tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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aea645311540	74540DF965DE	Driverless cars sounds dangerous in general.	Claim	Adequate
43019e378009	74540DF965DE	The best way to insure safety is to have an actual person behind the wheel. Even if the car is not fully driverless, the driver could fall asleep or be distracted when the car is notifying them to take control. Even if the number one rule for the driver is to stay alert and to be ready to drive at all times, we are human and we are going to get distracted.	Evidence	Adequate
409f88429e1c	74540DF965DE	they are not fully reliable.	Claim	Adequate
aadd36a92645	74540DF965DE	Any technology we have is not 100% reliable. The system can break down in the middle of the road, and someone could die. We should not risk our safety or our lives on a machine that is not fully safe.	Evidence	Ineffective
de6209c828da	74540DF965DE	Yes, the cars we have today are not fully reliable either,	Counterclaim	Adequate
253f7919ec39	74540DF965DE	they are safer than a machine in complete control.	Rebuttal	Adequate
a148de84849b	74540DF965DE	driverless cars seem really expnsive	Claim	Adequate
08c4d0dca9d1	74540DF965DE	In order for them to work they have to build all new roads to ensure the safety of pedestrians, drivers, and passangers. They also have to pay for all of the research that goes into building a working driverless car. All of the money spent on these cars could be used to pay off the trillion dollar debt the United States is currently in, or it could be used to help the homeless get back up on their feet and get a home again. There are plenty of things we could use the money for.	Evidence	Adequate
c9eba70d2ace	74540DF965DE	driverless cars seem like a waste of money and time.	Position	Adequate
d65cf77c91f0	74540DF965DE	We have working cars that have been working fine for years. So why waste money on cars that are dangerous, not reliable, and expensive?	Concluding Statement	Adequate
1cebced0d9ef	745F2414FCA9	Dear Florida senator, we should keep the Electoral College. The Electoral College has been around for decades, produced by the founding fathers, it was made as a compromise between the two different ways the president should be elected. One way being by a slate of senators, and another by simply popular vote. It was made so that citizens could still have their vote, but more politically advanced senators could make a decision.	Lead	Effective
1d676cefb573	745F2414FCA9	The Electoral College is not only more efficiant but it lets the citizens keep their votes as well.	Position	Adequate
48781c884e9d	745F2414FCA9	I favor the Electoral College instead of popular vote because it helps avoid run-off elections,	Claim	Effective
b6a438aa8920	745F2414FCA9	it uses the winner-takes-all method	Claim	Adequate
0917383b4828	745F2414FCA9	gives equal oppourtunity to smaller states.	Claim	Effective
dbd3dde60d18	745F2414FCA9	Run-off elections, as known as, the gigantic issue with a popular vote election system	Claim	Effective
6ab10a1dc39e	745F2414FCA9	In 1968, Nixon, and in 1992, Clinton, both only had about 43 percent of the popular votes which was not enough. This is a problem because it complicates the presidential electon process. This is where the Electoral College comes in hand; the outcome of the votes becomes very clear this way	Evidence	Effective
aa3fc5925c7f	745F2414FCA9	. Instead of dealing with tricky numbers and percentages, the electoral college uses the "winner-takes-all" method.	Claim	Effective
2b05180a8433	745F2414FCA9	The winner-takes-all method is as literal as it sounds; the winner takes all. For example if someone was running for president and they got 301 votes and 370 electoral college votes, they would win (you only need a majority of 270 votes to be elected.	Evidence	Effective
bdb43253b607	745F2414FCA9	Lastly, using the Electoral College benefits smaller states	Claim	Effective
eb68568a12cb	745F2414FCA9	Think of this, you live in Maine, or Hawaii, or somewhere with a smaller population than Florida or California- your state would not have really that much of a impact on who wins the electon. Although, you cannot choose who your state senators in the end vote for, there's a greater chance of your state having a bigger impact. It naturally balences out some of the more heavier politically impacting states. Even though things are equal, in the long run larger states (population wise) will get more attention than states with a smaller population.	Evidence	Effective
6582cb7ec887	745F2414FCA9	There are upsides and downsides to the Electoral College, but from a political perspective it is crystal clear that it is a better choice. Citizens for popular vote do believe it is unfair to the voters having a board of senators making the big vote/impact on the president, but those senators are highly trusted people who know what they're doing. I favor the Electoral College over popular vote because it helps avoid run-off elections, it uses the winner-takes-all method, and gives equal oppourtunity to smaller states.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
5922babc4c05	746BC0AD4761	they need to keep the most popular one by elections because it would be fair to people to have the electoral votes.	Position	Ineffective
6b300e0170c6	746BC0AD4761	i think that people should vote on what they want to do not the senate or house of the united states .	Claim	Adequate
12cf8963fb75	746BC0AD4761	it seems to me that the votes keep going down because people dont like the way they have to vote its going astronomical they need to take control NOW !	Claim	Ineffective
1d685c9181cc	746BC0AD4761	Even though candidates might now want to spend time going through the head ache of focusing on because to me its the most baic level and it UNFAIR to all voters all around the globe . Allthough my opinion is people need to realize to some of the overruled voters are all not electoral college dont mean you cannot vote for regular its entirely inpossible for the "new president" not to win and thats one reason why people pick that source because they know for a fact that they wll win their president they voted for this on coming "election" . ALL votes go to the house / state senate and it goes uphill from there so according to the passage all the electroal college requires a presidental candidate to have a regional appeal . But in 2012 President Barak Obama almost didnt make president until they put the electroal votes all together and we won PRESIDENT !! But of course knowing your vote you need to have to pay attition to the camapaign that the presidentcy were picked by a popular more VOTE . Even though votes swing on a national election one and a half americans express a petherance than a acual single vote which is probalbly much faster and easier on us and the senate.	Evidence	Ineffective
