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Story Writing Debate

Sorry about this short piece but I have a family anniversary to attend and it had to be quick. Chapter 1: The Wardrobe and an ADHD kid. The room was dark and musty, like that old pot of beer from 1920 twenty that Grandpa had showed me last week. Except it was worse. Rat's remains where scattered across the floor like confetti at a birthday party. The shelves on either sides of me had collapsed and I was ankle-deep in scratchy ruble. The window was so dirty I couldn't see through it and not for the first time I wondered if any one had lived here. The ceiling had caved in a few meters in front of me and it gave me a slight view of the second story. It was much the same as the first I must say. The only difference was the tattered couch with more holes then Jimmy's jeans. "Remind me again why where here, Sam?" Speak of the devil, it was Jimmy. His little face beamed out from the crack in the roof. "How did you get up there Jimmy?" I asked incredulously, there was no visible way up there. Jimmy sighed in annoyance, his nimble fingers running through his dark hair. "There's a pipe on the wall over there, there's footholds on it as well. It leads through another hole I poked through on the roof." He grinned down at me. I would never have guessed. I crept over to the heavy white pipe strapped to the wall by duct tape. "Are you sure this is safe?" I asked him as it bucked under my slim frame. He looked down at me like I was meant to be in a straight jacket. "Of courses it will." I sighed. He was the only person that I felt I was more mature then. I tucked in my t-shirt and steadily put one hand after the other, slowly inching up the pipe. By the time I was up on the second story platform, Jimmy was already scampering towards the large wardrobe that stuck out like a sore thumb. I nervously crept over to the wardrobe, afraid that the floor was about to give way. Luckily it didn't. Jimmy beamed at me from his perch on a sticking out platform. "This thing looks almost new. Come on let's open it." He hungrily grabbed for the door but I grabbed his arm. "Look Jimmy, we've done what we've wanted to do now let's just get out of here. This place gives me the creeps" I shivered in the dying light. I had to remind myself hat Jimmy had ADHD and had as much chance of turning away from this as Sharon near a pair of heels. "Come on." I grabbed his hand more roughly than before and gave it a tug. He sold still, a stubborn from echoed into his weather beaten face. I pushed my dirty blond hair out of my face. "Man, we have that science test tommorow. You know Mrs. Malone is going to be like a wrecking bull if she finds out we didn't do the homework." "Your just the same as everyone else Sam. You think I can't handle myself that I need some 24/7 to watch over me." I looked at him stunned. "Please?" I said on a much meeker tone. "No way, we haven't found one cool thing here. I'm sorry Sammy but this is my chance." And with that he flung open the doors to the wardrobe.
Story Writing Debate

It was the ring my father wore before he died. Right down to his initials scratched into the black gem. I sobbed as I saw it, only seeing my mothers horror stricken face when the police had come. He had been shot three times in chest outside his work. And now Jimmy's death was linked to it. It all made me feel sick to the core. Why wasn't the world fair? I had seen my best friend die and my dead fathers ring, all in less than fifteen minutes. But what was my fathers ring doing here and where had Jimmy found it? There where to many questions and to little answers. At first I thought ran was trickling down my face but then I realized it was my own tears and I guiltily wiped them away, tucking the box with the ring in my bulging pocket. "Give me the ring." I jumped, but a hand shot out and pinned me to the wall of one of the barges. Standing in front of me was a pretty girl with platinum blond hair that would turn any guys head. It turned my head because she yanked it so hard I saw stars. I took the moment to grab her wrist and yanking towards me, making her lose her balance. She tipped forward, but not before grabbing my hand with her and we both toppled into the icy water. It was freezing and not just freezing refreshing, but absolutely bone-chilling freezing. I gasped as I plunged into the water and swam crudely to the edge. The girl was lying on the top of the water and with a huff I swam over. I grabbed her by the waist and yanked her up to the edge of the boardwalk. Her eyes fluttered open and I sighed in relief. She closed her eyes when she saw me and I shrugged, anxious to get going. But there was something in her pocket. I grabbed it, shaking off her feeble attempts to secure it. It was a handgun, small and solid with a strange grey tone to it. I gave her one quick glance then put it into my pocket, wondering if I'd ever use it. "You have to double pull the trigger to fire it, kid." For about the hundredth I spun around only to face an extremely handsome man. He wore a broad smirk, a shoulder holster, ripped jeans and windswept blond hair. Add a pair of awesome sunglasses and he would have melted any girls brain. "Who are you?" I asked wearily. He looked at him strangely then answered. "I'm your father Sam."
Keystone XL Pipeline

