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1207d727c28a	5CC530A8C191	I have said that we should never really go to planet Mars because if we did we would be the only planet in the universe. This article was very interesting, but I think we should never go near Mars.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
9d4f555247d8	5CD0A11E317E	Why should the creativity of students be suppressed when they have to complete an assignment or project? Summer break is a time of rest and relaxation for kids who work hard to during the school year; consequently, it's inevitable that students will forgot information they have learned since they are not typically using their brain power while relaxing. To avoid this problem, summer projects are assigned to keep the minds of the students active and to prepare them for the next school year. Obviously, many students struggle with these projects because they are required to follow uninteresting, hard to understand guidelines set by the teachers	Lead	Effective
30e9a34e4474	5CD0A11E317E	some may agree that giving students teacher-designed summer projects is necessary because it ensures that everyone has the same level of difficulty and students can receive help easier due to the usage of a rubric specifically for the project	Counterclaim	Adequate
a0f46a09cb7a	5CD0A11E317E	Clearly, they are incorrect because student-based summer projects allow students to move at a pace that is appropriate for them and give students incentives to work harder.	Rebuttal	Adequate
1020354c1476	5CD0A11E317E	Schoolwork is difficult to each student for different reasons; moreover, no student is the same and should not have to work at a level that is too difficult for them	Evidence	Adequate
9f08271784b7	5CD0A11E317E	Teacher-designed projects discourage students from working in such a way that benefits them since they must follow a rubric that limits them.	Claim	Effective
0f145b8cde4a	5CD0A11E317E	That rubric does not give students an opportunity to work in such a way that is unique to them because the rubric requires perfect, "textbook" solutions. Also, teacher-designed projects are often confusing and may require thinking that is outlandish, or too difficult to understand. This further proves that projects not created by students aren't beneficial because some students can't grasp onto certain concepts or thinking processes different from the ones they have previously been using.	Evidence	Effective
2756acca88c0	5CD0A11E317E	some may still agree with assigning students teacher-based projects over the summer because everyone receives the same assignment, therefore the level of difficulty is the same for everyone.	Counterclaim	Effective
fcbfb6007c9c	5CD0A11E317E	However, they are incorrect because everyone is unique, has their own way of understanding certain situations, and solves problems in different ways.	Rebuttal	Effective
b53e879e765f	5CD0A11E317E	Doing something created by you is completely different from doing something made by another person.	Claim	Adequate
3ec57ead1826	5CD0A11E317E	When you are given the opportunity to freely express yourself, it will most likely give you incentive to complete it. This directly connects to allowing students to create their own summer projects because giving students the opportunity to explore something that interests them creates motivation. In addition to that, student-designed projects will ultimately lead to better grades. Having motivation to complete something will make you put more effort into the assignment.	Evidence	Effective
af27787f5aa2	5CD0A11E317E	some people may continue to insist that teacher-designed projects lead to better scores because students can receive easily help due to the criteria made specifically for the project	Counterclaim	Effective
4baa33fb43ad	5CD0A11E317E	However, they are wrong because student-designed projects are more beneficial to grades because they make students more motivated, and motivation leads to more effort placed into the project.	Rebuttal	Effective
50978dc73d44	5CD0A11E317E	student-designed summer projects are a better option than teacher-designed summer projects	Position	Adequate
a6a7932379bb	5CD0A11E317E	students are more motivated to do better on assignments they create and they are able to work in such a way that helps them succeed. It's important to realize that students are not perfect and do not think in the same way that someone else might. Teacher-designed summer projects are not used to ensure that students are trying their best; instead, they are only used to make sure students are doing something that makes their brain work, even if they don't understand it. Repeatedly working on something that you can not comprehend is useless and is not beneficial. We know that the true goal of summer projects is to prepare students for the next school year. If you want students to be prepared, then give them something they not only understand, but enjoy as well.	Concluding Statement	Effective
c8fd69d601d1	5CD16BFB1881	There are many reasons that limted car usage would be good	Position	Adequate
393aaf03a6aa	5CD16BFB1881	70 percent off familys in french and swiss boarder do not own car they dont need them."When i had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way,". 57 percent of people sold there car and moved there."All development since world war II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change,".	Evidence	Adequate
82c2875a3b07	5CD16BFB1881	In paris they banned cars for a little will because of the pollution making smog. Any one found driving would be fined. Almost 4000 people were fined for driving on that monday and 27 people has their cars impounded for thier reaction. After 5 days the the smog started to leave and they could see beijing, china which are the most polluted citys in the world. In france 67 percent of cars are diesel. In colombia on car free day people kiked, biked, skated or took the bus on car free day. It was the third start year they had to ban cars to reduce all the smog and people who didnt listen had to pay 25 dollar fine. For the first time other places joined the event to help with the pollution." These people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders,".	Evidence	Effective
71e541c4ca49	5CD16BFB1881	Obama's studys show that more and more americans are not driving and not getting there licenses as each year goes by. And they wonder has america passed peak driving. On april 2013 the number of miles driven per person went down 9 percent.	Evidence	Ineffective
856b82f28725	5CD16BFB1881	it is better to not drive for a little than to drive to help pollution from getting really bad.	Claim	Adequate
ccf62ccc679f	5D01CC697BFA	In 1976 pictures where taken of Mars with the Viking 1 spacecraft from NASA. We have dicovered that the pictures look like a face on Mars.	Lead	Adequate
cb88cb9cac59	5D01CC697BFA	We can garentee that "aliens" did not do this.	Position	Adequate
dc476d413c30	5D01CC697BFA	From the data we collected it seems to be that Mars was having formations and the ground/rocks looked like it had shadowed a face.	Evidence	Adequate
a59c5c0c36f3	5D01CC697BFA	Over the years as you can tell in the pictures the face begins to form into something different. The "Face" is starting to not look like a face anymore.	Evidence	Adequate
bded12c978fa	5D01CC697BFA	If there were life on Mars they would try to keep the form from changing, right?	Claim	Ineffective