5b7683a43acd	746BC0AD4761	Knowing that people want to make sure our country stays in place they vote the correct presdient for the next four years so make the correct descision.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
22f38edb477f	7480BDC7C131	I think that it isn't right to change the school policy because some students cant pull there grade up to a B or higher.	Position	Effective
3f15da807142	7480BDC7C131	i think that it should stay the way it is because a C is still a passing grade and its hard to focus on 2 things at once	Claim	Effective
d8d3a8185514	7480BDC7C131	there is always homework that you have to do or a test that you have to study for and you have to practice for a game that's coming up or you have to go to practice so that means you wont have that much time to finish your homework or study for the next test that's coming up and you cant finish your notebook for the notebook check that's coming up so its hard to focus on 2 things at once. so if you just keep it the way it is then it will be less stressful for the students and they will have less things to worry about.	Evidence	Adequate
6870443ebe94	7480BDC7C131	I think that it will be reasonable if you don't let students play sports if they have a F or a D because that isn't a passing grade so they wont have 2 things to worry about at once because they will only be focusing on school only.	Claim	Adequate
79179bb03b70	7480BDC7C131	it will be easier for most kids in this school	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
b7dced99f052	74A95DB15E93	I think kids should not have to do community service	Position	Adequate
0cbf366b0358	74A95DB15E93	I think kids that have committed a crime should be forced to do community service.	Claim	Adequate
8a3ac80bf2d9	74A95DB15E93	Also i think that if a kid volunteers to do community service then they can,	Claim	Adequate
232b72124755	74A95DB15E93	i do not think a kid should just be told to go pick up all the trash around the city for no apparent reason.	Claim	Adequate
fee6138aaed6	74A95DB15E93	it will teach them not to do whatever it is that they did again. The child should be given a task and a certain amount of hours to do this said task.	Evidence	Ineffective
e11c24809790	74A95DB15E93	I also think that if you volunteer for community service that should be aloud.	Claim	Adequate
400d9f664954	74A95DB15E93	An example of this is if there was graffiti on a wall in the city i think a group of kids can volunteer and paint the wall and cover the graffiti.	Evidence	Adequate
678b9187b818	74A95DB15E93	Another opinion i have is that you should not force the kids.	Claim	Adequate
42cec82c0560	74A95DB15E93	What if they have things to do such as sports or other activities. Also it takes to much time for kids they want to do other things not read to children younger kids all day.	Evidence	Adequate
c4c0a51a9261	74A95DB15E93	I think my opinions seem fair enough and better than forcing the children.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
4668e0d0157b	74CA2200A7FB	Controversial. This is the word that can describe the Electoral College in recent elections. The Electoral College is composed of 538 votes, a presidential candidate must acquire 270 to win the election. States with large populations get more electoral votes so say, Rhode Island. California gets 55 votes while the puny Rhode Island gets a whopping 3 votes. The Electoral College has been debated since the 2000 election, where Al Gore lost even though he got more popularity votes. Many folks believe the Electoral College should be abolished.	Lead	Adequate
8b7fd14ccde4	74CA2200A7FB	I believe that the Electoral College should be kept in the presidential elections,	Position	Adequate
e1c9a6eec81e	74CA2200A7FB	because it shows a clear winner,	Claim	Adequate
ed03839f183d	74CA2200A7FB	it ensures it is, "Everyone's President"	Claim	Adequate
97043780fd90	74CA2200A7FB	educated voters count in the swing states	Claim	Adequate
941aadb59dc4	74CA2200A7FB	and it avoids Run-Off Elections.	Claim	Adequate
014e57424d24	74CA2200A7FB	Without the Electoral College, some elections may be hard to decide a true winner.	Claim	Adequate
5f832a4c837f	74CA2200A7FB	No matter the situation, the Electoral College will determine a winner, if the popular vote and electoral vote become tied, (which is highly unlikely,) the vote will be taken to the senate. Each senator counts as one vote, so no longer do bi states matter.	Evidence	Adequate
0a54c0f566d1	74CA2200A7FB	Also, the Electoral College ensures the presidential candidates have trans-regional appeal. It makes the votes count, the president chose is surely, "Everyone's President,	Claim	Adequate
d2dd01c97943	74CA2200A7FB	rather than a favorite in just northeastern states.	Evidence	Adequate
f82eefabe5d3	74CA2200A7FB	Furthermore, swing states are tremendously important to the outcome of the election.	Claim	Adequate
586befa58e1f	74CA2200A7FB	States such as Florida, New York, Texas and California have dozens of votes combined, winning all four of those states pretty much means presidency. The swing states not only have more electoral votes because of population, but because of their voters. On average, there are more educated voters in the swing states, they actually stay up to date, watch the news and know the means of each candidate	Evidence	Adequate
71da4e800816	74CA2200A7FB	The Electoral College also avoids the disaster of which no cadidate receives a majority of the votes cast. A good example of this is when Clinton had only 43% of the popular votes won, yet he got a whopping 370 electoral votes, which made him president.	Evidence	Adequate
215edbeecb62	74CA2200A7FB	The pressure of having a run-off election is nearly vanished by the Electoral College.	Claim	Adequate
