¨This Girl Was Sent Home by Her School Because Her Outfit Was 'too Revealing'¨ Metro Sister of Schoolgirl Sent Home for Wearing Revealing Outfit Says Dress Code Encourages Bodyshaming Comments. n.p., 10 Apr. 2015. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/10/sister-of-schoolgirl-sent-home-for-wearing-revealing-outfit-says-dress-codes-encourage-body-shaming-5143262/ ^^Awesome article from Larissa's
¨This Girl Was Sent Home by Her School Because Her Outfit Was 'too Revealing'¨ Metro Sister of Schoolgirl Sent Home for Wearing Revealing Outfit Says Dress Code Encourages Bodyshaming Comments. n.p., 10 Apr. 2015. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/10/sister-of-schoolgirl-sent-home-for-wearing-revealing-outfit-says-dress-codes-encourage-body-shaming-5143262/ ^^Awesome article from Larissa's
The continuing conflict, particularly in the US media, of police vs racism. Including issues of the justification of deadly force, body cameras, the general antagonization of police officers, and, of course, of the extent and effect of racism in fatal shootings.
The continuing conflict, particularly in the US media, of police vs racism. Including issues of the justification of deadly force, body cameras, the general antagonization of police officers, and, of course, of the extent and effect of racism in fatal shootings.
Below are some of the topics that I see coming up a number of times in your blog posts. Some of them could be crafted into debate topics but some might be very one-sided (as I think about our last class discussion). Our goal today, is to figure out debate topics that have 2 sides that enough of you could argue.
Police brutality -- what could be an issue that wouldn't be completely one-sided in our class? Everyone wants to talk about it, but we keep coming down on the same side. If you have an idea of how to frame this, that would be great.
Cuba -- a lot of your wrote about Obama's recent talks with the leader of Cuba and the move into a more cooperative relationship with this country. In other words we would no longer see them as a threat--travel and trading bans would be lifted. Good idea or not?
Gender equality -- equal pay -- these topics dominated our discussion last time, but is there a way to frame a debate topic that isn't completely one-sided?
Religious freedom act -- again, we talked a lot about this, but is there a way to frame a debate topic that isn't completely one-sided? This could extend to the requirement of companies to provide health care services that conflict with religious beliefs (abortion, contraceptives).
The legalization of marijuana, not necessarily for medicinal purposes. Some of you talk about recent deaths related to substances in synthetic marijuana. Would government regulation of recreational marijuana makes things safer or just make the problem worse?
ISIS -- fears about this terrorist groups activities came up a lot in your blog posts. What would be a reasonable debate topic? Could be debate US policy in terms of dealing with ISIS? Might there be a smaller more manageable topic related to this? I'm thinking about how the group uses social media to recruit and display executions--should we do more to limit their social media reach in our country? That might required government regulation of the internet. Good idea or not?
Did you know that California is facing its fourth year of a drought? There is concern that certain crops, such as alfalfa and almonds, use too much water and that in this time of water crisis, we need to exercise more caution. Should those crops be banned in places experiencing a water shortage?
This is a local issue that I was surprised didn't get any play. The rail and river transport of Bakken oil has raised concerns of communities in Albany and environmentalists. A company called Global Partners is expanding operations here--apparently Albany is quite a hub in the transport of this dangerous type of fuel. Any thoughts?
I just remembered--there have been a number of articles about people desperate to leave the violence in Africa and Syria, so much so that they are taking to the Mediterranean Sea in crowded boats or paying human traffikers to help them escape. There have been a number of accidents and deaths in the sea--the issue is also what to do with them when then arrive in places like Italy. Is there a debate topic here? Our own country is dealing with immigration issues along the southern border--children escaping violence in Central American countries and seeking out the border patrol agents. We have a crisis along the border--what do we do with these kids? What do you think?
We should discuss the new FAA drone laws
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^^Awesome article from Larissa's
¨This Girl Was Sent Home by Her School Because Her Outfit Was 'too Revealing'¨ Metro Sister of Schoolgirl Sent Home for Wearing Revealing Outfit Says Dress Code Encourages Bodyshaming Comments. n.p., 10 Apr. 2015. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
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^^Awesome article from Larissa's
Moral complications of capital punishement
ReplyDeletejaden smith wearing dresses, and willow smiths shirtless instagram picture and how they're fighting for gender equality.
