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Song-Writing Contest

There was a man who no one liked, His name was Donald Dump. He lived in a gruesome, barren cave And he turned all fat and plump. He ran a dumb old TV show, But he really knew the score. He knew his wealth was nothing And he always wanted more. He ran for our leader, In twenty seventeen, Although everybody knew He was a big has been. Hey, Mr. Dumpo! Why do you live this way? You are now the president and you are here to stay. Election night was very tight, Very long and quite intense, The votes were counted horribly, We were all filled with suspense. And then the sun came over the hills, And our results came right back. Donald Dump was now our leader And we all had heart attacks. It didn"t seem that possible, It really was insane. Our leader was a piece of poop With only half a brain. Hey, Mr. Dumpo! Why do you live this way? You are now the president and you are here to stay. His ego became inflated, By twenty tons or more. He ruined everything that was good, Which must have been a chore. He hated Hispanic people, Because he was all white. He dreamed of throwing bricks at them Every single night. Although he hated immigrants, His wife was not from here. This made him inconsistent And he never made it clear. Hey, Mr. Dumpo! Why do you live this way? You are now the president and you are here to stay. We all did lots of protests, Did stuff in every town. But no one cared, his claws were bared, And he wanted to crush us down. Now it might be three more years But it might be less than that. He just made a threat of nuclear war. His brain is that of a gnat. Will he keep going? I don"t know. He is my greatest fear. And he still raves from his dirty cave, Not too far from here. Hey, Mr. Dumpo! Why do you live this way? You are now the president and you are here to stay. Hey, Mr. Dumpo! Why do you live this way? You are now the president and you are here to stay.
Song-Writing Contest

You can post a song on here; I will be checking lyrics, so please don't plagiarize. Here is mine. War All these tears Are from All these years Of Trying to be headstrong All that time Never Really knowing Why People act that way at all When it stops, it starts again The war war won't stop until we end it When there's a battle raging all around Pick up your sword And strike it down There's a war Let's win the war There's a war Let's win the war When the dark Seems to Hide the light I will Find a way to shine I will show That I'm not scared And I'm willing to fight When it stops it starts again The war won't stop until we end it When there's battle raging all around Pick up your sword and strike it down There's a war Let's win the war There's a war Let's win the war When it stops It starts again Yeah, the war won't stop until we end it
All Religion is Stupid

Let me list the Ten Commandments, basic rules of morals God has instituted for His people, as stated in every Abrahamic religion. 1. You shall have no other gods. Meaning: We shall not worship false gods or materials. 2. You shall not take the Lord's name in vain. Meaning: Do not make promises on His name if you can't keep it, use swear words,or use His name as an exclamation. 3. Honor the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Meaning: Regularly attend church to worship Him. 4. Honor thy father and mother. Meaning: Honor your parents. This goes for other authorities as well. 5. You shall not murder. Meaning: Do not kill human beings, or harm them physically of mentally. 6. You shall not commit adultery. Meaning: Do not look at others lustfully. When you have sex there are requirements; you must be married to a person of the opposite sex, and you must be doing it with your spouse, with the goal of procreation. 7. You shall not steal. Meaning: Do not steal things, this includes time when you are wasting others' time. 8. You shall not commit false testimony against your neighbor. Meaning: Do not lie. A half-truth counts as a lie. 9. You shall not covet your neighbor's house. Meaning: Do not be jealous of your neighbor's inanimate objects. 10. You shall not covet your neighbors wife, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Meaning: Do not be jealous of your neighbor's living possessions or living possessive nouns. Do you really think that those Commandments which I have shown above aren't filled with morals? Now to rebut your statements about morals being opinions. Do you really think that it is an opinion for murder to be immoral? Religion and most of non-religion society find it repulsive, thus, it is immoral. Morals are defined by the people's majority and religion.
Imaginary character showdown 2: Robot Masters

I have to admit, that amount of thought in such little time, wow. You did a better job than my idea, and mine was tought of for a solid month! Sorry i forgot to add Jet Man's back story, so here it is: Jet Man was made by Doctor Light in case the construction of Rock and Roll failed, so Light could at least have some protection in case of Wily's frequent attacks. Jet Man was a success, and Light successfully created Rock and Roll as well, with Jet Man's help. Since Jet Man helped create Megaman, I guess he's sort of his father/bro, but for now, lets just say he's his brother. He is the anti escape, making sure that if any enemy tried to escape from them after they get defeated, Jet Man would race ahead of them and Sonic Boom them, and if his idea succeeds, the enemy would malfuncion (if it is a Root Master), and cripple beneath it's own weight. If the enemy was flesh and blood, he could still Sonic Boom them, taking them right off their feet. How Jet Man could beat Chain man: Since Jet Man can go a little faster than the speed of sound, if Chain Man tried to throw any of his chains at him (pretty smart idea btw), Jet Man could easily out race any of his chains before they get to him. And, he could also Sonic Boom Chain Man, and hopefully, make him malfuncion. He could slice him with his wings at top speed, and since he could go invisible at thatspeed, Chain Man wouldn't know what hit him.
Imaginary character showdown 2: Robot Masters

