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eaa7637 | Many people believe that the face on Mars is an Egyptian Pharaoh. I believe that the face that appears on Mars is just a natural landform. I believe it is just a natural ladform because the text states that Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos and it revealed a photo that looked like the face was just a natural landform. I also beleive that the face is just a natural landform because the text states that on April 8, 2001, on a cloudless day, Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look at the face. He took a picture using the camera's maximum resolution. The photo showed that the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa which are landforms common around the America West. I also believe that the face is just a natural landform because people thought that it could be an alien artifact but that was proven to be wrong because of the good quality cameras. This is why I believe that the face that was discovered on Mars is just a natural landform. | 3 |
eaab74e | I think you boys should join the seagoing cowboys. Do you now why I want you to join its because you will have the time of your life. Then you also get to be on a bout when the waves hit the bout sometimes it fells like your riding your house. Im going to tell you about what it is like being a sea cowboy and the expereances.
When you are on the bout you get to feed and be around the cattle all you want. Then when we guy have time to realy relacts we have like table tennis tourniments and read you now stuff like that. Then You also have realy good times on the bout being a sea cowboy I would say.
When you are of the bout sometimes you get to see whats in town like once I went to Venice Italy a city with streets of water. I also get to toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled the Panama Canal on my way to Chine boy was it cool.
Finaly when we drop of the cattle and stuff we have tuns of free time when we are at sea. Once we had a fencing touraments. When we where done with that we also got to play baseball and volleyball in the empty holds where the animals where and we did more stuff like boxing and reading whittling and games to.
Finaly do you see how being a cowboy on the sea can be excitning. These are just some of the reasons why you should become a seagoing cowboy. Then now that you boys herd me I will be on my just think about signing up ok. Then see you boys on the docks hopfully. | 3 |
eaacc19 | I think this technolgoy to read the emotional expression of students in a classroom is valuable because it wont just help the
teachers and but the students also, by helping us read our friends/peers how they are feeling. It will also helps the teacher know when we are getting uninterested on the subject. Not only that but also its really awsome and interesting to know
how the process goes.
Nicu Sebe of the University of Amsterdam. Dr.Huang and his colleague are experts at developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate. The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles for it to work properly. Eckman has classified six basic emotions, happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness,which then they are associated each with characteristcs movements of the facial muscles. But this technology does not just help with a real face but also in paintings. It even helps you know what the person is
feeling in the painting.
Some of us can probably know how to tell how your friends are doing just by looking at her facial expression.
Of course, some of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. Just imagine to know how your friend is feeling, for example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different, and you get to know all this just by your school computers, Dr. Huang predicts. " Then is could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructure," said Dr.Huang. We all have that one friend/friends that when you ask them " Are you okay?" they always say "Im fine," and they say it so neutral with no emotions. That's how you know that they are lying and they just dont want to tell you, this is when this Facial Action Coding can come in handy, to just tell you if your friend is okay and just a little irrated thats all. Its like how Dr.Huang said "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication."
In the end I think the new technology "Facial Action Coding," can come in handy once and awhile. Its all about those muscular action units. They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one.
According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions,but also may even help produce them.
We all want to know how someone is feeling whether its a friend, family, or even a stranger, we want to help them but we wont know how unless they tell us how they are feeling in the first place. I think the new technology is a good idea it will help us alot but remember sometimes its just as good to know how someone is feeling as it is to not know at all. Dont get carried away of knowing how everybody feels becuase we still need privacy and sometimes we just like to keep our emotions to ourselves. Empathy (feeling someone else's emotional state) may happen because we unconsciously imitata another person's facial expressions. Whoever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions! | 4 |
eab2b06 | I think that the Facial Action Coding System is valuable in a classroom setting. While at first I seemed a little skeptical about the idea, as I kept reading I realized that having a software that can read emotions of students in the classroom could be great. It could be a wonderful teaching tool. If a computer can read a students facial expression then theres no doubt in my mind that this is a valuable technology to have. There are some really great uses this technology could be used for to help students. Having this technology in classrooms could help students who are confused, upset, or afraid to ask questions.
If the software was correct about the emotions in Mona Lisa's face being "83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry" then the software is really good at what its supposed to do. If the software can recognize all of those emotions from a painting then why couldnt it be put to use in a classroom. The software could recognize if a student was confused and try to give the student easier problems to try and work them up to the more difficult problems. Or the software could just show them websites or videos that teach the student how to do the problem they are confused on. If needed the software could just "modify the lesson." The software could also help a student who is getting upset that they arent getting a correct answer, or that they don't know how to do the problem.
If the software can recognize when a student is getting upset at a problem, it could notify the teacher so they can help the student. Or the software could just help the student work through the problem. The software can try to calm the student down. If the software is successful then the student can go on with the problem. Or if the software can't help then it could just take the student to another problem entirely.
When the software can read fear or worry on a students face with confusion or anger the software could realize that the student doesn't understand the problem, but is too shy to ask for help. The software could find extra help for the student on the internet. It could find the student some practice problems. If needed the software could even find a video explaining how to work through the problem. As a last ditch effort the software could notify the teacher that the student doesn't understand the problem.
I dont think the Facial Action Coding Software can do all of these things to help out students now. I do think in the future that it should be used in a classroom setting. This kind of technology could be really helpful in making sure that no student is left behind. If the software would be put to use in the classroom it would need some extra work put into it so it can do what it needs to in order to help students. But I still think its a valuable technology to have. | 5 |
eab45cd | My thoughts on driverless cars are, i think they would be cool but they could also be dangerous.
Some things they could be nice for is it would be something new for everyone in the world. Some risks there are is if one would crash and you would have to pay for it not the company that made the car. Another thing is what if you turn it with the stearing weel and it doesnt work. Another risk is if you set the car up to go somewhere and it does something else. I think it would be really exspensive for a driveless car. Also i think there does need to be new laws if they start selling driveless cars because i feel like people would take advantage of it and maybe even use it in a negative way. I think if someone is in a driveless car going to a destination in they get in a crash and get injured it should be the companies fault because people dont know how to wrok them. | 2 |
eab9ae4 | The counterclaim: Our travels on earth and beyond sold not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. The evidence is in paragraph 6 many reasearchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to or knowledge of venus.
In the article "The challenge of exploring venus", Mostly talks about venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it could be .
One reason why it's dangerous is because no one have maded to venus. For example in paragraph 2 in sentence 5 it states, "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reasons, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours". Another example in paragraph 2 sentence 6 it states, "maybe the issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on venus in more than three decades.
A second reason why it's dangerous is that NASA is exprienceing new object to see if they could land in venus. For example in paragraph 5 in the second sentence it states "NASA possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of venus." A second example on why NASA is using objects is in paragraph five sentence four it states "A vechicle hovering over venus would avoid to unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way".
A third reason why it's dangerous is that humans are not believing and wanting to go to venus. For example in paragraph eight it states "Striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but humans curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endevors".
"The challenge of exploring venus" Is worthy pursuit despite of danger for these reasons, Alstranouts not landing, NASA making a new object to try to land, and humans not wanting to believe what's happeing and wanting to go to venus. I perdict that those were why the author suggest that studying venus could be dangerous. | 2 |
eabad33 | Nowaday, the world of technology is really big all around the world. People start to use technology for everything in their daily life. From their house, their school or work. Phone, laptop, computer, cars, etc. Each day a lot of inventors work hard to produce their invention to make the world better. Recently, iphone company just release a new iphone called iphone X that you can unlock the phone without using your finger, you can just look at the camera and the phone will recognize your face and open it for you. That is a really popular invention that everyone excited to buy and love to use. People create many new technology for it to communicate with humans like iphone X as an example. Thomas Huang professor of University of Illinois collaboration with Nicu Sebe professor of University of Amsterdam created a software called :"Facial Action Coding System." The software were created because Dr. Huang said that he want to develop better ways for huamsn and computers to communicate. The software can recognize humans emotions. Either, you happy, sad, fear or surprise, the computer just look at you and tell what is your feeling right the way. Because Dr. Huang is a professor at University of Illinois, beside the software he just look like every professior that have to go to class and teach. As many people know, not every time you attend the class you understand what the teacher teach you. Sometime you get bored, sometime you get confused or tired. But all of that emotions you are the only one that know about it. With that in mind, Dr. Huang wanted to bring the software to his class so he will know his lesson is actually go through students mind or not. He will know the time to change the topic to make student more productive, more happy and enjoy in his lesson. Not just only him, every teacher in the world need this sofware, everyone want their students to happy to learn. More happy you are, more focus you are in the class. The Facial Action Coding System is a valuable software for school that help teacher recognize students feeling and that can make the class better.
Here is how it works. According to the article "The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like a human muscles" This show that, we can believe in the result of the software after its read the emotions. Because the computer created a model of the face, with all muscles that humans has. When you move your face the 3-D model of the face will form exactly the same as your face to help the software recognize what is that emotion. One of psychologist and creator of FACS that work with Dr. Huang is Dr. Paul Eckman has classified there are six basic emotions :"happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness." That is what emtions of a regular humans looks like. Either you happy because you got good grades, or anger because someone ate you ice cream that you save for a long time. They bring every emotions of humans in real life in the software to help help it easily recognize humans face. One of the example from the article is when your frontalis pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you are surprised, or your orbicularis oris (around your moth) tightens your lips to show anger. The computer is really smart, just look to your face and form the 3-D it can easily show how mad you are, how sad you are. Even from the painting Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci, the computer show she's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fear ful and 2 percent angry. You can see how smart it is. If you mad and angry or surprise at the same time, the computer will still know and point of the percent of each emotions. When you make a fake smile, the software still recognize it. According to the article "But in a false smile, the mouth is stretched sideways using zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius." You cannot lie to them, they already know exactly how you give them fake or real smile. Go back with Dr. Huang classroom. Why is FACS is a valuable software for study at school? Because when you are tired, bored or mad about something you cannot focus on the lesson or what the teacher or proffessor teach you. From that the computer will recognize your emotions and tell the teacher your feeling. Teacher cannot make you forget about your problems but they will create or find another way to make the class seem more fun or do more activities instead of just standing and read ore teach boring stuff that you don't care about. That's help you feel more comfortable, in that way when you feel happy and relax you can focus on your work more. All of the stuff that you learn will easily come to your brain and you will remember it.
The FACS is a great software for school. It can help teacher/professor a lots in their way of teaching students and from that students will focus more on the teaching time. Not just classroom, this could help many people around the world with whatever they do. Because sometime, humans being never tell anyone about their feeling, they just sad and angry but noone now about it. Using computer to communicate with them is a great ideas. Like an example in the article, when it recognize your emotions and know that you sad, it will find an ad or something funny that can make you laugh right the way. Since many people around the world using technology all the time, people should create more things that could help technology communicate with humans. Because it could help the world more modernized, help the people without family or friends feel better when they communicate with technology. Growth more technology will make the world better. | 3 |
eac6509 | Many places around the world have been taking charge and limiting car use to the public. There comes some great advantages when doing this. You can help limit greenhouse gases, relieve the stress from cars, and become less dependent on your car for transportation.
The big advantage about limiting cars is to help prevent the rapid spread of greenhouse gases the creates smog in cities. From source two you learn that cold nights and warm days cause the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions polluting cities even more. With these dangerous gases in the air, the world is in great danger of becoming unhealthy and we are to blame for this awful cause because of the over use of cars. By limiting the use of cars you limit the amount of pollution in the air.
By limiting car use an finding other means of transpotation, you can actually relieve stress put on you from the constant beeping and noises made by cars. By walking or riding a bike you hear the nice peaceful sounds of the great outdoors while knowing you are doing good to you and the environment. Some people, as seen in source three, have taken this experience of the limiting of cars to share the experience with thier companion riding a two-seated bike. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."
By limiting the use of cars you begin to be less depended on cars. By this happening you learn your life will know longer be circled around your car and you begin to see that driving a car everyday is not really needed. By using public transportation of car-pooling you greatly decrease the amount of pollution in the air while also having a ride to work or where ever you need to be.
Limiting cars can have multipal advantages to it. You can help stop half of the greenhouse gases that are caused from cars, relieve stress, and become less dependent for the need a car. This will cause you to become a better citizen and help make the world last longer for hundreds of generations to come. | 4 |
eac90b3 | Have you ever thought about joining The Seagoing Cowboys? The Seagoing Cowboys sail while helping out other countries. The Seagoing Cowboys program adventures while helping other countries. They sail the ocean, make people aware of other countries needs. You should join The Seagoing Cowboys.
First, you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because, you can still enjoy your time while you are sailing the oceans. Another reason is, you go siteseaing while you are traveling in the ocean. The Seagoing Cowboys are very thoughtful. Your also helping others.
Next, Joining the Seagoing Cowboys can make you very succesful, all the countries you helped will remember you and what you have done for their country. This opportunity can lead you to successwith humans and animals. This is a very amazing oportunity.
Finally, you should join The Seagoing Cowboys. Help animals and humans, they can enjoy their time while sailing around the world to help other countries, and they sail in the very dangerous oceans.
This can get you very successful in life, helping others live in their country is a very kind thing to do, so Joing the Seagoing Cowboys if you would like to be successful in like and help countries and animals. | 2 |
ead0533 | Cars that can drive themselves? Twenty years ago, cars that drive themselves were only seen in movies. In today's modern society we have had the technology and the people to make a movie-like fantasy into reality. Google has been working on a car since 2009, that does not need a human operating it one-hundred precent of the time. However, these autonomous casr are not completely driverless. All in all, autonomous cars can help and change our world for the better.
Autonomous cars can potentially be safer than humans alone. The dirverless car, with the use of lasers, are so advanced that they can detect and respond to danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. This technology can prevent hundreds of accidents and lives everyday. When the car sensors danger it doesn't immediately slam into the brakes like a human would, potentially causing a problem. Instead, the car applies the breaks while reducing power from the engine, allowing far better control that any human could have by themselves. "...making driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own." Another example of how autonomous cars can potentially be safer than humans alone is with the development of the "Traffic Jam Assistant". This development allows the driver to obtain control over the car if needed. For example, a work zone or accidnet is ahead, the car notifies the driver ot take over. "This necesitates the car being ready to quickly get the drivers attention whenever a problem occurs." Autonomous cars also may have camereas just to reassure the driver isn't letting the car do all the work. This can help prevent accidents or disaterous situations. If the driver is texting and the car senses a problem, the car will get the drivers attention and thus by-passing any collison or problem. "While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver." Autonomous cars can potentially be safer than humans alone.
While autonomous cars have all these new developments that can prevent many situations, they can also be potentially disaterous. For example, if the car were to malfunction and not brake when it senses danger, it could be extremely dangerous for the human. Today traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. However, there are hundreds or car accidents when humans had full control of the car evryday. With the autonomous car, that rate can potentially drop drastically. An example would be a human is texting and driving, and they dont notice its
red light and cause an accident. With autonomus cars the car would alert the human, making them realize. Autonomous cars have many pros and few cons.
Cars that can drive themselves are no longer movie fanatsies. They are in our real lives, and plan to hit the streets in as early as 2020. With new technologies they can save lives and make our lives easier. Give them a shot and see how autonomous cars can help and change our world for the better. | 4 |
ead8b47 | How
The NASA can studying Venus
Introduction, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" The article is about the Venus that Venus is teh second planet from our sun, Also the nickname is misleading since Venus is
actually a planet. In our solar system, and Also often referred to as Earth's twin. Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and Mars, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds, and also Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner in space terms humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped wold.
First, In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" say that planet Venus, sometimes called the "Evening star," is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even an amateur stargazer to spot. Also the Venus have a nickname that is misleading since Venus is actually a planet, In our solar system. But Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earht , it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely.
Secondly, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) they want send humans for studying Venus. But the NASA say have the solution for studying Venus and the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray. And the NASA say imagine a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above teh roiling Venusian landscape.
Lastly, However Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide, but because most forms of light cannot penetrate teh dense atmosphere, rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective. But the NASA say they are working an other things for studying Venus and another project
is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computer and this project
devices the first envisioned in the 1800s and the project also going to use in teh World War ll.
In Conclusion, When the Nasa see working in the send Humans to Venus for studying Venus, the NASA say have an possible solution for studying Venus and they working an other things for send the humans to Venus and The NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. And another project
is looking back to an old technology calle mechanical computers. These divices were first envisioned in teh 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s, and our travels on Earht and betond should not be limited by danger and doubts. | 1 |
ead988a | Across the Sea and Beyond
"Come on please,it will fun" as Luke Bomberger begs you to join the Seagoing Cowboys. Luke is trying to get people to join the Seagoing Cowboys. In this paperit will be adresssing some reasons and claims from Luke of why a perosn should join the Seagoing Cowboys.
Luke claims that during his adventures as a Seagoing Cowboy that he gets to visit lots of places when the Seagoing Cowboys go to China, Europe, and many other places. Once he got to see the Acropolis in Greece. Another time when Luke got to go a place in Europe is when he toured an excavated castle in Crete. Luke also got to go to Vencie, Italy and take a gonodola ride. Another fanizitic time Luke got to tour was the Pamama Canol on his way to China. That's why Luke claims during his adventures he got to go many different places as a Seagoing Cowboy.
