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Who should be next POTUS? Trump (Pro).....Clinton(Con)

First argument, Donald Trump, would make a disaster of a president due to his lack of politically correctness. His lack of foreign nations would make him a terrible figurehead for the state for he lacks political knowledge altogether. His conservative view may put the United States in a terrible position In foreign eyes; Second Argument One of the main reasons people believe Trump may be a great person to run the U.S is his billionaire business. Well, firstly most of his wealth came from his father who made a name from himself. Most of his money, comes from him being a celebrity over a businessmen, and lastly; He has filed bankruptcy numerous times; that means he has made terrible decisions and has gone broke leaving the question; If Trump gets elected, can America handle being broke again? Third Argument Trump is racist! Before he ran for president he made statements about Black and Latino people committing the most crimes and being the "Crime makers"! I find this un-acceptable in the highest! In a day of racial harmony we still have people like him? As he ran for president he reinforced the fact that he would build a wall around Mexico, because "Mexico are sending drug dealers" and make Mexico pay for it. But the contradicts himself numerous times about him "Adoring" Mexicans. Which makes his views un-clear for the people which leads to my next argument. Fourth Argument Trump is an untrustworthy character; He contradicts himself numerous times, and especially on his election plans to make Mexico pay the wall, and his stance of races.He also does not have a high moral, he left some Scottish citizens homeless in order to build a golf course! Bulldozing there land for entertaiment! Minor communites have been destroyed in order to build Hotels and cassinos. He has also spoken out being against affordable health care for American Citizens. Hillary on the other hand, is qualified. She has worked in politics and Law before and was a former senator and the former secretary of state would run the Nation very-smoothly in-comparison Trump, holds an economics degree which does not provide any assistance in running a nation. Firstly Her liberal ideas means she hold ideologies such as Pro-Gun control, Pro-LGBT, Pro-Religous freedom. Her ideologys would support her for a better and brighter future in America. Secondary "Hillary"s New College Compact would mean students would never have to borrow to pay for tuition to attend a four-year public college in their state"and the millions of Americans who have student debt can refinance."- HillaryClinton.com All above says it; College fees are a pain in the butt to pay. And Hillary would make sure, that we would never need to pay for a four-year public college (In our state!). I now conclude and await my opponents reply Source: https://www.hillaryclinton.com... https://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.theatlantic.com... http://historynewsnetwork.org... http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au... https://www.theguardian.com... https://www.hillaryclinton.com... http://www.theatlantic.com...
Who should be next POTUS? Trump (Pro).....Clinton(Con)

Hello! This will be my first debate in a while due to school. I will argue for Mr. Donald J. Trump and against Hillary because I solemnly believe that she will be a disaster for the United States. This debate is for Pro's and Con's of both candidates, so I expect Con to argue why Hillary is good, not just why Trump is bad. The format of this debate is as follows: Round 1: Acceptance Only Round 2: Arguments....NO REBUTTALS Round 3: Rebuttals Round 4: Conclusion Good Luck to my opponent and I hope I can convince you as to why Hillary Clinton is bad and Mr. Trump is good..
Rap Battle #2

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PS4 is better than X box

Thank you for a wonderful and compelling debate for us both on a rather fun topic my friend. Regarding refutals, I have none, tom's guide is a reputable source. I will for my final argument say this, XBOX one for me has had better sound quality than PS4 at least in the times I have tried both of them, I am a lot better at using a Wii :). XBOX seems to capture the sounds of the game clearer, and they are much louder when you press the increase volume button on your remote. Every time I have dealt with a PS4, I can barley hear the sound coming through the game. Maybe with the pro it's different, I have yet to try it. All I know is that XBOX clearly has had good sound, every time I have dealt with it. Maybe PS4 has something I haven't found to alter the volume, but I have never heard sound clearly with it. I rest my case here. Good luck my friend and thank you for the debate! I turn the floor over to the voters.
PS4 is better than X box

