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245	0	4	_aThe debatabase book : _ba must-have guide for successful debate / _cthe editors of IDEA ; introduction by Robert Trapp.
250			_aSixth edition.
260			_aNew York, etc. : _bInternational Debate Education Association, _c2013.
300			_avii, 228 p. ; _c27 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Debate topics: Abortion, Free Access to ; Abortion on Demand ; Abortion, Parental Notification/Consent ; Advertising: Digitally Enhanced Images of Women ; Affirmative Action ; Age Discrimination ; AIDS Drugs for Developing Countries ; Alternatively Fueled Cars, Government Incentives for ; Animal Rights ; Assisted Suicide ; Biodiversity and Endangered Species ; Biofuels ; Birth Control, Government Coverage of ; Campaign Finance ; Capital Punishment ; Censorship of the Arts ; Child Labor ; Child Soldiers, Prosecution of for War Crimes ; China: Partner or Adversary? ; Civil Disobedience ; Climate Change: Regulations vs. Market Mechanism in Dealing with ; Condoms in Schools ; Creationism in Public Schools ; Curfew Laws ; Deep-Sea Drilling ; Developing World Debt, Cancellation of ; DNA Database for Criminals ; The Debatabase Book The DREAM Act ; Drinking Age, Lowering ; Driving Age, Increasing ; Drones, Use of in Warfare ; Drug Testing in Schools ; Drugs in Sports ; Economic Development vs. Environment ; Economic Sanctions vs. Engagement ; Electoral College, Abolition of ; Embryo Screening ; Environmentally Linked Aid ; Extraordinary Rendition ; Factory Farming, Banning of ; Fracking ; Free Speech, Restrictions on ; Free Trade and Development ; Gay Adoption ; Gene Patenting ; Genetic Privacy/Ethics in Medical Research ; Genetically Modified Foods ; Global Warming ; Globalization and poverty ; God, Existence of ; Greenhouse Gases: Trading Quotas ; Gun Control ; Habeas Corpus, Restrictions on ; Hate Speech on Campus ; Human Organs, Sale of ; Human Rights: Existence of ; Illegal Immigration and "Show Me Your Papers" Laws ; Instant Replay in Sports ; Internet Censorship ; Internment Without Trial ; Iran's Right to Possess Nuclear Weapons ; Israel and the Palestinians, US Policy Toward ; Judges, Electing ; Just War ; Juvenile Offenders, Stricter Punishment for ; Landmines, US Production and Use of ; Lobbying: Good or Bad? ; Local Food Movement ; Mandatory Paid Maternity Leave ; Mandatory Sentencing: Three Strikes ; Marijuana, Legalization of 143 Multiculturalism vs. Integration ; National Testing ; Nuclear Energy ; Obamacare ; Open Adoption ; Open Primaries ; Overpopulation and Contraception ; Overseas Manufacturing ; Pacifism ; Pornography, Banning of ; Portion Sizes, Government Control of ; Priestly Celibacy, Abolition of ; Prison Privatization ; Privacy vs. Security ; Private Military Firms ; Progressive Income Taxation ; Prostitution, Legalization of ; Rebuilding After Disasters, Government Role in ; Redistricting, Congressional ; Religion in Politics ; Religion: Source of Conflict or Peace? ; Religious Garb/Symbols in Public Places, Ban on ; Same Sex Marriage ; School Uniforms ; School Vouchers ; Sex Education in Schools ; Single-Sex Schools ; Smoking, Total Ban on ; Space Exploration ; Stem Cell Research ; Targeted Killing ; Terrorism, Justification for ; Torture in Interrogation ; Two-Party System ; Vegetarianism ; Voter Identification Laws ; War Crimes Tribunals ; Warrantless Wiretapping ; Water Resources: A Commodity ; Whaling, Lifting the Ban on ; Wikipedia, Force for Good ; Women in Combat ; Zero Tolerance Policing -- Topical index.
520			_aAn invaluable resource for debaters, this book provides background, arguments and resources on over 110 debate topics in areas as diverse as business, science and technology, environment, politics, religion, culture and education. All topics have been updated and new topics added for this edition. Among the new topics are: Abortion, Free Access to Birth Control, Free Access to China, Fear of Corporations Roles in Elections Does America have a Rape Culture? Fracking Immigration Obamacare Portion Sizes, Government Control Prison Privatization Progressive Income Tax Religion in Politics Targeted Killings War Privatization Each entry presents: the topic; an introduction placing the subject in context; arguments for and against; sample motions; and updated web links and the latest print resources for further research. A great tool for teachers building debate and research-center curriculum. Excellent for debaters as a primer on crucial topics. The book is organized alphabetically and includes a topical index for easy searching.
650		0	_92117 _aDebates and debating
710	2		_4edt _92118 _aInternational Debate Education Association
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