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8dd7df0 | "Driverless Cars Are Comming". Really?, driverless cars? That just sounds bad by its name alone. Just by hearing the name I could only imagine the unnecesary tragedy's that will take place if this foolish expiriment continues. Driverless Cars are not at all what we need in this world, I dissagree with the Google cofounder, Sergey Brin, who invisions this. In my opinion I dont like the idea of it at all but I actually have several facts and resons why this "vision" of Brin's should not be continued, and will show you what mess this could all really become.
First of all lets say they do make the driverless car, but when it comes out and some people dont want to buy it how will the mechanical cars act around those undecisive people who dont know where they are goingor turning? Also how will they know what to do with those drunk drivers or those people who fall asleep on the wheel of regular cars? People now these days have accidents because of those reasons. When the other driver not drunk or not tired is fully aware of whats going on but is just to slow to react. So do we really think a machine will "allert the driver" when its there time to drive on time when that drunk driver is going fifty miles down the main road?, dont think so. There are so many inevitable things that are bound to happen if there is no driver in the car.
Secondly the cost of all these tests, sensors, and brakes are all a waist of money and time. they talk about the car being able to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids but it took ten years! Yes I said ten, outrageous huh? Instead of fantasizing over "a car he forsees to use half the fuel of today's taxis" he could've been finding ways to make the car today use half the feul it does within those ten years, no blueprints for a whole new model or anything like that.
Lastly the law doesnt even think its safe for the crazy driverless cars to be driving around endangering the citizens of America like you and me. The only places in the U.S that allows Brin and his team to use thier dangerous cars are in California, Nevada, Flordia, and the District of Columbia. Isnt it the law thats keeping us safe? Then why is it that only four places in the U.S lets them test the cars? Four out of fifty states...seems to me like the law is telling us that they dont want these dangerous driverless hunks of metal on our road hurting us citizens.
This whole driverless car thing is a total waist of money, time, and work. They could be working on a way to make better adjustments on the car we have today that took so long for us to make (and still perfecting till this day). Its obvious that these driverless cars are just to big of a dream to make reality, next thing you know driverless bikes will be made or mailboxes that shoot leaders to the post office for you, or how about groceries that fly to your house! This is just an effort to make driving easier but driving is already helping us get to places faster then walking is,A lazy tactic I would say. The law says no, science says no, and I say no. Driverless cars are just not practical ,I would rather drive, and I bet most of America does to. | 4 |
8dd9681 | Driverless cars aren't a new topic to the automotive world. They weren't as advanced as they were now, but now they're much more advanced and more practical. Since we're in the modern era I can fully understand why people just want to hurry to make cars that drive themselves, but it just doesn't seem very practical. Driverless cars would have more faults than benefits to the road.
People just want to upgrade everything without seeing the faults in evolving. For example, the car still needs a driver to manage it, so why do you need to upgrade if it doesn't even fulfill its own namesake? The limited automotive use really just puts the driver at more risk, because of the possibility of a malfunction. On that note since the cars are lined with high tech equipment, and whatnot wouldn't the accident in that kind of vehicle be more severe? Something could explode, and injure much more than the drivers. This also would make one of these cars far more difficult to replace as it states in the article. With it being filled with sensors, and other high tech equipment this could lead to 100's of thousands of dollars being thrown out the window for repairs.
In the end the benefits of having a driverless car are outweighed by the faults.
The call is still pretty tough, since the idea is still underexplored as a whole. For all we know the problems could get worked, but manual cars won't become obsolete. Manual cars still retain the more benefits in my mind. | 3 |
8de1ffb | Do you smell that? Its the smell of gasoline and exaust fumes. Cars are taking over suburban areas. Spewing out polution and contaminating the air. There are solutions, and cities across the world are trying them.
One city that has impacted many is the city of Vauban in Germany, this city has car free streets. They were able to acomplish this by making stores and buisnesses walking distance. Apariently people are happier without cars, Heidrun Walter (citizen of Vauban) while she was walking the streets of Vauban said," When i had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way.". Furthermore having car free streets is also benificial to the fitness of the citizens. Without a car you are forced to walk or ride a bike which is a form of exercise.
Vehicles are terrible for cities. Cars spew exaust fumes that rise into the air and polute the cities. In Paris they almost hit record high polution levels. Cars were banned untill the polution level went down, smog covered the cities. The polution got trapped in the layers of the smog. The smpog levels rivaled Beijing, which is the most poluted city in the world. The only way to cut down on polution is to stop using cars, or switch to hybrids and plug in cars.
Some cities are taking it days at a time. In the city Bogata, Columbia there is a day where no one is alowed to drive. In Bogata they have this one day where no one is alowed to drive, they have this day to cut down polution levels and clear the streets. Other cities have started doing the same thing. This day is very benificial to the cities It helps decrease polution and smog levels and traffic jams. More people are riding bikes, going to parks and since more people are walking they have made broad, smooth sidewalks.
These movements are changing cities and making them healthier. Soon there will be less cars clean air and happier cities. So, are you ready to change. | 3 |
8de2ee2 | Pardon me, but i would like to disagree with you. What the picture acually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. The Face on Mars is just a natural land form. The Face on Mars is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa. Just like we have many lanforms here on Earth, infact there is a lanform in Idaho. It is located in The Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain, is what reminds me most of the Face on the planet Mars. We have more lanforms like the Face on Mars in the American West.
Conspiracy theorists say that the people of NASA are hiding the evidence of life on Mars. I mean think about about it, why would we hide evidence that would benefit this whole organization? Most of the people here at NASA wish that there was an early civilization on Mars. If we did find life on Mars we would share it world wide, it would be one of the greates scientic breakthroughs in history.
Do you understand what I am saying? The Face on Mars was just a Natural land form, not a monument built by aliens. | 2 |
8de6cdf | Cars are so important to some people , so why should it be taking taken away from you. Espeacially if you bought it with your hard working money. Some countries are starting to take cars away from some people due to their laws. In Suburb,German David Goldberg an official of Transportation for American is trying to promot new communties that is less dependent on cars. In Paris, they banned driving due to smog. Let's not forget about Colombia who has banned cars days after days and has force people to use buses and taxis. Most mayors or whoever is incharge of transportion feel like the country needs a little ajustments.
In German,Suburb life goes on without cars. Street parking , driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district. Vauban's streets are completely car free , but some car ownership is allowed , but there are only two places to park- large garages , car-owner can buy a space for $40,000 or at their home. some people enjoy they moment with having cars. To them it feels like less stress , and also is saving money. Vauban , home to 5,500 residents may be the most advanced experiment in low0car suburban life. For the past two decades they have been trying to make the city more denser , and better for walking. Though it's causing less stress on some people, the other half are missing their cars.
Paris bans driving due to smong. After days of near-record pollution , paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. Some days even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine of $31. oo , and the next the day the odd- numbered plates do the same. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined , according to an international news headqurtered in London. Diesel fuel was blamed , since France has a tax policy that favor diesel over gasoline. Finally the he smog cleared enough Monday.
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, Colombia. It was seven straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the day without cars in this capital city of 7 million. The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced $25 fines. This was a good cause in Colombia. It was only to protect the people.
For all my fellow citizens new changes are coming to your countries weather you like it or not. It only for the better or in some cases the worse as well. Vauban's streets in German are now being car frees unless you somewhere to park or a home with a driveway. Paris bans driving due to smog , for safty season.
And in Colombia it was the same thing with the smog , and now with the rain. Colombia also had to protect their people as well with Paris. These advantages of limiting cars usage is now being taken serioulsy. | 2 |
8de8114 | This technology, Facial Action Coding System, reads the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because its creative, it tells you the percentage of their emotion, it can tell you how other people feel, and its fun to play with.
First reason, its valuable because it shows creativity. You can use it while making a game. For those people who like to make animation movies, you can use it to change the character's face. This can make the audience understand the character's expression by seeing them happy, angry and etc. The students can use this for those who like to make video games or make animation movies in the future.
Second reason, the Facial Action Coding System tells you the percentage of their emotion. You can see it by scanning their face and you'll be able to see the percentage of their emotion. You'll see their mix emotions like excited, upset, content and etc. This can be a fun thing to do with the students. They can go around and see their friend's emotions and see how they feel.
Third reason, is when you know your friend is not fine but they said that they are, you can check by using the technology, Facial Action Coding System, to see their actual emotions. You can see how your friend truly feels. This technology is absolutely amazing because how it can change your expression. The students would probably think that this technology is truly valuable.
Last reason, is it's fun to play with. Nowadays, there are apps that can change your emotion. Students can use this and have fun with it. Also the technology, Facial Action Coding System, is much better than the app. It actually show you the percentage on how that person feels.
This is how the technology, Facial Action Coding System, is valuable to use at students in a classroom. | 3 |
8df4b84 | A new trend is starting to spread rapidly across America and all over Europe. This new trend is the baning of automobiles. There are many problems that come with the luxury of owning a car. Although it get you from point A to point B in your every day life, it can also be harmful. Some advantages of limiting car use is less pollution, reduced traffic jams, and lastly to come out of a recession.
To begin, pollution is a major factor that harms the earth. One of the main cause of pollution is car use. For example, China is known for the most polluted cities in the world. However, another exampe would be in France, diesel fuel was blamed becasue France has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to a 53 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of western Europe. Becasue of this, they banned the use of automoblies for the day to air out the smog. Limting polluton will allows us citzens to breathe easier and go on with our daily hetic lives. Also limting the use will, "have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the enviorment, since transpotation is the second largest source of Americas emissions."(source 4). This quote shows how beneifical limiting car use would be.
Futhermore, another main aggravating problem is traffic jams. For example in Bogota, Colombia its program was set to spread to other countries and instead of using automoblies they hiked, biked, skated , or took buses to work. Becasue of this it limits traffic jams and also cleans the air up a bit. It also allows people to walk moe freely on the sidewalks. Their goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. The violators were faced with 25 dollar fines if they did not participate in the program. " public transit was free of charge from friday to monday, acording to the BBC." (source 2). This was a major factor that pushed citzens to choose an alternative option.
Although, it might be reducing car production, many people are slimply not purschaing cars as they did in the past. One main reason is becasue many citzens are going through a recession. "As of april 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995." (source 4). This explanation certainly lies in the rescession becasue many Americans now-a-days can not afford new cars and the unemployed werent going to wrok anyways. By limiting car use, many citzens can then not have to always worry about gas money and the "what if", if they get into an accident.
To conclude, There are many advantages in limiting car use. Deomgraphic shifts in the driving population show that the trend countines to drop and the percentage or 16 to 39 year old drivers are more likey to not get or want their license. Most young people dont really care about what their ride looks like. a car is about getting from point A to point B. At this rate, soon the "car culture" will slow down and might clean up our earth a little more. | 4 |
8dfaea5 | he has to parttime jobs and he is on a ship going to another place to the bank and his jobs are bank and he works at q grocery store and he just graduationed last year and he is making alot he is on a ship right now with animals and we are playing games like tennis pingpong and baseball he is a cowboy he got saved by a brick and he had to go home because he has broking ribs when he hit the brick he broke his ribs his name was luke he was a hard worker he is still now but he arivved in greece when he was 18 to see his family and his dad lives in greece to but on the other side and it took him 4 hours to get there and 10 hours to get back because they stopped alot and then he went to go see his gmaw she live ine day away and it took them two days get back because they stayed the night it was not fun because they did not have breakfest and they had no tolits so we had to go to a storento go and get food because that place sucked there was dead mouse in there it was nasty i almost puked... | 1 |
8dfe413 | "As a result, 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here. 'When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way,' said Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two, as she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor" (Rosenthal paragraph 2). Heidrun Walter is the typical mother of two that has a job as a media trainer. Unlike most people, Heidrun lives in the city of Vauban, Germany. Vauban is a one of a kind district that cracks down on car use and promotes walking and public transportation. Heidrun describes this life as a happier one and that cars make things tense. There are advantages to this way of life such as a rexaled lifestyle and fewer pollutions.
Not having a car makes one persons life less stressful by making the internet a better way to communicate, having funner ways to transport yourself, and making it easier to access stores. Getting in a car to go to a freinds house is in most cases is a long stressful process that can be eliminated through a culture without cars that opens up Internet use to communicate instead. "She cites various factors: the Internet makes telecommuting possible and allows people to feel more connected without driving to meet friends" (Rosenthal paragraph 35). Mimi Sheller is explaining how you don't have to get into a car to be with your friends and that the Internet is a simplier option. Instead of using a car to get to work, it may be a healthier and funner option for people to start walking or riding a bike. " 'It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution,' said businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a two-seat bicycle with his wife" (Rosenthal paragraph 24). In the quote, Carlos describes how stress is relieved by lower pollution and opening yourself up to activities that you and someone you love could enjoy while getting to work. Stress can be driven by simple things in life such as trying to find a parking spot to access the market. "In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway" (Rosenthal paragraph 6). To have less stress in your life it could be easier to live in a no cqar community that makes any store you need only a walk away from your house leaving you free of the harshness of finding a parking spot. Internet communication, alternate transportation, and walk ways to stores make a happier and healthier life for the average person.
Cars in most countrioes are the leading pollutants and it could be wise for people to try and reduce smog, greenhouse emissions and diesel use by not picking up tthe keys to your car. Smog in some place has gotten so bad that car use had to be stopped completely. "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog . . .[The smog] rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world" (Rosenthal paragraph 14). Paris went through major smog that makes them reconsidering the use of automobiles. | 2 |
8e01a15 | Many people may think that the face on mars was created by aliens but, they are wrong. The face on mars is just a natural landform. In paragraph 12 it states that what the picture shows is actually the martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landform, common around the American West, this statement is basically saying that there are many landforms that can look like faces or any type of other iiregular feature.
In paragraph 7, it explains how Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team took a much better picture than the origianal Viking photo. When Michael Malin and his camera team snapped the photo it revealed a natural landform, giving proof that there was no alien moument at all. And with that being done, it gives us even better reason to believe that it is just the way the ground looks.
The last two paragraphs in the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars" are most likely indicating that things can look different up close and also, from a distance. As I said in paragraph 1, paragraph 12 even states that landforms like that are common around the American West Meaning, that there could be a landform anywhere that looks like an alien, a martian or even an egyptian god! | 3 |
8e08170 | I see that you believe that the Face could mean that there are or were a sort of life form on Mars. This is easy to belive at first glance, but we decided to look further. On April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over this red planet. The MOC team took a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. This photo revealed a natural landform. This concluded that there was no alien monument on Mars.
But many theorists, like yourself, stayed unconvinced. Again on April 8, 2001 another photo was taken. This time the photo was taken by Malin's team, and they used the camera's maximum resloution. Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. This means that 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. The image taken actually portrays a Martian version of a butte or mesa which are landforms common around the American West. "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." says Jim Gravin, the chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
Thus, I state my response again: there was no astraterestrial life on Mars. | 2 |
8e0862d | Dear State Senator:
The Electoral College is only taking your personal vote for a leader for our economy and putting into into another persons perspective. That's unfair. When you make a vote about the leader of your country, you want to be independent. You want to feel like you are doing something great to help your country. Everyone does. The electoral college needs to be abolished for the sake of our citizens. We would all benefit from changing the voting system to Popular Vote, on voting for the president of the United States.
Think about it, what good is the Electoral College system doing for our society. Its surely letting the state electors get their opinion. In source #2,
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong, by Bradford Plumer , says, " Prehaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. " Who wants that? What's it even worth voting then if your vote, your vote on the leader of America gets put into the hands of the House Of Representatives to decide on. Think about it.
I can see why people would want to keep it. In source #3,
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President , by Ricard A. Posner, says "The Electoral College is a widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring a canidate who receives the most popular votes the winner." It does offer support that maybe our country needs. Maybe we do need help in choosing who our president should be. The Electoral College gives us us a more official point of view on which president should be elected.
Some people have a hard time realizing what the Electoral College is even doing for our society. Me included. In Source #2,
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong, by Bradford Plumer, says
"It's official: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the arguments against direct elections are spurious at best." I think its best to say the Electoral college IS outdated, it IS unfair and irrational. Its simply taking away from your one voice of a citizen of the United States of America and vanishing it into thin air. Stick up for yourself and abolish the Electoral College.
In souce #1,
Does the Electoral College Work?
