Wow, it's been a while since I last posted!

Anyway, I have a Rhetoric class in the 9th grade at the moment, and we're working on debates - which happen to be due this Monday. We have to write 100 note cards with info on them which we can use - it has to be from a good, reliable source, preferably primary although some secondary is ok as well. I have 40 so far.

Everyone's topic is mass media, but we have to argue both affirmative and negative (ie both for and against it). My friend and I are going to be the second team to deabate (there are 2 teams of two people each going at any given time), and we're argueing affirmative. In other words, we are trying to convince the other team and our audience (the rest of our class and the teacher) that mass media needs to be regulated and changed.

We're basically saying, some escessively violent programs should be censored on network tv, bad stuff on the internet needs to be banned, or something of the sort.

I don't necessarily agree with what I'm debating, but it's for a grade and I have to. Please, don't turn this into a flame war. However, I would like two things from people who would kindly get into debate mode:

1) links to good sites (primary sources preferably, and yes I've already googled a fair bit) with information BOTH for and against the regulation of mass media in our society. Preferably guys with Ph.D.s and that sorta stuff.

2) people could express their own deep thoughts, findings, opinions, and memories from previous deiscussions of this topic. If you have some sweet point or analogy or story or whatever, It could just tip the scale in our debate.

Thankyou!

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[This message has been edited by Daft_Vader (edited May 01, 2004).]

Nothing like having Massassi do your homework for you...

Seriously, it's a very hard topic to research, and we have so much other homework this weekend. I'm looking for suggestions and info, so I can organize, evaluate, and summarize it; I'm not asking you to do my homework for me, I'm just asking for some helpful suggestions.

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Yes but what do you really learn...

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?

You are the master of the obvious, MechWarrior

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"Music is the universal language and the
dialect we speak in is Hip Hop!" - King Solomon

http://www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk/MUHome/cshtml/media/viocom.html

And there are several links on that page that could help you.

http://childrenandviolence.freeservers.com/

Good information, as well as a reference section, so if you have time you could try to find one or two of those books.

Good luck, I've done projects and debates on this before as well.

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[19:59] Happy "Liar liar" dud: This is arguably one of the lowest points in my life.
[20:00] Happy "Liar liar" dud: I'm sitting here infront of my two computers wearing shorts and with no shirt, eating potato salad and orange juice, debating the existance of pants.

Thankyou very much Happydud, that was exactly the kind of helpful support I was looking for!

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