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866c9af | In the article ''Making Mona Lisa Smile,'' the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify humans emotions. Have you every thought of a computer that can tell if you're happy, disgusted, angry, or anything you're thinking about? Well it already exists and so far good things have been heard from it. It would be a geat idea to have that technology that reads the emotional expressions of students in classrooms and help them achieve goals.
It would benefit students if they were to have the technology to read their emotional expressions. In paragraph 6, ''A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instuctor.'' This would help students because if you get stuck on a problem, the new technology would see your face expression and will notice that something is going on. It would slow down and try easier problems so you can understand the concept, As you start to get it more the problems will get harder and it's like a teacher trying to challenge you.
Technology being able to read the emotional expressions of students in class is valuabe because students would be able to have more communication with the new technology. In paragragh 1, ''Dr. Huang and his colleague are experts at developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate.'' This is helpful for all students because their future will consist of new technology and if they start using it now, it will benefit all students and help them succeed in the future. It is a good idea to know how technology works and have communication with computers because that is what you will be using in classes or college.
New technology is good for all students and it will benefit them in class because it could tell if you like a subject or not and move on teach you something you could like or even something you will do in you're future. In paragraph 4, ''By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions. Each expression is compared against a neutral face (showing no emotion).'' So if you don't like what the new technology is teaching you, it will notice because of your emotions and try teaching you something new that is also important. This would help students not to stress and help them understand more.
In conclusion, the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is very valuable. It would help multiple students on what they are working on, each differently according to their knowledge. The new technology is called the Facial Action Coding System that enables computers to identify human eomtions. There is also a high chance that the technology can teach students better than most teachers because it could tell what you are thinking according to your emotional expression, something that not all teachers can do. The new technology will help students academically and emotionally which would motivate them to choose a career they would be interesting in trying. | 4 |
866e250 | I am against the development of these "driverless cars." I am against these driverless cars because they cost alot of money and will only create more political issues in our counrty. There is also way more important problems to try and fix. These cars indeed are one of the least important. Especially when time is such a scarce thing and building these cars would take up so much of our time.
Building these cars would cost alot of money. This article states that since the late 1950s, there has been companies that have tried to make this world a better place with driverless cars. Clearly its been a long time since the late 1950s and we have still not made it possible. The smart- rode systems these companies created worked well but this article states it was way too expensive. If back then the materials needed to make these cars were very expensive, don't you think our advanced technology now will be way more expensive? There are lots of things required for this car to work and with every little mistake, justice must be served.
Laws are not an easy thing in our world. We have a great law system, but yet after years and years it is not perfect. This article states that new laws will be needed in order to cover liablility in the case of an accident. Why should we work on making new laws instead of prefecting our laws now? We already have a great focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. We can make it better but we must not lose our focus. Focus is such an important thing when improvments need to be done.
Yes, we have had great innovations in our generation. Our technology has advanced by alot. It does make it possible for there to be cars that actually are driveless. But we must also think of the more importants things in life not just cars. We need to make out government better. We need better ways to stay healthy. We did need great transportation, the safer the better, but we need to work on more important things right now. Time is such a scarce thing for a human and we should spend it on things that actually matter.
I am against these driverless cars because they cost alot of money and will only create more political issues in our country. There is also way more important problems to try and fix. Maybe one day we will realize how people went to jail for something they didnt do and all we did was care about a more entertaining way to get us from one place to another. This can work, but we all have to be on the same side first. | 4 |
866f4b5 | In this life i think that there should be a limited amount of car usage. For the simple fact that gas is bad for the earth. In many way to some people this may be untrue. But I think that the limited amount of car usage would be great for the earth. My reason being is that car's make people excersize less, causes smog , bad for the enviroment.
To begin with, i think that limited amount of car usage is good for lazy people. I mean people will waste gas just to drive 3 minutes to a store when you could walk to save gas. It really makes no sense that a average person could be so lazy. You can be doing two good things at one time. By just walking for your health and saving up on gas,The text says,"Many experts expect public transport serving suburs to play a much larger role.
Next, I think it is a good idea because it wont cause so much smog which is a bad thing for the air. According to the text,"Paris has banned driving due to smog Paris enforced a partial driving bad to clear the air of the global city". The last thingwe need to do is be breathing in dirty air and pretty much gas. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined. Twenty seven people had there cars impounded for their reaction to the fine.
Also, My final reason is that it is bad for the enviroment. Luckily The text says,"President Obama's ambitious goals to curn the united states". Its about time some one point out the wrong honestly in my opnion if i was president i would ban driving to unless your like traveling to a far out state or your work is really far. I think that is should not be allowed.
So to sum it all up, I think that a limited amount of car usage would be good for the enviroment. And have a good impact on the world. Once again my reasons for it is that make's people excersize less, causes smog , bad for the enviroment. So my fellow citizens think about what you are doing to the world and how it not only effects us but how it also effects you. | 3 |
867ad09 | Cars back in the olden days required the use of a knob to turn on, but as the years have gone by, the human race has started to improve car experience. Some turn on by just the push of a smiple button, and others are able to be ridden independently; meaning that the cars can drive without the aid of a driver. Allowing a movement as big as to allowing cars to drive driverless is showing how much improvement cars have made, but alongside improvement, it guarantees safety.
Some people would say that having a driverless car is extremely dangerous because even though the car can drive itself, accidents do happen. Not only that but hackers could change the directions of where the car is meant to go and could potentially put someone in danger. Now, that could be true, but, with creating these types of cars the manufacturers know the risks so they could take precautions by adding firewalls to protect the car from getting hacked. As for reckless drivers, the cars could have cameras inside to check on the driver, to make sure he is alert while the car is driving to the driver's destination.
The safety of pedestrians, drivers, children, and passengers is cruicial when having an auomatic car, which is exactly why extreme precautions have to be taken. Some modern driverless cars have seat vibrators so that when an emergency happens, the driver can take action and keep everyone safe from harm. If the seat vibration isnt an option, then alerting the driver could be another way to potentially keep the safety of everyone without any harm being done. Not only does there have to be safety with the driver, but there also has to be safety with the car and its surroundings, which is why driverless cars have sensors all throughout the automobile, so that the car can know what its surroundings look like and make sure not to cause any incidents.
Technology is advancing, and fast. The cars being created today are getting humans a step closer into having cars that drive themselves on a daily basis in the near future. Some people may disagree and say that driverless cars can be dangerous, but if humans keep getting smarter, they will do anything possible to make those cars, the safest of cars. | 4 |
867bdc0 | Hello Mr. senator, today i would like to talk about the Electoral college. The electoral college is not a place its a process, its where the founding fathers make the constitution hwere people could vote by the citizens.
First, to some people the lelctoral college could be a good thing or some people dont like it. like for example voters dont vote for the president they vote for slate of electors. then the ones woth the most they detreman who will become the next presiden. i dont really like the way tha is works i feel like we should just vote for the president. alsop its kinda confusing with the hole electrol votes and like florida has 34 electoral votes.
Second, who picks the elector in the first place? is it us is the other senator who? also when there is a tie and it has to go in the house of representatives then they chose like what is there is more demcratic thats kinda of unfair. but i understand about why they like it too.
conclusion, I could understand why people like it to for example they actually let the people chose istead of not and then the world just gets crazy. Also it is what our founding fathers created and they had to compermize it. | 2 |
867d224 | In "The Challege of Exploring Venus," the author says that further study of the planet Venus would be a worthy pursuit for humanity. Closer examination of Venus presents many dangers, but despite this, the author still believes that learning more about Venus would be worth while. The author supports his belief by explaining some of the curiosities that draw humans to Venus--such as the posibilty of having had life previously--, by comparing Venus to our home planet of Earth, and by exploring some of the ideas for how Venus could be explored.
In order to convince the reader that further exploration of Venus is worth the risk, the author peaks the reader's interest with ideas about the planet. The author knows that the idea of life existing outside of Earth is common thought for most people, so he tosses out the possiblity of Venus having previously supported life. He states that Venus was likely covered in oceans previously and, "could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Life on other planets has fascinated people for generations, and the author decides to use this to try and convince the reader that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers its presents.
The author continues to explain the reasons to further explore Venus, which he begins to aid with facts. The author describes how close Venus is to Earth, relatively speaking. He says that at times Venus is the closest planet to Earth. The author also decsribes the similarities that Venus has to Earth, including size, density, and surface. This author uses facts that support his claim to try and convince the reader of his idea, which works well in this case.
Like any good argument, the author highlights some counter arguments, and then gives possible solutions. For example, the author explains the harsh conditions of Venus such as high temperature and high atmospheric pressure. The author even tells the reader that, "no spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours." All of these seem like deal breakers, but the author does a good job of countering these points with solutions. The author describes ideas from NASA, such as a "blimp-like vehicle" that would float about thirty miles above the surface of Venus and avoid many of the harshest conition. He also disusses the use of electronics made of silicon carbide that would be better equipped to handle the intense conditions of Venus. The author looks at flaws in his idea, and finds solutions to them.
The author of this article believes that while studying Venus poses some challenges and dangers, but that it would be worth it. He explains why people are interested in Venus, and why it is a task that can be accomplished. He looks at counter points to his idea, and finds ways around them. This author effectively supports his idea that studying Venus is worth the dangers it presents. | 5 |
86828ea | The new technology called Facial Action Coding System classify peoples emotions by using avanced technology. This technology can help students find out why they can't focus or why they are having trouble learning new things.
Facial Action Coding System can classify a human emotions better than a human can classify another humans emotions. In paragraph seven the author asks "Does you expression in the mirror suggest emotion? Can your lab partner recognize which one?" Facial Action Coding System can show which emotion and how much of that emotion is felt. Facial Action Coding System been tested on the Mona Lisa and has shown that "she's 83 percent happy,9 percent disgusted,6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". No human can classify every percent of every emotion a person has. Facial Action Coding System construcs a 3-D computor model of a face and analysis fourty-four major facial muscles to find out which emotion and how much of that emotion. Those forty-four muscles must move like a human muscle.
If students could have this technology in a classroom they could find why they can not focus or if they are depressed. If the students can be diegnosed they can go to counciling, get medicine, or get tutoring to catch up on work or help them focus. Facial Action Coding System would help students get better grades in the long run. This is why students need Facial Action Coding Systems in the classroom. | 3 |
86887d7 | Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because it is one of our planets in orbit, and also is the closet planet to us. Like in paragraph 2 " Venus is the closet palnet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closet in distance. Even astronomers are fascinated becuase Venus could have been like earth covered with various life forms like earth.
Venus is still a dangerous planet like how its describe in paragraph 3 " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets" which is very dangerous and also havs degrees up to 800 Fahrenheit. and atmosphere pressure 90 times greater than ours. "These conditon are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth". Venusian geology also say that the weather is very extreme, with bug earthquakes, erupting volcanoes, and alot of lighting which destroy probes tryning to land.
Venus and Earth do share simalarities. Like in paragraph 4 " Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth. Venus also has features like earth with rocky features mountains, valleys, and even craters. They even said " Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a plantary visit".
Venus is dangrous but scientist are still trying ideas to examine it. Like on paragraph 6 " scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks". Venus could be examined by a ship hovering safely up above the planet but only little sight becuase the light can get through down to the crust which means no standard froms or video are getting through.
Venus is a planet that can be landed on soon. Like in paragraph 6 "Many reaserchers are working on innovation that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus". Scientist are still working on landing probes safely on Venus. Lik on paragraph 7 " some simplified electronics made of silicon caarbide have been tested in a chanber simulating the chaos of Vensus's surface lasted for three weeks in such condtions. The next step scientist are going to do is use old technolgy used during World War 2. These machines used to caculate gears and does not involve eletronics.
Venus is worth trying to explore. If we can get to explore Venus crust imagine the more we can do. Like on paragraph 8 " human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors.". There will be more dangers planets in the beyond other than Venus which is why we should thrive and explore Venus. | 3 |
868ba1d | I believe that driverless cars are a great invention for the people. It would be great for anybody in my personal opinion. I believe the sensors, Dubbed LIDAR, and GPS receiver are great idea's fr a driverless car. Say you spilled a drink while you were driving and you needed to grab the cup before the liquid from the cup gets all over your school bag, or work porfolio? You could always switch on the "driverless" car feature and clean it up real quick before you started driving again. I like how you can switch this on and off. Say you were feeling sleepy and you were awake but you were kinda drowsy? You could use the driverless care feature. The vibrateing seats from Gm, The flashing lights informing you that there's something you need to do so take the wheel. Those are both great and fantastic idea's.
Safety is a big concern in these cars. Can the car stop when needed? can the car set off air bags in the middle of a crash so the crash is less deadly and there are no fatalities?
yes, i believe the cars in the future will be able to do everything listed above, and more. If somebody is injured by a smart car i believe it should be the manufactures fault, but only if the person driving the car is actually using the smart car feature. If the person driving the car isn't using the feature then the driver should be held responsible | 2 |
868ce52 | This technology can be very helpful with students who get bored or confused. I'm not going to lie i get bored too sometimes and i feel that this technology would to keep me intrested or help me how to do things. In paragragh 6 it says," A class room computer could recongize when a student is becoming bored or confused, Dr. Huang predicts. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective instructor."
It is valuable because then you can tell when some one is lying or trying to hide experssions. What if some one killed somebody and they said they didnt do it, but when they use the software they can tell that they didi it. The author states,"even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression. Using video imagery, the new emotion- recognition software tracks these facial movments. Each expressions is compared against a neutral face."
All in all, this technology could be a big improvment on our schools and how the students study or even how they learn. A students emotions can go from bored to woah this is awesome and even i get it now. If my school had this technology i wouldnt take it for granted also i would probably benifit from this new facial technoloy. | 3 |
868d0af | The face on mars is just a natural landform , but John thinks it was created by aliens. The " Face on Mars " has since become a pop icon . The text says " It has starred in a Hollywood film , appeared in books , magazines , radio talk shows , even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years!" This is basically saying that " The Face on Mars" has been around for several years.
John assumes that " The Face on Mars " was created by aliens , but from my perspective its just a natural landform. The text states in stanza 12 " What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa , landforms common around the American West." The text is basically saying the the face is a common thing . The photo in 1976 spans 43 meters per pixel . The photo in 2001 spans 1.56 meters . This means that peole couldn't really tell what it was they were taking educated guesses. The " Face on Mars " is actually called a mesa . Few scientist believed that the face was an alien artifact. The text states " Thousands of anxious wed surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site , revealing ... a natural landform . There was no alien monument after all." This means that Johns statement sayin that the " Face on Mars " was created by aliens is incorrect . Its just a natural landform , but not everyone was satisfied with the real answer . People think that NASA is trying to hide the real evidence . The text states " Some people think the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars, evidence that NASA would rather hide , say conspiracy theorists." The author only did this to attract attention for Mars.
Therefore , " The Face on Mars " is just a natural landform . The face on Mars has been around for several years . The author just wanted to get the public and attract attention to Mars. | 3 |
868e4df | In the story of ¨The Challenge of Exploring Venus¨ Venus is one of the brightest point of light in the night sky, It´s also the second planet from our sun. From earth people can see Venus from a safe distance. The Earth has a planet that is closer to it and it´s called Venus. Earth and Veus are often referred as twins. Venus has blanets of thick atmosphere of 97 percent carbon dioxide. The more challengeinng about Venus´s atmosphere is that it has highly corrosive sulfuric acid. Venus has a average temperatures over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and it´s pressure is 90 times greater in the atospheric. Venus is the hottest surface temperature of any planet even thought Mercury is closer to our sun. Venusian additional impediments weather like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. If Venus is so inhospitable, why the scientists are discussing further visit to the surface. Astronomers thinks that Venus was probably covered with largely oceans and could have supported various forms of life ,just like Earth. Venus surface has rocky sediment and familiar features suck as valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus surface at thirty-plus miles, its temperature would be toasty at around 170 degress Fahrenheit. but its air pressure would be close to match the Earth´s sea level. The Earth´s solor power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed on its level. More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, form a distance. Therefore, scientists are seeking to start a conduct mission to understand Venus. By the system comparison that used machanical part can be made more likey resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces. | 1 |
869288e | "Driverless Cars Are Coming"
In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," The author presents both postive and negative aspects of the driverless cars. Driverless cars are still not very safe. They still alert the driver to take the the wheel when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues. Their illegal in most states,only a few in the United States allow limited use of semi-autonomous cars ; California, Nevada , Florida, and the District of Columbia.
