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5e04c6b7e091 | CE64FA08E4CF | Helping people clean up the streets. Sidewalks that people walk on. Doing the best for are community. | Evidence | Adequate |
2245424f65fa | CE64FA08E4CF | So i will like to help do my community service. THANK YOU!! | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
bb4a7f83c3bc | CEF86741E2C5 | The Electoral college has been around for a long time but, do we really need it? Is it your votes that affecting your next president. Under the electoral college it is not. The electoral college says that voters do no vote for the president but for a slate of the electors, which elect the presidents | Lead | Adequate |
12a679c85744 | CEF86741E2C5 | We need to kept the voting process we have now | Position | Adequate |
b74d4510af39 | CEF86741E2C5 | so that way we don't arguments throughout the states. In the electoral college yoor vote is sent to someone not holding public office. | Evidence | Ineffective |
61484ce0fa25 | CEF86741E2C5 | When you vote you are getting a slate of the vote and to feel that their vote does not matter, that the new president will have no regard for their interest,is he really your president. The way we vote today is not that best we can do in some ways. I think that we need to have all the voters votes count towards the president that they want. | Evidence | Ineffective |
5701d2ab3be1 | CEF86741E2C5 | We should let the people vote for who they want and not for someone else to vote for you. The constituiton says "We the people, By the people,For the people." So we should vote for who we want to represent us. | Claim | Adequate |
8aaec2c9d809 | CEF86741E2C5 | The electoral college is based of a winner take all method of awarding electoral votes induces the canidates. | Evidence | Ineffective |
9b3cd13e0e19 | CEF86741E2C5 | Another factor that is wrong with the electoral college is that bigger states like Californa get more votes than Columbia | Claim | Adequate |
2d50762c1726 | CEF86741E2C5 | So for example, say that Californa gets 45 electoral votes and then Columbia has the same amount of voters vote for the president they want they will only gte about 5 to 8 because of the state size. Once again restating that we need to vote for we want to and have everyone's vote coung not just the votes added up and then shrunk to electoral votes | Evidence | Ineffective |
e659ec1e89ed | CEF86741E2C5 | The electoral college does have some help in some ways like in a run-off election. The electoral college help control that and produces a clear winner. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
b06f4ffa8d0b | CEF86741E2C5 | The elecoral college does some advantages too, but it still has disadvantges. The electoral college is the president wins by popular vote. The electoral college has a total of 538 electors but, | Evidence | Ineffective |
689898a088f9 | CEF86741E2C5 | sometimes the electors don't always listen to their voters and vote for who they want not who the state wants. | Claim | Adequate |
8046ad9207ea | CEF86741E2C5 | The president has their own group of electors which have been chosen by the canidate's political party, but certain state lwas vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are. The election is every four years on the first Tuesday of November, which gives you time to think who you want to be the next president and cast a vote | Evidence | Ineffective |
518c86c606b4 | CEF86741E2C5 | but with the electoral college your vote could not really count. Have knowing that your vote may not count will make you upset and rethink about voting. | Evidence | Adequate |
e9d73c9be553 | CEF86741E2C5 | In conclusion, the eletoral college has some good things that does help us but, it has bad things too that make is sadband angry. We decide who we want to run our country but, e need to think about how the voting process really works. I am only one person but, one person can make a difference. So just remeber on thing 'We the people, By the people, For the people." | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
57d443a40563 | CF0AA3E3DF6D | My position on diverles cars is that im all for it | Position | Adequate |
35cb4b05409d | CF0AA3E3DF6D | They seem like a very cool and interresting thing to have. Some cars can drive up to half a million miles without a crash. They also can alert people to take over when puing out of drive ways or dealing with traffic issues. | Evidence | Adequate |
62c32953a11d | CF0AA3E3DF6D | The diverles cars also give us time to do things | Claim | Adequate |
5b1e8eedac7c | CF0AA3E3DF6D | They give us time to do our makeup or call someone. If you did that before you whould get ina car crash. The car basicly detects everything in its way. The car whouldnt always be driving its self u whould need to come in once in awhile. | Evidence | Adequate |
