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They talk about how Venus is hotter then Mercery which si the planet closest to the sun. Venus is hotter because of the pressure and dnesity that the atomoshere carries.
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Also the fact that the pressure is so bad that if you but a submerne on Venus it would instantly liquafy as if it was nothing. That makes a great deal when trying to get there. Id otn doubt that anyone is not finding out the mos that they can when going to venus
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I dint really think it would be a great idea sense there isnt much chance of survival
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Going to Mars sound my relable to me. The idea of hovering over venus would make much more sense do to the fact that anyone who steps foot on Venus would most likley die. But there must be tons of risks to even just hovering over the planet.
Evidence
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I do belive that we should study venus but i dont think we should do it at the expensie of peoples lives. Maybe we could invent a high tech rover ot explore the outside of venus. People dying probably wouldnt help anything. Stuying it from affar is the best way for things to go without people dying.
Concluding Statement
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In high school, summer projects (especially for advanced placement classes) are assignments that students must complete. There is no way to get out from completing those assignments. Teachers create most of these summer projects because they know exactly what the students should learn before they reach the first class of the year. For example, AP Language and Composition has the students create 15 precis on different nonfiction pieces and read the book Thank You for Arguing in order to prepare for some of the essays that will be written for the exam.
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Although many people believe that teachers should create these summer projects because the students would know exactly what they need to learn or prepare for,
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students should be the ones creating the summer projects
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it gives them a chance to show their creativity,
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use their skills from prior knowledge,
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build on life skills needed for the future.
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Giving the students the ability to use their creativity is very important because it lets their voices and thoughts be heard.
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Students usually have more time over the summer to be able to express their creativity, but that is being pulled back due to the same projects that teachers have them do every year. For example, most high school math classes provide students with a four to six page study guide to complete over the summer to make sure that their prior knowledge is still remembered. What if students created their own, unique study guides to complete? How about a presentation on the basics of a unit and sharing it with the class the first or second day back? Not only would the students be able to use their creativity in a project and express their knowledge in many different ways, students in the first class would have a great review of prior knowledge to prepare them for the challenge ahead. Giving students an assignment that they create also makes them more interested and determined to complete their project. Most students would rather show what they learned their own way than the same way as everyone else, and a lot of teacher-designed assignments have the students all doing the same thing.
Evidence
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It might be easier for the teacher to grade or review,
Counterclaim
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but students aren't enjoying the assignment because they aren't able to express their knowledge that is different from everyone else. Letting the students create their own projects will give them the opportunity to be creative and express their ideas. Additionally, students will continue to use or remember the skills and knowledge prior to help them create their projects.
Rebuttal
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The biggest reason why these summer projects are created is so that students wouldn't lose the skills and knowledge from previous years that are need for their upcoming classes. If the students created their own summer projects, they would not lose those skills or knowledge at all.
Claim
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More than likely, they would research more about certain skills or information in order to make their projects even better and stand out from their peers. Subjects such as science and english are definitely able to make this happen because the skills and techniques that are learned can always be worked on, and they are easier for students to share what they know about certain topics. For example, AP chemistry has everyone doing the same assignment before the school year starts. Students in AP Chemistry, instead, could create their own experiments with the skills and knowledge acquired from Research Chemistry. The students would not only keep the techniques/skills practiced and knowledge from the year before, but also have the opportunity to explore different skills or use the skills obtained at a more advanced level. Even though students wouldn't lose the skills and knowledge learned from previous classes, they would also learn and build on some others skills such as life skills.
Evidence
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Student-designed projects would build on skills that students need for the future.
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Teachers help them practice life skills with these projects as they could be long and tedious. However, students should have opportunities to build these skills themselves to prepare them for the upcoming school year and their future in general. Students who would work really hard on their own summer projects build their organizational skills as they plan out their assignments. Time management is another skill that is taken into these projects. Practicing time management prepares them for college and their future careers as deadlines can't be rearranged, and some tasks take more time than others. They would be able to schedule how much time in a day they can work on their summer assignments. Students who create their own projects also practice focusing and perseverance. There will be times where the project comes to a stand still in progress; practicing focus and perseverance encourages students to not give up on their projects and to make it the best it can be. In conclusion, students will prepare themselves for future tasks such as college projects and career projects when they create their own summer projects in high school.
