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  • This House, as Macbeth, Would kill King Duncan

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    You are Macbeth, a Scottish Lord in the Middle Ages. You are renowned for your courage and military talent: indeed, you have recently crushed a rebellion against King Duncan by other Scottish Lords. One night, while you are out on a walk, three witches appear to you in a flash of thunder and lightning, and tell you that you will become King. You tell your wife, Lady Macbeth, about this. She argues that you should murder King Duncan in his sleep when he comes to visit you in your castle next week, in order to become King and fulfil the witches’ prophecy.

    Dulwich Schools 2025 · Novice Final · 2025-09-28

  • This house, as an up and coming gay Mangaka, would write a Yaoi manga rather than a Bara manga

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    In Japanese Manga (comics), Yaoi refers to a genre of gay fiction that features young and attractive male characters, often in the "bishōnen" (beautiful boy) archetype. Usually the stories are marketed to and read by straight female audiences. Bara, by contrast, is a genre of fiction made largely by and for gay men. It tends to portray more muscular, rugged, or realistic male bodies. A Mangaka is a Japanese Manga (comic) artist.

    UCLA IV 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-09-27

  • This house prefers the Grimm Brothers' method of storytelling over Disney's method of storytelling when it comes to producing children's media

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    The Disney method is a storytelling style that is sanitised, optimistic and visually appealing, often involving musical elements and comic relief. It emphasises hope, perseverance and friendship, and typically ends happily. The Grimm Brothers' method depicts stories as darker, moralistic and often violent tales with clear consequences. It emphasises realism, fear, and caution. These stories usually involve suffering as a path to learning and tend to lack sanitised happy endings

    Vanguard Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-09-26

  • This house, as the South African Department of Arts and Culture, would prioritise increasing accessibility to the film industry (eg. providing young actors and crew members with more employment opportunities) over advocating for and implementing more equitable payment structures for legacy performers

    Cape Town Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-09-25

  • THP the establishment of an inclusive literary canon to the establishment of any literal canon.

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    "Literary canon" refers to an established set of works that are considered high-culture and have achieved the status of "classics". An inclusive literary canon refers to one in which works from authors of diverse backgrounds-and often more contemporary works-are considered part of that canon.

    CranesTrials25 online · Round 5 · 2025-09-23

  • This House believes that in rhythmic gymnastics, figure skating, and synchronized swimming, judges should primarily score on the basis of technicality over the basis of artistry.

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    In the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Anna Shcherbakova won the gold medal in figure skating over Alexandra Trusova due to a higher PCS (Program Component Score), despite a lower TES (Technical Element Score) than Alexandra Trusova. A PCS values artistry, performance, composition, and interpretation, while a TES values technical difficulty and execution quality. Alexandra Trusova is known as "the Quad Queen," and became the first woman to land five quads in a single Olympic Program in the Beijing Olympics. A "quad" in figure skating is a jump where a skater completes four full rotations in the air before landing. These jumps are extremely difficult, requiring immense speed and spin to achieve the necessary height and rotation within the few tenths of a second they are in the air.

    Beijing International Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Pre- Semi Finals · 2025-09-05

  • This House Opposes the rise of Universes Beyond inside of Magic: the Gathering

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    "Magic: the Gathering is a popular competitive trading card game created in 1993, with around 50 million players worldwide. Players build decks of cards to compete against one another in a variety of different formats. Some formats rotate, only allowing the use of cards from the last few years. New cards are released as part of themed sets that are usually self-contained stories in their own worlds, with new sets of ~300 cards being released 4-5 times a year. The theming of Magic: the Gathering is reminiscent of classic high fantasy media such as Dungeons & Dragons or Lord of the Rings, with the players representing powerful wizards who can travel across the different worlds sets are contained on. Sets rarely deviated from this theme, with those taking place in cyberpunk or steampunk settings being few and far between. Universes Beyond was announced in 2024 as a way to bring new players into Magic: the Gathering by having 1-2 sets per year based on third-party IPs. So far, full sets based on Final Fantasy, Spiderman, and Avatar: the Last Airbender have been announced, with cards from these sets being fully legal in all formats of play."

