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Monthly Archives: November 2013
R&D by Prepd: China’s Air Defense Zone
[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete! Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. These tweets provide information … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China air defense zone, Japan, R&D, Sino-Japanese relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Japanese relations
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Thanksgiving R&D by Prepd: The American Housing Market
[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete! Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. Today’s tweets provide information … Continue reading
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Tagged housing market, R&D, U.S. economy
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2013 Villiger Tournament: Wartel Thwarts Harrison’s Title Defense; 15 Earn TOC Qualifying Legs
[fblike] Last week’s other Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifying tournament was the 2013 Villiger Tournament held on St. Joseph’s University’s campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The tournament is a staple of the Northeast extemp circuit and has an impressive … Continue reading
Posted in Extemp TOC, National Circuit Results
Tagged 2013 Villiger, 2013 Villiger extemp results, 2013 Villiger results, Villiger results, Villiger Tournament
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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of November 25th-December 1st, 2013
[fblike] Here is this week’s news quiz. Good luck!
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Tagged December 2013 news quiz, extemp central news quiz, news quiz, November 2013 news quiz, Quiz
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2013 Glenbrooks: Nellans Gives Des Moines Roosevelt Back-to-Back Glenbrooks Winners; Slater Takes Second
[fblike] Last weekend, 96 extempers converged on Northbrook, Illinois for the annual Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament, which is the largest invitational on the national circuit held by a high school program. The field featured a healthy diversity of geographic … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Glenbrooks extemp results, 2013 Glenbrooks results, Glenbrooks extemp results, Glenbrooks results
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Common Core Standards
[fblike] Last week Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sparked a firestorm over the controversial Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which are aimed at raising education standards nationwide to meet college and career ready targets. Addressing criticism of the standards, Duncan … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arne Duncan, Common Core standards, education policy, premium content, Topic Brief, U.S. education
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R&D: Common Core Standards
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the Common Core standards. Arne Duncan Was Right About U.S. Schools http://t.co/IAeJNKq35X via @kondracke — Roll Call (@rollcall) November 20, 2013 @Ravitch: Why so many parents hate … Continue reading
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Tagged Arne Duncan, Common Core standards, education policy, premium content, R&D, U.S. education
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 25th-December 1st, 2013
[fblike] 1. Will the Iranian nuclear deal produce a more permanent agreement within six months? 2. How should Japan react to China’s establishment of an air defense zone in the East China Sea? 3. Do global financial regulators need more … Continue reading
Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions
Tagged December 2013 extemp questions, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, international extemp questions, November 2013 extemp questions, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 25th-December 1st, 2013
[fblike] 1. What is the state of the American housing market? 2. Is President Obama too loyal to members of his cabinet? 3. Has ethanol lost its political clout? 4. Will the “John Doe” investigation hurt Scott Walker’s 2014 gubernatorial … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions
Tagged December 2013 extemp questions, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, November 2013 extemp questions, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, US extemp questions
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2013 Glenbrooks: Semi-Final Postings Are Up!
[fblike] Courtesy of Bill Thompson, here are the semi-final pairings at this year’s Glenbrooks. The quarter-finals are also included in the post below. Congratulations to all extempers who made the semi-final round and due to the size of the field … Continue reading
Posted in National Circuit News
Tagged 2013 Glenbrooks, 2013 Glenbrooks updates, Glenbrooks, Glenbrooks extemp pairings
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