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e0062db | In the article it talks about how the computers in a class could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. I think this should be used during school as I am a student myself who sometimes struggles with information presented online. This technology could be revolutionary in which it would be able to help the students without the need of a teacher. Here are some reasons why I believe we should use the Facial Action Coding System in schools.
In school, there are lots of classes that use computers, but in some cases, there are students that perfer having a teacher in person to help them with what they need. Because the teachers can show them lots of different ways and shortcuts to solve the problem at hand; people often say there is no need for computers; but in my opinion, this isn't true. computers offer lots of different guides, slide shows, and other informative methods on how to solve problems people face which means allowing computers to be able to recognize whether a student is confused or bored is something extremely useful. I believe this because a lot of the material that is presented online is confusing for a lot of people, but allowing the computer to sense these specific emotions would allow the computer to look for new methods for which to present the information to the viewer. In the article it presents a prediction from Dr. Huang, this prediction states that "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.". This goes to show that allowing computers to be able to recognize the different facial expressions of a student could be a big deal for the schooling industry, especially now that we are relying on computers more and more each year.
So should the FACS be allowed in schools? I believe so in which I conclude that the school districts of America should try it. It would allow us to get courses adjusted to our ability to understand things which is worth it for not just the teachers, but for the students too. | 3 |
e00a88d | Some people have never thought about the plant Venus,but it is closer to our plant then any other plant. The author says why people should explor the plant Venus,but the exploring it will be dangers. The author says that the plant Venus is sometimes referred as Earth's twin. Also the author says that the plant Venus is about 170 degrees Fahrenheit it you go to Venus. Also in the article Venus has never been visted since three decades.
First, the author supports his idea by saying that the exploring will be dangers but not that much. For example if you go to explore the plant Venus there is a chance of you been in danger. Also in our plant the temperatures averages about 800 degrees Fahrenheit and on the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater. Also another example is when the author says "Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like eurpting volcanoes,powerful earthquakes and frequent lighting strikes" which means that the danger is high. Also the author says "since no spacecraft survived the landing" which means that it is dangers and could have a chance to die.
Second, the author supports his idea by saying that "Venus is Eath's twin". For example Venus is the closest plant to Earth after the sun. Also in the article it says "eurpting volcanoes,powerful earthquakes and frequent lighting strikes" which means the Earth has the same things. Also another example is in the article it says "planting and farming can happen" which leads that the Earth you can plant and farm same as Venus. The plant Venus is the same as the Earth,but Venus is more dangers.
Thrid, the author supports his idea by saying that the "plant Venus is about 170 degrees Fahrenheit". For example if you go to the plant Venus you will have a chance of diying. Also in Earth the highest temperature was about 110 degrees Fahrenheit,but in the plant Venus it is 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Also another example the author says that "the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater" which means the pressure in the plant Venus is greater than the Earth's pressure. The pressure is high in the plant Venus,and also it is higher than the Earth's.
In conclusion the plant Venus is very dangers. Also in the plant Venus you can die because of it is danger. Also another reason is that the plant Venus is the Earth's twin they have a lot of similar things. Also the plant Venus is more hotter than the Earth, and you can die in it. Therefor, the author supported his ideas with good information. | 3 |
e01085e | About twenty-five years ago, NASA's Viking 1 spotted a shadowy human face on Mars. Upon returning to Earth, scientists concluded that this shadowy face is simply a natural landform on Mars. Although conspiracy theorists and the media tend to warp the truth, it is in fact true that this face is nothing but a landform on Mars. NASA conducted two investigations, and used data they gathered and used dated the gathered prior to the "Face on Mars" to reach their conclusion.
The first image of the "Face on Mars" was taken in 1976. After receiving this information scientists concluded that this was actually another martian mesa, which is common in Cydonia, the place on Mars the image was taken. The image was released a few days later to the public. There was an uproar of theories and conclusions immediately made by the public and the media. This caused problems for NASA. The theory that NASA is hiding life on Mars from the public was a common theory made by conspiracy theorists. The public disregarded NASA's thorough investigation and proof and believed the theorists, who did not have any proof or support, rather than believing the scientists who had taken time to investigate this image and its origin.
A few scientists began to believe that the Face was actually an alien artifact. NASA then figured that the image of the Face would be important for the public. On April 5, 1998 the Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia and a camera team took pictures that were ten times clearer than the ones taken in 1976. Upon returnung to Earth scientists revealed yet again that the "Face on Mars" was a natural landform. This was no suprise to some people because the scientists had concluded before that the Face was a mere landform and nothing else, even after investigating the image twice.
NASA conducted yet another investigation on April 8, 2001 in order to make sure the Face was not created by aliens. A camera team took more photographs of the Face and made them bigger to get vloser look. Scientists concluded once more that the Face is the equivalent of a butte or a mesa. This is because landforms that are alike to buttes and mesas are common on Mars. The images that were taken also showed no form of alien life or markings near or on the Face. The scientists who believed that this was a simple landform were correct since the begining, unlike the media and theorists who made up their own conclusions to confuse the public.
After a face-like landform was found on
Mars in 1976, many people believed that there was life on Mars that NASA was hiding from the public. This theory is not true. NASA conducted two investigations after discovering the Face: one on April 5, 1998 and one on April 8, 2001. After both investigations scientists concluded that the " Face on Mars" was in fact nothing but a natural landform. This conclusion made by NASA is true. It has been stated the these types of landforms that resemble buttes or mesas are common in Cydonia, the place the Face was found. Both times the images were taken a special camra crew took photgraphs for analyzation. On the second investigation the image was made three times bigger. After not finding any evidenve of alien life form or markings near or on the Face, scientists concluded that the "Face on Mars" has always been a landform. | 4 |
e011069 | Dear State Senator, we should not keep the Electoral College. I'm in favor of changing to election by popular vote for the president of the united states. The electoral college is unfair. It's outdated and irrational. Many people prefer election by popular votes. Voters should be satisfied with their vote diectly towards the president. They shouldn't have to be upset if they choose candidates and those candidates choose someone else as president.
One of my reasons is because under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for the slate of electors, who in turn elect for the president. The electors can be anyone not holding public office. Depending on the state, the electors are picked by state conventions, sometimes the state party's central committee, and sometimes the presedential candidates themselves. The electoral college isn't the best way to handle elections because it is the electors who elect the president, not the people, which to me sounds unfair. Voters can't always control who their electors will vote for and voters do get confused sometimes about the electors. So if you really agreed on one president, chances are that might not be the president who's gonna be elected because the electors can choose the other person running for president instead.
The electoral colllege is unfair. The electoral college consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 elector votes is required to elect the president. Richard Nixo, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all agreed on abolishing the electoral act. According to a Gallup poll in 2000, over sixty percent of voter would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. Voters don't want the popular vote winner to lose the presidency but because of the electoral college it can happen. When you vote for a presidential candidate you are actually voting for a slate of electors.
Lets say that the state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors. Those electors can always defy the will of the people. Faithless electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whoever they pleased. Why on earth would they do such a thing. They should care about what voters believe in. In 1960, people who favored seperation based on race in the Louisiana legislature nearly actually succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors so that they would oppose John F. Kennedy. This means the popular votes would not have actually gone to Kennedy. That is not fair. Candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning. They focus only on the tight races in the "swing" states.
State Senator, I'm in favor of changing to election by popular votes because it's fair. The electoral college should stay in the past and should'nt be used anymore. The best way is for the election by popular votes. Voters should be satisfied with their vote directly towards the president. Electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and decided to vote for whoever they wanted. Selfish much? People shouldn't have to be upset if they choose candidates and those candidates choose someone else as president. These electors should consider what the people want. I believe Elections by popular votes for president of the united states is the best option. | 4 |
e0112c9 | I belive that if they make a driverless car thier would be a huge impact in the whole world because of the fact that you would not have to drive the car it's driveing its self. The google car can drive to a certain standard and how fast it would go driveing by its self. The maping in the car can be very profiencent. The google car can drive to a certain standard. The most that the car has gone is 25 mph driveing by its self. Google started this project since 2009 so time by time thier investing into this car to make it more proficent every time they invest to the car. They make the computer more better so thier would be less accidents while being in the google car. They had made more improvements in the cars sensor so the car can be more safer. The google car has antilock brakes. The google car is more proficent then a taxi dirver and the gas last more. In 2013 BMW had annouced the had made a " traffic jam assistant". Nisan and Audi had plans to have a driverless car by 2020 not very long. But we are getting closer and closer every day seeing the future in our own eyes. The dirverless car will help people who do not have that much money to be in a get a safe ride.
In somes states its llegal to have a driverless car. The cars have been proved to be more safe then any regular car. | 1 |
e01a546 | Exploring Venus
This article is about if is dangerous to go to explore venus i think is dangerous because if you go to venus
how they will survive without knowing how is the surface in thier and how he will be able to come back because does people at Nasa they want to know what you see at venus.
Venus is the closes planet to earth in terms of density mars is also close to earth. It coult be something that it will be dangerous like it said on paragraph 3".A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus" so that means that they will need to challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sullfuric acid in venus atmosphere.
They will need to do some kind of a vehicle or something that came keep you save for the atmosfera like it said in paragraph 5 it saying that the National aeronautics and space administration has a particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus that surface of venus will allow scientics to flot above the fray. they got on idea of a "vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape".
Nasa have to work of some kind electonics that made silicon cardide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions it says these in paragraph 7. The temperature will be at 170 degress fahrentheit. nut the air presure it will be like close to that sea level on earth, the power of the solar it will be not thateasy because plentiful and radiation would not exceed earth level.
In my opion i thing that will be some kind of dangerous to send people to explore venus becuase we are not sure what kind of danger that will be in there in other way it will be cool becuase if the mission is success they will get more knowleag of that they see but for that they will need to work hard to tray to get does person back to earth. They need to create something that need to keep does person save in were they are and not all depents of the work in depents of they gay that is going to travel to there. | 3 |
e02219b | Should you join the program with Luke?
You should join the program with Luke because its a now expereance and you should always try new things out.
"Lukes friend Don Reist invited him to go to Euroupe on a cattle boat. Luke couldn't say no. He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime."
This shows if you are a farmer that loves being with farm animals, than this would be a good thing for you to do. You would be able to be with animals all the time.
"World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA. UNRRA hired "Seagoing cowboys" to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas."
That give a good reason to join the UNRRA because you can help bring farm animals to places where there are no farm animals. You can help the farm animals find a home. You would be able to bond with other animals and save them from the wild and then take good care of them.
"With a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them." This shows another reason to joins the program and help feed the farm animals over seas.
"I'm greatful for the opportunities, he says. It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs.
"You will probably feel the same way he did. You will feel good for the joy and happyness you give the other people when you give them there new farm animals. You should join the programe to go with the new experiece and make new friends and bond with animals. | 3 |
e026924 | Dear senator,
What are the chances in favor of keeping the electoral college or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the united states? Does the Electoral College work?
First of all, What is the electoral college? The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in Congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the selectors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and vice president,and the counting of the electoral votes by congress.
What's wrong with the electoral college? Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn the president. At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all systemin each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing on the tight races in the "swing"states. It's official: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the arguments against direct elactions are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right: Abolish the electoral college. | 2 |
e026f3c | Space is always going to be a mystery to us. We will never be able to explore all of our universe. However, we can stil hold hope that maybe there are other life forms out in space. So when "The Face" was found on Mars in the region Cydonia, many people were shocked, especially the public! Many people think that "The Face" is real, although the images resemble landforms here on Earth, the images show it is a landform, and scientists have checked the image and conclude that it is just another landform. This is why the face on Mars is just a natural landform.
Have you ever found a small object around your house and wondered; What is this thing? So you compare it to other household objects and find that it resembles something you have. This is exactly what scientists have done with "The Face". They weren't sure what it was exactly, but after careful evaluation, they found it looks just like a butte or a mesa- landforms that are found in the American West. This is why "The Face" is just a landform, because it is exactly like a bunch of landforms found lots of places. In the text it says, "'It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho,' says Garvin. 'That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars.'" This statement shows how the Face is a replica of landforms on Earth, and how it is nothing more than that. These reasons show how the Face is nothing more than a ordinary, dull landform found on Mars.
Imagine this. You are about to look through a microscope to observe a piece of grass. Now without the microscope, you see an ordinary, green weed. However, when you take a look at the grass with a microscope, you can see all of the cells, and pigments, and structures that make the grass appear the way it does. Scientists have taken these exact steps in order to classify the Face for what it is, which is a landform. The images show the face is just a natural landform. Without a careful evaluation, the image looks like a real face. Likewise, when scientists went and examined the Face with a careful observation, they found that the shadows, and angles, and structures of the landform all made it appear as a face. In the passage it states, "The caption noted a 'huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth.'" This piece from the article stands to show that images prove the Face is a landform. Agree or disagree with me, the proof is in the pudding.
I know many people who want to point out others flaws, yet are blind to their own. I know any people who strut around boasting how wise, glorious, and flat-out amazing they are, but have nothing to show for all of their talk. I am sure you know atleast one person like this: we all do. However, when a rocket scientist tells you a picture of a Face is a landform, and has proof to back it up, chances are you will agree with them because you know they are wise and capable of finding the right answer. This is why the Face is just a landform, not only can scientists walk the walk, but they can talk the talk! They have evidence that shows the Face is a landform, "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien monument afterall." Stements like this can be believed becasue they are coming from intelligent people who know what they are talking about.
Whereas I know that the Face is just a landform, many people think "the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars- evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists." While I can agree that a huge discovery like this might want to be kept a secret for a while in order to figure out what the next step would be, why would you not trust somebody who has an enormous amount of intelligence? Are you a rocket scientist? No. So why doubt one when they tell you that they have examined the Face and found it is nothing more than a landform?
The Face on Mars is a natural landform. Scientists have compareed it to other landforms on Earth, checked the images which show it is a landform, and scientists all agree that it is, in fact, a natural landform. Many people want to keep their hope alive by suggesting NASA wants to keep the actual evidence a secret, but at the end of the day, who know more? You or a Rocket Scientist? I think we both know the answer. Now, we might find aliens in the future, but for now we are yet to have any company in Space. | 6 |
e028b12 | The author presents hes details very well and detailed. He explained that venus is the earths "twin" and how weve sent space crafts to it and they didnt survive but for a few hours. Which if a space craft couldnt last that long, neither could us humans. He also explains that it has a 97% carbon dioxide blankets, and tempetures that get up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit, which is not suitable for people. He also ask if our sister plantes are so inhospitable then why are they still looking into it, I agree with him because i dont think theres anyway anyone could live on that plntet or any other planter than earth. In paragraph 5 He talks about NASA has a idea of sending humans to study venus. Hovering about 30 miles over venus, which i dont think they would be able to tell much from about it that far away. He states that they have taled about stepping foot on venus and taking it as a challenge i think its worth a shot in my opionon. Nasa is still working on a coclusion of how there going to complete this mision so until further notice, I will see you later. | 1 |
e02b84d | Ther is a movie about "Trip to Mars", in the movie they were talking about mars how they were going to take a trip to mars. They were going to sent 15 men and women to mars. the men and women had diffrent ships so they could focus more. when it was time they went to space but the men and women seprated because they had lost signal with earth. The men did not reach to mars but the women did and they were sad but they just studied the plantet and tryed to contact earth. The next thing i'm going to say won't be like this story but very different. The challange of exporing veus is the differences in speed, carbon dixodie, and trying to study the planet.
One challange of exploring venus is the differences in speed. One day we are closer to mars but other days we are closer to venus and it could mess up the time an date. "These differences in speed mean that sometime we are closer to Mars and other times to venus". Spacecrafts have been sent to venus to check out the planet but cause of the differences in speed we have sent spacecraft to different place. "Because Venus is sometimes right around the coner--in space terms--humans have sent spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world".
Another challange we have face is the carbon dioxide."A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dixoide blanket venus". It is really hard for us to be at that plantet because the carbon dixoide. Another thing that is bad that it has a high
sulfuric acid. On the planet the temperatures are over 800 degreeds Fahrenheit. "The atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet". Venus not a place to go because it is not good for humans to live or visit here.
Last reason of The challenge of exploring venus is we can't go to close or we could die. Venus is not for human to vist because it is very challenging but we have to try to study the planet. Their are spacecraft hovering saftley around venus because it is very dangreous to land or getting to close to it. "more imprtantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distanse. If they got closer they could probley get a sample but they can't because it is dangreous to get close.
In conclusion The challange of exporing veus is the differences in speed, carbon dixodie, and trying to study the planet. The author who wrote this did very well explaning how it is challanging to explore venus. | 3 |
e02d0ae | In my option I think we shouldn't have driveless cars becasuese a moufunction can happen in the vhelic and make the person crash, What if something happens to on of the sensors?
I can't imagine a time in the future when no one needs them anymore becasuse I'm sure no one wants to wait until one of the Taxis are free. I'm the type of person thart doesn't have the patients to wait until a taxi to come pick me up. What if you want to have a latenight drive and taxis drivers don't allow that? What if someone ges irrritated because the taxi driver has a very monotone voice? What if hacker hacks into someone driveless car and kidnaps them by driving their smart car to a whole new destination.
In the passage in paragraph 3 it says, "These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simply too expensive to be practical." That means it would cost a lot of money to fix every single road just so a driveless car could go. And that means it has to be a debate on if everyone argrees with it. Im sure everyone does want to keep spending their money on a taxi and they have bills to pay. That's like annihilating all of the vehicles in that area.
In paragraph 5 it say " In the 1980s, automakers used speed senors at the wheels in the creation of anitlock brakes." So it took them 10 years just so they can make a more advance senors for thr speed. I'm sure its going to take longer for manufacters to make roads, just so driveless cars can ride on. It also say," Further improvements in sensors and computers hardware and software to make dricing safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more drving tasks on theur own." The future cars are going to be incorrigible. They're going to have more control then humans would.
In conclusion, these are some reason why we shouldn't have driveless cars. Like why would someone want to abandon a brand new car they just bought or a very old car that could be worth a lot of money? Remember the future is not the answer. | 3 |
e02d657 | This technology could cause so many problems. This technology is invading a persons privacy. People also don't want to be asked what's wrong when they are sad and they don't want anyone to knwo because its personal. Also this type of technology can get in the wrong hands and they can use it to take advantage of people. This advanced technology is too much ti handle for us and we dont't need this to be a distraction to people getting an education and getting your work done in the workforce.
