I had fun in history today.
The teacher split us into three groups, and each took a different stance (of three given) on how the US should get involved in the Phillipines, given that it's just after the Spanish-American War. One group was total imperialism, one was no-involvement, and mine was the middleground, which was involvement, but not imperialism.
We won, partially because we actually believed what we were saying, and partially because I was the main speaker, and years of fighting losing battles in argument have taught me the finer points of making a good point. (Now, I can sometimes come out on top where most others wouldn't. If Im really incensed enough to bother.)
But... I learned that I can not think of metaphors while talking. I finished my otherwise solid closing argument which rebutted both other groups main points during the debate with this:
Quote of the Day:
(To the imperialists) "If you try to turn a lion into a tiger, it'll attack you. If you leavie it alone, it'll go on sleeping." - Me
Thankfully, my arguments up until that point had been great, and my group got the extrsa credit. (Although to be honest, it may have been more that the imperialist's argument sucked ass and the non-involvement people's wan't too great either, although it wasn't bad...)
The teacher split us into three groups, and each took a different stance (of three given) on how the US should get involved in the Phillipines, given that it's just after the Spanish-American War. One group was total imperialism, one was no-involvement, and mine was the middleground, which was involvement, but not imperialism.
We won, partially because we actually believed what we were saying, and partially because I was the main speaker, and years of fighting losing battles in argument have taught me the finer points of making a good point. (Now, I can sometimes come out on top where most others wouldn't. If Im really incensed enough to bother.)
But... I learned that I can not think of metaphors while talking. I finished my otherwise solid closing argument which rebutted both other groups main points during the debate with this:
Quote of the Day:
(To the imperialists) "If you try to turn a lion into a tiger, it'll attack you. If you leavie it alone, it'll go on sleeping." - Me
Thankfully, my arguments up until that point had been great, and my group got the extrsa credit. (Although to be honest, it may have been more that the imperialist's argument sucked ass and the non-involvement people's wan't too great either, although it wasn't bad...)
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