Who's that coming from the sky in a sonic boom? Jet Man, that's who! Jet MAn, of my own heart, is based off of a fighter Jet, to be specific, a F16 fighter jet.http://en.wikipedia.org.... Jet Man can break the sound barrier with ease, flying at a rapid mach 3 speed. He is chrome silver/black, has two Jet wo=ings on his back, and a helmet similar to that of Proto Man(http://en.wikipedia.org...), but unique in it's own way. Jet Man has a cannon on his left arm that produces Sonic Booms that can easily knock an opponent off their feet, and sometimes malfuncion machinery. His wings are also razor sharp, and if he flies through a forest, he can cut a rapid 30 trees per second while going his maximum speed. He is a strategist, preffering to find out his opponents weaknesses/weak spots before going in for the kill. Jet Man is also very maneuverable, making up for his lack of strength in speed, weaponry, and wits. He is cunning,and acts a little like a ninja, becoming vurtually invisible when he rockets toward an enemy at maximum speed. Jet Man is one of the few robot masters that is still on Megaman's side in the comics. His catchprase is "Boom's Away!" Jet Man also has a robot eagle, like Bass's dog, Treble, named Sonic Boom. I look forward to my opponents Robot Master. (I'm sorry I didn't upload a picture of him, I don't have that kind of access to scanning technology, but my opponent can upload a drawing if he/she pleases.)
Imaginary character showdown 2: Robot Masters

Same rules as my Imaginary Sonic character debate( http://www.debate.org...) New rules for this debate: 1. I mean the Robot Masters from Megaman 2. Robot Master can be based off of anything accept people (ex. Scarecrow Man, Frog Man, ex of what not to do: Einstein man) Good luck, and I wish you all the best. May the odds be ever in your favor.
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

Good points, but the only stable member on your team is Batman, even then he has massive childhood traumas. He is an Expert in his field and I am going to say that each of my members would Individually have no chance against him, but seeing as the Skulduggery/Valkyrie team is still stable I reckon they could easily take the one batman detective team down. I have enjoyed this debate as much as the last and do wish, as we will, to debate again in the future. Matt Murray
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

My argument was not to prove they wouldn't work together, but wether that they were just as flawed as Sherlock Holmes, also, Near survived, but Mello died by death note. They worked together, but barely, and at point Mello nearly blows Near's brains out. Mello hates Near, and in fact, in How to read, which gives the stats of the charecters, Mello has a 8/10 inferiority complex. http://deathnote.wikia.com... When I say Near is detached, I refer to his life skills, which according to your analysis of Sherlock, do matter. As well, Near has an initiative of 6/10.http://deathnote.wikia.com... As to Skuldugerry as infiltrator, do you really believe this many skilled detectives couldn't see through that? As well, who would he imitate? Watari, a man who L knows so well to the point where he would be found out in minutes? Alfred, likewise for Batman. My team is a secretive lot, and I have no doubt that infiltration efforts would be doomed.
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

In the end Near and Mello did work together, In their respect for L. Your arguments are solidly based on what you think is fact and I do applaud you for coming to that conclusion. I mean, it is the conclusion that anybody that has a mediocre knowledge of death note would come to. The personality of Mello is that he did join the mob, but only to Succeed L in every way. Which in fact he and Near do, proved by the fact that they STAY ALIVE whilst finding Light as Kira... It is pointed out in the Death-note manga character profiles that Near plays with toys as L played with sugar cubes, in the way of using toys to point out the major points in his plan. Like L makes sugar cube towers like a Three year old. Near only plays with rather creepy figurines to get across that he is a not so innocent childish prodigy and a more than capable N. Only using other task force members to hide himself from Kira. As for the detached part I have no Idea what you are talking about because Near throws himself into every investigation with all of his heart. sure they are not the perfect match but they will get the job done. In the way that they did with the Kira case and caught the 4 year elusive Kira that even fooled and killed L. watch what your members say to each other as Skullduggery may be there in disguise listening in Matt Murray
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

