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A philosopher who famously wrote three critiques to espouse his system.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
Despite being infamous for his poise and skill in a role in the Marvel universe, this actor who made a comeback in the 2010s had a box office bomb with his 2020 "Dolittle" remake.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
Which of the following is not a form of collegiate debate?
1. NDT | 2. CEDA
3. NPDA | 4. PFLD
5. BP | 6. NFALD
What is PFLD? All of the others are legitimate organizations for college debate!
This rapper has a long history in the music industry but is well known amongst the younger generation for his fast-talking 2013 single "Rap God."
Who is Eminem?
This former Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President was considered an outcast for his vocal views on the environment and global warming in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Who is Al Gore?
A follower of Immanuel Kant whose dialectical method influenced Karl Marx.
Who is G.W.F. Hegel?
This infamous musical artist known for his interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2013 VMAs has turned to politics in recent years and has announced a campaign for president in 2020.
Who is Kanye West?
This is the discipline of ethics that is espoused in the academic writings of Jake Nebel, the creator of Nebel T and the director of VBI.
What is utilitarianism? Other former debaters involved in philosophy include Christian Tarsney (St. Louis Park and WDMV), Andrew Werner (Strake Jesuit), and Daniel Moerner (MVLA).
This musical artists is from the state of Pennsylvania but has taken the whole country by storm recently with her tour
Who is Taylor Swift?
This child of President Donald Trump is notable for his presence on Twitter, where he announced his love for Anime and shared a picture in which he was depicted in such a style.
Who is Barron Trump?
This philosopher is considered to have introduced the problems of induction and the is-ought gap.
Who is David Hume?
This former actor turned President of the United States has recently received a resurgence of interest given his similarities to Donald Trump.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This is the meaning of the latin word fiat.
What is "let it be"?
This tik-tok star and her sister are former members of the Hype House - she recently released her first single "Be Happy."
Who is Dixie D'Amelio?
This Commission famously investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy from 1963-1964.
What is the Warren Commission?
An alternative to market based understandings of the value of objects presented by Karl Marx.
What is the labor theory of value?
These imprints on the start of songs, traditionally in hop-hop and R&B, serve as a way for those who make the beats to leave their sonic signature.
What are producer tags?
This set of policies implemented between 1933 and 1939 was what made subsidizing housing a permanent fixture of federal policy
What is President FDR's New Deal?
This Australian musician is influenced by psychadelica and smoothly blends rock and pop in his hit singles "It Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" and "Let it Happen".
Who is Tame Impala?
The federal agency that handles housing in the United States
What is the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
The first of these philosophers opened the School of Athens at which the second was taught and began to develop his famous virtue ethics.
Who are Plato and Aristotle?
This director was considered to be a modern day genius for his work on films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Full Metal Jacket," and "Dr. Strangelove."
Who is Stanley Kubrick
This was the name of the National Speech and Debate Association when Grant was a Freshman in high school in 2013.
What is the National Forensic League?
This rapper was featured on the youth pop star Justin Bieber's 2013 hit single "Baby".
Who is Ludacris.
This massive construction project was an international affair that started with the French in 1881 but was completed by the United States in 1904.
What is the Panama Canal?