, by the Office of the Federal Register, says " The Electoral College process consists of the selection of electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the president and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress." Don't let the electoral votes get in the way of your own. Vote for independence, Vote for your voice, your vote being heard, vote to abolish the Electoral College! | 3 |
8e0ce6d | Driveless cars are an excellent idea. In the article it says that the cars would use half the fuel of today's taxis, and would offer far more flexibilty than a bus. There are many complications when it comes to driving any type of car. You hear a lot about car accidents, deaths, injuries and much more. What they are trying to do is create a safer car. I think this is a great thing because we would be using less fuel, the driver would be more focused, and it will make driving safer.
Everyday we go through so much fuel to get around. We are hurting the enviroment tremendously, and something needs to be done about it. It seems that it would also be cheaper to drive a smart car. We depend on cars more than anything to get us around, so why not make something that saves us money? People would feel at ease while driving too. However, driveless cars are not completely driverless.
These cars can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all of the cars are designed to notify the driver when the road requires human skills. This will definatley keep people aware of whats going on around them; new drivers espcially. The smart car will keep you alert at all times; which most normal cars lack today. After a while people get so used to driving that they do not pay attention. This makes the road a dangerous place. GM has created a sensor to let you know when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. The seat will vibarte, and the Google car will announce to the driver to take over. Manufacturers are considering using cameras to watch the drivers to see if they are doing what they are supposed to do.
Dr. Werner Huber, a BMW project manager driver, says, "We have to interpret driving in a new fun way." Some manufacturers hope to bring information systems that use heads-up displays. In this way, the in-car system is safer, and safety is a big concern. Another safety feature is a special sensor that makes the driver keep hold of the wheel.
With many manufacturers working to improve these cars, and to help make them safe; it will turn out to be a huge step in the world. Smart cars have come a long way. Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved. Manufacturers believe that more states will follow as soon as the cars are proved more reliably safe. It is amazing how we can make technology, and even better when it has a positive outcome. They should definatley continue improving these cars because of less fuel usage, drivers would be more focused and alert, and it will make driving safer and easier. They are still growing with ideas; they are getting closer and closer to their destination each day. | 4 |
8e1ad14 | This technology could help students,teachers actually almost every person on the earth ecspecially if they dont want to come out and talk to you usually means there is a reason ,they are depressed, just got divorced or maybe is just having a bad day but you dont know what to say because you dont know what their emotions are and you dont want them to flip out on you, I got the perfect answer use this Facs machine to see what the persons emotions are.
Therapist could use this machine to see what their patients emotions are and it would help the patient open up to the therapist because the therapist knows exactly how the client is feeling.This machine would also be useful in school because the teachers and the counclers could see what each student is feeling and itr would hep the kids who have bad lives at home actually open up and let the school personel know about it and they could get to the bottom of it.
The Facs machine would be an awsome invention to have because it does no harm what so ever and you can use it for good reason to get people who are hard to have a conversation with open up, Therapist and schools could use this machine to make sure everyones mental health is allright and people are not being depressed. | 3 |
8e1c0ef | Throughout the years, computers and other technological devices have become very developed. Due to this, human interactions have lessened due to advancements in social media and other technologies. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author describes a new technology that enables computers to identify human emotions through the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). This system can help build the computer's capacity to understand human emotions in which benefits to humans through the comprehesion of their emotions can occur, like students in a classroom. The author of the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," Nick D'Alto, gives a couple reasons why the FACS technology can be useful for students in a classroom: helping students to understand difficult topics and helping students to connect with the computer in order to learn more efficiently.
The use of the new FACS technology is valuable to the students in a classroom due to the student's understanding of a difficult or confusing topic. In the article, Dr. Huang, a college professor at the University of Illinois who is working on the development of the FACS technology with another professor, explains, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (D'Alto). With computers understanding the emotional expressions of students during their comprehension of difficult or confusing topics, the help students gain will help them to learn more efficiently and become a better, smarter generation of students and adults.
Another reason why the use of the human emotion indentifying technology is valuable for students in a classroom is that the student may have a better comprension of topics when connected to the computer. It is known by many people that all students do not learn the same way because our minds are not the replicas of one another. Some students may learn better when working hands-on; other students may learn better visually with pictures; many more students may learn better when typing or writing down their notes neatly. Even though there are countless ways a student can learn, the environment in which a student works and learns in may not be suitable for their style of learning. Some teachers may want all their students to take hand written notes, yet some students have to type their notes. Though, the use of the FACS technology can help the students who need to communicate with the computer along with getting a better understanding of the topic at hand, and now that "most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication...computers need to understand that, too" (D'Alto). Students being able to learn better with their desired style of writing and the computer being able to comprehend and analyze the student's emotions can help students struggling in their classes to work harder and improve daily.
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," Nick D'Alto, the author, explains how helping students understand difficult topics and helping students connect with the computer to efficiently learn topics with the new Facial Action Coding System (FACS) can be useful and valuable for students in a classroom. As society continues to grow--with the technologies and machines--the students of the newer generation have to keep up with the constantly improving machines in order to be successful. This seems impossible because the rate at which society and the world is improving is at a speed that seems impossible to keep up with, so improving computers and other machines to help improve the rate at which students can grow and learn can possibly help the future generation of adults to be successful in a world full of metal, SD cards, and algorithms. | 5 |
8e23aab | I think handling elections by popular votes is a much more resonable way of dealing with election. When you send your electors to vote for your state its really them selecting the president that they choose, which could either be the one you wanted or not. The other thing about the electorial vote is that who are the electors? who picks them? Popular vote does not only allow the people to have the president they want but does not cause more viloence and disruption.
The electorial vote is not always going to be the vote you want, like any normal human being if you dont like something you are not going to agree to it. So you really cant trust if you are going to end up with the right president. Who is picking the electors anyway? Random people are going to vote for our president. Why should we trust them?
Sticking with popular vote is going to be much easier on law enforcment and people we need to protect our citizens and states. When the poeple dont get what they want they tend to get angry and then it breaks out into vandalisim and a huge hassel. Such as when intergation was allowed, the citizens that were still racists towards the blacks and didnt like the changing of the law they had mobs of people roaming the streets causing disruption and destroying the additude towards the celebration of equality.
The whole system of electoral college is messed up because just the the election back in 2012 "Obama's electorial vote was 61.7 and then the popular vote concluded with a 51.3, that doesnt seem fair no does it?
So the only realalistic way of the new voting system is by popular vote because its fair, there is less harm, and because we know who's voting for our president. Like i previously stated "Popular vote does not only allow the people to have the president they want but does not cause more viloence and disruption." | 2 |
8e25774 | I would like to see this type of car out on the streets. The reason why I agree with my statement is because it would make that driver have a better challenge of controling the car. It will let the driver sit back while the car drives and for the driver to stay alert at the same time.
First, the reason why I said that it will give the driver a better challenge of controlling the car. The driver might be preocupided at the same time driving, so this might help the driver to not have to pay attenction on the road. Also, if the driver is running late for their work, the car can help them, instead of the driver getting a car accitedent.
Secondly, driving a driverless car might be more fun rather than the old fashion way. For the car system for the driverless, the system will shut down when the driver takes back in control. Also, this might help drivers that are learning to drive, this might help them how to control their driving skills.
Thirdly, the driver will have to stay alert while the car i driving for safety reasons. Like the car won't know how to get by through heavy traffic jams. Or through roadblocks, this are the major set backs of the driverless cars. So the car will still need the skills of the human driver to get past them.
In conclusion, the reason why I agree to this is because it will give the driver a bit of a challenge. It would give the driver to sit back while the car drives itself. These are the resorces that the driver is now give .Also, it will give the driver the sense to stay alert while the car drives. | 3 |
8e38ee2 | Studying Venus is worthy to pursuit the despite the dangers because the people is stuying the Venus. They trying so hard but the Venus atmosphere is almost 97 precent carbon dioxide b;anket around the lant and the heat stays inside of the planet.
the Nasa people been making stuff but they say, "while Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantege point of Earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely".
The Nasa said that "These condistions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth, but such and environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our Oceans and wuld liquefy many matals". so they mean that if they go there i die soo easly bc of the heat and the imposible because the planet is 97 persent blacket around of the planet. But they trying to send something on the venus but it died it was one of the oldest michanical they mad e for space planets so they can take a photo. | 1 |
8e47f79 | Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. The author suggests that studing venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports this kind of good because there is so many new and good things that earth has never seen and would be nive to see it and if life could ever happen in venus. Beside the fact that venus is really hot and not spaceship hass landed in venus because of the teprture of the surface and the atmosphere. Venus tempature is average 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 time greater than what earth is. Some astronmoers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most earth like planet in our solar system.
At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temeratures would still be tosty at around 170 degree fahrenheit. However peering at venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the plantet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmospere, rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective. Many researchers are working on innovations that wold allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowleadge of venus. NASA has been working on other approaches to studying venus, for example some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in chamber simulating the chaos of venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such condition.
No matter how yhardee people try to make more things to go to venus the human curiostiy will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. The travels on earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doudts but should be ecpanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. In conclusion i think that the author is right we should be studying venus because there is so many thing that we have to explore and so many good nrew things, and with the new invantions that NASA is making we should be getting closer and closer to be able to get closer to the suface and closer to the atmosphere. | 3 |
8e49acb | Have you ever read the story A Cowboy who rode the waves? I know I have, it's a book about a boy who is invited to Europe and he becomes a Seagoing Cowboy after World War 2. This book includes being a Seagoing Cowboy, the Seagoing Cowboy has to take care of animals on a ship and a boy named Luke explores
First, the Seagoing Cowboy, a Seagoing Cowboy is a Cowboy who takes care of animals over sea or on a boat. The Seagoing Cowboy in the story was no different he took go care of the animals. Everyday he watered and fed the animals 2 to 3 times a day. When Luke first became a Seagoing Cowboy he knew it was going to be alot of hard work so he worked as hard as he could. I can infer that if Luke had not took good care of any of the animals they all would be dead.
Next, Luke Bomberger explores, in the story,it states that Luke visited Europe, China and he explored the Atlantic ocean. and also the text states that Luke also found time to have fun aboard the ship, especially on the return trips after the animals had been unloaded. I can infer that if I was a Seagoing Cowboy I would not survive working as hard as Luke did.
Last, Being a Seagoing Cowboy,by reading the text,being a Seagoing Cowboy is alot of work. In the text it says being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for Luke Bomberger. It opened the world to him. And in Luke's own words he said It made me more aware of people of other countries and thier needs. Also being a Seagoing Cowboy can be dangerous because when Luke was night watchman on a rainy night, he slipped on a ladder and cracked his ribs but thankfully he didn't fall in the Atlantic ocean because their was a small strip of metal along the edge of his side. I can infer that if that small metal strip was not there Luke would most likely be dead.
Now you know how the Seagoing Cowboys worked, how they took care of animals and how Luke explored. Now, if you want to achieve something like Luke did then get out there and show everyone that you can do what you dream to do. | 3 |
8e514da | What in the world?...Aliens , there is no way aliens could have done this. Aliens may not be mythical creatures but if that is so , they would not have the ablity to create a planet. I as a scientist believe that Mars came from the atmistsphere and the many things that hang around in space or maybe it came from the sun or another planet. ''I can asure you aliens built this planet''! Do you have proof? ''Well I saw a picture''. Explain to me what the picture appeared to be.''It was a ''huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human mouth.''
It may have looked as if it were a face but that does not mean in anyway shape or form that it was an aliens creation. People often say things like this to be heard or recognized and it works. So of course you will hear things like this but you have to take it into your own hands as well as NASA did. I am a scientist and i do not know everything but, aliens sound outregeous. I still have to do some researching too but, I will figure it out.
The ''Face of Mars'' became a pop icon.''It has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows even haunted a grocery store checkout lines for 25 years!'' Now as I told you , people say these things to be noticed but only an intelligent person would really look over it before speaking on it. Meanwhile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars. Finally we found out that there was no alien monument after all , after flying over to Mars to take pictures. ''I still will not give up on what i beileve in I beileve aliens created Mars but alright. The Mars Global Surveyor has already proven it my dear, no alien creation. | 2 |
8e53897 | You should, participate in the seagoing cowboys program because from luke's point of veiw it seems fun. Luke had fun by playing baseball and volleyball games with the cowboys. The text stats the cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. joining the seagoing cowboys is also fun because you get to see different parts of the world. the text also stats it took about two weeks to cross the atlantic ocean from the eastern coast of the united states and a month to get to china.
Another reason why you should join the seagoing cowboys program' you get to see differnt kinds of people. the text also stats it made me more aware of people of other countries and their need. Also it will make your family to host. The text stats and that awareness stayed with him, leading his family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years. I is also fun because u get to play alot of games. The text stats table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading,whittling, and games also helped pass the time.
This proves that being in seagoin cowboys program | 2 |
8e54f8c | Sure technology is great but, can we really trust it? Self driving cars are quickly approaching, so before they are here we must go over the negative aspects it will have. My stance on self driving cars is, they are unsafe and not perfectly created
A few problems we might encounter with a self driving car is, problems with the law, and technology issues/malfunction.
The law states that its main focus is keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. Laws assume the only safe way to acheive that is with alert drivers. How can we trust a robot to drive a vehicle, with no real thought process? What if they malfunction and someone gets injured, then we have discuss whos liable and its a big ordeal. The text states " New laws will be needed in order to cover the liability in the case of an accident." The main message is who is liable for a mistake in the cars accident? The driver or the manufacturer?
Secondly, Computer malfunction and technology issues have been occuring since the dawn of computers. So, whos to say it wont happen to a car? Smart cars are relished to be great and accident free but in the case of an electronic malfunction, I beg to differ. Also, are hackers able to tune into your car and mess it up electronically? YES! By bypassing your cars security system, they will have full access to your car from the inside, and be able to shut it down or cut off certain features. So the smartest move is to stick with manually driven cars for the safety and concern of our people. But they are currently working on these issues as stated " Automakers are continuing their work on the assuption that the problems ahead will be solved."
Smart cars may be a new intuitive way to drive a car, but they need to be more harshly critisized for the safety of young children and adults. Sure smart cars can be safe and effective but they MUST be one-hundred percent proven and out of technological disorder for the maximum protention of our countries people. | 4 |
8e56db9 | Have you ever seen the face on Mars? Do you think its real. Is it really a landform or is it form by aliens. Well im here to tell you about the face on Mars.
This person thinks that the face on Mars was made by aliens. He said that other scientist belive that the face on Mars was made by aliens. And he said that people started to put the image on "books, magazines, radio talk shows and etc." Another thing that happend was that people thought the "gorcery store checkouts were haunted but some people thought it was just a bona fide that they think it was evidence that there was life on Mars."
I have evidence that the face is not real. One of the evidence was that on "April 5,1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time and took a picture that was ten times more sharper". Then another evidence was that on "April 8, 2001 Mars Global Surveyor went closer enough for the second time the took a picture that was expan to 1.56 meters compared to the 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. So the picture of the face was actualy a butte or mesa that was a landform".
Well I told you the evidence about the face on Mars. So do you think it was form by aliens or it is just a landform? Also do you think its real or fake. If you haven't seen the photo of face on Mars then go check it out. | 2 |
8e57d69 | Have you ever wanted to be a sea cowboy? If so let me tell you a little about it. Being a sea cowboy can be a lot of fun but also a lot of hard work.
Being a sea cowboy is alot of fun.
I mean if you love animals especally horses than this is the job for you. You get to be with horses and feed them. Horses are vert nice and big cuddly animals. If you are an animal lover especally a horse lover and a cattle lover than you should enroll. If you lived on a farm or worked in one and found it somewhat fun taking care of horses than this is the job for you .
If you enroll you can also be all around the world like the first time I went I went to Europe and even China after some time. If you like traviling than this is the job for you. If you like being on a boat than this is the perfect job foe you. If you like being on a boat and love animals especially horses and sea animals than this is a good place for you becuse you might even get to see some dolphins and other sea animals. And if you get bored of looking at the water or searching for sea animals don't worry you still have horses and cows.
Once you unload the animals you can still stay active even if you dont have to clean the stalls or bruch them. For instance on my way back i got to play volleyball and baseball. We would play games and everything.
This is NOT a boring job. For instance you get to be in the outdoors or indoors, you get to be with animal, and you also can be looking out in the sea.
This even counts as a military service like for me it also did. After i enrolled they told me that I could stay there and it would count as my service.
