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15eb254 | Their are many ways to read emotions without the using of technology but we never come close to the real feeling. Many years ago technology was small and it
had limits to what it can do but after so many years after technology has changed through out
the years. Computers now are able to read muscles on any human but can it read the emotions they feel?
Three men have been working on a project called "The Facial Action Coding System".
Dr. Paul Eckman (a psyhologist) is the creator of The Facial Action Coding System. The software was made by prof. Thomas Huang (of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science) in collaboration with Prof. Nicu Sebe(of the University of Amsterdam). The FACS was used to be able to read emotions in percentage. It was able to read six emotions hapiness, surprised, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness due to their 44 major strands of muscles on a humans face.
The way that FACS was able to read your emotions are like complicated math equations. The 44 strands each have different meanings each movement of one or more muscles are called "action unit". The frontalis pars lateralis muscle (above your eyebrows) raises your eyebrows when your surprised and your orbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger. The use of FACS have been use on the Renaissance Painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da vinci to show expressions that only that she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angery.
The FACS is amazing and is changing over time and time again being able to read your emotions with accuracy. Will you be able to read emotions with accuracy? or will it be false accusions? | 1 |
15ec1e4 | Why We Should Study Venus
What is venus like on the surface? In this passage the author suggest that studying venus is worthy pursuit despite the danger it present.Their are risks when trying to study another planet.Their are also material on venus that is the same or earth years ago.Their are also benifit if we can sucessfuly studying venus such as blimp-like vehicle.We should study venus because of the benifit and the technology it can provide us.
Risks, A thick atmostpher of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide cover Venus.On the surface of venus the temperture average over 800 degree fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on earth.Venus has the hottest surface in the solar system.In additional there are erupting volcanoes,powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning.Even more challenging is that it has the sulfuric acid in venu's atmosspher which makes entering the planet challenging for object to enter.
Venus was a earth-like planet long ago.Venus was probaly covered in largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, like earth.Today, Venus still have some feature that are simlar to earth. The planet have features such as valleys, moubtains, and craters.There is also that venus can be sometime be our nearest option for a planetary visit.
Their are some benifits such as having a blimp-like vehicle hovering over the roiling venusian landscape for scientists to study venus.Like our airplane could fly over storms , a vehicle hovering over venus would avoid the unfriendly gound condition by staying up and out of their way.The hovering vehicle can avoid danger.Howerver looking at venus from above in a hovering vehicle can provide only limited insight on ground condition because most form of light can not penetrate the dense atmospher.There are many researchers who are working on innovating machines to last longer on the surface on venus to study it.Venus has value, not because of all the gains we get from it but also from our human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors.
Venus have a vary hot surface about 800 degree in fahrenheit.
Their are also risks invloving this expadition such as atmospher pressure.
Venus was like earth a long time ago, Today it still have many features like earth such as valley, mountains, and craters.Some benifits are that we could have a hovering vehicle over venus for sicentists to study it.The author supportes his idea really well saying why we should study venus. | 4 |
15ec4fa | While owning a car may seem like the most important possession a person can have, it is becoming more beneficial to find a way to live without them. Cities around the world are turning in their cars, even if just for a day, and finding that it brings plenty of advantages to make up for what could be seen by some as a troublesome lack of easy transportation. Both the environment and and the well being of the people are grateful for the new change, and examples of such will follow.
To begin, according to "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, one can learn about Vauban, Germany, a place manifested so that residents of the upscale community must give up their cars. While residents are still permitted to own cars, they must be kept in large garages at the edges of the community. Here, the owner of the car must buy a space within the garage, along with a home in the residence. Parking on the streets is forbidden, along with driveways and home garages. The streets of the residency are completely free of cars, except for a few streets on one side of the community, and for where the tram to downtown runs through. Most of the citizens of Vauban choose not to own a car, or sold their car in order to move to the community, and find they are much more content in their lifestyle because of it. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two, stated that she is "much happier this way", explaining that she was always tense while in possession of a car. This community was created as a prime example to showcase the advantages of limited (or forbidden) car usage, and it is now being used as the basis of the growing trend around the world, including America and more places in Europe, in which suburban life is being seperated from its former dependance on auto use.
Furthermore, the reduction of air pollution and smog has become a major advantage in the limitation of car usage. After suffering through days of near-record pollution, Paris, France had composed a temporary driving ban in an attempt to clear the air, according to Rober Duffner in "Paris Bans Driving due to Smog". The passage goes further to explain that the ban followed five days of smog that rivalled the likes of Beijing, China, which is widely recognized for being one of the most polluted cities in the world. Exceptions to the ban were made for hybrids and cars carrying three or more passengers, and public transportation was made to be free. Once the smog cleared enough, the ban was lifted and citizens were allowed back to the road, but the reduction of auto usage was what saved the air from becoming overly polluted. Moreover, in Bogota, Colombia, citizens participate in a car-free day, entitled Day Without Cars, once a year to reduce smog in the cities, according to "Car-free Day is Spinning Into a Big Hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky. Violators are charged with $25 fines, but, according to Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus, the people participate, and the turnouts are large. This day without cars, which has begun to spread to other Colombian cities, is a fantastic way to reduce both air pollution and stress, and is a part of a campaign to oversee the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths, which, according to Mayor Mockus, is the most of any city in Latin America.
In addition, "The End of Car Culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal tells the reader of the new goals created to cut down on America's greenhouse gas emissions. According to the passage, the goals, set by President Obama, have been graciously aided by recent studies which show that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less, and have been making less of an effort to get a license as the years go by. With transportation being the second largest source of the nation's carbon emissions, behind power plants, this pattern, if maintained, will most likely have majorly benificial impacts on the environment.
All in all, there are many advantages that could easily come with limiting car usage, including the reduction of smog and a more pleasent lifestyle for the citizens who decide to limit or cease their auto usage. While transportation issues may arise when people begin to give up their motorized vehicle, or if they decide to not purchase one in the first place, as many already have, a quick purchase of a bike or the use of public transit can solve at least some of them. | 4 |
15ee7ec | Imagine going evrywhere you want without driving. For many yeras in fictions movies and Tv shows people appear with cars that can drive by themself. Would you want one of those cars? Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009, but so far, they aren't truly driverless. There are some reasons why we still don't use those cars.
Firstly, one of the main reasons why we still do not have those cars is because companies haven't made the cars act like if a human is driving. Google has added position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive sensors, a GPS receiver, an inertial motion sensor to a car. All this is necessarry for the driverless car but still they have done all this, it isn't trudly driverless.
Also, anothyer reason is because after all those changes in the car, they still need the human to drive it. Mostly all the work that is done, it's done by the car. But when there is a problem with the traffic, there's an accident or something the car needs the human to drive to be safe. GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. The Google car simply announces when the diver should be prepared to take over, There are some other options like flahing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays.
Finally, the last reason are the laws. Driving laws focus on keeping drivers and passengers safe. Traffic laws say that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. There are many states where those cars are illegal because theybhaven't prve that it is all safe, but manufacturers believe that more states will follow as soon as the safety of these cars is prove.
These cars are relly good, but there is the problem that they are not safe enough. As they prove the safety of those cars everyone will have one. You won't have to drive and you will be safe, but we still have to wait. | 3 |
15f01fe | Many people think that the face on Mars was created by aliens, however that is not true. The face on mars is just a natural landform and it has nothing to do with aliens.
When the sciencetists saw the first picture taken of it they figured it was just another martian mese, that was common around Cydonia. The image was captioned "huge rock formation which resembles a human head..." It was just a landform and had nothing to do with aliens. Just because it looked like a human head doesnt mean anything. Very few scientists even belived the face was created by aliens. Which means that most of them knew it was just a natural landform.
When the second picture was taken, all they saw was just a natural landfrom with no alien monument at all. They then took a third picture of it because most people were not satisfied with the second one. The thrid picture just shows the Martain equivalent of a butte or mesa. It looks like landforms here around earth. If their are similar things on Earth that are just landforms then the face on Mars is just a landform too.
The face on Mars was not made by aliens it was just a landform. It just happened to look like a human face in the first picture that was taken. But with the better pictures, It wasnt a face after all. It was just a mesa. | 3 |
15f2066 | This idea i think is very usefull for teachers now, its bad enough we cant understand a persons mood. It is bad because someone could be sad or angry but the person wont say anything to get it out of his or her system. If we had this system it would be great to know wether a student is okay, fine or depressed. The fact that we already know six characterisitc movements means that we can probably find more. The six basic emotions are happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and sadness.
The bad things about the emotion detecting system is that it could mess up some how and it would tell the teacher that this kid is sad but he is happy. The machine could be really expensive and schools wouldnt even be interested in buying these systems. The system could probably pick up other emotions that are not propriate and the kid would feel embarrased. Why would a teacher really want this system anyways.
Overall i think this machine is beneficial to schools everywhere in the United States. The system sounds like it will be because of how much knowlege u know from a student because of there emotional look. This can be great for the student also, to let him know that that the section he just read was boring or fun. I think this emotion system will be great for every school in the future. | 2 |
15f29a6 | I believe that the use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is extremly valuable. The Facial Action Coding System could help detect when a student is bored or confused. It can help the teacher to decide how to help the students. The system can make things easier for the students to understand. The Facil Action Coding System could help most likely help all students.
When students aren't understanding the lesson that is being taught on the computer,the system can recongize the students facil expressions and see that the student is confused and the system can notify the teacher to help the student. Also when students are bored or falling asleep it can notify the teacher to get the students attention or wake the student up. The Facil Action Coding System can see certain things that the teacher can't see. If a teacher asks the class if they understand a topic and a student says yes ,but they
really don't understand the teacher would most likely not see that the student doesn't understand. The Facil Action Coding would see it though and notify the teacher.
In conclusion the Facil Action Coding would be very helpful to the students and teachers. It can help students if they are confused or bored. The system can help teachers understand what the students are struggling with . It can help tell if students are lying about if they underdstand the topic or not. The Facil Action Coding Systems can be benefit everyone in a school. | 3 |
15f3aec | Driving is an art that us humans have mastered well over the years, now its time for a new innovation.Driverless cars are the new way of the future for transportation.
Driverless cars do not panic in risky situations like a car pile up.Us humans make mistakes, like texting while driving or drink while driving, there are many accidents a year because of human error.Once driverless cars are perfected they are going to be the safest way to transport yourself.
Many manafacturers are working to perfect driverless cars. Like Tesla has projected a 90 percent driverless vehicle even Nissan,Audi,and Mercedes-Benz have plan to drive themselves by 2020."the road to the truly autonomous car stratches on ahead of us" as it says in the passage.We will get to our goal soon.
Although it might result in conflict with the manafacturer and the consumer, it will defenatlly save millions of lives by picking the route of least resistance and stay in the correct lane for travel.Driverless cars are the best way transport ourselves safely
In conlusion, driverless car are going to be the new innovation of the future once perfect.I incourage everyone to take a stand and help support the manafacturers to build and dysign driverless cars. | 3 |
15f9033 | The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. I feel as if this new techonolgy would make so many people be happier or at least cheer them up. "The Mona lisa demonstration is really intended to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do."
"Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad." This new technology could examine your facial expressions to see if you are happy or sad. If an ad plays that you get sad or mad about this technology will play a different ad that expresses happy feelings to make you happy and put a smile on your face. "Yet Dr. Huang observes that artists such as da Vinci studied human anaomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions." The new developing technology can read your facial motions.
"By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions (as in da Vinci's masterpiece)." This software can read any type of facial expression and simpily make your day better. If you are already happy this software can just make you smile even more while you are on your computer. "Each expression is compared against a neutral face (showing no emotion)."
"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." This software would help so many students out because of how many students get bored with a lesson on the computer. This technology could help students get better grades and just makes school so much exciting for them.
"Imagine being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling, even when they are trying to hide their emotions." This new software would be great for so many people at their computers, even students at school using the computers. | 3 |
15fa958 | The face that was found of Mars by NASA can be proven that its just a natural landorm. The face does resemble human feature but they are just illusions given by the shadow around it giving it eyes,nose, and mouth.
The face is a martian mesa that is common enough to be found around Cydonia, where the face land formation was found. In April 5,1998 when they took a picture of the face it was 10 times sharper than the originals Viking photos it showed that there was no alien monument after all, so it was clear that it is a natural landrom rather than alien made landform.
The face is just like the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, the face and the Middle Butte are both natural landfroms and not alien made. Pictures of the face were taken clearer because people still thought that it was from by aliens, but the technology they use were better than the first technology they use, the picture they took still showed no marks of alien made land formtion.
NASA use technology like Mars Orbiter Carmera and Viking's Camera. However the public still doesn't believe that the land formation of the face is a natural landform,to say that
NASA wouldn't lie about the face being a natural landforms because they actually benefit from finding a face that was made by aliens.
Nevertheless when NASA took a picture in April 8,2001 they had used a camera that have an image spans of 1.56 meters per pixel, if there were any objects on the ground even small shacks could seen and know what they were. But what they found in the picture was that the martin equivalent of a butte or mesa of landform that are common around American West. By this comparsion it showed that the face is more likely to be a natural landform rather than a landform made by alien.
To finalize it, the face that was found on Mars is just a natural land formations and not an alien land formation, because with the high tech camera NASA used it would be able to showed any kind of details that alien could possiblely made mark on the landform would be shown in the picture but none of the evidence were found; which shows that the face is more likey to be
a natural landform. | 4 |
15fc2ac | The face on Mars is not an alien artifact. I believe it is just a landform, and here's why, there has been photos that have been taken since the original 1976 photo that said that it was a face. What the 2001 photo has shown us is that it is the martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. A butte or a mesa are common around the American West. JIm Garvin, a chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program had said that it "eminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, that's a lava dome that takes form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the face on Mars." Secondly, I believe that it is a landform because NASA has photographed this photo more than once to determine if it was an alien atrifact and after their second trip to Cydonia, they had enough information to say it is a martian landform. So in 1998, they had waited nearly eighteen years since the first photos of the face. The research crew took a new photo of the face that is ten times sharper than the 1976 photo. When it was released to the public, it had turned out to be a natural landform, not an alien monument. Lastly, I believe it is a nautral landform because in the 2001 photo of the landform, the Mars Global Surveyor took a new photo of the face using the camera's maximum resolution "Each pixel spanned 1.56 meters, while the 1976 photo had spanned 43 meters. So, this abolishes the possibility of it being an alien artifact because if there were any egyptian style pyramids you would have been able to see them" These are the facts that I believe determine that the face on mars is just a landform and not an alien artifact. | 3 |
1608b25 | The Face On Mars
Have you ever seen something crazy on something, maybe a face or something that you seen before? Have you thought about how that face or something else has gotten there? Well, for a start it defintley wasn't aliens! Just like the face on mars, people belive that the face was created by aliens! But that isn't true, the face on mars is just and only a natural landform that some how was created on earth.
For my first reason on why the face on Mars is just a natural landform is because NASA later revelied that the face was not made of aliens, but by shadows. A few days after that image was found, NASA needed to take a look and figure out what made this incredible and scientififc picture so unique, and why and how it was formed. Later on, they have came up with an good explaination about this unique image. NASA said this,"huge rock formation...which resembles a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." Scientifically, the face was made from a natural cause, so it makes it a very different natural landform.
Now, for my second reason on why this was not made by aliens, but just a natural landform is that there is no scientific research showing that aliens do exist and created this face. Now I do know that some people say that they have seen aliens, but scientists dont think that is one hundred percent true because they don't have any evidence suggesting that aliens are real. Many people to belive in them, but how do we know that they are actually real without any scientific knowledge? But now after NASA did some research, they found out that even though we don't have information about them, aliens did not create that face, it was only a natural landform.
For my third and final reason, why the face was not created by aliens and is only a natural landform , is because in the last paragraph,paragraph twelve, they talk about how the the picture actually shows that it is the Martian equvialent of a butte or mesa. Since the landform shows a butte or mesa, that means that the image was a major landform that came from the American West. Garvin says, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." He also said," That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." So, this is not only a natural landform, but a major natural landform.
I do agree a little bit about aliens creating the face. Maybesomewhere in space, there are aliens that created something else or not. One day maybe we can find something out in space that has something to do with aliens, but today is just isn't the day to do that. But overall, i would have to agree that aliens did not create this, but this is only a natural landform created by something other than aliens.
As you can see, this creative landform was most defintley not created from aliens, but just a nice natural landform. Scientists now figured out that this "Face on Mars" is from shadows and not from aliens. This landform is actually a butte or a mesa which is very intersting to have found out. Many people did belive that the "Face on Mars" was created by aliens, but scientists haven't found out if there are aliens or not, so we shouldn't jump into conclusion. But overall, this face was defintely a landform and not created by aliens!! | 5 |
160bab7 | The face on Mars has been said to be created by many things. "Some people think the face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars."(paragraph 5) Other people believe that it is a natural landform. It could have been aliens, but we have yet to find life on Mars. The reason that makes the most sense as to why its there is that it is indeed a natural landform.
