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e4dc69cb34b8 | 41CC238F5738 | They Are Really Expensive | Claim | Effective |
8eae3945999f | 41CC238F5738 | Some popular activities are dance, martial arts, sports, and music. Which are all VERY expensive. They are great extracurricular activities to do, but so expensive, and not all parents can afford them. For dance, costumes are at least $100, dance shoes vary on quality, but are usually expensive, dance wear is about $30... | Evidence | Effective |
d3eda3cbb7d0 | 41CC238F5738 | They Won't Be Committed To It | Claim | Effective |
8bc14a01bda0 | 41CC238F5738 | Let's say the options the school provides are all not of interest to them, so they're forced to take something they don't want to do. How would you like to be forced to commit to something you didn't want to do to start with? I'm pretty sure no one would want that. Though extracurricular activities are great for studen... | Evidence | Effective |
970b8ad00de4 | 41CC238F5738 | They May Have Other Things To Do | Claim | Effective |
cbec4bb51010 | 41CC238F5738 | in middle school, there's a lot of homework, even more so in high school. A lesson is usually about an hour and a half long. School ends at 3:30, so they'd get home at 5:00. 5 or 6 is the most common dinner time, and it usually lasts about 30 minutes. That's 5:30. Then, they have to go and try to finish their homework.... | Evidence | Effective |
e2a9e5180d3d | 41CC238F5738 | I feel like if schools force students to do an extracurricular activity, they will see lower test grades, lower participation rates, much more attitudes towards them, and more tardiness. This behavioral change will be because of the time wasted on things they don't want to do, and less sleeping hours. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
5e4eb879a48e | 41CC238F5738 | Though extracurricular activities are great for them, dont force them on people, because instead of helping, it's actually hurting. | Position | Effective |
e38624c89155 | 41DAE20A16DF | This article starts out by telling the audience about all of the pros and cons of Venus. The first thing is mentions is how at some times we are so close to it that many people think it is a star, and it talks about how humans on Earth can easily see it at a safe distance, but it is very difficult to get close to. Venu... | Lead | Adequate |
1e981180665a | 41DAE20A16DF | The author explains how he thinks that it is a worthy cause to try to explore venus, even though we have never successfuly landed a spacecraft there for more than a few hours. | Position | Adequate |
00810a985912 | 41DAE20A16DF | The author does very well arguing his or her point. | Claim | Ineffective |
4bdfaea3ffdc | 41DAE20A16DF | I agree with the author, I think he or she made some very well stated points about why humans should work everyday to get closer and closer to Venus. There are many arguing points as to why poeple would think that it is good or bad to try to send spacecrafts, let alone humans, to Venus. | Evidence | Adequate |
a1b47db7630e | 41DAE20A16DF | Starting out with the dissadvantages, | Claim | Adequate |
615dddd4a5dc | 41DAE20A16DF | the planet's surface is over 800 degrees, obviously not suitable for humans, or any life force for that matter, to survive. Venus has a hotter surface temperature than any other planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun, due to the atmosphere made up of almsot 97 percent carbon. | Evidence | Adequate |
d77db29de2ae | 41DAE20A16DF | These facts sound misserible so far, but if there was a way that humans could figure out how to land on Venus safely, and maybe even start a civilization there, that would be groundbreaking. | Claim | Adequate |
38418e5b9404 | 41DAE20A16DF | The author backs up his or her point by saying how "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." The fact that at one time ... | Evidence | Adequate |
3f0ef2bf46c5 | 41DAE20A16DF | The author does a very good job describing and pin-pointing all of the detailed needed to convience someone to beilve in life on Venus, and support sending probes and eventually humans out to discover Venus. The authors talks about how hard it would be for a mission to Venus to be both safe and productive, but he or sh... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
1c175d5b54b1 | 41E45EFE43AA | Summer projects are some of the most dreaded assignments to give to a student. However, they are very necessary in order for students to retain information needed for the following school year. | Lead | Effective |
