tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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42058141a7e3	5977CABF7057	Young adults, middle aged people, and the elderly can all use the driverless car to help improve the roads in today's society.	Evidence	Adequate
3a91bdadd5fa	5977CABF7057	Teen drivers today are distracted when they first begin to drive. With a driverless car, however, teens could possibly get distracted but would not cause an accident. The car could continue driving for them. If the cars could accelerate for the driver, they could also prevent the driver from speeding. This would prevent many young adults who are less experienced on the roads from being pulled over by a police officer and given a ticket. Many parents may also become distracted while driving with young children. Young children need attention from their parents, and while in a car children tend to distract their parents more often usual. When a parent looks away from the road and to the backseat where their child is sitting, even if they are only looking away for a few seconds, they could run into the oncoming lane of traffic or possibly a ditch. With driverless cars, these accidents could be prevented. As long as the parent or teenager has his or her hands on the steering wheel, the car will drive itself. With BMW's "Traffic Jam Assistant", the driver would be able to look away from the road and the car would still be able to steer, accelerate, and brake themselves. Incase of a work zone or accident, the driver would be notified and they would assert their attention back to the road. This "Traffic Jam Assistant" would be useful while a mother needed to tend to her child in the back seat or while a teenager talked on the phone to their friend.	Evidence	Effective
5ec8e560587b	5977CABF7057	Driverless cars could be a huge advance in today's society. Driverless cars are safer than a car driven by a person. They could possibly prevent accidents and many deaths each year. By using a car that could drive itself, you could make today's roads safer and easier to navigate.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
a59fc0c6455f	5988A483AC88	You are about to make a deciding between whether to make your student. Perform community service . to whatever decision you make you will always have your good and bad reaction. So know whatever you pick people going have a opinion. Now i am going give to difference reason on both sides.	Lead	Ineffective
dda2973bcc41	5988A483AC88	i don't think you make kids do community services for a number of things.	Position	Adequate
28fba9d1733e	5988A483AC88	You don't how the family life is out side of school they might be deliver with some problems and they don't have time.	Claim	Adequate
bffcb6c2c222	5988A483AC88	Kids should have the right to do community services.	Claim	Adequate
6785b81c8b4e	5988A483AC88	If they want to do it that's there thing . that what they want to we should force them i know you have the right be they have there own right. Now if they want to do community service then ha who stopping them.	Evidence	Adequate
85fc4db7e589	5988A483AC88	But if you do force them they probably learn some thing and when some try new thing they have fun and things like that.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
c935bd93a1f6	5991DAD0977F	What is the point of people voting if they are not really getting a say in who they are really voting for? The Electoral College has a bigger say then the thousands of of people who vote. How can a group of peoples say mean more then thousands of people in the United States. Also, the "Winner-Take-All" sytem does not help anymore then the Electoral college does. What is so special about the Electoral College that they get picked specially to make their vote count on who wins or loses the election?	Lead	Effective
e8b254299497	5991DAD0977F	Their has been many mishappens because of the Electoral College.	Claim	Adequate
a0f30a0c0656	5991DAD0977F	For example, from an excerpt called "The Idefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong" says "The single argument against the electoral college is what we might call the disastor factor. The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worst." This shows that the electoral college does do damage to the United States because they let a huge crisis happen during the elections. They could have let it get even worst because they allow it to and make it easy to make things worst in certain crisis.	Evidence	Adequate
77103eacafd1	5991DAD0977F	I feel like you should give the people more of a say because half of the people that vote problably don't even know that they are not actually voting for the president. They probably vote thinking that they are voting for the president not for the electoral college to see who will end up on the board.	Evidence	Adequate
5d4e89b9dfa6	5991DAD0977F	The Electoral College is overall unfair to the voters.	Claim	Adequate
95ce15a324d6	5991DAD0977F	Voters pay to vote, to what pay the Electoral College to vote and make their say so important it is sad. The reason it is sad is because all kids want to do when their younger is vote because they feel like it symbolizes them growing up and like they get a real say in who the next president is or the senate anything just as longs as they get a say. But truthful their not getting a say in who will be the next senate, treasurer, or president their actually picking the board who will be picking for them.	Evidence	Adequate
632cd599f584	5991DAD0977F	Even the People once wanted to abolish the Electoral College.	Claim	Adequate
81ba45a3eaea	5991DAD0977F	These People were Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO. Turned out their not the only ones according to the exerpt from "The Indefensible Electoral College: why even the best-laid defenses are wrong." is sates "They're not alone; according to a Gallup poll in 2000 taken shortly after Al Gore- thanks the quirks of the electoral college- won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of the voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now."	Evidence	Effective
239d1461f26c	5991DAD0977F	It also states that "This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidancy." This show how the elections are in a way screwed up because they already in a way know how many votes a certain person is going to get and how many votes the other person is going to get.	Evidence	Ineffective
b53f6b6ff4e3	5991DAD0977F	They practicly alredy know who is going to win the election before the voting even begins because the board already has it all planned out.	Claim	Ineffective
100e558b3df6	5991DAD0977F	really thier is no need for the Electoral College	Position	Adequate
59b361ed2d61	5991DAD0977F	all they do is make the competion unfair for the other person going for the election. Also, because they have cause or been a part of problems and mishappens.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
0ed3956bced4	5991DAD0977F	In an article it mentions "Perhaps moat worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, were staes delegation vote on president."	Claim	Adequate
dc879501b8c2	599620A50158	I believe Policy 2 would be a better decision	Position	Adequate
d1a73a4eb15d	599620A50158	I think it would be a better decision because then students would not be distracted my phone calls and text messages.	Claim	Adequate
9d1fd22c497e	599620A50158	Choosing Policy 2 may also increase a students ability in school. They may test higher and have better grades.	Claim	Adequate
cdd7d6f86bc4	599620A50158	Also, students can get a better job due to their grades.	Claim	Adequate
33717508014e	599620A50158	Students may be distracted by phone calls and text messages because they may not turn off their phone or they bring it to school in the first place.	Claim	Adequate
b89c99485a89	599620A50158	The students may even have their phone on ring which may distract their fellow class mates or even the teacher.	Evidence	Adequate
495f75bf2f80	599620A50158	Students also may be distracted from their phones when it comes time for learning. If we take phones out completely the students may get better grades and test higher.	Claim	Adequate
