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f46da1263fe0 | E4DEDB16A59E | This is what I think the outher group wants to achive. You have read what i thought on this subject and i hope to bring you over to my side on this argument. There is curuption every were and we need to stick together, if we dont then who can we trust | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
d8f13a21e1f1 | E4FC29A88EDD | The idea of a driverless car has always been the goal set for future technology. This is seen in the constant stream of futuristic movies or shows. However, those only convey the positive and idealistic aspects of such vehicles. The ignorance of the negative information associated with them causes a personal disbelief in the cars. | Lead | Effective |
dda0a43bed27 | E4FC29A88EDD | Driverless cars should not be developed due to the overwhelming evidence including that development/testing is against the law in the majority of the world due to the idea of possible malfunctions or irresponsible road behavior from the passengers. | Position | Effective |
aeba1316c9b4 | E4FC29A88EDD | A vast majority of people agree that testing should not occur due to possible danger. | Claim | Adequate |
1d409e8d424e | E4FC29A88EDD | The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" speaks about how traffic laws are currently written to include human control of the vehicle in Paragraph 9. Furthermore, it talks about how limited the allowance of testing is. With a large scale rejection of such ideas it is wise to consider the fact that there is not just assumptions made by everyone. The article blatantly puts down the states who did not follow suit in allowing the tests. There was not any consideration of the majority possibly deciding this based on solid fact and the issues not yet addressed by the companies manufacturing the vehicles. So, the legality of the driverless cars is merely one point amongst a plethora of other issues. | Evidence | Effective |
133a28849af3 | E4FC29A88EDD | One contribution to the rejection of testing is the possible malfunctions that could happen. | Claim | Adequate |
1d773d9d8b86 | E4FC29A88EDD | All throughout the article the accidents in the future were expected. which is why the companies wish for the human assistance to be alert to "take over". However, when observing that statement closely the accident would be caused by the car itself due to the fact that it drove in such way. The weather could be an out of control factor involved and if the car does not drive in a way that considers that, then the fault is on the car. The same can be said for a car collision. If all of the vehicles in the world are driven by themselves, then it would be the cars that caused the collision. Paragraph 7 touches on the liability issues of situations similar to those mentioned. The issues surrounding the driverless cars are preventable by not producing them at all. That way there is no room for error when it comes to the safety of those on the road. | Evidence | Effective |
ca1f63ab391e | E4FC29A88EDD | The manufacturers of the vehicle contradict themselves when it comes to the passengers involved. | Claim | Adequate |
63472e8a53fc | E4FC29A88EDD | Paragraph 8 discusses making the driving fun by entertaining them. Whereas Paragraph 7 is about the driver taking over and the different functions to make them aware. The key to having the person aware of the dangerous situation is to not have them distracted in the first place. Plus that prevents any accidents if flaws in the warning system should occur. The reason there is a long lasting trust in human judgement on the road is that the people have a chance to take action quick enough. If they were not previously paying attention due to the driverless car then that chance is wasted by them attempting to figure out what the situation is in the first place. Eliminate the possibilty of that irresponsible lack of attention by having the person drive to begin with. | Evidence | Effective |
7bee454dac4b | E4FC29A88EDD | Driverless cars would allow too many flaws in the system and legality issues that prevent them for obtaining the title of a safter option. The manufacturers are attempting to make a car that is easier and requires less effort, but in doing so there is a plethora of issues that accompany it. The question of who is legally to blame for issues would waste time and money. During the process of development, the producers are accepting accidents as a given fact instead of trying to produce a flawless car. They are also focusing on the idea of a "entertaining car" instead of one that keeps the passengers alert for possible accidents. Therefore, there are too many arguments for safety against the vehicles to even consider mass producing them. The driverless cars are much safer on the big screen than in reality. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
c82aa8d47efd | E504081AA343 | In many countries most children do not have a choose of whether or they want to up out the community. But, if u look at those children from other countries they are all responsible, and know how to act in public. Not saying all Americans are bad but, that we take things for granted. | Lead | Adequate |
f39e1da0a08c | E504081AA343 | I believe that children should do community service | Position | Adequate |
