VOTING

10/21/2018

I voted in the civic elections!

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Yesterday, I voted in the Vancouver city civic elections. I voted for who I believe will do a good job running our city, parks, and schools.
Click on this link and read through some of the common issues that come up during election time. This will give you some background knowledge and information that will be useful for your paragraph.
Talk to your parents and ask them why they think it is important to vote.
In paragraph form (intro/topic sentence, body/supporting sentences and examples, conclusion), explain why you believe citizens should vote in all elections?
Include at least 2 examples in the body of your paragraph explaining why voting is important.
Give one student a suggestion for improvement.
Edit/revise.

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NICK

10/21/2018 10:36:48 am

FIRST

NICK

10/21/2018 10:43:36 am

NICK

10/21/2018 11:00:32 am

I think it's important that citizens should vote because they should choose whoever that will be the next president.

If someone doesn't vote and just prays that other people will elect the more truthful and helpful president, then, who knows? Maybe everybody might just think that, and the results would be either NOTHING, or RANDOMNESS. Of course you would never want a random president.

Voting is also important because you always want a good president to benefit the country. If you have a lazy president that says but doesn't do, then that country probably wouldn't be good. On the other hand, if you have a hard working president then, chances are, even if that country wasn't that good to begin with, it would still be way better.

That is why it's important to vote, EVERYONE!

Adrian

10/21/2018 11:42:15 am

@Nick. One of your sentence, "it would still be way better." You may have to explain more.

10/21/2018 11:38:50 am

second?

10/21/2018 11:42:58 am

i think the video is disturbing...

Mr. Hong

10/21/2018 02:33:39 pm

@ CW - Thank you for your opinion. It is always good to share. Now I know you'll enjoy the French activity tomorrow.

10/21/2018 10:36:30 pm

is it about potatoes dancing?

10/21/2018 10:37:32 pm

Is it about your favourite things, with the paper shirts, because we already started that.

10/21/2018 11:53:47 am

There are some ways why it is important to vote.

One of the reasons is because it is important to share your opinion, and everyone else's. Without voting, nobody would have their own opinion on the person they want for prime minister or president.

Another reason is because that there would be a good person to be the president or prime minister. That's because if a horrible person is going for president / prime minister, everyone can kick the person out by voting for somebody else.

There are many reasons why you should vote for people.

10/21/2018 12:07:04 pm

There are some ways why it is important to vote. In the following paragraphs, I am going to tell you numerous reasons why you should vote for people.

One of the reasons, is that you should vote because, you need a person as leader. Everybody would steal and rob and everything would be crazy. That's because that the leader makes laws, and no leader, no laws. So people get to do anything they want.

Another reason is because it is important to share your opinion, and everyone else's. Without voting, nobody would have their own opinion on the person they want for prime minister or president. You can vote for someone, and everyone would that you like video games ( for instance ) because that the person you elected wanted to make a " video game land " .

Lastly, you need a good person to be the president or prime minister. That's because if a horrible person is going for president / prime minister, everyone can kick the person out by voting for somebody else. Then you can also vote for the person you want, so he or she can be the president / prime minister.

Those are some reasons why you should vote for people. So without voting, everything would be madness.

Adrian

10/21/2018 11:57:12 am

"Everyone should vote", no one will disagree this sentence, but why?

It is really important that citizens should vote, to choose a great president or a president everyone agrees. The reason is we will all agree to choose the best president. If we couldn't vote, imagine what will happen, most of the citizens must not like the president.

If we couldn't vote, citizens will even have a protest demonstration. Imagine how horrible things will happen, that's why citizens should vote to choose the "right" president who is the best person that everyone agrees.

Although, we should vote, everyone should vote.

10/21/2018 12:13:59 pm

@ adrian.

It's really good! I like it how you said that everyone agrees with the saying.

A way to improve. I don't get your last sentence. Although basically means but. So your sentence basically means that "we should vote, but everyone should vote."
A sentence for Although

" Although it was winter, it was still hot." to "It was winter, but it was still hot."

Adrian

10/21/2018 01:00:20 pm

Everyone should vote", no one will disagree this sentence, but why?

It is really important that citizens should vote, to choose a great president or a president everyone agrees. The reason is we will all agree to choose the best president. If we couldn't vote, imagine what will happen, most of the citizens must not like the president.

If we couldn't vote, citizens will even have a protest demonstration. Imagine how horrible things will happen, that's why citizens should vote to choose the "right" president who is the best person that everyone agrees.

We should vote, everyone should vote.

Max

10/21/2018 02:19:59 pm

@Adrian: you forgot the " at the beginning of the first sentence. But, good job otherwise!

