(Nên cấm bài tập về nhà)

- Team Advocators (Đội ủng hộ): Kiệt & Dũng

- Team Oppositions (Đội phản đối): Mer & Hiếu

📌 Lưu ý:

• Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 8/6/2025.

2. Takes away time for other important activities

3. Unfair for some students with different home environments

4. Lack of clear academic benefits

5. Can damage student-teacher relationships

6. Homework reduces sleep

7. Digital overload and eye strain

Students have higher scores when they complete homeworks.

Homework builds important life skills like planning and time management.

It helps students to stay away from electronic devices.

Homework acts as a way for students to have their practise habbit.

2 homework is to get our knowledge trained so it will become better

3Home work help us understand more

4. some times home work can be fun

5. done some hark word can help us feel comftable

6. we do homework, teacher happy, teacher give point

7. home work can get us out of computor so we wont be blinder

8. homework help us get out of hard to explain situation

9. home work is fun :D

10. home work helps the teacher know the level of knowledge of the studert

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(Tác động tích cực và tiêu cực của mạng xã hội đối với sức khỏe tinh thần của người trẻ?)

Hãy chọn 1 trong 2 phe:

- Advocators (ủng hộ): Nói về ảnh hưởng tốt (positive impacts)

- Oppositions (phản đối): Nói về ảnh hưởng xấu (negative impacts)

=> Các con sẽ lập dàn ý bài nói cho quan điểm mình đã chọn, sau đó quay video thuyết trình tầm 3-5 phút.

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 15/6/2025.

(Trí tuệ nhân tạo (AI) có tác động tích cực hay tiêu cực đến xã hội hiện đại?)

- Team Advocators (Đội ủng hộ): Hiếu & Mer & Vivian

- Team Oppositions (Đội phản đối): Kiệt & Max & Hải

📌 Lưu ý:

• Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 22/6/2025.

• AI is replacing human workers in factories, offices, and even creative jobs.

• Automation increases unemployment, especially for low-skill workers.

• Creates economic inequality: rich companies benefit, but poor workers suffer.

Privacy Invasion

• AI collects and analyzes personal data (e.g., Google, Facebook, TikTok).

• Facial recognition used by governments or companies can track citizens.

• People lose control over how their data is used.

Bias & Discrimination

• AI is trained on biased data, leading to unfair decisions.

  • Example: Hiring AIs rejecting candidates based on gender or race.

• AI in criminal justice (like predictive policing) can target minorities unfairly.

  
  

  Overdependence on Technology

• People rely too much on AI tools (like ChatGPT, smart assistants).

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills may decrease.

• Students using AI for homework might learn less.

Mistakes & Safety Risks

• AI systems can make errors — in self-driving cars, healthcare, finance.

  • Example: Tesla crashes due to AI misjudgment.

• Who is responsible when AI fails? No clear answer.

Loss of Human Control

• Advanced AI (like autonomous weapons or deepfake generators) can be dangerous.

• Some experts fear AI could be used in warfare or for spreading fake news.

• Elon Musk and others have warned about the threat of “superintelligent” AI.

Mental Health Effects

• AI-powered social media algorithms make people addicted to screens.

• Increases anxiety, depression, especially in teenagers.

+ Robotic automation and advanced AI tools have a chance of replacing human workforces in the near future.

+ Creatives in the industry are particularly affected due to AI potentially being more favorable for companies.

+ Creates a power imbalance between multi-million dollar companies and smaller businesses who can't afford such equipment

- Errors and Cyber Security Risks

+ AI models could be trained on incorrect or biased sources, which can render the output quality unreliable, nonsensical or downright harmful.

+ AI algorithms will secretly collect personal data and distinguish viewing patterns to use later in analysis

+ Personal information can be distorted by advanced AI tools (such as deepfake generators) and can be used against the user, almost always without their consent.

- Overreliance and Oversaturation

+ People may rely excessively on AI for daily tasks, discouraging intellectual autonomy and encouraging close-minded thinking.

+ Content solely made by AI is usually unfavorable or uncanny, usually without proper quality control

+ AI-dictated media is designed to be as enticing and eye-catching as possible, potentially leading to severe cases of addiction.

1. AI can provide & help with making correct decisions or solving problems:

-As the user tells their online assistant about the situation, AI will help solve the problem by providing details about each choice (if there are any) and give an example for them so we can decide for ourselves. Although it doesn’t exactly make a straight decision for the user, it would try to help by giving details for us to choose and decide which way to go, rather than choosing one right away & perhaps have a higher chance of causing more trouble.

=> Impact: Helps the user to be able to solve their difficulty by their own choice if solving that fits/feels right to them.

2. AI can improve our knowledge, education:

-With the ability to surf through the internet quickly, AI can inform us with new, fascinating information through quizzes, fun facts, or even a simple, short explanation to the problem.

=> Impact: Provides new information and improve our knowledge in different fields, type of education (such as science, maths, critical thinking skills, life skills, etc)

3. AI plays as a friend or a companion that supports our mental health:

-Sometimes we may feel anxious, upset about something, and we desperately seek for help and advice to calm down, that’s why when you share your story to AI, it would start to comfort us by saying nice messages that can calm us down, as well as giving advice that can solve by making our worry disappear or fade away along with suggesting ways to cheer ourselves up.

=> Impact: Not only can we find a solution to the trouble that is affecting us, we can also feel better by following ways to comfort ourselves.

Find some evidence and facts to support your ideas.

(Các con hãy suy nghĩ về mặt tiêu cực của trò chơi điện tử, làm thế nào để kiểm soát nó, tác động của nó ra sao, v.v.

Hãy tìm một số dẫn chứng và sự thật để hỗ trợ cho ý tưởng của con.)

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 29/6/2025.

1. Physical Health:

- Reduces physical activity, contributing to weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, etc.

- Strain injuries like carpal tunnel, poor posture, neck and back pain, and stiff joints

- Eye strain, blurred vision, dry eyes, headaches

- In one study, the proportion of overweight and obese individuals was significantly higher among gamers compared to casual players

2. Mental and Emotional health

- Addiction

- Anxiety and depression

- Potential aggression and increased impulsiveness

- Attention problems

- The APA concluded that violent video game exposure is linked to increased aggressive behaviors, thoughts, and emotions, as well as decreased empathy

3. Academic and Occupational Problems

- Reduced academic achievement, lower grades

- Neglect of responsibilities

- A study found that participants who played video games had significantly lower mean GPAs (3.2) compared to non-players (3.4)

How to control Excessive Video Gaming

1. Time limits

- Establish clear daily/weekly limits for playtime

- Use alarms or timers for notifying

2. Screen-free environments (especially for sleep)

- Remove gaming devices from other rooms

- Designate a communal area for gaming

3. Alternatives

- Engage in physical or creative activities

- Join clubs and social groups

4. Communication and Seeking Support

- Discuss openly within a close support circle

- Seek help from a mental health professional in case the addiction becomes too severe

• Addiction: Too much gaming can lead to addiction. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition.

