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214ed5c | This technology is kinda dumb. We don't need this to be able to tell how a person is feeling. You can just tell by their facial expressions and how their moods are. Like it said in pharagraph 8 " Muscles called orbicularis oculi pars palpabraeus make crow's-feet around your eyes". "In a fake smile you can tell the difference between a real smile and a forced one because in a fake smile the mouth is streched sideways using the zygomatic mayjor and different muscle, the risorius."
So no I really don't think it's something we need to be able to tell how a person is feeling. We already know how people feel when they're are around because of their moods and their facial expressions. I guess it can be a good thing to use for the people that are not good with facial expressions, they can use this technology to be able to understand how a person is feeling. | 2 |
2150433 | Cars have long been viewed as a common method of transportation from point A to point B. However, in the world that we live in cars have become a burden and limited use would be best. Efforts to reduce car usage have shown to reduce the rate of carbon dioxide produced and smog. The elimination of car use would lead way to further development for other methods of transportation. Countries have taken the first step in banning car usage and its citizens have admitted to living nice and happier lives than they had before.
Common issues faced by car use is the production of carbon dioxide and the risk of smog. Smog is a health hazard to those with asthma, young children, and the elderly. By limiting the use of a car, carbon dioxide and smog rates would plummet dramatically. When Paris was faced with smog at near-record levels driving was banned and after a day of the driving ban smog levels were dropping already. Cars, a major contributor to carbon dioxide production, can decrease the rate of the greenhouse effect by limiting their use. Nearly 50 percent of the United State's greenhouse emissions come from the use of cars alone. By not driving your car the rate of greenhouse emissions would drastically decrease.
Besides the nice look to a car, cars are often used because there appears to be no other way to travel long distances. Other methods of transportation such as riding a bicycle, public transportation, and even walking are viable and beneficial methods of transportation. On bike you travel further than you would walking at a faster rate, Bogota has begun the develpment of 118 miles of bicycle paths in hopes of reducing traffic and carbon dioxide emmisions. A near 80 percent of appropraitions are used on highways, the rest of the 20 percent are used on other methods of transportation. By finding other methods of transportation (ie. walking, biking, public transportation) the 80 percent used on highways could be used to greatly improve other methods of transportation, like public transport.
The thought of parting from our cars is a terrifying idea, however countries around the world have taken the initiative and made these ideas law, laws that are benefiting their copuntries. In Germany an ecperimental community, Vauban, has little to no car activity. 70 percent of its families do not own a car and 57 percent sold their car to move to the community. Startingly, not only is this small community a success but many residents claim to be happier than they were when they owned a car. Columbia, like Germany banned the use of cars for one day in Bogota. Not only is everyone enthusiatic of the event but this day has led to the reduction of smog in Bogota.
The question to drive a car is a simple one. Why drive a car when you can walk, ride a bicycle, or can take the bus? By limiting our car use we'll reduce the rate of carbon dioxide emissions and smog. Other countries have tested and proven that life without a car is not only realistic but very beneficial to how one feels. With the options of other forms of transportation we should limit our use of the car. In doing so we'd be improving our lives and the rate of the greenhouse effect. | 5 |
2151c9b | Polution not only for our well beings, but to think that if we contribute to the matter that is at stake than the overall wellness of our world will change not only for us but for our children. And therefore laws should be allowed to be in certain parts of the U.S, and there should be some sort of back up from the citizens aswell to what President Obama believes.
Like mentioned in Source 1 last scentence in paragraph 7 "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"; and this alone is why we should worry for our atmosphere. I mean think about it 50% is a huge amount and to think that it could be grealty decreased by certain laws that ban cars at certain times.
Again i find it amazing that our government has the thought of polution in their minds and plans for example "President Obama's ambitious goals to curb the United States' greenhouse gsas emissions. And studies show that fewer Americans are buying cars and getting fewer licences aswell which is beficial to the enviroment and overall wellness of the world.
To conclude Polution should be something to keep in mind therefore laws should be allowed to be in certain parts of the U.S, and there should be some sort of back up from the citizens aswell to what President Obama believes. | 2 |
2154584 | This article is about an author explaining why studying Venus is a worthy puraauit despite the dangers that come with it. Although studying Venus is a big thing for NASA, their are still many risk and things to know before making such a discovery.
In this acticle it says that Venus may have been another copy of Earth thousands of years ago. This may be true but some scientist are still not sure. But they have prove, in pictures of Venus it is shown tha this plant has mountains and other features earth has. We all know earth is mosly covered in water, but many scientist thing that Venus may have had water like earth thousands of years ago. In the article it say "venus is somtimes referred as earth's twin', and many scientist think that is true since both plants have some of the same features. But scientist still want to have a closer look deeper into venus so see if they are really twins or they are completly the oppsite of each other.
Next the paragraph talks about how many scientist have already sent various objects to venus but really didnt last that long cause of the density and tempature of venus. And since no spaceship has survived landing for more than a few hours, this explains why scientist are working reslly hard to get on venus. The author alson states that "spaceship have not touch venus in over three decades" which is a really long time. That saying that the author said is really powerful casue it shows how much time it has been and probaly how much time NASA has been working on this project.
lastly in the article it says that scientist have reveled one of their projects that they have an impact in this discovery. NASA has reveled that they have been working on a computer that as they say" can take the heat and the denisty of venus", which they say can becasue it was tested ina stimulation of venus. Scientist have also said that this device can last up to three weeks in this weather which is a hige impact and accomplishment. The awesome thing about it is the device makes caluation from the gears and levers. And the aouther alsosaid that they used this type of technology in WWII which is very hard to think to have such high technology at such time.
The author did an amazing job explaining why scintist should expolore venus more. He/she also did a good job explaing the details and facts about venus. He/she also did a good job showing the simlar and different features earth and venus had. But the important part part is how he/she supported their answer. After reading this article many people will agree with the descoveries that should be made in venus. | 3 |
215999a | In 1976 a photo was taken by a Viking of a shape on Mars.To some the shape looks like a face,but to me it is just a natural landform.Research has been done over many years trying to figure out what the shape is on the face of Mars.In belief that it was just a natural landform,in 1998 another picture was taken of the figure.Michael Malin and his MOC team flew over Cydonia for the first time and snapped a picture ten times better than the original picture.
The image appeared on a JPL web site and showed that the shape actually was a natural landform.This proved that no aliens monument was on the face of Mars,but not everyone was satisfied with the outcome of the image.Do to the clouds the landform was not clearly seen in the image taken in 1998.People wanted to see a better image to have a better belief in the landscape on Mars.Mission controllers prepared to take another look at the figure for a third time.
In 2001 there was a cloudless summer day in Cydonia.Mars Global Surveyor went close enough to take a second look of the figure.The spacecraft had to be rolled 25 degrees to center the shape in the field view.Malin's team had captured the most extraorrdinary image usig the camera's maximum resolution.The pixels in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters proved the theory that the shape was just a natural landform common around the Amarican West.And finally after 28 years of going to Cydonia we found the truth of the landscape shape on the face of Mars. | 2 |
215b5af | Imagine a world completely pollution free. A world with no worry about greenhouse gases or global warming. While it's highly unlikely that we will get to that point, we can still try to reach this perfectly healthy world. The are many advantages tolimiting car use, some of those advantages would be: reducing stress, reducing the amount of pollution, and saving money.
Stress is a feeling that everyone can relate to. Whether it be work, school, money, or home life stressing out about things is not healthy. There has been several studies showing that getting proper exercise has tremendous health benefits. The only problem is that no one ever seems to have time to work out or go on a walk. However, if you had to walk to get wherever you're going, you would easily recieve enough exercise to help lower your stress. Plus, driving can be extremely stressful. Without having to sit through traffic or deal with bad drivers an average person's stress levels would plummet. The first passage contains a quote from a suburban mom of two, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm so much happier this way."
Recently, I feel as if all I hear about on the news is Greenhouse gases and pollution. Honestly, hearing about global warming is a frightening experience, almost like a glass of cold water being thrown in your face. 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe are caused by passenger cars and in parts of the United States it's up to 50 percent! While car companies are helping by rolling out hybrid and electric cars, those cars are very expensive! Not everyone is willing to shell out that kind of money. By reducing car use, the harmful gases polluting our air will greatly decrease and places like Paris,France and Beijing, China (both ver heavily polluted places) can have clearer air.
Money. Money seems like it rules our world and it really does. Do you enjoy throwing moeny away? Of course you don't! Well, if you drive a car everywhere you go, you might as well be. Gas prices are high and it takes upwards of 50 dollars to fill the tank of the average car. Not to mention the price of the car itself! While you have to pay for gas, car insurance, maintence, and the bill for the car if it's not paid off yet, people who walk to work or to the store and don't own a car are saving thousands of dollars a year.
To conclude, when you reduce the use of cars you: reduce stress, reduce the amount of pollution, and save money. If you want to leave the planet Earth healthy and livable for the future generations, you should seriously consider ditching your car and buying a nice pair of walking shoes. | 4 |
215bc41 | If you think the Face on Mars was created by aliens, you're out of your mind. Aliens didn't create the Face, it's just a huge rock formation. In fact, the Face is just a natural landform.
The Face was photographed with a high quality camera that could make images 3 times bigger than the pixel size. So if there were other objects created by aliens, you'd be able to see them. If the Face was really created by aliens, there should be more objects to prove that, and not just the Face.
The picture of the Face is very similar to the Middle Butte located in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. Garvin says it's about the same height as the Face on Mars, which shows that the Face is a natural landform like the Middle Butte.
When the picture of the Face was posted on a JPL web site, it revealed a natural landform. Many people believed there was no alien monument after all.
So in conclusion, there are many reasons why the Face is a natural landform. The theory of the Face being created by aliens is inaccurate. | 3 |
215e6f7 | Why is Venus a plant the people shouldn't go too, and how hot is Venus?
Also what else is Venus called beside the " Evening star"
Venus is a plants that is the second to closted to the sun. People from call Venus the "Evening Star." It's called that ecuase how close it is to Earth and Becuase people see it as a star. People from Earth, Nasa and other people, sent aircaphs to Venus but they onlu losed a few hours.
Since Venus is the second plante to the sun, it's also the second hottest plant to the sun. It's so hot the no living thing could live there. It's about 800 degresse in Venus. Ten time worst then our average temperature.
As we know Venus is knowed as the " Evening Star", it's also know as our twin plant. It's know as that becuase it looks just like Earth. and it's about the same size as earth. People look at it like as our plant but hotter.
I think it would be amazing to go to Venus one day but as far as we know it's too hot and who knows if any living human, plant or animal could live there . | 1 |
2163377 | I think facial action coding system should'nt be used in the classroom to read students emotions. most students wouldnt want there there emotions being read its like envading privacy of ones thoughts and of course emotion.
Dr. Huang says that in the classroom the FACS could determine ones emotion of being confused or bored,but wouldnt it also try to read other emotions as well? Thats not exactly fair to the students. You couldnt rely on it working right anyway. If a student is actually upset they could put a smile on ther face and the conmputer would read it as happy.
Another claim what if students refuse to go to school because of the FACS what is the studet wants to be left alone and the teacher could start critizing them for not paying attention or being distracted or bored. That wouldnt exactly help anything for the student emotionally. Although he/she maybe bored or depressed and not really paying attention they could just be having a bad day or week,and FACS is envading there emotions.
I think that FACS should not be used in the classroom but ore like for military purposes. Or they could be used in police investigations, not for stdents in the classroom. If students are confused they should be the ones to make up there mind and ask questions. | 3 |
21662c7 | In our normal day as students we are in constant stress, for the homework or tests that we have in a day, and this can also change our emotions through the day, and this stress could also make us do things that we don't usually do. That is the reason why we need something that can know our emotions and help us to manage it.
For example, there is a student who has a lot of presure, from his house or school, from his tasks that he has to do in his home or the homework that he has to finish and tests that he has through the week. This presure can cause a lot of different changes in his mind, like lose of concentration in the class or get stuck in something. However, with the help of a program that can read the emotions of a student; the teacher can know when he has to slow-down, so the student can understand better the class or spend more time with him to teach it.
Another use for this program can be recognize if a student want to do something bad, for example, the program can read the anger or a fake smile, and this could prevent a suicide or murder. Because we have seen a lot of students doing this. We have to ensure the security of the others and know when someone needs help.
The classes that are at distance needs this too. Because the teacher don't know how the student is doing it; he is just looking at the grades. With the implemantation of this can improve all this classes, because the computer can recognize if a student is getting confused or bored; then it could modify hte lesson, like an effective human instructor.
For these reasons the students need a program that detect excatly how they feel; that can help them with studies, or know if they want to do something bad, so the persons in charge can handle this before it happen, and not just for these reasons we need there; in the future there will be more applications for this new technology that can change how we live our lives. | 3 |
21679eb | Would you rather walk or drive a car going to work?
it would be much more easier to drive a car, right? In today's generation people use their car for transportation going to work or just driving around. All their going to do is pay more gas and spend more,but gas today is more expensive than years ago. Many people need to realize that their are to wasting gas and it can create more traffic jams because many people need to get to their destination on time or not on time. The fellow citizens needs to have an advantage of limiting car usage.
To begin with, Car can create more gas usage because many people just go to shorter destination or longer destination. But the things is that people just waste gas because they dont realized how they are spending a lot of money. For example, a girl is going to the store closer to home, she is thinking if she going to drive her car or walk and she is thinking to drive her car, why? because she would rather not walk or she is to lazy. The girl is wasting her gas. In today's society many people need to open their eyes and realized thing on how much they are spending on car usage.
According to this source 3: "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in
Bagota", " Bogota, Columbia-In a program that's set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, bikes, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jam (paragraph 20)". This quote states that many of the Colombians are supporting their country car usage. They would rather hiked, bikes, skated or took buses to work. Also, it cannot lead to traffic jams. The fellow citizens need to look over what many people are trying to do to limit their car usage because other people cannot afford buying a car. For example, many years ago only people who are wealthy can only afford cars and those who cannot afford it, they would make an effort to make things as possible to get in their destination and enjoy walking rather than riding car.
Furthermore, walking and riding a bike could make things possible for everyone. People need to notice that driving a car could make things much harder. According to this source 1: " In German Suburb, Life Goes on Without Cars", " In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities, and legislators are to act, if cautiously". This quote states that the United States are planning to reduce car usage because it looks like many people today are having a lot of car accidents. For example, driving while texting. This can create less accidents.
In conclusion, Fellow citizens need to set their limits on car usage.
they need to realized on how it can create a mess in the world full of car transportation. Also, knowing on how much they pay for gas and also it can lead to massive traffic jams. They need to have advantage of using car usage. They could ride a bike or walk to go reach their destination. | 3 |
2169b0a | The long list of benefits that comes from limited car usage are mostly based on where you live and how much you do your part. Laws and restrictions have been arriving across the entire world to see the effects of having little or no automobiles in the community. Other countries that have an intense cloud of smog need to ban car use in the millions at a time to help settle down the atmosphere there.
