Debate 12/16/13

Collin & Shawn vs. Amber & Andrea.

Pro: They should be allowed to go through your phones to bust people on drug deals, inappropriate pictures, underage drinking, child abuse, or plans of crime.

Con: They should not be allowed to search through your phone because it is an invasion of privacy. Some searching for probable cause is okay, but not searching for no reason.

Crossfire: Whether there is no probable cause or not, searching can stop many other things other than just the obvious. With allowing searches at any time, they can find out much more and prevent more. Because with people knowing that their phone can only be searched for probable cause, they will use code words and dance around what is really about to happen.

Pro Rebuttal: There is no reason for them to search your personal things, so why should they be allowed? You things could get in the wrong hands and make things difficult for you.

Con Rebuttal: They aren't searching for things to ruin your life, they are looking to stop and solve crimes or possible crimes. That's all.

Pro Closing: Your things and personal items should not be searched unless there is a reason. Period.

Con Closing: If you have nothing to hide then having your things searched should not be a problem. It can stop bad things from happening before they do.

BR 12/13/13
1.) Nelson Mandela died.
 A.) He was the first black president in South America.
 B.) He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist.
2.) Navy Yard shooter fired indiscriminately.
 A.) Aaron Alexis attacked with an 870 Remington shotgun with no apparent purpose.
 B.) He shot 12 people and a security guard.
3.)

BR 12/11/13
1.)  It is different and separate rights. The police should not be allowed to "snoop" unless there is probable cause. I don't understand why everyone is so worried about "snooping" or having your phone "snooped" through unless there would be a reason to search?
2.) Yes, privacy is definitely a thing of the past now-a-days. We make our "private" and personal lives very public, also we can have our things looked at when there is supposedly a "probable cause."

3.) So they can play a video game, and there might be people hiding in plain sight.
4.) Call of Duty because there are racial slurs.

BR 12/9/13
1.) No, the NSA should not be allowed to be in there snooping around unless there is a warrant or probable cause. Why would they want to serach unless there was a reason anyway? I feel like if they were looking "just because" they would find out information or private things that aren't meant for eveyeones eyes, or something that could get them in trouble.
2.) Tech companies would be against it because there is probably codes and secret information that they don't want to risk people finding out.

BR 12/6/13
I saw that Nelson Mandela passed away on the news yesterday, and I didn't even know who he was. After reading this article, he has done some major monumental things. He won a nobel prize for all the things he had accomplished. Such as, being the first blak president in South Africa, he vowed to seek peace with South Africa's whites, guided South Africa to a new democratic government guarnteeing equal rights to all citizens, one of the world's most recognizable statesmen of the 20th century, and a hero of South African democracy.

BR 12/4/13
1.) I don't think it would have had a similar outcome in the US because the case would not have been taken that far. I don't think our court system would even listen to the fathers side for any other reason than humor.
2.)  I think that this father is selfish and mean for suing the mother of his child just because he thought the baby was too ugly. He should have known about the surgery, I'll give him that, but he should love them for more than just their looks.

BR 12/3/13
1.) Limbaugh's message was controversial because not everyone agreed with his opinion about Pope Francis.

BR 12/2/13
1.) I don't have a strong opinion about allowing prisoners to vote or to not let them vote. It doesn't really matter to me.

BR 11/19/13
1.) They thought the wording was goofy and didn't make sense.
2.) It said that he just gave a speech.

BR 11/18/13
In my own opinion, I don't care if people want to have a prayer before a meeting, or game, or anything. It might offend other people, but not me. I'm not an extremely religious person anyway, so prayer or no prayer doesn't matter to me.

Maggie & Jesse Miller vs. Cierra & Aaron debate #3
Euthanasia

Affirmative:
Its your choice
47% of democrats support
51% of republicans support

Negative:
You could make a wrong choice, and become depressed
Considered murder

Crossfire:
It will cause pain around everyone around you.
Its inhumane
If you want to die, you should be allowed to die willingly.
Doctors must approve that you are in the means to commit to assisted death.