• Poor Health: Long hours of gaming can cause eye strain, sleep problems, and lack of exercise, which may lead to obesity.

• Bad Impact on School: Students who play too much may get lower grades because they spend less time studying.

How to Control It:

• Set Limits: Parents and players should set time limits. Experts suggest no more than 1–2 hours a day for children.

• Balanced Schedule: Encourage other activities like sports, reading, or going outside.

• Parental Controls: Parents can use parental control tools to limit screen time or block violent games.

Evidence:

• A 2018 study by the WHO shows that around 3–4% of gamers might develop gaming disorder.

• Research from the American Academy of Pediatrics warns that more than 2 hours of screen time daily can affect sleep and grades.

Firstly, the most common problem that many gamers or players come across is getting addicted. This is when people who play video games would constantly play it for a long time and make them look like they are completely glued to the screen. According to a 2021 study published in Delamere Health, approximately 3%-4% players worldwide are considered to have video games addiction, which is the same as 60 million or more people are suffering from this. This problem has an impact on behavior and well being, such as developing aggressive behavior, as well as having difficulty controlling time along with other responsibilities.

Video games can also develop negative impacts on physical and mental health. This includes physical impacts such as eyestrain, bad eyesight, headaches from a long time staring or looking into the screen and even from addiction, as well as mental impacts such as anxiety, depression, loneliness due to the lack of real life interactions, along with the lack of sleep, sleep disruption. According to an article published on Harvard Health, gaming addiction or excessive gaming can lead to physical health impacts such as repetitive stress injuries and risk of obesity, as well as mental health issues like anxiety, sleep disruption, and social withdrawals. This shows how video games can have a significant impact on gamers or users.

Luckily, there have been many different solutions that came up to solve these problems, the most common one being setting a limited time to use. By having a limited time, users will only play in that amount of time and can help reduce risk of getting addicted or health problems. Based on an experimental study in 2022, a two week abstinence significantly reduced symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder as well as avoided health issues, specifically mental health such as anxiety or depression. This solution may seem simple but it has a powerful impact to significantly improve each person’s experience.

Another solution to these problems is by building healthy habits and forming a routine, which includes a mix of outdoor and indoor activities, such as taking a walk, doing sports, or reading, meditating indoors, along with daily activities with a proper time such as eating, sleeping time, etc. However, this does not mean that you have to get rid of playing games, instead, you can use the limited time solution to put into the routine so that you can both maintain a healthy life as well as satisfy yourself. Just imagine how it would be if you can try to combine all of those and form a healthy routine, for example, you can choose to start the day by taking a walk for around 15 minutes, which can improve physical health, and then eat some breakfast along with working or doing productive activities. After that you can take a short break to relax your body and mind for your mental health as well as well-being, which can be a short nap, a reading session or even a quick gaming round. Continue these daily activities with a short break after a long time to prevent health issues, and end the day with a full 8 hour sleep to calm down and relax. These healthy habits show that you can reduce risks and negative impacts that video games bring to us, along with improving and maintaining your own health happily.

It is true that video games can bring us joy and satisfaction from their experience, however, we should be aware of the negative effects that they can bring, which can be addiction or both physical and mental health issues, as well as preventing them by applying effective solutions such as setting a limited time to use along with building healthy habits and forming them into a routine. By following these solutions, users can ensure that they will get benefits that video games offer and prevent their negative effects, along with balancing their lifestyle in order to maintain a healthy life.

- Social isolation: making we grow distance from our family, friends, and other people around us ,causing difficulty in communication and building social relationships.

-Vision problems: Sitting in front of a screen for long periods of time can cause eye strain, dry eyes, and even impaired vision.

-Sleep disorders:Playing games late at night, especially stimulating games, can cause difficulty sleeping, insomnia, leading to fatigue, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating during the day.

- Reduced academic and work performance: Spending too much time on games can reduce study and work performance, affecting the future.

-Obesity and related diseases: Playing games a lot can lead to lack of exercise, unhealthy eating, weight gain, obesity, and other health problems such as diabetes and heart disease.

1. Addiction and Excessive Use:

- Video game addiction is now officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “Gaming Disorder” (2018).

- People with this disorder may prioritize gaming over other important life activities like school, work, or relationships.

- A study in Psychology of Popular Media Culture (2017) found that 8.5% of children and teens in the U.S. showed signs of gaming addiction.

2. Physical Health Problems:

- Long hours of gaming can lead to issues like eye strain, poor posture, obesity,...

- Lack of physical activity has been linked to increased risks of heart disease and diabetes.

3. Mental Health Impacts:

- Overuse of video games, especially violent ones, may lead to increased aggression, anxiety, or depression.

- A 2019 study from JAMA Pediatrics showed a connection between high screen time and attention problems in children.

4. Social Isolation

- While multiplayer games can offer social connections, excessive solo gaming can reduce face-to-face interactions and weaken real-life social skills.

• A study from the University of Michigan (2014) found that people who replaced in-person interactions with screen time felt more lonely and depressed.

Eye will get hurt from long hours at screens.

Lack of sleep, especially when gaming late into the night.

Lack of exercise, leading to weight gain or poor physical fitness.

2. Mental Issues

Addiction :you get addicted and thought real life is game

Depression:you don’t want to talk to anyone

Irritability or mood swings, especially in competitive or violent games.

3. Social Effects

Reduced real-life social interaction, leading to isolation or loneliness.

Strained relationships with family or friends due to much screen time.

Poor communication skills if most interaction is social media and not in-person.
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(Tự do ngôn luận nên bị giới hạn trong một số trường hợp nhất định)

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Mer & Hiếu & Nam Hải

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Kiệt & Max & Lily

📌 Lưu ý:

• Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 6/7/2025.

• People must be able to speak freely, criticize leaders, and expose problems without fear of punishment.

2. Risk of government control and censorship

• If speech is banned, governments may misuse that power to silence critics. Even jokes or satire could be forbidden.

3. Better alternative: counter-speech

• Instead of banning, we should respond with facts or debate wrong ideas. Public debate fixes problems better than silence.

4. Fear of punishment chills speech

• People may stop sharing ideas, even good ones, if they're afraid of being punished, and society loses diverse opinions.

- Speech that leaks military secrets or promotes terrorism must be restricted to protect a country and its citizens.

