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With the popular voting method you are able to choose the president of your choice, not the president's electors.
Claim
Effective
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In doing this you are having a fair vote in the election with everyone who is eligable to vote, voting whomever they please. If you vote for your own president of your choice there will not be any elector deciding for you if they do not like what you have elected. We need to have a say in what we want. I mean if we want someone to be watching over us, and deciding what to do, we want someone who everyine agrees on. Just a few hundred poeoplpe choosing for you is nothing compared to approximatley more than a million people choosing for themselves. In Source 2 "The indefensible electorial college : why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer" it says that the electors can always defy the will of the people. In my case I believe that no one would want that. I mean, would you want that?
Evidence
Effective
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1F0B13A90754
People don't usually spend time in states they know the don't have a chance at winning. Who would? these states only focus on the tight races in the "swing" states. Sometime around the 2000 campaign, apporximately 17 states didn't at all see those candidates. Even when there were voters in states that had 25 of the largest media markets, they were not able to see not even one ad from the campaign. This is being said in Source 2 "The indefensible electorial college : why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer"
Evidence
Effective
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1F0B13A90754
For my conclusion this proves that there are many difficulties along the way of an election, regarding the votes and voters. With this letter being written, people should not wonder whether or not the electoral college should be abolished, and go with the popluar voting method. You shouldn't be thinking about just a couple of people, but of a whole nation and deciding who is worthy enough in our eyes to lead us to more victories with the popular voting method.
Concluding Statement
Effective
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1F11C3F72282
Driverless cars are some what useful for us
Position
Ineffective
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because maybe elder people want to go out and they don't have anyone to take them.
Claim
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
The teenagers may get bored of just sitting there and not drive, but the older people wont because they could relax.
Claim
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
It could be useful either way, maybe some teens would like it because they enjured something, they wouldn't be able to drive now but they could if we had driverless cars. In the passage "Driverless Cars Are Coming" they said something about putting something in the car to entertain them and making sure they keep their heads up at all times.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
Just because there is driverless cars coming soon doesn't mean that people can just drive them around whenever they feel like it, its same as being a car when you have control. You still have to watch out and go the speed limit, you can't take it and sleep when it's driving.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
Over the past years cars have developed a lot.
Claim
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
Now there are cars that you can turn on while you're still in the house, some cars have wifi, you can turn the heat on, and open doors before you get to the car. People want what is new so they can show something off but they don't show off the problems they could have with the car. Now they are making this new thing where a car can drive you around itself without you having to take control?
Evidence
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
Have they thought about the car accidents that could happen? Or how it could injure someone? This will take more responsibility than what a driver has now. Would there have to be any test taking for those who want their permit or license? How do you know if they are capable of being in control over those things? Having the cars we have now are good enough.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
Those who want a driverless cars should still capable of doing the things they do now with a regular car. Senors will still be in the cars, if adding them to the new cars that would make it better for the person and the car.
Evidence
Ineffective
d41cd58bae0c
1F11C3F72282
They want to know who would be responsible for an accident? Well it would be the persons fault. If they aren't looking at the road because they were distracted by something else than that could be bad. They should be able to take control when they see something bad is about to happen. Now if the driverless cars come with speaking instructions that could make things better because you can tell it what to do. If there is traffic and your vechile is going to fast you should be able to tell it to slow down.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F11C3F72282
Whether they're or no driverless cars people should always be safe while driving. They should always have their eyes on the road and be able to look to their right and left to make sure it is clear to move over. With this coming out people probably think it will be safer or dangerous. They should put things to entertain them so they can be focused on the road instead of their phones. People should still have to take the driving test with their control.
