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b67e056 | The Earth's sister planet, Venus, one of the planets in our solar system we know the least about. In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author made good points on how to overcome the difficulties presented by trying to learn more about Venus. Although many of the ways to get around the dangers of Venus didn't completely solve the problems. In my opinion the author didn't support his argument that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers.
The author contradicted many of his own points by stating facts that show that learning about Venus would be extremely difficult even with current technology. This is shown in paragraph six "peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere". Paragraph five spoke of a way scientist would study Venus from a hovering ship but then in paragraph six the author contradicted themself with the quote above.
The author made good points on reasons why Venus is worth studying despite the risks ,but in the end their counter claim outweighed their argument. Although Venus one of the best places to learn about how Earth formed, the risks outweighed the knowlege that would be gained. | 3 |
b67f605 | Many people in todays society are having debates on Driverless cars. We all have our opioions on them and I just dont think its a great idea. Lets think about this for a moment, I don't like driving with other people, I like to be in control of the car. Therefore I dont think I would feel very comforable with a computer driving me around.
Anything could happen if these driverless cars actually did make a run for our future. There is a couple positvie things about the driverless cars but I can mention a lot more negatives. Just think about all the problems we already have today with tecnolgy, were just asking for a moment to go wrong with these cars. Not only will we have problems but the price on the driverless cars will be outrageous! What would all the car dealrships do that aren't selling driverless cars?
This idea of driverless cars seems cool and everything, but we have to look at what could happen if something went wrong? If driverless cars did become a thing not only could a couple people could have them everyone would have to have them. I say this because if there are half driverless cars, and have cars that people still drive there will be more wrecks, and problems if we had half and half.
Car delarships are starting to try making cars that drives themselves but in the future they will have to make all their cars they sell driverless. I feel like this invention should just stay on the movies, because my gut is telling me in the future these cars will always have problems. I also believe that the car dealrships are going to make their cars way to exspensive to buy if they have this future, also very costly to fix.
Overall this talk over "driverless cars" is not a very good idea for our future. I don't think I would like my kids growing up not learning how to drive and it just takes the fun away in getting a license. If this actually happened all the laws would have to change, It's gonna take so many steps to do I dont think it's worth putting all this time into something that doesn't need to happen. | 2 |
b68aa48 | I think that it wouldn't be valueable to have technology be able to read emotions because the fact that its really easy for someone else to get into your phone or tablet through face reconition. People use face reconition alot and it can be a quicker way to get into your tablets and phones or any other electronics, but people can easily crack into the electronic and take any personal infomation that they need. I mean electonic ability to read people's emotions is cool and all, and its a huge next step into newer tecnology for the future, but the fact that you know say you needed to be happy to get into your phone, some one else can act happy and, well unlock your phone.
In paragraph six the article talks about how they could make different ads show if you were happy or frowning. That could be good but if your watching, like youtube or videos and an ad shows, your going to want to keep watching your video and not the ad. If a person is watching a show and an ad pops up and they smile, then it shows another ad that the person didnt want to see because they wanted to keep watching thier show. I think people would be angry if that happen, because not a lot of people like ads. Ads can be good for promotion of products, but i think we all know when your playing a game on your electronic device that you want to keep playing or watching and not the ad.
The reasons why i said that this would be unvalueable is because the reason of security,like anything could go wrong because everything in technology can be unexpected. thats why i chose the reasons I did. | 2 |
b68e064 | Some people say it was created by aliens, some people think it is just a rock. That thing is The Face on Mars. In 1976 a spaceshuttle named the Viking one was taking pictures of the Red planet also known as Mars. To find a possable landing place for its sister Viking two. Vikking one was scanning one day and found something on the surface of Mars that resembled a face of a human. The people who were getting the pictures of Mars that were back on Earth were shocked to see a human face appear on another planet.
In the passage it says " It looks like something that aliens made". Like I said some people think its from aliens but, thats not logical. If aliens were real than I would believe it. Than again in the passage it also says that The "face" could be a mesa. Whenever they took a picture of it ten times sharper than the one before people still wouldn't believe that it is a rock and not an alien creation. When they say alien creation they think of an alien standing there and cutting into rock to make it look like a human face with a really big head.
In the passage it says that it is just a mesa. Some scientist think the way the shaddows are it makes the mesa look like a Egyptian Pharaoh. The passage says that they don't see it often and that they use cameras that go small strip by small strip all over the planet and take pictures. Since the Face on Mars has been discovered it has been popular it starred in movies, books, magazines, and people talk about it in talk shows on the radio, also people talk about in the line at he grocery story. It was discovered just about fourty years ago.
In my opinion I think it is some rocks that got covered up by dust overtime. If people think that it was created by aliens than that's their opinion. It has been scientifically proven that it was not created by aliens. If it was made by aliens then why would the aliens want us humans to know that there is life on that planet. But some pictures of the Face on Mars actually looks like a face but, that could just be the way the planet is getting light and reflected by the sun. So in my opinion I think it is a rock and all the people who think other wise they don't have proof to show that it is a alien creation.
So in conclusion this face on mars isn't a alien creation it is just rocks. In the passage it says that its a lava dome that takes place of an isolated mesa about the same size of the Face on mars which is two miles. So to all the people that think that it is an alien creation, its not. To be honest I think its just dust build up in some places, so when theres a shadow it shines off of it and makes a face that everyone freeks out about. Its just a big rock that does nothing I don't see why it would be a big deal in the first place. | 3 |
b6924c6 | Numerous amount of people would love to experince the opportunities of limiting their time with their car. There are a great amount of advantages of limiting car usage. Advantages include having a more healthy environment, decreasing stress, and reducing traffic.
The advantages of limiting car usage is helping the environment. "Passanger cars are responsible for twelve percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." While most of the adult population is driving cars everyday, more gas and smoke go into the air and into our environment. This causes pollution and hurts our environment. Paris has a major smog problem in their environment, up to the point where it was near-recorded. Paris had to then enforce a partial driving ban to clear the air of the city. The effect of this ban was that congestion was down 60 percent and the smog cleared after a short week. If we were able to limit our car usage, then our greenhouse gas emissions would decrease. "In the United States, the environmental protection agency is promoting car reduced communities, and legislators are starting to act." There are numerous environmental agencies that are already starting to act to decrease the car usage in the country. We should limit our car usage because it can greatly help our environment.
If were able to limit our car usage, then it will greatly decrease our stress of driving. Many countries are trying to reduce car usage. An example is Columbia. Columbia has created a car-free day. "Millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses during car-free day, leaving the streets eerily devoid of traffic jams." Bogota, Colombia have practiced this day for three years and many colombians have been pleased with it. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution", said businessman Carlos Plaza. Without driving, you have the time to go out, be active and get exercise. A huge effect of the car free day is that park and sport centers have been built all throughout Bogota, smoother sidewalks, and rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic. With car usage reduced, it limit people's stress on driving.
If we were able to lower the number of car usage, then our streets would be much safer and there would be less traffic. Many people use cars today and because of that most of streets are usually blocked up. If there were less cars on the streets then it would be easier and quicker to go to places. Vanban, Germany is an example of an car-free town. "...basic precepts are being adopted around the world in attempts to make suburbs more compact and accessible to public transportation, with less space for parking. In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls alond some distant highway." With less cars on the streets, it can also reduce car accidents and deaths. If there were less cars on the roads, there would be less traffic and car accidents.
There are many advantages of limiting our car usage. These advantages include helping our environment, decreasing stress, and making our roads safer with less traffic. | 4 |
b6945f7 | Venus is the second planet from our sun, it is also called the Evening Star. The author uses many pieces of ecidence that states that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The first piece of evidence is that well us as humans have this thing in our DNA that wants to survive longer. We want to explore whats mysterious, we want more, we want it all. Venus is a way of "if we can find a way to make it survivable for humans, extinction for our species will be nearly zero." This paragraph is more of my piece of evidence but the author was inching towards it at the last paragraph of the passage.
The passage stated that long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life. Which sounds a lot like Earth. So if long ago, this place was sustainable, then that just gives us motivation that we might be able to actually do this. The second piece of evidence that the author uses to state Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents is NASA might be working on a project that involves a blimp-like vehicle hovering around 30 above Venus. This project if suceesful can possibly be the first big step for actually landing on Venus even with its harsh conditions.
The last piece of evidence is that solar energy or power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. These may not be the easiest conditions but it is survivable for humans. We still cannot take samples of rocks, gas or anything on the surface of Venus. This is just another challenge that we will overcome sooner or later. When we solve this problem, then the real fun begins.
In conclusion the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by using good information, and having multiple pieces of evidence to back up his or her statement. In paragraph 8 the author states " 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." Human curiosity to travel, to explore to get more will always be in our DNA. | 4 |
b6994cb | The Electoral College, established by the Founding Fathers within the Constitution, was meant to serve as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and a popular vote of citizens. What the founding fathers failed to see was the many outstanding flaws within the Electoral College. For many imperative reasons that cannot be avoided, elections must be changed to the method of popular vote, and the Electoral College must not be a part of the United States' elections any longer.
The first and foremost reason why the Electoral College should no longer be kept in the U.S is because it will only lead to negative consequences. This has been observed in the past, and it must be prevented from occuring once more. One element of this disaster factor is that electors could defy the will of the people. Source 2 informs readers that state legislators are are technically responsible for picking electors. These electors could very easily decide to vote upon who they would like to see in office, rather than who the citizens want. The impact of this would be trecharous when the wrong person is elected as president. Source two quotes, "Back in 1960, segregationsists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the democratic electors with new electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy." This means that a popular vote for Kennedy would not have actually gone to Kennedy. How is that for a compromise between Congress and U.S voters? Furthermore, another way in which keeping the Electoral College would be disastorous would be seen in the case of a state sending two states of electors. Bradford Plumer reminded those in favor of the Electoral College that this has happened in Hawaii in 1960. Luckily, enormous downfall was avoided because Vice President Richard Nixon, presider over the Senate, validated his opponent's electors and did so "without establishing a precedent." However, America may not be so lucky the next time this may take place. Senators in each and every state must open their eyes and really see what is happening in their country. The U.S must change its elections to the popular vote system, where all of these impacts will be avoided. The Electoral College does nothing for its citizens, and states may send two states of electors to it, and for these reasons, America will face a very unhappy situation if we keep this system.
Popular vote is a much better system than the Electoral College because unlike the Electoral College, it is actually fair for its citizens. America, which has suffered greatly to acheieve equality and liberty is held back by one thing-- the Electoral College. This is suffered by the United States' citizens because of the College's winner-take-all system. Through this, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. Source 2 refers back to the 2000 campaign, saying, "...seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all...and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad." How can a president be properly elected with this system in place? Source 3 attempts to discredit this claim, aguing, "Voters in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign..." What they fail to realize is that those citizens may not even know who they are voting for! It is lucid that there is simply no valid argument for outting the fate of the presidency into the hands of a couple swing voters in a state. In addition, as far as being unfair goes, there are also unpredicatable scenerios that may occur in elections. These scenerios are far from fair to anybody. For instance, there is always the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. If that were to happen, the election would be thrown into the House of Representatives where voting would be handed over to state delegations. Plumer quotes, "Given that many voters vote one party for president and another for Congress, the House's selection can hardly be expected to...unfair." This would not happen if the U.S adopts the popular vote method, where the most popular candidate will win and reflect the citizens who placed him or her into office. The Electoral College is nothing other than unfair to the citizens who rely on it to elect their president.
For many reasons, election methods must be changed to popular vote, and the Electoral College must be disgarded. It will only lead to a profound disaster, and it is also extremely biased and unfair. The United States must take action, one state at a time, to reverse the negative path it is on. This is the only way the U.S can finally reach its long term goal-- complete prosperity. | 6 |
b6a062f | Where I stand on this issue is that these cares should not be made because mankind is already lazy enough as is. I remember fro a song called In The Year 2525 the writer of the song is saying that in the future you wont need your eyes because nobody will look at you, and that you wont need your arms or your legs because some mechine is doing that for you. As is evidant with these test that it is mostly going all digital which I am also against. Yes i do agree it would help us in the the long run finacialy, as said in the first paragraph. And yes it does still require the driver to navigate through sticky situations, but the fact still remain that indepentant cars are not to be trusted by my standing point.
These cars do require constant maininace for upgrades and updates on existing roads and new roads to be put in its data base, which is just too epensive to be put to practical use as said in the third paragraph. These cars and be pregramed to do bad things just as if someone was driveing the car and can cause great issuesas i say about paragraph four.
So about this issue about if driverless cars should be out for everyone to use , I will have to say no, they should not make these cars. These cars can screw up at any time, parden my language. They cost too much and they can be programed to drive like an accual person is behind the wheel and can drive the passangers to their deaths. | 2 |
b6a4f1d | Technology does not determine your mood. Technology are used to search of dectect information. It is used to help others to learn about something. You can't calculate how people really feel. You'll never know how people feel unless they tell you theirselves.
Technology does not tell how people feel because the results of people's feelings may not be accurate. It does not detects how really happened. Also, it don't express people's personal issues. Just because people smile, don't mean they're really happy. Some people may frown. But that does not mean if they are really upset.
You never know how people feel because they do that just to make it seem like everything is okay. But things they people go throught is not alright. Technology does not tell the actually truth when it comes to personal problems. Also, it will not express what people have going on in their life. The results when technology will not be a hundred percent true about human emotions.
Technology are not always accurate about people. Dectecting people's emotions may by looking at facial expressions by technology will not work out. Technology is for research, networks, tools,power points, and also microsoft word. Technology on my opinion don't determine people's mood. But technology can show things that you don't know about.
Finally, Technology does not determine people's emotions. Technology is for research about thing or people that you don't know about. It can't show you the truth about people's emotions. Sadly, it will not express how people really feel about something or someone. Therefore, people theirselves can only tell you what their emotions really are when they frown or smile. | 2 |
b6a5a2a | Recently, a machine was created with the ability to calculate how a person is feeling based on facil structures. Scientists around the world are prasing this technology. I believe that even though this technology is impressive, it is completely unneccecery because of one major thing. The fundemental flaw of this system is the fact that it is a machine in the first place.
Machines are purely artifical beings that cannot feel nor comprehend human emotions on their own. As a result, their knowledge of emotions is only as good as their programmer's preception. In addition, the way this system detects emotions means that it can easily be cheated. A person could very easily fool the system into thinking they are happy by pulling a fake smile. Lastly, this system can only sense emotions based on appearences when about half of what determines how a person is feeling is based on their thoughts.
In conclusion, this system, while good, is completely broken because of how it functions. The only way a system like this could ever function effectively is if it could literally read minds. Emotions are complex things that cannot be decipered through simple algorythems. In the end, this system is only good for judgeing books by their covers. | 3 |
b6a7244 | Final:
I find I am against driverless cars because it's too risky to try out on the road. No car will ever be completely self-sufficient, which means humans must pay attention, but i believe even with all the alerts it won't be enough. We humans are unpredictable meaning who knows if we will be able to stay focused enough to know if when we need to take over. Google has had a self-drivng car since 2009, but has not been on sale yet, because it had some problems. I feel this will continue to go on, Tesla says they will have a self-driving car out this year, but I feel it will be pushed back because of some "minor" problems.
Some car companies are using vibrations or telling people directly when to take over, but it's still too unreliable. I also agree that people will get bored waiting for their turn to drive. To pass the time, some companies are planning on adding in-car entertainment. This is a huge distraction and could probably lead to a crash. There are still some key issues that need to be worked out like, if the technology fails and someone's injured, who's at fault.
Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that these problems will be resolved, but what if they're not! It's too much of a risk to just assume that these problems will be fixed. i also believe we shouldn't be wasting our time right now on driverless cars, when we have bigger car problems going on currently. We need to create cars that have cameras, so then people can get caught being on their phones. We need cars that are more fuel efficient because our air isn't getting any cleaner, and people aren't going to stop driving. Having a driverless car is a luxury and is extremely not necessary right now at all! | 3 |
b6a7a88 | The author did not do a good job at supporting the idea that Venus is worth exploring. No evidence provided really shows why people should explore Venus. If anything, the author explains why we shouldn't explore Venus.
First, no spacecraft has been on Venus for more than a few hours. In paragraph 2, the author says, "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for a good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." If you are trying to explain why we should explore Venus, you probably should not include this informating, especially in paragraph 2.
Also, the author lists a lot of the conditions of Venus in paragraph 3, and Venus does not appear to be a planet that you could live on. The author starts with, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." Then, the author continues with, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." What is the point in exploring Venus if we can't even live on it?
