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951728e | When the author talks about Venus he talks about how it is and what it is like and how it works. Venus is different from Earth but it is the same in some way. It is differnt because of the tempurature and the atmosphere and the surface. The tempurature reaches up to 800 degrees fahrenheit and that is unsurvivable for humans. The surface is bad to it is a hot lava and molten like suface and it can melt most metals. Venuses atmosphere is mainly filled with 97 percent of carbon dioxide. The air pressure is really bad it is strong enough it could crush a submarine like its going down to the deepest part of our oceans. NASA is trying to come up with a way to study Venus with a blimp like vehicle that can float 30 miles up away from Venus and its nasty surface and atmosphere. Even though the tempurature will reach only 170 degrees fahrenhite it is still survivable for humans. | 1 |
9517e45 | I would hate driverless cars. Now the only reason why I would hate it is because, I love to drive it is one of my favorite things to do. I would not be able to enjoy that if we had driverless cars, I mean yeah it would be cool but whats the point you will be spending more money then having a car and driving it yourself. No offense to Sergey Brin or anything not trying to crush your dreams but you have to think, this idea takes time, money, people willing to drive, and the strange one on one contact of who will be driving. I personly would only like it is if it would just pull up for you yeah the car driving by it's self would be cool but thats with only the car no one else, see when I read driverless cars I think of someone driving you around like "uber", but I what I would like to see is what I saw in The Avengers 2 Age of Ultron when Tony Stark pressed the button on his key fab and his orange convertible Audi R8 drove out of the garage and pulled up next to him. Thats what I want to see a car that can drive it's self but if it can only roll up to you then I would like that to but having someone drive you around would be weird, if it was a limo now thats a different story but other then that, I personly think this is a bad idea until they can master the car that can drive it's self until then keep trying. | 2 |
95197d9 | The founding fathers established the Electoral College in order to compromise between elections of the President and vice president. This process has help us to elect great presidents in which changed and make our Americas history. The Electoral College is a great process in which we should keep doing it. I favor in keeping the Electoral College because it is a faster and reliable way of electing the president. For instinct, " The Electoral College process consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President."(Source 1) All the 538 electors that is part of the Electoral College represents millions of people. In order to count all the vote takes a long time so, the Electoral College is a faster way of electing the president.
The Electoral College has a certainty of outcome for who is going to be the president and vice preisdent. But, the electoral college has an invariably exceeds their share of the popular vote. What that means is that, if the popular votes get 55% of your votes but, the electoral college get 62% of your votes. The votes from the popular votes and the electoral votes have different percentage. For this problem you cant really predict what the Electoral College will elect.
The electoral college in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign. Because of these states like Texas, Florida, California, New York, and other states that have large amounts of Electoral College; they are more likely to vote knowing that their votes are more important because of the winner-take-all method. "The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution."(Source3) This explains that the electoral college is a process that is relivent in keeping some power to the people.
The bad the thing about the electoral college is that the people dont vote for the president , but they vote for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. This process is not always fair because if you live in florida and you wanted to elect James but slate of 29 Democratic electors pledge to Don, so that means none Replubican electors pledge to James. This means your vote dont really effect the election. This problem is argued and complained with many people. The problem of a tie could happen too but the probility of that happening is not likely.
Overall, the electoral college is process that is fair in most terms. It is a fast and reliable way in which I personially insist and favor of keep doing because the electoral college has help people to reconized the importants of people views and making people reconized how important it is to vote for their government. | 4 |
9519ec0 | My position on self driving cars is as good as anyone elses, but my thought on self driving cars maybe different. I think that self driving cars would be beneficial to society. There would most likely be some bad thingsalong the path. Like what if the cars can not perform and hve the necesity that humans can do. People would be able to do more things while in a vehicle than to just watch the road and other vehicles. Say you were in one of these self driving cars and you had a call on your phone you would actually be able to take it instead of just letting it ring, or if you got a text you could message the human back. Now people might say thats not always good, but say you got a text from a family member saying that one someone in your family got into an accident if your were in a non-self driving car you wouldnt know till you stopped and checked your phone. On the other hand if you had a self driving car you could answer it and you would be able to text the human back. Ask where are they taking them and you would be there in no time instead of not knowing. Thus completes my thought on self driving cars hope you liked it. | 2 |
951e252 | The laws have changed. We now have days where we cannot use our cars for the day. We can only get around using buses, a local taxi, bikes, walk etc,. Would this benefit us or would it not? Some cities and countries around the world are banning cars. Instead they would like to use public transportation, a biciylce, or maybe your own two feet to get around. I believe that this topic is reasonable and I agree.
The United States is considering this law of not having to use our cars for a day or two each week so we can get out in the fresh air or try out some new transportation for personal knowledge of more ways to get around. The paper, The End of Car Culture, states that "recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by." Assuming, we are already shifting into a lifestyle of not having a car for a day or two. To me, this would benefit the country because of our high obesity rate. If more people ride their bikes to places or walk places, this will give them more exercise opportunities and help them lose weight in a more constructive way. Just riding your bike or walking a mile to the grocery store a day can definitely help someone out.
Speaking of helping things out, how about the environment? The article, Paris band driving due to smog, states that "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." Robert Duffer also states that Paris uses Mondays to be deicated ro even-numbered license plates are ordered to leave their cars at home and the next day odd-numbered license plates were ordered to keep their cars home. The diesel fuel in Paris was hurting the environment so that is why they banned cars. Here in the United States I believe that the car pollution is also hurting our environment. Riding bikes and walking places is a good activity for everyone to do.
Most of us, except the 2% of people in America, have trouble with money. Riding bikes around and walking to a friends house or to the store, would definitely help our money situations. Not having a car two days a week means we do not have to get gas as much, which would save us money. Using a taxi would be useful too but, not as much becuase the money adds up also. Not using cars can completely help our community and country in so many ways.
Banning cars for a day or two sounds like a fantastic idea. Being able to go out and get fresh air and get some exercise would be great for our country. Less pollutions, less money and more constructive activities for getting around to places. All sounds like a good idea to me. Let's see if the United States takes action. | 4 |
951eb47 | The way of the future is here.A computer program that can read emotions. this tech nology was mad eby many people including Dr.Huang, Dr. Paul Eckman, and Prof. Nicu Sebe.It makes a replica of all majior muscles in a computer model. How could this technology be usefull in the too well know classroom. It could tell if a child is depressed,help peole figure out the unkown, and if a child is getting confused.
When a teenager is in school gets bored in class what do they do? They dont pay attention; they zone off into space.Dr.Huang says,"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored ... then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor",(D'Alto 1).This would allow
students to pay more attention to what the techers are trying to tech them. this would increase scores and help the exhausted teenagers wake up in the morning and be ready to learn the needed materials.
One of the increasing cause of death is suicide. This is typically followed by sevier depression.The text states, "Eckman has classified six basic emotions- happiness,suprise,anger,disgust,fear, and sadness...",(D'Alto 1). With time and thought they can code even more emotions such as depression. It could send a signal to someone in the school so that they know that someone is in need of help. This would drasticly reduce the suicide rates of teenagers. This isn't the only issue that programing new emotions can fix.
The process that they are using give aportunties in many unkown pieces of art work. Such as the piece they experimented with, the Mona Lisa. The algorithm figured out that,"She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry",(D'Alto 1). They could do this to many other renaisance pieces that students in higher art classes such as art history learn for example The Artifolini Portrait has had controversy pertaing it. Some say that it is depicting a wedding while others think it is a pertruding picture. if we could find their painted emotions it could help with settling that argument. This
can help many students and historians discover new information.
The algorithm that was made by many, highly educated, people has endless possibilities. It may take time to increase the capibility of the program, but it will be worth it.This could help many school
corporations in increasing their academic capibility. This program is valuable for many activities but, most important help tech our future generations. | 4 |
9522242 | As technology develops more, we need to consider what is valueable and what should be left behind. The Facial Action Coding System would be beneficial to read students' emotional expressions. Being able to adjust or identify how a student is feeling might prove to be invalueable.
Boredom is a very common feeling in school. It disengages students, stopping them from participating and paying attention all together.
According to the article A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Huang predicts. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. Technology continues to play a more prominent role in education, this technology could help every student learn and stay interested. Identifying what the student is feeling could make crucial adjustments to the learning plan and the students would be better off for it.
This technology could be valuable for students in a non-academic way. Teachers being able to understand what a student is feeling could be life-saving. People experience problems of different kinds every single day. In paragraph seven the article states, "They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one." A teacher identifying that there is a problem with a student would allow them to talk with that student who might be going through a hard time in there life and provide some relief to a student who might feel burdened or stressed.
This technology would be very valueable in the classroom. Being able to adjust a lesson plan could help students stay engaged and understand the material better. Identifying sadness or any other negative emotion could help with any problems someone might be experiencing at home. The Facial Action Coding System would be benficial to students' mental health and overall well-being. | 4 |
9525f77 | Keeping the Electoral College could be a bad idea. Popular vote is a more citizen agreed on vote. There have been so many people who have won the popular vote such as Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Bob Dole, and have still lost the presidency and its all because of the Electoral College.
If the Electoral College stays then what's the point of having the citizens vote if it means nothing? The winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote .
The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to transregional appeal. There is pressure for run off elections when no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast. Democrates in texas and Republicans in California know their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote.
Those are my reasons for changing the electoral college. | 2 |
9526e66 | Making Mona Lisa Smile
This article of ''Making Mona Lisa Smile'' it talks about how a computer seastem can raed student emotional expressions such a Mona lisa emotion.
This sieastem can recognize emotions whether you're angry, happy, surprise, disgust, fearles and ect. This process begins when the computer constrac a 3-D computer model of the face. all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Action unit are movement of one ore more muscle. Dr. Huang relies on the work of psychologists, such as Dr. Paul Eckman wich are the creators of FACS.
Dr. Eckman has classified six basic emotions; happines, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and sadness and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles. For example, your frontalis pars lateralis muscle, above your eyes, reased your eyebrows whe you surprise also your orbicularis around your mouth, and tightens your lips to sho anger. This example we can se it in the firts pharaghaph when it talks when shes 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful and r percent angry.
And yeah i dont have nothing to arguing because i think the cumputer is a good a idea for student because it can tell whether the emotions are. Thats what i think about this article of ''Making the Mona Lisa smile''. | 1 |
95285d8 | Their are people that think the fece on mars was actually made by aleins. They athink that it is a alein artifact. There are beliefs that is like the Pharaoh of egypt, it is thought to prove life on mars. This is all false.
The only reason the formation look like a face is becuase of that shadows. The angle that they were at made shadows that looked like eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The carma they were using at the time also wasnt that great. It was good for the time but it is not as accurate compared too more recent camras.
In the next few photos of the face of mars you can clearly see that it is just a rock formation and not a face. The face of mars was just a rock formatoin and some perfictley placed shadows. In the most recent picture of it you can see that it looks nothinhg like a face and just like a hill or big rock. Some people might say that NASA is just trying to hide the alain life but this is false.
If NASA really found life forms on a diffrent planet they would tell every body because they would make a lot of money. Every body would be interested in the new life forms and want to learn all about them. They would help found NASA to do research and do every thing they could to learn more. This meaning NASA would expaned a lot. It would get so much more income and job applications.
The the face of mars looks just like some of the natural land forms on earth. This is also just another way to prove that it is not a sign of alein life. The face of mars is just a normal landform that happened to have some very face like shadows apear when they were taking the picture. | 4 |
952a7af | Dear Senator,
I, like the job you are doing and you're doing it quite well. But what is this electoral college? You are telling me that i vote for electors thta supposedly are pulling fior my choice of candidate for pesident. I don't think that is right to just take my choice of president and put it in someone else's hands. It should be my choice to whom I want it to be. Now I realize that there is probably some rule that prevents them to changing their mind, but actually I don't think that there is such a rule. I think that we should be rid this Electoral College and go by popular vote. So this way my vote is directly counted and going towards the candidate of my choice. Now I know that ths would be a big thing because it is unconstitutional, so we should have a vote upon what the people think. Whether we should keep up with this electoral college buisness. Another thing, why wasn't I, a american, told about all of this. Because my vote probably doesn't even matter now that i think about it, it's probably just a trashed paper that goes toward these electors. How doesd these electors just get chosen, do you wof your way up or you get it if your popular? What would happen if these electors just went with a different candidate and left all the voters in the dust? If so that this happened what would happen to the election? I have questions and i need answers.
Goodbye | 2 |
952c47b | global warming has been said to be a problem for years now. it has been said that we are slowly but surely destroying our o-zone layers. and air pollution is for sure one of the main causes. Smog levels have risen substancially and it shows, but there are more and more solutions that are begining to show.
germany definitely has the right approach here. they live in what is pretty much a car free society. in a one square mile city of 5500 people, 70% of them do not have cars. everything in that city is within walking or biking distance so there is no need for one. having a society like this is also very stress relieving in a sense. you no longer have the every day stress of being on a highway or constantly alert for cars, a society like this is for the most part more laid back then a regular one. the amount of exercise is also increased here because you are walking or biking everywhere, you are constantly moving. it is something that every country should take into consideration. the long term effects of pollution will be detremental to our world and we know that. now is our time to fix that.
tail pipe emission accounts for 12% of greenhouse gas emissions in europe and up to 50% in dense cities in the United States. and after near record breaking pollution in just a matter of days, paris decided to put a partial ban on driving. by doing this congestion in the city was down 60%, and by doing this the smog cleared relatively quickly. in this short amount of time that driving was partially banned we were able to see a large decrease in not only pollution but the amount of congestion in a city. not only does this make everyday life safer for every day citizens but improves the living quality of all people by making the air and world cleaner. projects like this are showing multiple benefits and great long term affects, not only for car drivers but for pedestrians that are walking the streets to, if congestion in a busy city is down by that much it makes getting around a lot easier for someone who walks/bikes/or runs eveerywhere. i think its crucial for people to understand the upsides to having societies like this. grnated it will be hard to adjust to but the upsides to it will outwiegh the cons in the long run.
a big thing to look at here in one of the benefits of having a car free society like this is not just the pollution but the exercise rate. as americans we are without a doubt an overweight country and thats obvious. what having something like this would do for us is incredible. even if it was a one day thing to try like Bogota, Colombia. once a year everyday they have what is called a "car free day" where everyone in the city is restricted from using cars unless it is a taxi or transit. this now enforces or allows if you will, everyone to ride a bike, skate, run, or walk to their destination. the streets are left practically empty. when you also do this you can bring improvements to your community. Bogota went from a cracked unevenly paved sidewalk to the replacement of smooth broad and even sidewalks. parks and sport centers have increased and blossomed all throughout the city, and you see the community just start to come together as a whole.
Now with all this being said there obviously are still downsides to cutting out gas producing cars. weather being a main one. suppose it rains one day, how do you get to work? not only that but in warmer climates if you have to go a longer distance to get to your job it gets hot and if you are in your suit and tie you're going to be sweating. if you are a blue collar worker, you have equipment that you have to keep on you at all times not having a vehicle will restrict that. not being able to drive will also slow down many buisnesses that travel to someones home such as a lawn service or a plumber. if you work out of town how do you get to your job? people would have to leave their families and move closer to their workplace if they worked out of town or quit their job. there is a lot to take into consideration when you think about all the possibilities of creating a society like this. and the only way this could work is if it was incorporated the same way that it was for Vauban germany. if you had a one square mile society where everything was walking distance and your job was in the area then i believe it would be extremely beneficial, but areas like that are few and far between and making areas like that would change the geography of the entire country.
by no means are we as a country (America) ready to change to this kind of society any time soon, but i do think that in due time we can benefit from this in a huge way. but there is a lot that has to change and our nation as a whole has to be willing to conform to this. there would be a substancial amount of change in this nation if this were to happen and we as a country are not one that necessarily likes change. we like our two car white pickett fence houses and cutting that out of everyones lives would no go over well with the majority of Americans. this is something that the future of America needs to seriously take into consideration. its appearant that we are destroying our world every single day and we are one of the main contributors. this is our chance to help ourselves and the generation to come, but are we willing to conform and put our luxiories aside for the greater good of mankind? | 4 |
952e8a3 | In the passage the author gave some really good information about the new inovation to emotional technology. As the technology world is growing we are going to have new opertunities such as this one to make our life's easier. But the real question is this good? Or could it be bad?
Honestly i think it would be a great invention and it would sell great on products like Apple phones and also it would be great for students with homework. Technology is always growing and the new products will make it grow more and more popular. How the world is now it will become over popular and i think too much of a good thing is a bad thing like fruits they are good for you but if you eat too many you could consume a mass amount of sugar. In the passage the author said "For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a smililar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." How would they know what your facial expression is? By watching through a camera and what else can the camera see? Humans relie in the enternet to bank for us, communicate for us, and know everything for us. Losing our phone is like losing our wallet. The enternet knows way too much information about us let alone when they know our facail expressions.
