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1a30445 | The face of mars has been intresting photo taken in the 1976 times. This specific picture has been causing a stir amoungst theorists and people for over 20 years. It seemed as though the face was to ressemble a human face. NASA has thought this could mean alien life on mars.
The picture taken in 1976 caused the stir in social networking. It was taken in low resolution but at the same time it was a high resolution in it's time of the late 1900's. The reason why this was so intresting to the people, was that you wouldn't see a face on a natural structure. However, some people thought it was just some structure that was natural in its own shape or form comparing it to other natural structures we have on our planet.
The spacecrafts returned back and returned with the photos taken on mars. It seemed now that NASA wanted to take priority of going to Cydonia which was another red planet far away. This was because they had observed the face theorizing that it was facing directly toward this red planet. When the news stirred, NASA had needed to come back to mars to take a better glimpse of the photo 20 years later with a better camera. It seemed when they had come back to mars that the face was no longer alien but some kind of volcanic crator. Some believe that it was just a natural structure that was made in some way or form and others still believed that this was still alien.
Theorists believed multiple reasonings as to why | 2 |
1a3f98d | 1. Driveless cars are a work in progress. I can already imagine myself relaxing in a car while it drives itself.Google founder Sergey Brin envisions a future with public transportation systems where fleets of driveless cars form a public-transport taxi system. And, as you have seen on movies, cars that drive themselves have long been fascinated. Google has had cars that could drive themselves since 2009, and they have driven over half a million miles without a crash. But the only problem is, Google cars aren't truly driveless; they still alert the drive to take over when there is a situation. In the 1950s, General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special track. The track was embedded with electrical cables that sent radio signals to a recievers on the front of the car. Since the creation, engineers at Berkeley tried something similar, but they used magnets with alternating polarity. The car read the positive and negative polarity as a message in binary code. They would have used that method and called it "Smarter Rodes", but it would be costly. So, they turned to smarter cars instead. The cars needed to be a lot smarter then before. As a starter, they needed a whole lot of sensors on the left wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an intertial motion sensor. In 2013, BMW announced the development of Traffic Jam Assistance." The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel.Human drivers must stay alert and be ready to take over if there is a situation to be handled. Driveless cars would be a good idea, but what about the law. Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. Traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. In most states it is illeegal to test computer-driven cars. California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia have led the country in allowing limited use of semi-autonomous cars. Auto workers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved. Telsa has projected that a 2016 release for a car capable will be solved on autopilot 90 percent of the time. Mercedes Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can drive themselves by 2020. Lets hope that this dream can come a reality. | 3 |
1a401ae | Everyone wants to go to the park with their children or grandchildren, or maybe just take a nice walk. With the way we live now everything will be too polluted becuase alot of people drive cars and dont take the bus,walk, or carpool. Yes, people should limit their car usage. They should limit their uses because owning a car is expensive, it promotes the use of walking and public tranportation, and it reduces smog/pollution.
Owning a car is more expensive then you think. In a city such as Vauban in Germany that has only two places to park, a large parking garage, and a develment where the car owner needs to buy the spot for forty thousand dollars along with a home. In places like Bogota, Columbia on their national car free day all violaters will be fined twenty-five dollars. It may not seem like alot, but it all adds up at the end of the day. In places like Paris motorist with even numbered liscense plates recieve a twenty-two euro fine ($31), and the following day motorist with odd numbered plates recived the same fine. Almost four thousand drivers were fined. Thoose are just instances where fines have occured, other expenses are gas. Some people who are wealthy and have money won't be impacted by this the same way an average family with three children will.
Most people take public transportation for granted. Imagine if we didn't have busses, trains, and subways. Imagine having to drive to New York City instead of the subway. It is not a pretty thought. In places like Bogota, Columbia that has a national day without cars people use public transportation or walk, unless they want a twenty-five dollar fine. According to Mayor Antanas Mockus " The rain hasn't stopped people from participating." Cities such as Cali and Valledupar have also done what Bogota has done, and Municipal authorities from other countries came to see the turnout, and they were enthusiastic. New York is promoting a bike sharing program that allows people to ride bikes through the city and return them at any location. "Mr. Sivaks's son lives in San Francisco and has a car, but takes the Bay Area Rapid Transit when he can even though it often takes longer then driving." Even though some people don't take public transportation beacuse they are too cool for it, they might just need to in order to save the place they live.
Have you ever wondered why you can hardly see the stars at night? It's not because they aren't there, but it is beacuse the smoke from the pollution and smog is covering the view. After days of near-record pollution Paris has enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of all the polution. Congestion of the smog only went down sixty percent in five days. The reason was of diesel fuel which is more used because france has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Places like Bogota, Columbia who have a day without cars have a day for pollution and smog to be reduced, and places like Vauban, Germany who only have cars on the main thoroughfare virtually have no smog or pollution beacuse they don't allow cars in homes. Even though it's a hassle to change everything to do it, but by just doing one thing a time they are helping the enviroment.
Now that we see and know that the people of Vauban, Germany live with no cars, and the people of Bogota, Columbia have a day with no cars. Thoose places don't have as much pollution such as Paris who had to ban driving so they can reduce pollution. We know that in Vauban you can park the car for forty thousand dolalrs, or get fined for driving on the one day you are asked not to. All thoose reasons only promotes public transportation or walking. So yes, people should limit there use of cars becuase it is expensive, it promotes the use of walking and public transportation, and it reduces smog/pollution. | 4 |
1a51b71 | Have you ever been texting someone that's just across the room instead of getting up, because, you don't "feel like it." Or have you been the one to ask someone to not do that? Well this "idea" of driverless cars is no different. This is just another way for people to take the easy way out.
Although, this is not an argument about texting and driving, I still believe that it needs to be said, due to the fact of all this technology. All the time us kids are told that communicating face to face is so much better than sending a text message to someone who is just across the room. Now, people are inventing ways for us to be able to go places without having to drive. Which is giving teens and adults another way to think texing and driving is okay. In paragraph 8 at the end it says, "Such dispalys can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over- something not avaliable to drivers trying to text with a cell phone." Which makes us think its it's a tool to help us text and drive.
Not only is texting and driving the only reason as to why I think this driverless car plan is not a good idea, but also becuase it's really not driverless. In paragraph 7 its states " In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completley driverless." Technology is great but not when its being used for someone to be lazy. Especially, when it comes to something as dangerous as driving can be. Though some smart cars have been created for saftey reasons such as back up cameras or radars, I still believe that should be the only reason cars should be reciving extra technology, for saftey. The things we have now are plenty.
And what about the people who don't drive driverless cars? Those people's lives can be in danger too becuase of the driverless car parked next to them at a stoplight, or say a person is in a driverless care and someone is trying to avoid a wreck and you cant stop your car because technically you aren't even driving it. You cant prepare yourself for a wreck becuase you never know when they could happen or when you have to try and avoid one.
I hope this help proves why I dont agree with driverless cars. There are some "advantages" of this driverless car, but it doesn't mean they are saftey advantages. | 4 |
1a57ee0 | How can aliens live their! It can not be true! Having aliens on Mars has been a big arguement for some time now. Some people may think that aliens planted or made this mysterious face on Mars. If aliens made the face they would have tracings of something odd on the face. In paragrpah 12 its tells you how the picture actually shows the Martian equivalent to a butte or mesa, which is landforms around the American West. The face on mars is about the same height as the lava dome that takes up a form of an isolated mesa. The pictures in the beginning of the passage you can see that in 1976 the object looked like a face, but in 2001 the object looks like broken down sand.
Next, the scientist does not have proof that it could be any signs of aliens surviving on Mars. In paragraph 7 it say that thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site , reavealing a natural landform. Also in paragraph 3 it pronounced that the face was a huge rock formation. Which resembles a human head formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes , noes, and mouth (3).
Finally, The face on mars just was a thing to benefit NASA. It states in paragraph 3 in the end that it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. This face became into something huge. It has become a pop icon, starred in a Hollywood film, apperead in books, magazines, radio talk shows, and grocery lines. This face on mars was just put into the public to have attention drawn to NASA.
In conclusion, their were no aliens on Mars planting faces because, the face on Mars was just a benefit to Nasa, there was not any proof or sign of aliens on Mars, and it looked equivalent to a butte or mesa. Most people know that their were not any aliens on Mars because their was not any proof. One day researchers might find traces of aliens! | 3 |
1a5babf | Commonly known as Earth's twin, Venus has many similarities to Earth but also many differences. For around 30 years, no spacecraft has been on the surface of Venus or even near the planet. Many conditions such as the atmosphere, the surface temperature, and the atmospheric pressure all contribute to why it seems that humans might never be able to live there. Along with weather such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and common lightning strikes, it seems to dangerous to be a safe place for humans to live. The dangers of this planet may hurt the case presented that Venus could be a possible place to live if we need to evacuate Earth.
Years ago, scientists believe that Venus was quite like Earth is today. It had many oceans and could support many forms of life, even though today Venus seems as if it is a dark, cold, and a dreadful planet. Though, today it still has some land forms that resemble Earth, such as valleys, mountains, and craters. It seems if there was ever a way to live there, it could resemble a home that we currently have on Earth.
Due to space travel being a good length of time, Venus is the closest planet we could escape to from Earth. There have been many spacecrafts that have been destined for Venus but have never got there, also they were no humans aboard. Once we can have a human sent to Venus it opens many doors for humans to inhabit Venus. NASA has a inticive idea for sending humans to study Venus, but it would be from a far, because of the weather, temperature and pressure from the atmosphere. But flying 30 miles in the air may not seem great conditions to live. It is shown that even though the living conditions might not be as great conditions as the ones we have on Earth, mankind would still be living and studying a planet from afar.
The author seems to show the dangers of space travel especially space travel to Venus. It seems to many people that we may never get a human near Venus. A spacecraft hasn't been able to survive a couple of hours into orbit, much less a manned spacecraft. The dangers of space may outweigh the dangers of staying on Earth. But any advancement of science will require risks, nothing can be achieved if there are no risks taken. Taking a chance and risking everything has to happen for the possibility of people living on Venus.
The health of our planet is deterorating, and it may be soon that we may not have a planet to live on, the exploration of planets especially Venus may be crucial for the survival of mankind. People are intimidated of the risks that come with explore outerspace, but we have to take risks in order to get a reward. Advancement of science and technology is crucial to the survival of humans and this Earth, hopefully we will never need to use Venus as a evacuation planet. As the author said in paragraph 8, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". | 4 |
1a5ce0c | The positive things in the article are like can you imagine no one buying cars no more because we won't even need them anymore because a future with a public transport system where fleets on driverless cars form a public transport taxi system the cars would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility then a bus and most driving laws focus on keeping drivers passengers and pedestrians safe and lawmarkers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers the information from the sensors can cause the cars to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine allowing far better response control then a human driver could manage along.
The negative things in the artcle are like why would anyone want a driverless car that still needs a driver like wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive that dont even makes sinces and so really the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires
Antilock brakes and driver assistance still seem a long way from the dream of calling a driverless cab to take us wherever we wont but sebastian thrun founder of the google car project believes that the technology has finally begun to catch up to the dream | 1 |
1a651c3 | venus in one of the brightesrt points of light in the nigt sky, this nickname is misleading
since venus is actually a planet, venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. numerous factors contribute to venus reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study.
A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus. even more challenging are the clouds of highly carrosive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere . on the planet superface, temperatures average over 800 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greaer than what we experince on our own planet in ine condition for everyone than humans.
the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study venus . the nasa is working on other approaches to studying for example venus study the surfaceand have lasted for there weeeks in such conddition, by comparation, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces.
earth and beyond be expanded to meet the very edges of imsginstion and innovation one big example is the exploration of planet vanus | 1 |
1a69914 | Is a computer that can read your emotions vakuable in the classrom? I think yes as a student we get bored and also confused while on the compiter and have the technology that could help provent that would change the world.All students would be able to be help instead of being confused.
In the passage it says if a classroom computer could recognize that a student is haveing trouble or is getting bored that the computer could change the lession to make it fun or easier to understand.We students need to have this technology it would help in the classroom. Some teachers can not teach everyone the same way so it can become hard and a major hassle. So with the technology the teacher could have
the students get on the computer and then the computer could help make the subject easier.
Now yes their would be some problems with the new technology it could help some kids and hurt others. Some kids can not learn from a computer it hurts thier eyes they can't stay focused. So then the teachers could focus on them more and get them the help that they need. This also isn't the only thing that kids would do but it would cut class times down. With cutting class times down teachers could teach the students real life situations. We need to learn how to write checks, pay taxes, and many other things to get us prepared for the real world. Computers cant teach us how to do those things.
In the artical it says the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of your face what is someone was to get hurtor didnt have all of their face could they use the same technology or would it just not work for them.
The ads would make being on the computer better because we see ads that we dont care about if they get ads that we like their are more possibilities that we will buy from that ad.There are ads that have nothing to do with me and i see them and I just think that nobody should buy this product ,but when i see something that I like or that peaks my intrest I want to see more of it find out what it is how to do or get it.
So in conclussion I think that we should have computers that recognize emotion, I think that they should work out some of the kinks in it. Like what if someone doesnt have a full face or if someone doesnt show emoition. | 3 |
1a6b16e | I think that the auther did a good job writtening this artivcle because he use good detail to catch the reader and to think a little more about planet venus the auther is sau that ( In space term- human have seat numerous of spacecraft to land on this clound-draped world. Each pervies mission was unmanned, and for good reason, sice no spacraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. May that is the issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on venus in more than three deacades) say the auther in the artivcle.
The auther also say in the artivcle (that the atmospher of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus. Even more challenging are in the clouds of the highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venis atmosphere. He said the on the planet's surface temperatures average over 800 degerees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 time greater than what we experience on our own planet.) Also the conditions are far more extree than anything humans encounter on the earth; such as environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deppest parts of our ocean and would liquefy many metals. Also notable, venus has the hottest surface temperature of any plantes in our solar system even though mercury is closer to ur sun.
Beyond high pressure and heat, venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like eruping volcanoes powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. Astronmers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most earth-like planet in our solar system. Still today venus still has some features that are analogous to those on earth. The planet venus hasa surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains and craters. Furthermore , recall that venus can sometime be our nerest option for a planetary visit, a crucal consideration given the long time frames of space travel.
I like this article because it was fun to learn somthing new and that the article and the author was good at laying out his article and also putting in detail and fact what he new about venus it was super easly to do the question. I think that the auther supports the idea vey good in the article because he lay it out for you and that he/she give out fact to supports the reader and to help out a little. | 2 |
1a714d1 | I do think that we should have a Facial Action Coding System for everyone. You could use it for so many things. Sometimes you could be in a situation for someone and you wnat to know how they are actually feeling. This would also be a very helpful tool cause you wouldn't have to use it on just paintings you could use it on humans too! You could also probably use it on yourself.
It would be so much easier to tell how people are feeling with this. Sometimes people get annoyed at others so this can tell you to either leave them alone or stop what you are doing. You could use other emotions as well like if someone is feeling down you could do something to make them happy. If you where doing an essay on renaissance paintings this could help with that. To me some renissance painting look like they are showing no emotion at all. Then with this tool you could know how they afre feeling more and you can understand the painting more.
This is such a good tool. I hope that they can let the world experiene it. I know it would be helpful for some of the people that I know including myself. | 2 |
1a76116 | The article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" has lots of useful information about the planet venus and it's difficulty to be explored as well as why it is worth exploring despite the danger.
Even though it is dangerous to explore Venus, the article does have some good points regarding why it is worth the risk to explore it. One example from the article is in paragraph 4 which reads, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system". This excerpt helps show that Earth and Venus were quite similar at one point, making it important to explore and discover how both planets were similar, and if humans could live on Venus at some point, as well as many other unanswered questions.
Another good point that the author makes in paragraph 4 which reads, "recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel." This part of the article helps show that there can be many practical uses for information discovered about Venus during these explorations even if there is danger involved when trying to explore.
Overall, the author has a strong argument for the benefits of exploring Venus outweighing the danger and difficulty | 3 |
1a76a83 | In the article Making Mona Lisa Smile Dr. Paul Eckman creator of FACS (Facial Action Coding System). I think the that the technology should be used in classrooms because it can detect the emotion of the students. I think it would be good because the technology cna se if the students are getting tired or they are angry about somthing or sad about something. This technology would be good for teachers to they can see if someone is getting bored and they need to change the lesson a little bit or they student is getting tired and they can get the student(s) up and moving around so they are not tired. Another reason I think this technology would be good is because if the students are working on homework or a project in class they can see the student(s) emotion change and see if the student(s) like what they are worki ng on based on they facial expression. My final argument why this technology would be good for in the classroom is because if you are watching a movie in class the teacher can detect your facial expression and see if you are enjoying what you are watching or if you are upset or angry about what you are watching. | 2 |
1a7f061 | The Face on Mars is a natural landmark on Mars and was not formed by aliens. The Face may have been formed from different weather conditions and erosion, just like the landmarks on Earth. If aliens were to create The Face, the imaging cameras would have captured someone either building The Face or being around The Face. Also, if these so called "aliens" were The ones who made The Face, why would they make The Face resemble a human being's face.
One suggestion that The Face was not made by aliens is that the Viking 1, the Mars Global surveyor, and the MGS did not capture any type of creature around or on The Face. Another suggestion would be that weather conditions and erosion might have been a factor in the creation of The Face. One more suggestion is that if the Face was created by aliens, the condition of The Face would have been the same from 1976 to 2001. Lastly, if The Face was crerated by aliens, would there be a city or village near The Face so the aliens could maintain the condition of The Face? Also, why would these aliens make the Face resemble a human being? Wouldn't they want the Face to resemble their own kind? Or are they trying to make contact with us by making the Face resemble a human being? There are some reasons why the Face is a natural landmark instead of a man-made, or in this case, an alien-made landmark.
