Why argue?

Merl 2022-03-25 09:01:11

Known as the "conscience of black actors" Denzel Washington directed and held two roles for the second time, this is not just a youth inspirational film. Danse Washington's own history of struggle is itself a history of black people's personal struggle for civil rights to practice the human rights that an American citizen should have. He used his actions to tell white people that I can do just as well as long as I have a chance; he used his own Behavior is telling black people that as long as I do a good job, I can still get a chance! Based on true stories, the film reflects centuries of discrimination, abuse and killings suffered by black people, and their tireless efforts and struggles for equal human and citizenship rights, even in the 1930s . When the film was released in late 2007, 95-year-old Samantha was the only surviving prototype character in the play. I think this is also one of the must-see movies for debaters. A good debater must have the rigorous logic and thinking of a scientist, the knowledge of a polymath, the fighting spirit of a soldier, the arrogance of a general, the explosive power of an athlete, and an artist. The wild enthusiasm and eclectic style. I like this quote: Q: Who is the opponent? Answer: does not exist. Q: Why? A: Because that's just a voice against the truth I say. The most exciting part is the final speech of James Jr. He recounted the impact of encountering a lynching on himself, ending with Augustus' famous quote, "Augustine said that an unjust law cannot be called a law at all. This means that I have a right and even a duty to oppose evil. Law. But violence or civil disobedience? You should pray, I chose the latter.” Eight years later, young James Farmer Jr. founded the Congress for Racial Equality and became one of America's great black civil rights leaders before Martin Luther King. In 1961, the "Congress for Racial Equality" launched the "Free Ride Movement" against segregation on buses. Debate competitions at various levels in China are not ashamed even compared to the two-person debate competition in the United States in the 1930s. The main problem is that most of the debate topics are meaningless. Arguing heavily without emphasis is purely a children's game of bickering. In this way, the Chinese debate arena will never become a place for young students to compete with each other's ideas, collide with wisdom, and cultivate their minds. The weapon of debate is language. How powerful is it? Who is the greatest debater on the field? Who is the greatest debater in life?

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  • Melvin B. Tolson: Take the meanest, most restless nigger. Strip him of his clothes in front of the remaining male niggers, female niggers, and nigger infants, tar and feather him, tie each leg to a horse facing an opposite direction, set him on fire, and beat both horses until they tear him apart in front of male, female and nigger infants. Bullwhip and beat the remaining nigger males within an inch of their life. Do not kill them but put the fear of God in them, for they can be useful for future breeding. Anybody know who Willie Lynch was? Anybody? Raise your hand. No one? He was a vicious slave owner in the West Indies. The slave-masters in the colony of Virginia were having trouble controlling their slaves, so they sent for Mr. Lynch to teach them his methods. The word "lynching" came from his last name. His methods were very simple, but they were diabolical. Keep the slave physically strong but psychologically weak and dependent on the slave master. Keep the body, take the mind.

  • Henry Lowe: School's the only place you can read all day. Except prison.