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92728de | Technogly is everywhere.
Its in our coffie maker at your house, in your car on the way to work, in your phone calling to tell your boss you are stuck in traffic, and on the computer at your work place.
But some one decided to make technogly even better, a man of the name Prof. Thomas Huang.
The brillent Facial Action Coding System will be able to change a veriety of industries.
How angry would people be if students would be sitting in school taking a test or doing an assignment and they were getting upset because they do not understand the assignment?
Now we dont need to get upset anymore because the Facial Action Coding Software can detect these kind of emotions. " A classsroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" predicts Dr. Huang.
" Then the software could alter the question if need be so the student can understand the computerized assignment.
This would be extremly useful for people who find it a challenge to understand tough questions.
" Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Haung, " So computers need to understand that to."
This is very impotant because people can not always tell if a person is smiling becuase they are happy, or they are tring to cover up what they are truly feeling.
In a classroom, students are not likly to talk about their feeling in fear of getting bullied and made fun of.
The Facial Action Coding Software can calculate the emotions held by a kid and help to releave the stress of a diffacult test of assignment.
With this being said, kids can also minipulate the software by acting sad or angry to try to weaken the strangth of the computer based assignment.
This could lead to helping develop a deceptive attitude in young students that could continue to worsen as time goes on.
Would we rather choose to help the students who really need additional guidence in a classroom get the help that they need or not introduce this brillent program to countless students because of the fear of kids putting their own furture at steak because they want to take the easy road in life?
The Facial Action Coding Software is a mind-blowing program that will help kids and students of all ages acheive what they did not think would be possible.
With being able to detect a sad or confused face on a student will help the FACS program to understand the emotions of that kid.
Aslo, being able to change for any kids need is not something that a teacher can do very easily.
this would help the teacher be able to give support to the kids with out being their next to them all the time.
The Facial Action Coding System will help many kids as well as teacher all across the world.
Are we willing to jump into the furture of schooling and take a couple risks? | 3 |
927c364 | Driverless cars are starting to be made it will improve the way we drive. I think it would be nice to have driverless car. Some people will not like the idea of diverless cars.
The pros of a driverless car is car accident rate will go down. People would be able to take longer car rides. It will cut gas pirces down so people who drive cars will not have to pay as much for gas.people will get to where their going faster.People would be safer if the car sensors pick up a car about to hit them and stops the car before it happens.
The cons of diverless cars. they might malfunction while driving and could cause a reck. The car might not drive good in bad weather. It would know of closed roads or seep limints. It might be able to see how many cars are in front or behind it. It would need a human diver to inforce the trafic laws.
Humans have tried to make driverless cars for awhile. In the late 1950 General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track. The track was wmbedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a receiver on the front end of the car.In the 1980s automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes.They responded to danger of out of control skids or rollover. Anti brakes and driver assistance might be used in a driverless car but they are long way from a driverless car.
Those are the pros and cons of a driverless car and some history with it. I think it will be a while before we have a driverless car. People might be safer with a driverless car because of drunk driver and other reckless drivers. | 3 |
928433e | Dear Senator,
I have recently read some interesting information about a process of voting called "The Electoral College." It seems to work quite well in favor of getting the "right votes", however I do agree that there are too many possibilities and factors that could go against the public views and be in better favor of the government. As I recall, the government was set up for order and protection of the people. I am young and most people would probably judge the fact that I am so young to be stating things as political as this, however, I do seem to fathom more about political issues (like this and other things) than most adults even know. Judging by the unbiased information I was given that shows me two sides of the issue, I'd say that though The Electoral College seems to work, there are so many factors that favor the government rather than the people.
On one hand, yes. The Electoral College does seem to work. It gives a fair amount of Electors to each state due to their Congressional Delegation and we are given the information that we, The People, are voting on the Electors rather than the President but there are too many factors to that. We must take into full recognition that electors do not have to be faithful toward the end to the President they were going to vote for in the beginning. We must also consider the fact that the Electors are people not in public Office. I am assuming that means that they must work for the government rather than in the public. I must state the possibility that there could very well be some possible, underhanded things going on in the government for the assurance that a particular Presidential Candidate is chosen to win the election, all based on the fact that they are chosen by the Electors. This came to mind because of paragraph 11, under "Source 2: The Indefensable Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong." Within this paragraph, it stated that the Electors need not be faithful to the President they said they would vote for in the election. As well as this, the government was made for the people and the people hardly seem the get an advantage with the Electoral College since we have to trust a group of human beings that could very well be unfaithful.
On the other hand, Electors not sticking to what they said rarely happens (Or so we are told). As well as that, the Electoral College seems to work well and has a certainty of the outcome and avoids "Run-off" elections. However, the government was made for the public and therefor, I do believe that the people should choose their president as long as everyone is completely informed with uncensored information aboutb how everything is run, what that President, as well as what Congress and the other branches of Government intend to do whilst the current President is in Office. Many people don't even bother with trying to understand the way our government works and just completely trusts and goes along with whatever the government tells them but I think that is wrong! For a healthy government and a happy population, everyone must be informed with uncensored information and understand the outcome of these actions and how it willl affect them in the short-term and long-run. It is difficult and takes longer than what everyone would like but who wants to live in a so called "Democracy" that looks like a form of Oligarchy. Given the information I read, it doesn't seem fair or right. it seems like a form of control; a form of Oligarchy; a lie. | 4 |
928d593 | I dont know what to think about a car that drives its self. Its crazy to think how far technology has came today. Some of all this new technology stuff is good and some of it is bad. I think that the phone, watches, computers and stuff like that is good, but a car that drives its self I think is dumb.
One reason that I think a car that drives its self is dumb is because you never know when the computer that is running that car is gonna crash, and if that computer crashes it could make that vehicle turn really hard one way, slam on the breaks, punch the gas, or anthing like. If that would happen it could seriously injur or kill anyone in the car or even people that are not in the car. I think that the engineers that are building these ordenary cars are probably really really smart, but I still dont like the idea of a car driving its self. I drive a 2012 GMC sierra 1500 and I love it. It is still ran by a computer and the computer could mess up but its not going to effect my breaks or my stearing wheel becuase they are not ran by a computer, they are ran by me and I trust that.
I do not think that it would be safe to have a car the drove its self 70 miles per hour down the interstate, but if you are sittin in really slow traffic it might not be to bad. My friends moms car has a button that you push and the car will parrell park for you. One day when she had just got it My friend, his mom, and I were in town and he wanted to see if the parell park thing works and when it stared driving its self it kind of got out into the road and a semi almost hit us. If she would have park her self then the semi probably would not have been that closr to us, so I dont like cars that drive themselves.
I think if companys start advertising these cars and a lot of peole start to buy them, I think that they will not like them and want to go back to a car that they are in full control of. Also, if I owned a car manufactor I would want to create and sell a car that drives itself. If you create a car that drives itself and a custmer buys one of these cars and its driving itself and they are in a wreck and it was the car that drives itselfs fault then that custmer is going to sew me like no tomorrow. If you go to court anf loose the case, depending on how much you have to pay them your probably gonna end up buything them a new car. If the companys have to do this a lot then they are gonna quit making the cars, which I think will happen.
I am sure one day after all these cars will come out but I can promiss you that I or any of my family will ever have one. I believe in things that I am in control of. I think that the companys should try to make one and make money on they that would be great for them. It is crazy to think of how far the technology had came today and its pretty cool to see all of it being make. I am a pretty basic kid so I will stick to the basic things like a car that does not drive its self. | 3 |
928e5bf | Will vehicles be gone in the near future? Many movements have started due to cars polluting the air and melting the polar ice caps. For one, a community has been built where cars are not allowed, and a car-free movement started in Bogata, Columbia three years ago that banned vehicles other than buses and taxes. Also, due to deisel cars polluting the air that made Paris be on par with China's pollution, they ended up banning cars for some time.
"Since World War II, all of our development has been centered on the car," said David Goldberg, an official of transportation for America. The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States is promoting "car reduced" communities. Many hope that public transport serving suburbs play a much larger role in a new six-year federal transportation bill to be approved this year. 80 percent of appropriations have by law only gone to highways and 20 percent to other transport. Vauban, which was completed in 2006, is one example that seperates suburban life from auto use. As a result of 40,000 dollars being needed to buy a space for a car along with a home, 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. Vauban, with a population of over 5,000 residents, might be the most advanced low-car suburban life experiment.
Bogota, Columbia has started with a car-free day which is spinning into a big hit. Millions of Columbians either hiked, biked, skated or took buses to get to their destinations during the car-free day. For three straight years, in the capital city of Bogata, 7 million people were able to get to their destinations without the use of cars. As said by one of the residents of Bogota, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and air pollution". 118 miles of bicycle paths have been made due to the improvement campaign that was created in the mid-1990s. Many parks and sportss centers have also bloomed throughout the city due to the campaign and ban on vehicles.
Due to all the congestion and pollution, Paris ended up issuing a partial driving ban to clear the air of pollution. In the following days, motorists with either even or odd numbered plates were either forced to leave their cars at home or pay a fine of 31 dollars. Due to the fact that France has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline, they were blamed for the pollution in the air. 67 percent of vehicles in france are diesel vehicles. After 5 days congestion was down about 60 percent which rivaled the pollution was in Beijing, China which is know as one of the most hugely polluted cities in the world. Due to Paris putting a temporary ban on cars, they had complains about companies losing revenue. When the pollution in the air started to clear up enough, the ban on cars was lifted.
In conclusion, cars might end up being banned in multiple places around the globe to help with pollution. According to experts, it is said that there has recently been a large drop in the usage of cars and it will continue to drop. Demographic shifts suggests that there has been a large decline in the percentage of 16 to 39 year olds getting licenses to drive vehicles. A study last year has also showed that driving by young people has declined 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. Many studys have showed that the decline in people getting licenses and driving will continue to reduce rapidly. | 2 |
928fff7 | The Facial Action Coding System is a type of technology that can help alot of things that go wrong and it can also be bad.
This kind of technology can be and cannot be as valuable to read he students emotions because the students will have different emotions each time you read their emotions. So this technology can be valuaable because when you can read the students emotions like if there is something that is bothering them and they dont say anything, this technology can help the staff and teachers know what is going on. and it could be bad because the student who's emotions you are reading is maybe not comfortable with you reading their emotions, so you can get in trouble. So in conclusion this i am nuteral to this type of technology because i believe that it can be good or bad. No t just one or the other. | 2 |
9290b8a | The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is an amazing tool but using it in a classroom is both helpful and pointless. Being able to find out a persons emotions is a good thing to do but everyone isnt the same and emotions are the same way. people's emotions work in different ways and sometimes people can assume that your either angry.happy or sad just by your facial expression but in all honesty your just cool and thats the problem with the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) because first of all technology isn't always right second of all technology can't reveal or say how a human or person feels because its not that person and the FACS was programed to study facial movements and mucles like it says in paragraph 3 " the process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer modelof the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles" but what if the expression on the person's face that the FACS is programed to think that is the expression for sadness isnt that at all? What if its just that person's regular face and acutally could be happy but because the computer is programed to take the expression of sadness because of his or her facial muscles in conclusion the technology from the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is impressive but it wouldnt really help much for students in a classroom. | 2 |
929142b | I highly suggested that the Electoral college should be changed to the election by popular vote for the president of the Untied States instead. With the electoral college system voters vote not for the president, but for a state of electors, who in turn elect the president. The problem with this is that when the electors go to vote for the presient, who are the electors? They could be anybody, so how would we know if our president that got choose had it fairly? Well, we dont. Instead of having the electoral college system we should change it to the popular vote of the people. By doing so, we can know that the president that got choose had it fair with all the other presidents that decided to run for the position to. Instead of when voting it being called a natural disaster which is what is known for as the electoral college we can know we voted fair by voting with the election by popular vote.
The people in the community should have the right in this because of the fact that , each and everyday we are going to have to live by the rules of the president, so we should have the right to vote for the president, and the outcome for whoever wins would be fair because thats who most the people think should run our country. At the basic level, the electoral college is unfair to the voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, only focusing on the tight races in the "swing" states. It is officaial the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational.
With that being said i hope that the decision of changing the voting system from the electoral college system to the election by popular vote, and the outcome be very potitive. | 3 |
929161a | You should be a Seagoing Cowboy. It is very fun and can help others who are in need of animals. You could adventure during your free time and it is so amazing.
You can explore places like the Acropolis in Greece. During free time we play table tennis, we fence, and we have boxing matches. We also play volleyball and read. You can feed animals like horses. Even though it is hard work it is still very fun and you should try it. You can help on farms. It is fun to water the animals to keep them clean and to feed them so they do not go hungry. You can excavate a castle or take a gondola ride. Hard work can be fun if this is your job. There are plenty of horses and food for them in the ship.
You can make plenty of trips, but they might be long. It is fun sailing across oceans seeing the fish and the water as long as you do not mind getting sea sick or homesick. Some trips can take two whole weeks. Some can even take a month. It can be dangerous if you do not be careful. You could even get cracked ribs.
In conclusion, I think you should consider being a Seagoing Cowboy because, it is fun and you can help others. | 2 |
9291825 | Why should the people of the united states vote if the electoral votes are the onlt ones that count? I feel it should be up to the people of the united states not all up to the electors. Even though most people know the people are actullay voting for the slate of electors when i feel we as the people of the united states that are votes should count we shouldnt have to depend on someone else.
Even though if the electors tie and then the peoples votes count it would be fair but we be able to fight for are country at the age eighteen and be able to vote but still not count is unfair because that would then be the boss of are country and are troops. Also they can leave us to fight over seas and defend are country but we have electors who stay in th u. s all there life and get to chose who run the untied states.
Also, it sates the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. It should not be are votes through another person we dont know. For an example that would be like giving a stranger three-thousand dollors and telling it to mail it to one of your family members its a fifty-fifty chance its going to actully get to them.
I just feel that are votes should matter more then electoral votes we get harmed by what ever the president does not any of the electorals. Most of the people now days dont even get into the elections for that reason that they dont even matter. Plus that was the old way of doing the presidency but now were in 2014 it should change cause it only will effect the people of the united states. | 2 |
9291bf4 | i believe that we shouldnt have driverless cars because it puts people at greater risk and its alot of money people would be putting into this design and we could be using the money for something else. what would be the point of a driverless car if you still potentially need a driver to take over when thngs get bad. in paragraph 7 it states that the car can only steer, accelerate, and brake themselves and all the designes are notified when the driver should take control, meaning that people still always have to be aware and pay attention so way waste money on something us people can already do without all the extra equipment. and whos to say something wont go wrong if the car goes out of control or the computer system breaks that would be alot of money to be able to get that fixed. Dr. Werner Huber said"We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way" there is no reason at all for us to create something that is not needed and could potentially be dangerous just because we want to create somthing thats fun. in conclusion we should not have driverless cars because whos to say something bad wont happen and it would be greatly expensive and you still need a driver to be alert so these computer cars wouldnt be necessary at all. | 2 |
9292e8f | Twenty five years ago something strange happened on mars. People may have heard about "The Face on Mars" and thinked that it was formed by alien life. Scientists believed the face was an alien artifact . It actually was not. Scientists from NASA say that it was either a butte or mesa-landforms common in the american west.
This subject today is still a pop icon. It has starred in a Hollywood film , appeared in books and magazines , radio talk shows and it even haunted grocery stores checkout lines for 25 years.
After that , everyone was not satisfied. The face on mars is located at 41 degrees north and was winter in april 1998 - a cloudy time of year. The camera had to peer through wispy clouds to see the face.
People say it is not a a natural landform , they think it was from alien matter wich is not true because NASA explained in the article that it was just a Martian mesa. It was common around Cyodonia. So once the scientists sent pictures to us ,over time you can see the "face" fades out over time. This means that it did have formed shadows giving illusions of the eyes , mouth , and nose. To conclude it was not a face-- it was a Mesa. | 2 |
929b955 | Many European countries have been making a move towards limiting car usage in efforts of halting pollution, adding exercise to everyday life, conserve resources, and improve safety for others. An example of this phenomenon is Vauban, Germany, where suburbs are not allowed to drive vehicles. Doing this has helped improve society by bringing people closer to each other and removing the stress of traffic. Other people create a holiday for this, Car-free day, where people can only get around by public transportation and walking. As countries become more urbanized, there is a lesser need for cars to get around as the city is closing in on us.
Various countries have been making cities more dense and bring stores and businesses closer to neighborhoods, with the idea of Smart Planning. This idea is making communities more compact, like Vauban's 5,500 residents living within a square mile. With this, the need of cars is drastically reduced, creating a stress free environment that is less polluted and clean. Also, to dicourage the use of cars, there are only parking garages on the edge of town and barely any parking spots, leaving more room for sidewalks and housing developement. People began to walk socialize along the way, allowing exercise and social benefits.
Car pollution has been a major problem ever since the first cars were made. In the Paris, the smog became so thick, they had to partially ban driving. Even license plates one day, the next odd license plates. Congestion was down 60% after 5 days of intense smog. This pollution was due to the French government subsidizing and favoring Diesel fuels. In this time, all public transits were free of charge and people walked to get to where they needed to be. However, delivery companies lost revenue, but exceptions such as plug in cars, hybrids, and cars carrying 3 or more people.
In America, the reccession has had a devastating effect on some people, many couldn't afford to drive due to gas prices, and sold their cars. "A study last year has found that driving by young people decreased 23% between 2001 and 2009". This means that Public Transportation, car-pooling, and pedestrian are becoming a more commonly used way of getting from A to B, and are more affordable.
Companies like Ford got together at the Mobile World Congress and laid out a business plan for a world in which vehicle ownership is impractical and undesirable. Their chairman, Bill Ford, proposed partnerships with telecommunication companies. They want to make cities that are more based on pedestrain, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportion. Doing this, they think it will save time, conserve resources, lower emissions, and improve safety.
The world changes slowly, and these ideas might never catch on. Today, there is a lesser need of cars as cities become more urbanized and as we start facing an environmental problem. Better city layouts are being made to reduce the need for vehicles by bring businesses closer to neighborhoods. People are sponsoring no car days, smog reduces, and people find that they don't need cars to get around. | 4 |
929dbaa | Hi my name is Luke and I think you should participate in the seagoing cowboys program because you get to see trueley beautifull places and you get to be on the ocean wich is another bonus and you get to love and care for the cute and adorible horses on board plus you dont have to worry about them running out of food because we always carry enuff to venture the far and cool places we go to.
