Debate that I watched

I know that this is long due, but I haven't been able to find the time to post this. Since there's two days of E-Learning, I have finally found some time to do this :)

Lets Begin.



I went for a debate that was held in the Drama Centre. The topic was on Euthanasia. The audience was also told that the purpose of the debate is to spread the love of debating.

This was some of the points the side which supported Euthanasia gave. They mentioned that Euthanasia gives you the right to choose how you want to live your life. It was also stated by them that if you were forced to stay alive suffering from pain is something which a liberal society cannot accept. Letting these patients make a choice is giving them dignity.

The other side of the house too stated their points. They believed that cures can be found for the illnesses and those that are terminally ill must have hope. To strengthen their point, they gave an example of a man who woke up 20 minutes before his family members pulled the plug on him. They did not believe in Mercy Killing, they believe Euthanasia on unconscious patients were plain murder.

To rebut this point, the other side of the house stated that this was an isolated case, which could be 1 case in a million cases. They thought that it was inethical to let 999, 999 people suffer because of the 1 person who will wake up eventually. They also said that society is bult on the principle of mercy. A rebuttal was given when one of the debaters said: " So you think that one life isn't important? ".

We must also remember that there are a small group of people in the society who cannot afford to pay for long-term hospital bills and therefore choose to pull the plug out on their loved ones.


All in all, I feel that I have learned many things in the first debate that I have attended. Sarcasm was used during the debate as each side of the house tried to persuade the audience to their viewpoint. The words that were used were also chosen carefully, to maximize the impact on the audience. I feel that attending a debate had me learn new things. I will attend future debates if I have the chance to do so!

Learning Profile Activities

A Mockingbird lives in open country with thickets, farmland and desert brush. It breeds in northern California, eastern Nebraska , southern Ontario and Maritime Canada. It spends winters in the southern part of the range. It can only be found in residential areas, city parks, farmlands, open country.

I feel that Mockingbirds survive in Maycomb, because Maycome is considered the southern part of America. Maycomb also has the preferred habitat for the Mockingbird. This makes it even likely that Mockingbirds choose Maycomb over other areas to live in and breed. Most likely, there are orchards, where fruit trees can be found. There could also be brushes dense thickets in Maycomb.

I would want to be friends with Scout in the novel. I feel that she is very talented and that she " clicks " very well with her peers. She is also willing to stand up for her friends in times of difficulties. I would want to be Atticus in the movie. Atticus in the movie seems like a learned person and he is also very civilised. I like some of the points that he brought up during Tom Robinson's trial.

c) Diary Entry of Atticus

Today is Tom Robinson's trial. I went to the court to represent him as his lawyer. I tried my best in trying to convince the judge of his innocence. I should have known that in Maycomb, the anti-negro feeling is too strong. No matter how I tried to convince the judge, even with the most realistic evidence there is. The sequence of events that made the Ewells decide to bring this up to court. Just because Mayella Ewell broke a code of the white society does not mean that she can exchange a negro's life to ' clean ' herself of the so called ' sins ' .

In the middle of the trial, I was also alerted to the fact that Jem and Scout were actually in the courthouse. By the time I was alerted to this fact, half the trial had already gone by. Since they requested to hear the rest of the hearing, I relented. They also have a right to learn more about this society that they are living in, it is peppered with prejudice against the blacks. This is something that I cannot bring myself to understand, discrimination of skin colour.

*sigh* Well, feeling tired today, so long.

Multiple Intelligence

After taking the Multiple Intelligence test, I found out that I am Naturalistic and Intrapersonal. I feel that I am more Nature Smart than some of my peers as I am a Malaysian, and had quite a few chances to get closer to nature. My parents and grandparents own plantations and sometimes, when I return to my hometown in Malaysia, I help out in them. Thus, having a better understanding of Nature is one of my strengths. Reading up on climate changes is also one of my hobbies.

Next, I am Intrapersonal as I know myself well. I know what my weaknesses and strengths are. Most of the time, I prefer working alone as I feel it is easier to manage myself. Being intrapersonal, reflecting and learning about myself is what I love to do. I feel that the more you know yourself, the better you can do things that play to your own strengths.