As much as people would love to have this technology the world could live without it. Students could ask thier techer for help so they know how to solve the hard problems. And people could learn to tell others facial expressions. | 3 |
952fed2 | I do not think that the author supported his idea to the fullest. He could have just done better because he never made it clear about his descion. there were just too much negatve about going to venus theres are 4 postive things about why we should go to venus. "solar pwer would be plentiful , and radiation wouldnt exceed earth levels not easy conditions but survivable for humans .
He supported his argument very few places of the passage. The text states "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment includes familiar features such as valleys and mountain. He also supported his argument with "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life . which means that the planet could be inhabitable by humans.
He made his argument worse by putting all of the dangerous stuff intot the text. The author says "Humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous misson was unmanned."
Which means that it has been to difficult to go there for breif periods at a time. " A thich atmosphere of almoost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus." Which means that it is very inhabitibal for humans.
If i had to guess on which side the author would have been for : try and explore the plane or Stop trying because it is too dangerous I would have to say that he is on the stop trying it is too dangerous side. I think this because compared to the postive stuff it says to venus it has a lot of bad facts and good reasons on why we shouldnt go there. in my mind i do not think that he got his point out enough to say he wants us to go to Venus .
In my opinion Venus is too dnagerous for us to survive there and live there. I think that exploring there is just a waste of money because " each previous mission has been unmanned and you shouldnt just keep trying. the author believes that there should be money invested into the reseach of venus. I do not agree with him. And i feel as though we as humans should explore some where more inhabitable | 3 |
953646a | Dear state senator, we should do Electoral College because it will be easier to vote and will only use votes of qualified citizens. The Electoral College has a consist selection of the electors, the meeting of electors where they can vote for President and Vice President, and counting electoral votes by congress.
The Electoral College has 538 electors, and majority of 270 electoral votes that is required to elect the presedent. Also, under the 23rd amendment of the constitution, the distric of columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for this reason, the word "state" also refers to district of columbia.
Plus, the presidential election is held every 4 years on a Tuesday after the first Monday of in November, and when you choose your states electors when you vote for president, you also are actually voting for your candidates electors. After the presidential election, the governor of your state prepares a listing of all the candidates who ran for President in your state along with the names of their respective electors called, "Certificate of Ascertainment".
Your state also sends a Certificates of ascertainment to the Congress and National Archives as part of the official records of thee presidential election. The Electoral College is also a widely regarded as an anachronoism, which is a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by the candidates who recieved the most popular votes the winner.
This positions are correct in arguing that the Electroal College method is not democratic in modern sense, but it is the electors who elect the president, not the people. When people vote for the president they are actually voting for a state of electors. The outcome of this meathod is that the Electoral College vote is possible but its less likely to dispute over the popular vote. That is why we should do Electoral College. | 1 |
953f9ef | In todays society pollution levels are higher than they have ever been. This is because of cars; every time u start up ur car you are polluting the earth . You may not can see it but it happens. There is a way to stop this though but it will take alot of time and convincing, becasuse who would wanna give up their car it is such a easy source of transportation and some people couldnt go without it.
There is also a possibility that we wouldnt have to go completely without cars. We could go to electric or just find a totally different resource to run a car. I am sure there has to be something else than just gas that could run a car. It amazes me how we make all these crazy futuristic inventions but we cant make another substance to run a car. I think we should stop worrying about just stopping car usage completely and try to make something else that will run a car.
Some people may say "you now how difficult it actually is to find something as precise and accurate working as gasoline?" Well yes i do understand that but if we all got the best brains inn the world together and tr to figure this out i most definitely think we can do it. Maybe we wouldnt have to just get the smartest people to help us, we could get everyone in the world to help us. Some may also ask "well how do you expect to do that?" well its simple you have to do the same thing we would to stop smoking SPREAD AWARENESS. Doing this would help a huge amount.
I think alot of people take the whole no car thing the wrong way, cause lets face it there no way we could go without cars. | 2 |
9540590 | Many people are in belief of evaporating the idea of having the Electoral college. A Gallop poll taken in 2000 shows that citizens would rather have a direct election. As a member of the United States you must think of all the posibilites. Yes, the electoral college was once a great process, but now there are some changes are in need of being made.
The electoral college is a process in which we select electors. This long and dragged out procedure is many steps that take months to prepare for. First, there must be a selection of the electors which are chosen by the states. Then the meeting must be planed and taken place. Who and why is a hard aspect to decide on voting day for those who have been chosen to be the electors. Votes for president and Vice President must be made. After voting the counting beings. The Electoral College has a total of 538 members. Over 270 votes must be made to elect the President. This process can easily be shortend by using a direct election.
By having a direct election everyone's voice is heard. This means less arguing in the states. Citizens enjoying believing their thoughts are not being avoided. Having the Electoral College taking place is highly unwanted in the US. This is because the people believe a direct vote is more efficient way for them to show who they believe is worthy of being President and Vice President.
Each candidate running for office retains a group of electors from a state. These electors are normally chosen by the candidate's political party. This means if a person doesnt like the electors chosen they feel like they still dont have a say of what is going on in the presidential election.
In conclusion, The Electoral College is no longer a process citizens enjoy. This procedure is too long and citizens dont encourage it. Many people believe that this branch of government feels they will lose more power if the Electoral College is given up on. Using a direct election will spare the arguments and will allow us to have an easy and manageable process in which to vote on our leading man. | 4 |
9547f0c | H
ello fellow citezens , we are here to inform you about limit car usage. First driving to much can cause harm to the population . Second Germaney continue their lives with out cars . Last but not least driving to much can cause smog .
First let me say every minute of this day a type of car or truck is causuing damage to the wolrd with its gas . For example every morning I drive to school I see gas coming out from the exghust pipe from multiple cars . Every time a car turns on there a chance the world breaks down . Plants and tree dies slowly .
Next let me tell you about Germany how they live everyday with out usuing cars . For example , Seventy percent of the Vauban's family does not own a car . 57 percent sell their cars to move to a new area . How do they live or get to their destinantion ? Well let me tell you they either walk or ride bikes there . There are even commercial about tranpostation . They say it low emmisions and imprives safety .
Last but not least cars can cause smog . For example , In Bogota , Colombia people either hike , bike , skate , or even took buses to work . Colombia had bannded cars for the tird year . With only buses and taxis that were permitted only . The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog .
Violaters would face a twenty-five dollars fine.
To wrap it up limit car usage can cause harm and effect the world . First driving to much can cause harm to the population . Second Germaney continue their lives with out cars . Last but not least driving to much can cause smog . | 2 |
9549d7f | In " The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author provides with information about venus being a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents. However in paragraph 1 it states that, " Venus is actually a planet. In our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our run. While venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine closely ". Although NASA has sent many humans to examine and stud ythe planet venus no human has actually came close to the planet. In recent studies nobody has actually came close to the planet and here's why. In paragraph 3 it states that, " a thick atomosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus ". In paragraph the author states that " On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degres fahernheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth". These conditions are contions that humans may not be able to handle that's why nobody has came close to the planet. Humans have certain things the can handle and what venus has are things humans can not handle. The author is providing us enough information on what goes on the planet Venus. The author states in paragraph 5 " at thirty plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degress Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to the sea level on Earth ". These are not easy conditions for humans and that's why NASA and scientists both are working their way to getting humans to venus without experiencing minor conditons. In paragraph 5 the author is providing information about the " The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) has one particualery compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. In paragraph 5 it states the following " NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditons on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray ".
NASA and Scientists both may have a better idea than to send a human being to study the planet Venus. NASA and their team are working on machine that will be able to get close enough to the planet Venus. It states in paragraph 7 that " Simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a champer simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditons ". Striving to meet the challenges presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to e gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely led us into many equally intimidating endeavors. our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. This proves that studying venus isn't impossible but many conditons can effect human beings. Venus is a planet NASA and Scientists themselves can study but with different ways than sending a human being their to study. The author provided enough information to understadn that venus is not a easy planet to study. In " The Challenge of Exploring Venus " the author provided enough informatiom to state that Venus is a worthy pursuit but has some challenges to it. | 3 |
954bbdf | Pollution is a pestering problem worldwide and the biggest investor to this type of un-seen pollution is the automobile. wich can account for the first explanation why there several advantages for reducing and limiting the amount of car usage ,first to reduce emmissions, pollution and greenhouse gases. secondly being that there is plenty of other more peaceful means of commuting to where you are getting to.
To thrust this arguement forward that limitng car and automobile usage will have significant advantages over the world wide pollution problem is the first evidential excerpt in source four paragraph thirty four it quotes "it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment since transportation is the second largest source of americas emissions just behind power plants" this section implies that cutting down are vehicle and transportive uses will benficially affect or pollution and emissions problem cutting it down drastically. the second jerking piece of evidence is that in source two paragraph ten states that after days of near record pollution paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. this goes to prove that drivng , cars , and automobiles can significantly have a huge impact positively for our pollution and has contributed so much that we have pollutio almost like never before.
Another reason for needing car usage limited is that it will lead to a better life. in paragraph 24 it states that this is a good oppurtinity to take away stress. what this means to imply is that by taking away the stress using this method it will lead to a better more peaceful life as stated in the original claim. A secondary source of evidence is in paragraph 28 when it say parks and sports centers also have bloomed . these kinds of things happening because of the lack of car usage can sometimes make peoples life more fun and when life becomes fun life can beocme better demonstrating that the lack of car usage can implant in most people, a better life.
whether life becomes better or pollution goes there is a wide range of advantages to cutting our vehicle and motor usage to a minimum. | 3 |
954c8ac | In " The Challenge Of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers its presents. And today i will evaluate how well the author supports his idea.
The author has supported evidence for his idea, and alot of it. The author tells us about how not a single spaceship has touched down on venus in more than three decades . Those that have did not surivive the landing for more than a few hours. The author also talks about the envoriment on venus. telling us about all the dangerous air and how hot it is. And includes erupting volcanos, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes.
he also supports the claim that it is worth while to study by talk about how it was once just like earth. the author tells us, and i quote: " long ago,Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life,just like earth. Today, venus still has some features that are analogous to those on earth".
So there you have it. The author does a good job supporting making his claim and backing it up. | 2 |
954de7d | Venus is worth searching and studying because it might have been the most earth like planet in the solar system. Long ago, venus was probable covered with large oceans and could have supported various forms of life just like earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Furthermore, recall that venus can sometimes be our nearest optioon for planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel. The value of returning to venus seems indisputable, but what are the options for making such a mission safe and scientiffically productive.
I think that venus should be explored because then there could possibly be new life there and we can have a new planet that possibly people could go to but it wouldnt be possible for many more years. It would be dangerous exploring venus because it is really hot there. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of venus would allow scientist to float above the fray usuing a blimp like vehicle that is about 30 miles above venus. The tempature would still be like 170 degrees but air pressure would be close to that of sea level on earth. Solar power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed earths levels. Not easy conditions but it would be survivable for humans. | 2 |
954f9af | The author gives lots of evidence and resons on this idea throughout the article. The author also gives some facts that really helps supports this idea. There are some really good things that are in the article that gives this claim some meaning. In all, the author did really good with this article and also put some good time into this article too. I enjoyed reading this and learned some interesting facts about Venus.
One major things that caught my eye was that the author used NASA as some research in his article. He also uses NASA as a resource to help with the support of this idea. NASA is a wide known for space exploration and research for our solor system.
At the beginning of the article, there is an introduction that gives some intesting facts about Venus. The author also talks about where Venus is in our solor system and how it is related to earth. This is a very good start in the introduction of Venus and what the article is about. In the third paragraph, he talks about what Venus atmosphere is like. There is termperature facts and the air you need to breath is useable. This starts to bring up the question. Is Venus worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents? The fourth paragraph, he talks about the terrain. This starts to bring up the question even more than before. In paragraphs 5-7 NASA is the main idea for those paragraphs. In those paragraphs also NASA research and facts are presented about this topic. The last paragraph has a powerful meaning and a idea that is very strong.
These facts lead to the evidence is many ways. Facts are what built and help evidence today. There is a lot of evidence that support my claim. Here is a couple of pieces of evidence taht support my claim. The first piece is that the author used NASA. NASA has done a lot of research about this topic. The second piece is that he used lots of facts to convince the reader taht he has put some time into makeing this article. This helps show that the author did really good in presenting the topic and give some really good evidence to back up his article. | 3 |
954fc01 | The author supports the idea that studying venus is a Worthy pursuit depite the dangers by saying, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees fahernheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on own planet . Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any pkanet in our solar system, even though meercury is closer to out sun. Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additonal impediments like erpting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. NASA's possible soultion to the hositle conditions on the surface of Venes would allow scientists to flot above the fry. just as out jet airplanes travle at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly gound conditions by staying up and out of their way. At thirthy-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure woud be close to tht of sae levle on Earth. solar power woukd be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Noe easy conditions, but survivable for humans. more inportantly, researcher cnnot take samples or rock,gas,or anything else, from a destance. therefore, scientists seeking to the conduct thorugh mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks. Striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. | 1 |
9554d9a | Mass prodution of automobiles has altered the entire human population way of life. Not only expanding the limits of transportation and travel people once had, but showed advances to a better future. When someone creates something like a book, song, or art piece. The creator would want there creation to used by many people. But, What if the more people use it the worse something else gets? More and more people have been driving cars since its been invited, but people see cars to the point where everyone should have one. Little do people know how much damage it doing in there every day lives. In some parts of the world they've actually started a few different bans that can stop the pollution cars are creating. Vauban, Germany completely forbide any street parking, driveways, and home garages. If someone still wants to keep there car they can always pay $40,000 to purchase a large garage at the edge of the development. As a result, 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. In Paris they went less drastic and enforced fines to people who drove on day for example on monday mororists with even numbered liscense plates were ordered to leave their cars at homes or suffer a 22 euro fine. Since less people drove smog cleared up. In Bogota, Colombia cars have been banned with only buses and taxis were permitted for one day each year. The goal was to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced $25 fin e. Cleaner air is one of the advantages that come with limiting car usage. | 2 |
955a73f | The face on mars is just a natural landform. Only facts of it show that its just a mesa. And yet conspiracy theorist think that NASA is still covering up alien life.
The natural landform on mars is located in the Cydonia region of mars is proven to be a mesa by NASA scientist. The first picture of the face made everyone believe it was a face due to unusual shadows. another picture of it made it clear that it was a mesa like on Earth.
Conspiracy theorist belive that the face is evidence of alien civillation that nasa would rather hide. The "Face on Mars" became a pop icon. The Face starred in a hollywood film and apeared in other media wich may of led to people beliving that the Face was from aliens. In 2001 many people where disapointed when NASA uploaded new photos of the Face proving that it was a mesa or butte.
Every photo was different but with each new photo the Face was still proven to be a mesa much to everyones disapointment. Not everyone should make acusations without the facts. | 2 |
955ddac | Imagine getting off work on a Friday at five o'clock, there's no bumper to bumper traffic, no horns honking at each other, and no stressful commutes home. This is unimaginable for people who reside in the U.S., but people in parts of Europe live like that every day. There are many advantages to cutting down on car usage.
One advantage to this cut would be that you would be saving money. Many people who drive tend to get in accidents or get pulled over by police for speeding. These incidents are very costly and come with repercussions if you don't pay them. Another way you would be saving money is not having to pay for gas. Gas may be only $2.00 for now, but when those prices go on that incline again it becomes very costly to fill up the tank. If you can't afford to fill up your tank then you will be putting wear and tear on the car which leads to more more money being spent to maintnance it. Alternate transportation that's more cost efficient is taking the city bus. It costs about $1 to get from point A to point B where it would cost you about $6 in gas to get you to the same place. You could also purchase a bicycle to take you where you need to go. Maintnancing a bike is a lot cheaper than a car.
A second advantage that limiting car usage has is that it eliminates pollution. A car gives off sound, light, and air pollution which all effect our ecosystem whether you notice it or not. The U.S may not have as much air pollution as other countries but with the increase in car purchases it could get worse. I'm not saying youn have to completely get rid of your vehicles, but maybe the license plate bill may work. Every other day only license plates that begin or end with odd numbers could drive, and on the days the odds can't drive we allow the plates with the even numbers to drive. People could car pool with co-workers on the days that whoever has those plates can drive. We just need to start taking percausions on our car usage.
In the car free test cities people are overall happier because they aren't so stressed worrying about being late due to traffic or getting in an accident. Driving can be extremely stressful especially with the many things that can distract people so easily. These distractions can lead to accidents or just more stress. " 'When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way' said Heidrun Walter, mother of two, as she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children driwn out the distant motor."(Source 1, Paragraph 3, Lines 4-11) This quote puts an image in my mind that is happy and stress free. Imagine how happy you would be if everything was conviently close to youer home and you could enjoy walks or biek rides places with your kids.
