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c4d85d1b05ef	71C6704EA7FD	The most basic reason why the electoral college is unfair to our country is because not everyone is fairly represented.	Claim	Effective
d5364fa506d7	71C6704EA7FD	For example, there are 55 representatives in California to represent 35 million voters. As you can see, it is an unfair ratio. It is impossible for the House's votes to reflect the views of the people in California. That also means that since each state only has one fianl vote, a state such as Wyoming, who has 500,000 voters, would have as much say as California, with 35 million. California has more people, and my making every state have equal representation, it is messing up representation in states like California.	Evidence	Effective
e099de71f9b0	71C6704EA7FD	In the system we have today, it is very easy to have a dealocked election.	Claim	Effective
97194a2d6f36	71C6704EA7FD	In 1968, a mere 41,971 votes would have caused a major deadlock in the election. The same thing happened again in 1976, if 5,559 votes in Ohio and 3,687 votes in Hawaii decided to vote differently. In both cases, and few thousand votes could have caused a serious disaster. History tends to repeat itself, so if the almost exact situation happened in the span of less than ten years, what makes you think it won't happen again?	Evidence	Effective
1b7cbca07831	71C6704EA7FD	The electoral college creates an unfair system to gaining votes.	Claim	Adequate
7e3d48990310	71C6704EA7FD	In 2000, 17 states, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, who are home to some of the largest media markets, didn't even get the chance to see a campaign ad. If you were a canidate, wouldn't you want your ad to be seen in the some of the largest media markets? The canidates had already thought they won those states, which is a ignorant move to make. Because of the electoral college, and the unspoken rules that have been set in place about certain states views, the canidates missed a greatly helpful opprotunity to gain more votes.	Evidence	Adequate
ca024dabcd58	71C6704EA7FD	However, many might think that the electoral college is a good system because it gives a clear winner, and it makes the states have equal representation.	Counterclaim	Adequate
11b38937a990	71C6704EA7FD	If the people are barely being represented, and a state with less than a million voters has as much say as a state with 35 million voters, then it doesn't matter if the process gives a clear winner.	Rebuttal	Effective
df21a0b694fc	71C6704EA7FD	The people want to have a say, not someone choosing for them.	Evidence	Ineffective
f3bc120b96e7	71C6704EA7FD	The electoal college may have been a good idea back when it was first created, however, times are changing and the number of people being able to vote is growing day by day. The voters want to give their opinion through voting, and by having the electoral college in place, it is making voting unfair, irrational, and nearly impossible to do	Concluding Statement	Effective
a0fcdce3577d	71E850FCDA63	it is not an alien created object	Position	Adequate
41f972e0077a	71E850FCDA63	"The first reason i have to support why this is not alien made because after a NASA Surveyor revealed that the images were a naturaly formed stucture and that there was no alien monument	Claim	Adequate
d97871321823	71E850FCDA63	This is a big give away if it was aliens we would be able to tell	Evidence	Ineffective
a50770bf52f4	71E850FCDA63	The second reason I have to share is that it is an illusion	Claim	Adequate
1679a7bd9e86	71E850FCDA63	aliens probably wanted it to be like that	Counterclaim	Ineffective
545820ac3071	71E850FCDA63	No because Mars has many natural disasters such as eruptions and Mars quakes	Rebuttal	Adequate
5cb951cfc666	71E850FCDA63	If aleins really did make that don't you think they would keep track of it the stucture	Claim	Ineffective
5b6e6d58e80f	71E850FCDA63	Look at these photos,you see it has parished?"	Evidence	Adequate
6fdc13f9710c	71E850FCDA63	now we can all look at that face and know it is not aliens	Concluding Statement	Adequate
58bb24c3ff9e	720030D83705	I think that having electorals college is a great idea for our counries	Position	Adequate
89eec74b933e	720030D83705	because they also help the voters with thier votes also because all the other people have candidate which makess it easy for electors who democrafts in texas because they know this will not have any effect in them otherwise they wouldnt vote but the electors need good reasons why the voters should vote for them so you would need to have specific facts and good source and why would you make a great president or why you think your better than the other elector all this questions and more you have to persuade them in any possible way but with truth no lies like if you promise the world for better oppportunities you have to prove to them youre actually willing to do this and be part of thier lives by changing the way they live not only that but you have to accomplish your goals . At the end whoever has more votes is the winner the people who voted for you are especting the best out of you bascally thier putting all thier trust in you, someone they have no clue who you are and why are the exact reason your thier or what your goals are,	Evidence	Ineffective
c17c0190a8f4	7203112033A1	Hello my name is Generic_Name and I am here to tell you why I think, distance learning is a good idea, rather then a bad idea	Position	Adequate
b37a87b8be74	7203112033A1	My first opinion on distance learning would be, maybe he or she gets bullied for the classes they take and dont want to be in school no more.	Claim	Adequate
21044c8a57b7	7203112033A1	My second opinion would be if your not in school range and your parents can't drive you to school on time, then you could easily stay home, pull out your phone, computer, or tablet and do you work on it	Claim	Adequate
1044920853a2	7203112033A1	My third opinion would be why not try it you know maybe you'll like it.	Claim	Ineffective
811c4fc4b44e	7203112033A1	1 OPINION: Everyone one knows school is very hard for everyone, nowadays school is based off of how you dress, or the way you walk, or just in general who you are.	Claim	Adequate
f11c1bc18c1a	7203112033A1	I used to get bullied in school a lot but ever since I switched to online school I've never felt better I get all my work done, the teachers are so nice to me, there very patient and polite, and I dont have to put up with nobody's crap from school. It was a good switch for me, and it'll be a good switch for you too!	Evidence	Adequate
988d841d600b	7203112033A1	2 OPINION: Every where you live there is always one problem, school range.	Claim	Adequate