This author does a terrible job at explaining why we should explore Venus. I already did not want to explore Venus. Now, thanks to this author, I never want to even think about going to Venus. | 3 |
b6aa357 | I think that it was a real face, why you ask? Because that could of been a life form, and that could of been were it fell down. Where else would a face in the moon sand be like that for no reason. Like conol sanders always says its finger lickin good. Thats why theres a face there in the moon. Ancient tribes could of lived there before we even discovered the moon orbiting around the planet earth in the first place. There are many theroys about the moon to be exspected. I think that any reason could be leggitimint when kernal sanders made KFC he didnt suspect a thing he just made a ton of chicken with no reason to stop and think. Thats just like a way of discribing any way is possible when you were not alive long ago. Because you didnt have the technology to even try, to see if there were anyone on the moon in the first place. Think of it as saying mabe the didnt even breath the oxygen they could just breathe in space. It seems imposible i know but mabe to the kind of life on the moon didnt need food water or air.
I think that every type of answer can be juged by the way it sounds but there many ways it could happen. like mabe before it was the moon it was a planet to with life on it just like earth with water, food, and resources to stay alive a a point in time long ago. But when it smashed into earth all of its compounits swichted at impact. Burning every living thing on the moon and making things for the earth. My reason is that god made life but when he did he made life on the moon to but eventually it died out before our time and leaving a souless moon for the earth to smash into it 2.3 billion years ago. Creating earth and life, humanity, and the world. When the found the face in the moon, they were just then finding out that the moon may have contained life long ago. Although it might not of happened how I explained, there might of been another way of life its self on the moon. I think it could of been a rational way, but we will never know untill the end of time. As if there was life created on the earth just the same way a little time ago. When the face showed up it was unbelible. | 1 |
b6ad252 | The studing of Venus is worthy pursuit despit the dangeres because Venus it is one of the brightests points of light in the night sky. Venus is often refered as Earth's twin. Venus is 97 percent carbon dioxide. It challanges for clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere.
Venus is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, it makes it easy for an amateur stargazer to be spotted. Venus is the second planet from the sun, Venus is easy to see from eaths veiw point.
Venus is offten refered to earths twin because it is the closest to earth by size and density. The speed when they orbit differently around the sun.
Venus is about 97 percent of carbon dioxide. It challenges clouds of high corrosive sulfuric acid in the atmosphore of Venus. The tempature on Venus is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, also the presssure of the atmosphere is 90x greater then what we have here in our own plant.
The studing of Exploring Venus is a worthly pursuit besides the dangers such as Venus is at one of the brightest night point in the night sky.
Also Venus is often referd as earths twin. Last but not least Venus is 97 percent of carbon dioxide. | 2 |
b6b3010 | Hi, I am My'Ajah i am a scientists at NASA i am here to talk to you about the false claim about a face being on mars. At first i myself thought there was a face on mars me and my team thought it was very cool. And the attention we (NASA) got was tremendous, but we still had to look into it because if the world found out it really was not a face they could call us a fraud and we could lose much money.
So, me Henry and many other NASA scientists look into it and we figure out this is not a face, but if this is not a face what is it? That's what your thiniking right. We had to find out , "so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global surveyour flew over Cydonia for the first time,Michael Malin and his (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper then the orginal". Once we recived the photo from Michael and his team we dug in to see what this really was.
After months of research we finally found what it truly is a mesa for those who do not know what a mesa is a mesa is kind of like a landform made by dirt been blown by the wind. But, how did we know this was a mesa? Well "on a cloudless summer day in Cydonia----Mar Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look."we had to roll the space craft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view" Said Garvin. "Malin's team captured and extraordinary photo using the cameras absoulute maximum resolution." Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 viking photo". Many companies and people still belive that it is a face but, finally we have the truth! | 2 |
b6b4127 | I think that driveless car are safe and harmful.I thinl they are reliable enough to be used.
I think that if i had a driverless car that it would be helpful. it would be helpful because it drives itself it uses less gas or if eletrical it doesnt use gas at all.You could probably get alot more done within the day you may be able to even make it on time to wherever you have to go.The driveless cars offer more flexibility than a bus.These cars could change the world.but the bad outcome is what if the drive in the car is paying attention to the traffic stops or car wrecks.The driver of the car could be notified by the seat and couldnt grab the wheel in time. The accelarter may break and you cant slow the car down properly.If there was a problem with the car the manufactures would only be held accountable for it if the system caused the accident.My opinionon the cars is that they need to be tested longer before being road ready.
In Conlusion to this statement, are the smart cars ready for the road or to be used? My answer is no because there are many details that should be fixed and replace. smart cars need a little more work if ther going to drive people around without causing damage. | 2 |
b6c0759 | Is technology able to read the emotinals sxpression of students? The technology is diffferent when they want to test it on paintings that have been here for more then a a couple of years. The emotional edcpressions of students in a classroom is valuable because it can tell you alot about the students with in minutes of it.
We perform these same impressice calulations everday. When you tell a friend about your feeeling by the look on her face. Some people can tell that when you are upset or even more. It depends on the people. Da Vinci stuided human anatomy to help him painy facial muscles precisely enough to have emotions in the paintings. The new softwat stores similar anatomical information as elctronic code.
when you look at the mona lisa it brings a smile to your face. It shows you how much a computer can do. The computer knows when you are sad and happy. It's like a dog knowing when you are upset or happy.
Not everything should be abe to be on the computer alot of things aren't even on the paper. It's all online. It take a lot of emotions. When you paint monia lisa you are puting emotions on the way that it being painted. It can be different on every painting but it shows more emotions then having it online. When working online with emotions. When it's online it not how it done. The computer is doing with what some people want. Emotions shouldn't be read by computer becuse they do mess up and someone would have to fix what the computer picks out. emotions should be painted or drawed out on a paper not on a screen that you can easily delete. When on paper make a mistake then easer it. It shows maybe using the coumputer's can mess what they want. | 2 |
b6c2cb5 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents and supports this idea very well by explaing different aspects of Venus that make it highly worth studying. when the author explains why we should explore Venus one of the statements that i was most intrigued by was was when the author stated that "long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life just like earth", the reason i think this is a very good reason on why we should explore venus is because it could help give us a better understanding of our universe, mabye human like creatures lived on venus at one time, maybe there were buildings on venus, the possibilities are endless. This is why i think that the author makes a great claim about exploring venus and why i think we should further explore venus. | 2 |
b6c3642 | Persuading a person involves tons of effort and time. You have to know your facts and have tons of background knowlege on the subject. Do you personally believe in aliens?
The so called "face" provided in the image is what I believe a natural landform, although some peoples thoughts differ. If you look at the image that was revealed by NASA you will see there are no realistic features to it. Do you ever come across a person with a square or retangular head? Well, I have not.
Aliens aren't realistic. The presents of aliens are said to be there, but realisitcally have you ever personally came across a alien or even evidence to a aliens presents?
As we come to unmask the face on Mars the gravitational pull has formed the "face" on Mars by waste build up. Aliens are fictional creatures that live in movies and tv shows, not in the real world. | 2 |
b6c8874 | The use of the Facial Action Code System to read the minds of students is valueable in a classroom. There are many advantages that having this software used inside classrooms would bring. It make it more fun for both the students and the teacher.
The Facial Action Code System could let the teachers know if the students in her class are confused about something or even bored. I think that students would be less likely to want to learn about something if its nothing fun that is being associated with it. In paragraph 6 it stated that ," A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored Dr. Huang predicts, Then it could modify the lesson". I feel that would be effectived in the classroom becuase if the computer were too see that the student wasnt learning or bored while its on it then it could change up the program so its made more interesting for the student and make them learn more.
I think that the use of the Facial Action Code System to read the minds of students would be valueable in a classroom. There are so many advantages that having this software used inside classrooms would bring to both students and teacher for example making learning fun for students i think it would make school fun for both the students and the teacher. | 3 |
b6cbe8c | Can you imagine having a computer that will communicate with you? Or just having one?
Today people are making computer that can communicate with you. It can also read your face expressions. Threre are 40 plus facial expressionson and the computer can pick up on it. By he computer having all of that hightech things that might mean it can do more things. If it can pick up on a painting, then it can pick up on people during my time.
It can be valuable because it can tell you how other people are feeling when they use the computer. It says "New software has been developed that improves accuracy in perceiving the emotions of others", meaning they can detect how peope are feeling or what they are hiding.
But, at the same time this is useless because all it does is pick up face exprssions. In the article thats the only thing it talks about and there is no point on having that certain technology. In my opinion this will be an ok software . It will come in handy somties but not 100%.
How do you feel about ths software? Will you like it or would you pass on it? | 2 |
b6d07e7 | Are you outgoing or do you like a adventure. Do you like to travel or go exploring, or are you an animal person. If ypu like all those thing I said then there a perfect job for you.
If your outgoing the you can be a "Seagoing Cowboy" but not a "Seagoing Cowgirl" because, girl were not aloud to do that back 1900s. Outgoing means you are willing to take changes and risk to. A Seagoing Cowboy outgoing because if you are willing to leave everything and everyone then there a job for you. The UNRRA says you have to go overseas and take care of you might not want to do. If you do that then you are outgoing.
Do you like to explore then be a Seagoing Cowboy. They go to alot of places. They go were you might not been before. They go to Europe and China. They also went to the Alantic Ocean too. Exploring means to go place, and travel. If you like to explore then here a perfect job for you.
Are you a animal person? Then be a Seagoing Cowboy. They get to take care of animal every week. They take care of horses, young cows and mules too.
Do you like adventures? Then be a Seagoing Cowboy. They go on Adventures every week. They make new friends and go to place they never been to.
Do you like to travel the be a Seagoing Cowboy. They travel to China Europe and to the Pacific Ocean too. They go almost everywhere.
So if you like exploring or traveling, or if you like to go on adventures, or be outgoing and be an animal person. Then be a Seagoing Cowboy. You get to
Go over seas and have a adventure then be a Seagoing Cowboy. | 3 |
b6d1b2a | You should participate in Seagoing Cowboys because you could help countries in need. After World War two, 44 nations came together to form the UNRRA(the United Ntions Reliaf and Rehabliitation Administration). They needed people to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over seas. Thats when the Seagoing Cowboys began. Also, thats when Luke and Don signed up. Here is why they did.
Luke and Don signed up because it was an opportunity of a lifetime. It maybe a liftime opportuntiy for you. You could see cool things just how Don and Luke saw Acropolis in Greece , Europe and China, and taking a gondala ride in Venice, Italy. It opened a world to Luke. It also made him aware of people in need. You would love the oppportunits that it would give, just like it did to Luke. You could meet families thats just like yours but they need help and Seagoing Cowboys would be able to help them.
Taking care of animals and seeing great countries is a good reason to go be Seagoing Cowboy. You could go on great adventures and see things you never imangined seeing. You should be a Seagoing Cowboy to help people in need and take care of animals. The world is so big and a lot of people need help. Sign up to be a Seagoing Cow boy. | 2 |
b6d2705 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author has shown how Venus is a planet that is worthy of our exploration through a few different points in this essay. However the author also uses many different examples of why Venus is/has been too dangerous for humans to venture on. But the essay does lean towards how necessary it is for humans to be curious about this journey more so than not, and they author does this using a few examples. Overall the author uses a large amount of their evidence from NASA mainly to describe certain ways they are trying to solve the problems and how they have started to already.
The author does introduce the con aspect of their essay first by explaining why humans have not been able to journey onto Venus' surface yet. They start by saying, "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe the issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades"(paragraph 2). This is not the most reassuring few phrases when the goal is to get humans on the surface of Venus. But by adding this in the author is placing an understanding of what the dangers are. The dangers are plainly that if a spacecraft cannot survive the surface of our neighbor planet. . .then how can a human possibly do it.
So by adding in that scare factor the author then switches the tone to describes the certain parts of Venus that scientists need to get close to. Because in order to study it they need to be close enough to see it clearly. The author tells us all of the different features that are similar to Earth and because of all of these similarities scientists can learn and discover so much about our planet from Venus. The author names all of these similarities which are: "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system . . . has a surface of rocky sedimet and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountians, and craters"(paragraph 4). When the author says this they are leading the reader in to want to know more about what Venus is like. This is because when they say that Venus is "the most Earth-like planet in our solar system" they are making the reader wonder what Venus must be like. Also making the readers curious as to what humans can learn from this planet as well. Which is a major benifit in a risk management scale.
Next, the author also introduced a possible solution to the problem that is Venus' surface. They found out that NASA is doing their own research on how to land safely on Venus and to be able to withstand a longer duration of time there as well. The author said, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. . . Just as our jet airplanes travel at higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus woud avoid the unfriendly groung conditions by staying up and out of their way"(paragraph 5). This is a major point because if NASA is already finding different ways that they can have ships on Venus, they are a step closer to having a ship survive on the surface as well. This is also very important because as they are discovering different materials that are lasting in Venus-like condition, and they are learning more about what could work for humans. Because if they were to create the ship that would float above the fray; then they would be able to have scientist there to observe and learn about Venus. The only problem with this is that the scientists wouldn't be able to collect samples from the surface yet.
Furthermore, the author explained a few different points throughout the entire essay. Some of them consisting of cons to the situation, like how a spacecraft is unable to last longer than a few hours on the planet. But other parts of the essay were how important it is for people to go and search Earth's sister planet because of the very similar landscape that the two share. The author also added in some of the different solutions NASA is trying to decypher and perfect. For example the plan to have a ship floating over the fray so that scientists are close enough to make observations but they are just far away enough that they are unable to take samples. Over all, the author portrayed Venus as a highly worthy planet to explore and that there are many different factors as to why it is so important. | 6 |
b6da4bf | All humans face difficulties at all times in their life. Humans aren't always going to be happy every second of everyday. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author is expressing the new technology, the Facial Reaction Coding System. This is able to identify human emotions. I am against this technology on reading students emotional expressions. Students go through school and come across bad times and stressful times and not every student likes to show that.
Students go through emotions quite frequently and even when noticing one has a great big smile on their face, doesn't exactly mean they are happy. For an example, in paragraph 5, it states "For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." This shows that anyone can make any face just to show one is "happy" or "sad," others may not want people knowing how sad you actually are deep down. Everyone is different in their own ways, but for me being a student in high school and if i am ever sad, i show a smile on my face so not everyone is noticing my sadness and asking me what's wrong. Therefore, in paragraph 7,
"They even indicate the diiference between a genuine and a forced one." This is showing how the software and the movements in the mucles show the difference between an actual smile and a forced one. Not every student in highschool is going to know the difference on the movement in muscles unless they are studying it. There is a reasoning on why there isn't a bubble on top of our heads revealing our thoughts. One good example from paragraph 6 states "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, so computers need to understand that too."
If one wants to express how they feel towards a family member, or friend, etc then thats on them for wanting people to know their business and talk about it with soemone else. Undertsanding the thought of understanding yourself, each and every individual has their own thoughts on things and many things that come across the head is always secured within yourself and never left your mouth which doesn't mean it needs to be notified by a computer either.
I strongly believe each student should be able to express their feelings how they want, if that means hiding their real emotions or embracing their real emotions. If one is upset and has something going on in their life, they know how they feel and don't need a computer operating all their thoughts. This is why i am against having this software of identifying human emotions. | 3 |
b6dec37 | I bleive that driverless cars should be developed because we are at a new age in time and we need to upgrade. To start upgrading the world lets strat with new technology in the cars that we drive.
In the world we live in today we drive ordinary cars that were made for ordinary people. Lest beging looking at the companies that are making the cars, are they great at manufacturing, is their reputation high, and are they expected to make the world a better place, Yes. Many futurists said that in order to have smarter cars we would have to have smart roads as well.
IN the 1950s, GM created an test track with an electric cable that sent radio signals to a recieverat the front of the car. Others have tried this, but they had a different mathod. Engineers at barkeley used magnets with alternating polarity, such as sensors. we ues sensors today to give human like senses to an object. I believe the number one reason for putting sensors on an car was to see if they could make a car drive as if a real human was in side controlling it.
If the car was always driving by itslef wouldn't the driver get very board and lose focus off while in traffic. Yes they would, which is why they have decided to put in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays for drivers that get distracted easily. These heads-up specialties are a great use of our technology because we have created them to help us with our new technology, we are a technology reliant community. | 2 |
b6e35e4 | Have you ever wonder how Venus looks like and wonder what's inside of that planet? Well in the article called, " The Challenge of Exploring Venus" explained some of the ideas how Venus looks like from the insde. Currently, scientists are studying about Venus by exploring the venus with scientists's meterials, such as electronic silicon. Electronic silicon is a device that can reach to Venus and explore the Venus as the scienctists controlled. In the article, it explained how worthy to explore the Venus for humans benefit. But, it also stated how dangerous is the Venus.
