tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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241b89c78591	308E3A168F23	A nother reason is it is stuiped you can have more people vote then a nother guy can get the state vote it cost more .	Claim	Ineffective
701aa81ac9a2	308E3A168F23	If you can get tmore then 200 and get litten the half you won. if you win the big state that have electoral vote you can win. you can get CAL, texas, and florida you got a lot of vote .	Evidence	Adequate
3bc8585a8d45	308E3A168F23	These are the reason why you it not faair and stupid. These are the reason why you should not letthe stae vote. You should let the peopel of the USA vote for the president then the state.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
4d667cb777ff	30935D02377A	Community Service is a very important aspect of life.	Lead	Adequate
7615b28cca82	30935D02377A	As a firm believer in this, I would ask you to consider that all students of SCHOOL_NAME take part in community service.	Position	Adequate
0fdf88e01e5a	30935D02377A	As Christians, we are called to administer to the needs of the poor, but if this school is not pushing for it than how are we fulfilling our duties as Christians? Whether it's working in soup kitchens downtown or helping babysit a neighbor, we should be striving to answer our call from God.	Evidence	Effective
55dbfed65043	30935D02377A	I have done community service with my peers and during my experiences, I have encountered many people from various ages, genders, races, and social classes. From every trip I have gained a valuable experience.	Evidence	Adequate
5669010d86f2	30935D02377A	During one of my experiences, I was working in a soup kitchen in downtown Cleveland. Although intimidating at first, I helped by serving those who didn't have the same gifts I am blessed with. Isn't that what we are called to do?	Evidence	Ineffective
b5d3741e9d52	30935D02377A	I learned from this that every human person is valuable and should be treated with dignity and respect. Wouldn't you like all of the students at SCHOOL_NAME to participate in such a great journey of faith and attempt to carry out what we are taught by Jesus Christ?	Evidence	Adequate
bc4382de4955	30935D02377A	I believe by helping our society to become a better place is why we are put here on this earth	Claim	Adequate
a31c1b287c55	30935D02377A	we shouldn't be wasting our time and talents by selfishly keeping our gifts to ourself. We are called to share those gifts with others.	Evidence	Adequate
1370a305500d	30935D02377A	Simply, I am asking that you implement at least ten hours of community service for the entire school year.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
1681553aafda	30935D02377A	That is only a little over an hour of community service per month.	Evidence	Adequate
599f793435c6	309BE8E1DCF1	I disagree with the idea of only letting students with B grade average or higher only being allowed to participate in schools sports.	Position	Adequate
05cf8904269c	309BE8E1DCF1	It is unfair to all the other students that were one point off from a B point average or those who didn't get those A' s or B' s.	Claim	Effective
fdb4335a6254	309BE8E1DCF1	It will make all the other students fell left out, or feel like they're being excluded.	Claim	Effective
c33bfd1c9ef2	309BE8E1DCF1	"Don't exclude, you should always include." This is what teachers have told my fellow students and I for years. I think it is unfair to not let everyone compete in sports. These students that didn't get A' s or B' s may be the people who always wanted to compete in sports, but never had thought to join or never had the guts to stand up and join the teams, but if you introduce this new rule, then they don't even get a chance to try. I think this new rule is unfair and it shouldn't be kept.	Evidence	Effective
fd5dd4814486	309BE8E1DCF1	not everyone is perfect in school, and not everyone gets all A' s and B' s.	Claim	Effective
623a17a2374f	309BE8E1DCF1	One little C could ruin any students chances of competing in school sports and representing their school. I don't think schools should judge kids on their grades by letting the grades decide if a student can participate in sports or not. according to this new rule, a student can have all A' s and one C, but it's not the A' s that matter then, it's that one little C. Don't let this new rule prevent any student from competing in sports.	Evidence	Adequate
91776b8a6879	309BE8E1DCF1	sports provide any student with what they always need, confidence and exercise.	Claim	Effective
0e7bc7e787e3	309BE8E1DCF1	If you let a student's grade decide if a student can or can't compete in sports, you can be holding them back from healthy exercise and keep them from building confidence. Exercise keeps students healthy and when a student competes in sports, they are exercising. Every gym teacher I've ever had has always told us how daily exercise is important and I've seen many commercials that say growing kids and teens need at least one hour of exercise each day to keep physically fit and healthy. Sports also build confidence. When a team wins, it boosts a person's confidence. When you are confident, you feel that you can do anything and succeed. Sports provide healthy exercise and confidence to students, but if you keep this rule, you'll be depriving it from us.	Evidence	Effective
3d62f7fca9c9	309BE8E1DCF1	Do you want to exclude students and make them feel like they're not good enough to participate in sports? Do you want to deprive us from healthy exercise and confidence? Please consider the consequences of keeping this new rule. I feel it is unfair and I strongly disagree with it. I don't want anyone to feel left out or worthless when it comes to sports, but do you?	Concluding Statement	Effective
c1d028199a22	30B3A5EACADC	In this article it talks about how ''Driveless Cars Are Coming'' to the world soon. They have been in the world since 2009 but we have never seen them on the road yet because we live in Indiana. California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia have limited self-driving cars. Manufacturers believe that in the future there will be more of these types of cars and they will help the community significantly.	Lead	Adequate
b429c1817be4	30B3A5EACADC	In the article it sais that googles Toyota Prius are assisted with ''position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearveiw mirror, four automative radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor.''	Evidence	Adequate
80e2cf2b5fa5	30B3A5EACADC	They fully loaded the car to be very protected at all times but its not like they cant break or just not work.	Claim	Adequate
88a5140d73ce	30B3A5EACADC	The driverless car in my opinion should just stay away from the roads	Position	Adequate
e9a347bdd421	30B3A5EACADC	In 2013 they said that they put a ''Traffic Jam Assistant'' on a 2013 BMW. It can drive its self with the help sometimes of a human touch if in any trouble. Manufactures sais that they will have a camera in a car and will watch the person as the person watches the road. Manufactures are also bring a system to where if the human needs to drive then they can turn off the system and they can start to drive without it.	Evidence	Adequate
9bc5c97ee2a9	30B3A5EACADC	I agree with this part because if the car is driving and he human is faling asleep then the cars with cameras will notify them by vibrating the seats and waking the person up.	Counterclaim	Adequate