303080c9a59c | CF0AA3E3DF6D | They have many companies who are making driverles cars. The companies beleive that its not the smart car .They belive the roads need to be smarter in general. The roads chould give the car signals from the front of the car. The car read positive and negitive polarity as messages in binary code .They thought the roads wernt going to work but they did.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
94d5033aba6d | CF0AA3E3DF6D | hey concluded that these smart cars chould work really wel for peole one day. The only thing is that u whould have to watch the road just to make sure everything is going okay. Without the idea of smart roads you whouldnt have smart cars .The cars basicly are smart cars because of the smart roads. The car has many senors in and outside oif the car to help it drive by its self | Evidence | Adequate |
350c09c5578e | CF0AA3E3DF6D | The car also lets you know if there are any problems or if it needs help. | Claim | Adequate |
1b906e5db7ef | CF43485AE351 | Visualize this: a student has been suffering for months on end from depression. Every day, he is hesitant to attend school, as he knows the stressful environment exacerbates the symptoms of his depression. When he speaks to his principal about taking time off from school, his principal presents an even better solution: taking classes from home. As soon as the student begins his classes online, he notices a shift in his mental health. He actually enjoys learning. This is only one example of the benefits classes online could present | Lead | Effective |
d9bd29f7476d | CF43485AE351 | There is actually a myriad of benefits for students that results from them attending classes from home, | Position | Adequate |
67c845acad23 | CF43485AE351 | including aiding students in maintaining their health | Claim | Adequate |
ccf1b6b2825b | CF43485AE351 | more exclusive teaching that is comfortable for all | Claim | Adequate |
d532aa8c6573 | CF43485AE351 | and providing a way for students to learn while giving them time to attain their goals. | Claim | Effective |
681f3882d70a | CF43485AE351 | This method of learning may be more helpful now than ever. At a time where such a great epidemic -the Coronavirus- is present, students risk spreading the disease when they are compelled to go to school despite being ill. | Claim | Effective |
8963f3a1db47 | CF43485AE351 | However, there is no way for them to remain home and keep up with schoolwork. This fear of being unable to attend school and still keeping up with their course load is one that plagues many students. Personally speaking, I can reference numerous students who have felt dangerously ill on school days, but were so afraid of missing tests and presentations that they still came. They felt that if they even missed one day, they would have missed salient lessons, causing their work to pile up, resulting in stress. Providing an alternate method for these students to learn, such as online classes, would have mitigated their concerns. This logic pertains to mental health as well. It is common knowledge that the mental health of adolescents in this generation is declining, and the most prominent reason is school. Online classes provide an avenue for students who feel their mental health is worsening to still receive an education but from a place of comfort, which is their home. | Evidence | Effective |
88dde6b782d4 | CF43485AE351 |
Additionally, simply put, some students may just learn better in an online environment. Attending a school with thousands of students is not necessarily the most desirable environment for every student, not every day. | Claim | Effective |
abb786eb2947 | CF43485AE351 | Students are forced to learn in classrooms with another 20-30 students. Some students have trouble concentrating with so many of their peers present. There will be less people at a time in online classes, so they can learn better and acquire a better grasp on concepts, as there are less distracting factors. The primary benefit, however, is for students with social anxiety, those who feel intimidated by the presence of others, which is more common than one might think. Those who say social anxiety can be reduced by being around large quantities of people at a time do not understand the mechanisms of anxiety. Sometimes time is the best remedy; being forced to indulge in conversation with their peers will only be an obstacle to students with anxiety-related issues. This obstruction is eliminated in distance learning. | Evidence | Effective |
4fcc0734807c | CF43485AE351 | Furthermore, though the specific details of online school have not been listed, such as the duration of classes, it can be assumed that class length will be dependent upon the student. | Claim | Effective |
