12. Equality Of the Sexes

For：

1. both men and women have equal human rights

2. most companies have adopted equal pay for equal work

3. there are no skills women cannot master

4. women are superior to men in some fields

13.Foreign Aid

For：

1. it is humanism

2. the rich should help the poor

3. all religions teach charity

4.it promotes national security

14.Divorce

For：

1. it is the logical solution to a bad marriage

2. it allows both persons to seek happiness in a second marriage

3. remarriage is a right

4. children are better off living with one parent than with both in an unhappy environment

15.Compulsory Military Service

For：

1. it aims to strengthen national defense

2. it teaches young men discipline

3. it builds character and physical fitness

4. it teaches valuable skills

5. it nurtures a spirit of comradeship an equality

6. it offers opportunities for overseas travel

7. it exists in many countries (e.g., Switzerland, Singapore)

8. it reduces unemployment

9. it instills a sense of patriotism

Against：

1. it is unnecessary in view of today' s professional armies

2. it is a step away from peace

3. it is useless in today’s peace world

4. today' s armies do not need unskilled manpower

16.Voluntary Euthanasia

For：

1. it is a basic right-the right to die

2. it allows one to die with dignity

3. it allows one to choose the time and place of death

4. it is painless

5. it is the solution to a terminal illness with suffering

Against：

1. it is murder or suicide

2. it is illegal in most countries

3. most doctors oppose it

17.Capital Punishment(死刑)

For：

1. it frightens would-be criminals (acts as a deterrent )

2. it serves as a just reward for killers

3. it lowers crime rates

4. it is more economical than a life sentence (saves the state money)

18.Trade Protectionism

For：

1. it invites retaliation

2. it invites reciprocity based on a quid pro quo basis

3. it hurts poor, underdeveloped countries

4. it leads to trade wars

5. it costs taxpayers large sums of money

19.Nuclear Power

For：

1. it provides huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel

2. the world' s supply of oil will be exhausted in 90 years

3. it could supply all the world' s electricity for millions of years if fully developed

4. nuclear power plants create less air pollution than fossil-fuel power plants

20. Library: Computer V.S. Books

Computer：

For：

1) Efficiency

2) Large storage capacity

3) Multimedia attraction

5) Sharing information

6) Network or Internet

7) Rapid updating

21、Books：

For：

1) Traditional medium

2) Easy to carry

3) Conveniently read

4) index of academic environment

Against：

1) Not durable

2) Low rate of updating

3) Can't be shared by any people

22 University: library V.S. Physical training facilities

Library：

For：

1) Major goal to impart knowledge to students

2) Index of academic environment

3) Attract more excellent professors

Physical Training：

For：

1) Help to improve one's health which is basis of study

2) Students learn to be cooperative

3) Provide relaxation

4) May produce good athletes