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dbde271eef6b | F634BC92DC39 | In 2016 alone, distracted driving took the lives of 3,450 drivers, and injured over 300,000 more. Using a phone while driving is a gamble with death. The CDC reports that nine people are killed and more than 1,000 people are injured daily as a result of distracted driving. Despite knowing these facts, many drivers still report that they engage in distracted driving, usually via phone. The individuals who choose not to use their phone while driving realize the consequences of distracted driving, and choose to seek the benefits of not using a phone while driving. Cell phone use while driving is a horrible practice. Sending a text is most certainly not worth a human life.
| Evidence | Effective |
58f5c30557c6 | F634BC92DC39 | Using a phone while on the road is, as said, a dangerous practice, and must come to an end. The best way to prevent phone use on the road is legislation. | Claim | Adequate |
d2edc960b4b3 | F634BC92DC39 | New laws or stricter punishments on these laws would likely reduce the likelihood that people would choose to text or call while driving. There are ways to prevent phone use while driving that do not necessarily involve government. Making sure individuals, especially teens, know the risks behind using a phone while driving can persuade them to stop or not start. For teens, stricter penalties from parents would also dissuade them. Give instructions to new drivers to specifically not get on their phone while operating a motor vehicle. | Evidence | Adequate |
0200bc961cd0 | F634BC92DC39 | Using a phone while driving, or being distracted by any piece of technology for that matter, is not acceptable. Lives have been lost, many have been injured, and vehicles have been totaled, all because of a call or text message. Laws must be put in place, and knowledge must be spread to end this practice. When driving, please put your phone down, and instead focus your attention to the task at hand. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
eb189b1f74e5 | F63F47E95B90 | First of all studying venus isn't a bad idea wanting to explore the deepest point of venus can change history and life, we can figure out many secrets that venus has and what kind of life form could be on venus because in every planet their's always something that hasn't been discovered. | Position | Adequate |
8dd9a0b07fff | F63F47E95B90 | Venus is a planet that will soon be explored NASA has been sending spacecrafts to land on venus but they still don't make it, | Evidence | Ineffective |
3c1f30796760 | F63F47E95B90 | For three decades many factors contribute to venus reputation and has been a challenge for humans to study, | Claim | Adequate |
54dd67f10c9f | F63F47E95B90 | 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets venus and clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere and a temperature of 800 degrees fahrenheit and atmospheric pressure that is 90 times greater than what we expirence on earth those conditions are way to extreme that humans don't encounter that on earth
| Evidence | Effective |
1d236792d989 | F63F47E95B90 | Another reason why it should be studied more and have future plans that someday people from NASA will land | Claim | Adequate |
a8f6b561fe13 | F63F47E95B90 | is that because many astronomers believe that venus may have once been the most earth-like planet in our solar system and that venus was onced probably covered largely with oceans and could've been many forms of life in venus many many years ago. | Evidence | Adequate |
45b047a101ec | F63F47E95B90 | Many scientist are looking for a way to get samples of rocks,gas,or anthing else that they can use to find out more about venus but they cannot do that | Claim | Effective |
5d10aa645c64 | F63F47E95B90 | many researchers are working on innovations that will allow machines to last longer so they can get enough samples for them. | Evidence | Adequate |
ef9fe1b41028 | F63F47E95B90 | Overall i think that finding new ways to explore and studie venus is a great idea i think that will change history maybe in the future venus can become our second home if we find out more about it and venus will soon be an explored planet and hope that will continue with other planets. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
d4529d3fc2b6 | F647D77D7396 | Its 1983, the stickiness of your fingers still reminisce the apricot you ate earlier while the beating sun destroys the meaning for sunglasses. The thought of eighty-seven more days stuck in your families summer house somewhere in Northern Italy with nothing but books, music, and your bike makes the thought of going back to school almost exciting. While you lay on your chair that afternoon, you remember that your previous History teacher assigned a project on "The Roaring Twenties". To be true, homework did not seem the most appealing activity to accomplish during that hot summer day, never the less, you were meaning to get up and wash your filthy hands of apricot juice. The project consisted of a writing assignment and a piece of self-made artwork. While the assignment felt like it would take all summer to accomplish, all of your previous knowledge kept flooding back like school was just yesterday. With no library within a three-mile radius, there was no need. Your project was finished within a week and the rest of your summer was dedicated to lounging beside the lake near your house and your grandfathers old books he left behind dating back to the early 1900's. | Lead | Effective |