One reason you should come with us in the seagoing cowboys program is that we venture to cool and foriegn places like china and i got to see the Panama Canal,all and all it's just a realy good experience and you would like it if you are an outgoing person.
Another reason you should come with us is because the animals they are realy cute and fun to be around all tho they do take some care its nothing compared to having an adorible animal to keep you company when you are alone.
The last reason in my opinion is you get to be out in the ocean and who doesn't love that and it just gives you time to explore and have fun with everything the animals the ocean the adventure and the quitness of just hereing the waves and having a great time.
And that is why i think you should come aboard with us because all and all you would just have a great time. | 2 |
92a1ebc | The author supports the idea of studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author thinks that if NASA could get close enough to the planet to study it they will have gained insight on the planet and will lead to human curiosoty into many equally intimidating endeavors. The author believes it will be valueble even though there are challenges it presents which include high temperatures, the pressure, and a thick atmosphere.
A challenge of studying venus presents include high temperatures of 800 degrees. There is also a thick atmosphere of 97 percent carbon dioxide which also contains clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in the atmosphere. A big problem that NASA faces with landing on Venus is the pressure that the planet has. The pressure there is 90 times greater than what we experience on Earth.
If NASA found a way to solve those problems than they could learn valuable information about Venus.
The author believes that Venus has a lot of information that NASA could still learn about the planet. Information such as; what causes the erptions of volcanoes or why is it so Earth like? The author states that scientists are fasinated by the fact that its the closest planet to be like Earth in our solor system. The author also states that, "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various life forms, just like earth." If this is true NASA could believe that there might be other planets that are just like ours.
The author supports the idea of Venus being worth studying even if there are risks. THe author believes that if NASA could get close enought to the planet they coul see if there were truely other life forms other than earths. The author supports the idea of it being valuble by saying, "Not only would we gain insight of mars but also lead human curiosity into many equally intimidating endeavors. " | 3 |
92a2621 | Computers, we all like using computers it's one of the things more used around the world. Computers are use at work, school, home, hospitals and ect. Since computers are use so much around the world it's only right that people keep making new advance computers that can change the future. How advance can computers get.? Well by reding this article it shows the new level of computer that people have made.
New software from Prof. Thomas Huang, of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Ilinois, working in collaboration with Prof. Nicu Sebe of the University of Amsterdam that can reed how you feel even do if you fake it. According with the article it says this new 3-D computer model of the face, all 44 major muscle in the model most move like a human muscle, so it can detect the feeling. They classified six basic emotions: happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and sadness, and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles. This it's crazy it says if you not smiling right, like happy there a video imagery that recognition software tracks these facial movements in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa. Some times we have trouble describing the look in our friend face if they happy sad or ect., but Dr. Huang observes that artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions.
I personal think this is a bad ideal, becuase people feeling its very personal. Example
if someone in your family die and you feel so sad put you don't want people to know about it and here comes a computer and detects your feeling and people going to start asking, "oh hey, why are you so sad" and that will make people more mad. I mean i could work sometimes like if you see a girl and the computer detects that she sad and need someone, you could go and try to make her happy and see if that changes something. I think a lot of people won't like it either because they think it's violationg their feelings. I think this computer will work if only used the right way, i mean for something good or to help people be happy. | 4 |
92a2a91 | I think that the facial action codeing system is valuable, because it could help people everywhere. It could help in a clsaaroom and many more places it could tell you if someone you know is happy or sad.
I think it would be most useful in a classroom because if a teacher is busy with another student. The computer could notice that your confused and try to show you a different lesson or even just try to show it a different way. This would help the teachers because they would have more help if everyone is stuck on the same lesson and needed help.
Most people would like it because you can use it in video games and movies. They could use it to make the characteristics look more real and it would be easier to make them show their emotions by using the FACS. Because it can read all the muscles in the face so they could use it to make the facial expresions look more real. | 2 |
92a3030 | The author in this story supports his details really well by telling us how
good this idea is how we should go to venus but first he tells us what the dangers by going to venus is like. In paragraph 5 he says in venus the farrenhiet can go up to 800 degreese and the atmosphere pressure is 90 times greater what we feel in earth. venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers we can have another planet for trash or another planet to live in for ourselves. the author even gave us a claim how we are already coming with a plan for sending devices to venus in the land of venus . do we really want to live in a planet were 50 percent of the ocean is plastic and trash what if later in the future our nieghbors are gonna be platic. one scientist did a test on somebody and they found out they had 5 percent of the body was a bit plastic what if later we dont have no where to throw out garbage away we can move to a new planet venus bit dangerus but woudlt be all bad . | 1 |
92ad3f6 | "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city."(source 2). Cars have been a great help to people but now their boarding the line of help and hurt. The advantages of limiting car usage almost never end. There's always a way for you to limit your use of your car. It's great for the plant. Also it brings ease to you. Then last is that it brings people together.
To began with is that it's great for there plant. For example in Bogota, Colombia every year for three years they would have a car free day. That is when everyone would leave their cars at home and use a bike or some alternative transportation to get to were they have to be. If you choose to do the opposite then you would be fined a $25 fee for using your car. The goal was to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. This also happens in Paris, were they banned cars because of smog. Even if the fee was $31 dollar Almost 4,ooo drivers were fined.
In addition to that is that it brings ease to you. Stated in the first source, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Heidrun Walter said that. When you don't have to think about any car problem you worry less. Even now there has been a decline in the percentage of 16- to 39-year-old's getting a licenses. It's not a priority anymore. With cars comes worries, and people today don't want any worries.
Last but not last is that it brings people together. Usual when we are driving in our cars we hardly look to see who's driving next to us. But if you take out the cars you can really see wants around you. Meet people while you ride your bicycles. You would see the world in a different way.
In conclusion, limiting cars would benefit you in so many way. One like bringing you closer to the people around you. Also without as many cars it would help the plant. Last it would bring ease to you. Overall the less the cars the better everyone and everything should feel. | 3 |
92ada7c | Technology advances every day making human life a lot easier. All technology is meant to make human life easier. Driverless cars is a technology that has been around for several years and that keeps improving with every year. this will bring them to the market very soon. Driverless cars would be a good idea because they would provide more safety as technology keeps improving, they would make a lot easier for a human to drive and driving would also be more enjoyable and more entertaining.
One of the reasons driverless cars would be a good idea is for safety, safety is a big and important concern when it comes to driving. Manufacturers are working every year to make these cars more independent and safe to drive. Improvements in these cars include sensor improvement, computer hardware and software to make the care saftier and more independent. As technology keeps growing these cars are being equipped with all these new sensors, cameras, and computers that improve the car's system and ability to drive independently.
Another reason driverless cars would be a good idea is because as all technologies it would make human's life easier in a certain way in this case driving. A person driving a driverless car would have the advantage of doing other activites while driving. Activites like texting, look around an unknown place while driving and other type of activites would be possible with this technology.
Another reason these cars would be a good idea is for in-car entertaining. Drivers would get bored waiting to get to their location and manufacturers know that and because of that they are thinking about including in-car entertainment. Imagine going from one state to another, sitting back watching TV while your car does the hard work for you or try to video call a family member and show them the city you live in. All these things and more could be possible if driverless cars come to the market.
Driving a car can be very difficult sometimes with all the traffic, getting a phone call, not seeing a pedestrian and many other things that a driver has to be aware of when driving. As technology keeps improving these cars keep improving as well. These driverless cars could make driving easier for humans, more enjoyable and more safe and they could also change the world and the way we live by providing us with all these advantages that are not available at the moment. Manufacturers should keep improving these cars and the states should change the law and make the driving of these cars legal. | 3 |
92ae69d | Do you believe in aliens? Do you think that aliens made The Face on Mars? Well let me tell you, they didn't. It resembles traits of natural landforms that we on the Earth have too. Do you see where I'm coming from?
Yes, I understand it's' a planet we haven't been on yet don't you get that, they could have perfectly normal things just like the Earth that happen every day. Do you understand now?
No?, well on April 5, 1998, when Mars GLobal Surveryor flew over Cydonia for the first time and the MOC team snapped a picture ten times sharer than the origina Viking photos. It is a real landform that was caused by natural things that happen, it was no alien monument. It is very hard to get to the face in space because our teams have to go different places, we have to look at different things.
I see your point of view though, I get that MOC could have gotten the picture wrong, but you see it was ten times as sharper than it had been years before. Yes, it was cloudy to and that could have caused some major differnces comapred to when it is sunny. The "alien markings could have been hidden by haze", you never know though, but we don't make it over the face very often, it's hard to get a better view from it.
The picture could have been photoshopped to make it look different, I know its in the late ninety's but it wen tto a Jet Propulsion Lab where the face started to apppear into a face. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common arounf Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptain Pharoh. It was a good way to engage the public attraction to Mars. It became an icon in mocies, books, talk shows, it was every where for 25 years. Many scientists believed it was important to NASA and very few believed it was an alien artifact, after eighteen long years the Vikining mission was over.
Do you believe me now when I say that aliens didn't create this face on Mars? It is very posible that they did but, not very likely that they did. You have to look at the facts that it might actually be a natural landform, this argument could go either way but again look at the facts and how we got a ten times sharper look at it and how Mars works, it could work the same as Earth and we don't consider Earth to have aliens on it, we don't blame aliens on our land features. Every planet is different and Mars could turn out to have storms and earthquakes and tornados just like we do on Earth, just remember that next time you think that aliens are real, look at all the facts, ALL the facts and then make your decision. | 3 |
92b03b2 | The technology in the passage "Making Mona Lisa Smile" is incredible and is very revealing to the science of emotions. The Facial Action Coding System is also very helpful to everyone and lets us, in a way, "dig deeper" to people's thoughts and emotions. The use for the Facial Action Coding System can be very useful when reading student's emotional expressions and can very easily help the student learn.
This technology can be very useful to not only the students, but also to the teacher in the classroom. She/He would not have to beg or keep asking the students if they understand the lesson or not, but rather have the robot read their expressions to see if they understand the information that is being brought to them. In paragraph 6, Dr. Huang says "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". Students would not have to reliey on teachers to make the lesson exciting and fun. The program would make the lesson fun and exciting for the student, which translates to better grades and better oppurtunites for the future of the student.
Classroom computers that read emotions could very easily become the next big thing because of their smartness and ability to adapt to students needs when learning. Many people, whether they are students or not, will benefit from these computers that read emotions. | 3 |
92b6683 | Cars, th ey get us places faster and could also show a soc i al s tatis. Sports, muscle, luxeruy, and exotic all can show a differen t stature but, cars are harmful. Gas es from t he cars cause harm to the Ozone layer i n the atmo s phere m a king the w orld hotter every ye a r. We really s hould cu t down o n our car usage or the world could be in big trouble.
One way Paris is helping out is a partial ban on driving. They do this to control the smog, a gas created f rom cars, to pro m ote good air and have a cleaner cit y . On Monday drivers with a even license plate are ordered to leave their cars home or pay a thirty one dollar f ine, and it wo u ld apply to the odd license plate the next day.
Now Paris is not the only one on the c lean air bane wagon so is the United States. President Obama wants to curb the greenhouse emissions. But in recent studies show that fewer Americans are buying fewer cars, getting a license and even driving each year.
Now even in BOGOTA, Colombia they are helping with the air the capital city even has a special day. On the "car-free day" in Colombia, people leave their cars and walk, s k ate, b i ke and eve n just ride the bus. For three years they have done this only allowin g buses and t ax i s per m itted on th e road. Violaters face a twenty five dollar fine if they decide to drive their own car that day. | 2 |
92b8c17 | The Seagoing Cowboys program is great for people who like animals, sailing, and like to travel. Getting paid to travel is a great way to earn money. Being a sea cowboy isn't alway easy, but it's worth all the hardwork and effort. It's a great job for any hardworkers and is fun for anyone who decides to join the Seagoing Cowboy program. No one will regret joining the program.
Those who like to sail this is a great job. It will be a couple weeks on the water to sail and experience the waters of many oceans and seas. One trip is to China and takes two weeks. That is a great time to enjoy sailing. When not working, on the way back, all sea cowboys can play volleyball, baseball, and other games too. It's not always work so they can have freetime during their travels.
Not only is it great for sailors, but it's also good for animal people. People who like to work with animals or just take care of animals have a great oppourtunity too. One of the animal jobs is a night watchman. They checkup on all the animals once every hour during the night. That means it's not just all work. There are other animal jobs too, like feeding the animals and giving them water. There are great things for animal workers with the Seagoing Cowboy program.
With the sailors and animal caretakers there are oppourtunities to see the world. The sea cowboys travel to many places to ship animals. When they get to the place where they are shipping to, cowboys can see the places and explore forein lands. Not only do they get to see other places, they also get to see the waters of many places and may see lands off in the distance.
There are many great oppourtunities for everyone! Seeing the world is fun, even if someone has to work during it.
Caring for animals is great for people who have or like animals. If a cowboy just wants to sail they can man the ship. Being part of the Seagoing Cowboys program is amazing for anyone. Being a part of this program is a great way to have fun and earn money at the same time. Come be a sea cowboy to help many nations in need. | 4 |
92bb58b | The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) program can be used to detect human emotion through complex algorithms on a advanced computer. Since this program cant work on the average PC, Dr. Huang wrote down some simple instructions that encode different emotions. These instrutions are not as advanced as the FACS program but they are simple enough for the average PC. This can dectect your muscular action units to detect all your current emotions. It can also detect fake emotions as if you were trying to fake a smile or frown just by looking at the major mucles on your face.
Dr. huang would like to use this program for kids in schools. He says the program would help detect when a student is becoming confused or bored of a lesson. When this happens the FACS program will modify the lesson such as an effective human instructor would. This in my opinion could change the learning process for many people and create a new learning system across the world. But this could also take many jobs away ruining the carrer of a teacher. This whole program could end horribly making teachers go on a strike. But no special computer is needed as in the article states that this program could run on a school computer.
All together this program could change schools for the students, and effect the jobs of teachers/professor. This program was made to detect human emotions but can be used as an advanced learning process. The things that this program can do are impressive but Dr. Huang aslo says that humans can also detect emotions. But a teacher can't teach every student in their ways needed, teachers teach the whole class using the technique. Overall this program should be tested in a few schools before going active to each school. | 3 |
92bdac3 | The Mona Lisa Smile is a intresting article about this new upcoming production of technology. It says that in the future they could have students computers have a facial reconzation deviece in it to tell what mood there in to adjust the to whatever there feeling. I feel as if it is not needed for it to be in a learning enviroment. I think its inpratical and would be very expensive for the school to have. That could cause multiple problems just with that problem alone. What if the student wasn't even paying attention to the lesson and it causes it to register there mood but there mood isnt based off the lesson because there not paying attention so it would be invaild infomation. He states in the article it can only find out a couple emotions and boredom isnt one of them. It also poses a security threat to the students or surrounding family because if it can see faces what else would it see or even not mean to capture but does. Over all I just don't see this fit for a students use and would be to expensive anyways. It could work in a perfect world though but we don't have one of those. | 2 |
92c1fff | Greenhouse gases are a major problem all over the world. Almost all forms of transportation emit these and people are starting to take notice. Heavy, dark smog hangs over cities for weeks at a time like a depression and by just simply limiting cars on the streets for a few days, an extravagant improvement can be made. With greenhouse gas emissions increasing by the day, some cities have begun to limit or even ban driving all together, with the exception of public transportation. The environment is reaping the benefits with every car taken off the street.
After days of reaching near-record pollution in Paris, they enforced a partial ban to relieve themselves of the intensifying smog. Even-numbered license plates were ordered to stay home for the first day and odd-numbered the next. They alternated every day for one week. A fine was issued to those that did not abide resulting in almost 4,000 drivers ticketed, according to Reuters. Typically, Paris has more smog than other European cities. In this particular week, they had 147 micrograms of particulate matter versus 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London. By the end of the week the air had made drastic improvement and the ban was lifted.
A more permanent display of a city wanting to improve air conditions is present in Vauban, Germany. Cars are indeed allowed, but the only places to park are on the edge of the development, and a space can cost as much as $40,000. The main public transport still runs and most people ride bikes to get around. Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and as much as 50 percent in heavily populated areas in the United States. This upscale suburban city in Germany is making impact around the world, influencing more accessibility to public transportation and stores.
Warm, Bogota, Columbia makes a celebration out of a nationwide day-long ban on cars. Warm temperatures tend to trap greenhouse gases which creates smog over cities. Only buses and taxis are permitted on the Day Without Cars. Violaters also faced a fine here but millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated, and enjoyed the day. This day is part of an improvement campaign that began in the mid-1990s. Bogota has constructed 118 miles of bycicle path, more than any Latin American city. Parks have bloomed and other forms of transportation has been made easily accessible.
In America, recent studies suggest that citizens have been buying and driving fewer cars and getting fewer licences each year. Has car culture really started to diminish? The number of miles driven peaked in 2005 and has steadily dropped afterwards. If the pattern persists carbon emissions will be greatly decreased and the enviroment will definitely take notice. Transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions, right behind power plants. The decrease in car commuting may find reason in the recession, and it may become a new habit. Wether the millenials will buy more cars when they have kids remains an open question, but it is very much doubted.
Greenhouse gas emissions from cars are very detrimental to the enviroment and even ourselves. Just by limiting how much cars are used in ordinary day we can preserve our earth. It is apparent that people already cut back on using cars for financial reasons, why dont we begin to cut back for environmental? | 3 |
92c37a0 | Venus, also called the Evening Star is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. This nickname is
misleading since Venus is actually a planet. Venus is the second planet from our sun and the hottest planet in our solar system. Often referrd to as Earth's twin, Vinus is closest to Earth in term of density and size, but it's a dengrouse and challenging planet. Venus is very dangerous.
Venus is very dangerous. Why? Almsot 90% carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atomsphere, and the average temperature is over 800 degree Fahrenheit. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though is not the closest to our sun. The atmosoheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Also Venus has weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequesnt lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface.
