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9328b3460fe1 | 0B606C33AC4D | Lets get rid of cars and if you need some where to go, then walk and dont be lazy and get some excerise. Excerise is not bad for you, and is actually very healthy. Walking is also a good way to relieve stress and get things off your mind. Sometimes people get mad or upset while driving adn there emotions get in the way... | Evidence | Adequate |
ac5cb3aec0a9 | 0B606C33AC4D | In a lot of cities and or countries, there are a lot of "non-safe" streets. There are always car accidents, people dying in these car accidents, there used in some kind of violence. Car accidents are one of the most caused death. This is because people are in a rush so they have to do over the speed limit, people drivi... | Evidence | Adequate |
1bc4969d9d7c | 0B606C33AC4D | it would be a lot safer for kids and teenagers to go out and have a good time and not worry about a lot going around them.
| Claim | Adequate |
aa9c65cde94e | 0B606C33AC4D | We already have more pollution problems then we need. | Claim | Adequate |
6369f95398e6 | 0B606C33AC4D | People just dont care anymore about how or where they live and they will just throw any kind of trash they want on the ground. So driving cars just helps the people already littering, the cars are just polluting the air we breathe. So instead of us Americans not giving a crap about what were doing to the wonderful beau... | Evidence | Adequate |
53a0afc3eaec | 0B606C33AC4D | In a result of limiting car usage, Mr. Goldberg says " Many experts expect public transport serving suburbs to play a much larger role." So this means that by approving it this year, there will be more public transportation then people driving there personal cars. Getting rid of cars would decrease a lot of the problem... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
620f43230338 | 0B606C33AC4D | Some of you might think, "well what if we work for a living and need to get to work?" | Counterclaim | Adequate |
06fab521a2f3 | 0B606C33AC4D | Well, you can awlays WALK to the public transportation area. Studies have shown that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less, and getting fewer licenses. This leaves us wondering, "Has Obama passed peak driving?" | Rebuttal | Adequate |
6ddb9071d916 | 0B606C33AC4D | Is it gonna make us get lower in obesity, make the streets safer, and stop the pollution of the air? Getting rid of cars will decrease a lot of issues that we have in the world today, so getting rid of or decreasing the car-usage is a positive, not a negative. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
af23c7b9c97d | 0B81C3067FF2 | That the author did good job at explan the evidences like he saws, | Position | Ineffective |
7cf73f8c112f | 0B81C3067FF2 | "Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a veicle hovering over venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditition by staying up and ount of their way" That it is imported to study Venus even if it dangers. | Evidence | Ineffective |
e2f781c119ad | 0B81C3067FF2 | Venus ounce look like earth, like "Earth-like planet in our solar system | Claim | Adequate |
cc9426fc608a | 0B81C3067FF2 | Long age, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." That it tells us that it you'st to be livible. | Evidence | Adequate |
384bc05d9775 | 0B81C3067FF2 | Venus is a challenging planet to study | Claim | Adequate |
f57661d05705 | 0B81C3067FF2 | like it saws, "numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us." Venus is a challenging to travel to even if it so close. | Evidence | Adequate |
7a796141bb24 | 0B81C3067FF2 | Traveling to Venus isn't imposible | Claim | Adequate |
8dd9a37c4025 | 0B81C3067FF2 | like it saws, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imaginatin and innovation." It is posible to trave to Venus.