e052a70e88ad	599620A50158	They can even get into a better college than what they would have if they were on their phones all the time. That leads to a good job to support their lives and, if they have a family, their families lives.	Evidence	Adequate
e88cc8c1220b	599620A50158	They may not be aware of this, partly because they may be on their phones, but they can get better jobs if they stay off their phones and on the books.	Claim	Adequate
cd4a908bf83f	599620A50158	They would not only get better jobs but they even can be paid more than what they would have if they wouldn't have gotten better grades.	Evidence	Adequate
bfa8486114db	599620A50158	The consequences should be very big for being on a cell phone or let alone bringing a cell phone to school. Students should at least have a detention or even an in school suspension. Students need to know their boundaries and what happens when they cross them. Discipline is a great way to turn students off their cell phones	Evidence	Ineffective
71b8b7efdfd3	599620A50158	Cell phones are huge distractions in school. They lead to high school drop outs because of their grades and, not to mention, they lead to low income. If we let students use cell phones more in school they may get the thought they can do whatever they want. We need to put a stop to this now so our future generations will be able to support their families.	Concluding Statement	Effective
f866ab5f4359	59981B992996	My first paragraph is , I think that some schools offer distance learning, for students because if they dont want to attend to school in the morning ; for example they can take that classes online, the classes that they miss the day they are out of the school	Lead	Adequate
10c81606439f	59981B992996	Students would be benefit from being able to attend classes from home	Position	Adequate
1f63adf64cc5	59981B992996	if they are in High School and if they are in 12 grade , and they need some classes to pass they can take online that classes	Claim	Adequate
eaf686c517ef	59981B992996	Because if they dont pass that classes they are going to lose the year in High School , and all the students they are not going to graduated.	Evidence	Adequate
66870cb5fc1d	59981B992996	My second paragraph is , what I think is if schools offer classes online and/or video conferencing , to the students that means that they really want to help students when they dont attent to school	Claim	Ineffective
a15539c4a300	59981B992996	For instance ; that schools are really good they need to help all students that they need some help , if they offer that classes online is because they want all the students to work hard every single day at home or anywhere, they wanted to work on those classes online , and if you take classes online you can take notes to help you when you have to take a quiz about what you read and what you know.	Evidence	Ineffective
1f05c8136d4c	59981B992996	If students deside to go school , they can take all the classes that they want to take	Counterclaim	Ineffective
5d75ffed2efd	59981B992996	They can take in the school were they went but; if they don't want to take classes online its does't matter what they want to do if they work from home by the way online , they can work in the school if they want or at home if they wanted to work really hard without any reason and if you get good grades on that classes and you understand everything you can pass that classes.	Evidence	Ineffective
05c633a6d932	59981B992996	That school's give us a oportunity to work on classes online , if we want to work with other's classes that we don't have yet	Claim	Adequate
8672879da90a	59981B992996	For example , if you at home don't have any internet , what you can do is if you want classes online you can go to the library and work on those classes there , you are not going to pay nothing if you work on that classes , they give you free that classes that's why the school's give you that option to you and for all the student's if you are a smart student and you study really hard , you can finish that clases in less than a moth but if you study hard every day at home or at school that can help you.	Evidence	Ineffective
043b6f043aba	59A565081D48	What I think about community service is something that a lot of people do around the world. In church school the nuns tell the people in church school to do community service do that we help the nuns in everything or we clean the garbage that is thrown in the floor. My friend OTHER_NAME use to do community service when he was still in church school he was dong community service. I never did that when I was in church school	Lead	Adequate
f755d7d79929	59A565081D48	Some people say is fun cause you meet new people and you learn new things in the world.	Claim	Adequate
01e5d5846334	59A565081D48	People that I know still do community service. They say that sometimes they get paid when they do something. you could even do is when there is snow on the ground and nobody have shoveled the snow you should do it . If the person was a old person and they cant do it themselves.	Evidence	Adequate
72da959496d4	59A565081D48	We help other people that's something nice you could do	Claim	Adequate
d73e8042a388	59A565081D48	I help a little second grader do his homework but he has problems. When he's writing his hand start to shake a lot now is a year helping him now his hand doesn't shake at all. His parents say that he have learned a lot of things from me and I'm happy that they say that. My mom say to thank god that I got that job now I could buy something with my own money that I need to buy in school or clothes or shoes that I want. That's why when I grow up I wanna be a teacher I'm learning to be a teacher with the little kid. It's fun and you remember everything that you did in elementary school. Sometimes you forget but you remember or the little kid shows me.	Evidence	Adequate
99a3dbf3e2ba	59A565081D48	People could even help the old person taking they're grocery to the car. You could do a lot of things for community services. You could wash the dishes for your mom or clean the house. they're a lot of things you could do	Evidence	Adequate
a4ee1b46edd5	59A565081D48	I think that Ms. TEACHER_NAME should let us have community service	Position	Adequate
c3c5554adbda	59A565081D48	People are lazy to do community service. Because they just wanna chill around with they're friends and they don't do they're homework. I do my homework every Friday I don't like doing it Saturdays or Sundays. I always get lazy or I go and chill with my friends. My mom doesn't like me being in the house locked so she lets me go outside and chill with my friends or I go with her to go shopping to the mall or we go to my brother house. I use to like being locked now I don't cause my head starts to hurt I feel like if I was in jail	Evidence	Ineffective
fd77ef70ff41	59A565081D48	The people that are bored being at home should do community service.	Claim	Adequate
fb9967e773be	59A71CF8491A	When cars where made by humans they put this device that is to have the car be more alarmed to the driver and everyone else that is in the car, but there are still some cars that are very old and don't have the same menufactors that are placed in the old cars that are like 1800s and 1900s. I think that the old cars should be put into some car meuseum or somthing to remind us how the very first engine car ever work without having a carage that has to have a horse to use as wheels even though that was a very very very very very very long time before even engine cars even excisted in time.	Lead	Adequate
98f2d0cbdbea	59A71CF8491A	i think that we've impoved on the safety of everyone that is driving and that are still learning to drive and trying our hardest to keep people safe from harm but useally that doesn't happen, we would have some difficulties with the cars that we are using today still needs some work to be done with them	Evidence	Adequate
a43a75ccd064	59A71CF8491A	I think it's a good idea to put more control on the car and less for the driver that has to drive the car.	Position	Adequate
