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Life is Pointless for the "Average Joe"

I will first like to apologize for not posting. I lost track of time. "[E]veryone has the ability to make it big no matter where they are from." This is technically true however this is an extreamely rare case. But even if this happens, those people do not end up in the histiry. Given enough time, though they will not end up in the history books. In the end making there life pointless. My opponent also said that I said that all life is based on how rich they become. That is not true. I was only stating a common example of how that happens. (I. Rockefeller) Again I will restate that the workforce, or Average Joe, will end up being part of the nameless masses. Pointless in the eyes of future historians. Not everyone can be a Caesar or a Washington. Every life has a current point. But after it all they are just another cog in a clock. Few actually become the hands.
Life is Pointless for the "Average Joe"

I would like to say that since Dr. Noble failed to post anything all my points go un-refuted. My points again were as follows: Everyone can make it rich so being an "Average Joe" doesn't really mean anything. The people we call "Average Joes" are our main workforce, without them our country would crumble even more. Some people just think that if they make even a small bit of difference then their life was worth it, average Joe or not. And finally, NOBODY'S life is pointless. For these reasons please vote Con. Thank you.
Life is Pointless for the "Average Joe"

Saying "Life is pointless for the average Joe" is simply not true. In our society anyone and everyone has the ability to make it big no matter where they are from. And saying they don't make it big and rich, that's not what everyone is always focused on. Without them we would lose a huge chunk in our workforce and out country would collapse. Everyone has the ability to make this world a better place. Some people feel that if they can make at least one person's life better then their life was worth living. Nobody's life is pointless.
Life is Pointless for the "Average Joe"

Capitalism is a basic system of winners and losers. Due to families who do succeed they will then, logically, give it to other family members of their friends who would then become rich themselves. But this scenario only happens when a person does achieve wealth. This is now rare largely due to the monopolization of the 1800's a rare case. That is one of the few occurrences where an average person could achieve a pointed achievement filled life. The "Average Joe" that I refer to are the numerous masses of people in a county. And what I mean as "Pointless" is that they won't make a large contribution to history and therefore is just another cog in the immense system of society. Give it a Try!!!!
Life is Pointless for the "Average Joe"

Whether or not they believe their life is pointless is moot. The debate topic is that in the large scale, the average person is forgotten in the lesser part of a century. Therefore in the end, the average Joes life is pointless. I think my life has a point but the best source of longevity would be in the memories of my grandchildren. Again if the person is question thinks his life is meaningful is a pointless argument. I could think I'm a union but that doesn't put a horn in my head." Even if someone is forgotten in history doesn't mean they didn't have a point. You spoke of Washington. People remember him, they remember what he did, they know his name. What people don't know is the names of the men in his army. So does that mean the people he commanded at Valley Forge were pointless people? Just because we don't remember each individual person? No. Because of those average people we have the "freedom" we have today. ------------------------------------------------ ""Not everyone can be a Caesar or a Washington." What I meant is that the only way to be reimbursed for several centuries is if you are born into an already prominent family. Caesars family was enormously wealthy. They also had connections with current Roman king. Washing also grew up in a prominent uppercase family." This is not true. Pablo Picasso was born into a normal middle-class family in Mï¿½laga. "After studying art in Madrid, Picasso made his first trip to Paris in 1900, then the art capital of Europe. There, he met his first Parisian friend, the journalist and poet Max Jacob, who helped Picasso learn the language and its literature. Soon they shared an apartment; Max slept at night while Picasso slept during the day and worked at night. These were times of severe poverty, cold, and desperation. Much of his work had to be burned to keep the small room warm." (http://en.wikipedia.org...) He wasn't wealthy to begin with or born into a family with ties to kings. Yet we know who he is. Picasso is remembered as one of the most important artists in the 20th century. ------------------------------------------------ "That is true that they may seem important. But unless they put their on individual touch onto history, they are pointless to the large scale picture." Refer to my 1st argument in this round about how even if we don't know every individuals name that doesn't make them unimportant. ------------------------------------------------ "Because there is no absolute refutation of my point I will restate, if you grow up as an average person then you will end up being an average person. Your life has a point, but it is only a delusion of granger to think that you can shape the world." And with this refer to my argument about Picasso. He was born into an average life and lived an average life but he turned out to be no average person. ------------------------------------------------ For the refutations and arguments above I urge a Con vote. Thank you.
Lyric Writing Competition

