tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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56325411e896	F5FA868674D9	Without sleep, kids would do horrible in school and wouldn't be able to keep themslves awake. this would lead to drops in grades and would also lead to poor behavior in school because of lack of sleep. The reason community service may alter sleeping habits is because some communtiy service may require extra time in the evening which would keep the workers up late at night depriving them of sleep, which would be very bad. Community service would not be a good idea for SCHOOL_NAME because it would affect so many aspects of childrens lives.	Evidence	Effective
395eedaec34c	F5FA868674D9	Community service would leave children in many downfalls for many aspects of their lives because it may add unneede stress that may cause harm or even change them forever \. so this rule should not be passed in SCHOOL_NAME	Concluding Statement	Adequate
5134ce744004	F601382A47E1	What do you think made the face on the side of mars? I think it was naturally made others think that it was made by aliens.	Lead	Adequate
b85a2f2728ae	F601382A47E1	I think saying it was made by aliens is unreasnable.	Position	Adequate
a02f7329a4f7	F601382A47E1	25 years ago NASA says they found the face on Mars. While they were circleing mars with their space drone. It was a short lived suprised because it looked like a natual structure that formed over time. Then a couple days later NASA let the whole world see, if NASA even had the littlest idea that aliens then they would not have released it to the public. The face has become a pop icon that everyone likes.	Evidence	Ineffective
656c148499cf	F601382A47E1	Some thimk that this is pure evidence of life on Mars	Counterclaim	Adequate
ee53a73648c3	F601382A47E1	but NASA's budget defenders wish there was because if there was life on mars then they would get tons of money from the discovery of extraterestrial beings on mars.	Rebuttal	Adequate
04e7279d21b1	F601382A47E1	Overall the face is decaying over the years if there was aliens then don't you think they would fix it at least maybe once or twice over the many years that "their creation" that proves that ali nes didnt make it.	Evidence	Adequate
3ca6af9d4695	F601382A47E1	You can also compare it to narurally made landforms that are common around the western part of America.	Evidence	Adequate
1572345ba310	F601382A47E1	So if there were thnings that were made but non natural then they would be able t o see all the falts andpices you can tell that were not naturally made	Claim	Adequate
86e22213f37f	F601382A47E1	This creation really stood out to NASA because they can only see in 2.5km strips amd is mostly made out of Mars dust that surrounds Mars,they had to peer through the wispy clouds just to see it because of how cloudy it is on that side of the planet	Evidence	Ineffective
f6bb74ae4729	F601382A47E1	it proves that these are natural land forms because there are things that on earth that may look like this.	Evidence	Adequate
19429b012514	F601382A47E1	In conclusion I think that the face on Mars was naturally made for alot of valid reasons . At the end of the day we might not ever know what made the face on Mars, we can only have our thoughts and oppiouns on Who or What made the structure.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
e1d5dd8664eb	F62295251C0D	"Students , i would like for you to tell our principal why its is important for us to perform community service , do next class"	Lead	Adequate
4f707519ea9b	F62295251C0D	Hmm community service ? well i think that it is important because if people litter eventually out earth is going to be a total mess and the WILL be garbage everywhere , it would be a great task to do after school or on free time and importantly if you would be helping a student our education progress will most likely go up like fire works at the park on fourth of July	Position	Effective
3ca1b3a56ca9	F62295251C0D	To begin with , i think i strongly agree for us students to be required to do community service because we are the kids from the future and our earth will become a total dump .	Claim	Effective
cfaf8a2299d7	F62295251C0D	I mean kids do have the strength to go around when the have free time and pick up trash for a local park or maybe as a class field trip go to the beach and pick up all the nasty litter people leave their it would be a win , win situation because in out win we will have a progress to a better earth and better place to live and the other win would have to do with the animals out in the ocean , the would also have ea better home and a cleaner place to live . The already going threw an oil spill i honestly don't think the need any more thing in their water . For an example think to yours self would you like to live in water and other people come and just throw things in your 'home' ? didn't think so , neither do i and neither do they .	Evidence	Effective
900d4bd30fcd	F62295251C0D	Secondly , It would be an awesome activity to do after school or maybe even on free time	Claim	Adequate
0d69b8bf0610	F62295251C0D	In stead of sitting around on the computer or on the phone or even sitting their watching t. v Students can do something productive with their time and make our earth a better place and even maybe have fun with community service it only for our goods . Its not like your doing it for a bad cause . I also think it will educate us not to litter and treat our world better then we do now .	Evidence	Adequate
1ec0223bd70f	F62295251C0D	On the other hand i think making us students do community service because if the high school students or maybe middle school student decide to tutor elementary , the education will MOST LIKELY make progress	Claim	Ineffective
636bcfd8c4ab	F62295251C0D	This is also a win , win situation because the high school/ middle school student would be able to get their minds refreshed with what the learned a couple years back and the other win would be the student from elementary would be getting help and will make progress with their academics . I know that parents will be coming to you saying "wow , SCHOOL_NAME has an amazing principal and teachers cause they know how to really help my son/daughter " and wouldn't that be nice ? thought so .	Evidence	Adequate
c01a4efefd31	F62295251C0D	All in all i think the our principal should really think about our school doing community service because our word WILL become a total dump if kids of the futures don't put their foot down and start to cleaning our earth with community service and it is a good activity to do after school or in free time and not become couch potatoes and if students decide to tutor the education progress and the grade of our younger student will increase	Concluding Statement	Adequate
2475945d8dd9	F64457891D40	I have come to a conclusion that keeping the Eletoral College would be a much better process instead of an unorganized popular vote.	Position	Adequate
d3d55aaa26de	F64457891D40	The electoral college is a great process with the votes in congress and a vote of the qualified cictizens. It is more organized with five benifits of certainity of outcome, trans- regonal appeal, winner-take-all method, big states, and avoiding run-off elections. These benifits help the elections go more smoothly. The Electoral College process has a selection of electors that vote for president and vice president, and the counting of electoral votes by congress.	Evidence	Adequate