b68556a88190 | CF43485AE351 | For example, if a student's schedule is comprised of Algebra II, Biology, US History, and English Language and Composition, if the student is strong in math, he or she will likely speed through the course, allotting more time to the other subjects. If the online classes are based upon pace, students can get through subjects quicker, rather than being forced to remain in a class for an hour and a half. This results in students having more time to engage in the activities they are passionate about while having more flexible schedules. Why is this significant? Well, for example, places like INOVA have volunteer programs for kids to help senior citizens that require people to work from 12 pm-3 pm on weekdays. A regular student could not possibly participate in that program, regardless of how passionate he or she is about helping the elderly. Alternatively, if a student had an idea for a groundbreaking research project that he or she must complete in a lab, the student could devote more time to developing their procedure and collecting data than before. Attending school in person, regularly, will likely be an obstacle for these students, as a nearly 8 hour long school day with four hours of homework and mandatory extracurriculars does not leave sufficient time for the students to pursue their dreams | Evidence | Effective |
5c357a47f1f4 | CF43485AE351 | Now, some may argue that the subset of students previously mentioned is not representative of the majority of students, | Counterclaim | Adequate |
72ef1044b27b | CF43485AE351 | but that is information we will likely never know, as they are not permitted the time necessary to explore their interests. Perhaps there are many students with innovative ideas for research projects that lack the time for it. With the addition of online school, students might be able to devote more time to discovering their interests and pursuing them.
| Rebuttal | Effective |
933a816d0fff | CF43485AE351 | Although there may be debate about the ways in which online school can be taken advantage of, people should learn to focus on the best in children and the online system, not their potential and minuscule disadvantages. Permitting students to attend classes from home has a variety of advantages. Among those, the most evident ones are that students can focus more of their time on their passions, learn better, and preserve their health without concern of missing class. Schools are meant to be a place where students can grow by obtaining knowledge and applying it. Whether classes are online or in-person should not matter greatly (though online may actually be more helpful), as the outcome of an education will remain the same. Thus, experiencing learning via video conferencing and online resources is a solution to both improve the quality of education and the well being of students in the long-term. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
38fdac677dbc | CF84C9D788A9 | It has come to my attention that many students are involved in work such as, sports, academics, and more primarily community service. As a common student of this establishment I think to myself whether it is right or wrong to do community service. | Lead | Adequate |
d9185e5b2b40 | CF84C9D788A9 | In my opinion, community service is like a thank-you to our environment, neighbors, and government, especially in such a hard economic time. | Position | Adequate |
3808ca5f513c | CF84C9D788A9 | Though, as I look at my peers they think community service is something like a "scandal", which influences others, such as myself to not go on with these deeds | Counterclaim | Adequate |
dcdc616c4011 | CF84C9D788A9 | Why is the world like this? I know it is simply not because community service is bad. I know for sure that is wrong, or is it because people today are too lazy? Or simply scared of criticism? Yet, we as people must give back to our community, not act as if it were to be a burden. | Rebuttal | Effective |
21dc399b6d3d | CF84C9D788A9 | Yes, I know times like these are dreadfully hard, with taxes, jobs, and money. | Evidence | Adequate |
5915f3e3bebd | CF84C9D788A9 | What if everyday we woke up with a good feeling, a feeling of empathy for others, our lives, and especially our own community within this fine country? We as the children or America must stand up, ignore criticism and judgement and just do the right thing. | Claim | Effective |
2deef472e01a | CF84C9D788A9 | As I strongly write this letter, I must ask these questions. Do you think it is necessary to do community service? Do you think it is needed to give back to our communities and just say thank-you? Do you think it is the right thing to do, to love and be proud of our freedom? | Evidence | Ineffective |
2453af90a40e | CF84C9D788A9 | This is what I think of community service, and outstanding way of showing our gratitude to our communities. Please think about this and ask yourself this. Do you give back to your community? And if so, please strongly consider to make it a rule for us students to do community service. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