bc81b6dd85c5 | 41E45EFE43AA | Summer projects, involving schools, should be teacher-designed in order to optimize students's learning. | Position | Effective |
16c0c4d9db98 | 41E45EFE43AA | a teacher knows what to assign best based on the class curriculum. | Claim | Effective |
dd5467ca730f | 41E45EFE43AA | If students were to all decide what the project was and how it should be done, then there would be a multitude of topics and confusion amongst the class. In seventh grade we were given a choice assignment to do. Although it was a fun project and allowed us to use creativity, it didn't lead us to the same information. I... | Evidence | Effective |
1d9c946fe5f6 | 41E45EFE43AA | the school year would flow much smoother with a teacher-designed project. | Claim | Adequate |
b14030e5e3a3 | 41E45EFE43AA | In my sophomore year I was assigned a summer assignment for world history. It was the same assignment given to the whole class, and was meant to be completed the same way as well. Completing it made it easier for my teacher and classmates to refer to as the year went on. Similar to a textbook, we all were able to use t... | Evidence | Adequate |
8119ff34ecec | 41E45EFE43AA | On the contrary however, students may not have the time to complete a summer project in a specified way. During summer break it is very common for people to travel or have family in town | Counterclaim | Adequate |
939c98a1bb77 | 41E45EFE43AA | every year I go out of town on road trips to visit family. This year my mom told me that we would be visiting family in Africa. Places like Africa may not have all the necessary resources to complete an assignment the exact way a teacher asks. Even if a student were to have resources available, constant travel may limi... | Evidence | Adequate |
0ecdc762eda7 | 41E45EFE43AA | If a student were to design his or her project, they would likely take the easy route in order to enjoy the rest of their summer | Claim | Effective |
d671b3b4b94d | 41E45EFE43AA | Although I have many positive qualities, I am known to take the easy route when it comes to a lot of things. In my fifth grade science fair we were allowed to decide our own experiments to do. Instead of trying to think of a topic that may attract viewers at my booth, or something that interested me, I chose the most b... | Evidence | Effective |
c24a03a6347e | 41E45EFE43AA | Summer projects are important for schools and teachers to implement whether it be student-designed or teacher-designed. However in the case of productivity, teacher-designed projects bear more benefits. School year flow, class content, and a student's work habits all play roles in why teacher-designed projects should b... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
2d6732d88e63 | 41E9768ADAF5 | Imagine this: it's the last day of school, and after ten months of constant, grueling work, you have finally completed the school year. However, you learn a project has been assigned over summer break; a project which requires a lot of your time, and a lot of your effort. Not only that, but it is on a boring, irrelevan... | Lead | Effective |
7a447453f7ac | 41E9768ADAF5 | Although it is essential for students to continue to actively use their brain during their break, it is essential that the project should be student designed, | Position | Effective |
7ee1d6760124 | 41E9768ADAF5 | which is proven by the students procrastination on topics they don't find interesting | Evidence | Adequate |
df87077347aa | 41E9768ADAF5 | their increased inclination to work on something that they find interesting, | Claim | Effective |
377ee62e8ebe | 41E9768ADAF5 | the fact that it is their break from school. | Claim | Effective |
21230d19f9d8 | 41E9768ADAF5 | School has been around for centuries, and although it is completely different now than how it once was, some things have remained the same; for example, the procrastination of students. Majority of students, nowadays especially with the amount of distractions they have, find themselves doing nothing all day and beginni... | Evidence | Effective |
9643a5f63566 | 41E9768ADAF5 | Summer break is the average students most favorite time of the year; it is their time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and a lot of times to do absolutely nothing at all. In a students perfect world, no work would be assigned over break; this is obviously unrealistic, as work must be assigned to ensure tha... | Evidence | Adequate |
de392fcab175 | 41E9768ADAF5 | However, it must be taken into account that it is their summer break: something that is looked forward too year round and a break from the long, tiresome school year that they just completed | Claim | Effective |