Life without cars today can be very well described in Elisabeth Rosenthal's article
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars . In her article she describes how the community is shaped and condensed in order to make travelling to necessarry places easy through walking or bike riding distance. This is the kind of turn around that the world needs as well. With the amount of pollution happening, this is a good experiment that will hopefully spread all over the planet.
The amount of pollution affecting certain cities across the world is getting rather out of hand. In Robert Duffer's article
Paris bans driving due to smog , he talks about the intense pollution over France's capital, resulting in the partial ban of almost
HALF
of the amount of cars on the road at once. Those who violated the ban's rules were fined, and thousands of cars were impounded as well due the the reaction of citizens when they received the fine. In paragraph 14 of the article, Duffer states that "
Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France ,
after five days of intensifying smog."
The ban clearly worked, showing that it was indeed the heavy number of vehicles on the road all at once.
Programs all across the world have gotten people in the millions to find other methods of travel that did not cause any pollution. Columbia is a huge example as shown in Andrew Selsky's article
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota . In the article, Selsky specifies about how millions of Columbians have taken alternative modes of transport, whether it be hiking, biking, or skating as opposed to general driving. Even on account of rain, the citizens found ways to get about without using their cars. This is making Bogota a more human and social place as well, as Selsky states, "
Parks and sports centers have also bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks."
This event is happening for the good of the people and of the planet, and it seems like everyone is okay with that.
With the way our world is rapidly changing with a new generation and new technology, we are going to have to adapt from our old habits. Young adults are not seeing the full necessity of buying a vehicle when they can get to where they need to go by other means that are less expensive and less harmful to the environment. The need for everyone to have a car is slowly going down. It may never completely go away, but it is reducing greatly. | 4 |
2171ee8 | Have you ever been on an amazing trip? Have you ever seen many amazing sites? Have you ever been on a long boat trip? Do you want to help people? Do you want to care for animals? If the answer is no to the first three questions and yes to the two other questions, then the Seagoing Cowboys program is for you. It is fun and educational for any one at any age. It is an amazing chance to get into this program and visit the unique places on the way to the adventure.
This is an amazing adventure I have been on it I have seen so many places and met many amazing people on the way. While I was in the Seagoing Cowboys program I made nine trips it was the most of any Seagoing Cowboy it was great. I saw so many amazing places I thought I would never be able to see because I was just a normal person in my town. I saw Europe and China while I was in the program it was a great experience for me as a almost adult. I also had the advantage of taking a gondola ride in Venice,Italy, it was the city with the streets of water. I also had a awesome chance at touring the excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China in the Seagoing trip. You should join it so you can see all those amazing places I just stated to you that I have seen because of this amazing experience in the Seagoing Cowboys. Another reason you should join it is because if you are almost 18 and you do not want to get military drafted then join this, they count it as your service or they did for me which means they will for you. Another one is after the animals get dropped off and we are going back with no animals we get to play amazing games in the stalls that the animals were in like baseball and volleyball, we also played table-tennis tournaments or even boxing.
These are all the amazing things i got to do and see, you could see and do them to if you join Seagoing Cowboys.
Did you love the idea of these things? Do you want to be apart of these things? Do you wanna be a Seagoing Cowboy? These are only some of the amazing things I got to see and do while I was in the Seagoing Cowboys program. You could do them to you just have to join in on it. Sign up and be apart of it, it is amazing and so much fun for everyone. It could be a great experience for you just like it was for me. So join and be apart of the group or program of the Seagoing Cowboys. | 2 |
2174bd5 | Cars have been an issue to our community for a very long time. Car usage has been a problem to our pollution and emission. Limiting car usage would be able to help eliminate the smog that is polluting. There are beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment. May there be many ways that limiting car usage could be an advantage to us.
In Bogata, Columbia, barely any Columbians use cars as a transportation. Most people hike, bike, skate or take buses. There's such thing as a car-free day because, the whole main goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. ""It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," (Selsky, Paragraph #24), limiting car usage would be less stressful by not having to worry so much about cars. People have been fined for causing accidents due to the smog in the air from cars in Paris. Delivery companies even lost renevue when cars were being made. New communities are becoming less dependent on cars. In Germany, areas for cars to be parked are limited, suburbs are becoming more compact and accessible to public transportation. Limiting the car usage would avoid traffic jams, accidents and even death. Cars will never really become a thing that will just disappear into thin air.
If all people did was use cars as transportation, there would be no way in getting that exercise and fresh air you're supposed to get. Due to pollution, it wouldn't be fresh air if everyone keeps driving all the time. Once in awhile, riding your bike or taking walks to places that are nearby where you're staying, would be a healthy decision. Instead of being lazy, walk to wear you're supposed to be.
Advantages in limiting car usage is endless, many reasons come to show that car usage should decrease. Car usage is causing a lot of smog in our air, traffic jams, accidents and etc. If United States had the opportunity to do the "car-free" day, it would show our community how much decreasing our car usage would be like. "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." (Duffer, Paragraph #10), shows to show that limiting car usage should most definitely become a thing. | 3 |
2177ad2 | There are many benifits of limiting how many times you use your car some are. Not driving a car can make you less stressed out in life. Not driving a car can lower pollution in the air dramatically. Lastly cars arnt as needed as before. so not driving a car can actully be good for you in the long run.
First of all not driving a car can make you less stressed out in life."when I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way"(elisabeth roseenthal) by saying this she means that without a car to worry about it has made he less stressed out and much happier as a person. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress said businessman carlos arturo plaza"(andrew selsky) in this article this man says it a good chance to take away stess about worrying about a car, the bills for it, insurance on the car or anything else in that matter.
Second of all not driving a car can help to lower the air pollution around you. according ro one acrticle they stopped driving an estimate of four thousand cars and has dramaticcaly lowered the amount of smog(greenhouse gas) in there towns air. so if you stop driving cars it will help to lower the amount of smog in the air of your city or in the community around you. "The smog cleared enough monday for the ruling french party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on tuesday" in this article one city gave up driving lots of there cars for a while and doing so lowed the amount of smog in the air.
Third of all driving a car is really not needed for many things. Why drive when you could just walk or ride a bike to where you are going there is really no point in you driving a car now and then. Not driving but walking also opens more doors for buissness to be put in next to side walks or just in walking distance of your house.
So there are many good things that can come from not driving a car and those things are. Not driving a car can make you less stressed out. Not driving can lower the pollution in the air by alot. and finally driving is not intirelly needed for situiation. | 3 |
217c2ee | The most basic and persistant form of transportation that has been around for centuries has been the use of cars. Hundreds of thousands of people use automobiles to get to their destinations in a quicker and more efficient way. Recently, all over the world, places like Germany and Paris have been rethinking their dependency on cars. Ongoing issues regarding pollution and stress have all been traced back to using a car daily. By limiting everyday car usage, greenhouse gas emissions, constant road rage, and lack of space for other recreational purposes will decrease or even be eliminated.
Pollution and global warming is a growing problem that has been affecting animals, people, and the air that we breathe. Slowly, the polluted air is becoming more and more infected. Cars and their tailpipes are a main contributor towards this issue. Studies have shown that "passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in the United States" (Rosenthal 1). The gas that is being released into the air does not have any way of being recycled. With a large amount of gas being released daily, the air can quickly become polluted with toxins and gas that normally is not used in the human body. In Paris, the intensifying smog caused a buildup of car traffic, which "rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world" (Duffer 1). Also, Paris had been found to have more smog that the other European capitals had, "[last] week Paris had 147 micrograms of pariculate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London" (Reuters 1). This was purely because of the amount of cars, scooters, and buses that Paris has roaming around the cities. The decision to ban car use for odd-numbered license plates cleared the smog that prevented the drivers from using their cars.
Road rage is common in drivers that constantly have to deal with pedestrians, other cars, and the amount of traffic lights on the streets. The instinct to yell and become angered while driving has developed and grown into stress that affects an average person. Heidrun Walter, a mother of two, has ditched her car and resorted to using her own two feet as her way of transportation. Walter says "When I had a car, I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Instead of having to hear honks and beeps from incoming cars, she is surrounded by the calm streets filled with bicycles, wandering children, and the occasional automobile. Being a part of the suburban neighborhoods means that a quiet and serene environment is typical and common. Therefore, being thrusted onto the busy streets may be an enzyme to stress and road rage.
Recreational areas, such as parks and shopping centers, are a way of allowing people to relax and enjoy their free time. However, buildings are being demolished to make rooms for new highways and roads to allow for more efficient ways of traveling for the excessive amount of cars that there are on the streets. There are attempts being made to "make the suburbs more compact and more accessible to public transportation, with less space for parking". Also, stores are beginning to be placed on a main street, instead of in shopping malls alongside highways (Rosenthal 1). These ideas take away from living spaces and create difficulty for those who want to go into a store. In Bogota, Columbia, Mayor Antanas Mockus has created a program that bans cars for the Day Without Cars. This day is part of an idea and campaign to reduce stress and air pollution. Since this day began in the mid- 1990's, "parks and sport centers have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush- hour restrictions have been dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up" (Selsky 1).
Since the invention in the 1800's, cars have been depended on to take one or more people from Point A to Point B in a safe and fast way. For centuries, that has been a reasonable form of transportation. But as air pollution is increasing, drivers are becoming more angry, and land space is being taken up by new roads and streets; the idea of cars is being frowned upon. "President Obama's ambitious goals to curb the United States' greenhouse gas emissions, unveiled last week, will get a fortuitous assist from a incipient shift in American behavior..." (Rosenthal 1). Limiting car use allows for a healthier environment filled with other forms of transportation like walking, biking, and etc. Countries are beginning to form bans on cars forcing fellow citizens to lower their car usage. Last year, Bill Ford created a business plan in order to change America's way of transportation. He vowed to adjust future and current cities in which, "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", eventually creating a better world for generations to come. | 4 |
218778e | Some people think that this face had been created by an alien, but it's just a natural landform that was made there. No one made it. If probably just formed there during a bad time at some point. If it were created by aliens it would be very nice because we now know that aliens could be realistic or non realistic, but NASA can't prove that aliens made it. NASA'S probably still trying to figure it out. This piece is only a natural landform from Mars. Don't believe that aliens made it or think it's a sign of anything important. I know this is true because of the research I found out.
If you carefully read the article you see that NASA says they think an alien might have made it. They said "might", so they don't really know if it was created by an alien. Plus, alien's aren't real, NASA just wants you or try and convince you to believe that they think an alien made that Face on Mars. You also notice that it has took them 3 or more years to figure it out in the pictures with the Faces on Mars. People could really tell by then that it isn't an alien that made the faces. It should'nt take that long to try and find evidence of an alien, it's just propostorous.
Now, you can try and see that these faces that some people think are aliens, aren't real. I gave some of the world a good description of how I know it is just an natural landform on Mars, and not an alien. If you citizens still want to believe that it was produced by an alien, then so be it. I can't change your opinion, and I can't force you to believe me. My opinion to this Face on Mars, to me is that it is just a natural landform piece on Mars. If NASA'S department ends up going back up to Mars and they find an alien, then they were right, but if they were also to go back in future reverance and didn't find anything that changed since 2001 then I told you so that aliens aren't real, and that it is just an NATURAL LANDFORM PIECE. | 2 |
2187f01 | I had just returned home after my long journy to China and we needed knew Seagoing Cowboys. So at the dock I gave a mighty speech but no one thought that being a "Seagoing Cowboy" interested them. Well atleast after this one person started an argument.
Have you ever wanted to travel the ocean blue? Are you good with animals? Do you want to help conties ineed after war? If so you should join thye "Seagoing Cowboys." People were starting to come up when a young man shoted out "stop". "Do you really want to go out to sea and have to work with stinky animals? And have no exictment in your life. You could stay home and care for your family or join the army." The crowd then started to move back and no one wanted to sign up. I was not giving up this easy we needed more help.
I then shout their is plenty of exictment. Also " The cattle boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small town boy." I got to see Europe and China. When you get to a new coutry you have some down time to explore. Also listen to this " The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been." Then the man shouted again " Do you really think playing were animals pooped and peed and who knows what would be fun?" Everyone backed off again.
We then kept shouting till a few people joined. I could not get everyone to join because of the young man but a handfill was good enough. To end it all i said ' I'm greatful for the opportunity." " It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs."
A few days later we borded again just waiting for our journy to begain. | 2 |
218c97f | In my opinion the use of using technology to detect exactly how other people feel is a technology that can be very useful. Especially when it covers one of the most important parts of identifying how someone may really feel and not just what they may be able to let out. The article even states this software that can be used from a computure that percisely can add up percentages of the different ways your mood may be at the time. The percentages can go from how happy, suprised, angry, ddisgusted, fearful, or sad you may be. All this comes from a computer that thats puts together a 3-D model of the face and can develop action unit which the article states means the movement of one or more muscles.
Not only from what the article says and covers all the pros of why this idea would be useful, i belive this idea would maybe make this world a bettter place. with one accpetion not just anyone can i dentify your expression only ones whom you may feel confortble with letting out to. More ways this can be helpful is because when people hold things in it may cause them to hurt also the people aroung them close ones and now they wouldnt have to worry anymore. | 2 |
218d0ed | Come and be a part of the Seagoing Cowboys, an opportunity of a lifetime. You will have adventures over seas, see beautiful places you have never been before, and it will definately keep you busy.
It is an unbelievable opportunity. You get to help people, but you also get the benefit of seeing great sites like China, Europe, and other places like Vince, Italy. And then, who doesn't like taking care of animals. It would keep you busy, but there will always be some freetime to rest and have fun, as well.
In your freetime you could do sports like baseball, volleyball, and table tennis. You could also do some, fencing, boxing, and reading to pass the time. Being a Seagoing Cowboy could be more than an adventure for you, and it can open your eyes to the countries in need of helping, and to the world.
So be a Seagoing Cowboy like many people in the world. You could visit many places you have never been before, you will have fun with your partners on the ship, and it could be a great experience visiting places you have never been before. So why not be a part of the Seagoing Cowboys, and it might just change your life. | 3 |
218e1e6 | Hello my name is luke and I am here to invite all of you to join the Seagoing Cowboys Program. When I first joined the program I was so happy. It all started when my friend Don Reist invited me to a boat ride and I could certainly not say no. If you decide to join you will feel great after because you will have this feeling in you that brings joy after helping others. Of course it could be dangerous at sometimes because once on a rainy night I slipped and almost fell off board!
I was so happy I was still alive,the bad part was that I could'nt work for a couple of days because i cracked my ribs. Another reason to join the program is because you would feel amazing and after you help someone. Think about how they will look at you not as a stranger but as a friend or maybe even a hero. So that is why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. Thank you for your time. | 2 |
21958fc | In the classroom the Facial Action Coding System would be extremely valuable. There can be plenty of uses for this technology. However, in the clasroom is where it will prove to be a great benefit. The technology can give students help when needed and provide a more interesting learning experience. I will show you how the Facial Action Coding System can accomplish all of this. This systems holds lots of value and should be used in classrooms as soon as possible.
