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330b457f1916 | 0E49EB72AAA4 | The passage later explains examples of NASA's approached to studying Venus when the author says, "Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War II." The idea of looking back on... | Evidence | Effective |
3896374f1a2d | 0E49EB72AAA4 | Ultimatley, it is understandable why one would believe that it isn't smart to look into studying and experimenting with Venus; however, the examples of the researched facts and past experiences help to support the authors idea that despite the dangers, Venus is worthy of studying. There may be many dangers that come al... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
2eb1f2826dba | 0E5BCFB10650 | As the end of a school year comes to a close, the summer is just beginning. Many during summer use it as a time to have fun and take a break from school. Some schools though require students to complete a summer project to ensure learning continues throughout the year. This can help to make sure that the student mind i... | Lead | Effective |
794f175c3677 | 0E5BCFB10650 | The basis for summer projects to assure continuous learning should be student-designed | Position | Adequate |
804f6ad93bea | 0E5BCFB10650 | creative projects would be produced | Claim | Effective |
7b41031e96e8 | 0E5BCFB10650 | it would give students an opportunity to take control of their education.
| Claim | Effective |
703751d0fe85 | 0E5BCFB10650 | During the school year, students go from class to class completing the required work to excel. In most cases, this requires sitting through a lecture followed by an activity and homework. All of which are teacher-designed. For this reason, summer projects should be student-designed. | Evidence | Adequate |
a9b9ef30ef18 | 0E5BCFB10650 | Student-designed projects would give students the opportunity to take control of their education | Claim | Effective |
4c826de5c946 | 0E5BCFB10650 | Students would learn the responsibility of completing a project without a teacher telling them the process they should follow. The students would have to research and create a project based on something that they are passionate about. For example, every student has their own interest such as baking, rocketry, and archi... | Evidence | Effective |
6f003225b4d6 | 0E5BCFB10650 | When a teacher assigns a project, there are strict guidelines on how the project should be completed. To combat the harsh guidelines, a student-designed project would create more creative projects. | Claim | Effective |
58c5fd29394a | 0E5BCFB10650 | For example, if there are 20 students in a class with one teacher and the teacher assigns a project, there will be 20 of the same project that return because of the guidelines that the teacher established when creating the project. But if every one of the 20 students got to design their own project, there will be 20 di... | Evidence | Adequate |
9d5d750663ce | 0E5BCFB10650 | Some may argue that if summer projects were teacher-designed, then the teachers could regulate and prepare the students better for the upcoming school year. | Counterclaim | Effective |
093876054001 | 0E5BCFB10650 | This may be true, but considering that throughout the normal school year teachers design and assign work to students, it would be more beneficial to give students the opportunity to learn how to take charge of their own work. | Rebuttal | Effective |
6d4f2c45fbbb | 0E5BCFB10650 | Continuing to have teachers dictate the types of projects students complete year round will not prepare them for the world. A student-designed project would prepare students better for the world. | Claim | Effective |
eebd97587f37 | 0E5BCFB10650 | Once the students enter the world, there won't always be a teacher telling them how to complete the task assigned to them. Giving students the opportunity to experience independence over the summer is a perfect way to prepare them for the world. Preparing students for the world out of school is more important than prep... | Evidence | Effective |
d5a1e29d74cc | 0E5BCFB10650 | Schools that require students to complete a summer project should make the projects student-designed. Student-designed projects would cause for more creative projects compared to teacher-designed projects, and it would give students the opportunity to take charge of their education. Having summer projects to insure stu... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
9821e52919d4 | 0E67436136BE | intro: Today ill be telling you the pros and cons about having this technology in our schools from counslers being able to tell whats with the student to invading the privacy of what we humans have to preventng suicide and to be able to maybe stop someone from commiting suicide or knowing someone is going through depre... | Lead | Ineffective |
925d6539bda7 | 0E67436136BE | body: so me personally think this would be some great technology to have in our schools | Position | Adequate |
cb3f67486973 | 0E67436136BE | espically for consoulers so say someone is really sad and depressed but they are to scared to open up about how they feel or whats going so you put the computer on there face and it shows they are depressed sad and scared well now you know how your student is feeling | Claim | Ineffective |
15eb2902e184 | 0E67436136BE | so then you cheer them up and work to make things better you dont know it but you just saved a life because who knows weather or not that student was about to comit suicide or say someone was threatned and they will not tell you that so they act like there fine but you put the computer on them and it shows that they ar... | Evidence | Ineffective |
302b5d8ce097 | 0E67436136BE | but from other people perspectives i can totally see how this is a total invading of privacy because we all have secrects and we dont want people knowing if were depressed or sad and alot of people dont like to communicate or open with anyone and also what if things get passed around about you being depressed the gener... | Counterclaim | Adequate |