8a46768986c9 | E504081AA343 | it can help them understand that not everything is easy but, that everything it is not just handed to you. | Claim | Adequate |
4bf0c502ff47 | E504081AA343 | I go to school everyday and watch children act a fool and be disrespectful to their teachers. | Claim | Adequate |
30b2af11b5ed | E504081AA343 | So i think that it's because at home these children do not have anyone telling right from wrong but, not only that they have no responsibly at home. They all get away with to much and mostly come home play video games, get on Facebook, and thing like that. So maybe if the school help them understand that life isn't easy just maybe these children will be a bit better. | Evidence | Adequate |
f6d92da81294 | E504081AA343 | With that said you can probably see how trilled I am to see schools try and make a difference in these kids life show them that the bad habits you have now you will mostly have later in life and not everyone going to put up with it. | Claim | Adequate |
6ef77d83dfb9 | E504081AA343 | Even thought I am with the idea i still have to put myself in their shoes because, some of these kids have seen stuff that I never plan on seeing. | Evidence | Ineffective |
68ed165977ae | E504081AA343 | Also is this community service during school hours and if so don't you think it would be taking away from our learning time I mean responsible is great to have. | Claim | Adequate |
3de4471c03e7 | E504081AA343 | It might not such a great thing if u do not know how to read, write or do simple math. | Evidence | Adequate |
41d76e05052a | E504081AA343 | So I believe that children just need a little bit more responsible in their life to learn to make better choices. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
a2d61316bae3 | E51103E36330 | Driverless cars are new, advanced forms of technology. Manufacturers seem to be getting closer and closer to an improved and completely driverless car. They have different advantages and are very convenient. This may be the new innovation that everyone raves about. | Lead | Adequate |
8200b12f26b3 | E51103E36330 | I think having driverless cars is a great idea and a huge milestone.
| Position | Effective |
b05823af092c | E51103E36330 | Driverless cars have come a long way, and sensors have become more advanced with time. | Claim | Effective |
fa01c9c53a79 | E51103E36330 | The sensors can now detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. This is very beneficial to the driver because he or she may not know how to respond or react to these kinds of dangerous situations. The sensors enable the car to apply brakes on the seperate wheels and decrease the power from the engine, which allows a better responce and more control than the human driver could manage. More improvements on this technology will bring safer and more durable cars, which will increase the number of driving taskes on their own. | Evidence | Adequate |
627ac6c96e7d | E51103E36330 | Even though most cars aren't completely driverless, many improvements and innovations allow the driverless cars to evolve and become more intriguing. | Claim | Effective |
538f623990b7 | E51103E36330 | For example, BMW developed the "Traffic Jam Assistant." This car could handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph. This car also had special touch sensors to ensure the driver holds onto the wheel. Having cars that aren't fully driverless allows the driver to remain alert, so they can take over when there is a situation. This is a great thing about these cars. There are driver seats that vibrate when the car is in danger of backing into something. The Google car announces when the driver should take over. Other cars might have flashing lights or other signals that warn the driver to take control of the vehicle. | Evidence | Effective |
f93591904f5a | E51103E36330 | Driverless cars have come a long way and are still in the process of being perfected. New, developed features have different advantages such as the advanced sensors that repsond to dangerous situations and the signals that allow the reader to remain alert. Overall, I think that driverless cars are a major innovation and can be very effectful and beneficial for drivers. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
424fea75f9fb | E51722919697 | I was informed of your latest decision on a new school policy, being a student at the school that it would effect, I believe it is my duty and right to pose my opinion. You suggested that all students that wish to participate in sports or other school related activities must obtain at least a B average. | Lead | Adequate |
3cb9fc0804db | E51722919697 | Well i believe this would be a great policy, if we, the students, didn't have to partake in all the practices or meetings. | Position | Adequate |
d3e6f31c37d3 | E51722919697 | Going to the practices and attending all the meetings is a requirement to obtain your membership to the group or team in most cases. Being obligated to be present at these events ruptures the time we have to study. In order to hold good grades, you have to be able to prepare for the assessments that will be given to us, which counts a lot towards our final average. If you strongly believe this is a good policy to enforce, you must allow a bend in the academics then.
When you give more students the chance to be a part of something, you gain a better ratio of the school succeeding. When the School succeeds in certain sports and clubs the school will gain recognition, good recognition. Along with the recognition, we could win money, money is always good for schools because there is always something that can be bettered with the appropriate amount of funding.
Also, giving students that may be struggling the chance to be a part of a sport or club could spark a greater interest in them. It could inspire them to set higher goals for themselves and to encourage them to do better. Joining a school sport or other activity may give them a desire to pursue what they are doing in that sport or club. Say someone becomes a part of the robotics club, they grow to love what they are getting the chance to do. because they love it they may grow up to me an engineer.
| Evidence | Adequate |
641684b4363d | E51722919697 | If we are not given the opportunities, we may never know. Not knowing what we can excel at may cause a life of insecurities. Do want to be the one held responsible for something like that? | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
7454a7653a96 | E56E7793EBF4 | I highly recomind keping the Electoral college. | Position | Adequate |
75a9c8f26581 | E56E7793EBF4 | in sourse one it states that the "Electoral college was established in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens | Claim | Effective |
32efcefcbf93 | E56E7793EBF4 | The Electoral College is "widely regarded as an anachronism" a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be over ruled by declaring the canidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. This way it is fair. | Counterclaim | Ineffective |
538666b187fd | E56E7793EBF4 | Did you know that when you vote for a presidential canidate you are really voting for a slate of electors? | Evidence | Adequate |
97f1eb107d2b | E56E7793EBF4 | In the Electoral College they avoid the problems of the elections which no canidate recevies a majority of the votes cast | Claim | Adequate |
1e4bd343ed16 | E56E7793EBF4 | Also the Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states by the population lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the senate decreed in the constitition | Claim | Adequate |
5e5a6fbca73f | E56E7793EBF4 | As a citizen of the the United States of America i feel that if we use the Electoral College, it would make things so much easier on us.
| Concluding Statement | Adequate |
506c70349423 | E57528C2CF2E | I personally believe that, the landform in the moon is actually a landform not a "face". I say that because due to some of the information from the argument in this passage | Position | Adequate |
083eb2c8e49e | E57528C2CF2E | The landform in the moon is not a face because, scientist have proven actual facts on this topic. | Claim | Adequate |
5d14f9f0d673 | E57528C2CF2E | "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the first image appeared on a JPL website, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." | Evidence | Adequate |
9e2975dc1b9e | E57528C2CF2E | In addition, i also believe that there is no way face could just randomly appear inside of the moon monument because, I think there are no sure thing as aliens. | Claim | Ineffective |
5d6f338b42c3 | E57528C2CF2E | And i think that no humans were even exsistent by the time that monument happened. | Claim | Ineffective |
b1b9df75dafe | E57528C2CF2E | "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a puicture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos." | Evidence | Effective |
5c87bbb5092a | E57528C2CF2E | Also, scientist figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh | Evidence | Effective |
ce90f40bfb50 | E57528C2CF2E | In conclusion, i still strongley feel as if the moon dosent have a face i just feel like it was all a mistake or an imagination | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
87a6a6f7ece6 | E589B660EDA4 | I think you should require all students to perform community service because many students laze around with nothing to do, when they could be helping the community. | Position | Effective |
b74c576ec5f9 | E589B660EDA4 | Many kids who are bored tend to get caught up in bad things , such as gangs, drugs, and violence. | Evidence | Effective |
666f132508ec | E589B660EDA4 | In requiring kids to perform community service, you are preventing them from doing bad things, | Claim | Effective |
7fd7e5b98a19 | E589B660EDA4 | you are giving them something to do after school | Claim | Effective |
f61bd260bbd7 | E589B660EDA4 | and you are helping them help the community. | Claim | Effective |
08b7a3673f47 | E589B660EDA4 | I walk around my community to see kids fighting, doing drugs, stealing, and other bad things | Evidence | Effective |
c267ddee0dc4 | E589B660EDA4 | Many kids are bored after school , with nothing to do , no friends to play with, so they sit around and get fat and lazy. | Evidence | Effective |
a6cc579f6f23 | E589B660EDA4 | They could make the community a better place, by cleaning up trash , and helping the community stay a nice, safe, and clean place. | Evidence | Adequate |