69927ce769be	30B3A5EACADC	The thing i disagree with is the car driving by itself because if that does evolve to regular society, then I think we will have something else to deal with.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
c477cfcc3249	30B3A5EACADC	Have saying this in 2016 it sais that ''Tesla is releasing a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time. Mercedes Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can truly drive themselves by 2020.'' What I think is that it will be far past in the future to where we finally see these cars on the road driving themselves and all we can do is wait till it happenes and see what will happen.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
d0053de864e1	30C6A72F5821	I am writting this letter on behaf of my feelings on changing the election by popular vote.	Position	Adequate
3d5df46c57f3	30C6A72F5821	The single best argument against the electoral collage is what might be what we (the american people) might call the disastor factor, We should consdier ourselves lucky that in the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a centry; the system can allow much worse. Back in 1960, segregationists in the Lousiana legislature nearly succeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. (So that a popular vote for kennedy would not have actually gone to Kennedy) "Faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's canidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote, In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representives. Where state deleations vote on the president, and the senate would choose the vice-president. At the most basic level, he electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state. Canidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winnning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. During the 2000 campain, seventeen sates didnt see the canidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a campain ad. If anyone has a good argument for putting the fate of the presidency in the hands of a few swing voters in Ohio, they have yet to make it... Originally the founding fathers estabished the electoral college in the Constitutuin as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress but i believe that the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational! Some of the best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality	Evidence	Ineffective
3d55d2b9e7f5	312812841AB3	Whats up with the electoral college? Can we really trust it? Ofcourse you cant and all that apose can stand up and walk out the door .The presidental race is a fake!!! So the goverment wants to tell you that you need to be a citezen to vote but what are you voting for?	Lead	Effective
3a89e21fdc73	312812841AB3	The electoral college is a fraud,	Position	Adequate
ebfebfbd8e66	312812841AB3	your supposed to send your personal opinion to vote for the president of your country, not some lazy bum that sits in a chair all year and when time comes to put his vote in he overides yours and the peoples votes for you and not even care because they are getting paid to?	Evidence	Ineffective
2eefe371d657	312812841AB3	It only takes two hundered and seventiy votes from the electoral college to elect the president when theres over two billon residents in the united states? You mean to call this a demcracy when its really a underground dictator ship. I dont know how hard it is to bribe a person in a high postion but it is hard to bribe a whole country	Evidence	Ineffective
6960337f5789	312812841AB3	I belive we should get to actually vote for the next presdent	Claim	Effective
60e37919fc01	312812841AB3	theres no trust into the peoples belifes	Evidence	Adequate
88fe3c130b93	312812841AB3	i mean yes theres alot of bandwagon fans and people who really have no idea of whats going on in their country	Counterclaim	Ineffective
31215b081783	312812841AB3	but i promise you we wont fool around and compirmise the whole system beliving in our own belifes	Rebuttal	Ineffective
65cca8289450	312812841AB3	these fancy bosos mignht thuink they know what their doung but they really dont there just a bunch money thisrty pigs and it isnt fair to the people to rely on theb electoeral college to pick the fate of our country as long as we live on it	Evidence	Ineffective
8d8c4b8e0bfe	312812841AB3	The fact that we cant even pick the electors make it even worse	Claim	Adequate
904d592e4287	312812841AB3	i mean how are we even supposed to trust them i dont know who they are do you? how do you know what the legislators a caplble of they could have been bribed and no one would even know i mean the goverment already has alot of secterts and they could be asdding on the them and you wouldnt evem knowwhy beacuse its the goverment there broken up into little pieces of fruadery its incredibly anoyying to know that if you even try t fight about the rights of a cietzen you'll lose not even having to walk into the court room because the goverment runs that too!!!	Evidence	Adequate
43f6d1b782e3	312812841AB3	When I read the title for source two i automaticlly agreed with the incredbly percise source because I have been asking myself the same question ever since i first learned about it in middle school. Every time i would ask the teacher I would always get the same responce "thats a good question let me get back to you on that." I know that its not the teacher because im pretty sure the presidnet cant even ansewr that	Evidence	Ineffective
080115e2e0f5	312812841AB3	Even in source three it dosent answer my question and its the electoral colleges defence	Counterclaim	Adequate
8be81ffe4cac	312812841AB3	but their defense isnt that strong sorry to tell you that it gives me five reasons but there not strong reasons and I belive source two out battles the both source one and two.	Rebuttal	Adequate
8092fdee2ccd	312812841AB3	So in conclusion i have stated in almost every pargargh DO NOT TRUST THE SYSTEM!!!	Concluding Statement	Adequate
f633b49f4bac	312D8CFDF5DF	We should keep the Electoral College	Position	Ineffective
70b6cf55c2d5	312D8CFDF5DF	its a good process and it keeps us from having the problem of elections in which no candidates receives a majority of the votes cast.	Claim	Ineffective
f56164870ac8	312D8CFDF5DF	Like in 1968 with Nixon and in 1992 in Clinton were they only got 43 percent plurality of the popular votes but with the Electoral College which invariably produces a clear winner.	Evidence	Adequate
2ce158e10a45	312D8CFDF5DF	The Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no chance of carrying their state Democrats in Texas, an idea of this is like a Republicans in California. The Electoral College needs a presidential candidate to have have trans regional appeal like South,Northeast,etc. With the Elecoral College is un likely than a dispute over the popular vote. It happened in 2000 because that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote. A example is in 2012, Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romney.	Evidence	Ineffective