6089d42001c5 | 41E9768ADAF5 | Some may claim that the project must be chosen by teachers, as it is their occupation and that they know what is best for the students to succeed. | Counterclaim | Effective |
79777fe94eea | 41E9768ADAF5 | Although this is correct, regardless of whether or not the summer assignment is chosen by teachers or students, it's primary purpose will still be fulfilled: to keep the student's brain active throughout the break. In fact, if chosen by students, the chances of the goal to be fulfilled greatly increase, contrary to how... | Rebuttal | Effective |
65e3d883b8f0 | 41E9768ADAF5 | The life of a student is extremely difficult; they are forced to do things that most adults cannot even do. They are told to somehow find time for everything: school work, sports, hobbies, family, friends, and most importantly to be a kid. During the school year, the fact that the student is still a kid is most times f... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
6c33907baf55 | 4200B5E4E9DF | In the passage that we are presented with the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit by telling us of the similaraties between it and the earth | Position | Adequate |
1e2fc24106b4 | 4200B5E4E9DF | Venus is of a similar size and distance wise is not very far from us at all. | Evidence | Adequate |
8f4c24fe578b | 4200B5E4E9DF | No spacecraft has ever had any human pilots on it due to the fact that the spacefrafts never last very long once they land of the planet. The planet's stmosphere is made up of 97% of carbon dioxide and corrosive sulfuric acid. The temperature of the planet of on average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the atomspheric p... | Evidence | Ineffective |
8cec2b1d32a5 | 4200B5E4E9DF | Long ago Venus was proably covered by oceans and may have supported various formes of life similar to those of earth. It has similar geological features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Due to its close proximity it may be the nearest option for a planetary visit. NASA in particular would like to send humans to... | Evidence | Adequate |
869320d8ffe5 | 4200B5E4E9DF | The temperature would still be about 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on earth. | Evidence | Ineffective |
0039eee17c2a | 42017C1963DB | "Making Mona Lisa Smile" in the story the author descrbes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Is this technology to read emotinal expressions of humans wrong? How do they make this technology to read people's emotions? Who's idea was this? | Lead | Adequate |
25590f6b03c0 | 42017C1963DB | First, I think reading people's mind's by this technology is wrong | Position | Adequate |
11be5bf0e449 | 42017C1963DB | First reason is it's none of our bussines. Also reading people's minds is something that is totally creepy. | Claim | Adequate |
e8d0d3050703 | 42017C1963DB | This technology can detect anyone who's happy, sad, angry, and disgusted. Everyone has their own personal secrets that he or she doesn't want to reveal their feelings. They need to invent something to help people around the world. | Evidence | Adequate |
c681ece013ff | 42017C1963DB | Second, this idea came from Professor Thomas Huang, of the Beckman Instatute for Advanced Science at the University of Illionois, working in collaboration with Professor Nicu Sebe of the University of Amsterdam. Dr. Huang and his colleague are exports at developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate | Evidence | Adequate |
6e19f90f7ff6 | 42017C1963DB | Both of these professors want's to know of their invention to the world to earn credit. Do they even know what their doing? | Claim | Adequate |
ae531b4204fe | 42017C1963DB | Both professors test's the painting of Mona Lisa of her emotions. Mona Lisa results is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. | Evidence | Adequate |
f40c68108aae | 42017C1963DB | Then, this software technology has a constructs a 3-D computer model of the face. All 44 majors muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Movement of one or more muscles is called an "action unit". Then Dr. Hunag relies on the work of psychologists, such as Dr. Paul Eckman, creator of FACS ( Facial Action Codi... | Evidence | Ineffective |
516e41ce4a90 | 42017C1963DB | Finally, in conclusion it's bad to read other personal thought's. Both professors makes a computer to see emotions in people's mind's. Finding the new technology is rare in the United States. The new computer is not an ordinary science teacher grading your work this is a professional professors inventions. In my opinio... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
