The Life Raft Debate is an annual event that takes place at the University of Montevallo‚ a liberal arts school in Alabama. At this event the audience is made up of current students who listen to their professors all vying for the last spot on the “life raft”‚ which is completely theoretical. The point of this exercise is to prove to the students that what they are learning is not useless for Liberal Arts. The forum is a chance for the students to say “make us believe we need you here” (Nancy Updike)
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During 2014’s annual State of the Union address‚ President Obama aggressively addressed the age-old debate of raising the minimum wage. The President has urged legislators to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour to fight the ongoing battle of class inequality. Subsequently‚ Massachusetts legislators proposed a bill that would incrementally raise the state minimum wage to $10.50 over the next two years just weeks after the President’s address. The prospects of this proposed legislation
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Debate on Climate Change Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average‚ for example more or fewer extreme weather events. Climate change may be limited to a particular region or may occur across the whole Earth. I t is a broader context of human dimensions in which insufficient attention
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an uncountable number of different faiths being followed. While sects of Christianity are by far the majority‚ about seventy percent of the U.S. population as of 2001‚ other groups still retain considerable numbers of followers (Farrell). Doctrines of many religions‚ Christian doctrines being the most often used in debates‚ clearly classify abortion as immoral‚ a form of murder‚ and not allowed. This fact‚ however‚ does not mean Christian women never undergo abortions. In fact‚ studies show that
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IKEA Group An Ethical Communication Analysis Sha Ma Ethical Issues in Organization Communication October 20‚ 2013 Background information on the organization IKEA is an International furniture company‚ which has 298 stores in 26 countries. IKEA was founded in 1947. The key player and founder of IKEA is Ingvar Kamprad. The International Headquarters of IKEA are located in Delft‚ Netherlands. IKEA was the first retailer in its field to establish
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I would like to be a Speech and Debate captain because I feel that I am committed to working‚ I yearn to teach‚ and I am capable of leading. In addition to the skills that I think I can offer‚ I also seek help benefit the team in more tangible fashions‚ such as through providing assistance to the new coach and giving afterschool practices more direction. Specifically‚ I think that as a captain I would be able to provide assistance to the new debate coach‚ Mike‚ through recruiting prospective students
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The Shareholders vs. Stakeholders Debate T he stakeholder theorists smell blood. Scandals at Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ ImClone‚ Tyco International and WorldCom‚ concerns about the independence of accountants who are charged with auditing financial statements‚ and questions about the incentive schema and investor recommendations at Credit Suisse First Boston and iMerrill Lynch have all provided rich fodder for those who question the premise of shareholder supremacy. Many observers have claimed that
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The Debate about Censorship Censorship‚ the control of the information and ideas circulated within a society‚ has been a characteristic of dictatorships throughout history. In the 20th Century‚ censorship was achieved through the examination of books‚ plays‚ films‚ television and radio programs‚ news reports‚ and other forms of communication for the purpose of altering or suppressing ideas found to be objectionable or offensive. There have been assorted justifications for censorship‚ with some censors
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MaKayla Shifflett PVCC English Mr.Hughes December 2‚ 2015 For many years‚ people have debated gun control. Many people think that “more guns‚ fewer shootings” is the answer to the debate about gun control. Some say gun incidents are decreasing. However‚ people have failed to notice that guns are still the reason for numerous amounts of death. Once we understand that firearms are one of the main causes of mass shootings‚ we’ll begin to see that the answer to the problem is gun control. It’s best
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Computer Power Group Case Analysis Evaluate CPG’s brand portfolio and architecture Founded in 1968‚ Computer Power Group (CPG) was Australia’s largest publicly listed information technology service company. In the mid - to late 1980s‚ CPG went beyond IT consulting and by incorporating many Australasian companies in the IT education‚ training‚ services‚ staffing‚ software‚ and resourcing domains. CPG made acquisitions in the Unites States‚ United Kingdom and other places through out the world
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