Evidence
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So, what is the point on arguing about whether students or teachers should create the summer projects? These projects set up the students for what is coming in the following school year. The knowledge and skills used in previous classes are still needed for the upcoming classes. However, when students are able to be creative and make their own projects, those skills and knowledge would never leave them. In fact, teachers would be amazed at how advanced the skills of their students are because the students were actually interested in learning more to create an amazing summer project.
Concluding Statement
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This artical is telling us how Venus get called " Evening Star." Venus is a planet in our solar system not everyone knows that because some people don't care.
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But what people didn't know about Venus is that humans have sent numerous spacecrafts to Venus. The thing about Venus is that everytime we send a spacecraft is only lasts for a few hours.
Claim
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They're going to try sending more spacecrafts because "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limitdating endeavors"
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When they called Venus "Evening Star" beacause during the evening you could see Venus so clear. The reason why you could seen Venus not just because how bright Venus was but also because Venus is closer to us then you think. BUt the point of the nickname is because Venus is a misleading panet in our solar system. We say that Earth and Venus are twins because Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size. People might think that when we say twins they might think that everything is the say on Venus but nobody know how Venus looks like because everytime we send the spacecraft in only last for a few hours. Never enough hours or days to see everything we want to see and view. The speed of Venus "means orbit the sun at different speeds." This probably mean why not spaceship don't last for very long in Venus. "The atmosphere on Earth 97 percent dioxide blankets Venus.
Evidence
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Which makes that it's going to be more hard than we thought. Even though it might be more complicated we're still going to find a way. We want to know everything on Venus
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So what are going to try doing is keep sending spacecrafts because" Our travels on Earth and beyond should not intimedating endeavors" what they mean by this is that they aren't going to stop untiul they find a way to be on Venus longer than a few hours.
Concluding Statement
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Have you ever had to do a summer project because I have and it sucked because the project that the teacher gave me was boring but if I got to choose my summer project I would choose something that I will enjoy and be able to learn.
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If students had a choice to pick a summer project or let the teacher decide I am pretty sure most if not all of the students will let them self choose. I remember when I was in like 5th or 6th grade and my teacher was like "I know its the end of the year but you guys and girls are gonna have to do a summer project". After she said that everyone hated her for the rest if the summer and not just because she gave us a summer project but also because it was very boring
Evidence
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if it was not boring then I am pretty sure everyone would not be as mad as they were.
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I believe that if students got to choose the summer project then more students will get it done.
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I know for a fact that if I was to get a summer project it would not most likely not get done but if I had a choice to pick it or have my teacher pick it I would pick it my self any day of the week. If I would was to choose my own summer project then I am almost 100% sure most kids would like to pick their own summer project. Just like 2 summers ago I had to go to summer school because I was not doing so good in my cases and the teacher said that all we had to do was a project and we would be all good and we will be ok to go to the next grade so I was relived so I went home and got started on it but when I got started I realized that it was boring and if something was boring I was probaly not going to get it done.
Evidence
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I think that if schols make kids do summer projects they should be able to pick what they are going to do
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it will be more fun
Claim
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it gives a chance for kids to think on their own.
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The Seagoing Cowboys program is fantastic because you get to do a lot of things. This is a once and a lifetime opportunity.
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Trust me you'll want to join
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you get to see the world
Claim
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you go travel on the boat ride home and back but, you don't have to go sit around and watch from the boat. When you get off the boat you have a reward. If you like to see stuff like Europe, Italy, China, Greece then you'll love it. If you don't believe me ask Luke he's the one whos been to all those places. He said that the boat trips were so unbelievable for a small town boy like him.
Evidence
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you will get to help people outside of your community
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Adequate
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Like bring them food, water, and animals. It all ways feels good to help people in your own way. But it really effects peoples lives in the way you can help them. And it really doesn't take much to help those people.
Evidence
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your not alone on this trip if you want company
Claim
Adequate
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You can make friends on the way like Luke did because after you give the animals to the people who need help there is room for things like Volleyball, Baseball, Table-tennis, Fencing, Boxing, Reading, and Whittling. These are all good things to pass the time after some hard work has been done.