Driverless cars aren't safe. You still cant juss not take the wheel ,cause at one point of time in the car you will. Manufacturers have not got everything right in the car. Driverless cars still need way more sensors. Sensors to indicate every turn and stop there is . I belive that it wasnt a very smaert idea to make a car that you cant controll. What's the point of paying all that money on a car if you cant drive it ? I just dont understand. If i had a car i wanna be able to move on go how i please. Not no one else or something controlling it .You might as well say your in a taxi, not your own car. Like now i cant wait til i get my car .Why would i wait all this time juss for it to drive by its self ? Thats why i disagree on making a driverless car. | 2 |
869ffcc | Dear senator,
I belive that we shouldn't keep the Electoral College. The election by popular vote is more fair for electing a president.
First off, going with election by popular vote is more fair. For example, in the article "Does the Electoral College Work?" the author states, " Obama, who won that vote got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin in Wyoming would net the winner only 3 electoral votes. So,other things be equal, a large states gets more attention from presidental candidates in a campaign than a small state does..." Its not fair that small towns/states gets less attention for the president because their opinion and votes dont really matter if they get less attention. Another reason for my argument is, "Democrats in Texas, for example, or Republicans in Califonia. Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attentionto the campaign than they would have if the president we picked by popular vote.." Proving that not many people have a say when voting.
In addition, the election by popular vote seems more better. For example, "Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but or a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." Why is it that we arent actually voting for a president? That other people are technically voting for us. If we were to vote by popular vote people would actually feel like they are voting for who they want in office."Consider that state legislatres are technically responsible for picking electors and that those people could always defy the will of the people." So much time goes into election day but for what? We just vote for how we feel but not for who we vote for.
To conclude, people should feel like they have a say when voting. The Electoral College does not seem fair to others. Election by popular vote is way better and is more fair. | 3 |
86a3a28 | Have you ever wanted to help people during war without joining the military well you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. The Seagoing Cowboys program is where you get on a boat with other people and go to far places to get animals.
The Seagoing Cowboys program is a good way to help other country so there country's people can survive after war and other causes. On the Seagoing Cowboys program you can meet new people, and see new places and structures. You can also take animals from one country to another to give one country animals so they can make food so they all don't starve. You can also help make peoples lives better after war and acomplish great things. Just like Luke Bomberger who was just a average town boy then he joined the Seagoing Cowboys program because his friend then he became a hero.
The Seagoing Cowboys program was created by the UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration). The UNRRA was created during World War 2 in 1945 to help country's effected by World War 2 by destruction. The UNRRA helps by getting soldiers to help fight. They also search for food and animals. The Seagoing Cowboys program helps by getting horses,young cows, and mules. The Seagoing Cowboys program headed to Greece with a cargo of 335 and enough hay and oats to feed them.
Joining the Seagoing Cowboy is a good idea if you want to help country's just like Luke Bombberger did by brining animals you can see different places and meet new people. | 3 |
86a61e8 | Steve, I believe that the figure we see now is not a face created by aliens, I merly believe it is a landform. In 1976 when we found the figure I would've agreed with you but in 2001, technology was better and it looks like a natural landform. I think that it was just the tectonic plates had moved and made the surface push up. That's what I believe Steve.
On April 8, 2001 what the photo actually looked like was a butte or a mesa-landform. Garvin stated, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." In my opinion it reminds me of a hill or a small mountain. Steve even in 1998 I would've agreed with you but as I look at the photo of 2001, I just don't see a face.
Steve as I stated before, I just don't believe that the figure is a face. I just think that it is a natural landform. So think about my opinion Steve. | 2 |
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Venus is an second planet for the sun. Sometime Venus is called the "Evening
Star," because Venus is one of the brightest points on light in the night sky. Venus also have a nickname like other planets have different nicknames. Venus nickname is misleading.
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Earth, Venus, and Mars are our other planetary neighbor, they orbit in a different speeds. there is a time when Mars is getting closer to our planet Earth and there is a time when Venus is getting closer to the Earth.
Often Venus referred to as Earth's twin because Venus is the closest planet to
Earth in a size and occasionlly the closest in distance.
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Like other planets have atmosphere and different temperture, Venus also have atmospere and differents temperture. When a spaceship when to Venus it couldn't survived the landing for more than a few hours because unlike Venus's surface is hottest in our solar system even though Mercury is closer to our sun.
A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus.
Venus's clouds are highly corrosive sulfuric acid in it atmosphere.
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Venus may be dangerous but sometime it can be our nearest option for a planetary visit. Long ago, Venus was like our planet Earth because back then it has trees and same atmosphere as Earth. But now Venus is dry up and only a dry vellays where water used to flow a montains left. | 1 |
86a9f0d | On the driveless car I think that they should full test them out before they make more. Like to see what's safe or what's not & they should have rules for the cars like don't go to sleep while in driveless mode cause that mode may turn off it self. Someone should have likea training car place for driveless cars so when they actually get on the road they'll know what to do. Like if they had got tired or something the person teaching them would tell them or show the what will happen. Driveless cars should be more worked on because we don't know if they fully are safe. Enginers should have a full experince if the driveless car stops working or something is wrong with it so they know that the driver & the driveless car are safe and fully sucure. Google makes cars that drives on it's own but needs help parking it so it ain't all the way driveles. The brakes on the driveless car should be checked every month cause if It's not it can have crashed into something and camera's should be checked and other things that are important to car should be checked and made sure it's working the way it should be . | 2 |
86ad427 | Driving a car is not a necessity in life and countries are starting to realize that. A car is merely "just a means of getting from [point] A to B" (Source 4). The stress and pollution caused by these vehicles is not worth it for some countries. They would rather have less stressed people, less pollution and less traffic accidents and congestion in the streets.
Germany believes that the lifestyle of driving a car is not neccessary. "There are only two places to park - large garages [] where a car owner can buy a space" (Source 1) These parking spaces cost $40,000, and the car owner buys this space along with a house. As a result of this phenomenon "70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars" (Source 1) and 57 percent of people sold their car and chose to move to Vauban, Germany. Cars are "responsible for 12 percent of greehouse gas emissions in Europe" (Source 1). Yet there have been efforts to lower the greenhouse gases, Vauban put a stop to cars to make the citites nice, and better for walking.
Paris is one of the most known tourist destinations in the world. People cluster in from around the world to see the Effiel Tower, which stands straight into the sky. Their main tourist attraction is a monument that goes into the sky. No wonder they want to cut down on cars' pollution. "Paris typically has more smog than other European capitals" (Source 2).
A home to 7 million people, Bogota, Colombia is trying to spread their program globally and reduce the pollution from the once nessecary cars. "The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog" (Source 3). Violaters are faced with $25 fines. In a car free day, "the turnout was large" (Source 3). It is believed to be a great oppurtunity to relieve stress and lower air pollution. Bogota's program is "generating a revolutionary change" (Source 3) and the idea is spreading across borders.
"America's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling" (Source 4). The United States is one of the top most prosperous countries in the world and the culture revolves around transportation. Americans depend on their cars to help them preform their daily lives. The explaination of the "cooling of vehicles" is a result of unemployment and the recession. Many Americans are "cash-strapped" (Source 4), and cannot afford new cars. If the pattern of car ownership continues to decrease, it will benefit the environment with less pollution and car emissions. But, a negative results for the car industry's.
Pedestrians, bicycles, cars, commerical and public transportation all play a crucial role in the lives of people across the globe. They are "woven into a connected network" (Source 4) to save time, resources, pollution and promote safety. | 3 |
86ad5a8 | Dear Senator,
My name is PROPER_NAME from LOCATION_NAME. I wanted to adress the positivity in keeping the Electoral College. The Electoral College has a small chance of winning with a Electoral College vote than a popular vote. Every state is important because everyone's a president. Also, there are swing states which is a winner-takes-all method.
The Electoral College has a small chance of winning with a Electoral College vote than a popular vote. Although in 2000 the Electoral College vote happened it is very unlikely to occur. Reason is that the Electoral College exceeds the share of the popular vote. Even a slight chance of a state plurality could cause a landslide electoral-vote-victory.
In the Electoral College no region has enough Electoral votes to elect a president. This means that a region needs to influence another to have atleast a elected president. For example, Romney was a solid regional(South) which means he focused in one region not the others, concluding his lost. So, it was very likely that Romney would not win because of his appeal to one region.
In the winner-takes-all method in the Electoral College induces the candidates. This was seen in 2012's election. The ost thoughtful voteers would have to decide the election, making Electoral College very fair. | 2 |
86ae0eb | The " Driverless Cars Are Coming" article talks about changing cars into smart computer cars. I am against this design because if the car malfuctions in the middle of the road or highway there could be many people hurt. Not only does Sergey Brin need to think about others he also needs to think about if he would
use the car or not.
Awhile, ago other engineers were talking about making smart roads but that cost to much so what is the difference between the roads and cars. Making smarter cars could also cost more or about the same amount as smarter roads.
Dr. Werner Huber explained in the passage that, "Such displays can be turned off instanly when the driver needs to take over." This doesn't stop drivers from texting and driving becasue the drivers know that the car has took over so they don't have to pay attention to the rode. It would be better if the driver would have all of the authority instead of the car. It would be better for the smart car to come in when the driver is in danger and help to prevent any accidents from happening. For the states that doesn't allow this experiment would be much safer because they don't have to worry about any probelms going wrong with the experiment.
The driving laws focus on keeping the driver, passengers, and pedestrains safe. So instead of working on how the make the cars smarter the law cares more about the peoples safety. If any driver is injured during this experiment then, the person who would be hed responsible would be the manufacturer. | 3 |
86ae7bb | Dear state senator, as time moves on things needs to change. The way we vote for our president is unfair, outdatede, and irrational.
It is time we change things and move to a election by popular vote.
The electoral college was founded many years ago by The Founding Fathers. It was a compromise between the election of our President. It selected electors thats would put the vote in after we voted. It was a great idea back then... I think it is time we change this and let the people vote. We cann't use the same ways as time moves on. This should be an election for the people.
In the electoral voters don't even vote for the president. They vote for than elector. This could very well be anyone holding public office. People sometimes get confused and vote for the wrong candiddate. Back in 1960 louisiana nearly succeeded in replacing all demoratic electors with ones that oppose John F. Kennedy. Somestimes faithless electors have refused to vote for their party. This is outrageous! What is this happens again. With the time and place we are at now these things should not be happening.
Futhermore, the people should elect who becomes OUR president. We are the that have to live with this president. Another reason is because its unfair to voters, the winner-takes-all system shows that caue candidates don't spend time in states they know wont will. And if the electoral college gets a tie it would be horrifying. Leaving it up to the House of Representatives.
All of this is to show that electoral college should be Abolished. This is outdated, unfair, and irrational use. Putting our faith in people we don't know has caused problems. | 3 |
86b1073 | Have you ever wondered what it would be like if everyone knew what you were feeling all the time? It may not sound ideal to use it everywhere however it could drasticly help improve the education of students. The facial action coding system would be very important in a classroom, giving the teacher vauable feedback. This new technology would allow teachers to improve class by keep students engaged and better helping them succeed.
The facial action coding system gives teachers valuable feedback about their student."Eckman has classified six basic emotions- happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and saddness"(Alto 4). The information these basic emotions would provide to a teacher could have significant impacts on the classroom. Knowing what the student is feeling during a certain activity or presentation during the class, the teacher would be better equiped to help their students. Teachers would be able to better meet the needs of the student to better help them learn and do well in their classroom. Implomenting this amazing tehnology into the everyday classroom could help teachers could educate their students better while keeping them engaged.
Having access to information about how the student are responding to a particular activity allow teachers to improve class by keep students engaged."By weighing the different units the software can even identify mixed emotion"(Alto 5). having the information of a students emotions could prove vital for a teacher by making their job significantly easier. A teacher would easily identify if the students enjoy certain topics or not to help them better prepare for the future. Having emotional feedback from the student can help teachers better prepare students more easily.
With the vital information the facial action coding system provides teachers are now better able to help their students succeed. "Whoever though that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotion"(Alto 9). Having a computer to read a students expressions could drastically make a teachers life easier in the classroom. The everyday teacher would be better equiped to teach their students. Teachers would know when their students are not engaged or distracted. They would be able to keep thier student on track and keep them focused and productive in class. This next generation technology will give teachers the information to help improve the students learning experience while keeping them happy.
The facial action coding system is a valuable resource for teacher that could help them improve the student learning experience. The teachers would be able to keep students more engaged and better prepare students to succeed. The emotion reading technology has the potential to make a teachers job easier and increase the students learning experience. The benefits the facial action coding system provides to the education system far excede any negatives. | 4 |
86b876f | I belive that the FACS technology would be valuable. I think that it would be valuable because it can probably tell if a student is cheating or if the student is tired.
The Facial Action Coding System would allow the computer to track the users face. It would allow the computer to know if the student is cheating seeing if the user is smiling a little. It would alse be able to see it the user is tired or bored. If the user (or student) was tired or bored could tell the computer to switch it up a little bit and try to make whatever they are doing a little bit funner.
The text states that if you see an ad on your screen and you smile it will show you a ad just like that one. If you frown when you see that ad it will show you a conpletely differnet one.
That is just a couple of thing the FACS can do. So that is why I belive that it would be valuable. | 2 |
86bb2c9 | In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" it talks about how technology could read the faces of peoples mood. Hearing that right now shows how much technology has advanced from how it used to be. A few years back we would have people specilize into reading peoples facial expressions, they would study them and tell what they where feeling. But now they are going to have computers come in and either put them out of work or help them out. Eithier way i think that computers should be used in classrooms.
Why FACS should be let into classrooms is because of how in paragraph six where it states that if a student is becoming bored or confused that the lesson woud be changed and modified like a regular human instructor. That reason alone made me agree that FACS should be allowed in classrooms because there are students out there who are either confusd or bored, but most teachers would not be able to tell if a student is feeling in any of those ways.For why is because they have many students and they woudnt se every one of there students faces to recgonize that they are confused. Also if a teacher is a bad mood they would just be mean and not care about the students. But a computer it would never have to deal with any of those things. A coumputer would always know what is going on with every student. It would always know what to do and always be more accurate
to a students level.
To conclude i would agree that FACS should be brought into classrooms. They could really do some good for students especially because im a student and i believe that it could help some one like me. | 3 |
86bb83d | The author of "Driverless Cars Are Coming" did a pretty good job of weighing out the positives and negatives of driverless cars. He seemed to be leaning towards the development of driverless cars. My position is very similar to the author's. Driverless cars could be very useful in the near future.
While compiling a list of pros and cons, it can be seen that the ratio of the two are about one to one. The first positive of driverless cars is the fact that no one will have to spend the money to buy a car anymore. The text states, "...a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system." If this public-transport system was to occurr, no one would have to spend the ridiculous amount of money it takes to buy a car. These people could put the money they saved from not buying a car towards other expenses. Over a person's lifetime, they would be more likely to spend less money on the taxi fees than they would on buying a car and putting gas in it. The overall expense of gas in a person's driving lifetime adds up to hefty amounts.
The topic of gasoline is talked about world wide. Countries are producing it and using it just as quickly. Soon, the world will be dried up of all it's oil and we will have to resort to other means of power for our cars. One way we could slow down the consumption of gasoline is by developing driverless cars. If a public-transport system is set up, less people will have cars to fill up with gas, therefore less oil is being used annually. The text states, "The cars...would use half the fuel of today's taxis..." If the United States made the switch to driverless cars, we would only use about half of the oil we use today. This would not only be good in the sense of saving precious fossil fuels, but also in the sense of saving the environment. More people would use the public-transport system meaning there would be less cars on the road. This would reduce the amount of carbon emmissions and help save the environment.
If the mass public-transport system would come into existance, how would it be any different than the public-transport systems we have today? Most people who use public-transport ride a bus. Busses stick to schedules and will not change according to a specific person's schedule. This can pose many issues for people. If driverless cars were used as a form of public-transport, there would be more flexibility in schedules. A driverless car service would function almost identically to a taxi service, but as stated earlier, would be more environmentally friendly. The text states, "The cars...offer far more flexibility than a bus." Many people forsee populations becoming more environentally friendly and hopping on board with the driverless car idea.
With the positives of driverless cars, there are also some negatives. With these "driverless cars," the human driver still has to be alert in order to take over in certain traffic conditions. The text states, "In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." Why call them driverless cars if they aren't entirely driverless? Even though human drivers occasionally have to put in small amounts of work, the car does most of the work. The text states, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves..." After that, what all is left to do? The car just needs a little assistance every now and then.