So like i said before this is NOT a boring job, you get to be with animals, it is very fun, you get to be all around the world, you can stay active even after you unload the animals, you get to play games, and it counts as your military service. So if you find your self liking this job than you should enroll. | 4 |
8e5c3ce | Do you think computers being able to tell students emotions be useful? I say it could be useful it could tell us if the student is bored which that could help us try to make the student more intrested in what he is about to learn. This could also tell us if anyone it feeling hurt or depressed because of something that happened to them which we could probably help the student with the problem they have. It could tell us if the student is slacking off or if the student needs extra help.
This would be useful to help students stay active and be intrested in what they are going to learn. It would tell us if the student is bored and that could help us find another way to make the kid more intrested in what we are learning. It would also tell us if the kid was slacking off which if a kid was slacking off we could move him and let him be more comforable where he could be more intrested and pay attention to the things he is about to learn. We would be able to help out your child many peoples children we could help them get on track and maybe help them get a scholarship and give them a better understanding of school and education. Would you want your childs emotions read by a computer?
Imagine if your child was going through something that happened to him theses computers could help us figure what is wrong with your child. And maybe that is the problem why he is not paying attention we could help so many children by this. We could lead and help students to success. If your child is failing in school it might be because of being bored which these computers would tell us and we c oulc find another way to help your child so he wouldn't be failing.
We need to let people know that this could solve so many problems. If your child new something bad was going to happen or knew a student was getting bullied or he was getting bullied we could find that out with the computer and help them out. We could help kids from harming themselfs just think about how many kids we could save. Do you wish you had these computers when you were younger? i say yes this ould have helped me do better in school and it could have told my teachers that i needed extra help.
Just think about how many kids could be succesful because of theses computers. Think about how it could help you out if you were to be able to have theses computers when you were in school? | 3 |
8e5ed84 | In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author claims that Venus is a worthy planet for us to examine more closely. Venus is unihabitable and its impossible, with the technology we have today, for a human to step foot on venus. So why does the author beleive its a good idea to send humans to study this dangerous planet?
I beleive the author supports his idea that studying Venus would be a good idea very well. Although Venus is uninhabitable and dangerous for humans the author shares many solid facts that throughly support his claim. For example the author states in paragraph 4 that "it may well once have been the most earth like planet in our solar system." The author also shares that Venus may have once supported forms of life. I beleive these two facts alone could spark interest in the reader and get him/her to want to know more about whats on Venus. In paragraph 4 the author also states that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for planetary visit. I beleive this fact supports the authors claim very well. Not only does the author provide facts that sparks the readers interests he also provides logical ways and evidence of how scientists can get humans to Venus. In paragraph 5 the author says "NASAs possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray" meaning NASA might be able to create a vehicle that can float above all the dangers of Venus.
Despite the dangers and extreme conditions of venus the author still supports his claim with logical facts and resonable ideas. I beleive he supports his claim very well. | 3 |
8e63734 | "Hi", I am Luke Bomberger.
I am a Seagoing Cowboy a part of the "Seagoing Cowboys" from the UNRRA
( the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.)
I was not always a Seagoing Cowboy, I was actually a regular boy just graduating high school and working two part-time jobs one in a grocery store and the other at a bank.
I was doing just fine, until my friend Don Reist invited me to go to Europe on a cattle boat, I couldn't say no, and he said it was an opprotunity of a lifetime so, I said, "What the heck, I'll go" and that's the begginning of how my life changed.
It was in August in 1945, when I went on my first adventure as a Seagoing cowboy, I just arrived on August 14, when the Pacific War ended and me and Don got our seaman's papers and boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster and headed for Greece-with a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay for us to feed them.
The next day I turned 18 before arriving in Greece and I realized that I could be drafted for military service, so instead I drafted myself and by the time it was 1947, I had made nine trips-the most of any Seagoing Cowboy, I helped many people while stopping, but most inportantly I hope that you can also help people just how me and Don did.
So, in conclusion, just become a Seagoing Cowboy, because it opened the world up to me and gave me a grateful opportunity, and It can make you more aware of people of other countries and their needs. | 2 |
8e65d52 | I'm against this car idea. So many people get hurt or even killed because of technology and trying to put technology in a car would just make it worse. Yes it would be better on gas because it would be electric, but thats the only positive thing I see out of this. Like the article says "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault the driver or the manufacturer?" Someting like this could start a lot of fights with car companys and inserince. I would be easy to blame the car because of "tech problems" so the car company looks bad to other people. So the car company losses custemers. The car always needs a real human to drive the car. Yes the car can be quick, but what if the car just swerves off the rode so many people would get hurt from a car thats doesnt have a human drining the car. People hate when there kids text and drive. Why would a parent what there kid having a car that drives it self and just full of technology? That just make the parents more nevers for there kid to go out on any day. Plus people tht arent good with technology in the frist place and they get a car like that that would be crazy. To have some one who can't use a high tech phone like the Iphone would be unsafe to the world. If the world had a car that didn't need a human driver a lot of taxi drivers would loss out of a job. The only reason they got the job because they can't do school very well, so their last resort was to become a taxi driver. With these cars people would losse thier jobs. So thats all the reasons that I think about the cars I don't think we should have them it just to risky. | 3 |
8e65ded | In "The Challange of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers presents. The author defends his idea by stating that Venus is like Earth in ways such as its size and density, current landscape, and the environment Venus possibly housed in the past.
One way that the author thinks that Venus should be furher explored is that Venus is how similar Venus' terrain is to Earth's. Currently Venus has valleys, mountains, and craters atop a surface of rocky sediment like Earth. Theoretically in the past Venus' surface was covered witn large oceans for the most part. These conditions made it possible for life forms to grow there.
Another piece of information used is that despite the dangers on Venus expeditions can both be safely carried out and fruitful. Various technologies are being created and innovated for Venus' harsh environments. In the cirsumstance that scientists are stationed at Venus they will be equipped with blimp-like vehicles so that they may envade the storms that are near ground level. Even with these safer ways of navigation collecting material data such as rock or gas would not be possible. Another solution to this problem has been intoduced. Simple electronics made out of silicon carbide have been tested in simulation spaces similar to Venus' comditions and environment. Scientists are also proposing that mechanical computer are used to collect dataon Venus. These computers are much more hardy then their modern-day cousins.
In conclusion with these innovations the author belives that Venus' exploration would be a worthwhile puruit despite the challanges becuase obviously a large amount of information can be found there. Not to mention there are solutions to some of the problems that would arise while exploring Venus. | 4 |
8e69430 | The Face, is it a natural landform or actual life on the planet Mars? In this argument I believe that the Face on the planet Mars is not alien life, but is a natural landform that has formed over periods of time.
I believe that the Face is a natural landform because of the information from the text.
Starting of on May 24, 2001 when the Viking 1 space craft found the face when it was searching for an area for its sister Viking 2 to land.
In 1976, the Face was not that clear at the time until 1998 when it started to take more shape.
I believe that if it was not a natural landform, NASA would have probably kept quite about it until they offically knew that it was or was not a natural landform.
Just because when it came, people are statring to think that the Face is "bone fide evidence of life on Mars."
If there was life on Mars, people all around the world would know about the it, and possibly would try to travel to Mars to see such life forms.
Yet know has tried, we humans have only sent robots to do the work on Mars for us.
On April 8, 2001 when they took the picture the second time, they have recievced a photo that they could compare to the picture that the Viking 1 took in 1976.
I believe that it is just a landform because the qoute from Garvin when he said "It reminds me nost of Middle Butte in thr Snake River Plin of Idaho" so it must just be a landform creation when it can remind some on of an experience the already seen.
In closing, from the facts from the story I believe that the Face is not alien life, but it is a natural landform that has been created over time. | 3 |
8e6dafc | I am against technology being able to read students emotional expressions. We shouldn´t have computers telling exacly how our students are feeling. Some things are personal and some kids might not want other kids to know if there feeling sad, mad, or happy. In paragraph one it tells the percentages on Mona Lisa, that going way to far with personal space and thought. Some things are meant to be un said and if a teacher asks you in class how you felt about that certain situation they can tell if your lying or not, and that´s your choice if you want to express that.
Students could be bullied if other kids didn´t like there opinion about something. Even if something made a kid feel happy that something bad happened to another student like personal thoughts , that could be blown out of context. Even though you may not have the brightest look on your face doesn´t mean your not happy, like thousand of kids walk around school with bleh looks and they may actually be happy but just showing that expression, but the computer would read it as sad or mad. Computers are already taking over a lot of things, but when it comes to humans we should´t need a computer to tell us how were feeling. Computers and technology aren´t 100% right, only you would know exactly how your feeling.
In conclusion computers shouldn´t be allowed to read students expression. In paragraph 5 Dr. Huang says it isn´t hard to tell whether a friend is feeling happy or sad you should be able to read that, so why exactly do we need a computer doing that? Some things us humans should be able to figure out because its our body and we know how it works. Therefore we shouldn´t need technology going pass our personal boundaries and telling us how we feel . It would just cause more conflict and more wasted money on things we ca just figure out ourselves. | 3 |
8e6f4ba | Would you feel comfortable purchasing and driving a driverless car?
There are many pros and cons when relying on the driverless cars. There should always be an option between auto and manual. If somone gets in an accident, then is to be blamed. The driver can't take full responsibilty and neither can the manufacturers. But these cars may bring fear and harm to the community. For example, while in a driverless car, you may never know when the car will lose control, or stop working. These malfunctions may result in severe injuries or even death. Similar situations can occur in a manual car. But I'd rather rather have full responsibilty when it comes to situations like this. People's lives are improtant, so these things need to be taken in consideration. Last but not least, there numerous reasons why driverless cars will benefit the community. For example, a lot less fuel will be used, drivers will be more alert. Many people have been affected by driving and texting. But luckily, the driverless cars will prevent that from happening. If you lose control or get too close to another vehicle, this great technology will allow the car to steer you to safety. In conclusion, there are many pros and cons when relying on driverless cars. | 3 |
8e7c556 | There are alot reasons to keep our the despised method of choosing the President. The First reason is because Certainty of Outcome, in the text its states that "The reason is that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote. Another example from the text is "Obama, he recieved 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney... because all of the states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis.
Another reason is that the Electiral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal,in that case, no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president, a solid regional favorite such as Romney was in the South , has no reason to campaign in those states because of the poor economy and because its not a wealthy state, he wont be able to campaign heavily. So he left with no votes and would have to find his Electoral College votes in a more suitable area. In the text its states that "It is a Desriable result because a candidate with regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president."
Also the Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance the large states by population lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment Senate decreed in the Constitution. My proof is in the text "The popular vote was very close in Florida in 2012 nevertheless Obama who won the that vote got 29 electoral votes. A same victory by the same margin in Wynoming would net the winner only 3 electoral votes."So, other things equal, a large state gets more attention compared to a small state.
And Finally the Electoral College avoids the problemof elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast. For example "Richard Nixon in '68 and Bill Clinton in '92 both had on 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the in the Electoral College.
In Conclusion I think that the we should keep Electoral Colleges and changing to election by popular voting to vote for a President. | 3 |
8e7cce2 | Who needs a car anyway? that is what causes polution in the world. driving all the time is not such a good idea. People are getting lazy now a days. What is wrong with walking? I love walking, i can get excercise and have fun because im with my friends. car riding can be exttremely dangerous too.
First of all, driving a car could be very dangerous. For example, some people like to drive while texting which could result in a serious accindent. Another reason is not paying attention to the other drivers near you. Kids should not be behind the wheel of a car yet. I say that because they do not take as serious as aldults. Teens also like to drive fast to show off or have loud music blasting, these are also advantages of limiting car usage. Car accindents would derease dramatically.
Second of all, cars take up too much gas which takes up a lot of our money, Walking would be super cheap because you do not have to pay to walk. Driving around 24/7 makes us really lazy. Walking to where we need to go gives us excercise, and quite frankly everyone needs some excercise or a little work out. The goverment will even make more pathways or trails for us to travel on. I understand if you are leaving town for a family vacation or going somewhere that is not walking distance, the city has various types of motor transportation, like city buses, cabs, bikes, and do not forget about our planes.
Third of all, im not saying completely get rid of cars just limit how much you drive. Instead of buying car after car after car carpool with friends. That way you can still get to where you gotta go quickly and lower emissions. People do not drive as much as they used to, i found out by a study that driving decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. Lets try to make that 50 percent. People do not really care about a car, they just want a quick way to get from A to B. All we gotta do is Find a safer more cheaper way for them to do that and the percentage will drop rapidly.
In Conclusion, limiting car usage can be improved by getting people to walk more. Carpool with friends, ride bikes, takes buses, cabs, even planes to where they have to go. This will help our enviorment to be much safer and healthier. We not saying give up your car just try not to use it so much. | 4 |
8e7dc34 | The Face...something conspiarcy theorist have gripped on for forty years. It is just a rock with shadows, NASA uses a camera so good that it is possible to see an airplane from it, and if it was an alien construction NASA would publicize it just to be able to get more funds for the space program. Come on people, you have got to get over the possibility of life on mars, we have been searching for forty years now.
First thing is, it is just a mesa on Mars. The shadows on it and the concaves give off the optical illusion that it is a face. There is no life on Mars, therefore there is no way it could be artificial. "There must have been a degree of surprise among mission controllers back at the Jet Propulsion Lab when the face appeared on their moniters. But the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cynodia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoh." (P. 2) This shows that no matter how people wanted to believe, there was just not life on Mars.
NASA's camera spanned 1. 56 meters in 2001. "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the gorund or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" (P. 11) This excerpt shows that with a camera as such a high grade as this one that there was barely anyhting on Mars surface that could be hidden.
While there is the smallest chance of the consiracy theorist being correct about the structure being artificially constructed and such, NASA would let this out. Let's go ahead and assume the theorist are correct. Spot on. NASA has been cut off by the government and has to pay for all of their journeys. NASA would bring this to the public in the hopes of getting funds and people wanting to work there for the future that could be. "Some people think the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars- evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists. Meanwhile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars." (P. 5) This quote shows that NASA would quite appreciate the civilization on Mars, if there was any.
People have got to get over the possibility of life on Mars, even if it was there it is probably as small as bacteria this moment. This hump of dirt and rocks is not a face, NASA's cameras are so enhanced we would see signs of artificial construction, and NASA would tell us that way they could get their hands on some money. Come on guys, it's been forty years, give it a rest. | 5 |
8e87556 | The masterpice of
leonardo de Vinci " the Mona Lisa" has the sign of happy's to all of use but there is more then anyone can see. To make one mood you need to make the other mood to show as well , but not in a bad way. There is the FACS( Facial Action Coding System) , this alones people to see the mood of there faces by just scanning them. The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of student in a classroom is valuable because it shows what the students are feeling, why they are showing the mood, and what other moods they are felling in there mindes.
this is valuable to students because it shows how they are feeling. when it comes to something that they know that isn't right they will show there feeling for it, but they dont show there ture emotions to the problem in hand. in paragraph 3 of Making Mona Lisa Smile, it states," Eckman has classified six basic emotions- happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fera, and sadness-and then associated each with characteristic movements of the tacial muscles." find out that there was six different types of emotion is a lot to give a perosn, most likrly these student will use all six of there emotions.
student are valuable to the FACS because it show them why FACS scans for there mood. before they are to able to use this they have to know how to use the FACS. in paragraph 3 of Making Mona Lisa Smille, it states," The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face: all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Movement of one or more mscles is called an "action unit"." to any of the student that will sound amazing, seeing how the computer pulls a 3-D model of so ones face shows that they will enjoy the FACS.
student are valuable for the FACS because FACS shows wat other moods that they are having with out them even nowing they they are use all of there emotion. people in this world like to stay with one mood or more then one mood, most of the time its just one mood. in the 1 paragraph of Making Mona Lise Simle, it states," She's 83 persent happy, 9 persent disgusted, 6 persent fearful, and 2 persent angry." these are the results of the Mona Lisa and as we can see she has disgust, fearful, and anger in her moods as of right now.
Now we hae been going over why useing this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because
it shows what the students are feeling, why they are showing the mood, and what other moods they are felling in there mindes.think about how excited students will find out about thereself. What there wasn't no FACS, how would we find out how we are feeling, by what sticking wiht the moods we been using alll day and night or by telling the way someone talks, move, and act; how could tell. | 3 |
8e878d8 | The Auther supports him idea of exploring the planet Venus very well he states the nolage they have on the planet, what to gain from the planet if they land on it and great reson why to visit it. There is a lot of factule evidence and thereys given in the artical. There is alsoa great number of reson why not to go to the planet but lets see some of the postive resons to resurch it.
