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cc01bbd | Everyone in their life can get a chance to drive, driving is one of our biggest freedoms. Some people are excited to get behind the wheel of a car and are really to explore the open roads. Other people are afraid and don't want to drive of they just don't like it. I was excited to be able to drive, but the hardest part of driving is learning everything paralle parking, going the speed limit knowing when to stop, how to make a three point turn, people need to know these things because it will keep them safe and their family and friends safe when they drive, so I think the "Driverless Car" is pointless and we shouldn't have them.
To began, cars now a days have become smarter, better, and safer for us to drive, it states, " they can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves,"
(Paragraph 7) this tells us that they infact are smarter then they were before. This is pretty amazing but what will happen when the sensors break and the person behind the wheel never really knew how to drive properly now we have a bigger problem. So I feel like that these driverless cars could easily break becasue technology is known to break or it will have a glitch in the system. Would you be alright knowing that the only thing from keeping you from rear ending someone is sersors? This would freak me out, it's already stressful enough making sure you pay attention to your surrondings. So I have a feeling that the sensors could very easily mess up even if the manufacturers have tested it thousands of times.
To continue, I don't trust having technology driving me around place, I don't think it's very safe. I feel much safer riding with my parents because I believe that they are amazing drivers and they know what they are doing. But, if I was riding with them but realised that they weren't driving but the car was I would start to panic because every time we would come to a stop I don't want to end up rear ending someone. I would also feel safer if I was driving myself becasue I would be more focused on the road because when you're driving it's not really youself that you have to worry about it's other drivers. If you were in the driverless car and a car pulled right infront of you in an intersection will the sensors be able to stop you in time, if you were driving yourself you'll have a reaction to stop if you are pay attention of course.
Finally, I just htink the driverless car is usless and not something we need. I say that because people spend a long time learning how to drive and it takes time knoing how a car actually works. What's the point of me doing about thirty days of drivers ed and driving with an adult for fifty hours just to take a test to get my lisence. I put so much work into learning how to drive, so why would I want to use a car that I don't even really need to drive. It also stated, " In 2013, BMW announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant" the car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph," (paragraph 7). This basically proved my point that this car will be usless because there's really not that many 25 mph zones where I live so you'll just have to drive yourself anyways. The car will also need your help navigation through work zones and around accident, so basically we are driving about 80% of the time anyways so why waste your money.
So I believe that the driverless car is not a very good idea for us to drive. I believe that the car's sensors will easily mess up then you'll be the cause of an accident. I feel safer driving myself and riding with my parents becasue it's other people you really have to worry about and I always feel safe with my parents. Also, I believe that will be usless because I've spent so much time working to get my lisense and I don't want to through way all that hard work and the car can only handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph which I rather just drive myself. | 4 |
cc07126 | The Face is not created by aliens but is a natural landform.
Many people may think that the aliens created it to show their is life on mars.
Sadly we have discovered that it was just a natural landform.
The face like I said was just a natural landeform.
In the text it says, "Thousands of anxious web surferes were waiting when the image first appeared on
JPL web site, revealing . . .a natural landform.
There was no alien monument after all."
On the webstie the image appeared just to be a landform that was not man-made.
The text also says, "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a mutte or mesa-landforms common around the American West."
A scientist named with the last name of Garvin said, "Thats's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same hight as the Face on Mars."
These statistics in the last paragraph should show that this
Face was not created by aliens but are natural landforms.
To conclude the Face is, ". . .a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa. . .".
Aliens may exist but the Face did not have anything to do with them. | 2 |
cc08072 | Driverless cars are the future of transportation. These types of cars will allow for the easy transportation of people without the need to take accout for human fatigue. Increasing technological standards along with the development of new programs are allowing for the development of driverless cars with power and complexity never before seen. While driverless cars have been a reality for mulitple years now, the technology to be able to allow them to function is just now being completed.
After maunufactures discovered that it would be too costly to devlop smarter roads, the focus shifted to smart cars, cars capable of driving themselves. Driverless cars would allow for the development of new transportation infrastructure and an upgrade to the traditional way of driving, as well as being more fuel efficient and more enviromentally friendly. Google's own self driving cars have been able to driver over half a million miles without a crash. (Paragraph 2) Here we can see that the technology is there, it just has not been able to be implemented and the law has not caught up to where self driving cars are. People would become better connected in a world occupied by self driving cars. The reliable and more affordable use of transport that allows for the car to continue driving even after the driver has fallen asleep or become fatigued will allow for people to better communicate and be more easily connected to friends and family. New technology, like the "LIDAR" (Paragraph 4) becoming more readily available to the average consumer and not sitting at a price point well out of the average persons reach allows for the driverless car to become more of a reality.
Even looking outside of truly driverless cars, cars that used assisted driving features, like cars made by BMW, GM, or Google, are still capable of helping the driver drive in a more safe manner. Technology has been developed that allows for the driver to be alerted to a hazerdous situation by vibrating the seats, flashing a light, or finding another way to notify the driver. (Paragraph 7) The technology is present to allow self driving cars to function, it just needs some fine tuning. Cars that have been made by these manufactures "... can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves," (Paragraph 7)
It is important to understand why driverless cars propose a danger to us, however, because the benefit of an automated car is not gained without risks and challengs. Driverless cars, at this very moment, are not capable of dealing with complicated traffic situations or roadblocks, and this is primarily the argument for why these cars should not be allowed on the open road. Other arguments include the reasoning that the enjoyment is being taken out of driving by allowing a computer to do the driving for you. In regards to that, I respond by saying that cars that will have automated features will also be able to be driven. Most are not completely autonomous and will allow for the driver to take control at their leisure. In a hypothetical world where the autonomous car drives perfectly in all conditions, the driver would still be able to take control of the car and drive as s/he pleases and continue the drive as they wish it to be driven. Some people might see a driverless car as a loss of freedom or a loss of control, but a better way to observe the idea of a driverless car is to think of it as a car, just like any other, with a few extra features; and one of those features happens to be that the car is capable of driving itself. Another argument not stated in the document was the issue of misuse of the self driving car. A major trajedy in our society is that people would possibly try to use its autonomous abilities to achieve a terrorist goal. A driverless car could be used as a weapon for a group not willing to lose their own members in a fight, but this is still not a reason to stop the development of new technology. We as humans can not let fear stand in our way and give up on our evolutionary duty because we are afraid that someone else will hurt us for it. We are required as competent members of an advanced society to continue to devlop this technological marvel and use it for the betterment of mankind. Of course evil will still exist, and it always has and always will. It is important that we continue to develop, to move on in the face of danger and not let fear take hold of us.
With self driving cars, the possibilities are endless. We have the power to travel anywhere and drive anywhere without worrying about fatigue or losing your way. We could leave Chicago one night, get a good nights rest, and wake up in Washington D.C., parked at your hotel. A fully developed automated car society would help to reduce the risk of collisions and would reduce emmissions that are harmful to the enviroment. Advanced technology has become more readily available to the consumer in recent years and allows for the driverless car to be cheaper and easier to produce than ever before when technology that these cars required was but a dream. Driverless cars could allow for a safer society that is more connected with transport that is cheaper and more reliable than that of the traditional car. Greater fuel efficiency and the lower enviromental impacts would promote the development of these cars by companies wishing to see a better world. The self driving car is the next step in the automobiles evolution. | 5 |
cc0bb04 | America's government was inspired by the Athenian republic, therefore giving the United States their way of governing today. In a republic government, it is said that the people of the country hold the power of electing their leaders to make decisions for their nation. In the United States of America, the presidential election is held every four years. The eligible citizens in every fifty states are granted the right to vote for their desired president. The process of which these votes are counted is called the Electoral College. The way in which a president is selected should be altered to the most popular vote because it produces a more accurate vote of the people and it provides the opportunity to directly select an individual's desired candidate.
Initially, the process of which the president of the United States is elected should be changed from the Electoral College to the most popular vote because it will produce a more accurate percentage of votes. In the article, "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong," Bradford Plumer states, "And if an electoral tie seems unlikely, consider this: In 1968, a shift of just 41,971 votes would have deadlocked the election; In 1976, a tie would have occured is a mere 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted the other way." Being that there is a lesser number of votes counted in an election due to the Electoral College, there is a highly greater chance of the outcome resulting in a tie rather than showing a clear winner. If the election was based off of the most popular vote, there would be a higher number of votes for each candidate, therefore reducing the chances of ending in a tie. Secondly, in the article, "What is the Electoral College?" the Office of the Federal Register wrote, "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral vote is required to elect the President." This statement shows that the Electoral College requires more than just the majority of citizen's opinions. If at least half of the population votes one way, there should be no question about who is the winner. The most popular vote system would award the candidate that was favored by at least half of the population, therefore providing a clear and fair election. Clearly, the most popular vote sysytem would significantly benefit the American Society.
Aditionally, the process in which the President is elected should be changed to the most popular vote because it will provide the opportunity to directly select and individual's desired candidate. In the article, "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why event the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong," Bradford Plumer quotes, "Under the electoral college sytem, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." This is not how a republic is supposed to run. People are supposed to be granted the opportunity to elect the president of their choice, not of somebody elses. The most popular vote would take into consideration of every citizen's opinion with a direct percentage of votes to elect a certain candidate. In the article, "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President," Richard A. Posner states, "The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal. No region (South, Northeast, etc.) has enough electoral votes to elect a president." This may be true but if the most popular vote system was put into place, there would be an even more exact number of how many people voted for each candidate. The Electoral College does not voice the opinions of all citizens because in reality, a person is not directly voting for their desired candidate. They are voting for other representatives that will hopefully, in turn, elect the candidate they want. Obviously, the Electoral College is definitely a system that should be abolished in the United States of America.
In summation, the way in which a president is selected should be altered to the most popular vote because it produces a more accurate vote of the people and it provides the opportunity to directly select an individual's desired candidate. The Electoral College does not provide a fair result nor a clear winner. The most popular vote system would significantly change that for the better of the country. | 5 |
cc0dde2 | The face on Mars was probably formed naturaly just like many Earth monuments. The eyes,mouth,and nose of the face was probably an illusion created by the shadows of the bumps.
the face on mars soon became an icon. it starred in movies,books,radios,and even radio talk shows. Some say that the face haunted grocy check out lines for 25 years. some people say that the face on mars is evidence for life on mars i dont think so I think its just a natural formation of rocks.
Only a little bit of the scientists beileved that the "face on mars" was an alein artifact. after eighteen long years after the vikings mission had ended they stated to not beileve that alein life exists.
to conclude this essay i would say that there are many diffrent ways people could geuss on how the face of mars truly got there i would say that it was all natural and even scientists beleive that it was a natural formation. | 2 |
cc11483 | I'm a hands on type of guy so, i'll disagree with the Driverless car.
Because, If we dont have to get up and move around to get to our car all we will have to get is wake up and go to your kitchen and make food.
With the Driverless cars everone in the world will become very lazy and if we are lazy other places that dont have these cars can attack us.
I'm starting to drive myself and about to get my licences in a couple of month and i love driving with the window little bit down feeling the nice wind and look out the front glass.
What if a animal jumps and hit the car who is going to fix up the car, Its self?
No, We will have to fix it up so that will mean more autoshops and less gasstations cause the car uses less gas then any other car in America.
What im trying to say is that driverless cars will not be good for us or anyone that uses it, google has a reason to us them, but they said it isnt fully driverless so that means the car needs us as much as we need it to get us places.
Cars are like peoples other son/girl.
We take care of it like it was a living person.
But, it isnt ment to auto drive, yes i like the auto breaks when something jumps in front of you and it will save your lifes time by time, but a fully driverless car is too much. | 2 |
cc12684 | Would you ride the waves?
Well im going to be telling you about a man who rode the waves his name is Luke.
Im also going to tell you about him and what he does for a living.
Luke is a person who works two part time jobs which is working at a grocery store and at a bank.
This story alll started one day when his friend Don invited Luke to go to Europe on a cattle boat.
Luke couldn't say no.
He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime.
In 1945, world war II was in Europe. Many countries in Europe was ruined. In order to help those countries they need to regain thier food supplies, animals, and more.
About 44 nations joind echother to form a UNRRA. UNRRA was hiering "Seagoing cowboys" to watch after the cows, horses, and mules that were being sent oversea. Luke and Don was two of the man who had signed up for the job.
In August 1945, the two men received thier orders which were to report to New Orleans.
They arrived August 14, Luke said, " the day the war on the pacific ocean ended." The men got thier seaman papers a nd then they boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster, was headed to Greece with a cargo with 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them all.
Luke was 18 before they arrived at Greece, whitch ment he could be drafted for military service. " When my draft board had learned that i was on a cattle boat trip, they told me to keep doing that for my service."
Be time he waas discharged it was 1947, Luke made nine trips. The most of any seagoing cowboy.
The boat trips was unexspectivly opportunity for Luke.
Luke said besides helping people, had some side benefits of seeing Europe and china. But seeing Accropolis in Greece was special," Luke said.
It took 2 weeks to cross the atlantic ocean from the eastern coast of the united states of America and about a month to get all the way to china.
Caring for the animals during the crossings kept Luke busy. They had to be fed and watered two or three times a day.
Bales of hay and bags of oats needed to be pulled from the lower holds of the ship.
Stalls had to be cleaned.
So after what i just exsplaind to you would you still be a seagoing cowboy or not. | 3 |
cc18f2f | The Face, a discovery on Mars. It was dicovered on 1976 and it was complicated to predict what it actually was. It was explored when NASA's Viking 1 was snapping photos of possible land places for the ship Viking 2.
When it was revealed to be a natural landform, not everyone was happy with it. The Face should be considered a natural landform.
I claim that it's a natural landform because it can be found on this earth. It wouldn't be a natural landform if it was not possible to find it anywhere. To confirmed it's identity, Mars global Surveyor arrived at the Red Planet in September 1997 after 18 years of the discovery. Jim Garvin, chief scientist of NASA's MGS stated, "We felt is was important to taxpayers. We photographed the Face as soon as could get a good shot at it." This senteces here shows how important is was to identify the Face.
On April 5, 1998, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture that is ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. After they snapped photos of the Face, it was later revealed to be a natural landform. There was no alien monument after taking a look at the pictures. According to the text, "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all" (Unmasking the Face on Mars,7). Many people disagreed that is wasn't a natural landform, but an alien.
The camera used to take the picture wasn't an ordinary camera. It was the aboslute best camera at that time and it zoom in three times bigger than the pixel size. Some might argue that it could be hidden by a haze or mistaken, but it was looked over for the second time and it was confirmed to be a natural landform twice. If you were to use the camera that they used, you can identify any objects such as an airplane or Eygpt pyramid on Mars.
Overall, the Face is a natural landform. The landform is common around American West. Garvin stated, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." It's comparing a real landform to the Face. The Face today can be considered a natural landform. | 4 |
cc1b64a | The sound of everyone coughing not because they're sick, but because the air around them is tainted. Car use should be decreased because eventually, every city will look like Beijing, China does now, or worse, and carbon dioxide emissions rip apart the Ozone Layer.
There is a reason people in Beijing wear gas masks. This city is one of the most polluted cities in the world, according to Robert Duffer in
Paris Bans Driving due to Smog . Pollution causes humans to develop tumors, become brain-dead, have strokes and heart attacks, and many more horrible diseases. Do you really want to have babies, just born, dying because the pollution is too much for their tiny lungs? America is slowly becoming a hive for pollutants. If this keeps up, It'll be unlivable, like Chernobyl or Nagasaki.
Carbon dioxide is slowly ripping apart our atmosphere. If this bad habit of ours stays, Earth will become the next Mars. Nothing would survive on its surface. Do you really want humanity to be the extinction of millions of species of animals and plants, including ourselves? Ozone is what protects the Earth from the Sun's harsh ultraviolet light, and that protective layer of our atmosphere is being drained away. If something as small as Paris, France, which "
Typically has more smog than other European capitals ," (
Paris Bans Driving due to Smog , by Robert Duffer.)can cause so many problems, imagine what is happening with a country as large as America. If our bad habit doesn't change, and soon, then there would be no more life. Do you want to be responsible for the universe's only life, that has been proven, to be razed? "
Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe . . . and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States ." (
In German Suburb, Life Goes on Without Cars , by Elisabeth Rosenthal.) Hybrid, diesel, natural fuel, electric. None of it matters, because they all produce the same effect, and affect our atmosphere.
Do you realize yet that car usage needs to be reduced in order to preserve our precious ozone and Earth's natural beauty? | 3 |
cc1d174 | The use of this technololgy towards students in a classroom, I think it is a good idea. If teachers found out how we feel or our face expressions to show them how we are feeling that day. I feel like it's a great idea, that way teachers and staff know if they are having a bad day or are in need of help. Some students in school can be stressed even over homework in the classroom or at home. Reading students facial expression and there feelings is good for the students and teachers, because the teachers can help there students and they can be happy.
In paragraph 6, it quotes "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." If the computer can figure out the students feelings and emotions, I most certainly think it's a good idea to have the Facial Action Coding System. This system can help every student there is in a classroom by having teachers make them happy or help them with something that they are having trouble with. Some students can be very sad and upset that this system can save someone's life. Usually you can notice someone's not having a good day or is having a good day by looking at there face. No one can find out if they are really sad inside with a small smile on there face, nobody can find out if something happened to them and they're hiding it. But with that system, teachers would be able to find out what is wrong with there students.
In paragraph 4, it quotes "Each expression is compared against a neutral face." When it comes down to the Facial Action Coding System, that would find out whether or not the students face expression is being sad, angry, happy and etc. No matter what the students face expression is or looks like. I feel as if this system would be greatly used in school's. It can save kids lives and help each and every one in the school and classroom's. | 3 |
cc1f63b | Could you ever dream of never having to drive a car again? Well that dream might be closer to reality than you think. Recently Google and a bunch of other manufacturing companies have been trying to make that dream posible. They are invisioning a public transportation system. That they think would be more safe than having a human behind the wheel.
I would honestly love to live in a world where we didn't have to drive anymore. According to Google their semi-driverless cars would use half of the fuel a normal car would use. I mean come on who wouldn't like to same money on fuel. Now the only thing these cars lack are that they are not fully driverless. Which means you would still have to keep your hands on the wheel at all times incase you need to take control of the car.
