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Moments in History, Public Address, Special Occasion, Storytelling and Group Discussion
* Moments in History - The Decade of the 1920's * Public Address - Working Teens: What impact, if any, does teen employment during the school year have on academic performance and co-curricular participation? - NASA: To what extent, if any, should the federal government continue to fund NASA? - Presidency: What qualities have made past presidents successful? - Downloading Music and MP3 File Sharing: To what extent, if any, should consumers be able to download and engage in MP3 file sharing without compensating the recording artists and record companies? * Special Occasion - A Presentation of a Gift of Award - A Speech of Protest - A Graduation Speech - A Speech to an At-Risk Group * Storytelling - A Native American Story - A Fractured Fairy Tale - A Scary Story - A True Story - A Story of Rivalry * Group Discussion Week One Through January 19Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to protect the Great Lakes? Final: What, if anything, can be done to ensure greater safety in the American mining industry? Week Two January 20 - January 26Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to encourage students to succeed in school? Final: What, if anything, can be done to enhance the perceptions of extracurricular activities? Week Three January 27 - February 2
Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to ensure that Americans have healthy lifestyles? Final: What, if anything, should be done to protect the autonomy of America's indigenous peoples? Week Four February 3 - February 9 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to curb human rights violations in North Korea? Final: What, if anything, should the leadership of the U.S. do to help bring peace to the Middle East? Week Five February 10 - February 16 Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to improve America's deteriorating infrastructure? Final: What, if anything, can be done to increase airline efficiency and safety? Week Six February 17 - February 23 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to limit the influence of large donations in political elections? Final: What, if anything, can be done to strengthen America's army? Week Seven February 24 - March 1 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to improve prisons in America? Final: What, if anything should be done to ensure the quality of goods imported into the U.S.? Week Eight March 2 - March 8 Preliminary: What should be done to protect the principles of free speech on the internet? Final: What changes, if any, should be made to the caucus and primary system of the presidential elections? Week Nine March 9 - March 15 Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to contain urban sprawl? Final: What, if anything, should be done to ensure health care for every American? Weeks Ten & Eleven March 16 - March 29
Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to reduce violence as a part of American culture? Final: What should be done about the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional and Olympic athletes? Weeks Twelve+ March 30 - April 18 Preliminary: What should be done to increase school safety? Final:What should be done to limit the influence of lobbyists on elected officials? WFCA State April 19 Preliminary: How should the United States balance both its rivalry and its partnership with The People’s Republic of China? Semi-Final: What should be done to minimize the impact of invasive species of plants and animals in Wisconsin? Final: How can the United States balance its economic interests, national security and environmental concerns?
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