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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Debates Quarter 1


Assignment/Activity Title—  Debates                                          Year— Sophomore
Skill—Research, Public Speaking, Group work                 Portfolio Category— Social Awareness


For the first quarter as a CAP sophomore, we had to take a stance on a topic that we found interesting and team up with another student to debate this topic, either as positive or negative, against another team. After lightly researching some of the topics I found fascinating, I decided that my first choice would be to debate for the building of the Purple Line. This was a topic that was local, and I had a personal perspective on it. I was the first to choose the Purple Line, and my partner became John Gorman. We were the affirmative side, for building the Purple Line and we were against Allison Mackenzie and Marianne Benyamin. John and I spent a lot of time researching all about the Purple Line, and learning about its supporting and opposing groups, as well as the benefits and disadvantages of a light rail system. We found reliable sources and worked together to write powerful