596853c5e07a | F647D77D7396 | Summer projects designed by a students teacher is more effective in preserving a students learning from the previous year | Position | Effective |
48ec37c3713c | F647D77D7396 | students will have a set assignment directly related to previous school work, | Claim | Effective |
d35a9d16c3eb | F647D77D7396 | an abundance of notes for additional help, | Claim | Effective |
2f8b9a31e3e8 | F647D77D7396 | it readies students for their future occupations that will not have three-month breaks. | Claim | Effective |
012fa581dc0f | F647D77D7396 | During school holidays, teachers are unable to assign work or projects to students because their breaks are dedicated to leaving ones mind at rest. Though students are unable to receive work over short-term breaks, work over the summer is optional for most teachers. While a break from constant learning is needed for the mind to repair itself, stopping all academic thought can effect the students recovery back into their new school term. Summer assignments most often consist of a short paper or vocabulary words needed for the upcoming year, all achievable within a couple weeks. Not only does being able to accomplish such little work in such a large amount of time show responsibility but it also prepares the student for larger sums of upcoming work. | Evidence | Effective |
36130f172070 | F647D77D7396 | Students learn up to four units a year and are assigned up to two projects per unit. Within the year, students attend around 240 classes per-year in taking around 1,920 hours of learning. Within all of the lessons and assignments, one is able to remember an abundant amount of information per-unit, allowing a student to combine all work into a project. Assume a project was based on biodiversity of animals within the agricultural system. With knowledge from ones own memory combined with notes and previous assignments, a project that consists of a 500-word summery of biodiversity will seem like a quick explanation. Though many children around the world suffer from short-term memory loss or just have difficulty harnessing previous knowledge, additional help from previous worksheets to study from or a phone call to a friend that has the same assignment might be able to significantly give a boost of memory or a kick-start. If all is lost from the previous year and making a phone call is not an option, libraries and the vast online knowledge of the web can help support uneasy topics and questions. | Evidence | Effective |
4dcecba69aaf | F647D77D7396 | Most occupations don't give out "summer breaks" for adults because a company can't run without their employees constantly focused on doing their work. While children are allowed a three-month break, during college, a student is no longer under the control of their guardians. Most college students don't get their parents to pay for their all of their supplies anymore. Reciving summer work is just a small step to the upcoming constant work of employees. To make sure students are ready to become an intern or employee, their teachers responsibilities are to make sure students are able to implement previous knowledge into future tasks. | Evidence | Effective |
06c599596412 | F647D77D7396 | When teachers assign work to students, its not for their own benefit. While most people think that teachers enjoy giving work, they're the ones spending countless hours correcting and grading their students assignments. By the end of ones long hot summer, all of the long nights and amazing memories are not only something special to ones heart, it can also be a kiss from an enemy. The amount of work that was constantly being inserted into a students mind disappears and with the new year approaching, the time it takes for each student to remember all of the hundreds of hours worth of information can be spent learning new topics. Summer assignments designed by teachers are most effective for each individual student because it implements previous information learned by students, allows students to find required tools to complete assigned work without a teacher, and finally prepares one for future occupations that work a students mind constantly throughout the summer. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
46f56d766d10 | F699067454F2 | You will be wondering what theirs a face on Mars,well we do not know for sure. Some scienitst are saying that the "Face on Mars" are provided from aliens (Aliens are living in Mars?). They discover the face in 1976,that is when they took the photo they lastest image is from 2001 | Lead | Adequate |
95796f7247ea | F699067454F2 | Also another scientist are saying (am one of them) that "It is just a rock | Position | Adequate |
f5830403de3d | F699067454F2 | It has natural grow | Claim | Ineffective |
b0449e658acd | F699067454F2 | its not a mask & just a rock | Claim | Adequate |