| Evidence | Adequate |
fcd4ffe77134 | 0B81C3067FF2 | Venus is a challenging planet, that we like to study about and learn how it was formed. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
fd7df123f926 | 0B87B0B3278C | In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it may present. The author then goes on to tell us all of his facts that back up his claim | Position | Adequate |
eaa0c8b8cc97 | 0B87B0B3278C | I believe the author makes a very good point. | Claim | Adequate |
da74a38ab8b8 | 0B87B0B3278C | In paragraph 4 the author tells us even though Venus's surface had conditions five times more extreme than what we see on Earth, long ago it was covered with large oceans, rocky sediment and craters. If Venus's conditions used to be so similar to Earth then could it possibly have supported life? | Evidence | Ineffective |
261ed0a975d7 | 0B87B0B3278C | In paragraph 7 the author goes to tell us that scientists over at NASA have some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating Venus like conditions.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
de1ec5b18a04 | 0B87B0B3278C | If we can somehow develop the technology to last in Venus like conditions wouldn't it be worth it to see what mysteries it holds. We have the technology at our fingertips, all we have to do is put in the time and effort to get to Venus. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
3eee9aceab20 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | limiting car usage could be a good thing for some people. only if they like to walk and do fun things with their lives. | Position | Adequate |
b03ba1f18336 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | it saves people lots of money | Claim | Adequate |
696fbc8373a3 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | They could have bigger and better things because they wouldnt have to pay a car note, or pay for gas every week | Evidence | Adequate |
80bca0992771 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | Having a life without a car can sometimes be a bit scary exspecially if you need to do ,or be somewhere in the middle of the night . you may be ill and need a doctor immedialty you wouldnt be able to walk . | Counterclaim | Adequate |
573458b63e39 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | But lets look on the positive side we do have ambulances and things of that sort so we really dont have that much to worry about. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
d14d53cd1594 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | the most important part of this is that we have to be safe. and do things the right way | Claim | Ineffective |
31db09e20034 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | I think NO cars is a good things saves me more money for shopping and the finer things in life. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
0cf2e9982192 | 0B8A0777A6E5 | i also wouldnt have to beg my parents to take me anywhere because i would be my own transportation. | Claim | Adequate |
ead763ee2857 | 0BB223A348F6 | When does school end? It doesn't because of teachers who give students hard assignments to do over summer break. Summer projects are a fun way to engage students in learning over their 2 month break. | Lead | Adequate |
96762aa13b6c | 0BB223A348F6 | it should be student-designed | Position | Adequate |
a6696f10dc36 | 0BB223A348F6 | let students gain leadership skills, | Claim | Effective |
e7869ac1996b | 0BB223A348F6 | let them express their creativity. | Claim | Effective |
47e9042e2006 | 0BB223A348F6 | One of the many needed traits in life is leadership and is gained from setting a goal and reaching it. Leadership is an important trait because it shows your character and is necessary in a workplace. An example of a student-designed project is the Science Fair. The Science Fair allows students to choose a project of t... | Evidence | Effective |
06530ba67eb7 | 0BB223A348F6 | A student that loves cars will try more on a project they designed about cars then a teacher telling them to design a project about Anatomy. Also, if a student knows a lot about a specific topic then it would be easier to write about it compared to a topic they have almost no knowledge of. For example, if I know almost... | Evidence | Effective |
8f0cdf12a54f | 0BB223A348F6 | Teachers-designed projects would allow students to have a baseline of where to start from. One positive of teacher-designed projects would be they are professionally designed (by the Teacher). | Counterclaim | Effective |
7111ba2aa7f0 | 0BB223A348F6 | However, many teachers assign projects without thinking of the difficulty or issues that students could face. What if a student doesn't know anything about the topic? Well the teachers expects them to learn it themselves which is another reason giving students the ability to choose for them self is a good idea. A proje... | Rebuttal | Effective |
abe867447c00 | 0BB223A348F6 | student-designed projects are more beneficial than teacher designed projects. They both have pros however the positives of student-designed projects outweigh the teachers. Projects designed by students allow them to gain leadership skills, and let them explore their curiosity or creativity. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
ed32b0ad1ee4 | 0BD82CC1FC8C | Dr. Huang stated that his computer can identify a persons feeling just by scaning them. By the way it look the computer can verify a person experssions by the way that they look even thou some poeple in this world can understand expressions but techology is change and now it can nearly tell human emotion. But yet the d... | Lead | Ineffective |
5d91d88baffd | 0BD82CC1FC8C | Well the step to take in order to see if a person is showing emotions it would muscular action units. For the instruction 1&2 will determin that techology can tell which from which like a smile canbe tested by a computer or a real person. A machine can tell the difference. | Evidence | Ineffective |
1c12c96323b5 | 0BD82CC1FC8C | We need to look at the prons and cons cause a person can tell if a person is showing any emotion is how they are useing their mouth's muscular actions such as smiling or frowning. Telling a force one a real smile can be que trickey but a computer can tell the differences. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