7a349a0b9135 | 0E67436136BE | conclusion: inconclusion i think it would be some great technology to have in our schools just think about how many lives we can change or how many lives we can save by just knowing how the person next to you is feeling it would save a lot of time trying to get the person to tell you whats wrong when you can just take ... | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
a7a3335f4ed2 | 0E6BB199BF93 | it is good to say that they must sign up in a activity in sports or yearbooks. | Position | Adequate |
bc44b6350c89 | 0E6BB199BF93 | So they can move around and exersice. | Evidence | Adequate |
7c85e9dd7df0 | 0E6BB199BF93 | Sports is a good activity to sign up for because in sports you can sign up for football soccer,baseball,Track | Claim | Adequate |
ade173bb00d1 | 0E6BB199BF93 | All of these activities are great to sign up for even if. You dont have to sign up for these you can sign up for the yearbooks. The year books are great | Claim | Adequate |
f01e2b114700 | 0E6BB199BF93 | because if more people sign up for the yearbooks the pictures can be done faster. | Evidence | Ineffective |
22bde93265a8 | 0E6BB199BF93 | Sports could be a awsome! activity to sign up for because if your in soccer you can go to soccer practices more then 2 times a week. The games can be at least 1 hour and more and you can celebrate when you win a game. Games dont happen offten a week but practicing can be good for you! because you get to run and do laps... | Evidence | Adequate |
2a3fc551a64f | 0E6BB199BF93 | during football games the players can be really loud and anoying and tease you wich can be bad and get people mad that has happened alot during football history. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
a321bbc9f47c | 0E6BB199BF93 | during yearbooks if your teaacher tells you, you can get out for class and go to different classes and take pictures in there classroom and post them in the yearbook. Also you can take a camera with you and take some cool pictures there. The yearbooks can be awsome because you can take pictures of fun and funny stuff i... | Evidence | Adequate |
294a00ec8ee9 | 0EC4EF416F2F | the advantages of limiting car usage are very rare | Position | Ineffective |
09c6533bdd95 | 0EC4EF416F2F | some people own cars some dont some take bus but some work so they can own there own car. there has been a large drop in the percentage 16-to 39 year olds getting there license and other people who already have there license are renewing them, kids get jobs so that when there more older there able to get there own car ... | Evidence | Ineffective |
67c59a28c743 | 0EC4EF416F2F | car ownership is allowed but there are only two places to park large garages at the edge of the development where a car owner buys a spance for the amount of 40,000 with the home | Evidence | Ineffective |
86072183ff66 | 0EC4EF416F2F | passenger cars are respinsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in europe and up to 50 percent in some car intensive ares in the united states in the new approach stores are placed a walk way on a main street rather than in malls along some distant high way. almost 4,000 drivers wee fined. 53.3 percent averag... | Evidence | Ineffective |
2d467a2ecc33 | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The author talks about the challenge of exploring venis, he talks about how astronomers are interested in venis because it may once have be the most earth like planet in our solar system. | Position | Adequate |
d9490f47c903 | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The fact that there is a possiblity of there once being life on that planets surface, that is amazing. | Claim | Ineffective |
50e8224ef0da | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The facts abouts about venis and how the author shows that it can be dangerous to be on venis. | Claim | Adequate |
bdcca4bcc7e3 | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The first fact, the atmosphere of venis is 97 percent carbon dixide. If there was life on venis at once, then the life like creatures didn't last long. The planet venis could be the twin of earth. On the suface of venis it is about 800 degrees fahrenhiet. | Evidence | Adequate |
f1943d4f55eb | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The chance of there being life on venis, there is about 50/50 chance of there once was life. | Claim | Adequate |
29a0d16b416a | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | the fact is that the pressure of the planet being 90. that could crush any lind of living thing. There can't be a creature that live on a surface that is hot. The pressure of the planets atmosphere is 90, humans can be crushed easily. | Evidence | Adequate |
30813910e7a9 | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The distantce from venis to our earth | Claim | Adequate |
02c606b83fe8 | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | the planet venis is rearly near our earth. it is in the orbit in our solar system so yes it is close by to the earth. Just about anything in the salor system of our is close to us. | Evidence | Ineffective |
f5e853c0b8ff | 0ED28D8A5EC4 | The author is right, the dangers of life on venis is very risky. It can crush anything with the pressure. It could kill anything that goes past its atmosphere. the athor despites the risk and the way venis is. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
a49362b6aa9f | 0ED86BD7C2F0 | After Luke Bomberger graduation, he had two jobs he worked ar a grocery store and a bank. so when his friend ask him to go to europe on a cattle boat. in the passage luke said that he could not say no. It also includes that it was an opportuity of a lifetime.
