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  • This House Believes That gangster rap does more harm than good

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    Gangster rap is a subgenre of hip-hop that emerged in the late 1980s, known for its raw, often violent lyrics reflecting street life, crime, gang culture, and disillusionment with authorities such as the police and government. It emphasizes dominance, materialism, and hyper-masculinity. Famous examples include “F*** tha Police” by N.W.A., “Still D.R.E.” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and “DNA.” by Kendrick Lamar.

    Nordic Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-04-07

  • This house would grant Balochistan special autonomous status

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    A special autonomous status grants a region self-governance distinct from other administrative divisions, as seen in Hong Kong and Macau. Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area, is resource-rich but remains underdeveloped. The ethnic Baloch population has long protested political marginalization, economic exploitation, and cultural suppression. These grievances have fueled separatist movements, including the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which seeks full independence.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Quarterfinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house, as Moses, would accept the dream as a divine calling and abandon his princely life in Egypt.

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    Ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations in the world, where Israelites (a growing minority population) were seen as an internal threat and subjected to enslavement, used as labourers to build Egypt’s monumental cities and temples. The Pharaoh, fearing their increasing numbers, ordered the death of all newborn Hebrew boys. To save her son, Moses’ mother placed him in a basket along the Nile. As fate would have it, he was found, adopted and raised by the Pharaoh’s daughter, the princess who was also sympathetic to the plight of the Israelis. Raised as an Egyptian prince, Moses grew up with unparalelled access to education, power, and privilege, indistinguishable from the ruling elite. Moses' own mother was his wetnurse, and he grew up in knowledge of his Hebrew heritage. Moses then experiences a dream (commonly considered to be divine calling) which calls upon him to save the Israelites. Moses then would have to abandon his princely life in Egypt for an Exodus leading the Israelites in a journey through the desert with limited resources, instability and uncertainty - in search of the Promised Land.

    77th MUKMEM 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-05

  • That we regret the division of states in India on the basis of language

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    India has over a 120 languages and over 1500 dialects. Hindi is the most widely spoken language. India currently has 28 states and 8 union territories. The division and reorganisation of states in India was done on the basis of dominant languages spoken in a region and the culture that is derived from it.

    Macquarie Pre-Easters 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-05

  • This House believes that ethnically and culturally diverse countries should adopt a prescriptive, rather than descriptive approach in language policies in their official language.

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    There are two main approaches to language policies: The prescriptive language approach aim to set a clear standard for how a language should be used. They define what is considered “correct” or “incorrect” and are often taught in schools(e.g. saying “I did well” is correct, “I did good” is wrong). The descriptive language approach aim to record and reflect how people actually use a language in real life. They do not judge whether a way of speaking or writing is “right” or “wrong.”(e.g. accepting “I ain't going” as valid).

    Eindhoven Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-29

  • This House Believes That mainsteam queer movements should discourage queer people from defining themselves based on their sexual identity labels

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    Sexual identity labels refer to how a person self-categorises their sexual or romantic attraction towards others (e.g. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Asexual)

    Bristol Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-29

  • This house, as a Gen Z, will choose to live in Kamalig rather than stay in this world.

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    The world of Kamalig is a world with assurance of all basic necessities. People in this world have had food security all throughout its history. There are no disasters, no hunger, no wars. However, all people who live in Kamalig, have one singular culture and race.

    APIIT IUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-22