First of all the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is advanced that it would go into people's privacy and could get sued. Everyone tries to hide their emotions because everyone doesn't have t know how they feel sand with this everyone will know. Invasion of privacy is not a good or the right thing to do. Also if someone is going through a really tought time or if they are sad and don't want people to know this technology will let people find out and its personal people would get mad or just won't want to step out of the hosue because ebryone can figure out how they feel. I believe this technology could go into the wrong hands. Someone could get this type of technology and once they figure out how you are feeling they can go and try and comfort you if you let them and they coul hurt you or attack you because you justs howed them a weak side of you. FACS also can be a huge distarction in school or in the workforce. People would worry more about how people are feeling rather than doing their work. Teens wouldn't get an education and employees wouldn't get no work done. Teachers wouldn't be able to teach because students wouldn't be focused on their assignements but more on each other.
All in all, this is not a good idea. FACS can ruin people's live emotionally. Students will be more focused on why another student is upset or angry than doing work and getting an education. Then they will be invading a persons privacy and they will be in their personal life. Also in the workforce no one will get their work done. This technology could get in the wrong hands and just predators cna use this and people won't even know. | 3 |
e02e34e | In this story, Luke Bomberger was a Seagoing Cowboy who helped people during World War ll. Other people should participate in being a Seagoing Cowboy for a couple of reasons. Read this article on why more people should sign up for Seagoing Cowboys.
First of all, many countries in Europe were left in ruins and needed help. The countries are in need of their food supplies, animals, and more. With the help of more men, those needed supplies could be delievered with ease.
Along with all the hard work, there is also some fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys play baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where the animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games are also other activities that they enjoyed.
Even with everything the Seagoing Cowboys do, they are grateful for the opportunity. Besides helping people, the cowboys had the side benefit of seeing some beautiful countries. It also made the cowboys aware of people in other countries and their needs.
In conclusion, that is why more people should sign up for the Seagoing Cowboys program. There are people in need, there is some fun on the board, and then there's the side benefit of seeing countries in or near Europe. Someday, maybe even you will be interested in joining the Seagoing Cowboys. | 3 |
e02fb94 | Human emotions are a pain sometimes because some of the time you can't tell whe someone is faking a smile or just being fake in general. I think having a computer facial recongition is a great idea.
The computer reconigition can be great for inside a class room. In paragraph 6 it states" A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Now i think that is an amazing idea it would help each and every one of the students across the world. Admit it who likes to be confused because i sure don't. If we are able to invent something like that it would be a world changing product
Also it can show if a child or even an adult is having a sign of depression in life. People keep emotions bottled up and it is not good for people, a lot people who tend to be depressed don't really like to talk to anyone about they're problems but it could be a life saver if the case needed to be done. Even if something makes you smile fakely in paragraoh 7 they say " raise your lips at the corner of your mouth, squint your eyes slighy..., holding that raise the outer parts of your cheeks up toward your eyes." now if you follow those rules you even start to smile and feel happy for a second.
In the end the professors that made this invention are genius's because they may have saved many lifes and people who don't pay attention. There are so many other things that you can think of to make it help. Finally overall the facial expression reconigiton is all in all a great invention. | 3 |
e03038c | The ability of being able to read someones emotions can be a positive, but it can also have negative affects. Therefore I say im against this use of this type of technology. It is exposes problems like false detection, what about people with down syndrome, non accurate mental readings. Technology should not be released unless all problems are solved and are guarenteed to not happen.
In paragragh 6 it stated that "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming cofused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." Well FACS may be able to detect how people are feeling but what if the students expression is fake. Meaning what if the student is merely pretending to look confused or bored. Is FACS going to change the students lesson plan to something easier making the student work less and passing the assihnment easily?
In the begining paragraph 3 it explains that the process of FACS constructed by a 3-D model of the face and its 44 muscles. Being able to calculate and determine the facial muscles is vitial to the accuracy of this process. Lets say that a kid using a computer has down syndrome and his entire face is numb which has caused it to droup down substantually. How would the FACS process work then?
Lets say a student is having a bad day and doesnt want anyone to ask what is wrong; or how are you? Then that student gets the computer and puts a mask on. Meaning that he or she pretends to be happy or understanding about the lesson. But inside he or she is dying and wondering if they will have a happy mom or dad to go to. Will they get beaten again? Will there parents fight? Where are they going to sleep tonight?
A computer cant calculate what a person is feeling just by looking at there face it needs to know the back story of each individual student, what type of family they come from, their grades, etc. You cant judge a book by its cover, you have to read it to truly understand it. | 4 |
e03444d | We are living in a world that day by day is rapidly changing right before our eyes, whether its the fastest new car, the more advance cell phone, or even just a simple new invention that will assist our lives into making it easier. That's really all its about is trying to make our live less of a hassle, but is always taking the easy way out the best and most convienient way? Cars have been around for quite some time now, and the do a great deal for our society, however there are many advantages of limiting car usuage.
In an article titled
The End of Car curlture
By Elisabeth Rosenthal she mentions that recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by. Although the current poplations interest in cars is decreasing, the developement since WWII has been focused on cars. Motor run vehicles play a huge role in peoples lives today helping them get from point A to point B in a lesser amount of time then walking or even riding a bike. However cars are not always the answer, if a destination is less that five minutes away it isn't imossible to walk/ride a bike, when you take the oppurtunity of not driving in a vehicle you are doing two things saving the environment because there will be no gasoline burning and you will be giving your body the exercise it needs.
Many cities including Bogota, Columbia are already trying to start the trend of a alternative transportation. In a document titled
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota
By Andrew Selsky they explain how every year for the past three year Bogota hosts a day without car but only buses and taxis used as vehicle transportation, motive was to reduce smog in the area therefore violaters would face a $25.00 fine. "It's a good oppurtunity to take away stress and lower air pollution" said a business man with the name of Carlos Arturo Plaza, as time has gone on other cities including Cali and Valleduar have participated in the event.
Everyday the air becomes more and more polluted with with the usage of cars, so why not kill two birds with one stone, save the planet and save ourselves. Next time you are going somewhere take a moment to think would i be better off walking or riding my bike, if not use your vehicle. It isn't a bad thing to use a car because they do greatly benifit us, but when you have the option use a bicycle or walk to your destination instead. | 3 |
e03613b | I think the Electoral College need changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United State . Because under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. If you lived in Texas, for instance, and wanted to vote for Kerry, you'd vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry. On the off-chance that those electors won the statewide election, they would go to Congress and Kerry would get 34 electoral votes.
The single best argument against the electoral college is what we might call the disaster factor. The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiaso was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worse. Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. The election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. Because each state casts only one vote, the single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters. Given that many voters vote one party for president and another for Congress, the House's selection can hardly be expected to reflect the will of the people.
The electoral college is unfair to voters. because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in state they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the " swing" state. During the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad. If anyoune has a good argument for putting the fate of the presidency in hands of a few swing voters in Ohio, they have yet to make it. The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. | 1 |
e036358 | Advantages of limiting car usage:
Many countries are limiting car usage for the poeple and the enivornment. The is a great way to start fresh for our enivornment and our lives. People can breath better, more plants can grow thanks to decreasing of cars and much more. Countries, for intsance Germany, France and the United states are planning to become "car free", and this movement is called for "smart Planning". Also a clear passage for people can ride thier bikes, taking a walk, etc. Another thing s less spending on gas and money to buy cars, and less stress and more safety for everyone. This may end our car culture, but this is for the better for us, and everyone else in this planet. People can spend moe times outdoors and get fit ( of course since banning cars, which means we have to walk or ride a bike to go a store) instead of sticking a car to drive. Limiting car usage is a great way for the people and the environment.
First, In Vauban, Germany, Residents of their community are surbans pioneers, because they have given up their cars. Vaban's streets are completely "car free", expect the main thoruoghfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg and a few streets on one edge of the community. Vabuan's families don't own cars, and 57 percent sold their car to move there. Heidrun Walter, media trainer who is also a mother of two childern has said that when she had a car, she was always tense, now she happier this way, because she can walked to verdant streets where the swish of bikes and the chatter of wandering childern drown out the distant motor. Also this drastically reduce greenhouse gas. Passenger cars are responible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas in Europe and up to 50 percent in United States. United states are promoting "car reduced" communites as well to do the same to get better atmosphere.
Second, In paris, they have also enforced a partical driving ban to clear the air of the global city. In France, cold nights and warm days are caused by the warmer layers of air to trap car emissions. Diesel fuel are to blamed, because France has a tax policy that favor diesel over gasonline, which made up to 67 percent of the vehicles in France comparing to 53.3 percent avaerage of diesel enines in the rest of the Western Europe,Acoording to Reuters. The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to the ban for odd- numbered plates in Tuesday. By banning the car for the enivornment, this helps for fixing the climate changes and clear skies.
Third, In Bogota Columbia, they are doing a program to spread the world to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took bues to work during a carefree day yesterday, leaving the streets of thier capital city to devoid of traffic jams. This been striaght third year cars have banned with only buses and taxis perimitted for the day without cars in the capital city of 7 million. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks, rush hours restrictions have dramatically cut wonderfully, and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up.
Last, President obama's goals is to curl the United Staes' greenhouse gas emissions. Recent studies shows that Americans are buying fewer cars, drving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by. If the pattern persists and many sociologists believe it will, it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment, since transportions is the secong largest source of America's emissions. They also believe to improve safety for others since hoew in the America, car accidents is a biggest issues for the people in United States. This can also help to fix tracffics and clearing up the air. Now, American's love affair with its vechicles seems cooling, so it the government can focus to improve the enivornment thet are living in.
Conclusion ,Limiting car is a great way for everyone and the enivorment. People can now get less sick for the gas, and plants can grow more. Clearer roads to make smooth sidewalks for people to ride their bikes , walking and much more. Lot moe safety for people, because of banning of cars. clear airs to breath and people can enjoy their lives, stress free since the don't have to pay gas, or car in general. People can be happy again, when cars usage are limiting. | 2 |
e036b6a | In the article "Making Mona Lisa smile" the author describes how a new technology Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. I think this technology would not have much use in a classroom. There are so many emotions that go on in the human brain on a daily consistent basis, there is just no possible way that artificial intelligence could make an accurate reading on a student. For example humans are not these focus machines that only think about school work while they are doing it, a student could easily get side tracked and think about somthing else, whether it be a sad or happy emotion this could theoretically set off the Facial Coding System and give the student an inaccurate reading. Another real life example is, say a student is working on his math problems and the student totally gets the problems and it is a breeze, but say he gets sidetracked and thinks about something else earlier in the day that puzzled him, what if the Facial Coding system picked that up? It clearly would not give an accurate reading, hypothetically it would pick up the students confusion and move him onto another question. The problem with the Facial Coding Systerm is that it wouldn't be analyzing a perfect subject, what I mean by that is that humans clearly have error, what I mean by that is if the Facial Coding System were engaged on a student I feel like it would have a hard time getting an accurate reading on how the student is ACTUALLY doing on their school work. Not only would this system most likely be very inaccurate, but what about the cost of the Facial Coding System. Technology and artificial intelligence like this would be outrageously expensive, so not only would this system most likely be ineffective but it would also be very pricey, imagine the thousands of kids in each public school, then add the expense of the coding system on each of their computers, school funding may not even be enough to fund all of that let alone the students who would be paying for them, it is just not realistic at all. In conclusion I think that the Facial Action Coding System would be both an ineffective and expensive product that schools certainly could not utilize or benefit from it at all. | 4 |
e037bf8 | To start with, the challenge of exploring Venus is that it's more then just one challenge it's several. There are terrible weather conditions, ninty times the pressure we have on our planets, clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid, and a ton of other challenges.
Frist of all, the heat conditions on the planet Venus are close to eight times the heat that we've ever felt on our planet. The average tempeture on Venus is around eight hundred degrees Farenheit every day. This heat could melt some of the metals that we have on our planet, Earth. On days that are around ninty degrees on our planet it is very hot imagine being in that heat but times eight. People would die from the heat of that planet and this is one reason why it makes it such a great challenge to explore Venus.
Second, according to paragraph 3 of the article it states "the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Living on this planet seems to be complety insane! The pressure on this planet could liquefy many of our metals.
If a submarine made to dive to the deepest depths in our ocean went there the water would crush and liquify almost the entire thing. Swiming to low in our planet can pop your ears and possibly even burst your ear drum imagine what swimming on that planet would be like; considering if you could even swim due to the weather.
lastly, the heat, and the pressure are not the only things you need to worry about. Venus's geology and weather has additional problems like powerful earthquakes, erupting valcanoes, and lightning strikes that destroy probes. It wouldn't be possible to get a submerine to the water on Venus without it getting struck by lightning first. These weather conditions are terrible and impossible to work with.
The article states "at thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on earth." These conditions are horrible and the people wouldn't even be on the planet. This is by far one planet that would be very challenging to abserve and even be around.
To conclude, everything about exploring Venus is challenging! The heat is far hotter than anything that humans have ever delt with. The pressure could crush submarines meant for going to the depest depths in our world. Imiagine what it could do to humans.
These aren't even the only problems, clouds cover Venus and these clouds are no regular clouds; they're clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid.
Not only this but Venus has the hottest surface tempetures and it's not even the planet closes to the sun. These are some of the greatest challenges of exploring Venus. | 4 |
e03ff2a | Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes. And that, experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes. Passenger cars are responsible for twelve percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to fifty percent in places in the U.S.
Levittown and Scarsdale, New York suburbs with spread-out homes and private garages, were the dream towns of the 1950s, and still exert a strong appeal. But some new suburbs may well look more like the German town of Vauban, not only in developed contries, but also in the developing world, where emissions from an increasing number of private cars, owned by the burgeoning middle class, are choking cities.
In the U.S, EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency) is promoting car reduced communities, and legislators are starting to act, if cautiously. Many experts expect that the public transport serving suburbs, will play a much lager role in a new six-year federal transportation bill to be approved this year, In previous bills, eighty percent of appropriations have by law, gone to highways, and only twenty percent to other transport.
After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city.
On Monday, motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home, or suffer a 22-euro fine (31 dollars). The same would apply to odd-numbered plates the next day.
Almost 4000 drivers were fined, according to Reuters (an international news agency), 27 people had their cars impounded for their reaction to the fine. That's easier to imagine than a car-free Champs-Elysees (a famous street in Paris).
Congestion (car traffic), was down 60 percent in the capital of France after five-days of intensifying smog. the smog riveled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities it the world.
Cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. Diesel fuel was blamed, since France has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to a 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe, according to Reuters.
Paris typically has more smog than other European capitals. Last week, Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter (PM) per cubic meter, compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found.
Delivery companies complained of lost revenue, while exceptions were made for plug-in cars, hybrids, and cars carrying three or more passengers. Public transit was free of charge from Friday-Monday, according to the BBC.
The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on Tuesday. | 1 |
e04079b | I do not think that having a 'Facial Acrion Coding System' in a classroom would be helpful. I simply believe if a student wants to learn properly then they will change their attitude instead of keeping it plain, mad, or sad. If someone wants to do something they will and their emotion will change. If they have fun in what they are doing then their mood will change into a more positive one. It all depends on what they want to do or are doing.
It could be helpful by seeing if students are happy or not but maybe if somebody is not showing their emotions then they just want to keep it to themselves. Sometimes students' just do not feel well and they act happy so no one will ask them what is wrong. Maybe they just are plain and smile just to get others into a good mood. Some students' will also keep things in their mind that they do not want others to know so they do not bother them. They should talk about things that get them into such a mood with others, and sometimes they are not given that opertunity to take the chance and talk with someone for help. Sometimes they just have to sit there.
The emotions of students should not be detected by a robotic mecagnism and be told that their mood is, like how Mona Lisa's is, 83 percent happy, 9 disgusted 6 fearful, and 2 percentile angry. Students should be able to tell their own emotions and not need to have 'FACS' tell them how they feel. The machine could get it wrong and they could completely have a change of emotions. They also could feel less comfortable knowing that someone or something else knows how they feel. Again, they might not want anybody or anything to know how they feel.
It is always okay to express emotion and hide them. I feel that having 'FACS' in a classroom would also be a breach of privacy because. People may not want to share how they feel. So this is why having a 'Facial Action Coding System' in a classroom would not be helpful because it may make the situation that they are in worse. They may be trying to ignore it their situation that they are in because they may be trying to forget this temporary problem. | 3 |
e044cc8 | Venus is part of our solar system and i will tell you what i know about the reading article of exploring Venus. Venus is on of the brightest point of light in the sky when is the night. Is simple to see even for the distant and Nenus is the second planet for our sun.
Venus is the closest planet to Earth of size. Venus, Mars and the Earth orbit the sun at different speeds. Some numerous factors contiribute to Venus reputation as a challenge planet to study. The atmosphere of 97% of carbon dioxide blankets on Venus, in the planets temperatures over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Venus has the hottest temperature of any planet in the solar system. Also Venus have weather and geology, powerful earthquakes and probes seeking to a land on its srface.
Our solar system is so inhospitable because astronomers are impresionated by Venus because it may be well once have been the most Earth planet in our solar system. Venus is probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported varios forms of life. Venus seems indisputable to value the returning. The NASA has one particulary compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. The solar power must be pletiful and the radation would not be exceed to the Earth leveles.
However at Venus from a ship orbiting above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because the light can't penetrate the dense atmosphere. The researches cna't take samples of rock, gas, or anything else.The researches are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully. However the NASA is working on other approches to study Venus. Another project is looking back to an old technolog called "mechanical computers" During the world war II in the role 1940, were the first envisioned in the 1800s.