0ae398c6342b	59A71CF8491A	The only reason why we build cars and buses and trains and etc is to make us get to things like a if your running late for something and you need to get there really fast you could take your car and get there as fast as you can so your not offically late and not get fired and have to lose your job cause you were late for work. That's why we have cars to rely on and not our feet the whole time but most times if we dont want to use our car we can always walk there thats somewhere close and not far to walk like the gas station or the park or anything or if your just to dang "LAZY" to even walk that far then you would use a car or if you dont own a car you always use the bus to go where you want to go. It's not that hard to spend a little money on a bus toll to get to where you want to go and really it's not that hard at all but if it's for something really important then "GO BUY A CAR" i mean yeah cars are exspenive to even afford one but really if you save money then wouldn't have no problem at all on buying a car that has to fit your needs and get to places that you need to go.	Evidence	Ineffective
d6794200f2ab	59DE92B483E3	Students should not be required to do community service because it's unfair for the students who don't want to clean or pick up trash	Position	Effective
3970a39fb581	59DE92B483E3	If students want to volunteer you should let them join in on the action of cleaning up this school.	Claim	Adequate
ac6cee106aa6	59DE92B483E3	We shouldn't even have volunteer workers picking up trash off of the school grounds because us students shouldn't litter. Every time a student litters they just make themselves look bad and the school, city, or neighborhood also looks horrible. Even though I don't want students to clean up another persons mess we should stop littering all together.	Evidence	Adequate
2d021df3182b	59DE92B483E3	First of all we could give a message to every one of the non caring students at school but they just won't listen to an announcement said by a teacher.	Claim	Ineffective
3a49294342d2	59DE92B483E3	That is why we must take action into our own hands to give the students at this school of learning an understanding of why we should stop littering. This school is already dirty why make it dirtier than it was before	Evidence	Ineffective
d2043a795c25	5A4B52D6101D	Many believe that the "Face On Mars" was created by aliens. I believe it is just a natural landform. People believe that is was created by aliens because it "resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth."	Lead	Adequate
5dd68c01cfc5	5A4B52D6101D	I still don't believe aliens was the cause of this unique landform.	Position	Adequate
45815bf518d6	5A4B52D6101D	First off, I don't believe in aliens and second, even if they do or did exist how could they create such a creative landform? If aliens do exist, how would they know what a human looks like? I believe it is just an illusion.	Evidence	Adequate
f338f79d1da4	5A4B52D6101D	Many weird, unique, creative landforms are found around Earth that weren't human made, so just because there is a unique landform on Mars we believe aliens formed the landfrom?	Claim	Adequate
1ce48b620d2c	5A4B52D6101D	I believe scientists and other people this to start rumors or just want everyone to believe people say this to get a rise out of every one else. Also, I think they just want it to be big news, "Aliens are real and we have evidence!" or something that will get a rise out of everyone.	Evidence	Adequate
5ad938785c8f	5A4B52D6101D	"Michael Malin and his Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times better than the original Vikings photos.	Claim	Adequate
1fb058ae595a	5A4B52D6101D	"Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landfrom. "There was no alien monument after all." That is some evidence that aliens didn't create this landform and that it is just a natural, very unique and creative, landform	Evidence	Adequate
ed283daa9286	5A4B52D6101D	Natural landforms are everywhere, even different planets.	Claim	Adequate
d16e28bd85b2	5A4B52D6101D	There are many natural landforms on the moon, but no one says there is aliens living on the moon.	Evidence	Ineffective
e5a868081ba7	5A4B52D6101D	So, I hope this explains to you that aliens did NOT create this landform, it is a natural landform. The only difference is is that it is on a different planet instead of Earth. I believe that's why everyone thinks aliens created it. Like I said before, natural landforms are everywhere, they're natural so of course they'll be everywhere. So, don't let some person with no evidence tell you there are aliens on Mars and they it for a fact because someone else said it was true.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
64f0e1c75f49	5A510998E08B	Have you ever wondered why the citizens of a country have the opportunity to voice their opinion in which who they feel should be president. Well i found some information in source 1 that talks about electoral college. Electoral college is not a place but its a process that was found in the constitution as a compromise between election of president by the votes in congress and election oof the president by a popular votes of qualified citizens of the country.	Lead	Adequate
040d81e2c6ea	5A510998E08B	I think that they shouldn't change to popular vote in the United States because the electoral college is more fair and plus they don't know the outcome of the election of the popular votes of the prsident of the United States.	Position	Adequate
5790375e5c0d	5A510998E08B	I support the electoral college because it allows you to voice your opinions in which who you feel should been president. It's also makes you feel that once you voted that your opinion matters.	Claim	Adequate
36b8884195cf	5A510998E08B	In source 1 they talk about when the "Presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday afterthe first Monday in November." also you help choose youir state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for yor candidate you are actually voting for you candidate's electors. In source 2 they explain it in more details. "Under the electoral college system, voters votes not for thre president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." They mean that don't matter if you vote for "John Kerry" and he's a Democratic and the number of whoever pledge to Kerry would be added on to his votes. thats why i like the electoral college.	Evidence	Adequate
4481a7f3eada	5A510998E08B	But one the other hand, there saying that they might change it to the election of the popular votes of the president of the United States. I think they should keep using the electoral college because it actually have better benefits or outcomes because you know who you voted for and from what they told you	Claim	Ineffective
0438ef18dfed	5A510998E08B	you believe they can make it happen. There's some states that have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate.	Evidence	Ineffective
18eff92f1b9c	5A510998E08B	But the bad side about the electoral college is that what happens if thr president you like is a republican but you like the democratic senator? Well i dont know what your going to do then because going to be a problem.	Counterclaim	Ineffective
19be9f1b1dd5	5A510998E08B	Electoral college is not a place but its a process that was found in the constitution as a compromise between election of president by the votes in congress and election oof the president by a popular votes of qualified citizens of the country. I think that they shouldn't change to popular vote in the United States because the electoral college is more fair and plus they dont know the outcome of the election of the popular votes of the prsident of the United States.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
63369630c476	5A91E373F462	I understand your reasoning in wanting us students to do community service, But quiet frankly, we have enough things to do.	Lead	Adequate
3115c9580e0a	5A91E373F462	know that community service is a good thing to do but we also need to look out for ourselves. We have schoolwork that needs to be completed, extracurricular activities to do, and chores back home that need to be completed, we just wouldn't have enough time!	Position	Effective
