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An Overview Of The Debarking Debate ... Debarking does not, usually, complete eliminate dog's bark. The volume of the bark is decreased substantially by the surgery, but most dogs will still have some bit of "bark" left subsequent to surgery...

The Great Baby Name Debate ... Winifred or Willow? Thomas or Troy? The name you choose for your child will last a lifetime. Whether you're looking for something original that will stand out from the crowd or a traditional name that people will instantly recognize, choosing a name for your new baby is a huge responsibility...

The Debate About Social Software ... In an article for the Guardian, Jack Schofield says yes. Social software is the next big thing: everybody's talking about it...

Debate Continues Over Early Release For Prisoners In Michigan ... Currently, Michigan's prison system houses approximately 47,000 inmates. These inmates cost the state's taxpayers more than $2 billion per year...

It took six weeks of debate in the Senate to get the Arms Embargo Law repealed—and we face other delays during the present session because most of the Members of the Congress are thinking in terms of next Autumn’s election. However, that is one of the prices that we who live in democracies have to pay. It is, however, worth paying, if all of us can avoid the type of government under which the unfortunate population of Germany and Russia must exist.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

As debate is rare in the House of Representatives, since nearly all real business is done in the committees, it is very natural that such debate as there is should be very oratorical, should be “sounding off,” not discussion. And this is one of the reasons why public speaking in America is still so rhetorical, why audiences for example do not often “heckle” a speaker, bombard him with questions, or embarrass him with ironical applause or laughter. It is almost as rare to interrupt a political speech as it is to interrupt a sermon. In the Senate, things are different. Any senator who can get the floor can talk as long as his wind lasts. He cannot be out of order unless he takes the most extravagant liberties. So Senate debates are often lively, often educational. They are very different from the formal pieces declaimed in the other house, or even printed and sent to the voters without being spoken at all. A senator has to persuade his colleagues, even those of his own party, or he has to intimidate them, and so the Senate has a high representation of public speakers who can discuss as well as declaim.
—D.W. Brogan (1900–1974)

Our true history is scarcely ever deciphered by others. The chief part of the drama is a monologue, or rather an intimate debate between God, our conscience, and ourselves. Tears, griefs, depressions, disappointments, irritations, good and evil thoughts, decisions, uncertainties, deliberations—all these belong to our secret, and are almost all incommunicable and intransmissible, even when we try to speak of them, and even when we write them down.
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)