48a432d58391	F64457891D40	" The dispute over outcome of an electoral college is possible if it happened in 2000 but is less likley than a dispute over the popular vote". "For example, Obama got sixty-one point seven percent of the electoral vote to only fofty-one point three percentof popular votes cast frm him and Romney... "	Evidence	Adequate
3cdb74952fdd	F64457891D40	So the reason for a less likley dispute over a popular vote is because of the winning candidates share of the electoral college. Basically and eletoral vote can be tied by the total number of votes. Even fivehundred thirtyeight is an even number and also unlikely.	Claim	Adequate
5f7a0c1cf4e7	F64457891D40	"The electoral college requires for a presidental candidate to have trans-regional appeal."	Claim	Adequate
6dc70991ad40	F64457891D40	None of the regions have enouough electoral votes to elect a president. So, a regional favorite has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states, and also gains no electoral votes by increasing his plurality in states he knows he will win in only. It results to just regional apeal and is unlikely going to be a successful president. The residents of other regionds are most likley going to feel like there votes do not count, the new president will have no regards for there intersts, and he is not realy their president.	Evidence	Adequate
edacb27f33af	F64457891D40	" The winner- take-all methode of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates-as we saw in 2012's election-to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states."	Claim	Adequate
01a3812efc0b	F64457891D40	The toss-states mostly pay more attention to the campaign and listen to the competitors and they know thay are going to decide the election. They are the most thoughtful voters and they have the most informationand attention. These states should be the ones to decide the election.	Evidence	Adequate
4bdf77d816ea	F64457891D40	Big states get some of the weight restored in political balance by population and lose by virtue of mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution.	Claim	Adequate
0a8fb4338076	F64457891D40	"The popular vote was very close in Florida in 2012; nevertheless Obama, who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes."	Evidence	Ineffective
0317f18d08ae	F64457891D40	The electoral college also aviods problems of eletions, which no candidate will recieve the majority of votes.	Claim	Adequate
964a32279858	F64457891D40	"There is a pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins the majority of the votes cast..." Pressure can greatly complicate presidential election precess, it is avoided to produce a clear winner.	Evidence	Adequate
cb590b1e28f8	F64457891D40	Keep the Electoral college for all of these benifits that make the election process easier for electors and candidates the t chose the electors.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
9b3fcf017f34	F66EAF7D640D	High school is a very difficult environment for kids to learn in. Most kids are too busy trying to fit in or look cool, so they can be part of a clique. Teenagers are also pressured into making bad decisions and do not have time to study or work on anything at home because they dont have the time with all the homework they get	Lead	Effective
349015fd648e	F66EAF7D640D	Taking high school classes from home would be very beneficial to students and would bring up the overall success rate in high school	Position	Adequate
92c6223d9347	F66EAF7D640D	Students would also be able to get more sleep which can keep them awake and aware of the lesson they are learning.	Claim	Adequate
f0d9bf775b2d	F66EAF7D640D	Keeping students at home would also help eliminate bullying in schools	Claim	Adequate
02971adc8052	F66EAF7D640D	Most bullying is because of the way someone looks or acts when they stay at home no one can make fun of the way the look or act.	Evidence	Adequate
f447751c52b7	F66EAF7D640D	This will also help kids with extreme anxiety	Claim	Adequate
17d41f27aae5	F66EAF7D640D	e when you walk into a test room it can be very intimidating but when you are at home you feel much more relaxed and comfortable. Students staying home is a great way to keep their mental health in a good state.	Evidence	Adequate
da1b9bcf9a4a	F66EAF7D640D	This could also help keep students safe	Claim	Adequate
6124cf6efb7c	F66EAF7D640D	when a student is late and rushing to school in the morning they are likely to speed which could end up causing a accident.	Evidence	Adequate
217f3675dc96	F66EAF7D640D	Most high schools start at around 7:30 forcing their students to wake up at 6 sometimes 6:30 or 7 but yet they also give out homework that can keep them up till 3 AM. Students also have to get jobs to pay for their cars or gas and are still expected to do their homework. Giving homework is not fair to the students at all	Evidence	Effective
fa4b4fe366ba	F66EAF7D640D	with staying at home they can finish all their work in time and get a good nights sleep. When they get a full night worth of sleep it can help make them more creative or more productive bringing up the grades of most students	Claim	Adequate
85f2023c2e72	F66EAF7D640D	They will have time in the mornings to eat breakfast as well and can get a actually meal for lunch benefiting the health of students	Evidence	Adequate
fd5b249a47b6	F66EAF7D640D	Whenever we have Snow or a virus outbreak we have to cancel school this will no longer need to happen as most kids have internet at home and can work from home.	Claim	Adequate
1ba92c0d0edb	F66EAF7D640D	When a student gets sick they can easily get into their pajamas get on the computer and do school work while being comfortable	Evidence	Adequate
46543419b52b	F66EAF7D640D	The bad part about this idea though is students will not learn how to socialize or how to make good connections with people. Also if a student loses their internet access or has a power outage their is no way for them to attend class besides going to a nearby place with internet	Counterclaim	Adequate
8ddf6b2bbbab	F66EAF7D640D	There is no doubt that doing online school is much more beneficial then public school.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
212e994056d9	F66EAF7D640D	Giving students the option of online schooling is a great idea and should be used more often. It will help the mental state of students. It will also help the physical state by letting them get more rest and eating as much as they need to. They can also focus on other parts of life like getting a job or spending time with family instead of doing homework all night. Students will no longer have to take days off anymore bringing up the attendance in high school. Doing this can make high scool a much easier and less stressful environment to learn in.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
df2417cd9d13	F680F4460788	My letter is in regards to changing the election to popular vote for the president of the United States.	Lead	Adequate
656fe4309e2c	F680F4460788	I believe that we, the people, should have the opportunity to choose whom we wish to become President.	Position	Adequate
c4528e1eb38d	F680F4460788	The reason why people go out to vote, is because they have a specific person in mind. Although throughout election time, many people are brought to different conclusions that one candidate is better then the other, or they both have their flaws yet, they strongly represent one thing the other candidate dispises. Either way, there are those types of people who just cannot decide. They may be left undecided, and have changed their minds by the time it's ready to vote	Evidence	Ineffective