Everyone has formed different opinions on whether or not driverless cars should be used widespread. After weighing out the pros and cons, it seems like the positive aspects out-weigh the negative ones. If driverless cars were more widely used, we would see improvement in the environment, less fossil fuels being used, and less money being put towards cars and being put towards other expenses. | 5 |
86bc70c | There are many different advantages of limiting car usage. In Vauban Germany they are supporting and embracing of living life with limited car usage. 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars and 57 percent sold a car to move there. Limited usage of cars is proven very heathy for the enviroment. Because it drastically reduces greenhouse emissions from tailpipes. passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of green house emissions gas in Europe. Certain places in Europe ban driving at times because of all the polution that occurs in the air (smog). diesek fuel is the blame for that. In france they seem to favor diesel over gasoline.
Just about 67 percent of the cars in france are ran on diesel engines. In the us driving seems to be decreases to a certain extent to according to a study around 2005. possibly driving just mike come to an end only the future will tell. | 2 |
86befef | Do you know what a seagoing cowboy is? Luke Bomberger was a ''seagoing cowboy'',a person who helped foreign countries of sea's after WWII. Luke was apart of the UNRRA, (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration)to help foreign country's who have been left in ruins get back on their feet. On his way to Europe,he had to cross the large and vast Atlantic Ocean.
To pass time on there way to Europe they played games such as,Table-Tennis,fencing,and boxing. They also read and whittled to pass time. The way Luke got into the seagoing cowboy business,was his friend asked him if he wanted to join him,and he couldn't pass up this surreal oppurtunity. But, the downside was he he had to travel the rambunctious sea's. The ship Luke and Don boarded to take these cattle over to Europe is the SS Charles W. Wooster.
Reasons join this program are that you get to help others get back on their feet in times of disaster such as war,hurricane,tsunami,nuclear disaster,or other types of disasters that may happen. But their also some dangers to be aware of. During one of Luke's journey's to Europe he slid down a slippery ladder on his backside. If it weren't for a small strip of metal he would have fallen into the dark Atlantic Ocean. But,besides broken ribs he was glad he wasn't sleeping with the fishes,literally!
It's also an adventure to. During another one of his trips he got to boat around the watery "streets" of Venice,Italy in a gondola. Also while in Greece he visited a excavated castle. He also marveled the Panama Canal on his way to
China. But,what came most in handy is that he used to help his Aunt Katie on her farm as a boy so, Luke was prepared for the hard work.
So as a conclusion to this story, I would hope you join an organization that helps others in need, especially countries overseas. Even though this job might be hard, your making a difference in our world and there's. You could join an orginization like UNRRA,or just simply join and orginization that helps new Americans,like immigrants from foreign countries fit in in our society today in America. That would be a good example our country could set for other countries. This should be our goal for every thing and anything. Are goal should be to help others and just not ourselves. We need to stop being selfish and help other's get back on there feet if their in times of need. This is the example we should set as The United States of America. | 2 |
86c0189 | In 1976 the Viking one was taking photographs of Mars and it found something odd. The Viking one saw a human face on Mars. It took a picture and when the scientsts back on earth saw it they were very surprised. They concluded it was just another Martian mesa and that is what they told the public when the photo was released but many people disagreed.
The photo NASA relesed was astonashing and the people thought so too. The face on Mars quickly became popular and was in TV shows, books, magizines, and talk shows. Some believed that it was a sure sign of life on Mars or proof of an acient civilization long before us. Some even say NASA knows this and was trying to cover it up. I believe that the face on Mars is a natural landform and was not created by ailens or another form of life.
The area of Mars where the face was found is called Cydonia and these natural landforms are common there. It is clear Mars is not inhabitable and it's impossible for life to exist there. NASA said that it was a common Martian mesa and it was just how the shadows fell that gave to appearence of a nose, eyes, an mouth. This makes pefect sense considering how common the mesas are. They all look like something this one just happened to be a face. There is no evidence of ailens to create this huge artifact nor proof that it was man made.
The Face on Mars was very popular and widely known. People still disagree on how it was created but I believe it ws natural. All signs point to that. There will always be people who say it is more than a mesa and that it is an ancient ailen artifact but I think they are wrong. NASA, scientists, and thousands of people have concluded that it is a common landform and nothing more than that. I choose to believe that it was not ailens and it was by pure luck. Some believe dfferently but there is no proof to support that theory. | 3 |
86ca13f | In a world where driverless cars are becoming more and more of a reality, the worse the option of driverless cars seem. The cars are not driverless, but more like driver assisted. Laws would have to be put in place or drastically changed to allow these cars on the road. Finding out who the problem of the accident when one happens would be a catastropy for the police and insurance agencies. Accidents caused by distractions would be wide spread.
In this entire article the fact that the "self driving" cars are not self driving is very present. There are some cars that need the passenger of the car to pay attention to the road more than others. This attentiveness that is required defeats the purpose of driverless cars. Some cars required more interaction than others. The BMW "Traffic Jam Assistant" requires the driver to constantly hold on to the steering wheel. In the acticle it even states that the cars cannot get themselves through sticky situation such as work zones or accidents. Other cars such as the Google car that use radar and sensors to replicate the car's surroundings are reliable on how the driver drove, and might be prone to malfunction causing accidents to happen.
Once the boredom of not driving your car for the full time takes you away from the road you can become distracted. One BMW car even offers a built-in entertainment system that would distract the driver. Everyone has seem what happens when drivers become distracted now with the effects of texting and driving, imagine what would happen if the driver totally didn't have their eyes on the road. Whenever that replication fails or the driver gets distracted, the car would crash, and there would be a huge legal mess. Police officers and insurance agencies would be deamed the task of trying to find whose fault the accident is. Laws would be put in place after months if not years of debates on how these laws should work, and who to blame. This would take the attention away from more important topics that may need fixed sooner than later.
The "self driving" car debate is a prime example of "don't fix it if it isn't broke". As evident in this article the cons heavily out-weigh the few pros that can be observed. The social and economic change on our world would be one that could impact everyone for the negative, as stocks would fall, tax dollars would be wasted, and car prices would majorly increase. "Self-driving" cars should be left as they are seem in the past, a figure of our imagination, that would only be in place in utopian societies. | 4 |
86cc1c1 | this story is talking about in the german suburbs and how they live without cars. first they started to say that residents of the upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms are commuting executives have ever gone before. it is also saying that they have given up their cars, mostly i think that they have given up thier cars is to live in different place than most humans do and in the beginning of this story is telling you that they live in the suburbs and that the live in a good community. the people have given up thier cars just so they can live in a certain place to have better lives than any other german people.
the second story starts off saying that after days of near record pollution, paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. It also says that on monday motorists with even numbered license plates were ordered to leave thier cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine. To me the govern ment is really trying to get more money because they probably think that they are not getting enough money so they have to act fast to any thing. People probably think that this is a law but it really is a money taking plan that can help get more money for the government of paris. paris is not really a poor town but the government is just trying to make the people of the town more broke then they are now.
car free day is something that most countries do to save gas and so called save the economy from breaking down and saving the air or the world. Because of pollution people thing that if they can stop cars for a certain day they will be able to go backe the next day and the world will be less polluted and the air will be better that it was before.
most people think that there can be an end to the car culture and that people will start using different machines than the cars that we use now and that there is possibly going to be a different world because of the air pollution .
Things can mostly change where there is a lot of people and there can only be so much things that you can change. | 2 |
86d1cf4 | I support driverless cars for many reasons. The main reason is safety. Another reason I support these cars is because they will be smarter and better drivers than an average person. In the end, this could also end up saving many people a lot of money on gas. Driverless cars could be a bright future.
In order to get these cars to be legal and available for purchase and driving, the safety of people must be a sure thing. This means car manufactures will have to work hard to ensure that safety will not be a concern for the driver, other drivers, or anyone else. Technology has advanced to the point where computers know more that most of the general population, so taking the wheel out of the hands of the driver for about ninety percent of the time is actually a lot safer than leaving it in their hands.
People tend to make many mistakes while driving, and that can cause problems. But letting a car drive itself could end up being the best idea ever. A car that knows where it's going will be less likely to make a mistake than a human driver. This could help to aviod accidents, accidently or purposely breaking the law, and other dangerous situations.
These cars also are suppose to save people money on gas, because it wouldn't use as much gas as cars do now. If it uses have the gas as cars do now, people won't to buy gas as often. That can save people money. Money is always a factor in every situation. The more you save, the better.
In conclusion, I support driverless cars. They can end up being safer than humans driving cars, they can be smarter, and they can use less gas. Driverless cars seem to have more ups than downs. I hope to see driverless cars become a big thing in the near future. | 4 |
86d2b68 | The author did a very good job presenting his point of why we should be trying to study Venus. He gave valid points and tried to captivate the reader with interesting facts like " Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. As a reader, things like that get my brain turing and I really start to think about it. I start to ask myself questions like 'If Venus was once like Earth, what happend to this planet to make it so inhospitable now?' and 'If we've never been able to get any kind of sample from Venus, what could be on that planet?'. When an author gets a reader to think more deeply about the essay, it means he's doing a pretty good job about explaning his thoughts and desires.
"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." can be found in the last paragraph of the essay. In this statement the author is saying that this isn't just about studing Venus. He's saying that it would be very interesting to actually see what's happening on Venus or even what Venus has come to now, but that if we, as humans, keep problem solving and coming up with new, successful ideas it could very well help us in the future with other things that we are trying to get a better understanding of. The problems of Venus that are holding us back are as follows; the atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide, the clouds are highly corrosive sulfuric acid, the planet's surface averages around 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atomosheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on Earth. The author is saying that getting past those obstacles would be evolutionary for humans.
Overall the author did a very good job getting his point across and giving reasons to back up his statements. Not only did the author give an excellent argument on why we shoundn't give up on Venus, he aslo brought up the idea that if we solve these problems, we ourselves will be able to evolve and solve other harder and more complex problems. Which could lead to better future. | 4 |
86d40fb | The author discusses the good and the bad of these cars. The author talks about how they could easily replace buses and/or other methods of transportation. Though the author also states that some of these methods can be costly and impratical. I think that driverless cars should not be developed further. For the reason that it would be much safer with drivers and we do not need to change much then.
With a driver behind the wheel, the driver would be much more effective at keeping themself safe. The driver can see the oncoming cars, traffic, or construction and avoid them. The driverless car could possibly not be aware of some of these conditions and then wreck the car. The sensors on the driverless car could also malfunction while driving and result in the same effect. The driver could just work around all of it and not have to rely on their car to keep them safe. The author even states that right now these situations require human skill rather than the car doing it all.
If we were to have these driverless cars, we might have to change the roads to allow these to work. Changing all the roads to work with these cars would be very costly and take quite a while to finish. We also have to worry about putting new laws into place about safety. Like the author says, if someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer. Would the driver be at fault because they were in the car, or would the manufacturer be at fault because the car's technology failed?
To conclude, the driverless cars should not be further developed. They could potentially put a person in danger, they would not be very cost effective, and a lot would need to be changed. We do not need to change if we already have a system that works well for the most part. The driverless cars would be pointless. | 3 |
86e07ef | The planet, Cydonia was discoved to have a face-shaped figure that stretched two miles long! Although some people believe that alien-life or some life-form has occurred or is still occurring to this day. I believe that the face figure is just another natural formed landmass like several we have on earth. For instance the Middle Butte found in the Snake River Plain of Idaho has a lava dome which takes form of a messa.
In paragraph eleven of "Unmasking the Face on Mars", Garvin says, "As a thumbs rule, you can discern things in a digital image three times bigger then the pixel size, So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what there were!" This explains that there is no way of showing or providing any evidence of aliens or lifeform on Mars.
The author also mentions that Garvin says, "It;s not easy to target Cydonia. In fact, it's hard work." In this paragraph nine it also consentrates about the angle it is looked apon. I feel like if it was hard to find the perfect angle and measurements to take a closer look at the face, there could have been mistakes made without realization.
Even though no one knows whether or not if there was or life on Mars or if there still is. The likelyhood of this theory is very low. There would have to be a water supply, nutrients to feed off of, sunlight, shelter, etc. for any living organisms to survive.
Everyone should be allowed to have their own beliefs, but sometimes people believe in things that are hardly believeable. This could help save time and convience for in the future whenever NASA finds solid evidence that there is no evidence of aliens on planet Mars. Even if NASA would like the fundings for finding existance of lifeform, it would also be a great discovery that there isn't because they could narrow the list of safe planets us ,humans, could live on if there was any kind of diaster to happen to our planet. | 3 |
86e1ed1 | The challenge of exploring venus is is that the atmospheric pressure is over 90 time greater then what we have here then what we ever will have here on earth. The normal temperatures on venus is about 800. The most we every get here is about some where in the 100s if you go to venus you will cook like your diner would. And there is way to much mercury on the plant. The plant havs a rocky surface. It has valleys and mountanins. It is kinda like earth.
NASA has an idea thst they want to send people up to go and study the plant but not put then not the plant cause you can't land on it. They want them to fly above it and study it. And see what they can learn about it and see about it. But still being that far away from the plant it would be 170. The air pressurse would be sea level on earth. They would be hovering about 30 miles above it. It would not be easy for them them but it still be survivable for humans.
NASA is working on a study on Venus with a diffrent approaches. One example is the silicon carbide that have been test in chambers. The have looked back at old technology. One called mechanical computers they where frist made in the 1800s. But they frist played a role in the 1940s.
They are looking for stuff that will give them more power. Modern computer are more powerful, flexible and quick. They need it to suroivoiur the heat of Venus. because it is not use to that much heat. | 1 |
86f19d9 | Today, I will disguse why people should goin in the "Seagoing Cowboys" program. I will be talking about, how you could have fun, make friend's, and see place's you've never seen befor.
First, You could go place's you'e never been befor, you could try new food's that you neve had tasted.
Next, It also give you chance of to make new friend's. You coould also get a chance to try new food's, why you are there.
Lastly, You will get to sail on the ocean, as never befor, you can go site seeing with other peole that you have meet.
It will be fun because, you will get to see "Europe, Greece, China, and so many more". You could make friend's on the ship, as you are working. It will also be good because, you could show other people around just like Luke did. You could
take "Gondola" ride's in Venice, Italy which is a city with streets of water. The claim is that, over all you would have fun and the world could open up to you, as Luke said " I'm grateful for this opportunity, it made me more aware of people of the other countries, and their need's. In conclusion, this esay explain why you should goin the "Seagoing Cowboys", and how you could make friend's, have fun, and see place's you've never seen. It can also, give you an opportunity to open up to the world. Also, if alduts or teenagers want to help, and make a diffrence this program could help. | 3 |
86f34ea | You should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program, because the Seagoing Cowboys program you take lots of trips, and you will be able to visit new countries and states. In the program you will take lots of cattle-boat trips. When you take trip you will be fed and watered. Seagoing Cowboys had to take care of animals in World War ll. That is a good thing to help animals when people are in war, so they don't die. You have to serve night watchman. When look was on the ship he almost went overboard, but a small strip of metal kept him from going overboard. That is the only thing i want like about being a Seagoing Cowboy. He was happy to be alive. but being on a ship when it's stormy, you can get cracked ribs or injured, because the ship was out of controll and it was very stormy. When you have return trips, you can have lots of fun when you are a Seagoing Cowboy. When you are done being a Seagoing Cowboy, it will make you aware of people needs in other countries. Awareness will stay with you, after you learn about people needs in other countries. That is why the Seagoing Cowboys program is a great program for everyone in this world. | 2 |
86f42c8 | Imagaine a world where global warming could actually be depicted as a myth, a world where you could walk out side a breath cleaner and more safer air. Limiting car usages will indeed help the enviorment in a major way over a estimated period of time. Elisabet Rosenthal, author of In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars, Robert Duffer, author of Paris bans driving due to smog, Andrew Selsky, author of Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota and Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of The End of Car Culture all have vaild points when it come to explaning the great advatages of limiting car usages. Without the use of car america would indeed be a safer and move gren place to live.
To begain, cars is one major sorce of stress and poulution and without them he earth would be alittle more peaceful. The turnout was large, dispite gra clouds that dumped occasional rain showers on Bogota; Selsky. The source above is just one example of how the lack out cars brought together a whole city. Walking around in the rain, something most people wouldnt do often was brought together when a city banned cars for a day to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Unless you are driving a eletric car, cars are not good for the enviorment in an way. Passenger cars ae responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe; Rosenthal. May not seem like a big number but that 12 percent will effect the enviorment, causing things like global warming. Cars are needed in daily life but limmiting their uses from now and then would help emprove the life expectancy of our Earth.
Furthermore lowering the uses of car can also can help save the Earth we are talking about a long term outcome. Paris typicaly has more smog than other European capitals....[last] week Paris had 17 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter; Duffer. France has high levels of smog due to their use of diesel more then gasoline. These high levels would be lowered once the use of cars are limited. The use of driving can be limited in multiple was, such as the use of internet or cell phones. Whie these devices can only give you the feeling of talking to one another, it is a very great way to reduce emmision levels. The internet makes telelcommuting possible and allows people to feel moe connected withou driving to meet friends; Rosenthal.