10/21/2018 12:16:14 pm

first!!

posted
check!

edited the post
check!

gave a way of improvement
Check!

Second

10/21/2018 01:01:22 pm

Second !!

posted
check!

edited the post
check!

gave a way of improvement
Check!

Adrian

10/21/2018 01:02:13 pm

Sorry, I accidentally wrote my name "second"...

Mr. Hong

10/21/2018 02:34:51 pm

@ CW / Adrian - That was great to see you doing a self-assessment to see if you completed what was asked! Well done. :-)

Mr. Hong

10/21/2018 02:35:24 pm

@ CW/ADRIAN - I can feel your enthusiasm through the screen! ;-)

Mr. Hong

10/21/2018 02:41:33 pm

@ EVERYONE - I challenge everyone to do what CW and Adrian just did! :-)

10/21/2018 10:22:01 pm

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Max

10/21/2018 01:30:01 pm

I think all citizens should vote in elections because they are the ones who will elect the next Mayor, Prime Minister/President, or Premier.

All the votes count! For example, let’s say you have the four following candidates Mark, Bob, Joe and Jeff, and they each receive the following scores: Mark: 44; Bob: 37, Joe: 44; and Jeff: 31. As you can see we have a tie between Mark and Joe. We’re pretending that all four candidates live in the same town. Let’s call it Vancouver. Assume all but one person voted. If that person voted for either Mark or Joe, then there wouldn't be a tie. (Or that person could vote for Jeff or Bob, but let’s say that person didn’t.) That’s why every single vote matters. To break the tie.

Voting is different from a hundred years ago! Everyone has a different opinion and the right to express it freely, unlike before, when you go beat up for choosing the ‘wrong’ person. It’s important that you express your opinion so the tate has a good person as a leader and not some crazy random weird guy. Everyone should vote for the person who they think will do a good job representing their country/city/province/state. They might decrease rents and housing prices so more people will be able to afford it. Or, they might say okay to the Broadway Skytrain Line, and the Ten Year Vision. It’s your choice who you vote for.

To sum it all up, if everyone votes, there is a less likely chance that there is a tie, and the country/city/province/state won’t end up with a deranged madman as the ruler. The most important reason why everyone should votes is so they can express the opinions. “Don’t let the opinions of other people consume you.” - anonymous.

Max

10/21/2018 02:13:03 pm

It is every citizen’s responsibility to choose the right person. Voting is not a randomized system. Everyone should vote for who they think will have the most impact on their daily life. Everyone has a different opinion on who they think is the best choice to lead, and each candidate and their party has their own plans on how to make the city/country/province/state/territory a better place.

For example, some people may elect the person who cares the most about a green environment by reducing waste and saving energy and water. Others my vote for the person who will make housing prices affordable for those with a low-paying job, by reducing rent prices. Or, some people may vote for the person who will improve the regional transit system by building new subway/skytrain lines, and expanding bus network and adding new bus routes.

You should vote for whoever you think will be the best leader, given that their opinion is somewhat the same as your opinion.

Max

10/21/2018 08:05:43 pm

Final draft:

Imagine a world where every day, you woke up to the sounds of people shouting and fighting, where no one had a person to lead them. Imagine a world of political unrest and constant war where everyone was fighting to become the leader. Can you imagine such things happening in Canada?
Well, that was what is was like hundreds of years ago. Not just in Canada, but all around the world. You couldn’t express your opinion publicly, yet elections were public. If you voted for the ‘wrong’ person, you would be beat up. In addition, only white men could vote. Things have changed significantly though.

Nowadays, no matter what race you are or what your gender is, you have the right to vote, and the right to express your opinion freely. The government gave you the ability to vote, so you should make good use of it! If nobody voted, how would you differentiate now from back then?

It is every citizen’s responsibility to choose the right person. Voting is not a randomized system. Everyone should vote for who they think will have the most impact on their daily life. Everyone has a different opinion on who they think will make the best leader, and each candidate and their party has their own plans on how to make the city/ country/ province/ state/ territory a better place for the inhabitants.

For example, some people may elect the person who cares the most about a green environment by reducing waste and saving energy and water. Others may vote for the person who will make housing prices affordable for those with a low-paying job, by reducing rent prices. Or, some people may vote for the person who will improve the regional transit system by building new subway/skytrain lines, and expanding the bus network and adding new bus routes so people living in remote areas have access to the more densely populated regions.

You should vote for whoever you think will be the best leader, given that their opinion is somewhat the same as your opinion. Remember, your opinion matters!

10/21/2018 10:27:16 pm

wow! you wrote so much max!

And the information is really juicy too! (yum!)

