tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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9ca168799190	37FBA54D3C15	these systems are put in place people will be able to travel long distances in a short period of time with little to no cost.	Evidence	Adequate
7acc27900585	37FBA54D3C15	Now some will ask "how will you pay for such a large project?"	Counterclaim	Adequate
4309a4f60584	37FBA54D3C15	"It's complicated...". I believe the government should be involved in building this form of public transportation. The way I invision us paying for this is and expansion on estate tax. the estate tax is a tax on a persons inheritance over 10 million dollars and in America this is set at around 40%. This means someone who inherited 10 million and one dollars would pay a tax of 40¢. If we expand on this tax and other taxes similar to this we could no only fund our expansion on public infrastructure but also pay for other extraordinary things such as tuition free college education.	Rebuttal	Adequate
fa3d38fb2734	37FBA54D3C15	companies that want to advance this milestones in engineering can help in the innovation process.	Claim	Adequate
d18ff27b5702	37FBA54D3C15	these companies are import in the completion aspect and are needed to enhance the innovation. I'm not saying the government should souly control the means of production of thes automated vehicles it is just practical that it be envolved in the production.	Evidence	Adequate
d0a3b02546dc	37FBA54D3C15	my belief is that America needs to evolve. The people are in need of better public transportation and infrastructure. If we can create vehicles that can transport people at high speed and wove our transportation issues in America. We can pay for it and create with the help of tax payer dollars and companies willing to work with the government. If we follow the basic outline put forward and expand upon it we can achieve many things and creat many things the people of America and the world need.	Concluding Statement	Effective
af5671432cd3	37FDBF9C7EE7	I think we should be aloud to use cell phones during free periods	Position	Adequate
47fa7e6c8e9c	37FDBF9C7EE7	Technology is part of the future and we will use it when we are older. It will help us become adults	Claim	Adequate
7435444c4521	37FDBF9C7EE7	We can also keep up with our friends and our parents can call to tell us if there is a problem. Kids already use them.	Evidence	Adequate
557af1648f72	37FDBF9C7EE7	But the cell phones should be shut off during class to stop distractions.	Claim	Adequate
0a709e92cbfd	37FDBF9C7EE7	We all need to face it we will all be using technology in the future. Most of our jobs will require a computer or cell phone. Why not let us express our freedom. If you tell them they cant use there cell phones they will want to use them and if you tell them they can they will think your cool and wont argue with you as much.	Evidence	Adequate
b33ecbcd79b9	37FDBF9C7EE7	Another reason cell phones should be shut off during class is because the kids could text each other the answers	Claim	Adequate
eb6118bb7c90	37FDBF9C7EE7	Let us express our freedom. If teachers can use them let us so we our all equal, and we don't look down on each other. I agree There has to be rules but we also should be aloud freedom. If we couldn't have phones at school how are we supposed to call our parents to come and pick us up. Or if school gets canceled how are we supposed to call them.	Evidence	Ineffective
be7f132d04d0	38068DC463D0	Looking at driverless cars may seem a bit odd. What is a car that you don't even really have to drive? That's not a car	Lead	Adequate
a5e1e1263353	38068DC463D0	Although, I am claiming to be on both sides of this situation, it may be that I would never purchase this type of car	Position	Ineffective
b68ba3cae633	38068DC463D0	SInce these cars have the name of driverless cars, people may not take these seriously. It does state in the article that the car does alert the driver of some things. But if you really look into it, what happens if the car glitches and doesn't alert the driver? What then? This problem may cause an accident and prohibit the driver of a bigger chance of harm.	Evidence	Adequate
fe75890e4a85	38068DC463D0	Driverless cars may seem fun, which I have never actually been in one nor seen one, but not having to drive seems pretty relaxing, even though you hold the wheel	Claim	Ineffective
d52188439d63	38068DC463D0	It may also has the downs. Let's say that somone is on their way to the hospital rushing for a loved one who is terribly hurt. How does the driverless car react?	Counterclaim	Adequate
fad7d6778cb0	38068DC463D0	There's a whole bunch of questions, but the actual question is, is it safe for everyone to handle and drive?	Claim	Adequate
53c9ec3ababe	38068DC463D0	having one of these may be expensive	Claim	Adequate
2c1aa9308c22	38068DC463D0	as much as gas is, or parts to your normal car are, or even the inside areas, how much will it cost to fix the sensors or even if the driverless car has gas? These things may be a lot harder to pay for since it's all practically technology.	Evidence	Adequate
fb78a7b1c3d4	38068DC463D0	I do not recomend these types of cars to anyone simply for my opinion.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
1c17e6f8177a	38287E1FD26F	I strongly believe that the electoral college is the right way to go.	Position	Adequate
dc4dccfddbe8	38287E1FD26F	reason I feel this way is because of the electors	Claim	Adequate
b28f3f085400	38287E1FD26F	our founding fathers	Claim	Adequate
cf0fd47f061e	38287E1FD26F	, political parties.	Claim	Ineffective
9221b7d6e34d	38287E1FD26F	I like that three electors is representing a state. I believe that the electors know more about the government than regular people	Claim	Adequate
e9ad45b32f3d	38287E1FD26F	I want someone that knows what they are doing when they go to represent our state! There are 538 electors that vote for president and vice president but there only has to be 270 votes required to elect the president or vice president. Congress has to count the votes in the same place that the electors voted in. Sometimes I don't agree with the president that they picked but I'm glad that honest people count the votes. When the votes are finished and the winner's name is called out the losers revive a certificate of ascertainment.	Evidence	Adequate
8bb9c7f3e3d6	38287E1FD26F	Also a big part of me wants to keep the electoral college is because of our founding fathers	Claim	Adequate
479d03001316	38287E1FD26F	They put in so much work to help us. I would hate for all there hard work to go to waste. Also they had to put their lives on the line to help crate it. They broke so many laws for us! Also think about not only did they put their lives in danger but their families life at risk! To me that took a strong amount of courage! I'm honored to talk about our founding farther any time! In the 23 amendment our founding fathers wrote the district of Columbia is allowed three electors and for them to be treated like a state! Also our founding fathers wrote that only citizens that are qualified to vote! Key word here people ''Qualified!'' As long as everyone remembers that key word then, we all should be fine!	Evidence	Adequate
e885cfc2e8ce	38287E1FD26F	A lot of people hate political parties but, I like them	Claim	Ineffective