First, lets discuss all the help it will give to confused students. Students often find themselves confused when given new or challenging material. So, with a device like the Facial Action Coding System it can help those students. This will eliminate the miscommunication, time wasted, and even embrassement from the student. Also, students can fake their emotions to the teacher and act like they understand. The system will know this and give him or her some help. Dr. Huang claims, "Most human comunication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." This proves why the system will hold great value.
Now, I want to talk about the interesting learning experience. During the school day students can become bored and unmotivated.This is regular human behavior that we all go through. However, with this system we can make their lessons more intruiging. This will make students more interested in learning the material. Dr. Huang predicted, "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." This all sounds too good to be true and people just might argue against it. They might claim that lessons should not be adapted to the student. Rather, students should adapt around the lesson and learn how to complete these challenges in their work. I think that adults in our society dont seem to have been impacted from that way of teaching. It would be much better if the lessons could be slowly training the students. If we give them hard material then some may not do it and that will start a long slope to failure.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System would be very valuable in the classroom. There is no reason to not have this great technology. Why have confused and bored students? We can easily fix this problem by introducing this Facial Action Coding System. Day by day the technology will learn more about student's world. Then, day by day the students will learn more about the world of learning. | 4 |
219799d | The election for the president of the United States uses the outdated Electoral college system. The Electoral College system should be retired and the election should be changed to popular vote for the president. Even though Electoral college avoids run-off elections, it is still corupt. We should change to popular vote because The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. Therefore The electoal college should be abolished.
To commense, the electoral college is unfair. The system uses the winner-take-all system in each state."Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates dont spend time in states they know the have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states."(13) said by the office of the Federal Register. For example, during the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all. Thus making the electoral collge unfair.
In adition, The Electoral College is outdated. The voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors. The slate electors elect the president not the voters."If you lived in Texas, fr instance, and wanted to vote for [John] Kerry, you'd vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry."(10) examole by the Federal Register. This proves that the system is outdated and the voters should elect the president.
In addition, The Electoral college is irrational. One of the most worrying prospect is the tie in the electoral vote. If this occurs the elction would be handed off to the House of Representatives, where state delgations vote on the preident. Pretty much the Senate would choose the vice-president."The election is only a few swing voters away from catastrophe." (12)said by the Federal Register. this is very unconvient if occurs during election.
All in all, the State Senator should abolish the Electoral College system and change the electoin to popular vote. The electoral college system is unfair to voters. The system is outdated. And the system is overall irrational. Therefore the State Senator should abolish the Electoral College system and use the popular vote system in the election for the president for the United States. | 3 |
2199b5e | Despite the dangers that Venus holds, scientists are still pursuing futher exploration onto the surface. Many spacecrafts have traveled to Venus but none have lasted more than a few hours in the tretorous climate. Temperatures on the planet's surface average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and a thick atmosphere of 97 percent carbon dioxide surrounds Venus. Aside from the high heat and pressure, Venusian geology and weather add additional issues. Earthquakes and erupting volcanoes impede the surface, and frequent lightning strike the probes seeking to land. Even though Venus is inexplicably dangerous, the unanswered questions, the close proximity and relativity to Earth keep scientists pursuing Venus and its dangers.
Venus may be close to Earth, but climate and weather impedes traveling to the planet. Since it is hard to get to Venus, it is hard to answer the many questions that both the community and scientists ask themselves. Unanswered questions, make Venus worthy of further exploration. Presently Venus is inhospitable, but the realization that it once supported oceans and various forms of life keep scientists interested. The only forms that are similar to Earth, are the moutains, valleys, and craters that form there.
Some would think that being in such close proximity to Venus, it would be easy to explore, whether it be from a telescope or fresh pictures taken from a rover, but that is not the case. The powerful weather and other impediments, keep the spacecrasfts from landing on the surface for more than a few hours. Also, Venus has the hottest surace temperature of any other planet in the Milky Way solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the sun.
Scientists have found out that in the past, Venus supported land masses, oceans, life forms, and other things relating to Earth, but the question still stands, how did it become the harsh planet scientists explore today? The structures that still stand such as moutains, serve as a purpose to further explore Venus. It proves that once Venus was just like Earth and Earth could one day become like Venus is now.
Further exploration of Venus could help scientists learn more about what happened to Venus and why it became a heated wasteland. Venus used to be just likde Earth before what happened? Over time, Venus' climate became significantly hotter and the life forms and most of the surface structure dissapeared.
Though Venus is extremely dangerous, the questioning scientists, the past relativity and close proximity to Earth, keep exploration to Venus still possible | 4 |
21a4446 | A new technology called the Facial Action Coding System allows computers to read human emotions has recently been invented. It works by recreating the human muscular motions in the face that are characteristic of certain emotions. Although this technology that allows computers to read emotions may seem irrelevent, ultimately the technology could potentially improve the way that students learn, and help students with social problems that they may have in school.
To begin, the Facial Action Coding technology can be used to tell whether or not a student is understanding a topic. According to Dr. Huang, a professor of the Beckaman Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored..." (6). This would allow the instructor to alter the way that they teach the topic to better convey the message. This can also be used when a student needs some kind of stimulation to be able to focus in class. The author Nick D'Alto also states that the "software can also identify mixed emotions" (4). This would allow the teachers to see the students who are stressed and confused and those who are happy and excited. When a student is confused or stressed, the teacher can provide additional practice or tutoring in that subject. The information that a teacher can recieve from the software in very valuable. Humans can read emotions to a certain extent, but some people are good at hiding how they really feel and this can be detrimental to their education. Dr. Huang states " most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication" (6). By enabling teachers to use the technology, they can offer assistance to a student who may not ask for it otherwise.
In addition, students can bennefit from this technology in the social environment. According to Dr. Huang "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal" (4). This means that if a student were getting bullied but they were hiding it, the teachers could find out the information quickly and help the student figure out what is going on. When a student is identified as being sad or depressed, the computer coud show funny pictures to help the student feel better. In fact, "according to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them" (9). This means that by smiling, the students will actually make themselves feel better.
Overall, the use of Facial Action Coding technology is very benneficial. Whether it be from a strictly educational standpoint, or from the social envirionment side, the results are in favor of improving the school experience of students. | 5 |
21a8d76 | In the article, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", Venus is explained to be very dangerous, harsh, and challenging. In this article, the author suggests that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers that it presents. While the author does explain the harsh matters of the situation, he still supports his ideas and reasons on why Venus should be worth exploring.
In the article, the author states that, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts, but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation.". This quote has good meaning and reasoning on why the author feels that Venus should be worth exploring. With this quote, it is noticable that the author believes in taking risks. In this case, the author believes in taking a risk this big and challenging because it is greatly fascinating by astonomers and it will provide a great amount of knowledge that was once never known before. It will provide a sense of accomplishment, not just for NASA, but for everyone who wants to know what is living on places outside of Earth.
The author states, "At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Not easy conditons, but survivable for humans.". With this quote, the author is showing how he does understand the difficulties and dangers of going up and exploring Venus. The author is listing a challenge but still comes back with a reason why Venus should be worth the pursuit. In this quote, specifically, the author thinks the pursuit is worth is because humans will still survive that challenge. It may be harsh, but it can be accomplished.
In the article, the author also states, "More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks. Or maybe we should think of them as challenges.". In this quote, the author is stating that if scientists want to know more, explore more, and seek more about Venus, then they are going to have to get very up close to it. The author is stating that yes, it will be dangerous, but it should be thought of as a challenge, not given up on. The author feels that a challenge like this should be accepted.
In this article, the author feels that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers that it presents. The author ends with this statement, "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.". The author is stating that if Venus can be accomplished, so can a lot more. | 5 |
21ae86b | Thinking about a future with self-driving cars make me think about shows and movies I would watch growing up. The fact that driverless car might be avaliable in the years soon to come get me really excited. For as long as I can remember, there has been films out about the future and they always seem to have some sort of driverless car or things similar to that. Since the late 1950's people where already starting to come up with concepts about self-driving cars.
My position on the whole driverless cars in the future is that I am pro self-driving cars. And, here are a few reasons why. The cars they plan on making in the future would use up half of the fuel today's cars use. Using less fuel will put us on the right path of working to reduce the use of fossil fuels , and help cut down on pollution as a whole.
Another reason why I am pro diverless car, is because self-driving cars have been tested to drive more than half a million miles without crashing, when compared to humans driving cars. They have also added many saftey feature to these type of cars. Like, sensors that can help prevent skids and rollovers. Overall, driverless cars while have many, many saftey feature to create safer roads.
Now, like anything else there is cons to the pro's i have just mentioned. One of them being that, they will just cost so much money, wway more than regular cars. Like wise, in some states there are laws put in place that will not even allow for such cars like self-driving cars to even be tested. Another thing that was brought up is, " What if the driver gets boerd having to wait for their turn to drive?". Meaning that, car prototypes have a feature that will drive for you but, you have to have your hands on the wheel and the car will swich over to the drive incase of the event ther is road work or acciedent. And, one of the most important things that was mentioned in the article is, "what is the driver where to get in an accident while in a self-driving car?", would the car manufactuer be at fault or the person in the driverless car. Cases like this will be hard to solve due to the many factor involved. All in all there are some negatives aspects to the self-driving car.
To reflect back on everything, having self-driving, or driverless car would be an amazing accoplishment for the human race. There are some cons and some pros to the whole situation, but for me, I am pro driverless cars. Think about all of the inventions that could come from the driverless car. This will open new doors of opportunity for the next generations, as well as this one. This could all impact the quality of life drastically. Everything we do will have an impact on the future. So, we should continue work on protypes to make the roads a better and a safer place. | 3 |
21b32eb | Hey i am here to talk about what i think this suspicious face is. i think it is probably a real face proving there is little life on mars. I think my statement is correct because, what else would it be. It is an old face grounded into Mars. It proves there is life on Mars even though it could poswsibly be an alien. It is either a human being or alien possibly inside of this planet with their face sticking out perminately. This suspicious face could be anything that was alive at one point. there probably isnt any life on Mars because the photograph was taken from an airship. So it it most likely an alien. If it was a human, he probably died instantly.
my inference now is it is an alien. because, the face was located 41 degrees north martian latitude. The face seems to be in a very random spot to be seen. My inference is it is an alien. however you never know
Now i personally think it is or was an alien. the face looks very plain and in a random spot for a human to roam. the altitudes have no life on them, Mars has no life on it. So either a human died instantly or an alien died of natural causes. i am going to go with the alien. what human being would be on such high altitudes. | 1 |
21b56d3 | The author suggest studys that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Venus the "Evening Star" is one of the brighest or the brightest star in the night sky, its so bright that even an amateur stargazer could spot it. Venus is alot like earth, you clould even call them twins on how similiar they are. Venus has the same density and size to earth but the differences are that venus's face is very hot and unliviable but the author thinks otherwise, he talks about how scientist are studying venus alot more than they did, and as well as talks about how NASA has a particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study venus. Does studys show that venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents?
The first reason why venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents is Venus is righta roung the corner in space terms, people from eath sent multiple spacecraft
to Venus each mission was unmanned and for good reason, venus would destroy the space craft in a matter of hours. Thats why humans hasnt lsent a spaceship to Venus in 3 decades. The author also talks about about if
"planet is so inhospitable, why are scientist even discussing furthering vists to its surface" he also follows that up with "Astronomers are facinated by Venus because it may have been the most earth like planet in our solor system, long ago Venus was probably covered in water and large oceans and could have supported various life forms of life" Venus alo has some familar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters jus like Earth. Furthermore Venus could be our safe route to and back, and also having the fastest time of getting there given the time frame of space travel.
The second reason why the study of Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents are that The National Aeronautics and Space Adminnistration (NASA) has on particlular comnpelling idea fro sending humans to study Venus. NASA has a plan for these harsh conditions Venus might throw at us like the very hot surface, etc but Venus would allow the scientist to float above the fray and not touch the ground.Theres also unfriendly ground conditions that Venus woulkd give like the ground being 170 degrees farrenheit, and radiations that would be plentiful but surivable for humans.
The author gave out muliple reason on why its a worthy pursuit like NASA thinking about sending people to Venus and the scientist studying more on Venus like never before as well as the safeness and the time for us to get there is like notyhing else. | 3 |
21b9c41 | In the modern world, we are almost completely dependent on our technology to get us through the day. These human creations, such as, cellular phones, the internet, computers, and cars make it easier for us to perform everyday tasks. But for such heavy use of these items, there are side effects. Cars in particular can, and will, create lasting issues in our environment, which if not resolved will cause many problems in our future. But there is hope; if the First World states like the UK, France, Germany, and the U.S. were to cut down on car usage, we would see a drastic decline in not only the air polluting greenhouse gases, but also expenses for families spending all their money at a gas pump. Furthermore, we would see an increase in other things, such as the amount of exercise and public people would acquire through alternative transportation.
The foremost issue is of course, the environmental effects of cars. According to the New York times, cars are on average responsible for "12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe . . . and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas". These emissions can often make cities uninhabitable. In places such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, and other urban centers; heavy pollution requires citizens to wear gas masks, and acid rain devstates plant life. This heavy pollution has such an effect that it causes black snow in Russia, thousands of miles away. But the scale of the problem is much larger than acid rains and black snow; our planet is heating up, and greenhouse gases are to blame. If you want evidence just look at our neighbor, Venus. Roughly the size of Earth, scientists believe that Venus once has water, but look at it today, and you will see our solar system's hottest planet. Several million years ago Venus was overcome by volcanic activity; of much greater extent than anything ever seen on Earth since it's formation in pre-cambrian time. These volcanos spewed thousands of tons of carbon monoxide into the atmosphere, and thus began the greenhouse effect. The sun's rays would pierce through the smog and reflect off of the surface of the planet, but when they went back up the smog stopped them and turned them away, back down towards the planet's surface. This caused the planet to practically absorb all of the energy and heat of the sun. Before long the surface temperature became hot enough to melt lead, making Venus utterly uninhabitable. If nothing is done to stop atmospheric pollution, this is our future.
But in our modern world many people would be completely lost without a car, it has become the staple of our infastructure, not unlike the horse from years past. But there is evidence in the small town of Vauban, Germany; that life without cars is a very possible thing. The small community of Vauban has forbidden cars within their town, and the results are suprisingly positive. Of the residents of Vauban, seventy percent do not own cars, and are very happy with their circumstances. As Heidrun Walter said to the New York Times, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." While other states might not have such successful car free zone's, Colombia has an annual car-free day in their capital of Bogota and surrounding cities. This day often has millions of Colombians biking, and walking from place to place. There has also been an improvement in city beautification according to an article by the Seattle Times, "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks . . . and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up." Not only does the restriction of cars help the environment, it can also help the economy.
