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5f659460fe3c | 6ECD533A72F4 | have benefits for both people and the environment. | Claim | Effective |
8dac1e5e3648 | 6ECD533A72F4 | Driverless cars require sensors which allow them to mimic human reaction to whatever situation might arise while on the road. Sensor technology has been in development and in use since the 1980s, with the introduction of antilock brakes. Using this technology, Google modified a Toyota Prius with several sensors which a... | Evidence | Effective |
52a640fb40a6 | 6ECD533A72F4 | An operating system or machine cannot become tired, frustrated, emotional, angry, or distracted in any way; its judgement is mechanical, and there are no variables of human unpredictability. Most if not all vehicular accidents are caused by some sort of human error in judgement, and driverless cars eliminate this possi... | Evidence | Adequate |
50cf0a5ec54d | 6ECD533A72F4 | A possible cosumer concern might be that with the current model of semi-driverless cars, which still require some human effort, people may get tired or distracted waiting for their turn to drive. | Counterclaim | Effective |
eff8bbd362c1 | 6ECD533A72F4 | However, manufacturers are developing an answer to this concern which introduces more safety than a regular driving environment would have. Some manufacturers are introducing in-car displays which turn off instantly when driver assistance is required, which is not possible with a regular cellphone or messaging device. ... | Rebuttal | Effective |
965013bca4d8 | 6ECD533A72F4 | Driverless cars can allow people to safely engage in other activities besides driving, allowing them to achieve and accomplish more. Driving can be tiring, and driverless cars eliminate driving as a task for people to complete. Many factors can impair driving ability and prevent one from driving, but with driverless ca... | Evidence | Effective |
3c91dcc76422 | 6ECD533A72F4 | Driverless cars are a much better alternative to the transportation systems of today. They can and are being devleoped, carry benefits to the environment and to people, and are much safer than regular cars. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
99e276ec4baa | 6EEAB9FBADDF | I think that the Face on Mars is just a natural landform. | Position | Ineffective |
e8292ce47eee | 6EEAB9FBADDF | Faces on the Earth in common to happend because of lava. | Claim | Adequate |
649b56d0d608 | 6EEAB9FBADDF | "The Martian is simlar around the America West". It can also be a "lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa adout the some height as the Face on Mars" according to the last paragraph. | Evidence | Adequate |
b6b0f0c3bd1a | 6EEAB9FBADDF | But we never found lava on Mars? Well we will look for it and how do you think it got on there. And if there is not lava of Mars? Then its might just be a natural land form like mountains on Earth. What if people lived there and got covered in dust like material? I don't think there could be humans of Mars because of t... | Evidence | Ineffective |
185e96f5124e | 6EEAB9FBADDF | These are some reasons that I think that the Face on mars is just a natural landform. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
c59be55eeba8 | 6F0ECB93B03B | I think that the electoral college should stay | Position | Adequate |
660526454122 | 6F0ECB93B03B | because the electoral college is a process that with help our country and future problems | Claim | Adequate |
f26957e75553 | 6F0ECB93B03B | most states have a winner-take-all system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. | Evidence | Adequate |
7ef1b5b06145 | 6F0ECB93B03B | After the presidential election, the governor prepares a certificate of ascertainment listing all of the candidates who ran for president in the state along with the names of their respective electors. the state's certificates of ascertainments are sent to the congress and the national archives as part of the official ... | Evidence | Ineffective |
36c1f5881b33 | 6F142E71AEF1 | I beleive that we should throw out the electoral colledge and not use it anymore. Today it is irrelevant and it does not help out the elections, in fact I think it only causes trouble.
| Position | Effective |
4fe0df7faed1 | 6F142E71AEF1 | The electoral colledge is the last deciding factor of who acuatlly gets president. How is that a democracy? | Claim | Adequate |
f87717b155c9 | 6F142E71AEF1 | The people vote for who they want to in the main election and then by popular vote is usually what party gets to send the electors that would vote for them(source 1 ph 5-8). An example of this is the famous 2000 election. That election Al Gore and George Busch were facing off fo the right to hold office. Now Al Gore ha... | Evidence | Effective |
f8c7382875a1 | 6F142E71AEF1 | Now if for some reason the majority voted in a really crazy man into office that would completely corupt the government then it would be good too have something else that can change teh vote so that America does not get anymore corrupted. | Claim | Ineffective |
fb6754502d6e | 6F142E71AEF1 | The only problem is how many times would you vote for a crazy person who you know will affect you in a very major way? My guess is not very often.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
f4c13fd01f07 | 6F142E71AEF1 | Now there is some perks but they are really only for the losing president. If the pesident did not win all of the popular vote he could have won a lot more swing states than his opponent which help him better in the electoral election(posner ph20). | Counterclaim | Ineffective |
dcdaabc81ac0 | 6F142E71AEF1 | So there is only one way that the electoral colledge is helpful and it is not even to the American voters. This is why we need a change and to get rid of the electoral colledge. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
c23a93eb29a5 | 6F142E71AEF1 | So in conclusion, I have shared many reasons why the electoral colledge needs to go. I hope that you mull over these ideas and that you bring them to the governments attention.
