C. Championship Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 - 1:15 pm - NFA LD @ 1:45

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “I’m glad Reagan dead” - Reagan by Killer Mike

    2. “Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong” - Solidarity Forever by Pete Seeger

    3. “Well, you’ll work harder with a gun in your back, for a bowl of rice a day” - Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “Who else in America deserves to have that feeling? Where else in America will they blow up yo village?” - My Auntie’s Building by Open Mike Eagle

    2. “Breakin’ rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won” - I Fought the Law by the Crickets

    3. “Antagonized, making us their enemies, What’s good for them isn't good for you and me” - Ignored by Off!

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “And when I’m finished, it’s gonna be a bloodbath of cops dyin’ in LA” - Fuck Tha Police by NWA

    2. “Let me ask you a question, is your money that good? Will it buy you forgiveness?” - Masters of War by Bob Dylan

    3. “They want us to allege and pledge and bow down to their god” - Take the Power Back by Rage Against the Machine

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “You can’t fool the all the people all of the time, but if you fool the right ones, then the rest will fall behind” - Propaganda by Dead Prez

    2. “Why do they always send the poor? Why don’t presidents fight the war?” - BYOB by System of a Down

    3. “There is power in a factory, power in the land, power in the hand of the work” - There is Power in a Union by Billy Bragg

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “I learned that murderers die for their crimes even if we make a mistake sometimes” - What did you Learn at School Today by Pete Seeger

    2. “When you try to change the system from within, it’s not you who changes the system, it’s the system who changes you” - The Philosophy of Poverty by Immortal Technique

    3. “We the don’t believe you ‘cause we the people are still in the rear, ayo, we don’t need you” - We the People… by a Tribe Called Quest

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “This one’s for the master race: my brown-power ass in your white-power face” - The Only Good Fascists is a Very Dead Fascist by Propagandhi

    2. “It’s not a matter of color, freedom is everybody’s business” - Blaxploitation by Noname

    3. “You have the emergence in human society of this thing that’s called the state” - Police State by Dead Prez

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses” - Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine

    2. “Smashing the prison walls, pound till it all falls down” - The Anti-Capitalist Mentality by Sun Above Rise

    3. “We got the guillotine, we got the guillotine, you better run” - The Guillotine by the Coup 

Round 2 - 1:00 pm - NFA LD @ 1:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates

    2. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

    3. "The world of the happy is quite different from that of the unhappy." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. "Happiness depends upon ourselves." - Aristotle

    2. "No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience." - John Locke

    3. "If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." - Margaret Thatcher

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. "Get busy living or get busy dying." - Stephen King

    2. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton

    3. "We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world" - Judith Butler

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. "The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves." - William Hazlitt

    2. "One cannot step twice in the same river." - Heraclitus

    3. "Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down." - Mary Anne Radmacher

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King Jr

    2. "The mind is everything. What you think you become." - Buddha

    3. “One is not born, but one becomes a woman.” - Simone de Beauvoir

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

    2. "The world is my idea." - Arthur Schopenhauer

    3. "Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently." - Rosa Luxemburg

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. "No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." - Aristotle

    2. "Where there is love there is life."- Mahatma Gandhi

    3. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker

Round 3 - 6:00 pm - NFA LD @ 6:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. "On every street in every city in this country, there is a nobody who dreams of being a somebody." ― Taxi Driver

    2. "Every man dies, not every man really lives." — Braveheart

    3. "Nothing is inconceivable." — Junior

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. "If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards." — Tommy Boy

    2. "Expect the impossible." — Mission Impossible

    3. "Every journey begins with a single move." — Searching for Bobby Fischer

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. "The longer you wait, the harder it gets" — The 40-Year-Old Virgin

    2. "Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real." — Primal Fear

    3. "Whoever saves one Life, Saves the World entire." — Schindler's List

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. "It can be Hell getting into Heaven." — Dogma

    2. "Nothing is as simple as black and white." — Pleasantville

    3. "There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear." — Cape Fear

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. "The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe." — Ondine

    2.  "Be all that someone else can be" — Being John Malkovich

    3. "Every dream has a price." — Wall Street

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.” — Fargo

    2.  "Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy." — Girl, Interrupted

    3. "Forget what's legal...do what's right." — 10 to Midnight

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “Just because you were accepted doesn’t mean you belong.” — School Ties

    2.  “Everyone has one special thing.” — Boogie Nights

    3. "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free" — The Shawshank Redemption

Finals - 5:00 pm / Elim 1 (NFA-LD) 5:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “As Scyther fights more battles, its scythes become sharper and sharper” - Pokédex entry for Scyther

    2. “It sings a joyous song in a sinister voice.” — Pokédex entry for Gourgiest

    3. “It has a weakness for shiny things.” — Pokédex entry for Murkrow

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “It is waiting for the moment to evolve.” — Pokédex entry for Metapod

    2. “This Pokemon cannot afford to stop bouncing”  Pokedex entry for Spoink

    3. “When it goes on a rampage, it’s impossible to control.” — Pokédex entry for Nidoking

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “If the Pokémon lets its strange power erupt, apparently the pain subsides for a while.” — Pokédex entry for Psyduck

    2. “If it spots a drowning person or Pokémon, Dragonite simply must help them.” — Pokédex entry for Dragonite

    3. “While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.” — Pokédex entry for Totodile

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult.” — Pokédex entry for Primeape

    2. “The seed slowly grows larger.” — Pokédex entry for Bulbasaur

    3. “In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.”  Pokedex entry for Magikarp

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “It lives quietly in the darkness. It is always patiently waiting for the right moment to retaliate.” — Pokédex entry for Wobbuffet

    2. “It has a barbaric nature.” — Pokédex entry for Charmeleon

    3. “It smiles when trampled.” — Pokédex entry for Stunfisk

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “It was able to evolve a body with wings just by constantly wishing to be able to fly.” — Pokédex entry for Salamance

    2. "Due to its appearance and its lifestyle, it is considered to be the world’s most worthless Pokémon." — Pokédex entry for      

    3. “It won’t stop singing its lullabies until its foes fall asleep.” — Pokédex entry for Jigglypuff

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “Where common knowledge is distorted and strange.” — Pokedex entry for Giratina

    2. “Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.” — Pokédex entry for Alakazam

    3. “It has an extremely aggressive nature.” — Pokédex entry for Gyarados