How much would one of these cost? Imagine all of the equipment one of these cars have, and how expensive these cars would be? They have tons of sensors a rotating laser on the top of the car so it can locate its surroundings. Despite how expensive these cars are I think they would make the world a lot better. I mean if you have smarter roads and smarter cars then you wouldnt have to worry about accidents.
These cars have seats that viberate when their is an alert. Their is also a windshield display that will alert you as well. Before an error occurs the car will tell the driver when to take over. These cars would be much better on smarter roads. But when you look at it they would have to modify every road and thats to expensive fro reality.
So when it comes down to it I think driverless car would bea revolutionary product. That would change the world forever. I say we should do it, what do you think? Hopefully we will have them on the roads in a couple of years and they wont be as expensive as we think. | 3 |
cc2453a | my postion on this is that its honestly the stupidest thing i have ever heard of.I mean honestly in todays world you literally have a computer to do everything for you wich is called lazyness. Me personally i think we should keep it the same with cars just make them safer because not one time in this article did i hear anything about the safety rating or their capability of not having a malfunction while driving.
I think that if we have driverless cars we would be focused on the wrong things while the car is driving like putting our nose right in to social media and when those sensors go off we wont be able to react in time. In this part of the story paragraph 9 it clearly states that their is laws in some states and if you ask me i say it should stay that way because these "cars of the future" are stupid and it honestly makes me livid that they could be so dumb as to come up with this idea.
these manufactures have no file or proof that these will be the safest choice honestly i think people need to stop being little babies and grow a pair and take life by the nads and get the ball rolling on learning how to drive they need to know how to appreciate the car before they say they want driverless cars america is about tradition you dont change tradition.
Honestly me myself i OTHER_PII for a living and i love nothing more than going fast and being free and in control how do you think someone like me would feel if you took that freedom away by having a car limit its self to 25mph thats like a smack in the face to me because when i drive on the road i want to be incontrol of my actions and what i do point blank.
Also did they even take into consideration some of our income we get by the time i would by a driverless car i could have had my dream car and then some i mean these people are just assuming that we have 60,000-1,000,000 dollars just laying around. | 3 |
cc24973 | la monalisa was creater by one of the best drawing artis ever existed in this life. La monalisa is in French Paris, lots of people go during vacations or even during a work flight because if part of the history of the worls not lots of people gets to see her closly these days because its so importand and there would never be one like it you might stand 7 ft away from it thats the closet that your gonna see it lots of the peole that have gone there say that its the most beautiful art that they have ever seem in tgeir life. Most french people already know how it looks like and how it is bevause its part of their history party of their culture and if you star searching who are the most artis people you probably find that most of them are french peoole which is pretty impresis because the best art is over there so they get it from the culture they have artis skills in their blood. Forgot to tell ya the monalisa its a 3-D art piece which in those times it wasnt easy to creat a piece like that and still now days. it has 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles . You can hardly tell that the monalisa from differents way if she is happy, sad or anger its a one kind of piece which you probably get to see once in your life time. | 1 |
cc266ee | Using Technology to Read Emotional Expressions
Using technology to show exactly how other people are feeling can be very valuable. New software has been developed and it can help determine how people are feeling based upon their facial expression. This is called FACS (Facial Action Coding System). FACS seems to be very promising for many different industries. Using technology like FACS would be a very valuable experience for students.
Calculating emotions is like math. The computer can recognize facial expressions and show others how someone really feels. This process starts by making a 3-D model of the face, and the muscles must move like human muscles. If these muscles function correctly this can be a very good learning opportunity for students to learn about facial muscles. This can also help them learn about facial expressions, how others are percieving their own facial expressions, and they can read each others facial expressions. Teachers could also benefit from this because then they could see how students are really feeling even if the student says they feel one way.
The reading states that "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal" as I previously stated, this can help students learn about facial expressions and how everyone within a classroom can read each others facial expressions. The reading also states that you can probably tell how your friend is feeling based upon the look of their face. If students were able to use this type of technology some who do not understand could have a better understanding of how facial expressions work.
Each person uses different facial expressions to convey an emotion. To do this everyone must use certain muscles to display that emotion. In paragraph 9 of the reading it states that your facial muscles not only express emotions, but they help produce that emotion. This means that if you smile to show happiness then it can also help you produce that feeling. This evidence proves that this technology can be valuable in a classroom because if a student is sad that student can try to change how how they feel emotionally by producing facial expressions that are happy.
Using Facial Action Coding Systems would be very valuable for reading students' emotional expressions. It can help them understand how facial expressions work and how the differnt facial muscles affect them. This can also help some students who are unfamiliar with the topic become more familiar with it, and help them have a better grasp on the concept of FACS.
Someone who has emotional problems could benefit from this knowledge and this could teach them how they could improve how they are feeling, or other students could pick up on the problem. In conclusion, using the Facial Action Coding system would be a valuable learning experience for students because it can help them understand how expressions work and understand how others are feeling. | 4 |
cc28ac9 | The FACS
could be valuable or untrustworthy. The system may be used to recognize facial emotions, but if the perosn is making a false facial expression the system might not be able to recognize the expression. Also some people show their emotions differently from one another. Some may smile when they're angry or frown when they're nervous.
Another problem is the system may not be able to detect the individuals expression do to their degree of expression. Some people only broadly smile when they're happy or only half grin.
But the system can be very valuable in the tracking of facial emotions/expressions. It can track mixed emotions on an individuals face. But even so you can never be a hundred percent certain of someone's exact emotions or feelings.
Sometimes people can detect feelings better than any software or system. A person can talk to someone with a happy facial expression but talk with an angry attitude. There can also be instinces where someone may be happy a lot and sad once in a while and are bad expressing it because they're always happy.
Overall, the system can be useful in measuring most facial expressions. But some just can't be deciphered because nobody can know exactly what an individual is feeling. There is no software available today to tell exactly what one is felling. | 3 |
cc2b68c | Venus was once a planet that forms of life could live on. Venus had bodies of water, mountains, and craters. 97 percent of Venus has carbon dioxide blankets. Venus also has clouds that are highly corrosive sulfuric acid that are in the atmosphere. The temperature on the surface averages over 800 degrees fahrenheit. The atmospheric pressure of Venus is 90 times greater than Earth's. Venus also has the hottest surface temperature in the solar system.
Venus is called Earth's twin because it has the closest density, and size of Earth. Often times Venus is the closest planet to Earth in distance. Spaceships have not been on Venus in more than three decdes since it is 97 percent carbon dioxide, has clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid, and has the hottest surface in the solar system. NASA wants to go back to Venus, but do not know if it will be safe or scientifically productive. NASA's possible solution to the conditions of the surface would allow scientists to float above the fray. NASA wants to get the best insight on Venus, but are having a hard time trying to figure out how they can safely get insight on Venus without hurting scientists.
NASA is striving to meet the challenge that is presented by Venus, because humans are curious about the intimidating endeavors. Venus is called the "Evening Star", becase it is one of the brightest points of light in the sky. Venus is the second planet from the sun, and is easy to see from Earth. Scientists say that Venus is a challenging planet to study because of its harsh conditions. Th esurface of Venus is so hat that it can melt metals. Sometimes Venus can be our nearest option for a planetary visit. Researchers are working on innovations that would allow machines to last long so they can contribute to our meaningful knowlege of Venus. | 2 |
cc2d280 | Imagine knowing what emotions people display, even though they are not always being truthful of their expressions. The invention that was created is called "Facial action coding systems" or FACS. It can read the emotional expressions of anyone. From the passage, Prof. Thomas Huang used the software to test on the Mona Lisa painting. "She is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." The software explained that even though the picture makes it looklike the Mona lisa is happy, she wasn't all tht truthful of her emotions displayed in the picture.
Another example was that ""The facial expressions for each emotion are universal." Observes Dr. Huang, "Even though individuals often show varying degrees of an expression.'' (like not smiling broadly). Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements-- in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa." the evidence explained that people are often times seen as displaying an emotion. Even though they show said emotions, The scanner really tells what a person wasw feeling. Another piece of evidence from the article claimed that "Humans can perform this same impressive "calculation" everyday. You can tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, sad, etc." The quote was stating that humans can calculate if one person is sad by saying "what's the matter?" or if they are happy, they ask what brought them in a good mood. Dr. Huang claimed thar "Artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to display an emotion." Even though most humans may have difficult knowing that said emotions are displaying (ex. Alexythmiacs or face blind people) they may depend on the software to help them understand what emotions are on display. Final piece of evidence stated that "Most human communications are nonverbal, including emotional communication and that computers will need to understand that too. Your pc at home can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona lisa's smile." A reason for that is that if a p[erson has a computer and has a look of discomfort, the computer will not really have the scanner to recognise what the person is feeling even if they want the computer to do so. In conclusion, The FACS can recognise anyones emotion with just a scan of the face, But it is good use to see if students will display anything when in the classroom. | 2 |
cc30810 | This story is about a nice yound man named Luke Boberger who has been crossing over to Atlantice Ocean 16 times in a row.
Luke Boberger had no type of a idea about how his life changed every since he has graduation, Luke has worked two part time jobs at the grocery store and the bank. Luke's friend Don Reist invited hin to Europe on the cattle boat Luke couldnt resist to say no so he went with his friend because he new it will be a good thing for his life.After that he went to New Orlands, Luke says '' the day the Pacific war ended''. When Luke and his family lefted New Orlands he turned 18 before arrving into Greece, Luke says '' When my draft board learned that i was on a cattle-boat trip, they told me to just keep doing that for my service''. By the time they discharged him in 1947, Luke had made nine trips- the most of any Seagoing Cowboy.
Luke's says other speech that says '' The cattle-boat trips an unbelievable opportunity for a small-town boy'', '' Besides helping people, I had the side 's benefit of seeing Europe and Chine. Afterwards again here's other speech that says '' So was talking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water.'' Luke says it took him about two weeks to cross all the was to Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China couclusion, Luke travled alot it took hime so many days and months and day and weeks to get where he needed to be, Luke became a Seagoign Cowboy Luke says '' it made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs.'' The End!!!!!!!
In counclusion, Luke was so happy of being a Seagoing Cowboy he says '' it made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs''. | 3 |
cc35b2f | Some people believe that the electoral college should be abolished and some people believe that the electoral college has helped us throughout the years. But I believe that electoral college should be abolished.
The reason I believe that the electoral college should be abolished is because I don't believe it is benefiting any elections at all. And a lot of people do not believe in it either. In source two Bradford Plumer said ''what have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and the Chamber of Commerce been trying to do, abolish electoral voting.'' I think that the electoral college makes the president elections to close to tie, and that could be a catastrophe. However source three has made some pretty good points on the electoral college. Saying that '' if there was no electoral college there would be no winner-take-all system.'' this would a terrible problem for the canidates and the voters, and would ruin the whole election.
Therefore sources two and three makes some pretty valuable and good points, but I still think source two makes more sense to me. In source three Richard A. Posner wrote '' it is the electors who elect the president not the voters. When your voting for a president canidate your actually voting for a slate of electors. I dont agree that electors decide what we voted for, because then whats the point of voting for a canidate if your not even choosing at all. America is a democracy and having someone choose your president for you is not showing that we live in a democratic nation. We need to choose so we can learn from our own mistakes and then we won't make them again.
This just shows that the House Of Represenatives and the government don't trust us at all and that we cant make good decisions. Source one doesnt say anything about being against or with it but it did point out some interesting facts about the electoral college. The office of the federal register wrote '' the electoral college is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens.'' What their saying is that we might not have huge say on the election but we do have a pretty big say on it. I don't that we have any say on it what so ever, and that is because of the slate of electors.
In conclusion, I agree with what source two had to say because of the great points they made and the facts that led me to belive that the electoral college does not work at all. Read the sources and then tell me if you think i'm right or wrong. | 4 |
cc37102 | The truth of the face on Mars. The face on Mars is not a real face in fact it is a land form that strangly looks like a face. Scientest don't think at it is a alien artifact. some say that there are aliens and they are hideing the truth. That would be a great think if there were aliens on Mars it would be N.A.S.A biggest achevment to date but their are no aliens on Mars.
N.A.S.A has also sent other spacecrafts to Mars to get a better look. On April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia (The Face on Mars) an took a picture. The close of a picture they get it just looks more like a landform. Scientest have also pointed out that their are landforms on Earth that look stange. like Middle Butte in Snack River Plain of Idaho. That
is the truth of the The Face on Mars. | 2 |
cc3a94c | There is a lot of different theories about whether or not we need to stop using cars or use natural things for gas. In the four passages I read about the German Suburb, Paris bans, car-free day in Bogota, and The End of the Car Culture. All of these passages make very good logical points. There are many different ways to look at all of these passages so ill explain the best I can.
Recently in Germany everyone is feeling like they want a car-free environment. In the suburbs this can be nice. Having malls not on the big highways away from town, they could have a mall on a main street. It could be a "walk away" mall. So you didnt have to waste gas and pollute the air. Its been recorded that 12% of greenhouse emissions in Europe are from passenger cars. In Paris there have banned driving because the smog is so bad. To all even numbered license plate numbers they have to leave there cars at home. The following day the odd numbered would have to do the same. If you did not follow the rules they unforced you would be fined 22 euros ($31), or your car would get impounded. They almost got up to there record pollution, which is almost as bad as China or Japan.
In Bogota they have not had cars for 3 years. They have been banned besides busses and taxis. The parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city. Because everyone is walking or riding bikes and at the park. If you don't have much money than you will spend the majority of your time getting places on your own like biking, walking, running, skating, and stuff like that. Therfore the obesoty rate will hopefully go down, the people living there will be healthier and happier. Another theory of cars is that were done with them. Some reseachers think that we are recently not into cars and arent using them as much. They think that we will slowly not need them and stop using them all together. Then have no cars and eberyone will be healthier haveing to get places on there own by foot or bike or something like that. Also once you stop using a car its hard to start using it again.
All in all theres no real proven right idea about cars and what will happen to us, the earth, and cars. We will find out someday. We might even learn how to fly by then too. We just never know until the day is here. | 3 |
cc41976 | The future of transportation
Have you ever wondered how cool a self-driving car would be? I'm pretty sure almost everyone has at one point. I believe we have the right technology to do so. But are they really reasonable and safe? Even though the government does not want them on the streets(for safety reasons), i support the development of them. In this essay I will discuss the safety, cost, and a taxis-sytem related with these futuristic cars.
Safety is the number one concern. What if you were driving down the road and you were suddenly rear-ended by a driverless car? You would be pretty mad wouldnt you? Well that most likely wouldnt happen, as developing technology has allowed us to do wonderful things. Now, these cars aren't just driving around unmanned. There is still a human in the vehicle to take over when such things as roadwork, detours, and accidents are present. Thanks to research and advancing tecnology's, we have 3-D modeling software to constantly update the vehicles surroundings. Before 2000, the sensors and computers simply weren't smart enough to complete this task.
The cost to actually purcahse one of these interesting cars would most likely result in bankruptcy. With all the technology and time put in to the car, this is reasonable. But why make futuristic cars if people can't buy them? After full-scale production of these vehicles have started, the cost will most likely decrease. Well i believe that in a few decades, the whole world will be filled with self-driving cars. Or even better, flying cars!
Have you ever lived far from town and you didn't have a form of transportation? Well what if we used these cars as a form of public transportation. You could call a hotline and give your location and the car would be there in minutes! This system would be more promising than a local bus. Buses have set pick up times and routes, while these cars could pick up individuals and take them to their destination with ease and comfort.
The future is here, Driverless cars. Even though the government does not want them on the streets, i support the development of them. We once attempted to produce these vehicles before the 2000's but we did not have the advances in technology. I feel as if the cost of these vehicles will decrease as mass production takes place. The safety of these machines are state of the art and ensure you will make it to your destination in one piece. With these new advances, the driverless car could take over the public transportation system to form a quick and easy taxi service. With all these advancing technology's and sciences, i would love to see what they come up with in the future... or is the future already here? | 4 |
cc54cd6 | I'm against driverless cars and trucks. I'm against driverless cars on the road because everyone woud have to buy the car at the same time or this wouldn't work.
This wouldn't work because the first half of people who get the driverless car will be safer. But then the half that doesn't have the smart car will run to the smart car and we are still back to square one. As it says in the story "sensors are nothing new." Sensors are always going to fail there is no way to stop technolgy from failing on point in time. Everything is too new. When one of the parts need replaced on these smart cars its going to cost a fourtne to fix. You already see how with all the technolgy in our cars now its getting to expensive to fix. The problem is the flaw is that they are going to have to keep updating cars and maps in the cars so the car to know the fastest way to the destination. Also if there is unexpected road work it will be try to go right threw the road work and i dont see that working.
The next problem i invision is that all the laws will have to be changed to meet the critera of the car. This will in a way force the people who dont want to buy a smart car to have to buy one. As stated in paragraph 9 the car are not reliable enough for the laws to get changed.
This is not a safe idea at all because there will always be that one parent that who will program there car to do something for the child and they will expect the car to get to that destination safely. But the risk of a malfunction is very great. The parent doesn't see the risk until it is too late and the child is either hit by another motorist or the car malfunctions and the kid runs into something and the car has gotten wrecked. I also don't feel like it should be the manufacturers fault for the stupidity of the parent.
Another problem is that if a person wants to stop at some where or at a gas station for a snack or for a restroom break they can't. They can't because the car was only programed to go to that certain place. So in other words you would have to go to the destination then turn right around and go to the gas station or store.
As of right now i still think that humans are way more reliable than technolgy. I feel like there will always be accidents. There is no way of stopping people from running in to each other at least once in the cars lifetime. You need alot more research fome me to go along with the idea of having smarter cars. So that is why I think that car should not be smarter yet. | 3 |
cc6b0c8 | The author of "The Challenege of Exploring Venus," reasons for exploring venus are the planet could be the one that most resembles earth and to further scientific research.
The author wants us to be aware if Venus is the closest planet we have to Earth, and I dont mean proximity, im talking about most alike. They believe that It once had green life on it, oceans, and a livable atmosphere. The text states,"Long ago,Venus was probably covered largely with ocens and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth." The text also says,"Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Not easy conditions, but surviable." With those things in mind scientist feel it is a need to go see if it is like or if it was once like Earth.