Evidence
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So if you like to travel, help people, make friends and more then the Seagoing Cowboys program is for you and if noy maybe trying to recommend it to one of your friends who might like because I know Luke did.
Concluding Statement
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The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents in the article "The Challenge Of Exploring Venus"
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The author presents this idea as the main idea of the passage because Venus is sometimes called the evening star. This point is the one of the brightest in the night sky this makes even easy to spot for amateur stargazers to spot. This statement is misleading because it is actually a part of our solar system second planet from our sun. This star is great from a distance but it is a very meaningful cloud draped world. This planet may be bright we have sent many human organized spacecrafts never survived more than a few hours.
Evidence
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This gives a Venus a good persuit but it dangerous.
Claim
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The reason for this danger inspite a good discovery is the thick atmosphere filled with 97% Carbon Dioxide blankets the most part of Venus
Claim
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Clouds of sulfaric acid in the atmosphere which is highly corrosive. The author creates a great danger of being on this planet by giving us details on what is highly destructive in the planets atmosphere. Studying in Venus may be worth it for the data but very destructive and harmful to the human culture/nature. This creative image in my mind is giving me a wild estimate of how it is like to be on the planet Venus. The creation of Venus may be from the atmosphere crosion and that is why it is so important people from th human to participate in the visit of Venus.
Evidence
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I would say the conclusion of this article is the image that the author creates in my mind of the worthy persuit also the destruction it could cause because of the corrosive atmosphere. The author supports the main idea really well with the content and details in this article. He makes it really interesting to create an image so horrible but make it were you beleive that the human race should want to go there. This article explains and gives ideas that tell you that you would want to risk your life there but also it would be hard to go there because of all the critical things that are on Venus.
Concluding Statement
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The author supports his or her evidence by giving us what Venus is like before astronauts try to explore Venus. They give a brief paragraphs of what Venus is like and the last time NASA to explore Venus. Venus is a hard planet to go even though it right behind the sun. Human being can probably not handle the preasure that is on Venus so it can be dangerous
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Venus can be a good planet to discver in the article it mentions that we us has human beings, havent touch the surface of Venus. The author also gives us the similarites that Venus had before Earth was around.
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NASA has explored the moon and that's how far we have been and we never wen't farther than that. It's good to learn about Venus and it's ways and were it is located in our solar system but trying to put a human being on planet that has servre weather, temperatrue changes, and not the right oxygen can be very dangerous. Despiteing danger can be bad because that person will ony focus on the good things they heard about that planet and what it was like. They never focus on what the danger part of going on a such a dangerous trip. NASA should could do more reasearch on Venus before they go anywhere. It cool to strive for a new challlenge in Earth historty, but if this mission was succesful trip people will only focuse they would'nt focus on the flashbacks of putting other people that have families life on the and the have chance of dieing on g this jounrney to Venus.
Evidence
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So, you have read the article Unmasking the Face on Mars, am i right? Well, I have some theories of my own
Lead
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I can assure you that Cydonia on mars, is not a face or anything extra-terrestrial.
Position
Adequate
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My first reason as to why Cydonia on mars isnt a face is, well have you ever looked at the moon? Ever notice that when the moon if full, you see a face? Scientists in the past have been to the moon on investigations. While they were there they have proven that the face on the moon was just a bunch of craters
Evidence
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It is most likely that the face on mars is just creaters, or a mesa too.
Claim
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My second reason is, things in outer space pictures are going to be a lot bigger than in reality.
Claim
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Take the sun for an example, we see the sun ten times smaller than it really is. If the sun was just as small as we presume it is, then how would planets, that are thousands of light years away, possibly get warm?
Evidence
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The final picture they took on April 5,1998, actually showed the Martain equivalent of a buttle or mesa. Buttles and mesas are landforms common around the American west. "It reminds me most of Middle Buttle in the Snake River Plain of Idaho" says Garvin. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa, about the same hieght as the Face on Mars."
Evidence
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The Snake River in Idaho is basically evidence that Cydonia isnt really a face and that is was just a buttle, or mesa.