13e556a72ef2 | CFA59480F8C5 | One method of chosing a President is having an electoral college here in the U.S.A. That means, the people vote for a group of electors. Not the candidate running for President. In that group they count in the votes and elect witch candidate would win. | Lead | Ineffective |
29bebdf2365b | CFA59480F8C5 | There are many people that do no agree with this method. One should be able to put in there vote straight to who wins at an election not send it off to a group of people that one does not know. | Position | Adequate |
e3dbc6b8259a | CFA59480F8C5 | It's part of the list of rights the people should have. Any one can be a elector. In the past, an elector has change there candiate. so instead of who a person's vote going to who they voted for... it would go to the other candidate. Not everything hat should be right in this world is. | Evidence | Ineffective |
f1daba879dea | CFA59480F8C5 | The "winner-takes-all" system is when all electors are awarded to the winning presidential candidate. This helps when it comes down to what is fair and what isn't. | Claim | Adequate |
04f2e492e133 | CFA59480F8C5 | When Obama got 61.7 percent and Romney only had 51.3 most electoral votes were on the "winner-takes-all" basis. | Evidence | Ineffective |
d7eb64f426dc | CFA59480F8C5 | Yes, it's true. Not all state has the same number of electoral votes. But that is just because not every state has the same population as one and other. | Claim | Adequate |
83cfab332101 | CFA59480F8C5 | If every state got the same amount of electoral votes, them it wouldn't be fair. North Carolina doesn't have the same populations as Texas. it wouldn't make sence to give them both just 3 or both 38. | Evidence | Adequate |
3e79c04ec3ca | CFA59480F8C5 | One should vote for themselfs on who should run our country. An electoal college is not needed anymore. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
1406e6e6d522 | CFCB9135F1BF | I am sorry to announce that the unfairness of the Electoral College to the Americna people, has come to my attention. As a fifteen year old highschool student, I will not have to worry about voting for quite some time. | Lead | Adequate |
4b0a86ac565f | CFCB9135F1BF | However, if the Electoral College continues to be the nation's way of electing a leader, I'm not so sure I will even have the desire to vote when the time comes. | Position | Effective |
d828b00f7b2b | CFCB9135F1BF | When a voter votes for the president, the Electoral College makes it so they are actually voting for an elector, or someone who is supposed to vote for the candidate chosen. | Claim | Effective |
afe5a89dc325 | CFCB9135F1BF | most states have a sort of "winner-take-all" system in which all electorals go to the winning candidate of that state. Electors can be anyone, according to
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer. How Electors are chosen depends entirely of the state! | Evidence | Adequate |
c7fa0287697b | CFCB9135F1BF | In civics class, students are taught the difference between popular vote and electoral vote. However, seventh grader do not learn the entirety of it, seeing as learning about the Electoral College may affect how they see the country they live in. Popular vote, to my understanding, is the number of votes a candidate recieves from the American people . Electoral vote, the thing that determines who becomes president, is done by the Electors determined when voters chose which candidate they wanted to win. Electoral vote, and popular vote are not the same thing, for instance one could win the popular vote, yet lose the electoral vote. Why is this? | Evidence | Effective |
e2e527e9820e | CFCB9135F1BF | Well, one can not promise that an elector, will vote for the same candidate that the American people have already chosen. | Claim | Effective |
e3d43e3729eb | CFCB9135F1BF | because of this system, candidates tend to visit only the "swing" states, instead of trying to win over the majority of the country, they focus only on the states which change periodically from red to blue! | Claim | Effective |
e5f9a44cd8cc | CFCB9135F1BF | In the case of a tie, the election is thrown into the House of Representatives, where they then vote on the president. | Claim | Adequate |
a1bb1451b903 | CFCB9135F1BF | Let me explain why this is unfair, each state only casts one vote, so a delegate from Wyoming reprents the vote of 500,000 while a delegate from California is supposed to represent 35 million! there is no possible way for one person to be able to speak for 500,000+, everyone has their own opinion. Everyone belongs to a political party; not everyone belongs to the same party. | Evidence | Effective |
