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  • This house believes that exclusive art spaces do more harm than good

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    Exclusive art spaces refer to exhibits or installations that restrict access to a certain group of people, generally on the basis of identity. The Ladies' Lounge in the Museum of Old New Art (MONA) in Tasmania, Australia is an example of a recent exclusive art space that bans cis men from entering the exhibit. The museum was subsequently the subject of a discrimination lawsuit which caused the lounge to close.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-01-18

  • This house, as the citizen, would become an artist.

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    You are a citizen in a state that issues a mandatory aptitude test, the result of which is publicized. You are not required to pursue a career based on the results of the test. Your true passion lies in science. However, you scored the highest in your country on art and design, and are predicted to become one of the best artists of your generation.

    Taipei European Novice Tournament 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-18

  • This house supports the rise of exceptionalist over realist black art

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    Over the 21st century, several major canons of art have emerged to represent the African-American experience. Exceptionalist art, such as "Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps" and "President Barack Obama" by Kehinde Wiley, have placed modern black figures in positions of political power / luxury / historical influence. By contrast, realist art like Amy Sherald's "Breonna Taylor Portrait" and "a single man in possession of a good fortune” have chosen to try to portray black figures in average settings—eating ice cream, at the beach, or simply dressed in modern clothes and staring directly at the viewer.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-01-18

  • This house would create art in disciplined fashion as opposed to a spontaneous fashion

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    Disciplined art creation refers to treating art creation as a work routine. It is characterised by blocking regular time slots to work on art and having a plan of what you want to make. Spontaneous art creation refers to treating art creation as something that must be driven by natural drive. It ish characterised by spontenous outbursts of creation following periods of no work you are an artist who is relatively unknown and unable to make a living of your art. Hence, you work a low-skill job and focus on your art in your spare time

    The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-17

  • This house regrets the shift towards the code of points in artistic sports (eg. figure skating, rhythmic and artistic gymnastics)

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    Over the past decade, figure skating and gymnastics have adopted the code of points system that assigns values to individual elements based on their difficulty. This replaced the previous scoring systems (from 2006 onwards) which awarded scores to routines holistically considering the technical merit of the routine and its artistic elements based on composition, originality, style, and expression.

    The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-17

  • This house, as Telemachus, W leave Ithaca to create his own legacy

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    In EPIC: The Musical, Telemachus, the prince of Ithaca, has spent his life on his Island protecting his mother, Penelope, from harm against suitors who want to become king. After twenty years of being missing, his father Odysseus has returned and has killed the suitors, ensuring Penelope's safety. Telemachus has lived his life under the shadow of Odysseus's legacy and dreams of becoming legendary himself (i.e. slaying harpies and chimeras, minotaurs or even Cerberus). For the purpose of this debate, Odysseus's return makes Telemachus the expected successor of the throne, thus forcing him to continue to stay on the Island majority of his life.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Round 3 · 2025-01-17

  • This house regrets the shift towards the code of points in artistic sports.

    Infoslide

    Over the past decade, figure skating and gymnastics have adopted the code of points system that assigns values to individual elements based on their difficulty, with minimal rewards for artistic virtues. This replaced previous scoring systems which awarded scores to routines holistically considering the technical merit of the routine and its artistic elements based on composition, originality, style, and expression.

    AIS Debating Championship 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-03

  • This House Opposes the prominence of the trauma plot in media and art

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    The term "trauma plot" refers to narratives centered on personal traumatic experiences such as violence or abuse, emphasising individual suffering. Examples include novels such as A Little Life, It Ends With Us, Perks of Being a Wallfower, TV series such as Euphoria and BoJack Horseman, and songs such as Billie Eilish’s "Bury A Friend".

    Panama World Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Octo Finals · 2024-12-27

  • This house regrets the creation of the Western Canon

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    The Western canon refers to literature, music, philosophy, and art regarded as exemplary and originating from the Western hemisphere. Works under this label become referred to as “classics” and establish a standard that can be used for analysis and comparison with other works.

    Queens's Holiday Open 2024 · Junior Finals · 2024-12-14