ec35221a0c5d | 0BDD43321AFD | Remember in elementary school you used to get summer reading logs and checks on books you were 'required' to read during your break? Some students never had a problem with these types of assignments because they loved to read any chance they could get. Unfortunately, there were also the kids who would dread reading and... | Lead | Effective |
c5e9a723847b | 0BDD43321AFD | Schools must be aware that if summer projects are always going to be required, the assignments should be student-designed | Position | Adequate |
d44b382522af | 0BDD43321AFD | students will have more urge to do them | Claim | Adequate |
3c3373b8e4c3 | 0BDD43321AFD | sometimes the projects can interfere with summer plans, making it troublesome to get work done. | Claim | Adequate |
a30ff3873aaa | 0BDD43321AFD | Summer is the only substantially long break that students receive off of homework, assignments and tests. Through the months of August until June, school does not cease. Almost every week, robotic-like students must wake up early Monday morning, suffer through eight hours of sitting and listen to a teacher go on about ... | Evidence | Effective |
22b2ea695630 | 0BDD43321AFD | Student-designed projects could focus on what students question or wonder about in their day to day lives, peaking their interests and making the task feel more fun and creative. Students could receive a broad outline like 'write an essay' or 'create a display', and turn it into a unique piece that expresses themselves... | Claim | Effective |
18804a7dfc06 | 0BDD43321AFD | During summer a lot of trips and vacations are taken whether with family or friends, near or far. Nevertheless, each one requires people to leave their homes and travel with the minimal amount necessary to save space. In my experience, I once was gone for almost the entire summer. One week I was in Pennsylvania with my... | Evidence | Effective |
5a2eee6a4a3c | 0BDD43321AFD | Student-designed projects allow students to create a work period and timing schedule for when doing the assignment works best for them. | Claim | Adequate |
3b7fe780a3bf | 0BDD43321AFD | Some, especially teachers, might argue that having students design their own summer projects will lead to the minimal work necessary and a poorly done assignment. Teachers might say that students are primarily focused on their summers and just having fun, rather than getting something done that could benefit them in th... | Counterclaim | Effective |
b1fac8fb8f84 | 0BDD43321AFD | However, if the project is required for school, that typically means it is graded. Students won't try to do the least amount work possible just to save them time, if that means they will earn a D on the project. They will start the year off poorly. The overall effect of the project will outweigh how much time and effor... | Rebuttal | Effective |
762b03efb36b | 0BDD43321AFD | Overall, student-designed projects would be more beneficial for both teachers and students because these types of assignments create a unique idea of who you are as a person because it shows individual interests. If a project was deemed boring and just based on facts, teachers would be more likely to receive non creati... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
46f58858850a | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | Students across all age groups look forward to the last day of school, the day summer vacation begins. From the endless memories summer entails, to the exciting, fun experiences, summer vacation is one of the most beneficial times for students. For many high school students, teachers assign summer assignments or projec... | Lead | Effective |
56536c118079 | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | In a new modern classroom setting, students should have the liberty to design their own summer projects | Position | Effective |
eb9c9c0f803b | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | because students are more inclined to learn when they have the liberty to decide their work, | Claim | Effective |
92290bc34513 | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | the process of self exploration is the key to molding successful minds. | Claim | Effective |
984de5a8cdd6 | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | When given a task you do not enjoy, most people do either of two things. The first thing they do is rush the task to get it over with, and the second thing they do is push it off as much as they can. Similarly, when a student is given an assignment that is not of interest to them, the quality of work is very low. In re... | Evidence | Effective |
425b162eb5e2 | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | Some of the most successful people are regarded for their fame and success due to self exploration. In Benjamin Franklin's famous autobiography, he shares his experiences through self exploration. Growing up in a poor household, Franklin's father could not afford to send him to a traditional college education, but thro... | Evidence | Effective |
efce07da0947 | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | The overall benefit of students having their education in their hands, outweighs the potential negative repercussions. | Concluding Statement | Effective |
98ebd90f6d94 | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | Some may predict that students may slack off when given the opportunity to create their own summer projects. | Counterclaim | Effective |
3c1e34baca6e | 0BF9F64D6FD1 | While this is possible, when a student is pushed, surprising results follow. In addition, giving students that necessary push is how we can create a brighter future. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
7fd23fc76157 | 0BFD128F5C01 | Hi! Have you ever wanted to find a way to help people and animals when they think they have nothing to live for when they actually do? Do you want to give people food and shelter? Well we got just the right group for you to join! | Lead | Adequate |
e6bc4916c669 | 0BFD128F5C01 | Join the Seagoing Cowboys program so you can help people in need!
