We’ll have a quest over ancient Greek philosophy on Wednesday. It will cover the material from these notes:
You may use a note card for the quest, but the highest grade you can receive if you use one is an 84.
Debate class section.
Four questions for debate 1:
- Is the death penalty racist?
- Is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment?
- Does the death penalty deter crime?
- Does justice for victims demand the death penalty?
Resources
Security Council
- USA: Andrew
- Russia: Kirsten (Expelled 5/20)
- China: Darcie
- France: Carrie
- United Kingdom: Rooster
- South African: Willem (For African Affairs)
Other nations are located here. Our Secretary General, who will be setting the docket, is Marshall (Syria).
Topic Areas
- Public Health Developing World
- Overpopulation
- Terrorism
- Space
- Global Warming
- Womyn
- UN Reform
- Former Soviet Union
Resolution Proposals
- Once you have decided on a topic and direction for your resolution, edit the Google Doc here.
- The actual resolutions for debate are located here.
Background Information on the United Nations
- Structure of the United Nations
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Timeline of Major Events in the UN
- Current UN Peacekeeping Operations
- The World Health Organization
Information for Class Activity
Document Sharing
Once you have completed your position paper and your resolution, please share them with dpogreba@gmail.com. When you do, please put your name, country, and title in the title of the documents.
Rules of Procedure
Position Paper Information
This is the link for your position paper guide. Every student will need to submit a position paper before the session. Your position paper will need to state your country’s position (based on politics, beliefs, and region) for at least three of the topics being debated. Your position paper should have the following requirements met:
- No more than two pages in length, 12 pt. font
- Single Spaced
- Divided by topic
This is an example of what a position paper looks like.
Resolution writing guide is located here. Key terms for resolutions are located here.
Our test over existentialism will be Tuesday in class. We’ll finish Kierkegaard and review on Monday.
For the test, you should be familiar with these philosophers and ideas:
- Introduction to Existentialism
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Albert Camus
- Friederich Nietzsche
- Soren Kierkegaard
- Andre Malraux
- Simone de Beauvoir
I may even have created a study guide for you to use here.