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77e97f6f488e | B7E1A842F675 | there is pressure for run-off elections | Claim | Adequate |
ec2fc2d18f75 | B7E1A842F675 | Many people argue that electoral college method of selectingthe president may lose potential voters knowing there vote will have no effect. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
9d2dbf052852 | B7E1A842F675 | voters in presidential rather than people who want express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election. | Evidence | Ineffective |
e0b85047d65c | B7E1A842F675 | Now that I told you my reasoning I hope you will understand why we should keep Electoral College from going away.
| Concluding Statement | Adequate |
61dd8c208ec7 | B7E3F460802A | Senator i argue that the state shouald change the system to change the election by popular vote. | Position | Adequate |
02a6dbe586ec | B7E3F460802A | The people say its unfaire the way the vote for president.
| Claim | Adequate |
d26346c5ef82 | B7E3F460802A | But on the outher hand in peragraph ten it states that the electoral college voters vote dont go to the president,but they go to state electorsm, who in turn elect the president. this may seem fair but its unfair to voters. Becase of the winner-takes-all system and in each state candidates don' spend time to know who they are electing. | Evidence | Adequate |
09159e5e79d2 | B7E3F460802A | First of all not only are candidates wanting to vote for the person thay want to they dont have a chance popular vote wont win. | Evidence | Ineffective |
abf61f8c837e | B7E3F460802A | but on the outher hand elctoral vote seem to work out for some candidates. | Counterclaim | Ineffective |
231106800475 | B7E3F460802A | Voters in presidentialelections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that single vote may decide an election. | Evidence | Ineffective |
701684a47dc3 | B7E3F460802A | i belive that bob dole was right to abolish the electoral college it makes it fair to the candidates. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
74b2d3df15f5 | B7EDCEA9137B | I disagree to have the new policy that students may not participate in sports or any other activities unless they have at least a B average grade. | Position | Adequate |
44ac0ba1dd6e | B7EDCEA9137B | I think that many students work hard to get at least a B average, and maybe if the really love a sport and want to play in it then we should be fare and let them play. | Claim | Ineffective |
052b944e3795 | B7EDCEA9137B | Because then I think it wouldn't be fare if a student is just one or two points away from a B average and then not let them play, just because of one low grade or two points off. | Evidence | Adequate |
7ccd11f6b72e | B7EDCEA9137B | So then if there are only a little bit of students with a B average then there would be no teams or sports because all of the kids would not be eligible, | Claim | Adequate |
312eb02c6068 | B7EDCEA9137B | also in the school activities there wouldn't be many kids there so it wouldn't make the activities as fun. | Evidence | Adequate |
7c606c2a5a95 | B7EDCEA9137B | Although I do agree with you that if they do not have good grades and if they have to many U' s then they should not be eligible to play. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
5ec50b8822cc | B7EDCEA9137B | Therefore if they really loved sports and wanted to play in them, then they would try to raise their grade for it. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
12699247fbdc | B7EDCEA9137B | So I disagree about putting and changing this to become a school policy. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
334dd9986ee3 | B8066E8A285A | The teenage girl works on her homework while listening to music, she's singing along to the lyrics. She's an average girl with friends and an average grade. She like sports, she plays for the school lacrosse team and also the soccer team. She's happy with friends. Right now her grade is an A. Sometimes when she starts sports her grade will go down to a B or a
C but that's alright because there's always that guarantee that she's on the team, the team's best player. Where would the team be without her? They would definitely lose the majority of their games. | Lead | Effective |
10a746b95ae3 | B8066E8A285A | Students should not have to have at least a grade B average to participate in sports | Position | Adequate |