Venus is worthy to study and it is beneficial for humans who lived in the Earth. According to the article " The Challenge of Exploring Venus" it clearly explained how it is worthy and useful for the sage of humans future. In the passage, it said, Venus is the nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel. The passage also included, Venus is very similer to the Earth we live in right now. The
features in Venus are the same features that we have on Earth. Accroding to scientists who study Venus, there are some possibility to live in Venus incase our Earth is destroyed. But, as there are some reasons that we can live on Venus, there are also very dangerous reasons.
It is very dangerous to live in Venus if we can possibly live in Venus. The reasons why it is dangerous is because no other humans ever live in Venus before. Also, the articel included a lot of dangerous things that can not be prevent by scientits. For example, Venus is 800 degree Fahrenheit and it is impossible for humans to live in 800 degree Farhrenheit. Even from above thirty-plus miles, it is still 170 degree Fahrenheit but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. (Pagraph 5).
In the end, it is truely worthy to explore Venus for the sange of humen future, and hope. It will be really greatful if there is other planet humans can live other than Earth. Overall, for all of the reasons from above, Venus is worthy to explore and as the smae time it is very dangerous. I paragraph 5 in the articel, the author included a line. It said, " Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." So, it is worthy to explore Venus eventhough it is challenging. It might be hope someday. | 3 |
b6e3a7c | Will you join UNRRA?Luke bomberger help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more after World War 2. You can help these countries,and get them back on there feet. It would look so much nicer and cleaner. It would be a ludicrous idea not to join,you can help so much people. Trust me you'll be as happy as a kid in a candy store if u do this
I help on my aunts Katie's farm as a boy ,and it had prepared me for hard work. On the ship you had to do a lot of things .Like:water the animals,feed the animals. They had to clean the animals stals. It might sound bad,but it's not .It might seem boring as a brick ,but I promis it isnt.
Luke had watch duty when he was coming back from talking to the captian he sliped on the ladder on his back side. That had to hurt. He had broke his ribs. He about fell over borad in the dark Alantic Ocean. He found time to have fun on board,especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. Some of their games they played were baseball and vollyball. They also played :tabel tennis ,fencing,boxing,and more.
On all these details about the boat,and animals I hope you have decided to join the UNRRA.You dont have to be audacious to join. I know for sure you'll be exubrant when you join. So dont be scared just go for it. So, will you join the UNRRA? | 2 |
b6ebe79 | Driverless cars are the future of the world. They have beeen part of a larger dream since as far back as science will take them. Now with the innovation and creativity we have a driveless car is just what we need. Driverless cars can help drivers be more safe. It can even put the law of never texting and driving at ease since the driver technically won't be driving the car. With the driverless car accidents themselves could be a thing of the past.
Driverless cars are a good thing because they can take the stress of drving away from the driver. The driver can just sit back and enjoy the ride to wherever they please. With the driverless car staying up on the road and drinking endless energy drinks while on the open night road will be no more. These cars are the future. The best part about this innovationnal project is that it is a comfortable experience. The driverless car can assist the driver and minimize the rate of being in an accident.
The driverless car may take away the feeling of driving but, it is a much better and safer way for a person to travel. An example would be a man coming home from a long day at work. He is very tired and wants nothing more than to get home. The man starts his car and then begins to drive home but his eyes are too heavy and he falls asleep at the wheel for just a few short fatal moments. Before the man can react he crashes into a tree and never returned home. With a driverless car the man could simply have put the car on auto and told the car to alert him when it is his turn to drive. Whem it is his turn to drive the car quickly responds and the man wakes up from his short nap and drives a few short miles and the process repeats.
The driverless car is the future of innovation and an all around good thing. It can help many people just like the tired man coming home from work or just the lazy driver who doesnt feel like driving. Driverless cars are here to stay and should be avalible to all. | 3 |
b6f265c | The use of driverless cars is something very controversial in todays times. Years ago there wasn't enough technological advances to have cars that can be driven by a computer. I believe that the use of computer driven cars is a bad thing. When one of these cars are on the road there is a chance that there could be a wreck but if that did happen who would be at fault? A person could have been driving and caused a wreck but they could say the computer was at fault. This would let people get by easier when they cause car accidents. There could be obstacles that the car misses when driven by the computer. The computer may not have seen a car in front of it and kept driving. There would be no way of knowing what happened and who would be at fault. Most states dont have laws concerning the cars and some dont even allow you to test drive them.
"In most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars." This means that states have made it illegal to even test the cars. This shows that they would be dangerous because if there are laws against it there is no way that they are safe. Yes there is no way of telling if normal cars are comepletly safe but, there is no one but the human driver at fault in a normal car. The owners of niormal cars can't say that a computer was driving the car at the time because if wouldn't be possible.
"Even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. If the technology fails and some one is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" This means that the cars, if legalized would have to have another law just for them to say hwo would be at fault if an accident happened and someone was injured. It could be the manufacturer or the driver but there would be no completely positive reason for one or the other to be at fault.
If there ever was an accident and somebody was killed by the car. For any other person there would be an investigation. Say the human in the car was drunk. The person could say the computer was driving at the time and there would be no way of knowing if the person was telling the truth or not. What if the law said the manufacturer was at fault? They could have let someone who was guilty of a crime go and charged the company that made the car. How would that be fair to the family that lost someone? It wouldn't be that is why the driverless cars are a bad idea.
There are many reasons for one to say they would be good, but do the good outweigh the bad? If there is a reasonable doubt that the cars would be unsafe, or that they are illegal in most states, they should not be allowed out on the roads because nobody knows what could happen until it does happen. There would be laws for this specific type of vehicle but how accurate would the punishments be if something bad happened because of the car. It wouldn't be equal to that of a driver of a normal car because the smart cars have two options for who to blame. There would never be any way to be sure that the person blamed was the one at fault. That is why the new smart cars being invented should not be allowed on the streets, they are just not safe enough yet. | 4 |
b6f3190 | I believe that the face on Mars is a natural land formation because in the text they give many reasons as to how the idea of a face came to pass.
The Face on Mars is a natural Landformation because in the text it clearly states multiple times how the shadows made by the formation itself gave it the illusion of a face on Mars. Another example of it being a landform was the comparison to the most Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. These two pieces of evidence should have been enough to clear the air on the subject but the conspiracy theorists thought otherwise saying that the pictures were blurry and there was cloud cover. The conspiracy theorists also thought they had reason to believe it was aliens because it has been depicted as such in multiple ways such as movies, tabloids, and the occasional "haunted grocery store checkout lines." Conspiracy theorists think that the face is Bona Fide evidence of life on Mars that NASA may be hiding from the populace. Now certain poarts of this may be true such as the face being a pop icon or a reason to believe in something other than reality most aspects of this conspiracy are wrong. A picture taken by the Mars Blobal Surveyor in 2001 gives people the truth behind the mask revealing not a face but a plain rock formation called a mesa that was formed naturally and without and civilizations on it.
So, in conclusion The Face on Mars is just a natural formation because in the text it gives many reasons as to how the idea of a face came to pass. | 2 |
b6f6276 | Description of
Mona Lisa
What is the difference between smiling and frowning as a way of creating these emotions on stage - says Constantin Stanislavvsky. Does your expression in the mirror suggest an emotion?
We humans everyday perform or express the same impressive "calculation" such as any subject like math homework or science. Through all this the use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. In paragraph 6 lines 6 and 7 this states that while the use of technology can read our emotional expressions "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. In the use of technology then it could modify the use of how people have their emotions and expressions.
Meanwhile, some computers can handle the use of emotions people have and their expressions depedning on how they calculate emotions. Not only can the computer detect the feelings it makes a 3-D form of the human face or a 3-D image of the painting. In paragraph 4 the first line the article says that "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal," observes Dr. Huang, ''even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression" (like not smiling as broadly). However, everyone has emotions, feelings, and expressions, but some you can not verify or tell how they are feeling or whether they tell you they do not know what is their suggestion to it. Computers need to know that as well.
As in paragraph 2, everyone has emotions that just you can not verify or tell of how they are feeling or their confused and bored. In excluslive this software can be very valuable to many students in very many ways although, it is going to help them with observing many emtional faces and expressions. Not just the computers can help them observe the faces in paragraph 6 lines 8, 9, and 10 "The same technology can make computer- animated faces more expressive- for video games or video surgery. Within this information if students feel sad, worried, and happy this all at once the software in the computer can still detect the emotions of this human or painting.
It takes so many muscles just to frown, so why not smile it it takes less muscles just by muscles you can tell the way someone is feeling, when someone is happy they get wrinkles by their eyes. Stated in paragraph 7 line 8 "In the real smile, the zygomatic major (muscles that begin at your cheek bones) lift the corners of your mouth. It is all about the muscular action units.
In paragraph 9 lines 2, 3, and 4 it says "According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. In this information, To an expert or computer system, faces do not lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smilimg" politician or celebrity is not being truthful. Whoever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions! | 3 |
b6f9938 | The coming of the future is upon us, and as this new era approaches a plethora of innovative ideas come crashing along with it. One of these ideas is the possibilty of driverless cars. As welcoming as this sounds it has not been totally accepted by everyone in society. The reasons driverless cars should become a reality are mainly because they're safer, more efficient, and more convienient for the driver.
The most important reason that driverless cars need to continue to be developed is that they're overall safer than normal human driven cars. One of the cars, manufactured by Google with the aid of Toyota, is equipped with position-estimating sensors, a rotating sensor (LIDAR) , a video camera on the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor. A car outfitted with this technology can operate at the skill of a human without making the mental human errors. People argue that technology can't replace humans in every scenario, such as roadblocks or the unexpected stoppage of a car in front of you. Technology has already prepared for this and there are sensors in place to alert the driver when human interaction is needed. These sensors include vibrating seats, flashing windshield lights, and other headsup displays.
Another reason that the devlopment of driverless cars needs to continue is because they're more efficient than ordinary cars. Google cofounder, Sergey Brin, envisions a future with a fleet of driverless cars for a taxi system that would use half the fuel of today's taxis, and would offer much more flexibility than a bus. These innovations would save your wallet from the gas station, and your back from the crowded bus seats.
The final reason that driverless cars should be the way of the future is how convenient they are for the passenger. Driverless cars allow the passenger to talk, phone call, text, eat, etc without putting other drivers at risk. Tesla has even reported that a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time should be released in 2016. Nissan, Audi, and Mercedez-Benz have made similar reports for the year 2020. Who's to say more advancement won't be mad in the ever so near future?
In conclusion the reason that the devlopment of driverless cars is a positive thing is because they will improve the safety of the drivers and the road, they're more efficient for your wallet and your comfort, and they're more convenient than normal cars. | 4 |
b6fdfe8 | Wouldn't it be remarkable if in the future, computers could read you facial expression and tell exactly how you feel? In the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," We now know it's possible, and thanks to the latest innovation in the technology world to Proffesor Thomas Hauang it could be sooner than we think. This new software, known as the Facial Action Coding System, is able to read your emotional expressions which is shown to be very promising to the educational system. Reading the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is vauble becasue it could regonize if a student is bored or confused, it could also modify the lesson in order for the student to learn better.
First, this technology could be used to tell if student are confused, bored, happy etc. Shown in the article in the 6th paragraph the author states, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huand predicts." And prefaces by stating, "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 diffrent." If applied in the educational sence this could mean that the computer could see the students is confused and be able to spend more time trying to help that student comprehend the material. The computer could also modify the lesson.
Additionally, If that doesn't work then it could always modify the lesson in a way the student could get a better meaning of it. In the article the author states, "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." The computer is able modify the lesson so the student. maybe even the whole class, could be sable to get a better under standing of the subject at hand. Also the author states, "Most human communication is nonverbal"
Using this sort of software in schools would do wonders not only for the edicational system but bussniess, the entertanment industry, and even the medical industry. It's fantastic to live in one of the most innovative and technologicly advanced periods of our time and because of things like this, the future only seems brighter. | 4 |
b701593 | I agree that driverless cars are coming. I agree because people are becoming lazy and try to find every short-cut they can. another reason is it makes driving more entertaining. And last a person can still controll the car if he or she wishes. Thats why I believe that driverless car are coming.
The first reason why i believe that driverless cars are coming is because people are getting lazy. People are gitting lazy by instead of walking they use hoverboards. Since people are getting lazy the next step is to have someone drive their car for them. People would buy this type of car so they would not have to put there feet on the pedal all day. Thats how I think people would buy this type of car.
Another reason is that this car would be more entertaining. It would be more entertaining beacause someone who is driving could use their phone because the car would drive it's self. The car could have a tv that someone can watch but when it their turn to drive it turns off. The driiver wouldnt have to be concerned about crashing when looking away because it could drive its self. Thats how this car would be entertaining.
Last the driver could still control the car if he or she wishes. The car notifys the diver when the road area requires human skill. This means the driver must remain alert and ready to take over when the situation requires. The GM has developed driver seats that vibrate when there is danger of backing into an object. Thats how who ever owns the car could still control it if he or she wishes.
I believe that driverless cars are coming. I do because of all of th information I said like that people are getting lazy. Also it would be more entertaining. And last a person could still control it if he or she whishes. That is why I believe driverless cars are coming | 3 |
b70e1f2 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author presents information about driverless cars. The article sheds light on both the good and bad aspects of driverless cars. The article talks about many of the topics that come with the subject of driverless cars. Some of the topics of driverless cars that made its into this article includes: safety issues, obstacles that had to be overcome during the creation of driverless cars, and laws that will clear up some of the issues that driveless cars pose. Driverless cars should be the ideal mode of transportation in the near future.
Sensors have been in use in the automotive industry to add safety to there vehicles, and this technology will help make driverless cars much more safe than human-driven vehicles. When driverless cars can completely be self-driven, they will be using many sensors to be safer than their human-driven counterparts. With completely driverless cars, there will be no more room for human errors; there will be nothing that destracts driverless cars. Google has been making semi-driverless cars which have driven more than half a million miles without a single accident. These cars use a multitude of sensors to estimate the distance of objects near them. Sensors have been in use for over 30 years in the automotive industry to improve safety. One of the most important uses of sensors was with the creation of the antilock brake. These sensors were used to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone.
Driverless cars are going to be more eco-friendly than human-driven cars. Sergey Brin, a Google cofounder, believes that with a system of driverless vehicles, there would be 50% decrease in use of fuel. He also said that creating a public transportation system comprised of driverless vehicles would fundamentally change the world. With driverless technology, programs could easily be created to help reduce the use of fossil fuels when possible. Driverless cars in the future could perhaps shut off the engine while waiting at a railroad crossing. This is just one of the many uses that programming could help reduce the use of fossil fuels. Regenerative systems could also be put into use to reduce the use of fuel. Hybrid technology has been put into use by many manufacturers today, and could definately help driverless cars become more eco-friendly.
Driverless cars are the future of transportation as we know it. There are many positive aspects that will create a much greater society than what we have today. With it's safety features, vehicular accidents will become a thing of the past. With the fuel-saving ideas that are up-and-coming for driverless cars, the impact that we have made on our environment will hopefully be reduced. Driverless cars are going to be the new kings of the road. | 5 |
b7108d5 | In America cars are the number 1 means of transpertation they also making up for 50% of the polution in America. Using a walking tranzit instead would obviously be the easiest and most immediate solution to this problem, but what about the people who can't get where they need to go without it. This solution also could help America's obesity problem.
The practice of banning automobiles is obviously obserd, but is the easiest to tackle the growing obesity problem and pollution problem at the same time. On the border of sweden and Europe there is a close-nit community called Vauban and in this community there is a ban on vehicles. This pollutant free community and high density is essentially what we should be shooting for. The city/town needs to be built for this kind of transportation obviously you can't have the general store 12 miles away and not have an automobile to get there.
Cars are the most affordable means of automatic transportation it really is hard to the habit you have already forged over a century ago, But the fact remains thats why the air is so polluted and why kids are so fat tyhese days.
In America the natural use of automobiles is going down without the implication of any bans on automobiles. This is belived by sociologist in paragraph 34 to be because the decrease in employment and income of citizens in America.