People should take a moment and think about ehat life without depending on cars would be like. Would you be healthier, happier, or not? Just take into consideration how you would live and be if we didn't have to rely on cars. | 5 |
9560f32 | In the article "Driverless cars are coming," presents the both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. The position on driverless cars to wait for your turn to go next. The driverless car can be turned off instantly when driver needs to take over. The cars is not completely driverless yet, but it is improving.
The car can handle driving functions at the spped of 23 mph, but drivers have to make sure they keeps hold of the wheel because like i said in the first paragraph, the cars are not completely driverless yet, even though they can steer, accelerate, and brakes themselves, all are design to notify the driver when the road ahead requries human skills, this mean human drivers must remained alert and be ready to take over when the situation requried.
You migh be thinking why a driverless car still needs a driver, well because driving lawa focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and the lawmakers know safety is best acheived when there is a alert driver. what if for example the technology fails and someone is injuried, who is in fault, is is the driver or manufacturer. this is why it is importantd to have driver in this kind of situation.
Don't worry though because automakers are continuing their work on the problems and soon it will be solved. the road is waiting for us, and we grow closer to the destination everyday. This is the development of the driverless cars. | 2 |
9563943 | To me reading people emotion expression of students in a classroom is valuable, because not everyone would tell there probles to their friends or familly therefore the new technology to read people emotion is a good thing, is good for everyone . We need all our emotion for thinking, problems solving, and focused attention. In the other hand by reading other people emotions would help you figure out on how to help them focus more , because every human bein are neurobologically wired, and to learn anything , our minds most be focus and our emotions need to feel balance. In the article it say's " the process begins when the computer model of the face ; all major muscles in the model must move like human muscles . In the article 6 it say's'' by the way did making a happy face in this experimrnt also make you feel sligtly happy?'' To me putting a happy face just because you fake in it or not trying to let other people figured is not a bad thing however it can also be bad because on the inside you not happy , so therefore i think using technology is better good thing to figure people out. | 2 |
9569b39 | Driverless cars would be a bad idea in my opinion. There has been a lot of television shows and movies about cars that could drive themselves. There are not any truly driverless cars yet. Google cars still alert the driver for problems like pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues. Other problems may occur such as complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents.
Now a days cars have senors. They detect and respon to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. They apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine. Accidents could still happen even with these advancements. Human drivers couldn't manage to stop or slow down alone. These senors do not stop the drivers to get into accidents.
In the US, the states California, Nevada, Florida, and the Distract of Columbia have allowed limited use of semi-autonomous cars. Manufacturers beieve that more states will follow when they prove that cars are reliably safe. Most states focus on the law that keeps drivers, assengers, and pedestraians safe. Lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. In most states it is illegal to even test computer driven cars.
To have computer driven cars, manufacturers would have to go through a lot of work with the people and the government. If the technology fails and someone is injured, they would not know who is at fault. That would be a lot of money wasted for the driver or the manufacturer. If traffic laws change then new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. A lot of people wouldn't like going through change and would just rather depend on thierselves.
Driverless cars would be a waste of time and money. It would change the way people live and how depandable they are on technology. Drivers should be able to be in control of thier car. They should remain alert and be ready to take over when situation requires. No truly computer driven car has existed. Humans should not be that depandant on technology. | 4 |
9573c66 | The Facial Action Coding System from the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto shows that Dr. Paul Huangs invention would be a great upgrade for schools. It is a great advance in technology for everyone around the world . It is creative and intellegent. The technology could make dramatic changes to the future.
To begin with the technology itself can tell how a person is feeling. It recognizes the human muscles in the face and can tell when a person using it, is fake smiling or smiling because they're happy. "Eckman has classified six basic emotions ,happiness,surprise ,anger ,disgust, fear , and sadness and then associates each with characteristic movements of the facial struture." The technology itself is incredible , now imagine students using this to their education advantages.
And then students would be able to change what they're learning with how their emotions are showcased. " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." It would be such a great idea to have technology to interact with students such as those who have an attention shortspan. "Then it could modify the lesson , like an effective human instructor." The technology could really bring out the understanding of an individual such as a student.
To sum it all up , this new technology would be a great impact for generations to come. It would help out emotionally, scientifically and personally. It would help students realize what they are and aren't intrested in , and it would help the teachers understand where the students are struggling in as well and how they can help them in subjects they dont quite well understand. And scientifically the technology can help modern technology advance as it said in the aticle on how an ad could keep playing if shown intrest or could skip to a different one if shown none. | 3 |
9576200 | The negative things about driverless cars: onr thing about drivless cars is that they can drive them self during construction work. They also take alot of parts to make them. such as sensors these sensors make that the car realize what it's finn
to
run in and is can also let the driver know to. It can let the driver know by alerting the drive to stop when the car is to close to something
and when to turn its wheels. even tho that smart cars can read positive and negative polarity as messages in binary code these smart roads system still require massive upgrades to existing road.
Now for the positive and negative things about driverless cars: some positive things are that the drive most of the time on their own, they are way less polutated, they also are not truly driverless, drove over a million miles without crashing, and ect.
Okay now lets talk about the positive and negatives. These driverless cars are very non-poluting because, they use half the fuel of a modern day taxi and they are far more flexibil than a bus.They might not be driverless all the the time but for the mostn of the time they can proceed to watch the driver while the driver watches the road.Not only do these car drive themselves they have drover a million miles without any car crashes nor accidents. some states limited these cars but they only did so until they can be proven safe. This because they still need to make laws in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. if the technology fails in these cars and some outside and side gets hurt, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer.
But still automakers are still working on the assumption that these problems would be resolved. In 2016 telsa projected that a car would be able to drive on autopilot 90 percent of the time. But still i think that we should give the cars a chance to save the fuel in these cars and to have a good ecomony. I hope that by the end of 2020 that Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan will develope these cars to. | 4 |
9583fe3 | What if the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) can help students get better grades?
I think the new software that has been developed, can improve the grades/ learning of students.
The Facial Action Coding System has lots of great reasons to why it's valuable for students in a classroom.
I think the use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable.
Why, because if the students had the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) the teachers would be able to see if the student's are focusing/paying attention to what it is that they are doing.
The teacher's would be able to tell what's wrong with the student.
The student's emotions would show on the system.
I think it's a good idea, now the teacher's can read student's emotional expressions.
If the student is not getting good grades, the teacher will be able to see what it is that the student is feeling.
When the student's are feeling confused, the teacher will know.
Some student's are shy to raise their hand or even ask for help on what they are confused on or about.
" A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored".
Reading the students emotional expressions, would be a specific result with the FACS (Facial Action Coding System).
Maybe you could tell hows your friend is feeling by looking at them.
But, the system would tell you their exact emotions.
Being able to see how you feel is a great for teachers.
So yes, I think the use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valueable. | 3 |
9587c8a | I am for the development of these cars. There's lots of reasons why I am. It reduces less injuries or car wrecks. This new development really protects are environment and the way we use cars today. It helps for the habbit of texting and driving. I will explain more in the following paragraphs.
It reduces less injuries or wrecks. Many of family memeber have died from car accidents. Car accidents could be caused by texting and driving, falling asleep at the wheel, and many other reasons. I will explain more on why this new development protects our environment and the way we use cars today.
This new development protects our environment and the way we use cars today. With this new development, it sees the accident occuring before we do. It protects us very well from our car crashes and wrecks and us humans being hospitalize. "Google cofounder Sergery can remember a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore."
In conclusion this new development can protect our enviroment. Prevent lets injuries. It causes a better and safe life. It also sees the accidents before we do. So I am with this new development and the way it works with life and the future of us. | 2 |
9588686 | he supports this idea with interesting details . he gives deatails of venus to really capture the audiences attention. He explained that today there are still valley's, mountains and craters remaining on venus. Venus was once the most familiar to earth and still has many earth llike features. It is a planet to see even if it is very dangerous.
It can go up to 800 degrees fahrenheit and is the hottest planet in our solar system. The author supports this idea very well stating the pro's and cons of venus and making this statement . He explains the conditions there can be extreme . The atmospheric pressure over there is 90 times greater that what we experience here on Earth.
Venus also has erupting volcanoes and powerful earthequakes.
Despite knowing how dangerous it can be scientists still want to send people up there because it was once the most like earth and some of the features we have on earth like valleys and mountains still exist on venus. | 2 |
9594ee4 | Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by Word War ll. In this passage there is a lot of good things and bad things about being Seagoing Cowboy, like what fears you have to overcome,what jobs you do, and how long you have to do it and what kind of fun they have.
To begin with,you have to be very brave to become a Seagoing Cowboy.
To become a Seagoing Cowboy you can't be scared of water or being on a boat for a long time. One day when Luke was on night watchman it was very rainy.
When he was going to make his hourly report to his captin he fell on a slippery ladder and cracked his ribs.
Next, is what jobs you do to become a Seagoing Cowboy. If you are a Seagoing Cowboy you have help a lot of people and animals.
On the way across the Atlantic Ocean, Luke's boat picked up some animals. Luke was incharge of feeding them and give them water 2 to 3 times a day. Also he had to clean up after the animals.
Last, is how long you have to be on the ship and what fun you can have.
When Luke had to cross the Atlantic Ocean it took his ship 2 weeks to get across. After the animals got unloaded, the other Seagoing Cowboys got to have some fun. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games where the animals had been housed.
Tabel-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass time.
To sum up my thoughts, being a Seagoing Cowboy isn't that bad.
In the passage there is a lot of good and bad things about Seagoing Cowboys in the fears you have to overcome, how long you have to do it and the fun you can have, and the jobs you have to do. In the future, I hope we can have more people become Seagoing Cowboys. | 3 |
9597653 | Dear State Senator,
I personally think that we should not have the Electoral College , because the citizens should be allowe to pick our president and vice prsident. It should be up to the people not the congress. According to paragraph three of source one , the Electoral College consist of five hundred and thirty-eight electors . A canidate has to earn two hundred and seventy of those votes . To me that is not right . Why spend time bringing these people in to vote when you have a whole state full of people who wants to have a voice in the matter.
Also the congress does not know what the people want . So if you pick a canidate and he is not what the people what he may be planning to blow up the world . The citizens of the United States know what they wan in a leader and they know what they look forward to in the future . By letting congress select our president your not letting us speak for our self and that is wrong .According to paragraph fifteen of source three ,Electoral College is widely regarded as an Anachronism and needs to bee overruled which i strongly agree with . Also in paragraph sixteen of source three, it states that citizens choose their representative and they trust them to pick the right person but that trust is often betrayed , So why would you keep having this election ? Soon enough people are going to stop caring .
According to paragraph eleven of source two , The electoral college is a waist of time and it is not needed because people are starting not to care and are not even choosing their own canidate . They are not liking who their state chose and they dont care because state legistlatures are responsible for picking electors anyway . Some states choose two slates and send them to congress ,Like Hawaii did in 1960,Things like this is why we dont need electoral colleges . What if it happens again ? or What if there is a tie ?
In an electoral college every state could only cast one vote . So they have one represntative for lets say five hundred thousand voters .That doesnt make any sence at all . How come everyone doesnt vote for who thy want by themselves ? Maybe someone whats a president frome another state instead of their own .According to paragraph fourteen , It states that the electoral college is unfair , outdated and irrational and i agree one hundred percent . As Bob Dole Says Abolish the Electoral College .
In closing i hope you will view in my favor and in everyone elses who says this type of system is old , unfair and it needs to be ruled out . I thank you for reading my letter and i hope you enjoyed hearing about what i think . It was a pleasure writing to you and i really hope you take my opinion into consideration . Thank you again and have a wonderful day .
Sincerly ,
PROPER_NAME | 3 |
95a0fa6 | The challenge of exploring venus is an article about studying venus effectively and with a purpose. The main idea that the author was trying to put across was how can we explore venus but make it worth while. The author uses multpile backed up facts to make his piece intresting and knowledgeable all while trying to get across his opinion. It's clear that when the author writes he can get his point across that the pursuit of venus is greater than the risk that follows.
When the author talks about the challenges of acutally gathering data he states that "no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours" and later he talks about the weather conditions that can be infered that caused the spacecraft to be destroyed. He says things like "temperatures average over 800 degrees farhrenheit" and "atmospheric pressure over 90 times greater than what we experience on earth" these are all signifcant to the fact that it is a challenge to explore venus. He later suggest ideas to countering the weather and enviroment of venus in genral like "mechanical computers" and "a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roilion venusian landscape" all soultions that counter the major problems of venus.
Everything that the author writes is to show how to overcome, or to give insight of how NASA and other astrounemers, are going to face the challenges presented with venus. All while being backed up with facts and reasoning. The author writes to show the purpose and effect that exploring venus will have upon everyone on earth. | 3 |
95a71d2 | Have you ever thought of the world without no cars? Some people would say it would be outrageous for that to happen, but it has been proven that cars may be actually killing the planet that we live on which is a really big deal. So lets think for a minute how many advantages could come out of not using cars anymore in modern society.
The smog; the smog is whats killing the earth and messing up the clean air. (Paragraph 10 Source 2)
Even Americans are just not buying as many cars and has been declining from its peak since 2005. (Paragraph 32 Source 4)
Roads, Parking Lots, and Gas Stations take up most of the U.S and without cars we could use a main street and have shops on it and could walk or ride our bicycles. (Paragraph 6 Source 1)
First off, cars are just going out of style they are not as popular as they were 10 years ago. In 2005 they reached their peak of selling cars and people getting their licenses but ever since then it been going down hill. Also as of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9% below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995. (As stated in Paragraph 32 Source 4) There has also been a large drop in the percentage of 16- to 39-year-olds getting a license. (Stated in Paragraph 38 Source 4)
Second, it would clear up alot of used space that Parking lots, Gas stations and Highways take up. We could use this new space for a Main Street and have shops along the street and people could use their bicyles or they could even walk to the places and go shopping. This would be a very good ide for a small Suburban town with some shops and a Main Street. I do however understand it may be a little more difficult for a big city but im sure there is a way to work something out.
Third, I think this is the biggest problem with cars, the smog. Smog plays the biggest role in killing our planet but whether it be from Cars or Factorys it still hurting us and there are ways that we could stop it. There is a way that we could stop this pollution and harmful effects to the earth such as; hybrids or plug-in cars.
All in all there are many reasons that cars should be abolished but yet there are still a few exceptions to this and until proven cars will still be here. Just next time you get in a car think about what it may be doing to the earth or so-on. | 3 |
95a87d0 | Can we smile?
In the passage in descibes how much technology has progreseed over the years. Went from Old Windowss, then Microsfot, and now we have technology that can read exprssions. The way this works. You just can not use just some simple gaming PC. Thers this computer based opperation that can describe your mood or how you feel, but is this safe to use around children and is the world ready for this kind of technology?.
There are pros and cons on using this for people in the outside world. Some pros are, it is very interesting to see how it works. Kids cold see how the muscles in your jaw and sides of your mouths flex and pull just make that simple smile that you never wanna make when grandma wants to take a picture with you. Also it could show a kid a feeling they do not notice or feel about themselves. Say your thinking of doing anything harmful to someone or to yourself the system can probably see that through the system.
Some cons are, what if a child or teen is going through a lot, and they do not want there feeling shown. What if it shows depression in the smile. Also the story says there are many doctors that have worked on this facial recognition system, and it could really be complex. The doctors are two smart doctors all over, Professer Thomas Huang from Beckman Insitute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois. Also, Professer Nicu Sebe of University of Amsterdam.
Some kids might think it is like a Transformer. The question I have is how can they do the prcess ona painting from Italy. Well just the right way it is positioned. Do I think it should be in a classroom? No, because it could bedangerous with all the technology. Do I think kids should at least know how it wrks and what th computer looks like? Yes, because this our new generation, technolgy will never stop being created. You can not stop technology.
In conclusion, the computer based media can be used in and positive way and negative way also. So tech can be useful some does not even have to chance to make it in the outside world. But, using it to describe how you feel and why you feel, how bad can that be? | 3 |
95a9091 | Humans have feelings. Everyone knows that. We can be happy, sad, angry, grossed out. No one can tell us how we feel. If you look at someone and that person is smiling, we will probably assume that he or she is happy. What we don't know is that she is probably hurting on the inside. Having a software that assumes feelings won't help in a way.
Scientist Dr. Paul Eckman created
a system called FACS. It stands for Facial Action Coding System. By looking at your face it can tell how you're feeling. The system can read " six basic emotions - happiness, surprise,anger, disgust, fear, and sadness-". You're probably wondering how. Your facial muscles show how you're
feeling. You can feel more than one feeling. What if
you feel happy but surpried. Your face wont split in half. One half is smiling while the other half has an eyebrow arched. No that cannot happen. Like people, systems can't tell how someone is feeling.
The FACS system in a classroom will depend on the age group. Why would you need it?
There are countless people who will listen to you express your feelings. Especially in a school. I do not see a pont in computers and humans to communicate. Again, there are so many people in this world you can speak
to why make a system for you to talk to a computer. What is the computer going to do if it see's your faceand
you look sad. It wont do anything buy register that you're not having a good day. Students should be having conversations with a classmate not having their head in their phones, computers, or tablets.