Sure the land may look like a face but it is simply a natural landform. It is possible that other life-forms were on this planet at some point, but it does not mean that it was created by them. Landforms like these occur here on Earth too. They are common around the American West. These are called buttes or mesas, and buttes are simply "a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa."(paragraph 12)
This landform even reminds people of the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. These two are roughly the same height. The pictures of this mesa has changed over the years. In 1976 it strongly resembled a face. In 1998 it didn't appear as human-like as it did in 1976. And lastly in 2001, it just looks like a simple mesa, no face, no alien markings.
I do realize that it might make sense to you and other people that it could be made by aliens. But we have yet to find actual life on mars, let alone have it be made by non-existent creatures. This object object may seem extraordinary, but it is simply just a mesa on a planet we haven't even found running water on. I would love to say "Yes, this was actually made by aliens!" but sadly I cannot because it is simply just a landform.
Therefore it could not have been created by aliens because these landforms appear on Earth. It looks similar to landforms on Earth. It also has been photographed many times over the years with better cameras each time. Scientist can gladly say "This is only a landform, in fact these also appear on Earth as mesas or buttes." In conclusion, this is just a natural landform that was not created by other-worldly beings on Mars. | 4 |
160dc72 | Joining this prgram was the best. There was a few incidents that happened while I was on this trip, but it was an amazing experience.
When I was on that ship it felt good. I was around all the animals. I mean who wouldnt want to go on a trip. The air out there feels good, taking care of animals was also a lot of fun. And being with my friend made it better. When he asked me if I wanted to go, I couldnt say no. Id never get a chance like this again.
I cracked my ribs but that didnt stop me from enjoyong where I was. My ribs hurted bad but this was an incident, a little mistake but a big combat. But that did stop me from enjoying the things around me. I even visited some cool places while a shore. Seeing the big blue ocean and waves was pretty. Helping out was a fun job. The animals were all friendly and the games that were played were fun to watch and to participate.
Being on night watch was scary because it was pitch black and the boat was very rocky. I got thruough the night eventually so everything was ok. Having people there with me and everyone being friendly
was a nice feeling. In my opoinion, I think everyone should have this experience because somed people have never been to sea, or they never ridden on boat before. Its alot of fun there and a nice place to explore and be with animals and just kind of relax.
In the end, I had alot of fun. A little mishap happened but other than that it was a ball of joy. Everyone should get a chance really. To have a nice experience on the ocean instead of being afraid to go because of sea sick and stuff. Itll be alot of fun if people go. They will enjoy thereselves and be alright. | 3 |
160e4fd | the use of a car limit using can help in different ways as it could help us save the planet from a greenhouse effect or improve safty as it woul be a lower chance to get into a car crash with can result in injury or death but with limit usage it would make the wourld a better place and here to explain why limit usage is good.
in the story its says that as the population grows more in american they has to be a production in cars to help the person to get to one place to another. but however in january 1995 many americans were cash-strapped due to the decrease in driving along with the unemployed wasnt going to work aanyways as they try to recover underway. in another story it tells how people could live without cars but in germany as one of the family said "when i had a car i was always tense and im happier this way. As studys show that 70% of familes do not own cars but as well are happy just by walking or riding a bike beacuse cars make up the greenhouse gas. While in the vauban homes are being adopted in order to provide transportation with less spaced parking then walking all of the way to the mall. in america the agency of environmental are staring to promote and also want a "car reduced" area where they can help perserve the wild life as 80% of the law has gone to the highway and the other 20% is the transport its self. In other places they have a car-free day which means no cars or transport will be used through out the day as many people would take a bike or walk or even hike as one person said "its a good opportunity to take away stress along the pollution in the air" as it shows that there should be a limited usage of cars. As this could impact the world along with the enviorment around it.
the care usage limited idea is good because it helps people support the enviorment along with decreasing greenhouse gas and smog as people will either take a bike or walk to get from place to place without having the traffic jam struggle. | 2 |
16114c4 | i fell that this computer program counldnt do so well becase if your a teatch and you have had the studens say for 4 months you should have an under standing on how this person fell and what faces they make when mad, happy, upest, angry, and more.
what if this program works it could open a lot more programs to the world and help you with every day life or just work. for example say your going to ask your boss for a rase you could just walk by make it look like your texting your frinds and but you find out your boss is upset or mad you can know when a good time is to ask for your rase or more houres. but on the other hand this program could work for a while till it it gets something wrong and you lose your job and or say something that will hurt the other person. eve if they do all this programing whos has the money to go out and buy the software and program and whatever else you need most schools spend money on what they need not what makes them happy. and just simpily most school wouldnt want to have a prodct like this. for example apples vs samsung they both make phones, they run diffrent software, have mostly same apps, they are made same places, and many more but people are paying for apple simply because famouse people same thing with samsung. and to be 100% honest i dont see famouse peopel haveing this.
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a classroom computer recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." i think if this how the world becomes that we would become even more scumbags than were are already. it would make us lazy and we will loss ourselfs in more tech.
me personly i think that this programing could be good and or could be bad. but if this comes out you will not have most schools buy it or just most peolpe. i feel this would be something of the highher class and privet schools. | 2 |
1614a93 | There are many programs in the world around you. I know one certain program that I personaly love and think you would too. This program is called the Seagoing Cowboys. I think you should join it because there is so many sights that we can see on our ways across oceans on boat trips, it's an opportunity to work hard, and it's fun.
The first reason I think you would enjoy this program is because there is so many sights to be seen. I saw many sights. I saw the excavated castle in Crete and marvled at the Panama Canal on my way to China. I also, took a ride on a Gondola in Vencie, Italy a city with streets of water. Like I said these are all wonderfull sights you could see. There is one sight I think was the most special and that was the Acropolis in Greece. Europe and China are a couple other sights. The boat trips do take a while though. For example, it took about two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States, and a month to get to China. These are many sights that make this program super enteresting and fun.
The next reason I think you should join this program is because it's an opportunity to work hard and show others what we can do. There are many opportunities to do, expecially if you are on the cattle boat. Some of the things to do are, caring for animals, and makeing sure they have been fed and watered, pullying bags of oates and bales of hay from the lower holds of the ship to the upper, and cleaning the stalls. These many things were hard work.
cleaning the stalls was every night and the animals had to be checked daily and nightly to make sure none of them were hurt and fed and watered properly. All of these responsabillities are hard work.
Just because there's hard work dosen't mean theres not any fun, because there is. once the animals and cargo are all dropped off there is time to have fun on board, The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where the animals had been housed. Tabletennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time. As I said before there are many things to do fun it's not always just seriousness. There is time to goof around and have fun too .
Like I had said before, there are many reasons to join the Seagoing Cowboys program. You should join this program because there are so many sights to see on boat trips, it's an opportunity to work hard, and there's time to have fun. I hope this makes you want to join this program because it's a good time to shine. Well, not really shine but, you know what I mean. | 4 |
161797f | Seagoing Cowboys
Hello everyone reading this , i'm guessing your thinking " who me?? "
to answer your question yes i'm talking to you , my name is Luke Bomberger and i would love if you would join the Seagoing Cowboys , here's why.
I think that everyone should join the Seagoing Cowboys because , we get to help take care of the horses , young cows , and mules that were shipped overseas. It is also a great idea to join the Seagoing Cowboys because , the boat trips are amazing!! Especially for a small town boy like myself.
On top of that we even get to see Europe and China! If you actually think about it it is really an amazing job. I think my favorite place so far was seeing the Acropolis in Greece it was very special.
In conclusion joining the Seagoing Cowboys is going to literally change your life!! You could do everything you wanted from traveling to random places overseas , to caring for animals , we have it all! So i would recommend to stop by and sign up to become an official Seagoing Cowboy! | 2 |
1618e72 | The media is everywhere. Everyday, you hear gossip about celebrities in magazines, movies, and social media. Millions of movies and magazines are released all of the time around the world. More than half of the time, the facts they tell us aren't even close to accurate. You can't always trust the Media, especially when including scientific facts. Twenty five years ago something peculiar happened on Mars. NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling around Mars, taking pictures, and spotted a Martian Mesa. The Media is lying to all of us. Are they honestly trying to get us to believe that the Mesa is something that was created by aliens? That's purposturous. If "aliens" did however create the Mesa, NASA would benifit from it.
You can't trust information from movies or magazines because most of the time, they are false accuzations. Most of the "facts" they tell us about are completely untrue. There isn't enough scientificly proven facts to believe what magazine and movie writers are telling us. The Mesa is just a huge rock formation, not an alien created object. NASA is a very sophisticated scientific group, trust the information they tell us, not false information.
I understand that few scientists believe that aliens somehow created the Mesa. But, an extremely large amount of scientists highly disagree. There is absolutley no scientific proof of aliens created the Mesa on Mars. NASA has stated that it's just a rock formation. if aliens created it, NASA would release that information.
On April 5, 1998, Michael Malin took his Mars Orbiter Camera to fly to Cydonia where he would take a picture of the rock formation. He later revealed on a JPL website, that it was just a nautral landform. NASA's information is always correct. Thanks to Michael Malin, we have proof that the Mesa is just a rock formation.
In conclusion, NASA has provided all of us with many accurate facts about the Martian Mesa. Some people still choose to argue, even though NASA has already provided us with all of the right answers. I hope I have pursuaded you to think more into the facts that are scientifically correct, unlike the Media's version of the story. | 4 |
161a6b4 | Imagine if something could keep students up and ready to learn throughout an entire lesson that they couldn't care less about? It seems like an unlikely scenerio more likely. Most students are interesting in every single class that they're required to take, it's almost enivitable. Keeping students interest in a subject is what keeps them wanting to keep learning it. It could be life-changing to be able to have a computer that is able to keep a students interest in what they're learning up.
Adding something like this in to schools nationwide could be very manditory to keep students successful. It's not new to anyone that if something bores you, you probably have no desire in keeping it in your memory. If something is uninteresting, it's an instinct to want to find practically anything better to occupy you. There could be a computer designed in order to scan a student's emotion to detect whether or not they're bored. If the student seems to be disconnecting, the assignment could make the next question a different scenerio with a similar topic.
In the passage, it says that the FACS enables computers to be able to read your expressions in a way that can alter the experience for each individual. "Being able to modify the lesson, just like an instructor.", is a key component.
Not only could the computer be able to keep you from getting bored, but if you're entertained by the assignment it is also able to continue questions similar to the one that catches your attention. School is boring for a lot of people because of their disconnection for the materials that they are learning. Being able to connect each different student to a similar assignment could be groundbreaking. Discussing something each student can relate to is valuable in keeping everyone engaged.
Let's take students that are homeschooled for example. Nowadays it's easier to homeschool children thanks to the internet. Some kids to work better alone without much instruction, but most need something to keep them from getting distracted. Not having a teacher to stay on you to do your work could cause people to disassociate from the required task. It's just like having a teacher one on one working with a student.
To further my position in this argument, I believe that these computers will be very valuable in classrooms everywhere. A lot of schools in this century use computers for a broad majority of their lessons. Doing assignments on paper seems to be the minority now. This already makes it hard for teachers to be able to connect to their students, which many children need. This computer is somewhat like an individual instructor for each person in the classroom. | 4 |
161da84 | As the world around us begins to change blossom with new beliefs, ideas and inventions it makes you stop and wonder. About what? With television and movies creating the fantasy of driveless cars I cant help but wonder what it would be like if they actually exsisted? Well now i know longer have to ask due to the amazing improvemnets, that I am proud to stand by, in technology that turned my childhood dream of driveless cars into a reality.
Actually driving a car is a thing of the past as the world steps forth into a new promising future. But what does this new promising future entail? For starters, better access to saftey. Some may wonder how a car without anyone behind the wheel of it can possibly be safe. But the real question is how can it not be with sensors provided onto these vehicals they are built to protect . For instance,Google's Toyota Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automative radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an interial motion sensor. With all of these sensors' the car aswell pasengers are in better hands then they ever were when dependent on just one person focusing behid the wheel. Now not only is the person behid the wheel focused but the car is focused as well as mimics the skill of a human at the wheel.
Though these sensors arnt anything new they have been around since the 1980's when they would detect and respond to skids or rollovers on the roads. In addition in 2013, BMW announced the devolpment of the "Traffic Jam Assistant". Which is where the car is able to handle driving onits own. Though the have touch sensors that make sure the driver is keeping hold o fthe wheel at all times.Seeing as although the car is capable of steering, accelerating , and braking
on it's own it requires the human to be made aware its their skills are needed. Also GM has created driver's seaats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger. So with the sensors of the past combined with the sensors of the Google Toyata Prius questioning saftey is a thing of the past.
Though these drveless cars go beyond sensors on the outside of the vehical they also impact the interior.For instance Dr.Werner Huber, a BMW project manager driver says" We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way". Which they plan on doing by installing in car entertainment that can be instantly turned off and taken over when needed.
In conclusion, driveless cars are a thing of the future that are not only amazing cool but safley bound present aswell. Promising not only a better more effect future of public transportation where driveless cars form a public-transport taxi system. Using only
half the fuel we use today, saving the world resources. But a chance to turn what once was a dream into an everlasting reality. | 4 |
1621180 | I believe that Driverless cars are important for the people because there's been a lot of cases where people have died because they take their eyes away from the road for a minute next thing you know boom!! They have crashed that's putting driver's life in danger not only there lifes but the other drive's life n danger. Also this can prevent people from falling asleep driveless cars help keep the human driver awake the article states, "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object." this statement shows that not only Driverless Car can drive on there own but they keep drivers awake. This could help semi driver to stay awake after driving thousand of miles without sleep. The article also states, "Manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road. While the driver watches the road, the car watched the driver." This statement shows how the driver can't go to sleep with the car watching over him. This helps keeping the driver safe not only him but the other drivers who are awake and mabye have family's in the car.
Another benefit with the Driverless car is that it helps with the enviroment this car help the enviroment by not producing as much toxis as the normal car. The article states, "The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibilty that a bus." This statement shows how Driverless cars are helpful for the enviroment but for the passengers to. The passengers don,t have to get in a taxi with a stranger if the Driverless Car is driving this is puting humans life safer no more are taxi driver being ropped or kill because they let on the wrong person on. How can they tell who's a bad person or a good person.
The driverless car is not only safe and good for the enviroment but it's new technology. When is new technolgy not helpful we live in a era of technolgy. A Driverless Car would be a huge advansment in technology. For example no one wants an old phone everybody want the newest phone that they can get. why? becasue the new technology that will be provided for them. For example the article states, "For starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors. Google's modified Toyota Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera munted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and a intertial motion sensor." That to me sounds like a lot of technology on a car. We need improving technology we just don't want to stay with the same technology we been changing technolgy since along time ago. We need Driverless Cars not only for safety to ourselves and other people but to see how far technology can take us. | 4 |
1623c9f | Have you ever seen a movie that takes place in the future? If yes, then you probably also saw driverless/flying cars in it. Although these cars may become a reality, there will be many negative aspects that will also come with them. Some of the negative aspects that will result from having driverless cars are more debt for the world, the risk of not being safe, and the fact that driverless car will
not truly be driverless.
One negative aspect that will come with having driverless cars is that the it will not ever actually be driverless.
For example, in the article it talks about how driverless cars require several sensors in order to work.
The problem with these sensors is that they do not really work when it comes to accidents or work zones.
This means that even if driverless cars are invented the driver will always have to be alert in case the car needs to be taken over by a human; this aspect affects the whole meaning of driverless cars because they would instead be called "somewhat driverless cars".
The only way for a driverless car to happen were if smart roads invented instead; the negative side to this is that they are expensive to build.
Another negative aspect that will come when building driverless cars is that they are expensive and will take a long time to come.
For example, in order for
driverless car to become a reality the first thing that needs to happen are smart roads.
These smart roads, as explained in the article, are difficult to build since the roads that we have now would have to upgraded which would cost a lot of time and effort.
A second thing that needs to happen before driverless cars can become a reality are changes in driving laws.
For example, in order for companies to convince authorities to make driverless cars legal in more states, they would need to prove that they are safe.
This would take along time since safety is the number one priortiy when it comes to driving and authorities would have to think long and hard about make them legal.
Another negative aspect that will come with driverless car is that they would be boring and unsafe.
Since driverless cars can not be completly driverless, the passanger will need to stay alert.
This could get boring since it means that the passanger first can not drive during most of the ride and because they also could not relax.
Companies are trying to solve this problem by having some sort of entertainment system of built into the car but even if they do get rid of the entertainment problem there is always the huge risk that the driver will fall asleep or not be alert enough when it comes to them having to take over.
Therefore, although driverless cars have positive aspects, there are more negative aspects than there are postive.
The fact that driverless cars will never be actually driverless due to other factors such as accidents is one of them.
Another one is the fact that in order for them to be made several amounts of money will have to be spent.