Luke also claims that before arriving in Greece he had his eighteenth birthday, which ment he could be drafted by the military. When the draft board learned that Luke was on a cattle-boat trip they made a deal with Luke stating that he could work on a cattle-boat for instead of military service. After two years of cattle-boating Luke was discharged he had the most trips of any Seagoing Cowboy he had nine. Thats why Luke claims instead of fighting in the military a person could be a Seagoing Cowboy and bringing animals like horses and cows to people in need acrcoss the sea in Europe, China, or other countires that need help and food after battle or a major war that they lost.
As one may see that there are many great benefits of becoming a Seagoing Cowboy. | 3 |
eadfbe2 | In the article the narriator states "the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." Even with a human drive. We still wreck. No matter how smart cars get, their will always be accidents. It a way of life. I think that we shoudnt have driverless cars. I think that will just cause a bigger problem to the problems that we already have now.
Technology has gliches all the time. People hack into things all the time. I think that if we get cars that drive themself that people will evenutally find a way to hack into them and cause them to wreck or cause them to go somwhere that their not supposted to go. If your going on a logn road trip and your car is driving its self and dosent need any of your assisance. Your proabably going to fall asleep. Once your asleep yo dont know whats going on and your car can take you somewhere that you never palnned to go. It only takes one person to hack into a car and take it where its not supposted to go before mroe and more people start to do it. It cousd increase murders and kidnappings. Especially if its a young teenage girl in the car. I think that their could be some really bad outcomes of that.
If cars start to drive them self. What if the internet goes down one day. Or maybe the power goes out. What are you to do then? I think that technology is taking over the world as we know it.
Someday something bad is going to happen because of that. Weither we realize it or not now. it will eventually happen now. Everyone is so attatched to the cell phones and the internet. They cant go a day without it.
I think that insted of trying to think of ways to make cars smarter. We should think of ways to make cars better for the enviroment. We should be thinkign of wasy to make this earth that we live on cleaner and healtier for otu kinds and people in the future to live on. Make it last a lot longer than it will if we keep destroying it with all this toxic and poisiness agees that keep killign it. Landfills are getting bigger everyday and out population keeps expanding. Evenutally were gonna run outta room and were nto goign to have enough good soil to plant on anymore. Were gonna have to make somebigger changes if we want this earth to last and makign care drive them self isnt one od them. Thats just stupid. If your lazy enough to not want to drive yourself around than you shoudl be driving. But thats just the way that i think. Thats just my opinion. Out of billions in the would its just one. | 3 |
eae48fd | Driverless cars are coming. Google has made a selfdriving car since 2009. Their cars have driven more than half a million miles with out a crash. I think that self driving cars should not be made. Reason why I think this is cost, relibitly, and boredom.
First I think that selfdriving cars are going to cost too much to make and own. The article states that the car going to need sensor. The sensors are expensive and are not made yet. Also if it takes alot of money bulid the car if going to cost alot of money to get the car.
Second relibity is the car going to stay working or is it going to break down or maybe hit someone or something. The article stares that new laws will have to be made in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. Also if the technology fails and some is injured then whose fault is it the driver or the manufactuer of the car.
Last is what is going to kept these people intertained. "The article states that the psychological aspect of automation are really a challenge," admits Dr. werner Huber, a BMW project manager driver. Also if someone put something in the car to intertain the driver it could distract the driver so he wouldt know if he need to take the wheel.
There could be some good sides to selfdriving cars. Like what if someone need to text they could switch there car in self driving mode and text if they need to. Or if they need to sleep the could put in autopilot. Final if someone is not a big fan of drivig they could have there car do it for them.
Driverless cars could be a pronlem and that is why I think that people should stop trying to make them. | 3 |
eae9baa | The Electoral College is a great way to elect a upcoming President. The Electoral College was created by our founding fathers. The Electoral College has 538 electors. You would need a majority of 270 electoral votes is needed to elect a President. We should not abolish The Electoral College becaude it is a great way to elect our
President.
First, The Electoral College is the best way to elect your President. There are some drawbacks like it is outdated and irrational, but it has been working in the country since the founding farthers. The reason why we should not abolish The Electoral College is that every state counts as a vote. One example is that Florida has 29 electoral votes, but big states with less people has a lowerer electoral vote.
Second, "The Electoral College avoids the problems of elections in which no candidate recives a majority of the votes cast" said In Defense of the Electoral College: Five Reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president. Another reason why we should keeep the Electoral College is that it doees the vote cast on how many people are in the state not how big the state is.
Third, The Electoral College has each canididate running for president in your stare has his or her own group of electors" said In Defense of the Electoral College: Five Reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president.
In conclusion, we should not abolish The Electoral College because it is the best way to vote for our candidate. The popular vote may be good but The Electoral College is the best choose we have in America. | 3 |
eaea4c1 | If you wanna travel tons of times and help others you should join the Seagowing Cowboys they help others by providing people food, animals, and more. In the passage it said that fourty-four nations combine to form the UNRRA, also known as the United Nations Relief and Rehabailitation Administration. You should definately join because you are helping others even thogh it might be fun to travel its also a great feeling when you help others. Those are some reasons you should join the Seagoing Cowboys.
According to the article Don and Luke signed up to take care of the horses, young cows, and mulesthat were shipped overseas. Luke traveled many times traveling more than any other Seagoing Cowboy at 9 times. He liked traveling but he really like supporting others. For example when Europe was left in ruins as wll as many other countries the Seagoing Cowboys would help them which I can imagine was a tremendes feeling. People will appreciate you more for helping others. Thats another reason you should be a Seagoing Cowboy.
In the story it said that the Seagoing Cowboys went to Greece witha cargo of 335 horses and enough hay and oats to feed them so that they would be healthy which also means that they help the animals too. It also said in the article that being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than a adventure for Luke Bomberger, it opened up the world to him, he even said "I'm grateful for the opportunity. This is especially a good reason because he even said that it was great which means from his prospective he appreciated the oppotunity.
Luke was thankful to help others maybe you will be too.
These are some reasons you should join the Seagoing Cowboys you will find it fun and helpful to help others. Maybe you'll find it in your heart that you will help others. | 3 |
eaeef02 | Using cars has become a big part in our everyday lives. Cars can be really convenient when traveling, or driving a long way to work or school, but they also come with disadvantages, such as the gas your car burns off can pollute the air, and cause issues like smog. Less cars means less traffic, which leads to less accidents. We've become so reliant on cars that we dont really get out much and walk or bike, which could lead to things like obesity and other medical problems. Limiting car usage has many advantages that could help the environment, and ourselves.
Air pollution is probably one of the main disadvantages that come with cars. The gas that your car burns, releases harmful chemicals that can cause environmental problems, like smog for example. That's not good, especially for people who have health problems, such as ahsma. I know from personal experience that my little sister has bad ahsma, and sometimes she finds it hard to breathe if she walks into a room where someone has smoked in even hours before. Image how the smog would affect other people like that. Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air a bit. The smog cleared quite a bit just within a few days with the ban. They even recorded that due to the ban, there was a 60 percent congestion drop.
As stated in the last paragragh, due to the driving ban in Paris there was a huge drop in traffic. With less traffic, comes less possibility of multiple accidents a day happening. Less people would lose their lives, or be faced with huge insurance and medical bills. One time, my dad got into an accident on the way to work. He was fine, but the car wasn't. His insurance went sky high, and the expences to repair the car was unbelievable, and it was really difficult for him, financially, to pay for everything after the wreck. Limiting car usage, in my opinion, would be a really good thing for people.
With vehicles, we don't really have the need to walk or ride a bike anymore, because wherever we need to get to, we can just drive there. Excersise, to me, is really important. Walking, jogging, biking, ect. are good things to help keep things, such as our blood sugar in check. My uncle recently was having really high blood sugar levels and it was causing him to lose vision, and making him nausious. He went to the doctor about it and they informed him that it was so high because he doesn't get any excersise ot physical activities, he just sits on his couch all day, or when he needs to go somewhere, he drives. Medical issues like that could be prevented, especially if there was a limited car usage to where people would have to walk or bike to their destination.
I believe that with limiting car usage comes with plenty of advantages, a few being less air pollution, less accidents, and less obesity and health problems. | 3 |
eaf009e | The driverless cars seem to be a big topic right now. They are yet another example of how our world is changing. 150 years ago we didn't even have cars, and now we have cars that almost drive themselves. This is a giant leap for us. It astonishes me to think that not that long ago people had to walk or ride a horse to get somewhere. This seems like the best invention ever, right? Like any new invention though, the driverless cars have their pros and cons.
Driverless cars could change the world. There's so much having driverless cars could do for us. It would allow for a lot safer driving conditions. A majority of accidents are said to happen because of distractions, These distractions include things going on in the car, outside the car, and inside your head. Emotions tend to have a huge influence on how we drive. With driverless cars you eliminate a lot of the multitasking that goes along with attempting to drive and deal with these distractions. With driverless cars you would only have to grab the wheel and take over in complicated situations the car can't handle. The car would do most of the driving for you, which lessons the likely hood of you having an accident because of the distractions. Having driverless cars would give just about anyone the ability to drive. Driverless cars would allow for a lot easier way for transportation. You just hop in the car, program the gps, and hang on for the ride.
With all these pros to having driverless cars people might not notice the cons of these cars. The driverless cars will eliminate a lot of accidents that occur everyday, but it could also give rise to a whole new set of issues.
According to the article, "safety is best achieved with alert drivers." The article also tells us, "traffic laws were written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." So when an accident occurs, who takes the blame? Is it the manufacturer who programmed the car? Or is it the driver who let the accident happen?
After considering the pros and cons of this car it's easy for me to see that this car is a terrific idea. Yes, we are looking at a lot of issues with seeing who's at fault in the result of an accident. However, if we could work it out and develop some guidelines for who's at fault during an accident we'd be looking at one of the world's greatest inventions.
In conclusion, I stand behind the driverless cars. I believe that the pros out weigh the cons in this situation. If we just figure out a system for deciding who's at fault in an accident, then we have a something could change the world of transportation. | 4 |
eaf37c0 | Dear dumb Republican ,
The Electoral College is stupid and we should not use it. I have many reasons to believe that this is an unfair system that is adulterating our country's wonderful ways.
The first reason for why I despise this system is because we have had people with more than half of the country voting for them not be elected President. This is due to winning by just enough in certain states that you get their elector votes. If you win by 51% in a state with 4 electoral votes, but someone else wins by 99% in a state with 3 electoral votes, you will have more electoral votes, but less popular votes. In the system that we are set up with, electoral votes is how you will get elected for President. This happened during the Presidental Election in 2000, when Gore won the popular vote, but Busch won the electoral votes and was elected President. It also happened several times before, most recently in 1888.
With the Electoral College it is more likely that a tie will happen. This is beacuse there are only 538 electoral votes, which is a lot less than 300 million popular votes, for every U.S. citizen. If there is a tie, then the Senate and House of Representatives has to do all this stupid stuff to figure out who wins.
In the process of the Electoral College, the voters in the smaller states are given more power than those in the larger states. Every state gets a minimum of 3 electoral votes, and then more are added depeding on the size of the state's population. WIth 3 votes for a population of 500,000, Wyoming has more votes per citizen than the larger states do. Large states with ten of millions of people may have only a few more votes than Wyoming does, giving it's individual citizens more power in choosing the President.
Because of the Electoral College, Presidential Canidates spend a large portion of their time in "Swing States," like Ohio or Florida, and little or no time to states with predictable outcomes. A swing state is a state that could go either way in the election, so the canidates spend a lot of time convincing it's populants to vote for them, because of the winner-takes-all method. This is unfair to the states with predicted outcomes.
In conclusion, the Electoral College is old, useless, irrational, and hurtful to our country. This is why we should abolish it. | 4 |
eaf75d4 | What I think is that when the planet was moving the planet ended up making the face but it is just part of Mars.I dont think that aliens had something to do with it.If people think that aliens had something to do with it then why have we not went to go find out more about the object.The object is just part of the planet that was made when the plant was moving and it is just a butte or mesa made by the plant not aleins.Aleins had nothing to do with this object it was just something that was made by Mars and Mars only.
If we are going to say that the object was made by aliens then we need more evdince not just that one object because one object doesnt mean anyhting with out more things but the planet is able to form something just buy when it is moving and that we have evedince on that but we dont have evedince that an alein made that object and we wont know until we can find more objects just like this one,until then we just know that Mars made this object that NASA found. | 1 |
eaf94fd | The face on mars has been a topic for argument since its discovery in 1976. You might say that it is far to realistic to not have been created by intellegent life, but if there were any kind of alien carvings to sugest that, we would've seen it using the MGS image. We mush firmly conclude that the face was not created by any kind of inteligent extraterrestrial life form.
NASA released the photos originally to drum uo buzz aroung their programs. It worked most definitely, but the attention created sceptices. This led to NASA going out of their way to get a better shot of it, hopeing that this will silence the doubters, However this was a grueling task. Eventually though they found pretty substantial evedence that it was just a rock formation.
The face was initially discovered May 24, 2001 and ever since conspiracy theorists have run wild with the idea that it was made by aliens. The theory states that it was creatd by intelegent life, but NASA has been trying to cover it up and hide its true nature. As stated before this has no foundation because if Intelegent life was found on Mars if would only benifit NASA by drumming up a lot of money for research. Meaning the theory is unlikely.
Using advanced immaging they took pictures of the area that concluded the face was just a oddly shaped rock. However, it is a peculiar shape,but Middle Butte in Utah stands tall in a nearly barren landscape and that has been proven scientifc fact.
The face became something to rave about. It was such an important part in our pop culture that it even stared in a movie. The face will always facinate us. It is remerkable just how much the formation resembles a human face. Perhaps there will always be sceptics, but almost everything can be questioned. That is what is so great about humanity.
The face was not created by intelegent life. Even though that would be amazing. It is just a annother Martian mesa. The truth behind something like this might even be more miraculous than the fiction. Just think about how a planet can create something so beautiful without craftsmen and artisans for help. We may not know about aliens yet, but they certainly did not create this landform. But who is to say their isnt one that was created by aliens, the universe is a big place: anything is possible. | 4 |
eaf9b82 | There will most likely be a future without the transportation system that we know today. Driverless cars will probably be used in place of both public transportation and personal transportation. The problem is, driverless cars might not be the best thing for us. Driverless cars should not be developed because they aren't completely driverless, they are inconvenient, and they aren't safe.
The first major problem with driverless cars is that they aren't completely driverless. This can be seen in paragraph 2 of the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" when the author writes, "...Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over." And in paragraph 7, the author states, "In fact, none of the cars developed are completely driverless." This shows that there are still things that the driverless cars cannot accomplish and the use of a human driver is completely neccecary.
Another issue with the driverless car is that they are expensive and inconvenient. The cars require a bunch of sensors and electronic tools that will raise the cost of cars. In paragraph 4, the author says,
"For starters, they need a whole lot of sensors. Google's modified Toyota Prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reviever, and and inertial motion sensor." That is a decent amount of tools that will need to be added to a car, not including what is needed to make the car drive. Also, because the cars aren't completely driverless, drivers will have to keep hold of the wheel. This is seen in paragraph 7 when it says, "...special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." This is inconvenient because even though the car is driving itself, drivers still have to be alert and be ready as if they are driving the car. This will caus drivers to get bored waiting to see if they will have to drive. In paragraph 8, Dr. Werner Huber states, "The psychological aspects of automation are really a challenge." This reveals that it is inconvenient to have the car driving while the driver is waiting in case she has to drive. Another inconvenience is that in some of the cars, they can only handle really slow speeds. Paragraph 7 states, "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph." This is inconvenient because most of the time cars drive at speeds faster than 25 miles per hour, and the feature of the driverless car will not be used very often. Because of all of the equipment required to make a driverless car run, and how little the feature will be used, driverless cars will be inconvenient and aren't worth being developed.
Most importantly, driverless cars aren't safe. In most states, driverless cars are illegal because lawmakers are concerned about their safety. This can be seen in paragraph 9 when the author states, "In most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars." This reveals that states don't even think it is safe to test the cars, much less use the cars on the road. Even manufacturers acknowledge that there are many issues with these cars. Paragraph 10 states, "Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved." This shows that the automakers see the problems but are just assuming that they will go away. The reader can imply that the safety is being ignored because they are just assuming the problems will go away.
Although driverless cars are perdicted to be the mode of transportation, because of the fact that driverless cars aren't completely driverless, they are inconvenient, and they aren't safe, driverless cars should not be deveoped. | 4 |
eaf9c96 | The author supports his story very well i think. He knows what he's talking about to be able to wright a story over it. It's something that he's probably always been into in his life! There weremany facts in there i had no idea about. It was just interesting to read about how it was so much different then what is on Earth then it was on Venus. Venus is 90 degrees more hot then what it is here. In that case the heat up there is definaly more powerful then what it is on earth. The author was testing many of different kinda examples to test them. The author has put everything in the right order so that it easyer to understand how it's going. This planet is more so off by it's so that its not so close to I think it would be interesting to read more of his books to see if he's that intot it with those too or it's just that one book that they have! | 2 |
eafa419 | Limiting car usage can really save this earth we contribute to destroying everyday. Cars let off a gas called carbon monxide that gets trapped in the warm air layer and contaminates the air we breath in every second of the day. Paris came up with a clever way to limit the air pollution in a week by having motorists with even numbered license plates not drive on Mondays, and if cars with even numbered license plates drove on that day they would be find $31. This would have also went for odd numbered licenses plates on the following day. Vaunban, Germany has also tried something to limit air pollution from motor vehicles. They have a suburban area where no cars are allowed to drive. "Street parking, driveways, and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the french and swiss borders" Elisabeth Rosenthal said. Other ideas have been made in making a car free day. Andrew Selsky stated that "Bogota, Columbia- In a program that's set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams".
