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2d3f035ad43c | CC5894978F31 | everything to do with what is wrong with this winner-take-all system, being the 2000 election. | Rebuttal | Effective |
d0d0dbe268d5 | CC5894978F31 | In the same paragraph, me mentions how an Electoral tie is highly unlikely- | Counterclaim | Effective |
113be0c3e604 | CC5894978F31 | as if a tie between the millions of US citizens is. | Rebuttal | Effective |
66ecda3cc7d0 | CC5894978F31 | His reason #5 | Counterclaim | Adequate |
7764a5793f86 | CC5894978F31 | can be easily solved by simply giving the presidency to the candidate who receives a plurality of votes, rather than a majority. | Rebuttal | Effective |
a38cc3ac4fee | CC5894978F31 | Reasons number 3 and 4 both contradict reason 2 as well, stating that everybody gets a vote, only swing states should get a vote, and only bigger states should get a vote (even when there is a 51/49 split, where 51%=100%, mind you). | Counterclaim | Effective |
600c4305d135 | CC5894978F31 | Thus, the Electoral College is completely unfair to voters, and should be abolished. Voters should not have to vote for other votes which could very well defy their's, why not just have the Electoral Cllege do all the voting then? It is both redundant and unfair. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
1988a4155323 | CC787397F33B | I along with many other citizens have came to the conclusion that the Electoral College worth keeping. | Position | Adequate |
8f94cf99e986 | CC787397F33B | Though, the process itself has loose ends, overall it benefits the state and national election. The system uses general influence and a representative style of voting that makes the ballot more stable and dependable. | Claim | Effective |
cc3072b456b5 | CC787397F33B | As a start, Electoral College electors are decided upon by the people | Claim | Effective |
976c5c9da21a | CC787397F33B | This means an elector with similar beliefs to the citizens will be chosen and most likely decide their vote in consideration of popular demand. Each state is given representatives in proportion to the poulation of the state. These people can be anyone who does not work in office and maybe a regular American who is probably going to emathize with the needs of the public and if chosen correctly will stand by the option of the state. Electoral College gives a more concentrated form of voting. | Evidence | Effective |
06731292f0da | CC787397F33B | In addition, some may argue that the Electoral College is risky and a representative may not always stay true to their word, but isn't this the case with all types of voting? | Counterclaim | Effective |
b6664a2176b7 | CC787397F33B | A presidential candidate makes many a promise during their race for Chief Executive and there is no way to be completely certain that these oaths will hold true. The same goes for the Electoral College. Citizens must have faith in the candidate as they would in the presidential election that they will put their country or state before personal wants and carry out their responsibilities honestly. The Electoral College process requires trust like any other form of election. | Rebuttal | Effective |
161e738a0d8d | CC787397F33B | Having a presidential tie could be the messiest turn-out of an election, but with representative voting we can tip the scale in either way, in the interest of any state or party. It's a game of chance, but sure enough works better than flipping a coin! The Electoral College makes the voting system more reliable. | Evidence | Adequate |
2e1d95c46a3c | CC787397F33B | In conclusion, the Electoral College should be kept as a part of the voting system because it gives a more concentrated form of voting, it only needs the same amount of trust betweencitizen and candidate as every other election style, and overall makes the voting system more reliable. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
382431b5d970 | CC96CF4D3854 | There has been a lot of dispute about the electoral college, therefore causing much confusion. | Lead | Effective |
16ed297ef4ee | CC96CF4D3854 | The president should be elected by popular vote only. | Position | Effective |
6d9e0fc9eef9 | CC96CF4D3854 | This allows all voters to be treated equal, | Claim | Effective |
021aa267a5ad | CC96CF4D3854 | avoid untrsutworthhy electors | Claim | Effective |
67c57cc5009b | CC96CF4D3854 | veryone will be given the same amount of knowledge about the campaigns. | Claim | Effective |
d1681a7d6bdf | CC96CF4D3854 | The electoral college creates an unfair set up for the voters. | Claim | Effective |
25cc6ea70512 | CC96CF4D3854 | The winner-takes all system gives all the electors to the presidential candidate who won. This system disregards that the opposing candidate received any votes, because all the electors are given to the winner. This doesn't give a chance to the candidates whose party is not necessarily popular in that state. Candidates, therefore spend more time and money campaigning in states they know their party is popular in. According to Bradfor Plumer in 2000, 25 of the largest media markets did not see a campaign ad, because they lived in one of the seventeen states that had no campaigning. Some candiates don't even campaign in some states based on this. | Evidence | Effective |