Finally, the third negative aspect that will come with driverless cars is that they would be boring and unsafe since the driver will have to stay alert because if not accidents could happen.
So even though driverlesss cars may become a reality, they would be unessecary since most people would not want them due to saftey reason. | 4 |
162a9db | Imagine being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling with the new system called Facial Action Coding System. I am all for this system. The (FACS) is break threw technology if you dont understand something they are going to make it so you do. Tis technology could be a big breakthrew on smartphones and other devices.
In the text it proves that the (FACS) technology works but how. This amazing technology works by using a video imagery softwere that calculates all 44 muscles in the human face. and who better to understand the human face better than Leonardo Da Vinci. (states in paragraph 5)Da Vinci studied anatomy in the face to help him draw more realistic pictures of the face but Dr. Huang belives Da Vinci was trying to put a smile on your faces.
Dr. Huang belives Da Vinci was trying to put a smile on your face. the Mona Lisa was painted with very little emotion witch is what made it so hard to figure out if she was sad or disapointed. Now that we have the breakthrew technology you can put a smile on your face.
All in all I think this technology is great. We can tell how people are feeling and make there days better. Work enviroments are going to be so much better to work in when all your peers and co-workers are happy. I am for this technology because we all need more happiness. You can never have to much and never to little. | 2 |
162bdec | Did you know that there are car-free cities? In the German suburbs, life goes on without cars and vehicles to use as transportataion. In the outskirts of Freiburg, a lot of things that envolve car use are forbidden. Driving in Paris is also banned because of smog. In Bogoto, Columbia, they decided to spead the Day Without Cars to local countries.
Near the French and Swiss borders, on the outskirts of Freiburg, street parking, driveways, and home garages are forbidden in the new district. On Vauban's streets, it is almost a car-free area. The only vehicle on the streets is the tram that travels to downtown Freiburg and few streets on one edge on the community. It's not like the whole idea of cars are forbidden. People are allowed to own cars but, there are only two places to park. "They are allowed to park in large garages at the end of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home", paragraph 2 states.
Because of the air pollution, Paris set up a partial driving ban to clear the air. On Monday, drivers with a even-numbered license plate have to leave their cars at home or pay a 22-euro fine, which is ($31). Close to 4,000 drivers were fined and 27 people had their cars impounded, due to the reaction of the fine. The good thing about it is, after the change was put into action, congestion went down 60% in the capital of France after 5 days of intensifying the smog. The idea worked perfectly fine and ended up making a great change in France and helped the environment.
During a car-free day in Bogota, Columbia, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated, and took buses to work. The purpose of this action was to control pollution and avoid traffic jams. The Day Without Cars was so effective that, it began spreading to other countires. The turnout was large, people didn't even care about the weather. There were just a bunch of people working together for a good cause. The outcome took away a lot of stress and also reduced air pollution in Columbia.
Although, cars are used very often and are a useful form of transportation, they are also very hamful. Taking a break from driving isn't a bad idea. Maybe the people in Florida should consider taking action and having our own care-free day. It wouldn't hurt! If anything, i'll help! | 2 |
163010e | Making Mona Lisa Smile is written by Nick D'alto. In this passage Nick, describes the new technology he discovered that can read your emotion and tell you exactly the emotion you are feeling and break it dowm into a percentage. In the passage, he list values on this can be great for students in the classroom.
I agree that this technology can be an improvment to the students today. Forming an education based on someones emotion would be brilliant. This can help improve students grades and help them learn in their own way. This technology could be the future. In paragraph 6 it explains that, " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." This technology could even help students want to go to school and learn. It could also help students study their for their test, do their homework, and learn outside of school.
There are some cons to this though, there are a lot of students that just simply do not like school whatsoever. The point is, their facial expression will always read "bored" or just uninterested. There could also be a student who could have had a tragedy happen to him and he goes to school sad and, the lesson his changed up to where when he's back to his normal self and ready to learn, he becomes even more confused. Another student for example, could be going through depression, and depression could last to nearly a year maybe even more. This would have his whole education based on the wrong thing.
Another problem is that this may not stretch students to their full potential. This is based on their way of learning, It is all based on the easiest way for them to learn. A lot of times in teaching, you have to make students learn and study things that the do not wanna learn but they have too. Society today needs students to reach pass their limits and become more of what they think they can be. This technology could soften the way of learning for students. This technology would work great for ads as said in the passage but for me, their is more cons then pros in this situation.
This will only soften the education of students in todays society. This would not be valuable it would only water down students and not let them reach to their true educational peak. | 3 |
1635650 | Th author did not do a very good job supporting his idea that we should explore Venus, despite the risks.
In this article, the author did not give reason why we should explore Venus.
He just gave facts about Venus and its dangerous conditions.
The author only explained the risk involved in exploring Venus, and not why we should, despite the risk.
An example of a random fact that does not back up the authors suggestion: Spacecrafts that land on Venus never come back and only last about two to three hours.
At the end of the artcle, the author finally mentions his viewpoint on the subject.
But during the actual article, it is not once mentioned that we should go to Venus.
In conclusion, the author does not support his suggestion that we should explore Venus but instead lists off random facts he knows about Venus and what we would do if we get there. | 2 |
16395a4 | The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) has 44 major muscles in the human face programmed and their movements detectable by its software. While some may not understandable the use of this technology, it would be groundbreaking and highly effective within our classrooms. Many humans portray false or pretend emotions to other humans for various, different reasonings. However, the FACS could be used to break through this method of manipulation and deception by tracking the facial muscles being used and moved by its subject. It would allow the computer to calculate the different emotions and feelings being present in its subject, which could be used in a matter of many different ways.
Within the classroom, various emotions can be felt by its students while learning new topics and receiving their education. Feelings can range from excitement and an interest in learning new subjects to being bored or unmotivated to proceed with the lesson. Day by day, technology is further and used more frequently within our schools, allowing us to adapt new education methods. Most students in the US are presented with an electronic device by their school to complete their homework and classwork on. The FACS could easily be intregrated into these devices, affecting how education could be taught and learned. If it was being used in a correct, effective manner, it could change how we teach our students forever!
Let's imagine that a student was perhaps puzzled and confused by a lesson being taught using technology. The FACS program could detect this, modifying the information to be more understandable and/or enjoyable to the student. This would allow for education to be more effective in many different ways. It could be very different for how two tenth graders in the same class learn new subjects and topics the most effectively. If this was released into schools, it is very possible and most likely that grades would improve drastically. This technology could also assist those with special needs or learning disabilities to teach them in the most effective, best technique for them.
While being present at school, not all emotions displayed by students are caused by learning. There might be unknown stresses or difficulties at home or personal lives, causing emotional and/or physical distress. This can majorly affect their grades and learning experience, but also their overall health in general. Using the FACS to detect certain emotions and patterns in students could help notify educators and administration of possible issues with various causes. This would allow the student to gain access to the aid and assist they need to be able to persevere and stride forward with success. The health of students need to come first before learning and using technology to discover if they need assistance would invaluable to the school systems.
Technology is always advancing and evolving into different, new forms. The FACS is just one of the many things that could change our education system and how we teach students. Overall, it would provide aid to students that need it to succeed in their education and have more of a understanding in subjects they were originally confused by. A major benefit to using this program would be detecting distress in students, allowing the school to assist them and receive the help they need to succeed. The FACS could change how schools work forever if they were used in our classrooms and it would be for the benefit of our students. | 6 |
163ac0f | The president is a serious job. Approve laws, representing our country, and he's very influential. So if it's such a big job, why not let the people of America choose their president? It's the right way to do things.
Americans fought the Revolutionary War to give us the right to choose our leaders, and if the Electoral College chooses the president, then we do not get much of the right that was fought for in the 1770's. If Americans don't get to choose the president that they want, then what's the point of voting? The answer is: there is no point, if the Electoral College votes the candidates instead.
The citizens of America chooses the Electors to represent their state. Then the Electors vote for the president. It seems simple, but what happens when the states are not properly represented, i. e. the electors do not vote for the candidate they were suppposed to? Why does the system still exist, but is majorly flawed? For one, it's confusing, two, it's a not practical, and three, it does not properly represent the states they are from.
Some might say that the Electoral College is an easier method to count the votes, maybe so, maybe not. It all depends on how the votes are counted. If they are counted by hand, then yes, it is a whole lot easier. If the polls are electronic, then there would be no difference, because the computer would do all the counting for you. It is also more efficient as to what the people really want rather than the Electoral College.
The Electoral College should be done away with, finished, no more. The American people need to vote to abolish the Electoral College, with no one voting for them this time. That way, the American people can finally be represented without any barriers interrupting them. | 3 |
163e61d | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author is trying to explain how the planet Venus is an intresting mission that is dangerous to human life, after many attempted unsucccesful missions NASA is still finding ways to land a spacecraft safely on this planet so information can be collected. Scientist in NASA are very intrested in the planet. It is considered to be "Earth's twin".
Venus is one of the brightest points of light in the sky. Made of up 97 percent carbon dioxide, clouds of highly sulfuric acid in the atmosphere, not to mention average tempratures of 800 degrees fahrenheit. Many question NASA about making trips to this planet due the highly unsuitable conditions for humans. In the excerpt it states. "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth, such an enviorment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans." It shows how harmful to life Venus can be.
People wonder why Scientist are trying to further investigate the Venus's surface if the planet is so inhospitable. Turns out people from NASA and Astronomers are very fascinated by the planet. Researchers say it may have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. " Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could've supported various forms of life, just like earth." It is very obvious why researchers want to further investigate. This is very important and could impact all of life on earth. Also NASA are in the process of trying to build protective spacecrafts hospitable to Venus." It will not be easy conditions, but it is survivable for humans." stated in the article.
In conclusion, NASA researchers should furthermore investigate into this planet, we never know, it could change our life. Traveling should not be limited by something that can be dealt with if possible. As people in this society we are trying to meet the edges of new inventions, discoveries, and innovation. To make it to that point risk have to be taken. | 3 |
163e68c | Being a Seagoing Cowboy was a fun and unique job. Like Luke you got to help many people and visit many places. Such as when Luke mentions that he took a gondola ride in Vinice, Italy, a city with streets of water or when he saw the Acropolis in Greece. You also get to help many people. Luke being a Seagoing Cowboy meant that he supplied poor areas in Europe with cattle to recover their food supplies, animals, and more.
The reason why I say it is fun to be a Seagoing cowboy is, because as Luke mentions when all of the cattle was unloaded they often played table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling and baseball and volleyball games. Luke also mentions that being a Seagoing Cowboy was an oppurtunity of a lifetime that he would not want to miss. Luke aslo mentions that caring for the animals on these long voyages often kept him busy along with other things he had to do such as, feeding the animals, watering the animals two to three times a day, bales of hay and bags of oats had to be pulled from the lower holds of the ship.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy is an interesting job. Your never bored, your always seeing places, and your always having fun. Whats not to like about it? For Luke being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more the adventure, but it opened up the world to him. He also so said that it made him more aware of people of other countries and their needs. That is why you should become a Seagoing Cowboy. | 3 |
1643f02 | Are driverless cars safe? To me it seems kinda risky. What if the car malfunctions or somerthing bad happens. Then who's fault is that? Also, if they put driverless cars on the street we would have to make a lot more laws. Things like age limit on driving one, if you'd need a license to operate one, and if you could operate one under the influence of anything. I think there would be just a lot of rules, regulations, and problems for a driverless car.
So my positon on driverless cars? like I said in my indroduction; I think driverless cars would just be to risky. i mean if they functioned perfectly with no malfunctions or anything they'd really come in handy, and would be of great help to a lot of people. I think they would be of great help to handicapped people, or Veterans injured in the war, or people who aren't able to drive at the moment. But
you would also have to know how to drive, because stated in the text, humans would need to take over in some situations. So, basically the car is limited to some driving abilities to like pulling out of the driveway, or through roadwork accidents thats when the human will have to take control.
To support my decisions; In the text The google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over. They can steer accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are desinged to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. So that means the human should always be alert and be ready when the situation occurs. Also, GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the car is in danger to backing into something, so I'm guessing the human will have to take over there instead of the car saving itself. Other options are flashing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays, but what if the driver was death or blind? Some heads-up displays they wouldn't know, and also why I think the cars are risky.
In conclusion like I said before the cars could be of great help. Also, the cars would be really cool and great. It's just those heads-up displays, and the human would have to be alert at all times ready to take control. In additon to if the car malfunctioned or something; Then what? Who would there be to blame? Lastly, there would have to be whole lot of new Laws, rules , and regulation put in place for driverless cars, and that's why I think driverless cars would be risky. | 3 |
1649f13 | My position on driverless cars, is that we most definitely do not need them. Their are a lot of different disadvantages to having driverless cars. So why try out a driverless car that's going to give you problems in the future? Just because it says that the car is driverless doesn't necassarily means that it's all that great like they to make it sound. Because you never know, their could be a lot of problems and malfunctions, and technical difficulties in having a driverless car in the future.
The disadvantages on having driverless cars in the future is that, in the passage to the left in paragraph number 3 under the title that says "Sensing the World", it states that many futurists believed the key to developing self-driving cars someday wasn't so much smarter cars as smarter roads. They also used an example as well to back up what they were saying. "In the late 1950s, General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track." So I'm guessing that means that they to make to make sure that the cars work on the road first before making them in the first place.
If I were you, I wouldn't even waste my time on getting a driverless car if they don't even know if the cars work on the road or not. And I know it said that it was inthe 1950s, but still. If they had to do that back then, just imagine what they will have to do make sure that they work in the future. You have to think about stuff like that ahead of time. | 3 |
164ffb9 | I think that the FACS is good idea. I feel as if this could be useful in many ways to the public. I ecspecially think that benefit towards the teenage community. Believe it or not, there are a massive amount of emotionally damaged teenagers that have a hard time expressing how they feel.
The F.A.C.S is could make huge impact. People that have gone through emotional tolls in their lives, and don't know how to express how they feel would finally have an outlet. This could be of major use to psychiatrist with patients that have a hard time expressing themselves.
Not only could it benefit you at home, but it could be of great use in school. Such as, when you're in class and you don't understand the lesson. The FACS could recognize that you are confused about the subject and simplify it for you. Or say your being bullied and you are to scared to tell. Well the FACS could sense that and help you with the situation. | 3 |
16502ea | I don't think that driverless cars should be a thing. Driverless cars come with many pros as shown in the passage but also with many cons, also shown in the passage. Driverless cars should only be allowed to an extent. Yes having these kindds of vehicles is nice and all, but they come with many more complications than solutions. Cars dont really have the thinking skills of a human. Cars can sense objects to stop or move around the object, but what if that malfunctions in a fatal situations. Like a kid accidentally walks behind a car as its in reverse to pull out of a driveway and the car doesnt sense them in time. It could also have an impact on how we live. People may think that having smarter cars makes life easier and they get used to not doing much and become even lazier. Causing a growth in how many people in the world are obese. This could just be me overthinking things, but it is a possibility. In conclusion, yes Driverless cars should be a thing, but to an extent where in an important or fatal situation, the driver could take back control of the vehile in time. | 2 |
1651722 | venus might sound like an interesting planet to discover but is it that important to risk it.
venus is a very interesting planet to learn and study about. It has many different things to look at like formation,consuistency,and even life perhaps. But besides that is it really safe for us to go there the risks that 97% of the atmosphere is carbon deoxide that means you would need a long lasting oxygen tank. The other problem is the tempature reaching up and maybe over 800 degrees Ferhinheight. that means if you had that oxygen tank it would melt so you have no oxygen and would die.
Other causes that can be unsafe is the amount of presure it is recorded that its 90 times more preture build up and you would be crushed to death if it could crush a subramine. There is errupting valcanin ash that would errupt and make you disinigrate instantly.
It ight be cool to learn about and discover new things but is it worth it? Why should we risk to go out and learn about a planet that is so deadly should we take the risk? I feel like its not wotrth to risk a life over a planet.
With all the discovery that can be disovered
The life of one is more inportant than to know about a planet. The thought of it should be revised and looked st again. | 2 |
165492b | The Face on Mars is just a natural landform there was no real evidence of it being showned to be formed by aliens.
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I looked at the evidence and the photos that the scienctist gave me they showed that in 1976 the face was full of dust and etc. Which could have formed the face from probably erosion of the dust or even the illusion of the human eyes,mouth, and nose .
For Example in the article I read a passage that said "Although few scientists believed the Face was an alien artifact" , they had no real proof of it being this .
Then another photo that I recieved from the team in 1998 showed that Face started to show as if it was unmasking itself for us to see, which had probably given NASA the thought of it being an alian artifact , but still they had no real proof of it being this .
I read a passage and it said " And so on April 5,1998 , when Mars Global Surveyor few over Cydonia for the first time ,Miachael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos .Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the first image appeared on JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all.
But still not evryone was actually satisfied . So on April 8,2001 (MGS) drew close enough for a second look . And Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution. Each Pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters , compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo.