106632c986c3 | CFCB9135F1BF | One may argue that the Electoral College is a good thing and must stay for the benefit of the American people. With large states such as Texas and California, swing states, run-off elections, and certainty of outcome, they have a valid point | Counterclaim | Effective |
02500509e82a | CFCB9135F1BF | Of course everyone has a valid opinion, but they would be wrong. The Electoral College is the easy way to decide who will lead the country, not the best way. Today's technology can ensure a more fair way to decide the fate of the nation | Rebuttal | Effective |
8b78d8703ec1 | CFCB9135F1BF | I prepose that popular vote be the only way to vote for president. With technological advances, machines can sort throught all the votes and determine who won. This way, the American people can rest assured knowing their vote wasn't thrown away because an Elector voted for the opposing candidate. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
5a8609f4776b | D01060C5AE7D | Students would definitely benefit from attending online classes | Position | Adequate |
19fab57d98ca | D01060C5AE7D | For most students, school is known to be a stressful learning environment. This makes it harder for students to learn and feel comfortable in what they're learning | Evidence | Adequate |
2386e2c3cf27 | D01060C5AE7D | If students had online classes, they would have more freedom in their learning | Claim | Adequate |
d2a51c7665ea | D01060C5AE7D | Also, students would feel comfortable and have less stress. Attending classes online would make students have a desire to learn more. Students would not only benefit from online learning, but they would also enjoy online classes. | Claim | Adequate |
c3357ee092bb | D01060C5AE7D | First and foremost, students would benefit from online classes because they would more freedom in their learning | Claim | Adequate |
45cf773f9666 | D01060C5AE7D | When students are at school, they tend to have a schedule and they're told exactly what to do and when to do it. From personal experience, I've learned that most students don't enjoy being forced to do something. Being told what to do and when to do it, makes the learning environment more stressful for students. Therefore, the more freedom students have the less stress they'll receive. At school, students have some unreasonable consequences. If students did online learning, they would benefit from not having as many consequences. Student would benefit from having less consequences. Therefore, students should have the right to their freedom, especially when it comes to what they're learning. | Evidence | Adequate |
c677027fdec9 | D01060C5AE7D | Also, students would feel more comfortable and enjoy online classes | Claim | Adequate |
3d2706431bfa | D01060C5AE7D | The average student, plays sports or does extracurricular activities, making their schedule more difficult. Online school would provide students with a more flexible schedule. Students would also be able to do and try new things outside of the classroom. Activities keep students engaged, making them want to learn. This also makes learning more fun and helps students further their learning. The less stress students have the more successful they'll be. Students can't have fun with what they're learning if they're stressed. Having a lot of stressful causes students to not do well in school. For some students, stress can be helpful, but for the average high school student stress isn't beneficial and cause more issues for students. Students should be able to have fun and enjoy their learning for their benefit. | Evidence | Adequate |
0bad2215e616 | D01060C5AE7D | Others may say online school isn't beneficial | Counterclaim | Ineffective |
1522c1513d32 | D01060C5AE7D | but students are going to pay more attention and have less stress | Rebuttal | Adequate |
d3b5cc765641 | D01060C5AE7D | Students already don't enjoy the idea of coming to school everyday, and being told what to do and how to act. Some of the rules at school can be unreasonable for students causing students to get into more trouble. Online classes would take away that trouble. Therefore, making students want to learn and do better. If students were more comfortable in their learning environment, they would be more encouraged to learn. | Evidence | Adequate |
1d53e0e82e46 | D01060C5AE7D | Finally, students are constantly stressed everyday from school. Making it difficult for students to enjoy what they're learning causing them to slack off. If students felt more comfortable in their learning environment, they would be more successful. Every parent and teacher should want to see their student succeed. Online school sounds like the perfect plan for students. Every student should be able to enjoy what they're learning. In conclusion, online classes can beneficial to students causing them to have a more successful future. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
