Entertainment Debate Topics for Students — page 7

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• This round I going to repudiate some of my opponent's points.1. "The majority of the players. .. do not look for a 'deeper' meaning"While I agree with this point, I don't see it as a valid argument for saying that video games are not an art. When people watch films or look at a…
• Video Games are ArtThere's no solid definition for what an art is, but it mostly agreed that an art is a piece or work that people find enjoyable or appealing and that can give a deeper have a deeper insight into many different subjects. Art should also be able to be…

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• true, drug addicts would not tell their kids right from wrong, but I am mainly logical, so I find it harder to think outside the box here. But, drug addicts would likely not have enough money to buy violent video games(what with all of the drugs). Bad people would not tell…
• ok, thanks for keeping it simple. I agree that swearing in violent video games could be bad, but there is a volume button. if parents don't want their kids to hear swears they could just turn down the volume. Some kids could play a little too rough, but chances are, if parents…

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• I would like to introduce a recent event that took place to support my claims. Recently, a young adult killed his father and younger brother. While in police custody, the police were able to find that his actions were inspired by a video game, which took the young adult's…
• In Grand Theft Auto, the game shows heists; how they are set up, how to make an easy escape from the cops, and give the player an objective to steal as much as they want and kill as many cops as they can. Thus, these might make some think that heists are easy and profitable in…

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• Yes, you are correct. The music is very different and extremely difficult to compare. I just made this to see where it would go, out of curiosity, and your view is, in my opinion, one that is very easy to agree with. So thank you again.
• Im not going to lie, you have basically the same view on it as me in terms of generality. I was looking for more of a debate comparing the styles, but it is clear that you think that mainstream pop and hip hop music are not as "quality" as the minority (heavy metal). So there…

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• So, i feel that Tupac Amaru Shakure is the greatest rapper of all time. For one, many of his songs are giving a positive message that many people back then and today crave and need. Examples like me against the world, Changes, Keep Your Head Up, and Pour Out a lil Liquor shows…
• But rules have to be made. Anyone who accepts, i wish nothing but luck. --------------------- 1st round: Simply greetings and acceptance. 2nd round: Main arguments 3rd round: Rebuttals/counters/additional points 4th round: Rebuttals/counters/final points Rules: - No abuse of…

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• Ok for this last round I am doing nothing, but using my brain. Let's begin the final round. 1: I care about people. I don't like to see people hurt themselves because they are not good enough. Give whatever money I have to those in need. I also help people when needed. I just…
• Here is a question. How am I plagiarizing when I gave quotation marks and a link to the source hence giving them full credit to the words? 1: Your person is a mental health pro. They should know then they and everyone else knows when someone looses that makes people think they…

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• Thank you for pointing out my mistake. But my entire point is that so many people under 15 play halo that ESRB should lower the rating because it doesn't matter if it is M. People are still going to play it, and call of duty 2 (ww2) is T for Blood, swearing, and violence. Halo…
• All good points, however I've heard of people in 3rd grade beating halo within 24 hours of getting it. I've also played a game with more swearing and mature situations that was teen.

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• I'm going to be using results from Amazon customer reviews for the albums 'Sinatra: Best of the Best', and 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' by Skrillex. Both of these albums were released in 2011. (See the links in comments) From the customer reviews, Sinatra's album received…
• Thanks for accepting Con. I feel that Frank Sinatra's music is better than music from people such as Skrillex. I have more than one reason for this, however the one which stands out most to me is the lack of passion which I feel modern artists, such as Skrillex, have for their…

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• Jeremy Renner and Michael Fassbender are both rising stars. They both kind of came out of no where. I like them both, I loved David from Prometheus and Magneto, but I loved Hawkeye better, and Renner's character in Mission Impossible.
• Jeremy Renner has landed a couple of leading roles.

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• i think yes. People participate in the reality shows just to become famouse.

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• The way in which Slumdog Millionaire has brought the issue of global poverty into the spotlight exposing our collective squeamishness with having images of it thrown in our face by a film. Since India has advanced to become a global power, all things Western, especially Western…
• Slumdog Millionaire showed glimpses of the affluence in India by displaying the gangster's rich house and the expensive TV, studio, et cetera. As India rises out above its poverty, so do the poor. When Salim casts his hand across the soaring skyline of modern Mumbai, he can say…

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• My opponent has not yet stated his second argument, so I have created this continuation to be fair. Please do not vote on the first debate sequence, only this one. Thank you, and sorry for the inconvenience. For those of you who have not yet seen the other debate, before…
• Qynze forfeited this round.

