Word: arguments
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...film begins with the same mischief that introduces the protagonist, Max, in the book. After a heated argument with his mother (Catherine Keener)—who goes unseen in the book—Max dons a tattered wolf costume, runs to the woods behind his house, and escapes by sea to an imaginary island. Residing there are nine enormous monsters known as the Wild Things. Though seemingly barbaric at first—upon Max’s arrival, they are destroying their homes by bonfire—these Wild Things are charmingly naïve and quickly proclaim...
...born. It refers to the fact that...Apparently, way back when, debaters from Emory used to switch the order of their speeches and bash their opponents first. It did, however, get Perkins talking about how the Harvard team isn’t really characterized by any single approach to argument. This is in contrast to teams like the inner city Baltimore college that talks about race, or Cal State Fullerton, which focus on “radical stuff, very lefty,” or Oklahoma, where debaters bring up Heidegger and Nietzsche...
...have to play affirmative, sometimes you have to play negative. That’s just life.” When she says “topicality” she traces a “T” with her fingers, and when she reaches a driving point in her argument she pinches the tops of her fingers together. To explain why she loves debate, and what her favorite moments are, she says, “Okay. PJ is debating in octofinals, they’re the only Harvard debaters left in the tournament. Octofinals was at something like...
...Talk to Me”?—called Dallas to see what the Harvard debate coach sounded like. Needless to say, the drawl and hair did not make it to the screen. Appearances notwithstanding, his mind was and is razor-sharp; his instinct about argument unerring, and his dedication to debate boundless...
...That argument appeared to have initially persuaded the Obama Administration to press Abbas to shelve the matter at the U.N. for six months, hoping to allow for the renewal of peace negotiations. But Abbas was forced to switch positions in response to the Palestinian outcry that saw protests in Gaza and the West Bank and opposition from top officials of his Fatah party. (Many in Fatah have lost faith in President Obama and won't be much swayed by the argument of dropping Goldstone to give the peace process a chance, as they believe a credible agreement is not possible...