Good arguments, but Near and Mello working together? Mello hates Near, and has a massive inferiority complex which makes him join the mob, while Near is a detached savant who needs a adult to go on a plane despite being a adult himself, and plays with toys! If they were on a team, it would end in attempted murder. And while your argument of Skulduggery pleasant as a infiltrator interests me, and they would be good partners, but you only pointed out Sherlock's flaws, which are barely anything compared to Near and Mello's. Skulduggery and Valkyrie would make a good team, but Near and Mello are already gone.
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

... a detective team works together in every way, so this original match up I had would only last until my team, with their through the roof intelligence, found out that the can re-arrange the line up so they had the full advantage, honestly it wouldn't take that long as your characters flaws are mostly there, sure being the destroyer of a planet Is bad but that's nothing compared to Sherlock. "This is a man who uses drugs when he is bored, tends to becomes depressed, is rude, dismissive of the police and is even a bit lazy". this taken from the character analysis on yahoo answers. is he really trustworthy in a team where he is best working alone? He doesn't really have the best work ethic does he, I mean he starves himself on cases that lead to a lot of dead ends just because he seems to be close to a point of truth. what good is a detective on a low stomach. my character are a detective team that is split up into two, two person cells, in inquiry and information team, this Being near and Mello, Their teamwork is legendary and they're deductive skills are far beyond matching Sherlock and Conan. and the second team being a more hands on team. So this would be an interrogation and infiltration team. being able to change his appearance using a rune etched into his collarbone Skullduggery is a perfect infiltrator and could easily gain access to any spot required by changing into a high up member in the organisation, his skills in adaptation mean that he would not miss their personality traits either. The amazing Valkyrie is easily one of the most capable interrogations directors I have ever read about, her cunning, charming good looks and cut throat efficiency are the skills she employs to get a person to spill their secrets, and if they don't answer quick enough, their blood. this is a fun but rather askew debate and I'm not sure who will win this one Matt Murray
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

good arguments, but you overestimate yours and underestimate mine. Near and Mello had to work together somewhat, and Mello was undoubtly L's inferior, being defeated by Near, and while Near managed to finish off the Kira case, he already had the advantage of using the evidence L had already achieved, as well as Mello's help, but I will accept using both of them to counter L, theoritically. Skulduggery, for all his magical abilites, is simply outclassed by Batman when it comes to deductive abilities, because while Skulduggery may be a prime detective, Batman has deductive feats such as matching minds with and defeating the riddler almost every time, detecting Clark Kent's facade in no man's land through the dirt on his body, and having amazing knowledge of ballistics as demonstrated in Batman: Arkham City, where he is capable of determining the position of Deadshot, a expert marksmen, and many more. I still however, have Sherlock Holmes, who I am using the book version, who is the original greatest detective, to the point where his own reputation should be known already, but has such feats as: 1. Determine Irene Addler to be the theif in "A study in Scarlet." 2. Determining the cause of death of Sir Charles Baskerville in "The Hound of Baskerville," among others. And finally, I have Conan Edgowa, a child prodigy known as the Sherlock Holmes of the east, who has solved many, many cases throughout his series. My weakest link would be Conan, but assuming it takes Mello and Near to trump L, and Skulduggery Pleasent and Valkyrie, as it should, since they are partners, and Valkyrie isn't even a prime detective, to defeat Batman and Sherlock Holme's deductive abilites, with great emphasis on assuming, all it would take is Conan to tip the scales in my favour.
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

fair call on the scenario, maybe a Scooby Doo mystery, in the second actual movie, there is the "monsters stolen, bad guy reviving them", sort of storyline so if a send a link, base your arguments off how long it would take to solve the mystery... I would also ask if you are basing Sherlock Holmes off the novels or movies, my assumptions are off the movies. i shall start with why my detective team would trump your's in a straight up detectives battle, Near and mello have succeeded L in every way, thy survived where he died, they captured the criminal where he failed, they actually captured the criminal in half the time it took L. Since they are actually alive at the end of their storyline and catch light, they win. batman is countered by Skullduggery pleasant who is a world class martial artist, a detective of a grand scale who gets called on by the leaders of the Whole planet, "not just Gotham city", solving crime after crime and who just happens to be the key elemental magic user in all of Ireland. I'm sure your Batarang would do "lots" of damage against a fire breathing tornado. If he actually survived that i would give him props. Conan shall be countered by the wonderful, beautiful and talented miss Valkyrie Cain, I mean, who do you think would win, A seven year old who can play soccer or the known destroyer of planets who helps skullduggery solve all of his cases by pointing him towards the clues before he even sees them. she could rip his head of before they started the case... this is a detective battle but i could beat all of your characters before we start. but i won't beecause my characters can still outsmart yours... http://en.wikipedia.org...
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

Okay, I accept you challenge, and can't wait to have another great debate. My detectives are L, Sherlock Holmes, Detective Conan, and my trump card... Batman! The master detective! Can you please set the scenario? Such as say, how much time they have, their goal, and such and such?
who would win a a battle of detectives, my team of... Skulldugery Pleasant, Near, Mello and Valkyrie

my argument is now pitched to detective lovers everywhere in the form of a who would win. my team being Skullduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain from the Skullduggery Pleasant series, and Near and Mello from the deathnote series. The team that tregitsdown will choose will be entirely up to him.
The Monetary System And viable Alternatives to it.