c48c5e76f713 | B8066E8A285A | some of the teams would lose, | Claim | Effective |
2e7771cddc88 | B8066E8A285A | they would be unhappy, | Claim | Adequate |
c730cafb84ba | B8066E8A285A | she would feel less included. | Claim | Effective |
4d0b07a7f5ef | B8066E8A285A | The team that is un-defeated always looks best for the school. The school who is invincible in this sport. | Evidence | Effective |
7be2ad51e289 | B8066E8A285A | In a happy school, many people are more likely to get good grades. Studies show that when a student is in a happier or more welcoming environment tend to do better on tests, quizzes, and homework than children who are in an unhappy environment studying. If we take the student who is good at their sport and make them quit the team just because they have a bad grade, then we would be making a bad environment for the people who want the team to win and succeed, and that would affect how they learned and studied. This would not be good for the schools' public image because every school wants to look good. If we start to make our school look very bad just because a sports team lost which they thought would win but didn't, that might make many of our students feel bad and a bit disappointed. Students should be able to work in a healthy environment where they don't have bad sports teams to be ashamed of, but good ones to be proud of. | Evidence | Effective |
3bd5deed7528 | B8066E8A285A | That one student who was kicked out of the team because she didn't have the grade B average to play on the sports team is now not accepted by any of her usual friends. She is sad and may become depressed. She used to have so many friends and now she has barely any. They all want to be friends with that new girl, who can maintain the right grade average and can play on the school sports team. Now the old girl feels lonely, no one should ever have to feel lonely because of a grade that kicked them off of the team. That is not the right kind. In a school teachers and principals should aim to have all of their students happy and fulfilled, mostly. | Evidence | Effective |
d57e1cb1b0b5 | B8066E8A285A | Remember that girl in the beginning of the letter, right now because of the new policy she is feeling extremely lonely, but only because of the new policy. She wants friends but doesn't know how to have them accept her because they used to be just fine fitting in. But since she got kicked out, people have been looking at her in disdain and not at all happy with her. They wanted her to win for them but, she couldn't maintain the right average so now people are blaming her. But it really isn't her fault. She was just trying to do her best so her team would win and she also tried really hard at grades, but she just couldn't make it. You could make it better for her, you could make her happier with more friends. Don't have the policy there to block her. Don't put a bar on so many students who would put all out to do well on their team, they just want to participate and be help their schools' reputation and public image. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
4f63a63bd42f | B83D6D54324F | I know as well as anyone else that sports are important in a child's life. Some students are incredibly gifted at sports, but others may not be. However, sports are a privilege, not a right. | Lead | Effective |
634b96408256 | B83D6D54324F | Many schools have a policy that students must obtain at least a D average which is barely passing. I don't think that this should be so. Although I don't think that the policy at our school should be changed to obtaining a B average either. | Position | Effective |
1197b24f2367 | B83D6D54324F | Many students excel at sports while others at schooling. Although there are some students that exceed in both of these fields, obtaining a B average is rather hard for some students, especially with being in a sport. | Claim | Effective |
08dfee3bc09f | B83D6D54324F | Sports require team practices which are very exhausting on the body and the mind. Sometimes, when students get home from these practices, they don't have the energy for much. | Evidence | Effective |
c14744b14b66 | B83D6D54324F | I know you are thinking that school is more important that sports, and most parents would agree with you, | Counterclaim | Effective |
dd656e5ccb13 | B83D6D54324F | but without sports and exercise the childhood obesity level would skyrocket as it has in the last few years within adults.
