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| This Resource Guide is designed to help you get started when preparing for your debates. There are two parts to the Resource Guide. The first is a set of questions that invite you to consider the scope of the debate and which direct you to some issues that may be important. The second is a small list of resources available on the internet that you may find useful when you begin your research. The Resource Guide is not a substitute for proper preparation, and its aim is simply to help you prepare your own case. You should not structure your case around the questions asked, nor should you rely too heavily only on the articles to which we provide links. Adjudicators are not asked to read the Resource Guide, so any ideas that it gives you will need to be explained just like any other material. Good luck! B Grade 1. That governments should not fund the Arts Questions:
www.miettas.com.au/books_arts/arts/arts_misc/artsfunding.html http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/freedom2.html http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/ http://www.tjcenter.org/ArtOnTrial/funding.html http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=5422 http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2007/s1900941.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,2235760,00.html http://politics.guardian.co.uk/arts/story/0,,2235775,00.html http://politics.guardian.co.uk/arts/story/0,,2237458,00.html
2. That we should end live animal exports Briefing: The export of live animal livestock, particularly to countries lacking the strict animal rights regime of Australia, has been very contentious. Australia possesses a large animal export industry, which has in this debate been balanced against a small, vocal, group of animal rights activists. The activists claim the animals exported are mistreated, in particular inhumanely killed, for their meat in overseas countries, especially in the Middle East. Concerns around defining and balancing the rights of animals against the rights of farmers, and around how far the government should intrude into the business practices of industry have framed this debate in the popular press. The issue came to particular prominence after the sabotage of a consignment of livestock due to be exported to the Middle East by a number of activists with pork flesh, where the consumption of animals contaminated with pork would be religiously offensive. Questions:
Resources: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23198949-26103,00.html http://www.liveexportshame.com/ www.liveexport-indefensible.com/ http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/welfare/export-trade |
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