f2eaa6f37c45	312D8CFDF5DF	The Electoral College is widely regarded as a anachronism, a non demorcratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overpowered by declaring the candidate who get the most popular votes the winner. The advocates of this position are right in debatingthat the Electoral College method is not democratic in a modern sense it is the electors who elect the president, not the people. When u vote you're not voting for the presidential u pick yor're actually voting for a slate of electoes. Both party each selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee but that trust is rarely betrayed however it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. The Electoral college is good to stay.	Evidence	Ineffective
7acc501bf56b	312D8CFDF5DF	The Electoral College helps with Certainty of outcome, Everyone's president, Swing states,Big staes, Avoid run off elections. A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible because the total of numbers of votes are 538 is an even number but it is highly unlikely. The new president will have no regard for their interests,that he really isn't their president. The most thoughtful voters should be the the ones to decide the election. So other being equal, a large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign tham a samll state does. Voters in a presidential elections are people who want to express a political prefernce rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election.	Evidence	Ineffective
1d155f9c4101	3165FA4998BC	Senator, we should keep the Electoral College. The Electoral College establishes judgement and fairness by giving upcoming presidents a fair shot. People have voices and the popular vote can be biased from state to state.	Position	Effective
84141aafbd5b	3165FA4998BC	The proccess if mature because they chose unbiased electors, and there is a majority of 270 electoral votes. The Electoral College has 538 electors, which gives a good amount of unbiases people. They figure this amount by one for each member in the House of Representaties plus two for the Senators, which you could be one.	Evidence	Adequate
10c3ffcbd552	3165FA4998BC	The Electoral College is one of the best ways to keep a fair election.	Claim	Adequate
44d64e940157	3165FA4998BC	We people do not make the brightest decisions sometimes, and the Electoral College keeps us from making the wrong decision for who is going to be our next president.	Evidence	Adequate
7bdc1378f4a3	3165FA4998BC	People can be easily affected into turning on a candidate. They could not realize that the candidate would be a great president. The Electoral College gives the candidates a fair chance.	Claim	Adequate
08b8971c9693	3165FA4998BC	The member of the Electoral College are fair and know what is best for the country. The specific Electoral electors for your state vote what the state wants, and is not biased on what other senators or electors want. This gives the people a good amount of say in the election.	Evidence	Adequate
d96e18937917	3165FA4998BC	Electoral Colllege keeps the people in line and gives the people a sense of establishment.	Claim	Ineffective
fce1f09664ad	3165FA4998BC	The election of the president is every four years. This gives people time to decide on a new president and who they want representing their votes.	Evidence	Ineffective
3590b2fb58aa	3165FA4998BC	Overall the Electoral College is one of the brightest decisions that America has made. For one the Electoral College gives people a fair chance in becoming president. Also the Electoral College helps make the voting process a lot easier.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
6f32978c41fb	318F40822873	Along with the growing influence of technology in society comes the availability to use it to transform the way in which students are educated. With the use of technology, students could be given the responsibility and freedom to complete classes online rather than having to come into school five times a week. However, not all students have the focus and determination like others to be able to hold themselves accountable for completing their classes at home without a physical instructor.	Lead	Effective
3431306f53f3	318F40822873	I think students would benefit from being able to take online classes at home, rather than at school,	Position	Effective
52f401916c13	318F40822873	it would give students the opportunity to learn at their own appropriate pace	Claim	Effective
920a2d4b147f	318F40822873	it would provide a more comfortable learning environment with less distractions.	Claim	Effective
d44a4c8da57f	318F40822873	While in the classroom, it is difficult for teachers to go at a pace that isn't too slow or too fast for every single student since not every student learns at the same pace. I consider myself a relatively slow learner and writer. Therefore, there have been several instances where my teachers would be lecturing and giving notes, and I found myself missing key information because the teacher was not allowing time for us to write it down. However, unlike my other teachers, my history teacher will make us take notes at home. In this instance, taking notes and learning from home, helped me retain and learn the information better than if I were at school because I was not constantly stressing about the teacher switching the slides, and therefore, potentially missing key concepts. Giving students the opportunity to learn from home allows students to make sure they get all of the necessary information that they may need for later success on a test. It also gives students time to be able to make sure that they understand the information on the notes, rather than just typing or writing it down without understanding the meaning behind it. In addition, some of my teachers make assignments due at the end of class, despite some students, like myself, not being able to finish within the time constraint	Evidence	Effective
e0e97caf091d	318F40822873	Although I understand that it is important to be able to complete assignments quickly for the future	Counterclaim	Adequate
7a9bd93ad0d2	318F40822873	I think that in a learning environment that should not be the case. Learning is not about being able to complete an assignment in an hour, but it is about being able to understand new information.	Rebuttal	Adequate
5f81c7b68f82	318F40822873	Therefore, I think learning from home provides the best learning environment for every student to do well in their education, since they don't have to constantly be overshadowed with the stress of time on important assignments. At home, students are able to ensure that they turn in quality work that will help improve their grades rather than hurt it because of a time constraint. Students should be given the opportunity to take classes from home because not every student learns identically and as quickly as others.	Claim	Effective
8f881c1d5146	318F40822873	In the event that students would be able to take classes from home, they would also be able to learn in an environment that ensures their greatest focus and success.	Claim	Effective
07e8fb844201	318F40822873	However, this can be difficult when there are constant distractions in the classroom	Counterclaim	Adequate
cd008ae95327	318F40822873	For example, in my Pre-Calculus class, there is a specific group of students who are constantly found talking over the teacher as she is trying to teach. Not only does this distract the teacher, but it also distracts me and the other students who are trying to learn the material	Evidence	Adequate
1fe3b78f09bc	318F40822873	To avoid instances like this, students should be able to learn at home where they can sit in a room all by themselves, free from any outside noises or distractions that may hinder their learning	Rebuttal	Effective
