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Music and art should not be cut from education

Good debate...

Team Fortress 2 hats are destoying the art style

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Team Fortress 2 hats are destoying the art style

So, my opponent forfeits the second round. So, I will have no argument as all of my arguments from the previous round are still valid.

Team Fortress 2 hats are destoying the art style

And yet again....

Bullfighting is an art-form and an important cultural tradition

Many traditions have been defended for their cultural, traditional value. Stoning women for immodesty is one of them. Such tradition-for-tradition's-sake arguments do not actually prove anything, as cultures are constantly evolving and changing -the ban on bullfights can be just one more such change.(11) The bullfighting tradition is based on cruelty to bulls, and so simply being 'old' and 'traditional' is not enough of a justification. Cruelty is cruelty no matter where in the world it happens. Our understanding of animals has improved a great deal in recent times. There is no place in the 21st century for a ‘sport’ which relies on animal cruelty for ‘entertainment’. Moreover, people need not see a bull die in order to understand death. Video, pictures, books, and news reports all make it possible for individuals to learn about and understand death. It's occurring around us naturally all the time. It is completely unnecessary, therefore, to artificially produce death in the bullfighting arena in order to create an appreciation of the cycle of life and death, etc. Nature watching is also a good alternative. Or even hunting or fishing, in which an individual generally attempts to quickly and decently kill an animal that they will then eat. Torturing a bull for entertainment is unnecessary when compared to these outlets for understanding life and death. Furthermore, majorities in bullfighting states oppose it as well. Recent polls have shown that in Spain 67% are not interested in bullfighting, and in France, 69% of people oppose public funding for bullfighting.(

Mandatory art/music education in high-school is good!!

I thank my opponent for her response. --- Response to C1 --- "Why? Leaving teenagers - who are undoubtedly in a state of growth marked by a headstrong, brash personality - to decide what is best for them in their path to adulthood is a foolhardy thing to do. They are emotionally and physically stressed - it is manifest that they are unsuited to make decisions of such significance." --> And choosing for them is a better option? Indeed, for someone to make such a decision for someone else, they would have to prove it would be best for every student in their path to adulthood. Indeed, thee si evidence to suggest even 14 year olds are capable of making decisions: "By and large an average teen, given clear information and sufficient time to think about it, acts in their own best interest reasonably well." [1] Clearly, if teenagers can do this, they are capable of choosing what they wish to study in school based on their own interests. -- Response to C2 --- "Now, music is confirmed to facilitate brain growth (augmentation in concentration, intelligence, self-control, etc.), an essential factor for these high-school students. In fact, it has been proven that music is a key factor that can raise grades, test scores, SAT scores, etc. It is also very universal and encompasses multifarious genres to satisfy the mercurial interests of students - jazz, classical, rock, music theory, etc. It is also a great way for students to release their endorphins while extirpating stress they have gained, whether from homework or social life. There are, as of now, hundreds of psychiatrists who promote "music therapy" - a form of healing using music." --> Firstly, if music is beneficial to the student, they should partake in it after school or in their own time, not during school hours which could be better used studying. School is for learning, not releasing stress. As for brain growth, none of my opponents sources reference brain growth, except one which mentions it "continues for many years after birth". We're talking about 15 year olds, not 5 year olds. Further mention of language processing is unnecessary for the vast Majority of 15 year olds. And if students need music therapy, they should be going to a psychiatrist. Thus far my opponent has not affirmed how music education is beneficial to every student, nor why it should be mandatory. I await her response. [1] = http://www.cafety.org...

Separate the art from the character or personification of the artist

Alright.