b281daf4cb1a	74CA2200A7FB	Although others say that the Electoral College should be abolished, because in that system, voters vote a slate of electors, not the president.	Counterclaim	Adequate
6a9419080325	74CA2200A7FB	Well tough , the Electoral College ensures a winner, and that is all that matters.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
a346203599d8	74CA2200A7FB	The Electoral College should, for sure, be kept in the Presidential Election system. It consists of 538 total votes, and 270 votes have to go to a candidate to pick a winner. Although the votes may tie up, which is nearly impossible, the Electoral College ensures another method to decide the presidency. The Electoral College produces a sure winner, "Everyone's President," is elected, educated voters are in the swing states and it avoids the disaster of a Run-Off Election.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
ec72b838f2c4	74DD3C49B848	Around my community, there has been a lot of talk about how the president should be elected into office. Whether it is from the electorial college or by popular vote. This is a very important matter to me because it can change how our country is.	Lead	Adequate
8053fa833cf8	74DD3C49B848	In my opinion, it should be by the electorial college.	Position	Adequate
aec6df798ead	74DD3C49B848	why you wouldnt want to take the process of the electorial college to pick a president? All of the pieces seem to fall into place. So isnt it the obvious choice?	Evidence	Ineffective
9f4ba7b24e06	74DD3C49B848	the person who gets the most ammount of votes gets to be the president. Thats as simple as it can get. And in my opinion, it is as fair as it gets.	Claim	Adequate
e8b83e797e2a	74DD3C49B848	It is also not a democratic method of selecting the next person in office.	Claim	Ineffective
3ffd126260c5	74DD3C49B848	look into the elctoral college. It is obviously the right choice.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
e6a4fdc9d3de	74F07823BCB9	I beleive that students will benefit in many ways from more schools offering distance learning as an option to attand class from home.	Position	Effective
2aadd7f4dfaa	74F07823BCB9	It gives students, at home sick, the opportunity to keep up with the pace of the class, instead of missing a day.	Claim	Effective
0863937bed8f	74F07823BCB9	Many schools are currently integrating technology into learning wherever possible, with adding this option other perks come with it such as extra help from teachers after hours and the ability to partake in discussion.	Claim	Effective
9001369c6b47	74F07823BCB9	Distance learning also benefits students that may suffer from social anxiety or bullying, they would now have the option to learn from a very comfortable and familiar environment.	Claim	Effective
f4d109df40c8	74F07823BCB9	When students miss school due to illness, they miss out on the lessons taught that day and are put in a position where their education is rushed and this affects how well the content is learned	Claim	Effective
3a44fb4f0a30	74F07823BCB9	. However, with distance learning students who are out sick can still learn what they need for the day, and participate in class as normal. Some students who are very dedicated to their learning, may go to school when they are sick so they wont miss out on anything important. This can be dangerous to the health and well being of their classmates. With the introduction of distance learning, the sick student's classmates are safe and the student can continue with their education.	Evidence	Adequate
b12c59f64984	74F07823BCB9	Many schools recently have prioritized integrating technology in the classroom wherever possible, and have seen the benefits from doing so.	Claim	Effective
540706219307	74F07823BCB9	Distance learning is yet another beneficial example of technology integration in the classroom. Without distance learning as an option students who miss a day have to catch up with the rest of the class by either talking to their teacher individually or getting the materials beforehand for planned absences. This puts extra stress on the students as well as the teachers who have to spend time worrying about individual students. With distance learning, however, teachers can spend more time focusing on the class as a whole and the standards of learning for all of their students.	Evidence	Adequate
e19970343d70	74F07823BCB9	Students who suffer from social anxiety, or are bullied in school may also benefit from distance learning.	Claim	Effective
46f1a5445bb9	74F07823BCB9	Social anxiety may hinder a students ability to learn, especially in loud and very social settings like the classroom. being able to attend class from home would allow these students to learn in comfortable and familiar environments with less distraction form the learning that needs to be done. When students are bullied, often times they see school and the classroom as a dangerous place to be, and may spend their time there worried about being picked on, instead of focusing on learning. distance learning allows them to learn from the safety of their own home where they can focus on the lessons.	Evidence	Adequate
2b792289fab7	74F07823BCB9	Distance gives students more opportunities to learn from home where they can feel comfortable and safe. Students that miss school days due to health issues or any other reason can stay up to pace on the topics covered in class. When school becomes unbearable to same students they have the option to learn from home if it will improve the quality of their education. With distance learning, teachers can teach more affectively and efficiently.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
68d636952a49	75119D54385C	We should keep the elcetoral college	Position	Effective
8520c01218e9	75119D54385C	it was made by out founding fathers and should be kept alive	Claim	Adequate
26daa2386883	75119D54385C	it has been around for so long that it would be difficult getting use to the change. By keeping the electoral college we keep a non-democratic way of voting for out presidents	Claim	Effective
f0fa2b624ae5	75119D54385C	Betrayal dosent often happen because we put trust into the people we sent to the electoral college.	Evidence	Adequate
