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00a0b8dd5e61 | 57076BE40C47 | As stated in source 2 paragraph 5,"congestion was down 60 percent in the capitol of France, after five days of intensifying smog..." thats a big percent and with that we are making the earth green. France even tried to ban cars even and odd to reduce the pollution as being talked about in paragraph 2 and 3. They were b... | Evidence | Adequate |
bcc4115240fb | 57076BE40C47 | On the other hand, banning cars or not driving is a silly decision. It may be good for our earth and our health, but if you need to leave three hours before hand to reach your destination on time, then you need to buckle up and step on the gas. If gas so so bad for the enviornment, then why dont we ban gas cars? | Counterclaim | Adequate |
fcd414de4ed3 | 57076BE40C47 | There are many indrustries and or companys that have created electronic cars. Charging our cars many be difficlut for long road trips but there could be a slot for gas for when our battery level is running low we can get some gas to reach a destination and charge it. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
96667d44849a | 57076BE40C47 | Having fellow citizens limiting car usage can have many advantages, but also a few disadvanteages. Cars can clean up the air but also make us gasp for it. Having a car should be a choice we get to make. Having events and days where "no cars can be driven or you get a fine" is not needed in anybodys lives. What decision... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
ffb512aac4d1 | 5716C4DAFC9E | "SLAM!" Generic_Name throws the door back behind her. Generic_Name's mother flies down the stairs so fast, she nearly face plants into the wall ahead. "What's the matter honey?" "Ughh! My new principal just announced that all students are now required to participate in an extracurricular activity everyday after school,... | Lead | Effective |
7ba28a042da9 | 5716C4DAFC9E | Forced extracurricular activities will benefit students in many ways, especially by motivating ones that do not typically do activities | Position | Effective |
4f4af5ebbeff | 5716C4DAFC9E | Our school should continue to require students to participate in extracurricular activities because it provides balance in their schedules, | Claim | Adequate |
0a58ecd8dc63 | 5716C4DAFC9E | helps them to build new friendships | Claim | Effective |
9cae5781665f | 5716C4DAFC9E | and gives them the opportunity to try new things.
| Claim | Effective |
ffd5a723f367 | 5716C4DAFC9E | The first reason our school should continue to require extracurricular activities is because it provides balance in students' schedules | Claim | Adequate |
3ca5d6ac516c | 5716C4DAFC9E | Balance is one thing that is very important, especially when it comes to middle and high school; colleges look at whether a student can manage an activity with all of the school work as a big factor in the admissions process. For example, My older sister applied to UVA last year; She had straight A's, a great GPA and S... | Evidence | Effective |
bc33113a1dce | 5716C4DAFC9E | The next reason our school should continue to require extracurricular activities is because it helps students build new friendships. | Claim | Effective |
4f0aa8c22a9a | 5716C4DAFC9E | It is very important to have good friends throughout middle school and high school because you will need people to talk to about things, support you in situations. and even just to share laughter and spend time with that aren't your family. For example, when i started middle school my parents made me try out for track,... | Evidence | Effective |
e775bfaead07 | 5716C4DAFC9E | The final reason our school should continue to require extracurricular activities is because it gives students the opportunity to try new things. | Claim | Effective |
790a5f0c4ba8 | 5716C4DAFC9E | If you aren't required to do something, most of the time you probably won't do it unless it interests you; however if you are required to do something, you will be forced to do it no matter what, but you might surprise yourself, and find interest in that thing after all. Like mentioned previously, my parents made me tr... | Evidence | Effective |
21c68e7dac3a | 5716C4DAFC9E | By continuing to extracurricular activities, schools will positively benefit students by providing balance in their schedules, building new friendships, and giving them the opportunity to try new things. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
db5d52a99c3b | 572236CAAFCE | Why do nothing, when you can do something that will help you no and in your future? | Lead | Adequate |
19efa470ad4a | 572236CAAFCE | Students should be required to do at least one extracurricular activity.
| Position | Adequate |
aa963b93991e | 572236CAAFCE | students will get to connect with others who have their same interests, | Claim | Effective |
83d2474bf069 | 572236CAAFCE | Students get to meet kids that they normally wouldn't meet just in school, | Claim | Effective |
19a796730d13 | 572236CAAFCE | students will get an example on what it is like to work with a team or group. | Claim | Effective |
4001aeb7fe5c | 572236CAAFCE | it is good for students to participate in one extracurricular activity because students will get to connect with others who have their same interests. | Claim | Effective |
844f63fb6295 | 572236CAAFCE | People that have your same interests are different than people that you hang out in school.