d647548b09f3	318F40822873	Other students, and sometimes teachers, are simply just added distractions that make it even more difficult for students to focus on learning the information that the teacher is trying to teach to the class	Evidence	Effective
b4bf2ce3b117	318F40822873	Similarly, while in my AP Chemistry class, since I am usually one of the last students to finish the test, there is always a constant moving of students and whispering among the inconsiderate students who cause me to lose focus. It is very challenging for students to concentrate on their thoughts when they are followed by constant whispering and movement going on in the classroom. These distraction may cause students to either get the question wrong or run out of time, therefore, hurting their education	Evidence	Effective
0924368374ba	318F40822873	Furthermore, I constantly find myself being more focused doing my homework rather than trying to do my work in school because I am given an appropriate and quiet learning space that helps me concentrate on what I am doing. Allowing students to learn from the comfort of their home helps minimize the many potential distractions from other students and teachers that only cause problems with the student's concentration.	Evidence	Effective
547f88a44f97	318F40822873	While trusting students to learn independently may not be appropriate for every student,	Counterclaim	Adequate
e0b51e316e15	318F40822873	it can be an important quality for other students to learn the importance of being responsible for their future.	Rebuttal	Adequate
f13c9b6e6499	318F40822873	Many high school and college classes have leaned greatly towards using technology for student's to complete and turn in assignments. Nowadays, teachers and professors are mostly used for lecturing which can easily be transmitted online. Therefore, as the years progress, and technology grows to be more influential on society, schools should consider taking advantage of technology to ensure a better educational system for every type of student.	Concluding Statement	Effective
b40e1b5927da	31F19F915306	Hello i have a few thing to say about this whole thing going on hear. for starters i heard you are think that the students of this school mite have to do community work for a grade or something. are you out of you mind,	Lead	Adequate
185499ef0f0e	31F19F915306	we should be able to chose to do that work	Position	Adequate
345e885ffa68	31F19F915306	some of the kids that will be doing it will not want to.	Claim	Adequate
4ea339767995	31F19F915306	if the kids really want top do it but some don't let the kids that want to do and let them have fun. the other kids that don't want to do it. leave them be they don't need to be like all the other people. maybe they want to be doing that work because there lazy or just plan don't want, too.	Evidence	Ineffective
337dc78d6a7b	31F19F915306	maybe one of the kids mite get hurt doing it	Claim	Adequate
740a9ec3e5d8	31F19F915306	like if they have to pick up trash to "clean the world" by picking up the wrong thing and they mite get cut and the parents mite sew or something and you don't want that.	Evidence	Adequate
672d30941043	31F19F915306	now i know i was all into it at the time when we started with a few of my friends	Counterclaim	Adequate
ad94f70f82d4	31F19F915306	but i don't want to any more i cant stand it.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
67feb75e1154	31F19F915306	some people have base ball or some other sport to go to	Evidence	Adequate
30de0c5ef9a0	31F19F915306	they don't have time to do all that work.	Claim	Adequate
f3cc68957328	31F19F915306	now do you she what you are doing your making it hard for some of the lazy kids that go to this school and i shall support that as long as i am going to this school i have a say in things.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
40b8652cd2ee	3214BA8B26E6	After reviewing information about the Electoral College, I believe that the Electoral College should not be used in deciding or electing the president of the United States.	Position	Effective
5e9a128a4de4	3214BA8B26E6	"Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for President, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the President." The sitation before states that it is not the President the voters are voting for, it is actually the electors that the people are voting for, who in turn will vote for the President. This situation does not allow for the people to directly vote for who they believe will be the best President.	Evidence	Effective
5b4834665bce	3214BA8B26E6	It is really in the hands of the electors who will become President.	Claim	Effective
4796c5019c71	3214BA8B26E6	Secondly, after realizing that the number of electoral votes decides if you beome President or not, the Presidential candidates are going to want to focus on obtaining the most votes as possible.	Claim	Effective
b808c43e8205	3214BA8B26E6	After determining which states they "have in the bag", the candidates are going to put their campaigning efforts toward the "toss-up" or "swing states". Here they will have to compete in a tight race between the other party to sway the voters of the state to vote their way. This method of campaigning in the swing states doesn't allow for much campaining in the big, numerous votes states. An example of this would be that during the 2000 campaign, almost 20 states did not see the candidates at all as well as campaign ads. With the Electoral College system in place, Presidential candidates are focusing more on obatianing the "swing state" votes and not so much on supporting and visiting the states and people they know they have.	Evidence	Effective
a434058d835f	3214BA8B26E6	Finally, the system of electing electors who then vote for the President can be considered unpredictable.	Claim	Effective
6929967e9e03	3214BA8B26E6	This being because the electors could at any time defy the will of the people. These shady electors, also known as "faithless electors", can deny to vote for their party's candidate and instead cast the vote for whomever they desire. This shows that it is not the people's choice, instead the choice of the elector. Also, the state legislatures are responsible for choosing the electors. This could cause an issue where the state legislatures are choosing electors who will vote for their party. Let's take it back to the 1960's where an example of this corruption almost took place. Segrigationists, or people who favored racial seperation, who were state legislatures in the state of Louisiana nearly suceeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would not vote for John F. Kennedy. This would've caused the popular vote to go to Kennedy's opponent. For the many reasons listed above, the Electoral College could be considered unpredictable and in some cases... shady.	Evidence	Effective
fc7396dbd014	3214BA8B26E6	Overall Mr. Senator, I believe that the Electoral College should not be used to determine who becomes the President of the United States instead they should use popular vote. This being because the people are not directly voting, the candidates are just focusing on getting the votes and not on the people. And lastly because it can be considered unpredictable with the "faithless electors" and bais state legislatures.	Concluding Statement	Effective
4345b39f8b7a	321FA7E39731	I vote yes that we should keep the electoral college in.	Position	Effective