In conclution this term is so interesting to study becuase you can learn so many tings about our solar system but it s | 2 |
e045e58 | Many people that think the face of mars was created by aliens but it was really just a landform here is why?.scientits say its just like a land formation that happens on earth this land formation are more common around american west the article says "it reminds me mist of middle butte in the snake river plain of idaho" says garvin. then garvine said "Malins team captured an extrordinary photousing the cameras absolute maximum resolution" each pixel in 2001 image spans 1.56 meters compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 viking photo in April 5,1998 (MOC) or mars orbiter camera team snapped a picture ten times shapper only for the thousands of anxious web surfers to see a natural landform on mars and not any aliens . but yet not everyone was satisfied on April '98 a cloudy time of year on the red planet the camera on boared MGS had to peer through the wispy clouds to see the face perhaps skeptis say alien markings were hidden by the haze. now many people dont talk about this topic alot any more because it has been proven that it was just a landform created by the plates moving on mars all though there are still many people who think that its not a landformation and think that it was bulit by aliens in the article it says that the land formation resembles a human face because of the shape of the head and giving the illusion of eyes, nose and mouth of the landformation experits have proven that it is just a landformation and was not bulit by any extra living beings that have lived there a longtime ago after relason the picture it was a pop icon back then it starred in hollywood films appeard in books magazines and even raio talk shows and hunted grocerys store checkout lines for 25 years. | 2 |
e046c43 | While the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto talks in great depth about the science behind how we make certain expressions and what a computer can do with that, the author does not mention what is really causing these emotions, whether it is happiness, anger, or disgust. However, the truth behind emotions like these is human interaction. Without it, a person might not feel anger or sadness, but they might not also feel happiness or joy. One movie called "Interstellar" shows a character who has spent years on a foreign planet without the ability to communicate with any other human being. When he is finally discovered, he mentions the horrible pain and loneliness that stemed from an absence of other people. Technology and robotic machines are being slowly integrated into every part of humans' lives, and perhaps there will be no more need for certain professions to be filled by actual people. While the use of the Facial Action Coding System might prove to help identify emotions, it would not be worthwhile in a classroom because it would require one-on-one interaction with a teacher and even transform the classroom into a robotic impersonal environment.
Even if the program would successfully be able to indetify emotions in a student, it would be near impossible for a teacher, robotic or otherwise, to react to each individual students' feelings. Perhaps the technology of facial recognition will eventually become efficient enough that it can read the emotions of a person in less than a second, but what good can this really do? A teacher only has so much time every day to interact with his or her students, and definitely not enough time to talk in length with each one individually. Dr. Huang, an expert mentioned in the article, tells the reader, 'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored.'" But what if there is only one student in the back of the class who is confused? The teacher cannot be expected to slow down the whole lesson for this one student and force the rest of the kids into boredom. The only time this might actually make a difference is if the entire class, or almost everyone, was confused and the teacher would then take the time to explain the lesson in greater detail. However, most teachers today already have the ability to read their students' emotions. It is not hard to discern when a full room of high schoolers, for example, needs further clarification. Dr. Huang also mentions, "'Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication.'" However, what he does not mention is the other portion of nonverbal communication: body language. That is, body language outside of facial expressions. A very large portion of the way humans express themselves is through body language such as crossing the arms across the chest, bouncing a leg when he or she is bored, etc. Technology doesn't have the capability to analyze this yet. Perhaps it will someday, but for now, attempting to bring this program into the classroom would be unnecessary and potentially expensive and time-consuming.
Additionally, for this program to be most successful, teachers would likely be gradually phased out and replaced by virtual or robotic instructors, an idea that, while perhaps more efficient, will create an impersonal environment in the classroom. Using this program or not, there is no doubt that many people have speculated about the use of robotic teachers sometime in the not-too-distant future. Even Dr. Huang mentions it in the article when he says, 'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'" The use of this program would encourage the replacement of human teachers. However, is this really the best direction to go? If a random student was asked to think back to their favorite class period, it is fairly plausible that they would mention something about an actual teacher. Maybe the teacher participated in a fun activity with the students or told a funny joke. Either way, the experience of interacting with real human teachers is simply irreplacable. The author, Nick D'Alto, later goes on to state, "Empathy (feeling someone elses emotional state) may happen because we unconsciously imitate another persons facial expressions." As mentioned in a previous paragraph, human interaction is one of the most significant reasons humans are capable of feeling true emotions. Ask anyone what their best memory is and they are almost certain to mention something with another person whether it be a family member, spouse, or close friend. Empathy, as D'Alto touches on, is essential to feeling emotions with the people around one another. So much of these necessary actions would be taken away once real teachers are replaced by artificial ones. It would take almost all remaining enjoyment out of school and form an environment in classrooms that is lacking feelings and is uninviting.
In summary, integrating the Facial Action Coding System into the classroom is impractical and unnecessary. That is not to say that the program does not have many uses in other areas of the world, but its uses in the classroom are minimal. It would waste time and effort for a result that is not notably helpful. Perhaps the developers should first focus on its other uses such as on a website or in video games instead of in the classroom. Schools do not need programs like this and they will only eliminate the living breathing system that is already in place. | 6 |
e046d2a | The use of FACS should not be used to see if children are happy in the class room. The reason being is if a kid is upset about what happen at lunch and doesnt want the teacher to know the teacher shouldn't know. IF the kid wanted the teacher to know the kid would stay after class and tell the teacher the proble. i jiust dont think that there should be that kind of technology inside of a class room.
Now if it was for an expermint to see how you are really feeling then go ahead but only for an expermint. the expermint could be hpw many real emotions can one person feel all at the same time. The computer could tell you all the emotions what percent your feeling them and that how you get your expermint.
A teacher should not do it to anyone who does not want it done to them. That would be the only real problem with having it inside a class room. There could be a public room inside the school for the computer, so kids can go and see what they are feeling before class. That is an option for the school.
The only way i think it is a good idea to have that kind of tecnology inside school is if it has its own room inside the school. That way all the kids that want to use the computer can use it. | 3 |
e04cf83 | Cars are a very annoying part of life implanted in american history. They dont know when to shut up sometimes, just so noisy and loud. They fill the fresh clean air with nasty smog. And i dont know about you but i sure dont want to be caught in a traffic jam for half the day.
First off, they're so noisy and loud sometimes you just want to yell atthem like a 3 year old baby crying. Speaking of babies crying a loud car driving by your house on a calm day when your baby is sleeping could wake him/her up and nobody wants that. And when people are trying to get some rest at night a noisy car speeds by their window and wakes them up. Also what if you want some relaxation time maybe take a bike ride in your neighborhood or enjoy a cup of coffee. That would get ruined by the sound a car driving by.
Ive found my self outside in the city gasping for air and have wondered why that is. Well if youd turn your attention to the big hunk of metal parked in your drive-way thats the reason. Cars are one of the worst sources for pollution in todays society. Cars run on fossil fuel which when burned is turned into a pollutant and makes the air unbreathable. After days of almost breaking the record of pollution Paris partially banned driving to clear the air of all the smog. This smog can even be blinding from time to time if it gets to the point where the pollution gets too serious.
Finally, who wants to be stuck in a traffic jam all day. Not me i know that for sure. People have places to go and when there is a traffic jam because peoplewant to take a look at the car accident it gets pretty frustrating. Also traffic stress's some people out to the point where they do something illegal to get out of traffic. Traffic jams can also be very dangerous people can get in serious car crashes and be severely hurt or even worse killed.
Cars can be a nuesence in plenty of ways. More ways than i can think of these are only just three reasons asto why cars are bad. They're noisy, dirty and even very dangerous if your not careful. Getting into a car is like turning on a slot machine you dont know what will happen you might make it there and you might not and thats why they need to exit todays society, itd be better off that way. | 3 |
e054a42 | Diverless cars are they a good idea? There are positive and negative asepcts on this topic. Many still on the subject is it a safe idea for the drivers and pedestrians on the road. Driverless cars completly, can be a safey hazard for the passsengers and the pedestrains. There are possibly more negative aspects on this subject than there are postive here is why.
Driverless cars have been thought of for a while, Google has had prototypes of these cars that can drive independetly under special conditions since 2009. But their cars can't truly ever be driverless but they do have smart systems that alert the driver for hazardous situations that can cause a crash. Yes the idea of driverless cars has evolved and could keep evoloving but there cant be truly driverless cars because of present law. Present law states are written with the assumption that there is a human driver at all times in control. Because of these laws it makes it illegal to test drive computer driven cars in certain states. And laws can be changed but new ones will be in place in order to cover liabilty in case of an accident as so written. There are companies that have plans on releasing cars that can drive themselves in the future whether or not its supported by the pubilc. Automakers will still continue their work with driverless cars assuming the problem with safely issues are solved in the future. But one problem the public might still have against these cars is whether or not the car is better in control by itself or with a human driver who does have caution of pedestrians and other drivers on the road and with passengers in the car. Yes the automakers can try and program their computer systems to do exactly what they are suppose to do but computers dont have the physcological brain system that a person does when commiting a traffic error like a crash that can result in a injury or death. Like said in the passage if an accident were to occur who would be at fault the manufacturer or the owner of the car?
Driverless cars could be a good idea if it had the brain system of a human with causious driving skills and has taken a driving test of some sort but it doesnt its just a computer that has been designed to follow traffic laws and will probably never truly have the safety of passengers and all drivers and pedestrians on the road in mind because it has no mind its a computer. Laws can be changed to continue the research to create the perfect driverless car but safely regulations must be taken in place in order to let one of these cars on the street. | 3 |
e05acf3 | Join the Seagoing Cowboys
Imagine the waves crashing against your boat while sailing to countries left in ruins by World War 2. They need people to join the seagoing cowboys so they can send supplies. You should join the seagoing cowboys because they help people, visit unique places, and it is a great opporyunity.
First of all, the seagoing cowboys help people in different countries. Some people think they are just sending supplies over seas. However, the cowboys along with shipping supplies and food and animals go along with the shipment. Seagoing Cowboys also headed for Greece with a 335 horses in the cargoalong with food to feed all the horses. I think this would be an excellent job to participate in.
Secondly, the cowboys visit unique places. Some people think on jobs like this you won't see anything. But, the seagoing cowboys have seen parts of Europe and China. A seacowboy named Luke has even toured a excuvated castle in Crete and marvled at the Panama Canal on his way to China. I infer that a lot of people see a lot of different places.
Lastly, it's a great opportunity. People may think it's just another job and a waste of time. But, it opens up the world to people who never seen the world before. It even makes people more aware of people in different countries. I beleive that becoming a seagoing cowboy would be great for people to see what is going on in the world.
I really think you should becaome a seagoing cowboy because they help people, visit unique places, and it is agreat opportunity.The next time your wondering what you want to do, consider joining the seagoing Cowboys. This is an opportunity you don't want to miss. | 3 |
e05bf58 | Space is such an amazing and mysterious place. There are so many things we haven't explored in space, such as, Venus. The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" believes we should examine Venus despite the dangers that come with examining it. The reasons why author believes we should explore Venus even with all the dangers is because, Venus is the closest thing related to Earth, density and size wise, it seemed to have life on its surface in the past, making it elligible as another planet where other humans can live, and the last reason why the author thinks we should study Venus is just to get more information on a planet that is so fascinating and (occansionally) close to Earth.
Venus is so close to Earth that we are able to see it, occasionally. Its also close to Earth in terms of density and size. What if Venus could become more like Earth? Its roughly the same size, so we should study it more and support the spacecrafts being sent to Venus. The author supports the spacecrafts being sent to space because he includes in the article that,az "Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner-in space terms-humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world." Venus is so close we should explore it very closely, despite the risks.
Earth is where we live currently, but what if we could could live on Venus too? Venus has shown that, in the past, it had water and probably supported many forms of life. Earth is getting overpopulated, we need to find other places to live, Earth can only get so full. Currently, Venus has a very boiling hot surface, so no human could actually live there without the help of technology, but what if we could study the surface of Venus more to see if we can make Venus support life again. The author puts many ideas in the article that support humans on Venus, for example he puts the NASA idea of scientists making a "blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape.", to study Venus, up close.
The author understands the dangers of trying to research Venus up close. He mentions the dangers of how hot is is, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Farenheit", and how dense and thick it is, "A thick atomsphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus.", but he believes that Venus should still be explored, despite all these risks that could kill humans if they got too close and melt spacecrafts, which is a quite a lot of money lost. Venus is just so close sometimes, that it would be a let down to let it get so close and not explore it.
In conclusion, the author truly thinks that Venus should be explored even with all the risks invovled. The reasons why he believes this is because Venus is very closely related to Earth, physically, Venus has shown to have been able to support life in the past, making it another planet where humans can live, and the last reason is that Venus is so close (occasionally) so we should take that opportunity and make the most out of it. | 4 |
e05e602 | Luke's point of view in this story is telling people that whatever something or someone is giving you the chance to do, do it. You never know what could happen after. He was exicted to go on the Seagoing Cowboys program. Once he did go he already took nine trips. If he didn't like going back and forth he would have been part of the program. This is telling you that you would likely like the Seagoing Cowboys program after all. If Luke point of view can see it, you can see it.
The Seagoing Cowboys program is to help take care of the rhorses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. Luke wanted to help so he signed up, like you should. He's point of view tells you that he was happy he signed up and doesn't regret it so im pretty sure you wouldnt either. Let this be a way for you to see that you should sign up. | 2 |
e05e8dc | The author thinks that studying Venus is a worthy but risky pursuit because there are as many precautions as there are benifits. For example, the author states in paragraph 5, "Not easy conditions, but surviable for humans." Venus is one of the most earth like planets in our solar system. There are many people researching and finding new things about Venus and our solar system.
Venus has a very thick atmosphere. There is only about 3 percent oxygen and about 97 percent carbon dioxide. This is a huge hazard considering earth has near the exact opposite. getting to close to this planet can be very dangerous because the average tempeture on the surface is about 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
NASA is continuing to grow and develop new technology to study Venus and other planets as well. In conclusion the author wants the reader to undertand that venus has very harsh conditions but if we use the right gear and materials we can succeed on stuying this planet. | 2 |
e063914 | The reasons of joing the program is first you got to be a great swimer if your on the ocean. Another reasons is you got to be scared of nothing or brave. Also you have to be tough. Beause in A Cowboy Who Rode The Waves luck creaked his ribs beacuse he have to check on some animals and then he fell and he thought he was going overboard but metal stopped him and he was happy to be alive. If you love to travle and be on the sea then this is a perfect job for you. On the job you go to new plarts of the world.
why you shouldn't join is because you might fall overboard and noone might noice that you fell. Or the ship might fail at working and sink and you might not have a boat incase that might happen. What if the ship gets hit and you all start to sink.
Luke said being a cowboy is much more than a adverture for Luke Bombeger. Also being a cowboy opened the world to him and he is greatful for that opportunity of being a cowboy. He also said it make him more aware of people in countries and their needs. When they return home they play game that help them pass the time like baseball,volleyball,table-tennis,fencing,boxing,and reading. | 2 |
e065df0 | yes this may seem like the aliens did it so it can think its no real , but you have to look at the facts around it. This was taken 25 years ago. This is just a natural landform because its a pixel image , it also reveals as a rock form can be many different objects ,and they can prove it with science equitment.
The face of mars is a pixel image .It is a exact degree angle span. " malins team catpured an extraordinary photo using the cameras absolute maximum resolution .Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 mters . compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. "As a rule of thumb , you can discern things in a digital image 3 times biggger than the pixelsize, he added". This tells how the image s an exact formation at which you can tell. Aliens wouldnt be able to do that , it can also be a different object other then a face.
this also can be many different things other then a face. It states ".. but the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusua shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. A few days later NASA unveiled the the image for all to see. The caption noted a "huge rock formation."..."so if there were objects in this picutre like airlanes on the ground or Egyptains-style pyraids or even small shacks , you could see what they were !". This shows the imaghe can reveal anything. Aliens coukd not make anything if they knew what they were gong to make .But scince can also prive that .
Scince equitament how the image can really come off as. For example "...which resembles a human head .. formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes , nose and mouth. The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars....Thousands of anxious web site sufers were waiting when the image first appeared on the JPL wed site , revealig ... a natural landform. There was no aien monoutment after all." This proves that there was not alien monoutment face, just a face.
This may seem like aliens do live onmars , but think stuff does land on mars , it could just be a similar reflection. Thankful that scincetheorys can be proven wrong or right. | 3 |
e067824 | My position on driverless cars is that we should wait until they are more efficient. When you still have to take control when you get to certain obsticles i don't think there is a point. The reason i want a driverless car is so i can sleep while im being drivin. When you still have to pay attention and be ready to take control it seems kind of useless.
I am all for the use and development of these driverless cars but not until they can figure out how to make it work better. If Tesla creates the car they say they are then what happens when you are asleep and a drunk or reckless driver crashes into you. Will they have a way for the car to react to instantanious situations. I wouldn't feel safe enough in a driverless car, at least not until the majority of the population has one.
If everyone had a driverless car, then you wouldn't have to be as worried about being killed by a drunk or reckless driver. The car might be able to recognise a dangerous situation but if the other car is traveling fast enough will you be able to react in time. These are the only concerns i have with driverless cars and im excited for the time i can get and my car and sleep while it takes me to places. So i am for driverless cars if they are proven to be somewhat safe because i trust myself more than a car. | 3 |
e0680f7 | Though driverless cars may be a thing of the future, my vote is a no. Driverless cars are a bad idea no matter who is behind the wheel. Not only are the drivers put at risk but other people on the roads are put in grave danger when a human is not controlling the vehicle. Driverless cars may appeal to the younger generation because of the flahy technology but the lack of safety tips the scales towards the negative side.
A driverless car's name portrays the idea that humans do not need to be in control of the car that idea is incorrect. Drivers must stay allert and focused while in a driverless car. This is evident when the text states,"They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." (7) This is concerning because people today tend to get distracted while driving a normal car. If the actual driving factor is taken away, drivers could get distracted by almost anything from technology to falling asleep. This would result in serious fatality to not only th person behind the wheel but to people around them.
In addition, the new entertainment systems in a car may be a new and alien experiance, they point to a rough road ahead. In an attempt to get the driver to pay attention while driving a driverless car, entertainment systems may be inserted in the car. This is pointed out when the text says,"Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays." (8) Though these systems may keep the driver engaged, when it is time to take over the shift from watching or listening to a system to driving a car may take an extended period of time. The driver would also need to gain a sense of where he or she is while driving in order to take control. This would result in an increase in accident on the road.
No one is perfect and accidents do happen but in a driverless car who is to blame? This issue could cause serious law cases and court battles over injuries or damages indured in a crash with a driverless car. The article suggestd this when the text says,"If the technology fails and someone is inhured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" (9) Not only does the confusion on who is to blame take immense time, it sucks thousands of dollars from the participants in a law suit. Though the court may rule otherwise, the accident could be a result of malfunctioning technology that can not be pinned to an individual.
On the other hand, driverless cars have multiple downsides, some aspects are clear improvements from automobiles today. The new sensor techology inserted into the driverless cars can improve braking and response to sudden stops. The author includes this in the arguement when they say,"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." (5) This would decrease the amount of damages done to cars from running into or backing over things because the sensors have eyes where the driver does not. The sensors can provide an advantage to safe driving that would not come from any ordinary car.