I know nothing about wrestling, so apologies in advance to the fans. With thanks to http://www.legacyofwrestling.com.... Also, thanks to my opponent for a fun competition! :) Are you not entertained?========================(vocal percussion - clips repeat during verses)hit! - round - fight! - smackdown![verse one]Do you dare challenge Mighty Iron?Hercules? Or Lethal Weapon?Will you get schooled by the Spanish Strongman?Or will the Titan beat your brains in?Will you be crushed by the Heavy Crusher?Or out-wrestled by the Wrecker of Russia?Outcast smacks ya, back to yo mamaOr face Living Legend, cause you know there's no other![chorus]Every man you faceEvery second placeEvery fall from graceDoes not conclude the raceEvery tear you sweatEvery bruise you getEvery step you stepKnow the battle's not over yet[verse two]Behold the man of a thousand holdsOr the wrestling champ made of pure goldOr the Ring Master when he goes Stone ColdWatch the epic match unfold!Can you stand the Russian Bear?Or how about the cruel Nightmare?Undertaker's deathly stare?Would you face them anywhere?[chorus repeats][bridge]Explosive, TenaciousWonderous, People's ChoiceInvincible, AudaciousThe wrestling gods fight over us[instrumental bit][verse three]See the man they claim is the world's most strongAnd heavy blows from mad King KongThe Virus just can't go wrongTill Dapper beats you back to where you belongForce to be reckoned with, The Big KTriple H you'd want to obeyAnd to The King your tribute payThen you're well on your way if they don't lock you away[chorus repeats]
Lyric Writing Competition

A Thousand Times Tetris [VERSE ONE] Shoot "em up, you"re at war, Kill "em all and you've won. But what would you play that for? That doesn't sound even sound like fun. Button mash, hash and slash, Do that and you beat the game. That"s a waste of money, a waste of cash, They"re all that way, they"re all the same [PRE-CHORUS] Now-a-days, I hate the video games the kids play. But when I was young, There was this one game That really was fun ...and it"s called... [CHORUS] Tetris! Tetris! I know it"s old But that doesn't bother me. I've already been told, But it is simply The greatest game the world has ever seen! [VERSE TWO] There"s no guns, there"s no blood, And it"s still better than what"s out today. But it"s popularity was killed by the flood Of the new awful games kids play And they play as criminals, and become them too, They learn to kill people, learn to steal rides. You can"t blame Tetris for crime, can you? Blame a puzzle for homicide? [PRE-CHORUS] In these times, The video games suck and cause crimes. But when I was young There was this one game That really was fun ...and it"s called... [CHORUS] Tetris! Tetris! I know it"s old But that doesn't bother me I've already been told, But it is simply The greatest game the world has ever seen! [BRIDGE] Let them hit the ground, but not the top, Might seem easy, but they never stop Coming down. But you have the power to make the blocks spin; Use that power to avoid loss, but you can"t win "Cause there"s no way to win. You make a line and it disappears, Do that so many times and the level is cleared And then you"re on to the next That game is so great, and makes you wanna play again It"s a puzzle, it"s brilliant, and made by a Russian It"s Tetris. Tetris. [IMAGINED TO BE A GOSPEL BREAKDOWN WHERE CHOIR SINGS "TETRIS. TETRIS" AND SOLOIST(S) AD LIBS. SO THIS IS A BASIC VERSION OF WHAT IT COULD BE] A thousand times, Tetris. Tetris. Tetris. A thousand times, Tetris. Tetris. Tetris. It"s the game! Tetris. Tetris. That beautiful game! Tetris. Tetris. Spin those tetriminos! Tetris. Tetris. Let them spin, let them spin! Tetris. Tetris. Tetris. Tetris [CHORUS] Tetris! Tetris! I know it"s old But that doesn't bother me I've already been told, But it is simply The greatest game the world has ever seen! My opponent's final theme is (the) World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Lyric Writing Competition

Play this one with a death metal band. KILL THE JEWS[verse one]OK, no point in hiding it, let me just be blunt with you...Summon up their conspiracyAnd lock up all the RomaniiCrystal night will help us seeFree Germany from JeweryNationalistically, patrioticallyFeel my Aryan envyWe'll ship them off across the seaAnd to the labs of MengeleLike bacteria of choleraWe should know what the Jewish arePredators on our culturePick away at us like a vultureUntil all we are is a spectre'Tis better to be a destroyerSo take them to the gas chamberKill every Jewish leader[chorus]We shall employ them all to their graveUntil every Jew is dead or a slaveWe'll just ghetto them out, cause we'll never give inUntil we can enact the final solution[verse two]Cleanse Europa of her sinsOf David's star and freemasonsExperiment on all their twinsAnd so the devil's work beginsWe'll steal the Jewish everythingAnd quash the Warsaw uprisingFor we can't have them compromisingLands we're sure they're despisingI don't need much analysisThis pacifistic paralysisIs a deep abyss, status quo's amissCan we stand by and ignore this?Peace in our time, but for the crimeOf filthy, rotten, slimy swinesMocking us with their ghetto shrinesBut they can't decline what we design, 'cause[chorus]We shall employ them all to their graveUntil every Jew is dead or a slaveWe'll just ghetto them out, cause we'll never give inUntil we can enact the final solution[bridge]Time is now - all is doneWe will kill - everyoneHolocaust - go aheadHolocaust - see them deadHolocaust - psychoticHolocaust - eugenicHolocaust - unforeseenHolocaust - race hygieneHolocaust! Holocaust! Holocaust![insert awesome guitar solo][chorus - repeats twice]We shall employ them all to their graveUntil every Jew is dead or a slaveWe'll just ghetto them out, cause we'll never give inUntil we can enact the final solution[outro]In smouldering ruins and ashes a people liesAway from the lies, carcasses are piled highToo late the truth revealedAnd thus their fate was sealed Your final theme is Tetris.
Lyric Writing Competition