524e46357997 | CC96CF4D3854 | According to an excerpt from
Mother Jones by Bradford Plumer most candidates focus on the "swing" states where it is close competiton. In the case of tie in the electoral vote, the house of reprensentatives vote. This means one vote represents the whole state. How is that fair for a state like Wyoming that has 500,000 voters? | Evidence | Effective |
68fc26c64791 | CC96CF4D3854 | Another popular dilema of the electoral college is untrustworthy electors. | Claim | Effective |
97e06be969e2 | CC96CF4D3854 | The electors are chosen in different ways. According to Bradford Palmer in 1960 there was a problemwith the Louisiana legistlature choosing bias electors. Segregationists wanted to be rid the democratic electors and replace them with electors who would not vote for John F. Kennedy. In another case, there has been a history of electors voting for whom they want instead of their party's vote. | Evidence | Effective |
80fdf431c23e | CC96CF4D3854 | Voters often are not update onall the campaigns due to the unfairness of the electoral vote. There's no doubt that the electoral college is a confusing subject, but this often creates confusion in the ballot box too. | Claim | Effective |
e785d364568e | CC96CF4D3854 | There has been times when voters have casted votes for the wrong candidate. The voters know about the presidential candidate not the elector. States often do not get the same level of campaigning as eachother. According to
Slate Magazine a larger state gets more attention from the presidential candidates than a smaller state does. Over 60 percent of citizens who vote would like a direct election instead of the kind we have now, says Bradford Palmer.
| Evidence | Effective |
605c693cbd68 | CC96CF4D3854 | The electoral college has caused enough confusion in its lifetime. The United States should change to using only the popular vote to allow all the voters to be created equal, avoid untrustworthy electors, and everyone will be given the same amount of knowledge. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
ea10966f1609 | CCF1C548FD56 | One big thing i want to happen is that the electoral college for voting should be changed for popular vote for the prsident because i think that if you change it voting would go a lot easier than it do now. | Position | Adequate |
5dac088dbd60 | CCF1C548FD56 | because the electoral college is a more complicated voting matter that people often do and get their votes mixed up | Claim | Adequate |
469c8e8751d6 | CCF1C548FD56 | it takes more effort and time just to vote rather than a easy popular vote that people can measure off a chart or graph to see with person should get elected. | Claim | Adequate |
595a90200172 | CCF1C548FD56 | Another thing about the voting process i think i shoul'd talk about is some of the possible problems you can come across after this change in the voting process. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
95877e5029dc | CCF1C548FD56 | here's one thing thats possible of happening is that a lot of people might nor agree with changing the voting process because they dont want to learn a new one because they are so used to the one they already doing. Another one is that poeple might think things would go more worse if someone mad a change because of they way the votes are coming in and if you voting on a behalf of a friend and send the vote to the wrong person and the other person lost by 1 vote when you didn't mean to send that, they should have a computer system that you use that makes sure you really want to vote on that person | Evidence | Adequate |
f760ade7da58 | CCF1C548FD56 | when all these thousands of people vote they votes should actually count not just have people vote and then the only votes that count is the people in some court room that have more business people come in to vote and only there's count | Evidence | Ineffective |
00237fb9f803 | CCF1C548FD56 | The winner of the election is the most important one because he is the main focu now because his votes were more popular of just alot more than the other person, but thats what i want to talk about. even though the winner won he still have to pay attention to the other candidates but they should have a system that protects the winner files and have people haves a good watch on the people who is elected to see what their background life is like their history and what they do everyday to make sure that person isn't trying no horrible plan for something. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
ae2900ad95e4 | CD0C46A0B2E6 | In my opinion I believe that students should not do community service for a plethora of ways. | Position | Effective |
