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  • That we should ban parental monitoring apps

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    Parental monitoring apps allow parents to track children's location or device activity. Examples include Life360, which allow family members to check each other's locations, or Bark which provides parents with reports on their children's messaging and browsing history. Parental monitoring apps do not include apps which only restrict screentime or the content children can see.

    Junior IDC 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-10-25

  • This House Would cheat in the family game night.

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    Every week, your family holds a board game night. Unfortunately, you, as the youngest child (2nd/3rd grader), always lose and are teased relentlessly. The winner of the game night is exempt from chores until the next game night.

    Ga-Eul Debate Get-Together 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-19

  • This house, as an Eldian child in Marley, Would volunteer to be a Warrior and remain loyal to Marleyan military

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    In an alternate world, Eldians are an oppressed group of ethnic minorities. In the country of Marley, they are forced to live in internment zones and are treated as second-class citizens without any civil liberties. They often live in abject poverty, with underdeveloped infrastructure, and rampant abuse from Marleyan citizens and police. Eldia and Marley are at war, and have regular skirmishes and fights in their conflict. Warriors are Eldian children who volunteer to join the Marleyean military to become Titans, extremely powerful humanoid weapons that transform into giant versions of humans with various mutations that enable them to fight. These fights are often intense and violent. Further, Warriors participate in very dangerous missions, often against foreign Eldians, including espionage where they may have to deceive and manipulate citizens within Eldia for the Marleyean cause. These mutations also mean they have a maximum lifespan of 13 more years from the point of becoming a warrior. In return, Warriors and their family members, including future generations, automatically receive honourary Marleyan citizenship and gain the rights of regular Marleyan citizens, including high- pay and government-provided accomodation and services.

    Bhaavarth Pre-WUDC fundraiser 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-15

  • This house regrets the increasing prevalence of nihilism among young people.

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    For the purposes of this debate, Nihilism refers to an increasing sense of meaninglessness, pessimism and skepticism about life in the modern day.

    Strait Debate Open 2024 · 总决赛 · 2024-10-12

  • This house believes that parents of minorities should encourage their children to embrace positive stereotypes about themselves.

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    Positive stereotypes are stereotypes that confer positive traits onto particular minority groups. Ie African Americans may be seen as hardworking, or Asian students may be seen as intelligent.

    Strait Debate Open 2024 · 赛4 · 2024-10-12

  • This House, as a human parent, would prefer our child to be an Energy Vampire as opposed to a Blood Vampire

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    _ General Fiction_ A blood vampire feeds on the blood of living beings to sustain its immortality and vitality. In contrast, an energy vampire drains the emotional or mental energy of others for sustenance. Energy vampires do not consume blood but rather feed on the attention, empathy, or emotions of their victims, often leaving them feeling exhausted or depleted after interactions. While energy vampires do not have the superhuman abilities that blood vampires possess (i.e., enhanced strength, speed, senses and transformation into a bat), they are able to survive sunlight and can drain other vampires. (Hybrid World rules apply)

    UQ Fictional IV 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-12

  • This house prefers to live in World Huxley as opposed to Earth.

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    Huxley is a world where every child at birth is assigned a specific occupational role (teacher, artist, engineer, etc) based on their intrinsic talents. People are assumed to be moderately successful in the roles they perform and the roles cannot be changed.

    Debutant 9.0 Freshers APD 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-09

  • This house would allow medical decisions about children to be made by health professionals without consent from their legal guardian.

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    Under the current legal framework, consent from a legal guardian is required for medical decisions involving minors. Healthcare professionals need approval before administering treatment to a child.

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Round 2 · 2024-10-06

  • This house, as game developer, W introduce purchasable randomized loot boxes (i.e. gacha style) rather than direct purchasing for in-game content (i.e. shop style)

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    Games like _Genshin Impact_ and _Counterstrike: Global Offensive_ have players buy virtual items through randomized rewards, often by spending real or in- game currency. In this Gacha-style system, players purchase a randomized loot box with a chance to receive various items of varying rarity. Games like _Valorant_ and _Clash of Clans_ have players buy specific in-game items directly at a fixed price. In this shop-style system, players choose and purchase individual items or bundles with clear prices.

    Colonel By Novice Debate Tournament 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-10-05

  • This house believes that Dan Schneiders shows should be removed from all streaming services and television stations

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    Dan Schneider's was the producer and show runner at Nickelodeon during the 1990s and 2000s. His shows achieved mass fame and cultural impact. Shows included ‘The Amanda Show’, ‘Drake and Josh’ and ‘iCarley’. In recent years the public have been made aware of his actions. Drake Bell has been named as the victim from a 2004 court case in which his dialogue coach was convicted of abuse on set. Many stories of Dan Schneider’s inappropriate behaviour towards the minors that he worked with have been documented in recent best selling book 'I'm Glad My Mom died' by former actress Jennette McCurdy (‘iCarley’ and ‘Sam & Kat’) and the docuseries ‘Quiet on Set’ which outlines Schnieder’s reign at Nickelodeon.

    Western Intervarsity 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-05