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c341a23 | The use of this technology should not be used by student ins a classroom.
This interface would be new and it would bring more worries to students who are already struggling with normal class and normal tools, so adding this would make all things worse. Maybe for some students in their finals years in college, it would be a great idea, but for now, and with what most students are doing in class, it's uncalled for.
To start things off, most students would more than likely play around with the tool, worrying about the wong people, or just simply not atke the thing serious, which isn't their fault. Students are in a point inf their life where some are just either trying to make it out, or go to a nice university to pursue their careers, and a high-skilled tool isn't something they should have. If anything, this should be used for something more serious than to check what the Mona Lisa was thinking about.
Furthermore, students should be able to try and guess what certain people are thinking when they forwn, or make an oblivious face. A new piece of technology is too advanced for students right now and it's very uncalled for. Students wouldn't be recieving the same way of learning that they're used to, with some struggling more than others, it can become a real problem.
Lastly, it's not needed. Majority of students don't need a new set of tech just to figure out someones facial expressions and or moods. Humans already have the ability to observe and determine on what someone can be thinking and so on. THe new piece of technology is better off saved for a future where it will more than likely be used by not only students, but society as we know it. | 2 |
c342e55 | From reading the passage, "Driverless Cars Are Coming," I disagree from the idea of creating a car that will transport people without the need of a driver.
Why I strongly disagree with the thought of this idea is simply because something bad could go very wrong. Have you asked yourself, "what if a car was built wrong?" In that case, the car wouldn't work right and no one would even know. Just because it was designed to go from one destination to the next doesn't mean something could go wrong. Then the passengers in the car could get severely hurt. Passengers wouldn't be able to take over the car and avoid an accident. When reading the passage, the narrator talks about cars and how cars need the driver just in case there's an incident on the road, and only the driver would know how to get around that.
This is one out of many reasons why i think driverless cars shouldn't be created. | 2 |
c34313f | Many countries and cities have cut down the usage of cars because of the pollution that they cause. Some countries created days dedicated to not driving cars, and if someone violated this, they would be fined. Some people accepted this and embraced it, while others did not like the idea of not being able to drive at all. That was why when Paris forced a driving ban, almost 4,000 drivers were fined according to the article "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Robert Duffer. They did this because they are the city in Europe with the most pollution. But actually, not driving has many advantages that help you and your city.
One advantage to not driving is that it reduces a lot of stress. And it also helps clear all the traffic off the streets. Many places are trying to make things closer together and easier to get to, to encourage walking over driving, Andrew Selsky mentioned in his article "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota." He also mentioned that "parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks..." So this has caused the people in Bogota, Colombia to love walking no matter the weather.
In the article, "The End of Car Culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, she mentions that America's love of cars has decreased a lot. She also has stated that "a study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009". People are now car-pulling or walking. Car sales have decreased as well. In some cities like Vauban, Germany have cut car usage all together and are completely car free as mentioned in the article "In German Suburb, Life Goes On without Cars" by Elisabeth Rosenthal.
In conclusion, there are far more advantages to not taking car then there are disadvantages. It is important to cut back the usage of cars to cut back on pollution in the world. Many countries have already done so, which has only been very beneficial for them. People are happier and less stressed out, the air is clean of harmful fumes. Which is why it is so beneficial for more countries and cities to cut back on the use of cars, so people can be more happy and healthy. | 2 |
c34b128 | Do you think it would be valuble to use the Facial Action Coding System is a technolgy that read your emotions and read it off with a percentige here is an example as it says in th first pargraph she is 83 percent happy.9 percent disguested,6 percent fearfull,and 2 percent angry. The process of the FACS is th computer constructs a 3-D model of the face all 44 major muscles in the model must move like hummans muscle's.
Dr. Huang relies on his work for pschologist such as Dr. Paul Eckman creator of FACS Eckman has classiflied 6 basic emotions such as happpnies,surpise,anger,disgust,fear, and sadness. Anf then associted with characteristic's movemnet's for ecample your frontails pars latrerails muscle's raises your eyebrows when you're surpirsed your'r orbiuclas oris tight your lips up show anger.
"The Facial expression for each are univesal"' obsevers Dr. Huang "even ttrough indivduals ofeten show carry's degree of expression like not smiling as brodly well using a video, in a real life face or in a paiting by weighinh the diffent units the software can even identfy mixed emotions as in Da vincis master pice each expression is compared to a neutral face.
Yes but no do i think this is valuable because i feel like my emotion's is my personal problems but if pschologist are using it to hep kids and people then yes i belive it is very valuable. | 1 |
c352a0a | "Honey, could you go to the CVS and get me some nyquil.
I'm dying here," mom says.
"Yeah, I'll be back in a bit."
I grab my keys from my pocket and head outside. I unlock my new driveless car and climb in. "Take me to the CVS," I tell the car. It roars to life and backs out of the parking lot. It's been not even two miles and this thing is starting to glitch. "You will be taking possesion of this car in five minutes, ma'am," the car commands. I panic and take hold of the violently shaking steering wheel. Traffics harsh tonight meaning there's some kind of party out in town. The driveless car just unexpectedly starts going in the wrong direction, making me go in shock.
Before I do a full turn I see a lady talking to her baby inside the car. I try to brake, but it just won't budge. I pray that I won't do any harm to them. Unfortunetly it does. I run smack into the front rear, making me black out. They say that before you die, your life flashes back through your eyes. But mine didn't.
I instintly think of mom, dying there in her room, waiting for me to come back. But I won't and this is all because of this driveless car. As you can see driveless cars are not safe because it can harm people, it's new technology is very unfamiliar, and it is not as driveless as you think.
Millions of people will die if you provide them with these cars. If you think harm is done only to you, then you are wrong. You can injure lots of people with only one lifeless car. A car with a mind that could turn into your enemy. It might seem a great idea to most of all over social media, but once they buy them then you will harm then. Not only will they sue the company, but have a bad record on there shoulders.
As you can see, new technology can be very unpredictable.
You won't know what is in this bizzare car that is being monitored with itself. And as the article says, it will also monitor you.
I think that this is not just crazy but scary too. And with this new technology you won't learn to handle a car by yourself, and I would want to.
These driveless cars you've been hearing about aren't always true.
It will say that it drives itself. It will eventually come to some point where the car can't handle the heavy traffic and pass it on to you. Yep that's right, you get to control a car that does not want to be handled.
A driveless car is a facade for hidding the real truth. Because that's what it's doing.
Hiding the truth.
These driveless cars I've been telling you about won't make this world any better.
Imagine Earth being invaded by robots. That's right, the new apacolypse. You see these can be extremely dangerous to the environment and the people inside the car. This new technology can't be acurate. There can be some huge change in it that you won't see it coming from two inches away.
And this driveless car being controlled but not by its driver is a false fact. You will eventually drive it too. But this new experiment may be the cause of not returning to your home and giving your mom that nyquil that she wanted so badly because she was dying.
Do you want that? | 3 |
c3576dc | The development of driverless cars is something new. People do not really know how to feel about it. Some people love the idea. Others, not so much. People are convinced that technology is a waste of time and cannot make our lives easier. What they don't realize is, these cars are actually pretty helpful.
Driverless cars are made to know that something bad is going to happen on the road before you do. They are designed to alert you when they see something you cannot. Some driverless cars can even stop themselves before you even get a chance to put our foot on the break. Driverless cars are designed to keep people safe and make our lives easier.
Driverless cars can greatly help decrese the amount of accidents that happen. There are accidents everyday. Some are even fatal. With these driverless cars and the advanced technology they have, can you imagine how much the number of accidents would decrese? These cars are designed to keep you safe on the road. Yes, these cars still need human direction on some things, but they are still able to keep you safe and worry free when drving.
Driverless cars have already been made in some places. They have been manufactured and driven by people who think that the idea of driverless cars is a good one. These cars have been tested countless times just to make sure that everything runs smoothly. Driverless cars aren't for everybody though. And that is ok. Some people just don't like the idea of having a car do everything for them.
If you do happen to have a driverless car or are planning to get one, don't think that you don't have to drive anymore. Yes, these cars will do a lot of things for you that you can do yourself, but they are not going to drive you to wotk everyday. They still need human guidance. These cars are desgined to watch the driver as the driver watches the road. So what that means is that, while your changing the radio station or looking for something in your backseat, the car will automatically alert you if anything unsafe is on the road.
These cars are pretty amazing if you ask me. But don't get me wrong, they aren't flawless. Technology is something that we learn more about everyday. So the more we know about technology, the more we know how to fix anything wrong that has happened. Especially in cars. | 4 |
c35a9db | Advantages to car limiting!
In different cities like VAUBAN,Germany,Levittown and Scarsdale,Newyork they have banned the use of cars. Some people may wonder how can this be and this is totally wrong. This is not so much of a bad thing. You see this decision is basically helping save the enviornment,Save money, And reduce car accidents. But in some places its not banned instead they have to buy a space for $40,000 along with a home. Now think about it no car or having a car and having to spend over $40,000 to have one and its being okay.
Due to this decision they have made stores a whole lot easier to get to. Now thats one good thing. With banning the cars the air pollution has went down a lot. Think about it all the cars riding around and we dont know what kind of chemicals they are pushing out into the air. But we do know all the chemicals that is getting pushed out is going into your system there's dirt pushing out there's gas pushing out and that is going into your lungs and your body. Talk about being healthy and making sure your body is running in a proper manner. | 2 |
c369266 | Facial codeing is it useful?
Technology is it really advanced enough to know whether or not someone is happy? Is the way we are suppose to look when angry the way to judge somebody, what if it's there natural face? would somebody take offense if they drew a drawling that was suppose to be happy but the computer said it was only 64 percent happy?i know i would now let me tell you what i think.
Technology is really cool don't get me wrong i think technology is the greatest invention in this world. But i believe we all know the fact that technology can get really expensive and for really stupid reasons So, i am going against this and here's why. How this works is the computer takes a face into a 3-D model and there are suppose to be 44 muscles that move. In paragraph three there's is a part that says "For example, your frontails pars lateralis muscle (above your eye) raises your eyebrows when you're surprised; your orbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger". Now your probably saying ok why are you against it, because not everyones eybrows move when they're surprised.
Personally my eyebrows also move when im really tired, nervouse buzzed out on nicotine or simply when i have the jitter bugs becaus im scared and shaking. "she's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disguisted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". This is where the role play of me not aggree with this comes in, i honestly feel like the computer is throwing numbers at you we cant be accurate. and even if we were there doing this on scientifically how the muscle should look which is a lot of bull crap to me. "Yet Dr. Huang observes that artist such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions". So, right there we can see yeah he may be able to get pretty damn close but im sorry da Vinci just being close isn't enough for me you would have to be right on the dot.
I get it's not going to be a perfect 100 pecent happy but how do we know it's 83 percent. Why cant't it be a 73 percent or a 65 yeah i get all of there percents add up to 100% but how do we not know the computer is just not being lazy and picking the easiest numbers to add. For examp they could do 75 percent happy, 12 percent disgusted, 10 percetn fearful and 3 percent that's how i see mona lisa in the picture. or it could even be something along the lines of 75 percent happy, 12 percent disgusted, 6 percent angry, and then 7 percent angry.
I dont know if any of this made my point come across but here's my point. everyone will look at this picture or anyother picture and everyone will think differently of it you wont have a right or wrong answer. just like everyone will have a right or wrong answer about this form of technology. we could look at grandpa joe and say damn he looks very upset and angry he doesnt want to be here. but maybe in all reality thats just his face. Grandpa could be happier then you although you probably arn't happy grading all of these test.
So, my final answer is im against this technology i think it would be a waste of money thank you. | 4 |
c36a91a | I think you should join Seagoing Cowboys. I joined when I was almost eighteen, and it was a great experience for me. I am sure it would be for you, too. There are several reasons you should join.
First, it helps many countries, such as China and Greece. This program was formed in 1945, right after WWll. This means that many countries are in need of food, animals, and supplies. We just take care of the animals on the way to Europe. Then, we give them to different countries so they have a source of food and animals.
Secondly, it lets you see many countries. It helps you to experience things you otherwise wouldn't. You can see new things, try new foods, and meet new people. You can also tour and see new places. I saw the Acropolis in Greece, rode a gondola through the canals of Venice, toured a castle in Crete, and saw the Panama Canal. This was a great opportunity for me to broaden my horizons, and it could be for you, too.
Finally, it helps you learn new skills. This job teaches you responsibility, because you have to feed and take care of so many animals. On my first trip, there were more than 300 horses! You have to feed and water each one several times daily. Plus, you have to clean thier stalls and groom them. And that is just the horses! There would also be cattle, livestock, and other animals. You also have to learn how to communicate with people properly. If you are on a boat for two weeks to a month, you can't mess around or fight.
All in all, joining Seagoing Cowboys is a great idea. It is a great opportunity to help other countries, see new things, and learn new skills. I urge you to consider joining this program and having a great experience. | 4 |
c36c3b8 | Driverless cars are definitly an advancement in society today. Although there are slightly independent cars today, it is projected that by 2020 Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Nissan plan to have self driven automotives. In the article, "Driverless Cars Are Coming," a decent amount of benifits were listed. One of those benifits are safety features, such as the inability to use a telocommunication device while in the vehicle.
Each of the self driven automotives will have regulations. While the car is in the self driving mode the opperator must be alert. By doing this the driver must have both hands on the steering wheel. The steering wheels have a sensor built in; made to ensure that when road conditions ahead need human capabilities they can take over quickly and safely. Another restriction included in the driverless cars are the ability to shut off all systems instantly. For example in-car entertainment is a privlage but may be turned off when neccessary.
These self driven cars include many other features as well. GPS, Tire, motion, and radar sensors are installed in these vehicles. When in reverse newer cars have the ability to have a camera in there dash to see the surroundings behind them. Vibrating seats are a feature used to alert the driver when they are close to hitting an object around them. With these advancements in the self driving automotives the opporation system can be a copy cat of a human driver.
Not only do the driverless cars have safety features but save on gas. The self driven cars are projected to recieve better gas millage, using half the fuel our automotives use today. As stated in the article by Sergey Brin, " Such cars would fundamentally change the world." Not only will each tank of gas last longer, but there will be less fumes going into the atmosphere.
Advancing modern cars into self driving vehicles in a societal achievement. Having safety features such as sensors, vibrating seats, and the restriction of cellphone use will decrease accidents. These vehicles require the driver to stay alert, and detect when conditions require human assistance. The evolution of self driving cars is progressing, with a target of cars being on autopilot 90 percent of the time. | 4 |
c36e623 | My opinion is that we should study venus. Yes, it might be dangerous but if you would want to find out more about venus then that's the option. "Researches cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance." We wouldn't be able to see it far away. We would need to see it close up so we would be able to study and explore it.
Venus has something we want to learn about, not specifically that but about it. It has so many things that we want to see and study. "Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite it's proximity to us." Venus is the hottest even if it's not the closest to the sun. "Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too."
Studying venus would be much better. We would know more about venus and it is. We would know what it has and what don't it have. "Astronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most earth like planet in our solar system." Some of venus features are unknown but some are analogous to those on earth. "NASA's possible solution to the hositle conditions on the surface of venus would allow scientists to float above the fray."
"Venus is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky." Venus is the second planet from our sun. We are curious what venus has and study it. It has so many things that earth dosen't. It's a whole different planet. "NASA is working on other approaches to studying venus."
It might be dangerous but one day we will get to go to venus. NASA is trying there hardest to get a person to venus but we need more materials and money for that. Almost 3 decades we haven't went to venus. It's a challenge to study and get back. NASA will complete this challenge. | 2 |
c370ff5 | Dear senator,
I believe that the electoral college should be dissolved and replaced with election by popular vote. The electoral college is a flawed system that has resulted in several unfair elections such as the 2000 election in which Al Gore won by popular vote, but lost the election because Bush had a majority of the votes from the electoral college. Also the members of the electoral college are not obligated to vote for the candidate chosen by the people but could willingly vote for the candidate of their choice. Also, "Most states have a winner-take-all system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate" this system could greatly off set the election.
"Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president," this system goes completely against the constitution in that "We the People" don't elect our own president. I thoroughly believe that we should move on to election by popular vote, because there would be less problems with the presidential election. | 2 |
c376c72 | There are many things that we do not know about life in the universe. There are many things that are around us that we do not know about. One of the planets that we don't know about is Venus. What could possibly be on Venus?
Venus is the sister planet to earth. This planet has very hostile situations to where we can not land on it. Many scientist have sent spacecrafts to Venus, but they have been destroyed in the process of landing. Thirty-plus miles about the surface is 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
NASA has a compelling idea to send humans to Venus. They would send people to hover over the surface of the planet. They would look around and evaluate the suface to see what kind of things are there. It is dangerous to get to close to the surface because the heat of the planet is very high.
The planet has a think atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blanket. The clouds int he atmosphere of venus contain highly corrosive sulfuric acid, which puts it in Venus's atmosphere, Which could harm humans. We talked about 30 miles about the surface, but the surace of Venus can get to a total of 800 degree's Fahrenheit. That's crazy!
We came to the concushion that Venus is not able to be reached by human's at the moment. Scientists could come up with the technology that could take us to Venus. Think about it, years ago no one could ever think that technology would be everyone you went. It's not really that crazy to think in a few years we could be able to go to another planet and be totally fine. This topic is crazy to talk about. Even crazier to think about, but it won't suprise me when the day comes that we can go into space for weeks and have the technology to keep up alive.
If you could travel to Venus would you? Maybe one day we will be. Having a plane flying to another planet seems crazy now, but in the future it could be considered normal. Right now Venus is still a very dangerous planet and no one can go there, so just wait!
