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ebec1ad | The Facial Action Coding System was created to help know what your feelings are and even help students in the classroom to them learn easier. This sytem has six basic emotions that it will be able to recognize from your facial expression. While some may think that this may not be a helpful system, this could help many others with their studies in school and others just in general to know what they may like or how they are feeling.
This system may not be totally reliable in the beginning of the process but by the time the bugs have been delt with and the researchers have maade sure that the system is precessing to the best of its ability this could potentially become the most helpful system in helping others in school and even outside of their schooling work. "'A class room computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts." Many may think that this machine could cause problems with teaching but the upside is that this would be able to detect what the student may be strugglung with that the teacher may not know how to handle what they may not be getting.
Every student in school struggles with something that they may have been taught from English, science, to math all of these have at least one student that may have a harder time learning how to solve problems, write essay's, and even make certain reactions happen in science but with this system students may learn faster or at least it would help them learn in a way that they could understand. "'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'" If this could help students in school with what they are learning and help them understand it better image what could be done with this with a more advanced system.
The better reseachers can make the system the more it will be able to do. This could help disabled people with learning or even make them happier. If the Facial Action Code System can help students in school with understanding certain elements of what is being taught, this could ultimently help disabled kids and even teachers to know the best way to handle what the kids understand and what they don't. The teacher may doing what they can to help diabled children and even adults but these people work slower that normal people do and with this teacher can find out the best way that disabled children or adults can learn.
The Facial Action Coding System may not be valuable to some but this can be extremely valuable to other in schools and maybe even at work. This system can help many people understand what is being taught or even help diability children that may learn a faster way and the teachers may not know that. Many people no matter what they are doing this can help them with problems at school, work, and just in general to understand or make learning easier. | 4 |
ebf137e | The author says a lot about studying venus. there are many examples of what venus is like and how it compares to earth. NASA wants to send people to venus to study it. But going to study venus could be very dangerous for many reasons.
as used in paragraph 3, the author states that
"the atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide" . He then also sates that " on the planets surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit. Also that the atmospheric pressure is 9 times greater than what we experience on our on planet." i believe that NASA shoudnt send our people over to the planet because it is way to dangerous.
in conclusion, venus is a earth like planet that NASA studies. i believe that we shouldnt send our people to study because its to dangerous. Also at the same time it would be a great project to study. NASA is going to continue to study venus. its going to be a hard and dangerous planet to study, but they will get the job done. | 2 |
ebf5671 | In "The challenge of Exploring Venus", we are faced with another difficult task. We have had many hard task in our past space wise, from our first step on the moon, to the discovery of Pluto being a dwarf planet. Studying Venus closely is a worthy pursuit because, it's a challenge and who doesn't like a challenge, it would be a exploration many people from generations old and new would like rake on themselves, and possibly we could find a way to live on a planet other than Earth.
Exploring Venus is going to be extremely challenging. For example, the passage says "Venus has the hottest surfqace temperature of any planet in our solar system." This place is going to to be extremely hard to get close to because of the heat. We can't even take pictures because "most forms of light cannot penetrate the atmosphere." Our most high-tech cameras can't even get a decent picture of the surface of Venus.
Many people from the new and old generation are obbssed with space and everything to do with it. Our workers at NASA have created electronics that have been designed to last on Venus and they have survived weels in the harsh terrain. NASA is constantly discovering something new about space. They are even using designs from the past like our "mechnical computers." They are using the design of mechanical computers because the are very durabole under harsh conditions, which is what we're gonna need in order to explore Venus.
The planet Venus is very much like Earth. There are so many energy resources there. "Solar power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed Earth levels." That is great because if we lived on Venus we wouldn't have to worry about pollutting the planets as quickly as we have done on Earth. Also, we would be able to spread the electricity widely throughout the palnet.
In conclusion, exploring Venus would be a worthy pursuit for many reasons. We are going to get there one day with the way our space administrations are working. There is so much we don't know about the planets in our solar system, even our own planet. We should take the opportunity to explore whatever we can as soon as we can. That way we won't go extintic like many thing in our world. | 4 |
ebf9d50 | NASA's scientists are adiment that "the face on the mars" is actually a face. First of all, why would there be a face ON THE GROUND. Do they really think that some nonexisting extra-terrestrial decided that he wanted to put his face on the ground and leave a mark that he was there? Probably not. Also, none of these "faces" actually look like a face. It looks like a rock fell or something.
Nothing about these pictures are authentic. If you look closely, it clearly is not a face. I'm not going to go into details and try to figure out what it is myself, but that is definitely not a face. This "face" is a natural landform . There are plenty of places on Earth that looks like faces, but are just patches or grass, or dirt.
How can NASA try and conclude that some life form decided to put their face print in the dirt? They really can't.
In conclusion, The face is not a face, for it is a natural landform. A rock must have fell on the mesa. But it will never be a face. Never has, and never will. Nobody has actually been on Mars to even back up this evidence, so what proof do they really have?? | 2 |
ebff20e | Dear senator ,
I write to you because I believe we should keep the electoral college . There's so many reasons why I believe this would be better for the goverment and for the community . Yes , I understand the college is old and out dated but it is what has picked our leaders and until now I believe it has been very effective . The electoral college avoids the problem of elections . Even though we can not control who the electors vote for , I still believe it is a more effective way and it avoids plenty of unessary conflicts .Although we are " not voting for the president " we are " voting for the electors " . This is what had kept our country running for centuries . voting for the The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in which no condidate receives a majority of the vote cast. The electoral college is the most effective way to pick our leaders . | 2 |
ec00b60 | Have ever seen the cowboys on tv and wanted to be one. Have you watched a movie that takes play in the ocean and wanted to be there. Did you know you could be both at the same time. You can be a seagoing cowboy. pack your valubles and grab Grab your cow boy hat and this is why you should join.
You yes you, you can be a seagoing coboy. Why should you you ask. You should join because you no longer haft to sit and watch other people enjoy the fun of being on the ocean, you get to see amazing things while traveling."i had the side benifit of seeing Europe and China." Being a sea going cowboy also gives you the benifit of working with animals,"to take care of the horses and mules that were shiped over seas" the last benifit you could get out of being a sea going cowboy is the memories you would have from the good times," luke also found time to have fun on bored. the cowboys played baseball,volleyball, table tenis fencing, boxing, reading, and wittling."On the way to your destination you can meet new people and mabey help them. learn more about peoplel and their needs,"it made me more aware of people of other countrys and their needs." You could become a hero, if you want to.
You dont haft to be any one extrodanary to be a seagoing cowboy. You dont need to be chosen by a group of people who only pick the best. All you haft to do is be you and sigh up and you will travel the world and help people. Have you ever seen the cowboys on tv and wanted to be one, seen the people in movies on the ocean and wanted to be there, you can as a seagoing cowboy. | 3 |
ec0315b | In 1976 a NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was going around Mars looking and taking pictures of places where Viking 2 could land. It spotted a shadow that looked like a human face. It was a huge head about 2 miles from one end to the other end. The face looked like an Egyptian Pharaoh. Some scientists figured out it was just a mesa but people started thinking it could be proof that aliens were real. They then started making movies of the face and magazines and stuff like that because they believed aliens had created the face.
NASA already knew it was just a common mesa. NASA and the scientists already knew it was a mesa but it looked like an Egyptian Pharaoh. As soon as they showed the public the picture people started believing that it could be evidence that aliens created that and are living. Hollywood started making movies, books, and a lot of other stuff. Scientists wanted to be sure that it was just a mesa, so NASA then sent another spacecraft. They took another picture and saw that it looked nothing like the first picture. They had to send another spacecraft in 2001 just to make sure it wasn't a mistake and to see which one was correct. The picture looked different too but looked so much better so NASA and scientists told the public it was a mesa.
The face in Mars was just a natural landform. The same thing basically happens around Western America. A guy, Garvin, said that the face reminds him of Middle Butte in Idaho. He said, "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height at the face on Mars." The first picture they took in 1976 of the face really looks like not a natural landform. As the cameras got more better, in 1998, the face kind of still had the face shape but it looked more flat. The picture in 2001 just made the face look just like a natural landform. The 2001 picture, which is the latest one, shows no proof of living things in mars. The face looked like an Egyptian Pharaoh in the first picture they took. The latest picture, in 2001, the face looked like a butte or mesa. The face was just a natural landform like the landforms that happen in Western America. If it was proof that there is living things in Mars, it would be beneficial for both tax payers and NASA. Hopefully they'll go again soon and take pictures to confirm if it was a natural landform or it's really proof that there is living things in mars, but I don't think they're going to go again because a lot of people now believe it was just a natural landform.
At last, the face was just a natural landform and was not made by aliens. The face did really look like it was created because that's what the people in ancient times bascically did but it was just a landform. The picture first picture was really cool not going to lie and I thought it was created by a living thing but when I saw the recent pictures it just started to look like a natural landform. Maybe they'll find more evidence and confirm if it was just a natural landform or if it was created by aliens, who knows. | 4 |
ec094aa | I believe that the Facial Coding System has a valuable future. With the coding system being able to read emotions almost aswell as we humans can, the system may be incorprated into security systems and schools. The Facial Coding System could advice teachers if students are bored or tired as stated in paragraph 6 "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored". Having a system that could do that would improve the teachers teaching skills for a more fun way of teaching rather than the old monitione lectures. The Facial Coding System can improve the lesson, like an effective human insructor.
If the Facial coding System becomes a valuable System in schoold it could not just improve students educatin but reduce the amounts of absent kids per year. Due to a more enjoyable education kids wouldn't miss out as much as they do. If The Facial Action Codig System is in computers students will more thn likely look up at their screens than their phones. Computers will aslo have to understand that most humans communication is nonverbal as stated by Dr. Huang. This leading to the system needing minor adjustments before a succesful future.
In conclusion the Facial Action Coding System is a valuable system and has many possibilities of being used for schools and for various purposes. Not only is the system valuable, it gives others an acknowledgment of how you feel and in how many ways they can help. If you feel upset for any reason anyone could now help by the press of a button. The system will have a future and a wide arrange of features if given time for deveopers, to where is can even mak more expressions for videos game faces and more. | 3 |
ec0b21c | This painting is was made a long time ago. Many people found this painting weird because, back then there wasn't a lot of people happy, also poor. So when you see this picture this girl is happy and looks like she has nice cloths on. People took this picutre into inspiration. And brought a lot to the picture.
In my perceptative I like this idea but then I don't. It is pretty nice that we have a software that can be able to do something like this. it is pretty cool to tell people that we need a picture of you or someone and we will see how happy you are, how mad you are, etc. But I'm really not for it that much. There can be more things we can do instead of doing this. But doing this picture was preety cool.
In paragrpah 5 it states that people can tell how your friend is feeling simply by the look on their face. I totally agree with it. If this is your best friend and they are the same to you when you see each other you should smile. But when they don't and still look down then you know there is a problem. Friends are there for each other.
One thing that I argue about this is on paragrpah 6. When you are happy then when a ad pops up then it should be happy. Same way if you were mad then a mad or something down ad will pop up. I don't really agree to this because when people see ads they dont really pay attention to ads. When they see an ad they look at the close button for it and they close it. But if there is an advertisment they of coarse people will have to watch it until the ad is over. I don't like the idea that computers should have computer appresions on what we do.
This article is very good. I like this but of coarse there are some down falls to everything. I like how they did this software on "Making Mona Lisa Smile" becuase this picture inspired other people. But the computer expressions isn't a good idea. They aren't doing this for a good cause. When people have a chance to skip an ad or an advertisment they will. | 2 |
ec0bc1f | The author describes "Making Mona Lisa Smile" and how a new technology called the Facial Action Cording System enables compures to identify human emotions. Because the author is trying to tell us how the technology can make us feel differents emotions. In this article we can find too many differents emotions that the Mona Lise had. And how the techonology can do it too.
For example my first evidence that i found in this article is when said that "Mona Lise is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". So, is trying to tell us that to making Mona Lise smile can be a difficult way, because she had too many differents emotions at the same time,but nothing is impossible. But also the people trying to describe a new technology to identify humans emotion. The new technology is called FACS ( Facial Action Coding System). This is the new technolody that the author wanted to used to find the humans emotions, , and see which one of the two option that they had can be more easy or more faster to find the human emotions.
My other example that also i found in this article is when said that "according to the new computers softward can recogniza emotion. The softward is the least innovation from Prof. Thomas Haung, of the Backman institute for advanced science at the University Illions." The author is trying to tell us to describes the new tecnology was little complicated because with he wanted to describe that technology to see if will be more easy to identify the emotions. Also in this article said that the process begings when the computer construct a 3D computer of the face, all 44 muscles in the model must move like human muscles. That why i think that describes that new techology wasn't eassy because the new technology need to identify all about human.
In my conclution is about the computers and how Mona Lise demostration was really intended to bring a smiles to your face, while it show you just how the computers can do. If you smile when a Web ad appears to your screen , a similar somputer could regnize too. Like said Dr. Haunght he predicted that the computer could recognize when a students or another person is becoming confused or sad. And acording to the Facia Feeback theory emotion, moving ourfacaisl muscles can make us feel not only expresss motion, but also can even help us to feel like some differents emotions. | 1 |
ec10c42 | Being a sea cow boy is an amazing experince, if you want to be a sea cowboy you might just be in for a suprise.
I think a good reason to become a Sea Cowboy is that you get to see great things. During my time a Sea Cowboy I travel many places. In 1947, I got to go on a journey to Europe and China, and for me that was an amazing experince. Eurpe and China were great, but I think some of my specialist experinces were when I travled to Acropolis in Greece, and when I took a gondola ride in Vienice italy, a city with streets of water. I also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marvled at Panama Canal on my way to China.
Another reason I enjoyed being a Sea Cowboy were the things I got to do in my free time. In my free time sometimes I would keep busy by taking care of the animals. I had to feed them, (they had to be fed two or threee times a day) and stalls had to be cleaned. (helping out on my aunt katies farm prepared me for that) To have fun on board Sea Cowboys played baseball and volleyball, and sometimes even table-tennis tournements, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling to pass the time.
One of my favorite things about be a Sea Cowboy was helping people. On my journeys I helped people in Europe who had fallen in World War II, and that brought joy to my heart
In my opinion being a Sea Cowboy is a fun filled experince with fun, journeys, chances to help people, and an opprotunity of a lifetime. | 3 |
ec1381c | By the author of this topic is really persauding by true facts where it makes u think. Can we really live on venus the normal way or a new way? During all this time all the best and expert sciencetist are working together to test a method nd see if we can live on that planet without dying or not producing food or water or even shelter. While testing we figured out that Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun. 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. So that is why I think during the proccess on living venus or in the future testing methods if we could live pn venus or see if we can grow crops or bring like equiment to test samples on we can evole on this planet near us. Even the thought of going to a new planet is a big turn of events because we dont know how its atmosphere works or gravity or air/oxygen or weather climate change or anything but we are learning about it really fast where we have to make a high expert group of people to risk their lives to see if we can produce our species or our tech,food,citys, or even animal life in conculsion to make sure that we sure we dont make the smallest mistake to screw up the plans for us to live or visit venus in future but in mean time we have people training to become the best of the best for this secret peoject if it happens. So that is all i gotta say and i hope it does happen to make history on the board for people to live on a new generation. So our main goal is all about 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. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. Even NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venuss surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions. Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers | 2 |
ec228d8 | I believe that you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. It is really fun, you can see many different places, and it feels good to help. I am a Seagoing Cowboy myself, and I think you should be too. You would definitly love it.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy isn't always hard work and non-stop rushing around all the time. Usually on the trip back when you dont have animals to care for it is super fun. You can wittle, play table tennis, box, read, or play any other game. It is still hard work but it can still be fun. When we take trips back I love it because we all hang out and play games.
When you are a Seagoing Cowboy you get to see many different places. It is a big opportunity that is very rare. You can see beautiful places such as China, Italy, New Orleans, The Acropolis in Greece, or just see places on the way there like the Panama Canal. It costs a lot of money to just make one of those trips. This way you can see all of those places without spending a dime.
A Seagoing Cowboy is a great way to help other people in need.
It will feel really good when you are on the trip back and you know in your mind that you just helped a city or a country with their problems. Yes you have all of the things you need to live but helping someone else who has nothing really makes you feel good. After that you can go and think to your self I could have just saved a starving child or family.
So in the end I believe you should be a Seagoing Cowboy because it is fun, you can travel to new places, and it makes you feel good. I really hope that you will become a Seagoing Cowboy.
-Best of luck, Luke Bomberger | 3 |
ec26165 | By centering the article around technology that that is able to read students' emotions, Nick D'Alto makes a great case that this developement would be a direct benefit to the learning environment. If this new technology is implemented in schools, educators will see test scores rise and see positive behavioral effects in children because of the use of emotion reading technology.