d5f100479fdd	75119D54385C	By keeping the electoral college we also keep the chance of any runner winning, unlike if normal people got to have their votes count someone would always ain by a landslide	Claim	Adequate
bf0c7320bf8e	75119D54385C	By also keeping the electoral college we make it so their is no chance of a tie. Like if a person from the electoral college were to betray his state.	Claim	Ineffective
74bd3bf90ca3	75119D54385C	If it were to happen the state would be very disappionted and would look down upon him or her.	Evidence	Ineffective
501531a58b32	75119D54385C	By keeping the electoral college we make it so the its difficult for one person to betray his or her state.	Claim	Adequate
0644ab0d6f16	75119D54385C	We all expect them to make the right choise for the whole state and they feel that pressure. Everyone only influences what the person is going to pick. But some people fold under pressure and do what the other person wants. That can also be a good thing.	Evidence	Ineffective
6580af0b9333	75119D54385C	By putting people under pressure with a whole state on their back people would choose who ever their state wants.	Claim	Adequate
ffd1ced3be86	75119D54385C	If every state thinks differntly then their would still be a chance for the other person to win even if other states voted for the other person. If one person got a lot of states to like them then the other peson wouldnt stand a chance if real people were voting and they would lose against a landslide victory.	Evidence	Ineffective
630b03015424	75119D54385C	There would also be major fights and outbrakes of violence if we got rid of the electoral college.	Claim	Adequate
cdfc5ff22879	75119D54385C	If you had a friend that voted for the person you didnt want to win and they won you would mad and argry. They would just rub it in your face and say you lost and could lead to fights or even killings. The smart desion would be to keep the electoral college.	Evidence	Ineffective
f8bf7d5d61a3	75119D54385C	By keeping it everyone is happy and will accept things easier. But if we were to abolish it the towns and cities would go and rampage with families borken and friendships being torn apart. And we can prevent that by just keeping the electoral college.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
0bbd6c70f48f	754CED955EFD	source 1: what is the electoral collage? by the office of the federal register The electoral college is a proccess,not a place. The founding established it in the U.S. constitution as a compromise between election of the president and the congress and the election of the president by a polpular vote of qualified citizens.( paragraph, 1 sentance, 1). The electoral college consists of 538 electors a majority of 270 electors votes are required and is reqiured to elect the president(paragraph 3 sentance 1)	Lead	Ineffective
52a8b92366c8	754CED955EFD	So i belive that electoral college should be at most the most effecient way of electing a president	Position	Adequate
4ae4054c834e	754CED955EFD	because they have to persude the electorates to be on their side in order to get elected.	Claim	Adequate
e84cc789902d	754CED955EFD	Wich is much harder to do that pursudeing the people there for giving us a good honest president than one that will lie or try to hurt the public in any way	Evidence	Ineffective
d5e91d68b153	754CED955EFD	if their are officials going to vote for our nations president they will be much more careful of their decision,putting our nation in better hands.	Claim	Adequate
af614b656f35	754CED955EFD	five reasons to keep our method of choosing the president	Claim	Adequate
36fa4e9a3110	754CED955EFD	Richard A. Posner reason 1: Certainty Of Outcome Dispute over the out come is possible-it happend in 2000- but its less likely than a dispute between popular vote. the reson is that winnning candidate's share of electoral collage invariably exeeds his share of the popular vote. reason 2 : Everyone's President The electoral college requirs canadates to have trans-regional appeal. no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. So a solid regional such as Mitt Romneywas in the south,has so innocently favored for he gain electoral vote by increasing his plurality in those states and if done he know he'll win. reason 3 : Swing States The winner takes all method of awarding electoral votes induces the canidates-as we saw in [2012's] election- to focus their campaign efforts on the toss up states. Voters in toss up states are more likeley to pay close attention to the campeign to really listen to the competeing canidates knowing that they are going to decide the election. They are likeley to be on the most thoughtful votes, on average(and futher reason they will have recived the most information and attention from the canidates), and the most thoughtful voters should be the one to decide the election. reason 4 : Big States The electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states have (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionmentof the senate decreed in the constitution. The popular vote was very close in Florida [2012] never the less obama, who won that vote got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin in woyming would net the winner got 3 electoral votes. reason 5 : Avoid Run-Off Elections The electoral college avoids run-off elections wich no canindate recives a majority of the votes cast. For example , Nixion in 1968 and Clinton both had only 43% plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the electoral college. There is pressure for run-off elections when no canidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure,wichwould greatly complicate the presidential election processes.	Evidence	Adequate
f80cfe887140	754CED955EFD	So you see that is is easier and less complex to do an electoral vote instead of a popular vote. Thats why i think it is manditory that we keep the electoral collage because it is a more orginized system that prevents some of the problems we see today.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
326bb81ea0fa	757E9E1595A7	I am writing to you today because of the issue of community service,	Lead	Adequate
0a673c4bab62	757E9E1595A7	it has become apparent to me that some kids are not on board with the idea of it and think its to much work for to little pay-out. How-ever I do not agree with them	Position	Effective