b3cf61b866d1 | E589B660EDA4 | So , I think you should require kids to perform community service, because it would be good for them AND the community. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
edc116ba41c6 | E5B1751B2798 | I think that we should keep the
Electoral College because changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States can be bad. It can be bad because if majority of the people pick a president and he's not a good president and they are just picking him to pick him then he might not be a good president , he might just be popular aka well known. | Lead | Adequate |
442a32ab6a28 | E5B1751B2798 | We should keep the Electoral College because it is fair and it is going by all of the votes , not just the popular votes. | Position | Ineffective |
e7e20f43fa53 | E5B1751B2798 | "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes, is required to elect the President." | Evidence | Ineffective |
7baf53cfb02d | E5B1751B2798 | it is a non-democratic method | Claim | Adequate |
e93f863d2007 | E5B1751B2798 | When you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors. The Electoral College has a better chance of having an outcome than the popular votes. "
| Evidence | Ineffective |
c097bb4530c0 | E5B1751B2798 | In 2012's election, for example, Obama recieved 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney." | Evidence | Ineffective |
5e6ad30c1ac7 | E5B1751B2798 | the Electoral College is a much more trustworthy system than the popular vote | Claim | Adequate |
f21710d78a68 | E5B1751B2798 | Electoral College has something called
"Swing States''
Swing states are states that often pay close attention to the campaign and they really listen to the competing campaign. | Claim | Adequate |
a84f24f3965c | E5B1751B2798 | They are the most thoughtful voters and the most thoughtful ones should be the ones to decide on everything. | Evidence | Adequate |
65f51989d8ec | E5B1751B2798 | At the most basic level, 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" | Counterclaim | Adequate |
e9d4b6c04230 | E5B1751B2798 | That is incorrect because the electoral college pays close attention to every state to see which ones would be good to pick | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
cc307f170906 | E5B1751B2798 | The Popular States says that the electoral College system is out of date and lame , | Counterclaim | Ineffective |
c4f4c48a1a66 | E5B1751B2798 | The Electoral College avoids run off elections unlike the popular vote system. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
f2e253a05f8f | E5B1751B2798 | I am ending my claim by saying we should keep the electoral college because it is a more organized system. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
f1d56710e881 | E5C0A11D06E2 | The citizens of your state are crying injustice, but nothing is being done to serve them. The Electoral College goes against the Bill of Rights opening words of "We the People". The current system of electing the President is more complex and less beneficial than choosing our leader through popular vote. | Lead | Adequate |
a32b5648126f | E5C0A11D06E2 | The popular vote actually listens to the people of the United States' opinion and how they want this country run. The Electoral College has many faults | Position | Effective |
66e5d5ce178a | E5C0A11D06E2 | such as in the case of electoral overuling popular vote | Claim | Adequate |
19a1c68d39df | E5C0A11D06E2 | possible corruption of state senators (no accusation presented), and could lead to the rare event of a tie | Claim | Adequate |
065bb7b97494 | E5C0A11D06E2 | Such as in the election of 2000, Al Gore should have won the race. The people poke through the popular vote to choose him, but the Electoral College thought otherwise. | Evidence | Adequate |
a78fd8883ba5 | E5C0A11D06E2 | As stated in the article, that usually state senators choose the representatives of the state in the Electoral College, if bribery and corruption affect our nations such as those in the Miuddle East, the presidential race can and will be rigged in one party's favor. Due to Mane and Nebraska policy of "proportional representation" could lead to a tie. | Evidence | Adequate |
979e9aedd257 | E5C0A11D06E2 | As you can see, the Electoral College has many faults and is outdated due to the rapid population increase of our nation and reasons stated above. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
558b2f2c74ae | E5C0A11D06E2 | Some may argue there will be inaccuracies with popular vote | Counterclaim | Adequate |
104dd409179e | E5C0A11D06E2 | whereas we already use the popular vote today as a way of forecasting the oucome and seeing the people's real choice. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
1182bc790e18 | E5EA551C69CF | If it is not broken why should we fix it? The electoral college system has been with us for as long as we have had presidents and one flaw if going to make us scrap eveything? There are many ways to fix the electoral college and throwing the system in the trash should be the last resort. | Lead | Effective |
407f7acd939e | E5EA551C69CF | Although the election of 2000 is an example of a problem that shoud be fixed it is not a reason to do away with the system.