There is so much good that can come from a limitation on the use of cars everyday. A big factor is the obesity rate that is climbing in the US. This is a good way to get ppl to excerise without telling them to actually do it. If there was a resriction of car use then it will get people to make decisions like to i want to get find or am i just gonna walk to the store and get what i need, and they will most likely take the path of no fine. This move to limit car use can do so more than the obvious reducing of air pollution. It can also reduce the amount of money spent to other countries for oil and gas which can go to things that are more important like our countries education for kids. If you really take the time to thing about the benfits that can come from this you will come to alot more than whats in front of you this will set of a chain reaction to alot of other things that will help us and the earth at the same time. Elisabeth Rosenthal said "And that, experts say, is a huge imediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissins from tailpipes.... Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissins in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car intensive areas in the United States.
Elisabeth Rosenthal noticed that "when adjusted for population growth, the number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter, according to an analysis by Doug Short of Advisor Perspectives, an investment research company. As of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995". "What most intrigues me is that rates of car ownership per household and per person started to come down two to three years before the downturn,"said Michael Sivak. This just goes to show that we are gonna end up one day coming close to barely any cars on the road why dont we start now.
Cars are a luxury and not a necessity and we are really abusing it right now. I know you may think what about when you got to go a couple miles just to get to a grocery store. well they have already thought about that Elisabeth Rosenthal stated, "while there have been efforts in the past two decades to make cities denser, and better for walking, planners are now taking the concept to the suburbs.... Vauban, home to 5,500 residents within a rectangular squaer mile, may be the most advanced experiment in low-car suburban life". So thing about this and be open mind to new ways in making the world a more healtier place. You can't walk a thousand miles if you dont take a single step. | 3 |
eafac49 | I do not think there are alien's in Mars or any other planet . I think there are no aliens because astronauts have to have tanks filled with specialized air thats on Earth !
Animals like , mammals , and reptiles can do things human beings cannot and will never be able to do . Reptiles may be able to poision its prey but Humans can't . Mammals can eat a human alive Humans cant do that ! Each group can do something the other one can't . One thing they all have in common is that they breathe air ! If aliens existed they wound not be able to survive unless they had a ' suit ' on the 24/7 . There is no sign of human life on any other planet but earth and austronauts have put special cameras just in case there is signs of life and they won't miss it ! There have been multiple times people have claimed they've seen Big Foot they have " videos " , evidence and samples of the hair but scientist have not caught big foot so people can claim there are aliens all day long ; but until the world is able to see one in real life and scientist and everyone can see it ; it doesnt exist . If an alien left an imprint on the rock that means it was walking and the face got stuck and it had to pull it off . There would be finger prints on the rock and foot prints in Mars . The text states " formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes , nose , and mouth . If these people have never seen an actual martian how can they say it has the structure of an alien but do not exactly know what it looks like ? Accusation and predictions of what an alien looks like is man made no one has ever seen an alien on earth or in space . People are predicting what an alien looks like . The creature could look like a dog , cat or even a human being . Scientific research is not always accurate because they can make something new right now and 5 years later come out with a new and IMPROVED item . Every year scientist think they know what an alien look like but every following year it changes and becomes slightly different . An alien is basically a Superhero every kids wants to think they're real but in reality as you get old you learn its just a made up myth that people tend to believe . When research shows the alien has been found and captured people can say I told you so but until then I will continue to give out reasons on why I believe they're not real ! | 2 |
eafb16c | The use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable to teachers who care what their students are thinking & feeling. The article states "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored.."
The article says the computer could detect when a student is bored or confused and then could modify the lesson to where it could interest the student or engage them more than they were before. This could help so many students to understand things more. If they are becoming bored and the computer makes the lesson a bit more exciting or less harder then it could ber so much easier on the students and teachers.
With the power of technology, teachers could see how well they are teaching. If a classroom computer could detect when a student is confused the teacher would then know and could re-explain it to the student. If a student is confused and doesn't want to ask for help in front of everybody the teacher could tell by the computer recognizing confusion and pull the student asside and explain to them again what exactly they're suppose to be doing.
"...if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." This could be valuable in a classroom beacuse if you are trying to do your assignment on your computer and you see an ad that you may like but you don't want to get off topic from your assignment, you could simply frown and it will go away and bring up something totally different. That may not appeal to you at all and will not distract you from your work anymore.
In conclusion I think the use of technology to read the the emotional expressions of students in a classroom maybe valuable to many teachers. Teacher would then know what exactly their students are feeling without having to ask them. Which could come in handy to tecahers that have shy students and don't like to share how they're feeling or what they think on the discussion. | 4 |
eafc6cc | Dear Mr. Senator,
I would like to advice you that keeping the electoral collage is a good idea.
Based on all of the voting and advances it has progressed. It has done an easily better job for everyone. Demorcats,republicans and citizens advance this and make it a better world to live in. it restores some of the weigtht in the political balance that large states by population sources say. In other words electoral collages avoid the problem of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast.
For instance,citizens are what president canidates are more interested in because those are the most important people to be aware off. Especially since their the reason for your presidential election or career. It requires a presidential canidate to have trans-regional appeal.
When no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. it is now a best offer to have electoral collages. Reasons why people dont want electoral collages method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a canidate who has no hope of carrying thier states.
In addition, voters in presidential elections are peoplewho want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election. The electoral collage is a process,not a place. Its process consists of the selection of the electors,the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and vice president. The counting of the electoral votes by congress. With that being it is not a decision that us citizens are choosen to do.
Sincerly,Genesis Diaz | 2 |
eafc7f2 | I dont think we should keep the electoral college. I think we should abolish it. My reason is because we are not doing what we said we were going to do back when we signed the Constitution. We said that we were going to let the people vote for who was going to govern us. It's not fair to the people if they're wasting their time.
I think that it isn't fair to the people of America that they dont get to really pick the president of the U.S. I think that people should vote for the president not for slate of electors. I also dont think it's fair that sometimes their vote counts and sometimes it doesn't. What if the government would have pick the president back in the 1960's? We would probably be still having marches against segregation and marches for voting rights.
I know that the electoral college has some benefits, like avoiding "the problems of election in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast". Like in 1968 Nixon had 43 percent of the popular vote. Also in 1992 Clinton had 43 percent of the popular vote as well. The run-off elections come with a extreme amount of pressure. But it really complicates the process of the presidental election. However, the pressure is reduced by the electoral college. On the other hand some states like California and Texas's votes have no effect at that point.
Voters in the presidental election are people that want their vote to count. But we're not letting that vote count if we let the electoral college vote for us and choose who the president is. So we should just let the peolpe vote who the want. | 3 |
eafd71b | Driverless cars may be modern and use half of what todays taxis use . Yet they are not truly driverless, they still alert the driver to take over in certain conditions , for example pulling in and out of drive ways or driving through road work or accidents. Which brought them to the idea of embedding streets with an electrical cable that sends radio signals to a reciever on the front and end of the car , which is stated in the passage. These smart road systems worked well but require massive upgrades to existiing roads , which is simply too expensive. So with out the smart roads a whole lot of sensors are needed on the car , one specific sensor is the special touch sensor which makes sure that the driver keeps their hands on the wheel at all times . Besides that there is also seats that viberate to alert the driver and flashing lights on the window shields , which would add on to the price of a car. Also stated in the passage that so far none of the cars are completely driverless. They can steer , accelerate and brake themselves but they still notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills . This means the human driver must be alert and ready to take over at all time. Which might not always happen , a driver may not always be attentive of the road ahead even with alerts included in the car. Which brings up the case of a drivers, passengers , and pedestrians saftey , and lawmakers know that saftey is best achieved with alert drivers , which is stated in the passage. Traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. Infering to why in most states it is illegal even to test computer driven cars. Yet even if traffic laws change , new laws willl be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. If an accident were to occur due to the technology failing , who is to blame the driver or the manufacturer. | 1 |
eafdbc4 | "THE IDEA" Venus
Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it Presents.
Venus is our next Planet howerer it has prove a very challenge place to examine more closely. The author supports this idea by all of the information given in the article. Everytings the author saying in The Challenge of Exploring Venus are not easy but they are survivable for humans.
venus is a planet it's pretty close to Earth and Humans want to study about it, to know stuff about it but at the same time is a danger but people can't let's the danger stop them. Like NASA did she's working on other approaches to studying Venus, we knows that is a danger but don't forget the danger can change into a good thing, imagine how beautiful it is for people living in venus.
The idea of sending humans to study Venus is not a bad idea but is a very challenging idea.
The author did a pretty good job in the article, i am really enjoy it. | 2 |
eb04575 | The use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not taht valuable bacause you can tell how a person might be feeling by looking at their face expression. People show their feelings by showing their facial expression towards others, but some people just wont show how they feel with facial expressions, they might express their emotions through words.
Emotional expressions are not always a true version of a person's feelings. People some times pretend to express something else then how they really are feeling inside. Everyone has gone through the same problem of having to fake a smile and pretend to be happy, but in the inside you might just feel awful. Also, there's no reason why a computer should tell us how we're emotionally feeling, the paragraph shows how a student gives his or her parthner directions on how to move the muscles to smile, which it shows that by looking at the muscles on someone's facial expression we can aslo tell their emotional expressions.
Knowing how someone feel can aslo make you figure out a way on how you could help out and make them feel better if they're not feeling well. A computer can't help out someone feel better, but us as humans can. Technology is not valuble for students in a classroom, it can help read your emotional expressions, but it can't help you feel in a better way. | 3 |
eb094a5 | Exploring venus is a worthy pursuit despite it's dangers. This is what the story is all about im only here to show you textual evidence that that is what the story is really about.
In the story the author says venus is our sister planet its surface is the closest to earth but its atmosphere is dangerously hot, 800 degrees to be exact. Therefor we would not be able to survive on this planet. not only is it very hot the atmosphere is full of carbon dioxide which is very bad for us to breath in.
If we explore venus what would we find, in the story it says that the surface is full of "rocky sediment" and includes familiar earth like features like valleys, mountain ranges, and craters. The only reason they are still studying it is because it might have had past life on it, and if the atmosphere was'nt full of acid and carbon dioxide we would be able to enhabit the planet if earth was ever destroyed.
Not only is the surface and atmosphere dangerous so are the clouds. The clouds are ful of sulfuric acids and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than earth.Venus is a worthy pursuit because, we would get to learn about what type of life this planet used to hold and because it is so much like our home plane earth. Exploration is worth the dangers to figure out if we are the only life in the galaxy. Close exploratio must happen
in conclusion NASA must find a way to make heat proof suits that are able to withstand the rough pressures of this planet we all know as Venus. The author made many valid points on how dangerous it would be to explore te surface of the planet and all we can do is wait for the technology to advance enough to make indestructable rocket ships. | 3 |
eb0d188 | In the artical " Making Mona Lisa Smile," tells about a techonlogy called the Facial Action Coding System, which is a system that tells peoples emotions from a degital screen. When knowing this technology can read faces, may it be possible to read amung students' emotion in a classroom?
Facial Action Coding System is a "3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like a human mucles". It has to move all of it's muscles in the 3-D computer to determind a facaial a human is making while using the facial gagit. We come across basic emotions like sad,anger, happy, and more that this gagit says can can pick up when scaning peoples faces, through the Facial Action Coding Systems. It even says in phargraph 3 "Eckman has cassified six basic emotions--- happiness, suprise, angry, disgust, fear, and sadness--- and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles".
When Knowing that, i dont think the mushcine could tell the students' emotion in a classroom. I only say that because, the Facial Action System can always make a slight mistake on judging how someone in that classroom feels. Just think, yes people can see others faces and make thier thoughts on what the person maybe feels, but also sometimes their judgment is wrong. I know the acticle tells me, and the other readers "Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facaial trait that conveys happy, worried, ect Yet Huang observes that artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facaial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions" (in pharagrah 5). I still say it doesn't matter about the studies someone has done to, or on something, technology can make simple mistakes just like humans.
In parapraph two, you can even see the author asking the readers, "Can we actually "cauclulate" emotions---like mathe homwork"? Then goes on with saying, "And how can a computer recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel". When saying that it just shows that the author, and probly others that have read this acticle isn't sure about this facial computer tool, looks can always be desiving so it hard to even trust technologys judging something simples as someones facial expression.
Some people just may think the Facial Action Coding System is a very great idea, and some may not think so. It's just to hard to get a good answer on whomevers feeling it's the right technology to use. This technology could, or couldn't help others determind someones facials in a classroom. | 3 |
eb0ff13 | Driverless cars are the future. They could end the problems we have today with our modern cars like the gas and safety issues.
The idea of driverless cars could dramatically change our public transportation system. Google cofounder Sergey Brin says he envisions a future with a public-transport taxi system. The public-tranport taxi system he forsees uses half the gas of the taxis we have today and they could provide much more flexibility than a bus. The idea of driveless cars could also result in less crashes and provide more safety. The cars that Google has advanced skills that our cars today don't haveadvanced skills such as posistion-estamating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor. All of these improvments make the cars alert while driving and in the case making them safer than today's cars.
With that being said, these cars are the future. I believe that driverless cars are going to one day end all of our cars problems we have today. | 2 |
eb16c06 | People for many years have always been fasinated with self-driving cars. Since 2009 google has had cars that can drive automatic under certain conditions, but no driverless car has been truly driverless. Although driverless cars have a lot of positive aspects about them, there are more negative. I believe they are wrong.
First, they are not safe. Not one driverless car has been able to drive safely without the help of a actual driver. If road costruction, accidents, or roadblocks come up then the driver must help and take over. So, If the driver falls asleep in the vehicle and doesn't hear the warnings that help is needed then there could be a crash or collision.
Second, the amount of money that would need to be put into this action. If driverless cars were to become a part of today's society then we would be wasting alot of money to make one car. What if people can't afford to pay for a self-driving car? Then will the smart cars still be able to risk the possibility of crashes when all the other cars or drivers on the street aren't safe. The smart car can't detect everything. To make a driverless car the vehicle needs a lot of sensors. Sensors are not cheap and the car needs a lot of them, that's roughly a couple million dollors.
Lastly, the technology could fail. To have driverless cars you would need to do a lot of updating to keep everything udated with today's traffic laws and more. If a law is changed or a new stop sign is added or stop light then the technolgy could fail and cause a crash or collision. Then who's fault is it? The driver for not helping the car when needed or the manufacturer who made the car the way it is.
Although driverless cars have a lot of postive aspects about them, there are more negative. I believe they are wrong. Driverless cars are just as dangerous as a person driving an actual car everywhere. There will be way to much conflict over this topic until they have everything working properly and everything is safe. Either way this topic is to big to avoid. | 4 |
eb1d4a6 | I'm going to talk about the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus". By this unknown author who wrote this. My name is PROPER_NAME and this will be an essay so bare with me. It will be long and show how the author supports the idea. Without a further due, lets jump right into this essay.
The author talks how the idea of people can adpat to the conditions of Venus and settle there like our home planet Earth. There are some problems that he think are challenges. The planet is 90 times the amount of pressure we have on Earth. Most of the air is carbon dioxide blankets that covers 97 percent of the planet's thick atmosphere. The temperature is around about to 800 degrees on the planet.
Venus that has the hottest surface temperature that would melt anything on contact including people. Also, it would crush you or anything else like a piece of paper. There is also bad weathering that cause problems. Like for example: erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes.
On the postive side, we can make a vehicle that will let us float above the fray. Use solar energy to power the vehicle to float. We can avoid the unfriendly conditions on the ground. The degress will be around toasty at around 170 degrees. The pressure will be around sea level on Earth. The radiation would not exceed Earth levels.
This why I think the authors idea is good. It can help us show how humans are progressing through the years of tech advancements. This world will become someday extinct and we will somehow surivive. NASA will always find a way to expand. Thank you for reading this essay and I hope you enjoy. | 2 |
eb1e42c | Have you heard of "The Face on Mars"? Do you believe that it is said to be created by aliens? Have you been told that it was said to resemble an Egyptian Pharaoh? We will find out whether or not this "Face" is created by aliens or just some sort of landform.
There has not been any evidence or information that aliens excist. These landforms are common around Cydonia. The usual shadows made it out to look like an Egyptian Pharoah. We thought it was important to taxpayers, so we took another photo when we could get a good shot in. We snapped a picture ten times sharper than the origanal, but still, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. This is just one factor that the "Face" was not created by aliens.
Recently in 2001, we took a picture so maximized that we would have seen something. We did not. Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the cameras maximum resolution. You can discern things in a digital image three times bigger than the pixel size. If there were objects in the picture such as Egyptian-style pyramids or small shacks, we would have seen what they are. Our maximized picture from Mars Global Surveyor helped provide facts to prove that it was not created by extraterestrial life.
The "Face" is similar to mesas' around the American west. The picture shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or a mesa. Garvin states that it even reminds him of Middle Butte in the Snake RIver Plain of Idaho. He says it is a lava dome that takes form of an isolated mesa about the same height as "The Face on Mars". With this fact we have proven that it is just a landform.