You hang out with people in school because they have the personality that you enjoy to hang out with.
But, people with the your interests will understand you better and you will always have something to talk about.
The people... | Evidence | Effective |
73cbc0153e7f | 572236CAAFCE | , it would be good for students to do an extracurricular activity because they will get to meet people that they normally wouldn't meet when you are in school. | Claim | Effective |
fafecf37a8b4 | 572236CAAFCE | Joining a team or group will be nerve racking at first because you might not know anyone that share the same interests as you do.
But when the team/group finally gets to talking, they will have bonded so that nobody could break them apart.
It is important to get those types of relationships because if you ever need h... | Evidence | Effective |
1c0facd20ca7 | 572236CAAFCE | it is important to do at least one extracurricular activity because students will get a taste of the real world in having to work as a team to get things done. | Claim | Effective |
80f0fd61e7e3 | 572236CAAFCE | If students don't get the opportunity to work with a group, and to work as a team, then they wouldn't be prepared for life when they are older.
Learning to work with people is one of the most important things you need to know how to do.
So the sooner that you start, the better the future that you will have.
If you d... | Evidence | Effective |
deb2c99cd1d0 | 572236CAAFCE | it would be smart for the principle to implement that students have to participate in at least one extracurricular activity because students will get to connect with others that have their same interests, students will get to meet other students that they wouldn't normally meet in normal school time, and the students w... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
aada5ad6f81b | 57280EFE34F4 | I am doing a essay about technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable | Lead | Adequate |
25e804a84a21 | 57280EFE34F4 | I dont think technology can tell someone in emotes by scanning their face. | Position | Ineffective |
3053a814857f | 57280EFE34F4 | It cant go thou are mind and say they are feeling sad | Claim | Ineffective |
5eada11f4288 | 57280EFE34F4 | Us humans can tell if they are sad or happy because we have been thou the same things they are going thou.
| Evidence | Adequate |
1183b6981ca2 | 57280EFE34F4 | If it is true I would not use because if they are using it as a govement weapon to find if some one is hinding some well needed things and they start to used this and if it gives them wrong information that person might be in some trouble | Claim | Ineffective |
057d58ad3491 | 57280EFE34F4 | And the other way around if they have some need information and the FACS or Facial Action Coding System just lost it. | Evidence | Ineffective |
14a474264896 | 57280EFE34F4 | If it can do this. This thing will be ahead in technology and clear a path for us in the near furture | Counterclaim | Adequate |
5507d52b4449 | 57280EFE34F4 | But I dont blieve this computer can tell people feelings. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
a627dbac2c72 | 57280EFE34F4 | First how big is it? Is it the size of a gym or is it as small as a Iphone 4? This computer is just a big fake.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
53a941c2c6e1 | 57280EFE34F4 | Second how much does it cost? Is it the same to build it as much as a lamborigini or as much as a pencil? Third, how long does it take to build it. And how long does it last for. 1 minites or 3 hours. How long does it scan for. | Evidence | Ineffective |
ce070588fc64 | 57596DF3AD20 | Have you ever wondered how someone close to you was feeling, at any moment of the day? This new Facial Action Coding System can help you do exactly that. The system will be useful in many ways, but I think it can be very useful in the everyday classroom. | Lead | Effective |
924aa1de04d7 | 57596DF3AD20 | Teachers have always wondered how their students were feeling at all times during their lesson, and this software can help them reach out to their students tremendously | Position | Effective |