bfea86ce81a1	F680F4460788	It's a big deal for people to go out and take action. So what would make the electoral college change one view of voting? Its the fact that we aren't really voting for our president. We are voting for our electors of the state, to vote for our president.	Claim	Adequate
924f9e06f2d8	F680F4460788	And on top of that, there are still many people out there who don't have a clue that their actually voting for someone in our state to decide for us.	Evidence	Adequate
87c4b65d392b	F680F4460788	Although the electoral college does help make the presidential election less complicated	Counterclaim	Adequate
1c5e49fc902e	F680F4460788	it's the mere fact that WE aren't making much of a difference	Rebuttal	Adequate
5c0bcae41a7f	F680F4460788	The electoral college doesn't only have a few minor set backs, but it could tarnish out dreams of who we wanted to be president by way more than we could've expected.	Claim	Ineffective
83a43874ae7a	F680F4460788	When it comes to voting for electors, its a difficult thing when it comes to how many electors represent which political party. Democrat, or Republican. Say one wanted the one candidate running for president to win, and he/she were Republican. That person would go out and cast a vote for a slate of however many of republican electors there are for that state. The part that gets a lot of people is that there could be fewer Republican electors then there are Democrat electors. Say one still wanted the Republican candidate to win and they voted in their residential state which was Nevada. IF Nevada had 4 Republican electors then that meant anyone who voted for the Democrat electoral wasn't chipping in much to the election. In the end, all the electors votes are counted for each side, and because Nevada had only two dedicated Democrats, the chances of the Democrat candidate having less electoral votes then the Republican candidate, has increased. If this problem happenes for several other states, then the chances double, even triple.	Evidence	Adequate
9c71a9db6d15	F680F4460788	If this doesn't make you think that the electoral college should go, then think again. The electoral college is definitely unfair to voters.	Claim	Adequate
d9631a042797	F680F4460788	Any chance of unfaithful electors, could happen. It could make one feel betrayed that they voted foe a specific elector to do one job. Which was to help select the president the voter wanted. Whats the point in putting your trust in someone who could just easily turn around and NOT vote who you wanted? There is no point. But that's what we're doing when we vote. We are making it an option for that to happen. So why not vote by popular vote? Why not avoid all the issues the electoral college can cause for us? We should be lucky that back in '00, that was the biggest election crisis and it COULD'VE been worse.	Evidence	Adequate
9dc4a5d1261e	F680F4460788	In conclusion, we the people, should have the opportunity to vote and actually have our vote counted. Because every state doesnt't have the sam eamount of people in each, the chances of there being a tie in the presidential election, is slightly unlikely. Other then there being a tie in the nationwide electoral vote because the votes add up tp 538; an even number. We shouldn;t put ourselves through this, and truth be told, the election is confusing as it is. I say, we should get rid of the electoral college. It's not needed	Concluding Statement	Adequate
ab31a309d221	F68A995107BE	Everyone should have the equal opportunity to attend public school. Due to unfortunate circumstances some students don't receive this equal opportunity, and they can not attend public school with their peers. By offering distance learning courses to all students this issue could be resolved. A program like the distance learning program would give every child the chance to go to public school if they wish. The program would be simple; students could attend school from home via online or video conferencing. If more schools were to adopt this simple solution more students would be able to go to school and learn alongside their peers.	Lead	Effective
f9e29495996b	F68A995107BE	Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home	Position	Adequate
d8aabb51db30	F68A995107BE	because students and their families would not have to worry about transportation to and from school	Claim	Effective
0397232cd589	F68A995107BE	some students are too anxious about going to a public school,	Claim	Effective
049946858a6c	F68A995107BE	for some students it is the only option.	Claim	Adequate
a9e1a99a7d57	F68A995107BE	Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because students and their families would not have to worry about transportation.	Claim	Effective
e33dfd1be6c0	F68A995107BE	The journey to school is different for every student. For some an easy five minuet walk will get them to school with no worries, others a fifteen minuet bus ride, and for few a treacherous path lies between their house and their nearest public school. This situation could prevent a child from attending a public school at all, or make it very difficult to attend everyday. The family shouldn't have to move from the house they love for their children to attend school. The distance learning program would be able to fix this situation. Fortunately for the family, with the distance learning program, the student would be able to video conference the schools from the comfort of their home. Personally, I know a program like this would benefit families like my cousins family who lives far out of the way and struggles to drive to school every morning because public school transportation does not go far enough to reach where they live. This program would take the stress off the family and continue to allow the student to attend public school.	Evidence	Effective
8303665877cd	F68A995107BE	In addition to taking the stress off families about transportation, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because some students are too anxious about going to a public school.	Claim	Effective
3c339e045986	F68A995107BE	Due to recent events, the anxiety of there being a school shooting has gone up in many students. Some students live in fear of being in the next school shooting. For some the anxiety is overwhelming and it makes the student no longer want to physically attend public school. This anxiety could also become distracting while in the public school setting taking the students attention away from learning and instead worrying about the possibility. This should not be a reason any student is unable to learn how any other student would in a public school. With the distance learning program students with this anxiety would be able to virtually attend school with peace of mind from their home. Programs like the distance learning program would help give more students peace of mind which would help a lot in times like these.	Evidence	Effective
3e506062fe47	F68A995107BE	Lastly, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because for some students it is their only option	Claim	Effective
