Word: switches
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...example: “My roommate, he’s on mock trial and did debate in high school. He told me, very cryptically, [short laugh] to ask you about something called the Emory Switch and if Harvard uses any special tactics...
Perkins: [Pauses. Looks at me. It really wasn’t a good question and he and I both know it.] The Emory Switch was something that was invented before you and your roommate were 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...
...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...
...Unfortunately, the second day was very windy, and we had no extra crews, so we were at a bit of a disadvantage not being able to switch out crews and change up our lineup,” Palmer said. “But this weekend is a good sign of things to come for the rest of fall...
...exception is Occidental Petroleum. In 1983 the energy and chemicals giant, then No. 14 on the Fortune 500, became the first large company to toss its pension and switch to a defined-contribution 401(k)-type system. That was at least a decade before most other large companies made a similar switch, which makes the experience of Oxy Pete and its employees an ideal window...