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837e94c | What if cars were never invented? What if cars were so much money no one will be able to buy them? Limiting the usage of cars can help the economy and help the environment in many ways. Places like Germany, Paris, and Bogota have banned the usage of cars. They say that since they have did that congestion in the cities have gone down. Polluted cities aren't as crowded as they use to since they have banned the usage of cars.
Vauban, Germany is one of the places that has banned the usage of cars. You can still own a car but there are only two places to park your car, large garages at the end of a development or buy a psace along with a home. In article one it stated that, "More than 70 percent of Vauban's familis do not own cars, and 57 percent sold their car to move here," People siad that having a car was tense and kind of too much pressure when in a crowded city. In 2006 Vauban had become an example of a growing trend in Europe. Vauban home to 5,500 residents within a square mile, they have been the most advanced experiment in low car usage. Stores are placed on the walk away or on a main street, rather than in malls or on a distant highway.
Paris have a near-record pollution so they enfroced a partial drivning ban the clear some of the air in the global city. Motorists with even and odd-numbered license plates were ordered to leave thier cars at home or they suffer and fine of 22-euros. Around 4,000 drivers were fined and twenty-sevn people had thier cars impounded because of their reaction to the fine. Congestion was down nearly 60 percent in the capital of France after five days after the enforement of the driving fine. SInce Paris has generally more smog than other European capitals diesel fueal was blamed for it. Diesel fuel makes up 67 percent of vehicles in France. Delivery companies complained about the lost of revenue for cars. In aritcle two it siad, "Public transportation was free of charge from Friday to Monday," the smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to recind the ban for odd-numbered car plates on Tuesday.
Bogota, Columbia have banned usage of cars for three years straight. Cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the day. Thier goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Anybody that violated that suffered a fine of $25 dollars. Aritcle 3 buisnessman Carlos Arturo Plaza said "It;s a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," meaning that cutting down car usage with lower the greenhouse gases in the air and clear it up. Dyas without cars is a part of a improvement capaign that began in Bogota in the mid-1990s, it has been the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths, the most of any Latin American city. Parks and sport centers and have bulid throughout the city. Pitted sidewalks have been replaced with smooth sidewalks, rush-hour restirctions have cut traffic dramatically, new resturants and upscale shopping ditstricts have cropped up. Bannig cars in Bogota has been the best thing that has ever happened to the city.
In 2013, President Obama had ambitious goals to curb the United States's greenhouse gas emissions. Recent studies have shown that many Americans are buying fewer cars and driving less and getting fewer licenses as the years go by. In article 4 it said that "as of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995," part of that is because many Americans could not afford new cars, and the unemployed weren't going to work anyway. Demographic shifts in the driving population have made the trend of banning car accelerate.
In conclusion, banning cars will a successful rate on not just the United States but the world. Maybe people should actually look and promote the idea to see if it will help our economy and or environment. Without cars polluted cities will be able to breath fresh air and won't have to worry about payign for gas. Banning cars could be the best thing that will happen to the world. | 2 |
8386f57 | In the expert "Coyboy Who Rode the Waves" there is a point in witch readers might whant to participate In the the Seagoing Cowboy program. Damaged town make diffrences in our lives. If you help you will suceed in helping others. If you help others people will also succed.
Helping others is a good thing and if you can make a living out of it you will feel even better. Luke said "I am greatful for the the oppritunity"(paragraph 9.)You will also be greatful if you are in the Seagoing Cowboys program. when you dont have to work you have free time to do what ever you like. You could play table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and wittling.
When you join the Seagoing Cowboys program you get to travel to many places. Luke whent to many places he said "So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy , a city with streets of water"(paragraph 5.) If you join you can also go on many adventures. When you join the program you will see how the world has turn up side down and will whant you to help even more.
Joining the Seagoing Cowboys will offer you many new experiences. When you join you can site see and hangout in your free time. Every day bad things happen and if you join you can help. Joining the Seagoing Cowboy program would be the right thing to do. | 3 |
8388adc | You're walking into a classroom seeing different faces, different attitudes, and different emotions. Do you think you'll be able to tell the emotion of each student? What if you were sitting in a classroom? Do you believe a computer or any technology that's able to read you and your classmates emotional expresionsis valuabe? If you do, then I disagree.
I believe the use of technology that's able to read the emotional expressions of students isn't valuable.First, I believe this because the software is able to show only six emotions. In the article, it states, "Eckman has classified six basic emotions - happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness," This shows that emotions like empty or basic won't be shown. If these emotions aren't shown, then what would the system show for an empty-feeling person.
Next, I believe this system isn't valuable because some people can have deceiving faces. In the article, the author, D'Alto says, "...and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." This shows that the system is using people's facial expression to tell their emotion. A student can have a bored look on their face, but be very interested in what's going on at the same time. Therefore, the system will believe the student is bored, even though the student is far from it.
Finally, I believe this system isn't valuable because no mater what emotion a person is feeling, some people just have a natural neutral face. In the fourth paragraph it says, "Each expression is comapred against a neutral face." This shows that when a person has a neutral face they're only showing no emotion. Even though a person shows no emotion, deep down inside they might be happy or sad without anyone knowing.
This is why I believe the Facial Action Coding Sysytem is not valuable at all. The system is only able to show basic emotions. The system can't detect deceiving faces. This system clarifies the neutral face as no emotion. I hope you agree. | 4 |
838936a | In the article 'Driverless Cars Are Coming' Google and BMW are working to build driverless cars, so no one will need to buy cars anymore. In two thousand nine Google had transformed their Toyota Prius, so that it was computerized and had sensors. BMW later created a car that could drive it's self through traffic jams. We were asked if I was with or aginst the development of totally driverless cars. I think
having driverless cars, because I feel that the accident rate will go up.
In the text it says:" They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. this means the human driver has to remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." The bad thing about this is what happens when the sensor stops working to tell you that you need to take over. Orwhat happens if your cars computer brakes stop working and you run into the bcak of someone.
Also in the text says: " Some manufacutres hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up display." Sure in-car entertainment systems sound nice,but wouldnt that be considered a distraction. Having an entertainment systyem in the car would cause distraction to the road ahead. Therefore when the car is no longer capable of driverless driving you wouldnt be payin attention to the road before you thus causing an accident.
The text also states: If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at faut- the driver or the manufacturer?" I agree who would be at fault? If there are
accidents caused by driverless vehicles how would you rule out who did it if the person inside is not controling the car. You would have to blame the manufator,because that person was the one that assembled the car, but how is that fair it he wasn't even there to witness the accident?
In the end driverless cars should not be further developed, because they would not be safe and potentally put us in danger. Driverless cars still require the human to be aware of the road ahead in case the car cannot handle the road conditions. Also installing in-car entertainment systems would cause distraction especally if you have to be aware of the road. Lastly who would be at fault when it comes to someone getting in an accident? Driverless cars should not be furhter developed due to safety percautions. | 4 |
83910f0 | I know that the Face is a natural landform. I know for sure it was not made by aliens because aliens do not exist. We do not have a trace of alien lifeforms in our solar system. The Face was shaped into that form 25 years ago. We do not have proof that the Face was made by aliens. What it actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or messa-landforms common around the American West. Even though Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, it did shoot a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Mara Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. They had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view. A person said " It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." Scientists say that each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters,compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. They said if there were objects in the picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were. | 2 |
83929a3 | Envision a world in which people are able to travel far distances in a car without even touching the steering wheel. People could trust technology to protect them in all possible traffic situations. Driverless cars are the future that many scientists, technology enthusiasts, and even common people like myself envision.
Many engineers and scientists are currently working on creating completely driverless cars. Driverless cars would safely replace human drivers' abilities by using multiple sensors located on all sides of the car. Sensors take in a vehicle's surroundings in order to process the information gathered and respond accordingly. The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" states: "The combination of all this [sensory] input is necessary for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel." Driverless cars are designed to be safe and to protect humans at all times.
Driverless cars would take the stress of driving away from people. Some driverless car manufacturers plan to provide entertainment and information systems inside the cars for passengers. Long road trips would be much less tiring and tedious if all passengers were able to sleep, eat, and be entertained by movies, TV, or the Internet at all times. Driverless cars would make life easier by making travelling more convenient and safe for everybody. If everybody had a driverless car, then everybody would be protected by advanced smart technology. Travelling would be enjoyable and no longer stressful and scary for people who fear getting in a wreck.
It would be foolish to not take advantage of today's greatly advanced technology. Humans all over the world would benefit from the safety, convenience, and entertainment that driverless cars would bring. Driverless cars are a valuable technological advancement that would have a significant effect on our everyday life. | 4 |
8392f69 | The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents very well. He used many ideas to support his claim including what others think, facts, and his own thoughts.
The text states "while Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely (p1)," pointing out the challenge of exploring Venus. The author also states "humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous 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 reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us (p2)," telling us how dangerous Venus is. He also states "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. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Farenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many metals. Also notable, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun. Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface (p3)," pointing out the dangerous gases, pressure, temperature, and natural disasters of Venus.
"If our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface (p4)?" The author states "often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too (p2)," meaning that Venus would be the fastest planet to travel to. He also said "astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system (p4)," meaning it could truly be a future habitat for the living - and may have been inhabited once. The author also said "long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters (p4)," suggesting that Venus may have truly been Earth's "twin." He also mentioned that NASA has a compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus in a blimp-like structure (p5), which could work. The text stated "striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. 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 (p8)," suggesting that finding a way to safely allow humans to travel to Venus will not only help us learn more about the most dangerous planet, but also will lead us to more exciting and intimidating endeavors. Not only that, but traveling to Venus will make us no longer be limited by dangers and doubts, allowing us to expand our minds.
To sum everything up, the author did well with supporting his idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. He mentioned many dangers that Venus has. He also mentioned possible solutions to the problems Venus throws at us and reasons why Venus is worth studying, using facts and thoughts as support for his claim. | 4 |
8393995 | I think that using the Facial Action Coding System could be a valuable tool in the classroom. This technology could help teachers teach efficiently in a classroom. It could tailor the learning experience so that each student's feelings are interpreted and addressed properly. This could also help online learning systems by giving easier questions or explaining things with more depth when certain faces are made.
The facial expression for each emotion is universal. Different muscles make different faces to show different emotions. Facial muscle movement can even show mixed emotions. With the new technology a person's face is compared to and judged by neutral faces. This can help identify and distinguish specific emotions, and make it easier to get inside a student's head.
Another benefit of using computers to determine feeling is being able to tailor learning to an individual's feelings. The computers can recognize feelings like disgust, confusion, and boredom. This way it can be known if a teacher's lesson becomes too cumbersome, or if the teacher doesn't explain things quite right. Then they can know when they need to slow down and take a little more time with the topic, and therefore teach students more effectively.
Online learning or learning from a computer would benefit as well. Teachers can identify different emotions in different students. Humans can sort of "calculate" different emotions ourselves. If a student is learning from a computer it can be difficult to adjust the lesson to the student's needs. If the computer can recognize different emotions then it could try to present the information in different preset ways. If the student is bored the computer could give a humorous example to explain the problem or make it more interesting so that the learning process is easier. If the student appears confused the computer could slow down and go over the past few things it just taught. This could help make sure that each individual student can understand the information that it is trying to teach to them.
Another good reason to read students' emotions is that it could be beneficial as research. It could help scientists gather data about a student's feelings towards the thing they're learning. Having us understand students' emotions and categorizing them as data could help us take a step back, and look at the way students across the world are being taught.This could help us decide if we need to change things about it to make it a more fun, interesting, and informative process.
That is why I think it could be valuable to use the Facial Action Coding System to identify students' emotions in the classroom. it could help both teachers and computers teach more effectively. It could also be useful in a study on students' feelings towards school, different classes and informatiom they're learning, and maybe even different traits that well liked teachers might possess. Regardless of what particular application it has I think it would just be interesting to see the different emotions of students, and how the computer software works. | 5 |
839485b | The fae on mars is just another landform. I think this becasue there are land forms that form exactly like it on earth, and why would the government let us see pictures of it if it was an artifact from some alien civilization.
The face on mars is just a messa. "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." So infact it is not an artifact of a alien civilization because there are landforms just like it on earth from domes of lava that take the shape of an isolated mesa.
If this was an actuallly conspirasy than why is it not being hidden from us. "Although few scitests believed the Face was an alien artifact, photographing Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) arrived at the REad Planet in September 1997, eighteen long years after the Viking missions ended." They did not take more pictures becasue they believed that there was some kind of alien artifact, they took mare pictures because the pictures they had from before were eighteen years old. So things on mars could have changed during those eighteen years.
After all of the proving that it was not an alien artifact there were still some skeptics. "The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps, said skeptics, alien marking were hidden by haze." Then NASA took more pictures on a clear sunny day and used a really high pixalization to show people that if there were peryamids on mars they would be able to see them in the picture.
This just shows to prove that the face on mars is just in fact a landformation and not an alien artifact. NASA has proved many times again and again that this mestry face is not mare that just a mesa that formed on mars. Skeptics will keep tring to prove NASA wrong but there is not another logical explainization than the Face just being a landform on mars. | 4 |
8399ff9 | Ride Like The Wind
Do you want to have a job where you can travel alot? Then you should try to be a Seagoing Cowboy. You get to travel alot on this job. This job takes horses, young cows and mules that weres hipped overseas. I am going to give you many reason on why you should become a Seagoing Cowboy.
The reason you should get this job is. You get to go to a bunch of different places. You also can go sight seeing when you go these places. Also going on the trips is a unbelievable for a small-town boy. Most of the stuuf you do on the job is that you feed and give the animals water two or three times a day. Some of the other workers say that this job is an adventure.
These are all of my reason. On why I think you should join this crew that helps and feeds animals. This job is really exciting because . You get to go to alot of different place. You can also do more exploring on this job. | 2 |
839a2b5 | Limiting car usage has lots of important advantages. By limiting car usage, we can, lower harmful greenhouse gas levels, reduce smog, and improve our environment and society. It wont happen immediately, but i do believe that if we start to limit car usage, that it will greatly benefit the world.
To begin with, cars cause a lot of the problems we are having with harmful greenhouse gas. "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emmissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." (Paragraph 5, Source 1) Greenhouse gas emmisions are extremely harmful to the atmosphere. The greenhouse gases harm the earth's atmoshphere and we as humans, need the atmosphere to protect us from harmful radiation. By limiting car use, you are technically saving the planet and everyone on it.
Second of all, cars cause smog. Smog is extremely harmful to breathe in and is also bad for the environment. For example, in Paris, France, the government enforced a driving ban to alleviate the thick smog. After a few days of less cars on the road, the smog cleared up! (Source 2) This proves that if we didn't have cars in the cities that have smog such as Beijing and Paris, then smog would be much less of a problem and cities would be a much more healthy and safe place to live. Therefore, limiting cars results in less smog.
The last reason that limiting car usage is beneficial is that it will improve the environment and society. "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth, sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramtically cut traffic; and new restaraunts and upscale shopping districts have cropped up." (Source 3) This shows that by reducing car usage, it has helped the city's economy and created a better place to live for its citizens. Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, envisioned a world where personal vehicle ownership is impractical or undesirable. He saw a world that would "save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety," (Source 4) This shows that by reducing car usage, the environment and society can be improved drastically.
All in all, I strongly believe that by reducing car usage, we can make the world a better place. By doing so, we can limit harmful green house gas, reduce smog, and change society for the better. These are only a few of the advantages of limiting car usage but you can already see why it is such a good idea. I hope you can take this information and make the world a better place. | 4 |
839c4b1 | Should we keep our method of choosing the president? If so there's 3 reasons for why we should: we would have certainty of an outcome, states will have equal voting rights, and we would avoid run-off elections. Those are just a few good reasons for why we should keep our method for choosing a president the same.
The certainty of an outcome will always be there in the Electoral College. Even when a canidate receives more votes than other candidates while not receiving a clear majority of votes. There could always be a dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote but that wouldn't mean that there couldn't be an outcome. Even though there's a very rare chance of there being a tie in the outcome since theres 538 votes there would still be an outcome.
Even though the bigger states should have more voting rights than the smaller states it's equal for a couple reasons. They all get Electoral votes, but the large states get more attention then the smaler states because they have more electoral votes then the smaler states do. It also restores the political balance upon states.
We could also avoid run-off elections by keeping the same method. If you win the majority in Electoral votes then there's pressure for run-off elections when no canidate wins a majority of the votes cast. That's why we have our nation to vote for the president, because they effect the matter alot just by putting in one vote.