Since "The Face on Mars" is not really created by aliens and is just a natural landform, we can only hope for different evidence that aliens do excist. No evidence in our photos showed up that there are aliens. The photo taken by the MGS has also proven no excistence of alien life. When we found out that it resembled an American mesa, we knew that was all it was. Our "Face on Mars" is only a landform, but that does not mean we can not look for things that are not. | 4 |
eb1fdc1 | Emotions are complex and can be confusing. Using computer software to determine how someone is feeling is an extremely valuable resource. A computer being able to change a learning experience to more satasfy a student woud be valuable.
School is not liked by most stidents but this software could help change that.
"then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor (paragraph 6)." This implies that it will modify the lesson to better involve and satasfy the student that is learning and doing work. A student that doesnt hate learning and doing work is more likely to work harder and be more successful.
School is supposed to teach students and give them good habits. This software could help give students a good working habit. If an entire generation gets a good work habit then when that generation becomes adults that could cause great leaps forward in all fields of work and study. | 2 |
eb2dd89 | You people could really do good with your life. You should join the SeaGoing program for sightseeing, a good expirence, and helping others recover what they have lost. Sightseeing is great becaue you get to see things that wil probably be a once in a life expirence. Getting a good expirence from all of this would be positive for your mind and your body. Helping others is the main reason that you should do this whole SeaGoing program! It woud be great for you to get out and see the world!
It would be great for you to go out and see the world, and it is pretty amazing. The trip to Europe is pretty educational, and humbling. You can learn about tides, and seafare, as well as swells and knots. These are all things I have learned over my "nine trips---the most of any SeaGoing Cowboy." It is also great for getting to know others, and learning about different cultures. Another very interesting topic that is brought up when you sign up for the Seagoing Cowboys is the sightseeing.
Sightseeing is a great part of these trips. You see, when you get to wherever you are delivering you don't have to do the drop off as well. All you have to do is wait for the sailors but until then you get to look at the attractions. For instance, I saw "the Acropolis in Greece" which normally you have to buy plane tickets or boat tickets to get to Greece but when you join you get see these attractions virtually free! I also got to "take a gondalo ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water!"
But the most important part is helping others.
Helping others is the whole reason you should sign-up. You are doing somethining good, not for your self, but for the world, or a specific part of the world anyway. You are also stepping out of your way to help others, you will be rewarded for what you did on Earth in heaven. You will probably, unknowingly save lives while doing this. Helping people is actually good for our brains, it makes us more satisfied with ourselves and we become happier, healthier, and more fun to be around!
You may be thinking we shouldn't go because we like our lives here. Well step outside your comfort zone, stand up for those people who need us, and be the man that says "I will go and help these people!"
So, in conclusion you should come and join SeaGoing Cowboys and help us help others, see amazing things, and just have a good time! Come and let us save people, have a good time ourselves, and see wonders beyond our home! | 4 |
eb30a92 | I think having a Facial Action Coding System in a classroom is very valuable. There are many positive outcomes to having it in the room with the children. It can help stusdent counselers for a school with this technology. It can help just about all the students in a school. I think this would be a very useful thing for a classroom.
How can it help in a classroom? Lets say a teacher noticed a student that was having a bad day or looked down in general. The teacher would then send them to a computer to use the Facial Action Coding System to help see how the student is feeling. The teacher can then send the student to a counseler to discuss how the student is feeling using the technology on the computer.
In paragraph 6, it said that the computer could recognize when a student is bored or confused with a lesson. If a student the best day, the computer would recognize it and the student can be helped out with his or her situation. Thats when the student would be sent to talk to someone about whats going on with them.
In couclusion, I strongly think that having a Facial Action Coding System in a classroom would be very useful. It can make a teacher and student counselers job 10 times easier. It may cost the school some money for the technology but it would be toatally worth it. | 3 |
eb336b4 | I beilieve it could be valuable in some classes because classes like art and gym are classes that kids have fun in. Classes like english and science are a little different to calculate because they don't usually do anything fun. Some kids like those classes but other don't. A lot of people in todays world walk around with what is called "resting b*tch face" where there is no expression and they do not want to take the time to look a certain way. This means that some people could be happy but not look it and visa versa. There is not a good way to get around that situation. Therefore the results would not be accurate. One good way to test if the students like their class is by giving them a survey and let them tell you them selves. I believe that this is a bad idea to test out on students. | 2 |
eb351dc | This new technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable.
This technology is valuable because we can actually determine what or how someone is feeling. However making faces can reveal so much about the science of emotions. Alot of us human beings hide our emotions either because of what other people might think or because
you dont want them to feel empathy for you, which is feeling someone else's emotional state. There's also a big lack of human communication. For example, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr.Huang."So computers need to understand that too."
Yes i know everyone is like how can we acually calculate our emotions or how can a computer recognize the facial movement that we use to express how we feel. I have prove from the article,"Making Mona Lisa Smile",...all 44 major muscles in the model(face) must move like human muscles." That detects whether its a human or not because of the muscles in our face. Even if we dont have the system just by looking at someone when they are sad there's a frown, when they're happy abviously a smile, etc.
The system and us humans can also tell the difference between a fake and a real meaningful smile. In the cite it states," In the real smile, the zygomatic(muscles that begin at your cheek bones) lift the corners of your mouth." And in a false smile,"..,the mouth is stretched sideways
using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius." Using this system would really benefit all of us in whether there's no communication then with the system you'll see why.
Another example would be the Mona Lisa Smile theres alot of emotions going on its a pretty confusing picture if you look at the details pretty closely, but just looking at her like this in the painting we see a smile and we just think that she is happy which in reality there's more than that being shown. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", they used the system and these were the results,"she's 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry."
The system will show more than what we human beings believe a human's emotion or how they are feeling, thats why it is valuable. | 4 |
eb35740 | We use cars for many things. We use them for work, for getting supplies and grocures and most importantly, we use them to get places alot quicker. But cars harm are environment in some pretty bad ways. They create greenhouse emissions and Smog. Which is why the world is trying to rid itself of cars.
Cars of today and back run on gasoline which we get from fossil fuels that we get from the ground. This resource wont last forever and will eventually disapear if we keep using it. The stuff created from cars exhaust pipes damages are air supply and are environment. it creates smog in the air which is bad for the lungs to inhale. Like the people in Vauban, Germany who dont even drive cars, im sure there air is clean or atleast alot cleanier than ours is.
i Believe we should find a new solution to cars other than just removing them from use. i Believe they should produce more electric cars. Yes, it may not go along with the american dream of having a roaring engine and a blower sticking out of the hood but it will save our planet one step at a time. And being a car lover i wouldnt want to see cars go but i think a change to electric would fine and helpful.
Like it says in source 2, places like paris and bejing are some of the most poluted places in the world. If we dont find another solution to are cars its just going to get worse. The smog pollutes are air and the thick warm air traps it in our ecosystem. Alot less people are driving every year and thats good which means less harm to the planet.
I love cars wether its muscle or sport but sadly we wont be able to drive them forever unless we do something about it and make a change, a word the world is scared of. People should buy more electric cars or invest in or just not drive at all. Ride a bike or something, americans need the bike ride and im sure the rest of the world could use one too. | 3 |
eb387da | I think that you, and everyone else, should think that the "Face on Mars" is not supposed to resemble a real human face and it was not made by any kind of life on Mars. I think that you should believe that the "Face on Mars" is not a real face because in paragraph 2, it says, "But the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia..." In the 7th paragraph, it says, "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform." And, in paragraph 12, it says "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West."
In paragraph 2, it says, "But the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia." This is saying that mesas on Mars are common and that no other Martian mesa has any sort of resemblence to a human face.
Also, in paragraph 7, it says, "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform." This is saying that it was just a coincidence that the "Face on Mars" resembles an actual human face. It states that there was no alien momunent after all, and that it was not built or made by any kind of life on Mars.
And, in the twelfth paragraph, it says "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." In that same paragragh, someone says, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." This is saying that the "Face on Mars" resembles not just a human face, but also Middle Butte that is in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa and it is about the same height as the Face on Mars.
In conclusion, you should believe that the "Face on Mars" was not constructed by any sort of life on Mars becuse, it says in paragraph 2, "But the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia...", in the seventh pargraph, it says "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site revealing... a natural landform." and, in the last paragraph, it says "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." | 3 |
eb3d3d6 | Hi I am Luke Bomberger I would like to tell you about a Seagoing Cowboys program that I went to when I was young I joined in 1945 when war world II was over in Europe and here are some reasons you should come join too.
A reason to go is that you save peoples lives and give them things that they really need.Another reason is that you get to expolar the entire world parts of the world you have never seen in your life by boat . Also you get to become a hero to them by helping your own family and other peoples family . Another gerat reason is you might find your own family that needs a lot of help and you help them that were fighting for you and there family to stay alive . Also you might find young ones that were in your shoes at one time and needs a job to help there family and you help them sign up and you become a hero to them. And the most important reason is that you are helping out the entire world and you will be the best hero you wanted to your family the whole world one day you would like to say I helped that person's life. So why don't you sign up for the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 2 |
eb419a8 | So when you think of going somewhere mysterious, dangerous, or exiciting, you may think for Oceans. Probably not. Space. Maybe. The Planet Venus. Defintinly. Many people can say they know that Venus is a planet, but not really anything else because we just don't know a lot about it. So Venus is a planet worth discovering because we can learn if the planet use to be Earth a long time ago, find more about it and help us understand the planet more, and despite the dangers how it can benefit us by knowing more about it.
To start off, understanding a planet is the most benefical way we can do because if we understand it, then we will learn more about it. In the arctilce it says. " More importanly, reachers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a through mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and persconal despite the risks. Or maybe we should think of them as challanges. Many reseachers are working are working on innovations that world allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowedge of Venus". This quote from the article supports that even through we don't know much about it, we can still do it if we can get closer to Venus surface to study more and understand why is it the way it is. Also, by knowing more about will help us understand why it the way it is because we will have more information and facts behind understanding it.
Next thing I am going to talk about the the dangers behind Venus and and benefit why knowing about it will make that more easier becasue by doing this we came make it safer for humans and machines to be able to stay there for longer periods of time. In the articleis says " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent crbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sufuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. On the planet's surface, temperatures avergaes over 880 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on own planet". This is showing that the Venus atmosphere is dangerous, but we would not known that if we didn't take a chance to learn more about the planet. Futhermore, if we did not know about this we could gone to Venus and could have died because we did not know what the atmosphere was like.
Futhermore, on the topic of Venus at it the closest related planet to Earth because to has similar geography of Earth. I the article is says " Astronmers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to thise of Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and inculdes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters". This quote is saying that Venus is almost identical to Earth in some many ways like the geography structure to animal life on Earth. This is earthskaing because if Venus is almost indentical to Earth, then maybe millions of years ago that could been what happen to the Earth before ours and could be what this earth could look like millions of years from know.
On the otherhand they say Venus can be to dangerous because of how bad the atmosphere is for humans and machines. In the article is says " These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an environment would crush even a submarine accomtomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquely many metals". They say this in the article but this is a little false because in the article it says " Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans". By saying this in the article this could meaning the quoute could be truth because id the atmosphere is so dangerous when why say its survivable for humans.
All and all, Venus is a planet worth discovering because we can learn if the planet use to be Earth a long time ago, find more about it and help us understand the planet more, and despite the dangers how it can benefit us by knowing more about it. Find more information about can help for farer investigattion on ethe planet and understanding a planet is the most benefical way we can do because if we understand it, then we will learn more about it. Despite the dangers to behind Venus and and benefit why knowing about it will make that more easier because by doing this we came make it safer for humans and machines so it can be able to stay there for longer periods of time. Aslo, learning about that Venus is the closest related planet to Earth because to has similar geography of Earth can help in faer discovers. Even though they say Venus can be to dangerous because of how bad the atmosphere is for humans and machines, then they say that humans can survived on Venus. So in the end Venus a dangerous planet to be discover, but if we do not, then who will? | 5 |
eb466f4 | There are many advantages to not driving or not owning a car at all. Though i have a vehicle and do drive it the world could be a much better place if people did not use their cars so much. In this passage i will be telling you some advantages of not driving so often. So lets get started.
The first advantage i am gong to talk about has to do with pollution. The exhaust from our vehicles is terrible for the atmosphere and creates smog. one major occurance of pollution from cars afecting the atmosphere occured in Paris where tehy had to enforce a partial driving ban to clear the air. There have been many other cases of this same thing being caused by cars so too much driving can and will harm the atmosphere.
Another advantage to not driving so often is that it saves money. Not driving so often saves money in many ways one being that you dont have to pay for gas as often. Also if you never buy a car in the first place you will not have a car payment every month or an insurance payment. So save yourself some money and stop driving everywhere.
The last advantage of not driving so often that i am going to tell you about is that you will not be as stressed. Driving can put alot of stress on a person one way of doing so is road rage. Road rage can be causd by many things such as people driving to slow or not paying attenion to other drivers around them. Some people also get stressed when they are drivin somewhere they have never been before.
So all together driving less often can help stop pollution, save you money, and cause you less stress. Driving to much is a bad thing for us and the environment. So when possible walk, ride a bike, or carpool to get where you need to go. | 2 |
eb4ead3 | Car-free events have been happening often around the world. This event helps with pollution and smog. As it was said on these sources it is helping with environment, families etc. Families have said that they really like the new "trend" of not using your car or motorcycle on a specific day. This specific days have been established by a few groups around each of the places that it has been happening.
Cars in this time period have become a problem but at the same time it has good qualities. Teens are being allowed to drive without a license causing major accidents to others and themselves. But cars transport us where we need to be in a faster and easier way. Cars are a useful tool but only if it is used in the right way.
The government has provided states to have different options for transportation like: the bus and the train. This useful ways to transport have helped the "Car-free" event. This transportation methods may take longer but they take a larger amount of people to their destinations and not as much pollution is caused.
Evidence from this article says that mom's liked the idea of taking walks to go grocery shopping or any other place. The buildings have been built closer so the time the person has to walk is not a long one. If the day of the event you violated the rules which are to not drive your car you would get a fine. In other states they arranged it by saying that only even license numbers could go out and use their car on a specific day assigned if you were to get caught violating the fine was going to be 22-euro fine ($31).
In Germany, there were some different rules when you were to buy your house, in the overall price, you had to pay for your parking $40,000. Home garages are forbidden so are street parkings and driveways. THe only place that is not car-free is "downtown where Freigburg runs". Cars are allowed to be owned by someone but there are only two places where you could park which is the parking you pay for when buying your house. This has caused Vauban's families to not own cars at all.
In the United States, President Obama has asked: " has america passed peak driving?" this is due to the results from the age of 16- to 39-years-old, the percentage of people getting their license dropped. Now they are not even bothered or in an urge to get it.
In conclusion, there are many states approving of this event which it seems to be luckly succeding. It has changed people's way of life by taking longer to get to their destinations but getting closer as a community. | 3 |
eb546c7 | ~Intro~
The alien monument you see in the photo in the story is a fake. Let me tell you why it is a fake. NASA only calls this thing a huge rock formation. If this was really an alien face NASA would have kept it hidden and would not have called it an huge rock formation. After a while, web surfers found that it was not a alien monument after all. This face would have really been kept top secret if true.
~body~
If this alien face was really real, that means that if it was so easy to find the first time with no problems, they can find this same alien face again. But, they couldnt find it a second time. NASA say they had diffuclty being able to find it again, which means that this is not true in any way.
~conclusion~
If anything ever like this was found it would be secret and people would have been sent out to search for the alien monument. So I believe that something like this is very untrue. This would not be put out to the world for everyone to see. No one would have knew about this if this was really true.This alien monument is a fake, it was just to get the people attention. | 2 |
eb564e5 | Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. It's a worthy pursuit because in the text it says that Venus is sometimes around the corner, not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades, it's a challenging place to examine more closely, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet.
Venus being around the corner makes it a worthy pursuit because whenever it's around the corner, it can make it easier to get there. When it's not around the corner from us, it can be harder because of how far it would be. It can also take lots of fuel to get there and it might be hard to refuel the spacecraft in space.
Venus has not been touched by a spacecraft in three decades. This proves that it is a worthy pursuit because we can set a record maybe. The NASA would get known for working hard and risking their lives to explore a dangerous planet for our entertainment. This also makes it a worthy pursuit because things might have changed since the last spacecraft touchdown. New land might have grown, new rock, and maybe new mountains.
Venus being a challenging planet to explore also helps to show that it's a worthy pursuit. This helps because most people like challenges. Venus being a challenging planet to explore might attract lots of people wanting to explore Venus. The temperature is dangerous and can probably kill you instantly and there are many people who would still want to explore Venus.
Venus having a pressure 90 times stronger than what we live on can also help to show that Venus is a worthy pursuit. It helps because the scientists would want to know how it would feel like to be on Venus. They would want to know if people could adapt to living there in the future. They would also like to know if food such as vegetables or fruit can be grown on Venus. They would also like to study the soil and weather changes on Venus.
These are all ideas and reasons that show why Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Despite all the challenges they might go through, it can be a fun thing to do. | 4 |
eb570a3 | In this article of the " Making Mona Lisa Smile" I wouldnt beable to choose which side to be on with using this technolgy to read students' emotional expressions. Is it good for us to know how other people may feel, or is it invading in our own privacy. Our expressions are key to alot, but does this technlogy work I mean what if someone faked an expression and the technolgy gave us the wrong data back.
This technolgy proves Mona Lisa's expression, " 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". Do we know that for sure? That she was feeling that way at that time, it is a painting. The artist could easily make a mistake on her face and give the wrong expression. This technolgy can be right, but the exact percentage of the persons feeling, that person doesn't even know that so how can a computer tell us it?.