Seven Were Gone [INTRO] One night I had a dream I"ll never forget, I had gotten into bed, ready to rest, Ready to sleep, hopefully to have a dream or two And dream I did, so I"ll share my dream with you. [VERSE ONE] When I left reality behind And watched what my mind wanted me to see. I saw people walking, I could hear them talking, But they couldn't see or hear me. I heard one say, "On this beautiful day, The seven of us will go on a journey. And we"ll come back in time, Tell the people some rhymes, About what happened and what we got to see." [CHORUS] And then seven were gone, So I"m singing this song They left our realm for one above The people bid them well, As they hopped on the back of an angel. And her name was Columbia. [VERSE TWO] With one thrust of her wings, She brought them beyond the things Of our world and into one new. They had an adventure for a bit, And when they were bored of it, They told Columbia they finished what they wanted to do. So they asked for her to return them, And that was about when She began to ascend again. They didn't expect it, But she asked for them to respect it, "Cause there was one more thing to see before the end. [CHORUS] And then seven were gone, So I"m singing this song They left our realm for one above. The people bid them well, As they hopped on the back on an angel. And her name was Columbia. [BRIDGE] Suddenly, what was dark became light, And what was light became more bright, Until it seemed the group was looking at nothing but white, But that didn't matter, because everything seemed alright. For some time they flew through this new bright view Of the lightest hue Before they got past the glare, And beside His chair They couldn't help but stare "Cause God was standing there. He called "Children! Come to me! I have sent Columbia for thee For you are worthy To sit in my kingdom with me." [VERSE THREE] With brief thought, the group of seven Decided to be with God, to go to Heaven But Columbia turned around. They asked where she was going to go, She told them she had to let the people know, So, she jumped from Heaven and landed on the ground. On they way down, she made herself a shooting star So that all people, no matter how far, Could hear what she had to say. And when she told them about how the seven went up to Heaven They began to cry that day. [CHORUS] And then seven were gone So I"m singing this song They left our realm for one above, The people bid them well, As they hopped on the back of an angel. And her name was Columbia. [OUTRO VERSE] I woke from my dream then I tried to but couldn't understand Why the people cried when they heard what Columbia said. God invited the group to go to Heaven, That group of seven, So shouldn't the people have been happy instead? My opponent's next theme is the Holocaust
Lyric Writing Competition

(nb my theme was given to me as "justice" - I totally had to make this super metaphoric)GOTH ARK AM [verse one]I once saw Lady JusticeSleeping during Russian rouletteThough remiss to reminisceOf the cityscape abyss'Twas a city that I'll never forgetIn a city of suspect convictsShe slept as blindfolded as a batSo the people were ticked'Cause every thief is too thickTo know what they're not giving backI won't goTo the city of the darkness of my heartBut I can'tCouldn't stand it if I ever departI don't knowHow I'll ever live without that sparkThat un-blind eye that keeps us from the dark[chorus]Could it be, Lady LibertyThat I'm equal and freeIn a world of partiality?Save me from the horrors I seeBreathe new fire in meAnd let justice restore harmony[verse two]I once had a visionLost in the translation in my headAn unapparent religionJustice has no ambitionIs what I'd never thought it saidI once dared to dieCast one in the river in the nightJustice I could defyBut my fate was to cryWoven in that candlelightLady Justice is never inertBut her small voice that night was stillThere I knew I was hurtThis was my just dessertSometimes it takes a long shot to killI once had a strifeGiving out what I'd taken inBecause I'm like Caesar's wifeExcept that I'd take a lifeYou don't play eye for an eye to winAnd the lawOf the jungle gives the lions sharePaid throughThe nose of those fair enough to careAbout usSick and desperate, not a penny to spareNo - that's why I promised I would never go there[chorus - repeats twice]Could it be, Lady LibertyThat I'm equal and freeIn a world of partiality?Save me from the horrors I seeBreathe new fire in meAnd let justice restore harmony My opponent's next theme is the Space Shuttle Columbia
Lyric Writing Competition