Those are just a few reasons for why we should keep the same method for choosing the president it's by the outcome and the votes. The reason for why we let our nation choose is because we like for them to be involved with who controls them in every wich way. That's just a few reasons for why we choose the president the method for the method that we use. | 3 |
83aa124 | In the article "The challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying venus is a worthy pursuit depite the danger it present by sending
poeple up into space to study venus and facing the danger and the challenges of exploring venus. In the article they have proved a very challenging place to examine venus more closely.
In the article they have sent numerous of spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. They have send alot of spacecraft and none of them survied the landing for more than a few hour. The National Aeronautics and Space Administation has one particularly complelling idea for sending humans to study venus. NASA have a possible solution to hostile conditions on the surface of venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. In the article in pargraph 5 states that " solar power would be pletiful, and radiation would not exceed earth levels. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." Scientists have a safety way for humans including the scientists to go up into venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely however, they can only provide only limited insight on ground conditon because, most form of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere.
The challenges of exploring venus is diffucult astronomers are fascinated by venus becasue it may well once have been the most earth-like planet in out solar system. Since scientist want to take humans up to space to explore venus it also be dangerous because, It cannot take anything for example they can't take rocks, gas, or anything else from a distance. Therefore, scientists are finding another way. In paragraph 3 it states " on the planet surface,
temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet". These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth. It is dangrous for humans to go up their especially, if we are not use to that type of weather.
The challanges of facing the danger to explore venus and to send human up into space is a big challage. The author have claim that it is possible to send human into space but it going to be a challange without any danger to anyone. | 3 |
83b0019 | "So Mr. Ashwalt now that you've read the article what do you think."Mr. Ashwalt answering, "Well i think it pretty self explaitory it talks about Mars and that how he face on it from 1976 it has changed gradually in 2001." "Ah yes the atritcle also says that it had been twenty five years of change" I exlcaimed. Mr. Ashwalt questioned " Yes but i want to question how the rock formation happened to make a face in the ground." I anwsered "Oh yes good question it says here that it must have been degree of surprise among mission controllers on paragraph two of the article.
" Mr. Ashwalt asked "Yes and how come it has grabed the attention of many people about Mars having a face on it?" I anwsered "Another good question that i don't know the anwser to but my guess would be that, people have a interest on what happenes on something new." "Also Mr. Ashwalt what did you think when you first saw the picture?" Mr. Ashwalt anwsered "Oh I thought that it was partially real but it could have been fake but i kept reading and saw that it looked like a face because of the ilussions of the shadows by the sunlight reflecting." "Yes your right Mr. Ashwalt and where did you find that in the article?" MrAshwalt anwsered " I found it on paragraph three of the article."
"Good to know."
"I think I have a question for you." I answered " Yes sir? "Would you think that aliens have made this when you first saw it?" I anwsered "Not really because in the article on paragraph three that it was an illusion made by shadows." I questioned also would you think that. that's why it attracted so many people because people maybe thought it was created by aliens?" Mr. Ashwalt anwsered "I supose so but it's what other people think not me." | 1 |
83b079f | I believe that driverless cars are a unique idea and they are very helpful but they can also be not so helpful. According to the article, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. So what is the point of having a driverless car when the vehicle requires a driver at all times for safety reasons.
According to Dr. Werner Hubner, a BMW project manager states "We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way". The passage informs us that some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertaniment and information systems that use heads-up displays. This will hopefully help solve our few issues we have with the driverless cars. The passage also states that "such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over - something not available to drivers trying to text with a cell-phone."
Manufacturers are doing many things to make sure that they have no problems with the driverless cars and they are working to solve any problems thye have with them. According to this article, manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road. While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver." I feel liek it is a great idea that manufacturers are really trying to fix all the problems that we may face with these new driverless cars. It is alwyas important for us to be safe. | 2 |
83b20db | Do you think that having a driverless car is honestly for safety reasons or just for famous and to just be able to say, " oh look my car can drive itself!" ?
In this artical the author talks about how it can be safer, how it will save money on gas millage and some other things. In my opion i think this is a horrible idea and im going to tell you why by just pulling facts from this artical. For my first reason why i dont think this is a good idea is because in the artical it states, " the cars will need a whole lot of sensors." Ok, that to me sounds horrible because, what if one sensor goes bad and the driver has no idea and it becomes to late to find out and next thing you know BAAAMMM theres an accident that happens. My second reason why i think this isnt a good idea is, they clam that the cars will have, "antilock brakes" and what happens when the brakes dont become "antilock" anymore? A wreck and even death happens. My third areguement is this. They state that there waiting on the "Law", i believe that the law is thinking correctly on why their not sure whether to let this be okay or to not let this be okay. In the Artical is states, " new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident." If i was driving a car like this and i hit someone and killed them or just got in a plan wreck , i would blame the manufacture. Ony because when someone buys these driverless cars they are told a bunch of things and as a driver i would expect to belive that this car will do all of those things. So, whether new laws were passed if these things would to become legal, i would still put up a fight for that it would also have to be the manufactures' fault also. That right there is my third reasoning on why i dont think this is a good idea.
These are all my three reasons from the artical on why i dont think that driverless cars will be a good impact in the world today, or ever. | 3 |
83b21b1 | Why I think that Luke should join the program. I think he should join the program beacause he is a good person in the story. Also I think should because he really does anything bad in the story he just things that won't get him in trouble. But also he is a good child in the story he deserves to be in that program because their is no actual reson he can't be part of that program. Also Luke does really deserve to be in that program because i don't think he has been in any other program in his life as it said in the story. But one thing that really stands out to me is that why cant he be part of that program because their really is no reason that he shouldn't be in that program.
Why Luke should be part of the program. I think that Luke should be part of that program because in the story it said that Luke really wants to be in that program because he has worked his whole life to be in that program. And another one of the reasons I think that he should be in that progrsm because he has worked his whole life for to get that program and also in the story it said that Luke would not give up to get into that program and be part of the program because he thinks that he deserves to be in that program and I think that he is qualified to be on that program.
why I think that Luke should be in that program. He deserves to be in that program because he their is no reason he should't be in that program. He is also a hard worker like it said in the text if I was Luke I would never give up to getting into that academy because if that was my dream I would never stop trying to get into that academy because I want to do something important in my life like join the academy Luke wants to join or be a doctor I never give up on my dreams. that why I think Luke should join that academy. | 1 |
83b5ab4 | After reading this article, it changed my whole outlook on driverless cars.
When I first Read about these specific cars I thought it was a bad idea.
Due to the fact that they drive by themselves, but still alert the driver to take control, gave me a good thought.
Although they're many pros and cons on this topic, The pros overweighs the cons in my opinion.
One of the biggest persuasive fact in this article is that the car alerts the driver during complicated traffic issues. Which is completely better than a fully driverless car because if the manufacturer were to make a mistake it can not react fast enough like humans. To me, that would make car accident ratings go up. This car can also lower the rates of drunk driver crashes in a way. Just by the simple fact it can drive by itself but still alert the driver.
I am for these cars.
Thes cars can be the next big thing. These cars have drivern more than half a million miles without crashing. I also think they can benefit the new modern world and as the Google cofounder Sergey Brin believes, as well do I, these such cars can possibly change the future world. | 2 |
83b61bd | The idea of driverless cars is growing more and more in today's society. However, these cars may not be as good as people think they are.Driverless cars can lead to probles between people and the law. The cars may not function properly and accidents may happen. Finally, driverless cars won't require a person behind the wheel and it takes away the fun from driving.
Conflicts between the companies that make the car, the customers, and the law may grow. If a company makes a driverless car, and a customer dies or gets injured because there was a malfunction in the car, then companies may get sued. Then, the company would blame the customer and say that they, the customer, messed with the car and did something to it. That's when the law gets involved and things don't end up well for the companies nor the customers.
Driverless cars can also be dangerous. With all the technology in the cars, they may be vulnerable to hackers and may hurt the passenger inside, Also, there could be malfunctions that cause the cars not to work properly and as a result, the person in the car could be hurt. Finally, although driverless cars are considered "smart cars", they may not be as smart as the manufacturers claim they are. Driverless cars aren't perfect and there could be accidents in which a "smart car" goes into a one-way street or drives off a bridge.
Driverless cars will take the fun away from driving. Driving a smart car could take a person to a location with out assistance, but there would not be any fun in that. People who love to drive would be bored. There is one advantage involving driverless cars and fun. While on a trip a person could see everything around them without worrying about keeping their eyes on the road. This advantage, though, would only work if the smart cars really are smart and can drive themselves without a person assisting it.
These are all reasons to why smart cars are a bad idea. Smart cars would bore people. They are dangerous and can lead to conflicts between manufacturers, the law, and the customers. All the companies making smart cars should just end their projects and start making more regular cars. Without smart cars on the road, people will feel better and safer. | 4 |
83b6723 | Many countries and places are starting to reduce their usage of cars. In multiple places they are to considered "car-free" or they have ensued partial car bans, even going as far as setting a specific day to "Car-free Day". The issues in most of these places is the reduction of the smog that is thought to be produced by diesel vehicals. The fights against polution are really starting to take effect in a multitude of places, such as, Vauban, Germany. Paris, France and Bagota, Colombia. And their efforts against polution is really starting to take ahold and become popular.
In Vauban, Germany- The people of this high class community have completely given up their vehicals. In Vauban, street parking and other car related items are forbidden in the "experimental new district". The main thoroughfare however, is one of the few places on the edge of the city where car ownership is allowed. But, there are only ever two places to park. A large set of garages at the very edge of the development. Where said car owner would be required to but a space and a home for 40,000$. Just for a parking lot.
Resulting factors from this Car-Free suburban, people seem to be happier without their vehicals. Vauban's residents seem to rather enjoy "the swish of bicycle tires, the chatter and laugter of the wandering children, drown out the occasional distant motor." Vauban is to be considered a main component of a movement called "smart planning". When finished in 2006 57 percent of it's residents sold their vehicals to move into the residence.
Germany's efforts in the past two decades have never been as successful as Vauban has been. With its 5,500 residents withing a rectangualr square mile, it is considered to be on of the most advanced experiments in low-car/carless suburban life. Germany has been attempting to make suburbs more compact and more accessible to public transport. Whether it be bikes, walking, skates or some form of physical transport. Near by these carless suburbs, they place stores along a main street near the suburb and not in some mall miles away on a interstate/highway.
Even though Germany is trying to create a utopia of carless suburbs there are still places that still thrive on the dream of large New York-ian style suburbs, private garages and spread out homes. These were the deam towns of the 1950's. Granted some of these ideas are still highly appealing to most places, places are staring to look more and more Vauban-like.
In Paris, France- Paris enforced a partial driving ban on it's residents to help clear out the choking smog, which is rival to that of Beijing, China. Paris officials ordered motorists with even-numbered license plates to keep their cars at home or they will be fined 22 euros or 31$ in American currency. The same ensued for those with odd-numbered plates the next day.
Due to this ban and fine on automobiles, almost 4,000 people had their cars impounded due to their reactions to getting a fine. Granted in the same token street congestion was down nearly 60% in France's capital. France, and Paris officials blammed diesel vehicals for their abundance of smog, although there is a tax that favors diesal gas instead of regular gasoline. So in turn to this gas tax, diesal made up 67% of all vehicals in France.
Unfortunately due to the high percentage of diesal vehicals the Paris has more smog that any other European capital. Although this ban did have a few consiquences, delivery companies complained of lost revenue. While people with plug-in cars, hybrids, and cares carrying three or more passangers. People found that public transit was completely free of charge during the experimental period of this car ban. The smog thankfully cleared just enough that the ruling French party to rescind the car ban for odd-numbered plates a few days later.
In Bagota Colombia- Colombian officials set to spread a program across to ohther countries. Millions of Colombians hiked, skated, biked, and or took buses to work durring car-free day. For a period of three years Colombia has dedicated one day to car-free day, all violators would be fined 25$. In a city of 7 million. The goal is to reduce and promote alternative tranportations to and from work, school, home, and to reduce smog levels umungst the city.
Despite the heavy rains and grey skies, the turnout was more than expeced. And for the first time, two other Colombian cities joined into the event, spreading it further than ever. Officials from other countries came to Bagota to see the car-free event and were exstatic. Claming that the people of Colombia were generating a revolutionary change, and it's crossing borders.
This day has been a work in progress ever since the mid 1990's. Bagota has seen the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths. The most any Latin American city has ever seen in years past. An abundance of parks and sports centers have popped up, sidewalks that were small, worn and pitted have been completely replaced with smooth broad sidewalks and paths. Even new upscale dining and shopping districts have popped up due to this car-free day.
Goals set by President Obama are seemingly being unveiled as time passes due to studies suggesting that Americans are buying fewer cars, and all together driving less and less as time passes by. With the United States being one of the worlds largest car capitals, it seems that love for cars is dwindleing with efforts to keep down polution and smog levels.
The most accurate assumption today as to why the US's love and total buying of cars has dwindled so drastically is due to the recession that we had experienced. Cash-stapped Americans couldnt afford to buy new vehicals and that seems to be a persistant happening as the years pass. Unfortunately major car companies are starting to suffer due to this fall of people indulging in a car purchase.
Companies such as Ford and Mercedes are already starting to "rebrand" themselves as mobility companies and reorganising their product with wider varieties. Not only has car buying dropped, so has the rate of people between the ages of 16-39 getting a license. Most people are turning to car-pooling, walking or public transportation to get to their jobs, or other places, so in turn, getting a license is in not in the forefront of their mind.
Many countries are getting on the bandwaggon of fighting against polution, ensueing laws against driving all together, creating temporaty or partial bans. And they see a difference in their smog, polution levels. These people/countries are taking the innitiative to take care of the major underlying problems to much bigger problems such as global warming and problems of that nature. There are changes happening, and these changes are benefiting everyone. | 4 |
83c22e9 | You wonder if Venus could be explored? Well we could one day. I think we could explore Venus. These things can help us to reach that goal is mechanical computers, allow scienists to float above the plant surface, silicon carbide, and other inovations.
One way is using mechanical computers. mechcanical computers don't have to use modern technogoly in them. In the text it says, "but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all." Then it says, "systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." This tells us that the mechanical computers are resisent twards Venus's harsh enviroment.
Then another way is sending scape craft to hover around venus, so that sciencetists who are studying Venus would be space.
In the text it says, "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape." Then it states says again' "a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way. " This tells you that the sciencetists would be safe and sound in the ship while they are studying Venus.
Then another way is to make materials that would survive the Venus's terrian. One material would be silicon carbide. In the text is says, "some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venuss surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." then the text says, "Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus." This tells us that silicon carbate would survive on Venus's terrian and other inovatoins.
In conclusion humanity will go to Venus at some point in time, but with the proper tools and edicatoin. I still think we cen explore mars. well do you still think we can go to Venus? | 3 |
83c3db4 | I think driverless cars could be dangerous. A lot of people would probably think since they have driverless cars they could be on their phones, such as texting while on the road and not pay as much attention to the road because they wouldn`t have to control the wheel. Even though the car alerts you when its time for you to take the wheel, some people could not be paying attention and crash. Also for drunk drivers who could think since their car runs by itself they can get on the road drunk, no thats not how it works because at some point you would have to take control, and they could loose control and boom a car crash.
Another reason Im against driverless cars is because it would be pretty stupid to just be sitting in a car that drives it self. If your that lazy to not drive on your own you can just hop in a uber that can take you where you need to go. It can also be dangerous for young teens that don`t know how to drive who would also think they can hop in and get on the streets since the car drives by itself and wouldn`t need to do anything but just sit back and relax while the car drives itself. Perhaps how does the car even know where it`s going if your not controlling it ? i just dont think driverless cars are useful or safe. | 2 |
83c6995 | "Huge rock fomation. . .which resembles a human head....." Was created by aliens; or was it. People come up with some insane conspiracy's from how people who have died are still alive or that amusment parks are haunted by the dead... but this is the craziest one. People actually believe there is life on Mars, and that it created a face do you?
The "Face" was not created by aliens. For you to say the the "Face" was created by Extra Terriestrials it would be like saying that the conspiracy theory that the faces has "haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years" is real like how is that possible. Also the exsits of aliens is "evidence that NASA would rather hide..." (Instead then sharing it with the public they rather not worry the world.)
So what, do you still believe that something that has no proof to even exsits still created a faces on the plant Mars? Or do you now believe that it's just a natural landform? People actually believe there is life on Mars, and that it created a face do you? | 2 |
83c8872 | Dear senator,
The Electoral College makes voting useless. If we want our voices to be heard as free citizens of this country then we should have full power over the votes. We are the people of America and we deserve to decide who takes the presidency. This country is our home and important to us and we deserve to be heard. I understnad that the Electoral College makes the whole voting process a whole lot easier, but it's not about easy. It's about our freedom and our freedom of speech.