f19633551acb	5A91E373F462	Our schoolwork is a major priority to us children.	Claim	Effective
167c365a4bb8	5A91E373F462	We need to complete it so that we can understand things so we can grow up to get a good college, and have a good future. Our parents and even you put enough stress on us about these things so why would you go ahead and give us more things to do when we already have a lot of stress on our backs. We have about 7 class a day all which assign at least 30 to 45 minutes of hard core studying and working. Multiply that by 7 and you get about 4 to 5 hours of homework per night. sure that's not every night but when it is its hard. This leads me in another reason why this extra chore is unnecessary.	Evidence	Effective
f673ef118280	5A91E373F462	Sports! Clubs! we have these thing too you know. and after our 8 hours of school add this on and it almost makes it 12 hours. plus our homework, do you really think that we would have enough tine to waltz out into the wilderness and pick up trash every day for another 2?!!?!	Claim	Effective
85e93778bbf4	5A91E373F462	When someone joins a sports team they make a commitment to do their best and try hard. How hard do you think we could try when we are tired from working every day?? This inst a jail, we have enough stuff to do that can fill up our day. And quiet frankly i don't think that any one would even participate in this even if it was required, it is just to much of a burden on us students.	Evidence	Effective
5a3f8d54e90f	5A91E373F462	We also have to go home and do some choirs, foils some laundry, take a shower, and eat. That to takes up another hour, lets add it up 8 hours at school 2 hours at sports 2 at community service (which is what you want) + 1 at home... _____________ That's already 13 hours of the day, and who knows, maybe someone had more things to do, like sports out of school, or scouts, or dance. The possibility are endless and adding this could makes someone day could make it torturous. This also leaves us no down time to read, relax, or watch T.V.	Evidence	Effective
db0752d0ff84	5A91E373F462	do not add anything new to our requirements for school, we have enough stuff to do and we don't need to come to school back to back exhausted from doing sports, chores, work, and school work. It is just unnecessary.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
37b2802ce466	5AD3EAC6A195	When there is snow in the forecast, students and teachers alike eagerly await a call from Generic_Name, the beloved public information officer for Generic_City Public Schools. Cheers are heard across the county when his voice is heard on the phone announcing that school will be closed due to the weather. Both students and teachers embrace the well-needed break, using the time off to catch up on grading, get some much needed sleep, relax, pursue hobbies, or hang out with friends. Continuing the learning process on these days off would lead to stress for unprepared teachers and sleep-deprived students. However, when snow days and other such holidays start to build up, classes may fall behind in the curriculum. This would lead to teachers rushing to cover all the material before the AP test or state-mandated final exam, and students struggling to understand the new material so quickly	Lead	Effective
cdeb6d701c44	5AD3EAC6A195	When this happens, distance learning could be utilized to continue covering the curriculum in a timely fashion. While distance learning has its benefits, it should only be used in extreme circumstances	Position	Effective
ad6487cdcfe1	5AD3EAC6A195	because it does not offer the same environment for learning as a traditional classroom,	Claim	Effective
9d8a85950c81	5AD3EAC6A195	undermines the relationships built in schools,	Claim	Adequate
ccafdf643390	5AD3EAC6A195	and has a negative effect on students' mental health.	Claim	Adequate
9d1fc25d3437	5AD3EAC6A195	First off, distance learning cannot offer the same level of personalized learning and support that a teacher in a traditional classroom environment can.	Claim	Effective
f243d7be0802	5AD3EAC6A195	A teacher who knows their students can better tailor the lessons to them based on their learning styles and needs. For example, a teacher could dedicate more time in class to review logarithmic functions with games or act out Romeo and Juliet to help the students better understand the concepts. Activities such as these that are beneficial to students are not possible through distance learning, and could harm a student's level of understanding about a topic. Additionally, it is harder for students to get help when they do not understand new material or need clarification through distance learning. Traditionally, students can ask their teachers questions, visit their teachers during their office hours or study hall, or meet with a peer tutor. For distance learning, a student would have to video call or email their teacher, but it is much harder to explain or understand concepts without being able to meet in person.	Evidence	Effective
87492a2c985c	5AD3EAC6A195	If both are possible options, a traditional classroom offers better education and support for the students; however, in cases where it is not possible to access a school for an extended period of time due to dangerous road conditions or the threat of a novel virus, for example, distance learning is a good alternative to stay on track and finish teaching everything in the curriculum and therefore be prepared for exams.	Counterclaim	Effective
5b40241776e8	5AD3EAC6A195	Secondly, distance learning cannot foster student-teacher relationships or student-student relationships like a traditional school can.	Claim	Effective
810546a2103f	5AD3EAC6A195	When students see their teachers everyday or every other day, not only do they learn about the subject matter, but also about each other as people. When students have a good relationship with a teacher, they seek advice from their teachers, ask for teacher recommendations, and talk about their successes and shortcomings both within the subject area and outside of school. The impact of this type of relationship can often be felt long after graduation. In addition, it is also much easier for a student to discuss with or ask questions to someone they feel comfortable around. A teacher that is unknown or only seen through a video conference feels foreign and awkward, making communication and understanding difficult. Then there are relationships between students: close friend groups, couples, study groups, and lab partners, all important parts of high school. Students build relationships that foster discussion and learning, as well as support each other emotionally. Musical ensembles, honor societies, volunteer organizations, sports teams, and student government, among other extracurriculars, would not be possible without physically meeting. Activities like these build close connections by bringing together people who share similar interests and impart specific knowledge outside of the core classes. Overall, collaboration between students teaches vital communication, teamwork, and leadership skills that are necessary regardless of profession and can only be gained through shared experience.	Evidence	Effective
81b0df24581a	5AD3EAC6A195	Finally, distance learning does not have the tools that schools do to help students struggling with their mental health.	Claim	Effective
3cb463439dbd	5AD3EAC6A195	In schools, there are counselors, coaches, teachers, and friends who can identify if a student is not doing well and get them the help they need. Without interacting in person, it is hard to tell if a student is struggling and in need of help. This type of attention could be the difference between life or death in extreme cases, and should not be overlooked. In fact, more and more schools are placing a greater emphasis on mental illness and stress. Schools often encourage students to engage in de-stressing activities such as yoga, meditation, or sports. Because the focus of distance learning is purely learning, there is no emphasis on the well-being of students, a practice that could lead to detri mental consequences for students in the long-run.	Evidence	Effective