" Most human communication is noonverbal, including emotional communication," states Dr. Huang. I believe that's wrong. People want to talk about how they feel. There are jobs specificaly for talking about feelings. Teenagers are difficult and want to keep most things bottled in so no one can judge or give sympathy. Once they find the right person, they'll talk their heads' off about how they're feeling.
Having this program won't help
humans express how they feel. They will just want to conceal it even more. We don't want to appear weak. If we appear weak then other people will take advantage. I can sleep for 9 hours but sometimes I'll still be tired. The bags under my eyes will tell you that I am tired. You will assume that I did not sleep at all but in reality I slept for nine hours. The system will not give you
an
accurate response to how someone is feeling, it will just assume. | 4 |
95abb1a | When people hear about banning or limiting car use they would think that's crazy. Why would the govenment ban car use? Why would anyone vote for cars use to be banned or limited? Most people ask these questions because they don't know how they would get to work or go to the store. But there are many ways to get from one place to another.
One reason to limit or ban car use is because of greenhouse gases."Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States."(In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars, paragraph 5) Most peple that live in heavily populated areas know what smog is and how bad it gets. Greenhouse gases are really bad fot the environment and for us. Paris is one of the cities with this problem. "[Last] week Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter (PM) per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussel and 79.7 in London..."(Paris bans driving due to smog, paragraph 17)
Another reason to limit car use is because too many people are driving and it causes stress.""It's a good opportunity to take away stressand lower air pollution," said businessman Carlos... as he rode a two-seat bicycle with his wife."(Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Botogta, paragraph 24) In colombia millions hiked, biked skated or took buses to work during car free day leaving streets with no traffic jams. ""When i had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way,"... media trainer and mother of two.."
When people can't use cars they dont want to walk all the way to a store that maybe 5 or more miles away. But accordint to In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars, " In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway."(paragraph 6) In Paris, on the days people couldn't use cars, "Public transit was free of charge from Friday to Monday..." if the public transportation was free then on the days we don't use cars the same could apply here.
The main reason for limiting car use is toreduce the amout of greenhouse gases. It's not that bad of an idea if you think about it. Cars wouldn't be banned forever just on certain days or untill the smog lightenes up. If Paris and Colombia and Cali and Valledupar are doing it we should too. Let's make the world a cleaner place because we only have one. | 3 |
95abb30 | Dear state senator,
I as a citizen of florida, and of the United States of America, have the right to vote for the president of my country. I feel as though this right is taken away from me by the electoral college system. The electoral college is unfair and unjust to the people residing in the states. The electoral college may turn off potential voters because they may have the mind set that one vote does not matter because the president will be chosen by the electoral college anyways. The electoral college does not nessicarily speak for the people because the majority vote for a certain canidate will take all of the electoral college votes in one state. It is a possibility that the election is tied by electoral votes because the electoral college comes out to be an even numbe, therefor creating chaos in the political world.
When it comes to bigger states the majority completely overrules the minority even if the votes are 51% to 49%, so the majority canidate will take all of the electoral votes for that state. so this does not speak for all of the people, only the majority vote. Bigger states have more electoral college votes than smaller states, not giving the smaller states enough say in who becomes their next president. With popular vote, the size of the state you live in is not taken into account. All of the peoples votes are taken into account, not just the majority.
With the electoral college, you pretty much vote for the electors of your state, who then vote for the president. They pledge to a certain canidate according to their political party. How can you trust that they will always vote for who they say they are going to vote for? It is no gaurentee, they might just vote for whoever they please, even going against their own political party. In some rare cases the popular vote for one canidate has overruled the electoral vote for another, but the electoral winner has come out on top. Showing not what the people want, but what the electoral college has decided. How is this speaking for the people? How is this fair or practical? | 4 |
95b26a0 | The voting system, known as the Elctoral College, is still being disputed today. There has been many occassion where it has been tried to be elimanted. Some voters think that it is an anachronism. They don't realize that it is a well thought-out voting system. It helps gives more opportunity to smaller states and makes elections alot easier.
The Electoral College, is basiclly a winner-take-all system. Where whichever President has majority of elctoral votes, wins, no matter what the popular vote was. It gives opportunity to smaller states. The way that the Elcetoral College works, is that your state is entitled to a number of electors, a Congressional delegation based on state population, as explained in "What Is the Electoral College?" For an example, the District of Columbia, is "...treated like a state for purposes of the Electoral College..." It gives the District of Columbia, almost like a voice, saying, "Hey I'm small, but my votes matter."
The Electoral college, helps alot with making the elections easier. The election season is already stressful and pressuring to begin with. Waiting for results of who the next President might be, raises anxiety to the roof. The Electoral College, helps very much to predict what the votes may be. Why? "Certaintiy of Outcome" as titled in, "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President". The share of the Electoral College also depends on the popular vote of the state, even thought they are two different things. Even a very slight plurality can cause a "landslide electoral-vote". Most of the time, the President that has the most electoral votes, has aswell most popular vote.
I know that the Electoral College isn't the most perferred method. But it is a secure way of voting. It makes the election alot easier and gives chances to smaller states. It shouldn't be abolished like Bob Dole said. Lets keep it. | 3 |
95b6395 | Venus is the second planet from our. while Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point the earth, it has proved a very challening place to examine more closely. These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such a environment would crush even a sunmarine accustomed to diving to mthe deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many metals, also notable, Venus has he hottest surface temperture of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun.
Astronomers are fascinated bby Venus because it may well once have been the most earth-like planet in our solar syetem. Long ago, Venus was probably coverd largely with oceans and could be supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The value of returning to Venus seems indisputable, but what are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifcally productive.. | 2 |
95b808c | In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," bye Nick D' Alto, the auothor describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. A clam for or against the value of using this technology to read students' emotional expressions, I think it's a good idea to know the mood or emotions of people.
The first reason why it's a good idea to know the mood or emotions of a person because imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad. Knowing their emotion you can do something to help them with their day. For example, if someone is sad in the picture or something you can help them by cheering up their day.
The second reason why it's good idea to know the mood or emotion of a person because theory of emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. For example, Putting on happy or sad face can actually get you sad or happy. Empathy may happen because we unconsciously imitate another person's facial experssions.
The last piece of evidence is we as people usually have trouble describing a person's emotion. For example, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her/his face. With the new computer software, Dr. Huang observes that artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotion.
The auothor describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. A clam for or against the value of using this technology to read students' emotional expressions, I think it's a good idea to know the mood or emotions of people. | 3 |
95bcb2b | The article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is simply about Venus and why we should explore it, even though it has many dangers. The author definetley has good evidence to support his or her claim, but I do believe that he or she strays from the main idea of the question throughout the article.
The author does not support this idea enough. As I read throughout the story, I only noticed about one paragragh that was actually explainging why we should explore Venus. According to the prompt, the author is being evaluated on how well he or she supports that claim. I did not see enough support through the whole story. When the author did support the idea though he or she had very good evidence. According to the the article the reason we should explore Venus is because it is the closest planet like ours. I think that the author should go more in depth and explain how and why that is, so that he or she can really pull us in.
Next is that even though the author didn't show a lot of support in why we should explore Venus, he or she did have good evidence on how we would. Most of the story was the author explaining different ways of how we could possibly explore Venus safely. For example, the author explained how NASA has been working on other approaches to study Venus. Like, special electronics made of silicon carbide that have been tested in Venus like conditions and the electronic lasted for three weeks. If the author has good support like this, he or she should most importantly discuss more of why Venus should be explored to spike our interest more in knowing how to do so.
To conclude, the author doesn't support the claim of studying Venus enough. He or she should include more details as of why we would want to study Venus. The author has great support and detail, they just need more evidence to back up those ways of studying the planet. I believe people would have great interest in studying Venus if the author just explained why we should a little bit more. | 4 |
95bd900 | The author's believes of studying Venus despite the risks that come along with it, i believe that the author does not
support his idea well. The author talks about the benefits and the negavite of it to the humans, but most of the time, he does not really supported his idea beause things that he said are not facts, for example, in the article, " long ago, Venus was probably covered Largely with oceans and could have supported various form of life," this text tells me that he isn't sure of if the Venus was like he says, covered largely with oceans and could have supported various form of life because he used words " probably" which is not words that will define facts.
In the article, The Author talks more of the risks that come along with studying Venus and does not make it seem like that Venus is worthy studying despite the risks. We know this because from the first paragraph to the third paragraph, The author talks about the risks, which is most of the paragraphs. If he was to convices the people that Venus is worthy studying despite the risks, he won't be much able to talk about the benefits of it.
lastly, i believe that The author's details that supported his idea was lacking.
The reason being because the details that the author supported his idea with, they are things that has not proved that it could be helpful or not. for example, the Author talks about looking back to old technology called Mechanical computers, based on the way the author put the word of it, it tells me that this was something they did not try experiment for it yet. therefore, I believe tha the author does not supported his idea well. | 3 |
95bdc27 | You are not the only one who believes that the "Face on Mars" is real. Many people around the world have believed that the image we released of the huge rock formation, which resembles a human head formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and a mouth is in fact a face, but they are wrong.
I was one of the men on Michael Malin's Mars Orbiter Camera team and I took a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos that were released. The pictures clearly showed that the "Face on Mars" was a natural landform and not an alien monument after all.
Some people still believed that there was a Face and the reason that it looked like a natural landform and not a face was because it was winter where the Face was located and it was a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet. The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face and they thought that the alien markings were hidden in the haze. On April 8, 2001 the Mars Global Surveryor came close enoough for a second look and this time it was a cloudless summer day.
My team captured an amazing picture using the camera's absolute maximum resolution. Each pixel in the image spans 1.56 meters, compared ot 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking picture. What the picture acually showed was the Martian equivalent of a butte of mesa, which are landforms common around the American West. | 3 |
95bfe2c | cowboy that rode the waves is about a man whose freind signed him up and he took care of animals on a boat. the animals were for people in other countrys resuply threir food scourse.
a reason to join is beacause youd be helping alot of people thrugh tough times. also it gives you opertunitys to see interesting places. you also get to have fun aboard the boat and it teaches you how to work with animals.
luke was just ourt of high school working at a mini mart when his freind came and sighned him up for see cowboys. when luke got their he was 18 so he inlisted in the army but they said just keep doing thet for your service. wile luke worked on the cattle ship hewent many places. he went to europe and china also veinece italy and crete. it took a long time to get to theese places though. it takes a month to get to china and a weak to get acrost the atlantic. luke worked on his aunts farm as a boy to so that prepared him. it didnt prepair him for the dangerouse situations though. on lukes second trip he seved as a night gaurd he fell down a latter and almost fell into the sea at night. he was lucky to be alive but he couldnt work for 2 days beacause of cracked ribs. | 2 |
95c792b | Luke's point of view would be that he thought it was a great experiance and thinks that other people should join as well. Luke said that his time there was amazing you got to work with animals during a few weeks through a whole month. Another thing they did was do whatever they wanted on the way back to pick up the next load of animals.
The reasons to join are that you get free time to do whatever you want,and also you get to have responsibilites. some responsibilites are that you work with animals and when you do you have to clean them,feed them,and clean their stalls etc. if you like working with animals,don't get sea sick,and aren't careless this could also be the job for you. Also if you
Details from the article are that Luke had fun and he said it would be an amazing experience and to him it was. He had responsibilites and sometimes had some fun. Although sometimes you can die from being thrown over board by the waves and wind it could be the best experiance for the right people. Luke said that it made him more aware of people of other countries and their needs. He also said that he was grateful for the opportunity. If you were like Luke who helped out with farms this would be an excellent job for you. | 2 |
95cfb46 | Every day the evolution of technology further changes the way mankind operates. From the wheel to the automobile, and from the automobile to the airplane, and needless to say it will not be stopping there. "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto is an article about a groundbreaking new innovation which could vastly impact civilization in ways that have yet to be thought of. This new technology -- the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) -- will allow both mankind and computers to identify human emotions, which will be beneficial in many areas, but most of all in the classroom. Sometimes it can be difficult for teachers to be aware of when students are unable to focus on the task at hand. Something like the FAC System will enable teachers or computers to be aware of when students are losing focus, and to either change focus or to get the student back on task. Using this technology to read student's emtional expressions would be extremely valuable for the student's ability to learn.
D'Alto talks about how the FAC System is capable of detecting emotions based on the positioning of muscles. This makes it possible for teachers, computer, and honestly anyone to know what someone could be thinking. "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts. 'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor'" (Paragraph 6). This ability to modify the lesson to keep the student learning throughout the full period of classtime would dramatically increase the amount of knowledge the student took in over the course of the class. Instead of losing focus after an hour -- or even just 15 minutes -- this technology could scan the faces of students to detect whether they have lost focus and become bored, are feeling frustrated and unable to understand, or even hopelessly lost. The Facial Action Coding System would turn this boredom into concentration, this frustration into comprehension, and this confusion into clarity. Instead of losing class time or missing the lessons because of a lack of comprehension or focus then the lesson can be adapted or the student can be brought back on task, greatly expanding the capacity in which they can further their knowledge.
The ability to read emotions would be undeniably beneficial for the knowledge students gain. Instead of wasting time unfocused or lost they can be put back on task or have the lesson changed up to make it more engaging or just easier to follow. Students will spend more time learning and less time trying to understand what they missed while the lesson moves on. This technology -- the Facial Action Coding System -- will no doubt be extremely beneficial in the learning environment. | 4 |
95d58df | Being in control of your country is exactly what everyone wants. Many wars were fought and lives were lost so the people could have rights and be independant. Keep the Electoral College would be in injustice to the United States. By changing the election to popular vote, it would keep the people in power and satisfy the needs for a hardworking loyal presedent.
Each and every individual deserves the right to vote and have their vote count. With the Electoral College do you even really know what your voting for? The confusing process of Electoral College is causing certian state to have more power over others which is unfair. The quote by the Office of the Federal Register states, "...when you vote for your canidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. " shows how citezens may not understand the already active system and be using it incorrectly. Although the Electoral Process is less likely to cause a tie, there are still concerns for this risky process.
Think about this, you live in a small state like rhode island. Due to this, the presedent thinks your unimportant and finds no need to campain to your state because there are Electoral Colleges. Is this what you want? Popular voting ensures the presedent to get to know each and every state with hard work and individuality. Not only does this create charator but the presedent to-be is now more respected by the people. Much caos is avoided through the popular vote prossess just as Plumer said, "The election is only a few swing voters away from catastrophe.". Many times questions are asked regaurding if the election was fair or not, these abundant and overwhelming questions wouldn't be asked is the Popular vote process was in play.
Electoral college is outdated, unfair and unneeded. Keeping the people updated and inpower has kept this country running. Also voting in loyal and trusted presedents has had a major impact on our country. By using the Popular Vote process the voting time of year would be less stressful and more trusted. By changing the election to popular vote,it would keep the people in power and satisfy the needs for a hardworking loyal presedent. Although we have been running on the Electoial college and it has worked ok, wouldn't you like to try a new process bound to lead our country to sucsess? Please take this into consideration, as Bob Dole said, "Abolish the electorial college!" | 4 |
95debff | The use of this technology (FACS) that is able to read emotional expression does appear to be pretty valueable because what these creators are trying to do is improve student learning, how effective it is, and how efficiently students learn. By being able to see and identify a student's emotions it could help see in what ways they could stay concentrated and help them focus at the task at hand, this is important since people usually have a short attention span, especially if it's something undesireable.
Not only can this be efficient for students but it also can be efficient for adults and anyone using the web. "Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad. For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different," Here not only is it being talked about the convience for people and their interests but also an advance in technology. Having a computer that can identify what you like or don't and tries to accomodate your likes and dislikes is a major technology advancement as well as a satisfaction to the consumer, here being students, teachers, as well as parents. The FACS is a valuable resource not only for students but also for people in general, it would help modify everyone's learning environment and how they learn things and this truly is important to the students, teachers, and parents at schools. The article goes on to say ""A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." What's being discussed here is the idea that this use of technology could help improve a student's learning, the way they learn, their learning style, and keep their attention on the task as well as having them learn based on what they like and what keeps their attention drawed. The use of FACS to read students' emotional expressions seems to be very valuable in the matter that what's trying to be done is for the students' benefit and is trying to get them to improve their learning and cognitive skills based on what the way things are being taught.
The goal here is to make a piece of technology that's going to help computers identify and read the emotional expressions of students' in the classroom and help keep them from being confused or bored by modifying these lessons based on their interests and the way they react to things, being able to accomplish this goal will really help set these students on a more cognitive path that will help them be more successful in the future. A student learning based on their interest could really change the future into a better one with the help of a technology advancement. The FACS is something very valuable that can help improve and advance students and all of us into a better future and bettering education for students is very important as well as it is for the teachers and parents, creating a better future for these students and the education system is something really valuable that FACS is trying to do and improve and that is very significant. | 4 |
95e04fe | Life at Sea
In my point of view this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone back in 1945. His friend made a huge part of him going into Seagoing Cowboys. Growing up said he had two jobs so that mae it perfect for it beacause he ahd the expirence of working hard. He also helping his Aunt Kate's farm helped him get used to working hard for something. Luke and his friend Don was planing on doing this together. Don invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat, before he probaly wouldnt even had done it. Luke literaly almost died because he almost fell off board. Maybe if Don didnt tell him maybe he wouldnt never almost died on the cattle ship.
