RIP Chance Harp

here are some ks from planet debate. my posts keep being deleted but here they are. self extracting zips. enjoy. Ecopragmatism kritik: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ihjpte Deep Eco kritik: http://www.sendspace.com/file/xtmrg4 Environmental Managerialism: http://www.sendspace.com/file/6hhzku ... more

If this is an inappropriate post please delete it. Since evtub is now defunct I have created a new site for my debate blog: http://spdebate.blogspot.com/ I will be posting throughout the summer about camp/the topic etc. and then during the year about popular arguments, tournament results etc. One thing that may be of use to you is I have created a energy topic google search with a bunch of websites I have found cards on since camp started. ... more

I just ran across this: back in March, MTV’s series MADE did an episode where a ditzy cheerleader wanted to be taken more seriously -- so she joined the speech team. I may end up showing it during the first couple weeks of school to my novices. It shows a lot of things: the place where Aja, the young lady debates, has a similar dress code as around here; it shows the intimate format of a debate (judge and 2 teams), unlike some other films where rooms are filled with folks;... more

In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled in Coker v. Georgia that the death penalty was a disproportionate punishment for the crime of rape and was therefore unconstitutional, and no state had challenged it until a few years ago, when Louisiana passed a law allowing the death penalty for the rape of children, arguing that Coker only applied to the rape of adult women. In a 5-4 decision written by Justice Kennedy , the Supreme Court ruled today that the application of the death penalty in this i... more