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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i think that students should perform community service it would be great for our community and should be required or mandatory for the school
Position
Adequate
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1F30B1F276A7
for the greatness that it would bring to our community
Claim
Adequate
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1F30B1F276A7
for instance you could teach a mean and disrespectful kid who has no respect for his teachers to gain respect on the effect they have on the community should he do community service, you could teach 6the graders the meaning of life just by picking up trash after all a tutor elementary school has there kids doing work keeping there community clean why shouldn't the same go for ours, if an adult sees a 6the grader picking up trash you would think he will say why shouldn't i pick up trash kids picking up trash are good examples to the community, and this might clean up our streets more that you think about it, this is also so good way to support many child obesity campaigns such as Mitchell obama this would more than likely get media attention , keeping kids active and of the streets from doing drugs and crimes, or away from them
Evidence
Adequate
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1F30B1F276A7
these here are all the reasons i think community service would have a drastic affect on our community signed
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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1F56575F6388
I believe that cell phones should be allowed in school at lunch time but if you have them out during class you'll receive the normal punishment.
Position
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
What would be the point of not allowing students to have they're cell phones out during lunch?
Claim
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
They are eating and/or talking to friends.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
Although, the only true downside to this is if your texting it does not always get to the other persons phone right away, depending on the amount of signal you or they have it could take 5 seconds or it could take 30 minutes
Counterclaim
Effective
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1F56575F6388
And because of that the students cell phone could ring in the middle of class and end up having them in detention with they're phone taken away.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
So as you can see in the first two paragraphs that there is a good thing and a bad thing about allowing students to have there cell phones out during school hours, or at least class room time,
Evidence
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
why can't we also have our cell phones out during school dances, it would not be very different from lunch time and your after school.
Claim
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
The only problem i can see by allowing this is if you drop your phone, leave it somewhere, or its been stolen.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
These things are not very big things to worry about
Rebuttal
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
some of these things don't really have a complete point to, like the one for school dances in the last paragraph, it doesn't really have a reason why we can not have them out. Truly there has to be a really good explanation for not allowing this.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
Now for not allowing them in class I understand, the way I see it is because students will, most likely, most of their time texting or calling friends or family about what they are going to do after school
Counterclaim
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
If this is allowed the this will probably happen, the students will not pay attention, they will not learn, won't get their homework finished, they might get held back a grade, not graduate, not go to college, won't get a very good job (that they actually like to do), from then on their are a few more problems and all because the school allowed cell phones in class
Evidence
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
that doesn't mean that this will happen to everyone
Rebuttal
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
some will actually want to pay attention, finish homework on time, and so on. But luckily schools don't allow phones out whenever the student wants to text his/her friend but maybe at lunch or at school dances.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F56575F6388
Now throughout this response i have said/typed what I think is, in a way, best for the school and that is to carry out with the no cell phones in school policy. Because the student might lose his/her cell phone or other electronic device.
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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I do think that all students should be required to perform community service.
Position
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
I think that all students need to participate in helping out where they live
Claim
Adequate
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I think that students should only have to do it once every four or five months or so
Claim
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
I think that you should be able to pick your community service,
Claim
Adequate
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such as if you like to help with kids, help out at an elementary school, or pre-school . If you like to play sports, you should be able to pick helping out with community sports, like soccer or basketball.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
I think if all students have to do community service, it will make it a better community, and people will be more involved
Evidence
Adequate
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But, i don't think you should have to do community service all the time, because i think that students will get sick of it doing it a lot of times.
Evidence
Ineffective
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1F6AB4756E2B
Students should not be forced to something they don't want to do, like if they don't like school you shouldn't make them do tutoring for there community service.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
I think if you have students do it only on occasions, they would enjoy it, and look forward to d doing it more. Maybe if you do it twice a year, then it will be something for the students to look forward too. They might like it better because they only have to do it on occasions, not all the time.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
A lot of people or places need the community service. They need help with kids stuff, and cleaning up your community. It will make the students think more about helping out there community, and maybe make them want to do it more often.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
But then again, a lot of people might not want to do it.
Counterclaim
Ineffective
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1F6AB4756E2B
I think for people who actually participate and really help out with the community service, they should get a little reward.
Rebuttal
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
They should get extra credit in a class or something, because people who aren't participating shouldn't get rewarded for not doing anything.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F6AB4756E2B
I think that students should only have to do it time to time, not once a month ore week. I think that students should be-able to pick what they want to do for community service, not have the principle, or somebody else pick. I think that having community service be required is a good idea. I think it will really change the way the town it.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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1F8354F0A861
Many people enjoy the idea of community service; others do not.
