Claim: cell phones should be allowed in schools because banning them is no longer universally accepted as the best policy. counterclaim: many people argue that cell phone access in schools is a distraction when students text and do not pay attention. which answer is the best rebuttal to the counterclaim? a. however, it is more important that students are taught to manage their time in spite of the distractions that will always be around them. b. since cell phones are not going anywhere, too much energy has already been spent on disciplining those who have broken this silly rule. c. ninety percent of students have reported texting their friends while in class, and this needs to stop immediately. d. since students bring their cell phones to school anyway, the policy should be formally changed in writing. answer is a. however, it is more important that students are taught to manage their time in spite of the distractions that will always be around them.

The best rebuttal to the counterclaim is A. However, it is more important that students are taught to manage their time in spite of the distractions that will always be around them. Nowadays, technology is an essential part of modern life. We are so used to it and our life is simpler with it but it is important to know how to manage it correctly so that it does not invade us. We must stop struggling with. We should work on trying to incorporate and use it usefully as a tool that works on our advantage. Talking with the children is extremely important so that they understand that´s extremely important they learn to organize their time in so that technology does not harm them since the time they lose now they must recover it in some way.

returning points to main account

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)