Second Time Around

"A battle of wits is better than a battle of fists."

With another debate coming, I know that I'll be exercising my thinking skills once again. The topic of the debate isn't far from the previous one. It's a refurbished version of the typical past versus present debate antics. We've already debated about traditional media and new media. It's time to get a little more specific on which.

Of course, it's the battle between libraries and the internet. Did you anticipate it? My classmates and I did, but it's all for the best. To my surprise, I was placed for the library side. It brought back thoughts from a debate we had in our Empowerment Technologies class back in 11th Grade, specifically about whether technology should be dominating education or not. It just so happened that I'm facing some of the people I faced in that same activity. Feels great for a perfect rebuttal, isn't it?

That's what I thought at that time, but I also have to make sure my teammates can easily catch up to my own pace. I argued valiantly, while retaining respect within my classmates. The whole debate went through smoothly. Both sides were throwing arguments rather than shade, and everyone was a good sport.

The only thing that wasn't great was the lack of time. Just as the debate performance's evaluation is being announced, the period came to an end. Nobody got to hear which side won. Still, it would be great to hear that my side won.