Venus could also be used to just to further scientific studies. The text states" More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a dstance." The rock and gas samples and all the other things can be used to compare to rocks and gases here on Earth, see what is the same and what is different about them to get a better understanding of how alike or diiferent the two planets are.
To conclude, what the author wanted us to get from that article was that, the planet Venus could be very similar to Earth and that they could use it to futher scientific studies by studying the nature on the panet. | 3 |
cc6e400 | The Facial Action Coding System has a good use for modern day. Plenty of students have troublesome days. The new system can stop a outbreak waiting to happen. You can use F.A.C.S. to detect stress in a student.This can stop the outrageous acts in today's modern life.
Students go to school to put in hard work everyday. They also have things to take care of once their out of school. Some situations that students encounter puts stress on them. The F.A.C.S. can help out students detect problems going on in their lives. It can even detect when someone is faking their facial expression. That's the unique thing about the F.A.C.S..
The F.A.C.S. can stop the kidnapping's that happen. Some kids are taking against their own will everyday. You may see people that are held captive but are just afraid of speaking out. The F.A.C.S can save their day by reveiling how they really feel. Which would then lead up to a investigation. I am for the F.A.C.S. because it can benefit in so many ways.
Using F.A.C.S. can save the world as we know it today. So many people have disaggreements because they don't know how to express their feelings.The new Facial Action Coding System can help out todays issues sufficiently. Helping someone relieve all their stress is just music to my ears. Just expressing how you feel can settle alot of today's differences. | 3 |
cc737b5 | Nowadays, technology and science became one of important parts in human life, it makes life runs easier. With human's intelligent, technology is improved day by day. Many things are dicovered, or invented that we don't even know about their appearances. One of them is the Facial Action Coding System also known as FACS, which technology could identify human emotions was created by Dr. Paul Eckman. In my opinion, I think this techonology is useful, especially in order to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom.
Life contains many differences, includes positive and negative things, truthful or untruthful. Some people said emotions are never lie. We could figure out the statue of someone by looking at their face, and that's true. However, life is something really complicated, sometimes things in front of you don't mean like what you think. Likewise, even though the expression from people face is the most authenic, when they are trying to hide their feelings, we literally cannot know their real emotions. The changing of teenager is issue that causes headache for parents, their characters aren't the same like before, their emotions are changed. Both of them could not find the common speech, and push them further each other. That is the moment, the childrens easily fall in the darkness. For real instance, children or students aren't agree about their parent's thinking, or the education from school completely. Most of them don't say it out, or talk back. It's really affects about effective in studying and their plans in the future. The creation of FACS is a way to solve this problem, it could read student's thinkings, from that parents and teachers could understand about expected of their kids, or their students. Therefore, they could modify their ideas, lessons to able to suitable. It leads to success in learning of teachers and students; or it could make kids and parents get closer, and decrease the bad things happen.
The use of the technology can read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. It helps to understand students feelings, or reactions about the lessons, thus the teachers can recognize what are things helpful, and unhelpful. From that, the effective in studying will be increased. Besides that, it also brings advanges in communication between parents and child. The adults could realize their kids are struggling with something or not. Then, they could find the ways to share, or help. In order to not let anything bad could occur, as having negative thinkings and lead to suicide. | 3 |
cc751c6 | Although a motorized vehicle provides the opportunity to transport citizens from place to place, limiting the usage of a car may be considered more beneficial. Car usage limitations allow the citizens to feel less stressed, show a decrease in air pollution and a promotion towards alternative transportation, and a decrease in habit.
The article, "In German Suburb, Life Goes on Without Cars" (Source One), suburban pioneers have decided to permently give up cars. Although the usage of cars are generally forbidden in Vauban, its fellow citizens express that they were "always tense... [are] much happier this way" without the use of a car in their lives. When individuals are stressed, they're constantly worrying and not fully paying attention to surroundings; therefore, stress is considered one of the causes of vehicle crashes. Also, the congestion of traffic (if not awful enough already) will become worse with the crash which causes more individuals to become stressedl. Without the use of cars, citizens are less stressed and can go about their daily lives. Vauban is considered to be "the most advanced experiment in low-car suburband life" because of the attempt to make the city denser and a better place for walking has succeed.
"Paris bans driving due to smog" (Source Two), mainly focuses on the environmental issues that car usage has been causing throughout the city. After a near-record, pollution, Paris strictly enforced a driving ban to "clear the air of the global city". The smog from the motorized vehicles is hazardous to our environment which therefore can be damaging to us and our bodies if we only inhale smog. Therefore, health problems are presented among the population and causes an endless loop of health concerns to be dealt with. These can be considered "solved" if the environmental issues are presented and dealt with immediately and effectively. Luckily, with Paris going in the right direction with the ban, health concerns will decrease as well as the smog in the air. Because of the ban that Paris has plaaced, congestion was "down 60 percent in the capital of France". Presented later, the smog in the city has began to clear enough. Two beneficial causes have been brought forth all because of limitations on the usage of cars.
"Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" (Source Three), explains how Bogota has a dedication day to the use without cars. According to a business man, Carlos Arturo, he explains how the day of dedication relieves stress and lowers the pollution. In order to transport oneself from place to place, citizens can walk or ride bicycles. Because of the large impact that Bogota has made, "municipal authorites from other countries came to Bogota to see the event and were enthusiastic". In summary, this city has made quite an influencial mark on others. With prediction, this event could end up carrying throughout the world because of the incredible benefit that it has on our planet: the decrease of air pollution. It not only helps us, but it provides help to the world. Another article, "The End of Car Culture" (Source 4), explains that a study has been made on the American drivers: "... are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by". If this pattern continues, it'll provide implications for carbon emissions and the environment, seeing as "transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions, just behind power plants". If we could reduce this, our lives and breathing conditions can be improved dramatically. The quote, "people who stopped car commuting as a result of the recession may find less reason to resume the habit", means that if we can break the habit of buying cars, there will be no more habit to continue with.
In conclusion, the reduction and limitations of car usage will not only be beneficial to us, but it'll become greatly beneficial to our environment; which becomes an endless loop of helping one another out. | 4 |
cc77365 | Students can feel various different types of emotions throughout the school day. School can be very stressful and overwhelming yet so enjoyable at the same time. When students are feeling a certain way, it may affect their ablity to learn. By incorporating the use of this new technology called the Facial Action Coding System in the classroom, teachers or even the computers themsleves could alter the learning style of the information being taught, making it customized and fitting for a specific student based on their emotions.
Everyone is different when it comes to learning. Some students may be visual learners where as some students may be auditory learners. There are numerous, unique differences spanning from individual to indivdual which makes it hard on teachers when trying to teach a group of students the same material. The use of the Facial Action Coding System would make the job easier on teachers and prove helpful for students. For example, if a teacher could not visually recognize that one of thier students was tired, they may continue on with the way they are teaching the information, and that particular student may not grasp the concept being taught. With the Facial Action Coding System, the teacher would be able to recognize the students emotions and would have the opprotunity to alter her teaching method to somehting more engaging for the student. This would also prove helpful for the student that was feeling tired becasue they would now be able to become engaged with a modified style of learning.
If the Facial Action Coding System recognized that the students appeared to be happy and engaged, this could guide the teacher to continue teaching in that particular style and it would benefit the students trying to learn. Another way that this new technology could prove valuble in the classroom is if students were doing work on their computer or other elctronic device. If the Facial Action Coding System was installed into the learning devices that the students are using, the device itself could alter the learning style of the information given to fit the students needs. Even Dr. Haung, a professor at Beckman Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois, predicts that "A classroom computer could recognize when a sudent is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (Huang).
The Facial Action Coding System would prove to be valube and helpful in many ways when incorporated in the classroom. The use of this technology would allow teachers and electronic teaching devices to enhance their learning styles to attend to all different types of students. Often times teachers forget that some individuals learn differently than others and only focus thier course in one direction. This new form of technology could serve as a reminder to teachers that students vary in learning styles but could also account for those differences among students. | 5 |
cc77ea3 | My name is Luke and I think others should become Seagoing Cowboys like me because being a Seagoing Cowboy is a lot of fun. You get to go to places far away and help people that have been through some hard times because of World War II.
During World War II some people's houses were left to ruins and they had nothing left. Then while the people of Europe were trying to recover their food supplies and animals, 44 countries joined together to form the UNRRA. They made it so people called Seagoing Cowboys could take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over seas.
Me and my frien Don heard about Seagoing Cowboys and we emedeitly signed up. We were now offical Seagoing Cowboys. If anyone asked me if they should become Seagoing Cowboys I would say yes, I think everyone should become a Seagoing Cowboy if they ever got the chance. | 2 |
cc7b185 | Places around the world such as Germany, America, Paris, and Columbia are all contributing to reduce the use of cars to help make the Earth a better place. In German they dont allow cars exept to be parked in a large garage (along with a $40,000 fine) so people can transport without using a car. Paris bans the use of cars to prevent smog which was indeed a problem there. In Bogota, Columbia, they pitch in to help by hosting a car-free day every year, once a year leaving people the options to hike, bike, skate, or take a bus promoting the use of excersize. Advantages to limiting car usage is reducing people from having stress and tensadity and saving the Earth from pollution and smog. Saving people from stress can be helped by the vancansy on the roads, things that limited car usage can provide. Limited car usage can also help contribute to the absence of air pollution and smog and saving your money.
"When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" retorted Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two. She, Heidrun Walter, along with others is thankful for the ban of cars because the ban reduces stress and tensity. Buisnessman Carlos Arturo Plaza can second this statement and does by stating "It's a good opportunity to take away stress...". With the absence of traffic jams stress can most definitely be altered to a place of no stress and car-free day can leave the streets devoided of traffic jams, according to Andrew Selsky. Stress can drive someone crazy and it's in everyone's best interest that we, as residants of the world, try and stop the things that can cause stress. Some may argue that not having a car is stressful, but having stress over the presence of traffic jams can over see any other kind of stress to be thought of. Heidren Walker and Andrew Selsky can both support that argument that having a car is a lead to stress that a reduction of cars can elimanate. Tensity and stress aren't the only upsides to a limitation on cars.
Are you tired of not being able to see bevause of smog and having bad particles in the air? Limitation can take away these issues! Paris can definitly be one to complain because in Robert Duffer's article "Paris bans driving due to smog" they had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter (a little over Brussels counts and almost twice as the amount in Londons). Bogota is also struggling with the presence of smog and are in hopes to anialate the smog by having a car-free day. Car-free day also helps make the air pollution vanquish. Carlos Arturo Plaza gives his opinion by commenting "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." Limitating how much you use your car can greatly help places around the world and help your own body.
Almost 4,000 drivers were fined because they chose to invalidate the regulation of not using their car according to Robert Duffer. Is it worth paying the prices? Using your cars overly or when you shouldn't is like throwing away food when you're hungry. It does no good and gets you in a messed up situation. In German suburbs people had to pay a price of $40,000 to pay for a spot to park their car. Is it worth it? People who drove on car-free day had to pay fines of $25. Is it worth it? So much money is down right wasted because of the use of cars so why go down the road of empty pockets? It's not worth it. Save money and live better by not throwing your money down the drain.
Places around our world is promoting limiting car use in places like Germany, America, Paris, and Columbia. Germany and Paris are both bannings cars and Columbia is having a car-free day. Making sure we dont over use our cars can help with saving ourselves from stress, saving ourselves from smog and air pollutants, and saving ourselves from an empty wallet. There are so many advantges to limiting our use on how much we drive cars so do yourself a favor, save money, save your sight, get rid of stress and watch those miles! | 4 |
cc7e82a | Im going to go for Driveless cars . There would be less wrecks caused by texting and driving. Cars would use less gas. More people could remember to put on seat betls. These cars could overall make this world a better place.
Fisrt , there would be less wrecks caused by texting and driving. Why? Because if you are diving a smart car and you need to text someone back you can turn on or activate the smart car features and let that conrol the car while you are driving. This could take away some driking and driving wrecks to because if someone is drunk and can still remeber to activate their smart car. They can let their car drive them home so they can get home safetly.
Second, Cars would use less gas. The smart cars would most likely run off of electricity/power. They could even be ran by solar energy. The air would be less polluted with driveless cars. Some familys could even save money by not buying gas.
Third or lastly , more people would have on seatbelts because the smart car could automatically put on your seat belt for you or vibraqte when you need to put it on as soon as you start up the car. So even if you did get into a car accident you might be a little safer. you would be hurt thta bad. This would help everyone get to where they have to go quicker and easier.
There would be less wreks of people texting and driving. Cars would way less gas. Most people will get to where they have to go safer cause they would automatically have on seatbels. This can make the entire world a better and safe plae with just a few adjustments. As long as you do what you need to to makesure you smart car is in good shpe. | 3 |
cc818e9 | In the follow paragraphs I will be explaining why I believe that we should not be making Driverless cars. I believe that it is extremely important for people to be able to drive on their own and these cars will be bascially going against that to a certain extent.
First, I believe that having driverless cars purposely contridicts the whole drivers test establishment. I know that some of the driverless cars will have to have the driver to keep their hands on the steering wheel the entire time, but they can still be distracted. Plus some people are thinking about making cars that can drive themselves in any and all situations. What are we supposed to do if the auto drive in the car beaks or malfuctions, if you are in the car and dont know how tho drive you are completely stuck until someone can either fix the car or drive the car for you.
Second, I believe that driverlees cars are not excatly the best idea to be introducing to this generation's teenagers while we are in the age of technology. Today's teens are, for the most part, extremely attached to their phones. For example, some students are so attached to them that instead of getting them taken for a week (which is just five days) they would rather take a suspension from school. I mean why would you risk your education over something as stupid as a phone. If teens can't even stay off their phones while in school, why should we let them have the abiltiy to use them while in the driver seat of a driverless car. If they are on their phone and not paying attention, and the auto driver breaks down what is going to happen. Someone could be hurt or worse, dead from them being irresponsible and not paying attention to the roads.
Don't get my critism of the entire idea confused, I think it is a splendid idea. It's just that their are really to many distractions in this world for anyone, not everyone, to stay completely focused. This is a great idea, but if we could find a way to make sure that everyone keeps their minds on the task at hand and pay attention to the road this would be even better than it already is.
In the end of this all one person can't stop this by themselves. This is a great idea but if you can't find a way to make this safer than it already is you might just lose alot of potential customers. | 4 |
cc8319c | Human emotions have been around about as long as humans have. For milenia humans have been able to convey feelings through facial expressions for many hundreds of years. Peole have also figured out ways to fake or force emotions if they feel it necessary and have been doing so for hundreds of years. While classrooms are newer but feel boring to most,they are a big part of life. Classrooms might be boring, and while it has become possible to use new technology to make learning fun, but this begs the question, is it practical?
Computers are newer and facial recognition is on the rise but is the facial recognition software fit for a classroom? Facial recognition software might be available,but as the article mentions,personal computers can't handle the software. How are schools supposed to use something that requires a larger computer with only a small amount of money to spend? The article also doesn't mention how costly the software itself is so it could be too costly for schools. Most schools simply do not have the kind of money required for this new technology.
The new software could be used to make lesson plans more fun but is that practical. Ignoring how the schools would get this new software,the practical use of it has a cost of its own. Changing lesson plans to be more fun may sound practical,but what about the cost and different types of learning? There are different types of learning,auditory,visual,hands on,and probably more types of learning,but how are schools supposed to cater to those who like to learn differently than the rest? The methods of putting these other types of learning into effect would be far too costly for most schools an would probably require even more software and other technology.
The costs of practical facial expression recognition software usage are big but ignoring that, will people accept a comuter watching their facial expressions? Though the article mentions about facial expressions and analyzing them, it fails to take into account how people feel about this. According to the article,this software could be used to tell if a student is bored,but would students be comfortable with a machine that could tell how they were feeling just watching them as it taught? Many students would feel uncomfortable being watched constantly especially by a computer that could analyze how they were feeling. Not to mention the fact that for some forms of learning the computer might be forced to move around with the help of other technology to give examples which might make students more uncomfortable.
In conclusion while facial reading software seems like a good idea,maybe it isn't. The software wouldn't be compatible with school computers. The cost of replacing the computers and putting the new and more fun learning techniques into practice would be very costly. Many students would feel uncomfortable with this new technology and some things students are forced to learn simply can't be made fun easily. While it might seem like a good idea on the surface,some things just aren't practical. | 4 |
cc88583 | Venus is important to study because long ago it could of have supported life. But, now that there are dangers of studying the plant some call Venus, Earth's twin.
Studying Venus would be good for Earth because if Venus "could have supportted various form of life" means the somewhere in Venus curroded and if that it mite steer us away from becoming a secondary Venus. Do to Venus being very difficult to study because of the "pressure is 90 time greater than" Earth and it's temperature average being "over 800 degrees making it difficult to land on an stay living on for a medium period of time or enough time to gather sample for studying.
although that Venus would be good to explore for science sake. It would be a bad idea for the fact that Vence's atmosphere is mainly "sulfuric acid." We as a whole trying to do test flight to Venus was a good idea so that we know now is that going to Venus is a bad idea because in "three decades" "not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus." Do to these reasons I think it is a very bad idea to study Venus because of all the danger of it. | 2 |
cc93324 | The central idea of this article is "That studying venus i s a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents." I do not agree that the article supports this idea. The author talks about all the geological/environmental challenges it presents, talks about how we haven't set a space craft there in three decades that wasn't even manned and only lasted a few hours, and how the planet isn't liveable.
The first reason I don't think the author supports the idea is because more than half of the essay is them talking about how Venus is awful when it comes to the actual form and environment of Venus. The environment of Venus was spoken about throughout the essay stating "97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acis in Venus's atmosphere." This is creates huge challenge for scientists to explore Venus. The plsnet is also too hot like 10x way too hot. It states in the article, "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." The author talks about how the environment is SO extreme that it would crush submarines and liquefy many metals.