| Rebuttal | Effective |
d95044cced0c | B83D6D54324F | I think that changing the activity participation grade level to a B average is a little extreme. However, I don't think that it should stay at a D average. Student's should actually have to try in school to have the privilege of being in a sport, but at a D average they don't have to. The policy at our school should be changed but not to an extreme of a B average | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
997fa6b74daf | B84458707731 | The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irration. Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. The electoral college is unfair to voters, because of the winner-take-all system in each state. Candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. Over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. And yet, the electoral college still has its defenders. | Lead | Ineffective |
d66bf4eaaaae | B84458707731 | The electoral college also has some good reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president. | Claim | Adequate |
2372df5d3acb | B84458707731 | In the 2012's election, obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes. Obama won cause of the electoral college. Because almost all states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, even a very slight plurality in a state creates a lanslide electoral-vote victory in that state. So one good reason is the certainty of outcome. | Evidence | Effective |
14cdab3c1c3e | B84458707731 | Also another awesome reason is that the electoral college requires a presidental candidate to have transregional appel. | Claim | Adequate |
f0ccb5449dd6 | B84458707731 | No regions has enogh electoral votes to elect a president, so the south cant elect a president that will do something in favor with the south only | Evidence | Adequate |
76255df14212 | B84458707731 | The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. it avoids run-off elections. | Claim | Adequate |
b5d2f14608cf | B84458707731 | i argue in favor of the electoral college. | Position | Adequate |
5a1a5a09b660 | B84458707731 | It would be hard to let every single citizem chose, because some people dont think about others and what it is good for all, people only think about themselfs and what it is good for themself. Plus the even thogh the president will win no matter if he/she won the popular vote. The electoral votes think for the state and what is good for the people. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
8426b7d453ae | B866BB794434 | The Electorial Collage is the establishment of letting congress vote on whom the president should be with the addition of who the individuals of America elected. Though the Electorial College is not fair for individuals because, who they have elected are not really being accounted because congress takes vote determining who the next president would be. | Lead | Adequate |
97f2962b9407 | B866BB794434 | The change from the Electorial College would be more favorable by the citzens in Florida even in the country because it gives more of a comfort knowing that the election is a 50/50. | Position | Adequate |
001593be0f4a | B866BB794434 | In the state of Florida there are many retiries and elders who have moved from all over the country to join our warm weather, many of them have a lot of political views on the leader of our country so it would be best if they had the chioce and knowledge of knowing that their votes would be accounted for, they would not having to worry if it would be fair or not. | Claim | Adequate |
f8e80ec8c737 | B866BB794434 | Though there are also some retiries that do not care at all about any of this mumbo jumbo and would rather just relax in the sun. Though if there wasn't election based on popularity then the elders would not have the benefits they would like such as more retirement funds, or better health care benefits.
| Evidence | Adequate |
03450d88ee4c | B866BB794434 |
Election by popularity should especially be approved in all states because each states should have the abitlity to vote for who they want instead of living in hope for who they they want to win | Claim | Adequate |
5c767791dc12 | B866BB794434 | Also the small states may be outruled by the votes from larger states such as California, Florida and Texas. The "winner take all" system isn't really a reliable way to determine the leader of our nation.
| Evidence | Adequate |
acfbfd5a7088 | B866BB794434 | Back in 2000 there was a disaster factor which involved the Electorial College and it is known to be one of the biggest election crisis of the century which shot hate to the democratic electors because John F. Kennedy was opposed by the electors but he still won by popular vote. | Evidence | Adequate |
255498848191 | B866BB794434 | The Electoril;a Collge is very confusing because the time being wasted to elect a president is rather lost waiting in line to just check down a name on a piece of paper.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
99fb68e2c0b6 | B866BB794434 | Many states have yet to make it on the list of votes so it is very unfair and outdated to be using in the time that we live in. It can be arugued on if the Electorial College should stay or go. It's more favorable if it was abolished. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
7604d465d2b8 | B8FB806ECDA3 | A lot of students are separated on the opinion of doing community service. | Lead | Adequate |
6817773dead6 | B8FB806ECDA3 | I think you should let the students decide whether we should be required or not be required to do community service. | Position | Adequate |
be9da79a4ec3 | B8FB806ECDA3 | I seen classmates who like to do community service. | Claim | Adequate |
da51e6f4646d | B8FB806ECDA3 | They do more hours of service than what is actually required! | Evidence | Adequate |
e4e41ce5ea8a | B8FB806ECDA3 | I've also seen students who strongly dislike community service. | Claim | Adequate |
860d823c0611 | B8FB806ECDA3 | They would lie about what they did for community service. | Evidence | Adequate |
569986a9db0e | B8FB806ECDA3 | Most people would like it for extra credit for certain classes. | Claim | Adequate |
d916eab86b33 | B8FB806ECDA3 | Other people want it for 100% of their final grade in all of their classes. | Claim | Adequate |
f1e9b9ca70be | B8FB806ECDA3 | The students are very split in their opinions. | Claim | Adequate |
22658dde64e1 | B8FB806ECDA3 | I am the few students who are in the middle | Claim | Ineffective |
12d6a4b48d10 | B8FB806ECDA3 | eople in the student council and I, believe that is your decision to make.