The average American citizen's budget consists mainly of two things, housing, and vehicles. But during the recession of 2008, there was a decline of about nine percent in average miles driven. The burden of gas prices and car payments became too much for many unemployed Americans. But after the recession passed, the decline continued, and may soon accelerate. The New York Time states that "Demographic shifts in the driving population suggest that the trend may accelerate. There has been a large drop in the percentage of 16- to 39-year-olds getting a license, while older people are likely to retain their licenses as they age". If this trend continues, then we have already taken the first step in curbing our greenhouse gas emissions; and by doing so, we may increase the living standards of our citizens who would have more money. As well as repurposed government funding in other cleaner and faster forms of transportation due to a lesser need in road construction and maintainance.
Finally, the world we live in today is changing, and with always increasing technology, it may not be long before a clean alternative to gas burning vehicles arises. But you cannot count on the unknown; and what is known is that should we continue on our current path, the world will be a very hot place by 2040. Either we must change, or our cars will die with us. | 5 |
21c32de | I would be agaisnt it, because the person does not have controll of the car. I know its says the car hardly has a accident. The car is still dangerous though because the person does'nt have controll the full time. A person should be driving a car not a computer.
The person can take controll of the car yes but what if the driver falls asleep while the car is driving its self. Some people work very hard at work and is tired after a long day of work. Another thing what if someone walks out in front of you.
The positive thing about getting these car is its a better public transpertation. The inside is more flexible then a bus. The car uses half the fuel that the cars we drive around now does.
Ok not gonna try and sound paranoid here but what if someone hacked the car so that they could make it crash into something or someone. That would help hackers who murder people easy for them. These cars are not safe I dont think we need them.
People have been driving themselfs around for years now I think it should stay that way. These are just my opinions though nothing more. If we get them we get them. | 3 |
21c68d7 | Limiting car usage would not be good for few citizens. Some citizens are just plain lazy and have no sense of being active. But they are good sides of lowering car usage like citizens will have a more open community, citizens will save alot of money throughout the year, and the cities air would be less harmful.
To begin with, Some cities are just known for not having safe communities. But i think limiting car usage will make people interact with one another. The community will eventually join together and everyone will know everybody. Maybe the same neighbor you hate that lives across from you will become your best friend because you guys can walk to the same places together. I think that'll be utopia for cities across the United States.
To add on, They are citizens everyday that struggle everyday just to go to the store to buy some food for the house. I feel like this would save alot of money for citizens and it'll help them spend it on other things they need. I sometimes have struggled on my own to just to make it to school because i don't have any money for gas. I Think this is the main reason why citizens will benefit from the limitation of car usage.
Lastly,Limiting the car usage will greatly benefit the cities air. Some cities in the us have a bad reputation of having alot of air polution. I think after a while the cities will eventually just run on having no cars on the streets because of how good it was the cities air. It'll turn out to be a win-win situation for everyone.
In conclusion, Limiting car usage will first be a hard task to do but it think eventually everyone will adapt to it. Limiting the air pollution, saving alot on gas money, and building a better community are all great factors in this change. They're is many more good factors into doing this but these are just some i thought i should talk about. | 3 |
21c91d4 | In the passage the author supports the idea of studying venus even though how dangerous it can be. He gives good reasons to pursuit the space journey to venus, He talks about how we can possibly make the trip happen. an lastly he talks about the cons of going to venus.
In the passage the author talks about some good reasons to go to venus, for example it has some simular features that are like earths like rocky sediment, valleys and mountains an even crater. He also mentions that venus could of been even more simular to eath a very long time ago with oceans and lots of open eater areas.
The author also talks about how we can make trip happen with a blimp like device. He mentions that NASA has a idea for sending humans to study. They could possible do that by floating a blimp in venus's amosphere studying the planets surfaces and structure. Saying it would be like how we fly jets over storms to pass them easier.
For the last reason the author supported this idea well is that he had good facts for the other side of the arguement. For example he used facts like the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Also that no space ship has landed on venus in 3 decades. and for last he states that venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system.
In conlusion the author of the story " The Challenge of exploring" supports the idea of going to venus very good by statign many facts. He states facts about both sides of the arguement which is very good for supporting his opion. | 3 |
21cd93f | Venus, Future planet earth?
Should we take more risks and stop being limited by danger and doubts? I think that the author give such good information to support his idea that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers.
My first reason about i think the author give good information is because he actually uses real information about spacecrafts that did not survive the landing in Venus for more than a few hours. But then he restate this facts and he says: "If Venus is so inhospitable, why are scientist even discussing further visits to its surface? And he answers this question saying that it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system so then it's a good idea to try landing its surface.
The author also recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, but then he ask himself, What are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive? He start explaining that the NASA's possible solution for that issue is a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way, and that idea makes me agree with the author because it is real information about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
To conclude my essay that the author supported very well his idea, he gave a lot of important information about Venus and also about why it's a good idea to start studying this planet. We have to start meeting the very edges of imagination and innovation. | 3 |
21d3475 | In "the challenge of exploring venus ," the author suggests that studying venus is a worthy pursuit
despite the dangers it presents . becauce in the text it says at paragraph eight
"striving to meet challenge presented by venus has value , not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself , but also becauce human curiosity will likely lwad us into many equally intimdating endeavors ." this proves that we should try to get to mars .
there is even more evidence . In paragraph four it says " Astronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once beeen
the most earth like planet in are solar sytem . " this just further shows the imense reasearch value .
theres even more prove . in the artical at paragraph 2 it says " often referred to as Earths "twin,"Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of denisty and sise , and occasionally the closest in distance too. " showing are planets similer history .
in conclusion all this eveidince points to even though it will be hard we show try to reasearch venus more . | 2 |
21d86cc | scientist wanna learn more about the planet venus to see how it is and if it really is the closest planet to earth there is in this solar system.
The planet Venus is a difficult planet to search because earth has sent multiple missions for it unmanned because no spacecraft survied the landing more than a few hours. A spaceship has not touched down into Venus in more than three decades. The reason why its hard is because venus atmosphere is very thick, its 97% carbon dioxide. Also the clouds of venus have sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere. The average temperature in venus is usually 800 degrees Fahrenheit. the pressure of the atmosphere is 90 times greater than what we have in our own planet, that type of pressure could crush anything.
the reason they wanna know more about venus is because astronomers wanna learn more about the planet. the reason they are so curious is because its the closest earth like planet in our solar system. They say that long ago venus had an ocean and could have had various forms of life in it. the way astronomers wanna learn more about it is by using a blimp like vehicle that hovers around 30 miles floating above the venus landscape. But most forms of like cannot penetrate venus thick atmosphere. | 1 |
21da225 | I don't think the use of this technology would be very ethical, when you think about the things that most people would use it for, because of ads. America runs on brands, everywhere you look, brand, brand, brand. I could be sitting at home in my Ikea couch, playing on my Microsoft Xbox, while listing to music on my Alienware pc, with Spotify. People could use this technology to shovel ads into your face, and they will. I do have another thought on this though, it could be used to help people in need, people such as abuse victims. A lot of people try to hide deppresion, and this technology could be used to make the growing suicide rate in America plummet like a bag full of cylinder blocks, in the ocean. Surely this tech is flawed in many ways as it is made by humans, and we are not perfect by any means, I mean you can't always tell how someone is feeling based only on their face. This technology, can be frustrating, as well as life saving. | 2 |
21deec8 | The ambitious goals of each person that feel less of cars can stop the pollutants throughout the world. People even feel that a shortening in car use can bring down or ease some stress. We may never know what the less use of cars can bring other than lower air pollution. From better air pollution to lower stress, all over the world these are some of the advantages of limiting car usage I feel will be made.
To start off, I feel it's safe to say that one of the main reasons of limiting car use is because of air pollution. Everyday more than millions of cars are being used throughout the day. Half of them are ranned by Disel fuel. This can be considered in France cautiosly throughout Paris where they typically have more smog than other European capitals. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to a 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe.
Second of all, when driving there can seem to be alot of tension or stress built up in a person prior to that 16 year old happy about driving her new Beetle on the road. When driving there are lots of distractions that can work a person up. You have those road raggers that just can't get over those slow driving grandma's on the road. Then you have those over protective driver's thats doing 30 in a 35 speed limit and is scared for the needle to even touch 35. You also have those ones that don't even want to be driving but didn't want to walk. Throughout that time of driving it's stressing you to your limit by either killing your mood, rudening your attitude, or just exhausting you to the max. | 3 |
21e0763 | Dear Senator,
Its official, the electoral college is unfair, outdated, ans irrational. A direct election would make it fair to most states and it wouldnt matter on the amount of electors.
The electoral college depends on the popular vote so the you are only voting for the electors not the actual canidates if you think about it. Each states gets a certain amount of electors depending on the population of that state. For example,
California gets 55 electors while Florida only gets 29. So the presidents wont eben care to show up to places Alabama with only 9 electors. They would only go to the bigger populated states and try and win their votes and not worry about the rest of the country.
If we had a direct election more of the people vote would count and it wouldnt matter about the electors in the states. The citizens would actually be voting on the canidates. This is a much more fair system to include everyone into and have an accurate election.
In the end, you should realize how uneccessary the electoral college is and how the direct election is a more fair way to get accurate results. This way we would have much less issues and the elections would take place in all states and not just the ones with more electors. | 2 |
21e1fd4 | Senator <blank>,
I would like to express my opininioun on keeping existance to the Electoral Collage.
The Electoral Collage Creates a dicided ground; as whell as, equal and justified representation.
Abolishment of the Electoral Collage would not give power to all states and, would highten potential for bias political leaders.
The presedental election enables citizen to vote for any idea and share a final one. For instance: you and your 3 friends are deciding on a what they want for dinner you have more athority because you are driving. You have a conflicting mind; part of you wants mexican food, american, and the another an asian style quisine. Your friends all have up their mind; 1 mexican, 2 asian, you still are un-decided. If a system similar to the Electoral Collage was established you could use majority to dicide on mexican food. Without part of your mind (state delegations) all deciding on one thing you would either: try to comprimise by inconvieniocing your party to stopping at 2 restaurants or decide that you all would not eat. Many argue that without the Electoral Collage equal power would be given to the people and that "most people worry is the prosepct of a tie in the electoral vote"-source 2. Even a equal representation or the "equal voting system" would create clear distinction having asian won. "Most states have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors"-source 1.
The Electoral Collage also prevents State from having more power than one another. In the example previous; you could dicide that since you were undicided or the party was undicided, you would not dine. This could happen; however, the election should operate more on the the principals of the Electoral Collage to prevent this. In example: "The popular vote was very close in Florida [in 2012]; nevertheless Obama, who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin in Wyoming would net the winner only 3 electoral votes."-source 3.
In the event that only Texas, Florida and, California voted yes and the rest of the country voted no, The vote would be no. Without Electoral Collage the country would been towards the choice of largely populated states not swing states that carry only 1 vote. "if an electoral tie seems unlikely,"- source 2.
The Electoral Collage keeps the contry functioning not on the popular majority of voters to prevent comprimise. Having a decided union prevents seperation that tour our contry apart in the Civil War. We should keep the Electoral Collage; because, the only real flaw in the system is uneducated voters. | 3 |
21ea962 | I Luke Bomberger was part of the Seagoing Cowboys. Ihave seen a lot of unique things sence I have been on the ship like Dolphens, unique buildings and statues. Im going to give you some facts on why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. Number 1: you can traval the world if thats what you dream, if it wasnt your dream thin you would still seethe things you wanted to go see Number 2: it could change your life like me you could get a job their and paid a lot of money. i cant read your mindbut why would you want to take this job or go. I left when it was1945. In august 19 thy recievedd orders to report to New Orleans. I was on the boat on my way to europe , and world war 2 was going on about time i got their world war 2 was over. It took memonths to get to europe, but when I got their it was worth the wait. | 2 |
21ebb27 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents and how he was saying different things about how Venus is and was shows that he really does have an interest in studying Venus and he defends his argument well because he goes into detail on what he wants to do and what he wants to know.
Although the passage is having to do with exploring Venus theres nothing much said about them doing things because they failed multiple times and by the looks of it I don't think its going to happen because of how the author talks about Venus.
The author seems to be doing everything he could to actually try to explore Venus despite the difficulties they are having, that even if it is dangerous the author will still try to do something about it.
In my opinion I think what the author's doing is very dangerous because he doesn't know what the outcome is going to be, it could go both good and bad because there is a possibility that anything can happen, as said in the article though, they are only looking at sending technology to try to explore Venus not humans so it wouldn't be as dangerous and I think thats why the author is still open on exploring it and not giving up so he can try to find some answers to what hes been questioning.
In the last paragraph (8) the author states that the challenge presented by Venus has value because of human curiosity because it will lead them into many equally intimidating endeavors and just basically saying to think of it as an imagination but at the same time something you can do and want to achieve.
In conclusion if the author thinks that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit then that's what hes going to go for, some people are also curious on that and so the author trying to do that will be helpful to others and himself and if he does succeed others will be satisfied with what the author came up with besides the dangers the study presents I do think that it will all be worth it at the end of the day, because that's a goal they've been trying to accomplish for sometime now. | 2 |
21f5006 | "Welcome back to your new math lesson!" An automated voice shouts into the student's headphones, jolting them awake. They look at their school issued chromebook to see that the previously boring and sleep-inducing math lesson has changed into something that makes it hard to even think about sleeping. Studies have shown that human emotion is able to be calculated and predicted and this technology may be present in classrooms. But is this really necessary? This sort of technology isn't needed for reasons such as humans already being able to read others emotions, human anatomy giving away emotions, and the technology just simply not being able to be used by a school's computers.
One reason the technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not as valuable as it seems is because already, humans are able to read each others' expressions. In the fifth paragraph, the author states that, "for instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." This shows that humans are able to predict how someone is feeling in the same way that the technology being developed is. People are able to register that certain facial features indicate certain emotions. This is what the technology is attempting to replicate.
Another way that the technology being developed is not as valuable as it seems is that human anatomy plays a role in showing emotions. Also stated in the fifth paragraph, the author mentions that "artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions."
This shows that humans do not need the assistance of technology in order to understand emotions. Humans are able to study the anatomy of the facial muscles and understand that certain movements can express certain emotions.
A final way the technology is not valuable enough to be used in classrooms is simply because schools may not be able to support the software. In the seventh paragraph, the author points out that "your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." If a home PC isn't apple to support the software, it is very likely that school computers wont be able to as well. More often than not, computers used in school aren't as high quality as ones used in home for personal use. In the end, there is a very real chance that schools won't be able to have access to this technology.