Lead
Adequate
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1F8354F0A861
I believe that students have the right to choose what they would rather do, instead of being forced to do so.
Position
Effective
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Some kids already do some community service. It would mainly affect the kids that don't.
Evidence
Adequate
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1F8354F0A861
Even though community service is the right thing to do, it should not be forced upon anybody.
Claim
Effective
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1F8354F0A861
The students need some of their own freedom. We are already facing being a teenager and school. We need to be able to make a few more decisions in our everyday lives.
Evidence
Effective
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1F8354F0A861
On the other hand, every student performing community service will help the city extremely well.
Counterclaim
Effective
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1F8354F0A861
The streets will be cleaner, the buildings shinier, and the gardens greener. Everyone in the city will leave their homes with a smile on their face!
Evidence
Effective
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1F8354F0A861
For example, one of my friends volunteers at an elementary school as a tutor. He enjoys it a lot, especially when one of the kids gets a good grade on something he taught them.
Evidence
Effective
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1F8354F0A861
However, some of my other friends don't like the idea of community service because it takes away from their free time.
Rebuttal
Effective
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1F8354F0A861
Personally, I am not liking the idea of being forced to make the city a better place. It shouldn't be part of the curriculum. The students should make the decision themselves.
Concluding Statement
Effective
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1F8ECF8C118D
if i had to choose i would change to election vote  cause it is more popular and it has less problems unlike the other  cause when you do electoral college you have to do lots ofdifferent things that is not worth doing
Position
Adequate
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1F8ECF8C118D
other people are saying how good the electoral college is
Counterclaim
Adequate
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1F8ECF8C118D
if its so good why do you so many issues with things that happen to people
Rebuttal
Ineffective
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1F8ECF8C118D
thats what i dont understand they dont let some people vote cause there age which is stupid they should  let them vote thats the reason why ther areso many disputes in the world cause of the ignorance of some people and the only thing the people from electoral college is worried about iswinning instead of carring for the other people which is not right that is the reason so many outbreaks happen cause people start to not even give a crap about the people that is wanting to vote but the people is not worriedtwo cents about what anyone else thinks their just worried bout  themselves which is stupid and they should have been done something about this before it get to much out of control which is leading to much more problems it needs to come to a end and pick a president who would actually give a care about the people of the united states  instead them going around and talking about them in different ways that is not needed cause only a majority of people votes for him doesnt mean that he or she has to be a complete jerk to them and start talking bout them in bad ways that is how many fights start and when they start they dont ever stop talking bout it for a long period of time which pisses people off what if someone started talking bout you or your parents you would want to beat the crap out of them then there would be catastrophic failure which leadsto more and more drama which just makes things even worse nominees get happy that they won the vote and start getting all crazy and start saying things just to get people all ticked off and things that really didnt meanto happen happens to people that did not even do anything to hurt that person at all which is messed up cause they dont give no effort to even say they are sorry for what they did to that person the advocates that are in the position they say things that make arguements and other things that dont need to happen begin which doesnt make things any easier it just causes more drama that doesnt need to happen cause even more trouble that is not a good thing to have happen when that happens it just has bad things happening everywhere and it only makes things worse which leads to cause even more drama in peoples life and it doesnt seem fun getting out of all that drama that happened
Evidence
Ineffective
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2007A7232687
The Eletoral College should stay because this has been the system that has been used for years in the united states and i dont think that it would be respectful to the ones that have been choosen by this system.
Position
Adequate
e4cd27bd7245
2007A7232687
Most of the people who dont like this system of voting will most likely say that we the people dont really know any thing about who we are voting and that most of us who are voting for someone are just voting for them just because we have heard good thinds about them
Counterclaim
Ineffective
e44b42298842
2007A7232687
I'm not going to lie and say that none of the people who do get to vote are all voting because they know their stuff about the candidates, but some of us who do know about the candidates and how they are working should not lose the right to vote for who ever we would like. If we dont get to vote for who we like and believe is better then what type of country are we.