db72a762be1d	7203112033A1	I know its hard for everyone to find a ride to school or maybe it isn't, but say one day you move and u can't find a ride to school the next week and you dont have a ride cause your parents can't take you cause they're running late for work, or you just missed the bus and your house is to far from the school. Well that's why you've been given the option for online school. Would you take it ? I would because iw ouldn't have to stress on trying to get up on time, and trying on clothes for school, or finding something to eat all in a rush. I love online school cause i can get up at whatever time i want to. I wouldn't ave to make my parents late for work every now and then. Also you can start your assignments on your time, say like your not busy u can start it then but you have to do them because there are new assignments everyday. So think about it for a minute and see why it might be a good option for you.	Evidence	Adequate
dacfd26ddd26	7203112033A1	3 OPINION: Why not just try it. I think you guys or girls, or whatever should give it a try because not everyone has the privilege to have sort of secondary learning challenge	Claim	Adequate
d5e80812f926	7203112033A1	I think that if your try it just like I did. The price for online school is around from 150-200 dollars, I know it might sound a little exspensive but its worth every penny you spend. So dont hesitate to try it you'll love it.	Evidence	Adequate
42fa09c0dded	7203112033A1	In conclusion I think it is a good thing to do distance school because it gives you benefits you've never gotten before and it might turn out to be the best decision you ever made in your son, or daughter life. So dont hesitate to call, call right now if you can I love it and they will to.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
452446b4be77	7219B95E033D	I would keep the Electoral College because it consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and Vice president, and the counting of the electoral votes by congress.	Position	Adequate
959b5c068b64	7219B95E033D	If people want to change the election for popular votes is basically your generallly chosen by the candidates politcal party...and what their responsibilities are	Counterclaim	Ineffective
4f05900f3ac1	7219B95E033D	My response to that not everybody is chosen by politcal party.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
cecde010c5ac	7219B95E033D	Now, if people want to change the election by popular voting is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your states electors when you vote for presidents because when you vote for your candidates you are actually voting for your candidates electors.	Counterclaim	Ineffective
640dca7b7d6f	7219B95E033D	My response to that is..sometimes presidents want to be president because "they want to change everything in the United States like ..taxes..and health insurance. For example like Obama care he has change the health insurance and people dont like that. And 2016 theres going to be a new President in the United States.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
b921d360ae01	722E19E62C10	Hello, my name is Hannah. I am a scientist at NASA who has been studying the "face" on Mars over the years. Today my close friend Mason had asked me about any imformation I've found out recently.	Lead	Adequate
d5ed9c7aa374	722E19E62C10	Well, it just appears to be a natural formation rather than something that was created."	Position	Adequate
654f66e6b915	722E19E62C10	He argued and argued over how the aliens built it,and how its just been hidden all these years.	Counterclaim	Adequate
6de7f8c1244c	722E19E62C10	the shadows show how they do on Earth on natural formations.	Claim	Adequate
1b72fd69e38c	722E19E62C10	I showed him a messa and how they shadow.	Evidence	Ineffective
816cefa9990e	722E19E62C10	He still thought the marsians made the formation of the face.	Counterclaim	Adequate
dee29846928e	722E19E62C10	the "face" was only natural.	Claim	Adequate
cafc347ec8ce	722E19E62C10	I pulled up the pictures taken over the years and let Mason examine them very carefully. The picture taken in 2001 shows that there is nothing else around the face. If there was anyhting on the ground such as an airplane or a shack, you have been able to tell what it was. But there was nothing.	Evidence	Adequate
dc9dfcdaddcc	722E19E62C10	Mason still didn't agree that the form on Mars was a natural landform.	Counterclaim	Adequate
fc950ffddb08	722E19E62C10	He asked to see the pictures again, along with pictures of a messa and a butte, which are natural landforms here on Earth. Mason looked for hours and hours and hours. He finally spoke up,"Maybe you guys here at NASA are right.. It seems to be completely natural.."	Evidence	Adequate
a2266a911382	722E19E62C10	Not only did NASA finally figure out how to "unmask the face" and call it a natural landform, but they also provided a lot of information that way people understood it better. To this day the "face" is known to be a natural landform!	Concluding Statement	Adequate
e1af231494c5	722F0DECA31C	we should keep the electoral college process.	Position	Adequate
b45362c82ff3	722F0DECA31C	We did it this way every since the founding fathers created it.	Claim	Adequate
5335d8bbb6f0	722F0DECA31C	Most people wouldnt understand that,but this is a process on witch are nation grow up on learning.	Claim	Adequate
69dfb4b24c88	722F0DECA31C	Also,wouldnt it be diffucult to just change the system out of thin air,think about it	Claim	Adequate
07f15dcf4725	722F0DECA31C	You also have to think about the people who disagree with changing the system. People can stop voting if they dont like the system. If nobody votes,then are country cant move fourth into the future,and if that happens the USA mint have a civil war. From a diffrent stand point it mint not be a bad thing to get a new system. This is just another reason why we shouldnt change the system of voting.	Evidence	Ineffective
3b1a87c5cf9a	722F0DECA31C	The system we have now works,so what will be the point of changing something if it is not broken.	Claim	Adequate
a6484cf79707	722F0DECA31C	The system we have now makes sure not one man has more power than the next man or woman. Think about the improving we have done to the current system,before blacks even couldnt vote into they improved the system. Back then their were alot of errors and stuff wrong with the process into they started improving. Now,why would you want to throw all that hard work away. This is just another why another why we shouldnt get rid of the current voting system.	Evidence	Ineffective
6b35bc288e57	722F0DECA31C	We even made amedements to help enchance the system,without these amedments the power will be uneven.	Claim	Adequate