1e41cbb6cf28 | F699067454F2 | Did you know that 50% of scientist think that it is a mask from aliens & the other 50% of scientist think it is just a natural landform. "A few days later NASA unveilded the image for all to see. The caption noted a huge rock formation. . .which resembles a human head. . .formed by shadows giving the ilusion of eyes,nose & mouth. | Evidence | Adequate |
f04561df0afa | F699067454F2 | And i still think it just a rock, | Claim | Adequate |
3932bf79769a | F699067454F2 | Do you still think that its still their (i do so) because it is a rock, | Claim | Adequate |
bae378912563 | F699067454F2 | rocks dont die,they are hard rocks we have & they never die. But am not that convience how can a rock change by its years,but also maybe because it is a different type of rock (its in the space) I thinking that the rock changes by the time. | Evidence | Adequate |
0e9b8d400cf3 | F699067454F2 | Its just a rock that looks strange dont all rocks look strange they are all unique & some strange ones they are a lot of type of rocks in the life,dont think the the rocks are the same. Were different. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
49adc55bf122 | F6A15556865B | Kids and young adults that go down wrong paths can change. After school or extracurricular can help that | Lead | Adequate |
0d9d2eb76834 | F6A15556865B | I think that students having to participate in a extracurricular activity is one of the best things a school can do | Position | Adequate |
b2e04e3d06d7 | F6A15556865B | Even if its just a homework club. | Evidence | Ineffective |
8d53ee4b9c3c | F6A15556865B | It will keep them busy | Claim | Adequate |
fd76e7071845 | F6A15556865B | will help them exceed academically | Claim | Adequate |
caaa32e4b42c | F6A15556865B | It will help build strong relationships with there peers and teachers | Claim | Adequate |
f3d0ad55c999 | F6A15556865B | Students that participate in extracurricular will exceed academy and will not go down a path of illegal activity | Claim | Adequate |
61324602dc1f | F6A15556865B | Gangs are rising everywhere there technique is too bring in middle school students. As there developing physically and mentally, also middle school gets out early so there home before there parents. Some feel like there parents don't show the same love or don't care. So they turn to people who they think do. When people start making promises and make you feel good you want to be around them more. A gang is not the answer but most will turn to one. Gangs are telling young adults to do many things such as shoot up a rival gang, homicide. and drive bye. These can land you in prison for up to a life time. Teen are so easy to take advantage of.
Its not always gangs. Teen brains are still developing. The miss lead and boredness can lead to drugs use. Most teen are miss lead when its comes to drugs. A friend can say its cool or celebrity and then they all think it's cool. When teens are bored or left alone they turn to drugs. They feel as comfort and they get addicted. Drug usage can lead to overdose and even death. Its important the kids always have an trusted adult beside there parents to talk to.
As a victim of this I believe after school was a perfect fit for me. I got to surrounded myself by friends and teachers. It also helped me academically excel and I always had something to do | Evidence | Effective |
0a0f3281870d | F6A15556865B | My advice to people is if you have to try to be someone friend there not your friend. | Evidence | Ineffective |
4aee0d6e29ee | F6A15556865B | Over all kids should be forced to participate in extracurricular. It will set them on a straight path. They will excel academically and have better relationships with there there peers. It will keep then out of trouble in and out of school. It is important for kids to set on the right path at a young age so they can continue that in the future. After school is a blessing. It can save lives. What if your child was in that position? | Concluding Statement | Effective |
366fbbc5fe46 | F6A92E43251E | I don't like how the students have to pick what they what to do what if they don't what to do noting and I feel like they are getting focus to do something they don't what to do. | Position | Adequate |
f59d5f81a01f | F6A92E43251E | But some kids would like it because they like sports or to work on the yearbook for the school or take serve on the student council. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
37462ab15870 | F6A92E43251E | But the other student they dont like to do any of that but they are being focus to do stuff. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
ddfc4d742b51 | F6A92E43251E | The principal should not focus the kids to do something they don't what to do | Claim | Adequate |
8abb56fbf5b1 | F6A92E43251E | the principal should ask if they what to do it or not. Because that is more stuff that they got to do and it is not fair on them. And the kids are not going to like there principal no more because the principal is making them do stuff that they don't what to do. And I feel like they should have freedom.
| Evidence | Adequate |
b8e812d3f8d1 | F6A92E43251E | I disagree. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
9c1203e558c1 | F6CFA4C7247B | Have you ever seen something that looked like a extra terestrial sight like crop circles, well NASA's Viking 1 saw something that looked like an egyptian face while circling Mars looking for a place for its sister ship (Viking 2).