| Concluding Statement | Adequate |
48d4698f3680 | 6F5B58C28A2D | A world full of driverless cars seems a thousand years away; the thought of being able go anywhere at anytime without driving or a driver seems to be science fiction. However, with recent advancements in the field of driverless automoblies, this fantasy can exist sooner than one might think. With the Google Car program... | Lead | Effective |
04b1641c5582 | 6F5B58C28A2D | I believe that development and research for the creation of truly automatic transportation should be continued, based on information from "Driverless Cars Are Coming: | Position | Effective |
f693f9afadb4 | 6F5B58C28A2D | the invention of driverless cars, | Claim | Adequate |
772b94dd34c4 | 6F5B58C28A2D | the safety implications and solutions, | Claim | Effective |
b95b69ded892 | 6F5B58C28A2D | the options for making driving a better experience. | Claim | Effective |
b162d193696b | 6F5B58C28A2D | Completely driverless cars continue to be science fiction, but with advancements in technology, the dream of driverless cars is within reach. But the obstacles of driverless cars are not as simple as just inventing one. Right now, driverless cars exist, such as Google's modified Toyota Prius. With a multitude of differ... | Evidence | Adequate |
e72144f08c23 | 6F5B58C28A2D | The issue of the safety of automoblies is still relevant to driverless cars as well. If there is a situation that the driverless car cannot handle, there could be accidents and damage. However, driverless car developers continue to address this problem, and solutions have been proposed. BMW has announced that they have... | Evidence | Effective |
cda6f1b62315 | 6F5B58C28A2D | With more development, the cars can be better prepared to handle situations and know when to notify the driver, increasing the safety of the experience.
| Claim | Effective |
1fd584a34b96 | 6F5B58C28A2D | With the invention of the driverless car, the driving experience can change in new ways. | Claim | Effective |
207115fe67c4 | 6F5B58C28A2D | The aspect of driving a driverless car allows the driving fun to be interpreted in diferent ways. This especcially proves true for in-car entertainment options. With cars that can notifty the driver whenever there is a situation to take over, the driver can relax and use in-car entertainment and information systems saf... | Evidence | Effective |
962326c3879c | 6F5B58C28A2D | With so many advancements in driverless cars, a world run by driverless cars is a possibility. The invention of driverless cars, safety solotions, and an increase in the driving experience all show that with development and research, truly driverless cars can be achieved. I believe that development on driverless cars s... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
cc173659889a | 6F7CCB64354C | I've heard that you were changing the school policy , and that you wanted to hear from the students. | Lead | Adequate |
fc6faab02b8e | 6F7CCB64354C | I've heard about the changes you want to make and I have a lot of suggestion on it | Position | Ineffective |
e660d31ee573 | 6F7CCB64354C | after school programs is the only way some of the students stay out of trouble | Claim | Adequate |
8420d5465950 | 6F7CCB64354C | So then with you taking that away from them, they will have nothing else to do . Then they will turn to the streets, and i know you wouldn't want that for our fellow students . | Evidence | Adequate |
78cbf4e08f5a | 6F7CCB64354C | may be them getting a C grade average is the best they can do. | Claim | Adequate |
9387b5192086 | 6F7CCB64354C | Then our school wouldn't have the best after school activities we could have. Then the people who enjoy it the most , but doesn't meet the standard wouldn't have the ability to get a scholar ship in it even if they need it the most. | Evidence | Adequate |
097054a2c4ef | 6F7CCB64354C | without after school activities students wouldn't really be able to work out. | Claim | Adequate |
5f10fa8802bf | 6F7CCB64354C | Then we would have even more students turning obesity.