The Electoral College is a system that selects electors to stand in place of us, but we the people aren't getting what we deserve. For example, if Florida has 29 electors and most of the state is voting for Romney, then those 29 electoral votes go to Romney. But suppose a smaller, less popular state like Wyoming only has 3 electors and most of the state votes for Obama; he only recieves 3 electoral votes. Now tell me, is that fair? Is it really?
Our purpose in the voting polls is disapperaing and now these candidates only count on the states that have the most electoral votes because they will count for more during the election. Candidates go around trying to win over the states with many electors and tend to ignore the ones with less. Even going as far as not advertising their campaigns. The Electoral College needs to be abolished so our country can be free once again. | 3 |
83c9bbb | So in my opinion, I am definantely for the development of driverless cars.
I find they will be useful in the future for these reasons: 1) They will most likely cause less wrecks. 2) The will probably be safer for the community. 3) They might bring new ideas to the table.
I find that these three reasons will bring a positive outlook on driverless cars. I do however have one problem with driverless cars: carelessness, but i will explain my reasoning later.
I think driverless cars will be the future.
So as i said in my first reasoning, they will most likely cause less wrecks.
I say this because if everyone had a driverless car, the the programming in the cars will mostlikely correspond with each other and (in my thinking) they will react to each other as they get close to one another to prevent any damage that comes up.
This leads to my second reason why i think thety should keep working on driverless cars, it ill probably be better for the community.
Like i said, if the cars can correspond and react to each other, thanthey will have a greater chance of not hitting each other and causing less injuries to cars, the driver and passengers, and pedestrians.
This could definantely decrease injuries by cars per year and could possibly save thousands upon thousands of lives.
This is of course a goos thing and if driverless cars could prevent this, then i'm pretty sure anyone would approve and want this car.
Now my second reason for why driverless cars is a good idea and should be promoted is because this might bring new ideas to the table of creativity if you want to call it.
The reason i say this is because if they can create cars that drive on their own without human needs, then this might spark some new ideas for new inventions (doesn't have to all be car related in my opinion).
Like they could be at the verge of creating inventions that people might have never thought of before.
Now i know it does seem like that i'm getting a bit off track about the driverless cars thing, but for a second, just imagine all the possibilities that could come out of driverless cars and their technology.
This could bring about ideas one could only dream about.
This could be a serious change to the world as it is if companies can bring fully driverless cars to the world.
Now for the reason why I think that driverless cars might not be a good idea in the first place: carelessness.
Now what I mean by that is mostly two reasons: 1) problem with the technology.
2) Problem with the person behind the wheel.
About the problem with technology, If the company who makes the car provides a misshap with the technology they used to make the car, then there might be a problam when time passes along while driving the car.
Like there could be a miscommunication with the cars (Assuming that everyone has a driverless car with the same or somewhat similar technology that correspond with each other.), there could be a problem with the way it works if not made the way it should be, and the list could go on forever.
Now to the other negative of this reason, the person who is behind the wheel of the driverless car.
What I mean is that the person who is behind the wheel of the driverless car could cuase a problem with the inside or outside of that car like: Mess around with the controls, damage a part of the car through human or nature contact, shortage of a wire or battery or whatever is in or out of the car, and this list has almost unlimited downsides to it, but hopefully you understand my point.
So as I said, driverless cars in my opinion will become the future if made at all.
There is a certainty at the rate this world is going today because people these days have many ideas to come.
I know that there will be more problems to come, but as the saying goes "There is always a solution to every problem", and i think that people or companies that are creating this type of machinery knows that there will be new problems that they will have to overcome.
I hope to see them grow and possibly be on the market for the consumers to purchase and experience real and true driverless cars. | 3 |
83cd1ec | Should we keep the Electoral college, or take it away for popularity vote? Well, the Electoral College is a process which they cannot hold office, but can help the presidents votes. A popularity vote is which we the citizens of the United States vote on who we would like the president to be. The Electoral Collge helps vote for the president of the United States because there is a certainty of the outcome, and the Electoral College are like presidents too. I support the idea of which keeping the Electoral College for the help in the presidential run.
Keeping the Electoral College is vital to the presidents because there is a certainty of the outcome. Richard A. Posner states: "The reason is that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote." This means that the Electoral College votes count more than the popularity votes for the upcoming president. For example, Richard A. Posner states that "Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney..." This means that the Electoral College votes are way more acounted for then the popular votes.
Aren't Electoral Colleges like presidents too? They help the presidents votes and help them make decisions also. Doesn't that sound like a president to you? The article states "The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal." says Richard A. Posner. This means that Electoral Colleges no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. The president electes Electoral Colleges to be in there favor.
There is a high chance that Electoral College's help presidents in many ways. Such as, the Electoral Colleges are like presidents too, and there is a certainty of the outcome. Lets face it the soon to be presidents need the Electoral Colleges. | 2 |
83cd86f | What would you do if you were driving down the road and saw a car driving with no one in the driver's seat? You probably freak out is my guess, but it's true. Car companies are making driverless cars. It's cool and a bit scary. Look at it this way: the cars aren't fully capable of driving themselves, the drivers need to be aware of what's happening, and the vehicles could malfunction and cause something bad to happen. Driverless cars shouldn't be allowed on the roads.
Driverless cars aren't so driverless. The cars still need help when in some situations. The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" introduces the topic to us by telling us about Google's cars. It says, "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash, but so far, Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents."
Since the cars still need aid on the roads, the driver has to be aware. Most people are already distracted while driving, whether it be other passengers, their cell phones, or even food. Imagine if they got a car that could do what they're to distracted to do. They wouldn't pay attention to the roads anymore than they alrerady do. In the article, it tells us that the car really does need the help. "This necessitates the car being ready to quickly get the driver's attention whenever a problem occurs." Enough car accidents already happen because of people not paying attention. Why cause more?
Also, along with the car needing human aid, the vehicles could malfunction on their own. Thousands of cars get called back because of a problem within the engine that was not caught while making the car or other problems that could be a risk to the people within the car or on the road also. This type of problem causes car accidents all of the time. Why would we multiply the problems for driverless cars? In "Driverless Cars Are Coming", the author makes a point to the audience. "Still even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault---the driver or the manufacturer?"
To wrap things up, we shouldn't be allowed to have driverless cars on the road. The cars can't function by themselves. In that result, drivers need to pay attention to what is going on around them. Lastly, the vehicles could malfunction. Should driverless cars be allowed on the roads at all? | 4 |
83cec1c | In my opinion I think its a good idea to have driverless cars because there would be less car accidents and the cars would change the world. They would use less fuel and they have more flexibility than a bus. The car announces the driver when he or she have to take over. The person in the car doesn't have to do all the work because the car helps them out. Also the car is not all driverless because you can have a turn in driving the car.
The driverless cars would be so much safer. Although they would be very expensive, but they would be worth it. They alert you for many things like pulling in or out of driveways, dealing with traffic, and navigating through complicated roads. The car also alerts you when there is a problem. The cars also has cameras to watch the driver if he or she is focused on the road. This is great because there would be a less possibility of anyone getting hurt.
These cars would make a big differnce in our world and thats why I think we should give them a try. They are so much safer for us and I know people would like them. There would be less car accidents, people getting hurt, and deaths. It wouldn't be the drivers fault anymore if anythng goes wrong it would be the manufacturer. | 2 |
83d10b5 | Mona Lisa, when you hear her name you think of a women that doesnt look fazed at all, she looks like she has no emotion. Mona Lisa does, thanks to studies Thomas Huang, of the Beckman Institute foe Advanced Science found a way to tell emotion.
In Paragraph 3 the text states that process begins with 3-D computer model of the face, all 44 major muscles in the model must move like a human. In Paragraph 4 the text states the use of Video Imagery is what helps find the emotion new emotion-recognition software tracks thses facial movements. When a friend is feeling down you can tell in there face and how they act around you. when they stops talking your friend might be sad they want to cry or irratated sometime they dont want the be bothered. Also a person can be happy when they smile, laugh, or joke with you. you can tell fear when a person or friend eyes open, and when a they are speachless.
Science can unlock and find a lot of new things and emotion is one, be happy and never hide you real emotion cause science will get you. | 1 |
83d6879 | Have you ever noticed that there are so many vehicles on the road? Well, imagine a place without cars on the road, or even in the neighborhood! That sounds impossible right? Well in Vauban, Germany it isn't. They walk the streets without that loud roar of an engine, or the smell of fumes. You may ask, why would you not want cars on the road?
To begin with, Vehicles are giant sized moving objects with a lot of fuel spewing out. In article 1 it quotes; "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe . . . and up to 50 percent in some car sensitive areas in the United States." That is an astonishing percent vehicles cause to make greenhouse gas! Is all that greenhouse gas worth to just simply move faster to where you need to be? Is your time being faster worth your life being shorter?
Have you ever heard of Smog? It's a funny word yes, but it's sickening clouds that it causes aren't anything to laugh about. Smog causes fuel clouds that can contaminate you with deadly fuels or even make you sick. In source 2 it says; They even had to out law people from driving in Paris, due to the smog clouds it built. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined, and many had their cars impounded due to their reactions. It's maybe not a bad thing to have your head in the clouds, but it's a terrible thing to have your fuel in the clouds.
Furthermore, Not driving a car or using transportation not only reduces smog, but it can help reduce body fat and obesity. Driving is a fast way to get to places but it's a even faster way to death. So many accidents happen each year, and so many lives have been taken due to driving. Not driving reduces deaths and obesity by a lot! Many of the problems people have today are due to obesity. Making it hard for them to work or even move because it's a hassle to carry all that weight around. Is your life living fast worth your life ending short?
In conclusion, sometimes vehicles aren't the best way to get to places. Sure it's the fastest but it's a double edged sword. You wanna live life fast, your gonna die fast. Live it slow and conservative you'll live longer. Vehicles are a pollution to our earth, and many causes of deaths. Is that drive worth putting everyone elses lives at risk? | 3 |
83d9c89 | There was a time when cars were a new invention that everyone wanted or needed, but as of recent years cars have found themselves on the decline. There are many specualted reasons as to why people aren't as interested in getting a car and driving themselves around. One of the main theories seems to be that with new technological advancements are making carpools simple organize and knowing when and where the closest city bus will arrive easier to find out. Also, the technology of today makes it easy to contact and feel connected with your friends without having to go out and see them. Whatever the reason may be, the decline in car usage is a great advantage worldwide. The benefits of limited car usage are a better environment, less traffic stress, and healthier people.
Cars are the second most common source of air pollution in the United States. In Paris, cars were so heavily used that their pollution levels were near those of Beijing, China (known as one of the most polluted cities in the world). When Parisians heard this, they took action right away. They rotated day long bans on personal cars with even numbered license plates and odd numbered lisence plates. After about a week of this rotating ban, with a few exceptions, the smog levels had lowered enough that all cars could be allowed again. Luckily, this experience made the people of Paris realize how much cars were harming their envirinment. Cars are a large source of carbon emissions all over the world so lessening their use is essential to reviving our hurting environment.
Another advantage to limiting the use of cars is less traffic and less accidents. Public transportattion drivers are more skilled and practiced than everyday drivers. Arguably, they are safer behind the wheel than your average citizen. In addition to that, having less cars on the road makes it safer to walk, bike, skateboard, or even rollerblade to your destination. Also, less cars means less traffic. Although on public transportation there are bus stops and such, traffic jams would be nearly eradicated if there were that many less cars on the road.
The last important advantage of having fewer cars is a personal health benefit. Driving can be seen as stressful. You have your life as well as the lives of people around you in your hands. Not only can the concept of driving itself be stressful, but things such as reckless drivers and heavy traffic are very hard for people to deal with patiently and safely. It would be better for people's emotional health to not have to deal with driving. Avoiding cars is also better for people's physical health in both cleaner environments and more physical activity. With the lessened levels of polution, as mentioned before, people would have cleaner air to breathe and a healthier environment to live in. The amount of physical activity in citizens would also increase. With people being able to walk, bike, skateboard, etc. to their desired destination the obesity numbers would decrease. Without cars, people's emotional and physical health would largely improve.
Overall, limiting the global use of cars would greatly benefit people worldwide. Due to the recent spread of the idea of being car-free and more concious of our environment pollution levels are already decreasing. Advantages coming from a much needed decreae in car usage also include safer roads and less stressed, healthier people. A decline in the number of personal vehicles on the road would lead to a happier, safer, and healthier world. | 5 |
83eb2af | Join the Seagoing Cowboys program, you can experience different adventures from all around the world.
Body#1: In the program, you can experience different countries and adventures from all around the world. You can also visit places you have not been to before. After you come back home, it can make you more aware of people in different countries.
In the program, you go from country to country delivering horses, mules, supplies and also sometimes food. Joining this program is very helpful to the citizens/people living in these countries because of World War II.
Although, joining this program can sometimes be very dangerous. From high waves and huge thunderstorms, to slipping overboard and getting very wet and ice-cold. Sometimes, you are elected to be a night watchman and check on the animals hourly, but just be careful about where you step because you might slip and fall down the side of the ship.
Now that I've told you everything about the program, who wants to join? | 3 |
83ece0c | Hi my name is Luke I am writing this letter to convince you that you should become a Seagoing Cowboy. Us, Seagonig Cowboys, love to play games like Table Tenis, Baseball, Volleyball, cards, and may other games. We also have responcibilties like, Check on the animals every hour, Feed and water them.
If you join us on our Seagoing Cowboy trips I promis that you will have fun and learn new things every day. Like i said before we do have responcibilties around here. We could always use an extra hand with cleaning, feed, and watering the animals. Also it might just get you out of going to that dreadful army when you become of age.
In my time working as a Seagoing Cowboy I have been to a lot of places , and learend a lot of new things. If your like me and good at worken come join us. Remeber at the end it all pays off. Also we always are looking for new recrutes evey day. Once you join you will never want a different job. | 2 |
83ecfc1 | The author doesn't support his own idea. He lists the good of what would happen with some facts. The dangers are stacked high with exlporing Venus. With the temperture on Venus at the surface being over 800*F which in a spacesuit can still fry a person alive, and the litteral aicd rain, could malt the suit and well there goes a dead man. Even if we somehow manage to make a spacesuit that isn't going to melt or fry a person on Venus, then we can explore it. Tech these days is our down fall, we create tech thatwe use everyday, but with all the space exploration that is our go to, because we don't have the tech now to send a person from one side of the galaxy to the other. Once we do that then we can explore. Venus maybe closer to us, but there is no water present on the surface therefor no life could be living on that planet. To study Venus we would have to send someone there to collect samples, at which they have about 80% chance of death right at the moment, and a 20% chance of living. Do we want to risk someone just to explore a plant, when we haven't fully explored ours? What sence does that make? I rest my case there. | 2 |
83ede3e | I'm Luke. I was a Seagoing Cowboy. Joining the Seagoing Cowboys program can be lots of fun. I was a Seagoing Cowboy. There are so many places to see and travel through. I went to Greece, Europe, China, Venice, Panama Canal, and Acropolis. I've been many places as a Seagoing Cowboy, maybe you should try it too.
It may have taken a while to get to those places but it was still quite fun. I had my friend, Don Reist, along with me. Don invited me to tag along with him. How could I turn it down? It was going to be the opportunity of a life time!
The sea can be dangerous too. I remember that one rainy night, after making my hourly trip to the captain, I slid down a slippery ladder on my backside. My heart raced as I shot feet first toward an opening on the side of the ship. A small strip of metal along the edge stopped my slide, keeping me from flying overboard into the dark Atlantic. I was happy to be alive but, I couldn't work for a few days since I had cracked my ribs during the fall.
Becoming a Seagoing Cowboy means that you can help others who were hurt in World War II and need food suplies, animals, and more. I'm so grateful for the opportunity I had. It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. This awareness stayed with me, leading my family to host a number of international students and exchange vistors for many years.
On the return trips I had lots of fun! My friends and I would play Baseball and Volleyball games in the empty holds when the animals were unloaded. We would have table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and the games helped pass the time.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy is fun, dangerous, and helpful to others. You should think about joining, Yes, it may be dangerous and you may get hurt but even though all that happens you know it's for a good cause. Imagine all the places you'll see, somewhere like, Greece, Italy, China, Europe, and maybe places I haven't been to. Think about how much fun you'll have losing but having fun winning and having fun when playing games with the others. Also getting to help others who need.
That's the main reason I became a Seagoing Cowboy. To help others in need. I'm not saying you have to join, just know, it could be lots of fun. | 3 |
83f3017 | In this article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author gives many details throughout this text as to why he believes that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers. Given these details, he uses useful information that we need to know. In the first paragraph he describes what Venus actually is. If he wasn't to do that, people might be misleaded and still assume that Venus could perhaps be a star. The author gives very useful information to describe what Venus is. An example would be, "Often reffered to as "Earth's Twin, Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, occasionally the closest in distance too."
