Debating

The monetary policy is the government manages the economy by controlling the money supply through regulation in interest rates. While both policies can help benefit the economy to either increase or decrease the consumer spending, the people are debating which policy is more effective. The most advocate speakers, John Keynes, has recommended…

The Cambridge dictionary defines promote as “to encourage or support something, or to help something become successful. Observation 1: The word ought indicates moral obligation. This means that today, we are not debating whether or not it is possible to promote democracy, we are debating whether or not promoting democracy is a good idea. Advocacy of the resolution is not necessary. The affirmative will support the value of democracy. According to the Dictionary of Lincoln-Douglas Debate, the…

administrators at Maria Yates saw that they were fighting a loosing battle outside their walls. Teachers were assigning homework but kids were not doing it. (Chicago Tribune Schools Lesson Plan no More homework 5/8/05 by Jo Napolitano). People have been debating the academic value of homework for over a decade. Mike Burman who teaches high school said "If students are in school 7 hours a day, what right do I have to interfere with their family time" (by giving out homework)? (NEA Today Should we…

Everyone is unique in a different way and being different is such a beautiful thing. I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico. I have worked as hard as I can to successed and chase my dreams here in America. As time has passed, I have discovered what I love and what I want to do in life. All I need is encoragement and support; I know I could make it. I came to the United States when I was a couple months old and then I went back to Mexico with my mom, because my grandma was really sick. I…

Banquo did not pay much attention to what they had told them until Lennox and Ross later gave Macbeth the news that the king had named Macbeth Thane of Cawdor and that was when Macbeth thought back to what the 3 witches had told him and so he started debating if what they had said was true or not and if there could be a possibility of him being King one day and so, it arises a conflict in him that really affected his loyalty towards king Duncan. Macbeth’s change really took a toll on him for…

Throughout history, people have been debating over who was more to blame for the Peloponnesian War and the thirty-year conflict between Athens and Sparta’s allies. Most people will argue that the Spartans will be more to blame because they are the ones who initially started the war. But, from the evidence I gathered from the book “The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures” by Lynn Hunt it claims that the Athens are more at fault for these problems. A reason that points the finger to…

I am passionate about my house. Fenwick has been my home away from home since day one, my best friends are in this house, some of my favorite teachers are leading it and I can see the potential we have shown with last year's win. I remember in my first day in Year 9 I was warmly welcomed into Fenwick with everyone greeting me, just the simple hello meant a lot to a new student. This experience has made me very approachable, easily talking with any student, old or new. I am a very…

fudge was taunting me, saying, “Eat me, you know you want to! Buy us, don’t you love fudge? I’m delicious!” My mouth watered, I was thinking about how the fudge would melt into my mouth. Finally I came back down to earth from space. Then I started debating with myself for what fudge looked the best. “Mom? Casey asked with hope in his voice. “Can we try the fudge?” “ Um, well,” Mom trailed off. The cashier overheard us and spoke up.”They can have samples if you want, we do samples.” she quickly…

About four years ago, my youngest sister was born, that’s when I realized that I wanted to be a nurse. Becoming a nurse is one of my biggest goals, I loved the thought of being able to take care of people and doing hands on work. I’ve struggled with debating on whether I want to take a year off after I graduate from high school or if I should go to college right after high school. Growing up in a single-parent home, my mother has been the biggest influences on me. She has taught me to be…

It can be hard for me, a sixteen year-old white girl who goes to private school in Georgetown, to fully comprehend the severity of racial oppression and police brutality, considering it’s not something that I really have to fear. However, I am not oblivious to the current issues going on in America. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has recently been protesting the injustices taking place against black people and people of color by kneeling during the national anthem…