81. Debate - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Competitive debate is a highly organized activity with teams such as the Oxford The variety of different debate forms and activities have different http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate

Debate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Debate , also Debating logical argument . Rules governing debate allow groups and individuals to discuss and decide issues and differences. Debate is a common process in deliberative bodies such as parliaments, legislative assemblies, and meetings of all sorts. Outcomes of debates may be decided by voting, by judges, or by combination of both. Formal debates between candidates for elected office such as the leaders debates and the U.S. presidential election debates are common in democracies. In the United States, meetings which may involve large group debates are frequently run according to Roberts Rules of Order Competitive Debate is a competition most commonly engaged in at the high school and college level. It is a rule-governed contest with two sides, usually presided by a number of judges . Each side is attempting to win the approval of a designated audience, such as the judges. Competitive Debate is a highly organized activity with teams such as the Oxford Union at the local, national, and international level. Contents Competitive Debate in education Parliamentary Debate British Parliamentary Debate American Parliamentary: ... U.S. presidential debates

82. Food Standards Agency - GM As part of the activities to independently assess people’s views on GM food andhow it relates Press releases related to the FSA debate on GM food. More http://www.food.gov.uk/gmdebate/?view=GM Microsite

83. Debate The site also includes some links to debate lessons and activities; however,several links are outof-date. Related Guidelines; 2) First Steps to debate by http://42explore.com/debate.htm

The Topic: Debate Easier - A debate is a discussion between sides with different views. Persons speak for or against something before making a decision. Harder - Two thousand years ago, citizens of Athens held regularly scheduled public assemblies. Peoples' votes determined the policies and actions of the state. Citizens decided whether Athens went to war and how it fought. They created the laws that impacted their daily life. But the votes were always preceded by debates where citizens and leaders argued about the right choices, what was morally and legally right, the best way to achieve a desired outcome, and what was possible and prudent. Debates are a means of encouraging critical thinking, personal expression, and tolerance of others' opinions. Today, debate still remains essential to democracy. Debates are conducted in governing assemblies, held in lecture halls and public arenas, presented in schools and universities, written in newspaper and magazine columns, heard on radio, or seen on the television. Like our predecessors in ancient Greece, people argue about what is best for their societies and shape the course of law, policy, and action.

84. Research, Education & Action: Investigating Youth's Experiences In A "Democracy provide an analysis of the “debate” approach and activities as an exampleof democracy in action . present an exploration of the experiences of and impacts http://www.wcwonline.org/urbandebate/

New York City Urban Debate League: Investigating Youth's Experiences in a "Democracy in Action" Afterschool Program Project Director Georgia Hall , Ph.D. This research project investigates the approach and activities of the New York City Urban Debate League (NYCUDL) and discusses how youth, through participation in these leagues, develop democracy skills and experiences that can affect personal change. Urban debate leagues organize interscholastic debate as an academic competition and promote debate as a valuable learning tool. This research study will: describe the components of the debate program profile the youth and adult participants provide an analysis of the “debate” approach and activities as an example of "democracy in action" present an exploration of the experiences of and impacts on participating youth investigate the infrastructure that supports the delivery of urban debate activities top of this page go back

85. Student Activities Web Page The Amos J. Peaslee debate Society, independently endowed by Mr. Peaslee, FFFP oversees the activities of all student publications funded by SBC on http://www.swarthmore.edu/students/activities/clubs_political.htm

Activism Artistic, Dance, and Music Athletic Community Service ... Miscellaneous Political and Debate College Democrats College Republicans Debate Society Forum for Free Press ... The Swarthmore Progressive Action Committee (SPAC) College Democrats The Swarthmore College Democrats pledges itself to support the philosophy and candidates of the Democratic Party and attempts to mold the party to address the real concerns of real people of all backgrounds. In addition, we support efforts to increase the participation of college students in Democratic Party affairs. To these ends, we shall educate and train our members so that they may be better able to (1) educate students about the philosophy of the Democratic Party, (2) assist in the election of local, state and national Democratic candidates, (3) critique and affect Democratic Party politics and