ae7158073246	F68A995107BE	For some students schooling from home is their only option. For example some students have health issues preventing them from attending public school. They could be too sick or vulnerable to be around all the other students. Although for many of these students they wish to attend public school with their peers to feel like every other student their age. The distance learning program would be giving these students the opportunity to study among their peers in a public school setting. While some may say the video conferencing would be a distraction to students, it would be giving students who are unable to attend public school physically the chance to learn the way all other students who can attend public school physically do.	Evidence	Effective
2f82ae42b1c2	F68A995107BE	In conclusion, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because students and their families wouldn't have to stress over transportation to and from school, some students are too anxious about going to a public school, and for some students it is the only option. This program would benefit not only students but also the school in many ways. Plus there are little to no downsides. Don't you think every student should have the equal opportunity to learn just like everyone else? Every child should have the chance to attend public school any way they can.	Concluding Statement	Effective
110980e28f11	F69CFE5AEDCA	The system of Electoral College is one of much controversy as to what to do with it. Keep it or toss it? 'Tis the question. According to an excerpt of The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer, a Gallup poll taken in 2000, says that over 60% of voters would prefer a direct election to the one we have now.	Lead	Adequate
eb7fb32571dd	F69CFE5AEDCA	Apparently, the electoral college has failed us throughout the years because of the unfairness it can sometimes have.	Claim	Adequate
157005938b25	F69CFE5AEDCA	One example being presidential candidate, Al Gore, who was cheated out of his postion by the electoral college. The electoral college has caused "close election(s) in which the popular vote winner can again lose the presidency".	Evidence	Adequate
2bf036f2d8a8	F69CFE5AEDCA	In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, an excerpt by Richard A. Posner, has a point when it says that when the people vote for the President they're actually voting for a slate of electors, thus each party votes for the electors who are trusted to vote for the right nominee.	Claim	Adequate
e7ad191a3a6d	F69CFE5AEDCA	It says that very rarely has this trust been betrayed, only happening in 2000, when Gore was hijacked of his position, and centuries earlier in 1888	Evidence	Ineffective
47432e9bf0e4	F69CFE5AEDCA	the Electoral College has been proven to operate well enough for everyone for the past few centuries since the Constitution was made and the presidents were elected.	Claim	Adequate
7ef40539a052	F69CFE5AEDCA	It was said to fail us in the future but through 44 presidents it has only failed us a few times.	Evidence	Adequate
df9d064d511d	F69CFE5AEDCA	Maybe we don't need to see the Electoral College in a black and white, keep it or toss it fashion but think to shape it so the system works better and in favor of the people with fewer kinks.	Position	Adequate
a50c3a632aaa	F6A2AEEBDF0D	I support Policy 1 because students can listen to music in there free time and have them off in class.	Position	Adequate
af68265c3069	F6A2AEEBDF0D	The students would also have a happy day other then having there phones or iPods out during class and get in trouble and then be mad at the school.	Claim	Adequate
3f725f412844	F6A2AEEBDF0D	Another bonus with this policy is that if they are caught with there phones or iPods teachers can take them away and give them back to the students at the end of the day.	Evidence	Adequate
5478f969ead0	F6A2AEEBDF0D	Policy 2 just makes students want to test the school and see if you are kidding or not you would have more students in detention from having there phones or iPods out then anything else.	Claim	Adequate
9848a7fc7e25	F6A2AEEBDF0D	Policy 1 has Students have a time to themselves and listen to there type of music. Most teens in that slide show had there phones out in hallways, in the library or when they were at lunch, well basically there free time to do what they want and to be independent , most teachers care if a student has a phone out during class time but if you follow policy 1 students wouldn't be mad a teachers and students wouldn't have break outs at the teachers.	Evidence	Adequate
78b6f5d6d3ca	F6A2AEEBDF0D	The students should follow Policy 1 , so they can have a time just to themselves and chill.	Claim	Ineffective
d210c57dc2d5	F6A2AEEBDF0D	I strongly agree with Policy 1. I strongly disagree with Policy 2, kids would get mad more kids would test the school to see if they are serious and then find out the consequences but do it over and over again.	Evidence	Ineffective
e4f713c64fa3	F6A2AEEBDF0D	Parents may also be happy with policy 1 cause parents could check in on there kids and make sure they bring home what they need and if they have to stay after	Claim	Adequate
301f42f17252	F6A2AEEBDF0D	Parents could also have there kids call from there cell if they need something cause then students don't need to call from a school phone and make parents think they are in trouble to most parents may or may not like this policy, some parents might not like either policy. But it doesn't hurt to try and see if it works out and if it does then keep it, if it doesn't go back to your old Policy.	Evidence	Adequate
c4cb929580b6	F6A2AEEBDF0D	A lot of students would be happy if the school followed this policy. But more stealing might happen cause students would have it out and someone could just walk by and take it and they would never know. I had my phone stolen from me out of my pants when i was at gym, students could have this same thing happen to them. They would have to put all that stuff in a safe and proper place during class like their locker or there backpack.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
a93c47a0f0a1	F6F4D85648D6	The Electoral College is a process that should be around for plenty of years to come.	Position	Adequate
69b8f9ba8d6b	F6F4D85648D6	It was established by our founding father as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualitified citizens. It's a simple process in which a running candidate would need a majority of 270 electoral votes.	Evidence	Adequate
d20ae53659a0	F6F4D85648D6	Our founding fathers came up with this process in order for the election of a President to run smoothly.	Claim	Adequate
703ca9ce3aa9	F6F4D85648D6	When using the Electoral College you have an exact percentage of the outcome of the votes, no guessing or estamating. The Electoral College has a method of awarding electoral votes, inducucing the candidates to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states. This is because voters in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign, making it easier for the candidates to study what the certain states needs are and convincing them that if they vote for them, their needs will be met.	Evidence	Effective
1e0215cf7a66	F6F4D85648D6	Some may say that the winner-take-all system isn't fair to some states because most of the candidates don't even bother going to the states that they know they have no chance in winning.	Counterclaim	Effective
5f8d48a91e25	F6F4D85648D6	Well this can be argued by saying that this method may help the candidates because if they know that they have no chance in winning in some states, they might specifically prepare a certain speech that may persuade the state to vote for them. Also no voter's vote swings a national election.	Rebuttal	Effective