First, in a debate, biased facts are better than no facts at all. Second, the purpose of the Keystone XL Pipeline is to allow this oil company, which is located in the landlocked Alberta, Canada, to send its oil to a port where it can be shipped to other countries. The company, TransCanada, has admitted to this. Third, Europe receives its oil from Russia because it is their only option, but they would much rather receive it from Canada because of the foreign affairs problems these countries are having with Russia. In my final argument, I will discuss how the Keystone XL Pipeline is a step backwards from a future of clean energy. Nearly every aspect of our daily lives " heating, lighting, cooking, communications, transportation, commerce " depends on electricity. Unfortunately, generating that electricity through the use of traditional fossil fuels can be economically and environmentally costly and a danger to public health. Electricity generated with fossil fuels, such as oil, coal or natural gas, releases into our air and waterways harmful particles into our air, including carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, methane and mercury compounds, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Coal-fired power plants are responsible for 22 deaths each year in Massachusetts, according to the Sierra Club. Clean energy is heat and electricity produced from renewable sources, generating little or no pollution or emissions. These technologies, including those listed below, provide clean, renewable sources of power from local sources of energy, which are sustainable over time rather than finite sources like traditional fossil fuels. With no native sources of traditional fossil fuels, Massachusetts sits at the end of the energy pipeline with some of the highest energy costs in the United States. Massachusetts spends billions of dollars each year to purchase on foreign sources of energy from outside of the region or country. By adopting renewable sources of energy, Massachusetts is able to keep those energy dollars, and the jobs they represent, here at home. At a moment when climate action is more urgent than ever, building this pipeline would be a step into a past instead of a shift into a clean energy future. Keystone XL would represent a long-term commitment to the expansion of dangerous tar sands oil when we need to be investing in safe, renewable sources of energy instead. Sources: nrdc. org masscec. com
Keystone XL Pipeline

Yes you are posting statistical data, but data coming from the State Department, which is part of a liberal administration who clearly isn't a supporter of the Keystone Pipeline, is as bias as Republican-backed data. The documentary helped prove my argument that manufactured climate change isn't a proven fact, which in turn aided me in disproving that the pipeline would affect climate change. Also, the Keystone Pipeline would be used to transport oil to refineries in Texas, where it is refined into petroleum and shipped throughout the country, not to overseas countries. Why would they want to spend billions transporting gasoline to Europe when the largest consumer of oil and gas is the United States? Europe receives its oil and gas from Petrobras aka Russia. Once you can become more objective and not let you're political ideology influence your opinions so heavily, then we can have a healthy debate. Round 3 please.
Keystone XL Pipeline