86. For Teachers - CBC Archives After hundreds of years, the debate over the death penalty still rages in Canada.Students completing the activities in this section will have the http://archives.cbc.ca/ACT-1-73-625/politics_economy/death_penalty/educational_a

document.write(""); document.write(""); Search the Archives site Advanced Search Home For Teachers Death Penalty Debate "For Teachers" home page Overview of educational materials What we provide Tips for classroom use Death Penalty Debate After hundreds of years, the debate over the death penalty still rages in Canada. Students completing the activities in this section will have the opportunity to research and educate their classmates about the death penalty debate, list and analyze the arguments for and against capital punishment, write an opinion piece defending a thesis that supports or opposes the death penalty using the cases of Steven Truscott and Clifford Olson as examples, and conduct a formal debate about the death penalty. Using a variety of Web-based resources, they also have the opportunity to investigate and create a media work about the events of the mass execution of eight aboriginal Canadians following the massacre at Frog Lake. CBC Archives Topic: Death Penalty Debate Exploring the topic in class: Introductory Activity All Grades The Death Penalty in Canada: A History To explore the death penalty debate in Canada Subject: History, Political Science, Social Studies

87. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ENDS DEBATE ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ENDS debate ON OPERATIONAL activities FOR DEVELOPMENTAFTER DISCUSSION ON TRIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS, SOUTHSOUTH COOPERATION. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/ecosoc6164.doc.htm

Press Release ECOSOC/6164 Economic and Social Council 2005 Substantive Session th Meeting (AM) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ENDS DEBATE ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AFTER DISCUSSION ON TRIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS, SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION The Economic and Social Council this morning concluded its consideration of United Nations operational activities for development, by discussing the triennial review process and South-South cooperation as it continued its 2005 substantive session. In summarizing the discussion on the operational activities segment, Patrizio Civili, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, said that the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR) of operational activities for development had given a coherent direction to the review of operational activities.  The TCPR approach had shown that the United Nations system was responding to development needs in a concerted way.  It was more than an exercise in efficiency; implementing the TCPR process had set specific targets, benchmarks and time frames. In that management process, he continued, initiatives had been taken to enhance the Organization’s relevance and to improve the stability and reliability of funding.  A number of lessons had been learned:  modalities did matter; there were no quick solutions in the development process but there was urgent need for action; and political will was paramount for progress.  Furthermore, it was clear that the voluntary contributions system as it was presently constituted was untenable if the Organization was to fulfil its role.

88. SECOND COMMITTEE DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES BEGINS WITH CAL SECOND COMMITTEE debate ON UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONAL activities BEGINS WITH CALLFOR BETTER PLANNING, FUNDING, COORDINATION. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/gaef3090.doc.htm

Press Release GA/EF/3090 Fifty-Ninth General Assembly Second Committee th th second committee debate on United Nations operational activities begins with call for better planning, funding, coordination Resident Coordinators Should Report On Progress in Meeting Goals, Says Under-Secretary-General United Nations agencies in the field must improve their planning, funding and coordination of operational activities for development in order to eliminate duplication of efforts and ensure that national development priorities took centre-stage in the process, Qatar ’s representative told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) as it began its debate on operational activities for development. Speaking on behalf of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China , he said that Common Country Assessments (CCAs) and United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs) must support existing national plans and poverty reduction strategies.  United Nations resident coordinators and country teams should share expertise and make regular contact with those entities that had no country presence.  The relevance and effectiveness of CCAs and UNDAFs depended on better coordination between the Bretton Woods institutions and the United Nations system. Anwarul Chowdhury, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, agreed, saying that United Nations resident coordinators needed an internal monitoring system, whereby they would report to Headquarters on progress made in realizing specific goals.

89. Online Activities- Rhetoric And Debate Utilize the activities in the Rhetoric and debate Skills Builder to write yourspeeches. Practice the speeches with your partner. http://school.newsweek.com/online_activities/rhetoric_debate.php

Rhetoric and Debate Download a sampler of our 2004-2005 Skills Builder/"My Turn" resources Rhetoric and Debate Activity 1 1. Take the role of a speechwriter who's been hired to create a speech that will persuade medical students to become surgeons. Utilizing the Newsweek article "A New Style in the Operating Room," as well as additional material you find through research, create a persuasive speech. Prior to writing the first draft of your speech notes, explain your persuasive goal and how you will accomplish it. 2. Join a classmate as the two of you create speeches to promulgate opposing positions. One of you will take the position that a resident's weekly work hours should top out at a maximum of 80 hours. The other will take the position that the "old school" requirement of 120 hours is preferable. Utilize the Newsweek article above and additional material to prepare. Each of you will offer a speech of eight to ten minutes in support of your position. Then you will each have the opportunity for a four-minute rebuttal. Activity 2 Use news articles about the impact of summer 2004 hurricanes, as well as information from Newsweek articles and other sources, to frame a persuasive speech that could be delivered to the nation's political leaders. Utilize what you've learned from the Rhetoric and Debate Skills Builder to offer a powerful delivery. When you have finished, explain which strategies you used to maximize the impact of your speech, and why you used them.