The Face of Mars is a natural landmark instead of an alien-made landmark. One factor of the Face's creation on Mars is that the weather conditions and erosion played a role in its creation. Or was the Face created by aliens living on Mars? To this day, we may never know how, when, and who were the creators of the Face on Mars. | 3 |
1a86ceb | Many people have come to beleive that the ¨face¨ on Mars was made by aliens. That, however, is wrong. The ¨face¨ on Mars is acctually just a mesa. People will say,¨That´s what the governement wants you to think.¨ Thoses people are obviously ignoring all the logic and facts that say the ¨face¨ is just a normal landform.
First, the so called ¨face¨ is just an illusion. It says so in the article. ¨...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes,nose, and mouth,¨ is what the article said. So the face is just a trick of the eye. Those sneaky scienetists.
NASA thought this illusion would bring Mars some attention. Which it did. That´s my next point. NASA relased this ¨face¨ picture so it would give some attention to NASA and Mars. If this face was made by aliens, I don´t think that the government would relase that information. Just a thought.
Finally, this land from is similar to those in the Western part of the US. That right there proves everything. Earth was all volcanos at one point. So naturally, it´s going to leave behind some unsual landfroms. Those unsual landfroms look exactly like the one on Mars. It can´t be aliens when something like that could form naturally.
In conclusion, the face wan´t made my aliens, and people need to accept that. This face was all made by shadows, and a simple trick of the eye. Sorry to cursh your dreams of meeting an alien. The only ones you´ll meet will be from another country, not another planet. | 4 |
1a87f1c | Would a computer that can read you emotions be good for the class room? Facial Action Coding System allows technology to identify human emotions. Therefore it can tell weather someone is happy or sad. The machine can also tell if you are feeling mixed emotions by the muscle movement in your face.
"'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang ptrdicts. 'then it could modify the lesson, like an efffective human instructor" (paragraph 6 "making mona lisa smile"). If the FACS systems was downloaded into the computers at school then students would learn better because the computer would know the best way to teach them based on there emotions. Second "'most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication,' notes Dr. huang. 'so computers need to understand that, too."(paragraph 6 "making mona lisa smile"). Since people can't always tell the emotions of another person in the class room or if a teacher can't tell if there students are understanding the contect they are teaching then the FACS would fix this because they would be able to tell if the student understands or still doesnt undersatnd the content being tought to him or her.
FACS would be a good edition to the class room and to computers in the class room to help students learn and to help teachers teach to the best of there ability. | 3 |
1a8c6b7 | The author talks about the challenge of exploring venis, he talks about how astronomers are interested in venis because it may once have be the most earth like planet in our solar system. The fact that there is a possiblity of there once being life on that planets surface, that is amazing.
The facts abouts about venis and how the author shows that it can be dangerous to be on venis. The first fact, the atmosphere of venis is 97 percent carbon dixide. If there was life on venis at once, then the life like creatures didn't last long. The planet venis could be the twin of earth. On the suface of venis it is about 800 degrees fahrenhiet.
The chance of there being life on venis, there is about 50/50 chance of there once was life. the fact is that the pressure of the planet being 90. that could crush any lind of living thing. There can't be a creature that live on a surface that is hot. The pressure of the planets atmosphere is 90, humans can be crushed easily.
The distantce from venis to our earth. the planet venis is rearly near our earth. it is in the orbit in our solar system so yes it is close by to the earth. Just about anything in the salor system of our is close to us.
The author is right, the dangers of life on venis is very risky. It can crush anything with the pressure. It could kill anything that goes past its atmosphere. the athor despites the risk and the way venis is. | 2 |
1a8f50e | The author of "The challenage of exploring Venus ," suggests that studying Venus is worthy despite the dangers that are presented. Venus is sometimes called the "Evening star," it's one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. Venus is the second closest planet to the sun, but still a safe distant. It's also not to far away from us, earth.Venus is often referred to as Earth's "twin." It's the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and also occasionally closest distant to Earth.
Even though Venus hasn't had a spacecraft land in more than three decaddes it's still worth studying. Humans have sent sapacecrafts to land numerous of times, on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, for a good reason. No spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Due to this Venus has a reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study.
There's many reasons to why you couldn't survive on planet Venus. Venus has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide, which is very challenging for us. The clouds are even more dangerous because of highly corrosive sulfuric acid. Temperatures average in venus is like 10 times higer than what we are used to. Over 800 dregrees fahrenheit, and also atmosphereic pressure is 90 times greater than what wea re used to on our planet. Venus has the highest tempetures in pur solar system. If were ever to land a spacecraft to Venus, the spacecrat would probably melt.
Astronomers are fascinated by venus because longlong ago Venus was the most Earth- like planet. Venus was covered largely with oceans and could have supported in various forms of life. Venus still has some features that are alike Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and has similar features such as valleys, mountains, and caters. NASA is thinking about sending humans to study Venus.
If humans were to go to Venus they would have to float above the fray. In a blimp like vechile hovering 30 miles above the roiling venusian landscape. Tempetures would still be very toasty at 170 degrees fahrenheit, but tempeture would plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. It probably won't be posible to traval to planet Venus. | 2 |
1a8f6e7 | In the artical
the author talkes about the studys on Venus and its danger. The author also talks about the similarity between Venus and Earth. In The Challenge of Exploring Venus the author suggests that studying Venus and the danger it presents is important.
In the story "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is important. In the
artical the author says
"NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." In the
artical the author also says "Long ago, Venus was probaly covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. ... The
planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." Both of these two quotes show how the author fealt about the studyes of Venus.
In the
artical "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying
the danger Venus presents is important. In the
artical the author says " Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface." in the
artical the author also says " On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater then what we experience on our own planet."
The both of these quotes shows why the author thinks it is important to study the
danger Venus
presents.
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artical "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is about exploring new places and geting more knowlege. In The Challenge of Exploring Venus the author propose that studying Venus and the danger it presents is important. | 2 |
1a928ae | Im a scienst at NASA discussing, and im trying to discover how did these type of faces get on this planet?.So me,PROPER_NAME and my friend are trying to see how did this face get here.Then i go do some research on it and i typed the face of mars and it poped up.While im doing that i start to read about what it is saying, its says these faces have came from aliens.So i look at the picture real closley and i also look at what i see in the back grown and i see all the little holes that are there.But on april 5,1998 when mars global surveyor cydonia for the first time they shot photos of the pictures and they showed them.But they also investing in those pictures and rerally seen where they came from.But most people where not happy because the face of mars was located 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in april 1996.But nevertheless on April 8, 2001 a cloudless summer day in cydona and it was 25 degrees to center the face of mars.But there was no type of alien that made all those faces, it was just all of the baterica and the things that have changed over time. And also the little holes that was in the background of the picture were the rocks that hit the area and it must have got little holesin it. | 2 |
1a98406 | Driverless cars would be the coolest thing ever! People would not have to drive tired and risk getting into an accident. People could sleep while there car takes them to work or school. The risk is putting your life on the line to have a car drive you around not knowing if it will get you there in one piece or not. I personally think driverless cars are a good concept but at the same time I think it is risky.
Driverless cars could be good and be bad at the same time. They are good for the fact that you wouldn't have to drive. Think about that, just hop in your car press start and tell it where you want to go. Then you get to lay back and enjoy the ride. It will be a good thing for people who drink because then you wouldn't have to worry about people drinking and driving because techiniqually they are just drinking not driving. You also wouldn't have to worry about bad drivers or even illegal drivers. Driverless cars could be a very good thing to mankind but also it could end up being the worst thing we have done to ourselves.
Driverless cars could be a terrible thing to the human race. People will start to become very lazy. People are already lazy enough we don't need cars that drive themselves. Peole will start to just sleep in the car and not pay attention to where it is taking them. They will forget how to drive so if they ever need to they will not know how. Also how can you trust a computer controlled car to drive you and your family around? It is risky to have it take you places because you don't know if it will just go crazy and drive your family into oncoming traffic or not. It is a risk most people would want to take but I am not completely sure if I am one.
Driverless cars are a great idea and could possibly be the best thing that will happen to the world. It could also be the worst thing that will ever happen to us. We don't really know if they will be reliable enough to keep us safe or if they will even be able to get us where we need to go. I am in the middle on this topic because I am not sure if I would be happy to see driverless cars be a thing or if I would be nervous. Driverless cars could be either be a great thing to mankind or they could be a terrible thing, we will just have to wait and see where the future takes us. | 3 |
1a9cda1 | The new age of technology demands something refreshing and new every day,with new cellular phones coming out nearly every six months, such things are expected. However people who enjoy driving as a sport or even a pasttime are not going to be able to enjoy such things with cars that can drive themselves and the inevitability that roads will be a collective of such things. If they can make special roads; like how General Motors created a concept car that could run on track charged with an electrical cable, there should be an on/off switch for this kind of driving as well as things that are restricted to human drivers only. These things will create a kind of harmony between the two groups of people.
However if this alternitive can't be met then self-driving cars should be eradicated as an idea until it is completely safe. To many dangers are posed if we mix the kinds of cars anyway,all it takes is one person to create a wreck, And such things should be avoided at any chance given. Nobody needs to danger more lives than humans do on the highway. We could always put money into better things.
The joy of driving is to great for alot of people to give up driving on a daily basis. Our future isn't looking so bright except for the flourescent lights from the robots who are now part of our daily lives. | 3 |
1aa4ccf | Driverless cars, something everyone should look into right? Well I say no to that statement. I am clearly against the use of driverless cars. People, might often say," but we are becoming more advanced, why are you so against that?". I am not against us becoming a more advanced civilization, but I just think that the cars are worthless and not a good idea, and here is why.
Driverless cars, require you, the driver to still be alert, even though there is a computer driving it. This is because the comuter cannot travel through obstacles such as tough terrains, or bad roads that call for a," human's experience. So if the car is driven by a computer, that should actually make it able to handle any situation right? No, but yest people still want to produce it.
This is also a bad idea, because, think of the money that will have to be spent on creating all of these automobiles. This project could cost billions and billions of dollars just to equip the technology within the vehicle itself, let alone the cost to actually make the cars. The technology might not be an issue at all for many people around the world, but the money is deffinately an issue, the taxes and monthly revenues might go up even higher, just to fund the project to make these cars.
Finally, cars should not be driver less, because,they cost way too much money, which it states in the article that," radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars". If this is true, then think about all of the money that will be paid in the future, due to the many of advancements in technology. The cars still call for a driver's touch, so the thing is that these cars are not fully able to drive without someone, and it is just a waste of time and money, to make something that still has to require that a human opperate and control it. Also, if an accident occures, then who is to blame, shuley not the manufacture, they weren't in the car, but wait their technology was. If an accident happens, then this could cause problems between people and the manufactures because the technolgy was the on in control of the car, but yet the person was in the car fully capable of driving it at the time, so exactly who is to blame for the incident.
Here is why cars should not be driverless, because they cost way too much money. They also need you to be alert at all times just in case there is an obstacle in the road. And finally, they could cause problems between manufactuers and people, because if an accident happens, then who is to blame for it. Simple cars, should not be driverless | 4 |
1aaae24 | The Facial Action Coding system a software were a machine can dectect any emotion thats on your face. If we make more Facial Action Coding sysytem we can use it for hard situation's we struggle in life. This system can help us know how people feel if there going through a tough time than we can help them if we have more of these Facial Action Coding system. It can help by knowing if a peron likes you or not, if a person loves you and also helps you to know how a person feels a certian way about certain things.
The Facial Action Coding System can help in many ways in school with students. This machine can help students like learning more or make them like the subject they hate in the artical it says that "then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". If you see an advertisment on the web or anything and you dont like what kind of ad it is than with the Facial Action Coding system it can by your type of mood by either if your frowing or smiling so than it'll give present different types of ad's it also help the system know what kind of ad's or video's you may or may not like. Another way the system can help is communications. A lot of "communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication" thats a way the Facial Action Coding System can help or do.
Facial Action Coding System should be developed more for us to have and know how a perosn feels. Can help in many ways. A hard, struggling situation's including feelings can be difficult sometimes especially to know how the perosn is feeling at that moment. Also in school The Facial Action Coding System Can make school fun and very learnable. | 3 |
1aac26b | The author explains why studying Venus is an important thing by stating the facts about how it is beneficial to us to study our sister planet. Do to to our current limit in technology and the harsh ecosystem on Venus, it is is extremely hard for us to find out any information about this planet. Many people wonder why scientist still try to find out more information about Venus. The reason is that Venus's ecosystem could have been similar to ours many years ago. Since the planet shows signs of mountains, valleys and craters we can safley assume their was once an ocean on the now uninhabitable planet. Many scientist believe that we can safley hover above Venus's atomsphere to get a better look at it. However other scientist state that they want to go on to the planet to take samples of rock, gas ect. Either way going to Venus will not be happening anytime soon. | 1 |
1ab9b01 | Driverless cars have more negative aspects then positive. I am against the developement of these types of cars. I understand that we need to better our ways of public transportation, but many dangers come with driverless cars and I think that the risks are just not worth it.
One negative effect with driverless cars is so far, they do not have the ability to detect when road conditions change from the noraml like road work, traffic jams, or accidents that recently occure. The next major danger of these cars is people's lives could be the effect of an error with the manufacterers. Another aspect is most people who have been driving on their own for a while may not feel comfortable with giving up control to technology. Having driverless cars would take a lot of trust in this technology and that may be a hard thing to accomplish.
Driverless cars may not have a positive effect on today's world. Putting people in situations that are extremely risky is not worth being able to sit back and relax while technology is controlling you. The world is modernizing and technology is in practically everything we do, but we have to be focused and in control because putting too much trust into technology that could posibly have faults can become a safety hazard. | 2 |
1abc249 | In the making of mona lisa they had cpmputers tthey was using to create it. They haad a emotion calculater to caculate the emotions. Mona lisa was 83 percent happy, 9percent disgusted, 6 percent fearmful and 2 percent angry. The ideaof the emotion coculater was made by drpaul eckman. Dr. Paul decided to name the idea FACS which stanmds for facial actions coding system.
It al began constructsa 3-D computer model of the face, all the forty-four must work like human muscles. Dr. Paul had classified six basic groups emotions happieness,suprise,anger,digust fear and sadness. in my opinion i think that this is a great invention.
Human preform the same impressions every day trough emotions. We tell our friends jow we feel or by the expression on our faces they can tell how we feel. sometimes its hard to understand or figure out how people feel. some hide there emotions better than otheres than there are more who show it eaiser.
The Mona lisa is a demontration is really intended to bring a smile to peoples faces, it also shows how muvh a computer can do. Some ad will make you happy then their are some that will make you frown. I honesthly think that tis is a really amazing idea and think that alot or people would enjoy it. | 1 |
1abc9a4 | What if I told you that there were these special kind of cars that didn't require a driver to accelerate, brake, and basically any of the basic car functions? That it was all programmed to do these things? Sounds crazy, right? It may sound crazy, but it's happening. Google cofounder, Sergey Brin, has found a way to have cars to do just that. They're called driveless cars. I, personally, think that these cars are a terrible idea, to be honest. There are plenty of positive and negative aspects for these cars though, which I will talk about now.
These driveless cars sound pretty cool, right? They're very extraordinary really. Movies, television and books have imagined this moment for centuries, saying that the future would consist of them. Being "pretty cool" is just one of a few positive aspects. Obviously, you wouldn't need to drive, so if you got tired or bored, you could just be fine (under certain conditions, which I will discuss later). These cars also would have more flexibility than a bus and using half of the fuel needed for a taxi cab. That's a big deal with gas prices rising lately.
There's really only one negative aspect to these cars, but it's a pretty big one. You didn't think it would be perfect, did you? Everything has a flaw or twelve to it. That negative aspect is that you have to stay alert the entire time that you are driving. Yes, it is a driveless car, which is supposed to mean that you don't have to drive. That statement is only half true. The car is specifically made to do the basics, like accelerate, brake, turn, and other stuff. But, say there is an accident or an animal in the road. You'd have to turn out of the way so that you can get out of the way of it. They're not programmed to do so on their own. You have to do that. But, on the bright side, if for some reason you're not paying attention to the road, there is a car assistant programmed the car system. It would alert you of when you need to take control of the car to move out of the way, or something along those lines.
As you can tell, these "driveless cars" have some perks to them, but they also have some disadvantages to them as well. I still stick with my opinion of not having these cars though. It's not that much work to move your hands to steer a wheel and to push your foot down on a pedal to make it go and stop. The negative aspects weigh out the positive aspects, if we're being honest here. Google cars might be cool and might be "the best thing possibly" to other people, who are most likely lazy, but I stick with my opinion and hopefully, others will too. So, once again, I say that Google cars are not a good idea and should not be promoted. | 3 |
1abf7b9 | Driverless cars could be the next big thing. Driverless cars sound like a good idea at first, but as I read this article the dangers of this car became more and more like a night mare. We should not be able to make these kinds of cars, simply for the dangerous side of these cars. These types of cars could poitentially blow up in seconds if their senors or something else has a default. These cars made for certain situations and only have been tested in those situations. Some concerns that could be raised is when the car can tell the space between you and another car, the development of "traffic jam", and the safety of these cars. They aren't safe.
First off, how do we know that this car can really park itself or alert the driver? Sure this has been tested but only a certain amount of cars have been tested with actual people inside. The senors in the car can have a default and end in a fatal situation.
With the car being driverless the safety of turning the wheel has to be scary. If the car is driverless then it should do all the work of the real life driver and the driver shouldn't have to be alert. If car companies have been making these cars for almost 16 years then what is wrong with it? My guess would be that their would be something of its sort already in car dealerships ready to buy.