37c475103415	5D01CC697BFA	Yes we know what you are thinking, "That cant be Mars doing that," but we have not collected any data of any sign of life on Mars.	Evidence	Adequate
35fb2243bc4e	5D01CC697BFA	We have no reason to believe that Mars has any life form of any kind on it. We have seen from other data though that Mars has been changing and the landforms have changed.	Claim	Adequate
aca8b30aca59	5D01CC697BFA	Futhermore we have concluded that the "Face" on Mars is just rock formation. There is no futher information on the "alien" therory and that this is out of the picture.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
9d6b9ebe1367	5D01CC697BFA	As you can tell in the picture there is other rocks surrounding it and it is just like the other rocks, they have shadows and the "Face's" shadow is just more life like.	Claim	Adequate
873f2997d252	5D01CC697BFA	The formations of every planet have changed and will continue to change so anything can happen next.	Evidence	Adequate
9fecc7cb1133	5D02A79930D1	If you join the Seagoing Cowboys program i can gurantee sastisfaction. I've been doing this for 2 years and it's been a part of my life.	Lead	Adequate
fd9983e975bb	5D02A79930D1	you go siteseeing	Claim	Adequate
17c15a4f9517	5D02A79930D1	you get to on amazing journeys	Claim	Adequate
4350dbf352ff	5D02A79930D1	just knowing that your helping someone in need is gratifying	Claim	Adequate
9ef41490c641	5D02A79930D1	I hope i will see you in the future. May this be your opprotunity to change someone's life .	Position	Adequate
5f8afc8805f5	5D02A79930D1	One of the most enjoyable things to do is go sitesee	Claim	Adequate
dc32cd5f3cb5	5D02A79930D1	It really makes time fly by so much quicker . I've beenn doing this for what now,2years? And i've already been on 9 trips! Though sitseeing is not the only thing we do we trasport animals to country's in need . So far it's been a huge success and we don't want to look back, not yet.	Evidence	Ineffective
a6e50cedbc87	5D02A79930D1	There are there flaws though it's kinda hard to be constantly on the move with a spouse or heck maybe kids too just at home.	Counterclaim	Adequate
10cd53b6d6dd	5D02A79930D1	So, why not bring them with you i'm pretty sure we would have more then enough things for you children to do. Remeber this is a very serious and dangerous job . I've gotten through a only one bad injury where I broke a rib .(paragraph7). That will be very unlikely to happen though considering none of my parteners have ever had that happen to them.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
8fc7141f29c0	5D02A79930D1	So as you can see our program will be grat for you with amazing siteseeing , journey's tat are kid friendly, and your helping someone so will you come work for us.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
ee9912cf0aa3	5D0C75BD050F	People might agree with Car-free day. But i disagree with it. Now i will tell you three why I disagree.	Position	Ineffective
329908b90037	5D0C75BD050F	people might be late to work	Claim	Adequate
6beff8e063c0	5D0C75BD050F	people have to pay to take buses or taxi's to go places.	Claim	Adequate
7ceed3a06900	5D0C75BD050F	people might not have time to wait because they have to go somewhere urgent.	Claim	Adequate
cb1cd55aca18	5D0C75BD050F	people would be late to work.	Claim	Adequate
993c25c0966a	5D0C75BD050F	There are people who probaly have to go to work across the city or maybe even another state. Others probaly dont own bikes or any alternative transportation. Few other people are just not fit and would have to stop and get a brake because there to tired. Also people might have night shifts and it would be dangerous to walk the streets at night. Last you might make it late to the bus stop and you'll have to wait forever for it to pass by again.	Evidence	Ineffective
90bfaef18b3e	5D0C75BD050F	people have to pay for buses or taxi's.	Claim	Adequate
5d90ac49ac02	5D0C75BD050F	Sure people have cars but that doesnt mean they make alot of money so in that case they probaly cant afford to take that form of transportation. More than likely the buses and taxi's are raising the prices for that day since alot more people are taking them. Alot of people would be taking this form of transportation so that means you either would be on a packed bus or be waiting for a taxi that has ten other customers waiting.	Evidence	Ineffective
92e41592570c	5D0C75BD050F	people might have to go some where urgent.	Claim	Adequate
8d1a98d13a5b	5D0C75BD050F	if someone gets hurt really bad and they cant wait for a taxi to come pick him/her up, he/she could die. Another example would be a pet getting hurt and it has to go to the vet. Taxi's most likely wont let you have pets in the car. And for a fact the buses wouldent let you either. So the pet could die also. You might of forgot to get supplies for your food and the grocery store closes in thirty minutes. If you live far from the grocery store you might not make it there in time	Evidence	Adequate
7e6e8f6a8582	5D0C75BD050F	i dont think there should be a Car-free day. I stated my statements by saying, People could be late to work. People might not have enough money to pay for a bus/taxi. And last there might be an emergency and you need to get somewhere quick and you cant because you cant use your car.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
10af2da9c7ad	5D724F93F765	In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author argues the point that exploring Venus is worth the effort and risks exhibited. The author claims that, despite the harsh conditions and deadly atmosphere, this planet is worth travelling to and observing, due to its being the "nearest option for a planetary visit".	Lead	Effective
fdd2e64390f4	5D724F93F765	While the author does list a few good reasons for Venus exploration, it is my belief that they also include many reasons not to explore this dangerous planet. This inclusion of the "cons" of exploration hurts the thesis more than it helps it, and damages the authors argument.	Position	Effective
f821aee65f8c	5D724F93F765	From the beginning of their argument, the author states that "no spacecraft survived the landing [on Venus] for more than a few hours" and that "not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades".	Evidence	Effective
f585ecd070ff	5D724F93F765	The usage of these statements creates a negative image, which can lead readers to believe that the exploration of Venus is too dangerous to enagage in.	Claim	Effective
792325316bc0	5D724F93F765	Furthermore, the author uses facts intended to continue to convince readers that Venus is dangerous, when this is exactly the opposite of what the author is arguing for. Making statements which invoke fear or apprehension only pushes the reader away from the topic, instead of influencing him or her to gain interest in it. For instance, when the author uses phrases with negative connotations, such as "thick atmosphere", "corosive sulfuric acid", "800 degrees Fahrenheit", and "extreme", they influence readers negatively as well.	Evidence	Effective
502d179499fc	5D724F93F765	Similarly, the author provides little reasoning behind the belief that humanity should explore the planet Venus.	Claim	Effective
0acee6012859	5D724F93F765	Despite claiming that "Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit", there is little evidence given that exploring and observing Venus would be of much benefit. In fact, the author seems to have found more evidence against Venus exploration, as the prior paragraph (which listed reasons that Venus was dangerous) was much more explicit and detailed than paragraph 3. The negatives of exploring Venus (such as death and wasted money or time) seem to far outweigh the positives.	Evidence	Effective
