Positions

Slate roofing is renowned for its natural beauty, unmatched durability, and longevity, often outlasting the buildings they protect.

Slavery was prevalent throughout the South due to its primarily agrarian economy. While the majority of the Southern population did not own slaves themselves, slavery still held great social and political influence across the region.

This position holds that a slow American political response explains the high number of US coronavirus cases. It argues President Trump failed to treat the virus as a serious public health threat until it was too late, choosing not to act and putting the economy first.

This position holds that smallpox is the worst pandemic in history. It argues the disease was devastating for centuries—decimating the Native American population after European contact—before becoming, to date, the only human disease ever fully eradicated.

There are many moments in the Harry Potter books where Snape expresses resentment towards Harry as a character due to his physical similarity to his father. Dumbledore asking 'after all this time?' is a result of his surprise that Snape's patronus is still a doe - indicating that Snape still loves Lily. His response of 'always' therefore shows that his love for Lily is eternal, not that he has been hiding his love for Harry.

This position examines the social consequences of coronavirus for the European Union. It asks whether the shared experience of the pandemic will draw member nations closer together — the trauma forging a sense of common affinity — or instead harden national identities.

This position attributes belief in conspiracy theories to social factors. It argues that we do not adopt such beliefs in a vacuum — that peer pressure and group mentality draw people in, as belonging to a community that shares a theory becomes its own reason to believe.

This position holds that social media can be good for mental health. It argues that, by curating what they follow, users can fill their feeds with uplifting, inspiring content, and that platforms keep people connected to distant friends and family and help rekindle lost relationships.

This position holds that social media seriously harms mental health. It argues that the dopamine hits of likes and notifications make platforms addictive, and that they push users into constant, damaging comparison of themselves against the curated lives of others.

This position holds that social media outrage is a negative force. It argues outrage culture can ruin innocent lives through 'trial by social media,' chill free speech, fuel polarisation, spread fake news, and dilute attention from the issues that genuinely matter.

This position holds that social media outrage is a positive force. It argues that such outrage spurs political and social change by raising participation, and that it offers a powerful mechanism for accountability — letting ordinary people hold the powerful to account.

This position holds that social media outrage is neither a positive nor a negative force. It argues that such outrage is a storm in a teacup — flaring up and then dissipating too quickly to leave any lasting effect on society either way.

This position holds that social revolt drove the French Revolution. It points to the grievances of the Third Estate, which bore the tax burden while clergy and nobility paid none, and to flashpoints like the storming of the Bastille, where hardship and inequality erupted into rebellion.

This approach believes that deep social divisions are at the heart of the issue. The murder has galvanised violence and unrest because of the more intrinsic identities that it represents.

This position holds that society does not really exist. It argues there is no such thing as a collective 'society'—that what we take for it is merely the sum of randomised individual behaviour and interactions, since ultimately we are all separate individuals acting on our own.

This position holds that society is a prison. It argues that societies are confinements of our own making, stifling individualism and free thought, and that collective rationalisation has effectively imprisoned the individual within shared norms and expectations.

This position holds that society is defined by a shared culture. It argues that societies emerge around common values, beliefs, and tenets, and that a shared language binds their members together into a coherent, cooperating whole.

This position defines society as a group bound by shared territory. It argues that societies evolved around the spaces people occupy — shaped by the bond between people and place — giving rise to a sense of spatial belonging and a tendency to mobilise around possession of land.

This position defines society as a group bound by a shared goal. It holds that societies form because people must collaborate to solve common problems or pursue common ends — arguing that without society humans are merely selfish, and that the state is society's fullest expression.

This position holds that 'society' means different things to different people, with no single universal definition. It argues that societies vary so vastly from one another that no shared attribute captures them all, and that each society is defined by its own participants.

Solar tiles, which integrate photovoltaic technology into roofing materials, are lauded for their dual functionality: providing renewable energy while serving as durable roofing.

This position holds that some doping should be permitted in sport. It argues that allowing performance-enhancing drugs within a heavily regulated framework could create a more level playing field — and that not all such substances carry the same risks, so a blanket ban is too crude.

This position holds that some felons should keep their voting rights. It argues for a middle path: those who have not committed grave crimes — especially serious human-rights violations — should be allowed to vote, while the franchise might be withheld from those who have.

This position holds that some forms of birth control should be free while others are not. It argues that provision should be tailored to a region's particular needs, and that cheap, easily accessible items like condoms have a stronger case for being free than costlier methods.

Certain acts violate one's freedom of conscience so one shouldn't be forced to perform them, however, one shouldn't be able to refuse service to someone on basis of their innate characteristics.

This position holds that some people are chronically late because they are too optimistic. It argues that excessive positivity leads them to underestimate how long tasks take, producing unrealistic time management and a habit of running behind schedule.

This position holds that chronic lateness can stem from low self-esteem. It argues that some people, expecting to disappoint others, self-destructively make poor impressions—their tardiness reflecting a negative opinion of themselves rather than poor planning.

This position holds that some people are chronically late because they perceive time differently from others. It argues that personality types—such as Type A and Type B—process and gauge the passage of time in distinct ways, affecting punctuality.

Lumping all recovered drug addicts together leads to faulty generalizations. Some of them can be trusted and some can’t. It’s not fair to write them all off as liars, and so it’s up to individuals to judge the trustworthiness of each, individual recovered addict they encounter.

Popular with independent artists and with a steady increase in monthly users, Soundcloud offers a simple, user-friendly app to upload and share music, podcasts, and other audio files. There are options to embed the audio files for ease of sharing on social media, making Soundcloud is an amazing way of gaining exposure and sharing music.

This position holds that the Spanish Influenza was the worst pandemic in history. It points to the staggering death toll of the outbreak that followed the First World War, its unusual lethality among otherwise healthy young people, and the way wartime conditions accelerated its spread.

Spotify is the largest subscription music streaming service with 96 million subscribers and 170 million users overall. It is the most flexible option if you want to stream songs without the internet, share playlists with friends, and have a user-friendly experience.

Trump's judicial appointments will shape the American judicial system for the next two to three decades.

This position holds that standardised tests are effective. It argues that they are the most effective nationwide tool for measuring student success, providing a consistent, comparable basis for assessment across schools — and opening up opportunities for students through that common yardstick.

This position holds that standardized tests are not effective. It argues they end up measuring students' test-taking ability rather than genuine success, corrupt the purpose of learning by pushing teachers to 'teach to the test,' and carry too much weight in important decisions.

This position holds that Star Trek is better than Star Wars. Its arguments cite Trek's optimistic, post-scarcity vision of the future, its serious engagement with real social issues, its celebration of reason and science over fantasy, and the depth of its dedicated, participatory fandom.