Rebuttal
Ineffective
59d122fe96aa
2007A7232687
If all of the states would have same electoral vote then things would be harder because we mostly at some point will have a tie
Counterclaim
Adequate
dd19a6cf4d9e
2007A7232687
this would cause major problems but since every state has a different number it is not likely that both candidates will end up with the same number of votes
Evidence
Adequate
c2b36a370123
2007A7232687
Another reason people dont like this system is because most states have a winner takes all system where they dont spilt up the elector votes if most of the votes are for one candidate then he will get all of the votes from that state.
Counterclaim
Adequate
58b454600ffa
2007A7232687
This causes lots of people to rage on the Electoral college because they feel that the state is taking there right to vote and to be different.
Evidence
Ineffective
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2007A7232687
The other good thing about Eletoral college is that no certain region can win a election so this makes candidates campaign in states that they no they can win.
Claim
Adequate
121032e3a779
2007A7232687
This also is something that people do not like because for example when the canidates were Obama and Romney and lets say he put alot of his campaigns in new york this would cause the new yorkers who are going with Obama to get mad and start to protest because they arent see anything from Obama so they might turn to the next candidate. This actually helps because when people favor someone this makes it even harder for a tie to happen in the election.
Evidence
Adequate
0885aea60200
2007A7232687
Many of the people who are going agaist say that we are not voting for a president that we are voting for a slate of electors
Counterclaim
Adequate
3294ad08407b
2007A7232687
This is true but if we are voting for electors that are going to vote for the president that we would like its  just like voting for the president there is not difference.
Rebuttal
Adequate
4ff147037fb8
2007A7232687
Some people who are going agaist Elector college use this to trick people and make them go agaist it but if you know about Elector College this wont happen.
Evidence
Ineffective
2cb68a0671e2
2007A7232687
Elector College should not be taken away in any matter because this is the easiest, best, and oldest way that we have of picking the new leaders for our country.           
Concluding Statement
Adequate
cced83e41e73
2022B8E2B360
i think we can help this community by helping,clean,stop littering and start helping everyone so that this world can live longer then the outher worlds did
Position
Ineffective
8afc2f45a118
2022B8E2B360
and communty service is if people that not doing what there not post to do and outhers can do it to help this community and this world will be ok we wont have to find an new home we will just be fine we need to stop all the killing and more help people get back on there feet we need to find pets homes keep people of the streets the crime that's happing we need to try to stop it help people that in need help them like feed them and outhere stuff to make this place an better place we need to help each outher we just need to get to geathere and get alone with one and anthere and bring this world togeathere when we do that then we can stand up for our self and help outhere that need help and save the needes we can do this we cant be scard to do it ya we need some of it but we can help when we get it then when we have the stuff we need we can give the rest to needes that would give them a lot to live for and us to so that what we need to do to this community but we cant do this becouse some people is greaty over money thay will try to teas us with it so we can be just like them but i don't care i share my stuff be when im out i go work for my money then when i get what i need ill give the rest away to the needes i donat food to needes every day to help so those that is in need of help i pray for them and i help an lil girl find her famely she was lost for 20 days i let her stay at my house till we found her famely then i found 200 on the ground i was think for an min what im going to do so i save it and i still got it till this day till i need it
Evidence
Ineffective
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202A2848311C
Schools are not only about learning math, English, science and history. Schools are also about learning how to interact with other people, and if a student does not attend school they will be behind those who do.
Lead
Adequate
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202A2848311C
I think online classes would not benefit students
Position
Adequate
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202A2848311C
in the social aspect of life
Claim
Adequate
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202A2848311C
in performance in academics.
Claim
Adequate
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202A2848311C
During anyone's time in school whether it is a private school or a public school they encounter other students which helps develop social skills which are important to survive in the real world. The online schooling would not only make those who take it feel like their alone but it will make their adult life far more difficult
Claim
Effective
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202A2848311C
In the real world, future adults will have contact with a lot of people and students who had an interaction with other students will have an easier time doing so in their adult life. Unlike kids who spent their time in a room all by themselves learning, they will have to adapt to having interactions with other people. For example if a student who took the online classes in a future job had to present something for his boss, the student would have a difficult time getting his point across to other people because of the missing interaction with other people during their developmental years. Now if a student who attended school with other people did this it would be much easier for them because they would know how to talk to others and get their point across.