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Driverless cars sounds dangerous in general.

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The best way to insure safety is to have an actual person behind the wheel. Even if the car is not fully driverless, the driver could fall asleep or be distracted when the car is notifying them to take control. Even if the number one rule for the driver is to stay alert and to be ready to drive at all times, we are human and we are going to get distracted.

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they are not fully reliable.

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Any technology we have is not 100% reliable. The system can break down in the middle of the road, and someone could die. We should not risk our safety or our lives on a machine that is not fully safe.

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Yes, the cars we have today are not fully reliable either,

Counterclaim

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they are safer than a machine in complete control.

Rebuttal

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driverless cars seem really expnsive

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In order for them to work they have to build all new roads to ensure the safety of pedestrians, drivers, and passangers. They also have to pay for all of the research that goes into building a working driverless car. All of the money spent on these cars could be used to pay off the trillion dollar debt the United States is currently in, or it could be used to help the homeless get back up on their feet and get a home again. There are plenty of things we could use the money for.

Evidence

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driverless cars seem like a waste of money and time.

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We have working cars that have been working fine for years. So why waste money on cars that are dangerous, not reliable, and expensive?

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Dear Florida senator, we should keep the Electoral College. The Electoral College has been around for decades, produced by the founding fathers, it was made as a compromise between the two different ways the president should be elected. One way being by a slate of senators, and another by simply popular vote. It was made so that citizens could still have their vote, but more politically advanced senators could make a decision.

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The Electoral College is not only more efficiant but it lets the citizens keep their votes as well.

