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  • This house, as an aspiring rapper, P Drake’s definition of success over Kendrick's

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    Aubrey ‘Drake’ Gram and Kendrick Lamar represent two differing visions of success for aspiring rappers. Drake prioritizes sales, money, and commercial success – hopping from trend to trend to remain culturally relevant for the masses, regardless of whether he is perceived as an outsider by the rap community. Kendrick Lamar prioritizes producing socially conscious music that reflects ethics. Drake’s definition of success relies on aggressive media campaigns, consistent musical roll outs and collaborating with a wide range of artists. Kendrick’s version of success is defined through maintaining ties and giving back to his community and collaborating with artists which are culturally most proximate.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-10-12

  • This house regrets color-conscious casting

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    Color-conscious casting considers the complexities of race and ethnicity and acknowledges these topics in the film, series, or production. The practice involves meaningful engagement with race and ethnicity, their roles within a given narrative, and how that relates to socio-historical hierarchies of oppression and power. Examples include Hamilton and Les Miserables.

    2024 KUDC X KIDA BP Rookie Tournament · Pre-Quarterfinals · 2024-10-05

  • As a moderately successful writer writing your first piece of Fantasy fiction, This house would write using a Hard Magic System as opposed to a Soft Magic System.

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    Soft Magic System: A magic system where the rules, limitations, and mechanics of magic are not clearly defined or explained to the reader. Magic remains mysterious and unpredictable, often serving to create a sense of wonder or to advance the plot in unexpected ways. Such systems often focus on personal growth and moral choices in a world filled with unknowns, emphasizing characters' internal development amidst mysterious forces. Examples include "The Lord of the Rings," "A Song of Ice and Fire," "The Chronicles of Narnia," and the western superhero genre (Marvel, DC, etc.). Hard Magic System: A magic system where the rules, limitations, and mechanics of magic are clearly defined and explained within the story. Magic operates under established principles, allowing both characters and readers to understand its capabilities and constraints. This clarity emphasizes intellectual growth and strategic use of magic, tying characters' development to their mastery and creative application of the magic system. Examples include the "The Kingkiller Chronicle" books, "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "Fullmetal Alchemist," and the shonen anime genre (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, etc.).

    Western Intervarsity 2024 · Pre Semifinal · 2024-10-05

  • As a moderately successful writer writing your first piece of Fantasy fiction, This house would write using a Hard Magic System as opposed to a Soft Magic System.

    Infoslide

    Soft Magic System: A magic system where the rules, limitations, and mechanics of magic are not clearly defined or explained to the reader. Magic remains mysterious and unpredictable, often serving to create a sense of wonder or to advance the plot in unexpected ways. Such systems often focus on personal growth and moral choices in a world filled with unknowns, emphasizing characters' internal development amidst mysterious forces. Examples include "The Lord of the Rings," "A Song of Ice and Fire," "The Chronicles of Narnia," and the western superhero genre (Marvel, DC, etc.). Hard Magic System: A magic system where the rules, limitations, and mechanics of magic are clearly defined and explained within the story. Magic operates under established principles, allowing both characters and readers to understand its capabilities and constraints. This clarity emphasizes intellectual growth and strategic use of magic, tying characters' development to their mastery and creative application of the magic system. Examples include the "The Kingkiller Chronicle" books, "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "Fullmetal Alchemist," and the shonen anime genre (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, etc.).

    Western Intervarsity 2024 · ESL Finals · 2024-10-05

  • This house, as an aspiring artist, would choose to produce conscious* music (Macklemore, J Cole, Lauryn Hill) rather than mass consumption oriented music (e.g. Drake, Doja Cat, BlackPink) *Music which promotes awareness of socio-political, economic and cultural issues.

    QatarDebate Open (BP) 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-04

  • This council regrets the increasing trend of pop culture productions that focus on pessimistic and dark views of life and humanity (for example, films like "Joker", "Parasite", "Women from Rote", "Yuni"; Billie Eilish's songs; TV series "Black Mirror", etc.)

    KDMI Tingkat Nasional 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-02

  • As a local government in Indonesia, this council supports the allocation of special funding to bring top international artists to major festivals in tourism prospect areas, such as Mentawai, North Maluku, Berau, etc.

    KDMI Tingkat Nasional 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-02

  • This house believes that religious narratives should prioritize the mundane depiction of spiritual figures over their sacred one

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    The "mundane depiction" of religious figures presents them as everyday individuals who experienced the same trials, emotions, and challenges as ordinary people. In contrast, the "sacred depiction" elevates them to a higher plane, emphasizing their divine origins, miraculous deeds, and unconventional struggles

    Pakistan Pre-ABP 2024 · Partial Octofinals · 2024-09-27

  • This house opposes cryptic art

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    Cryptic art and media are works that are deliberately mysterious or ambiguous, requiring deep interpretation and often leaving their meaning open to personal or multiple interpretations.

    Pakistan Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-09-27

  • As a reputable children's book author, this House would choose to queer code main characters in the story

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    Queer coding is the act of using subtext to code a character in media as queer. The process of queer coding entails applying characteristics associated with queerness to a character, without ever confirming it.

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Quarterfinals · 2024-09-07

  • This house prefers the Skepticism approach over compatibalism approach towards AI in art

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    Currently, AI that can make art is made trained on large amounts of art available online and obtained unfairly. "AI-compatibalism" focuses on the legal ramifications for stealing art and for a shift in norm to pay artists for their work used to train AI. It strongly supports instances of ethical AI making art. “AI skepticism” opposes the use of AI in art entirely, with the belief that it is harmful regardless of training methods. "

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Novice Finals · 2024-09-07

  • This house would ban performance art that involves physically-harming the artist, regardless of who inflicts it (e.g., Marina Abramovic's "Rhythm 0", where strangers used objects to do anything to her as she sat motionless, Adrian Parsons's "Shrapnel", where he did self-circumcision, etc. )

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-09-07

  • This house prefers a world where individuals are strongly predisposed to unself

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    (Motion 2) To unself means to deliberately set aside one's ego or personal desires in order to focus on others or on something greater than oneself. It conveys the act of shifting away from self-centeredness toward empathy, selflessness, or spiritual transcendence. This is said to be facilitated by appreciating nature and art, focusing on spirituality, etc.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-09-07

  • This house, as the drag queen, would lean towards conventional drag as opposed to sticking with alternative drag

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    You are a rising young drag-queen in the province known to have an alternative, unconventional drag style. One day, you receive and accept an offer to be part of the new season of Drag Race Philippines. Competing with your unconventional drag supplies would significantly lessen your expenses for the show. However, upon beginning your preparations, your drag mother suggests you rebrand into the more conventional drag style seen in mainstream media.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-09-07