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bb56d50d468e | E22833B1E06E | the was common enough found around the Cydonia on Mars, but only this particular one of the most unusual rocks the made a shadow that makes it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh face. | Claim | Adequate |
2bc6ed1b26dc | E22833B1E06E | The " Huge Life like Rock Formation which makes it resemble an humans head and the formation given by the shadow of the rock gave the illusion of such a life like photograph of an humans eyes, nose, and the mouth." | Evidence | Adequate |
269917fa94e3 | E22833B1E06E | Some people think that the photograph of the humans face found on Mars was created by alien life. Most people believe the rocks photograph of an humans face is real because they believe NASA is hiding alien life from the public meanwhile | Counterclaim | Adequate |
8357627b40de | E22833B1E06E | , the defenders for the NASA budget system wishes more than anyone that there was an ancient civilization on Mars. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
dc90bbcd706d | E22833B1E06E | Althogh few scientists believed the Face was an alien artifact, photographing Cydonia became a priority for the NASA when the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) arrived at the Red Planet in september of 1997, eighteen long years after the viking mission ended. " We felt this was important to taxpayers," Cheif | Evidence | Ineffective |
290ee5ac60f6 | E23D057A2674 | The voters of America do not vote for a president; they vote for a slate of electors who then elect a president. The Electoral College is the process of voters relying on a slate of electors to vote for the pesidential candidate of their choice, though they cannot always guarantee who the electors will vote for. | Lead | Effective |
cb79a58e193a | E23D057A2674 | The Electoral College should be changed to election by popular vote for the president | Position | Adequate |
a12c7a8b9da2 | E23D057A2674 | it is a non-democratic method since voters do not get to vote for a president diectly, even though the outcome is almost always in the favor of the voter. | Claim | Effective |
2825294938aa | E23D057A2674 | The Electoral College is a non-democratic method of voting because voters only get to vote for a slate of electors, not the president of their choice. | Claim | Effective |
b7d7490e8a33 | E23D057A2674 | Although it is rare for an elector to vote for the president that is not the first choice of of the people who elected him, it has happened. The Electoral College is also unfair because in the system, the "winner takes all". This is unfair because nominees only spend their time campaigning in the "swing states" that will get them the most votes. In these states, some voters know they have no chance of getting the president they wish to elect if the majority of the state chooses to elect the other candidate. | Evidence | Adequate |
e344d2a3ec33 | E23D057A2674 | The Electoral College is an unfair way of voting because citizens do not have a voice in their elcetion; can only hope that their elector votes for the president of their chioce. Our Senator should change to election by popular vote so that every citizen may have a vote! | Concluding Statement | Effective |
215b20b8b8c9 | E243F4B2D0FA | According to the articles and arguements given I think the most effective way to get a premeire president for our nation is vote on the behalf of the Electoral College | Position | Adequate |
cf5dd8d5547b | E243F4B2D0FA | In my view of the Electoral College has more experience aswell as having a sense of quality and values that they know can change the country. | Claim | Adequate |
a196f1a54500 | E243F4B2D0FA | If we depend on the popular vote of the country,only in the favor of the people classes and opinions of the people, it may lead to presidents that cant maintain order of his or her country.Nonethless,the votes of both Electoral College and majority vote is basically as lucky as a flip of a coin,one side may lead to ultimate failure and the depression of a country the other may lead to momentous uprising of the country,in chosing the right leader of the country.Although, based on the criteria I just created is really puzzling your mind about what president is best I believe that the Electoral College may clear things up and make the best decision in favor of the people. | Evidence | Adequate |
57462908b35c | E243F4B2D0FA | Based on the articles,the Electoral College does knows best | Claim | Adequate |
fe3a28e4e823 | E243F4B2D0FA | because although they lack of democratic pedigree doesnt mean there wont be democrats in the whitehouse, because they have requirements of how to find the best fit no matter what party included.Even if they were unsupportive of the democrats Romney lossed as example of equality of parties on the College's choice. | Evidence | Ineffective |
8ec7323948b9 | E243F4B2D0FA | The articles also state that no popular votes determine the election of a president | Claim | Adequate |
9ad86547c774 | E243F4B2D0FA | showing that although more than half of the population in the nation picks a candidate it wont matter unless that candidate gets a majority vot of the Electoral College aswell | Evidence | Adequate |
3a116cb6e214 | E243F4B2D0FA | Stating that the expierience of the College will prevail on the birth of a new president,no matter what party,no matter the odds of a popularity vote, the Electoral College is a perfect example of this nation's motto because they are truely a sign of equality between candidates that might become great presidents of our nation.
| Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
f23224a06e45 | E264A3F27D5C | The Electoral College should be removed as a way of depicting who the President should be. The idea of the Electoral College is almost great but its just not the way the President should be elected. | Lead | Effective |
95806013d782 | E264A3F27D5C | The popular vote is simple, and it makes the presedential campaigns almost mean something. The Electoral College is still a system that is effective, however, the United States government gets its power from the people, so the popular vote would be logical thing to use in depicting who the US President should be. | Position | Effective |
cb2e20304343 | E264A3F27D5C | In source two it tells us that Al Gore had won more than 60 percent of the populkar vote, but still lost the presidency because of the flaws in the Electoral system. From the knowledge that I have gained through all three of these articles, it makes no logical sense that Al Gore won the popular vote with 60 percent and still lost the presidency. All of these sources include something along the lines of, "popular vote elects slate electors to choose president". | Evidence | Effective |
6b6aa8f3eb28 | E264A3F27D5C | with that being said, it proves a flaw in the system we use to elect the most powerful man in the world.
| Claim | Effective |
178e16256921 | E264A3F27D5C | Now, yes, there is a good thing or two about the Electoral College way of doing things. For instance, as stated in source three, "Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both ahd a 43 percent plurality of the popular votes." | Counterclaim | Effective |
f2dc4ff2d8d4 | E264A3F27D5C | In a situation like this, it doesn't even matter what the popular vote results are becasue the College still gets their unique say in the presidency. However, if we got rid of the Electoral College it wouldn't matter if there was a tie in the popular votes because it could just be disputed in Congress, the same way it would be handled if there were to be a tie in the current Electoral College | Rebuttal | Effective |
5b2077443763 | E264A3F27D5C | In conclusion, I would just like to say that the articles given did not give me enough information for me to form an educated opinion on the prompt. However, I did my best with the articles given. I would like to also say that it would be best for the nation if the Electoral College was either revised and edited, or removed completely and replaced with popular vote in determining our nation's future leaders. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
a89b8664caf9 | E2669D67879F | My Principal wants to change that we must have a B average to be in any sport. | Lead | Ineffective |
7d90bd90f299 | E2669D67879F | My opinion is No, | Position | Adequate |
49bded4d0c8f | E2669D67879F | because a student might not get a subject therefore that student has a lower average. | Claim | Adequate |
038715934d3b | E2669D67879F | It is also hard to maintain a B average when being in a sport because you are worried about both grades and that sport and also maybe things that are going on in your life. | Claim | Adequate |
5b2d151631f4 | E2669D67879F | maintaining a B average can also help you | Counterclaim | Adequate |
3d2e28d51eb4 | E2669D67879F | If you are in a sport, you say to yourself "hey if I keep my grade to a B average, then i can stay in my sport. " That to me is what helps most kids or teens that are in a sport . I could also see why my principal would change the grade is, because he/she has more students trying out for sports and also that he needs a good grading report from all of his students and half of his students are in a sport so that is why. | Evidence | Adequate |
a3ea69709ea4 | E2669D67879F | maintaining good grades would help a lot not just to the students but also to the school. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
0d03c8a53f4d | E2669D67879F | More students need to pay more attention to school so they can be in sports. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
6a8f18ee2c98 | E2669D67879F | Sports is a great way for students to get a great education and to maybe someday get a scholarship to college | Counterclaim | Adequate |
0647dad83cbc | E2669D67879F | That would make me very happy if i got a scholarship to college from having great grades and for being in sport | Evidence | Adequate |
afb3478b5801 | E2A9D1243AF9 | Lets talk about abolishin the electoral college. When you vote, do you think you vote for the president? No. When you vote u dont vote for the president you vote for the slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. The people of America should consider themselfs lucky that the 2000 fiasco election was the biggest election crisis in a century, says the article in setion 2. Honestly if the article syas that Bob Dole was right why even have the electoral college! | Lead | Effective |
4418c487b4aa | E2A9D1243AF9 | give the people what they want and get rid off the "Elecotoral college. | Position | Adequate |
64815ec6d97e | E2A9D1243AF9 | why have the program if we are not the once choosing who is going to be president. | Claim | Adequate |
601777665e5f | E2A9D1243AF9 | The electors does that not the citizens they just use the votes and later they would choose who ever they want. My opinion is to take the Eletoral College away for good because is useless and pointless. | Evidence | Ineffective |
ee15b033d9ea | E2A9D1243AF9 | Five reasons why the Electora College should be restained despite its lack of democratic." The winners takes all bases". What is that, why would we use that. In 2012 President Obama received 61.7% of the electoral votes compared to only 51.3% of the popular votes cast for him and Romney, says in source 3: In defence of the Electoral College. My point here is that we "DO NOT" need the Elecoral College. The voters in presidential elections are people who wants to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election. | Evidence | Ineffective |
1391914bb8d7 | E2A9D1243AF9 | "The people in upper state are most likely to pay attention to the campain", says the article. Why would they do that?. Because they would have resived the most information and attention there is from the candidates. They are likely to be the most thoughtful people when its comes down to voting. It says "the most thoughtful voters should be the once to decide the election" | Counterclaim | Adequate |
7fd79d7d70c2 | E2A9D1243AF9 | My answer would be no, because everybody is living in the country that wants a vote from everyone so why only accept the votes that are thoughtful. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
8ba4248df5a4 | E2A9D1243AF9 | We are all one so we should all vote and choose who we would like as a President of the United State. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
0180cf7c46f9 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Many agree that driverless cars would bring many benefits to society. On the other hand, I disagree on the idea of producing driverless cars. Driverless cars will arise more problems in the upcoming future. | Lead | Adequate |
0ace75ecd9c5 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Driverless cars could cause more accidents | Claim | Adequate |
ce1f14f3015e | E2F8D4DEB501 | if something goes wrong who could you blame the manufacturer or the driver, | Claim | Adequate |
0588d7b9c150 | E2F8D4DEB501 | it would just be pointless to drive places if you are not directing the way | Claim | Adequate |
e7229d655f21 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Driverless cars should not be the next invention. | Position | Adequate |
687c76966c16 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Accidents always happen. | Claim | Adequate |
68fbb5660729 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Even now when humans are driving vehicles, but if there is many accidents with humans driving imagine a car driving itself. A car does not have reflexes. Therefore, if an accident happens really quick and the sensors do not alert the driver like it should be then there goes another collision. Many things could go wrong with the sensors and could cause terrible accidents. | Evidence | Ineffective |
743deb84b6cb | E2F8D4DEB501 | In this case who could you blame for the accidents that occur with the driverless cars? | Claim | Adequate |
89371bed856a | E2F8D4DEB501 | On paragraph 9, it describes safety, but there would be new laws to cover liability of an accident. The manufactures would have some fault because they invented it. It would be their fault if the sensors did not work. It also is the person driving the vehicle's fault, but not if the sensors did not warn them in time. | Evidence | Adequate |
015ac1dc3e46 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Technology is making people lazier and lazier by the minute. Driverless cars will continue to make society even more lazier. | Claim | Adequate |
efdae9e35fea | E2F8D4DEB501 | There is absolutely no fun in getting in a car and not driving around and just waiting for something to happen so it could be your turn to drive just like it asks on paragraph 8. It would become pointless to go through all that process of getting your permit and license if you are not driving the vehicle. It would be hard to interpret driving fun in new way with driverless cars. | Evidence | Adequate |
3ac3a99b5120 | E2F8D4DEB501 | Driverless cars will bring benefits in a way, but also many complications. Accidents are most likely to occur because humans are not driving the vehicle, but the vehicle itself is driving. There would be uprises on who you can actually blame since the driver was driving but the manufacturer created it. There would be no point in getting a license if you are not driving the car. Driverless cars are going to be pointless to even own if you are not driving the car yourself. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
24bbe8bff0ff | E310FB5D4752 | Dear State Senator you guys should consider abolishing the electoral college and keep the popular votes for president of united states. | Position | Adequate |
e5d171aef431 | E310FB5D4752 | The electoral college is unfair , outdated and also irrational. | Claim | Adequate |
2a3590732fd9 | E310FB5D4752 | The Electoral college is unfair because the winner take all all system in each state.