Evidence
Effective
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202A2848311C
Another reason is that some kids learn better with others.
Claim
Adequate
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202A2848311C
Sure there may be the usual kid that does not want to be around other people but there's not many of them. For example my friends and I enjoy coming to school because we see each other and also because it has a sense of competition in terms of who has the better grades. I think when other kids are around and doing better than you it makes you want to try harder. Second if a student you sat next to in math class or in history was doing better than you in your mind you would say, oh i want to be like that, making you want to try harder and ultimately do better in school. In any competition teams push themselves to the limit, whether its a race, the final of a championship game or the last play in the game, teams try their hardest because the other team is doing so as well. Students will do that too, but they need other students to compete with which would not happen in online school.
Evidence
Effective
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202A2848311C
The last reason why online schooling from home would not benefit a student is because they will simply skip the class.
Claim
Adequate
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202A2848311C
No matter who you are, you have your lazy moments. You have those moments where you just don't want to do anything, these moments usually happen at the comfort of your own home. Times like this are easily avoided by attending school, the student wakes up in the morning gets ready, walks to their bus stop and off they go to school. A student who has class at home may or may not forget about their class or even worse know they have it and decide not to do it because they are at home. There is no choice in whether you will go to school today or not, most of the time it's a yes, your parents say you have to go to school and that is what you have to do. Online classes can be avoided if the student just does not do it. Students are supervised in school at all times whether its administration during lunch, or by a teacher in class. Who is going to supervise the student at home? if a parent is home they might do it but if there is no parent it's up to the student to make that decision and its usually a I am too tired to do this.
Evidence
Effective
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202A2848311C
Online school may be only fit for a certain amount of students. For example students who work or live too far from a school may be able to benefit from doing it
Counterclaim
Adequate
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202A2848311C
but the majority of kids would not
Rebuttal
Ineffective
6037fd72de3e
202A2848311C
Online school has its wins but it is also very faulty. It can be easily be avoided by lazy students, it can have a big impact in the future of the student and it can have an change performance in a bad way. Therefore most students will not benefit from online school and it will slow them down.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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20C21D4E5A6C
When did voting not become about the people? An electoral college is only reassuring that your vote is the only vote that counts, but why mislead the people?
Lead
Adequate
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20C21D4E5A6C
Changing the voting system to popular vote will give all of us that reassurance we need, such as knowing our voices are being heard.
Position
Effective
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20C21D4E5A6C
There are 538 electors deciding our country's fate compared to 5 million citizens who have a fair understandment of the presidency.
Claim
Adequate
1b702851c98a
20C21D4E5A6C
Even though keeping the electoral college may prevent some citizens voting for the wrong person
Counterclaim
Ineffective
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20C21D4E5A6C
we still have some smart people who can vote for themselves.
Rebuttal
Ineffective
2331cc9bd9a4
20C21D4E5A6C
In the 2000 U.S. pressidential race, Al Gore recieved more individual votes than George W. Bush from the popular vote but Bush won the electoral votes, recieveing 271 votes and Gore got 266
Evidence
Adequate
6ff1af9be769
20C21D4E5A6C
This was the only presidential election where the popular vote was not counted.
Claim
Adequate
22ff29dd1cd2
20C21D4E5A6C
What about the states who only have 1 or 2 representatives?
Claim
Adequate
fd8de848f4c2
20C21D4E5A6C
Wyoming only has 1 representative who represents 500,000 voters compared to California's whopping 35 million voters and 55 representatives. Some of these smaller states are not getting their fair vote because their states population. Florida, New York, Texas and California have over 20 representatives to represent each state; how is that fair to the neighbor states with 2-3 representatives?
Evidence
Adequate
51a7065fd1c6
20C21D4E5A6C
The electoral college is unfair, outdated and irrational.
Claim
Adequate