7f075a9901cf | CD0C46A0B2E6 | One way i believe that students should not do community service is because they do stuff to help the community in there everyday activities. | Claim | Effective |
dd0e387bae9e | CD0C46A0B2E6 | Students recycle paper and throw away trash. There are many people already doing community service. | Evidence | Effective |
ede6634571dd | CD0C46A0B2E6 | For a child it is like punishment to do community service because its taking time out of there own lives to pick up trash. | Claim | Effective |
ce2fa1943ca8 | CD0C46A0B2E6 | Although some parts of community service is expectable. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
b893f2a55aee | CD0C46A0B2E6 | Maybe once a every two months the students could go to a community center and help the homeless, such as feed them and talk to them. | Evidence | Effective |
f404556673d7 | CD0C46A0B2E6 | But it should be in school time since a person only has one life to live, and they better make the best of it. | Rebuttal | Effective |
cd60a5fbdafa | CD0C46A0B2E6 | It would be fun helping the community with your friends, but not alone. | Evidence | Adequate |
7e214a4cda3e | CD0C46A0B2E6 | Both of the elementary children and my friends are right. It is for a good cause, but it does take time out of what we wish to do. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
7d4e3ae0c312 | CD33A5B0A307 | we should not abolish the Electoral College, | Position | Adequate |
d251ec35a8a6 | CD33A5B0A307 | the Electoral College has many benefits when voting for president. | Claim | Adequate |
0d1967501f32 | CD33A5B0A307 | The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anchorism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president | Evidence | Ineffective |
4a56205ab76b | CD33A5B0A307 | In 2012 the election for president, Obama recieved 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to Romneys 51.3. Because most states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, the slightest plurality in a state can cause a landslide electoral-vote victory in that state. Though a tie is possible because the total number of votes is 538, it is very unlikely. | Evidence | Adequate |
31b019877872 | CD33A5B0A307 | The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal | Claim | Adequate |
0dcd52656c28 | CD33A5B0A307 | No state has enough electoral votes to elect a president. The voters in toss-up states are more likely to be the thoughtful voters. A large state will recieve more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state does. The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. | Evidence | Adequate |
7fb593a6af6c | CD954674E1A6 | I believe that schools should allow students to take their phone to school | Position | Adequate |
c4ebf5049617 | CD954674E1A6 | but should only use them in case of an emergency. | Claim | Adequate |
9a0ca09b3b8b | CD954674E1A6 | At lunch or in a free time the students should be talking to their friends that are on the phones contact list or to others who may not have a phone at all and not calling anyone, but their parents, for example if the student broke their ankle then the could call their parents and tell them the situation and not leave them in the dark.
| Evidence | Adequate |
e02881a1c726 | CD954674E1A6 | In class students usually use phones even if they are not supposed to and will text the person on the far side of the room.
Some teachers should have the students turn their phone off and put them in a shelf, with a lock so nobody can steal or grab their phone. | Claim | Adequate |
7d5150a86728 | CD954674E1A6 | Some students would disagree with this | Counterclaim | Ineffective |
cb3e78d407b7 | CD954674E1A6 | but just telling the students to turn the phone of is not enough, | Rebuttal | Adequate |
ba627a392ebd | CD954674E1A6 | because if the teacher walks out of the room the student can turn it back on and continue texting their friends.
An exception could be if a calculator was gone or disappeared and as long as the don't text they should be allowed to use the phone for educational reasons only. | Evidence | Adequate |
9f5bc4fe1caf | CD954674E1A6 | Phones are a major distraction at school and is one of the main reasons students get in trouble some teachers are ok if the phone is in a purse or hidden and actually goes off others not so much. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
6b33f08f12fa | CD954674E1A6 | If your question is not answered then i will tell you that policy 1 with some changes is the best one. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
88417b3b29bb | CDF2746198CB | I am writing this letter to you on the topic of the two possible policies you are considering regarding students having cell phones in school.
| Lead | Adequate |
3ffa1425cd40 | CDF2746198CB | The one that I truly believe would best benefit our school is Policy 2: Not allowing cell phones in school.