fb9d8d2c4b80	38287E1FD26F	Just think about when you were in school and you wanted to be class president so bad. The people who voted for you is like your political party. I know I loved my political party because they helped me win! Your political party helps come up with all kinds of cool ideas to get people to vote for you. Like when I was running for class president my political party baked cookies, passed out fliers and, help me wright my speech! That's just like when you run for president and vice president. Except I don't think they really pass out cookies when you run to be the real deal president! I know I would vote for the president if he or she gave me a cookie! Ha ha ha ha I crack myself up but it's the truth! Hint Hint for the next election I better be at the top of the list if someone decides to give out cookies!	Evidence	Ineffective
224c7d8b5a47	38287E1FD26F	I agree with the Electoral College because I want what's best for my state, family and, friends!	Concluding Statement	Adequate
0a5fe9aa455d	3856538E4B2D	I would like to keep the Electoral College because i think it works out better than the popular vote.	Position	Adequate
352f2e70dbe5	3856538E4B2D	If we had the popular vote then there would be an unfair voting cast and we would be introuble.	Claim	Adequate
d2b324ef6744	3856538E4B2D	they would abuse the voting if it was by popular vote	Claim	Adequate
b69a9da66751	3856538E4B2D	plus it only requires 270 electoral votes to elect the president and theres 538 electors	Evidence	Adequate
adbe6e4ac42d	3856538E4B2D	In some states they have only a limited number of electors depending on how big or small the state is. Also the winner takes all system should go with both presidents because they both worked hard to get there and shouldnt just be left out they should seperate the electors evenly some people cant become the president or vice president so they shouldnt leave out the vice president.	Evidence	Ineffective
b7b3374cd29d	3856538E4B2D	It states in the article that over 60 pecent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now.	Claim	Adequate
b4a79e3d02b0	3856538E4B2D	Also it says under nthe electoral college system, votes dont vote for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president.	Evidence	Adequate
bfffd49c4e1b	3856538E4B2D	Theres also rumors of the Electoral College like people calling it the disaster factor because people say it cause to much drama and is risky.	Claim	Adequate
91133732454b	3856538E4B2D	I understand if there was a tie in the Electoral vote then it would be all up to the house of representatives where state delegations vote on the president.	Claim	Adequate
f1bf101cec7f	3856538E4B2D	It should just be up to the citizens to chose who runs for president so that way there isnt such big arguments over who became president.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
925a1e2b38e2	387867C1B5CE	People are saying there's a face on mars. This is true, people are also questioning if aliens had put it there, it may just be a historical formation on the earth, reasearches believe it may just be a formation and not created by aliens. People have named this formation the "Face on Mars" it has become to be a very popular sight that people are wanting to see more and more of it. This is so popular that it has been in "Hollywood films, appearded in books, magizines, and even talk shows."	Lead	Adequate
90ada98716cc	387867C1B5CE	Researchers found this figure on the planet mars, they found this not only weird but very interseting. They thought lets do more research to find out what actually caused this formation on mars. Reasearchers thought at first that aliens had put this figure on the planet because it is a figure of a human face. They took big cameras up into mars and sized the figure so large so they could get closer pictures of the image.	Evidence	Ineffective
b4fd27090c03	387867C1B5CE	The more research the reasearchers did the more facts they found. They had many sightings like this before and they figured maybe a alien did not put that figure on mars. Reasearchers may have thought this because there had been many different formations on earths surface, it was most likely caused by earths erosion or natural features.	Evidence	Adequate
7ea4933e8505	387867C1B5CE	They compare some ideas to it just like the "Middle Butte in the snake river of Idaho." There had never been sightings of aliens before why would there be now.	Claim	Adequate
2c23b6d8d965	387867C1B5CE	The people that work for NASA believe that it most likely ended up being a formation in mars because of the research everyone has done they have come to find that there are most likely no aliens up on mars. They say this because they went back up and looked some more around the area where the face was found to see if there was a "alien monument." Come to find out there was no alien monument around or even located on mars so aliens did not cause this	Evidence	Ineffective
7b445d3a5804	387867C1B5CE	Researchers believe that this was just a normal formation from the planet mars that just occured, but did people?	Claim	Adequate
7a9b89a287ca	387867C1B5CE	When this all came to take place the first day they let the news out it went viral. People were wanting to know what caused this and how was this caused. When they realesed the news from the NASA they thought the same thing well it had to be aliens.	Evidence	Ineffective
8fa61348a0f5	387867C1B5CE	After all this was no formation by aliens it was simply a formation from the planet itself.	Position	Adequate
b9b483790932	387867C1B5CE	After all of this was figured out what really caused it, it went more viral than it was before. It was more popular because everyone was talking about it and it occured in Hollywood movies,Books and even talk shows.	Evidence	Ineffective
dd9681afb8c3	387867C1B5CE	People were wanting to still believe that no landform can just make something like this. They thought how could this be. The planets have their wonders and wow's you just have to let the formations take place and see what amazing things can be done. Also have patience to see what really happened to the item that was found. You might just be amazed for once. Most don't think there could be such amazing feautures on the planets.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
8773e35c6619	38867A20B018	So we come here to discuss a topic. A very intresting one if you say. This topic has history to it and some people don't like this topic. Some people don't like this topic because of the way it works. This thing i'm talking about is the Electoral College.	Lead	Adequate
6b22104c369b	38867A20B018	I personally don't like this thing. that is because it is so outdated and unfair.	Position	Adequate
007c6b649ea3	38867A20B018	Look at the 2000 election. Al Gore, an amazing guy, "had more individual votes then George w. Bush." This guy would of been a great president but "Bush won the election, receiving 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266."	Evidence	Effective
f77ecc070462	38867A20B018	I believed this was unfair because one person could of one but another man had got more "popularity" votes and won. Now tell me why that is fair?	Claim	Effective
ca367cc295c0	38867A20B018	The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualifed citizens." This means that the people of the state can vote buts it really not going to count. These people want a good president and it happened in 2012. Alot of Southern states like Mitt Romney and they voted for him. He got alot of votes and was beating Obama. But Obama got"61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percentpf the votes for Romney." Romney had change in his eyes and the Electoral College didnt care and took that away from him.	Evidence	Effective
