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Another debater, attempting to connect language and culture in an interesting way, argued that cultures are defined entirely by the language that members of the culture utilize.
One debater, in arguing against a separate culture for the deaf, argued for the value of equality. Fair enough. "Separate is inherently unequal," the would-be constitutional scholar declared, his voice trembling importantly. "This is what the Supreme Court decided on the issue of slavery."
This person's opponent was such a weak debater that he could not even refute this poor excuse for a case. He challenged social Darwinism with arguments based on social contract theory. When asked what the social contract was, however, he was speechless.
This is hard for Harvardians to accept. Take me, for example. In high school, I was an award-winning debater, editor of the newspaper and in the honors choir. I thought I'd be able to repeat the experience here. Instead, I spent a lot of time at The Crimson...
If had been somewhat more motivated, maybe I would have spent more time on the debate circuit and less at The Crimson. If I had been more talented, perhaps I could have been in the Radcliffe Choral Society and spent less time debating and reporting. But you can't be...