were you ever in a debate in school?

@dawnald (85135)
Shingle Springs, California
October 1, 2008 6:12pm CST
I only had to do it once, in German, and the topic was abortion of all things. The other side's German was better than mine. It got pretty heated (she was Catholic). If you were in a debate, tell me all about it!
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@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
yeah, I think i was able to join one in college. The topic that we had was about abortion.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
1 Oct 08
Did it get pretty heated? Or was it civilized?
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
2 Oct 08
lol..well I guess you could call it civilized..cause it wasn't really anything serious. We were all friends in my class so...yeah..it was just like us having fun.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Oct 08
At least there weren't any fistfights lol (see response below)...
@dhalev78 (104)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
sorry but i haven't in a debate before. because i'm too shy for that...lol!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Oct 08
I was pretty shy too and my German wasn't that great, but I did it anyway!
@shana123 (2095)
• India
3 Oct 08
Yea once i did , it was not a big organized debate though , they asked for love marriage vs arranged marriage , lol i had to support love marriage and the topic got too heated , as i my place arranged marriage is welcome by all than love marriage thats why it went so long :)
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Oct 08
Interesting. People marry for love and the love doesn't last. But people marry people they don't even know and end up loving them. What's scary is marrying somebody you don't know, they turn out to be just awful and then there's no way out of the marriage.
• United States
2 Oct 08
I was in a lot of debates in middle School & High School ( Debate team lol) One was on political fairness, and it turned into a fist fight! One of the girls had said something about the other girls mom, who was senator. Fun times lol. Yea, My daughter just entered middle school, and says they are having debates on heros, and socratic circles.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Oct 08
a fist fight no less, goodness...
@zakirpro (32)
4 Oct 08
no
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Oct 08
I was only in one
• Philippines
3 Oct 08
i had one in college.. divorce vs. annulment.. hard to defend.. specially i never been to that situation.. hehe..
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Oct 08
Of course in school the topics they pick are most likely ones the students never had to deal with...