All in all, driverless cars are unsafe and an illogical invention. The lack of attention that is needed when not driving a car will result in mass accidents and injuries when a driver is needed. Entertainment systems in cars only add to the danger in driverless cars and are unnecessary. Crashes and accidents can not be settled or avenged in court because there is no clear cause to the incident. Though the sensor technology incorporated in the driverless cars gives an advantage for braking and controling the vehicle, the bad outweighs the good in this situation. Driverless cars may be a thing of the future but as of right now, humans are not ready to hit the road without a person behind the wheel. | 5 |
e06815a | Do have you ever helped people before? Well if you had do you like doing it? I have and it like doing it, I think it is fun to help people out. Helping people out is a way to be kind anbd caring. And evryone like being kind instead of mean right? Now I am going to tell you why you should go join a program that helps taking care of animals and plants called the Seagoing Cowboys Program.
The Seagoing Cowboys are really nice they help the people that got help in World War 2. In World War 2 there was a lot of people that died or lose their homes or even family members. If you were in the World War 2 and lose your family member, would you want less people to lose family like you or help people save their family member and have less people be sad because of family passing away. The Seagoing Cowboys help a lot od people.
Do have you ever helped people before? Well if you had do you like doing it? I have and it like doing it, I think it is fun to help people out. Helping people out is a way to be kind anbd caring. And evryone like being kind instead of mean right? Now I am going to tell you why you should go join a program that helps taking care of animals and plants called the Seagoing Cowboys Program. | 2 |
e0688dd | There is a lot contraversy regarding the Electoral College system of voting in the United States. Some voting members would argue that the system, although flawed, has yet to make a monumental mistake, and say that the minor issues were resolved or at the very least barely effective in the overall outcome of the capmaign. However, with the flaws and holes in the system we have alerady experienced, there is bound to be many more mistakes, and it would be shocking to very few that some of those mistakes are catastrophic. We should remove the system of the Electoral College because it is questionable, problematic, and does not represent well our democracy.
The Elecoral College uses a group of people from each state, numbers varying from each, to represent voters in an election. The voters mark down a candidate on a ballot. However, they are actually voting for a group of strangers to represent them. Many voters do not even realize that this is the case. In politics, there are many powerful and influential people who will go to drastic measures to ensure that their ideas somehow make it to power. Bribes and insentives could easily be given to electors in attempts to sway their vote. Speaking of, these electors can be anyone who are not in a public office position, emphasis on the anyone. Voters can never really be sure that they can trust those strangers who they did not even get to select. Once the votes have been counted, voters cannot fully control who the elctors actually vote for. There have been instances where electors have attempted to completely avert the votes cast and choose a different candidate that they want in office. It only seems logical that voters should have a direct say in the presidential election by participating in an election by popular vote. This way, there is less opportunity for scandal and confusion in the voting process.
In 1960, a group of segretationists in the Louisiana legislature almost succeeded in removing electors who supported John F. Kennedy with those who opposed him. If this had happened, all of the states electoral votes would have been cast by biased electors, rather than by the actual voters themselves. In the same year, Hawaii sent two state electors to congress instead of one. It is sad that we maintain a system in our government that continues to let issues like this arise. Along with issues with the electors, why is it that the size of a state automatically gives it a bigger advantage in elections? Texas and California are the most two saught-after swing states in every election. Candidates will do everything they can to win over those electoral votes. But what about the little states? Many of the smaller states do not get visited by candidates. Some never even see campaign ads. This system we are using creates target areas in the United States that are more valuable in elections than others. This is in no way fair to the voters in smaller states, despite having the exact same rights as voters of bigger states. The Electoral College is proving to be less and less glamorous with every passing election. Slip ups like this can create a monumentally bad situation, and unfortunately, this system is only bound to create more.
Many people remember the problem of the 2000 presidential election. The Electoral College had very effectively exemplified its flaws and unefficient ways of opperating. Al Gore and George Bush were running apposed, and despite winning the overall popular vote in the country, Gore lost the election to Bush. Bush had received the most electoral votes, therefore winning him the presidency. Basically, despite the fact that more citizens chose Gore to be president, Bush won out. In our constitution it is written that citizens of the United States have an unwavering right to vote and select who gets put into office. In this case, it sounds more like the number of electoral votes has an unwavering right to select who gets put into office. This goes against a democratic republic way of opperating our country and, in many ways, makes it more difficult for cititzens to take advantage of their rights.
For as many frustratingly resolvable problems that are created by the Electoral College, there are certain things about the Electoral College that could possibly make it worth keeping. For instance, there technically is no region of the country that has enough electoral votes to vote a president into office, so no one area of the controls large numbers of votes. Along with this, the system helps avoid Run-Off Elections (which complicate the election process and provide a clear winner). However, having a straightforward election where the votes come straight from citizens is most constitutional and much less problematic. The process has been used for a long time in our country, but it is time to make a change.
The Electoral College has proven to be more trouble than it's worth. Our country needs to decide what is within best interest for representation of our citizens, the most efficient way to opperate one of our most sacred constitutional rights, and maintain our democracy as members of our wonderful country. Remove the Electoral College system. | 6 |
e068a9b | "America's love affair with it's vehicles seems to be cooling" says Elisabeth rosenthal. To understand rosenthal's perspective, it is easier to suggest that America's car usage is decreasing slowy. This isn't necessarily bad in the sense that it has certain postive effects. The advantages of limiting car usage includes an increase in security and health, along with a decrease in pollution and dependence.
Firstly, when car usage is limited security and health is more likely to be gauranteed. The feeling of being secure is highly important to individuals everywhere. For example, many people in colombia used public transportation during a car free day "leaving the streets of this capital city ", according to Andrew Selsky, "eerily devoid of traffic jams". The complications that stem from traffic jams end with a feeling of unconfidence. The plan to get from point A to B was more simple just a second ago. This complication in your personal plans leads you to become stressed as a feeling of doubt overcomes all thoughts. If car usage was limited, there would be a control on how much traffic accumalates thus minimizing chance of stress. As Heidrun Walter states "when i had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way". not only does car usage minimize conditions detrimental to health, it also enlarges your capacity for excercise. The main purpose of the car is to get someone from one place to another. when an important job takes over your personal life, it becomes difficult to do things most enjoyed in life. limits on car usage forces you to stay in shape. According to Andrew Selsky "parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughot the city". Less cars means healthier and natural situations. With parks and sport centers becoming more effecient, it becomes easier to find a more physically active population. Overall, less usage on cars minimizes stress and increases health.
Secondly, limting car usage becomes beneficial to the enviorment. Now a days people have become annoyed with others who care so passionatley about the enviorment. If you look behind their constant cries for action, there are solid facts. Yes;pollution is bad for the enviorment. Yes; a bad envorment means unhealthy living. Yes; cars are one of the main contributors to pollution in the enviorment. A pattern of less car usage, as Elisabeth Rosenthal states "will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the enviorment". The less use of cars, the less pollution in the enviorment. One must observe limiting car usage as an opportunity to create a cleaner world and better future. The effects of pollution in the enviorment is completley dangerous and we, the car users, are to blame.
Additionally, it would lower the dependence on cars. Many people today find that their car is so useful. While it has many features and is a form of transportation, many do not figure what they would do if they did not have such a possesion. The development of people and their interaction with technology has left a wide gap between historic, natural ways and what is thought of as modern society. Being dependent is not always good for individuals. As david goldberg says "all our development since world war II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change". Many people could disagree and wonder why it is necessary to change our ways especially if we are so highly devloped. If being developed means being dependent on a harmful machine, then it could not be effective devlopment. According to Elisabeth Rosenthal "cash-strapped americans could not afford new cars, and the unemployed were't going to work anyway". Many people can't have the precious luxury of private transportation in the first place. Those who have had it have become distant to a more natural society. Peope have become so use to having cars that they have become oblivious to the significant effects. With limits on car usage , these effcts could be controlled.
To conclude, the advantages of limiting car usage is an increase in health, along with a decrease in pollution, and less dependence on cars. limiting car usage is a positive way to enfore an organized and clean enviorment, and ensure health and security of those who live in it. This is one reason America can be reffered to as a succesful country. It is not that America has decreased use of vehicles, but the fact that they have done what is best for majority. | 5 |
e068d83 | The landform is clearly not from ancient origin in the enhanced picture of the mesa. It is way too cold for life to exist on Mars or civilization to thrive. Mars has no food, no water, and the climate is harsh most of the time.
There is no oxygen on Mars and there is no way to survive without special equipment. If aliens did exist why would they settle for Mars and not Earth. It is most likely just a natural landform that coincidentally looks like a face. Images show that with enhanced graphics the landform looks nothing like a face.
There are different landforms on Earth that look like faces too. Even if there were ancient structures in Mars they probably were destroyed by the intense storms that happen every day on Mars. Its unlikely that there were aliens that the mesa is from ancient origin considering we don't have proof of aliens yet. | 2 |
e06d5d9 | My argument is for "Driverless cars", the reason i am for driverless cars is because there are many positive aspects on the driverless cars. I think that they are good ideas because of the fact that there are many tasks you can get done with a driverless care. Perhaps you have a baby on bored and he/ she is crying and u are in a rush to get the baby to daycare because you are late for work, with a driverless car it allows you to turn around and attende to your infent child in the back seat of the car without any mishaps.
Driverless cars also used for public transportation tacxi systems systems. in the text in states that the driverless car uses less fuel then today's taxis, with that being said less fuel = less polution in the air and a safe enviornment with less toxic waste. I also believe that the driverless cares are safe because in the passage it also states that the driverless cars still alert the driver to take over when needed.
For some people the cars in their eyes are dangrous and forosious, in the passage others such as lawmakers believe that safety is best achived with an alert driver, " Traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times, as a result in most states this care is illegal. the only down fall in this case is if in an accident while driving a driverless carewho would the law find acountable for the crash.
Driverless care=s can be very use full if taking care of and used correctly, and i rest my claim. | 3 |
e0781ac | Lowering our car usage will be beneficial for all of us, the advantages of doing this will be huge, and will help the enviroment. Lately a lot of studies have revealed that one of the most eviroment-harming actions are the emissions that cars release into the atmosphere. If we lower our car usage we will help the enviroment of the planet we are living in, it only seems logical to do so.
One of the reasons lowering car usage would be helpful is beacause it would significantly lower gas emissions from cars. This would greatly help our enviroment. According to the text, "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States.". This shows how harmful this emissions are, and why we should try to lower them.
Lowering our car usage and creating car-free suburbs or car-reduced communities would help our daily life. Driving a car every day can be stressful because of trafic and road rage.
lowering our car usage would help people relieve stress and even get some excercise. According to the text, "When i had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way". This shows how stress-relieving reducing car usage could be.
Also lowering car usage could be a way for the goverment to create more bicycle paths. This would be really helpful to the people who only have a bicycle as a way of transportation. According to the text,"The day without cars is part of an improvement campaing tha began in Bogota in the mid-1990s. It has seen the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths"
There are some people that do not agree with this idea, most of them say that it would hurt the car industry. Of course it will, but this is for a greater good. So let's reduce our car usage and help our enviroment. | 3 |
e07e781 | "The Challenge of exploring venus" it talks about space administration and the national aeronautics (NASA) they talk about tecnical use and the things that go on in space. the authors is studying about things that are good and bad up there he seaches and sees what goes on up there in pharagraph 3 he talks about how atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus is more challangeing are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere.
the planet surface temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experince on our own planet . venus has the hottest surface temperture of any planet in our solar system even erupting volcanone, powerful earth quakes and frequent lighting strikes. temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees fahrenhket. solar power would be plenttiful and radiation would not exceed earth levels. not easy conditions.
NASA is working on other approaches to studying venus, some simplfied electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus surface and lasted for last weeks in such conditions venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of earth these differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to mars our other times to venus. venus is someties right around the corner a thick atmosphere of almot 97 percent carbon dixoide blankets venus temtures. these conitions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth. | 1 |
e092b77 | Image you were having different emotions going through your body all at one time but you dont want anybody to know that you are feeling this way. Well there is a machine called the Facial Action Coding System it can detect different emotions that go through out a humans body.
The machine called the Facial Action Coding System is valuable to students in a classroom because if a student is having all these different emotions going through their body and they dont know what to do about it, the machine could really help them with the problem. For example if a student is having the emotions of being happy, sad, angry, or even disgusted about something the machine could really help let someone know that the student is having these emotions going through their body. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" it states "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements-- in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa. This states the machine would know the emotions of humans and even paintings of someones face.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System it valuble for students in a classroom because the machine can send someone a signal about the student that is going through different emotions. | 2 |
e094603 | Knowing, Transportation is, well was a key factor to a normal Surburban everyday life. Transportation has decreased with the state of limiting car usage. Limiting this issuse, The advantages are what hepled the community and many more today. Rosenthal states"Car-free" has become the new thing, They have given up there cars.
Vauban, Germany, .There communties and The outake on limtimg car usage has been a affect on them. Buying a car and finding a way to park it can come with a price tag of 40,000. They have decicded that they can use that to make their homes. Start moving to new communities. "We promoting new communties that are less dependent on cars". Less spending money on transportation more speading money on this that ar emore imporatnt. Cars aren't the only thing that can get you to point A to point B.
While Cities are decreasing car use. People are starting to find the way to walk. Walking is more better for your health and yourself. Heidrun Walter, a mother of two has quit using cars and reverted her way to walking. Walter states "When i had a car i was always tense. i'm much happier thi way". Walter is a proven fact that having no car is good .The ways you could use walking, such as "Stores are place a walk away, on main street, rather trhan in malls long some distant highway". The distance you could do for writing is much shorter than what you can do for cars. There are advantages of limting car usage.
Hvaing a house and Hvaing a Eco house has so many diffreneces. Automobiles in the suburbs has had a drasctically reduction on greenhouse gas and emissions. This is meaning that the having to us the same amout of reaction biut using a different way and more less than having to use alot . "12% of greenhouse gas emissions and up to 50% have decreasing in the areas .
Some may say transporation is a major advantage on the things you do and the work on life. The ways you think may be the only way Has different routes of the issue Transportaion can have many ways And the advantages can help the communities and the way to help there life easier. | 3 |
e0a4c42 | Driverless cars are coming to the present day and there are many concerns as to whether they will be good for society or not. The development of driverless cars are big and it can lead to even more discoveries that can help the world we live in now. Technology is getting smarter and more efficient, therefore it is becoming more trustworthy and reliant. The handicaped will be aided in transportation from location A to location B. The roads will be a lot safer with cars that are programmed to drive on them. Also, public transportation will be more efficient. These points are why I believe driverless cars would be a grat development to society, but only if they are entirely safe.
Driverless cars would be a great aid to those who are handicapped in one way or another . For those who may have lost a leg, they dont have to worry about pressing the gas or brakes too hard or soft. If they lost an arm or two they have no need to worry about steering the car because it can drive on its own. Driverless cars would be great help in getting people from location A to location B safely.
Cars that do not require a driver will make roads a lot safer. The cars would have the ability to sense its surroundings, and it would have already been programmed to withstand driving conditions. They could reduce the use of oil if they were powered by electricity too. If it reduces the amount of oil being used then that means that they would also help the atmosphere and reduce the effects of global warming.
New developments lead to smarter technology. Smarter technology means its safer to use and it does a lot more than previous technology. Smarter technology leads to new discoveries which means better living. We'll learn more about our surroundings by improving our technology. We can also achieve greater acomplishments and improve life by creating new inventions and improving those inventions.
Driverless cars could in the end really help our society. We can develop further than what we already have. Transportation will be a lot easier. Life could become better. So if cars that were driverless were completely safe then we should work towards perfecting the\ driverless car. | 4 |
e0a82f7 | The use of the Facial Action Coding System to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable. There are many ways that this can and cannot work. It would be great to have the students potentially have the best classroom experience possible, but that is not always the case. The system is a great idea, but it may not work for everyone. After all, it is technology, so it is not guaranteed to work one hundred percent of the time.
Many things can go wrong with the FACS. Not everyone has the same shape of face or the same shape of muscle in their face, so can it really tell the exact emotions of everybody? Computers are great things in our world, but they do not always work the way you would want them to. This software would most likely have bugs and glitches for a while before they even come close to perfecting it. Many things can go wrong.
The article states that humans perform these "calculations" everyday. Why do we need a computer to calculate our emotions when students can go to a classroom and have an actual human teacher? The article provides much great and helpful information and pros to this software. Logically thinking, people can come to the conclusion that they do not need a computer software such as the FACS to cope with their emotions. The FACS may be valuable to very few people.
The FACS is just showing how people are not developing the social skills they should have. In the article, Dr. Huand states, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". Students should just go to class and have a real human teacher so they can ask them for help if they are confused or bored. Computers should not have human qualities that sounds ridiculous. Dr. Huang also never mentioned what the FACS would cost either, it could be hurting peoples' pocketbooks.
The use of the FACS to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable. As stated earlier in the essay this is what real humans are for. This is also coming from a high school student who does not take online classes. This software would not be much help to the students who go into school everyday and see real life teachers and not computers. Dr. Huang could have mentioned much more in this article, he focuses on all of the pros of the software but none of the cons. The article is quite biased and its purpose is to hype students up for a cool new software. | 5 |
e0b351e | The Electoral College is point less. If the govenment wanted us to vote on the president then why have a college that does that for us? The Electoral College needs to be abolished, so that the peolpe of the U.S.A can vote on the president for real. People want a derect vote not just to sit and watched the peoson that they voted for not get elected becuase of a College that has all the "power".
It makes no sence that we vote for people that vote for us. If I wanted to do it like that i would move to Canada. insted of letting people having the right to vote they get to watch someone vote for them. In the early Amrican history we needed it but now we do not. You see now we have TVs and smart phones. We are feed information every second of our lives. The news is on every street corner. People in the Electoral cCollege sometimes go rouge and vote for the other party. Back in the 1960's Kennedy almost was not elected because of one state that state Louisiana.
You could argue that it takes time out of the election or that it helps Amricans. Our country prides it self on one thing freedom. Then we dont have the right to vote derectly on the peorson we want. So how in the world does that help us? People make up lies and stats all the tiime to get where they want but the never do good. Let me put it this way would you like someone taking care of your faimly whale your away driving your car, kissing your wife making the dissions then when you get back you act like it does not happen? No you would probable freak out yeah. You spend years makeing these system and trying to let the people be what they want but systums like these do not help on any level.
