debate

Should motivation or incentives at school be reward-based, punishment-based, or neither?

I do not see what the problem would be if Mr. Obama were to freely address school children. However, i see no reason, why he would address them. All that needs to be done is for the education system in the U.S to improve. Should the U. S. President be allowed to freely address school children?

Netiquette (short for "network etiquette" or "Internet etiquette") is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from Usenet and mailing lists to blogs and forums. These rules were described in IETF RFC 1855. However, like many Internet phenomena, the concept...

The Selective Service System is a means by which the United States maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription. Most male U.S. citizens and male immigrant non-citizens between the ages of 18 to 25 are required by law to have registered within 30 days of their 18th...

AIDS denialism is the view held by a loosely connected group of people and organizations who deny that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Some denialists reject the existence of HIV, while others accept that HIV exists but say that...

Some minors/juveniles under 18 have been sentenced to life without parole for particularly severe crimes, such as murder. But, the practice has been very rare, and is frowned upon by those that believe juveniles should be offered a greater level of forgiveness than adults that are considered...

Many Internet advocates, countries, and high courts contend that individuals have a fundamental right to Internet access. Countries such as Finland, Estonia, France, and Greece call Internet access a human right, and the BBC found in a March 2010 survey that 87% of internet users felt internet...

It is a duty to end child labor to defend access to education. This can only be done with the independence gained from education, a good quality of life and independent income. Child labour destroys the creativity and innocence of the young, and must be stopped. Child labour equals...

While it is certainly true that the language of humanitarian intervention can be significantly abused, this does not disqualify the legitimate use of humanitarian intervention all together. It is analogous to banning driving because some people abuse the privilege and drive recklessly. The...

For many decades, developed and developing countries alike have subsidized fossil fuels as a means of ensuring that these sources of energy - central to economic development over the past century - can remain relatively inexpensive. Yet, as it has become clear that fossil fuels will continue to...

Should children of illegal immigrants in America should be given citizenship birthright? The core issue and area of dispute surrounding the 14th amendment has been the widespread birth of children to illegal immigrants in the United States as well as the, albeit much more rare, "birth tourism"...

Of course it is sinful to fight a war for the wrong reasons, but I don't believe that every war is by definition sinful. War is sometimes the lesser of two evils. But remember that it only takes one party to start a fight. When someone is determined to start a fight, we cannot avoid it- we can...

High school students don't know a lot of things about what they do with their lives-- that doesn't mean we should put off letting them choose between Statistics and Calculus until they decide what business they want to go into. I really wish they would've done more foreign language stuff when I...

There has always been a long legal battle over the obscenity laws. Many artists, musicians, authors etc. have run afoul of them throughout the ages. In the US, the defense of it has usually been centered around the First Amendment. However, the Supreme Court has ruled that obscene speech is not...

If one assumes that religion is required for man to live a moral life, then what are the essential characteristics that religion must have in order for its adherents to live a moral life. Catholics, Jews, Protestants and Muslims follow different tenets of faith, but it would be wrong to call...

Nonviolence (as opposed to spilling blood) is a weapon unique in history. Not only does it ennoble the man who wields it, but it also effectively heals the wounds. The African-American Civil Rights Movement is a shining example of how nonviolent protest gained moral justification and thus won...

The African continent has been the location of some of the bloodiest and violent conflicts of recent decades. In Rwanda, for example, there was genocide on an unprecedented scale. In Europe and the USA there has been strong criticism of international organisations such as the United Nations for...

Some governments have considered paying for public transport out of taxpayers' money, making it free. This would take cars, along with congestion, off our roads, and help the environment, so many people think it's a great idea and everyone would be able to see its advantage. However, like nearly...

This debate has been prominent for years. The proposition is that men and women in similar industries should be paid comparable of equal wages. A good example is hotel cleaners (dominate by women) and the comparable trade of street cleaners (dominated by men). The proposition is obviously that...

The Rio Declaration from The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development states - "In view of the different contributions to global environmental degradation, States have common but differentiated responsibilities. The developed countries acknowledge the responsibility that they...