Venus is a very dengerous place to go to. It's the hottest planet on our solar systeam. It has volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequesnt lighting strike. But why we wanna go there? Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth like planet. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largly with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. It may not be easy conditions, but survivable for humans if we found a way to land on. | 3 |
92c618a | Rosenthal writes that residents are "suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before...". Now, few people would equate soccer moms to such pioneers as Lewis and Clark but in their own way, they kind of are. In many European cities and suburbs, people have almost completely given up driving and cars. As hard as it is to imagine a sprawling city without drive ways and street parking, it is almost forbidden in the cities participating in this experiment.
Everyone knows that cars emit greenhouse gases and it's oh so bad for the environment and blah blah blah, and we all care. We really do. But do we care enough to give up our cars? Most likely not. But we could all stand to limit our driving, and it's easy enough. If the grocery store is only a few blocks away how about riding your bike or walking? You'll get a little exercise and a little less pollution. And while you're taking this walk, imagine the silence you would hear if everybody else was also doing this and the streets were empty. "The swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor." (Source 1). Aside from just the noise pollution our buzzing motors give us, the air pollution is much worse. Cars are responsible for twelve percent of greenhouse gases in Europe and fifty percent in some North American cities (Source 1). Beijing, China, the most polluted city in the world (Source 2) which is known for its intense smog, was almost shown up by the capital of France. Since Paris' government favors diesel over gasoline, they know exactly what was to blame. Closer to home, America's second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is due to the transportation industry (Source 4).
On the topic of big cities and driving the first picture that comes to mind is a big highway filled with honking cars and irritated drivers. Traffic. Los Angeles and New York City are only a few prime examples. Heidrun Walter, a mother in the car-less city of Vauban said, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," (Source 1). The stress that driving through congested roads, or even just driving at all can causes a lot of problems such as accidents. Businessman, Carlos Arturo Plaza, who rides a two-seated bike with his wife says, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress...". In cities with little to no car usage traffic has been dramatically cut down and with it pollution and stress levels. The two day car ban in Paris, France not only cleared smog but brought down congestion, or car traffic. Bogota, Colombia has a population of seven million people who participate in the Day Without Cars to "promote alternative transportation and reduce smog" (Source 3). Regardless of the rainy weather, the decrease in use of cars has sparked the construction of bike paths and new sidewalks.
Minimizing to eradicating car usage would drastically decrease resource use, wasted time and pollution outputs while steadily increasing our own safety. Maybe next time you're ready to jump right in your car, consider another method of transportation. | 3 |
92cf776 | Driverless cars would be useful and should continue to be developed because they would be potentially safer, more efficient, and help drivers by making driving a less intensive and dangerous activity.
Driverless cars would be safer then current cars. One way this woud be true is because many driverless (and current with-driver cars) have features that allow them to sense danger in traffic. For example, as stated in paragraph 7, it is shown that BMW is developing a car that can steer, accelerate, and brake. Even though the cars are not completely driverless, further development of the cars could possibly fix these issues. Driverless cars may also be able to find each other via GPS to avoid collisions.
Driverless cars could be possibly more efficient than current cars. For example, a driverless car with a GPS could possibly find the quickest and most fuel-efficient route to a destination. Another thing driverless cars may be able to do more efficiently is determine the best way to save gas or prevent wear and tear to the car on a case by case basis. For example, a car with a smart computer may be able to decide whether it is more fuel efficient to turn off the engine or leave it running, depending on the amount of time it will be left idle. To combat wear and tear, a driverless car may be able to accurately determine the best distance and amount of time to brake to keep the damage to tires and brakes as low as possible.
Driverless cars could make driving less dangerous and intensive for drivers. Currently, drivers must keep their eyes on the road and have full awareness of everything going on around them to drive safely. A driverless car with safety features similar to the ones described in paragraphs 7 and 8 would allow the driver to not worry as much about what is going on around them. This may allow them to do other work or concentrate on something else, like children in the car.
Driverless cars would generally be a good thing to continue researching and developing, as they would make driving safer, more efficient, and less intensive for drivers. | 4 |
92d24d8 | Driverless cars are our future, whether we want them to be or not. Since the first inventions people have always been opposed to new things. Driverless cars should not be one of them. They should be excepted because well, they are a good idea.
Think about something machine made. Anything at all. If you have two of those, compare them. Are they identical? Let's be honest, machines are perfect in what they do. Unlike humans, machines can all be programed the same, and will each do the same thing just as well as any other one would. Humans, on the other hand, make mistakes. If all cars are programmed the same way, they would all drive and react to situations the same way. In other words, they could be programed to always follow the speed limit and other laws. Some people just don't care about that sort of thing. No one would get hurt, even if you spent the whole night drinking. The driverless cars today give the ones of the future a bad rep. Technology is quickly improving. If you think all the sensors and other gadgets on todays cars are cool, wait until todays brainiacs really get down to working on them. You have to remember though, humans do make mistakes. Malfunctions are likely to happen, but if they do, way less people would be getting hurt compared to today.
How many people die due to texting and driving every year? Driverless cars could stop that from happening. Ever again. All those crosses you may see on the side of the road are a sign to what could be avoided. Driverless cars could stop putting those up all together. The people involved in making todays driverless cars are already putting something together. While you're sitting in your car that's driving itself, you may get bored. Pop up entertainment systems are already under consideration. Though today the driver will be alerted to any hazard on the road, and the pop up would be put away, that would not be the case in the future. You could text away and the car could handle any situation the road throws at it. I do believe, however, that people should still learn how to drive. If the car does fail, and stop working, the person in the vehicle should be able to take control of it and get it off of the road.
People against this new innovation have good reasons as to why they are. I understand not being in control can worry many people, but driverless cars that work the way I explained are far from becoming a reality. The people of the future can slowly be weaned into this new car. To them, owning a car that drives itself will be no different then how we feel about our cars today. These cars are the future, a future in which accidents are a rarity and stupid people behind the wheel can't hurt anyone on the road anymore. So don't be afraid of this new idea, embrace it. Driverless cars, when completed and working to the best of their ability could save many lives, and lead the world to a new exciting future. | 4 |
92d5951 | Dear State Senator ,
In the ruels of voteing there should be change. When voting citesens's votes should matter, but they dont. Whats the point of even voting when your vote doesnt help who you want to be president win. Why should people in office get to have the say? Its not fair for those pople to chose everyones prersednt . Everyone in the United Dtates should have the say of who runs them for four years. No one wants someone who they don't even like calling the shots. Also when we don't get to choose the the people that do choose make it go in there favor and not ours.
This country is all of ours and sould not have all the disions made by only a few people. Everyones vote should matter. If thers 50,000,000 for runer 1 anf 60,000,000 for runer 2 then runer 2 should win. Majority rules, and when everyone is toght that since the day theey were born then we need to live by that way. I'm not saying iif over half of the US says the everyone has to atleast have one dog in there house hold we should have to do ! I'm talking about the big things like presidesy.
maybe if we got to chose our president then more rules will be followed. Whe we get to choose our presedent then we will respect him. When you respect someone then you follow what tthey have to say and dont give them crap for it. when someone you dont like is presedent why should you repect them? we sll know you wouldnt and that you would go aginst almost everything they say even if they actully do say somerting you agree about your still not going to respect them be cause tou dont like them.
Sometimes everyone can be stoborn. And when certin people dont get whet they want then they can do bad things. If someone wanted obama buit we got ramny when evryone voted for obama then people are going to be very mad becuse its wrong that we didnt get the presendnt that we wanted. riets could stgart and armys could form just because its not fair how the president is choosen.
In the ruels of voteing there should be change. | 3 |
92daef9 | No robot has ever survived and no human has ever landed here. Its Venus. The Earths twin planet. a mission that plenty want to do but is too dngerous and risky for us right now. But scientists and NASA are working on getting to Venus, but why?
Like i said Venus is Earths twin. Venus, at some points, is the closest planet to earth. The only exception is Mars becasue all 3 travel around the sun at different times. Venus is our closest and most reliable planetary visit. Its conditions dozens of miles above the surface are rough, but liveable. With temperatures at that height at 170 degrees Fahrenheit, Venus is the closest things we can find to Earth. Meaning at one point Venus was probably just like earth with large oceans and mountains. If Venus was just like Earth back then, there is a chance that there was forms of life on this planet. This make scientist want to go and get sample of the gas and rocks on Venus and try to see if there was life on other planets except Earth.
With Venus surface 90 times hotter than earths 800 degrees, right now it almost seems impossible. Every robot theyve sent to land on Venus has not lasted 2 weeks. This dosent stop NASA from researching and still giving effort to land on Venus. One day, scietnists believe a Venus visit will be marked down in the books. | 2 |
92eb5d8 | You know how in the old cartoons like the jetsons and etc , fantasize the future with flying cars and travel tubes. I think this is the next step to living like the Jetsons. You can drive your car with out really driving; Who wouldnt like to do that? But with everything thats good theirs always a bad side and their have been many concerns about these new self driven cars. I personally dont think that we are ready for this kind of technology.
" Something not available to drivers trying to text and drive with a cell phone" (paragraph 8).
We cant even pay attentions in the cars we have because we are to busy trying to be on our phones 24/7. America alone has had a numerous amount of accidents in the past couple of years and alot of them end in fatality. With a car that you dont have to be focused on 24/7 will probably just make matters worse. America is jsut simply not ready to keep their hand on the steering wheel and off their screens.
"If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" ( Paragraph 9). This big what if question, what if the technology forgets to remind the driver that its their turn to drive. What if the system over corrects the car and causes an accident. What if the sensors stop sensing. Their are alot of plausable "what ifs" with these cars. Personally, a little bit too many what ifs. These producers should just wait till they can assure most of these issues will never happen. Plus, most of these cars will be so expensive so no one will really be able to drive them in the general population. So a waste of money and product for a car to sit some where in a ware house, rusting away.
The people of America are not ready for these " Self drivin cars"
to be out on the street. First we have to make sure we can drive without the cars help safetly then go from their. The development on these cars need to be holted until they can assure most of the problems that might occur. But if they do make a model with none of these concerns im all for the"Self driven auto mobiles". | 3 |
92eeb85 | "The Cowboy Program"
This isn't just any type of cowboy program, this is a cowboy who rode the waves. I think it would be good for kids to come helpout at this program. It can make you smart and learn about things you might not know.
This boy named Luke went with his best friend. His life totally changed. I'm now going to tell you why you should come. What they did their was they helped people. The boy boys played fun games like, table-tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling. They did that to help pass time.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy was much of an adventure. Now here are some places they went that I think you might like. It took the group two weeks to travel across the Alantic ocean. They went to China which took a month. Also the program went to Greece to get their Military service. For World War ll in 1945, they went to Europe.
Now I'm going to tell you things they did to help out that you might like to do, if you like to do chores. Luke served as a night watchman. Also he went and checked on the animals every hour. Also to keep Luke busy about the animals is they had to be fed or watered two or three times a day. Another thing is bales of hay and bag of oats had to be pulled up from the lower holds of the ship. The stalls also had to be cleaned.
Lastly I'm going to tell you why Luke went on this ship and why you might want to. Luke went on this trip because he wanted to help out is best friend. Also he knew it was possibly the only chance he would ever get to get to go. Another reason is Luke thought it might be good work him. I think he also went on this trip to help out 44 other countries to recover their items. This was a very important job and Luke did a good job. I bet if you tried this, you would too.
Do you think you would ever want to go on this trip? I would, it sounds like you have to do work, but you still can have a lot of fun with the trip. I think it is also important to help out with other things. Maybe some day you should try this some day if you ever get the opportunity. | 3 |
92f1eda | Driverless car`s In my opinion are a pretty smart idea for the people who lke to be on there phone while driving and risk theres and others life . Or a person who drinking and can get home safely cause he dont have to drive because the smart car will drive for him to get home. The smart car`s can lower the rate of deaths because of drunk drivers and people who text and drive . The smart car can also help with drives who slowly fall asleep at the wheel so they can take it easy but not fall asleep while driving because if the smart car is driving, but the human driver still has to be alert at all times because they may come across a road that takes human skill driving to go through like work site`s, accident`s,etc . In a negative way they can be a bad idea because what if there is a mechanical malfunction with the car itself like a problem that the owner of the car couldnt fix by hand because it had to be done by machines or experts then you wouldnt have a car for the time being . A driverless car still has to have human supervision because basically the human drivier still has to watch the road and watch for pedestrians , animals , and other objects or things going into the road . The smart car has positive and negative things towards it we dont know for sure if we should bring them into the world until the technology becomes even to where they can fix the negative things about them | 3 |
92f46f7 | I think that the author describes how technolgoy called Facial Action Coding System enables computer to idntify human emotions and expressions of the students in the classroom are valuable. For example at the begging the line " imagine being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling, even when they are trying to hide their emotions." Catches people attention. Another example that the author used that was included that was good was in paragrah one when it states that "Shes 83 percent happy, 9percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. This shows that the author included logos in his paragrah another way of having a valuable short.
Third example has pathos catching peoples feelings or making them think being put into someone els shoes."Hold on! can we actually "calculate"emotions-like math homework? and how can a computer recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel". The author also gave us examples of looking in the mirror. I think that the author gave details examples for the student to having in the classroom. | 1 |
9300f5b | Venus is a very interesting planet, who wouldn't want to discover more about it?Studying Venus as the author said is a good idea because it allows people to discover something new that could possibly become the second home of humans,
expand people's imagination, and finding new innovations for a new planet or new "earth" for humans.
In the passage it said in paragraph 2," Numerous factos contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us", meaning that if its going to be challenging to discover and examine Venus, these scientists will do everything possible to learn its weaknesses and strengths, even if it takes decades to make it possible. The passage also said in paragraph 4," why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface? Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system", meaning that astronomers are doing everything possible to examine Venus, and possible that these humans are able to exist in this planet futher more centries.
Many people may not notice, but Venus has many things that not many know of or are aware of. For example, in paragraph 3 it says", a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus... these conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth", meaning that these conditions that Venus has may be very extreme and humans must be cautious when entering this planet. In the passage it also says that ", Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system... Vensian geology and weather present, additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface", meaning that Venus is also comparable to Earth, although they do have their differences. Venus is not only allowing people to make new innovations, but expanding their imagination and allowing them to challenge themselves and keep pushing themselves until they feel satisfied for how much they have discovered. In the passage it stated,"The national Aeronautics and Space administration(NASA) has one particulary compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus", showing that they will keep inventing and creating new ideas until they are able to discover enough information to allow any human being into this planet.
Lastly these creative scientists have created new innovations and materials allowing them to enter this dangerous planet called Venus. In paragraph 5 it said", NASA'S possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray" showing that these scientists are working from their failures and improving from them. Also in paragraph 6 it said," therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks... many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus", showing that these scientists are doing everything they can, and examining on what they are able to create despite of their failures and trying to contribute to the planet. In paragraph 8 it also says," our travelson earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation", showing that people will expand more their ideas, and push more their imagination allowing them to create and discover new things and materials for this planet Venus.
In conclusion, the author should be able to study about Venus and attract many people's attention showing them new discoveries, and new innovations. It will show these human beings that they will be able to live upon another earth and allow them to face new challenges on this planet called Venus. | 3 |
9301582 | Five cities have been reported to have had a day to where they banned cars. They call these days, "Car Free Days". Vauban, Germany; Paris, France; Bogota, Colombia; Cali Colombia; and Valledupar Colombia. This day ended with positive results.
For starters, the residents in Vaulban, Germany have given up their cars. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbudden in this experimental new district on the outskirts of Freiburg. Vauban's streets are completely "car free"--except the main thoroughfare. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park--large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for forty thousand dollars, along with a home. As a result, seventy percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and fifty seven percent sold their cars just to move here. In the passage, "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and a mother of two, she quotes," When I had a car, I was always tense. I'm much happier this way."
Additionally, Cars are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai ten to make their homes. Experts say that that is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emmissions from tailpipes. Passenger cars are responsible for twelve percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to fifty percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States.
Futhermore, after days of near-record pollution, Paris, France enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Robert Duffer, states that congestion was down sixty percent in the capital of France, after just five days of intensifying smog.
So, in summation, there are some advantages of limiting car usage. By limiting car usage, you're also limiting pollution, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, etc. | 2 |
9301dc5 | Driverless cars were bound to be coming soon. Can you even imagine a time in the future where you don't have to drive your own car? As time aged so did our technology by getting more vast and advanged. I am very against the new development of these new cars because I think they're not safe at all. A human should alsway have to drive on their own because anything couple happen. One minutue with your eyes off the road, a sensor being read wrong, alerts not going off like supposed too, or even the wrong alert going off. There are even many differen't laws that were pasted in different states to not allow driverless cars. You just never know what could go wrong and you'll simply have no control over what happens.
Driverless cars sound like a pretty cool idea right? Just think about it a driverless car? No way right?
You don't have to be contol over the wheel at all times. You can just sit back and let the car do what it's supposed to do. Eating breakfast on the way to work in the moring instead of wasting time at home. There countless amazing reason why this would sound like a marveless idea but then again you have to sit back and think about you and everyone else around you saftey.
Technology will always need a humans help for anything. Think about your phone wouldn't opperate without you assistance, computer, even a stero the list goes on and on. Think about your car driving by itself, what if you take your eyes off the wheel for about thirty senconds thinking your okay to grab something out the back seet real quick. Then something with the car went wrong? The you most likly would be ending up in an accident. Just for taking your eyes off the road for juts thirty senconds. Think about back into the stories it says to get the driver's attention quickly is to vibrate the drivers seat or flashing lights on the windshield to alert the driver but what if the driver doesn't have a quick respond like right away? Then boom, you crash and now you want to blame the manufactoring company. It woul just be better if you were awear on what's going on, on your own.
Technology isn't always perfect like just like humans, they tend to malfunction here and there. Looking back into the stories it talks about sensors being out on the cars. Have it ever came across your mind if a sensor read wrong? For expample, your pulling out of a parking spot and your car doesn't alert you fast enough that there is a car coming and the other car isn't paying attention. Now whose fault would that be? You'd blame the manufactoring company even if it was probaly your fault. It would just be a better idea to not put yourself in that situation.