This is better than Policy 1 for a number of reasons.
| Position | Adequate |
645dfc31e2ef | CDF2746198CB | Did you know that 4 out of every 5 eighth graders has a cell phone?
| Evidence | Adequate |
d78f05ecf0b0 | CDF2746198CB | If students were allowed to use their cell phones during free times such a lunch time those without cell phones would feel left out, excluded.
| Claim | Adequate |
59e0831154d4 | CDF2746198CB | As a middle school we don't want any students feeling hat way for it could lead to stress and more serious matters.
Those that do have cell phones would make fun of these students and these distractions will likely affect all students grades as they would pay even less attention during class.
| Evidence | Adequate |
76d37c5cf49b | CDF2746198CB | The question you are forced to ask when you deal with this topic is : What is causing these students to feel obliged to text and use their cell phones during class? Well yes they want to communicate with friends in other class and it's also fun to disobey the rules behind the teachers back. | Evidence | Adequate |
d70f4f5b7d2b | CDF2746198CB | However, the main reason is due to lack of interest in their academics. | Claim | Adequate |
a89f8fc24d15 | CDF2746198CB | More and more teachers are reverting to teaching methods solely based on note taking and book work.
Not only does this bore students to death but it awakens a rebellious nature within them that causes them to use their cell phones.
The method many students want learn with and will learn by is hands on experiments and class discussions.
This way students will feel more important and unique by being able to participate in class.
They will want to learn more and strive to do their best.
| Evidence | Adequate |
4ddeea398fbc | CDF2746198CB | Although Policy 1 is a possible solution to the issue of students using their cell phones and their lack of attention during class it's just not a viable one.
| Counterclaim | Adequate |
70e5953b37fc | CDF2746198CB | Allowing them to use their cell phones during lunch and free time will have the opposite affect of what is meant of Policy 1.
| Rebuttal | Ineffective |
9ccd5df29663 | CDF2746198CB | Although students may continue to feel the urge to use cell phones during class after you enforce policy 2, their view on the matter will change after teaching methods are made better.
Not only will this solve the problem but it will boost student moral and grades.
| Concluding Statement | Adequate |
b3eb0d742e02 | CDF6072AB1D6 | How many movies have you seen that depict the future with advanced technology such as holograms or even driveless cars? How much of a reality could that be? The case of driveless cars has been something that has been going on for awhile. Even around 2009 Google came out with their first almost driveless car. | Lead | Effective |
4ec6a1e669b6 | CDF6072AB1D6 | lthough driveless cars are depicted as futuristic and magical, really driveless cars seem like more of an endangerment | Position | Adequate |
20683df5fb67 | CDF6072AB1D6 | to our economy, | Claim | Effective |
b694ed539456 | CDF6072AB1D6 | our safety | Claim | Effective |
8a670b30a738 | CDF6072AB1D6 | our time. | Claim | Effective |
14280ea51c1a | CDF6072AB1D6 | To begin, the manufacturing of driveless cars is insanely expensive. | Claim | Effective |
6b0917c8bb4e | CDF6072AB1D6 | Where would all this money even come from? We would have to fund it to provide research for a car that doesn't know how to back out of a driveway yet. There has already been 200 million dollars spent on radar a device on a hiltop. So why waste money on something that only goes up to 25 mph and won't even drive if you don't have your hands on the wheel? It seems like driveless really just means assissting. But assissting to who? Obviously not the wallets of the buyers. | Evidence | Adequate |
5a954a085bd7 | CDF6072AB1D6 | Secondly, the driveless cars are supposed to help for the better of the people, they say it would be "safer" | Counterclaim | Effective |
f68babb2cda6 | CDF6072AB1D6 | But where is the proof that it is safer? | Rebuttal | Effective |
75534a56fde8 | CDF6072AB1D6 | Many states have already banned the use of any self-autonomous cars, just leaving out four states who have left them limited use to test out the cars. How can the world just expect for these cars to be safe when we already have superstition over these cars and those who don't will barely let them use the cars too? They also suggest since the driver will probably be bored that they should put in some entertainment in the car. But what happens when, the car stops and has the driver do what they're supposed to, but they aren't prepared because they were entertained by something else? It's unsafe to assume that having all these distracting things around people who are supposed to be driving won't effect how they do in a sudden situation. There is also the hastle of having to reconstruct the roads, which goes back to the point of money and also safety. It is never safe when there is construction going around, especially when they have to reconstruct the whole road in order to make the driveless cars work. | Evidence | Effective |
77762878d702 | CDF6072AB1D6 | Time is very limited in this day and age. We barely have time to do anything, we have so many errands to run, so many things to do, but it's like we never have enough time. If the expansion of driveless cars would continue we would have to reconstruct the roads, delaying many people with getting to work or going to school, or just everyday things. Then we have to go to the government too, to repeal the ban put over on many states. So, naturally, that will take forever too, because when does the government ever get such controversial things solved super quick? Why waste the time of millions for something we aren't sure of yet?