" The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles". There are six emotions this technolgy collects thats happiness, suprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. This technolgy can be good for our future to tell us some what of the persons expressions, but I domt beleive it will give you the 100 percent truth in things.
Computers aren't smarter then the human poulation itself I mean we created them. It might be smarter then one human, but not at. Someone can move there face and it doesn't have to be an exact expression. Without this technolgy knowing all expressions how is it going to know are right one. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored; bored maybe, but some people don't show expression to those things. To an expert, " faces dont lie", but humans lie all the time and yes you can tell by there face most of the time. But people get a way with murder, robbing, stealing, all from lying I mean did they tell form there face there were? No, because nothings 100 percent and I believe nothing can be that powerful to come up with those kinds of calculations.
From the short description of my thinkings, you tell me what you thing? I make these faces all the time, but yet doesn't mean im having the expression on what they make. No body should need a computer to tell what your feeling. Ask that person ? Don't let technolgy make up the world. There trying to find a expressions, movments, and etc. all with computers. Robots are being made from us, are world is changing so fast. When is this going to change ? Soon there going to have robotic figures working in businesses or fast food resturants or resturants period. We are left with what ? | 3 |
eb63b28 | Different places from all over the world have different ways of choosing a leader . In the U.S we run a anachronism ,non-democratic method of selecting a president . When choosing a president it is a competition between Democrats and republicans . I think it is best to keep the Electoral college because it wouldnt be fair to citizens , and its a thrill for the presidents to share there thoughts for upcoming events to change the world.
The U.S is supposably a free country , everyone has a right to vote , and freedom of speech ; if congress decides to not do electoral college , then it wouldnt be fair to citizens .Reason being is that , youd be hipocrytical , saying everyone has a right but you wouldnt let citizens pick who they would like to have run for president . People , would loose trust in the U.S if they didnt get a chance to atleast vote for president , everyone would be against U.S and most likely leave . Even if the people who voted for the future president theyd like didnt win they still will be satisfied enough , because they tried .
When future presidents go up for election they become nervous , start to sweat , start to think twice about what they wanna say ,how are they gonna propose what to say , and to think are they really gonna keep their promise ? They wanna share so much with us ; it becomes a thrill going up for competion . To know what to say , to bring people in , to share his/hers thoughts to change the world we live in . If congress were to change that , they wouldnt get a chance to share all there ideas with us , to get to know us as a family, to what we would like to help others . Without there annoying pep talks how do we know they dont wanna ruin the world ? Yeah its annoying but its worth standing there or watching it on telivision to hear , to feel the excitement of there ideas to help the low class , to help every class not evan the low class , its everyone to help everyone in the own ways .
The reasons for keeping the electoral college are that it really wouldnt be fair to citizens , and the thrill for upcoming presidents wouldnt be able to share there wonderful thoughts to change billions of lifes .Think of all the people that will be devistated of how the U.S changed the ways we vote . Having someone to run our country is very important , if we change our ways of electing , who knows what disaster will live in next ? | 3 |
eb64cf8 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because it is similar to Earth, the place we live. There are some similaraties of Earth and Venus, which means there could be life in Venus. If there is life at Venus and things are the same as Earth, humans could go live at planet Venus. Scientist should study Venus because they could find more similiaraties between Earth and Venus, there could have been life in Venus long ago, and We could one day live in Venus.
If scientists studied Venus they could find many more similarities. On paragraph 2 it says, "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance to," this means that Venus is pretty much Earth's twin, they have so many similarities. On paragraph 4 it mentions, "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters," what this quote is saying is that not only does Venus have the same density and size but it has things that we are familiar to like mountains. These two quotes shows us we have to study Venus more to see what other similarities it has to Earth.
Scientist should study Venus to see if there has been life at Venus long ago. On paragraph 4 the author states, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system," this means that it once was the most Earth-like planet. On paragraph 4 it also states that, "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth," this is telling us that long ago it was probably covered in water and it supported various forms of life. if there is water on the planet, there was probably life long ago.
If scientist study the planet they could find out if humans can live there or if it's to dangerous to live there. On paragraph 2 it says, "Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for us humans to study, despite its proximity to us," this is telling us that going to study Venus could be very challenging. On paragraph 3 it says, "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth," this quote is saying that it is something very extreme for humans. It might be very dangerous for us to study the planet but there could be life there.
In conclusion there could be life at Venus but it could be very dangerous to study the planet for now. We know that there could have been life at venus long ago and that it's very similar to Earth. Scientists should study Venus because they could find more similarities of Venus and Earth, there could have been life at Venus long ago, and Humans could one day live on planet venus. | 4 |
eb67811 | My personal opinion is to keep the Electoral College. So far, this process has worked out for us and I don't think we should change it.
One reason I think we should keep the Electoral College is the "certainty of outcome". Most of the states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis. Sometimes, even a very slight plurality in a state creates a landslide electoral-vote victory in that state. It is hightly unlikely to have a tie with this system also, because the total number of votes-538- is an even number.
Another reason I am in favor of the Electoral College is that no region can get enough electoral votes to elect a president. A candidate has no reason to campaign in only his or her region alone; they can spend more time in other places instead of relying only on electoral votes.
I also believe that we should avoid the problem of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast. There is pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins the majority vote. The electoral vote declares the winner in that case.
Some people seem to agree that we would be better off without the Electoral College. They argure that it is "unfair, outdated, and irrational".
All in all, I believe that we should keep the Electoral College for the United States. | 3 |
eb68c0c | Have you ever wanted to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program? I will tell you why you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. Well here are my reasons you would get to vist unique places and experience adventures and the excitment. This shows why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
To begin with, visting unique places has its fun of its own. When traveling many cowboys will play games to pass the time. The unique places are amazing you would go to the pacific ocean. In the text it states "So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water". The text also states But seeing the Acropolis Greece was special."This shows unique places that the Cowboys have gone.
Second, . There is so much to explore and to the adventure were long and tiring. In the text it states that "It took about two weeks to crosss the Alantic ocean from the easterncoast of the United States and a month to get to China". The text also states that "Luke had made nine trips-the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. The excitment with adventures comes with bravery. This shows adventures that the Cowboys have gone through.
To end with,the excitment, In the text it states " Luke also found time to have fun on bord". The text also states" Luke also toured an excavated castle.
This shows the excitment in traveling.
Do you still want to join the Seagoing Cowboys the excitment the unqiue place and the adventures is what you will be doing. | 3 |
eb690f4 | In this essay I will be writing an argumentative essay over "The Face on Mars" theory. This is a very argumentative subject that can have two sides to itt based on the factual evidence in the passage."The Face on Mars" was consider to have been made by alien lifeform. "The Face on Mars" is 2 miles long and is a major pop icon.
I think "The Face on Mars" is just a huge rock formation that was formed by the planet's weathering and erosion from nearby rocks. Since this planet has a rain season and has a very windy winter, it could've been made by weathering and erosion. Another thing that makes me believe that the face is just a rock is because the dark eyes, nose, and mouth look like shadows from the camera and the sun. One last thing about the face is that if alien lifeform made this why woud they make it 2 miles wide? This has just been one side of the argument, I will write the rest.
I think that this face is made by alien lifeform because it really looks a face. This face could've possibly been a temple or worshiping place for these lifeforms long ago. It could've been a tomb for their leader or king that might've died. If these aliens were going to make a rock this big and that wide it would be for someone or something to catch it's eye. So aliens could've made this or they might not have.
I think that ultimately this is just a coincidence because if aliens are real or were real we would have got aa picture of one or saw some remains of one. And the rock is probably just a mesa or a big landform that was made by weathering and erosion. The face of the rock is most likely just shadows from the camera angle and the sun. And another thing, when the camera passed over the mesa, it was a cloudy and rainy day, making the camera lens wet.
I think that the rock is a mesa. The proof is in the article and it would have been noticed in the pictures if there was aliens living on Mars. So the non-alien side wins this argument over this one. The rock is not a face it is a normal rock. | 3 |
eb6d8fc | Are you think about joining the Seagoing Cowboys progam? If so,then you should try the Seagoing Cowboys. The Seagoing Cowboys are amazing to happen in anyones life,I believe. The trip may be to care for the animal when they're on board with us but, it's a great,once in a lifetime,opportunity. Let me tell you some facts that may convince you to join.
You may be onboard to care for the animals,like cleaning the stalls,but there is more to it then just that. When you stop somewhere to drop off the animals, you get to sightseeing.When I was a Seagoing Cowboy, I had the benefit of seeing Europe,China,Venice,Italy,and even the Acropolis in Greece. I saw a excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China. I went over sea for weeks at a time. Even though the trip was long, it was amazing to see the sights,care for the animals,and,after the animals left,play games like volleyball and baseball in the animal's stalls.
Well,you may have thought that was amazing to hear about, it's better to go and do the adventure for yourself. There are more reason that you should join but,maybe I should let you go join if you let you sign up if you want to. If I haven't conviced you yet, then maybe Seagoing Cowboys may not be for you. I just hope you try to do Seagoing Cowboys and if you don't want to,you don't have to. Well,that's all I have to say,other then, join the Seagoing Cowboys! | 3 |
eb71b85 | I did not know that there are driverless cars where being made. I think the cars will help us drive better. If i was driveing i would use one of this cars.
I think that this cars will help us because some people drive to fast with the car it can speed up by its self with no problem. It can tell you when there is danger in front or behide you so you know when to take control of the car. They can help you streer so you dont take to wide of a turn and hit something. They can stop by themselfs so if you cant push on the break fast the car will stop for you.
They said they can make the car safer by adding a in-car enertainment and information system. This allows the drive to see headsup displyas that can be turned of instanly when the driver needs to take over. If you are doing something the car can get your attion abd you will be able to take control and safely drive. The diver wont be bored because the car has its own entertainment system so you dont fall asleep.
I am not all the way with the cars becuase what happens if the car fails to warn the driver about something that can cost the diver their life. The cars may be to much money for anyone to get ot just to much money to make. They said if their was a crash who is to blame the peopel who made the car or the driver witch can cause many problems like law suet. What happens if the car stops working when you are driveing and you caome to a turn and you dont turn.
All in all i think it is a good idea and can help a lot of people,but I just dont think many people will bye the car because it cost to much. I hope they find a way to make the driverless car come true and less expenive so many people would like to get the car. | 3 |
eb73df2 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author clearly presents positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Comparing future driverless cars to today's taxis, the cars would only use half the fuel of today's public transportation. The cost of the driverless car may be expensive, due to the additional sensors and assistance that the car provides. Google has owned driverless cars for specific conditions. Their cars have driven abundance of miles without a crash, but these vehicles are not specifically driverless. When there is a conflict with pulling in and out of a driveways or traffic issues, the vehicle alerts the driver to take over.
Many people would believe that driverless cars can make a positive impact on our future society. The text states, "For starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors." According to the text, a driverless car would have to have many sensors to be fully safe. That information is a pro to driving vehicles like these. The text also states, "The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." This is an example that high-technology sensors can help prevent crashes from happening.
Another example that the author presents positive aspects of driverless cars is that a car company, BMW, announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant." According to the text, "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold on the wheel." Many people would love the idea of driverless cars, but people also need to be reassured that they need to be alert when being in a driverless car. Many people will take advantage of the idea of having driverless cars, but people also need to be reminded that driving is serious to theirs' and others' health. The author also states that none of the cars developed so far are driverless. It is always best to make sure that people are aware of this information.
The text also 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." When a driver loses focuses when driving, that driver will be alerted when the road ahead requires human skills. The sensors will be ready to get the driver's attention whenever there are conflicts along the way. Drivers need to be prepared to take over at any time. Furthermore, manufacturers are considering to add heads-up displays in the vehicle.
Although Google cars prove that driverless cars are safe to drive, people can argue that driverless cars could be expensive in the future. With all the technology, sensors, antilock brakes, and driver assistance, people will wonder if driverless cars are expensive. People should be able to have a vehicle that they can feel safe in. With this invention, people will have the urge to be able to own one.
The text also states, "Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved." Furthermore, automakers will make sure that nothing will go wrong with this inevitable invention.
All the evidence in the text illustrates that driverless cars will take over in the near future. Driverless cars will have a positive impact on our society. Driving will be safer for everyone with the advanced technology that has been invented. The idea of having driverless cars could be far from us, but with all these inventions, we are growing closer to fully have these advanced vehicles. | 3 |
eb74063 | In the article the challege of exploring Venus. The author provides a claim and a counter claim to his article on why Venus should be explored. The author brings up many good points in his claim and couterclaim on the pro's and con's of inhabiting venus. Overall the author is for exploring and inhabiting Venus he brings up many good points and ways why and how we should explore Venus. Venus would a very dangrous place bur could open oppurtunities and new homes for people.
Venus is a very hot planet that has extreme presssure. Under these circumstances it may seem unhabatible and very dangerous, overall the author brings up a point on how nasa is finding a way to make it safe for people. "NASAs possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray.""Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape.""Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way."" 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."Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels.""Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." NASA provides a way of living on nasa with blimps that would stay away from the clouds and the storms, and the extreme heat. These conditions would not be the greatest but they would work and could be a way people live on Venus.
A issue concerning Venus is its extreme heat destroring are modern electronics and making them unusable after a certain peroid. But the author provides a way that NASA is using to to use computers under such circumstances they provide that we we can use computers in Venus and that is by using old computers form the 40's and using silicon carbide."For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venuss surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.""Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War II.""The thought of computers existing in those days may sound shocking, but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all." Using these types of technology can be used in Venus and can still provide calculations for people. If NASA works harder on the silicon carbide they can provide a much better piece of technolgy thst can work faster and survive longer on Venus so modern tech could still be used on Venus.
In conclusion habatating Venus would be a rough and long process of making the right equipment, maken the travel and carring so much needed for the journey all ways this process is very dangeorous to the workers and a very long journey. But overall Scientist are looking for planets to habitate and Venus could a choice down the road. The journey would be rough but is should not scare us and make us think the journey is to hard. Putting people on venus would be amazing and could open up other oppurtunities down the road that could make us do the unimagnible. | 3 |
eb75b33 | A classroom is possibly one of the most diverse places we can have in today's world. There are students with different ethnic backgrounds, different spoken languages, and different emotions. Regardless, all students gather to learn new material used to help them in the real world. However, certain material presents hardship with some students and ease with other. Being able to understand exactly how a student feels can make their learning significantly easier. Though some problems may occur, it can be invaluable to a student. The FACS technology can be utilized in the classroom in may ways with few downfalls.
In the world like the one today, reliability and consistently are key. People today enjoy things that are useful and fun. The children of this generation especially want that. Before the children can age and make something with their lives, someone along the road has to teach them. Education is something that starts young and is so important and valued so heavily that without it you are looked at as irrelevant. States hire teachers and put trust in them that they are able to teach the children and provide a good base to go out and experience the real world. Teachers have so much weight bearing down on them. A teaching job is argueably one of the most mentally exhausting and frustrating. Some students do not care about grades while some graduate with a 3.8gpa. Imagine how different this world could be if everyone was able to graduate with a high gpa and go to college and proceed to make their lives meaningful. Thomas Huang, of Beckman Institue for Advanced Science at the University of Illonois was one such person. Along side Prof. Nicu Sebe of the University of Amsterdam, Huang may have created one technology that can be the change. These scientists create the FACS, or Facial Action Coding System. The computer is used to read human facial motion and determine emotions. Prof. Huang even has gone on record to say that it can be beneficial in a classroom. This statement is true beyond a doubt. Students emotion's change from minute to minute. There are unlimited benfits with only a few cons. The main con is that the machine may take time to read a face and by the time it has been read, the emotion can change. Also, this technology can be expensive, especially for a school with hundreds or even thousands of students. Despite that, the machine can understand students that day. With a better understanding for the student, the lesson can be adjusted to make it more comprehensable. Since most classrooms are not this dynamic, every student moves on to doing the same thing at the same time. This technology can change up the questions so that an advanced student may move on faster than one who is struggling. Perhaps one of the most important things people need to be aware of in the education system is the student's emotion. Like stated previously, emotions change. So if the computers sees a student with health issues such as depression, it can aid the student in getting help. Parents, teachers, and other school administration need to be aware of the student more than the cost of things. Even with the cost the computer's benefits are easily overshadowing it.
Teachers and students rely on technology so often and for so many reasons. Whether it be school work or just for entertainment, there is no harm to add a feature that reads emotion. The price should be looked at as just a number, and human emotion and feeling should out rank that in importance. The FACS computer is someting that schools need to be looking into for the care of their students. | 4 |
eb7bbaa | This technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is indeed valuable. I say this technology is valuable, because technology is only going to get more exposed and used more. But that's not always going to mean it's going to be accurate in the results that are shown. But for the most part I believe that this computer is going to be valuable in the times that it is being used in. It'll actually be helpful to many people if it was to be used.
This technololy is also another way for human to communicate through different communication barriers. This is a different way for people to develop better ways for humans and computers to communicate. The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 maor muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Movement of or more muscles is called an "action unit". Thus evidence from the passage provides and shows that this technoloy is vauable to many people.
The Mona Lisa demonstration is really intented to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do. This evidence from the text provides that this technology can still be valuable and you can still enjoy it as well. A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becomign confused or bored, Dr Huang predicts. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. This evidence shows how the technology actually works and is also accurate to many things that it says it's accurate to.
Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, notes Dr. Huang. So computers need to understand that, too. This information tells how the technology is valuable to not just emotional expressions, but also communication to. This technology is going to expand to many others so they can be ackowledged about it. So, they could actually get to use it if needed or wanted. So, it'll be there and provided if they decide to use it.
This concludes, that this technology is actually valuable. It provides a lot of factual evidence.
It has information that says that it is very valuable and so much more. It's very much so proven and provided. So, this technology is valuable for emotional expressions of students in a classroom and so much more than that. | 3 |
eb7bd34 | Dear State Senator,
As A citizen in the United States i say that keeping the electoral college is a good idea!
Taking away the electoral college would make alot of people angry. Having an electoral college makes it ten times easier for the government. Having an electoral college makes it more fair for citizens and having the majority people agree, alot its alot easier for the governement to see who the people want to lead us and lastly there will be alot less arguments from citizens because if they dont agree they cant do anything about it because majority rules.
Having an electoral college makes it alot more fair for citizens to vote. The electoral college is a process that consists of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president. Choosing a president and voting for him/her make sthe citizens agree. When it comes down to voting day the citizens have to come to a majority to rule. Having the votes sent to congress and them deciding is very fair because they can decide the final dicison for the citizena dn who tehy think the citizens want more.
The electoral college has 538 electors, so its not like 2 people can decide the president. Having an elecotral college makes it alot easier to decide for the government. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. One for each member in the house of representatives plus 2 for you senators. The presidential election is held every 4 years so people have time to decide if they want to re elect or to keep the current president.
Electoral elections have less argument between the citizens. If you took electoral college away people would be starting riots about who to choose. Having this system is very organized and prepared, if you just take away and start something new its going to be a mess. Electoral college is a very mature way in electing president. Citizens dont have to argue because the majority rules all so they cant fight someone because they didnt pick who they wanted
THose are the reasons on why they should not take away electoral college!!It makes it more fair! its makes it easier to decide! Lastely its less arguments with citizens about who won! So as a citizen in the U.S. i say do not take electoral college away! | 3 |
eb810c2 | Many people such as me have found that what is the purpose for a car when it emits gasses or does other things that people have such as smog many for some this is why they are trying to limit there use. But it does have it advantges though. Many countries have found out that limiting car usage was a great idea to do. And that is what I am going to explain to you.
People who live in Vauban, Germany in this upscale comunities are living without a car they say that the neighborhood is "car-free" many people in stead of driving a car they either ride a bike, walk, or thay have a car but they have to buy a space in a large garage on the outside of the comunity. And they also say that is is quiet and peacful you will hear an occasional distan moter but is drowned out with people talking bikes got past or even kids in the neighborhood.
Like many other contries they have to deal with smog fron the green house gasses for cars most areas are is 50% green house gas. But like other contries they have cars banned like in europe they fine people 22 euros ($31) some even had their car impounded for there reaction. Europe mostly blames deisel fuel because most of all the cars in europe are deisel.
People who live in Bogota, Colombia they have a day where they can't use their cars it is called car-free day millions have hiked, biked, skated or take the bus to work during this day. This is the thrid year that they have done this there are over 7 million people live there and participate to reduce smog but some don't do this and the violaters are fined $25. And they haven't stopped this even when the weather is terrible such a heavy rain but people just ignore it.
That was my explanation on how people feel about limiting the use of cars wether it is car-free day in columbia fining people in europe or just have your car somewhere else like the neighborhood in Vauban, Germany people who try to limit their use of there cars ussaly follow this. | 2 |
eb8206b | Do you believe in aliens? An abundance of people in America think there are others among us from other planets and galaxies. They believe this for a variety of reasons, such as UFO sightings or because of the so-called "Face" in Cydonia on the Red Planet Mars. Throughout the years since 1976 we have worked at NASA to discover the secrets of the face, uncovering that it is indeed just a landform with suspicious shadows. The "Face" is just an ordinary landform on Mars with unusual shadowing because of recent pictures taken of the natural landform, scientific evidence, and measurements taken.
To start, NASA has taken recent picture of Cydonia in 2001 that shows it is just a natural landform that has developed on the Red Planet Mars. "On April 8. 2001--a cloudless summer day in Cydonia--Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degreesto center the Face in the field of view," said Garvin. "Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution." Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel inv the best 1976 Viking photo." (p. 10). This shows that NASA has gotten a clear photo of the Face with much better photo quality then the first time iit was photographed.
As discussed before, NASA has taken a new and better quality photo of the Face in Cydonia. Using our scientific equiopment at NASA, we have proven just how much better the resolution is on the new phototgraph taken is. ""As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger that the pixel size," he added. So if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the gtround or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!"" (p. 11). This quote from the article shows it has been scientifically proven there is no markings, indentations, or objects around the Face that would make it be a human skull.
Finally, NASA compares the Face landform with similar landforms on Earth in America. The scientist compares the Face with a landform called a buttle or mesa--landforms common around the American West. "it reminds me of Middle Buttle in the Snake ZRiver 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." (p. 12). This uses a real-life example and measurements to compare the two landforms. The scientist Garvin poinmts out that both landforms--the Middle Buttle in the Snake River Plain of Idaho and the Face on Mars-- are around the height and shape,
On the contrary, some people believe that the face is ""Bona fide" evidence of life on Mars--evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists" (p. 5). In defense, NASA has scientifically proven the "Face" is just a natural landform created on Mars. "What the picture really shows is the Martien equivalent of a buttle or mesa--landforms common around the American West." (p.12).
In conclusion, some people may think there is alien life on Mars because of past picture or conspiracy theories. No one can denty however, that NASA has proven the Face to be nothing but a natural landform on the Red Planet Mars. NASA has proven this by recent pictures, scientific evidence, and real-life examples and measurements. Over the years, NASA has worked hard to figure out the mystery of the face, and just recently they have discovered, with pictyures, evidence, and measruements, that the Face is just a natural landform with unusual shadowing formed on the Red Planet Mars. | 5 |
eb82391 | Cars have been around for over hundred years. They caused some good and bad things. People use cars daily to go places. Now days people have not been using their cars that much. Some advantages, from some texts, of limiting car usage is there will be less car emissions, and less traffic.
To begin with there will be less car emissions. Ever since the first car rolled off the assembly line they have been polluting the air. As seen here "[Last] week Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter (PM) per cubic meter" (Duffer). From all the cars and trucks that Paris has, they have the most emissions in their air. Another example will be "Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France" (Duffer). From experance working on cars the diesel engine give off the most pollution out of all the vehicles on the roads today. Since the air in France was getting to bad they had to "Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at hme or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31)" (Duffer). The smog got so bad in the air that France had to take a good amount of drivers off the roads to reduce their emissions so the smog will be reduced. As a result from parking those drivers "Almost 4,000 drivers were fined" (Duffer). Today, cars are assories and people need their cars to go to work and cannot blame those people for doing what they had to do. One last example is "If the pattern persists-and many sociologists believe it will-it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment" (Rosenthal). Since people are using cars less the pollution in the air will decrease. The emissions had gotten to bad and its hurting our Earth.
Lastly is there will be less traffic on the streets. Lately people have not been getting their drivers license."A study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009" (Rosenthal). The newer generation does not have the disire to drive and to work on cars like the generation before them. Another example is "As a result, 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent were sold" (Rosenthal). 70 percent is a high number of people and that is a lot of people that are not on the roads. Since those people are in Germany this is what happen in France "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France" (Duffer). That is a huge decrease in traffic there will be no problems getting anywhere on time. Another key example is "People park their cars in large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home" (Rosenthal). Since people do not have the money to pay for a parking spot they have to get rid of their cars and that will definatly clear up the roads. One last example is "Vauban's streets are completey 'car-free'- except the main drag to down town" (Rosenthal). Vauban's street are compleatly empty now hows that for no traffic.
In closing, cars have been around for a while now. They caused some problems and no problems. People use cars to go places daily. Now days people have not been using their cars that much. Some advantages, from some texts, of limiting car usage is there will be less car emissions, and less traffic. | 4 |
eb828b6 | The author uses Many ways to spport his claim that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit depite the dangers it presents.
First, the author explains that how Venus is the closest planet to Earth. For example, "Often reffer to as Earth's 'twin,' Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size and occasionally the closest in distance too."(2). The author is using many evidences to support his claim logically. By telling how Venus is close to Earth specifically, the author supports the idea effeciently.
Second, the author is using counterclaim to support his claim not just showing benefit points. For instance, "However, peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely afar above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmsphere, rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective."(6). By using counterclaim, it is easier to understand how the author's claim is important for readers. The
author supports his claim by telling reader's emotion.
The author uses pathos and logos to support the idea that studying Venus is good thing for us even the danger presents. | 2 |
eb828bd | Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because it may have once been like Earth by supporting various forms of life. Venus seems like an interesting planet to study because it is the closet to Earth and the Sun.
There has been numerous of spacecraft sent to land on Venus but the spacecraft only seem to last a few hours. With this being said, no spacecraft has been sent to land on Venus over 3 decades. This gives the inspiration for scientists to want to build some type of technology that can survive going to Venus or sending people. Paragraph 3 states that Venus is over 800 degrees fahrenheit and it's atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on Earth. This is challenging because building some type of technology that won't be destroyed by the heat will take time to build. Plus sending people to study Venus despite the risks.
NASA's solution for scientists to go to Venus is a vehicle hovering over Venus to avoid the unfriendly grounds. This means they would be staying up in the air where it would be 170 degrees fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to the sea level of Earth. Scientists would be able to get a good look at Venus from 30 plus miles off the ground. Paragraph 5 in the article mentions that this would not be easy conditions, but it would be survivable for humans. Not to mention, if scientists want to take samples of rocks, gas, etc. It would be a challenge for them because they would have to get up close and personal despite the risks.
All in all, Venus is challenging for NASA and scientists who really want to study it. If the right machine is invented that can stand landing on Venus, this challenge would be easier. | 3 |
eb87cc5 | Is this technology in a classroom valuable? Would this be useful in a classroom? Does this effect the students?
This technology in a classroom is very valuable. In the article to author says " Eckman has classified six basic emotions--happiness,suprise,anger,digust,and sadness...". Technology like this is rare in a classroom so it would be valuable and also helpful for the students and also teachers in some type of way. A reason for it to helps students because in the article it says "... coulde recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," this mean it can help student on what they are cpnfused on so its helpful for the teachers an students.
I feel like this technology would be useful in so many ways. Imagine you being a teacher with over 25+ students, there is no way you can get to everyone fast in a hurry. With the technology being there it can also be its job to help the students understand what they are taught not only by the teacher. This technology takes lots of stress off of teachers backs by helping with students,but not also tht if a student is embarrassed to ask for hep the technology knows their feelings so it could notify the teacher about that. This technology would make a big change in schools.
This would effect the studets in a couple of ways. First, it effects them by giving them a better learning environment because your basically giving your communication to a computer. Second, this can effect student in some what a bad way. Some students get happy for new things and for this being cool and new it can effect them from learning and they would get easily distracted. This could be a good thing or bad things but would help the our learning environment. | 3 |
eb8e2fd | the author suggests that studying venus is worthy pursuit despite the danger. i think he did good on support the story abouts why it worthy but it might not be worthy it might just be that all the spaceship they was using or the stuff on the ship making it not able to make it all the way up there they could be making the spaceship to havey or they need to study somewhere else first just to see if the ship the reason why the cant make it there and back. i think they should try a new ship or try to make it to somewhere else before trying to make it over there try somewhere closer so than maybe you find out how to get there or mybad get close to get to there that just how i see it if you say it worthy than try a diffent plant just to see if it easy to find out how to get to that plant you been talking about that why when u pull up all the reseach you can say as i was reach i find two way to get to the plant and they gone say how u find all of that to go with that and say when u find stuff you can get stuff from it. | 1 |
eb8ed2d | Experience of a Seagoing Cowboy
Imagen being a cowboy but not on land, on sea, taking care of animals and going to many beautiful places. Its called being a Seagoing Cowboy. Sign up right now and help lots of people and have the experience of a life time. You will get to learn about the animals and take care of them, have lots of fun, and experience many unique places.
First of all, you get to take care and learn about the animals there. Some people might not like the fact that you have to stay in a boat several weeks with the animals. But after taking care of them and feeding them its not that bad and they become your friends. I had to feed them and water the animals two or three times a day. The stalls where the horses were kept also had to be cleaned. Not only do you learn to take care of the animals but you also learn responsibility.
Secondly, you have a lot of fun. I get that some people think being stuck in a boat isn't fun at all. Some of the most fun was when the animals were unloaded so the return is one of the funnest parts. The cowboys played many games and sports where the animals were housed. They would have volleyball games, table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, all which helped pass time. Go try it, who doesnt like an advanture, and some new friends?
Lastly, you get to experience so many unique places. I understand that some people might not want to leave their home. But, I had the benifit of seeing Europe and China. Another one of the coolest things was the Acropolis in Greece. I got to do many things like taking a gondola ride in Venice, Itay a city with streets of water. I saw many things and went to lots of places just imagen everywhere you could go and everything you would discover if you gave it a chance.
You get to learn about different animals and take care of them, have lots of fun, and experience many unique places. Sign up and have a great time maybe even the time of your life. When you sign up think of all the people your helping. It's a great opportunity after all being a Seagoing Cowboy isn't too bad. | 3 |
eb8f967 | Honestly, who would think there is "Alien Form" on Mars, I mean some of the people are just plain stupid, and some have facts and details. I think that these so called aliens are just Fallen Angels, because I read the Bible. These are simply just natural lanforms.
When you take a look at this structure it does look like a humans face. Then again, I dont think it is an alien monument because, from how far you look at it and how far they took pictures from it. I don't think aliens could have made a face a couple miles long, it would have to take years to do this. Anyhow, I do believe there was life on the planet, I know there was water, because they have lots of craters, canyons, and mountains.
My conclusion is, they were formed by natural occurances. As in the passage they compared the face to some features in the American West such as, Middle Butte, and Snake River Plain of Idaho in the West. These conlusions matched the face up to natural formation. The face formation is known as a messa or a plataeu. | 1 |
eb9c14e | The limiting on car usage would be a huge positive on the world and the people. As everyone knows, cars now adays are the key to "Making it around the world". They say cars make your life easier and its good for the economy. Some of those facts are true but at the same time not exaclty.
Automobiles are the "linchpin of suburbs". People can not live without their cars and need them for where ever they need to go ; work,the park,the store. Sooner or later in the future humans might not live at all with the usage of cars. In the article In German Suburbs,Life Goes On Without Cars, it says "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emmisions in Europe". All these fums and such are beimg spread in the air. And in Paris, pollution was a big effect on the peopel. Filing the air with smokes and harmful gases that affect a persons health. Do you want to go outside and have a hard time breathing?- Nope i didnt think so. Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France after intensifying smog. Diesel fuel was the cause of that only because France favors diesel over gasoline. This decrease in cars will be better for implications for carbon emissions and the environment.
When you buy a car, you need space for it to stay in. A space can cost up to $40,000 max. That is alot of money you could save for other appliances and daily life products. Also with a car you may get fines for speeding or anything in that state. In the article Paris bans driving due to smog Robert Duffer said motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined. The less cars the better! why go through all that trouble. As well as less cars means no highway usage meaning more construction for buildings and stores. And think about it! More stores you can shop at and save more money to shop at those stores because you arent buying gas everywhere you go and paying for car innsurance.
Cars are benefitial for alot of things. But for the people and our future,it would be best to cut out cars and make our lives healthier and better. It will become a huge positive on the world. | 4 |
eba1dfa | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the authors suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit the danger it presents, the authors supports their idea by pointing out the many good things that could stem from the exporation of Venus. One of the way he supports his idea stated in the passage is in Paragraph 8 where he states,"Striving to meet the challenge persented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endevours."
I personally think that the author says this with the meaning that, even if we don't get anything besides just the completion of the task, we as a species got the invaluable experince of knowing what to do when faced with a chance for challenge and the potential future exploration of a similiar nature. Another example is in Paragraph 2 where the author says,"Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest plant to Earth inn terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This statment by the authors supports his main idea directly by helping the case of whether we as a species should explore Venus, as it gives motive to broaden our horizons and take a chance, regarless of the dangers and uncertainty. | 3 |
ebae254 | Imagine having the oppertunity to view the unique landscpaes of Venus. The Earth-like planet has been a mystery to mankind because of it's inhabiatble enviornemnt. This article goes into great detail on why humans should study Venus despite it's dangers. The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit by including the similarities it shares with Earth, stating that Venus was once like our planet, and discovering the mysteries of our twin planet would be a success.
The author states that Venus shares little similarities with Earth. The article includes, "Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." This gives an expample of how Venus is somewhat related to Earth. The author also states that Venus was once like Earth. Paragraph four states, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Lastly, the author states that there is much to be gained from exploring Venus. Paragraph eight includes, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." This highlights how it would be a success to study Venus.
The author gives valid reasons that studying Venus would be a genius idea by stating how much similarities Venus and Earth share, and how an accomplishment it would be to discover the curiosities of our sister planet. The author strongly agrees that studying Venus will lead us to unanswered questions with the technology and knowledge humans have. | 3 |
ebb5004 | "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", suggests that we study Venus despite the dangers. The article gives good examples such as oceans, familiar features, conditions of what it would be like, and how they are going to go about this journey.
Before the reasons of why we should keep studying, there is some stuff on Venus on why people say that they shouldn't keeping doing research. The conditions are more extreme than anything people have experianced before. Venus is also the hottest surface teamperature of any other planet in the solar system.