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• I think you're arguing off the topic.... Just everyone won't have the luck or talent to win.But my point is that these shows provide a lot of good to many people.People working in the entertainment industry gets job.It provides a good entertainment for a million people…
• just tell me one thing would you run away leaving your only opportunity to fame and glory....if you do that,well it'll be the preposterous act i've ever seen after all who like to run his future.... Even afterb that these shows provide a platform for children to showcase their…

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• The reason Call Of Duty dose has a big game mode it is called Ground War. And if there were huge game modes like battlefield then people who play with slower internet couldn't play because of Call Of Duties Superior Graphics. Also Call of Duty is not running out of ideas, when…
• Well your main argument was that they were just making the same game an dnow your saying that they should just upgrade their graphics. And people who do want to play on bigger servers just go and play ground wars where there are 18 players. Lastly I do agree ghosts was bad but…

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• Well, you are contradicting with yourself now. "Video Games Cause Real-World Violence" is the topic. You are con so you are against this, meaning you defend there being 0 circumstances of video games causing violence. Then you say: ". .you will always be able to find someone…
• While video games are not the main cause of most of the violence in the world, they do -in fact- cause some amount of violence. The violence caused by games being very minor, does not change the fact that some violence is indeed caused. One example would be the GTA copycat…

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• I would like to remind you that the proposition is "violent videos games lead to aggression in individuals" not "Violent video games lead to violent acts." 1. Yes, I have proved that violent video games invokes physiological responses, such as AGGRESSION. 2. Saying that…
• I would like to include that I am not suggesting a correlation between video games and violent acts, such as murder. The supporting and dissenting evidence, regarding this subject, is lacking, so I will not make such an empty claim. Repeated and long terms exposure exposure to…

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• Thank you for the warm welcome, as well as for not taking it easy on me. I'd also like to ask that you please forgive any lapses in spelling and grammar. While I try my best to fix my mistakes, I type very fast and a few always get through. I will admit that I did not elaborate…
• I've been an avid gamer for a long time, however one aspect of video games that I have never liked is the scoring system used by the ESRB. Specifically, the large maturity gab between T and M. Lets look at two examples of what constitutes as an M game. On one hand we have…

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• As he said in the comments, influential can be determined by all of those factors. The Shining. Carrie. The Stand. The Green Mile. Titles that have rightfully earned their spots in literary history as some of the greatest pieces of fiction ever devised. His books all together…

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• My opponent has forfeited his previous round. As they have forfeited the previous rounds, they have no reason to win now.
• Ugh...I'm going to say this again, I'm honestly tired of all of these people who accept my debates and then give up without even saying "Pass" or anything. It's a main reason I don't use this site anymore is because people either just accept a debate with no intent to finish,…

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• I forfeit this debate it's a waste of time. Thank you
• This is not a scientific debate No, 'copies sold' does not indicate the best book. For instance, schools may have chosen to use Charles Dickens in their curriculum, forcing millions of copies to be bought. Also, the length of time the book has been out mean more copies will be…

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• Thanks again to my opponent for this challenge. My opponent (Con) Posted: "Now you say games have been a root cause in our society? I have a problem with this and stop me if this is getting out of the way to much, let's go back 40 years ago. I could give many reasons why kids…
• Thanks to my opponent (Con) for a well worded and thoughtful response and debate.I (Chuz) took the "Pro" position and I accepted this challenge, because I believe that video games can and do cause "bad" and even "violent" behavior in some of the people who play them.As we have…

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• You think I'm only taking about super hero comics aren't you? I have read many comics that are not based on superheroes and are deep, meaningful and springing. But that doesn't mean superheroes can't be inspiring too. Watchmen is considered one of the greatest comics ever and…
• *sighs* I posted what i wanted to argue. My case is that comics should be taken more seriously because they can have deep, meaningful stories and complex characters just like any novel.

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• Is fiction reality?
• Our everyday life is the proof, venerable contender.......

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• You have the burden of proof instigator/pro; furthermore my opponent has accepted my definitions. My opponent has used an abusive argument by debating the definitions of the resolution rather than debating the actual resolution. If the debate really is about the greatest T. V.…
• I feel that you are asserting that lost is the greatest TV show and still continues to be great which is in direct violation of your resolution. Well to be grammatically correct I inserted the word was in the resolution because the show has reach and completed its final season.…

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• As far as I am aware, there a no rules such a those on Debate.org. Only the terms of service. Please tell me where exactly on this website you found your information.-- You need proof that my cousin idolizes Miley Cyrus? Would you like to meet her, mate? Is that what you're…
• "A terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act" - Wiktionary" A prospective bad consequence (following in the footsteps of Miley Cyrus, taking nude/semi-nude pics along with compromising poses w/her father. Refusing to…

