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Homework should be banned

I shall start with with my rebutallsParagraph 1: Pro starts of by giving his own opinion, by saying he hates homework, and homework leads to bad grades, and cranky kids. This is entirely subjective, because not all kids obtain bad grades and become cranky. So, in order for this to be valid, Pro must prove with sources that the number of kids with bad grades outweigh the number of kids with good grades (who do their homework). Pro says homework doesn't benefit teachers, because they already have too much to mark. This again is subjective, and Pro must prove that teachers are unable to mark homework due to overoads of other work.Paragraph 2: Pro believes that homework shouldn't be given, because some kids have short attention spans. If that is the case, then teachers must work with that student, so he can still learn in his unique way. Simply dismissing the problem will not help the student with his short attention span. When he goes to University or College, he will struggle alot, because the workloads are much more than what he might have experienced before. Paragraph 3: Pro is now suggesting we should blame teachers for putting the subject at the wrong time. Now I ask Pro, What is the right time then? How would a teacher know when to teach the subject and when not to. Not all kids might feel exhausted, and it is unfair to them. Many of Pro's arguments are subjective, and aren't backed up with sources.Paragraph 4: Again, this is subjective, and not all teachers would ignore the kids question. It doesn't matter whether you enjoy the subject or not, because the point of it is to fuillfill the curriculm's requirements. Me personally, I'm not a big fan of math, but I still do it because it can prove to be a usefull skill in the future. If you don't like the subject, you might as well learn it at school itself. Not doing the homework will just leave kids confused on how concepts work, and overall will contribute to lower marks. Now addressing Finland, it isn't a fair comparision, because the curriculm in Finland is much different than what is here in the United States. Also, teachers there are much more educated, and are there to help students succeeed. So, if a school system like Finlands, is to happen we need to do a better job in educating teachers to help each and every student, rather than being the traditional lecturer. I ask Pro to refute my arguments I made in the earlier round.
Homework should be banned

There should be less homework because kids have lives to they come home from school often with alot of homework what about if they play sports and won't get home till 9:00 they are tired and don't have time to do it. secondly, Why Homework Is Bad Are you a kid who hates homework!? Well I am one! Did you know that homework leads to bad grades and overwhelmed cranky kids? It can also lead to stressed out children that can throw fits. Also, homework gives less time for a kid to be a kid. There should be no homework for all children. No homework is even good for teachers because they don"t need to correct it because they already have enough to correct In some schools children can get homework as early as kindergarten, or by the third grade. Homework has been annoying many children by the fourth grade. At elementary school, especially, this is a bad idea because many young students are known for having very short attention spans. They have already been forced to sit and learn for approximately 6 1/2 hours at school, with usually only 2 short recess breaks and lunch and they are also very known to like to talk and chat a lot. By the time school is out, the kids just want to go home, relax, and be who they are ! It also affects families because Homework trouble = school trouble = family trouble. It is the rare for a child to enjoy homework F.Y.I. .For some students they can be stressed out when they get home and throw fits and for all students they have been exercising their brains at school all day long and at home they are supposed to relax their brain for the next day at school, and if you are not remembering good blame it on the teacher for putting the subject at the wrong time when the students are tired (after recess etc.) or the teacher is not explaining it good. Some teachers do not answer a students question which would of helped the student to learn better and teachers always used to say to me "Learning is fun!" well I think now math and school now is a lot harder than in the 70"s and 80"s and put for an example a 10 year old in fifth grade with 6 1/2 hours of school and 45-50 minutes of homework and remember 2013 math is A LOT harder than 80"s and 70"s math so do you think you would be having fun? And I also want to state that homework causes cases of kids hating school (like me). So that concludes the end of my persuasive essay top three reasons homework is bad: overwhelming, interference and dislike. One country named Finland has already fixed their school system there is no homework there is recess for 75 minutes, 9-17 students per class and no tests until you are 16 years old.
Homework should be banned

For example, If there is a certain part of the homework that students struggle at, the teacher would then start focusing on that, so their class will be fluent on that part. Also, if a certain student is struggling, a teacher can identify what he needs help with, and can sit down and teach him in a way that is easier for him to understand. Gives more practice Doing homework will prepare students for the big unit tests, and exams. If a student doesn't understand a concept in the limited timeframe of a class period, without going over the material again, he likely will struggle. This is a big danger when exam periods come, as his performance will impact his school career as a whole. Also, practice makes perfect. If a student practices his material, he more likely will understand it and suceeed. This source shows a correlation between the grades of kids who do homework, and kids who do not. . http://www.theatlantic.com...Helps students develop better study habits, and more independent work. Doing homework can help kids become more responsible, as they will learn to to be accountable for their actions, regarding the work. This can apply to handing in reports, projects, etc. .. This also will help them complete tasks independently, as they will no longer require others to help them, as many tools out there (wikipedia, youtube. .) can acomplish the same thing.
Resolved: The United States Government Should Colonize Mars By 2033.