European countries have set the stage for the automobile revolution it is only a matter of time until we stop letting cars own us. The atmosphere and money income will improve naturally,
Because we will spend less on cars and mind more to to Earth. | 3 |
b71bc66 | The face on mars was just a natural landform because when the first original vikings took the photo
they could see the face and that was in September 1997 they saw the face on mars photo
When the mars global surveyor flew over mars with his Mars Orbiter Camera his team snapped a picture ten times shaper then the orginal photo so when the photo got back to NASA
they anaylzed it there was no face to show from mars Even though it you can see it much better the the original photo and they took this photo on May24, 2001 so how did that make a big
change from now
to 25 years ago.
This means there was no alien monument from the beginning thats why we should have them take pictures of mars Every year Just so we can see if it diapperd or they destroyed or it could've got buried then we also could've compared the took pictures and see if it was the same from September 1997 to May24,2001 thats what we could've of did. | 2 |
b71d27f | Hi my name is Luke. When I was 17 my friend Don asked me to be a
"Seagoing Cowboy". I said yes beacuse it was a "once in a life time opportunity". When I first became a "Seagoing Cowboy" the year was 1945.
When I turned 18 I had enlisted in the army. On the ship we had to work hard day and night, we had to care for the animals during the crossings, We had to lift the heavy bags of oats and hay. We also had to water the animals two or three times a day. It was hard but it was helpful to me. When I was discharged in 1947 I had made 9 trips that is more then anyone else. But I had some good times on the ship as a "Seagoing Cowboy". After we would drop all of the animals off where they were needed we would play game in their stals like, Base Ball, Volleyball,Table-Tennis,Boxing,fencing,and Whittling.
But in the end all of that hard work and time was worth it. I was able to go to so many places!
I went to
Greece to see the Acropolis. I had the benefit of seeing Europe and China. I took a ride in a gondola in Venice, Itally, with streets of water. I also toured in a excavated castle in Crete and marveld at the Panama Canal on my way to China. If you young peaple participate in being a "Seagoing Cowboy" I am sure that you will have the same experince as me, or mabey you will go on to bigger and better places then I ever could of dreamed of. You never know what wil happen when you are a "Seagoing Cowboy". | 3 |
b7248bb | Dear State Senator,
Today I would like to point out why we should keep with the program Electoral College. "
In the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qulified citizens ," as stated in the articel
What is the Electoral College? by The Office of Federal Register . Which makes the Electoral a great part of doing the highst or popular vote of President. Not only that but"
each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors.
" which helps them amd still be equal enough to the other runing President. In the article
The Indefensible Electoral Colloege: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong it says in the bottem of the fist paragraph "
This year voters can expect another close election in which popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. And yet, the electoral college still has its defenders.
" which is saying that most Americans prefre to have this electoral college for popular votes.
Reading in the article
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President they point out the "
when you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors....but each part selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the part's nominee (and that trust is rarely betrayed)
" to repeat that trust is rarely betrayed so that means the Electoral College is something you can count on. "
The Electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution...
" balancing the large states will help more knowing that Electoral College is to do the job. The Electoral College help avoid run off- elections in the same article it explains an example of what will happen if Electoral College is no there. "
Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both had only 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral College...there is pressure for run-off elections when no canidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, is recued by the Electoral College,...
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Keeping the system Electoral College is a great system that needs to stay. State Senator it would be caotic if the system didnt exist. Keeping the system have and still will solve some of outr voting problems. | 2 |
b72a081 | All around the world car use is declining and we are witnessing different approaches that reduce pollution and reliance on cars. In Vauban, Germany, an experimental suburb does not allow any cars and is compact so that transportation can be by foot or bike. In Paris, a number of days banned the use of cars for a large part of the population due to the amount of pollution and smog. In Bogota Columbia, one day a year is reserved as car-free day in which all cars are prohibited. Many other cities are joining in this "Holiday". Obviously the over-use of cars in todays society and the pollution it causes in large cities is a problem. These societies are taking steps toward making the areas better places to live.
The car-free community experiment of Vauban Germany was completed in 2006 and is home to 5,500 people. Many of the residents in the community including Heidrun Walter feel "...much happier this way". In my opinion a car-free community in which I can walk to any friends house or store sounds exciting and enjoyable. Also, the amount of pollution it would decrease would be outstanding. Many communities are noticing this trend and are interested in how it is catching on.
In Paris, France a ban of cars with certain license plates was enforced to clear the air of the city. The ban was enforced after near-record breaking pollution. The smog created an unhealthy atmosphere full of congestion. After nearly a week, the smog cleared enough that the ban was rescinded.
A car-free day is taking hold in Colombia, started by Bogota, in which one day a year all car-use is prohibited. The citizens are often excited to participate and for the last three years the turnout has grown. This participation helps the pollution in the society and influences other communities to do the same. All of these societies are taking different approaches to reducing car-use but they are all working. Hopefully limiting car usage will continue to grow throughout the world. | 3 |
b72b073 | Why you should join seagoing Cowboys program. They visit unique places.
You get to experience adventures. You get to meet Luke. This adventure is going to be great!!!!!
If you join the program you get to meet Luke. He will teach you how to be a seagoing cowboy. He will show you how to take care of the horses, young cow, and the mules. He also helps countries that needs help with recovering there food and other supplies.
You can also experience adventures. Luck will show you different countries. It would be fun to see different places. You would be able to see a whole another world out there. If you like adventure then this I'd the place.
You would get to experience different parts of the Europe, China. Also who wouldn't want to visit other places. You get new lerening experiences in different places. I would join this group.
So this is why you should join seagoing Cowboys. If you love adventurers then this is the right place. I hope you join the group. | 2 |
b7346f8 | I am in favor of keeping the electoral collage although you may think there are better ways to do it i think thats its worked for long enough so why change it now. ''Under the electoral collage syster voters vote not for the president , but for a slate of electors ,who in turn elect the president.'' " the electoral college is a process consists of the selection of the electors where they vote for president and vice president, and the counting of the electors where they vote for president and vice president and the counting of electoral votes by congress .'' theres nothing wrong with that and lastly it has a pourpose '' The electoral collage is a process not a place. The founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. so i feel that it has a pourpose in which its serving so im in favor | 2 |
b737618 | There are some advantages of limiting car usage. There would be less air pollution, you wouldn't have to worry about gas, and there wouldn't be as much smog in the air, as it is now. Not having a car isn't all that bad.
With pollution in the air, it would cause people to have health problems. You probably couldnt breath as well as you should be able to. There's a chance you could end up getting sick, and dying. You'd pretty much be at risk for alot of things.
With the change in the economy, gas prices are up and down, and it's stressful trying to fill up your car having to spend so much money, when you have a family to take care of. Alot of people struggle with things like this situation, including bills. It wouldnt hurt to walk, or to take the bus to work. If you actually think about all the money you spend, using a car, you would realize that you could save much money by not having one. Maybe one day your car could start acting up and you would have to take it to the shop. Just imagine how much it would cost to fix it.
As the years past by, fewer cars are getting sold, and fewer people are getting their liscense. They same cars are sitting in the parking lot at the car dealership place, because nobody wants to buy them. Others can't afford them. Some researches are beginnning to think that America has passed peak drving. "The United States,with its broad expanses, and suburban ideals, had long been one of the world's prime car cultures".
In conclusion, vehicles and other motor prodcuts would make a HUGE difference, if we didnt have them. There would be less air pollution and smog, people wouldn't worry or have to stress over gas money, and the more money you have, the less problems you'd have to deal with. | 3 |
b739003 | Dear state senator,
In reference to our state we would prefer keeping the electoral college instead of abolishing it. Under the 23 Amendment of the constitution, the district of columbia is allocated three electors and treated like a state for pupose of the Electoral college. If you take this away, there will be anarchy all around us, and I assure you that you dont want this to happen.
The electoral college is a right for us, and it lets us know that we have a right, and a say in this country. It would be wrong to take that away from us.
What have Richard nixon, Jimmy carter, Bob dole, and the AFL-CIO all, in their own time, agreed on? They all agreed on abolishing the electoral college. And they are not the only one's who have said it. According to the gallup poll in 2000, shortly after Al Gore, thanks to the quirks of the electoral collge, won the popular vote but lost because of the 60% of his voters prefered a direct election to the kind we have now. This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. And yet, the electoral college still has its defenders.
I urge you to please consider your peoples feelings on this matter and consider not abolishing the electoral college.
Sincerly, a concerned citizen. | 2 |
b73a7ab | To state senator : from :anonymous ....
I have an arguement in between keeping the Electoral college process or changing to election by popular vote for the U.S president. I debate on the behalf of Electoral college because,I think with the popular voting process way the only people who vote for you takes favor in you,which means if more people like you then the more votes you'll recieve,therefore you'll have a better shot of winning.....The reason I wrote this letter is to show you whether or not to keep the electoral process or dump it out and use the popular vote. Me personally think it's fine just the way it is,why because "I think the electoral process is a better solution because,the voting would not be based on just popularity but also on who's going to be better at what they do,or the person who's going to make the positive choices[desicions].There are so many positive things on why to keep the electoral process and I also make room for the errors of it so dont think im on a one man train,because im not. The electoral college consists of 538 electors which means a majority of 270 electoral votes are required to elect the president. Which ever state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation:which also means one for each member in the
H.O.R plus two for your senators...Most state's just have a winner take all...theres also some things thats wrong with the electoral college...1 : is that under the electoral college system,voters vote not for the president,but for a slate of electors, [Example]if you lived right in texas,and wanted to vote for (John) kerry,you'd vote for a slate of 34 Domocratic electors pledged to kerry. How ever the also are some great things on why we should keep the electoral college one is because,its is not liberal or conservative.
The electoral college requires a presidential candidate to have a transregional appeal.
With the popular vote system,theres not much consisderation tooken in on what should really be done. No matter on how it goes,I say we keep the electoral college system.....
sincerly>me | 2 |
b73b97e | Cars can change the universe
Fellow citizens there should be a limit on car usage . If there's limits with our car usage then we would have a better community, there would be less pollution,less drugs passing through other citizens cars. If there isn't a limit on car usage us citizens would be the ones suffering from chemicals getting into our lungs from all the pollution our own cars let out, two we would be affecting our community because everyone wouldn't walk anywhere they'd just spend money on gas going to somewhere or visting there friends and family . Better to save the earth, then to damage the earth.
First, why not just have limits on car usage saves our community just by a little step like that. We wouldnt have to worry about just walking down the street and a drunk driver just coming out of no where and hitting us. In source 1, by Elisabeth Rosenthal in interview a mother of two and she said, "When I had a car I was always tense." why be tense when you can be stress-free just by not using your cars all the time and having limits on them. If we actually do help our community by having limits on our car usage then we could make cities denser,and healthier community to walk around in.
Second, pollution sucks, these chemicals we're observing are eventually going to hurt us in the long run we are either going to die of the gas our cars are releasing or we're either going to get really sick from it. Who wants to get sick because a stupid decision of driving a car? most definetly not me. These limits are for the best for us citizens . Like source 3, by Andrew Selsky States ,"It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air ."of course its better to just take a nice walk than to just be lazy and drive a car. Bike rides with friends sound better than a car ride, in a car people usually blast the music and don't communicate with one another, but while you bike ride you can communicate with one another and actually have fun racing eachother on these bike rides healthier than a car ride.
Last, with the limits of car usage smoggling can be prevented because it won't be easy for people from other countries trying to pass by in cars with drugs because the state would have certain transportations they can only use which they might not want to use because it's so public. Source 2 states, last week, Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter(pm) per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London,his only means someone from another country brought it to Paris and its ended up at London who knows how.
It's better of just having car usage limits to prevent drug passing, also to help our community, and have a healthier earth without pulluting the eart. | 4 |
b73d319 | Have you ever wishes you could read the emotions of another person? With new technology created by Thomas Huang you can do just that. This device allows you to precicly calculate the emotions and feelings of anoother person. But would it be valuable in a classroom of students.
In my personal opinion i say yes it would be valuable. I think it would not only be valuable to students but also to teachers. It would be helpfull to students because say for example you have a crush on a fellow classmate but dosent know how she feels about you with a app called snapchat you are able to communicate through pictures, so if you knew how she felt about the conversation based on the selfie she sent it would give you a accurate idea of how she feels about you. A reason i think it would be helpfull to teachers is it would allow them to know when a kid becomes bored or sleepy ultimatly helping on how to teach and what subjects catches your class attention.
So do i think that it is a good idea to have a emotion detector in a classroom. Over all yes because it has it's pro's such ass helping a student with his crush or helping a teacher deliver a lesson planor know when a student it sleeping. But it can also have its con's. So when deciding to put one in a classroom of your own dont only look at the neggatives or posotives but compare and see which outways the other. | 2 |
b741f16 | Dear Florida State Senator,
It has been brought to my attention as to which method of voting shall be used in future elections. As of now we use the Electoral Colllege method, but looking back through previous years there is evidence this method has caused some dispute. Due to these problems I suggest using the popular voting method. The popular voting method is not only a direct vote for the desired candidate of the people's choice, but this method is also less complicated, leaving less room for many problems.
Initially the Electoral College voting method sounded like a great idea but over recent study some people are beginning to become more fond of the popular voting method. The popular voting method is directly controlled by the people and their vote is sent directly to their desired candidate. On the other side, by using the electoral college method voters vote for a select member of the state's electoral college votes and that member is elgible to vote for any presidential candidate of their choice. According to the article "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five Reasons to keep our Despised Method of Choosing the President" by Richard A. Posner, " when you vote for a presidential candidate you are actually voting for a slate of electors." Further evidence from this article (quote on quote) claims there is a " lack of democratic pedigree." Electoral voting also only benefits the larger states because of there is a larger amount of members of the electoral college for the larger states. Popular voting provides a more direct way for votes from the people to reach their desired candidate as opposed to someone who may not vote for a candidate of their choice.
In addition to many down sides of the electoral college voting method, there have been incidents in the past while using this method of voting. For example, evidence in the article " The Indefensible Electoral College: why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" by Bradford Plumer, in 1960 there was an indicident pertaining to the election of John F. Kennedy. In his case, segregationists from Louisiana were planning to (and just about succeeded) in replacing the Democratic electors with electors to whom opposed JFK. This article also brings up another problem with the elctoral college votes in the year of 2000 listing it as the "2000 fiasco" and "biggest crisis of the century." While the electoral college holds many faults I'm sure in the past there have also been pop-ups of downsides to the popular voting method also. Through reading a select amount of articles I have picked up more recent and destructive faults within the electoral college voting method.
In conclusion, the popular voting method should be applied as the designated process of electing the United States President because it guarantees a direct vote towards a desired candidate of your choice. As our country is listed as a democracy, the votes towards the President should lie in the hands of the people. The electoral college is prone to many more problems and is a more complex method of voting. With votes in the hands of the people, voters can get a full " hands on" voting experience. As to not repeat myself, in this way voters can really understand the voting system and get the idea in their head their vote is going towards their chosen candidate. Popular voting has not only been proven to be the more preferred method of voting, but in my opinion, shall be the established method of voting to use in the future elections. | 5 |
b74c950 | limiting car usage is an advantage for many reasons, for example, the pollution will become less of a problem, people will be less tense, and we will be devoid of traffis jams, which means less car accidents. To me cars are just something to get you to point A to B, but now that I have read these articles I realize that cars are alot wrose for the enviroment then i thought, and that i should try using of ways of transportation.
In the passage it states "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." The pollution was out of control and for the most part it was because of the huge amount of car usage. The effect of banning car usage was resulting in an amazing outcome, less pollution, which is healthier for the commuitty. The advantage of limiting car usage can effect a whole commuitty and one way is less pollution. Bogota, Colombia had the same idea but they were not banning the car usage they have one day called the car-free day to show that its an advantage not to use cars all the time.
Limiting car usage can even make you less tense, as said in the article," "When I had a car I was always tense. Im much happier this way,"said Heidrum Walter, a media trainerand mother of two, as she walker verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering childern drown out the occasional distant motor." Everything is better when car usage is limited it, makes you less tense and less pollution." " Its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," said businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a two-seat bicycle with his wife."
When there is less cars on the road there is less possiblity of car accidents or traffic jams." ... leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams." During the one day of no car usage, the streets were left of no traffic jams or accidents. The world is a better place with limited car usage. " Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up."