In the passage i said that unrra hired "Seagoing Cowboys'' ... | Evidence | Ineffective |
438817e9a395 | 0ED86BD7C2F0 | I think that Luke and Don had a good reason to join that program. | Position | Adequate |
69716a55e169 | 0EEE131E57EC | I am Jacob Bomberger. I am a sea going cowboy and I have crossed the Atlantic ocean 16 times, and the pacific 2 times. Being a sea cowboy is a great way to serve people in war. I have been to many places, I have been seeing sites and serveing countries for a long time.
| Lead | Adequate |
47091c9daa77 | 0EEE131E57EC | My friend Don Reist invited me on a trip to Europe on a cattle boat in 1945, and that is when it all began. You should participate in the sea cowboys program because it is a great way to see sites, go traveling and make new friends. I have been to many different countries like Europe, Greece, China, Italy, and Crete! | Evidence | Adequate |
0a13f3afb8b9 | 0EEE131E57EC | You could see these sites too if you join the sea cowboys program too.
| Claim | Adequate |
9727a1f800ad | 0EEE131E57EC | It is also a very good way to make friends to. | Claim | Adequate |
2262cff51f33 | 0EEE131E57EC | I have made friends with the people on the boats with me and the people i meet in different countries. | Evidence | Adequate |
f0a289259056 | 0EEE131E57EC | Taking care of the animals was a great way for me to pass the time and helping my aunt Katie's farm made it alot easier. We arrived in Europe right after the pacific war. After Europe we packed our animals and headed up to Greece. I turned 18 before reaching greece so i was old enough to get drafted into the millitary,... | Evidence | Ineffective |
0143dfa477b0 | 0EEE131E57EC | Being a sea cowboy is more than an adventure, It helped me see the world and know exactly what is going on in other contries | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
9b6f909d1192 | 0EEE131E57EC | I think you should join the sea cowboy program because it would be a learning experience for all. The sea cowboy programis a life changing expirence that i think you would enjoy! | Position | Effective |
242111e89e22 | 0F0059FAAF36 | Swish swash the boat tips back and forth as we head forward. | Lead | Adequate |
3cc83c93439b | 0F0059FAAF36 | LOVE animals, water, or everything become a Seagoing Cowboy. | Position | Adequate |
10bb0639c247 | 0F0059FAAF36 | This will help you freshen up. You will be able to see fish, seagles, whales, dolphins, and much more. You will see many other people and you can comepeat in baceball, volleyball, table- tennis, fencing, and evan boxing. Not realy the sportsey kind of person thats fine you can read, write, whisle, and play other games.... | Evidence | Adequate |
f46af20a2160 | 0F0059FAAF36 | Bang chrash heho the animals may make a lot of noise but ......... their sooooooooo cute. | Evidence | Adequate |
7369bd5e61b4 | 0F0059FAAF36 | You feed the houres, the ponyes, and many more animals. | Claim | Adequate |
0c52a3ad95bf | 0F0059FAAF36 | ''I always say life is not always about what you feel the world consist of others or dose Albert Eistine say that I can not reamember anymore'' ''I know life is not seved to you on a silver plater you have to work for it BUUUT for a hourse it is toutilyey not fair I mean why do they get it all and we have to give it to... | Evidence | Ineffective |
90eac4871ddd | 0F0059FAAF36 | So as I was saying the needs of others come first not your own when your a Seagoing Cowboy. | Claim | Adequate |
3a8b6267eb78 | 0F0059FAAF36 | It is all around you it is blue it is wet what is it...? it is water. | Claim | Adequate |
7c68c55c72ec | 0F0059FAAF36 | a The water dose not come from a skink it comes from omm Well i do not know where it comes from. You can feel that ocen brease going throurth your hair. That solty air filling your lunges it is exstrodinary.