People in every state vote. Somemore than others. They vote for there party most of the time but when you have people that make big name dission fot the people it takes the power a way from us. I watched a very moving movie last night about a man who survided his contry by being a soldier and his comrads gave there lives for this freedom. They want this country to have all the rights for all the people. Not just Ellectors. It affectall of us people get cheated and scandaled out of money from politics all the time this one way that they do it.
States like California have 55 representitives they could throw the vote them selves just by sending all of one party group. that could ruin a vote and a election. We need to stop the Ellctoral college form making more mistakes. We need to have derect voting. | 3 |
e0b63de | I do not support driverless cars. I think that they are unsafe for peple because you dont know if it will drive like the company says that it will. Who will take responsibility if the cars do crash, will it be the driver or the company?
The Google midified Toyota Prius has sensors all over the car that creates a 3-D model of the surrondings around the car so that it can create imput that allows the car to mimic the skill of a human. What if the sensors where to fail while the car is driving? Will it stop, and if it does stop what about the cars behind it. If it does indeed stop and the other cars dont know that it has stopped then there can be a major car crash that can risk the lives of others.
Googles GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. Yet what would happen if the car didnt respond to the sensors and the seat didn't vibrate so the car backs into the object? Would it be the actual drivers fualt or would the company have full responsibility?
You see this is why i do not support driverless cars because you dont know if you can trust them or not. I do not think that the companies are ready for people to put there lives at risk for a car that can have proplems on the road. | 3 |
e0c11f4 | I agree with the idea of "driverless cars."
I agree with this becuase it could cause a lower number in people drinking and driving.
This project could also be a whole lot safer.
Machines are only as smart as the human making them.
So there could be flaws and mishaps that can occur, but through trial and error we can fix those problems and perfect the car.
The idea of driverless cars can be dangerous in the matter of if something goes wrong and the driver is not alert it would cause an accendent.
When I read this passage i thought to myself.
With a driverless car I could go to sleep while I go to my destination.
Then I read that the car will alert drivers in situations that the car cannot handle.
the creators should fix this issue so that drivers dont have to still pay 100% attention to the road and the driver could relax.
The idea of driverless cars can be a whole lot safer too.
Mostly because if car accendints are caused by humans, a car can fix this problem.
Like in the passage they used sensors to see around the car to help navigate through traffic.
I agree with the idea of driverless cars because it would be safer. | 2 |
e0c94eb | After reviewing the article, "Driverless Cars Are Coming", I have come to the conclusion that I am against these "driverless" cars. They are hazardous, expensive, and unfinished.
First of all, these driverless cars are still a work in progress, they are not prepared to go onto a real road. I am not the the only one one who believes so. There are many states where even test driving a computer controlled vehicle is illegal. The only exceptions are California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia. I meantion this later as well, but these cars still need a human driver. If this driver is unalert, then this could cause severe accidents. Also, these are computer drived, any slight malfunction could cause a disaster.
Secondly, the cost for cars like these might be too expensive for the average citizen. It might even be too expensive for the states. There were already previous attempts at a vehicle like this, yet they needed specific roads to function properly. So instead of smart cars, there would be smart roads. These could roads woulf be too expensive, since the U.S would have to change roads everywhere.
Finally, these cars are unfinished. They are only semi-autonomous, meaning they still need a human driver. The companies creating these "autonomous" vehicles are promoting the wrong idea. They still expect to have a human driver in the car that is alert and ready to take over when needed. It's truely not a "driverless" car. It is stated in the article that the driver would get bored waiting for his/her turn to take the wheel. some may not even be alert, causing an accident.
However, Dr. Werner Huber, BMV project manager driver, suggests that they just have to find a new way to interpret the driving fun. Companies suggest that insert certain in-car entertainment display, so when the driver needs to take over, it will turn of. Others are suggesting to install a seat that vibrates when the human driver needs to take control.
In conclusion, I do not believe that we should legalize autonomous vehicles. They are hazardous, most states will not even allow the test driving of these vehicles. They are are expensive, some may need specific roads that our country can't afford. Finally they are unfinished, companies are promoting the wrong idea, they are not fully autonomous; they are semi-autnomous. This means each vehicle still needs an alert human driver. | 4 |
e0d01a8 | In this essay i will be explaining the difference and similarities and the pros and cons of the electoral college and opposing it. I personally like the idea of having the people themselves vote because the electors could change their mind and because it makes more sense to just vote for who you think should be president. As of right now i dont really care if it changes or not because i dont vote for another 4 years.
First, "Whats wrong with electoral college". one reason to pick electors is because its less people to keep count of. Having these electors is another step in the voting procces but it keeps things going easier. In conlusion, i dont agree with this, there is almost nothing i can think of that is good about this, unfortunutely.
Secondly, The great points of having the people themselves vote (which i agree with). One reason, is that electors can change their mind and vote for whoever they want and it could completely change the election. Secondly, This requires the president to go to all states exculding no one! This way all states feel equal and they feel like all of their votes matter. Another great reason is that they focus more on toss up states where people tend to pay more attention. Another good reason, is that bigger states get more attention. This is important because he can reach out to more people rather than a smaller state.
In conclusion, I think having people do the elections themselves is the better option. I hope you can come to agree with me. | 2 |
e0d239c | Cars have been around since the 1800's and have been popular ever since. Although, in recent years the number of cars bought and lincenses attained have been dropping. Car usage has also dropped, which is a good thing. Because of limited car usage, people are helping the environment and benefiting themselves.
Cars emit pollutions which harm our health and the environment's health.
"...Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." Cars make up a large amount of the emissions that do harm to the environment. When car usage is limited, less people drive, which in turn limits pollution. "... but also in the developing world, where emissions from an increasing number of private cars are owned by the burgeoning middle class are choking cities." Again we see that cars are polluting our world, and it's caused by us. " it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment, since transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions, just behind power plants." Cars and other transporation are releasing emissions which are harming the environment. Limited car usage clears up the pollution which helps us and the environment stay healthy.
Many people are taking up new ways of transporation due to bans and such which are due to limits on car usage. They are taking public transportation, walking, carpooling, and so on. All of these methods of alternative transportation are beneficial. "They organize their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or take public transportation or car-pool with friends." It is better to limit car usage because not only are you helping the environment, but you're also saving money and helping yourself out. Due to the lower amount of people who buy cars because of limited car usage, car corperations are also changing. "He proposed partnering with the telecommunications industry to create cities in which 'pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commerical and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resoureces, lower emissions and improve safety.' " The way people live will benefit from lower car usage. Our lifes will be much safer. Although some people may be upset if they can't drive their cars when they want, in the long run it benefits all of the community.
As bans continued to be passed and people are choosing to walk or take the bus instead, limted car usage continues. We can see that it is beneficial to us and will help our environment in the long run. Limited car usage is truely a good thing for us and will hopefully continue. | 4 |
e0d4e7e | Dear senator,
I am not in favor of the electoral college. The electoral college may seem helpful in some ways in terms of voting, but not entirely. Think of it this way; you vote for a specific candidate, but you are voting without knowing entirely whether or not your votes are making a difference because you have no control over who the electors vote for. I believe this system should make modifications.
Our county has already had many problems, and accusations of having a corrupt government. Hearing about the electoral college system, and the fact that as a nation we have almost no power for who is elected, does not help the case of being called "corrupt" or "incorrect". The people as a whole in the United States should be able to vote for the candidate of their choice, without worries. People who specifically vote for someone running for president should either be able to do it themselves, without having to vote for a slate of electors, or, the slate of electors should be more reliable. As in paragraph ten, we cannot always control who the elecotrs cast their vote for. "Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always." Either the electors need to be more reliable in carrying out the requests made by the people of the United States, or we must make modifications to possible change or all together cease use of the electoral college system.
In addition to the fact the American people do not hace full control over who our electors vote for, we do not even have control over who our electors are.
In paragraph eleven, it states that "legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people." If you were truly in favor of protecting the rights given to the people of this country, you would notice this system is wrong. No control over our votes, and no control over the electors? Something must change.
Take into consideration how our country is affected every time a new president is elected. Sometimes this effect is good, others not so much. The popular vote should be able to decide who is elected for president because those who are voting will be effected greatly by the change in presidency. Popular vote means the vote cast the most, the vote submitted most, the vote a large majority presented. The popular vote is always at risk of being defied, and there is nothing the common people of the United States can do about it. There is no action we can take to change the election. In paragraph 16 of the article, it states that "Each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee (and that trust is rarely betrayed)..." Yes this trust may rarely be betrayed, but it is entirely possible. Just because it does not happen often, does not mean it is impossible...and who knows? What if the trust is betrayed sometimes without our knowledge?
Finally, unless I have not made it entirely clear, I am not in favor of the electoral college system. Trust can always be betrayed, even if it does not happen often it can still happen without our knowledge. The people residing in the United States and under the laws of our country do not have full control on who is elected as president. I am, however in favor of election by popular vote. This means that a state casts its vote based on who the majority has voted for, and I truly believe this would system would best suit our country. | 5 |
e0d868d | The Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify 6 different human emotions: happiness, anger, surprise, sadness, fear, and disgust.
This program has been tested on Leonardo da Vinci's art of the Mona Lisa and has proven its accuracy.
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because most students are afraid of asking questions, a teacher can see if the students are comprehending what they are teaching, and they can tell how the students feel on an emotional level.
As students get older their courage of asking questions diminishes. In the article Alto says, "By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions."
When students are afraid of asking questions they often display many emotions. When one is confused they can feel frustrated, disappointed, and helpless.
If the student is unsure of a certain a topic and is afraid to ask questions a teacher could quickly tell and have more time one on one with that person. Although some might say students should learn to not be hesitant of asking questions we must take inconsideration that some students do not have that level of confidence and won't in a long time. By going next to the student and helping them, the student should feel reassured and probably gain more trust in the teacher.
The Facial Action Coding System is essential when trying to learn when students need questions answered in different subjects.
Another benefit of the Facial Action Coding System in schools is that teachers can have a better idea of what to work harder on when teaching. For instance Dr. Huang states, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored."
This would allow for a teacher to know what amuses their students and they could try to implement that technique in further lessons. Students hate being bored and learn better when they are actually enjoing what they are doing. In contrast, teachers might think that knowing if the student is actually enjoying the activity is useless and unimportant.
By being aware of the students' engagemne t teachers can improve their teaching styles and thus students can learn more efficently.
Knowing the emotional state of your student is important when trying to guide them and teach them. Dr. Huang states, " Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication."
Students usually are not open about their emotions but still need to be reassured that there is someone there for them.
Some might argue that knowing their emotional state is not something that they do not need to know. However, school needs to be a place where one feels safe.
Having the Facial Action Coding System in school could help alleviate bullying and help students emotionally.
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because most students are afraid of asking questions, a teacher can see if the students are comprehending what they are teaching, and can let a teacher know about the students emotional status and well being. | 4 |
e0db851 | The picture of faces on Mars are actually natural landforms, known as buttes or mesas. The text states that the picture really shows a Martian version of a butte or mesa. The text also states that you can find other mesas around the American West. Mesas are pieces of land that above ground-level. The author also stated that, Garvin, a mission controller, said that it reminded him most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho and that its a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same hight as the Face on Mars. Although, I can see why people would think it was created by aliens, there are more facts to prove that its a natural landform. Scientists have shown that, as of right now, there are no signs of life on Mars, so aliens could not have made it. In conclusion, science has proved many more facts about the Face than a conspiracy theorist has. | 3 |
e0dc585 | You're drivng down the street feeling amazing as the ind hits you in the face adn blows your hair everywhere,but suddenly you wake up and see that all around you is covered by black smoke pollution and dirt. The fresh air that you were breathing in a moment ago is now gone and all you can smell is gas and fuel being burned be cars and trucks along side you.
Cars today are causing too much pollution and oover the years its building up. Many things are outside fo walking distance but a bike ride can do just the same for you as a car can plus some. Bikes are cost effective and good for your body. It doesnt cost you fifty dollars to fill up a bike,all you do is hop on and pedal. In places like paris smog is starting to build up and take a toll.
The amouint of smog is rising,with the constant use of diesel engines in paris smog is rising quickly. Within one week paris had a totall of one hundred and forty seven micrograms of particulate matter. Along with smog,green house emssions are starting to build and twelve percent of emissions in europe are from cars
You can stop green house emissions and smog build by using your car less and riding a bike. Maybe even sellingf your car or truck for a nice bike. Riding bikes will save you a major amount of money in the end and is a great way to stay in shape and not have to worry about paying machanics for bills and fees for fixing your vehicle | 2 |
e0ddf22 | Venus is presented as a valid candidate for exploration in the near future. The author presents evidence to support that it could be possible one, but is it worth it? As well as many positives of exploring Venus, there are just as many, if not more, negatives to this expedition. This mission seems very dangerous considering what would be taken from this research. Venus may have been like Earth in the past, but now there are too many dangers in exolring. The author does not give a convincing argument that going to Venus is worth the risk considering the dangers that are present.
One of the main risks of going to Venus is the high pressure and temperature. At a temperature of 800 degrees farenheit and a pressure that would crush a submarine, it's safe to say that traveling to Venus could be an extreme risk. The only evidence given to argue that a visit to Venus would be worth it, is the evidence that Venus used to be most like Earth and it is close by. With the evidence given there is not a strong enough argument there to convince anyone that tackling these dangers to venture to Venus would be worth it.
For the good of science and research, yes a trip to Venus would be extraordinary. However with the dangers presented in this article, there is just not a great need to put people at risk for it. Venus may be an interesting point of research for mankind and maybe it will happen one day, but right now it shouldn't be an option. The author has valid evidence that show that these obstacles can be overcome, but there is no evidence to support that these efforts are worth the risk. | 4 |
e0e7925 | My position on driverless cars I want them to be made. I'm gonna create an argument for the deleopment of these driver;ess cars.
People imagine all the time about what gonna happen in the future. Will we see floating cars or hoverboards. People wounder everyday what will the future be like well this is what we are trying todo. Make your dreams and woundering about the future come to relife.
Google cofounder Sergey Brin wants to change the future. He envision a future were a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars. Like all the movies and video games have been long fascinated with cars that could drive themselves.
Back in the 1950's, General Motors created a concept car thatcould run on a special test track. Smart roads the special test track where the track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a reciever on the front end of the car. Now tell me this wasn't that cool or not who knew people was thinking about driverless cars long before we had the technoligy todo it but it was all just a concept car. Soon or later without the option of smarter roads the maufacturers had to turned to a smarter cars. But the big question here is how much smarter did the cars need to be?
People are scared to change once they see something new they back away from it. States are banning cars that are computer-driven. I'm here to prove that smart cars are safe to drive. Smart cars are safier than we human's are. When our human race drive we have a chance to get in a car wreck. When we do we put our trust in the car to protect us from getting hurt but what if the car it self can prevent from even the wreck from happening. Smart car could detect and stop a lot faster than humans can it would stop the car before we have the time to react.
Not to say humans are dumb but the smart cars are equal or even smarter than we are. Study shows that when people about to get in a wreck that most of the time when they try to hit the brake they end up hitting the gas peddle not the brake but if you had the smart car. It would stop right there and then before you get in a car wreck. Today we have electric cars yeah they save us on gas but the car can only have so much electric. In a different country people design a road where it charges a car while you still driving it now how cool is that. Law need to stop getting in that way or else we won't beable to grow.
That why we should have smart cars they can save lives. Yeah things can go wrong but even one make mistakes but what you do with them what truely amazing. If someone get in a wreck it'll be the person fault because the car warns you soemthing about to happen. Even in today cars if you get in the wreck
its not the company fault it's yours. it's not the cars fault you didn't pay attention.
My conclusion to my argument is that we should be aloud to test build and drive smart cars may even one day save your life. You may not always like it but it's someone dream to make the future a better place. Like keeping this country safe is your's. | 4 |
e0eb3ac | Wouldn't it be amazing and such a relief if humans themselves, didn't have to drive their cars everywhere? Driverless cars, I am all for them. WIth driverless cars I am almost positive it isnt a hassel going anywhere. If you are too tired, too sick, or too anything you would still be able to get in your car and drive off, except it'd do it on its own. I think that driverless cars would be good for our world considering physically driving humans always get into crashes.
With this kind of car, there would be less crashes.Car crashes are one of the biggest reasons for death anymore. From being drunk, to texting, to being exhausted, to just not thinking, crashes are all around. Howeever, with a driverless car, that is less likely to happen, considering the fact that the ill person would have nothing to do with the engine, or steering wheel , or even the car itself. This is a wonderful way to prevent one of the leading causes of death. Automobiles that can handle themselves would be the best thing to ever happent ot his country. ''
Life itself would be easier if we all didn't have to drive manually. So much could be done, and prevented. Just think of a world where you are just sitting in fron of a wheel, without your hand pressed up against it, and you being one hundred percent alert on the road, terrified if someone is going to make the right or wrong move. Instead, its not your choice on whether or not you crash, it is the cars choice. | 3 |
e0ebf63 | Having driverless cars will better mankind in a number of ways.
From safety to gas usage; there are more positives than negatives to driverless cars.
The advancement in this technology will contribute to the many unimaginable human feats that have once been called impossible
First, safety is the main factor for these cars.
Some of these self driving cars at the moment have a radar attached to the roof of the car to scan the area around itself do determin if it is safe.
When the car deems there is a problem it alerts the driver.
Also having a car that can drive on its own does not mean you are free do not pay attention to the road because there are light displays that can turn on instantly and that will require the diver to take control from that point.
This meaning a driver texting and driving can be caught off gaurd if not paying attention to the road as they should.
As the passage states in paragraph eight "In this way, the in-car system is actually a safety feature, and safety is a big concern.
Next, with the advancements that these self diving car manufacturers have mad over the short amount of time that they have there is no telling what they can improve on with more time.
Given more time theses companies have a chance to have a car drive on its own one hundred percent of the time.
The passage states "There was no way, befor 2000, to make something interesting." They are talking about self driving cars.
They go on to say that they didnt have the technology (radars, computers, mapping) to do so. The fact of the speed in which these advancements have come show promise.
"So just how driverless will the cars be in the near future?"
Last, another key factor with these self driving cars is the amount of gas consumption.
Google cofounder Sergey Brin envisions a future with a public transportation system where driverless cars form a taxi system.