The second reason I don't think the author supports the idea is they talk about how they haven't sent anything there in three decades. They can't send anything there because of how bad the conditions are on Venus and nothing has ever survived. It states in the article, "Humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each...mission was unmanned....since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." The reason they haven't anything is because we don't have the ability to. The conditions there are too extreme for even our technology to withstand and like what I am going to discuss in the next paragraph it would take decades to develop that technology.
The last reasons I don't think the author supports the idea, that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because the planet is not even liveable. Throughout the article the author constantly talks about how extreme the environment is, how it could basically kill any humans with it's gas and heat, and we would still need decades od innovations to even think about even sending something there. If we even developed that technology we would have to prove it to be safe as well. It took us years to even send people to the moon and people STILL die while in space just for common reasons.
In conclusion, we may be the twin to Venus but it will take us years and years and years to even get close to sending man or even things to Venus because of the enviromental issues. Venus is unliveable and most things would never survive there for long periods of time. We also have no put any time and effort to really discover Venus and other things to help get us to explore Venus. For these reasons that I have stated above, I conclude that the author does not support the idea that "That studying venus i s a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents." | 4 |
cca1cb3 | The way Luke see's the trip is amazing, but there is more to than that. Joing the Seagoing Cowboys program is not only about seeing new places, but its about helping the people and doing as much as you possibly can to help. There is also many ways that this can benfit you. You can learn new languages and taste new foods. This isn't only about the amzing site that you see, but it can also be a nice learing experince. This also let you help people in need. Such as if there was a earthquake or flood. you can help them rebulid everything they had.
It would be a good i dea for more people to join the Seagoing Cowboys program because not only do you get to help people rebulid there life, but you get to see amazing places such as Italy, Europe, China, and so many more beautiful sites. joining can also teach you how to speak different languages, live on boat, become closer to animals, see things you have never seen before. This could be an amazing adventure and you could have great stories to tell the family. Not only would this be a great adventure, but it has so many benefits that you probably haven't thought about. Joing the Seagoing Cowboys program would help you so much in ways that can change your life forever.
In the passage Luke mainly talk about how this changed his life because of the amazing places he went to. When readers read this they would automatically think that that is all there is to it, but is isn't that it about helping people rebuild everything they lost and will never see again. Luke talks about how he he was so happy to be with animals on aboat seeing someof the most unforgetable places ever, but what he dosen't say is that these people need more
Seagoing Cowboys. Without Seagoing Cowboys so many people would not have a home, fresh clothes, warm food, or food at all. Luke does although talk about the gorgeus sites. That is 100% true. You get to see some of the most amazing places in the whole world.
Becoming a Seagoing Cowboys is so important. Many people wouldn't think that this is something that we need in the world, but it is. It is one of the most important jobs that we need. So many great benefits that you can get from it such as learing new langauges, tasting new foods, meeting wonderful people, or simply living alone on a boat with a few animals. This might not saound as fun as you would think, but it is defeintly something to think about. not only is a great oppurtinite, but it is a great learing experince. | 2 |
cca24a0 | The advantages of limiting car usage can help in many ways. Limiting cars usage can help gobal warning, traffic, even help families. Cars help us tranport our self or things to places but the problems that come with having a car, can be stressful.
According to the Article Car-free day in spinning into a big hit in Bogota, Bogota, Colombia is trying to spread its Car Free program to other countries. The Colombia Car Free has help business people relied their stress and help lower the air pollution. The Bogota program promote people to hike, bike, skate or take a buses to work during the Car-Free day. The results from the Car-free day had dramatically cut traffic and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have increased. This shift in driving cars had lowered in the United States. According to the The End of Car Culture, Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by. This mean that more citizens are using public tranportation more then driving their Mobile vehicle. This is woven to a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety, according to Chairman of Ford Motor Company. The results are that there are less pollution in the air because of citizens not wanting a vehicle or licenses.
The limiting of car usage is really working. That citizens in different countries are happy with the results of the Car-free day. Its not just help the Countries it helping the people that live in thoses countries. | 2 |
cca4654 | The use of the facial action coding system in a classroom is valuable because it can prevent fights in schools. The Facial Action Coding System can also help students understand a lesson better by adapting to what needs to be changed. The article states "A classroom computer can recognize when a student is confused or bored and modify the lesson accordingly to the student's personal pace and speed.
There are six basic emotions which are happiness,suprise,anger,fear,disgust, and sadness. The article states"the facial expressions for each emotion are universal ".
The facial action coding system works by scanning the movement of your muscles 'in your face to see and understand how a student feels. Another reason this will be a valuable tool in schools is because it could have prevented a school stabbing in Pennsylvania because the Facial Action Coding System could have seen that if the student wasnt happy and was angry the staff could have stepped in and given the kid help before he did anything dangerous to other peers and staff.
in summary,The Facial Action Coding System can be valuable in a classroom setting by seeing if if a student is confused or bored and can modify the lesson accordingly. Another reason is it could have prevented alot of bad things from happening to schools. For example, the school stabbing in Pennsylvania by seeing that the kid was unhappy and angry and therefore, the staff could have stepped in and got him help before anyone was even hurt. The Facial Action Coding System is a very helpful tool. | 3 |
ccaa072 | The thing they saw is just a natural landform. There is no evidence that someone could have made it. Its just the was people look at it making them think that its a face. Things occur and just move things and make them look different. they may also made different shapes and objects. there is no evidence that aliens could of done it.
My opinion is that the way things move things could have crashed into it and made it look like a face. Its just something natural that happened. They don't have enough evidence to show what caused the face to form. Many things could have happened for the face to form but it doesn't mean that aliens or ancient things could of done this.
NASA has been putting a lot of money into this to see what caused this thing to form. They think there is life on that planet and that is what caused it to form and something made that thing that looks like a face. They saw that there wasn't any alien movement that it ws just a natural land form and thats what is. No aliens could have done this face. The thing that they thought was a face was just a mesa.
All of this was just that they thought aliens had done the face. but then they discovered that there was no alien movement and figured out that it was just a mesa. they were done with their research because they had nothing else to do with the mesa that they thought something had formed it. | 3 |
ccacd9a | I am for the develpment of these cars because i feel like it would be safer and everyone would have a ride and wouldn't have to walk. It would also save a lot of gas and energy from all the cars that won't be used, and only the driverless cars would be using gas. The driverless cars offer far more flexibility than a bus as well. The article also mentions such cars would change the world.
If the cars crahsed or stopped working who's fault would it be? Will the human have to drive the car in and out of the driveway as well ? The cars are a great idea because like i said it would save a lot of gas and money, and everyone would have a ride somewhere and they wouldn't have to walk in the cold weather or rainy weather. These cars have postive and negitive things. If the car runs on google for transportation and the internet shuts down then what wil happen ?
I feel that if they test out the cars mulitple times and they are successfull , then yes allow the cars . Would we be able to keep the cars we have now ? Or would we have to get rid of them and just use the driverless cars ? I also believe it would be a lot safer because it would save the cops a lot of trouble, if you decided to get drunk then you wouldn't have to drive home. | 2 |
ccafc96 | Humans have a interesting way living in today`s society because we have advanced technology like cars. Just because people have cars the usage should still be limited. When it comes to limiting car usage people have lots of advantages.
To begin with, in the passage "in german suburb, llife goes on without cars" ms. rosenthal clearly states that 70% of Vauban`s families dont have cars. They think that this is less tense without one. But not only that. 5,500 residents within a rectanglar square mile may be the most advanced expirement iun low-car surburban life. even in "paris bans driving due to smog" they think the driving should be limited. the smog was intensive for five days. as a statement was said in passage three 'it is a good way to take away stress. so leaving that in mind it could still effect car usage positively.
secondly, in the last passage ms. rosenthal says "obamas gaol about the green house gas will be asisted so thats meaning the people will need to limit their car usage or he will. as a population the worlds usage is slowly but surely decreasing. in the passage it says americans couldnnt afford cars so that alont is assiting the limiting car usage. the numer of cars driven was 9% below nor so that was a huge win for the limiting car usage car usage should be be limited because of many reasons. so i propose a law to all of man kind that car usage should be limited for the better of the eniorment and for all people. | 2 |
ccb13fd | There isn't any aliens on the surface of mars at all but rather what you think is a fact. If aliens made this object or face than why does it look like the other pictures but as a landform or other type of thing. So let's break it down to why aliens didn't make this but is rather a landform or a sandstorm made this.
So first off let's start with the pictues seen above in the passage. The passage shows 3 pictures one in 1978 which does look like a face in a way, 1998 still looks a face however whe see more landform features making it seem like a hill or a nose. If your still convice that the aliens made then jump to 2001 and we cracks going over some kind of plateau and if we squint it does look like a face but still looks can be decieving.
Now if your truly convince that aliens still made this then let say something else. In paragraph 12 this was said, "The picture actually is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." This being said this means that just like on Earth there are landforms almost like the Martian face.
Lasly, if you think the pictures captured it wrong and should have more evidence then let's get a little science in this. In the paragraph the face from far away still does look like it however things like this is cause by sandstorms which sweeps up dust or makes in a way new landforms. The dust cause by this can even devour even one of our latest spaces suits and wait for it... land.
So all this being said means that this was cause by erosion, sandstorms, or just a regular landform. So what you thought was aliens trying to get some attention is just a peace of museum or map of a landform. So next if you want to think that aliens made something, remeber that you need more proof than just something that looks like a face or something. If we stll have to go on about this then we have some more talking and the next planet to be put in the conversation is Venus and more of Earth. | 3 |
ccbd68e | It is not worthy pursuit while it has the dangers it present. here is "in my opinion" the most dangerous things that venus has to offer.
The first danger on the planet is the atmosphere. It says that almost 97 percent of the atmosphere that blankets venus is carbon dioxide. since venus has more carbon dioxide then oxygen, you would die from the lack of oxygen.
the second danger on the planet is gravity. we can sustain the gravity on earth, but trying to sustain gravity that is 90 time greater than trying to get on venus would be extremely difficlut.
the third danger the planet has to offer is heat. if the tempature is 800 degrees fahrenheit, i would profer to go on a hot, sunny day on earth rather then having a normal day on venus. i don't think that have air conditioners would help the fact that you would be cooked alive on venus.
they're my three of the dangers that venus has to offer. if we have to examine venus, i am leaving. | 3 |
ccbecd2 | The author says "Venus, sometimes called the "Evening Star", is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky". Almost refering to it being one of the best plant to work on or examine. At lest couple os astronaunts have been to many planets including Venus. The only problen there is, is landing safety. Venus is kindd of like the twiin of earth because it had water and air to breathe just like we do down here in Earth. It just couldn't resist all the water and air.
Vensus also has mountins, valley, and rocky surface. They had said that they would allow scientific machines go on Venus and do some research on the plante. Also being able to take pictures and video to have proven facts about Venus. The machines could also have told us more about that planet and how it's like Earth.
More people woulld obviously use computers to fin dmore and powerful facts about Venus but with maybe just the old computer, because using modern compuer would kind of just have simple information. What people need is more powerful news and information. Plus having a modern computer could bring up virus and could just freeze or delete the whole information you have figured out. That's why Venus is a sfe place to go or for professional people to go visted also thinkiing about it it's like Earth twin. | 2 |
ccc1098 | Dealing with the Face and researching it on my own I feel very confident to say that it is not made by aliens. My reasons being that if you see what looks like a face in a wall or maybe even a curtain or something of that sort does it mean that it is created by some alien or another unrealistic being?
In an article I read is said that the scientist believe and then it said that the theorist believe, so my question is, are you going to believe a theorist someone who probably hasn't even seen it in person over someone who has probably examined the face over a thousand times trying to come up with something reasonable and real evidence to give the people. A scientist said that he believed that is was a mesa or a butte. Yes, it is true that the government could be hiding aliens and their having the scientist just say that for there sack, but is it likely, no. The scientist have said that they think they've actually seen it somewhere. So maybe there not lieing and it seriously is just a mesa or a butte.
Garvin, a man who went to go see the face has said "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho" and has also said "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same hight as the Face on Mars." Does that seriously sound like he's lieing. Hes actually seen it and studied it and everything, and he has no reason to lie about it. But it is your descion you can believe him or you can believe the theroist. The article I read gave me lots of reasons why it wasn't an alien face that it was just nature being nature and the way the put it was very informative and told me that it was definetly just nature being nature.
While ending this, I would like to say that yes I believe the scientist that the landform looking like a rock was just mesa or a butte, but what do I really know im not a scientist. But still answer the question to yourself do you believe the scientist or do you believe the theoriest. | 3 |
ccc30f4 | Driveless cars are coming may be sooner than expected. Googles cofounder has a dream of make every car to be driverless and run on half the gas taxis use. Since the beginning of the 21 century technology had a major boost computers, sensors and mapping are now up to date with the real world doing things people would dream about in the 1980's. Now that the technology is capable of doing what we want, we should try to progess the technolgy of the world only to help with accidents, and make lifes tasks easier.
Making the driveless car is a challenge that can be accomplished it just requires time for it to happen. Google has already made a car that drove half a million miles without crashing ,but it nedded very little assisstants. Knowing this its only time until they finally make the car that doesn't crash and can drive without any assisstant from a person. Google modified a Prius that has a spinning sensor on the roof that makes a 3-D picture of everything surrounding it. With this and other cameras that allow it to see its blind spots it has the capacity to go a step further in
having the car a reliable source on the road.
Most states outlaw the test of computer driven car such as California, Nevada, Florida and the District of Columbia. The minds of people change once shown it trustworthy. So that once everyone sees that the car is safe to use on everyday roads it would be another step into making driveless cars. But some might say that if the computer crashes that runs it that would end up crashing the car. Well with problems there is always a solution and the only thing would be to add a backup computer that lets it reset itself so then it's able to continue on its route.
For the reasons wirtten driveless cars are no more a thing of the imagnation it would be able to have one in tthe near future. | 2 |
ccc4a3b | State senator.....Keeping the Electoral College would greatly benifit our country. The electoral process is a very important process that is needed. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. With majority of 270 votes are needed so there is a good chance of getting a fair shot to win. Each candidate running for president in a state has to have there own group of electors which eguals out the odds. The electors are chosen by the candidates political party. In most states they have a winner takes all system but Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of proportion.
The certificate of ascertainment also declares the winning presidental candidate in the state and shows which electors will be representing your state at the metting of the electors which helps us to know who had won the presidental election. Voting for a state election of who will turn elected for president. When voting you would have to vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors to pledge for Kerry.
Voting for a president is like voting for a state elector. Even though a dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible it has only happened in 2000 but its less likely than a dispute over the popular vote. The reason is that the winning candidate shares the Electoral College invariably exceeds his shares of the popular vote. The Electoral college requires an apresidental candidate to have transregional appeal.
The residents of the other religions are likely to feel disenfranchised and that their votes does not count and that the new president will have know regard for their interests. That he is not really there president. The winner of all methods of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates like as seen in the election of 2012. They are likely to be the most thoughtful voters on average and that they will have received the most information and attention from the candidate as the most thoughful voter should be the one to decide the election.
The Electoral College restores some weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the senate decreed in the constituion. Having the electoral College avoids the problem of electiong in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast. It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potental voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state, Democrats in Texas for example or Republicans in California.
Each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the partys nominee and is rarely betrayed, however it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote than Bush yet fewer electoral votes. As some would say the Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are most likely assertions without much basis in reality. | 1 |
cccaefb | Ever wondered how the world would be if driving a vehicle was banned? . It could clear the air pollution,decrease of lost revenue,rush hour traffic as well.
To begin with , many people in the U.S use automobiles to traffle along to their destanations. Source 1 states that from Chicago tio Shanghai is a huge impediment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from taolpopes and that passengeers are 12% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and also much higher in different areas in the U.S.
In Paris,residents were enforced a partial driving ban to clear up the air of the global city. Congestion was down 60% in France due to The Smog in Beijing,China. Reuters say that diesel fuel is the cause since France has a tax policy with the diesel fuel , causing Paris to still overall have the most smog then in European capitals. With the affect of lost revenue companies made complaints because they couldn't maintain their business with out it .During the Car-free day in Bogota a businessman by the name of Carlos Arturo Plaza stated ''It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution".
Due to the day without a car made many changes within the community causing parks and sports centers to grow within the city , not having a car caused rush hour to cut traffic down dramatically , and for new restaurants and shopping to increase. Many people with a family and kids would be getting out more to walk , bike ,ride their skateboards to get from one place to another at their own pace. The percentage of miles driving per person was 9 since driving was banned. The rate of house ownership came down and so did car ownership. As well as the percentage of young adults through 16 and older doesnt even own a license because mostly older people are likely to retain their licenses due to their prime age. With the study that driving by young people decreased 23%.
Now, how would not having a car be helpful? It would have many advantages in the world nationwide by keeping the air polltion down , the percentage of gas fuel being used , the amount of time you would have't to sit at a red light due to the afternoon traffic , and even if you wanted to get to go to various resteraunts and stores you could go on foot. Even better , Bill Ford made a plan to create cities in which pedestrain,bicycles and public transportation are woven into a connected network to save time,improve saftey and conserve resources. | 3 |
ccd90bb | Driverless cars can be seen as an advantage or a shipwreck waiting to happen. Yes, humans have dreamed of this technology for generations, but is it truly what we need? Honestly, driverless cars could potentially cause more harm than good. They even sound scary: if a person, not in their right mind, can't drive a car functioanlly, then why can a computer? A super being that can't even think for themself? I am against the developement of these cars because they're too expensive to manufacture at a good rate, they require a driver at some point in time, and they're illegal in various areas of the United States.
As explained in the article, two seperate companies already came up with patents for driverless vehicles. They used electrical cables/ magnents within the road to create a path that the automobile could follow. As said in paragraph three, these ideas worked surprisingly well, yet they were too expensive to be practical. This idea was invented decades ago; everything was cheaper back then. Now a days, this idea also seems inpractical. the cost for these "smart cars" will remain insanely costly. the manufacturors will be out money because the people won't be able to afford these high priced gadgets.
