A. Novice SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1 - 4:00PM

Speaker 1

Apple Music is better than Spotify
Bragging can be good
Books should have ratings like movies

Speaker 2

Apple Music is better than Spotify
Bragging can be good
Books should have ratings like movies

Speaker 3

The significance of national borders is diminishing in a globally connected world.
People have a responsibility to help one another out
Schools should be allowed to ban some books from their libraries

Speaker 4

The significance of national borders is diminishing in a globally connected world.
People have a responsibility to help one another out
Schools should be allowed to ban some books from their libraries

Speaker 5

Seafood is better than red meat
Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
A driver's license should be based on physical and mental capabilities, not age

Speaker 6

Seafood is better than red meat
Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
A driver's license should be based on physical and mental capabilities, not age

Round 2 - 5:45PM

Speaker 1

Facebook should have a "dislike" button
Companies should be required to have at least one female executive
Bottled water should not be sold to consumers

Speaker 2

Facebook should have a "dislike" button
Companies should be required to have at least one female executive
Bottled water should not be sold to consumers

Speaker 3

Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
Students should be required to volunteer in the community

Speaker 4

Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
Girl scouts should be paid for selling cookies
Students should be required to volunteer in the community

Speaker 5

History is an important subject that all students should learn
Extreme parenting techniques compromise the emotional well-being of children.
There should be an Academy Award for the best video game

Speaker 6

History is an important subject that all students should learn
Extreme parenting techniques compromise the emotional well-being of children.
There should be an Academy Award for the best video game

Round 3 - 7:00pm

Speaker 1

The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
Excess can be good
Promoting the idea of Santa giving 'bad' presents to naughty children has negative psychological effects.

Speaker 2

The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
Excess can be good
Promoting the idea of Santa giving 'bad' presents to naughty children has negative psychological effects.

Speaker 3

Pop culture should be taught in school
Music with explicit lyrics should be played on the radio without censoring the words
All museums should be free

Speaker 4

Pop culture should be taught in school
Music with explicit lyrics should be played on the radio without censoring the words
All museums should be free

Speaker 5

All students should be required to volunteer in the community
Cutting military spending will lead to more prosperous and peaceful societies.
Video games do more harm than good

Speaker 6

All students should be required to volunteer in the community
Cutting military spending will lead to more prosperous and peaceful societies.
Video games do more harm than good

Finals - 8:30pm/ASAP

Speaker 1

Junk food should be banned from schools
Single-sex schools are better for education
Healthy pizza toppings are better than other pizza toppings

Speaker 2

Junk food should be banned from schools
Single-sex schools are better for education
Healthy pizza toppings are better than other pizza toppings

Speaker 3

Schools should ban the playing of tackle football because it is too dangerous.
Coding class should be required in school.
Human actions are primarily driven by self-interest rather than altruism.

Speaker 4

Schools should ban the playing of tackle football because it is too dangerous.
Coding class should be required in school.
Human actions are primarily driven by self-interest rather than altruism.

Speaker 5

Social media brings people together
Protecting the environment should take precedence over industrial advancement.
All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class

Speaker 6

Social media brings people together
Protecting the environment should take precedence over industrial advancement.
All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class