Claim
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My third and final reason is, that all planets start off as a big ball of rock, meteors, and astroids that collide with each other.
Evidence
Adequate
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The possiblities of a ball of rock, a planet, having left over craters from all of the collisions, is very high.
Claim
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If, somewhere way far out in space, or even just one planet away, wouldn't we have had a lot more pictures, videos, and newspaper articles about aliens?
Evidence
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This is only three theories backed with evidence, and I'm sure that if you talk to any other of these wonderful scientists at NASA, that they can also provide more reasons with more evidence. Thus, I really hope that these reasons help you clearify that Cydonia is not a sign of Extra-Terrestrial activity.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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i for one most defanitly think that an atomatic face reconation system it a amazing idea
Position
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the idea that the kid well be able to be more envoleved with there way of larning.
Claim
Adequate
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we all now that children and adults both have things that there just better at.
Claim
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dont u think beignable to have your scholl education chagne and be for what u can exsell in,
Claim
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if not that than at lest being able to change it up a lil bit to keep every kid on trck and eger to learn more.
Evidence
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this comuter programe could help so many people be and do the best thay can at what they love.
Claim
Ineffective
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to start this kind of teaching now would most liky be a very costly proseger, but defanitly be worth evey last panny for the new breed of student, born of respect and hunger for the knowlege at hand.
Evidence
Ineffective
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Have you ever felt the rush of winning first place or crossing the finish line? Have you ever been so determined you feel like your body will explode? Doing an extracurricular activity gives kids the privilege to have a hobby and feel good about themelves.
Lead
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I agree with the decision, and believe that all students should participate in an out-of-school activity
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because it makes kids happier,
Claim
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they meet new people, make new friends,
Claim
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learn important skills along the way, that can be crucial for future situatons.
Claim
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It has been scientifically proven, that doing an activity outside of school has made students happier than the kids that sit around or barry themselves in piles of schoolwork.
Claim
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There was a study at Oxford University a few years ago, back in 2016. They examined the affect of fifty college students attitudes and mood throughout one month, with twenty-five of them doing an activity unrelated to school, and the other twenty-five who didn't participate in an extracurricular activity. After a month of research and testing, the professors at the univerisity got their results. It was proven that the students that did do something unrelated to schoolwork, were much happier, had higher levels of dopamine, good grades, and were able to fuction through their daily lives with barely any obstacles or problems. However, the students that didn't participate in anything had lower levels of dopamine and were a lot more stressed out. Then, because of this, their grades were affected drastically. Doing an activity like track or joining a club would be better for a students mental health.
Evidence
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An extracurricular doesn't just make kids happier, students can meet a lot of people and make new friends. Doing an extracurricular activity will help people branch out, meet new people, and make new friends, possibly some important ones
Claim
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Three years ago, I joined an organization called "Girls on the Run." They focused on running, races, and track. Then, at the end of the year, we would participate in a race called a 5K, which is a three mile run. At first, I was insanely nervous. My body would shake, and I would sweat dramatically. The other people that joined used to be a bunch of people I had never met or talked to before, but in the long run, I made great memories with them. All of us became very close, to the point where we were almost inseperable, and did everything together. All of us are still friends to this day, and hope to be for years to come. Doing an extracurricular gives kids a chance to branch out in their community, and make great friends along the way, that'll possibly stick beside them for a lifetime. Then, since an activity gives students a chance to branch out, they could learn very important life skills.
Evidence
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Participating in an extracurricular gives kids a chance to branch out, and also learn very important skills that'll help them in the future.
Claim
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My mom did Science Olympiad when she was younger, and was able to get to the national championship one year. Sadly, another team beat them, but my mom learned something very important that day. She learned that it was okay to loose, and how to accept that it will happen again in the future. Ever since then, when she lost something, she accepted it, and wasn't upset. My friend Generic_Name, from elementary school used to do track with me, but moved onto another sport. She was unbareably talented, and was as fast as a cheetah. When she won her first championship, she learned how to be humble, and learned not to think that she was better than anyone else on our team just because she won the championship. She didn't just do that though, she was able to encourage other people on the team to be humble as well, and not to brag if you did really good on something. In later situations, she knew not to brag or boast about the fact that she did better than someone else. Doing an activity helps people be better, and could help the students of the school be better as well.