There is still many things that we do not know about in the universe. If there is other life or if any planet is safe for landing. Venus is a very dangerous planet that no human could survive on their own. No one is going to be finding out anytime soon if there is anyone else in this universe. | 3 |
c37ca8b | The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," has many good points on how the planet Venus could be seen by astronauts but only in a flying/hovering distance. The weather/climate there is too extreme for anyone to set foot on the ground floor of Venus. Venus has up to 97% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the average temperature there is 800 degree Fahrenheit, and the pressure there is 90 times greater then the pressure on earth.
The author has this idea of the astranauts can hover/fly over the atmosphere of Venus. The text states, "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus, NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Imagine if they happened when Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon. That would have been quite astonishing. Now that we have te technology and hands on people that can create a machine/rocket ship that will able to fly over the venus atmosphere.
The author also states that,"Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over any storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." Meaning that the technology could eventually get soo sufficicated that place could fly over storms and not get side tracked.The hovering vehicle could also do the same thing in space once they learn how to do it.
On the other hand, there are many dangers that could come and ruin the mission. Well the atmosphere there is so thick that it is made up if 97% carbon dioxide blankets, the temperatures go over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the pressure is 90 times greater then the Earths pressure. The text states, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmosphere pressure is 90 times greater than what we experienced
on our own planter. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planter in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun." Meaning it would be far to dangerous to risk someone's life to just explore a planet. If the hover craft fails the person would most likey die.
In conclusion the NASA, space station is planning on making a risky but worthy adventure to check out what Venus looks like and they are trying to make a hover craft of some kind to make it where the people that go to explore the planet are safe from harms way, The are trying to make it safe from the heat, pressure, and the temperature. As long as they get that done they will be in a good shape to fly it near Venus and explore the new things that no one has ever accomplished. | 4 |
c37d021 | In the article "The challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy to go explore from the dangers that Venus has. An evidence that it says that the author is supporting this idea is in paragraph five. In paragraph it says that " Solor power would be plentiful, and raidiation would not exceed Earth level. Not easy condition, but survivable for humans."
In the bottom of the second paragraph it says "Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenge plant for humans to study, despite its proximity to us." In paragraph the author is describing how Venus was like a long time ago, covered with large oceans and that it could of have supported various forms of life. The author also describes how the planet looks like today with rocks, valleys, and mountains.
In paragragh six it talks about how researchers and scientist are working on innovations that would make the machines last long enough while exploring Venus. Paragraph six also talks about how researchers can't take any rocks, gas, or anything that is from Venus, to no make it a risk and researchers can't take pictures or videos that well because the light of the picture or video cannot penetrate the dense of the atmoshere which is ineffective.
In the bottom of paragraph seven it says that " Just imagine exposing a cell phone or tablet to acid or heat capable of melting tin. By comparison, system that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." I think that reseachers and scientist are learning more and more about humans going to Venus to see if it is safe to go. | 2 |
c382fe5 | In the article Unmasking the Face on Mars the face is just a natural landform. The reason this is is because there has been things found like this before. Another is that there is no solid proof that the landform was made by aliens. A third reason is that the people that got the rumor started about all of this are conspiracy theorists.
There has been things like this found in space before. In the article the author states that the sensation of finding the landform was short lived because scientists figured it was just another mesa. Since the scientist said another that means there has been things like this found before. If there has been others found before why is this one so special. The scientist state that they were not actually consstructed there.
Besides that there is actually no solid proof that this landform was made by aliens. That is just an opinion. The fact that it looks lika face is the only reason people believed that the landform was made by aliens. Nobody has ever actually been on mars to investigate this landform and prove that it was made by aliens. The only things we have of it are just pictures. So that means that there is no solid proof that the landform was alien made.
The people that came up with the rumor are conspiracy theorists. That means that the thought of this landform being alien made is just a conspiracy theory. A conspiracy theory is just a buch of bits and pieces of infromation that the theorist put together and think is suppost to mean something. These bits and pieces of infromation are put together even if they didn't happen in chronological order. That means that all a conspiracy theory is is an edjucated guess. Once again that also means there if no solid proof about it.
All three of those reasons go along with the fact that the face looking landform in space is not alien made. All of the rumor about this landform beging alien made are just guesses and theories. With that being said I hope that now people will stop believing everything that people say about this subject unless they have solid proof that what they are saying is true. | 4 |
c383da1 | My position on this situation is that it would help a lot of people out. In my opinion, I believe driverless cars would be a great idea. They could help with the flow of traffic, help people who are not the best at driving, and help prevent crashes form occuring.
According to the article, the evolution of cars has come a long way. In paragraph 3, General Motors was trying to create the concept of a car that would run on a special test track. It worked surprisingly well but it would turn out to be too expensive. In 2013, BMW developed "Traffic Jam Assistant" which a car would travel up to 25 mph. The only problem was that they weren't completely driverless.
It could steer, acceleerate and brake, which is an amazing concept and could help with elderly people who can stop in time or go fast enough to go with the flow of traffic. It states in paragraph 7 that, if a car happens to be in a dangerous situation, GM has created a system that will vibrate the seats when the driver needs to take over. While the Google car simply announces that the driver must take over. In paragraph 9, it says that in most states it is illegal to even test drive computer operated vehicles. If a new law is created and passed it will allow driveless car to be legal, I believe that they will become very popular.
Although the thought of this driverless car idea, the drivers need to be aware and still watch for any signs that something bad might occur. Drivers must always stay focus and with the right people driving them, it would be a fantastic idea. If the system were to malfunction and the car no longer can drive itself, then the driver must be ready and still know how to drive a car normally. With more testing taken place to see if that would ever be the case, people would be more willing to try it out and see if its a good idea. Who knows, it might be the next big thing. With technology always changing and new ideas occuring, the future is bright and holds so much potential. | 2 |
c384cc2 | In 1976, NASA was taking pictures of Mars and found what looked like a human face looking at them. When the news got to the public they emediatly jumped to the conclution that it was an alian artifact. I can reasure you that it is nothing more than a natural landform that looks like a face.
When NASA went back to retake pictures on April 5,1998, it showed that there was nothing at all but a nautral landform. The public still were not agreeing on it just being a landform due to them taking the pictures on a cloudy winter day. So the NASA team took pictures yet again on April 8, 2001. This time a cloudless summer day.
Garvin, a NASA worker, says,"If there were objects in this picture like airplains on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" The 2001 pictures showed the "Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa."
So I rest my case. Even though an alian civilization on Mars is a really awesome thought, its proven to be not true. The face on Mars is no alian arifact, but just a really cool natural landform that looks lilke a face. | 3 |
c388cf0 | This year I'm a sophomore in high school I'm gonna be brutally honest sophomore year overall is hard. There a lot of test and homework, the pressure to get good grade and get into a good college is always in the back of my mind.
For example if I'm learning a new lesson in math class I sometimes find myself always getting confused. But I feel like we all have been there when learning something new. But if we had something to tell teachers that we are confused I think it could help kids understand what were learning better. It's called Facial Action Coding System and I think it could be really useful in a classroom.
I think by being able to read a student's emotional expression is a excellent idea.
"Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D' Alto is a hard arguement about if we should have a Facial Action Coding System in a classroom or not. But Dr. Huang says "A classroonm computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Some kids get home from school, they have sports or maybe a job that they have to work to until midnight. In the morning they might become tired and fall alsleep learning something new. So with the Facial Action Coding System we could find out which students need a little bit extra help. Another quote is "if you smile when a Web ad appears on your sceen, a similar ad might follow." "But if you frown, the next ad will be different." We could use this same idea in a classroom the computer will know which kids look a little confused and will know which kids aren't understand the lesson. Some kids are shy and don't wanna speak up and say if they don't get it what there learning, now with this technology. We will now know the student that don't understand so they can do better in school.
By identifying human emotions we could also help the kids that are very stressed out and might just need to take a little break. It says "They even indicate the different between a genuine smile and a forced one." If some is upset in a classroom this technology should pick up right away if a person isn't feeling good or even sad. It could help teacher know what potentially could be wrong with one of her students. Another way we could find out what's on a student's mind is "to an expert, faces don't lie; there muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful." This could as well tell a teacher if a student is telling the truth or not. By having this system we could find out what's wrong with a student or even find out if there lying.
I feel that if we had Facial Action Coding Systems in a classroom the student will understand what there learning better and probably get a better grade in the class overall . We know how important it is to do good in school, we heard it since day one. I want nothing more to graduate from college and go to the college of my dreams. Maybe with this new Coding System can help me get a better grade in the class and help me get the help I need. So I could potentially get into the college I want to get into. | 4 |
c38c5d4 | How i feel about this article talking about having a piece of technology that could show and tell you what people are feeling is pretty crazy.
Ok with starting this off i would say that i am against this because yeah it would be cool to see peoples emotions and see how people are feeling but i think it is bad because teachers for example would use it whenever and espically when a student is mad or acting strange or if the teacher and student got in an argument. The teacher would use it to see how they where feeling and with one other thing if a student is texting under his lap or something is smiling or showing some type of motion a teacher could have the machine read what they are feeling about during that time to even hundred percent know kids where on there phones that could be a good thing for teachers but bad for students and that would make students even more mad or anything towards school or teachers and i think something to let you see emotion would be bad to have in school because you don't need to no how people are feeling its not your buisness to know.
And to sum this all up in my conclusion to the essay of the article is that it would be cool to see something like that but not in school and they should have it set up in places where people could go in public. And try not in schools or places that need it like hospitals or places for crazy people just not school the end. | 2 |
c38cf59 | Venus is dangerous because its one of the closes starts to the sun. Since venus is so close to it makes it the second hottest planet in space. Its hard for them to examine it closely because how hot it could be on the planet so the sit safe at a certain vantage point.
Venus is close to earth witch makes itthe twin like in terms of density and size its close but distant a little from venus. So say if we get close to the sun earth woukd basically be like venus. Venus and earth is right around the corner from eachother so wat makes it different from eachother shouldnt the earth be hot too. To really think about it hot would it be if we were like venus.
The atmosphere is 97 perdent of carbon dioxide blankets venus which could really explain where the heat come from or take place in. Theres acid in venus atmosphere the pressure is 90 times worst than what it would usally be on earth. Its over 800 degress on that plante which makes it a baby sum or the son of sun. Venus has one if the worst tempature ever it gets so hot that it woukd kill us humans in a instant if we think about it. But they said venus is like the earth twin. So do you think that it was once life on that plantet before in the past and the sun ruined it so there no more life everything is excint on that planet. | 1 |
c3967d2 | Dear Sentator,
My associates and I, have thought long and hard that we should have the Electoral College removed. Why? The Electoral college is unfair, outdated, and boring. We feel as if we should spice things up and be able to decide and presidents wit a majority vote rule. I know what your saying, " The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no cnandidate recieves a majority of the votes cast." With that I want to include that, if a state were to have it's own vote within the state and turn that into a vote then use that as a majority rule everything would be much easier. For Instance, in florida if lets say 72% vote President Obama, then that would be a vote for obama from florida and with the other 49 states doing the same thing then we have a easy way of using the majority rule.
Bob Dole was right we should abolish the electoral college. Why should we vote for someone who half the time picks the president you dont want. There are many reasons why we should ban the electoral college we dont nessesarily have use the majority rules method, but any other idea besides the electoral college i would go with any day. Why? Would you want to keep the electoral college? Why? Do you think this is helping america, its not really doing us harm, but why?
I see you might argue that the electoral college is widely regarded an an anachronism, a non-democratic method of diciding on a president. Is needs to be overruled by another method or even the majority rule. Considering you tried to i assume balance powers by making us vote for electors, who actually they get to vote for the president. You also might say their are five reasons you might want to keep the elctoral college. The certainty of outcome, everyone's president, swing states, big states, avoid run-off elections.
And with all that said. I want just want you to think of other possibilities to use to replace Electoral College. I assur you that if the it is removed and you use the majority rule something similar you can decide a president much faster. | 4 |
c396ded | Would you ever want to live on another planet if humans and other life could live on it ?The author well supports his idea about "The Challange of Exploring Venus".
There would be a little chance of any human or life to live on venus. On venus the planet reamins unliveable to human. In the many times they sent spacecrafts to venus, venus had claimed the lives of the people inside the spacecraft. Since then NASA would not send another space shuttle to venus and it has been like that for 3 decades now.
The planet venus also known as the "Evening star" is one of the brightes in the night sky. Venus is also like a twin of earth the characteristics of this planet is alike except for the speed and the size.
A thick atmosphere of about 97% of carbon dioxide covers the planet venus. When you pass that the surface of the earth is 800 degrees fahrenheit and verry deadly to any creacher that lives on earth. the atmospheric pressure is 90% than what we experience here. So why do scientist still study and figure out how life can form on this planet? well...Scientist want to study this planet because they believe it was similar and an earth-like planet. When the planet was and Earth-like planet it could have supported the life that lives on the actual earth now. On venus there were oceans,rivers,valleys,and ect. could we return to this planet? Scientist say that returning to earth is indisputable. Scients also want to figure out how they can send people there and be successfull? NASA want to design a blimp like vhical that can hover over venus without touching the unbarable ground but would give little insight of the planet. Scientist could not take samples of rock or gas or anything eles. Many researchers are tryin to come up with an idea so that they can get all their information on venus.
All in all, the author supports the idea of the life on venus and the past with great details that backs it up. Also that the author wants the readers to know that giving up on something will not help you succeed but to keep working on what you are trying to achive to get something great out of it and to figure out how to bypass the obsticals. | 2 |
c3974d3 | Cars are starting to get more and more unpopular, due to enviromental issues, people wanting to get excersise, money, gas, traffic is a problem, I mean there are varieties of reasons why cars are not as popular as they were a decade ago. These passages have included information of why cars are affecting our society, environment, and health, and why people are loving it. There's only one downside that I see to this and that is getting to your destination in a very short period of time. That's all I can see that is a problem. In this essay I will explain 2 advantages of limiting car usage with support of the articles.
Cars are really affecting our environment, and pollution is a big probelm with our global issues. Cars are exploding tons of diesel fuel and fumes to get into our air, and where does it all go? Well it just sticks around up in the air for us to breathe in, and for trees to die out. This isn't good this really puts an impact on humanity itself and animals. According to article in source 2, it says "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." That is bad, that shows you how much people are driving and affecting the air, first of all just the ammount of pollution that is put into this is crazy, Paris has to ban driving for so much time just to clean a little bit of air. Basically what that is saying is Paris had to do that becuase they knew something bad was gonna happen real fast, so it was smart for them to ban driving, less driving leads to a better environment, and a better environment leads to a better world to live in. That is one of the main things that we should really be opening our eyes about.
Everyone wants to be somewhat healthy, when people get unhealthy they complain, moan, and whine. There's a solution to this, next time you want to go somewhere take a bike, walk, run. Get excerise we live in a nation of complete obesity, and it makes us look bad, America is a place where we need to show the world why we are the greatest nation, and health also plays a role in it. America is acting now becuase in 1 in paragraph 9 it states "In the Unites States, the Environmental Protection Agency is promoting car reduced communities" it is already starting and it is a good thing to look forward too.
These 2 explanations of why we should play a role in helping our environment and our health are very important, so my advice to anyone would be, yes you can have a car but don't use it all the time, think about what your doing to yourself and this world when you drive all the time, especially when it's not needed. Just think next time you drive. | 3 |
c39cdcc | Driverless cars. Once yesterday's dream is slowly becoming reality. Driverless cars are on the horizon. There's certainly good reason to be excited, but these unpiloted vechicles are still a good while off, if they are to live up to the first word in their name, "driverless". Driverless cars should only be used if the car itself can handle the vast majority of the problems it would face on the road.
Truly driverless cars are driverless, not requiring a driver at all. Today's driverless cars can only perform under few conditions, one being able to handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 miles per hour. Certainly not ideal in today's society. They need to notify the driver when the road requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. Driverless cars should only be used if the car can handle 95% or above of the driving functions. Getting the driver's attention constantly would be very annoying to the driver, who bought the car so they wouldn't have to do any driving in the first place. Some situations are understandable, I'm sure most drivers would agree, but I would not want a "driverless car" if it can't drive itself. The people interested in these types of cars would want entertainment so they don't have to just stare out the windshield the whole ride, so entertainment options should be available while not sacrificing safety. An added bonus of appealing to a larger market would be to have the option to turn off the artificial driving, and control the car yourself. Not only could it be deadly if something went wrong, but totally relying on the car doing the driving for you, after some time, would ensure that your driving skills are low, thus even more danger if the car malfunctions. Traffic laws currently are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. Those laws will change if driverless cars can prove themselves to handle situations on the road, safely. On the issue of liability, we should let laws be put in place before the cars are released to the general public. That way, there is no question who's falt it is if someone's driverless car hits a driver controlled car, one with no option of being driverless or vice versa.
In conclusion, driverless cars should only be released if they meet the safety standards necessary to meet government regulations, while providing the consumer with entertainment, that can easily be turned off by the car if there is a rare situation the car cannot meet. These cars are the cars of the future. Why not make them the best that they can be? | 4 |
c39fd2a | Senator of Florida
Im sending you this letter to address you on that i am in favor for keeping the Electoral College. Having the reason being that, this process will be in a much acelerating rate of speed and less of a process to go thruogh. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. This entire process consits of the selection of thr electors, A meeting of electors sit and vote for the president and also vice president. This in my opinion is the best way on to vote for the president.
The Electoral Eollege consits of 538 electors. Our state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of memebers in its congressional delegation. One for each member in the House of Representatives and an additional two for the senators. This will allow better flow of votes around the House of Representatives. Under the 23rd amendment of the constitution, District of Columbia is further more allocated 3 of the electors and is to be treated as if they were one of the state. For the purposes of the Electoral College, the reason for the word "state" does refers to District of Columbia.