In conclusion, the technology to read human emotions is not valuable for use in classrooms. Humans are able to read and respond to emotions without the help of software. A teacher sees her student almost falling asleep in class and decides to change up her lesson plan the next day in hopes of her student going from being bored to excited and willing to participate the next day. | 4 |
21f7c6a | Dear State Senator,
Im going to tell you why im in favor of keeping the Electoral College. I will give you a few reasons why we should keep the Electoral College and don't worry I will also tell you some stuff, that's not really good to keeping it.
Lets start off with the first reason why we should keep the Electoral College. The first reason is the big states. I probably have confused you but let me explain to you what I mean. 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. For example, in 2012 the popular vote was really close in Florida; nevertheless Obama, who won that vote. In other words, other things being equal, a large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state does.
The second reason why is, avoiding run-off elections. The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. For example, Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both had only a 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral College. There is pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast; which would highly complicate the presidential election, which is reduced by the Electoral College. It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state; for example, Democrats in Texas or Republicans in California. Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign. Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election.
Next reason is swing states. The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes induces the candidate, as we saw in 2012's election. The voter who are in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign, really listening to the competing candidates. They are likely to be the most thoughtful voters (and for the further reason that they will have received the most information and attention from the candidates), the most thoughtful voters should be the ones to decide the election.
Now im going to tell you something bad about keeping the Electoral College. Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. Let me ask you a few questions, who are the electors? They can be anyone not holding for public office. Who picks the electors in the first place? Well, sometimes state conventions, or state party's central committee, or the presidential candidates themselves. Did you know the single best argument against the electoral college is what we might call the disaster factor. Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states.
I'll admit that the Electoral College is a bit unfair and irrational...but there is also some really good reasons to keep it. No matter how hard it is to decide, I have stated my reasons why we should keep the Electoral College. To me I believe that Bob Dole was wrong when he said, ''Abolish the Electoral College!" We should not abolish the Electoral College but instead, keep it and maybe make it better. | 5 |
21fa6b4 | If you enjoy taking care of animals and helping needy people, you would love to work as a Seagoing Cowboy. This job would be an opportunity of a life time. You would be able to make many trips to different countries. You can help take care of all the farm animals on the boat.
Also,you would help needy people that are in need food or water during your trip.
Firstly,you would have to learn how to take care of the animals on the boat. Seagoing Cowboys take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. The animals would have to be fed and watered three times a day. You would also have to pull bales of hay and bags of oats from the lower holds of the ship. Personally, I love taking care of all the animals on the ship because they are very nice and friendly.
Next, another great thing about being a Seagoing Cowboy is you can travel to many different parts of countries. For example, I had made nine trips to distinct countries. While you are in these places, you`ll get to have free time and explore the villages better. One of my favorite places that I got a chance to go to was in Crete where I toured an excavated castle on my way to China. You might also get to got to exciting places like this if you apply for the job.
Lastly, during your free time on the trip, you might want to stop by and help the people that are on the streets in need of food or water. If you have any extra food on the ship, you can donate it to the hungry. Doing this made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. | 3 |
21fb085 | Firstly,we need to discuss about the beautiful strange planet called Venus.Though it sound dangerous in many ways.It's important that we discover new things about the planet Venus.It is so fasinating to know that we can make a friendly surving visit to venus one day.Hopefully it's soon because I would love to know more about our neighbor planet Venus.
secondly,from the author point of veiw about Venus being great for visitation despite being looked at as a hazardious zone. Well it may be true in a way but making the effort of visting it would'nt hurt a thing. the ways of living on its planet is not wrong because the way it was informed by the author was wonderfully done and by the way it is important to discover new things on an unknown earth neighbor the planet Venus.
Then,finally shown on the passage the author talked about Venus being a challenging stage of any living things .Because it was estimated to be hotter than earth.But the fact that it was known for danger seem less dangerous now.Yes Venus is livable place showing the result of thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide on the blankets of Venus.And it's good for growing crops and the end result is great.and that's why I agree with the author satement. | 2 |
21ff75f | Luke thought it was fun to participate in a Seagoing Cowboys program. It was an adventure for Luke also. Luke got to play games and meet new people. When Luke and other people had some free time they would play baseball,volleyball,and table tennis. Luke's job was scary sometimes one night Luke was the watchman. What a watchman does is check the animals every hour after making the report to the captain Luke slipped on a slippery ladder on his back. Luke's heart was pounding when he was going feet first into an opening side of the ship ,but a small thing of metal along the edge stopped him sliding. Luke was very happy that he was alive, but he could not work for a little bit because of cracked ribs. Luke's job is scary sometimes but most of the time it was an adventure for him. Luke said that this program "made me more aware of people of other countries in needs."
The awareness stayed with Luke leading his family members to host a lot of international students for many years. | 1 |
220280e | Being a Seagoing Cowboy was one of the best times of Luke's life. He got to travel the world and explore. And he got to help people around the world.
Paragraph 3 tells us about how in August 1945, Luke received orders to go to New Orleans. He arrived Agust 14, 1945. There Luke got my seaman's papers and boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster headed for Greece. On the ship were a 335 horse cargo with hay and oats to feed them. In paragraph 4 we learn that Luke turned 18 before he made it to Greece. This meant he was able to be drafted for military service, but his draft board said that he should just keep the service he already had. Luke was discharged in 1947, but he had made nine trips by that time, the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. Not only did Luke help people, but he also got to see Europe and China. Paragraph 5 tells us how Luke got to see the Acropolis in Greece and how he take a gondola ride in Venice, Italy.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy was a lot more than an advemture for Luke. In paragraph 9 he quotes, "I'm grateful for the opportunity," he says. "It made me more aware of people in other countries and their needs." | 1 |
2203c6a | In the artical "Making Mona Lisa Smile." the author describes how this new techology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify humans emotion. This technology is valuable in a classroom to read emotional expressions because, It wolud make the lesson we do on the computer more intresting, it could help us know how people are felling in that exact time and, it could give us more of an explanation on older pictures so we can understand the picture a little bit better.
First of all, the Facial Action coding system would be valuable in a classroom today because, it would make the lesson we do on the computer more intresting. What this means is that insead of a teacher just giving out a lesson that half the class wont even like, the Facial Action Coding system would elinonate that because it get our emotions and give each indiviual person a lesson that fits them the best."A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."
Seconltly, the Facial Action Coding System would be valuable in a classrom today because, it could help peolpe know how people are felling in the exact time or the picture kind of like we were there in the moment. Ok, if someone took a picture and put it on facebook or something you wouldnt know how there felling you would just know what they wanted you to feel. Just because someone is smiling that doesnt mean they are happy, it just means they are smiling, but with the Facial Action Coding System we would know how the person is actualy felling
Thirldy, the Facial Action Coding System wpuld be valuable in a classrom today because, it could give us more of an explanation on older pictures so we can understand the picture a little bit better. So just like the "Mona Lisa" the Facial Action Coding System helped us understand how she was felling a the time of the picture.
To sum this all up, The Facial Action Coding System is valuable in a classroom to read emotional expressions because, It wolud make the lesson we do on the computer more intresting, it could help us know how people are felling in that exact time and, it could give us more of an explanation on older pictures so we can understand the picture a little bit better. | 4 |
22064db | The author supports his idea very well in this article. He has so many evidence in each paragraph. He has so many ways to back it up . For example here one in paragraph 1 and 2 he said venus was the "second safest planet other then earth why beacause it far from the sun". 97% is carbon dioxide blankets in venus.
In my opinion i agree on what he says in this article for many reason. He is right on soon were gone have to find or live on a new planet other then earth. Then i agree on
paragraph 2 he said venus is the closet planet to earth terms of density and sizeand occasionally the closet in distants too. In paragraph 4 it says that astronomers fascinated by venus because futher vists to its surface most earth-like planet in our solar system.
What thing that good about this article is that has alot facts and things i didn't know about venus. Who would of know that we could of live in a other planet. Who would know that venus was smiliar to earth in many different ways. They evensaid that the temperatures in venus will be toasty. They already having NASA wprking and even studying on venus.
I agree on this article because striving to meet the callenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also only because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Our travels on earth and beyond should not be expanded to mett the very edges of imagination and innnovation. | 3 |
22085d8 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," it states how there are both positive and negative things about driverless cars. To some people, driverless cars are a gift from heaven and are most definitely needed. And to others like me? Absolutely no point in them whatsoever and no benefit in the long run nor short run. Technology controls most of our world now such as social media, what we see on the news, etc. But we don't have to let technology control/take over the basics of life.
Companies such as Google have been working on this sort of project for a long time. And they've actually been somewhat successful in creating a driverless car. Somewhat as in being you still need a human inside of the car so it can do some things that the car itself can't. I personally find no point in having a car that calls itself driverless when in reality it still needs a human to do the basics for it. Technology is a very good but bad thing in a way. People create/invent things so it can be easier for everyone. Whether its from phones, to moving chairs, etc. It can benefit in a lot of areas in people's lives. But it's not always good.
In a lot of ways, technology can also be bad. Now I'm not speaking about the United States of America in general but I'm just going to use it as an example. A lot of American citizens deal with obesity, and I think technology plays a role in why so many American's deal/dealt with it. Technology makes us lazy, or even lazier than before. We have escalators instead of stairs so we dont have to walk down, we have taxi services such as Uber for people to drive us around instead of us driving ourselves to whatever destination(in some cases), and now we're trying to make cars that dont even need us to drive. I think we should use technology in a smart, more effective way instead of trying to make us not press the gas pedal/brake and move our arms. Its good to stay in shape and stay fit, and it's not good to always try to find a shortcut.
These driverless cars seem very expensive to manufacture. The talk of them between major car companies in this article don't seem so cheap. Major car companies like BMW, or Mercedes Benz aren't in everybody's price range. The more these cars keep on improving, the more expensive they get. And it doesn't seem lile they'll be released to the general public, but instead released to those who can only afford it. Plus, if every major car company were to invest in the idea of driverless cars, it would bring the rest of their cars that are automatic or stick shift down the drain. It would be bad for the car companies/manufacturers and those who are buying/can't afford a driverless car.
This is my opinion on driverless cars and why I think we don't need them nor should we invest in them. I also feel as if not only would it rip away our money, active life, etc. it would also take away the basics of life. Basics of life as in meaning when a family has a daughter/son that is the age to begin driving. Parent's won't be able to teach their children how to drive anymore if driverless cars take over the car market. Teach your children how to drive, be active, spend less money. Buy a car you can drive in. Not a driverless car. | 4 |
2208f3d | To: Senator Gates
The Electoral College is a process which the founding fatehrs established as a compromise between election by a vote in congress and by popular vote. The Electoral College con sists of 538 electors. 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. This is a way of how the votes are calculated in the United States.
I want to change the way that this voting is held. It is not fair for the electors to elect the president. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, canidates dont spend time in states they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the swing states. It should be on the peoples votes since they are the ones being affected by the changes. Not by the Electoral College.
The winner-take-all system is not fair what so ever. If there are more votes foe whatever president in that state then the electors will go for that president. This is like bandwagoning for football teams. If they go to the national championship they will change to that team. This voting shopuld change to the peoples votes instead of this winner-take-all system. It is more fair and balanced.
Think of it this way in 2012 that more people voted for Mitt Romney but the electors didnt think so that is unfair. Right? The voting needs to be changed once and for all to a popular vote system instead of the Electoral College. This is the best way for the United States to deal with this madness. One solution and you are one step forward to a better Nation.
The Electoral College may have been in better use for the past but now it is the future and we need better ways for voting. We need to go back and use popular vote instead of Electoral College.
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2209d70 | I think that the "Face on Mars" is just a naturual landform. I think that it is unlogical to say that Aliens created that face. I'm going to give you a few reasons as to why I think that. What do you say?
Okay so, if the "Face on Mars" was really created by aliens, why would there be absolutley no evidence of the aliens creating it? How come it has only appeared in books and magazines? Im just curious. I do believe that the "Face on Mars" has always been there and is a naturual landform.
I know that this is just my opinion though. You all have the rights to your opinons as well. So, what do you guys think about the "Face on Mars"? I would love to hear your guys' opinion! Feel free to write the NASA scientist labratory to fill me in on what you think! | 2 |
220a93c | Peolpe should join the program because you kinda become an explorer and see a buch of part of the world like how Luck did when he became a Seagoing Cowboys.
When he saw the Acropolis in Greece, also a toured an castle in Crete, and marveled at the Panna Canal on his way to China.
In the other hand Luke almost went flying of the boat in the dark Alantic Ocean when he was a watchman and had to check the animals every hour.
Still when he became a Seagoing
Cowboy it changed his life and maybe it can change yours to see the whole world in person.
Luke was a brave man to become a Seagoing Cowboy during World War 2.
You clould alos incourage people to become a Seagoing Cowboy and help other people.
You never know if you could change the world by becoming a
Seagoing Cowboy. May this could be a opportunity of a lifetime because it was that way for Luck and if he said no a bunch of people could be helpless.
Think about it traveling through the world see things you never saw before.
Could you change people's lifes by joinig in the Seagoing Cowboy Program. | 2 |
220b3d6 | Dear Senator,
I think that you should help change the way we vote. In my opinion, its complete nonsense that this "Electoral College" process is used. If there are citizens who want a good president, and the Congress wants different, it's pretty obvious that the citizens are going to be beyond disappointed that someone different was chosen.
First off, I suggest that some states stop using the "winner-takes-all" system. I think that process is outrageous. Do you really think this process is choosing the right person to run our country? Just because the Congress likes this system, doesn't mean we, the people of the United States, preferably enjoy it.
Next, I believe that we should be able to choose our electors, because some people in the government make mistakes. Sometimes people are wrong about other people. Each state only casts one vote, so we better make the best out of it, right?
Also, there is a few reasons why this process is good. One reason why is because if there wasn't this secure system, it would probably be total chaos. Another reason is that this system helps choose which president will do the better for the United States.
Overall I think that this a bad process, and I think they should change this. | 3 |
2211051 | To acess what one needs in the world today, many would think one needs a car. Currently, cars are a big part of transportation for many people. However, they are also major contributers to negative environmental impact as well as the decline of cities public areas and transportation. Contrary to popular belief, limiting car usage can be benefcial to many. Currently, throughout the world several car free systems are operating well. A decrease in the number of cars on streets and highways would lead to positive improvments in public spaces, public transportation, and the environment as a whole.
Automobiles are one of the biggest ailments to the sustainment of a healthy environment. In "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", author Elisabeth Rosenthal shares the story of Vauban, Germany and their efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emmisions in Europe...and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." The impact of these gas emmsions is incredibly negative on cities. They make the environment unstable and unsafe for a large number of people. These numbers could easily be reduced if fewer people chose to rely on cars as their mode of transportation. In some places the pollution caused by automobiles is so high that the government is stepping in to assist in the management of city spaces. In "Paris bans driving due to smog", author Robert Duffer explains this specific situation in Paris, France. "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." The effects of this temporary ban were also shared. "Congestion was down 60% in the capital of France, after five-days of intesifying smog." It is easy to see that just a small reduction of vehicles created a significant change.