I think I heard somewhere that some places you cannot vote, because that the leader wants to stay as top forever...

10/21/2018 10:29:02 pm

your second draft was shorter than the first...

10/21/2018 10:30:11 pm

but your final one was a feast of letters! (yum again!)

10/21/2018 10:31:49 pm

-_- to ^-^

Sometimes, you should have more "second drafts", like what max did. He edited it twice! Good job Max!

Emily

10/21/2018 03:47:32 pm

Our vote is our voice, we need to make sure we were heard. In North America we have democracy, which means that we have the freedom of speech. Every citizen has the right to vote.

A long time ago not EVERYONE was allowed to vote. In 1917 women in BC were finally allowed to vote. Then, in 1947 the Chinese people who live in Canada were finally allowed to vote. Now look at our class for example, I’m not being racist but about half of our class is Chinese, Korean, Japanese or just asian in general. That’s a lot. Imagine if that rule was still in place. Now that we all have the right to vote, why not? Some people think that their vote won’t matter but it does! Vancouver’s voice would be VERY small. The last Marpole controversy was occurred because very few people in the Marpole community voted. Maybe that made the city think that we don’t have a voice so we didn’t matter.

Majority rules and that means that the candidate that was voted for the most will win. If most people did not vote then there would only be a few voices heard.

Miranda

10/21/2018 08:58:53 pm

Some of our ideas are the same! Your paragraph is probably a lot more descriptive though. But, to make it better, maybe you could include more than one reason?

shannon

10/21/2018 06:04:16 pm

"the ballot is stronger than the bullet" -Abraham Lincoln.

Voting as a democracy is essential. All minors have a voice to be heard. They all have the rights to choose the future of their community. The sad truth is that many people avoid this process. Voting is a hard-earned privilege and investing a better future. We should be voting for someone that will take care of the less fortunate, take care of our community by adding bylaws, someone who deserves their place and will make a genuine effort for our community. did you know that not voting in Australia is illegal? interesting right?

In conclusion, voting is a vital process that will express others opinions, your opinion will be heard.

Ben

10/21/2018 07:05:01 pm

I think everyone should be the ones to chose because that’s how the world works. I hope in the future there can be ships that we can take to space and get rides for free. I also hope that in the future they can ban smoking because it is bad for the community. It would also be cool if there was flying cars and skateboards. I hope in the future that they would ban guns and only the people that are serving that country they should be allowed.

Anita

10/21/2018 07:39:43 pm

Voice yourself by voting, your vote is your voice, let your voice be hear, I have heard that phrase since I came to Canada. First, what is the meaning of this phrase? Vote is one of the freedoms that government gives to the people. For example: The government want to choose this person to be the president, but the people in this country want to choose the other person to be the president, so, the government usually decide to hold a public vote, to let more people have a rights to decide who will be the president.
In 1920, the 19th amendment to the constitution was made, that gave every woman the rights to vote. Finally, it seemed, everyone have a choice to decide himself or herself because they were given privilege of voting, Amazingly, some do not take this gift, they choose not to make their voice heard. It is very bad!!! Did they know how interesting to vote?
In conclusion, voting can express your opinions, it could help you to hear other people ideas and opinions.

Olivia

10/21/2018 07:59:41 pm

I believe citizens should vote in all elections, because trough the voting the can understand what other people want and the government could make the world a better place for us to live. But if the citizens don't vote for what they need, then the government could do whatever they they what they want.

Wendy

10/21/2018 08:43:46 pm

I think it’s really important to vote, even one person can make a difference. Vote is also a way to express your feeling. Well, because people will have different kinds of thoughts and opinions, which is absolutely right. Everyone has the right to vote and choose the person that you think is right for your community or this country. It’s important to vote and choose the correct one. It’ll affect the many things, including jobs and education and the either or not, rules are fair. So if you hope to live in a community where it’s safe, and good for you and your family, you might wanna give it a vote. Why not right?

Miranda

10/21/2018 08:55:59 pm

Voting is an important part of everybody's community especially because it means you're voting for a leader.
Everyone should vote because everybody probably has their own opinion about someone or something and they should say it aloud. An example of this is that when it's election day, the person is too shy to go up and vote, so that when the person who's mayor isn't who he/she wanted it to be, they're gonna regret it, whoever they are, because every little vote counts. Also, we have the right to vote. If women didn't vote because they were too lazy, then all the hard work that came with women's rights would've gone to waste. Lastly, if the only people who vote are the people interested in politics, that would probably be (I'm guessing) a fourth of the community. So, it wouldn't really be accurate if only 25% of a whole population of people voted.
So, I think that everybody should vote, otherwise many issues and complications would occur otherwise.

