| 单词 | debate |
| 例句 | “I want to make sure you’re still planning to go to tomorrow’s debate club,” she says. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There was a formal debate on the always contentious proposition that “the East is a better place to live than the West.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z During third and fourth periods, we have the group debate in the gym, and Ms. Steck invites some of the school administrators to watch and argue with us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Lots of times they debate about the Detroit Tigers—who’s the best player and whatnot. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I want to see nothing on your desk except your debate packet. I’ll be coming around to check.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She debated what to do only for a moment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Madison, however, wanted more than just an end to the debate. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The debate was not new in the second half of the seventeenth century, and neither were the arguments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It’s mind-blowing enough that I can almost forget that we’re talking about staying after school for debate club. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Following his ill-fated endorsement of May-Johnson and his subsequent repudiation, Lawrence absented himself from the debate over domestic control. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It would have been pointless as well as disrespectful for me to debate my benefactor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And time went by and still he knelt, holding his master’s hand, and in his heart keeping a debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The first debate is in a matter of weeks. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The debate over Lawrence’s future at Berkeley climaxed at an acrimonious faculty conclave pitting the hard sciences, represented by Birge and Lewis, against the humanities and social sciences departments. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I thought a lot about Songololo, and debated whether it would be a good idea to fetch the other bonobos and bring them here. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The book continues to be the focal point of study and debate by scholars and was once described by Martin Luther King Jr. as the “historical bible of the Civil Rights Movement.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But one great thing about Ace Period debate is that everyone else likes to talk a whole lot, and none of the kids seem to care when I sit here totally mute. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z For the first time since Eisenhower took office, the views of Strauss, Lawrence, and Teller were balanced by learned voices on the opposite side of the nuclear debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Wits opened a new world to me, a world of ideas and political beliefs and debates, a world where people were passionate about politics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As we sat there, eating a snack of cold greasy manioc followed by the slimy leaf in which it had been wrapped, I debated what to do. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I could be in the debate anyway,” I say, even though she’s already moved on to the next kid. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z On June 4, 1919, with little debate, the Senate passed the amendment by a vote of 56 to 25, two more votes than necessary. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They discussed boat design and rigging techniques, debated racing strategy, recounted past victories and defeats, and analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of other crews and coaches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Although the sectional battle lines were clearly drawn in the debate, the position of the Virginia delegation was equivocal. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z One positive function Schoenberg’s twelve-tone formula fulfilled, though, other than provide for interesting analysis and debate, was to give composers in the twentieth century a challenging structure with which to grapple. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z No one in my immediate family had much in the way of direct experience with college, so there was little, anyway, to debate or explore. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We were debating whether or not Chubs had broken his toe against an exposed tree root when the wail of a truck’s horn shattered the silence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The merits of line versus color have been the subject of a debate that first arose between partisans of Michelangelo and Titian, his great contemporary in Venice. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, he debated whether to report the officer for denouncing Hitler. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When she debated the unit’s mission with him, he always overruled her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Because what am I going to say when she asks me why I ran away before the mock debate yesterday? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I was still debating whether to meet him, when the bell rang. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Before very long, radio and television people began asking me to defend our Nation of Islam in panel discussions and debates. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes later—after a long debate with Rachel and Ema that I clearly lost—I found a parking space across the street and down the block from the Plan B Go-Go Lounge. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The chief strength of the proslavery argument that emerged from the Deep South delegation in the congressional debate of March 16–17 was its relentless focus on the impractical dimensions of all plans for abolition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Just as I'm debating what I am, the truck slows down. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I debated going with the he-started-it defense, but beginning a relationship with a new basketball coach by going after his captain seemed an unwise move. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “This is chapel, not the Roman forum. None of us has the right to debate God’s decisions.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I thought you were the captain of the debate team—or at least pretended to be.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z No more campaigning, no more sweating out strategy sessions or polls or debates or approval ratings, ever again. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There were several explanations for the Met Lab’s prominence in the debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The debate over the commercialization of human biological materials always comes back to one fundamental point: like it or not, we live in a market-driven society, and science is part of that market. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Another twenty minutes of debate followed, and then the men headed to their trucks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z While we waited for her to return, the clown and the snake girl debated the best ways to torture Caul. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As do black people toasting their cognac and German beers, passing their blunts and debating MCs. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Lost in the debate, however, are two important facts. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Competing images of the poor as “deserving” and “undeserving” became central components of the debate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These considerations, along with the just mentioned correlation between regional population size and societal complexity, have led to a protracted chicken-or-egg debate about the causal relations between food production, population variables, and societal complexity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Luma’s hair rule had set off a debate among the veteran players on the Under Fifteen team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He was used to thinking on his feet during debates, coming up with just the right words on the spur of the moment. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t even mind when she had to leave to work the debate team’s booth—for two dollars, they’d try to help you win any argument. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I know I look out of place—Nathan’s wardrobe is more suited to a debate tournament than a Saturday-night house party. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z A few of our servants were questioned, and in tea stalls and bus stands, possible suspects were debated and dismissed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z These debates are worthwhile, but it is critical to keep in mind that the question of how we do reform work is even more important than the specific reforms we seek. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Luke read a sentence at random: “While debate continues over the carrying capacity of the earth—” He skipped ahead. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In the end, works of art exist in order to be liked rather than to be debated. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Our life turned into a courtroom drama with two lawyers constantly debating over loopholes and technicalities. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I go to debate club on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and nothing explodes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I am not afraid of point of view, and am a sucker for almost any debate having to do with science, computing, or many aspects of politics and philosophy. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In science this began to change only in the course of the debate on the ancients and moderns at the end of the seventeenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Absurdly, I debated whether to answer, as if doing so would—what? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He had an earnest, honest expression, like he really expected me to debate him on this, when all I really wanted to do was tell him to scram. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The debate between evolution and religion continues, too. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking back, it appears that Leibniz formulated his version independently of Newton, though the matter is still being debated. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I debated what my next move would be. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z After a violent debate, my proposal was accepted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She debated the puzzle as she climbed, sorting through her mental file cabinet of puzzles solved for Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “And I am coming. We don’t have time to debate this.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Summer vacation is a topic seldom mentioned in American educational debates. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In the middle of a heated debate over an impossible passage in Kiddushin I heard Danny take a sudden loud breath, as if he had been punched in the stomach. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I’m debating whether to wait inside when I hear someone call my name. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I’ve told how debating was a weekly event there at the Norfolk Prison Colony. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When I’m sitting in English class an hour later I realize I should probably keep going to debate club meetings, too. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z And Odysseus came, debating inwardly what he should do: embrace this beauty’s knees in supplication? or stand apart, and, using honeyed speech, inquire the way to town, and beg some clothing? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The hundred nights they’d sat up debating the pros and cons of self destruction with the earnestness of philosophers chained to a madhouse wall. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As I stood debating what to do, my eyes wandered about, and fell upon several placards, in red ink, impaled upon a nearby fence. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was looking at me and nodding slowly, like he was debating something in his head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He debates theology with me as if he were a master from Paris. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His overly verbose answers to questions at town-hall forums and campaign debates seemed only to drive home the point that he belonged on the Senate floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The more romantic case for the Potomac entered the debate duringMadison’s initial speech against the Susquehanna site. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z My heart raced for a second while I debated changing the subject. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I felt dread, knowing that others—strangers even though they were relatives—were debating my destiny. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But after Adams’s initial fling at participating in the debates, the members of the Senate decided that the vice president was not permitted to speak. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Henry Lee, for example, apprised Madison that the assumption debate reminded him of those glorious days of yesteryear, when the Virginia Assembly refused to recognize Parliament’s right to tax colonies. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I can debate anyone into the ground on any subject I’m passionate about. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The roaches had debated trading Overlanders to the rats even when they knew the rats would eat them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We had been engaged in a running debate about the appeal of communism to ordinary South Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lines are grooves or cracks, their origin still being debated long after the mission. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I debate with myself all the way to the school’s gates. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a debate about what the government should do with the leftover bomb material. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z For a long time they debated what they should do, and how it would be best to attempt the fulfilling of their purpose with the Ring; but they came to no decision. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ms. Rochambeau will be as surprised as anyone else when I stand up for the debate and use a word like chromatophore. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z God is love and the Bible is truth—everything else was up for debate. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Despite this lack I still found debates useful in practising English. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether this process would produce explosions or merely heat became the focus of a rather abstract debate, for the practicalities of harnessing the energy were elusive. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is not widely debated in the mainstream media or, for that matter, in civil rights organizations. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After breakfast I ran up to my room with the three younger boys on my heels debating what to christen our new charge. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I chew on my bottom lip as I debate calling Levi. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She may have respected Woodhull, but she also realized that tensions were rising and the debate was dividing the women’s movement and weakening the National Woman Suffrage Association. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I slither out from Aurora’s arms, find a pencil on the floor, and take the debate packet out of my pocket. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z My life exists at die center of this debate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My parents’ debate continued downstairs, but their words faded. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The most debated question about Jomon subsistence concerns the possible contribution of agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Whether Cleopatra went to Mark Antony as soon as she could is open to debate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z We finished the last drops of slop and water, debating whether we wanted to be bought. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In their place were depictions of African history: a prince and princess strolling beside a crystal river; a conclave of black scholars debating in an outdoor forum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The endless debates over the invasion, air raids, speeches, etc., etc., are accompanied by countless exclamations such as “Eempossible!,” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We got a whole debate out of which Luke and which Leia were most powerful. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z What followed was a great debate to determine the future of the organic industry. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I debated whether to even send in my résumé. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He now brings a particularly personal perspective to the debate about addiction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He tapped at the stone with his shovel, debating whether to move the stone and dig underneath. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He was too focused on his soccer and his debate team and his grades. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I did pretend to be captain of the debate team, you know.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But she certainly would have made no investigation and then held a moral debate between what she wanted and what she thought was right. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Prison debating had been my only experience speaking to anyone but Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She debated whether she should, always ending with the same conclusion. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before Strauss’s appointment was made public, he began moving against Oppenheimer, impelled by the physicist’s increasingly outspoken campaign for a public debate on nuclear policy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lacrosse captain, future valedictorian, and Justyce’s debate partner since sophomore year. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A musical saw would provide excellent background accompaniment, and the hero's eyeball may be superimposed upon the debate scene in a most symbolic manner. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As I debated with myself, a summons came from my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the word “appeasement,” carrying as it did a great burden of historical connotations, became a charged one in the debate over the war. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Newton kicked up a fuss about the use of the word ‘hypothesis’; but there was no comparable debate about theories, facts, or laws of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But I will tell you that, right there, in the prison, debating, speaking to a crowd, was as exhilarating to me as the discovery of knowledge through reading had been. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When the American Equal Rights Association met in 1867, the group debated whether to support the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His voice was calm and firm, leaving no room for debate. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a hearty debate in the village over the spirit of the goofer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The question of what should be done with the discoveries pouring out of university laboratories was widely debated in academia. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The compromise reached did not resolve these conflicts so much as prevent them from exploding when the newly created government was so vulnerable; it bought time during which the debate could continue. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I demand a full debate and vote on this!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Over the years, many potential explanations have been examined and debated, and the consensus appears to be that that region was plagued by a particularly virulent strain of what sociologists call a “culture of honor.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But he valiantly continues to debate with his father on a regular basis. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A passionate debate has raged around three alternative hypotheses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I debated following her, but she quickly veered right and vanished into the woods. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Although some semblance of the routinized mechanisms for political parties had begun to congeal during the debate over Jay's Treaty, nothing remotely resembling the organized campaign structure of modern political parties yet existed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They split into teams and had debates, and they put a whole new layer of clippings and cartoons and news photos onto Mr. Larson’s bulletin boards. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I was debating whether to follow up on this when I heard the phone ringing inside the cell used by R-and-W officers as an office. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The debate continued for years, and a number of men voted in favor of circumcision in a very direct way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One Sunday, while our parents debated the meaning of Father Finnegan’s homily that morning, the doorbell rang. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Wolf's trial also sparked a debate about crimes committed during the Cold War, who should be considered guilty, and the uncertain connections between past and present. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z For a time, she debated whether to remain behind at Montclair and have the baby at home there, or whether to go to Nantucket with us and have the baby in a hospital. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We must stop debating crime policy as though it were purely about crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For on assumption, unlike the earlier debate over funding, Madison had the votes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On January 31, 1985, in a debate in Parliament, the state president publicly offered me my freedom if I “unconditionally rejected violence as a political instrument.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The publication of the report of the Tomlinson Commission for the Socio-Economic Development of the Bantu Areas had set off a nationwide debate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The debate over assumption, which followed on the heels of the vote on funding, only intensified the sense of betrayal and made matters worse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And even if I did, I didn’t know how to debate her in Farsi. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, appeals for his involvement in the public debate kept arriving at the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They are offered as conversation starters—food for thought, debate, and—I hope—collective action. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The animals would still assemble on Sunday mornings to salute the flag, sing Beasts of England, and receive their orders tor the week; but there would be no more debates. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Whether one or both of them reached the summit before being swallowed by the mountain and into legend has been fiercely debated ever since. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Goeth and his men marched back and forth, debating something, I couldn't hear what. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It cannot be debated that the existence of a “gene” was utterly unknown to Mendel. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Adina had gone to state twice with the Quarry Quarrelers debate team. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z David: “If the class is debating, then each student has the right to say what’s on his mind.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The elders in my village debated his meaning. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I deliberately refrained from entering into such debates during these past days because I came principally to listen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Adams had actually led the debate in the Congress that produced its passage, as Jefferson sat silently and sullenly while the delegates revised his language. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Several months before the controversial piece in the Revolution, they were at the center of another bitter debate on the issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Anthony remained standing while the men debated whether to allow her to express her opinion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At length he spoke again, softly, as if he was debating with himself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Rukia said, “Since you guys don’t believe a woman can run and we do, why don’t we do our presentation like a debate?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe we should even have our next debate topic focused entirely on that. There are plenty of examples to discuss.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In the same vein, a fierce debate raged between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Valentine’s kitchen table started the culture of debate on the farm, when Valentine and his friends—and later, visiting scholars and noted abolitionists—stayed up past midnight arguing over the colored question. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The debate was over and ended, and, without so much as a show of hands, had been decided. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But there had been real debate, with Cora agitating for the train and Caesar arguing for the local potential. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I cannot await the outcome of their furious debate: 1 am too obsessed with Peace. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For hours, the audience listened to speeches and debates about women’s rights. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Durham was a microcosm of this national black debate. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Science magazine called it “the hottest public debate on medical ethics since the Nuremberg trials,” and said, “The situation at present appears rather perilous for everyone.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If the point of debate is to convince someone to see something in a new way, then it’s time for us to bring it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z This matter came up for debate in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus persuaded them to remain neutral. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z A lively debate arises over whether the number eight is shy or a flirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In the West it took another century of experiment and debate before this evenly spaced solution for twelve, not nineteen, notes emerged as the front-runner solution. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Siddhartha had already long taken part in the learned men’s conversations, had engaged in debate with Govinda and had practiced the art of contemplation and meditation with him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in the finance club and on the debate team, and she was my grade’s student council representative. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She claims that a good debate gets her blood pumping. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I wanted Dad to come, but chances were he’d show up drunk and try to debate the commencement speaker. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Certainly the animals did not want Jones back; if the holding of debates on Sunday mornings was liable to bring him back, then the debates must stop. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z One of the reasons he was so notoriously ineffective in debate was that argument itself offended him. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “So, will you come back to debate club?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z You’ll no longer have extra help for science but instead will be required to attend the debate club I’m running in the library during that time. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z For almost a generation, psychologists around the world have been engaged in a spirited debate over a question that most of us would consider to have been settled years ago. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z We also debated heading down to Camp Two that afternoon, but Taske was insistent that we not descend from the Col while Hall was marooned on the South Summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The Palestine issue was being debated now by the United Nations, and the Partition Plan would soon be voted upon. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The “resolution” for the sample debate was that “Fair governments should require employers to pay a living wage,” and I kind of have an opinion on that. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “When Diogenes the Cynic heard, in a debate, that there was no such thing as change nor motion, he refuted the charge by walking about the stage during his opponent’s speech, waggling his legs.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They hadn’t been able to share their lunch breaks for a few weeks since he’d been practicing for a debate tournament with his team at lunchtime. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Nothing like an arcane literary debate with your tyrannical master while you pass the time leading to your execution. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I debate going back and changing a few answers, but at this school, getting them all correct is probably the average. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After a few moments of silently debating the merits of letting Valley go into the Cursed Forest alone, Seven’s guilt won out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Under this debate lies the real source of my distress: Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In fact, the ongoing debate on the assumption and residency questions was set aside for the entire day as the House put itself into committee of the whole to permit unencumbered debate on the petitions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Shackleton and his most trusted advisers frequently debated their options and kept themselves ready to move. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The question of chemical residues on the food we eat is a hotly debated issue. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The debate on the use of violence had been going on among us since early i960. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I held many debates with Mother, Grandma, and other adults. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They detained him while they debated what to do with him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The petition served to draw Lawrence and Teller back into the public debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Uncle Pete had been touting these books for a long time, not to mention quoting from them liberally to score points in Sunday debates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This view is buttressed by the fact that white liberals, nearly as much as conservatives, seem to have lost patience with debates about racial equity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z David: “You opened a debate. You can’t close it just because it is not going your way.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z This whole question is very akin to the question that has caused much debate in our profession over the years: what is a 'great' butler? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "I shall return for the debate tryout," Didu says, detaining him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As we travel up the next flight, they debate who should ride with whom. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Fisher Ames of Massachusetts wondered out loud why the House had allowed itself to be drawn intoa debate over “abstract propositions” and now urged that the committee report be tabled. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But in what alternate universe do I belong in the debate club? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We also began what was to be a running debate—and joke— on the subject of whether or not Jesse was intense, a word that came to mind. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, I just wanted to say,” Matt continues, “that I’m sorry and that you should come back to the debate club. You’re really good at it.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z While I stood debating, my mother went into the bedroom and came out with a stained white shirt and a pair of faded black shorts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t tell Dad, because I knew he’d come to school to debate Miss Page about the virtues of various numeric systems. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That question continues to be debated by archaeologists and anthropologists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You yourself are debating departing when it happens. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She taught her three children the art of debate and tutored them on current events, translating for Jim the images of famine and war that upset him on the TV news. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Through the trailer’s open windows, I heard Lissa and her father debating where to put their things. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Hindsight permits us to listen to the debate of 1790 with knowledge that none of the participants possessed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He debated a moment at the crossroads, knowing there was no time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z These disagreements provoked many heated debates between the board and Operation Breakthrough’s staff. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in days, the voices of Ares and Mars had started to argue again in the back of Frank’s mind, debating their favorite forms of violent death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The public debate would inevitably turn to race, even if no one was explicitly talking about it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Up in the amphitheater on the side of the hill, the debate continued. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The other teams were too busy debating the design of their paper airplanes to pay them much attention. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z For a moment Horace stood with his hands linked across his belly and debated silently the merits of opening the deceased man’s chest so as to get at the evidence in the heart and lungs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to debate morality with an assassin. You kill people for money, you know.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’m debating, diary, whether to take you along. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She probably wants me to keep my mouth shut, but isn’t the whole point of debate club to argue? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I listened to the elders debate these camps back and forth among themselves. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a huge debate a couple years ago about whether or not Deckers eighteen and up should be allowed to purchase drinks. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On the contrary, there is often only one path through the debate which is capable of producing a stable outcome. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Bailey is debating whether or not it is a figment of his imagination when the man looks over at him, his eyes surprisingly bright, though Bailey cannot discern their color. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was an interested listener at the debates between Mama and Papa on the merits and faults of the party. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The depth and apparent intractability of the problem became much clearer during the debates surrounding the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I could see her debating how to phrase her answer. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Through the double doors, I notice a familiar figure in the lobby and slow down, briefly debating whether I should go around to the back of the building, near the dumpsters. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Like all matters philosophical, it is subject to debate. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesper and Wylan debated which kinds of explosives might be assembled from the prison laundry supplies and if they could get their hands on some gunpowder in the embassy sector. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This was considered an awkward interruption, disrupting as it did the critical debate over the assumption and residency questions with an inflammatory proposal that several southern representatives immediately denounced as mischievous meddling. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z My mother, listening to this debate, couldn’t fail to notice the stark contrasts between her two suitors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Usually Ampai would be in the hall at dinnertime, talking to everyone, quizzing the children on their schooling, or debating philosophy with the old scholars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The weekly debates between inmate teams were also held in the school building. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Because if you can take care of yourself, you’d have clean clothes, and you wouldn’t smell like cigarette smoke, and you’d definitely remember your debate packet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Are you going to be doing debate for Ace Period? That’s fabulous.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The idea of evolution, or transmutation, as it was then called, had been debated and refuted for years. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After hours of debate, a vote was taken and the motion to include the women was overwhelmingly defeated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The two music stands are set up again for a mock debate. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The exception occurred in 1819, prompted by the debate then raging over passage of the Missouri Compromise. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Only he and Guosim remained at the edge of the quarry with Matthias, who settled any further debate by saying, “I’m going down there for a look around as soon as it’s light.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Like how the cold air feels like nothing when you’ve just stood your ground and told off the whole debate club. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z My heart rate finally elevated slightly above somber territory as we engaged in a heated debate over which came first, the chicken or the egg. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There was no point in getting into this debate now. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I debate tying their leashes to a bench, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to tie them tight enough, especially with wet hands. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They drove the short distance to Mama’s, debating how to break the news to her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent quite a long time debating whether I should actually post the first letter, wondering if it would even find you. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As it began to devolve into a debate over Rowan’s immediate future, Citra leaned in to him and whispered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Now he was stuck in the middle of an increasingly acrimonious debate between the browbeating Lawrence and the bedridden Compton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Whether or not Earth was the same was a matter for much silent debate for Hathaway and his family on the long Martian nights. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The core of the disagreement in the debate of 1790 revolved around different versions of what has come to be called America’s “original intentions,” more specifically what the Revolution meant for the institution of slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “The real debate club is going to be starting after school next week, and I want you to be part of it.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I could tell Mrs. Baylor was debating whether or not to drive through the red light. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Math is easy because there is no room for debate. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I doubt all the Erudite want to study all the time, or that every Candor enjoys a lively debate, but they can’t defy the norms of their factions any more than I can. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Madison served as the floor leader of the opposition in the House during the debate that raged throughout the winter and spring of 1796. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z After eighteen hours of discussion and debate over a two-day period, the suffrage resolution passed by a narrow margin. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Today, a similar debate rages in black communities about the underlying causes of mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I was uncertain, and hesitant—but at least I had debated in prison, and I tried my best. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, you must always remember that the purpose of debate is to convince someone to see something in a new way.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z As the nation spent much of 1866 and 1867 debating the issues surrounding the Fourteenth Amendment, tensions grew within the women’s rights movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Once the plan was announced, a hotly debated aspect of it wasn’t curriculum, or how minorities would fare in schools that had always been predominantly white. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Terror’s nickname comes from his prowess on the soccer field, but he was just as formidable in a debate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘He is debating which course is the most desperate, I think,’ said Aragorn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In scholastic terms this was a debate over the reliability of a posteriori reasoning; in our terms it is a debate over the evidence of things, or over Evidence-Indices. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Instead, as we moved from one relic to the next, they debated philosophy—Hobbes and Descartes, Aquinas and Machiavelli. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Vola looked as if she was biting her lip against more of the bat debate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But they were hardly the only wares for sale in the heated marketplace that was ancient Greek cosmological debate. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Scholars debate these estimates, but nobody disputes that the Haudenosaunee exemplified the formidable tradition of limited government and personal autonomy shared by many cultures north of the Rio Grande. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We repeat this same debate all the time. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z ‘If that is the end of the debate, let us go out of stone’s throw, at least!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She told Roberta he was too conceited--and the reason she thought he was conceited was because he happened to mention to her that he was captain of the debating team. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He might also have felt somewhat uncomfortable knowing that this easternmost option contradicted the impression that Madison had created in the earlier debates—namely, that a more western location near the Pennsylvania border was preferred. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z By the time I reentered, the guests were in open debate, and the discussion - with much talk of commerce and interest rates - was quite beyond me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As Caesar and Cora wolfed down the rest of the pumpernickel loaf and slices of ham, the men debated the merits of venturing now or after nightfall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Matty had once been like them, when he was new here and hadn’t liked meetings or debates. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Dany could hear her handmaids arguing behind her, debating who was going to win the day’s final match. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The debate centers on whether the number of coincidences is more than would be expected by chance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Since there were three of us, there was a debate over who should be allowed to keep the artifact. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Brian only had two more arrows and he debated moving slowly to change the spear over to his right hand and use that to kill the bird. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z We glanced at each other, debating, because kids in Big Trouble don’t normally hang out on the couch, but we sat, because he was right. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When the message reached Tokyo the next morning, Japanese leaders debated options. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now isn’t the time for debates about ethics,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Obviously we have one of those debates over whether the glass is half empty or half full; the increases that seem to have mollified many economists do not seem so impressive to me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The debate upon it grew so lively, indeed, that at least six more honourable members told six more, during the discussion, that they believed they knew where they were to be found. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As he opened the note, he was already debating whether to leave Gutshot immediately. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There was an angry debate concerning what they were to do now: which way they were to take and what should be done with the prisoners. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As secretary of the Geological Society, he listened to debates about the significance of fossils. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe you were on the debating team,” Father Mulrooney said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And it was on this point that the likes of Mr Graham and I had some of our most interesting debates. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The dominance of football in Texas high schools had become the focus of raging debate all over the state in 1983. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My debate prep packet is inside, and I’m actually tempted to work on it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Another hot debate I remember I was in had to do with the identity of Shakespeare. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We need your help on a certain matter we've been debating. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Madison understood better than most what was at stake in the debate over slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For the next hour, Anthony and the election officials debated the issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Around them both, voices jangled and jarred—speculation, debate, alarm—but they heard them only as noise. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We've been debate partners since I joined the team two years ago. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Like all of our debates about Jesus, this conversation went nowhere. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Early in the twentieth century the fair became a source of heated debate among architects. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In the televised debates between party leaders ahead of the 2010 elections in the UK, incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown made the mistake of choosing the wrong tense, and was punished for it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The actual debate in the House in the fall and winter of 1795 proceeded under Madison’s more cautious leadership and narrower interpretation of the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z After the nominations were debated, a vote was taken and the pair were elected. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The woman prevailed, but another heated debate soon developed over who should do the actual handing over. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was shrewd enough not to debate it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I have always enjoyed the cut-and-thrust of debating, and was a ready participant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is almost time to introduce Halley and Newton and their contributions to the debate about gravity. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z His lordship has made his decision and there is nothing for you and I to debate over.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Then it cuts to five game analysts sitting around in the top tier of the Tokyo Dome, in a heated debate over which team would win and why. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was debating whether to pretend to have left something in the restaurant again or be direct and say they were on a scavenger hunt, when a breeze rustled the flyer tacked to the tree. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Not all that was spoken and debated in the Council need now be told. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I try to picture going back to debate club. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She loved the spirited discussions and provocative debates. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I sit there, with the phone in mv hand, debating whether to call him back. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He gained his reputation as an effective writer against British encroachments but was a reclusive nonpresence in debates. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There would have to be a debate, and a vote. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z That said, even though no formal proposal for a gradual emancipation program came before the Congress in 1790, all the elements for such a program were present in the debates. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There were essays on the Lincoln-Douglas debate, which I had never heard of. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In the tenth grade, before their debate competition, Annabelle told Mrs. Lehwalder she had a stomachache and had to go home. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But after years of debating people like Andrews and Clayton, he’s become more moderate. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Next month after the shucking bee, the farm would host the most important gathering yet, to address the recent debates about picking up stakes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It’s: “I don’t belong in Ace Period debate club.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "Yeah, yeah. She just stepped away to say hi to a friend," I say, debating if I dare ask for a ride. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tonight she reread a piece about what the paper called a crime wave—three robberies—which was next to a story about a college debate team and their success. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My goods assembled and stowed in a brown bag, I debated whether or not to go directly up the hill to the cave or take the long route. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn't debate their judgment of me as "an immature, spoiled brat who needed a major butt-kicking in order to straighten up." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Ernest fended off numerous efforts to draw him into the debate over the bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I was just debating whether to give it or act smart and show off before Pink. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I debated no longer, but made a dash up the hill, to the right of the pond, to reach the woods behind it before he turned the bend. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The aim of this book is not to venture into the long-running, vigorous debate in the scholarly literature regarding what does and does not constitute a caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was just debating about risking the flashlight when his foot sank with a splash. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On September 23, 1949, a news flash turned up the political heat in the debate over nuclear policy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They debated concepts from the lecture; I debated whether to drink my coffee. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We resumed our debate, a battle to the death, with sharp scientific evidence to support our chosen theory—Tamika, Team Egg, and me, Team Chicken. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A year later a secret conference of scientists is convened to debate the dimming of the sun, which many now believe presents an imminent threat to life on Earth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Gene patents are the point of greatest concern in the debate over ownership of human biological materials, and how that ownership might interfere with science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A debate between Pragmatism and Morality rages in my brain. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z H ere the work of the coming week was planned out and resolutions were put forward and debated. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z For the rest of the morning, proposals were made and hotly debated in the assembly room. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z To take a recent example, historians are still debating whether blueprint copying or idea diffusion contributed more to Russia’s building of an atomic bomb. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z So after much debate, Kitty and I have decided to get him settled into one place for his last three years of high school, and then he can apply to college. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Two teams were organized and, after much debate, names were chosen: The Sparkle Ponies would stay on the beach, tend to the wounded, and try to salvage whatever they could from the wreckage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Most of all, no more living room debates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The argument itself was not new: it had already been formulated in the debate between Averroists and their opponents over the reality of epicycles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Hence social scientists continue to debate the specific reasons why receptivity changed in Islam, China, and Europe, and why the Chimbus, Ibos, and Navajo were more receptive to new technology than were their neighbors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was really comforting to watch two white guys debate why I should or shouldn’t get beat up based entirely on what I could do for them. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You and I can’t vote because we don’t yet have our true names. But we can go and listen to the debate. We can speak if we want. And we can watch the vote.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I know what he’s debating in his mind. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Your boyfriend seems to think I’m being unpleasant to you — he’s debating whether or not to come break up our fight.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Unsure of what to do but knowing if I stayed there debating my options, the mother cat might well come and blind me, I left the coal shack and lingered about the yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But what constituted “injury” and “risk” was heavily debated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was like switching from passively watching a film in a foreign language to actively debating in one’s mother tongue. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z They chatter up and down the line, sometimes laughing and joking, sometimes spitting bitter debates. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I put it in my pocket instead and debated going inside to get another Popsicle. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z And, the other: when I had read enough to know something, I began to enter the Prison Colony’s weekly debating program—my baptism into public speaking. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The debate behind the scenes had focused on Lawrence’s role as the quintessential pioneer of Big Science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lawrence’s withdrawal from the policy debate also reflected his long- held conviction that science and politics made for an unwieldy mix. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I drop my debate packet into my backpack and get the rest of the Cheerio dust scraped into my hand as fast as I can. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I won all of the debates at school, and I wanted to help people like Papa had; being a lawyer seemed like a good fit. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter’s case complicated the debate in very graphic ways. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the operating room, the doctors are debating what music to play, just like we were in the car this morning. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The debate itself was well attended, the tiny hall packed full of students, community leaders, and a sprinkling of white liberals from Duke University. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The most likely answer is the very thing that makes the debate possible: Homo sapiens conquered the world thanks above all to its unique language. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was pacing in my small office, nervously running through the possibilities of what the Court might be debating so close to the execution hour. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What is completely missed in the rare public debates today about the plight of African Americans is that a huge percentage of them are not free to move up at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And all parties to the debate seemed to believe that history, as well as the future, was on their side. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z While Parliament debated the new bill, Clarkson and his allies went on lecturing, talking, changing minds all across England. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The most important fact to keep in mind, however, is that debates about prison statistics typically ignore a key fact: most people who are under state supervision and control are not in prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The narration is one of the prime areas of a speech in which you are able to spin, and framing the terms of the debate is half the battle won. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I will leave the debate about why the Renaissance happened when and where it did to the historians. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Thanks to the efforts of Jefferson and Madison, the ongoing debate would have a decidedly southern accent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Tonight would be one of the people’s favorite stories, a love story, that always sparked much debate after its telling. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Today, opponents debate the need for a minimum wage and workers’ right to organize. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z For five days, members of the Tennessee House debated the question. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She sat still for a long time, and then she got up and paced, unable to focus, wondering whether to call him, debating with herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were so immersed in their debate that he thought about trying to escape again. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Each had his own following, and there were some violent debates. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Zeitoun didn’t see the point, but the fire in her eyes did not encourage debate. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “And, Calvin, I want you to know that I’ll be coming for you and your T. rex’s tiny little brain when we get to the Q&A part of this debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We talk more about her experience at St. Francis, how she was the senior class president and how she was on the debate team. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Historians still debate the accuracy of the charges against these men and the fairness of the trial. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Before the crowd could begin debating again, the Gran stood up. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Though pockets of Federalist power remained alive in New England for over a decade, as a national movement with the capacity to dominate the debate about America’s proper course, it was a spent force. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In the prison debates I argued for the theory that King James himself was the real poet who used the nom de plume Shakespeare. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z White could not anticipate the bitter, sensational legal battle that was about to ensue—one that would be debated in the U.S. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I stared at them for a moment, debating. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Let the nephew and the uncle conduct the debate,” Mda said as a sign of respect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine the debate would turn on how best to kill it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I debated whether to leave the movie house. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At the time I’d been surrounded by a bunch of other gods who were debating whether or not to kill me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "I still get plenty of news from the Kolkata gossip chain," Didu says, crossing her arms and ending the debate. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As the debate raged on, Truman made a show of keeping an open mind. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “There has been much debate about whether he was privy to Henry’s plot.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It shifted the blame for the rupture of the friendship onto the Hamiltonians, whom he knew Adams utterly despised, then invited Adams to align himself, at least retrospectively, with the Republican side of the debate. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I guess so. It’s like a disease, right? They can see it in our genes. That’s not really up for debate, is it?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Down the hall in #28, Pattie debated what to wear and settled on a white silk shirt with two embroidered doves. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The three of them go back and forth, debating over what I’m too young to know, what I’m old enough to talk about, and who should tell me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They held debates and voting parties and did all manner of campaigning. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire atmosphere surrounding the assumption debate had become electromagnetic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Now the first thing that makes this different from Ace Period debate club is the tournament that’s at the end,” she’s saying. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Which is why I had a habit of debating my most religious friends in high school. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Teapot did not end the debate in Washington over the country’s two duplicative bomb labs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z No one wanted to trim its list of priorities, but how to raise funds when Tom White’s money eventually ran out was subject to much debate. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It became hard for me to get through a school day without someone after me to join this or head up that—the debating society, the Junior High basketball team, or some other extracurricular activity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There are so many reasons why I don’t belong in debate club. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The debate about whether or not to start eating the canned food ended in our favor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “We had a function at my school this afternoon. For the debate team, and I was the first speaker.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Legalistic debates over federal versus state sovereignty were just the most accessible handles to grab, the safest and most politically suitable ways to talk about alternative national visions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I like debates where you argue about different points of view. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On Robben Island, we had honed our debating skills while we chipped away at limestone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This rumor often results in debates on methods of keeping hot food hot and cold food cold, which never come to any satisfying conclusions and tend to make the debaters rather hungry. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They traced their philosophy to Thoreau and Gandhi, debating the great works of civil disobedience at Floyd McKissick’s office on Main Street in study and prayer sessions that often lasted all night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The decision was debated for some time, with committee members growing increasingly frustrated. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She narrows her eyes at me, ready to debate. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They discussed and debated and raved and ranted until they were on the verge of blows, when it was decided to submit the question to arbitration by the princesses.' The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Sméagol was holding a debate with some other thought that used the same voice but made it squeak and hiss. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z While the rest of the country has fitfully cut back welfare and continues to debate class disparities and the barriers to mobility, Whitiker has quietly traversed several classes in a single lifetime. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Did I really think she was going to give me a pass when the whole point of the debate is to prove everyone else wrong? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The final report passed by the House in effect placed any and all debate over slavery as it existed in the South out of bounds forever. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Dad was watching a debate about whether or not Britain should have American cruise missiles on its soil. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z One of our earliest and longest debates concerned the relationship between the ANC and the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon’s surface also was the subject of great debate in 1964. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Back home, a national debate was raging over H-bomb testing, provoked by the fallout fiasco of the Bravo tests. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The debates in the ratifying conventions of the respective states only exposed the irreconcilable differences of opinion that the Constitution had so deftly bundled together. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There wouldn’t be any group discussion and debate on this subject. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He was taking a far greater risk than he knew; but Frodo was too much occupied with his burden and with the struggle in his mind to debate, and almost too hopeless to care. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Jen turned back to the computer chat room, where everyone was debating fake I.D.’s. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Astonishing as it may seem, there is no previous occasion on which new empirical evidence determined the outcome of a long-standing debate between philosophers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The entire debate went back to square one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at her as if he was debating whether to counter that. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On the other hand, and to make a bad situation even worse, the ongoing debate between Federalists and Republicans had degenerated into ideological warfare. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I wanted to call out to him, to tell him to stop delaying and debating, to go ahead and do what must be done. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Last winter, after Annabeth and I had saved Olympus, the gods had had a debate about whether or not they should kill me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A skinny kid with braces, a member of the debate club as well as drama, he has a passion, bordering on obsession, for recycling. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Before the Thunderhead, governments had constitutions and massive tomes of laws—yet even then, they were forever debated and challenged and manipulated. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I’ll be handing out these debate tournament entry forms today after school, and I want you to seriously think about it. The fees will be covered. All you’d need to bring is yourself.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Over the course of the next four decades, the national debate over slavery and its expansion into the West was often framed as an argument over the intent of the founders. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The people of Duk Payuel, the village where my family was living at the time, debated whether the man had made a wise choice. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the decades and centuries to come, there would often be fierce debate as to what constituted an appropriate combination of notes, or what cluster was beautiful, or ugly, or seductive, or discordant. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You know that the Ace Period debate club is ending, and a new rotation starts next week, right?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z They are both going to an Ivy League homecoming football game, and they have this debate. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We had this major debate going on because we watched the Oh? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Justyce is so focused on the upcoming state debate tournament, he barely notices Christmas and New Year’s as they blow by. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The schoolhouse was the meeting place for music, for debate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So SJ and I won our division of the state debate tournament. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “The Commensals’ debates concerning my messages have been kept secret. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Experts on both sides of the debate worry that compensating patients would lead to profit-seekers inhibiting science by insisting on unrealistic financial agreements or demanding money for tissues used in noncommercial or nonprofit research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "She told me about the debate team. Anna is a superb debater. You'll be glad to have her." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He debated about the beer, but then decided it was safer in the apartment. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z If I looked like one of the eager beaver kids from debate, everything would be different. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z These two debates, about thinking and knowing, interlock because both generations have downplayed the idea that the new science was grounded in a new type of engagement with sensory reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The debate had ended with me getting a cup of lukewarm tea dumped in my lap while Raizel’s parents watched on in utter horror. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Before he learned of exorbitant turkey expenditures from CNN, he was watching the highlights of last night’s Republican primary debate. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A group of nobles sat and debated scholarly issues. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Did I really think the after-school debate club could be my ticket out? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z A glance into the classrooms of the Los Angeles public school system, where my sons are being educated, fleshes out the abstract debates with the faces of children. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Because of their combined debate record for the season—eight wins, one loss, one tie—Justyce and SJ are the final pair in their division to present their argument. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When this moment happened is a matter of some debate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There was nothing he loved more than a debate, dragging me into silly arguments, pushing me to passionately defend positions I didn't really care about. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was too darn cold to debate much longer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Jefferson objected so strenuously to the debate over the Missouri question because it violated that legacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Wilkes, perplexed at the sudden urgency for a statement about a policy debate that had been going on all year, warned that it would appear overtly partisan when it appeared in newspapers on election morning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She studied history written by Herodotus and Thucydides, which included political and military events of the past, and memorized the speeches of Demosthenes to learn the fine points of public speaking and debate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The usual corridor pandemonium surrounded him, slammed locker doors, wild yells and whistles, pounding feet as the guys hurried to the afterschool activities, football, boxing, debating. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The following information was being gathered, quite literally, while the debate over the Quaker petitions raged... Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They can spend days and weeks debating the subject, trading information, arguing with one another on websites and mailing lists. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Worn down by Mingo’s lobbying, Valentine had ceded organization of the debate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z After some debate, I strip him of his jacket and zip it on over my own. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I went into this investigation imagining history to be a unified narrative, free of debate, which, once uncovered, would simply verify everything I had always suspected. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I disagreed with him, but I always felt he was a man of absolute integrity,” Marx said of these debates. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I debate telling him about my conversation with Ren, but then decide against it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hammie and Asher are on the living room couches, engrossed in a quiet debate about how best to mess up the Cloud Knights’ defense. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And while I could debate that till I'm blue in the face, didn’t we prove it by leaving with Jared and them? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When it was done he got another whiskey and he debated in his mind about the Brandenburg. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at him, debating the best way to proceed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But these debates had all occurred behind closed doors and under the strictest code of confidentiality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I have been debating in my mind for some time a question which I have had to debate with myself once or twice before in my life,” she wrote in “My Day.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Now there were laws on the books, not debates about abolition; there were contracts signed by both parties, not just the rule of guns and torture. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When I wake up, Radar and Ben are loudly debating the name of the car. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Terryl was doing a command performance for her debate team, arguing about the deleterious impact of violence in advertising. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They criticize everything, and I mean everything, about me: my behavior, my personality, my manners; every inch of me, from head to toe and back again, is the subject of gossip and debate. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In a paper titled “The Nature and Nurture of Economic Outcomes,” the economist Bruce Sacerdote addressed the nature- nurture debate by taking a long-term quantitative look at the effects of parenting. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He had first impressed me at Fort Hare, where I noticed his thoughtful intelligence and sharp debating skills. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the boys and Luma debated, Kanue took Luma’s cell phone and quietly began to scroll through her contacts list, writing down the phone numbers of his teammates and other kids whose names he recognized. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Senate in 1914, he was absent for the debates on women’s suffrage and Prohibition—two of the biggest political issues of his time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Matt Hubbard talked to me on the bus this morning. He said you said something about me at debate club.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I gave little thought to the debates regarding taxation by our Parliament. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Smith also led the debate on behalf of the Deep South on that other great text, which was not the Bible but the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At halftime, when no one’s looking, I reach into my backpack for my debate packet and slip it into my front hoodie pocket. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But by the late seventies the debate over affirmative action concerned itself only with the rights of white middle-class students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Simon Oliver, the captain of the school debate team, carefully marked the boxes on a legal pad. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z After more than four months of debate, both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted by overwhelming margins to approve the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The thoughts of many were available for consideration and debate. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Citra found herself getting increasingly anxious after lunch, as the weapons manufacturers touted their wares and various motions were hotly debated. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We would giggle and chatter away as we debated whether to wear pink, purple, polka dots, or prints. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent even more time with the debate team and at tournaments, once arguing in the persuasive category in favor of child support. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And he still gave me Swedish Fish even though I didn’t have my debate packet like everyone else. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The Assembly Hall was used for large lectures, debates, plays, and concerts; it had the worst acoustics in the school. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After some debate, we pulled into the Spruce Grouse Lodge. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She came and sat between myself and the children, and her head moved back and forth between us, like a spectator at a university debate. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Although there is some debate about what Edward and William died of, we know that today they would probably have been cured. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She debated the problem for the rest of the day. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Scholars have long debated the beginning and end of Reconstruction, as well as exactly when Jim Crow ended and the Civil Rights Movement or “Second Reconstruction” began. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But Sam, remembering the overheard debate, found it hard to believe that the long submerged Sméagol had come out on top: that voice at any rate had not had the last word in the debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The Illinois senate was hung up in a marathon debate, trying to settle on the provisions of a major crime bill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z All I had to do was put the debate packet into my backpack. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Such claims could justify minority views; prior to 1492 they were never conclusive in settling an intellectual debate. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She looked at her son, watched him as he listened to the lords debate, frowning, troubled, yet wedded to his war. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We debated whether or not to stage a protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since I could remember, all my life in fact, there had been these discussions and arguments and debates about whether we ought to obey His Majesty’s government or whether we should rebel. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the key point is that the debate was not resolved so much as built into the fabric of our national identity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Emma then looked up, and immediately saw how it was; and after a moment’s debate, as to whether it should pass unnoticed or not, replied, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z A meeting to debate the matter was called in our mess hall. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The surface temperature and atmospheric thickness are still under debate. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The original Native American population has been reduced by a debated large percentage: estimates for North America range up to 95 percent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Almost without exception students hated Afrikaans debates; not only was the language difficult to master, it was the language of our oppressors. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was smarter; there was no debate about that. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When not debating the law, she challenged the law students to chess and other board games. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “So, today,” Ms. Rochambeau starts off, “you’ll have just ten more minutes in your table groups to prepare your arguments, and then we’ll get to our first mock debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z On the drive back to Montgomery, Michael and I debated how much we could trust Myers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Once again, in the Dialogue, Galileo raised the debate about sunspots, and once again he could not resist a few digs at Scheiner, which infuriated the old Jesuit and his colleagues. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The fullest and most intellectually interesting debate occurred in Virginia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Once the debate was framed as an issue of women’s rights versus African American rights, the arguments used by some female suffragists became increasingly elitist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The desperate debate lasted late into the night before Emperor Hirohito stepped in. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The children were engaged in a whispered debate. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For fifty years, the ANC had treated nonviolence as a core principle, beyond question or debate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was when Lenny talked to you the way he talks to me. When he refused to believe you about that debate club of yours and said you just wanted to make trouble.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The heated debates about Homo sapiens’ ‘natural way of life’ miss the main point. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z While Austin debates whether the skinny jeans are skinny enough, I find myself wondering what Kelsea is doing at this moment. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Ten days before the vote, Mr. de Klerk and I held our single television debate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What do you call a place with friends and teachers and libraries and book club and math club and debate club and any other kind of club and after-school activities and endless possibilities? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Chaol's brown eyes gleamed, but before Dorian could debate it, his friend switched the subject with brutal aim. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His attitude in turn intensified the debate over how to handle him. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Taking sides in this debate is like choosing between the words and the music of the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Brij and Matthew were arguing loudly about cryptocurrencies and Skid and Aaron were debating which was more important to society, botany or music, but I could barely hear them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I loved to hear the men debate politics. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Almost at once the Bogdanov paper excited debate among physicists as to whether it was twaddle, a work of genius, or a hoax. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It left behind a flurry of books in which Brahe and his colleagues debated its location and significance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I debate going back into the office to press her for more details but decide against it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I waited, breathing softly and listening, debating if I should tell Lily what had happened a few days ago—down at the Bakers’. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I remember sitting out on Ben’s stoop on Friday nights, drinking Jack Daniel’s, debating the mayor’s race or the rush to war. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I debated what to do here—but not for very long. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The congressional debate over Hamilton’s financial plan and the location of the national capital had produced total legislative paralysis. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Leader stood on the platform, read the petition in his strong, clear voice, and opened the meeting to debate. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Then the companions fell silent, but a while they sat there in the high place, each busy with his own thoughts, while the Captains debated. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In the prison debating, I had learned tricks to upset my opponents, to catch them where they didn’t expect to be caught. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t choose me to be in the mock debate, would she? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Stanton called for a vote of confidence, and she got it, but the debate was just getting started. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In this, as in many other scientific debates when foresight would eventually trump nearsightedness, Lawrence was right. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Frodo thought for a moment, fearing some further trap, and wondering how this debate would turn in the end. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I had been a fair debater at Fort Hare, and in my early years in the organization I had engaged in many impassioned debates on the platform. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “An abstract of our argument for the debate tonight.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You watch your mouth, mister. You are talking about my son. I don’t want to hear any more from you. That’s enough debate—get your books out.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Even the one part of it we can see, the crust, is a matter of some fairly strident debate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I wanted to get more doughnuts, but it was this debate between getting more doughnuts, which were really good doughnuts, but not being able to stand up because 1 had complete prong. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By “inclination,” he meant his personal aversion to the kind of controversy and policy debate inside the cabinet that Adams seemed to be proposing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The debate over whether to build the bomb was over. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now I’m enraged because my bathroom use has to be regulated and is up for debate. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Everyone pitched in, including Poppy, and after some debate we settled on our app name and logo. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She was debating which one was Kapugen’s when the door opened in the smaller one and three children tumbled out. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the time came for the actual debate, however, I attacked the National Party quite firmly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d think there was nothing else but the private debates of my flesh and spirit going on, the way I’ve left out the rest of my life. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before every debate he always wrote lists of his argument’s strengths and weaknesses. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t for him, for any of them, to debate God’s wisdom. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “So all you go over there for is debate?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I take out the debate prep packet and lean over the coffee table. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The afternoon before the debate, the city announced that that location was “unavailable.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She had spoken English all her life, led the debating society in secondary school, and always thought the American twang inchoate; she should not have cowered and shrunk, but she did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The most volatile current debate among American school administrators, teachers, parents, and students concerns “high- stakes” testing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I was confident, but the day before, we held a mock debate in which the journalist Allister Sparks ably performed as Mr. de Klerk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time she hit middle school, she’d won just about everything there was to win — science fair, debate team, gymnastics, soccer, synchronized Tae Kwon Do. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The captains of the two parties seemed to be bringing up the rear, debating as they went. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Relying on bottled oxygen as an aid to ascent is a practice that’s sparked acrimonious debate ever since the British first took experimental oxygen rigs to Everest in 1921. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She was debating whether to pretend to have left something in the restaurant again or be direct and say they were on a scavenger hunt, when a breeze rustled the flyer tacked to the tree. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Panda-Laney debated between them before choosing the larger one and giving the Paganini-shaped cookie to Hyacinth, who crammed it in her mouth and mumbled a gloomy “Thanks” without bothering to look up from her ribbons. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I decided I could do this by putting my name down to debate. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The great debate over whether black men have been targeted by the criminal justice system or unfairly treated in the War on Drugs often overlooks the obvious. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Historians have long debated why blacks would attend minstrel shows when the images and content were so blatantly racist. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Granted, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had engaged in extensive debates about the slave trade and how to count slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Seven briefly debated what to do, but she knew Valley had a few minutes at least; Thorn had almost no time before she would be taken away forever. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Some callers sought clarification of a particular point in the case that had been the subject of serious debate in a barbershop or at a social gathering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I can debate in class. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After the tolling of the names and the ritual washing, the entire morning was dedicated to a heated debate about whether or not fire should be banned as a method of gleaning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His music was, however, mostly enjoyed by audiences in his own lifetime, and perhaps most significantly it exerted a huge influence on the debate over music’s future direction. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Nina could see he was debating something with himself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Several days later and thousands of miles away, at CIA headquarters in Washington, DC, experts pored over the letters and debated their authenticity. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The debate raged on, some creatures oblivious to the fact that their destiny was being decided, others contributing to the debate. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I wonder if you are being very brave,’ he said quietly after a moment, as if he was debating the matter in his head, ‘rather than merely disrespectful. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z He left his sisters debating over which DVD to watch. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z But he let SJ keep going because when would he get to see her all absorbed in debate research and talking a million miles per minute again? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Although Adams tended to set the intellectual agenda in the dialogue that ensued, Jefferson inadvertently provided the larger framework within which the debate played out. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Winston debated with himself whether to award Comrade Ogilvy the Order of Conspicuous Merit; and in the end he decided against it because of the unnecessary cross-referencing that it would entail. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She debated whether or not to risk Main Street. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The last thing she wanted was an undergraduate debate on eighteenth-century literature. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Grace was locked in deep debate about whether a fly was trapped inside her Jell-O cup. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then he tapped on the counter, like he was debating something. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I debated silently if I should tell her I loved my car—needed my car—and that I had been living on my own long enough to never want a roommate. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “This is supposed to be a lighthearted session of symbolic document destruction, not a political debate.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My bag was heavier now than it had ever been, so I hesitated on the front step, debating whether to ditch anything. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The debate between the ‘ancient commune’ and ‘eternal monogamy’ schools is based on flimsy evidence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was still out cold half an hour before the race, the stewards debated whether or not to call Howard in and get him to choose another rider. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The words came out of my mouth, and not in a whisper either, but in a shout loud enough to get the whole debate club to turn and look at me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z After some internal debate, she decided she ought to get something for Lady Constance, too. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I missed all four of the debates because I had to work. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The public girl, running for class treasurer and joining the debate club, and the private boy, the sidekick on 7-Eleven runs. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z My mom was the youngest of the lot, but when my grandmother was pregnant with her, she debated whether she should terminate the pregnancy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We talked about canoeing and swordplay for a while, then debated the pros and cons of the different gods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The Advisory Board meetings were perfunctory and bureaucratic, but the ANC meetings were lively with debate and discussion about Parliament, the pass laws, rents, bus fares — any subject under the sun that affected Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had an ongoing debate on the merits of “interesting.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You know that you’re just trying to discredit your opponent. I learned that at debate club.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Everyone agrees, and for the next hour we talk and debate the wording of the script. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His evident distress at these Quaker petitions was rooted in his belief that the current debate represented a violation of that understanding. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He was lonely for his wife’s company and political advice: “I want to sit and converse with you about our debates every evening. I sit here alone and brood over political probabilities and conjectures.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When Congress began the debates over the Sedition Act in the spring of 1798, Jefferson’s first fear was that it was aimed pointedly at him. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z After Sasha was born, I debated whether I even wanted to return to my job at all, thinking that maybe our family would be better served if I stayed home full-time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Galileo published these results in 1612, and they provoked a brief flurry of debate, but they were unnoticed outside northern Italy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Because of her, he had joined the debate club, and after she spoke, he clapped the loudest and longest, until her friends said, “Obinze, please, it is enough.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They look at each other, and it’s one of those lightning-fast wordless parental debates—if you can even call it a debate. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z What Doc isn’t saying: he still hasn’t gotten his mind around the fact that his top two debaters elected to forgo the actual debate rounds of the tournament and focus solely on advanced pairs argumentation. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But as the debate was nearing an end, I felt I had been too harsh with the man who would be my partner in a government of national unity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By morning, I’ve even filled out the entry form for the debate tournament and put it in my backpack. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Later, after the spirituals, Loomis and old Uncle Lem would put on a debate, all in fun. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They discussed legends, debating which were true and which were false, and which were somewhere between. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Although it was not on the agenda, a heated debate erupted on women’s right to vote and whether a resolution demanding that right should be drafted and sent to the US Congress. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The debate over the Super had not let up, resulting in frequent summonses to Washington. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I feel inside my backpack for my debate packet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Surely there can be no further debate about this truth.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I debate sidling up to the finished bioloaf stack and stealing more. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Before there could be any further debate, the ground shook. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then, the debate begins about who should be our new president. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z For years after, debates raged inside the US government about Yurchenko's authenticity and over how the CIA could possibly have let him escape. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A high percentage of the Norfolk Prison Colony inmates went in for “intellectual” things, group discussions, debates, and such. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Culture to us seems the great determinant of how human beings conduct themselves; in the relentless academic debate between “nature and nurture,” it is the “nurture” school which commands greater support from the bystanders. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Something warned him to be careful and not to reveal that he had overheard the debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I can see her as though it were but yesterday, on that unforgettable afternoon—never mind how many years ago—when she sat on her favourite sofa in the lounge, debating her method of attack. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z During our years on the island we kept up a continuing dialogue about our beliefs and ideas; we debated them, questioned them, and thereby refined them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Squaring her shoulders as she’d been taught to do on those afternoons in the portable building where the debate team practiced, she faced her audience. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A knight’s got him by the throat, and he’s expected to debate feology. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I am standing outside the library debating the Republican takeover of Congress or the place of Wu-Tang Clan in the canon. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t score telling points in debates the way he did, but I could be just as brave as he was and do daring things, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can debate ethics at a later date. Right now I suggest we make ourselves scarce.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z This is why Boyle’s contribution to the vacuum debate was entitled New Experiments Physico-mechanical: mechanics is now being used to explain physics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘I wonder if you are being very brave,’ he said quiedy after a moment, as if he was debating the matter in his head, ‘rather than merely disrespectful. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z A spasm of pain seemed to twist him, and he turned away, peering back up towards the pass, shaking his head, as if engaged in some interior debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z York, who knew nothing of the high-level politics driving the Super debate, avoided giving a straight answer, but Lawrence’s question was mostly rhetorical. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “She said it’s not open for debate. No more speeches, she said, no more excuses. Just come home.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It seemed that he debated whether to hold me or to thrust me away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “There’s no time to debate this. I’m sorry. If the girls are to get out of there alive, they need to move now.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Historians have long debated the extent to which science contributed to the Industrial Revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The emotion and high anxiety would likely express itself in the form of a racially charged debate about values, morals, and personal responsibility rather than a debate about the prison economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Anyway, they argued about the weather, sports, sex, war, race, politics, and religion; neither of them knew the subjects they debated, but it seemed that the less they knew the better they could argue. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I debated skipping practice—there was nothing I wanted to do more—but Coach would make my life hell if I did, and hell would make it harder to hang out with Aileen again. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a survival thing: he didn’t answer back, didn’t say anything about job security for prison guards, debate the nature of repentance, rehabilitation, or rates of recidivism. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I figured it had to do with debate stuff since the state tournament is around the corner, so I decided to hit her back. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The time spent theorizing and debating over the fact that God himself had stifled the greatness of human potential. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Erasmus and his circle debated the Poor Laws, which were shunting the destitute into workhouses; they discussed the need for social reform. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He exacerbated his trouble by creating a pseudonym, “Mary Rosh,” to defend his theory in online debates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z That argument goes on today as, for example, we debate how closely to regulate coal mining. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I debated whether to lie, than decided against it, since it might cost Otto’s life once I was found out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They debated, concluding that they needed a professional. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher stared at me for an answer; I debated whether to lie. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z During the course of that debate, which lasted between four and six hours, things were said that had never before been uttered in any public forum at the national level. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Back at the old house, we debated where to sleep. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This distinction played havoc with congressional debate by creating doubt that the temporary location, once chosen, would ever be abandoned. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I wanted to shoo the dogs away, to tell them that what they were debating of eating was horrible filth and would make them sick, or, possibly, die. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The legislature debated the issue for an hour, but the arguments had all been heard before. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I debate going back to bed, or trying something different once I’ve been able to make a proper plan. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She debated the puzzle as she climbed, sorting through her mental file cabinet of puzzles solved for Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Over time, the debate concerning the ANC and the party grew progressively acrimonious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jackson,” she said, “maybe you’ll be the one to settle the great Are Bats Nice Guys? debate.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After five months of self-imposed isolation, this debate was what finally forced him out of the barracks and into circulation again. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z On the mantrip cars into the mine, at the company stores, and even in church, this was a topic of endless discussion and debate. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It would prove to be one of the most important debates in American history, and it took place entirely in secret. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Lynn told me they host monthly debates here, for entertainment, and also hold religious services here once a week. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I had debated him briefly about that just before graduation, and told him I wanted to get a job. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The public discourse regarding “missing black fathers” closely parallels the debate about the lack of eligible black men for marriage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z James, who was standing between Emily and Matthew, had been swinging his head back and forth between brother and sister as their debate went on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “That is a very good question, and you can most definitely bring it up in your debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Mostly they were in debates where he scored a telling point over his enemy or whatever you call them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Zeitoun was a Muslim and a thoughtful man, so he sparked a debate about the existence of God. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, the debate over the treaty prompted a constitutional crisis. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ll be forced to go to her stupid debate club, but there’s no way I’m participating. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z After the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the public debate shifted focus from segregation to crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The other gods had probably been debating the best way to punish me for existing, and now Mr. D was ready to deliver their verdict. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Conferences, strategy sessions, and debates regarding how best to build a movement to dismantle the new caste system would be occurring on a regular basis. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That night in his room Palmer debated where to hide the twenty-seven toy soldiers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He was silent for a beat, and I could picture him running his left hand flat down the side of his face, debating. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Although the final draft of the document was conspicuously silent on slavery, the subject itself haunted the closed-door debates. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Below it, in boldface, came what were apparently points of debate about me: “Refreshingly Honest or Too Direct?” and “Her Looks: Regal or Intimidating?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They disagreed, they discussed, they debated, they retreated to their bedroom to hash out their differences out of my earshot. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I was on the debating society my first year and was chosen to represent the school in Afrikaans, Tsonga and English prose and poetry reading during inspection. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the entangling personal motives, the debate is one of the oldest in the Western philosophical tradition, between nomos and physis. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It’s not really up for debate, Homer;” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Voltaire composed a poem on the disaster that had considerable cultural impact, opening a floodgate of intellectual challenge and debate. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z You’d think we were debating the death penalty or some heated war topic. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Given the sharp sectional divisions in the debate, the vote to refer the petitions to a committee was surprisingly one-sided, 43 to 11; seven of the negative votes came from South Carolina and Georgia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “So is your plan to die really, really smart so you can join the debate team of the dead?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z James, who was standing between Emily and Matthew, had been swinging his head back and forth between brother and sister as their debate went on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He initially began his reconstruction of the debate to commemorate it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, I can’t get there without walking past some girls who are going on about the animals they chose for the debate, and of course have their perfectly filled-out packets with them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z At debate club the following Monday when we’re going to be brainstorming ideas that could be our “prepared topic” for the tournament, I take my seat and get out my notebook like I always do. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Few questions provoke such heated debate and provide so few satisfactory answers. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can debate this another day,” said Birdie. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Rather, debates are conducted, and crucial decisions arrived at, in the privacy and calm of the great houses of this country. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She hugged herself tightly, moving her body back and forth, as if she was debating something. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The next class assignment was for us to watch the presidential debates on television, take notes, and discuss them in class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The question debated was: What did the Communist party expect from the club? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After much debate, Theodotus convinced the other advisers that the only clear choice was to kill Pompey. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He was the most centrally situated, having led the debate over both assumption and the residence question in the House. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This is clearly highlighted by his first important contribution to the cosmological debate, which spread his reputation far beyond the confines of Styria. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Were just supposed to accept that? Without a vote in the senate? Without a proper debate? Without—” “Percy!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But even two or three minutes would have seemed like an eternity, sitting there while a group of old men debated my future. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Immediately, the debating began, but it was all in good nature. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As soon as the group gathered, the delegates began to debate whether women should be allowed to participate. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Let us ask the ladies to join our debate,” said Horatio, seating himself on a stool so that his long legs stuck out to the sides. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We start off with this whole debate about whether or not the minibus that takes the mathletes to the big tournament in Denver has Wi-Fi or not. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He spent long days pacing the Tech Area, popping his head into labs long enough to help solve problems, dropping into offices to join the ever-raging debates. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As my father debated with the mufti, one of the elders spoke up. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z That familiar debate alone chewed up a good ten minutes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z These exchanges are important because they frame a debate that was never so succinctly argued in the courtroom, given the long and drawn-out legal process. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Madisonian influence revealed itself in the House debate of March 23 when the committee report came up for a vote. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When it comes to the debate surrounding immigration reform, some argue that the breakdown of quotas needs to be changed. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The delegates had debated the anchors’ purpose, assuming they kept the citadel from drifting away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Remembers all the missed calls and messages—and the lack thereof from a certain former debate partner. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I debated whether or not to go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He would be the lone American in attendance this time, rubbing shoulders and debating the fine points of nuclear physics with the most glittering stars of European science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He debated for a minute between his hiking boots and sneakers and decided on the boots, although he didn’t put them on. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z One topic that constantly came up for debate was “Country life is better than town life.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By now the reader will not be surprised to learn that an apparently arcane debate about the distant past could become vehemently personal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z ‘Here are the tracks that we seek! Up this water-channel: this is the way that the Orcs went after their debate.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It made the cost of getting the sanctuary back and running higher and higher, but if she debated whether it was all worth it, she didn’t let on. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad, who usually liked debates on questions such as whether a bag of things is one thing, was not in the mood and told me the rocks were too heavy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the days that followed, newspaper reporters covered the suffrage debate. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He saw Mr. Dalton’s lips moving silently, debating something. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Borrowing one of Farmer’s famous lines in debate, Jim said, “On what data exactly do you base that statement?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I knew she wanted to ask me something and was debating whether to ask me now or later. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z My hand goes up first in every class so I can stir up a good debate. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Eddie Driscoll, a wonderfully articulate student ranked number two in the senior class, loved to read and debate and throw out ideas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, most of the debate club kids are already in their seats when I ease myself into the chair next to Lydia, who’s back to drawing cats. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I had reached it and was debating which way to go when I heard the tractor engine, faint in the distance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I sat there in the police station—arrested for suspicion of grand theft auto, a plausible suspect for carjacking or murder—and debated whether I should call my parents or go to jail. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The signs and their removal were a regular topic of conversation among the women of West Computing, who debated the prudence of the action. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And since Las Casas historians, clerics, and political activists have debated whether Europeans and their descendants in the Americas are morally culpable for the enormous Indian losses. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Many of these issues remain unresolved to this day; one can only imagine the ferocity of the debate that raged when they were new. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At another school, a student who stepped outside the usual gender categories might have been the topic of gossip or debate or at least a few raised eyebrows. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There was much shouting and debating among the Orcs; a quarrel seemed on the point of breaking out again between the Northerners and the Isengarders. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z No debate in my mind about—gee, should I stand up to him and try to fight again? The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Several states were seriously debating ending the death penalty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No one debated that the city was in chaos, but now there was debate over where that chaos had originated. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He could not sleep and he held a debate with himself. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then Adam said something that helped me gain a sense of humor about the debate I was having with myself. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Outside the White House, Lawrence and Teller barely moved the needle of debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The great volcano of American political debate was required to confine himself to purely private eruptions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z However' - he raised a finger - 'this is not the time to enter into such debates. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z |
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