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• Regenerative Healing Factor: Deadpool possesses a superhuman healing factor derived from that of the mutant Wolverine that allows him to regenerate damaged or destroyed bodily tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. Deadpool is able to heal injuries…
• deadpool is extremely skilled he was trained in special forces, He is unpredictable that's why he couldn't get beaten by task master because task master just records his opponent's moves but he couldn't do that with deadpool because well He is unpredictable. Deadpool has…

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• I apologize to my opponent. This is probably the first time I've accidentally forfeited a round. Although I have responses, It would be unfair of me to respond.
• While my opponent correctly states that Lelouch's method of liberating Japan involves much more bloodshed than Suzaku's in the short run, there are many important factors he has not taken into consideration. The first is Charles Di Britannia, Lelouch's father and Emperor of…

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• When someone wants to make a monster they will often go to nature. Man vs nature has always been exciting. Jaws, king kong, and the Lockness monster are some examples of this. However, these monsters loose their effect quickly. What do they do to enhance this effect? They give…
• I do appreciate your argument as it had many good points. However, it is not the Horror movie genre that this debate is about. This debate is about what the MOST defining quality of a monster is. whether it is a monster from a book, a movie, or anything else that tells the…

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• At the start of his rebuttal my opponent notes that Gregorian Chanting and co. are close to being obsolete. I disagree with the notion seeing how GC is practised in catholic churches and monasteries and is still, thousands of years later, still "the most optimal way of…
• Please excuse how late my reply came. Sudden unexpected increases in workload and difficulty at my job rendered me tired and utterly uninterested in debating leaving only this makeshift, short opening argument and rebuttal. I'll try to provide a faster answer without making…

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• I never really know what to do when my opponent forfeits a round. Yes, this is my round.
• This is, as shown in the sources above related to the polls, a matter of generation versus actual presentation. With many networks like MTV moving their programming online (http://www.mtv.com...) younger persons and television garnered towards younger persons such as teens is…

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• I would like for any potential voters to ignore this debate as I was only polling for an opponent when I created this debate. This is obvious by the fact that I said "express interest in the comments section". my opponent willfully ignored this and as a result has forced me…
• Express interest in the comments please :)

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• Here are 4 things that prove that God is real. 1. Jesus Christ, a real human being, had died on a cross to save us from our sins. The Crucifixion is an event that is historical fact, that is just as real as World War II and Adolf Hitler. The Resurrection was confirmed to be…
• Without a God, there would be no universe. The Universe could not create itself, and to prove that the god is a Christian god, he sent Jesus to die on a cross to die for our sins. On the third day, he resurrected himself. This is something that no false god could do. Without…

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• If I am actually right about what it means though, i may have to make it clear that this is not sarcasm nor a cruel jab, i honestly don't know if i know what that phrase means by now. I've only seen it used a few times, and half of the times i used it, it was ignored, so what…
• I debated this twice already. First time went well. Second time the time ran out on the second round and it still hasn't updated for round three yet (http://www.debate.org...)so I'm doing this again. First round is acceptance. All the terms I needed to define are in the…

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• ankle willy billy tiddle lil flappy saggy arse wishy washy armpit sniffing anal lumping prolapse causing titty spitting toenail raping sweaty floppy narstie stankin kush
• nigga u cray yall crusty self dnt kno nuttin bout ankles dey too piff man cant be bussin over dat tv wen man got family in da room its peal

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• con says "Pro has failed to demonstrate the following necessary, but very simple, things: -How an incompetent strand of insensible stanzas qualify as"variations on Shakespeare"s sonnets" the post is about the variations being the essence of the times not about them qualifying…
• con says "For example, it"s true that Shakespeare used bawdy humor in his plays and sonnets, but an amplification of these elements to a level of overt hyperbole (for example) wouldn"t count as "capturing the real essence" of them" I am not talking about what Shakespeare wrote…

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• Okay, so Ariesx, you before you can competently argue against my view, you have to get a few things right: A. I am a conservative Democrat who is a girl, not a boy. B. Get your amendment right; Amendment #2 was about the right to bear arms rather than the freedom of religion.…
• Okay, so Ariesx, you before you can competently argue against my view, you have to get a few things right: A. I am a conservative Democrat who is a girl, not a boy. B. Get your amendment right; Amendment #2 was about the right to bear arms rather than the freedom of religion.…

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• But the kid shouldn't have the game in the first place so he doesn't kill people
• bla bla bla

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• Based off of opinion mostly, I agree. But if you judge a musical or a show based off of how developed the characters are, how many instruments the songs use, and how big the plot is, etc, Les Miserables has no contenders at all.
• Les Miserables is the best musical in the history of musical theatre. Never before has a musical had such a rich plot with such developed characters. The songs are incredible and written by two musical geniuses. You are attached to every character in the show and you realize…