- In many cases wrong information is spread out and that leads to illegal actions or unessesary concerns, bringing unwanted consequences. (In covid-19, fake news about vaccines spread online. The World Health Organization said this caused more people to avoid vaccines and get sick)

-A study by UNICEF found that over 1 in 3 young people are bullied online. Limiting harmful speech can help protect students’ mental health.

-Many countries, like the UK, have rules to block violent content so children aren’t harmed by what they see or hear.

-Promote personal development: Freedom of speech allows each person to express themselves, explore and develop their opinions, thereby building awareness and independent thinking.

-Enhance citizen participation: When people have the freedom to express their opinions, they will actively participate in social issues, contribute to the decision-making process and build a better community.

-Conflict prevention and resolution: When opinions are expressed freely and openly, conflicts and conflicts can be resolved more peacefully and effectively.

-Encourage diversity and creativity: Freedom of expression creates a diverse environment where different opinions can be shared and debated, thereby promoting creativity and innovation.

2. Who decides what is "too harmful" to say?
If we allow limits, someone must choose what is allowed and what isn’t. This power can easily be misused. Governments, companies, or leaders may silence criticism by calling it "dangerous" or "offensive."

3. Limiting speech can hurt democracy.
Democracy needs open discussion. People must be free to question laws, leaders, and each other. If we stop speech just because it is unpopular or controversial, we weaken the whole system.

4. Education is better than censorship.
Instead of banning speech, we should educate people to think critically. Hate speech or misinformation can be fought with truth, facts, and open debate—not silence.

5. Limiting speech today can harm the future.
If we accept small limits now, larger limits may come later. Once freedom is taken away, it is very hard to get it back.

Conclusion:

Even if some speech is offensive or hard to hear, limiting it is dangerous. Free speech is not just about words—it protects ideas, truth, and fairness. That’s why we oppose this motion.

• Sometimes, if there are no rules about what people can say, some may constantly talk about how terrible their life is just to gain sympathy or support from others, even when it is exaggerated or manipulative.

• People may also scream or speak loudly for absolutely no reason, which disrupts the environment and annoys others.

2. Annoying or Harmful Arguments

• If everyone is allowed to say whatever they want without any limits, people might argue endlessly just to prove that they are right, even if it does not help solve any problem.

• Such arguments can also spread wrong or misleading information about certain situations, which can harm others or create confusion.

• People may also start insulting others, which hurts their feelings, damages relationships, and can make others feel discouraged or lose support.

3. Selfish Screaming for Benefits

• Some people may scream or talk over others just because they want to get their own benefits, not caring about what others have to say.

• This prevents a fair discussion where everyone has a chance to speak, and it creates an unfair and chaotic situation.

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Vivian & Kiệt & Max

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Mer & Hiếu & Lily

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

✅ CHUẨN BỊ CÂU HỎI PHẢN BIỆN

- Mỗi học sinh trong nhóm đối lập phải chuẩn bị ít nhất 1 câu hỏi phản biện để chất vấn người trình bày.

💬 Câu hỏi phản biện nên tập trung vào:

- Lỗ hổng trong lập luận

- Tính đáng tin cậy của dẫn chứng

- Các nguyên nhân thay thế

- Yêu cầu giải thích rõ hơn

📌 Example: “You said factories are the main cause, but what about natural climate cycles?”

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 13/7/2025.

- Solar activity: Solar activity cycles can affect the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth, which in turn affects climate.

- Volcanic activity: Ejection of large amounts of gas and dust into the atmosphere, which can alter the climate over short periods of time.

- Changing the Earth's orbit: Small changes in the Earth's orbit can affect the amount of sunlight the Earth receives.

- Ocean variability: Ocean currents and phenomena such as El Niño and La Niña can cause local and global climate change.

• Cars, factories, and power plants burn oil and coal → release CO₂ → traps heat in the atmosphere.

• Example: CO₂ levels are the highest in 800,000 years (NASA).

B. Deforestation makes it worse

• Cutting down trees means less CO₂ is absorbed → more stays in the air.

• Example: Amazon deforestation adds huge CO₂ emissions.

C. Scientists agree humans are the main cause

• 97% of climate scientists agree: humans are mainly responsible.

• Example: IPCC reports prove it with clear data.

D. Emissions and temperature rise together

• More CO₂ → higher global temperatures.

• Example: Since 1880, Earth has warmed about 1.2°C.

These materials may seem simple and not so useful, but it actually appears in many of our human activities, such as:

• Using coals for heating, generating electricity, producing chemicals, steel production, etc.

• Using petrol as fuel for transportation, generating electricity, heating, etc.

• Using natural gas for generating electricity, cooking, etc.

Although they can bring us many uses in order to survive, they also have a harmful side of it that happens when we are using it, which is releasing emissions or toxic gas into the environment. This whole process leads up into the atmosphere and starts to pollute as well as take part in climate change. Additionally, these activities are also done every day, therefore, as time passes, the daily human activities start to increase and grow climate change.

2. Cutting down the forest:

Trees can help the environment and citizens in many ways. For the environment, it can produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide through a process called photosynthesis, therefore, it can provide clean air along with clearing the polluted one in climate change. While for the citizens, it can provide oxygen for people to live, as well as providing for many other uses, such as food like fruits, daily use objects like papers, or products that require wood, etc. However, in order to create those products, people have to chop down lots of trees just to make them, resulting in a decrease in solving a part of climate change

3. Industrial production:

Industries are usually most known for its production that would require fossil fuels to work, because of that, as they keep on creating new products for daily use, chemical reactions, etc, it would also mean releasing emissions and gas that pollutes the environment => emits gas such as CO2, greenhouse gases into the atmosphere => it contributes to climate change.

2. Sun and Oceans Influence Climate Strongly: The sun is the Earth’s primary heat source. Small changes in solar radiation can cause major climate shifts. Oceans absorb and release heat over long cycles, affecting global temperatures.

3. Climate Models Are Not Perfect: Many climate predictions are based on computer models, which rely on assumptions and limited data. These models often struggle to predict long-term trends accurately, especially when natural factors are involved.

4. Carbon Dioxide Comes from Nature Too: While humans emit CO₂, nature does even more: volcanoes, forest fires, and oceans all release large amounts. The Earth has a natural carbon cycle that can balance itself without human interference.

Conclusion: Climate change is real, but human activity may not be the main cause. Natural forces have always shaped Earth’s climate. Instead of focusing only on humans, we should study all factors to understand and prepare for change better.

Climate change is natural

They say:
– The earth has always gotten hotter and colder like the uhmm ice age to modern age
- So they think today’s change is just a natural cycle

Science is not 100% sure :/

They say:
– Scientists are still studying, and maybe we don’t know all the reasons yet.
_ So we should i mean shouldn’t be too quick to blame humans.