One of the most important aspects to consider when designing an education experience is whether or not it is beneficial, and more importantly, if it will keep students engaged. Dr Huang theorizes is paragraph 6 that a classroom computer could recognize when a student becomes distracted or confused, and the computer could alter the lesson and make it more useful. This could largely impact the education system by allowing each and every individual student to have a customized lesson plan based on their reactions to the origional one. With this new innovation, schools could become more efficient and churn out more successful students than ever before.
One of the many duties a teacher has is educating the students, but one of the most important roles a teacher can play in a students life is implementing discipline. As described in paragraph 8, this technology has the ability to screen people on whether they are being truthful or deceitful. Just like lying politicians, kids can get away with a lot. If bad habits continue to follow them throughout school, they will end up with a criminal potential later in life. Emotion reading technology could possibly save a students future if the teacher could read if the kid is being truthful or not. If a young child is found to be lying, the teacer could effectively discipline the kid and end the bad habit at an early age. Another example would be if kids are really telling the truth if they understand the lesson or not. If kids are truly confused and won't admit it, the emotion sensing technology would read their faces and the teacher would be alerted that the students don't undestand the lesson. These forms of accountability would instill morals and discipline in children and prevent them from forming bad habits at a young age, and eventually lead to a better and more just society.
Overall, emotion reading technology would be a strong benefit to society and specifically the education system. By being able to understand eachother better, the human population has the ability to evolve and become more intelligent, compassionate, and responsible. If it takes a new technology to bring people a higher understanding of eachother, than that technology should be implemented in not just the education system, but many other institutions around the world. | 5 |
ec2cc36 | Have you ever seen the face on Mars? Well, if you have, do you think it's a real face, or that aliens made it, or that it's just a natural landform like the ones we have here? The answer is, that it's just a natural landform. This face that we see on Mars is just a landform that was created over time. Just like the natural landforms created here on Earth. Things like the Rocky Mountains, or as it says in the passage, the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho.
This face on the surface of Mars had unusual shadows casting down on it, making the face look like an old Egyptian Pharaoh. Many people though didn't believe NASA, so on April 5, 1998, Michael Malin and his MOC team took a picture of this mysterious face that was ten times sharper than all the previous pictures ever taken. When the photo was uploaded to the internet, thousands of people were disappointed when they found out that this was just a natural landform, not something alien made.
In conclusion, in the year of 1976, a face was spotted on the planet of Mars. This face was said to be the creation of aliens who were living on the planet. Many people were disappointed when they found out the truth. That this mysterious face was just a natural landform created over time. Even after NASA confirmed that this was just one ordinary landform, people still weren't convinced. So, on April 5,1998, an MOC team went out to Mars, and took pictures that were ten times sharper than all the originals. Thes pictures proved that this was just an ordinary landform that was formed over time. This "face" is actually the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa her on earth found in the American West. Chief scientist for the NASA's Mars Exploration Program, Jim Garvin, says that the face found on the surface of Mars is actually about the same size as the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. | 2 |
ec2f115 | First I would explain
to them that that martian mesas are common around cydonia,I would probably research important facts to support my claim. I would explain that the "face" is really pilled up rocks that give off the illusion of a person features, eyes,mouth, nose, things like that. In the passage it says "What the picture actully shows is the martian eqivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the american west.A lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa is about the same height as the face, through all the years of research and the uncovering of rocks people started to realize that the face really wasnt there. Scientist took pictures during the years 1976, 1998, and 2001 to give show us what we thught was a face was really a natural landform. On april 5,1998, when mars global surveyor flew over cydonia for the first time, michael malin and his mars obiter camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the origianl photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waitig when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing a natural landform not a face or a alien monument after all. I feel like everyone should look at the facts and lab researchs to fully understand what they thought they sawbecause they were obviously mistaken. | 2 |
ec31fe3 | Dear State Senator,
I believe that something should be brought to your attention. I'm concerned about the way we are handling the current election process of presidency. You see, at the moment we-us Americans-use the Electoral College. But it is becoming a major issue. I understand that "the founding fathers established it in the Constitution." But "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors." Why focus all of our time choosing Electors, when we could be allowing citizens to vote directly for their President themselves. Office of the Federal Register states,"The Electoral College consists of the selection of the electors." Did you realize that "a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President"? We have millions of people in our country that could be doing the work themselves.
I understand that life is not always fair, but I do believe that as a State Senator you could use a hand. "The electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political party." They could use a helping hand as well! "The presidential election is held every four years." In those four years, American citizens wait eagerly and anxiously to choose a potential new president. Why don't we give the people what they want? "Most states have a 'winner-takes-all' system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. However, Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of 'proportional representation.'" These complications could be avoided if we listened to what the citizens have to say and allowed them the freedom to vote for their president directly. America is the land of freedom after all, is it not Senator?
"According to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore-thanks to the quirks of the electoral college-won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60% of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now." A recent article by Bradford Plumer says,"It's official: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the arguments against direct elections are spurious at best." Rather than worrying about "certainty of outcome", "everyone's president", "swing states", "big states", and "avoiding run-off elections", why not just let our beloved, fortunate, intelligent American citizens be happy and choose who they would prefer run their life? | 4 |
ec32da2 | Statistics show that when a community has given up the use of cars that the amount of polution will go down, excersize levels increase meaning weight problems will go down, and in addition to this, there will be an increase on all round living enviornment and secure a higher quality of life for on coming generations. Why go through all this frustration when the alternative is so near to us. Its simple we don't have to.
Polution is a huge problem in this ever growing world. Its not solving any thing nor is it leaving things better for our new generation ton come. In places like Paris, Bogota, and Vauban Germany these few inovative pioneering societies have given up the past ways of driving and have looked on to better pastures. They ahve reduced polution, the ever growing smog and the relience that man kind has found in automoblies. having a over populance of cars in one place or country can be the game changer when it comes to polution increace if we would just deal with these few over populated areas we would reduce this global warming affect. 12 percent of passenger cars in europe and 50 percent of cars in the US are responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions.
As well they have a no unneccesary congestion, or disruption of the peace of their homes. All this alows them to have a high Quality of living they get more excersize time seeing that they walk every wher. This is solves the huge population of growing obesidy in modern countries. In places like Columbia there was a huge decrease in polution, on a car-free day. Millions were seen biking skating, hiking, and taking the local bus to support the new idea of car-free societies.
When living better it's just as important to excersize as it is to to have a clean and stress free enviornment. The every day problem of missing the bus or getting to work to late is a huge hassel to deal with. Your problems would over with out the use of cars this ensure the percentage of stress to decline. I'm not promissing a life care free but if if it can help why not. "It's a good way to take away stress and lower air polution," a direct quote from a man who has this car-free life. Yes real people are doing this and Yes the results of it are positive. 94 percent of perticipants have agreed that there quality of life now is better than before.
Its not a hard choice to make we either live in this world the way it is now and watch it come to a end, or we make the change that we want to see in it so tommorow I'm asking you instead of driving to work alone take a bike to work with a freind or simply reduse the affects and ride with a bunch of friends or take the bus. Its up to us to see that this world is taken care of so help me to the change. | 4 |
ec3323b | I think we should keep it to election by popular vote for the President of the United States .The electorial college consist of 538 electors . A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President . Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation : one for each member in the House Of Representatives plus two for your senators . Each candidate running for President in your state ha shis or her own group of electors.
The Presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. I know are President hasn't done everything he said he was going to do yet but it takes time to be patient .Its We The People that are trying to have what's best for everyone.
Over 10,0000 people have the right to help choose are new President .The electorial college avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast .The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates to focus there campain rfforts on the toss-up states. Voters in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campain . | 1 |
ec37599 | Dear senator,
Today in class, we were discussing if we should keep the process of the Electoral College. Now this got me thinking,why should we keep the Electoral College? Well,since there are more pros than cons i'll go with the cons. Firstly,the Electoral College is unfair and secondly it is a non democratic way of selecting a president.
Well,where do i start! The winner take all system is definetly unfair. Because of this system, most canididates won't spend any time at all in a state that they know they have no chance at winning in. People in South Carolina said that they never even saw a capaign ad for the canididates;or for that matter the canididates themselves.
The Electoral College is by far a democratic way of selecting a president. For example,when you go to the assigned palce to vote in your area,you vote for a slate of electors. See, its the electors who vote for the president not the people. How in any way is that democratic? And, have you ever brought to thought the possibility that the winner of the electoral vote will not achieve the national popular vote. It happened in 2000 what's stopping it from happening now?
We should not keep the process of the Electoral College. The winner take all approach is just a crumb from this totally unfair and biased system. And,this system is galaxies away from being democratic in any way. So,how about we give the people what they deserve by terminating the Electoral College. | 3 |
ec3c926 | There are many advantages and disadvantages to driverless cars. Overall, more things could go wrong with driverless cars than goes right. Every since the first cars were built, people all over the world have loved drving, owning, and working on cars. It is part of Americans life to own a car. Driverless cars will make us lazy and unrealiable in times when we need to give direction or actually drive. I think driverless cars are inferior because people love cars, millions of jobs revolve around people driving cars, and people would become far too lazy if they didn't have to drive.
First, people all over the world love cars. They love everything about them. They love the freedom they have while driving them and the feeling of independence. People love working on cars and restoring old cars to be like new. If cars suddenly became driverless, all of the things people love about cars would history.
Next, millions of jobs involve people driving. Truck and taxi drivers would lose their job to computers. This would result in even more unemployment and frustration. We would lose control on things that humans could do better. Not to mention bus drivers, how would driverless cars know when to wait on someone running late? Or if someone on the bus forgets to get off? Human drivers can remember and remind the passengers if they forget or are not paying attention.
Finally, people would become lazy knowing that they don't need to drive anymore. People would not memorize routes and get lost without the aid of the driverless car. If the driverless car were to break down, how would the passenger know how to fix it or what to do? Over time the driverless cars would be the only cars available and everyone at the BMV's, taxi companies, bus stations, and trucking, comapnies would lose their jobs to driverless cars.
In conclusion, driverless cars are inferior because people love cars,millions of people's jobs revolve around driving cars, and people would become far too lazy if they didn't have to drive. Driverless cars could cause a lot more problems then people realize. It could cost millions of peole their jobs. Also everyone around the world that loves cars the way they already are would be heartbroken. The automotive industry is a major finacial buff to the US economy and driverless cars could jeprodize it. | 3 |
ec3e3ad | "The Challenges of Exploring Venus" is an artical about how Venus is a close neighbor yet incredibly hard to study up close. The author suggest that is is worth the risk needed to study Venus and he had some compeling arguments. after reading this ask yourself would you take the risk?
Venus is a very extrem environment, with temetures that can melt tin. it is so extream that no space craft had survied more than a few hours on the surface of Venus. The planet had an atmospher of mostly carbon deoxide and is rittles with cloudes of sulfur. Despite all of that the author still belivews we should continue to explore Venus.
on of the authors key pointts was "...once have been the most earth-like planet inour solar system." The auter went on to say "Venus was probably coverd largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life just like earth."
I belive this is a great reason to explore Venus more deeply, because if it has any truth to it why is the planet so deadly now? we should lookinto its past and make an understanding of what happend to Venus so we know what could happen to us and possibly even try and prevent it.
The author concluded thier artical by saying "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." i belive this is the authors main point, not just that we should know more about the planet but that it keeps us sharp and provieds problems to slove. The human mind is curious and will alway want to "know how it works" or "whys it do that" and if we dont presue those questions then we are learning nothing.
So in conclusion althoghVenus is an extream environment we should explore it more deeply. We should try to find ways to do so. the author gave many points but his best one was simply that the peopel are curious and want to know so show us. | 3 |
ec43b08 | A Helpful Change in Your Lifestyle
Can you tell the air feels different? Over the past years some countries have put restirctions on car usage. Although this may sound extremely crazy to some, most individuals accept the new law's for car's. Motorized vehicles have put a tole on our environment, our well being, and our wallets. By certain countries banning the use of motorized vehicles it has allowed individuals stress level to decrease, lowered air pollution, and increase money that citizens have. Gas cars that create pollution are a thing of the past, we are moving to electric cars, bicycles, and more; the future is changing and its for our own benefits.
Cars are one of the main sources for people's stress, whether it be because of car failures, others who annoy you while you drive, or the fact you can never find a parking spot. Heidrun Walter claims " When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much mappier this way ( In German suburb, Life goes on without Cars 3)." One main reason people are less tense and stress is because people do not have to constantly worry about if another car is about to hit them, if traffic is going to be to slow to get to work, or if your car is going to breakdown on you. Car's create unwanted stress that can be easily avoided. Indeed life would be very different without cars people in Bogota, Paris, and Germany have all been able to function properly without motorized vehicles. In fact "70 percdent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold cars to move her (In German Suburbs, Life goes on without Cars 3)." These individuals have proven that it is okay to make a switch. In order for you to reduce stress in your life, you have to take away the source of stress, and that is what citizens have done, and without cars majority of people are happier and healthier.
Due to citizen's of Bogota, Paris, and Germany not using cars and having to switch to bikes, walking, and electric bikes; has greatly reduced toxic gases in the environment. Due to individulas in Paris not excessively using cars the amount of smog has reduced. According to Robert Duffer " after days of near-record pollutions, paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city( Paris bans driving due to smog 10)." Paris has enforced strict rules that rejects people from driving, also a switch to diesel fuels. In return these ideas have lowered the level of smog in Paris creating a cleaner environment for the citizen. Not only has Paris help reduce toxic gases from entering our environment, but so has Bogota. In the article Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, Andrew Selsky stated that this has been Bogota's "thrid year straight that cars have been banned for one day" and the only motorized vehicles they have used are "buses". This switched has dramatically cut traffic, rush hour, and the amount of smog left in the air. Although there is still traces of pollution after this day it has lowered. The reasons are simple, using less cars makes less gases, also those who go the day without using cars may like the change better and permantely switch to a lifestyle without cars.
Another thing that has been changed due to the limitation of car usages is that with individuals not having to buy a car, pay for insurance, and pay for gas, it has increased the amount of money citizens have in their wallets. Citizens of the United States of America have not exactly chosen to not use cars, but some have, the main reason Citizen of America have limited themself is due to a lack of money. During our "recession" Americans were "unemployed" and "unable to pay (The end of car culture 32)." Because citizens were not able to pay for cars, they did not use them, thus as you get adapted to a new situation you tend to stay with it. After the switch citizens who chose to continue a life without a car, were able to have more money because they didnt have to pay for the cost that come with a car. Now some citizens have made the switch to not using motorized vehicles, which has helped increase the amount of money citizens have, which is always an advantage because you are able to pay for other things that are neccasary to your life.
Although cars seem like a material object that is so precious to life, it's not. In all reality people can live a life without cars, citizens in Bogota, Paris, and Germany have, and they enjoy it. Its time to make a switch and make a helpful change in your lifestyle. A life without cars is very benefitial, it is less stressful, lowers pollution, and has an increases of money. Although not using cars is a bit extreme, you can always make a better switch to using electric products, which can also help lower the amount of toxic gases in the air. Gas car's that produce extreme levels of gases are a thing of the past, I believe its time to move to the future. | 5 |
ec4505d | For my perspective on the situation, I am not positive nor negitive. Some of the ideas from bouth the positive and negitive side are good as thay are bad. For what I think is what I will pull from the story to my wrighting. As example on the positive side, I think the seat vibrating when ready to back into a car is an amazing idea for drivers who need more help when parking. The negitive side on the outher hand, yes we should not have cars that dirve without human control.
Just because we are fecinated on the idea of cars driveing themselvas does not say we should have than. I will and in from he section it says from television this idea was brought up. If it is from that television is not always right. Especially when it comes to safety. Safety is nouthing to play around with or to toy with. It is a prevention of lot lives and or injeries.
The human driver should have their hands, plure on the weel at all times unless thay have finished there driveing route to their destination. Again for the positive the idea for a camera feed from the rearveiw mirror should be in place for driveing and more so parking help. Anouther and lastly for the positive side, the 3-D model of the car's surroundings. It should be there for better and less reckless driveing. Lastly finishing on this selection of text.
It says thay need human instruction to get around construction or a reck for safer driveing. We need alert drivers at all times. If thay can not handel that thay should not be allowed permition to these machines. People have lives need to be kept. This is what should be done to keep that and less injeries.
In my conclution we should not have self driveing cars. Parts from the car can be used to help us with our own driveing to prevent a reck. In a sertain situation being it a huge rode blocking or little bump into a parked car. pedestrians could be prevented from harm as well. As I have finished my conclution I shall leave you with this. Would you want to keep youre life from the parts of the cars, or lost from a self driveing car gone out of controll or messed up from bad construction/matinance? | 2 |
ec454ac | when you drive on the road and all of sudden you see a yard sale or a car for sale or anything your thinking first well let me just stop and park on the side of the road. well one thing is one you might ge ticket or in genral areas its just frobiden, but your thinking what can i do?,well when you get yuor first car maybe your thinking i can drive however i want and also where i want then on other hand you just dont care, break the rules.
