BCH v. Belvedere Debate (Sam)

 Today, we had the annual BCHigh v.s. Belvedere Parliamentary debate. The motion was that this house (the assembly) would abolish the monarchy. BCHigh took the opposition and, although all four of us had great speeches, Belvedere ultimately proved to be victorious. However, our own Declan Madden won the best speaker award so we didn’t leave empty handed. I found the debate very interesting and I was deeply impressed by the abilities of the Belvedere students who spoke. This experience taught me that logical deductions and critical thinking on a philosophical level have as much of an impact in politics and decision making as facts and statistics do. It was very interesting to see such a different form of debate, even the very nature of the question was different from what I am used to. The process of writing out my speech, practicing it, and ultimately presenting it was also just as formative. Overall, I think everyone involved enjoyed the experience and learned something new from it.