d9281c6f24ac	38867A20B018	To conclude this, the Electoral College is unfair. They take people's chances to change this country and do new things for us. If we had Mitt Romney, America might of had better imployment and a better system. We would of probulay had more money and had a better chance of going to college. But the Electoral College is unfair and had to take that away from Mitt and gave it to Obama. It's so outdated and unfair. For God's sake, its from 1700's! We need to get a better system of voting next time or people or just stop going to vote because they will know thay their votes mean nothing to the college and they will stop. If these people stop voting.... then we better have a backup plan to restore the country.	Concluding Statement	Effective
5730dca50b22	389471556AB9	Do you think driverless cars are better than regular cars ?	Lead	Ineffective
423fd3d161c4	389471556AB9	If you ask me i think regular cars are better. I also think driverless cars are dangerous.	Position	Adequate
5ef5a2194a48	389471556AB9	My first reason i think regular cars are better is because when driving a regular car you have to pay attention. If your car drive by itself you can lose focus and forget where you was trying to go. Its say in paragraph nine that in five different states its illegal to test computer driven cars.	Evidence	Adequate
850f45dbfdc2	389471556AB9	i like regular cars because it keeps people active.	Claim	Adequate
cad8a6c4b50c	389471556AB9	I think driverless cars are dangerous because it has way more technolgy.	Claim	Adequate
285fafeec112	389471556AB9	If driving and you car glitch and brake on it on it may cause accident. Another reason i think its dangerous is because with all that technolgy it can cause a easy fire.	Evidence	Adequate
1056b6bd88e4	389471556AB9	Those are my reasons i think regular cars are better, and driverless cars useless if you still have to put gas in it. Now write me a essay on if you think driverless cars are better then regular cars.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
b4f1368a5797	38B237B2F190	In the current era, you never have to step foot in a public school ever again. Yes, you are still lawfully required to complete the majority of your secondary education, but the ever growing access to laptops and other electronic devices has introduced a new method for students to earn their highschool diplomas	Lead	Effective
c78701bcfdc0	38B237B2F190	Some school districts now permit their students to learn and participate in class via internet or video conference. While this innovation may seem like a peek into the future of American schools, it is not without its share of faults.	Position	Effective
9814ec16581a	38B237B2F190	Allowing students to take courses online takes away from school's greater lessons	Claim	Effective
3f5ff9484dc2	38B237B2F190	limits the social interaction that teens crave	Claim	Effective
ed6c4ee5bf2e	38B237B2F190	despite the argument that it will help students keep on top of their studies in typically absent-causing.	Counterclaim	Effective
7cef55d63f5b	38B237B2F190	After every school year, students are expected to show mastery of the cirriculums in each of their core classes. What the final exams fail to measure, however, are the other critical life skills that students obtain in the classroom. For example, group projects do more for the individual than teach them a bunch of facts and figures. They also simulate the level of collaboration students will use regularly as future members of the workforce. Similarly, assigning nightly homework goes deeper than the teacher's desire to keep their pupils busy, as learning to balance piles of graded assignments is an effective way to teach lessons about time management. Taking online classes will enact these same skills to an extent, though the lack of classmates combined with a more flexible schedule puts students in a bit of a bubble. In other words, school becomes less about practical application and focuses significantly more on pure academic knowledg	Evidence	Effective
a622b2c20c48	38B237B2F190	While online classes accomplish the same goal in their cirriculums, they fall terribly short in teaching students other important life skills.	Claim	Effective
ddac5ee4bae6	38B237B2F190	social skills, much like life skills, have their place in students' daily lives as well. It might not feel like it when teachers are constantly telling their classes to "quiet down" and "focus on their assignments", but the adults within the school building are just as aware of the psychological and emotional benefits of social interaction as teens. Therefore, students attending traditional public schools are alotted time, such as lunch or study hall, to hang out with friends and strengthen their interpersonal relationships. It is for these same reasons that most schools host memorable events outside of their eight-hour days for students to enjoy. Proms, talent shows, sporting events, and other staples of American high school serve no other purpose than providing social entertainment and positive experiences. On the other hand, online classes force students to spend countless hours sitting behind a computer screen, completely separated from their peers.	Evidence	Effective
a37a660364fe	38B237B2F190	Online classes, with their isolated environment, cause students to lack the same interaction and attention they recieve at school everyday.	Claim	Effective
3c5563398b85	38B237B2F190	Of course, schools would not offer their students online classes if it came with zero benefits. There is a strong arguement to be made in favor of virtual schooling when students are abesent for an extended period of time.	Counterclaim	Effective
62c6cf7c03ca	38B237B2F190	When faced with extreme situations, like severe illness or family emergencies, students must also stress over catching up on their work upon returning to school. Online classes would allow these students to complete assignments and learn course material outside of the classroom.	Evidence	Effective
6c4930e97fc1	38B237B2F190	Nonetheless, this peace of mind is only applicable if the student is mentally and/or physically capable to do schoolwork while enduring such a taxing hardship. Online classes may come in handy when students would usually miss school, even the pros are of this school system are laced with cons.	Rebuttal	Effective
6ddb4c2260ea	38B237B2F190	The debate of online classes in place of traditional schooling is a complicated one. Allowing students to complete their academic career without actually attending school may help keep them on track, as they could continue to learn in situations that would otherwise require an absence, but at what price? Online classes cause students to miss out on important life lessons and practical skills, such as collaboration and time management, due the the structure of the assignments. Additionally, students will have less opportunites to interact with their peers and create long-lasting memories at school-sponsered events. For now, it is in the best interest of the children and the future society to keep students in the classroom. Allowing students to take courses online takes away from school's greater lessons and limits the social interaction that teens crave, despite the argument that it will help students keep on top of their studies in absent-causing situations.	Concluding Statement	Effective
036b5a36abd3	38B7875D420E	Technology has a greater, more widespread impact on various facets of daily life than ever before. New technological developments now aid in routine, everyday tasks such as mail delivery, shopping, and even vacuuming the floor. One extremely common routine that technology is aiding in secondary schooling. In fact, many public and private schools at all levels are beginning to offer distance learning, or non-classroom settings such as virtual classes and video conferences that cover the same curriculum that a traditional classroom would	Lead	Effective