| Evidence | Adequate |
77e9b3ebce49 | 6F868B506EB5 | it is good that all student should perform in community service | Position | Adequate |
3f3858bc0568 | 6F868B506EB5 | because with out community service you with not go to high school | Claim | Adequate |
9033cf705f36 | 6F868B506EB5 | some of them think that community service takes a lot of time but that make us to help, people | Claim | Adequate |
4121bf700f08 | 6F868B506EB5 | for example if you do a community service for 20 hours in elementary school that the only think that is going to make you pass to high school. | Evidence | Ineffective |
19dc5957d8af | 6F868B506EB5 | When i was in Africa we do community every Friday because we need to improve in our physical fitness and do some work | Claim | Adequate |
9fdcce5049c4 | 6F868B506EB5 | not every day in class learn some time we have go out side the school and do some for when is snow is good for us as student to help the teacher clean the snow, so TEACHER_NAME are in support with the community student take or they get lazy in doing thing for example in south Africa the city usually | Evidence | Adequate |
4fd459f6a52d | 6F896BABB13C | The electoral college should be abolished | Position | Adequate |
ab16010769a1 | 6F896BABB13C | because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidates elector | Claim | Adequate |
9b8a4e4c942e | 6F896BABB13C | and the voters cant always control who their electors vote for | Claim | Adequate |
76af51544c15 | 6F896BABB13C | On the other hand the electoral college is a great thing because a dispute over the outcome of an electoral college vote is possibe but its less likely than a dispute over the popular vote | Counterclaim | Adequate |
56d15b4965a2 | 6F896BABB13C | When you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidates elector | Claim | Adequate |
24f8dbb5f5dd | 6F896BABB13C | Most people, including me, would like to vote for the president not a candidate because they might not even vote for the person you want for president. Some states are smaller then others so that makes them feel like their votes arent as important as the bigger states like California and Texas. The electoral college co... | Evidence | Adequate |
c6e60e5a5bd4 | 6F896BABB13C | Many people do not vote because the voters cant always control who their electors vote for | Claim | Adequate |
ed36da5659e6 | 6F896BABB13C | Not everyone wants to take the chance of voting for the wrong person to be elected for president. Some voters might get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate, as it says in source 2. Most states are small so most people in those states dont think the little states matter and they arent important ... | Evidence | Adequate |
1e1b0be69df3 | 6F896BABB13C | On the other hand the electoral college is a great thing because a dispute over the outcome of an electoral college vote is possibe but its less likely than a dispute over the popular vote | Counterclaim | Adequate |
8e5b0d8cb97d | 6F896BABB13C | A better thing about the electoral college is that it requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal, meaning that not all the vote can come from one or two regions and no other ones. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
7f32a29219d9 | 6F896BABB13C | Voters in presidential elections are the people who want to express a political preference rather than the people woh tihnk a single vote can dicide an election. | Evidence | Ineffective |
047f14232e17 | 6F896BABB13C | As a student I want the best for the up coming generations, including me, that are going to be able to be a part of the presidential elections and to not be confused who to vote for or how the electoral college works. Every year a new generation becomes legal to vote and be part of the election but if they dont know ho... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
612f7e6b847b | 6FA5454B11D4 | I do think that students should be required to do community service. | Position | Effective |
c6ba627e9a8b | 6FA5454B11D4 | Students should take care of their community by keeping it clean. | Claim | Effective |
17bc0394172a | 6FA5454B11D4 | Performing community service can help student get jobs in the future. | Claim | Effective |
66115f449b2e | 6FA5454B11D4 | The final reason is that it'll just make them feel good about themselves knowing they've helped out their community.
| Claim | Effective |
c1a6467ea20f | 6FA5454B11D4 | When i say keeping the community clean i mean clean all the litter and trash that some people carelessly throw on the street. | Evidence | Adequate |
a489295911fc | 6FA5454B11D4 | Every weekend or so get together with your group and head out into the streets and pick up what ever lose trash you find and dispose of it the right way. I think this is the most important reason that students should do community service. | Evidence | Adequate |
dce4180d1874 | 6FA5454B11D4 | Say you write down that you've worked in a soup kitchen or at a local retirement home it will more likely get you a better career. It might take some time out of your day but even when your helping those in need at the end of the day you really just helped yourself. | Evidence | Effective |
7c7ade1e8f02 | 6FA5454B11D4 | If you help a mentally disabled or physically disabled person that is less fortunate than you understand that you have more than you can ask for while some others don't even have a home, a good brain, or even body parts. If you help the needy and you say to your parents this is nice helping others they'll look at you a... | Evidence | Effective |
3e16a12a93df | 6FA5454B11D4 | These are just a few of the many reasons that students should be required to perform community service for the school. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
