In discussing Transcendentalists, specifically whether Walt Whitman was born that way (sensitively absorbing all that was around him, seeing only the beauty in life where others were dwelling upon the stench, the vile sights and sounds) we came upon the themes of good and evil.
Are humans (NATURALLY) born bad, with only laws and institutions to keep them "in order"?
OR
Are we inherently good, with upbringing and outside (Nurture) influences that turn us "bad"?
Click the above title for some places to start and DO YOUR OWN SAFE SEARCHES to begin this debate.
Some other starting points, though notice, not all of these are .org .gov or .edus
Don't forget Ms. Tartaglione's LIBRARY OF CONGRESS archives as another resource.
OR
http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/75468.aspx
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,789690,00.html
A. Prepare arguments that support both sides by locating at least (six) SAFE SEARCH articles of your own.
B. Annotate and be prepared to form debate groups immediately after Regents Week - Feb. 1, 2011
C. Have a position, similar to the last two debates (Opening Statements, Lead Debater, Rebutter, Closing Statements, et cetera).
Excuses are like bung-holes; everyone has one, and they all stink.
Are humans (NATURALLY) born bad, with only laws and institutions to keep them "in order"?
OR
Are we inherently good, with upbringing and outside (Nurture) influences that turn us "bad"?
Click the above title for some places to start and DO YOUR OWN SAFE SEARCHES to begin this debate.
Some other starting points, though notice, not all of these are .org .gov or .edus
Don't forget Ms. Tartaglione's LIBRARY OF CONGRESS archives as another resource.
OR
http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/75468.aspx
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,789690,00.html
A. Prepare arguments that support both sides by locating at least (six) SAFE SEARCH articles of your own.
B. Annotate and be prepared to form debate groups immediately after Regents Week - Feb. 1, 2011
C. Have a position, similar to the last two debates (Opening Statements, Lead Debater, Rebutter, Closing Statements, et cetera).
Excuses are like bung-holes; everyone has one, and they all stink.
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The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
Aristole
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