In Conlusion, there was never any real proof of the Face on Mars being an alien monument the only proof that NASA had was based off of opinions. They had no Factual evidence. | 3 |
1655699 | The use of the technology to discover one's emotions, I would say is not valuable. Many people say technology has already taken over too much and I am begining to agree. Many people may suffer from disorders like and anxiety disorder or a bi polar disorder, and many doctors and humans would much rather like to have these disorders treated verbally and face to face weither it be by talking to a councilor, threapist , your parents or a doctor. A computer does not need to be able to predict ones feelings, maybe the person does not want others to know how they feel.
In the passage it says that a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, so it could change up the lesson , well you don't know if the student is faking their emotions to be able to get the work modified in a fun way to put in less effort and work. This is taking technoogy almost way to far. Many people like to write down how they are feeling and thats better in a natural way than to have a piece of technology dictate your in this case emotions AND your future. Some things are best to just be adressed in a natural way like verbally talking to a human one on one or writing or excersising, Not sitting in front of a laptop or computer and having it read your emotions. You have to keep in mind some people don't want to have everything or everyone especially a computer knowing that much information about you, Thats like putting on the world wide news "HEY IM SAD TODAY!"
Some students could be going through some personal things like puberty, dealing with a divorce or a death in the family and they may need to talk to someone about it , but I dont think that a computer that has been coded with millions of diffrent formulas and data softwares are going to releive that stress or pain. This upcoming of technology could leave some parents uncomfortable with sending their child to school to have a computer stare at them and predict their current emotion or mood.
So I do not find this use of technology in a classroom to be valuable at all. | 3 |
165914d | Venus is a interesting but amazing planet. It has a nickname of the "Evening Star". It is the planet that is the closest related to earth, which makes sense for it also being referred to as Earth's "twin." It being so closely related to our home planet has caught the eye of some. It is a planet no one can get close to however some think it is worth some risks to discover what lies there. You may be thinking what risks are there? Well there are quite a few. The author does a great job explaining what the risks are and how harsh Venus can be. However I do not believe they explained enough of the benefits that support why we should explore it despite the risk factor involved.
For Venus being Earth's "twin" it's very different from earth. The author included the facts of the atmosphere of Venus is made up of almost ninty-seven percent of carbon dioxide and it's clouds have highly corrosive sulferic acid in them. Earth does not have either of those and humans breathe oxygen and in return produces carbon dioxide. Humans really couldn't benefit from the lack of oxygen compared to the almost ninty-seven percent carbon dioxide. The almost other three percent may not even be oxygen but the author doesn't include that detail. Earth doesn't have an average of over 800 degress on its surface unlike Venus. The author then included that the pressure is 90 times greater on Venus then it is on Earth, that pressure can crush a submarine.
There is even more that prevent us from discovering more on Venus. The weather there can and will include erupting valcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning storms. Which is really not ideal at all for trying to explore.
NASA is working on ways to get up close with Venus. According to the passage they have been testing different electronics made of silicon carbide in chambers simulating the conditions on Venus. They discovered it could last up to three wees. Their other idea was to have scientists float above the fray. But they couldn't take rocks samples or anything by doing so. It would be a good way, but they really couldn't get the research they wanted. As well as the fact it wouldn't be easy conditions because of the radiation.
According to the author, Astromers are very interested in Venus because at one point they believe it was "the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." They believe it was covered with oceans and even sustained life just like Earth does now. In current day they know that it still does have similarities to Earth like valleys, mountains, and craters. But is that really all worth it?
The author then says the value of returning there is indisputable. The author really included a lot more risks than benefits of returning there. The support they gave wasn't that supportive. Then would say something beneficial for example, they could actually observe from the fray but they only have limited sight of the planet. It really just adds to the negative part of the exploration. The article seemed to have more negativity than positivity. The risks drowned out the support which in turn made the author's point not as strong. | 5 |
1659bfc | All of our lives, many people have talked about how there would be flying cars in the future.
You see it in countless movies and shows, the most popular probably being Back to the Future.
Unfortanatly, the flying car is yet to be made. However, many companies are working on driverless cars. Cars that you can just get in and they will drive you where ever you need.
As amazing and unbeleiveable as this idea sounds, is it worth the risks?
To be able to make a safe car that runs on its own seems very difficult.
It is not something that can be made overnight.
In fact, Google has made and is still working on driverless cars since 2009.
So, this idea has been around for long enough, but why do we not see any driverless cars on the road today?
No company can seem to make a car smart enough to drive itself.
BMW annouced 3 years ago the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant." This car can drive in speeds up to 25 miles per hour, althought the "not-so-driver" must keep his or her hands on the wheel, and they are alerted when they must take over driving. Meaning that they must pay atttention at all times.
So what is the point of these so called "driverless" cars if they are not completley "driverless"?
This idea can totally change the world. Although, should their really be driverless cars on the roads if they are not COMPLETELY self-driven?
Maybe not.
What if someone isn't paying attention to the road then suddenly the car is put in a situation where it doesn't know what to do, forcing the "driver" to spring into action.
This could be deadly.
Plus, what if people forget how to properly drive after years of a car doing for them? Then when they do need to take over the driving, their driving skills may be rusty, and they defininatly won't know what to do in an advanced situation, such as if the car was skidding and/or going off the road.
Leading to many injurys or even death.
With that being said there are still many injurys and deaths with people opperating cars.
So you may say that the argument is invalid.
Although, you can teach humans to be carful in a car, and yes we make mistakes, but humans, unlike computers, can adapt to complicated situations.
Driverless cars seem very helpful, but is it really worth the risk of death.
Would you really put you saftey into the hands of a computer?
The negative seems to out-weigh the positive.
Not saying that it is an impossible idea, just very unrealistic.
Maybe they should just start working on flying cars instead? | 2 |
165bbd7 | Car usage can be so stressful sometimes. People are in a confined a space for a long period of time, it could smell weird, there's traffic, and then top of that people have road rage. While getting from point A to point B is important people don't have to use cars to do it all the time. Citie's would be able to have all the stores right in one place because there wouldn't need to be space for parking, there would be a lot less pollution in the air, it would be a great source of excersise, and it would be one less bill that people would have to wrry about.
Limiting how much we use the car would have a huge positive effect on the enviroment. It would make the air more breathable, pure, and reduce the amount of smog in the air. For example, in Paris they recently had to ban people from driving in order to reduce the amount of smog in the air. (source 2) People would also be able to save a lot much money too. Imagne never having to pay for gas or the car bill ever again. People would also be able to have more space in their homes, because we wouldn't need the garage to store the car.
Take Vauban, Germany for example. They have given up cars in their city. People can still own cars but you have pay $40,000 just to park the car "at the edge of the development ...along with a [house]." A mother of two, who lived in Vauban, said that " when [she] had a car, [she] was always tense." (source 1) If the U.S. started doing this stores would be able to be placed on a main street, rather than on a highway 20 minutes from the closest nighborhood.
Maybe, other countries could follow Bogota, Columbia's example and just ban cars for a single day every year. It's a good cway to promote people to excersise and stay in shape. It'd be a great opportunity to have fun, spend the day with your family, "take away stress and [reduce] air pollution." (source 3)
So, whether people are reducing their car usage because their city banned cars, they just want to stay in shape more, they want to reduce air pollution, they want save money or they found out that excersising is a great stress reliever. There are a lot of advantages to limiting people's car usage | 3 |
165ce2a | Car horns are blasting through the busy streets, alongside the yelling and the stress of getting to work on time. The fact you have to hear the noises while trying to get to work creates even more stress, or maybe some anxiety. This does not seem like an ideal place to be, right? Well, in reality, this is how Miami is most of the time, along with the increasing heat from air pollution, of course. But can there be a way to stop some of these situations from happening so frequently? Actually, there could be. If we were to limit car usage in the United States, or at least Miami, it could help us prosper as a city and as people.
To start off with, the trend of having a car or a license is decreasing these days. In "The End of Car Culture," it says: "But America's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling" (Source 4). Why is that? It could be because the younger generation is not as interested as getting their license. In the excerpt from "The End of Car Culture," it states: "A study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent beween 2001 and 2009" (Source 4). Meaning, that young adults in the United States are not piling into the DMV just to get a license. Also, this trend is not only in America. Other places around the world are also limiting car usage. Thus, showing that this is a goal that can be achieved at this day and age.
In addition, it relieves stress and air pollution. For example: in "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars," Heidrun Walter, who is said to be a media trainer and a mother of two who lives in Vauban, Germany, says, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" (Source 1). Which shows that some people like the lifestyle of limiting car usage. Also, this could be used to alleviate air pollution, which can stress some people out. For instance: in the excerpt from "Paris bans driving due to smog," it mentions this interesting fact," After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clean the air of the global city" (Source 2). Which, you can imagine, would stress people out for the first few weeks, but since we can adapt to new environments, it can become part of our daily life. To add to, the excerpt also said, "Congestion [car traffic] was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog... The smog cleared enough Monday..." (Source 2). Also, in "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota," it says:" the goal is to promote alternaive transportation and reduce smog" (Source 3). What does that mean? It means that after limiting car usage, it also helped clear up the smog that surrounded Paris and it helped in Bogota as well. This can actually help us achieve our goal of trying to stop air pollution. Hence, it will also help us emoionally and globally.
In conclusion, limiting car usage would be a good idea so we can decrease the numbers in air pollution, stress, and our number of young adults geting their licenses have been decreasing. The question we should be asking ourselves is why didn't we do this before? | 3 |
165ec3d | If I was a person at NASA and people were trying to get the information that is private I would put out more security because it is not information that should be shared until know what it is. Plus the face is probably just a natural landform that we just think is a face .
We have no idea what we are talking about as people who do not work at NASA because we are not people that work there that can see what actually it is. I do believe that the pictures do look like a face but over the years in these pictures it comes to me to believe it is just a rock. I think it is a rock or something of that sort because rocks sometimes deteriorate and look like funny shapes.
The Viking 1 may have even taken the pictures wrong and people just do not know about it. I mean has anyone even landed there and tried to dig it up or even go down with tools or materials to discover what it may be. From this passage all that said is that the Viking 1 was looking for a place for his sister to land and it took a picture of it.
Nobody can believe reporters all the time either because most reporters just here what they want to and write about that. That is why you can't always believe what you here.Although myself I do tend to do that a lot but i do not believe things that can most likely not be possible. For instance we have always thought that aliens live on mars and we make these movies about things we have never seen before.
The face on mars could be something but people will just go out of context with it and mzke it come alive in movies. Which if there is something out there I think it is very mean if they do see it. Which is why I myself do not believe in things like this.
The face on mars has been about 3-4 centurys now and still no one has done anything so i think they should either get on it or just leave it alone. I would like to know what it is but I would only wantto here it from NASA itself to believe it. | 2 |
16687f8 | Many people believe that the production of driverless cars isn't the best. I'm going to inform you as to why I believe that driverless cars are the best for our near future. Google cofounder Sergey Brin has done a series of tests to prove that driverless vehicles are not a danger to the public but can be very usefull. Not only are the good right now, but they are also improving little by little every day.
For starters, by having driverless cars, we will be able to decrease the amount of accidents that we have. This will happen by having no one at fault but the technology, and I know that sounds like I'm going against it, but I'm not. Not only does the car have special features that make it stop when it's too close to an object but if that fails then who's to blame? Right now we have drivers who are falling asleep at the wheel due to being tired, coming home from work late, and/or going out to parties. Driverless cars will help with this. They have a special feature in the car where if the car feels that the person needs to take over, they will vibrate the seat and even flash the windsheld, (although they're working on the windsheld) this will help keep the driver awake and reduce the amount of accidents we have.
Having driverless cars will also help decrease the amount of air polution we have due to factories and the amount of cars that polute the air.
It says in the passage that "The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus." By Sergey stating this, he's saying that we would reduce the amount of air polution. Not only is it reducing the amount of air polution but it's also far more comfortable than a bus.
Driverless cars will be an increasing business once it's not illegal in every state. This will happen because who wouldn't want a driverless car? This business will sky rocket due to the amount of people who would want a driverless car. This comes back to helping the economy. By having people buy driverless cars, this will drastically help the economy.
Many people don't like to be supervised while driving, but having a driverless car, this is a special feature. Not only will it help the driver back out of drive ways, or parking lots, but it will also help identify who was at fault if there were ever an accident. It also helps with no texting and driving, because the car will not allow it. Once the car feels that it needs the drivers attention towards the road, the seat will vibrate calling the attention of the driver to take over the wheel. Therefore the driver will not be able to text and drive. Not only is this benefical for drivers, it's also helpful for new drivers. Because they are not experienced they are more likely to be in an accident. Which is why the driver may need this feature while driving.
In conclusion, I believe that driverless vehicles are better for the environment because the positive aspects outweigh the negative ones. Not only will it help the environment it will help the economy. Therefore it will become an increasing production. This is only the beginning of something great. It's improving everyday and will continue to improve. | 4 |
16729f5 | Dear Senator,
I believe that we should keep the Electoral College voting instead of changing it because it produces a clear winner, shows what percentage of the state voted for whom and is easier to count the votes.
It produces a clear winner because instead of doing it by numbers it is by percentages. If you see it in percntages you will know right away. If we were to change it to most popular vote you would not get an exact number so you would have to tally up and see who is the winner. It states that it produces a clear winner by the percentages.
It shows what state voted for whom. What I mean by that is on the map it will show if the state voted more for Republican or Democratic. If 60% of the state voted for a Republican than it shows what percent. Instead of counting out those long numbers they can just add up all the percentages and get their winner right there.
It is a lot easier to count all the votes because if it shows that 60% of the state voted for Republican than that goes into the books. So instead of counting each and every vote they just add up all the percentages and then they have their clear winner.
If we were to change to most popular vote it would not be fair because it does not show an exact number or percentage. It would become another war because if it just shows most popular vot instead of who is really good for the job our world would become an aweful place to live in. You dont know if that person is truly able to be put into that job.
Yes there are some pros and cons to this but would you rather be put into office for most popular votes, not the most votes. Or would you rather be put into office saying I beat this guy in the race and I won fair and square.
We should keep the Electoral Collage in session because it produces a clear winner, showes a percentage of votes for each state and is a lot easier to count all the votes. Lets not change what is already going well for us. Keep it going. Dont stop it now.
Sincerly,
PROPER_NAME | 2 |
1675f05 | He wanted to jion the program because it would be an opportunity of a life time for luke. He could travel the world see new things meet new people and make more friends when he goes to the program.
He wanted to jion the army service and help out so the told him to say in what he was doing and that he was on bored with the army. He helped take horses to greece on ship and that is hard to do with 335 horses on bored the ship,and he had to take care of them by feeding them,getting the poop up and out of there cage. When he was helping one night he almost fell off bored the ship and went into the dark Atlantic but lukly there was a melt bar that stopped he from falling off the edge of the ship.
When the horses got off the ship the men could play basketball,volleball,and table tennis with all the men on bored.
He started in 1945 with his friend from high school .When he left the army in 1947 he was glad to do all those things he had done to help all those people in need. He was als hapy that he got to travel to all the places he had always wanted to go to in the world to help people he didn't know that was in need that he got to know as a friend.
When he was done he went back home and did something new with his life again to see what he could learn about then.
My conclusion are that he was really happy for helping peopl in need. I think what made him the happy's was that he got to travel the world to help people. He went to China,Greece,and other cool place like that. | 1 |
1679026 | Ever since they were invented, there has always been a drive to improve cars. Whether making them faster or more fuel efficient, humans have always wanted to make them better. Hollywood movies have always made a big spectacle of cars, as they could make them do whatever they want in the fake films. Some of those hollywood ideas are no longer just ideas or wishes, because many automotive companies are working on the development of cars that can drive themselves. With this development, the cars would be safer and more efficient.
From day one cars have always had a risk factor, from the high speeds, to the reckless drivers. With the development of self driving cars, most of these factors would just dissapear. There would be no need to worry about reckless drivers or dangerous speeds, as there would be no drivers and the car could maintain a safe speed. Having self-driving cars would offer plentiful benefits. First off it was already metioned there would be no reckless drivers. Plus, the cars would have faster response times to accidents and obstacles. There would also be less accidents as the cars could apply brakes before a driver could.
When these smart cars are introduced to the public, traffic would be much more efficient. The cars would run on less gas, as the driver would consume more with their driving techniques. Also, the cars could find the fastest route to wherever the passenger was wanting to go. Plus, the cars would be able to move smartly and help keep traffic moving to avoid the enormous traffic back ups that usually occur.
The development of driverless cars are an inevitability. They wil be out on the road and keeping people safe. They will react faster and avoid collisions, saving numerous lives. Cars are still being improved today, but ones capable of driving without a human at the wheel are coming sooner than you think. | 3 |
167b14e | I think it would be cool to have a driverless car. I would say that even in a driverless car, the driver should still be able to take control when needed. I think we should keep it to where the driver could take control whenever, because of road construction. I would say that a driverless car, with also control of a driver would be fine.