| Lead | Adequate |
5cc3f7c60eb3 | F6CFA4C7247B | In 1976, a photo of what was though to be a Ancient Egyptian Face turned out to be a hoax (unintentionally) and was actually just a Land formation with inclined rocks that formed a Shadow that conveyed illusions of two eyes a nose and a mouth. | Position | Adequate |
36983002ec6a | F6CFA4C7247B | At first this was a very succesful and popular image, a section from the article states that " The Face On Mars has becoma a pop icon, that starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk show and even haunted stores for 25 years". this states that this photo was a clear sign of Extarestrial life, at least at the time.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
bb388e58907c | F6CFA4C7247B | Although many people beleived this theory was a Alien artifact it was eventually disproven on April 5, 1998 | Claim | Adequate |
20c814c1dcf1 | F6CFA4C7247B | as shown on the article "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all". | Evidence | Adequate |
ed2632f746a9 | F6CFA4C7247B | Allthough many people still believe that scientists must have missed something and that it really is a allien artifact | Counterclaim | Adequate |
63281dc44047 | F6CFA4C7247B | sorry to burtst your bubble but, you are wrong. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
4a07bd42ecfd | F6CFA4C7247B | See Scientists have been working on this theory for very many years they have gone back and looked at it multiple times, retaken pictures from multiple different angles, Enlarged x3 and still the only thing there is the Martian equivalent of a butte or messa. | Evidence | Adequate |
4cc4f2136673 | F6CFA4C7247B | On april 8, 2001 a Mars Global surveyor drew close enough for a second look. They then rolled the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view, Malins team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution. "Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 156 meters compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1978 Viking photo". | Evidence | Adequate |
96e247900f50 | F6CFA4C7247B | So from all of the information from this article it is confirmed that "The Face" isn't really a extraterestrial artifact, but just a measly illusion. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
ad99141a5b28 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | Did you know that 6 out of 10 kids do extracurricular activities? | Lead | Ineffective |
51f6034a1de5 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | I agree that the principal should make everybody do at least one extracurricular activity. | Position | Adequate |
be8383b36865 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | There are so many different things to choose from as your extracurricular activity. You could do a sport or you could even join a club. | Evidence | Adequate |
42b90b865728 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | I agree with the principal because you could make new friends, | Claim | Adequate |
11d97351fc0a | F6DA09C9C0C1 | you can join a club, | Claim | Adequate |
46898a82e171 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | you can join a sports team and it can help you to stay healthy and fit. | Claim | Adequate |
a85d3e0095db | F6DA09C9C0C1 | Schools offer many different sports that you can play. You can do boys or girls basketball, softball, boys or girls track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and field hockey. | Evidence | Adequate |
bb7c6940372b | F6DA09C9C0C1 | If you decide that you want to do a sport there are so many positive things to get out of it. | Claim | Adequate |
302396aa19ed | F6DA09C9C0C1 | Even if sports arent your thing then you could join a club. Schools have lots of clubs including, chess, reading club, homework club, NJHS, video game club and, the green team. There are lots of clubs at schools to join and if you decide to join a club that you've never done before or that you've never even heard of you may end up liking it. | Evidence | Adequate |
bccf504abf02 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | Joining clubs can inspire you to venture out and maybe even continue on with that club outside of school | Claim | Adequate |
7956942758ad | F6DA09C9C0C1 | Extracurricular activities can help you make new friends. | Claim | Adequate |
ce9866663ec7 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | 4 out of 10 friends start in extracurricular activities. Lots of people who meet while doing a sport or a club end up staying friends for life. School is an amazing place to make new friends. You will never know or experience such great things unless you try. Having a friend that enjoys the same things that you enjoy is good too because you guys can relate on many things. While you go to practice you will always have a partner and you guys can even practice together outside of school. | Evidence | Adequate |
70e38c488217 | F6DA09C9C0C1 | I completely agree with the principals decision. Going to school may be your least favorite thing to do but if you have something to look forward to then school may become your new favorite place. School is a great place to venture out and try new things. Extracurricular activities include sports and clubs and they are a great idea and something that everyone needs to do. The principal has a good point of view because there are so many things to choose from, you could play a sport, join a club and, make new friends. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
9e7b44469f29 | F6E5F858A19A | The Facial Ation Coding System(FACS) is seeming to be useful in a classroom | Position | Adequate |
e78ff1844637 | F6E5F858A19A | it can detect when someone may be confused on a certain subject. | Claim | Adequate |
9fb80b436e30 | F6E5F858A19A | As well as the FACS can detect if there are emotional issues that are imparing the student to learn. | Claim | Adequate |
ba234c5459a6 | F6E5F858A19A | To begin with the FACS computer, it's seeming to be useful because if a student is being confused during a lesson and the teacher can be notified and the problem can be resolved. | Claim | Adequate |
a681e3f02f34 | F6E5F858A19A | In addition the FACS can help a teacher by checking to identify if the students are genuinly having fun and not only be for the students but help the teacher create a mor fun and enjoyable time in class while still learning.