At the begging of the article there are some facts told about the planet we know as venus in other words the "Evening star". The planet as siad in the text has a clif's type surfes with craters. It is siad that even tho they arent the planet next t the sun they are the hotest planet in the solor syetem. Exploring the planet would be like exploring the deepest parts of the sea. There would be a good way of exploring thr planet by blimp or by a sort of flying veacule to see the planet from above.
Secondary the planet gives of a very strong resemblens to earth and its type of featers. Venus is in mostly referded to as Earths twin because of there similaretys. They both travial at the same distince not like the other planets around them that traval at a faster spead. In the Artical they state that "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size" there tempeter averges about 800 degress Fahrenheit its way over what we see in out own planet. there are a number of reson why NASA should quit the exploasion of Venus. Despiet the knowleg they could gain from the explorasions.
Last of all there are a great number of resons why not to explore the surfes of Venus. No shingle spaceship has been on the surfes of Venus in the last 3 years. There atmospher is 90 times greter then ours on Earth. The conditions on Venus are far to sever for just any human to live on. Puting aside all those topics there weather is a constint natural desaster. they have frecuent lightning strikes, earthquieqes and other desasters.
In counclusion there arent a lot of benufets to reching the surfes of Venus but the Auther in this story supports his ideas with facts and all kinds of theryes. They suport there ideas with facts and with what could go wrong. There is more then just the good parts of Venus there is also the bad parts of Venus. | 3 |
8e88719 | The question is, is this technology valuable to telling what a student in a classroom is feeling? Can it actually tell how someone is feeling by their facial expression? I think, no. I mean what is the big deal here? They can't actually tell what a person is feeling, right? Well I for sure do not think so.
Of course you can look at someone and think they are sad by what they are saying or how they look, but they can obviously be acting like that to hide the fact that they are happy. Or the oppostie. Many, many people hide that they are sad with a big smile on their face. I just think this technology is pointless because people hide their emotions all the time. I know I do.
For example, say you are at a family get together, and you feel unhappy about something, but your mom wants to take a family photo. You're going to smile in the picture but that does not neccisarily mean you feel happy. Or for a school picture. You could be upset about something but of course you are not going to show that in a picture everyone is going to see. And why would you use the painting of Mona Lisa as an example. It is a painting! She might be smiling becasue that is how the artist wanted her to look but she doesn't feel that way!
"Eckman has classified six basic emotions; happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness; then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles". Sounds like he knows his stuff, but does he really? I agree that he can tell if a person looks sad, happy, mad, disgusted, surprised, or scared, but is that how they're really feeling? I'd like to see them calculate how they actually feel. Until then, my opinion is that this is pointless.
"A renowned drama coach, Constanin Stanislavsky, had his actors carefully reproduce smiling and frowning as a way of creating these emotions on stage". Exactly, acting is all it takes. That sentence from the article pretty much proves my point. So overall, in my opinion, I think this is not valuable at all and it shouldn't be used in a classroom to see how a student feels. It won't work. | 4 |
8e8e950 | In the passage The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author is stating that he thinks people should study Venus. The author stated many reasons on why he thought they should study Venus no matter what the dangers or conditons are on the planet. I think it would be good to explore and study Venus because it was stated to be very similar to how Earth is now.
The author stated Venus is offten referred to as Earth's "twin", and that it is sometimes one of the closest planets to Earth besides Mars. Venus is also called the "Evening Star", because sometime you can see it from Earth. The tempatures on Earth and Venus are very differant, although the author thinks that at one point, Venus could of had living people, oceans, and could of been very close to how Earth is now. Venus still has features that make it similar to Earth.
Venus now has a differant atmosphere. The atsmosphere is thicker and 97 percent carbon dioxide. NASA has tried to study Venus in the past, but no space craft survived the landing for more than a few hours. NASA has not tried to take any kind of space craft to Venus for more than 3 decades. On Venus, the surface averages over 800 degrees fahrenheit. The conditions are for more extreme. Venus has the hottest suface temperature of any other planet.
NASA eventually wants to send people to Venus, although they would not be able to touch the surface. They would float about 30 miles above the surface, similar to a jet airplane. Although through pictures they would not be able to know how the surface is, I think they still need to study Venus.
The author wrote this passage expaining many reasons on why scientist and NASA should explore Venus. Although there is many dangers to exploring Venus I think it is important to study a close planet that could have possibly been like Earth now. | 3 |
8e90a33 | I know that this "face" was not created by aliens, because it changes over time.The MGS Viking 1 and Viking 2 could have caught pictures of what ever came back and changed it the other two times. If there were really aliens that created this "face", then there would have to be some kind of evidence.
Also
for more evidence, in paragraph 7 it states that, when the MOC flew over this "face" that there were not any signs that it was an alien monument after all. The scientist zoomed in alot on the "face" to see if there were any signs and nothing was found out or looked to be alienise.
According to the passage, "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia...
The reason you may think an alien created is, because the way it resemables a face. While according to scientist the only reason it looks like a face is because there are shadows around the object allowing us to see,what we think is, a nose, mouth, and eyes. | 2 |
8e9109b | The role a car plays in the life of an individual has made changes through out the years. There never was a significant meaning to having a car; it just meant having a vehicle that can get you from point A to point B. As the human society continues to progress with the creations of technology, the use of cars has diminished greatly in different parts of the world. Not being able to use a car seems like there is no bright side, but there are actually many advantages on limiting car usage.
The United States always had this recognition of being one of the world's prime car cultures. "The first Model T cars were born in the U.S. It has also been the place where Wilson Pickett immortalized 'Mustang Sally." President Barack Obama identifies in the article,
The End of Car Culture, his dreams for the U.S "to curb the United State's geen house gass emissions will get a forturious assist from an incipent shift in American behavior." Going back to the article as reference, studies show "americans are buying fewer cars, driving less, and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by... as of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak... there was also a drop in percent of 16- to 39- year olds getting a license." The cause of the downfall in car usage can be pointed towards a few factors; internet making telecommuting possible, the renewal of center cities, and the rise of cellphones and car-pooling apps. It is not because society assumes cars are becoming of no use, the role of technological improvements are making things a lot easier than how things were in the 1960's. The United states has the option of using cars or not, in other places like Paris, the option to drive has become a choice made out of a person's own power.
Paris, France is a location that anyone dreams of visiting. The city is beautiful but the levels of smog have made it impossible for people to enjoy the views of the city. According to the article,
Paris bans driving due to smog , "it has been enforced to the citizens of a partial driving ban in order to clear the air... people were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine which is $31 in the United States." The way things are organized in Paris goes by a person's license plate number. In correlation to the article, "congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifiying smog." However, not all of the cars used in Paris, France were banned. Those cars that are plug-ins, hybrids, and cars carrying three or more passengers were allowed to roam the street of Paris. A good majority, 67 percent, of vehicles in France are made up of diesel, and that kind of fuel were the ones to blame since gasoline was not in favor in a city like that one. In the same way, places like Bogota, Colombia, had similar situations as the peolpe that live in France.
In the country of Colombia there has been a day dediated to doing things with no car; it's a car-free day. In contrast to how banning driving is in Paris, Bogota, Colombia has everyone participate in this 24 hour event. If a person were to violate the rule they are to face $25 fines. The article,
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, explains that "millions of Colombians hike, bike, skate, or take buses to work during the car-free day." Just like the goals in Paris, Colombia has goals to promote alternatice transportation and reduce smog. A businessman, Carlos Arturo Plaza, explains "it's good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." No one would everythink that driving is as stressful as going to work. When put into mind, things begin to make sense. The early mornings of road rage people encounter makes their entire day a little more stressful than what it should be. Driving is a wonderful advantage but there is always more than just a car. Colombia's main goal, as expressed in the article "is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog."
In the end of it all cars have always been in the making; trying to find new ways to improve and modernize. Although cars may have had significant meanings in the older times, as society continues to prosper in technological making, cars are beginning to be identified as material objects that are not as important. They are just in use for people to get from one place to the next when other things are not working. | 5 |
8e9493f | I am against the driverless cars . These cars require you to put all your trust into this machinery, to be able to trust in them to get you there safe and back safely. What happens if the car breaks down? or the system crashes? I could be seriously injured in this accident. This states that there will be a computer system that will run this car . But what if this computer system gets hacked and you can easily reprogram it to go to a different areas which could lead to kidnappings. Or just have a bunch of crashes occur all around the world . Sure there are sensors to help with the saftey. but there isn't a 100% assurance on the capibility on hacking into the system. I believe that if you are too lazy to drive somewhere then you shouldn't be driving. Do not put someone elses life in danger due to the lack of effort to drive. There are many ways to get around without having to drive yourself. These are some examples; Carpooling , Uber drivers, Taxi , Bus services, or if possible walk or ride a bike. By doing this you are causing less pollution and you can save money by walking or riding a bike.
Keep in mind that everyone has somewhere to be take your time and be mindful of the people arond you. You have to pay attention, there is this saying, "You have to drive for yourself AND others". Safety is key. | 2 |
8e99fb4 | Sould we take on the challenge of exploring Venus ?Venus is a difficult place to explore for a few reasons,It doesnt include the distance as it is around the corner in space terms. We have gone to mars so making to Venus isn't the hard part.The challenges start with its envirment filled with erupting valcanos ,frequent lighting storms, and powerful earthquakes .These combined features make it hard to even land their let alone get close to landing there.Venus being close to the sun isn't what makes it hot,the clouds keeping in the heat makes the temperatures average over
800 degerees.
Another challenge Venus presents to humanity is it's viscious clouds that contain highly corrosive sulfuric acid.The atmospheric pressure in Venus is 90 times greater than what we experience here on earth,that presents the problem of how do we get there.Even a submarine who is acustom to going in to deepest parts of the ocean will get crushed by the pressure.Thats when NASA came up witha possible soultion to the problem,Their solution
is to use a blimp-like vehicle that would hover 30 or so miles above the Venusian landsape
Even thought they are above all th hostility of Venus,They are too far away to do any proper research or
even see through the dense atmosphere of Venus.More importantly,Reasearchers can't do any reaserch on rocks,gas,or anything else from a distance.Without any of that they can not do a thorough examination of Venus and the vist would be in vain.Despite the challenges,researchers
are working on inovations to allow our machines to last long enough.
I agree that the presented challenge of exploring Venus is worthy despite it's dangers.If we get to land on Venus one day it will demonstrate that humans can explore anything they like. if we Complete this challenge human curiosity will lead us to similar endeavors.It would also show how elite our space program is and how it once again will blow our mindes.To landing on the moon to landin a rover on to mars,To one day,hopfully exploring the evening star. | 3 |
8ea0a22 | Hi I'am Luke Bomberger, and way back in 1945 (WW2) my friend ,Don Reist, asked me if I wanted to become a seagoing cowboy and join the UNRRA.( the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration), the UNRRA is a group of people that resupplied things people had lost after WW2 like food and animals. You might not think it was fun but, boy are you wrong. I had a ton of fun like playing sports and site seeing, and you would too, if you became a seagoing cowboy.
We got to play games after we droped of the animals, there was a ton of room to play many of my favorite games with some of my friends I meet aboard the boat. We played baseball, vollyball, table-tennis, fencing, boxing, whittling ,and sometimes read. The activites helped pass time in between loads.
Since we traveld in diffrent parts of diffrent contries we could see many site seeing tourist spots. Acropolis, the excavated castle ,many diffrent oceans ,and parts of beauitful contries. We also went on a gondola ride which I thought was weird because we were most of the time on a boat.
Knowing I am helping make a diffrence in many peoples lives was probably the best part of it all. You may see being a seagoing cowboy as loading and unloading boats full of animals, but I am rebuilding contries and lives of many people. Becoming a seagoing cowboy has changed my whole life in an amazing way. Become a seagoing cowboy and understand why I say that. | 3 |
8ea42b6 | Scientist Rafael, There's no way it was created by aliens, I think it was just a natural landform because on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos, Anyway thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all, So Scientist Rafael that's proof, that it can't be created by aliens and it's a natural landform, well that's one of the evidence.
Also, in Nevertheless, on April 8, 2001 a cloudless summer day in Cydonia Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view," said Garvin. "Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution." Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo, So I think it'similar, the picture actually shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around the American West. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars."
From 1976 to 2001, the images changed into a human face formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." That doesn't mean it was created by aliens and besides, we didn't find no ancient civilization on Mars. I think it was a natural landform and that's all the evidence that i have for you, "Scientist Rafael." | 3 |
8ea97f1 | They'res ton of advantages of limiting cars usage. For example, walking, hiking, biking, and for the younger crowd skate. Turns out if we were to do this we would'nt be alone! Communities all around the world try to alter driving cars. People in BOGOTA, Columbia. Even VAUBAN, Germany. In Germany people have given up on cars and street parking, driveways and home garages are not allowed, according to "
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars
" By Elisabeth Rosenthal.
In BOGOTA, Columbia, cars are banned leaving only buses and taxis which are permitted for the Day Without Cars in the capital city of seven million. In There city, their goal is to slim down the usage of cars with even a twenty-five dollar fine if caught. They've been doing it for about three years, according to "
Car-Free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota
" By Andrew Selsky.
If people all around the world can do it, I'm sure ours can too. | 2 |
8eabfd5 | Have you ever been sick just because you went outside, maybe it was because of the air pollution that thousand of cars give everyday. So don't you you ever wonder how it would be like if there were few cars, would it make a difference on the world. Many people are strating projects to see how it would be like to have no car. Residents in Vauban, Germany have given up there cars a become surburban pioneers. They walk or ride there bicycle were they need to go. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two said that "When i had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way". So should't we try having few cars around. Not only i vauban promothing a free car zone but also in the United States, the environmental protection agency are promoting "car reduced" communities to reduce the smog on the world.
Did you know that Paris ban driving due to smog. Paris was typically had more smog than other Europeans Capitals but duo to the banding many people had there car impounded for their reaction to the fine and conestion was down to 6 percent in the capital of France. BOGOTA, Columbia strated a program call a car-free day, millions of columbia hiked, biked, skated or took bus to work, leaving the streets devoid of traffic jam. The goal of this program is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Many people were happy because the parks and sports center have bloomed throughout the city the ,uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broed, smooth sidewalks. Also rush hours were restriction have dramatically cut traffic. Would you love to ride the car with your frieds instead of the old same rutine of being alone all the mornings on your way to school. Like kids that make new friends when they ride the bus to school wouldn't like to meet new people like that too.
Many people don't like riding their bicycle to work because they would get dirty. but isn't it better to be dirty than live in air polluted word that affects your life. passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in europe and up to 50 percent inib the united states. Fewer people are buying less cars years is a start that people are not depending are cars that much. A study shows that cars driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. Should we help the world and reduce global warming. We still cars but we should retuced haw many we have. Lets improve our safety by reducing have much we use cars. | 2 |
8eae3ae | There are many ways people reduce the usage of the automoblies in the entire world, from the ban of cars by the government or the people wanting to be green.
First off, There is a decrease in cars sold in america. It could have a negative implications for the car industry, but a positve effect on the entire world. "The rise in cellphones and car-pooling apps has facilitated more flexable communting arrangements, including the evolution of shared van services for getting to work", This states that cellphone apps has made it possible for more people to get involved in car pooling by arrangingments such as, vans, buses, cabs, or even in a car with friends. This is just in america, there are places in the world such as Paris and Bogota, Colombia have ban the use of car to reduce the amount of pollution is the air by setting a 25$, 31$ fine on anyone who uses a automoblies.
Secondly, "The turnout was large, despite gray clouds that dumped occasional rain showers on bogota. The rain hasn't stopped people from participating.", announcing the fact that even though it was a huge amount of raining throughout this time period, people then give up on participating on the movement. So people were commited to not using their cars to make the world a safe place for them and the rest of their familys.
In conclusion, people reduce the people reduce the usage of cars through out the entire world to make it a safer place for them and the many generations after them. | 2 |
8eb325a | The use of this technology to read the emotionl expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because it helps the teachers know the students feeling. When a student is confuse in a class, the technology can make it easier for that student. The computer knows when you're happy or sad. A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. The same technology can make computer animated faces more expressive-for video games or video surgery.
The technology is intended to bring smile to your face. If you smile on a Web ad appears on your screen. They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and forced one. The instruction are very simple, all you do is lift corner of your mouth and the computer knows the results. Moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them.