To begin with in some countrys or states or anywhere in the united states some counrtys ban from alot of things when you drive. for example Paris bans driving due to smog,also if leave you car in the way of the road you fine anywhere you go in life, so you have to think before drive or do other things while your driving. Citizens use diesel fuel when they drive, some people have to,for example france they have tax policy on diesel over gasoline ,but the most percent that citizens use is diesel engines. citizens changes of different usage of things between gas and companies, but they have avantages for them and to make the better so it can be used.
Their is place called Bogota and there they have a car free day, but has beed the third year they have been banned with buses and taxis permitted for a day without a car. to begin with alot of places have banned without cars but some have not, for example to banned without a car would not be good because if have a car and cant drive it because the city is banned or the country is banned from then the bus abnd taxi and everything else is banned then your permmtted withour a car to drive,ride. people come Bogota come to see how enthusiastic they have been ,now they improvement without cars,which sounds good becasuse the mayor improving something new for them or just changing things around. now new things are starting to come in sidewalks are being replaced,they have cut traffic, new restaurants,so with everything improving then maybe cars wont banned no more restriced things maybe everything might be limting to what the mayor is saying.
Now that president Obama has been seeing whats been going on about the banning of the cars and no limiting usage, things are now starting even more with the president in the advantage,now the question is that their asking is ''has America passed peak driving" to me on ther hand it has, becasue all the commtions between things being banned and they see the usage of things, but now everything is starting to change. now people are starting to get what is their back now the ownership of their house and their payments of everything is going down. to conclude, all of the study from last year about the driving of young people has decreased by so much percent . now since everything is back to normal then things don't have to be bannned alot anymore so if they can keep the percentage down then evrything is good, if it does go down they can get usage, now they can save time improve their life they are living. | 2 |
ec49c39 | The face you see in the photos is merely an illusion to you. The face is a huge rock formation which resembles a head formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, mouth, nose, etc. There has been three photos taken of this rock formation since 1976, since the 1976 photo the camera resolution, meaning the focus of the camera, has improved. Since the resolution of these cameras have improved you can see clearly that there is not actually a face on the surface of Mars. It is just merely a large buldge of rocks.
The face you may have once saw is only a shadow of a rock formation. NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet to look for its sister ships possible landing sight when they found the rock formation, then they snapped pictures of the rocks. Remember the camera resolution was not as clear in this time period.
Due to the scientific studies and the fact of the camera resolutions we have found that there is not an alien life force on the surface of Mars. The only thing we've found are rock formations. The most recent picture taken was at least tens times sharper than the ones before, revealing it is just a natural land form. | 2 |
ec4a337 | Both sides have good arguments when it comes to the development of driverless cars. On one side, technology is making up enough of these cars and these cars may cause more traffic problems. On the other side, this could end pollution as we know it. However, I know that certain things are inevitable and pollution is one of those. Therefore, I am going to vote against driverless car development.
Most of my reasons go towards the overall safety. According to the passage, " Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." Alert driving prevents car crashes, time in the hospital, and, the biggest of them all, lawsuits. With these driverless cars, how can we prevent something bad happening? For example, say you're sitting your driverless car and you're in the middle of a traffic jam. The car overloads and begins to automatically pick up speed. Despite your attempts to stop the car, your'e going 120 mph in a traffic jam. All of a sudden, you crash into a building, and injure yourself, not to mention four passengers and three pedestrians.
Not only does this put your hospital bill a little bit out of your price range, but you have to pay for damages and lawsuits. Think about how many deaths/injuries that would cause. Also, it costs a lot to put these driverless cars together. The whole world could go bankrupt by putting at least 50 of these cars on the road. It's not like American is that rich.
According to the passage, Google attempted to make driverless cars in 2009. However, it was proved that those cars were not completely driverless, due to the fact that it still alerts "the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents." In my opinion, Google made yet another smart car. Though TV, movies and, video games contemplate the idea of cars that drive themselves (Cars 1&2), in reality, it might not happen.
In conclusion, driverless cars will be a problem, unless the technology for this car develops, which it probably will in the future. Newsflash, cars that can drive themselves are not real. ( Well, they're not real yet. That's for the future to decide.) Anyways, that is why I'm against the devlopment of these "driverless cars." | 4 |
ec4bb27 | Aliens! Ha not true. In the article Unmasking the Face on Mars. we have put out an image of the face on Mars. This Face was not made by aliens becuase its like a normarl landform found on Earth, authors made it so the public would be attracted to Mars, and it was proven to be a landform just like any other. This is not made by aliens it look alot like common land forms found on Earth.
From the ship point of view its just as if it were a landform found on Earth. First, in the text it states "the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesalandforms common around the American West." Showing that is just somthing found normally on a landmass. Second, the unusual shadows in the photos make it look Egyptain. Like something that would naturally form in that kind of climate. Lastly, on the JPL web site it revealed as a natural landform and not an alien monument.
Authors who put out the photos of the Face on Mars made it so the public would be attracted to it. First of all when people try making something interesting they could lie. In the article it states "The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. It certainly did!" Then, somthing they said made it a huge hook. This was put into a Hollywood film, in books, magazines, radio talk shows and even haunted grocery store checkout lines. Lastly, All of this got people thinking that NASA would rather hide anything they really have about life on Mars. In what case we have nothing to hide because the face is just a normal land mass.
The face was proven to be a landform. First off, befor it was put out to the public it was said to have looked like an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nothing had to do with any other life form on Mars. After, It was all put out to the public and made into a huge deal people started to think we were hiding somthing at NASA. When really we stated it could be a landform befor all of it was in a Hollywood film, in books, magazines, radio talk shows and even haunted grocery store checkout lines. Lastly, it states "On a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." Proving it was never anything made by aliens. | 4 |
ec5396d | There is no evidence that there is another life form on Mars. The "Face on Mars" has to be a natural landform. If there is ever evidence about aliens on Mars, then maybe it could be aliens who made the face.
People may believe in aliens, but there is no actual evidence of aliens existing. There maybe videos about people saying they saw something in the sky, but we don't know if it's true. We can only go off of what we believe. You may believe in aliens, but someone might think that you're losing it. How could aliens even make a face in the ground? It could just be that many thing hit the ground of Mars, and it turned out to look like a face.
I believe that aliens don't exist, because there is no evidence that aliens live on Mars. The "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform. If you belive in aliens then you're going to think that they made the face. No one can tell you what you belive. | 2 |
ec636ad | Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers there is.It's a beautiful planet, yet its so dangerous.Venus isn't that close to the sun, but it's so hot to even pass by.Nothing can go through it even if a spaceship went through it, it will melt by the heat. NASA wants to investigate Venus more, but it's a challenge for them . They have been testing some electronics made out of silicon carbide, this material has lasted some three weeks under the chaos of Venus's surface.
The reason why this planet is hard to explore is because it has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets.Another challenge is that the clouds have a highly corrosive sulfuric acid. The average temperature is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than our own planet. If we ever lived in these conditions, we won't even last for one bit. Besides the heat and atmosphere, the weather is very dangerous too. The weather would be like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes and it's like that.Venus was probably covered with large oceans and could of supported various forms of life. Until now, no one knows what lies in Venus. The planet has a rocky sediment even it features valleys, mountains, and craters. It can be another planet , us as humans can visit.
To summarize this all, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it has.There will be ways to handle the heat, the pressure, and weather.We should study Venus even if it's dangerous and we should not have doubts of not studying Venus. One day, we can study Venus and probably human beings can go visit Venus.Despite the dangers, we should risk it and see the beauty that lies in Venus. | 3 |
ec674e1 | Venus is the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. The author in this article suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, he states many details and reasons towards his suggestion. The author suggests that studying Venus is worth a risk because the conditions there are far more extreme than anything humans ever encounter on Earth, but also has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The author stated many differences and similarites that Venus has with Earth to briefly explain why it should be explored.
The author gave many details to why studying Venus is worth a risk. In Paragraph 3, the author stated "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth". This part of the article shows and explains how Venus is very different than Earth so there can be a long list of new things that can and should be discovered. The author also stated in Paragraph 4, ''Venus still has some features that are analagous to those on Earth.". Further into the article the author also gave examples of the similarities of Venus and Earth, such as a surface of rocky sediment, valleys, mountains and craters. This helps the reader understand that Venus should be explored by scientist because it has so many things in common with the planet we live on.
The author in this article suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, he gives many details and reasons towards his suggestion. In the last paragraph, he described how human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. He explains how humans want to know more about Venus but it takes hard work for explorations away from Earth, even though Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit. Finally, The author stated many differences and similarites that Venus has with Earth in a form to help the reader understand why exploring Venus should be important, such as the temperature, the atmospheric pressure in Venus is 90 times greater than what we experience in our own planet. | 3 |
ec67501 | Driverless cars to me seem like the way to go, in a future sense. Driverless cars may in fact reduce collisions with other cars due to human error, but computer errors can just as likely occur. Driverless cars may take over the market, leaving new drivers a sense of safety and invicibility. Drivers that use driverless cars would not have enough experiance behind the wheel to fix, or take over the car if needed. This would lead inexperianced drivers at the wheel when a difficult situation arises, and may lead to a larger accident.
Google may have a very advanced car, equip with gear that they modified the Toyota Prius but that may not be enough. All of the gear inside may not be able to predict or mimic human operations. When to go, when not to go and when to stop, driverless cars would be almost perfect assuming everyone had one. Purely human operated cars may pose as an obsticle for the driverlesss ones.
I feel as though driverless cars may be the futuristic sci-fi many have desired to see since childhood, but the use for them I cannot find. Cars with drivers should not be replaced, the only use for driverless cars might be handicap individuals who might need to rely on the car to drive for them. Driverless cars are trying to replace something that is not broken, and I am getting a feeling that driverless car manufacturers are trying to reinvent the wheel. | 2 |
ec6b6c1 | Some people may not like the fact of limiting car usage, but there are many advantages to this. Limiting car usage could help in many different ways.
Having a car is very tense you always have to worry about things but when you dont have a car its much easier on you. In Vauban 70 percent of people dont own cars, and 57 percent chose to sell their car to move there. Not having a car is more convient if everything is right around the corner. In Source 1 it states, "stores are just a walk away and not on highways". Also, " In previous bills, 80 percent of appropiations have by law gone to highways and only 20 percent to other transport".
The Over populated use of cars causes pollution also. Source 3 states "Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, campared to a 53.3 percent average of Diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe, according to Reuters". Some people abuse the use of cars and dont think about what it affects. With the limiting of car usage Source 3 Explains "Parks and sports centers have also bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up.
People should really take car usage limiting seriously because it could help them out in a major way. So the next time you go to crank up your car just take this into consideration. | 2 |
ec6c140 | In the article "The Challange Of Venus" the author suggest that studying Venus is worthy to pursuit because our earth and beyond shouldn be limited by danger and doubts but should grow to meet our imagination and innovation.
Venus is the closest planrt to Earth and accasionally the closest in distant too. Scientist have sent many spacecraft to land but each previous mission was unmanned because they could only get to cloud-draped and be there for a few hours. Whitch explains why a single spaceship hasnt touched down on Venus in more then three decades. The reason why its so hard to explore Venus is because almost 97% of carbon dioxide is covering Venus, and the most challanging part is the cloud of highly corrasive aurfuric acid in Venus atmosphere. Aparrently Venus is the hottest surface temperature of any planet. It has been a difficult mission to go there.
Long ago, Venus was covered largely with ocean and could have supported various form of life, just like Earth. Till this day Venus still has the same feature that are similar to those on Earth. Venus has rocky mountains, valleys, and craters. They even say Venus can someday be our nearest option for planetary visits. The National Aeronautics and space Administration has an idea for sending humans to study Venus. Imagine being able to live on another planet.
This challange to go to Venus has a value, not only because of the insights on the planet its self, but because Venus can also become a home to use. Danger and Doubts should not limite our ways to explore but should expand, to be able to meet our imagination and creation. | 2 |
ec6e134 | Have you ever asked yourself what it would be like to drive a driverless car? Think of all the things you do in a normal car. Well guess what you won't have to do several of these things in a driverless car. I think that driverless cars should absolutely be developed to make our world better. You won't ever have to worry about breaking, steering, or having to use too much gas because guess what the driverless car does it for you but also cuts on gas amounts. These cars should also be developed because they are much better than the normal cars we use today that emit pollution and other harmful things to our environment. Also these special driverless cars will offer us warnings incase of any dangers out in the road. So why not develope a driverless car that can not only keep us away from breaking and stearing but also help the world by reducing the amount of gas used throught the world.
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to drive a driverless car and not having to move your foot to brake or your arm to steer, or even have to pay for so much gas? Well the driverless car eliminates all of these things. Infact the
only time you will have to steer or break is incase of an emergency or warning when driving. These cars should be built because it allows us to relax when we are cruising on the roads without having to move an arm or leg unless an emergency or warning is occuring on the roads. Also these cars will automatically break for us without moving a single muscle. They will also steer without having to even lift our arms. These are just three of the many things the driverless car may offer to us that regular cars won't ever do.
These cars should not only be developed because of its amazing abilities that offers us but also because it helps our environment. We all know what regular cars do to our environment. We have all probably seen the effects of it throughout the world, but what if I told you that if these driverless cars were created they would help out our environment much more than regular cars. Driverless cars won't just help the environment by reducung air pollution but it will also cut the use of gas. We wont have to pay those exagerated prices for gas anymore with the driverless car since they will only need about half or less gas than regular cars use. So why not pay for less gas with the developement of driverless cars.
We all probably know that those who have experienced car accidents many of them could have been avoided if we just had some kind of warning or notification. Well what if I told you that if we developed driverless cars we will have a warning or notification if we were to get into some kind of accident. Yes you may not beleive it but the driverless car does this for your. You may have to take control of the driverless car but it will atleast keep you away from any accident. How the car works is that it has small touch sensors that detect whether the driver has to take over when navigating through a work zones or around accidents through a notification. The driverless car just announces it to you so that you know when to take over. Sometimes it may also use heads-up displays. It all depends on what driverless car you would to buy when they are developed.
Have you ever asked yourself what it would be like to drive a driverless car? Think about all the things you would have to do in a regular car and then think about not ahving to do any of these in a driverless car. I think that driverless cars should be developed because it will help our world be a better place. You wont ever have to worry about breaking, steering, or having
to us too much of gas. The driverless car does it all for you but also cuts the amount of gas used. The cars should also be developed because they are much better than the cars we currently use today that emit pollutants to our environment and other harmful things. These cars also provide us with warnings and notifications when cruising on the road. The major thing about all of this is that driverless cars should be developed and replaced for regular cars if we want to make our world a better and more greener place. | 5 |
ec6fa71 | "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is a passage about how Venus is the twin of earth. The second planet from the sun but yet the most hottest one of all.The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents becuase it shows us that Venus is important even though its a dangerous place.
The author's idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit, because Venus is referred to as our Earth's twin. In paragraph 2 it states "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." Thus saying that we should learn more about this planet and how Venus functions. It states "Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel." This quote demonstrates how Venus can be a place we live on which the author meant by worthy pursuit.
Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it present according to the author. In paragraph 3 it says "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." This means that our "twin" planet, Venus is way hotter than what we are used too. When the author suggests despite the dangers that means that even though Venus looks like its impossible for man kind to live there is a way and we have to not be worried.
The reason why the author suggest these things is becuase Venus has similar features to Earth. In paragraph 4 "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. This goes to show that Venus isn't that far away from dangerous. Studying Venus can't be so hard. In paragraph 7 it states "Solar power would be plentiful, and radation would not exceed Earth levels." This is showing us that we can learn more about Venus as in some parts does not succeed Earth in like air pressure although it is close.
To wrap this up, the journey to study Venus as the author suggests will be hard, but its the way you got there. Life is not for eternity we have to grow and push the limits. We can not be scared of dangers but improve on them so when we fall, we get back up and build up till the peek of the sky and pass any limts that stop us even if it's Venus thats what the author suggests in this passage. | 4 |
ec6fc82 | Driverless Cars will be the future of vehicles. People won't have to worry about spending so much money on fuel as only half will be used from today's taxis. Driverless Cars will definitely improve safety out in the roads. Safety is very important as accidents keep happening all the time across the world. The development of Driverless Cars is great because these cars are going to be able to drive us anywhere we want, drivers will still be able to drive if they desire when it comes to traffic jams, and these cars will keep everyone more safe when driving.