90. The Great Debate & Beyond : The History Of Televised Presidential Debates debate, , Topics, Resources, Glossary, Classroom activities,Lines of Inquiry. Communication, -, Topics http://www.museum.tv/debateweb/html/curriculum/history/classroom.htm

Topics Resources Glossary Classroom Activities Lines of Inquiry History Topics Resources Glossary Classroom Activities Lines of Inquiry Debate Topics Resources Glossary Classroom Activities Lines of Inquiry Communication Topics Resources Glossary Classroom Activities Lines of Inquiry TOPIC 1: Domestic and Foreign Policy Activity 1: Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy Suggested Viewing: debates Other Resources: Information on SALT treaties ; Newspaper articles/headlines, Helsinki Agreement Commission on Presidential Debates Questions: In the 1980 debate, what was the principal disagreement between candidate Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter. What was the purpose of the Helsinki Agreement? Why was President Ford criticized for signing it? According to the candidates' statements in the debates of 1976 and 1980, how do Republicans and Democrats differ on their approach to foreign policy issues? How does each party characterize the other party's position? In your opinion, are these characterizations fair? Why or why not? Activity 2: Government Entitlements and Budgets Suggested Viewing: debates Other Resources: Newspaper headlines/articles

91. Iran Faces Sept. 3 Deadline On Nuclear Activities - Baltimoresun.com 3 deadline on nuclear activities; IAEA warns of Security Council action unless international savages and said any debate over enrichment is shameful. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-iran0811,1,6618037.story?coll=b

92. LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITIES in this activity are designed to introduce students to the debate process . debate places a great value upon careful thinking, adequate evidence, http://www.earth.uni.edu/EECP/mid/mod5_la.html

LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITIES Games Energy Plays Objectives - Language Arts 1. Students will prepare information and participate in a well-planned debate. 2. Students will create an original game for the purpose of reviewing important environmental concerns. 3. Students will prepare and perform a pre-written play on the effects of air pollutants on our environment. Module Overview - Language Arts The language arts portion of this unit revolves around games. The first activity involves debating, sometimes called "the game of wits." Debating has its own set of rules, resulting in winners and losers. Activity 2 offers the students a chance to create their own set of rules for an original game. The optional activity suggested is a play which allows the students to creatively present one issue that affects us all. The focus of these activities is on critical and creative thinking. Students will have the opportunity to express themselves in oral and written form. Suggested Teaching Strategies In order for students to lead productive, healthy lives, they need to be able to communicate effectively. This includes having the ability to agree and disagree with others. It is an important skill for students to be able to create a convincing argument based on factual information with the absence of emotion. Discussion and debate are the key problem-solving tools of our way of life. Debate helps students become effective problem-solving members of our society. To help the students develop this skill, they will organize critical information on energy topics and participate in structured debates.

93. Canada Day Poster Challenge 2004 - Games And Activities Games and activities. debate. Hold a debate in your class; choose one of thetopics below. Divide the class into two groups. Research the topic, form an http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/affiche-poster/jeux-games/07_e.cfm

Home Poster Challenge Winners and Posters Entry Rules Entry Form ... Testimonials from Participants Games and Activities Debate Hold a debate in your class; choose one of the topics below. Divide the class into two groups. Research the topic, form an opinion, prepare your argument. Follow standard debate format. Your teacher or a peer group will determine the winner. Was European settlement in the west a positive development for the First Nations? Did Francophones play the most important role in western settlement? Back Date modified: 2005/01/17 Important Notices

94. ASU Web Devil - Friday, October 01, 2004 - Site Login ASU\ s Programming and activities Board is making 10000 free tickets availabletoday to the Oct. 13 debate viewing party in Wells Fargo Arena. http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2004/10/01/news/681385

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95. Baylor University || Communication Studies || Debate FAQ College debate tournaments are generally three day activities held Saturday While tournament competition is the primary debate activity at Baylor, http://www.baylor.edu/comm_studies/index.php?id=2912