9ab0de5b9abd	722F0DECA31C	For instance if they didnt make a amedement to stop slavery then,blacks wouldnt even be able to vote. How bout they didnt make a amendment to give girls the right to vote then the power will still be shifted. You also cant forget how many people fought to make the power equal. If the power is shifted in the tighest a civil war can break out,and ruin what we worked so hard to protect. This was the last reason why we shouldnt chang the system.	Evidence	Ineffective
8086978fed2b	722F0DECA31C	All in all my letter was about how we shouldnt change the current system we have now. If we do all that hard work will go to waste. We spent so many years perfecting the system. Many people have fought to keep power in check bewteen people. If we made a new system it mint be worse then the system we have. That is why we shouldnt change the system.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
e4002a933f0b	7245B7DB7729	Community service can be good for people with spare time but others have no time for something such as this.	Lead	Ineffective
ff66038ecc9f	7245B7DB7729	Like if you play sports and have practice from right after school to about 5:30 and then you try to do community service.	Evidence	Effective
0a90c8081fce	7245B7DB7729	In my opinion students should not be required to do community service but every few weeks we should have a sign-up sheet for a certain service that people may participate in.	Position	Adequate
32acc18df199	7245B7DB7729	I personally have no time for community service because of all the homework I have and then on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I help my dad coach my brothers soccer team.	Evidence	Adequate
4a5c30562893	7245B7DB7729	Maybe in the beginning or end of the year when nothing is going on everyone could do some kind of community service to help out.	Evidence	Adequate
70ac05c15f21	7245B7DB7729	Most students whether it be in school or out of school have so much going on or just don't care about doing community service that they stay home and play video games or watch television.	Claim	Adequate
8a2a28be387b	7245B7DB7729	Community service could be as much as making sure that when you roll your car windows down that no trash in your car flies out. Most kids help the community in little ways like this and don't even now that they are but it makes a big difference.	Evidence	Ineffective
c6cbc06d539b	7245B7DB7729	Some people love to do community service and every minute they have free they take there time to help somebody. If you have nothing to do after school then you may need to do some community service so that the community can be clean or tutor some kids, because it can all make a difference in your community. If I had time on my hands then I would do community service but I do so much already I have no time at all.	Evidence	Adequate
4ae6dac65ba7	7245B7DB7729	On the other hand making kids do community service no matter what could be a good thing.	Counterclaim	Ineffective
3eb293c00102	7245B7DB7729	It would show them that there is much more than just being a kid and trying to get away with stuff.	Rebuttal	Adequate
fb574bc9e952	7245B7DB7729	Like every month the school could pick one service to make a certain grade do and then we could make a huge difference.	Evidence	Adequate
2cbf5eb545af	7245B7DB7729	So then again maybe we should do community service.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
b999862414f9	7263826C2217	The electoral college has been around for as long as our nation has reined over this land. I fervently believe we should keep the electoral college as it is. We, as people, are not ready for the responability of choosing our next leader directly viva popular vote. Some of us might be ready for this responability now, but the magority of America cannot handel this responibity. The majority has stared riots over lost football games, acknolaged said riots and justifyed them then turn around and see a riot about a kid being shot 6 times by an officer and send in swat teams and start throwing smoke bombs. Because of these actions and the many like it,	Lead	Effective
d6e5d0169297	7263826C2217	I whole-heartedly believe if we leave the responability to chose our president in the magority vote that this country will become more unstable than it already it	Position	Effective
ab361e496e3f	7263826C2217	most people already do not vote	Claim	Effective
3f2cf45185ee	7263826C2217	some are biast,	Claim	Adequate
5226963a8de7	7263826C2217	some dont follow the consititution when they vote.	Claim	Ineffective
278b47c614ac	7263826C2217	To begin with, letting the majority vote on our new president would have potential if the whole of the country voted, but alas only a small essence of the country votes for our future leaders.	Claim	Adequate
749e46ad80ae	7263826C2217	Most people are too busy, or lazy, or just dont want to take part in voting becuse of all of the conficting ads placed on television. One of the most atrocious of these ads was the one from mitt romney when he was in the race against President Obama. They put these ads on a chanel designated for familys to veiw, along with children. These ads inculded vivid pictures of aborted fetus, saying this is what would happen if we voted for obama. I've only saw that ad once, but once was more than enough to make me side with Obama more than I already was. If our president is prepared to threten the country like that then they should not be eligable to even run, let alone become President, and it was horendus to think of all of the children watching at the time to have to see that. Most Americans who are eligable to vote have full-time jobs, full-time school, or are busy in some other aspects of life. These people do not have the time to vote for our president becuase they are working at the time, most work one or two jobs at the least, leaving little time for social graces and time alone, let alone time to vote. One other reason citizens dont vote is just hte sheer fact that they are lazy. A good precetage of Americans just do not care about who our president is or who runs for office, thus not voting out of sheer laziness.	Evidence	Ineffective
9b06cb36cb2e	7263826C2217	Furthermore, letting the majority vote rule who is our president would have potential if the majority of America was not biased in who they vote for.	Claim	Adequate
baa19204248c	7263826C2217	Almost all Americans have voted baised on their beliefs, or who is running for president. These are the people who voted agaoinst obama becuase of his ethnic background, or what he looked like. This should not go against who we vote for, or who leads us, as long as they are non-biased in what they stand for and have the good of the people in their minds, then they should be eligable, or even voted, as a canidate/president/offical.	Evidence	Ineffective
