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Aoyama Women's Cup (2021)

THW force all news organizations to be non profit(i.e. NHK, BBC, PBS)

THR the romanticization of success stories about educational achievement(e.g Biri Gal, Dragon Zakura)

THW weigh shareholder votes in line with the length of time their shares hve been held

THP a world in which the majority of people believe in moral pessimism rather than moral optimism

Moral pessimism is the belief that humans are innately bad, and need to learn morality from external sources, fighting their inner urges to be better. Moral Optimism is the belief humans are innately good, and need to follow their true self and overcome societal expectations to be better.

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Oxford Schools' 2021

This House believes that schools should teach more life skills (e.g. cooking, driving, financial literacy) at the expense of academic subjects (e.g. Maths, Science, History).

This House believes that mass tourism does more harm than good in developing nations.

Mass tourism is large numbers of tourists visiting the same place.

This House would ban the media from reporting on terrorist attacks in the immediate aftermath.

This House regrets the emphasis placed on personality in politics.

Quarterfinals

This House prefers a world where government decisions are made by individuals who are experts in specific fields (e.g. health, education, environment, justice) instead of elected politicians.

Semifinals

This House regrets the trend of young activists becoming leaders of social movements.

Grand Final

This House supports the narrative that one should strive to make a meaningful impact on the world even at the expense of one's own happiness

ESL Finals

This House supports surrogacy for profit.

Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman (the 'surrogate') carries a child for another person or persons, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. For profit surrogacy is when people become surrogates to earn a monetary payment. In contrast, non-profit surrogates cannot be compensated beyond direct pregnancy expenses.

Novice Finals

This House would prevent employers from accessing the criminal records of potential employees (excluding sex offences)

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