fd52cae9e7cd | D0187B1F88F7 | I have written this letter to you to illistatrate how i disagree this situation with the electoral college | Position | Adequate |
07eafa281495 | D0187B1F88F7 | I think you are still giving the president to much power still | Claim | Ineffective |
2ca4ed88b7ba | D0187B1F88F7 | By this i mean we should have the right as people i which ever stateto vote for our electors. Having the pesident choose for us although we choose the president to represent us on the first place | Evidence | Ineffective |
f9de0c05245e | D0187B1F88F7 | then theres also the situation that we can vote for our elector but we may often get confused and rhem choos e the wrong one | Counterclaim | Adequate |
3540dd55476c | D0187B1F88F7 | The biggest statement against this so far would be something that we may all know by its name (The Disaster Factor) | Claim | Adequate |
3331fb6d2f41 | D0187B1F88F7 | What? you've never heard of it well let me help you. To start you of you shoould consider yourself lucky it was the biggest election crisis in a century. The worst thing that frightens me is just knowing that even though the legislatur is responsible for picking the electors, the electors have the choice to defy us the as the people | Evidence | Adequate |
e40a8e9047e9 | D0187B1F88F7 | If you think thats the worst honey you should know thats not even half of it,theres also how its unfair to voters because of its winner-take-all system | Claim | Adequate |
e4a9920a381f | D0187B1F88F7 | This system states that in each state candidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance in winning | Evidence | Adequate |
7ef5152dd6ab | D0187B1F88F7 | IN conclusion keeping the electoral college will be unfair and unjust to us people. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
5d5d0ef1c2c5 | D040AD700709 | changing it from Electroral college to popular is grate idea . | Position | Adequate |
c28f780ca7c5 | D040AD700709 | it be easay to tell wtich state voted for the president the most also you don't have to recount the votes. | Evidence | Ineffective |
ee95d8c7a6ed | D040AD700709 | the problem with electoral college is that voters dont vote for the president but a slate of the electors who in turn elect the president . | Claim | Adequate |
e7ee449a7a02 | D040AD700709 | the electoral vote caused the 2000 fiasco it was the biggest Election crisis in a deacades where they had to recounnt the stat votes and electors the system failed to keep count of the votes. | Evidence | Ineffective |
c30d2b9f0121 | D040AD700709 | the electors 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 chances of winning . | Claim | Adequate |
de27bea688b2 | D040AD700709 | seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all they didn't even get chance to see a single ad about them . | Evidence | Adequate |
87a3d6e9242e | D040AD700709 | to top it all off changing from electoral to popualr is less hassel and less choas for the people and santes . | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
dbc55fe42d3b | D0432DB2D3A3 | In my opinion i think we should change voting to popular vote. The reason why is because the governmennt sometimes performs certain actions that they think is good for the people when at the end of it its really not its just for the government to get more money. | Lead | Adequate |
85e48abf643b | D0432DB2D3A3 | So when it comes to the president of the United States of America I think we should change it to popular vote. | Position | Adequate |
c5bc8333137d | D0432DB2D3A3 | Because the electoral college might mess up dicisions and its a really bad thing to mess up the dicision of who is the president of our country. | Claim | Adequate |
355985d06b40 | D0432DB2D3A3 | In the past we have had many bad presidents bacause of mess ups in electoral colleges or uneven amounts of electoral voters. Also bradford plumer staes that in last election 60% of voters prefered a direct election and not an electoral college vote. Also votes would be settled much easier because there would a one in a million chance of getting votes tied and the people would have it there way. | Evidence | Adequate |
81f40408a629 | D0432DB2D3A3 | If we were to keep the electoral college there will countinue to have untrustworthy presidents or irisponsible presidents like obama,george bush jr, or ronald reagen. | Claim | Ineffective |
1f8362876369 | D0432DB2D3A3 | The downside to having popular vote would be that if a candidate were to convice the American people to follow his commands like Adolf Hitler did and lead them blindly then that would be a major problem. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
6ef6a9414a21 | D0432DB2D3A3 | But the constitution has rights and amendments that doesnt allow for those types of incidents to occur. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
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