Syrian Refugees Debate

It was the morning of the tournament. I was nervous as it was my first one I had ever been to. I didn't know what to expect and I was nervous but confident that I would do well. I drove to Moline High School and met up with other members of the debate team. As I walked outside to the bus I could feel how cold it was outside. It was 5 AM so I was tired and I took a short nap on the bus. I woke up when everyone else woke up and started talking to my debate partner Lance about our strategy for the debates. We were doing a Pro Con debate on whether or not the United States should accept Syrian refugees. It was a great topic that we both knew alot about.As wediscussed our strategy I could imagine the countless number of Syrian refugees puring over theborder into Europe. I could feel the cold water of the Mediterranean ocean as they leaped out of their boats and onto the cold, damp sand of Europe.This was a topic that we would use emotional appeal for to sway the Judge's Opinion. We gathered our evidence and decided we would go Pro in the debates if we could. We had to make both a Pro and Con debate as we could have to debate either. …show more content…
“ We will talk about how we can vet the refugees through a screening process.”
We now not only had a good plan for the debates, but we also were filled with confidence. This confidence would come to help us in our