In conclusion, a safer and more greener earth are just two advatages of limiting car usages. The Eath will also be around for your daughter and her kids to come. Their are mulitple ways andvantages of limiting car usages. | 4 |
86f807f | In "The Challeneges of Exploring Venus", the author claims that the obstacles that stand on the way of studying Venus should not be the reason why scientists don't explore it. The author is not consistent throughout the article and does not present solid information or evidence that convinces the reader that exploring Venus is worth risking lives.
The author begins the article by comparing Venus to Earth and says that both of them are similar both in density and in size, but then moves on to stating that "not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decadaes" (paragraph 2). After that statement the author lists all of the dangers that would come with exploring Venus: "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venuss atmosphere. On the planets surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet" (paragraph 3). By that point the author has made clear that Venus is incredibly dangerous and that studying it means sending researchers to an highly risky zone, and may result in devastating failure.
The contraditiction begins as soon as the author begins to explain the reasoning behind even considering visits to the planet's surface. By that point, the author was using real data and solid information to explain the dangers of the planet's surface, however, as soon as the author started reasoning on why the expedition should happen, his arguments were not as solid and were based on assumptions: "It may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth"(paragraph 4). The use of terms such as "it may well once have been" or "was probably" do not give the reader the confidence that they need to believe in the author's claims, that is based on "probably" and "most likely" expressions.
By the end of paragraph 6 the author even writes about his own contradiction: "Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks. Or maybe we should think of them as challenges." Such passage shows the reader that even the writer doesn't seem to believe in this mission and that the author needs to keep telling himself that the risks of sending someone to Venus are, in reality, simply "challenges" that need to be overcome. After explaining NASA's work on other approaches to studying Venus, the author actually refers to Venus's surface as chaos, and then concludes the article by claiming that "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation" (paragraph 8), a claim that contradicts previous statements made by the author himself.
In conclusion, the author contradicts himself a series of times and does not present nearly enough evidence to support his main claim. By using expression such as "was probably" to explain the history of Venus and why NASA should explore it, the author creates a statement based on assumptions and not based on real data. Claims that Venus is a very challenging place to examine closely are consistent throughout the article and the author never discredits them, on the contrary, he reinforces them. With that being said, the author is not consistent and does not make valid claims or statements that make the reader feel the need to support explorations and studies on Venus. | 6 |
86facf7 | Are you in the Seagoing Cowboys program? Have you been in the Seagoing Cowboys program? Do you know what the Seagoing Cowboys are? The Seagoing Cowboys program is were every day cowboys, get on a boat and travel to a place that is recovering from a war. They take animals, food, water, and what ever else the people need. They have people that have to take care of the animals. They have to give them water two (2) to three (3) times a day, feed them and clean out there stalls.
If people would join the Seagoing Cowboys, other countries would have a lot easier time recovering from a war. Luke joined right when he got out of high school, he says" It opened the world up to me." You could be someone telling what happened to you while you helping other countries. Luke says " It made me more aware of people in other countries and their needs." Later on his family hosted a number of international students and exhange visitors for many years. When you join the Seagoing Cowboys you are not only helping another countrie you're helping your own.
If you ever decied to join thte Seagoing Cowboys, you helping your own countrie and another countrie. You would be saving peoples lifes. If it wasn't for you people every were would die from starvation, but you could help them. Every day there is a war going on. Think about all of those people in the wars who have a family to sapport. You could help them. You would also get to see some of the most beautiful places on Earth. | 2 |
86fe5cd | Should the Electroal College be removed? Thats been the arguments, talks, and thoughts over many years. If they we'er to ask me, I would absolutly say "Yes The Electroal College should be removed." But many people ask "why?", to me it's simple. All the votes that "U.S Citizens" make every four years, never really goes directly to the runners for presidents. They always go to people who decide weather or not they should be approved, wich abviously the should if their whole or majority of the state voted for him/her. But thats not what the the feel, they feel like they need to aprove the runners. "why?", you ask? I'm not sure. If they need to do all that, why dont the people of the House Of Representatives just make their decisions? Since it always come down to them, then there's no point of the U.S Citizens voting for president. But then agian, I feel like why should they choose who is the president? If the whole USA are the one's who need to worry about the president. | 2 |
8705667 | Although it would be nice to have a driverless cars, the possibilities of getting into an accident are tremendous. I wouldn't want to have to rely on my car to drive me anywhere at anytime. Just the thought of not having the control of the wheel scares me. Having to trust your car to do the things you want it to do is stomach wrenching. I think it is just as bad as texting and driving.
Manufactures created this thing to signal and alert when the drivers must take control. What if the driver fell asleep? What if he/she were to busy that they didn't feel the vibrating of the chair or couldn't see the flashing lights on the windshield? You might think it isn't a problem but if you think about it, it is. Driverless cars would probably make people start depending on their cars a lot more. This could cause drivers to become lazy and not worry about what might happen. When someone lazy depends on something, they don't really think twice about it. This would make them not care about driving.
Another thing to think about is how the driverless car would react to a sudden accident. What if a car came crashing into the driverless car that it didn't have time to react. It would mean that the driver wasn't paying attention to the road and not fast enough reflex to take over the wheel. In paragraph 7 it states, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." A driverless car shouldn't be trusted completly for one of this reason. In paraghraph 7 it states another, "This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." Again, what if the driver was to busy not paying attention or was ditracted? What if the were to slow to react just in time?
If texting and driving is illegal, why should a driverless car have a shot? It is basically the same thing. You won't have your hands on the steering wheel. You won't be paying attention to your surroundings. You would have your eyes somewhere other than the roads. A driverless car would make someone put all their trust into it and hope for the best.
I would rather have the complete control of the wheel rather than letting technology take over it. Technologies don't always work out well. I wouldn't want to rely on something that can take my life or someone else life for that matter. "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-- the driver ot the manufacturer?" I take driving realy seriously and to think that I wouldn't even be driving a car while I'm in one is already stressing enough. | 5 |
8707908 | Have you ever wanted to exploreteh world? Well if you participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program you would be able to. There are all kinds of different places you go when you are a Seagoing Cowboy. There are also some jobs you have to do like cleaning out the stables and feeding the animals, but it is a lot of fun.
The text states " He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime." It will make you feel free being on a boat. The Part that is the best is getting to see all the wounderful sights. You could go to China, Italy, Greece, and other places. When you are a Seagoing Cowboy you can exlpore different places of the world. You get to meet different people and see how their coulture is different.
The second best thing is all the free time you have after the animals get droped off. The text states, " The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time." There are all kinds of games you can play, so you will not be bored.
It is fun getting to interact with people from different cultures. It is also really cool to be on a boat with your friends and animals. All you have to do is clean out the animals housing area and give them food and water. You also get to interact with the animals when you feed and water them.
Would you pass up being a Seagoing Cowboy? I would deffinetly not pass up a once in a lifetime opportunity. Just thing of how many opportunitys like being a Seagoing Cowboy come in a lifetime. Hopefully now if you have an opportunity like this one you will chose to do it. | 3 |
870a2fd | Cars are a very usable objects in the kind of society that we are living in today. But with great things comes bad things too. The limit of car usage in any places of the world would have an effect on every one . It could be good, it could be bad. But when it comes to the envirenment, limiting car usage can even help prevent certain problems that people don't realy pay attention to. Prolems like pollution and the government wasting money in highways for cars than trying to find safer ways for transportation.
Like many factories, cars give out bad smoke from the pipe under the back of the car. When that smoke goes in the air and get mix with the air, it would create pollution. Now the pollution would create bigger problems like the rise of the greenhouse gas emission and it could also create global warming wich could lead to much worse stuff that I would not get into. All you have to know is that global warming could lead to the destruction of the earth.
In France, their government decided to enforce a driving ban to clear the air of the global city. Based on facts cited in source two, the city of paris was near-record pollution. On my personal experiances, I know what car smoke can do to people. One of my uncles died in Haiti because he inhale too much car smoke. It knind of messed up his lungs.
People are suprisinly over the crisis of cars. But apperently the government deosn't realise that, since based on source 1 it stated "80 percent of appropriations have by law gone to highways and only 20 percent to other transport. Bycicles are a much safer way to travel. Though cars are faster, but it is way easier to crash in cars, and bycicles does not release bad smoke that can culminate to pollution . | 3 |
870b4ba | Arguments over whether we should limit car-usage has been an importamt topic through out the world. Even though there are some set backs, the advantages are tempting.
in Germany, almost everyone has learned to do with less usage of cars since 2006. I thinnnk the twon should be able to do as they please. passengers cars are responsible fpr 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe.
In paris, driving has been suspended due to growing amounts of fog. after days of near-record pollution, paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. Cold nights and war days caused the warmwer layer of air to trap car emissions. If the driving roads are not safe, then they should create a driving ban on people for safety.
I strongly belive that we should limit out car use in order to achieve safety for the people. We can take buses that can hold 30 people instead of each person driving their own car. that would make a huge differnce. | 2 |
870ba66 | Everyday a great many people drive their cars to commute to work, run errands, and sometimes drive their cars for career related purposes. Little do they know that the greenhouse gas emissions that their automobiles create are damaging the environment and creating large amounts of pollution in metropolitan areas. To help reduce the gas emmisions caused by automobiles many countries around the world have created programs and communities that are designed to lessen the amount of car usage in the areas that they are employed in. In doing so they have reduced the amount of greenhouse gasses in Earth's atmosphere along with producing many other benefits.
Of all the advantages of limited car usage the most attractive one would definetly have to be reduced pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Not only will people save money on fuel in communities that forbid the usage of cars but they will save the planet as well. According to the article "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" by Elisabeth Rosenthal "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhous gas emissions in Europe ... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." The information shows that a large amount of gas emissions can be produced by automobiles. Assume that there were a lot of cities that had incredibly low rates of car usage. If those city's greenhose gas emission levels were compared to those of an average car filled city then it would be logical that the car-free city produced less greenhouse gasses.
Another positive change that has the ability to happen in cities and communities that limit their car usage is that municipal development can occur. When people start to use cars less and less then businesses would most likely move to more accessable locations which in turn may give the businesses more customers. Due to the increased business in certain stores, stores from different companies will likely move in to areas in and around the one the other businesses reside in to drum up their sales as well. The article "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" supports my statement in the with the sentence, "Parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up." The sentence shows the correlation between lessening car usage and municipal development.
In the end, the advantages of limiting car usage are as bountiful as fish in the ocean. From lessening the amount of pollution in cities to aiding the development of cities, limiting car usage can do great things. | 4 |
870d543 | It could be valuable because by facial expressions being shown teachers could tell if the kid in the back of the class that never talks understands the content or not. Like it says in the passage "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Maybe the computer could reroute the kid to a new website where it shows the same content but may not be as boring nd confusing as the other website.
I think it would be good to put facial expression recognition on computers to see kids facial expressions. I think it could also definitely improve some of the kids grades. And alo help them lead to a good future and career all because of one program that reasd their facial expressions and it could ultimatley decrease the percent of people dropping out. And thats why i think it would be a good idea to put facial recognition on school computers. | 2 |
87161f0 | Twenty-five years ago NASA had found something on thr planet Mars. Many people for twenty-five years have wondered if the "Unmasking the Face on Mars' was really made by aliens and if could be a accient artifact left behind by aliens. "The Unmasking the Face on Mars" had probably lead lots of people to thinking that their could be a really big chance of aliens being real. Ever since the face on Mars was discoverd lots of people thought that their really could be alien life it could be just a natural piece of landform on the planet Mars. If you look closley at the 1976 picture its a low quality picture since its from 1976 than twenty-three years later in 1998 it was taken again lots of people who had seen it were not sastisfed it was a winter april in 1998 it was also a cloudy time of year on Mars. Even though the cameras took the picture ten times sharper it had been really cloudy so you could barley see the picture to have real proof if it was created by aliens. Later in 2001 they had gave it a other shot making it the most recent. The 2001 picture had still been some what the same as the 1976 picture. To me its just a normal natural landform that was created itself by the planet. lots of things on earth look like other things it is just the way the landfrom is created into. | 2 |
871b8f7 | I am here, because I think you should join this program. This program is called, Seagoing Cowboys. It is a great program for people. You get to see alot of cool and neat stuff aswell. I would have never known about this program if my friend hadn't shown me it. We had signed up together.
You should definently join, because you get to see cool places like, China, Panama Canal, even the Acropolis in Greece, and that's not even all! Many people that have joined this program that have been greatful for the expeirence. I am greatful for the opportunity. It made me more aware of the people of other countries and their needs.
This is why you should join this amazing program. It was a fantastic expeirence. I am so greatful that my friend had gotten me to sign up. This is the reasons why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 2 |
871c045 | Most people have been riding in cars there whole life and never once rode a bus. Knowing that it is bad of our planet Earth and yet we still do. But there are places and people who gave up their cars, whether it was for ever or just for one day. Many of us know that cars are partly responsible for Global warming and pollution, they are responsible for 12 percent because of gas emissions. The most polluted city in the world is Beijing, China. To avoid having that title of cities decided to take action.
Cities like Mexico City, Paris, and Bogata(Colombia), have certain days a week when certain cars can not be driven due to pollution that it may cause. To enforce this rule citizens will be fined if driving a vehicle that is not corresponding that day. However, citizens do have many other forms of transportation that are economical, buses and taxis are still in service every single day. Bogata has a population of 7 million, and they have a day called
Day Without Cars that happens only once a year where absolutly no one is allowed to drive there own car with the exception of taxi and bus drivers. If you are found driving you will fined as well. Carlos Arturo Plaza claims that 'it is a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution' as he rode a two-seated bicyle with his wife (paragraph 24, Car-Free Day Is Spinning Into A Big Hit In Bogota by Andrew Selsky). Recently two other Colombian Cities gave joined this Earth friendly event.
Vauban, Germany is a small town that is slowly growing because unlike most towns this one has no cars. There may be a few familys that own one car but they never use its only there for emergencys. In fact street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district (paragraph 2, In German Sburd, Life Goes On Without Cars by Elisabeth Rosenthal). 70% of the familys do not own a car, and 57% sold a car to move there. The citizens claim that when they did have a car they are always tense but with this new life style they are much happier and stress-free.
We are witnessing a long-term cultural shift. Every year few and fewer citizens are geting their licenses and few cars are being bought (paragraph 29, The End Of Car Culture by Elisabeth Rosenthal). It is now more common that many cannot afford a car because the prices are going up and you have to invest in it, plus car-pool is very popular. This cultural shift will be good for everyone and good for our planet. We need to take a much care and give so much to it because this planet that we call Earth is the reason that we are here. | 4 |
8725350 | Our solar system revolves around many different planets, one being Venus. There are many people who study each and every one of the planets in our atmosphere, from the distance it is from us, to the gravitational pull, to its velocity, etc. To have a better understanding of each planet, technology has helped immensly as well as going into space and seeing everything for ourselves in person.
Being an explorer in space comes with both good and bad things. For example, as stated in the passage, "no spacecraft has yet to survive the landing or visit to Venus." Many people may not find this as a huge issue due to the fact we humans aren't necessarily built as spacecrafts, and of course I agree, but in my opinion that is still a risk. Another con is that Venus is the hottest planet, although Mercury is closer to the sun as the author mentioned in Paragraph 3, Venus can be deadly due to the pressure and heat it holds.
As everything else in life, there can be a good outcome. I believe learning about what is surrounding us outside of Earth is very important. Not only will we be infromed, but there has been said that there was life in Venus almost as much as we have on Earth, they don't call Venus "Earth's twin" for simply no reason. I strongly believe that we're closer to a better future each and everyday that goes by, scientists, geologists, etc all try to capture some sort of new information that can possibly help our future in a good and positive matter.
In conclusion, all the information the author of this passage provided me with gave me a better understanding on whether or not it's worth it to continue trying to discover more about this similar planet to Earth. From what I read, I can intake that yes it can be dangerous as I stated in the second paragraph, it can risk lives, but at the same time life is full of risks. It's important to me as well as I'm sure it is to others, to know if there can be another life somewhere completely different and that not being a state or country by any means, it's literally a different planet. Therefore, traveling outside of Earth is a huge challenge, but fear shouldn't stop us from gaining such innovation for our future. | 3 |
8734c44 | The right of freedom of expression is here to stay. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author Nick D'Alto introduces a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System, that enables computers to identify human emotions. D'Alto also cretaes an argument against the usage of technology that reads a person's emotions. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" Nick D'Alto creates an argument against the usage of technology capable of reading people's emotion by using examples, facts, and comparisons.