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Young adults, middle aged people, and the elderly can all use the driverless car to help improve the roads in today's society.

Evidence

Adequate

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Teen drivers today are distracted when they first begin to drive. With a driverless car, however, teens could possibly get distracted but would not cause an accident. The car could continue driving for them. If the cars could accelerate for the driver, they could also prevent the driver from speeding. This would prevent many young adults who are less experienced on the roads from being pulled over by a police officer and given a ticket. Many parents may also become distracted while driving with young children. Young children need attention from their parents, and while in a car children tend to distract their parents more often usual. When a parent looks away from the road and to the backseat where their child is sitting, even if they are only looking away for a few seconds, they could run into the oncoming lane of traffic or possibly a ditch. With driverless cars, these accidents could be prevented. As long as the parent or teenager has his or her hands on the steering wheel, the car will drive itself. With BMW's "Traffic Jam Assistant", the driver would be able to look away from the road and the car would still be able to steer, accelerate, and brake themselves. Incase of a work zone or accident, the driver would be notified and they would assert their attention back to the road. This "Traffic Jam Assistant" would be useful while a mother needed to tend to her child in the back seat or while a teenager talked on the phone to their friend.

Evidence

Effective

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Driverless cars could be a huge advance in today's society. Driverless cars are safer than a car driven by a person. They could possibly prevent accidents and many deaths each year. By using a car that could drive itself, you could make today's roads safer and easier to navigate.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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You are about to make a deciding between whether to make your student. Perform community service . to whatever decision you make you will always have your good and bad reaction. So know whatever you pick people going have a opinion. Now i am going give to difference reason on both sides.

Lead

Ineffective

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5988A483AC88

i don't think you make kids do community services for a number of things.

Position

Adequate

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5988A483AC88

You don't how the family life is out side of school they might be deliver with some problems and they don't have time.

Claim

Adequate

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5988A483AC88

Kids should have the right to do community services.

Claim

Adequate

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5988A483AC88

If they want to do it that's there thing . that what they want to we should force them i know you have the right be they have there own right. Now if they want to do community service then ha who stopping them.

Evidence

Adequate

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But if you do force them they probably learn some thing and when some try new thing they have fun and things like that.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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What is the point of people voting if they are not really getting a say in who they are really voting for? The Electoral College has a bigger say then the thousands of of people who vote. How can a group of peoples say mean more then thousands of people in the United States. Also, the "Winner-Take-All" sytem does not help anymore then the Electoral college does. What is so special about the Electoral College that they get picked specially to make their vote count on who wins or loses the election?

Lead

Effective

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Their has been many mishappens because of the Electoral College.

Claim

Adequate

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For example, from an excerpt called "The Idefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong" says "The single argument against the electoral college is what we might call the disastor factor. The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worst." This shows that the electoral college does do damage to the United States because they let a huge crisis happen during the elections. They could have let it get even worst because they allow it to and make it easy to make things worst in certain crisis.

Evidence

Adequate

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I feel like you should give the people more of a say because half of the people that vote problably don't even know that they are not actually voting for the president. They probably vote thinking that they are voting for the president not for the electoral college to see who will end up on the board.

Evidence

Adequate

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The Electoral College is overall unfair to the voters.

Claim

Adequate

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Voters pay to vote, to what pay the Electoral College to vote and make their say so important it is sad. The reason it is sad is because all kids want to do when their younger is vote because they feel like it symbolizes them growing up and like they get a real say in who the next president is or the senate anything just as longs as they get a say. But truthful their not getting a say in who will be the next senate, treasurer, or president their actually picking the board who will be picking for them.

Evidence

Adequate

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Even the People once wanted to abolish the Electoral College.

Claim

Adequate

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These People were Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO. Turned out their not the only ones according to the exerpt from "The Indefensible Electoral College: why even the best-laid defenses are wrong." is sates "They're not alone; according to a Gallup poll in 2000 taken shortly after Al Gore- thanks the quirks of the electoral college- won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of the voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now."