75025bb83156 | 6FB4BDEE27AE | Cars that drive them selves shouldn't be developed. | Position | Adequate |
614ac3f346ad | 6FB4BDEE27AE | These cars shouldn't be developed because the cars they have now aren't completely driverless | Claim | Adequate |
02921c91ece5 | 6FB4BDEE27AE | All the "driverless" cars now can't navigate through any work zones or car accidents. Only thing these cars can do is steer, accelerate, and brake by themselves. What good are they if they can't manuever through things by themselves? | Evidence | Ineffective |
3ee6a5f86f36 | 6FB4BDEE27AE | If someone was texting and driving in their driverless car and they let their car take over and their driverless car failed to drive by itself and a accident occured who would be to blame? | Evidence | Ineffective |
9e0009e6789f | 6FB4BDEE27AE | Would the driver or the creators of the car be at blame for the accident? | Claim | Adequate |
55551abd53e3 | 6FB4BDEE27AE | Fully driverless cars shouldn't be developed. The automatic steering, acceleration, and braking by themselves are okay for a car. But completely driverless? No us drivers can stick to driving cars manually. Not wanting to drive is pure laziness anyways. People should enjoy being able to drive. There's no reason to not ... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
7be37c99ac31 | 6FB60C290F5A | Should we have electoral collage or not? | Lead | Adequate |
cca29bada2ca | 6FB60C290F5A | We should have electoral collage | Position | Adequate |
ca29873aed7c | 6FB60C290F5A | it is easier to elect a president then having to go through a process of sending in votes by hand | Claim | Ineffective |
6b037b818ab2 | 6FB60C290F5A | It is better to send votes by computer because all you have to do is click a button and the the vote is sent to the elector. | Evidence | Ineffective |
41821ed63b0f | 6FB60C290F5A | Under the 23rd admendment of the constitution 3 elctors were allocated in the district of columbia. The electors are to be treated like a state for a purpose. As stated in (what is the electoral collage)'' the word state also refers to the district of columbia. Therefore the electoral collage selectes each candidate ru... | Evidence | Ineffective |
b5c401b8e88b | 6FC359E7AFD1 | Hello, my name is STUDENT_NAME
and I wanted to talk to you about the cell phone policy with you. | Lead | Adequate |
f23e606960bd | 6FC359E7AFD1 | My opinion on the policy is to not have cell phones out at all. I have a couple of ways to back up my opinion. | Position | Adequate |
f8f1d94c5a35 | 6FC359E7AFD1 | First off, I think cell phones are a really big distraction during school. | Claim | Adequate |
09c8df22e1e2 | 6FC359E7AFD1 | When the teacher is teaching a lesson teachers do NOT want the kids to be side tracked so they don't learn. That would be a huge problem. They would do very poorly on tests and would have bad report cards (which grades are very important to me). | Evidence | Adequate |
e5a4f587314c | 6FC359E7AFD1 | Also, if the kids have their cell phones out during free time or lunch break they could be sending out some things such as showy pictures of themselves and sending the pictures to different people in other schools or people around the school. | Claim | Ineffective |
e337c163a3a1 | 6FC359E7AFD1 | They could also be bullying someone that doesn't fit in as well as other people or are just different. And that wouldn't be good for the kids or the teachers.
| Evidence | Adequate |
aad3c8c955c4 | 6FC359E7AFD1 | You and I know that kids will still try to text during class, | Counterclaim | Adequate |
2850230a77cd | 6FC359E7AFD1 | but it is worth a shot. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
102e7be31e75 | 6FC359E7AFD1 | That is my opinion on how I would not like to have cell phones out during school and thank you. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
3e655fa56516 | 6FCD57CA5E41 | The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The electoral college process consist of the selection of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors wher they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. | Lead | Adequate |
ae6c52a4b6fd | 6FCD57CA5E41 | Personally I believe that Electoral Colleges work | Position | Adequate |
65d5b1ec0df2 | 6FCD57CA5E41 | because it would be a great process where students can work their way up to become a congressman, | Claim | Ineffective |
cd9143448381 | 6FCD57CA5E41 | it would also look good on your reputation. | Claim | Ineffective |
c2490b9863d6 | 6FCD57CA5E41 | It would be a great process where students can work their way up to become a congressman. | Claim | Ineffective |
29209bb3078e | 6FCD57CA5E41 | Imagine all the wonderful things you can learn about congress and you can have your own personal experience. The electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is requried to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in the Congressional... | Evidence | Ineffective |
1f91d78b319d | 6FCD57CA5E41 | It would look good on your reputation. | Claim | Ineffective |
1e03db468584 | 6FCD57CA5E41 | Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. I know your would wat that because that would be great, and really helpful. The presidential election is held every four yoears on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your candidate you are actually voti... | Evidence | Ineffective |
1796dbabd674 | 6FCD57CA5E41 | The single best argument against the electoral college is what researchers call the disaster factor. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
c9db0bfa885f | 6FCD57CA5E41 | The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century. The system allows for much worse. Consider that the state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. | Evidence | Adequate |
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