Hello. I am glad to be participating in this tournament and I hope that this will be a good debate. For Round 1, I will explain the rules and you will accept the debate. For Round 2, we will place down our arguments, and for Round 3, we will place down our rebuttals. For Round 4, we place any final arguments and rebuttals. Good luck, and may the better debater win!
Resolved: The United States Government Should Colonize Mars By 2033.

The free market will work its way out and people and/or businesses will purchases these metals. I do not see why people wouldn't buy it since they are seeing it as a favor. That makes no sense since if you need something, you need to buy it no matter who it's from. The whole Chinese numbers was from my source. I don't have to explain all of this to you and if you want to do this then we can do an AOW debate later. It will be millions and millions of years before the sun swells enough to engulf Earth and Mars. I'm reffering to the nuclear holocaust that would result out of a war between US and China, which my opponent has dropped, as it would happen well before the sun expanded to massive purpostions. My opponent lists two examples, but if his logic was true then we should abandon the space program all together, but we have sent many probes into space since then and many people to the ISS and they have made it there and back just fine. Thus negating my opponents arguments.
Resolved: The United States Government Should Colonize Mars By 2033.

The problem with selling these rare metals is, who would buy them? It is true that the price will be much lower, but if the country who is buying the metals knows that this purchase will offset the cost for the space missions, they probably wouldn't buy it because it would be doing the country selling the metals a favor. As for the higher casualty rate, why does it have to be China who sends their troops to the US and not the other way around? Despite the fact that the Chinese population is much denser, they can still attack us while we are crossing the ocean. This Mars mission shouldn't be for the nation, but it should be for the world. We should no be so selfish about our goals and desires, but we should work as a whole to achieve them. When Earth dies, Mars will still die when the Sun dies. It does not make much difference since the Sun will swell and make Mars warmer. There have been major accidents with the space program including the Columbia and Challenger space craft explosions. We are not ready. Although it is an exciting prospect, we are just not prepared for the challenges ahead. This is the final round, and may the best debater win and move on to the next round. By the way, if one of us wins, what do we do for the second round? How will the competition organizer know who won?
Resolved: The United States Government Should Colonize Mars By 2033.

For this round I shall first address my opponent's points and then move on to my own.Opponent's CaseMy opponent's case is just a big block of text, so I will attempt to refute what I believe is the most important points he makes and then refute them. My opponent first attacks the astronauts saying that they will be weightless and face problems. This is quite true, but we have astronauts willing to do this and ready to do this. Right now, there are over 400 astronauts willing to go through the impossible in space and face even death in order to be the first to colonize Mars [1]. These Astronauts do not care about these issues as they are putting their safety aside for the betterment of their nation.If Earth dies, we would have Mars as a safety net. Just because Earth dies doesn't mean Mars does. Sure we could be spending the $80-100 billion on something else, but we have to see that we would be getting $167 quadrtillion in platanum which offsets costs and it can solve for Con's issues by helping other domestic issue once the payload is returned. By Con's own logic, we can see going to Mars is better than not. My opponent keeps bringing up the 'what if' Mars fails. NASA, JAXA, ERS, Space-X and several other space companies/agencies have been working on these plans and have done so before. Before the plan launches, they will be sure it will be fool proof. Science LeadershipI have already stated that the US is falling behind in STEM, but STEM is quite important when it comes to jobs and innovation and with the US constantly losing ground, the US is doomed. STEM has to deal with US world hegemony and weakening it will lead to Chinese rise to power. A loss in US hegemony, which is, in this case, linked to Technological advantage, will result in the US falling behind in the cyber and tech arms race resulting in a US-Sino War [2]. The reason China's causalties are higher, outside it was the projections given by my source, is due to their military ground game is similiar to Russia's where they send waves and waves of men to see if they can win. This also accounts for, if the US fights in China, that the Chinese population dencity is extremely high. Have Technology nowI have already addressed this in my refutation of my opponent's arguments. Rare Earth MetalsWe are not going to bankrupt China, but to get off of Chinese REM-dependency. Even if it does fail, we have to do cost-benefit analysis, we can sacrafice $100 billion and get nearly $167 quadrillion in platanum alone, this doesn't even account for all the other REMs on Mars. The cost is completely offset by teh benefits that come out of this plan. Sources1. (http://tinyurl.com...)2. (http://tinyurl.com...)
Resolved: The United States Government Should Colonize Mars By 2033.

