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A_time_and_a_place's Debates
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The Death penalty is a just form of punishment for convicted murderers/killers.
I affirm: The Death Penalty is a just punishment for convicted murderers/killers. [Definitions] Death Penalty: execution; putting a condemned person to death. Just: in accordance with justice, i.e. giving each their due. Punishment: 1. the practice of imposing something unpleasant or aversive in response to an unwanted or disobedient behavior. 2. The act of punishing; penalty for wrongdoing, especially for crime. Convicted: declared guilty of a crime in a court of law. ======...
There should be an substantial investment in sidewalks and cycle paths in the United States.
As this debate is inspired by a personal grievance, I would ask my fellow debaters to please forgive my self-indulgence in starting this argument. The thing is, the nearest bar to my place (in the suburbs of Bradenton, FL) is three and a half miles away* and since I don't want to drink and drive and there is no public transport and there are no local taxis and it is too far to walk (and there are no sidewalks anyway) and I don't have a chauffeur, I have no option other than to cycle to the pu...
Youth Sports is an excellent building block for children today.
I have to start by saying that the reason I picked this subject is because I have met several parents who think that youth sports are corrupt and politcal. For this reason they do not allow their children to participate in youth sports. My goal is to show the positive sides of youth sports that applies to any child. Youth sports today provides many positive things for children: Team work Leadership Physical Fitness The ability to set and accomplish goals The ability to work in a tea...