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Without sleep, kids would do horrible in school and wouldn't be able to keep themslves awake. this would lead to drops in grades and would also lead to poor behavior in school because of lack of sleep. The reason community service may alter sleeping habits is because some communtiy service may require extra time in the evening which would keep the workers up late at night depriving them of sleep, which would be very bad. Community service would not be a good idea for SCHOOL_NAME because it would affect so many aspects of childrens lives.

Evidence

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F5FA868674D9

Community service would leave children in many downfalls for many aspects of their lives because it may add unneede stress that may cause harm or even change them forever \. so this rule should not be passed in SCHOOL_NAME

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5134ce744004

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What do you think made the face on the side of mars? I think it was naturally made others think that it was made by aliens.

Lead

Adequate

b85a2f2728ae

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I think saying it was made by aliens is unreasnable.

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25 years ago NASA says they found the face on Mars. While they were circleing mars with their space drone. It was a short lived suprised because it looked like a natual structure that formed over time. Then a couple days later NASA let the whole world see, if NASA even had the littlest idea that aliens then they would not have released it to the public. The face has become a pop icon that everyone likes.

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Some thimk that this is pure evidence of life on Mars

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but NASA's budget defenders wish there was because if there was life on mars then they would get tons of money from the discovery of extraterestrial beings on mars.

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Overall the face is decaying over the years if there was aliens then don't you think they would fix it at least maybe once or twice over the many years that "their creation" that proves that ali nes didnt make it.

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You can also compare it to narurally made landforms that are common around the western part of America.

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So if there were thnings that were made but non natural then they would be able t o see all the falts andpices you can tell that were not naturally made

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This creation really stood out to NASA because they can only see in 2.5km strips amd is mostly made out of Mars dust that surrounds Mars,they had to peer through the wispy clouds just to see it because of how cloudy it is on that side of the planet

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it proves that these are natural land forms because there are things that on earth that may look like this.