The Driverless Cars will be able to drive us anywhere we want. When it comes to traveling across the country it can get dangerous driving all night to get to your destination. With the help of these cars people will be able to just sit back and relax, and not have to worry about falling asleep. Those who are traveling can save money as fuel will only use half the fuel we use today. These aspects are important to the people who travel very often to see family or have to for their job.
People will still be able to drive their Driverless cars if they choose to. Out in the road anything can happen to accidents or to traffic. People who are in a hurry to get to somewhere can drive instead and try to avoid all the traffic that is ahead. Everyone enjoys driving at times enjoying the beautiful day. They can still be enjoying their days by driving or just sitting back to relax and just enjoy the view, as the Driverless Car drives on its own.
The Driverless Cars will be able to keep people more safe when driving out. Most of the accidents that occur everday is people who are not paying much attention to the road. People are either using their phone, talking to someone, or just eating some food. Causing an accident can cause multiple injuries or even deaths. Why do you want so many people getting injured because of something you were doing. Without having to drive you can be on your phone, talking to someone, or enjoying a meal or snack. These reasons are important to try and keep everyone safe when driving.
Driverless Cars will be the future of driving. Thses reasons will help and let everyone know what good can come out of this. Parents can be more relaxed when drving with their family, as they can stop and not worry much about car accidents. Safety is and will always be the main priority when it comes to driving out in the road to keep everyone safe and avoid accidents. | 4 |
ec74743 | Luke want others to participate in the program ''Seagoing Cowboys'' because when his firend told him to join the program, Luke knew that it was an opportunity of a lifetime. Based off the acticle I read, it says ,''Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China''. According to the text, Luke helped other people, and he wanted them to join in case they want to do the same thing. For example, Luke had turned 18 before arriving in Greece, like he could be drafted the the military service. he wanted people to join the program because they can experience adventures and visit many unique places. Luke also did not only help people but, caring for the animals during the crossings kept him busy. Luke said,'' I'm grateful for the opportunity .'' The author stated, ''And that awareness stayed with him, leading his family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years.''
It also says,"It was1945, World War 2 was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration).'' Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled
at the Panama Canal on his way to China. Luke helped a lot of people during his trips and trying to convince other to join the program. Like that there would more help for the animals and people the need them. This explains how the argument of Luke's point of view trying to convince others to join Seagoing Cowboys program. | 3 |
ec7f48b | The ways we know that the face is just a natural land form and not something created by Aliens is because we have done real research on the Landform. Not only that but when we took the pictures we used our cameras absolute maximum resolution so it would be as clear as possible. Plus the evidence has changed. Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. So we know that the planet is changing and thats how we know that the landform isn't created by Aliens. Plus we have a Surveyor which is a mapping spacecraft that normally looks straight down and scans the planet like a fax machine in narrow 2.5 km-wide strips. The number one way we know it is a land form and not something created by Aliens is because As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size, he added. So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!. Also we have pictures from 1976, 1998, and 2001 that shows its change and that it's a landform. | 2 |
ec8005a | In the French and Swiss borders, Vauban streets are completely car free. In Vauban Germany, enforcements are very strict on car policy. Some people even have to sell their car to move there. Although, car ownership is allowed, but it is only to be parked in large garages along with a home for $40,000. Because of this 70 percent of Vauban families do not own cars.
In 2006 Vauban grew a trend in Europe of separating Suburban life from auto use to "drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes." They called this "Smart Planning."
While there had been effort to make the city denser during the past few decades, Vauban had gave 5,500 home to residents, making it less accessible to public transportation, and less space for parking. This leaded to the making of the environmental Protection Agency. This agencies promotion was to reduce car use. In the result of the agency, 80 percent of appropriations have by law gone to highway and only 20 percent to other transport.
Germany doesn't seem to be the only one to ban cars. Driving in Paris has been ban due to smog. Paris banned driving due to near-record pollution. To confiscate, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear to air. Along with the driving ban, a fine was included too for some. On Monday motorists with even numbered liscense plates were told to leave their car at home or recieve a fine of $31. Odd plates would suffer the same consequence as well the following day. This all led to approximately 4,000 drivers being fined. After five-days of intensifying smog, conjestion was down 60 percent in the capital of france. No surprise, the diesel fuel was blamed for the incident. Accordingly it mentions diesel makes up about 67 percent of vehicles in France.
Gradually, in one week, the smog cleared enough for the ruling French party to recsind the ban for odd-numbered plates the next day. | 1 |
ec8212f | The Facial Actiion Coding System, also known as FACS, shows a persons emotion through the way they look. This machine caculated the Mona Lisa painting as 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful and 2 percent angry. This machine was created by a man named Paul Eckman. Eckman classified six basic emotions---happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness---and then associated each with characteristics. So in my opnion, this machine can read someones emotion.
This machine uses video imagery in a real face or in a painting, such as ther Mona Lisa. FACS can tell someonme your emotion but your frontalis pars lateralis muscle. This muscle is raised when you're surprise or happy (above your eyes). It can also show if your angry but checking out your orbicularis oris, around your mouth, this gets tighten when you of course, start getting angry. We humanas can calculate our friends emotion by just looking at them, when they are happy, sad, et., but we can't do it to people who we just met so that's why the FACS machine is good.
By just squinting your eyes a little bit and and rassing the sides if your mouth you are smiling. But nayone can smile and be fine. FACS can show if someone is angry or sad or showing onther emotion when us humans can't tell. Just barely raising your eyebrows you can be surprise something happen and no one would know that you are. Or if you're starting to get stress thiis machine could show it help and someone can help you release your stress.
This machine can do a lot of things by us just simply looking at the camera. Facs can help us release our anger when no one knows we are and help us talk about things. This machine is a great invetion and Paul Eckman did an amazing job creating it. | 3 |
ec82b99 | The "Driverless Cars Are Coming" article is one that i mostly do not agree with. I think driveless cars are dangerous. I think they are dumb. I think they are just overall terrible.The car has so manythings that could go wrong with it.
The first reson I do not aprove of these cars are because it is dumb. I dont get why you can't just use a car a person drives constantly themselves. The self driving car could promote people to drink and think it is okay to go home. The car can also draw more distractions on the road. The self driving car is not a good thing in my option. It is just dumb.
My second reason why is because it is dangerous. In the article it says " Some manufactureres hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays." That is why it is further more dangerous. It is basicly promoting people to use there phones and other things when that should be focused on driving. That is the secound reason why I dont agree with this car.
My third and final reason why I do not agree with this self driving car is because it is just overall terrible. The car would have all these features which would drain its battery and/or use alot more gas. The cars would be a huge problem to maintain. The car amount of money this car would take to make and have all the proper necesities. The biggest problem is accidents. The reason why is who would be responsible for the accident. In the article it talks about if who would take the blame between the manufacturers or the driver of the car. That would cause a huge increase in lawsuits against companies on who's fault it is.
These are the reasons why im against the production for self driving cars. The whole car its self is a huge reliability. It takes alot of money to make it. It is dangerous. It is just not worth it. That is why im against the production of self driving cars. | 3 |
ec84765 | Venus is one of our good neighbors. Spacecrafts have landed on Mars and researched it, but Venus is our next destination. It's been 30 years since any Earth-based object has on Venus and we got to go back again. Despite the dangers of going to this planet, we should send spaceships and astronauts to Venus because it is highly possibale that there is plenty of oceans and can support life forms from Earth.
Sending astronauts and spacecrafts to Venus is good idea because it's possible that there is oceans and other relations to Earth. In the article, the text states, "[...] Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters". Mountain Ranges, oceans, oxygen, and other landforms on Venus are close relations to Earth.
It will be very dangerous and expensive to get to Venus, but it's worth a try. This explains why Venus is the next destination because there is so many things on Earth that are possibly on Venus. | 2 |
ec8c280 | There are many good resones to join tghe Seagoing Cowboy program.
This essay will give you good resonses to join the Seagoing Cowboy progam. One resone to join is There are wonderfull sights to sea on the way to your next awsome destination.
Another benifit of Joining the programe is you get to help people and seeing new places like Europe and China. If your are an animal lover you can spend time with animals taking care of them to re locate them to there new home. And at night you can relax when it is your turn And look at the moon and shining on the water and you can meet new people. Those are fun activities but,that is not all. If you like sports you can play baseball,volleyball. Tablel tennis tournaments,fencing,boxing,reading,even whittling. Improving vocabulary is fun and usefull to know. If you just need to get away for awille to a relaxing place were you can work. It is all there. Do not miss out. As on coyboy or future coyboy can see there are many great resones to join the Seagoing Cowboy Program. | 2 |
ec8c63e | The Face on Mars became very interesting in the time when it was found. The day the picture was taken was a very shodowy day, as it is said in the article the photo was taken in April a usual cloudy day in Mars. The camaras back then focused less than what our camaras do now. On April 8, 2001 when the picture was taken again it was summer and a cloudness day in Mars. When they saw the picture it was just a mesa. You have to understand that the time has pased and camaras have changed so in 2001 the camaras were better. So later on we can understand why because of the clouds that especific moment the mesa could of looked like a face.
Now that you have learned that it was all just that the camaras back then were a little blury, now you have to now that the Face on Mars was just a natural land form. First the article states that mesas or a butte are also just a common land form. This kind of landforms are also found in the earth around the American West. The whole Face on Mars was just caused by a natural process in Mars, by the weather. So now you have learned that all of this was a natural process of a masa that day they took a picture and it happend to look like a mans face.
After all of this research that scientist have found, we have all learned the real image of the Face on Mars. Yes this first discovery or thought brought a lot of popularity and fame but now we now the truth. It took lots of time and years to come to this point scientist will keep searching for evidence but we all know this was all just a natural land form and a picture taken at a right time. | 2 |
ec9466b | Have you Ever wanted to round up the cattle or take a daring job as a seagoing cowboy? My reasons are that a seagoing cowboy is hardworking, bone breaking and strong personthis is what luke faced In the text "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves" By Peggy Reif Miller
First why do was a seagoing cowbiy is becuase that he was a heardworking cowboy Don his best friend was the one who Invited him to to go on a cattel boat in Europe. And luke just couldn't say no. At that time many contries were left in the ruins. so he sined up for a seagoing cowboy so it was his best friend Don that made his dream come true
Second why they chose to be a seagoing cowboy is that it is a bone breaking job.So they joined this program becuse they could help the contries that were left in the ruins. This is one reason why people shold perticapate in the UNRRA, And people should join the UNRRA becuase People could help the earth be a better place by giving the people food, or milk a dairy cow.
last why he chose to be a seagoing cowboy is that he is strong I think luke's claim is that this is not an easy task Becuse you will get hurt. The text states" a small strip of metal along the edge stopped his slide, keeping him from flying overboard into the dark Atlanic" This shows that you might be left with a few broken bones, Just a few right?
This shows that this job can be a bone breaking expience. Now you know what a seagoing cowboy is a hardworking, bone breaking, strong kind of a man. | 3 |
ec982ea | Many people around the world drive vehicles to get from point a to point b. Although this is a good source of personal transportation, it may not be as favorable as people imagine.
Primarily, the decrease in vehicles being a source of personal transportation is fairly beneficial to the environment and ourselves. In fact, this new "phenomenon" is happening all over the world. As mentioned in the articles "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", "Paris Bans Driving Due To Smog", "Car Free Day is Spinning Into A Big Hit In Bogota", and "The End of Car Culture", many citizens of many different cultures see that the lowered usage of vehicle transportation doesn't only decrease how many greenhouse gasses are getting in the atmosphere but also improves our wellbeing by reducing stress levels. Not only does it help us relieve stress and what ails us but it also makes the distance we have to travel to purchase food much shorter, as cited in "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", giving us the opportunity to restock our supply over time instead of buying multiple cart loads at once.
Secondarily, according to the article "The End of Car Culture", having access to busses and other public transportation can improve our safety. It is also seen in this article that "at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Bill Ford came up with a business plan to create a world where personal vehicle ownership isn't needed or is undesirable. His company would partner up with the telecommunications industry to help create new cities and towns in which many ways such as using a bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation, and simply walking could be woven into a connected network." With this new plan, there would be improved safety by having official drivers providing the bus transportation and private car transportations. Both of these ways are liable to give us extra time in our days by decreasing the probability of traffic and will give us ultimate safety while getting from point a to point b.
There are many cultures in our world today who go along with the plan of decreasing the amount of vehicle transportation. There are many different ways this is being achieved and every one of us can be a part of it. | 4 |
ec9a0b2 | In the article "Driverless cars are coming". I thought that its a great idea to make driverless cars. The reasons are pubic transportation systems, could improve roads, and makes it safer for drivers. Thats why I think they they should develope self driving cars.
Transportatation for people is really critacl because they need to get places fast and in a safe way. The cars would use half the fuel of today's taxis and flexibilty than a bus said the aricle on the fisrt paragh. Which leads to the point in where
safer transportsion means there should be safer roads.
Safer roads is one of the biggest things the world should have. In the 3rd pragrah its says, "the track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a reciver on the front end of the car." What this is saying is that if the roads would be contraled by people , but the people would be contraling the cars so they can navagate in where the care would be going. Then if we navagate the car it means we can make the driver safe.
Keeping the driver safe is a really good thing to do. To do this is by having alot of sensors in the car and also out side of the car. In paragrah number 7 in the articel it says, " they can steer, acclerate, and brake themselves, but all are disinged to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skilles, such as navigating through work zones. What this means is that humans driver have to be alerted to take over. This is a good thing becasue we could add another sensor which can navagate threw work zones so that the drive does not have to crash.
Finally, I think that drivless cars should be around the world so that people would get to places faster and be much safer and not crush and get sude by other people. Also, I hope that other states in america are able to pass the law for self driving cars to take place. | 4 |
ec9a106 | The dispute over keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote has been going on for awhile. "The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress." (Source 1). However not everyone thinks this is fair. "Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." (Source 2) So as a result, it is not the people voting for their president, but it is the slate electors. Voting should be based off of popular vote because theb electors might not always be picked fairly, the "winner-take-all system," and what happens when there is a tie.
"Who picks the electors in the first place? It depends on the state. Sometimes state conventions, sometimes the state party's central committee, sometimes the presidental canidates themselves." (Source 2) This can be a problem because voters can not control who their electors vote for, because now the decision is in their hands. Also, voters sometimes will get confused about the electors and then will vote for the wrong canidate. The electoral college is also unfair because of the winner-take-all system. According to source 2, "Canidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races."
Another common concern in the electoral voting process is "What happens when there is a tie?" If there is a tie, the election then goes to The House of Representatives where they then have the state delegations vote on the president. This is your country, so don't you want to have a say on who runs it? "Given that many voters vote one party for president and another for Congress, the House's selection can hardly be expected to reflect then will of the people." (Source 2)
In Conclusion, we should change voting to popular vote. "It's official: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational." (Source 2) The Electoral College is not always fair, and at times can be uncertain. As the people we should be able to vote for our president, and not have to leave it up to The House of Representives to make the right choice for us. | 4 |
ec9d365 | The Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identfy the many emotions of humans. This was designed to improve the accuracy in perceiving emotions of people around you. This system gives better opportunities for humans and computers to communicate. By moving the muscles in your face, it creates a facial expression, which is then compared to a face that is showing no emotion. This system would be valuable in a classroom because it help teachers relate to students and how they can improve their teaching to make things more fun and understandable, as well as recognizing personal situations.
The Facial Action Coding System helps teachers relate to their students by knowing how they feel about a lesson and how the teacher explains it. The texts states, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student it becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts. 'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instuctor.'" Knowing how a student feels can help a teacher immensely. This can show what activities and tactics help students most and some things that do not help at all. This could result in the improvement of grades and understanding of what is being taught.
The Facial Action Coding System can also help with the personal life that may be brought into a classroom. If someone is being bullied or is having problems at home, this may be a way for it to be recognized if the person is afraid to say anything. According to the text, "'Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication,' notes Dr. Huang." This gives teachers and adults ability to recognize and resolve issues that may not have been known about before.
Many students everywhere tend to hide their emotions and thoughts because they are afraid of consequences, whether it is mentally, physically, or emotionally. The Facial Action Coding System can help in ways people can't just by asking someone how they feel. This program can be used to help people in need whether it is relating to learning skills or regarding personal problems taking place at home or school. This gives opportunites to help in many situations and would be very effective in schools. | 4 |
ec9ef19 | All over the world people have different ways to limiting car usage. They have a lot of pollution so why not do it? Many do car-free day where no cars are used. Others do a bike program. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."
There are some ways where people shouldn't use their car. If not you'll get a fine of $31 if you have even numbers on your license plate one day and the next day odd numbers. Private cars owned by middle class are choking cities. Heidrun Walter, mother of two and a media trainer was always tense when she had a car.