The author provides examples to support his argument. In the article the author provides examples to grab the audiences attention, and make them think the same way that he is thinking which is against the usage of technology in classrooms "a classroom computer could recognize whan a student is becoming confused or bored" (D'Alto). U.S students have the right to express their emotions, and if they are being watched by a computer that tracks down their emotions while they are performing their daily activities, they are going to feel intimidated which means that they will start to hide their feelings from the computer and society. Which leads into another problem "moving your facial muscles do not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them" (D'Alto). The problem with this technology is that if students start hidding their emotions such as happines, they will start to lose that feeling, which can then lead to greater problems such as conflicts at school, etc.
Facts are used by the author to support his point of view. People need privacy, and by the usage of this technology, their privacy is being disrupted. If a student is trying to express his feelings to someone else, but he can not do that because he is afrad that the computer will give him a warning, he will be force to hide his emotion and not have any communication at all "most human communication is nonverbal," (D'Alto). D'Alto provides the audience with this example to show them that emotions play a fundamental part of communication. The new computer technology emphasizes in the musular actions "it's all bout those muscular action units." (D'Alto). If a student is being watched by a computer, and let say that he is really depressed and needs help, but rememberes a joke from las week and laughs for three seconds, the computer will automatically perceive this muscular movement and it will think that the depression is now gone and that the students is perfectly fine. Those type of actions should make the creators of this new technology double-think about what they are about to make, because it can lead to serious problems in the future.
Comparisons are used to create an argument against the new technology. The author provides comparisons to make his argument stronger and try to make the audience agree with his opinion. The new technology will cost the governement and the people thousands of dollars, which can hurt the economy, and this is because people will need to buy the new products "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile" (D'Alto). The author compares the ordinary computer with the new computer to demonstrate the differences between them, he also puts the audience to think about the changes that people will have to go through in order to install this new technology in their lives. D'Alto also makes comparisons with normal life situations (She's 83 percetn happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. No, that's not your science teacher, grading your latest lab assignment." (D'Alto). The author compares a science teacher grading an assignment with the new computer. The comparison creates a sense of fear because people won't be able to perform their regular day activities without being watched and graded, which is taking away one of the most important rights a human can have which is freedom.
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" Nick D'Alto creates an argument against the usage of technology capable of reading people's emotion by using examples, facts, and comparisons. The article provides plenty of information for readers to understand the situation and to decide that they should not agree with the idea of using the Facial Action Coding System in classrooms to read the emotional expressions of students, because this new technology will prevent students from expressing their deepest feelings with others. The new technology can also cause great misunderstandings between people that could lead to severe consequences, that is why the author creates and argument against the usage of the Facial Action Coding System in classrooms. | 4 |
873636f | The Face, an interesting topic to many people. Although some people question its formity. Is it a natural landform? Or was it created by Aliens? People have their opinions on what it is but after doing more research from NASA, this article explains what the Face really is. It gives you background information to help understand what the Face is, a natural landform.
"The Face has been seen by multiple NASA scientists. Many argue that it was created by Aliens while others argue the Face is just a natural landform. In paragraph three of the article it states "The caption noted a 'huge rock formation... which resembles as a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The paragraph said it was a rock formation, which is part of natural landform. The Face was just a rock forned like a human head and that only the shadows are giving out an illusion of a human face. After a few years scientists went back to Cydonia to explore more about this odd structure. On April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time. Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiters camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the orginial Viking's photos. On a JPL web site it was revealed that there was no alien momentum after all, it was just a natural landform. People were still not satisfied with this research. So on April 8, 2001, Mars Global Surveyor went back to Cydonia to snap more pictures of the Face. Once he got the picture, the text states in paragraph twelve "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a Butee or messa-landforms common in the American west."
This article gives more research and information about the Face being a natural landform then it does about it being created by Aliens. In some paragraphs the text gives you background information to understand that the Face is a natural landform. People may still have their thoughts about it being created by Aliens but as NASA explores more about this structure they have all the proof they need to prove that the Face is yet another natural landform. | 3 |
874082c | I think you sould go on a few cattle-boat rides ,because when I went on a few of them, I liked it. I got to see a lot of things most people had never seen their entier life.
Luke turned 18 before arriving in Greece, which meant he could be drafted for military service. "When my draft board leaned that I was on a cattle-boat trip, they told me to just keep doing that for my service." By the timehee was discharged in 1947, Luke had made nine trips (the most of any seagoing Cowboy).
"The cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small-town boy," Luke says. "Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing Acropolis in Greece was special," he says. "So was taking a gondla ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets made of water." Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China.
I also found time to have fun on board, especially on retrun trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been held. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time.
That is the reason I want you to go on a cattle-boat trip. And help work for the other people in the world. | 2 |
874375a | I favor of keeping the electoral college instead of changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States because it is fair. Everyone see's something different in a president, we will see good and bad things. There are five very good reasons why we should keep our despised methode of choosing the president, which is known as the electoral college
Certainty of outcome: A dispute over the outcome of an electoral college vote is possible-it happend in 2000-but it's less likely than a dispute over the popular group. For example in 2012's election Obama recieved 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney.
Everyone's president: The residents of the other region are likely to feel that their votes to not count, that the new president will have no regard for their interests, that he really isn't their president.
Swing states: The winner takes all methode of awarding electoral votes induces candidates-as we saw in 2012's election-to focus their r compaign efforts on the toss-up states...voters in toss up states are more likely to pay close attention to the compaign.
Big states: The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in which no canidate recieves a majority of the votes cast.
5. 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-democrates in Texas, for example, or Republicans in California. Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the compaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote.
the Electoral college consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. Your state's entitled allotment of ellectors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the house of representatives plus two for you senators.
Under the 23rd Amendment of the constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for purposes of the electoral college. For this reason in the following discussion, the word ''state'' also refers to the district of Columbia.
Overall i think the Electoral College is better, one of the reasons why i think that is because you have a better chance of getting more votes. | 3 |
8745830 | Earth is the third planet in our solar system , and the big rock we humans inhabit in todays time. Living on Earth, conditions are pretty good with inhabitable surface temperature, low atmospheric pressure, and breathable air. Our space neighbors, however, aren't so lucky. The two closest planets to Earth are Mars and Venus. Venus, however, is the most closely related to Earth is density and size, and distance in some cases. The only problem is that Venus has a very harsh landscape, and humans even fitted with the most capable technology wouldn't last very long . So,why should we study Venus if its one of the most dangerous neighbors you could ever have? The author who wrote this article claims that Venus's surface can reach over 800 degrees fahrenheit , and have an atmospheric pressure 90 times greater than Earths. The author emphazises, though, on the fact that Venus "may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." The author then proceeds to elaborate on this, stating that Venus may have once covered with various lifeforms and may have been covered largely with oceans, and that studying Venus could solve some of the biggest planetary mysteries . Paragraph 4 states, "Today, Venus still has some planetary features analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." The author then proceeds to state how The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been exploring some ideas to send humans to Venus for studies. Paragraph 5 states, "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape... a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way."
In Paragraph 8, the author then concludes with stating that , "meeting the challenge presented by Venus has value." The one thing the author did not clearly address in the article is why studying Venus' landscape would be benificial , and worth risking lives. The author 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." | 2 |
874ca36 | In the passage "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the topic of Venus is discussed. Moreover not just Venus but the exploration and challenges met when attempting this rigourus task. The author provides much imformation to support his claim and does so in an informative and interesting way.
The author makes learning of these challenges interesting but also very informative. For example, they open their passage talking about the ability to see Venus from Earth which, already from the start, connects us to the issue making it seem more important. They then discuss some of the challenge of exploring saying, "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." This opens us up to listen to why the spacecraft are having such a difficult time landing and makes us want to learn of the diffuculties on this unforgiving journey. The author follows this with more information on the finer details of why exactly the ships do not survive when they say, "A thick apnosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere."
Following up the details of the difficult landing the author brings up the reasons why one would want to explore the planet Venus. They say that Venus may have had life on it at one point and talk about how Venus is a sister planet to earth with its size and density being incredibly similar and its terain and sold being nearly the same. Venus like Earth has many landmarks such as: Valleys, Mountains, Caves, and Ravines.
The author does a great job of displaying their information in a way that is informative, interesting, and overall entertaining. They do this by giving large quantites of imformation but stating in an understandable way. I learned a lot about Venus in this particular passage, and that is acreditted to the skill and level of reasearch done by the author of this passage. | 4 |
874f274 | Our Universe is big, and even that is an understatement. It would take thousands upon thousands of years just to explore our own galaxy. Beyond ours are millions if not billions or trillions of other galaxies waiting to be explored. For now though, our best course of action seems to be to explore our own personal solar system. Although this continues to prove difficult to accomplish. Why? Well look no forward than our neighboring planet and what's considered as "Earth's Twin" Venus!
You think with a nickname like that it be relatively simple to land on. That part has been pretty much nailed down but the real dilema is attempting to have the spacecrafts continuing functionallity on the surface. According to the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," it states that: "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus' atmosphere. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." (Para. 3) With a description like that, It definetly wouldn't be the ideal vacation destination, let alone for a single person to stand on. Even for a spacecraft it's a brutal environment. To put it in perspective, the article states: "Such an evironment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving in the deepest parts of our oceans and would liqufiy many metals." (Para.3) I think you can understand why the average life expectancy of a probe is so little.
Why do we continue to explore it though, well scientists predict that at one point Venus could have been a sutiable spot to sustain life. The article states: "Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familar features such as valleys, mountains and craters." (Para.4) Though the article doesn't state this, Keep in mind that for valley's and mountains to form you'd need some sort of body of moving liquid to erode and shape it's surface. Another big factor is being it's proximity, the article states that: "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. Earth, Venus, and Mars, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds. These differences in speed mean that we are sometimes closer to Mars and other times to Venus." (Para. 2) This proves to be a redeeming quality this strategy since a probe or even manned mission wouldn't cost nearly as much (regarding fuel) and would be rather easy to return home from.
In actuallity though, How do we purpose to send people there. We'll we're most likely going to use a tactic that seems almost larger than life. The article purposes that: "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian land. Just as our jet airplans travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." (Para. 5) This seems absolutley ridiculous but based on research it could prove to be a viable option. Although it's the safest way to attempt a manned mission to Venus, it's not without its flaws. According to the article: "temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth." (Para.5) regarding the climate on the ground though, I think 170 degrees Fahrenheit would be considered a saving grace from God.
Only time will tell what mysteries lie beneath the surface of Venus' foggy and dense atmosphere. As technology and hospitalty advances, we may soon be able to even attempt a manned mission. One can dream but it seems that the future continues to be ever the more promising as we will begin to learn more and more about our troublesome sister planet. | 4 |
875543a | I think driverless cars are an interesting idea. I have never really thought about a cars that can steer, brake and or accelerate themselves. These cars they call driverless aren't actually driverless but they think they are close. There are benfits to a driverless car such as, they can tell you when you need to take control of the car and not just keep going head on into anything and also they can vibrate when they sense danger from backing into an object. There are cons to this as well.
There can be a glitch and they can crash or not work. And if you crash who is at fault?
As the article says, "So how driverless with the cars be in the future?" Its a matter of when the cars with actually be "driverless" not how because as the article says they still need human assistance. If they can still steer, brake and accelerate the makers are getting closer and closer to making it driverless. For now they still need the human driver to keep their hands on the wheel at all times and their eyes on the road at all time. Its like the people are making sure the car is doing its job. What is something goes wrong and what will the human drivers do then?
Dr. Werner Huber the BMW project manager driver says, "We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way." Huber wants to make it fun but it needs to be fun in a safe way. So he wants to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems thats helps give the human drivers a heads-up. He wants to incorporate safety features to make sure its fun in a safe way because as it says in paragraph 8, safety is a big concern. But if there is a glitch and someone or other people get hurt there will be consequences.
There are driving laws that try to keep drivers, passengers and pedestrians safe. But traffic laws are written under the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. What if that human is a drunk driver and they are uncoordinated how will it be safe then? I think that people have to be certified to drive a smart car or a driverless car as they say because their can be reckless and careless drivers out there and they can cause problems for themselves and with the manufacturers. In paragraph 9 it says, "If the technology fails and someone is injured who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer?"
In conclusion, there can and are many arguments and debates on wether or not driverless cars will be actually be driverless and safe. The automakers are getting closer and closer everyday and safety is the number one priority. The article says Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving autopilot 90 percent of the time. What about the other 10 percent will us humans still have to watch the car and make sure its doing its job or can it actually be driverless and safe once in for all. Airplanes have an autopilot option. If airplanes have an autopilot option why can't cars? | 4 |
875b4d0 | The use of technology to read human emotions is valuable because it gave us the benefit, to read others' emotions and to indicate their feelings. According to paragraph 6, From Dr. Huang's statement that " The same techonolgy can make computer -animated faces more expressive--- for video games or video surgery. Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, So coumputers need to understand that, too." He meant the technology is used to understand and communicate human emotions and can be more expressive so that we humans can have understanding with technology. On the other hand some would tell emotions by muscle movement to there fore techonology is not needed to read emotions. According to paragraphs 8 and 9 that talks about how muscle movements helps us to read others' emotions based on telling if a smile is real or forced which indicates if your honest or not. So overall we can say techonology is not valuable to read emotions because there are possiblities for inaccuracy with results, or error to indicate wrong emotions that can have a huge effect on others and results are in doubting range from percise to almost incorrect . So technonlogy is not vaulabe but it is at times but mostly not. | 2 |
876000b | I think that using the Facial Action Coding System is a very good and valuable resource to use. I think that it could benefit society and schools very well because then they could tell if a student likes school or does not, tell if the undertsand a lesson or not, and just know how they are feeling throughtout each class so that the school or place can try to fix it. They can even make adjustments according to the students emotions on the internet.
I think that if we had this new technology in our schools it could benefit us a lot. In school you can finally tell if someone truly likes it or just puts on a fake smile to fool everyone else. The new (FACS) system can help to determine how a child or adult feels during every hour of everyday. "For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." You can tell if your classmates are sad or happy or however they feel around you and just in the school place in general. If someone in school is sad or mad we can finally understand and try to get them the help that they need before the situation worsens.
The new (FACS) system would also benefit the school system by telling if a child is confused or not. In class everyone has gotten bored and just stops thinking sometimes. "A clssroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. The classroom would change forever because then people will not be embaressed to say that they are confused because the computer will adjust the lesson for you if you look confused. This is a great way to make sure students get the help they need so they can move on and succeed.
Finally, we can predict how a person feels even if they just are looking into a computer. "If you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different. Our own computers can pick out ads for us to enjoy based on our intrests and facial expressioin. Nobody likes ads but this can make ads more tolerable then to get and ad about something that you have no intrest in. Computers will understand non verbale communication because these days people text and talk on the phone there is really not much talking in person so the computer will know that you are happy or sad when on a certain page or watching a certain ad.
In conclusion i think that this is a great idea and is valuable to have these in schools. There are so many pros about having these in schools and they can and will benefit a lot of people and their lives. In class we no longer have to be shy we can get our lesson adjusted according to our own understanding not everyone else's understandings. | 4 |
876217e | There are a few reasons why it's good to not drive your car. One, is that your car emits so many greenhouse gases. And greenhouse gases are baad for the enviroment. Two, is that it promotes the use of bicycles and/or public transportation. Three, you really don't need your car anyways. Those are the reasons why I say that it would be good to limit car usage.
My first reason why I say we should limit car use is because of the greenhouse gases we are releasing into the air. In article, "In German Suburd, Life Goes On Without Cars", paragraph 5, it says, "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 Sates.", which means that 50 percent of the greenhousse gases that we release comes from cars.
My second reason why we should limit car us is because if we use cars, we would use something else to get around like a bicycle. And if we use a bicycle we wouldn't be releasing any greenhouse gases."It has seen the construction of 118 miles of bycicle paths, the most of any Latin American city, according to Mockus, the city's mayor." stated in article, "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota". This is prety much encouraging us to use bicycles instead of cars.
My third and final reason why we should limit our car usage is because we really don't need cars. We only use our cars to get us from place to place, stated article, "The End of Car Culture", paragraph 40 which says "A car just a means of getting from A to B when BART deosn't work." And why use a car, when you can use public transportation instead.
Now that yo know my reasons for limiting car usage, maybe you can try doing it. Limiting our car usage will give us less air pollution and give us a reason to ride our bikes instead of driving our car. | 3 |
87652b9 | Venus, the Evening Star is a gorgeous planet to look at in the night sky but is a deadly planet to step foot on. Scientists and astronomers are finding various ways to either put a human on the planet or send another spacecraft over to sit in the air longer than a couple of hours like the past ones that were sent.
First venus has a lot of flaws and conditions where humans wouldn't be able to outstand. In the text it states, "On the planet's surface, tempatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit..." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus) No human would be able to outstand that burning tempature without some type of aircraft or special suit. Also in the text it states, " and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus) You would just crush if you were placed on this planet. These condition are way more extreme than anything us humans have encountered.
Second, even though scientists and astronomers know how dangerous venus is and how terrible their conditions are, they are fascinated and want to learn way more about it. They believe venus is the most Earth like planet in our solar system. In the text it states. "Long ago, Venus was probaly covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus) If so, this would be a good reason to explore and find out more things that used to be on this planet. The text also states, "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus) After reading all of this, it can show that Venus can be our only closest option for a planetary visit in the furutre.
In conclusion, there are a lot of pros and cons in sending a human or spacecraft to the planet Venus. The planet Venus is deadly and if someone steps on the planet without the proper grear or spacecraft, it will lead to a tragic but obvious death. But soon, curiosity will lead us humans to the planet to evaluate and study the planet Venus. | 4 |
8767f3b | so i guess this paragraph is going to be about technology and stuff which is cool after all i do plan to be the greatest actor in the world someday so im pretty much have to know about technology eventually. however as of right now its kind of irrelevant well lets not say that i'll say more in the lines or confusing if so to speak like first of all its a painting who cares how she was feeling you know. i got of topic basically the real question is is the technology used to recognize emotions valuable or not. luckly for you guys i have an opinion which may or may not be ignorant or not but as for your question ill answer it in about 3 paragraphs. but for now before i begin i will say it will certainly change our world as we know it for the better let me tell you why.
now according to the paragraph the machine is supposed to use a 3d computer to model all 44 facial muscles which is called a action unit by using the 6 classified main emotions. which are happiness'fear'surprise'anger'discust'fear'and sadness all of which we all humans feel on a regular basis. i know it seems kind of weird but you know it could actually be useful in the near future like we may be able to use it for interrogation for criminals. the other thing we could do with it is if we evolve as a race we could upgrade our tchnology and be able to detect moods instead of emotions mind blown right i think the future will be pretty cool. the future will be cool because if we were to actually pull that off we could understand each other better this paragraph is about how the facial action coding system can help us in the future. i think it is valuable for crime uses science stuff basically for all proffesions you could even use it for day to day life or for rehab or something i definitely think they should make a mood changer to enhance it.
but as for the emotions i think its just neat and a cool thing to do like in my opinion unless you upgrade it to a mood sensor it's kind of useless and boring and basicaly not valuable. but dont listen to me this is coming from a f foot 10 16 year old so by all means dont let me discourage you i say if you want to do it go for it. i really dont see the use tin class to be honest its more like a toy than a machine i guss its cool for museums to see paintings but thats just my opinion. | 2 |
8769deb | You people should really enter the seagoing cowboys. you travel almost every where in the world. You could help other countries get food. And finally you can have a lot of fun while you are doing all of these things.
Where do you want to go in the world? Well if your a Seagoing Cowboy you can go almost any place in the world you can go to Gremany and all these other great places if you join the Seagoing Cowboys.
When you are over seas it maybe hard to understnd them but it feels good to help them. you might save there life giving them one animal or two woulnt that feel good to you. but,This trip could really open your eyes like it did for me.
You can have a lot of fun while all of this is happening aboard when all the animals are all gone. You can play baseball,volleyball,tabletennisand boxing tournements. and you get free food. you can have alot of fun aboard the ship.
Those are the reasons You travel everywhere in the world that you want to go. Help other countries Get food for other countries. You can have alot of fun on all these trips when you are a board. | 2 |
876a311 | There is no way to know how someone is feeling unless you are them.
Many people pretend to be happy. If you have depression you are prone to act happy even if you are not happy. Happiness comes from love, yes many can tell when their friend is upset that´s because they are close to them and know how they act. But just because you think you know how someone feels doesn´t mean you really know.
If you have a disease or some type of physical trait many don´t have then you may look different then others. Every human is different in many ways. No one on earth has the same face unless you are a twin but then but then it still doesn´t justify the fact whether or not some one is happy. If you have downs syndrom you look happy all the time but that doesn´t mean you are.
A computer can not tell your emotions because a computer does not have emotions. just because your facial muscle structure is a certain way can not determin your mood. Many scientists say putting on a happy face can actually help your emotions grow and develop. If you always have a happy face on then you will usually always be happy, that is not true. The Mona Lisa is one of the worlds most nutorious pieces of art. The Mona Lisa is set apart from much art only because of one reason and that reason is the woman is smiling.
pieces of art from the 16th century until the early 20th century did not have smiling. I am not sure why many did not smile maybe it was easier to paint humans withouts smiles. No one for sure knows if that woman was actually smiling except the girl and Da Vinci himself. The world always wants to improve and make changes and but the world is different we all face different struggle sand have different emotions you cannot put a label on a person´s emotions. | 2 |
876b4c9 | I think we should use the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) on students and in classrooms because, if we were to use this in classrooms we could pick and choose whoever was feeling confused on the topic you are learning about. It could also help adults and students really understand their emotions, it could even help pic out the people that have depression or that is stressed out, we could help them if we only knew what their emotions are.
If we was to bring this into our school and classrooms we would be more likely to suceed because we would know who would really need help and who is getting the topic, some kids in school are to scared or frightened to speak up if they arent getting it because they think it makes them look dumb, but if we was able to use the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) we could simpley find out through their emotions and facial expressions. What it does is it goes off your musclular stucture in your face to tell you, how you are feeling.
On the topic about depression and saddness, it could also help with that if we was to pick out the people that are sad and even depressed we would be more likely to get them help before they start to cause self harm or harm to others or even the worst possible outcome committing suicide. Not only that but it could tell you any kind of feeling; happy, sad, angry, confused, fearful, and even disgusted. As shown in the text they tested this on the famous picture made by Leonardo da Vinci,Mona Lisa, and it showed up four differnet feeling that was going on in a simple photo! She was eighty-three percent happy, nine percent digusted, six percent fearful, and two percent angry.
There are many reasons why this should and should not be aloud in schools and classrooms but I and other people think it would help people alot more to understand the students, teachers, and the staff. It could really help us in many ways, why arent we using this already? | 3 |
87705ae | Driveless cars are basically rusty cars. The reason is because, of all the things that can hit the car and damage it. Sometimes it depends on the car if it will get really rusty or not. Box Chevy, for example, those things will rust up so quick if you don't drive them. That's why I think cars should be driven.
Cars originally, many futurists believed the key to developing self-driving cars someday wasn't so much smarter cars as smarter roads. For example, in the late 1950s, General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track. Those track would give a positive or negative messages in a binary code. The reason for that is so they know that the car is good for the roadmor not.
Let's not make driveless cars rusty ones, because you are just wasting money, but I have a feeling that we will do something big in these next couple of years. Our technology is getting better and better everyday, if we just keep improving on it, we will have some of the best cars to be ever made on planet earth. | 1 |
87719e2 | There are many advantages to limiting the usuage of a car. One big one that most countries are trying to deal with is lower the deverity of greenhouse gases or smog. For example, in source one Elisabeth Rosenthal states," And that, experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes." Also in source two, Robert Duffer explains," After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." Source three also explains how a decrease in car usage could help with air pollution. Andrew Selsky writes," It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." Also in source four Elisabeth Rosenthal," ... It will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment, since transportation is the second largerst source of America's emissions, just behind power plants." Stated clearly by the four sources, the greatest advantage of decreases the usage of cars is the decrease in air pollution. Along with that people can start becoming stress free and more relaxed than ever before. | 2 |
877914b | In this essay I will be evaluating how well the auther support his idea of venus being worthy of pursuit even with all it's dangers. Throughout this passage, the author gave some details then countered his own details. I don't believe exploring venus is worth it from the acid rain to the dangerous surface levels. So i will be stating his details and then the counter claims he gave aswell.
The author started off explaining facts about venus in paragraph three stating how thick the atomsphere was, The temperature on the surafce, What type of ships can handle the trip, And the distance from the sun. He stated that the atmosphere is thick and 97 percent is carbon dioxide blankets. The text also stated that that the planets surface is about an average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 time greater. He also stated that the Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments such as erupting volcanoes, powerful earth quakes, and lighting strikes to probes seeking land on its surface.
The author also had gave an really good idea for sending humans to study Venus. The main issue with the trip is the surface temperature, So they counter that problem by staying above the surface. They want ot an vehicle float 30 miles above the landscape but another issue is that they would have limited sight. In the text they stated that rendering standerd forms of photo and videography would be ineffective, not to mention but they also won't be able to get any samples of rocks, gas, or anything else.
In the text, It stated NASA is still working on an idea for exploring venus with simplifed electronics made of silicon carbide. The electronics lasted three weeks in an simluation of what Venus's surface would be like. It was stated that another project is looking back at old technolgy that was used back in the 1940s ww2.
In conclusion I believe the author supported his claim through out the whole passage. He gave facts on how it would be an good planet to study aswell as how it was worth meeting the challenges presented by Venus. The text stated that Venus was our most Earth-like planet and still have some of those features today. | 3 |
8779507 | Abolishing the Electoral College sounds like an excellent idea. The election by popular vote is most definetly without a doubt, more fair for the people. Why are 538 people the ones who get to decide who becomes president and not the rest of us? The Electoral College is outdated and too old for todays society. Lets get rid of this while we can.
The Electoral College was made many years ago by the founding fathers, this can tell you it is outdated. People used to have completely different political views back then, we need a fresh start on how we want it today because things have changed. We the people should vote on what we want now an Electoral College vs. a popular vote by the people and redecide since it has been over a thousand years later.
"The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational" says Bradford Plumer in source two. Plumer is right about this, the electoral college is very unfair. How can 538 people decide what happens for the rest of us? It should not be like this, everyone should be equal and all vote then go with the most popular vote for the president. We need to change our ways now before the next election.
Some people may argue like Richard Posner in source three that "the Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue..", basically saying the electoral college makes things more equal and fair. What is not fair is that everyone doesn't get to vote directly only the electors do. Many people don't agree with Posner and they shouldn't because the electoral college is the wrong way to run things.
Lets make changes to our future, and abolish the Electoral college. We need to have an election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Fairness and equality is the route we need to take. | 4 |
8784f93 | Have you ever wondered if the face on Mars was created by aliens? The face on Mars was not created by aliens it is a natural landform. Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team got a picture of the face that was good enough to see that the face had no alien monument.
Some people think the face on Mars is created by aliens or think it's bona fide evidence of life on Mars. Scientist Michael Malin found out the right answer. That the face is a natural landform. The camera Michael and his team used was 10 times better than the one used to take the photo of the face in 1976. Jim Garvin, chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program says "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" That quote shows how good the camera is.
Today, people still belive it was aliens who made the face on Mars. But what they dont know is that its really just a landform, thanks to Michael Malin and his MOC team we now know the truth. | 2 |
8787e12 | Technology is being used in a variety of different ways. It can find anything asked to find, do anything asked to do, it make you happy, sad, feel any emotion known to man. Technology that can recognize when the owner is upset then turn the emotions around to being happy is on it's way. The new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enabling computers to identfy students emotions in the classroom is a great idea to have. It can make school and simply just school a better experience for the students and for the teachers.
If a student gets bored while working on a assignment on the computer then the new FACS technology could change that. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused ot bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." That means whenever the student is getting bored of the lesson and wants to stop working then the technology would see that the student is getting sidetracted and change the lesson up a little bit so the student would keep working and get involved again. The teacher would have to do less work because they wouldn't have to yell at the kids to get back to work, the computer could get them to work again. It benefits the both the student and the teacher by not letting the kid fall behind in school work and making the day easier on the teacher.
Humans don't communicate or talk about emotions anymore. Way back then when there wasn't any technology people would interact with each other and talk about enotions. Now that there's technology everywhere you look people have their faces stuck into it and don't socialize. "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang. "So computers need to understand that, too." What Dr. Huang is saying is completely true, people don't talk and socialize anymore, so if everyone has technology and is always using it then the new technology FACS is a great thing for technology to have. When someone is upset and sad and just on a phone or computer it will recognize that and make things on the screen pop up that made you happy and smile before. It would be a great addition to technology at school, if a student is having a bad day and gets on the computer the computer will see the emotion and make things pop up or try something different to make the student happy and stop being upset.
Anatomy is about people, the body, and how muscles and everything works to move and show emotion. In paragrapgh five it stats "His new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electric code." That shows that Dr. Huangs technology knows exactly how people show emotion and move and everything. The technology would be spot on and be able to tell that the student is drifting away from the lesson and getting distracted, then the technology can make it more interesting. Then the student would start to work again and be able to work while having fun and being happy at the same time.
Dr. Huangs technology system known as Facial Action Coding System (FACS) would be a great thinig to have at schools everywhere. The technology would be ableto know when the student was getting confused and bored and modify the lesson or activity to make it easier and more fun for the student. It would make students grades go up as the technology makes the lesson easier for the student to understand and do. The technologhy knows exactly when to change the lesson up and when to try to make the sudent smile and happy again. The new technology FACS by Dr. Huang would be a great addition to computers and technology at school. | 5 |
878982d | Automobiles are to blame for a large amount of pollution on this planet. Passenger cars are responsible for twelve percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and up to fifty percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States. Greenhouse gas is slowly chipping away at Earths ozone layer and if the ozone layer went away human life itself will soon start to go away. So it will probably be smart to limit car usage in every continent and major inustrialized areas so we can help stop the the destruction of the ozone. Or at the very least slow it down so generations to come have a stable environment to live in rather than wearing some sort of gas mask or philter over their face to breathe, like Beijing, Chinas population has to. The countries who are taking advantage of limiting car usage are being smart because it would be an advantage to help stop the slow but inevitable destruction of our Earth.
Several different areas around the world are occasionally taking place in a ban against car usage that last a few days or so depending on the country and the state at which it is in. An example of this event is in Paris, they had reached a near-record of polluting smog that could have rivaled the smog of Beijing, China. On a Monday motorists with even numbered license plate were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a fine. The same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day. The smog had cleared enough that Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on tuesday. Even though typically Paris has more smog than other European capitals, that week it had been a little more polluted than normal. Since they took the action of enforcing a ban it helped them control the pollution and they found out the advantage of limiting car usage.
Another example of a country using this advantage over pollution is Bogota, Columbia. Millions of Columbians hiked, biked, skated, or took buses to work during a car-free day. The goal was to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog any violaters were faced with a fine. The day without cars was part of an improvement campaign that began in Bogota in the mid-1900s. So far it has seen the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths, the most in any Latin American city. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; old worn out sidewalks have been replaced with smooth sidewalks; and many new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up. The no car day is a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution. All this occured since the city of Bogota, Columbia took advantage of limiting car usage and wanting to take action against the growing pollution epidemic.
Auto mobiles are still to blame for the large amount of pollution on this planent, but if more countries were to limit car usage then the rising pollution infection that has plagued our planet would slowly cease to endanger our world. Many countries have already started to take advantage of limiting car usage and decreasing the pollutuion level in their home environment like in Bogota, Columbia. The car free day that Bogota has started, is set to spread to other countries so they too can take advantage of limiting car usage and saving the planet. Therefore the countries who are taking action against pollution are being examples to the other countries in the hope of rubbing off their intentions and spreading this idea of limiting automobiles and lowering the pollution levels to save the planet. | 3 |
878c1f5 | I think that having this new technology in the classrooms would be a good thing. Many people may not agree with me but new can be good. Also many kids may think that its a bad idea but trying different things in the classroom could help many kids out. And the teachers would love that. But even if its not good the teacher wouldn't have to keep using it. In the artcle the author says, "Hold on! Can we actually "calcuate" emotions - like math homework? And how can a computer recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to espress how we feel?" (D'Alto 2). Here the author makes a good point. Could this really would? How is it possible? Is it helpful? And there are many more quetions that I'm sure people have about it. But trying something new and seeing if technology like this could really be valuable is wroth trying out. Also this would be a good thing becasue kids would learn about art. The Mona Lisa is very famous and many people know about it. And learning more about it would be great thing for the kids in the classroom. I can see why many people wouldn't like it in thier classroom though. Maybe the teacher doesn't like art. Or maybe they don't know that much about art. But even if that's the reason for not trying this out I believe it would be good for the kids and they would learn something new and different. And that can be very imporant in the classroom and for the childen. At the end of the artile the author stats, "By the way, did making a happy face in the experiment also mkae you feel slightly happy?" (D'Alto 9). Using this technology can not only help the kids learn about the art behide it but could also help them learn more about themseleves. And to me and I'm sure to many teachers that is the most imporant thing of all. | 3 |
878db26 | I think people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because you get to go places you probably have never been to, and explore them in your free time. You get to see countries that might feel special to you. You get to help countries recover food supplies, animals, and more because of wars.