The development of traffic jam seems like a good idea until you start to read further into it. It can do wonderful things such as alert a driver, announce when the driver needs to take ahold of the car, but shouldn't the car already be able to do this on its own? Yes it keeps at a constant rate of 25 MPH but what if you want to go faster, how will you do that? "We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way," said by Dr. Werner Huber it is not the fun new way. This method of driving can cost the lives of many and they can also cost the company billions and millions of dollars if somebody sues them. Even though "Traffic Jam" has some pretty cool features in helping us stay safe, it is one of these i have to believe it to see it kind of things. The features of "Traffic Jam" can distract people more and more.
Finally, as discussed earlier the safety of these cars aren't all that great. It is safest that almost all states it is illegal to drive computer driven cars. Most drivers are alert as is, the only thing that would distract a driver would be if he or she was on their cell phones. That is why they put in laws such as "Texting while driving." One thing that has to be developed is who is going to be sued if that test driver or actual person is harmed while testing these cars. By the driver being so focused on the gadets in the car, this can cause more accidents that texting and driving.
In conclusion, Google and other car makers should stop making these cars because they can harm people alot. We should not have driver less cars because when can the car tell to park how much space is between you and the other cars, the development of "Traffic Jam", and the safety of these cars. There has been talks about these kind of cars before but then they stopped and now new ideas are going. Big companies don't want to be sued because of something that their car did. Since Telsa has projected to make a 2016 release for a car capable for driving on auto piolet 90 percent of the time, it seems as if car companies have a little more testing and fixing to do. It's surprising to think that three major car companies will have self driven cars by 2020. | 4 |
1ac3740 | Exploring Venus would be a pretty amazing experience and to find out everything that is on that planet would be pretty awesome as well. With exploring this planet it does bring many dangers and challenges. Venus is nothing like Earth on the safety scale for humans, so sending humans to Venus is a very hard tasks to do. Even though there are many dangers to trying to explore Venus there are also a lot of benefits like finding out what lived or lives on the planet. The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" greatly supports the idea of how Venus is a worthy pursuit even though it has many dangers.
In this article the author describes very well what all the dangers of exploring Venus are. There are many different dangers or challenges to doing this. For example the author of this article stated that "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere". This quote is showing just two examples of how unsafe Venus is. It is saying that the air is filled almost fully with carbon dioxide which is deadly to humans and the clouds are full of acid that could kill humans as well. The author also describes in the article how dangerously hot the surface of Venus is and it could simply kill someone. The author does very well at describing the dangers of exploring Venus. They give many examples as to why it is almost impossible to explore there.
The author then gives examples as to why it would be a worthy pursuit to be able to explore there. Even though the amount of dangers are huge there are many good reasons as to try and be able to explore Venus. In this passage it is said that "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth". This quote is showing that if they were to get someone to be able to explore Venus then we would be able to find information about the planet like this out. It would be even better if they were able to get up and personal to the planet like collect rocks, gas, or other things on the planets surface as explained in the article. It would be one great experience to find out what life on other planets would be like.
All of this imformation is showing how well the author is convaying the message of how worthy it would be to be able to explore Venus even though it has many dangers. The author is giving the readers many different examples of what the dangers are, why it would be important to explore this planet, and also how they are trying to figure out ways to do so. The author explained how NASA is trying to find many different approaches to be able to explore Venus and get information. All of this information that was explained in this article are great ways to showing how it is a worthy pursuit to exploring Venus. It makes the readers of the article get a clear picture of everything and why it would be good to try to explore this planet.
Yes, exploring Venus would be really great and it brings many dangers. As read in this article the author does a great job as to showing the readers why it would be a worthy pursuit even though it brings many dangers with it. The author included many details about what the dangers are, why it would be important to explore Venus, as well as how NASA is trying to solve this issue. | 5 |
1ac7f5b | In Nick D'Alto's article, Making Mona Lisa Smile, the value for technology is absurd, because in certain situations everyone should not be exposed to the emotions of others. For example, emotions are extremely personal and sometimes it is not technically appropriate to showcase every emotion you are feeling. A student or teacher could be going through something personal, that needs to be left out of the workplace and school. Success at school or work in general depends on how you engage in those specific tasks at hand, so the emotions the computer is claiming you are having should not interfere with specific things outside of your personal life. Detecting emotions should be left out of serious, and professional environments such as work or school. Lastly, the computer is only trained to detect the movement of the muscles in your face. But your face may not always match the feeling of emotion inside, so this may not be the most appropriate device to truly rely on.
The importance of keeping emotions personal, and not oversharing with people around you is extremely important. Most students are usually adolescents and they sometimes have a hard time expressing and controlling their emotions. So having a device eager to showcase their feelings can be dangerous and insensitive. Eckman has already begun to classify specific emotions including; "anger, fear, disgust, and sadness," (D'Alto, Paragraph 3). The negative emotions should not be shared! A computer should not illustrate how you are feeling on the inside to others. This can awaken a lot of frustrated, and haphazard behavior among teens if something is constantly around proclaimming it understands how everyone is feeling. D'Alto also states, "associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." (Paragraph 3). The muscles in the face should not be studied by a computer, and they should not be able to invade the privacy of the muscle movement in someones face. Also, some may argue that their face does not always match what they are feeling, so that leaves alot of room for confusion, and flaws on the systems part. It's untraditional, and orthodox, and an invasion of mental privacy.
Everyone is different, whether life is amazing or terrible, someone should not be able to be read or determine how you are feeling by what a computer says about their face. Some teachers or students could be dealing some serious, and personal things that should not find their way into the workplace or school. But, if this device is constantly procclaiming a student or teacher is sad or upset about something personal it is completely unneccessary. Students should not know the personal lives of their teachers or vise versa. This is an ambigous invasion of privacy, and could potentially even amount to a crime or disservice to some people. D'Alto questions the reader, "Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad." (D'Alto, Paragraph 6). This only has limited benefits and could cause immense problems in relation to others knowing personal things relating to your emotions. The specific boundaries it crosses especially if you are not well acquainted with the people constantly around you is alarming. D'Alto claims again, "Can your lab partner recognize which one?" (D'Alto, Paragraph 7). There should be absolutely no valid reason, why someone you may not know should be able to, and have the capacity to read your emotions from looking at you. In schools, sometimes in relation to this specific example, students are not acquainted with their lab partners or the people around them. So this would be like giving a stranger a clear look, and picture into another persons mind! It would be like being allowed to read the mind of others around you. This specific example is horrible in attempt to promote their product, and scares the consumers with the thought of others starring into their souls.
Technology has never been a reliable thing, it has never lived up to its name and full potential when people truly want it to. The thought of a computer having this amount of control is excessive, and unrealistic. In Paragraph 7, D'Alto states, "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile," (D'Alto, Paragraph 7). If our PC's cannot handle the Mona Lisa, how will they have the capacity to decode our real life, actively changing faces? Can the creators of this system not see their flaws? D'Alto continues to suggest, "His new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electric code." (D'Alto, Paragraph 5). This passage is inferring to the reader that the only logical way a computer can read information is through and electrical code. Humans do not produce emotions through an electrical code, so it is not logical to expect their emotions to be read to through an emotional code.
All in all, the idea was ambitious, but it defintely was not original or rationally thought out. The thought of a computer reading into personal emotions, attempting to decode issues that are too personal to be brought into school and work, and essentially incorrectly interpret emotions is absurd. This whole idea invades the privacy of the people in society, and is a very touchy subject that should not be programmed into a computer. | 6 |
1acb118 | Should we limit car usage
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The debate on weather or not we should limit car usage have being going on for years now and it is still going on to this day. The reason being that cars play a major role in our society and most people can't get throught their daily routines without one.
Cars play a mojor role in our society but they do also play a mojor role in poluting the environment. In Europe cars are responsible for about 12 percents of greenhouse gas emission.... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the united states. This has a mojor impact on our enivironment espicially the atmosphere, the exhaust that our vechiles put out are being taped in the atmosphere which is why we have global warming. Cars put out so much of this stuff that the ice glacies melting, temperatures rising and drought throught areas in the world but thats doesn't mean that even thow they cause so much damage we dont have to rid of them.
Granted, vechiles are responsible for getting us to our destinations form point A to point B, we depend on these machines wheather it is to get to work, school transporting the sick..ect. Our daily lives have a certain time range depending on how fast and how much time we can spend on a certain objective, car limit the amount of time it would take us to walk or bike thus giving us more time durnig the day. they come in really helpful in emergences too such as when someone is need to be rushed to the hospital.
Therefore limiting car usage would be the best idea. Paris has more smog that any other europen capitals, so they enforced a partil driving ban to clear the air of global city after a week smioglevels went down cangestion was down by 60 percent it was thhat bad that it even rivaled bejing chian. The smog cleared enouf to rescind the ban for ood numberes plates on tuesday.
So you can see that limiting our car usage can have greately help our eniviroment and thus making it last longer. | 3 |
1ad3bee | My opinion on the driverless car is a big two thumbs up, I think these cars are a big stepping stone in the world of technology, letting us advance to create more useful creations to help our daily lives. Driverless cars can help evolve our future, at least our future in technology, and help us create more wonderful inventions. The best part is the cars that Sergey Brin sees in the future will not even use as much fuel that we use today, it will only require half that amount.
I believe it to be very fascinating that for a car to be smarter it will need many sensors all over it. This way the car would be able to copy a human's skill at the wheel. The sensors attached to the car will allow it to apply brakes whenever danger is coming up ahead. We are unfortunately very lucky to have that ability to attach sensors onto the car to provide it the intelligence of driving on it's own, since back then we never had any sensors, computers, or mapping made by google.
Recapping my opinon on these driverless cars, I would like to say that they are great to have for transporting people who can't drive and delivering packages or whatever else they need to be used for. One more thing about having driverless cars is that it's useful for parent's, while the car drives to their destination, they will be able to take care of their children without having to stop the car. Lastly, I would like to sum it up and say that driverless cars coming to the future will have everyone is shock, especially by how amazing we have advanced in time. | 2 |
1ae540b | After releasing the photographs about a mesa on Mars or now known as the "Face of Mars", theories have come up claiming that it is in fact a face of an old extraterrestial. This is completely false claim that has no evidence or support to be supported with. This mesa is a common natural landform that can be found commonly around. This is a mesa that happens to look like a face. Although it can look pretty convincing and decieving, it's something common. Like mountains on Earth, it's something that triggers your brain claiming it to be something it isn't. It's like seeing a shadow pass by the corner of your eye! You claim you saw it, but it was just a fragment of your imagination. It's something our brains trigger.
As it states in the article, praragraph two and three, it states that the face the public saw was just an illusion forming eyes, a mouth, and a nose. "There must have been a degree of surprise among mission controllers back at the Jet Propulsion Lab when the face appeared on their monitors. But the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoah." This sentence supports the claim that the face was a simple fargemnt of the brain creating an illusion of something. It's a common landform that naturally is created. Although many theorist's claim that it had to do something with aliens and extraterrestrials, there is no evidence to support or back up that claim. Where else have you seen something out of the normal on Mars? Where there any prints or traces leading to something else? People just need to understand that it's was a landform and a landform only. In paragraph three, it supports the claim that the face was a natural landform. "A few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The caption noted a 'huge rock formation. . . which resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth.' The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars." Not only did the face gain notorious fame, but the story got a lot of publicity and gained a lot more attention than it should have. All the face was was an illusion that the brain of many created. Although many knew it was a natural landform, many supporting those scientists wanted the outcome of the story to take a COMPLETELY different turn! Many wanted the face to be the result of an ancient civilization on Mars, which also couldn't be possible. There were a lot of crazy theories and rumors, but the truth was the one that people denied to believe in.
This story took many turns, twists, accusations, false claims, and more incredible stuff made up by the public. Although it was a simple landform, many denied that to the core, and many defended that statement with their live's. The simple truth of this whole mess, is that it was a photograph taken of a natural landform near Cydonia, that was mistaken as a face with eyes, nose, and mouth by the illusions of many theorists or confused and intruiged viewers. To think the public thought a landform would be a face. | 4 |
1ae83ab | The use of this technology for a classroom full of students will not be valuable. Although it would be interesting to see what the students are feeling during a lesson. How is the data going to be of use in science? The students can express their feelings, but what are the researchers going to do with this information. This technology should be used, but not in the classroom.
If we do end up using the system to detect emotions where will the data go. It will help the video game industry with the evidence from paragraph 6 "The same technology can make computer-animated faces more expressive-for video games or video surgery." Why only put this into a classroom put it into the robots we are building today so they seem more human-like, so they can become more advanced than a ordinary robot. The direction the researchers are taking are great, but the choice of where to put it needs to be different. Just putting it into a classroom would be a waste of time and money.
There is so much wasted potential if the system is put into a classroom.
we could use this technology for bigger and better things. For instance better facial recognition security systems so it can be more accurate reading faces and does not open or let in anyone that looks like the person. Or lock the person out of anything that is protected by facial recognition. Another example of how this could be useful in other ways is the facial recognition can be used in the police force to find a match of a person that was caught on camera to be tracked down and captured. The way that the researchers are using it for is inefficient and wasteful and should not be implemented in classrooms. | 3 |
1ae929d | Cars that can drive themselves,the concept is interesting. i mean no more driving no more stress from that as in roadrage and foot cramps. It will also cut down many, Many accidents on the road no more human error but i dont like this smartercars. For one i dont have my licsence yet but i think im going to love driving. I really dont see anything wrong with it i think im going to love evereything about the experience. Like it says in the prompt movies and tv has shown carsoff since forever who doesnt like car movies. Fast and the furious series , disneys cars, almost every action movie and a whole lot more. So whats gonna happen no more of those are we going to see every action movie with a car be like knight rider know. Also cars are just great its big part of the culture.
also what happens to the workers, one of the first waves of drivers to go out is semi truckers. What are they going to do. Its already hard enough to get jobs why give some to a robot or program. Even more jobs will go out taxi drivers. I guess we just wont be pickedup by those either or a bus or a uber. Why take the jobs away, for what. Also where does it stop with so many things doing it themselves no a days where do we draw the line. self driving car from google, robotic vaccum cleaners, and more and more. I get that these things can make the road safer. I get that the toyota pruis uses many new features as the position estimating sensors on the leftrear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof and so on. Also that the lidar uses laser beams to form a constantly updating 3-d model of the cras surroundings. I get all that but do we really want that is it worth it. i mean we mes up were human thats what happens. Also if we dont go threw with these cars we can save the jobs keepcool movies and let people likeme and generations to come enjoy driving. So can i imagine a world where no one needs cars or buys them... i dont. | 2 |
1aed39d | Venus is a planet that so many people want to study but the risks of studying are dangerous. " Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of lie." Nobody will really know what Venus has to offer if nobody want's to study this planet. Many people discuss about the dangers of sending people to Venus but never really talk about what they might find in Venus. Venus is Earth's twin. Venus is right next to Earth, which means there could have been something there.
The author did a really good job on persuading that Venus should be studied despite the dangers because he has evidence that backs him up and he gives information that benefits a lot of things. "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float about the fray." Venus benefits NASA because they can send people to Venus and explore but it can also give them a chance to see what they have to do for reseachers to be outside of a vehicle because the temperture would be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit and there is not a possible way to know if its safe to walk on Venus. "Researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else from a distance." Since there is no way of taking things to Earth, reseachers could take pictures and write down what they saw and their experience. NASA is also trying to figure out ways to go and study Venus. "Some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's suface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." NASA is already trying out new and old ways to approach to Venus so they are most likely going to work on those projects and get people up there and come back to Earth safe to explain all the things they saw.
The author knows the risks and dangers of studying Venus, but it can help people know what Venus is like and if they study this planet. They will know what it had a long time ago, if it really had oceans or something living there, there will be proof with researchers to back up that information. This Author makes a good point of why this planet should be studied. It could benefit so many things along the way, but we will never know until Venus is studied. | 3 |
1af0ccd | Unmasking the Face on Mars
Introduction:
[The face on Mars is just a natural landform that was formed over the years. It could of been made by an alien, but that is so unreal.]
The Face on Mars was common around Cydonia, but the only thing is this face had a unusal shadow which made the face look like a Egytian Pharaoh. Over the years that have passed the Face has become more like a rock shape then a actual face. The face look like a rock that resemble a human head in some sort.
We really don't know what made the face or how the face was formed. The face was "formed by the shadows that create a illusion of eyes nose and mouth". - Unmasking the Face of Mars
Also over the years the face has become more of a pop icon that was for most popular stuff. Honestly how could the face be created by an alien when it was such in human formed, but the over the years change rock like. The Face has been compare to some of the Earth natural landfrom. It look like Snake River Plain of Idaho. I think that the face is an artifact that was formed over years ago from its natural landform and hasn't been seen into now. | 2 |
1af31b9 | The facial action coding syestem should not be used to identify human emotions. However, they should be considered to help others know how that one person is feeling, so the yknow how to help.
When someone is feeling sad or depressed they should not have to be forced to tell someone how they feel or why they feel that way. Why make someone have to say something about it when the computer can do it for them. If the computer can do it that person wont have to worry about having to talk about it and that makes them even more upset just talking about it. when the article says " facial expressions are universal" this is not truwe because even if you use a computer that doesnt always mean it is going to be right. It could be wrong and you could get that persons emotions wrong and mixed up. On the other hand when the article states that "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, a computer could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." Why should a human need to do it when the computer can do it and make it more fun for the teacher and for the students who have to learn it. if a computer can help someone with their emotions than it it is a good idea because they can also help that person know how to express it or it can help them overcome that emotion if they could harm themselves.
Facial action coding syste is a good thing so that if someone doesnt know what someone else is thinking the computer can do it for them. So lets use this system to help others out when they are in need. | 3 |
1af5f9b | For decades humans have been fascinated by the idea of cars that do not require any human assisstance to drive. In recent years, this Science- Fiction movie staple has become les of a dream and more of a reality. Many companies are producing and testing drivelerless cars, but are they really safe? Driverless cars are unsafe because they require human attention, and because technology is unreliable. They are also impractical, and therefore, will never become a household staple.