0e9ef2275d50 | 57596DF3AD20 | It can help with their lesson plan | Claim | Adequate |
2dfb13444fa3 | 57596DF3AD20 | their attitude | Claim | Effective |
0104e273089a | 57596DF3AD20 | their teaching style | Claim | Effective |
717229b24192 | 57596DF3AD20 | Teachers make a lesson plan for the week and it can change depending on the circumstances. | Claim | Adequate |
f99cb876884d | 57596DF3AD20 | Imagine being a teacher and being able to read the students' faces an emotions. In paragraph 6, it states that "the software can recognize when a student is becoming bored or confused." This can allow teachers to analyze the situation in which the classroom is in. If the students are generally happy, then you can go al... | Evidence | Effective |
e93ff4f87de3 | 57596DF3AD20 | The way students act in class often create a chain reaction, making the teachers either pleased or digruntled with the way the students behave. | Evidence | Adequate |
e3c4099bc247 | 57596DF3AD20 | If the teachers can read their expressions, change their lesson plan, and create a greatly improved learning environment, then everyone can go home happy. | Claim | Effective |
28b0261c926c | 57596DF3AD20 | The students will listen more intently and the teachers will not have such a hard time dealing with their attitudes. In this scenario, everyone can get along well together and enjoy their time in the classroom. | Evidence | Adequate |
25c747002b90 | 57596DF3AD20 | In paragraph 3, it states that the software can "classify six basic emotions-happiness, surprise, anger, digust, fear, and sadness." Picking up these emotions on a student can change the way a learning environment works. | Evidence | Adequate |
4991e6733dd3 | 57596DF3AD20 | If the student is showing signs of negative facial expressions and emotions, then the teacher can alter their style of teaching. | Claim | Effective |
a31fb18d9920 | 57596DF3AD20 | They can create a warm and fun learning environment for the pupils, which can lead to them successfully gaining the knowledge they need to move on in life. The way a student acts in the classroom can affect many others around them and their attitude towards learning. If a teacher can detect even the slightest bit of ne... | Evidence | Effective |
9fb518f68c17 | 57596DF3AD20 | This new software could be innovative for the way classrooms work in the future. If students could be educated the way they would want to be educated, yet still get the knowledge they need to succeed, then the future generation could be unstoppable. In paragraph 9 it states that "making faces can reveal so much about t... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
828f38d9fc56 | 575C00FBC60A | The passage talks about all the positive and negative things that would make Venus be good to study because of some of theories of it being Earth like | Position | Ineffective |
680d5d45140c | 575C00FBC60A | The study of life on Venus would have many hard obstacles to overcome and look deeper into. " | Claim | Adequate |
254a3ebfb18b | 575C00FBC60A | A thick layer of almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets Venus. | Claim | Adequate |
95a285987ffc | 575C00FBC60A | That would be the biggest problem to try and fix because humans who take in too much Carbon Dioxide could potentially die. "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth." That whole sentence by it self sums up how much of a complication it would be to study Venus | Evidence | Adequate |
7e31d00b6060 | 575C00FBC60A | Astronomers are fascinated by venus that they want to know if it was once a earth like plant long before | Claim | Adequate |
44c873f71d3e | 575C00FBC60A | Everytime there are some good positives about the study of Venus there's always something negative following it. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has a compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to ... | Evidence | Adequate |
a913e63aa3f2 | 575C00FBC60A | The study of Venus would make the scientist have to think harder and make more advance technology but they can do that until they get full answers on what they might come up on. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