f807c11f3d3f	38B7875D420E	Students would benefit from from distance learning through online classrooms or video conferencing	Position	Effective
3f87992b3465	38B7875D420E	offer remedies to personal issues that stem from classroom learning	Claim	Effective
960dbdcfaf51	38B7875D420E	provide an easier alternative for those who may have difficulty getting to school	Claim	Effective
a8e34f292981	38B7875D420E	it can allow students to work at their own pace instead of the pace dictated by a classroom setting.	Claim	Effective
4249371b8bed	38B7875D420E	A benefit of schooling through distance learning can be seen in those with personal issues that stem from or are triggered by a traditional classroom.	Claim	Effective
9964bb895e8a	38B7875D420E	For example, many students have challenges such as social anxiety, ADD, or Asperger's which can be affected by large crowds or groups of people, aspects that a standard classroom offers. These large gatherings may make those affected very anxious or nervous, unable to focus, or susceptible to emotional or verbal outbursts. By moving the classroom to the home via distance learning, many of these problems brought on by large gatherings are eliminated because the student is now in the comfort of their own home, family, and possibly a couple other students, yet they are still obtaining the same education and life skills that a classroom would offer. In fact, they may even learn quicker and more successfully because of the elimination of these problems. These people with social disabilities would benefit from distance learning because it would resolve problems that occur at school which possibly hinder their learning.	Evidence	Effective
2a2dddb37ee5	38B7875D420E	Another benefit that distance learning has over traditional classroom settings is the elimination of difficulties stemmed from getting to and from schools that may affect the students' education or daily lives.	Claim	Effective
dba2ed82aaf6	38B7875D420E	This benefit can be seen in rural areas of the country where the commute to school in the nearest city may be as much as fifty miles, with the added time of bus stops for every student who lives along the way. In these cases, the school day may only be seven hours, but a commute of up to ninety minutes in each direction can make school a time commitment of as much as ten hours every day, not to mention extracurricular activities that can take up even more time. This is a serious burden on the daily lives of the students, especially with the need to complete homework and even just relax. Additionally, in some places, such as the Mid-Atlantic, one snowstorm of twenty inches or so can close schools for a week or more due to the lack of equipment to handle those occasional storms. This lost time can limit and hinder students' education simply because they are unable to get to school. Distance learning, so long as power is on, can heavily limit or even eliminate the impacts of such weather events or long commutes by taking away the commuting aspect of school so that the students can stick to the ideal schedule to maximize their education. Distance learning benefits these groups of people by providing an efficient and routine schedule that students can maximize their education on.	Evidence	Effective
76d967a49d7f	38B7875D420E	A third positive outcome of distance learning is the allowance for students taking part in these programs to work at their own pace.	Claim	Effective
2c54387484e7	38B7875D420E	With traditional schooling methods, students are placed in classes of as many as thirty peers all trying to obtain the same education and lesson within the time constraints of the class. As with any large group of adolescents, some students will quickly catch on, while some will take longer to grasp the material. However, when one teacher is controlling a classroom of thirty different learning paces, they have to attempt to find a happy medium to teach the curriculum, and they are additionally limited to the constraint of a 45- to ninety-minute class period. This leaves the quicker students bored and unsatisfied while the slower students are left to struggle to continue to catch up to the teacher's pace. This issue is especially prevalent in an AP or college level class, where there is a lot of material thrown at the students at once. With distance learning, however, students have the benefit of learning at their own pace. Because of the eternal availability of the internet and email as well as abundant resources both in virtual classrooms and on the web, students are able to quickly tackle the subjects that come easy to them while also able to slow down, ask questions, and get additional help on topics that they struggle on. By not having to conform to a teacher's pace, students are more likely to succeed at their own pace, which is encouraged through distance learning.	Evidence	Effective
cca0a771db7a	38B7875D420E	Traditional classroom learning may be what nearly everyone in the country is used to,	Counterclaim	Adequate
dc91008a6a0c	38B7875D420E	but what may come easy or familiar to one person may not always be easy to another person. A good alternative to many of the problems brought about by a standard classroom setting is the development of distance learning based on new technology,	Rebuttal	Adequate
27af2a488336	38B7875D420E	Among the benefits it has are provision of a more comfortable environment for students with learning or other disabilities, elimination of problems brought on by long or challenging commutes to school, and the ability for students to learn at their own pace to maximize their understanding of the material, all while learning the same subjects they would learn in a classroom All in all, while classroom learning has proven to be effective in years past, there are many additional benefits of distance learning, and because of this, it can be expected to expand further in the coming years.	Concluding Statement	Effective
14508d0f3a88	38C0F11C9F00	The Face on Mar couldn't been made by aliens.	Position	Adequate
c15a17125930	38C0F11C9F00	The monument was another natural formation. It is stated in the fourth passage, that it is giving an illusion to the shadows and making it look like it has eyes, nose, and a mouth." Evidence say in the fifth passage say that NASA would wather hide, and say that conspiracy theorists.	Evidence	Adequate
fa8f30a2e4be	38C0F11C9F00	The monument has properties tht make it look like is has a natural human face	Claim	Adequate
ddf70e897572	38C0F11C9F00	The shadows give it a 3D effect to look like a person from Earth. to eally see that it is not a face you will need to focuse on the picture, to not let the shadow make you think it is a face. The face is only a illusion of the mind, some people say the face looks like a Egyptian Pharaoh.	Evidence	Adequate
10e25601233a	38C0F11C9F00	NASA thinks that if there were a alien civilization on Mars that it would be a popularity increase for the big red planet.	Claim	Adequate
00feb2172d4b	38C0F11C9F00	People that still think that their was life on Mars defend by saying that it would help the budget for themselves. The Face on Mars became popular and started to get on talk show, radios, and magazines. Soon NASA wanted to let the conspircy take place and leave the Face alone.	Evidence	Adequate
c96f1b1858dc	38C0F11C9F00	The Face of Mars could have been made by alien because of the unexplainable things on Earth itself.	Counterclaim	Adequate