Luke said it was an adventure , it opened up a new world for him, he said ," I am grateful for his opportinity," he says," It made we aware of other people of other coutries and thier needs." he said he was grateful for it he didnt think of it as just doing it because you have to he wanted to do, he saiid once in a lifetime oppuntity, he wanted to he wasn't pushed his choice. In Luke's point of view that was probaly the best choice of his life.
People sould do this because it could change ou for the better and worst. You would help people who need it. If you like animals you would be around animals all the time . You would notice he good an d bad thing in othe rcountries. Please sign up for this so you can help and serve your own country . Everything and everyone needs help around the world . So help,serve, and e helpful so other people could be happy | 2 |
95e6b7a | While cars are not yet completely driverless, the current measures ensuring the entertainment, safety, and almost constant leisure of the passenger provide a bright outlook for the future. Driverless cars are coming. Passengers barely have to intervene at the moment, and with the passage of time, the technology needed to make completely driverless cars will come. With cars already capable of 90% autonomy, it is not difficult to imagine completely autonomous cars, and considering the safety of said cars, it is unlikely that the law will maintain non-intervention on the matter.
Many wonder why anyone would want to drive a driverless car that still requires a driver, but the technology ensures that cars are neigh on completely driverless and also allow the passenger more entertainment while she/he is not driving. In-car entertainment in the form of Pandora is already installed in cars, as well as in-car texting. However, these displays turn off instantly when the driver needs to take over. This is not as easily possible with drivers trying to text with cell phones. The in-car system is thus both a safety measure and an entertainment provider.
Admittedly, cars are not yet completely driverless, but they are nearly so and it is not far fetched to believe that cars will become completely driverless in the future. The 2013 BMW "Traffic Jam Assistant" can handle speeds up to 25 mph, while also ensuring the driver keeps hold of the wheel and is able and ready to takeover should the situation require it. The cars can steer, accelerate and brake themselves, but they notify the driver when the road requires their skills. This begot the necessity of quickly gaining the driver's attention for just this problem. Cameras can watch to ensure drivers focus on the road and other technology also serves to ensure the driver's attention is on the road and can easily be caught.
However, the lack of traffic laws concerning driverless cars currently decreases the spread of use of the driverless car. Currently, traffic laws operate under the belief that human drivers are safer than robotic ones, but the safety measures in cars prove that said cars warrant laws to be made about them. They are not as unsafe as human drivers, and in fact can be safer because they make texting and driving more impossible. There is no longer reason for the law to call driverless cars unsafe, and it is imperative that they make laws concerning them.
Automakers continue to tweak current driverless cars under the correct assumption currently face are surmountable. It is already 2016 and Tesla cars can drive on autopilot 90% of the time. Thanks to the fact that driverless cars can already drive on autopilot 90% of the time, the only hindrance to the growth of use of driverless cars is the lack of laws concerning said cars. However, because the cars can be mostly autonomous and are quite safe, it is likely that laws will soon be made to cover driverless cars. | 4 |
95e6c93 | Have you ever seen Seagoing Cowboy Program go to sea? I, Luke, have went to the Seagoing Cowboy Program. It is really run. You get to go to many places. As stated in the article you get to help out people.
Would you want to go on the program? You should really think about it. If you like to explore or help people out you would like it. If you don't like those things you wouldn't be a big fan. If you wouldn't do it you would regret it later.
In the article it says that he was happy to be alive. When I was little my aunt Katie's farm as a boy prepared him for work. It helps to know that helping out taught me to be responsible. I was always busy helping. I aslo had fun on board. I got to help with things on board.
Also stated in the article it says that I had no idea that my life would change soon after my high school graduation. My friend Don Reist innvited me to go to Europe on a cattle boat. After World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins.
I hope I've made you want to come to the program. If not try to think more about it. I would not change it for the world. You get to spectate so many places around the world. Would you go to the problem? | 2 |
95eb489 | So a letter to my state senator into keeping the Electoral College, Well the Electoral College is a proccess not a place, Its basically a comproisme between the election for the President by the vote of congress. Also it was founding by the fathers and it was established in the Constitution. After That, A consists of 538 electors and majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President our state's entitled allotment of electoral equals the number of members in its Congressional.
To Begin With, Even the best- laid defenses of the system are wrong , what have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Bob Dole do, well let me tell you the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in thier time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college!. Also over 60 precent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. whats wrong with the electoral college, Well under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for the president , but a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. Before That, For example if you lived in texas and you wanted to vote for [John] Kerry, you'd vote for the slate of 34 Democratic Electors pledged to Kerry. Also state conventions, And the state party's central committee, also the presidental candidates themesleves can voters ever contoral whom they are voting for answer not always. After That, 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana Legislature Nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. Well Its agreed that the electoral college is unfair,outdated, and irrational. the best arguments in favor of it are mostly asstertions without much basis in reality.
Finally, We can argue that Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying thier states- Demoracts in texas, for example, or Repiblicans in California, knowing that thier vote will have no effect what so ever... | 2 |
95ee072 | Computers that identify human emotions? In the article Making Mona Lisa Smile by Nick D'Alto is talks about that exactly. The new technology called the Facial Action Coding System in other words FACS that identifies human emotions should be using it classrooms. For reasons such as that it can help a teacher identity how one feeling are towards their lesson as well as telling someone their emotions.
Having this new technology can improve a student way of learning a certian lesson. In the sixth paragraph is says " "A classroon computer could recognize when a student us becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." " By having a computer recognize human emotions is can help pick out a different way the students learns or a more helpful way to explain a topic. Some student often may not understand a topic may may be affraid to speck up because they may feel jugded by others that do understand.
Reading ones expressions can be hard, other people may not know how to express what they are feeling, but by having these computers that do it can help people know what others are feeling. The author says "For intsance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc." With this it gives humans a new way of looking at stuff and seeing whats behind everything. This technology is a just one more step of what else is out there.
Computers that can now identify human emotions what is it for? It can allow students see and understand a topic they may be confused by simpling just looking at there computer screens. It also helps tells people what others may be feeling when they can"t explain, helps us see in a differnt way. In conclution the use of the FACS should be used in classrooms to read students emotional expressons. | 3 |
95f5a82 | I belive that having a driverless is crazy, and not a good idea. I also think it's a waste of time.They have been working on it since 2009 and still dont have cars going great by themselfs. The drivers still have to take over "when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues".
It also sounds too expensive
with having to have each car have "sensors on left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror,four automotive radar sensors, a GPA reciver and an inertial motion sensor", not even mentioning the LIDAR that uses lasers for constantly updating 3-D modling of its surroundings. The U.S. doesn't need to spend money on an idea they need to spend it on things we actually need.
The car can only handle speeds that go up to 25 mpm, but the driver still has to keep thier hands on the wheel. You also still have to help when navigating through work zones and around an accident, so the driver must still stay alert at all times. It's also illegal in most states to even test computer-driven cars.
A few states have given permission to limited use of semi-autonomous cars, but don't worry they think the other states will follow when it gets more reliably safe. "Tesla has projected a 2016 relese for a car capable of driveing on an autopilot 90 percent of the time ." So if you're asking me if I am agianst or for the driverless cars it would have to say that I am agianst. | 3 |
95f7700 | Have you ever been bored in class and need something interesting to learn instead of your tedious teacher lecturing you the whole class? With the new technology called "Facial Action Coding System", it can recognize your facial expressions and tell your emotions. This technology can be very useful in the classroom because It can tell if you are interested in the topic that you are talking about, Also it can tell if you are disinterested in the topic and need a little spark of interest, and lastly it can maybe even tone the learning down if you are too confused or getting angry to understand what is going on.
With all of this abundance of new technology coming in the future some of them can be used for our academics. With this new technology called "Facial Action Coding System" we can use it to improve our test scores, and starting to put interest into kids in school. Within the text it says, "Eckman has classified six basic emotions-hapiness, suprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness- and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles". This shows us that Dr. Paul Eckman has made technology that has the potential to recognize if people are interested in school. Also, with this technology it could provide feedback to the teachers to see how they are doing with their students in class.
This technology could also be able to tell if someone is doing poorly in the class because of disinterest. Dr. Huang says in the article, "'A classroom computer could recognize when when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts. 'then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'" What Dr. Huang says can alter the way that kids learn very dramatically. If you have a bored or uninteredted kid in your class the computer can recognize it immediately and change his/her lesson so that they are able to learn better without being bored.
Confusion, anger, and depression can also all be a factor on a child's learning, but with this new technology maybe it will be able to understand when they need to see a guidance councellor for help. Dr. Huang continues to say, "Most Human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication" ,and he also says, "so computers need to understand that, too." What Dr. Huang is trying to say is that this technology can also help us with things that we don't want to talk about to other people. For example, if somone was having family problems at home and it was effecting their school work the computer would be able to recognize that this person was very depressed and can get them the help they need within the school.
Technology is evolving and we should be using it to its full potential of helping our future look brighter by increasing our academics with this "Facial Action Coding System". This new system could help out many students when they are in bored, confused, angry, depressed, or even interested in what they are learing. With all of the feedback it can help these students learn more efficiently. | 4 |
95ff8f8 | Every day, technology is becoming more and more advanced. From new games on a phone all the way to new advances in medical technology. Some people might even say that in the future, everything will be run by computers. Though, some of this amazing new programming, such as the Facial Action Coding System, is unnecessary.
Even though this programming is very cool and sounds like a revolutionary new thing, there are still a few problems with the idea. One problem being that a bunch of people probably won't agree to use it because of facial recognition databases and government conspiracy theories. Another problem is that computers are just computers and human emotions are much more diverse and complex than six basic emotions which happen to be portrayed differently by every human being. For example, in paragraph 6 it is stated that, ' "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson..." '. This, in itself, sounds like it could be super helpful to alot of students. However, computers do not have brains and can not think for themselves, and even though there is some super advanced software involved, modifying the lesson based on a student's face has alot of loop holes. Faking a convincing facial expression really isn't hard to do, so students could manipulate their lesson quite easily, keeping them from learning necessary things. Also, not a lot of students constantly enjoy their lessons so modifying the knowledge based on if a student looks bored isn't very smart. On the other hand, the article does say that, "The same technology can make computer-animated faces more expressive - for video games or video surgery." This shows that this type of software really isn't useless, it's just that using it to read students' emotional expressions isn't really a necessary thing.
To conclude, this type of programming could be useful if used in the proper way, but it most likely won't do too much for students. If students have found ways to get out of or cheat on homework before, then there's nothing stopping them from breaking the rules of this facial recognition software either. | 4 |
95ffc61 | Many people believe that the image taken by NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft, when it was circuling aroung the plantet, snapping photos from Viking 2 landing. The photo shown and proveded to us is from the year 1998, it has now been modeled diffrentlly from our latest technology. This is a mesa it couldn't have been made from aliens becuase the way it was observed in the Jet Propulsion Lab, could not identify it as it being fake or made by aliens as some people believe it is. Some scientists have studided this image since was revealed. This happened about twenty five years ago when this was released.
This image we see has beeing used and talked about in many places such as Hollywood films, books, magazines, radio stations, talk shows, and grocery stores. When it first came to NASA and the public it was shown as if there was a human face becuase like it says in paragraph three, secound sentence, "The caption noted a "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving it the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." That to me tells me that there could have been life on Mars at some point in time but we were probably not exsiting back in the time life could have been in Mars. Its just a mesa becuase on paragraph seven, first and secound sentence, it says, "So on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharpers than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing... a natural landform." Those two sentence clarify to me that there are no aliens making things on Mars.
The claim of a face was scientificly proven by Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera that it was just a landform and that there is no aliens making things that look like human shape heads and faces. Also there is an exact location of where you can find this on Mars which is, "41 degrees north martian latitude." Even though people were not happy about what they saw but at least we know its just a landform with a great creation of the mesa. No aliens can create something like a landform that looks like" it remeinds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain if Idaho", says Garvin. There is a way to remember this and it be the face on Mars or like the MIddle Butte in the Snake River Plain in Idaho. | 3 |
9602649 | The Seagoing Cowboys
I think more people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because it's a chance to experience new things, see unique places, and meet many new people. Being in the Seagoing Cowboys program could open up your eyes to new and exciting things. It's a great opportunity to become a Seagoing Cowboy.
Being part of the Seagoing Cowboys, you can have lots of fun. You can find unique ways to spend your time, because the Seagoing Cowboys have to go on some pretty long trips. But, you can also go sight-seeing, and see wonderful things. You can also get a chance to help out people who really need it, and it feels great to give to other people. It opened up the world for some people. It makes you more aware of people of other countries and their needs. There will be lots of other people on board too, so you can also get a chance to socialize with them, and become great friends. When you can find time to have fun on board, you can play games such as baseball, volleyball, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling. You can even have a table-tennis tournament, and many more other types of games. It's sure to make it feel like time is going by quicker.
It's not all fun and games, though. You also will have to care for the animals. You must make sure you feed and water them two or three times a day. You need to make sure that you will also have enough food and water for the animals, and the people on board. You have to make sure the animals' stalls are clean, too. But, doing this can also keep you busy, and if you like to care for animals, then this could also be very fun. You will have to try and stay safe too, and make sure other people on board are safe, as well. Just try not to fall off the cattle boat. It's not that hard. You will have to be extra careful if you have to serve as a night watchman. You will have to check on all the animals every hour and report to the captain.
While you travel the sea, you can get a chance to go touring in the places. You can get a chance to take a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, which is a city with streets of water. You can tour an excavated castle in Crete, and maybe pass by the Panama Canal. There's a lot of opportunities to see many cool and unique things as part of the Seagoing Cowboys. It's a trip you're sure to never ever forget.
These are all my reasons of why I believe more people should join the Seagoing Cowboys. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it. Being a part of the Seagoing Cowboys, is much more than just an adventure. | 5 |
9606866 | The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" is about the present and future of driverless cars. In it the author presented both positive and negative aspectes of the driverless cars. After reading the article I am for driverless cars, because they will minimize the amount of accidents on the road and they could allow the "driver" of the car to be doing something other than driving the car.
In my first reason for saying that I was for driverless cars I said that they would reduce the amout of accidents on the road. I say this because in the article the author talks about how google have had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009 and they haven't crashed. This shows how safe the driverless cars are. If these cars were on the road over normal cars they would prevent the driver error accidents, in turn minimizing the amount of accidents.
My other reason for being for driverless cars is they would allow the "driver" of the car to be doing something other than driving. BMW has been working on this feature of the driverless cars. They use a headsup displays in the car the show a form of entertainment and information systems to entertain the diver. And sence the driverless cars still need some driver assistance the display instantly turns off when the driver is need. This feature is not in a normal car. If the driver was need and they were texting the phone wouldn't turn off, there for making the driverless cars safer.
I am for driverless car for the reason of "drivers" being able to something other than driving the car and driverless cars could minimize the amount of accidents on the road. | 3 |
960e817 | Studying Venus, while that sounds unsafe and a waste of time it's not. Venus has many things similar to Earth, and is speculated to once harbor life just like earth. "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." is an example of this.
Landing on Venus with humans is impossible, because of the amount of gasses and solar radiation along with the extremely hot tempatures. However, NASA is working on an idea to let astronauts survey the planet up close without actually landing on it. NASA has the idea to make a blimp like spacecraft that would fly thirty miles above Venuses ground leaving humans in an area that is barely survivable. "Venus has the hottest surface tempature of any planet in our solar system." and " The National Aeronautics and Space Administraition (NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus." are both claims from the article.
In conclusion The authors support of the idea studying Venus, while dangerous is worthwile. there are many dangers, but there are also areas for surviveable conditions. Although there is no way for humans to set foot on venus that doesn't mean there is not a way for people to get as close as possible. | 3 |
9612d64 | Landform or a Lie?
The world has seen the "Face" taken by NASA a few years ago. Some people say it's a natural landform and some people say it's an alien creation. NASA has figured out that it's just a natural landform on Mars and nothing else. NASA haven't explored all of Mars and can state it's an alien creation, there might be more than just one and they all could be natural landforms. It might look like a really weird face from above, but NASA has already stated that it's a natural landform.
NASA has explored a lot of Mars, but not enough information to say it's an alien creation. They've just found one and it looks pretty like a huge face to some people. They might find more out there just like this and it's still and ordinary landform. On Earth there are a lot of these landforms around the American West. NASA has taken a picture in really high-quality camera to show that it's just a natural lanform there.