Facial Action Coding System has classified six basic emotion- happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness and then associates each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles. The coding system could tell if the student is telling the truth or lying. To an expert, faces dont lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a smiling politician or celebrity isnt being truthful. By weighting the diffrient units, the software can even identify mixed emotions.
The technology can help the students get beter grades. The technology could make understand the lesson. This technology is very valuable in a classroom. It can read students feeling and make it understand for them. The technology can bring happiness to the students. This technology helps students develop more.
The computer knows when you're happy or sad. A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. By weighting the diffrient units, the software can even identify mixed emotions. They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and forced one. This technology is very useful. This technology is somthing you must have in a classroom. | 3 |
8eb8fa9 | I'm Luke and I am in the Seagoing Cowboys. Many people wouldn't join in on this,but I like it you can see things you never saw before. I got into this before I turned 18 years old and the best part was they didn't draft me. Now I'm not saying that this is the best job to do. There are some bad things that are with this job. There are some good things with this job too.
One of the good things are you get to go on these amazing adventures when your doing your job. We got to go around the world and see wonderful new things. We went to Greece and boarded the SS Charles and WW Wooster. It was more than just an adventure the whole world opened up to me, I'm grateful for this opportunity.
Lastly, I had time for fun on board, especially on return trips after animals had been unloaded. We would all have fun while playing baseball, volleyball games,table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittiling, and games that would help pass time. So, it wasn't that bad we had fun while working. We got to see new things. I believe that you you need and will change your mind being a Seagoing Cowboy. Are you convinced? | 3 |
8eb9955 | Venus is a very interesting planet because it has many features like the Earth, but it is very dangerous to go to. Many are interested to see whats on it and wonder if it's a risk we should take to visit Venus.
Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is because it's the most Earth-like planet in our solar system, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. 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 moutains an craters. Futhermore venus can sometime be our nearest option for a planetary visit.
Venus has many risks because Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. We can't get any rock,gas, or anything else, from a distance. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. The conditions are far more exxtreme than anything humans encounter on Earth.
Peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because of the most forms of photography and videography ineffective. Scientists seeking to conduct a through mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks.
Despite all the risks for visiting Venus it'll be one heck of an accomplishment for being able to understand Venus and explore the planet Venus. Venus has many pros to visit for all the information for the future and knowing what can we do if it's so similar to the earth or maybe there is living organisms. | 3 |
8ec07ba | Self driving cars? I am against having driverless cars. Something could go wrong. Our teens growing up wont even know how to drive or the importance of driving. Its just another way for the people in our society to be lazy.
I dont think that we should have driverless cars because anything could go wrong. The driver might miss their turn to take over the car and they could crash. There could be something that goes wrong with the computer system, and the car just goes out of control. It could go swerving all over the street and driver might not be able to take control of the wheel. There could be anything that goes wrong, and like the article said who do we blame for it? The driver or the manufacturer?
When our teens grow up and start to drive and everything they wont even know the importance of driving. Its gonna be like they only need to learn the little basic stuff because most of the time the car will be driving its self. I think its importanat that they drive on their own so that they will have expierence with driving. Teens should know that driving is really importanat. Also self driving cars will give teens an excuse for texting and driving.
The people in our society is lazy they dont like to do anything. Most people hate having to drive. That just gives everyone another reason to be lazy and not have to do anything. You can easily just sit in the acr and let it drive you. Plus i feel like it would take up alot of gas. THe people woul probably even forget how real driving actually is. There will be more laziness.
Thats just some of the reasons why I think that we shouldnt have driverless cars. Yes, there are some positive things about having them, but i dont think thatys even right to have them at all. No teens learning the importance, More lazy people, possibly more accidents also. I just think that we should keep it how it is now, people driving their cars. | 3 |
8ec3d6f | Many elections have passed throughout the years. When its time to vote people go out crazy just to cast in their vote. They are hoping that the candiate they selected gets nominated and win. The Electoral College is a method to elect presidents which in some way its a good thing. The way i see it its not, so i claim to change the way presidents are elected by changing to election by popular vote rather than the Electoral College because it is unfair. Also, its not really you who is being a part of which president you chose to win. Last of all, its a waste of time.
To start off the Electoral College should be replaced with election by popular vote because it is unfair for the most part. The Electoral College has its good part which states in source #3, paragraph 22 " In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep your despised method of choosing president" " The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast." It shows how it helps with the majority votes. Yet it is more unfair as it states in source #
2 paragraph 12 "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" "Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, he election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote the president." This shows how if there is ever a tie then really your vote doesnt count since someone else has to end up deciding who to elect for president.
If we were to elect presidents by popular vote then it would be more fair since we are electing them with our votes.
Following how the Electoral College is unfair, it also shows how we really dont elect the president. In source #2 paragraph 10 it states "Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." This shows how our votes go to their electors rather than us electing the president. That is not a good way to count our votes because you never know if the elector is in favor or not with their candidate. Also, the electors could be anyone as it says in source #2 paragraph 10
" They can be anyone not holding public office." We never know if the electors are reliable and it can affect some people since they voted for that specific candidate to be president and they didnt get enough votes when in reality its between their electors and states. It just shows how in reality our votes dont really have a say and count in the way where we don't elect the president.
Not only is the Electoral College unfair and it really doesn't let us elect the president, it also is a waste of time. It's good how the Electoral College has steps and takes time to go through the motions of how many votes and who does the electors vote for and all, but it takes a whole lot time for nothing really. The election is really not with our votes, but between the state, House of Representative ,
and their electors. It just waste time as in source #2 paragraph 12 it says "
Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives. where state delegations vote on the president. ( The Senate would choose the vice- president.) Because each state casts only one vote, the single representaive from Wyoming. representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters. Given that many voters vote one party for president and another for Congress, the House's selection can ahrdly be expected to reflect the will of the people." This shows how it takes a long time within just them when we just waste our tim with voting since they would have the last word.
In conclusion, I claim on changing to election by popular vote than keeping the Electoral College because it is unfair. You arent really the one choosing the president, you are choosing their electors. At the end of the day its a waste of time for us to vote and to go through all those steps with the Electoral College and wait to see who gets elected. The Electoral College in a way shows how our vote doesnt really have a say and count directly towards the president. It is much better if the election would be by popular vote since it is us electing and we know who we voted and all. This way it let's us speak through our votes. | 4 |
8ec6280 | By limiting the use of car usage the world can become a better place. The environment is cleaner, and people can become more healthy.
The gasses that are emmited from cars are very harmful to the environment and can cause serious problems. these gasses get stuck in the in the amostphere, which causes problems like smog in cities. in paris one day they enforced a partial ban on driving because of record breaking pollution the day before. This ban was 2 days and they finned all people with even number license plates. the next day they did the same to odd number license plates. Not only did pollution go down but also "congestion went down 60 percent,"(Duffer).
People are also effected in diferent ways if there was less car usage. People could get more exercise because they are walking more than they are driving. People are also more healthy because of the reduced aamount of pollution. One day a year in Bagota, Colombia people do not drive unless its a buisness or taxi. They say that this has helped people to become more active in outdoor activities. "Parks and sport centers have bloomed" (Selsky), in the city since this started 3 years ago.
the world could become a better place in the near future if the usage of cars is limmited. The environment could be cleaner, and everyone could become more healthy. | 3 |
8ec8211 | The Google cofounder Sergey Brin thinks that the genius idea of driverless cars will be around by the year of 2020. This would mean there would be less accidents if it is put out into the world when it working properly.
Driverless cars would cause less wrecks and be safer to pedestrians. If you were drinking you could put the driverless part of the car on so there wouldn't be a problem getting you home. Many accidents are caused by people that are tired, drunk, or under the influence of something. "Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." This quote shows that alert drivers would be the best for our safety, but the drivers not alert or under the influence of something could cause serious damage to someone or something which is why the car should have a setting for the human to drive and one setting for the car to drive.
Driverless cars is a great idea and have some flaws at the moment buy in a couple of years it will run perfectly or close to perfect so it can keep people safe. This would cause less accidents in car related things. | 3 |
8ec9dfa | I think the development of these cars would be a good idea,
Firstly, the cars would use half of the fuel so
It would be better for the environment .Also, It would produce less pollution.People who care about the nature would buy these cars, helping the process to get rid of the pollution.
Secondly, 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.
Although,none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless so It means that if we keep developing these technology we can reach the point of cars driving without a human being.Also, these cars remains alert to the human driver to be ready to take over when the situation requires, so people can manage the situation.
Thirdly,It's safer in all the aspects.Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times.
The way that Driverless cars use the technology is increible, If the
Driverless cars can do this now, who knows what they will do.
Finally, I think Driverless cars would make the world so much easier
for the drivers and also, for all the people who life in our planet because there would be less accidents ans less pollution. | 4 |
8ecb00d | The creation of these car will truly define what our generation is made of. Self-driving cars is a great idea and process, although it may have many faults, it may reduce the risk of car accidents. Driverless cars are a great advance in technology and with the perfect twists and tweaks, these cars could impact our futures majorly. Driverless cars may reduce the risk of accidents, help the driver multitask in a way, and seem very efficent in achieving the goal of changing our future. Self driving cars is a unique idea and it very well may be our future.
Self driving cars could help us reduce the number of accidents. The idea of the car assisting us is a great factor into why these cars could be useful. In paragraph 10 it says, "Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time." That leaves a little room for the driver to make decisions. That means the driver is still in control. "The only safe car has a human driver control at all times" (paragraph 9). The car is not driving itself, it is assisting you in the fact that you are in control of what the car does or doesn't do. With the tweaking of these cars, I feel as if this would be a conveniant idea, and help reduce the causes of car accidents.
Texting and driving is one of the greatest factors to the cause of motor vehicle crashes. The ability the smart car has to help the driver multitask could help if not stop the crashes caused by someone texting or paying attention to something else. "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves" (paragraph 7) With the ability to do practically any driving skill with little help by the driver, this could very well give the ability of multitasking to drivers. Knowing that being able to eat or text while driving and having no troubles may help the effect texting and driving has on cars and drivers.
The self driving car seems like a consistent idea. With technology on the rise we very well could have the perfect car to fix all our problems. All of the car manufacturers are trying their hardest to do what's best for drivers. "they needed a whole lot of sensors" (paragraph 4). With the improvements on things like the sensors, this car could be one of the greatest accomplishments ever. "Further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own" (paragraph 4). This goes to show that they are taking advantage of the new opportunities they receive each and every day. This use of technology to help the car could help lead to one of the greatest improvements in our era.
With driverless cars, our whole lives could be changed. The reduction of accidents and deaths will drop with these advances. A car that can do the impossible can very well be our future. With these cars and their assistance, the sky is the limit. A very creative thought, that is not only interesting, but efficent in what it does. | 4 |
8ecf655 | I think that we should change to popular vote for president of the United States. Instead of the Electorial College. I think this for a lot of reasons, one is because you dont vote for the president but for the electors. It is unfair because they have a winner takes all system. Also if there is a tie the state gets to decide. Electers can defy the will of the people. The electorial college should be changed to popular vote for the president.
First, you have to vote for the electors not the president. Then only if they win there votes go through. You can't even control who the electors vote for. Voters sometimes get confused on who there voting for and vote for the wrong elector. Over sixty percent of voters would prefer a direct election than what we have now.
Then, they have the winner takes all system. Also candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning in. Seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all. states like Rhode Island, South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't even see a campain ad. Though they established electorial college in the constituition Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, agreed on abolishing the electorial college.
Lastly, electers can defy the will of the people. The state legislatures are resposible for picking the electors. If there is a tie between the electors then the state gets to decide. Richard Nixon was presiding over the senate he then validated only his opponent's electors. He made sure to do so without establishing a precedent. What if this possibly happens again?
The electorial college should be changed to popular vote for the president. This should be done because the electorial college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. You also dont vote for the president you vote for the electors. Its also unfair because of the winner takes all system. Also if there is a tie the state gets to vote for the president. The electorial college should be changed to the popular vote for the president, because the electors can defy the will of the people. | 4 |
8ed6e26 | In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author talks about the sister like planet to earth called venus. He makes points and observations that make the reader wonder if they think venus would be something worth investing in. Venus should be discovered more and should be thought about more because of how similar it is to are planet. There should be no reason humans can't give it everything they got and work together and explore unknown worlds.
In paragraph two the author states, "Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This talks about how Venus is very similar to our planet and how there may be a chance of living on it or gaining unexplored resources. Venus is believed to have been like our planet long ago because of how similar it is to earth but we can't find out if we dont explore more into it.
In paragraph eight 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." This quote explains how even though theres many risks and problems to over come, humans shouldn't stop trying and keep pushing to discover. This shows how the author thinks about humans exploring Venus, the author wants people to keep fighting and invent new technology and discover what life is outside of Earth.
The quotes given here explain how the author believes humans should keep shooting to explore Venus despite how dangerous and challenging it may be. The planet is so close and similar to ours people might as well take advantage of it and go out and see whats on it. Humans have never been stopped before by something challening. They work hard and help each other to get things done and can do anything they put ther minds to. This article is just the tip of the ice berg and maybe the start of something new, the start of exploring further beyond our reach. | 4 |
8ede676 | There is a limit to car usage. A car can really come in handy but its not nessary. Gas is not all that cheap for evryone either. Cars don't need to be used for everyhting but since thats an easy way to get around people just take advantage of that and use it. People can cause lots of damage with the way they use there car. Weather people of the millennial generation will start buying more cars once they have kids to take to soccer practice ans schoolplaus remains an open question.
A car can really help you out in some cases. But it not nessary at all. There are lots of other things you can do to help help out. Their are things you can do to get you places and also helping you out. Example riding a bike, gets you to exercise and also take you places. Needing of a car isn't so needy anymore."But america's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling.
people do can cause lots of damage with there vehicles. The amount of care people have with driving is rediculous. Parks and sports centers have also bloomed throughout the city. Their are sidewalks that have to be replaced,rush-hour restrictions that have dramatically cut traffic. All these can happen for careless people instead of following such simple things.
Not only do people use up gas in there car but also miles. The number of miles used in your vehicle does matter. The number of miles driven in the united states peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter, according to an analysis. Means car usage is very high in the united states. My opinion cars are no nessasary for everything. There are more to use or do to get to places which may take longer or faster but still getting there.
Some advantages of limiting your car usage. Yes there are much limits to it which are important. People should really start using or finding other way to go."Its's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution". | 2 |
8ee249b | The author presents both positive and negative aspects about the diverless car by listing all the positives about it and then the negatives that people don't know or like to hear about it. This idea has swept across the country and everyone has there own idea on it. It has everyone thinking if its the right thing to be on the road or not. It helps people out alot but then it may back fire and not be the best choice for them. Everyone has their own opinion on this world wide idea.
There are lot of positive aspects to it. For instance helping the disabled people get around. Instead of asking for a ride and making things harder. They can have a diverless car. Also for people who are tired or sick that may fall asleep or get destracted at the wheel. This can prevent accidents and dealths from accuring. There are also sensors on the car that alert people when a accident may occur so that the driver can take control. These sensors are all over the car, and are in places that the driver can not see. Like in the drivers blind spot of course and where they are not able to see car, people, and other objects. It also helps with accident close near, and traffic jams too. Not to mention you can relax about having to go the right speed limit and about trying to multie task while driving. It is a great asset to the future.
However the car is not garunteed to be completely safe, and for you to not pay attention to the road and other around you still. There are some negatives to the car. For instance the car could still get in accidents. Something in the car may still go wrong and you may not know it. Then if you get in the accident the person in the driver seat is held responsible for it all. Also it is not legal in some states still. So you can't just drive it wherever you feel like. Another con about the car is it may not know where to go. If you want to stop through a fast food, how would the car know how long to stop for? Same for picking up precriptions at the pharmacy, or just meeting people and getting out of the car to talk. Is there a timer or what? What happens if you want to go somewhere else while you are on the way to the first place? Does this mean you have to pull over to a safe location and type all the information in?Many people question these things because if something were to happen it would come back on them. Although it may be nice for some people, others may deal with other problems with the car.