People in other states are still waiting for the law to be passed like California, Nevada, Flordia, and many more. They're not even allowed to do test driving and stuff like we do everywhere else that's legal. They made it illegal for a very good reason and I believe it should stay that way. There are too many poeple on the road driving everyday and they would like to feel safe. They don't want something going wrong with the cars and accident everyday. They're doing fine with regular cars now, just be better off if everyone stayed that way.
You always have to be thinking about the poeple around you instead of just yourself. The car might be driving smart but poeple drive like idots. Think hard about your safety before getting these cars. There not a one hundred percent guarentee. Yeah the cars sound like a really good idea and a fun new way of driving but it coould be really danergous as well. Therefore, you have to put your saftey and anyone elses safety first. Better safe than sorry like they people always say. We were doing fine without all this technology before and I think we can keep that going. We're doing fine with the cars we have now. | 5 |
9301f78 | Mars hasn't stayed the same over the years. Mars has changed a lot over the years. And Mars (aka. the red plant) will continue to changed until the end of time.
While we were observing Mars on 1976 with Viking 1 we seen a figure that looked like a human face and that strected 2 miles from end to end. At the Jet Propulsion Lab there had to be a great deal of suprise. Peole started to imidiately think this was created by aliens. That was still to be figured out.
Over the next 25 years scientists studied Mars to determine if this was created by aliens or its just a natural landform. Scientist have been using many different spacecrafts to better understand the "face". The picture of mars had become a pop icon. its was in a hollywood film, in magazines and books.
Mission Controllers prepared to look again. "it's not easy to target Cydonia," says Garvin. "in fact, it's hard work." Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on A JPL website, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. | 1 |
9306f0a | Do you think driverless cars should exist and are they safe? The new technoligy today can change how we drive in the future with more safety on the road. The driverless cars make it safe your everyone on the road from the sensers on the stering wheel that the driver must hold to let the computer system function and allow the vechial to move.
The gogle smart cars can travel more than half a million miles without a crash, but they arn't completly driverless, they have an alert driver in them at all times. Google smart cars are the first few step to achive complete driverless transportation in this world, the sensors in the cars can make the vechial move around with a drivers alertness and their complete attention on the road.
I think that driverless cars are safe to use and that they should be a requirement to drive on the road. Vechials that can drive more safely the people are more capibale to be manditory to drive, with transportation that can sence things and that can have a full alert driver means that their are less acidents on the road. would it be ok to allow this? i think it should be. | 3 |
930ab5f | I'm a scientist at NASA and I know that the face is just a natural landform. I have plenty of reasons why that is, and why it wouldn't be an alien. Yes, the face on Mars has become a pop icon, but that doesn't mean people could just assume it's an alien. NASA has plenty information and data for why it's just a natural landform. I'll explain my thinking as me being a scientist at NASA.
My first reason is that NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The picture noted a huge rock formation which seemed to be a human head that had eyes, nose, and mouth. You just have to think about it, those characteristics are obvious. I mean yes, it was found in Mars, but that doesn't mean it couldn't have been a human. People just have to think more into the possible and not the impossible, because everything is possible.
My second reason is that they photographed the face. Other scientists at NASA saw that it clearly looked like a human head. My third reason is that they even snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos! When the image first appeared on a JPL web site, it clearly revealed a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all.
This is why I, as a scientist at NASA think it's a natural landform and not an alien . these three reasons I have should make people think about it again and decide it's officially a human head. Those who believe it's an alien, should believe more in miracles. Anything could happen in Mars or any other place around the planet. This is only my opinion, but it sure makes me feel like I'm right about my thinking. | 3 |
930b097 | Dear senator:
My name is PROPER_NAME im from a lil town called LOCATION_NAME.And I saw where you was trying to see if yall should keep the Electoral College or change to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Well I think you should change it to election by popular vote for the president of the United States.
So I think you should change to election by popular vote for the president of the United States.Because if you elect a president by slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. Thats not fare to the other person that was running, because what if the other person was winning and they lose because the slate of electors elect the person that was losing. For example Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president.
So Mr. Senator can you take what i told you and try and change Electoral College or change to election by popular vot e for the president of the United States. Because it's not fare to the other runner up.
Sinserly PROPER_NAME | 2 |
930d1c2 | In the artilce "The Challenge of Exploring Venus"
the writer presents the idea that though exploration of venus is dangerous it will be worthwhile in the long run. In the intro of the article the writer opens up by saying Venus is sometimes called the "evening star". The writer explains that the nickname given to venus came about because Venus is very easily spotted from Earth even though venus is a planet and not a star. The writer then goes on to say " While venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely".
Paragraph two and three expains venus is similar to earth but also how Venus is dangerous. Paragraph two opens up how Venus is often referred to as Earth's "twin" because of Venus is closest to earth in terms of density and size. The writer then explains how Earth, Venus, and Mars are planetary neighbors and how all three planets orbit the sun at different speeds and how sometimes how Mars will sometimes be closer to Earth and how sometimes Venus is closer to Earth. The writer then goes on to talk about how humans have sent multiple unmanned spacecrafts to venus but none have reached the surface of the planet due to the various factors that make Venus a "challenging planet for humans to study". Paragraph 3 explains the dangerous aspects of Venus. The writer opens up with how a "thick atmosphere of almost nintey seven percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus". The writer then goes on to talk about how average tempatures on Venus are over eight hundred degrees Fahrenheit and how the atmosperic pressure is nintey times greater than Earth and that these conditions are far more extreme than Earth's conditions.
Opening up paragraph four the writer asks " if our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientists evn discussing further visits to its surface?". The writer explains that astronomers are interested by Venus because it may have once been "the most Earth like planet in our solar system" saying that Venus may have been once covered largely with oceans and could have supported many different forms of life. The writer then says that even now Venus still has vast surfaces of rockey sediment and includes familiar features similar to earth. The writer then makes a statement saying that " The value of returning to Venus seems indisutable". Paragraph 5 opens up with how nasa been discussing sending humans to Venus. The writer then goes on to talk about how in order for this idea to work nasa would have to make a special spacecraft that would have to be thirty miles above the surface of Venus. The writer then goes into specifics of how maintaining life on the spacecraft would work.
Paragraph six continues with how the spacecraft would operate. The writer then talks about how scientists would not be able to collect samples from the surface of Venus and how scientists are working on "innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus". Paragraph seven mainly talks about nasa and their other approches to studying Venus. The writer eplains that nasa did a experiment where electrons made of silicon carbide were tested in a chamber simulating the "chaos of Venus's surface". The particles only lasted three weeks. It is then explained how nasa was looking to use old technology called 'mechanical computers". The writer eplains that these computers used gears and levers and no electronics at all. The writer then goes on to talk about how this computer would do better resistance wise in Venus's environment.
Finally in paragraph eight the writer talks about how
"striving to meet the challenges presented by Venus has value" meaning that though it will be difficult to explore Venus it will be worth it because humanity will have more research on our sister planet along with that "our travels should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". This means that we should not let dangerous situations limit human exporation and evolution. | 3 |
931145e | In my position, driverless cars is something I am against and something that I will not use in the future. I am against the idea of driverless cars because of many specific reasons. There is also the joy of learning how to drive and learning from our mistakes on driving. Maybe someone wants hack your car and it will just stop out of no where. There are also good reasons to have a driverless car for you to own. Those are some reasons I have on why I am against or with driverless cars.
Somewhere there is always a person that wants to do or cause bad things. Maybe this person wants to stop all the cars from working while they're in traffic. They can also cause a crash with 2 or more cars. Then people would just end up in the hospital. There is always a person like that, so that is one reason why I against driverless cars.
There are also good reasons to have a driverless car for you to own. Maybe you're in an accident and you need to get to a hospital and you can't drive, well then you can have your driverless car drive for you. Someone may have a child on board and they might need a diaper change or they need something, well you can help your child while your car drives for you. Say you're about to crash and your driverless car saves you with the sensors it has. There are some good reasons to have a driverless car as well.
In conclusion driverless cars is a no for me but there is also good reasons. Such as a hacker, hacking your car ans making you crash and ending up in the hosptial. There is a good reason too is for when you're in accidents. Last is the joy of learning and driving a car. This is why I am against driverless cars. | 2 |
93139ad | Dear Senator,
The Electoral College was established by our founding father, put into 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, as stated by The Office of the Federal Register. The process consists of a selection of electors who then vote for for the President along with the vice president. I argue in favor of this process in which we have been using for awhile now. Although the process may be faulted at times to work as we have elected 44 presidents under it. Reasons to favor this process of voting consists of the certainty of outcome it holds, along with every vote feeling counted.
The certainty of Outcome is a very important principle when it comes to voting. As Richard A. Posner says on his works of the issue " less likely than a dispute over the popular vote." Posner is explaining that dispute over the Electoral College has could but is unlikely compared one of the popular vote. Again as Posner is sourced he states, " A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible because the the total number of votes-538-is an even number",he goes on to state the unlikely ness of this happening. With popular vote to many risks would be taken.
With this process every voter may not feel like there vote is being counted, but they are mistakend. With there system every vote is able to be expressed in some way. As The Office of the Federal Register has stated how the electors are chosen and how they are able to vote. Through this we are able to see each vote being accounted. Then the majority being the one to choose the vote. The process works in choosing the president.
Although the Electoral College isn't the best system, it works for us. As Americans we have the right to vote and this is one of the principles following that right. | 3 |
93187ee | Am I for or against the development of driverless cars? I am completely for the development of driverless cars. I am for the driverless cars because it would help a lot with accidents involving texting and driving, with drunk driving, and with falling asleep while driving. Am I for or against the development of driverless cars?
I am for driverless cars because it would help a lot with accidents involving texting and driving. Texting and driving wouldn't be as much of a problem if the driver is not actually driving the car themselves. Being distracted from the road and texting people wouldn't cause an accident if a car was driving itself. In the article it mentions things about the cars that they test drive inproving in great amounts over the years. In paragraph 5 it says, 'Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers.' The cars become smarter and more advanced as there years go on, just like technology. Am I for or against the development of driverless cars?
Drunk driving wouldn't be as much as an issue with these cars. A lot of the time when someone goes out and gets drunk they have to have a chaperone who won't drink to drive them home. Sometimes they can't find one, and live too far to walk so they just make the decision to drive themselves home, which is never ever smart. If they make that decision then car wrecks can happen and people can get majorly hurt, even killed. But this car can be like the chaperone; cars obviously can't get drunk. You can trust this car to safely take you home. Am I for or against the development of driverless cars?
Another issue that would kind of be solved with these cars is falling asleep while you're driving. Falling asleep while driving is very dangerous, and can hurt so many people. Everytime that my dad is driving at night, I am always on high alert watching him and making sure he doesn't fall asleep, because it's happened before. Luckily, no one got hurt but we so easily could have been. With driverless cars, this wouldn't be a problem. If you fall asleep behind the wheel, big deal; you are not driving the car. In the passage it does say that some cars alert you when there is a problem that the car can't handle, but the car can always wake you up. And it's a lot safer than falling asleep in anormal car and driving off the road or hitting someone else because you, nor anybody else, has control over the car. Am I for or against the development of driverless cars?
Am I for or against the development of driverless cars? I am completely for it. I am for the driverless cars because it would help a lot with accidents involving texting and driving, drunk driving, and with falling asleep while driving. Are you for or against the development of driverless cars? | 4 |
931a807 | The "Face on Mars" is a natural landform because of three things, one, the picture shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. Two, shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. Three, scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows.
The picture actually shows is the martian epuivalent of a butte or mesa. Landforms common around the Armerican West. Which shows that landforms on mars are just the same as on Earth. That means that there aren't aliens formations on cause there is no alien formations on Earth.
The rock formation's shadows gave an illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. The formation resembles a human head. The shadows made it look like a face. Scientists said that is was a mesa, with unusaual shadows.
Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows. The rock formation gave off shadows form its incaved areas. The shadows made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh.
The "Face on Mars" is a natural landform because of one, the Martian is equivalent of a butte or mesa. Two, the shadows gave the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. Three, scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows. | 3 |
93206fe | Studying Venus was more rather a hard task for explorer's to do. Not only what is contained in the planet but its features and its structure was very dangerous. Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size. It being the 'shinning star' explorers might have thought knowing more aboutit in a closer distance would be much educative for them.
Venus being the closest planet to the sun it is assumed to be pretty hot and that answers why its' called the 'shinning star' and also why it can be seen and good distance from any point on earth. The tempertaure in there is "average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmopheric pressureis 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet."This information that they gave out here shows how dangerious it is to be out there especially at an environment our earthly body is not used to.
The studies of Venus have shown that even explorers are scared to venture ou there and have no choice but to look formachines to help them look out there and know how its like on Venus. THe danger that is out in Venus is not going to begiven up on and they are gooing to find other ways to go to Venus. | 2 |
9325925 | For many years scientists have studied the planet called Venus. Venus is the second planet from our sun and it is the most Earth like planet in our solar system. Scientists have brought different types of spacecrafts or rovers on Venus for them to observe, but no spacecraft has survived a long amount of time. They have attempted to land these craft on Venus but not one of them has landed and stayed for more than a few hours. The article says that, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth today." This just makes scientists and people want to explore more of what Venus could have been.
The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents. A lot of scientists have thought of the same things and wondered what if it was possible. Some space programs such as The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have already taken action on this mission.They have had an idea of sending humans to Venus for studing purposes. Temperatures would vary from 170 degrees Fahrenheit but the air pressure would be close to sea level on Earth. They have said, "Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." This is a mission that can most likely be done despite the risks or challenges.
Every scientist has had this mission on their mind and wondering when it will happen. They have said, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." Which means doing the mission could change a lot of things in this world. They also said, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubt but should be expanded to meet the very edges of immagination and innovation." This is something everyone should think about and with everyones help this will be done and no matter the tough obstacles they will face, it will make them do it more and work harder for it. | 3 |
9326b22 | I think that the seagoing cowboy program sounds fun. I think that it will make you be more smart in what you are doing. Going to places and doing things like the seagoing cowboy program will bost up your confidence to try more things. In the story he was ready to go try out at the seagoing cowboy program. I think that that would be a good thing for every one to do.
In the story it says that he is old enough to go to military service. That shows that the trip made him think that he could be in the military. The text says"Luke turned 18 before arriving in greece, which meant he could be drafted for military service."If you try out for this the seaging cowboy program it might make you think of doing military school. Or try even better things. The text says "It opend up the world to him."
If you still dont think that you are ready to go here than here are a few things that i pulled out of the text that is telling you what this program is about. It says that they are hireing people to take care of animals. The text says"UNRRA hired 'Seagoing coyboys' Totake care of the hores,young cow,and mules that were shiped over seas."The text also says"To help these countries recover their supplies,animlas,and more,44 nations joined together to form UNRRA."Since the UNRRA is going to be hiring you to work with the you might be able to become a UNRRA and help people get there things back.
This event will be so fun and exciting because you get to do all kinds of fun and cool things. Like I was saying it will help you do more things in life. The text says "It opend up the world to him.''The text also says "I'm grateful for the opportunity."That shows that this event made him want to do more. Like it says it opend up the world to him,If he would have not went to this event than he would have not have done so mary great things.
So like I have been saying it will be such a great thing to go to this event. I bet that so many people have went there and have got more open to the world. If you go there you never know you might just make this world a better place. So when you get a second just think about how you can go there and make the world a better place. Just think more about what you can do yourself,becasue you could change the world. | 3 |
932f7ad | Imagine a world with less vehicles, due to a restriction on vehicle usage (And when I say "restriction", I use the term loosely, as I don't mean completely banishing automobiles, just limiting their usage). That means less hassle and less hurry, although some would argue; Some would say that it would be a great inconvienience to limit vehicle use; However there are many advantages that would come with it. Many places around the globe have already began to limit motor vehicle usage, and they have found that there are many benefits in doing so. According to an article called "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" by
Elisabeth Rosenthal , Vauban, Germany has already begun to give up their vehicles. Do you know why this is such a good idea? Well, first of all, it would bring a vast reduction to pollution and decrease the the amount of the greenhouse-effect in the atmosphere, causing a healthier environment for everyone. Also, there would be less fatalities caused by car accidents. Not only that, but most people would be saving a lot of money that is usually spent on fuel for their vehicle.
Many regions suffer from nasty, polluted air called smog that is very unhealthy to inhale, especially when people have to take a breath of it every second of every day. Smog is a form of pollution caused by intense carbon emissions. In an article called "Paris bans driving due to smog" by
Robert Duffer, they began to fine people for using thier vehicles on certain days to prevent and decrease smog. Probably the most significant effect; limiting vehicle usage reduces pollution given off from gasoline and diesel engines through a vehicle's tailpipe, drastically decreasing the amount of carbon emissions, which would lower the greenhouse-effect in the atmosphere, including smog, causing a healthier environment for every species to enjoy.
Many injuries and deaths caused by car accidents occur ever day; innocent civilians walking or riding a bicycle and families with children in a car get killed in vehicle accidents all the time. This could be avoided. Adding limits to driving could save many lives; less fatalities due to accidents, perhaps drastically decreased injury and death rates.
A lot of people would save money that they usually spend on fuel for their vehicles.
Some people drive to work and spend half the money they earned that day on gasoline. If people carpooled, walked, rode a bike, or used public transportation, they would not spend so much of their money on gas.
As I have explained, there are many positive effects on society from limiting car usage. Pollution reduction, avoided deaths or injuries, and money saving are all very good reasons to change our ways of transportation. So, why not? | 3 |
932fe56 | What is the Electoral College? Well the Electoral College is a founding fathers established by the Constition as a compromise between election of the President by the vote of Congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral College was created for Big States, Avoid Run Of Elections and Centainy Of Outcome.
The Electoral College will restore some of the weight in a political balabce that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the senate decreed in the constitution. For example a large state get more attention from presidential candidates in a champaign then a small state would. The reason big states well get more attiontion than small states is because the biger the state is the more pepole there well be and thats like hitting a glod mine for the presidentil candidates.
The dispute over the outcome is possible. As it happened in 2000, But it's less likly then a dispute over the popular vote. For example in the 2012's election with Obama and Romney' Obama received a 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney. Even A very slight plurality in the state creates a landslide electoral vote victory in that sate. Even a tie in a nationwide electral vote can happen because the total number of votes is 538 and 538 is an even number, but it is very unlikely.