Before Amercia had these great cameras and computers, they weren't able to get a clear picture of the face. So people just assumed that it was an alien creation/monument. If they say it is where are the facts that say it's an alien monument. Later after all those years, NASA were able to take a maxium resolution picture and post it to the world. Thousands of people were waiting to see the photo, but when they did it was just a natural landform. There was no alien creation to see and observe at.
Although NASA has said it's just a natural landform, people state that sometimes NASA doesn't want us to know certain things. Some people say it could've been a monument created by an alien civilization on Mars. They haven't gone through all of Mars and know that was there or not. NASA might eventually find more of these landforms and study to actually say it's an alien creation. Conspiracy theorists state that the face is bona fide evidence and that NASA would hide them from us. The world doesn't know what's out there to say that it's this or it's that.
Since, NASA people say that it's a natural landform, people believe them. The "face" is nothing else than a landform on Mars, it's known to find some of these landforms around the American West. NASA has aready proven that it's just an ordinary lanform with a maximum resolution camera and posted it to the world to see. NASA has hid a lot of stuff from us and right now in this situation, people believe that they're lying to the U.S. Some people believe in NASA, some people in conspiracy theorists, but who knows what that "face" is. | 4 |
96155d7 | Cars are a very important aspect when you are a young ault and throughout your life. We use cars everyday to get from point A to point B, and are very useful in a heavy situation. But what if we lived in a car free world? What would it be like? How would we react? People and even cities have tried this idea out and, belive it or not, it is quite helpful to not only the enviroment but to the people that live in it. For example in Source 1, Elisabeth Rosenthal talks about how VAUBAN, Gremany dosen't use cars and if they did they would be fined. Maybe we are over using our cars and maybe not haveing them will do us some good. you would be surprized by how many people and cities use and appreciate this no car system.
To begin with, in Source 1 it tells about the future of this idea and how it could be implyed with society today. In paragraph 8 it says "Some new suburbs may well look more Vauban-like, not only in developed countries but also in the developing world". This could be huge for the U.S., according to a few other paragraphs in Source 1 it says that if we are using our cars less we could sufficiently reduce gas emmitons and the amout of the pollution in the U.S. Even the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) have actually looked in to this and putting this into affect, they say it will play a much larger role in the upcoming federal transportation bill.
Secondly, in Source 3, Andrew Selsky is talking about a whole city(Bogota, Colombia) that has a "car-free day"! This is a huge step into spreading this idea for not using your cars as much. Even if the people violated this day they were fined ($25). But this day had a big impact on the city and they said they would like to do it more frequently. This was so big Colombia's other cities joind this movement. This idea on a reduced-car rule is a very good one and they plan to have more days like this and eventully turn into a car free city.
Additionaly, in Source 4 It talks about the U.S's ideas about this. President Obama is all for this idea and one of his ambitious goals was to "curb the greenhouse gas emissions". With this idea he could help achive that goal. Another point is that according to charts and studies it shows that people are driving less and each year the amout of people to get there licence is decresing. The US took this in to notice and they belive that eventually more and more place will become these car-free places. Even car companys like Ford are looking in to this, "car-reduced" plan. They seem to think its good for the people and will eventully put this plan into affect. It seems the less we use cars the better things are getting.
To sum it all up, yes we do like cars and prefer to use them...we don't NEED them, we can live with out them and find out other ways to be transported without the use of gas emmition cars. Yes, Hybrid cars do do the job too but they still aren't as effective as something without an engine. Limiting car usage is a great idea and there are many advantages to it. One day we will maybe live in a car free world and walking somewhere woulding be to bad. I think we should put this plan into affect and start working torward a better future for the people and the world. | 3 |
961718f | It would be good to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program, because it would be a great opportunity to help out, a lot of chances to go sight-seeinng, and would open up a world of awareness.
Firstly, participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program would give you the chance to help out. Many countries were left in ruins after World War 2, this program helps though. The Seagoing Cowboys program hires "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of the animals. What better way could you help out.
Participating gives out huge amounts of help that is put to good use.
Second of all, there are lots of chances to go sight-seeing. Luke Bomberger explains, "The cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small town boy." Luke, like many others, got plenty of chances to go sight-seeing. Luke went from Europe to China to Greece and even Venice, there are so many places to visit, joining would be the best way to see them.
To add to that, participating would open up a great world of awareness. Joining helps bring about an awareness to people of other countries and their needs. Joining would not only be an amazing adventure, it would help with seeing other peoples point of views and how they need help.
The Seagoing Cowboys program is helpful and fun all in one, and would be the best choice to make. It may have it's downsides, but the good parts in joning, (helping out, sight-seeing, and awareness) make up for any and all bad parts. | 3 |
961baf8 | Have you ever wanted to go to another planet like Venus? In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" talks about how people should go visit Venus but there is a lot of danger in going there. The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by showing ways people can go there and the kinds of technology they have to look closely into Venus.
In the article it talks about the different ways why people should go there to explore and the discovery of it. In the article it says "At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, nut the air pressure would be close that of sea level on Earth." This tells us that the planet Venus's temperature would be very high for them to go there but the sea levels of the Earth would be close so the people would be able to survive in the planet. The article also states that "However,peering at Venus from aship orbiting or hovering safely far above only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere." This also shows how NASA can go the Venus by the help of the light of the Earth and help them survive in the planet. This is how the author helps support the idea that it is worth going to Venus.
Another reason why the author proves that going to Venus is worth going despite the dangers it presents is that NASA has technology where they can explore Venus more closely because of the kind of technology they have.
In the article it states "For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such contitions." This shows that NASA has the right technology to look closely into Venus and have lasted for three wekks very good conditions. This is how the author shows us how NASA has the right technology to explore the planet Venus and it is worthy to look closely into Venus because it's one the planets where people have not went or look closely at it.
In this article it tells us the different ways how we can go to Venus and to discoverly into it more because its one of the main planets in the Solar system. The author shows the reasons why it is worthly to go there despite the danger it has by showing the different ways we should go there and the kind of technology people have to discover the planet. People should allow this to happen because Venus is a planet where nobody really studies about it and has nobody been to it. | 4 |
962163b | "Driveless Cars Are Coming" this article gives information about the future of "Driveless Cars". Driveless cars can be a bad thing for society. But it can also be a good thing for society. I believe, yes the develpoment of driveless cars can be a negative aspect on people and the enviroment around them.
Driveless cars can be a dangerous thing in a specific situation. The cars aren't fully developed yet to act in human-like situations on the road. Therefore if an construction site is ahead the car wouldn't know how to react. In the seventh paragraph it states how a driver must be alert due to the lack of skill the car has. "This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." That lets the reader know that the "Driveless Car" still needs assistance.
"Driveless Cars" are non-reliable. They are not fully driveless because the driver stills need to take control of the wheel. They aren't fully developed for all traffic and other driving situations a human would be ready for. In the seventh paragraph it states, "The google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over." This quotes summarizes why driveless cars are not fully reliable. Because people shouldnt have to take control at any time if its meant to be "Driveless".
Driveless cars are also a challenging type of technology. Its requires many sensors. But it isn't on the level of a human reaction or skill level. It gives good signals on when a person needs to take control. But why waste your money on something so expensive that isn't doing the job you wanted it to. In the eighth paragraph Dr. Werner Huber admits "'The psychological aspects of a automation are really a challenge.'"
Therfore "Drivelss Cars" aren't a good development. You cant fully rely on them. You never know when you need to take the wheel. You might just want to relax and take a nap in the car, all of sudden BOOM your in accident because you closed your eyes and the car didnt know how to react in that situation. Don't be lazy and watse your money. Just buy a car and YOU drive just like your supposed to. | 3 |
96242ba | The story is going to be about the Challenge of Exploring Venus. Vanus is the clostest to the Earth by size and density. Venus is the brightest planets in the night sky. Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system: many livings can died and even a mental can melt too. The atmosphere of Venus contain alomost 97 percents of Carbon dioxide.
Now scientist are trying to go to Venus to study more about the planet. Scientist say that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. What do you think about it? If you were a scientist will you go to Venus to study more about it? It it were me I won"t definitly not do it. It is a dangerious planet, because livings things and non-living thing can died out of the heat even a mental can melt in a minutes.
First, Scientist say that studying Venus is a worthy pursit despite the dangers it presents. They want to study more about Venus not only because of the insight to be gained the planet itself. But also because they want to tell many people about the planet. They also study the Vanus because they think that human curiosity will likely lead them into many equally. More importantly scientist cannot take sample rock from other world to do research.
Secondly if Scientit don't study about the planet of Venus we will not know nothing about the planet itself. If they don't study about Venus we will not know what happen in the begining on Venus. We will also not know if life exist on Venus. We will also not know is Venus a planets or a star and what is the closest planet to Venus. We will not know why Venus is the hottest, even thought Mars is the closest planet to the sun.
Finally We know all about Venus because scientist study about the planet. We know that Venus is a planet that is the brightest in the night sky. We also know that Venus is the hottest planets in the solar system. Futher more we know that anything can melt in Venus. Also if scientist don't study about the planet of Venus we will not know what kind of life exist on the planet of Venus.
In conclusion we know how important it is to study Venus. Venus is the closest to our Earth and It is the second hottest planet from the sun. The planet of Venus has almost 97 perscent of a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide. Scientist study about Venus even thought it is dangerious, so they can tell us more about it. Now i know all about the planet of Venus. | 3 |
9625868 | I think that there shouldn't be any driverless cars. There are a couple of reasons why i think that there shouldnt be any driverless cars. One way is that all people need to know what to do when driving, also needs to know all the signs and what they mean. Also i think people need to focus on what is going on infront of them. Yes, it's a smart idea but there also could be somethings wrong with it.
Theres many reasons why it's a bad idea and some good things that come out of it. What if something goes wrong with the car and malfunctions. The car can put a lot the owners at risk. Some good reasons for the driverless car is, some people wnats to drink like coffee and doesnt have enough time and also might want to eat breakfast, but if they are in a hurry to get to work the driverless car is there to drive itself for you to have time to eat. It really is a smart idea. If safety is a big concern they need to think about every possible outcome there is for the safety of the owner.
Here are some reasons why the driverless car could be a good and bad idea. In my opinion i still think it's a bad idea, but some people might think otherwise. Some people might need that type of car to work with their scheldrules. It even says in paragraph 9, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault, the driver or the manufacturer?" My opinion for that is i think it will be the manufacturer that is at fault, because they want people to buy this car and when people do things could go wrong. All people are different. That's my opinion, so what's yours? | 3 |
9629fff | The author does a pretty nice job at explaining all the dangers of Venus. The author provides the readers with all the information that is necessary, for the space program. Although Venus is dangerous, scientists are still willing to find out about it.
The world today revoles mainly around science, and scientists will do what they have to do to get information. "Humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for a good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landinf for more than a few hours" (paragraph 2). In the quote just stated, it proves that even if the spacecraft does not last more than a few hours, scientists are spending thousands of dollars on equipment just for some information but not much. In the next quote, some of the features will be listed. "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters" (paragraph 4). Astonomers are working with everything they can at the moment. "Researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks" (paragraph 6). The previous quote is stating that scientists are trying no matter what the risks are. Also, scientists cannot completely risk their lives for safety purposes but they do their best.
Scientists will strive to meet the challenges by Venus. It is believed that information should not be limited but risks should. If none of the scientists took risks for our planet, there would be no information about the past, present, or future. Scientists work and risk the dangers of
Venus. Scientists will do what they have to, to support their claims. | 2 |
963705b | The development of driverless cars is certainly an indicator that technology has come a long way since Henry Ford and the Model-T. However, it is disappointing that the technology at hand is being used to encourage sloth, laziness, and lackadaisical behavior.
Above all, the whole idea of driverless cars is a dangerous one. If drivers aren't alert and ready at the wheel in a precarious position, which there is bound to be, then it would result in an automotive accident that could cost someone his life, or a major lawsuit against the car company that didn't need to happen. The time spent developing these automated creations could be better spent creating other automated products.
Overall, humanity has to be productive. Productivity solves problems; Laziness solves nothing. In a time when there are many problems to be solved: global warming, cancer, religious extremism, civil rights, humans don't have time to waste. The projected ideas presented within "Driverless Cars Are Coming" lead the reader to assume that the only way drivers wouldn't need to drive at all, is if every single car owner owned one of these smart cars. Then humans wouldn't need to drive, the systems used in the cars would probably show the best routes and make better choices, as well as prevent obstacles like traffic jams, but even if it worked big cities like New York and Chicago, where high traffic is incessant, this still wouldn't be practical. This leaves the human operator
the car wasting time, rather than doing something productive or worthwhile.
The whole idea of smart cars is dangerous. Some may deem it impractical, but seeing how far technology has progressed already, it isn't a large jump from driverless cars to driverless cars with wifi, and from there not much of a jump from car jackers to car hackers. The inevitable connection of these cars to form a more optimal system of driving as far as traffic is concerned poses a problem: system breaches. If an unknown entity were to hack one of the computer operated driverless cars and decide to tamper with sensors or other facilities, that could put a human in peril. If a driver isn't paying attention when the car signals to take over, or can't react fast enough, that also could result in danger for the operator.
There are much better uses for the systems and devices involved in driverless cars. The sensors could create amazing security systems. The GPS has a massive variety of uses already being employed today. The technology could create drones to assist in jobs humans can't do already. There's a vast amount of untapped potential that could be dangerously wasted on cars.
The driverless car creates opportunities. Opportunities to put others in danger, yet opportunities to give people a break. However, the driverless car must be taken with a grain of salt. Carefully examined, thoroughly protected, an eye catching piece of metal for the driver. Driverless cars have to come a long way before being ready for the public. | 6 |
9637baf | The world is becoming more and more reliable on technology as time passed by.
People have become very reliable on computers, cell phones, and many other types of technology.
Now, in the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," it discusses the idea of possibly having cars that drive by themselves in the future.
The author shows both the positive and the negative effects of this possibility.
However, I am completely against the development of driverless cars.
One major reason that I am opposed to this idea is the cost.
It would cost us lots of
money to be able to manufacture these cars.
At first, the plan was to not build smarter cars but to build smarter roads.
General Motors created a track to test out this plan.
However, in the article it states,"These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simply too expensive to be practical."
So the concept of making improved, smarter roads was not an option.
Another example of driverless cars costing too much money is talked about in paragraph 4.
The text talks about how the cars would need to be a lot smarter.
This would mean that they need to have a bunch of sensors all around the car.
A quote from the text that supports this says,"Google's modified Toyota Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor."
It would still cost lots of money to fund for the smarter cars due to the large amount of technology needed.
Another reason that I am strongly against driverless cars is safety issues.
There could be many things that could go wrong with the advanced technology.
For example, the driverless cars are designed to drive by themselves, but cannot handle driving through construction zones or around accidents.
The article states,"This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires."
I believe that this would be a huge issue.
A person could easily fall asleep while in the car and not be able to take over the vehicle.
In my mind, this would cause a lot of accidents.
Leading into my final reason, if there was to be an accident, whose fault would it be?
Not only will the traffic laws need to be changed for this to happen, but also new liability laws with need to be developed in the case of an accident.
In the article it says,"If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer?"
That is a big question that could lead to many problems.
I think that driverless cars could cause more lawsuits to be made in order to figure out this one, single question.
In my opinion, I do not agree with the idea of developing driverless cars.
It would cause us to lose too much money whether we create smarter roads or smarter cars.
It would be a big safety issue and also cause more lawsuits to be filed and problems in court.
Creating such improvements like driverless cars will only lead to issues in the future. | 4 |
9638825 | Bycicles. Walking. Public buses. All three are alternatives to driving a car to arrive at places that you need to go. Some believe that having an automobile is essential to everyday life. Others may say that cars are unnecessary and a pollutant in our society. There are many advantages of limited car usage.
Limiting the use of cars could help reduce the amount of pollutants in our environment. In Source two, it states, "Cold nights and warm air caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emission." This tells us that car emissions are being caught in the air due to the weather, causing a layer of smog to settle over congested cities. By limiting the use of automobiles, the layer of smog was able to vanish, but if we were able to limit cars permanently, then we would not have to worry about it in the first place. In Source four, it tells us that, "If the pattern persists... it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment, since transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions." This proves that car emissions are harmful to the environment and that future generations are at risk because of the pollution already in the air. Also, the statement shows that Americans are very dependant on transportation, but are unwilling to try a different method such as walking and biking. By reducing the number of cars on the road, our environment would be helped tremendously.
Having to worry about driving a car may produce more stress in a persons life. In Source three, it says, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." This tells us that riding in an automobile, while the roads are very crowded, causes people to worry about whether or not they are going to be in an accident. Also, it has been proven that exercise helps to lower stress, and by riding a bike instead of driving a car, stress may be lowered by simply using your resources to get where you need to go. In Source one, it tells us, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier now. (Heidrun Walter, mother of two)." This proves that people are worried about their car and if it might break down, or something worse. Something can always go wrong with a car, whether it be trouble with the engine or you accidently locked your keys inside, and it becomes very expensive when you have to fix a small blunder. By limiting car ownership, less people have to worry about their automobile.