aec3209a98a2	7263826C2217	To continue, letting the majority vote on our new president would have potential if the majority of Americans followed the consititution when voting.	Claim	Ineffective
81a1eb3bf903	7263826C2217	The majority does not follow the consitiution when voting for our new president, thus inducing an unfair campaine and an biased leader. The consitiution clearly states the Church and State are to be seperated, yet many Americans vote baised on the beliefs of their Church on matters of the State. The latest case of this happening was for the ban on gay marrige. Most voters voted in favor of the ban due a passage in the bible that stated that man shall not lay with another man as he lays with a woman, even though there is a homosexual couple in the bible, mathew/mathius something. The story aout a man named Dave and another named John, if i remember correctly, one of them said "your love exceeds that of a woman" or something close to that. There are a number of testiments that say not to judge others or to love everyone, but most focus on the one against those. Baising your vote on spiritual beliefs does not help anyone and is unfair towards those whos lifes you are negativly affecting. We should all think logically when voting for our leaders, and ask questions like 'who will this affect' 'how will this improve apon the lifes of my fellow Americans' 'will this improve our dilapitiating economy and crippling structe of the government' along with other questions that relate to how this canidate will improve apon the country as a whole.	Evidence	Ineffective
2053cfb7d4c0	7263826C2217	All in all, I believe that the electoral college should stay in affect untill America, as a whole, grows up, becuase most dont vote, some who vote are biased, and some dont follow the consitiution when voting. We should not have to write papers on why we shouldnt let the people of America vote directly for our leader, nor should we have to have our rights taken away from those who use their religous prectices as an excuse to hate someone. We, the people, should all live together in this country, equaly, as one, not letting our beliefs negativly affect the lives of others. We should be able to practice what we want, when we want, without having to be fearful that others might punish us baised on what they practice. We, the people, need to grow up before we are allowed to vote directly for our new leaders. And that is why i beileve that the electoral college should stay in effect.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
1256b66d9f4c	728BCEE2399D	I say that students should not be required to perform community service but make it like a extra credit thing to earn extra credits.	Position	Adequate
23c0ee56d855	728BCEE2399D	Also I think that community service is a good thing for our community and everyone who lives in our community,	Counterclaim	Adequate
51176ba90b57	728BCEE2399D	but we should not be required, because a lot of people would probably drop out of school if we were required to do community service.	Rebuttal	Adequate
f0d24a846249	728BCEE2399D	But you could make a volunteer community clean up club for our school.	Claim	Adequate
92c7d28294a1	728BCEE2399D	It can help senior citizens and young children and people with disabilities. It also could clean up some community parks or playgrounds. But mostly I would just stick on making a club for volunteers. That's some of my reasons for not making community service a required activity to pass school.	Evidence	Adequate
7f0dac76c559	728BCEE2399D	Also there are a lot of students already in extra activities	Claim	Adequate
89f53d5f433b	728BCEE2399D	like band, or sports or both or even other, so that could be very bad for those students.	Evidence	Adequate
cc1048b72fff	728BCEE2399D	But sometimes it's good for them and our community, well its always good for our community.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
5d584764fb5e	728DD08A8342	I belive that my state senator should remove the electoral colleges. To change the election by popular vote for the president of the United States.	Position	Effective
e73af8ab0510	728DD08A8342	For the fact that voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors. Who can always defy the will of the people.	Claim	Effective
9241a4291bc0	728DD08A8342	It should also be removed because its simply unfair to the voters. There votes may or may not be counted	Claim	Effective
ad9ac9134331	728DD08A8342	may vote for the wrong person or oppsite party.	Claim	Effective
cf5d1fdc2f94	728DD08A8342	Also the problem comes up that the candidates do no go to there state thus never seeing them.	Claim	Effective
d54749c9a497	728DD08A8342	For the reson that voter are not voteing but for a slate of electors. Who then elect the president,	Claim	Effective
4835eebda5ce	728DD08A8342	for example "if you lived in Texas, for instance, and wanted to vote for John Kerry. You'd vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry."(qoute form source 2) Those 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry may not win the statewide election. The voters also are not always able to control who there electors vote for. "Legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people." (qoute form source 2). So there a chance they may change there mind and the president they wished to win may not win because the legislatures do not have to vote in there favor. In some case seventeen states didn't even see the candidates at all. Some states including Rhode Island and South Carolina, "and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad."	Evidence	Effective
fc7adcc99c9e	728DD08A8342	For example the winner takes all system in each state. Candidates don't spend times in the states they know they have no chance winning. "It can be argued that the Electoral college method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state." (qoute from source 3).	Evidence	Effective
558c1a3c91cb	728DD08A8342	But then what happens to the people in that wants to vote for them but can't because there votes go toward a slate of electors that votes for the other party. They focus on the swing states mostly.	Claim	Effective
10fc1f92bace	728DD08A8342	For Instance a Presidential race that happen were the electoral votes caused a certain party to win was. In 2000 U.S. presidential race, Al Hore received more in dividual votes than George W. Bush nationwide, but Bush won the election, receiving 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266.	Evidence	Effective

