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d41dc3099b31 | 167F809A194B | you can help us bath animals | Claim | Adequate |
df2045fd2439 | 167F809A194B | send goods to people who need yor help the most. | Claim | Adequate |
154b9e524786 | 167F809A194B | We have so much fun on the ship | Claim | Adequate |
c2fb8723bd41 | 167F809A194B | we feed horses,we bath animals, and clean the stalls. But after that we have so much time to play you can play baseball, volleyball, table-tennis, fencing, boxing, whitting and the games help pass alot of time, since it takes along time to cross the ocean. The ship is just like a cruise but you have to help do some cho... | Evidence | Adequate |
4eee2bf8fe27 | 167F809A194B | Thats not you can do or see being a seagoing cowboy you can go to other places like greece | Claim | Adequate |
dfedde2cd4e6 | 167F809A194B | in greece which i thought was reallt speacial was seeing the Acropolis. I also went to venice Italy, a city with streets of water | Evidence | Ineffective |
f735afe1b8c1 | 167F809A194B | I hope you choose to become a seagoing cowboy and help out the people in need. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
bd70ee037a64 | 16B47CE3BEBB | I feel like it should and here's why. | Position | Ineffective |
7fc088314355 | 16B47CE3BEBB | First of all what happen is someone is depress and dont want to tell anyone about it so they kill their self because they're depress | Claim | Adequate |
035e3f2721a5 | 16B47CE3BEBB | the facial Action Coding System could have help that poor boy or girl because someone would ask her what's wrong and talk about it with him or her and know they feel that someone there for them and how much they're needed and wanted so they don't kill there self matter as fact there are happy right now because someone ... | Evidence | Adequate |
40bbf086a867 | 16B47CE3BEBB | My evidence why I wrote that satatment is the passage it said "she's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted,6 percent fearful,and 2 percent angry" I think everyone should have this because it could save a lot of people lives because so many people take their lives away so fast and young because of depresion and lot are ... | Evidence | Ineffective |
ae2a5f7ad531 | 16B47CE3BEBB | Some peolpe don't like it mabye it's because they're the stress ones that need help and think that no one cares and is to scared to show they're depress and they rather keep to them self. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
f8787213849d | 16B47CE3BEBB | My oppoion is that every school and family doctor should have this to save lives and more. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
64ecf5561020 | 16EAB34FDC87 | Every summer, millions of students flood from their school buildings, on their way to about 100 straight days away from any form of academia. With the traditional school system having been around for decades, educators and social science researchers alike have longed for a way to strike a balance between learning and l... | Lead | Adequate |
0cc83664dd4e | 16EAB34FDC87 | To make most effective use of their time in the summer, kids should conduct student-
designed projects. | Position | Effective |
7890de100f2b | 16EAB34FDC87 | It's through this process that students will become more engaged with the learning material, | Claim | Effective |
5063f82a0163 | 16EAB34FDC87 | produce higher quality work, | Claim | Effective |
ccb16449c4f3 | 16EAB34FDC87 | begin to store information in their long term memory. | Claim | Effective |
953671f9bda8 | 16EAB34FDC87 | One of the major gripes students have begun to have with school is undoubtedly the lack a independence as it applies to their learning experience. | Evidence | Effective |
5b53740d34e6 | 16EAB34FDC87 | It forces children not only to display their knowledge of course material, but to apply said knowledge in a creative setting that requires a "bigger picture" understanding of the given topic. It goes without saying that students will take greater pride in their own work. They'll want to show up on the first day of scho... | Evidence | Effective |
afc3da778f27 | 16EAB34FDC87 | When all the work is theirs, students will feel increasingly inclined to show that they have a full understanding and mastery of the topic. Nobody wants to feel left out, and, especially as kids age and progress higher up through the school system, the way classmates perceive one another becomes all too important. | Evidence | Effective |
4986cdb419aa | 16EAB34FDC87 | With recent generations of learners displaying less and less focus throughout the years, some might to disprove the effectiveness of student based projects. "Given full control over the projects parameters," one might claim, "students will become far too focused on obsolete details like font, backgrounds, and pictures.... | Counterclaim | Effective |
cc6e5cc9812b | 16EAB34FDC87 | However, we can observe time and time again in every day life that critical-thinking tasks can teach skills at an exponentially greater rate. Take an athlete for example, basketball and soccer players will often dribble while counting the number of fingers a partner holds up in front of them. Just like in a school sett... | Rebuttal | Effective |
d05e072166a5 | 16EAB34FDC87 | It's through a plethora of ways that student driven learning can benefit school systems around the world. More effective forms of education during the summer are invaluable in cutting down the amount of start up time at the beginning of any given school year where teachers struggle to prime their students for the year ... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
cb0f335fb104 | 179A2FE8AF05 | Thousands of people die every year from people driving and texting. | Lead | Adequate |
87c385980a26 | 179A2FE8AF05 | Texting and driving should be banned because it puts other people's lives in danger.