11fa07e9faf4	5D724F93F765	As the author continues with their argument, readers become increasingly aware that Venus is likely not as beneficial as the author intends to make it seem. With an unlivable biome and dangerous atmospheric conditions, Venus is likely far too hazardous to explore at this time in history, and I believe that the author of this article unwittingly proved so. For these reasons, I believe that the author of this article failed to support their thesis with thorough evidence or detail.	Concluding Statement	Effective
5f94e0cdb0e2	5D934B4BED8F	In Source One the story talks about the advanges of redusing car usage in the German areas. It states that cars produse about 12% of greenhouse gas in Europe and about 50% in major car usage areas in the United States. Also, street parking is generally forbidden on the outskirts of Freiburg. Even though Vauban's street are completly "car-free", except the main thoroughfare. Car ownership is allowed, but there is only two places to park, in a large garage outside their development where a space costs $40,000, or in their own homes. Because of this, about 70% of families in Vauban don't own car(s). Along with 57% of people that sold their car so they could move to Vauban. In Source Two, in Paris, everyone who drove a car was fined, in two days about 4000 peopole were fined? That isnt actually a alot for a whole city, which is great news. Paris uses diesel fuel instead of gasoline, and now Paris is blaming that on their air pollution. Paris usually has more smog than any other European capital. In Source Three, Bogota, Colombia has the Day Without Cars, where only public buses and taxis are allowed to drive in the city, anyone driving a car will be fined $25. the Day Qithout Cras started in the mid-1990s, and since then 118 miles of bicycle paths have been built. Parks and sport areas have also been built, along with more restaurants and shops near streets that used to be heavy with traffic, but now leave room for people to stop and visit. In Source Four, it states that in the United States, young people driving decreased by 23% between 2001 and 2009. Recent studies show that Americans are buying fewer cars and getting fewer licenses each year.	Evidence	Ineffective
8b2efb776f46	5E295D2E7B76	if we go to the second planet from the sun the gravity would be more tense and would have different affects on humans. the gravity on venus would pull them down more than earth because it is closer to the sun by two planets away. but we also need to think about the air and the atmosphere because if we just go there then we might die. the air on venus is un supportive to humans and the water is not there or it might be a type of water that if you drink it it will kill you. the storms on venus are acid storms, the rain is acid. so i think the only reason why the author is saying that venus is a challenge is because not only the facts above. but also that the fact is that on the serface, temperetures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit. and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we humans experience on earth. so he also might be saying that it might be a challenge because if we take a rocket, it might be torn apart if we dont have the right mesurements.	Evidence	Ineffective
b7f09382080d	5E3A5B645F49	Most of the residents in Germany have given up their cars. Vauban's streets are completely ''car-free'', this means that no one except for the main thoroughfare and a few streets on one edge of the community have cars. This movement is called ''smart planning.'' This movement helps the greenhouse gas emissions in Erope. Passenger cars are reponsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States, this evidence is given in paragraph 5. David Goldberg states on paragraph 7 that all the development since the World War II has been centered on cars, he is promoting new communities that are less dependent on cars. In source 2 the autor talks about one of the biggest advantages of limiting car usage, by cleaning the air from pollution. Cold nights ans warm days cased the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. In Bogota, Colombia they are doing a program that is called ''Car-free'' this is a program that allows people to have a day without using their cars, in souce 3	Evidence	Ineffective
4c4ff37c1138	5E57B80BFC66	In the aricle "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" says that Venus is really good to study despite the dangers you might encounter. The article says that you may study it,imagen all the wonders you can find.	Position	Adequate
47de371b47ee	5E57B80BFC66	Also in paragrpah two it says that Venus and Earth are "twin".	Claim	Adequate
3c5cde8afee4	5E57B80BFC66	They say that planet Venus has the closest planet to Earth, but the density and size are some what close. It also say's that the speed of orbiting around the sun is close to Mars, and also Venus. Yet also Venus is very close to us that the humans have tried to send spacecraft to land on Venus numerous times. And yet each time was a fail since it only survived for a few hours.	Evidence	Adequate
07a7aecbb340	5E57B80BFC66	Also in paragraph three it says that the atmosphere is very thick in Venus.	Claim	Adequate
191ae5d8169f	5E57B80BFC66	That it has a 97 percent of carbon dioxide that covers Venus. Also the temperature is very extreme which is why we cannot live in Venus, even though Mercury is closest to the sun Venus is much hotter than Mercury.	Evidence	Adequate
b4f3ce88d781	5E57B80BFC66	Another reason is that Venus has a high pressure and also heat which states in paragraph three.	Claim	Adequate
12565807a505	5E57B80BFC66	Venusian geology says that Venus has erupting volcanoes, and very powerful erathquakes, it also has frequent lightning strikes that hits on the land.	Evidence	Adequate
9e7169ceb08d	5E57B80BFC66	Also in paragraph four it says Venus was probably coverd in largely oceans which can also supported the various forms of life. Yet also Venus does have some features of Earth, Venus has rocky sediment which includes valleys,mountains,and also craters. Also scientist say that to visit Venus it will take a long time frames of space travel, and also if you want to return form Venus it will be very hard.	Evidence	Adequate
c5af5345a0cb	5E57B80BFC66	Another reason on why Venus can be dangerous to study is that humans are having an idea on sending humans to Venus.	Claim	Adequate
07832a379ff2	5E57B80BFC66	Scientist are coming up with a solution have them float above the fray and not land. They are coming up with ideas of having a blimp like vehicle just hovering about 30 or more miles above the landscape. They may have a vehicle hovering over Venus so it could avoid the ground conditions for just staying off ground. The surface on Venus is around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure is close to the sea level on Earth which says on paragraph five.	Evidence	Adequate
30d077ecfb55	5E57B80BFC66	In conclusion Venus is very dangerous, it has high temperatures and high pressure which the humans can not survive. Earth and Venus may have the same mountains and valleys, but Venus is to hot for us to survive. In conclusion Venus is dangerous to study.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
