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I for one am very against this upcoming decision.
Position
Effective
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Not only would this cause disruption, but it is also unfair
Claim
Adequate
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will be just like forcing students to work using physical means to receive a good grade.
Claim
Adequate
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Now then lets take a dive into what your pending decision would impact upon us.
Evidence
Ineffective
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Lets face it many students do not or would not opt to participate in community service, its just unavoidable
Claim
Adequate
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Many or a majority of the students would refuse to partake in this service. I doubt i would not hear complaints about this very soon. who knows what actions those who opposes being required for service would take? They might use various as well as dangerous means to let their voices be heard.
Evidence
Adequate
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Although not on a serious level like something like slaves would be, but this is the united states of America. We should have the right to refuse community service, and let the voluntary people do the work that they want to partake in. Again as stated before think of what those who oppose would take not only during the pre-anger state of mind before doing service but during the service. They could do the opposite of what they are asked to do during the activities.
Evidence
Adequate
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We already have physical education to make us do physical work for a letter grade. Although P. E does this to some extent community service would be outrages. Sweating for an A ? I quite frankly do not think so.
Evidence
Effective
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Is that enough for you? Is that enough to make you postpone or abort this decision? Well if you want to have rebels around the school you obviously do not. hey, or maybe if you want to accomplish the opposite of your original goal ,do it. If you want to be the principle who accepted this offer to make us do unfair activities, well then go right ahead. I think i have proven my point in bold fashion, do you disagree?
Concluding Statement
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I truly have no opinion on the electoral college and whether or not to keep it, but as this topic insists I must write my own opinion to you and here is what I think. Even with this article sort of informing me on this topic I still seem to have a misunderstanding (or no understanding) of what the Electoral College really is or what it does. Perhaps this is because of the lack of information I'm given about our government, or perhaps its because what the electoral college does is quite irrelevant to me and my fellow peers.
Lead
Ineffective
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From what I have gathered though, the electoral college is a group of people that citizens vote for and these people are then allowed to elect a president? I am sure there is a lot more to it but from that statement which is proven true by the article,
Evidence
Adequate
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I think the electoral college is dumb. Instead of electing biased people to choose a biased president, why can't we just let the citizens elect a president; someone who appeals to us and not a large group of people that get hated on all the time.
Position
Adequate
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By having the electoral college it's like the government is lying to us.
Claim
Adequate
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Oh hey, we believe our citizens are the REAL people in charge of this country, but we aren't going to ever take off their training wheels." Our government hasn't actually said that. but it's the kind of vibe majority of Americans get.
Evidence
Adequate
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However, there are probably plus sides to the Electoral college as well.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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Most people when they don't end up with the results that they weren't hoping for, will question and occuse the oppoing side. As a result of this, elections run by popular vote would always turn into a huge drama infused battle, with the losing side accusing the winning side. This could result in uneccessary recounts; delaying us of a president for even longer than it should.
Evidence
Adequate
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As I said in the beginning though, I really have no opinion on this matter nor do I truly care. What I think is we should keep things fair for our citizens but also plan ahead and think of the possible negative outcomes that could come from whatever we end up doing. So, should we keep the Electoral College? Well that's a matter that I feel should be discussed by other people.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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I would keep the Electoral Collage.
Position
Adequate
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So we can still vote for President and also Vice President. The Electoral Collage consists of 538 electors. Majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state puposes of ElectoralCollage. Each candidate running for President has his or her own group of electors. The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. Most states have a "winner take all" system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. After the presidential election, your governor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment" listing all of the candidates who ran for President in your state along with with the names of their respective electors. Your state's Certificates of Ascertainments are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. The Electoral Collage is windely regared as anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. But each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party nominee and that trust is rarely betrayed however it is entirly possible that the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. The Electoral Collage avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. For example Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both had only 43  percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral Collage 301 and 370 electoral votes respectively.
Evidence
Ineffective
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A lot of chatter about weather the president should be elected by electoral college or by popular vote is going around my school for the past couple of weeks, and i can't help but to give my own opinion about this argument.
Lead
Adequate
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I believe that the popular vote should descide who is the president.
Position
Adequate
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I believe this because of two reasons. One, the citizens are the ones that are going to have to deal with this good or bad president for four years and possibly eight years
Claim
Adequate
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Also the satate senators can be bribed by one or the other candidates running for president. This candidate could have the worst plans for the next four years and all because he cheated to win. This could cause riots and uprawrs around the United States.
Evidence
Ineffective
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Two, Electoral College is unfair to voters because of the winner-take-all system.