Predictions are not always right :0
– Computer models sometimes make mistakes.
_ So they don’t fully trust predictions about the future.

It’s not that serious :V
– Some things like hot weather or storms are normal, and not as bad as people say.

The economy is more important >:(
– If we stop using coal, oil, fuels, people may lose

Conclusion:

In conclusion, while natural factors play a small role, the main driver of current climate change is clearly human activity. The evidence is overwhelming. If we want to save our planet, we must recognize our role and act responsibly to reduce emissions and protect the Earth for future generations.

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Lily & Hai & Max & Mer

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Kiet & Hieu & Vivian

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 20/7/2025.

- Cruelty: Animals are brutally treated, kept in harsh conditions, severely injured, and killed in experiments. Millions of animals are used and killed every year in laboratories.

- Lack of respect: Animals do not have autonomy, cannot consent to participate in experiments, and their use is unethical.

- Limited Accuracy: Animal test results do not always accurately reflect the human body's response.

- Many Alternative Methods: Science has developed many non-animal testing methods, such as cell models, computers, and 3D printing techniques.

- Waste of resources: Animal testing is expensive, including the costs of feeding, caring for, and handling laboratory animals.

- Low efficacy: Many drugs and products that are approved through animal testing fail when tested in human.

Conclution: The use of animals for testing is a complex issue, but ethical, scientific and economic reasons suggest that banning animal testing and find alternative methods is necessary.

By testing on animals, we are able to test numerous kinds of medicines and vaccines on them in order to find the one that can prevent and cure the disease.

=> Evidence: According to the Understanding Animal Research (UAR), a variety of animals such as mice, ferrets, hamsters, etc, were tested over time in order to find the final vaccine with the name of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which was also one of the cure to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This shows that with the activity of animal experimenting, we are able to find the correct treatment to save countless lives.

2. Research more about a specific illness:

Scientists are able to look into the details of the issue and learn more about its structure, possible symptoms, strength and weakness, genetics, etc in order to prevent them in the future.

=> Evidence: In 1981, National Human Genome Research Institute had stated that scientists were able to discover the development and disease of genes by experimenting on animals like mice.

This shows how animal experimenting can help scientists and people to clearly understand a specific part.

3. Ensures safety testing on humans:

With an amount of time experimenting on animals, people can find out which part to remove, add in or basically change a bit to find the perfect cure to the illness as well as finding out possible side effects before reaching them out to test on humans.

=> Evidence: Based on an article in the UAR, through the data of thousands of studies, it is said that animal experimentation can ensure human medicine/treatment safety with 90% accuracy.

Because of this data, we can see that animal experimenting can ensure the safety of a treatment before testing them on people.

• No Better Option Yet: We can’t always test on computers or cells in a lab. Only real animals can show how a body truly reacts to new medicine. Without animal testing, we might miss dangerous side effects.

• There Are Rules to Protect Animals: Animal experiments must follow strict rules. Scientists try to use as few animals as possible. They must treat animals kindly and avoid causing pain.

• Helps Animals Too: Animal testing helps animals, not just people. Medicines for pets (like vaccines for dogs and cats) were made using animal tests.

• Keeps People Safe: New drugs and products must be tested before people use them. Testing on animals helps make sure they are safe. If we skip this step, people might get hurt. (About 92% of drugs that pass animal tests still fail in humans, but without those tests, the failure rate would be even higher and more dangerous)

• Conclusion: We should not ban animal testing. It helps save lives, keeps people safe, and is done under strict rules. Instead of banning it, we should make sure it’s done in the most careful and kind way.

- Animals in experiments can't give clear consent.

- Procedures are often painful, distressing and outright lethal.

- Outside of physical procedures, many are still confined, isolated and psychologically distressed.

- Example: The notorious Draize test, often performed on rabbits, involves dripping chemicals into their eyes or applying them to their shaved skin to assess irritation. This often leads to severe pain, inflammation, ulceration, and even blindness, demonstrating the direct suffering inflicted upon animals

2. Unreliability

- Humans and other animals have significant genetic, anatomical and physiological differences.

- In tests, diseases are often artificially induced in animals, which usually doesn't accurately reflect how diseases develop in humans.

- Example: The arthritis drug Vioxx was found safe and effective in animal studies but caused over 60,000 deaths in the U.S. alone due to cardiovascular events after being marketed to humans.

3. Other Alternatives

- In Vitro methods, experiments are conducted in a controlled environment outside of a living organism, often using human cells, tissues and miniature organs.

- Advanced computer models can simulate biological processes and predict interactions based on existing data.

- Donate healthy and diseased human tissues provide invaluable material for studying human biology and disease mechanisms.

- These alternatives are often cheaper, quicker, and provide more accurate results. This leaves absolutely no reason to continue animal testing.

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– Animal testing helps save lives and keeps people safe.
– It is done more kindly now and only when needed.
– Without it, many people and animals would suffer.

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Many life-saving drugs and vaccines (like insulin or COVID-19 vaccines) were tested on animals first.

There are no complete alternatives yet that can fully replace living animals.

Animal testing helps scientists understand how diseases work in a whole living body.

Strict laws and the “3Rs” (Replace, Reduce, Refine) protect animals and limit suffering.

Computer models and test tubes cannot show how organs and systems interact like real animals can.

Without animal testing, new treatments for cancer, HIV, and rare diseases may not be possible.

Completely banning animal testing now could slow down medical progress and put human lives at risk.

Animal experimentation has contributed to life-saving medical discoveries such as insulin for diabetes, chemotherapy for cancer, and vaccines for diseases like polio and COVID-19. Without testing on animals, many treatments we rely on today wouldn't exist. Animal models often react similarly to humans, making them critical in ensuring drugs are safe before human trials.

2. Alternatives Are Not Fully Reliable

While alternatives like computer simulations and cell cultures are improving, they cannot yet fully replicate the complexity of a living organism. Many conditions, such as Alzheimer’s or heart disease, affect multiple systems at once. Only in a whole-animal system can scientists observe these complex interactions.

3. Strict Regulations Ensure Humane Treatment

Animal research is already highly regulated. Ethical committees, the “3Rs” principle (Replace, Reduce, Refine), and international guidelines make sure that animals are treated as humanely as possible. Research facilities must justify their use of animals, minimize suffering, and find alternatives whenever possible.

4. Protecting Both Human and Animal Health

Animal testing doesn't just benefit humans—it also helps veterinary medicine. Vaccines and treatments for pets and endangered species have come from research using animal models. By improving health in both worlds, we ensure a safer future for all species.