The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports their claim by giving numerous details and supporting his ideas."Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endbeavors." A big issue that is brought up are the harsh conditions Venus brings. "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Farenheight, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Knowing this, you might think that they must stop there with their research because there's no way they can discover Venus now because it's to dangerous and harsh. That is false, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Their solution is to have a vehicle hovering over Venus that would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way. It would still be toasty but not deathly. The author claims, " Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." The author supports his claim by saying yes, the temperature is a challenge they will face, but NASA has one particular compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus, and they will continue to challenge themselves and find solutions to these conflicts they face.
The author mentions, "More importantly, researchers cannot takes samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance." Although this may be a challenge, the author states that many researchers are working on innovations that would allow their machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to their knowledge of Venus. In paragraph 7, it states that NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus, and that it is possible and worthy of doing so. One project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. "By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat and other forces." The author does a good job by using details to support that although this is a challenge, they are willing to dive deeper into studying this "Evening Star" known as Venus.
In coclusion, the authors final claim states, "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." Although there are many dangers that could seek upon them, they take them as "challenges" and are willing to dig deeper to find out why Venus is the way it is. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth- like planet in our solar system." Therefore, this is why the author does a good job by suggesting that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. | 5 |
83f3a78 | In this article, the author talks abut driverless car and the benfits and problems with them. The author says his veiw and the veiw others may have on the driverless car. I am going to point out some of the aadvantages and disadvantages of owning a driverless car.
The benfits of a driverless car is that you dont have to drive as much only on certain things I mean thats obvious. You can text or call when driving and not have to worry about wrecking because your car by the hit of a button will drive for you, then when your done texting you hit the button and now your in contorl of the car. This is also a good advantage for people who cant see very well but still well enough to drive but it really strains their eyes.
You might be thinking okay those are ther advantages so what are the disadvantages well I'll tell you. A disavantage of a driverless car is that they cant do everything there is still things the operator has to do like back out of driveways or pull out of driveways or drive in traffic. Also the car could mess up go haywire or something and cause a wreck, and that wouldnt look good on the business. While a driverless car isn't fully a bad idea and is worth a shot at trying, some dont agree and some states even banded it, they wont even test a driverless car. You see that there are alot of good advantages and some disadvantages but sometimes you just have to try take the risk and see what happens. My opinion on driverless car is that they are good idea but i think they still need alot of work to fix bugs and work out all the ckinks in them.
Overall, I believe driverless cars are not a bad thing once properly fixed and everything is near perfect, and they work out the ckinks they are worth a try. Its going to take them awhile to fix everything on a driverless car before they are ever sold, if they are ever sold. it could take 10 to 20 years before they are ever on the market. But when they do start to sale people should definetly give them a try. | 2 |
83fb177 | when someone driveless on cars so people can't buy them so they won't get money to pay for the cars so it can like when somebody is like looking at them driving cars. So it effeat them by trying to get cars so when ethey see that they can't get them cars are drivingless to other people they can get to pay for the cars for when tghe cars. Get people to buy them it's going to be hard for them to get one that they want for their self so when people get their cars they always want they can alll ways pay for them if they have to get one if they want if you look at somebody with a car you would say i want that car to but if they don't have no more you can't do nothing to get the car you want in your life for cars it's going to be hard for them to come up with something they want to do for them so when it come to cars you can't get your mine off of it till you get the car you want. | 1 |
8401528 | The author says that venus is "worthy because it has value and not only because of the lnsight to gained" as the author said in pargaphe 8. I belive that Venus sholud be pursuit because if we cant be on there then whats the point of present. Even thouht Venus is the second planet from the sun it still not safe to go over there. Earth and Venus are some what alike doesn't mean we can go and do some teast on there. Even thought it has some of the same features as Eath. Venus is still not the same. NASA can send people to study Venus put they dont last up there they can died if there out there for more then 170 degrees. The air pressure is close to sea levle on Earth. 97 percent of carbon dioxide is blankets to Venus . The temperatures is over 800 degrees and the atmospheric is 90 times greater then experience on our planet. Venus has one of the hottest surface ever. It also has a rocky surface. | 1 |
8402548 | The Face on Mars is just a natural landform although, many others would disagree. Sure, there are many theories of how it could have been made by aliens but, where's all the evidence? There is no evidence for aliens having built the Face and, saying the Face is a natural landform makes much more sense.
Some people have said that it has been built by aliens but NASA is just hiding the evidence. NASA would not hide such evidence even if there was any. NASA would be able to profit if they found proof of ancient or modern lifeforms that built the Face. NASA would receive a bunch of funds to go explore Mars, there would be many people lining up to go, and many more positions at mission control buildings would open up. This would give NASA a lot more oppurtunities to go explore and make money.
Other people have been saying that maybe the evidence hasn't been found yet, but aliens have built the Face. Clear pictures have already been taken of Mars and of Cydonia and show no evidence of aliens living there or having lived there. Pictures haven't shown huts or any other buildings where aliens could have lived. There are also others who say, "How does a natural land formation end up looking like that?" Well, the features on the Face are really just shadows of higher points on the Face or holes in the Face. There are also many landforms on Earth similar to the Face such as buttes or plateaus.
This shows that aliens did not make the Face and that NASA wasn't hiding evidence about aliens building it. It also shows that there is no evidence of aliens having lived on Mars or currently living on Mars. If there were no aliens on Mars, how was the Face made by aliens? | 2 |
84025bf | I think the author supports his idea that studing Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because he tells why he agree with this but explaing that it isn't that different for Earth and that it used to have Oceans and could have supported like forms. He also explains that it would not be a good idea because it would be 170 degrees Fahrenheit and would won't be able to survive in that heat. He says both sides of the point so they can see where is he doubting this topic.
In some places he says that is would be a lot of money and it might not be worth the effort to build things for so many years and not even get to collect data. The things NASA is sending to space to look at Venus is only from a distance, this causes then to not collect as much data so see if humans are ableto live her.
I think that if we have the right materials then we should be able to see if life forms like animals and humans can live here. I think that NASA should study it up close even if it takes a lot of money because if we had to option to have two planets then that would be good. This would be good because if anything happens to earth where we need a new planet or it gets destroyed then we could move to Venus and start new life. I agree with the author and think that trying this out would be good for humans as they upgrade each generation. | 2 |
8409a9d | BEGINNING: I think its true because some computers now have facial scan recognition but they cost a arm and a leg to buy but i dont think its worth it to buy a computer that cost a arm and a leg because if something goes wrong with the computer their will be no refunds but their should be refunds because they could probably sell u a broken or damaged computer.
Next: do think it would be a good idea to make a computer thats u can only access with your face because now a days people tend to steal stuff that doesnt belong to them like for example i had a friend who tried to steal my headphones one day but i had officer force her to give them back but when she gave them back the were broke.
Conclusion: i think that mona lisa probably was a hard picture to face scan because there were so many differnt copys of the original paintning but im pretty sure the real painting is in a museum heavinly gauarded by people with heavy artilllery and grenades and army men with truck but inconclusion if your a great painter do your best because one day u might a famouse painter like Leanardo da Vinci or bettter | 1 |
840ac5b | Transportation is the second largest source of emissions in the United States. By driving less, the world can prevent further pollution and help the enviornment. Liming car usage can lower stress levels and pollution, and can help people be healthier as well.
Car usage is responsible for a lot of enviornmental problems, such as smog and carbon emissions. In France, public transportation became free for three days and people who drove were fined. After just 5 days without car usage, congestion was down 60 percent. President Obama is trying to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Studies show that Americans are becoming less interested in driving. A professor at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute said he thinks "something more fundamental is going on"
Without driving, people can be happier and healthier. A media trainer and mother of two stated that when she had a car she was "always tense" and after giving it up, "I'm much happier this way". Instead of driving cars, people often ride their bikes or walk to their destination. By trying to lower car usage, we are promoting exercise.
People feel the need to leave the house less, which is limiting car usage as well. Because of the Internet, communicating is easier and people feel more connected with each other, instead of driving to meet each other. Someone who stops driving for a while may not feel the need to keep doing it. Every year, there is a smaller percentage of young adults who get their license, because they are not interested in driving. They try to mostly go places that are walking distance, or to car-pool with their friends. Between 2001 and 2009, the amount of young people driving has decreased 23 percent.
Limiting car usage is a good idea because it promotes a healthier lifestyle, physically and mentally. It would also dramatically decrease the amount of pollution in the air, helping the earth. People are starting to drive less, which could be a positive change for the world. | 3 |
84119fd | Dear State Senator,
I feel that you should keep the Electoral College. They help vote to decide the President as well as the Vice President. "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President ."
Each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. Lots of states have a "winner-take-all" system. This system awards every elector to the winning presidential candidate. People would say that the Electoral College should be gone, they would say it is a disaster factor. "The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worse." This was very bad, but nothing has been worse which shows that the Electoral College has been in control. Also after the elections the governor gives out a "Certificate of Ascertainment" this shows which electors will represent your state. So Mr. State Senator I hope that you dont get rid of the Electoral College.
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84150e8 | My argument for the development of the driverless cars is that we should have them. These cars should be allowed to be made, they can become really helpful to people. They can also provide really good safety features. The diverless car will help the environment, it will spend less of our natrual resources that we use. These cars will change the way our future will look like.
First of all, the diverless cars will help tons of people around the world. Think of all the handicap people on this earth who can't drive. These cars will change their lives. They can travel by their selfs, instead of people picking them up to go places. There might be people who become drunk or injured and they need to go to their house or hopistal. With these cars they can get there.
Second, the driverless car can provide really good safety features. The cars will have a lot of sensors. When Google modifed their Toyota Prius, they use position-estimating senosors, rotating sensors, video cameras, four automotive radar sensors, etc. They put all theses thing on a car to make it safe and to drive on its own. The driverless car can have all these features to be a very safe car to drive.
Last, the driverless cars will help the environment and will spend less of our natrual resources. A Google cofounder Sergey Brin says, that the cars he foresees would use half the fuel of taday's taxis and offer far more flexiblity than a bus. These driverless cars provide less car accidents. With less accidents people won't get killed or injured.
The driverless car will aslo provide less money of fuel.
In conclusion, the driverless cars will change our future. It will help people get around easily. The cars will provide greay safety features. Its will also help the environment. I hope i would be able to see these driverless car around someday. | 3 |
84195f6 | Everday, wether we are in a classroom, at our house, or out in public, we are constantly decoding the emotions around us. For example, when your friend walks up to you with a stern face and squinted eyes, you will most likley assume that he or she is angry with you. Recognizing facial expressions is something we as human beings have done for the past thousands of years, sometimes involuntary. With that being said, we do not need a computer software to tell us everything we already know, a frown means you are upset, a stern face means you are mad, a lopsided eyebrow means you are confused, and a smile means you are happy. Creating a new computer software system capable of recognizing different compoenets to a persons emotion is useless, a waste of money, and completey unessary for students and teachers in a classroom.
Being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling, even when they are trying to hide their emotions, may sound like an awesome idea. However, this program is 100% useless. A system that can decode a humans emotion is udderly pointless, for no one needs to know the exact compostion of a human face and their emotions. As stated in the article, "In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation"every day." I mean just think about it, what would you do if you knew the exact percent of happiness in someone, or maybe the percent of saddness? Exaclty, you would do nothing. That information is useless and a waste of time and money. We don't need a machine to exemplify the percise decimal of happiness, sadness, or confusin in any one person.
Whenever you buy a new computer, a new software, or even basic technolgy needs, the prices are always far above then what you predicted. That same concept includes this new software called FACS (Facial Action Coding System). This devloped and intelligent program will cost a pretty penny, without a doubt, for both the producer and the consumer. Not only will you need to forfit you money for this program, but most at home computers are uncapable to withold the magnitude of this program. The article states, "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." Spending money, time, and effort on a skill humans have already learned is pointless and fruitless. The development of the technolgy industry has allowed for billions of dollars to be consempated, allowing for the goverment to go in debt, among other things as well. Introducing this program to the population will allow for money that has been worked hard for, be thrown down the drain.
Incorporating this new software program into classrooms around the globe is unessary for the development of students minds. Being able to detect specific emotions in a school setting is useless and a waste of time and money. Teachers are going to college, getting a degree, and expandign their teaching limits in order to be able to correctly investigate and discover the emotions of their students. As a teacher, that is their job. Introducing this technolgy into classrooms will not be beneficial, for knowing exaclty the percent compostion of one persons emotion is pointless, useless, and a frutile attempt to expanding the technology industry.
FACS is a new, intelligent, developed software system that allows for the emotions of any one person be decomposed into specific percent numerals. This evolving program incorporates new and imporoved technolgy functions into a redily avalible software. However, introducing this program to the world with cause nothing but useless and pointless results. Creating a new computer software system capable of recognizing different compoenets to a persons emotion is useless, a waste of money, and completey unessary for students and teachers in a classroom. | 5 |
841c5f6 | In the article " Driveless Cars Are Coming," gave me supportive facts about the idea of driveless cars. I am against the development of these cars. Reason why I am against this development is because of the negative aspects of the safety issues, purpose, and the law.
"If traffic laws change, new law will be needed in order to cover liability in case of an accident." the author pointed out a good point that has to be made before these development of these cars hit the roads. "If technology fails then who responsiblity is it the drivers or the manufacter," driveless cars would bring a downfall of the company if technology fails and more accidents occur and more law suites would be against them.
Drivers wouldn't be more aware of thier surroundings anymore instead of paying close attention to the roads just in case your car glitches they will be distracted by thier phones instead or maybe puting on make up. Texting and driving is the most deadly distraction there is when it comes to driving , with the driveless cars that gives them a little lead way to do so and not paying attention to the roads.
What is the purpose of a driveless car? "Why would anyone want a driveless car that still needs a driver?' If manufacters want to make this devlopment by improving the technology world these questions have to be anwser. How are these cars impacting the world besides half of the payment on fuel. "Some manufactures hope to do that by bringing in- car entertainment," driving is suppose to be serious many lives are at danger each day because of a vehicle weather your in the car, outside a vehicle, or even beside it anything can happen in matter of seconds if drivers don't have controll or even paying atttention.
Road conditions such as construction or even bad weather I wouldn't want my car on cruise mode I would full control in case the roads are slick. If these driveless cars have great sensors like they say it would be a good idead but other than that I don't think it will be a safe idea. | 3 |
841f4aa | The face was not created by aliens on mars. The things that make it appear as a face are the shadows and the quality of which the picture was taken. The Face is just a rock formation, the fact that the shadows make it look like a face is simply just a coincidence.
If you look at the picture of the Face, you can see the black shadows on the figure, if you were to remove those shadows, it would most likely not look like a face anymore. The passage says "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadowss that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh." The passage also says "huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving it the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." Key word, illusion.
The original picture shown in the passage wasn't taken at a very high quality. The passage states "And so on April 5,1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web servers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL website, revealing . . . a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." This paragraph clarifies that the low quality original picture, along with the shadows, is what made it appear as a face. The Face is just a rock formation that looks like a face, nothing more than that.
All in all, the Face was not made by aliens and it is just a rock formation with a cool looking shadow. Though these alien theories are fun to believe in, the alien theory of this case is false. | 3 |
8423af7 | The Seagoing Cowboys program is a once-in-a-lifetime trip that will change your life, just like it did mine. It was a spontaneous change of my life! I had a great time knowing that all the work I was doing was saving lives and helping others, and it made me look at things at a whole different perspective. I still learned more about livestock, even though I am a small-town farm-boy. I learned that life isn't perfect for everyone, and that I was taking my living conditions for granted. These things have made me a better person.
It moved me to see all of these people living in ruins. Tatthered clothing, rubble everywhere, mass graves, dead/injured livestock, and people were starving to death. The Seagoing Cowboys got over to Europe (and Asia) and reversed a lot of this. It came to my attention that we, Americans, are taking our lives for granted. This was a relatively easy realization to make, as things are in ruins.
I am more sensitive to problems people have and now know that I'm an animal-person. I now look at things through a more "maybe it's worse" perspective. This has made me a better friend, better man, and more well-liked. I have made no regrets since my return. I think that once you see someone living in these conditions, you reach out to everyone a little more.
If I could, I would do it again! If you try this, you will leave knowing you made a difference. The people who save lives doing this are heroic. They were brave enough to go to Europe/Asia and make a difference. I highly recommend you to take part in this program. Wars don't happen very often, after all! | 4 |
8423e55 | In this article it says can you imagine a time in the future no one buys cars. Bucause no one needs them anymore. The car foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far mote flexibility the na bus. Many people believes such cars would fundamentally change the world. Some cars have drive more than a milion miles without a crash, but so far.