72c75cd44c62 | 57691ED21F01 | Everyone remembers mars the planet that Nasa was trying to get on to see if it's possible to live on? Well now they changed into a diffrent planet called Venus. | Lead | Adequate |
d61d37a54eb4 | 57691ED21F01 | The author of the article "The challenge of exploring Venus" is stating his choice on what Nasa is doing. He is making it very clear that he wants people to explore Venus. | Position | Adequate |
16b99a56ea92 | 57691ED21F01 | He gave a hint in one part of his story. For example he says "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has valuse, not only becuase og insite to be gained on the planet its self." | Evidence | Adequate |
536e84fcc404 | 57691ED21F01 | He's is giving his full suport on Nasa's choice to go and study Venus. He also is saying to keep trying even though it is dangerous. | Claim | Adequate |
d791336bd565 | 57691ED21F01 | In the text it says that "A thick atmoshpere of almost 97% carbon dioxide blankets Venus." | Evidence | Ineffective |
dc0d42731410 | 57691ED21F01 | This Is saying that its very dangerousover there on Venus and the pressure could destroy everything there. | Claim | Ineffective |
c239ef4544c5 | 57691ED21F01 | In Conclusion he gives his full support no matter what. He is hoping that they keep striving to find a way to successsfuly accomplish whatever they need to do. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
4b3e424b7794 | 57778A40CC36 | i tthink we shouldnt be able to have technology read are emotions if we dont want it to. | Position | Ineffective |
31f33673c442 | 57778A40CC36 | in the artical its does a 3-d computer model of your face. and they didnt get all the emotions that everyone might have | Claim | Adequate |
a97037fa36c5 | 57778A40CC36 | like some people have deprrison and some might have the feeking of blah but you guys wouldnt know because you dont have that as a oppsion on there. | Evidence | Adequate |
e1ba4ad248a0 | 57778A40CC36 | they talk about how a home pc cant handle the complex algorithms used to decode someone simle. i think that should make it where no matter what you use it on it can run it. with out having to write it down | Evidence | Ineffective |
309df4d93e16 | 57778A40CC36 | what if someone is fake smiling. is your technology going to be able to tell if your really happy or not? I think it not a good idea because one it doesnt tell you all the emotions that the person is feeling and what if the person doesnt want one or doesnt like it and they aloud ti get rid of it or do they have to keep... | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
a6dca16bc09f | 578C014A7BBE | Venus is the second planet it also is the hottest planet which is never be touched i a spaceship since 3 decades. It is sometimes called "Evening Star' becuase it is one on the brightest points of the light in the sky. It was often told that the planet Venus was the twin of Earth because they have the same size, they o... | Evidence | Ineffective |
bef7b22ade45 | 578C014A7BBE | Venus is a thick atmosphere of almost 90% of carbon dioxide in Venus. NASA's is doing investigations on how they can gp put some spaceships on the planet without buring down, so they are using high technlogy to go check the hot planet Venus. Scientist are working on approaching to study on Venus so they can be able to ... | Evidence | Ineffective |
e3df0e93a9e4 | 578C014A7BBE | Finally. Venus is a planet close to the sun, its even the hottest planet ever. Nobody wants to go to Venus because its hot and you can die by going into Venus and knowing that scientists don't want to go put a foot on the planet because they're scared they going to die or anything bad is going to happened. | Evidence | Ineffective |
15ad7cdc75ba | 57CE6ED06513 | In this article the author is telling us that facts about Venus how it's called the "Evening star" because it's the "brightest points of the light in the sky night" and it is a good place to examine, because of how close it is to the sun and earth, of its tempature, its heat, pressure, and how no spacecraft have landed... | Lead | Ineffective |
33a6bd79724d | 57CE6ED06513 | But it's really dangerous in Venus.