| Position | Adequate |
dcb5ed598181 | 179A2FE8AF05 | If a person crashes his or her car while driving, insurance on their vehicle could go up | Claim | Adequate |
8764dd869dd6 | 179A2FE8AF05 | A car crash can also kill loved ones, | Claim | Adequate |
e36506760446 | 179A2FE8AF05 | people riding with the intention of getting to point A to point B can be dismissed because of a car accident and a careless driver. | Claim | Adequate |
3fb61537dd6d | 179A2FE8AF05 | The main reason why why people text while driving is because they are really addicted to their cellular devices. Careless drivers should not be allowed on the streets because it is very risky to other drivers out there. In a car crash, the person getting hit can be seriously injured or even worse, that person could los... | Evidence | Adequate |
dc3e35945a4e | 179A2FE8AF05 | The driver that was distracted by texting can also put his or her passengers lives at risk. | Claim | Adequate |
77f565fac4af | 179A2FE8AF05 | Somebody inside the car could fly out the windshield as soon as the car hits, worse scenario is that there is a probability that the vehicle can catch on fire while the passengers and the driver are inside the vehicle. | Evidence | Adequate |
ef5aa2bd8a10 | 179A2FE8AF05 | In a vehicle, insurance can be expensive or cheap, but it depends on what kind of insurance the vehicle has. Full coverage is the best one, it can back up anybody that gets in a car accident. | Claim | Adequate |
6cb0e910b214 | 179A2FE8AF05 | The liability insurance is good too, but it does not cover that much if a person gets involved in a car accident. So, going with full coverage should be the best choice. Insurance insures your vehicle, driving without insurance is illegal. If a person gets into a car accident, insurance is there to help but if a person... | Evidence | Adequate |
d09a6007ef96 | 179A2FE8AF05 | Getting into an accident can cause serious problems to the vehicle getting hit | Claim | Adequate |
06a376555fb4 | 179A2FE8AF05 | The vehicle can be totaled which means that the vehicle can no longer be driven | Evidence | Ineffective |
63028570ab49 | 179A2FE8AF05 | If the driver goes too fast and he or she has their family aboard, they could be seriously injured if they crash. Losing someone you love in a car accident can be devastating. | Claim | Adequate |
a1d47badffe6 | 179A2FE8AF05 | Most people don't get to sleep right knowing that they killed someone they loved in a car accident due to a distraction on their phone. Some people don't even drive anymore knowing what they did to a loved one. Losing a family member in a car accident is very sad, and very disappointing to the driver. | Evidence | Adequate |
a0acb5f0e496 | 179A2FE8AF05 | Texting while driving is very dangerous. It could put the driver's life at risk but when there is an emergency, the driver should be able to attend that emergency but a safe and lawful way. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
1d5467d01c9f | 179A2FE8AF05 | Let's say, that a family member is very sick and he or she doesn't have a vehicle to drive itself to a hospital and the only way to take that person to a hospital is by calling someone for help. If that person doesn't pick up the phone, the other person that's sick could die. | Evidence | Adequate |
682492ee367c | 179A2FE8AF05 | Many would say that this is a reasonable excuse but risking the life of an innocent drier is not acceptable. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
d1a1e98a5e1b | 179A2FE8AF05 | Therefore, texting and riving should be illegal because insurance rates raise in price, it is against moral conduct, and it is the reason many people die. Distracted driving could be the cause of many fatalities but placing the phone down while driving could save millions. You would not want to live with the death of s... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
2e09fa904c3d | 17A4777DCC71 | I am going to be telling you what i think of technology being able to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom and if i think it is valueable. | Lead | Adequate |
64ec8aa51bda | 17A4777DCC71 | I think technology reading people emotional expressions is valuable but then again i don't think is is valuable | Position | Ineffective |
57189914133f | 17A4777DCC71 | being able to know how people feel can actually help the enviornment but then it can't | Claim | Ineffective |
5e17a72d9391 | 17A4777DCC71 | peoples reactions emotional expressions are different and people are different some people can have bad emotional expressions and it could be harmful, and it could be painful for others. People can have really great emotional expressions, like being happy all the time. It says in paragraph 1 that Mona Lisa is 83 percen... | Evidence | Ineffective |
7631c8545cd3 | 17A4777DCC71 | I would have to agree and disagree because it basically goes both ways. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
5f514f706e41 | 18A22DA09EF0 | Cars are a normal form of transportation some might say, but in Vauban, Germany there is a car free town. "Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this new experimental district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss borders". Says paragraph two in the article "In German S... | Lead | Adequate |
83c40a8a115e | 18A22DA09EF0 | Many countries all over the world are starting making either a "car free day" or on certain days, making people pay fines for driving.