He believes that the cars would use have of the fuel of today's taxis.
If what Sergey says is true he can change the world by conserving gas by applying these cars to nations around the world.
The begginging of selfdriven cars just shows humans how far we have come with our technology.
There are problems and improvements needed to be made but they dont outwiegh the many positive aspects of having these cars.
Selfdriving cars are the the future today. | 3 |
e0ec319 | We all know that not every student learns the same way as others. Also, there is not a teacher for each single student in the school. With the use of Facial Action Coding System students may find a more comfortable or more efficient way to learn or understant a class lesson.
The use of Facial Action Coding System in schools can help teachers know if their methods are effitient for their students or if a student feels confuse about what they are doing. In the text it says, "A classroom computer could reccognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." With this, we can see how it could become a lot easier for teachers to identify which parts of a topic are more confused for their students or how comfortable students feel about what they are trying to learn.
Some people may think that each student should be free to feel the way they want about school, but by knowing how the students are feeling can prevent problems about how they learn. Some students may have problems understanding that can lead them to lose care about school, but by recognizing this problems those students can recieve the right help or advices for their education.
Another reason why Facial Action Coding System should be used in school is because it may also recognize when a student does not feel happy about its own life. FACS can even recognize specific emotions and not just if someone is happy or sad. In the first paragraph it says, "She is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." This is what FACS can identify about only a picture. Now, imagine how more extensive can be a analysis about a student who is constantly making different expressions. This can show if a student feels very angry or vey frustated and not necessarly about school. It maybe familiar problems, even personal problems.
Some people and even parents may argue that the use of FACS can make the students feel spied. And this can make the students try to hide their emotions, but it can also be detected by the FACS. The FACS is not ment to be use to spy the emotions of students. Its goal is to undertand how the student feels so he or she can recieve the right help.
Finally, the use of this new technology can be very helpfull because it does not only identifies the problem. It actually can do something to solve it. If a student feels confused, the computer may show easier examples of more context so the student can feel comfortable about what he or she is learning. Another advantage of its use is that it will keep helping the student until he or she feels comfortable with it. Also this can be recognized by the use of FACS.
Some people may by against the use of FACS in schools because how expensive it may be, but this could be and effitient and usedull tool for teachers and students that can improve the way people learn.
In conclusion, Facial Action Coding System should be used in schools because it can identify if students have problems uderstanding a topic, or personal problems, and it also will do something trying to solve it. For those three main reasons, FACS should be used in schools. | 5 |
e0ee50c | In this story we read about how Dr. Huang made a program thathe can install in computers so it can read people emotional expressions. And how they used it on a pease of art called Mona Lisa. They tested it in her and it worked it predicded what she might have felt when they were drawing her at the moment. They started testing it on other people as well. But it can only read certian emotions like happy, sad, fearful, angry, disgusted and some other ones.
The program was created by Dr. Huang he was inspired by something to make this program. Well honestly im not sure but im guessing he was. His program has been a successful program so far they want ot add it to school computers . If a student is on a program and the students feels confused the program will imadicly modify what the student is doing to make it a better understanding for them so says Dr. huang. Isnt that just great huh saves us all from rasing our hand to get the teachers attenion frm helping someone els.
This program will be designed to help students when in need of help while using a computer at school. But is the program really needed , can the teacheers not just simply come and help te students out? well i supouse and hope the teacher does help . I mean after all i would like to be helped if i needd the help. But i also know that sometimes the teacher is to busy helping other kids or even maybe other teachers , so i personialty think the program would be awesome to have.
The way
Dr. Huang designed the program can only read certain emotons . It reads the most comman ones we all have . For example when tsted on Mona lisa it read 83 percent happy, 9percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, 2 percent angry. If you were to go to the computre and have your emotions read what do you think you it owuld read for you?
After all that reading of how Dr. Huang made a program to read our emtions i want to test it out my self wouldn't you? Its amazing how it could read the emotions out of the art work . Who would have thought there was som much feeling under that paint. She was have alot of feeling while geting painted i see.
Most be nice being one of the lucky people to get to test it out. But dont forget it could only read certian emotions. | 2 |
e0f1d9e | The desire for mobility has always been a driving force behind human innovation. Though they are a far cry from the boats and wagons of early human history, driverless cars provide a natural progression of the techology humans use to assist in movement. Not only does the creation of driverless cars foster the innovative human spirit, but when in use, driverless cars also increase the ease of driving on the person behind the wheel, as well as helping improve safety on the roads, causing driverless cars to be a positive development in the eternal human quest for freedom of movement.
Driving can be a task that is in turns difficult, as the driver attempts to maneuver through complex traffic patterns or around work zones, and dull, as the driver zooms through long stretches of open highway. Driverless cars aim to assist with both. Although the general manifacutring consensus is that driverless cars are by no means driverless - in most cases they must still have a human driver - the technology in the cars can assist the driver and make driving an easier task (Driverless, 7). In most cases, driverless cars are able to automatically "steer, accelerate, and brake themselves", taking the mundane out of driving (7). However, the driver is still necessary during times where the car is unable to fully process the situation, such as in work zones, and around accidents, still giving the driver a role in the operation of the car (7). Although these situations can be more strenuous, driverless cars, like most newer cars, have other ablilities such as anti-lock brakes and other sensors, which help detect problems with the way the driver is moving the car, and help prevent driver-related catastrophies (5). These improvements not only make driving safer, they put less stress on the driver, as the driver need not worry about making small mistakes and causing major problems when they know the car is watching out for them, leading to a more relaxed driver.
Driveless cars, in improving the traditional driving experience, also improve the safety of driving. Driverless cars have sensors which allow them to monitor when the car and driver may be in danger, and react to situations like "out of control skids or rollovers" (5). These precuations which the car takes allows for a "far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone", causing less accidents in autonomous vehicles versus driver reliant vehicles. Furthermore, driverless cars remove driver impulsivity from the equation. With driverless cars, things such as road rage and traffic voilations would be a thing of the past, preventing many accidents and making for safer roads.
Driverless cars are an imperative in modern society, as they improve the driving experience, as well as improving safety on the roadways. Human society is reliant on constant motion, communication, and contact, and driverless cars help foster these relationships between people, not only by allowing people to move from place to place more quickly, but also by improving psychological health, with decreased stress from driving, and by preventing injuries and deaths due to road accidents. Considering the myriad of beneifts that they offer, the development and use of driverless cars in essential for communities to move forward into the future. | 5 |
e0f2b3c | Hi my name is Luke Bomberger and I am here to talk about the seagoing cowboys program. Belive it or not I was in that program back when I was younger oh and what fun it was. We whent everywhere the crew and me. Im tell you it was amazing I was about 17 or 18 and we crossed the pasific ocean to China and all kinds of other places!
We joind that program because it would be an exiting adveture. The other most importan reason we joind is because we get to help many peole acrossed the world and isent that what its all about?
The jobs you could have on board are somewhat fun but some are not fun at al like the droppings of the animals someone has to clean thoes up but not all are so bad, my personal favorit was lowering the flag to set sail when the wind was blowing.
Now on the boat you also have to be carefull it is slippery when a storm comes by and you could slip on the wood. But I do have to warn you about lowering the flag, I was up on the ladder on stormy night and I slipped and slid dow the ladder on my backside and heading strigt for the edge of the boad but I was stoped by some metal rims on the side but I still could not work for a few days because of broken ribs! So as I was saying be very carefull on the ship.
The top is also very fun you and your crew could crack jokes and on the way back we ues to play games read, wittel, and boxing so you kids these days can do what you normaly do in your free timelike play on thoes ear phons of yours OH im sorry i ment Iphons or you kindel ices oh fire kindel fire not kindel ices how silly of me but you know what I mean
well it is now time for me to go but I do hope you think about joinin the program and goog luck on your future adventurs. | 3 |
e0fba9c | Dear Senator: I'am writing you this letter to inform you that I argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College. Why? Because this progress is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be [overruled] by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. A dispute over the out come of an Electoral College vote is possible, it happened in 2000. All of this reasons are practical reasons, not liberal or conservative reasons. The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal.
The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state. In Electoral College the electors are the one who elect the president not the people and my opinion is that its a good idea because not everyone has the same opinion. When you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors.
The meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by congress. This process consists of 538 electors. The amount of 270 electoral votes is requiered to elect the President. The district of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for purposes of The Electoral College. Each candidate that is running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. It is necessary to have this groups so you can be the president.
Well Senator I hope you like this letter and feel sure why you have to keep the Electoral College. I know you would keep it because you are a good Senator and you want the best for everyone in the state. Remember that this is very important for the people who think that you should keep this very important process that has grow in all state of the United States of America. | 2 |
e0fd054 | Imagine life with little to no cars, think of all the sites that you will see because now you walk everywhere you go. Think of all the people you will meet along every corner, when you go to the mall, the grocery store, and on your way to a friend's house. You will notice and appreaciate things you haven't before, this idea is all thanks to a suburban town in VAUBAN, Germany. Now, we will be able to enjoy the sites of our surroundings and the people in it, produce less gas emissions, and a better outlook on the future.
"When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" said Heidrun Walter, a resient of VAUBAN, Germany. Getting rid of our cars may sound like a scary thought but in reality it can bring great things to us. When we stop bundling ourselves up in our automoblies we get to explore the world better, we get to touch and smell the things around us and appreaciate them. We advance our knowledge on the things and people around us because of walking to our daily commute or day off. We also meet new people, around every corner will be a new face, maybe they or you will ask for help and from there spark a friendship. You'll find a sea of people that have the same interest as you or don't but because we no longer rely on cars we are introduced to the world more and are truly exposed to the people and things in it, giving us a better understanding of where we live and all that it has to give to us.
Global warming, we hear about it a lot especially today where green house emissions are high, however, when we reduce the usage of cars the world, along with us benefit.
In Paris, after days of near- record pollution a partial driving ban was in order to "clear the air of the global city." "Four thousand driver were fined and twenty- seven people had their cars impounded for the reaction to the fine.", by Monday the smog had cleared enough and the French party rescinded the band for odd numbered plates on Tuesday. Meanwhile in BOTOGA, Colombia, it has been the third straight year that cars have been banned in the hope to promote alternative transportation and smog. This event has been so successful that "for the first time two other Colombian cities,Cali and Valledupar, joined the event." We all dream to live a long, happy life but in order to do so we need to treat our Earth right. When we reduce our usage of cars we can fulfill this dream.
"Parks and sport centers also have bloomed throught 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." Imagine living in a new nice community, better economy, and better health. With all the walking and biking everywhere we are faced with physical workouts, benefitting considering that America is considered the most obese nation. And with all the walking and biking, stores are made closer to walking distance instead of on a distant highway, bring in more consumers. Without cars there is less deaths due to them aswell. In result, we have a better look into the future then we might have if we didn't decide to get rid of cars.
In conclusion, getting rid of cars would benefit the world and the people in it entirely. We would we more aware of our surroundings and citizens, reduce global warming, and have a better future to look upon. | 5 |
e104ebf | They should make driverless cars because they can go more than half of millions of miles without crashing, announces the driver when he should take over and drive, and it has developed the drivers seat to vibrate when it has to watch out because the car is getting near something and might crash.
The cars can go over millions of mile without crashing and it's driving by itself and that is really good. When people buy these and decide to go on trips it comes in handy if they get tired of driving, so they can automaticall let the car drive by itself. When there are people injured and can barely drive, they'll have the car and would barely have to drive and they can now go to places they need to go too. If a person wants to drive normally they can turn off the driveless and can end up driving to where ever they want.
A good thing about the driveless cars is that it let's you know right away when you have to take over if it detects an accident torwards where you are going. As well as that it has sensor that a human driver is in control at all times. | 2 |
e112df6 | The article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" tells us that an author wants Venus to be explored more. Venus does seem like a very interesting place to explore even though it has really harsh measure conditions such as the temperature can be 800 degrees Fahrenheit and a atmosphere with 97% carbon dioxide.
The author wants scientists to explore and find out more about out neighbor Venus. Even with the harsh weather conditions it is still highly recomended to explore Venus. If we do fly a spaceship or a rover there Venus is pretty close to us so the trip wont be that long. Venus is also almost the same size as Earth and is "the most Eath-like plane in our solar system". It also could of had life on it with Venus could of had large oceans like what we see in Earth. Even the surface some what remebles Earth with rocky sedimets and features like valleys, mountians, and craters. Visting Venus could also tell us important facts or dates that we dont know like if there was any life on there and if so what happened to them.
Even though Venus seems like a vey dangerous place to travel to it can really help us for upcoming space exploration. Or to get some sample so we know what happned to Venus or what Venus is made out of. With Venus atomoshper being 97% carbon dioxide, temperatues on average are over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the stomospheric pressure is 90 times greater than Earth it still seems like a very interesting planet to explore and could help us reach other planets. | 3 |
e11d005 | The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" believes that studying Venus is something that should be done even though it can be very dangerous. The author gives multiple reasons to why we should explore the planet, or learn more about it. However, some people think the dangers of Venus outweigh the benefits of pursuing research on it. The author supports the idea of studying Venus even though it can be very dangerous. He provides many details, and facts as to why it's a good idea.
First off, the author tells what Venus is like. He states that Venus is often referred to as Earth's "twin". This is because Venus and Earth are close in size, density, and at some points in orbit are the closest planets in the solar system. It is also believed that at one point, Venus was a lot like Earth is now. "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" states, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our soloar system.". The article goes on to say Venus most likely had large oceans that supported life, and the planet has things like craters, valleys, and mountains that we also have here on Earth. The author including these details helps get the point across that Venus is a lot like Earth, and with the little research been done already, we've found so much. This helps readers understand that the longer Venus is studied, the more we will learn about it.
Next, the author gives possible ways to study Venus safely, and effciently. The author states, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray.". Stating ways that Venus can be studied with people not being put in danger helps get the authors point across. The article also touches on how floating above the surface could keep those studying the planet safe. Temperatures would still be high, but nothing the spacecraft couldn't handle, the air pressure would be like how it is on Earth at sea level, soloar power would be bountiful, and radiation would be no higher than the levels on Earth. The text then states, "Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans.". Although this would not be an easy job, it is possible to study Venus safely. The details used in this paragraph help convey the authors point that studying Venus can be done safely and that it should continue to happen.
Last, the author gives more ways Venus can be studied safely using different technology. While talking about different approaches to studying Venus the author states, "...simplified electronics...have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks...". This quote also helps the reader understand that studying Venus can be done in a safe and harmless way. Using this new technology could help research on Venus advance, and keep those doing the research out of harm's way. The author then goes on to talk about a different technology that was used in World War 2 that can also be used as a new method to study Venus. These are called mechanical computers, and they use gears and levers rather than the electronics that actual computers use. The mechanical computers are made of mechanical parts which are stronger, so they shouldn't be damaged as easily. These are just a few of the ways technology can help safely advance the study of Venus.
In conclusion, it is important Venus is continued to be studied and researched. The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" does a great job of conveying to his audience why studying Venus is important even though it is dangerous. In the last paragraph, the author says, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value...". Studying Venus can help advance many things, and our knowledge of other planets could grow from this as well. There have been many safe ways found to study Venus, so it should be done. The author also states that, "Our travels on Earth should not be limited by dangers and doubts...". This quote also shows that the author believes the study of Venus should continue even though it can be dangerous. If we didn't study things just because they're dangerous, then we would have nothing dicovered. The author of this article believes the study of Venus should continue, and does very well at conveying that by telling the audience Earth and Venus are a lot alike, gives new, safer ways to study Venus, and gives examples of technology that could also make the study of Venus a lot safer and easier. | 6 |
e11ee45 | Have you ever thought of taking care of horses, young cows, and mules that have been shipped from overseas. Well you should because its the most amazing oprotunity in the world. You get to see all sorts of unique places and its like your own miny adventure. It's a life chaning event that everyone should now about. I'm going to to tell you about Luke who got invited to be a Seagoing Cowboy. Lets see your answer when I'm done.
Luke thought he was going to be working part-time jobs at grocery stores after his high school gradution. Then his friend Don invited Luke to go with him to the Seagoing Cowboys program. It was hard for him to resist a nice trip to and through Eroupe. Luke was 18 by the time he had got to Greece which meant that he could have been drafted for the military service. By 1947 he was discharged and had mad 9 trip the of any
Seagoing Cowboys . Luke siad" The cattle-boat trips were an unbelieveable opprotunity for a small-town boy".
It took two weeks to cross the Alantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. Luke spent his time caring for the animals, it kept him busy. "Being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than just an adventure for him it was a life changing event. Which opened his eyes to see more of whats out there in the world." Luke said.
I hope I convinced you to be a Seagoing Cowboy. You coukd sign up with a friend or even a family. Just remember its not adout the adventure you get to have but its about showing people what all is out there in the world. That can make alot of people happy. | 2 |
e12095f | Dear State Senator(s), there's something wrong with the Electoral College. It's unfair to voters. The voters aren't really voting for the presidents. So what's the point of voting? The Electoral College is irrational. I agree with Bradford Plumer, the writer of source two, that Bob Dole is right: Abolish the Electoral College!
As stated in source two, paragraph ten, "Voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." Voters can't control who their electors vote and could sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate. It's not fair, and it would be better if presidents were elected by popular vote. More people would vote if it was that way. According to the article,
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong , even Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all agree on abolishing the Electoral College. So, we have them, and over 60 percent of voters who agree. When can the U.S. just elect presidents by popular vote?
Now, we could keep the Electoral College because looking at the article by Richard A. Posner, it avoids run-off elections. The article,
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President , says that "There is pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, is reduced by the Electoral College, which invariably produces a clear winner.." You could use that reason for arguing, but here's it's weakness: What if the disaster factor happens again? When in 1960, a state sended two slates of electors to Congress.
It's already been agreed that the electoral college is outdated. The U.S. should change it's method of electing President because, it's unfair, over half of the voters don't like the electoral college, and the disaster factor can't happen again. Why are we using a process for electing president that most of the voters don't like? | 3 |
e123359 | Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers? The author of the ''The Challenge for Exploring Venus''
supporting his idea very detail and well by descriping and comparing with others planet and how challenging it is.
First,he talked about how the Venus looks interesting and challenging, in the text its state that, "Venus is simple to see from the distance but safe vantage point on Earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely", also said its not an easy condition but survivable for human and also Venus is the closest planet to earth. But even though he said that he also state how, is state '' NASA is working and finding the best machanical and computer for to last longer in Venus and helpful to use.