We think that you would be perfect for the program! Here are some reasons why you should join!
| Position | Adequate |
2eda975a1bb5 | 0BFD128F5C01 | You can help people and animals when needed. | Claim | Effective |
068d648fdd99 | 0BFD128F5C01 | Trust us there might be a lot of people who need it.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
02ec559e7b58 | 0BFD128F5C01 | You would also see great places like China, Greece, and other places in Europe! You might get to see the Great Wall of China, too! Wouldn't that be amazing! | Claim | Effective |
4bea5c18f19d | 0BFD128F5C01 | You might save lives and meet great people who are talented and smart and would also need you.
| Claim | Effective |
3a298730952a | 0BFD128F5C01 | You get to travel on seas! | Claim | Effective |
a31515a6bb5d | 0BFD128F5C01 | The Alantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and others! You might get seasick, but we have some ginger for you that might help.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
e943359e7bf4 | 0BFD128F5C01 | So those are the reasons why we think you should join the program. If you like the idea of all the things that are listed feel free to join! Thank you, and we hope to see you there! | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
33e13d16c0d4 | 0C24337CD49E | In the begin in the story it talks about how she had 83 percent happy and 9 percent digusted smile and 6 percent fearful and 2 percent angry. And that her science teacher had graded her latest lab assignment. And that mona lisa at least according some new computer of showing her emotions. | Lead | Ineffective |
2e6d4fa8cb4c | 0C24337CD49E | In the body paragraph it talks about how that you have to show your emotions. And the neutral face showing no of there emotions. I wonder why the neutral face does want to show emotions. It will be good if they show emotions. But I think that the neutral face does want to show emotions. Becuase some people might look a... | Evidence | Ineffective |
f4f2379eb81a | 0C24337CD49E | In the conclusion part it talks about how you are suppose to smile. And putting on happy face works. If you make a happy face you are showing your emotions to other people. I think that a lot people should put on there happy face. Becuase they will be showing there emotions to people. I think that some people don't wan... | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
7fb32bdc9d9e | 0C751C31DE85 | Would you like to be forced to choose an extracurricular activity that you don't like? | Lead | Ineffective |
f635fc9c8c9e | 0C751C31DE85 | The principal's idea of all students participating in at least one extracurricular activity is a bad idea | Position | Adequate |
3a937170491c | 0C751C31DE85 | not every students like extracurricular activity | Claim | Adequate |
8616e9edf70a | 0C751C31DE85 | there are not a variety of activities to choose from | Claim | Adequate |
8fc0cd2a86bc | 0C751C31DE85 | some students already participates in some extracurricular activities outside of school. | Claim | Adequate |
715f815b915c | 0C751C31DE85 | Extracurricular activities are not everyone's favorite, most students would rather do their school work than extracurricular activities.
One reason for that is the amount of work the students are receiving.
The teachers are giving students an extreme amount of work that the student's interest towards extracurricular ... | Evidence | Adequate |
8e0b8232beeb | 0C751C31DE85 | The school has some choices for extracurricular activities such as sports, year book, and student council.