I would say it's fine because, Google has drove driverless cars under specific conditions since 2009. They have driven more than hald a million miles without a crash. I think they are saying it is safe. Also, the Google cars aren't actually driverless because, they are alerted when to do something. These alerts are for example, when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, as in roadwork or accidents.
I think it would be cool to have one when you need to answer an emergency call. It will be safe to answer the call, because if you need to take control it will alert you. If someone was injured, I would say it would be the manufacturers fault. I would say it's the manufacturers fault, because they are the ones who made it, they were in control of making the car the whole time.
I would say a driverless car would be safe, in only some conditions. These conditions would be, when the car alerts the driver when they need to step in and drive. Another condition would be where the car would know where the road construction sites are, and would take the clear path to get to the destination of where the driver wants to go. Overall, I would say that a driverless car is safe. | 3 |
167f589 | The author did not support the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. I think this for multiple reasons. Yes NASA may have a possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus which could allow scientists to float above the fray, but you don't know for sure if it would work or if you would make it back alive. Why take the chance? I know I wouldn't.
In the atricle the author states "Researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance." This would mean that you couldn't really experiment anything you find there and it would be pointless to even go to Venus. To be able to study Venus like they want they would need evidence and samples of different objects from there. The article also states "Peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions becuase most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere, rendering standards forms of photography and videography ineffective." This would mean that you would need to stay so far away and even when being that far the pictures or videos you would want to take could not be done. Also with additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface makes the chances more slim to surving on Venus for even a few short hours.
In conclusion, I would not say studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. Venus is the second planet from our sun which is why it's proved to be a very challenging place to examine more closely. Especially since no spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours. Trying to go to Venus would be pointless and not worth it. Not only are clouds in Venus challenging which are highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere, but a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. It would be way too dangerous to go there. Even despite the dangers you don't know if the bimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape is even reliable. | 3 |
1686625 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," it talks about the positive and negatives aspects of driverless cars. It talks about how driverless cars will be the future cars where no one else as to drive again. It also talks about how even though it is driverless, in some cases like a road accident or in traffic jam drivers are needed to assist the car.
For me I am against the development of driverless cars. First, our technology is not up to date yet. Second, it would likely cause more accidents. Third, not a manufactured things go the way they should. Lastly, it will cause alot of conflicts if the cars muanfuntions.
First, our technology is not up to date yet. If the car is called a driverless car then why do the cars need drivers assistance in many cases. For example in the article it says that driver assistance is need in cases like a traffic jam, car accident, or a road block. I believe the cars should be able to get through with the situations without having to need human driver assistance. The point is that our technology is not up to date that the cars still need driver assistance.
Second, it would likey cause more accidents. I know that salers will try to persuade you with their products, but do all of them work or function properly all the time? No and that is why I beleive that the cars that car diverless will not all function the way it should 100 percent. What can you do if it muanfunctions and you accidentaly kill a person? Nothing really, you can either go to court and try to sort things out or you can take the blame.
Third, not all the manufactures stuff go the way it should. Every product does not function properly all the time. Their may be glitches or maybe some missing information that it needs to function properly.
Lastly, it could cause alot of conflicts. Lets say that you killed a human being while you were in your new driverless car. What can you do? Well first of all you can tell the manufacturing company what happend. What if that dont work? You can try to take it up to court and sort it out. But what if that dont work as well? I guess your gonna have to take the blame for the accident. You see what im trying to get out? It can cause a hazard problem if things go wrong.
In conclusion I am against the development of driverless cars. First, our technology is not up to date. Second, it would likely cause more accidents. Third, not all manufuctured stuff work properly. Lastly, it will cause a huge conflct. I hope you read my eassy and is persuaded that driverless cars are not safe for people and the car industry in general. | 4 |
168bb04 | Although many people are for driverless cars, I am against them.
Even though there are several benefits to driverless cars, driverless cars can be a huge problem and danger to people, not just driving or riding in the car, but pedestrians outside of the car as well.
I think driverless cars should not be allowed for several reasons.
Some of these reasons are that drivers could get more distracted, new laws would have to be made, and if an accident were to occur, the question that comes up is who should be blamed: the owner of the car, the driver of the car, or the car manufacturerer?
Driverless cars could prevent accidents, but they could cause them just as much.
Driverless cars should not be allowed for several reasons.
One of these reasons is that it could lead to more accidents than a regular car.
This is because if someone was tired when he or she was coming back home, they could potentially fall asleep because they are not driving.
If this happens, the driverless car will not be able to get the attention of the driver to take over.
Another reason why I think driverless cars should be banned is because when the driverless car is driving, the driver could get distracted by passengers or by their phones, causing them to not pay attention to the road because they are texting or playing a game or, even worse, not be able to listen to the driverless car when it is telling the driver to take over due to the passengers having a conversation with each other or the driver.
Also, like the text said, I think that if driverless cars were to be allowed, it would cause several other issues, like the making of new laws.
I also agree with another point that the text rose.
If someone were to get in an accident with a self driving car, who would be to blame: the driver or the manufacturer?
In conclusion, I think that driverless cars are just too dangerous to make leagal.
Driverless cars would be the cause of hundreds of car accidents that takek place on the streets everyday, with no one to point the finger at.
Driverless cars are not just an issue and danger to the driver, but also the passengers inside the car and pedestrians on the street.
There are several other dangers as well.
With driverless cars, the driver may get bored of not driving and accidentally fall asleep, and will not be able to wake up when the car tells the driver to take over. | 3 |
1696647 | I personally believe that, the landform in the moon is actually a landform not a "face". I say that because due to some of the information from the argument in this passage.
The landform in the moon is not a face because, scientist have proven actual facts on this topic. "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the first image appeared on a JPL website, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." In addition, i also believe that there is no way face could just randomly appear inside of the moon monument because, I think there are no sure thing as aliens. And i think that no humans were even exsistent by the time that monument happened. "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a puicture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos." Also, scientist figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh.
In conclusion, i still strongley feel as if the moon dosent have a face i just feel like it was all a mistake or an imagination. | 3 |
169ec25 | The advantages of limiting car usage is a good idea because this way it will take away stress and lower air pollution and make the global city clean and fresh. Also this will promote alternative transportation and will reduce smog and will save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety in the communities.
In source 2 by Robert Duffer: Paris bans driving due to smog is important because after the day of pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air in the city. For example, in paragraph 14 said "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France after five days of intensifying smog..... The smog rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world" what this mean is that if the cold came and there are warmer days this can caused the layer in the air to trap the car emissions, which then will create pollution. If we stop the used of car driving this will help the environment around us.
In source 3 by Andrew Selsky: Car- free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, is important because there is a program that is set to spread to other countries around the world, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or even take buses to work during an car free day. For exmaple, in paragraph 21 said " It was the third straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars in this capital city of 7 million" what this mean is that during the third straight years cars are banned and only buses are allowed this can promote alternative transportation and will reduce smog in the long run.
In source 4 by Elisabeth Rosenthal: The End of Car Culture is important because if socialogists believe it will have a beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment. For example in paragraph 43 said "Pedestrain, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety" what this mean is that if cars are no longer being used this can make the environment a better places because there are no pollution, no taffic and the environment is clean.
In advances, the advantages of limiting cars usage is a good idea because there will be no pollution in the air, there will be no traffic jams everyday. Also, Connected the network this can save us time, conserve resources, lower emissions and will improve the safety around the world and will reduce smog. | 3 |
169fccf | Although driverless cars are useful and could make it easier for drivers to navigate a car, I am against driverless cars. I am against driverless cars because it will take a lot a sensors and technology to develope the things manufacturers need to build the car to drive on it's own. The car also don't have to ability to detect roadwork or accidents. In most states in the country it is illegal to even test computer-driven cars.
The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone. What if a sensor fail? Then that's were the human come in and take control of the situation. If a sensor fail and there is no driver then the car can go uncontolably across the road causing many accidents. When in most case, if there was a human driving the car there wouldn't be as many failures and the car and everyone in and surrounding it will be safe.
In fact, none of the cars developed so far are competely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. This mean that the human driver must stay alert and be ready to take control of the required situation. I believe that if the car can't navigate around wrok zones and accidents that the car should only be driven by a human that can detect all dangers that are coming it's way. For example, if the sensor can't navigate the car around an accident that already accured than how can it provent the car from being involved in a accident.
Most drving laws focus on keeping driver, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. That is why most states made it illegal to even test computer-driven cars because they know it isn't safe and require lots of inprovements. Even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liablity in the case of an accident. If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is respondsible? The driver or the manufacturer?
Driverless cars is not something I would like to have in my future because there is a lot of inprovements that need to be worked out before they meet the safety requirements of the taffic laws. They would be a great help to those who are learning to drive, but they are still dangerous. Humans aren't perfect, but they are more reliable in driving a car than sensors, so I am against driverless cars. | 4 |
16aed11 | Venus is the second planet from our sun, which is the closest planet to Earth in terms of distance. Venus is close up that there's challenges that researchers have done but there could be some danger in it. The danger could affect humans not being able to stay or experience the planet Venus. There are conditions and warnings on what could happen in Venus.
In paragraph 2 at the end says, "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." This shows that humans haven't touched the ground since they can't survive there for more than one hour. In paragraph 3, it talks about how the pressure could affect danger on it's surface.
Also in paragraph 4 it states, "the planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and crater." This shows that Venus has similar things to Earth and there could be an option of visiting. However, in paragraph 3, the pressure and heat probes seeking to land on its surface and can cause bad weather, erupting volcanoes, and powerful earthquakes. Humans have to be alerted by what can happened or else danger will come towards them in Venus.
Another exmaple is in paragraph 6 it states, "Many reasearchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus." This statement shows that scientists are working on how they can get up close to Venus and understand more of it so humans know what to expect.
In conclusion, Venus has value of human curiosity. Scientists, researchers, and some humans want to know more about the planet Venus. Despite of what can be danger in there, they are trying to find ways to explore it more without causing death or dangerous things that can happen. With new technology and machines, scientists will be able to find the posibilities of being in Venus while surviving. Venus can be dangerous at a cost but despite the interesting things that human can pursuit it and discover this planet. | 3 |
16b2a71 | Driving can be a difficult skill to learn, and you have to worry about how other people are driving so you will not get in an accident. Driverless cars would be a good thing to get because they are safe. Everybody should buy a driverless car.
One reason why they are safe because people will not have to worry about getting in accidents because of texting and driving. People would not have to worry about texting and driving because they would not be driving. A lot of people of people text and drive and their area lot of accidents because of texting and driving. Driverless cars are going to be an amazing creation to the world.
Another reason why driverless cars would be safe is because they only go up to 25 mile per hour. That reason makes driverless cars safe because people in driverless cars wouldn't be speeding. A lot of people have problems speeding while driving and if they buuy a driverless car, they will not speed and chideren will stay safe.
The final reason why they are safe is because the person in the driver seat would still be in control of the vehicle. If a person is still in control of the driverless car, it would make the car more safe because the person can see
certain things that the car can not. All the person would have to do is stay alert because the vehicle can not see everything.
Driverless cars would be a safe and amazing creation. If everybody owned a driverless car, the world would be a safer place. Driverless cars are extremely safer than regular cars. Everybody should own a driverless car. | 3 |
16b44a4 | Have you ever wanted to travel overseas to visit places while at the same time helping others and having fun? That can happen you just have to join the Seagoing Cowboys program. At this program you can help others by taking care of the animals on a cattle boat that you ride from place to place. You also get to visit the unique places at the location your heading. Finally when its time for the return trip you get to have loads of fun by playing all sorts of fun games on the cattle boat.
Like I said before you get to help people which makes yourself feel really proud. You help them by bringing them animals so they can recover from the war. After helping people you get to see all the unique places at the place you visit. For example I once got to visit the Acropolis in Greece which was pretty special. Finally its time to return but the return trip isn't sad its exciting, because you get to play all sorts of games from tennis tournaments to whittling.
I personally enjoyed being a Seagoing Cowboy so you should join. Remember all the fun you will have on the return trip! Also remember that you are helping people so you should feel proud of yourself. Finally don't forget to visit all the fun and unique sites at the places you visit. I hope you participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 2 |
16ba2ef | Studying Venus
What is Venus? Is it dangeries to study? Venus is one of the brightest plant in the sky .How well does the author support the idea of studying Venus? To continue the way the aunth supports the idea is by talking about how NASA is working on studying Venus,How scientists want to discuss further visits, and ways we can study venus without any harm being involved.
Fisrt reason why is NASA is working on how to study venus. For example, Some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulatign the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions(''Paragraph 7''). They are working on all these of projects to see how they could study Venus in a better way. NASA is trying to find ways that They could have less heat to bring someone on the rocketship. This in formation proves that studing venus is not that hard unless you find ways to approatch it more sucessfully.
The second reason why is how the scientist want to discuss about making more visits to Venus. When they are saying that Venus is a Inhospitable. Astronomers are fascinated by Venus it could of been one of the Earth-like planet in the soloar system( ''paragraph 4-5'').There are trying to send people to study venus, but they want to say how it is inhospitable. This information proves on that Venus is something to study about if scientists want to study it then why should we not.
The third reason is ways we could study venus without any harm be involved. Think about a blimp-like vehicle hovering over 30 or so miles above the roling Venusian landscape(''paragraph 5''). If jet planes travel at a higher altitude and avoid storms. If we can get a vehicle to be over Venus, then we could avoid any really hot heat. This information proves that they are ways to study Venus without any harsh harm being involed to the human.
In conclusion, the author has supporting evaluations to studying Venus. The ideas are how NASA is working on studing Venus, How scentist want to disscuss abot Venus, and ways we could study Venus without any harm. If Venus is so harmful to study and travel to then why are scientist still trying to study it? | 3 |
16bf5a2 | The extensive use of car transportation is setting a cloud over our society, literally. Car transportation is so heavily depended on in the current generation that people don't realize the negatives it has on our environment, local buisnesses, and people's lives in general. Transporation is not a priority and there are numerous advantages to gain out of limiting the use of cars; the smog percentages in the atmosphere will decline and create an everlasting clear environment and magnificent clarity built skies, local buisnesses that are run by families in suburbs will see their popularity rising back up to their previous points before malls in distant areas took over, the stress of supporting a cars expenses will be relieved, and people will realize that we connect just as well through the internet rather than driving to meet friends.
Although cars are used by a vast amount of the population, the impact it has on the environment is without-a-doubt an ongoing situation that needs to be taken care of. The author states in the passage that passenger cars are responsible for 12% of Greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to 50% in some car intensive areas in the United States. That should automatically tell you that these vehicles are putting an impact on our environment. Limiting the permission that citizens have of using their cars temporarily has shown a massive decrease in the smog build up that takes up a rather large percentage in most cities, in source #2, paragraph 12 the author states the outcome of Paris permitting drivers with even-numbered licenses from driving; this saw smog levels clear up enough to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on Tuesday. If only temporarily holding people back from driving can affect our environment so positively, imagine what the output would be if the world repeated this action on a much larger scale.
Furthermore, cars promote the popularity of malls, which takes away the attention from numerous local buisnesses. These local stores are ran by families that need customers to keep their system alive, and if cars are traveling a further distance to reach malls, it just takes away the money needed by these local buisnesses. Living in small communities and suburbs is a great solution to this problem and has proven to work already, for instance; The suburb of Vauban, Germany stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant high way.
Another advantage of limititing car usage would be the lessening of stress, so many people have the burden of paying expensive car bills and having to work more than one job just to keep up with the numerous payments cars require, accidents are also caused by the massive amount of cars that are already in use on the roads. If people would carpool more often or take public transporations such as buses and trains, we would see an immense improvement of families income and we'd expect a safer society as a whole, safer from the hazards caused by the humongous majority of vehicle transportation. Having a car isn't a priority, working a job close to home and using bus transportation will be benfitial to your community, just plan out your approach and you'll soon understand why having a car isn't always necessary.
All in all, putting a stop to the extensive of cars will mainly bring out the pros, people always say they want to see the world become less polluted and free from toxic gases, limiting car usage is the first step to achieving this goal as we'd see smog in our skies clear out, your local buisnesses can step back into popularity and connect your community even more rather than traveling a far distance to reach malls. And finally, one of the main advantages would be the effect is has on you. All your money stresses will be relieved and you'll be able to focus on something more important than a car bill. The world is noticing these possibilities and we are heading for a chage on step at a time. | 5 |
16c2f13 | The use of technology to read the emotional exppressions of students in a classroom is valuablefor many reasons. Emotions are a strange thing, and not evryone is going undertsatnd you just based off of your looks. There is something called FACS (Facial Action Coding System) that classifies our six basic emotions which are happiness, suprise, anger, disqust,fear, and sadness. The computer constructs a 3-D model of the face and they rely on the muscles in the face to expose it all. All of this came from the relaization that no one knows exactly the expression on the painting "The Mona Lisa"'s face.
