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POLICY
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS PAGE
The
2009-10 Topic:
Resolved:
The United States federal government should substantially increase social
services for persons living in poverty in the United States.
Issue? Email Eric at chalfaer@whitman.edu
or Jim at hansonjb@whitman.edu
NOTICE: IF YOU WISH
TO CHANGE YOUR RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT, YOU NEED TO CLEAR IT WITH ERIC CHALFANT AND
JIM HANSON.
WHY? We need to make sure that your research doesn’t repeat another lab’s and
that it fits in with the goals of the camp’s overall research needs.
WHAT
YOU DO AND HOW TO DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE CAMP—THIS IS A MUST READ
wndi.dot (WNDI
Template for MS Word)
Example Aff
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Case Responses File
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CP Neg File Example
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Example K
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AFFIRMATIVE RESEARCH
LIST 1.0 June 30, 2009
Detailed
Aff Research List (is not updated for 2009)
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LAB LEADERS |
AFFS |
ADVANTAGES |
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Nate, Luke |
Military
Benefits |
Heg,
Econ, Poverty, Overstretch scenarios |
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Anjali, Allison |
FEMA
– Hurricane Katrina Victims |
Disease,
Modeling, Soft power, disaster response K |
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Paul, Nick |
Abortion
Funding |
Poverty,
women’s rights, biopower |
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Tony, Alex |
Higher
Education Grants |
Heg,
tech/econ, competitiveness |
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Daniel, Tom |
Native
American Support |
Racism/reparations,
a K adv (?) |
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NOVICE-JV LAB Mike, Brian |
Social Services for
homeless Social Services for
Indians |
Racism,
Poverty |
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SCHOLARS LAB Matt, Ben, Eric |
TBA |
TBA |
NEGATIVE RESEARCH
LIST 1.2a June 30, 2009
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LAB LEADERS |
DISADS |
COUNTERPLANS |
KRITIKS |
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Nate, Luke |
Politics DA Report
Impact Scenarios to Jim and Eric |
States CP 50
states do plan |
Poverty-Development K K
of word poverty and poverty/development rhetoric |
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Anjali, Allison |
Defense Cuts DA Plan
costs $ so it cuts defense spending; that is bad Report
Impact Scenarios to Jim and Eric |
Courts CP Court
rules to give poor right to the aff service |
Natives as Poor K Link:
Representations of Native Americans as poor and providing social services is
colonialist. Impact: Colonialism |
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Paul, Nick |
Government Bad DA Plan’s
use of government for social services is bad—the government is impersonal,
calculating, bureaucratic, etc. |
NGO CP Social
justice groups do the plan or similar |
Nietzche K Link:
The aff tries to help people. Impact: The aff is an example of slave morality
and pity resulting in moralizing and a hatred for life which steals all value
to life and turns the aff. |
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Tony, Alex |
Spending DA Plan
crushes Obama’s plans for fiscal discipline, tanks the econ. Other impacts,
report to Jim and Eric |
Executive Order CP Do
the Plan via XO instead of Congress. |
Marxism K The
aff neglects the crisis within capitalism and thus . . . |
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Daniel, Tom |
Military Recruitment
Tradeoff DA Plan
undermines recruiting, undermines heg |
Microfinance CP Give
out small loans to reduce poverty |
Security K Securitizing
poverty causes all of the security impacts |
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NOVICE-JV LAB Mike, Brian |
Federalism DA Fiscal Discipline DA Military Recruitment DA Revolution DA Rev
DA is plan stops Marxist revolution |
States CP 50
states do plan |
Poverty Kritik K
of word poverty and poverty/development rhetoric |
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SCHOLARS LAB Matt, Ben, Eric |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |