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fe7e09f847c4 | EC36E0BE58D8 | I am righting to you today about about a very important topic, I am here to tell you that | Lead | Ineffective |
f65175f78bb0 | EC36E0BE58D8 | I believe we should change from Electoral College to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. | Position | Adequate |
9f7248bd6ebf | EC36E0BE58D8 | First reason, why we should change to election by popular vote is because Electoral College is very unfair to the the people running for presdient, and the people voting. | Claim | Adequate |
b936f0807497 | EC36E0BE58D8 | Its unfair mostley because of the winner-take-all system in each state. This system is ridicolus because a lot of 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. I know a lot of crazy systems like this are making people not want to vote anymore, which is not good. | Evidence | Adequate |
8e6e90dd61db | EC36E0BE58D8 | Another great reason, why we should change from the Electoral College to election by popular vote is because of how out of date and irrational the Electoral College actually is. | Claim | Adequate |
b20435ba00f6 | EC36E0BE58D8 | Us the people of the United States don't even get to vote for our next president directly, you help choose your state's electors when you vote for president because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
09de7b244f5b | EC36E0BE58D8 | The last reason, why we should change over to election by popular vote is because of the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. | Claim | Effective |
5e3a9d32c577 | EC36E0BE58D8 | The way the Electoral College handles ties is unprofessional to many, becasue all they do is throw the election to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. The single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters. | Evidence | Effective |
1a240e498b1c | EC36E0BE58D8 | Me and many others would really enjoy if the Electoral College was changed to election by popular vote. The reason being is because of how the Electoral College is unfair and irrational. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
e7ae2bf75249 | EC729FFD9332 | The President of the United States is currently determined by an electoral college. The electoral college process involves the public voting for their elector and not the main focus, the candidates. Through this, many of the states gain more power than they should, and the votes are set up as a "Winner-takes-all" system. | Lead | Effective |
4e8742368e94 | EC729FFD9332 | This unneccessary and inaccurate use of votes is outdated and needs to be shut down. | Position | Effective |
2d60ee21fd7b | EC729FFD9332 | In an instant, an electoral college voter could change his or her mind and go against his or her original political party. | Claim | Effective |
ba84645394da | EC729FFD9332 | This is a completely unfair use of power because it reverses all of the votes that went to the elector and to all of the voters who were counting on the elector to properly represent their vote. The voters have no say in whether the elector will stay true to his or her party.
| Evidence | Adequate |
735825deee09 | EC729FFD9332 | The easiest way to prove that the electoral college must go, is to reveal the facts. In source 2: The Indefensible Electoral College it states "over sixty percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now". Multiple icons such as Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO have stated they would like to abolish the electoral college as well! | Evidence | Ineffective |
b2244a8dfe53 | EC729FFD9332 | We now have the majority vote to put an end to the electoral college and the unfair system. | Claim | Ineffective |
d8ea5fcd78cf | EC729FFD9332 | "Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote," says source 2. A tie in the votes, which is very much possible since the total number of votes is 538, according to source 1, could then allow the fate of America to rest in the hands of the House of Representatives, a miniscule representation of the people. | Evidence | Effective |
5b608551dfe5 | EC729FFD9332 | If the voting system were to be changed to the popular vote, the results would accurately display the winner that the majority of America chose.
| Claim | Effective |
559d3f999d48 | EC729FFD9332 | "It's official: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational," says Bradford Plumer, and he couldn't be closer to the truth. The electoral college system does not represent the people of America accurately and is more likely to result in a tie compared to the popular vote. To conclude, source 3 says the electoral college is "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 | Concluding Statement | Effective |
931eb047689c | ECF63F6AB48E | I do not think students should be required to perform community service.
| Position | Adequate |
8cdd0c071a49 | ECF63F6AB48E | Because students should only perform in any type of community service if they litter or damage any property. | Claim | Adequate |
65cb43a2fdd3 | ECF63F6AB48E | This way it will teach the students that they shouldn't litter and that it is bad, and damages a lot of our property and if they do it they will have to pay for what they have done and suffer a big punishment. For example if someone throws a drink bottle on the ground it is there responsibility and they should clean it up. | Evidence | Ineffective |
6adf463c6d7a | ECF63F6AB48E | Many students think that littering is a fun thing to do. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
3efec9f818e7 | ECF63F6AB48E | Littering is a foul habit for a lot of people, most people don't realize how bad it damages our community and pollution. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
2a2ad9185570 | ECF63F6AB48E | Many elementary schools think that cleaning up litter is very important so they take the time to help our community when they haven't done anything. | Claim | Adequate |
f45de2ea898f | ECF63F6AB48E | i think whoever litters should take the punishment of performing this type of action, and clean up our community. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
ba82406a0c32 | ECF6C77511E0 | Some of my friends do community service for our town. Meanwhile, some of my other friends do not do community service, and think that it is a waste of their time. I think that community service is a wonderful thing to do. | Lead | Effective |
bfdc03309f16 | ECF6C77511E0 | I think that you should consider making community service mandatory for all students. | Position | Effective |
1086808543b2 | ECF6C77511E0 | Community service, helps others in need, | Claim | Effective |
10d550d1fd61 | ECF6C77511E0 | teaches students responsibility | Claim | Effective |
58531f25f6da | ECF6C77511E0 | and gets them involved in what is happening around them.
| Claim | Effective |
a95154cd86df | ECF6C77511E0 | First of all, community service helps others in need. | Claim | Effective |
b6240de79a06 | ECF6C77511E0 | By making community service mandatory, you will be helping the lives of many other people or the environment. Little things like picking up trash in the park, or walking a neighbors dog, would really help out the town and the people living in it. Small things can make a big difference. And if everyone has to do community service, our town will be making a big difference in our community. | Evidence | Effective |
2918dbf354a7 | ECF6C77511E0 | Next, community service will teach students responsibility. | Claim | Effective |
8971538ce195 | ECF6C77511E0 | Having to be somewhere to help someone every week or so, will teach them responsibility. Helping someone out will teach students how to be responsible, and how to manage their time wisely. | Evidence | Adequate |
2773399a5f71 | ECF6C77511E0 | Some people said that it would be a waste of their time to do community service. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
802a889b4721 | ECF6C77511E0 | When it is not a waste, and could also help them out. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
2ec9e9a439d5 | ECF6C77511E0 | For example, if a student likes playing at a park, but they do not do their part to help keep it clean, it can be closed. One person makes a big difference. | Evidence | Adequate |
2f68d8d7a30a | ECF6C77511E0 | Lastly, it helps students get involved in what around them. | Claim | Effective |
face7b8459e2 | ECF6C77511E0 | Community service will help students to know what is going on in their town. By helping out a less fortunate family will let a student know that there are people in town that need help. And that there are little things that we can do to help them. Also, if a student is tutoring a child, they will learn that there are kids that may need a little more help then he or she might need. And that tutoring them can help make a very big difference.
| Evidence | Effective |
4c12593946a9 | ECF6C77511E0 | In conclusion, I think you should make all students do community service for our town. It will help many others in our town that need help. It will help teach students responsibility. Also, it will get students involved in what is happening around them. Therefore I think that you should make community service mandatory for all students in our school. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
9ff963f9c663 | ECFAD2825EC6 | The Electoral College was established in the Constitution by the founding fathers. "The Electoral College process consists of the selection of electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress" is stated in source 1. This is process has been around for decades, but things have changed. | Lead | Effective |
7501c21e66b7 | ECFAD2825EC6 | This process does not fit with what is happening in the present and is outdated. The election should be by popular vote. | Position | Effective |
9f308adc275a | ECFAD2825EC6 | There is a disaster factor. According to "Source 2: The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong", it's says that the state legislatures are responsible for picking electors. The thing is that those electors can betray the trust which has happened before. You do not want to risk having someone defy the will of the people. | Claim | Effective |
6feb44b681d2 | ECFAD2825EC6 | Some people may argue that the states know what they are doing and are cautious on who to pick | Counterclaim | Effective |
5830ee64bd09 | ECFAD2825EC6 | but in the past the electors have refused to vote for their party's candidate. You do not want to put this in hands of someone who will not help you and the other people on such an important event like voting. | Rebuttal | Effective |
38c3325c7d2c | ECFAD2825EC6 | When you vote, there is a slight possibility of a tie occuring. If this were to happen, the state delegations would vote on which president. Each state will cast one vote, which is not fair because of the amount of representives in different states. | Claim | Effective |
cd831fcd84f4 | ECFAD2825EC6 | "...the single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters" is stated in source 2 | Evidence | Adequate |
b332fa8ef71c | ECFAD2825EC6 | Some people may say that the bigger states are helpful with voting because the Electoral College will balance out what the large states loss by the population votes. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
5c58dc4a6b0f | ECFAD2825EC6 | This still isn't fair because this is saying that the smaller states with less representatives do not have much say in the voting and this will turn off potential voters. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
2cde2db33be6 | ECFAD2825EC6 | Some presidents may have a stronger appeal to some states then others. It may have to do with where the president is from (North, South). This goes back to how the bigger states have more power. "...such as Romney was in the South, has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states," is stated in source 3. This means that the bigger states in the South will be known for all voting Romney since that is where he is the strongest and well liked. There may be voters in the South that were more for Obama. Smaller states may hate what Romney is doing and vote for Obama, but they do not have as much power as the bigger states. | Evidence | Effective |
c66e62637603 | ECFAD2825EC6 | This is like the winner takes it all, they may know that they have no chance in winning. | Claim | Effective |
2d849c73f937 | ECFAD2825EC6 | (Obama did end up winning and was titled as the 44th President of the United States. To others, they may say that each persons vote does count but it doesn't seem like it. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
0f6f4a005418 | ECFAD2825EC6 | The voters in the South didn't see any campaign ad by Romney which was not fair because he was not concerned about them not voting for him. | Evidence | Adequate |
a1994afc8a73 | ECFAD2825EC6 | The Electoral College is not a fair process. It worked in the past, but not anymore. Using the popular vote process is more fair for all of the people. They have more say and there votes feel more important. This will encourage potential voters to vote and to become more involved with the political events. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
d223ba099726 | ECFCAAECAD31 | I favoring of keeping the Electoral College | Position | Adequate |
380740ac3413 | ECFCAAECAD31 | it aviods run-off elections | Claim | Adequate |
c17c183f18fd | ECFCAAECAD31 | certainy of outcome | Claim | Adequate |
0c3bb17a5e10 | ECFCAAECAD31 | then no canidate can get the most votes in a vote cast. According to the article Does the Electoral College work source three states, Nixon in 1968 and cliton in 1992 both had only a 43 percent plurity or the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral College(301 and 307 electoral votes respectively | Evidence | Adequate |
4ad697b25d10 | ECFCAAECAD31 | The electoral college is important because it can do certainty of the outcome | Claim | Adequate |
f7988f9c9e1c | ECFCAAECAD31 | It's important that it has it so that it's less likely than a dispute over the popular vote. According to the article Does the Electoral College worksource three states,In the 2012 election,for example Obama recieved 61.7 percent of the elcetoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romney | Evidence | Adequate |
5c42126b54c5 | ECFCAAECAD31 | I also what to keep the Electoral College so that nothing goes wrong if it gets changed. | Claim | Adequate |
a103c23ffeba | ECFCAAECAD31 | For example, if one thing in the electoral college is gone, then the whole thing may be affected by it. Also if theres no Electoral College then they wouldn't be any electors to select from and no counting of the electoral votes by congress. | Evidence | Ineffective |
0d0ac2c02c78 | ECFCAAECAD31 | In conclusion to,I favor in keeping the Electoral College instead of changing it to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
689beb7b3668 | ED1EFE97C40F | Some students have a hard time getting to school. Whether it be sickness, not having a ride to school, or even a family emergency, getting to school can be difficult sometimes and often students will suffer consequences if they arent able to show up to school, especially since only a certain number of those absences can be marked as excused. Teachers may also have difficulty getting to school, or its simpy better for them to work from home and aviod the irritation of some students,Something that would be able to solve this issue is if classes were able to be online. Even though most of the class work is already online, some students grades are going down even if they do the work from home, and most of the time its because attendance is a portion of the grade | Lead | Effective |
14560c74ed38 | ED1EFE97C40F | I strongly agree that online classes would be beneficial to students, and education in general | Position | Adequate |
7ccfd144d270 | ED1EFE97C40F | because it makes it easier to participate in classes, | Claim | Adequate |
187db3c49280 | ED1EFE97C40F | students are able to still attend class if they are missing school, | Claim | Adequate |
9496bf09df1f | ED1EFE97C40F | and finally if the school has to cancel due to weather or illness related issues, | Claim | Effective |
49141381cdfd | ED1EFE97C40F | students are still able to meet with the teacher and get their work done, and get help if needed. | Claim | Adequate |
92f9bdd2b44b | ED1EFE97C40F | One of the many reasons online school would be beneficial is because it makes it easier for students who might have social issues and have a hard time participating in class activities | Claim | Effective |