241b89c78591

308E3A168F23

A nother reason is it is stuiped you can have more people vote then a nother guy can get the state vote it cost more .

Claim

Ineffective

701aa81ac9a2

308E3A168F23

If you can get tmore then 200 and get litten the half you won. if you win the big state that have electoral vote you can win. you can get CAL, texas, and florida you got a lot of vote .

Evidence

Adequate

3bc8585a8d45

308E3A168F23

These are the reason why you it not faair and stupid. These are the reason why you should not letthe stae vote. You should let the peopel of the USA vote for the president then the state.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

4d667cb777ff

30935D02377A

Community Service is a very important aspect of life.

Lead

Adequate

7615b28cca82

30935D02377A

As a firm believer in this, I would ask you to consider that all students of SCHOOL_NAME take part in community service.

Position

Adequate

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As Christians, we are called to administer to the needs of the poor, but if this school is not pushing for it than how are we fulfilling our duties as Christians? Whether it's working in soup kitchens downtown or helping babysit a neighbor, we should be striving to answer our call from God.

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I have done community service with my peers and during my experiences, I have encountered many people from various ages, genders, races, and social classes. From every trip I have gained a valuable experience.

Evidence

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During one of my experiences, I was working in a soup kitchen in downtown Cleveland. Although intimidating at first, I helped by serving those who didn't have the same gifts I am blessed with. Isn't that what we are called to do?

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I learned from this that every human person is valuable and should be treated with dignity and respect. Wouldn't you like all of the students at SCHOOL_NAME to participate in such a great journey of faith and attempt to carry out what we are taught by Jesus Christ?

Evidence

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I believe by helping our society to become a better place is why we are put here on this earth

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we shouldn't be wasting our time and talents by selfishly keeping our gifts to ourself. We are called to share those gifts with others.

Evidence

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Simply, I am asking that you implement at least ten hours of community service for the entire school year.

Concluding Statement

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That is only a little over an hour of community service per month.

Evidence

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I disagree with the idea of only letting students with B grade average or higher only being allowed to participate in schools sports.

Position

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It is unfair to all the other students that were one point off from a B point average or those who didn't get those A' s or B' s.

Claim

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It will make all the other students fell left out, or feel like they're being excluded.

Claim

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"Don't exclude, you should always include." This is what teachers have told my fellow students and I for years. I think it is unfair to not let everyone compete in sports. These students that didn't get A' s or B' s may be the people who always wanted to compete in sports, but never had thought to join or never had the guts to stand up and join the teams, but if you introduce this new rule, then they don't even get a chance to try. I think this new rule is unfair and it shouldn't be kept.

Evidence

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not everyone is perfect in school, and not everyone gets all A' s and B' s.