To conclude, the limited car usage is a great way to reduce the amount of pollution, become less tense , and creat less possibility to have car accidents or road jams. After reading these article I have realized that taking othe transportations like bicycle or on foot could have huge impacts on the enviroment and my own well being. | 4 |
b74cb35 | Not a day goes by that you don't see a car passing by on the street. Often, we don't think much of it and the effects it has. Throughout the world there are communities campaigning, trying to lower the usage of motor vehicles. The citizens in these communities are aware of all the cons that come with driving cars. There are plenty of benefits to not driving cars everyday such as, lower the amount of air pollution, being inclined and motivated to excercise often, and the money that this act can save.
The number of cars being purchased in America has been dwindling with each year that passes. If this pattern persists it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment. This is due to the fact that transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions, just barely behind the power plants. At one point in Paris, France, there was an extreme case of congestion which provided the air with more than its fare share of smog. The city was told to momentarily stop the driving of motor vehicles. Conjestion went down 60 percent after five days of intensifying smog. The smog rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the world's most polluted cities. By driving a car less the environment benefits emmecely.
In Vauban, Germany it costs $40,000 to have a place to park your car along with your home. As a result from that about 70% of the families in Vauban don't even own a car, let alone drive one. Heidrum Walter notified people saying, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." She along with &0% of the citizens walk verdant streets and ride bicycles. As a result they are getting a measure of excercise more than they would be getting if the drove cars. When you excersise and sweat, your body releases endorphines which triggers a chemical in your body. The triggering of that chemical causes you to feel happier which is just what the people of Vauban are.
Some people are very well capable of purchasing a car but don't. Just that simple
Non act saves them quite a handful of money. Now, sometimes things like driving a car are necessary, so I'm not saying NEVER drive your car. However, if in the cases where it isn't necessary you were to walk or ride a bike you would potentially be saving pockets of money because gas isn't being purchased as frequwntly as it would be otherwise. The reduced amount of car driving even benefits your bank account.
Motor vehicles, such as cars and motorcycles, are not always necessary. Not utilizing them comes with plenty of benefits. It reduces the amount of smog and air pollution, it makes you healthier and potentially happier, and lastly it saves you money. Walk around a little. Go on a bike ride. Experience all the beneifts of leaving your car in the garage. | 4 |
b74cef6 | In paragragh 1 it says that Luke had no idea what he was going to do after graduation, but then his friend had invited him to Europe. Then it says he couldn't say no because it would be an opportunity in life to start something after graduation.
Just before they were arriving in Greece, Luke was turning 18,wich had ment he would have to go into military to prepare for war. This is all in paragragh 4. Then it said that they just let him to just keep going for his service.
Then in paragragh 6 it says that it took them 2 weeks to make it through the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to get to China.
Then it says in paragragh 9 he says ''I'm gratefull for the opportunity. it made me more of people of other countries and thier needs.'' He feels the emotions because of the Lord Christ. He was with Luke through it all and he is with you to.
Don't be scared to take opportunities in life that God gives you. He gave you them for a reason and you won't find out until you take it. He is there through it all so don't be afraid Luke wasn't. Follow his example and keep going till you have reached the point were God has wanted you to stop. The lesson here is to
'' Never be Scared to Try Something New'' | 2 |
b754ee5 | Living in a polluted world were you cannot see the sun is not ideal, most of pollution comes from car emmisions. We as people today cannot imagine what it would be like without a car, but there are advantages of not having one. There is a city in VAUBAN, Germany that residents have given up cars.
VAUBAN is a experimental community that has "car-free" streets. "Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park- large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for 40,000, along with a home"(s1p2). At first glance this experimental town might seem to be completly outrageous, but it works very well,this community has 5,500 residents. Without a car life would seem to be a lot harder, moving around would require effort, but towns like this one have all the shopping and parks within walking distance of your home. Stores arent spread out,so it doesn't take a 15 minute driveto get to the store, but only a 5 minute walk. A resident of the town said that " When i had a car i was always tense"(s1p3). To me this means that the resident no longer had to worry about getting into a car and worry about getting into a accident, all they have to worry about is catching the bus.
Car congestion is the worst when you are trying to get to home or to work, in the big capitals around the world they have banned driving for certain people forspecific day every week. Paris is a example of one of these countries, if you were caught you had to pay a 31 dollar fine. After 5 days congestion was down 60%. "According to the BBC public transit was free of charge from Friday to Monday"(s2p18). Other countries are doing this as well, In BOGOTA, Columbia they have a program called "A Day Without Cars". In this program all cars a banned, the only way to get around is with taxis and buses, people who dont agree have to pay a 25 dollar fine." It's a good opportunity to take away stress said Carlos Plaza"(s3p24). From this event many countries have come to observe to take the idea and apply in their country, also parks and sporting center have popped up becasue the people are more active.
Having a car isn't all it is cracked up to be , owning cars and getting licenses have decreased in the past years. This is because people are finding better ways to get around without harming the enviornment. Paris,France had smog so bad that it rivaled Beijing, Chinia, but with the legislation and cooperation of the public they were able the get the smog to go down. There are many advantages of not having a car, you can relax and destress, help the enviorment , and be able to see the sun during the day due to car emmisions going down to almost non-existent. | 4 |
b75a43a | Look around, how many cars do you see? Ten? Twenty? Thirty? In the United States most family's own cars, to get around town and transport themselves places. So what would happen if the United States banned cars? What do you think would happen and what do you think people would say or feel about it?
In Vauban, Germany is an experimental district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss border. Unlike the Marion County there are very few, or no cars, which means no accidents, no stress, and no money wasted on gas. Some of Vauban's citizens have said "When i had a car i was always tense, I am much happier this way." What if our communities were like that? Do you think morale would be higher and that people would be more laid back? Every day on the news theres a story about car pileups, and accidents on the highway and blockage on roads. The Enviromental Protection Agency is promoting "Car reduced communities" and legislators are starting to act on it. Many experts expect public transport serving suburbs to play a big role in the country soon, Says Elisabeth Rosenthal of the New York Times.
Paris, France one of capitals of the worlds most polluted cities enforces a partial driving ban to help clear the air of the city. Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter compared to 114 in Brussels and 79 in London. On mondays motorists with even numbered license pklates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22 euro fine ($31). The same would apply to odd numbered plates on the next day. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined on the first day and 27 cars were impounded due to the reaction of the drivers. Some say thats easier to imagine than a car free community, but is it truly easier on the people? People blame diesel fuel because France has a tax policy that favors diesel over regualar leaded gasoline, and due to that diesels make up 67% of the vehicles in the country.
In Bogota, Colombia there is a car free day every year, where Colombians, hiked, biked, skated or took buses to get around. It was the third year of the event and the goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog and pollution. The turnout was very large, despite gray clouds that dumped occational rain on the participators. Businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza says "Its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower pollution", and for the first time two other cities joined in on the day, the cities were "Cali, and, Valledupar". Parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city and uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced with even smooth sidewalks.
So is driving really worth destroying the enviroment? Maybe you could try walking to work sometime, or riding a bike. These cities tried it so should yours. | 3 |
b75b4f6 | There are many advantages to limiting car usage. It is better for the environment, it is safer, and it cost people less in the stuggling economy.
To begin, limiting the usage of cars is a advantage because it is better for the environment. For example, "...Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city" (Duffer). It is sad that there is so much pollution in the air that car usage has to be stopped in order for the smog in the air to decrease. After five days of smog, congestion was down by sixty percent in the capital of France. Obviously, limiting car usage is extremely better for the environment.
In addition, the less you use cars, the safer your community is. For example, Heidrun Walter "...walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chattering of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor" (Rosenthal). Children coul not be wandering aroundif there were cars on the road. There are accidents all the time where children and adults get struck by cars even when they are trying to be safe. Obviously, if cars are not on the road, it will be safer for everyone.
Finally, limiting car usage saves people money. Actually, "...Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less, and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by" (Rosenthal). The less that cars are used, the less gas people have to pay for and so they will save their hard earned money. If people stop using their vehicles, then they will be more likely to sell the car, and then they will make money in the long run. If the trend continues, fewer and fewer people will use their money to buy cars. Clearly, limiting car usage allows people to spend less money.
To conclude, limitng the usage of vehicles as transportation is an extremely good idea because it is better for the environment, it is saer, and it costs people less money. | 4 |
b75e1ba | The author presents the reader with the idea that studying Venus is worth all the dangers and risks. They made sure to point out that travels should not be limited by the dangers and risk of the travel but expanded to meet the edges of imagination and challenges. The author has done well supporting their idea of the worthiness of studing Venus. They have shown and explained both the dangers and perks to studying Venus, plus the ways around the risks.
The author has described the negative, dangerous conditions of Venus's surface and atmosphere. "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than whate we experience on our own planet" (The Challenge of Exploring Venus). The author is showing how dangerous the conditions can of Venus can be and how they are more extreme than anything humans have face on Earth. The author shows the readers a way that humans can study Venus that is much safer, along with technologies that will increase the information that humans back on Earth will recieve. "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray..." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus). This shows that scientists are coming up with ways to make exploring Venus a little safer, still not the easiest conditions but survivable enough to gain more information on the captivating planet. The author explains that there are other approaches to studying Venus, such as simplified electronics made of silicon carbide that can last up to three weeks in the conditions of Venus and the possibility of using old technology is also in the air. "Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers..." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus). Since modern computers are delicate when it comes to extreme conditions, mechancical computers, that have mechanical parts, can withstand more pressure, heat, and other conditions that it will face on Venus. This evidence shows that people are looking for a way to make exploring safer and striving to meet more intimidating endeavors. The strive to meet challenges will give us more ways and technologies to explore more of Earth and other planets similar to that of Earth.
The author has done well in supporting his idea by showing both sides, the dangers and worthiness and steps scientists are taking for exploring Venus. With the work towards meeting the challenges faced on Venus, exploration will not only give insight of the planet but also will lead humans into many equally challenging, intimidating endeavors. There is much to be explored and humans need to rise to the challenge, finds ways around the danger, and expand to the ends of imagination and innovation. | 4 |
b75e3d6 | Why We Shouldn't Use FACS Technology in Classroom
FACS technology shouldn't be used in classrooms, and there are several good reasons as to why. Some of the things that people value the most are their money, a good education, and privacy. Implementing FACS technology can disrupt all of these things that people value.
First of all, the author of this article, Nick D'Alto, never even mentions the cost of this technology. Seeing as this technology isn't even fully developed yet, it would presumably cost millions of dollars in research to even get a fully developed working product. When new technology comes out, it is usually more expensive then anything else on the market. A school is the last place that should be using its resources for an emotion reading system. Most schools are lacking funding and resources, which is leading to cuts in many music and athletic departments. Another pretty well known fact is that schools spend less money on cafeteria food then JAILS do. If a school is getting additonal funding these are the types of things that they should be spending it on, not useless emotion readers.
This goes into the second reason, which is effectiveness and practicality. How do we know that what this computer is saying is actually correct. Sometimes, there are some things that advanced technology just cannot solve. A computer may sense a sad or confused look on a student's face, but that doesn't necessarily tell you WHY they are sad or confused. Dr. Huang from the article says that based off of the look on your face, the computer could modify the lesson. First of all, if a teacher is teaching a lesson, it probably wouldn't want a computer modifying what he or she wants to do. A teacher shouldn't modify the whole lesson for the entire class, just because someone has a certain look on their face, for reasons that may not even be school related. Modifying a lesson for students who aren't even struggling could potentiall ruin the way they learn, and how quickly and effectively they learn and understand concepts. If a teacher senses that a certain student is confused or not paying attention, they could always talk to them after class and fix the problem, which is a much more effecient and effective way of doing it.
A third reason that this FACS technology shouldn't be implented is for privacy. While the author does list some useful applications for this technology, such as surgeries and video games, common computers for everday use is not where it should be used. One reason that people fear this advanced technology in their own computers is for privacy. Many students probably don't want a camera in their school laptops constantly scanning their faces to see what kind of emotions they have. Many students would see that as creepy and intrusive, and would probably complain to the adminstration to remove it.
People value many things in life, but some of the most important are their money, a good education, and and their privacy. Having this FACS technology in schools can ruin all of these things, which is why using this technology in a classroom is not valuable. | 5 |
b75fe1c | The technology to read emotional expressions of students would be valuable because it could help consulors with their jobs. The reason why is because the computer can read emotiaonal expressions of students so the consulors can use the techology to thier advange. As the text says Mona Lisa was 83 percent happy 9 percent disgusted and also 6 percent fearful. Imagine having a consulor having that type of tech in their hands. Their would be less fights less sucdial tenions and aslo less bullying.
The technology could also make alot of students smile. As the text states you can conduct an experiment by going to the bathroom and raise your lips at the conroners of your mouth, then squint your eyes slighty to produce wrinkling at the croners of your eyes. And also by holding that raise the outers parts of your cheek up towrad your eyes. They say doing all those faces and experiments can make a person happy just by trying it. Also putting a happy face on your face could infunces others to try the same thing and get the same resluts.
Also if a techaer wanted to prove that the emotional expression technology is vaulable they could set up a way to let the students use and play with the tech. That would let student exprence and see how the technology works and function so that in the future they would know how to use it to. This information can also take technology and others courses to a different level. The reason why is becuase if students learn how to take contorl of this technology they can try to forge it into their own work of art and make it better than before. as the text says your home PC cant handle the complex alogrithms used to decode mona lisa's smile but we can write down simple instructions that encode different emotions. That states there to me that if students get thier hands this type of tech they could alter the world solve problems in a insict or a heart beat and even help bring bullying to a end. Students may think letting the system read their emations is a bad thing or might them feel uncomfortbale but it shouldn't. It's to help them and the teacher have a better relationship and aslo solve problems faster. | 3 |
b763219 | I'm trying to convincing you to be a Seagoing Cowboys program, because one reason, why you should be in the Seagoing Cowboys, is that you can take care of the animals, if you like animals a lot.
Other reason why you should be in the Seagoing Cowboys program, is that you will go other part of the world, or even making new friends there.
But, it will take about two weeks to get to the place your going to get the animals, or getting back your home.
Other reason why you should be in the program because you will get pay, and you are helping people to get more animals, or food. When you become a Saegoing Cowboys you will take care of the animals almost every hour. You got to feed the animals, clean the animals, and give the aniamls to the people you were going to help them get animals.
When you get the animals you will be them in a room, and you will go to a small ship, but not that small.
At night you need to check the animals every hour, even if it raining, or when the sea is dangers. Well I hope that I convince you to become a Seagoing Cowboys program. | 2 |
b766957 | The new technology is very helpful showing about whats more to a picture or a frame. Why is this important well beacuse people want to know about more about the picture or of what the picture is showing for example, Mona Lisa smile to not be so serious in the picture imagine having a cute picture but your so serious. You can change that with new tecnology. Comperters are very helpful theses days in many ways. For example it can be useful for making payments , searching up information you need , paperwork, photoshop, diffrent apps that are useful on making your life better. Its a better sorce of seaching stuff up learning more about the world and the physics. Theres more to this i mostly use it for searching up information about the topic i want to learn about. Its easier for me beacuse i dont like rreading alot and i can just look up videos instead of having to sit there for an hour looking up information or reading it beacuse reading makes me sleepy. Thats why i think the web is an awsome resorse for people that need to be informed and thought many diffrent things.
Many people use this method by making there photogrophy work look better than it is. Its a very good sorce for people that have the job as a photographer beacuse they will make everything work in many ways. For example if something in the picture gets in the way the computer will show u how to get rid or it instead of doing all the extra stuff on taking a whole lot of pictures that look the same or worst. Why waist your time on doing that instead get the app or the program and get to steping its way better and easier to get pictures that are perfect. | 1 |
b768e96 | Raise your lips at the corner of your mouth
Then squint yopur eyes slightly,to produce wrinkling at the corners of your eyes
Holding that,rasie the outer parts of your cheeks up, toward your eyes
You are no smileing if your did each step that smile eman your are going tom like my awso,e essay and are so exited to red it so let me start.
I think that the facs(Facial Action Coding Systen) is really a good project to be in our schools when kid like us every day use the computer and do test or even other thing like programs that help us get our learning we get very frutrated and no one really undertsand how we really feel but now with a facs we will not be alot the tecaher will know.
For example im opened a program that will help me with math and they put this hard equation on the the screen i need to answer it but if i don't know it will really change my mood but the computer after looking at me have trouble for a while and my mood they can switch the question to one a little more do able or give the teacher a hint that a student need help. That will really help school all over the nation also the author also had a same thought like mines.