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I favor the Electoral College instead of popular vote because it helps avoid run-off elections,

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it uses the winner-takes-all method

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gives equal oppourtunity to smaller states.

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Run-off elections, as known as, the gigantic issue with a popular vote election system

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In 1968, Nixon, and in 1992, Clinton, both only had about 43 percent of the popular votes which was not enough. This is a problem because it complicates the presidential electon process. This is where the Electoral College comes in hand; the outcome of the votes becomes very clear this way

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. Instead of dealing with tricky numbers and percentages, the electoral college uses the "winner-takes-all" method.

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The winner-takes-all method is as literal as it sounds; the winner takes all. For example if someone was running for president and they got 301 votes and 370 electoral college votes, they would win (you only need a majority of 270 votes to be elected.

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Lastly, using the Electoral College benefits smaller states

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Think of this, you live in Maine, or Hawaii, or somewhere with a smaller population than Florida or California- your state would not have really that much of a impact on who wins the electon. Although, you cannot choose who your state senators in the end vote for, there's a greater chance of your state having a bigger impact. It naturally balences out some of the more heavier politically impacting states. Even though things are equal, in the long run larger states (population wise) will get more attention than states with a smaller population.

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There are upsides and downsides to the Electoral College, but from a political perspective it is crystal clear that it is a better choice. Citizens for popular vote do believe it is unfair to the voters having a board of senators making the big vote/impact on the president, but those senators are highly trusted people who know what they're doing. I favor the Electoral College over popular vote because it helps avoid run-off elections, it uses the winner-takes-all method, and gives equal oppourtunity to smaller states.

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they need to keep the most popular one by elections because it would be fair to people to have the electoral votes.

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i think that people should vote on what they want to do not the senate or house of the united states .

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it seems to me that the votes keep going down because people dont like the way they have to vote its going astronomical they need to take control NOW !

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Even though candidates might now want to spend time going through the head ache of focusing on because to me its the most baic level and it UNFAIR to all voters all around the globe . Allthough my opinion is people need to realize to some of the overruled voters are all not electoral college dont mean you cannot vote for regular its entirely inpossible for the "new president" not to win and thats one reason why people pick that source because they know for a fact that they wll win their president they voted for this on coming "election" . ALL votes go to the house / state senate and it goes uphill from there so according to the passage all the electroal college requires a presidental candidate to have a regional appeal . But in 2012 President Barak Obama almost didnt make president until they put the electroal votes all together and we won PRESIDENT !! But of course knowing your vote you need to have to pay attition to the camapaign that the presidentcy were picked by a popular more VOTE . Even though votes swing on a national election one and a half americans express a petherance than a acual single vote which is probalbly much faster and easier on us and the senate.

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Knowing that people want to make sure our country stays in place they vote the correct presdient for the next four years so make the correct descision.

Concluding Statement

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I think that it isn't right to change the school policy because some students cant pull there grade up to a B or higher.

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i think that it should stay the way it is because a C is still a passing grade and its hard to focus on 2 things at once

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there is always homework that you have to do or a test that you have to study for and you have to practice for a game that's coming up or you have to go to practice so that means you wont have that much time to finish your homework or study for the next test that's coming up and you cant finish your notebook for the notebook check that's coming up so its hard to focus on 2 things at once. so if you just keep it the way it is then it will be less stressful for the students and they will have less things to worry about.

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I think that it will be reasonable if you don't let students play sports if they have a F or a D because that isn't a passing grade so they wont have 2 things to worry about at once because they will only be focusing on school only.

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it will be easier for most kids in this school

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I think kids should not have to do community service

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I think kids that have committed a crime should be forced to do community service.

Claim

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Also i think that if a kid volunteers to do community service then they can,

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i do not think a kid should just be told to go pick up all the trash around the city for no apparent reason.

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it will teach them not to do whatever it is that they did again. The child should be given a task and a certain amount of hours to do this said task.

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I also think that if you volunteer for community service that should be aloud.

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An example of this is if there was graffiti on a wall in the city i think a group of kids can volunteer and paint the wall and cover the graffiti.

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Another opinion i have is that you should not force the kids.

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What if they have things to do such as sports or other activities. Also it takes to much time for kids they want to do other things not read to children younger kids all day.

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I think my opinions seem fair enough and better than forcing the children.

Concluding Statement

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Controversial. This is the word that can describe the Electoral College in recent elections. The Electoral College is composed of 538 votes, a presidential candidate must acquire 270 to win the election. States with large populations get more electoral votes so say, Rhode Island. California gets 55 votes while the puny Rhode Island gets a whopping 3 votes. The Electoral College has been debated since the 2000 election, where Al Gore lost even though he got more popularity votes. Many folks believe the Electoral College should be abolished.