| Claim | Adequate |
a19104195fe4 | 57CE6ED06513 | It's dangerous in because, a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent cardon dioxide blankets venus, their is also clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus atmosphere, on the plants surface temperatures avaerage over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater then whats in our earth.... | Evidence | Adequate |
37f490dc3351 | 57CE6ED06513 | And If they were to explore venus NASA would need scientist to survive the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus. | Claim | Adequate |
d6cf18754919 | 57CE6ED06513 | They would need to make blimp-car like vehicles they need to hover for miles and miles becuase it's is 170 degrees fahrenheit which means they would burn real bad. and the lights need to be real good because they need to penetrate the dense of the atmosphere. | Evidence | Adequate |
cb7bcbb02b7a | 57CE6ED06513 | I think they shouldn't explore Venus because it's a suicide mission it's too hot a lot of co2 and temperatures reach over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. | Position | Adequate |
a4be4607b65e | 57E1C649E187 | The author has said that NASA has three pictures from the red planet. In the pictures is a face, from three different years (1976, 1998, 2001). The last picture has a clear image of the face. It has a cracked eye and to the left side. | Lead | Adequate |
b7f9bc70d727 | 57E1C649E187 | This is a rock that had just been formed like this. It had been forming to look like this for years. | Position | Adequate |
0f534784811f | 57E1C649E187 | If it had not been discovered what would we think about the red planet. The planet would just be another planet close to earth. | Evidence | Ineffective |
cadab14267c4 | 57E1C649E187 | If we could get a human on the red planet that would be great. We can't do that yet. It will not happen for another 400 to 500 years. This is a long wait time, but in the end it is all going to be worth every hour put in.
The red planet has many mysteres we will never know. This one will be around for years to come. T... | Evidence | Ineffective |
661fa0642db2 | 57E6768B4C73 | Limiting car usage is something that we all need to do. | Position | Adequate |
b320c43414de | 57E6768B4C73 | There are numerous ways of doing this; a person can car-pool or use other means of transportation | Evidence | Adequate |
1baac1e34ce9 | 57E6768B4C73 | Today my sister and I created a mess of emissions just getting to school to take this test that is completely worthless. I do not gain from this test, nor do my proctors who have to dilligently coach a hundrded students through a bogus set of instructions for this bogus test | Evidence | Ineffective |
5383be510042 | 57E6768B4C73 | Those emmissions are still rising. | Claim | Adequate |
676a1896120b | 57E6768B4C73 | For each one person in the room where i'm taking this worthless test, hundreds of cubic feet in carbon monoxide gas have been released into the atmosphere. When this test is over it will be sent to some place, probably in the northern part of Florida for a bunch of people to grade. Test by test. They too must create hu... | Evidence | Ineffective |
c8fbf4af3c55 | 57ED566E615C | Ever been rushed around? Have had so much to do in so little time? What if you had to do a extra activity on top of that? Would your life be hectic? | Lead | Effective |
13021dd1f780 | 57ED566E615C | I disagree with making kids do extracurricular activity | Position | Adequate |
60afc27cfc34 | 57ED566E615C | time is something that passes all the time | Claim | Ineffective |
ced55961acb1 | 57ED566E615C | Not all of the students can get a ride | Claim | Adequate |
329c22ed2bfd | 57ED566E615C | adding this will cause the student to become more stressed. | Claim | Adequate |
1e50e655aed1 | 57ED566E615C | Time. 24 hours a day. Students spend seven through 8 hours a day at school. Should be getting at least eight hours of sleep. This is leaving on eights hours to do homework, chores, ride or walk home, and spend time with family. If you add an extra activity this will take away from time at home. Some of the activities a... | Evidence | Effective |
922e997fd143 | 57ED566E615C | Forcing kids to do after and during school activities will make free time vanish into thin air. | Claim | Effective |
b9c56b1d0f2e | 57ED566E615C | buses are the way students get to and from school. People who live far and close can take a bus. Even walk. If someone stays after school there is no bus to take them home. The either have to walk or find a ride. Some parents are busy or can't pick them up. What do you do about this? Giving a bus to take one or two kid... | Evidence | Effective |
126c9acd5fe9 | 57ED566E615C | If you give students the choice to do things after school they can figure out if they need a ride or if they do not need a ride. | Claim | Effective |
db5a1f40e450 | 57ED566E615C | Sols, testing, homework, grades, home life, drama, and family. All of these things are stressful. Life moves by so mast. Stress comes in and out of our lives all of the time. That is normal for humans. Even if we don't have stress in our lives homework and testing can just make you stressed. | Evidence | Effective |
6b47177ad9e0 | 57ED566E615C | Making kids do extra activities will make students have less time for home, not all kids can get a ride home from school, doing this will ad more stress. Do you have enough time? | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
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