Yes, I believe that if XBOX started coming out with new games, then yes XBOX is way better. At this rate, PS4 is better. Its rate of games coming out is fast. Even if you don"t upgrade to the Pro, you"ll still get better performance on a PS4 than an Xbox One. Most developers have managed to get their games running at full 1080p on PS4, but the same games often play at 900p on Xbox One. That detail has persisted from launch up to current games: Mass Effect: Andromeda, for example, runs at a lesser resolution on Xbox than PS4. Brought to you by Toms Guide Your turn Bro, Good Luck
PS4 is better than X box

It is my pleasure to debate with you my friend. Let us now commence Round II. My argument here is very brief, but also I hope insightful. I accept your statement to be true. However, let me argue something about that here. If XBOX is coming out with new games at a slower rate, you can probably assume they are taking their time to make higher quality games. PS4 probably has some very good quality games, I'll admit. However, from my experiences in playing XBOX I have seen that they are for the most part, very high quality. It seems if XBOX is barley coming out with new or at the least, improved games, they must be investing a lot of time into making them. You don't want a bad graphics, sound, or plot line video game, and if you rush something, it can backfire. I worry that if PS4 keeps pushing new games out at a rapid-fire pace, they will produce games that are less than par for the course in quality. XBOX seems to be taking steps to insure they do not come out with low quality games, by producing them at a much slower pace, to develop the full potential said game, or games have to offer the player/s. Thank you for this debate, and I cannot wait for your arguments, my friend.
PS4 is better than X box

Hello friend! I look forward to this debate with you. Let's begin shall we :)? I will have to be concise here, since it's late and I have homework to do. XBOX has superior graphics, for one thing. They give you a lot higher quality pictures, and the color is a lot clearer than a PS4 is. Not only that, but XBOX loads faster, at least during the times I have played both of them. If this were xbox vs wii, I would say wii for this one, but this is not the case, so I will lay claim xbox loads faster. Thirdly, XBOX offers a lot better games, and you can play Madden, MLB, and almost anything on XBOX with a disc. With PS4, you need SD Cards, and your supply of games, at least from what I have seen is noticeably decreased. I rest my case for round 1 and I am sorry for being so brief but being in college, I have a lot going on right now and need to be brief in arguments quite often if I am to stay active here. Back to you, my friend, and thanks for the debate! I am happy to do it with you.
Music proves that God exists

To oppose my argument, you said no one has proved the existence of God. Again, this reasoning is circular ("Because no one has proved God's existence, we cannot prove the existence of God..."). I disagree with you here. You stated that everything has its own "rhythm", which means nature can explain it. However, you use "rhythm" in a very loose sense. The beating of ocean waves against a seashore may be very pleasant and musical in the loose sense of the word. But it is very different than the rhythm of a full symphonic orchestral piece. In good music, a person intelligently creates specific, complex rhythm for an exact effect. (Counterpoint also makes extensive use of rhythm across multiple melodic lines.) You also claimed that man is able to create a universal language like music because he has created over 1,000 different spoken languages worldwide. First, children must learn the language of their parents for years before understanding it, while someone who has never heard music before can appreciate it. And so the language of music is fundamentally different than a spoken language: people are born with the ability to appreciate music. Second, man has splintered spoken language into a thousand pieces, the opposite of creating a universal language. Suppose I walked into a remote village and started speaking in English. No one would understand me. It could take me years to teach them English, or for me to learn their language. But suppose I walked into this same village and started playing music. Instantly, people throughout the village would understand. They would understand the emotion and beauty of music that they have never heard before. How is this possible? Man cannot account for it. Music is so complex and beautiful that highly educated people can spend their entire lives studying its inner workings. And yet, music is so universal that even a child can appreciate its emotion and beauty. This is strong evidence that God is the Author of music. He has made man in His image and given us an appreciation and a love for music. I appreciate the chance to share my thoughts on this subject with you. My prayer and desire is that music will point you to its Creator. Turning to Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and Lord is the only way we can experience true music in our soul. When we come to Jesus, we can experience what Paul spoke of in Ephesians 5: "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God."
Music proves that God exists