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I believe that the Electoral College should be kept in the presidential elections,

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because it shows a clear winner,

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it ensures it is, "Everyone's President"

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educated voters count in the swing states

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and it avoids Run-Off Elections.

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Without the Electoral College, some elections may be hard to decide a true winner.

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No matter the situation, the Electoral College will determine a winner, if the popular vote and electoral vote become tied, (which is highly unlikely,) the vote will be taken to the senate. Each senator counts as one vote, so no longer do bi states matter.

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Also, the Electoral College ensures the presidential candidates have trans-regional appeal. It makes the votes count, the president chose is surely, "Everyone's President,

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rather than a favorite in just northeastern states.

Evidence

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Furthermore, swing states are tremendously important to the outcome of the election.

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States such as Florida, New York, Texas and California have dozens of votes combined, winning all four of those states pretty much means presidency. The swing states not only have more electoral votes because of population, but because of their voters. On average, there are more educated voters in the swing states, they actually stay up to date, watch the news and know the means of each candidate

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The Electoral College also avoids the disaster of which no cadidate receives a majority of the votes cast. A good example of this is when Clinton had only 43% of the popular votes won, yet he got a whopping 370 electoral votes, which made him president.

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The pressure of having a run-off election is nearly vanished by the Electoral College.

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Although others say that the Electoral College should be abolished, because in that system, voters vote a slate of electors, not the president.

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Well tough , the Electoral College ensures a winner, and that is all that matters.

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The Electoral College should, for sure, be kept in the Presidential Election system. It consists of 538 total votes, and 270 votes have to go to a candidate to pick a winner. Although the votes may tie up, which is nearly impossible, the Electoral College ensures another method to decide the presidency. The Electoral College produces a sure winner, "Everyone's President," is elected, educated voters are in the swing states and it avoids the disaster of a Run-Off Election.

Concluding Statement

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Around my community, there has been a lot of talk about how the president should be elected into office. Whether it is from the electorial college or by popular vote. This is a very important matter to me because it can change how our country is.

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In my opinion, it should be by the electorial college.

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why you wouldnt want to take the process of the electorial college to pick a president? All of the pieces seem to fall into place. So isnt it the obvious choice?

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the person who gets the most ammount of votes gets to be the president. Thats as simple as it can get. And in my opinion, it is as fair as it gets.

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It is also not a democratic method of selecting the next person in office.

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look into the elctoral college. It is obviously the right choice.

Concluding Statement

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I beleive that students will benefit in many ways from more schools offering distance learning as an option to attand class from home.

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It gives students, at home sick, the opportunity to keep up with the pace of the class, instead of missing a day.

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Many schools are currently integrating technology into learning wherever possible, with adding this option other perks come with it such as extra help from teachers after hours and the ability to partake in discussion.

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Distance learning also benefits students that may suffer from social anxiety or bullying, they would now have the option to learn from a very comfortable and familiar environment.

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When students miss school due to illness, they miss out on the lessons taught that day and are put in a position where their education is rushed and this affects how well the content is learned

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. However, with distance learning students who are out sick can still learn what they need for the day, and participate in class as normal. Some students who are very dedicated to their learning, may go to school when they are sick so they wont miss out on anything important. This can be dangerous to the health and well being of their classmates. With the introduction of distance learning, the sick student's classmates are safe and the student can continue with their education.

Evidence

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Many schools recently have prioritized integrating technology in the classroom wherever possible, and have seen the benefits from doing so.

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Distance learning is yet another beneficial example of technology integration in the classroom. Without distance learning as an option students who miss a day have to catch up with the rest of the class by either talking to their teacher individually or getting the materials beforehand for planned absences. This puts extra stress on the students as well as the teachers who have to spend time worrying about individual students. With distance learning, however, teachers can spend more time focusing on the class as a whole and the standards of learning for all of their students.

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Students who suffer from social anxiety, or are bullied in school may also benefit from distance learning.

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Social anxiety may hinder a students ability to learn, especially in loud and very social settings like the classroom. being able to attend class from home would allow these students to learn in comfortable and familiar environments with less distraction form the learning that needs to be done. When students are bullied, often times they see school and the classroom as a dangerous place to be, and may spend their time there worried about being picked on, instead of focusing on learning. distance learning allows them to learn from the safety of their own home where they can focus on the lessons.

