Swinburn WSDC Style Debate 2008

Swinburne WSDC Style Debate 2008 (Sarawak)

Theme:Internationalism through Education, Sport and Culture

Round 1
Health (Prelims)

1. THW place clinically obese children under the care of the state
2. THW support the implementation of compulsory morning exercises for all government servants
3. This House would place a worldwide ban on tobacco advertising
Round 2
Sports
1. THW limit the number of foreign players in football clubs
2. THW support the use of performance enhancing drugs

3. TH prefers to see more female golfers in the PGA tour


Round 3
Student Life (Prelims)
1. This House believes that full-time students should take part in compulsory charity work
2. THW lower the voting age to 18
3. THW support the use of corporal punishment


Round 4
Global influence
1. THBT Hollywood is bad for us
2. This House believes that censorship have done more harm than good
3. This House believes that Malaysia should regulate the Internet
Round 5
Education
1.This House believes that religion has no place in state schools
2. THBT all subjects should be taught exclusively in English
3. THW introduce a compulsory environmental awareness subject in Malaysian schools

Globalization (Maybe -Quarter finals)
1. This House believes that globalisation perpetuates social inequity
2. This House believes that multi-nationals are the new imperialists
3. This House believes in regional trading blocs rather than global free trade


Colonialism – very related to culture (Semi Final)
1.This House believes that governments should protect their native languages
2.This House believes that cultural treasures belong at home
3. THBT USA should pay reparations to the African American community


Internet (Grand Finals)
1. THW ban Online Gambling
2. THW ban websites that glorifies the act of terrorism
3. THW regulate social networking websites