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• (There's spoilers for the Avengers movie in here! I'll put that in a different font.Con, where is your proof for this? Where is any proof that movies should be banned? Also, banning movies would be a direct violation of the 1st amendment. Banning movies would simply be…
• The theory that you cite from Emile Durkheim is clearly outdated, as you say yourself that it was written in the 19th Century. In the 19th Century, people believed that cigarettes were healthy for you! Also, since Con claims that the Criminal Behavior is learnt by association…

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• your stupid. you have copies it cause i saw you multpile times! but you dont like do it to some one. you stand there a say stuff like "..and then ill punch in the face and hold them to the ground...." and then you saw like if i were ever to get attacked then do this and this…
• umm YES you do imitate mortal Kombat all the time! you act like you can do those 'tricks' like in the game and i cracks me and pandora up all the time...but dont be embarrassed because your friends do it too....if the game rating says mature you definitely should not buy…

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• All arguments still stand. Please vote for me
• Defenition of violent video game: (Violent video games) Controversies over video games center on debates around video game content and the potential for it to negatively impact player attitude and behavior. ... http://en.wikipedia.org...1: My argument of, "Video Game Violence…

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• Parents should love their children no matter what. In the world there is always someone that judges you depending on your appearance. It can be a girl from school thinking you don't dress appropriately to fit in her group or a boy, etc; but then there is your family who you can…
• My opponent will be debating that beauty pageants for children do not do more harm than good. The first round will be just for accepting the debate and in the second round we begin with my argument. Each round we will have to respond to our opponent's arguments and post at…

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• My apologies, I merely pulled out multiple examples and they all seemed to be from Rap/ hip hop. I admit that. But lets talk about another example, say, country? Country music promotes drinking and the degrading of women, which is not something we want our youth hearing.…
• Today I will be affirming the resolution that states that todays music has a negative effect on the youth of America. I will be providing three arguments/ examples to support my case. Contention 1: Nicki Minaj's music is influencing young boys to be mainly attracted towards a…

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• Let's give a brief description on who Lady Gaga is. Lady Gaga has been the face of Pop music for the past few years, and has the power to influence teenagers and kids that listen to her on a daily basis. She is an essential leader in the Gay rights movements and since she's…

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• "The critics who review movies are people whose careers go entirely into analyzing movies and judging whether they are good films or not to general audiences.... To dismiss every critic who likes a JJ Abrams as an idiot while assuming only smart people dont like JJ Abrams's…
• Super 8, another very unoriginal movie, he just copied the classic E.T. How moronic. If 1 idiot (JJ Abrams) directs idiotic movies in a country of say 1000 people and 950 of those people are complete idiots who will still watch his crap, only 50 people are intelligent,…

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• Hmmmm..... Yeah, I'll be honest, maybe you have this one. But there's still one more round left. My arguments can tend to be sloppy like this, thank you for being patient. I must say that, on the subject of Portal, I wasn't really saying we should use the term "Puzzler", just…
• You have a nice argument, I'll give you that. Honestly, the only real reason I started this debate is because I need to participate in and complete three debates before I can start voting. That being said, I started this debate, and I'm going to finish it. I will admit that my…

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• The average person spends about 900 hours a year playing video games. This is time well wasted
• Civilization and us as a human race will never advance ourselves. We will be too busy becoming prestige on Call of Duty then being prestige at life.

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• His lyrics in general are superior to anyother rapper plus if every rapper had the same voice you could tell who eminem is. He doesnt rap about weed and drugs alll the time, he has talked about his past present and future and i want you to tell me when has any other rapper done…
• First off most people don't know what good music or poetry is, and that blinds them to what is and is not decent. his songs may be a little out of hand sometimes but he is still getting his point across, wether he is talking about an ex or a life experience. New mainstream…

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• Thank you for accepting and I really look forward to this debate. Good luck! So firstly, I say the narratives are patriarchal because overall they contain significantly fewer females, and those females are of significantly less importance. This for me, is almost the definition…
• "narrative" - By this I mean the story line, and particularly the roles of characters in that story line and their relevant genders. This includes the effect of characters actions on the plot, and the personalities, power, depth and relateability of the characters in light of…

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• Sorry about the late response.The topic of video games' effect on violence levels has been debated for quite some time. I believe that video games do not have an effect on violence levels.Arguments:1. Video games have been shown to have a calming effect.Recent studies have…
• In this debate I will defend that video games do not cause violence. First round is for acceptance. Please only accept if you plan on finishing the debate.