Before I start my second argument, I will argue some of my opponents points. First, I think it is great that you have an opinion about this issue, but my problem with your argument is that it contained just your opinion and no facts. If your argument did contain facts, then where are your sources? Second, how is Al Gore's documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" relevant to the discussion at hand, which is whether or not the Keystone XL Pipeline is a good thing. Third, you are correct by saying that water and oil don't mix, but tar sands oil, the type of oil that would pass through the Keystone XL Pipeline, sits on top of the water, which makes it even more difficult to remove. In my second argument, I will discuss how the Keystone XL Pipeline is bad for the economy. People who support the creation of the Keystone XL Pipeline argue that it is a jobs creator. The reality is, Keystone XL would likely kill more jobs than it would add. According the State Department, it would create 1,950 construction jobs for two years. Once complete? Thirty-five new permanent American jobs, according to pipeline builder TransCanada. House Republicans are still claiming the project would create 120,000 jobs, but that's based on outdated information. The House Energy Committee"s GOP majority website estimates, from figures given by TransCanada two years ago, for a much longer pipeline than is now proposed. Won't refined tar sands oil help fuel the United States and reduce gas prices? Think again. Tar sands miners want Keystone XL because it will help them ship oil overseas to an international market, where their product will fetch more money and add billions of dollars in annual profits. That's a losing deal for everyone, except Big Oil. Midwest drivers would be hardest hit because the region currently imports more than half of its oil for refining from Canada. Increases at the pump could range from 25 cents to 40 cents a gallon, depending on how regional refineries respond to paying $20 to $30 more per 42-gallon barrel for Canadian crude oil. Canadian oil currently sent to the Midwest from Canada would likely be diverted to Keystone XL to reduce Midwest supply, which would put additional pressure on gasoline prices. Sources: nrdc.org consumerwatchdog.org factcheck.org
Keystone XL Pipeline

I live in Mobile, Alabama, a gulf coast city that was directly affected by the 2010 oil spill. I have seen the harm an oil spill can cause to an environment. However, given that oil and water cannot and will not mix, I don't see how oil could directly affect a water supply. I would argue the chemicals used to treat a spill are much more harmful to an environment. When it comes to a spill affecting an economy, the gulf coast relies on the tourism industry which was destroyed during the summer of 2010. However, given that most Keystone pipeline states are landlocked, I hardly see how the economy would suffer. If anything, a spill would create more jobs than it destroys, given that a oil spill clean up requires lots of man power. As far as a Keystone Pipeline spill affecting the climate, the whole idea of manufactured climate change is disputed in the scientific world. Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which was praised in the global warming community, was proven to be riddled with plagiarism. Although I do think alternative energy is a key investment in humanity's future, I don't think preventing oil transit would be taking away from clean energy investment. I think our civilization's addiction to oil is a real concern. That's why I think every dollar invested in oil discovery should be matched to invest in alternative energy concepts. Oil money is far too powerful in today's world for my liking.
Keystone XL Pipeline

There are 3 main reasons why I think that the Keystone XL Pipeline is a bad idea. 1. It's Bad For The Environment; 2. It's Bad For the U.S. Economy; 3. It's A Step Backward From A Future Of Clean Energy. In my first argument, I will discuss how the Keystone XL Pipeline is bad for the environment. The Keystone Pipeline, if passed, will be carrying tar sands oil. The amount of pollution that tar sands oil produces is much more than that of conventional oil. During the creation of tar sands oil alone, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the environment is approximately 3 to 4 times higher than that of conventional oil. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry 830,000 barrels of dirty tar sands oil into the United States daily, and result in climate-damaging emissions equal to adding more than 5.6 million new cars to U.S. roads. The Keystone XL Pipeline would travel through 6 U.S. states and would cross through major rivers, such as the Missouri River, Yellowstone River, and Red River. It would also travel through the Ogallala Aquifer, which provides water to more than 1/4 of America's irragated land and two million American citizens.The probability of spills from this pipeline is high and more threatening than conventional spills, because tar sands oil sinks rather than floats, making clean ups more difficult and costly. NASA"s leading climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen has called the Keystone XL pipeline "a fuse to the largest carbon bomb on the planet." All pipelines spill. According to TransCanada the Keystone 1 pipeline was predicted to spill once every seven years. It spilled 12 times in its first year and it has spilled more than 30 times over its lifetime. The Keystone XL pipeline is built to spill, and when it does it will have a devastating effect upon employment and the economy, according to Cornell University.Tar sands oil is one of the dirtiest fuels on the Earth. Facilitating the exploitation of the tar sands will delay investments in clean and safe alternatives to oil, such as better fuel economy requirements, plug-in electric cars fueled by solar power, and smart growth and public transportation infrastructure that give Americans choices other than cars. In order to avoid devastating effects on the climate from a global rise of 2 degrees Celsius, such as the melting of the Arctic ice, sea level rise, and more extreme tornados and hurricanes and more floods and heat waves, the International Energy Association says that up to two-thirds of known fossil reserves must remain untouched. Sources: www.foe.org tarsandsblockade.org
MasterChief from the Halo series, could beat Boba Fett, from Starwars.