On paragraght 6 he said that it could tell when a student is confused and it could modefy that lesson it could be like a effectave huamn instructor'. that why
I think that we should have the facs in our computer at schools they will change the whole learning program. To do what we can do that will really help us cause that way it will cha ge the whole learnig priogram and help us kid ni get a stressed at such a young age makes us not want to come to school like that there wil also be morwe kid at schol and less dropouts. facs lets us work harder and what we can really do till we work hard enought to get to the level we need to be to succefull in life.
Faces techlongly will also be usefull now that our genration in schools is advancing we now have alot of computers and each and every day the schools all around the world get more and more advance tech the schools is going to be vertauily a computer in a couple generation. this is my points why i want facs in our schools computers . | 3 |
b77b3a1 | Scientist are interested in exploring Venus but they find it very hard to explore it. Venus has high temperature that make it harder for them to be able to get a closer look at it which makes it a challenge for scientists for to even get a closer look at it. If Venus is Earth's sister planet why is it so inhospitable for us to live in it.
Why are scientist wasting their time trying to explore it and how would we know what is actually in Venus if we haven't yet explored it. I think it may be a bit to dangerous for any of us to actually be able to explore it without the right equipment and the right person to send there without knowing for sureif they would be getting hurt or not. I think it is to much of a risk to send someone up there and risk their lifes all just to be sure if Venus is safe or not.
In paragraph 4 it states that "Long ago,Venus was probably covered lagely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life,just like in Earth"scientist could just want us to have a better future for our future kids and families along the way. In this pargraph it is saying that Venus could be another resource for us to use as an Evacuation if Earth is no longer safe for us we have a second choice.
We may never know if we don't explore it but I still think it is a bit to much of a risk for us to take because we never know something could go terrible wrong and we all end up no longer exsisting.
Earth has many similarities and many differences scientist want to be able to study Venus to be able to come up with new vehices another project is looking back at an old technology called mechanical computers. These devises make calculations by using gears and levers and don't require electronics at all. in article 8 it says tha we shouldn't be scared of what may happened all that matter s is what's right for the people. | 2 |
b77c339 | The use of this techonology in the classroom is a phenomenal idea. Being able to identify facial expressions of students could be very beneficial to not only the student but also the teacher. This tecnology in the classroom would be an amazing thing for schools abroad as it may not only spark a level of interest and respect for technology by the student, but it may also create a much better learning evironment for all.
Technology, such as this, is an amazing thing to be able to use in your everyday learning experience. It will create a much deeper and more intuitive level of learning. Just as Dr. Huang predicts, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," a classroom computer would entail for a much more in depth learning experience. Often, students are afraid to admit if they do not understand something because of fear of being judged by a peer. With this technology, a teacher is able to see if the student understands it without the student having to face being ridiculed by others. Dr. Huang even noted, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." The use of this teconology in the classroom will create a much better mutual relation and understanding between teacher and student, and will make it much easier for a teacher to properly prepare a student for an exam. Computers are the future and many universities are turning to them, so we need to take any chance we can get to use them to our advantage. Just as Dr. Huang was explaining, we understand that most communication is nonverbal, "So computers need to understand that, too."
Also, the use of this technology in the classroom may spark an interest of technology in the student. The of use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of a student is something that most students will not be able to get at home, as mentioned when the author describes how "your home PC can't handle the complex algoorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." If we do not use this type of technology in the classrooms of our students, we are letting an opportunity go that most students may not ever be able to experience in their lifetime. The document even mentions how if an ad pops up and you smile then a similar add will appear again. However, if you frown, the next ad will be different. This can be applied to not only the reaction to adds, but the interest that a student experiences from his or her teacher's lesson plan. If the majority of students are intrigued by the lesson plan and they show a certain level of interest, then the teacher knows that his or her lesson plan is going to stick with the student better and less review will need to be done. On the other hand, if the student has very little interest then the teacher knows he or she needs to do better with that particular part of their teaching. If the teacher is able to fine-tune his teaching so it is better for the students, because of the new technology, it will make most students respect this type of technology much more. If it is better respected then the student is more likely to follow a career path or develop a passion involving techonology, which is needed since technology is forming our future generations.
As i have shown above with evidence and supporting statements, the value of using this technology to read students' emotional expressions is priceless. It will give each student a better place to learn, and each teacher a better place to teach. It will also spark a much bigger interest and respect for technology, which is essential with how much technology influences our every day life. The use of this technology is vital. | 5 |
b77f90b | Luke thinks people should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because people will be able to learn a lot of things from different countries.They get oppertounity to explore the country.They can also do thing like eat food and meet new people.
People like Luke joined the program so they can see different parts of the world and learn more about that country.It gives them a chance to be apart of that country. For an example, Luke had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. For another example, Luke made nine trips-the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. This is why Luke think's you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
This person think that people shouldn't join this program because they could miss out on the high pay jobs.Parents would want to keep their kids in the state
that they graguated from. THey should stay home so that they don't forget where they come from. traveling is the worst idea in the world. this is the reason that people shouldn't join this program.
Some people want you to participate in this program, and some people don't . It would be a great oppertunity to learn about the country, or it can be the worst. But these are reasons people should or shouldn't join this program. | 1 |
b783ec0 | Long ago, Vikings spotted a shadowy figure that resembled a human face. It was about two miles long and was located on a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia. Some people are convinced that aliens on the Red Planet, but others would beg to differ. Most scientists agree that aliens are just a myth and they did not build the "face. Technology has also improved the findings of scientists about he "face."
For the most part, scientists are convinced that the theory of aliens building the "face" is just a myth. They figure it is just another Martian mesa. The only unusual thing thing about this "face" is that there were shadow that give people the illusion that there are eyes, nose, and a mouth. Very few scientists fall for the myth that aliens built the ''face." Most scientists, including myself, would agree that there is no alien life after all.
Still not satisfied with my argument? If not, listen to this. With all of the new technology these days, there is even more proof as to why there was no aliens who built the "face." A camera took photos of the "face" with maximum resolution. With the high technology cameras, scientists could look at the photo three times as large as the origianl snapshot. Becasue the scientists can zoom in so much, they would have been able to see if there were any aliens on the planet. The picture actually shows Martian equivalent of a buttle or mesa, which are llandforms commonly located around American West.
Most scientists would agree that there never was alien life on Cydonia. Thanks to technology, this point can be proven even further. Obviously, aliens did not build the "face" that is on the Red Planet. | 3 |
b78887e | In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" The author talks about how exploring Venus is dangerous. He even describes how Venus is close to Earth. The author is right about studying Venus despite the dangers.
The author goes to great detail to describe the dangerous atomsphere and surface of Venus as "over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet". An example of how we got information would be a different planet getting a rover onto Mars. "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 leads us into 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."
To put it simply yes the author is right about studying Venus despite the dangers. The research would be dangerous, but be useful at some point. That way we would have information about Venus when we should. We would have major innovations in astronomy. | 2 |
b78fd4d | The author suppports the idea because venus is one of the brightest points of light in the sky, making it simple for even an amateur strgazer to spot, but the nickname "Evening Star" is misleading cause it is a planet.
In our solar system, venus is the secound planet from the sun. While venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely.Often reffered to as the twin Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too.Earth, Venus, Mars our other planetery neighbor, orbit the sun at diffrent speeds.These diffrent speeds mean that we are closer to Mars and othger times Venus, because Venus is sometimes right arround the corrner-- in space terms-- humans have sent numerousspacecraft to land on this cloud - drapped world.The author suppports the idea because venus is one of the brightest points of light in the sky, making it simple for even an amateur strgazer to spot, but the nickname "Evening Star" is misleading cause it is a planet.
A thick atmosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenges are the cloudsof highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere.ON the planet's surface tempetures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experiances on our planet. These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth; such as enviornment would crush even a submerine acccustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquify many metals.
In conclusion the author suggests that sudying Venus is worthy
despite the dangers it presents which means dont be scared to take the risk and go see whats on that new planet. | 3 |
b79920d | "Unmasking the Face on Mars" is a monument created by aliens, and i do believe that their was a alien life on this planet, says Dr. Chase. " With no living evidence Dr. Chase i do know that this monument was made naturally by mars, caused by wheathering, says i Dr. Clay.
"Since we do not have a real answer to how the face was made, if it was made naturally or even made by aliens which we all know do not exist, i suggest to just let the public get over it, says I" " But since the media and everyone around the world thinks that the aliens and the Egyptians were envolved in this, i say again to just let the media know that it was just a myth, says I"
" We should just let the media know that it was caused by natural causes by mars since thier are many storms their, says I." " the world should not be in panic, and that we have fewer problems and no aliens,says I" | 1 |
b79e76d | Aren't you tired of the accidents that happens frequently on the road, getting stuck in traffic and not getting to work on time or any important event that you must attend, and also the air being polluted by the gas cause by the car that gets us sick? Do you think it would be a good idea if we limit the usage of the car?. When you limit car usage it makes the world safer, it save time and less injury will occur.
When the car usage is limited it save time. When more people are walking on foot or riding bicycle its less chance of traffic in the streets and people can get to where they are going much faster. More cars on the road means more traffic, more waiting and a much higher percentage of people loosing their jobs because of constantly being late for work. It is also beneficial because you dont have to keep buying gas to put in your car and you have to remember that the bigger your vehicle is, is the more gas it use. Dont you prefer saving your money to do other important things than worrying about paying insurance and buying gas? In my perspective i think it would work out great.
Air pollution is one of the biggest problem now not only in the United States but all around the world . The cars that are used on the road is what contributes to the pollution because the fuel from the car is what helps to pollute the air and pollution is what cause people to get sick. Based on the article cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. It also stated that Diesel was blamed for these actions since diesel makes up 67 percent of vehicles in countries like France and 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe. In this case the less car usage the better it is for our health and the better it is also for our environment.
When the car usage increase is the more accident that will occur on the road. Alot of people now a days are very reckless and care free when it comes on to driving on the road especially teenagers. Teenagers are known for getting into alot more accidents than any other people mainly because they are the ones that party alot and are not cautious when it comes on to drugs and alchol. When the car usage is limited is the less accidents that will happen and it will be safer for people. Occurding to Mr. Sivak when he was growing up he was curious about the kind of car people drove, but young people don't really care. A car to them just means getting from point A to point B.
Others may argue that having a car is much easier and faster to carry you to your destination than walking, riding a bicycle or using public transportation. Evening though this may be true cars are not safer than walking and riding a bicycle and it is also cause alot of accidents and to remind you it helps contribute to the pollution. As stated in the article with all these changes, people who stopped car commuting as a result of the recession may find less reason to resume the habits. In other words the more people get use to walking and riding bicycles its going to harder for them to take up back the habit of having a car that takes them everywhere.
In conclusion when the car usage is limited its the less accidents that will occur. The better it is for your health because when you ride a bike or walk that is also exercising and exercising is good because it keeps your body fit and in shape and the less chance of people like elderly having muscle pains and nerve problems. It also help to save money, life and time and help people not to be lazy. In this case limiting car usage will help the world tremendously. | 5 |
b7a0fc8 | Have you even heard of a Facial Action Coding System? Just making faces they say can reveal so much about the science of emotions. The way I see it is the system has to be Realiable,Accurate, and most importanly Easy to use. Which the system proves it can be a vey vauable system in our society today.
The Facial Action Coding Sysem needs to be reliable if not it may have many malfunctions. Which can be a problem if Dr. Paul Eckman the creator of the software is trying to get his idea out there. In order to run a good bussiness you have to have product that can last when that happens so does your company. In the passage is says "Dr. Huang and his colleagues are experts at develpoing better ways for humans ans computers to communicate," which happens to be The Facial Action Coding System. That seems to be working although I dont know about what the future hold this product seems like it will do use some good in the future or even know.
Accuratey is very important and was one of my biggest concertains about the Facial Action Coding System. I n the passage it says that "The software that has been develpoed to improve the accuracy in perceving the emotions of other." I dont think they are lying just so people could start using their software. Why, because in order for the industries to get the software they are expecting for it to be perfect. So if the company dosen't want to have a bad reputation they are making sure what they are doing is 100% accurate so people can use it. Which it say that in the article that it is so I totally agree that "The Facial Action Coding System" is accurate and is something I would use.
So is The Facial Action Coding System easy to use the answer is yes. In the passage the author talks how "the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face" which then classifies six basic emotion happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. So its not like its this long process that takes over twenty-four hours all you have to do is get you face scanned and they tell you your emotions. Not only that but it's also associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles. I'm not saying that they can tell you how your feel, but thats what the software is designed to do. This software can be a fun and easy way to find out what other people's emotions are if you wanna know or they dont want to tell you.
So in conclusion I think that "The Facial Action Coding" is valuable software that many people should be able to use. Even if people thing that it dosen't work they should at least try it out first. This type of software can be used for many types of things like for science. so as the years go on it should countuine to be improved. Hey!! the software might just even be able to read what you are thinking you never know!! | 4 |
b7a4bed | Driverless cars have been something that movies and tv has shown throughout the years. Wouldn't having driverless cars be a great addition to the society and the world around us? Having these cars could bring many positive effects, and could even cause less crashes, helping the death rate lower. Driverless cars could reduce speeding, crashes, and they could also even advance in computer software, making driverless cars more safe than having a human driver driving. Driverless cars should be developed in the near future.
Driverless cars could reduce speeding, and wrecks. According to the article, "Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009. Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash." Also, "Manufacturers are considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road, the car watches the driver." These cars could keep us safe. By using this technology, we should not be scared to get in the car, and be distracted by our phone.
Another thing driverless cars could do is reduce the amount of deaths from drunk driving. If a driverless car could drive someone who is not sober, wouldn't that be safer than having someone who is not sober on the road driving. How many deaths are caused every year from drunk driving? Well, having these driverless cars could reduce that problem.
In addition, technology is arising in the world today. According to the article, "In the 1980's, automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creaation of antilock brakes. Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out- of- control skids or rollovers." Also, "In 2013, BMW announced the developement of "Traffic Jam
Assistant". The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25mph." "The cars can steer, accelerate and even brake on themselves." If the technology has come this far today, wouldn't the technology advance in the future, but better?
Some people might disagree and say "Why would we want a driverless car if its not completely driverless?" Well, with the technology going at the rate it is today, it wont be a problem in the future. Also, in paragraph 7 it says, "The Google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over." This shows, that the car can drive by itself, but to keep everyone safe, it uses precautions, and had the driver help out with making simple duties. "It is a safety feature, and safety is a big concern."
In conclusion, driverless cars should be developed in the near future. They can help reduce the amount of wrecks, lower the death rate, and they can be a fun, new addition to the world today. These cars have many positives, and should be allowed to be distributed by manufacturers. Having these cars just means having a safer world today." | 5 |
b7a82e3 | "the challenge of exploring venus"
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will talk about the challenge of exploring venus and whats the importance about this article.
venus is sometimes called evening star and is actually a planet
is the second planet from our sun and is closest in distance to he earth and he author said that venus is a challenge for humans and said that for some reason no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours.
on the venus surface temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet and these conditions are extreme for the humans venus includes familiar features such as valleys mountains and craters like the earth for this facts venus is a important reason to the humans study the planet and also have not easy conditions , but survivable for humans and another proyect about this is looking back to an technology called mechanical computer.
i think that this article is so intersting because the author explain some important fact about the venus planet and i think that is a good investigation from the venus palnet. | 2 |
b7a85c7 | I am against driverless cars. Only because we aren't prepared for them. The artice even proves to us that we aren't ready for them. They aren't completely driverless so people would still need to pay attention to the road. The roads arent prepared for driverless cars either.
Are we ready to controll this high tech technology?
Drivers want a driverless car so that they don't have to drive. They can do their own thing. But with the driverless cars that the article talks about you can't do that. Drivers will have to pay just as much attention to the road as they would with a non driverless car. The driverless car can not pull in and out of driveways or deal with complicated traffic like roadwork and accidents ; according to the article. During any of thoes times you would have to take controll of your vehicle. Is that even safe? Meaning can a human stay focused on the road and take over their car when needed?
Us humans arent the only thing not prepared for driverless cars. The roads aren't ready either. The article says "These smart-road systems work surprisingly well, but they require massive upgrades to existing roads." Changing the roads just in one town would cost a ton of money just to allow a new driverless car to drive on them.
I am againt driverless cars because in the time of the world us humans and roadways are not prepared for them. To me driving driverless cars seems more complicated than a regular car. | 3 |
b7a91ae | In the article " Unmasking the Face on Mars", there has been an argument about whether or whether not it is a natural landform. Some people suggest that it was formed by alien life on Mars and some people believe that it is a natrual landform. I believe it is a natural landform because of what the scientists have found.