| Evidence | Adequate |
8062c6b1f00f | 0F0059FAAF36 | Mony mony who dose not LOOOOVE mony. | Claim | Adequate |
c7b1d4ce6501 | 0F0059FAAF36 | The joney back is allll free time you can do what evver you want. So you get paid for doing nothing cool right. will at least I do. become a Seagoing Cowboy. | Evidence | Adequate |
8dcb164f4e76 | 0F0059FAAF36 | You might say I have to clean up poop gross. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
67993539cfb3 | 0F0059FAAF36 | Well you are right sorry but it is worth it. I get sea sick. Then sty in the bottom of the ship. Idon't like fish. aThen do not look at them ovily. I have probles or isuse. Then stop with alllll the complaining. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
094dad2b5afb | 0F0059FAAF36 | Become a SEAGOING COWBOY now; you will not ever for get it. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
de5ee9634031 | 0F10DC1AE015 | Across the nation, nearly 98% of schools have offered extracurricular activities for their students, but less than half of that 98% have mandated participating in one. In many schools worldwide, extracurriculars have been known to both help and hurt students - they can lead to staying up late making up for lost time, o... | Lead | Adequate |
39aee3524bc4 | 0F10DC1AE015 | I believe that all students should be required to participate in extracurricular activities. | Position | Adequate |
ec3cb26ba093 | 0F10DC1AE015 | mandating that students participate in after school activities could improve kids' work ethic. | Claim | Effective |
af984b22641a | 0F10DC1AE015 | a study titled "Extracurriculars and Students" by Professor James Wood at UVA proves this. Wood found that 65% of students who participated in extracurriculars said they enjoyed the additional challenges that were presented to them, and actually continued to work harder and challenge themselves not only in their educat... | Evidence | Effective |
0acaccee9bc3 | 0F10DC1AE015 | requiring students to join extracurricular activities could help students get into better colleges. | Claim | Effective |
4a61b22e8888 | 0F10DC1AE015 | a statement released by Harvard University said that 80% of colleges look for (and accept) students who participated in one or more extracurricular activities. To put it simply, after school activities have been known to assist students in getting into better schools. This relates because it shows how kids and teens wh... | Evidence | Effective |
22be38aa2b5d | 0F10DC1AE015 | It's actually been shown that clubs and teams could improve a students' health. | Claim | Effective |
ef788cbd50a8 | 0F10DC1AE015 | A professional from Johns Hopkins said in an interview, "...Students who participated in activities after school were reported to have a better attitude, more motivation in and outside of school, and possessed an overall healthier lifestyle than their peers who did not join any extracurriculars." In other words, adoles... | Evidence | Effective |
78f30ab7c08c | 0F10DC1AE015 | some might argue that students should not be mandated to take part in extracurricular activities, and say that teens may already have a "full plate" and thus become stressed | Counterclaim | Effective |
b13b8d1c4c1f | 0F10DC1AE015 | A statistic from the Teens and Mental Health Welfare Society revealed that 48% of students who participated in after school activities reported an increase in stress levels. To put it differently, close to half of the kids they talked to felt stressed due to their extracurriculars. This also demonstrates how a few stud... | Evidence | Effective |
9f1b23528219 | 0F10DC1AE015 | While that might be true, there's no denying that after school activities can also teach kids to lessen their stress by learning to budget their time | Rebuttal | Adequate |
3c75960630da | 0F10DC1AE015 | In fact, I personally was able to learn how to budget my time between school, family, friends, and extracurriculars. While I did have a lot on my plate at first, my extracurriculars like sports, newspaper, and a few of my other hobbies enabled me to learn how to equally set aside time to complete all of my tasks in a t... | Evidence | Effective |
23bae6306ab5 | 0F10DC1AE015 | In the end, I think that we should mandate participating in extracurriculars, as it could improve kids' work ethic, assist students in getting into good colleges, and even keep them healthy. Imagine a school with no after school clubs or teams offered to students; kids would be bored, unhappy to go to school with no ch... | Concluding Statement | Effective |
89554ddc22e1 | 0F2199921C33 | Do you remember the summer projects that you had to do during summer break? Even now as fewer places require summer projects for all class,they are still an important thing for both students and teachers. They allow both so see how the other is either by teaching style or how they did on the content. | Lead | Adequate |
cec88a31dcf3 | 0F2199921C33 | The summer projects should be teacher designed | Position | Adequate |
c81b32b22872 | 0F2199921C33 | it gives the teacher a chance to gauge the students academic level | Claim | Effective |
27ca36a0bda2 | 0F2199921C33 | base it on what they will be learning that year | Claim | Effective |
9a6b9a33d90a | 0F2199921C33 | and learn the learning style of students.