Some have observed the face so much, they can just tell how you're feeling.
Like, in fact if someone close to me were feeling some type of way, I would be able to tell based off of their face expression unless it's "just their face".
Not everyone is the same because "most human contact and/or communication is nonverbal, icluding emotional communication" which is stated from the text. Technology has helped alot though in this, especially researchers, psychologists and most likely scientists.
In conclusion, The Mona Lisa painting face expression isn't unknown anylonger. A group of researchers, scientists and whoever else may it be got together to solve this mystery whether it be with a computer, or looking through books. And maybe through this I could pay more attention to face expressions since it's that easy. | 2 |
16c5b83 | I PROPER_NAME do not agree with this subject. I beleave that no one should beable to make there country or state non driving this are no advantiges of not really having then yes you get exercise and yes less trafic but then guess what then people will be late to jobs and will be cold in whinter then guess what you all state or country will go to compleate crap all because you want to be a healty apple in the world. I had got my licence when i was 16 years old on my birthday and i was happy i had bought my own car and it was five speed and i tolk my test and guess what i passed with a 100 on it now if you want to make road more safer re test these old people on the road like relly some of then cant even see over wheel or they dont know what no you turn mean they allways drive to slow and cause acident so now what do you have to say about that.
yes they kids now aday dont even get there perment because the testr book they give you is no where near the questions they ask you and dont for get about you oldy have 20 sec to anser it what the hell is the rush for so you can fail then if they pass they pass if they fail they fail so leave us kids a lone pick on the old people they get so old and drive they sneze and have heart atacts every day and kill people so that is what i think of this prompt. | 1 |
16cfecb | Everyone kowns that cars are dangerous. Think about how relaxing it would be to live life without the gases and the annoying sound of a motor that a car produce. This lead to the conclusion that automobiles are the linchpin of society.
their are millions ways cars hold us back in life,think about the enormous amount of car accident happening everyday and you can save yourself by getting rid of your car kown or just limit the amount of time you use it. Automobiles are responsible for fifty percent of greenhouse gas emissions in some areas in the United states. People might say the idea of limiting automobiles usage is wrong because they need cars to go places but they because automobiles are causing people money for example in source 2 "almost 4,000 drivers were fined,accorrding to Reuters twenty-seven people had their cars impounded for their reaction to the fine."
People should understand that cars are not the only means of transportation you can ride a bike in the cities to avoide being in the traffic with the cars.
Citizens kown that if they do get a car get a plug-in or hybrid car. In source 4 sociologists says that the second largest source Americas emissions are transportation just behind power plants. Studies show that people who stopped car commuting find less reason to resume the habit.
So instead of using a car take a bus or a taxi. their are great advantages in limiting automobiles. | 2 |
16d22a1 | From Monster trucks to Volkswagen Beetles, all automobiles are created to make life easier for people from all corners of the Earth. Many people start up their cars everyday without a second thought, whether trekking across the street or across the country. Others believe that cars are ruining the Earth, and put effort toward decreasing their car's "footprint" on the environment. People everywhere should consider limiting their car usage.
A community with less cars has proven to also be one with less healthy citizens. According to Source Two, Paris, a city known for it's aromatic scents, was covered with the smell and appearance of smog for days (they had near-record pollution: Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London). After a day in which all even-numbered license plates were banned from the streets of Paris, the smog cleared up a great amount (enough for the city officials to take the ban they had placed for odd numbered license plates the next day). The smog that was affecting the well-being of Paris' citizens had mostly disappeared after only one day of limited car use. If a community limits cars, its inhabitants will be almost forced to exercise more. According to Source 3, in Bogota, Colombia, where a "Day Without Cars" is held yearly, 118 miles of bike paths have been constructed, the most of any Latin American city. Less cars on the road in this city have led to other means of transportation being more popular, including walking and bicycling. These ways of getting around are much more healthy then their gas-powered alternative. Less traffic on roads will therefore leave cities healthier than otherwise.
There are many more reasons why citizens should limit their personal car use. Owning a car is huge investment. You have to pay for gas and oil refills for any standard car based on how much it is driven. Because of this, limiting car use would also limit the pressure on car owner's wallets. According to Source One, the majority of residents of Vauban, Germany don't have cars. This city is an example of a worldwide effort to make suburbs denser. Because of this there is no need for automobiles to commute across the city. The purchase of a car, which costs thousands to even millions of American dollars for the average buyer, is unecesssary for the residents of this town and therefore can lead to better financial stability.
Car-driving, the catalyst to the wonders of travel, will continue to drive on the pollution of our Earth. Babysitters, doctors, students, and even the retired will thrive from limitations of car usage. Whether by limiting car usage or not, Earth's inhabitants need to ensure their planet is treated right. | 4 |
16d2b9e | Some people like to argue that the face like form on mars was created by aliens but i disagree. There are many landforms that have been created with face like forms but that does not mean aliens have created them. For example NASA stated that they take photos of mars all the time, year round to use on research if there were aliens then why have they not been seen or found in any of this phots they take.
The text also states that scientist belive its just a natural landform. Also there are many rocks that we find and many landforms that look like faces and different types of objects but we never assum that they were created by aliens. These landforms are called or campered to butte or mesa landforms. Also if there were aliens then how did they make this landform and how did the "alien" even get there or survive on that plante.
If there even were aliens then were are they because if they lived on mars we would definetly be able to see them and see where they were living.
So I belive that the face on mars is just a natural formed landform and those are my reasons why. | 3 |
16d8683 | Have you ever taken a Facebook quiz that is supposed to tell you how u feel by looking at your profile and/or after u complete a set of questions? Well people are coming up with better, and better technology everyday. In fact, Dr. Paul Eckman created the "FACS". Which allows Pc's to know how you are feeling just by using a camera. "FACS" will become useful from time to time, and there are many reasons why.
First reason why the "FACS" is useful, is because schools could use the app on computers. For example when students are taking a test, or a quiz on the computer, it could sence if the student is becoming confused, and could change the question into a different one. In addition, this would also be useful when taking test because students could use it to see how a person feels about a certain subject.
Another reason why it is useful, is because is can help prevent attacks in schools, business places, and much more. For instance, if the "FACS" was installed next to the door of the main entrance. The Security would be able to know how the person that is trying to enter is feeling.
In conclusion, the "FACS" could be very useful at times.1 reason being because it could find out what subjects your intrested in and 2 being because it can prevent attacks in important buildings. | 3 |
16e1b85 | This new technology shows that no matter what, until humans are gone they will keep evolvng.
However, with this certain technology, I do not agree with the concept, while it may be practical in certain ways, at the same time some can feel, as many others probably would as well, that it could feel like it would be an invasion of privacy.
The reasons for this are as follows, when people are trying to hide how they feel it is for a reason and in a classroom, the computer would constantly be changing and running even harder to get nothing done or even hurt the learning, because no matter how much they like the subject, some students would still get bored or not engaged.
The first reason for thinking that this could be considered an invasion of privacy is that when people are trying to hide their emotions they are hiding them for a reason.
They might not have a good reason for hiding their emotions from you, but it is still their reason and their emotions, and whether or not you agree with how they're feeling and why, you have to respect their feelings.
While in certain aspects it could be useful to have this in a classroom setting, as a whole, it would not do much good.
Where the computer could change the lesson to help you be more engaged, it could also hurt in the actual learning of the subject.
Some people work in a way that, while they may seem like they are not engaged in the subject and therefore not learning anything from the subject, they are still learning just as well as if they were actively engaged in the subject.
In a perfect world, students could be engaged and still learn at the same time, while some students can, lots of students can't learn as well if they are engaged to an extent in the lesson, they may feel engaged and seem engaged, but at the same time they may forget everything that they learn within the next day.
This new technolgy could be beneficial, but at the same time it could be considered a breach of privacy and it could hurt and not do anything to change the learning of the subject by the student.
For these reasons I believe that this software should be used, but only for certain reasons, and not generally in schools. | 4 |
16ea9a9 | Dear senator,
I favor in changing to election by popular vote for the president of the united states. I am writing you this letter saying that I want to change ther election by popular vote for the president of the United States because under the electoral college system voters vote not for the president but for a slate elector, who then turn elect the president. Sometimes the electors vote but the voters cant always control who they vote for. Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy so that the popular vote for Kennedy wouldnt have acutally gone to Kennedy. Electors have often occasionally refused to vote for their partys canidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. I think that the electoral college is unfair to voters. The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. They said the Electoral college is widely regarded as an anachornsim. Probably changing to election by popular vote it would be more fair to the people than the electoral college. The single best argument against the electoral college is what they might call the disaster factor. When you vote for a presidential candidate youre actually voting for a slate of electors. Thats why i think you should change to election by popular vote for the president.
I think choosing to change to election by popular vote would be more in my opinion because it'll be more fair and they vote for whoever they want and the one with the most popular vote wins, unlike the electoral college that seems unfair to me because when you vote it goes to the electors and the elector then goes and chooses who he wants to pick and he may pick a wrong candidate. But i believe if choosing to change the election by popular vote for the president of the United States it would be more fair to the people because they could see by the popular vote. Thats why i believe by changing to election by popular vote for the President of The United States it would be much better for people.
Also Electoral college is unfair to voters because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates dont spend time in states they have no chance in winning. Durning the 2000 campaign seventeen states didnt see the candidates at all. Thats why i think you should change to the popular vote for the president of the United states i think thats only fair for the people and the states. Thats why they think its unfair and outdated and irrational
Sincerly, PROPER_NAME | 3 |
16ead3d | In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" they had a computer software they can tell how she was feeling when she took that picture. Prof. Thomas Huang, of the Beckman Institute ... Had created this software on detecting people on how feel when they take the picture.
The new software that they are making is getting better and better as the world goes on,like this new one"The facial expressions for each emotion are universal," so humans can a old picture of some wonder what they feeling was so take a picture then proof the faces scanner do te rest of the magic. Like they did on Mona Lisa.
On how to use the new software step 1 raise your lips at the corners of your mouth, step 2 then squint your eyes slightly,to produce wrinkling("crows's feet") at the corners of your eyes. step 3 Holding that, raise the outer parts of your cheeks up,toward your eyes u can do this at home and you can see how u where feeling that day and .
So we know that we can scan some face and pick up how they are feeling because of the muscle on your face can tell you everything you need to know about the person cause the software they just build tell you all about so next time you wanna see whats wrong with people you this new software they just invented.
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" we leared about a new software that can identifed on how you was feeling also u can go back into your old stuff and figure out how u was feeling too which is great cause no we get to know if people was lieing and stuff. This great new discoveres is going to changes lives in the long run. | 1 |
16ed2eb | There are many resons that people should do that. #1 is that it it would be some much fun to go explor places that you havent been befor, and go see all the unic culters that many people dont ever get to see in their life. #2 is that you could get closer with some of yor friends and family if they go with you, or invite you to go with them. Reson #3 is that you could meet new people learn other languiges too. Also you cold become part of a family they could take you in and youk cold have another really close friend from some were far far away from were you live.
In the story Luke said"It would a chance of a life time." An I think it would be a chance of a life time. In my opinone I would do it. I would love to go on a trip tio eventure around the world. I love learning new cultres and to see what what it could help me with in my life. Also that it would be cool to do a report on all the places that you whent to in the proses. If I were him or any one els that got the opertunity I would say yes to doing it.
In my family its important to learn and get youst to doing thatbecause my famoly dose alot of edventering. We go to the D.R, Hawaii Colorado, and alot more places too. I think that any kid that gets invited should that, because what they learn stiks to them and it stays with them for a long time and if they dont then they missed a big opertoonity to do that.
I went to the DR for the first time when is like 5 years old and I learnd a lot of spanish when i as there. I also made a lot new friend people my age people that older younger than me too. An we bonded rely whell and i didnt know how to speek a word of spanish!!! I had a translator that helped me know what they were saying tio me and for them to tell the kids what i was saying too. i leand a lot of spanish when i wa there and i still know to say a lot of things in spanish too. I still kow my beat friens name in the D.R. We taught eachother how t say the alfabet in English and Spanish.
Just saying I had the best time of my life and I stayed in the same place the hole time and I still lernd a lot in one day.
And the hole time I was there I was so happy till it came to the part when I had to say by to all my new good friend that I made there. Its hard to leave but then you get to all the other places and meet other people there too.
People that want to explor should do this in order to see what ist like and if thay want to do this for the a long time or not. Just one time at a different place then were you live is awesome because you never want to leave. You could also go see uther animal sthat you have never seen befor in a zoo or that you have never herd of too. I love to see knew thing even if I have heard of it,or not, or seen it, or not it is still really cool to experiance that. An I think kids, aldolts, teens, or eve the elderl would stil love to see that or experiance that time with the family.
And that is my reso to do tha or a least tr yit out for the first time. It could only come once in a lfe time dont let it go to wast, because if you did than you made the biggest mustake of your life. | 1 |
16f205a | I suggest to try the Seagoing Cowboys program based on the information and the passage I have read. It can help you learn and experience things you have probably never done before. Also you could go places you have never been before and probably would like to.
A reason to join the Seagoing Cowboys program is to learn and experience new things. If participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program it makes you realize and make you more aware of people of other countries and their needs.
Secondly, playing games on trips like baseball and volleyball can also be fun. Also table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, whittling, and games also helped pass time. At last, being a Seagoing Cowboy can be more than just an adventure.
It can open up a new world.
As I see it, joining the Seagoing Cowboys program can be an opportunity of a lifetime to travel on a cattle boat and help people from a different country. | 2 |
16f7c42 | There are many advantages of limiting car usage. The ways they are limited are not driving your car everywhere you go, not having your car at all and just ride the bus or bike.
In Source 1: In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars many people live n Freiburg near France dose not have a cars the reason being in paragraph two its states "Vaubsan's street are completely "car-free" except the main throughtfare, where the tram to downtwon Freiburg runs, and a few streets on edge of the community." This quote indicates thats people from Freiburg did not have a cars or they didn't use them.
Some may say that having a cars free day is a good thing according to Source 3: Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota. In that source in paragragh twenty four Carlos Arturo Plaza made a great point which reads "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." This shows limiting car usage you can lower air pollution which helping the enviroment.
Also in Source 2: Paris bans driving dur to smog in paragraph ten. Which states "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." Which shows limting car usage can lower air pollion, which was shown in Source 3.
To Conclude, Limiting car usage can be tought from someone who drives there car all the time. But if people really see what there doing when they limit there car usage they would be helping the enviroment. In all of the sources made valid points on the advatages of limiting car use. | 3 |
17031a2 | seagoing cowboys help people and animals that seem to be hurt are alone and they give them shelter and stuff to eat. if you like to go site seeing you can go to china or europe and other states . all they do is help other states with shelter and places for the animals. and if you planed on going to the army you would have to ask them to serve your time. they will let you go on the cattle boat for a while for about nine times to go to diffrent countries to help out cattle and horses that have been in the war. and you also can be an night watchmen. they also help to check the animals at night . and when they have free time they play table tennis and bseball boxing fencing reading and other games that helped past time. that is what you can do when you become a seagoing cowboy. | 2 |
170613b | The Electoral College is a process that consists of 538 electors. The process is also the selection of the electors, and the meeting of the electors where they vote for the President and Vice President. The Electoral College should be changed to the election by popular vote in my opinion. Obviously having certain electors voting for president does not really take the populations vote into much consideration.
In 2012's election Obama recieved more electoral votes, but he did not win the popular vote and still got elected as president. What was even the point of the population voting if their votes did even count in the end. This upset a lot of people and probably got people to the point where they do not even want to vote anymore, cause their vote does not matter anyways. If the election was based on the populations vote, more people would vote and be happier with the results knowing that their vote actually has a say in electing the president.
Each state can only cast one vote. Wyoming has one representative and California has fifty-five but they can only cast one vote. This makes obsolutely no sense. Each state may as well have 1 representative because no matter how many they have they only get one vote. Most voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference which is what the election should be. The election shouldnt just be for 538 people to decide, it should be for the citizens of the United States of America.