Every candidate running for the president in the state does has his/hers own group of electors. These electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political parties. This gives the Electoral College a better way of choosing electors for the party. Just like every presidential election, they will all, take place every four years on the tuesday after the first monday of November. I my self as a well and loyal citizen and resident of Florida can also choose the states electors when i go and vote for president. Because when i do vote for my candidate i am voting for my candidate's electors.
Almost every state has a "winner-take-all" system, this will reward all electors to the winning presidential candidate. This one of the main reasons i do take in favor the Electoral College as a way to vote for the president. And then after the presidential election is done, the governor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment". Then by it listing the ever single one of the candidates who has ran for president in the state of Florida. Along with the names of their respective electors who has been on their side during the whole process.
Then here by saying all i needed to say about the Electoral College and what has been brought to my attention of details of the Electoral College. Hopefully, some others will take notice for what i have sated here before you. They will to soon realize what in great inportance this is to you and many others to come for. Hope you have good day and a very well sleep tonight and my sincearest thanks for you being able to take the time and read the letter.
sincearly, fellow cittizen and resident of Florida | 3 |
c3a8a5f | from "the challenge of exploring venus" the author belives thier are great benifits of venus. In paragraph 2 it says "often referred to as earths twin, venus os the closest plant to earth in terms of denstiy and size, and occasionally the closest in distances too.". venus its almost alike to earth. The aurthor belives it to be. Yes venus is are "sister planet" but what about the dangers of going to venus?
Venus has a thick atmosphere of alomst 97% carbon dioxide, even in paragraph 3 it says "Even more challening are the clouds of highly corrocsive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere". How are we to visit venus when we cant even breath on the surface. the conditions are far more alarming then any human incounter.
Yet again still think we should go to venus but why? In paragraph 4 is says "astronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most earth_-like plant in our solar system."
Even withe the dangers of venus one day we will find a way to land on venus. Venus maybe are new home. | 2 |
c3aa83f | I personally am agianst driverless cars.
They seem too rekless, like it says in the artical, so far no noe has made a fully driverless car and the driver still has to be aleart to take over at any given momnet. What would happen the the driver got tired and ignored that 'rule' and took a nap? More the likely they, along with others, would end up in a crash.
If that situation did happen, couldn't they try and sue the company who made the car because they claimed it was 'driverless' or that "the car did not warn me well enough". What if the car malfunctioned while switching over to a human driver and the people on the smart car or other cars got seriosualy injured or even killed. Would it be the drivers fault for not being prepared for such an event or would it be the people who designed and made the cars fault? Through out the ages when it comes to techonolgy there are too many ways to count of things going wrong or malufunctiong.
All in all it just seems dangerous and risky. The bigest risk is if the techonolgy fails and someone gets hurt or looses their life because of "techional diffuclities". Sure, having driverless cars could mean you 'the driver' could do things while at the wheel. Though think, if somehthing bad were to happen to you, a friend a family member or just someone you cared for, would you wish you were in control so you might have been able to change the out come?
If the
situation got bad or even change to a life or death situation. If someone who was smart enough to find out where the cars 'smarts' are (the place where it is driverless) and brakes it what would or could happen to you or anyone you let drive it? Being in control of something as dangerous yet fun like driving is better then being "hands free" and not in control of situations that could occur. | 3 |
c3afb02 | Yes, the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable, so students can study and understand how the artist felt when he or she painted on the canvis. They could be happy, sad, surprise, angery, disgusted,and afraid. The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is a good thing, because not only students can the device but middle age people can use the device too.
paragraph 1 said "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry.";and how we know that? you may ask. The FACS "Dr. Huang relies on the work of psychologists, such as Dr. Paul Eckman, creator of FACS" witch was stated in paragrah 3; they said all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles and when moving of one or more muscles is called an action unit.
Paragraph 4 said "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal" and that means every you move your expressions change. They also gave an example they said like not smiling as broadly. They can move and mix emotions in da vinci's masterpiece witch the Mona Lisa useing the FACS. Dr. Huang's new computer software cantanes similar anatomical information as electronic code.
So lets say you was trying to see all of your mom's emotions in one picture, by useing FACS you can move rotate and mix emotions to figer out your mom emotions, and to have students and teacher do that thats cool. So yes, its valuable. | 2 |
c3b3b4b | Dear, Senator
Hi, my name is Khalyl Silver. I'm fourthteen years old, living in a small town in Florida called Boynton Beach. I go to Boynton beach community high school and i'm a freshmen. The reason why i'm sending a letter to you is because on my writing test they were talking the electoral college. The question was should we keep the Electoral college or we should stick to voting for president. I'm with we should just stay voting for president. The reason i say that is because the Electoral college is that we should vote for the voters. But then they could be bad to choose. We all should have a say in voting. we shouldn't vote for the voters. We should vote for the president. As said in these passage i'm reading, it's says that (
under the Electoral college system vote not president, but for a slate of electors, who turn in elect the president.)
I think we should do both, but the question is should we do Electoral college or we should stick to voting. Well we should stick to voting.
From: PROPER_NAME | 1 |
c3b868c | Careless drivers and car accidents have killed millions on the roads in the past few years. Google cofounder Sergey Brin wants to introuduce the world to driveless cars. Introducing these cars into the world can cause an even bigger distraction on the roads and increase the number to billions of people that are being killed.These cars need to be banned and not allowed to be sold anywhere in the United States.
There are many problems that driverless cars can create,but the first one is safety.These cars are not able to drive themselves.They can only do simple things such as making the car stop,steering the wheel,and accelerating.This means the human driver must stay alert and be ready to take over when a situation occurs.Not only do they have to stay alert when this car is driving by themselves, they also have to be ready to take the blame for anthing that goes wrong with the car.We all know that techonology can come in handy,but if techonology goes wrong and the car crashes into soemone else's car,not only does the driver need a new car,but now the driver has to go to court.
The second reason that these cars should be banned is because it will cause an even bigger distraction on the roads.There are already multiple reasons people are being injured while driving such as texting,drinking, and paying attention to otheres in the vechile besides the steering wheel.Manufactures even said "In fact,none of these cars developed so far are completly driveless."If drivers drive a driveless car they will more than likely want to text,eat,or sleep thinking that the car is going to get them to their destination safe and sound.Drivers expect to be safe,keep children,and the pedestrians safe that's why this car needs to be banned and the ideas of driving a driverless car needs to be put to an end.
The last reason that these driverless cars should not be allowed to be driven in the United States is waiting on the law.Presently,traffic laws are written the assuption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times.In may places such as California,Nevada,Florida,and the District of Columibia is it illegal to drive or even test computer driven cars.Even if the United States allows these cars to allowed to be driven the work is still not done.The law would have to be changed and people wpuld have to vote on it,just a longer process of something that can kill billions of people.
In conclusion, these cars don't need to be sold because of safety reasons,distractions,and waiting on the law.People don't need to be in a car that they don't want to drive.Drivers need to understand that people mess up, as well as computers and technology. | 4 |
c3b8c6c | Dr. Paul Eckman has classified six basic emotions happiness,surprise,anger,disgust ,fear and sadness. they are controlled by facial muscles above your eyes. People can tell when u are fake smiling or making a fake facial exspression. There is a new technology called the facial Action coding system enables computers to identify humans emotions. They also exsplain how people can tell what your emotion is by your facial exspressions. They can tell if you are happy or sad just by looking at you also when u fake smile specialist can tell because it streches your mouth sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle. A muscle called orbicularis oculi pars palpabraesus makes crow's feet around your eyes which is also a sign that u have a fake smile. They also explain the steps you can do to show what they are talking about with having "crows feet" when you are fake smiling. moving your facial muscles not only exspressses emotion, but also helps produce them and putting on a happy face eventaully works. some actors have to use these emotions and facial expressions when they are on stage. its crazy how making faces could show so much about emotions. | 1 |
c3b8f1a | Would it be amazing if you could read people's emotional expressions? Some people have emotions, but it is very hard to read because of that person. Professor Thomas Huang has came up with "this new software that helps develop better ways for humans and computers to communicate." Do you think it would be a good idea to have this technology which is capable of reading emotional expressions of people especially in a classroom? Yes, it is a great idea because now we can use it to our advantages. This technology can help us humans better students in a classroom because now they can better the students education. In the article it states that the process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. When you read that, you can realize that this technology is way more advanced then the technology we have now. It can better the students in a classroom because what if the technology can tell that specific teacher that he/she is bored out of their mind and they do not care about the material that the teacher is giving them right now? The teachers could get that students data from that new technology and then come up with a better way to teach the material that is not boring the student out so like playing a game every once in a while. If that teacher does that, the student would be more engaged in class because who wants to sit in a boring classroom for 45 minutes and do nothing fun? NOBODY! In paragraph 6 it states that most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication. So computers need to understand that too says Dr. Huang. As you can see in this generation, people will have a smile on their face throughout the whole day, but are they really that happy in their mind? We as humans can only see the outside emotions of that person, but not on the inside. This technology can help us with that though because what if someone is for example very depressed, but they are smiling. The software could analyze their inside emotions so that for instance that person could get the help they need if that emotion is too dangerous for that person. In this article it states that according to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. Just by this little sentence you can comprehend that "it can reveal so much about the science of emotions!" Just a happy person can reveal how they are feeling inside and out throughout the whole day most likely. This technology is very high tech, but it is worth it. It will probably be a ton of money, but it will pay off in the future because it can help students and/or anyone that is going through an emotional life. This can get students the help they need so that they can be successful in their lives instead of failing their schooling and/or jobs. This might even be the next big thing! Also this will change peoples lives right before our lives because the future is coming and we must be prepared for it because we do not know what it holds for us humans. | 4 |
c3bc0f7 | There are many differant reasons why you should participate in being a seagoing cowboy. These reasons are the following: you are helping people, you are helping their country, and you are helping spread peace.
The first reason that you should consider being a seagoing cowboy is that you are helping other people. You are helping them by bringing them cattle or other farm animals. By delivering farm animals to them you are helping them by giving them a food source. The people you help can eat eggs from chickens or drink milk from cows or even just kill the animals for food. Sometimes you might even just be delivering someone their pet that they shipped to safety therefore reunighting those people with their beloved pets. People can also use wool from sheep to make clothes or rope. That is how you are helping people.
The second reason is that you are helping those people's country. You are doing this by helping their economy. By delivering farm animals to them you are not only giving those people food and materials for themselves but, those people can sell them. By selling food, drinks, and materials or clothes those people are helping their economy and elderly people who cannot care for such animals. They wouldn't of been able to help their economy is they didn't have the animals to produce goods. That is how you are helping their country.
The third and final reason why you should be a seagoing cowboy is because you are spreading world peace. You are spreading world peace by giving another country something they need. If you help a country and its people they are going to take that as an example. They might help another country. Then, that country will help another and it will just keep on going like that. That is how you are spreading world peace.
That is why you should become a seagoing cowboy. You will not only help the countries in need but, also you will be helping their people and maybe even the world. | 4 |
c3bdabe | The way they used there evidence have a lot of good points and details to support what they're talking about. If we can leran how to get sanppuls from Venus and know how to get it back in it old frome maybe one day some of us could can live on it.
How the author supports there idea is base off the facts of there little articaol is that Venus used to be like a twin to are Earth. So that could mean there used to be living organisum on the used to be twin planet. But there is a way to study it. It just,chaillageing you see Venus is now an unfrogiveabul planet and gos thuoe hieh tepuchers hardly any of the technoulugy NASA sent there alot of them can't even last for atlest severl hrs. But theres still a chanes we can laran more about Venus. NASA evean sent some of us there just not too close to the planet or we will tran in to chinken nugats, and no one wasts that.
Well base of what I said here my conclusion is that it is worth larning about Venus and even other planets. We need to know are soler systum... it going to be a challen, but we can do it. | 2 |
c3c5c1c | If you join the Seagoing Cowboys you will have an unbelivable experience you will have gone to places you probably have never been to, see things that are amazing and you have not seen, and even learn about diffrent cultures, and learn the process of the job while still having fun with your crew. Also making new friends along the way, changing the world for the better, changing your personality into a even better one, and makeing you aware of things that you wouldn't have known about before.
Becoming a Seagoning Cowboy will be greatful with some unbelivable experiences like helping countries recover from war and even helping with food supplies, animals,and more.Joining will also let you explore diffrent places like Greece, China, Europe, Venice, and Italy but you will also learn about there cultures like the Greece culture. During this you can also play games with your crew like baseball, volleyball, table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling. While doing all this unbelivable stuff you also get to learn the process of the job and that could also help you in your later job. During this all you get more aware of other countries and their needs and that could lead you to do amazing things and inspire the world to do these unbelivable things. These are some reasons to join the program of the Seagoing Cowboys.
Although you risk your life doing this as you can see you do things that you would have probably never been able to do before like learning diffrent things about diffrent cultures while still having fun on the job.You even see the difficultes of the other countries and trying to fix their difficultes by bringing food supplies witch will make you nice and not become senceliss or mean to diffrent people who aren't like you. You also get to visit all over the world like Greece, China and many other places and help change the world for the better. This is why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. | 3 |
c3c5ddb | The "Unmasking the Face on Mars" is just a natural landform and not a face made by aliens. The reason for me saying this is because it states that it is a Mesa. According to the text it was formed by a huge rock that formed shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. I also say that each picture being taken could of had a better quality camera or maybe could've had a different angle that makes it look like a face is there. As it said in the text the camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds just to see that it was a face. The clouds could have given shadows that made it looked like there was a face imprint. The face could've been just another Martian mesa, in the text it says mesas are common around Cydonia. NASA decided to make this public which made more people believe this is real . All this was made so people could believe there is life on Mars, after scientist had believed there was life on Mars. Once they decide to take more pictures years later ,they found out it was just a natural landform. | 2 |
c3c6f38 | Despite how many set backs people have had with trying to land rovers and other machines on Venus, people are still trying to find a way to gain further knowledge about the planet. With the temperature being set at 800 degrees Fahrenheit, that could be enough alone for human do die. That would be like going into a fire. Even if they managed to build something to with stand higher heat, the atmosphere is made up of 97% carbon dioxide. The planet is practically burning causing carbon dioxide to blanket the whole planet. The atmosphere still stands at a 170 degree temperature. High enough temperature can metal some metals and most materials or burn them.
The author of this article is obviously drawn to exploring Venus to get a better understanding of it. In the last paragraph it is said that "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." The authoer is just saying that no matter how big the danger is, even if it is risky, we shouldn't be set back by it. Sometimes, somethings are better left unexplored because it could have risks that people don't even know of. If they are somehow able to make a machine that is able to withstand the harsh climate of Venus, they will want to send a person up there one day won't they? But I human most likely will never be able to withstand those conditions even if they were in a machine that protected them. Heat causes things to expand which can eventually expand the metal enough and expose that person to heat and carbon dioxide.
In conclusion, despite how many times people have tried to land rovers and machines on Venus, they will one day find a way to perfect those machines and may be able to send a person up there to gather further research on the planet. | 2 |
c3c95ba | I am full on for driverless cars because it would be a benefit to our world.In the passage it lists many details about how driverless cars would and can
function.Today Google has modified a Toyota Prius and it uses position estimating sensors on the left rear wheel,a rotating sensor on the roof,video camera on the rearview mirror,four automotive radar sensrs,a GPS reciever, and an inertial motion sensor.The combinatioin of all of this technology being modified to cars is necessary for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human being at the wheel of the car.
Having Driverless cars could benefit us tremendously and keep us safe at the same time.They already have cars that can detect and respond to the danger of out of control skids or rollovers.With this kind of tech it can basically reduce most accidents.Driverless cars have sensors that can apply brakes on individual wheels ad reduce power from the engine,allowing a better outcome and can control more than a human being could manage.With just a little bit of improvements done to Driverless cars the sensors, computer hardware, and software,driving would be safer and could also lead cars to handle more and more driving tasks on their own.
Sebastion Thrun founder of the Google Car project said "There was no way, before 2000, to make something interesting.The sensors weren't there, the computers weren't there and mapping wasn't there.Radar was on a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars.It wasn't something you could buy at Radio Shack" Let alone companies are striving to perfect the best Driverless car there can be.In 2013,BMW had announced their development of the "Traffic Jam Assistant". The car they created can handle driving functions at speed up to 25 mph.The wheel of the car has touch sensors that make sure that the driver is handling the wheel.Today cars can steer,accelerate, and brake themselves so why not make it so we humans have to do a thing.
Options are being considered like having flashing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays.While the Driver watches the road the car can watch the driver. Dr.Werner Huber, a BMW project manager driver said,"We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way."In some states like California,Nevada,Florida, and the District of Columbia said to had led the country in limiting some use of semi-autonomous cars,some manufacturers believe that if more states soon follow
cars can be proved more reliably safe.
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company names Tesla has said to projected a 2016 release for a car to be capable of driving on its own meaning on autopilot 90 percent of the time.Cars like Merceded Benz,Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars created that can be able to drive themselves by year 2020.Soon we can start going out and not have to drive as much and enjoy ourselves more.With Driverless cars and technology getting us to point A and point B all in just a matter of years will be a piece of cake.With technology moving at a good rate Driverless cars will be the future. | 4 |
c3ca4c2 | The author is this article, "The Chanllenge of Exploring Venus", did a very great job to support his claim that "studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents." The suthor starts off with explaining how its our "twin" and how we couldn't touch down on it for decades. Second, he starts to write about Venus's weather conditions. Then the author talks about how scientists want invest more into to studying Venus. Finally, he talks about how we should'nt give on discovering just becasue danger lies ahead. I will be sighting the details from the text to show how the author is supporting his claim or idea.