Negative Revival:
Other people are affected by the willing or any death of someone around them.
It is a copout to deal with problems.

Affirmative Revival:
You must meet certain requirements,
Its a personal choice.

Negative Closing:
They feel that you shouldn't jump to conclusion with a willing death.

Affirmative Closing:
They feel that you should not suffer if you want to die, you should be allowed to choose to end it or not.

BR 11/13/13
1.) Disagree. If you want to be a trainer to a killer whale and you are completely aware of the risks, and still want to be a trainer; more power to ya.
2.) I think it is the right of the trainer to decide. If they want to work with a killer animal, they should be allowed to by their own personal choice.

BR 11/12/13
If I was the hunter that fell out of the tree and was injured like he was, I honestly don't know how I would handle it. I don't want to live off a machine and end up becoming someone's problem just to be taken care of, but I think deciding to end my life right after I got married, and my wife was pregnant. I don't know what I would do. This story really did break my heart though, and I'm glad I wasn't the one making the decision.

BR 11/6/13
    I do not agree with Kmart's decision. I think that it will be a waste for them to be open, I mean honestly, how much business will they get? I feel like they should be closed, or only open from 6-12 so people have an oppurtunity to eat with their families. Now I'm all about black Friday, so as long as they are open and ready for that, I'm good.

     I can't even voice my opinion enough about how angry all this makes me. I feel like there should be no laws, or hate on gay rights/marriage. Why does it matter anymore? Times have changed so much that we need to move on and legalize gay marriage, and treat all people equally.

BR 11/4/13
1.) It will make it more difficult for people to vote and to choose who they want.
2.) Maybe, depending on how they look at it.

Greg & Hunter vs. Dakota & Dylan debate #1
Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?

Affirmative:
Legally an adult.
Can be in military and fight for your country.
Make own decisions about other serious things.
Can suffer real consequences when commit a crime, or break the law.
Kids are in college at age 18, they drink anyway, why not make it legal?

Negative:
More at risk for kidney failure.
Your brain isn't fully developed at the age of 18.
Going to the military is your choice.
It has saved many lives because the legal age is 21.

Crossfire:
It can cause the same consequences no matter what your age.
It's a choice to drink either if you're 18 or 21.
More people choose to drink at age 18 because drinking may be sporadic, rather than being able to get alcohol whenever they can.

Negative Revival:
It has saved many lives with the drinking age being 21.

Affirmative Revival:
Drinking is a choice, whether you are 18 or 21. You are a legal adult in everything else's eyes, you should be able to drink.

Negative Closing:
It is too risky for everyone's sake. At the age of 18 most kids are still in high school so it would cause too many problems.

Affirmative Closing:
Most of the alcohol will be out of your system by the time of school. Kids are going to drink whether they are underage or not, why not lower it to make it less of a habit because alcohol will always be an option.



 

BR 11/1/13
1.) No, not in any way. This kid was playing a harmless joke and ended up getting shot.
2.) It says that society is disgusting and we must be completely oblivious. We are willing to shoot a kid over throwing toilet paper on a principals house, but we are going to let people get away with real crimes? Doesn't make sense.

BR 10/31/13
1.) I do think it was a little harsh but necessary. People should be warned about being obese and letting them know that their children could follow in the same footsteps.
2.) Yes, becasue it's a freedom of speech.

Assignment 10/30/13

Cartoon 1
Rates Doubled
It's showing how much debt people are in because the student loans rate went up.
Symbol- college

Cartoon 2
Door Jam
The government shut down and not reopening until they want.
Symbol- The door is the shutdown not letting anyone past it.

Cartoon 3
Schools and Guns
No matter what school or how the school may seem, it is not safe no matter what and that there has been so many gun shootings in schools.
Symbol- The gun in the book is symbolizing a school shooting.