A great alternative to owning a car is public transportation. In Source four it explains, "They organize their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or take public transportation or car-pool with friends." By uses others means of tranportation, it makes it very convenient for kids to meet up with their friends for a while, and still get to where they need to go. Also, public transportation is much cheaper than buying a car and gas for it, and it helps reduce the number of cars on the road. In Source two, it tells us that "Public transit was free of charge for Friday to Monday." By taking the bus that the government provided people received free transportation, allowing them to not have to worry about parking, gas prices, or potential accidents. They could travel wherever they needed to go on a very convinient mode of transportation for no cost to them. Public transportation, or car-pooling, is an amazing way to lower the number of cars on the road, while still providing people with a way to be driven to the destination they need to get to.
Automobiles, the plugs to the sinks of the streets of the world, seem to clog up the efficient system of transportion. Parents, workers, and athletic kids alike are affected by the large number of cars on the road. By reducing the number of cars on the road, there would be a direct impact on our environment, emotions, and future generations. | 5 |
963aa9d | Hi, i'm Isaac, i'm going to be writing about how this face on Mars is a natural landform or if there is life on Mars that made it. The story is about how NASA took a picture of Mars and a face was seen on the planet. NASA doesn't know if the landform was created by life on Mars, or if it is just a natural landform. On my perspective, I think that the face is a natural landform because I dont think that there is any life on Mars. In these next few paragraphs, I'll be talking about how I think that is is a natural landform
I think that the face is a natural landform because there is no life on Mars that we have descovered yet. If life was on Mars, we would know by now. The reason why I think it is a natural landform because, nobody live on Mars in order to create the figure. It says in paragraph 9, "It's not easy to target Cydonia," in which he is saying that its not easy to know if it is a natural landform at this point. In all that they're saying, its probably a natural landform.
People thought that the face was formed by alieans because they thought that there was life on Mars. though some say that life on Mars does exist, I think that there is no life on Mars.
It says in paragraph 7, on April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time. Michael Malin took a picture of Mars with his Orbiter Camera, that the face was a natural landform. Everyone who thought it was made by alieans even though it wasn't, was not satisfied. I think they were not satisfied because they have thought since 1976 that it was really formed by alieans.
Though people were not satified about how the landform was a natural landform, in all, we new that alieans did not form the face. I would like to know how the landform was formed. we know now that life on Mars doesn't exist. | 3 |
9641438 | Honestly I'm against drivless cars, because people are just reckless drivers all together. So lets say a person decides to buy a driverless car and it says in the passage they still need their hands on the staring weel and they still need to pay attention but since it's called "DRIVERLESS" cars the buyer decide to go on a trip and it's night so the think "oh it's a driverless car meaning i don't have to look at the road" or "I dont have to hold on to the steering weel" or "hey I can just sleep since it's driverless free thats must mean that mean i dont have to the road because it'll just do it thing by it's self"
But lets get real here; never will there ever be a car that you will never have to pay attention to the road. But if that car comes out then all heck would break loose on the streets. There would be recks everywhere because some people are just so nieve that their just are careless reckless people. No car can ever manage to run by it's own.
The author even said in the artical you'll still need to keep your eyes on
the raod. and thats my oppinion to you | 3 |
9642b7f | Its Just A Landform
NASA recently has just seen a human looking face on Mars, NASA has an image of the "Face" and they have released it for public view. People have questioned "Was it created by aliens?" So many people believe that it was indeed created by aliens. I believe that it is just a natural landform and it just so happened to look like a human face, for these many reasons.
In the article "Unmasking Face on Mars" it states that many people believe that this is not just a landform, it is some kind of alien creation. But, i can tell you otherwise. In stanza 3 it says, "huge rock formation...which resembles a human head..formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." It clearly says,"formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." That can give you an image of how the shadows could have formed this face like creation.
Another reason for this not being an alien cretaion as it states in stanza 7 of this article,"thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, reavling...a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all."This is a great reason for people to realize that it is not an alien creation. After a team captured another photo but ten times sharper, than the original Viking photos, they finally saw that it was nothing more than a natural landform and it must've been shadows that created such human like looks, as I already stated and also as stated in the article.
Although, people will still think it was an alien creation and NASA is keeping it away from the public, we are highly not. There has been no sight of any alien activity what so ever. The "Face" is not a start of alien activity and probably never will be.
In conlusion, this so called "alien creation" is not an alien creation. I know and believe it is not an alien creation, due to those reasons that I have named above. This human face looking creation is only and nothing more a natural landform. | 4 |
9647eef | Would you like technology called the Facial Action Coding System to see how you are feeling? Should it be used in schools? There is technology that can see your emotions. The Facial Action Coding System is used to code your facial emotions. It can tell how happy, or mad you are. It should be used in schools because it can see how students are feeling, a new way to see if a student needs help with something, and a way to see students in a different perspective.
The Facial Action Coding System is a new way to see how a student or teacher is feeling. With this new technology teachers can see how students are feeling. This could let teacher, classmates, or even their parents know how they are feeling. It can be used to see how a student feels about the assignments the teachers give them. It can show the feelings toward school work and might change how some teachers are teaching the student. It can be a way for teachers to help the students if they need it.
The Facial Action Coding System can be a way to for teachers to see how a student is feeling and to see if that teacher can help them through it. Some students drop out of school because they do not feel like dealing with somethings that happen at school and at home. Some school things students might not feel like dealing with is bullying or that they are failing a class because they do not understand the work. It can see if a student is confused about something and the teacher can go see what they need help with. It can see if a student is sad about something, and a teacher or countsler can ask the student about the problems they have. It gives a new perspective on the students and for the school.
Teachers now can only see how a student is feeling is if the student tells a teacher how they are feeling, or it they are not acting like they normally do. For the begining of the school year the teacher and the students do not really know each other and if a student is not feeling well a teacher does not really know if they are okay or not. With the Facial Action Coding System it could let the teachers see how a student is feeling. It could give a chance for a teacher to get to know a student a little more better. School could go easier for both the students and the teachers.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System should be in schools because it is valuable for them to have a better chance of acually going through school. Students can get help if they need it. It can bring a teacher closer together to the students. It can show how a student really feels about things. It helps the students and the teachers. It is valuable for student to have a better chance at succsess. | 4 |
964c2c6 | The advantages of limited car usage is critical in source 1, Vauban, Germany a place where most of the streets are "car-free". In this place car ownership is allowed, but their are only about one or two places to park, which are garages at the end of each development. Limiting car usage has its advantages, the United States has up to 50 percent of greenhouse emissions in some car-intensive areas. Stores are usually placed in malls along some distant highway. The new approach made it so that stores are placed a walk away, you wont have to use more money for gas.
Paris on the other hand bans driving to clear the air of pollution. Car traffic in France was down 60 percent because of the continous smog the same smog that rivaled Beijing, China. According to source 3, "the day without cars" campaign has improved the place, parks and sport centers with smooth sidewalks, parks that bloom throughout the cities, and even traffic cutting down dramatically.
The United States rate of ownersip of cars per household in source 4 per person decreases, and so does the greenhouse gas emissions, the emissions take a major curb as the car usage gets limited. Actions in which private cars, bicycles, commercial and public transportation traffic become more limited and can seriously save time, lower emission, and even better, improve safety among the community. | 2 |
9650eb6 | Venus and Earth are both very similar is the same way but also very different, in there own ways they are unique but venus is the real mystery. Venus's temperature is about 800 degrees and the distance from the sun in much closer than Earth but its also the only planet that scientist think that could substain life. So we are going to talk about what Venus is like and how Venus compres to Earth and what we have and will try an do to study and explore Venus.
So Earth and Venus are called the "twin planets" but there not that similar because one can substain life and one cant for right now. Venus is rotating around the sun alot faster then Earth and so that is why a year on Venus would be short compared to one on Earth. We have sent many spacecraft/spaceships to venus and successfully made it but its been more than 30 years since that has happen. So the reason for that is Venus has a 97% carbon dioxide "blanket" thats covering the atmosphere and thats why its so much hotter then Earth and is unfit for a human. Specially because of all the nature causes this heat brings like volcanoes and powerful earthquakes along with alot of lightning strikes that go all the way to the surface on venus.
The plan that NASA came up with is that, since we cant land on Venus because of the heat and pressure we would try and hover over the blanket of heat which would still be pretty hot. But only 170 degrees compared to 800 on the surface which we would have to be about 30 or more miles above the surface for humans to be able to live. But whats the point to risks lives if all you do is take pictures 30 miles above the surface, you can do that with a robot and not have to risk lives but humans want the challenge. But NASA isnt giving up they are trying to create different idea like making "eletronics made of silicon carbide"(paragraph 7)
and those have been tested in a simulation chamber and has but tested and proven to work. Which supposed what I claim adn want NASA to send a team or a test dummy to see if it will resist the temperatures of Venus.
All in all I feel that the author does support the idea of studying venus and hthat it is worthy of the danger that it might present. And also I do as well think it is worth the trip even with the dangers. But everything I believe should be tested in the chamber as least twice before they go on the actual mission. | 2 |
9652adf | Driverless cars will most likely be present in the furure. They can take the headache out of driving. Driving can be a hassle and people get upset while doing so. Even though you might like the fact of being able to go on a long trip and not having to move a musle; I don't believe self driving cars are a good idea. There are a lot of factors contributing to my disapproval of this invention. Some of those factors are failure in technology, people not being as aware of their surroundings as they should be, and the cost of repairing or replacing parts of self driving cars.
We all love technology but we also know that it's known to fail. You've all probably had a computer that has crashed or a piece of technology that simply didn't work. Even some of the most advanced companies make technology that fails. Take NASA for example and the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger. NASA has some of the most renown scientists and their tech still failed. Self driven cars are ,of course, packed full of technology. This technology is vital to the safety of the passengers and other drivers. If it fails there will be many injuries and big money to pay. If your self driven car does fail to work correctly you could more than likely crash into others. This can happen with our vehicals now, but these new cars are supposed to be advanced. If they don't prevent reckless driving or accidents then why invent them? Maybe you wouldn't be able to stop at an intersection. As the article states, there will be something signaling the human driver to take over the car. However, those signals are technological too. Which means they can also fail at doing their job.
Yes there's a good possibility that the signals will work but what if it's too late? Humans are known for not paying attention. Whether they're in class or on the road. Especially young adults. Imagine if a teen was driving an automatic car. If they belive they don't have to pay attention to the road then they won't pay attention. If the car signals the driver to take control of the car and the driver is preoccupied with who knows what, then no accident is avoided. As questioned in the article, who's guilty of the crash. Can a manufacturer really rely on a human's attention span? If a crash occured would it be the driver's fault for the lack of attention? Or would it be blamed on the car's manufacturer for not having a signal that was obvious enough.
A crash in one of these adavnced cars would be detramental to people physically but also to someone's wallet. You know how much a new phone costs. It's a lot right? Even a new part for your gas powered car is pretty expensive. Putting these too things together, it would give you and outrageously expensive technologically advanced part for your car. The article "Driveless Cars Are Coming" told us about how many sensors are used in one of these cars. If your car needed all or maybe just some of these parts replaced you're probably looking at a good chunk of your fortune about to disappear. Technology isn't cheap if you want it to be reliable.
Self driving cars might sound extremely futuristic and fun at first. However when you actually think of what could go wrong with this invention when in the hands of the public, you may reconsider your notion. We know that technology isn't all that reliable and that even the most skilled inventors and engineers can fail at making well working technology. Also if you're not always on gaurd while in a driverless car, there's a good chance for disaster even though it's an advanced car. Replacing a part in one of these cars would be out of this world expensive. Reliable technology doesn't come cheap. In my opinion, I think we should stick to driving ourselves around until we perfect technology, people have better driving records, and the parts for these cars or affordable for everyone. | 5 |
965e44b | Ever dreamed about visiting a different planet, that is considered Earth's twin? A planet that is very similar to Earth from density to size is called Venus. It is also very close to Earth that it even has it's nickname, "Evening Star." Though Venus is planet Earth's twin it could be very dangers and difficult to analyze the planet, but it won't stop sicentists from that. The occurings of what happens in the planet, and why sicentists wont stop them from exploring Venus.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It for sure has different things that planet Earth doesn't exprenice. In Earth no one expreince the temperature,"over 800 degrees Fahrenheit." It would be impossible for humans to even live in such a hot planet. If they do send scientists they will have to be hovering in the air becuase of the extreme temperature. Venus has some similar things that Earth would have very dangerous volcanoes, earthquakes, and lightning that occur. So, why would NASA send sicentists to explore Venus?
The conditions in Venus is nothing like Earth. Though some people might think there's not reason to go and explore Venus some think there are reasons. The author of this article says that it is wroth going to see Venus and analyze it. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system,"(paragraph,4). This text from the article shows that venus was once like earth with similar features. Other evidence from the article comes fgrom paragraph 4," ...Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." If it had
some type of water in the planet now it would be very worthy to visit and even if not now, it could still be worthy becuase it could of in the pass. Even today, Venus has some features that Earth has as well,"... has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." This helps out to why NASA should really be inspired to visit Venus because of the ability that it could of once been earth.
"Evening Star" is the nickname of planet Earth's twin. Though it's just the nickname it's actually the second planet from the Sun in our solar system. It would of been just like Earth and it still has somes features similar to Earth. So, let's investagate Venus for a chance to visit and see planet Earth's twin. | 3 |
96634ac | The technology that is being deveolped is valuable because in situations wehn someone doesnt want to talk or refuse to in a crisis they can read ther emotions and seek a better way of talking with them. also a lot of schools do a horrible almost a illegal jobs and reading kids emotions and helping there students so if this technology was used in schools teachers might actually have a chance at doing there jobs which they need to get better soon. this topic is useful in a lot of ways hostage situations interagations helping disabled people in schools which we all know need help this program could do wonders for people but if they use it to much and make it to logical we could lose sight of how to properly use it to many rules treating to many people the same would destory it because everyones different even if they feel the same way as other people some have a chip on ther shoulder and others own the world to many differences to make this system properly work and functio in a way we all wish it could but it would be to complex and overcompilcated might be a fun app on your phone but not for statewide adminastraion use it would be corrupt and wrong it would only be used to hurt not help | 2 |
966c0af | The use of this Facial Action Coding System in a classroom would make the kids and the teacher feel very weird. This sytem should not be used in the classroom, why would want a progam to determed our emtions in the class.
In the article it say that " imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad" don't think that would be wrong, nobody wants a system to tell them how they feel. That is like telling someone if they are ugly or not. Having this in a class would just cause the kids to be happy and try to not show emtions. This facial coding system might great but not for the student or people.
In the aricle it says " the process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face of all 44 major muscles" That means that all the muscles in the body would have to work. The use of this technology to read our emotions is not right on there part giving that peole have to show how they feel aleady. Don't think we need a program to tell us how we feel. This woulds be a waste of this coding not a way for people to feel, making them not to show emtion or any feeling.
The coding system can show six basic emotions they are happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. This machine can tell you how you feel, believe that taking away our way of expessing ourself. A way of hsowing how we can as people show how we feel nobody wants a machine to tell us.
This facial coding system sounds cool and what a great idea to have something telling us wha we are feeling. But not a good idea that be taking away the human emotions we can express on our own. Taking away something as a human we need to use in the articel it say " The facial expressions for each emotion are universal". What that mean or sound like to you, it sounds like we can tell our pown emotion.
In conclusion feel that we should not have this facial coding system in our school or anywhere else at that. This article is telling us how good the coding works on the way we are feeling. But what it is not telling us is that how would you feel if something was just scanning your face and telling you how you feel. Its not something that people need in school , its like saying the minute you walk into somewhere there the system scanning your fae to see how you feel. Believe can already tell how you feel because we all share the same emotions , happy , sad , angry, fear, disgust etc. So no facial coding system should tell me how we are feeling not even if its the in the world. | 3 |
966de07 | The face of Mars was not created by Aliens. It just happens to be a natural landform that resembles a human face. Although it has human features like the head, eyes, nose, and mouth, it is actually shadows that give it that illusion. The fact that it resembles a human head is a coincidence. If you use new high resloution images and 3D altimetry, you could see it for what it really is.
In addition, it has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows, and a haunted grocery store checkout line for 25 years. The fact that it has become a pop icon proves that many people have believed that the Face was concrete evidence that life had or have existed on Mars. Some people even believe that there is evidence NASA would rather hide, like conspiracy theorists, but meanwhile this all happening defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars which further proves that there is no ancient civilization on Mars.
Furthermore, Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos, but when it appeared on a JPL website, it revealed to be only a natural landform. This helps prove that there never was an alien momument in the first place. Although, not everybody was satisfied with this fact. They thought that perhaps that alien markings were hidden by the wispy clouds. In Malin's team's second look, they captured an extraordinary photo, but what the picture actually showed was the Martian equivalent of a mesa.