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In conclusion I think that the face on Mars was naturally made for alot of valid reasons . At the end of the day we might not ever know what made the face on Mars, we can only have our thoughts and oppiouns on Who or What made the structure.

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"Students , i would like for you to tell our principal why its is important for us to perform community service , do next class"

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Hmm community service ? well i think that it is important because if people litter eventually out earth is going to be a total mess and the WILL be garbage everywhere , it would be a great task to do after school or on free time and importantly if you would be helping a student our education progress will most likely go up like fire works at the park on fourth of July

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To begin with , i think i strongly agree for us students to be required to do community service because we are the kids from the future and our earth will become a total dump .

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I mean kids do have the strength to go around when the have free time and pick up trash for a local park or maybe as a class field trip go to the beach and pick up all the nasty litter people leave their it would be a win , win situation because in out win we will have a progress to a better earth and better place to live and the other win would have to do with the animals out in the ocean , the would also have ea better home and a cleaner place to live . The already going threw an oil spill i honestly don't think the need any more thing in their water . For an example think to yours self would you like to live in water and other people come and just throw things in your 'home' ? didn't think so , neither do i and neither do they .

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Secondly , It would be an awesome activity to do after school or maybe even on free time

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In stead of sitting around on the computer or on the phone or even sitting their watching t. v Students can do something productive with their time and make our earth a better place and even maybe have fun with community service it only for our goods . Its not like your doing it for a bad cause . I also think it will educate us not to litter and treat our world better then we do now .

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On the other hand i think making us students do community service because if the high school students or maybe middle school student decide to tutor elementary , the education will MOST LIKELY make progress

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This is also a win , win situation because the high school/ middle school student would be able to get their minds refreshed with what the learned a couple years back and the other win would be the student from elementary would be getting help and will make progress with their academics . I know that parents will be coming to you saying "wow , SCHOOL_NAME has an amazing principal and teachers cause they know how to really help my son/daughter " and wouldn't that be nice ? thought so .

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All in all i think the our principal should really think about our school doing community service because our word WILL become a total dump if kids of the futures don't put their foot down and start to cleaning our earth with community service and it is a good activity to do after school or in free time and not become couch potatoes and if students decide to tutor the education progress and the grade of our younger student will increase

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I have come to a conclusion that keeping the Eletoral College would be a much better process instead of an unorganized popular vote.

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The electoral college is a great process with the votes in congress and a vote of the qualified cictizens. It is more organized with five benifits of certainity of outcome, trans- regonal appeal, winner-take-all method, big states, and avoiding run-off elections. These benifits help the elections go more smoothly. The Electoral College process has a selection of electors that vote for president and vice president, and the counting of electoral votes by congress.

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" The dispute over outcome of an electoral college is possible if it happened in 2000 but is less likley than a dispute over the popular vote". "For example, Obama got sixty-one point seven percent of the electoral vote to only fofty-one point three percentof popular votes cast frm him and Romney... "

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So the reason for a less likley dispute over a popular vote is because of the winning candidates share of the electoral college. Basically and eletoral vote can be tied by the total number of votes. Even fivehundred thirtyeight is an even number and also unlikely.

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"The electoral college requires for a presidental candidate to have trans-regional appeal."

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None of the regions have enouough electoral votes to elect a president. So, a regional favorite has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states, and also gains no electoral votes by increasing his plurality in states he knows he will win in only. It results to just regional apeal and is unlikely going to be a successful president. The residents of other regionds are most likley going to feel like there votes do not count, the new president will have no regards for there intersts, and he is not realy their president.

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" The winner- take-all methode of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates-as we saw in 2012's election-to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states."

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The toss-states mostly pay more attention to the campaign and listen to the competitors and they know thay are going to decide the election. They are the most thoughtful voters and they have the most informationand attention. These states should be the ones to decide the election.

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Big states get some of the weight restored in political balance by population and lose by virtue of mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution.

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"The popular vote was very close in Florida in 2012; nevertheless Obama, who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes."

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The electoral college also aviods problems of eletions, which no candidate will recieve the majority of votes.

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"There is a pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins the majority of the votes cast..." Pressure can greatly complicate presidential election precess, it is avoided to produce a clear winner.

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Keep the Electoral college for all of these benifits that make the election process easier for electors and candidates the t chose the electors.

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High school is a very difficult environment for kids to learn in. Most kids are too busy trying to fit in or look cool, so they can be part of a clique. Teenagers are also pressured into making bad decisions and do not have time to study or work on anything at home because they dont have the time with all the homework they get

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Taking high school classes from home would be very beneficial to students and would bring up the overall success rate in high school

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Students would also be able to get more sleep which can keep them awake and aware of the lesson they are learning.

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Keeping students at home would also help eliminate bullying in schools

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Most bullying is because of the way someone looks or acts when they stay at home no one can make fun of the way the look or act.

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This will also help kids with extreme anxiety

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e when you walk into a test room it can be very intimidating but when you are at home you feel much more relaxed and comfortable. Students staying home is a great way to keep their mental health in a good state.

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This could also help keep students safe

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when a student is late and rushing to school in the morning they are likely to speed which could end up causing a accident.