| Position | Ineffective |
be0efeac8438 | 18A22DA09EF0 | an example of a "car free day" is in Paris, France. | Claim | Adequate |
24b8f95f2783 | 18A22DA09EF0 | This city has typically more smog than other European capitals. "Last week Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found". After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear air pollution of the global city"... | Evidence | Adequate |
dfb5e39ea8f9 | 18A22DA09EF0 | another example of a car free day is in Bogota, Colombia. | Claim | Adequate |
a758ff8b9043 | 18A22DA09EF0 | "Millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work on car-free day". This day in Bogota has been celebrated for three years straight now, "where cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars in this capital city of seven million". The goal of this day is to promote a... | Evidence | Adequate |
850a8205f3bb | 18A22DA09EF0 | countries all over the world are trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and smog. Paraguay, France, Colombia, and even America is trying to get people to use different types of transportation and reduce smog. So citizens all over the world should just for one day not use a car. One person can start a revolution for ... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
0b6050e9f412 | 18D68AEC46D6 | If the usage of cars are limited their would be less greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. | Claim | Adequate |
8d943bd5d32e | 18D68AEC46D6 | Greenhouse gasses are responsible for global warning and the melting of the polar ice caps. If you limit the amount of car usage their would be less cars on the road and it would by a lot quieter at night. In some parts of the United States 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions are from passender cars. thats a sign that ... | Evidence | Adequate |
2a0ad5b0f9cc | 18D68AEC46D6 | If you want to help cut back on the greenhouse gas emission than only use your car if your giong a far distance. | Claim | Adequate |
6235c8be2580 | 18D68AEC46D6 | you dont need to use your car to go down the street, or around the block. | Evidence | Adequate |
243ffe40ff29 | 18D68AEC46D6 | You should use your car to go anywhere in your neighborhood thats walking distance | Position | Adequate |
7b484f508883 | 18D68AEC46D6 | So next time your about to get in your car think about if you really need to take your car. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
29e79551a0f8 | 1911B040B77B | Venus is the closest planet to us in our solar system, which means we should explore it. At least, that is what the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" believes. | Lead | Effective |
9fb212b33e19 | 1911B040B77B | he does not support this claim very well | Position | Effective |
12d6f288ddba | 1911B040B77B | as he gives only one vague reason to explore it, | Claim | Effective |
b9aacc61f081 | 1911B040B77B | he names several dangers and obstacles of exploring it, | Claim | Effective |
58e37a114811 | 1911B040B77B | provides very few actual solutions.
| Claim | Effective |
3e930b02b9ca | 1911B040B77B | First of all, he does a good job of naming the several dangers and obstacles of exploring Venus | Claim | Effective |
e20e01a5aa65 | 1911B040B77B | such as the extreme atmosphiric pressure. The main problem though, is the temperature wich as the author states, "average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit," (Paragraph 3). This poses a problem as most metals and other materials melt at such high temperatures. However, the author fails to give very many solutions to these is... | Evidence | Effective |
758a8e4c729a | 1911B040B77B | The author only provides two solutions to the numerous problems that he previously stated. | Claim | Effective |
b8d66952c3e3 | 1911B040B77B | Those solutions were to stay above the atmosphere where it is not as hot, and to create mechanical computers that were more reinforced. These solutions would be all well and good had he not brought up a problem with the first in which he states "peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the pla... | Evidence | Effective |
72a71aa1f3c6 | 1911B040B77B | Sadly, the author only provides one vague reason for which scientists should still try to come up with new ways to explore Venus. | Claim | Effective |
e49e5971c7ca | 1911B040B77B | This reason of his is,"It may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system" (Paragraph 4). The problem with this is that it does not go very deep into why it being similar to Earth matters. A scientist at NASA might understand any signifigance in that statement, but an average person might not. Fo... | Evidence | Effective |
214d1b4269eb | 1911B040B77B | In short, The author does not support his idea for exploring Venus very well because he only gives one vague reason to explore it and he names several dangers and obstacles of exploring it while providing very few actual solutions. Had he named more solutions and reasons to explore Venus it would have supported his ide... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
4eda9f5e7df3 | 197CEA0EF269 | It is the last day of school, the only thing on your mind is your exciting vacation and the warm weather, the only time that you are free from teachers telling you to what to do and when to do it. When all of a sudden your teacher says that you have a long and tedious project that is due at the end of summer | Lead | Effective |
b937d44426a1 | 197CEA0EF269 | As a response to this, I argue that students should be the ones designing these projects | Position | Adequate |
62d0359ca774 | 197CEA0EF269 | in order to increase specific skills, | Claim | Adequate |
ed786500f0a6 | 197CEA0EF269 | bolster creativity | Claim | Adequate |
518920255c76 | 197CEA0EF269 | gain experience designing the project.