Evidence
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Doing an activity outside of school would help the students be better people, and help them collect better personality traits.
Claim
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They'll become happier and less stressed out from other things going on, like problems with family or schoolwork, which will have a positive affect on their grades, family life, and social life. This, can lead to even more success in the future. Lastly, they can create lifelong friends, and meet more people which can help them get how used to introducing themselves to other people, and get used to the situation. This is another important skill for the future that is taught by an extracurricular.
Evidence
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doing an extracurriular will make the students of our beloved school happier, make new friends, and learn important skills to become better people for the future.           
Concluding Statement
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It is an innovative idea from may people to cut down on the use of a motor vehicle
Lead
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in these passages it gives pros on the better enviormental way of living.
Position
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The first source talks about a city that is in Germany called Vauban, where residents have accepted the challenge of no car usage. The city is designed for walking to department stores, grocery stores, ect. But this so what utopia is not all a utopia itself, where 30 percent of families own cars. Also the United States Enviornmental Proctection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities like Vauban
Evidence
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This action to have a car reduced communites was because of the damage done by cars on the enviornment by pollution.
Claim
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In the last source, it tells about how car culture is ending slowly. In the United States pople have been "buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by." A study shows that driving by young people has decreased by 23 percent from 2001 and 2009.
Evidence
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all these sources have explained that a non motorized vehicle is for the best in our health and in our enviornment. it is a new and innovatied way that is being accepted by a numerous amount of the population.
Concluding Statement
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Swimming in the ocean, getting a tan, boating, and fishing are all exciting activities for the summer; in contrast, a school project is not, especially one without clear instructions. A school project that is completely student-designed is unfathomable for many Elementary, Middle, or High School students because of the stress it would create during a time of recovery. Many teachers give summer assignments, but allow for students to do the work, that was required to be completed over the summer, during the school year. Although projects with specific instructions by the teacher can be tedious, many could argue that coming up with a rubric for ones self would be of greater difficulty. In the event that schools make summer projects mandatory, it is the responsibility of teachers to make sure students learn necessary information and achieve the goals of the project.
Lead
Effective
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Teachers should design the summer project for students
Position
Adequate
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no teacher wants to grade abstract projects and no student wants to strive for individuality when out of contact with classmates, for when students are on summer break many do not have the ability so see if they are doing the same project, accidentally, as others.
Evidence
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A psychology teacher conducts a final exam each year in the form of a project in which students choose a topic and are not given instructions besides to relate it to psychology; consequently, she has found this project to be a hassle more than an excitement for both her and some of her students.
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The process of completing a project goes smoother when given rules to follow and, within those rules, allowing students to express themselves even more than that of a guideline-free project.
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When completing homework or classwork in which students must research to learn what the next unit will entail allows students a chance to learn more than what is required and provides students the ability to learn even before the information is taught.
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Many students would jump at the opportunity to get ahead on the information for the next school year and many may not enjoy the requirement, but appreciate the opportunity. Giving clear instructions provides the structure to learn and get ahead before the race for grades begins. A summer project in which the students are designing and planning does not insure they will continue to learn during their break, but instead assures teachers that students will attempt to make it as non complex and superficial for themselves as possible. Providing students with the opportunity to design their project uniquely with no specifications needed enables them to be lazy in the creation of the project and miss critical information for the subject that the project is on. Students come up with many ways to avoid in depth descriptions of a topic because of the lack of motivation to do so. With clear instructions, students will be able to find the information the teacher wants and needs in order to grade the project, and the information needed to elaborate on this knowledge in the beginning of the school year. Students want the ability to enjoy the summer and with the specific necessities for the summer project highlighted, they will not have the stress of creating a project from scratch.
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Many people have found student-designed projects to be more time consuming, although less tedious, and will overall take away from the main purpose of summer vacation which is to recover from the stress induced during the school year.
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It takes time to plan a student-designed project and many are not given the time needed because of family vacations and summer jobs to account for. Summer assignments are difficult to complete no matter the type, but an all-encompassing, nonspecific project would be found a stressor many would not wish to endure.
Evidence
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