To Avoid Run-Off Elections The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in witch no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. There is pressure for the run-off elections when no candidate wins a majority of the elections of the cast and that pressure, witch would greatly complicate the presidentail election proess and is reduced by the Electoral College witch invariably produces a clen winner. | 2 |
9331963 | Have you herd of the cowboy that rode the waves in the pacific ocean? Well if you have not I will tell you about him and his long trips. He grew up on a farm so that is why he is such a hard worker. In 1945 the war was over in urop and 44 regions came toghter to help all over the other countrys that were Europ and needed re- built. So that is when Luke comes in. His freind over in Europ invited him to try one trip. After one trip he was in love with helping people by going over sea`s and giving people cattle. He was on late night watch and it was rainy,he slipped of the latter and hit a metal pice the broke his ribs. After that in 1947 he was discharged from the boat and his duty so he went back home to the U.S.A. The war was over then and he worked two jobs. Do you belive that Luke and his freinds really rode the waves of the pacific ocean and did it six-teen times? Would go out there and go out there and do it yourself? Well I would and I would like to help others and there famly and freinds. | 1 |
933c51d | What i think about driverless cars is that they might be a bad thing because, there is so much technaligy in one car its becomes like a human body if one of the cameras stop working then its like becoming blind in one eye. You can still see but not as efectivley as before. You can fix a camera but how much will it cost.
What if you sensors malfunction you just lost you're hearig, sence of touch smell taste. How would the car know what to do. the car, blind like a chicken with it head cut off. Unless there is a stearing wheel you can save your self or a emergency hand brake. How much does it cost to buy a sensor and to make one how manny days will it take for a new one to arive. I think it a bad idea becase somthimes new can be bad and old can be the best. | 2 |
933fdf9 | There are many advantages of having limitations in car use. Some examples include less car Pollution, less stress on car users, more people starting to walk, and having a sense of community, and even less stress on car users.
Car pollution is a serious issue that the world faces. Constantly people are using cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles to get from point A to B. With a whoping 7 billion and growing people in the world you can start to get a sense of how many people are polluting our air. Fortunately there are many ways that we can limit car usage in the world and many have started to work on solutions already. In the article
"In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars"
by Elisabeth Rosenthal she explains that in Vauban, Germany Residents are taking a stand against car use. She goes on to explain that 70 percent of the Vauban families do not even own cars and more than half of the population sold their cars so that they could move them and their families to the society. One women a mother of two said "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way", this goes to show you that communities like this could make a differense not only by not using cars but also by lowering stress on people and making them more happier.
Based on the Article
"Paris bans driving due to smog"
by Robert Duffer Paris recorded days of pollution soon after they decided to have a ban on driving to clear the air. The smog in the air due to the pollution in the air was in quote "rival to Beijing, China one of the most polluted cities in the world". Imagine if every country decided to have a national day or even a week of no cars the ammount of pollution in the air would significantley decrease. In reference to that in Bogota, Colombia thats exactly what they are trying to accomplish. Based on the article "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky it has become the thir straight year cars have banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the day without cars in the capital city of 7 million. Since the mid 1990's an improvement plan began in Bogota know as "the day without cars" the plan is to ban all cars in colombia there efforts have even ended up spreading ideas to other countries such as Paraguay. With the limitations car use in these countries pollution will continue to decrease.
In conclusion car use is something that should be limited in all countries to save the planet. By creating communties in Vauban, germany that ban car use as well as having car use free day the world will slowley but surley begin to realize what all these efforts are accomplishing. The less car use the more clean air. | 4 |
93427ce | In this article we have seen that technology has been coming along quiet a bit. I didn't even know that since 2009 driverless cars have been around. Whether we realize it or not they're developing in our society more than we could've ever imagined. Have you ever watched a television show or movie where the car can drive itself? I know what your thinking wow that would be so cool, a self operating car. Believe it or not Google has done that already.
The risk of having cars that operate themselves will result in alot more car crashes for teenagers, and that will result in insurance being increasing for the parents. Everyday there are over 1,000 crashes that involve teenagers being reckless drivers. In the article the author states" Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash, but so far, Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents." The key word from that statement is alert. Teenages already are not alert the way it is, and now we want to give them the opprotunity to be even more reckless. In today's generation we have the distractions of cellphones, friends, and mostly technology. Most teenages drive with there cellphones and over 2,000 per day get in a car crash because the use of technology behind the wheel.
I personally am against it myself, even though I'm a teenager and think that would be cool. I still have the maturity to realize that being behind the wheel of an automobile is a privelege, and its a big responsibilty. When your behind the wheel of the moving vehicle you need to be an alert driver. Part of being an alert driver is having you hands on the wheels at all times, because at any moment the car could get out of control and the next thing you know you're in a ditch. I think its so fascinating how much technology has come over the years, but today's generation gets overwhelmed with all of the technology that is thrown at us. I would've never imagined Google came up with a Google Car project and to think they've been around sense 2009 is crazy. | 3 |
934510c | Over the years cars have been known to be a very useful for transportation and to get people to their destination. But not everybody thinks cars should be used as much or at all, for many reasons. But there is only two main reasons why people disagree that cars are needed, that is pollution and people have less exercise. Because of these two reasons companies,programs and even President Obama are trying to reduce the use of cars. They are trying to figure out a way to help both the environment and peoples well being.
Pollution seems to be increasing over time because of cars. For that reason is why companies, programs and Obama are trying to decrease the use of cars. For example Obama has goals to curb the United States greenhouse gas emissions to help the pollution go down. America has so much love for vehicles, but studies show that america's love affair with its cars has been decreasing. Year by year americans seem to buy buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licences. Since 2005 the number of miles driven as dropped steadily.
Most people see cars as the easier and quicker way to get to where they want to get. Because of these reason is why people dont exercise and they are not has healthy and fit as they should be. Bogota, Columbia has a program that is set to spread to other countries. The program has made a car-free day where people dont use their cars all day. they either hike, ride a bike, skat, took buses and even walked to their destination. I honestly think that is a great program because I dont think people should always rely on there cars to get where they have to. doing all of these things helps people because that is healthier and it less pollution as well.
Next time you think about getting driving your car somewhere, think about how your going to increase the environments pollution. There are so many different ways to gets to your destination that are better for you and the environment you live in. There are great programs all around the United States that are trying to decrease the use vechicles which is slowly working as the year goes by. Next time you wanna go somewhere ride a bike , take a bus or even walk to where ever it is you want to go because people shouldnt be depending on their vechicles as much as they think. | 3 |
934d876 | Cars are not widly choosed over walking because things are to close and with less people driving less co2 emissions with is cutting back on the green house effect. 12% of co2 emissions are from cars and passenger vehicals. David Goldberg says '' since world war II transportation id growing quickly. Do to cars and there emissons pair has put a ban on them till the smog they have created clears up. Cold nights and warm days cause the emissions to get trapped in the air. Obama wants to put curb on the cor emissons and all the pollution that its causes. The united syates has long been the prime culture for cars do the birth place of the model T was in Detroit. Cars seem to be the big thing in the united states. Number of miles driven have grew scence 2005. Resources are getting closer and closer every day having none. The united states leads in car emissions. | 1 |
934ef15 | Humans have been curious about what is out beyond the sky for a long time. From ancient Greek and Roman astronomers who thought the Earth was the center of the universe, to Galielio who proved them wrong, humans have been wondering about what is truly out there amoung the heavens and the stars. In the "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author, despite the many harrowing "challenges" metioned, strongly and effectively supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit, calling to that innate human want to know.
One way he supports this endavor is through scientific logic. He cites how similar Venus is to earth saying, "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too". One of the best ways to support a point is through factual evidence. By making clear that Venusian exploration makes logical sense, the author strengthens his argument. The fact that Venus is Earth-like and at times very close distance wise to her, makes exploring Venus seem like the next logical step. This scientific backing gives the mission to know more about Venus crediblity and adds a sense of noblitiy, which makes it seem worthy. Without scientific backing it would seem like a far-fetched dream, unworthy of any time or effort.
The author also effectively supports the exploration of Venus through emotional means. He does this by dangling the possibility of life on Venus. He states,"Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life". It is basic human nature to want to not be alone. The want on community drives humans to great lengths to find others like them. Humans have and contiune to cross oceans, battle fields, and other challenging situations in order to not be by themselves. This pursuit for companionship extends to the exploration of Venus. Despite the temperature of Venus's surface being "over 800 degrees Fahernheit" and it having an "atmospheric pressure ... 90 times greater than [Earth's]" humans are still trying to think of ways to go there on the slim chance that there might be or might have been life there at one point. All in the hopes that humans might not be so alone in this grand universe. By tapping into the basic need and want to not be alone the author makes a strong case for the worthiness of Venusian exploration because many see the search for other life as noble cause and can relate with it.
Another way the author supports his point is by giving expamples of the progress already made and supplying hope. One of the "challenges" Venusian exploration faces is the weather on Venus. Venus has "eurpting vlocanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strkies". These condtions would frighten anyone. But to combat them, the author informs the reader about a possible solution proposed by NASA of a "blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape". In doing so, the author makes the problems seem easier to solve while at the same time providing hope through a possible solution. By showing that the exploration of Venus might indeed be possible that author is able reenforce the worthiness of pursuing Venus. The question changes from "Can it be done?" to "How should it be done?" which makes it seem like a worthy adventure. The author also give the pursuit hope by diplaying a possible way for it to actually happan. This can get people excited and add to the fervor and want to find out what Venus is really like.
Through the use of scientific logic, emotional motivation, and inspiring hope, the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is able to take an endavor that seems impossible and turn it into a worthy adventure that many can relate with and want to happen. The author taps into human curiousity and exploits it. In the same way the drive to explore the Moon enabled humans to reach new heights, so to does the author depict the study of Venus an epic mission, worthy of adverse challenges humans will face to accomplish it. | 6 |
9350c11 | Driverless cars seems like a dream come true for many people. We have all viewd images of what driverless cars might be like in the future.Those images have inspired new inventions from sources such as google and bmw. I think that driverless cars are a great idea, but they may take away from the experience of actual driving. Driving is something that many people love to do, why give it up?
Although I would not like to give up driving, driverless cars can offer humans many opportunities. The benefits of having driverless cars are less accidents due to texting, more free time, faster transportation, and less car accidents overall. Driverless cars could also result in the elimination for gas. Driverless cars in the future might be 'green' and electric.I think that driverless cars could be the safer idea, but some things just don't work out.
Having a technical car could also have some downfalls. Driverless cars could malfunction in the middle of your trip. This malfunction could be due to the fast paced
process of putting the car together. When driverless cars are a thing many people will want to buy them. This means that manufacturers are going to produce bundles of those cars. Manufacturers won't have time to test each car, so some with problems might slip through their fingers.
What if there is a problem on the street that the driverless car cannot handle alone?Driverless cars today still needs the assistance of a human to overcome obstacles such as skids. Driverless cars today have sensors that alert the human if there is a problem. In the future they may not include sensors. Manufacturers sell you confidence, and things they make themselves believe. Sensors would make you think,"Hey this car might not be the brightest idea."
Safety is a huge thing when driving a car. Most states won't even allow the testing of driverless cars. Sensors are very useful in cars. They alert you when something is wrong. Driverless cars with sensors is a good idea. Even if the car can withstand the obstacle on its own, the human should still be on standby. As the passage stated it was too expensive to make the roads 'smarter', so the cars should be the smartest.
If a driverless car gets into a car accident, who is to blame? The manufacturer would be the one to blame. Once they sell that car, they are giving you their word that you have bought a safe reliable vehicle. You are trusting them, they hold your future in their hands. Driverless cars are really cool, but the manufacturers have many questions to answer.
In conclusion, driverless cars are a great idea. They can lessen the work and panic for everyday drivers. Most people think that driverless cars would be perfect, others would rather stay behing the wheel. I think that driverless cars would be cool, but I think that they would also take away the fun of driving. Windows down, hair blowing, listening to music while cruising with your friends. Who doesn't want that experience? | 4 |
935806c | Electoral votes is what we need but some disagree . Choosing our president is more complicated than people think it is . One thing that voters do not know when electing presidents is that their vote might not matter as much as they think due to the electoral college . Who is to say electoral votes or better than popular votes ?
To cemmence with , electoral votes usually doesn't change anything , if a candidate has the most popular votes it is more likely that electoral votes won't change anything . Although electoral votes did change the race during the 2000 election . Gore had more popular votes against Bush , yet Bush had more electoral votes . That situation had not happened since the election of 1888 . In the past 200 years , only twice has electoral votes changed the peoples mind . Some still disagree because this means that the people aren't voting for a president , thy are voting for a slate of electors .
Furthermore , electoral votes are basically a summary of the states vote . People vote for a slate of electors to represent their state in the election . Voters will vote for a representative to choose who becomes president on electoral votes . Sometimes voters get confused and choose the wrong candidate which is one of the reasons why people think the electoral college should be terminated .
In conclusion , their have always been arguements about the electoral college , even past presidents were against it . Some say it's a good idea because it rarely affects the outcome but some argue that it doesn't let the people choose who they think should be president which violates one of the rights that citizens were granted . | 2 |
93580a8 | Seagoing
Do you want an adventure? Maybe you should try something called seagoing. Seagoing would be a fun and educational trip where you get to help others, and make a diffrence in the world. The following reasons are why you should try seagoing.
In the text in paragraph number two it states that, "It was 1945, World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left to ruins." From this piece of infomaion you can tell that people in Europe are facing hard times and that is why it is important to help those people. Furthermore, in paragraph number, eight it talks about how the cowboys also found time to have some fun. For instance in the text it says, "The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table- tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass time."
From this sentance you can tell the cowboys did not only work but had fun as well. Not only this but in paragraph number five it talks about the sights of Europe and China. For example in the text it states that," Besides helping people, I had the benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special."
Also in the last paragraph it talks about how great the learning experince was. I know this because in the text it states that, "It opened up the world to him. I'm grateful for the opportunity, he say's. It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs." For this piece of evidene I can infer that the trip was not just to see the sights and have fun but to get a learning exerince out of the trip. Many people may disagree with me and argue that the trip is not necessary. Why?
Well many people would say this trip is dangerous. For instance in the article, paragraph number seven it states that,"He slid down a slippery ladder on his backside." This piece of information could be why people think this trip is to dangerous.
From the previous examples I think that is why you should go this trip. Rember this trip is not for realaxing, but for a learning, and hard working, once in a lifetime experince. Also rember that you can still have fun while working. | 3 |
935e748 | Facial Action Coding System can be valuable, and is more valuable then not. It allows computers to read emotions based off of muscles. the text says in the third paragraph, " The process begins when the computer construcks a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscels in the model must move like human musceks." It goes more in detail when what we can do, and can even tell a fake smile. The system will help out in many ways then anything else could help out. Facial Action Coding System is valuable for school because it can read the emotisons to tell if someone is understanding it, to show if the people who are learning on that topic enjoy it, and will make people more willing to do something.
First thing that it can do is read the emotsions of the person learn on the topic, then tell if they are getting it or not. If they don't get it, then it can signal the teacher that they need help or to go over it more in detail. This is very good since it will allow the teacher to better understand how his/her teaching methons work as well as if they can move on. The text even says that it can, for example it says, "'A class room cimputer could recignize when a studen is beciming confused or bored,'" showing that its not wrong. Being able to know that everyone gets it, and understands what the teacher is getting helps out big time. It could even require no test since everyone would get it, or even let them move on quicker.
The second thing that will be valuable to classrooms that the Facial Action Coding System can do is see if the people learning it is enjoying it. While it might be stupid to think about it, if the people learning as well as the person teaching it enjoys what they are going over they are more likely to want to do it. The text says in paragraph eight, "But in a false smile, the mouth stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a differnet muscle, the risorius." This shows that they cant fake a smile to make it look more enjoyable just because it's easy to them. Since it will read, and tell if people are enjoying what is being taught they can do things that everyone will be more willing to do. This will allow the class to move more quickly as well as more effectively.
The last as well as the most important thing the Facial Action Coding System can do is read the emotsions of someone to make them more willing to do something. While it can't do it directly it can however make them more happy, this will make them more willing to. Them being more happy makes them pay more attinsion due to them enjoying it. The text says "According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles ot only expresses emotsions, but also may even help produce them." If it can help produce a smile then it will change emotsions. The changing of emotsions can allow teachers to do some subject that is boring. The subject will become tired then the Facial Action Coding System will know then change the emotsion. Changing this emotsion in a good way will make them more happy, and possibly enjoy it more.
While this system will have many down sides such as cost, people messing with it, and a lot of complants. These are things that come with everything no matter what it is. This Facial Actsion Coding System has so much potintsion that can be used to help the class rooms. Making the students happy with it makes them like school more even. There isn't any good reason or set of reasons that is better not to have it then to have it. The Facial Actsion Coding System is very valuable to students in the class room, and should be used. | 5 |
93632c3 | Venus, they say is our twin planet. Earth and Venus are close in density and size. Venus is sometimes easy to see from Earth. The planet is very diffilcult to study closely. NASA one day wants to have human life on Venus. One day maybe life will be better on Venus than Earth.
NASA has been trying to get a spacecraft to stay on Venus more than a few hours. "On the planet's
surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit." As stated in the story. Venus has carbon dioxide clouds over the planet. "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such a valleys, mountains, and craters." As stated in the text.
NASA may have more imformation on how one day Venus could have humans on the planets in the furture. The story states that " Many reasearchers are working on innovations that would allow our mahcines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowlege. More information will lead NASA to more ways of getting infoamtion of Venus and possibily a camera up there to see what the planet looks like. A lot of people are curious about the twin planet. | 2 |
9366611 | From the article, "Driverless Cars Are Coming," there are many good and bad things about the driveless cars. My position is in this article is that it is not a good idea to have driverless cars because, for example the cars needs to always have someone holding the wheel, many driving laws just want cars where the driver is in control at all times, and new laws would have to be added just in case someone is injured.
The cars that are in now are still not driverless because they still need someone behind the wheel just in case the car has to go through wok zones, accidents, and traffics. In the text it stated, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." This means that the car has to alert the driver to take over in case of any situation they are not programmed to do, so the driver has to remain alert and ready to drive the car whenever it needs to.