The term "driverless"
is not really the best word to describe these cars, because they do require an alert human driver, with their eyes on the road, and may even require the human driver to take over in certain situations, such as backing out of a driveway, or thorugh a contruction zone. This begs the question," What is the point?" Why would we go through the trouble of creating these self-driving cars, if they are not completely self- driving? The truth is that no technology can replace human insticts in situations such as road-construction or traffic jams. However, if people are able to drive these cars, many wil most likely not pay attention to their surroundings. To solve this issue, many companies have invented creative ways to get the driver's attention when they need to take over. However, the only way for these cars to be completely safe is for the driver to remain alert and watching the road at all times. If a driver is already watching the road, they may as well just drive themselves!
In addition to this, there is the issue of whether these cars can truly be trusted. There are many issues with technology in our day to day lives. If a person's TV or cell phone stops working while they are using it, it is not a disasterous issue, but if their car stops accelerating and steering in the middle of the road, there may be monumental consequences! Technology can never be relied on completely, because there will always be issues and problems that may arise. Simply put, there is a reason that these cars are outlawed in almost every state!
Safety issues aside, there is also a practicality issue with these cars. Is this really something that people will use in their everyday lives? Will these cars be a practical item for common people? As discussed earlier, the driver has to keep constant attention on the road for these cars to be safe. These cars simply are not practical. For example, the BMW "Traffic Jam Assisstant" can only reach speeds of 25 miles per hour, and requires the driver to keep hold of the wheel. These cars also use a lot of sensors. Would they be practical and effecient to manufacture? Chances are, many people would not even be able to afford these vehicles, becuase the prices would be astonomical. These cars are not practical for everyday use by the average person. They are more fitting as a toy for a celebrity or millionaire. The self-driving car will not become a household staple for the everyday family.
Self-driving cars shoud not continue to be developed. These vehicles are unsafe and impractical. They require constant human attention and the liability issues are muddy, at best. For these reasons, self-driving cars should not continue to be developed, and will never become a common item in the United States. | 5 |
1af678f | There has been much debate over "the Face" on Mars; is just a natural landform or a objest that was created by aliens. But, the fact is that, if you look at the evidence, it easily proves that "the Face" is just an over shadowed landform.
One major pieces of evidence that proves this is not and alien creation. We figured out that this was just another Matian mesa, it seems to be common around the Cydonia area, but this one has shadows that makes it look like an human. And even these land form can be found around the American West. Even Garvin said it reminds him of the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. So the same thing happened with Mars. These fact basiclly prove the whole point that there was no aliens that build this face, and every you believed was false.
In conclusion, this is just a false idea that you were made to believe. And the fact that is no life on Mars, this will always be true unless we discover something. The Face on Mars will be known as a " signal from the deep space" but in reality it will never be. Just gives another reason for people to believe in aliens. | 2 |
1af6bd0 | Driverless cars are the future! There are many reasons why driverless cars will be a normallity for us in the future. A few examples are that they will take less fuel, and that they will be more efficient for someone who is always pressed for time. With technology advancing more and more each day, soon many people will own their own driverless car. Driverless cars will be signifintally more benificial than manual cars.
Driverless cars will take a lot less fuel. With fuel prices fluctuating as they do, buying fuel each week can be very inconvenient. There are alredy some solutions to this promblem, but the driverless car is just another. It will take a lot less fuel so you can quit wasting money and time.
Say you wake up late for an important meeting and do not have enough time to eat breakfast. If you have a driverless car, it will be a lot easier for you to eat in the car without having to worry about driving all at the same time. This car will save time for everyone and will make it a lot safer to do things like change the radio station or check your phone while your driving. A driverless car will save you time, and it will allow to put focus on thing other than the road, therefore being safer.
You might say that a driverless car is still illegal in most states. This is because it still has not been profected. The developers are still working to ensure that a driverless car is safe enough to be on the road at all times, in all situations. When states see that the car is just as safe, if not safer than a manual car, the laws will most likely change to accomidate a driverless car. If not, there will be many studies to evaluate the saftey of the car and statistics will show that there are less collisions in the driverless car, so the states that still haven't passed the law will most likely pass it at this point.
Driverless cars are much safer, fuel efficient, and time efficient. When they are released to the public, they will be the next big thing. They will be the better option for everyone. Driverless cars will be here soon and the world will be a much better place. | 4 |
1af7afc | Dear state senator,
I beleive that we should get rid of the electoral college. It is unfair to many voters. Because of the winner tak-all system in each state candidats dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focsing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. During the 2000 campaign seventeen states did not seee the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Caronlina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markes did not see a single campaign ad. we should also get rid of the electoral college because of the electoral college they lost 60 percent of the voters who would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now.
The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in which no candidtate receives majority of the votes casted. For example Nixon in 1968 and cliton in 1992 both had only a 43percent purality of the popular votes, While winning a majority in the Electoral College 301 and 370 ecetoral votes, there is pressure for run-off when no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast.
But back to electoral college votes being unfair a lot of the states like wyoming north and south dakota knowing they only get three votes that count some people dont even bother voting, I mean I would not want to if i knew that my vote really was not going to make a diffrence.
so yes electoral college votes are good like how obama recived 61.7 percents of the votes out of the 51.3 percents that Romney got, because all states award the winner take-all system. But I think that we should go back to a direct election to make the voting fare to evryone to keep everyone voting and make them feel like we are still one country. | 3 |
1afbef5 | I think that it would be useful if the computer could know and understand the emotion expressions of the students, but I don't think that it could actually happen. The reason why is because you could text someone and you could be playing around but they could take it as if you are mad or angry at them.
For an example you and I could be texting back and forth and I could tell you something and you could say what ever and I could seriously take that into consideration that you are now mad at me. I peronally do not think that it could ever happen, but if it were ever to happen then yes I think that it could help the students. I personally think that it could possibly even help the students do better in school. If the computer were able to tell emotions and the expressions of the emotions, then I also fell that when a student is writing an essay and the teacher is reading it then they could tell how the student is feeling. Expessially if it is something that is serious and it is about the students childhood and their story is really depressing, then the teacher could understand the student more.
That is the reson why, I think that it would be useful if the computer could know and understand the emotion expressions of the students, but I don't think that it could actually happen. The reason why is because you could text someone and you could be playing around but they could take it as if you are mad or angry at them. | 2 |
1b0037e | Is studying Venus a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. In my opinion if you would like to devote your life to the study of venus and go preform test on Venus then what ever makes you happy. How ever the author is more on the side of why go and waist all of the resources needed to go to Venus.
In the begining of this passage the author states "
human have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason," which leads me to beileve that he doesnt understand why they keep trying and waisting resources and money. Then in paragraph four he states " if our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientist even disscusing further visits to its surface" which moves me to think that he beileves that Venus is so "inhospitable" that we shouldnt even waist time experimenting to in hopes find our second earth.
When reading this I hope you take time to think about the importantce of this article and you have time to think what should we do? Should we go do more test in hopes Venus could be our second earth or just stay here and spend the time and money fixing our earth. | 2 |
1b01352 | Driverless Cars Are The Future
Would it be beneficial to having cars that drive themselves? Driverless cars would influence and benefit the world greatly. These modified vehicles would benefit society by providing easy transportation, including safety precautions, and helping the eldery and disabled.
Driverless cars would provide easy transporation by the user would get in the car and the car would drive to where it's programmed to go. The user would just have to sit back and enjoy the ride while the car did all the work. This would make for a easy and relaxing source of transportation.
Furthermore, these high tech vehicles would include safety precautions. They are said to have seats that vibrate or annoucements on when the driver should take over. These cars would also include many precautions and feautures that would appeal to the buyer of the car. Driverless cars would not be allowed to be sold if they did not come with verified safety precautions.
In addition, driverless cars would benefit the lives of the elderly and disabled tremendously. Some elderly and disabled people do not have the freedom of driving. They may be prescribed by a doctor not to or they might not be able to see as well as the average person. Therefore with the new innovation of driverless cars they would have the opportunity to drive as well.
In conclusion, these modified vehicles would benefit society by providing easy transportation, including safety precautions, and helping the elderly and disabled. Technology is getting better and better everyday and these vehicles will be here before society realizes it. These cars will indeed benefit the world for the better. | 3 |
1b0676e | I agree with the claim against the value of using this technology to read student's emotional expressions. First off, we perform these calcutions everyday, as we can tell if our friend is happy or sad by looking at their face most of the time. Also, video imagery tells us that the facial emotions for each emotion are universal. Another big reason is that we really don't know just how much computers can do, it can be where computers detect whether you're happy or sad.
Performing this calculation every day, we would have trouble describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. However, we can also use human anatomy to help paint precisely enough to convey specific emotions. New computer software has anatomical information as electronic code. Video imagery which is the new emotion-recognition software which tracks these facial movements in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa. The software can detect mixed emotions by weighing the different units. We really don't know how much the computer can do, it can detect if you're happy or sad, and make computer-animated faces.
In a whole, this is a lot to disagree with, since computers are taking over our world now so I believe this is a great idea. Reason being is that we have video imagery, the amazing and undiscovered knowledge of a computer, and our own brains because we calculate expressions on our own every day. These our all major factors that align with the fact that I believe technology should be able to read students' emotional expressions. | 2 |
1b07598 | Polution, the same thing that people have been concerning over and over, not because we can't change it, however because we can. In Germany there's an expirimental town where seventy percent of people do not use an automobile for transportation, also in Paris, France in order to reduce smog and polution. And even in Bogota, Colombia they are holding days in which millions of people go without thier cars.
The first thing about limiting car usage that typically comes up is, how would we get around? By the same means that a normal person without a car would, In fact German researchers actually attempted a study in which they created a small city that is only one square mile that houses more than five thousand people. by walking, riding a bike or skating +70% of Vauban's population go to work and school every single day without using a car. In fact, 57% of families living in Vauban say that they sold thier cars to move into into the city (Elizabeth Rosenthal).
In Paris, durring 2014 Paris repetitively reached almost record breaking levels of polution and smog. As a result of all of that smog, the city of Paris regulated the use of automobiles, this action came as a surprise to the nearly four thousand people that were fined $32 and twenty-seven people's cars were impounded due to how they reacted to the tickets. And as a result of this regulation, typically paris would have about 147 micrograms of PM (particulate matter) per cubic meter average per week, and because they regulated driving the smog levels nearly halved in Paris.
Moving to Colombia, the country of coffee and spices. In the city of Bogota the mayor holds "car free days" to reduce smog and the peoples dependance on thier cars. And in order to do so they premote the use of public and alternative transportation and actually fine all of the people that didn't comply a fee of twenty-five dollars. And even thought the fine was a mere $25 the peole responded positively and to this day people in the capital city of more than 7 million people continue to walk, bike and find new ways to get to work and school.
So all in all the tought of cutting back on using cars seems like a good idea that could not only fix the worlds dependance on oil and fossil fuels but also help people get back into shape. | 3 |
1b08d3d | The Robot car era has begin, and trying to come strong as well. The car industry is ah huge industry , racking up billions every year but now there to start something new that will take the world by storm and the car industry will changed as we know it . The driveless car. People beileve this is what america and the world needs, but is it really?
In the late 1950s, General motors created a concept car that could run on a
special test track. the track was embedded with an electrical cable that send radio signals to receiver on the front of the car. engineerd at berkeley tried something with magnets with alternating polarity. This lead to the all luxury , well balcned , and smarter cars of today ,but can they get even smarter ? Srbastian thrun , founder of the Google car project , believes that the technology has finally caught up to began his dream. But before 2000, "there was no way" said thrun , to make something interesting . but now he is on his way to his dream , but is that dream reallt needed and was it safe as well.
In 2013, BMW announced the development of "traffic Jam assistant". The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch srnsors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. n fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. they can steer , accelerate , and brake themselves, but allare deigned to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills , such as navigating through work zones and around accidents . | 1 |
1b0c156 | Being dedicated to something and then not being able to even view it or go after that goal that you are dedicated to would really suck. Thats what is happening with Venus, Venus hasn't been able to be viewed due to fact that this planet is a very dangerous planet. However, Venus is a very unique planet, it shares many of the similar characteristics as Earth it's self does. Venus however is a very dangerous planet to be on or to be around, this has caused people to not be able to further study the planet of Venus. However, NASA has been coming up with ways on how they could make this work, how they could get someone to Venus safely so they can do more research on this planet. The author supports his suggestion through his views of how dangerous this planet really is, how this planet is unique which gives reasons on why it is worth it, and lastly by showing us how this pursuit is possible.
First, Venus is very dangerous and astronomers really do not know what to expect since no one has ever stepped foot on Venus. Venus is very hot, a lot hotter than Earth is, and human bodies are not used to the climate that is on Venus which makes it very dangerous and very risky for the human body. In paragraph 3 it states, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressue is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Venus is a very dangerous planet due to the fact that human bodies can not handle being aroud that climate, safely atleast. Also, the author also states in paragraph 3, "Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface." All of those weather impediments are very dangerous and no human should go through that because it is very life threatening. By going up to Venus these astronomers are risking their lifes and are putting their lifes in great danger. They have no clue what to expect because no one in human history has been to this planet. These weather impediments are huge reasons on why no one has ever stepped foot or landed on Venus.
Lastly, NASA has been compelling ideas on how they can send humans to
Venus safely, but still allowing them to learn more about this planet. The article states, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Because of these weather impediments, no human can land of the planet without dying, so NASA came up with an idea that will get these scientists there safely and still allow them to observe the planet. The article also states, " Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up out of their way. At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth." By using this vehicle it would hopefully be keeping the scientist out of danger. Even though Venus is a very unsafe planet for humans there is still one way that could possibly get humans to the planet safely.
The author supports his suggestion that going up to venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers veru well. The author demonstartes how dangerous the planet is and how harmful it can be to humans. The author shows why it is worthy to pursuit it by showing the audiance the characteristics of the planet, whats on it, what happens on, and what the planet is like. Lastly, he showed the audiance that it is possible to allow scientists to study further on Venus by being upclose to it and actually seeing the planet. This article further demostrated that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it may present. | 4 |
1b0d4bd | Dear Mrs. Senator,
The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and a poorly representative system for our nation. Previous elections and facts show that the Electoral College may have worked in the past, but does not work in accuratley representing the millions of voters in our country any longer.
In the 2000 presidential campaign, the unfairness of the Electoral College was blatantly obvious. "Seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, and voters in twenty five of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaig ad," (Plumer). The vote was left almost entirely in the hands of a few "swing voters" in Ohio, which is not an accurate representation of the opinions of the American population. During this campaign in 2000, Al Gore received more individual votes than George W. Bush nationwide, however, Bush received 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266, so Bush was elected president (Plumer). It is obvious that the votes of the Electoral College do not accurately reflect the opinions of the people, and gives the citizens of our country poor representation in our government.
The arguments in favor of the Electoral College are weak at best. In the article "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President" by Richard A. Posner, the opening paragraph is practically an argument against the Electoral College. In the article, Posner states, "The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president... [t]he advocates of the position are correct in arguing that the Electoral College method is not democratic... it is the electors that choose the president, not the people." In this opening statement for an article about how great the Electoral College is, Posner proves quite the opposite. The people of our country deserve proper representation; each of their individual votes should be important and their opinions on who leads this country should be heard.
As stated in this counterclaim, it is not the people who choose the president- it is the electors in the unjust Electoral College system.
According to a Gallup poll taken in 2000, over 60% of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now (Plumer). It is clear the majority of the U.S.A. would prefer a different way of electing a president, whether that be a direct election, or another system that properly represents the nation's opinions. The list of possibilities of things going wrong in the Electortal College is large. Suppose there was a tie, which is entirely possible, since there is an even number, 538, of Electoral votes (Posner). If this happened, the election of the president would be put in the hands of the House of Representatives. In this system, each state casts only one vote, so the representative from Wyoming who is casting a vote for 500,000 voters would have as much say as the representative from California, whose single vote represents the opinion of 35 million voters . If this isn't an unethical process, I don't know what is.
Mrs. Senator, as a citizen of the United States, and Democrat in the mainly Republican state of Florida, I want my voice to be heard.
With the current Electoral Collge system, I am worried that it won't be. I shouldn't have to worry about "faithless" electors refusing to vote for my party's candidate, or the electors in my state not casting a vote that represents my opinions. In the free country of America, I want my vote to count and our government to make decisions based on what
I say, not some electors from my state. With this current Electoral College system, I cannot have my representation or freedom bestowed upon me by the Constitution, and that needs to change. Thank you for reading, and I hope you can make a difference.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 4 |
1b14997 | In this reading, the author is talking about exploring venus, but all his evidence speaks differently. I believe the author does not support the clam that Venus is a worthy pursuit because the evidence given is mediocre. He contradicts himself in many paragraphs proving why we shouldn't send people over, and has not given any reason why we should go over there.
In this short persuasive article, the author does not pursuade at all. In paragraph two, the backround of Venus is given, but it's not stated why its important to visit this planet. "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size." The only valid reason givin in this short story is when it is said in paragraph 4, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This statement gives no reason for traveling and researching Venus except for the fact it used to be like Earth.
Though it is said Earth is one of a kind, this article states Venus is the most like Earth planet they've ever found. That could be a valid reason to explore and consider inhabiting, but it is proven with evidence that Venus is inhospitable and would serve no purpose in researching and visiting. In paragraph three, it is said, "On the planets surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." These conditions are said to be inhospitable in paragraph four. It is also said, "Such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our ocean and liquify." This evidence says the planet is almost impossible to visit and collect data on, except in the fifth paragraph, it is a very long explanation as to how we could even study venus. This is then contradicted in the sixth paragraph by saying photography and videography are ineffective because of the thick atmosphere, and no samples would be possible because the ground conditions are too bad for humans, and even metal.