Evidence

Effective

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It also states that "This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidancy." This show how the elections are in a way screwed up because they already in a way know how many votes a certain person is going to get and how many votes the other person is going to get.

Evidence

Ineffective

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They practicly alredy know who is going to win the election before the voting even begins because the board already has it all planned out.

Claim

Ineffective

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really thier is no need for the Electoral College

Position

Adequate

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all they do is make the competion unfair for the other person going for the election. Also, because they have cause or been a part of problems and mishappens.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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5991DAD0977F

In an article it mentions "Perhaps moat worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, were staes delegation vote on president."

Claim

Adequate

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I believe Policy 2 would be a better decision

Position

Adequate

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I think it would be a better decision because then students would not be distracted my phone calls and text messages.

Claim

Adequate

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Choosing Policy 2 may also increase a students ability in school. They may test higher and have better grades.

Claim

Adequate

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Also, students can get a better job due to their grades.

Claim

Adequate

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Students may be distracted by phone calls and text messages because they may not turn off their phone or they bring it to school in the first place.

Claim

Adequate

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The students may even have their phone on ring which may distract their fellow class mates or even the teacher.

Evidence

Adequate

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Students also may be distracted from their phones when it comes time for learning. If we take phones out completely the students may get better grades and test higher.

Claim

Adequate

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They can even get into a better college than what they would have if they were on their phones all the time. That leads to a good job to support their lives and, if they have a family, their families lives.

Evidence

Adequate

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They may not be aware of this, partly because they may be on their phones, but they can get better jobs if they stay off their phones and on the books.

Claim

Adequate

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They would not only get better jobs but they even can be paid more than what they would have if they wouldn't have gotten better grades.

Evidence

Adequate

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The consequences should be very big for being on a cell phone or let alone bringing a cell phone to school. Students should at least have a detention or even an in school suspension. Students need to know their boundaries and what happens when they cross them. Discipline is a great way to turn students off their cell phones

Evidence

Ineffective

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599620A50158

Cell phones are huge distractions in school. They lead to high school drop outs because of their grades and, not to mention, they lead to low income. If we let students use cell phones more in school they may get the thought they can do whatever they want. We need to put a stop to this now so our future generations will be able to support their families.

Concluding Statement

Effective

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My first paragraph is , I think that some schools offer distance learning, for students because if they dont want to attend to school in the morning ; for example they can take that classes online, the classes that they miss the day they are out of the school

Lead

Adequate

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Students would be benefit from being able to attend classes from home

Position

Adequate

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59981B992996

if they are in High School and if they are in 12 grade , and they need some classes to pass they can take online that classes

Claim

Adequate

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Because if they dont pass that classes they are going to lose the year in High School , and all the students they are not going to graduated.

Evidence

Adequate

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My second paragraph is , what I think is if schools offer classes online and/or video conferencing , to the students that means that they really want to help students when they dont attent to school

Claim

Ineffective

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For instance ; that schools are really good they need to help all students that they need some help , if they offer that classes online is because they want all the students to work hard every single day at home or anywhere, they wanted to work on those classes online , and if you take classes online you can take notes to help you when you have to take a quiz about what you read and what you know.

Evidence

Ineffective

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If students deside to go school , they can take all the classes that they want to take

Counterclaim

Ineffective

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They can take in the school were they went but; if they don't want to take classes online its does't matter what they want to do if they work from home by the way online , they can work in the school if they want or at home if they wanted to work really hard without any reason and if you get good grades on that classes and you understand everything you can pass that classes.

Evidence

Ineffective

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That school's give us a oportunity to work on classes online , if we want to work with other's classes that we don't have yet

Claim

Adequate

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For example , if you at home don't have any internet , what you can do is if you want classes online you can go to the library and work on those classes there , you are not going to pay nothing if you work on that classes , they give you free that classes that's why the school's give you that option to you and for all the student's if you are a smart student and you study really hard , you can finish that clases in less than a moth but if you study hard every day at home or at school that can help you.

Evidence

Ineffective

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What I think about community service is something that a lot of people do around the world. In church school the nuns tell the people in church school to do community service do that we help the nuns in everything or we clean the garbage that is thrown in the floor. My friend OTHER_NAME use to do community service when he was still in church school he was dong community service. I never did that when I was in church school

Lead

Adequate

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Some people say is fun cause you meet new people and you learn new things in the world.

Claim

Adequate

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People that I know still do community service. They say that sometimes they get paid when they do something. you could even do is when there is snow on the ground and nobody have shoveled the snow you should do it . If the person was a old person and they cant do it themselves.

Evidence

Adequate

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We help other people that's something nice you could do

Claim

Adequate

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I help a little second grader do his homework but he has problems. When he's writing his hand start to shake a lot now is a year helping him now his hand doesn't shake at all. His parents say that he have learned a lot of things from me and I'm happy that they say that. My mom say to thank god that I got that job now I could buy something with my own money that I need to buy in school or clothes or shoes that I want. That's why when I grow up I wanna be a teacher I'm learning to be a teacher with the little kid. It's fun and you remember everything that you did in elementary school. Sometimes you forget but you remember or the little kid shows me.

Evidence

Adequate

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People could even help the old person taking they're grocery to the car. You could do a lot of things for community services. You could wash the dishes for your mom or clean the house. they're a lot of things you could do

Evidence

Adequate

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I think that Ms. TEACHER_NAME should let us have community service

Position

Adequate

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People are lazy to do community service. Because they just wanna chill around with they're friends and they don't do they're homework. I do my homework every Friday I don't like doing it Saturdays or Sundays. I always get lazy or I go and chill with my friends. My mom doesn't like me being in the house locked so she lets me go outside and chill with my friends or I go with her to go shopping to the mall or we go to my brother house. I use to like being locked now I don't cause my head starts to hurt I feel like if I was in jail

Evidence

Ineffective

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The people that are bored being at home should do community service.