Cartoon 4
Redskins Name Consequence
Changing the name of the Redskins is a bad idea.
Labeling- The label in the waiting rooms shows how many people are waiting to complain.

Cartoon 5
Obamacare Disaster
Obamacare is a mess and should be defunded.
Symbol- The flat tires symbolizes the flat belief and no one supports Obamacare

BR 10/30/13
1.) The voter rate increases tremendoulsy.
2.) Yes.
3.) It will have more people voting and choosing what they like and what they want. It could even thr votes out or increase ones votes.

1.) A- Why is that guy an elephant? Message
     B- Why does the cops shirt say "voters?" Subject
     C- Why is the type of writing/speaking written in what I would call "hillbilly" talk? Message
     D- What does the cartoon stand for? Subject
     E- Why is some of the writing red? Subject

2.) Let your eyes float over the cartoon, Follow the cartoon's natural flow by discovering the primary focus, Determine the audience, Understand the context of the cartoon, Look for widely recognized symbols, Look for minor details that contribute to the point if the cartoon.

3).
Labeling: Shows the main point.
Irony: Is the downside to most things.
Symbolism: Shows something in great detail.
Comparison between two things.
Exaggeration: is over doing or thinking something.

BR 10/29
1.) I do in a way, but then again I don't. I think all this stuff about obesity and testing people for it is kind of ridiculous. If someone wants to be fat, and unhealthy. So be it.
2.) No, because muscle weighs more than fat. So it doesn't define if you are fit or not.
3.) If I was a Gov. official I would probably have a different opinion because obese people need more care, and medical attention which would cost money. But can the government really stop us from being fat?

BR 10/28
1.) I have mixed feelings. I mean, I'm in agreement with him, but sort of not. Only because I've never thought of it that way.
2.) I do think is right half way. But, it's hard to choose because I would have never thought in that way.
3.) I still feel like there is an issue because people don't know how to let things go and move in. Like wars and confederate flag opinions.

Assignment 10/25

http://theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 50%
Your ECONOMICS issues Score is 40%
Centrist prefer a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
Libertarian

http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/
40% Conservative 60% Liberal

Antifederalists:
1.) They thought the constitution took too much power away from the states and did not guarantee rights for people.
2.) They were supported by people who were also opposed to the all mighty Constitution.

Federalists:
1.) Believed in a strong, lean national government.
2.) They were supported by people who thought the Constitution was needed for success.

1800-1860
Democrats:
1.) Voting rights for all males.
2.) They were supported by small farmers and slave holders.

Whigs:
1.) Opposed the to the tenets of the Jacksonian democracy.
2.) Supported by bankers and merchants.

1860-1932:
Democrats:
1.) Helped pushed the antions party politics back toward the economic arena.
2.) Supported by businesses.

Republicans:
1.) Rights for Afican Americans.
2.) Supported by farmers and newly freed African Americans.

1932-1968:
Democrats:
1.) Restoring the nations economic life.
2.) Supported by Big city political organizations.

Republicans:
1.) Restoring the nations economic and social life.
2.) Supported by northerners and manufacturers.

BR 10/22/13
1.) I feel like this is ridiculous for the man to sue for injuries he will never recover from. Someone that is injured does not push off a giant rock, he is just searching for free money.
2.) He caused the destruction of property, so he should be charged.

BR 10/21/13
1.) It is so hard for people to break away from cell phones in the day and age because we use them for everything. We use them to communicate for personal reasons, work related, calcualtors, calendars, internet resource, just about anything. Cell phones have become a way of life.
2.) Even though it wouldn't be fun, I could survive without it. I use it a lot everyday, but I would just have to adjust without it I suppose.

BR 10/17/13
Now that the government is re-opened, they can start making some better decisions and get their stuff together. While the government shutting down didn't bother me, it did affect many people and their jobs. I'm still slightly confused as to why it was even shut down anyway? But, they could at least get stuff together and do something.