You have to take care of the animals by feeding and giving them water two or three times a day. Also, you have to clean stalls, move hay bales and bags of oats. I once served as a night watchman, and you may think that it is boring, but you get to check on the animals a few times to see if they are alright. You sometimes can risk yourself working the nightwatch in the rain because I slid down a ladder, and cracked my ribs. It is still a fun job because you have a lot of free time, and you can play volleyball and baseball games. To pass the time from returning the trips after the animals had been unloaded, they would have table-tennis tournaments, boxing, reading, fencing, games, and whittling.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy is an adventure, but also teaches you that other countries and their needs. My family helped people by hosting a number of exchange visitors, and a number of international students. You should be a Seagoing Cowboy because it's hard work, but it pays off on the beautiful sights you will see. | 3 |
879a4e7 | Dear senator of florida state,
I believe the united states should get rid off the electorial college as we all know the electorial college consists of 538 slectors in which a majority of 270 electorial votes are required to elect the president. In response to this the citizens of the U.S.A are technically not voting for the president but voting for the group of electors chosen by the candidate's political party in which as stated in source 1
"you are actually voting for your candidate's electors."
As stated in source 2 voters cannot always control who they are voting for and voters often get confused about the electors and voting for the wrong candidate.
The evidence to support this claim is the 2000 fiasco which was the biggest election crisis of the century. State legislatures are responsible for picking electors and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. Evidence form source 2 goes back to 1960 when segregationists in the louisiana legistlature almost succeded in replacing democratic electors with new electors that did not support and oppose John F. Kennedy thus proving that the electorial college cannot be trusted. Another reason why the electorial college is unfair to the people is because of the winner-takes-all system in each state due to the candidates not being in the state and focus only on the race between "swing" states. Evidence from the 2000 campaign states seventeen states didn't see candidates at all.
Most worrying would be the prospect of the tie in the electoral vote by any means in that type of case the election would be assigned for the House of Representatives where state delegations vote on the president because each state cast only one vote.
An example of this would be the representative from wyoming representing 500,000 voters would have more to say including the representative from california who represents 35 million voters. Those voters vote for one party for president and one for congress, the decision of the house can barely be reflected on the will of the people. supporting this is the election in 1968 in which a shift of 41,971 votes would have deadlocked the election another election in 1976 a tie would occur if 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted the other way.
Though the electoral college is an anachronism it is not democratic in a modern sense because the electors are the ones who choose the president not us the people though each party has to select of slate of electors who are intrusted to vote for the party's nominee. Although the electoral college method despites its lack of democrastic pedigree is still used today its because of its certainty of outcome the reason is because the winning candidate's share of the electoral college exceeds his share of the popular vote, and also avoids run off elections to happen. Another reason why the electoral college method is still used today is as stated in source 3 because it restores weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal- appointment of the senate decreed in the constitution. The electoral colege requires a president candidate to have trans-regional appeal no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president.
Even thogh these reasons oppose my claim as stated in source 2 the electoral college is unfair, oudated and irrational.
An example of this was in 2012 when obama recieved 61.7 percent of the electorial vote against 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romney
Basically what the electoral college method is a method where only the electoral vote is more importnant than the popular vote or the peoples vote.
In which It supports my claim when I said the people are not voting for the president but for the group of electors who support the candidate. In the example of 2012 obama vs romney obama won because of the percentage of the electorial vote which means that a candidate that is running for president can win the election if the electoral vote surpasses the popular vote. | 3 |
879d150 | Many people believe that driverless cars would be a good idea. They believe that is would help drivers be more safe while driving because their car would be in charge of the driving and the person behind the wheel would have no control, unless they wanted it. Scientists believe it would prevent more car wrecks and other accidents that have to do with cars. Driverless cars are a good idea.
The text states, "The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." Many believe that driverless cars could save us from more wrecks and other kinds of accidents because the car could react faster that the person in control of the car. The car could handle everything from backing up, pulling in, maneuvering through traffic jams, going up and down hills, and just driving across town. These cars would make everyday driving routes a lot more safer for everybody.
These cars would also have an off option. The text states, "Some manufactureers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over-something not available to drivers trying to text with a cell phone. In this way, the in-car system is actually a safety feature, and safety is a big concern." The driver could turn the auto drive on when they are tired and do not want to focus as much on the road. They would put their lives in the cars hands. But also, they could turn the auto drive off so they can be in charge of the road. Usually people would do this when they are in traffic and are ranging speeds from ten to thirty miles per hour. The the person might feel safer because they are in charge of where they go and how fast they are going.
The way these cars would work would be by sensors in the roads and on the front, or under the car. The sensors would tell the car what is ahead and what the car or the driver should prepare for. The text states, "Google's modified Toyota Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an inertial motion sensor. The most important bit of technology in this system is the spinning sensor on the roof." All of these things are what helps the car keep the passengers safe and the other people that are on the road safe too. Sensors have came a long way since the 1980s. After about ten years, the sensors have grown tremendously. They are capable of so much more now that they are more technologically advanced.
Some do belive that these cars are not a good idea. These cars could be very expensive. They would have brand new technology. Also, the safety of the cars are a big question. The text states, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" This is a big question. The car could make a mistake because of a glitch or something else, and it could cause you to be involved in a wreck. The cars are supposed to prevent these types of things, but you never know with technology.
Self driven cars are soon to be forgotten. Scientists are working hard everyday to advance the technology we have to make the roads and other places safer for all. These cars could save people all the way from life threatening wrecks to hitting our trach can while backing up out of your driveway. These cars are going to be the next big thing. | 5 |
87a0d31 | Have you ever wanted to know what planets are very close to the earth? well venus is the closet planet to earth in terms of density and size. And occashionally the closet distance. Earth snd venus and mars are our planetary neighbor.
Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has tpuched the planet venus in three decades. A thick atmosphere almost 97 percent caron dioxide blanket venus. As of today Venus has some features that are analogous to those on earth. The planet venus has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and creators.
Peering at Venus from a ship orbitin or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere, rendering standard forms of photography. Researcher cannot take samples of rock, gas or anything else from a distance.
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.
Each misson was unmanned and for good reason. sinnce no spacecrat survived the landing more than a few hours, The venus is also called the evening star. its also one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even a amateur stargazer to spot. The nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. Venus has also provided a very very challenging place to examine more even alot closer | 1 |
87a30e1 | Did you know there is technology that can read how you are feeling? There is a new computer software that can recognize emotions. Imagine this kind of technology in schools. It could help alot of students like if they get bored or tired of the lesson. All schools should get this type of tecnology in their computers.
First, if all schools had this computer software it could help tell if a student is getting bored of the lesson the computer would know to make it more interasting. If all the student were just bored of the lesson all the time they would just not pay any attention and fail. If the computer had the software it would have able to detect that and spice it up. Then there would be way less students failing and injoying what they were learing."A classroom computer could recongnize when a student is becoming confused ot bored".
Next, it could help detect if a sudent was sick so they nurse would know weither to send them home or not."To an expert, faces don't lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful". If a student asked to go to the nures and said they were sick the nurse would be about to tell if they were with the computer software. So know there would be less people getting sent home. Since students would only get sent home if they really were sick then they would do better in school becasue they would be there more. They would also have a better attendance record since they are missing way less,
Finally, this type of technology could help with decipline in schools all around. If a student was sent to the office for something he or she did the person in charge would be able to tell if they telling the truth. This could help so many students not get in toruble becasue if they were actually telling the truth they would know."Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc".
In conclution having this type of software in all computers in schools all around the contury would be a very good idea. Being able to read sudents emotions would help everyone in so many ways. It would with education and deciplan. With type of technology it could help more students edvance with their eduaction. | 4 |
87a9020 | They say Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for planetary visit. Its a crucial consideration given the long time frames of spave travel. The value of returnung to Venus seems indisputable, but what are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive.
I think if we can study Venus up close we'll get a better understanding of the planet, like what materials it has and how the weather conditions are. NASA has a compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. A blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the rolling Venusian landscape. However, peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground.
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 should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. | 1 |
87a9424 | The use of technology that reads the emotional expressions of a student in a classroom would serve nothing more than to repress human emotions and negitivly effect students. If implimented the system would cause students to be disingenuous to how they truely feel, be innifective due to the faking of facial expressions, and could lead to the dehumanization of students.
First of all by having "a computer that knows when you're happy or sad," you encourage students to repress themselves. If a computer can know when your happy or sad some students may feel as if they need to be happy all the time in order to empress their instructors, and potentially recive a higher grade.
Second of all the very nature of the system is highly flawed. Human beings are exellant at deception and can fake facial expressios, the article dirrectly states this saying, "putting on a happy face actually works! A renowned drama coach, Constaintin Stanislavsky, had actors carefully reproduce smiline and frowing as a way of creating these emotions on stage." Students could simply learn how to fake expressions and decive the computer.
Third of all the presise monitoring of human emotions is detrimental to what it means to be Human. Human beings should not be analyzed and "compared against a neutral face (showing no emotion)." Humans are meant to be talked to and interacted with not monitored and watched by a machine.
If this system were to be implimented people would suffer, students would become more and more disingenous and be dehumanized by a system that doesnt even work. For all of these reasons and for the potential consequences thats students would face, this system should not be implimented. | 3 |
87a984f | Have you ever wanted a self driving car where you could sit back and relax well Google cofounder Sergey Brin has envisioned a future public transportation system. This new transportation system will use half the fuel of today's taxis, you will not need to takeover as much, and manufacturers hope to bring in a in-car entertainment and information system.
My position on driverless cars are they give you more time to do other things while on the road. They give you free time to relax and clear your mind when you may not at home. This would also be a huge jump and improvement in today's technology.
The new transportation system will only use half the fuel of today's taxis. In the article "Driving Cars Are Coming", they state "offer far more flexibility than a bus." They believe such cars will fundamentally change the world. You will just get in the driverless car and set your destination and sit back and relax and do whatever makes you occupied.
In the driverless car you will not have to take over as much as a driver. "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." The car alerts the driver with a vibrating sensor on the seat, and consideration of flashing lights on the windshield to alert you.
The manufacturers also think by "bringing in-car entertainment and information system" will interpret the fun driving in a new way. These displays would be in a head-up display so hey may be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over.
New cars that are driverless have only been a concept because "There was no way, before 2000, to make something interesting." The new driverless transportation system will include only using half the fuel of today's taxis, only needing to take over when situations occur, and will have a entertainment and information system. | 3 |
87afb49 | Do you think computers can tell your emotional expressions? If so why do you think so. In the passage it talks about how the computer calculates your emotions and show what type of emotions you are having. In the paragraphs it talks about people and what there emotions are just by looking at a computer. I honestly don't think this type of thing is valuable to the students at all.
The reason i think it's not valuable is because what do you need to know how people is feeling or not before? If it really was a problem with them they would come up and tell the teacher what's wrong with them. Like for example you can be smiling all day in still not be happy about something. So if it just goes off your facial expressions than i don't think it is valuable. On the other hand if it can see what you really are thinking than maybe it is a little valuable to the students and teahcers at school. So it really depends on how the technology works to really know if it's valuable or not.
In paragragh 3 it tells you all the type of emotions it regonizes .Like for example it say "your frontalis pars lateralis muscle(above your eyes)raised your eyebrows when you're surprised."This tells us that just off of face expressions it can tell how you feel. My point is though is what if you have a face expression on your face but that is really not how you are feeling, is the computer going to know that or not because if they don't once again i don't think it's going to be that valuable to people.
In paragraph 4 it states that" the facial expressions for each emotion are universal,"observes Dr. Huang,"even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression"What he was meaning by that is that there are a lot of face expressions you can make & you might look at it one way but the other person might look at it differently than you sometimes. In paragraph 5 it says "For instance,you can probably tell how your friend or a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course,most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy,worried, ect."Meaning a frend of yours can have one faical expression on there face but be feeling total different inside.
In this last paragraph i want to know what you think about the faical action coding system. I wonder do you think this is valuable to students in teachers in schools. What are some things that they can do to make this facial thing a little better and things like that. Or would you keep everything the way it is because you like it i want to know what you guys think about this passage. | 3 |
87b148f | Driverless cars are the future of technology.
I am for the development of driverless cars. I feel that it would make life easy and more simple for people. The combination of todays technology in cars already consists of video cameras, sensors, GPS recievers, bluetooth audio, and more. All of which were made to make driving fun and different each time you would want to go somewhere. I feel that sensors will eventually be the brain of all technology. The article states that the information from sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far more better response and control than a human driver could manage alone.
In my opinion, driverless cars would be safer because it wouldn't be the cause of any accidents or harm to pedestrians. GM has already developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger, other options under considersation are flashing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays. I also think that driverless cars would interpret driving in such a new way that it would make it both, fun and safe. Automakers have already started on making driverless models; Telsa has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time. Mercedes-Benz,Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can drive by themselves by 2020. The advancement on autonomous cars are already in the works, maybe we'll all own one sooner than we think. | 3 |
87bc197 | Venus is Earth's neighbor its right around the corner from us. No spacecraft has been able to land on it in more than three decades and they only survived for a few hours. We have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud draped world and each mission was unmanned and for a good reason. Venus has been a hard planet for humans to study. A thick atmosphere of 97 percent carbon dioxide covers Venus. Venus is also surrounded by clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid it is also in Venus's atmosphere. The planets surface temperatures can reach over 800 degrees fahrenheit. Also the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we have here on Earth. Venus also has the hottest surface temperature than any other planet in our solar system. Astronomers are very very interested in Venus because it may have been one of the most Earth like planets in our solar system. Venus has a surface that could of once had a rocky sediments and includes familiar features such as vallyes, mountains, and possibly at one point and time craters. NASA is going to create a vehicle that can float above the dangerous parts of Venus and that can provide humans to get some insight on the planet so that we can see if we can learn more about it . This will provide only limited but little insight on the planet. Researches will not be able to leave the spacecraft to get samples of rock because of the dangers of the planet wich makes there job a lot more difficult. Scientist today are trying to build a peace of spacecraft that can last longer on Venus's surface so that scientists can get samples of what they need to learn more about the planet. One day scientists will for sure figure out how to build machines to get better insight on Venus and see everything this buetiful but extreamly dangerous planet is all about. | 1 |
87bd6c1 | In "The Challenge of exploring Venus," the author informs the reader about how it would be very compenstating to study Venus because of it's close distance and to Earth and how much of simialraties is has to Earth. He also describes how because of the many challenges Venus has to study it it's even more important
to study the planet. As stated in paragraph 8, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus had 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." This statement supports the idea that Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, because it expains the challenges Venus has to study it will be worth it because we will gain more knowledge on it and it will probably lead us to many more challenging planet studying.
In the article it also explains how similair the Earth and Venus are and how close they are. The author explains this in the statement, "Often referred to as Earth's "twin", Venus is the closest planet to Eath in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest on distance too."This statements informs the reader on why the Earth and Venus are alike by giving facts to why. The author also states, "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." By this staement the author is trying to further inform the reader about how other features are Earth-like.
In conclusion, the author supports the ideas that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers .The author does this by informing the reader about the challenges of studying Venus but how it's worth it because is will strengthen human curiosity to study other challenging planets further. The author is persuading the reader to not be fearful of the dangers because it increases imagination and innovation. The author states how it's in our best convience to study a planet like Venus because of its high similarites to Earth and it would be ideal because of their distance apart. | 3 |
87bfbd7 | Do you believe in aliens creatinf landforms on planets? Than you might've heard about the Face on Mars being created by aliens. It's possible that it is not created by aliens, there is a possibility that is was created by a naturally. The Face on Mars is a natural landform.
The Face is a landform that was not created by aliens. Nobody really has evidence that it was created by an aliens. Several people do belive it was created by aliens though. But there is also no scientific research or evidnce that aliens are real. Which all leads up to, "Is the Face on Mars really made by aliens?" the answer is no
Micheal Malin and his team snapped a photo of the Face that is ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. In the last sentence, paragraph 7 in the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars" it states that there is no alien monument after all. This is because the landform was made naturally not by aliens.
This shows that is is possible for the landform to be made naturally and not by aliens. The landform has no sign that an aliens was around the landform either. Which is why the lanform is natural, not built by some other thing such as an alien. | 2 |
87c443a | I agree that the Facial Action Coding System will be helpful in students and at schools. Because the system can detect a student's emotions, it can help a teacher learn more about that specific student. By knowing that a student is off guard or not paying attention to a certain lesson; the teacher can help that student on the lesson one-on-one. Not all students have the same emotions, so the students may not be getting taught well enough because of how the student might feel. The system can help a teacher realize that a kid might be mad and needs a certain activity to do before the class starts a lesson so the student can be content. Since more lessons will most likely be taught on computers, the teachers do not have to worry about wasting paper and money.