Evidence

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Distance gives students more opportunities to learn from home where they can feel comfortable and safe. Students that miss school days due to health issues or any other reason can stay up to pace on the topics covered in class. When school becomes unbearable to same students they have the option to learn from home if it will improve the quality of their education. With distance learning, teachers can teach more affectively and efficiently.

Concluding Statement

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We should keep the elcetoral college

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it was made by out founding fathers and should be kept alive

Claim

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it has been around for so long that it would be difficult getting use to the change. By keeping the electoral college we keep a non-democratic way of voting for out presidents

Claim

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Betrayal dosent often happen because we put trust into the people we sent to the electoral college.

Evidence

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By keeping the electoral college we also keep the chance of any runner winning, unlike if normal people got to have their votes count someone would always ain by a landslide

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By also keeping the electoral college we make it so their is no chance of a tie. Like if a person from the electoral college were to betray his state.

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If it were to happen the state would be very disappionted and would look down upon him or her.

Evidence

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By keeping the electoral college we make it so the its difficult for one person to betray his or her state.

Claim

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We all expect them to make the right choise for the whole state and they feel that pressure. Everyone only influences what the person is going to pick. But some people fold under pressure and do what the other person wants. That can also be a good thing.

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By putting people under pressure with a whole state on their back people would choose who ever their state wants.

Claim

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If every state thinks differntly then their would still be a chance for the other person to win even if other states voted for the other person. If one person got a lot of states to like them then the other peson wouldnt stand a chance if real people were voting and they would lose against a landslide victory.

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There would also be major fights and outbrakes of violence if we got rid of the electoral college.

Claim

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If you had a friend that voted for the person you didnt want to win and they won you would mad and argry. They would just rub it in your face and say you lost and could lead to fights or even killings. The smart desion would be to keep the electoral college.

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By keeping it everyone is happy and will accept things easier. But if we were to abolish it the towns and cities would go and rampage with families borken and friendships being torn apart. And we can prevent that by just keeping the electoral college.

Concluding Statement

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source 1: what is the electoral collage? by the office of the federal register The electoral college is a proccess,not a place. The founding established it in the U.S. constitution as a compromise between election of the president and the congress and the election of the president by a polpular vote of qualified citizens.( paragraph, 1 sentance, 1). The electoral college consists of 538 electors a majority of 270 electors votes are required and is reqiured to elect the president(paragraph 3 sentance 1)

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So i belive that electoral college should be at most the most effecient way of electing a president

Position

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because they have to persude the electorates to be on their side in order to get elected.

Claim

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Wich is much harder to do that pursudeing the people there for giving us a good honest president than one that will lie or try to hurt the public in any way

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if their are officials going to vote for our nations president they will be much more careful of their decision,putting our nation in better hands.

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five reasons to keep our method of choosing the president

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Richard A. Posner reason 1: Certainty Of Outcome Dispute over the out come is possible-it happend in 2000- but its less likely than a dispute between popular vote. the reson is that winnning candidate's share of electoral collage invariably exeeds his share of the popular vote. reason 2 : Everyone's President The electoral college requirs canadates to have trans-regional appeal. no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. So a solid regional such as Mitt Romneywas in the south,has so innocently favored for he gain electoral vote by increasing his plurality in those states and if done he know he'll win. reason 3 : Swing States The winner takes all method of awarding electoral votes induces the canidates-as we saw in [2012's] election- to focus their campaign efforts on the toss up states. Voters in toss up states are more likeley to pay close attention to the campeign to really listen to the competeing canidates knowing that they are going to decide the election. They are likeley to be on the most thoughtful votes, on average(and futher reason they will have recived the most information and attention from the canidates), and the most thoughtful voters should be the one to decide the election. reason 4 : Big States The electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states have (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionmentof the senate decreed in the constitution. The popular vote was very close in Florida [2012] never the less obama, who won that vote got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin in woyming would net the winner got 3 electoral votes. reason 5 : Avoid Run-Off Elections The electoral college avoids run-off elections wich no canindate recives a majority of the votes cast. For example , Nixion in 1968 and Clinton both had only 43% plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the electoral college. There is pressure for run-off elections when no canidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure,wichwould greatly complicate the presidential election processes.

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So you see that is is easier and less complex to do an electoral vote instead of a popular vote. Thats why i think it is manditory that we keep the electoral collage because it is a more orginized system that prevents some of the problems we see today.

Concluding Statement

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I am writing to you today because of the issue of community service,

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it has become apparent to me that some kids are not on board with the idea of it and think its to much work for to little pay-out. How-ever I do not agree with them

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