BR 10/16/13
1.) Yes, I think they should be charged because they need to take responsibility for what they did.
2.) A misdemeanor is doing something minor wrong, and a felony is a more major breaking of the law.
3.) I think that bullying is a problem, I really do. But I think the "education" about bullying it a bit extreme. For example, the movie we watched a couple years ago about bullying was taken way to far. I think that kids now have enough decency and maturity to stop bullying if it is being done that badly to other kids.

Notes on Making A Difference

Rachel Carson:
1.) She was first a writer.
2.) She then became a marine biologist.

Caesar Cheviz:
1.) He was a Mexican/American.
2.) He was a big animal rights activist.

Roger Baldwin:
1.) He spent a year in jail for not sending a draft in for the military.
2.) He died of a heart attack.

Eva Peron:
1.) She became a first lady at 27 years old.
2.) She died of uterine cancer.

Akbar The Great:
1.) Every time he would defeat an enemy, he would marry their daughters.
2.) He had 6 wives.

Aung San Suu Kyi:
1.) She was born in Berma.
2.) Her father created the Bermise Military.

Jane Adams:
1.) She was a pioneer social worker.
2.) She produced 11 books.

John Muir:
1.) He was an author, inventor, and an explorer.
2.) In 1867 he walked 1,000 miles.

Web Dubois:
1.) He was an author and editor.
2.) He was in charge of an NAASC articles.

Jocques Caustaue:
1.) He learned to swim at the age of 4.
2.) He had his own t.v. show called "The Under Sea World of Jocques Caustaue."

BR 10/15/13
I think this article is odd. I'm confused as to why the janitor wanted the kids to beat up the other. Was it for enjoyment? Or was the janitor trying to side with the kid being bullied? I'm not sure, but I think this is blown out of proportion and pretty stupid.

Notes on Making A Difference
Annie Veasant:
1.) She was an activist for women's rights.
2.) She was the first woman accepted in the University of London.

Leon Sullivan:
1.) He was a civil rights leader.
2.) He was born in Charleston, W.V.

Ansel Adams:
1.) He was born in 1902, and an only child.
2.) He dropped out of school, but he did go to a private teacher up until 8th grade level.

Susan B. Anthony:
1.) She felt very strongly about everyone being treated equally.
2.) She was pert of the Quaker family.

Indira Gandhi:
1.) She was the 3rd prime minister.
2.) She died by assassination.

BR 10/14/13
This is about how protesters went and protested to open the World War 11 memorial again. I think all the is ridiculous, that memorial was made and put there for the Veteran's, they should be allowed to go there no matter what government issues are going on.

BR 10/11/13
1.) It is not fair for people to pay for our national governments mistake. They seem to be causing enough problems, when and if they can actually make a decision.
2.) I would want to visit Acadia because I want to go swimming there.

BR 10/10/13
1.) It says that the state of our legislative branch is still making bad choices and not thinking things through.
2.) I would probably vote against it because they are making bad choices and I would want to try and change them, or because I would want to see different ideas than what they are offering now.

Deganawida:
Deganawida was a great American peacemaker who started a political and cultural union movement in the 13th century. The movement was aimed at bringing peace in the whole world.

BR 10/9/13
1.) Yes, I think it should be limited some because it's not fair for someone to win just becasue of their campaigning skills. Campaigning does show your passion for what you want to do, but it should be limited. Plus, it gets annoying after awhile.
2.)  Because it allows McCutcheon to say whatever he wants.
3.) Absolutely not, it's their money. They worked for it, so they should be able to spend it however they please. Would I want someone telling me how and when to spend MY money? No way.
4.) Depending on your and how you campaign, you could win by not doing much.

BR 10/8/13
I think they can change the name of their football team because it's their team. If they want to change it, go for it. I do not watch football, nor do I really care. So, they can do it if they want; wouldn't bother me any.