7b02df5b2d01 | ED1EFE97C40F | I have a friend named Generic_Name who has really bad anxiety and often misses a lot of school because shes afraid of having to present in class, or deal with other students face to face. Specifically in her history class, where her teacher assigns lots of group projects, or work that needs to be presented, its really challenging for her to focus, If her class were to be an online course, it would eliminate the fear of presenting in front of her class, because she could have a private session with the teacher, and possibly present it that way, or with a smaller group of students that shes comfortable with. Now some people could disagree, and say Generic_Name needs to get over her fear,and education is more important, but having the option for an online class would help her relax, and focus more on her school work rather than her personal fears. | Evidence | Effective |
79f3f1985ba3 | ED1EFE97C40F | Another reason it would be beneficial is if a student misses a class. | Claim | Effective |
5dfbf5729af8 | ED1EFE97C40F | My friend Generic_Name was sick not that long ago with the flu, and missed all of her classes for a week straight. Even though she did her work, her grade and attendance suffered because she wasnt able to show up to class, and most of the absences were unexcused. If classes were online, she would be able to log on, and get her attendance points, and her points from the curriculum. People could disagree and say that students would get lazy, and not long onto the program to do their work, however those students would still have to face the consequences of a lower grade and possible detention,or a mark off for not signing into the programs. Its really the same as a regular class, it just offers the comfort of home, and personal resources and still gives students the opportunity to get the help they need. | Evidence | Effective |
2c53806d321a | ED1EFE97C40F | The last example is if schools had to shut down due to weather or other issues. | Claim | Effective |
7f99224d97cb | ED1EFE97C40F | School districts only have a certain amount of school days they can miss before they have to start cutting into summer vacation, which is unfair for both students and teachers. Due to current events, the Corona Virus is making lots of parents and students paranoid, and while my school personally has around 15 days of off time since we didnt get any snow this year, that would either be 15 days of missed schooling entirely, or if we end up surpassing those days, the school year extends to meet the days required to be in school. | Evidence | Effective |
28dfd0cfe6fa | ED1EFE97C40F | If most classes were able to be taken online, teachers would still be able to teach the required lessons and students would be able to learn, and still have time to ask the teacher for help or advice. | Claim | Effective |
7cc869557443 | ED1EFE97C40F | An issue that rises up with that is some classes or lessons wouldnt be able to be taught online like experiments in a science class or a class like Physical education, | Counterclaim | Adequate |
ac170c3deb1c | ED1EFE97C40F | but those can easily be made up, and if need be, those classes can remain physical if thats what the school board needs, or what the students need to meet the graduation requirements. Again, its not that much different than regular schooling. | Rebuttal | Effective |
6caae2f18703 | ED1EFE97C40F | In Conclusion, The idea of having online or at home schooling would be very beneficial to students and teachers as well. It offers the security that the student will still be able to do what they need to get done and gives the student a sense of responsibility by taking charge of their own education. While it may be challenging to turn some classes into an online course, it ultimately helps the school and even the students in times of need by being a security blanket in case something happens. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
b265bf5b7ab4 | ED321E901AC7 | The system of the Electoral College is a widely argued debate as to if it should be continued or if it should be gotten rid of. | Lead | Adequate |
c46dc86b48bd | ED321E901AC7 | The electoral system shouldn't be used as a system of voting, who honestly wants to vote for someone who will vote for you, and if we are truly a state thats votes for its own president then why doesn't the popular vote count as the offical vote? | Position | Effective |
3874d578f243 | ED321E901AC7 | The Electoral College is a system that is rather unfit as a system of the people's voting. When you vote for your president, you're really just voting for who you think should vote for them. | Claim | Effective |
9b2305e00bb7 | ED321E901AC7 | The article "Does the Electoral College Work?" states, "...when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for you candidate's electors." The Constitution states that we are able to vote for our president, but then what do you call this? This is not an example of what America stands for, and this is certainly not the voting system that is described by our nation's properties. There is another issue with this violation of rights concerning our voting system, it's how the Electoral College votes and how dependable they are. The article "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong." talks about how you can't control who the electorals you chose vote for. "Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always." This statement helps prove that the president you may want may not even get you vote. The Electoral College not only takes away your right to assuringly vote for the president of your choice, but it also takes away right personal voting right as an American. Don't let someone else detain your freedom of speech, let you personal voice be heard by the people. | Evidence | Effective |