21975426ce06	5E7DCF4A5293	In this essay i amfoing to be talking about a claim for or against of using technolgy to read students and emotional expressions.	Lead	Ineffective
1a96b8f81091	5E7DCF4A5293	I would say i am on both sides.	Position	Ineffective
6836c8daa8f3	5E7DCF4A5293	i say that because i think it could be a good thing but i also think there would be sone bad things with that too.	Claim	Ineffective
4d90b51d4297	5E7DCF4A5293	One reason why it would be good is to see if the person is just not happy at all then you could talk to them and see whats going on with them. So you can see if you can fix it. Another reason why i think its a good thing is because it tell the peron your doing it to and you how there expressions are. I also fill like this could be a good thing because if the person is going threw a hard point in their life then this would be good. The reson why this could be good is because then you could help them out before they do anything to them self. another thing that this would be good for is if you r going to go do something and the other person has a expression on there face you cant tell how they feel about it then yoiu can use this technology to see if it bothers them or not. There was a claim in the story that they figured how the person felt before doing something.	Evidence	Ineffective
ff3714f09fe2	5E7DCF4A5293	Now, there is some reasons i think this could be bad.	Claim	Adequate
782eea8e70f4	5E7DCF4A5293	I think it could be bad because the parents of the kid or the kid himself may not like you doing this sort of thing on him. This is why im kinda on both sides because if they wont done to them I could understand that so thats why i think its fine to not do it if you don't want to. They might not want you to because they might just not want you to know about some of there personal life.	Evidence	Ineffective
a687e26137cb	5E7DCF4A5293	In conclusion, these are some of the reasons why i think it should be a thing and some of the reasons why i think it shouldn't be a thing. For the most part I am for it because i think this could help alot of people out.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
99f246701fb8	5E879A28D710	I do not agree with the author in the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" when he describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions works	Lead	Adequate
6d494f867c0a	5E879A28D710	The use of this technology is to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable to me	Position	Adequate
da62b57858ca	5E879A28D710	There are reasons why I don't agree, and I know that i'm not the only person who disagree with this argument.	Evidence	Adequate
05362cdfa476	5E879A28D710	One reason is that schools shouldn't allow anyone to put that technology into their computers because that technology has nothing to do with school or what the kids are learning at school.	Claim	Ineffective
3172213fdcc7	5E879A28D710	Another reason is that the way people feel is how they feel, it's not meant for the whole world, the school, or anyone to know how they are feeling if they didn't tell that person	Claim	Adequate
967c9a83e939	5E879A28D710	If that person didn't tell anyone that's because they wanted to keep what was wrong with them to their self.	Evidence	Adequate
bde07c961ba1	5E879A28D710	In paragraph three it says that the Facial Action Coding System that is enable in computers can tell if a human is feeling happy, surprise, angry, disgust, fear, and sadness.	Evidence	Adequate
65c425bd2b9e	5E879A28D710	If a student is feeling happy or surprise its okay for people to know, but when a sudent is feeling angry, disgust, fear, and sad it's not because you don't know what that person is going through or how that person is living.	Claim	Ineffective
609a61506f1d	5E879A28D710	This technology that someone came up with is not a good idea. I said it's not because I wouldn't want anyone to know how i'm feeling if i'm not in a good mood. If i'm angry or sad about something I would keep it to myself and not tell anybody because I wouldn't people to kee bringing it up to me when i'm trying to forget about it.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
7719ac3ac285	5E9118C7949A	During the summer many students tend to loose the skills and information they gather through the previous school year. Some higher level courses to prevent this problem, implement summer reading activities or online module/guided programs to keep their students on top of the material or to refresh them... but with all schools come different teaching styles. Some teachers strive for their students to be more independent and do the work on their own, but other teachers like to have a rigorous and set rubric or outline of what projects and essays should look like.	Lead	Effective
6fbb9eb82b5c	5E9118C7949A	Summer projects should be teacher-designed	Position	Adequate
20fa09999b59	5E9118C7949A	it eliminates the loopholes that can be found by the students,	Claim	Adequate
7869d94b5362	5E9118C7949A	the teacher can incorporate the summer project into a future theme or unit in the school year	Claim	Adequate
4d388cf9f8bf	5E9118C7949A	if students designed a project for themselves they wouldn't challenge themselves and put minimal effort in.	Claim	Adequate
66f9788e8ca2	5E9118C7949A	Students when they are given freedom or multiple options tend to tweak and stretch the guidelines to make it easier or to even make excuses on why they didn't do a certain part or do it a certain way	Evidence	Ineffective
fff087da0142	5E9118C7949A	If teachers have full control over the design of this summer based assignment they can insure the students will do what they say exactly and theres no if's, and's, or but's about it.	Claim	Adequate
f2d3458323b8	5E9118C7949A	when the teacher has full control over the summer assignments design it is easier for them to fi the project's theme into the curriculum or unit they desire during the school year.	Claim	Adequate
f5497012acf5	5E9118C7949A	With my AP English teacher this year, 11th grade, I had summer reading to do and an assignment she attached with it. This book ended up tying into other books we discussed in class and fit into the curriculum very well. This shows how it benefits the teachers a lot with workload, and even students, because the assignment actually means something and isn't just a bogus last minute project they could make up and waste their time.	Evidence	Adequate
65e44152d093	5E9118C7949A	The last example of why a teacher-designed project is beneficial to the students is that it doesn't sell the kids short of their academic potential by just taking the easy way out with an easy project	Claim	Adequate
9592d8750ffb	5E9118C7949A	Students, or anyone, only grow and develop when they're exposed to challenges and obstacles it builds their mental capacity and their problem solving skills. If a teacher choices to do a particularly hard project or assignment this pushes the students out of their comfort zone allowing them to make these new connections in their brain and gain new knowledge and working skills. But if a kid is allowed to design their own project for the summer, most kids aren't going to do an extravagant or hard project, but instead take a more simplistic and easier way because the students want to enjoy their summer and not waste it on a school project. This would be a detriment to the students academics and the skills they could've acquired if they were to apply themselves.	Evidence	Effective

