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senatorial campaign for Illinois in 1859. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Lincoln-Douglas Debates.” Paragraph 1). During the senatorial campaign Lincoln and Douglas had seven debates throughout the state of Illinois, these were known as the Great Debates. Slavery was the main issue the candidates debated over, as it was also a popular topic during this time. (History.com staff, “Lincoln-Douglas Debates”, paragraph 1). Three parties had the top four candidates for president. Abraham…

The importance of presidential debates on voters is that it lets the voters know the candidates and their policies better, it also allows voters to see how they treat the other candidates or political figures. We see their personalities and policies when they are asked questions on the subject such as when Trump was asked about how he treats women or their plan to get the economy back on track. That part of the debate showed voters what kind of candidate Trump was and other questions showed…

September 26, there was a presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump, and Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton. The debate was structured into six, fifteen minute sections, which had three broad sections, being; Achieving prosperity, America's direction, and securing America. The moderator for the debate was Lester Holt, a reporter from NBC News. Within the event I was an observer, I had absolutely no change on the outcome of the debate. The debate was intended to be a…

“The second presidential debate resembled a WWE match” (Carah Ong Whaley). On October 9, 2016 over sixty nine million people witnessed one of the most hostile presidential debates in American TV history. Aggressive negative attacks left viewers from both sides uncomfortable at certain points throughout the debate. However, other viewers seemed to be satisfied that the negatives of each candidate were being brought up substantially more so than they were in the first debate. Many viewers were…

The Nature vs. Nurture Debate For years, psychologists have argued about what extent genetics and the environment determine the physical makeup of a person. Are individuals more influenced by their genes or by their environment? The nature-nurture debate seeks to distinguish between a biological and social perspective of human development. In the nature-nurture debate, many psychologists reference certain factors such as intelligence and education as an example of the environment having a low…

the argument can be justified, it appears an increase in the minimum wage will do more harm than good for the economy. Poverty, inflation and unemployment are three major aspects associated with minimum wage. Both sides of the minimum wage debate have evaluated the impact raising the minimum wage would have on these specific elements of the…

up a majority of the news right now. What is hitting headlines even more at the moment is the first presidential debate. I read the editorial, “Clinton Puts Trump on Defense at First Debate”, which discusses the ins and outs of the debate. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head to head on Monday, September 26th. The author addresses the highlights of the first presidential debate which included taxes, including Donald Trump’s own taxes, the war in Iraq, Trump’s remarks toward women, how to…

The second presidential debate took place on October 9, 2016 at Washington University. During the first debate Hillary Clinton left the crowd in a substantial victory in November. However, when she first ran different individuals were concerned about her running against Bernie Sanders however that isn’t the case anymore. Her prime opponent is Donald Trump. “In the contest between hope and cynicism, justice and prejudice, solidarity and selfishness, we can be absolutely certain that Trump is not…

It is time for the debate on climate change to end. The scientific community has come to a consensus that global warming is real, but the debate lingers on. Facts about sea level rise, melting polar ice caps, global warming, and climate change are discussed on a regular basis; however, much of the population is still unconcerned about what is happening. There is general confusion and misunderstanding about the subject, even to the point that people may not understand that climate change and…

and Background The enduringly discordant debate of abortion is one that disturbs each level of American politics and shows no sign of abating (Sandel, 1989). As with many other arguments in politics, there are two central and dividing observations in this particular discussion: the support and the opposition. Within these two focal points there are numerous subdivisions of this dispute, which is what makes this debate so inimitable (History and Debate of Abortion, n.d.). The deliberation of…