Even thought there are risks astronomers are surprised by the fact that Venus could've been the most Earth-like planet in the solar system. Venus is the second planet from the sun it was probably covered with large amounts of ocean and could've supported various forms of life. It even has a surface of rocky sediments that includes familiar features to Earth such as valleys, mountains, and craters.
The articles talks about how the temperatures can be dangrously hot even at 30 plus miles above the surface. It states, "Solar poer would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earths levels. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." This is saying that it would be hard to adapt to the enviroment but it is possible. This might mean there would never be seasons. It would alsways feel like summer.
Another thing that is being looked at is old technology called mechanical computers. This was important during World War II. These devices can make calculations by using just gears and levers. There is not required electronics. Modern computers are too powerful and delicate when it comes to the physical conditions.
The article says that human curiosity will most likely lead us to equally intimidating endeavors to push them to do more tests and reserach. There are many people in this world that travel and would want to go beyond the limits. They shouldn't be limited by the dangers and doubts. For these reasons it is worthy to continue these studies despite the dangers. | 4 |
ebb6fff | A furture with driverless cars is certainly possible and also very near to us.It would be a great advancement to our society, increase the saftey and effiencey of transportaion in our world; also, it would save gas and move our world forward as a whole. I support the inquasition of the addition and creation of these driverless cars into and onto our streets and lives.
One good aspect about these driverless cars, is the ablitly to increase the saftey of the drivers and the passengers in the cars. These autonomous cars bring with them many sensors that would held keep us safe from the dangers of the roads and other cars around us. Their are antilock brakes, rotating sensors, radar sensors, and also the LIDAR, and all these high technology systems are all used to keep us safe. They are made to keep total aware of the cars surroundings, which most human drivers cannot do. It eleminates the human error from our rodes and keeps us all alittle more safer.
The addition of these new cars would allow people to use their time more effivently. With the driverless cars, the people inside would be able to focus on other activities instead. Also people in the taxi business would be able to go out and find other jobs, hopefully better ones. They would be far more flexible according to time than a bus or other forms of transportation. These cars could and would majorly create a more efficient life style for us as people.
Another good and actually important detail about these cars, is that they would actually help save gas as well. Gas has become an increasingly talked about and discused topic in today's society. The cons of using so much as we do now a days, is a mojor topic. But the idea of the driverless cars would actually save help us us less gas. They would use half of the gas of today's taxi, and imagine the savings we could have in our cars themsleves if they were driverless. Those times when we took the wrong turn or missed our exit would no longer happen. The cars and their gps and numorous sensors would be able to make the fastest and most direct trips toward our destination. The ablilty to save gas is one of many bounuses of these high tech cars.
The advances we make toward the construction and usage of these driverless cars, truly are the future of our world today. They would drastically and fundamentally change the would as we know it. We as a civilazation would become much more safe and effecient, also save much of the gas we use today. All these factors would make the world a better place, allowing us to move forward and achieve many more world changing advancements. | 4 |
ebb75d5 | Yes it is valuable to use the technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom. It's valuable because you will be able to see if they're happy or angry.
The technology is good to use on the students because it can show if they're happyor angry. For example in paragraph 5 sentence 4 you'll be able to read the muscles precisely to convey their emotions. Next, it's a good idea to use on students because what if they're angry and in paragraph 9 it states "putting on a happy face actually works on a renowned drama coach". Also using this technology is useful because in paragraph 4 sentence it says you "facial expressions are universal" "even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression" for example not smiling, the technology will pick up on what your emotion really is by weighting the different units.
The use of this technology would be excellent to use on students. To show what their real emotion is. To know if you need to cheer them up or talk to them. Lastly, the use of this facial expression recognizing technology would be useful because it can precisely paint facial muscles to know how you're feeling so you won't have to. | 2 |
ebb91e2 | I believe that this could be useful because of the fact that it can read student emotions. This could help the computer alter the assignment a little to make it seem more appealing. Doing so could make students actually want to do their assingments, rather than faking it until they make it. Also, it would make the computer program more interactive, giving students the feel of a one on one session with a teacher.
The same technology can even be used at home. The software will scan your facial emotions and alter ads based on how you react to them. Again, your getting the interactive feel of a one on one situation. This technology could also be used with videogames. Making the animated characters interact with your emotions. Similar tech is already being used in games, letting the character interact with your voice and body movement, but not your human emotions.
So, in conclusion, I support the use of this technology. Making things more interactive could increase the joy of the user. In doing so, it would make more people want to do differnt activities involving school work, videogames, or even just enjoying the use of the internet. Making everyones internet use a tad more enjoyable. | 3 |
ebba478 | Going on a seagoing cowboy trip sounds like fun according to Luke Bomberger. There are many places you can go to have fun like the beach, a waterpark , or even the city. But what if I told you that you can have twice as fun around the world? Well, what if I told you there is a way that you can go around the world and have fun and do good for other people. Well if youre interested just keep on reading.
On all of the amzing voyages that you've had there is nothing like riding the waves as seagoing cowboy. The UNRRA is an organization that is in need of people around the world to help take care of the refugees and survivors of World War II . They need our help and we can help. The trips around the world are fun yet laborous jobs. Talk to luke and hell tell you why he joined. He like many others joined the walk because he loved to help others and it was a fun ride. You could have the chance to pet, feed, and take care of animals that have been lost. It is a very fun and human like exprience!
Now you see that the seagoing cowboys are a generous multitude of people that give their time to help others in need. So join the group and become a member now to help in the caring for others. These people need us and we need them. You might see this as boring but its a really bonding experience and at the end it's all worth it. And thats why we need peopole in the UNRRA now . So get going and make a difference in the lives of others! | 2 |
ebbc97b | Dear, Senator
When voting for the president of the United States we need to make sure he or she will get there job done. I think electoral voting is better than popular voting. There are parites and each candidate running for president in your state had his or her own grop of electors. Thats usually based on the candidate's political party. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. In order for the president to be elected they must have a majority of 270 electoral votes. In the electoral college system, voters vote not only for the president, but for a slate of electors. The argument against the electoral college is what they call the disaster factor.
Each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee however, it is possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote.
There are five reasons for retaining the Electoral College despite its lack of democratic reasons.
The first reason is the certainty of outcome. The outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible. It is also less likely than a dispute over the popular vote. For example, Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote comprared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney.
To add onto the five reasons we have the second reason that states Everyones President. The electoral college requires a president candidate to have trans-regional appeal. The residents of the other regions are likely to fell disenfranchised. They would feel this way because there votes wouldnt count. Our third reason we have Swing states these ones are likely to be most thoughtful. For our forth and fith we have big states and aviod run off elections.
To wrap this up i think electoral voting is a much better way of finding out who the president should be. When you do popular voting it doesnt give you a good idea of what the people think. | 2 |
ebbe275 | "All of our developement since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change.", stated David Goldberg, accordind to author Elisabeth Rosenthal. Fellow citizens, the time has come to adress the complications of our over usage of cars. There are many advantages to limiting car usage that you need to take into consideration. Less stress, reduced air pollution, and less money spent on such a worthless form of transportation. Sounds like an intriguing advantage, right?!
First off, stress can be caused greatly by cars. Although, this may sound absurd, just put some thought into it. With a limit on car usage, you hardly have to worry about your kid crossing the street by themselves. Say bye bye, to car hijackers! They are no longer a problem, neither is getting in an accident. Stop worrying, because do to the limit on car usage, your chances of caos are finited, they are no longer limitless.
Furthermore, air pollution is a big economic problem today. Limiting car usage means a great deal of air pollution reduction. In article, " Paris Bans Driving Due To Smog", we see congestion was down 60 percent, after five days, five days alone! Can you imagine how much better our health would be? We see many cases of lung cancer, due to smoke in the lungs, putting a limit on many lives. Also, air pollution is as well bed for mother nature herself, killing trees, our vital resource we not only rely on to put a roof over our heads, but also our whole source of living. Air pollution, is a definite economic problem that we can get rid of simply with the reduction of car usage.
Is your money being well spent? Not really, and you can thank the monster sitting in your driving, hiding in plain site. Cars need lots of attention. We're talking about more attention than an infant! You have to provide it with insurance, monthly bills and so much more. For instance, if you were to get a flat tire, you have to replace it with a spare, tand then that flat has to also get fixed. Money, money, and more money just being stolen right from under your nose, while gas prises are piling higher!
To conclude, if you were to limit your car usage you shall find many advantages, not only for you but for the economy. Stress, is a never ending cycle with the hunk of parts you may call your, "friend". A reduction in air pollution has a great amount of benefits. Next time, you decide to take a ride out with your buddies in your car, take a nice good thought about all the exhaust possibly filling up your lungs, and if not yours then someone else's. Lastly, you no longer will have to worry about your money jumping out your pocket. | 4 |
ebbe96c | Driverless cars. Sounds great right? Just a relaxing drive without rush, seems grand. However to me, it doesn't seem rational. How does the idea of cars that are able to be used on it's own sound? As in the article, it states that driving laws want to keep drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. If we go "smart" everything will be technology based. Which is just one reason for an internet crash and more technical problems. Driving without alert humans? How "smart" does that sound?
I understand the idea, and to me it sounds cool. But are we going to risk several other problems to look cool? Driverless cars might be useful; to the handicap, those without legs. They could also be used to those who aren't as good drivers. It notifies the driver when the car needs attention so it would seem okay to just watch what's going on. However, Driverless cars would be tempting for drivers to not pay attention. If they don't pay attention, it could cause wrecks, accidental turns, who knows? You might end up at the wrong place. Lawmakers themself even agree that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. Also, if we went driverless, it would give drunks an "ok" to drive because technically, they aren't driving.. which would cause a whole nother problem.
If we went driverless, it would look cool for awhile, but eventually everything would crash. The cars might not be programmed correctly, people would put the blame on the car and not themself, it would cost us a tremendous amount of more money. From the actual car itself; to all the problems it would cause. We would need to change all the roads and enable electrical cables. Requiring "massive upgardes to existing roads, something that is simply to expensive to be practical." The article states. If the google cars aren't truely driverless, people have to be alert in case of complicated traffic issues. Do you honestly think people would pay attention? Or will it become such a habit and easy to just sleep on the way to work at least one time. Should we take a risk to look cool and "change the world?" Or is it possible to improve technology in a differnet way that keeps drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe and happy. | 3 |
ebbfacd | For most people it is more common to get from place to place by hopping in a car. But, what if we never used cars, or at least limited them? Lives would be inpacted in a very positive way. In
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars , by Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Paris bans driving due to smog , by Robert Duffer,
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogata , by Andrew Selsky, and
The End of Car Culture , by Elisabeth Rosenthal the authors show how cars are not a neccesity to life and how our communities can even be better off without them. Because of the positive impact on our enviroment and the increase of a community, limiting car usage is a serious idea worty of a second look.
Cars, especially in America, are a major source of transportation. Without them many people would not have an easy way to commute to where they need to be. But, convience is causing more pain than pleasure and startign to harm our enviroment. Cars just by themselves cause around fifty percent of the greenhouse gases that are emited into the atmospere. Similarly they cause twelve percent in Europe (par. 5) Logically it would make sense to find the root of a problem and change it to make the problem go away, but in the case of cars, cars are a root in the pollution problem, but many people need them to ge to get where they need to be. The easiest solution to this is to limit our car use and add more busses and easier, more acessable areas for bikes and walking. Pollution will lower and people will still get to where they need to be. Pollution is a major topic regarding the safety of our enviroment and cars have been a proven source of much of the pollution in the air. Using less cars coensides with less pollution in our surroundings. Paris, France was suffering from very high pollution in the air. To combat this, for five days certain people, based on their lisecense plate number, were not allowed to use their cars. Though not everyone complied, after the five days the smog went from the levels found in the worst city for pollution, Beijing China, down by sixty percent (par.14). In just under a week Paris went from being the most polluted it had ever been to a better, safer level. If a city just by limiting the car usage by half was able to make such a drastic difference in that time, imagine it being limited more over a wider area. There is a possibility of totally correcting the pollution problem worldwide, or at least making it better and more easily handled. Although the enviroment is important, cars are also affecting the way we interact as people in a community.
Because we have cars, we never really see the senery around us. We exit our houses, jump in our cars, drive, and walk ito our destination. There is no contact with nature or other people passing by. Limiting cars can lead to the increase of interaction and better looking cities. In Bogota, there is a day once a year called "car-free day", in which no one is allowed any use of their personal cars and fined if they do not comply. Because of this there has been an increase in new high-end resturants and places to shop. The community has also added more city parks and places for sports. There is no traffic rush hour and due to the increased walking the old broken sidewalks have been replaced with larger new ones (par.28). No one wants to not only have to walk, but have to walk on a surface that is hard to walk on and unappealing. Due to this, people started to create parks and sports centers for a nice place to be as well as a nice place to look at. And because of the increased foot traffic, there have been more people opening shops and resturants, as no one speeding by in a car will notice a small corner store, but someone strolling by, taking in the scenery will. In response to the increased foot traffic, it is important that there is somewhere to actually put your foot, and old cracked pavement won't cut it. If there are less cars, less road pavement is needed and more sidewalk pavement is. So, the old pavement is replaced with more pavement that is in better shape. All the walking and passing people causes people to be more social and to interact more often. The members of a community are more together. Mr. Sivak, a researcher, had noticed both of his children are not interested in getting a driver's licence. Everything they do is centered around walking, public transport, and carpooling. They don't find it necissary to have a car and licence (par. 39). The children of the researcher don't have or need a car because what they do doesn't require them to have one. They get a more full experience not being in a car all the time. In a carpool they get to socialize with friends and while walking they get an outdoor and community experience.
In short, cars are an easy way to get from area to area, but they are very harful to the enviroment and our community. They add pollution to the air and cut off our everyday contact. If we limited the use of cars we would lower pollution, casuse our cities to be more attractive, have better ways of transport, and be closer as people in an area. So, is a car still going to be your most common way of transport? Think of the good you would do to the world if it wasn't. | 5 |
ebc0784 | One day in the lab two people were arguing over the face of the natural landform. Tthe one said spacecraft normally looks straight down. Alien markings were hidden by a haze. A surveyor is a mapping spacecraft that normally looks straight down. mars golobal surveyor drew close enough for a second look. The face on mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude were it was winter in april 98 a cloudy time of year on the red planet. The camera on board had to peer through wispy clouds to see the face. malin team captured an extraordinary photo using the cameras absolute maximum resolution. As a rule of thumb you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size he added. There were objects in this picture like airplans on the ground or egyptian style pyramids or even small shacks you could see what they were. each one finly decided on the ones dicesion. | 1 |
ebc4033 | I know many people believe that the face on Mars was created by ancient alien beings. I believe this face was a natural formation that was created by natural forces on the planet Mars. I will be laying out the possibilities on how this land formation looks like a human face.
First, when we take a look at the land formation the first thing most people would see is a face. This is an illusion formed by shadows giving an alomst human face, the shadows clearly give an illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth.
Secondly when Nasa took a picture zoomed up much closer to the image of the face it was actually showing the Martain equivalent of a butte or messa. These are all very common, natural landformations on our planet. They used a digital image 3 times bigger then the pixel size. So if there was anything like a airplane, egyptian-style pyramids, or a small shack they would be able to spot it and see what it is.
In conclusion, I know many people believe that the face on Mars was created by ancient alian beings. I believe this face was a natural formation that was created by natural forces on the planet Mars. This is an illusion formed by shadows giving an almost human face. Secondly, they used a digital image 3 times bigger then the pixel size. So if there was anything like a airplane,egyptian-style pyramids, or a small shack they would be able to spot it and see what it is. I believe this was a natural formation created by natural forces on the planet Mars. | 3 |
ebc439f | Dear Florida State Senator,
We should work to abolish electoral collage, not just you and me but everyone in Florida and even in the united states. It is unfair to the great hardworking people of our comunity, what? Now they don't have a say so in who's running their country. This is all due to the fact that voters are not voting for a president any more they are voting for electors who then get to vote on our president. To me its not fair for anyone not us not you and not the president.
This electoral collage has been going on sence the founding fathers establisted it a long time ago. Which is saying a lot now that we have'nt tried to change it just like we have changed everything else they had set in stone a long time ago. To me it is just unfair, the people who live and breath in this "great" country don't even get to say who will manage them and make this country better.
The thing that doesn't make sence to me, probably because I can not vote yet, is the fact of we are going into the voting complexes (churches or schools) to vote on the president of the United States. But, insted they are actually just voting far a slate of electors who actualy get to vote on the president. It realy grinds my gears, so to speek it isnt giving us freadom in the most free country in the world it is taking away our civil rights as citizens to vote. The other thing that I don't like about the electoral collage is how their is an even number of electors. At least if they are going to keep the electoral collage they should have an odd number, just so their can't be a tie.
The electoral collage is unconstitutional and should be taken out of the system asap. It takes away our civil librities to make this country ours. As citizens of the united states we need to work to get it abolished and only then will we truely have a great union. So, what do you say Mr senator do you want to be in this same place 25 or 30 years down the road, or do you want to fight the good fight to stick up for what we as Americans beleave in?
Sencerly, PROPER_NAME | 3 |
ebce1a1 | A driveless car how cool would that be? I bileve we should have Driveless Cars in the future. I say this because the car is not that dangerous in my oppion. The Driveless cars wil keep you alert, lets you take control at important times, and also gives you signals when it is most important.