Claim

Adequate

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When cars where made by humans they put this device that is to have the car be more alarmed to the driver and everyone else that is in the car, but there are still some cars that are very old and don't have the same menufactors that are placed in the old cars that are like 1800s and 1900s. I think that the old cars should be put into some car meuseum or somthing to remind us how the very first engine car ever work without having a carage that has to have a horse to use as wheels even though that was a very very very very very very long time before even engine cars even excisted in time.

Lead

Adequate

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59A71CF8491A

i think that we've impoved on the safety of everyone that is driving and that are still learning to drive and trying our hardest to keep people safe from harm but useally that doesn't happen, we would have some difficulties with the cars that we are using today still needs some work to be done with them

Evidence

Adequate

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I think it's a good idea to put more control on the car and less for the driver that has to drive the car.

Position

Adequate

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The only reason why we build cars and buses and trains and etc is to make us get to things like a if your running late for something and you need to get there really fast you could take your car and get there as fast as you can so your not offically late and not get fired and have to lose your job cause you were late for work. That's why we have cars to rely on and not our feet the whole time but most times if we dont want to use our car we can always walk there thats somewhere close and not far to walk like the gas station or the park or anything or if your just to dang "LAZY" to even walk that far then you would use a car or if you dont own a car you always use the bus to go where you want to go. It's not that hard to spend a little money on a bus toll to get to where you want to go and really it's not that hard at all but if it's for something really important then "GO BUY A CAR" i mean yeah cars are exspenive to even afford one but really if you save money then wouldn't have no problem at all on buying a car that has to fit your needs and get to places that you need to go.

Evidence

Ineffective

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59DE92B483E3

Students should not be required to do community service because it's unfair for the students who don't want to clean or pick up trash

Position

Effective

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59DE92B483E3

If students want to volunteer you should let them join in on the action of cleaning up this school.

Claim

Adequate

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59DE92B483E3

We shouldn't even have volunteer workers picking up trash off of the school grounds because us students shouldn't litter. Every time a student litters they just make themselves look bad and the school, city, or neighborhood also looks horrible. Even though I don't want students to clean up another persons mess we should stop littering all together.

Evidence

Adequate

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First of all we could give a message to every one of the non caring students at school but they just won't listen to an announcement said by a teacher.

Claim

Ineffective

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That is why we must take action into our own hands to give the students at this school of learning an understanding of why we should stop littering. This school is already dirty why make it dirtier than it was before

Evidence

Ineffective

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Many believe that the "Face On Mars" was created by aliens. I believe it is just a natural landform. People believe that is was created by aliens because it "resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth."

Lead

Adequate

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5A4B52D6101D

I still don't believe aliens was the cause of this unique landform.

Position

Adequate

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First off, I don't believe in aliens and second, even if they do or did exist how could they create such a creative landform? If aliens do exist, how would they know what a human looks like? I believe it is just an illusion.

Evidence

Adequate

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5A4B52D6101D

Many weird, unique, creative landforms are found around Earth that weren't human made, so just because there is a unique landform on Mars we believe aliens formed the landfrom?

Claim

Adequate

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5A4B52D6101D

I believe scientists and other people this to start rumors or just want everyone to believe people say this to get a rise out of every one else. Also, I think they just want it to be big news, "Aliens are real and we have evidence!" or something that will get a rise out of everyone.

Evidence

Adequate

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"Michael Malin and his Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times better than the original Vikings photos.

Claim

Adequate

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"Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landfrom. "There was no alien monument after all." That is some evidence that aliens didn't create this landform and that it is just a natural, very unique and creative, landform

Evidence

Adequate

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Natural landforms are everywhere, even different planets.

Claim

Adequate

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There are many natural landforms on the moon, but no one says there is aliens living on the moon.

Evidence

Ineffective

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So, I hope this explains to you that aliens did NOT create this landform, it is a natural landform. The only difference is is that it is on a different planet instead of Earth. I believe that's why everyone thinks aliens created it. Like I said before, natural landforms are everywhere, they're natural so of course they'll be everywhere. So, don't let some person with no evidence tell you there are aliens on Mars and they it for a fact because someone else said it was true.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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Have you ever wondered why the citizens of a country have the opportunity to voice their opinion in which who they feel should be president. Well i found some information in source 1 that talks about electoral college. Electoral college is not a place but its a process that was found in the constitution as a compromise between election of president by the votes in congress and election oof the president by a popular votes of qualified citizens of the country.

Lead

Adequate

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I think that they shouldn't change to popular vote in the United States because the electoral college is more fair and plus they don't know the outcome of the election of the popular votes of the prsident of the United States.

Position

Adequate

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I support the electoral college because it allows you to voice your opinions in which who you feel should been president. It's also makes you feel that once you voted that your opinion matters.

Claim

Adequate

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In source 1 they talk about when the "Presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday afterthe first Monday in November." also you help choose youir state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for yor candidate you are actually voting for you candidate's electors. In source 2 they explain it in more details. "Under the electoral college system, voters votes not for thre president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." They mean that don't matter if you vote for "John Kerry" and he's a Democratic and the number of whoever pledge to Kerry would be added on to his votes. thats why i like the electoral college.

Evidence

Adequate

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But one the other hand, there saying that they might change it to the election of the popular votes of the president of the United States. I think they should keep using the electoral college because it actually have better benefits or outcomes because you know who you voted for and from what they told you

Claim

Ineffective

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5A510998E08B

you believe they can make it happen. There's some states that have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate.

Evidence

Ineffective

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But the bad side about the electoral college is that what happens if thr president you like is a republican but you like the democratic senator? Well i dont know what your going to do then because going to be a problem.