The reduction of cars also leads to development. In "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky, improvments to Bogota, Colombia as a result of less car usage is expaned upon. "The day without cars is part of an improvement campaign that began in Bogota in the mid-1990s. It has seen the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths, the most of any Latin American city, according to Mockus, the city's mayor. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have been cropped up." Cities are beggining to cater to the needs of those who don't use cars. Their negative impact on city streets is finally being recognized, and many are taking action to improve aspects where they live other than roads. In "The End of Car Culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, the author discusses the goals of the United States and its major figures to reduce total reliance on cars. In this article Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company shares his hopes. "He proposed partnering with the telecommunications industry to create cities in which "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commerical and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected netowork to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety." Many are striving to make public spaces more accessable to those who choose more concious methods of transport.
As many begin to see the importance of car reduction, they are becoming less reliant. In "The End of Car Culutre" by Elisabeth Rosenthal the decreasing numbers of people getting licenses and cars is discussed. "But America's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling. When adjusted for population growth, the number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter, according to an analysis done by Doug Short of Advisor Perspectives, an investment reseach comapny." In this article, the disregard full time use of vehichles is also shown. "The Internet makes telecommunicating possible and allows people to feel more connected without driving to meet friends. The renewal of center cities has made the suburbs less appealing and has drawn epty nesters back in. Likewise the rise in cellphones and car-pooling apps has facilitated more flexible commuting arrangements, including the evolution of shared van services for getting to work. With all these changes, people who stopped car commuting as a result of the recession may find less reason to resume the habit." People today can get access to a vehicle on command. Different resources make the constant use of cars unneccesary.
The decrease in usage of and reliance on cars is important and positively impactful. As number of cars on the road continues to go down, so do global issues such as the deterioration of the environment. Communities grow to orient themselves around public spaces accessable to all. Getting a significant number of automobiles off the road plays a huge role in inciting change that benefits a wide array of people in the way of work, time, money, and more, in communities and worldwide. | 5 |
221dbc7 | BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE ARTICLE CALLED CAR FREE CITIES. IN SOURCE ONE GERMAN SUBURB,LIFE GOES ON WITHOUT CARS BY ELISABETH ROSENTHAL IN PASSAGE FIVE IT SAIS "AUTOMOBILES ARE THE LINCHPIN OF SUBURBS, WHERE THE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES FROM CHICAGO TO SHANGHAI TEND TO MAKE THEIR HOMES.AND THAT EXPERTS SAY, IS A HUGE IMPEDIMENT TO CURRENT EFFORTS TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM TAILPIPES." IN THE SAME PASSAGE IT SAIS THAT "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 SOURCE TWO PARIS BANS DRIVING DUE TO SMOG BY ROBERT DUFFER. IN PASSAGE 14 IT SAID THAT "CONGESTION IS DOWN 60 PERCENT IN THE CAPITOL OF FRANCE, AFTER FIVE DAYS OF INTENSIFYING SMOG. THE SMOG RIVALED BEIJING, CHINA, WHICH IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD." DRIVING CAUSES THE BUILD UP OF POLUTION WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS.
IN SOURCE THREE CAR FREE DAY IS SPINNING INTO A BIG HIT IN BOGOTA BY ANDREW SELSKY. IN PASSAGE 24 IT SAIS THAT "ITS A GOOD OPPROTUNITY TO TAKE AWAY STRESS AND LOWER AIR POLUTION," SAID BUSINESSMAN CARLOS ARTURO PLAZA AS HE RODE A TWO SEAT BICYCLE WITH HIS WIFE". IN PASSAGE 28 OF ARTICLE THREE IT SAIS THAT "PARKS AND SPORTS CENTERS ALSO HAVE BLOOMED THROUGHOUT THE CITY; UNEVEN, PITTED SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY BROAD, SMOOTH SIDEWALKS; RUSH HOUR RESTRICTIONS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CUT TRAFFIC; AND NEW RESTAURANTS AND UPSCALE SHOPPING DISTRICTS HAVE CROPPED UP."
IN SOURCE FOUR THE END OF CAR CULPTURE BY ELISABETH ROSENTHAL. IN PASSAGE 34 IT SAIS "MANY SOCIOLOGISTS BELIEVE IT WILL HAVE BENEFICIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE ENVIROMENT, SINCE TRANSPORTATION IS THE SECOND LARGEST OF AMERICA`S EMISSIONS, JUST BEHIND POWER PLANTS."
SO AS IT SAIS IN THE ARTICLE CAR FREE CITIES. THE ADVANTAGES OF LIMITING CAR USAGE ARE BETTER FOR THE ENVIROMENT AND HEALTHIER FOR US TO BREATH IN, THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER WHICH HELPS CREATE A WALK THROUGH TOWN A NICE AND STRESS FREE WAY TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION, AND IT ALSO HELPS MAKE THE COMMUNITY BE HEALTHIER AS A WHOLE. | 3 |
221e8a6 | Why would you want to explore the hottest planet in our solar system?! Well the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," trys to explain why people would want to do such a thing!
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author explains that venus is one of the hottest planets in our solar system and that humans want to explore it?! He mentions that that Venus is earths old twin. Keep in mind humans have never set foot on Venus or even taken a shuttle there, the only thing that has ever come close to Venus is a Shuttle with no one in it.
Old twins? The author states,"Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size". Later in the article he mentions how people suspect that Venus used to just like Earth,"The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters".
The author mentions how scientist are trying to come up with ways to explore Venus seeing how its to hot for humans to get close to the ground. One way scientist have come up with ways to explore Venus is having humans go in a shuttle and stay up in the sky where its about 600 degrees colder and use light to try and shine through Venus's atmosphere and getting a view of it from way up in the sky but still not being able to set foot on it to collect samples.
Would you still be interested in exploring such a hot and somewhat useless planet?! The author really goes in depth about the ways we could explore Venus and how Venus is different and simular to earth but never disscusses how much exploring Venus would be. | 2 |
2223f85 | Dear Senator Don Gates,
There has been many arguments about whether or not to keep the electoral college or to change the election process by popular vote. The best way to go would be to use popular vote. The Electoral College is "unfair, outdated, and irrational." (Plumer, paragraph 14). There are so many reasons as to why you should change to popular vote, When you vote for your candidate, you're actually voting for your candidates electors, sometimes the state legislatures pick the electors, and also its an unfair process to voters. The Electoral College needs to be booted out!
When you go to vote, you think that you are directly voting for your candidates, that is no the case. You are actually voting for your candidates electors. You cannot control who your electors vote for either. They do not always vote for the same person you wnat them to. Voters may sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate. This has happened. If the process were done by popular vote then their wouldnt be these problems taking place.
Who picks the electors? Sometimes it is the State Legislautures. They are responsible. In the article
"The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong"
, it states that in 1960, segregationists almos succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new ones that would then oppose John F. Kennedy. This was so a popular vote would not go to Kennedy. Also it was stated that "faithless" electors have refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a vote for whomever they please. This doesnt seem fair to the people.
The whole process of the Electoral College is "unfair to voters". There is a reason behind this accusation. The winner-take-all system to be more precise. Candidates dont spend time in states that they know they have not a slight chance of winning, they tend to focus more on the "swing" states. During a campaign in 2000, seventeen states didnt get to see candidates at all. Voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a single campaign ad. As it was stated in the article
"The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong",
"If anyone has a good argument for putting the fate of the presidency in the hands of a few swing voters in Ohio, they have yet to make it...".
The Electoral College is not the best way to decide who runs our military, or nation. We need a way to have a fair and equal vote. Popular vote is the way. Though the electoral college is a quick and easier way to get votes in, it isnt very efficient. The process isnt fair to the people at all, you're not directly voting for the candidate of your choice, and state legislatures, who have opinions, pick the elctors. Bob Dole was right: Abolish rhe electoral college! | 4 |
222659a | It is a good technology to have. People can lie about how they feel. In the painting of Mona do u really know she was happy. No a comupter can say that but it a painting of the person that is not around. So you don't know it just he face everyday. She has no eyebrows so how can you so she is suprised. In the text it says your eyebrows Well you cant have that if there isn't any.
So thing that it is a good technology to have but it just not proven to work on paint. The students don't realy need to know how to use a computer to see how people are feeling. People most of the time you can tell by looking on there faces. Why is it important to know picture or a painting is feeling when you look at it should do it for you. How do you say she is 83 percent happy you can't put that like it a math problem. Because you don't know how see really feels because it could just be a face for all we know.
That is why I think is would be worthless for students to use it. They cant use a comupter to see how someone is feeling inside them. It is a good advancement and can be use but in another way. People can hide how they are feeling just by there face. It also not something students need to learn to go far in life. | 2 |
22272c7 | Driverless cars should continued to be developed because they offer greater safety mesures and provide humans to be more productive.
For example, the law suggest that for a car to be considered "safe", humans have to be in control over it. However, this opinion is arguable. Over the course of the last decade, technology has devopled tremendously. These driverless cars will be equipped with several sensors, GPS, and LIDAR. Together these technologies offer for faster reaction times and knowledge of the car's surrounding than any human could ever have. However for conditions the car's operating system cannot handle, car manufacters have developed the cars to give the humans manual control. Together these features can allow for safer roads and less car accidents.
In addition, driverless cars offer the chance for humans to be more productive. Without driverless cars human's essentially waste numerous hours of their lives traveling from place to place. However, with driverless cars, humans can work from inside their cars while the car takes them to their destination. This is also all done very safely. The cars are developed to warn the driver of any upcoming conditons it's OS cannot handle, as mentioned previously, therefore the car can save and shut down the human's work and he, or she, can begin manual control.
To conclude, for greater safety mesures and an increase in human productivity, driverless cars should continued to be developed. | 3 |
2228575 | Technology has become very advanced, and it has helped with many problems in today's society. Though, technology like the Facial Action Coding System is extremely advanced, and could have a major positive affect. Not only could it have a major positive affect on today's society, but it could also have a positive affect on future generations. I believe that the Facail Action Coding System could be very valuable; if it is used for the right reasons. The Facial Action Coding System could help solve many problems in today's society. It could help the law, it could help teachers form better teaching methods, and it can be used for medical purposes.
The law has trouble with telling when someone is lying or even when they are telling the truth. I believe that the Facial Action Coding System could help solve this problem. Acorrding to the paragraph, the Facial Action Coding System can calculate the percent of the certain facial expressions that you are making. Which we all know that when most people lie, they make a certain facial expression or they act a certain way. If police and judges were able to use this sofwear they would be able to tell when someone is liying, and when someone is telling the truth. They could use the Facail Action Coding System as a lie detector. Doing this could help reduce crime rate, and it could help lock away people that deserve to be put in jail rather than innocent people.
Not only could the Facial Action Coding System help the law, but it could also help in schools. According to the paragraph, it can notify teachers when students are becoming bored of what is being taught. By the teachers being notified that their way of teaching isn't helping the students learn, they would know to change that teaching habit. By the teachers changing their teaching habits and making it more interesting, students would be more likely to learn the information that they are recieving. Rather than just being bored, sleeping, and waiting for the bell to ring. With teachers changing the way that they infrom students, students will recieve better grades. Therefore, the Facial Action Coding System, could help make the students better informed, and no longer just bored of the subject that they are being taught.
Most importantly, the Facail Action Coding System can help with medical conditions. There are many mental medical conditions, but suicide is one of the largest mental conditions. No one really knows that someone is planning to commit this action because they do not notice the signs. I believe that if we were to use the Facial Action Coding System we could detect things like this faster, and do something about it before something tragic happens. Yes, we humans are able to detect when someone is feeling bad, but we are not always able to tell whether or not someone is faking their happiness. According to the paragraph, the Facial Action Coding System can detect when someone is faking a smile. With the Facial Action Coding System being able to detect this it would enable us to know if someone is truly feeling down. The Facial Action Coding System could help reduce the rate of Suicides in todays society, and even in future generations.
Even though the Facial Action Coding System may not be able to help with everything. It could be the solution to many big problems in todays society. It could help with some of the worlds biggest problems. The Facial Action Coding system could help the law reduce crime rate, give students a better education, and it could help with medical conditions. Altogether, the Facial Action Coding System could be very helpful. It could be the key to many important things, and it can help future generations become smarter and safer. | 4 |
22299e4 | Dear State Senator,
Please take into consideration the following message.
I think that it would be better for our nation if the Electoral College was taken out of our system and instead let popular vote decide who wins. There are two main reasons I bring this argument to you. First, we pay taxes, we work hard, we put food on our tables, and we put a roof over our future voter's heads. We have absolutely no control of anything in this world. Letting us choose who gets to boss us around is something that we earned as US citizens. If you're going to kill us, atleast let us choose the weapon. Second, letting the popular votes decide who's president is a great way for all of us to get to know each other a little better, we may disagree but alteast that way we share our opinions and feelings and that is the foundation to a very happy nation and world.
Please consider all that I asked for, and I hope to see changes in my favor very soon.
Sincerely, PROPER_NAME | 2 |
22312c6 | This article talks about an image being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling, even when they are trying to hide their emotions. A new software ha sbeen develloped that improves accuracy in perciving the emotions of others. this new software, the Facial Action Coding Syste, has promising applications for variety of industries.
This technology can recognize emotions like the Leonardos da Vinci's renissance painting, Mona Lisa, she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. The software is the latest innovation from Professor Thomas Huang and Professor Nicu Sebe. The process beings when the computer contructs a 3-D computer model
of the face, all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Eckman has classified six basic emotions, happines, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness, and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles. The facial expressionsfor each empotion are universal. By weighting the different units, the softwere can even identify mixed emotions. In fact, we humans perform this same impressive calculation every day. For intance, you can problably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of, course most of us woulld have trouble actually describing each facial tarit. While it shows just how much this computer that knows when you are happy or sad. For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. Acordinng to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions,but also may even help produce them.
In conclusion I think that this new technology would be beneficient for the people because it would help to know better the people. Also to know about those muscular action units. | 1 |
2235d96 | Twenty five years ago, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling Mars. While snapping photos of possible landing sites, it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. The head is nearly two miles from end to end and seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia. This head formation is just a natural landform on Mars. On the otherhand, some people think that NASA would rather hide the fact that it could be life on Mars, say conspiracy theorists.
The face on Mars is a natural land form. The article states that, "Although few scientists believed the Face was an alien artifact, photographing Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global Surveyor arrived at the Red Planet in September 1997, eighteen long years after the Viking missions ended." This shows that pictures would be taken to prove that the landform is indeed a natrual landform. The text also states that, "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the face first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." This peice of text shows proves that with the pictures, the head is a natural landform. These text peices show that the face is a natural landform on Mars.