Vauban is making a new approach. Stores are being placed a walk away. In New York thay have a new bike-sharing program. Millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated, or took buses to work, leaving the streets devoid of traffic jam. Even Mr. Sivak's son which lives in San Francisco has a car but takes Bay Area Rapid Transit, when he can. Knowing it takes him longer than driving.
It's a whole lot of new experiences and people can stay active. "Pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety." | 2 |
eca2749 | Its about a face on mars. Viking one saw it. The face showed up on a lot of articales. Nasa tried to cover it up. It happened 25 years ago.
Everyone thought it was cool. It was pretty famous. It showed up in books, magazines, movies. It was everywhere. Everyone wanted to see it.
There were shadows that made it look like an egyption pharaoh. They thought it was just the ground on mars. It kind of looked like a human head. Everyone thought the face meant their was life on mars. Nasa tried to cover it up.
It has become a pop icon. They thought it was bona fide evedince that there was life on mars. Nasa would hide it then tell the truth. The defenders of NASA want an ancient civilization on Mars. They thought the face was an alien artifact.
They want to believe theres life on Mars. NASA didn't want to tell anybody. The face is a very popular icon. They took a photo that was ten times sharper then the orginal. They thought alien markings were hidden in the haze. | 1 |
eca8129 | If driverless cars were introduced in our nation would you use one, without knowing the risk it comes with? In the passage "Driverless Cars Are Coming" the author represents both sides of the idea of driverless cars. The author gives many good representations of the flaws of driverless cars. I believe that driverless cars should not be developed and we should resort to our traditional human driver.
In the passage paragraph 9 it states, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer." This is a very good point when riding along in a driverless car we people lose our sense of responsibility. We are going to let a "smart driverless car" guide us our way back home instead of being responsible and actually taking the wheel instead of looking out the window the entire time. If the technology does fail who's fault would it be- a car or the person the car belongs to; Most teens get their drivers lisence and drive their car to work or school. Teens would have to be very responsible when driving making sure to not cause an accident and to follow the laws. Take away the ability to manually drive a car and what would teens do? Nothing they wouldn't have to learn to grow up and be responsible by following the laws and rules.
Another great point in paragraph 7 in the passage stated "none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless." This shows that the idea of driverless cars needs to be greatly worked on due to the fact that they can't work on their own. If the technology of driverless cars is still young does that mean it is 100% reliable. If the driverless car is not reliable then why would we risk the safety of other people. In an event that a driverless car crashes and injurs someone else who's fault would it be? The technology of driverless cars have not even been tested in traffic with soley driverless cars. What we know now is from controlled test driving, and not from real life experiences. Driverless cars are just not reliable enough than the traditional person behind the wheel.
Introducing driverless cars to our nation is somewhat of a waste. In today's world people who drive, drive all the time to work or school....etc. One thing we dont struggle with in todays world is the need for driverless cars. As far as everyone knows in todays world "everything works." The introduction of driverless cars would solve no current issues arrising in our world. The people who can already drive safetly and with no issue would not need such a thing of driverless cars. The idea of driverless cars is just something our world today can live without.
In conclusion driverless cars should not be developed and should not replace our traditional drivers. They take away the ability to learn with hands on experience of the laws and guidelines our society revolves around. They oppose a risk to others not knowing if the technology in the car could suddenly stop working. And their is simply no need to introduce driverless cars in our society due to us having no need for them. | 4 |
ecaf156 | The Face on Mars is definitely not an alien artifact. It is just a natural landform that was formed on Mars. Don't you think we would have discovered this earlier if it was an alien artifact.
When we first photographed the Face is 1976 we said it looked like a face, but when we released the pictures a few days later the caption noted a "huge rock formation which resembles a human head formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." This means that other people here at NASA had doubts about it being an actual human head.
When we went to photograph it a second time in 1998 we got a picture that was ten times sharper than the original photos. After waiting for the image to appear on the internet we stated that it was just a natural landform and that there was no alien monument after all.
Then we went back to photograph the Face a third time to prove that it was just a natural landform on April 8, 2001. It was a cloudless summer day which means that the images would be clear. Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's best quality. Jim Garvin later added to the subject of the Face being a natural landform by saying "It remimds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake Piver Plain in Idaho, that's a lava dome that takes form of an isloated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." This means that Jim Garvin believes that it may just be a lava dome that is on Mars and not a face.
Now some people might say we don't want anybody knowing there is life on Mars. Conspiracy theorists say " The Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars, evidence that NASA would rather hide." But why would we want to hide life on Mars. It wouldn't hurt our business if anything it would make our business even better so why would we want to keep it a secret if it really was a face.
There is just to much evidence as to why this lanform isn't a face. I'm sure many of people would agree with me on this topic. Maybe one day we will discover life on Mars, but for now it is just a natural landform. | 4 |
ecafa7f | I Am for the use of of Facial Action Coding System . I believe that this technology could potentially engage students in classrom activities for the computer would know exactly what interests them and what doesn't , I also believe this technology can make students feel better understood in the class room . This technology would also encourage students because they wouldn't be doing stuff they don't understand.
My evidence for this claim would be the fact that " A class room computer could recognize when a studentis becoming confused or bored , the it could modify the lesson like an effective human instructor." This basically lets us know how the computer uses facial expressions to decode if the student understands the material
or not and wether he or she is engaged or bored as mentioned above .
The use of this technology could bring so many benefits to our society because it would truly allow students to bloom and learn at their best , it would change the lesson plan in an instant to something that suits the needs of each particular student , therefore making it less complicated for them to learn yet still progressing . This technology could make students feel better understood because they wouldnt be forced to do something that they dont understand where as to a regular classroom it would probably take the teacher a few days to change
the lesson plan and maybe at that point the student would be so discouraged becuase he could potentially be the only one that doesnt understand the material .
Therefore I believe we should embrace this technology in schools because while the whole world is progressing the education system hasn't changed a bit . I think education should progress with the rest of the whole world so why not embrace Facial Action Coding System in our schools to make them more efficient . | 2 |
ecb977a | Twenty five years ago NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft was circling Mars, taking photos of possible landing sites for its companion vessel Viking 2. While looking over a region of Mars called Cydonia, controllers of Viking one at the Jet Propulsion Lab were stunned to see what looked like a giant head almost two miles long from top to bottom. They quickly came to a conclusion that it was just another
Martian mesa, commom in Cydonia. Although there were some skeptics.
The “Face on Mars” became an icon. It was talked about on radio shows, it was written about in books and magazines even placed in grocery store checkout lines. Some belived that the face was proof of ancient civilizations. Although few scientists believed the Face was an alien artifact. Global Surveyor (MGS) arrived at the Red Planet in Sept. 1997, eighteen long years after the Viking missions ended. Jim Garvin, a cheif scientist for NASA said “We photographed the Face as soon as we could get a good shot at it.”
Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team photographed the face ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, The photograph uncovering a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. But some were not satisfied.
The Face on Mars can be found at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April ’98—a cloudy time of year on Mars. The camera on board MGS had to look through clouds to see the Face. Maybe, said some skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze. Mission controllers decided to look again. “It’s not easy to target Cydonia,” said Garvin
“In fact, it’s hard work.” Mars Global Surveyor is a mapping spacecraft that normally looks straight down and scans the planet like a fax machine in narrow 2.5 km-wide strips.
In all scientist uncovered that the mysterious "Face" on Mars wasn't a face at all, just a regular Martian mesa. Using high definition cameras and updating old pictures. it wasn't the end of a mystery or a stunting of imagination, it was the beging of a new thirst for deep space exploration. | 4 |
ecbdf77 | Imagine, scrolling through google just like you do everyday, and finding something you could only remember as a nightmare from your childhood. Well that may have been the case for some. In 1976, photos from NASA were leaked around the world, revealing a strange face on the face of Mars. But is that reaally what it was?
When scientists saw this formation, they to were astounished. Most just believed it was a martian messa, but few didn't. They believed there was truly acient life on Mars. Messa's were very common in Cydonia, the place they found the landform. So that was what it was expected to be, but there were still skeptics.
People from around the world believed NASA wanted to hide something. That they didn't want anyone knowing there really was life on Mars. But why would NASA want to hide something so extrordinary? Not to mention the fact they would get even more publicity and money spewing their way. But the people weren't satisfied, so NASA decided that in 1997, they would go back and capture more.
This would prove to be very difficult for NASA. The rotation of Mars would make it hard to actually land near Cydonia, but in 1998, they did it. The photograph was ten times sharper than the last from 1976. It showed that the formation, was just a formation. Not any ancient artifact. NASA took all that time to prove something that was already proven. Yet few people still were not satisfied.
The people argued that, because it was winter on Mars, it was to cloudy for the camera to take a proper photograph. They thought maybe alien markings were covered by haze. So NASA decided to set off one last time. On April 8, 2001, the Mars Global Surveyor came close enough for a second picture, this time with even better cameras. It once again, showed for sure that the landform was nothing but a messa.
One scientist, Jim Garvin, Even compared it to the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, trying to help the people understand. NASA whent through so much trouble to prove to the people that it was not life on Mars. So they eventually came to the conclusion that it was just a landform. But there will still always be skeptics. Will you still be one? | 4 |
ecbfb50 | Do you remember the first day you got your license? I know I do, and now with all the technology they're trying to make cars that drive themselves. Drivless cars would be fun and all, but how are they going to help us? How are they going to hurt us?
Getting my licese was the best day of my life. I finally knew that I had freedom to go out and drive and have control of what I wanted to do. They're trying to manufacture driveless cars, and I don't see it doing anything but causing problems. There is a lot of responsibility with driving and if this "Driveless Car" crashes, who's fault is it? It shouldn't be the drivers fault, and I don't think manufacturerers are going to take the blame for a malfuncton in the car either.
Driving has never been a real problem in the past for anyone. Yeah there is an occasional wreck or a tragedy, but the only real problem that driving has had is people driving under the influence. If these driveless cars do become a thing, I can see way more people driving under the influence because they don't have to have complete control of the car, then who is responsible for the wreck? The car that is supposed to drive itself, or the impaired driver?
Car prices have gone up over the last few years, and not just in a slight change. Cars used to be reasonably cheap and now with all the technology the companies are putting in the cars the prices have sky-rocketed. The only thing that this driveless car is going to do is push the prices of vehicles up even more, and some people as it is already can't afford cars.
Finally, driveless cars are going to put people out of jobs. There are taxi drivers that drive people around to make money off of it, now what are they supposed to do? Truckers are supposed to transport goods around the nation to big cities, now what are they going to do?
In conclusion, I do not think that driveless cars are a good thing to have in the future, I can just see them causing a lot of problems to everyone in places where they are allowed. Car companies are making driving way to complex as it is, so why would they make a car that drives itself? There is an old saying, "if it isn't broke, don't fix it." Driveless cars in my opinion are not somethign we need in today's world, or anytime in the world. | 3 |
ecc8665 | Dear State Senator,
The Electoral College has held together Americas' voting for several of years. It has also torn down voting, people argue against it. It favors the people and their vioces. The Electoral College should not change, it should stay in effect, because it keeps fairness with big states and their votes and it will avoid run-off elections.
The Electoral College should not change because it keeps fairness with big states. As stated in source 3: In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, in paragraph 21, it says that the Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution. The system of which the Electoral College has keeps big states from making a bigger impact, intead it makes sure that the big states have the same imact of voting as the littler states do.
Keeping the Electoral College in effect will avoid run-off elections. As shown in Source 1: What Is the Electoral College? It states that the Electoral College consists of 538 electors. It also states that A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. In Source 3: In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, in paragraph 22, it states that when no canidate wins a majority of the votes it casts a pressure. That pressure can highly effect the presidental election process, which is reduced by the Electoral College.
The Electoral College should not change because it has held the american voting together for so long. It is obviuosly working if the people have only had a few problems with it. The Electoral College has done more good than it has bad, why get rid of or change something that is doing America good? The Electoral College has kept much fairness throughout big and small states with how much their voting will count, it has kept from having complications about run-off elections, and it has done many more great things for America. | 3 |
ecc8d90 | There are some positive aspects of driverless cars that can put you on the pro side of the idea of driverless cars. Thhere are also many cons of the idea that can put you againt it. Although the idea of another source of technology that can do something for you sounds good, I am against the development of this idea. I think the driverless car would be a bad idea for multiple reasons.
The first reason why i think this car is a bad idea is because of safety. If something goes bad and the driver is not paying attention then it could result in a very bad accident. The second reason i think its a bad idea is because it may give a
driver a mindset that makes them think they do not have to pay attention to the road and their surroundings, leading them to doing things like sleeping, texting, or eating. If a situation occurs that puts you in danger and you are doing one of those three things; or anything else; it could result in a terrible accident. While on the other hand although eating, sleeping, or texting can ocurr commonly, driving a regular car decreases the chances of any of those things occurring resulting. There could also be a higher chance of mechanical issues resulting in a crach or accident. I also think the driverless car would lead to a lot of people in the world being lazy.
Because of safety, mechanical issues, and laziness I think the driverless car would be a bad idea. It is better to keep our roads safe for everyone from children to adults. Overall I think we should stick to cars that require a driver. | 3 |
ecd26ea | Would it be fun to be able to know what emotion or emotions others are feeling, stictly off of facial muscle movement? Yes, it would be quite interesting to have the ability to have some insight on what other people are thinking and feeling. Although the Facial Action Coding System is a very sharp piece of modern technology, is it truly a valuable invention? Yes, it is impressive and intelligent, but it does not seem to serve a larger purpose within a classroom enviornment. Thus, although the Facial Action Coding System is an impressive piece of modern technology, it is uneeded in a classroom enviornment because it is impractical, unecessary, could potentially be very stressful.
To begin, the Facial Action Coding System is impractical in todays society, especailly within a classroom enviornment. In the text it says that, "your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." So, in order to place this cutting-edge technology within schools would be a huge financial burden. Most schools only contain practical technology due to a strict, government driven budget. Attempting to fit such a modern piece of technology into the school system would not be practical, and in many cases, it would not be possible either. If the Facial Action Coding System was put into school systems, it could have to possibility to help decode bad mental health in some cases, but it could also cause the government to go even deeper into debt. Thus, because the Facial Action Coding system is predicted to be incredibly expensive, it is not a practical item for a classroom enviornment.
Next, the Facial Action Coding System may be neat, but it is also unecessary. According to the text, it has the capability of showing when "a smile is not being truthful," but lie-detector tests have already been invented for that. The article also states that,"A classroom computer could recognize whne a student is becoming confused or bored," yet this is very evident in the body language of a student. Teachers do not need need a software that tells them that their students are not interested in their teaching material because it is shown through their actions. For example, if the student has their head down, is engaging in their own conversation during the lesson, or tends to sleep during class, this portrays to the teacher that they are bored or uninterested. Therefore, because there are already similar inventions and because observance of body language is a very practical tool, it is unecessary to use the Facial Action Coding System within a classroom enviornment.
Lastly, the Facial Action Coding Sytem has the potential of being very stressful to a student. A computer system that is able to publicly expose ones emotions could stir up fear and anxiety that was not within them before. Someone who has is struggling with their mental health does not needed to be reminded of this through their test results, especially while at school. There are plenty of other treatment options for issues like these. The Facial Action Coding System would strip students of emotional privacy, which could potentially stir up stress within a student. Considering that students are already under enough stress with standardized testing, the pressure to perform well in academics and athletics, and to fit in, they do not need an added stress in their life. In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding Sytem would do more harm than good and could potentially damage the mental health of the students.
Overall, the concept of a the Facial Action Coding System is very captivating and intriuging, but it does not have many practical uses. It would place a financial burden among the school systems and could potentially stress students even more than they currently are. Thus, the Facial Action Coding Sytem would not be valuable wthin the clasroom setting. | 5 |
ecd4b2e | Come on has nobody been on a boat before well if you like sailing you need to be a sea cowboy,sea cowboys are people who carey horses all around the world from the U.S. to China .All around the world its simple the pay is good all you need to do is help feed horses ,and not be a stick in the mud people need to be are sea cowboys. Anybody can be one who wants to its a great job for a somebody who does there are many of them so are even sailing the atlantic,to get there goods and horses safley to the drop off zone.
d being a sea cowboy because you get to play games all the time. Many sea cowboys get to feed the horses and play games to past time and to change there demenor. Even when being a sea cowboy there is stilll hard work to be done around on the boat. Lots of the sea cowboys always do the hard work first so they can play baseball or any other game for that matter. If you were good at sailing in the past on boats I think this will be a great oprotunity for you and anybody else you know who might want to join the cause .I can see a hole boat full of people playing games with you on it its a great cause it will just flat out make you smile. The best part of being a sea cowboy is the open water. Even thouge its a risky job its fun and I can gurante that you and your freinds and family will like it as well it's a good paying job thats fun and you get to travel the world whats even better than that.......NOTHING!!!! of corse would like to be apart of it just please just come on over and sign up,and i bet it will be the best desion of your life. But there is one down fall...Don't get sea sick as long as you follow these simple rules you should be just fine. So you should consiter if you don't you have no clue what you are missing out on. | 3 |
ecd9d0f | My opinion on driverless cars is that i dont think they should be legal, because they are driverless and they don't have control from other drivers, such as a instructor or someone that can control it, Another resason i dont think they should be allowed is that they might cause a lot of accidents. Some accidents could be harful others might be just a dent or
something like that.