1078c641ef02 | 423A1CA112E2 | Modern humans today are always on their phone. They are always on their phone more than 5 hours a day no stop .All they do is text back and forward and just have group Chats on social media. They even do it while driving. | Lead | Adequate |
3695c85c6495 | 423A1CA112E2 | They are some really bad consequences when stuff happens when it comes to a phone. | Position | Adequate |
78933d337df9 | 423A1CA112E2 | Some certain areas in the United States ban phones from class rooms just because of it. | Evidence | Adequate |
e4beea06c3d0 | 423A1CA112E2 | When people have phones, they know about certain apps that they have .Apps like Facebook Twitter Instagram and Snapchat. So like if a friend moves away and you want to be in contact you can still be in contact by posting videos or text messages. People always have different ways how to communicate with a phone. Phones ... | Evidence | Adequate |
60c0cddc7339 | 423A1CA112E2 | Driving is one of the way how to get around. People always be on their phones while doing it. Which can cause serious Problems. | Claim | Adequate |
9b1b54830dae | 423A1CA112E2 | That's why there's a thing that's called no texting while driving. That's a really important thing to remember. Some people still do it because they think It's stupid. No matter what they do they still have to obey it because that's the only way how did he save. | Evidence | Adequate |
f795933c7667 | 423A1CA112E2 | Sometimes on the news there is either an accident or a suicide. It might involve someone not looking where they're going or tweet that someone sent. It either injury or death. If a mysterious number says I'm going to kill you and they know where you live but you don't know the person's contact ,It makes you puzzled and... | Evidence | Ineffective |
175cb2f5c052 | 423A1CA112E2 | Phones are fine to use and it's also the best way to come over help. | Claim | Adequate |
eb6702a20ab1 | 423A1CA112E2 | If you go through a problem and you can't find help you ,always have a phone there with you. Even though phones are used almost every day as long as you're safe it would come into use if you get into trouble. Make sure you do not be like this phone while you're in the middle of driving. | Evidence | Adequate |
1465b49909d9 | 423A1CA112E2 | The news always updated when people do something stupid around that involves their phones. The safest way is the best way to stay safe. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
e28bfb387128 | 426D179A5178 | In the US many people use different methods to get around. They walk, take a bus, but many use some sort of automobile. All these ways are very efficent but have you ever thought of maybe the outcomes of what cars do to the planet we live on? | Lead | Adequate |
d875cc361530 | 426D179A5178 | Let me tell you the things that would change of limiting car usage. | Position | Ineffective |
f0ea7702072e | 426D179A5178 | having to always worry about paying car payments or getting gas can be very pesky knowing you already have to pay for housing,food,clothing and if you have kids supporting them. All that can be very stressfull and make life even harder to live with, like in source 1 mother of two, Heidrun Walter talks about how "when I... | Evidence | Adequate |
6ed7b20a77be | 426D179A5178 | Her not having a car made her life way less stressfull and tense then before hand. | Claim | Adequate |
f7d8e4db6969 | 426D179A5178 | Another outcome of limiting car usage would be less pollution. | Claim | Adequate |
deb03b08737e | 426D179A5178 | All these fumes are not good for the planet we live on and deffintley not good for us human beings. In source 2 it says how Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air from all the gases in the air from moter vehicles. You know how much fumes would have to be in the air for them to make a driving ban? I mean ... | Evidence | Adequate |
1ec350e7b96c | 426D179A5178 | Without cars people are gonna have to find a way to get around. In source 3 it talks about the millions of Columbians finding that way when they didn't have there car to do that for them. They looked too hiking, skating, and walking | Evidence | Adequate |
5dbee1cdbde5 | 426D179A5178 | All these alternatives are a great way to live a healtheir life then to just let machines do the work. | Claim | Adequate |
94218110cb53 | 426D179A5178 | another adavantage would be less deaths due to car accidents. | Claim | Adequate |
a43c8f4d6b66 | 426D179A5178 | So many people die every year from recklace drivers or people driving under the infulence, limiting car usage would drop these numbers down drasically and make life for us way safer.