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The most basic reason why the electoral college is unfair to our country is because not everyone is fairly represented.

Claim

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For example, there are 55 representatives in California to represent 35 million voters. As you can see, it is an unfair ratio. It is impossible for the House's votes to reflect the views of the people in California. That also means that since each state only has one fianl vote, a state such as Wyoming, who has 500,000 voters, would have as much say as California, with 35 million. California has more people, and my making every state have equal representation, it is messing up representation in states like California.

Evidence

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In the system we have today, it is very easy to have a dealocked election.

Claim

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In 1968, a mere 41,971 votes would have caused a major deadlock in the election. The same thing happened again in 1976, if 5,559 votes in Ohio and 3,687 votes in Hawaii decided to vote differently. In both cases, and few thousand votes could have caused a serious disaster. History tends to repeat itself, so if the almost exact situation happened in the span of less than ten years, what makes you think it won't happen again?

Evidence

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The electoral college creates an unfair system to gaining votes.

Claim

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In 2000, 17 states, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, who are home to some of the largest media markets, didn't even get the chance to see a campaign ad. If you were a canidate, wouldn't you want your ad to be seen in the some of the largest media markets? The canidates had already thought they won those states, which is a ignorant move to make. Because of the electoral college, and the unspoken rules that have been set in place about certain states views, the canidates missed a greatly helpful opprotunity to gain more votes.

Evidence

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However, many might think that the electoral college is a good system because it gives a clear winner, and it makes the states have equal representation.

Counterclaim

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If the people are barely being represented, and a state with less than a million voters has as much say as a state with 35 million voters, then it doesn't matter if the process gives a clear winner.

Rebuttal

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The people want to have a say, not someone choosing for them.

Evidence

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The electoal college may have been a good idea back when it was first created, however, times are changing and the number of people being able to vote is growing day by day. The voters want to give their opinion through voting, and by having the electoral college in place, it is making voting unfair, irrational, and nearly impossible to do

Concluding Statement

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it is not an alien created object

Position

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"The first reason i have to support why this is not alien made because after a NASA Surveyor revealed that the images were a naturaly formed stucture and that there was no alien monument

Claim

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This is a big give away if it was aliens we would be able to tell

Evidence

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The second reason I have to share is that it is an illusion

Claim

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aliens probably wanted it to be like that

Counterclaim

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No because Mars has many natural disasters such as eruptions and Mars quakes

Rebuttal

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If aleins really did make that don't you think they would keep track of it the stucture

Claim

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Look at these photos,you see it has parished?"