In the passage it was talking about how the law keeps focus on the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. If they focus so hard on that, the driverless cares wouldn't be okay, because the people safe they would need someone to pay attention to the road and not the distracting suff. If people were distracted while in a driverless car... How would they know when something is coming or their about to crash (besides the seat vibration)?
In my opionion driverless vehicles shouldn't be allowed due to the fact that no one is driving them, and that they could be a harm on other people. I think when driving these vehicles someone should still pay attention to the road even if they are working on something bad, such as a report for a job or anything like that. some people might think differently, but some might not. Some people might think that they need to have someone watching the roads. Some other people may think they don't need anyone watching the road, and etc. Finally I think they should be allowed if they have someone at least paying attention to the road, and etc. | 2 |
ecda55c | Dear state senator I think that you should keep the Electoral Collage because it is a collage that requires a presidential canidate to have a trans-regional appeal. The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate recivies a majority of the votes cast. The Electoral College is a method of choosing the president of the United States and that is really importnt that we have a president. The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College because it's in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral Collage is very important to the United States we should keep the collage. In some cases people depend on the Electoral collage they chose who will be President and like state goveners that is very impornant that the founding fathers made the Electoral Collage. In 1976, tie would have occurred if a mere 5,559voters in ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had votes he other way. The election is only a few swing voters away from catastrophe. | 2 |
ecdf554 | The main way the majority of the people in our community get around each and every day, is by car. A car is the number way that people get from point A to B, but this is not the case throughout the world. A lot of countries have taken to effect the amount of damage a car can do, so they are beginning to limit car usage. They are beginning to realize that there are benefits from not having to crank up a car every time they have to go to the store thats a minute or two up the road, or every time they have to go to school, or what ever the case may be. A lot of them are coming to the conclusion that by limiting the car usage will, lower the amount of pollution and smog that is released in the air, lower the stress on having to worry about gas prices, and citizens will be more motivated to work and etc.
The amount of pollution that is let out into the air every day is ridiculous. In a lot of countries, smog has become a big issue even with out the effects of car usage. Car usage only makes it worst. In France, there was recored to be a numerous amount of cases where they reported a lot of congestion in the air, due to tha gas that was let out in the air due to the usages of the car. Paris began to enforce a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. Paris has more smog than other European capitals, it was recorded that Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter, with Brussels having only 144 and London having 79.7. They began to momentarliy stop mitir vehicles dropping the amount on congestion to 60 percent.
Although the amount of excersie that is received is at an all time low. By banning the amount of car usages this pushes more people to get excersie. A lot of the people in our community always depend of the vehicle on four wheels to get us around, not realizing they have to feet. Most stores in our community are beginning to be built at every corner to make things a little bit more convenient and in walking distance, and by lowering the car usage a lot of us will have to begin to depend on walking, to get from point A to B. Which will, and can do a lot of our health in the long run.
Now many of us pass by more the one gas station a day, and begin to dread the prices of gas. The gas prices go up, and seem to consistitently go up more and more. A lot of those who work, don't like the fact that they have to give machines their money to get from place to place, and this only gets worst. Most children around teen ages who are beginning to get their liscense are not in the rush just for this exact reason. The prices of gas will only pull you down along with a lot of other expenses that people have to face everyday. Researchers have shown that the precentages in young people driving has decreased by 23 percent between 2001 and 2009.
In conclusion, many are beginning to realize the cons of how much driving can do. For example, the fact that it causes pollution, has a big effect on expenses and has a lot to do with excersing and etc. Many should to take these things into consideration before they try to argue it, and realize the positive effects it may have. | 4 |
ece2415 | The electoral college doesn't work for everyone its not fair. There are people who want a good president to run the conutry, not just some guy that the electors pick. Electorl College is not a good way to pick a president the people are not picking them isnt that want it suppost to be people pick the president not electors. In the text the author write that the electorl college doesnt let the people that have the most vote win because your picking a elector and the elector is picking the president even though he/she has the most vote its not fair. We the people should be the ones picking the president, we are the one who want him/her to run the coutry because we think he/she can do it. The electoral college should be abolishied and people should pick the president.
There are state in our conurty that are smaller then other states. Those small states dont get a say in the voting for the president because the bigger states rule over because of the electorl college rule. The author says "larger states like Flordia has 29 electorl vote and Wyoming only has 3 electorl votes." So that means that the larger states get more attention form the president then the smaller states do. That's not fair the smaller states should be treated like the bigger states not left out. The electrol college (electors)is the one picking the president not the peoplein the small or large states. The electorl college should be removed and the people picking the president and the smaller states get a say in it too. | 2 |
ece25d4 | I think that we should keep the Electoral College, because we have certainty of the outcome, everyone's president, swing states, big states, and we can avoid run-off elections. So i will explain a little bit about each one of them to you.
Certainty of Outcome, winning candidate's share the Electoral College invaribly exceeds of their share on the popular vote. Most states award the electoral votes on a winner-take-all-basis. Its possible to have a tie in the national electoral vote becaus the number of votes is an even number but its a very high chance to be unlikey.
Everyone's president, the electoral college requires a presdential candidate to have trans-regional appeal. A no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president already. So for a solid region, has no incentive campaign. The residents of the other regions are likely to feel disenfranchised. (To feel that their votes do not count, that the new president will have no regard for their intrests, isn't their presdient).
Swing States, or called the Winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes. Voters that are in the toss-up states are most likely to pay close attention to the campaign. They listen to the competing candidates. Knownig that they will decide the election. But they are most likely to be most thoughtful voters. Thoughtful voters should be the ones to decide the elcetion.
Big states, A larger state gets more of the attention from the presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state would have. The electoral college restores some of the wieght in the political balance that larges states would lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment.
Avoid run-off elections, there is pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins a majority of the voters cast. Which greatly complicates the presdients elections process. Yes it can be argued the the electoral college method of selecting the president.
So I argue that we should keep the Electoral College. | 3 |
ece34cd | I think you should join the program and become a seagoing cowboy because you get to go to unique places and do easy and hard work.
When you work for the seagoing cowboys you have a funtime. You also get to play sports like volleyball and soccer.
I think you should go and become a seagoing cowboy becuse of a article I
"read called A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves ". Some details that show to help support for this article are,that on line 5 it sates "The cattle-boat trips were an unbelieveable oppurtunity for a small town boy" he says. "Besides helping people I had the the side of the benefit of seeing Europe and China but seeing the Acropolis was special. this part of the text gives evidence to show that you get to go to unique places.
This text also states that it took about two weeks to cross the Atlantic ocean from the Eastern coast of the United States, and a month to get to the China. Carring for the animals during the crossings kept Luke busy they had to be fed and watered two or three times a day. This shows evidenece to support that some parts of the job keeps you busy, and makes the work hard too.
Heres my last text evidence to show you why you should become a seagoing cowboy and this part of the text hel[ps understand how it could be casy and have freetime during work. " Luke also found time to have fun on board, espicially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table tenis tounerments,fencing,boxing,reading,whitiling an games helped pass time.
This is why I think you should be a seagoing cowboy too. | 3 |
ece8404 | There are many reasons why you or anybody else who loves to explore and discover incredible places should join the Seagoing Cowboy program . It's not just helping other people , it's also about helping yourself .
One of the reasons is because of the opportunties you have to discover new places . This is a lifetime opportunity and we want you to join us . I have been to so many wonderful places like Greece , China , Panama and Europe . Imagine if you could get the chance to go there, would you say yes to the opportunity?
You don't just get to see beautiful landmarks but you also get to help people who's homes , cities and towns were destroyed and left in ruins. To them , for helping there homes recover you would be a hero . You can take care of animals when you are on seas . Those animals are shipped to the people who's homes were destroyed .
Thats not just what you do on the job you also get to mentally help yourself . I saw the poor families that lost almost everything during World War II . You will understand that you are lucky enough to have a strong and protective country that protects you from enemies . It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. And that awareness stayed with me, leading my family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years .
You really won't find it boring because Don Reist and I came up with thing to do during trips. For example we played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed after they were unloaded . We also played table-tennis tournaments, fencing,boxing, reading, whittling and other games that helped pass the time. You can also be creative and make up your own games .
I, Luke Bomberger, want you to come work with me because your helping me , people around the world in need , and your self . These are all the reasons why you should come work with me and my partners at UNRRA and the Seagoing Cowboys . I hope you can decide to come with me in this lifetime opportunity. | 3 |
ecea555 | The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers when according to Venusian geology,like erupting volcanoes,powerful earhquakes,and frequent lightning strikes can land on its surface. Also when gumans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any palnet in our solar system,even though Mercury is closer to our sun. An example that explains this is "On te planet's surface,temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit,and the atmosphere pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet". Another detail that supports that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents is the planet has a rocky sediment and includes familiar features sach as valleys,mountains,and craters. Also Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit and seems indisputable. An example is "The value of Venus seems indisputable,but what are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive". Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions. 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. It may not be easy conditions,but survivable for humans. Also,Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safety far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. Mny researchers are working on innovations that would allow their machines to last long enough on Venus. An example that supports this is "Therefore,scientists seeking to conduct a through mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks.
An explanation of the evidence of why Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because,Venus is the hottest planet and it is difficult to understand the different despites of many risks. Also when simplified electronics that is made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and has lasted over for three weeks. An example that supports this is "NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example,some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions". One way Venus can not be worthy of despite of the dangers is by looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers and can make calculations by using gears,levers,and do not require electronics at all. Also if you use a phone or tablet to acis or heat capable of melting tin,then those systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure,heat,and other forces. An example is "Modern computers are enormously powerful,flexible,and quick,but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions".
Some ideas that show that Venus is a wothy pursuit despite the dangers when it is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth. also Venus is referred to Earth's twin. An example is "These differences is speed mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus. Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner". Also,each previous mission was unmanned,and no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. It also explains that the spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. Long ago,Venus was covered largely wih oceans and could have supported various forms of life,just like Earth. A final Example is "If our sister planet is so hospitable,why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface". Finally,when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. | 3 |
eceacc7 | I would honestly say that my standpoint of driverless cars is that they are will not be as a good of an invention. I say this because if we have driverless cars some people may forgot about the fundamentals of driving and when they need to take over the wheel it could cause a major accident. Some people may even panic when they have to take over the wheel because it could be very sudden to them and be a surprise which may cause the driver to speed the car which may end with car crashes or injured pedestrians.
The driverlesss car has been something greatly talked about all around with people see the upcoming future with all new inventions willing to be introduced by i do not think we will need a car that can drive itself. If the car can drive itself this seems as you have to not just learn how to engineer a car but as well learn the technology of it if anything goes wrong with it. It seems as it will cost more peopel more money and may even be more expensive repairs on with all the added technology to it as uses laser beams to form the car's surroundings. We are giving a car skills to mimic everything a human can do as we do. It was well still needs the driver's assitance to help out in case of any roadblocks or anything that the car cannot see. All i see with these cars is that we will continue to have more driving conflicts and if we get into an accident we have to come to mind to see whose fault was it the driver or the manufacturer. With all these new inventions of cars coming we are starting to have to build more laws into states to make sure we have the safety of everyone and everything. This invention could be a posssible great invention to be remembered or this invention could cause another issue in the world maybe because we all are not new to technological failures. If we have a technological failure in the middle of driving what will happen the car will just stop going or will just completlely go out crazy when drving. That seems as to high of a risk to take for the safety of other.
At the end I do not see these car being the greatest thing to come but be another issue for us in our near future to come. This could be really bad for us and may result in even more danger for all of us. I am going to hope this is nothing to worry about. So this new driverless car is not greatest thing to come by in my eyes. | 3 |
ececd6f | The author makes a good reason why people should study venus is by talking about the certain type of things there is at venus. Also by explaining how it could help others to have a good idea traits, it's also good because of how the author says challenge so others can see it like if it was impossible and try it for themselves. It'll be hard but it won't be impossible for venus to explored even more. Also could be the next thing that we could do experiments on and find out ways to use the planet.
The author makes a good idea that venus is worthy to study because he talks about the comparisons of earth and venus which makes it curious for people to find out what are the comparisons and also could find out the differences too. according to the text it says " Today, Venus still has some features that are analogoues to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." This explains that there is things from earth that are relatable to venus, and people could research how they're familiar and how they're different from earth. It's important to know because you'll see what venus has and you'll just learn more from what it is from earth.
Another way the author makes a good idea that venus is worthy to study is because it helps others to have a good idea about venus and traits about itand the challenges. The author makes a good point about how if we did go to search vernus it'll be difficult but it'll be worthy for you to know. An example the author states is " 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. " this means that if you were to examine venus, you'll be at a challenge with climate while doing research and exploring. Another example is " Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed earth levels. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." This means that it'll be difficult to be able to go out and to see what's the matetrial and objects in venus is like.
The Author helps the people that want to see how venus is and could help them and do research on it so it could be a good exploration to do since it really hasn't been seerched on and why not do it now? Some people could be curious and might want to know how it is in planets other than earth and learn something new from it. That's why venus should be explored by people that give informationa bout space and planets. | 4 |
ecedd1e | In countries all throughout the world, there are many reasons why limited (private) car usage would be very beneficial. Overall, it would benefit individual families by limiting costs spent on gas and even the huge payment of buying a car. Also, it would hugely cut back on the harmful gas emissions from the cars of individuals who choose to privately drive everywhere. Lastly, many countries have
As previously stated, limiting car usage would reduce the cost of buying cars and paying for the gas to use those cars. You can spend as much as $50 on gas a day, and because gas is a nonrenewable resource, the demand for it will only increase over time, as will its cost. Additionally, the economies of many countries such as the United States are not at their best, therefore making it difficult for many families to come up with the money to even buy a car. The $40,000 you spend on buying a car when there are alternative options such as walking, biking, or taking the bus could be spent on more important things like healthcare, insurance, food, and entertainment. According to Source 4, "recent studies suggest aht Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by." Obviously people would not be making these changes if it wasn't proving to be beneficial to them.
Secondly, cars are a huge source of air pollution to our planet. If we don't limit our car usage, who knows what will happen to our ozone layer and ecosystem. According to Source 2, countries like Paris have already noticed this and are taking the initiative to prevent further pollution. "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. On Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). The same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day." Within days Paris had already observed a difference in their air quality and a sharp decrease in smog. "Congestion was down 60% in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog . . .". | 3 |
eceead9 | Us as humans generate on emotions. We hate and we love that's our nature. With this new software, the Facial Action Coding System. We are able to precisely calculate our emotions. This software constructs a 3-D computer model of our face, then uses the 44 major muscles in our face to calculate our emotions. Movements in our major muscles portrays our emotions and this new software catches those precise movements. This software can better benefit the learning expeirence of both the students and the teacher by helping the teacher understand what the students do and do not understand.
This software can benefit classrooms by helping the teacher understand what the students do and do not understand. In Nick D'Alto's article he speaks of this new software in a classroom setting, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." This excerpt directly portrays that a teacher can benefit with this software. The teacher would be able to indicate exactly when students are confused and modify the lesson to better help them. This new method of teaching is able to really advance teaching techniques of teachers and help students in the long run. This software can better advance student's evidence in presentations, essays, and agruments. Also in D'alto's article he includes, "She's 83 perecnt happy, 9 perecnt disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." When students include photos in there presentations or essays this can better help them analyze the photo. This excerpt shows that this software can excatly calcuate someones emotions in a photo. A photo of a battle in history is a good example of how this software can benefit a student. This software would be able to read the emotions on a warriors faces of that war and show the thought process of each side of the war. One side might have been 70 percent fearful, while the other side is 70 percent disgusted. This software can directly translate into a better learning expeirence for both students and teachers.
The Facial Action Coding system can better advance the techniques and skills of both students and teachers in a classroom by helping teachers understand their students thought process much more. This will benenfit many students and teachers in the long run. This new software might be so helpful that it will be located in every household soon. | 4 |
ecf39d3 | I agree with the use of this technology to read emotions expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because the way you will know weather the student is suffering from something. Been treated good or bad. You will know how the student is doing in life by asking questions after you see the results of the Facial Coding System. you will know if the student is happy by seen how hes nerves stretches when where they stretch to. If he raises hes lipsat the corners of hes mouth. Then squint your eyes slightly, to produce wrinkling (crows feet)at the corners of your eyes. Holding that, raise the outer parts of your cheeks up, toward your eyes.