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these systems are put in place people will be able to travel long distances in a short period of time with little to no cost.

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Now some will ask "how will you pay for such a large project?"

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"It's complicated...". I believe the government should be involved in building this form of public transportation. The way I invision us paying for this is and expansion on estate tax. the estate tax is a tax on a persons inheritance over 10 million dollars and in America this is set at around 40%. This means someone who inherited 10 million and one dollars would pay a tax of 40¢. If we expand on this tax and other taxes similar to this we could no only fund our expansion on public infrastructure but also pay for other extraordinary things such as tuition free college education.

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companies that want to advance this milestones in engineering can help in the innovation process.

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these companies are import in the completion aspect and are needed to enhance the innovation. I'm not saying the government should souly control the means of production of thes automated vehicles it is just practical that it be envolved in the production.

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my belief is that America needs to evolve. The people are in need of better public transportation and infrastructure. If we can create vehicles that can transport people at high speed and wove our transportation issues in America. We can pay for it and create with the help of tax payer dollars and companies willing to work with the government. If we follow the basic outline put forward and expand upon it we can achieve many things and creat many things the people of America and the world need.

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I think we should be aloud to use cell phones during free periods

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Technology is part of the future and we will use it when we are older. It will help us become adults

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We can also keep up with our friends and our parents can call to tell us if there is a problem. Kids already use them.

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But the cell phones should be shut off during class to stop distractions.

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We all need to face it we will all be using technology in the future. Most of our jobs will require a computer or cell phone. Why not let us express our freedom. If you tell them they cant use there cell phones they will want to use them and if you tell them they can they will think your cool and wont argue with you as much.

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Another reason cell phones should be shut off during class is because the kids could text each other the answers

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Let us express our freedom. If teachers can use them let us so we our all equal, and we don't look down on each other. I agree There has to be rules but we also should be aloud freedom. If we couldn't have phones at school how are we supposed to call our parents to come and pick us up. Or if school gets canceled how are we supposed to call them.

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Looking at driverless cars may seem a bit odd. What is a car that you don't even really have to drive? That's not a car

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Although, I am claiming to be on both sides of this situation, it may be that I would never purchase this type of car

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SInce these cars have the name of driverless cars, people may not take these seriously. It does state in the article that the car does alert the driver of some things. But if you really look into it, what happens if the car glitches and doesn't alert the driver? What then? This problem may cause an accident and prohibit the driver of a bigger chance of harm.