Evidence

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now we can all look at that face and know it is not aliens

Concluding Statement

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I think that having electorals college is a great idea for our counries

Position

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because they also help the voters with thier votes also because all the other people have candidate which makess it easy for electors who democrafts in texas because they know this will not have any effect in them otherwise they wouldnt vote but the electors need good reasons why the voters should vote for them so you would need to have specific facts and good source and why would you make a great president or why you think your better than the other elector all this questions and more you have to persuade them in any possible way but with truth no lies like if you promise the world for better oppportunities you have to prove to them youre actually willing to do this and be part of thier lives by changing the way they live not only that but you have to accomplish your goals . At the end whoever has more votes is the winner the people who voted for you are especting the best out of you bascally thier putting all thier trust in you, someone they have no clue who you are and why are the exact reason your thier or what your goals are,

Evidence

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Hello my name is Generic_Name and I am here to tell you why I think, distance learning is a good idea, rather then a bad idea

Position

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My first opinion on distance learning would be, maybe he or she gets bullied for the classes they take and dont want to be in school no more.

Claim

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My second opinion would be if your not in school range and your parents can't drive you to school on time, then you could easily stay home, pull out your phone, computer, or tablet and do you work on it

Claim

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My third opinion would be why not try it you know maybe you'll like it.

Claim

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1 OPINION: Everyone one knows school is very hard for everyone, nowadays school is based off of how you dress, or the way you walk, or just in general who you are.

Claim

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I used to get bullied in school a lot but ever since I switched to online school I've never felt better I get all my work done, the teachers are so nice to me, there very patient and polite, and I dont have to put up with nobody's crap from school. It was a good switch for me, and it'll be a good switch for you too!

Evidence

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2 OPINION: Every where you live there is always one problem, school range.

Claim

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I know its hard for everyone to find a ride to school or maybe it isn't, but say one day you move and u can't find a ride to school the next week and you dont have a ride cause your parents can't take you cause they're running late for work, or you just missed the bus and your house is to far from the school. Well that's why you've been given the option for online school. Would you take it ? I would because iw ouldn't have to stress on trying to get up on time, and trying on clothes for school, or finding something to eat all in a rush. I love online school cause i can get up at whatever time i want to. I wouldn't ave to make my parents late for work every now and then. Also you can start your assignments on your time, say like your not busy u can start it then but you have to do them because there are new assignments everyday. So think about it for a minute and see why it might be a good option for you.

Evidence

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3 OPINION: Why not just try it. I think you guys or girls, or whatever should give it a try because not everyone has the privilege to have sort of secondary learning challenge

Claim

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I think that if your try it just like I did. The price for online school is around from 150-200 dollars, I know it might sound a little exspensive but its worth every penny you spend. So dont hesitate to try it you'll love it.

Evidence

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In conclusion I think it is a good thing to do distance school because it gives you benefits you've never gotten before and it might turn out to be the best decision you ever made in your son, or daughter life. So dont hesitate to call, call right now if you can I love it and they will to.

Concluding Statement

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I would keep the Electoral College because it consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and Vice president, and the counting of the electoral votes by congress.

Position

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If people want to change the election for popular votes is basically your generallly chosen by the candidates politcal party...and what their responsibilities are

Counterclaim

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My response to that not everybody is chosen by politcal party.

Rebuttal

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Now, if people want to change the election by popular voting is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your states electors when you vote for presidents because when you vote for your candidates you are actually voting for your candidates electors.

Counterclaim

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My response to that is..sometimes presidents want to be president because "they want to change everything in the United States like ..taxes..and health insurance. For example like Obama care he has change the health insurance and people dont like that. And 2016 theres going to be a new President in the United States.

Rebuttal

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Hello, my name is Hannah. I am a scientist at NASA who has been studying the "face" on Mars over the years. Today my close friend Mason had asked me about any imformation I've found out recently.

Lead

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Well, it just appears to be a natural formation rather than something that was created."

Position

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He argued and argued over how the aliens built it,and how its just been hidden all these years.

Counterclaim

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the shadows show how they do on Earth on natural formations.

Claim

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I showed him a messa and how they shadow.

Evidence

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He still thought the marsians made the formation of the face.

Counterclaim

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the "face" was only natural.

Claim

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I pulled up the pictures taken over the years and let Mason examine them very carefully. The picture taken in 2001 shows that there is nothing else around the face. If there was anyhting on the ground such as an airplane or a shack, you have been able to tell what it was. But there was nothing.

Evidence

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Mason still didn't agree that the form on Mars was a natural landform.