In this world, many people like cars they want to live with it. Because cars can change the world to be better world. But other way cars can destroy the air
bluetion. I think if people use bike it will be better thing to do in this world. There's some good thing about biker its make us stronger like growing muscle in your body. And is like work out and the most good thing about bike is not use gas so we can't lose money to buy a gas. That little bit i know about this.
The article says the most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. Today traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. In this world some states it is illegal even to test computer driven cars. And from me lets star to use bike so we can change this to clean. I think people should use bike, because bike can make some space for something... | 2 |
8424b86 | Nowdays technology is almost the base for everything; for medicine, for entertaniment, for research and everyday technology is developing faster and faster.
Since technology has become something for must people, a very essensial tool in order to live, they have decide to create even more things from it to make their lives easier; which this leading them to depend on technology in aspects of their lives like work, doctor, school, amusement, etc.
But what would happen is technology shuts down one day or even a month? People who depend on technology will be forlorn.
In relation to the arcticle and the question about technology shuting down, if we use this technolgy called Facial Action Coding System in students to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom, we can have advantage when it comes to understanding and helping the students. But when it comes for technology shuting down then what? Teacher of superiors are not going to be able anymore to guide students by themselves. They would depend on the program to detect how can they act in order to help the classroom.
This program can be useful but in even more important aspects as reasearch is. For example, that they tell us about how miguel angel created Mona Lisa, with this program they could analyze Mona Lisa's expressions behind the painting.
We humnas are smart enough to read someone facial expressions and analyze them. The need to crate a program and to waste money that can be used in more important investigations, is not really something required for society in order to develop.
Maybe detecting people's emotions can help the government or they would be the only ones to get a benefit from it, so they can control easily the citizens.
Overall, the creation of technologic programs like this is really not helping schools but research, and the less we depend on technology in order to survive, everyone would be more conected to earth and would use more the riches a country has, rather than creating more tech grabage. | 3 |
8431a92 | Facial Action Coding System could potentially be valuable in the classroom. For students with autism or some other form of mental disease, picking up on certain emotions and being able to tell how people are feeling does not come quite as easy as it does for other people. For them to have some sort of technology to help them learn how to tell what people are feeling could be a fantastic use of our worlds rapid technological advances.
To use this technology on students computers in order to tell how they are feeling and what confuses them or what they understand is a different story. In some ways, this could be a good thing because it would notify teachers when their students simply are not understanding a topic. But it also seems like a slight invasion of privacy and it seems that some people would not enjoy software that could detect your face and facial features at all times.
Our world has been making huge technological advances for awhile now. In just 40 years we went from the computer game Pong to having Virtual Reality. This kind of technological advance would be big but quite frankly not so shocking. Software that makes a 3-D model of your face and calculates your muscle movement in order to detect emotion is somewhat terrifying in the sense that a computer can now detect how you feel, but in some situations this technology could be useful. | 3 |
8435ac2 | The Author supports this idea because he or she says Venus is too dangerous for astronuts to go to and study. So The author says that NASA is working on a Robot, to send into Space, to Venus. Nasa is doing this so They don't have to got on Venus in person instead they are using a robot to gather information baout Venus.
The Author Also says that since venus is very dangerous the Robot can study the plant while the astromistes stay on earth and they can egt data about venus thanks to the Robot. The Author says that NASA is always inventing new ways to get information from space and plants without doing it in person.
I fell like the author is correct about these staements because Space and the other plants are not safe for humans to even step foot on. When the Author says that technolgy will be your best friends for ching out space and the other plants and get information for you the auther is correct.
Sometimes something happens like sometime their computer act up or they need to be replaced so sometimes they are not reciving information from the robots and it makes it very diffcault to see what is happing in Space, and what is happing on the Plants. So sometimes the astronuts would have to go into space and retreve the robots themselfs and bring them back to earth so they can fix them if the robot is broken. | 2 |
84390cc | Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because it's an earth-like planet. There are many reasons why visiting Venus can be dangerous but there are also good reasons why NASA should visit that planet. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus bevause it may well once have been most like Earth-like planet in our solar system" according to The Challenge of Exploring Venus.
One of the reasons that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is because it has similar features like earth such as valleys, mountains, craters and has a surface of rocky sediment. If people from NASA would like to study Venus, they would be able to got there because it allows them to float above the fray. Venus also has air pressure that will be close to the sea level on earth. In the text it says "Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." This piece of evidence shows that people can travel to Venus, there might not be many good conditions but it will be survivable for humans.
Some people may think that traveling may be really dangerous. Despite to the injuries it might cause people. Temperatures get really hot over there. Over there the temperatute gets at around 170 degrees fahrenheit. In the text it says " At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would be toasty at around 170 degrees fahrenheit..." this evidence shows that it gets hot but it's not much of a danger since the air pressure would be at about sea level. Another reason why people might think it would be dangerous is because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. Researchers cannot take samples of anything from a distance. If they do want to do it, they would need to understand the risks of wanting to do that.
In conclusion, visiting and studying venus it worth doing it due to the many features it compares with earth but we also have to understand that there are many risks and dangerous to doing that. Visiting Venus would be great for NASA people that want to learn about that planet despite everything. | 4 |
8439c0e | In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author talks about a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System. This new technology enables computers to identify human emotions. Essentially the program looks at a person's face and compares it to a neutral face and then it analyzes what muscles the person used and then it can tell a person's emotion or emotions. However, reading people's emotions is not the only thing this software can do. I believe his software would be a great thing and the world could develop more and get lots of benefits from it.
Not only can this new technology read a person's emotions, it can also make computer animated faces more expressive. This technology would also be good idea becuase "Most human commuication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." This quote is talking about facial expressions and body language. Those two examples are some ways that humans communicate nonverbally. For example when something weird or odd happens and you can't say anything out loud you might give your friend
look and they will know exactly what you mean. Well in my personal experience, my friend and I have gone to a few public places and something out the ordinary would happen. However in some situations it's just not appropriate to start laughing loudly, so we just give each other a glance that sort of means 'did you just see that too?' and we let out a little giggle. But sometimes someone may send you a look and you have no idea what they're trying to communicate. And as for body language, if a person is sitting very stiff and straight up then you would assume the are uncomfortable or trying to be professional, the real reason could be revealed in their facial expression sometimes not always so this new technology could be helpful in showing a person's real emotion. The technology being able to read emotions could also be helpful because what if a child is in an
unsafe environment at their home and they lie to the person investigating, like the social worker, becuase they have been coahed or they don't want to be away from their parents. That could potentially save the child and could get them out of their unsafe environment. This could also be used on criminals, I'm sure police are trained to read facial expressions and know nervous mannerisms but they possibly can't always be accurate. Computer animated faces getting more advanced would be good because then video game makers could get more money for having better graphics. And the faces would be more clear and human like even though they are computer animated.
Also this new technology could make learning more effective and fun for some children. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Then it could modify the lesson like an effective human instructor." Dr.Huang says. In school everyone is taught the same thing almost exactly the same way. However everybody is so different from each other and they could have a different learning style. I don't believe every person has the same exact brain and way of thinking and figuring things out. So why isn't our curriculum different for each learning style? Everybody could sill be taught the same thing just in different ways and that is what this new technology could do. The average of students dropping out of high school could decrease.
In conclusion, I believe this new technology is a good thing with multiple possible
benefits. We could understand people better and how they express their emotion and possibly find out if they aren't being truthful. Students could learn better and want to go to school becuase their lesson could be modified to challenge but not over challenge them, so then they won't be bored or confused. Which could potentially lead to fixing other problems like students giving up and quiting school. Also since we the technology has the potential to tell us if a person is making an expression that could lead us to belive they are lying, more criminals could get caught and be forced to deal with their consequences. | 5 |
843c2aa | The culture of the cars is a easier way of transportation for the people, yet do the people know that these cars are space consumers and cause smog in most areas of the world. By just reducing the amount of cars invarious locations the amount of space would increase the therefore make town or city more accessable for the large population. this change of culture may benifit the population by just having the public transportation and biking.
To begin with the space comsuming in suburbs makes it hard most people make a living in the tight area and having the certian parking areas may be the only way to have the space needed to get to where they need to be, yet its all timed. this makes people more tense when they had to worry of a parking spot. The people in Germany weren't allowed to park the sides of the road and have drive ways unless they payed an extra $40,000 along with a home. As said the text Vaban, had completed a trend of separating the car use from the surburban life, this is what they called the 'smart planning'. Aslo to include that other areas of the world such as Beijing, China, has to worry more the amount of smog polluting their air and making people ill. In Paris, France, diesel fuel was blamed for the pollution because most of the cars were made up of this fuel. they were rank the most polluted area comparedto other locations. Therefore to reduce the amount of the complaints of the lack of space and pollution the want to either rid of the cars or just buy more plug-in-cars and hybrids for cleaner air.
Not to mention, that in Bogota, Colombia they completely banned the cars from their country for a day to promote an alternative transportation and reduce the smog. the voilators are faced $25 fines. As said the text, the stress level has dropped and therefore has madeit easier for the people to more around and not get so aggrevated. The authorities from other countries came to the event to see what they had in store for the this program, and as said in the text the authorites say that "these people are generating a revolutionary change and this is crossing borders. And in the United States, President Obama has "ambtious goals to curb the United States' greenhouse gas emissions" Americans are buying fewer cars and are getting fewer licenses. By creating a new network that has the pedestrains have bicycles, private cars and commercial and public transportation. this to show time saved, conserved resourses, lower emissions and improve safety. by not just completly getting rid of cars but just reducing it, it may help them to have more smooth system.
To conclude this, the culture of cars has been a issue for someyears and in some areas very diificult to handle therefore they have created a more effiecent way to make life easier for most people. the world has to reduce the smog and increase the space for more compact living and larger populations. By not to get rid of the culture car completly but to just reduce it can be benificial to the people and the world. | 4 |
843f86a | How often do you ride in a car? Do you drive a one or any other motor vehicle to work? The store? To the mall? Have you ever thought about how many people in the world do that exact same thing- travel to every destination using a fuel powered motorvehicle. Not many people realize the intenisve damage that they're doing when they turn their key in the egnition. What if you didn't drive to work today? If you're like any regular car user, the thought "What?! I could never survive without my car!" may run through your mind. It is possible though, to live without your main mean of transport. Just look at cities like Vuban, Paris, and Bogota; each one has in some way restricted their people's usage of cars and they actually enjoy it! If you limit your car usage, it can inturn result in many advantages and benefits in yourself and in your community.
A not so recognized benefit to giving up your car usge would be the positive consequences it has on your health. In source 1, Heidrun Walter states that "When [he] had a car, [he] was always tense. [He's] much happier [without it]." Think about it, imagine all the angry road rage you experience while driving. That surely does not have a positive effect on your mood or health. Driving takes a copious amount of focus and mental activity, such as, trying to navigate, dealing with bad drivers, etc., that after a short period of time, you're stressed out and tired. In cities like New York and Paris, the population is high. This leads to congestion in the streets and excessive amounts of pollution. Warm layers of air, according to Robert Duffer in "Paris bans driving due to smog," traps the car emissions. How is that healthy? He also states that Paris had to enforce a temporary driving ban after the pollution levels reached an all time record. After a few days of less driving the pollution went way down. Since people aren't driving, they have to find other means of transport. This could include walking, biking, or skating to destintions. Those are all physical excercises! Your body is getting to work out and you'll mentally feel fresher; more than you would sitting in a car.
Taking a break from driving also can help with the overall look of your city. Pollution doesn't cause the flowers to grow. It certainly doesn't smell nice. It sets a filter over the town and gives off a "dirty" vibe. With less driving, there is less nasty pollution being emitted, therefore leading to a cleaner community. In Elisabeth Rosenthal's article, "In German Suburb, Life goes on Without Cars," she gives the good point that since there is a restriction on car and motor vehicle transportation, there is going to be more walkers. If you have tons of people taking the sidewalks instead of the roads, you might need a few more pathways and closer stores that are in walking distance. Andrew Selsky states that "Parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city; uneven pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks... and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up."
As stated previously, pollution is not benefiting the environment. Organizations such as the Envronmental Protection Agency in the U.S., are promoting "car reduced" communities, says Rosenthal. These communities have far less pollution and are much cleaner. Cities are also promoting this idea and are having days devoted to "no-car driving." In Bogota, Colombia, they hold an anual "car-free" day where only buses and taxis are permitted. Any other drivers would be fined. Although fining someone for using a posession they own might ruffle some feathers, it did have a successful turn out and significantly reduced the "smog."
In conclusion, although the idea of giving up our precious automobiles for walking to our destination might sound impossible, it's not. Reducing our driving can lead to many benefits and advantages in our daily lives. These include an increase in health, an improved look to our cities, and an improved environment all around us. So, instead of picking up the car keys next time you have to go to work, try dusting off the helmet and take a bike ride! | 5 |
8440e18 | This essay will have many reasons to why the "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform created with the use of shadows to form what looks to be, a human face. Some people believe that the Face on Mars was created by aliens or any kind of life on Mars, and NASA is trying to keep the public from knowing.
The first reason is that it has been confirmed by NASA that the human face is just an illusion! This illusion created by shadows gives it the appearance of a human face. Now some people may believe that NASA is saying that it is an illusion because they want to hide that they have been given a sign of life in space. Most people do not know that if there was life on Mars then NASA would benefit, which I will speak more about in the next paragraph.
The second reason to convince you that the "Face on Mars" is just a landform is that if there was life on Mars, it would be no secret! NASA would financially benefit from life on Mars. Think of all the publicity NASA would get and how much money that would bring to them, they could fund a lot more programs and projects.
The third reason is that we can not question the power of the technology they have at NASA. NASA has taken several looks at the face and each time the results are the same. They have extraordinary cameras and photography technology at NASA. What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a mesa, most common in the American West.
Although some people might still believe that the face is not just a landform, the facts show that it is just an illusion with shadows giving the appearance of a face. I hope this essay has enlightened you to what the "Face on Mars", really is. | 3 |
84468af | In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves there is a boy named Luke Bomberger and hes friend Don Reist. Don invited Luke on a cattle boat and Luke could not say no . Luke and Ron went on the trip and got to be a Seagoing Cowboys. Both of them love to be a Seagoing Cowboys. Both of them think every body should do it. It was free to do what they loved and got pade for it.
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves Luke and Don loved Being Seagoing
Cowboys because they got to sea the world. Both of them got to see Europ and China. In side of Europ and China they got to see the Acropolis in Greece. They also got to ride in a gondola in Venice Italy a city that has water for streats. They also got to ture a excavated castle in Crete. they got to look at and explor and to wonder at the
Panama Canal.
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves Luke and Don got to work with Cows ,Horses, Muls, and Donkys. They got to work with the ainmals over seas . They had to feed them two or three time's a day. When they headed for Greece they had 335 horses and enough hay and oats to feed them. Both of them got to work with the animals for weeks at a time .
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves Luke and Don got to be on a boat and got to have fun and work with ainmals. They loved that job because Luke got to live and work on a farm and now the thing he is doing is taking care of animals and gets to do it on a boat in the ocean. After they drop the ainmals off on the way to the next stop the get to play things such as
Table tennis, fencing,boxing,reading ,and games whould help pass time till they got to land .
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves you should do the job because insted of working on a regular farm with animals you get to do it on a boat in the sea and you get to play games when you are going to pick up a nother load of animals. Most of the time when you go on a boat it cost mony but if you love animals and boat's then it is free to do what you like to do. | 3 |
8452953 | Hello I am Luke Bomberger and i'm going tell why you to join the Seagoing Cowboys.
The reason anybody wouldn't want to pass up the oppertunity like the Seagoing Cowboys is because it's a opportunity of a lifetime. The reason I say this because it opens up the world to you, it lets you see amazing things in other countrys. This program also allows you to help other people in the world because of war. It really doesn't hurt to help other people in the times of war. The Seagoing Cowboys also doesn't have you traveling alone on your missons, you have other people to travel with! There's things you can do with your crew mates that I did with my mates such as baseball, volleyball, table-tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and more.
A few examples of the benefits of being a Seagoing Cowboy is sight-seeing. You can see famous structures from all over the world including the origanal Rome, the Statue of Liberty,and the great wall of China. Another reason to join is to make friends. I was already friends with of them, Don Reist but i've made more friends thanks to joining. | 2 |
84548c2 | I believe that keeping the Electoral College is the best way to vote. I think it would help voters vote on their own. It would also decrease the rates for voting just a little bit. Some people might disagree with me because they think that election by popular vote for the president of the United States would pick the best president for thier country.
If I were old enough to vote I would want to pick the candidate who I thought would be able to lead my country in the right direction. But if the election is based on popular votes, I would feel as if my vote didnt matter. What if many people voted for one candidate but the popular vote selectes the other? Then people would feel like there is no need for voting. We should be able to pick our own president rather than having other people decide for us.