5. A Responsible Middle Ground

Instead of a full ban, the solution lies in responsible and ethical experimentation, with continued development of alternatives. Let us support innovation without shutting down research that saves lives.

In conclusion, banning animal experimentation would mean slowing down or even stopping scientific progress in vital areas. We must continue to support animal testing under strict ethical standards, because the benefits to humanity and animal health are too great to ignore.

📌Video tham khảo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmwKbiBRATc&t=373s

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Lily & Max & Vivian

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Mer & Kiệt & Hiếu & Nam Hải

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 27/7/2025.

• Makes People Feel Bad About Themselves: Many ads show perfect people or lives that are not real. This makes people feel like they are not good enough. Example: Beauty ads can make people feel ugly or not confident.

• Affects Kids and Teenagers: Young people are easily tricked by ads, especially for junk food or expensive things. Example: Fast food ads make kids want unhealthy food.

• Creates Fake Wants: Ads make people want things they don’t actually need by showing them as “must-haves.” Example: A new phone ad may make you want to upgrade, even if your old phone works fine.

• Takes Away Free Choice: Ads follow you online and show you things to buy based on your clicks, even when you don’t ask for them. Example: Searching for shoes once, then seeing shoe ads everywhere.

• Conclusion: Advertising often tricks people, makes them feel bad, and pushes them to spend more money, as well as interupting people’s lives. So, it has a negative effect on how people shop and think.

Benefits for businesses:

- Increase brand awareness: Advertising helps businesses' brands become known and remembered by many people, thereby building trust and love from customers. Through advertising, businesses can reach many potential customers, expand the market and increase sales opportunities.

- Create competitive advantage: In a competitive business environment, advertising helps businesses stand out from the competition, attract customers' attention and create differentiation.

- Building customer trust: Advertising can help current customers feel proud to use your products and services and trust your brand.

Benefits to consumers:

- Provide information: Advertising helps consumers access information about new products, services, promotions and outstanding features.

- Purchase decision support: Information from advertising helps consumers compare different products and services, making purchasing decisions that suit their needs and financial capabilities.

-Explore new products and services: Advertising helps consumers learn about new products and services they may not have known about before, expanding their choices and meeting increasingly diverse needs.

In addition, advertising also has other benefits such as:

- Stimulate competition: Businesses compete with each other through advertising, creating innovation, improving products and services, bringing benefits to consumers.

- Contribute to economic development: Advertising promotes buying and selling, consumption, contributing to the economic development of the country.

Advertising is mainly known for informing consumers by providing information about a specific product or service in a company. This helps the customers to keep on getting updated or catch up with the new goods around them that are available for buying. Not only that, ads can also inform people about common issues that many people get along with some information about the product that may relate to solving or help prevent them.

2. Leaving a brand image:

By just simply showing a product or service with a good design that can easily attract people, it will help leaving the image of the product or even the brand as a reminder that they should check them out. This will help customers to remember purchasing or explore and find out the other goods made by that brand.

3. Raise awareness:

There are many ads that focus on issues in society that can be solved with the help of the products from the company. This helps provide knowledge to people about news, situations or problems that are currently happening around the world. Such as an ad that is talking about children struggling in a particular area, with a product that will donate an amount of money for the charity to help them. This helps consumers to know more about the situation as well as help donate for them. 

- Advertisements can hide important information, leading to misguided purchases.
- Advertisers often make bold, exaggerated claims about product benefits, which can create false expectations for the customer.
- Advertisements may take advantage of the customer’s fears, insecurities, desires to sell a product, which can lead to impulsive or needless purchases.

2. Overconsumption
- Portrayals in advertisements are often idealized, often linking happiness and status with a certain product. Due to this, customers may feel left out without the latest goods.
- Consumers might prioritize spending on advertised products over more essential needs or long-term financial goals due to the persuasive power of advertising.
- Satisfaction from purchasing a new, highly-advertised product is temporary, which can encourage consumers to buy even more products to stay satisfied.

3. Societal Impact
- In advertisements, certain genders, races or groups can be portrayed in bias ways, which influences certain expectations.
- Advertising promotes consumerist culture, where material possessions are equated with happiness and success. This can overshadow other non-material goals and values.

1. Encourages Over-Spending

Advertising tricks people into buying things they don’t need.

Example: Flash sales or limited-time offers pressure consumers to act quickly, leading to regret later.

2. Targets Children Unfairly

Kids are easily influenced by colorful and fun ads, especially for unhealthy foods.

Evidence: A WHO report (2020) shows that junk food ads increase the chance of childhood obesity.

3. Spreads False or Misleading Information

Some ads lie or exaggerate. Skincare or weight-loss products often promise impossible results.

Example: In 2016, Red Bull was sued for claiming their drink “gives you wings.”

4. Creates Unrealistic Expectations and Insecurity

Beauty and lifestyle ads make people feel unhappy with how they look or live.

Study: The APA (American Psychological Association) found that exposure to idealized images can lower self-esteem, especially in teens.

5. Promotes Consumerism and Waste

People buy more, throw away more. This harms the environment

1. Informs and Educates Consumers

• Advertising spreads awareness about new products, services, or innovations.

• It helps consumers make informed choices by highlighting features, benefits, and uses.

• Example: Health product ads often explain ingredients and benefits, encouraging better lifestyle choices.

2. Encourages Competition and Quality

• By promoting their unique selling points, brands push each other to improve quality.

• This drives innovation and better pricing for consumers.

3. Supports Consumer Decision-Making

• Advertising reduces the time and effort consumers need to research.

• It provides comparative insights, offers, and incentives that help with quicker decisions.

4. Boosts Economic Activity

• Increased consumer awareness leads to more spending, which supports businesses and jobs.

• Advertising stimulates demand, which can help economies grow.

5. Emotional and Social Connection

• Ads often use storytelling to connect emotionally with consumers.

• This can create brand loyalty, identity, and trust.

6. Promotes Social and Public Causes

• Advertising isn’t just for selling—think of public service announcements about health, safety, or the environment (e.g., anti-smoking campaigns or recycling promotions).

🟨 Countering Negative Views

You might hear arguments that ads manipulate or deceive. You can respond:

• Transparency is improving: With regulations, misleading advertising is being cracked down on.

• Smart consumers exist: People today are more aware, do reviews, and fact-check ads.

• Not all ads are manipulative: Many are helpful, sincere, and creative in promoting real value.

✅ Conclusion

Advertising, when done responsibly, empowers consumers through information, expands choice, drives innovation, and enhances the overall shopping experience. It has a positive influence on behavior by guiding people to make better, faster, and more satisfying decisions.