Counterclaim

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He asked to see the pictures again, along with pictures of a messa and a butte, which are natural landforms here on Earth. Mason looked for hours and hours and hours. He finally spoke up,"Maybe you guys here at NASA are right.. It seems to be completely natural.."

Evidence

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Not only did NASA finally figure out how to "unmask the face" and call it a natural landform, but they also provided a lot of information that way people understood it better. To this day the "face" is known to be a natural landform!

Concluding Statement

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we should keep the electoral college process.

Position

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We did it this way every since the founding fathers created it.

Claim

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Most people wouldnt understand that,but this is a process on witch are nation grow up on learning.

Claim

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Also,wouldnt it be diffucult to just change the system out of thin air,think about it

Claim

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You also have to think about the people who disagree with changing the system. People can stop voting if they dont like the system. If nobody votes,then are country cant move fourth into the future,and if that happens the USA mint have a civil war. From a diffrent stand point it mint not be a bad thing to get a new system. This is just another reason why we shouldnt change the system of voting.

Evidence

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The system we have now works,so what will be the point of changing something if it is not broken.

Claim

Adequate

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The system we have now makes sure not one man has more power than the next man or woman. Think about the improving we have done to the current system,before blacks even couldnt vote into they improved the system. Back then their were alot of errors and stuff wrong with the process into they started improving. Now,why would you want to throw all that hard work away. This is just another why another why we shouldnt get rid of the current voting system.

Evidence

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We even made amedements to help enchance the system,without these amedments the power will be uneven.

Claim

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For instance if they didnt make a amedement to stop slavery then,blacks wouldnt even be able to vote. How bout they didnt make a amendment to give girls the right to vote then the power will still be shifted. You also cant forget how many people fought to make the power equal. If the power is shifted in the tighest a civil war can break out,and ruin what we worked so hard to protect. This was the last reason why we shouldnt chang the system.

Evidence

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All in all my letter was about how we shouldnt change the current system we have now. If we do all that hard work will go to waste. We spent so many years perfecting the system. Many people have fought to keep power in check bewteen people. If we made a new system it mint be worse then the system we have. That is why we shouldnt change the system.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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Community service can be good for people with spare time but others have no time for something such as this.

Lead

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Like if you play sports and have practice from right after school to about 5:30 and then you try to do community service.

Evidence

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In my opinion students should not be required to do community service but every few weeks we should have a sign-up sheet for a certain service that people may participate in.

Position

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I personally have no time for community service because of all the homework I have and then on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I help my dad coach my brothers soccer team.

Evidence

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Maybe in the beginning or end of the year when nothing is going on everyone could do some kind of community service to help out.

Evidence

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Most students whether it be in school or out of school have so much going on or just don't care about doing community service that they stay home and play video games or watch television.

Claim

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Community service could be as much as making sure that when you roll your car windows down that no trash in your car flies out. Most kids help the community in little ways like this and don't even now that they are but it makes a big difference.

Evidence

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Some people love to do community service and every minute they have free they take there time to help somebody. If you have nothing to do after school then you may need to do some community service so that the community can be clean or tutor some kids, because it can all make a difference in your community. If I had time on my hands then I would do community service but I do so much already I have no time at all.

Evidence

Adequate

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On the other hand making kids do community service no matter what could be a good thing.

Counterclaim

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It would show them that there is much more than just being a kid and trying to get away with stuff.

Rebuttal

Adequate

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Like every month the school could pick one service to make a certain grade do and then we could make a huge difference.

Evidence

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So then again maybe we should do community service.

Concluding Statement

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The electoral college has been around for as long as our nation has reined over this land. I fervently believe we should keep the electoral college as it is. We, as people, are not ready for the responability of choosing our next leader directly viva popular vote. Some of us might be ready for this responability now, but the magority of America cannot handel this responibity. The majority has stared riots over lost football games, acknolaged said riots and justifyed them then turn around and see a riot about a kid being shot 6 times by an officer and send in swat teams and start throwing smoke bombs. Because of these actions and the many like it,

Lead

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I whole-heartedly believe if we leave the responability to chose our president in the magority vote that this country will become more unstable than it already it

Position

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most people already do not vote

Claim

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some are biast,

Claim

Adequate

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some dont follow the consititution when they vote.

Claim

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To begin with, letting the majority vote on our new president would have potential if the whole of the country voted, but alas only a small essence of the country votes for our future leaders.

Claim

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Most people are too busy, or lazy, or just dont want to take part in voting becuse of all of the conficting ads placed on television. One of the most atrocious of these ads was the one from mitt romney when he was in the race against President Obama. They put these ads on a chanel designated for familys to veiw, along with children. These ads inculded vivid pictures of aborted fetus, saying this is what would happen if we voted for obama. I've only saw that ad once, but once was more than enough to make me side with Obama more than I already was. If our president is prepared to threten the country like that then they should not be eligable to even run, let alone become President, and it was horendus to think of all of the children watching at the time to have to see that. Most Americans who are eligable to vote have full-time jobs, full-time school, or are busy in some other aspects of life. These people do not have the time to vote for our president becuase they are working at the time, most work one or two jobs at the least, leaving little time for social graces and time alone, let alone time to vote. One other reason citizens dont vote is just hte sheer fact that they are lazy. A good precetage of Americans just do not care about who our president is or who runs for office, thus not voting out of sheer laziness.