Miranda

10/21/2018 09:03:04 pm

Voting is an important part of everybody's actual life, especially because it means you're voting for a leader for you to try to make your life better.
Everyone should vote because everybody probably has their own opinion about someone or something and they should say it aloud instead of hiding and thinking that they're voting for the wrong person. An example of this is that when it's election day, the person is too shy to go up and vote, so that when the person who's mayor isn't who the person wanted it to be, they're going to regret it, whoever they are, because every little vote counts. Also, we have the right to vote. If women didn't vote because they were too lazy, then all the hard work that came with women's rights would've gone to waste. Lastly, if the only people who vote are the people interested in politics, that would probably be (I'm guessing) a fourth of the community. So, it wouldn't really be accurate if only 25% of a whole population of people voted.
In conclusion, I think that everybody should vote, otherwise many issues and complications would occur otherwise.

10/21/2018 10:46:14 pm

There are some ways why it is important to vote. In the following paragraphs, I am going to tell you numerous reasons explaining why you should vote.

One of the reasons that you should vote is because, you need a person as leader. Everything would be crazy because that people rob, attack, and other weird stuff. That will happen if there is no leader, because the person makes laws, so no leader, no laws, no "good". So people get to do anything they want if there is no leader.

Another reason is because it is important to share your opinion, and everyone sharing their's. Without voting, nobody would have their own opinion on the person they want for prime minister or president. You can vote for someone, and everyone would that you like video games ( for instance ) because that the person you elected wanted to make a " video game land " .

Lastly, you should vote because that you need a good person to be the president or prime minister. That's because if a bad person is going for president / prime minister, everyone can kick the person out by voting for somebody else. Then you can also vote for the person you want, so he or she can be the president / prime minister.

Those are some reasons why you should vote for people. So without voting, everything would be madness.

Dennis

10/22/2018 08:28:43 am

One of the resons that citizens in city’s or town’s should vote is because of things in the city that cannot be controlled, like AFFORDABLE HOUSING is another big issue in our beautiful city of Vancouver,BC but many other things have city councillors have asked to have not only themselves to vote but also including the people that live in the city they work so hard to keep together!
And CRIME in other contributing factor on why people should vote so that there is no more crime in there city!

Sophia

10/22/2018 08:32:59 am

Time sure does fly if felt like we just had an election a week ago. There are so many issues that people face i their everyday lives. For example child care, usually child care is expensive and is out of families budget range. Why you ask? Well because there are not enough good paying job that are accessible for peaple with an injury or with a medical condition or just people don’t know how. Why you ask again well because they did not get good education or had to work full time to pay for their student loan. But maybe with the election coming up things could change.

Sophia

10/22/2018 08:36:11 am

Sameer

10/22/2018 08:52:21 am

It is important to vote because this ca effect where you live and your family in general. The reason my parents find it important to vote is because they build homes and during the miniciple elections who ever wins can affect them building homes in different areas.

Justin

10/22/2018 06:32:05 pm

(Sorry for the late post)
"Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote." Voting is important. It is important because it will affect you and me, more precisely everyone in our country/province/city. Having an opinion isn't wrong, but having an opinion and not doing something about it is. Voting is the chance for you to influence the government that affects you. Many others are wanting to have the privilege to vote. It only makes sense to take advantage of the opportunity to get out there and exercise your right. In conclusion, this is why voting is important. We vote for the better.

kevin

10/22/2018 11:37:53 pm

Every vote counts. Similarly, it is just like every second matters.

Voting is a critical thing because it impacts everyone’s life in this city or country. In a democratic country, everyone’s voice should be heard by the government. The most effective channel of letting the people’s voice to be heard by government is voting. Even if you are a minor, your vote is significant, cause your slight vote has possibility changing the outlook of an election. When you are voting, you are voting a person who has great impact on our future, and has a strong influence on the country’s outlook. However, if you vote for the wrong person, you can draw unnecessary attention to yourself. If the wrong person gets elected, corrupt things may happen.

The importance of voting will not be changed by time. Voting is greatly diverse unlike more than 80 years ago. There was a time when only white men can vote. Also, there was another time only men can vote. Things have drastically changed, however, voting for the right person counts forever.

The significance of voting will not be affected by technique developing. In addition, even though technology has made voting quicker, we are still careful to make our decision. Machinery can’t help you make a prudent decision but only speed up the election.

In conclusion, every citizen has a responsibility to vote for the right person. To vote is not having a draw but to select a specific person. I feel lucky that I have the right of voting in a democratic country, which is rather than to stay in a country ruled by dictators. in a democratic country everyone has voting channel to express their different opinion. You decide who is the best future holder, then vote for them!

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