So, this will basically be similar to the composition contest that my opponent and I had done (http://www.debate.org...) but with lyrics writing instead music composition. I will give my opponent his topics, and he shall give me mine. The topics can be just about anything...objects, events, people, places, concepts, things...just listing some things for inspiration purposes. The song's lyrics can use the topic in any way the writer chooses as long as the topic is still significant. What I mean by that is, if I was to give my opponent a topic...such as a book, he could write a song about a book, maybe write about a specific one, maybe write about an imaginary event in which he read one and what happened while reading it, he could also use symbolism. He could use the book as a symbol for a person, with the song really being about how people should not judge others, but literally written about a book (if that makes any sense.) Also, the lyrics don't necessarily need to include the topic, as long as it is obvious that it was written with that topic in mind. So, if the topic was "book", my opponent wouldn't included the word "book" in the lyrics as long as the lyrics clearly described a book. Many songs are written, and people don't know what they're about because the actual topic is not a word in the lyrics, so please feel free to do the same. The lyrics may take any structure. However, they must have at least 250 words (which really isn't difficult) and can freely exceed that. This first round is used for me to give the details, and for my opponent to give me my first topic (as well as acceptance.) Please note, just like the composition contest, we will have 72 hours to write our songs. I am giving us 72 hours so that there is less of a struggle or rush to complete the lyrics while managing other affairs, and also, this allows the song some time to be worked on. As for voting, all points are to be awarded to the person that in your opinion had the best lyrics, except for grammar. The spelling and grammar point is to be given to the person with the best spelling and grammar, but please, pay attention. There might be times where spelling and grammar rules were purposefully broken. In fact, only give one participant the point for grammar or spelling if the other participant had multiple and/or serious problems with them. If a participant forfeits, they automatically lose the competition, and in that case, regardless of spelling or grammar, all seven points are awarded to the participant that did not forfeit. To my opponent, I say good luck, and I that I hope this competition is as fun as the last was.
Honesty is the best policy

"What if everyone were to know your darkest secret? What if they knew how many times you picked your nose in the last hour or farted when you thought no one could here you? It would be completely heartbreaking to some people. They wouldn't be able to leave their house, because they were so ashamed."Let us take a step back and wonder, why is this the case? It is because in our culture, we have certain norms and it is deemed shameful to admit certain things, and this is quite a shame. People need to be able to reconcile with their own and with one another's "secrets." There is nothing inherently embarrassing picking your nose; it is just labeled as an unacceptable act, so people tend to not be honest about whether or not they did it. By encouraging a policy of honesty, people would be less uncomfortable with the farts and burps of their fellow man and woman. These are completely human actions, as are even the most taboo actions that tend in occur in isolated areas in the Amazon. Rather than feeling embarrassed and covering our actions up with lies, we should accept that our actions are human, flawed or not, and that there is no reason to lie about them. Honesty is, indeed, the best policy, because it allows humanity to accept its own traits as mundane rather than taboo. This leads to a culture of openness and happiness. ---Counter: "Kindness is. Without kindness, why would the truth even matter?"Kindness is certainly not the best policy. Those who put others in pain and misery do not deserve to be approached with kindness. Kindness tends to be a strong policy when it is recipricated or has the potential to lead to reciprication. Otherwise, it is unjustified.
Honesty is the best policy

First, I think we should agree that honesty is defined as the whole truth and nothing else. We often use honesty as an excuse to hurt or harm someone. If we are always honest, it would be impossible to maintain and grow relationships with other people. We would use total and complete honesty as a license to be hateful, rude, and just plain cruel. (http://www.eyesonsales.com...) Now, think of the craziness of complete honesty. What if everyone were to know your darkest secret? What if they knew how many times you picked your nose in the last hour or farted when you thought no one could here you? It would be completely heartbreaking to some people. They wouldn't be able to leave their house, because they were so ashamed. I believe that we can define kindness as the quality of being generous and considerate. Honesty is ethical, but it isn't the best policy. Kindness is. Without kindness, why would the truth even matter?
Honesty is the best policy

I'll be starting my debate with the argument being that honesty is not always the best policy. There is a time for honesty, and a time for you to lie. Also, just some information: This is my first debate on this website, so I'm probably not that good. Ground Rules: Round 1 will be used for stating our position Round 2 will be used for stating our first argument Round 3 will be for our counter argument Round 4 will be for our rebuttal Round 5 will be used for our closing statement, and any last comment
The government should fund NASA

Clearly you didn't post anything because NASA is too good not to be funded. I don't really want to do a whole lot of writing because I feel like I wrote a ton before, so I am basically going to let NASA do the talking. http://www.nasa.gov... http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com... I think these articles say it all. We really should fund NASA. There is so much out there that we don't know, and NASA just does a great job exploring space. But please look at all the websites I posted. NASA really is incredible and we just need to make sure it stays with us.