    Connections IV 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-30

  • This house, as a second generation immigrant artist, would actively use their culture of their origin in their artworks as opposed to appealing to the mainstream culture.

    India ABP Fundraiser 2025 · Novice Semi Finals · 2025-08-30

  • This House Believes that Makima is justified in using Chainsaw Man’s power to erase humanity’s greatest sources of suffering.

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    In Chainsaw Man, Denji becomes the host of the Chainsaw Devil, Pochita. As Chainsaw Man, he not only gains enhanced combat abilities and regeneration but also possesses a unique ability: when he kills and devours a devil, the concept that devil represents is erased from existence and memory. For instance, if Chainsaw Man consumes the “War Devil,” the concept of war would vanish from human history entirely. This power makes him feared by both humans and devils, as it allows him to permanently reshape reality. Makima, the Control Devil, seeks to use Chainsaw Man’s ability to erase concepts of suffering and fear — such as war, hunger, and oppression— thereby creating a world free of violence, inequality, and pain. However, achieving this vision requires ruthless methods: manipulating, sacrificing, and killing others to achieve a utilitarian “greater good".

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Round 2 · 2025-08-28

  • This house, as Patti Smith, supports ending her romantic relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe

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    In her memoir “Just Kids,” Patti Smith recounts her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. For this debate, it is 1970 as depicted in her memoir: the two artists, both in their early twenties, share money, cramped New York City rooms, and creative inspiration for their work, and have begun to gain traction in the art world (e.g., befriending prominent artists, performing in downtown venues). Deeply in love, they reach a turning point when Robert confides in Patti that he is strongly attracted to men and feels intense Catholic guilt for it. He tells her he wants to explore his sexuality, believing it will sharpen his artwork, while keeping their romantic bond.

    Drexel Pre-WUDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-23

  • This house, as a Christian struggling with religious disillusionment, prefers “The Collar” by George Herbert over “Vespers” by Louise Glück

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    Both “The Collar” by George Herbert and “Vespers” by Louise Glück are poems that explore their narrators’ frustrations with religion and God. [For those curious, we gave everyone [a link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qyf_jSOhfG3_jBSAl2bN_GLf6ewZgb7GUtR4GYFAX84/) to the two poems alongside glossaries for specific terms. Everyone had 10 minutes to read them before we released the motion.]

    Drexel Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-23

  • This house would fight a legal battle against their agency

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    On September 11th 2024, New Jeans hosted a YouTube Live to accuse their label, HYBE, of idol mistreatment and demanded the reinstatement of their former CEO and creative director. Although much of the public has accused New Jeans of a lack of professionalism, prominent idols such as Jungkook of BTS has shown their support for New Jeans' actions. New Jeans' actions led to a wave of K-pop idols speaking out against mistreatment from their managers, including fromis_9 and Loona. You are a K-Pop idol that works at a small agency, and have experienced quite a lot of growth and success at the beginning of your career. However, you suffer from a toxic workplace environment, which includes overworking, intensive diet management, and lack of creative freedom. However, you are bound by a contract which requires you to work with them for 3 more years. You can choose to fight a legal battle to terminate your contract early, or you can continue to stay in the contract for the next 3 years.

    Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · School Junior (U-15) Finals · 2025-08-20

  • This house, as an up-and-coming young game designer, W rather work in an indie studio rather than a triple A studio

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    Indie game studios are video game studios that are newer and more independent in comparison to larger video game developers, also known as ‘triple A studios’. Examples of triple A studios include Sony, Nintendo, or Ubisoft. Indie game studios have produced commercially successful games, such as Minecraft, Limbo and Undertale.

    LUMS Intervarsity 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-19