Claim

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One little C could ruin any students chances of competing in school sports and representing their school. I don't think schools should judge kids on their grades by letting the grades decide if a student can participate in sports or not. according to this new rule, a student can have all A' s and one C, but it's not the A' s that matter then, it's that one little C. Don't let this new rule prevent any student from competing in sports.

Evidence

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sports provide any student with what they always need, confidence and exercise.

Claim

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If you let a student's grade decide if a student can or can't compete in sports, you can be holding them back from healthy exercise and keep them from building confidence. Exercise keeps students healthy and when a student competes in sports, they are exercising. Every gym teacher I've ever had has always told us how daily exercise is important and I've seen many commercials that say growing kids and teens need at least one hour of exercise each day to keep physically fit and healthy. Sports also build confidence. When a team wins, it boosts a person's confidence. When you are confident, you feel that you can do anything and succeed. Sports provide healthy exercise and confidence to students, but if you keep this rule, you'll be depriving it from us.

Evidence

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Do you want to exclude students and make them feel like they're not good enough to participate in sports? Do you want to deprive us from healthy exercise and confidence? Please consider the consequences of keeping this new rule. I feel it is unfair and I strongly disagree with it. I don't want anyone to feel left out or worthless when it comes to sports, but do you?

Concluding Statement

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In this article it talks about how ''Driveless Cars Are Coming'' to the world soon. They have been in the world since 2009 but we have never seen them on the road yet because we live in Indiana. California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia have limited self-driving cars. Manufacturers believe that in the future there will be more of these types of cars and they will help the community significantly.

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In the article it sais that googles Toyota Prius are assisted with ''position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearveiw mirror, four automative radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor.''

Evidence

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They fully loaded the car to be very protected at all times but its not like they cant break or just not work.

Claim

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The driverless car in my opinion should just stay away from the roads

Position

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In 2013 they said that they put a ''Traffic Jam Assistant'' on a 2013 BMW. It can drive its self with the help sometimes of a human touch if in any trouble. Manufactures sais that they will have a camera in a car and will watch the person as the person watches the road. Manufactures are also bring a system to where if the human needs to drive then they can turn off the system and they can start to drive without it.

Evidence

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I agree with this part because if the car is driving and he human is faling asleep then the cars with cameras will notify them by vibrating the seats and waking the person up.

Counterclaim

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The thing i disagree with is the car driving by itself because if that does evolve to regular society, then I think we will have something else to deal with.

Rebuttal

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Have saying this in 2016 it sais that ''Tesla is releasing a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time. Mercedes Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can truly drive themselves by 2020.'' What I think is that it will be far past in the future to where we finally see these cars on the road driving themselves and all we can do is wait till it happenes and see what will happen.

Concluding Statement

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I am writting this letter on behaf of my feelings on changing the election by popular vote.

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The single best argument against the electoral collage is what might be what we (the american people) might call the disastor factor, We should consdier ourselves lucky that in the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a centry; the system can allow much worse. Back in 1960, segregationists in the Lousiana legislature nearly succeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. (So that a popular vote for kennedy would not have actually gone to Kennedy) "Faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's canidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote, In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representives. Where state deleations vote on the president, and the senate would choose the vice-president. At the most basic level, he electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state. Canidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winnning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. During the 2000 campain, seventeen sates didnt see the canidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a campain ad. If anyone has a good argument for putting the fate of the presidency in the hands of a few swing voters in Ohio, they have yet to make it... Originally the founding fathers estabished the electoral college in the Constitutuin as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress but i believe that the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational! Some of the best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality

Evidence

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Whats up with the electoral college? Can we really trust it? Ofcourse you cant and all that apose can stand up and walk out the door .The presidental race is a fake!!! So the goverment wants to tell you that you need to be a citezen to vote but what are you voting for?

Lead

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The electoral college is a fraud,

Position

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your supposed to send your personal opinion to vote for the president of your country, not some lazy bum that sits in a chair all year and when time comes to put his vote in he overides yours and the peoples votes for you and not even care because they are getting paid to?

Evidence

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It only takes two hundered and seventiy votes from the electoral college to elect the president when theres over two billon residents in the united states? You mean to call this a demcracy when its really a underground dictator ship. I dont know how hard it is to bribe a person in a high postion but it is hard to bribe a whole country

Evidence

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I belive we should get to actually vote for the next presdent

Claim

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theres no trust into the peoples belifes

Evidence

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i mean yes theres alot of bandwagon fans and people who really have no idea of whats going on in their country

Counterclaim

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but i promise you we wont fool around and compirmise the whole system beliving in our own belifes

Rebuttal

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these fancy bosos mignht thuink they know what their doung but they really dont there just a bunch money thisrty pigs and it isnt fair to the people to rely on theb electoeral college to pick the fate of our country as long as we live on it

Evidence

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The fact that we cant even pick the electors make it even worse

Claim

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i mean how are we even supposed to trust them i dont know who they are do you? how do you know what the legislators a caplble of they could have been bribed and no one would even know i mean the goverment already has alot of secterts and they could be asdding on the them and you wouldnt evem knowwhy beacuse its the goverment there broken up into little pieces of fruadery its incredibly anoyying to know that if you even try t fight about the rights of a cietzen you'll lose not even having to walk into the court room because the goverment runs that too!!!