| Position | Effective |
d43ca6af826f | E5EA551C69CF | To commence with, the electoral college is a fine system that has easily fixed flaws such as the election of George W. Bush versus Al Gore in which Gore won the popular vote while still losing the whole election. | Claim | Effective |
3c8972c195be | E5EA551C69CF | An obvious solution to this problem could be what Nebraska and Maine are doing and introducing proportional representation as opposed to the "winner-take-all" system. Also if we were to switch from the electoral college it would take citizens time to get used to the new stystem. | Evidence | Effective |
5081c5dc35a2 | E5EA551C69CF | Although the electoral college seems unreliable | Counterclaim | Adequate |
c7e310c01191 | E5EA551C69CF | there is a certainty of outcome to it | Rebuttal | Adequate |
c54633579691 | E5EA551C69CF | while some people dispute over the outcome of the vote | Counterclaim | Adequate |
8c0041b4a37a | E5EA551C69CF | it is likely an arguement about the popular vote. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
e388d7588f67 | E5EA551C69CF | Although we have had the system for so long and it has been reliable and there are ways to fix it some people would still like to move away from it and create a new system. | Claim | Adequate |
0035468f1d4c | E5EA551C69CF | If we were to shift from the electoral college to another way to vote what would we have, a voting system fully based on popular votes? no, because a popular vote system would rely too much on citizens being able to make informed decisions which would result in unreliable outcomes. | Evidence | Adequate |
286abe9f3168 | E5EA551C69CF | Henceforth, the electoral college is a reliable system with easily fixed flaws, therefore we should not fix or replace the system. If the electoral college was to be replaced there would be pandemonium as to what system shall replace it, how we will adapt to the new system, and if the system is an improvement or a step back in innovation and our future leaders. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
be9e3ce79cae | E5F47974A6EF | NASA received a photo from Viking 1, in 1976, and it appeared to be a face. In 1998, a higher resolution picture came in and in 2001 an even higher resolution picture came in. NASA scientist thought aliens created this. But they didn't it was just a Martian mesa. A few days after they figured out it was a Martian mesa, NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The caption on it noted a "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes,nose,and mouth." Authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. And it certainly did! The
"Face on Mars" has since become a pop icon. It starred in a Hollywood film, appears in books, magazines, radio talkshows- even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years! The picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa | Evidence | Ineffective |
3a60f5ac590d | E5F47974A6EF | The "Face on Mars" wasn't an actually face. It was only a Martian mesa | Position | Adequate |
a14e6045c042 | E5F47974A6EF | If scientist actually proved aliens are real I'm sure they won't tell the public. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
334da197ed8c | E60257F8B334 | Is something wrong with cell phones being allowed in school? There is no such accunization. | Lead | Ineffective |
bdf6ec8a74e4 | E60257F8B334 | Cell phones are used for important purposes and should be allowed in school and usable except in class. That's why i chose to go along with policy one. | Position | Adequate |
af6e3ca0fa5a | E60257F8B334 | Policy one states that cell phones will be allowed in school and that students could use them during lunch and other free periods | Claim | Adequate |
62052f12b15a | E60257F8B334 | However in class, they are to be silenced and put away! There are many reasons for this policy. It also helps the kids not get in trouble as much. Students mostly get in trouble for texting in class. | Evidence | Adequate |
97bb5211de91 | E60257F8B334 | This policy is trying to prevent students from sharing test answers in class. | Claim | Adequate |
bee97c67ef3d | E60257F8B334 | If they text in class they could be texting their friends telling them the answers and that is called cheating. Cheating is really a wrong thing to do, it shows what you know not your friend. Major consequences are handed out to cheaters that can cause them to fail or suffer in their career choices. Therefore cheating is prohibited. | Evidence | Adequate |
6e7e8eca05f5 | E60257F8B334 | Another thing that is being prevented is the lack of knowledge | Claim | Adequate |
13180fb97f89 | E60257F8B334 | Students think they can text and listen simultaneously. But truth is all the information is going in one ear and out the other. It is important because it can help you in life. Grades reach higher levels than texting in my opinion. | Evidence | Adequate |
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