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June 02, 2006
Q4 - Lesson #37 - Modern Russia and China Student Congress
Modern Russia and China Student Congress: We'll use a simulated congress to "debate" some of the current issues facing Russia and China. Here are the eight resolutions we will begin debating today. We'll determine the "order of the day," meaning the order in which we will talk about these. We'll take volunteers first, otherwise we will use random draw...
Vladimir Putin has provided effective leadership for Russia.
The United States should place economic sanctions on Russia until it grants independence to Chechnya.
The United States should increase financial assistance to help secure Russia’s stockpile of nuclear weapons.
The United States is headed toward another Cold War with Russia.
China’s economic growth should be considered a threat to the United States.
The United States should place economic sanctions on China until it grants the people of Tibet more rights.
The people of Taiwan should declare themselves an independent nation-state.
China should not have been selected to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Format
Speaker #1 (If a group of 3): Provides a “background” speech of 2 to 3 minutes.
Speaker #2: Provides an “affirmative” speech of 2 to 3 minutes.
Speaker #3: Provides a “negative” speech of 2 to 3 minutes.
After these scheduled speeches (and questioning), other students may speak. It is expected that each class member will deliver at least one additional "speech"/comment/question during the 2+ days that we do our congress.
REMEMBER, the Regional Studies Final Exam is scheduled for Wednesday. Consult the blog entry for all the questions and instructions.
Posted by mvergin at June 2, 2006 09:01 AM