The car will not put you in any danger because it has the ability to keep you alert. It has sensors as said in the text "special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." if a car was realy so dangerous it would not let you know to keep you're hands on the whell at all times. I beieve it does that so if anything goes wrong you can quickly drive the car if needed.
Further more the car signals you when you need to drive at important times. The car is able to do many things and will tell you to do the most important "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 zines and around accidents." The is making sure you are safe at all time and letting you drive when it is most needed.
Lastly these Driveless Cars are smart enough to signal you so that you are never in accident. The fast actions are great in many ways "the car being ready to quickly get the driver's attetion whenever a problem occurs." it also has "developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehcile is in danger of backing into and object." this driveless car " announces when the drivers should be prepared to take over." This car is completely safe enough to let you know wehenever something imopratnt is coming uup.
The Driveless Cars are not fully driveless you still have to take cointrol at most times. So the car is still letting you be safe and put you're life in you're own hands at times. | 3 |
ebce6a4 | Dear Florida State Senator,
I am sorry to announce that the unfairness of the Electoral College to the Americna people, has come to my attention. As a fifteen year old highschool student, I will not have to worry about voting for quite some time. However, if the Electoral College continues to be the nation's way of electing a leader, I'm not so sure I will even have the desire to vote when the time comes. Having recently read several articles on th electoral college, with imformation and claims both supporting and puting down the Electoral College, I am now aware of what it is, and how it works. When a voter votes for the president, the Electoral College makes it so they are actually voting for an elector, or someone who is supposed to vote for the candidate chosen. Although, according to
What Is the Electoral College issued by the Office of the Federal Register, most states have a sort of "winner-take-all" system in which all electorals go to the winning candidate of that state. Electors can be anyone, according to
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer. How Electors are chosen depends entirely of the state! Of course, as a senator you should be well aware of how the Electoral College works. Are you aware of how this affects the American people negatively?
In civics class, students are taught the difference between popular vote and electoral vote. However, seventh grader do not learn the entirety of it, seeing as learning about the Electoral College may affect how they see the country they live in. Popular vote, to my understanding, is the number of votes a candidate recieves from the American people . Electoral vote, the thing that determines who becomes president, is done by the Electors determined when voters chose which candidate they wanted to win. Electoral vote, and popular vote are not the same thing, for instance one could win the popular vote, yet lose the electoral vote. Why is this? Well, one can not promise that an elector, will vote for the same candidate that the American people have already chosen. Also, because of this system, candidates tend to visit only the "swing" states, instead of trying to win over the majority of the country, they focus only on the states which change periodically from red to blue! When I was younger, i used to ask my parent what would happen if a tie ever occured during a presidential election. Now I know. In the case of a tie, the election is thrown into the House of Representatives, where they then vote on the president. Let me explain why this is unfair, each state only casts one vote, so a delegate from Wyoming reprents the vote of 500,000 while a delegate from California is supposed to represent 35 million! there is no possible way for one person to be able to speak for 500,000+, everyone has their own opinion. Everyone belongs to a political party; not everyone belongs to the same party.
One may argue that the Electoral College is a good thing and must stay for the benefit of the American people. With large states such as Texas and California, swing states, run-off elections, and certainty of outcome, they have a valid point. Of course everyone has a valid opinion, but they would be wrong. The Electoral College is the easy way to decide who will lead the country, not the best way. Today's technology can ensure a more fair way to decide the fate of the nation. I prepose that popular vote be the only way to vote for president. With technological advances, machines can sort throught all the votes and determine who won. This way, the American people can rest assured knowing their vote wasn't thrown away because an Elector voted for the opposing candidate.
-A concerned Student | 5 |
ebcf800 | There are many arguments as to why these new "driverless" cars can be helpful to society. Although, there can also be problems that come with driverless cars. My position on these new-age cars and technology will be explained in the following paragraphs.
I presonally believe that using autonomous cars in the world is very far-fetched. It's a concept that doesn't seem probable to me, and I don't exactly understand it. There are so many problems that are present with these cars. Things malfunction and don't work correctly with technology all of the time. Having these cars than run using a large amount of technology like sensors, the LIDAR system-which creates a viewing field for the car-and much more, it is very possible that one small thing in any of these systems could go wrong, causing an accident. Another thing that has to be taken into consideration is that when an accident does occur, who is to blame-the driver or the manufacturer? That problem alone causes much controversy over driverless cars.
However, there is a large difference between driverless cars and driver-assisting cars. I have a much different opinion on cars that assist the driver in a situation. This technology can be very useful to drivers. For example: there's antilock brakes that are very advanced today that use sensors to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids. This technology is very helpful, making it easier for drivers that are in danger to prevent losing control on the road, injuring themselves, or potentially even death. In this situation, what would a driverless car do? It is very possible that this car would know how to react to such a situation and could cause a dangerous crash.
In conclusion, I personally do not agree with the idea of driverless cars at all. There are too many dangers that come along with this technology. I prefer to be behind the wheel, controlling my car, and knowing what it will do. That is my position on autonomous cars. | 4 |
ebd0e73 | NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft took photos of Mars, as many as they could for their sister ship Viking 2. It spotted a likeness of a human face, it was nearly 2 miles long from a reigon of Mars called Cydonia. The appereance of this supposible face caused a lot of suprise from NASA and common people. Scientists thought nothing of it as a face only a possible Martian mesa. Some thought of this creation on Mars as a face others thought of it just as a landmark on the planet.
The face got a alot of publicity from the people that thought it was real and also the people who didnt. In my opinion I would like to think of it as a artifact of the other possible beings but I cant bring myself to think that it's real. "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West." Now I can believe that, even though I often dream of far off places and creatures like the vampires in Lost Boys or the Goblin King I can't bring myself to believe that that is a artifact.
Science most of the time has a solution to what things are while some think it's a thing of signifigance like another race of space people it's not, it's just a rock formation that happened and will happen again. The world endlessly enjoys tricking us with things like this, aliens, vampires, werewolves, sea monsters, and zombies. They are all in the same boat even they don't always seem like they are. The face is a hoax but that doesn't mean aliens don't exist. It means we need to expand our horizons, make our technology better, have brighter imaginations, support those with different yet logical ideas, and find out what the universe and planet hold hidden from us. Some of the best things are things we can't see after all. | 2 |
ebd19e1 | Everyone has their own opinion on the way our Presidents are elected. Some say they would prefer popular votes rather than electoral votes, while others believe we should keep it the same way. I believe that it is more fair and less kayotic having popular votes rather than electoral votes. I believe that popular votes keep it fair when it comes to choosing a Presidant and does not cause a lot of fights. Although I believe this some say that electoral voting is also safe and keeps people under control.
Some United states citizens, including me, believe popular votes are more fair and are more of peoples choices. Lots of citizens believe that with electoral votes it's not fair because with electoral votes candidates don't spend time in all the states, some states don't even see campaign ads. Also it's fair because that means that lots of people truly want that candidate for Presidant. Just like when Al Gore won the popular votes, which mean more poeple like him and thought he would be a great President, lost the whole campaign cause of electoral votes. Citizens also get more say if it were for just popular votes and with elctoral votes not so much because even if their is a tie people don't choose, House of Representatives do.
As for others they are completly against popular votes and think that electoral votes are more safe and calming for many reasons. It keeps it fair because it isn't based off which candidate put more comersuals out there or who people know more. With electoral voting you are voting for the electors in The Electoral College who then vote themsevles and are then are counted by Congress. Also with electoral votes not lots of arguing could happen. With popular votes people may begin to argue about who deserved it more cause more peple knew him rather than the other candidate. "Also it more fair because each state has their own group of electors so they know who is better for their state." (source 1, paragraph 5)
Although everyone ahs their opinions I believe that popular votes are a better way to vote rather than electoral voting because it's more fair to citizens and less kayotic. Their are many facts and evidence in this world and i history to show that popular voting is more aficient than electoral voting. | 3 |
ebd2317 | Should computers read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom? No because, why should a computer know how your feeling? It wouldn't change the emotion the students feeling. It also wouldn't help with the students education. Its over all just a waste of time.
The process begins when the computer puts together a 3-D digital model. There are 44 major muscles in your face that the computer has to detect. Eckman classified six emotions happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. He then " associated each with characteristic movements of facial muscles."
For example the frontalis pars lateralis muscle is above your eye which shows your surpried when it is raised.
Us humans alone can identify facial expressions on peoples faces. If you look at a friend you can tell how they are feeling at that moment. Da Vinci studied human anatomy to help paint the facial muscles percisely on the Mona Lisa painting. Dr. Huangs has new computer software it stores similar info as electronic code. He thinks there could be a different type of code to the painting.
When facial facial expressions a made its about muscular action units. The school computer shouldn't have to know how you are feeling. What kind of problem is that supposed to solve? This idea is nothing but just a distraction for school students. It also may detect wrong facial expressions.
To conclusion computers in school shouldn't detect emotions of the students. I have proved my point on why it shouldn't be in school. I have given you several examples from the passage to prove this point. It shoudn't matter if the computer knows how your feeling. | 2 |
ebd73f6 | In our society today, car usage is extremly high. It would be best for our world if we can limit car usage due to pullution and all of the warning wwe have been recieving about the earth becoming an inhabitat planet. As a society we should really crack down on driving our cars alot to avoid our planet from becoming pulluted.
Cars can really be a expensive pay when it comes to violations. Paris has been really looking into their car industry. According to Reuters, almost 4,000 drivers were fined for having even number license plates. Some were ordered to leave their car homes or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). Many people had their car impounded for their reaction to the fine. This would apply to vehicles with odd numbered plates the following day. This all happen after days of an near record passing pullution. Paying violation fines can really side track your expenses, especiallly major violations.
Cars can really cause a bad case of pullution. When your running your car all the gas is being put into the air. According to Paris bans driving due to smog by, Robert Duffer, he stated that diesel fuel was blamed, since France had a tax policy that suggested diesel over gasoline. According to Reuters 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. The cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. Paris usually has more smog than other European capitals. Last week Paris had 147 micrograms of PM compared with Brussels 114 and London's 79.7. According to BBC public transit was free of charge from Friday to Monday. The delivery companies complained for their lost revenue.
If we limit car usage as a society we can prevent pollution from becoming a situation. Preventing car problems can really help us a world. Just think of the ggod we can do for our planet if we limit car usage. | 2 |
ebdbc6b | The challenge of exploring Venus seems very difficult but they want to evaluate it more. It is very hard to get really close because it is to hot for a human to get there. The heat can melt or destroy devices and there would be no information. They have sent many spacecrafts on the cloud-draped world and they have not made it, so they don't send humans. There is a lot of harsh condition in Venus like frequent lightning strikes and erupting volcanoes. They say that long ago Venus was probably almost like earth and could have supported various forms of life just like earth today. NASA probably has a way of sending humans to study Venus in a way that they would survive. They say that a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles over venus landscape. With jet airplanes traveling at a higher altitude to go over storms. The vehicle would not be touching the ground so it can avoid the hot ground conditions. The vehicle going at thirty plus miles above surface would still be hot at around 170 degrees Farenheit, with air pressure close to sea level on earth would be hard but humans could survive and get information. They have made electronics of silicon carbide and put them to the test in conditions like venus. They have lasted for three weeks in those conditions. They also have thought of other devices from the 1800s with better mechanical parts to be more resistant. They are working very hard to get close and collect a lot more information about Venus. There is a big amount of challenges presented by Venus, but the value of discovering more with human curiosity will lead to meeting the very edges of Venus. | 2 |
ebdc645 | Wouldn't it be amazing for you to have a connection with your computer? For your computer to know exactly when you need help with a problem without you telling it. Or for when the lesson just really isn't grabbing your attention and for the computer to know you're bored? With the Facial Action Coding System it now can. This is exactly why this technology that reads the emotional expressions of your face in the classroom is valuable.
One extemely important thing that can ruin a class lesson is the students getting bored. Staring at a screen for hours a day can make your mind wander, becoming sidetracked by the lose string on your sweater or maybe the picture on the wall. This wouldn't have to happen if schools had Facial Action Coding System. The system would quickly scan the face and know that this student just isn't interested and change the lesson format until the student is. This way the students wouldn't get bored. This program would keep it fresh and hold the attention of the student, scanning to make sure they're happy.
Another serious problem online learning may hold is confusion. When you're with a computer you don't exactly get the same hands on lesson you would have a teacher. If a student gets confused with a problem they may not have someone around to help them and they may not know how to work exactly how the computer can help. So they guess that answer and get it wrong and over time they may even fail the class. But with the Facial Action Coding System is could easily scan the face and see the confusion all over the student and modify the lesson till the student understand.
With the basic problems aside from digital learning, solved with the program, it can become more common. If students aren't having troubles with the computer lesson, because they're getting a more hands on approach with the computer now knows what they want, then they're going to soar beyond what earlier generations have. With the combination of Facial Action Coding System and going at the students personal pase that computer lessons provide, a student won't be held back. It provides many new opportunities for learning, with this program, than ever before.
With the information provided about the very positive effects Facial Action Coding System its easy to say that it would be beneficial to a school learning environment. It can tell if a student is bored. It can tell if a student is confused. And most of all it can send our future students down the road to success. This is exactly why this technology, that reads the motional expressions of your face, in the classroom is valuable. | 4 |
ebe2ce0 | 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 popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral college process consits of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes byCongress. The Electoral College consits of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President.
Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for thePresident, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the President. 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 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows much worse. Considering thst the state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, end that those electors could always defy the will of the people. Back in 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. (So that a popular vote for Kennedy wouldn't have actually gone to Kennedy.)
At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. It's offical: 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 argument against direct elections are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right: "Abolish the electoral college!"
Abolishing the Electoral college should be the right thing to do. | 1 |
ebe4bd5 | The author suggests that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. vanus something called the evening star is one the brightest points of light in the night sky. However this nickname is misleading since venus is actually a planet. in our sola sysyem venus is the second planet from our sun. while venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of earth it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely.
The evidence from the article that supports from the acricle . venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. Earth previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more then a few hours. These differences in seed mean that sometimes we are closer to mars and other times to venus.Numerous factors contribute to venus reputation as a challenging planet for human to study despite its proximity to us.Even more challenging are the clouds of higly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere.on the planet surface tempertures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater then what we experience on our own planet. Beyond high pressure and heat, venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface.The value of returning to venus seems indisputable but what are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive. the planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains and craters.Long ago venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have suppouted verious forms of life, just like earth. Astronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have bee the most earth like planet in our solar system.The national aeronautics and space administration has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study venus. Imagine a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling venusian landscape. solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed earth levels. However peering at venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetraphy the dense atmosphere, rendering standard forma of photography and videography ineffective.Many researhera are working on innovation that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of venus. | 1 |
ebe5148 | Could Earth end up turning out like Venus? NASA has sent many spacecrafts to Venus trying to figure out what it is like under the atmosphere. Although it may seem like a waste of time to send stuff there, studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers because it can teach us more about our solar system, it can possibly be a replacement planet, and if we find out that it was like Earth we could try and fix Earth before it happens again.
Studying the planet Venus would help us better understand the rest of our solar system. The taxt says "A thick atmosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide blankets Venus (Paragraph 3)." It also states "and the pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet (Paragraph 3)." We haven't seen anything like this, which is why we need to study it.
Venus could possibly be a replacement planet for Earth. We just need to find out how we could make it a liveable planet incase the Earth just keeps getting worse and worse. It states "Often referred to as Eath's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size (Paragraph 2)." The text also states that "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth (Paragraph 4)." These mean that at one point we couldv'e lived on Venus since it was so much like Earth.
If we were to keep studying Venus and we find lots out about it then we could see if Earth would eventually turn out like that. As stated "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth (Paragraph 4)." Another point is that "Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth...such as valleys, mountains, and craters (Paragraph 4)." This says that Earth and Venus look a lot alike and they could be "twin" planets which also means that the Earth could end up one day being just like Venus.
We need to study more about Venus to help out ourselves and the Earth, so we don't end up like Venus. They either need to send ships to research Venus to help Earth or having to find another planet for our future generations to live on. | 4 |
ebe791f | Foremost, the electoral college is a process used for selecting a president through the popular vote of qualified respesenators. The electoral college was established by our founding fathers, and still benefits us today. Using trusted representatives and efficently casting the desired vote, the electoral college is the best method of selecting a president. The electoral college allows the country to be sure of an outcome, and no one region can elect a president on its own.
Electoral votes are cast by electors chosen to represent each state, these electors are "...trusted to vote for the party's nominee...", stated Richard Posner. This means that electors are trusted and qualified to efficiently represent the vote their state desires. The trust set upon electors is "rarely betrayed" Posner said. The last time an election was won by someone who didn't get the popular vote was in 2000, and this doesn't happen often. This is contrary to what was said by Bradford Plumer. Plumer stated "The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worse."
The electoral college gives America certainty of an outcome, without a tie, or a run-off election. The ability to rest easy knowing there will be a clear winner is an ability given to America, by the system of electoral votes. A tie occurance in an election is "Highly unlikely..." Posner said. Even though most states use a "Winner-take all" basis, ties and run-off elections are still extremely rare and unlikely.
Swing states- a debated and popular issue amog the electoral college. Swing states are often paid more attention and given more information than regular states. While being paid more attention, the swing states together are able to determine the election's outcome. Though small states don't get much attention, they still have a say in the election. | 3 |
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