The land formation on Mars is was not created by aliens. The article states that, "On April 8, 2001-a cloudless summer day in Cydonia-Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. 'We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view, Mailin's team an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution. Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo." The text also states that, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size, so if there were any objects in this picure like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" These text peices show that the pictures would have caught any signs of alien incounters so these prove that the natrual landform on Mars was not created by aliens.
Some say that the face has been created by aliens and that it is not a natural landform. The article states that, "But not everyone was satisfied. The Face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it ws winter in April '98-a cloudy time of year on the Red planet. The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps, said skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze." These text peices show that since it was a cloudy time, the alien markings weren't revealed which makes them believe that the face was created by aliens. However, new pictures were taken and shows that if there was alien markings, they would have been noticed which goes to show that the face is a natural landform.
In conclusion, 25 years ago, a face had been seen on Mars by pictures from the Vinking that is a natural landform and looks similar to a human face. Some say that the landform was created by aliens, but there is proof that aliens had no part in the formation what so ever. Few scientists believe that it's a alien artifact but with pictures, alien markings would have been noticed. The Face on Mars is just a natural landform. | 5 |
223b86d | The world today contains numerous conspiracy theories. One of these conspiracies is about the mysterious face on Mars. Some conspiracy theorists state that the face on Mars is actually a result of Alien life. However NASA has provided evidence that proves the face on Mars is actually just a natural landform. Through advancements in digital imagery, an understanding of shadows, and an understanding that there is no alien life evidence, it can be concluded that the face on mars is just a myth.
Today, we humans have the access to cameras with spectacular resolution. When the face on Mars was originally captured, there was no such thing. The article explains that when the picture was originally captured in 1976, the camera quality was not great. For example the text states, "Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo." So, when given a better camera quality than in 1976, the face on mars no longer looks like a defined face. Although the quality of the camera is a great support, there are many other explanations that put an end to conspiracy theorists.
Some of the biggest tricks played are constructed by the eyes. When the first image of the face on Mars was revealed, the features such as the eyes and nose were most likely created by shadows. In the article it explains, "A few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The caption noted a 'huge rock formation...which resembles a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." This excerpt from the article explains that the only reason the natural landform even remotely looked like a face was because of shadows.
While many conspiracy theorists would still like to believe that aliens created this face on the moon, they are mistaken. With all of the technology used to investigate the red planet, proof of alien life should have already been found. Jim Garvin, chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program explained, "As a rule of thumb, 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 what they were!" By stating this, Garvin is saying that if there was any evidence of aliens builing this face on Mars, it would have been found. However, others still argue.
Those who believe in aliens building the face on Mars might srgue that NASA is secretly holding evidence that there theories are correct. However, NASA has nothing to gain from hiding information from the world. If anything, NASA would want the world to know about ancient aliens building landforms. The article mentions, "Meanwhile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an acient civilization on Mars." This statement proves that NASA has no reason to hide information.
So, while some conspiracy theorists would like to think that aliens created this well-known face on Mars, they are incorrect. The face on Mars is just a natural landform that was wrongly perceived by the public. By advancing in digital technology, understanding the effect of shadows, and realizing that there is no evidence to support aliens on Mars, it can be concluded that the face on Mars is just another peculiar natural landform. | 6 |
2240658 | Dear Mr. President,
After reading informative essays on the Electoral College, i believe the Electoral College should be retired and change the election to popular vote during the election of our United States' president.
Although the Electoral College was established by the founding fathers in the Constitution (What is the Electoral College?, 1) it can cause something known as the disaster factor. This happened back in 1960 and 2000. John F. Kennedy was almost replaced by the Democratic electors who nearly succeeded opposing him (The Indefensible Electoral College, 3).
Another worry factor of the electoral vote is a tie. This could mean putting the election of the president into the hands of the Senate. This also makes Wyoming, who has one representative, have equal say with a state like California, who has fifty-five represenatives (The Indefensible Electoral College, 12). This allows for the opposite of the will of the people. Isn't that what we want? The will of the people.
The winner-take-all system in every state also makes the electoral college unfair to voters (The Indefensible Electoral College, 13). Putting the decision of our US president in the hands of a few voters in one state while others don't even get to see the candidates is absolutely unjust.
Although, there are a few reasons we should keep the electoral college. With the electoral college there is always a certainty of outcome (In Defense of the Electoral College, 18). This means that a candidate's electoral college votes exceeds popular vote. This cuts out the factor of a lanslide electoral vote in only one state; keeping in line the will of the people.
The Electoral College process of voting during election time is old, outdated, and unfair to our voting population. As a United States citizen, i think we should leave the election of our president up to popular vote; everyone will have a say and it takes out al the complications of electoral votes and representatives and most imporatantly takes the exact decisions of the will of the people.
Thank you for your time and taking my claims into consideration.
Sincerely,
Aimee Iorio | 3 |
22493ac | My name is Luke Bomberger and I am a member of the UNRRA or Sea Cowboys. This program is the experience of a lifetime. You should join the Sea Cowboys because you get to see many famous places like Greece, China, and Europe. Another reason you should join is because you can have fun on the ships by playing games with your fellow cowboys.
If you join the Sea Cowboys then you can go to many places like Venice, The Panama Canal, the Acropolis, and castles. This can be good for your reseme, or getting into a college. This also can give you experiance if you host an exchange student.
Another bonus to joining the Sea Cowboys is that it is a lot of fun. On the ships you can play cards, whittle, and reading. On return trips though the holds for the animals are empty so you can have boxing, fencing, table tennis, volleyball, and baseball games.
Some people however may say it is to dangerous at sea but I believe the benifits outway their doubt.
These are reasons I think people should join the Sea Cowboys program. It is fun, and it gives you a chance to visit foreign places. So remember these reasons next time you want to sign up or a long term job. | 3 |
224e7d7 | I personally think it a waste of technology. As the author mentioned "You can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face" and thats true, we can tell by the looks on they're faces. I think technology already has taken over so much in our daily lives. I dont think we need technology to determine what the people close to us feels. I think this technology is a waste because we humans can already tell how someone is feeling, as long as we pay attention. The article mentions the difference of faking a smile, and sincerly smiling, i don't think we need a technology to tell us weather it's fake or not. Also as it says in the article "your home PC cant handle the complex algorithms used to decode mona lisa's smile". Our home computers cant be used for this, so whats the point?
I think it is very impressive how the technology can tell the percentages of the emotions. Thats something we humans cannot do. Human can read one emotion, and that emotion would be the highest percentage of that person's emotion. The article mentions that scientists are developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate. It is definitly impressive but i also think it's useless and a waste.
Why do humans, and computers have to communicate? On paragraph (2) it asks if we can actually calculate human emotions like math homework. I dont think we should be able to, human emotions shouldnt be calculated like math questions.
My opinion on this artical is that this technology is useless and awaste of time. I think the world needs to focus on reconnecting, instead of building robots that can read your loved one's expression, as if you can't. It also can not be activated on your home PC. What if the technology malfuntions? technologys can't be relied on forever. I dont think this technology is valuable. | 3 |
22507ef | I am a scientist at NASA. I am argueing with someone who thinks that the face on Mars was created by aliens. I will provide simple facts that everyone will be able to understand and hopefully help you see that the face on Mars is nothing but a landfom created by natural causes.
When the first picyure of the "Face" came out on the Viking 1, the small indents and the shadow angle showed what looked like a human face but was actually just one of the many mounds that for there. The United Staes actually has mounds of lava that had formed NATURALY in Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho.
Many people believe that if it is used for advortizement that is is a real true fact and they can believe that what ever is on that buildboard or sign on the highway that has had or is going to happen. The Face of Mars has been used for marketing for over 25 years so it would sell more item to the population and the buisness CEO's would make more money.
People also believe in one picture on a cloudy day that they could see markings on the mound that would show that Martians have been and built the Face, but on a cloudlaess summer day in 2001 we captured a picture of the mound with our new and improved cameras that spans 1.5 meters compared to the 43 meter camera that the Viking used. The newer camera can discren things in a digital image 3 times bigger that the pixel size,so we could see if there was anything on the mound that would show living things on the planet Mars | 2 |
2254969 | "The Challenge of Exploring Venus"
Venus is a one of the brightest point of light in the nigth sky. The author of this article talk some example that the atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide also on the planet surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater that what experience on our planet. He talk of all this conditions are really extreme than anything humans encounter on earth. After he explain that not matter that conditions the antromers are facinated by Venus because they that it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. And that Venus maybe one day it can be our home and humans can live in there. For the moment the NASA some Ideas in how study venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because the NASA study Venus they wiil sent humans to venus, in a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 miles above the roiling venusian landscape. Like jet airplanes that travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, that vesicle will fly over venus without touching the ground and giving them the oportunitie to study Venus. But it could not work because the temperture would still be at toasty at round 170 degrees Fahrenheit and the solar power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed earth levels. But as a challenge many researchers are working on innovations that would allow their machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to their knowledge of venus. Some examples are simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos os venus surface, and have lasted for theree weeks in such conditions. Other project is to look back to an old techonology called mechanical computers.
My conclusion of this essay is that the author does a good supporting of his evaluacion the idea to study venus by giving some waht it wiil happed if they sent some their with just something that they are not really sure. He gives some some good examples what the NASA will do as using old technology called mechanical computer. And using some silicon.He give some bad explanations that what it will happend but give some really good information about what the NASA is working in to explore venus. Also meet the challengepresent by venus has value not only because of the insigth to be gained on the planet itself, but also bacause human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. It said that we should not be limit by dangers, we should explore and expanded to meet the imagination and innovation. | 3 |
2254f30 | There can be many advanteges and disadvanteges to having a car but the advanteges to not having a card greatly outweighs having one. There can be many reasons why not having a car is great but the main three are it reduces pollution, reduces stress, and having less cars reduces the noice pollution in a city. Can you imagine a place with no cars?
First off the main advantage of limiting car use is less pollution. Cars account for 12% of gas emissions in Europe and 50% in America. Without cars the air would be much cleaner and the Smog would be gone over the cities. London had so much smog over the city that they had to cut car use in half with all of their cititzens. After only five days most of the smog was gone and people could go back to driving. Imagine if we had everycar in the world stopped driving we could get rid of most of the smog in less than one week.
Another great point on how limiting car use can help is it will reduce the stress gratly in peoples lives. In the first source a man from Vauban Germany said, "When I had a Car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Also another man from Columbia said during a day without cars, "Its a good opportunity to take away stress..." Most stress comes from roadrage or getting stuck in a major traffic jam. Imagine how stresless people will be without cars
Finnaly reducing car use will graetly reduce the noice pollution everywhere. When you go out side whats the first thing you hear? People? Childrean? NO, all you can hear is the engine of cars everywhere. In a city where they banned most cars the sound of childrean drown out the occasional car engine not the other way around. Can you imagine how peacefull that would be not waking up to the sound of cars?
In conclusion having a car can have its advanteges but limiting there use would be far better for people. It would help stop air pollution, reduce stress, and reduce noice pollution in cities and suburbs. Is having a car really worth it? | 4 |
22564a5 | There are both positive and negative aspects mentioned in having a driverless car.
While driverless cars seem new and exciting, they aren't practical.
I don't think that having these new cars is a good idea.
I feel like there are a lot better ways to spend our time than trying to develop this car that we don't even need.
We are doing just fine with the cars we have currently.
They mentioned that they aren't even completely driverless as of now.
Why do we call these driverless if that's not even true?
We need to stop relying so much on our addictive technology and use our brains and money for more important matters.
In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming", it states that currently these cars still need humans to work.
They are still alerting the driver to take the wheel when necessary.
By calling these driverless it is false advertising.
These cars still need humans to help out.
The cars can't even pull in and out of driveways yet.
Shouldn't we spend our time and money on something more worthwhile?
To me, this concept of driverless cars doesn't make a lot of sense.
I don't see the point of owning one of these cars.
It seems incredibly boring just sitting there and not having to drive at all.
Driving helps us learn to focus our attention on the road.
It teaches us how to make responsible decisions.
Driving is a privelege and I enjoy it.
I don't understand why we would want to take this away.
Kids look forward to getting older and being able to drive.
Now they would learn to be even lazier by sitting there and not doing any work.
Aren't we lazy enough now with all of our technology?
We have phones, iPads, Kindles, computers, laptops, iPods, and so many more things that we put all of our attention in.
Technology is addictive and we have plenty as it is.
We spent countless hours on our devices already.
We've lost contact with actual human beings.
We can't keep relying on our devices to fix all of our problems.
The younger generation doesn't even know what a dictionary or encyclopedia is, let alone how to use them.
Yes, using Google is convenient, but we need to learn how to do things on our own again.
The smarter technology becomes, the dumber we will be.
Driverless cars are not a solution.
We can drive just fine as it is.
There are so many causes we could be supporting with the money we are using to fund the driverless car project.
We are perfectly capable of driving on our own.
We should be using our money on things that are more important.
It is selfish to spend all of this money and time on such unecessary ideas than on meaningful corporations.
We could be funding medical research and feeding the poor.
Our generation has gotten so caught up in technology that we tend to forget about what is really important.
In my opinion driverless cars are not a practical idea.
They aren't necessary or completely reliable.
If you got in a wreck in one, it would be blamed on you anyway.
It just seems a lot simpler to stick to the cars we already have. | 3 |
225c5ce | "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," said Heidrun Walker, in "car-free cities" by Elizabeth Rosenthal. Currently in the United States, 82 percent of people own a vehicle. Which means in the average city is a busy street, car horns honking, triffic conjested place to live. Limiting car usage can be beneficial to you, your city, and your planet.
Limiting car usage can have great advantages on the Earth. Almost half of the greenhouse gas in the united states is from cars. Greenhouse gas has an effect on the North and South Poles that makes them melt faster causeing the sea level to rise. So, if we were to lessen the use of cars we would be doing a great favor to the Earth. Many times on the news we hear about oil spills, and big or small, it hurts so many sea animals because it gets in their fur and when prey wants to eat those contaminated animals they die. Think of all the innocent animals that get hurt so that cars have gas to run on.
Living in a car-free city can benefit the whole community. Knowing all or your neighbors is pretty rare now because everyone is always on the go driving somewhere, or cooped up in their home. Walking or Biking to the store with your neighbors can be the new normal if car usage was limited. Vehicles will actually hurt your health in the long run, because cars put so much pollution in the air which will eventually make the air too toxic to breathe. In, "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Pobert Duffer, "just one day with half of paris not driving the smog cleared enough that they didnt have to ban driving the next day". According to the U.S. motor vehicle accident website, every ten minutes somebody dies in the United States due to a car accident. Loved ones can be saved if car usage is limited.
Reducing the usage of cars will benefit your well being. Driving a vehicle requires so much attention and focus, it is quite stressful. "It is a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," said Carlos Arturo during Bogota, Colombia's car-free day. People of Vauban, Germany (a city that gave up cars) are happier, they have more energy, and they even look younger. Gas is at an everage price of two dollars and thirty cents, think of all the money that can be saved and put towards something else if you never had to pay for gas again! Limiting car usage will help you financially, physically, and mentally.