8e13412f162d | ED321E901AC7 | While the Electoral College may seem like a sure fire way to assure that we get a president, that doesn't really mean the majority wants that president. Think about it, we don't always get the president we voted for. Popular vote doesn't really matter, it's like saying you voice doesn't matter to the government. | Claim | Effective |
1a1d66d801bb | ED321E901AC7 | They took away the right as an American they gave you in the first place. Popular vote should replace the Electoral College. There have been instances where the popular vote reined supreme, but the Electoral College didn't agree. In the article, "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" it mentions an election where Al Gore lost even though he won the popular vote. "...according to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore-thanks to the quirks of the electoral college-won the popular vote but lost the presidency..." This helps show the people that it seems our vote isn't what is truly important, it's only what the Electoral College does that makes a true impact on choosing of president for the next two years. It's even stated in the very same article that, "...over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now." If our vote truly matters then why not vote on keeping the Electoral College in play or getting rid of the flawed system once and for all. | Evidence | Effective |
68f32d37b357 | ED321E901AC7 | The Electoral college is claimed to keep the voting system in line and prevent major mess, however this is not truly the case. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
5859056a3cbb | ED321E901AC7 | There will still be flaws, but this is not the correct way to fix it. Listening strictly to the people's vote is what Amercia was built on and as an American I would like to see a change and let my voice be heard. If I want to vote I will vote, I don't want to vote on someone voting for me. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
140932d60cd2 | ED321E901AC7 | The Electoral College is unfair, unjust, and unamerican. The system takes away our right to vote for who we want not who we want to vote for us. If you are a true American you will understand why I know this is flawed. The Electoral College is not a proper way to handle our votes it must be a vote decided completely by the people of Amercia. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
e15a4eed694a | ED42630A9FFF | One reason why you should know it was not created from aliens but is a natural landform | Position | Adequate |
483ae1b690e4 | ED42630A9FFF | is because they didnt have good cameras back then. | Claim | Adequate |
4b9a3622e327 | ED42630A9FFF | An example is the first picrure they took was kind of blury and it was too far away so you couldn't really see anything. this example show that if it were clearer maybe we would have know along time ago. | Evidence | Adequate |
f825d210ab65 | ED42630A9FFF | Another example is Moc team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the orginal Viking photo. This example shows that by cameras upgrading , we could see more closly and more clearer. | Evidence | Adequate |
0046de93a962 | ED42630A9FFF | My last and finale example the second picrure they took wasnt that blury but wasnt clear and was not too far but not close enough. This finale example shows how during this photo cameras where not at there best but not at there worst they were in the middle. | Evidence | Ineffective |
d60cf0f94fdc | ED42630A9FFF | These example show how cameras effected the photo. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
ab8e3381220f | ED62619C520F | I have to disagree, I do not like this idea. | Position | Adequate |
37f62c07cdb8 | ED62619C520F | For some people a "B" average is very hard to get to. | Claim | Adequate |
f3a5cb5acb16 | ED62619C520F | School, is getting harder, I understand where your coming from. A "B" average for some people, they just can't do it. The work is hard for all athletes to get "A" and "B" averages. To juggle sports and practices, then getting good grades. That's really hard. If you can do all of that, and get an "A" or a "B" average that person should be very proud of themselves. You have to go to practice then after that you do homework. Some people just can't juggle all of that. It takes time to get that all settled out. It's hard to get use to. Your tired most of the time when you play sports. You go from School, to practice, then you get home late and you are wore out. You don't have time to do your homework. You get wore out, you have to do a lot when you play sports. That's why some people don't play. They want to keep there grades up. If they played a sport it would be harder for them to study. | Evidence | Adequate |
68abefdf6c7b | ED62619C520F | I understand you want us students, to have very good grades | Counterclaim | Adequate |
384cc530a1e1 | ED62619C520F | You can't expect that from every single student. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
8e2571f62590 | ED62619C520F | That's hard for some people. I mean some athletes can do it. Most athletes are included in a lot of extra curricular activities at school. They have clubs, and sports, and most of them keep there grades up. It just depends on how much stress you can take. Playing sports, is really stressful, when you have homework, and clubs. You get tired and worn out when you do a lot. You just have to suck it up and deal with it, it's a part of being a real athlete. Some people aren't cut out to be a athlete. It's a lot of work, if you want to be good. Some kids play all sports, that come in a regular season. It's hard, but they do it. Some people don't understand all the stuff athletes have to deal with and go through, its hard work. If you do it you are apart of the team and you can't quit. Most great athletes at school have a "B" average. If you don't have great athletes, you don't have a good team. I'm all for it if your failing two or more classes you can't play, but just a "C" average. | Evidence | Adequate |
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