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  • 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)

    Infoslide

    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, as a parent, would teach their child to handle their emotions through stoicism, over emotionalism

    Infoslide

    With regard to emotional regulation, Stoicism attempts to teach people to ‘domesticate’ their emotions. It suggests individuals should accept the things they cannot change and avoid letting their emotions control them. Emotionalism, for the purpose of this debate, teaches people to embrace their emotions. It suggests emotions are a natural and healthy part of human life, and that people should not try to suppress them.

    UCLA IV 2024 · Pro-am Finals · 2024-09-28

  • This house, as the NRA, supports the trend of punishing parents whose children misuse firearms owned by them

    Infoslide

    Earlier in 2024, Jennifer Crumbley was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each of the Michigan high school students her son, Ethan Crumbley murdered in 2021. Colin Gray, father of the Apalachee high school shooter in Georgia, Colt Gray, also faces felony charges for the 2 students murdered. The National Rifle Association (NRA) in the US, is a prominent gun rights advocacy group, and has lobbied extensively against gun control regulations, upholding the individual right to own firearms for lawful purposes, including self defense under the 2nd Amendment.

    Malaysian National Schools British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024 · Semi Finals · 2024-09-21

  • This house prefers a world with the Arkangel.

    Infoslide

    'Arkangel' is a futuristic technology which involves implanting a device into a child's brain, allowing parents to monitor their child's location and vital signs in real-time. Additionally, parents can use a tablet to see through the child's eyes, censor disturbing or sensitive images and events, and track their emotional state. The technology also enables parents to set boundaries and restrictions on what the child sees and experiences, effectively controlling their environment.

    Chung Ling Private Debate Championship 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-09-07

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

    Infoslide

    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

  • THW give the Scottish Youth Parliament a seat in the Scottish Parliament

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament is an non-partisan elected body designed to represent the views of young people aged 12-25. The Scottish Youth Parliament can try to persuade government to make policy changes in the interest of young people, but has no direct influence on policy.

    Ayr Schools 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-31

  • This house as minority parents, W encourage their child to take the road less travelled

    Infoslide

    "The Road Less Traveled" is a metaphorical phrase that represents the choice to pursue a more challenging, unconventional, or less popular path in life

    AUD Equinox Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-31

  • This house would decriminalize child work in the Philippines

    Infoslide

    Child work (as opposed to child labor) refers to child employment which is not perceived as harmful to a child's physical, mental, and emotional well-being and development. In the Philippines, 1.48 million children below 18 years old are employed, 21% of which engage in child work. Currently, there is no legal distinction between child work and child labor in the Philippines.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-27