The electoral college was established by the founding fathers in the constitution as a compromise etween the election of votes. The votes consist of about 538 electors. About 270 elector votes is required for president. Its not fair because other people votes dont count if 270 votes count for president election. The Electoral college is regarded because the selecting of the president should be declared by the president who which recieves the most vote | Evidence | Adequate |
9b2702046584 | E310FB5D4752 | Why i think changing the election to the president with the most votes will help because its gives the president more opportunity or chance to have a fair election. | Claim | Adequate |
274522643c20 | E310FB5D4752 | Its not fair that alot of people vote and only about half of their vote counts.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
2b6615d54f5d | E310FB5D4752 | In Conclusion I Think Changing the election to the one with the most votes will be more fair. They should also abolish the electoral votes because its unfair , outdated , and irrational for 538 people to votes and only 270 votes count toward the election on order for the president to. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
f746d1e8cde6 | E386654E285D | CHANGE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!!! The Electoral College needs to either stop or change. | Position | Adequate |
152b16c4d2ea | E386654E285D | Over 60 percent of voters would perfer a direct election | Claim | Adequate |
f987af0537fe | E386654E285D | like the one we have today. | Evidence | Ineffective |
43e535933809 | E386654E285D | Under this system, voters vote not for the president, but for the state of electors. which who in turn elect the president. For example, if u lived in texas, and wanted to vote for John Kerry, you dont vote for a slate of 34 democratic electors pledged to Kerry. | Evidence | Ineffective |
f1d0be17ea61 | E386654E285D | Another thing is the disaster factor. | Claim | Adequate |
c6efb9c1df7d | E386654E285D | The disaster factor is when the american people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century. The system also allows for much worse. Basically the system want's to see us fail. If the system would realize how bad there hurting us and making us feel like our vote doesn't matter. For example, again the 2000 scandle with the votes for president. We voted for this guy and he won most of the votes from the states but the Electoral College desided to give it to the other guy. | Evidence | Adequate |
aaec1946a66d | E386654E285D | Some of us just don't get how that works. What happen in 2000 have me to think that, maybe there are some sercet's that the us is not telling us, because they dont know how we are going to respond.
There is probably a lot of things that would get a lot of people in trouble. What happen in the 2000 should open a lot of eyes right now. This world is so crazy today. We are trillion of doolars in debt probably because of the stupid disicions that the electoral college made on that day. | Evidence | Ineffective |
a4fd29c2c628 | E386654E285D | it said that the Electoral College is widely regarded as an 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, | Claim | Adequate |
194dfee1c380 | E386654E285D | They say the winner takes all but the winner in 2000 didn't really win | Evidence | Adequate |
0fadfc24c390 | E386654E285D | After reading this, i do not stand behind the electoral college. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
4467eeb6fd41 | E39559BF14F2 | My step sister, Generic_Name, use to do online classes from our home because she suffers from a physical illness that doesn't allow her body to produce enough blood cells. Because my step sisters body does't produce enough blood cells this effects her body to get tired very quickly. Generic_Name can't stand up for long amounts of time and can't preform as much physical activity as others. When Generic_Name preforms too much physical activity, that her body cant obtain, she will get very light-headed and feel as if she's going unconscious. If Generic_Name puts her body at too much physical risk, she could possibly have a seizure. Online classes were very beneficial for my step sister, Generic_Name, because it allowed her to be at rest when learning. | Lead | Effective |
87199777cd0a | E39559BF14F2 | Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. This is a very beneficial | Position | Effective |
4993d9b3fddb | E39559BF14F2 | to those who suffer any kind of mental or physical illness | Claim | Effective |
9f06fb0a9653 | E39559BF14F2 | to those who have a busy schedule | Claim | Effective |
2eebfa8d48df | E39559BF14F2 | . Although, others believe the youth is too irresponsible to hold themselves accountable for such a tremendous responsibility, and is not beneficial for students. | Counterclaim | Effective |
66c2f01d545c | E39559BF14F2 | The opportunity for students to attend online classes or video conferencing from home can be beneficial to those who suffer any sort of mental or physical illness. | Claim | Effective |
7f163713e46a | E39559BF14F2 | Both mental and physical illnesses come with a unique everyday battle, for the individuals who suffer from them. Some students suffer from mental illness's like: PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, and Depression. When a student suffers from a mental illness and attends a public school it can be extremely difficult to cope. Depression is a mental illness that affects someones thoughts and feelings to occur as more negative. In some cases, depression can affect someone physically. Someone who suffers from depression and attends a public school can face daily difficulties, like, getting out of bed in the morning for school and participating in class. When I was in the eighth grade, I had to transfer out of my public school, Generic_School. I transferred out of Generic_School and instead received my eighth grade education through online classes. I took online classes from home. Attending Generic_School was a difficult responsibility for me at the time because I was in a very depressive state of mind. When taking online classes and being home schooled, I had plenty of extra time to slowly pull myself out of the depressive mindset that I was suffering from. I pulled myself out of this depressive mindset, by using my extra time going to therapy and receiving medication to improve the negative thoughts and feelings that I had towards myself and life. Online classes benefited me because I learned all of the eighth grade circular that I needed to at a pace that was comfortable for me and my mental health at the time.