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I have said that we should never really go to planet Mars because if we did we would be the only planet in the universe. This article was very interesting, but I think we should never go near Mars.

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Why should the creativity of students be suppressed when they have to complete an assignment or project? Summer break is a time of rest and relaxation for kids who work hard to during the school year; consequently, it's inevitable that students will forgot information they have learned since they are not typically using their brain power while relaxing. To avoid this problem, summer projects are assigned to keep the minds of the students active and to prepare them for the next school year. Obviously, many students struggle with these projects because they are required to follow uninteresting, hard to understand guidelines set by the teachers

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some may agree that giving students teacher-designed summer projects is necessary because it ensures that everyone has the same level of difficulty and students can receive help easier due to the usage of a rubric specifically for the project

Counterclaim

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Clearly, they are incorrect because student-based summer projects allow students to move at a pace that is appropriate for them and give students incentives to work harder.

Rebuttal

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Schoolwork is difficult to each student for different reasons; moreover, no student is the same and should not have to work at a level that is too difficult for them

Evidence

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Teacher-designed projects discourage students from working in such a way that benefits them since they must follow a rubric that limits them.

Claim

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That rubric does not give students an opportunity to work in such a way that is unique to them because the rubric requires perfect, "textbook" solutions. Also, teacher-designed projects are often confusing and may require thinking that is outlandish, or too difficult to understand. This further proves that projects not created by students aren't beneficial because some students can't grasp onto certain concepts or thinking processes different from the ones they have previously been using.

Evidence

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some may still agree with assigning students teacher-based projects over the summer because everyone receives the same assignment, therefore the level of difficulty is the same for everyone.

Counterclaim

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However, they are incorrect because everyone is unique, has their own way of understanding certain situations, and solves problems in different ways.

Rebuttal

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Doing something created by you is completely different from doing something made by another person.

Claim

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When you are given the opportunity to freely express yourself, it will most likely give you incentive to complete it. This directly connects to allowing students to create their own summer projects because giving students the opportunity to explore something that interests them creates motivation. In addition to that, student-designed projects will ultimately lead to better grades. Having motivation to complete something will make you put more effort into the assignment.

Evidence

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some people may continue to insist that teacher-designed projects lead to better scores because students can receive easily help due to the criteria made specifically for the project

Counterclaim

Effective

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However, they are wrong because student-designed projects are more beneficial to grades because they make students more motivated, and motivation leads to more effort placed into the project.

Rebuttal

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student-designed summer projects are a better option than teacher-designed summer projects

Position

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students are more motivated to do better on assignments they create and they are able to work in such a way that helps them succeed. It's important to realize that students are not perfect and do not think in the same way that someone else might. Teacher-designed summer projects are not used to ensure that students are trying their best; instead, they are only used to make sure students are doing something that makes their brain work, even if they don't understand it. Repeatedly working on something that you can not comprehend is useless and is not beneficial. We know that the true goal of summer projects is to prepare students for the next school year. If you want students to be prepared, then give them something they not only understand, but enjoy as well.