BR 10/7/13
1.) I think this shows that our national security is not impossible to cheat, or to break the rules. I could say that they could improve the system, but I don't know what else they could do to improve it.
2.) This does not surprise me because even though we think our security is top notch, things can still happen, even in 2013.

BR 10/4/13
The articles talk about a woman driving a vehicle with a child in the backseat. She ended up getting shot and killed on the scene. Both articles discuss how she was mentally ill and and on medication. The articles gave about the same information, but the CNN article was more detailed.

BR 10/2/13
I have no idea why this is such a big deal. Like honestly. It's not affecting my everyday life, so I do not care. The government eventually will re-open after their "shut down." As well as everything else that is on temporary shut down. If I was lucky enough to be one of the people that worked at a place that was shut down, I would be living this up, enjoying my vacation, and quit freaking out.

BR 10/1/13
I think this is completely blown out of proportion. I could really care less about all of this.
1.) Why hasn't this happened since 96?
2.) Why if this was such a "big deal" we were semi-knowledged about this?
3.) Why are people not at work over this?

BR 9/30/13
1.)  Terriorists created a thunderous explosion in the epicenter under the World Trade Center that carved out 100-foot crater several stories deep.
2.) Timothy McVeigh parked a rented van that had a bomb in it planning a mass murder.
3.) The government shutting down numerous times.

BR 9/26/13
      1. From the movie, what are the benefits of a centralized system?

2. How did the advanced technology control the lives of the people in the movie?

3. Do you want to have that kind of technology in our community, like our school or municipality? Defend your stand.

4. In what way do you use technology wisely? Give an example.

5. What message does the movie want to convey? How should you use or treat technology in this digital age.

 

1.) The benefits of a centalized system are, you can keep track of what's going on at most times and you can go back and look at some footage.

2.) The advanced technology controlled the lives of the people in the movie the entire time, they used almost every way of technology to monitor their every current move and their every next move.

3.) Yes and no, I feel like it could be helpful for the people that get their things stolen, or damaged and that way they could catch the people doing it.  But, do I always want to feel like I am being monitored and watched? Probably not.

4.) I use technology wisely by doing homework/school work. I do my work on the computer and save it, in hopes if something happened to the original copy I could have a back up.

5.) We should treat technology very careful, because you will be recorded, or watched, or taped in some way. They are always watching.

BR 9/19/13
In a way I think that video games can impact people to act in violence crimes, or think about doing the things that they see in vidoe games. Mostly,I think kids would think that you can play a video game in like real life with other kids and not get that if they do the same things, when the kids actually get hurt or die they wouldn't understand.

BR 9/18/13
1.) a.) To try and help prevent violence.
     b.) Help kids who might consider suicide.
     c.) To control drug use.
2.) No, it is not an invasion of privacy. It is just somone to monitor what kids post on  PUBLIC social networking.
3.) It wouldn't really affect me because if people want to get offended, or angry they shouldn't be posting anything that would make them feel like that. It's not hard, just think about what you are about to post before you actually do it.

BR 9/17/13
1.) I think that this says that America is unfair for judging her about her heritage.
2.) Some of the minorities were affected, but not all of them.

BR 9/16/13
On Septmeber 15,1963 there were four little girls that were killed in an attack. Their names were Addie Mae Collin, Cynthis Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise Mcnair. They were all 14 years old except for Denise, she was only 11. A bomb was placed underneath the stairs of a church that killed all four of them, and took a different girls eye out. On Wednesday John Boehner awarded them a posthumous congressional gold medal. It will be kept in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

BR 9/13/13
1.) There wasn't really any significance of this article.
2.) The war was a failure.

BR 9/12/13
1.) This article is saying that jobs are becoming harder and harder to find. They rates of people seeking jobless assistance has increased recently. Job seekers are probably reading this article and wishing they already had a job. In my opinion, they probably see this article as a no hope.
2.) No, this means the economy is probably falling rather than improving. If people are without jobs and it's not looking good to get jobs, then the economy shouldn't be improving.

