The history of the world is just made of biographies of great men.

As my opponent did not define the word 'great' I will take the liberty of defining it here. Great: (A)wonderful; first-rate; very good(B)notable; remarkable; exceptionally outstanding[3] Now all of these definitions of great are mighty subjective. As of yet there is no objective definition of 'great' it is subjective and thus if I believe the men I describe to be great then that guess is as good as anyone elses. I provided this definition simply in the case that I connect the history of the world to men and my opponent raises a problem in that she disagrees on whether or not the men are indeed 'great'. I would like to thank my opponent for initiating this debate. I will provide an outline of my case in this round however I must point out that as instigator of this debate, Con does have the burden of proof. So my opponent, in order to win, not only must refute my own arguments but must conclusively prove that the history of the world is not simply made up of biographies of great men. Upon looking at my opponent's source for the word 'biography' the definition which she listed did not appear. Therefore I propose my opponent's unsourced definition be scrapped and we adopt my own definition. Biography: a written account of another person's life[2] My, and my opponent's, definition of 'biography' have it describing a specific person's life. Therefore my opponent's definition of history ought to be scrapped as the history of the world before 'men' is wholly irrevelant to this debate. So, in accordance with both my opponents and my own definition of biography I propose that a new definition of history be used. History: the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race.[1] I will now outline my basic argument. I believe that all I can do is show examples of pieces of history(in connection with the human race) and show that they are all simply part of greater biographies of great men. Now if we are to use my opponent's definition of 'biography' then all I have to do is make up a story connecting all of history to any number of great men's lives. As long as I can logically connect the specific piece of history with a specific great man then the resolution is affirmed. If we are to use my own definition of history then I simply have to write down the story(As in on this debate) and this will affirm the resolution. So all I can do in this round is provide an example of human history and show that it was really all part of a larger biography of various great men. I will provide one below. A.)The American Civil War The American Ciil War was a war in America which lasted from 1861-1865. Over the course of the war several Southern states attempted secede from the United States. In the end however the North won over the South, thus affirming the power of the federal government over the states. The Civil War was won by the North who were lead by Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln. So when making a biography of these two men, the American Civil War logically would be included. I can provide more examples in the next round but I will now toss the debate back to my opponent. [1]http://dictionary.reference.com... [2]http://dictionary.reference.com... [3]http://dictionary.reference.com...