Many states still do not accept "driverless" cars because the traffic laws require that there is a human driver behind the wheel at all times. In the article it said, "Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." This quote means that traffic laws do not accept any cars that are driverless because they want to keep every driver, passenger, and pedestrian safe especially just in case technology goes wrong at the wrong time.
Finally, there would have to be new laws added just in case someone gets hurt driving one of the driverless cars. In the texts it stated, "Still, even if the traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. If the technologly fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-- the driver or the manufacture?" What this is trying to explain is that in case of an accident whos fault is it going to be? Will it be the driver even though he is not supposed to be driving, or the manufacture because he was the one who invented that technology.
In conclusion, there are many things wrong with this idea of a driverless car.For example, still needs a driver behind the wheel at all times, traffic laws require that there has to be an alert driver, and that there would have to be more laws added just in case there is an accident. These were very valid for there not to be driverless cars in the United States. | 4 |
936ac9c | In '' The challenge of exploring Venus'' the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents that even if there's danger that they should not stop exploring. If they are curious about exploring Venus they should explore it . Even though there is dangers along they way in exploration, if something happens to them, they are at least doing something they love doing.
The author in paragraph 8 says '' but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation.'' This reveals that even though they know it's dangerous and people doubt them that they should not go to Venus. That it's human curiosity, if people want to explore it they should because it's something they want to know about. Probably will lead or help us in the future to make this possible for people to go, less dangerous to go as well if they find a way to go.
The knowledge of a human should never be doubt. Venus is a dangerous palce to go because humans aren't able to go and actaully see it for themselves. In the passage it quotes ''However. peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on gorund conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere,rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective.'' Even though this text from the passage says that it won't be safe there is still a possible chance that humans can. If humans explore it around it would be safe for them, but like catching things on camera it wouldn't be the best quality that they want. The people who want to explore and are wiling to take a risk to figure about about a palnet that most people don't want to explore because of the dangers. That shouldn't stop anyone nor the doubt people say.
Companies like NASA are trying to find ways to find ways to make more explorations to Venus and it make it less dangerous for people who have curiosity . In paragraph 7 the passage says '' NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.'' This supports my reason on why NASA is trying to find ways to get more exploration on Venus. They are also trying to find or make new eletronics for Venus.
In conclusion the author suggest that studying for Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents it's human curiosity. People like NASA are trying to find ways to explore Venus with less danger. The doubt people have about the exploration about Venus does not affect them at all, they are doing something they love to do. Even though there is a lot of dangers while exploring for Venus the people are willing to take the risk to figure out
more information of the planet, and finding ways to help them in the future. Many dangers are found while this exploration but none of these dangers should stop someone, that is willing to risk everything to do something that may lead us to somethiung better. | 4 |
936d03a | Goodmorning fellow citizens , i hope you all are having a wonderful day! Could that possibly be because you all walked or rode your bike to this meeting today? The reason behind that is because there are many advantages to limiting car usage. You are less tense and happier , , smog- free air , and you can have fun with it! Bringing together your community. Now , who's up for a challenge.
Car-Free Cities as in Source 1:"In German Suburb, Life Goes on Without Cars" , by Elisabeth Rosenthal , made really good points. First i would say , not having your car makes you stress free. 70% of Vauban's families do not own cars , and 50% sold a car to move here. "When i had a car i was always tense. Im 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. People are giving up their cars because they claim it's more to life. In the United States , the Enviromental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities , and legislators are starting to act.
Source 2: "Paris bans driving due to smog" , by Robert Duffer , talks about "healthier" air. So , another advantage would be to have smog-free air. Congestion was down 60% in the capital of France after five days of intensifying smog. Cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions , diesel fuel was to blame. Delivery companies complained of lost revenue and Public transit was free of charge from Friday - Monday , according to BBC. The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd numbered plates on Tuesday. This way the air we breath doesn't harm us.
Source 3: "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" , by Andrew Selsky is exciting. Lastly i would like to state , you can have fun with not having a car bringing together your community. In a program millions of Columbians hiked , biked , skated , or took buses to work during a car-free day. "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. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed and new improvements have been made everywhere. Source 4: "The End of Car Culture" , by Elisabeth Rosenthal explains the greenhouse effect also , and the change it's had on the economy.
In my closing remarks i would like to say overall the advantages of limiting car usage is amazing! We can have fun with it and improve global warming and our economy. Who wants to help me tell the mayor this situation? I'm about to give in my car right now! You are less tense , smog-free air , and your community can join in. Now i ask again...... Who's up for the challenge?! | 4 |
936edef | I dont feel that FACS is valuable it has lots of things that can go wrong with it. Its a computer trying to read a human by the muscles of that persons face. The muscles on someones face is just to unpredictable to be read by a computer to the exact amount of happiness or sadness ect. a humans face can have false emotion.
The human face can show false emotion. Say that you and your friend are at a fun event or are having a good time and you see someone you dont like so you give them a dirty look with a mad face your not really mad you still happy but you have to have a mad face towards the person your mad at. There are so many more examples just like that. The robot cant predict what you are actually feeling cause there is alot more emotion behind a smile.
There are things they can do to make the system plossible such as making a part that scans your brain. If they made a brain scan with this technology it would be way more accurate and be able to see inside your head and see how you actually feel. If they add this technology it would prabaly be used alot more by companies and sold by retailers cause its would be inovative and way more accurate, but until then its not good enough for me to be convinced. | 2 |
9371007 | There are many reason's people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. Three of the reasons you should participatein the program is that you can go to different parts of the world, you can learn how to take care of animals, and you can still have fun.
One reason you should sign up for the Seagoing Cowboys program is is because you can go all over the world. Luke stated that he saw Venice, Italy. He also said he saw Acropolis in Greece. Luke also stated that he saw an exavated castle in Crete and the marveled Panama Canal on his way to China. Those are only some of the places you can go when you join the program.
Another reason you should join the Seagoing Cowboy program is because you can learn how to take care of animals. For example, you would have to take animals like horses, young cows, and mules. Luke had to feed horses oats and hay. They had to keep stalls clean. The animals had to be fed two or three times a day. Those are only some of the ways you had to take care of the animals.
The final reason you should join the program is because you can still have time to have fun. The text states that Luke had a especially fun time on thier return after the animals have been unloaded. They would play baseball and volleyball games. They would fence and box. They would read and whittle. Most of all, they would have table tennis tournaments. These are ways you can have fun on the trips.
These are reasons why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. They were because you can go around the world, you can learn how to take care of animals, and you can still find time to have fun. So, please join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 4 |
93732d2 | Driverless cars can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how their used . Driverless cars are needed in some cases . Driverless cars could create more accidents and also can creat less problems. Driverless cars could be a disrtaction for the world . Driverless cars will also cause problems with health because the owner might be lazy and become obese.
Driverless cars can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how thier used, because people always try to take advantage of things . Driverless cars would be good for people who have a disability . Driverless cars may not be good in all cases cause the driver would still have to be in the car because it they would have to drive for themselves navigatin through workzones and when accidents occur , the person behind the wheel might be asleep or busy doing other things which would cause for another accident to happen. As long as driverless cars are used well and not abused because Driverless cars could be useless.
Driverless cars are needed in some cases , they would take place of a taxi. People occasionally like to go out to bars,clubs,events and drink beers and other beverages that can make them under the influence . Those drivers do not need to be behind a wheel operating a vehicle, they become a danger and could injure and sometimes kill people of innocence . Driverless cars would be good for people who are disabled because they could help them move around and go places which could could help them out . Driverless cars are needed in cases as if a women were pregnant or a person is injured they could get home or to a hospital.
Driverless cars could be a distraction for the world, taxi and cab drivers could lose their jobs which could make the unemployement rate go up and America cant afford for that to happen. Driverless cars could make people lose their focus and also can be harder for people to focus till on the road. People would get the idea that just because they dont have to be in the car or even operating the car that they could lose focus . Driverless cars are really not needed because people need to be more focused on the road and not doing other things to limit possible distractions .
Driverless cars could also create health problems , If the route the person has to go is cleared from accidents and road work sites then they could be fine . People need to be moving every muscle in their body . Little things like pushing your foot down on the gas pedal or the brakes move the muscle in your leg .
Driverless cars can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how their used. Driverless cars are needed in some cases . Driverless cars could create less accidents and also create less problems . Driverless cars could be a distraction for the world . Driverless cars will also cause problems with health because the owner might be lazy and become obese. Driverless cars are only needed if they could be used in positive ways . | 3 |
93745f9 | In the text ''Unmasking the Face on Mars.'' There is a face, not just any face but a face that is formed over time into Mars. Some people may say that the face was created by aliens over time that lived on Mars, but their is no real proof that the face was created by one.
In 1976, there was barely anything to be classified that their was even a face, even though it was forming by 1998. Three years later you can see a face clearly on Mars. Seems weird? Not really because it was later then noted a ''huge rock formation.'' The face on Mars was located at 41 degress north martian a latitude where it was winter in April.
Therefore, the face actually shows a Martian equivalent of a butte or messa. Landforms like that are pretty common around the American West. Facts over time has proven that it was just a landform that isolated messa about he same height as the Face on Mars.
Proven with pixels, in 2001 scientist took photos and compared it to the images in 1976. Also, April 5, 1998 the (MOC) team took some pictures revelaling that is just only a natural landform. Spacecraft rolled 25 degress to center the Face in the field of view, making the image more relevent to see up close.
In conclusion, the Face on Mars is just a natural landform created over time and is equivalent to butte or messa landforms. Also their is no real proof that aliens can really create this face on mars that took many years before forming and looking more and more like an Egyptian Pharoah formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and a mouth. | 3 |
9375fe0 | It's 5:00 am and you just wake up for school, but how do you get to school? Studies show the the majority of highschoolers drive. But many dont realize what emissions from fossil fuels do to the enviroment. Smog can destroy the ozone layer and induce toxins into are bloodstreams. Some countris have been inducing partial bans on cars. Limited car usage from these bands can help reduce smog, increase air quality, and save money.
The first reason why Limited car usage can be a good thing is because it can reduce smog, in heavily crowded cities passerby cars make up over 50% of fossil fuel emissions. Thats over half! reducing car usage can save the enviroment from pollution. in paris driving was partially banned for about a week and the smog in the city was reduced by almost 60%. just driving every other day instead of everyday could help your local enviroment immensly.
Secondly, Limited car usage can increase air quality. The use of less fossil fuels causes less carbon emissions. Carbon emissions can decrease the amounts of oxygen levels in the air. So to put it simply, less driving equals better air! It's that simple.
Lastly, Driving less frequently allows you to save money. Gas is expensive, the average American spends over 15% of their income on gas every year. That can really add up. I'm sure theres a million other things you would rather do with your money than pay for transportation. Many transits and buses offer free transport as a substitute. That's right, Free!
The reasons above are why limited car usage can be a good thing. So what if you have to ride a bike or use public transportation. Don't reducing smog, increasing air quality, and saving money seem more important than your complaints about sitting next to someone on the transit. Think about it. | 3 |
93774a5 | Many different type of people on earth like to travel places and discover new things all the time for their own eyes. Just by knowing that information alone really explains why NASA would want to the same thing with different types of planets like Venus. Now how the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents is by knowing that Venus is a planet that comes with many challenges, but by the distance of how close it is, how earth like it seems to be, and the studies that people could do, it all can contribute to the human race.
Distance within space takes a lot of time to map out and when it is, it would take a long time to get to other planets. But with Venus, that isn't so much the case and that be would be of it's right next to Earth really and about the same size but just acts in different speeds. A way to show this is by a quote in the text that said " Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest distance too.". Now all of that just shows that of it being just like Earth and it being closest nearly all the time.
Another way to show that its a worthy pursuit is by how Earth-like this planet seemed to just be like a long time ago. The text even shows this by saying " Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." This all just said that it was very much like Earth at one place and maybe even discovering why it ended up the way it did, the Earth doesn't have to end the same.
The human race could very much benefit off of the Venus discovery trip and truly show how even though there are challenges, that just by it's past, distances, and discoveries that could be made, a lot of the problems humans face can be no more. Both of these two types of reasonings above for a worthy pursuit to Venus just shows how there are great meanings as to why it would benefit humans to travel there. With how technology is advancing every year, there is possibilities of making it to Venus, and truly discover all it's worths. | 4 |
937992f | The author states that going to Venus would be worth it despite the risks, but does not back up this claim very well. They mostly talk about the dangers of going to Venus instead of focusing on the importance of exploring there. They also say things like "Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere," and "the atmospheric pressure is over 90 times greater than what we experince on our own planet," basically emphasizing that Venus would be almost impossible to explore because of the extreme harsh conditions on the planet.
First off, in paragraph 3 the author writes "Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." This is the author suming up how impossible it would be to travel there with the technology scientists have today. They even state "such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans." By saying this they are even supporting the fact that scientists can't get there with the technology they have now.
Secondly, the only support the author has for even traveling to Venus in the first place, is that it is closely related to the planet Earth having features like valleys and mountains. In paragraph 4 he writes "Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." So basically the only reason we should spend the billions of dollars it would take to travel there, is because it is somewhat similar to our planet. The only other support the author has for traveling there is the point that it is the closest planet for planetary visit. Although this might be true, this doesn't rule out the fact how inhospitable and dangerous the planet is.
Furthermore, the rest of the article including paragraphs 5 and 7, the author talks about ways we can get there with the technology we have now. They state that "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." So the scientists wouldn't actually land on Venus and explore, they would just stay 30 miles or so above the surface and look down onto it. But then in paragraph 6 they completley contradict themselves by writing "peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on the ground conditions, because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmospher, rendering standard froms of photography and videography ineffective." By saying this, they suggest that if the scientists were able to hover above Venus and look down, they would have to have some special camera in order to see anything through Venus's thick atmosphere.
Finally, the author doesn't have very much support for his claim: exploring Venus is worth it despite the dangers. They mostly talk about all the dangers of the planet and why scientists can't get there, saying things like "Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere," and "the atmospheric pressure is over 90 times greater than what we experince on our own planet." Aside from that, they have a minimal amount of evidence convincing readers to think going to Venus is a good exploration plan, and more evidence showing readers that going to Venus is not that great of an idea. | 5 |
937b82a | As a NASA scientist, i believe that there is no possible way for aliens to be living on Mars. I do, however believe that the "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform. Earth's landforms are being created each day. If Earth has the ability to create landforms, surely enough Mars can too.
There have been many conspiracies about the Face, some more convincing than others. Some are about alien lifeforms creating the Face and that some are still living on Mars. We have been searching on Mars since 1975 and there is no known proof that there is any type of living civilization on Mars. We have, however came to the conclusion that the Face is just a recently discovered landform that has kept forming over time.
After many years of study, no alien civilizations have been found living in our solar system. Therefore, it is not possible for aliens to have created such a massive landform. The people who have created these conspiracies have not did any studies and certainly did not knowledge themselves enough to create any logical thoughts or opinions to put out into the world | 3 |
937d720 | A future when no one has to drive sounds almost to good to be true. Cars that can drive you where you want to go and then move on to the next passenger would save time and resources. But can they eliminate the human driver without causing unforeseen problems? Although driverless cars may be helpful far off in the future, the cars do not have the interpretation skills or laws they need to be safe and effective.
As nonrenewable resourses diminish and people become busier, the market for new driverless cars will expand pushing the automotive industry to come up with driverless cars. Cars that can pick up passengers and take them where they need to go will help use less fossil fuels. After dropping off their passengers, they can pick up new passengers decreasing the time they are traveling without anyone in them like taxis and would, according to Sergey Brin, "use half the fuel of today's taxis" (1). Also, for busy people they would decrease driving time allowing for the passengers to work or relax during their trip. With all these benifits, people wonder why we do not have driverless cars already.
Even with the positive possibilities of driverless cars, they should not be put into mass use because they lack the interpretation skills needed to drive on the roads which could cause wrecks and lead to miscommunication with others on the road. All of the sensors crammed into these cars do a great job collecting information for the car, but the car can not interpret its surrounding the way a human can. If the car ever runs into something it has not been programmed to react to it will either stop causing a major backup or go right into the hazzard, creating a wreck that other cars may run into. Humans, on the other hand, can react to the things they have never seen before and do what is nessisary to avoid a wreck while keeping traffic flowing. In a future with driverless cars, if there are still cars with human drivers, how will they communicate. Even while using the rules of the road, what if someone ways on another person and the driverless car thinks it can go. Misscommunication could be deadly, which makes one wonder about what laws would be in place for diverless cars.
The laws for driverless cars are not to the point they would need to be for these cars to run freely on the streets. The courts would be a mess of owners and manufacturers placing fault on each other. As the author points out, if there is an accident, "who is at fault" (9). If you get rear ended by a driverless car, do you collect the money from the manufacturer or the owner of the car? These laws would have to cover both driverless cars hitting driverles cars and regular cars. The time to make all these laws will take quite awhile and then have to be edited as situation arise that had never been considered before. In addition the laws to create one massive driverless car fleet for everyone to use would take years of planning. Can you use a car to get to florida? What if you need to haul animals somewhere or spill a drink in the driverless car? All these answers will have to come before a fleet of driverless cars.
While driverless cars could be benificial, they have a long way to come in interpretive technology and laws before they can come onto the streets. In the future as driverless cars get more technology and laws made for them, they may be useful, but right now they are only a thing of the future. | 5 |
9380797 | Venus is a planet that is in our solar system they called the Evening Star is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, venus ir eatrh twin venus is closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. venus´s reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximimity to us. A thick atmosphere of almosst 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus. this mining that venus humends can not brid becouse of the carbon dioxide blankets and the temperature average over 800 degress
fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study venus. NASA possible solution to the hostile condition on the surface of
venus would allow scientists to float above
the fray. the NASA are making tinks to know more about venus and what venus have more on his panet. NASA work approaches to studying venus. for example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus´s surface and hve lasted for three weeks in such conditions. another project si looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gaind on the planet itself, but also becouse human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. our travels on earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. but this how is venus and how the NASA and other peolpe are finding what is venus what is in venus and if humends can life in ther is so much thinkg that we need to know about what is out said of the earth and what can do to us. but is good to know more abut other planets that we do not know. | 1 |
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In America, we use vehicles on a daily basis to get around. You either drive a vehicle that you own, ride a bus, take a taxi, ride a bike, or walk. It is rare to see someone walking or riding a bike these days, but that is because we are so dependant on motor vehicles. If you take a look at other countries, you will realize that they are taking steps to cut back on the use of motor vehicles to help stop pollution.