So in the end, there was no ancient civilization on Mars, no ancient momument, and the Face turned out to be only a mesa. Although many people still argue about life on Mars, there isn't enough research for it to be proven true or otherwise. The fact that the Face was mistaken was because people couldn't see it for what it truly was in the photo. | 4 |
966ecb4 | I believe that driverless cars should be developed. It may be true that some of the people and states go against driverless cars. But, people are making driverless cars improve everyday. With every new type of development there are going to be positives and negatives. The positives of the driverless car is that it can drive by it self. Also the driverless cars alerts the individual thats driving the car if he or she is in danger. The negatives about driverless cars is that it has lots of improvements to be made. For example,if the alert system didnt work while you was 15 seconds from a accident and the car was driving you in someone got hurt who would the police blame you or the manufacture. But, even with these error I still think driverless cars would be very helpfull. Some of the ways a driverless car could be helpful to a individual driver is on roadtrips. The reason why I said this is because road trips are very long. So even if you fall asleep while driving the car the car is doing ninety percent of the driving. So you should still be safe because the car is driving on its own. The only problem is that you have to keep your hands on the wheel at all times. But most people who fall asleep while driving always keep there hands on the wheel. So I dont think people keeping there hands on the wheel will be a problem. In conclusion I believe in the development of driverless cars because once the cars are fully developed I believe these cars will bring more positives than negatives. This is why I believe in the development of driverless cars. | 3 |
9676232 | There could be many explanations for this mystircal face, although, the face could have just been created by the planet when formed, or it could have been made by something unexplainable. How do you think the face was formed?
The face is more than likely just another natural land form, just like here on earth, we have natural land forms that look like living animals or plants. The likely hood of the face being unatural is very slim. Being that the face had not changed for 25 years, it could mean that this is just a land form that has existed since the planets beginning.
The face is similar to a natural land form here on Earth, in the Snake River Plane of Idaho. The face shows that it is possible for it to be anything, it could be alien made, but it is highly unlikely. There has not really been any true evidence that aliens exist.
Skeptics may believe that the face could be more proof that aliens exist in outer space. Which could very well be, but there is still no strong evidence that it is true, we could be the only living planet in space.
Concluding the face is extremely likely to be just a natural formation that the planet had when it was developing. There is also no completely proof that it is alien proof, and making a face on a planet would not be the best way to comunicate with humans. | 3 |
9680a60 | I support the development of these cars, the idea of driverless cars would change the world. It would change the world by making transportation more efficient and safer. It would also be less polutant.
The idea of driverless car is really a fascinating and wonderful idea. Think about it, getting around from place to place faster and safer. If the manufacturers worked on it constantly and reinovated the cars to be fully fuctional without a driver would be so much safer, there wouldnt be anyone distracting the driver to cause an accident. There would be less traffic crowding and less car accidents, meaning people would be way safer. If there even so happened to be an accident, the manufacturer could work more so on the safety of the passengers, rather than the driver, since there is no driver.
The flow of traffic would be smooth, since you'll have "smart drivers". The "smart drivers" would be linked to a network that all the car would be on so they know where vehicles are and where they are going.
Not to mention the fact that it would be less polutant. You wouldnt have to use gasoline, diesel, or any other types of fuel that combusts. It would run off electricity (Section 3). That would reduce polution by cars by so much.
The idea of driverless car is really amazing, but the time and money it would take to make the world fully fuctional with driverless car is astronomical. It would mean taking all the roads, digging them up, and placing down cables. That in itsself would cost money and time. The new laws that will have to be made to have these vehicles would cost money and time.
Driverless cars will be coming into this world at some point in the future, but not very soon. All together, it is a great idea, but like all great ideas, it takes money and time. | 3 |
96880be | The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" says that studying Venus can be good for the human kind. As Earths 'twin' it could become a place humans may one day get to inhabbit. Since we cant yet we need to learn about it, like how to lessen the gravity or how to get breathable air there and how to cool it down so we can make it to Venuses surface.
We humans tend to want to learn and grow we try to strive for something better something to make out lives easiyer. To do this we studys and build things. The human population is growing we are gonna need to find a way to exspand the amout of living space we have, so why not go to space. Venus as Earths 'twin' could be the perfect canadate for the job.
Our modern tec could easily break in the conditiond that Venus has, so looking at our older tec that woulden't break so easily is a nice idea. "NASA is working on other aproches to study Venus. For exsample some simplified eletronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating Venus's surface and having lasted three weeks in such conditions" ( "The Challegne of Exploring Venus" paragragh 7).
The author shows all of their poins by giving facts to back up each of their parragraghs. This shows they knew what they were talking about and that they did their reserch. The author show problems and good things to show the pros and cons of this. | 3 |
96895a0 | Have you ever wondered about space and all of the mysterious things in space? It? a crazy topic with many mystery?. A big idea is that a face has been put on Mars from another life form. It? a rediculous thought with many people such as me shaking their heads at the crazy theroy. There is no way the another life form could put this face on Mars. It? just a cool natural landform that ironicly looks like a face.
Their are many different planets with many different natural landforms on them. Mars just happens to have one of the most interesting natrual landforms however. The face as people call it, is a huge rock formation that gives us an illusion of a face. Humans have claimed that Aliens have put this massive rock formation on there, but from a scientific side their is not a single piece of evidence suggesting that Aliens are real.
Yes, the face is quite mysterious, but their are plenty of queer landforms on every planet. The media is a place that has taken ¨The Face¨ and it has made it out to seem like Aliens have made it to scare us. I can understand why one who has no sceintific background might believe this, but these landforms can occur any where on any planet over a peroid of time.
As a scientist if you belive something you try and prove it. With the discovery of the face and people skeptic of the aliens scientist? launched a spacecraft into space to see if it could find anything. Nothing. No housing systems, no monuments, no building structures of any sorts, and most importantly no life of any sorts. Mars has harsh living conditions so to find any sort of life would be crazy enough, especially aliens!
The face is just another one of those amazing natural landforms that space has given us. It amazes me and others what things can happen in space. There are for sure no Aliens in space, however. All of the evidence proves to the fact that there is nothing on Mars or in space that could build something. Who knows maybe in a million of years space could amaze us even more with another landform similar to ¨The Face¨. I can assure you and the public that ¨The Face¨ was just another marvelous wonder of a natural landform no evidense of anything like aliens. Space is a crazy wonder that has many things to dicover. | 3 |
969034d | Venus
is a worthy planet despite its dangers
.
Goodday sir I am
a student of ela, and i am in support with the author that says Venus is a worthy planet despite its challenges. Because Venus ,is right around the corner its offten referred to as Earth 's twin, this reason is because venus is the closest planet to Earth in term of
density and size and the closest in distance too.
And yes i
agree that venus is a challenging place for humans ,despite its proximity to us
Venus has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide and far more challenging are clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid, in venus, on the surface, Veuse has a temperature average over 800 degrees fahrenheit , and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times higer than Earth such an
a word would crush even a submarine accustomed to dive the depesst part of the oceans , if our sister planet is so inhospitable ,then why are scientist even planning further vists to its surface ? its because scientists are fascinated by venus because it may well once ave been the most Earth like planet in our solar system.
Striving to meet the challenges by our sister here (Venus) has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself,but also human curiosity will likely lead us to many equally intimidating endeavors .oue adventures and exploration on Earth should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation.
In conclusion Venus is a
open planet in case of evacuating of Earth in being in danger and should be considerd exploring not only in venus in addition more planet should be explore like mars nest to Earth or jupitar the biggest planet in our solar syetem even pluto the clodest planet , to know a sutable planet that can hold live.
Thank you . | 3 |
96904d6 | The face that is on Mars was not created by aliens. We have noticed that aliens wouldn't be able to do this type of thing with just there hands. That the faces on mars had to be created by the storms that have gone through mars the past couple of years. Aliens can't just build a face because they wouldn't know what a human face looks like. The face on Mars has to be either created by storms or it was just a physical feature.
The very first thing that we had thought that had created the face on Mars was aliens, but we had concluded that aliens couldn't have done this the only thing that could do this is the weather. Over the past couple years the face had become more clear possibly because of the strong winds passing by. On Mars they have a lot of sandstorms which could build up over a long period of time. The only thing we could believe was how did they put holes for the eyes in the sand. The sand could have stuck together to form the mouth and the nose. The other thing that could have built the face on Mars is just the physical features that had on it before the sand got blown off of it.
Something else that we cocluded is that the face on Mars had been there for a long period of time before they even noticed physical feature. Before they sent Viking One on Mars they never got a clear shot of the face from a satellite. The face could have been hidden in the sand, and all of a sudden there was a big gusty wind and sand was flying every where. The face started to slowly appear out from under the sand. Over the past couple years more of it was starting to appear onto Mars surface where we could see it better.
The only possible way that the face could have been created was either by storm or already the physical feature that had been on it for centuries. The storm could have done it by the gusty winds and sand building up, or the gusty winds revieling the face. We haven't descovered any aliens on Mars yet so we had to eliminate an option. THe only way that we could conclude if the aliens did build it is see a real alien on Mars. That is what we the scientist have concluded about the creation of the face on Mars. | 3 |
9691df5 | In today's society, most people believe that having a car is essential to everyday tasks. In their definition, everyday task can range from going food shopping to going to work in the morning. Some, on the other hand, consider everyday tasks to be checking in on friends just to showcase their new car. Although that may or may not be the mindset of many, people fail to realize there are other ways of reaching from point A to point B, without harming the environment and it's people. Limiting car usage not only benefits the person who is using the car, but their community and environment.
The use of a car isn't, at all, important in everyday use. Instead of using a car, which helps build up the problem of air pollution, one can simply walk, take a bike or even use public transportation. Just like Bogota, several countries should participate in a "Car-free day". Spreading awareness, that a car isn't always needed to move around an area, can help to benefit the people and the environment. As said in source 3, "The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog", bringing awareness of more easy and effective public transportation,which can help to rid that particular country of the usage of cars. Once participants of this car-free day understand the effects they are having upon the air pollution, they would be much more willing to help with this process just like businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza, "Its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution". Overall the usage of cars doesn't benefit the environment. Sooner, rather than later, it is important that we realize this problem and fix it before it's too late for our community.
Not only is the usage of a car terrible for our environment, it is also not needed as how it was. "The number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005", during this time, many vehicles were purchased with a high demand and were considered to be popular, although that isn't the case anymore. As years went past, the number of miles began to drop steadily. "Part of the explanation certainly lies in the recession, because cash-strapped Americans could not afford new cars", that may be the case for some, but for others they didnt feel it was necessary to own one. In German Suburbs, "stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway", providing this area with no need for a car. Since everything was so near, a car was a waste of thought. If they did own cars, they would have to pay for both the car and a means of where to park the car. Those expensies were usually "40,000, along with a home", much more money than a free walk to any of your local stores. With the hopes of limiting the usage of cars, comes the need for expanding Vauban-like suburbs. With that being said, according to the article, these suburbs need to be expanded "not only in developed countries but also in the developing world, where emissions from an increasing number of private cars owned by the burgeoning middle class are chocking cities".
To sum it up, the limiting of cars is becoming important in the development of the new world and the fixation of the old. As of now, cars consist of having no benefit for the environment and of certain communities. As days go on and more people become aware of the means of public transportation, hopefully there won't need to be any cars. To take action in this plan, more Vauban-like suburbs need to be put in place to give off the same react. Although some people understand the full effect of a car on the environment, it is critial that nearly every person understands. Cars, as of today's age, aren't benefiting the public as how they used to. | 4 |
969205c | Some Technology is Bad Technology
Is driverless cars a good idea? I think not. I do agree with the idea of advancing our world, but the thought of diverless cars is a very reckless idea. So many negitavie things can happen with diverless cars. Three of those things are statlite interruptions, operating in new situations, and they will be to expensive.
Just imagine one day you and your family are in the driverless car. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere the car jolts to a stop, in the middle of I-65. The car behind you rams you from the back. You have lost your kids and wife and all you can think is how ? The driverless car company tell you that their statilite connetion was interrupted and their was nothing else they could've done. If driverless cars were made, their would be no way to help someone when the statilite was interrupted. The worst part about that is you never know when or where the connection would fall.
Another problem with driverless cars is how well will they be able to operate in new situations. A diverless car can never be a human or have a working brain. Never will they ever be able to think on their feet such as humans. Humas have the ability to react to things. Will driverless cars?
Altough the idea of cars that can drive themselves is very exiciting, imagine the cost of it! In modern day cars are very expensive. When someone goes to buy a brand new car they are looking at ten to fifthteen thousand dollars. Let's not forget insurance. So how much would a drivercar be? Think is it really worth it?
In the text it says "Television and movies have been fascinated with cars that could drive themselves." I think thats exactly were driverless cars should stay. So many negative thiungs can happen with driverless cars. Three of
those things are statilite interruptions, operating in new situations, and they will be way to expensive. I do not think it is a good idea to start making driverless cars. It is a recipe for disaters. | 3 |
969502c | the technology that is able to detect exactly how other people are feeling, even when trying to hide their emotions is phenominal. the Facial Action Coding Sytem can be extremely a valuable to students. this can be valuable because, it can help a student learn at their own pace, it can change lesson plans, and can be a tutor to kids in need.
The Facial Action Coding System can help a student understand at their own rate of learning. in pragraph 6,"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Huang predicts. this means that if you are a person that needs alittle extra time on a certain can doit without worrying about falling behind.
This new technology can also change a lesson plan for you. according to the text in pragraph 6," then it could modify the lesson, like an effeective human instructor." said by Dr. Huang. this means that that if there is something you dont understand or not getting how something works this system will help tremendously with you to help reach your goal.
If this technology is used correctly it can be a personal tutor for students who need help in a certain subject. according to pragraph 3,"The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles." for example lets say that your falling behind in math class and dont get the equations your teacher is using. this Facial Action Coding System will go through the steps it takes to understand what certain parts of the equation that disturb you and show you the steps you dont comprehend and teach you.
The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is a must have for students it will help tem in numerous ways like, it will teach students at their own rate of learning it won't rush them, it can change a whole lesson plan on your facial expression, and this system can be a professional tutor for certain students. just think of all the success students can get out of this system it is amazing. | 4 |
969cb92 | Since the first automobile was created, the car has been improved very much, and with it, its technology. They have been so far advanced that driverless cars are now becoming a possibility. Driverless cars would be better than traditionally driven cars in several ways. They would be, overall, more convenient. However, in the technological stage at which we are now in, driverless cars would not be completely safe. The technology at our disposal has come a long way, but to be completely safe, we need more it needs to be much more advanced.
Much of the technology needed for driverless cars has already been created. The text states, "Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time." Most of what is needed is available now, but safety is the biggest concern with these 'smarter cars'. If driverless cars are created, they need to be able to be 100 percent safe. If there are any flaws, no matter how insignificant they may be, accidents could occur, and lives could be lost.
For these cars to be completely driverless, they need to be able to safely operate without the need for attention from the passengers. The text also states, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." If the passenger was not paying attention at the right time, an accident could easily occur.
The passage also suggests forms of entertainment to occupy the passengers while the car is doing the driving. On the subject of entertainment, the text states, "Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays." These forms of entertainment would keep the passengers from being bored, but it would prevent them from being able to quickly take control when it is needed. The lives of the passengers are much more important than their boredom. If cars can safely become completely driverless, these entertainment options could be considered.
Driverless cars would be very convenient for anyone who drives. For example, if a man was on his way home after a long day of work, he could be sleepy. A driverless car could get the man home safely without needing the him to remain focused on the road. These smarter cars could prevent accidents, too. With all the sensors on them, the car would stop faster than a human might. People get distracted, but the driverless car never would. However, the driverless cars that are avalable today sometimes require the attention of the passenger, who could be distracted. If that passenger was distracted, the result could be deadly.
The concept of a driverless car is a very good one with several benefits. But right now, the technology needed for this has not been created; we are thinking ahead of our time. When technology has sufficiently advanced, driverless cars could become a reality. But until that time, the dreams of having a car that can drive itself must remain dreams. | 4 |
96a12e3 | In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" it was talking about Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Venus is actually a planet it has a nickname called Evening Star.
Venus is the second planet from our sun often referred to as Earth twin. Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size and occasionally the closest in distance too. They are trying to land a spaceship on Venus its been three decades that a spaceship has landed on Venus. Its becoues the on the planets surface temperatures average over 800 degrees. Venus also has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. They are studying Venus becoues long ago Venus was covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life just like earth. Venus has rocky sediment and includes familier features such as valleys, mountains,and craters. NASA is trying to send men up to Venus to studying it but they are trying to bulid something that hovers over Venus and they can studyng it. NASA is working on other approaches to studyng Venus.
Venus is a planet to know about becoues that might be the next planet we might be living on. I think its a good thing to study on Venus becoues its a planet that might be closes to ours. | 2 |
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