Evidence

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Driverless cars may seem fun, which I have never actually been in one nor seen one, but not having to drive seems pretty relaxing, even though you hold the wheel

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It may also has the downs. Let's say that somone is on their way to the hospital rushing for a loved one who is terribly hurt. How does the driverless car react?

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There's a whole bunch of questions, but the actual question is, is it safe for everyone to handle and drive?

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having one of these may be expensive

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as much as gas is, or parts to your normal car are, or even the inside areas, how much will it cost to fix the sensors or even if the driverless car has gas? These things may be a lot harder to pay for since it's all practically technology.

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I do not recomend these types of cars to anyone simply for my opinion.

Concluding Statement

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I strongly believe that the electoral college is the right way to go.

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reason I feel this way is because of the electors

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our founding fathers

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, political parties.

Claim

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I like that three electors is representing a state. I believe that the electors know more about the government than regular people

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I want someone that knows what they are doing when they go to represent our state! There are 538 electors that vote for president and vice president but there only has to be 270 votes required to elect the president or vice president. Congress has to count the votes in the same place that the electors voted in. Sometimes I don't agree with the president that they picked but I'm glad that honest people count the votes. When the votes are finished and the winner's name is called out the losers revive a certificate of ascertainment.

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Also a big part of me wants to keep the electoral college is because of our founding fathers

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They put in so much work to help us. I would hate for all there hard work to go to waste. Also they had to put their lives on the line to help crate it. They broke so many laws for us! Also think about not only did they put their lives in danger but their families life at risk! To me that took a strong amount of courage! I'm honored to talk about our founding farther any time! In the 23 amendment our founding fathers wrote the district of Columbia is allowed three electors and for them to be treated like a state! Also our founding fathers wrote that only citizens that are qualified to vote! Key word here people ''Qualified!'' As long as everyone remembers that key word then, we all should be fine!

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A lot of people hate political parties but, I like them

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Just think about when you were in school and you wanted to be class president so bad. The people who voted for you is like your political party. I know I loved my political party because they helped me win! Your political party helps come up with all kinds of cool ideas to get people to vote for you. Like when I was running for class president my political party baked cookies, passed out fliers and, help me wright my speech! That's just like when you run for president and vice president. Except I don't think they really pass out cookies when you run to be the real deal president! I know I would vote for the president if he or she gave me a cookie! Ha ha ha ha I crack myself up but it's the truth! Hint Hint for the next election I better be at the top of the list if someone decides to give out cookies!

Evidence

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I agree with the Electoral College because I want what's best for my state, family and, friends!

Concluding Statement

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I would like to keep the Electoral College because i think it works out better than the popular vote.

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If we had the popular vote then there would be an unfair voting cast and we would be introuble.

Claim

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they would abuse the voting if it was by popular vote

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plus it only requires 270 electoral votes to elect the president and theres 538 electors

Evidence

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In some states they have only a limited number of electors depending on how big or small the state is. Also the winner takes all system should go with both presidents because they both worked hard to get there and shouldnt just be left out they should seperate the electors evenly some people cant become the president or vice president so they shouldnt leave out the vice president.

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It states in the article that over 60 pecent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now.

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Also it says under nthe electoral college system, votes dont vote for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president.

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Theres also rumors of the Electoral College like people calling it the disaster factor because people say it cause to much drama and is risky.

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I understand if there was a tie in the Electoral vote then it would be all up to the house of representatives where state delegations vote on the president.

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It should just be up to the citizens to chose who runs for president so that way there isnt such big arguments over who became president.

Concluding Statement

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People are saying there's a face on mars. This is true, people are also questioning if aliens had put it there, it may just be a historical formation on the earth, reasearches believe it may just be a formation and not created by aliens. People have named this formation the "Face on Mars" it has become to be a very popular sight that people are wanting to see more and more of it. This is so popular that it has been in "Hollywood films, appearded in books, magizines, and even talk shows."

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Researchers found this figure on the planet mars, they found this not only weird but very interseting. They thought lets do more research to find out what actually caused this formation on mars. Reasearchers thought at first that aliens had put this figure on the planet because it is a figure of a human face. They took big cameras up into mars and sized the figure so large so they could get closer pictures of the image.

Evidence

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The more research the reasearchers did the more facts they found. They had many sightings like this before and they figured maybe a alien did not put that figure on mars. Reasearchers may have thought this because there had been many different formations on earths surface, it was most likely caused by earths erosion or natural features.

Evidence

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They compare some ideas to it just like the "Middle Butte in the snake river of Idaho." There had never been sightings of aliens before why would there be now.

Claim

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The people that work for NASA believe that it most likely ended up being a formation in mars because of the research everyone has done they have come to find that there are most likely no aliens up on mars. They say this because they went back up and looked some more around the area where the face was found to see if there was a "alien monument." Come to find out there was no alien monument around or even located on mars so aliens did not cause this

Evidence

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Researchers believe that this was just a normal formation from the planet mars that just occured, but did people?

Claim

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When this all came to take place the first day they let the news out it went viral. People were wanting to know what caused this and how was this caused. When they realesed the news from the NASA they thought the same thing well it had to be aliens.

Evidence

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After all this was no formation by aliens it was simply a formation from the planet itself.

Position

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After all of this was figured out what really caused it, it went more viral than it was before. It was more popular because everyone was talking about it and it occured in Hollywood movies,Books and even talk shows.

Evidence

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People were wanting to still believe that no landform can just make something like this. They thought how could this be. The planets have their wonders and wow's you just have to let the formations take place and see what amazing things can be done. Also have patience to see what really happened to the item that was found. You might just be amazed for once. Most don't think there could be such amazing feautures on the planets.