Evidence

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Furthermore, letting the majority vote rule who is our president would have potential if the majority of America was not biased in who they vote for.

Claim

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Almost all Americans have voted baised on their beliefs, or who is running for president. These are the people who voted agaoinst obama becuase of his ethnic background, or what he looked like. This should not go against who we vote for, or who leads us, as long as they are non-biased in what they stand for and have the good of the people in their minds, then they should be eligable, or even voted, as a canidate/president/offical.

Evidence

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To continue, letting the majority vote on our new president would have potential if the majority of Americans followed the consititution when voting.

Claim

Ineffective

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The majority does not follow the consitiution when voting for our new president, thus inducing an unfair campaine and an biased leader. The consitiution clearly states the Church and State are to be seperated, yet many Americans vote baised on the beliefs of their Church on matters of the State. The latest case of this happening was for the ban on gay marrige. Most voters voted in favor of the ban due a passage in the bible that stated that man shall not lay with another man as he lays with a woman, even though there is a homosexual couple in the bible, mathew/mathius something. The story aout a man named Dave and another named John, if i remember correctly, one of them said "your love exceeds that of a woman" or something close to that. There are a number of testiments that say not to judge others or to love everyone, but most focus on the one against those. Baising your vote on spiritual beliefs does not help anyone and is unfair towards those whos lifes you are negativly affecting. We should all think logically when voting for our leaders, and ask questions like 'who will this affect' 'how will this improve apon the lifes of my fellow Americans' 'will this improve our dilapitiating economy and crippling structe of the government' along with other questions that relate to how this canidate will improve apon the country as a whole.

Evidence

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All in all, I believe that the electoral college should stay in affect untill America, as a whole, grows up, becuase most dont vote, some who vote are biased, and some dont follow the consitiution when voting. We should not have to write papers on why we shouldnt let the people of America vote directly for our leader, nor should we have to have our rights taken away from those who use their religous prectices as an excuse to hate someone. We, the people, should all live together in this country, equaly, as one, not letting our beliefs negativly affect the lives of others. We should be able to practice what we want, when we want, without having to be fearful that others might punish us baised on what they practice. We, the people, need to grow up before we are allowed to vote directly for our new leaders. And that is why i beileve that the electoral college should stay in effect.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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I say that students should not be required to perform community service but make it like a extra credit thing to earn extra credits.

Position

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Also I think that community service is a good thing for our community and everyone who lives in our community,

Counterclaim

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but we should not be required, because a lot of people would probably drop out of school if we were required to do community service.

Rebuttal

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But you could make a volunteer community clean up club for our school.

Claim

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It can help senior citizens and young children and people with disabilities. It also could clean up some community parks or playgrounds. But mostly I would just stick on making a club for volunteers. That's some of my reasons for not making community service a required activity to pass school.

Evidence

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Also there are a lot of students already in extra activities

Claim

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like band, or sports or both or even other, so that could be very bad for those students.

Evidence

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But sometimes it's good for them and our community, well its always good for our community.

Concluding Statement

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I belive that my state senator should remove the electoral colleges. To change the election by popular vote for the president of the United States.

Position

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For the fact that voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors. Who can always defy the will of the people.

Claim

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It should also be removed because its simply unfair to the voters. There votes may or may not be counted

Claim

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may vote for the wrong person or oppsite party.

Claim

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Also the problem comes up that the candidates do no go to there state thus never seeing them.

Claim

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For the reson that voter are not voteing but for a slate of electors. Who then elect the president,

Claim

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for example "if you lived in Texas, for instance, and wanted to vote for John Kerry. You'd vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry."(qoute form source 2) Those 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry may not win the statewide election. The voters also are not always able to control who there electors vote for. "Legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people." (qoute form source 2). So there a chance they may change there mind and the president they wished to win may not win because the legislatures do not have to vote in there favor. In some case seventeen states didn't even see the candidates at all. Some states including Rhode Island and South Carolina, "and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad."

Evidence

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For example the winner takes all system in each state. Candidates don't spend times in the states they know they have no chance winning. "It can be argued that the Electoral college method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state." (qoute from source 3).

Evidence

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But then what happens to the people in that wants to vote for them but can't because there votes go toward a slate of electors that votes for the other party. They focus on the swing states mostly.

Claim

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For Instance a Presidential race that happen were the electoral votes caused a certain party to win was. In 2000 U.S. presidential race, Al Hore received more in dividual votes than George W. Bush nationwide, but Bush won the election, receiving 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266.

Evidence

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