If you think about it, the US school system is very easy to get past compared to countries around the world. According to Pearson, the United States is ranked fourteenth out of fourth countries in "cognitive skills and educational attainment" with a score of 0.39. Just for comparison, the highest score is 1.39, which is South Korea's (1). This means that we are nowhere close to having many scientists and engineers performing at high levels. Risking a war for a planet is not understandable. I do not understand why China would declare war on us for a planet that we have not even set foot on. We should learn to share the resources that we happen to find on Mars and make everyone prosper. Finding new cures should not be an arms race. Everyone in the world should make a contribution. What makes you say that casualties would be higher for China than the US if there was a war between us? Mars shouldn't be for the US, but for the world. Six months in space is quite some time. Being weightless for six months can have a serious affect on our time that it takes for us to regain the ability to walk again. Suppose the mission fails. We would have lost hundreds of millions of dollars that we could have used to spend on problems that we have here on Earth. Who cares about mining for precious metals in order to make other businesses bankrupt? We certainly should not do that to China's economy, or it could have an affect on the economies of other countries, since China is a main factor in the world of business. Like I mentioned earlier, we should not focus on individual wants, but we should work together as a whole. I look forward to my opponent's response. 1: WordPress.com
Resolved: The United States Government Should Colonize Mars By 2033.

As of today, Earth is the only planet that we know of that holds life. Scientists have been talking about the possibility of colonizing Mars by 2033. In my opinion, it isn't worth it. The journey to Mars from Earth can take several months, and for that period of time, astronauts will be weightless. Astronauts lose their sense of up and down. In addition to that, astronauts can experience some serious negative health effects, including having their bones and muscles weaken (1). We do not know enough information that can help us protect our astronauts yet. Mars is a bad place for a second home. It is in the same solar system as Earth, so if Earth dies, Mars dies too. We should colonize a different planet that is in a different system. These kind of space missions are really expensive. For a 20 year program, the cost would be between $80 billion and $100 billion (2). We could be spending our money on something else. We still have a lot of problems here on Earth, including the war on terror, poverty, and lack of food and water. There are many people on Earth who need the basic things to survive, and we are going to spend billions of dollars for a manned mission to Mars?! Suppose the mission fails. We would have lost billions of dollars trying to colonize a planet in the same system that we live in. We also have to constantly be providing our astronauts with food and water, so that could also be expensive, since they will be spending time on Mars for a long time. Colonizing Mars is a bad idea because it is a bad place for a second home, mostly because it is in the same system as Earth. The cost is very high, and he money can be used for something else, and we still have many unsolved problems here on Earth, so we need to solve these problems first. (1): space.com (2): news.nationalgeographic.com
Affirmative Action Should be Disallowed

I, Pro, shall be arguing that racial affirmative action should be disallowed. Gender is also a typical consequence of it, but I want to focus this debate on the racial/ethnic aspect of it. I will be arguing that using racial preferences over merit when accepting students into colleges or hiring job applicants is discriminatory and unfair. Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Pro presents case/Con rebuts Round 3 & 4: Counter rebuttals The burden of proof is upon me. It is Con's job to rebut my case and argue that affirmative action should be permitted.
Mike Hucakbee is the best Republican running for president.

There is no better Republican Candidate out there right now. Mike Huckabee is a true conservatist yet he knows when to compromise when the job needs to get done and he knows when to stand his ground, and his history as the Governor of Arkansas shows that. Thats not a negative thing but thats a positive thing. We don't know how the congressional elections will turn out, but if we get a stubborn president in office and a stubborn congress this country will go nowhere. Mike Huckabee is not only the candidate to beat the Democrats he is also the candidate to unify an increasingly divided nation. Mike Hucakbee has the most executive experience out of not only the Republican party, but also any other candidate running for president. So not only does he have more experience than any Republican candidate, but also has more experience than A democratic Candidate, which is something that pending he win the nomination will help him in his bid against the Democrats. Which goes back to the fact that he is the candidate to beat the democrat. Mike Huckabee is pro-life , and has always demonstrated his record in being pro-life. Now to many this could iteslf be a negative, which is why I changed my original question that mike is the best candidate for president to mike is the best republican candidate fore president. Because if you a Republican, being pro-life is very important. And the other two of the other candidates have a bad track record of being pro-life. Mitt Romney was at one point pro-choice, and Guilliani was never fully pro-life, he things abortion is morally wrong but shouldn't be stopped. I started another similar debate , but the person isn't answering .
The U.S.A. is not the evil country everyone makes it out to be

