The Great Fake Debate Contest Week 2/28 Topics

Due by Sunday 2/27 midnight PST.

Rules:
Min. 600 words unless it's written lyrically or poetically.
Lies are permissible as long as they are apparently false or satirical.
All facts must be attributed.

Topics:
1. Books are important~ Shaminder Dulai vs. Tablets have rendered books obsolete~ Kevin Lindsey

2. Is legalizing opium cultivation in Afghanistan a better option than forcing it down? Yes~ Dave Soto vs. No~Liz Nguyen

3. The world is a smaller place nowadays~ M.A. Cornejo vs. The world is a larger place~ Liz Nguyen

4. Poverty is a state of mind (after dinner speech)

5. Being young is overrated~ Chhun Sun vs. Growing old sucks~ Liz Nguyen


Thinking about putting it to a vote and doing prizes or a virtual trophy for most outrageous but believable argument, most interesting persona/character and overall best argument. What do you guys think?