Topics will be drawn from January, February, and March issues of the following news magazines: World Magazine and Time Magazine. Student research and speech references are not limited to the magazines from which topics will be drawn.
Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
All speaking and visual expression is to be directed toward the audience or off-stage rather than toward other performers. Normally narrative material is directed toward the audience and characterization should have an off-stage focus. Performers are not to interact with each other. There should be no physical contact or eye contact between performers.