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Workplace Sexual Harassment: Are You Guilty? Sexual harassment is disgusting, annoying and traumatizing. But it happens everywhere.
The Freakonomics Story
It began when New York journalist and author Stephen J. Dubner went to Chicago to write about award-winning economist Steven D. Levitt for The New York Times Magazine . Dubner had been reluctant to take the assignment (he was in the middle of writing a book about the psychology of money).
MIDP is currently running two major International events targeted at high schools. Please refer to the listing below; World Scholars’ Cup (Kuala Lumpur Regional Round) The World Scholar’s Cup is a team extracurricular activity with participants from over 30 countries.
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Twelve Things Debaters Should Know About Law
This is a list of twelve things (actually, twelve sets of things) that well-informed debaters should know about law and the legal system. If you know the items in the list, you won't be a legal expert, but you'll know enough to survive legal debate rounds. Since I am not a lawyer, I do not claim that my explanations are definitive or comprehensive. In the interest of brevity, I have simplified some of the explanations, leaving the minor exceptions and qualifications for footnotes.
Ten Things Debaters Should Know About Economics
This is a list of ten things that debaters should know about economics. The purpose of this page is not to provide a full education in economics, but to provide ammunition for debate rounds. I have written the items in broad terms, so that the breadth of their applicability is apparent. As many of the examples indicate, economic ideas can be used in a variety of contexts (legal, political, moral, etc.) where you might not expect to find them.Cross Examination Topic « Learn to Debate | Debate Central
2011-2012: Space Policy Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere. Message to Debaters on the Economics of the Topic by Edward Hudgins, a space and economic expert! Space Topic Overview . Read Debate Central’s annual topic overview!
Obama Admin Warns of “Fines and Incarceration” if U.S. Citizens Set Sail with Gaza Aid Flotilla A group of U.S. citizens is rejecting the Obama administration’s attempt to thwart their aid mission to the Gaza Strip, which threatens to leave them stranded in Greece.
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1. FAULTY CAUSE: ( post hoc ergo propter hoc ) mistakes correlation or association for causation, by assuming that because one thing follows another it was caused by the other. example: A black cat crossed Babbs' path yesterday and, sure enough, she was involved in an automobile accident later that same afternoon. example: The introduction of sex education courses at the high school level has resulted in increased promiscuity among teens. A recent study revealed that the number of reported cases of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) was significantly higher for high schools that offered courses in sex education than for high schools that did not. 2.