I'm sure it will be a well mannered and lively debate. America is a wonderful place to live. We have one of the highest standards of living in the world, with almost everyone having running water, abundance of food, air conditioning, you get the point. Why is this so? It's not because we take from other people like most critics would say. It's because we have one of the best constitutions and economic systems ever seen by mankind. Everyone has a shot at making it big, even if they start from nothing. This idea of wealth creation is an uniquely American way of doing things. If America is so bad, then why does everyone want to come here? It is the best place on earth to live, due to democracy and most importantly freedom of speech.
Rap Battle of Nations: North Korea (Pro) vs South Korea (Con)

Itty bitty Kimmy thinks that he can shimmy,but his butt is so big he ain't even kinda skinny,you think you're so fit but I spend all day eating Kimchi,and I still ain't got the rolls of a Northern-made Sungri.Crawling under fences, cutting away vines,we'll skuttle all your ships with less than twenty limpet mines.How's it going with those nukes? Do you even atom?One day we'll line up all our robots, point, and say "have at 'em".Your buildings are derelect, ours stand strong,made resolute by progress, and a healthy dose of thong.You bash and bomb your people, we blow our minds away,with culture, technology and food, you'd pick South any day.Now, the concept of voting goes against your very nature,but I won't blame you if you choose to go ahead and wager,So come on commy Kim,don't lose on a whim,tell us your opinion...who d'you think'll win?
Rap Battle of Nations: North Korea (Pro) vs South Korea (Con)

Park Geun-hye? Everyone here in Pyongyang knows she's high on sake Universal healthcare keeps citizens alive and proud, keeps the people's democratic republic clear and loud! Soviet Culture never dies! More than a third of South Korean girls get plastic surgery? Hah! Sounds like a happy democracy! In your country boys dies on their computers, wasting their lives instead of being earners, while our people are performing real first person shooters! Obama and the Pope are filling Korean people with lies! South Korea still have evil Japanese ties! While you're jerking on Starcraft, we will actually be making rice! Our Eternal President lives forever, with our Eternal Secretary blessing us ever... we will march forward with the will of our Supreme Leader!
Rap Battle of Nations: North Korea (Pro) vs South Korea (Con)

Yo, representing Park Geun-hye, let's drop.West is best and we'll put you to the test,In North Korea you go left 'cause you ain't got any rights.The sight of your health is a blight on the world,Y'all are Kim Jong ill and you can't afford no pills.Ain't got no culture, and we'll show ya, if you had eminem you could learn to pretend,that your country is successful and will last till the end.And you're full of yourself, but still hungry, tough as a bull, but still lonely,ain't got no food to grow, no crow to show, no money to blow, only stones to throw, whaaat?That last bastion of communist insanity, your impoverished citizens do not want a Kim-ocracy.Claiming power is your last salvation,but even your military is stronger than your fake chins.Wake up, Un.You've got Un chance.Democratise your country.Or we'll make you sh*t your pants.Wurd.
Rap Battle of Nations: North Korea (Pro) vs South Korea (Con)

North Korea starts the train on the track! Southern pigs filled with greed and lust in their shack! You people can't compete with our army of patriots! After all, all you get is infidel riots! Our founding father was born on the sinking of Titanic, you will see your own boats sink in the Pacifc.. Oh wait! It did! Nothing can beat the glorious nation built from hard work! Long live Korea! Long live Kim! And in the end our shining red star will never dim!
Herm should be considered a third OFFICIAL gender

Dear debaters, I'm not sure why this unproffesional debater joined, however, Hermaphrodites should be still considered an official third gender. You see, if it is a "genetic disorder", why would this information change the believe of how hermaphroditism should not be a third OFFICIAL gender. It just don't make any sense. As I would enjoy to discuss more about this, I think the answer becomes pretty obvious, you see, this is the definition of "gender": the members of one or other sex. This doesn't only says Men or Women, but may include Herm too. They say that Gender defines Masculinity or Femininity, but shouldn't a Herm have both? This is my question to the debater, as I hope he answers correctly.
Herm should be considered a third OFFICIAL gender

Honorable judges, fellow debaters, and most esteem guests and timers. Today, we are debating on the topic about if Herm, people with both penis and vagina, should be considered a THIRD OFFICIAL gender. First of all, I think the answer seems pretty obvious and is a yes, but I'm talking globally about if they should be a third gender, and yes, they should. People that are Herm are not as common as Male or Female but it would be good to think that they're three official genders. Even though this are classifications, Herms deserve to be considered as a third gender, because whenever you see a question like What gender are you? , it says "male or female". Even though sometimes there's non-binary genders, Herm should NOT be considered one. The difference between a Herm and an Agender is that Herm actually have both sexual apparatus. That's why Herm should be considered a third official Gender around the world. Thank you so much for your time.