Evidence

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When I read the title for source two i automaticlly agreed with the incredbly percise source because I have been asking myself the same question ever since i first learned about it in middle school. Every time i would ask the teacher I would always get the same responce "thats a good question let me get back to you on that." I know that its not the teacher because im pretty sure the presidnet cant even ansewr that

Evidence

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Even in source three it dosent answer my question and its the electoral colleges defence

Counterclaim

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but their defense isnt that strong sorry to tell you that it gives me five reasons but there not strong reasons and I belive source two out battles the both source one and two.

Rebuttal

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So in conclusion i have stated in almost every pargargh DO NOT TRUST THE SYSTEM!!!

Concluding Statement

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We should keep the Electoral College

Position

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its a good process and it keeps us from having the problem of elections in which no candidates receives a majority of the votes cast.

Claim

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Like in 1968 with Nixon and in 1992 in Clinton were they only got 43 percent plurality of the popular votes but with the Electoral College which invariably produces a clear winner.

Evidence

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The Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no chance of carrying their state Democrats in Texas, an idea of this is like a Republicans in California. The Electoral College needs a presidential candidate to have have trans regional appeal like South,Northeast,etc. With the Elecoral College is un likely than a dispute over the popular vote. It happened in 2000 because that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote. A example is in 2012, Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romney.

Evidence

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The Electoral College is widely regarded as a anachronism, a non demorcratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overpowered by declaring the candidate who get the most popular votes the winner. The advocates of this position are right in debatingthat the Electoral College method is not democratic in a modern sense it is the electors who elect the president, not the people. When u vote you're not voting for the presidential u pick yor're actually voting for a slate of electoes. Both party each selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee but that trust is rarely betrayed however it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. The Electoral college is good to stay.

Evidence

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The Electoral College helps with Certainty of outcome, Everyone's president, Swing states,Big staes, Avoid run off elections. A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible because the total of numbers of votes are 538 is an even number but it is highly unlikely. The new president will have no regard for their interests,that he really isn't their president. The most thoughtful voters should be the the ones to decide the election. So other being equal, a large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign tham a samll state does. Voters in a presidential elections are people who want to express a political prefernce rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election.

Evidence

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Senator, we should keep the Electoral College. The Electoral College establishes judgement and fairness by giving upcoming presidents a fair shot. People have voices and the popular vote can be biased from state to state.

Position

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The proccess if mature because they chose unbiased electors, and there is a majority of 270 electoral votes. The Electoral College has 538 electors, which gives a good amount of unbiases people. They figure this amount by one for each member in the House of Representaties plus two for the Senators, which you could be one.

Evidence

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The Electoral College is one of the best ways to keep a fair election.

Claim

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We people do not make the brightest decisions sometimes, and the Electoral College keeps us from making the wrong decision for who is going to be our next president.

Evidence

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People can be easily affected into turning on a candidate. They could not realize that the candidate would be a great president. The Electoral College gives the candidates a fair chance.

Claim

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The member of the Electoral College are fair and know what is best for the country. The specific Electoral electors for your state vote what the state wants, and is not biased on what other senators or electors want. This gives the people a good amount of say in the election.

Evidence

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Electoral Colllege keeps the people in line and gives the people a sense of establishment.

Claim

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The election of the president is every four years. This gives people time to decide on a new president and who they want representing their votes.

Evidence

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Overall the Electoral College is one of the brightest decisions that America has made. For one the Electoral College gives people a fair chance in becoming president. Also the Electoral College helps make the voting process a lot easier.

Concluding Statement

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Along with the growing influence of technology in society comes the availability to use it to transform the way in which students are educated. With the use of technology, students could be given the responsibility and freedom to complete classes online rather than having to come into school five times a week. However, not all students have the focus and determination like others to be able to hold themselves accountable for completing their classes at home without a physical instructor.

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I think students would benefit from being able to take online classes at home, rather than at school,

Position

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it would give students the opportunity to learn at their own appropriate pace

Claim

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it would provide a more comfortable learning environment with less distractions.

Claim

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While in the classroom, it is difficult for teachers to go at a pace that isn't too slow or too fast for every single student since not every student learns at the same pace. I consider myself a relatively slow learner and writer. Therefore, there have been several instances where my teachers would be lecturing and giving notes, and I found myself missing key information because the teacher was not allowing time for us to write it down. However, unlike my other teachers, my history teacher will make us take notes at home. In this instance, taking notes and learning from home, helped me retain and learn the information better than if I were at school because I was not constantly stressing about the teacher switching the slides, and therefore, potentially missing key concepts. Giving students the opportunity to learn from home allows students to make sure they get all of the necessary information that they may need for later success on a test. It also gives students time to be able to make sure that they understand the information on the notes, rather than just typing or writing it down without understanding the meaning behind it. In addition, some of my teachers make assignments due at the end of class, despite some students, like myself, not being able to finish within the time constraint

Evidence

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Although I understand that it is important to be able to complete assignments quickly for the future

Counterclaim

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I think that in a learning environment that should not be the case. Learning is not about being able to complete an assignment in an hour, but it is about being able to understand new information.

Rebuttal

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Therefore, I think learning from home provides the best learning environment for every student to do well in their education, since they don't have to constantly be overshadowed with the stress of time on important assignments. At home, students are able to ensure that they turn in quality work that will help improve their grades rather than hurt it because of a time constraint. Students should be given the opportunity to take classes from home because not every student learns identically and as quickly as others.