The author exaplains that it's our closest planet to Earth and it's right terms like density and size; meaning that the author is telling us the similarties between Earth and Venus. The text states "Oftern referred to as Earth's "twin", venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." The author then talks about how Venus has note been touched in decades, which of course is very intresting matter due to the fact ist our closest planet. the text states "Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades." Well due to the harsh weather conditions of course no one has been there.
The author explains the weather conditions because he wants the readers to know why NASA doesn't have so much information about Venus. The text states that "no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." Meaning thats basically impossible to get any information on Venus. The article also states "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth." The author also writes about the temperture and weather more into detail. This is the author supporting detail about the danger Venus presents. Even though the very hostile conditions scientist still want to pursuit it.
NASA has a particular compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. The article stats that since they can't go to the surface they would have hover over the fray. The author is supporting or giving exaplains on how scientist are finding ways to pursuit Venus without going to the surface. The text also states "Many reserches are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus." This also supports how the author is giving details of pursuing Venus even though it's very dangerous. Venus could've been a better surviable planet than Earth.
The author explains that we should'nt stop just becasue we have a few problems to reach Venus. The author states "...becasue human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." Meaning that humans are curious and will discover or find a way o discover things no matter what. The text also states "Ours travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts" Meaning that we should'nt stop because of all the dangers. That we should "meet the very edges of imagination and innocation.
In conclusion, this is how the author did he a very good job on supporting his claim. he started off with explaing how its our "twin". Second, by explaning the weather conditions. Then by how NASA are finding solutions to get closer to Venus's surface. Finally by explaing how we should'nt stop discovering anything just becasue of the dangers of it. | 4 |
c3cdc02 | Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because Venus is the closest planet to Earth In the terms of the density and size, and on distance too, but each previos mission was unmanned, no spcaecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. It's been three decades since a spaceship has touched down on Venus, Is a challenging planet for the humans to study even despite of the proximity to us. Also, there's a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets on Venus, but what's more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in the Venus atmosphere.
The temperature average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and also the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what is on planet Earth, the conditions are far more extreme than anything we humans encounter on Earth. Even if Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any other planet on the solar sytem and it also presents additional impedimentslike powerful earthquakes, erupting volcanoes.
If the scientists know everything about this why are they discussing about visiting Venus if it isn't a good place where we humans could be and live at, because we wouldn't even be able to live for a day just as the spacecraft that didn't even survided just only for a few hours. Probably long ago just as it says on paragraph 4 that, Venus was maybe covered largely with oceans and it could have supported various forms of life just like here on Earth and Venus then also has some features that are analogous to Earth. It's better to keep studying Venus then to just go visit it, because there would probably be stuff on Venus that the scientist don't even know about and then the people that would go visit Venus would be in such danger. In conlusion, scientist should still be doing research about Venus, because everything they have known recently about Venus it sounds really dangerous just to go and see it on their own then they would put their lifes in danger, and I don't think that's what they want so It's better to keep doing more research about it instead of just going without knowing everything about the planet. | 2 |
c3cdc0c | Facial Action Coding System Disadvantages
Imagine a world that only involves computers. No teachers, no parents to tell us what is best, no books and writing. Using computers for everything isn't always the answer. It is important to also use old fashion ways to determine emotion no matter how much someone dislikes it. Using the Facial Action Coding System we aren't able to figure out others emotions by ourselves, it assumes someones emotions just by the way someone is showing their face, and it can have technical difficulties which may provide false information.
To begin, it is important that we use context clues to determine someone's emotions. Using a computer app can take away from someone trying to figure out facial emotions by themselves. Sometimes it can be usfeul to figure out expressions by ourselves. This can help us with everyday people. We can't carry a computer everywhere we go and use it to determine if someone is sad, angry, happy, excited, etc.. If we figure out these expressions by ourselves we can apply those skills when it is necessary.
Moreover, some people hide their emotions causing us to believe something that may be false. For example, some depressed people hide the fact that they are very upset and hide it with a smile. If the Facial Action Coding System were to try and tell the emotions of that person smiling it would give a completely different set of emotions than the person is really feeling. There isn't much someone can do to fix the fact that misjudged faces can lead to false emotions.
Lastly, computer programs aren't always correct. They can have technical difficulties and give out the wrong information. Programs can mess up and give the total opposite of what is being presented. There could be times where this Facial Action Coding System can say someones emotions are angry and mad. In reality the person could've been very happy or pleased. Programs mess up all the time so it isn't always credible to use one.
In conclusion, using the Facial Action Coding System wouldn't be to useful. It may lead to false information, take away from peoples everyday skills, and have technical diffuclties. Using what we know about humans can take us a long way and maybe even help us more than a program will. Although the system seems like it can help with emotions it can do more harm than good. | 4 |
c3ce525 | The author suggest that venus is a worthy study to study because of the goods and bad things that happens on that planet. In the paragraph it gives us examples for the good side of Venus that its earth's twin, its the second closes planet from the sun and that Mars,Earth and Venus are neighbor when it come to outter space .Next it tell us interesting facts about venus to because in the passage its tell us thing like" A thick atomosphere of almost 97% percent carbon dioxide blank Venus''. Then it tells us that even though Mars,Earth and Venus all move at different speeds around the sun. Now the Bads things it says about venus is that in the paragraph "Venus clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. Then that the average temperature on earth is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit too hot land ships an that the "Atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we exerience on our own planet" it quotes. So that how I know about the goods and bads on why Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers on it. | 2 |
c3da063 | The author belives thats Venus is a planet worth of studying. Althought it is very impossible to study this planet from the surface level. Venus has a surface temperature of 800 degrees fahrenheit,and the atomspheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Venus has one of the most hottest surface temperature in the whole solar system. This could explain why it is so hard to have drones on the planets surface.
Venusian geology and weather also present additional challenges like erupting valcanos, powerful earthquakes, and frequenrt lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. Researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. This most likely caused by the sevear atmospheric temperature or the surface landscape. Reasearchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus. Nasa is working on making machanical computuer so our drones take more damage.
Striving to meet the challenges presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on planet itself, but alson because human curiostity will likely lead us into many equllay intimidating endours. This show that Venus a diffacult planet to get information from, has value to be studied. It shows that our reasearcher have a challenge to take on hand. It also shows
we can get new ideas on how to explore this planet. So in conclusion the planet of Venus is worth of the study. | 3 |
c3dc201 | Voting has always been something special for almost everyone. From African Americans fighting in the Civil War for the right to vote and women in the nineteenth-century also fighting for voting rights, Voting had always been a controversial topic. This privilege has changed many times in the beginning of the United States and since its birth, the primary way to vote for the president is the Electoral College. The Electoral college is a process of electors in it voting for the president. It is almost always an one-sided battle for whoever that agrees or disagrees with the Electoral Colloge. For someone that is usually neutral, i am in favor of keeping the Electoral College as the United States choose their president.
To begin with, even though the Electoral College is critisized of it not being democratic, it still allows the peoples' voices to be heard and expessed. The trust between the people and their electors is rarely betrayed, however it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. The Electoral College will almost always gurantee an outcome while if it was another way, more ties and balancing will happen. from the article itself, it stated "Because almost all states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, even a very slight plurality in a state creates a landslide electoral-vote victory in that state."- Richard A. Posner. The Electoral College will always let the people's voices be heard even if it was in a indirect way.
Furthermore, The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal. No single region in the United States ave enough electoral votes for a president to get elected. Regional favorites, such as Romney in the south, will have plenty of problems if he is just a regional favorite instead of all over the country. This system will caused presidents to be more diversed in the country to be able to spread hierachical diffusion of the idea of geting themselves to be elected. From source number three, it also states that "a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president."- Richard A. Posner. The people will get to experience the president themselves instead of jst voting for the one they are biased upon.
Lastly, The Electoral College method of selecting the president avoids the problem of elections in which no candidates recieves a majority of the votes cast and also dissovles the problem of few potential voters not wanting to vote. There is a pressure in which if no candidates win a majority of the vote,there will be a run-off election. that would greatly complicate the presidential election process by wasting more time and money. however, that process is reduced by the Electoral College method, which invariably produces a clear winner. The Electoral College System can also be argued against that it can turn off potential voters for a candidate who had no hope of carrying thier state. "Knowing their vote will have no effect, there will be less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote."- Richard A. Posner is one of the quotes in source number three. But of course, no single vote can change the outcome of a presidential election since voters in presidential elections are mpstly people who want to express an opinion than thinking that a single vote will change a election.
In conclusion, our current way of the Electoral College system is the best way to vote for presidential elections. Even though people could argue that it is un-democratic, the way they elect the electors and having the president promote themselves in a certain way does make the system every one bit of it democratic. To remind you senator, the Electoral Collage system should stay because it still allows the peoples' voices to be heard and expessed, requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal, and it avoids the problem of elections in which no candidates recieves a majority of the votes cast and also dissovles the problem of few potential voters not wanting to vote. That is why i truly believe that the Electoral Collage is here to stay. | 5 |
c3e0f50 | The computer may not actually calculate the exact emotion that someone is feeling. The computer miay not know what emotion someone is feeling if they always have the same facial expression. Also, the computer will not know how you are feeling if you don't show any emotion at all. In the text, it states that most of us humans would have trouble actually describing each facial trait. Therefore, we may not actually know how our friends are feeling because, some of them might not show their emotions while they are with friends. On the other hand though, the people who do show emotions might actually get help by their friends or maybe even someone at school or outside of school besides just having the computer figure out how you are feeling. Meanwhile, some people might not actually show emotions on their faces, they might have the emotions trapped inside but they are good at holding it in. Therefore, how would the computer be able to tell how someone is feeling! Also, most human communication is nonverbal as well as emotional communication so therefore, the computer may not be able to understand how someone is feeling. In the article, it states that the computer may not be able to recognize the facial movements humans use to express how we feel therefore, the computer may not be useful at all. If the computer is not able to determine how we are feeling with the current software that it has then the new software that Dr. Huang's came out with should be put into use so that we can see if it works any better! If and only if the new software works better then the old one then we should bring these computers to more places and possibly bring them to schools and let people try them so that more people can let go of their emotions and be happy more often. Maybe the new | 3 |
c3e84c6 | Have you ever thought of going to Mar's? If so would you like to learn some good information? Would you be afraid to go? I would love to go to Mar's but since I am a lame 8th grade girl I will not be going anytime soon. So I figured I would tell you a story that happened In Mar's On May 24, 2001.
Well on May 21, 2001 something funny happened around Mar's NASA was snaping photos of Mar's when it seen a shadowy that kinda looked like a human face. Nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be starting back at the camera's from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia.
Couple days later NASA was looking throgh all of the photo's when he noticed the "shadow's giving the illusion of eyes, noes, and mouth." Thats when they thought it would be a great idea to engage the publice and attract attention to Mar's.
Just becuase of this picture they took on Mar's it became a "pop icone". People call it the "face on Mar's" It's now a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows. But not only that it even was in Grocery store cheackout lines for 25 years! Some people thought the face is telling us that there is life on Mar's. Other's just thought it just happened to look like a face. But there is my story about Mar's maybe one day you will right a story about me being on Mar's. | 1 |
c3ec025 | Do you believe driverless cars a good alternative to human driven cars?
Would you feel comfortable letting your car do most almost 90% of the time?
Driverless cars means all the driving institutions and schools will be out of business and the workers in those professions will be out of a job.
My personal opinion on driverless cars is that even though you might not have to do so much of the driving like you had to before driverless cars took over, you are putting your life and the lives of the passengers in your car with you at risk.
I believe that if driverless care become a thing companies that produce their own versions of the driverless cars.
It will put a lot of liability on them.
If a computer in the car were to malfunction and maybe skid off the road killing everyone on board the company who produced the car just killed a few of their customers.
Google's Sergey believes driverless cars will take over and the car buying and selling industry will tank.
Insurance companies could aslo go out of business because if computers were to take over control of the car well then there wouldn't be any accidents.
People who buy these cars put so much trust and faith into these cars thinking that since it is controlled by a computer it is percect and knows everything about every road.
Here is the thing, people forget that the computers in the car and the GPS systems, radar, and a lot of other technology was made my man.
The people who built the on-board GPS, radar, navigation, and other systems could have messed up on the production of the technology and maybe the GPS had a glitch and thought a body of water was a road and drove their passengers into a body of water killing them.
My overall opinion about driverless cars is that they are not a good or safe alternative to a human driven car that is controlle by a living person.
I belive it is more enjoyable to drive a car than have a computer drive for you. | 3 |
c3f44d5 | Technology is getting smarter and better and is now able to percieve the chaotic idea that is emotion. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto, a new technology is introduced that is able to read emotion using algorithims based on our facial muscles. Technology such as this can be incredibly effective in a lot of fields, whether it be games, advertisements or art. Howver this technology does not hold much value inside of a classroom.
To be able to apply this technology to a classroom, a teacher would have to have a computer or multiple computers with the software installed and cameras constantly monitering the students. Although the cost of this is unkown, the application of the technology cant be cheap. In the article it says "... modify the lesson like an effective instructor." This sentence implies that the computer would also have to substitute the teacher and programs would have to be made to teach the kids.
The biggest problem is that there is a lack of human presence on the teaching methods that come with this technology. Human presence is undeniably irreplaceable when it comes to teaching, because a computer could never impart knowledge onto someone quite like the interactions between two human beings. A teacher is also able to eaily read the emotions of the students without the use of this technology. A teacher is also needed to moniter the classroom and is much more flexible.
Another problem is that the student may feel a lack of privacy from being costantly monitered. The students emotions could be put on full display at all times. The cameras or the computers could also easily beccme a distraction to the students. The computers may be able to moniter the behavior and emotions of a student, but other than changing the lesson plans, they can not do much about negative emotions a student is having. A student also needs a teracher to seek help and advice from the teacher.
Some students have faces that are "harder" to read. Students that have burns, scars, or other facial impairments will make the technology faulty or it will cease to work at all. Other students have habits like leaning their heads on there hands or other habits that cause some of the face to not be visible. This can also affect the technology and it may be inaccurate.
All people think different and the ways that we learn are also not all the same. A good teacher is able to recognize these ways and can adapt so that the studnt will learn the material better. A computer is not able to tell these things from just the emotions someone is having.
Technology that can read emotions is truly wonderful, but is uneeded in a classroom. A teacher can already accomplish all of the things the computer can do inside of a classroom much better, and is able to create interactions with a student. The cost and likely innacuracies in reading emotions are also cons, along with the lack of flexibility. Computers that can read emotion are usefull in many different situations, not including a classroom. | 4 |
c3f8479 | Driverless cars have more cons and disadvantages then they do pros and advantages. The author of "Driverless Cars Are Coming" presents positive and negative aspects of driverless cars but I really only see the negatives. If there are driverless cars, then there could be a lot more crashes then there already are. Driverless cars are pointless and show a great amount of negatives, show that no one in the car will be paying attention, and there are so many safety issues.
First, there are many negatives regarding driverless cars. Technology in the future may be able to have cars without a driver at all. In the article though, the author states that currently they would not be truly driverless yet. The driver would still need to stay alert and be able to take over when needed, like driving through a work zone or when they are driving through an accident site. When a person is driving a car, they already need to be fully alert and know what is happening around them at all times to stay safe. If we have someone sitting in the drivers seat waiting to have to take control, then what is the point of not driving it when you pretty much need to continue to know what is going on at all times? There is always the fear that something will go wrong and the car just will not work right. This could cause serious injuries and even death to the driver and passengers in the driverless car as well as other cars and people around them. Another issue is that there is a lot of poverty and familes without enough money to buy a regular car. The amount of technology and work needed to make these driverless cars will put The United States of America in even more debt then they already are. As well as many other countries around the world. The cost for these driverless cars are a huge negative that will result in many people not being able to afford to buy them.
Secondly, when the car is driving without a driver but still has a driver in the drivers seat, the driver could be on their phone, reading something, or listening to music and not paying attention then all the sudden the car alerts them that they need to take over but they are not ready and do not know the reason why they are in the situation to take over the car. This could cause crashes and serious injuries to the driver and other passengers in their car, as well as people in cars around them. Nobody can promise that the driver will be able to pay attention at all times when the car is driving itself. It is kind of like having someone in the passenger seat, they are not driving so they are on their phones, reading stuff, and listening to music, not paying attention to the road. Same goes for a driver just sitting in the drivers seat and not driving the car. They could be not paying attention and then all the sudden they are surprised with the need to start driving in a situation they have not been paying attention to. In paragraph eight of "Driverless Cars Are Coming" the author expresses that they are trying to bring up in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-ups displays. The author states that this could be a safety feature, but who knows that will work perfectly, or that the driver will be entertained by that?
Lastly, the safety issues regarding the driverless cars could be an endless list. If the driver is not paying attention, like I expressed in the pervious paragraph, the issues with safety grow bigger then they already are with actual people driving cars. If the driver has no clue what is going on because they were on their phones, reading something, or listening to music and then suddenly they have to take over, this could cause a crash that could cause serious and minor injuries as well as death. The amount of crashes that happen today with actual humans driving cars are already through the roof, if something messes up with the driverless car, it could be very bad. It is just like how your phone can mess up randomly and stop working, what if that happens to the driverless car?
The author of the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" expresses both postive and negative aspects of driverlesscars. I believe that driverless cars have more negatives than positives and are pointless. They also show many safety issues that can put many people in danger and show financial disadvantages. In conclusion, driverless cars should not be a thing in order to keep everybody safe. | 4 |
c3f8d1e | As citizens, we trust our country to do what is best for us. As the statement "by the people, for the people," is commonly used among our government. We hope that this is true. That is why the electoral college should remain a part of how we vote, in order to keep our society fair and in favor of the people.