Not evreybody has the opportunity to vote. But some people do, they just dont want to. Other dont think that their vote matters. I think that the rate for voting will go down if we have to pick a president by a popular vote. Then people who have been voting will stop voting because they would feel like there is no need to. I would feel the same way.
Keeping the Electoral College would help get more voters. I believe it would increase the rates for voting. But it wont if there thinking about changing it to a popular vote. I mean I understand people might think its an easier way to vote but our voice and lives matter too. Voters should feel like voting is important. | 3 |
845ae54 | Luke bomberger was just a normal high school graduate, Until his friend Don Reist asked him to go with him to Europe on a cattle boat. He was just given the opportunity of a lifetime. Luke and his friend Don had reasons to sign up for being a " Seagoing cowboy". World war II had now ended and many countries were left destroyed, to help the countries recover from war they will need things such as food, animals, and many other things. To help the people in those countries 44 nations united to form a group called UNRRA ( the united nations relief and rehabilitation administration). The " Seagoing Cowboys" were hired to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over seas. In August 1945, they got orders to report to New Orleans. Luke and his friend arrived on August 14th, the same day the Pacific war ended. There was 335 horses to take care of. Before arriving in Greece Luke turned 18, which means that he is now eligable to be drafted for the military service. In 1947 Luke had made nine trips, more than any seagoing cowboy. Luke ended up touring many places around the world. Luke was doing his job chcking on the animals, but this time was different it was raining, Luke accidentally slid down a ladder and almost fell into the deep dark ocean but a piece of metal stopped him fromm falling. Luke was lucky to be alive but he still was injured with some cracked ribs. Although it wasn't always fun, Luke found things to do like baseball, volleyball, tennis, and many more things. Luke had an amazing adventure being a Seagoing Cowboy, he discovered the world and was given a once in a lifetime opportunity. | 1 |
8461f4b | I dissagree with the people who say that this landform on Mars was created by aliens. While there is little evidence to prove that this could have been made by aliens, there is much more evidence to disprove those people. By taking in what the landform looks like, where it is, an how clearly the picture taken was, it is very easy to tell that this was not created by aliens
The first reason is that the "Face" isn't even a face. People only thought it was before because that is what the picture showed them. Now, with higher resolution pictures, it is very clear that this is not a face. It is a mesa.
Another fact to prove that this is a mesa, is the region that it was found in. Cydonia is a region on Mars that mesas are very commonly found in. If the face was some kind of landform, it would make sense to be a mesa taking into consideration of what it looks like and what region it is in.
Some people might argue that you cannot see the face clearly since it s usually very cloudy over that region. Well on April 8, 2001, a spacecraft went over the face on a clear day and got a picture. Because of the resolution of the picture, if there were any sort of planes or pyramid-like buildings, they would be very easy to see.
So, there are the facts. The landform looks like a mesa. You can tell by the high resolution picture that was taken. And it is in Cydonia, a region full of mesas. If you take those facts and piece them together, it is very easy to tell that this is a mesa not a monument made by aliens. | 3 |
8462dd5 | When I was young, I was born in a small town in Germany. Everything was nice and refreshing, but then I moved to the U.S and I felt uncomfortable. Everthing was big, lots of buildings, and so many cars with their gas polluting this world. I believe that there are lots of advantages of limiting car usages, like a better enviroment, a healthier lifestyle, and a closer walking distance.
Cars have runind many big areas with their smog, like Beijing, China, and Paris,
France.
"Diesel Fuel was blamed...,"
it said in the article,
Paris bans driving due to smog .
If we limited the usage of cars thing like smogs wouldn't happen. Trees won't get ruined from smog and animals wont die from pollution.
The less pollution we have, the more we get helthier. But its not just pollution,
Heidrunu Walter said,
"When i had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way..."
Having no cars and just walking to the palces you need to go or riding a bicycle is so much healthier than driving a car and polluting the world.
In the past two decades there have been efforts to make cities denser, which isn't bad.
That means everything would be walking disitance. there would be stores placed a walk away and not on distant highway. Kids can be safer crossing a walk way and not in danger.
Limitating car usage is not a bad think at all it's rather a very great idea, and way safer. Envioments become healthier, people will have a healthier lifestyle, and everything will become walking distance. | 3 |
846448e | Driving driverless cars seems like a positve thing because it makes driving easier to do. You can navigate the car more easily with a driverless car than with a normal car. Also if you get distracted and you're about to get into a driving accident, then the car will warn you. With the driverless cars you will then save half of the fuel that we use right now.
But also driving driverless cars can be a negative thing because of people making poor choices. People think that if they use driverless cars then they really don't have to drive. But in reality it doesn't actually drive for you. It just keeps you safe from a car accident. Also since these cars are being made there are also more laws being created for the safety of others. And as a result, some states made it illegal for people to drive and even test drive driverless cars.
So driverless cars can be positive and negative for people to use. It can be positive because it would keep more people safe on the roads. Also it could help prevent accidents from happening on the roads and can help people navigate better. But these cars can also be negative for people because of poor desicions. People could take avantage of the driverless cars to thinking that they don't have to pay attention to the road. That could just cause even more accidents on the road than before. Also since these cars are now gonna be made more people are now making more laws. Since people are now making more laws, that just causes people to just ban driveless cars all together. So drverless cars can be both positve and negative for people. | 3 |
8465a70 | Although many may say that there would be nothing to gain by researching Venus. There would be something gained when researching Venus such as the history of Venus. Another would be the disigning of better stronger drone. The last reason would be to learn safe ways to stay on planets simular to Venus.
The know history of planets can teach us what we can do to help our own planet and what to avoid doing. Stated in the article "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth" the quote could teach us what not to do or we could end up near or similer to Venus.
Disigning better stronger drones that survive harder condicions such as Venus is a good thing because there could be other planets that could require that type of drone. Stated in the article "coulds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Scientists could find a planet that could be similer or alike to Venus and they may need a drone strong enough to survive the harsh conditions on the planet.
Suvival on different planets that a scientist is researching is important and learning how to survive on Venus could be the first step. Stated in the quoted " | 2 |
846d2a2 | Face On Mar's
Have you ever heard a face that is on Mar's. See there is a face on Mar's that has been there for 25 years. Reseachers have came a cross it when they were doing study of the planenet called Mar's. The NASA took a picture of the face but the reaseaches really couldn't see it. This took place in 1976.
This Face looked like a human face. Reaseaches was amazed how this face popped up on mar's. The face was talked about all around the world. It was in magazines, books, and radio talk showes. This face on mar's was amazing at time. It started out in Hollywood and started to spread around.
The face on mar's started to die out of it's fame. Then reaseaches came a cross it again but this time flew over it and took a photo of it again. This time the reaseaches could see a little more deatail of the face. This took place in 1998. The NASA say they flew over it for the first time.
Reaseachers study on it really hard but thire mission faulted again. Everyone says that they think it was from alliens. Even a few reaseachers say they think it was from alliens. It was hard for them to see if it was from alliens or not.
The reaseachers mission started up again and they had more tecnlogy and to see the face way better. So this time they took a photo and sent it to NASA. they had really good detail now. They found out what it was and it didn't come frome alliens. they took the picture back in 2001. the picture showed a Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. | 2 |
847199c | People think the face on Mars was created or a sign by the aliens. Well Im here to prove them that it was a natural landform. It couldn't have been created by aliens because NASA would have picked something up.
My first reason why the face was just a natural landform, is because in the text it states that '' The sensation was short lived. Scientists figuered it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia.'' Meaning that the face was just a natural landform created because they are common in that area.
My second reason why the face was just a natural landform, is because in the text it states that ''the team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing.... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all.'' Meaning the face was just a natural landform and it had no connetion to aliens.
My third and final reason why the face was just a natural landform, is becuase in the text it states that '' What the picture actually shows it the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West. It reminds me most of middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," says Garvin. Meaning that the face on Mars looks like landforms here on Earth.
In conclusion, the face was just a natural landform. The face was not made by aliens, it was just a natural landform, which are common in Cydonnia where the face appeared. | 3 |
847b5c3 | Have you ever been bored in a class room such as your highschool english classes? Well do to a brand new algorithum made by Dr. Paull Eckman, creator of the FACS(Facial Action Coding System), you can finaly be exited about learning about greek and latin roots. This program can detect how you are felling and in what precentages. In the following paragraphs they will talk about if we should or should not read students faces to make the classroom experience more enjoyable.
Well to start off the technology has decoded the Mona Lisa smile. You know they one the smile that seams somewhat omanis when you look at it. well this program has determend that the paintings famous smile is mostly happy. The spcifics of the smile are as follows she's 83 precent happy, 9 precent disgusted, 6 precent fearful, and 2 precent angry. This computer software known as the FACS looks adn all 44 major mussles and then makes a decison based on that. How can this be helpfull to schools.
Now if you actualy like doing greek and latin roots in your english class you may not need this new technology, However you may not like another class like math classes. If we start doing eveything on computers like all of our lessons for example we will probably need this to keep us from not falling asleep during the class.
If we do end up adopting this new software into our computers it could make us have more fun lessons and make the classes end faster, well do to preception. If the technology could be used with just a webcam then you could just look at your students face and see if they are bored or off task and make the lesson more enjoyable. We could just look at the precentages of the kids facial expressions like how they found out how the Mona Lisa's smile was mostly happy.
In conclution we could make our childrens classroom experiences more enjoyable. Even if it is a little creepy to have a software that watches you for your whole classroom experience. But it mostlikely is worth it to make shcool more enjoyable for the kids in them. | 3 |
8484a26 | Have you ever thought of living in Venus or how it looks? some people believe Venus will be the next earth in the future but some people aslo believe there will never be another planet like earth. well this article will be talking about studying Venus is a worthy pursuit and the dangerous of Venus.
In the article studys show that Venus is like earths twin because "Venus is the closets planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the colsets in distance to earth."
this is one reason why we should study Venus becasue its like earth's sister which comes to my second reason why we study Venus. Second reason is " long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth." But there's dangerouses to this. something that's dangerous about this is how far it is. In the artical the author states "each previous mission was ummaned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." then procceds to say "maybe this explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus." this shows that getting there will be a challenge. another dangerous thing about Venus that the author states is "evn more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere." this will take years to find a way to take care of the acid.
This basically tells you how Nasa is working on how to land on Venus and showing us that there might be another planet like earth.
Now do you change your mind on believing on another earth like plant is out there or do you still think earth will be the only planet with living organisms on it? | 3 |
8486e0e | Smart cars are said to be the car of the future. They are said to be "a driverless taxi" but will they be as afficiant and great they are planned out to be?
These cars are going to be made by the Google company and they have been wanting to produce these cars before the year 2000. They did not have the technology needed such as sensors, computers, and mapping. They soon knew it would be impossible until their need were met, developed and built. They say they would need so many cameras and sensors to make this dream car come alive.
I do not think I am for this car creation. Yes it would be great to not have to drive but what if you had this amazing car driving itself and you were so tired you just happen to fall asleep and there was an accident you were unaware of and you were going right toward it, how would you know it was there? How would the car get around it? The positives about this car is that you don't have to do much. It will have its many cameras and sensors to know where it is going.
What if you are in your magnificant car and it is driving on its own and a little kid runs out in the road, what happens then? All the negatives about this dream car are system malfunctions and the fact that you still need a driver to watch the roads. So, you can't relax; you have to assist the car. What's the point of driverless car if you still need a driver to assist it? BMW added new technology were your car will drive up to 25 mph, but you have to have a driver to activate the touch sensors. Yes, they will steer, speed up, and slow down on its own, but having a driver watching everything is still necessary. If the technology fails while you're in you fabulous car resulting in an acciednt, who is responsible? You or the manufacturer?
All in all, I do not believe I am for the future "driverless" smart car because you still need to watch the roads as you normally would and if the technology fails, I would not want to be sued or injured. Would you be for the so called "driverless" Google car? | 4 |
8494c52 | I would strongly disagree with the use of this new tecnology to read students emothions in the classroom is invaluabe. Schools adding this new technology is a waste of money and time, Many parrents and students would agree that there are many other things that schools need to foucus on and implamenting new things to such as extra curricular activeaties, and sports to keep students fit and healthy. Although This new technology could reconize when a student is becomeing confused or bored in the classroom, The creators predict that is could modify the lessen, the most easyest and affecting way to modify a lesen is to make it fun or realtable to the students or haveing a effective human instructor which would be way easer than to implament this new technology. Adding this new device in a classroom full of students would be a vary bad idea many students and parrents would feel that this is an invasion of privacy.
These are my reasons why useing this new technology in the classroom would be vary invalube as a student i feel this new idea in the class rom is vary invaluble. | 3 |
849dd76 | The way that the author had wrote this is with facts that he has gained and compairing Venus to Earth and the type of environment it has and had.
Starting off the author had explained what is important to know about Venus in paragraph two. When the author explanins the atmosphere of the planet and the degrees it can reach there. As well as how harsh the environment can be with the earthquakes, heat, high pressure, volcanos and frequent lightning. This supports "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" because the author wants the readers to understand how hard it can be to explore somewhere like Venus. Then in paragraph four the author was explaing yes Venus has rocky sediment and once was covered in large water. It was a long time ago and probably isn't safe there anymore. The author continues on into paragraph five, explaining that it is a bad idea for NASA to send people to Venus with the harsh conditions. The author continues on in that save paragraph understandind that the air pressure is not safe nor the level of heat that Venus can reach. On the other hand in paragraph seven the author talks about how NASA is finding alternative wasy to exlpore Venus. Such as, having a drone orbit the plant for observation, some simplified electrons made of silicon carbide, and mechanical computers.
In conclusion the author supported the paragraph with the amount of evidence they had provided and as well as the way they grabbed their reader atteniom. They were writing for someone who had an idea of knowing more about venus and that is what they did. | 2 |
84a1b1a | Dear state senator,
Do you think that we should keep the Electoral College? We should keep the electoral college because the founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the president and vice president, and the counting of the electoral votes by congress. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are.
You help choose your state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. The Certificate of Ascertainment also declares the winning presidential candidate in your state ad shows which electors will represent your state at the meeting of the electors in December of the election year. Your state's Certificates of Ascentainments are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. Abolishing the electoral college! According to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore,Richard Nixon,Jimmy Carter,Bob Dole,the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO-thanks to the quirks of the electoral college-won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president.
The single best arguement against the Electoral College is what we might call the disaster factor. Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. In the same vein, "faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president.
At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. It's official: The Electoral College is unfair,outdated, and irrational. The best arguements in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the arguements against direct elections are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right: Abolish the electoral college! The Electoral College is a widely regarded as an anachronism,a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be [overruled] by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular vots the winner. There are five reasons for retaining the Electoral College. The first reason is certainty of outcome. The second reason is everyone's president. The third reason is swing states. The fourth reason is big states. And the last reason is to avoid run-off elections.
It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state. But of course no voter's vote swings a national election, and in spite of that, about one-half the eligible American population did vote in election. 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 [source 3: In defense of the Electoral College: five reasons to keep our dispised method of choosing president]. That is why we should keep the Electoral College. | 1 |
84a2d6f | Driving around could be fun espicaly when your young bu thva eyou ever thought about how much easier life could be without a car? There could be many advantages by limiting car usage, for example you'll save lots of money; easier to get around and you can get around faster; lastly its alot safer. Sure driving around could be fun but dont forget to think about the advanges of saying goodbye to that car.
To begin, buying a car can be very expensive with the car payments and the down payment and espically the gas money. Buying a bike compared to buying a car is way less expensive. You pay a couple hundred for a bike and you have it for as long as you want because its yours but when u buy a car you pay thousands of dollars for it and it only last a couple years. Gas money these days is insane. Paying $4 for a gallon of gas when ou have a 20 gallon tank can get very very expensive so why waste the money, buy a bike or even just walk and youll never have to pay for gas again. Some people dont really like the idea of bikin everywhere but thats not the only option. Walking, scootering, rollerskating, skateboarding and biking are all other options instead of taking a car. If ou wanna be smart and save money then i suggest getting rid of that car and getting yourself a bike!
Secondly, safety can be a big issue espically with how people drive now a days. There are more teenagers on the road and more drunk drivers too! Not all people who get behind the wheel can be trusted driving next to you. Some people may think that just because they have their license means they can have a couple a drinks and are still able to get behind the wheel and drive safely. Thousands of people every year die from car accidents, if you dont wanna be one of those people then get rid of your car and be safe.
Lastly, sitting at a stop light for 5 minutes can feel like your sitting there forever. That problem has an easy soultion though, GET RID OF YOUR CAR! Getting rid of your car means no more stop lights or stop signs or people cutting you off and making you wait for them. Im sur you think that a car is the fastest way to get around but it really isnt. biking or walking or running or anyway besides a car is another fast way to gt around. ou might not be able to walk as fast as a car can drive but when walking you dont have to wait for a stop light to turn green you can just keep walking plus its good excersise.