📌Video tham khảo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSHJYyRViIU

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Kiệt & Hải & Hiếu

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Lily & Max & Vivian

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 3/8/2025.

Lack of diversity of opinion: In a single-sex environment, students do not have the opportunity to be exposed to and learn from diverse perspectives and thoughts of the opposite sex, which can reduce their understanding of the world and limit their ability to adapt to real social environments.

Not ready for social interaction: Real life requires interaction with people of different genders. Single-sex environments can leave students ill-prepared to communicate, collaborate, and build relationships with the opposite sex in the future.

Reduced opportunities for learning and growth:

Limited cooperation and learning: Schools are places where students can learn to work, collaborate, and share knowledge with each other. Single-sex environments can reduce this opportunity, especially when it comes to learning from the experiences, behaviors, and problem-solving of the opposite sex.

Lack of opportunities to experience gender diversity: Lack of exposure to gender diversity can limit students' personal and social development, especially in building healthy relationships and understanding themselves and others.

Other issues:

Can create gender stereotypes: If the educational program in single-sex schools is not designed appropriately, it can inadvertently create prejudices and stereotypes about the roles of men and women in society.

Difficulty in integration: When moving from a single-sex environment to a multi-sex environment, students may have difficulty integrating, adapting, and building relationships.

Conclude: While single-sex education may have certain advantages, its negative aspects, especially in terms of limiting diversity and preparation for real life, need to be carefully considered. Creating a diverse and balanced educational environment where students can learn, develop and interact with people of all genders is important to prepare them for a successful and happy future.

• Separating students by gender sends a harmful message: that boys and girls are so fundamentally different that they must be educated apart.

• It can lead to curriculum and teaching styles tailored to gender-based assumptions (e.g., "girls prefer reading, boys prefer math"), which reinforces harmful stereotypes rather than breaking them down.

2. Lacks Real-World Preparation

• The real world is coeducational. In workplaces, universities, and communities, people must collaborate across genders.

• Single-sex schooling can limit students’ interpersonal development and make it harder for them to adapt to diverse environments later in life.

3. No Proven Academic Advantage

• Research does not consistently support the idea that single-sex education leads to better academic performance.

• A 2014 meta-analysis by the American Psychological Association found that when controlled for factors like socioeconomic status and school resources, coeducational and single-sex schools perform equally—if not with a slight edge for coed schools in terms of collaboration and critical thinking.

4. Excludes Nonbinary and Transgender Students

• Most single-sex schools operate on a binary gender model, making them inherently exclusive to students who identify outside of traditional gender categories.

• This exclusion can cause emotional distress and limit access to education for LGBTQ+ students, undermining any claim to promoting gender equality.

Conclusion

In conclusion, while the intention behind single-sex education may be to create "focused" environments, the reality is that it segregates, reinforces stereotypes, and marginalizes students. Gender equality means inclusion, mutual respect, and learning together—not apart.

2. Academic Performance

- Research suggests that single-sex classrooms can reduce "stereotype threat," a phenomenon where a student's performance is negatively affected by the fear of confirming a negative stereotype about their group.

- Without the social pressures and distractions that can arise from having the opposite sex in the classroom, students may feel more comfortable participating, taking risks, and focusing on their studies. This can lead to higher academic achievement and a more positive attitude toward school.

3. Leadership Skills and Self-Esteem

- In single-sex environments, every leadership position is held by a student of the same sex. This provides every student with the opportunity to take on leadership roles and develop confidence, regardless of gender.

- By removing the pressure to conform to gendered expectations and social norms, single-sex schools can help students develop a stronger sense of self-worth and a positive self-image. They are free to be themselves and pursue their passions without the subconscious need to impress the opposite sex.

1. Improves Focus and Academic Performance: Single-sex education allows students to focus on learning without distractions from the opposite gender. Studies show that students in single-sex schools often perform better academically because teachers can tailor their teaching methods to one gender’s learning style.

2. Boosts Confidence and Participation: In single-sex settings, students may feel more comfortable expressing themselves without fear of judgment from the opposite gender. This is especially helpful in subjects where one gender might dominate participation (e.g., girls in STEM or boys in language arts).

3. Breaks Down Gender Stereotypes: Students can pursue interests freely without worrying about “gender norms” (e.g., boys joining drama, girls joining robotics). Teachers can encourage all students equally in non-traditional fields.

4. Better Leadership Opportunities: Single-sex schools provide more chances for students to take on leadership roles because there is no competition from the opposite gender. This builds confidence and leadership skills early.

5. Supports Personal Development: These schools can address specific social and emotional needs of each gender. Students may develop stronger peer relationships and a more positive school environment.

Conclusion: Single-sex education does not discriminate but rather empowers students by creating an environment tailored to their needs. It promotes confidence, breaks stereotypes, and allows every student to thrive academically and socially.

📌Video tham khảo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLfNUD0-8ts

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Lily & Mer & Hiếu

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Nam Hải & Kiệt & Max

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 10/8/2025.

- Affordable: Fast fashion is often priced lower than other types of fashion, making it easier for low- and middle-income consumers to access and shop.

- Quick trend update: Fast fashion brands constantly launch new designs, keeping up with current fashion trends, making it easy for consumers to change their style and refresh their wardrobe.

- Design Diversity: The variety of designs, colors, and styles of fast fashion allows consumers to express their individuality and preferences.

- Access to a wide range of customers: Fast fashion attracts a wide range of customers, from young people to middle-income consumers, thanks to its affordable prices and diverse trends.

- Economic growth: The fast fashion industry contributes to economic growth by creating jobs and promoting consumption.

Many fast fashion brands use cheap labor in poor countries.

Workers often work long hours in unsafe factories for very low pay.

Example: The Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh (2013) killed over 1,100 workers making clothes for big brands.

2. Harms the Environment

Clothing production uses huge amounts of water and toxic chemicals.

The fashion industry is responsible for around 10% of global carbon emissions (United Nations).

Millions of tons of clothes end up in landfills every year.

3. Encourages Overconsumption

New styles come out weekly, pushing people to buy more than they need.

Clothes are often worn only a few times before being thrown away.

This creates a wasteful, throwaway culture.

4. Supports Unfair Systems

Buying from fast fashion brands means supporting companies that harm workers and the planet.

Choosing second-hand clothes or sustainable brands is a more ethical option.

Some say buying from fast fashion is wrong. But for many people, it’s the only choice they can afford. Ethics should look at real-life needs, not just ideals.

Main Points:

1. Affordable for most people

• Over 60% of shoppers worldwide say price is the biggest reason they buy clothes.

• Many can’t pay for expensive “sustainable” brands.

2. Not the consumer’s fault

• Big companies control production, not everyday shoppers.

