Bluestar Debate
This year we have been working on our debating skills so we decided to organise a debate on something the EU could do. We were launching our Healthy Eating Policy and we decided that we would have a debate on whether or not the EU should ban Cola drinks as they are very unhealthy. We had two teams, one for the motion and one against.
The EU should ban Cola drinks!
Hello my name is David and I am against this motion. Cola is the most popular drink in the world. It creates a huge amount of employment in production, packaging, transporting, retail and recycling.
Cola has always been made with natural ingredients since it was invented in 1886. Any additives are proven to be safe. It uses a sweetener called stevia which has thirty per cent fewer colons than ordinary sugar. Cola does not use any genetically modified ingredient in their drinks. Studies in the last ten years have shown that the fizzy Cola drink will help digestion this occurs because of all the high acidy in the drink. The current campaign by the Cola Company is to raise awareness and money to help conserve polar bears and their Artic home. Over the next three years Cola will pledge three million euro along with money donated by consumers to help local communities and government to support to scientific research. For all the reasons alone, I believe that Cola should not be banned as it contributes too much to society thank you for your time. Might I just add that Cola is a high energy drink and when taken in moderation will help a body get through a stressful day. I just had a drink of Cola before I stood up here and look how energised I am. AoibheannThe EU should ban Cola drinks!
Hello my name is Aoibheann and I am here to prove to you that Coca Cola should NOT be banded!! Ok first of all, coke is a drink that every child loves, when you say to your child to go and pick a treat” why cant there be a bottle of coke for the child to drink and enjoy??? 1 bottle of coke is fine to have!! Coca Cola has lots of factories all around the world so if you ban Coca Cola you are firing thousands of people!!! So in these times do you really want to unemploy all those people??? Coke has been around so long and it has been doing so well!!! All these new drinks like BPM and Lucozade sport are a waste!!! Coke has been around longer and is by far nicer!!! Throughout world war 2 American troops were provided with Coca Cola and at that time it was manufactured in over 60 factories around the world. It became a global symbol of Americanism. Not everyone, however, welcomed Coca Cola. In the 1950s the French captured truckloads of bottles and smashed them on the ground. D Did you know??East Germans provocatively drank Coca Cola after the Berlin Wall came down when Communism collapsed in the country in 1989. Why should we concentrate on banning coke, when there are bigger problems to worry about such as our recession in Ireland, there are no jobs and yet we are worrying about a drink that is fine to have!!!! It is people’s choice if they want to drink coke or not!!!! Its not for us to decide!!! If we tell people what they can and cannot drink then where do we find the limit to what we can tell people to do and not do? It may not be the most healthy option out there, but people make the choice of whether or not to drink them. I completely agree that Coca Cola should not be banned!!!! Please agree and make the right choice!!! ErnestaHello, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls my name is Ernesta I am for the motion “coke should be banned”
My first point is coke make your teeth yellow and it’s not healthy. There’s alot of sugar and it’s bad for your heart. There used to be cocaine but they say there is not anymore but nobody knows there could still be 1% in it. My second point is, it’s a waste of money because coke makes your teeth yellow and then you to go to the dentist and that cost you more money. But if you drink water your teeth would be white and it’s good for you because it has no sugar then you wouldn’t have to waste as much money. Water costs less than coke and that’s a good thing. That was my final point i hope i have convinced you and that you have agreed that coke should be banned. Thank you for listening and being patient. The motion today was “cola should be banned”. Thank you. |
Mia
Hello my name is Mia o Reilly I am 9 years old I am in 4th class in knockconan national school. I am against the motion cola should not be banned. I am here today to debate that cola should be banned. I am very positive that by the end of the debate you will think the same.
Some people think that it’s good that cola has a diet version but actually the diet version is worse then the normal version because it has acid and a lot more bad substances for your teeth. Around 50 years ago coca cola used to have a drug called cocaine drugs could lead to very serious illness or even death. A lot of people think that having lots of cola factories around is good for getting jobs but if people knew the truth they would think differently. For example black people get treated really badly compared to white people. A lot more black people get fired then white people and very little have important jobs. Cola is also very easy to get addicted to and people will drink it lots and rot their teeth and you would not like to go out for a walk and se every time someone smiled at you, you seen their teeth as horrible as mouldy cheese that would not be nice. I am very sure that I have proven to you by now that all cola should be banned thank you for your time and attention. EmmaThe EU should ban Cola drinks!
Hello fellow students and teachers, My name is Emma Kelly and I am here today to speak against the motion that cola should be banned. 1. Cola has been in business for 127 years and was invented by Doctor John Pemberton, and pharmacist from Atlanta. 2. Down through the years Cola has been improving it’s product by removing cocaine and reducing the acid and caffeine in it’s recipe. 3. Some people claim that cola is possibly cancer causing but there is no study proven to support this. 4. More than one billion drinks are sold per day . 5. In 2008 cola had a revenue of $31.94 Billion and employed 92,400 people. 6. This provides a lot of employment throughout the world from the manufacture to sales assistants. 7. Coca-Cola introduced a new ad campaign in May 1976 touting the brand as the soft drink for all occasions, Aimed at the young and young at heart. 8. Coca-Cola aims to show viewers through advertising the Cola is a simple enjoyment the Cola is a simple enjoyment for life. 9. Coca-Cola has various campaigns to help endangered animals and sponsors the world wild life fun. 10. When drank in moderation Coca Cola is a refreshing, enjoyable drink which in a lot of countries throughout the world is the main soft drink for special occasions. 11. So Coca-Cola should not be banned as drinks such as fruit juices and other fizzy drinks which also contain sugars can also be harmful if taken regularly, So enjoy Coca-Cola sensibly and it can be the perfect treat for any occasion. So those are some of the reasons that Cola should not be banned By Emma Killian The EU should ban Cola drinks!
Cola should be banned because is stains your teeth and possibly linked to cancer. It also has a diet coke but it is worse than coke it self. It has sweeteners and the zero version is alright but it does not say it has zero fizz. It has acid that can also stain your teeth as well. It can be unfair to employees that have different colours of people. People get addicted to it like cigarettes and craving for more and that is called sugar rush. There kind to us and alright to Americans but in other countries there mean to them. Such as Asia, Africa and Jamaica possibly more. My name is Killian and thank you for listening. |
Finally..
The EU should ban Cola
Coca-cola does have some properties that can be harmful to the health of adults and children of all ages. The main ingredient in coca-cola is phosphoric acid, which can dissolve a nail in four days. This alone causes eroding of the stomach lining, infiltrates bodily fluids, takes out the calcium from the bones , changes the alkaline-acid balanced of the kidneys and damages the liver. Other ingredients such as high-fructose corn syrup can cause problems such as erosion of tooth enamel and obesity.
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says industrial caramel colouring is made with a chemical that has been shown to cause various types of cancer in mice and rats.
I think that should be enough examples of how bad cola is and cola should be banned. Thank you.
Coca-cola does have some properties that can be harmful to the health of adults and children of all ages. The main ingredient in coca-cola is phosphoric acid, which can dissolve a nail in four days. This alone causes eroding of the stomach lining, infiltrates bodily fluids, takes out the calcium from the bones , changes the alkaline-acid balanced of the kidneys and damages the liver. Other ingredients such as high-fructose corn syrup can cause problems such as erosion of tooth enamel and obesity.
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says industrial caramel colouring is made with a chemical that has been shown to cause various types of cancer in mice and rats.
I think that should be enough examples of how bad cola is and cola should be banned. Thank you.