My position with the driverless car idea is that I don't think its necessary. Although there are a lot of positive aspects tot it. Its not a garunteed safe ride home. The car can still get in accidents, and if it does hit anyone, or something you are completely responsible for all of it. The blame comes back on you. I think that this idea will make people get lazy even though the drivers are still suppose to be watching and being alert. You can't rely on the car itself. Not to mention you can put your life and others in danger by this. This information states that yeah there are some positives to the driverless car, but it can also be a mistake that you made by buying the car by your life and others being in danger. | 4 |
8ee2877 | The use of this in classrooms is unneccessary because there are a lot of classrooms, the readings would vary, and would not be 100% accurate. I would not expect for this technology to be having a use in schools.
To begin the argument, this would involve a lot of money for the computers and systems for this technology to be installed in a school. A small school, that has 30 to 40 classrooms, would need to provide a lot of money because of the amount and types of new technology needed. In paragraph 7, the article states, "Your home PC can't handel the comoplex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile". If this is the case, then most schools wouldn't be able to use the computers that they already have and would need to purchase newer, more expensive computers. Then the school would have to buy the equipment and hardware needed. Then it would all have to be installed.
Now from student to student, their moods will vary. Some may be talking to a friend and be focused on them and not the lesson. There could also be students focused on working on another class that they may need to catch up in. Others may have home life or something else affecting them and cause innacurate readings to be recorded.
There could also be misreadings from the system itself due to a malfunction or someone moving around too much. There are so many kids that move around so that the camera might not get a good look at them. There could be a hardware issue such as a dirty lense causing it to misread or even a miscalibrated sensor. Some kids might also know that they are being recorded and purposely try to mess with the algorithms to get the computer to change the lesson.
This technology does not have a super effective role in schools because there are just too many issues that come with it. The best and easiest way for a teacher to get feedback and talk with their students about what they want in the class. | 4 |
8ee388b | As the author explains the idea of studying the planet Venus and how dangerous it can be because of the hot temperature, the author supports this idea of traveling to Venus and observing it by providing ways to study Venus safely. Dangerous as it sounds, according from the article, stating that it can melt almost anything due to the hot temperatures in Venus and the poisonous gas that covers the atmosphere, the author still believes that travleing to Venus is a good idea because it can enhance our future travels and overcome obsticles.
According from the article, Venus is a very hot planet that is around 800 degrees Fahrenheit on average, meaning that no spacecraft can survive the landing at all. However, the author believes that spacecrafts should hover around Venus to obeserve the thick atmospehere and temperature. On paragraph 5, the author states, "Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." This supports the idea of studying Venus, as it shows that flying or hovering Venus wouldn't be a bad idea.
In conclusion, Venus is a very hot planet and has a very poisionus atmosphere. Therefore, traveling to Venus and observing it would be a very difficult task to do. However, the author has provided ways and evidence on how to study the planet Venus safely. Suggesting that hovering over the planet would be a great idea to do, humans can finally see and observe the planet Venus up close. In addition, the author believes that this can help our future travels and the dangers should not prevent us from going any futher more. | 2 |
8ee682c | In the artical " Making Mona Lisa Smile," It talks about an intracit software that is able to detect the emotions of someone just by their facial exspression. For instance they used Mona Lisa, they were able to detect she was 83 percent happy, 9 percent discusted, and 2 percent angry. This software could be the begining of a whole new era. We could implament this into shools, webcams, security cameras and much more! We could use this to make more money and make people more happier in general.
I beleive if we evole this around a classroom atmostphere it could better the students of america. We could detect if a student isnt likeing a subjest, loving a subject, or just doesnt care. This program could work if we installed a camera in the fron of a classroom, Every student should be looking toward the front of the room anyways and should focus on the teacher. She could then look at the software on her computer and see if she needs to teach the material diffrently or with more inthusiasm
If she sees she is teaching something and most of the kids are unhappy, she could implement more activites change the tone of her voice, or even change the subject and come back onther day This software could be valuable for our future generation and make things easier to see what teachers need to change, or what the students should change. Overall this would benifit the shools of America and could make the educaion apect much more respectable. | 2 |
8ee7f5f | The best thing you can come up with is aliens?
That sounds like a very lazy excuse.
Of all the things you could've said, you said aliens.
There's more proof that it is just a formation other than an alien.
Your mind will change after you read this.
By the way, do you realize that the "Face of Mars" is a pop star?
First off, there is no trace of aliens on the planet.
NASA has been saying for years that it wasn't aliens that did it.
Why would NASA lie to the whole world?
Also, why would aliens make a human face?
It is just a huge rock formation that resembles a human head and that has been proven.
These kinds of thoughts always happen because of the media.
They always make something different from what it really is.
Now a lot of people think that NASA is keeping information from them, and that there is life on mars.
Whenever the media gets the chance to say something about aliens, they always take that chance.
Why do you people listen to everything you see or hear?
Isn't it dumb to think alien exists?
Let's be honest, what real proof do we have of aliens?
The fact the huge rock formation looks like a human face is just a coincidence.
Just because something has to do with space, doesn't mean aliens have to be a part of it.
Aliens are not in space so deal with it.
Sorry to upset you but we have to face facts.
Also if there were aliens, it would be best if the world didn't know.
But there are no aliens so we don't have to worry about that.
Face the facts because they don't exist.
Don't be a media follower because they are full with false rumors. | 3 |
8eeb7fa | I found this article very informative on the production of "driverless cars" but despite all the hard evidence and statistics there are, i dont agree with all of it. Personally, i dont think we need these cars. All they are good for is making life more easy for us but would you rather have life be more easy, or their being a bigger risk factor for harming a pedestrian or even yourself? I do not think this is a good idea and i would like for our drivers to be at full alert and have their eyes on the road instead of them being half awake in their car and only doing anything manual when their chair vibrates or lights start flashing on their HUD.
You would think that if something was so simple and harmless everybody would go along with it right? Wrong, matter of fact California, Nevada, Florida, and D.C. have made it illegal in their states to even test computer-driven cars. So you might be thinking, "if these states arent allowing these sorts of cars then why are others allowing them", and that reason would be none other than money. All the companies care about is money, and if you really think about it, there is no good reason to make cars that drive themselves when our cars and road systems are working fine. The sad part about it is that the companies already know that people are going to buy something like this because America is lazy. We all want life to be as easy as possible and have no complications and we will pay top dollar to make it that way when in reality, life is full of complications and you just have to deal with them and you cant solve every first world problem by buying something to do it for you.
But i may even be wrong, maybe someday near 2020 everybody will be driving autonomous cars and they will flow harmonious with the world with no complications. Maybe pur country can even make some money off of it to help pay our debts but until then, i dont really see it happening. | 3 |
8eec829 | I disagree with this technology. you can make all kinds of facial expressions it doesnt mean there is a certain face for one facial expression. We are all human but we arent same that is what makes all unique we have different faces for different expression. This technology that is being used is not going to tell you everyone is mad or sad, happy, angry. I dont have the same mad as someone else would so what i make one face and im mad? it could just be my face and the way i look and your gonna tell me that i am mad when you really dont have a clue. We cant tell if someone is mad or sad, depressed or even happy they have those feelings themself and sometimes people dont want others to know if there upset so then your just invading there privacy. That could just make things ten times worse than what it already is. There are things we want people to know and that we dont want people to know and its our decsion on whether we want them to know. So yes i disagree with this facial expression technology i dont think we should be invading others privacy that way i think we need to have way more respect for others than what we do now. | 2 |
8eee8c8 | the way the face is a natural landform and not created by a alien. in pargraph 7 give me the information to tell me that its a natural land form.it say thousand of anxious web surfers were wating when the image first appeared on a jpl website, revealing a natural landform.there was no alien monument after all.
next another way is i know its not
created by alien is the picture actually show is the martian equivalent of a butte or mesa landform common around the american west the man say it remind him most of the middle butte in the snake river plain of idaho says garvin. its a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same heght as the face on mars. the martin meas is a term used for to use land forms and it no prove that there is the face on mars is created by mars. | 1 |
8ef018e | Imagine when cars will be nothing but the future. This is actually kind of easy to imagine, but also very mind-blowing to what the future may hold, no? Well, driverless cars are future and it can only get better. They are a big advancement helpfully to our world, and I am definitely for the development they will bring to us and the world.
First of all, driverless cars would become just like a public-transport taxi system, only better. These cars can better improve how we drive, more economically. The smart cars now only "use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus". This will help the environment greatly, because with all the pollution from old cars and diesel semi-trucks, our air quality will not be so good if we do not do something to make it better. These driverless cars will help the environment, and it will not add to the problems we have now. With the cars only getting better, the future driverless cars will only advance more as car manufacturers figure out ways to make travel easier.
Secondly, the driverless car would include combinations of input to help the actual driving going on on the road. These inputs are needed to help "mimic the skill of a human at the wheel". What is the point in a driverless car if it has a driver? There are already cars in our world that can park by themselves and have rear cameras to help with views, but not entirely a car that can do every bit a human can do. The tyes of inputs and sensors the driverless car would have are: position sensors on wheels, sensors on the roof, a video camera for rearview mirrors, a GPS reciever, and a laser that can constantly show us a 3-D mdoel of the car's surroundings. Without all of these features, the car wouldn't be able to actually drive on its own. These sensors will help the driver, (who won't actually be driving) and the car do what it has to do to detect every movement around it.
Lastly, these driverless cars are a big safety improvement to our world. Safety in cars is huge in our world today because we use travel more on big, open roads and highways. Many accidents happen on the road, and when accidents happen, it can be costly and harmful to the driver, their car, and their income. While one is in the car, we always want to make sure we get to our destination without any problems. Car accidents do not happen very often to people, but it is also not entirely rare. The features of the driverless car will ensure safety while driving at all times. Many people still text and drive, which is a big concern while on the road for you and for others also driving. When you have a driverless car, you can do what you need to do, and that includes sending a text. You will have a less risk of getting into an accident. Although the "non-driving driver" will not have to actually put their hands on the wheel because the car does all the work, the driver still has to be focused on the road. The driver must stay attentive to his or her surroudings because if there are road hazards, the driver must come into play and actually take the wheel until the road is free of hazardous conditions. The driverless car will watch you and you will remain watching the road. It is like a team effort, even though the human only comes into play when they are needed.
In all, I am all for driverless cars and its development that comes with it. The cars will be more economical and useful to our public-transport system, the features and sensors that come with it will help the cars drive more smoothly and efficiently, and these cars will better help the world's safety crisis while in a car. Driverless cars are the future, and we are driving ourselves slowly, but surely, onto the road to a better time. | 5 |
8ef13d6 | The Face on Mars is not fake. Some people think that a living thing created it and could be hiding out somewhere. NASA is trying to hide the enthusiasts that beleive such a thing. I recently had a converstaion with one of those enthusiasts.
"This mask is not made from aliens. This was a natural landform that created it self. There was nothing there that shows some life form lived there." I said.
"The thing that made it could have not been seen on your pictures." said the enthusiast.
"The machine we used to take the pictures, its pixels spans 1.56 meters. Once you saw them, you could zoom in on them. If there were any life forms on Mars, we would have seen it. Taking the pictures wasn't easy, You had to find the face first and then be able to take a picture. When we finally got the picture, it is more then likely that the cameras didn't mess up. Besides, what kind of thing would be able to create such a face?"
"You never know what's out there."
"Yes, we do, and we have no evidence of any living creautures on that planet. Therefore, it was made naturally."
The guy I talked to later became a beleiver that the face was a natural landform. He also got a job at NASA and devoted his job on finding out how the face was made. I honestly believe that the face was a natural landform and that there could be many more of those "faces" on other planets. | 3 |
8ef65cd | I am Mackenzie Dazzleberry a scientist at
NASA and we has been seeing a figure that looks like a humans head, but I don't like it's that, i think that it is a lanform. The nose could bumps from if people dumped things there or it could be bumps. The eyes could again be waste that people dumped and it formed into bumps or the nose and eyes could be hills on the face.
I also think that the face could be landforms because they are common around the American West and it looks like from the front it looks like a circle but if you look at it from the side it looks like a rectangle. The face could be a landform because we ended up revealing that it was infact a landform.
I belive that the face is a landform because of the shape on the bottom and because from all the pictures we gathered when we put them together they look like a landform, just because the things that look like eyes and a nose doen't mean that it could be an alien, the landform could have bumps or hills that formed from people dumping waste on it or from having hills on it, or it could be dents on it from things stepping, walking, or things falling on it. | 2 |
8ef6b25 | Ok I see where this article is coming from with the FACS technology,but if you think about it,theres some people out there who probably wouldn't want to be read about there emotions.
Realy if you think about it what do people gain from this technology. In the article it talks about how you can tell by the look of peoples faces you can tell how that friend is feeling. If a person can tell how someone is feeling just by the way they look then what is the point of this tecnology. Also in the article it gives you a number of steps to do while looking in the mirror in paragraph 7,but all of those steps are thing they people can detect already from other people instead of a the FACS techgnology.
Some things are useful in this tecnology,but its just really doesn't show any value on how this can effect other people. This tecnology is really just to show you there emotion,nut in reality ask your self what can you do depending on what ther emotions are showing, for the person who is feeling this way? So in my conclusion this technology to read the emtional exspressions of students in the classroom is not valuable. | 2 |
8ef8fe2 | When people grow up they have choices to make and they have to decide if something is worth the risk for the outcame they may or may not recieve. In this article the author discuss's why studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports the idea of studying Venus with, Venus will lead to new discovery's with the help of technology, still having more to explore, and being able to learn things we have never known or seen before.
NASA still has more opportunites to make new technology. With new techology NASA will be able to land on Venus and discover new things, "some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's suface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." This advancement in technology may allow people to be able to land on Venus and allow us to discover Venus. The author shows that studying Venus is not far along with the technology.
Venus still has more to be explored; Venus is a planet that we have been on the edge about, because NASA is unable to land on Venus. "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." This shows that we have not been able to land and explore Venus as we would like. Which is not allowing us to explore Venus liek we have done with the other planets. Venus is a planet that we know about but have been unable to explore and find out its unknown things.
The author discuss's how we still have more opportunities to learn about Venus. The authors gives reasons on why we cannot land on Venus, which doesn't allow us to study Venus like we should. We are not able to find out Venus's truths. "Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challening planet for humans to study, despite its proxmity to us." This shows that since we have not been able to get to the surface we still have alot of unknown things to learn about Venus. And that we are needing to keep studying Venus despite its dangers.
In this article the author discussed why we should keep studying Venus. We should keep studying Venus to learn new things, we still have more opportunites to discover with the use of advancemnt in technology, and we still have more to explore about Venus. NASA can finds its truths that are hidden to us. Being able understand Venus is worth the risks. | 4 |
8ef955b | Driveless cars seem to be a good idea because all
you have to do is just sit inside and wait until it is your turn. This way people will want to go out more because they aren't really doing anything. I do kind of think they are dangerous because what if the car stops working, people will probably have accident and the manufacturer would be the responsible one for not checking if everything was fine. While the car is driving itself the people inside can be doing other things or just check if the car is doing everything right.
In this story it says that automakers are trying to solve all the problems that might show up and that they are trying to make the cars better. The drivers should be alert or ready when it comes to driving trough work zones or when something happened like a accident. This part of driving is up to the drivers. Depending in where the drivers wan to go they always have to be ready to drive. A warning that the drivers will have is that when a problem shows up the drivers seat will vibrate which means that the driver should be ready to take over. The automakers are also thinking of other ways to let the drivers know when something is wrong.
For example they are trying to make the car have flashing lights on the windshield and head up displays. This is why I think that driveless cars are a good idea because they have everything ready. When something isn't going right the car will let the driver know and all the driver has to do is be ready to take over. Also the automakers are trying to make the car even better by thinking of new ideas to let the driver know when there is a problem. I also think
that this is a good idea because they said that the cars will have cameras to see if the driver is paying attention when the car is moving. | 3 |
8efa809 | Reasons to participate are, he thought,"He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime. Plus you get to go out into the sea and enjoy the veiw of the sea's.
And it is a fun job for example," Luke found time to have fun on board, especially on return trips after animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time."
And he could see the lands of other countrys and what they do. For example, "He was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water."" Luke also toured and excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to china. And he was doing service to, so you don't have to join the military.
It made him more aware of people from other countries needs. And that awareness can help you if you get lost in a diffrent country. And it opens up the world to the Seagoing Cowboy because they get to go on trips to diffrent countries and see what the world needs. So participating is a great way to learn about the world and the people in diffrent countries. | 2 |
8efd892 | The elector college is a controversial subject today in america, based on many questionable policies that leave many americans confused and cheated. This is why I argue in favor of changing to election by popular vote for the president of the united states.
With the electoral college way of electing a president voters arent actually voting for the president, they are voting for a slate of electors who will then vote for the candidate. There are so many things that can go wrong when electing like this. Voters can't neccessarily control who their electors vote for, you may vote for a certain slate of electors but they may still go ahead and vote for someone else. Sometimes voters get confused and may vote for a slate of electors who are for the wrong candidate. For example, in 1960 segragationists in the Louisiana Legislature almost succeded in replacing the democratic electors with new ones who would oppose John F. Kennedy, so a popular vote for Kennedy would not actually go to him. Although these things dont happen all time their is always the possibility and why take that chance on such an important event, choosing our president the person who will lead our country.
In an election their really is a process of voting and voting again. Instead of couting the number of people who want a certain president and so on. We are viewed as a state and some states having more say than other even if the votes are in the same margin. This is the reason why some states are focused on more by the candidates and are heavily educated on the topic and given more attention than smaller states whose votes wont change much. an even bigger problem is te fact that most states operate on a winner-take-all basis so even a slight majority vote one way will give that person all of the votes. A very worrying prospect as expressed in source two is the possibility of a tie. in which the election would be given to the house of representatives. Each state only gets on vote so a representative representing 500,000 people would have as much say as representatives representing 35 million people. Why not just cut out all of the extra processes and focuses on the decision of the people directly.
Although there are many arguments against the electoral college there still are people who argue in favor of it. There is a certainty of outcome with this process. There will less likely be a run off election with this process. All in all the major arguments agaisnt this process outweigh the pros of it, which are few.
With all of the reasons to go against this process I think it is necessary to change the election to popular vote for the president. We need to give the voice directly back to the people of our country so we know that we really do choose our fate in these elections. | 4 |
8f1c6b3 | The author suggest the idea of visting the planet Venus in mnay diffrent ways. The author states how similar Venus and earth are and how venus is " the most Earth-like planet in our solar system" in paragraph four. Going to Venus would help us learn alot more about the planet and how it works.
Going to planet Venus could be very dangrous despite how close it is to earth. Venus is also very close to the sun " Venus is the second planet from our sun " it is very similar to earth in various diffrent ways. The author states in paragraph four " The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." The only problem is the temperatures in Venus. The author mentions in paragrah three " On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees farenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experince on our own planet." Venus not only has insane temperatures and very high atmospheric pressure, it also has other dangrous factors, In paragraph three the author also mentions " Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like errupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface." The author shows us how going to venus would be very tough also very dangrous. Despite the dangers of going to Venus the author states it is something worthy to pursuit. The author mentions that NASA is working on other aprroaches to study Venus. In paragraph seven the author says " NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted up for three weeks in such conditions." the author goes on to say that even though this is a challange it could lead us to something good. the author ends this by saying " Our travels on earth should not be limited by the dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innvovation."
Going to Venus would be incredible even considering its dangers. We just need to davople the right equipment and teghnology to be safe through the conditions. | 3 |
8f24354 | The Universe is an intruging and undefined place that we have begun to understand. Although we have started the search of other planets, there remains a plethora of information that is still undiscovered. Existing life forms have not yet been proven true on any other planet besides our own, Earth. Based on evidence and scientific understanding of the world we live in, the Face on Mars is a structure created by random chance.
Pictures taken on other planets, including Mars, only tell us to a certain extent what the planet is like. Rock, dust, and crater formations are seen in many areas of planets. Just as with Earth, other planets change throughout time from asteroid collisions, internal movement, and natural occurences. From the era in which we live in, we can only know so much about the planet Mars itself. Just as well, full scale space exploration has only recently become possible with innovation and technology of our society. As seen in paragraph seven, "Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos." This proves to us that new additions to technology have been made in a short time period, from 1976 to 1998, twenty-two years. We can see from this that everything, with a second, more detailed look can change.
In addition to technological improvements and understanding of the universe, our belief in social media and public news is phenominal. We trust in almost everything that news reporters, magazines, websites, and spreading word tells us. Rumors and false reports spread quickly and in a wide range. Also, expounding on existing rumors happens often. When the public heard of the Face on Mars, word of aliens and other beings existing on Mars dispersed through the people of Earth. Many people had believed that NASA was keeping such information in secrecy from the media. As public interest peaked, NASA was persuaded to investigate the landform on Mars once again. The public interest can be seen in paragraph five, "The Face on Mars has since become a pop icon. It has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows, even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years!" This shows us that our belief in public reports is true. We believe in what media and others tell us, not always specifically what the source, in this case, NASA tells us.
Lastly, NASA researchers are professionals who work with outerspace accounts everyday. It is more plausible to believe in what they tell us rather than what others tell us. As concluded in NASA's research it is seen in further pictures that the Face on Mars is just a landform. There is no extraterestrial link with picture or Mars.
In Conclusion, Pictures and technology back when the original, Face on Mars, was seen is old and outdated. Newer technology proves to us that the picture just happens to be by coincidence and chance. Social media may spread rumors or false reports and should not always be believed. Public attention should be given directly to the source in which the information has come from. Therefore, NASA's research and conclusions should be of our most interest and paramount importance. The Face on Mars is not of alien origin and is simply just a landform created by chance. | 4 |
8f2c255 | The face on the planet was just a landform. You might be able to see the face feom the landmark but there are always illusions. Some paintings are illusions and make you see two diffnerent things. This also one of things things its just an illusion.
We know that it is just a landform because we see them all the time here on planet earth. It is the same thing on Mars too. When we went in April in the year of 1998 it was winter of there. Which is a time for cloudy days. When we went The camara on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the so called face. We could have easily mistaken the shadows of the clouds for eyes, nose, and mouth like shapes. It could also maybe just have dents and or holes in the landform. It probabbly is just a level hill with a few holes or dents that would make it look like a a faceof a human. But we know its not a human face because how would people know whatwe look like. If they would look like us they would more then likely function like us too. So that would mean we clearly could go to mars too. But we can not so clearly no human like creature would make this.
In conclusion we know that it is a landform. People are seeing it from a bad view or looking at it the wrong way. In the future when we have a better picture and have a better view of it we will show the world it was a landform, but it was just seen wrong. | 3 |
8f31486 | Exploring venus , scientist beleive that venus is the most habbitable despite earth for life. venus hasnt been examined very much but considering that people could potentonaly live there if needed it would help to search it.
It will cost a lot to resarch and study the planet because you half to build computers that can withstand enough heat to melt tin. venus is worthy of pursuit because it could be habitabal if needed so it wouldnt hurt to take a look at the planet to study. venus has value not only because
of its insight to be gained on the planet it self but human curiosity could likely lead us into many equally endeavous. thought of using computers from the 1940s because they were more lever working instead of transforing info to withstand heat. simplified electronics made of silicon have been tested in the simulation chamber pot with heat.
Venus can from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most light cannot penitrait the dense atmosphere. If our sister planet is so inhabbitabal why are sceintist going there. Because the curiosity of knowing what the planet has in store is interesting to the scientist at NASA.
Venus is our nearst option to live if something where to happen to earth. so it can be important for scientist to study the planet the best as possible. but also has a thick atmosphere at almost 97 percent pure carbon to make atmosphere hard to break through. | 2 |
8f33bf3 | Why should we study Venus? What would we as humans gain from this? These are the questions that the author leaves unanswered and doesn't support. The author does an excellent job describing how we can go to Venus, but he only provides two reasons as to why we should explore Venus, and also poorly explains those reasons.
His first reason is that Venus might "have been the most Earth-like planet." While this is a good reason to explore the planet the author fails to elaborate why this should make people want to explore Venus. He could've said something along the lines that learning how Venus went from an Earth resembling planet to the unhabitable planet it is now could help us take care of own planet. The author does not make any attempt to show why this factor would make humans want to explore Venus, instead he just explains how similar the plabets resemble each other. And none of this could even be true because it is not known for sure that Venus once was the most Earth-like planet. The author even says that it might have been, not that it was, but that it might have been.
The second reason the author uses to support his claim is because humans have a "curiosity" that "will likely lead us to many equally intimidating endavors." Much like his first reason this is a great one but he also fails to accurately explain this reason much like the first one. Humans do have a curiosity which makes us want to explore things but why should this allow us to ignore all the dangers that come with it? Paragraphs before the author gives this reason he tells about all the dangers that Venus has, he says "that the atmosphere is almost 97 percent CO2", that "temperatures average 800 degrees Fahrenheit . and that atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." After lisiting all the dangers Venus has he then says we should becuase human curiosity makes us explore things, but he says that after giving all the reasons why Venus is dangerous. Sure the author gives great examples as to how people could explore Venus like with a blimp and how they could make exploring Venus easier, but just because we can do something doesn't mean we should. Exploring Venus and new technology wouls cost a lot of time and money. Maybe the author could've said that Venus's natural resources would make a lot of money. That would be a great way to support pursuing Venus because people would do a lot for money.
The author has a very reasonable claim about how humans should explore Venus, but he poorly explains it. The author's two main reasons could've been very convincing if he had thoroughly explained them and shown that Venus is a worthy pursuit depite the dangers. The author makes readers think the other way because he also gives many dangers Venus has, and this would make people not want to pursuit studying Venus. The author does a great job explaining how we can explore Venus, but a terrible one explaining why we should explore Venus. | 5 |
8f3b1a2 | I think that the Facial Action Coding System is a good idea for the studetns in the classroom. It may be good for many different other things, for example if someone needs help or in danger as in they could be crying showing that they are scared. But I feel they should take it a little more exstreme for things like could also have audio and could really help with peoples lives. Not even the bad emotions if you are happy or exicted it can sense that and something good could happen.
One reason I believe this would work because there is so much danger and anything can happen and we could use extra protection. But I also feel that it could be more to it then just looking for emotions. Even if they are good emotions there should be something to say or something should light up when the senseor feels that you are happy.
They should test it out and see how it goes and turns out for some people and if things go good the they should move it to the next step and add audio and see how much it makes a impact on peoples lifes.
Another reason I feel that it might work is because sensing peoples emotions is great. Peoples emotions shows alot it can say so much about their personality or how they feel about life, it could even gives you signs about that person and could get people aware so they can put thst person in a safe place if they need to. There should also be bounderies because most people arn't gonna want a computer screen or phone screen watching them, their emotions or even listening to them. But to even fix that you could always have were you could turn the senseor on an off just so people could feel more surcure.
Overall my thought about the Facial Action Coding System is great. You can take it so far and you can keep it how it is. Even if graphing shows that people don't like it I still think it is a good idea for me thinking saftey wise.
Thats just the people life and you can also take it very far with paintings. I think this idea is a million dollar hit and it should be tested out. | 2 |
8f3c920 | The 1900's was much different then it is now. For example new technology and new discoveries. What else has changed is wether to keep the electoral college or not. The Electoral College is a big part in our government and plays a big part in wether who will be our next president.
According to the passage"What is the Electoral College" by the Office of the Federal Register, the Electoral college is a process, not a place. This means that it is not in a certain place it is all over the United States. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a popular vote of qualififed citizens. The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Admittedly, I feel that we should keep the Electoral College because it will help us with the voting process. According to the passage" The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" by Bradford Plumer he states that under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a state of electors, who in turn elect the president. As a result I feel that this isnt much of an issue for us citizens because if you make the right choice then they will vote for your president. So if you think about it there really isnt much of an issue because your president will still have your vote. The Electoral College is widely regarded as a non-democartic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who recieves the most popular votes the winner.
Proceeding further, the Electoral College is based of the electors you pick and then they decide of who becomes president by the popular vote. When you are voting for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors. Each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee.
In conclusion, the electoral college is about voting for electors and then they become president if enough popular votes are met. Some people like this method and then some of the people dont. We all have our opinion by mine is i like this method. | 2 |
8f3ee69 | The new technology , Facial Action Coding system could be one of the best idea someone could come up with. At the same time ot could be bad for some people base on how they are feeling. Reading somone's emtions could be amazing. It kind of make you feel like you can read mines and people feelings sort of like a sykit. Everything for the technology would be base off people movements, the movements in their muscles. That would be called an action unit. This type of technology can actually help people. When someone is feeling down at school the teacher can help them brightening they day up.
" The facial expressions for each emotion are universal," observes Dr. Huang," even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression" (like not smiling as broadly)." Basically if the computer can tell if you are feeling some type of way it would just go by the facial movement in the muscle. Sometimes can tell how a friend is feeling simply by the looks on their face. Of course, most of us would have a hard time noticing if a someone is happy, or worried. Some people don't show no emtions. " Yet Dr. Huang observes that artists suc as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions." If you don't show no emotions how could someone help you if you are feeling down and you need a shoulder to lean on. You can't be sad or mad , etc. forever.
Just on showing someone what the computer can do can put a smileon someones face." The Mona Lisa demonstration is really intended to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do." Imagine a computer that knows how you feeling and somebody elses feelings. If somebody is feeling down and you don't know that you can help them , like tro to make them happy so they can release the pain, sadness, or anger from their body. You don't want no one to stay mad or something because it can cause it to build up anger." Most human communication is nonverbal, including emtional communication," notes Dr. Huang." So computers need to understand that, too." You also can tell if someone is mad by they eyebrows are the way they squint they lips, can tell if you are mad or happy. Most people say if your eyebrows are frowned down you are mad." But in a false smile, the mouth is stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius. 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." The new technology can best one of the best ideas and change the world. | 4 |
8f490b8 | I don't think that this is valuable for students in a classroom just to read their emotions. It invades their privacy on if they want to share whats going on in their life or not. The students can share if they want to but they should't have their emotions identify by a computer and have their teacher to see what results came in for their emotions. In the article it states that "we humans perform this same impressive "calculations" everyday" when actually you just sense it or study their face to see which emotion you can see through their eyes or facial expressions. We don't need a computer to detect our emotions when we could say how were feeling and not have a computer tell for us. In the article it states that "Eckman has classified six basic emotions-happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness-and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." I pretty much don't beileve a computer can detect emtions from our faces when we could use a computer for many other things instead of emotions. What about our other emotions? gulity? curious? love? etc. How exactly can a computer detect our emotions? When a real human can detect it by the look of our face and talking about it. Yea it might have some good sides to it for crimes and all that but please this is not for our students just for their teachers to read their emotions and invading their privacy. | 3 |
8f4a4e2 | Luke thought he couldn't give up this opportunity of going to the Europe on a cattle boat. It was only a opportunity of a lifetime but Luke couldn't say no. The story is kind of telling us if there's a only one lifetime opportunity then take it because it could go away and the chances of getting to go is probably in a couple of years or one year. Luke couldn't give it up, it was special to go. Luke wanted to go was because he knew it probably once in awhile and that his mom or dad or family member couldn't afford him to go to the Europe on a cattleboat. Luke instead went with his friend, Don, because it was nice of Don to let him come with him. That was so nice to Don. Not a lot of people is that nice to their friends, in fact a lot of friends are a lot mean to their best friends instead of caring for them. I know this because, " He knew it was an opportunity of a life time."
Joining the program is very good news because not a lot of people gets to join the prgram because of A, they have a lot of things to do, or B, they can't afford anything. Luke probably thought it'll be interesting to go join the program they have. Joining the program is like helping out something, maybe helping animals, nature, the Earth, and the environment. To join the program I think it's going to be like doing hard work and helping with a lot of stuff and of coarse helping with other people with their work. Also the thing is that you got to be a hard worker to join the program other wise you probably couldn't get the thing.
Of course the reasons Luke joined in was probably because he wanted to help even though it was kind of challenging but Luke knew he had it in him. I know this because in the text it states, "But he couldn't work for a couple of days because of cracked ribs." It's like telling us that Luke didn't know this was hard. Luke posibly thought it'll be easy for him to do. But it sucks to have a few cracked ribs and not going back to the job he had. In the text it states, " Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time. Also I know, " To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA (the Untited Nations Relief and Rehabililation Administartion)."
Luke is or maybe a hard worker when it comes to things that includes hard things in a job. Luke knows what to do since it's like his job to do what he was asked to do right. Luke was strong about when he cracked his bones. He gotten more stronger. Luke went back to his job and did it more better. Luke is probably a nice man then anyone else there in the group. Luke deserves much better than this what happened to him on the job he was doing. In the text it states, "Caring for the animals during the crossings kept Luke busy." Also I know, " By the time he was discharged in 1947, Luke has made nine trips the most of any Seagoing Cowboy."