It is uncommon in the U.S. for a whole town of people to "give up" their cars, let alone pay $40,000 for a parking space and a house. In Vauban,Germany, this "smart planning" movement was introduced to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of cars in the area. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," said Heidrun Walter, a mother of two and media trainer. 70 percent of families living in Vauban do not own cars and walk or ride bikes to reach their destinations. The town is not completely "car free," there is a main thoroughfare that runs from downtown Freiburg. Considering the town was only built about ten years ago, they are helping our environment in a big way.
Smog is a big problem in Paris,France. After several days of "near-record pollution," Paris temporarily baned driving to clear the cities air. About 4,000 drivers recieved a 22-euro fine and 27 of those drivers had their cars impounded because of their reaction to their fine. The fine worked and the cities congestion was down to 60 percent after five days of the smog. The cities weather was part of the reason why there was so much smog, but some people believed it had to do with the diesel fuel that was used throughout France. The public transit was free from Friday to Monday, but the smog eventually cleared and the band was lifted. | 1 |
9387d88 | The Facial Action Coding System is a great tool in decoding one's true emotions. The FACS could be used to detect boredom, confusion, interest, or happiness in students. Being able to calculate these emotions would be valuable to students and teachers in a classroom.
Not all students are interested in school and in fact most would rather be elsewhere than in a classroom. With the FACS teachers would be able to detect when students are bored and may be able to change the way they teach their lesson in order to make it less banal. Creating a more interesting lesson would in turn create more interested students, increasing happiness and decreasing boredom. Students may start to want to learn which would also improve grades or behavior in a classroom,
Not all students are equal when it comes to learning. Some young scholars may be a natural when it comes to learning while others struggle to understand material being taught. The FACS could detect when a student is confused and alert a teacher so that they may better explain the subject being taught. This feedback would almost prevent students from lacking in schoolwork and could help with student's grades.
Students who enjoy the classroom are more likely to be interested and succeed. A teacher could use the FACS to see when students like and dislike what or how they are being taught. Then the teacher could adjust accordingly in order to produce better results. If the teacher is able to get every student engaged in learning, it would boost happiness, behavior, and maybe even learning in the classroom.
The Facial Action Coding System's ability to read emotions would be a valuable asset to classrooms. Being able to detect confusion and boredom would be beneficial to both teachers and students. Making better lesson plans and improving the happiness of students would make going to school seem exciting and not bland. With the FACS being able to read different muscles and emotions the possibilities of improving the classroom are endless. | 4 |
9389e5b | The use of Facial Action Coding System to read students' emotional expression in a classroom can make a significant change in how students will learn and how teachers will teach. Teachers will be able to modify their lessons to make it easier for students to understand and students will be able to take lessons that will change by how well they understand the subject to study at their own pase. But how exactly will the introduction of this technology make education better?
I think there are three emotions that the classroom computer can check in order to assist the teacher to understand and help students.
The first thing the classroom computer should check is if the students undestand the lesson or if they are getting confused. Teachers will have an easier time finding students that can't understand the lesson and give extra support. This will also make it easier for students because the lesson will be taught in their own pase.
The second emotion the system should check is boredom. This is especially important because it directly affects the behavior and the study speed of students. It also gives feedback to the teacher to make their lesson more interesting. There will be less students sleeping or not paying attention and the class would have a better time studying.
The last emotion it needs to check is happiness. Of course this will affect how well the students will learn, but it has other purposes too. This will help teachers to detect bullying and trouble outside to class. It is the sad truth that it is hard for teachers to find bullying because they have so many students. But now they can just talk to or have some counselling time with students that are not happy.
Overall, there are many benifits to having the Facial Action Coding System in the classroom. The students will be able to learn at their own pace, take lessons that are made to be interesting for them, and have a teacher that can give support anytime. The teachers will be able to teach lessons that are custom build for students to be comfortable and interested, get feedback of how intersted the students are to teach better, and give instant support to any students that are confused or upset. These benifits will drastically change how education is for students and teachers. | 3 |
938a199 | Dear Senator,
I believe that people like Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Bob Dole were all right in saying the electoral college should be abolished. I have two simple reasons for this. One being that it is not a 100% way to elect a entire nations leader for four years. The other reason being that 60% of people don't even want it.
First off, the process of the elcetoral college isn't always accurate. For example, in 2000, Al Gore ran for office against George W. Bush. During this election, Al Gore won the votes of the people, but lost in electoral votes, giving the presidency to George. Since we all know how his presidency turned out, we wonder how Gore would've handled things. Voters cannot always control who their electors vote for, which means if an elector is chosen to vote for Billy Joe, he might just decide, when it becomes time, to vote for Jimmy Washington. This would leave voters of that candidate upset, so maybe they too will understand this flawed system. Another reason we need to abolish the electoral college is something we like to call the disaster factor. This is nothing compared to what happened in 2000; the system allows for much worse. Consider that a states legislature is technically responsible for picking said states electors. Also consider that said elector could always defy the will of the people. In 1960, the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing democratic electors with new ones who would oppose John F. Kennedy. In the same vein, electors without faith, have occasionally refused to vote for their party's canidate and cast their vote for whomever they please. Ask yourself Senator, if this were to happen again, would you do what is right and try to dispose of this system? I hope so.
In reference to my second point, do you realize that (According to a Gallup poll) 60% of our people don't even want this system. The way I see it, if i asked three people if I should buy a new car or a used car, and two out of the three say I should buy a used one, I'm not going to go buy a new car despite them. This is the same with the electoral college. We shouldn't be forcing this corrupt way of decididng this nations leader for the next four years, down their throat. This nation is based on beliefs that include the peoples right to have a say in how this nation is goverened. It's so simple, a majority of the people are against the electoral college, so it needs to go. If you, like 60% of the United States agree with my points and views on the electoral college, then you need to do what you can with your authority, to put a stop to it.
All in all, I have strong beliefs, like most Americans, that the electoral college is a corrupt way of giving this great nation to somebody who people think don't deserve it. Based on my emphasis of these two reasons that this failing system needs to go, I think you , Senator, need to put all your power into the downfall of it. | 4 |
938e1a4 | As cars become more involved in the technology world, the roads will become a dependable environment to get from point A to B without risking danger. The develpment of the driverless car is a postive advance in technology because of its ability to create a safe, comfortable and smart environment. With roof and wheel sensors, GPS receivers and in-car entertainment centers, self driving cars will save lives and the death rates of driving will decrease.
Driverlesscars will lower the driving death rates dramatically because of their sensors that detect sudden motion or objects near the veichle. The more the sensors advance, the more they are able to respond to danger in a way that is inhumanly possible. Once danger comes into play such as an out-of-control situation or a sudden skid, humans become less dependable to respond correctly in result of the stress they are put under in the rapid situation. The driverless car's ability to make motions based on its surroundings is a positive advance in the technology world because of how many lives it will save.
Deaths caused by texting and driving will also be reduced because of the entertainment systems the driverless car's manufacturers are installing. The entertainment system's ability to shut down once a driver needs to drive will create a safer environment rather than those who have the abiltity to text and drive in their manual driving cars. The heads-up displays in the driverless cars are an effective way to safe lives because it takes away the purpose of needing a cellphone.
As self driving cars become the norm they will also create a better future for drivers. The driverless car's advances add a positive light to the technology world with its high chance of making roads and highways safer for drivers and decreasing the driving death rates. If all of the features to the driverless cars are safety features, then the environment created for the driver will be impeccable. | 4 |
939a1a1 | For me it can go either way because there are some good and bad outcomes on this subject.First, the good thing about having driverless cars is that we wouldn't have to be scared of driving or crashing since the have sensors, but at the same time we never know if something could go wrong with the car for example what if some type of electricity wire hits the car and makes it do weird things and for all we know it can lead up to the car crashing into someone or taking the wrong turn.In addition, there are many people out there who don't really trust in our technology or even would trust driving a car like this.Next, what I feel negative about these 'driverless cars' is that how lazy it could make us feel to just take a car and lay back the whole time; for me I'am scared for the future to be so advanced what I fear is that we all end up like the humans in Disney's movie, Walle.Also, what would be the point of buying a car if we cant even drive it, I admit it could be really cool, but there are millions of people who love to drive and do it themselves. For me I feel like this project of driverless cars should focus on more things like traveling because there are people who have to drive all night to head to some place for vacation.This article should also tell the readers that you can switch to auto drive whenever you want because the article is more telling the readers how it will drive automatically for you,but they should mention how you can drive it yourself if you wanted to.I will admit that I do find this very intresting for the future of driving cars knowing that we can lay back every now and than and let the cars drive for us, but I feel that it will take more years for cars to drive themselves for me I'd say a couple more 50 years until our technology can actually be smart enough to drive cars for themselves. The positive outcomes of driverless cars are endless, but at the same time the negative outcomes for driverless cars are at a tie with the positive outcomes, but i do feel that in time the tie of these two outcomes will come out with positive being in the lead. Finally, I do know that there is people that will completely deny this from happening and at the same time there will be people who would love driverless cars to happen,but in time we will let fate decide the decission for driverless cars because it is true for some things to happen like in paragraph 9, 'Waiting on the Law', what would happen if the car just had a type of accident, would the owner of the car be blamed for this or would the company be blamed?There is many turn outs for driverless cars where we arent certain if it will be 100% safe or not,but I think it is clear to say that it will never be 100% safe until maybe 2080,but that is just for me. | 3 |
939d35a | This story about driverless cars, shows why or why not we will end up having them in the future. It lets us readers and individuals have an opionion for if we feel comftorable about this action taking the world to a whole new level or not. There are very good points and reasons taking up on both sides of this arguement.
A few reasons why this shouldnt happen on the road has better points than what we would think. When we hear about driverless cars, we get excited because that means less for us. But we dont worry about ther consequenses it will cause. These cars still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, suach as navagating through the roadwork accidents.
They want to make new roads which would cause years of traffic.
Some goods about it when it gets all figured out is that wreck percentages may be minimized and it could take you somewhere youd need to be like the hospital or something important that you arent capable of driving to. Also sensors would be more advanced then what they are in regular cars.
Now, these are some facts and solutions to this arguement. whether driveless cars should be brought to consideration in the future or if they shouldnt. | 1 |
93a1ae8 | Driverless cars are not a new idea in the modern world, as they have been in development and thoughts in engineer's minds since more advanced automobile technology was introduced. Although there are some concerns with liabilty matters if there were to be an incident witht the car and the passengers were to be injured, "driverless" cars are currently aiding drivers with ways to stay safer on the road. If they were to be further developed, driverless cars could potenially change the way humans transport themselves for the better. Therfore, driverless cars should be further developed, but only to the extent of which there is still a driver present, ready to take over in the case of an accident.
Although there are some potential risks when driving a "driverless" car, the positives outweight the negatives. There are situations in which a human alone cannot drive, they need assistance in order to safely arrivve to their destination.
Say for example, that a family chose to take a roadtrip from southern Texas all the way to northern Michigan. In order for them to arrive at a reasonable time and still be able to sightsee, the driver(s) would have to either take breaks or interchange drivers periodically in order to get rest, as driving is very mentally draining. With driverless cars, the driver(s) would be able to advance much further without having to stop, as the driver is no longer the one that is fully controling the car, making traveling a much quicker process. This goes for all sorts of travel. If there is weather that is very difficult to drive through, like snow, even if the driver was not educated how to safely drive through snow, the car itself could be programmed to drive through difficult terrain and transport the drivers safely. Cars eveywhere could make the driving process an easier one.
Another benefit of driverless cars could be saving the lives of those driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Although driving under the influence is against the law, unfortunately, many people choose not to comply with this law and end up getting killed in an accident. Currently, "driverless" cars can "steer, accelerate, and brake themselves" and one car has also been programed to make the driver's seat vibrate when the vehicle is about to hit an object. If all of these upgrades and more are put into one car, it could help save the life of a person who could not complete these tasks on their own. However, if the public begins to see this sort of development as a loophole to drive while they are drunk, this could cause more people to do so and taking away more lives in the process.
A large part of the debate of drivers versus no drivers is the problem of liabilty. If a driver were to be injured while traveling in the driverless cars, who would take the blame? It really depends on the situation. If the technology fails while the driver is being careful and attentive to always be ready to take over, then the liablity would go to the manufactuer of the car and that company. If the driver was being careless and not paying attention to anything that was going on, then it becomes the problem of the driver. If car companies were to develop "driverless" cars, I firmly believe that they should only develop it to the point of where the driver can still jump in and take control, as technology can at certain times be unpredictable, while humans have minds and are capable of going beyond their "autopilot".
For a long time, mankind has been searching for ways to make llife as simple and trouble free as possible Driverless cars are another way of doing this, and humans are rapidly finding new ways to make this a possibilty. Driverless cars can bring safety and effiiciency to a driver, such as assisting with long car rides or help save a drunk driver from crashing. Even so, problems with liabilty and interference with the law could occur. For all of these reasons, driverless cars should be advanced, but only to the extent of still allowing the driver to jump in in the case of an emergency. | 5 |
93a2d85 | The further development of driverless cars should be pursued in their respective manner. It should be taken in to consideration that technology will be upgraded and evolve to better suit and cater to human needs as people progress throughout time.
A lot of people will not have the oppurtunity to have their driver's license, and some will not be allowed to retain one. In the even that one does have their license, they may not have access to their own car if they live in a large, populated city. That leaves them to hail a taxi, catch the bus, or the train/subway. Not all of these are reliable sources of transportation. Taxi or alternative transportation drivers will run late, get lost, or unfortunately, get in an accident. A subway or a bus could also be running late, or be involved in an accident. A smart, self-driving care could cut down on navigational problems as well as time managment.
Though a driverless car is still in its infancy, many developments and advances have made the concept worthy of further thought, investment and speculation. While the car would still need a human driver to be alert and take the wheel in a sophisticated or compromising situation the car does not yet know how to deal with, the car remains as a safe and advanced way of articulate and advanced driving. This would also help developments in how to make a car drive effeciently in the even of a car accident, or roadwork is being performed.
In the financial state, smart cars would be a much less expensive than a smarter road, which would be equipped with magnets or another energy source that would send signals to the car. Of course, those roads would have to be upgraded, that upgrade would come out of taxpayers pockets and the government as well.
The one thing holding back tests and further advancements for this futurisic riding service would be the law. While it is still assumed in most states in America, that the only safe kind of car is the car with a driver, it should be considered that humans still must trust themselves behind the wheel instead of the driver beside, behind, or in front of them, since not everyone's judgement is on the same wave-length as the others.
In fact, there is already a car out on the market that has a safety feature that allows the car to stop itself if there is a hint of danger, in the even that the driver's reflexes are not fast enough, or just simply cannot stop the car. The possibility of a safe, self-driving car is not a far leap as it may seem. After all, America has put man on the moon, and is working to do the same thing with Mars, already having two rovers on the red planet. There are satellites and spacecrafts that leave our solar system without the help of the human hand. The Hubble Space Telescope sends pictures to its headquarters on its own accord.
If all of those achievments can be done, why not a driverless car? it was thought impossible to send a human in space, much less on our moon, but that has been said and done, time and time again. The only thing keeping this project of more efficient cars and driving tethered to a chain is doubt and second thought. The concept and development of a driverless car should be purusued and achieved, so tehcnology can continue to advance as it should. Of course, the car would improve over time, as do all things, given the chance. So, let the car have a chance at showcasing its potential. | 5 |
93a77d3 | I think that the use of this technology for students is a very good use for it. You could use it to tell when a student was confused so they could get extra help. Another use would be if a student was bored you could change the lesson plan a little to get them more invested. It could also be used to tell when a student was interested so you know you are doing things right. Using this technology in schools would be an incredibly good use for it.
Another good use for it in a school would be to tell when student get frusturated in class. It would make a teacher aware and perhaps try to help with or take away whatever is frusterating them. If a teacher was angry then the machine could suggest that they take a quick break.
When people get mad bad things could happen so preventing or helping with frustrations is important. It could be used to help see what makes people upset and get someone to help them deal with it.
It could also be used to help students who want to be therapists learn subtle facial clues to how people are feeling. Using the FACSfor learning what it was made to do would be a perfect use of the technology. Therapists could more accuratly see patients emotions when learning from a machine. As Dr Huang states in paragraph 4 "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal" meaning therapists could learn to see those and do their jobs better.
If there was a scenario in school where someone was getting bullied you might be able to tell using the FACS seing the expression fear around certain people could be a tell that something is wrong. If a child was afraid around a parent that could be something to look into as well. It would be incredibly useful in finding out if something bad was happening to a kid.
This kind of technology would make many things in schools much easier for student and teacher. It could keep students invested by knowing when they were not and help teachers understand what students have trouble with. It woud be a very useful piece of technology if used correctly. | 3 |
93a78d3 | Since the industial revolution the demand for cars has grown. Cars have been needed for transport to go to work, school, or just plain traveling. But recently the demand has decreasing. All around the world "no car suburbs" popped up and people are dying to move. In source one a German city named Vauban only have 70 percent of families owning cars while 57 percent sold their cars to move to Vauban. This new trend of no automobiles is said to lessen stress, reduce smog/ greenhouse emissions, and make cities more accessible. "America's love affair with its vehicles seem to be cooling" says source four.
Greenhouse edmissions wither away with the less cars that ride up and down streets. In Paris, the typical smog reaches to about "147 microgram of particulate matter per cubic meter" stated by source two. This makes it harder for traffic to see and causes an unsafe enviornment for walking. Paris was said to have banned half of cars one day and another half the other and the smog was cleared enough to rescind the no car rule. Greenhouse edmissions, like carbon, can cause acid rain, raises the temperature, and can clog up breathing pathways making it unsafe to go outside when the smog is strong. Carbon can be admitted through the fuel of cars. In France, over 50 percent of cars use diesel fuel which causes a greater amount of greenhouse gas edmission. If society can walk or ride bikes to work or school then the amount of automobiles needed will decrease. The lessening number of automobiles can help create a safer and healthier enviornment.