If you do the you will look happy if you look at your face in front of a mirrior and making the face will also help you feel happy. Teenagers be going through a lot of dreppesion and unhappy times so i think it will be a great idea to do use this technology in school. To keep them from trying to suicide or know whats up with the kids life. You will be available to help him/her and even save a life. | 2 |
ecf45f7 | I think the new Facial Action Coding could be true, because nowadays we have more technology. The 3-D computer model of the face could actually see our face expressions. Maybe it wont actually know what we feel inside like our mood. The Facial Action Coding update can just tell us if we have a annoyed,sad,mad etc face. Sometimes, people seem sad or mad but that's just their thinking or worried face.
If the technology of the Facial Action Coding System was that powerful ir smart to read students emotions, it would be good and cool. Teachers would actually know why there student is quiet or why they're not doing anything in class. My evidence is that " by weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions (as in da Vinci" masterpiece). Each expression is compared against a neutral face (showing no emotions). if you're really close with a friend or family member you'll know if their upset or not.
You see them everyday you already know how they are. The Facial Action Coding System would just study your face and tell you how you are. Whoever came up with that software and the emotional expressions came out wrong. Then, people wouldn't trust it anymore. When you smile and your cheek bones raise then that a real smile and a showing all your teeth.
Sometimes, when someone is really upset or don't want to be rude they can fake a smile that looks so realist. The software update also could follow is the student is bored or not knowing what to do. We honestly need that in all school. Some kids are always disrespectful or always getting in trouble, never doing work. The Facial Action Coding System would be so much help for everyone. The software update knew about the painting Monsa Lisa face expressions. | 3 |
ecf6c8a | What do you think about diverless car? There are advantages and disadvantages to diverless cars. In the article "Diverless Cars Are Coming," the Google cofounder, "Sergey Brin" envisions a future public tranportation system where fleets of diverless cars form a public taxi system.
In my opinion, i don't think the world needs diverless cars, simiply because technology is already consumed the world. Now a days everyone is on their phones or laptops doing business work or simiply being on soical media, the last thing we need are cars without divers. In the article, they talk about smart roads and binary code messages. How can you have the technology to make a road smart? Is my question. Who in the right mind would want this? It is just making the world look more and more lazy. The fact that that this is the future is ridiculous. Making driving fun is not just a way to make a new car? Its stupid to be honest. They should be focusing on making cars more safer and more knowedgeable when it comes to crashes or other emerganies.
So, Driverless cars? If you ask me they just seem like a waste of time and money. You're just making the world more lazy then what it already is. The world doesn't need cars that are built with technology to help them drive or to drive for them. | 2 |
ecf6f9b | I belive my claim for or against the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions are invading our private space. What i'm trying to say is what if they computer says the wrong things or if we feel something that could be embarrasing or offended it'll cause us to either become more emotional or angry/offended. I believe you will also be taking jobs of those who have went to college to major in this type of senarios. If you are taking all of this for people to have it on a computer software then you are no better than hispanics or immagrants taking people jobs because it'll lessen the chance of people even knowing or wanting to become in their life. Yes we need to advance technology to better help people but,people still have their rights and beliefs and you would be crossing the line in my opinion if you were to believe this idea. I say let the professionals handle it who are in some ways the same way cause the computers would be screening us humans when there are other professional humans to relate or more capable of helping someone than a software and if the system goes wrong then what will you guys do then? What i'm trying to say is just let people who can relate and have diplomas for this kind of stuff let them do their jobs and stop replacing humans with machines because it'll be another Great Depression coming to you. | 2 |
ecfadac | The concept of aliens is a topic that some of us believe and some of us do not. Whether it has to do with how aliens may have affected how Earth was created or that there are other living organisms on planets other than Earth. Most scientists have used reasonable research to discover that aliens are not real, but yet there are still some scientists that believe they are in fact real. Based on the photos taken of the Face, aliens did not create this structure, it is simply just a natural landform.
In 1976, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft visited Mars and discovered the Face while snatching photos for landing areas for the Viking 2 ship. It looked as though it was the shape of a head, which is why it is known as the Face. This formation was gigantic, measuring almost two miles across. Something so giant couldn't have been formed from aliens, especially if it resembles a head, symbolizing that it may be an imprint of an actual alien. As they studied the photos of the Face, they began to realize how similar its features were to those of a human's face, or this case, what could be an alien. These facial features were then recognized to be just shadows, which adds to the fact that the imprint of a human, or alien face, could not have been formed. A formation this large cannot resemble that of a human, nethertheless an alien.
For twenty-five years, "The Face of Mars" was a famous attraction, attracting many people to be interested and cause an even broader range of thoughts about how this landform was created. As more people become engaged in this unusual formation, NASA continued to snap photos of the Face to uncover more information about what it really was and how it was really created. Later on, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team took one more picture that had ten times the resolution that the orginal Viking images had. When this picture was viewed by many on a web site, it then revealed that it was, indeed, a natural landform and there was no evidence of aliens, as many people thought. Information from the several images that were taken establish that this structure is a natural landform, and not a creation from aliens.
Even though images proved that the Face was a natural landform and not something created by aliens, there still remained people who didn't believe this concept. At the time the most recent photo was taken, it was winter on the planet, and the Face on Mars was located in an area that consisted of a cloudy region. Those who still believed that aliens created the Face also believed that this area of clouds could have affected the picture that was taken during that time. The scientists claimed that it isn't an easy task to find the Face and capture a decent picture of it when possible, but still yearned to capture another shot to prove that aliens had not created it. So, on a summer day that consisted of no clouds, the team captured another photo with the maximum resolution. Because of the outstanding resoluation of the photo, it then again proved that it was simply anatural landform and that aliens did not play a part in it's creation.
Throughout the journey of discovering whether this creation was formed by aliens or that it was a natural landform the scientists and photos taken proved that there were no aliens. Although somemay still believe that there were aliens, these photos demonstrate real evidence that there was not. Like the scientists said, it was very similar to a landform on Earth, that is created naturally. Because of this discovery of the Face, scientists have been given the chance to explore the realmsof creations on other planets and prove that they cannot be formed by aliens, but simply by the natural occurences that take place on that planet. | 6 |
ed032be | Cars have been around for a little less than one-hundred years and are still very common today. But recently people have started to refrane from using cars as a major source of transportation. Many people are begining to rely on public transportation or even just walking to get where they need to be. It seems these options have their advantages over the normal everyday car.
For one, it's cheaper to use public transportation and walking cost basiclly nothing. In Vauban, Germany, cars have vurtually been eliminated from use. The residents in Vauban have given up their cars to live in this one square-mile town. Everyone in town walks to where they need to be and they all seem fine with not owning a car. For the few that do own a car, they had to purchase a spot in a parking garage at the edge of the development for 40,000 dollars. This town is an example of the effort to drastically reduce greenhouse emissions from automobiles. It turns out that cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and 50 percent in the United States. This would be a huge cut in greenhouse emissions if cars were eliminated from everyday life and alternative forms of tranportation was used.
In Paris, France all cars were banned from driving because of the near record pollution in the city. The smog rivaled Beijing, China which is one of the most polluted cities in the world. This was largly due to the amount of diesel cars in Paris, with nearly 67 percent of the vehicles in France being diesel vehicles. Citizens were ordered to leave their cars at home, and public transportation would be free that day. Those who violated would be fined 22-euro or about 31 dollars. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined with 27 people having their car impounded for refusing to pay the fine. Because of this traffic congestion was down 60 percent. Although many delivery companies complained of lost revenue the city ran much smoother than usual. Not only did France conduct this, Bogota, Colombia conducts a car-free day regularly. Making milions of Colombians walked, biked, or skated to work that day. With a total population of around 7 million people, this is quite a feat to pull of. Even with occasional rain showers the people were still willing to participate. Their goal is to promote public transportation and to reduce smog. Since then two more Colombian cities, Cali and Valledupar, have joined the event. This event has sparked the need for new smooth sidewalks, including a traffic cut, with new restaurants and shopping districts have popped up.
Cars have been a major source of transportation for the last one-hundred years, but it seems as if the world is begining to move away from the car and finding alternative means of transport. And with the reduction of greenhouse gases it would bring, it might not be a bad idea afterall. | 3 |
ed082df | I think we should keep the Electoral College. For one reason is its in our Constitution. You cant just go back and erase it off the Constitution. The other thing is you have to be an qualified citizen. Sorry but i dont want a comenest to vote for our president.
The Electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportonment of the senate decreed in the constitution. So your getting back some of what you put in, it is a win win situation. If you keep the Electoral college you get certainty of out come. A dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible it happend in 2000.
Everyones president. The electoral college requries a presidential candidate to have a transregional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. The electoral college can be argued that its method of selecting the president my turn off voters for a candidate who has no hope of carring there state.
you can also avoid run off elections. The Electoral college avoids the oroblems of and election. Like when Nixion and Clinton both had 43 percent plurality of popular votes, while winning a majority in Electoral college.
This is my reasons why i would keep the Electoral college. | 3 |
ed0f076 | There are many ways he supports his idea of "venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers presents". In my opinion i believe the author did
very well giving details and evidence on why he believes venus is worthy besides its dangers. The text states "even more challenging are the clouds of highly coorosive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere" ,"on the planets surface, tempetures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own plantet". In those two cited evidence let us know the dangerous parts about venus, that we cant just go and live in venus we could die so many different ways and thats beyone dangerous. He proven very well what he meant by the dangers and very well has caught my attention so far.
The author lets us know that Venus has once been the planet to be the "most earth-like planter in our solar system" . In my opinion i believe that venus sound scary and I would'nt want to go but also the author is making it interesting and im sure i would love to go and discover new things and how if really is there . I would love to see the temperture ,colors ,and also if it is somewhat like earth as they say. The text states "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains , and craters ", that sounds very much like earth to me. From what I gathered
from his evidence showing that Venus is a worthy pursuit , I would love to see and discover, I would love to see the mountain ,the color of the mountains and how high. I would love to discover if the weather changes ; Rain,snow,foggy,sunny.
The author made venus very interesting and I would love to discover and find out more about it as of now. The text also states "The air pressure would be close to sea level on earth" that is beyond interesting and very crazy how the air pressure can be like our water pressure we experiance now on earth. "Solor power would be plentiful, and radiation would exceed earth levels. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." just imagine all humans living on venus at first and then discovering earht; it would be a big change and very hard for us to get used to earth. If it were that way we could be under water forever since we lived and grew up breathing as if we were underwater unlike earth.
Living on venus would be hard for us to get used to living on earth and learning how the air works . We would have to try to survive, but seeing earth for the first time would be the best all the green grass ,and clean blue water, beautiful colorful flowers everywhere , light blue sky, it would be breathe taking literally. Text states " our travels on earth and beyond should not be
limited by dangers and doubts but should be epanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation" I very much do agree with the author and I also do believe people shall be able to discover new things. People should be warned about what they believe could happen and if the people still choose to go then that is there choice but at least they are living their life and discovering what there is out of earth. I believe the author supports his idea very much both positive thing about venus and bad ; and i personally agree with him very much . | 3 |
ed12c28 | First, the author begin talking about Venus, the things we should know, but the challenge place is to examine more closely. Also the author says that is referred to as Eart's "twin", and is very similar in size and, is ogaerur planetary neighbor, the thick atmosphere, the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, our sister planet is so inhospitable.
Then, the author talks about the thick atmosphere and
that is more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere.Also talks about our planet surface, and atmospheric avarege over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, fainly they says that these conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth.He says that are not esasy conditions but the NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. And also Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus.
Last the author is ending with a refection, they says that is a challenge go to Venus, and how this option is value,and he also says how human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors, last how our imagination and innovation are doing us exploring the Earth and the moon. "Striving to meet the challege 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. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." | 1 |
ed14a8a | Have you ever heard about the " Challenge of exploring Venus "? Venus is the second planet in our solar system. Its often said that Venus is Earth's twin beacuse it's the closest plant to Earth. Venus has the hostest temperature of any planet. The author has given us an idea that has said "that studying venus is a worthly pursuit despite the danger it presents" the author well supported this idea by gives us infromation of the danger and study of venus .
The authors idea had talked about danger in venus. In the article it says "Venus has the hottest suface tempertature off any planet in out solar system, even though Mercury is the closer to our sun"( paragraph 3 ). This means that venus is stranger beacuse it is the hottest it not even the closest to our sun. In the article it also says
"Planet is so inhospitable, why are scientists even discussing further vists to its suface?"( paragraph 4 ). This means that scientists are trying to get human being to venus but they know that its way to hot to send people uo there. The article also says " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus. Even mosre challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere."( paragraph 3 ). This means that there is a 97% carbon dixide layers and that the clouds are highly damange to human beings. All this information supports the authors idea of the dangers of having humans go to venus.
The author also talks about the study of venus. In the article its says " The National Aeronautics and Space Administation(NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study venus" ( paragraph 5 ). This means that NASA want to send humans to study venus . The article also says " NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbon have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus's surface and have lasted for 3 weeks in such conditons" ( paragraph 7 ). This means that scientists are wanting to use old electronics to send them to venus and test them out to see if the old electronics can help the scientics get fast studies. The article says " Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate whenit comes to extreme physical conditions." ( paragraph 7 ). This means that modern electronics have less abilitys then the old electronics and it they are more useful for venus.
Learned about exporing venus now! Venus is dangeruos for human beings. Human being might last for a couple of mins but still wont survive . But scienitistis want to have a different option for human being to not go to nvenus and use old computers . | 3 |
ed17331 | Viking 1 photo was taken in 1976 and had people believing all sorts of things. It apperred to be a human face, but was not yet proven to be one. Some belived that is was just a natural landform, but which one is it? This mask on Mars was soon unmasked on May 24, 2001, and is proven to be a natural landform. They have used better pictures and comparison from Earth.
Using pictures to discorver the "Face on Mars" was difficult in 1976 because we did not have high tech cameras to prove anything, but as the years gone by we could soon tell the truth. For example, 22 years later Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) was able to take a picture of the figure ten times sharper. After this picture was taken, more people were able to believe that this mask on Mars was just natural landform. Then 3 years later in 2001 we had taken another picture that was even closer and it diffinetly showed landform.
Yes, the "Face on Mars" was discorvered to be a mesa, or landforms common around the American West. With all these pictures from 1976 to 2001, we had compared them to these Earth landforms. For example, Garvin says that it reminds him of most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, which is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars.
This mysterious figure on Mars had turned out to be just natural landform called a mesa. The evidence and details have proven that through pictures and comparison. There is no longer a need to believe any alien monument or life on Mars. Sure, the viking 1 photo gave an illusion, but the MGS image from 2001 gives more evidence to what it really is. Thanks to Malin's teams, that caputured an extraodinary photo to prove the truth. | 3 |
ed18cb2 | Do you drive a car? A truck? Or any kind of vehicle? If so, did you know your polluting the air? Why drive when you could car-pool, walk, or even ride a bike? Why risk your life everyday while driving your car into town to go to work?
To start off with, pollution is a big affect in this world today. China is one of the most polluted cities in the world. As stated in the article "Paris bans driving due to smog''
states that diesel fuel was blamed for pollution. Diesel makes up 67 percent of vehicles in France. Have you ever seen someone black smoke? They probably think they are cool, but they aren't. What they are really doing is polluting the air, and it isn't cool.
Ever thought about car-pooling? Riding a bike? Or even walking to work, or school, or even to the mall? In my opinion those are some great ways to get around town. I understand if you live far out of town and you cant walk or ride a bike but maybe think about car-pooling. I would love to car-pool with one of my friends to school. You have a friend to sit there and talk to you. Your doing someone a favor. Plus you never know when you'll see them again. You could always organize your life so you could walk or even get someone you could car-pool with.
Everyday you wake up not knowing what could happen. You get in your car not thinking anything bad could happen to you and then
BAM
! Another car as ran the red light or the stop sign and ran into you. And just like that your killed. You see, walking is easier to get around. Your still risking your life but not as bad as you are if your in a car. There is so many stupid out there that is driving drunk, high, or whatever. Their is even people out there that think they are cool when they really aren't. There are a lot of deaths out there that are caused by vehicles. So before you get in the car, think about walking. It's safer.
Now did you think about car-pooling, walking, or even riding a bike. Did you think about pollution or even your life. You might not agree with me but think about it for a little bit. I rather walk and get some exercise then sit in a car. | 3 |
ed1ad3b | The seagoing cowboy's sounds like a great program.
You get to see new and diffrent things when your in it.
You also get to go on a long ship/ boat ride.
If i were a boy i'd love to do the seagoing cowboy's program.
You may not but we all have our own opinion's.
What he did was very nice, and put himself in a great spot in life.