Dear Mr. Senator i really hope you take this into consideration. I hope you realize that the Electoral College is upsetting the people of the United States. Without the Electoral College it wouldnt matter how big a state is or how many representatives it has because it would be the peoples votes. A large state would not get that much more attention because there would not be any representatives. Many people would realize it is a lot more fair this way. Thank you! | 3 |
1707c2e | Reading the emotional expresssions of students in a classroom is not valuable. It would be nice if we give the students some privacy maybe they can actually focus better. The reason why I think it's bad if we look at the students emotions is that we not giving them privacy to let them do what they want. If you give them a math test and they didn't pass the math test knowing the technologies is watching their emotions their going to be more nervous. A lot of students will not do good on their test. Their test scrore will decrease. Parents will be concerns abot their kids not passing their class and the principals will be in trouble. If only the technology where to help see their emotion on certain test and assissments their not good at and maybe the teachers or the consulors couuld help them do better on those things. | 2 |
170bb86 | Dear, Florida State Sentor
I'm writing you this note to express my opinian wether or not to keep the Electoral College or to get rid of the Electoral College. My opinian has to go with no i'm not in favor of keeping the Electoral College due to the fact that it's unfair to a candidate that wins the popular vote but loss the election because the other candidate gained control of a state like texas with 34 electoral votes. Most people clear want this candidate better than the other but the candidate with the popular vote wouldn't win because the other candidnate would get states with more electoral votes. Another problem i want to adress is that sometimes the electors get confused on who to vote for i know if i had all that pressure on my i think i would get confused also from the pressure. The Electoral College can also turn off potential voters due to the fact that they hvae no hope of carrying their state. In other words people think they don't have a voice in the election because their vote really doesn't matter the vote that really matters is the Eletroral vote. Due to this reason less and less people vote these days. About i half of eligible voters voted in 2012's election as you can see there is a drop in voters. Most voters these days are people who want to expreess a political preference instead of people who think a single vote may decide who will win the election. Also Sentor im not the only one that wanted to gte rid of the Electoral College. Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all wanted to get rid of the Electoral College.
Sincerly,
PROPER_NAME
P.S.
Sentor i hope you make the right choice. | 2 |
1710770 | According to source 2 "Paris bans driving due to smog" by "Robert Duffer," and source 3 "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by "Andrew Selsky." Talk about banning driving to help clear smog and lower air pollution.
Source 2 talks about banning driving in Paris due to smog."After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial ban to clear the air of the global city."Paris would only let certian people drive on certain days to reduce pollution."On Monday mortorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave therir cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine($31).The same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day."
Source 3 talks about people in Bogota,Colombia hiking,biking,skating or taking the bus to work during a car free day to lower air pollution."In a program that's set to spread to other countries,millions of colombians hiked,biked,skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday,leaving the streets of this capital city earliy devoid of traffic jams.""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. By limiting car usage it has "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city;uneven,pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad,smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic;and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up.
By limiting car usage it has different countries all around the world limiting cars to help reduce smog and air pollution, and can also take away stress. This has also helped parks and sports centers bloom thoughout citys,replace worn out things,reduce traffic and helped open new restaurants and new shopping districts. | 2 |
1717119 | Can people really show their emotions through a computer? How can this computer see our emotions?
For years people have problems with emotions or telling how their feeling, well not to long ago a man tested his emotions. This wasn't just any old test though, this man named Dr. Huang tested his emotions through a computer. Yes!!!, i said computer. Dr. Huang wanted to test a painting called Mona Lisa, (i'm sure you know of it or heard something about it. Well Dr. Huang tested her faced because she smiles a little and he seen that she's not just happy she has six different emotions all together. She 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. How does this work? Well the process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscels. Movement of one or two muscles is called an "action unti." Your frontalis pars lateralis muscle raises your eyebrows when your surpried.
six different emotions one you and one computer, will you get tested? | 1 |
1721dd2 | Venus is considered the Earth's twin because of it's similar size to the Earth and how close it is. However we can not send a spacecraft on Venus because of it's dangerous environment that doesn't possible for humans to land in. The author supports the idea that studying Venus is worthy despite the dangers by explain how there's interest in Venus, the dangerous factors in Venus's environment, and how scientist are trying understand Venus.
Despite having unhabitable conditions, Astromoners are interested of how Venus used to be the earth-like planet in the solar system. In the fourth paragraph the author states, "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." These raises the possibilitly that we could travel to Venus since it's geostructure and atmosphere used to be so similiar to Earth's.
The author explains that while that dangers in studying Venus, these factors present more of a challenge for human-space activity. In the article, the author states that Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is close to our sun. Beyond high pressure and heat, Venisian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting Volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on it's surface." However the author also states, "Striving to meet the challenge presentted 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." The authors explains that while Venus's environment may not be survivable for humans but we let our travel into space be limited by the dangers of one planet.
Finally, author explains that reseachers are working and innovating to make it possible for us to study Venus. In paragraph 7, the authors states, "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 three weeks in such conditions. Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers." Reseachers are conducting experiment to see if we have resources that handle the conditions of Venus's surface how we can use old technology to help us on the journey.
While the journey to travel to Venus may prose dangerous, the author supports that Venus is worth the pursuit by explaining the motivation for explorating Venus,
how the dangerous environment may prove to be a challenge and how researchers are working on innovations to help us understand Venus. | 4 |
1723e93 | What do you think about driverless cars? Are they safe? Well Google's driverless cars drive by themselves. But they're not truly driverless. The car still alerts the driver to take over the car when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents. I believe that the cars may be dangerous in some cases.
First of all, the car has to alert the driver when the driver needs to take over the wheel and control the vehicle. Many futurists believed the key to developing the self- driving cars someday wasn't so much smart cars as smarter roads.
Secondly, the car may possibly be a good idea. There are many sensors all around the car. It has a sensor on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an inertial motion sensor. So the car is very aware of any dangers it may come in contact with. The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone.
Last, but not least, the car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. None of the "driverless cars" actually developed as diverless. They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all the cars are in fact designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. So therefore, the human driver has to remain alert and be ready to take over the car when the situation requires.
In conclusion, I think that the driverless cars aren't safe. Although, I understand that some people think that the sensors and the car notifying the driver can help the driver when there's caution ahead. | 3 |
1727daa | Have you ever thought of joining the Seagoing Cowboys? Seagoing Cowboys takes you around the world and het work done. You should join because Seagoing Cowboysgives you the perfect opportunities to explore, you can have free time to play games, and if you join, you can help people that were or is affected by something terrible.
To begin with, Seagoing Cowboys will give you the perfect opportunities. Seagoing Cowboys will take you places like from China to Usa and even more! In case youve never even been on the ocean, this is pretty much your chance. When you join the Seagoing Cowboys, you will definetly be safe with us.
Furthermore, you will get some free time of course! On the cattle boat, you can have time after a long days work. Its just in case we are not working or far away from our destination. I think if you get tired during work this will be helpful.
Finally, you can actually help people with affection by somethoing terrible. in the article," A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves" the author states, " It was 1945, World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins." the author also states," Luke Bomberger crossed Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pcific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II." this shows that you can help us help others
Perfect opportunities, free time, and affecting others is my reasons. You should come and help others too. | 3 |
172d51a | Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because "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."
scientists want to further understand Venus so they're trying to make technolgy that can with stand the 800 degrees Fahrenheit, atmospheric pressure that is 90 times greater than earths, an "atmosphere of 97% carbon dioxide," "and clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid." So scientists and the author think this is a worthy pursit because trying to further understand Venus (Earth's twin) is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size." Venus also has simular weather patterens and ground structures to Earth it has volcanoes that erupt, earthquakes, lightning, a surface of rocky sediment, valleys, mountians, and craters. It is believed that "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life."
In conclusion "Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers" because Venus is alot like Earth and scientist want to learn more about it but "not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because of human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endevaors." | 2 |
1731db0 | Is this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in the classroom valuable. This is a smart idea but im not sure if it is valuable or not because in pictures or paintings you can normally tell if they are angry,happy,sad, disusted, and fearful. Why do students need technology like this to tell the emotion of a painting? I think its a good idea but at the same time not because these students can use the techniology and try to photoshop a picture with this new technology or they can try to make they painting look alot differnet then what it needs to look like... I would know im a kid myself kids do these things all the time and get away with it, But at the same time thiss could get outta hand what if you cant tell the emotions of the picture or painitns then what? How would this new technology be used at school or at another area where they get trained on how to use FACS( Facial Action Coding System). Would parnets have to help apy for there students to use this new technology, would they have to raise money to get this in this in their schools?
All in all i think its a good idea for peolpe to get the feel of useing this technology like in the art class and and photo classes this would be a nice thing to have and use at schools and other places. | 2 |
1732f3a | Limiting car use can help us live better lives. The terrible smog that harms the environment called pollution is caused by the excessive use of vehicles in communities. I believe limiting car use can help us reduce pollution, more accessibility to public transportation, and helps you save money. Reducing the use of vehicles can help the environment. Join in and make the world a better place, literally.
With less cars being used in communities the risk of pollution can be decreased. When you don't use your car you help the environment. People use cars to go to places they can easily walk to, but they don't. Some people don't even care about the environment or if they harm it. By reducing the car use in many communities pollution can be greatly reduced.
Public transportation is cheap and quick. Using more public transportation helps you save money and helps the environment. Pollution can be reduced by just taking the bus instead of your own car. According to "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky more people tend to get the initiative to take public transportation. You don't have to do something extraordinary to help the environment, maybe all you need to do is take the bus.
People tend to buy less cars if you limit car usage. The less cars you buy means the more money you save. According to "The End of Car Culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal a study found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. The people who drove less between that time must have saved alot of money on gasoline. When you don't use your car as much it ends up benefiting everybody.
By limiting the useage of cars the environment benefits a great deal. Pollution can be reduced to a point where it causes minimal harm if everybody decides to pitch in. Transportation will recieve more funding. You will be able to save plenty of money on gas and use it for whatever other purpose you may need it. In conclusion, car useage should be reduced so that everyone may benefit from it. | 4 |
1734068 | the author explains his idea to everyone so he can do more to help out the world. He wants us to go explore venus to see what is up there to explore for us. He wants to see if anything is drowing and if life is possible. There is one challenge and that is that no one want to go explore venus because its a har risk to take.
People dont want risk life for somethin not possibe. He wants to explore venus cause its a nice planet ad looks like a bueatiful place to visit someday. People dont know how long they can last on a planet that they are not use to every day. They dont know that if its possibe to travel that far.
Venus is closer to the sun than earth is. There is also acid on venus thats why its so hard to travel to venus. The space shuttle wont be able to penetrate through the clouds that surround venus. Scientist also found out that venus is so hot compared to all of the other planets in the solar system. Still scientist is looking for ways so one day someone will be able to visit venus and explore what is happening on venus. | 1 |
1739d66 | The future is near, and it's bringing what America has been dreaming of since the early cinema, the driverless car. However, what most Americans don't realize is the safety hazards and liability issues that the cars bring.
Let's just say your wife and kids are on your way to Miami, Florida in your new driverless car. The car begins to make a left turn at a green light, but suddenly, a semi drives into the right side of your car and knocks you out cold. Next thing you know, you're in the hospital next to your wife and kids. The random objects that the sensors in your car cannot pick up could cost you your life and/or your emotional well-being. If these cars malfunction, the same situation will happen time and time again.
Back to the previous situation, you decide to take it to court against the car manufacturers, but where does the fault really lie? The manufacturers pay for the best lawyer around and you are left with what you can afford. The problem with these driverless cars is that they are poised to have lawsuits happen and that manufacturers will rarely have to make the financial contributions needed in order pay for these situations. Families will be left in shambles trying to pay for these lawsuits, and the companies will nothing to help. Even if laws were changed and the liability issues were solved like it suggests in the article, the distress that these cars bring will add up.
Others would argue that driverless cars will prevent more crashes whereas in reality there will be about the same amount. They would also say that manufacturers would this would help in the goal of making life easier. However, these cars would make more negative headlines than positive headlines. In the end, the negatives outweigh the benefits.
All in all, driverless cars are not the answer in making the world a better place. Driverless cars would still make the same mistakes that people make and have many safety issues. Also, the lawsuits that these cars would create would leave families and people penniless after trying to obtain financial help from the companies. | 4 |
173dc95 | While driveless cars can fundamentally change the world, they would be far too much of a risk in reality.
While computer-driven cars are fascinating, self-driving cars are not functionally the same as human-driven cars. Self-driving cars cannot possibly maneuveur throughout the highway, or swerve at the sigh of a small animal from afar. While there are automatic sensors along with laser beams, the touch of a human would be far less risky to not only the driver, but, the manufacturer as well.
Additionally, drivers would become bored waiting to drive, as addressed in paragraph 8. Besides that, if humans do not need to drive cars, but still supervise them from the inside, then it is far more risky for injuries since they most likely will not be paying their upmost attention. This would be due to the fact that drivers would become bored, they would turn on music, play on their phones. Therefore, owning a self-driven car is also another safety precaution.
Another issue with self-driving automobiles is the law. For example, most driving laws intend to keep the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians in a safe haven. However, with self-driven cars, new laws would still need to cover the instances in a case of accidents. If the technology were to fail mid-road, or in the middle of nowhere, what would the driver do? Given the driver to be coincidentally alone, on the road, and in the dark, a self-driving automobile can be crucially dangerous.
Another issue with self-driving cars is the quality of their sensors. What if they broke in the middle of a long road trip, or even on the highway? This would endanger not only the driver's safety, but the safety of others. With technology always comes the risk of malfunctioning. Humans' lives' on this earth are far too meaningful to throw away because of mindless technological cars.
Lastly, the self-driving car can be dangerous because of the lack of work it allows humans. With this, can come laziness. With laziness, comes minimal attention they will pay to the roads. Again, this would risk passengers and pedestrians outside of the driver's car or in the driver's car. For humans not to be aware of their surroundings, can cause great damage. For instance, knowing that their car is self-driven, they will most likely check their phones, stare into space, or observe all the outside forces that do not involve their car.
In conclusion, self-driven automobiles are a dangerous risk to our society today. In order to survive as a society, we must ensue the safety of not only ourselves, but others. Safety is crucial, so let us not risk it. | 4 |
173dcbd | In the following essay I will give you some advantages of limiting car usage. Because this will benefit our planet, because their would be less contamination. Also this will contribute for a more lasting human life.
Some of the advantages of limiting car usage are that it "
lowers your tensity
" just like Heidrun Walter said in paragraph 3 of the first source. Also this would "
reduce in the future the greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipe s" how they say in paragraph 5 also from the first source.
In the second source they limit the car usage to clear the air of the global city of Paris how they say in paragraph 10. This shows how reducing the car usage will help clean the air. This can also affect peoples health.
The third source says that the objetive of reducing the car usage is to promote other altenative transportations and to reduce smog, how they show in paragraph 21. In paragraph 24 Carlos Arturo Plaza say's that "
reducing the car usage helps to take away stress and to lower air pollution
". In some way this activities have raised the economy of restaurants and other stores how they say in paragraph 28, plus it has dramatically cut traffic.
In the final source in paragraph 34 Michael Sivak tells us that reducing car usage will "
have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and to our environment
". But this will have a negative impact to the car industry as well. Also this trend is getting more popular because driving by young people has decreased 23 percent between 2001 to 2009 how they say in paragraph 41. So this would be a great way to start conserving our planet. | 2 |
1740c90 | You should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because its an exilent way to show service for the ones who need it. Not only that but it allows you to explore the world and it magnificant sight it contains all around it. This could end up being an adventure into of your life that you will never forget about. And also you olny live once in this world so you might want to see all around it instead of living your entire life stuck into the same area that you live in. So become a fantastic service to our world show every person what you do and of how amazing this program realy is. Also shure you will be aboard on ship for very long periods of time but you can also have fun with others durring on board. You can play sport game in the ships like volleyball,baseball,table-tennis tournaments , and boxing as well. You can also do fencing,reading,and whittling for of these things can realy hep the time pass by in a fun and active way. But obviosaly you still have to help out in work durring this period. In this job its also into about helping animals that can also be very exiting to do. You also have to feed them as well though. So now do you think your ready to make a change into of your life one that includes adventure in it? | 2 |
1741756 | Driverless cars are becoming more popular in today's society. Driverless cars can be very useful to people today. They can help prevent many accidents on the roads today. They can be used by someone from every age group that is able to drive. Young adults, middle aged people, and the elderly can all use the driverless car to help improve the roads in today's society.
For example, many parents might feel better knowing that their child is on the roads using a driverless car that is less likely to cause an accident. Teen drivers today are distracted when they first begin to drive. With a driverless car, however, teens could possibly get distracted but would not cause an accident. The car could continue driving for them. If the cars could accelerate for the driver, they could also prevent the driver from speeding. This would prevent many young adults who are less experienced on the roads from being pulled over by a police officer and given a ticket. Many parents may also become distracted while driving with young children. Young children need attention from their parents, and while in a car children tend to distract their parents more often usual. When a parent looks away from the road and to the backseat where their child is sitting, even if they are only looking away for a few seconds, they could run into the oncoming lane of traffic or possibly a ditch. With driverless cars, these accidents could be prevented. As long as the parent or teenager has his or her hands on the steering wheel, the car will drive itself. With BMW's "Traffic Jam Assistant", the driver would be able to look away from the road and the car would still be able to steer, accelerate, and brake themselves. Incase of a work zone or accident, the driver would be notified and they would assert their attention back to the road. This "Traffic Jam Assistant" would be useful while a mother needed to tend to her child in the back seat or while a teenager talked on the phone to their friend. The driverless cars would not be justt for teenagers and middle aged people, they could be used by elders as well. Often you will hear on the news or radio about how an elderly person fell asleep at the wheel and rear-ended the car in front of them, sometimes causing a bad accident. With the driverless cars, elders could possibly fall asleep, or they could be just as distracted as a young adult on the road, and still not cause an accident. As you age, your senses start to dull and that impares your driving. This could possibly cause an accident. With the driverless car, elders can still drive and not have their dulled senses impare their driving. Driverless cars could save many lives each year and prevent numerous accidents.
