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That kind of perception you have,

that can't be taught by anyone.

Rebecca left the debate team.

Did she say anything to you

about why or...?

No.

Well, I need somebody to step up

and take her place.

I'd like for you to compete with us.

You think I could do it?

Yes, I do.

- What happened to Mike?

- He tried his best. He couldn't make it.

The door's up there.

- I'm just gonna go to the bathroom.

- Okay.

Nervous?

- Something.

- Completely understandable.

This isn't a classroom situation.

And that's a whole other...

...new thing for you to process.

I wish I was bald.

- B*tch.

- Your hair seems fine.

- Okay, now you're making it worse.

- I'm sorry.

- Did you see the girls?

- Yeah. I saw Rene in the hall.

Okay, go round them up.

Bring them in here.

- It's a men's room.

- That's okay.

I'm a teacher. I'm a teacher.

Nothing you can do.

Butterflies are understandable.

What I wanna do is go back to the

basics. Let's remember our posturing.

Breathing.

Rene, I really want you to use

your eye contact today.

Let me emphasise your eyes. I got

some mascara. Lose the windows.

Let's do some impromptus:

Maintenance.

It is important in any system

to ensure that all pieces...

...particularly the most important ones,

are working and properly maintained.

Stop on a dime. Rebuttal.

The Bill of Rights was intentionally

made by our forefathers...

...to be useful for themselves

and posterity...

- ... as it says in the Declaration- -

- You're a killer.

You're a stone- faced killer.

- What's not debatable?

- Our debating.

- Line them up.

- And knock them down.

You guys are gonna do great.

Okay. Today's topic

for spar is the media...

...with an emphasis on TV violence.

Elise Burns.

It's just sick. TV violence kills morality,

particularly among teens.

Studies prove it. Day after day,

kids watch shows with gunfights.

And the next thing you know,

someone's dead.

Television is a Trojan horse

in our homes.

It claims to give us education

and entertainment...

...but it really just takes the

imaginations of today's youth hostage.

I agree. Media conglomerates say they

wanna change, but it's all double talk.

I mean, accountability

needs to be enforced.

I concur. But let's go further.

TV contributes to the decay

of the American family.

And once the family goes,

down goes our institutions...

...and up goes our drug abuse.

Ditto, gambling and pornography.

You have no evidence

to support that claim.

Images aren't reality.

Violence in art goes back to Egypt.

What's important is teaching people

to be sceptical.

To draw a line. To distinguish

between images and life.

Lisa, what's your opinion?

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