Ranting and Raving: Campaigning for a debate topic
Hello everyone. I hope that you like the new look. (I was getting sick of Kubric's face staring down at me everytime I logged on). I also thought that a new look would work well to usher in our attempt at engaging with the blog in a "new" way. So, here goes...
Below are the seven issues you all came up with in class. I've changed the wordings a bit to keep them nuetral and present them in a yes or no format, which will focus the argument and make it easier to vote on them later. For example, in the issue related to Iraq and US, I changed "cut and run" to "involved" in order to invite both sides to the debate. After reviewing the debate questions, chose one to campaign for as a fruitfull debate topic for the upcoming cyber-debates. Remember that three topics will be selected by vote this Friday in class.
Debate topics:
1. Should the US be involved in Iraq?
2. Should the US be involved in North Korea?
3. Should Tim Pawlenty's free MN tuition program be implimented?
4. Should the UofMN have foreign TAs and Professors?
5. Target vs Walmart: Which is more evil?
6. Should drinking age be changed to 18?
7. Should Corporate Power be limited? (eg. Should Walmart be allowed to build a Canal in Guatamala?)
Debate questions are listed below as entries (nevermind the mixed up order of numbers). Submit comments to the corresponding question of your choice.