I disagreed. Boba may be smart don't get my wrong, but Masterchief has been at this since he was six. True Boba started this at a young age, but he was not as rigorously trained, drilled, and taught the arts of warfare. Also, take into account that Boba is not going to be able to easily sneak up on Masterchief, since this is a desert, and they both know the other is out there. Perhaps he is more cunning, but will that really be that useful in this kind of fight? maybe masterchief did start earlier but he is still just one spartan out of the many, the only thing that makes him more special is that he was chosen to do the things that he did. he is no different from the many other spartans that they created. also boba fett has had a longer battle life, having had led the mandalorian throughout multiple wars, and even gaining the respect of the sith lord. he was taught everything the jango knew when he was young, so his training was completed long before masterchiefs. also, he is titled the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. You forget that 1) Boba has to hit Masterchief, so saying that just because Boba has these weapons, does not mean he can hit Masterchief with them. For instance, a good deal of his weapons that would instantly kill, or severely hurt Masterchief for sure are missile or slow-moving-blast weapons, meaning Masterchief could easily dodge them. 2) The Jetpack could be used against Boba, since it is full of fuel, if Boba tried to fly up Masterchief could simply shoot hit Jetpack, killing him. Also, it only has enough fuel for 2 minutes of flight, therefore Boba would quickly lose the advantage in an even slightly long lasting battle. 3) As for the lightsabers, I would say that even though he is known to carry them, I think we can say this is a time he does not have one, simply because it just does not seem like a Boba Fett weapon. Blasters, knives, and flamethrowers? Yes. Lightsabers? No. I have also allowed you to get quite a few weapons, I think we can leave lightsabers out. 1) he can obviously hit masterchief because if you think about it, a majority of his weapons travel at the SPEED OF LIGHT. and masterchief cannot dodge light. plus his jetpack has a targeting computer in it. 2)true, but remember, a lightsaber couldnt even break through mandalorian iron, i doubt a bullet could pierce through it and make it explode, even if the force is transfered 3)ok, thats understandable (sorry about not posting saturday, but it was saturday, and i went to a party)
MasterChief from the Halo series, could beat Boba Fett, from Starwars.

I say that boba fett has his usual attire, including the jet pack (t would just be like fighting those brutes) for weapons he would use his signature EE-3 carbine rifle and his Dur-4 wrist laser, and the MM9 mini concussion rocket. how long does the bubble shield last? and how long does it take the grenades to explode?
MasterChief from the Halo series, could beat Boba Fett, from Starwars.

In this debate I argue that the Halo series Masterchief(Also known as John-117) could beat Boba Fett from Starwars, in a fight to the death. I will be defending Masterchief The area: A desert, about 3 miles around. They cannot exit the playing field. The weapons: For Masterchief I will say his Assault Rifle, a Sniper Rifle, a Magnum, and for the purposes of this debate, we will say they both have infinite ammo for guns, since specifying ammo for both characters would be to complicated. As for support, Masterchief will have one Bubble shield, and four frag grenades, four plasma grenades, four spike grenades, and four fire grenades. If we allow armor abilities, I will choose armor lock. He will also be equipped with a combat knife. This round is for acceptance, and for my opponent to decide what weapons Boba will have. He may also say what he thinks Masterchief should/shouldn't be allowed to use, and ask questions he/she may have about this debate. There is no ships allowed, and no allies. Here are some links for information on both characters: Masterchief: http://halo.wikia.com... Boba Fett: http://starwars.wikia.com... For info in general about Masterchief's weapons, search them here: http://halo.wikia.com...
Socialism means free ice cream