Claim
Adequate
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What this means is that candidates are not going to focus on the staes that they know they wont get any votes from. for example in source tw, during the campain of 2000, sevebnteen states were not visited by either candidates so they didn't get to see any campain ads. this is unfair because it makes it harder, alomost impossible for these states to choose on who to vote for because they had no presentations to choose from. this puts to much power in the candidates hands.
Evidence
Adequate
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Some may believe otherwise. For example, since the Electoral votes are from very experienced people that have put there life and time into knowing about what is right and wrong. they are much more experience than the normal citizens
Counterclaim
Adequate
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Also Electoral College prevents run-off elections to occur. for example in source three, the electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes casted.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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This causes lots of pressure which would greaatly complicate the presidential election process. With Electoral Collage, this produces a clear winner.
Rebuttal
Adequate
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In my own opinion the one that decideds the winner is popular votes. There can still be Elector Collage votes, but the Electoral votes have to much power and is unfair to the citizens of the united states.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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The electoral college is a process,not a place. are founding fathers established it so that congress and election of the president by popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral college consists of the selection of the electors where they vote for the president vice president an the counting of the electoral votes by congress. thew number of electoral college consists of 538 electors. majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president
Evidence
Ineffective
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Why do the state of senator wish to take away electoral college votes? because they think there is to much voting bc under the electoral college system voters vote not just for the president but for a slate of electors who in turn elect the president.
Claim
Adequate
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but who pick the electors? who are the electors? the electors can be anyone that not holding public officean they pick the electors by the state.
Evidence
Adequate
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voters sometimes get confused about electors and vote.
Claim
Adequate
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But the outcome of all this is that electoral college vite is possible an its less likely to dispute over the popular vote. A electoral vote is possible because the total number of vites is 538 is an even number.
Evidence
Adequate
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So to rap it all up it can be argued that the electoral collge method of selecting the president may turn off pontenial voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying for their state. voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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so state senator i think we should keep the electoral college.            
Position
Adequate
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The policy I think you should put in affect is the first policy that allows students to have their cell phones in school but it cannot be present or used during class times.
Position
Adequate
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I choose this policy because it seemed reasonable. From pass experiences I found myself in situations where I needed to use my cell phone and I wasn't able to.
Evidence
Adequate
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One reason why she shouldn't pick the second policy the one that says no phones at all is because of safety.
Claim
Adequate
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What if one doesn't take the school bus and left their t-bus money home how are they going to reach their parents and tell them they have no money? Little situations like this can happen everyday and this may cause frustration among parents and guardians.
Evidence
Adequate
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The second reason is because the second policy is just unfair.
Claim
Adequate
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From the pictures I've seen in the video not all the students were on their phones. Some were actually doing their work so putting policy number two would just make innocent people suffer. School is a place of learning new things and experiencing things you wouldn't at home so if students want to text and talk on their phones I say, let them because their futures are in their hands and if they want to talk to their friends and text about what boys they are going out with or what they are doing after school I think that's their problem.
Evidence
Adequate
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Take it from a student, most rules are broken so I really doubt students aren't going to stop bringing their phones to school for example in our school gum isn't allowed but students continue to bring gum and chew it in school the rules and the detention doesn't stop them.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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But if you make something reasonable and fair maybe the usage of phone doing school hours will stop.
Rebuttal
Adequate
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It's 2011 thing are changing many teens and now kids have phones. I'm pretty sure the reason their parents bought it for them is for communication, with them I may add. So if you take that away who will they be able to communicate during a emergency.
Evidence
Adequate
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Yes some students misuse their ability to use phones but you shouldn't everyone.
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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Dear state senator, I am wriitting you this letter to argue about removing the Electoral college.
Position
Effective
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Using the electoral college has caused some disrruption when its it comes to the votes.
Claim
Effective
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From the article "The indefensible electoral college" it says that "under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors". Who are the electors? well anyone can be an elector not holding public office. Can voters control whom their electors vote for? no. these are one of the reasons to remove the electoral college.
Evidence
Effective
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Also, the electoral college should be removed because of the 2000 voting fiasco that happened.
Claim
Effective
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from the article "The indefensible electoral colllege" it says it was the biggest election crisis in the century". Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for  picking electors, and that those electors wioll always defy the will of the people. If we the people vote for our choice to run this country their should not be any of these fiascos.
Evidence
Effective
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Next, even presidents, AFL-CIO in their time have aggreed with this. they all want to remove the electoral college.
Claim
Effective
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according to the article a gallup pole in 2000, taken shortly after Algore thanks to the quirks of the electoral college won the popular vote but won the presidency, over 60 percent of the voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. Electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner take all system in each state, canidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states.