As it says in "Source 3: In defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President," it states that " The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance." With this being said, it allows us to know that we can trust our states to be equally represented. Just because the larger states normally get more attention, they are both represented equally. This allowing the votes to be fair and equal.
The electoral college is the reason that run-off elections are avoid. As they produce a clear winner instead of no candidate winning the majority of the votes. run-off election cause the election to become much more complicated than it already is. Also "The electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have a transregional appeal." This allows election to be in favor of everyone. Though not everyone may be pleased with the person or their views, it allows the mojority to be on board with one person.
When a president is chosen, it is to allow are country to have a successful leader. Which is why we must trust that what our founding father's put in place is in our favor, and is what should remain as part of our government. The Electoral College may seem "unfair, outdated, and irrational" to some people, it is what keeps the election successful and fair | 3 |
c3fd587 | Cars,the thing that all teenagers want when they turn sixteen. Driving gives a sense of freedom, but it comes with a price. Diving automotives pollutes the air with greenhouse gases. Cities like Paris, Vauban, and Bogota have some serious problems with pollution. Thats why we should limit vehicle usage.
Vauban, Germany is doing it wrong, by living in a "car-free" envirorment. The citizens that live here forbidden to own a car, driveway, and a home garage. There is a glimpse of light to all of you that love driving or need to drive to work. In this city, if somebody wanted to own an automotive they would have to pay an additional 40,000 dollars and live at the edge of the city limit. Pollution might be serious but you should just limit the commute to work so citizens don't have to drive so much. Think about it, if you force people that have cars to live on the city limit, but they might work in the middle of the city. I don't see the solution in that.
Paris, France, the city of love, is also the leading city in Europe of smog. "passenger cars cause 12% of greenhouse gases in Europe." (Rosenthal 5).Paris is not so bad in book compare to Vauban. Paris has assigned certain days for the drivers to drive. On one day, even license plates will drive and the odds with drive the following day. There are precausions that they take if a odd driver drives on an even day. The drive will be fined 22 euros (that is 31 american dollars).There is nothing wrong with this plan exept if some one with an odd license plate has an emergency, and needs to take care of it posthaste.
Smog is not a good thing at all, and won't decrease until we do some thing about it. that a 'car-free" day and bike to where ever you need to go. This our planet and we should take car of it. | 2 |
c3fe53f | Dear State Senator
The Election System should be changed to popular vote. The Electoral College is unfair and irratinol. It should be cancelled, and be based upon popular vote with numbers that make since. Many votes have been barely won because the numbers are so close and high. The Electoral College Isn't an amount of how many people voted for a president, its for an elector. And you dont always pick your elector, it could get confused and a wrong elector could get picked.
Many states do not have a fair chance to vote, And one representitive can count as too many votes compared to their own value. Sates that didnt have the chance to see the canidates were most likely ignored wich dosent help because even if the people guessed a vote the electors would give out a large number of votes randomly to a canidate. Some staes didnt even get so see an ad for the canidates once.
"A single representitive from whyoming representing five hundred thousand representitives would have as much to say as fifty five representitives from California, who represnt thirty five million voters." " During the 2000 campaign seventeen states didnt get to see the canidates at all,Including rhode island and south carolinia, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a single campaign ad."
These qoutes from bradford plumber, explain that half of the peoples votes were going to wrong canidates as the pepole were completley confused about who they were even voting for. They didnt even get Ads that could give them at least a look or a hint, basically, the people were clueless. It even seems a little unorganized, the Electoral College dosent make much since either based on the information given, but what you should really think about is how the Electoral College has hint of trying to cheat its way into electing a canidate.
In addition, The voters are left with an unfair outcome at almost every election because of the Electoral Collage. The votes can either be very close or the people could miss Ads or campaigns for canidates, leaving the people with nothing and confusion all over. Even if you knew what elector you voted for, you cant necessarily pick who it is your voting for and your vote could possibly get confued giving you a bad outcome. Most elections are just slid by and are just based on what ever the Electoral College thinks should happen. So please abolish the Electoral College its is irrational and is not neccessary, let the people really have a fair chance. | 4 |
c4014f8 | Have you guys ever seen the unmasking face on Mars? If not you probably should! It's located on Mars at 41 degrees north martian latitiude. If you're sitting around bored at home just imagine all the amazing sites to see when you are visiting The Face of Mars.
One reason people might go here is because of all the fun, excitement,and interesting tings on or around the face of Mars. Like just imagine all the craters and the amazement for people all ages. Why sit at home when you can be emjoying yourself with various adventures.
Another reason may be just getting out of the house and exploring. You don't just have to stay in one area on mars you can go anywhere. Let me start by saying it would be an excellent experience for both kids and adults.
Others say that hey found it boring and uninteresting. Look on the bright side not all people are like that some people might like the outerspace world. It just depends in what you like and dont like. Well I hope you enjoy your time while visiting The Face of Mars. | 1 |
c4048b8 | Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. As explained in paragraph two, there have been many spacecrafts sent to it´s mysterious surface, but not many make it for more than a few hours. It´s also been noted that its atmosphere is too extreme for human encounterment. The author uses these, what may seem like disadvantages to futher exploration, to his advantage. He uses backed up statements like older technology could help and that the dangers are just mere challenges.
The author brought up a good argument that todays advanced technology might a little too advanced to get the job done. As stated in paragraph seven, modern computers have helped a lot with research progress, but that was in enviornments that were better understood. Venus is entirely different, atmosphere, temperature, and pressure wise. It´s going to take something new, or something old, such as the mechanical computers, with some adjustments.
The author also mentioned one thing most people can´t resist - a challenge. Though there are multiple risks to furthur more thourough exploration of this planet, it really is just one huge challenge. Venus alone is challenging some of the most advanced technology on this planet. A challenge that NASA should be willing to overcome.
Venus is a very worthy pursit despite the dangers it comes with. The author does a very well job explaining his aproach on furthur exploration of the complicated planet. He in turn has more than enough details to support it. | 3 |
c406793 | My years a Seagoing Cowboy was a great time. Not only did I do it with one of my best friends, I got to experince something that comes once in a life time. Also, I had many different experinces out of the United States. Finally, I was kept from going to serve in the military. I for one was a little excited about that.
Like I said, for a small town boy like me, sailing around the world is an opprotunity of a life time. There was no way I was going to turn down something like that. On my first trip I turned 18 years old and as you probably know, I would have had to join the military. But, they made an exeption due to the fact that I was already involved with the Seagoing Cowboys. Again, there was know way I would take serving in the military over sailing around the world. Another reason why I think that anyone should tryout the Seagoing Cowboys program is because, I had the opprotunity to see many different cultures or ways of life. Once, I got to go on a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. I also saw the Acropolis in Greece. Finally, I got to see many parts of China.
Thanks to the Seagoing Cowboys program, I have gained knowledge about Europe and China. Now, I hope that you will go and enjoy it too. Believe me, I have gone on the most trips of a Seagoing Cowboy... I know what I'm talking about. | 3 |
c40bfc3 | The idea of a car-free life has become more appealing around the world. In the United States, South America and across Europe, they have developed new ways of transportation that seem to be more beneficial. In these souces they explain the many advantages of limiting car usage such as its better for the environment and people find more alternative ways of transportation easier and cheaper.
There are many benefits to limiting car usage and the first is it improves the environment. In Source 1, it says that reducing car usage would be, "A huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes". Passengers in Europe are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and 50 percent in the United States. "All of our development since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change," said David Goldberg, an official of Transportation for America. In that change recently,there has been many efforts to promote "car reduced" communities. In Source 2, Paris shows that they have made improvements in banning driving on certain days of the week due to smog. That smog cleared enough for the people to drive on days they were allowed to.
The second benefit to limiting car usage would be that people find more alternative ways of transportation easier and they are happier. "When i had a car iwas always tense. Im much happier this way," said Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two, as she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor. Many people expressed that other ways of transportation like biking or walking are much easier. In Source 3, it explains that Colombia has car-free days where they skate, bike, hike, or take buses instead. "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.
In Source 4, it says that because of other ways of transportation are easier and cheaper, "Recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses each year." It goes on to explain that "Part of the explanation certainly lies in the recession, because cash-strapped Americans could not afford new cars, and the unemployed werent going to work anyway." As more people become jobless, they find that taking buses or walking is much easier. That could be an advantage because Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company laid out a plan where cities in which "pedstrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety."
In conclusion, there are many ways in limiting car usage can be benefical such as with the enviroment, to the people, and it can change in the way this world operates. Living a car-free life would soon be very desirable in this world soon. | 4 |
c411407 | Dear State Senator
As it may have come to yourn notice I would like to foucus your attention to the debate about the Electoral Collage. The Electoral Collage is a unfair process the fathers of the Constintution established. As you know it is a "Compromise between electon of the President by a vote in Congress and eletion of the President by popular vote." (Source 1) In other words the Electorial Collage is where we elect represintives to vote for the president. That then makes their vote more important then everyone elses. And let me tell you, you wouldnt want that.
The Electoral Collage was a structure our founding fathers set up to help formally elect the president. But if this process goes aginst the wishes of the people, the ones the Constitution was writen for, then what purpose does it serve? " Its official: The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational." (Source 2) Once the Electoral Collage has be abolished the president can then be elected by popular vote and every one will be satisfided.
"The Electoral College is widely regarded as a anashronism" (Sourse 3) This means that the Electoral Collage is a thing that seems to belong in the past and does not fit in the present. Im sure that our founding fathers had good intions when they installed this system into our goverment. But times has changed since then,and we need to abolish the Electoral Collage so we can have a simpler system that almost every one agrees with. I relize that you have a tight schedule so its alright if i dont Resive a Resbonding letter. Insteed I ask that you use that time to consider what I have presented to you today.
Sinserly
A Worried Citizen | 2 |
c4123b1 | If you could buy a car that could drive you around, with you not having to do anything, would you buy it? Personally, I would not. There are to many things that could go wrong. We all know that technology can break down at times. Even our computers break down for no reason at times. So why let a car, that could end your life in a split second, drive you around? I wouldn't want to take that risk.
In the passage "Driverless Cars Are Coming," they explain that even at times the driver has to take over. They said, "the cars can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." What if, one time, the car did not notify the driver or the driver falls asleep? This could end the drivers life and someone else's. Yes, in the passage they state "the car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." But, I know plenty of people, mostly teenagers, that would disconnect the wheel sensor. So again, why take this chance to end peoples life for some Driverless Car?
If we are going to have Driverless Cars then, they need to be a little safer before anyone can drive them. If we can't get our computers to work correctly sometimes, then why are we inventing Driverless Cars? If we keep working on Driverless Cars and they become safer, I will start to have an open mind. But again, anything could happen and cause a lot of people to get hurt. I would rather know I am fully incontrol of something, than not know.
Sometimes, inventing something new isn't always good. I think people are starting to become very lazy with all of the new technology today. We take these things for granted and then get hurt in the long run. So, I will stick to being against Driverless Cars because of everyones safety. | 3 |
c41860a | The author, has a very good amount of information on why venus is a very worthy persuit and talks about how venus is the "most Earth like planet" in our solar sytem. Venus is the closest planet in density and size and is sometimes the closest in distance to Earth. Scientists belived, that venus has been supported by various life forms long ago. The author, talks about how so many projects have been sent to venus and so many have failed to comeback to Earth and also mentions that there are so many factors that contribute to Venus as a challenging planet for humans to study there obviously has to be a reason why it is such a difficult planet to study.
The author, mentions so many reasons why venus has many dangers that contribute to it and did a good job on telling why it is such a dangerous planet as he mentions Venus is one of the brightest points in the sky, The tempertures average over 800 degress in Fahrenheite, or that Venus has 90 times greater atomic pressure then earth does. Also makes a point that Venus is a very dangerous planet and is trying to tell us that their must be a reason why Venus is so dangerous and thats why he makes a great observation on why Venus is a worthy pursuit.
In conclussion the author, did a good job on telling why Venus should be continued to be studied. The author, gave many good facts on the planet Also, told that many projects have been sent to Venus but have failed to be brought back to Earth. The author also talked about how venus is one of the only planets in the solar system to possibly have various life forms on the planet and also talks about how challenging of planet is that NASA is working on ways to just get the macines back to Earth. | 2 |
c41bf97 | Many people think the face on mars was created by a alien becuase it was all over Hollywood, in grocery stores, books and magaziens, and on the radio. But it really wasnt creater by aliens.
It was in Hollywood films, in grocery stores, on the radio,also in books and magiziens. You cant believe every thing you watch in movies or online. Two thirds of Hollywoods movies are based on things they know that people wpuld watch. People can put anything in a newspaper or say it on the radio and people would think it was the truth. But you will need research and evidence to make sure what you watch or hear is true. You can also go to the gricey store and hang up any type of posters and make someone believe that what that poster say is the truth.
The face on mars was really a natuarl rock that was shaped like a face. it was discovered on April 5, 1998 when they took better photos. But a few scentists were convinced that it was an alien artifact. Its just like how we have natural landfroms, Mars have a natrual face on it. Its located 41 degrees north martian latitude. | 2 |
c42027d | Facial Action Coding System, FACT, is a new technology that anables computer to indentify human emotions. This technology is really helpful for teacher and student in class base on the use of it is to read the emotional expressions.
There are 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles, it begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face. In order to indentify human emotions, there are six basic emotions are happiness, surprise, aner, disgust, fear, and sadness, and then associated it with the characteristic movements of the facial muscles. Then using video imagery, in real face, weighting the different units, the sofware can identify mixed emotions and compared against a no emotion face. In our life, we perform this same calculation every day, you can tell someone is happy or not by just look on their face. But computer can't so this technology could teachs it, so it can know people well and give out the best experiences.
"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." Not all students are good, not all students are interesting with the lessons, so this is a really helpful idea for the classes. Teacher or the computer now can know well how is the student with the lessons. If they are happy, that meant the lesson is interesting, if they are bored, the teacher now know they need to change it so everyone is interested with it.
But that is all we need, the system can stop at this. There is no need for the computer to go further than that. If more than that, the computer could collect every informations and storage it, it's seems to be very scarry.
This technology is useful if that is all it can do. Use this "FACT" in the classroom is a good idea for the improvement of studying environment. It is also a very need thing for the computer to give the feedback when it know more about humans. | 2 |
c4220dd | The technology, Facial Action Coding System (FACS) was created to recognize peoples thoughts/emotions through a facial coding system by the muscles or movements in your face. Created by Prof. Thomas Huang, he tested it on Leonardo da Vinvi's Renaissance painting, Mona Lisa. Not only does this technology just recognize your emotions, but on a computer, it can respond to your emotions as well. Dr. Huang's new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code.
The real question is, would this be helpful or benefit us in a classroom? I think yes. The author states that "If you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar one might follow." Can you imagine having a computer that knows when your happy or sad? Having computers like these in school classrooms would be so valuable, due to the lack of "fun" in school, these computers could determine when youre bored in class and change something about it. Or say you're learning a new lesson in math class, and you're becoming very confused. The computer would recognize your confusion by the facial expression you have and help you out. Dr. Huang says, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." Another reason this technology would be helpful is because it would be less physical work and planning for the teacher. Teachers wouldn't have to deal with their students being bored, confused, or falling asleep in their class while they are teaching. This technology could greaty change the way class goes during a school day in many positive ways.
The new technology 'FACS' can encode any emotion of yours, this would be so helpful to us students in school for important reasons such as, being sad, or being confused. If so, the computer can modify things or help you out. Dr. Huang did an incredible job of creating this masterpiece, he stated that "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional commnication, so computers need to understand that too." This technology could change the world, since us humans now of days are so addicted to our phones. This computer can not only help us in school but be a new way of emotionally and physically communicating with other people. In school classrooms, and at home. The Facial Action Coding System is a very valuable thing. | 3 |
c423068 | Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers.
First studying Venus is very challenging because of the temperatures and the atmosphere. In paragraph 3 the author says " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxided blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the cloud of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Veus's atmosphere. 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. These conditions are far more extreme than anything hmans encounter on Earth;.." (Paragraph 3). This is important because is telling us how Venus conditions are far more extreme than anything humans can encounter.
Another important point that makes Venus hard to study is the weather. In paragraph 3 the author says "Beyong hig pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequesnt lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface" (Paragraph 3). This is important because Venus having earthquakes, volcanoes and frequent lightning strikes makes it very hard for someone to go there to study it.
Lastly studying Venus is challenging because researchers can't take any samples of Venus from a distance. In paragraph 6 the author says " Rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective. More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risk. Or maybe we should think of them as challenges." (Paragraph 6). This is important because not being able to take samples of rocks, gas or anything from Venus makes it very hard on scientists to find out forms of getting to Venus without having anyone in danger.
Finally, exploring Venus is challenging and dangerous. | 3 |
c428258 | Space is an interesting and confusing large mass of black with so much in it to explore. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to explore it? The author of
"The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is very for the exploration of Venus. Venus is a planet in our solar system. It is sometimes called the evening star because it is one of the brightest points in the night sky or it is called Earth's twin due to similarity in density and size. We also dont know much about Venus because it is very dangerous due to very hot temperatures and many other things. But exploring it would be very worth it. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents beacause human curiosity will lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors, we could get more insight about Venus, and our travels on Earth, and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts.
One reason that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents is beacuse human curiousity will lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Who knows, human curiousity and advancing in technology could lead us to any other planet in our solar system. The more we know about life the more we can explore. In the story it says, " These differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus." If we explore Venus we can most definitely explore Mars as well.
Another reason that studying Venus is worthy is beacuse we can get more insight about Venus. We need more information about Venus because it is Earth's sister planet. The more we understand Venus the easier it will be to understand space. In the text it says, " If our sister planet is so inhospititable, why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface" This could possibly mean we could live on Venus someday. That would be a major benefit if anything ever happened to Earth.