96. Debate And Communication Skills. ERIC Digest. Teachers who were interested in the debate activity were given a short trainingsession and access to additional help if they felt they needed it. http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9216/debate.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests About Libraries ... Espanol ERIC Identifier Publication Date Author : Aiex, Nola Kortner Source : ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills Bloomington IN. Debate and Communication Skills. ERIC Digest. Most parents are happy when their elementary school age children manifest an interest in little league baseball, after-school soccer, or beginning track-and-field. Parents feel that athletics can teach their youngsters how to compete with others and also how to function as part of a team. There is, however, another activity which can help young children learn to be part of a team but which places less emphasis on competition and which is, in addition, less gender specific than athletics. That activity is debate. According to one educator (Lybbert, 1985), the debate discipline has three goals: (1) the enhancement of critical thinking and reasoning abilities; (2) academic advancement or development; and (3) the promotion of communication skills. For young children, the focus can be on the development of oral communication skills. And beginning a debate program with young children in elementary school can go a long way toward removing the somewhat elitist aura that surrounds debate in high school and college. KIDSPEAK Littlefield and Littlefield (1989) describe an innovative after-school program for grades three through six which was specifically designed to teach oral communication skills to children. The program is called KIDSPEAK and was initiated in 1987. Debate represents only one of the units contained in the program, along with such topics as oral reading, listening, creative expression, storytelling, communication etiquette, etc. Teachers who were interested in the debate activity were given a short training session and access to additional help if they felt they needed it.

97. ISP/ Addresses the most important challenges to U.S. national security and international security in the quarter century ahead and seeks to advance scholarship in security studies by contributing to significant academic debates through its own research activities and by publishing a leading journal in the field, International Security. http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/bcsia/isp/

document.cookie = "CoC_js_id" + "=" + 0; Search Advanced Search About BCSIA Press Room Governance Initiative in the Middle East Focuses on opportunities and challenges for governance in the Middle East. WPF Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution Focuses on ways to prevent and limit intercommunal conflict. International Security Program (ISP) Focuses on the most pressing threats to U.S. national interests and international security. Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (STPP) Focuses on the interaction of science and technology with public policy. The Caspian Region Caspian Studies Program (CSP) Focuses on challenges and opportunities in the Caspian region. Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) Focuses on resource and environmental challenges and policy responses. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs John F. Kennedy School of Government 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. Fax.

98. Canada And The Circumpolar World - Le Canada Et L'univers Circumpolaire Bringing an Arctic perspective to international debates and activities with a Northern Dimension of Canada's Foreign Policy. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/circumpolar/main-e.asp

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99. Cornwall Humanists Homepage Summary of principles, advice on humanist cermonies such as burials, weddings and naming. Membership details and diary of debates and social activities. http://www.cornwallhumanists.org.uk/

HOMEPAGE ACTIVITIES BOOK SHOP CEREMONIES ... HOMEPAGE HOMEPAGE The Cornwall Humanists Group was founded in 1991, and is affiliated to the BHA. We promote Humanism and represent atheists, agnostics and the like-minded throughout Cornwall and beyond. We provide friendship, and a forum for discussion and support. In the National Census of 2001 about 16%, over 80,000 people in Cornwall, declared themselves to have "No Religion". Liz is pictured on the left enjoying a swing at our social on 18th June 2005 in Coverack. There are usually about six social events each year. We also meet on the third Tuesday of the month at Chacewater Village Hall, except for August and December, when there is no meeting. Photograph by Tony Leamon

100. Debate | EThemes | EMINTS These sites offer tips and activity ideas for sponsoring classroom Learn howto prepare for a debate and how to improve your presentation skills. http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000980.shtml

About eMINTS Communities Equipment eThemes ... eThemes Debate Contact eThemes@emints.org if you have questions or comments about this resource. Printer-friendly version Please preview all links before sharing in class with students. Title: Debate Description: These sites offer tips and activity ideas for sponsoring classroom debates at various grade levels. Learn how to prepare for a debate and how to improve your presentation skills. Includes transcripts and video clips of presidential debates from 1960-2000. There are links to eThemes Resources on writing. Grade Level: Resource Links: Debate Lesson Plan This page offers instructions for having students engage in a debate. You can adapt this lesson and have students of all ages debate various topics. Dave's ESL Cafe This page explains how to involve elementary students in a debate. Includes a few suggested debate topics. University of Illinois Extension: Strategies for Empowering Students The goal of this activity is to help elementary students understand other points of view. TeachNet Read about how one teacher used a stuffed animal to engage all her elementary students in a classroom debate.

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