| Evidence | Adequate |
f58a3ed420cc | F6E5F858A19A | In addition, the FACS can detect if a student is havimg emotional issudes and the teacher or staff can see if they can fix the problem. | Claim | Adequate |
f4f7d1ecec0d | F6E5F858A19A | And as well as fixing some problems at home because there are cases where some of the emotional problems transfer in to school and impare the student to learn. | Evidence | Ineffective |
63a5ad336d93 | F6E5F858A19A | In conclusion the FACS would be a great learning tool for the classrooms. Including helpful resource for students and teachers so they can make class enjoyable. And finally to help with figuring out the problem. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
c0c59a668471 | F7115AFBA798 | Cellphones have advanced a lot in many years from flip phones to smart phones but as the years have gone by we have come more and more addicted to them and its causing a problem to us humans especially when it comes to driving us humans are at fault for driving and causing accidents on the road due to our cellphone addiction. | Lead | Adequate |
058447b9d88a | F7115AFBA798 | Cellphones and driving have been a main cause for deaths over the years. | Claim | Adequate |
ac9723b923b5 | F7115AFBA798 | Cellphones and driving are as bad as drinking and driving because both can cause death. Cellphones are a huge distraction when on the road as the driver is not focused enough on the road and may cause an accident. Cellphones require humans to use both hands but may get there eye off the road. | Evidence | Adequate |
ae812c98fd5b | F7115AFBA798 | Cellphones should be banned while using in car. | Position | Adequate |
68fd74499df1 | F7115AFBA798 | Cellphones being used while driving should be given a huge ticket fine and be given court for putting their lives and someone else live in danger or should even be put behind bars. Cellphones should be put on do not disturb when operating a motor vehicle. | Evidence | Ineffective |
2343d002248f | F7137F027A05 | The first time NASA first spotted the Face on Mars was in 1976 during the Viking 1 mission. At first the scientists back at NASA were surprised, but it did not last long. After some research was done scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa. What made the mesa look like a face were just shadows. When the image was revealed to the public it got a lot of attention. Although some believed the face was a sign of alien life, others were not as easily convinced. | Lead | Adequate |
43b978b55609 | F7137F027A05 | The first picture was taken in 1976 when technology was not very great | Claim | Adequate |
026c4e7e5eaa | F7137F027A05 | So in 1997
NASA 's Mars Exploration Program chief scientist, Jim Garvin decided he'd try to get another photo. On April 8, 1998 Mars Global Surveyor flew over the site again. Michael Malin and his MOC team took a picture that was, "Ten times sharper than the original Viking photos," the article says | Evidence | Adequate |
c53addd1d63e | F7137F027A05 | But other conspiricy theorists think otherwise. | Evidence | Ineffective |
24545fc15b33 | F7137F027A05 | The article mentions that the Face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude. It was apparently winter there in April of '98. | Claim | Ineffective |
67b0a5c3edd6 | F7137F027A05 | Skeptics say, "Perhaps alien markings were hidden by the haze." | Counterclaim | Adequate |
57240ec2c379 | F7137F027A05 | Garvin says, "Targeting Cydonia was not easy...in fact it is hard to work | Rebuttal | Adequate |
0cdd5c078669 | F7137F027A05 | Mars Global Surveyor noramally looks straight down but in order to get a good picture, they would have to actually move the camera 2.5 km. They also do not pass over the face very often. | Evidence | Adequate |
1128bee94fd2 | F7137F027A05 | On April 8, 2001 they attempted another picture. This time the picture was perfect | Claim | Adequate |
fdb67e10d010 | F7137F027A05 | It was a cloudless day in Cyndonia. "The team had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view." Garvin said. Not easy work. The article also mentions that each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to the 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photos. I think that this picture did really prove that the Face was only a landform and not some kind of martian marking. | Evidence | Adequate |
117e15228954 | F7137F027A05 | In the end people came to relize that the Face on Mars was really on a butte or a mesa of some sort. | Claim | Adequate |
903ab010ebe4 | F7137F027A05 | Garvin says, "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground...you could have seen what they were." | Evidence | Adequate |
910c5975018d | F7137F027A05 | I personally do not think the Face is part of ancient Martian life | Position | Adequate |
3c0196b12723 | F7137F027A05 | as Garvin says, "It reminds me of most of the Middle Butte in the Snake River of Idaho." | Evidence | Adequate |
45bedccd7069 | F7137F027A05 | I hope now that the others that once believed in the face now relize it really was only their imagination. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
ef412501b2b4 | F73047E4DC36 | I think the auther is being very un biased about wether or not we should go to venus. | Position | Ineffective |
4d765e135733 | F73047E4DC36 | It can be riducolusly dangorous and will kill anyone that steps foot on venus | Claim | Adequate |
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