Concluding Statement

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There are many reasons that limted car usage would be good

Position

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70 percent off familys in french and swiss boarder do not own car they dont need them."When i had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way,". 57 percent of people sold there car and moved there."All development since world war II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change,".

Evidence

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In paris they banned cars for a little will because of the pollution making smog. Any one found driving would be fined. Almost 4000 people were fined for driving on that monday and 27 people has their cars impounded for thier reaction. After 5 days the the smog started to leave and they could see beijing, china which are the most polluted citys in the world. In france 67 percent of cars are diesel. In colombia on car free day people kiked, biked, skated or took the bus on car free day. It was the third start year they had to ban cars to reduce all the smog and people who didnt listen had to pay 25 dollar fine. For the first time other places joined the event to help with the pollution." These people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders,".

Evidence

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Obama's studys show that more and more americans are not driving and not getting there licenses as each year goes by. And they wonder has america passed peak driving. On april 2013 the number of miles driven per person went down 9 percent.

Evidence

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it is better to not drive for a little than to drive to help pollution from getting really bad.

Claim

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In 1976 pictures where taken of Mars with the Viking 1 spacecraft from NASA. We have dicovered that the pictures look like a face on Mars.

Lead

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We can garentee that "aliens" did not do this.

Position

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From the data we collected it seems to be that Mars was having formations and the ground/rocks looked like it had shadowed a face.

Evidence

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Over the years as you can tell in the pictures the face begins to form into something different. The "Face" is starting to not look like a face anymore.

Evidence

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If there were life on Mars they would try to keep the form from changing, right?

Claim

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Yes we know what you are thinking, "That cant be Mars doing that," but we have not collected any data of any sign of life on Mars.

Evidence

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We have no reason to believe that Mars has any life form of any kind on it. We have seen from other data though that Mars has been changing and the landforms have changed.

Claim

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Futhermore we have concluded that the "Face" on Mars is just rock formation. There is no futher information on the "alien" therory and that this is out of the picture.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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As you can tell in the picture there is other rocks surrounding it and it is just like the other rocks, they have shadows and the "Face's" shadow is just more life like.

Claim

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The formations of every planet have changed and will continue to change so anything can happen next.

Evidence

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If you join the Seagoing Cowboys program i can gurantee sastisfaction. I've been doing this for 2 years and it's been a part of my life.

Lead

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you go siteseeing

Claim

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you get to on amazing journeys

Claim

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just knowing that your helping someone in need is gratifying

Claim

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I hope i will see you in the future. May this be your opprotunity to change someone's life .

Position

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One of the most enjoyable things to do is go sitesee

Claim

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It really makes time fly by so much quicker . I've beenn doing this for what now,2years? And i've already been on 9 trips! Though sitseeing is not the only thing we do we trasport animals to country's in need . So far it's been a huge success and we don't want to look back, not yet.

Evidence

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There are there flaws though it's kinda hard to be constantly on the move with a spouse or heck maybe kids too just at home.

Counterclaim

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So, why not bring them with you i'm pretty sure we would have more then enough things for you children to do. Remeber this is a very serious and dangerous job . I've gotten through a only one bad injury where I broke a rib .(paragraph7). That will be very unlikely to happen though considering none of my parteners have ever had that happen to them.

Rebuttal

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So as you can see our program will be grat for you with amazing siteseeing , journey's tat are kid friendly, and your helping someone so will you come work for us.

Concluding Statement

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People might agree with Car-free day. But i disagree with it. Now i will tell you three why I disagree.

Position

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people might be late to work

Claim

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people have to pay to take buses or taxi's to go places.

Claim

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people might not have time to wait because they have to go somewhere urgent.

Claim

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people would be late to work.

Claim

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There are people who probaly have to go to work across the city or maybe even another state. Others probaly dont own bikes or any alternative transportation. Few other people are just not fit and would have to stop and get a brake because there to tired. Also people might have night shifts and it would be dangerous to walk the streets at night. Last you might make it late to the bus stop and you'll have to wait forever for it to pass by again.

Evidence

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people have to pay for buses or taxi's.

Claim

Adequate

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Sure people have cars but that doesnt mean they make alot of money so in that case they probaly cant afford to take that form of transportation. More than likely the buses and taxi's are raising the prices for that day since alot more people are taking them. Alot of people would be taking this form of transportation so that means you either would be on a packed bus or be waiting for a taxi that has ten other customers waiting.

Evidence

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people might have to go some where urgent.

Claim

Adequate

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if someone gets hurt really bad and they cant wait for a taxi to come pick him/her up, he/she could die. Another example would be a pet getting hurt and it has to go to the vet. Taxi's most likely wont let you have pets in the car. And for a fact the buses wouldent let you either. So the pet could die also. You might of forgot to get supplies for your food and the grocery store closes in thirty minutes. If you live far from the grocery store you might not make it there in time

Evidence

Adequate

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i dont think there should be a Car-free day. I stated my statements by saying, People could be late to work. People might not have enough money to pay for a bus/taxi. And last there might be an emergency and you need to get somewhere quick and you cant because you cant use your car.

Concluding Statement

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In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author argues the point that exploring Venus is worth the effort and risks exhibited. The author claims that, despite the harsh conditions and deadly atmosphere, this planet is worth travelling to and observing, due to its being the "nearest option for a planetary visit".

Lead

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While the author does list a few good reasons for Venus exploration, it is my belief that they also include many reasons not to explore this dangerous planet. This inclusion of the "cons" of exploration hurts the thesis more than it helps it, and damages the authors argument.