In conclusion, the evidence the author has given us condradicts and outweighs the evidence given for the idea Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers, meaning he did not support this idea. | 5 |
1b1975b | Every four years since the founding of the United States, a president has been elected by the people to lead the U.S. According to source 1, the system used to select the president is the Electoral College. The Electoral College involves voters voting for president they want, as normal, and then the president that got the majority vote in that state gets all of that state's electoral votes. Supporters of the Electoral College claim that it is good that the presidents focus more on swing states, and that they are more likely to be the thoughtful voters, but there is zero evidence shown to support this, and it makes presidents focus on states disproportionally. The Electoral College should be abolished and replaced by the popular vote system, as it is an outdated method compared to modern technology, makes the vote of an individual seem even more insignificant, and makes presidents not campaign in states that are small or loyal to them.
Since the Electoral College was hundreds of years ago, it does not account for all of the new technologies that have been developed since then. The founding fathers could not have possibly thought that it would be possible to easily count all of the nation's votes with a machine, but now it is possible. It is likely that the reason they thought of the Electoral College in the first place was because it would mean that they could spread out the tallying of votes between the states, instead of doing it all at once. Nowadays though, there are computers that can count votes faster than ever imagined. Popular vote is now a viable method since every person's vote can be accurately counted.
Due to the Electoral College relying on a majority rules system, the vote of a single person can be completely insignificant. According to source 3, a supporter of the Electoral College, "Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election...." This should not be the case when voting. Voters should research their choice as if the election relied completely on them. But instead, there is a system in place where somebody's vote can be rendered completely useless in not multiple ways! For example, if a state already has their majority of citizens voting for president A, if somebody votes for president B it will be as if they didn't vote at all! Even in a case where the state is completely 50:50 on who to give the electoral votes to, if the last person votes for president A, tipping the majority in his favor, according to source 2, "... those electors could always defy the will of the people," and end up voting for President B. The Electoral College is an anti-thesis to democracy, because a citizen's vote can be rendered completely pointless at multiple points.
Both those who support the Electoral College system and those who oppose it agree that the Electoral College puts a much bigger focus on swing states and states with large populations, according to sources 2 and 3. To put this into perspective, here's an example of why supporting big swing states should not be rewarded. The US has 6 states. 5 are completely democrats and each have populations of 20. 1 is half democrat half republican and has a population of 100(assume 20 people equals an electoral vote). If the republican presidential candidate convinces a single democrat in the big state to vote for them, they will get the majority vote in that state and get 5 electoral votes. This results in the democratic presidential candidate, with 149 people supporting him, tying with the republican presidential candidate, with 51 people supporting him. Simple logic shows that the opinion of 149 people is more important than that of 51 people, so a popular vote system would have been best in this situation. The focus on certain states is such a popular method by the presidential candidates, that, according to source 2, "During the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all..."Big states and swing states should not receive much more attention per citizen from the presidential candidates than little states do.
In conclusion, the Electoral College should be replaced by the popular vote system as soon as possible. The Electoral College relies on archaic methods to make tallying votes simpler for the government, which results in problems. It's like the government is rounding the votes. The winner-takes-all method of the Electoral College can render a voter's vote completely useless, and it even allows representatives to vote for the presidential candidate that is against the voter's wills. Presidential candidates will not bother campaigning in states that are loyal to their adversary or are too small to be worth their time. While a single person's opinion might not seem important, or rounding votes seems "easier," no corners should ever be cut when deciding who the leader of a nation with over 50 million citizens is, which is why the Electoral College should be replaced by the popular vote system. | 5 |
1b1d926 | State Senator of Florida I think we should not keep the Electoral Collage and change to popular vote for the president of the U.S.A.There are meny reasons im against the Electoral College one is that I want to vote for the president and im not alone over 60% of voters prefer a direct election instad of what we have now. Now here are the other reasons im against the Electoral College.
Fisrt,in the story I read tittled "The Indefensible Electoral College:Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wroung" states that "Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and the ALF-CIO wanted to Abolish the Electoral College". Those are only some of the people that want to get rid of the Electoral College.
Thats why im with them against the
Electoral College.
Second,Over 60% of voters whould prerfer a direct election than the one we use now. The reason I think they whould want a Direct Election is that they are the one who votes for who they what insted of the Electoral College voteing for the canadate that the most people wanted. Say if you wanted to vote for canadate A so you do but more people like canadate B insted so the Electoral College votes for canadate B and canadate B gets the points for your state. Thats the second reason I think we need to get rid of the Electoral College.
They're still people out their who think that we need to keep the Electoral College and I cant change your mind but only tell you that there are things wroung with the Electoral College. One problem with it is that the electors can be anyonenot holding public office. Another problem with it is that each state only casts one vote, A single representative from Wyoming representing 500,000 voters whould have as much to say as the 55 representatives from Califorina who represent 35 million voters. Thats why I think we dont need the Electoral College.
In conclusion,Thats why I think we need to get rid of the Electoral College and go to popular vote. Because of the meny people who want to get rid of the Electoral College I think its just a matter of time befor we dont have the Electoral College any more someday we will vote for the canadates we want insted of the Electoral College. | 3 |
1b23e99 | I believe self -driving cars can be useful if they are made right. Self-driving cars can be beautiful thing, they could cause less acccidents beacue there would be no user error, driving drunk, falling asleep behind the wheel, and no texting while driving could savge lives. All of these things gone from driving sounds great but, if you have to stay alert and watch the road as if you're driving the car then whats the point in a "self-driving" car?
Yes self-driving cars do decrease the risk of user error accidents but, as soon as the car tells you to grab the wheel because you need to drive the risk of those accidents go right back up. Yeah self-driving cars is a cool concept and, it would be nice to not have to drive all the time. With the thechnology we have now it wouldn't really be a self-driving car. It would be more like a car that drives its self until it thinks it is "too dangerous" for it to drive. So then you would have to start driving and we're back to square one. Why sit there and hold onto a wheel but not actually control the car? I don't want to sit there and have to act like im driving even though I'm not. That doesn't sound enjoyable to me at all.
If sitting in car acting like your driving but, not actually driving it sounds enjoyable to you then be my guest and buy yourself a "self-driving" car. I think if they made self-driving cars so advanced that they actually self-drive and the person in it doesn't have to do anything then it would be woth creating. Self-driving cars that require you to act like youre driving incase its "too dangerous" don't sound like a "self-driving" car to me. | 2 |
1b26302 | Dear state senator,
There has been an ongoing conflict on the matter of the proper method to use when deciding on a president: use of the electoral college, or popular vote. I believe that this should be looked upon in greater concern than it currently is. Not only do many people question this arguement, but they feel uncomfortable by it too. I believe the electoral college should be taken away from the process. This is a more secure way of voting because the people of this nation feel as if whom ever they vote for may not actually be voted for by the electors. And this is, in no way, a good thing for the nation.
In the first place, the electoral college has its flaws, as anything would. But it's these flaws that the popular vote dosen't have that makes it a less valid way to decide something as important as presidency. The electoral college has a seemingly fair way of deciding such a thing. Each state is given a certain number of electors to represent its population (Ex. A small state such as Maryland would have less electors than California). It seems alright, until you realize how unfair it really is... In one way, though rare, the electors may switch outlooks, and end up voting for the opposite candidate than whom they were voted, in turn, to vote for. Some even choose at random who they will vote for, regardless of who they were supposed to choose. Which then leads to the unfair decision for however many people he or she represented.
Not only does it have the unfair use of electors, but it also is much more inprecise than popular voting methods. While the electoral college, in total, has only a couple hundred votes, it is less rational than the millions upon millions of people across the nation wanting to vote for whoever they wish with the use of the popular vote method. In '
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong', the author explains, in paragraphs 4 and 5, how in the case of a tie in the electoral vote, that "the Houses selection can hardly be expected to reflect the will of the people." Meaning that no matter what the people think, the president shall be chosen for them. And this is not the right way to elect the person designated to run the country.
In my final point, as not to bore you with countless others, the use of popular vote has already surpassed the electoral college votes, as such in the case of Nixon vs Kennedy, but has not proven enough to win the election. How is that fair, on any level? It shows how most people voted for one candidate, but then have that candidate lose because of the electoral college. Is that not reason enough, to show that people wanted a certain person as president, but because of the electoral college, didnt get as they wanted nor deserved? Not only is it shown in basic reasoning, but it is also shown in the numbers. The electoral college is an unjust way to elect presidents.
I hope this is enough to change your view on the electoral college. It is not the fair way to let the people of this nation have the leader they want and and rightfully deserve. The use of popular vote is. It not only is a direct line of voting from the people, but all in all has a much fairer way to total the votes. A vote itself cannot possibly change from the point it is written to the point when it is accounted for, but an elector can. Don't allow this to happen the next term. And i speak for most of the people in the U.S. when i say, as Bob Dole did: Abolish the electoral college! | 5 |
1b2bd26 | Luke graduated from high school and his life got more complucated. After he graduated he was working two part-time jobs. His freind invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. Luke could not refuse. After that one trip he has gone on six teen other trips. In the mean time of wating to get were he wanted to go he helped out on the ship. He feed and gave water to young houres and cattle.
Luke liked living like that. He liked to be on the move and working wile he was going some were. When he works he gets to see all sortes of beutiful and amazing things. On one trip he went to China and on anuther he went to Greece. He went througth all kinds of rivers, lakes, and ocanes.
If you are the tip of person that likes to travel this is the purfected jod for you. But if you get sea sike this is a taribble job for you. And all you have to do is feed and give water to hourses and cattle three time a day and after the hourses and cattle get off the boat you can play baseball, vollyball, table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, and you can read.
So if you like to travle over seas and like to play games. the job is just right for you and you get to go to China and Greece. And if you go to work on the boat remember luke you might just see him. Good luck working and traveling with the UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.) | 2 |
1b2c90e | Driverless cars may seem like an idea of the future, but they are already here.
Studies have been in progress since the late 1950s and are continually getting more complicated to date.
Driverless cars may seem like the next big thing and look as though they have many upsides to them, yet, the public has still not been offered a genuine driverless car.
Scientists are trying to make something that does not need to be invented, using up funds and donations towards it, when they could be trying to make current cars and roads more safe.
Driverless cars should remain a fantasy of the future and nothing more because they will cost a lot of money to start up and mantain, not all data is complete on them, and they are not as safe as cars with drivers.
Driverless cars will cost a lot of money to make and maintain, and the specialized roads that they will drive on cost more money, too.
Older theories for these cars that involved them being driven on roads with eletrical cables beneath them, or roads that were essentially "magnets," were too expensive to be used.
With the original ideas too expensive, scientists are now researching newer, more cost efficient ways, but even newer cars that are less costley, still cost too much.
The car includes many sensors, cameras, a GPS reciver, and an intertial motion sensor which would cost more many than any regular car, and the most expensive part would be the LIDAR technology used to create a model of the cars surroundings.
Everything added to a smarter car, to make it driverless, that costs much more money than any other car, can all be done for free by the human brain.
All the extra technology gives nothing to prove that it will always work and never give out when someone is in the car.
There is not much data provided on how driverless cars will work and what technically makes them driverless.
One would imagine that with the name "driverless car" that they would not have to drive the car.
Yet, in these cars scientist make an alert system to alert the driver when they must take control of the car.
Driverless cars will lend a false sense of security because someone may decide to take a nap while in one, only to have the alert going off but they do not see or hear it.
The person in a driverless car must remain alert at all times, just as in a regular car, causing the name "driverless car" to be meaningless.
There is nothing saying that these cars will work the way they are supposed to which can cause saftey problems.
Driverless cars are not as safe as cars with drivers.
Not everyone will have a driverless car, and if someone driving a regular car disobeys a traffic law, such as running a red light, how is the driverless car to know or stop on time?
Someone driving in a regular car would be able to swerve or stop at the last minute when seeing someone run a red light, but the driverless car would not be able to.
People can make sudden actions and do uncalled for things when driving, which can be a major disadvantage to driverless cars, but a peron's quick thinking can stop an accident if they are in a regular car.
Driverless cars are costley, do not have enough completed data on them, and are unsafe.
It would be considerabley cheaper and safer to have a human drive a car, because everything that a driverless car does, a human can do without any added technology.
Within driverless cars humans still need to be alert and focused on the road, terminating the reason for a driverless car in the first place.
No information is given as to what would happen if someone in a driverless car were in a wreck with someone in a regular car, or another driverless car for that matter.
Driverless cars are wonderful ideas that should remain as such. | 3 |
1b2cd91 | The advancement in this era's technology is truly mesmerizing and breath-taking. This newfound technology, the Facial Action Coding System, enables computers to identify human emotions. This technology could be extremely beneficial to students in a learning environment. The FACS can also do good towards the students ability to learn, but it can also be beneficial to their safety as well.
Not only would the computer change the way it teaches when it senses the students boredom or confusion, it would also make sure the students full attention is on the lesson, based on the facial muscles the student makes. The FACS would also ensure that the student has a complete understanding of the the material. This would be a major stepping stone for future students who struggle in their own classroom environment. In the text, the author includes a quote from the scientist Dr. Huang saying, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."
In light of recent activties, it can be assumed that no one ever knows when a potential threat may reveal itself until it is too late. This holds true especially when applied to the schools across America. FACS would do immense good towards the safety of students in schools all across the country and even the world. The FACS would have the ability to, "...identify mixed emotions," and "...knows when you are happy or sad." This technology can be used to the advantage of the school to identify when a student is feeling distraught, distressed, or when a they are anxious according to the muscles on their faces.
More over, this technology can tell when a student is being truthful or not. According to the article, "To an expert, faces don't lie;". The code encrypted to the FACS is an algorithim used to decode facial expressions as it did to the Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, The Mona Lisa. When the code in the computer scans the facial expression of the students, it is then, "...compared against a neutral face (showing no emotion)." In the results of this process, the computer can notify the teacher or administration if the student was being truthful or not.
All in all, this technology proves to be very beneficial to the safety of the students in school and also proves to be excellent towards the students ability to learn and keep learning in school. From scanning to see if a student is sad to telling a higher authority that a student is being untruthful, this technology of the FACS can potentially revolutionize the world for the greater good. Students in a learning environment would undoubtedly be safer, secure and | 4 |
1b31f9f | I think that this new technology can be valuable in many different ways. It can help teachers know why a student is acting different. It can also help teachers know why the kid is not turning in his homework. If the kid is getting in to trouble fighting in school teachers can use this to know why he is doing this to see wat is wrong or how he feels.
If a student is acting different in class teachers can use this new technology to identify his emotions and see why he is acting different. That way teachers can know why and maybe have a little talk with him. So that he stops acting the way he is n stop being disrespetful.
This new technology can also help the teachers know why this kid is not turning in his work. He may not turn in his work because he is sad or is not feeling good if teachers know this then they can talk to the kid and help him start turning his work in so that he can pass his classes and graduate.
If a student is getting into trouble, fighting , talking bad to teachers. The principles can use this knew technology to know why he is doing this or how he is felling maybe there is stuff going on at home and he is felling sad and angry at the same time. If teachers know then they can help this kid out and start to meke the kid make good choices.
Well this is why i think the use of this technology is valuable. hoefully we will have this someday i think that it will be really helpful and usefull for teachers i think they will use it a lot to find out how students are feeling or their emotions. | 3 |
1b3b11e | The face on Mars is it a alien message or a natural landform.
I would say it is a landform. Why I will give several reasons why I think it is a landform latter in the argumentative essay i will be typing for Istep.
One reason I think it is a landform is how in the world could aliens bulid such a good looking face that looks a lot like a real human. I don't get how would the even know what a human even looks like. If they had some sort of device the going around Earth taking pictures of us would NASA already know about it or the National Goverment.
My second reason why the face on Mars is a natursl landorm. Is how could the make it when it is made out of rock. Did they go find a rock and start just carving a human face into it, NO you want to know why because things like that on Mars can't be used, Why because if they could be NASA would have traveled to Mars by now. PLus how would they move heavy equipment to mve the rock with out NASA seeing it, we have several microscopes going around different places of Space looking at different plants and such. So how could they not have seen that.
And for my thrid reason why the face on Mars is a natural landform. The text stats that their was no sigh of alien sighs or symbols the made us think that the aliens made this creppy looking face. BUt people say sense the 1998 trip to Mars was very cloudy when they toke the picture of the face. So they had to go back for a third time in 2001 a final prove that it is a natural landform and that is what they did. They shot a amazing photo that provide that there was no alien sighs or symbols by the face or around it.
The 3 reasons I gave you today are reasons why this face is a natural landform not any anilen made thing. That would be creepy and not right in my eyes. And maybe other peoples eyes. But to some people they think this is a alien made face which makes them crazy because it is definently a natural landform made form high winds and strong storms. | 3 |
1b3b613 | To many people the idea of a driverless car can seem a long time from here but it is actualy closer than you think. In 2016 Tesla is making a car that drives itself 90% of the time. But with these new technologies people are divided on the idea of 100% driverless cars.
With driverless cars being a possibility in the near future the technology can really help people who otherwise would not be able to be in a car by themselves. For example a blind man would be able to go some were without the need of another person. Or a physicly disabled person could enjoy a road trip by themselves.
Although some people would say that the cars are really expensive, well you would be right they are expensive but in 2016 Tesla the same company developing the 90% selfdriving car is releasing a new battery powerd car. And yes this has been available for years but this car is a step in the right derection. The car is said to be afordable with a price tag in the $20,000 dollar range. And these cars ususaly came with a $100,000 price tag and as you see with this car it is easy to think that the driverless cars could be afordable in a couple years. And with Tesla taking the first leap into this technology you can expect great results.
With Driverless cars roaming the street it is fully possible to end all crashes. The cars wouldn't have human input which in turn would cancel the possability of human errors. And with the creation of self driving cars us as humans would advance with better technology and this would be a boost to help push are limits in the auto industry. | 2 |
1b3b9bf | The Facial Action Coding System is a great program with many applacations. We have facial expressions even when were not feeling any thing but we dont realize it. Takeing the The "FACS" would be great in schools. Not it also can pick out the ones who cant consentrate, when they are overwhelmed .It would allow teachers to get real time feedback on what they just introduced to the students.