| Claim | Adequate |
4ea6800b437f | B902933C58CB | The Face on Mars was found 25 years ago by the spacecraft Viking 1 while it was snapping photos of possible landing site for ship Viking 2. While snapping its photos it spotted a shadowy likeness of a human face,some people believe its a natural landform others believe it was made by aliens. | Lead | Adequate |
cbf1452efd3f | B902933C58CB | Accoding to the text its a natural landfrom | Position | Adequate |
3d7354adb00a | B902933C58CB | because the rule of thumb | Claim | Adequate |
b4120c5e3d15 | B902933C58CB | the Martian is equvialent of a butte or mesa | Claim | Adequate |
5bf28b9d9d21 | B902933C58CB | and some skeptics say markings were hidden by a haze or it could have been because of the weather | Claim | Ineffective |
5e18ab495c23 | B902933C58CB | According to Garvin, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." also, "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on thr ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were."! | Evidence | Adequate |
7693bdf61e5e | B902933C58CB | In the picture of The Face on Mars if there was anything that could be making this landfrom you would be able to see it. | Claim | Adequate |
e34330a3f65c | B902933C58CB | In paragraph 12 it explains that the Martian is equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms wich are common around the American West. | Claim | Adequate |
e771d035e61e | B902933C58CB | If aliens were to make The Face on Mars they wouldn't know the sizes of natural landforms. Also,even though The Face on Mars, is on Mars it deosnt mean that natural Earth things can't happen there either. Garvin also states, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River PLain of Idaho,".
| Evidence | Adequate |
8a49d8a6e801 | B902933C58CB | According to paragraph 8 and 7 not everyone was satisifed with the pictures that the MOC team snapped that were 10 times sharper than the original Vikings photo. When all of the web sufers were waiting for the first image of The Face on Mars it was revealed to be a natural landform with no alien monument after all. | Evidence | Adequate |
3143f851c532 | B902933C58CB | Some skeptics also say that the alien markigs were hidden by haze. On April of 1998 when the skeptics say their ideas it was cloudy at that time and on Mars it was winter. | Claim | Ineffective |
cc53a62bfafa | B902933C58CB | Finally The Face on Mars is a natural landscape. Even though most people may argue over what it really is or who made it, there is enough information to prove that it is a natural landform. According to Garvin, people need to use the rule of thumb, and he believes that its the size of a natural landfrom, and some people say it was covered by an alien haze or it just could have been because of the cloudy weather. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
85ced9f44a06 | B91A56C03A1F | Some people think that the face on Mars is really created by aliens. There is some scientifical evidence to this. | Lead | Ineffective |
96e73419e93e | B91A56C03A1F | The real fact is that the face on Mars is just a natural landform.
| Position | Adequate |
7af4bdafb9f0 | B91A56C03A1F | When NSSA's Mars Global Survey spacecraft was in space it took pictures. A few days later NASA unveiled a image. | Evidence | Adequate |
4e147788351d | B91A56C03A1F | There was a natural landform that looked like a human head, shadows gave the rock some eyes, a noes, and mouth. | Claim | Ineffective |
bf4800a9ddea | B91A56C03A1F | People began thinking that it was an acutal thing created by aliens. Scientists didn't believed this though. | Evidence | Adequate |
049c8b569ad7 | B91A56C03A1F | On April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time. The team up there snapped picures of the landform again and people were eager to find out the truth about the face. After seeing the picture when it was appeared on a JPL web site people now knew the truth. | Evidence | Adequate |
00847d23ed35 | B91A56C03A1F | It is just a landform and not a face created by aliens. | Claim | Adequate |
eec46878752a | B91A56C03A1F | It's obvious now, the face is just a naturtal landform. There were no aliens. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
a53e0cacf772 | B91C344934D2 | A question has plagued many parents and students alike: "Is it better to take classes from home, or to take classes directly at school?" Many schools offer a program in which students can take classes via online courses, or video conference at the comfort of their own home. | Lead | Adequate |
26a3405e5aff | B91C344934D2 | While the idea is good, the execution of it can show a negative outcome. Students will show better academic growth in a physical class, | Position | Effective |
96bc14cdfa39 | B91C344934D2 | school gives them proper socialization | Claim | Effective |
54069a0b6129 | B91C344934D2 | guarantees that every subject is learned in the right way | Claim | Effective |
987db3e62d69 | B91C344934D2 | is almost always more affordable. | Claim | Effective |
fc32e39f462c | B91C344934D2 | A big reason that a student should not take at-home courses is because they won't be properly socialized. | Claim | Effective |
d981473c0a84 | B91C344934D2 | People, in general, need other people in their lives. Friends can help people find who they truly are on the inside. The easiest way to make friends as a kid is going to a public school. Not only does school help kids get friends, but it also teaches them how to interact with people in the real world. When a student is put through an online course at home, the easiness to make friends and interact with people goes away. In fact, home schooled kids have shown a lack of social skills, and are generally more shy than those who go to public school. Many have even developed psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and even a slightly warped perception of reality. Students would be much better off going to a public school and learning from there.