• We should push brands to be better, instead of blaming people.

3. Jobs for millions

• The fashion industry employs 75 million workers globally.

• Most are in developing countries where jobs are hard to find.

• Stopping fast fashion suddenly could hurt their income.

4. Freedom to choose

• People should choose what fits their budget and needs.

• Blaming shoppers ignores the bigger system.

Closing:

Buying from fast fashion can still be ethical when it’s the only affordable option. The focus should be on making the industry fairer—not judging people for what they wear.

- Fast fashion makes trendy and stylish clothing accessible to a broader range of consumers, regardless of their income level.

- The affordability of fast fashion also allows consumers to experiment with different styles and trends more freely.

2. Economic Benefits

- The fast fashion industry provides millions of jobs in manufacturing, logistics, retail, and other sectors, particularly in developing countries.

- The industry contributes significantly to the economies of many nations, driving economic growth and foreign investment.

3. Consumer Satisfaction

- Fast fashion companies are highly responsive to consumer demand, providing a constant stream of new products that align with rapidly changing trends.

- The business model is built on giving consumers what they want, when they want it, at an affordable price.

Single-sex schools are specifically made for only students with the gender that school allows in, therefore, children in there only interact with people who have the same gender, making them get used to interactions like that and develop that habit with the idea that it will happen the same in society. However, because of that habit of talking normally with people of the same gender, once they actually try to interact in real life, those students will start to feel uncomfortable or not used to talking with another “kind”. This would result in students getting uncomfortable and struggling to communicate in society.

2. Creating stereotypes of genders:

When a student is surrounded by people of the same gender, they tend to feel like they are supposed to do the same action or basically follow others since they feel related. This would result in developing the idea that people who are also related like them would always do that activity or behave in a specific way, creating a new stereotype of one gender. It can also apply to the other gender, from rumors or even a simple glance, students from single-sex schools may find a simple action that the other ones does and assume that it is a routine for them.

3. Gender equality issues:

Being in an environment that doesn’t only limit the interaction with the real world along with coming up with stereotypes about others, it can also develop gender inequality ideas in the student’s minds. In single-sex schools, one of the most common things that happens is developing hatred or judgment towards the other gender. It can be based on just simple actions like the way the others walk, eat, or anything else that can result in students in that school going “Ew”, or wondering “What are they even doing?”. Due to the differences between two genders, it is common for them to judge a small difference in their behavior and appearance in each person. And as more judgement builds up, students will start having the idea of gender inequality, making the habit of constantly hating others just because of their gender. This would affect their performance and interactions in society, making it uncomfortable and annoying to just simply chat with others.

📌Dàn ý tham khảo:

1. Comparison of Working Conditions:

- How do the working conditions in fast fashion factories compare to those in other labor-intensive industries, such as agriculture or electronics?

2. Wages and Compensation:

- Are workers in the fast fashion industry paid less than those in other industries with similar skill requirements? What factors influence wage disparities?

3. Consumer Demand:

- To what extent does consumer demand for low-cost clothing contribute to worker exploitation in fast fashion compared to other industries?

Globalization Effects:

- How has globalization uniquely impacted the fast fashion industry in terms of worker exploitation compared to other global industries?

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Hiếu & Nam Hải

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Kiệt & Mer & Vivian

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 17/8/2025.

• Many garment workers work in unsafe places.

• Example: Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed in 2013, killing 1,100+ people.

• Other industries usually have stronger safety rules.

2. Very Low Pay

• Garment workers earn less than $100/month in some countries.

• This is not enough for food, rent, or healthcare.

• Other industries often pay more and give more rights.

3. Too Much Work Pressure

• Fast fashion pushes new clothes every 2–3 weeks.

• Workers must work long hours, forced overtime, sometimes even children work.

• Other industries have slower production cycles.

4. Huge Profit Gap

• Big brands like Zara, H&M, Shein make billions.

• Workers stay poor while companies get rich.

• Gap is bigger here than in many other industries.

5. Worldwide Problem

• Over 60 million garment workers worldwide, mostly in poor countries.

• Very weak protection for workers.

• The whole fast fashion system depends on cheap labor.

✅ Conclusion: Fast fashion is worse than most industries because it mixes unsafe places, very low pay, too much pressure, and unfair profits. Exploitation is built into the business model.

- Fast fashion factories, often located in developing nations, are notorious for the hazardous and downright inhumane working conditions.

- While other labor-intensive industries also have risks, fast fashion manufacturers will frequently cut corners on safety and well-being in order to satisfy the industry's need for mass-production.

2. Wages and Compensation

- Workers in the fast fashion industry are often paid far below a living wage, and most of them suffer from extreme poverty, rarely ever having financial sustainability.

- The main cause of these wage imbalances are the "buyer-driven" model most fast fashion brands adopt. They will usually put immense pressure on the suppliers for the most efficient production, which transfers to forced overtime and cruel wages for the workers.

3. Consumer Demand

- Consumer demand for new, cheap, and trendy clothing is often relentless. The high demand is what fuels the fast fashion business model and directly contributes to worker exploitation.

- Fast fashion is disposable by design, only meant for a few uses before being thrown away. Consequently, there will always be a constant need for rapid production, and many factories will have to meet unrealistic quotas.

4. Globalization Effects

- Globalization has uniquely enabled the fast fashion industry to exploit workers by allowing companies to produce overseas in countries with weak labor laws and low wages. Since these global supply chains are rarely transparent, it's difficult to hold brands accountable.

- Fast fashion supports a system where brands can easily move production from one country to another if wages or regulations increase. This constant relocation prevents workers from organizing and advocating for better conditions, as factories will risk getting shut down.

- Unlike other sectors such as agriculture, which is often tied to a specific geographic regions, fast fashion is incredibly mobile and competitive on a global scale.

• Take agriculture for example, farmers have to work and farm, grow crops to produce food for millions of people around the world. Their efforts can only be seen after hours and months working, yet they would only get a few bucks from the companies when they sell them. Not only that, some of the farmers may not be aware of their surroundings as there might be deadly chemicals that they've been putting in crops or contacting with, such as pesticides that ranges through illnesses like nausea, dizziness, to chronic conditions as harmful as cancer and reproductive problems, which can also apply the same for other industries such as electronics manufacturing, construction, … 

• As for the fast fashion industry, they are rather placed in a safer workplace that wouldn't expose too many items that may be physically harmful, as they can call for a safety inspector to check. While their pay may not be the highest, it is rather more stable than farmers’ income.