The more majority of kid dont like to admit that the dont under stand somthing when all their classmates do. So "FACS" could help find kids that are confused before they fall behind," A classroom computer could recognize when a students is becoming confused or bored" - 6 Nick D' Alto. This could help improve students test scores becuase the teacher would know who needs a bit more time for and explanation and who under stands it. This could help students from digging themselves a hole , but it's not a total safey net they still have to do the work.
Facial action coding system have one of the best uses in the classroom. They can see somthing that teachers cant or dont notice. With this tech we could also spot learning disaplitys earlier too, so they dont get maked as a "dumb" kid and get swept under the rug. We sould implment "FACS" in classrooms becuase it can help kids who are confused and it can help keep them from falling too far behind | 3 |
1b3c850 | Driverless cars are a great innovation in the car industry. The new driverless cars will make driving more enjoyable, more fuel efficient, and make driving safer.
One main advantage about a driverless car is the stress of driving will go away. No more will people have to deal with other people riding their tail, speeding, and not abiding by the laws of the road.
Another reason is fuel consumption. The future looks good for mother earth, when driverless cars are invented they are thought to use only half the fuel the normal everyday car would guzzle up. This is a major positive with the prices of fuel rising and in more demand than ever.
They will also make driving safer by eliminated humans from the equation. People are amazing at a lot of things but driving isn't always one of them. By letting the person sit back and relacks while their car does the driving, this automatically eliminates the human factors of: being tired, undecisive on what to do, or not very good at driving. Eliminating this will make car crash rates go way down.
Some people think driverless car are to dangerous and raise questions like," if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer? " This is an example of one of the many questions being raised but the technoloy failing and someone getting hurt, is no different than the brakes failing and someone getting hurt. And most all driveless car have the ability to let the human take the wheel if the car is in trouble.
Driverless cars are a great innovation in the car industry. The new driverless cars will make driving safer, more fuel efficient, and more enjoyable for driver but until they officially release one no one can says if they are a magnificent idea or down right terrible idea. | 3 |
1b3fba8 | Dear Mr. Senator,
There are many ways to go about elections of any kind, as you may know vey well seeing that you have been in one or more yourself. This country is about the will of the people supported by their government to excel and achieve the various goals they may very well have. Voting is one of those insintives people revieve, and how it is set up is an important part of that. We should keep relying on the Electoral College to succeed in keeping our country a democracy.
Having the Electoral College is a safe way to ensure that all people in every state get to voice their opinion while still keeping in mind the majority as a priority. As stated by author Richard A. Posner, people vote for a slate of electors, not the president, whom are entrusted to vote for the presidential candidate they represent. The number of electors is determined by the population of the state, which basically means the number of members in that state's House of Representatives and two for the Senate, as stated in Source 1: What Is the Electoral College? This ultimately would provide fair numbers for the overall count without making the smaller states feel insignificant.
Even with the smaller states being fairly included people argue that candidates do not pay attention to them and disreguard their overallvotes so we should switch to popular votes. These accusations may be true in a sense but what is to be expected if they dont account for as much or maybe they are already accounted for as "decided", as stated by Richard P. Would you campaign in a place like that? Especially since having elections be decided by popular votes could result in run-off elections to which no clear winner is evident, they would result in a tie, as included by Richard A. Posner. Having a tied election would end up giving the HOR overall election power, as presented in Source 1: What Is the Electoral College, so their arguement is not considerate of all possibly outcomes.
All in all, sticking with the Electoral College seems to be the best bet for our democratic country. Electors are trustworthy, with few faults, and the system is set up in a way that is fair to all. Keeping this system just making elections easy, fair, and helps to prevent ties and future headaches for all whom are involved | 3 |
1b43b9e | The facal reconition is not a good idea because then if you are relaxed the computer might think you are mad or upset. The best thing for this program is to not usit for school computers but for phones. having emotion reconition is not the best idea.
The reasson it would not be a good idea is because in paragraph 4 "using video imagry,the new emotion-recogonition softwhere tracks your facial movements...". This could lead to malfunctions with the computer and why would we need to be told our emotion if we already know what our emotion is.
also the money you would need to buy the specal computer and the softwhere could get really exspencive.
The money factors in because in paragraph 7 " your home PC cant handle the complex algorithms used to decode mona lisa's smile". The amount of money you would have to spend for a new computer would be a lot and from what it sounds like it is a computer that people cant even carry around with them. What if the computer has a bunch of malfunctions too then what all that money was wasted o something that doesnt even work.
People would also have to worrie about others trying to hack the computer even if there is a fire wall to protect it. Schools shouldnt have the emotion reconition in there classes because the teacher would know if a student was confused and didnt know how to do the homework because they would ask for help.
Inconclusion the emotion reconition is not a good idea because poeple dont want to carry around a computer just to know what their emotion is. People know what there emotion is with out the special computer. The facial recogonition is just a bad idea. | 3 |
1b45c61 | Our facial expressions can tell someone a lot about how we feel about something or situations in our lives, sometimes even better than verbal communication. Being able to read these expressions and change the environment around us could help the human race acheive the goal of becoming monumentally more happy people. Throughout the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author mentions many studies and facts relating to the Facial Action Coding System, which enables computers to identify human emotions. This would be very useful in the classroom because the studies shown have very intelligent figures present, the article includes a thourough explanation about how the FACS operates and succeeds, and how the technology could improve the willingness to learn and the ultimate goal of maintaining happiness.
First of all, in paragraph 6, the diction in the paragraph and the implementation of an interview with an intelligent figure relating to the product prove that this machine could make a vital difference in a classroom-style learning environment. For exmaple, author Nick D'Alto interviews Dr. and Prof. Thomas Huang of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois. Dr. Huang works with other professors such as Nicu Sebe on the FACS, and in this pragraph he states many important facts about how computers could alter the learning environment based on how the student feels. Dr. Huang says, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."
Being able to modify a lesson for a single student rather than an entire group could make a huge difference. Rather than the teacher having to chage the whole lesson for the entire class, the computer could "read" and individual student's face and effectively personalize the lesson for that student alone. This technology could supply a much needed change to the sometimes ineffective teaching of an instructor.
Also, in paragraphs 7 and 8, detailed instructions are given on how the machine works and how it can detect fake emotions from real emotions. For example, at the end of paragraph 7, the author states the difference between the muscle movements in a real and fake smile. He then states how the machine looks for the muscle movements and formations of a real smile rather than those of a fake one. Also, in paragraph 8, even more examples of differences in muscle formation are used to show how the technology will in fact work in a classroom environment. The differences between a fake and real smile may seem like an easy task to distinguish in real life, and it may appear to be a problem for a machine. However, the information written by D'Alto from the interview with Dr. Huang show that the machine will have no problem distinguishing a real, genuine happy smile from a fake, intentionally deceiving grin. Therefore, a student could not effectively trick the machine into changing a lesson in a classroom environment.
Finally, in paragraph 9, a study on facial expressions and their relation to emotions is cited. In this study, many important ideas about feelings carried out by humans are stated with truthfulness and security. For example, the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion states that moving your facial muscles can not only express emotions, but can even help produce them. This states that real emotions can occur from just making a face. Even if the person who was making the expression originally was not feeling that emotion, they may in fact feel that way after one small change in their expression. Also, the author references a "renowed drama coach," Constantin Stanislavsky, who states that he forced his actors to reproduce the actions of smiling and frowning so they genuinely feel happy or sad when on stage. Overall, a change in one small part of your face can change how you feel, and if this technology is implemented into classrooms throughout America, that one small change could alter the way students feel about learning.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), as mentioned in Nick D'Alto's "Making Mona Lisa Smile," could be used in classrooms to successfully "read" the faces of students, alter the lesson in some way just for them, and make sure each student is happy with what they are hearing and seeing. If this technology is implemented into classrooms around the globe, students will be more excited about their learning experiences, possibly receive much improved grades, and be more happy people in gerenal. If the faces of the next generation are happier than ever, what's to come afterword could be even better. | 6 |
1b4d2d6 | Venus has many dangeres thing that could kill people and the auther explaings how it is still worth explaring it. It is really hot and has almost no air that we can breath. NASA is trying to figer a way that they can study venus without getting hurt.
He says that Venus could have been just like earth with life living on it. It has simmiler rock formashen, valleys, mountains, and craters such as earth does from where water used to be. It now has vary dangres atmosphere it is like 800 degrees and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times grater then it is on are planet. Venus almost has a 97 percent caedon dixide blankets, it has the hottes surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. Venus has geology and wather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes.
NASA is working on possible solution to the hostile conditions of venus and they would allow scientists to float above the fray. It would be a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so milews above venuses landscapeing. It would be it by hovering over venus it would avoid all the unfriendly ground counditions, by staying up and out of their way. At 30 puls miles away it should be around 170 degrees fahrenheit and the air pressure would be close to that of a sea level on earth. Soler power would be good and the radiation would not exceed earth levels.
Even if we were able to have a ship hover over the planet we would be able to see much becouse most froms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. It is rendering standerdforms of photography and videography, reachers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. NASA is working on other approaches to study venus like some electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested. Other way is looking at technology from the past like the mechanical computers, they were frist envisioned in the 1800s, it played an important role in the 1940s throw ww2. They calculation by using gears and levers and do not required electronics unlike modern computers that enormously poweful, flexible , and quick, but is more delicate when it come to extreme physical conditions.
Venus is a very dangers planet but is it alos a really intersing planet that can have really hight timpers and bad storms and earthquakes. NASA is hopefully going to find a way to inter the planet one day if they have to use silicon cardbide or older computers they will one day be able to explor Venus and see what it has in store for them. | 3 |
1b56257 | From Luke's experieance he know's that he is lucky to life in america. And that other people in other countires don't get a chance to live a good life. So Luke let people from other places stay at his home so they could go to a good school. And that awarness stayed with him for the rest of his days. Like he said it was an opportunity of a life time.
Luke had just graduated from high school and was working 2 part time jobs. One at the bank. One at the grocery. Untill one day his friend Don Reist came along and asked him to be a "Seagoing Cowboy" with him. He knew this was the oppertunity of a life time. So obivisly he went.
In August 1995, World War ll was over in Europe, many countries were gone. So luke and the other Seagoing Cowboys were sent there with food, animals, and more. Luke and his friend were shiped over seas to help as part of the UNRRA. He was shocked to see all the countries ruined. There was nothing left!
After all of that he was shiped to China with lots of suplies. One his way he got to see ols castles. He also traveled down the Panama Canal. The aniamls keep Luke very busy. They needed to be feed 3 times a day. They played lots of ball games to pass the time. Like volleyball and table tennis.
Being a
Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure to Bomberger. On all over his nine missions he learned that he was very lucky. LIke he said,"It made me more aware of people of other countries and thier needs." And the awareness stayed with him, he became a host for international students and exchage visitors for many years. That oppertunity chaged Luke Bomberger's live forever! We are very lucky to live in the USA becuase we have many more oppertunities the anyone else does. | 1 |
1b58375 | Indefensible of The Electoral College
The Electoral College is widely hated through out the United States. Its said to be non-democratic way of selecting a persident. Each party selects a group of electors trusted to vote for their party. Mistakes happend in the past, like in 2000 when its happened to Ale Gore. Gore had a more sufficiant amount of popular votes than electoral, but Bush had more electoral, therfore Bush won and people that that was wrong or should say unfair.
There are some reasons to take away The Electoral College considering what people say or think, it need to be stopped.
A major issue of the Electoral College is that its unfair to some voters. During the campaing in 2000 seventeen states didnt see candidates at all. The winner-take-all awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. The winner-take-all system in each state the candidates dont spend any time in states they know the probably know they have no chance of winning.
In the Electoral College system, voters have something called the disaster factor. Whuch is mainly the problem in 2000, saying to have been the biggest election crisis in a century. In some occasions some electors have said no to voting for their party's candidate and cast a vote on who they please.
There may be good reasons to keep the electoral college system like the certainty of outcome like it happened with Obama and Romney.
The electoral college is not fair. After the Ale Gore situation in 2000, over more that 60 percent of people would rather have a direct vote than the electoral college system. Lots of people would with Bob Dole to abloish the electoral college. | 3 |
1b5891f | Join the Seagoing Cowbaoys program.This story will be about a boy named Luke Bomberger. Luke just graduated high school, His friend invited him to go to the Seagoing Cowboys program. How could he say no, so he went and joined the Seagoing Cowboys program.
It was 1945 Wold War 2, The UNRRA hire the Seagoing Cowboys to take care of the animals on board. "The cattle-boats trips were an unbalivable opportunity". Luke always said. Being a Seagoing Cowboy wasn't all what luke did, he loved seeing places like Greece,China. But his favorite was Acropolis in Greece. Caring for the animals keep Luke bissy. But on one rainy night he slipped on a ladder, a stip of metle saved him from falling over. But even with two cracked ribs he still had fun on the boat.
But being a Seagoing Cowboy was a adventure for Luke Bomberge. It made him more aware of people im other countries and there needs. Well I hope you like that storie about Luke Bomoberger. Also I hope you join the Seagoing Cowoys, If you do i bet you will have so much fun | 2 |
1b58c10 | Driverless cars have become a major topic in the automobile industry, what are "driverless" cars some may ask? Driverless cars are cars that actually don't rely on any human driving, it drives itself. It's a new invention of the automobile, that is on it's way to succeeding because of such updated technology. Google cofounder Sergey Brin envisions that one day soon, driverless cars will take over the automobile industry and become something that citizens use on a daily basis, he says it would replace the car today. Some may think this is an amazing idea and others may think this is one step closer to ending the world.
I on the other hand, think that this is something that would cause accidents left and right. It's a machine, you would be putting your life, your loved ones lives and even strangers lives in the hands of a machine. Machines break down all the time, how many times has your computer break down? The "driverless car" that they are dreaming of today, is a horrific idea that will cause millions of deaths. You also have to be alert 24/7 while in the "driverless car" so what's the point in sitting there holding on to the wheel just waiting for your turn to drive? If you don't like driving use a bus or even a taxi? Those are more reliable than a machine.
These driverless cars aren't even in the making yet, they haven't been tested and they are expecting to release them in 2020? That is 4 years away to get everything mastered, and safe. Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Nissan are all automobile industries that plan on taking that next step into technology with vehicles to allow drivers to be in the postion and alert mode just like you would be while driving, but instead a computer is doing your job for you? No matter what you have to be alert and holding on to the wheel?
In conclusion, I am against driverless driving because of the many reasons I listed above also, many people fall asleep behind the wheel. I have had family members fall asleep and do damage to not only himself but others around him. Falling asleep is easy, especially when someone or something else is already doing your job that keeps you alert and ready. | 4 |
1b5c960 | How would you like to join the Seagoing Cowboys,I think you sould join the Seagoing Cowboys because you get to go all around the world. you can also have lots of fun.
First I think you should join Seagoing Cowboys bacause you can go all around
the world. For example, the subtitle states "Luke Bomberger had been over the alantic ocean sixteen times and the pacific two times. Another example says in paragraph 4 that when he was discharged in 1947, Luke Bomberger had already made nine trips that was more than any Seagoing Cowboy. Luke was only eighteen when he first went to Greece.
Lastly, I think you should join because you can have lots of fun with your friends. In paragraph 8 the text talkes about how they had fun after unloading animals off the boat. They did thing such as playing table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and more. Also games helped pass the time.
I think these paragraphs should have inspired and persuaded you to join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 2 |
1b5f4fa | Driverless cars could be the way of the future or end up being the worst invention humans have ever fabricated. Driverless cars is a very good idea that could change the world for good. Even though there are some dangers, with research and time, these dangers could be eliminated for good. The idea of driverless cars is a great idea because the environment will benefit from it greatly and human error on the roads will become a thing of the past.
The environment will benefit greatly from driverless cars. For example, "The cars forsees will use half the fuel of todays taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus."
Also Modern cars have much better fuel economy and lower emissions than older, driver reliant vehicles. Crash rates will go down so there will be less debris on the road. Human error is also something that will become a thing of the past.
With time and research, cars can easily become smarter than a human. Humans lose attention on the roads, develope road rage, and brake the law frequently. These are all things that could lead to a fatal crash. For example, "Further improvments in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own." Drunk driving will also become a thing of the past and save more lives than anyone could even imagine. A driver less car can also utilize some of the cars capabilities that a human can not access. "The information from the sensors can cause the car ti apply brakes on individual and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone.
The idea of driverless cars is a great idea because the envirnment will benefit from it greatly and human error on the roads will become a thing of the past. Technology is advanced enough where we can develope safe and effective ways of getting rid of human error. Driverless cars are a great example of human innovation becomeing a reality. I look forward to see how driverless cars will excel in todays world and how they can improve our lives in the coming decades. | 4 |
1b6388e | Eh, its cool, sorta but knowing me I really dont care about this facial action coding thing. I wanna find out the mood of the picture on my own. But its a cool thingy, the fact that you can find out what the person in a painting is feeling is insane. As Dr. Huang says in paragraph 4 "the facial expression for each emotions are universal," "even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression." and that you can also reproduce a smile is weird ( I never knew that was a thing).But yea FACs can show you what your mood(s) are in a picture just by scanning your facial parts. Muscles called orbiculariaris make crows feet around your eye, but in a false smile. the mouth is strectched sideways using zygomatic major and a different muscle, the riorius. So all the muscles can get the coding to scan your face and it'll tell you the percentage of the mood that you are in whether you're sad, mad, happy, bored, it will tell you all of that jazyy stuff. | 1 |
1b66af5 | Im against to what they are using to see kids if they are mad or sad about anything. That is not good to see what are kids emotional expressions the kids don't want any one to know why they are sad or mad about. Thats why Mona Lisa keeps a smile on her face because she doesn't want anyone to know she mad or sad about something that she doesn't want to tell anyone about what is happing. What if you are having a bad day at school or work or at home and you dont want anyone to know waht is happing so you keep a smile on your'e face. Its a computer software that can recognize emotions."The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles". Imagine seeing your'e friend with a happy face but deep in side they are sad or mad about something that happend that day. Its valuable but at the same time no one wants anyone to know if they are having a bad day. What if someone used it on you too see if you were sad or mad or anything like that. You do not want anyone to know that you are having a bad day or anything that is happing in that day that you want no one to know. | 2 |
1b68c4b | Hi my name is Rashaad, Do you ever wonder what seeing venus whould look like? Or is it a worthy pursuit of dangers? Well today im going to tell you but first i am going to give you some backup information about our lovely twin venus. Venus is one of the brightest ponits of light in the night sky. Venus also has an nickname becuase of its brightness which is called the evening star. Venus is often refferd to as the earths twin becuase of its terms of density and size and sometimes the closest. But venus tempatures average over 800 degrees farherint and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than on earth. That is some background information so you can get an idea of what venus is.