BR 9/11/13
I have mixed feelings about privacy vs. security. I think it is a good thing because with everything being monitored it can prevent stuff from happening. But, can we actually be 100% certain that they can catch anything that waves a "red flag?"In my own personal opinion, I don't think that they will be able to catch any or everything. People are smarter than that nowadays. We can hack into systems, we can use code names- it wouldn't be hard to trick the system if you really wanted too. The whole privacy issue doesn't really set a fire under me, because if something is so personal or private to you; why would you send it in any way of technology?

BR 9/9/13
1.) The US only needs to be a world police force when we are attacked or someone attacked us. We don't need to protect anyone else, or try and "help" another country when it does not involve us.
2.) The UN should assure that countries are not starting more wars just because they can. They need to try and reduce this stuff, not add to it.
3.) Chemical Weapons are such a concern because they are so unpredictable, and can cause tremendous amounts of damage.

BR 9/6/13
1.) I think that he should have been arrested becasue he was way to violent all because his son wouldn't look him the eye... He's three years old; what do you expect!? If he wanted to discipline he should have told him to look at him, or showed him what to do.
2.) The father admitted to doing it, so I guess that is good that he admitted to it, but he should have thought before he hit his three year old.
3.) This definitely would have been accepted in the 1950's because "proper grammer" was a priority then. Which is fine, but not for a three year old. I was glad to see this man get into trouble.

BR 9/5/13
1.) In my opinion, I think that if McDonald's raised their prices on the dollar menu people will still go there because it really is fast food, kid friendly, menu variety, and economical. As long as they aren't raise to high, they will be fine.
2.) So many people do not attend college or have an education, so they are stuck working in fast food with minium wages. If they raise the pay to a "living wage" everything else in the world will raise ridiculously since everyone would be considered to "afford it." It would defeat the entire purpose. I do not think they should get paid a "living wage" becasue if they are truly working hard and can not make ends meet they could get government assistance. Or, they could choose to better their lives and their families lives and get more training or an education to make more money. Leave the fast food jobs to kids in college or highschool just trying to get some expierence, or trying to buy a car.

BR 9/4/13
1.) Students should go into fields that use math, science, technology, or engineering.
2.) I would like to see some data from other carrers, majors statistics, etc. Something other than math or science fields, because I know now that I will not being doing anything related to that.
3.) It didn't really impact my decision on college because even though I said I will not be doing anything in the math or science fields; I'm still not sure as to what I will choose what college to go to, how long, or what I will even major in.

BR 9/3/13
1.) I do not think this is an invasion of privacy because if you don't want your information and personal life to be looked into, you should not have put it on facebook.
2.) I don't know, I have not read the terms and conditions of facebook.
3.) I don't consider this a violation of the 4th amendment because you put it out there, you made it visible for anyone on the internet.

BR 8/30/13
I can't believe that one man caused an entire group of black people to not be served over feeling "threatened." The group of black people was not even doing anything to make the white person feel threatened. I am truly astonished, it was obsurd and completely unecessary.

BR 8/29/13
Martin Luther King Jr. is saying in his "I have a dream" speech that he is tired of segregation and the ignorance. He dreamed that everyone be treated equally, no matter your race. I wish someone would have another speech like this to reinforce that we are all egual. The segregation has gone down tremondously, but not completely.

BR 8/27/13
1.) I think the boys should be punished, but not as seriously as adults. There could have been a reason as to why they beat the man. Just because it was such aa brutal act, no one will listen to their side of the story. They should have a chance to state why they did it.
2.) Their identities should remain undisclosed because they are kids. There is no further reasoning why they should remain undisclosed.
3.) Society could try to keep theses crimes from happening by paying attention to their surroundings and hiring more law enforcement.