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Will China rule the world of the future?
Decision making is a quick process in the more authoritarian society of China. As we speak they are securing their access to natural resources by granting third world countries loans with lower intrest than that of the world bank. Meanwhile an aspiring 30-year old scientist is polishing the warhead of a nuclear missile wondering if one day his country will be the greatest superpower.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/26/high-school-students-parody-new-school-lunch-guidelines-in-youtube-video/
Keep in mind that the children can have unlimited seconds of fruits and vegetables and this legistlation only applies to government subsidized school food programs. The government is deciding what is healthy and is also subsidizing the educational system that according to some should be completely privatized.
On the other hand, fat-ass American children won't eat their vegetables and say they get "hungry". The government is merely deciding what to do with their money. If the purpose of school food is to feed the children why does it matter what kind of food is given to them as long at it is healthy and is acceptable in the social norms of the community?
Are you better off or even happier because you own this piece of technology? Should everybody own such a device?
As I rarely use them, I have noted they can at worst be a leash for bosses, parents and advertisers to distract or control you regardless of where your measly existance lingers in time and space. Smarthphones entangle us in all the worries and hurries of the world, even when such are not present at hand. As people develop networks trough these devices they share their problems and complain about their circumstances. Networking does not equal doing. If you needed other people in your life you would develop meaningful relationships. Smartphones are only there to replace your surroundings, be they classrooms, parks or workstations. As such I think the iPhone 5 is hardly worth the 500 bucks.
Mitt Romney has been hiding his tax returns for some time now, and I think its time to seriously wonder if he should take the opposite course of action. We all know, that his tax rate must be a masterpiece: instrumented with the same strokes of genious as J. S. Bach wrote the first down the first chords of his sonata in A minor. IF we know Mitt Romney can cut his own taxes, we know he can cut the taxes of ordinary people with at least the same grace, care and subtlety as the old master in writing his intrigately crafted melody lines, that in the end subsided to the scope of the masters work, the unified meaning in all of his masterpieces: Soli Deo Gloria.
From an American perspective, unrestricted free markets are compatible with libertarian tenets, as voluntary transactions between individuals are said to lead an uncoercive system of voluntary association. Some minarchists advocate a welfare state. From a European perspective, libertarianism is associated with minarchist or anarchist socialist movements. They argue that free markets fail to fulfil the basic tenants of libertarianism. Due to the nature of this debate, seeing as it is about the nature of libertarianism and rights, I would ask people to hold back on utilitarian arguments on all sides.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntgzoE7rU9A
The movie, "Innocence of Muslims," that mocks and insults the Prophet Muhammad caused demonstrators to attack a U.S. consulate in Libya, killing one American, and breached the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Alright class, we had some issues last time, but now the interface is working again. I rolled up this debate early. After reading your ground work make sure to utilize educational videos in your arguments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxFGhQsaSwI