Friday, January 15, 2010

WUDC 2010 EFL Final

Debate - WUDC EFL Final - Public Broadcasting from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.




Motion:
This House believes that democratic states should own their own broadcasting corporations.

1P Zagreb Law A
1O Stuttgart B
2P Zagreb A
2O Moscow State Institute of International Relations WINNER

Chair: Okar

Video by Alfred Snider
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PAUDC




From the Pan African Universities Debating Championship held in Botswana in December 2009 this is the demonstration debate.

This House would legalize the sale human organs.

Video by Logan Belavigendran.

PAUDC Semis



Semifinals from the Pan African Universities Debating Championship. Held in Botswana in December 2009.

TH Supports the decision to award Barack Hussein Obama the Nobel Peace prize.

Video by Logan Belavigendran.

WUDC 2010 ESL Semifinal

Debate - WUDC ESL Semis - Moms in Prison from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.




Motion:
This House would allow prisoners to raise their babies behind bars.

Intl Islamic Univ Malaysia B ADVANCES

Bonaparte A

Erasmus A

Leiden A ADVANCES

WUDC 2010 Octofinal 5

Debate - WUDC Octafinals - Recognize the Dalai Lama - Room A5 from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.




THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE WEST SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE DALAI LAMA.

Room A5

1P Oxford B
1O Oxford A ADVANCES
2P Queensland A ADVANCES
2O Auckland A

CHAIR: Parmanand

Video by Alfred Snider
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WUDC 2010 Octofinal 4

Debate - WUDC Octafinals - Recognize the Dalai Lama - Room A4 from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.




THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE WEST SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE DALAI LAMA.

Room A4

1P Monash A ADVANCES
1O Univ of British Columbia A
2P New South Wales A
2O Sydney D ADVANCES

CHAIR: M. Carter

Video by Alfred Snider
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WUDC 2010 Octofinal

Debate - WUDC Octafinals - Recognize Dalai Lama - Bar from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.



This House would recognize the Dalai Lama

1P Yale A
1O Oxford C
2P Sydney C ADVANCES
2O Princeton A ADVANCES

CHAIR: Islam

Video by Alfred Snider, University of Vermont
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WUDC 2010 ESL Quarters.

Debate - WUDC ESL Quarters - Ban Cures for Homosexuality from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.




Room: A10
1P Ljubljana A
1O International Islamic University Malaysia A ADVANCES
2P Galatasaray A
2O Erasmus A ADVANCES

Chair: Bone

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This Hoiuse would ban all "cures" for homosexuality.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

WUDC Quarter-final



This house would ban all procedures to alter one's racial appearance. Monash A Oxford A Queensland A Sydney D

WUDC Semi-final



THB that the United States government should subsidize Twitter to liberalize oppressed societies OG Oxford A OO Stanford A CG LSE A CO Monash A

Thursday, January 7, 2010

WUDC Break Rounds Motions

Main Break

Octo-Finals - This House believes that the west should recognize the Dalai Lama
Quarter-Finals - This House would ban all procedures to alter ones racial appearance.
Semi-Finals - This House believes that the United States government should subsidize Twitter to liberalize oppressed societies.
Grand Final - This House believes that the media should show the full horror of war.



ESL Break

ESL Quarter Finals - This House would ban any scheme intended to "cure" homosexuality.
ESL Semi Finals - This House would allow prisoners to raise their babies behind bars.
ESL Final - This House would prohibit expression that portrays convicted war criminals in a positive light.



EFL Break

EFL Semi Finals - This House would use faith-based rehabilitation in prisons.
EFL Final - This House believes that democratic states should own their own broadcasting corporations.

WUDC 2010 Masters Motions

Round 1: This house would require those with plastic surgery to disclose it before having children

Round 2: This house believes robots are winning.

WUDC 2010 Motions Preliminary Rounds

Round 1: That this house would ban labour unions.

Round 2: That this house believes developing nations should pay for the full tuition of female university students.

Round 3: That this house would financially incentivize both inter-faith and
inter-ethnic marriages.

Round 4: This houe would prohibit high ranking members of the Sri Lankan military & the Tamil Tigers from participating in elections

Round 5: This House would abolish the taxes on alcohol and cigarettes that go beyond normal sales taxes

Round 6: That this house would prosecute communities for complicity in honour killings.

Round 7: This house would grant those diagnosed with terminal illnesses the right to access treatments that have not completed clinical testing.

Round 8: This house would partition The Sudan.

Round 9: This house would ban all pornography.

Monday, January 4, 2010

WUDC Final 2010

Debate - WUDC - Finals 2010 Turkey - Media Should Show Horrors of War from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.



Motion:
This House believes that the media should show the full horror of war.

1P Harvard A
1O London School of Economics
2P Oxford A
2O Sydney A

Sydney A wins on a 7-2 vote.

Video by Alfred Snider
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