To conclude , driving always seems like the easiest choice but is it the safest, least expensive, or the fastest? No, no its not. Bike riding, walking, roller skating, skate boarding, even riding a scooter, and running are all alternative ways for you to get aorund without using our car. Save money, be safe and get there faster by getting rid of your car! | 3 |
84a35db | MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT YOU NEED TO D EVERYTHING WITH A CAR BUT YOU REALLY DONT BECAUSE THE
DEVELOPING WORLD, WHERE EMISSIONS FROM AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PRIVATE CARS OWNED BY THE BURGEONING MIDDLE CLASS ARE CHOKING CITES. IN PREVIOUS BILLS, 80 PERCENT OF APPROPRIATIONS HAVE BY BLAW GONE TO HIGHWAYS AND ONLY 20 PERCENT TO OTHER TRANSPORT.
CAR TRAFFIC WAS DOWN 60 OERCENT IN THE CAPITAL OF FRANCE, AFTER FIVE-DAYS OF INTENSIFYING SMOG. FRANCE HAD A TAX POLICY THAT FAVORS DIESEL ENGINES OVER GASOLINE. PARIS TYPICALLY HAS MORE SMOG THAN OTHER EUROPEAN CAPITALS. PARIS HAS 147 MICROGRAMS OF PARTICULATE MATTER PER CUBIC METER COMPARED WITH 114 IN BRTUSSEL AND 79.7 IN LONDON FOUND.
AMERICA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH ITS VEHICLES SEEMS TO BE COOLING. THE NUMBERS OF MILES DRIVEN IN THE UNITED STATES PEAKED IN 2005
AND DROPPED STEADILY THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS DOUG SHORT OF ADVISOR PERSPECTIVES, AN INVESTMENTS RESEACH COMPANY. IF CAR BUYERS ARE MERELY OLDER OR BUYING FEWER CARS IN LIFETIME RATHER THAT REJECTING CAR CULTURE. | 1 |
84a5c1d | In the article it talks a lot about emotional expressions and how the new software can tell if you mad or upset or happy or not. Technology can not read the emotional expessions of students in a classroom is valuable.
In the Making Mona Lisa Smile story they talk a lot about how the new software technology called the Facial Action Coding System. Tthey talk about how when somebody is upset or bored the new software technology would realize that you would be upset. In the Making Mona Lisa Smile story they also talked about how your facail expression. Your facial expressions would tell a lot more then what you would say like if your were to be mad or anything and you say that your not your face would say different. In the text it states that "then it could modify the lesson , like an effective human instructor."
In the Making Mona Lisa Smile | 1 |
84ac016 | I think that these driverless cars could be a good idia, but are altimatly a huge waste of time, money, and resorses. I think this because, lets face it, why do we need them? Oh yha thats right, we don't, we are just wasteing all this money so we can make something we "have long been facinated with"! I mean, "the car watches the driver", is that not creepy? If someone (the government) hacs into that system they can see where you are going, and what you are doing in your car at all times! I'm just saying, because that would make car dates really alkward.
Some of this stuff is not a waste though, like the brakes that lock when you arn't paying atention and almost run someone over, but don't because the sensers stop you. Or the automatic driving so you can text and drive safer.
So some of this stuff is really good for our cars, and our safty, but most of it is downright creepy and dangerous! not to mentiobn a huge waste of money, they could be using all that to make smart cars. so I altimatly think that it is a waste of time. | 2 |
84acc1d | All right, to some of you people this might not sound too interesting but just hear me out. If you want a really excellent job, be a cowboy in the Seagoing Cowboy program. In fact, take it from me a cowboy who rides waves.
I became a Seagoing Cowboy when me frend invited me to go to Europe on a cattle boat. It was when World War II was going on. Some countries were left to die and had nothing. So they formed the UNRRA and hired ''Seagoing Cowboys.'' Both I and Don Signed up.
In August of 1945, they recived orders to go and report to New Orleans.''We arived August 14,'' Luke recalled ''the day the Pasific War ended.'' They got their seaman's papers and and borded the SS Charles. W. Wooster. They then headed for Greace.
Before I got to Greace he turned 18 wich ment the military could draft me .''When my draft board learned that I was on a cattle-boat trip,they tolde me to just keep doing that for my service,'' Luke says.
''The cattle boat trips were an unbeliavable opportunity for a small-town boy,'' Besides helping people, I had the side benifit of seeing Europe and China.'' but seeing the Acropolis in Greace was very speacial. So was takeing a gondola ride in Vince, Italy a city with streets of water.''
It was also hard work. I had to clean, feed, and care for the anamals. I seved as a night wathman, meaning I had to cheak on all the anamals and report to the captin every hour. One ranny night after my hourly report I slipped on a ladder and fell on my backside. I was fine but couldn't work for a couple of days because of broken ribs. I also had fun too and played vollyball games in empty holdes and more.
So in conclusion, It's splendid to be a Seagoing Cowboy because it shows you the vertue of helpping others. | 2 |
84aed86 | The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in the class room is neccessary because the teachers could use this technology. People all over can use this technology maybe to even save a life.
Teachers using this technology can help by them knowing how there students are expressing there feeling to an assignment. like, da Vinci`s picture of Mona Lisa. the technology says that his picture of Mona Lisa is, "83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." If this technology can tell emotions just by printing a 3-D picture of someone then this technology can help a lot of people like councelors. Councelors can use this to know exactly how there patient feels exactly at that moment. This technology could help Therapist help kids, teens and also adults from suicide, or keep people from hurting them selves. This can help people and people can actually use this technology to prevent many things. Teachers that use this can know if a student is struggling and needs more help than what they are asking. Nintey percent of kids around the world do ask question but dont ask enough of them and they dont ask the full question because they think they might look stupid for aslking a question. In the world everyone has there own opinion but this technology can really be used for something good.
As you can see this technogy is neccessary. Not just for kids to have fun with an to play with but also for serious reasons. People all over the world can use this and maybe this technology can save a persons life. This is my opinion of FACS technology, and it reading students. | 3 |
84af9b5 | Venus a planet with a varity of things still left to explore even though it's risky and dangerous. That doesn't stop scientist from what they want to know about the planet venus. It's challenging for scientist but their willing to accept the challenge in order for them to know what they want to know about venus. The unknown facts about planet venus leads them on to wanting to know more about it no matter how much the risk they keep pushing themselves slowly and patiently.
Venus is the second planet and also the closest to the sun. Earth and Venus have a few things in common such as density, size, and same distance from each other when the rest of the other planets have different distances from each other. The speed of Venus and Earth are different from each other. Earth travels faster then Venus which sometimes makes Earth closer to mars instead of Venus. For many reasons no spaceships have landed on venus for the last three decades.
Venus has a thick layer of 97 percent carbon dioxide. On top of the carbon dioxide is clouds of highly corrosive sulfric acid. It makes it so hard for spaceships to land due to the temperture of 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atomic pressure is 90 times greater then what we can handle on Earth. this makes it extreamly challenging for human to even set foot on Venus.
Scientist won't give on Venus they still continue to find out more about the planet in many ways. Comparing it to Earth and its land structure. Scientist said Venus is the only planet the is similar to Earth knowing Venus was covered with a mass body of water over it making it possible for living things to survive.
Mant experiments and test have been done due to Venus keeping scientist busy with hope to find out something thats worth it all. And scientist will continue their finding out more and more until they finally get to know what they need to know. | 1 |
84b0be6 | There are many advantages to limiting car usage. A few of these examples are that it is better for the environment because it reduces greenhouse gasses and causes less polution and smog. Another advantage is car traveling is becoming less nessasary because of citys like New York and new and improved telecommuting methods. Also, car usage is becoming less popular, this is because of "no car days" and people just not bothering to get a car or a license.
To begin with, when you limit car usage, it is better for the environment because off all the greenhouse gas reduction caused by not using as many cars and other gas producing vehicles as much. For example, in source 1, by Elisabeth Rosenthal, it states that " And that, experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes....passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe...and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States". 50 percent is a large number to be taken up by cars alone, if we can reduce car reduction, we can reduce greenhouse gasses. Another example of why car reduction is an advantage is because of the pollution and smog areas. You can clearly see this being stated in source 2, by Robert Duffer, "[The smog] rivaled Bejing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world." If Bejing, were to do what Paris did, they too could reduce smog and pollution by car reduction. Also, in Bogota, Columbia, they have no car days, to limit the amount of smog. However, limiting car usage to better the environment is not the only reason of why it is an advantage.
Secondly, one other advantage of car reduction is because it is becoming less nessasary to own a car. For example, as stated in source 4, by Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York, is starting several programs to use cars less, including car-sharing, skyrocket bridge, tunnel tolls, and bike sharing programs. In that source, it also says that when someone stops using a car, for whatever reason, they find it unnesasary to continue using cars, mostly because some citys are becoming more centralized again, and it's becoming easier to walk to stores. However, thats not the only reason that it's being less nessasary to own a car. Another reason is because of improved telecommuting methods. In source 4, Mimi sheller is quoted while talking about how people don't feel the need to drive to see their friend, instead they use their phone or computer to communicate. Another reason for limiting car usage is because it is becoming less popular.
Thirdly, a lot of citys are starting to have car free days, this is shown in source 3, by Andrew Selsky. In cities like Bogota, Cali, and Valledupar, all in Columbia, they have "Day without cars" this is one example of cars becoming less popular because, even though it was raining, tons of people still participated. Another example is in source 4, by Elisabeth Rosenthal, she says that her children, both of age to get a license and living where one might want a license, still have not gotten there license because they do not think it is nessasary, and they simply stay where they can walk, or ride bikes, or take the bus, or the subway. Mr. Sivak has shown that the number of 16 to 39 year olds that have a license has significantly reduced.
In conclusion, there are many advantages to limiting car usage including it is better for the environment, it is becoming less nessasary, and it is also becoming less popular. | 3 |
84b7e1c | In my opinion i think that it is useless. I mean, why would someone want to know how you feel in class? I know your friends will probably want to know but they can just ask instead of pulling out their computer and scanning your face and doing all this research. It's an interesting thing but at the same time it's kinda useless. In paragraph 8 it states that an expert knows when your facial expression is lying.
It states that " these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful." To be honest, i couldn't care less if a celebrity or anyone else is fake smiling at me. How will this device benefit you is the real question. In paragraph 5 it states that " most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. " but in paragraph 7 it explains to you if you look into a mirror and do it step by step how to look happy, it will make you look happy. It even states " does your expression in the mirror suggest an emotion? Can your lab partner recognize which one? In fact, these are the instruction for a face that looks happy."
If they invented a whole app to tell them how you're feeling and didn't know how to explain how someone is feeling, they wouldn't have explained perfectly a person who is happy, even step by step. They device could be helpful just like the lie detecting test the polices use. But if you ask me, it's useless. In the 6th paragraph it states that The Mona Lisa is intended to bring a smile to your face, if you smile around anyone, they will smile, smiling is contagious then you'll know how they're feeling instead of wasting a lot of money on an expensive device.
In conclusion, if you want to wate your money on something useless, you can. To me, it would be smarter to invent something more useful instead of worrying about how someone else feels or how your entire class feels but at the same time the people who invented that are getting paid and that's all that matters. | 3 |
84b8678 | The face is just a natural landform because of the environment. You can't just look at an unusual figure then automatically assume that it's something totally different without even observing the details around that object. Few scientists believe the 'face' was an alien artifact, though it was just a mesa.
It takes a lot of time and money for the correct equipment to take in and to judge whether or not this is a face. People have taken many missions and explorations to Mars snapping photographs as soon as they could get a good shot of it.
In today's generation people have a better chance to prove somebody wrong or right by getting evidence. Luckily technology is more advance and accessible, so the evidence will be more clear and approving to your target. Though it's very hard to spot your target in outerspace, the Mars Global Surveyor is a mapping spacecraft that normally looks straight down and scans the planet like a fax machine. The Mars Global Surveyor was close enough to get another view. They had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the face in the firld of view. They captured a photo using the camera's maximum resolution. The picture was better than the phone that was taken 30 years in the past. The picture was actually shown to be the Martian equivalent of a mesa. | 2 |
84bdfb7 | Some peope think that the landform was created by alien's, but have no evidence. You can clearly see in the picture that theres a shadow on the landform. People have even proved that it was a shadow on the landform. You can also conclude that there are no alien's roaming around in space making face's on landform's.
People have no evidence that there are alien's roaming around in space. Alien's are only in the movie's that you see, that's only my opinion though. Even if there were alien's out there, we should have found them by now. With all our space gadget's that we have that can look deep into space, i'm pretty sure we would have found alien's by now.
Even though people have "spotted" alien UFO's, they have no proof. People could have said they even spotted it, but then again since their on video, they could have photoshopped it. People can believe what they want to believe, but if you can see there's perfect evidence, you can't really argue if they have real proof. | 2 |
84c3380 | Dear, State Senator
I would like to inform you of the elections to the electoral college and the by popular votes, that this is to to the fact we should change by the popular votes for the president instead of the Electoral College becuse under the Electoral college system voteres would not be able to vote not for the president but for the slate of electors,the state legislatues are being responsible for pickig the electors so the they can vote for the people and the collge is unfair,outdated,and irrtional.
Although being that voters will not be able to vote for the president . the voters may be able to vote but not for the president but for a slat eof electors, who in turn elect the president. these would go to congress and the vote for the electoral votes this makes it much worse to consider the state legislatures are technically.
the electors have occasionally refused to vote for thier party coanidate and casst of deciding the vite womever they would like to have it given an amount of voters to vote for one party for the president and another for the congress. they picked more electoral votes responsible for picking the eclectors could always defy the will of the people.
this is unfair ,outdatted and irrational because its in favor of mostly assertions without much basic of not letting the people vote instrad of the state legislature choosing electors to to vote to pick the presisdent . | 2 |
84c84a8 | The Facial Action Coding System is very valuable in many ways like here a example,like Dr.Huang predicts "A classroom computer could recognize when a studnet is becoming confused and bored" the computer system could help with students gardes and help them tell the teachers what they dont understand instead of sitting there in class trying to catch on when its to late.The computer will let the teacher as soon as its sees the students face and regonized that the student is struggling and needs help.
The system could aslo help with all emotions even in a relationship because it could read your face expressions and if your dont like sharing your feelings your boyfriend/girlfriend could find out what your feeling by the computer just reading your face.The system could help with problems in shcool and find out whats wrong with students and see why there upset and maybe help them out by showing the teachers care and they would problem have a good day all becuase the computer system shown that the student was upset.
Dr.Huang says "most human communication is nonverbal,including emotional communication",meaning that most human talk to each other through phones and dont really share emotions because you cant really show emotions through the phone so he saying that the system could bring human communication more useful now these day sinstead of just pulling out your phone to talk to someone.
If Dr.Huang is right the system could help children with depression by having one just in your house it could read your face as you walked by,your parents could look at and see that your upset amd come talk because there worried.The system sounds helpful to kids that are quit and kids that dont like sharing there feelings becuase the computer could do it for them.
The system is very valuable in many ways and it will help alot of people with their emotions.It can save lives with depression and keep people stronger by telling there feelings to loved ones and bring you closer to loved ones. | 3 |
84c9a84 | Have you ever wondered what causes different forms on the surface of a planet? NASA has spotted a form that looks like a Egyptian Pharaoh, on the surface of Mars. Different forms on the surface of a planet is just a natural landform because, their is no life on any planet except for Earth, NASA does real reasearch, the theories are just statements that you can't depend on.
First of all, there is no life on the planet of Mars. For example, they would of seen life when they took the picture. Also, it states that it just looks like an unusual landform. Finally, Mars is to cold for any life because that is why the astronauts have to where suits.
Second, NASA does actual research. For example, NASA actually goes up and looks at it. Also, states that when they went up to the planet they snapped pictures of the "Face". Finally, the text stated that it was a huge rock formation that looked like a face.
Lastly, the people that making theories are not always true. For example, the text states that when NASA took the picture, they came up with a theory that claimed "it was too hazy to see any life." Also, it stated that they came up with theory that stated that NASA is hiding information about it looks like a bona fide which is evidence that there is life.
Some peopl might think that there is life on Mars because it looks like a bona fide. They are wrong because the picture that was taken didn't include any sign of life.
In conclusion, there is no life on Mars. The pictures didn't show anything about life. Also, the NASA actually goes up to Mars and checks it out. Finally, the theories that are made can't be depended on because they didn't check it out. There is no life on planet Mars. | 3 |
84cb271 | Venus is one of the closest planets to the earth. It is called the "Evening Star" according to paragraph one. It was refered to as Earth's twin because it is almost Earth's size and density. Venus also has on of the harshest conditions such as surface temperature, weather, and pressure. These are some reasons why NASA hasn't been able to land or stay on Venus.