Position

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From the beginning of their argument, the author states that "no spacecraft survived the landing [on Venus] for more than a few hours" and that "not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades".

Evidence

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The usage of these statements creates a negative image, which can lead readers to believe that the exploration of Venus is too dangerous to enagage in.

Claim

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Furthermore, the author uses facts intended to continue to convince readers that Venus is dangerous, when this is exactly the opposite of what the author is arguing for. Making statements which invoke fear or apprehension only pushes the reader away from the topic, instead of influencing him or her to gain interest in it. For instance, when the author uses phrases with negative connotations, such as "thick atmosphere", "corosive sulfuric acid", "800 degrees Fahrenheit", and "extreme", they influence readers negatively as well.

Evidence

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Similarly, the author provides little reasoning behind the belief that humanity should explore the planet Venus.

Claim

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Despite claiming that "Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit", there is little evidence given that exploring and observing Venus would be of much benefit. In fact, the author seems to have found more evidence against Venus exploration, as the prior paragraph (which listed reasons that Venus was dangerous) was much more explicit and detailed than paragraph 3. The negatives of exploring Venus (such as death and wasted money or time) seem to far outweigh the positives.

Evidence

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As the author continues with their argument, readers become increasingly aware that Venus is likely not as beneficial as the author intends to make it seem. With an unlivable biome and dangerous atmospheric conditions, Venus is likely far too hazardous to explore at this time in history, and I believe that the author of this article unwittingly proved so. For these reasons, I believe that the author of this article failed to support their thesis with thorough evidence or detail.

Concluding Statement

Effective

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In Source One the story talks about the advanges of redusing car usage in the German areas. It states that cars produse about 12% of greenhouse gas in Europe and about 50% in major car usage areas in the United States. Also, street parking is generally forbidden on the outskirts of Freiburg. Even though Vauban's street are completly "car-free", except the main thoroughfare. Car ownership is allowed, but there is only two places to park, in a large garage outside their development where a space costs $40,000, or in their own homes. Because of this, about 70% of families in Vauban don't own car(s). Along with 57% of people that sold their car so they could move to Vauban. In Source Two, in Paris, everyone who drove a car was fined, in two days about 4000 peopole were fined? That isnt actually a alot for a whole city, which is great news. Paris uses diesel fuel instead of gasoline, and now Paris is blaming that on their air pollution. Paris usually has more smog than any other European capital. In Source Three, Bogota, Colombia has the Day Without Cars, where only public buses and taxis are allowed to drive in the city, anyone driving a car will be fined $25. the Day Qithout Cras started in the mid-1990s, and since then 118 miles of bicycle paths have been built. Parks and sport areas have also been built, along with more restaurants and shops near streets that used to be heavy with traffic, but now leave room for people to stop and visit. In Source Four, it states that in the United States, young people driving decreased by 23% between 2001 and 2009. Recent studies show that Americans are buying fewer cars and getting fewer licenses each year.

Evidence

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if we go to the second planet from the sun the gravity would be more tense and would have different affects on humans. the gravity on venus would pull them down more than earth because it is closer to the sun by two planets away. but we also need to think about the air and the atmosphere because if we just go there then we might die. the air on venus is un supportive to humans and the water is not there or it might be a type of water that if you drink it it will kill you. the storms on venus are acid storms, the rain is acid. so i think the only reason why the author is saying that venus is a challenge is because not only the facts above. but also that the fact is that on the serface, temperetures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit. and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we humans experience on earth. so he also might be saying that it might be a challenge because if we take a rocket, it might be torn apart if we dont have the right mesurements.

Evidence

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Most of the residents in Germany have given up their cars. Vauban's streets are completely ''car-free'', this means that no one except for the main thoroughfare and a few streets on one edge of the community have cars. This movement is called ''smart planning.'' This movement helps the greenhouse gas emissions in Erope. Passenger cars are reponsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States, this evidence is given in paragraph 5. David Goldberg states on paragraph 7 that all the development since the World War II has been centered on cars, he is promoting new communities that are less dependent on cars. In source 2 the autor talks about one of the biggest advantages of limiting car usage, by cleaning the air from pollution. Cold nights ans warm days cased the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. In Bogota, Colombia they are doing a program that is called ''Car-free'' this is a program that allows people to have a day without using their cars, in souce 3

Evidence

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In the aricle "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" says that Venus is really good to study despite the dangers you might encounter. The article says that you may study it,imagen all the wonders you can find.

Position

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Also in paragrpah two it says that Venus and Earth are "twin".

Claim

Adequate

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They say that planet Venus has the closest planet to Earth, but the density and size are some what close. It also say's that the speed of orbiting around the sun is close to Mars, and also Venus. Yet also Venus is very close to us that the humans have tried to send spacecraft to land on Venus numerous times. And yet each time was a fail since it only survived for a few hours.

Evidence

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Also in paragraph three it says that the atmosphere is very thick in Venus.

Claim

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That it has a 97 percent of carbon dioxide that covers Venus. Also the temperature is very extreme which is why we cannot live in Venus, even though Mercury is closest to the sun Venus is much hotter than Mercury.

Evidence

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Another reason is that Venus has a high pressure and also heat which states in paragraph three.

Claim

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Venusian geology says that Venus has erupting volcanoes, and very powerful erathquakes, it also has frequent lightning strikes that hits on the land.

Evidence

Adequate

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Also in paragraph four it says Venus was probably coverd in largely oceans which can also supported the various forms of life. Yet also Venus does have some features of Earth, Venus has rocky sediment which includes valleys,mountains,and also craters. Also scientist say that to visit Venus it will take a long time frames of space travel, and also if you want to return form Venus it will be very hard.