I, for one, love car rides when I can't sleep at night. They help me drift off into sleep so easily and in a such a fast manor. Hundreds of people across the globe fall asleep at the wheel of an aoutmobile every week. Even with all the distractions of driving, they can't resist falling alseep. So imagine, having no distractions at all, how easy it would be to doze into that comfortable state of mind. In the article it states that drivers are occasionally needed when the car is faced with a difficult task. If driver drifted off to sleep, a wreck is bound to happen. I also feel as though too many people will put too much faith into their vehicle that they'll become unaware and uncareful about what's going on in particular scenarios that they are needed in, and they'll find themselves in a fateal accident.
What good if a car in a round country trip if it's illegal to drive in certain states? What are people supposed to do if they cross the boarder into a state that disapproves of these new and "improved" vehicles? Just turn around and take another route? It's pointless to have a vehicle you can't take everywhere with you. Laws aren't just made for no reason; they're there to keep the community safe. If it's supposedly dangerous to ride in an un-manned vehicle, then why do it? In paragraph nine, it states that presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. I believe in this law wholey and completely.
In my opinion, driverless cars are unsafe. There are many statistics and facts stating that safety is a huge risk with these vehicles and it's very true. A computer cannot possibly predict how a human mind will act or what a person will do unconciously; these vehicles won't be able to have last minute reactions.
I am against the developement of these cars because they're too expensive to manufacture at a good rate, they do require a driver at some point in time, and they're illegal in various areas of the United States. Driverless cars are thought to be the future; I want no part in such a dangerous place. | 5 |
cce0c08 | Politicts have been around for centuries; politics were made to keep the peace and give everyone a fair expresion to the people. We have all herd of people in political standpoint have been corrupt, but what if our own voting system was corrupt and our votes have never made a diffrence in selecting a president by the people. When we vote for our selected president is it really going to change or make a diffence on who gets elected... right? "of course it will make a diffrence." As long as your states electors dont choice by who they feel is the best fit for presidency. On another note what about the Electoral college votes. Why does one canidate always get all the electoral college votes from one state? Why cant we just revert to how many votes the canidate gets?
When getting down to the nitty-gritty bits of the Electoral College voting system it is a bit unfair in the ways it works in a whole, but that doesnt mean we have to abolish it and start over. The Electoral College voting system has worked for many years. In stead of just getting rid of the Electoral voting system maybe we should tweek it in a bit that makes everyone happy and makes it completly fair. Each state picks how it gives its Electoral votes, but in most states its a "winner takes all." When a state desides its going to be a "winner takes all" state, that means when voting all the Electoral votes will go to the canidate with the most amount of elector votes. Instead of using the winner takes all system each electoral votes should be given fairly. When electors votes for its canidates by the people that single Electoral vote should go to that canidate. When doing this people are in-tern voting for there canidate.
Now that they Electoral votes are being distubuted evenly there is a smaller problem we face. Electors are the people who actully vote for our presidential canidate. Very rarely do these electors not choose the canidate based on the amount of votes they have been given, but it does happen. The electors are in a way chosen randomly but most of the time are chosen by the presidential canidate. Often these canidates do the right thing and vote based on votes gifen to him by the public. When these electors vote they are not well regulated. What we should do is have a sort of security system that alows us the make sure our electors do the right thing. instead on relying on someones trust worthyness we should have a system that counts the publics votes. When the elector is done with his final vote we would then see if he voted based on public votes.
We the people are faces with another way of voting. We can vote for whatever canidate we please and when done with we will see how many people voted for each canidate, and whoever has the most wins right? This system would most likely give one the canidates an unfait advantage. When Romney and Obama went head to head in 2012 obama won because the amount of Electoral votes, but if we did it by the number of votes it would have been almost completly tied in votes. since Romeny was born in the south most likely each state in the south would vote for Romney. Since Obama was born in Hawiia there is no state near Hawiia that would have the same oppinion. So when using just plain votes one canidate would most likely have an unfair advantage based on the size and populating of each state going for that presidential canidate.
When suming it all up the Electoral College voting system is in a way a bit unfair, but when using the method given each Electoral vote would be given fairly instead of a winner takes all system. When going for just plain voting it would most likely turn out unfair or a lot of tied runnings. When given the facts the Electoral College is fine as it is but can be unfair and that is why we should use this method in the next following elections. | 3 |
cce5898 | The futurtistic concept of driverless cars is promising and will solve many problems. Admittedly, self driving cars would create a certain amount of problems. However, the benefits of automation in the transportation industry far outweigh the negative aspects. The increasingly technology based world would see many good things come of automatic cars and the amount of problems would be miniscule compared to the positive qualities.
The benefits of an automatic transportation system include the most prominent and beneficial concept of convinience. Without drivers following a strict schedule and being limited in number, automatic cars would be highly and easily available around the clock. Convinience is a key factor in the popularity of many pieces of technology being invented today, so the benefit of having around the clock service would provide a great boost to the success of the cars. The automatic transportation concept would provide another very important benefit. The common problem of drunk or distracted driving would no longer be a leading cause of death and injuries for many people. By automating transportation and effectively getting rid of dangerous drivers, the streets would be made a much safer place. A third and no less positive trait of the automated transportation system would be that, as the first paragraph says, "use half the fuel of today's taxis". Caring for enviroment is becoming a more common concern and reducing the magnitude of emmission by any amount would serve to benefit all people. Cutting the emissions of cars in half would reduce the negative effects of humanity on the planet severely. Not only will the reduction help the enviroment, the reduction in gas would even lessen the cost of using the transportation system, resulting in easier access to transportation.
Undeniable roadblocks lie in the way of making an automatic transportation system a reality, but the problems are not as bad as they may seem. Examining the logistics and cost of making a "smart" system of transportation result in the conclusion that smart cars, as opposed to smart roads, are the most economic strategy to use. The apparent main problem of this strategy is the limit of the sensor technology of the cars. However, the sensor technology existing today is already enough to create mostly self driving cars that require only minimal effort on the part of the drivers. Technology will only advance with time and soon, the technology to completely and safely automate transportaion will be made available. In the meantime, cars using technology such as BMW's "Traffic Jam Assistant" already contribute to making the roads safer and less monotonous. Another large issue with the creation of an automatic transportation system is the law. In the case of an accident, either the machine or human is at fault and deciding may prove difficult. However, with the creation of new laws and technology, any situation will be able to be easily diffused and resolved.
Although an entirely automatic tranportation system is not likely to become an immediate reality, automation is already being applied to the current transportation sytem to increase safety, comfort, and convinience at little to no expense. Through careful examination of the concept, clearly, the benefits of converting to an automated transportation system are much more prominent than the solvable problems the system creates. A movement toward an automatic system of roads and highways has already begun and the future promises progress and positive effects. | 4 |
cce77c3 | The technology to read the emotional exspressions of student is a classroom is valuable because the computer can express how we feel, it can tell if your bored or not, some think the computers need to learn nonverbal communication.
The computer can tell your emotion. Dr. Paul Eckman the creator of FACS ( Facial Action Coding System) has classified six basic emotions they are happiness,surprise,anger,disgust,fear,and sadness. They each associate with the characteristic movement of the facial muscles.
The computer can tell if your bored or not. they have indicated the difference between a genuine smile and a forced smile. A real smile or in other words the Ztgomatic major ( muscles that begain at your cheek bones) lift the corners of your mouth. In a false smile the mouth is stretched sideways using the Zygomatic major and a different muscle called the risorius.
Some think the computers need to learn non verbal communication. In the article it says imagine a computer that knows your happy or sad. for example, if you smile when the web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might fallow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different. A classroom computer can tell if the students are becoming confused or bored. Dr. Huang thinks he can modify the lesson, like an effective human instructer. " Most humans Communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication."
Notes Dr. Huang " So Computers Need to Understand that, too."
Yes this is valuable in a classroom. this is because computers express how we feel, they can tell if your bored or not, and some people think they need to learn nonverbale communication. | 3 |
cce806d | I would be against driverless cars because of the simple fact that you dont have any control of the car. One of the cars allow for the driver to be aware of the road and make certain gestures to make the car do as told.
As for my thoughts i would rather be in full control. A driverless car could also be a distraction, the driver may think the car has complet control but, it is not a human behind the wheel. One car can handle driving functions at 25 mph, but the driver has to keep control of the wheel. There is no point of having a car that can drive itself, if you have to watch the road.
First, you never know if the car has a problem. You could be just waiting on you turn to drive and the car has a moufunction. would you be alerted of that? What about other drivers that dont have the driverless car, every one dosent drive the same. their could be any problems on the road ahead of you and you could have no control of it because you car is driving.
In conclusion i think driverless car are not the best cars to have on the road. We have pedestrains and drivers to keep safe. Who knows what could happen havinfg a computerized car on the road, it's not safe. Computers have a mind of their own and we amire the safty of our roads. | 3 |
cceb8d1 | The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers by giving us some of the main features NASA is trying to get a look at, and stating that Venus was also an earth like planet back from 3 decades ago and still till this day Venus has those features. The author claims in paragraph one that venus is the second planet from sun and also as easy it may seem to see from a distant that it has proved to be very challenging to examine more closely.
The dangers the author talks about in paragraphs three,four and five he is claiming that venus is a "Earth's twin" but much more circumstances to survive there. In paragraph three he states there is 97% of a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide covers venus, the surface temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahreneit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times bigger than what we have on our planet earth. As much for common sense these are higher conditions humans have ever encountered because we believe this is normal and survialable for humans but venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system which means we wouldn't stand a chance to live there. In paragraph four the author talks about how venus was once largely covered with oceans and could have many different forms of life like the planet we live on today. In the middle of the paragraph, he said "Today, venus still has some features that are analogous to those on earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sedimentand includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters."
after reading that that i could see why scientists would take the risk of visiting venus even knowing the dangers of not ever coming back. In paragraph five he does state that it would be more toasty or humide because the temperature would be 170 degrees Fahrenheit but says the air pressure would be close around the sea level on earth. At the end of the paragraph he states "Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans."
To my conclusion, he describes it very well and gets more facts in the article. | 3 |
ccefbd7 | Im going to be talking about driverless cars and my oppinion or position on them, I think they are a great idea, they keep people safe and notifies when they need human skill required.
Driverless cars keep you safer than if a human was driving, human error can make the difference between life and death when it comes to driving, if there is a car that doesnt need to be driven by humans, we need to fund it for safety and the advamcement of our society. Driverless cas are also safe for when they have problems that the car's computer cant handle then it notifies the driver when it does want human skill, eventually we will have cars that will need no human skill and fatal car crashes will not happen as often. If the car can drive itself and not crash nearly as often as humans do then what if everyone had one, will there be no more fatal car crashes or even crashes, will crime rates go down because the car will most likely have a sensor that is related to the owner of the vehicle so they cant get away from the police or car owner.
In a perfect world there will be no more car crashes of any sort, yes there will be the occasional fender bender, but with no more death because of fatal car crashes and saftey will rise and crime rates will go down, these are all what if's, but if these were to come true the whole world will change completly. | 2 |
ccf34f3 | I am for the driverless cars. The only reason that I say that is because I think we would have a lot less car accidents and we could be way safer on the road. One detail that I have is there are laser beams to form a constant 3-D model update
of the car's surroundings. what's the point of the 3-D system is for the diverless car to mimic a diver at the wheel and to see where the cars are located around the car. Also, another reason that i'm with this diverless car is because at any time you can use the sensors to controll the car at any time.
Also, another reason that I like the idea of self-driving cars is they can sterr, accelerate, and brake themsleves. But all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. The necessitates the car being ready to alert car being ready to quickly get the drivers attention whenever a promblem occurs. When the driver needs to be alerted there are more than one way to alert the driver instead of just giving an announcement to the driver. This is my opinion on self driving cars and why i would be for this tyoe of technolgy. | 2 |
ccfbac7 | The author does explain the topic all around and supports his ideas with facts. In the textit states "Striving to meet the challange presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equilly intimidating endevors. This proves that human would like to learn more about venus and understand why venus is the way it is. furthermore the text states that "just imagine exposing a cell phone or tablet to acid or heat capable of melting tin.". This showsthat the author uses information that people that dont knoe the dangers can understandmore clearly and get the full idea. NASA is working on trying to figure out a way to make instruments to let them study venus long enough to get factual information. to support this" by comparison, system that uses mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces".
in the article i feel like their was plenty of information to learn about the dangers of venus. the text sates "maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on venus in more than three decades". this proves that venus isnt even touchable by humans and intruments would have to be made heat resistant to even get enough information to make a conclusion about venus. venus is a planet that people havent done alot of experiments on it and is misleading. to further prove " Each previous mission was unnanned, and for good reason, since no space craft survived the landing for no more than a few hours".
venus is a hard to explain planet. their is not enough information to know enough about this misterious planet. I felllike the author did explain this subject very well but using nasa research and other sources to make this article factual. | 3 |
ccfc77d | "Do you want to be apart of a Electoral College"
Electoral colleges. Do you know what this means? An electoral college is a process of multiple facts. Not a place. As everyone thinks Electoral College sounds decieving because the word "college" in the name but apparentley thats not true. The founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the President and votes by the people of America. Dear Senator, this is where I begin rambling on and on about how the electoral college is wonderful and great. But I am just going to let you in to alittle bit of knowledge behind the thinking, before you get your fingers in a knot. I propose that we shall keep the Electoral college in order to keep things fair amoung the country. Lets get talking shall we.....
The Electoral college is all high and mighty and is a process that consists of the selection of the electors. During the meeting of the electors, they discuss the presidents and vice presidents that are trying out for there 'role' in society. They also align the counting of the electoral votes by the Congress men. If you did not know Senator the Electoral College or as we call it "EC" consists of 538 electors in the so called 'pole'. A majority of those electors are 270 votes that are required to elect the President. There is one allotment for each member of the House of Representatives adding an extra 2 for your senators, like you! As you can see the "EC" has alot to offer and your even included. Why would you want to get rid of something that your apart of! Wait a second you don't know the rest of the story do you. Well now I understand why you wouldn't want them to just be another organization. Am I Right?
Each canidate running for the high quality name known as "The Presdident" in your state has his or hers own group of electors. They are usually chosen by the political party, but the state laws vary from time to time. Fun Fact for Mr. Senator- did you know this is in the 23rd Amendment? Oh silly me your the senator you should know this! Continuing on with our little debate here there is an important part of the Electoral colleges that you must know. Every tuesday after the first monday in November is when these elections occur. And if you didn't think that the citizens have a say in this at all, well you are mistaken! The citizens help choose the your states electors because when you vote for President your actually voting for your canidates electors. So they do have a say in this partake.
"Winner Take All" sound familiar to you. Maybe not but I am going to explain it anyway. The Winner Takes All System awards all electors to the winning presidential canidate. Except for the unlucky ones like Maine, and Nebraska they have something called the "Proportional Representation". All said and done the "certificate of Ascertainment" is introduced after the elction has partaken in. This lists all of the canidates who ran for President in your state choosen along with the names of there "side kick" the electors. This shows who will be in your country running for president and elector for the next 4 years until the next election.
Of course the "EC" has some problems which of course you would like to hear so I will state them as well. Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, and the US Chamber of Commerce want to abolish the "EC"! They are not alone on this one. Whats wrong with the electoral college you say? Under the "EC" voters vote for something other than the president but for the slate of electors, who then turn over andelect who "THEY" want to be the president. This is why we have the voting we have today so each person can vote on who they want and still be treated the same. But it can also make a crisis to.
Allowing the people to vote for whoever they want to is not a good idea. It can lead to bigger problems and issues. Voting for yourself can be very, very stressful. Adding on top of more strees. Of course its easier this way but your electing who is going to be the "President". Someone who controlls your country, tells YOU what to do, and makes new laws. It shouldn't be as easy as writting on a piece of paper who you want to be president. There should be some type of way to make it alittle more precise. This is why there is the Electoral College. All you have to do is get with someone you trust and vote for them to be apart of the canidates electors. Then all they have to do is vote for who they want to be president and see what happens. Its just as easy as what we have now but alittle bit more neat/clean. I Know I am spilling alot of information onto you about the "EC". And the advantages and disadvantages of having it. But I ask you to read this letter and think about what role YOU play in this election. Write back to me in your response of the actions you are going to be risking.
Sincerely,
Yours truly(Ms. Schoenthaler) | 4 |
ccfc7b5 | The idea of driverless cars scares me. I am not for driverless cars for the fact that the expences would be through the roof, you wouldn't be responisible while driving, and it's complete laziness.
Imagine if kids were to get these kinds of cars. Think about how they would think. In their minds they will think that they could be on their phone or sleep and not have a care in the world. In the article, it states that the driver needs to be fully aware of what is going on at all times. Kids will think "This seems like a great time to be on my phone, listen and dance to some music, or maybe even catch up on some sleep." Kids are irrespnsible and take priveleges for granted. I, being a kid, know this.
Our world has a lot of middle class people in it that don't have the kind of money it will take to buy these kinds of cars. If our world makes this movement, what will happen to the people that can not buy these cars? Middle class and lower will have to use self-driven cars that require full attention. In this article, it doesn't state whether or not we will have to change how our rodes are made, but I would think that there would have to be some kind of change to them in order for this to work fully. Therefore, what will happen to the people with the self-driven cars?
I feel like this whole idea is based completely out of laziness. I feel it is just an excuse to be irrespnsible and let a robot do everything for us. I don't feel that this a step in the right direction for man kind. I do believe it may create less accidents, but I don't feel okay with it at all. In my mind, I believe that this one idea can lead to the idea of self-driven chairs. I think if we ever get to this point we are going to end up like one of the movies I watched as a kid, "Wall-e". In the world setting of "Wall-e", human beings are completely supported by machines. These humans are over weight and have barely any muscle anymore. Personally, I don't want our world to end up this way and think it will if we continue to support these experiments.
If self-driven cars are created and functionable, I think our world as we know it will continue to expand on this idea of machine responsibilty; and it will not look good for humans. | 3 |
cd00112 | "Driverless Cars Are Coming" article presents many aspects, both positive and negative, about these cars. Some of the positives are the cars are forseen to use half of the fuel today's cars use, offer more felxiblity than a bus, and people would not have to buy cars anymore. I personally believe that this is a bad and possibly dangerous idea. Driverless cars have no laws regarding them and are hard to decide who is liabe, and the cars are not very well devolped yet.