A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, Distribution and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. The emphasis being on the word theory. Karl Marx realised that true socialism could only be regarded as a transitional social state before it succumbed to the influence of natural social hierarchy. If Norway is truly socialist why does it have a hereditary monarchical head of state? If Norway is truly socialist why does it have capitalist, Multi- billionaires. Standard of living maybe comparatively higher in Norway but there is still nonetheless a wealth and ownership hierarchy, Which is undoubtedly a direct contradiction to the theoretical principles of socialism. In short; Singapore is probably best described as a moderate authoritarian state. Which is once again a direct contradiction of the theoretical principles of socialism. Put a group of people on a desert island and they may well cooperate at first, But an inevitable hierarchy will eventually develop. It's basic human nature. Human nature negates true socialism, Because there are always those that will lead and there are always those that wish to be led.
Socialism means free ice cream

I think you need to study the properdefintion of Socialism, I might ask you to give me a proper defintion. . High taxes for redistirbution, Much state ownership and collective wealth strong labour laws and genrous welfare state. If you actually knew more about Norway youd see it is Socialist in very real ways I think Singapore also proves this point. In Singapore, The state owns 90 percent of the land and over 80 percent of the homes while posting high levels of income and growth. In Norway, The state owns 76 percent of the non-home wealth while also remaining very productive. Now imagine if you combined them. The one thing almost all strands have in common is the idea that collective ownership of capital within a relevant economic unit is a key socialist principle. So to the extent that a country is a relevant economic unit and Norwegians own 76% of their non-home wealth collectively through a democratically-elected state, It would be fair, I think, To describe it as the most socialist country in the developed world.
Let me watch this.com(will be con) vs moviebox(which is pro)

First off, the very presumption of streaming movies for free is illegal and bad. It is illegal under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998, where it " creates limitations on the liability of online service providers for copyright infringement when engaging in certain types of activities.". (http://www.copyright.gov...). Therefore, both options are illegal. The best option, quite frankly, is to buy the movie. It's legal, it's good for the economy, and the amount of money required to purchase a movie is insignificant next to the amount lost from streaming the movie. However, should the consensus be that this presumption is good, both of the options presented by the pro are undesirable. First, these websites offer lesser protection against domestic surveillance searching for violators of the DCMA, which means there's a higher chance of arrest. Second, these websites more likely than not are riddled with viruses, which is self-explanatory. Third, these websites will often be taken down, on account of the DCMA. Thus, I propose a Counterplan: PopcornTime (http://popcorn-time.se...). It solves for the problems I brought up in the previous paragraph, and it solves for the objections brought up by the pro. I will first explain the CP's solvency on my objections, and then the pro's objections. First, by method of installation rather than online use, PopcornTime offers better protection against surveillance. Moreover, PopcornTime is a definite safe software (verified by Norton Security). Finally, PopcornTime WON'T be taken down. It's base of operations is not in America, which means the FBI has a harder job at taking it down. On the pro's objections. First, I have already proved that all these options are illegal, and thus should be taken at your own risk. Second, PopcornTime does all the features proposed by the pro. It a) doesn't require an account, b) supports smartphones, c) movies are actually downloaded, thus can be watched without Wi-Fi. Second, PopcornTime solves for mobile support better than MovieBox. A) the issue of jailbreaking is nonexistant. Installation on mobile consists of running the installation procedure on a computer, with the phone connected to it via USB. B)Adobe Flash is not used, so this isssue is circumvented. Finally, I shall disprove the points proposed by the pro. 1) As I have repeatedly said, it's actually illegal. 2) Whether or not it's required to sign up for an account is irrevalent, especially if the website is virus-riddled. 3) Laptops are not that heavy. If you think they are, either work out, or stop being lazy. 4) The act of jailbreaking is inherently undesirable. It eliminates the option of updating (without getting rid of jailbreak), it voids the warrenty.