Not only is the 'no car' trend happening in Europe and developed countries but it is happening all around the world. Source three talks about Bogota, Colombia using a no car program. Once a year Colombia participates in a no car day. "Million of Colombians hiked, bikes, skates, or took busses to work". The ones that did not were given a 25 dollar fine. This day in Bogota has gotten so popular that people from other countries have traveled just to witness. The idea of no cars can improve city dynamics. Bogota alone has built 118 miles of bycicle paths. The open area away from cars has created room to build parks and sport areas, restaurants, and shopping centers. While the revenue of cars are decreasing these new areas are increasing in revenue. If using no cars for a day can have this large of an impact in a developing country than it must create a big impact for developed countries.
Even though a no car program can be a huge benefit there are still people disagreeing. A growing crime rate can make it not be safe enough to walk or ride a bycicle to work. For some, work may be to far away to create a short enough walk or ride. Some places, like here in Florida, does not have a transit station close by. But even the idea of car-pooling can lessen the the use of cars. Picking up just a couple of friends on the way to work or school can lessen the amount of cars on the road. This can create less traffic and carbon emissions and is safer than walking or riding a bike alone. While some argue that the demand for cars has shrunk due the recession it can also be said that cars may not be the top priority. Source four states that between 2001 and 2009 the amount of young adults driving had decreased by 23 percent.
Wether your on your way to work, school, or practice it would be smart to find another way of transportation. If your new years resolution was to get fit and go to the gym, ride your bike or run to work. Bicycling and walking can create a healthier you. Cars have done more harm that good to the enviornment but it is not too late to change that. We can use places like France, Germany, and Colombia as a great example of a new way to change life. Lets do ourselves a favor and maybe pick up a buddy on the way to work, or ride a bike, take the train, or walk. Lets take part in the new trend of no automobiles. | 5 |
93ab97b | It was 1945, World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals and more, 44 nations joined together to form the UNRRA. UNRRA hired "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over seas. You should join the Seagoing Cowboys program for many reasons.
One reason to join is that the Seagoing Cowboys can help you learn responsibility. As mentioned in paragragh six it states, the animals had to be fed two to three times a day. Bales of hay and bags of oats had to be pulled up from the lower holds of the ship. Stalls had to be cleaned. This shows that it takes responsibility because you have to make sure you feed and clean the animal's pens regularly so they won't get sick or die.
The second reason you should join the Seaging Cowboys is because it will let you have an opportunity that you might have never gotten. As mentioned in paragraph five it states, "Besides helping people, Luke had the side benefit of seeing Greece and China." This shows that you can see and do things you might have never done before.
As some claim, the trip is very long and dangerous. Yes, this may be true, however table-tennis tournaments fencing, boxing, rading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time.
Joining the Seagoing Cowboys is a once in a life time opportunity. Along with getting to see and do things you might not have ever done to learing responsibilities there are many benefits to the Seagoing Cowboys. Join the Sea going cowboys today! | 3 |
93ae44a | In the three stories, What is the electoral college?, The Indefensible Electoral College, and the Defense of Electoral College, each argue wether or not to keep or over throw the electoral Colloge. The Electoral college has been a crutial part of voting who stays or leaves the offic chair of america, But one thing for sure losing this way of voting is very questionable.
In the story, In defense of Electoral college, it eplains five very detailed reasons to keep the electoral college. The certainty of the outcome of this voting system has been accepted for years. Richard A. Posner explains, "The reason is that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exeeds his share of popular vote."This quote given to us shows the certain possibility of who wins the share of the presidents seat. Each vote by the citizens of America is sent to chose the "qualified citizens" to represent their state in th election for president.
The person in the election for president also has to have a appeal to many regions. If the candidate is attempting to gain more votes by stayong in the same region he or she will not gain more electoral votes. When a person runs for president is they go into many regions to pursuade more people to vote on that person for president then they will gain more electoral votes.
The system does have a few errors in its existence. When people are voting someone to represent them they might make a mistake on wich candidate thier voting on. If people did have a direct vote for who becomes president then they have their exact opinion on who becomes president, but the system of voting still stands because most people in America like this way of voting better.
It would be better to have people representing each state with electoral votes because having every vote from every citizen of america sent to an individual slot for who should be president is overwhelming. instead, we have a system where each person votes on a candidate to represent their state in the election. It is a better way of using time wisely in voting for America's new president.
To close, Having the Electoral College system to vote is a fantastic way of showing who should be president for America. The Electoral College should stay because of the certainty of who will be next president and avoiding the run-off elections to prevent uncertainty of who will be president. | 3 |
93b2441 | Schools Should use Facial Action Coding Systems
Try to imagine a world where people might be able to hide their feelings from others but not the computer. There has been a new software developed that has the ability to determine people's emotions called Facial Action Coding System. The software has even been able to determine exactly how much percent of each emotion is present in the Mona Lisa. As this software arises, there has been questions as to how schools could use this software to their advantage. With this system, schools could help students stay in tune in class, place students with teachers they learn well from, and force students to tell the truth.
The Facial Action Coding Sytem should be used in schools because teachers would have the opportunity to change the way they are teaching when their students start to get bored. In so many cases students do not do well in school simply because their teacher might be too boring or confusing. If teachers had the abilty to know when students are getting bored through this system, then there is a good chance the students would get better grades as a result. With this software "a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." There would be no excuses for teachers boring or confusing students because they would have a tool to become aware of it.
Another key part of students being successful in school is having a teacher that they truly connect with, therefore; the software system could play a large part in helping schools place students with teachers that they have a connection with. With the software system, "a genuine smile and a forced one" could be detected. Using the data found students could be placed with the teachers that they have genuine smiles with. There is a good chance that if students were with a teacher they truly like, then they would learn more from the lessons and get better grades.
In schools, there are constantly so many lies and rumors going around, but with the software system, lying could be detected. Considering the system can "spot when a 'smiling' politician or celebrity isn't being truthful," it could be able to determine when students are lying. If lying in schools could be detected, there could be a decrease in bullying and possibly shootings. It could even teach students that honesty is the best policy, and it could hold students accounable for their actions. The system could uncover the truth in so many situations for the better.
In the end, the new software system has many positive aspects that could benefit schools in many ways, including helping students learn more effeciently and forcing students to tell the truth. Not using this tool that has come available would be foolish knowing the many benefits that could come from it. Something that could help students learn their school work in a more efficient way and hold students responsible for their actions would be a good thing for schools in this day and age. It could have the capabiliy to teach students integrity at a young age putting them ahead of many young adults in the world today. | 4 |
93ba20a | This article is about a small town near the french and swiss borders its name is Vauban. Vauban ha a unique community they have no cars!. yeah thats right no cars there is a no automobile law in this small town which makes a lot of people like the mother of two ms. Heidrun walter. she says that she is "much happier this way because when i had a car i was always tense". people could walk down the street and not worry about wether or not a person is going to lose control of their car and smash into them or even worse.
In 2006 the united states and other areas started to try these things and they called it "smart planning". car ownership is allowed but there are only two parking areas-large garages at the edge of the development where a car-owner buys a space for $40,000, along with a home. vauban, home to 5,500 residents within a rectangular square mile, is the most advanced experiment in low car suburban life. "All of our development since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change," said david goldberg. | 1 |
93bb1d4 | Dear state senator of Florida,
I'm sending you this letter for one purpose only, to convince you with strong defensive facts the electoral college is unfair, outdated, irrational and should be replaced with the popular vote. Let's begin with the simple fact that we, the common people of the United States of America, land of the free, don't even have the right to directly vote for a human being that is to be running our country for the next 4 years, possibly 8. Instead, we are voting for electors in the same political party as the candidate we wish for? Actually no, we don't even obtain that right because as stated in source 1 electors sometimes aren't even chosen by politcal party considering "state laws vary on how electors are selected and what their responsibilities are..."
In source 2 it states that an elector can be anyone not holding a public office. The elector chosen is a complete stranger to more than half of the population of the state yet we are expected to trust that this person will live up to his or her word that he/she will vote for the president we want to be running this country when we have absolutely no control over their actions election day. Trust isn't easily given especially when there are no laws given that the elector must only vote from the candidate majorly favored in that particular state. So lets see the elector that we vote for, which in some cases people even get confused and vote for the elector of opposing team, can walk in election day, decieve all the people from his/her state and walk out with absolutely no penalty.
In source 3 it later states that "voters in toss-up states are more likely to pay attenten to the campaign knowing that they are going to decide the election" but what about the swing states? Because the winner-take-all system candidates don't even go to those states knowing that they'll most likely lose. Does that seem fair to you? That basically means that winner candidate could be the same man/woman that couldn't careless if their votes were on them or not.
Furthermore, in source 3 it explains how the electoral vote is the only way to ensure a certain outcome but as said in source 2, a tie may seem unlikely but highly possible. So let's say there is a tie, the winning decision then passes down to the House of Representatives. Here the state delegations cast one vote for the candidate they wish for but in the light of truth it is impossible for one representative of millions of people to be able to reflect on what the people want. So now what? Not only is plan A, the electors, totally bogus but plan B,which is the house representatives, completely takes our right to chose the citizen we want to represent the United States.
I hope you read my letter and come to realization that the electoral college is basically just a dirty method that's taking the rights of the common people. If it keeps on there will be one election year where more than half the population will open their eyes to fact that they don't even have a say in who they want to be running this country and simply not vote, then where will that lead us? Dictatorship? Rebellion? Popular vote is the way to go. It for one allows citizens to be apart of descision making in who should be president which later on abolishes the whole dispute over "swing states" and "toss-up states" because candidates will have to work twice as hard to earn their seat in the big house. Candidates will have to visit each state, anwser necessary questions from the citizen, compaign harder and at the end of the day a hard-working candidate will become a hard-working president who will lead our country to prosperity.
Sincerely, a concerned citizen | 5 |
93c06c0 | HOLD ON!! Street parking, driveways and home garages have been forbidden in the new district? And if you do want to park your car in a garage you have to buy one for $40,000? What a rip off. But wait.. there is barley any space to park, like, a bus. A lot of people are happy they don't have cars. Everything is near by. The district is really small. If they go out of their house and wanted to walk to their local grocery store the store would be right across the street.
After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. Some drivers were fined and 27 people had their cars impounded due to their reaction of the fine. The cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. Diesel fuel was there to blame. Diesel's made up to 67 percent of vehicles in France compaired to a 53.3 percent average.
In Bogota, Colombia cars have been banned for three years only having buses and taxis as their transportation. If they had a car, they would have recieved a $25 fine. This whole car banning thing was an event because two other cities joined and they were Cali and Valledupar. Colombia isn't that small of a city. People need transportation. I mean, yeah a lot of people mostly hike, but what if they need a car to really get somewhere, like, if it was an emergency? But after this car banning, Colombia has made an improvement. There has been construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city. Uneven, pitted, messed up sidewalks has been replaced with broad, smooth sidewalks.
Obama's goal is to save the greenhouse gas emissions. Obama has been seeing that barley anybody has been buying cars. Why? The money is rising. Cars and gas has been getting expensive. America's love with vehicles has been cooling. In 2005, car driven miles has dropped steadily. In April, 2013, the miles driven per person has dropped 9 percent to where it has been below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995. Now, the greenhouse has been getting better plants.
In conclusion, car bannings has made a huge improvement in countries and states. Gas is being lessed used, greenhouse has been getting better plants, people don't really need cars if they have everything near buy but in some cases they do for emergency. The driving miles on cars have decreased incredibly. In Bogota the streets, and bicylce lanes have improved. There arent anymore jacked up sidewalks. Money has been saved to make the world look like a better place. | 3 |
93c1334 | Dear State Senator,
To my understandings, we still use our Electoral College to vote for the President of the United States. So basically, whenever we vote for a President, we're basically voting for a slate of electors. But you probably already knew that. I thought the whole point of voting was to vote for who we want, not pick someone on the side to vote for us. To me, it is only fair that we rid of the Electoral College and change it to an election by popular vote.
When I am old enough to vote, I would like to see that my vote counted for the President and not a group of electors. One main problem with the Electoral College is the fact that the trust can be betrayed. What about what happened in Hawaii in 1960? When Vice President Richard Nixon luckily precided over the senate, validating only his oppenent's electors, but made sure to do so "without establishing a precedent." What if it happens again? You are voting for someone that could be anyone not holding a public office.
If you really think about it, the Electoral College is unfair to voters. Think of it like this, you're in a class of 30 and you get to vote on who is your new class president. You all vote but the teacher only counts 10 of the kids' votes that have a higher ranking. It is not fair to the other 20 students because they all voted too, but their votes didn't really count.
The Electoral College can be thought of as unfair, outdated, and irrational. It would be so much easier if we just counted the votes from the citizens of the United States in a majority rules fashion. This way, everyones' vote counts and we wouldn't have to worry relying on someone to make the vote for us.
I am writing to you State Senator to show you how we, the United States of America, really feel. Isn't it true in Amendment 1, that we as the people have a freedom of speech? Well I think my speech should be heard and I want you to listen.
Sincerely,
Rachel | 3 |
93d44b9 | Why are there no driverless cars on the roads when it is the 21st century? What kind of future will mankind have if we do not have self-driving cars in the 21st cantury? Now, imagine a world where cars drive themselves. Imagine if you did not have to imagine that. Driverless cars can be a reality. Right now driverless cars are not entirely driverless but manufacturers are working hard to make these cars safer and easier to use. If we had driverless cars on the roads, we could get more work done, there would be less accidents, and we would not have trouble driving to our desired location.
An average person in America spends much of their life in a car. People have places to go and work to do. People are so eager to get things done faster that they will break the law to be on their phone and drive. If they have to spend half their time driving to locations, they will achieve less than they actually can. What if humans could get their work done as they are driving? They will no longer have to think of their phone as a distraction from driving and get things done. That is the power of driverless cars. If a person has a 45 minute drive, they can get 45 minutes worth of work done during the drive. Instead of wasting 45 minutes of their life driving, they can do something useful that will affect their life in a positive direction.
Accidents are caused by the driver's mistakes. People are emotional creatures. They get stressed, angry, and sad so very easily. It is hard to focus on driving when all those emotions are in a person's head. A driverless car do not have emotions. It can focus all the time. It's main job is to keep the driver safe at all times. If the car malfunctions, the driver can take over, but a car cannot take over if the driver malfunctions unless it is a driverless car. The car also has many safety features that warns the driver. GM manufacturers have developed a vibrating driver's seat. The chair will vibrate anytime the car is about to run in to an object.
20 years ago, there were no such things as a GPS or a phone that could tell a person how to get to their destination. Even now their are people out there who do not know how to use electronics to their advantage. For example, grand parents do not easily learn how to use their phones to their advantage. They might get lost easily, but if they drove driverless cars that would not be a problem because the car would drive itself. Before, manufacturers were having trouble making a driverless car because they did not have the right materials. Radar for example used to cost two hundred million dollars. Now it's something you can easily buy at Radio Shack.
There are many negatives to a driverless car but the postives outweigh the negatives. People are still doubting that a driverless car is not safe but that is why manufacturers are working to fix that problem before they put them on the roads. | 4 |
93d5e79 | Have you heard of the Seagoing Cowboys? If not, they are a group that was hired by the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration). They were hired to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules. I, Luke Bomberger, am a part of the Seagoing Cowboys.
We thinks you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys. Some reasons why we think you should be in the Seagoing Cowboys is that besides taking care of and bringing ruined coutries animals. You can visit and seeing new places such as Europe and China.
Before you can visit those wonderful places, you have to take care of the animals. You have to make sure their stalls were clean, and that they had been fed and watered two or three times a day. You also have to pull bales of hay and bags of oats from the lower holds of the ship you are traveling in.
There is also fun to be found on the ship. Once you have unloaded all the animals, you could play baseball or even volleyball in the empty animal holds. To pass the time people would do table-tennis tournaments. They would also do fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling to also pass the time.
A job that you might have to do is night watchman. During the night, the only thing you have to do is that you would have to check on the animals every hour.
These are my reasons why you should join of the Seagoing Cowboys, and what you would have to do if you were a part of the Seagoing Cowboys. | 3 |
93d8870 | The use of cars around the world are having an impact on the envoirnment today. Being able to limit the use of cars would be benifical to your wellbeing and the enviornment.
In Vauban, Germany there is a suburb that doesn't have any cars. People are allowed to own cars but there are only two places to park, which are the two large garages at the edge of the development. Also the owner must pay $40,000 for a space, along with a home. The majority of the residents do not own cars and say they are happier this way. This community is an example that is trending throughout Europe, and is trying to kick start a movement called "smart planning". "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States"(Rosenthal 5). The air is becoming very polluted and there are efforts being made to try and fix the issue.
In Paris, there was a day of near-record pollution. They decided to enforce a law banning certain cars on certain days to try and help clear the air. On Modays, people with even-numbered licence plates had to leave there cars at home or pay a fine of 22-euro or $31. About 4,000 people were fined that day. The congestion was down 60% in paris as well, and the smo cleared up enough monday for the French to decide on the banning of odd-numbered plates on Tuesday also.
Aslo in Bogota, Colombia there is a day without cars. There goal is to promotes alternative transportation and reduce the amount of smog. Anyone who violated this law was fined $25. " It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," said buisinessman Carlos Arturo Plaza(selsky 24). This trend is spreading, with other Colombian cites joining the event.
The end of car culture is among us in the United States. Studies have shown that people are buying fewer cars, driving less, and getting fewer licences as the years go by. The number of miles driven in the United states peaked in 2005 and is steadily dropping . As of April 2013, that number has dropped by about 9% and is equal to where the United states was in January 1995. The new generation are not finding drivin or even etting a licence a priorty anymore. They plan there work and social life by were they can walk or use a alternative transportation. Bills are being made to help with the amount of pollution made by cars and are trying to gie the people more opportunities to use alternative transportations.
The amount of pollution created by cars are effecting our envoirnment. As shown in the example of paris, that by limiting the amount of cars o the road you can prevent some of the air pollution increasing the quaility of the air. Also not having to worry about driving has decreased stress in some cases. Overall limiting car usage would be beneficial to your wellbeing and the enviornment. | 3 |
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