Concluding Statement

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So we come here to discuss a topic. A very intresting one if you say. This topic has history to it and some people don't like this topic. Some people don't like this topic because of the way it works. This thing i'm talking about is the Electoral College.

Lead

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I personally don't like this thing. that is because it is so outdated and unfair.

Position

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Look at the 2000 election. Al Gore, an amazing guy, "had more individual votes then George w. Bush." This guy would of been a great president but "Bush won the election, receiving 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266."

Evidence

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I believed this was unfair because one person could of one but another man had got more "popularity" votes and won. Now tell me why that is fair?

Claim

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The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualifed citizens." This means that the people of the state can vote buts it really not going to count. These people want a good president and it happened in 2012. Alot of Southern states like Mitt Romney and they voted for him. He got alot of votes and was beating Obama. But Obama got"61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percentpf the votes for Romney." Romney had change in his eyes and the Electoral College didnt care and took that away from him.

Evidence

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To conclude this, the Electoral College is unfair. They take people's chances to change this country and do new things for us. If we had Mitt Romney, America might of had better imployment and a better system. We would of probulay had more money and had a better chance of going to college. But the Electoral College is unfair and had to take that away from Mitt and gave it to Obama. It's so outdated and unfair. For God's sake, its from 1700's! We need to get a better system of voting next time or people or just stop going to vote because they will know thay their votes mean nothing to the college and they will stop. If these people stop voting.... then we better have a backup plan to restore the country.

Concluding Statement

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Do you think driverless cars are better than regular cars ?

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If you ask me i think regular cars are better. I also think driverless cars are dangerous.

Position

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My first reason i think regular cars are better is because when driving a regular car you have to pay attention. If your car drive by itself you can lose focus and forget where you was trying to go. Its say in paragraph nine that in five different states its illegal to test computer driven cars.

Evidence

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i like regular cars because it keeps people active.

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I think driverless cars are dangerous because it has way more technolgy.

Claim

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If driving and you car glitch and brake on it on it may cause accident. Another reason i think its dangerous is because with all that technolgy it can cause a easy fire.

Evidence

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Those are my reasons i think regular cars are better, and driverless cars useless if you still have to put gas in it. Now write me a essay on if you think driverless cars are better then regular cars.

Concluding Statement

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In the current era, you never have to step foot in a public school ever again. Yes, you are still lawfully required to complete the majority of your secondary education, but the ever growing access to laptops and other electronic devices has introduced a new method for students to earn their highschool diplomas

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Some school districts now permit their students to learn and participate in class via internet or video conference. While this innovation may seem like a peek into the future of American schools, it is not without its share of faults.

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Allowing students to take courses online takes away from school's greater lessons

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limits the social interaction that teens crave

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despite the argument that it will help students keep on top of their studies in typically absent-causing.

Counterclaim

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After every school year, students are expected to show mastery of the cirriculums in each of their core classes. What the final exams fail to measure, however, are the other critical life skills that students obtain in the classroom. For example, group projects do more for the individual than teach them a bunch of facts and figures. They also simulate the level of collaboration students will use regularly as future members of the workforce. Similarly, assigning nightly homework goes deeper than the teacher's desire to keep their pupils busy, as learning to balance piles of graded assignments is an effective way to teach lessons about time management. Taking online classes will enact these same skills to an extent, though the lack of classmates combined with a more flexible schedule puts students in a bit of a bubble. In other words, school becomes less about practical application and focuses significantly more on pure academic knowledg

Evidence

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While online classes accomplish the same goal in their cirriculums, they fall terribly short in teaching students other important life skills.

Claim

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social skills, much like life skills, have their place in students' daily lives as well. It might not feel like it when teachers are constantly telling their classes to "quiet down" and "focus on their assignments", but the adults within the school building are just as aware of the psychological and emotional benefits of social interaction as teens. Therefore, students attending traditional public schools are alotted time, such as lunch or study hall, to hang out with friends and strengthen their interpersonal relationships. It is for these same reasons that most schools host memorable events outside of their eight-hour days for students to enjoy. Proms, talent shows, sporting events, and other staples of American high school serve no other purpose than providing social entertainment and positive experiences. On the other hand, online classes force students to spend countless hours sitting behind a computer screen, completely separated from their peers.

Evidence

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Online classes, with their isolated environment, cause students to lack the same interaction and attention they recieve at school everyday.

Claim

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Of course, schools would not offer their students online classes if it came with zero benefits. There is a strong arguement to be made in favor of virtual schooling when students are abesent for an extended period of time.

Counterclaim

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When faced with extreme situations, like severe illness or family emergencies, students must also stress over catching up on their work upon returning to school. Online classes would allow these students to complete assignments and learn course material outside of the classroom.

Evidence

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Nonetheless, this peace of mind is only applicable if the student is mentally and/or physically capable to do schoolwork while enduring such a taxing hardship. Online classes may come in handy when students would usually miss school, even the pros are of this school system are laced with cons.

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The debate of online classes in place of traditional schooling is a complicated one. Allowing students to complete their academic career without actually attending school may help keep them on track, as they could continue to learn in situations that would otherwise require an absence, but at what price? Online classes cause students to miss out on important life lessons and practical skills, such as collaboration and time management, due the the structure of the assignments. Additionally, students will have less opportunites to interact with their peers and create long-lasting memories at school-sponsered events. For now, it is in the best interest of the children and the future society to keep students in the classroom. Allowing students to take courses online takes away from school's greater lessons and limits the social interaction that teens crave, despite the argument that it will help students keep on top of their studies in absent-causing situations.