There have been Men that have devoted there whole life (more then 8 years) to trying to prove gods existence they have all failed ,yes along there path and search they have stumbled upon theorys but have always failed to provide cold hard proof that there is in fact a god at all or has ever been . you as a human being right now can buy a telescope and see that the universe is real ,you could physically adventure into space. you state here "Man cannot create a language that spans the globe to every culture and throughout time. Man cannot create a field where it takes eight years just to study a small portion of one part of it." that is the most uneducated statement i have witnessed in a long time you are saying that homo sapiens are to dumb to invent speech (know how to use there diaphram-tounge -and lips ) if man cannot create his own language i simply ask WHY is there over 1000 different types of languages? you are saying men are not capable of this but this has already been proven a long time ago by science and biology . Rhythm has influence on being successful or not in living. The universe has its own rhythm, constellations have their rhythm, the solar system has its rhythm: from the planet to the atom, everything has its rhythm. Each day has its rhythm, each being has its rhythm, each organ has its rhythm. http://listeningtothestars.com... now to say that GOD simply just put planted this into us with a flick of his wand is a big statement and even more great to try and digest . the fact that i am trying to make here is that everything can be explained without god . your assuming god made speech and music . i still find this rubbish seeing as i dont believe speech was ever created instantly . it was formed over time i believe it took Homoneanderthalensis and Homosapiens a VERY long time to develop speech and communication it is most obvious that they we are not born with knowledge of speech and music and any field of science this is why we go to school that should explain itself . i have no source for the statement above for it is logic of my own of research i have learned over the years of studies you can accept this or not accept this
Music proves that God exists

Longfellow described music as "the universal language of mankind". A study demonstrates this to be true [1]. The study shows that even people who have never been exposed to Western music understand it. Even your definition of music implies this by mentioning "rhythm, melody, harmony, and color". Where did these come from in the first place? John Williams wrote the famous "Olympic Fanfare and Theme", but he didn't invent melody, rhythm, or harmony. Where did these tools come from? Take harmony, for example. The study of harmony becomes incredibly complex. For instance, back in 1957, Hermann L. F. Helmholtz opened his book "On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music" in this way [2]: "In laying before the Public the result of eight years' labour, I must first pay a debt of gratitude. The following investigations could not have been accomplished without the construction of new instruments, which did not enter into the inventory of a Physiological Institute, and which far exceeded in cost the usual resources of a German philosopher." Wow--eight years of research, new instruments, and high cost! All just to study the "tip of the iceberg" of harmony. This demonstrates to me that music is, in some senses, like physics or math. It can be studied diligently. We can come up with conclusions and research papers on it. Do you really believe that this could have resulted from evolution or by man's invention? Because music is so intricate, complex, and powerful, it proves the existence of a Creator, God. Man cannot create a language that spans the globe to every culture and throughout time. Man cannot create a field where it takes eight years just to study a small portion of one part of it. We have music written hundreds of years ago across the world that is still appreciated here today. This is strong evidence for a Designer and that we are all made in His image. [1] http://www.sciencedaily.com... [2] On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music, Hermann L. F. Helmholtz, Author's Preface to the First German Edition. Second English edition, Longmans Green, And Co. 1885
Music proves that God exists

PRO, im going to try and explain this without "attacking" your beliefs as far as im concerned music is not a language so that is false mu"sic [myoo-zik] noun 1. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. http://dictionary.reference.com... not language leave language out of this especially the english language the english language was no where close to being the first language spoken and nobody even knows for a FACT the exact time or place that music or language was created second you ask "who came up with music in the first place " you believe that it was god so prove to me how god created music can you do that ? this whole debate should be invalid just because the fact that you are claiming that music is a language . first you need to know what music is to debate it
Music proves that God exists

ILL_Logic, By “music”, I am referring to the language of music, rather than a specific song or artist. By analogy, it would be like referring to the English language, rather than a specific poem or poet. First, you claimed that God's existence has not been proven, which means that my argument from music is invalid. This is circular reasoning (“Since God's existence has not been proven, you cannot prove God's existence…”). Also, I believe that God's existence is strongly evident in other things besides music, although this is another discussion. Second, you said that, in theory, music is man’s invention. I disagree. It is true that composers write songs, but who came up with music in the first place? As an analogy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem “The Arrow and the Song”, but he did not invent the English language. Likewise, Beethoven wrote the popular Moonlight Sonata, but he did not invent the musical language. Where did the language of music come from? My question to you is: How can you explain the language of music without God? If man invented music, then why can the Moonlight Sonata, written by a German in 1801, be appreciated today in the USA in 2014? Music is supported by an underlying framework, or language, that spans people across the world and throughout time. Evolution cannot account for it. Man cannot account for it. Such a magnificent language does in fact prove a magnificent Creator, God.
Music proves that God exists