| Evidence | Adequate |
a394d15f189e | 426D179A5178 | All these little advantages would make such a big outcome to everyday life as we know it, it would make our lives better in every outlook. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
8970f1784367 | 427A6B619597 | I think you should participate in the seagoing cowboys program | Position | Adequate |
39c357d784d1 | 427A6B619597 | you get to see trueley beautifull places | Claim | Adequate |
163f0fe1d8c1 | 427A6B619597 | you get to be on the ocean | Claim | Adequate |
9db49b25bc6a | 427A6B619597 | you get to love and care for the cute and adorible horses on board | Claim | Adequate |
8b133ae556ab | 427A6B619597 | you dont have to worry about them running out of food because we always carry enuff to venture the far and cool places we go to. | Evidence | Ineffective |
98eda6010763 | 427A6B619597 | china and i got to see the Panama Canal,all and all it's just a realy good experience and you would like it if you are an outgoing person. | Evidence | Ineffective |
47aef0d4e98e | 427A6B619597 | you get to be out in the ocean | Claim | Adequate |
6a37a8234c7e | 427A6B619597 | who doesn't love that and it just gives you time to explore and have fun with everything the animals the ocean the adventure and the quitness of just hereing the waves and having a great time. | Evidence | Ineffective |
2b03a1a2f6f1 | 427A6B619597 | And that is why i think you should come aboard with us because all and all you would just have a great time. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
344992e09743 | 42814ED28C18 | I think I am against the Facial Action Coding System. I do not think it is a good idea to use this on humans without their consent. Technology is important but I still do not think this is a good idea. | Position | Adequate |
3eedb9cd6a67 | 42814ED28C18 | Using this on humans isn't a good thing. If they want to keep an emotion hidden then I don't think it is a good idea to uncover it. | Claim | Adequate |
7d6c5857c7e2 | 42814ED28C18 | How can the world be a positive place if the happy people who made you happy weren't actually happy. What if that person had a death of a family member and wanted to keep it a secret but some random person starts snooping around and tells everyone that that person isn't actually happy. Since the article can tell a fake... | Evidence | Adequate |
2e8622f64cdf | 42814ED28C18 | Now the thing about the facial recognition being in a classroom might make it more interesting. It there was a way to make school more interesting than that would be great. I'm not sure how far it would go to make the students happy. It says that it could modify the lesson like an efective human instructor | Counterclaim | Adequate |
2e32df94f282 | 42814ED28C18 | but how far would it modify it. Also if this became a thing would it take the place of teachers. If so than that would be a bad thing. So many people would lose their jobs. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
2c9c8acc5fcb | 42814ED28C18 | It says that it would be able to tell if I am confused which is a good thing. That way I wouldn't have to ask the teacher to come help me. They would just know and come help me, | Counterclaim | Adequate |
b64a8695ce6a | 42814ED28C18 | but I still think it is a bad idea. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
1a83810a3c3a | 42814ED28C18 | I'm just not sure that it is a good idea to have something that reads emotion. I feel like some things that are better off covered up will be uncovered. Technology will consume our world if we are not careful. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
59a2e687566d | 42A20744DECF | Do you like to travel around the world? Well if you do you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | Position | Adequate |
179e662ab20b | 42A20744DECF | Even if you dont like to travel your demeanor will change when you join this program. | Claim | Adequate |
4f55d8f49990 | 42A20744DECF | We have table-tennis tournaments,fencing,boxing,reading,whitting,and games to pass the time by. You will be so exuberant that you joined. You will be like a kid on Christmas morning. | Evidence | Adequate |
906eb45574bc | 42A20744DECF | You will get to see new places | Claim | Adequate |
59054e223074 | 42A20744DECF | ,and you get to say you have been there before when other people have not been there | Evidence | Adequate |
5ec6d610e189 | 42A20744DECF | You will never be melancholy on this trip beacause there is things to do all the time. | Claim | Adequate |
db946c55b02d | 42A20744DECF | You get free breakfeast every morning. There will be eggs,panacakes,bacon,sausage and more. If you join this month you will get a free trip to the next place we go. On the boat there is a pool,and there is a hot tub. The pool and hot tub closes at 10:00. | Evidence | Ineffective |
aa20b841fa03 | 42A20744DECF | I cracked my ribs but that did not stop me from having fun. | Claim | Adequate |
76e2bce1e666 | 42A20744DECF | I only had to stop working for a couple days,and then I was better than ever. When joining in this month you get you dont have to pay for a class abought the safeteys of being on a boat. You will be more exuberant than Christmas morning. My freind Don Reist got me into this program,so I hope I can get you to join this ... | Evidence | Adequate |
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