Evidence
Effective
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after that 2000 fiasco why would you still have have the electoral college.
Claim
Effective
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In conclusion, these are my reasons why the electoral college should be removed. first, you wont know what elector you are voting for. Next, the 2000 fiasco. Finally, because it is unfair, outdated and irrational.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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The opportunity to attain a new style of education such as online schooling should be taken
Position
Adequate
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If students dont live near any schools that can provide a good education they can do online classes for a better school,
Claim
Effective
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If a student is sick they dont have to miss any class work and have their grade effected,
Claim
Effective
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And if a student has to leave their town they would be able to keep up with their work.
Claim
Effective
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Some students who live near lower quality school wont get a very good education, But if they had online classes they would have an opportunity to learn at a higher level.
Claim
Effective
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Generic_Name lives in a low income area of where he lives and his education is not going the best but with online schooling he could receive education from elsewhere. There are millions of students just like Generic_Name that just want a better education, and with online school this is possible. This isnt just low income areas many schools in higher income areas give poor educations too. Generic_Name lives in north Dakota and there are NO schools in his area but with online classes he could attend online school in a different state. Rather than living near a low quality school Generic_Name dose not live near any schools at all. With online schooling Generic_Name could get the education he needs to be a success in the modern world. In conclusion online schooling give learning opportunities to those who would not normally receive them.
Evidence
Effective
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Students all over the united states and the world get sick everyday, But with online classes obstacles such as these would not be as detrimental.
Claim
Effective
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In October Generic_Name missed two weeks of school because he had the flu and couldnt leave his bed but if he would have had online classes he could just have done them from home and not have had his grades impacted so severely. Like many others Generic_Name had become sick and had to miss school and many assignments if he would have been able to do his classes online There would have been little to no impact. If more schools would pick up online schooling there would not be incidents like this anymore. Generic_Name recently got back from a trip to France with his family and unfortunately was infected with COVID-19 ( Coronavirus) and now he will have to miss an extended period of school and be quarantined meaning he cant receive an education, But if he could do his work online he would be able to continue to receive an education while quarantined. This being a much more serious scenario of missing school that as of right now schools should start to take into consideration, none the less having online school would solve one of the problems this child is facing. Both of these students could have their grades remain intact if there was online schooling. In conclusion there would be no more need for sick days if when a student is sick they can just work from home.
Evidence
Effective
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If a student has to leave town for one reason or another they would still receive an education along as they had access to a computer
Claim
Effective
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Generic_Name went on vacation to Generic_City with her family four days before spring break started so she missed a little bit of school, But if she brought a computer she would not have to fall behind. Generic_Name had to miss school but she had a computer with her so there would be no problem if she could do her work online. This might seem silly to some schools but it would be very helpful to students. Generic_Name had to leave Virginia because her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer and her family wanted to spend time with her in her final months if there was a computer there Generic_Name wouldnt have to miss any class work. Some scenarios of students not being in school are much more serious and the make-up work could be solved while they're away. If there was online school Generic_Name would have one less thing to worry about when she returned. In conclusion online school could help students with catching up on missed class for any reason.
Evidence
Effective
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In conclusion if students could attend school online it would solve problems such as, Not living near any schools or any decent schools, students falling ill and being un-able to attend school regularly, And finally If students needed to miss school for family matters. Some might say that having students learn online would encourage them to procrastinate or just skip but not all students are going to just skip school and procrastinate this would actually solve a big problem for many students. In conclusion schools providing online school would solve many more problems than it would create, and it would create new teaching jobs.
Concluding Statement
Effective
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Is keeping the Electoral College a good ideal mr/ms senator? Well if you ask me i say no. Why have it? Say the article voters vote not for the president, but for the slate of electors but who elect the president.
Lead
Adequate
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Because of the winer takes all system in each state it's unfair to the voters and it's unfair to me so changing the election by popular votes for the president of the united states would be best.
Position
Effective
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Well the electoral college is know for being the "Disaster Factor"
Claim
Adequate
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Sad cause not only they have a bad name for there self the Americans are also most worried about the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. Because of the focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states candidates hardly or mostly dont have time to put up any campaign ads. The stress of worring about the electoral college can be tuff, they dont even have to put any signs or ads. Crazy cause it's just this one process thats only counting of the electrol votes for congress
Evidence
Adequate
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the Electroal College consists of 538 electorals. Say the article only 270 eletroals are required to elect the president. In the article the system allows for much worse, but wrose as the election crisis in a century? Well i think so!