| Claim | Effective |
614cd99fec55 | 0F2199921C33 | Some say that student designed summer projects are better because they allow the student to pick something that they find interesting and that they understand. | Counterclaim | Effective |
a2c4308dd1bf | 0F2199921C33 | And while it may be good that the student is interested in the topic they are working on it sort off defeats the purpose of the project. Because the projects are suppose to be a introduction into the next year and a way for the teacher to learn about the students | Rebuttal | Effective |
655dee8bcbf1 | 0F2199921C33 | A student who is knowable able about history may design a project about Ancient Egypt,but if they already know the topic,they aren't learning anything. And while having the students create the projects may allow for more originality in the type and topic of them. That dosen't give the teacher the view of the student th... | Evidence | Effective |
6c1d9b65465f | 0F2199921C33 | Teacher-designed summer projects allow teachers to gauge students academic level on various topics. | Claim | Effective |
a5d11fe804cd | 0F2199921C33 | The teacher can create different problems bases on different levels of understanding to see which students get what level. This allows them a more direct view then viewing grades or passed assignments because the students may have improved since that was done. Once the teacher can see what academic level the students a... | Evidence | Effective |
980414e30e59 | 0F2199921C33 | eacher designed summer projects also allow teachers to give a glimpse into the years curriculum.
| Claim | Effective |
c39c887fd182 | 0F2199921C33 | Students can get a glimpse into the curriculum of the year from teacher designed summer projects because they can insert preassesment questions to get a handle on prior knowledge or have questions that tie ideas from the previous year into the new one. For example,Mr. Generic_Name could put in a questions about the col... | Evidence | Effective |
76957413823c | 0F2199921C33 | Teacher designed summer projects in addition allow teachers the ability to see the students learning style and learn them. | Claim | Effective |
345f01221680 | 0F2199921C33 | Teachers can see the learning style of students by including different types of questions bases on different learning styles. In the projects,they design they could included questions that appeal to visual learners as well as topics that appeal to mental learners. In math and science,they can included different ways of... | Evidence | Effective |
0e71caa5c79e | 0F2199921C33 | Those are some of the reasons schools should have Teacher designed summer projects. Schools should have their summer projects be designed by teachers because it allows the teacher to gauge students understanding of principles and topics,allows introduction of new material,and learn learning styles. All schools that do ... | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
a60f8be7b0a6 | 0F23D0A1E0F0 | What the author was suggesting when he was saying venus is dangerous but a worthy pursuit. | Lead | Ineffective |
5e81eae53b78 | 0F23D0A1E0F0 | Was that no spacecraft survived more that a couple of hours on venus. | Claim | Ineffective |
f36f06125781 | 0F23D0A1E0F0 | The atmosphere was dangerous to people. | Claim | Ineffective |
1b0b4c81942c | 0F23D0A1E0F0 | It has the hottest surface temperature. | Claim | Ineffective |
1e05a80c7883 | 0F23D0A1E0F0 | you cant go onto Venus | Position | Ineffective |
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