Second, the author also state which is very well to support his idea it said, '' A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more Challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venuss atmosphere''. which means that the Venus temperature and atmospheric is grater compare to our planet. He even state '' beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its suface".
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at the third, the author questioning to support his suggestion; ''why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface?'' also he answer '' Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system''.
The statement prove that,he support his idea with details and well. The challenge must be not easy but as he said there's some people who is finding the solution and how to get better to prevent our world. | 3 |
e128b78 | I whole-heartedly believe the United States should keep the electoral College because the people voting are more legit, the voters are more educated in government topics than most, and citizens still have a say in the vote. Some citizens need to realize that electing a president is a big deal. Electors have more knowledge than most citizens about those government choices and which is best for The United States. Just because it says a citizen is qualified to vote does not always mean that person is making the correct decision. The electoral college electors uses their votes on legit reasons and what can benefit their country.
Electoral College is the way to go because the people voting are more legit. These Electors see what the people who are running for president and vice president have to offer. If they feel it is more benefical than what the other president/vice president has to offer, they will vote for that president. Most citizens understand what the president and vice president is trying to do for their country but the other citizens who are only voting because they can, do not. These citizens still effect the elect of the president and vice president and that's why the electoral college is a must have.
Electors are usually more educated in government topics than most citizens. The electors are people from the House of Representatives and Senators also. For those Representatives and those Senators to get there, they study about the United States and it's government. When Presidents and Vice presidents state what they are willing to do for the country, those electors know if it is appropriate and necessary and which one makes more sense or benefits the country more than the other. Not that Citizens would understand the best choice for the country but more likely than not an electors would make a more educated choice than a citizen would.
Even though the electors are voting, Citizens vote still count and matter. Citizens vote for the elector who is voting for the president that the citizens wants to vote for. A citizen can vote for a certain amount of electors who pledged to vote for the desired President and Vice President. If those electors won the statewide election, that desired President and Vice president would get those certain amount of electoral votes. It all depends on the citizens to choose the electors and whoever gets the majority vote, gets the electoral votes.
In Conclusion, the electoral college definitely should stay and help choose the better President and Vice President. The electors have a more legit reason to their choice than most citizens voting, since the electors are based on Representatives and Senators, they are more educated in that government matter, and even though it is electoral votes, the citizens vote count and matter. Without the electoral college, citizens who voted for a president can lose because the people who voted for the other president didn't think about the advantage and disadvantage of that president. Even if it was the better choice, the president can have ideas that don't benefit the voter. Electoral college who be kept and help all citizens choice the more reliable President and Vice President. | 4 |
e133934 | Luke Bomberger used to be an average teenager working two part-time jobs. Then his friend, Don Reist, came and asked him if he wanted to be a 'Seagoing Cowboy', or one who helps bring livestock to war victims in Europe. Luke then took this as an opportunity of a lifetime and couldn't resist.
The Seagoing Cowboys are a group of people who take care of livestock that were being shipped overseas to help the many that were devastated by the war in Europe. This livestock included young cows, horses, and mules. Shortly after Don and Luke found out about the Seagoing Cowboys, they then both signed up. LIttle did Luke and Don know, this job had a lot of risks.
The Seagoing Cowboys were a great part of an even greater orginization, the UNRRA, or the United Nations Relief and Rehibilitation Adminisrtation. This orginization was made up of 44 nations. This orginization also helped relieve and rehibilltate the devastated families of Europe. Luke knew what he was doing was a great cause, but did he know that going across the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans was a very risky thing. Luke could have had second thoughts about the risks that he was taking, but he wasn't doing it for himself, he was doing it for the people that needed his help. | 1 |
e135f7a | The author is saying that the journry to Venus, despite it being very dangerous, is very worthwhile in the long run. The reasons why are a myraid and the reasons why not are the same likewise.
A great reason for why the we should travel to Venus is that Venus is our sister planet and could have had an ocean at one point. From all we know most life starts from water and if Venus once had oceans on its surface that could vary well mean that it has had some form of life on it at one point. If this were true then it would be a tremonus discovery for it would be the first life found that does not come from Earth. The evidence for this claim of oceans once touching Venus's surface is that it has mountain, vallys, craters, deep tenches that Earth similarly has when it comes to it's oceans.
Sadly however, the trip to Venus would be very exspencive and very very dangerous. Venus has a constant wave of violent storms, is constantly having volcanic eruptions, it's clouds and air are acidic and it's air pressure on it's surface is incredibly stronger than even our deepest of oceas. Not to mention that is comes into around 800 degrees normally. The evidence for this are in paragraphs 2-3 when it states that many unmaned aircrafts have been sent and none have been retuned do to them being destroyed.
Another positive is that if a sucsseful trip to Venus was made then it would mark a major shift in space exsplraion along with giving us a lot more insite into Venus's history. If Venus was to be exsplored by us than we would be given a tremondous amount of knowledge of the planet and of better space exsploration.
NASA and scinentists have been trying to find a way to get to Venus and stay on Venus. They have propossed a few awnsers: one is that they create a station that would stay above the clouds. The air pressure and acid leavels are not as bad above the clouds and the tempeture is lower as well. The only problem is that we wouldn't be able to get much knowledge from above the clouds because the clouds are so thick we wouldn't be able to see past them. Another awner to the problem is to use older tech. Stated in paragrapgh seven: "Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tent to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions." This means that new tech is less durable however older tech, which may not be as stylish, is incredibly durable, and could be the key to finally keeping a shuttle on Venus.
As the author suggests, studying Venus would help humanity tremondously despite the dangerous it presents; even though the planet is incredibly dangerous we would still benfit in learning about our sister planet. | 4 |
e13d2f6 | In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" By Nick D'Alto the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify humans emotions. This technology is very valuable for the classroom. The statment is true because as said in the article the computers will be able to read ther emotions and adaped them selfs to make it seem more intertaning. This technology would play a mager roll in learning. the text states in paragraph 6 that "a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored"," Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor",that help for students and teatchers would be amazing. Plus what would it hurt ? its not a painless unnoticable process that helps the students get a better education. With this in our cumputers it can read the emotions of students better then the teacher ever could and can get the learns more focused and smarter. This technology will help out students more then ever and is to valuable to pass up and should be in every classroom posible | 3 |
e145336 | Which is better to have in the future a driverless car or a driver car? Well I think that a driverless car is better for the future than a driver car. There are multiple reasons as to why I believe this ,such as the fact that a diverless car is more flexable with public transportation than a driver car like a bus. Although a driver car has its perks like being able to park and re-route through traffic and accidents. However does a driverless car have pros and cons?
Yes a diverless car has it's pros and cons like if the Dubbed LIDAR (roof senser) went out than the car would not be able to mimic the skill of a human driver. Some of the pros to being in a driverless car are it can detect danger before the driver and has multiple safety proticals to make sure that anyone in the car won't get hurt. Driveless cars also have the ablity to speed up to 25mph in a traffic jam, although in a way a driverless car still depends on a human driver for alertness.
So would it be good to build cars like these for the future? I say yes. I would support making a driverless car because it can really help people in life. It also makes driving much safer and easier. | 2 |
e1461b0 | The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" has led me to the thought that driverless cars should be developed. Driverless cars seem much safer than regular cars. These cars also have better features than regular cars. Driverless cars can't be worse than regular cars.
In the article is states that driverless cars can do certain things without human interaction. It mentions that these smart cars can brake themselves. This is something that could come in handy when the person driving is not paying full attention to the road. The car also alerts you when it is need of human skills. These features make driverless cars safer than regular cars.
Driverless cars are equipped with more technology and better features than regular cars. In the article it states that some car manufacturers are hoping to bring entertaiment and information systems into the car. These systems will make sure that a person doesn't get bore while the car is doing the driving itself. Another thing is that the entertainment features will turn off when trying to alert you. These technological features make smart cars unique and fun.
Now compare a smart car to a regular car. Which car seems better? The smart car of course! Our world is improving things everyday and smart cars are one of those things. Why not give these driverless cars a chance. | 3 |
e146891 | "Driverless Cars Are Coming" is very easy to consume an argument for. Driverless cars in a sense are a technical way for prevention. The overall purpose of driverless cars is to prevent injuries, and or in extreme cases death. I believe the idea and studies of driverless cars are sufficent.
Driverless cars is a future life saver. With the development and further advancement of other sensors, this car is created to help. Texting and driving is a big legal issue around this day in age and this is a chance to stop all of the car accidents and legal situations involving addition concept. Although the advancement on cars now is not not fully prepared to stop accidents and is not a garuntee, it is ar least a good starting point for success.
In the society we live in today blind and/or deaf people can not drive. A driverless car is giving the disabled people a chance to a more normal life than is what not so much expected. The arguement that continues to this day about everyone is equal, lets unabled people an acceptance call. Allowing the disabled to get around independently, will advance the statistics and knowledge of a widespread of people.
Many ways and oppurtunities for the future are at stake. Giving driverless cars a chance may have a tremendous impact on the world. Automotive legal issues will decrease. Equality arguements will lessen.
I believe the idea and studies of driverless cars are sufficent. This is an oppurtunity for an all around break through. | 3 |
e1486c8 | Technology has come a long way in only the last few decades.
Scientists and engineers are trying countless new ideas. Over the past few years they have experimented with new notions involving the "smart car", enabling a car to be driven without the aid of a human being.
This idea, however is going too far.
Cars need humans.
Smart cars could lead to numerous safety and liability issuse.
Most of the "driveless" cars still need a driver.
They are "semi-autonomous".
When not having to drive, the driver would most likely become bored.
Even Dr. Werner Huber admits that, "The psychological aspects of automation are really a challenge" (8).
With this challenge in mind, some have introduced ideas such as putting up in-car entertainment systems.
However, having to switch back and forth between driving and the entertainment would be a hassle, especially if it were just a short trip.
Also, with someone who travels a lot and spends a majority of their time in the car, the systems could become tiresome in the long run, and they would most likely become bored again.
Without the human brain controlling tthe car, and only with the reliance on the engineering, the smart cars could malfunction and numerous accidents could occur.
Especially after a few years, the cars could become old and rusty and even the high precision put into making the cars perfect could run haywire.
States such as, "California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia" (9), who have outlawed computer-driven cars agree in terms of limiting the use of semi-autonomous cars.
Not being able to control the car, people's lives would be in danger and it could cause cases such as cars driving off the side of the roads or crashing into each other.
The possibility of all of these crashes also brings up a liability issue, "If the technoogy fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?(9)".
Having the issue of the smart car would only create new problems, like having to create many new laws.
Cases like these could lead to sueing and hundreds of court cases which would not bring any positive aspect to the table.
Driveless cars should be banned for at least another few centuries.
Cars need the intelligence and control of the human mind.
These autonomous cars could lead to liability and safety issues which would make lives, in turn, harder on the majority of the population. | 3 |
e1490d1 | In many places there are people who have given up their cars because there is only two places that they could park in dowtown Freiburg so they don't have alot of space to park their vehicle. About 70 percent of the families who are Vauban's dont have cars and 57 percent of those people sold their cars to move there. While in the United States, Environmental Protection Agency is promoting car reduced communities and legislators who act in this in a cautios way. Experts want public transport to play a larger role in a new federal bill that would be approved this year. Paris enforced partial of the driving ban to clear the global city. About 4,000 drivers were fined and 27 had their cars impounded for their reaction to the fine so this is many of the advantages that citizens have in limited car usage so there is not much that drivers in this countries have that many people do have. In Bogota the day without cars was a part of an improvement campaign that began in the mid-1990s. President Obama's goals curb the United State's greenhouse gas and it unveiled last week and it will get a fortuitous assist from an incipient shift in the American behavior. There was a recent studies that suggested that Americans are buying few cars and driving less also getting fewer licenses each year that goes by and that has left researchers pondering questions. Company's like Ford and Mercedes are already rebranding themselves a broader product range. | 1 |
e15385d | In my opinion I think driverless cars are a bad idea. I think they are inconvinent. I believe that bad things could happen if there were driverless cars, such as accidents and or death itself. Lastly, I believe that malfunctions can and will happen in driverlss cars. In this essay I will explain why I think driverless cars are a bad idea for more then one reason.
To start off with, driverless cars are not completely driverless as of right now. Therefore they are very in convinent because they cannot go through work sites or traffic areas, where most people wouldn't want to drive through. Details taken from the passage are "...Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alret the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents."
In my experience I find driving through work cites to be a little scary because you have to maintain a slow speed and make sure you do not hit anything or injure anyone. With workers on the road it makes it scary as well because accidents can happen, but you never want them to occur. In my opinion this is a huge inconvience for people who get nervous driving through these areas.
Secondly, I believe that bad things could occur from driverless cars, such as malfunctions causing a car to maybe stop working with you inside it would possibly the car losing control of itself and you being injure because of this. They have driverless cars right now that are not completely driverless and you have to drive for certain parts of the road, but what if this dosn't work and the car continues to drive through a work cite with a speed limit of 20 mph going a speed of 50 mph? Someone would end up getting hurt and you would end up with a big fine or jail time. Taken from the text itself, "...new laws willbe needed in order to cover liability in the case of an ccident. I fhte technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" This means that if something bad happens no one knows who wil be blamed.
Next, cars can malfunction adn there have been recalls in the past because of things that have gone wrong. For example brakes not working causing a death toll. What car brand wants someone to look at their cars and then see a death toll due to the fact that the car companies brakes didn't do their job and a person couldn't stop? Driverless cars have many sensors. AS started from the text, "For starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors." Sensors and almost anything else can malfunction for no reason at all. Because of how many sensors would be in a completely driverless car there is no way to insure that every sensor will work properly and make sure no mistakes will be made.
Some people may say that times are changing and technology is at an all time high and they would be correct, however I do not believe that driverless cars are the future. I believe that they are dangerous and could do more harm then good. That is why in my opinion driverless cars are a bad idea for more then one reason. | 4 |
e1554c4 | I would sign up for this group beacuse you get to visit wonderful places and maior capitals like Greece, Eurupe, China, Italy, Vience,and Crete. You also can learn about animals spend your birthday and have fun with your friends on a big cargo boat. You do get some free time to relax or you could go have fun in Eurupe, China, Greece and so many other places.
If you like to go on water this place would also be a thing you might want to sign up for you get to travel acrossed the pacfic ocean. You also get to work at night if you want I know some people like to work at night. You might learn some new people and they could become your friends. Now some people like to enjoy boat rides and some don't because they get sea sick and throw up but if you like to be around water and ride on cargo ships you might like this job. You can work with animals like what Luke did on his night job and if you like hay you could eat the hay the cattel eat if you get hungry. Also while passing through the pacific you might get to see some dolphins the sun set and mabey a shark leap out of the air and grap something. Most of the time you will be on a boat going across the sea mabey spending your birthday on the boat and eating cake.
If you don't like this job fine it is a great job working with animals and you would get paid with dollars, to buy stuff like a house, a car, and mabey you could even make your own UNRRA or you could rename it to somethig else. You might even be abel to drive the boat doubt it but you might. But most of all you get to work with animals and visit majoir places that you might not even thought of going to vist. So come visit us and sign up you might like it. Come on if you don't like the idea of having fun go some wher else where you might belong like working at Mcdonalds and handing out food also if you dont like to work this is not the place for you I will tell you that before you sign up to this job and sign a sheet to be nice to the animals cause if you kill one of the cattel it want be good I will fire you. You might ask how much time do i spend on this ship? Depends how long you want usally going across the pacific takes about a year. Come join us. To go across the oceans and hopefully don't get hurt. | 3 |
e16157a | What is the square root of 100,012? You might not know, but your computer does. Infact your computer knows a lot, but one thing it doesnt know is how to detect feelings. Why is there a camera on your computer? Who knows? Lets put that camera to use! As we know computers tend to be used more often. I agree with the idea of allowing computers to identify what mood the user is in and adjusting accordingly. I agree with this because technology is advancing, normal computers can't compete with this upgrade, and computer ads tend to be annoying.
Mona Lisa, the subject of a wonderful painting. A painting which appears she is smiling in. Smiling as if she is happy? How can we be sure that she is happy? Is it as simple as looking at the picture? In paragraph 4 is tells us that "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements". How can a camera identify how a person is feeling? Simple, technology is improving and computers are being updated.
Computers truly are fascinating, but as asked in Paragraph 2 "Can a computer recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel?". These new computers can detect movement of one or more muscles in the face. The computer will then categorize the movement into one of these 6 categories happiness,suprise,anger,disgust,fear,and sadness. But then "Boom" and ad pops up, arent ads just annoying.
Ads, ads, ads all on the screen. How could you get rid of irrelevant ads? Well with this new software your compter will be able to detect is you are satified with your ads or not. If you appear happy when an ad pops up, your computer will discontinue to show the ad and replace it with another one. If a satisfying look appears on your face after and ad appears, your computer will continue to show ads that satisfy the user. | 2 |
e163ad5 | Have you seen the picture of the object on Mars that some people believe looks like a face? Do you believe it is a natural landform or a face created by aliens? This paper is to help explain why some people believe it is a face and others think it is a natural landform.
In 1976 NASA´s Viking 1 was circling Mars to see where its sister ship Viking 2 could land when it arrived on Mars. It was snapping photos when suddenly it spotted something that looked like a human face. It looked like the head was staring right back at the camera. It was from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia. The people controlling the ship
were surprised to see an object that looked like a human face. Scientists then figured out it was a Martian mesa but had an unusual shadow that made it look like a Pharaoh. A few days after seeing the image NASA unveiled the image to the public. They thought it was a good idea to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. In fact it did attract the attention of a lot of people. It has become a pop icon. It has stared in a Hollywood film, in books, magazines, radio talk shows, and even in the grocery store. Some people think the face is evidence of life on Mars,which is information that NASA would want to hide from people. It became a priority for NASA to get more photos of Cydonia. In 1998 the team snapped a photo ten times sharper than the original photos. Many people were on the Internet to see the image right after it was put on the web. It turns out that it was just a natural landform. Not everyone was pleased though. Some people said that the camera had to peer through clouds so the alien jmarkings were hidden by haze. In 2001 there were no clouds in Cydonia so the team took another picture. This photo is very clear and shows no evidence that it is a face. It shows that it is a natural landform.