I. What is the Monetary systemA monetary system is a complex method of marketplace stimulation, which involves money circulating into the government as taxes, and back into the populous as stimuli, creating a cycle of economic growth determined by the people and legislation. The US government still has a small role in the corporate sphere, but monetary economics allow voters to have a litte bit of a say on how we push ahead sectors of our economy. Every nation on earth has some form of monetary complexity. Mostly done through the central banks, morgatge and practical loans, also, government owned investment firms. These are ran by government appointed commitees, IE, by the people and for the people. II. Opponents Interpretation of a Monetary System It's intresting that the opposition doesn't understand what a monetary system is. I don't think he understands how the federal reserve works either. The money payed into the Federal Reserve is owned by the government, so of course the government isn't taking out IOU's. That's like forcing yourself to pay a tax for going over the budget.These are actually known as liabillity pockets, at least until the banker takes out his deposit.III. Definition Clash My opponent does not know what monetary systems are ,which means this debate can not continue. He may come back next round with a full understanding, and I will happily debate him. Until then, all points should be forfeited to me, as Pro has not fullfilled his BOP (Mostly because he wasn't arguing the resolution I accepted).
The Monetary System And viable Alternatives to it.

Yay! Ok jon, get it together. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (US Declaration of Independence) The monetary system goes against the very first sentence of the US Declaration of independence. Why? Because Money and the pursuit of it makes everything unequal. Lets try to organize my thoughts: inequality, competition, greed, separation. Money supports inequality. Due to certain unavoidable circumstances Person A is homeless while Person B lives a luxurious lifestyle. One day Person B walks right by Person A on the street on his way to a Gala. He thinks to himself, "im glad im not that guy. That guy must be lazy" On the surface this may seem irrelevant to the topic at hand. But if we look deeper into it we see something (and this happens every day, mind you). The something we see is Person B looks down on Person A based off of a monetary and situational status. Inequality. Unnecessary competition. Person C and Person D are neighbors. Both of their lawns are green and for the sake of this argument they start off with the same car, same type of house etc etc. Person C buys a boat. Person D see this and thinks, "i cant have this". and so he buys an even bigger boat. You dont wanna look poorer than your neighbor, right? So person C buys a brand spankin new BMW......and this pattern goes on and on and on and eventually Both C and D are spending money they dont have to impress the other person. Would this have happened if we didnt place value on these things? The Monetary system we have in place promotes greed and puts it on a pedestal. Im sure you're aware of the way our monetary system works. But for a refresher i will explain it to the best of my knowledge. The government (G) goes to The Federal Reserve (FR) and asks for 1 million Dollars in exchange for an IOU. FR gives G the money and G writes that 1 mill as 2 mill and gives that money to the Banks (B). B takes that 2 mill and writes it in the books as 4 mill and then they give that money to us at an interest rate of 6-10%. (this may be a little wrong but this is the way in understand it so feel free to correct me). In the end, every dollars only worth about 0.10cents. how does this promote greed? Well, why else would G and B turn 1 mill into 4 mill by "cooking the books"? again this goes back to competition, the more you have of it the more you want. Thus feeding a devastating consumeristic mindset that inherently promotes greed. WE feed our egos and we ignore our true, loving, all inclusive selves. Separation. Im sure i dont really need to go into detail. You already know about the class system, the 1%, inequality between women and men. Its pretty self explanatory. The monetary system, since its inception, has been set up to fail. Its bad for our planet and its bad for us. (im a very open person so im looking forward to your side! :) )
The Monetary System And viable Alternatives to it.

Nothing is free. This is the montra of our modern society. Everything measured in dollar bills, monetary value. If you want a car, you pay. If you want, shelter, you can pay for it. If you're hungry or thirsty, theres a value put on that. Things that would otherwise be free have been given a value based on paper thats only really worth 0.10cents per dollar in gold. The pursuit of money has driven us to become a power hungry consumeristic culture. And yeah, there may be some good qualities in the system, but for the most part i think its detrimental to the human experience. Personally, i think that this system thats set up will inherently and inevitably fail. So this is a debate in two parts.....ONE: is the monetary system good or bad? TWO: What are viable alternatives to this system?