C. High School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1 - 8:00am
Speaker 1
The Internet should be regulated
Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth
In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.
Speaker 2
The Internet should be regulated
Contemporary policing of marginalized communities in the United States contributes to the criminalization of youth
In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.
Speaker 3
Leisure time is essential for workplace effectiveness
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.
Cryptocurrencies should be illegal
Speaker 4
Leisure time is essential for workplace effectiveness
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.
Cryptocurrencies should be illegal
Speaker 5
Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullying
Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government
Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries
Speaker 6
Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullying
Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government
Industrial nations should make annual reparations to impacted countries
Speaker 7
It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.
Store price labels should include sales tax
Street security cameras are good for society
Speaker 8
It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.
Store price labels should include sales tax
Street security cameras are good for society
Round 2 - 9:30am
Speaker 1
STD testing should be available at schools
Wars can be economically justified
Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools
Speaker 2
STD testing should be available at schools
Wars can be economically justified
Prayer of any form should be allowed in schools
Speaker 3
The United States ought to abolish the minimum wage.
Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents
Harriet Tubman should have her face on the $20 bill
Speaker 4
The United States ought to abolish the minimum wage.
Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents
Harriet Tubman should have her face on the $20 bill
Speaker 5
Abortion is ethical in the early stages of pregnancy
Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States.
The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars, declared and undeclared, occurring outside the Western Hemisphere
Speaker 6
Abortion is ethical in the early stages of pregnancy
Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States.
The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars, declared and undeclared, occurring outside the Western Hemisphere
Speaker 7
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.
There should be a limit for US Senators' terms
People should take a sex ed class before they can date
Speaker 8
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.
There should be a limit for US Senators' terms
People should take a sex ed class before they can date
Round 3 - 10:45am
Speaker 1
In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.
Modern patterns of incarceration contribute to racial inequality in the US
The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.
Speaker 2
In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.
Modern patterns of incarceration contribute to racial inequality in the US
The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.
Speaker 3
Higher education is necessary for future financial success
China should remove its factories on its East Coast
Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
Speaker 4
Higher education is necessary for future financial success
China should remove its factories on its East Coast
Politicians should be forced to retire at 60 years old
Speaker 5
Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.
Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period
Mandatory military service should be required for both men and women
Speaker 6
Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.
Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period
Mandatory military service should be required for both men and women
Speaker 7
State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the Internet
Election day should be an official holiday in the US
Prisoners have a right to privacy
Speaker 8
State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the Internet
Election day should be an official holiday in the US
Prisoners have a right to privacy