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Moments in History, Public Address,

Special Occasion, Storytelling and Group Discussion

 

 

*  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 impact 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. A 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 24

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to ease the shortage of teachers in America's economically disadvantaged schools?

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 standardized test scores for students of inner city schools?

Week Three    February 1 - February 7

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to ensure 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 home ownership 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 clean?

Final: What, if anything, should be done to 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 protect Americans from a pandemic?

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 prepare college graduates for the job market?

Final: What, if anything, should be done to improve conditions in nursing homes and assisted living facilities?

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 4

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 increase the quality of products imported from China?

 Week Twelve+    April 5 - April 17

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to increase the number of fine arts classes in America's high schools?

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 address the rise of food prices in America?

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?