Luke liked being the Seagoing Cowboy and he thought it was an amazing adventure for Luke Bomberger. It opened up the worled for him. He is grateful of the whole thing. In the text it states, " 'I'm grateful for the opportunity,' he says." Luke thought it was very aware to other people and thathe could do this whole Seagoing Cowboy thing and be very cool about it. Luke had more fun because it helped the people in other countries in need like he possibly did at first. Luke thought this was awareness stayed with him. I know this because, " And that awarreness stayed with him, leading his family to host a number of international students and echange visitors for many years. In the text it states, "Helping out on his aunt Katie's farm as a boy had prepared Luke for hard work, but not for the dangers at sea." | 1 |
8f50f17 | I have recently read an article by the name of ¨Driverless Cars Are Coming¨, and asked my opinion.
I believe they could be very dangerous, they´re many sensors and techology to do with the car, who is to say they couldn´t malfunction, or intercept waves a sentence from paragraph 4 indicates my fear,¨For starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors....Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, rotatin sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors....¨ and much more.
I also believe the driverless cars could put the country in even more debt.
In paragraph six they state that¨Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars.¨
The last time I herd the United States was eight trillion dollars in debt, should we really consider adding two hundred million per radar to that eight trillion?
I also would like to go back to the subject of malfuctioning.
If a driverless car malfunction, the company could possibly and most likely be sewed, we would have even more money added to that debt to try to prevent it from happening again and no one really knows spending all that money would even prevent it from malfunctioning again, and lastly we would have some very unhappy customers on our hands.
We could be talking riots, people wanting their money back, shootings, killing.
So many unanswered possibilites could go wrong with this idea and production of ¨driverless cars¨.
In conclusion I believe that ¨driverless cars¨ productivity should be shut down for what we don´t know could become of it in the future wether it be money, mobs of angry customers or people that have been offected by them. | 2 |
8f57187 | Driveless cars are, in many way, pointless to the human species. This article shows both the negative and the positive side of having driverless cars, but what about the things that really matter. Having a driverless car could take a lot of time to function, people would begin to become lazy and not worry about their safety, and to top it all off, the world has bigger problems than needing a driverless car.
Somewhere along the way, almost everything falls apart. Just a normal car alone was diffucult to bulid and a driverless one would be even worse. Think about it, millions and millions of dollaers would go into building one sample model, just to replace one that's already been fail in a driving test. That's a large waste of time and in most cases, if the car turns out to work, it'd cost too much and would only sale with the higher class of the world. A driverless car would be unnesscary if only a certain class of people are using it.
Driverless cars would also cause a insrease in health problems. Most of the world's, Amercians mostly, have a population of majority overweight indivudals. Most of which who can't drive a car. If driverless cars were to be invented and functioning, this would bring an increase to the amount of citizens who don't drive or choose not to drive. Now, undersanding that there are some elderly who can't drive, then the car would be benfitual for them, but as for the others, that's just pure laziness.
Another thing, there are more problems in the world than having driverless cars. Wars, poverty, hunger, and unemployment are just a few. Sure there could be a few good outcomes from having a driverless car, but what would they be? The world needs more that just some machine that can drives itsself. We need someting that's going to help the environment and save people and this car isn't going to do either of those things. | 3 |
8f589bb | In 1976, Viking 1 snapped a photo of what looked to be a Egyptian Pharaoh. A few days later NASA released the picture to the public. The "Face on Mars" became a pop icon. It starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows, and even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years! Some people still believe that the "Face on Mars" is the work of aliens. I believe the "Face on Mars" is not the work of aliens, but a natural landform.
The article gives good evidence that the "Face on Mars" is just another weird natural landform on Mars. In paragraph 5, conspiracy theorists claim the "Face on Mars" is bona fide evidence of life on Mars and evidence that NASA would rather hide. In paragraph 3, NASA unveiled the image for all to see in 1976. The caption noted, "a huge rock formation...which resembles the shape of a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars; which it certainly did just that. The authors of the article wanted to attract attention towards Mars and NASA even claimed that it was a huge rock formation in the caption. Later, stating that shadows gave the huge rock formation the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. On April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times shaper and clearer than the original Viking photos. The picture taken in April of 1998, would most likely not have shadows to give illusions of the face, nose, and mouth. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. NASA again stating and proving that the "Face on Mars" was just another out of place natural landform on Mars. On April 8, 2001, a cloudless summer day in Cydonia, Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view," said Garvin. "Marlin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maxium resolution." Here again we can see NASA trying to prove that the "Face on Mars" in still just a weird natural landform on Mars. Someone who stills believes that the "Face on Mars" is the work of aliens might say something like this. The "Face on Mars" is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April 1998-a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet. The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps alien markings were by haze, skeptics claim. However, that was back in April of 1998, and the most recent photo taken was back in 2001. The photo taken in April 2001, the weather was perfect-a cloudless summer day in Cydonia. The photo taken that year still looks like a natural landform on Mars.
The excellent reasons stated above prove yet again that the so called "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform. NASA has clearly proven that the "Face on Mars" is just another strange landform on Mars. | 5 |
8f5a33a | My reason to join the program is because i could help get the animals across borders. And you go across the seas with a cattle boat.
Lukes claims are that he likes most of the animals. He likes to ride in an cattle boat. luke had no idea that his life will change so soon after highschool graduation. He was working
two part time jobes one at the grocery store and a bank when his friend Don reist invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. Luke could,nt say no.
He knew it was an opportunity of a life time. By the time discharged in 1947, Lukehad made nine trips the most seagoing cowboy. But being a seagoing cowboy was more than a adventure for luke. It opened up the world to him im grateful for the opportunity he says it made me more aware of people of there country and thier needs. And that awareness stayed with him leading his family to host
a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years. | 1 |
8f5a923 | I will be sharing three reasons with you why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
For one, if you are an animal lover you get a chance to help the animals on the cattle boat. As it says in the text, "On his second trip, Luke seved as a night watchman. His job was to check on all the animals every hour."
The second reason is that even though you are serving around the world you still get to go sight seeing. In paragraph five it says, " Luke also toured an exavated castle in Crete and maveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China."
The third reason is that you get to be of sevice around the world to help countries after World War II. In the story it says, "To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, forty-four nations joined together to form UNRRA (The United Stations Relief and Rehabilitation Administation)."
So in conclusion why you should join the Seagoing Cowbows program is because you can have fun and be of sevice at the same time. | 2 |
8f6429a | Many people are thinking that the "face" on Mars is an actual face, or they say it was created by aliens. It was proven very well that it is not an actual face. One it is an rock, two the angle the camera was at cought the shadow of it so it seemed as if it was a face, and three the only reason it was told to be a face was for marketing.
My first reason was because it is a rock on mars. It states in paragraph three that it is a huge rock in formation of a human head. therefore that is one reason it is showing everyone that it is just a rock. The rock over the years has wathered down and it has more crevisises and it is losing the foerm of a face. If there was an actual face barryed under there it would never really lose its true form.
My second reason is that the angle of the camera was so that you can see the shadow and if they just wouldve gotten a better angle you woyld be able to see that there was nothing really there. If you were too also look at othere surroundings you would be able to see that there are many other masas on Mars. It also states that it may have been the pixles in the cameras. If we had the technology we have now when they first found it you would most likely have a better picture of it and be able to see what it actually looked like.
My final reason for it not being a face is that the only reason they continued on the theory of it being a face because they wanted good marketing. So itr seemed as if they kept the theory continued because they wanted to have marketing for NASA. Obviously it worked, because the story stated that they started to have hollywood film it appeared in books, magazines, and even raido talks.
Thoes are my reasonings that the "face" on Mars is actually just a rock. It was proven to be just another one of the many rocks on mars, the angle of the camera could've been off, the kept the theory going just for marketing. | 4 |
8f644c5 | Dear state senator,
I have come to a conclusion that I argue in favor of changing to election by popular vote for the president of the united states. I think if we kept the Electoral college and we voted for this person and he went against us and chose the wrong person for president we would be out of luck. Voting ourselves for the president of the United States would be the best for everyone. No one would get confused on who they want to vote for or wo they want to win the election. In my opinion its just best that way. as they say in source 2 "can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always." If you cant control whom your voting for as the president it makes no sense to even vote. That's like saying im voting for no reason. For example in the Electoral College you aren't voting for the president your'e voting for the electors who then votes for the presidet. If you dont know who the elector is going to vote for how do you know to vote for that elector, let's say you do know and they change their mind and go against you. You cant do anything about it but hope for the best. I say get rid of the Electoral college and let voters vote who they want to be the president of the United States. | 3 |
8f672fc | Everyone needs to help out and join the Seagoing Cowboys program! I believe we can make a difference in the world. You can explore new places while helping countries recover from the war. You can make it like a family vacation and have your whole family help. You can spend time with them.
When I joined the program i was excited to explore and help countries. I was on a trip to Greece and before we arrived I was 18 years old. That means i was old enough to get recruited. My draft board figured out I was on a cattle-boat trip they told me to stay there and keep helping. I was excited to keep doing what I love. I was discharged in 1947. In that time i made nine trips. Thats the most of any seagoing cowboy. I saw many countries like Europe and China. I got to see the Acropolis in Greece. That was special to me. On rides home the crew would play baseball or volleyball on board and many more games. I'm very grateful for this opportunity. It has opened up the world to me! That was the best experience of my life. You should really try it out. I bet you would love it. | 2 |
8f68651 | Dear,
State Senator
I think that we should keep this electoral college because the founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
On the other hand it would be way easier for people to vote. Also a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. your states entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation. Plus, each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. So this would be perfect for everyone to vote.
After the presidential election, your governor prepares a ' certificate of Ascertainment' listing all of the candidates who ran for president in your state along with the names of their respective electors. The certificate of Ascertainment also declares the winning presidential candidate in your state and shows which electors will represent your state at the meeting of theelectors in december of the election year. Your states certificates of Ascertainments are sent to the congress and the national Archives as part of the offical records of the presidential election.
Also, most States have a 'winner-take-all' system that awards all the electors to the winning presidential candidate. however, maine and Nebraska each have a variation of 'proportional representation'.
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.
so i really do think that we should keep this it would be a really good thing to keep.
but this is why i think that we should keep it.
From,
PROPER_NAME | 1 |
8f6da1c | In many places around the world people own cars and drive around almost every day. But what many people dont know is that cars can release harmful gases that can hurt the earth's environments. Three reasons why limiting car usage in your community is good is because it prevents traffic, it helps the environment and your community, and we dont really need cars to live our everyday lives.
Limiting car usage in your community is good beacuse it prevents traffic. Everyday, people use their cars to go places even if the place their going to is down the street and that causes traffic some times. For example, in Paris there has been days of near-record pollutions due to traffic so Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air from pollution. They said every Monday motorist with even-numbered license plate were ordered to leave their cars at home or face a 22 euro fine. This ban helped because congestion dropped 60 percent in the capital of France just after five days of the ban was set.
Another reason why limiting car usage in your community is good is because it helps prevent pollution to the air around you. Cars can release gasses that can harm the earths environment and the community around you. Which is why in the United States the Environmental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities much like the one in Vauban, Germany. These "car Free" communities consist of a small town where the usage of cars is illegal, you are not even allowed to own homes with a garge in it. This is very good for the environment and can prevent air pollution.
We should limit how often we use cars because we dont really need them to get around and many countries beleive so too. For example in Bogota, Colombia there is a program that was set to spread out to other countries, during this program millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work. One reason why these people might have done this is because any one who violated this rule would have been fined $25 but the main goal for this was to prevent smog in their countries environment. The turn out however was huge! Even when there was rain it didn't stop them. The mayor of Bogota said "The rain hasn't stopped people from participating" and now for the first time two other Colombian cities, Cali and Valledupar joined the event.
There are many reasons why we should limit the usage of cars in our communities because it prevents traffic , helps the environment and because we dont really need to use cars so often , take Colombia for example. So lets take action and follow the steps that many countires and communities are taking to help our communities. | 4 |
8f733e4 | Have you ever wanted to help out people? maybe visit different countrys,Well the seagoing cowboy program is just for you. One reason you should join the seagoing cowboy program is because, you get to vist very nice places. for example if you ever wanted to go to china or any other country? In the program you can do all those things, that but of course you need to play your part in doing your job.
Another suggestion to join the program is because if your one of those caring people who love animals and love nature well the program includes that. In the program you need to take care care of animals mean while you get to your destinaton,And thats quite a bit of time,But thats the main reason why this program was built to help take care of aniamls while they get them to a safer place,Taking care of the aniamls is the main job in this program.
And for my final reason,
I think you should join this program because seeing all the different kind of places you can visit seems like a great opportuinty. You also get to see amazing places of that country/region. For example lets say you go to china you might have a chance of visitng the great wall of china. And in my opinion thats probabley the bst perk of the seagoing program. Along with teammates that might even become your friends.
In my opinion,I think that the seagoing cowboy program is a facisinating program overall. Taking care of animals,visting different countrys,Nice places you can see on the way. This program is probabley one of the best life time opportunitys. This is why i think you should join the seagoing cowboy program. | 3 |
8f7be0a | Professor Thomas Huang of the University of Illinois has made a great leap in technology that can recognize the emotions one might project. With his collegues, Prof. Huang developed the Facial Action Coding System, or FACS. It utilizes human anatomy to help indentify the intensity of emotions and what range of emotions one might feel. As facial emotions are universal in the muscles that are engaged to produce those emotions, having this technology in different environments can help with productivity and learning. An application of FACS can prove useful in a school enviroment, as it can provide tailored learning, emotional aid through school counseling, and can aid in learning anatomy.
As proposed in paragraph 6, the use of FACS can allow for tailored learning through webcamera software. If the software can be used to detect the emotions on the faces of students, it can identify the emotions associated with success and frustration. If the facial scan sees that a student is struggling with an assignment or is frustrated with it, the lesson plan and the problems given can be altered to maximize what is learned as mentioned in paragraph 6 with Prof. Huang writing, "A classrom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." This application can aid struggling students and familiarize students with the given material, meaning that the students can further comprehend the lesson given. For students are exceeding the requirements for the assignment, emotions of happiness could allow for students to face a challenge with tougher problems than the ones given previously.
As seen in the paragraph above, FACS can aid in online learning, but it can also help with emotional help provided by a school counselor. Though it is a profession that entails the analysis of emotion in teenagers, emotions can be tough to read for even the most experienced in the field. FACS could play a big role in identifying what emotions students might have in the name of bettering their life. As mentioned in paragraph 5, humans can differentiate between various emotions when looking at the face of an friend or family member. However, the length of that analysis can only go so far to prove what a student is feeling. Employing FACS could help counselors talk one on one with students about what problems they face in school and at home. Talking through these problems can lead to a more positive outlook on life and could allow for more engagement academically regarding the student. As a whole FACS can improve school life and culture.
Lastly, FACS can play a large role in the education of Anatomy, not only in high school, but in college as well. Paragraphs 7-9 provide simple examples of muscles involved in movements that indicate emotions from the zygomatic major and risorius to the orbicularis oculi pars plpabraeus. Utilizing the FACS can help students identify major muscles and their functions by using different emotional expressions. Since emotion is scientifically proven to be evoked by emotional expression as mentioned in paragraph 9, the results of which emotions are present can be more accurate. Having the ability to identify and associate muscles on a personal level with the aid of machinery allows for the knowledge to be kept with personal association, making FACS very important in this field of education. FACS can help memorize those muscles and retain knowledge about their function from a simple facial analysis.
An application of FACS can prove useful in a school enviroment, as it can provide tailored learning, aid in school counseling, and aid in learning Anatomy. As explored in the paragraphs above, FACS provides a wide range of oppurtunities for schools to engage in different forms of learning and measuring progress with its aid. With a universal impact in many different aspects of school life, FACS can revolutionize what teachers and counselors think is best for students. The software provides a scope of use not limited to just science, but to schools and companies who can utilize FACS for learning and for projects in the future. | 5 |
8f864b4 | Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad, even when you are trying to hide your emotions. New software has been developed that can tell the emotions of others. This new software, the Facial Action Coding System, is now awiting to be used by variety of industries.
However, using these complex algorithms used to decode emotions into classrooms would be extrodnary. Imagine a classroom computer that could recoginize when a student is becoming bored or confused. Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."
You can't
probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. In the article it said "Using video imagery, the new emotio-recognition software tracks these facial movements."
Studies shows that "in a false smile, the mouth is streched sideways."
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. This will futher modify the way a lesson is being teached, and will increase the students ability to learn. | 2 |
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