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Moments in History, Public Address, Special Occasion, Storytelling and Group Discussion
These are the PROPOSED topics for 2008-09. They have been approved by the category committee and executive committee, but will not be official until approved by the membership at the fall meeting on September 20, 2008.
* Moments in History 1450-1650: Reformation, Age of Discovery, and High Renaissance
* Public Address 1. Internet Regulation: To what extent, if any, should content on the World Wide Web be regulated? 2. Human Trafficking: What, if anything, should be done to address the worldwide problem of human trafficking? 3. China: What effects did the 2008 Olympics have on the Chinese culturally, economically and/or politically? 4. Origin of Human Life: What should public schools be required to teach with regard to the origin of human life?
* Special Occasion 1. Speech to Gain Good Will 2. A "Roast" Speech 3. A Nomination Speech 4. A Wedding or Anniversary Speech
* Storytelling 1. A Hans Christian Anderson Story 2. A Story with Numbers 3. A Story with Poverty or Hardship 4. A Music Story 5. A Chinese Folktale
* Group Discussion Week One Through January 24Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to ease the shortage of teachers in America? Final: What, if anything, should be done to make legal immigration more accessible? Week Two January 25 - January 31
Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to make American auto companies manufacture more fuel efficient automobiles? Final: What, if anything, can be done to improve placement scores for students of inner city schools? Week Three February 1 - February 7
Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to protect the future of the internet? Final: What, if anything, can be done to make Russia a legitimate democracy? Week Four February 8 - February 14 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to help Brazil develop their economy? Final: What, if anything, can be done to make homeownership easier for families? Week Five February 15 - February 21 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to improve quality of life for America's senior citizens? Final: What, if anything, can be done to help NASA regain prominence in American culture? Week Six February 22 - February 28 Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to keep America's lakes and rivers clean? Final: What, if anything, should be done to promote and enable democracy in Africa? Week Seven March 1 - March 7 Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to make health insurance more accessible? Final: What, if anything, should be done to decrease America's dependency on foreign oil? Week Eight March 8 - March 14 Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to ensure a pandemic does not strike America? Final: What, if anything, should be done to improve North American free trade? Week Nine March 15 - March 21 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to create more jobs for college graduates? Final: What, if anything, should be done to improve conditions of nursing and senior care homes? Week Ten March 22 - March 28
Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to make American teens more sexually responsible? Final: What, if anything, should be done to make fresh produce and meat safer for Americans to consume? Week Eleven March 29 - April 3 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to prevent dangerous pranks and hazing in America's universities? Final: What, if anything, should be done to decrease our debt to China? Week Twelve+ April 4 - April 17Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to stop the rise of food prices in America? Final: What, if anything, can be done to improve US-Cuban relations? WFCA State Tournament April 18 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to increase the number of fine arts classes in America's high schools? Semi-Final: What, if anything, should be done to decrease the number of nuclear arms worldwide? Final:What, if anything, should be done to ensure American prominence in the global community for the next hundred years?
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