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Are Electric Cars Environmentally Friendly?

An electric vehicle (EV) is a complex machine that is the product of many years of research and development. The largest car companies in...

Teachers should be allowed to teach creationism in schools

In 2012 a US state passed a law which protects teachers who choose to teach creationism. This is a theory that the Earth and...

Animals Should Not Be Used for Entertainment

Circuses, zoos, aquariums, dog fighting, hunting, fishing, horse racing, bullfighting… all of these practices keep animals in captivity and use them against their will...

Net Neutrality – All Internet Traffic Should Be Treated Equally

The internet is a large network of computers working together to bring data to its users. This network functions efficiently because each member –...

Modern Technology Is Harming Society

Carl Henegan once said “Life was so simple when apples and blackberries were fruit, a tweet was the sound of nature, and facebooks were...

Cosmetic Surgery Should Be Banned

Cosmetic surgery is different from critical or reconstructive surgery because it is used to 'enhance' or 'make different' someone's physical appearance. In this way,...

Single-Sex Schools Are Good for Education

Single-sex schools are schools that only admit those of one specific gender, believing that the educational environment created by a single gender is more...

How to use Free Debate Lesson Plans from ESLDebates

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