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Most high schools start at around 7:30 forcing their students to wake up at 6 sometimes 6:30 or 7 but yet they also give out homework that can keep them up till 3 AM. Students also have to get jobs to pay for their cars or gas and are still expected to do their homework. Giving homework is not fair to the students at all

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with staying at home they can finish all their work in time and get a good nights sleep. When they get a full night worth of sleep it can help make them more creative or more productive bringing up the grades of most students

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They will have time in the mornings to eat breakfast as well and can get a actually meal for lunch benefiting the health of students

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Whenever we have Snow or a virus outbreak we have to cancel school this will no longer need to happen as most kids have internet at home and can work from home.

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When a student gets sick they can easily get into their pajamas get on the computer and do school work while being comfortable

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The bad part about this idea though is students will not learn how to socialize or how to make good connections with people. Also if a student loses their internet access or has a power outage their is no way for them to attend class besides going to a nearby place with internet

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There is no doubt that doing online school is much more beneficial then public school.

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Giving students the option of online schooling is a great idea and should be used more often. It will help the mental state of students. It will also help the physical state by letting them get more rest and eating as much as they need to. They can also focus on other parts of life like getting a job or spending time with family instead of doing homework all night. Students will no longer have to take days off anymore bringing up the attendance in high school. Doing this can make high scool a much easier and less stressful environment to learn in.

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My letter is in regards to changing the election to popular vote for the president of the United States.

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I believe that we, the people, should have the opportunity to choose whom we wish to become President.

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The reason why people go out to vote, is because they have a specific person in mind. Although throughout election time, many people are brought to different conclusions that one candidate is better then the other, or they both have their flaws yet, they strongly represent one thing the other candidate dispises. Either way, there are those types of people who just cannot decide. They may be left undecided, and have changed their minds by the time it's ready to vote

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It's a big deal for people to go out and take action. So what would make the electoral college change one view of voting? Its the fact that we aren't really voting for our president. We are voting for our electors of the state, to vote for our president.

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And on top of that, there are still many people out there who don't have a clue that their actually voting for someone in our state to decide for us.

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Although the electoral college does help make the presidential election less complicated

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it's the mere fact that WE aren't making much of a difference

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The electoral college doesn't only have a few minor set backs, but it could tarnish out dreams of who we wanted to be president by way more than we could've expected.

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When it comes to voting for electors, its a difficult thing when it comes to how many electors represent which political party. Democrat, or Republican. Say one wanted the one candidate running for president to win, and he/she were Republican. That person would go out and cast a vote for a slate of however many of republican electors there are for that state. The part that gets a lot of people is that there could be fewer Republican electors then there are Democrat electors. Say one still wanted the Republican candidate to win and they voted in their residential state which was Nevada. IF Nevada had 4 Republican electors then that meant anyone who voted for the Democrat electoral wasn't chipping in much to the election. In the end, all the electors votes are counted for each side, and because Nevada had only two dedicated Democrats, the chances of the Democrat candidate having less electoral votes then the Republican candidate, has increased. If this problem happenes for several other states, then the chances double, even triple.

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If this doesn't make you think that the electoral college should go, then think again. The electoral college is definitely unfair to voters.

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Any chance of unfaithful electors, could happen. It could make one feel betrayed that they voted foe a specific elector to do one job. Which was to help select the president the voter wanted. Whats the point in putting your trust in someone who could just easily turn around and NOT vote who you wanted? There is no point. But that's what we're doing when we vote. We are making it an option for that to happen. So why not vote by popular vote? Why not avoid all the issues the electoral college can cause for us? We should be lucky that back in '00, that was the biggest election crisis and it COULD'VE been worse.

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In conclusion, we the people, should have the opportunity to vote and actually have our vote counted. Because every state doesnt't have the sam eamount of people in each, the chances of there being a tie in the presidential election, is slightly unlikely. Other then there being a tie in the nationwide electoral vote because the votes add up tp 538; an even number. We shouldn;t put ourselves through this, and truth be told, the election is confusing as it is. I say, we should get rid of the electoral college. It's not needed

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Everyone should have the equal opportunity to attend public school. Due to unfortunate circumstances some students don't receive this equal opportunity, and they can not attend public school with their peers. By offering distance learning courses to all students this issue could be resolved. A program like the distance learning program would give every child the chance to go to public school if they wish. The program would be simple; students could attend school from home via online or video conferencing. If more schools were to adopt this simple solution more students would be able to go to school and learn alongside their peers.

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Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home

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because students and their families would not have to worry about transportation to and from school

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some students are too anxious about going to a public school,

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for some students it is the only option.

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Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because students and their families would not have to worry about transportation.

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The journey to school is different for every student. For some an easy five minuet walk will get them to school with no worries, others a fifteen minuet bus ride, and for few a treacherous path lies between their house and their nearest public school. This situation could prevent a child from attending a public school at all, or make it very difficult to attend everyday. The family shouldn't have to move from the house they love for their children to attend school. The distance learning program would be able to fix this situation. Fortunately for the family, with the distance learning program, the student would be able to video conference the schools from the comfort of their home. Personally, I know a program like this would benefit families like my cousins family who lives far out of the way and struggles to drive to school every morning because public school transportation does not go far enough to reach where they live. This program would take the stress off the family and continue to allow the student to attend public school.

