This house regrets that the value of heroism is largely based on the tales of battle
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We think there is a crucial link between the mediatized manifestations of heroic phenomena and the growth of the cultural and social discourses surrounding them. Given the structural resemblances between violence and heroism, this connection is particularly apparent in media expressions in which the use of physical violence interacts with heroization.
Novice Semifinals
This House regrets the rising trend of online dating
Info Slide
Relationships and intimate social interactions have a significant impact on wellbeing. However, recent developments in Internet and mobile communication technologies have resulted in a significant change in the manner in which people interact with one another, raising concerns about how these technologies are affecting the experience of interpersonal intimacy and its connection to wellbeing. Even though research on intimacy in online social interactions is in its early stages, most people agree that it is possible to experience some level of intimacy online.
Grand Final
This house prefers a world that disregards physical difference
Semifinals
This house regrets that the value of heroism is largely based on the tales of battle
Info Slide
We think there is a crucial link between the mediatized manifestations of heroic phenomena and the growth of the cultural and social discourses surrounding them. Given the structural resemblances between violence and heroism, this connection is particularly apparent in media expressions in which the use of physical violence interacts with heroization.
Quarterfinals
This House regrets the rising trend of online dating
Info Slide
Relationships and intimate social interactions have a significant impact on wellbeing. However, recent developments in Internet and mobile communication technologies have resulted in a significant change in the manner in which people interact with one another, raising concerns about how these technologies are affecting the experience of interpersonal intimacy and its connection to wellbeing. Even though research on intimacy in online social interactions is in its early stages, most people agree that it is possible to experience some level of intimacy online.
Round 3
THW apply racial quotas for healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, doctors)
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Racial quotas are stipulations in terms of numbers for the recruitment, advancement, and admission of people from a specific racial group. These quotas may be established by governmental authority and supported by governmental sanctions. This proportion may be converted to a specific number if the total number of positions or enrollment slots is fixed.
Round 2
THW make premarital mental health screening mandatory
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Mental health is a state of wellbeing in which individuals are able to realize their abilities, cope with life stresses, work productively, and contribute to their communities (Galderisi, et.al.,2015)
Round 1
This House Would ban the use of endangered plants and animals for medicine
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Medicinal plants have been a resource for healing in local communities around the world for thousands of years. In the last few hundred years it has seen a prolific rise in the introduction, development, and advancement of herbal substance analysis