| Claim | Adequate |
f12f7357ff4d | 197CEA0EF269 | Throughout the school year, projects that are assigned by teachers don't capture student's true capabilities and skills. However, if students designed their own projects, they could finally display their strengths, which would lead to an increase in motivation for perfecting the project | Claim | Effective |
e0a78c86e38f | 197CEA0EF269 | Furthermore, students have responsibilities and activities during the summer that may cause a low quality project to emerge if they don't have much motivation. For example, students who compete in the school science fair do very well because designing your own project increases motivation for yielding a higher quality ... | Evidence | Effective |
2b587813d5ad | 197CEA0EF269 |
I once heard, "necessity is the mother of invention." This quote is indicating that when their is high demand for something, or if someone is wondering how or why something works, new inventions and innovations are made. When considering projects, the same rule applies; questioning what you are interested in yields in... | Evidence | Effective |
a011f9e8f219 | 197CEA0EF269 | This proves that when students create their own projects based on questioning and logic, their is a greater chance for success. | Claim | Effective |
466f34b040a5 | 197CEA0EF269 | During the school year, everything is designed by teachers: tests, projects and homework. In response to this, I raise an important question, how do you expect us to be the next generation of well rounded and intelligent people, when we have been told what to do and when to do it since day one? The only way to give stu... | Evidence | Effective |
c5691320c183 | 197CEA0EF269 | Not only does this bolster self thinking and creativity, but also it utilizes the summer months, a long period of time, to think about and develop this project.
| Claim | Effective |
9103f424b326 | 197CEA0EF269 | In response to the question of giving students the right to design their own projects, I argue that in order to increase specific skills, bolster creativity, and gain experience, the best choice is to give students this ability to design their own projects. In general, these skills will help students prepare for adult ... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
74643f8df3ae | 19C1FF204DD1 | In the first story it is talking about how cars aren't really drivin near the French and Swiss. Though theyallow the cars they just allow them to be parked in only two places: the car-owner buys a space or it to, $40,000 along with the home, or large garages at the edge of the development.
David Goldberg said " All of... | Evidence | Ineffective |
b008e96d8ccb | 19C2D7C5171D | This might be a good way to help stop school shootings | Claim | Adequate |
b0915082cfa8 | 19C2D7C5171D | You can identify which studnet needs help and can go and talk to that student . | Evidence | Ineffective |
2cf0505205e6 | 19C2D7C5171D | Being able to read emotions can be helpful but it may also be distracting. | Claim | Adequate |
a89c3be3e838 | 19C2D7C5171D | For example" the student appering unintrested and or bored and it automanically changes to a video game" ? Some student are special needs or may be thinking about something happing at home or maybe what's for lunch ? , and the next thing they see is their work has been erased and or changed and they can do nothing abou... | Evidence | Adequate |
4f8f054114be | 19C2D7C5171D | Im both with and against this . | Position | Ineffective |
74a4a89593fc | 19C2D7C5171D | We have a right to privacy unless there is a reason for worry. | Claim | Adequate |
95f05cf032cf | 19C2D7C5171D | This could possibly assist students who have a undetected disorder or possibly prevent school shootings . We should have a personal right not to reveal are emotions if we do not want to , but i think if there is a cause for worry on certain students than maybe we could try it. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
72b1e0ce53bf | 19C571180C49 | Every Summer, as school is nearing an end, the other students and I are ecstatic to have some of our future teachers come into our classes and tell us about what we have to look forward too after the break ends, as well as finding out what lesson we will cover, fun projects, and the supplies we should for the class. Wh... | Lead | Effective |
2a5e929f855d | 19C571180C49 | The students taking the classes themselves should created the assignment,as even though the teachers may make the plans for the class, | Position | Effective |
ba5198dd1510 | 19C571180C49 | these students understand where the new students are coming from | Claim | Effective |
91d28d15bf40 | 19C571180C49 | as well as the challenges faced inside the class. | Claim | Effective |
d47f86bf21bd | 19C571180C49 | Although teachers try to fill their summer assignments with care, they fail to understand what the students they are getting actually know. Just because the students should have learned everything from the previous year, most of the time other factors would come into play. Some material was overlooked due to time const... | Evidence | Effective |
bd04a7d94e6d | 19C571180C49 | Even though the teacher makes the lesson plans for the year, the previous students remember what is actually important for the class. | Claim | Effective |
74a8f8293e4a | 19C571180C49 | Many times before, upperclassmen have been able to help me through classes by giving me advice on what material was important for the final tests of the year, ranging from simply names of people we have studied about, to entire units that made up big portions of the test. Some times the teacher might skip entire portio... | Evidence | Effective |
71e3523e420e | 19C571180C49 | Some may argue that it is the teacher job to prepare the students, and create summer assignments to reflect the year, | Counterclaim | Effective |
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