Firstly, the law aspect of Driverless Cars is majority of the time nonexistent. An exception to the pervious statement is that these cars are illegal even to test on roads in most state makeing it very obvious there has been little real-life testing. So no laws are in place to prepare for the new problems that will arise when these cars are actually in use and on the roads. If the technology fails and someone is injured who is at fault? Or if there is property damage? Should the car manufacturer or the driver be at blame for what happens? So many questions that will need to be answered and laws written for if these cars are ever use don the roads. But, I stand by the current laws which were written with the assumtpion that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times.
Secondly, these cars have very little testing, and devolpment to become fully driverless. All of the current "driverless" cars still require a human for work zones, accidents, and even sometimes coplicated traffic. Sure, these cars can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves meaning they have the basics down. But, without an alert driver this could cause many accidents. Also since these cars are dependant on coding, computer chips, and sensors what if one of these systems fail will the car have a backup or human driving needed. Because the facts is so much can go wrong with technology why would someone want to put all of their trust into this technolgy. I think it is clear that human drivign should always be an option no matter how advance and well madee the car is it is not smart to put all of your trust into a machine without human assitance needed.
In the end despite all of the benifits and possiblities driverless cars provide it is not a good idea to put thes on the roads because of the lives these cars might put into danger. Even if they were fully safe their would be multiple questions concerning the law when these cars are concerned. It might be the conservative choice but, it is also the safe choice to say no to these new driverless cars. | 4 |
cd03571 | The "Evening Star", which is considered one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. What may this be called? Venus is the name. But, this is actually a planet! In our current solar system, this is the second planet from the sun. Although, it has proven to be one of the most challenging places to explore. It is considered to be 97% carbon dioxide, which us humans, need Oxygen to survive. Despite all of the danger this planet has, there are still ways to pursuit this deathly planet.
Astronomers have scientifcally proven that Venus was once considered the most Earth-like planet that has ever existed as a part of our solar system. Till this present day, the planet still has a surface of rocky sediments. Which includes valleys, mountains, and craters. According to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, there are ways that we can explore Venus. On Earth, we have jet airplanes that allow humans to travel from one destination to the next without touching any grounds. If that can be done on planet Earth, then it is quite possible that it can be done on planet Venus considering the fact that it was once considered an Earth-like planet.
This can be done by taking a blimp-like vehicle and traveling 30 miles above ground, that is a much possible way to avoid unfriendly ground conditions on Venus. Of course it will still be around 170 degrees Farenheit even in the air, but, that air pressure would be extremely close to sea level on Earth. It is not in easy conditions, but quite possible for humans to have the ability to do. NASA is even considering using some type of technological electronic to explore Venus. Creating these gadgets, so it has the ability to pursuit this planet, despite all of the danger still involved.
In conclusion, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has scientically been able to prove that these ways could give humans another chance to explore what Venus has to offer. Whether it is jet airplanes, technological electronics, or whatever else they may be able to come up with. All of our travels to Earth and even beyond Earth, should not be allowed due to dangers and doubts but to pursuit even the most dangerous places to see what other things are like except our home. Who knows what is out there, and what could be waiting to be found. | 3 |
cd08ad7 | Can a computer recognize the subtke facial movements we humans use to express how we feel? This text is explaining how technology is identifying humans facial expressions and if it is valuable or not.
The use of technology to read emotional expression of students in a classroom is valuble because in the text it states, "Infact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" every day. For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, ect. Dr. Huang new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code. Perhaps his emotion algorithms are a different sort of "Da Vinci Code"! The Mona Lisa demonstration is really intended to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do. Imagine a computer that knows when you are happy or sad. A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Based on all of this information, this is basicaly telling me all the benefits this new software computer can do. In my own personal opinion, I think it would be a great idea to have software like these to have at school. Ideas like this one could actually end up helping a very long way.
In conclusion, a software identifying human emotions is a great idea to bring into this world. Throughout all of the sadness, the happieness, and all of the aggressiveness, it could help people a long way. | 3 |
cd0a006 | Has someone ever told you that the face on Mars was real, but you knew it wasn't. The face on Mars is a natural landform called a mesa, but people mistake for a face because of the shadows it formed. The face on Mars is a natural landform because research with space crafts and the study pictures over time.
The face on Mars is a natural landform because of research with spacecrafts. Research with space crafts has shown that the face on Mars is just a landform. Many people thought the face was an alien artifact when it appeared in many books, a Hollywood film, magazines, radio talk shows, and even in haunted grocery store checkout lines. People still may not believe it, but there is more to say.
The face on Mars is just a mesa because of pictures shown overtime. The pictures between 1976 through 2001 show the face fading away. They show the face was nothing other than a moutain like landform. The pictures were taken with high-tech gear that they had back then. They were taken when Spacecraft Viking 1 was looking for another spacecraft, Viking 2. It was Snapping pictures and it got the face. Later, NASA found out it was just a mesa.
In conclusion, people still may believe that the face on Mars was real, but studies show that it was just a landform. The face on Mars is just a landform because of research with spacecrafts and and the study of the pictures over time. My final thoughts of this is that the face was cool until I saw that it was just a mesa. It was cool to learn about this, but it was just a goofy looking mountain. | 2 |
cd0d634 | Dear, State Senator
I am arguing in favor of changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. I think that this would be an approvement. I know that our founding fathers established it in the Contutution but that was a long, long time ago. I just feel like its unfair.
Under the electoral college system they vote for a slate of electors,who elect the president. I feel like that is a long chain of people, and it really doesnt need to be there. I dont understand why the popular vote that a candidate gets doesnt make them president.
Thats like if you were in a school talent show and got the popular vote from your peers but the teachers they vote for the other person and they ended up winning when theres clearly more peers then teachers. Isnt that kind of unfair? Do you see it know?
I dont think some people understand that when they vote for the presidential cadidate they're acutally voting for a slate of electors. I kind of feel like they are being tricked and thats not fair.
I also dont think its fair how a candidate could have more popular votes, but have less electoral votes they could lose if their apponent had more electoral votes. I dont understand how thats logically fair?...that because its
NOT
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cd0deb2 | As the years go on and we grow what also grows is the advancement of technology. Since the new era of technology has taken place the possibilites have become endless. Years back they didnt even have electric window control it was all done with a handle that you had to turn and turn until your window opened. Looking back on that compared to this day and age we have cars that are so close to driving themselves is that the safest idea no, but in my mind i think its a great idea to make self driving cars because everything technology wise is growing rapidly so we cant just leave cars old and boring we need to keep up with the technology we have at this time in our lives and make something new and awarding.
So we all know how many safety concerns we face in cars when on the road and this is exactely why people believe we shouldnt have self driving cars. Therefore i believe self driving cars are getting a bad rep without even getting a chance. if you dont test an idea you will never know if it would have worked or not and with the technology we have today i believe that in the near future sometime soon we will have a full self driving car. I understand that it will be hard to do and i agree that it can be very unsafe and so thats where the trial and error part comes in you have to try new things to know fior sure if they will work and i can say now that in the near future if we do end up having self driving cars that everyone who uise to say dont try it its not safe will themselves be buying self driving cars.
In conclusion, i know that the speculation with self driving cars is odd but the real truth of the matter is that thats our future. Every few years new inventions come by surprise and shock the world and this is just another thing that i can confidently say will come soon and take the world by surprise. Will there still be people trying to get rid of this invention? of course people will try but thats the key to sucess having people say things about what you have made and making it something so big that those same people will be shocked that ever thought something bad of you. So time is not slowing down for anyone its going fast and so soon hopefully by 2020 as seen in the article companies can start to announce self driving cars and change the way we look at cars now. | 3 |
cd11d3b | In this prompt I will be writing an argumentive essay about comparing the two ideas from the story i read ''Un masking the face on mars". The two two sides of this argument is wether the face isthink it is alien remains or natural landform. I personly think it is just an natural landform.
Why i think it is a natural landform is because there is no other sins of life so if there was aliens on mars why would they left a big face carved on a rick insted of something more alien like. Also like Garvin said the face also is very simular to a butte or mesa and the hase details are probly just weird shaperd errosion patterns that over time have come to look like the modern human face.
The face could also posibley be an alien artifact for more specsece to find. Much resuch has been done on mars to see if other human life is on it due to its closeness to the goldy locks zone withc is a obital zone that human life could potetionly live in like earth for example. The NASA teams have even found frozen water on Mars and that is one of the basic needs for animals considering we are over 70 percent water.
It is much more likly the face is just a natural land form though because of how much the size and shape resemple a butte or mesa from the mid west. Plus they're is more then one formation lik this this happens to be the only one is the shape of a htman face. You also have to consider they're is many natural formations who look like other thingd on earth.
In conclution It is a likly chance that the face is nothing more or less then a natural land form who happens to look like the modern humsn face, but we should not dought becuase no one knows for certain. | 3 |
cd151bf | There is much evidence to show that the Face is a natural landform created by natural causes. In paragraph seven, it is stated that with higher quality the picture revealed the natural landform. Critics assume the landform is alien made due to the pictures taken in 1976. However, as technology evolved over the span of twenty five years, the landmark was found once again and revealed the Face. ''As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size. So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!'' said Jim Gavin. Gavin then compared the landform on Mars to other landforms such as the butte or mesa around the American West. Gavin also stated that a landform similar to the one on Mars was in Idaho, called the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. It is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars. Scientists also ruled out the possibility of an extrasteral force creating the landform. The Face was first thought to be another Martian mesa. A Martian mesa is common around the area of Cydonia. With taking these factors into consideration, the landform was simply created by natural causes over the millions of years. | 3 |
cd1bcfa | From day one, the human race expresses emotion using non-verbal bodylanguage.
Other people can tell if you are happy or sad based on the way you present your body postion and face.
Modern day technology has made it possible for computers to interpret someones emotion based on their facial expression.
This technology could be used in a classroom and can work to help boost moral, keep the student more interested, and help the teacher relay a positive attitude to reproduce in their students.
Some days, when students go to school, they didn't get enough sleep, get a energetic breakfast, or are just simply not having a good day.
With this new Facial Action Coding System, teachers and other faculty in a school will be able to analyze what they can do to boost moral in the classroom.
If the teacher does a fun activity and the technology tells the teacher that the expressions on the students faces were happy, the teachers will know to do that activity to boost moral.
The technology will also be able to tell when the student does not enjoy the activity or experience, and the teacher can work on how to approach it differently the next time.
The teacher will get accurate results on how the students are feeling, which sometimes can be faked.
According to the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", smiles that don't use the obicularis oculi pars palpabraeus, or the muscles that make the crow's feet around your eyes, are not a genuine smile.
From this data a teacher can pull out who is fakeing, and who is not.
There are some subjects in school that students are just not interested in.
The teachers try different approaches, but sometimes nothing seems to work.
The Facial Action Coding System enables computers to detect what kids are interested in and what are not.
The article gives an example of if a computer ad pops on the screen and the reader smiles, then a similar one will appear the next time.
If the reader doesn't smile, an ad not as similar will pop up next time.
This tactic can be used in the classroom.
The computer can observe how a student reacts to playing a educational game, and pass on the information to the teacher.
If the game doesn't interest the student, the teacher needs to make improvements or find a new one.
If the student is interested, the teacher now knows that they can use it and it will be effective.
Some teachers have problems with how their students are reacting to their teaching, and find that it is how they present themselves.
If a teacher is boring, unorganized, and inequipped, the class will respond with a bored attitude.
On the flip side, if a teacher comes to class energetic, engaged, and prepared, the students will respond with a happier, more engaged, and often be more interested in the topic.
The phrase "you fake it 'till you make it" applies to this situation.
A drama coach, by the name of Constantin Stanislavsky, tought his actors how to carefully reproduce smiling and frowning based on the emotions that they presented on stage.
Teachers can use these methods in their classrooms to keep their students engaged and become interested in the topic even if the topic has nothing interesting about it at all.
Studies show that even if you force a smile, you will feel happier.
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", the author describes how a new technolgy called Facial Action Coding System enables computer to identify human emotions.
Humans can usally identify small things in their friends faces, but nothing to the degree that this new software has in store.
Using this software in computers in the classroom could mean that teachers could improve moral, keep students more interested and engaged, and reproduce positive attitudes and emotions. | 4 |
cd1df72 | I don't think I should be working with a bunch of cracked ribs guys. Oh shut up you are just tring to get out of work,said Jon. Luke spoke back saying,no I Iike this job. Theres no way you actilly like this job,theres just no way. As this arguement went on Rob was silantly siting there,not getting involved but then Luke asked him for backup. Luke is right, how would you feel Jon if someone was yelling at you for getting hurt,said Rob. Shut up,Rob don't you agree with me that it is not fair. Not fair? The mans ribs are shatered.
Shatered? His ribs were touched. Luke yelled at him if he wanted his ribs touched by him. Then Jon backed out scard but he did'ent give up. The reason Jon is doing it is because he thinks that Luke purpesly broke his ribs. You see Jon did'ent have a choice to come here because he was forced by his mom. His mom sent him because he would not move out of there house and she wanted him gone.
Jon dicided that he would go talk to the captin about it. The weird thing though is he did'ent tell them that are else they would come too. So he went to the captin telling him lies. The captin got really upset and went to talk to Luke. The captin was very angry now and he was just about to push Luke over bored but he did'ent because he would go to jail. When he reached Luke he yelled at him. Luke asked why. Wy are you yelling at me captin? You know exacily why I am yelling at you Luke. No I really don't.
I am yelling at you because you purpusely broke your ribs. Where did you get that from captin. Jon told me that he herd you say that to yourself. Look Jon told you lies because even if I did do that I don't talk to myself. You don't, yelled the captin. No,said Luke. Great now I have to talk to Jon. Im comeing too,said Luke. So they went to talk to Jon. They found him in the lounge. They walked up to him and started to talk.
The captin told him that he had giving false infomation. Jon talked back and said he is lieing and he really did do it on purpose. The captin ignored it. So Jon told them his story. The reason I thought he purposely did it was because I thought all the people here were forced to do this too. Luke told him that he joined with his friend because they thought it would be fun so they did it. After they did it once Luke wanted to do it again because he liked it so much. After they told each others storys they settiled there argument and became best friends. | 1 |
cd1f872 | The challange of exploring venus. Exploring venus would be hard but not easy because of there weather conditions. Venus does have alot of things on there plant that Earth has also. Venus is sometimes the Evening Star due to the fact that it is the brightest light in the sky also making it simple for amateur stargazer to spot. Now scientist say that it may be possible to live on Venus some day but they are having a hard time trying to study Venus because of a thick atomosphere that almost has 97 percent carbon dioxide.
Venus is one of the closest planets to Earth in terms of density and size. One of the National Aeronautics an Space Administration are trying to send humans to study Venus. They are trying figure out a solution where the humans they send can be in a floating vehicle or some kind of way they can study Venus without Being on the plant. If they were to be on the plant they would be burning up because of how hot Venus is the degrees are around 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
Nasa will be looking to figure new ways on how to study Venus. They are working on making a some kind of object to go on Venus to see what information they can get. WHo knows Nasa someday in the future will figyre out more about Venus. | 2 |
cd222a9 | The technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. Lisa smile never smiles she was 83 percent happy 9 percent disgusted and 6 percent fearful adn 2 percent angry. Well to to me she was most likely angry if she never smiled when using technology you need to make it have a tester that will know everything before making it I feel like they should make a robot but before putting it out have a tester. I see the author asked can we caculate emotions like math well when doing math you have to learn anf figure out well to find out how someone is feeling you have do all of that to get the answer.
The author also asked how can a computer recognize the subtle facial movmetns well by making a robot that is like a human but very 100 percent truth- 3-D.The author says the facial expressions of reach emotion are universal, well you wouldnt know that unless you make a robot and find out if it would work there shoukd be a tester before puting it our.
I see the author has said that we humans perform the same impressive calculation everyday but we human all are not the same it says we can probably tell how a friend is doing by how they face look well I walk around with a serious face people think im mad but im not see when you talk about doing all of this wanting to making things make sure you know what you talking about and that everything is working perfect.
If the technology gets made hopefully Lisa smile is 100 pecent happy. Teachers would need this just in case a student is mad and the teacher gets yelled at they would know like dang ok she or he is mad. So I think the technology should get made but before putting it out make sure it is working and that it tells the truth on how people is feeling and their emotions. | 2 |
cd2398d | I agree with the author because it its one of our closest planet and it is most earth- like planet in our solar system. the autor says venus long ago was most likely covered largely with oceans and could of supported various forms of life. if we ceould visit venus we could probably find fossils from there.
NASA is making a silicon carbide that could last for up to three weeks in such conditions that meaans eventually we will be able to visit venus and learn about how the planet turned into gas and NASA is trying to make parts that would be more resistant to venus as it states in the passage." we are creating a system of mechanical parts tht could be more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces."
in conclusion i do not the think the author wants to visit venus because it is way to hot to even try to land there if we did land there you would melt it says in paragraph 3 that the enviorment would crush a Submarine that is accustomed to dive in the deepest parts of our oceans. venus has erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequrnt lighting strikes to any thing trying to land on its surface. | 2 |
cd27691 | The author supports his ideas by show and telling that NASA is working on other prouches to study Venus. In paragraph 7 telling use about how electronics played an important role in the 1940s. so more ideas of electronics would help the author study even more an get even more info about Venus. Dispite the dangers it presents if they make robots that have the mind set on studying Venus that would change the danger of othes and we will have more info of how humans will be in harm of. i just feel like that humans should have 2 planets and were more then capable of doing that so and the author has a point that our travels on earth and beyond should not be limited by danger and doubts but should be expanded to meet the vey edge of imagination and innovtion. Thats shouldnt be a challenge theres so much value cause this planet will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavor. | 1 |
cd279d1 | Venus is the planet with the most similarities to our planet Earth. Venus is most definitely something worth exploring it is similar to our planet earth, it is dangerous, and it is just fascinating to explore different places.
Venus is very much alike our planet earth Astronomers think that long ago Venus was covered in oceans and could have supported life. Venus also has many planet like structures for example valleys, mountains, craters, and much more. In pragraph 4 it says "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth today... The planet has a surface of rocky sedimemt and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." That shows how Earth and Venus are so much alike.