Has your viewpoint of the object changed? If you still think that it is a alien created object then look at the picture from 2001. There are no clouds to block anything that would make you think it is a face. In the first photo it is a shadow that makes it look like a face. Also the
photo is very blurry. The less blur there is the more it looks like a natural landform not a face. | 2 |
e164e8c | Would you want your car to drive itself ? Cars have been around for decades. They've been advancing in technology for years. Everyone loves cars , well almost everyone. I personally don't think it would be a great idea to have driverless cars because Safety issues , expenses , and it would limit new drivers learning opportunity.
Firstly , there might be a few safety issues. Already the cars we have now that are "independently funtioning" need human assistance. In the text it states that " all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills , such as navigating through work zones and around accidents". So just right there tells me that there can be various situations where the driver may not be paying too close attention to the road because the car is supposed to " drive independently" and when the car can't handle the road ahead there could be a accident.
Secondly , expenses are way too much. Making a car already can cost a lot of money but now adding all these sensors and stuff will make them very expensive to own and to make. In the text it states that " Radar was a device on a hiltop that cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something you could buy at the Radio Shack. So just how driverless will cars be in the near future?". To me all that money could be put into something more proactive and providing.
Last but not least , limiting new driver's opportunity. Imagine if this was a new "trending" thing in 2025. Kids in that generation would have absolutely no desire to learn how to drive. Already in this 2016 generation we have kids that can't even read a wall clock because technology had caused them to lose the desire to actually learn. With kids not wanting to learn how to drive that's just going to be another life lesson thrown out the door. Me personally , I don't want to see that happen in the world.
In conclusion , this is a risky step to take in my opinion. Although, some people can argue that this would be a great idea for "public-transpot taxi system" and I agree but it just isn't worth the risk. So again I don't think this is a smart idea because safety issues, expenses , and limitations on new driver's experiance. | 4 |
e164ec6 | Many people forsee that driverless cars are the future of public transporation. Companies such as Google, have already make driverless cars fitted with various sensors to help them guide themselves around cities and navigate through traffic. Since 2009, various improvements have been make to make these driverless cars more efficient and safe. I believe that there should be continued development for driverless cars because of what they can do to change way we see public transportation today.
Driverless cars have been improving since the 1950s, ever since General Motors created track car that could drive itself around using radio signals and electrical cables. In the 1980s, various sensors were added to automobiles in the aid of the creation of antilock brakes. Driverless cars also know when to give the wheel to the driver when situation calls for the need. And now, Google has make multiple advancements to driverless cars to make them more efficient and safer around cities and pedestrians. Tesla has predicted that if there is continued development for driverless cars, automobile companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Nissan will have self-driving cars by 2020. This shows that with the continued development of driverless cars will surely change the future in years time.
Driverless cars have shown that they could potentially change the future of driving. Through continued development from the 1950s all the way to today, driverless cars have shown that they are capable of driving through cities and populated areas and are smart enough to evade danger until the driver needs to take over. I believe that if there is continued development for driverless cars, they will develop enough to completely take over public transportation and allow more people to be safe when on the road. | 3 |
e164fba | To State Senator,
I think the Electoral College should be changed to popular vote because we have a lot of close presedential race nowadays. We also need to change the voting system because candidates are focusing on the "swing states" instead of all the states in the U.S.A. We also have the problem where one candidate can win the Electoral College and the other candidate can win the popular vote. It happened in 2000, when Gore had more popular votes than Bush yet fewer electoral votes. If we get rid of the Electoral College then we won't have to deal with people stressing about the candidate who should've won and the candidate who actually won.
I would rather have my vote be counted towards the president that I picked instead of electors who might pick that person. If I live in a democratic state and I'm Republican, then my vote is most likely not going to count because the electors are going to vote for the other president since the state is known to be a democratic state. Then we wonder why people don't vote; it's mostly because they know which candidate is going to win that state. With popular vote , nobody knows who will win the presidency because all 50 states have equal representation. No one state will be greater than the other.
According to paragraph 9 "A Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after AL Gore won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election," this proves that people are already thinking about having the direct election rather than the Electoral College.
Sincerely, PROPER_NAME | 3 |
e165a2c | In the 1960's driverless cars seemed more as like a futuristic fantasy rather than reality, but in todays world, they just might be the next big thing. In the late 1950's, General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track (Ph. 3). Although this was the first concept of a "smart car", the roads would need an unrealistic upgrade that would cost extremely to much. Today however, we have the technology to make real driverless cars. The toll of human error has been evident in the auto-age as more accidents happen every year. The use of driverless cars, or at least almost driverless cars, will be benificial to the future as less accidents will happen, preventing more casualties.
Today, many cars all across America and the world have road assistance and antilock breaks, but this still gives drivers the oppurtunity to make a mistake and cause an accident. For example, BMW created a system called " Traffic Jam Assistant". The car is capable of handling situations at speeds up to 25 mph. This is not bulletproof though, as the human driver still has to be alert when navigating through construction and accidents. Developers though, are getting closer to having real driverless cars. Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90% of the time (Ph.10).
Technology today makes creations and inventions capable of almost anything. We have had extreneous experience with sensors and radar, two things that are almost required for a driverless car in the upcoming future, to make one. In the 1980's, more than 30 years ago, automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes (Ph. 5). With all of the experience gained, we now can make real driverless cars. Infact, we all ready have. Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009 (Ph. 2). Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash, but roadblocks and problems do lie ahead for a true "driverless car".
Traffic laws are written with the asssumption that the only safe car has a human driver in contral at all times (Ph. 9). As a result, many states restrict the use of driverless cars on the roads. As driverless cars are a relatively new idea, restrictions will be diminished in due time. Opposers of driverless cars have also made the claim that liability will possibly be the dimise of driverless cars. The discussion of whether or not the human in the seat or the car manufacturer will no doubt be on the minds of lawmakers, but they would quicky come to the conclusion that it would be the driver's fault, since the driver bought the car and knew what he/she was getting into. Manufacturers would also make a liability agreement required in order to driver the car.
Although driverless cars will not probably be 100% driverless, the creation of almost driverless cars is not far down in world history. The use of driverless cars, or at least almost driverless, will be beneficial to the future as less accidents will happen, preventing more casualties. | 5 |
e16657c | In the article The Challenge of Exploring Venus the Author seems to have strong feelings about wanting to visit Venus. In the article is says venus has some bad things if you go there. Venus is Earth's twin as it says in the article it's the closest in size, density and distnce too, because venus is right around the corner many people have sent a good amount of spacecraft to land on Venus. None of the Spacecrafts was able to survive. Venus is very hard to get to because spacecrafts didn't make it and neither will people. Venus is 170 degrees they can average over 800 degrees. Venus is a very hot Planet.
The NASA has one particular idea to send humans to study Venus. Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray. Solar power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed earth's level Not easy conditions but the people who go to Venus would be able to survive. The Author seems to know a lot about Venus and how much he wants to be able to know or see more about it.
The Author will more than likely look more into this and see if visiting Venus is possible and if it is he will more than likely go and write more and tell people what he expierenced and what it looked like. The Author talked a lot about Venus and how much he wanted to see what it looks like and if you could survive on it he definitly know what he is talking about and knows a lot of Pro's and Con's about it and will learn more. I agree with the Author I think visiting Venus could be possible if they did some more research about making sure the humans would be okay and safe and be able to go back to earth safe and sound when they can Visiting Venus would be great. | 2 |
e167bba | Control your life or let it control you. Since technology has improved significantly since the past decades, In the article "Driveless Cars Are Coming" humans are able to create vehicles that drive themselves. They have their pros and cons but the cons out-shape the pros. Driveless cars are lethal, illegal, and time consuming to manufacture.
The first reason on why driveless cars are lethal is that they are not tested fully and can injure the driver very severely if not handled right. This is evident in paragraph 9 where the author states, "manufacturers believe that more states will follow as soon as the cars are proved more reliably safe." This is a perfect example of how the driveless cars are still unstable and should be tested. Overall, companies still need to improve on some aspects on the driveless car to have it be a safe to use.
The second reason is that the utilization of driveless cars on testing is illegal. Evidence to support this claim is that the author states in paragraph 9, "As a result, in most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars." This makes the invention difficult to find it's short comings and hard to sell. More evidence is found that alot of people can get in trouble due to this technology failing, which is found in paragraph nine again, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" This can both harm them because of the injury and the company's reputation. Overall, driveless cars are suited to test because of the law.
Finally, the last reasoning on while driveless cars are suited for the market is because of time. It takes a long time to produce; this is stated by the author in paragraph 5, "Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers." It takes the company TEN YEARS to only create one component of the device. Overall, driveless cars take a long time to produce.
Driveless cars can be conducive and negative to the consumer but the draw backs out match the pros with its dangerous to control, legalization, and time consuming process to manufacture. The technology is not ready yet for this device to hit shelves in markets and is best to wait when there is more money involved for this project. | 4 |
e16a336 | Driverless cars are one of many inventions that can rock the human world. However, that does not mean driverless cars should be developed. I firmly stand against driverless cars, because of the safety and liability of them.
Safety is and has always been the number one priority on the road. The use of driverless cars, does not add up to safety. Stated from paragraph 9, lawmakers know that safety is best with alert drivers "Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieve with alert drivers" (9). In order for lawmakers to know this, imense study and research must have been put into the safety topic. Despite being such a advanced piece of technology driverless cars can not perform well enogh for real time situations "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills..." (7). This statement alone proves that driverless cars have a major safety fault. There are countless scenerios on the road which driverless cars can simply not be programmed to handle, thus not safe enough for the road.
Liability with driverless cars, is just unimaginable. People today already debate enough when they are in accidents. Who takes responsibilty for driverless cars, the driver or manufacturer? The amount of cases for accidents with driverless cars would take up some much time and effort, people would turn back to driving regular cars.
With safety and liability, driverless cars are to much risk, for the amount of time and money invested into them. Yes, driverless cars would be cool, but at the end of the day we must face reality and see the bigger picture. | 4 |
e16b27c | As a scientist people have been discussing the face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. But as you get into the story they are trying to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.
NASA'S Vicking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet while photos are being taken of possible landing sites for it's sister ship. Viking 2, Spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. There had to have been an degree of surprise among mission controllers back at the Jet Propulsion Lab when it face appeared on the monitors.
NASA unveiled the image for all to see.. the caption noted a"huge rock formation.... Which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes,nose ,and mouth."
As the authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to mars. So, as a scientist you learn that some things are kinda just meant to catch peoples attention. | 1 |
e16d17c | Have you ever driven a car? If so, were you actually driving or was this car a driverless car? Many people are preferring to ride in driverless cars or semi driverless cars. Without your eyes on the road, how can driverless cars be safe? The Author of "Driverless Cars Are Coming" gives examples of how driverless cars can result in being late, more expensive, and more acciddents.
In the story " Driverless Cars Are Coming" paragraph three, states many companies that have started making these driverless cars. One being General Motors, whose idea was towards "Smart Roads". Having smart roads would be rediculous becuase of the expensises in using magnets and the special car sensor needed. If we had smart raods, and the road broke, what would we do? Basing all of our driving on a "Smart Road" would increase the risk of it breaking and everyone being late.
Okay, so smart raods are a terrible idea. What about smart cars? Google came out with a Toyota Prius. The prius uses postion-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a roatating senor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automatic radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor. Sounds cool right? There are a couple problems with all of this stuff on a car. The first problem being that if one thing broke it would be super expensive. the second problem being if one thing broke nobodywould be able to drive at all. The last problem with all of the gudgets on the car is having the extra weight on the car would make the gas milage go through the roof.
So, smart roads and smart cars are starting to sound like a bad idea. Still can not make up your mind? Take the human mind as a consideration. These smart cars would make humans lazy. If we had these driverless cars we would not pay any attention to whats going on on the road. In the story "Driverless Cars Are Coming" paragraph eight reads " some manufacturers hope to bring in-car entertainment. Think about what would happen if a car had a malfunction, would the other riders in the driverless cars be paying attention? Think about if a kid ran in the street after thier ball, would the car or the driver know? Finally, think about how much boring the world would be if you only rode in the car not drove it? Would you see the the beautiful blue sky or the amazing adventure of the forest? No, you wpould not. The little things are what make driving such a privledge not a right.
In conclusion, driverless cars are not a good idea. As people, we should always look ahead at what is in front of us. In "Driverless Cars Are Coming", the author states both good and bad ideas of the driverless cars, I encourge you to think about the little things and the bad thing, on why we should not allow driverless cars. | 4 |
e16f93c | "Twenty five years ago something funny happened around Mars. NASAs Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, snapping photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face." This is an excerpt from the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars". This is describing a strange feature found on the face of mars in the region of Cydonia.
At first there were no clear pictures of the face and no certain explanations. The Viking 1 found it in 1976 and back then the quality was not so great. Scientists thought "it was just another Martian mesa" but they also noted one unusual shadow, so they were not that clear on the reason. In 1998 NASA took another picture in better resolution but it was cloudy and some people were not convinced that it was a mesa. In 2001 NASA was finally able to capture a clear picture of the formation, putting down any kind of conspiracy theories.
Speaking of conspiracy theories, many believed that "...the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars". Some theories were that aliens built "an Egyptian pharoah". Some of the scientists at NASA even believed that it was evidence of alien life on mars! Conspiracy theorists say that NASA would rather hide life on Mars, but defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilisation on mars becuase then NASA would get more money to go to mars.
Now with higher resolution pictures NASA scientists have found what the "Face" really is. It seems that their earlier guesses were in fact correct! As quoted in "Unmasking the Face on Mars", "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa". The scientists were correct on saying it looked like a mesa. They have even found out with higher resolution pictures that it almost resembles the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. They both have a similar height and shape.
Sadly the "Face" is not an ancient alien ruins or a temple. Dont we all want it to be proof of life on mars? Scientists have proved that it is not though. Scientists say that it is in fact a mesa, and they put to rest a long standing mystery of the face on mars and any conspiracy theories with it. | 4 |
e1729b5 | For me, I think it's crazy riduclous how the science nerds have the talent or so creative to invinte something like that (facial human emtion technology)FHET.
I claim , well i'm in between of agreeing with the new technology, but i'm also denying with it. So i'm in the middle! Why? Well for me I say " Who cares what Mona Lisa emtional face". It's already in the past. The past is history! According to the new technology. I think it's a great idea to use it in school, work, kids, and other so that way we can help and cummunicate with others. Meanwhile I just found out that muscles called orbicularis oculi, I just wanted to throw that out. Perhaps Mona Lisa is very important to others. But I think we should use the new technolgy in improve it even more in the future. Atleast according to some new computor software that can recognize emotions. By the way, did making a happy face in this experiment also made me feel slighhtly happy? Well, I guess yeah! I think it's funny how i never knew all about this. I haven't watched the news like years. It's diffenetly great that to know all this new stuff, because that way you know what is going on right now in the real world. " The world doesn't wait for you, you have to keep moving on ." | 1 |
e17a151 | Luke should join the Seagoing Cowboys because Luke can help countries that need food and water. Luke can help animals that have to be shiped across the ocean. cattle boat trips can be unbelievable for people that live in a small town and never get to go on trips. Luke can like helping people, and Luke can do differnt jobs for the Seagoing Cowboys, he could be night watchman. Seagoing Cowboys can be more than an adventure.
Luke can help people that are in needed for water,and food,and they need homes. Luke can take animals like cow's and horses. If Luke had got the opportunity to do this. He could take bales of hay to the animals and bags of oats for the poeple. when Luke was child he had work with his aunt on a farm.
Sometimes being a Seagoing Cowboys can be bad but luke can handle it. Their could be apossablitty that you could get hurt and break a bone or break a rib. If you need anything to be clean Luke could do it. The only time it would be hard to work is when it is raining. Because if it was raining the ship could possable sink.
Luke would love to have the job it is once in a life opportunity to have the job. | 2 |
e1864a3 | Dear Mr. Florida State Senator,
My name is PROPER_NAME from SCHOOL_NAME in LOCATION_NAME, and I am writing to you addressing a matter that I have witnessed being discussed, come every four years presidential election time: the Electoral College. I am in favor of abolishing the Electoral College and changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. The method of electing our president should be changed to election by popular vote because the Electoral College is unfair, problematic, and does not represent the will of our citizens accurately.
First of all, the Electoral College is unfair. Because many states are "set" Republican or Democrat, it seems like only the votes in "swing states" seem to matter. According to
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong ,"During the 2000 campaign, seveteen states didn't see the candidates at all...and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad."So, it seems that, in this system of election, only the swing states matter in voting. Though the focused campaigning is necessary in the process of the Electoral College, it would not be necessary if the voting system was by popular vote. This is unfair because it puts potential voters in the dark about what's going on. Also, Democrats in "Republican" states or vice versa cannot hope for them to help their preferred presidential candidate, as mentioned in
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President .
Secondly, the Electoral College is problematic. There is much uncertainty with the Electoral College. As
What Is the Electoral College states, we vote for electors to vote for the President and Vice President. According to
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong , "[The electors]can be anyone not holding public office...sometimes the presidential candidates themselves." The electors may not vote for who the people wanted. An example of this would be in the presidential election of 1960. Also according to
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong , "...segregationists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors."(paragraph 11) If they had succeded, it would have meant a longer period of intense segregation and racism, which we are still fighting to this day. Another reason that the Electoral College is problematic is in a case of a tie in the electoral vote. Then, more steps are required to figure out who's president.
Lastly, the Electoral College does not represent the citizens of the United States accurately. Many reasons support this claim. I think political parties are similar to "cliques" in school. People in cliques act in a certain way, dress in a certain way, only think that how they do things is right, etc. Political parties are similar. If you pick a political party to identify as, you're either "pro-life" or "pro-choice". You're either for something or against something. There's not really an in-between. In
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President , author Richard A. Posner says that "Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election..."(paragraph 23). Presidential candidates that don't identify with a certain party don't have much of a chance to win at all, even if they might turn out to be what's best for our country. I don't think there should be a vote for "political preference", but that's another arguement. Voters should vote for who they want to represent their country with flexible decisions, not a set cookie-cutter description, like a clique in school.
In conclusion, I believe we should abolish the Electoral College and put in place a new system of voting. The process of voting should be changed to the poplular vote because the Electoral College is unfair, uncertainly problematic, and an inaccurate form of representation. We all want what's best for the country, right? So, this is how I think we should make our country better. My voice may not be much, but it only takes one to start a movement. Please consider my voice, and it could be a step to making our country the best it can be.
Sincerely,
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