There are not many selections that are available for them.
For example, if a student doesn't have a favorite choice, then they would be forced to choose something they don't favor.
That would diminish their vie... | Evidence | Adequate |
525cbc74494c | 0C751C31DE85 | Extracurricular activities such as swimming which is not possible to be done in school.
I think schools should focus on the main subjects such as Math, Science, and English, and not extracurricular activities.
Even if there are extracurricular activities in school, there should be a choice for it. | Evidence | Adequate |
6edcb5499be7 | 0C751C31DE85 | In conclusion, the principal's idea of all students participating in at least one extracurricular activity is a bad idea because not every students like extracurricular activity, there are not a variety of activities to choose from, and some students already participates in an extracurricular activities outside of scho... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
cc186c61fdf4 | 0C8DFEAE0ADA | I think Luke's point of view of convincing people to go on a Seagoing Cowboy trip. | Position | Ineffective |
3c0ce0241a7d | 0C8DFEAE0ADA | The text states
Luke joined the program is it was a once in a lifetime opporortunity. The text states,Luke said why would I pass this up this is anopporortunity of a lifetime. The text alo states, he said being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for him it opened up the world to him. Another thing Luke ... | Evidence | Ineffective |
72d80bd63901 | 0C8E8861F91A | I agree with the claim against the value of using this technology to read student's emotional expressions. | Position | Adequate |
fd7ffc09bc4a | 0C8E8861F91A | First off, we perform these calcutions everyday, as we can tell if our friend is happy or sad by looking at their face most of the time. Also, video imagery tells us that the facial emotions for each emotion are universal. | Evidence | Ineffective |
0e863cbe6dd6 | 0C8E8861F91A | Another big reason is that we really don't know just how much computers can do, it can be where computers detect whether you're happy or sad. | Claim | Ineffective |
75193de8c995 | 0C8E8861F91A | Performing this calculation every day, we would have trouble describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. However, we can also use human anatomy to help paint precisely enough to convey specific emotions. New computer software has anatomical information as electronic code. Video imagery which is the n... | Evidence | Adequate |
0b5aba2c95e3 | 0C8E8861F91A | In a whole, this is a lot to disagree with, since computers are taking over our world now so I believe this is a great idea. Reason being is that we have video imagery, the amazing and undiscovered knowledge of a computer, and our own brains because we calculate expressions on our own every day. These our all major fac... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
cfa772548c4f | 0C952AD5C1EA | In the "German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", there is a new district that has forbidden street parking, driveways, garages. The residents of this upscale community are suburbans poineers.
In france, there is one street that has a tram that runs to downtown. The tram is only thing that drives on the road. there a... | Evidence | Ineffective |
c4921c24f6df | 0C952AD5C1EA | , they should not use cars | Position | Adequate |
cfeea3fa2a44 | 0C952AD5C1EA | they would have to pay for gas | Claim | Adequate |
c721de9acce1 | 0C952AD5C1EA | people would cause accidents and get hurt or killed. | Claim | Adequate |
0c3a23c2ec01 | 0C952AD5C1EA | Cars can be very dangerous and could brake down or cause your life. | Evidence | Adequate |
b64b09c06e1f | 0C952AD5C1EA | They can be expensive and some that you can not afford. Cars can eat your money away just by draveling long distance and always got to check your car before you go anywhere. | Evidence | Adequate |
3bd64c3369a7 | 0C952AD5C1EA | cars are apart of people lives and every day there will be a car on a road. the united states expanses suburban ideas about the car cultures. Americans are making all sorts of kind of cars and trying to build them more safer and better for the people driving them. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
41a34afe6a55 | 0D220BA8BA23 | The Facial Action Coding System is a new descoverage of the scientifics. This new descoverage can help in some situation. It can help in many situations with the acception of the person. Fothermore it could be and not helpfull used in school | Lead | Adequate |
efac90557517 | 0D220BA8BA23 | FACS can be used in school for knowladge.
| Position | Adequate |
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