Even though Venus is so much alike Earth it is way more dangerous. For example Venus temperature is way hotter than our temperature becaus it is closer to the sun and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we are used to. I know that Planet Venus is a dangerous planet because in paragraph 3 it says "A thick atmoshphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosohere. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees farenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greaterthan what we experience on our own planet" This proves that the conditions on Planet Venus is far to dangerous for us humans to be able to withstand.
With that being said Astronomers and scientists still believe it is worth exploring Venus because it is such a fasncinating planet. Astronomers still want to explore this planet more because it is the planet that is the closet to being just like our planet Earth with the most similarities than any other planet in our whole solar system. I know this because on Paragraph 4 it talks about the similarities between venus and earth, it also says that the astronomers are fascinated with Venus. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." that shows that Astronomers think it's worth exploring.
Planet Venus is mos definitely a very fascinating planet, is very similar to our planet Earth, and also very dnagerous for us humans. But is it worth exploring? | 4 |
cd32f6d | Dear Reader,
Good Afternoon, You may know me as Dr. Ema R. I'm Head Scientist down at NASA. So today I'm going to tell you about the 'Face on Mars' some people think its just a funky looking rock. Well my friends they are wrong. Now your going to move on to my studying and research I have done to find out what it is and I'm pretty sure I found the right answer.
The 'Face on Mars' was found by us NASA, in 1976. It got very popular over the years then. By popular I mean appearing in a Hollywood film, books, magazines, radio, and even talk shows. Now, I know what your thinking. What was so popular about a landform on a planet other than ours? Well first, its not a landform, and second lets be completly honest here, if you were looking through a telescope and saw a face in the sky what would you do? You wouldn't shake it off and go to bed. At least I wouldn't, I would be showing it to everyone and try to turn it into NASA because you would be a hero for maybe finding life on another planet.
What I think about this 'Face' is very important to the people that work with me in the lab. When they find something they bring it to me and see my opion so they can go look to see if I'm right, I mean I always am. Anyways, I would like to share with everyone here aboout my opionon on this, when the lab workers first came and told me about it I thought that they were nuts, like really a face in the sky guys? Until, one night I was working late in the lab trying to find out what this whole thing is about so I went out to the sky room to look through the telescope. I was zooming until I found Mars, I was searching through the planet and saw the 'Face' and it indeed looked like a face. I searched for more, then thats when I put my research to work.
During that time of reasearch I found out a lot of things. In my lab I didn't do much work on Mars itself It was mainly, Saturn and Jupiter. The work I did on Mars made me think that we aren't the only planet with life. This 'Face' isn't a landform, its a lifeform. Thats when my research was finished and I talked to my boss about what I thought, he told me to anouce it to my lab crew and see what else we could find out. I made my lab crew stay after hours to see if we could possibly find more lifeforms. Let me tell you a few more things, the reason I thought it was a lifeform is thats what all the faces on Mars, if there is life, look like. When life on Mars dies they will bury them like we do.
Also, the way this 'Face' appeared there when it was buried. It got buried there forever ago and now the skull is popping up. So now the Space crew turned the Mars rover into an investagator if thats what you want to call it. The leaders would put it into motion and try to find more life forms or signs of life. Maybe these forms there, don't need to live with water and oxygen like we do they may just have to live off of sunlight or dirt maybe something crazy like that. NASA will one day find more evidence of lights on other planets.
I would like to thank you for reading my article, please if you think you have information about the 'Face' or other planets, contact us NASA on our website, www. NASA.com which also has an info hotline for you to learn more, and our Captains email. Thank You, once again.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ema R.
NASA (National American Space Association) | 2 |
cd3902f | I think that other people should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because you could be saving other peoples life. Why would you sit on the couch and do nothing, when you can actually do SOMETHING. Instead of just sitting on the couch and watching Television you could be saving many of peoples lives that have been affected by the war. I'm not saying that everyone just sits on a couch all day and watches Television because I know people have jobs and kids and other important things to do , but I know that atleast 100,000 people in this world just sit around doing nothing. If you have free time on your hands why not help out some other countries that have been left in ruins and are in need of food. I think it'd be a thing to do if you have to much time on your hands.
People should come help other counties with the Seagoing Cowboys program because you'd be able to go to alot of places and go sight seeing while saving people. I know some poeple would love to go and see other places in this world but don't have a really good reason to except to go see some things, well now you do.
You can go to places almost all over the world to help other people recover from the war but while you're there and you have some free time you can also go sight seeing and take some pictures to bring back home if you want. It will be an epic adventure if you help out this program . Im positive that it will be a fun experience.
I know some people are probably thinking "Well thats not our problem, that's their problem." but it doesn't matter if it's their problem or our problem. If we were badly effected by a war I'm positive they would help us out. Now if you were badly effected by the war and left in the ruins without any food or any help wouldn't you want someone to help you? I know that I would want someone to help me. Why don't you pretend you're in their shoes? You wouldn't want other people to just sit there and not help out. I'm sure that those people are very thankful and glad that the Seagoing Cowboys program is helping them out. The Seagoing Cowboys program is a great opportunity to get to do something and change the world.
Already fourty four nations have joined this program to help others out so why don't you join too? It may be a long trip to the destination you're helping but it's worth it. This is why I think that people should join the Seagoing Cowboys with me . I hope you agree with me and join this program to save lives and change the world. | 3 |
cd42609 | The author supports the idea of pursuiting the planet Venus by giving us all of the benefits we could obtain from visting this planet.
What our planet Earth could benefit and learn about planet Venus. Having the ability to learn about if there was something there before and trying to improve the conditions of the area now so that humans and animals from Earth could possibly live in. If NASA were to figure out a way onto the planet, they could look and obtain samples of rocks, gas, and anything else to conduct research on the things that are on that planet and learn things that they do not know about the planet. Being able to view the analogous to planet Earth and see first hand what can be compared and contrasted about the valleys, mountains, and craters. It would give NASA the chance to see what kind of organisms may or may not have lived on the planet in the past. It could help the people that are on planet Earth understand what kind of innovations and improvements could be made and possibly create living conditions for organisms in the present or in the future. It would also give a better idea of what is on the planet rather than depending on photography or videography.
Venus is considered to be our sister planet because it is the most alike and also the closest planet to us. Viewing this and the things on it could be a big deal for planet Earth and also will be a great idea to see and test what is around us. | 3 |
cd4462c | In The Challenge of Exploring Venus the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit, despite the dangers it has.
Now some may think the author is crazy.
Some may thinks the author is correct.
Well I'm going to find out for sure.
There is a claim that supports is idea.
The evidence is that "Numerous factores contribute to Venus's Reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us.
Meaning that venus can have humans beings on it.
Now that is worthy to pursue, but can also be very dangerous. Due to the scorging hot temperatures there.
I know this because in the article it states that "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit."
Which means that this is a risk. But if its worth finding life, are making a new earth then it's worth it.
In Conclusion I believe that author is not crazy, but has a crazy drive to find a new living planet.
Also that Exploring Venus is a worthy pursuit. It is helpful to NASA and to know or have knowledge of it there another planet we can live on.
The author I feel is correct. | 2 |
cd44a5a | I am Luke Bomberger. I am a Seagoing Cowboy. This is a United Nations program to bring aid to European countries unable to provide for themselves after the war. We take care of the animals being sent overseas while they are on the boats. Our jobs are to feed and water the animals, bring the food up from below deck, and clean the animal's stalls. I know this sounds like a boring job that's all work, but there are many reasons why this job is so fun.
The first reason is because while you are in the countries you are visiting, you get to go sightseeing. I saw things like the Panama Canal, the Acropolis, and an excavated castle. I also got to ride a gondola in Venice. You may be able to see such famous landmarks as the Eifle Tower, or the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Oh, and did I forget to mention that you get paid for that? If you have always wanted to travel, then this job just might be for you.
Another reason is because you get to slack off on the return trip. On the trip home, you have dropped off all the animals, so you no longer have a job to do. This means you have free time to do whatever you want. When I was on return trips, we would start up baseball games in the rooms where the animals used to be kept. Other times, someone would bring a deck of cards, and we would spend hours just playing poker. Once, we even had a table-tennis tournament.
This is certainly a fun and exciting job. On a more serious note, this job can make you more aware of other peoples problems. There are many troubled countries across the world. You should do what you can to help. You could donate time to an aid cause as I did, or you could donate money to a charity. It really dosen't matter. Just do what you can. | 4 |
cd4a80f | The development of these Driverless Cars is a waste of money, and it is another pathway to technology enslavement. To create these cars takes millions of dollars, and there is a cut off of avaliability to the general public. Safety is another issue that Driverless Car owner's have to face, and when it comes to getting into an accident who is to blame?
The money used toward Driverless Cars could be used on something so much more significant. When it comes down to reparing something on the car it could also take thousands, even millions of dollars. In the text the founder of the Google Car project states, "Radar was a device on a hilltopthat could cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something you could buy at Radio Shack." So, finding these complex items the car needs could be like finding a needle in a haystack, and cost an arm and a leg.
There are different ways to alert the driver when he or she needs to take over it can go from "vibrating seats", a simple "announcement", or flashing "heads-up displays." Although, the car somewhat drives itself it still needs assistance, which totally defeats the purpose of a "Driverless Car". If the car is not equipped with a vibrating seat, then the driver must keep their attention to the road at all times, or in other words "heads-up" at all times.
Acccidents on the road and who to blame. If someone were to get into a wreck with another car, "who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" We should be able to trust a Driverless car, right? Saftey is the biggest concern for everyone, but it is not logical if you are not in full control. These cars could face problems such as hackers, people that can tap into your car and be in control of your car. How can these things be prevented?
Conclusivley, Driverless Cars should not be a main priority for the public right now. The companies manufacturing these vehicles should consider every mishap, virus, and hacker for the safety of the public. | 3 |
cd4cff6 | Hello, (Insert State Senators name),
My name is PROPER_NAME.
A very popular topic that has been floating around in recent political conversations is the process, or in more familiar terms: fairness, in the steps used in the Electoral College to select a President for the United States of America. Or, perhaps ironically so, lack therfore of directly selecting a President. It is this particular topic that has inquired me to send you this letter regarding the upcoming debate: Should the Electoral College Stay Or Go?
Now don't get me wrong here: I legitimately don't believe anything I say could really have a major impact on any type of consideration towards this debate, I just hope you read this and ponder it's words to fully make a positive choice-whichever path you choose to side with in this. Our Forefathers created the Electoral College because they believed it to be the best method in securing a true democratic result for the leader of the USA. People say that the Electoral College is outdated because the times have moved on... well then, if that's true, I suppose we should just drop America's image of Freedom because it was made by some stupid old guys. Ummm... No. It is LOGICAL that true DEMOCRACY would be the greater portion of the PEOPLE that VOTE for the PRESIDENT. The opposite side of this argument says that it is unfair some of the states are skipped over because defeat is guarenteed. Defeat is guarenteed... don't people understand what that means? Here, let me explain it to you guys reeeeeeeeeeeeall simple so you can understand it: 1+1=2. ther ya go. job well done. | 2 |
cd50393 | In some areas in Germany, mainly the suburb areas, people don't use cars as often as most people usually do. Car usage is a pretty big problem theese days. Cars mainly cause pollution, and smog but it also causes some places to ban driving partially. We can potentially stop theese problems if we start to live like some parts of Germany; We can live as a car-free city.
The Earth's pollution is mainly caused by cars. Although we probably will not make a law to ban cars completely in the U.S we can potentially start to live like Vauban, Germany. In Vauban, Germany the residents of this community are suburban pioneers. Living on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss border, Vauban's streets are completely "car free." Vauban has only one place to park-large garages at the edge of development, where a car owner can buy a space for about $40,000, along with a home. In result to this 70 percent do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here. Vauban completed having no cars in 2006 has grown a trend in Europe, the United States and others to take a step back from auto usage. This movement was called the "smart movement."
Furthermore the cons from using cars so often is mainly pollution and smog. Due to near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. In result to this prohibition nearly 4,000 drivers were fined according to Reuters. Traffic was down 60 percent in the capital of France. After five days of intensifying smog it trailed toward Beijing, China, wich is known as one of the most pollutted cities inthe world. Diesel fuel was to blame for this. France has a tax policy that favor diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to 53.3 percent of the average diesel engines n the rest of Western Europe. Sure enough the smog cleared fast enough for the French party to rescind the ban of partial driving.
To add on President Obama's abitious goal to curb the U.S greenhouse gas emissions will recieve assist from an incipient shift in American behavior. U.S, with its broad expanses and suburban ideals, had been one of the world's prime car cultures. After decades of being in love with cars America's love affair with vehicles seems to be going down. If this continues, many sociologists believe it will, it will have a beneeficial implication towards carbon emissions and the environment. Since this happened there has been a large drop in percentage of 16 to 39 years olds from getting a license, while elders are likely to retain their license as they age. Such projections have important business implications, even if car buyers are mainly older or buying less cars in one's lifespan rather than rejecting car culture outright.
In conclusion Car usage has made an impact all across the globe. If we really take this to heart then we can potentially live in a car free city. Limiting car usage is a great way to prevent pollution and smog and also makes our the air more pure rather than breathing in polluted air. | 2 |
cd56bc6 | Driverless cars to me are a bad thing. I think they are a bad idea because there are so many things that could go wrong. The cars computer systmem could mess up and cause the car to go out of control and hurt pedistrians or the driver of the car. The driverless car would make road trips with friends and family boring. I think people nowadays are just getting lazier and lazier. I feel more comfortable with being in control of the car instead of the car being in control of itself.
First, the first problem that comes to mind about creating these cars are the costs to build them and the crazy price tag on them. These cars would need special time to build because of all the computer work and the programming. After putting in all the time to build the car and doing all the work would the car even be worth it after all? Maintenance on the cars would be a problem also. One would not be ablet to find parts to fix the car and would have to send the car off to a specialist evertime it needs to be repaired or computer work. Everone doesn't know how to do programming and work with computers.
Secondly, road trips to vacation with family or friends would not be fun at all. What's the whole point of going on a road trip if the car is driving itself. That is the whole point of a road trip to drive where one has never been and enjoy looking out the window. I personally enjoy traveling and road trips just wouldn't be the same with driverless cars. Every year my family and me drive to the Rocky Mountains to spend time with our family and letting the car drive itself up the long windwing mountain roads would be boring for me and the others in the car.
Third, my last issue with the car would have to be the laziness involved. People of today's world have become obese and lazy. People are creating driverless cars because they want to make it easier on the them to go to and from places. Obesity is a problem in todays society because everyone has become lazy and doesn't want to work for what they need or want. People want to create something that makes them do less work and not make them sweat.
In conclusion, I am strongly against driverless cars for the fact of the cost, road trips would not be the same, and the fact that people are getting super lazy. | 3 |
cd644de | The electoral college is the current method for choosing a president of the United States. In this method, voters from each state do not vote for the president directly, they vote for people to elect the president. Even though this system has existed for decades and decades, some people protest is and claim that it is not "democratic" enough. I will give my personal opinions on why the Electoral College should be kept.
The main reason for keeping the Electoral College is that it works, and has been working for over 200 years. When a way of living has been around as long as this has, it is extremely difficult to change and convince people to support the change. Again, it works and as the saying goes, "if it is not broke, do not fix it." Though, "is not" and "do not" are contractions in the actual expression.
I can see why the people who protest the Electoral College dre against it, and that a president should be decided by the people, not electors chosen by people. However I do not think it makes much of a difference who is being trusted to do what one likes about them. It is either the elector is trusted to pick the right president, or the president is trusted do do the right thing. | 2 |
cd65096 | The Facial Action Coding System I believe to be a great idea. The Facial Action Coding System begins when the computer construcrs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Using something like this could be good or bad, because maybe not all students or parents feel comfortable with teachers being able to read their childs emotions. Being able to read some students emotions may help with potential problems with the child to see how they are really feeling. One main reason I am for this invention is in paragraph 6 in the artical it says " A classsroom 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. The Facial Acting Coding System might actually be more accurate than you think, because the creaters have thought ahead, maybe you're feeling a certain way but the computer say differently, or your exspressions for some emotions could be slightly different than oothers. Paragraph 4 in the artical " even though individuals often shoe varying degrees of expression" ( like not smiling as broadly). Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements- in a real face. By weighing the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions. Each expression is compared against a neutral face. In conclusion your home PC can't handle something as complex as decoding Mona Lisa's smile. But it can write down simple instructions that "encode" differnt emotions. | 3 |
cd6586d | Absolutely Yes, you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. Why? Because it helps living animals and creatures. Livings things that me and you see every day. So you may be thinking why would I want to do this? Or why should I do this or maybe even what is in it for me? Well, I'm just going to answer those questions with one word,HAPPINESS! You might not know what I'm talking about but, you'll catch on later.
So, earlier in the passage you heard about me persuading you to join the (SGCP).
Well, now I'm going to tell you why. You should
join because there are animals such as;horses,young cows,and mules that need your help.There was a World War II in Europe where all these animals lived and they need help. Many of things where destroyed and people and countries where left to ruins. so, 44 nations joined together to make a group/union, called UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration). That group hired us the Seagoing Cowboys to take care of the animals.
So, I've giving you details of why and what I'm persuading you to do now I'm going to tell you how helping will be good for them and how it might
bring you happiness afterwards. It might bring you happiness, which it should because you will know that you did something good to help someone or thing else. If you are not happy and feel as if you were used and not getting anything you should stop and think about that because somethings wrong.I say that because you just did something amazing for something that has nothing to do with you which means you clearly have a great heart.
Next, I will be explaining what type of things you will be doing if you join the SGCP. So first of all, if its your turn to be the night watchman or women your job will be to check on the animals every hour. Secondly, the stalls always have to be cleaned, so some one will have to do that. Thirdly ,caring for the animals is a big part also so you have to make sure that the animals are watered and fed two or three times a day.
So you have
heard what I was trying to persuade you to do and why. Next you heard why you should do what i was trying to persuade you to do. Third you heard how helping will make you happy and help someone/thing else.