Claim

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In the event that students would be able to take classes from home, they would also be able to learn in an environment that ensures their greatest focus and success.

Claim

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However, this can be difficult when there are constant distractions in the classroom

Counterclaim

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For example, in my Pre-Calculus class, there is a specific group of students who are constantly found talking over the teacher as she is trying to teach. Not only does this distract the teacher, but it also distracts me and the other students who are trying to learn the material

Evidence

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To avoid instances like this, students should be able to learn at home where they can sit in a room all by themselves, free from any outside noises or distractions that may hinder their learning

Rebuttal

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Other students, and sometimes teachers, are simply just added distractions that make it even more difficult for students to focus on learning the information that the teacher is trying to teach to the class

Evidence

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Similarly, while in my AP Chemistry class, since I am usually one of the last students to finish the test, there is always a constant moving of students and whispering among the inconsiderate students who cause me to lose focus. It is very challenging for students to concentrate on their thoughts when they are followed by constant whispering and movement going on in the classroom. These distraction may cause students to either get the question wrong or run out of time, therefore, hurting their education

Evidence

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Furthermore, I constantly find myself being more focused doing my homework rather than trying to do my work in school because I am given an appropriate and quiet learning space that helps me concentrate on what I am doing. Allowing students to learn from the comfort of their home helps minimize the many potential distractions from other students and teachers that only cause problems with the student's concentration.

Evidence

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While trusting students to learn independently may not be appropriate for every student,

Counterclaim

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it can be an important quality for other students to learn the importance of being responsible for their future.

Rebuttal

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Many high school and college classes have leaned greatly towards using technology for student's to complete and turn in assignments. Nowadays, teachers and professors are mostly used for lecturing which can easily be transmitted online. Therefore, as the years progress, and technology grows to be more influential on society, schools should consider taking advantage of technology to ensure a better educational system for every type of student.

Concluding Statement

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Hello i have a few thing to say about this whole thing going on hear. for starters i heard you are think that the students of this school mite have to do community work for a grade or something. are you out of you mind,

Lead

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we should be able to chose to do that work

Position

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some of the kids that will be doing it will not want to.

Claim

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if the kids really want top do it but some don't let the kids that want to do and let them have fun. the other kids that don't want to do it. leave them be they don't need to be like all the other people. maybe they want to be doing that work because there lazy or just plan don't want, too.

Evidence

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maybe one of the kids mite get hurt doing it

Claim

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like if they have to pick up trash to "clean the world" by picking up the wrong thing and they mite get cut and the parents mite sew or something and you don't want that.

Evidence

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now i know i was all into it at the time when we started with a few of my friends

Counterclaim

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but i don't want to any more i cant stand it.

Rebuttal

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some people have base ball or some other sport to go to

Evidence

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they don't have time to do all that work.

Claim

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now do you she what you are doing your making it hard for some of the lazy kids that go to this school and i shall support that as long as i am going to this school i have a say in things.

Concluding Statement

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After reviewing information about the Electoral College, I believe that the Electoral College should not be used in deciding or electing the president of the United States.

Position

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"Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for President, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the President." The sitation before states that it is not the President the voters are voting for, it is actually the electors that the people are voting for, who in turn will vote for the President. This situation does not allow for the people to directly vote for who they believe will be the best President.

Evidence

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It is really in the hands of the electors who will become President.

Claim

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Secondly, after realizing that the number of electoral votes decides if you beome President or not, the Presidential candidates are going to want to focus on obtaining the most votes as possible.

Claim

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After determining which states they "have in the bag", the candidates are going to put their campaigning efforts toward the "toss-up" or "swing states". Here they will have to compete in a tight race between the other party to sway the voters of the state to vote their way. This method of campaigning in the swing states doesn't allow for much campaining in the big, numerous votes states. An example of this would be that during the 2000 campaign, almost 20 states did not see the candidates at all as well as campaign ads. With the Electoral College system in place, Presidential candidates are focusing more on obatianing the "swing state" votes and not so much on supporting and visiting the states and people they know they have.

Evidence

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Finally, the system of electing electors who then vote for the President can be considered unpredictable.

Claim

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This being because the electors could at any time defy the will of the people. These shady electors, also known as "faithless electors", can deny to vote for their party's candidate and instead cast the vote for whomever they desire. This shows that it is not the people's choice, instead the choice of the elector. Also, the state legislatures are responsible for choosing the electors. This could cause an issue where the state legislatures are choosing electors who will vote for their party. Let's take it back to the 1960's where an example of this corruption almost took place. Segrigationists, or people who favored racial seperation, who were state legislatures in the state of Louisiana nearly suceeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would not vote for John F. Kennedy. This would've caused the popular vote to go to Kennedy's opponent. For the many reasons listed above, the Electoral College could be considered unpredictable and in some cases... shady.

Evidence

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Overall Mr. Senator, I believe that the Electoral College should not be used to determine who becomes the President of the United States instead they should use popular vote. This being because the people are not directly voting, the candidates are just focusing on getting the votes and not on the people. And lastly because it can be considered unpredictable with the "faithless electors" and bais state legislatures.

Concluding Statement

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I vote yes that we should keep the electoral college in.

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