| Evidence | Effective |
c17846bb2d62 | E39559BF14F2 | Students who take classes online or video conferencing from home can be beneficial to those who have a busier schedule. | Claim | Effective |
c5613e334906 | E39559BF14F2 | Some children have busier and more complicated lives compared to others. For example, some children are raised in households that their parent guardian struggles financially. When a child is raised into a financially struggling household, he or she will busy themselves by working a full-time job. A child who is raised into a household like this will work full-time because they will do anything it takes for them to be financially stable on their own in their future. A child who works a full-time job, typically doesn't have enough time out of his or hers day to attend a public school. But, he or she will have the opportunity of having extra time to prepare themselves for their future. In a hypothetical situation like this, online classes and video conferencing from home would be very beneficial to students who are born into households were they have no choice but to busy themselves and to be an independent because they can't be dependent on their parent guardian.
| Evidence | Effective |
b3869e6e97aa | E39559BF14F2 |
Although, others believe that distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by online or video conferencing is not beneficial. Others believe that distance learning wouldn't be beneficial for students because the youth is too irresponsible of holding themselves accountable for having such a tremendous responsibility. | Counterclaim | Effective |
920b1735eef8 | E39559BF14F2 | My freshmen year, I had a very close friend, Generic_Name, Generic_Name was a trouble maker at school. Because Generic_Name was a trouble maker at school, her parents thought that public school was not the best place for her to receive an education. Therefore, Generic_Name took online classes at home. Online classes tend to be a very tedious and a independent responsibility that requires a ton of focus and self-control. Generic_Name did not have these qualities. Because Generic_Name took online classes from home and obtained the qualities of having no focus and no self control, she did not take her online classes as seriously as she needed to. During the times that Generic_Name was supposed to be focused with her online circular, she was more focused on boys and going out to parties. Distance learning was not beneficial to Generic_Name because she was too irresponsible to have such a tremendous responsibility that she was supposed to hold her accountable for. | Evidence | Effective |
0ece43874abf | E39559BF14F2 | In conclusion, depending on who and how someones personal life is, distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conference. This can be tremendously beneficial to those who suffer from any kind of mental or physical illness and those who have a busy schedule. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
0664bdab51b9 | E397850CD3D2 | Electoral college is a process of electors and a poupular vote is by the people | Lead | Ineffective |
d94989f50101 | E397850CD3D2 | In this argue it ask which one would i favor, i have read the artical and as i was reading i have seen that i would keep Electoral college. | Position | Adequate |
cb6f28bd7ff4 | E397850CD3D2 | I have three reason. one of them it's easier for us understand how the prosses works. | Claim | Adequate |
5ee16230d88d | E397850CD3D2 | my second reason is some people dont care about who they vote for, | Claim | Adequate |
ff297731d6f5 | E397850CD3D2 | and my third reason is the history of Electoral college. | Claim | Adequate |
35db7eb2d41d | E397850CD3D2 | My fist reason is the the way the process work. | Claim | Adequate |
b80cfa75d842 | E397850CD3D2 | The process works as a number of electors. The electors are what count more thoes are what count to see who are next president is going to be they are the final vote. The electors get together and talk it out so see who wins the most votes. The number of electors are 538. About 270 electors are for the president. The election for the president is held every four years after the first Monday in november. | Evidence | Adequate |
b66e538e1203 | E3A519D05CE5 | Although I understand why you would reconsider the policy I believe it could go either way.
Some students may take advantage of the policy and secretly use it in class.
Others might take embarrassing photos of somebody else and ruin their life.
The only way to stop this from happening is to ban cell phones for good, however that can also take away the privileges that some students deserve, so what should happen to the policy?
Here is my answer. | Lead | Effective |
ee6be51a0a84 | E3A519D05CE5 | I think cell phones should be allowed in school. | Position | Adequate |
8e3f4fd64b83 | E3A519D05CE5 | Many students use their cell phones for entertainment.
| Claim | Adequate |
462c20a56471 | E3A519D05CE5 | Homework, schoolwork and other things take up a lot of the time in our lives and cell phones help give some people a break | Evidence | Adequate |
688b99d9ebd4 | E3A519D05CE5 | but at the same time it could distract them from their work. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
1498ece94032 | E3A519D05CE5 | However I think that is a price to pay sometimes.
| Rebuttal | Adequate |
e1e242f65c3f | E3A519D05CE5 | If cell phones help us in our social ways and happiness we shouldn't take it away.
Yes, it does take us off task or can even disrupt our education but it's up to us individually when we think its enough. | Evidence | Adequate |
df997059c5f2 | E3A519D05CE5 | We take education to help us have a brighter future and cell phones may get in the way but if we all come together, our community or even the whole world and help each other out then we can still have a bright future. | Claim | Ineffective |
57865a60bbbc | E3A519D05CE5 | However, what good would it be if we're not having fun along the way?
| Evidence | Adequate |
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