2. Consumer’s demands takes part in the fast fashion production:

• Try asking yourself this question: “What would happen if there were no customers asking for any products from the fast fashion industry?”. It is likely that they will stop producing more, right? As these constant requests keep on building up more and more, quicker speed is required in order to fulfill their demands, making the workers feel pressured from the amount of requests  and needing to work quickly, therefore, consumers’ demands and requests are the reasons for fast fashion production.

3. Fast fashion industry is not always the reason to some environmental problems:

• People may say that fast fashion’s products are the reason for polluting the environment more negatively and dangerous than fast fashion’s. For example, oil or gas production can take part in major issues that are happening around the world, like global warming, oil spills that pollutes water, air pollution, or agriculture, causing deforestation from chopping trees for production.

• Additionally, fast fashion companies actually don't take a huge part in throwing the products out, it’s rather the customers who do it. Most of the products can be discarded quickly, as they usually don't see much value in these products, they would just throw it away whenever they feel like it. So sometimes we shouldn't blame all on the industry, but shift over to the customers who are actually the ones who increase more waste while requesting more products.

• Fortunately, some companies also found out the problems, therefore they had come up with solutions to it, by placing bins for people to put in. You may wonder: “What’s the difference anyway? Isn’t it the same as throwing them away like before?”. That is true, however, these aren’t just those ordinary bins, they are for recycling those clothing, meaning that they will use the ones being discarded to make new ones. It can be made into a new style or a completely different design that is sold again. This solution will keep on going in a loop, as it helps decrease and prevent any waste thrown out or pollution.

Topic: Should we rely on natural water sources or change our behavior to ensure sustainable water resources?

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team 1 (We should rely on natural water sources): Hiếu & Lily & Max

- Team 2 (We should change our behavior to ensure...): Kiệt & Mer & Vivian & Nam Hải

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 24/8/2025.

Topic: Does celebrity have a positive or negative impact on young people?

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ) - Positive effect: Max & Lily & Vivian & Mer

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối) - Negative effect: Kiệt & Hiếu & Hải

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 31/8/2025.

Topic: SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy

Motion: Prioritize renewable energy or apply strict energy efficiency standards to achieve sustainable development.

📌 Video tham khảo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDqZWBQ49MM

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (For the motion) - Positive effect: Nam Hai, Hieu, Mer

- Team Oppositions (Against the motion) - Negative effect: Vivian, Kiet, Max

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 14/9/2025.

First, efficiency saves energy immediately. By improving buildings, transport, and appliances, we can reduce energy waste right away, without waiting for new renewable projects to be built.

Second, efficiency is cheaper. Many studies show that saving one unit of energy costs less than producing one unit of renewable energy. For example, insulating homes or using LED lights can cut electricity bills while reducing demand.

Third, efficiency supports renewables. Even if we build solar or wind farms, they will work better if energy demand is lower. Efficiency makes renewable energy more reliable and easier to integrate into the grid.

Fourth, it helps people directly. Families and businesses save money when their homes, machines, and vehicles use less power. This makes clean energy more affordable, which is the main goal of SDG 7.

Finally, it reduces pressure on resources. Renewable energy requires a lot of land, metals, and investment. With strong efficiency measures, we can achieve clean energy without such high costs and environmental impact.

In conclusion, strict energy efficiency standards provide faster, cheaper, and fairer results for sustainable development than focusing only on renewables.

The problem is clear: the world still depends on fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. These cause pollution, release carbon emissions, and will eventually run out. Energy efficiency standards can reduce how much we use, but they don’t solve the real issue: dirty and limited fuels.

Renewable energy gives us a lasting solution. Solar, wind, and hydro are clean, unlimited, and cheaper than ever. The price of solar power has dropped by more than 80% since 2010, and wind by over 50%. That makes them not only sustainable but also affordable.

Renewables also expand access. Today, about 675 million people still live without electricity. In places like Kenya and Bangladesh, small solar kits and mini-grids have already brought light and power to rural homes, helping children study, supporting small businesses, and reducing poverty.

On top of that, renewable energy makes countries more independent. Instead of relying on imported oil or gas, nations can use local sun, wind, or water, protecting people from rising prices and global crises.

And finally, renewables fight climate change. Since energy use causes about three-quarters of global emissions, switching to clean power is the only way to protect our planet from heatwaves, floods, and disasters.

In short, energy efficiency is helpful, but only renewable energy can give us clean, affordable, and reliable power for the future. That is why we must prioritize it.

Thank you.

Topic: Should we focus on sustainable urban development or protecting the rural environment more to achieve comprehensive development?

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Urban development) - Positive effect: Kiệt, Hiếu, Vivian

- Team Oppositions (Rural protection) - Negative effect: Mer, Max, Nam Hải

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 21/9/2025.

Topic: Schools should ban sugary drinks and junk food in canteens

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Hiếu & Max

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Mer & Nam Hải

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 28/9/2025.

Topic: This House would prioritize rural development projects over urban development to reduce regional inequality

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ Nghị Quyết): Kiệt & Vivian & Max

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối Nghị Quyết): Nam Hải & Hiếu

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 5/10/2025.

Topic: We believe that large-scale commercial fishing should be banned in international waters.

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Hiếu & Vivian & Max

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Nam Hải & Mer & Kiệt

📌Xem các video dưới đây về một buổi tranh biện và tìm thêm thông tin về cách tiến hành một cuộc tranh biện:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwHyc-vFuPs

2. https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak

📌 Một số tài liệu tham khảo:

- Hãy tìm hiểu xem khai thác quá mức và ngành công nghiệp đánh cá đang làm gì với đại dương của chúng ta. Hãy nhớ rằng đánh cá là một nguồn thức ăn cho chúng ta, và chúng ta cần nó để sinh tồn: https://youtu.be/qAY4wsdKf_k

- SDG 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75w751uzoQ

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 12/10/2025.

Topic: The Government should regulate unhealthy fast food

📌 Chia nhóm phản biện:

- Team Advocators (Ủng hộ): Hiếu & Vivian & Max

- Team Oppositions (Phản đối): Nam Hải & Mer & Kiệt

📌 Lưu ý:

- Each team must prepare arguments to support their stance on the topic. Be ready to present your main points, rebut the opposing team’s ideas, and conclude with a strong summary. Use real-life examples, facts, or studies to support your claims.

(Mỗi đội cần chuẩn bị các lập luận để bảo vệ quan điểm của mình về chủ đề trên. Hãy sẵn sàng trình bày các ý chính, phản biện lại quan điểm của đội đối phương và kết thúc bằng một phần tổng kết thuyết phục. Sử dụng ví dụ thực tế, số liệu hoặc nghiên cứu để củng cố lập luận của mình).

📌 Deadline: 21h Chủ Nhật ngày 26/10/2025.