The third reson that studying Venus is worthy despite the dangers is because our travels on earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubt. If we don't explore there is no explanations to peoples questions. Everyday we risk our lives because we never know what can happen. We shouldn't limit our decisions and our exploration based on fear. In the text it says " just as ariplanes travel at a high altitude" which means that it wouldnt be anything super unsafe to hover above Venus so why not try and do it.
In conclusion, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.
If we explored it human curiousity will lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors, we could learn more about venus, and our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by our dangers and doubts. Venus is a planet that is very close and similar to Earth why should we not explore it?
So much good would come out of the exploration of Venus. The danger of anything shouldn't stop people from exploring. | 4 |
c428c7b | i dont believe that driverless cars would be a good influence on our population. I say that because i dont think people would use these cars as good use. People wouldnt use these cars for good reason because they would take advantage of it because it can drive on its own, I know it would have a built in camera for our eyes on the road but lets just be real here noone will even take a glance at the road. These cars are really smart cars and all but what does this car do for us? I really think these cars wouldnt do us any good because none of us wouldnt want to drive anymore because it drives on its own therefore that would make us all lazy drivers. im sure these cars know alot but they probably dont know the importance of driving under roads that are under construction, or bad weather, slick roads. Which concerns me of all of our safety, and all our lives at risk. What if the roads are very slick and its foggy outside? i dont think the car can drive through that type of weather because at times it is very hard for us humans to drive under that condition.
Most of us have children and passengers while driving with us all the time i am very concerned of their safety too, what if they are not comfortable with these cars, they want you to take control of the wheel. We all have our opinions on things but these cars i really dont like the idea of it. Like money wise the cars would cost us millions probably for it and there are more important things in the world to buy, we really dont need to spend all our money on these cars. Gas money for these cars what if these cars use a lot of gas?
We would have to spend like another 80 to 90$ on gas too. The car what if the car alert system or camera stops working?
We have no other choice but to take the wheel, it shouldnt take all that money for a car and for something to happen to it and we have to end up driving it anyways, so we shouldnt even have this idea of these cars in my opinion its a waste of money. In conclusion i dont think it would be a good idea for us to have this new source of techinology because most of us wont even use it right and it could cause all kinds of problems. | 3 |
c42edb6 | The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because this helps the computers know the student's reactions of things. If the computers knows what the student's reaction is, this could help them give the students what they are interested in. By knowing a student's expression, you'll know how they're feeling about a certain lesson. The Facial Action Coding System will have a huge impact on the teachers too. The FACS can identify six basics emotions such as happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness.
The Facial Action Coding System will have a huge impact in the classrooms. If there was a classroom computer that could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, it could notify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. " Most human communication is nonverbal,including emotional communtions,"
says Dr.Huang. He is right because sometimes you don't exactly tell another person how you are really feeling. If the computers knows this, it would be way easier to identify another person's feelings. If a computer knows that you're smiling, it knows you are happy about what you're looking at and the next ad they will give you will be similar. If you frown, it shows that you're not interested, so then the computer will give you a different ad until you are pleased.
In conclusion, the use of the Facial Action Coding System to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. This will help impact not only the students but also the teachers. This technology will help benefit the students in their work. It helps identify what the student's interest is in and would make it easier for the teachers to give lessons. If there was a student who is not outspoken, the computer will help identify that student's emotions. Having this type of technology is very valuable of knowing what the student's emotional expressions are. | 3 |
c42f4bd | The Face isn't an alien artifact. It wasn't created by aliens, it's just a natural landform on Mars. If it was created by aliens NASA would've already found out. There is no real evidence that aliens did it, only in Hollywood movies, and books. Though some people think otherwise.
Aliens arn't the reason the Face is on Mars. Nasa has went on three missions to Mars to take pictures. Each time they went there has been no trace of aliens. Also NASA upgraded their camaras each time they went to Mars. So the pictures were more clearer.
On the second mission NASA went on, the camaras proved it was a natural landform. Though other scientist belived alien markings were being hidden by wispy clouds. This is because it was winter in Mars during the time NASA went. Still NASA went on a third trip to make its point. This time they used their most advanced camera yet and took crystal clear pictures of the Face.
The pictures reaveled it was a Martian equivalent of a butte. This is a common landform around the American West. This couldn't be caused by aliens because Mars could've caused this landform to appear. Just like in the American West. Still people think that the alien markings are still there.
Overall aliens could'nt of caused this landform. There is no evidence of aliens being on Mars. There is only fiction stories about it, and on radio talk shows. NASA has went on three missions to prove it's a natural landform, and they were'nt able to find alien markings. If this isn't enough evidenve to convince someone they must be a big alien fan. | 3 |
c433787 | Many technological improvements in the field of education are being made every day. There are constantly new and exciting ways to educate and teach students each and every year. However, behind all of that technology there must still be a competent teacher/instructor there in order to fully teach the material. The use of the Facial Action Coding System in classrooms is not valuable because it lets teachers not engage as much with students, is not necessary for a successful learning environment, and would be too complicated and powerful for most computers to be realistically implemented throughout the country.
While technology can definitely assist in giving students a worthwhile academic experience, there still must be a competent and engaged teacher past it in order for students to truly learn. With more and more advancements being made, it gives teachers and instructors less and less responsibility and obligation to teach properly and effectively. While some may argue that a human instructor is not necessary for students to learn, it is still more beneficial for a fellow human being to convey the lessons being taught alongside the technology than just the technology teaching. In the article, the doctor who helped develop the technology states "''...it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'" This quote shows that this technology could essentially take over a lot of aspects of a teacher's job, giving the teacher less of an obligation to teach their students. Human instructors are important for people to learn material effectively, so they must be given a certain amount of responsibility in order for there to be a good learning environment.
While this technology could theoretically be beneficial for students, it is not an essential aspect needed for a successful learning environment. The article talks about how this technology can assess people's emotions similarly to how people do in person everyday. In the article, the doctor who helped develop the software says "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored.'" This could be a helpful tool in certain scenarios, but as the article mentions, humans do this process naturally throughout the day and while we cannot assess as accurately as a computer could, we can still sense the general emotion of someone. This makes the face analyzing technology a possibly beneficial tool, but an unnecessary and unrealistic tool as well.
Even if this technology were an absolutely essential part of every classroom, at this point in time it is not realistic to expect it to be implemented effectively. This software is relatively new and is powerful, so an expensive and powerful computer must be used in order to utilize it well. In the article, the author states that "Your home PC cant handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisas smile." This quote implies that most PC's currently available to people would not be capable of using the software. Even if most schools could acquire the powerful computers needed to run this software, it would take a serious and detrimental chunk of funding away from other more important school aspects such as lunches or libraries. Even though the techonology can be helpful in certain instances, it is not realistic to expect schools to be able to implement it anytime soon.
The Facial Action Coding System is a promising new technology, and as such has it's fair share of issues. While seemingly impressive and futuristic at first glace, once one begins to take into account other factors the system starts to become more of an interesting novelty than a breaking new education tool to be used in classrooms across the globe. New developments often bring improvement with them, but before being implemented must be tweaked and carefully considered in order to be successful. In around a decade, this facial reading software could be a typical sight in many classrooms. But as it stands now, it has too many flaws and issues in order to be taken seriously. | 6 |
c4339b8 | The image of the head that you see here is not made by aliens. The face is just a natural landfrom. 25 years ago, when NASA's Viking spacecraft was circling a planet snapping photos of its sister ship Viking 2. They spotted a shadowy likeness of a human face. "An enormous head nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia", as the passage states.
Days later NASA gave the image to the world so we can all see. As, you see the caption gives a description of what the "huge rock formation" looks like. It resembles a human head fromed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. I really dont think an alien knows what we look like and how to put all our facial features at the right place. Even some scientist think that it was an alien but scientist can be wrong at times.
Some people would probably say that the aliens made this picture so they can get the attention or make people laugh. Or they really think its aliens which is your opinion. But, as you see the face was coming to form in 1976 to 2001. It took years to making it happen so I woulg think it was years of dust to form this kind of face. NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars. So, there was probably a person who died on mars and his head is there and dust is forming on top of it. It was a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet so over the years it could have gotten all the coudy dusty air and built up.
I really dont think this is an alien I feel like its a natural landform. Now, What's your comeback? | 2 |
c4359fe | "Driverless Cars Are Coming"
What do you think the world will be if the cars were driverless? Will there be more danger? Or, will this benefit us? There are many things that you can say about having driverless cars, some main things would be having that type of money for it, the different dangers that can occur, and as well on how it will benefit us, humans, and our lifestyle.
With all this technology advancing anytime soon there will be cars like these that will be driving themselves without having an actual person driving them and this is coming very quick. As said in the article, "Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can drive themselves by 2020. The road to the truly autonomous car stretches on ahead of us, but we grow closer to the destination every day." That being said, anytime soon there will be vehicles that will be able to do all things imaginable things in a short amount of time. It is crazy how all of this technology is happening in this type of era, but it is exactly correct we grow closer to greatness every day and we sometimes do not even notice, until it happens.
Driverless Cars coming, there is also danger and percaution that comes along with is as well. That is something very important that people need to still take into consideration when buying cars like these and all the different effects it has. As stated in the article, " This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires. This necessitates the car bing ready to quickly get the driver's attention whenever a problem occurs." Therefore, as for the human driver will always have to be precaution about the different things that can happen, and as well as not to fully trust these driverless cars and all the different things it can portray.
Taking into deep considerarion, will these vehicles benefit us and the way we live now? Many people can say it will, and then there are people that will say no, it will not. Imagining how much money it will take to afford a driverless car is also something to think about as well. In the article it informs us about all the different things these vehicles can do, "They can steer, acclerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." As much as it says in the article how they are "driverless" they still do need humans when it comes to certain occasions. So in the end it is your personal prefrence about being able to please yourself with a fance vehicle like these.
Finally, what do you think the world will be like when these driverless cars come out? This world is growing in the world of technology there will always be different, exotic, marvalous, inventions that are coming and with all these crazy things so are the Driverless Cars Are Coming! | 4 |
c435fff | Have you ever looked a photo of someone and wonder how they feel? Yes well now you can Thomas Huang form the neckman institute for Advance Science at the University of Amsterdam. Im all for this Facial Action Coding Sytem. It could show us how people long before use felt when getting there picture painted of picture taken. people could know how family member and friends felt before they past away. what if we could know how animals felt with the FACS?
We dont know how people felt back then, we didn't know what they were going through, but with the FACS we could get a general idea of how they felt at that time in there life. Say you had a family member that passed away that you never met before but you want to know if they were a happy, sad, or mad person you could use the FACS to know so you dont have to hear it from someone else. Wouldnt it be cool to know what animals are feeling? If this FACS could show us how humans felt wouldnt you like to konw what your pets are feeling if your pet was sad and you didnt know,but you use the FACS you would know and then you and do something with your pet to keep the happy. Now you might be asking how does this FACS work well ehrn the computer constructs a 3-D computer modle of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. examples your frontalis pars lateralis muscles when you raise your eyebrows you are suprised, your orbicular oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger. these reasons i just listed are why i support the FACS! | 2 |
c438a8a | Venus may be easy to spot in the nightsky, being nicknamed the "evening star," but it's not so easy to examine. There have been attempts to land spacecrafts on the planet; however, none have survived more than a couple hours. There are many factors that contribute to the difficulty of exploring Venus, but that won't stop NASA from trying to get as much information that they can get. The author thinks that it would be beneficial to explore Venus, but is it really worth trying to explore the planet despite all of the difficulties?
What factors exactly make the exploration of Venus so difficult? Although Venus may once have been "the most Earth-like planet in our solar system," it no longer appears to be that way. According to the article, the atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide, and the clouds contain highly corrosive sulfuric acid. Also, the average temperature is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. These conditions are nothing like ones that are found on Earth. This environment would crush a submarine and would liquify metals, as stated in paragraph 3. Along with the atmospheric difficulites, weather difficulties also present themselves. The article states that volcanoes, earthquakes, and lightning strikes would be a danger to anything looking to land on Venus's surface.
With all these difficulties, how was NASA planning on examining the planet? NASA wanted to study the planet from above. They want to send a vehicle to hover over Venus in order to avoid the ground conditions, as stated in paragraph 5. However, this would limit the amount of information NASA could collect about the ground conditions of the planet and would restrict them from bringing back any samples.
Overall, I don't think think it is worth trying to explore Venus with all these difficulties, and I don't think the author did a good job supporting the idea that it would be beneficial. If anything, I think the author explained why trying to explore Venus would be nothing but harmful. In the artcle, the author discusses the dangers of trying to explore Venus much more than the benefits we would gain. The author provides no imput as to why we should explore the planet other than the fact that curiosity is what lead people to wanting to explore it in the first place. If people took the time to explore everything they were curious about, nobody would have a life and imaginations would be pointless. | 4 |
c43fc51 | Having to not worry about not staying alert constantly or saving up for a new car over a life time are a just a few benefits we could potentially recieve with the development of driverless cars. I feel that scientists and developers should continue the development of driverless cars because with this new technology the rate at which an accident occurs could potentially be decreased, the amount fuel used to operate a car would be cut in half, and if you ever decided to operate manually, the vehicle could apply its advanced accident safety systems before an accident has the oppurtunity to take place.
One reason why the development of driverless cars should be continued is because they can prevent accidents from occuring. Being built with the new technology allows these vehicles to stop when needed, slow down when entering harsh conditions, or alert the driver when an accident could potentially occur. These types of safety features could prevent head on collisons, hydroplaning on roads, and accidental traffic violations.
Another reason why the development of driverless cars should be continued is because they can cut the amount of fuel needed to power a vehicle by half. This is important because in today's modern day scientists have discovered that the amount of fossils fuels fuels in the world is decreasing exponentially. At that rate, they say that within the next five hundred years there will be no more fuel left. With the development of these types of vehicles, scientists have the ability to cut the amount of fuel needed in half, which could increae the number of years to one thousand.
The last reason for why the development of cars should be continued is because they can provide anticipated accident safety features. What I mean by this is that before a collision takes place, the advanced sensors constructed inside the car are able to detect an accident and provide an earlier response. This could mean that they will deploy airbags earlier or even apply substantial pressure to the brakes hundreds of feet away from opposing harm.
To say that driverless cars would be benficial is an understatement because they have the ability to change the world. Their new features could end the number of accidents involved with vehicles. The amount of gas that will be used could be saved and manipulated for other life changing technology. Lastly, they could prevent, us, drivers from suffering from severe injury in a collision. | 4 |
c43ffd8 | Exploring Venus
What are the dangers of visiting Venus.Venus, is sometimes called the "Evening Star," is one of the brightest of light in the night sky. It's nickname is sometimes misleading since
Venus is simple to see from earth.But don't let that trick you for, it's one of the most challenging place to examine more closely.
Venus is ofter referred as Earth's "twin," it's the closest planet to the Earths in terms of size and density, and it is closest in distance from us. No spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. The issue is not a single spaceship has touched down of Venus in more than three decades. And numerous factors contribute to Venus reputation for beinh challenging to land due the the condition. And the article states that the temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. And the atmospheric preasure is 90 times greater than what any person has experience on our own planet. And Venus is the closest planet to us. For if not Venus wasn't there well be living through those conditions but, maybe little bit diffirent. And even though Mercury is closer to our sun. Venus has the hottest surface temperature. And even though is the most challenging place to visit scientists are discussing ways to visit the surface. And in the article states that
NASA found some possible solutions to get on Venus even with there conditions on the surface. Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian land scape. The article also states.
But even though the conditions may seem impossible. But, that's a challenge. Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus. Also NASA is working on other ways to approach to studying Venus. The article stated. Also "Venus has value, not only beaucase of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likley lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors," Striving to meet the challenges presented stated. | 1 |
c44350f | Luke Bomberher had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working a two part-time jobs in a grocwry store and a bank when his friend Don Reist invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. Luke couldn't say no. He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime.
When Luke and Don got there they were so happy. That is when Luke relized that he wanted to serve there.
Lukealso wanted to help. He says that seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special. That is one of the reasons why he wants to serve and help.
Helping out on Luke's aunt Katie's farm as a boy had prepared him for hard work, but not for the dangers at sea. On his second trip, Luke served as night watchman. His job was to check on all the animals every hour. One rainy night, after making his hourly report to the captain, he slid down a slipperu ladder on his backside. Likes heart raced as he shot feet first toward an opening on the side of the ship. He was safe.
Luke is now a Seagoing Cowboy snd is much more adventurous. It opened the eorld to him, and now Luke Bomberger is reslly happy.
These are some reasons from the story "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves, " and why he wanted to join the program. | 2 |
c445bc3 | the author that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying venus is a worth pursuit despite the danger. by saying " nasa is working on other approaches to studying venus for example some simplified electronis made of silicoin carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating".
This evidence support my claim because the people are studying for big things like how well studying venus is a worthy persuit.
Another claim that evalutes how well the author supports the idea that studying venus is a worth pursuit despite. In paragraph 8 it says" striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has vaule. Not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself.
which exsplain that studying venus is a worth pursuit despite.
The conclusion I have about " the challenge of exploring venus " was . It seem like if u study it its a good thing . because its very important to nasa it says that in the reading . so maybe if u do it you would be succesful. | 2 |
c44be67 | Sounds thrilling, doesn't it? It's almost like a science-fiction novel. This mesa found on Mars has theories going in two directions. Was it created by aliens, or is it a natural landform? Both are possible, but only one is probable. The media can lead you to believe information that might not be true. Like in this situation, the "Face on Mars" that is said to be bona fide evidence of alien life, but it is proven to be just a natural landform.