He didn't only help himself he helped others.
Luke sounds happy and that's what most people want at least that's what i want, so if you like seeing new and bueatiful things you'll want to do this.
Luke didn't really have a choice. He had no idea that his life would change when he graduatated from high school.
He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a bank when his friend Don Reist invited him to go with him to Europe on a cattle boat. He couldn't say no, he knew it was a opportunity of a lifetime.
Luke is intersting he didn't want his life to go where it was going but if you do the right and great things. The right and great things will come back to you.
And that is what happened to Luke he was doing the right thing and one or two will or did come right back.
They did have to fight for there country but it wasn't just there's it was for others also.
This was a very imformational artice about if you do the right thing it comes right back, and if you can also in this article it did. | 2 |
ed1ed8d | Many students are using computers in school, but unlike teachers do the computers know when the student is bored or confused? The Facial Action Coding System is a computer able to idenitfy your emotion. This technology can be valuable to students using computers to learn because it can detect their emotion and modify the lesson for the student.
Computers are very much used by students on a daily basis, and it teaches the student a lot of content. When the student becomes bored or confused the computer can't recognize that like how a teacher would be able to. Having a computer that could tell the emotions of the student behind the screen and modify the lesson would be very benificial to the student. As stated by Dr. Huang in paragraph 6 "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, So computers need to understand that, too." This shows that the computer knowing your facial expressions and being able to detect your emotions is something that can be very useful. This new software is a great way for humans and computers to have better communication.
The Facial Action Coding System can be very useful to students to students who use computers to learn. This is useful to students because this software is able to detect their emotions and modify the lesson they are being taught. This computer can tell exactly how the student is feeling which is helping the student and computer have better communication. | 3 |
ed209df | Aliens had nothing to do with the face on Mars, even though there may be slight evidence. The face on mars was just a natural invention, that came from piled up rocks, dust, shadows, and old storms, in my opinion it is just a crazy sight of nature.
There were excited and anxious web searchers waiting to see the image that first appeared on a JPL web site. The web searchers only found that it was a natural landform, and there was no alien monument at all.
If there were any other objects in sight for this face to have been created by aliens they would have been captured because you can discern things in a digital image three times bigger than a pixel size. For example, if there was anything like small shacks, or even airplanes they would have seen them, so therefore, aliens couldnt have made this face. | 2 |
ed21cf1 | Dear senator, I heard that there are people thinking on wanting to keep or change the electoral college.
well in the electoral college you have electors,senators and we use them for when we vote for our new president. But what I think you should do is change the electoral college as it is now. You want to kno why well here I will tell you what I think you should keep it.
First, the presidential election is held every four years so you can vote for the president you want to vote for. Also when you vote for your candidate you're actually voting for candidate's electors. Some people that are voting don't know that they're voting for their candidate's electors. In some states they have different decisions in the electoral college. Like for example in state conventions,state party's central commitee,and sometimes even the presidential candidates. Voters can get confused on these kinds of things in the electoaral college because the electoral college sometimes hasn't made a decicion yet on how or what they want to do or say.
Next, the electoral college is unfair to voters because of th winner take all system. In each the candidates don't spend their time in the states that have no chance of winning. On the year of 2000, the campaign of seventeen states didn't get to see the candidates at all including Rhode Island and South Carolina. Not even the largest media markets got to see a single campaign ad. But in ohio they probably have a chance on having a good argument for putting the presidency in the hands of a small amount of voters. These are some reasons why some people might want to change the electoral college because it's unfair to some states and people.
In addition,the they're outcomes in the electoral college like in the year of 2012 an outcome happened. It happened when they were voting for Romney or Obama. Obama recieved a 61.7 percent of the electoral votes compared to 51.3 percent of the the popular votes for him and Romney. That happened when the number of votes possibly was 538 thats an even number of votes. But having an even number is kind of good but it's higly an unlikely number. when that happens the state creates a landslide electoral vote victory the state.
The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in where no candidate recieves a high number of votes. Like with Nixon and Clinton they both had 43 percent of popular votes. In winning the electoral college 301 and 370 votes there is pressure for run-off elections when tere is no candidate wins. | 3 |
ed22963 | Are cars even really necessary? Vehicles can cause a lot of damage to our ecosystem. Cars are not a must if wherever you need to go is right outside your door step. Rush hour will cease to exist if cars are not in use. Some advantages may come forth if vehicles were limited.
Cars produce pollution that endangers our ecosystem. Countries are taking action in order to save the greenhouses. Paris had enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. According to Robert Duffer, author of "Paris bans driving due to smog" he stated in paragraph 14 "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog." Duffer also mentioned that Diesel fuel is responsible for this.
Why use a car if you're going down the street? In the article "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" by Elisabeth Rosenthal in paragraph 6, Rosenthal mentions that stores are placed a walking distance away rather than near a highway or somewhere you have to use a car to get to. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer said "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Other countries are introducing this motive as well. "Vauban (Germany) is an example of a growing trend... to separate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement called "smart planning."
Nobody is a fan of rush hour. If cars aren't being put to use then rush hour will fail to exist. Andrew Selsky, author of "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" implies "... rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic..." | 3 |
ed247f1 | The face on Mars is a natural landform. In the article it states"The Face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April '98-a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet." A lot of people believe it is a natural landform but some people think it was put there. Some people think there is life on Mars. Do you think this face is a natural landform or a sign of life on Mars?
To you this might not be interesting but you will read about it everywhere. In the article it states"The 'face on Mars' has since become a pop icon." The news is everywhere in places you might not expect! I think the scientists are excited about what they found. Did you enjoy hearing all the news about the Face on Mars?
Were you ever reading a book or watching a film and you came across this? The article states" It has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows-even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years!" People could just simply sit down to read a magazine and fined this amazing news. Someone could jump in the car just to hear the news that could make your mind race wondering how they found out the news. I wonder how many people were amazed by this news!
In the article it states"Scientists figured it was just another maratian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh."
This states it unually is common around Mars. People think it is just a landform. In the article it says it is hard to find the face. Everyone seemed excited they found the face on Mars!
In the article it states"Some people think the Face is Bona Fide evidence of life on Mars-evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists." People think there is life on Mars. They dont believe that the face is a natural land form. Many people I bet still wonder how it got there. I think this face is a natural landform.
In conclusion some people believe it is natural and some don't. People weren't the only one who thought it was life so did some scientists. The other scientists say it was a normal thing on Mars. Do you think it was life or not? I think the face is just a natural landform to Mars! | 2 |
ed284d6 | Some people think that the crater in Mars, is an alien face, but how could it?
There is not enough evidence to conclude that the stucture is an alien face. And besides, weird shapes always form. Its just nature.
Conspiracy theorists think its an alien and that we are hiding something from the people, but we have nothing to hide.
Around the face, you can clearly see there are other crater like forms on the planet. But those do not resemble any body forms? Thats because that is just how they were formed. The face is just another one of mother natures masterpieces. We shouldn't take it for granted and start asuming things that are not true.
In the story, it states that Garvin said, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho". This means that it isnt the first time nature made a weird but amazing shape in the earth. Have you ever seen a tree, thats bark makes a shape, and it looks like its staring right back at you? Well, if you have, you understand that it is just nature and its a happy surprise with no actual meaning. Its the same for the face on Mars.
If aliens are in the universe somewhere, and want to interact with us, I think they would find a better way to do it. They would most likly do something way more incredable and unforgetable. Not just stick one of their faces in the ground of the planet and see if anyone notices. If that was their plan, well, you have been notice. Now what? If they meant to put that in the planet, why didn't they respond when we figured out? Why didn't they land on our planet and say they magic words,"take me to your leader"? Well, they couldve if they wanted to, if they really wanted us to notice them.
In conclusion, I do not think that the face on Mars, is an actual face. Sure, there can possibly be aliens in the universe somewhere, there probably is! But I doubt they would make a face print in a planet to get our attention. Plus, there are other weird, yet amazing, artifacts in the universe that no one can forget. That's why I think that the "face on Mars" isn' t really a face, bu t in fact,is just one of nature's masterpieces once again. | 3 |
ed29ba5 | The face on Mars is just a natural landform and not created by aliens. One reason this is true is because natural landforms occur all the time, even on earth. Another reason this statement is true is because when NASA was taking the photographs they did not see any alien life form anywhere.
The face on Mars is just a natural landform because natural landforms occur in earth too. One reason this is true is because on paragraph 12 Garvin states "It reminds me most of middle butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." Therefore it proves that landforms a natural occurence in planets.
Anothter reason the face on Mars is just a natural landform is because when NASA was taking photographs they didn't find alien life form. This statement can be true because in paragraph 11 it says that,"As a rule of thjumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size. So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see it." So this can prove that there was not any alien life form in Mars, therefore the face on Mars is a natural landform. So the face on Mars is a natural landform. one reason this could be true is because natural landforms occur on earth too. A second reason this could be true is because when NASA was taking photograpghs they did not find any alien lifeform. With this evidence their is prove that the face one Mars is just a natural landform. | 3 |
ed327ab | I think our supports explore venus imposible . Because this is explore do the god support the posible.
Twin venus is the closest planet to eatth in terms of density and size, and accasionally the closest in distance too. Earth, venu, and mas, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds. These differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to mars and other times to venus.
Because venus is sometime right aroud the corner - in space terms - humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud -draped world.
Numerous factores contribute to Venu's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us.
Our supports ti is dangers but we take a chellenge because we do the try.
Our's look went if we can what can't.
If our sister planet is so inhospitable, antronomers are fascinated by Venus because
it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system.
Athick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blantkets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venu's atmosphere. On the plant's surface, temperatures average over 800 degree Fahrenheit' and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater then what we experience on our own planet.
Also notable , Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun.
Long ago, Venus was probably coverd largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Or maybe we should think of them as challenges. Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our knowledge of venus.
The thought of computers existing in those
day may sound shocking , but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all.
By comparison systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat and other fores.
Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation.
If we do try did attention work and we are a sucssece. But it is
for our dothe hartwork.
Our have above all necessity nallege computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions. | 1 |
ed339e2 | Dear State Senator,
The purpose of me writing to you is because, i agree that we should change the way we vote for our president. Everyone has a right to vote but dont you think a easy prosses would be much bette? there are many reasons i disagree with using Electoral Collage but there are way to many reasons so im only going to give a three. my three reasons on why we should not you eletoral college is because the prosses, the problems, and finally because its old.
The electoral collage lets be honest is a huge big unfair process. There are very many steps to the Electoral collage and i belive there are many more ways we can vote. Picking the hardest one in my personal opion is just not to bright. We should have a easy way to help the people running the electoal collage and also help the citizens. There are many resons why doing this wil;l halp the process so we will have our president voted faster.
The eletoral collage has very many problems in its system. a few of them are that when the citizens vote they are not voting for the president they are voting for the elcetors who vote for the presidents. Another reason is Eletoral collage is very unfair. The peeople or the electors that are voting are not always the right ones also depending on which side you are on rpublican or the decmocratic sometimes een for example you are a republican one of your electors could be democratic as i said before very unfair.
Finally everyone gets tired of crummy old boring things! Have you ever hear it is good to try new things? lets face it the system is really old. I believe would shold try differant methods of selecting the president. If for any reason it does not work out we can always try something else or go back too the same way. i belive that we should try something new and not the same old boring unfair way we have been using for years.
All in all i belive that we should change the way we vote for the president. This eletoral collage from my understaning is not something we should keep using. As i said there are to many reason that i would have to write down but here are my three reasons to change the way we vote. First the prosses of picking the president, second the problems that the eletoral college has, and last because the system is old and needs to change so, no that you have read this are you going to help me and everyone else change this system?
in my respect, PROPER_NAME | 3 |
ed38d2a | Ever wondering about the Face on Mars? If so, has anyone discovered about who creates this Face on Mars? This Face is just a natural landform no human will be able to lived in this place. On paragraphs 7 it stated, " Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform. There are no alien monument after all." This is saying there are no alien who created the Face on Mars or no person can survive there to created this Face.
First of all, no one should tried to believe the alien are the one who creates the Face on Mars. Alien are myth not real. This Face is just a landform of Mars, on Mars, there is nothing but only rocks. If there were a creatures on Mars, how different would it be? On paragraphs 8 it cited, " The Face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April '98-a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet." This is telling us about the temperature and it is saying if the alien or an ancient people are there. Then the temperature has to be normal like earth.
Second of all, there will be a lot kinds of consequences if alien or an ancient people were living in Mars. On paragraphs 11 it cited, " So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" This paragraphs is figuring there are no alien or ancient Egyptian. But if there were, the scientists would have already discovered lots of materials to proved there are people and alien. No materials have been discovered on Mars yet.
Third reason to proved the Face on Mars is just landform is to let people know that it is pretty windy on Mars. Mars is windy but real hot too. Not just tectonic can changed the landshape like here on earth, but the the erosion could do that too. Mars does have erosion. On paragraphs 12 Garvin says, " That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." By visualizing at this paragraphs, it is giving us an ideas of creatives thinking progress. Because Garvin is comparing the Face on Mars and the lava dome, and saying it could be shaped from the wind.
Finally, to sum this up the Face on Mars is just landform no one can just appeared there on Mars, and creates faces. There could be more than one evidence how, why, and who creates the face on Mars. On paragraphs Garvin stated, " It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." He meant that the Face could be shapes by its own. | 3 |
ed3d24e | The truth is that we are too dependent on using vehicles for transportation, we've invested our entire lives on them and now we've congested our communites and streets with them, growing mutually with their presence as they slowly but surely harm our environment, but if we limited the use of these vehicles, much good would come out of it as a result. People would benefit greatly if car usage was limited. Think of all the money people would save because they wouldn't have to spend so much on gas and maintence of their cars. Having a car is a privilege and a great responsibility, which means it's also stressful to have and care for one. In developed countries and cities, the streets are bustling with activity that comes with nothing but pollution and congestion, so only good can come out of limiting care usage.
When we think of automobiles we immediately consider factors such as money, maintenance, safety, and particularly for this case, emissions, and emissions have been an issue that causes much controversy and complaint throughout the community due to its toll on the environment and its inhabitants, and limiting car usage is the best solution to this problem. There has been a profound shift of thought during this day and age about how the environment is being negatively affected by emissions and how vehicles play a great role in it. The first source stated, "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." In places like Vauban, Germany, it's people have given up cars for the sake of the environment and the community, and although it's a small town, they've adjusted to the use of no cars and many of the locals say they enjoy the change. For example, Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two said, "When I had a car I was alaways tense. I'm much happier this way." This proves that limiting car use would not only help the environment but it would better the people as well.
If you look at the second source and notice what's going on in Paris with smog due to it's constant vehicle use, it further explains why car usage should be limited. "[The smog] rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world." That
David Goldberg from the first source said, "All of our development since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change." We're too focused on innovation and discovering more efficient ways of transportation, but not any efficient environmental-friendly ways of transportation that the majority can afford. | 3 |
ed3db62 | Many people would say that the Face that we are seeing is created by aliens. That is not true. Skeptics believe that the alien markings were hidden by a haze. But, the truth is that it is just a natural landform, the camera would have showed if it wasn't, and the same thing is common around the American West.
The face is just a natural landform. Even on April 5, 1998 when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time the team got pictures that were ten times sharper than the ones from the Viking. They revealed that the Face was a natural landform, not an alien monument.
The pixels in the camera would show everything. Even one of my fellow peers Garvin said that if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were. Garvin also said, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." In 1976 each pixel covered 43 meters, in 2001 each pixel covered 1.56 meters. That just goes to show you that there is no way that it could be created by aliens.
The pictures have shown that the Face is similar to a butte or mesa. Those landforms are common around the American West. Garvin said that it reminds him most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. "Which is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same heigh as the face on Mars," says Garvin.
The face that we are seeing is not created by aliens. It is a natural landform. The pictures have made the evidence very clear. The Face is just a butte or mesa. So don't believe what those skeptics tell you, they don't know the real truth. | 3 |
ed42697 | Driverless cars would be a good aspect to our world. It would be a great experience for poeple all around the world to try. Google cofounders are already envisioning the future car and are trying to create them as soon as posibly.
First off, driverless cars would be a good aspect to our world because there is no cars out that is driverless. In the article it says, " In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless." That states that Google cofounders need to make and test there driverless cars until its 100% driverless.
Secondly, bringing driverless cars to the world would be a great experience for poeple to try while being safe. In the article it says, " Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over--something not available to drivers trying to text with a cell phone, In this way, the in-car system is actually a safety system feature, and safety is a big concern." This states that car will alarm person when need to take control over the wheel.
Thirdly, most states will not allow them becuase of the driving and traffic laws of the pacific states. In the article it says, " Automaker are continuing the work on the assuption that the problems ahead will be fixed." | 2 |
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