Evidence
Ineffective
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Electors have refused to vote for their party's candidate and cased a deciding vote for whomever they please
Evidence
Adequate
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It's all happening, everything i said in the begining...about the trouble. Why the senate gets to choose the vice president? why cant the qualified citizens choose for there selfs. That whole area needs some enjustments before they start chooseing for people.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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The Driverless people can cause problems.
Position
Ineffective
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Many People dies in car accident. People have to follow rules, so they can survive. If the cars is on over speed, then it can cause big accident and lot of people can died.
Evidence
Ineffective
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The Driverless people can cause, accident like in traffic jam,
Claim
Adequate
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death , like car is on over speed
Claim
Adequate
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safety is important like drive in speed limit, and follow rules.
Claim
Adequate
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People don't wear the seat belts if they don't, then it can cause big problem , people have to wear seat belts. Another thing is Deaths, some people's dont the rules, sometime they drink and drive, if they sleep while driving it can hit somebody.
Evidence
Ineffective
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The Bridges, if the bridges are week, then it will break, so don;t drive on the week bridges. Another thing is that people like to drive fast and they just drive in the red light. One more thing is traffic jam, in traffic jam people like to hurry, so they hit on another cars.
Evidence
Ineffective
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People can safe their life by drive slowly or drive in the speed limit. People neet to follow rules like wear seat belt and don't drink and drive, and it help him and others. Another thing is don't break singnels, if they did, then the police will catch you and give you ticket for breaking rules, so always follow rules and it will cause less deaths and accidents.
Evidence
Ineffective
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So, the people always have to follow rules, so it dosen't hurt other peoples and you. While you driving don't you phone or other thing, if you do you can lose your constrate from road. The Driverless people can cause, accident like in traffic jam, death , like car is on over speed, and safety is important like drive in speed limit, and follow rules.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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8C5FF7AD4E99
I think every student should be required to perform community service
Position
Adequate
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The reason why students should be required to perform community service is that it helps out the environment.
Claim
Adequate
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Some of the students might like helping out the environment. I know it would be fun to help out the environment. It would be fun because students will get out of class.
Evidence
Adequate
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There are many ways to perform community service.
Claim
Ineffective
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The first way the students can help out the environment is picking up trash, recycle cans, papers, and plastic. The second way to perform community service is that you can tutor kids for 2 hours a week. The third way you can perform community service is that you can do a job. The fourth way is to help make some stuff for the school. Those are my ways to you can do to help out.
Evidence
Adequate
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Those are my ways to perform community service. I don't think it should be hard community service. If it was hard community service the students couldn't not get the work done. That is why I think students should be required to perform community service.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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Dear state senator, i write you a letter to argue for you as the state senator to keep the election just as it is;as
Position
Adequate
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To begin, you as the state senator have to keep the " Electoral College" ("The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.")in paragraph tree from the article "
Claim
Adequate
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"by the Office of the Federal Register it says "the Electoral college consists of five hundred thirty eight electors. A majority of two hundred seventy electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your senators. . . ." it is easier for us to select the electors and the electors pick the President. in paragraph five from the article " Does the Electoral College Work? "it clearly explains that they all have their own group so therefore they know whats going on and what they all offer."Each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected on what their responsabilities are . . .".
Evidence
Adequate
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In addition,i am not saying that the Electoral College is right in everything because Electoral College has its difficulties too,just like choosing the popular vote for the President. for example
Claim
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. . . their difficulties are that "Under the Electoral college system,voters vote not for the President,but for a slate of electors,who in turn elect the president. If you lived in texas,for instance, and wanted to vote for [John] Kerry, you'd vote for a slate of thirty four Democratic electors pledge to Kerry. On the off-chance that those electors won the statewide election, they would go to congress and Kerry would get thirty four electoral votes. Who are the Electors? They can be anyone not holding public ofice." so that is pretty bad but yet choosing you own President would'nt be okey neither because it would be harder and no one can give Presidents the ideas and the presidents would have to come up with the ideas alone.
Evidence
Ineffective
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in conclusion, you as the State Senator have to leave the "Electoral College" and not change it to "selection  by popular vote for the president of the united states".
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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8D0E03A58CC9
Online classes have been becoming a popular thing, and I see some reasons why they are.
Lead
Adequate
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Online classes are cheaper,
Claim
Adequate
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can be flexible,
Claim
Adequate
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can make a student gain confidence,
Claim
Effective
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allow for multitasking.
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Adequate
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I personally agree with those who say online classes benefit students, and with good reason to support my decision.
Position
Adequate