| Evidence | Adequate |
7b2f70b1321b | CDF6072AB1D6 | All in all, the manufacturing of driveless cars is pointless when the car isn't even really driveless. It seems more of a hazard to the economy, the safety of many, and the time of others than it does as an ensuring safe way to get around. In the case of the driveless car, the driveless car lost. There are too many negative effects for it to ever succeed. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
5121e1380a16 | CE3B81539AE0 | I was recently was informed that the electrol collge system is going under. | Lead | Adequate |
f7ec8e8bcfe6 | CE3B81539AE0 | It helps use with our votes. If we lose it certain American citizens votes will not be counted in for the president election | Position | Ineffective |
bb99d42aab67 | CE3B81539AE0 | I believe that we American citizens should be able to vote. Our votes should all matter. We as a nation are one. One vote we all should be able to vote. | Evidence | Ineffective |
9bb72136ba62 | CE3B81539AE0 | To begin with,
We hold our next presidnet in our hands. Thats why we should change the election by popular votes | Claim | Ineffective |
774fd6e1d645 | CE3B81539AE0 | If everybody over the age of 21 votes all of our votes would be counted in and we would pick our president | Evidence | Ineffective |
2be285cd0c77 | CE3B81539AE0 | We should also keep the electrol college so congress helps our nation to vote also | Claim | Ineffective |
a18de4cc7d33 | CE3B81539AE0 | Because if we give this country over to the wrong president our country could fall and we could go under. One of the reasons that our country is still standing today is because we as a nation have pick a great president, without hessition. Back in the old days we didnt have a right to vote. We are blessed to be able to vote and a system like the electrol college today. If we lose the electrol college we lose hope and faith that our country we be still standing.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
25542f089e42 | CE3B81539AE0 | In conclusion,
We americans are sometimes not greatful for the things we have but without we are lost. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
33d6bbba823c | CE64FA08E4CF | I think students should be required to perform community service. | Position | Adequate |
1cc435708a42 | CE64FA08E4CF | So we can make this world better by cleaning up litter. | Claim | Adequate |
774643f8f508 | CE64FA08E4CF | The most important is teaching kids how to learn. | Claim | Adequate |
e3879449e39c | CE64FA08E4CF | helping them do better in class. | Evidence | Adequate |
6e574451bcff | CE64FA08E4CF | We can make students become smarter. Teach them what they need to know. Teach them from wrong to good. | Evidence | Adequate |
0f8a213ef2a0 | CE64FA08E4CF | They need the education that they are giving. To actually become something in the world. | Evidence | Adequate |
9929c1bf9d6f | CE64FA08E4CF | LITTERING! Is everywhere. Papers are on the ground. They throw there trash on the ground like if someone is going to pick it up. So is good that community service make them pick up trash. So they can keep the ground clean. So those who think its important it is. | Evidence | Adequate |
1610315a7b19 | CE64FA08E4CF | Some people don't have respect for the world they live in. | Evidence | Ineffective |
66a5921d35ea | CE64FA08E4CF | Those who think is bad i guess they like living in a dirty place. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
b016b3fdfc89 | CE64FA08E4CF | But that is a great way to help world. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
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