But the real problem is that venus has a worthy pursuite of dangers heres why as in the text it says that,¨Humans have sent numerous spacecrafts to land on this cloud draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned,and for good reason,since no spacecraft surivived the landing for more than a few hours.¨ This shows that venus is very dangerrous not even a space craft chould land on it. Now lets find out why. The reason why venus is so dangerous becuase A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent of carbon dixoide blankets venus. Also on the planet´s surface averages about 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the pressure is like 90 times grater than on earth. This is problay why not a single spaceship has touched down on venus in more than three decades.
The author uses great detail to back up why studying venus is a worthy pursuit of dangers. becuase in the text he shows use the dangers that are already on venus and how it is super hot and that the weather is very diffrent from earth i can support this becuase in the text it states that,¨Beyond high pressure and heat,Venusian geology and weather present additional impdeiments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earhquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. this shows that he is giving us proper details to show why studying venus chould be worthy of being dangerous .But thats not all The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has one compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. In My opionon that is a sucide mission becuase we don´t even have that good of technolgy for humans to barley even have any oxygen to breath on there.
But the study of all this may not be left behind becuase humans want to explore all of the planets one day so this is good but dangerous trying to study Venus. But im going to give you some more information about the studying of exploring venus. So there solution to try an test this study out is to have a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the rolling venusian landscape. But they say it whould still be hot it whould at least be 170 degrees Fahrenheit. But a vehicle hovering over venus whould avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by stying up and out of their way as it says in the text. But NASA is working on other approaches to studying venus. But they have tired lots of exermeints as it says in the text like this one we it said that, Some simplified electronics made of sillicone carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus´s surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.
But the moral of this essay is to show you that the author had some good detail to show that studying venus is dangerous and a good thing if we find some things out. but all of this like the weather one day we are going to find out how we can fix all of that and how we are going to get better technolgy to fix all of this up so we chould land on mars safely one day. Also don´t forget that NASA is still doing some research on the planet so problay later in the future we might have alot of things to problay to help us with alot of things in the future. | 4 |
1b6c945 | The author shows many reasons that Venus should be studied. Some reasons are that Venus is the closest to earth in size and density and they also think that there were forms of life on Venus many thousands of years ago.
People often say that Venus is Earth's twin. Venus has many similar features with Earth such as size and density. In paragraph 2 the author says that Earth, Venus, and Mars are very close in distance. When Venus is really close by they send spacecafts up to Venus.
Some say that Venus had life forms many of thousands of years ago. The author say that Venus was probably covered in water just like Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky things like mountains, valleys, an craters. The author also says that Venus can sometimes be the nearest option for a visit.
In conclusion the author shows some good facts about how we can someday go to Venus because of its earth-like features and its once able to hole life and have oceans. | 2 |
1b7279b | What are the biggest advantages of limiting car usage? Now you are probably wondering what I mean by car usage. I mean not using them so much or maybe not using them at all. You're probably thinking to your self that this is a stupid idea. You're probably right, but look at all of the up sides to it.
Think about it, if poeple stop driving motorized vehicals, there would be less smog in the air. Think about our planet, all the smog we pump out of our vehicals a day. In an artical "paris bans driving due to smog" writen by Robert Duffer, it says that Paris pumped out 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter in a week, that's a lot in one week. Also look at what smog can do, for the people with breathing problem, they'll have to wear oxygen maskes just so they can go out side. Then, a lot of plants will die not because there isn't enough carbon dioxied, the smog would be blocking out the sun light. Our planet should come first, that's why we are hear to take care of this planet.
Now think how quiet the streets would be. lets take the rurle areas for an example, there arn't any cars out their. It's nice and peaceful and you don't have worry about all the noise while your trying to take your afternoon nap. Now lets look at New York, there's nothing quiet there, theirs always cars, the noise of the cars motors running, people honking their horns and people just yell at the people in front of them because they arn't moving. I think having to deal with that every day would be annoiying.
One last thing, if people stop driving cars there would be more people walking and riding their bikes, oh and can't forget the skeatboarders. People doing that every day there would be more people in the world that would be fit. About eighty percent of America is over weight. So if we cut back on driving and start walking that percentige would go down trumendisly in a five year pirod. Also we could have more people trying out for the olympics, wouldn't that be great?
No cars sounds great to me. Now if you were going on a road trip it would be ideal to have a car for that, but in any other case you don't have use your car at all. Smog is never a great thing, it would be great to have a quiet neighborhood and there would be more fit people in the world. Over all not having cars would be great, you just don't know it yet. | 3 |
1b734d9 | The image is just a landform and it was not created by aliens. It is a rock that was a natural landform on mars.
It was just another Martian mesa, it had unusaual shadows in it to make it look like a face. It says in paragraph 3 "huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusions of eyes, nose, and mouth." It is just a natural landform on mars that makes it look like a face because of the shadows.
25 years ago there was pictures being took on mars and it seemed to look like a face and some people thought it was aliens that made that landform on the planet mars. It says in paragraph 7 "Mars Global Surveyor flew over cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) teamed snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking Photos." There wasn't any alien monument when they went and flew over it.
Some people still didn't believe that it was just a natural landfrom. In 2001 they took a picture and a digital image 3 times the bigger than the pixel size so you could see if there was something there. It says in paragraph 11 "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!" Anything on that picture you could've seen but there was only the landform there.
There wasn't no alien sign there it was only a landform that was on mars that had shadows that made it look like a face on mars. | 3 |
1b7ce1c | Do students emotions really matter while you're trying to teach them? If a teacher were to use Facial Action Coding System to determine their student's feelings, they could tell what type of way they should teach. Could FACS improve the school systems all around the world? This system is great, if you have a hard time telling what peoples feelings are by their face and actions.
Have you ever been in class, and the teacher stops to ask you if you understand, because you may have had a confused look on your face? Your confused facial expression tells the teacher that you didn't understand what they are trying to teach, so they try teaching it another way or going over it again. Your expression told the teacher you weren't understanding, and needed to go over it again. It's not as difficult as it seems. This could help a teahcer in many ways.
If schools gave teachers Facial Action Coding Systems, they could use them to tell if a student is happy, confused, upset, or understanding. This is a great way for teachers to know how they should teach a lesson. Some teachers don't know how you feel about a chapter or lesson, unless you say something. Most students don't want to explain that they don't know what's going on, because they don't want to feel like they aren't as smart as the students that understand.
The systems know each muscle, and what it means when they move. FACS can tell what a person is feeling whether it's sad, happy, angry, confused, surprised, or more. By knowing this stuff, it is easier to communicate with a person. If someone is confused during school, and the teacher continues to teach how he, or she, has been teaching, the student won't be able to learn like they would if the teaching was brought to his, or her, level. Do you find it easier when a teacher teaches how you like to learn, or how other people like to learn? It's how you like to learn, right?
Facial Action Coding System can detect a person emotions. Is this a good system to have in a classroom? I believe it is. Emotions matter when you're trying to learn. How is someone supposed to understand something while they are confused? It's difficult, but it the teacher can tell you're confused the teaching might be changed to fit the students mind better. This is a great way to improve the learning system all around the world. | 3 |
1b7e42c | Alien Landform?
Do you think that the face on Mars is real or was created by an alien? As being a scientist, I dont think the face is real because Mars is not a living planet. Many of the planets in the solar system have different types of landforms in general. There is alot of evidence on how it could be many things and how it could have been made. Down below will be some evidence on how I think that the face on Mars is not real.
First, in paragraph two it said that the "Face" looks like a human face. "An enormous head nearly two miles away from end to end seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Carpet Planet called Cydonia." This could have meant that the camera was just put where the "Face" may have been looking at directly. there are many ways how this could just be a huge rock at a certain angle being a "Face".
Secondly, in paragraph 7 it states another thing about the type of landform. "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . .a natural landform." This states that there was no alien monument after all. That was another thing about how the "face" could have been a natural landform like how any other planet has.
Next, we all know how many people read magazines and watch movies. In paragraph 5 it states that the "Face on Mars" has become a pop icon. 'It has started in a Hollywood film, apperared in books, magazines, radio talk shows-- even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years!" The defenders of the NASA budget wsh there was an ancient civilization on Mars. People were saying that NASA was trying to cover something up. Maybe some people dont think that its true so and that they need more information to let people know after they have found alot of information.
Now, their is a possibility that there is aliens on Mars. In paragraph 8 it claims, "The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face but perhaps they were alien markings that werre hidden by haze. "It could have just been the camera that was not capturing them right. it also states how they dont pass over the face very often as in they are thinking that the "Face" might move like aliens. But, there is not enough evidence that this is a natural landform or an alien face. It even states how it could even be a lava dome that took form on the isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars that was on another planet.
In conclusion, I don't think that the aliens are real. I won't think that until they have an extradanary amount of evidence stating that is is a face. NASA has made alot of mistakes in the past and maybe this is one of those mistakes. | 1 |
1b826b9 | Car alarms, car horns, and engines are basically the only thing people hear nowadays. The number of cars in the streets are simply begining to get out of hand.
Citizens all around the world, we all should really try to limit the amount of time that we are spending using our vehicals.
If you really take a moment to think about it, this could honestly turn out to be a really good thing.
Cars are not neccisarily a need, they are a want. I can undertand if you are going to be traveling a far distance that two feet cant get you, but certianlty and ten minute walk to the grocery store/market cant hurt.
Limiting car usage is very important. Most families tend to spend about about $20-50.00 on gas a week. One advantage to limiting car usuage is saving a ton of money on gas that could easily be spent of food, to feed your family.
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When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" " People who have decided to limit the amount of time they spent using their car, are much happier.
One advantage to limiting the use of cars is that the air would become much more fresh and clean, and it would become alot more healtheir for us citizens.
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Its a good oppertunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," said a busiinessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a two-seated bicycle with his wife." "
Most people that have decided to stop using cars or have significantly limited their car usuage, have nothing but positive things to say.
If more people became aware that not spending so much time driving was a good thing, and simply limited their care usuage, the air would become so much more clean, and alot more of us would be happy.
A former citizen has shared with us that one advantage to limiting car usgae for her is that her children have
"... organized their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or take public transportation or car pool with friends." She has also mentioned that her children were not in any rush to get their drivers license, even though where they live a car would would definetly "...come in handy." Most people have really been able to enjoy walking and not using their cars.
Driving your car is not intirely a bad thing, but simply limiting your car usage is a wonderfull thing, and many advantages come to limitng car usuage. You save a great deal of money on gas when you decide to walk rather than to drive, the air become a lot more clean and heathy for our lungs, and many people are able to focus more on the important things in life, like jobs and friends and family.
If you decide to park your car in the garage and put away the keys, you'd really be able to see how nice it is to just walk to your destination rather than drive, it's a great way to realx and to just enjoy yourself. | 4 |
1b832aa | cars are everywhere these days, and they are commonplace among us. getting from point a to point b almost always involves using a car. but there is a different method of transportation emerging and that is public transportation. there are many benefits to public transportation including reducing emissions, having less cars on the road, and improving cities. this one far-fetched idea is now coming into the spotlight.
in cities like chicago and new york, the skies are dark and gloomy and pollution is in the air. the main contributing source come from emissions from cars. limiting the usage of cars would help to clear the skies and stop some pollution from filling the air. the quality of life would then be much better in these cities. "after days of near record pollution, paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." paris needed to ban cars because the smog and pollution in the city was getting out of hand. if there were fewer cars in the city, this type of problem would never be an issue here or around the world.
traffic is always a big issue on the roads around the united states and the world. limiting car usage would ease the traffic and make roads a lot safer. when the car ban was in place in paris "congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of france, after five-days of intensifying smog." when less cars were out on the road, accidents would be greatly reduced and city highways like the ones in chicago, illinois would be much more manageable. there would be more money to work on roads since the traffic is reduced and the roads would also stay in prestine condition for longer amounts of time. events like car-free day have already had big impacts in other parts of the world and the impact would be even greater in larger countries such as the united states. "it's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." having less cars on the road would benefit our society in more ways than one.
quite a few years ago, ideas such as public transportation becoming mainstream seemed pretty far-fetched. well today, those ideas can help buisnessses and whole towns limit car usage. when cars are used less frequently, the areas that have more frequent usage will be cared for even more. new sidewalks, restaurants, and shopping will emerge throughout cities and be a huge advantage. caring for roads have little benefit and putting money into public areas will help out cities tremendously. "parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks. new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up." using public transportation instaid of cars will greatly improve cities.
cars have been around for a long time and have served us for many years. now, reducing or getting rid of them seems like a viable option because emissions will be reduced, there will be less cars on the road, and cities would be improved. this task of getting rid of cars may seem hard to do but the infastructure for it is already in place. public transportation is already in larger cities such as new york and chicago and it can easily be installed in smaller towns and communities. the advantages such as less pollution and more greatly outweigh the minor inconvienences. smart planning is the best option to encompass all of these ideas. " it seperates suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement called smart planning." smart planning is not only the wisest opportunities and advantages of limiting car usage for now, it is also meant to help future generations have a safer and cleaner world to live in. | 4 |
1b86671 | We have many planets in our solar system that we have been to, landed probes on them, or maybe orbited around them. Their are some that we have not explored because its too dangerous. For example, Venus. We cannot explore venuse because it is filled with carbon dioxide. The author of this passage thinks that we can study Venus and explore what it holds.
Venus also know as the "Evening Star" is one of the brightest point of light in the night sky. It is also referred to as Earth's "twin". It has a think atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide and has clouds of highlt corrosive sulfuric acid. There are many things to explore in Venus.
Long ago, Venus was covered with oceans and could have supported various forms of life. Today, Venus still has some features to Earth like valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus can be an option for a planetary visit, but it would be hard getting there. But NASA maybe found a way.
According, to NASA, they are finding ways to study Venus. Right now there possible solution for Venus conditons is to allow scientists to float above the fray. There are testing more possible ways.They tested some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide and put it in a chamber stimulating of Venus's surface and been doing this for three weeks in hard conditions. Another thing is going back to old technology called "mechanical comptuers". These played an important role during World War II. They make calculations by using gears and levers. They did not require electronics.
We all been worried about has dangerous something is, but there i always a way to see it. Venus is going to be a challenge to see but we will see insight of what the planet looks and what it has stored to explore.. | 2 |
1b8ff62 | Alright, so this facial emotional technology that's supposed to know your emotion based on your facial expressions is wack. The articles says something about how being able to read student's emotions in class is valuable.
The article states that the computer will read a students emotion and modify the lesson if they seem bored or confused. Okay so if the student is confused there needs to be a more simple way to put the lesson. How will the computer decide wich way is more simple. what if its more simple way is actually more confusing. Or lets say the student is bored, we have the same problem. There isnt much a computer can do to make it more fun. I mean can you even make it more fun besides just wording it differently? It isnt an effective way to do it and even harder for a computer to do so. Its far easier for a human instructor to word the lesson differently than a computer because the computer lacks the real connection that a person can have with you.
Then theres is chance that the students emotion isnt even related to the lesson, but may be from the outside. Maybe they got mad at someone, a loved one died, a breakup maybe, or even thiers parents got divoreced. Not only would it be hard for a computer to determine the emotion is caused by an outside force but even to figure a way to help. The technology may even be wasted on helping students when there could be better use for it.
The article doesnt give you much evidence as to wether this would help besides saying it will modify the lesson. How, in what way?
Not only would it be difficult to do this, but would it even be effective? So maybe it is a little effective and the computer can put some things on screen to make you happy, but if it isnt that effective then there is no good uses for it and no one will use it. If you are creating something that can add value or help people in some way, it cant just be barely effective or even just a little. The cost of making this, testing it, and everything else going into the program, and for it to just kind of work is not an effective way to help people or even get them to consider to use it because it will just waste their time more than anything.
At the end of the day we humans have too complex emotions to create something to not only recongnize our emotions (which is the easier part), but to help us when feeling negative emotions. | 4 |
1b92860 | MOO! There are many animals a seagoing cowboy has to care for and deliver.
I Luke Bomberger was asked by my friend Don Reist to try out the program. Being a seagoing cowboy is a lot of fun, you can do a lot of things as one. You help people in need by giving them things they need. There are many reasons to join the seagoing cowboy program.
I started out by heading to Greece, and I turned eight-teen. I was old enough to be drafted then, but when my draft board figured out I was on a cattle boat they said to keep doing it as my draft service. When I was discharged I had made nine trips. I had went to Europe and China when I was a seagoing cowboy. I had fallen once, but I didn't go overboard. During your trips you have to care for the animals, by feeding them and giving them water.
When you're not working, you can do many things, like play games, read, and even fence. You can also see some places off the boat. When I was little I used to help out on my aunt's farm. It helped prepare me for being a seagoing cowboy. I had a lot of fun being a seagoing cowboy, because there were so many things to do.
You should be a seagoing cowboy, because you will be able to care for many animals, and you can see other countries. You can also play games to pass the time between trips. Being a seagoing cowboy would be the time of your life. You could help others while having fun yourself. It is a great program that helps others.