It is worth going to Venus? It is worth going to Venus because NASA thinks that at some point in history, Venus was a planet like Earth. Venus shows that it has valleys, mountains, volcanoes, and craters. This planet can show us what happened to it and what might happen in the future to Earth. Some might think that it is still dangerous to go to Venus.
It is dangerous to go to Venus although we have already tried Venus is on the most interesting planets to go to because of it conditions. If we can land on Venus and examine it, we can study what type of rocks it has and why it is worth it. If it has minerals that are stronger than Earth's minerals, we could start a minning expedition to it. NASA has tried but failed in many ways. They have tried making probes that try to show images of the planet but can't because of the dense atmosphere.
The atmosphere is one of the reasons we haven't been able to land on the planet. The atmosphere is think and is compossed of mostly carbon dioxide. It also has deadly lightning stikes that have destroyed some drones that tried to land on the surface. It is a big risk but might be worth it. Most of Venus hasn't been explored and it might be interesting going there.
In conclusion, going to Venus might be dangerous but might also be worth it. This planet is one of the most interesting ones in the galaxy because of its atmosphere. It is also interesting because we don't know what is on it. Venus shows characteristics that are close to Earths and it might be worth investigating what happened on the planet. Venus has many clues to what might happen to our planet if we don't take care of it. | 3 |
84ce1a3 | Dear Senator,
The topic of the Electoral college is a hot one, and the idea of whether of not to adjust it is contravercial. Many citizen disagree with the process while many are in favor. What should we do? We should change the Electoral College. The voting is based more on quantity instead of quality, and the voting is not coming from the citizen's directly, making the risk of an unfaithful candidate too high and the actual voting less popular and more electoral. When one state-or even one person- could change the whole ball game that is the Presidential Election, then what does that mean for our democracy?
While many will argue that it is a fair way to vote, the Electoral College has many flaws. First off, the candidates are focusing on more power and higher tallying states to get them through the election than everyone as a whole. For example, if you were a presidential candidate would you spend more time trying to sway California, with its whopping 55 electoral votes, or Montanna, with a teeny tiny 3 electoral votes? The candidates are not being considerate of ALL the American citizens, but instead the ones that they think will lead them to victory. This is not what the election is all about. The election is more focused on the popular vote of few states with many inhabitants than it is on many states with few citizens.
"Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." (As stated in
"The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong"
). Being that this true, why do we call it the "Presidential Election" instead of the "Electors Election?" Electors claim to be faithful to their candidates but sometimes this is not the case. If a member of the group is unfaithful to their candidate, it could unsettle the whole election, meaning that the United States as a whole would have to pay for the electors actions. This is not how voting was meant to be. Our slogan is "We the People," not "We the Electors."
Now, I know what you're thinking, "Why would we change this system? It is already established and has worked for many years." In order to move forward as a nation we as a whole need to make changes sometimes. Just think what it would be like today if segregation-an established rule and law- was not questioned. Or even if the settlers of the United States had not questioned our former mother country and broke away. We would not even be the establishment we are today if we did not question established rules or traditions. The Electoral College is nothing more than a system that needs to be reevaluated, putting the popularity if the candidate in clearer perspective.
To recap, The Electoral College does not include the popularity of the candidates over official influences. The states are not being counted equally and electors control the electon overall. In order to have a more successful government and a more included population, the Electoral College simply needs to be reevaluated and changed to meet the popularity standards of our country if we are to ever advance. | 5 |
84ce7de | The author states that Venus is a worthy pursuit to go for even though there are dangers present.
While there are some dangerous features on Venus, the author's suggestion might be actually worth pursuiting.
There are many reasons to look forward to see Venus.
For example it was shown that scientist studied that there was some form of life on Venus.
Even though Venus is dangerous, it is still worthwhile to study.
Venus does have many physcial dangers that are present.
The text states, "A thick atomsphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus.
Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atomsphere" (Para 3).
There are also mild temperatures on Venus's surface itself.
Text goes on to state, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atomspheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet.
Also, notable, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system" (Para 3).
This explains some dangers when pursuiting to see Venus.
But do not get caught up with the dangers of Venus.
There are still worthwhile things to look for when studying Venus.
The text states, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system.
The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters.
Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit..." (Para 4).
This explains the wonderful features that are worth it to see Venus.
There are as well other alternatives to exploring Venus if people do not want to be sent to Venus itself.
For example NASA has been working on other approaches to exploring Venus like making machines and computers.
The text states, "... some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested ina chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions" (Para 7).
Text goes on to state, "Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. ...but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all.
By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces" (Para 7).
This shows how these alternatives of exploring Venus can still be pursuited.
Although Venus is a dangerous planet to visit, there are scientist out there that would sitll go and explore Venus because of features that are worth studying for and give an idea of what it is like for Venus.
There are also maybe a possiblity of some form of life there.
Even if it is too dangerous to explore there are still many other ways to explore Venus.
There is much insight to be gained for this planet. | 3 |
84cf019 | The author suports the ideas as to how Venus is a worth planet to study despite the dangers it represents. Even doe Venus is such an imposible planet to get into, despite how Venus is a planet where spacecrafts sent and didnt survive the landing for more than a few hours. Despite how Venus surface temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Scientists still want to try and get to Venus even if it tooks impossible
According to the passage humans have sent numeous spacecrafts on this cloud-draped world. Each previous 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 tha three decades. Now not only do humans want to study Venus but humans now contribute to Venus's reputation as a challeging planet for humans to study.
Venus has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets. The surface, temperatures averages over 800 degrees Farenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Which means that is impossible for a human being to walk around Venus's surface.
NASA has one particular idea of how humans can study in Venus. This particular idea is to make vehicles that hover 30 or so miles above Venusian Landscape. Just as how airplanes fly over many storms. Because Venus atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide and
the surface is super hot then hovering above its landscape would make it easier for scientist to study.
In conclusion NASA'S posible solution has to be spot on because in more than three decades not a single spaceship has toched down on Venus. Not only are they thinking of one soution but Scientist have been thinking of possible solution such as simplified electronts made of silicon carbide they have been tested in
chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and this has shown some good results because in the test the electronics made from silicone lasted for three weeks. Either way Scientist are still studing on how to get to Venus no matter how hard and impossible it looks they have hope and hope to one day get to that panet and make a whole new worl out of it. | 4 |
84cf4d5 | If you had the motive and oppurtunity to explore Venus, what would it take for you to go? Would it take a million dollars or a simple high five from a buddy? Author of 'The Challenge of Exploring Venus' says studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it does present.
Studying Venus would present some danger and conflict in the course of its event. This is because not only is the temperature over 100x more dramatic than a regular September day for a hoosier, but it also contains sulfuric acid all throughout the planet and the surface. The author states, "such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving in the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquify many metals". This is not the kind of environment that the Property Brothers are just dying to build some houses in... Although, it has it's many perks.
Studying Venus is a 'worthy pursuit', says author, but why? With every pro event comes its cons and vice versa. Though an extremely dangerous environment to step foot on, there is more to it than the ability to melt a submarine. The education behind Venus is the most attractive part being that Venus once was the most Earth-like planet and could potentially have held Earth like creatures in the depths of it all. Not only is it an educational expirience for just you, but visiting Venus would give so much to scientists and austonomers to work with for upcoming life events.
Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Now that you have read this, think back to the beggining statement, what would it take for YOU to explore Venus? The Author of 'The Challenge of Exploring Venus' would and he is smart for saying so. The author uses evidence and claim to support his idea thoroughly. | 3 |
84cf99b | Having feeling or no feeling?I agree with this new advanced technology being placed in a classroom setting because it is educational and beneficial to students because being in an educational setting,it may make it more entertaining and fun for students to learn about the expressions of one another.Students are able to learn about the importance of expressions and this new expression technology could be great for a psychology course,for students to learn how the mind and emotions work.It could also be a great source for students in an anatomy course.This device could not only be used for students to learn about different expressions but various technologies put within the device to help determine a persons feeling and or expression.
When reading this article I came across Dr.Huang mentioning how the artist of this painting (Leonardo De Vinci) studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specicfic emotions.With new advanced technology,students are able to use it to calculate one another's expressions and learn about human anatomy and how the face muscles work togther to form an expression.Which could potientially be used for an anatomy course.
Having an emotional expression advanced piece of technology will motivate students to be more interested in learning more about the characteristics of facial muscles and emotions within.It will be useful for everybody to be involved such as shy students or students who always look mad,like mentioned in the article we can easily judge or misinterpurt ones expression just by the look on their face,but with this technology students are able to learn about their classmates expressions without being confused about why they always look mad or sad.
With new computer softwares,they are able to store ones emotions and it is similar to anatomical information as the electronic code.Using video imagery,the new emoton-recognition software tracks facial movements allowing students to see and learn different expressions.I see it as a way for students to connect with one another even though the emotion-recognition classies six basic emotions students are able to know the others emotion and go on from there.This is a great way for students to interact with one another respectfully and entertainingly.
In conclusion,I believe that this piece of technology is very valuable to be placed in a classroom with students because of the benefits brought along with it such as learning about the importance of expressions.This new technology will help determine a student's action and behavior.This is great and valuable object to have around in some classrooms such as psychology,anatomy,and technology courses.Overall this would benefit and assist alot of students. | 4 |
84d33bd | If i was a NASA scientist discussing the fase with someone who thinks it was created by aliens i would tell them that the face was not mad by aliens because it could of bin made by dust and wind or a deid person from milions of years ago also it can be a rock formed as a face .
first i think that the face could of ben made up of dust and wind along time ago because we do not know what was in mars for a long period of time untill we invented satelights, rocket ships and space shutls next i say it could of also ben a deid person. one of the resons i say this is because in space a deid bode can not row or reprodus .
last but not lest a rock could of den formed or a medeor crash thes are some of the things why i think it could not be aliens. | 2 |
84d7c0e | l personally do not agree with driverless cars. l think that they they are not as safe as a human driving a car could be. l think that people are being to lazy drive your car and go on with life.
l think that the driverless cars would cause alot more accidents then a regular car would. the driverless cars would nit be as responsive to certain citustions as a human would be such as, a drtiver runs a red light the driverless car would not be able to notice that car as fast as a human would ther fore causing an accident.
i think that the idea of notifing the driver when there is a construction zone or something like that is a good idea but, if the driver is asleep and does not respond fast enough what will happen then. Will the car be able to notify the driver fast enough if a car cuts you off or runs a redlight? Will the car be able to see the blindspot?
l think that the driverless car is cool and all but l dont think that are safe at all. lf they can make the driverless cars safer and more responsive l think they could be a good idea but for now they are not safe enough. Why fix something thats not broken? | 2 |
84dd02a | This strange figure that took the shape of a face on Mars is actually just a natural landform. It looks much like a landform equivalent to a butte or mesa which are common in the American west. shadows around give the illusion to the eyes that this strange figure has eyes, a mouth, and a nose.
Proof has been found from high tech cameras that shows that this is just a landform and was not created by aliens. After we found the what seemed to be alien markings we decided to look again. Its has the same height as some natural landforms like the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. If they was anything that could have left a mark by aliens we would've been able to see it.
You can dipect the size of something in a photo 3 time larger in real life. So if there was anything on Mars that shows aliens were there than we would definately be able to see it, but there is none so that leads us to the conclusion that this odd looking figure is just a natural landform and not built by anybody.
To conclude my arguement on whether or not this strange looking figure is actually made by extraterrestrials or just there by nature I belive this is just a natural landform. There is proof and that it was not made by aliens and none that shows aliens made this figure. We used our best equipment to find an answer by research and strongly belive in our answer. There are no markings of aliens of any sort on Mars that could have built this figure. There is an illusion that this shape is in the shape of a face, but isnt really. The main point of this investigation was just to find out what on earth is this thing and where did it come from. | 3 |
84ddd05 | It's not a secret that we as humans use cars to get places. The mall, the grocery store, school, work. All these places may be too far to walk to, or just too much of a hassle to not use a car to get to. This is why vehicles have long been a main export and very commonly seen sight in the world. But what are they costing us? To name a few, vehicles are costing us clean air, time, and money that we are not going to get back easily, unless we change our bad habits. That's why limiting car usage is so beneficial to us as a population, not only for ourselves but for future generations as well. Putting a cap on driving will help us with the large amount of emmissions that is put out every day, it will reduce jams and increase safety, and it will be less expensive. Cars are a dirty form of transportation that need to be controlled better.
Along the lines of dirty, cars give off a gross amount of emmissions into the atmosphere. According to Elisabeth Rosenthal, "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. . .and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." Cars, because they are used so much and so densely in the world, give off the highest amount of carbon emissions, second only to power plants. This is detrimental to our atomosphere and puts a serious weight on the air around us. Smog has started to get to escalate the extremes. "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." as stated by Robert Duffer in an article detailing the heavy smog that rivaled even Beijing, China, often known as one of the most polluted cities globally. The five-day restriction on driving was implemented to, basically, give the air a rest after the intenseness of the trapped smog in the city reached 147 micrograms pf particulate matter per cubic meter, comparered with Brussels' 114 and London's 79.7. If we were to enforce this rule of reduced drivinhg everywhere, the amount of deducted pollution would be astronomical. It would be healthier for both the environment and for us humans.
Also being safer for humans would be the lower amount and intensity of traffic jams that would come with a restrictive hold on cars. With only exceptions for plug-in cars, hybrids, cars carrying three or more people, and public transportation, traffic jams would be nearly nonexistent. Examples have already been seen in places where restrictions have been implemented. "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France," stated by Duffer of the ban on cars for the five-day pollutuion scare. Another big example is written my Andrew Selsky, and he states, "In a program that's set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated, or too buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of [Bogota, Colombia] eerily devoid of traffic jams." Densely populated cities and highways are extremey dangerous, both for cars that may get into accidents and for the pedestrians that may be present. With a reduction of cars, the danger of being hit is lowered greatly. It also saves time, due to jams and high volumes of traffic bogging of streets gone. Walking and biking would be safer, and for the few who drive smartly, such as with a hybrid, the traffic would be all but gone as well. Health expenses and potential hospital bills would be avoided, and ease of getting where you need to go would be stress-free and simple.
On the important topic of less expenses, this leads into the final claim. Along with the restrictions of cars use comes less expenses, something we all want. Elisabeth Rosenthal writes, ". . .the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995. Part of the explaination certainly lies in the recession, because cash-strapped Americans could not afford new cars, and the unemployed weren't going to work anyway. But by many measures the decrease in driving preceded the downturn and apprears to be persisting now that the recovery is underway." This shows that the lessened use of cars has lead to an increase in money, and people are continuing to go through with this idea. Money is important to us, it is our lifeline in this cash-oriented world. Without it, we live poorly, in all senses of the word.
To end off, driving is not something absolutely needed in our world. It strips us of smog-free environments, time, safety, and money. Putting a cap on driving will help us with the large amount of emmissions that is put out every day, it will reduce jams and increase safety, and it will be less expensive in our daily lives. To reduce driving is to increse our standard of living. | 5 |
84df41b | The Face is a natural landform, and we have proof that shows it such as several pictures taken, one clearer than the next. The brightest photo and the examination of the Face tell us there are no aliens on this planet.
Firstly, when NASA got the first picture, I concede that it looked somewhat alien-like, however, that was a huge misunderstanding. A more closely taken picture shows that it is, in fact, a natural landform. I know this because when the picture was taken, there was no alien monument. Therefore, no aliens, right? But the wispy clouds that were there when this picture was taken, envoke skeptics. A third picture silences them.
Secondly, once the skies above Cydonia (the place on Mars where the face is) are cleared, they go in for the third picture of the face. This picture proves to be the of the best quality. Stated in in the text, it reads, "Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 viking photo."
Proving this photo to be the most accurate. And when they examine the photo,it shows that the picture shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa, common landforms in the American west. Garin then says, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho."
With the clearest pictures taken, we can all see that the planet of mars has no aliens, for the Face is a natural landform. Yes, people will believe what they will, but the examinations, and the clear pictures prove that the Face is close to a butte or mesa, common landforms found in the American West. | 3 |
84e4ecf | In Luke's point of view, people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program for these reasons.
According to the text ," Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China." The text also states,"The cowboys played baseball and vollyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed." This is two reasons why people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program.
The text also states," Table tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time." The text states,"So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water." These are anothor reason why people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program.
According to the text,"But being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for Luke Bomberger. It opened up the world to him." This is my last reason why people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program.
This is all of my reasons why in Luke's point of veiw, people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 3 |
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