Fredrick is a teenager who has just turned 17 and is celebrating it with a festive birthday party. Fredrick lives in a world where every human being who reaches the age of 17 will be given an envelope in which it is written when and where Fredrick will die. In this debate, it is assumed that the contents of this envelope will always be true for anyone.

Social movements refer to when groups of people try and work together in order to achieve social change. Examples of social movements could be LGBT rights, feminism, or racial justice.

Private education is any education which occurs outside of the public system, where education is funded collectively by taxpayer money and equally accessible to all.

<div class="softmerge-inner" style="width:425px;left:-1px">To "nationalize" an industry is to transfer it from private to state ownership or control.</div><p></p>

Veronica is a typical "nerd" in a big North American high school. Veronica and her best friend Martha spend their time working hard at school, pursuing geeky extracurriculars (chess, Math Olympiad, debate...), and getting constantly bullied by the school's popular kids. One day, after saving the head of the popular clique, Heather, from being run over by a bus, Heather offers Veronica a spot in the popular group, as long as she cuts off Martha and quits her geeky extracurriculars.

In business, a "start-up" refers to a business which begins from nothing and attempts to grow into something more substantial. During the start-up period, many people working for the business often work very hard for little pay. Many famous companies like Microsoft were once start-ups.

A 'Tiger Parent' sets high standards for their child's academic and/or extracurricular performance and uses all resources available to them to ensure that their child has the highest chance of long-run success possible. Tiger Parents are often harsh to their kids, put a lot of pressure on them to achieve, and set strict rules.