Forty years ago, when the "face" was first revealed, it seemed very likely that it was not made by nature. The search for alien life and all the money put into NASA's programs made people believe what they wanted to hear. As time went on, and new technology was put into effect, the images of the mesa became clearer. In the early 2000's, it was made clear that the mysterious "face" was just an illusion. One can tell from the images of the "Face on Mars" that the mesa can appear to look like a face when out of focus. Alien life on Mars has not been proven either, so without evidence of life, we can't assume that the "face" was not created by nature.
It is possible that the mesa appeared as a face because of the dept perception and shadows. In reality, the landform barely looks like a face at all. In the most recent photo, the small details on the mesa almost look like the rivers we have here on Earth. The mesa is even compared to landforms that are found on Earth, as stated in the article. Since there is no proof of the "face" being alien-made, the only conclusion left is that it is a natural landform. | 3 |
c45b6c0 | The Seagoing Cowboys program is for helping people who need food after World War one. The program sends people who sign up to go on boats and take care of animals until they get to the spot where they are supposed to get off.
Luke had been working two part time jobs and his friend invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. He didn't say no because it was an opportunity of his lifetime. The program was to give countries supplies to recover food. The UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration)employed seagoing cowboys totake careof horses, young cows,and mules.
Luke and Don(his friend) had went to New Orleans to get their seaman's papers then went to Greecewith a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them. luke turned 18 before he got to Greece and was able to be drafted for the millitary. When he got drafted an dfound out what he was doing they told to keep doing that for his service.
Some reasons you should join this program is for one you get to travle. Another reason why is you can help poeple when they need it most. Luke claims it is a once and a lifetime thing that you don't get a chance to do a lot. Lastly it taeches you to take care of animals properly.
In conclusion you should join this group because you get to go around the world. Have great big adventures, and just have fun while taking care of things. If you are thinking about joining this program tell your friends to join it with you. When you are thinking about joining this program just think of all the places you'll go. | 2 |
c45e3c0 | Yes I am with the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions.
I am with it because it would get to know the students better and make them into a better person. It could also help you be on task more and not be distracted by the little things you see.
I see it could help from these evidence in the artical because right here it says "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored". In that sentance it is saying that a classroom computer is knowing when a student is confused or bored I think if a computer knew exactly when that was I think it would be pretty cool. Going into the computer and the computer knowing what you are and who you are and how you deal with your life is pretty rare to do.
Another way I strongly agree on is for instance you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on there face right?
of course but image a computer doing the same thing. Dr. haung ovserves that artist such as da vinci studied a human anantomy to hlep them paint facial muscles precisely enought to convey the most important emotions. Others think on how you feel the first day is how you will feel the 2nd day and then its just gonna keep going until you need or get help. What if somebody was getting mentily abused from somebody cruel and rude and they did not say anything to anyone. Well thats why we got the computer to help us out and it would tell us how it really felt on who they are.
Helping others out could really benefit somebodys life in alot of ways. Techology would really need more and more advice from other companys. in paragraph 3 it says " The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face and all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles". Im that sentace it is talking about more of the muscles than computers.
Then test on the humans to see if they are showing "emotional expressions". You may be able to test there musscles and if they are hard and twich alot it shows that they are lieing or if they just relax and let it go through like you should it would show the truth.
A conclution of this is that my opinion i think we should have it around earth because I think we as people need to help others if they are having bad problems with there lives so thats why we need the computer to test them out and see how they are doing with it. Dr Paul Echman has classified six basic emotions of happiness , suprise , anger , disgust , fear or sadness and this computer could tell you what you are if you would do the test. | 3 |
c45f5ce | One of the advantages of getting rid of cars is traffic. Cars is a major isssue because mostly in the mornings people are tryin to get from one place to another at the same time. This action causes Death,car wrecks,etc. Bogota colombia- In aprogram thtas set to spread to other countries millions of colombians hiked,biked,skated or took buses during a car free day to avoid traffic jams.
Another cars is a bad idea is because of its gas. When people drive or even crank their cars that gac or diesel is goin up into the air causing our air to become filthy ans cloudy. Diesel or gas is dangerous because it harms the air, people, animals and other things. For example ''It's a good opportunity to take awat stress and lower air pollution'';said business man Carlos Arturo plaza as he rode a two seat bicycle with his wife.
But a good thin about this article is that it says that president obama's ambitious goals to curb the united states ' greenhouse gas emissions unveiled last week will get a fortuitous assist. So basically wat it is trying to say is that eventually a end to cars will come. Since 2005 the number of miles drive have dropped steadily after. over the years people have stooped relying on cars.
As april 2013 the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and eqyal to where the country was in 1995. Me myself personally think that people should stop driving cars and start walking or using bikes thats one reason why people are becoming obese because they are relying on cars to get them everywhere they need to go. Just imagine that cars were never invented i bet there would be fewer people who would be obese than there is now.
So overall people should stop relying on cars to get them where they need to and depend on themselves because eventually the end to cars will come. Look at it this way if people would stop using there cars to go everywhere there would be fewer accidents and less funerals. and our air would be clear no more cloudy atmosphere. so all i can say is cars will become EXTINCT. | 3 |
c45ff55 | The "face" on Mars is indeed a natural landform. The "face" could have been formed by multiple things. Such as being hit by other rocks, or it may even be the formation of some kind of sand. A lava dome could be another option of what it is. The picture is sharp enough to catch any living evidence. The article states, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times biggerthan the pixel size," (NASA, 12). What they are stating here is that if some kind of living evidence was in the picture they would be able to recognize it instantly.
A so called "face" formation on mars, even showed up as a natural landform. as stated in the text,
"a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all" (NASA, 7). What they are stating in that paragraph is that it may have looked like a alien monument but it was never a "alien monument", it was just a natural landform. That which could have been made by many different occasions that may have happen. Scientist are always searching for more and more explanations everyday.
If there was any objects in the first picture taken, any sciencetist or any citizen could have noticed the picture was sharp enough to pinpoint any living evidence or so called "aliens". Even if there was transportation such as cars airplanes or any shelter as known as "Egyptian-Style Pyramids" or even "Small Shacks", you would have been able to make out an tell what the objects are. As started from the text "unmasking the face on mars", "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egytian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were" (NASA, 12)!
The so called "face" on the planet "Cydonia" could have been formed by lava and may even be a "lava dome". Yeah some people qont always agree with the evidence, but you have to look at the facts. You also might not agree there is lava on the planet Cydonia but honestly tell me have you ever been to Cydonia to prove to me 100%, aliens made the monument and its not a natural landform? once you show me that proof ill take another look and maybe turn my point of veiw from your side. Until then ill believe its a lava dome or some kind of natural resource. As stated in "unmasking the face on mars", "What the picture actually shows is the Martain 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" (NASA,12) what they are saying is the "face" is a natural landform which they can compare to many different landform and monuments on earth.
NASA can compare the so called "face on the red planet" to many different things on earth. They can compare height, shape, color, texture, etc. as stated in "unmasking the face on mars", "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars"(NASA, 12) In that evidence from the text they are saying they can take the height and compare it to the Face on Mars and it will be almost exactly the same. I believe the "Face on Mars" is a natural landform, not every person in the world may agree but if you look at the facts and evidence together you will be able to comprehend the "Face" is not an aliens monument, it is a natural landform. | 4 |
c46ad0d | Contrary to popular belief, the Face on Mars is not a face, but a natural landform on the surface of Mars. Now, this may be hard to agree with, but the Face is actualy a structure similar to a butte or a mesa, a semi-flat landform common in the American west. It should also be noted that the area around Cydonia (a region on Mars on which the Face is located on,) is extremely cloudy around the time the pictures were taken by the Viking 1 in 1976. Also, Cydonia has many other mesa-like structures that are quite common in the area. The manner in which the Face was formed is unknown, but many scientists belive that shadows formed from outcrops in the area created the illusion of the eyes, the nose, and the mouth on the structure, giving it it's facelike apperence. There were three diffrent gruops of photographs taken of this structure. The first was taken by the aformentioned Viking 1, in 1976. The second was taken on April First, 1998, by The Mars Global Surveyer. The last one was taken in April of 2001, again by the Mars Global Surveyer. If this was a face, would'nt all three pictures be the same, insted of the last two being clear eveidence that the Face isen't a face at all, but rather a naturaly forming landmass? So, in conclusion, there is a scientific explanation to just why and how this strange and peculuar structure came to be. Even though this unusual sight looks just like a face, it's just a rock structure on the face of a red planet we call mars, not an ancient Martian temple. | 3 |
c47258b | In The Challenge of Exploring Venus the pursuit despite the danger the author include that thar are almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide is on venus and the temperes average over 800 dergrees fahrenheit. NASA is telling us like how it not liveabul on venus. venus has the hottest suface temperature of any plantet in our solar system. NASA has been sening thing to Venus but the hostile conditions on the surface of venus is bad so NASA idea for sending thing to venus is having vehicl hovering 30 or so mile above the roiling landscape. having vehicl hovering over the landscape of venus.
The text also state even a vehicl will have so much time to hovering over venus because the light can't penetrate the dense atmosphere. More importantly resher can't take anything because it is dense atmosphere. Fot them to seeking any info thay would have to get up close and personal despite the risks. Having knowledge fo venus meney researcher are working on some simplifed electronice.
The National Aeronautis and space Administration have a idea for sending humans with haveing bad condush. At Venus temperatures would be around 170 degrees fahrenheit. Stat frome the text researchers are working on innvations that would alloe our mechines to last longer enought to contribute meningfully to our knowedge of Venus. NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. | 1 |
c4740ce | Venus containes many mysteries to the human race, because of ourl lack of intel and capability to acces information. The rare and extreame conditions found in Venus are no were near those of Earth; meaning it doesn't have the capasity to sustain human life. The article "The Change of Exploring Venus" indicated these dangers, and the lack of equipt technology with the ability to servive in Venus' atmospher. Many scientist find studing Venus worthy, despite the dangers. The author does a pore good supporing this idea, becasue the main focus of the article was the negative side of studying Venus.
One of the article main points was the difficulty of human acces to Venus. "... no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." Demenstarating, the danger and almost none existing survival late of a human being. " The condidtions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth..." indicating the incopasity of human to rome Venus. These two quotes from the articel indicates the articles focus on the non survivable atmosper and conditions on Venus, this controdiction the idea of Venus being worth sudying.
The next point he articel cfocused on was the technology available and its capasity on Venus. "For example, some simplified elecronics... have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." Indicating, that techoology can not support Venus consitions for long, despite its advancemnts. "Modern computers are enormously powerful, fexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions." Therefore, this demonstrates how Venus atmospher and condition is dangeres even to our most modern technology. Refuring to the incapability to substain the copasity to keep humans alive for long after reaching Venus atmospher.
Finally, the article never indicated why the study of Venus was important. The first four paragraphes focus on the the conditionds of Venus and what would be found in it. These paragraphes give no indication of how Venus affect the Eather or those living in it. most of what remains of the article focuses on the posible advancemnets and ideas or techological difficulities. These things also have no impact on the importance of studing Venus, rather creat another reason not to. These detail, though their purpose is to inflorme and inspire a desire to study Venus only creates a sence of uneasines and un-worthiness.
In conclution the articles main focus was on the opsticles being faced in order to safely study Venus. Leading to the lack of evidence or reasons why it is worth studying considering the dangers. | 4 |
c47b3d5 | Many people question why we use the Electoral College instead of the popular vote. They think it's outdated irrational but we have been using this system for 100 of years. The Electoral College is a fair way to elect the president.
Certainly, the Electoral College has some flukes. Using the Electoral College system "your not voting for the president, but for a slate of electors," asserted Bradford Plumer, author of The Indefensible Elecotral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of system are wrong. Instead of voting directly towards the future president; the citizens are voting for the states electors for that party. What if it's a tie? "Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote," Plumer claimed. If it's a tie it is no longer up to the people, but it moves on to the House of Representatives and they decide. In the contrary, both parties select a slate of electors in trust to vote for the nominee and the trust is rarely betrayed. Also, there hasn't been many times of when the vote comes down to a tie. Therefore, the Electoral College should not be changed.
Above all, the Electoral College is fair and doesn't spark up as many disputes as popular vote. Richard A. Posner, author of In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President remarks, "a dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible-it happened in 2000- but it's less likely than a dispute over the popular vote." It is less likely because the winner-take-all technique even the smallest range of votes turns into a landslide. "A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible, but it is highly unlikely." Even though the Electoral vote consists of 538 votes there is a possibility of a tie. The overall vote for each party would both have to equal 269 votes. Proof shows the Electoral College is fair.
Furthermore, the Electoral College doesn't have a majority vote. Plumer claims, "the Electoral College avoids the porblem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast." This exemplifies why the Electoral College has more fairness then the popular vote. If there isn't a majority vote the people are voting on what they truly believe. "Voters in the presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who thinkg that a single ovte may decide an election," Plumer asserts. People voting don't just vote for the fun of it. They vote because they want a president who can make their lives better.
In final consideration, the election of the president should be casted by the Electoral College. It is clear that the Electoral College is the better choice because we have used it ever since it was created. Why change it now? | 4 |
c48368f | There is a lot of things people want to do in this world. Usually people would want to just go to a beatiful place but reading this passage theres a different goals going on in this passage and in life.
When I had started reading this passage I hadn't known that much about the planet venus at all. I knew in my head deep down that venus is closer to the sun. Deep down its scary to think that someone wants to go to that planets its so hot on the planet and there a lot of dangerous and unhabitable things going on there. An example of what goes in venus would be there being a heat wave of 110 degree's farenheit. Venus would be 8 times more heat than that of earth and thats just the climate that is on that planet. In one of the passages it had that '' If our sister planet is so inhospitable, Why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface?'' I would say that scientists want to explore more planets because they want to see what is out there in space even though the risks. The thought about going to a different planet has been in scientists head for a long time so doing so would be a huge accomplishment done by us. One of the goals the scientistes want to do is inhabit venus because it was once like earth time-ago.
I would say that there is a lot of goals in this passage and in life, I had talked about somewhat the goals in this essay. The passage was good and interesting learning all the thing that I had read. | 2 |
c486ab6 | Some people don't like the electoral college, whie some people do. The electoral college is a process, the founding fathers established in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President byh a vote in congress and election of presidentts but popular vote. The process is the selection of electors, the meeting with the presideng and vice, and the counting of the electoral votes. The Electoral college is unfair and practical, while the election of the popular vote should get the president due to the swing states. They should favor in changing to the election by popular votes got the president the of the United States.
They should favor in changing the election by popular vote since the electoral college is unfair. It is unfair because is regraded as a non-demcratic method of selecting a president. It should be overulled by declaring the candidate that recieves the most popular votes. For example, Obama recieved 61.7 percent of popular votes compared to 51.3 percent of popular votes for him and Romney. It is possible that the winner of electoral will not win due to the national popular vote.
The should favor in changing th election by popular vote since the electoral college is practical. It is practical because they avoid problems in the election. The arguments in favor mostly assertions without much basis in reality and the arguments against direct elections are spurious at best. Also, the electoral college avoids the problem in election. They avoid the problems in the election which no candidate recieves a majoriy of the votes cast. For example, Nixion and Clinton both had 43 percent plurality of popular votes. There is pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins a majority vote, that pressure greatly complicates the presidential process.
They should favor in changing the election by popular votes since there are swing states. In swing states there are thoughtful votes. the winner take all method of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates to focus their campaign efforts on the toss up states. They mostly focus on the swing states. The toss up states pay more attention to the campaign, realling listening to the competing candidates. The electoral college is unfair to votes because the winner take all system in each state, all candidates dont spend much time in states knowing they will not have a chance at winning. (
Richard A. Posner, 3) Swing states line 20)
In conclusion, they should favor in changing to the election by popular votes got the president the of the United States because the Electoral college is unfair and practical, while the election of the popular vote should get the president due to the swing states. | 3 |
c4877f9 | Limiting car usage can be beneficial in many ways. For example, the air would be a lot less poluted if we reduced the amount of cars being used. In a German suburb that rarely ever uses cars, people report that it is less stressful to not own a car.
The advantages of limiting car usage is not only beneficial to people but also to the planet. If people were to limit their car suage, the amount of polution and smog in the air would be reduced and not be such an issue (Paris bans driving due to smog, P19).
Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five days of intensifying smog (Paris bans drving due to smog, P14).
"After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial drving ban to clear the air of the glabal city." (Paris bans driving due to smog, P10). Regardless of the partial driving ban, almost 4,000 drivers were fined. This shows that some people do not really care about all the pollution they are bringing the Earth. Which gives people more reason not to limit car usage. If people are not going to try limiting down the usage, other poeple will follow that and not do so either. So limiting car usage is really important for the planet and for us.
The less cars we use the less smog there will be in the air.
Trying to limit car usage is not a new thing, the day without car is part of an improvement campaing that began in Bogota, Colombia in the mid 1990s (Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, P27). In Colombia, the rain did not stop the people from participating in the car-free day, and it had an effect in two other cities, Cali and Valledupar, which joined in the car-free day for the first time (Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, P25). So the car free day is rapidly making its way into cities, so that it can help limit the amount of cars being used.
Limiting car usage is very benefitial because it will also help keeping young people safe.
Researcher have found that drving between young people has decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009 (The end of car culture, P41). "What most intrigues me is that rates of car ownership per household and per person started to come down two to three years before the downturn" (The end of car culture, P33). "If the pattern persisits... it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment, since transportaion is the second largest source of America's emissions, just behind power plants." (The end of culture, P34). If the usage of cars is reduced, people could be a lot happier than the are now. Since 2001, resarchers believe that young people do not make getting their licenses a priority anymore, which does improve the fact that people are getting a step closer to helping reduce the amount carbon in the air. If people could organize their schedual around being able to walk or take public transportation to the location they need to be at, there would be no need to use cars, to an extent of course. Not everyone can there their schedual to do that, but the more people that contribute to it the better.