There are many reasons to join the program, like the ones I just mentioned. You can spend your time having fun, or you can just try it out to see if you like the program. You might end up how I started, by trying it out and end up liking it. You should join the program, because it helps people in need. In the future there might be other programs like this one. | 2 |
1b99396 | If I was a scientist on Mars with somone who thought the face was formed by aliens, I think I would disagree. I would disagree because aliens are not real and why would they just made a radom face into the ground. I would say that the land in that area is just deformed. I think that it is just Mother Nature, she put it like that, that spot is a natural landform.
People might think that aiens are real but that saying is just a myth that some people that are nerds will belive. I use to think they were real and then I figured out they weren't. If they was real then when people or NASA went to a planet or just into space, why didn't those people every see them? If they did exist why wouldn't people take pictures when they were in space of the aliens? Why don't aliens exist?
If aliens do exist do you think they would attack you if they saw you? I would think that aliens would be on earth. What would aliens be like if they were on earth? would the Earth still be the same if they was on Earth. Who would controll them if the did exist.
Would aliens be in a zoo, becuse they are a weird like creture/human. people should know that akiens aren't real becuase if they were they would be on earth and people would take pictures and other things. Some could kill you other could hurt you or do other horrible things to you. That face on the ground was a natural landform it was not formed by aliens. | 2 |
1b9a9c7 | Who wouldnt want to have a car? Thats a reason we get from desination A to destination B. Vauban, Germany they are gicing up their cars, like why would you give a object that gets you places faster than walking. Thats not smart. People that had cars have to give their car away in order to live in Germany. Vauban's streets are completely " car-free". 70 percent of Vauban's families do not have cars. Which mean the kids would have to walk everywhere they go, also the parents when you have jobs..what if you dont get to work on time?
Paris enforced a partical driving ban to clear the airr of the global ci ty. If they didnt leave their cars at home they would have been fined for $31.
Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-years of intensifying smog. China is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world . But paris typically has more smog than other European capitals.. Last week paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter (PM) per cubic meter .
President Obama's ambitious goals to curb the United States' greenhouse gasemissions, unveiled last week will get a fortuitous assist from an incipient shift in American behavior.
With all these changes, people who stopped car commuting asa result of the recession may find less reasons to resume the habit | 1 |
1b9b518 | I think that driverless cars are a good idea in theory, but in practice they seem impracticle, costly, and unsafe. Smart cars require quite alot of preperation for something that is so underwelming. Same thing goes for investing money into cars that are incredibly slow and dumb when compared to us. Lastly, smart cars aren't guranteed to not crash or accidently run off a bridge because it couldn't see that the bridge had been demolished later that day.
Smart cars may be smart, but that doesn't make them better. Smart cars have to guess and assume what will happen based on what they were told by their programming. Smart cars rely a whole lot on electronics, so they could be in theory hacked or misinformed sending it into the wall of the house to it's left because it was told that everything was considered road and not impassable terrain. "Google's modified Toyota Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheal, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirrow, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor."
Even though driverless cars are possible doesn't make it cheap. It's possible to build a skyscraper out of gold, but it would probably require more then all the money on earth to afford it. Even if you could build this golden skysraper, what would happen after that? Gold is a rather soft material so it would most likely weather away as time wore on and would eventually collapse, even if it wasn't destroyed what would you do with a golden skyscraper that you couldn't do with a normal one? "Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something you could buy at a Radio Shack"
Finally we get to the main issue with self driven cars, are they safe. Nothing is less safe then a machine that can act on its own, it doesn't require any input from the driver to accelerate or make a turn. Even with all the safety restraints in the world, these cars would still manage to injure or kill people. Artificial Intelligence isn't the same thing as a machine that can act on its own, AI actually thinks about what will happen if they do this or that, machines just do what their told. "Presently, traffic laws are written wih the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." | 4 |
1ba50c1 | Why do we have Vice Presient,Presidednt,ect..? Its because of our founding fathers. They decided that it would be easier if we had people controling the world that we live in. They also came up with a system for this its called,Electoral College. this system helps to decide who the President,Vice President,House of Representatives ect,... Each candidate running for Presidentin each state has his or her own group of electors. You can choose your state's electors when you vote for a candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors.
After the Presidential election,your governor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment" listing all of the candidates who ran for President in your state along with the names of their respective electors. This certificate also declares the winning presidental candidate in your state and shows which electors will represent yuor state at the meeting of the electors in December of the election year. Your states Certificates of ascertainments are sent to the Congress and National Archives as part of the official records of the presedential election.
Under the electoral college system,voters vote not for the president,but for a slate of electors,who in turn elect the presient .Voters sometimes get really confused about the electors and vote for the wrong canidate. Voters cannot always control who they are voting for but that is ok. the state decides who to pick the elctors thats in first place. Its ok to make mistakes sometimeas. HEY were all human ,no matter what were will never change. If uyou want to pick a person that you think is best for the job then go ahead and do it. Its your choise on who you pick, not your naighbors. So you decide,make the right desicons. | 1 |
1baa473 | An Introduction
Venus, sometimes called a "Evening Star," as nickname. In the night they were one of the brigest light in the sky. However the nickname could possibly not called as "Evening Star," because the Venus is second planet from our sun. Venus Often refferred as Earth twin because Venus is the closest plant to Earth, But at different speeds Earth sometimes closest to Mars and other times to Venus.
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Human become more curious about Venus and plan to visit Venus, and its like no one could survived for few hours. In the text says, "Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner in spcae terms human have sent numerous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched
down on Venus in more than three decades. Numerous factors contribute to Venus's repuation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us."
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Scientist had discuss about Venus that, Venus was probaly covered largely with oceans and could have supported various from of life, just like Earth. In the text also says, "Long ago, Venus was porbably covered largely with ocenas and could have supported various from of like, just like earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters."
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration also known as (NASA) has come up with idea of sending huamn to study Venus. For example, "NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray."
A Conclusion
Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained in the planet itself, but also because human couriosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Our travels on Earth and beyond shouls not be limited by dangers and doubts but shouls be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. | 3 |
1bac87b | In This writing i will be stating facts about driverless cars. Also i will be expressing my opinion about driveless cars. Many different companys are trying to make driverlss cars and some have suceeded but theres always work that can be done with them.
In this paragraph i will be explaining the good things about the new driverless cars that could be coming in the near future. Now having driverless cars would be very convinient for anyone who had one. If possible it would lower car collisions and be more safe for everyone. Google has already created a driverless car but with less features that would be needed if people used them as an everyday travel. The point is it is obviousley possible to do it and someone will at some point in time where it will work.
Yes there are always positive and negative things about anything and in this paragraph i'll be explaining the negatives. Yes it would be very convenient but also in my opnion people would get lazy and than before we know it we will be having everything done for us by technology. That's not the world i want to live in i like to do things myself. Usually people who can complete a task on there own feel a certain way when that task is completed. With these driverless cars the passage asks a great question would the owner of the driverless car be liable if there happens to be an accident and someones injured or would the manufacturer be blamed? Who would decide the answer to that question. Why would we put our trust and our lifes in the hand of a car that can drive it self. Let's say they do suceed in making a safe driverless car, There would be so many of them flooding the street but technology fails all the time. What would happen in a case where someone bought one of these driverless cars and it malfunctioned and he or she
was injured or even killed. After the first death by one of these cars there will of course be your people who go against them and they would protest and it would become this whole new big thing. What are we to do then? As you can see there is alot more negatives in my eyes.
In this paragraph i will be expressing my opinion on driverless cars. Obviously if you haven't figured it out by the last paragraph i'm more against these driverless cars because the world doesnt need something like this. Maybe cars that can run on water and stop from getting in wrecks but not driverless it's too lazy America is already getting lazy enough with all this new technology. With people and there smart phones and drones and all that. The more technology like this the more dangerous it will be for everyone, whats gonna happen when everything we do is technology based and basically done for us. Where will our jobs go how will people afford all this new technology. I say no to driverless cars. | 4 |
1bae5bf | Have you ever been to Mars? Well neither have I and studies show that it is a great experience. There people who have different opinions about what is on Mars.
Some scientist say that on the planet Mars that there was a face created by aliens. Those people do no evidence which makes it hard to believe. They chose to believe what an magazine article, hollywood films, books, and radio talk shows knew what is was that they were talking about. They believe it ws a face from someone who had once been on Mars. They believe in multiple things but in fact do not have valuable information, or proven facts.
On the other hand, scientists think that the face was not brought by aliens but in fact just a rock formation. They fortunately do have more valuable facts and information. NASA has been able to prove that the face was indeed not brought from aliens but, "Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa - landforms common around the American West." They have porven that it is just a natural landform. How? Taken from the text it says," the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa" - whcih are landforms common around the American West.
In conclusion, it has yet to be proven by actual authorities the scientists are still not sure about whther it is a face created by aliens or a natural landform. But there ar indeed facts that shows that it was not created by aliens but a natural landform but surely the other scientists will not give up on what they believe to have been created by aliens. There are still people who have different opinions based on things on this earth. | 3 |
1bb0b2b | Driveless Cars
Wouldnt it be cool to ride in a driveless car going places? It was only a dream years ago now it have came true . I think everyone would want one. Not only because ist driveless but because of the looks too. This would be a new expeiance that the world would want to try.
Im all for it! I think this a great idea . This would change the way we go places completly. I think even for someone who dont no how to drive can own one of these computer smart driven cars. Going on a road trip the driver would
be much more relaxed.
This would be a safer way of driving there are sensors in the car that can detect and respond to the danger of out of control skids or rollovers. The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce powe from the engine. This is allowing far better response and control than a human driver could mange alone.
Driveless cars have went half a millon miles without a car crash. That is just great! Even though
they are not truely driveless they do require human driving to take over when pulling inand out of
driveways or dealing with traffic issues .Such as navigating through roadwork or accidents.
Inconclusion , overall I think driveless cars is a marvelous idea . I think this a safer way of driveing all together. There would be less accidents . This a good way of evolving. I look forward one day to see lots of driveless cars
on the road and own a driveless car myself. | 2 |
1bb4235 | Splash, splash, splash what do you think of that sound every night just before you go to bed. This is what the Seagiong Cowboys hear every night. Caring for animals all day on a boyt can be very hard work, but it is alway fun and intergetic work. It is the most exciting adventure you could ever do in your life time, so just try it. When I first heard about the trip it was like th emost amazing thing ever.
Never before in my life had anything seemed so great. The trip wass fantastic, just all the scenery and things you saw. You get to meet and be with other Cowboys. You learn to trust and like to be with animals. It just so I would really advise you to at least try it and see how you like it at sea for so long.
You get pulled in right away whoever you are old or young. There are games such as table-tennis tournaments,fencing, boxing, and the cowboys also play baseball and volleyball in the stalls where there aren't any animals in. You could also read, or wittle to help pass the times when you didn't have anything to do. You aso have a lot of oppertunities to do diferent jobs aound the bout.
When I was on my second round giong along with the Seagiong Cowboys I surved as a night watchman. When you get this job you have to go around every hour and check on the animsls and see if they are all right. While diong this I slipped and fell which was a scarey thing because I wa sheaded strait for the edge of the bout. Lucky me I was caught and only had a brocken rib.
You can also become a very well know person if you do oit right. I am so thankful I went to help, as I said, " I'm grateful for the opportunity," "It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs." I have helped so many international students and and exchange visitors for years. This trip has made my life such a bliss since I agreed to sign up for that trip to take care of the animals while they get shipped across the ocean from place to place and to time.
As I have been telling you just try to and juust see how you like it. When I came oout of high school I was working two part- time jobs and had a best freind named Don Reist. When he came up to me and askekd me if I would do it I couldn't say no. I knew this would be my only chance in a life time. So why don't you try this, or if you don't like it tey something else. Just just do what your heart tells you to do, and be happy. | 4 |
1bb47b4 | Here's why the author thinks Venus is a worthy pursuit because Venus could of once been a Earth like planet. Venus is same size in density, and size as Earth. The planet had rocky sediments, craters, valleys, and mountains. But nobody can visit or get a up close look to venus because it has a thick atmosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide, highly corrosive clouds of sulfuric acid in its atmosphere. The weather is extremely hot the average temperature is about 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than we are experiencing right now on earth this is stronger than any sea level on earth. If we were to have another pursuit to Venus it would not be efficient because we dont have the right equipment to survive on that kind of journey. No, the author did not evaluate his idea good enough there wasn't enough supporting details to support his claim "Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents". | 1 |
1bbd259 | Is There Really a Face on Mars???
The landform on Mars is simply not a face or supernatural thing. This is just a mesa that has the resemblence of a face. Many say that it's evidence that supernatural beings actually exist on Mars but, there's simply not enough evidence to support that claim. Also it's a landform that can only be caused by natural/ geological changes. The so called 'face' can't be man-made (supernatural).
When picture were taken of the mesa, it was during the winter season on the planet. Also the Viking 1 was only able to take the picture with 43 meters per pixel. When scientist tried to snap the picture again in 1998 it was durin the winter season of the planet also and the camera had to cut through wispy clouds. So in 2001, on a clear summer day, the picure was finally taken. The difference with this photo and the one from 1976 is that the 2001 photo was taken with 1.56 meters per pixel whereas the 1976 picture was taken at 43 meters per pixel.
Now some people may say ' Well how come the 'face' is in that exact spot and it doesn't move ?' To be honest it would be the same as asking ' Why is Mount. Everest in the same spot and never moves ?' Now do you see the logic. The reason those landforms don't move is because the landforms were created by the planet ( Again not man or supernaturally made ).
Ultimalely, through advances in technology and knowledge about relating planets, this isn't a face on Mars. It is considered to be a natural made mesa. With the pictures taken, they had variables of why they looked how they looked, except the 2001 picture. Some cameras weren't as powerful as the pictures that were later taken. Also the conditions were different so it was hard to get a good, clear shot. Believing some conspiracy theorist isn't always the best choice due to the lack of evidence that is provided to support the claim. | 3 |
1bbd2aa | There are many things that could go wrong with the way we the United states are voting now which is why we should use election by popular vote. There are many reasons why we should switch to popular vote but there are three that are most important. The canidate wouldn't have to worry about losing even though he won the popular vote, it would be less likely to get a tie, and the canidate would have to campain in every state because there wouldn't be a winner-takes-all situation.
Most importantly the canidate wouldn't have to worry about losing even though they received the popular vote. The reprsentative electors have the final say in who is elected because they are the ones that put in the votes. An example of this is Al Gore back in 2000. According to some polls Al Gore lost the election thanks to the electoral college because he won the popular vote but still lost the election. Al Gore had recieved more individual votes than George W. Bush but still lost. Geoerge W. Bush had 271 electoral votes to Al Gore's 266. However, this is not the last time this will happen and voters can expect to see it happen again in the future were the popular vote winner loses the presidency.
Not only can they win the popular vote but still lose the presidency, they also risk the event of a tie were the vote would then go to the House of Representatives. In the event of a tie meaning that each canidate got an equal number of votes from the electors the House of Representatives would have the oppurtunity to vote for the president. This is not a fair system in any way because that would mean the representative for Wyoming who is only representing 500,000 thousand people would have as much say as a representative from California who is there representing 35 million voters! There has been many close incidents of a tie so it is possible for this to happen. In 1968 a shift of 41,971 votes would have put the election in a tie. In 1976, id 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 in Hawaii would have voted the other way then the race for presidency would have gone into the hands of the House.
Furthermore the canidates would have to campaign in every state because there wouldn't be winner-takes-all which means the winner of the electoral votes gets all the votes within that state even if some of the residents did not vote for that party. The canidates would have to campaign in every state rather than just the "swing" states which are people that have not yet decided which way they wanted to vote. the cenidates dont campaign in a state if they know that they have no chance of winning the electoral votes in that state. During the 2000 election a remarkable seventeen states did not see the campaign one time nor did the people in the 25 largest media markets see a campaign ad whether it be on t. v., in the newspaper, or over the radio. If the president was elected by popular vote than every state would be considered a swing state.
In conclusion the President of the United States should be elected by popular vote because a canidate would not have to worry about winning the popular vote but losing the election, the possibility of a tie would decrease, and the canidate would havw to campaign in every state. These are just a few of the many reasons that we should switch over to a popular vote system, plus who wouldnt wan't to have a little more say in who runs our magnificent country. | 4 |
1bc07ce | Driverless cars? Let's talk about that. In year 2013, BMW announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant." This cars speed goes up to 25 mph, meanwhile in cars that we can drive go over 100 mph. This car can also notify the driver when the car needs to be taken control of. Vribrations are one of the notifications the car will give to you if there seems to be a problem with backing up into something. The Google car can announce itself when the car should be taken over. Flashing lights on the windshied is another way for notifying the driver. All of these simple, small notification symptoms are meaningless if you fall asleep while sitting in the car seat while your car is driving for you, This will be an all new crashing scale for the records.
Think of all of the possible ways that this manufacture driving car can cause so much harm. The casualties would be off the charts. Television shows have displayed a driverless car many times in the past, and people have yet to seem to realize that those are movies, not reality. Movies are works of art created by ones mind of imagination, If it's in a moive or in a show, then there should be a reason why it isn't real already. Not to mention the price. Having a driverless car would cost a lot of money. Why, you ask? They're new, rare, and there's a lot of sensors built into the car and a GPS reciever.
Driverless cars are dangerous because there's still a lot of mindless drivers out there in the world and driverless cars can simply comprehend the speed and damage another person can do within seconds. These types of cars and stop if there's something in the way behind the car. But what can the cars do when there's a speeding car coming right towards you? It can't drive and spin off somewhere. Stopping wouldn't do a thing, especially if you're at a stop light. These types of cars need a whole lot of more thinking and technical fixes to be put into this idea before they can become anything worth wanting. | 3 |
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