first of all user i want to of course say thank you for the topic this is a new one for me and excited to be a part of it ! =] "music proves that god exists" as you stated - i would like to know if you dont mind what song ? what artist? and what proof? "without god music would not exist" my argument is simple on this matter , gods existence has never been proven to be true so in theory music is mans invention "without god we could not enjoy music" that is interesting, seeing as again god has never been proven to be real so what you are stating is just another "theory" and in no way shape or form a fact "music without god " can you explain this in a little more detail?
Amateur Poetry Debate

Holy Voice We had to stand our ground. We had to stand and fight. Peace is not what we found. We were punished for what was right. We stood and fought, But we were slashed and we fell. To this I thought, Our deaths, they foretell. I saw the light, and heard your voice. I looked up and ascended to the sky. I gave my cry of rejoice. I looked to him and asked, “Why? ” He answered, “You fought for me. ” “Your love for me has been like few. ” To which I bowed down upon my knee. “You are my Lord; I will do anything for you. ” By my side, My loved ones came. To this I cried. My love for them burned like a flame. We sing and dance in honor of our Lord. We live in his love. We wield God’s mighty sword. Sin, God makes us free of. They declared, “Thanks be to God forever and ever! “ And so they live for eternity. Love and care in him together. A world where they live perfectly.
Amateur Poetry Debate

Winter Wind slashing, Shadows creeping, Frost’s bite, Women weeping, Sun’s shining now done, Winter Solstice now has come. Fire marks the spark of life, As fierce to dark as a knife, But when that fire goes out, so goes the ash. Your life goes by as a flash. Teeth gashing in your face, You get away and now a race, Wolves behind, you gasping, Catching up, now rasping. Running up a leafless tree, The wolves have now caught to me. I will stay up here for the night, But tomorrow will be an all new fight.
Amateur Poetry Debate

The Ghost of MayIn the darkness and the rain,My life will never be the same.The driver crossed into my lane,And for my trauma is to blame.Never to know what she has done.Trapped in time with no progress,From this memory I cannot run,As I suffer Post Traumatic Stress.Some scars you cannot see,And therefore some do not believe.The wounds inflicted upon me,Is hard for others to perceive.Alone and without a cure,I am forced to endure.Source: I was in a major car crash on May 16th 2008. As a result I was diagnosed with PTSD.
Amateur Poetry Debate

Okay, from here we will simply post our poems. Guiding Light Once we were great, Once we were tall, We are now bound by fate We are now bound to fall. We were the freedom beacon; A guiding light to ambition. From around the world people came, In their mind, wealth and fame. Now a land shrouded in dark, Immorality reigns. Hatred lives and our lives are stark, It feels as if I’m bound in chains. Where is that guiding light? What happened to what was right? Someone please lead the way, So that we might see that light someday. Inspiration: Guiding Light, song by Muse.
Amateur Poetry Debate

I would like to note that this is an amateur poetry debate. This is a debate for people who have no prior experience on writing poems and this is simply for fun. Although I can't stop someone from accepting this debate if they do already have experience as a writer, I would still greatly prefer more experienced writers to make their own poetry debates and challenge those who already have prior poetry experience. You will post your own original poems and whoever has the best poems will win the debate. Any types of poems are allowed. I will give an example on how to vote on this debate: 1. Conduct vote will be replaced with who had better word usage. 2. Spelling and Grammar will stay the same. 3. More convincing arguments will be replaced with who had better poems. 4. Most reliable sources vote will be given to whoever has the most original poems. Rules You will post your own original poems. Any poems that are found to have copied other poems, songs ect. will automatically result in an automatic win to their opponent. A forfeit by either side will result in an automatic win to the opponent and all 7 vote points will go to that person. If you used any songs, poems, books, ect. as inspiration to your poem, please post a source to it at the bottom. First round is for acceptance. Good luck!