| Evidence | Effective |
93db78c6c534 | B91C344934D2 | Another reason as to why students shouldn't take at-home courses is because it doesn't guarantee that subjects are learned properly. | Claim | Effective |
1d0717dbfe39 | B91C344934D2 | If a student is taking a course at home, they aren't being taught by a teacher. Most of the time they are being taught by a computer, video, or their parents. This does not guarantee that a student will do well in the learning process. It's been shown that a majority of students who take online courses or are home schooled tend to score lower on cognition tests than those who go to public school. A licensed professional who has studied for years to teach a certain subject is a lot more trustworthy than a parent who is uneducated in the core classes. | Evidence | Adequate |
1f53293f04f9 | B91C344934D2 | The biggest reason why students shouldn't take at-home courses is because it's more affordable to go to public school. | Claim | Effective |
aa4b1e63eada | B91C344934D2 | If a student wishes to be home schooled, participate in at-home courses, or attend an online school, they will need to pay for the following: textbooks, the tuition to the online course, a computer, a calculator, certain teaching software, and possibly more. If a student wishes to go to public school, they will need to pay for: supplies. It's definitely more affordable to attend a public school rather than participate in at-home schooling. Many low income families can't afford it, and even some high income families aren't interested in wasting so much money when they can just put their kid through free public education. Putting a student through public school makes it easy and affordable for everyone. | Evidence | Effective |
62b1c6970849 | B91C344934D2 | A big counterargument against public schooling is that the mix of different learning styles could create a confusing learning environment. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
73b1de34d7b6 | B91C344934D2 | While this could be true, it can be easily fixed by talking with the teachers and creating a learning strategy that benefits everyone.
| Rebuttal | Adequate |
bb29da75f5a5 | B91C344934D2 | At-home schooling is not beneficial for students, because they wont receive proper socialization, proper education, and it's generally less affordable. As controversial as this issue is, it's important to note that public schooling is the best option for everyone. Many leaders in the public school system work hard to make sure that a good learning environment is put in place for the youth of the county. A majority of a students best memories take place in public school. Parents need to make sure that their kids are receiving proper education in the right place: public school. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
47157af924a2 | B94E4F75BA1D | The Electoral College is filled with electors that people from different states voted for. They are the people who vote and elect the president and vice president. Their votes are more imprtant than everyone elses because they are higher people than everyone else. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. They need 270 electoral votes on a president before the elect one. Every candidate the is running for president had their own group of electors, so of course they gonna vote for them and thats not fair. | Lead | Adequate |
7f9a08df8bdd | B94E4F75BA1D | I think that each candidate shouldnt have their own electors because it wouldnt be fair if one candidate had 20 electors and another candidate has like 10 | Claim | Adequate |
08ca62c9d16f | B94E4F75BA1D | Bascially the candidate with the most electors has a better chance of winning the election. Each state has a group of electors that vote for their state and thats not right. It shouldnt be up to the electors to vote for their state, everyone should just be able to vote for who they want to be president and see what happens from there. Not everything is up to the electors. | Evidence | Adequate |
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