The text states, ...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." Not only was the Face formed but it was also and illusion. The text also states, "...snapped a picture ten time sharper than the original Viking photos...revealing...a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." The scientists had taken a better picture after they viewed it again proving it was a natural landform. Lastly, although not everyone was satisfied, the scientists had stated, " It's not easy to target Cydonia...In fact, it's hard work." This shows that just because the supposed "alien markings" were hidden by clouds or haze, doesn't mean they are alien markings. The text states, " It's not easy to target Cydonia...In fact, It's hard work..." So to prove that the " alien markings" was just a natural landform, scientists took a second look and captured the best photo they have and proved that is was just a butte or a mesa which were " common landforms around the American West." This evidence shows that is is a natural landform that is an equivalent to America's common landforms.
I believe that it is a natural landform because of what scientists have found. Scientists have taken pictures and second looks of those pictures to prove that the Face isn't "alien markings", but a natural landform. All this evidence proves that the Face is a natural landform and while my evidence shows something else, there could be evidence that shows it is alien markings. So what is your view on the Face? | 3 |
b7a9c51 | I do like the idea that computers can read our emotions. because it can tell if we are getting bored in a lesson then it could change the lesson like it says in paragraph 6 . I think that would help alots of kids stay focoused and on tastc.
Also i feel like it would make alot of desions much easyer to make because it would know if u like something or not then gve you more options like that one. For examiple when your online shoping or looking for a video game to play.
Somehting eles i think this emotion reading computer can help is when your upset and your on youtube or even socal media it knows your upset so it put stuff on your time line that won't make you even more sad or puts stuff on your timeline that will make you feel better. And that is why i think a computer that can read emotions would be very helpful in veryus ways. | 2 |
b7b0f05 | Cars have become an every day part of our lives, not just for Americans but, for the world. We rely on our cars for everything, from getting to work or getting food to eat, our cars are what gets us there. But what would happen if we were banned from using our cars. Many places have banned cars, whether permanently or for just a few days, cars are being banned. Cars create stress, the also create harmful pollution, that damages our health and our planet. Another reason is that cars are naturally dying out and becoming used less, than before.
In a small community of residents, cars have been completely banned. These are people who gave up there cars to live in this car-free environment. This is an area of about 5,500 people who has gave up, or possible sold there car to live here. Many of the people find that it is more relaxing, than when they had to worry about their car. In the article "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars," Heidrun Walter expresses, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." From a statistic taken from this area, it shows that 70 percent of people in Vauban do not own cars, the others who couldn't give up there cars completely had to pay $40,000, along with their house to buy a garage all the way at the end of the development. This has create a car-free. along with a stress free environment for the suburban pioneers.
Cars let out exhaust that is created from gasoline and diesel. This exhaust is also know as pollution, which damages our planet, along with our own health. In Paris, cars were banned partial because, of the dirty air in this world know city. For five days a terrible smog engulfed the city, leaving the people no choice but to not allow any cars to be driven, until this smog cleared out. According to the information from "Paris bans driving due to smog," almost 4,000 drivers were fined for continuing to drive there vehicles. The only exceptions to this car ban was plug-in cars, hybrids, and cars carrying more than three passengers, which causes less pollution. After a few days the restriction of cars was lifted, and cars could be driven after all the smog cleared.
The last reason we should limit our use of cars is because everyone else is stopping car use. We see hundreds of cars filling up highways, parking lots, or just driving down the road. But what we don't realize is how much car usage has dropped. In the passage, "The End of Car Culture," Adviser of Perspectives Doug Shorts explaining that " As of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995." So are cars naturally dying out, or is there something that is causing it to drop so steadily? One theory is that many Americans can't afford a new car, also many unemployed people are not driving to work anymore. This leads to the question, are cars dying out, or are Americans just unable to get their hands on a new car?
We need to protect our planet and ourselves. With all this car usage, we are killing our planet and ourselves. We are releasing pollution into our air every time we crank a vehicle and drive. Then we proceed to inhale this infected air, which hurts us. Then we worry about our car, putting ourselves into stressful environment. This also causes harm to ourselves. So the next time you want to drive somewhere right up the road, put the keys down, and follow the trend. | 4 |
b7b3b53 | In Luke's point of view you have a opportunity of a lifetime to be in the
Seagoing Cowboy program. You have a opportunity of a lifetime because you get to experience adventures and visit many unique places . To be in the Seagoing Cowboys program you have to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that are shipped overseas . One reason why you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program is because you can help the countries that were left in ruins when World War ll ended. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations have joined together to form UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration).The second reason why you should participate is because you also can find time to have when the animals have been unloaded. In conclusion you can participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program to help these countries that were left in ruins by the World War ll and it can also make you more aware of the people that are from other countries and there needs. | 2 |
b7b815f | Dear, State senator
Voting is a public thing that happens every fourth year when a President is resining or cannidating for a second run. People all around the United States vote for a President they think can run the country the best. I think it's not fair that our votes are getting thrown away, and not even looked at. Bradform Plumer said that "the Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational (source 2 paragraph 14), and i think that is true. I think we should Bannish the Electoral College because it is a old process, unfair to Americans, and can lead to disasters.
The Electoral College is a very outdated process. Dont you think we should use a new one? The Elctorial College has been use since the 13 Colnies, and has been ignoring the public ever since. I think its only fair if we have a part in the president election. Also, if we could change it to popular vote, more people would be intact with politics. Bradford Plumer says that "the eclection is only a few swing voters away from a catastrophe. (source 2 paragraph 12). I agree with him because the Electoral College is very old and can break at any time. I think its time that we change that and start fresh.
America's saying is "home of the free, land of the brave"; well its not free if we cant vote for our president we want, and the government does it for us. Bradford Plumer says that the electorial college is unfair to voters, and candidtaes because of the winner takes all system (source 2 paragraph 13). The winner takes all system is states choosing if the are going to pick a republician president or demicrate president. Lastly. it is unfair to us. We have no power against the government, and our votes mean nothing to them.
The Electoral College can also lead to disasters! Riaets can flood the streets if they dont like the legislators choice, and that can lead to deaths. Secondly, shootings could start to occuring around the states, and can get out of hand. Inicent silvilians can get hurt for no reasons. Lastly, there can be financial crashes, and everyone around the states could go in dept.
to sum up my letter i think the Electorial College should be bannished for good. You have heard that it is a old process and can lead to falure, it is unfair to americans, and it can lead to disasters all around the country. Give the Americans what they want, freedom! | 4 |
b7ba1f1 | Would you travel to a dangerous enviorment just to unravel the unknown ? if your answer was "no", then you are like most normal people. but, the author of "The Challenge of exploring Venus" wouldn't take "no" as a answer. This author believes that the discovery of the true venus , hidden from the naked eye, will benfit the future of science, even with the danger staring them in their face.
The author believes that Venus is special because , it's basically the "twin" of earth, which means they might have had life on the surface. According to paragraph 4 it states "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth."(TCOEV), Which fueled the minds of the scientists , because they just wanna know what was on the surface of venus. But, with a goal there is also road bumps, one of them is the fact that venus enviorment is crucial. According to paragraph 3 it states venus has a "thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus ... temperatures average over 800 degress...liquefy many metals."(TCOEV), which is extremely dangerous. But later in the article they stated "venus have value...expandes to meet very edges of imagination and innovation" which show that they can gain knowledge in later visits, and advance their technolgy.
The author of 'The Challenge Of Exploring Venus" explaines why studying Venus is helpful in many ways. Even though you might say "what if the people get injured or possibly die"
he provided details of how there is many diffrent ways they can carry out the mission. So, next time that you are setting a just never give up , even if you come cross a challege. | 3 |
b7bb573 | There are many advantages when you limit your car usage. By limiting your car usage you will have to choose a diffrent way of transportation and thats often walking or riding a bike. Those two choices of transportation are often used as stress relivers. Also you dont have to worry about traffic or having to rush out of work for the gym beacause you have all ready got in a little excrise
For exapmle in source 3 "car-free day is spinning into a big hit in bogota" it says " It's a good opporunity to take away stress and lower air pollution,". Also when limiting your car usage people often turn to walking, or biking as i've stated before. when a city has a high populltion of walkers and bikers they will have to start making public places closer. As stated in "source 1" (¶ 6) " In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway."When walking you can get a really nice excrise in when getting from place to place and riding a bike can also get your legs in shape. While siting in a car all day dosent help you out at all it's only polluting the air and has you on your butt all day. Less car driving can also mean less car wrecks.
Often people are late to work because of rush hour. As stated in "source 2" (¶14)"Congestion was down 60 precent in the capital of france". while riding a bike you dont really have to think about traffic. Another problem with driving is parking the less cars the less you'll have to worry about a parking space. | 2 |
b7bc4eb | One article say's ''Dose your expresion in the mirro suggest an emotion''? This talks about how easyer it would be to know how others feal. I think it may actiually be bad becaus some people like to not have there privacy invaded by other normal people using a computer. People like to keep there personal thoughts to them selves I don't like the idea of reading peoples mines. We should not do this becaus it might make things easyer at the same time harder. I don't think technology will make things easyer nomader what there will always be trouble.
The article is supporting this claim becaus they are curiuos and think things would be easyer with this new machine. They can use it to detect the fealings of old paintings like the Mona Lisa and they can use it on peole too. They want to use this for students they think it would help with there difficulties. I don't like this becaus too me it's like spying on somebody.
I think we should only use this for paintings like the Mona Lisa but not on people who are still alive. This would to me make people oncofortable. This is like invading someones privacy and being rude. Even when I disagree with this people will still use it all becaus they are so curious. I think it should only be used for certan things not for school or anything else. | 2 |
b7bf084 | Technology gets a lot of backlash, but in reality it is our friend. Technology empowers and teachus us. Without it, we wouldn't be as informed of the world as we are now. For this reason, advanced technology should continue to be used. Introducing the FACS technology in schools would be valuable because it would create a more beneficial enviornment for everyone: society and individuals alike.
Implementing the Facial Action Coding System into schools would be very valuable for society as a whole. The article states that the software provides the exact emotions of someone. For example, the machine might declare that someone is "83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry." (paragraph 1) Teens' actions related to their emotions are still fairly unknown, so having this information on adolescents in particular would help us be able to identify the root of the emotions later on. It's clear that FACS would seriously benefit science.
Perhaps the most important reason for going through with this technology is that people would be more honest with each other at school. Enabling teachers and students alike to see how others are feeling would create a distinct openness in the school. Students would no longer feel that they have to put on a "happy face," (as the article mentions in paragraph 9) when they're sad. There would be no point for this deception, since FACS would see right through it. People who felt sad could be comforted by others. Students would be more happy than they are now, at the end of a long school day. Having the FACS technology in schools would create an enviornment of honesty and happiness.
It's true that having a machine see right through you would take some getting used to. But this unsettling feeling is overcome by the fact that this technology benefits science and our enviornments in a huge way. It makes us into a better people, so the question is, why would we not go through with it? | 4 |
b7c2646 | "Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents".
My Claim: Venus is one of the most earh like planets.
Explantion:The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes fimilar features as valleys , mountains , and craters.
Venus is really an earth-like planet thats why researchers are interested in it most. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes fimilar features as valleys, mountains, and craters. Many reaserchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long on venus , so that we can explore more of the earth like features it has. sum things from venus have been took before for testing but didnt last long so reaseachers are also studying on how to make equiment from there last longer. Numerous of factors contribute to venus reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study,which it is but very worth it. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system.(high pressure and heat). venus weather presents additonal impediments like erupting valcone's, powerul earthquakes, and frequant lightning strikes to probes seeking to on it surface.
This is why reachers want to study this earth-like planet It has many features that others don't and maybe if one day they could find the answers there could actually be human life there. | 2 |
b7c4c75 | Dear State Senitor,
Imagine how it would be if citizens votes counted in electing the next president. Do you believe in freedom of speech and petition? You shall let qualified citizens vote than letting the Electoral Collage vote for the president of the United States. Citizens should be able to vote because they are the ones who will have that future president running their country. It is stated, that under the electoral college system, voters do not vote for the president, but for a slate of electors, who elect the president. Electoral Collage method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state. Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign that they would have if the president were picked by themselves. The voters are most likely to feel disenfranchised knowing that their votes do not count. Thank you for your attention to this matter. | 2 |
b7cdb3d | Why should we keep the Electoral College? Because its what we've done from the start. Sometimes its fine just to keep things the same. There is nothing wrong with change but I beleive that this is the right choice. If we demolish the Electroal College then voting really wouldn't be fair. Because some states have more people than others.
I dont think we really need to change this rule. Because sometimes its best to keep things the same. Its been going on for about 200 years. There hasn't been too many things that have gone wrong with it. Yes there has been troubles in the past. But were all human no matter what we do we can't be perfect. So we will just have to learn from our mistakes an approve on them. We have to belive we have the right people for the job and hope they will make sure things run smoothly for electing a president or any other official we use it for.
If we get rid of the Electoral College then the voting for office wouldnt be fair. Some states are a lot bigger than others. So once its gone then the bigger states would have more effect on the votes than the smaller ones. Example: if we do get a new way to vote and its off popular vote then what if New York has 40,000,000 people and Nevada has only 10,000,000 people. New Yorks votes would have a more effect than Nevadas. This may lead to long debates over the voting arrangement because the smaller states would be mad that they wouldn't get as much of a fair vote. Just like how it was when the founding fathers made this arrangement.
These are my reasons I think that keeping the Electoral College is a better than having just popular vote. | 3 |
b7d0710 | In the passage it states that he says that it is an amazing trip fro a small town boy. He is trying to tell boys that if they want to help in a big way and help their country, they should become a seagoing cowboy. They can go to amazing places like China, when they have extra time. The passage also states that Luke holds the record for the most trips for a seagoing cowboy. What he is saying is that he is havig a lot of fun with this job, and wants others to have an opportunity to do the same.
In this story he states that he went to greece. I belive that this is a huge part, being able to do things like that. He says that he could go to China, and Europe on his extra time, and that he enjoyed going to those extra places.
In the passage it also states that he helped around the house as a young boy, and that helped him grow to be stronger, but not to the point of that of the sea, the dangerous sea. He also states that he was a night watchmen, and he checked the animals every hour.
He also says that one night he was sliding downa latter on his back side and almost fell off the ship. All though he couldn't work for a few days, he satses that he was very thankful to be alive.
He states that he also had time to have fun on board, such as playing simple games to help pass the time. he would do boxxing, fencing, reading, whittling, and table tennis.
I belive that being a seagoing cowboy would be a good idea for young boys for somthing to do for a while. | 2 |
b7d2f72 | Have you ever woundered if a computer can read your emotions. Well the Facial Action Coding System can sacn your face and calculate your emotions by reading the mucle movement in your face. The world could benafet from this tecnologey imagen the posabilitys.
The facial action coding system or the FACS would be helpfull in school because it can tell when u ar upset or bored and change the lesson to fix the child with the problem. Like as an examble say Jimmy is falling asleep in clas the FACS could see that and ajust the lesson to be more exciting so Jimmy wouln't fall asleep more, or say Salley is sad the FACS can see that and tell the teacher and the teacher can help Salley.
in conculsion the FACS or the Faicial Action Coding System would bennafet the world opening new door in reading peoples emotions. just imagen the posabilitys like being able to tell your best freind is sad when shes puts on a smile to hide from the world and being abel to talk with her and make her feel better about herself. | 2 |
b7d3a07 | In the classroom, most students are very bored and tired.
Many students are not happy with spending the day in school.
Teachers all over the country are collaborating to find things that intrest students.
Technology is hitting almost every school currently and it is bring kids to school more eager to learn.
Now, there is a computer software system created by Thomas Huang and Nicu Sebe that can detect someones emotions.
This program detects a persons emotions by looking at how the muscles work.
An example of this progam is when the author describes Mona Lisa and says "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry".
Technology should be used to read the emotional expressions of students during class becasue it will help teachers find ways to make education exciting for students.
Although sometimes people can read someones emotions, it is not possible every time.
A student could act like they are enjoying school when they are really not.
in some cases, students may not be sad because they are at school but becasue something is happeing to them outside of school.
In paragraph eight, the author says "Meanwhile, muscles called orbicularis oculi pars palpabraeus make crow's-feet around your eyes .
But in a false smile the mouth is stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius."
This is an example of how sometimes people can not read someones emotions.
Also, the program would allow a teacher to change his or her lesson plans due to how students enjoy the teaching style.
"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or board,
Dr Huang predicts.
Then it could modify the lesson like an effective human instructor."
