he does not use ninjutsu he needs his hands to use those lightning moves that requires chakra. Raikage does not move at the speed of light he can be caught by a sharingan user with full focus. Raikage will not run around susanoo he will try to beat that thing head on because deep down his pride will make him feel he is stronger. Sasuke has plenty of chakra to draw out a battle he did it with Danzo pushing his abilities to the limit in unison using all 3 powers the mangekyou sharingan provides. Raikage cannot beat sasuke alone with just taijutsu and keep his body intact. Sasuke might run out of chakra faster but the stupid relentless Raikage will probably have amputated his hand or leg by then trying to land a killer blow through a mountain of defenses. Sasuke is a Kage level ninja already, he proved that when he beat Danzo the 6th Hokage and when he beat Deidara the guy who beat the Kazekage. He will find a way to just look at Raikage in the face and drain his chakra to torture Raikage in his genjutsu. Raikage moving at that speed will cause exhaustion there is no way he can move around at that speed for a long period of time through blazing flames. Raikage the only jutsu we know he possesses is Taijutsu and that is not gonna beat Sasuke who can do every kind of fighting style available to a shinobi.
Voluntary Segregation Should Be Introduced

My opponent brought two argumets for why voluntary segregation should be introduced. The first was because discrimination comes naturally to people. I showed that this does not make it right as other things can come natural such as stealing or killing to survive. My opponent's second argument was from a personal experience and in no way reflects the experiences of the majority of people in college. I asked my opponent to bring a statistic proving that this was a common issue and he did not. I refuted my opponent's arguments and he did not respond. Therefore his arguments go conceded and the resolution is negated.
Voluntary Segregation Should Be Introduced

Before I begin I would like to define the terms of the resolution so as to keep confusion to a minimum. Voluntary: of, pertaining to, or acting in accord with the will[1] Segregation: the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means[2] Should: must; ought[3] Introduce: to present (a person, product, etc.) to a particular group of individuals or to the general public for or as if for the first time by a formal act, announcement, series of recommendations or events, etc.[4] Now that the terms of this debate have been defined I will proceed to refute my opponent's arguments. 1.)"Discrimination in all it's forms is an inherent part of human nature" This does not mean that it is the moral thing to do however. Other things that I could say are 'inherent' parts of human nature are killing, stealing, having indiscriminate sex, or being naked. This does not mean that we should implement these things into public policy though. 2.)(Personal anecdote) This is not an argument. This does not prove that this problem is widespread enough to warrant a complete change in policy. I await my opponent's response and defense of his contentions. [1]http://dictionary.reference.com... [2]http://www.merriam-webster.com... [3]http://dictionary.reference.com... [4]http://dictionary.reference.com...
Voluntary Segregation Should Be Introduced

Before I started University, I was asked to complete a form, a sort of personality profile if you will in order to aid the accommodation allocation process. I was asked to state general information such as gender, ethnicity, socio-economic class etc as well as more specific lifestyle information, for example, my sleeping pattern, my dietary preferences, my relationship status. I had no qualms filling out all this information, and I made an especial effort to complete the form as accurately as possibly as I thought this would mean I would be less likely to be trapped in a flat with 4 people who together managed to clash with every aspect of my personality for a whole year. How wrong I was. After 6 months in the allocated flat, I realized there was a blindingly obvious omission of one of the sections of the form - Are You Willing To Live With People Who Are Different o You? In my case the specific question missing from the questionnaire was 'Are You Willing To Live With Someone Of A Different Race?' From our first day together, my flat mates made their displeasure at having to share a flat with an 'ethnic' person painfully clear. To avoid sounding bitter and to cut a long story short, I was subjected to months of abuse culminating in a noxious substance being sprayed directly in my face by them. All of this and the subsequent police and university investigation could have been avoided if voluntary segregation had been in place. I propose that in the allocation process for university accommodation, voluntary segregation should be instated. Provision should be made for people who are unwilling to live with people of a different race, religion, sexual orientation etc, because let's face it, discrimination in all it's forms is an inherent part of human nature and not everybody can be encouraged to change by education, threats or even force. This way bigoted people can aggregate together; everyone wins - no one is put out of their comfort zone. Who knows, if this principle proves to be successful it could theoretically rolled out to others institutions and establishments.