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In addition to taking the stress off families about transportation, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because some students are too anxious about going to a public school.

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Due to recent events, the anxiety of there being a school shooting has gone up in many students. Some students live in fear of being in the next school shooting. For some the anxiety is overwhelming and it makes the student no longer want to physically attend public school. This anxiety could also become distracting while in the public school setting taking the students attention away from learning and instead worrying about the possibility. This should not be a reason any student is unable to learn how any other student would in a public school. With the distance learning program students with this anxiety would be able to virtually attend school with peace of mind from their home. Programs like the distance learning program would help give more students peace of mind which would help a lot in times like these.

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Lastly, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because for some students it is their only option

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For some students schooling from home is their only option. For example some students have health issues preventing them from attending public school. They could be too sick or vulnerable to be around all the other students. Although for many of these students they wish to attend public school with their peers to feel like every other student their age. The distance learning program would be giving these students the opportunity to study among their peers in a public school setting. While some may say the video conferencing would be a distraction to students, it would be giving students who are unable to attend public school physically the chance to learn the way all other students who can attend public school physically do.

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In conclusion, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because students and their families wouldn't have to stress over transportation to and from school, some students are too anxious about going to a public school, and for some students it is the only option. This program would benefit not only students but also the school in many ways. Plus there are little to no downsides. Don't you think every student should have the equal opportunity to learn just like everyone else? Every child should have the chance to attend public school any way they can.

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The system of Electoral College is one of much controversy as to what to do with it. Keep it or toss it? 'Tis the question. According to an excerpt of The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer, a Gallup poll taken in 2000, says that over 60% of voters would prefer a direct election to the one we have now.

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Apparently, the electoral college has failed us throughout the years because of the unfairness it can sometimes have.

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One example being presidential candidate, Al Gore, who was cheated out of his postion by the electoral college. The electoral college has caused "close election(s) in which the popular vote winner can again lose the presidency".

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In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, an excerpt by Richard A. Posner, has a point when it says that when the people vote for the President they're actually voting for a slate of electors, thus each party votes for the electors who are trusted to vote for the right nominee.

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It says that very rarely has this trust been betrayed, only happening in 2000, when Gore was hijacked of his position, and centuries earlier in 1888

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the Electoral College has been proven to operate well enough for everyone for the past few centuries since the Constitution was made and the presidents were elected.

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It was said to fail us in the future but through 44 presidents it has only failed us a few times.

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Maybe we don't need to see the Electoral College in a black and white, keep it or toss it fashion but think to shape it so the system works better and in favor of the people with fewer kinks.

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I support Policy 1 because students can listen to music in there free time and have them off in class.

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The students would also have a happy day other then having there phones or iPods out during class and get in trouble and then be mad at the school.

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Another bonus with this policy is that if they are caught with there phones or iPods teachers can take them away and give them back to the students at the end of the day.

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Policy 2 just makes students want to test the school and see if you are kidding or not you would have more students in detention from having there phones or iPods out then anything else.

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Policy 1 has Students have a time to themselves and listen to there type of music. Most teens in that slide show had there phones out in hallways, in the library or when they were at lunch, well basically there free time to do what they want and to be independent , most teachers care if a student has a phone out during class time but if you follow policy 1 students wouldn't be mad a teachers and students wouldn't have break outs at the teachers.

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The students should follow Policy 1 , so they can have a time just to themselves and chill.

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I strongly agree with Policy 1. I strongly disagree with Policy 2, kids would get mad more kids would test the school to see if they are serious and then find out the consequences but do it over and over again.

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Parents may also be happy with policy 1 cause parents could check in on there kids and make sure they bring home what they need and if they have to stay after

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Parents could also have there kids call from there cell if they need something cause then students don't need to call from a school phone and make parents think they are in trouble to most parents may or may not like this policy, some parents might not like either policy. But it doesn't hurt to try and see if it works out and if it does then keep it, if it doesn't go back to your old Policy.

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A lot of students would be happy if the school followed this policy. But more stealing might happen cause students would have it out and someone could just walk by and take it and they would never know. I had my phone stolen from me out of my pants when i was at gym, students could have this same thing happen to them. They would have to put all that stuff in a safe and proper place during class like their locker or there backpack.

Concluding Statement

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The Electoral College is a process that should be around for plenty of years to come.

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It was established by our founding father as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualitified citizens. It's a simple process in which a running candidate would need a majority of 270 electoral votes.

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Our founding fathers came up with this process in order for the election of a President to run smoothly.

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When using the Electoral College you have an exact percentage of the outcome of the votes, no guessing or estamating. The Electoral College has a method of awarding electoral votes, inducucing the candidates to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states. This is because voters in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign, making it easier for the candidates to study what the certain states needs are and convincing them that if they vote for them, their needs will be met.

Evidence

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Some may say that the winner-take-all system isn't fair to some states because most of the candidates don't even bother going to the states that they know they have no chance in winning.

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Well this can be argued by saying that this method may help the candidates because if they know that they have no chance in winning in some states, they might specifically prepare a certain speech that may persuade the state to vote for them. Also no voter's vote swings a national election.

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