Many students do not use words to express how they feel about something so this is a way to find out if they enjoy the teaching style or not.
If schools are able to get technology that detects emotions, it will help with how they need to organize the day and how to make it more fun for students to learn.
This will lead to an increase in passing and graduation rates.
It is very imortant to educate students becasue the students today will be leaders in the future society. | 3 |
b7d7d61 | There are people all around the world that have decided to say no to cars and their polluting fumes. Certain places have even gone as far as having car free days. Limiting car usage will greatly benefit the Earth and the people on it.
Limiting car usage would help decrease some of the pollution in the atmosphere, which is definitely something that needs to be done. When a car is driven all of that gas has to go somewhere and with the amount that people are driving now thats a ton of waste that's polluting the air. Elisabeth Rosenthal presented the informaton that twelve percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe are made up from passenger cars and fifty percent in the United States. Those numbers can be decreased if people choose walking, public transportation, biking, or car pooling instead.
Studies have shown that eliminating driving, or at least limiting the usage, has caused citizens to be less stressed. Heidrun from germany said, "I'm much happier this way,"(In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars,paragraph 3). Cars are very stressful so why should they be used if there are other options? Without cars people would be less likely to worry about loved ones arriving to a place alright and would just be happier in general.
To wrap things up, cars are dangerous, polluting, and stressful. Limiting their usage would help eliminate some of the risks and dangers of driving. There are many alternatives to driving, such as walking, car pooling, public transportation, biking, skating, the list goes on. Make the smart choice and use cars less. | 3 |
b7da861 | The Facial Action Coding Systems is valuable in a classroom because it makes things in the classroom go more effectively if a student doesn't understand. It will also help if a student or your friend is not feeling ok this machine could help prevent anything bad happening, or help your friend or student have a better day. This machine can help in so many ways and it is very valuable in the classroom for many people. Yes, it might get distracting at times for some people but it is still very helpful. In the article it states "His new computer software stores similar anatomical inmformation as electronic code."
The machene is so very helpful and is can help in so many ways. One reasone the machine is effect is because of school purposes, it helps the teacher make the lesson more clear to others who don't understand and helps kids who don't understand pass the class. in the article it states ' "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,'...'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.' " This reveals that the machine can help a student and a teacher all in one because it can modify things for you and it can help a teacher out by explaining it more to a student who doesn't understand. Another reason why the machine is so effective is because if someone such as a family or friend is having a bad day you can by the look on their face. Although can you really tell what they are actually feeling. The machine can do it all, it can tell you how you're feeling just by the look on you face wich most people can not do. In the article it states "Yet Dr. Huang observes that artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial mucles precisely enough to convvey specific emotions." This unveils that the machine can show you your specific emotions and tell you exactly how you are feeling. This also proves that the machine is very affective and can be helpful in so many ways. This machine is valubale in the classroom and is very much needed. All of your emotions on the machine arwe compared to a nuetral face so that means all of your emotions willl be precise and really will tell you your exact emotion.
In conclusion the machine is very effect and can be used in the classroom. The the machine can also tell you if your being truthful about your emotions and identifies every muscle in your face. in the article it states "To an expert, faces don't lie; these muscles clues are sometimes used to spot when 'smiling' politician or celebrity isn't being truthful." This proves that if you want to find out if somone is lieing or not telling the truth you can find out by the machine. It all comes down to the machine and you will be very pleased by the results you get because the Facial Action Coding Sytem is very helpful. It will help a lot of people and it helps in a lot of ways. It is very valuable in a classroom and it helps students or other people find out some things that are helpful to them, thereofre it should be used in a classroom. | 4 |
b7dba2a | The author of the article states that "Earth's twin, Venus. In our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our sun. Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionaly the closest in distance too." But the fact that Venus is close to the Sun make it difficult to be suitable for humans even though the planet is also close to Earth "Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us".
The issue that "Humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world (venus) and not spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours" explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. Venus has temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the athospheric pressure is 90 times greater that what we experience on our own planet. The author gives all of this information in order for us to evalute and understand that Venus have difficulties to be explored and to live in.
But what would happen if our planet one day stop being suitable for human live? Which would be our new home? Scientistics prove that Venus can be sometimes our nearest option for a planetary visit. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was propably covered with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth" This sentence prove that Venus may not be as dangerous as we think if scientistics give a close look and study the land closely. "Today Venus has some features that are analogous to those on Earth".
Despite it dangerous of going and explore Venus land. The author state that is not impossible to go and explore our neighbor planet. NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. Scientistics said that if modern technology can't do a lot surviving in the high temperatures on Venus they will use old technology such as the machines that were used in World War II."Another project is looking back to and old technology called mechanical compurers." Modern computers are enormously powerful but when it comes to extreme physical conditions they are not very flexible in contrast with old technology. "Old technology devices..make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all"
Like the author says "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangerous and doubts but should be explanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation" So, human curiosity should give a chance to old machines and try to make a second Earth. Who knows if in 10 years or so we would need a ew planet to live in?... | 4 |
b7e7560 | When using technology to read students emotional expression you can expreience and read them wrong.
Using technology is a big thing in the world right now and alot of people go to technology or the internet for answers but when you use technology you can experience malunfunctions and wrong answers, so to read a student emotional expression you may read them wrong or get the wrong answer. Reading a student using technology can go many different ways you may get the right answer or you may get the wrong answer,but you can not calculate how a student feel based on a computer and facial muscles. Someone can feel angry and depressed and the computer can read them wrong. You dont have to use technology for everything you can do other things such as ask the person how they feel or look at their facial expression instead of hooking them up to technology in paragraph 5 it says "you can tell how a friend feel simply by the look on their face". The computer may say one thing but the person may feel another. This creation may work on some people but not all,in paragraph 5 it says"in fact,we humans perform this same impressive calculation everyday" even though it calculate all face expressions do not mean that person is feeling that way, a person can be mad for a few minutes or for a act then the computer will say overall that you are angry but you are really happy. In paragraph "eckman has classified six basic emotions and then associated each with characteristics movents of the facial muscles" . In conclusion, you sould not use technology to see how they feel when you can ask them and we should not have to use technology for everything when its right in front of you ,technology is taking over the way people feel towards things and people and you should not use it for someone emotional facial expressions. | 3 |
b7e84c0 | Can computers really tell your emotions? Dr.huang is the facial expression emotion observer. Caculating your emotions is like caculating in math.So computers might do this but you can code it to make it work.
It all begins when a computer contructs a 3-D computer model of the face. And all 44 of the major muscles in the face must move. Dr,Huang relies on the work of psychologist. Like Dr,Paul eckman creator of FACS (facial action coding system). This is what helped find the emotions of the mona lisa. Eckman has a classified six basic emotions -happy,surprise,anger,disgust,fear,and sadness. Then associated each with characteristics movements of the facial muscles. Also using video imagery the new emotions-recognition software tracks these facial movements in a real face or in the painted face of mona lisa.
Your home PC cant handle the complex algorithmus used to decode mona lisa smile. But there are simple instructions to encode different emotions. The muscles you are encoding are called orbicularis oculi pars palpabraeus make crows feet around your eyes. If you have a false smile your mouth is stretched side ways. Most likely an actor will do alot of these for a play or movie. But your computor can do it and there is many more things to come in the future. | 2 |
b7ed507 | Becoming a Seagoing Cowboy is a good thing to be in. They help countries in need and can save peoples lives. This writing promt will be about why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
The Seagoing Cowboys are helpfull for countries in need. Luke and Ron helped out countries that were destroyed by World War Two. They did that by dilivering animals to the destroyed places. If they didn't do that a lot of people might have died. Thats why peaple should join.
They could have a chance to become heros and save lives in countries in need. Also peole can have the advantage to see cool sights. Luke and Ron went to Acropolises in Greece, and went to a castle in Crete.
They also looked at the Panama Canal on their way to China. Becoming a Sea Cowboy gives you the chance to go around the world. Being a Sea Cowbay isn't a dangarous job either. Luke only endered one injury on the job from what the story said.
There's also a chance to have fun on board. When Luke went on return trips all the animals were unloaded. The crew was able to play games like table tennis, fencing, and boxing. They also read and whittled to pass the time.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy is much more than going on an adventure. It opens up the world for people who have never been to a lot of places. Luke was very gratefull for the opportunity to be a Sea Cowboy. It makes people more aware of the things that need to be stopped in the world. The awarness stays with you to. Luke went on to host a lot of international students and exchange visitors for the next coming years.
After the last paragraphs it makes it pretty obvious to become a Seagoing Cowboy. It makes a lot of good becoming one also. There is also new experiences to be made to. So if there's nothing working out for you maybe becoming a Seagoing Cowboy will fit yourself and give you a chance. | 3 |
b7ee6a4 | Living in a community without the use of cars can be extremely beneficial. It might seem odd to say such an idea because we have lived in towns with alot of car usage all of our lives. Heidrun Walter said, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Not having a car can be very stressless. This is because you do not have to worry about wrecking your car, keeping up with the insurance payments, talking care of it (such as oil changes) and eventually, having to buy a new one which can be very expensive.
Another reason why not having a car is beneficial is that it can help the enviornment. Right now, passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of Greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. This number keeps on climbing because more and more people are buying cars which just puts more gas into the enviornment.
An even greater benefit of living in a community without cars is that you can get more excercise. Sitting in the car everyday going to and from work for 2 hours is not being productive. However, in the existing car-free communities, all the necessary store are in walking or biking distance from the majority of the population. So, the commute to work for most people can be just like getting a daily exercise and staying in shape.
In conclusion, I firmly beleive that living in a community without cars would be a change for the better. It would help with everyones finanical situations and everyone would have better health because you would have to bike and walk everywhere. As of lately, it has seemed like less and less people have started to use cars. The number of miles drivn peaked in 2005 and has been dropping since. In April, 2013 the average number of miles driven was 9 percent below the peak in 2005. | 4 |
b7f249d | Have you ever been able to imagine a time where cars could drive themselves? If they were manufactured would they be safe? The manufacturers say that they are safe. They haven't figured out how to program ways to get around traffic jams or constructon cites. If or when you get a driverless car you might still have to do a little bit of driving. BMW announced the development of "Trafic Jam Assistant (TJA)."
The car could handle speeds of up to 25 mph.
When you have to take the wheel of the car, Googles car will simply anounce that you need to take over. Some other options on the subject are over heard displays and windsheild lights. Would these ideas be safe? Well these diusplays can be turned off which would be something not readily available to people who text and drive. This way the in-car system is actually a safety feature. Safety is a big concern.
A big car company, Tesla, has projected a 2016 realese for a car capable of driving autopilot 90 percent of the time. Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan planned to have cars out in 2020 that can completely drive themselves. Hopefully they will be safe. Almost all driving laws strive to keep drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. California, Nevada, Florids, and the District of Columbia lead the country in computer driven cars.
Would the computer driven car be a good idea? They cost more money for what, so you dont have to put your foot on the brake and petals? It would be just as safe as you driving a car. I dont think that computer driven cars would be economically efficiant. | 2 |
b7f8862 | Nobody know how the face got on mars because we never been their. This face could of been their from the jump and ya'll said it was a human face i never seen a face of a human shaped like that a day in my life. You see how the earth changed dont you think ohther plantes form in other shapes like i said people we have no evidence that an alien shaped this face on mars. How we know NASA didnt do this? they can do every thing eles like having a little car drive around on mars and see whats all their and bring littel rocks back from mras. People we got to understand that they is just trying to get our MONEY out of us why you think strang things come out of no were and then they put it on the web. Thats why they make us think stuff is out their like this how you know they didnt just make something that can carve this face on mars an now they trying to say it was aliens that did this. You got to think outside the box people dont let these people trick you for your money because the more attention you give them the more money you give them so please people open your eyes. | 1 |
b7fd893 | The Electoral College shouldn't stay the same, in fact we shouldn't even have it anymor the reasons why we should not keep the Electoral College is because we are voting for electors, the tie that occurs in a election and representatives in states. There is so many problems with our constitution and the Electoral College is one of them.
You may not think voting is what it seems to be. We don't vote for our president like we should but instead we vote for electors, in which all the electors in that state gives the president their vote if the majority of the population voted for them. Wouldn't it just be easier if can automatically add up all votes for each president since we are so technologically advanced? I say we just let the people of the United States vote the way we should vote and everything would be easier and there would be less complaints.
A tie that occurs in an election is unfair. The House of Representatives is now responsible for the election. The winner-takes-all is also a big problem. The eclection is basically in the "Swing" states because the election is so close. So i guess the smaller the better. "The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational." Says Bradford Plumer in the article "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong."
The biggest problem in he electoral college is the representatives in the states. "Wyoming, representating 500,000 voters, would have as much asthe 55 representatives from California, who represents 37 million," Says Bradford Plumer in paragraph 12. That makes no sense at all. Why would a smaller state with a smaller population have more votes than a bigger state with a larger population? That is unfair to the citizens of the United States and is unfair in the election.
My arguement for this voting process could continue on. Agree or disagree, you still know that there are tons of problems wrong with the Electoral College. I hope one day it'll change and less talk and arguements will occur, it's time for a new voting process. | 3 |
b8039a4 | The Face on Mars was not created by aliens. There are more facts to prove that aliens have nothing to do with the Face on Mars. There are less facts to prove that aliens did it. Use commen sense. Don't assume somethig without having facts to back it up.
The first fact that tells us that it was not aliens is, scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusal shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoah. A few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The caption noted a "huge rock formation...which resembles a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose and mouth." This tells us that aliens didn't make it, and that it just formed from shadows that made it look like a face on mars when it was just an illusion.
In the text it states, thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all.
Furthermore, the picture actually shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West. "it reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," says Garvin. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars."
Those were some facts that tell us that aliens didn't have nothing to do with the Face on Mars. It was just an illusion. It made people wonder if there was life on Mars or if there use to be an ancient civilzation on Mars. But, in the end it was just a rock formation. There are more facts to back up that aliens didn't do it. There are less facts to prove that aliens did do it. People saw the picture of the Face on Mars and assumed it had to do with aliens since it looked so much like a face. But, its best to not assume something before you have strong facts to back it up. The Face on Mars isn't forgotten though. It's still something amazing that happend on Mars. It was the first time that something so amazing was caught on camara on Mars. It might never be seen again. We can always remember it as the Face on Mars. | 4 |
b80669b | Space exploration has been a fascination of mankind for multiple centuries now, but has only become a reality in the past 50-60 years. In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author is supporting the idea of space exploration to Venus or our "sister planet". However, the author's claims do not make up for a good arguement against all the dangers and risks that are presented.
Firstly, instead of responding to opposing claims with arguements to push their points, they give them to the reader and let's them get to decide what side they fall on. They list factual evidence on the basis of weather, geology, and risks that would take place. Such as, the atmospher of Venus is thick with a nearly 97 percentage od carbon dioxide and the planets clouds are made up of highly corrosive sulfuric acid. Not to mention, the author states that, "no spaceship survived the landing [on Venus] for more than a few hours", they share information like that with the readers with no rebuttal, and only carries on to say what NASA has planned. It's a weak strategy to take if they're trying to convice the reader to be open about exploration of Venus.
Second, the author uses examples and ideas NASA has put out to make reality of the trip to Venus. Although, most people would be more leaning towards rational planning, the way the author describes the progress is once again, weak. They tell the readers of a mission that would carry men, which has never been done before, in a "blimp- like vehicle" that would hover 30 miles or so above the surface of Venus. The temperatures are still around 170 degrees farenheit and he claims their "not easy conditions, but survivable for humans". In the paragraph after, the author states issues, such as, how no photography or videography would be rendered ineffective and that researchers would not be able to collect samples of rock, gas, or anything else from a distance. They then go on to say, "Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks". The risks heavly outweigh the pros on this mission.
Third, the risks of this mission would far exceed any benefit that would be gained. Humans believe that Venus may have carried life forms because it was covered by oceans, however, it would not be sutible for any life now. The risks included in this mission would be major ones that anyone could see with a brain. Loss of life, loss of materials, loss of funding, and loss of the risk of something catostrophic are four major risks that will never out way the "pros" of exploration and knowledge. The author uses a quote at the end of the page that states, "our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts..." is that a reality or just a false reliance to convince others.
Finally, all this information and rebuttal put forth shows that author does not make a strong arguement to support his ideas. The reality of this situation is, is it worth the damage for the things we will "discover" if we discover anything at all. This is just another proof that curiosity needs to be grounded before you can make it into a reality. | 5 |
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