ReplyDeleteThe continuing conflict, particularly in the US media, of police vs racism. Including issues of the justification of deadly force, body cameras, the general antagonization of police officers, and, of course, of the extent and effect of racism in fatal shootings.
ReplyDeletejaden smith wearing dresses, and willow smiths shirtless instagram picture and how they're fighting for gender equality.
ReplyDeleteThe continuing conflict, particularly in the US media, of police vs racism. Including issues of the justification of deadly force, body cameras, the general antagonization of police officers, and, of course, of the extent and effect of racism in fatal shootings.
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ReplyDeleteBelow are some of the topics that I see coming up a number of times in your blog posts. Some of them could be crafted into debate topics but some might be very one-sided (as I think about our last class discussion). Our goal today, is to figure out debate topics that have 2 sides that enough of you could argue.
ReplyDeleteGun control -- whether or not some recent concealed weapons laws are a good idea or not.
DeleteRight to bear arms on college campuses -- should students be allowed to carry a weapon to protect themselves while on campus?
DeletePolice brutality -- what could be an issue that wouldn't be completely one-sided in our class? Everyone wants to talk about it, but we keep coming down on the same side. If you have an idea of how to frame this, that would be great.
DeleteIran -- a lot of you talked about the recent negotiations over Iran's nuclear capabilities and the lifting of sanctions -- good idea or not?
DeleteCuba -- a lot of your wrote about Obama's recent talks with the leader of Cuba and the move into a more cooperative relationship with this country. In other words we would no longer see them as a threat--travel and trading bans would be lifted. Good idea or not?
DeleteGender equality -- equal pay -- these topics dominated our discussion last time, but is there a way to frame a debate topic that isn't completely one-sided?
DeleteReligious freedom act -- again, we talked a lot about this, but is there a way to frame a debate topic that isn't completely one-sided? This could extend to the requirement of companies to provide health care services that conflict with religious beliefs (abortion, contraceptives).
DeleteThe legalization of marijuana, not necessarily for medicinal purposes. Some of you talk about recent deaths related to substances in synthetic marijuana. Would government regulation of recreational marijuana makes things safer or just make the problem worse?
DeleteISIS -- fears about this terrorist groups activities came up a lot in your blog posts. What would be a reasonable debate topic? Could be debate US policy in terms of dealing with ISIS? Might there be a smaller more manageable topic related to this? I'm thinking about how the group uses social media to recruit and display executions--should we do more to limit their social media reach in our country? That might required government regulation of the internet. Good idea or not?
DeleteI was surprised that with all of the media coverage about the opt out movement, no one wanted to talk about testing--testing and teacher evaluations.
DeleteDid you know that California is facing its fourth year of a drought? There is concern that certain crops, such as alfalfa and almonds, use too much water and that in this time of water crisis, we need to exercise more caution. Should those crops be banned in places experiencing a water shortage?
DeleteAny other issues that maybe didn't come up that would work well in a debate?
DeleteThis came up in my other class--should all children be required to get vaccinated?
DeleteDress code issues came up too -- often related to sexism. Are dress codes that limit skin exposure sexist? Is this a debatable topic.
ReplyDeleteThis is a local issue that I was surprised didn't get any play. The rail and river transport of Bakken oil has raised concerns of communities in Albany and environmentalists. A company called Global Partners is expanding operations here--apparently Albany is quite a hub in the transport of this dangerous type of fuel. Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteThe issue of regulations on drone activity was discussed online by some of you. Is this of interest?
ReplyDeleteI just remembered--there have been a number of articles about people desperate to leave the violence in Africa and Syria, so much so that they are taking to the Mediterranean Sea in crowded boats or paying human traffikers to help them escape. There have been a number of accidents and deaths in the sea--the issue is also what to do with them when then arrive in places like Italy. Is there a debate topic here? Our own country is dealing with immigration issues along the southern border--children escaping violence in Central American countries and seeking out the border patrol agents. We have a crisis along the border--what do we do with these kids? What do you think?
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