<span>Kennedy's claim in this excerpt was that since the US was capable of developing the technology to put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth before the end of the 1960s. This would prove that the US was better than the Soviet Union.</span>
resolution - The statement being debated.
moderator - The judge of the debate.
negative - The team opposed to the resolution.
affirmative - The team in favor of the resolution.
“She was dedicated to her pursuits, and she possessed a raw talent that soon flourished” sounds like it could be right