Counterclaim

Ineffective

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5A510998E08B

Electoral college is not a place but its a process that was found in the constitution as a compromise between election of president by the votes in congress and election oof the president by a popular votes of qualified citizens of the country. I think that they shouldn't change to popular vote in the United States because the electoral college is more fair and plus they dont know the outcome of the election of the popular votes of the prsident of the United States.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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I understand your reasoning in wanting us students to do community service, But quiet frankly, we have enough things to do.

Lead

Adequate

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know that community service is a good thing to do but we also need to look out for ourselves. We have schoolwork that needs to be completed, extracurricular activities to do, and chores back home that need to be completed, we just wouldn't have enough time!

Position

Effective

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Our schoolwork is a major priority to us children.

Claim

Effective

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We need to complete it so that we can understand things so we can grow up to get a good college, and have a good future. Our parents and even you put enough stress on us about these things so why would you go ahead and give us more things to do when we already have a lot of stress on our backs. We have about 7 class a day all which assign at least 30 to 45 minutes of hard core studying and working. Multiply that by 7 and you get about 4 to 5 hours of homework per night. sure that's not every night but when it is its hard. This leads me in another reason why this extra chore is unnecessary.

Evidence

Effective

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Sports! Clubs! we have these thing too you know. and after our 8 hours of school add this on and it almost makes it 12 hours. plus our homework, do you really think that we would have enough tine to waltz out into the wilderness and pick up trash every day for another 2?!!?!

Claim

Effective

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When someone joins a sports team they make a commitment to do their best and try hard. How hard do you think we could try when we are tired from working every day?? This inst a jail, we have enough stuff to do that can fill up our day. And quiet frankly i don't think that any one would even participate in this even if it was required, it is just to much of a burden on us students.

Evidence

Effective

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We also have to go home and do some choirs, foils some laundry, take a shower, and eat. That to takes up another hour, lets add it up 8 hours at school 2 hours at sports 2 at community service (which is what you want) + 1 at home... _____________ That's already 13 hours of the day, and who knows, maybe someone had more things to do, like sports out of school, or scouts, or dance. The possibility are endless and adding this could makes someone day could make it torturous. This also leaves us no down time to read, relax, or watch T.V.

Evidence

Effective

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do not add anything new to our requirements for school, we have enough stuff to do and we don't need to come to school back to back exhausted from doing sports, chores, work, and school work. It is just unnecessary.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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When there is snow in the forecast, students and teachers alike eagerly await a call from Generic_Name, the beloved public information officer for Generic_City Public Schools. Cheers are heard across the county when his voice is heard on the phone announcing that school will be closed due to the weather. Both students and teachers embrace the well-needed break, using the time off to catch up on grading, get some much needed sleep, relax, pursue hobbies, or hang out with friends. Continuing the learning process on these days off would lead to stress for unprepared teachers and sleep-deprived students. However, when snow days and other such holidays start to build up, classes may fall behind in the curriculum. This would lead to teachers rushing to cover all the material before the AP test or state-mandated final exam, and students struggling to understand the new material so quickly

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When this happens, distance learning could be utilized to continue covering the curriculum in a timely fashion. While distance learning has its benefits, it should only be used in extreme circumstances

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because it does not offer the same environment for learning as a traditional classroom,

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undermines the relationships built in schools,

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and has a negative effect on students' mental health.

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First off, distance learning cannot offer the same level of personalized learning and support that a teacher in a traditional classroom environment can.

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A teacher who knows their students can better tailor the lessons to them based on their learning styles and needs. For example, a teacher could dedicate more time in class to review logarithmic functions with games or act out Romeo and Juliet to help the students better understand the concepts. Activities such as these that are beneficial to students are not possible through distance learning, and could harm a student's level of understanding about a topic. Additionally, it is harder for students to get help when they do not understand new material or need clarification through distance learning. Traditionally, students can ask their teachers questions, visit their teachers during their office hours or study hall, or meet with a peer tutor. For distance learning, a student would have to video call or email their teacher, but it is much harder to explain or understand concepts without being able to meet in person.

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If both are possible options, a traditional classroom offers better education and support for the students; however, in cases where it is not possible to access a school for an extended period of time due to dangerous road conditions or the threat of a novel virus, for example, distance learning is a good alternative to stay on track and finish teaching everything in the curriculum and therefore be prepared for exams.

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Secondly, distance learning cannot foster student-teacher relationships or student-student relationships like a traditional school can.

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When students see their teachers everyday or every other day, not only do they learn about the subject matter, but also about each other as people. When students have a good relationship with a teacher, they seek advice from their teachers, ask for teacher recommendations, and talk about their successes and shortcomings both within the subject area and outside of school. The impact of this type of relationship can often be felt long after graduation. In addition, it is also much easier for a student to discuss with or ask questions to someone they feel comfortable around. A teacher that is unknown or only seen through a video conference feels foreign and awkward, making communication and understanding difficult. Then there are relationships between students: close friend groups, couples, study groups, and lab partners, all important parts of high school. Students build relationships that foster discussion and learning, as well as support each other emotionally. Musical ensembles, honor societies, volunteer organizations, sports teams, and student government, among other extracurriculars, would not be possible without physically meeting. Activities like these build close connections by bringing together people who share similar interests and impart specific knowledge outside of the core classes. Overall, collaboration between students teaches vital communication, teamwork, and leadership skills that are necessary regardless of profession and can only be gained through shared experience.

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Finally, distance learning does not have the tools that schools do to help students struggling with their mental health.

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In schools, there are counselors, coaches, teachers, and friends who can identify if a student is not doing well and get them the help they need. Without interacting in person, it is hard to tell if a student is struggling and in need of help. This type of attention could be the difference between life or death in extreme cases, and should not be overlooked. In fact, more and more schools are placing a greater emphasis on mental illness and stress. Schools often encourage students to engage in de-stressing activities such as yoga, meditation, or sports. Because the focus of distance learning is purely learning, there is no emphasis on the well-being of students, a practice that could lead to detri mental consequences for students in the long-run.

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