Fourth what type of things you will be doing if you help. Then, lastly all the details from each pragraph. Now you know why I want you to join the SGCP. | 4 |
cd66471 | limiting car usage if we all limited car usage life would be a whole lot safer for eveyone.
we have lots of issues just because of car usage. if car usage had a limit there wouldnt be as many problems such as pollution. paris had a new fecord of polluion . pollution can cause many problems for us from having clean water to drink to not having clean air to breath.
car usage.
as a results 70 percent of vaubans have cars and 57pervent sold them to have money for a new home. lots of people said they are happier not having a car. they perfered to walk it was healthier anyway. it wasnt worth having to pollute the air and having to find clean water because the cars messed there drinking water up .they all baicsally decided to go green vauban ,germany residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers going where few soccer moms had never gone before they have given up their cars. they have fotrbidden areas so that they can try and see wht life without cars because the president of the united states mr barak obamab doesnt want there to be cars in the future so they are tyring to start now | 2 |
cd6d09a | The car company Telsa has projected to release a car that will be able to drive on autopilot 90% of the time in 2016. Furthermore Mercedes-Benz , Audi, and Nissan intende on having cars that will be completely functional on their own by 2020. The individuals working on these cars forsee that they will be able to eventually use had the fuel of thdays taxis and be mroe flexable than other cars. They even intend to make buses with the autopilot capabilities. These are great advances, which should be appreciated and taken advantage of by the American people.
Google is the most known is not the only company who has been making modified cars trying to further the driverless car. Using a Toyota Prius, which everyone has known in the past to be a very petite car, to work on. They added sensors everywhere practically. There are sensores on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof. There is even a video camera mounted near the review mirror. The car includes four automotive radar sensers. A Inertial motion sensor, and a GPA reciever. But, the most important item and/or sensor on the car is the spinning sensor on the roof. Using laser beams to constantly update a 3-D model of the surroundings of the car. Sensors have been around for quite a while now and have been updated, innovated, and reformed serveral times. All of these sensors on the model car serve a great purpose on informing the car where it needs to go.
As of this day and age traffic laws are written under the assumption that the only type of safe driving includes an active human driver. Due to that fact it is illegal to even test drive a driverless car in the majority of the states. However, as the driverless car's reliability improves car companys' see adaptations to these laws. California, Nevada, Florida, and the district of Columbia allow for limitated usage of the semi-driverless cars. As driverless cars come into play they will shake the wrold and require adjustments to some laws, but also completely new laws to be made. There will have to be new laws on accident liability, and car insurance policies.
This would insure the safety of drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and anyone else involved.
As of now no car is completely driverless and there will always be occasions where the human drive rmust take control over the vehicle. This being said that requires the driver to remain attentive to the road and the conditions of the road at all times even if not in control of the wheel. One model car can handle up to a speed of 25mph, but it requires the driver to keep hold of the wheel. The cars are able to accelerate, steer, and brake themselves, but cannot handle road conditions such as construction zones, or any accidents. The company GM has developed driver seats that vibrate to notify the driver to regain control over the vehicle. The Google car simply speaks to the driver to notify them to regain control over the wheel. There are many ways to keep a driver alert the road, while still working with a driverless vehicle.
People who say that driverless cars are not for the greater good may hint that a driver may not pay attention to the notification by the car because of texting, or another distraction within the car, but most companies who have created the notfications try and create notifcations that cannot be turned off without requiring attention. That makes the driverless car safer than some of the modern day cars. Others say that the carmeras that some manufacturers want to include in the cars are an invasion of privacy, but the cameras are not used to monitor a person's social media or phone converations, they are put in place to watch the drivers attentiveness. It has also not been stated whether or not the camera would be able to hold sound capabilities. So as of this moment in time the camera to monitor the driver is not an invasion of privacy or constitutional rights.
Google has been inventing and testing cars that could drive independently under certain conditions since the year 2009. These test cars have driven more than half a million miles without an accident, such as a crash. This provides for the most part the car is safe. Alike with todays cars the driverless cars will always be approved upon. So the driverless car provides to be good for citizens. | 4 |
cd6f974 | Luke Bomberger had no idea how his life would change after gradutating high school. After graduating high school Luke Bombergers friend asked his if he wanted to go on a cattle boat. The reason they had the cattle boats was because World War II had just ended in Europe. After World War II ended many countries were crumbling. They needed the cattle boats for milk and meet to feed the people who had no home because of the war. I will list some reasons why he said yes.
A reason Luke Bomberger joined the cattle boat knew it would be fun. Another reason Luke Bomberger joind the Europe on a cattle boat trip was because he said "Luke couldn't say no. He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime." Luke went on his first trip in August 1945 when he had orders to go to New Orleans. Luke and the other crew members arrived on the 14th of August, 1945. It took about 2 weeks to cross the atlantic ocean.
While Luke was on a trip to Greece he had his 18th birthday, Luke could've gone to the military, but his draft board told him to stay. By the time Luke was dicharged he had been on 9 cattle boat trips, that is the most of a sea going cowboy. | 1 |
cd726da | Driveless Cars are Fascinating
Imagine if a car can drive by itself without any assistment from the driver. The car has all the requirements for driving safely. Wouldn't it be nice for the driver to relax while the car drive by itself? It would be, especially when the driver is tired and doesn't feel like driving or any other reason to not want to drive. The driver can relax and take a nap even when traveling from place to place. Driver can talk on the phone, text, take pictures of the roads or other great things. It is state by the law that no one should text while they're driving but driveless cars makes it possible. Therefore, driveless cares being invented and are in the process of developing.
Driveless cars are fascinating. It would be dangerous if the car drive by itself without any attention from the driver. That is why automakes are working for driveless cars to have sensors to alert the drivers when it needs the driver's assistment. Sensors are nothing new, but automakers are developing more sensors everyday and are considering to make autonomous cars. Automakers will make laws for the safety of the driver and to prevent the arguements between the driver's fault and the manufacturer's fault when someone get injured.
Automakers are increasing the amount of sensors everyday to keep the driver safe. "The driveless car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." The sensors let the driver know when it need assisment of the driver. For example, GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. Other options under consideration are flashing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays. Automakers are even thinking to use cameras to track drivers. "Manufactures are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road."
From the development of cars to driveless cars, there has to be a change of law in order to keep the driver safe. There also has to be a law that state when the driver is at fault and when the manufacturers are at fault when there is an accident. There are laws that limits the number of semi-automous cars in one state. Many of other states are using this law to keep people and the driver safe. Manufaturers believe that many other state will follow this law for safe of all people.
Automakers are doing their best to develop cars to smarter cars. They're also giving their best to change the law of cars as the cars get smarter in the purpose of the driver's safety. Manufacturers are increasing sensors to alert drivers for assisment. Not only the manufacturers are trying to develop the style of cars, they're also changing the laws for safety of the drivers. If all of these are invented, then it is easy to say that driveless cars are interesting. | 4 |
cd76853 | The venus are sometimes called the Evening Star is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky making it simple for even an amteur stargazer to spot. The second plant form our sun it has proved to be an challenging place to examine more colsely. Venus nickname misleading sice Venus ia actually a planet in our solar system.Venus ia distant but the safe vantage point of earth it has proven to be challenging. Venus is
referred to as Earth's twin Venus the closest planet to Earth terms of density and size and occsionally the closest to Earth. Veuns is sometimes around the coner-in space terms- humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud- draped world.The Earth, Venuns, Mars the neighbor orbit in different speed the differences in speed. Each previous mission was unmanned,and for good reason since no spacecraft survived the landing for more the a few hours maybethis issue explains why not a single spacship has touched down on Venus in more then three decades. Numerous factors contribute to Venus's repiutation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us . | 1 |
cd7941c | Do you I think using, "Facial Action Coding System" in school classrooms should be allowed? Yes, most certainly that is becasue so many kids suffer in school work they do not even want to ask for help or bother to ask! I myself even have that problem in school I just dig myself such a deep hole I don't even try to get help! In all honesty when I see or let alone me start getting behind I start to feel stressed and want to just get on with the subject. The teachers never tell if you are getting behind in work or stressing becasue they are in a room
with hundreds of kids coming in and out some actullay know how to do the subject they are teaching and others don't, therefor that should be one of the biggest reasons, most teachers can't read faces! Ecspecially if they keep a straight face and most of the time its pretty easy to when you can control 44 major mussels in your face.
If this face cam happend there would be better chances of seeing kids sucseed
in the classroom's becasue of the number of teachers that can help them out by looking at there facial motions. Also a big thing is it can point out your percent on how you feel or look! Let's say you feel 40% stressed, 50% confused, and 10% mad. I personally think this is a most definite yes it should happen it would help, "me and the hundreds of thousands of students along with teachers knowing if they need that extra help!" | 2 |
cd7d4a3 | If I was in this situation I would like tell them to take an even better camera. And my explanation for that is because if they want to have a more clearer picture then they should take another one up there. And again they might even get an even bettere and bigger because of the technology we have today. It might be even in high definition so that they can see if thats actually a face or if its just a mountain with craters. But they might get me wrong and thats ok but as long as they have a better camera to explain how or what i'm right about. Like in the beginning of this article it said that they had take pictures in 1976, 1998, and in 2001 but all of those pictures are on cameras that make pictures blury and in order to see if the picture was actually a face they had to do something to make that picure clearer than it shows. They might argue that im wrong because they might say that why will they need the technology and they might say like well we already have a picture and its a face. But it could possibly be something else. It could be a mountain with craters, it can be mostly anything. I also could be wrong becuase they do have a Mars rover up there so my theory can be wrong and it is a face all along. If I was the a scientist at NASA talking to someone about why the face on mars wasent created by aliens i would tell them that extra terrestrial life couldn't of done that because we dont have enough evidence to prove that they exist. But for now we don't know 100% that aliens did it or if metors hit it and it looked like a face or if aliens did it. And if aliens really did it then we need to get nother camera up there and see if there is any other life out there. Then the person who is asking that question would say "havent you guys already put one up there and theres nothing". Then I would come back and say then why do you think that aliens did it if we got nothing on the cameras that we sent up there. So he would be kind of wrong if we dont have any evidence that aliens are out there. | 2 |
cd7ffd1 | Citizens who own a car should listen closely to the advatages of limiting your car usage. Even if you do not own a car you should listen to this. The usage of cars in big cities have always been a problem to our enviroment but now pollution is at an all time high in the world. Officals have said cars are one of our biggest problems of greenhouse gas emissions.
Not using your car can benefit in your health more than you think too. Like the capital city of Colombia, Bogota, car owners should try the program they did. Columbians used every other use of transportation, like walking, biking, roller skating, or used the city buses to get to their work place. This day was know as the car free day. The program they used was already spreading to other countries but after Colombia did, many other countries started to fallow.
Car owners who do not use their car very much, tend to have a healthier life style than most. They begin to walk, bike, or go to the local bus stop to get to work. Those who do not use their vehicle not only have a healthy life, but they also have more money saved so that they can invest into something better. For example a better house, being able to support their children easier when it comes to school or sports, or they might even have a little extra cash to be able to spend when they want to buy something for themselves.
If the enivroment had a mind of its own, I am sure they would apprecate the things you have done by stopping the use of your car. These may not be all of the advantages to not using your care but these are some that can at least start you off on the right track. | 3 |
cd877de | The author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Although he presents boths aspects. I feel like he leans more towrds the idea that we are ready to try out and create driverless cars. I feel that people are still getting used to electronics and cars. So rushing into the idea of driverless cars is not a god idea. Maybe towards the future we can create and build on the idea but right now I feel as if that idea can wait. In the text it says "In most states it's illegal even to test computer driven-cars." This proves that the world is not quite ready for driverless cars.
It also states in paragraph 9 that, " If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault--- he driver or the manufacturer?" If the technology fails people are bound to blame and sue the manufacturer. The will state that the technology fails and you aren't doing anything or they will say I want my money back. Who could blame them? If the technology fails then it is definitely the manufacturers fault. Not the driver. Human driven cars are safer because humans have control over the cars but if computers were to driver then they would not know the traffic laws. They will not know what to do at a construction site. There is no promise that the computer knows these things. They maybe little issues but if something were to go wrong. It could end up being a big issue over the littlest thing.
Even though Sergey Brin believes that the world is ready for this next step and that he can envision it. I think he needs to look at the little isses and problems that may occur. Apple is send out new technology every year. Also every year people have to get used to the new technology and the idea behind it. So you send out a completely new idea on cars. How will people react? If these new cars get into more accidents who are the people going to blame? I think driverless cars should be an idea towards the future. So my position on driverless cars is that the idea can wait and that the idea is more an idea towards the future of human kind. I'll admit I love technology but even I think that driverless cars is a bit much. Let's focus on the problems right now. | 4 |
cd99d58 | Driveless cars are something to consider as a positive movement. Not only will they benefit by making traveling both more convinient and safer, they will also display a massive step of the future. Driveless cars will be a vital thing in history as well as let people take advantage of what they're capable of. There should be no reason to hesitate or oppose this idea of the future, it just appears impossible right now because there is a long time between right now and the time period of future driveless cars. The passage states "Antilock brakes and driver assistance still seem a long way from the dream of calling a driveless a cab to take us wherever we desire.
Driveless cars will allow significant increase in safety and convinience. There are many reasons why car crashes occur, such as the road was covered with ice or simply because the driver wasn't focused on the road. Driveless cars will one day be capable of taking over but it will still be optional for the driver to take over, especially when it's urgently required. The passage states "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are desighned to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents", despite the fact that driveless cars are able drive by themselves humans are required to take during certain situations. At this point they are able to reduce the chances of car crashes due to lack focus on the road, but they are also ablt to make convinience a safety feature as well. The passage states "Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays, this is impotant because it contributes to the upgraded safetyness driveless cars have to offer. "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" as stated in the passage as well, therefore driveless cars able to give its passangers convinient entertainment as well as safety in an approved manner.
Driveless cars are a massive step into the future because they are capable of offering an abundant amount of safety and convinience. They will also show be able represent such an impressive innovation to cars as well show what history has finally arrived to. Driveless cars will become one of the most amazing things ever made in history, these cars will be known and recognized for the benefits they were able to bring. Based on the previous information, drivelss cars are undoubtfully vital. | 3 |
cd9cf36 | Theres a couple reasons i think self driven cars shouldnt be alowed on the streets, they are not stable, they dont have emotion, and they might malfuction.
I think self driven cars are not stable because, emagion yourself driving after work and the car starts speeding up and you have no way out and no control over ther brakes, than what are you going to do ?.
The cars dont have emotion they can drive over animals or a person and just keep driving as for a person powerd car is going to stop for animals to cross and for people to get by.
My final reason there should not be self driven cars is your car might have a problem, maybe the sensors stop working and they dont stop when theres an accident on the rode or it just goes straight through a rode block. Now a days people text and drive so they wont be paying attention to the rode how they are suppose to.
Those are the reasons I personally think self driven cars should not be allowed to drive us to where we are trying to go. | 2 |
cd9d88d | The "Face on Mars" was not created by aliens. There is alot of evidence that proves this is correct.
In paragraph three the passage states that the landform was a "Huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and a mouth." This statement proves that aliens did not create this natural landform.
Paragraph seven also states the the image that was taken revealed a natural landform; Not an alien monument. People claimed that because it was a cloudy day when the picture was taken, the alien markings were hidden by haze. Scientists then took a picture of the landform on a clear, sunny day to prove them wrong; The picture was taken on April 8, 2001.
In paragraph eleven the article states that if there were any objects in the picture taken they would've been seen. In paragraph twelve the article says, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." These sentences add to the fact that the "Face on Mars" is a natural landform.
These three paragraphs are just a few statements that prove that the "Face on Mars" is a natural landform. NASA is a very credible and trustworthy source to get this information from. Is your information about aliens credible? | 3 |
cd9e877 | "Unmasking the Face on Mars". My NASA friends and I think that the face is just a natural landform. But some other people think that aliens created it. But wouldn't you think that NASA knows alot more about the moon the other people I mean we have been there and they haven't.
I don't see how people would think that aliens created that face we have never seen aliens and they have never seen us. Aliens don't even know what humans even look like. I think all the people that think aliens created that face should fly around the world and look for faces and I bet they will find some. If they find some then they can't say theat aliens came down to earth and did those to. But if they don't then NASA and I might think that aliens made the faces.
If they find faces on the earth then it will be all over and we will know that aliens didn't make them and that it is just a natural landform. On the otherhand if they don't then NASA will spend money and put some type of sensor ore camera or something on mars so that we can see at all times and we will know if aliens really built it or not. | 2 |
cd9f561 | I believe the author supports his claim that studying Venus is a worthy cause despite the dangers it presents by stating ways it could benefit the human race. I see the author use many examples of how exploring Venus will help the human race now and in the future. I think the author really believes that exploring Venus is a worthy cause.
The author states that "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This is one of his many reasons why we should explore Venus, because in the future it could possibly be our new home. The author also states that "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various types of life." This is yet another example the author presents to show why Venus is so worthwhile. So one of the main reasons the author believes Venus is a worthy cause despite its dangers, is because in the future it could possibly be our new home.
The author also states that
"human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." The author means if we can get past the challenges of Venus it will allow us to face other challenges in the future. The author tells us that we should "not be limited by dangers and doubts," and that we should explore into the "very edges of imagination and innovation." The author wants Venus to just be a stepping stone in our long journey of challenges. The author wants it to be something we overcome and get past so we can explore and learn new things.
Even with the many dangers the auhtor stated we can all see exploring Venus is a worthy pursuit. Dangers such as: 800 degree weather, the atmospheric pressure that is 90 times greater than Earths, and the sulfuric acid clouds are some of the many challenges preventing us from exploring Venus close up. To overcome these the author hints at a need for stronger materials and a way to survive the temperatures and pressures in such an environment . But the author has hope that we will figure all of this out. The author even states that a material called silicon carbide has been tested in conditions such as Venus's and have shown to last up to three weeks. He also states that we are thinking of using old mechanical computers to send to Venus because they can be made more durable. So the authors hope for exploring Venus close up may be made into a reality.
So in conclusion the authors support of his belief that studying Venus is a worthy cause despite the dangers it presents are strong and have many benefits. The author believes it will benfit us now and in future endeavors. There are many promising technologies being developed for this specific reason. There may be hope for exploring Venus afterall. | 4 |
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