Evidence

Adequate

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Another reason on why Venus can be dangerous to study is that humans are having an idea on sending humans to Venus.

Claim

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Scientist are coming up with a solution have them float above the fray and not land. They are coming up with ideas of having a blimp like vehicle just hovering about 30 or more miles above the landscape. They may have a vehicle hovering over Venus so it could avoid the ground conditions for just staying off ground. The surface on Venus is around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure is close to the sea level on Earth which says on paragraph five.

Evidence

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In conclusion Venus is very dangerous, it has high temperatures and high pressure which the humans can not survive. Earth and Venus may have the same mountains and valleys, but Venus is to hot for us to survive. In conclusion Venus is dangerous to study.

Concluding Statement

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In this essay i amfoing to be talking about a claim for or against of using technolgy to read students and emotional expressions.

Lead

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I would say i am on both sides.

Position

Ineffective

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i say that because i think it could be a good thing but i also think there would be sone bad things with that too.

Claim

Ineffective

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One reason why it would be good is to see if the person is just not happy at all then you could talk to them and see whats going on with them. So you can see if you can fix it. Another reason why i think its a good thing is because it tell the peron your doing it to and you how there expressions are. I also fill like this could be a good thing because if the person is going threw a hard point in their life then this would be good. The reson why this could be good is because then you could help them out before they do anything to them self. another thing that this would be good for is if you r going to go do something and the other person has a expression on there face you cant tell how they feel about it then yoiu can use this technology to see if it bothers them or not. There was a claim in the story that they figured how the person felt before doing something.

Evidence

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Now, there is some reasons i think this could be bad.

Claim

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I think it could be bad because the parents of the kid or the kid himself may not like you doing this sort of thing on him. This is why im kinda on both sides because if they wont done to them I could understand that so thats why i think its fine to not do it if you don't want to. They might not want you to because they might just not want you to know about some of there personal life.

Evidence

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In conclusion, these are some of the reasons why i think it should be a thing and some of the reasons why i think it shouldn't be a thing. For the most part I am for it because i think this could help alot of people out.

Concluding Statement

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I do not agree with the author in the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" when he describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions works

Lead

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The use of this technology is to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable to me

Position

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There are reasons why I don't agree, and I know that i'm not the only person who disagree with this argument.

Evidence

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One reason is that schools shouldn't allow anyone to put that technology into their computers because that technology has nothing to do with school or what the kids are learning at school.

Claim

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Another reason is that the way people feel is how they feel, it's not meant for the whole world, the school, or anyone to know how they are feeling if they didn't tell that person

Claim

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If that person didn't tell anyone that's because they wanted to keep what was wrong with them to their self.

Evidence

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In paragraph three it says that the Facial Action Coding System that is enable in computers can tell if a human is feeling happy, surprise, angry, disgust, fear, and sadness.

Evidence

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If a student is feeling happy or surprise its okay for people to know, but when a sudent is feeling angry, disgust, fear, and sad it's not because you don't know what that person is going through or how that person is living.

Claim

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This technology that someone came up with is not a good idea. I said it's not because I wouldn't want anyone to know how i'm feeling if i'm not in a good mood. If i'm angry or sad about something I would keep it to myself and not tell anybody because I wouldn't people to kee bringing it up to me when i'm trying to forget about it.

Concluding Statement

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During the summer many students tend to loose the skills and information they gather through the previous school year. Some higher level courses to prevent this problem, implement summer reading activities or online module/guided programs to keep their students on top of the material or to refresh them... but with all schools come different teaching styles. Some teachers strive for their students to be more independent and do the work on their own, but other teachers like to have a rigorous and set rubric or outline of what projects and essays should look like.

Lead

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Summer projects should be teacher-designed

Position

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it eliminates the loopholes that can be found by the students,

Claim

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the teacher can incorporate the summer project into a future theme or unit in the school year

Claim

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if students designed a project for themselves they wouldn't challenge themselves and put minimal effort in.

Claim

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Students when they are given freedom or multiple options tend to tweak and stretch the guidelines to make it easier or to even make excuses on why they didn't do a certain part or do it a certain way

Evidence

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If teachers have full control over the design of this summer based assignment they can insure the students will do what they say exactly and theres no if's, and's, or but's about it.

Claim

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when the teacher has full control over the summer assignments design it is easier for them to fi the project's theme into the curriculum or unit they desire during the school year.

Claim

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With my AP English teacher this year, 11th grade, I had summer reading to do and an assignment she attached with it. This book ended up tying into other books we discussed in class and fit into the curriculum very well. This shows how it benefits the teachers a lot with workload, and even students, because the assignment actually means something and isn't just a bogus last minute project they could make up and waste their time.

Evidence

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The last example of why a teacher-designed project is beneficial to the students is that it doesn't sell the kids short of their academic potential by just taking the easy way out with an easy project

Claim

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Students, or anyone, only grow and develop when they're exposed to challenges and obstacles it builds their mental capacity and their problem solving skills. If a teacher choices to do a particularly hard project or assignment this pushes the students out of their comfort zone allowing them to make these new connections in their brain and gain new knowledge and working skills. But if a kid is allowed to design their own project for the summer, most kids aren't going to do an extravagant or hard project, but instead take a more simplistic and easier way because the students want to enjoy their summer and not waste it on a school project. This would be a detriment to the students academics and the skills they could've acquired if they were to apply themselves.

Evidence

Effective