There is a downfall to all this greatness. More students will be on computers. That can cause damage in the eyes or brain. Some parents might not like the idea of their child being analyzed by a computer. Since the computer will use the camera to see the students face, the camera will have to be on. Parents might not like having their child exposed. Some teachers might not like the idea of having cameras on in their room for the same reason of being exposed.
Although there are more benifits than problems in the system. Students can be happier if the teachers notices that they are sad and actually do something about it. If the student is happy they will most likley be on topic on a lesson.
"Imagine a computer that knows when youre happy or sad"(D'Alto). The computer will be able to detect your mood and help you be happy if you are feeling sad. Teachers will get to know their students more. Because the comptuer can tell a students emotions, it can give information for the teacher. The teacher might use that information to see if that child needs to talk to someone in private.
Schools should get the Facial Action Coding System because it benifits students and their ways of learning. It also helps teachers get to know their students more and help them out if they need help on a certain lesson if they feel confused. Kids will be happier if teachers recieve information that a student is sad and need joy in the classroom. Students will be less bored if the teacher gets information that her class feels sad. The teacher can help the students not feel bored by making the lesson somewhat intersing. That's why I think the Facial Action Coding System is a good idea to have in schools and any learing facility. | 4 |
87c531e | In "The Chellenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. He goes on to talk about how Venus used to be just like earth, and it preparing us for further adventures.
Venus used to be just like earth so now scientist want toknow what Venus is like now also how earth will end up and try to find thing to see how long Venus has been like this maybe to even see aproximatley how long Earth will last. " If our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientist even discussing further visits to its surface? Astronomers are facinated by Venus because it may very well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covnered largley with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, Just like Earth today."
This quote shows how they are so curious becuase Venus used to be just like us. And since some believe in other living being then exploring Venus could be a huge break through is we find anything about there being an ocean or any sign of life, because that would mean that there could be other life out there now.
Humans are very curious creatures. We love to get into things we aren't supposed to starting at infantry. Well scientist are big kids with big toys that can do big things and they are smart and alwasy are wantig to learn more. So whos to tell them that they cant go check out another planet and make history? The author says, "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 becasue human curiosity will likeyly lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be liited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." This quote is showing how even though things are dangerous, as humans we have this curiosity this strive to go beyond what out limits seem to be. Venus is one of those limitaions that we have and we are still trying to land on it and get to know it better. For furture reference doing this with Venus will just further prepare us to more crazy hings that our amazing mids think up one day.
In conclusion exploring venus is very worthy
pursuit despite the dangers it presents because this is preparing us for the furutre and helps us learn more about the solar sysytem we all live in and may very well help us continue a very long journey in the future. | 4 |
87c8652 | Can you imagine sleeping in your car while your car drives you to work? This is certainly becoming more and more possible as technology advances. I'm all for the devolpment of self driving cars. As we advance as humans everything around us is advancing, new and better phones,smart house systems. Its alot safer than a human with temptation to speed, there will be less car accidents. This technology also will help people under the influnce getting home.
Driver less cars are the future of road safety. the article states that they have very high tech sensors and makes the car super smart. It gives the car human like senses. If this technology ever fails then the car can still be driven by a human so it has a backup. Also the ability to perform other actions while the car drives you. There will be so many less car accidents related to texting and driving. It can also give us the ability to catch up on
a show on your drive to work or even get some extra sleep. the possiblitites are endless.
Overall self driving cars are a smart revolutionary act towards cars. The possiblities are endless. Hopefully in the future we can have a car that will compeletly drive itself. The future is bright. | 3 |
87cd32d | Is it possible that the face on Mars could have been created by aliens? Some people believe that the Face on Mars was formed by aliens; however,
I do not believe that is possible. A few of the pictures taken of the Face on Mars were taken when it was cloudy,but that is the only information that suggests that aliens could have made the face. Many scientists have done extensive research on the Face on Mars, and they have found that it is nothing more than a natural landform in the shape of a face. If you believe aliens formed the face on Mars, then be prepared for multiple facts that go against that belief.
Numerous scientists have studied the area in which the surreal face formation is located, and they have found various mesas. Martian mesas are common around Cydonia, the place in which you would find the face. Because of these facts, it is believed that the Face on Mars is just another Martian mesa that is coincidently shaped like a face. NASA even captioned one of the pictures saying "Huge rock formation that was formed by shadows, giving the illusion of a face." This explanation makes a tremendous amount of sense more than aliens creating the face.
Although quite a few people vehemetley express their opinions that the face is evidence of life on Mars, NASA says that they are not hiding any information about alien life. Why would NASA keep life on Mars a secret? If life was found on Mars, NASA would share the information because they would make a lot of money from it. They would make history if they had proof of life in Mars! Some defenders of NASA even wish that there was an ancient civilization on Mars. There is absolutely no way that NASA would turn down that amazing oppurtunity and keep the evidence to themselves.
The picture taken by Michael Malin is another reason to believe that the face was not an alien creation. He took a picture that was ten times sharper than the original Viking photos by using his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC). The picture taken on April 5, 1998, revealed that the Face on Mars is a natural landform. There was no reason to believe that the face was not natural, but some people still believed that aliensdid in fact make the formation. The tenacious scientists were still determined to find evidence to make everyone see the truth.
April 8, 2001, was a cloudless day in Cydonia, and Mars Global Surveyor was able to get close enough to the face to capture a extraordinary photo.
The picture was taken using the camera's maximum resolution. If there were objects in the picture near the face, you could have seen what the objects were. There was nothing unusual aroung the Face on Mars.
The picture shows a Martion equivalent to landforms common around the American West. It reminds some people of the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, which is the same height as the Face on Mars. This evidence supports the idea that the giant, face-shaped formation is a natural landform, nothing more, nothing less. Aliens are not even proved to exist, let alone form a landform like this one. | 5 |
87ce827 | Imagine, you are sitting in the class and there was a computer in the front of the classroom that can read the emotional expressions of each student. How would that make you feel? Trapped? Uncomfortable? According to the article, Professor Thomas Huang, of Beckman Institude of Advanced Science at the University of Illinois, and his colleague are developing a computer that can calculate emotions called Facial Action Coding System (FACS). The use of this in the classroom is not as valuable as it seem. Using this advanced technology could make the students feel uncomfortable in the class. It is also a waste of money for the school board to afford the computer for each class in the school. The computer is also not valuable because teachers would know how the students feel without the help of the computer, so there is not point.
First and foremost, using this technology would just waste money for the school. Knowing the emotion of each student is not what the school's main focus is. Even if the computer helped read emotions, what is the use of that? The student's emotion is not going to change just because there is a technology telling them how they feel. Most teachers already know how the students feel. The school should instead use the money to make the school a better place for students. For example, they could increase the budget on after school activities or make better lunch for students.
Secondly, having the Facial Action Coding System would just make students feel uncomfortable in classes. Students might be more focused on the techology that they were even more distracted than they were before. Having a technology that knows your emotion would also make the students feel isoloated and trapped in the classes. According to the article, the FACS on have six basic emotions. That means the technology would never be one hundred percent accurate. Some students might not even want to go to classes anymore because of the technology watching them during class.
Some people might say that using the technology would be better at reconizing the students emotion , but they are wrong. A technology that is created by human being can never be smarter or better than a human. This tecnology only have six basic emotions, but there are so much more emotions that it can not recognize. In the article, it stated that we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" everyday. The use of this technology in classrooms are very little bacause teachers would be able to recognize more enotions that a technology could ever have. Teachers do not have to know if the student is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted or 6 percent fearful,as long as the teacher know the basic emotion the student is feeling.
In conclusion, Using the Facial Action Coding Ststem in classroom is not as valuable as it seems. The computer can make the students feel uncomfortable and isolated. It is also a waste of money for the school. They can use the money for better and more useful things. It is also not valuable because teachers already know how the students feel. Even though the tecnology is not valauble to classrooms, it shows what we are capable of doing and what we can accomplish. This can open up to more better and useful inventions in the future. | 5 |
87cf25a | New advancemnets are made everyday. And everyday, there is someone to question the achievements created in the 21st century. People argue about things as simple as the purpose of phones and now they have something bigger to argue about- driverless cars.
Driverless cars can be viewed as a danger to society. With no one to control them, how safe can they really be? Google, BMW, and several other companiews have answered these insecurities by creating many developments. Google has created a car loaded with position-estimating sensors, rotating sensor on the roof, video camera mounted near the rerview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, an inertial motion sensor, as well as a spinning laser beam sensor (named LIDAR) which is attached to the roof of the car. All of these creations has helped the car mimic the skills of a human driver at the wheel.
Not only are the cars installed with hundreds of safety features to insure there are no accidents, they also know their own limitations (something humans have a hard time doing sometimes). BMW anounced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant" in 2013. These development helps the car steer, brake, and accelorate on its own, but in the event that they need human skills (to navigate construction roads or very busy traffic jams) it sends an alert to the driver. GM has created a seat that vibrates when a human needs to take over, and the Google car is programmed to simply announce when the driver should take the wheel.
As stated in the paragraph above, humans have a hard time knowing their limitations. Wether they drank to much or have not had a enough sleep, they still think it is okay to get behind the wheel of a car. This creates a dangerous situaiton for others as the person driving no longer has complete control over himself or the vehicle, and an accident is most likely to occur. This can be fixed with the drverless car. No matter what condition the human is in,
the car will always be under control. The same technology will still be there no matter what without fear of being under the influence or lack of sleep. It is a much safer option that of reckless humans.
Google, BMW, GM, and many other companies have created advancements in order the achieve driverless cars. Everyday they install more features to make the cars more comfortbale, enviormentally friendly, and safer. As these achievments are being made, they seem like the safer alternative to that of humans who do not understand their limitations. Driverless cars should be a part of society. | 5 |
87cff96 | Dear Senator PROPER_NAME,
As you are well aware, elections in the United States are of extreme importance. Therefore, it is vital to have the best system possible when electing officials. Maintaining the current system of Electoral College would be a fatal mistake to our country. We must elect canidates by poular vote alone.
According to the articele
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Pulumer, "At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Beccause 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." Americans who are voting the the next president should have the right to hear what canidates have to say. They may be the only one in their state who is not a democrat, but shouln't their vote still be heard.
The article also states that, "Perhaps most morrying is the prospect of a tie in the elctoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the Houise of Representatives, where sate delegations vote on the president." Shouldn't the American people get to decide who their president is?! We fought a war so that we would be able to govern ourselves. If the House of Representatives are allowed to choose our president, then why did why fight the war againg Great Britain? It isn't right.
Though the article
In Defense of the Electoral Collge: Five Reasons to keep our despised methos of choosing the President sates that "it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not be the winner of the popular vote. Yet that has happened very rarely." The opposition even admits that the President may not be who the nation wants as their leader. That should never happen.
As you see Senator, Electoral College must be abolished by any means neccessary. To keep such an unjust system goes against the very principle the America was founded on. "We the people..." It was not "We the government..." or "We the rulers...". How can we claim to be a nation of liberty when the citizend are unable to determine who their president should be.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 4 |
87d2a83 | Imagine being a teacher and having to create lessons that will keep your students interested. It can be difficult because you never know how students really feel. The technology, called the Facial Action Coding System, would be really valuable in the classroom. This technology is useful because it can make learning more personlized for students and can help teachers know what mood a student is in.
This technology can be valuable for a few reasons. Here is one of them; The Facial Action Coding system can make the class and lesson more personalized for a student. In the text, it states that a classroom computer would be able to recognize when a student is confused or bored. From that observation, the computer can modify the lesson to fit the students' interests. If the student is interested in what he or she is learning, then they will be fully focused on their work and in the long run, their grades will be better. As a student, I know that when I'm confused, uninterested, or bored in a class, I can't put my best effort into the work that I do. With this technology, students will thrive in their academic life and actually enjoy getting an education.
Another reason this technology can be valuable is that teachers can be able to find out what mood their students are in. If they're teaching and they see that most students aren't interested with the lesson, they can switch up their lesson to make it more exciting for the students. This technology can, in a way, bring students and teachers closer together, by being able to read emotions. If a child is upset or in a bad mood, the teacher will know and then can handle the situation properly. In the text, it talks about how this system can detect fake emotion, along with your actual emotions. This can be valuable in the classroom because as a student, I tend to put on a fake smile or fake my actual mood at school so others don't bother me. So with the system, people can see our real emotions without having to wonder if you're being honest about how you feel.
In conclusion, I feel that the Facial Action Coding System is super valuable in the classroom. This technology can benefit both the student and the teacher. It can making learning more personalized for the students and can help teachers figure out the emotions and true feelings of the students. | 4 |
87d51ad | The use of the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a valuable technology in that it can recognize emotions in humans and even paintings that even humans sometimes are not able to. The FACS can is a whole new discovery and tool to the psychological world of emotions because it is able recognize and calculate emotions. It is unique because although humans are able to recognize their emotions up to a certain point, they cannot calculate the exact or even the closest approximate to the emotions they feel. That's where the technology is becomes valuable because it has the ability to recognize and calculate the emotions of a human or a photo.
One may argue that the FACS is would not be effective or valuable because it is a programmed and minipualated system. While that may be true, the system is programmed to be as close to the real human facial structure as possible. The 3-D computer model face has 44 major muscles, all of them made to move like real human muscles. The work and credibility of the making of this system is credited largely to Dr. Paul Eckman, the psychologist who created the FACS and classified the six basic emotions. The FACS system can also tell the difference between a forced facial expression, such as a smile, as opposed to an unforced one based on the movement of one's facial structures. Thus, as stated in the article, "these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a 'smiling' politician or celebrity isn't being truthful."
This technology can help psycohlogists, doctors, or even friends and families better understand a patient or a loved one. Doctors can diagnose a patient more accurately due to a better understanding of the patient with the system. Friends and families can also use the system to have a better bond with each other through better understanding of emotions. Most humans are not able to express, or even recognize, their emotions through words and words can get lost in translations. This technology is valuable to the future of society in the sense of human relationships with each other and doctor diagnosis by using the psychological aspects of a patient. | 4 |
87d747c | Emotions are being expressed on the daily basis varying from happiness, saddness, and everything in between them. Nontheless, emotions can be hard to identify since most of them can be nonverbal rather than them being straight forward. Especially when using technology in the classroom, it can be hard for students to explain what the issue is with them trying to get an assignment done. This leads to the point that using the Facial Action Coding System can be beneficial in the classroom by modifying the lesson or program to the each students specific needs.
Now a days more and more classrooms are going one to one meaning using more online tools with technology than textbooks allowing students to get assignments done even when the teacher is not there. Although, this can be tough without having a teacher near by to help the student understand the lesson better; or, the student can be scared to ask the teacher a question making it difficult for the teacher to know, therefore leading to the use of the Facial Action Coding System. As Dr. Huang said in the article, "'Most human communication is nonverbal... computers need to understand that, too". With most human communications being nonverbal there leads to the trouble of how a teacher can figure out if the student is having trouble with the assignment, but by having the FACS there would be no problem. The FACS will figure out that the student is looking confused and modify the assignment to be better understanding or show some examples on how to complete it. Correspondingly, another student might be feeling bored because the assignment is too easy for them and so then the FACS can change it to be more challenging for the individual. By being able to modify the assignments this will allow students to understand the lesson plan better causing test score to improve.
By changing the program or assignment to a students needs when a teacher is not around can be beneficial to a classroom by using the Facial Action Coding System. Stated in the article, Making Mona Lisa Smile, "By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions". With this said sometimes humans can not differ the different emotions they use on a daily basis, in which this system will help many students in the classroom. Solving this problem will lead to students getting a better understanding of the lesson in which will lead to test scores being increased, all by the help of the Facial Action Coding System. | 5 |
87df675 | Venus is believed to have been an Earth-like planet at one point in history. Astronomers assume that Venus once had large oceans and other forms of life. They think this because Venus stilll has features such as rocky valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus is a very hot planet and will be very diffucult to explore, but this author suggest we do it anyways despite the dangers for various reasons.
One of many, The author states that exploring venus will lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. He says, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limted by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." Another way the author encourages exploring Venus is by mentioning NASA's mission that would allow scientist to hover around the surface of Venus in a blimp-like vehicle. Lastly, the author describes the mission as dangerous but is still encouraging it by metioning that while on the blimp-like vehicle, it'd still be 170 degrees and the pressure would still be intense, which isnt very suitable, but still safe enough for our species.
All in all, it seems as though the author believes that this great challenge would be a big accomplishment for us. in paragraph 2 he says, "Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite it's proximity to us. | 3 |
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