"When i had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" says Heidrun Walter (Car free cities, P3). Limiting the amount of car usage will not only help to reduce the amount of carbon in the air, but it could also help the people live a happier life like Heidrun Walter. Although not everyone feels that way, whether people like it or not, it is better for them to reduce car usage not only for their sake but also for the worlds sake.
If car usage was to be limited, not only would the world be rid of more carbon, but it could also have a great impact on peoples lives.
"He proposed partnering with the telecommunications industry to create cities in which "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commertial and public transporation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety"" (The end of car culture, P43).
Even though at the moment it is not the easiest task to get around, it would improve many things dealing with the environment, the economy, and the people. | 4 |
c487f64 | Dear State Senator
The Electoral College is very unfair to voters. Voters can't always control who there electors vote for. It's not fair to just have like 20 representatives voting for a whole entire state of like 40 million people. What's the point in voting for a president if your not really voting for a president when your actually voting for candidate electors who will in turn elect the president.
I believe the process should be thrown out all together. The Electoral College is an unfair, outdated, and an irrational process. The winner take all system defines the word unfair. It awards all electors to the winning presidential canidate. Then the governor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment"which declares the winning presidential candidate who will represent your state. Where in that is the citizen's say? Exactly we barely have any "say" in anything.
I understand the Electoral College process has been in place for a very long time but its time to just get rid of it. Im quite sure citizens of america don't like feeling like they have no say what so ever. Voters also get confused about the electors and often vote for the wrong candidate. The best arguments in favor of the Electoral College are mostly assertions without much basis in reality and the arguments agaisnt it are spurious at best.
The most worrying thing is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote which will cause for the election to be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. Its not democratic in a modern sense and is very unfair. With so many problems being associated with the Electoral College it would it be easier to just get rid of it and do us all a favor. | 3 |
c48a5bd | Is using Facial Action Coding System valuable in students classroom? There is alot of talk about using this in classrooms and in other places like so. I don't believe it would be a good decision because one, it would take up so much time, secondly, who says it calculates what is going on in your mind or your true feelings, thirdly why use it in classrooms of all places. There are just many more places it could be used rather than a classroom. Teachers have it hard enough grading the million and one asignments than going through and analyzing their students faces.
First, the Facial Action Coding System will take so much time in one class alone, we can't take away the education from the children in order to see what are emotions are by a face scanner. Let's say you are in a 55 minute math class notes take 30 to 40 minutes a day and the teaher lets students have the beginning 10- 15 minutes of class to ask about last nights homework that all equals 40-55 minutes a day. How would you fit 30 kids into a 10 minute slot to face scan them? That is one more obstical you are going to ask teachers to jump over when they already do so much and get paid so little.
Secondly, Just because a persons face says they are feeling a certain way doesn't mean that is how they truly feel. That is like saying put this mood ring on so I can see your mood. We all know mood rings are based off of body temperature and not your actual mood. There are somethings that people are feeling that they don't want to show, I am not saying that this is a bad thing to do, but maybe not for classrooms.
Thirdly, why in classrooms of all places? Children are very clumbsy there is a better chance it won't get broken at a docotrs office or maybe at a hospital, or anywhere else besides around children. The best place for this could be at a psychiactic unit to see how the psychiatic medication has effected the paitent from day one to now. Children aren't going to be in the same mood now if you check in on them in five minutes.
In conclution, schools should not have these. I think the Facial Action Coding System could be put to use somewhere else besides in a school. Schools are so busy trying to meet regulations, making teachers do what they are to do despite not getting paid very much, and lastly it is a new and improved mood ring we have just made it fancier and given it a new name. | 4 |
c48c366 | Dear Mr. Senator,
After reviewing information about the Electoral College, I believe that the Electoral College should not be used in deciding or electing the president of the United States.
"Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for President, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the President." The sitation before states that it is not the President the voters are voting for, it is actually the electors that the people are voting for, who in turn will vote for the President. This situation does not allow for the people to directly vote for who they believe will be the best President. It is really in the hands of the electors who will become President.
Secondly, after realizing that the number of electoral votes decides if you beome President or not, the Presidential candidates are going to want to focus on obtaining the most votes as possible. After determining which states they "have in the bag", the candidates are going to put their campaigning efforts toward the "toss-up" or "swing states". Here they will have to compete in a tight race between the other party to sway the voters of the state to vote their way. This method of campaigning in the swing states doesn't allow for much campaining in the big, numerous votes states. An example of this would be that during the 2000 campaign, almost 20 states did not see the candidates at all as well as campaign ads. With the Electoral College system in place, Presidential candidates are focusing more on obatianing the "swing state" votes and not so much on supporting and visiting the states and people they know they have.
Finally, the system of electing electors who then vote for the President can be considered unpredictable. This being because the electors could at any time defy the will of the people. These shady electors, also known as "faithless electors", can deny to vote for their party's candidate and instead cast the vote for whomever they desire. This shows that it is not the people's choice, instead the choice of the elector. Also, the state legislatures are responsible for choosing the electors. This could cause an issue where the state legislatures are choosing electors who will vote for their party. Let's take it back to the 1960's where an example of this corruption almost took place. Segrigationists, or people who favored racial seperation, who were state legislatures in the state of Louisiana nearly suceeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would not vote for John F. Kennedy. This would've caused the popular vote to go to Kennedy's opponent. For the many reasons listed above, the Electoral College could be considered unpredictable and in some cases... shady.
Overall Mr. Senator, I believe that the Electoral College should not be used to determine who becomes the President of the United States instead they should use popular vote. This being because the people are not directly voting, the candidates are just focusing on getting the votes and not on the people. And lastly because it can be considered unpredictable with the "faithless electors" and bais state legislatures. In the words of Bob Dole, "Abolish the electoral college!" | 5 |
c48d027 | Dear Senator,
The Electoral College is filled with electors that people from different states voted for. They are the people who vote and elect the president and vice president. Their votes are more imprtant than everyone elses because they are higher people than everyone else. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. They need 270 electoral votes on a president before the elect one. Every candidate the is running for president had their own group of electors, so of course they gonna vote for them and thats not fair.
I think that each candidate shouldnt have their own electors because it wouldnt be fair if one candidate had 20 electors and another candidate has like 10. Bascially the candidate with the most electors has a better chance of winning the election. Each state has a group of electors that vote for their state and thats not right. It shouldnt be up to the electors to vote for their state, everyone should just be able to vote for who they want to be president and see what happens from there. Not everything is up to the electors.
We shouldnt keep the Electoral College because its not fair that their votes matter more than the communitys. Everyone in the world is able to vote for who they want for president. Then finally when a president is elected most people are angry because the Electoral College picked who they wanted and didnt pay much attention to the communitys vote. Instead of the Electoral College voteing and choosing the president it should be up to the community. After everyone has voted, we should just add up who got the most votes and whoever did should be elected as president. It shouldnt be up to the Electoral College. Just because they are higher then everyone else, they shouldnt just be able to choose who they want for president.
Also not everyone is able to vote, and thats not fair. The Electoral College adds there votes to everyone elses and then elects the president they want. But what about the people who didnt vote? Everyone should have a chance to vote. It wouldnt be fair that the Electoral College elected a president when theres people out there who didnt even have the chance to vote. In source 2 paragraph 14 , it says,
"its offical: the Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational"
. That is true, they arent fair because they make it so that their votes are more important than everyone elses. Most people dont even vote for president, they vote for electors in the Electoral College so they can vote for president. I bet that everytime the Electoral College voted for a president people from different states yelled and screamed at them.
So the best thing is to pay attention to who everyone in the United States is voting for instead of the Electoral College. If we keep voting like this sooner or later everyone is going to get fed up with it and do something about it themselves.
Sincerely
PROPER_NAME | 3 |
c493091 | I believe it is very important to limiit car use on the road. People even are starting to sell their cars for example 70 percent of vaubans families do not own a car people say it is less stress full without a car and easier
There are plenty of other safe and eficent ways to get around town other then a car. for example bicyles,scother,walking and the list goes on and on. Also we running out of fuel we need to conserve what we have left it is very important to me that pople dont take avtange of this
People dont not realize this. There are also many advantes in limiting car use for eveyone in their own way for example by using less gass we can also help are planet which is very important caus people do not realize of think about what they are to doing to the earth for are next genaration to come overall we should limit car use and if every one does their you would be amazed on mush much of a difference and change we can make for the planet | 2 |
c4949e2 | Every year, the residents of Bogota, Colombia celebrate a trending event known as Car-Free Day. This skyrocketing campaign has led to as many as 7 million people giving up cars for the day, which reduces air pollution, promotes exercise, and avoids traffic jams. This may seem like a strange phenomenon, but reduced driving is spreading all around the globe. Just to name an example, there are multiple towns who have also caught on; such as Vauban, Germany where only as many as 30 percent own cars.
There are multiple advantages to reducing cars from our lifestyles. A very large pro is how much we can reduce Greenhouse gasses. Not too long ago, there was a long span of near-record amounts of air pollution in Paris, France. In an attempt to fix this issue, they came up with a plan. The scheme was decided to order Even-numbered license plates to leave their cars behind for the day, or be fined $31 (22 Euros). Odd-numbered cars would be told the same would apply for them the following day. Unfortunately, approximately four thousand people were fined, with twenty seven others having their cars impounded. just after five days, the smog was so thick that it rivaled one of the most polluted areas in the world; Beijing, China. along with the weather, much of the smog was blamed by the massive amounts of diesel fuel that France uses. Many complained, but after accepting free public transit, and exceptions for hybrids and electric cars, the smog cleared enough for the French to take back the ban.
"Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the united states," Claims Elisabeth Rosenthal, who wrote "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars". In response to some of these things, a recently finished city in Germany has completely car-free roads (with a few exceptions). This is because of a few reasons. Firstly, Vauban, Germany doesn't have any parking, driveways, or garages. the only place you can park is in either of the two large parking garages that you would buy a $40,000 parking space for, along with your home. This has resulted in seventy percent of the population of Vauban to be without cars, and about fifty seven selling theirs to move here. Suburbs like these have been trending all across Eurpope. In return, this has provied the community with less traffic, much less pollution, and the creation of denser cities so it's better for walking to and from the shops and resturuants on mainstreet. According to Heidrun Walter, who is a mother of two, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way."
With more walking, and less sitting at the wheel, this can also provide more social interactions. Many people now ride bikes together to and from work, and there is less stress from traffic jams due to packed streets. This way, enviroments are more relaxed, open. Even for those who don't give up driving completely, now carpool and travel in groups to reduce gas use and air pollution.
This trend has even begun to spread to the United states, the car capital of the world. Although the Vehicle's immense popularity, the density of usage here has finally started to decline. Teens are getting their licenses later, and not even getting a car until much after. This is also a good thing for multiple reasons. There are less reckless teenagers roaming the streets, and much safer roads, along with the help of Carpooling, there is much less gas being used, and more excercise when people decide to ride their bikes or walk places.
There are numerous reasons we should reduce driving, Let it be reducing air pollution, promoting exercise, and avoiding traffic jams. even if we take small steps, we can create a much healthier lifestyle with just a small change. | 5 |
c496be4 | I think that the face on mars is just a nautral landform because the text states that few scientists believed it was an alien artifact. Also, the passage says that on April 5, 1998 when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time and the team snapped a picture, revealing that it was just a landform. Even though the team did this, people still beleive that it was a face. The Face of Marshad become a very big thing for pop culture. It was on TV, was in books, and on the radio.
We see things in everyday life like clouds. They remind us of animals, objects, maybe even memories. I cannot make a conclusion and say that cloud is a bunny and think that one day a bunny was in the cloud and it's face started to form. It is based on your perspective. To me, it looks like a natural landform on Mars but maybe to other people it looks like some type of ancient face. If people think it is an ancient face then people are going to ask questions then it creates an even bigger mystery. This was just coencidence. So, that is why I think that the creation on Mars is just a natural landform. | 2 |
c4a0ea8 | Using emotion detecting computers for the classroom setting? A new technology called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is claimed to help computers identify the different emotions of humans. Researchers have used this technology on Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" to detect what she is possibly feeling. I don't believe this technology could accurately read someone's emotions without tapping into someone's brain waves.
Sleep study technicians use electrodes to detect how well someone sleeps, and what happens while they sleep. So why wouldn't this form of technology have to use the same principles to figure out what someone's true emotion is? Some people have a naturally "blank" face, so if you're using technology that uses someone's facial muscles, is it going to detect that the person is bored?
The article gives a set of instructions of which muscles to move to make it look like someone is genuinely happy. As far as this technology knows, a student could be just pretending to be bored so that the lesson could be modified as if a teacher would modify it so that the student could get engaged more.
If a teacher is having a student do the assignments online, how can the technology tell the difference between concentration, or boredom? It would be like a teacher having to tell the difference between a student who isn't feeling well compared to someone who is just faking it. You can't really know what someone is feeling without actually being in that perosn's mind.
Someone who could be tired from not getting enough sleep the night before, could also be confused with someone who is angry or bored. How is a computer technology going to be able to the tell the difference without actually detecting the different brain waves? It seems almost impossible to tell how someone is feeling without having them tell you directly.
If schools used this type of technology to help teachers figure out what students are feeling during assignments, I feel like it would be distracting. Even if a student didn't know the technology was there. To me, the idea of being on a computer to do school work is distracting in itself.
I feel like the concept is a good idea, but I also believe that it definitely needs some modifications. I don't think it would be a good idea to have it in a school setting, but maybe in a psychologist/psychiatrist setting possibly. I also feel that there should be more emotions than just six. There is a much wider variety of emotions than just happy, sad, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. In conclusion, this technology shouldn't be used in school. It could be distracting, and it might not always pick up the right emotion and change the lesson due to a misunderstanding of the technology. | 4 |
c4a3d95 | Dear State Senator, I believe the electoral college should be changed to election by popular vote because, the electoral college is unfair to voters. According to the article
The Indefensible Electoral College:Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong,
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Under the electoral college system,voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors , who in turn elect the president." This doesn't seem fair at all, people put in their votes thinking they are voting for their canidate but instead a group of electors make the dedcision for them. It also doesn't seem right that the voters can't control who their electors vote for.
In the
Indefensible Electoral College article it also says that "In the same vein faithless electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's canidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please." That doesn't seem right at all, if a canidate has the most popular vote they should be elected president since he is obviously the the one the voters want as their president. It shouldn't be up to the electors to just pick anyone they want just because they have the power to do so.
Some people may think that the electoral college is just fine the way it is,for example in the article
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, the author seems to aggree with this way of voting and thinks the electoral college is worth keeping because there is a certainty of outcome and thinks that the voters in the "Swing States" should be the one to decide the election because they have more information and attention from the canidates. Is that fair? All states should get the same amount of attention and infromation from the canidates because all of the votes are important and is the outcome ever really certain? How would we know the outcome of the election if the votes we put in all depend on a group of electors who could just pick whoever they like just because they can? How does that seem fair at all that the voters votes don't really matter and even if the canidate does get the most popular vote, the canidate still might not come out as the winner of the overall election? | 3 |
c4a89ac | Driverless cars are a huge advancement to our world. But the question is are they safe or not? I feel like the driverless cars are not safe for the world to use. Driverless cars can be extremely dangerous on roads because they are not smart of enough to detect non defensive drivers, drivers must be alert while in driverless cars, and lastly what if the driverless car malfunctions.
Driverless cars will not be able to recognize a non-defensive driver. The story says," Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. The information from the sensors can cause the car 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".
But what does the story say about drivers of other cars. Many drivers text and drive, blare music in the cars and not pay attention to the road, and usually most drivers aren't worried about the cars around them. This could costs people money for car wrecks but more importantly this could costs the people in driverless cars their lives.
Drivers of the driverless cars must be alert. What makes a driver alert? And is their a test to be proven if a driver is alert or not. The text states,"Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over—something not available to drivers trying to text with a cell phone". But what happens when these built in features don't alert the driver. They could recieve the alert and not be alerted. This could lead to terrible accidents and tragedy, including being serverely injured or even death.
Some may say that driverless cars will always do there job, that's why they are tested. But what happens when the car malfunctions out of no where? The brake stop working, or the steering wheel locks up and the car can no longer turn. This is a huge factor in deciding if driverless cars should even be allowed on the road. Think about how many cars are sent back to the manufacturer because of non working parts. This could easily happen to driverless cars or any cars so are they going to be safe on the road?
Driverless cars could actually change the world as we see it, making things easier for people and lowering the amount of attention needed on the road. But before considering buying one, make sure it is safe because they cannot detect non defensive drivers, the driver of the car must be alert, and lastly the car could malfunction. | 4 |
c4adfd0 | I think you should join and participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. If you like helping others this would be a good thing for you to do. Why would u want to go? You would probably want to join because you get to help people affected by the World War II. You also ge to help out animals like horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. Who doesn't like that?
Many countries were left to ruins in Europe, so to help them the UNRRA hired Seagoing Cowboys to take care of things. It was a big opportunity! One of the Seagoing Cowboys, Luke, said that he liked helping the animals on the ship. He loved taking care of the horses and young cows they had. He mentioned that he also enjoyed taking care of the people in need, it made him feel good! He also said he is really grateful he got to have the Oppurtunity of his lifetime!
If u would like to do any of these things I mentioned in this paragraph then being in the Seagoing Cowboys program would be perfect for you. But these are only a few reasons why you could or wanted to join. | 2 |
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