Concluding Statement

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Technology has a greater, more widespread impact on various facets of daily life than ever before. New technological developments now aid in routine, everyday tasks such as mail delivery, shopping, and even vacuuming the floor. One extremely common routine that technology is aiding in secondary schooling. In fact, many public and private schools at all levels are beginning to offer distance learning, or non-classroom settings such as virtual classes and video conferences that cover the same curriculum that a traditional classroom would

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Students would benefit from from distance learning through online classrooms or video conferencing

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offer remedies to personal issues that stem from classroom learning

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provide an easier alternative for those who may have difficulty getting to school

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it can allow students to work at their own pace instead of the pace dictated by a classroom setting.

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A benefit of schooling through distance learning can be seen in those with personal issues that stem from or are triggered by a traditional classroom.

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For example, many students have challenges such as social anxiety, ADD, or Asperger's which can be affected by large crowds or groups of people, aspects that a standard classroom offers. These large gatherings may make those affected very anxious or nervous, unable to focus, or susceptible to emotional or verbal outbursts. By moving the classroom to the home via distance learning, many of these problems brought on by large gatherings are eliminated because the student is now in the comfort of their own home, family, and possibly a couple other students, yet they are still obtaining the same education and life skills that a classroom would offer. In fact, they may even learn quicker and more successfully because of the elimination of these problems. These people with social disabilities would benefit from distance learning because it would resolve problems that occur at school which possibly hinder their learning.

Evidence

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Another benefit that distance learning has over traditional classroom settings is the elimination of difficulties stemmed from getting to and from schools that may affect the students' education or daily lives.

Claim

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This benefit can be seen in rural areas of the country where the commute to school in the nearest city may be as much as fifty miles, with the added time of bus stops for every student who lives along the way. In these cases, the school day may only be seven hours, but a commute of up to ninety minutes in each direction can make school a time commitment of as much as ten hours every day, not to mention extracurricular activities that can take up even more time. This is a serious burden on the daily lives of the students, especially with the need to complete homework and even just relax. Additionally, in some places, such as the Mid-Atlantic, one snowstorm of twenty inches or so can close schools for a week or more due to the lack of equipment to handle those occasional storms. This lost time can limit and hinder students' education simply because they are unable to get to school. Distance learning, so long as power is on, can heavily limit or even eliminate the impacts of such weather events or long commutes by taking away the commuting aspect of school so that the students can stick to the ideal schedule to maximize their education. Distance learning benefits these groups of people by providing an efficient and routine schedule that students can maximize their education on.

Evidence

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A third positive outcome of distance learning is the allowance for students taking part in these programs to work at their own pace.

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With traditional schooling methods, students are placed in classes of as many as thirty peers all trying to obtain the same education and lesson within the time constraints of the class. As with any large group of adolescents, some students will quickly catch on, while some will take longer to grasp the material. However, when one teacher is controlling a classroom of thirty different learning paces, they have to attempt to find a happy medium to teach the curriculum, and they are additionally limited to the constraint of a 45- to ninety-minute class period. This leaves the quicker students bored and unsatisfied while the slower students are left to struggle to continue to catch up to the teacher's pace. This issue is especially prevalent in an AP or college level class, where there is a lot of material thrown at the students at once. With distance learning, however, students have the benefit of learning at their own pace. Because of the eternal availability of the internet and email as well as abundant resources both in virtual classrooms and on the web, students are able to quickly tackle the subjects that come easy to them while also able to slow down, ask questions, and get additional help on topics that they struggle on. By not having to conform to a teacher's pace, students are more likely to succeed at their own pace, which is encouraged through distance learning.

Evidence

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Traditional classroom learning may be what nearly everyone in the country is used to,

Counterclaim

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but what may come easy or familiar to one person may not always be easy to another person. A good alternative to many of the problems brought about by a standard classroom setting is the development of distance learning based on new technology,

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Among the benefits it has are provision of a more comfortable environment for students with learning or other disabilities, elimination of problems brought on by long or challenging commutes to school, and the ability for students to learn at their own pace to maximize their understanding of the material, all while learning the same subjects they would learn in a classroom All in all, while classroom learning has proven to be effective in years past, there are many additional benefits of distance learning, and because of this, it can be expected to expand further in the coming years.

Concluding Statement

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The Face on Mar couldn't been made by aliens.

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The monument was another natural formation. It is stated in the fourth passage, that it is giving an illusion to the shadows and making it look like it has eyes, nose, and a mouth." Evidence say in the fifth passage say that NASA would wather hide, and say that conspiracy theorists.

Evidence

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The monument has properties tht make it look like is has a natural human face

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The shadows give it a 3D effect to look like a person from Earth. to eally see that it is not a face you will need to focuse on the picture, to not let the shadow make you think it is a face. The face is only a illusion of the mind, some people say the face looks like a Egyptian Pharaoh.

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NASA thinks that if there were a alien civilization on Mars that it would be a popularity increase for the big red planet.

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People that still think that their was life on Mars defend by saying that it would help the budget for themselves. The Face on Mars became popular and started to get on talk show, radios, and magazines. Soon NASA wanted to let the conspircy take place and leave the Face alone.

Evidence

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The Face of Mars could have been made by alien because of the unexplainable things on Earth itself.

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