DAV+Schools+Competition+Topics+2011

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**DAV Schools Competition Topics 2011 - QuickLinks**

**A Grade (Yr 12)**
Round 1: That we should ban Scientology Round 2: That we should have a quota for women on corporate boards Round 3: Secret topic Round 4: Secret topic Round 5: Secret topic

===**[|The Church of //**Scientology**// (R)] ** === 13 Apr 2009 ... Description of Scientology, its history, its founder, controversy about the Church, religious recognition in various countries. www.religioustolerance.org › [|World religions] ===**[|Scientology, What is it? - A Reference from the Church of Scientology] ** === Scientology, a comprehensive reference on the religion and how it helps people live a better life. Find out for yourself and get your questions answered on ===**[|Scientology Lies | Scientology Lies] ** === Scientology breaks the law, and lies to people, every day. Learn about Scientology'sabuses, the human face of Scientology, and what you can do. www.scientology-lies.com

===**[|CORPORATE WOMAN - AFR BOSS] ** === 21 Feb 2011 ... The woeful statistics on women in leadership are nothing new, but thecorporate response continues to disappoint. ... www.afrboss.com/corporatewoman.aspx ===**[|Diversity Council Australia - Corporate Women's Network] ** === DCA's Corporate Women's Network is a new initiative to support female employees. The forums will feature serious discussion on professional development that ... www.dca.org.au/.../CorporateWomensNetwork.aspx ===**[|Women better corporate managers than men] ** === 10 Aug 2006...A new university study has found profits are likely to rise under a female management team because women are more intuitive **B Grade (Yr 11)** Round 1: That we should prohibit building homes in areas prone to natural disasters Round 2: That we should use prison labour for public works Round 3: Secret topic Round 4: Secret topic Round 5: Secret topic

===**[|Home Building Topics - Natural Disasters] ** === Despite advanced meteorological tools & years of research, tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes and fire still have the capacity to destroy lives and homes. **[|Resist Natural Hazards | Whole Building Design Guide] ** 14 Dec 2010 ... Later in the building's life cycle, additional opportunities to further reduce the risk from natural hazards may exist when renovation ... **<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Protection from Threats & Natural Disasters - abcb.gov.au] **   Protection from Threats and Natural Disasters. Project output - assessment of building code arising from the protection of critical infrastructure and

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; max-width: 42em; padding-right: 10px;">[|Understanding the History of Prison Labor | Jack Landry] ** === 3 Dec 2010...The concept ofprison labor was popularized in the early 19th century...by those morally superior and committed to thepublic good ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; padding-right: 10px; position: relative; width: 546px;">[|Prison Labour in Japan] ** === But a part may be spent to purchase goods in the facility. 4) Because prison labour is done as an execution of the sentence,... ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; padding-right: 10px; position: relative; width: 546px;">[|"Prison Labor in America"] ** === A quick look at the California Prison Industry Authority website, which hosts a catalog ofgoods available for public purchase, hints that this claim is    **C Grade (Yr 10)**  Round 1: That the government should not fund major sporting events  Round 2: That schools should be allowed to drug test students  Round 3: Advised topic: Crime and Punishment  Round 4: Secret topic  Round 5: That public transport should be free

===<span style="color: #2200c1; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">[|//**Sport**// and recreation //**funding**// by //**government**// - Research and **...**] === Funding for sport and recreation activities by all levels of government was more ... Localgovernments provided 49% of sport and recreation funding ($1.05 **...** **

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;"> ===<span style="color: #2200c1; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">[|4147.0 - //**Sport**// and Recreation //**Funding**// by //**Government**//, Australia **...**] === **<span style="background-color: #ff00cc; display: block; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; max-width: 42em;">19 Mar 2009 ... Total government funding for sport and recreation activities was $2124.2m in 2000–01. Of this, the Commonwealth Government contributed **... D Grade (Yr 9)** Round 1: That we should ban violent video games Round 2: That we should not allow animals to be used as objects of sport Round 3: That we should ban beauty pageants Round 4: That private schools should not receive funding from the government Round 5: That space exploration is not worth the cost