Driverless cars could be a huge advance in today's society. Driverless cars are safer than a car driven by a person. They could possibly prevent accidents and many deaths each year. By using a car that could drive itself, you could make today's roads safer and easier to navigate. | 4 |
1744fe2 | useing technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom to identify human emotions in class .
personal i think that would be a great idea and would help out a lot. it states that "a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored ," that could help in a lot of ways . if you computer could do that it would help many students to get more involved in the class work and not lose anybody with lack of understanding or any other reason .
it can even tell the diffrence between a genuine smile and a forced one . it says that in a real smile a muscle called the zygomatic major lifts the corners of your mouth. when a smile is forced the mouth is stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a diffrent muscle.
i feel like this would help alot in some cases to keep everyone involed it would help teachers know when someone isnt on the same page or doesnt understand, and the teacher can adress that . so yea its a great idea | 2 |
1747469 | The electoral college been around for a long time. Some of the states don't like it, because most states doesn't even see the campaign. Sometimes people don't really know who there voting for. when the candidate promiss may be the compleate oppsite once there president.
More of the smaller states aren't to happy with the electorial college, Because of it the canidates dont want to go to the smaller states. They would go to the bigger states so they would have a bigger number of votes then with a smaller number. Thats why the smaller states are up set with the electoral college. One thing people dont like about voting is once you have a president they don't follow what they promiss.
When the canidates become president after getting all the big states. They dont do what they promiss. What people thought who they picked was all for change, and just makes their own rules that not helping,but hurting everyone is why the smaller states are up set about it.
The electoral college needs to change, because their not being fair to the other states that only have a few people living in them. They could of make a difference in what the out come is. The electoral college been aroud for a very long time. They need to come up with a new way to find our president. | 2 |
17476df | Driverless cars are the future of the automotive industry such as car on were. Driverless cars can help out in the future such as if a person is intoxicated, or falls asleep while driving the car would prevent an accident. Unlike the leap from the horse to the car the driverless car has many variables it has to go through before being released in mass quantity. There will always be problem that will arise, but there will always be someone who can fix the problem. We should be able to own our own driverless cars by the year 2020.
Picture a world with little to no trafficjams, and a world where everyone could sleep on a roadtrip. This is the world that we could live in if we had driverless cars. right now this may be unavaliable however Google, and many car manufactorers have been working very had to bring this to reality. All of the current "driverless cars" have ine major problem and that being we need a human to respond to situations that the car cannot.
Google has devoluped a the LIDAR a spinning sensor on the roof of the car which is constantily updating 3-d models of the cars surroundings. They have also made it possible to respond to danger and out-of-control skids or rollovers. With both of these technogolies it makes it possible to have a driverless car. We may need a humans help still, but using various methods such as a vibrating seat or incom system we can quickly alert the driver that we need them to take over.
Driverless cars are great, but like all great things there are some problems. The biggest problem is if a driverless car gets into a wreck whose problem is it the manufacteror or the driver. Another problem isthat many states do not believe driverless cars to be safe so they have not yet legalized them.
Driverless cars make the future a safer and more glamorous place to live. If everyone could see that these driverless cars are safe we could have this future in a presidential term. I urge you to join soon because the sooner everone is on board the sooner the future we disurve can arrive. | 3 |
174b49c | Have you ever been on an overseas trip?
Joining the Seagoings Cowboys program will fullfil your endeavor if this interests you! This wonderful experience will change your life! You will help tend the animals that will be shipped overseas and you will get to see interesting parts of Europe! You will also get have fun on the way home because all the animals were shipped to their destination! You will help the UNRRA help recover food supplies to countries ruined by World War Two. I promise you will want to go!
Helping tend to the animals really kept me busy but it was worth helping others after World War Two. If you become a night watchman you check up on the animals every hour. You may also have to feed and water them two or three times a day. Bales of hay and oats would have to be brought up from the lower holds of the ship. Last but not least you may have to clean the stalls. I experienced each one of these jobs including being a watchman. If you do not like to work, doing this job may not be right up your alley.
You also get to see cool and interesting places like Venice, Italy. Since the streets there are water, I got to take a gondola ride! I also went to Greece and saw the Acropolis. That was a special experience for me as well. Another activity you might see is going to an excavated castle in Crete on the way to China. One last thing I saw was the Panama Canal also on my way to China.
Another thing I experienced that you might to if you join is finding times to have fun on the ship, especially on the way back. The stalls were turned into courts for boisterious games like baseball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, and boxing. A more calm and layed back activity we did was reading and other games to pass the time.
I hope you consider joining the amazing experience of being a Seagoing Cowboy due to helping people, seeing new places, and having a good time while doing it! Participating in this program will change your life! | 3 |
174eb65 | Everyone knows that traveling outer space can be risky. Some many even say it is danergous. Others may say that we can come up with better technology to improve safety when traveling other planets in outer space. In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author gives their support to the idea of exploring the planet Venus.
Traveling Venus would be dangerous in many ways. For one, it is the second planet closes to the sun so it would be extremely hot. Next, the air pressure would be quite hard for humans to handle as well. In the passage it states, "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 clearly gives enough information to say that these conditions are more extreme than what any human can handle.
A way we could be able to visit Venus is if we had better technology. NASA has had quite a few ideas for sending humans to Venus. In the text it says, "a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." By using this sort of vehicle humans would be able to make the trip survivable.
The author of this passage seems to be very open and supportive of the idea of studying and visting Venus. In the paragraph 8 the author claims, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imaginations and innovations." From this authors statement we can infer that they are on board with the idea of the travels to Venus and that we should not like dangers or doubts hold us back from being able to study this planet. Although it may be challenging we must not let that stop us.
Although there may be many conflicting dangers and concerns with space travel, it is possible. As the author said, we should not let doubt stop us from discovering a great planet. We can come up with the technology to some day visit this planet. With the correct technology anything can be possible. | 3 |
1750767 | Dear senator
The Electoral College should be kept for the voting of the President. There are many reasons to support this conclusion. When the people vote for a President, they are actually voting for a slate of electors. This can be a good and bad thing. The good thing is that the Electoral College keeps balance. The bad part is that some Americans see that is unfair that they cannot vote for a President directly.
The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the politicial balance between small and large states (as it says in paragraph 21). This means that it makes sure the election is fair, not one person can be voted president just because they campaigned in a larger state (more people). The Electoral College also balances out the winners. They are the people who pick the clear winner when two candidates get tied. This happened to Nixon and Clinton. They both had a 43 percent plurality of the popular votes (as it says in paragraph 22). In these kind of situations it is good to have a backup plan (also known as the Electoral College).
Although the Electoral College is a helpful and fair way to vote, some Americans do not see it that way. In fact,over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now (as it says in paragraph 9). There reasoning is that they cannot vote directly. They vote for a slate of electors who then vote for the president. They see this as unfair and think that they should be able to vote for the president directly. Below the 14th paragraph, it says "lost the presidency: In the 2000 U.S. presidential race, Al Gore recieved more indivisual votes than George W. Bush nationwide,but Bush won the election,recieving 271 electoral votes to Gores 266."
Although this may seem unfair, the reality of it is that the Electoral College is just trying to keep the election for President fair. The Electoral College help to ensure that all of the candidates for President have a fair advantage. If the Electoral College wasnt there to balance out the votings, then the candidates could cheat. By cheat, this means that they could campaign in a bigger place of they could be from a different place than another president and have a unfair advantage because of the bigger population. If one president was from Texas and the other was from Florida, the candidate from Texas would have a unfair advantage because hes from a place with a bigger population. Why this is unfair is because if a candidate is from a area with a big population, the people in that area are most likely going to vote more towards that candidates side. In the last sentence of paragraph 21, it says "Alarge state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than small states."
In the end, there are always going to be downfalls. The Electoral College may pick the opposite candidate that the majority of the people want, this is true. Also, the people may feel that it is wrong to not go with the peoples opinion. If the Electoral College was not there to decide, there would be all forms of chaos. As it says 18-22, the candidates would have an unfair advantage. The situations on both ends have cons but the Electoral College staying solves more problems than creating them. | 5 |
175419b | Today, there are many arguments between keeping our governments way of electing a new president. Many people have turned their back on the Electoral College saying that it is unfair and are instead for changing to election by popular vote. The Electoral College is seen as a non-democratic method of selecting a president that should be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes is the winner. Therefore it is the electors who elect the president, not us people. Some people even see the Electoral College as unfair. outdated, and irrational and see arguments against direct elections spurious. While some have different opinions saying that the Electoral College, although its lack of democratic pedigree, is very practical.
The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required a elect a president. Your state's amount of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation. One for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. So, technically when you vote for your candidate you're actually voting for your candidate's electors. Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors. All in all, it is the electors who elect the president, not the people.
Most states do award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, some things in a state could create a landslide electoral vote victory in that state. A tie is possible because the total number of votes is an even number, but is highly unlikely. In the winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states that are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign. Statistically, the electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balnce that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionmen of the senate decrees in the constitution. So, a large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state does.
The argument between keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote has many different sides to it. Through facts and opinions, there is many reasons our government should keep the Electoral College and some reasons that we should change to election by popular vote. In some ways the Electoral College can be unfair but in others it makes complete sense. The people who vote in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference not people who think that a single vote could decide an election. Therefore, the Electoral College could be a good thing in our government today keeping things organized and sometimes fair. | 3 |
1755744 | As technology advances, humans find themselves wondering whether it is helpful or if it hinders humanity. According to Prof. Thomas Huang of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois, computer software is now able to detect emotions in facial expressions. Although the software could help notify teachers when the students feel confused, this software could also make students feel insecure and violated. The Facial Action Coding System should not be used in the classroom.
Dr. Huang believes that his new software could inhance the classroom setting. It would "recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson," (paragraph 6). However, it is healthy for students to have human interactions with a teacher. Also, having the initiative to speak up if they do not understand something is part of becoming independent. School prepares kids for life beyond high school by giving them the freedom to speak up and to make their own decisions. Placing a Facial Action Coding System in the class would not help solve the need for students to learn how to live independently.
In paragraph two Dr. Huang states, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication. So computers need to understand that, too." I strongly disagree with this statement. Being able to express ourselves and being able to interpret things in different ways, is in our human nature. If we, as a race, should expect to rely on a computer to detect our emotions, humans would become robotic. The beauty of human nature is being able to see through peoples' emotions and forming different connections. Taking away any room for interpretating peoples' feelings would also take away the mystery and joy in life.
Just as nobody can read thoughts, our feelings should also be kept private. By adding a computer system that detects emotions in every classroom, students would not have the privacy they deserve. They would never learn how to live independently and this system would not prepare the students for life beyond school. Finally, the need for human interaction is constant. Humans need to be able to communicate face-to-face and have the freedom to interpret things differently. This open communication is what creates bonds and friendships between people. Without it, humans would not be able to enjoy life. | 4 |
175775c | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author argues the point that exploring Venus is worth the effort and risks exhibited. The author claims that, despite the harsh conditions and deadly atmosphere, this planet is worth travelling to and observing, due to its being the "nearest option for a planetary visit". While the author does list a few good reasons for Venus exploration, it is my belief that they also include many reasons not to explore this dangerous planet. This inclusion of the "cons" of exploration hurts the thesis more than it helps it, and damages the authors argument.
From the beginning of their argument, the author states that "no spacecraft survived the landing [on Venus] for more than a few hours" and that "not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades". The usage of these statements creates a negative image, which can lead readers to believe that the exploration of Venus is too dangerous to enagage in. Furthermore, the author uses facts intended to continue to convince readers that Venus is dangerous, when this is exactly the opposite of what the author is arguing for. Making statements which invoke fear or apprehension only pushes the reader away from the topic, instead of influencing him or her to gain interest in it. For instance, when the author uses phrases with negative connotations, such as "thick atmosphere", "corosive sulfuric acid", "800 degrees Fahrenheit", and "extreme", they influence readers negatively as well.
Similarly, the author provides little reasoning behind the belief that humanity should explore the planet Venus. Despite claiming that "Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit", there is little evidence given that exploring and observing Venus would be of much benefit. In fact, the author seems to have found more evidence against Venus exploration, as the prior paragraph (which listed reasons that Venus was dangerous) was much more explicit and detailed than paragraph 3. The negatives of exploring Venus (such as death and wasted money or time) seem to far outweigh the positives.
As the author continues with their argument, readers become increasingly aware that Venus is likely not as beneficial as the author intends to make it seem. With an unlivable biome and dangerous atmospheric conditions, Venus is likely far too hazardous to explore at this time in history, and I believe that the author of this article unwittingly proved so. For these reasons, I believe that the author of this article failed to support their thesis with thorough evidence or detail. | 5 |
1758d4d | In our society, technology is advancing significantly by the day. What was once a letter that took 10-day trip overseas to its appropriate destination is now just a simple text message that reaches a person within seconds. The automobile is an innovation that has also advanced dramatically, enough to the point where almost every person who can afford to have one does because of its necessity when transportation becomes a factor. The idea of a car becoming "driverless" is simply another boost in the technology available to cars today, as discussed in "Driverless Cars are Coming." Due to its many benefits, driverless cars are a positive additon to our society.
Driverless cars offer a multitude of benefits for any passengers that might use them for transportation. For one, the necessity to have to buy or pay off a car would essentially cease to exist. If computer-operated vehicles were capable of driving in all areas, then what would the need for having your own car be? Even if the car wasn't "fully automated" and the driver would have to take over at some point, the less work you have to do, the more time you have to work on something else. The article addresses this topic "Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays." The biggest asset that the consumer gains from a driverless car is time, while still being transported in a safe and reliable vehicle. This reinforces the advantages available to consumers who use a driverless car.
Speaking of safety, there is not a vehicle more safe than one that is more or less "automatic." With autmoated cars, drivers will be able to transport themselves without having to add the extra element of driving into a day that might be stressful. However, not all cars are fully capable to driving themselves yet without driver assistance. The good news? This innovation still grants a tremendous amount of safety to the driver in charge. The features previously cited as being used as tiem fillers can also be quickly changed to inform the driver that they need to take over: "Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over." An advantage to this approach is that if all communication and distractions from within the car is shut down, then the driver has no choice but to focus on the road, another argument for the push of driverless cars.
The last topic at hand with these types of vehicles skims along the lines of controversial. Liability is a very integral part of the car industry, accidents will always be an issue, as cited by the article: "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" Would smarter cars help this problem? First off, it's important to acknowledge that accidents happen on the open road every day, with the primary cause being mistakes that drivers make. Therefore, manual vechicles are not necessairily dangerous, but are not as reliable as an automatic vehicle. Think about other practical additions that help consumers, such as a lifeguard on a beach. If they weren't there, would we be as safe? Probably not. Therefore, if the addition of driverless cars ensures that a safer option is available, then it only makes sense that the advantage should be taken.
In conclusion, driverless cars have brought about many new benefits in our society. From their ease of access to consumers to the top level of safety features that are sure to be made available in them, they will clearly become the top option of vehicle to use in our society once enough of them are made. This technological innovation is capable of doing many wonders in the automotive industry. | 5 |
175da5d | Wow! Technology is really going far. New computer software that can recognize six basic emotions, such as happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. The latest innovation from prof. 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscels in the model moves like human muscels. FACS (Facial Action Coding System), Imagine how much this could help you out.....
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because this could help for many reasons. As it says in the article "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored", Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."
"Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad." If a computer knows when you're happy or sad that means it could help you out. For example say your sad when you log-in to your computer,the computer can post happy adds or funny things can just pop up to make you feel better.
A computer that can make you happy when your sad, it's like having a pet or a bestfriend. It's like it knows your personality and your feelings. For example if your getting frusrated while taking a test, the computer will help you out by posting happy things to get you back on task. It knows your emotions which means it knows what will and what won't help you.
This would really be nice for those who gets angry quick, or gets frustrated while doing work on a computer. Even while using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks the facial movements.
This computer could be used for breaks, like if your in class having a hard time. The teacher could say "have some time on your computer." When you log-in it'll already know your emotions so it'll help you get back on track. It could post anything just to get you smiling and ready to work again. This would be helpful for alot of students.
Computer software that can recognize six basic emotions, such as happiness, surprise, anger, disgust and sadness. Then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscels. The latest innovation from prof. 3-D computer model of the face ;all 44 major muscels in the model moves like human muscels. FACS (Facial Action Coding System), Recognizes when a student is becoming confused or bored, can modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor, tracks emotions. I think this would be very valuable for everyone not just students. IT's alot of people that needs things like this to get through the day. | 3 |
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