National Circuit Debate

Throughout high school, I harbored a deep admiration for debate and dreamed of joining the team. Its quintessence of ideals in rational argument, tolerance for conflicting points of view, and rigorous self-examination appealed strongly to me. Yet simple things, like pronouncing a word wrong or having an accent, were enough to hold me back. Thus, I passed through my high school years unnoticed.

I have noticed from my friends that even though the election is over, the dialogue has not stopped. Instead, people are more vocal about their options and thoughts. I agreed when Professor Gillespie stated that she does not look to the government to have all the answers, because they too are human, and are flawed. I enjoyed how both sides had good arguments and were able to back up their positions. When students posed questions, they answered them with thought. Listening to two different perspectives allowed me to see how people think differently that I do, but in the end just want the best for their

discriminatory animus by Cardinal Financial with regard to the declination to make a loan on the original terms. Thus, the circuit court looked correctly to the Substitute Trustees to advance, if it could, a nondiscriminatory reason for the denial.

In my first tournament, out of 100 debaters, I placed 4th. With two weeks of preparation, I managed to powerfully and persuasively relay my viewpoints while eclipsing three-fourths of my competition. I realized that not only did I enjoy debating, but I found my niche.

Upon your request to design a 200 meter indoor track that fulfills the constraints of straightaways measuring 34 to 44 meters and lanes measuring 1.07 to 1.22 meters wide, I have designed a track that should fulfill these requests. To elaborate, I began by picking some arbitrary values for the two measurements that met the constraints. These came out to be 40 meters of the straightaways respectively and 1.2 meter lane widths. These values were chosen first as they would make further calculations easier and actual construction of the track simpler. Should the radii of the semicircular ends of the track have been chosen first, these numbers would come out to be irrational and therefore, would be hard to

In order to improve the quality of my debate as a member of the team, I should be less repetitive, more organized with my ideas, and discuss details beforehand. By being less repetitive, it will allow my team to present more arguments supporting the topic. By being organized with my ideas, everyone has a fair chance of putting forward a new argument not elaborating more on previous ones. By discussing details beforehand, each member in the team knows about who is going to be stating which argument. Overall, there could’ve been major impacts if these changes were made prior to the

After an exhausting forty-five minutes of debating I knew my goal was complete, regardless of the decision of the judge. I have always perceived debate as a competitive affair and many still do. I use to try everything in my power to win: debating slyly, confusing my opponent with big words, and forming false claims in the debate, most of the time to a fault, not understanding the bitter debate environment I was creating. Then one day while preparing in the summer for my upcoming debate year, I watched a CEDA College Debate Round online and the arguments being made inspired me. They began debating not about policies that could be implemented, but the impact the words and discourse of their performance had on the people watching the debate round, it changed the entire game. Volunteering and helping those in need had always been part of my life from assisting Kindergartens gain a strong foundation by learning about key principles in religious education classes to trying to alleviate poverty in the local community by using grassroots movements with the Aga Khan Foundation, so when I realized I had an opportunity to inspire and help others realize that the words they say have a real impact on individuals around them. However, it wasn’t until my senior year of high school

As voted captain on Hampton-Dumont's athletic teams, I discovered the value of communication, unity, perseverance, and passion. Leaders are only successful if they have followers. I have come to know that every individual has a gift to contribute. Every role is vital. My teammates trust me because I value the individual and withhold judgement. I genuinely care about each and every girl, regardless of who she is or where she's come from. I seek and expect the best out of everyone, and when you do that, anything is possible. With this leadership style, each of our school athletic teams became cohesive and united. It became less about me and more about friends with true commitment to each other who focus on the big picture of teamwork.

One of the unique activities in high school around the United States is debate. This extra-curricular activity is the most influential activity one can participate in. Specifically, Lincoln-Douglass and Policy Debate because the amount of research and critical knowledge that is gained is amazing. Debate is an activity focused on preparing students to stand up for what they believe in. The activity requires students to analyze a topic known as a resolution, and then defending, supporting and critiquing that topic.

The Supreme Court in Virginia reviews decisions of the circuit courts and the Court of Appeals when such appeals have been allowed, decisions from the State Corporation Commission, and certain disciplinary actions of the Virginia State Bar regarding attorneys (“Virginia Court System”, 2009). The Court of Appeals in Virginia, reviews decisions of the circuit courts in domestic relations matters, traffic infractions and criminal cases, appeals from administrative agencies, and decisions of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. (“Virginia Court System”, 2009). When comes to the Circuit Court in Virginia, the circuit court is the general jurisdiction trial court with authority to try all types of civil and criminal cases. (“Virginia Court System”, 2009). The general district in Virginia, is a limited jurisdiction trial court that hears civil cases involving amounts in controversy up to $25,000, and conducts trials

The Columbia City High School debate team is not especially large; in fact, Mr. Woodhouse struggles to keep more than a few active members. This unfortunate situation, and the intense recruitment efforts it necessitates, have led me to develop a much greater devotion to the team than I had ever felt towards any team before. Mr. Woodhouse, the several other active members, and I work together to other people to discover debate and all that it has to offer. In fact, a community is one of those positive aspects of debate. In addition to the strong bonds within a team, debaters find friends and mentors in other teams as well. While there is certainly a healthy dose of competition and rivalry within the debate circuit, it also fosters cordial, supportive relationships among the participants, coaches, and judges. This reality helped me to realize how similar I am to people who seemed completely different from me, building my sense of and devotion to

Understanding that we could not rely solely on our coaches to save the season, I worked with the Key School athletic director to organize team meetings outside of practice to teach advanced sailing tactics. I initiated a mandatory three-hour tactical lecture during which I focused primarily on teaching my freshmen teammates. At these meetings, I unloaded everything I had learned over my eleven years of racing. I told them I had high expectations, but I knew that they were capable of meeting them.

Throughout this school year, I’ve been working as an assistant debate coach at my middle school. Although I’ve had quite some experience debating, I’ve never truly taught debate, nor have I ever work with children. During most meetings, I would be a volunteer who assisted Coach Bryan with whatever he needs.

One example is, friends come over to watch Monday Night Football or an even a random episode PTI. This allows there to be debate within sports to create an even larger stage for the games about to be played. Sporting debates also happen online within public spheres, online debates are very popular among sports bloggers. Social media has also played a role in debates as well as building up games and following for fans perspective. Too help arguments in debates both fans will use stats presented from ESPN.com or what they heard on Sportscenter and make their case. ESPN helps educates one way or another, fans are learning. It is up to the fan what they will do with that

Our fist discussion was regarding the video “Planning a Playground”. The group in this video was discussing planning for a playground, what it would cost to put it up and how they could raise the money. I liked how this group communicated effectively an overall worked together. I picked up on some nervousness but that was mainly because they were meeting for the first time. The only issue that I could see off top was at some points some of the members would cut off the member that was speaking. I don’t feel that it was intentional or malicious but to communicate effectively you need to let others speak until their done so that you completely understand what is being said. In most cases this is how things are misunderstood because you only take from the part you hear or stopped them from saying. I identified constructive conflict occurring in this group. Constructive conflict is when behaviors help to build relationships, when you are able to manage your emotions and accept and resolve responses. It’s when you have task-completion,