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  • This house believes that the environment movement should adopt religious rhetoric in their advocacy (eg. we are stewards of the earth)

    NTU DC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-22

  • This house prefers a world where Pangea existed until the modern day

    Infoslide

    Pangea was the singular supercontinent that stretched from the North Pole to the South Pole, covering all of the Earth's landmasses. In the northern part, it included what would later become North America, Europe, and Asia, while the southern portion contained South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and India. 175 million years ago, Pangea broke up, causing geographical isolation, which led to the divergence of species, including early humans. Isolated populations adapted to local climates, resulting in distinct physical traits, such as skin color and lactose tolerance. This separation also spurred independent technological and cultural innovations, as societies developed unique solutions to local challenges.

    Vitark 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-21

  • This house believes that the shift from long-cycle development into short-cycle development in technology and engineering has done more harm than good.

    Infoslide

    In the 2000s, following the rise of the software industry, many industries shifted their development models to have far shorter cycles, reducing the timespan between the inception of a project to its completion where it would be launched or commercially available.

    Ashoka University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-21

  • This house believes that Zimbabwe should aggressively invest in the development of its nuclear capabilities

    Infoslide

    The Zimbabwean government has identified evidence of uranium deposits in the rural district of Kanyemba, north of the capital, Harare. It is estimated that the deposits contain at least 19 000 and up to 45 000 tonnes of yellow cakes, or uranium ore. In 2012, a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation formed a joint venture with the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation to exploit uranium in the country. In 2014, Zimbabwe denied allegations that it had entered into a deal to supply

    Zimbabwe International World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-03-15

  • This house would spread Parasyte and negotiate with human beings to stop environmental destruction

    Infoslide

    You are an outstanding biological scientist with a strong commitment to environmental activism. One day, you succeeded in generating and mass- producing "parasyte," a creature that parasitizes humans. Once they take over a human host, they deprive the host of autonomy and begin killing others to reduce the human population on Earth. For the purpose of this debate, it is feasible for you to spread parasyte all over the world without any danger, and your engagement in this would never be known to others.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-15

  • This house, as Shein's CEO, would change its supply chain structure and seek an IPO as opposed to maintaining the status quo and not attempting to go public

    Infoslide

    An initial public offering (IPO) is when a private company issues its shares on the public market. In order for their IPO to be approved, corporate governance, financial governance, sustainability, risk management, etc., are strictly audited. Shein is the world's largest fast fashion retailer. It plans to go public through an IPO on the London Stock Exchange after being rejected on the New York Stock Exchange.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Open Semi final · 2025-03-15

  • This house supports banning factory farming

    Infoslide

    (Infoslide: Factory farming refers to the process of intensive animal agriculture; characterised by high-density confinement and industrialised production techniques)

    London Juniors 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-08

  • This house supports the implementation of the HVLV policy in developing countries with major tourist industries.

    Infoslide

    Under the ""High Value, Low Volume"" policy, there are strict controls on how the amount of visas allocated for tourists, which may include expensive tourist levy costs to ensure it never receives more tourists than it can handle."

    Ramjas British Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-08

  • This house, as Hiccup, would part with Toothless and release him into the wild

    Infoslide

    You are Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III from the island, Berk. You have had a longtime close relationship with your dragon, Toothless: a rare breed of the powerful Night Fury species and the last of his kind. You are one of the most exalted dragon trainers in all of Norway. Unfortunately, humanity has been in a longtime war with dragons, and your success has made you and Toothless the target of many dragon hunters, including the ones that hunted even the Night Furies into near extinction. You may have succeeded in convincing the people of Berk to accept dragons, but you are unsure as to whether you can do the same for other neighboring islands. While you are unsure how Toothless plans to survive in the wild alone, you are confident in his intelligence and know that he has had a longtime history of successfully outwitting dragon hunters before you found him.

    Malaysia Charity Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2025-03-02