Overall, a city without cars has many advantages. People can see the people they love and the planet they love prosper without the usage of vehicles. According to, "The end of car culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, "Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company, proposed partnering with the telecommunications industry to create cities in which, '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.'" | 4 |
225fcb4 | Is studying Venus a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents? This planet is sometimes called the "Evening Star." Venus is the second planet from the sun. Venus is proved to be a very challenging place to examine more closely. Venus is the closet planet to Earth in terms of density and size. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit because of the fascination that Venus might have been Earth-like planet and that NASA has a particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus.
In paragraph 4, it shows how Venus might have been earth-like planet, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." Venus has some features that are similar to those on Earth such as surface of rocky sediment, valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, given a long time of space travel. However, returning to Venus seems indisputable. The options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive to return to Venus is pretty challenging.
In paragraph 5, it shows how NASA has a particularly idea for sending humans, " The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus." The possible solutions is that the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. They are basically trying to create a vehicle that's hovering 30 or some miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Scientists are going to be hovering safely far above the planet it can only provide limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere.
However, while scientists are hovering above of Venus they will not be able to take samples of rocks, gases, or anything else, from a distance.
In conclusion, studying Venus is worthy. Venus might be challenging to study but researchers and scientists are trying to figure how we can study Venus. This planet has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because of human curiosity. So yes, studying Venus is worthy despite it's dangers. | 3 |
2274cbb | The author of this article demonstrates and tells us a variety of factors that contribute to the fact that although Venus has several dangers surrounding it, the idea of studying Venus is worth the persuit well. Throughout the passage the author tells us the pros and the cons Venus has, but he somehow continues to try to persuade the reader that if more research and studying is done, it will all be worth it in the long run. Not only does he tried to persuade us, the reader, with his writing, but he also includes several facts proven nationwide by professional companies and sources.
The author solely begins to reference NASA and how they play a role in advancing the knowledge of Venus throughout the course of studies. He uses evidence such as, "Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray. Just as our jet panes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground condtions by staying up and out of their way." The text also states," Temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." The author includes this to give the reader a reasonable idea of what one of the largest space companies has come up with to begin to send humans to Venus. Furthering his persuasion, he continues to include details in the text about some of the innovations many researchers are working on that could contribute to expanding our knowledge of Venus.
Following the details of NASA and their idea to visit Venus, the author includes evidence about some of the many innovations researchers are working on, along with how NASA is contributing to help better these innovations. The author does a very good job at describing some of the innovations created, and how they will help contribute meaningfully to our discoveries of Venus. The text states," Some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the choas of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." The text also states," Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computer. Systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." Although the author does a very well job at trying to persuade the reader that studying for Venus is a worthy pursuit, I completely oppose his idea and what he is trying to do.
My claim of this article is that all the research of Venus and trying to pursuit the idea that it will all be worth it is false. It will not be worth it, and I can support my answer with several different ideas from the text. First, the text states, " No spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." This is a major reason because if something like a spacecraft made out of hard metal, with a weight of a couple tons can not survive for more than a few hours, imagine what could happen with the human body. Secondly, Venus provides a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets and contains clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid which if the human body is exposed to, can deteriate and die at an instant. Lastly, on Venus's surface, the temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what us humans currently experience on Earth. These conditions also have the capability to liquefy many metals. With these kind of statistics from the planet Venus, there is no realistic survival chance for any human body, which is why I completely oppose what the author in this article is trying to do.
The author of this article supported his claim that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers. Although he properly demonstrated why he supports furthering studies, I oppose his idea as I read the statistics from Venus and why furthering investigation of this planet would be in reality pointless. This concludes his reasoning behind wanting to continue studies, along with why I chose to oppose his idea of Venus. | 5 |
227691f | As we should know, "the Electoral College is a process not an actual place. It serves as a compromise of the presidential election in Congress and by popular vote" (paragraph 1). It can be good at times but most times it has its downfalls. The Electoral College doesn't allow for a direct election compared to popular vote. Also, there isn't a fair number of votes for each presidential candidate per state. If there is a tie in the electoral voting process it can cause a big disaster. I don't believe that anyone wants constant problems when choosing a leader. To avoids all of the problems why not take the Electoral College out overall?
First of all, the Electoral college isn't a direct election. "Under the electorial college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." (Paragraph 10). In actuality, voters don't directly vote for the president when it comes to the electoral college. Although the Electoral College "restores some of the weight in the polititcal balance that large states lose by virtue of mal-apportionment", (paragraph 21) voters don't have the right to control whom their electors are said author Bradford Plumer. Voting for a group of electors doesn't always mean that they'll vote for the candidate in which you favor. This can have a huge affect on the reputation of the Electoral College itsself.
It's not only an indirect election but it's also an unfair election. The number of entitled electors per state is based upon the members of the state's congressional delegation. "One for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your senators." (paragraph 3). This is unfair because the number of "House" members is based on the states overall population compared to the amount of senators. It may somehow be good for the residents who beleive their votes doesn't count becasue of the candidate's regional appeals but what about those who fear that their electors won't choose the candidate in which they favor.
Not only is it indirect and unfair, but it can cause disaster to arise if there is a tie within the electoral voting process. If there is a tie in the in the electoral vote "the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives" (paragraph 12). This is an unfair method also becasue now there's only one vote per state and some states have a higher population than others which can and will cause contreversy in the public. "The pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, may be redcued" (patagraph 22) but it still doesn't reduced the fact that swing voters can cause catastrophe within the electoral voting process. This is because they are the most targeted voting areas due to their reputations as the "most thoughtful voters".
All in all, the Electoral college has both its good things and their downfalls. As can be seen the bad out ways the good in this situation. A voters vote isn't necessarily direct because they aren't voting on a single representative, they are voting on a group of individuals in which they believe will vote for the candidate in which they choose. Also, being that the number of electors is based on a state's number of congressional represenatives it is an unequal and unfair number of electors per state. The electoral college can even cause an uproar if a tie ever falls in place because the "tie breaker" is left in the hands of the House of Representatives. Basically "the electoral colleg is unfair, and irrational" (paragraph 14) and it should be abolished because there is a great amount of mix ups and failures within the system itself. | 5 |
227d74d | Do you like to go to different places? Or if you like animals. And if you like to help others. I know the best thing for you. And that is to join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
You might be thinking what is the Seagoing Cowboys program. Well since World War ll is over in Europe many countries were left in ruins. And to help these countries get better we need to bring them food, supplies, and animals. That is why we need you. There are benefits in helping. First of all you get to travel around the world and go to places like Europe, China, Greece, and Italy. If you don't really like that well you can just help people and help their country get better. And if you still don't like that you can hang around with animals untill we give them to other countries.
If you like to go to different places. Hanging around with animals. Or just helping others. This is the perfect thing for you. And that thing is the Seagoing Cowboys program. Join the Seagoing cowboys now. | 2 |
2280d47 | The author sugggests that studying venus is benifical to us and can lead to many great things. But getting on to the planet and studying it might be harder then even getting to it. They have not sent a manned space craft there because of hazorduas conditions. The conditions on the planets are terrible its hot, hard to see on, and has a high pressure. but hese are some of the challanges.
It has a thick atmosphere of amlost 97% carbon dioxide covering the whole planet. Even worse the clouds are highly corrosive sulfuric acid. The planets tempature averages 800 degrees which is 90% greater then what we experince here on earth. Which is not even possible for any human to endour. Its environments pressure is so high it can crush a submerine that can stand even the deapest part of the ocean on earth. The environment is so strong it can liqufiy any metal that gose there. Lastly its impossible to see the land even from above where the tempatures and pressure is more bareable.
Even with all these conditions and challanges semming near impossible to live there is hope. There are materials being tested with promising outcomes and lasting 3 weeks in venus conditions test. Making planes that can stay above the clouds and be able to survive off solar power and have condition liveable. But in conclusion there are hopes and proof that one day we might be able to go to venus and research the planet and obtain meaning ful knowledge | 3 |
228188e | Mona lisa was a famous painting, but now some people are trying to make a software to be able to detect exactly their emotions. The new software is the Facial Action Coding System. This new technology is a good way to see want people are actually feeling and why. They peoperson who created and help think of this marvulous idea told us some great ideas/ things about this new facial emotions thing. One thing is that this thing make a 3-D model on a computer of the face and see the details and muscles in the face which helps determinds a mood. Movement of one of the muscles is call action unit.
There has been studies that says there are 6 emotions that are universal.
The FACS
uses the tecnology to measure the units is a person or painting face to determind the emotions.
In conclusion this essays shows people how this FACS works and what good it will bring with it. This also shows us how technology is getting more advance and smarter. I would say it a good thing for all of us and its a positive outlook on things. | 2 |
2289ad8 | In the article provided called "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author describes to us how there is new technology being developed that can identify human emotions. This technolofy called the Facial Action Coding System, like us will be able to make the same "calculation' we do to tell if our friends are happy, sad mad, etc. Now this computer software stores anatomical informationn as if it were a electronic code. Many have thought that since this technonology enables computers to read human emotions; why not put it in a classroom setting where it can teach a whole group instuction and modify the lesson once theres a sign of confussion in a child's facial expression. I personally beleive that this software should be included in clasrooms for various reasons.
For starters the Facial Action Coding System is very valuable for the classroom setting because like I stated before if there is even a slight sign of confusion the new technology will be able to pick it up and improve to find a way for the student to coprehend the material. While the system uses video imagery the emotion-recognition software tracks all these facial movements in a real time face or in any image. Just imagine a computer being able to tell when you smile at a lesson plan because it's easy to coperhend; futhermore, the system will tr to find similar lessons plans like the one you were sown for next time.Now if you dislike it and frown the computer will take notice and the lesson plan will be diffrent next time.
Another reason we should have the Facial Action Coding System in classrooms is because many children in this generation are either to shy to ask questions to the instuctors or just scared that they will e made fun of. SInce the student is to scared or just simply to shy to ask a question he or she will not be able to understand the topic; however, with the system in the computer the student wouldnt even need to raise their hand in doubt because the technology already detected his or her confussion and is finding a solution as soon as possible.
Last but not least most human communication is nonverbal, dont you agree? I think its time for computers to understand that to. Since the computer can detect emotions without hearing anything spoken it will be able to detect if the students are happy with the lesson plan, confused with it, or just not like it. All with one look at the students faces. This hencing adapting and improving more quickly so students can learn the material and suceed.
So can you imagine not having those long boring talks teachers give or actually understanding what they are trying to get you to comperhend? All your classroom problem will be solved with the Facial Action Coding System which will help you learn much faster and efficently; therefor, setting you on the path to sucesses. | 4 |
2289b45 | Being in the Seagoing Cowboys program is a opportunity of
a life time.Ever since I joined the
Seagoing Cowboys program it has been rough but fun . I think everyone who likes adventure and fun should join the
Seagoing Cowboys program.
One reason you should join the progam it is a opportunity to help people." When World 2 was over in Europe, and
many countries were left in ruins., UNRRA hired the" Seagoing Cowboys "
to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shiped over seas." Another reason is we get to do fun things like volleyball, basketball, tennis- table, boxing fencing, reading, whittling, and games to help pass time. Finally it made me aware people were suffering and it might help you notice people are suffering far greater than you
are." It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs.
As you can see being a
Seagoing Cowboy is not all that boring as you probably thought it was. I hope you will join the Seagoing Cowboys program. If you like adventure and fun the Seagoing Cowboys program is a perfect fit for you. | 3 |
228b34a | I am going to give you reasons why you should join the seagoing Cowboys program.1 you should enter cause you can go to different countries and cities. We also get to help people who were in the war and their town so that's a lot of fun. When you see the smile on the people's face it makes you feel good. Another reason you should join is cause we get to get on boats and feed and water animals,but it just takes so long to get to our destination. Its really fun if you are at home helping you can help here we need any and everyone who wants to help. There can be bad days where lets say you are on the night shift so you fall and break something. Well that means you can just sit down or try to help somewhere else. There can be bad and good days but mostly good outs here you can have so much free time cause we are on the boat a lot. Sometimes we go to countries who just had fought a war so it's just nice to go and try to help them recover. This offer is an opportunity of a lifetime you won't have as much fun anywhere than here. | 2 |
2290a15 | The Electoral College has been around for many years. It is not an actual college, or location. It is a process where American citizens select their electors, however proceeding that the electors make their votes for President and Vice President; Congress counts for electoral votes. But, the Electoral College is a very controversial process, many people are for it, but many are also against it. Some even wanting to get 'rid of the Electoral College overall. We should ban the Electoral College for it does not satisfy American people.
Electors in the Electoral College can vote for whomever they want, giving American people the wrong idea and vote for the wrong presidential candidate. In the article (source 2) "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" it states, "Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always. Do voters sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate? Sometimes." This quote from the article shows that not always can the American people be guaranteed who their electors vote for, and electors can give voters the wrong information and vote for the opposing candidate. This would be going against American people, dissatisfying them. In the article (source 3) by Richard A. Posner it states, "It can be argued that the Electoral College method turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state-- Democrats in Texas, for example, or Republicans in California." American people can be confused, infused with the wrong information by Electors, and vote for a candidate that has no interest in carrying their state.
Larger states get more attention than the smaller states due to their high number of electoral votes. In the article (source 3) by Richard A. Posner it says, "The popular vote was very close in Florida [in 2012]; nevertheless Obama, who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin in Wyoming would net the winner only 3 electoral votes." Obama had won 29 electoral votes in Florida (high number) due to him making speeches and campaigns throughout the state. Paying his upmost attention to that state due to the high number of electoral votes he was trying to gain. Whereas in a smaller state such as Wyoming, he would not want to waste time paying much attention there where he can only gain 3 electoral votes! This is simply unfair and at most dissatisfying for the citizens who live in the smaller states with low electoral votes such as Hawaii, Alaska, Maine, Rhode Island, etc.
The Electoral College has been around for a long time, and in the end we DO receive a president in the end. But, imagine if this unfairness keeps going every four years an election happens. American people not being guaranteed their candidate, smaller states not getting as much campaign as the larger ones, etc. We do though, receive a president in the end. But what if it's a president that we do not want? That we were not fairly given? Just look at what happened with George Bush! There are many simple advantages to the Electoral College, but there are also many concerns that can outnumber.
The Electoral College should be gotten rid of because of how unfair it is to American citizens. If the issues with the Electoral College are not taken care of in the present, just imagine what our future elections will be like. Us American people need to take a stand against the Electoral College, and the process involved. Once a new popular process is created and introduced, it can provide us more justice and fairness than the Electoral College. | 5 |
229397f | How much easier would online schoolwork be for students if the computer could detect their emotions and adjust things to help? Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a new development in technology that is able to do such a thing by looking at which of the 44 facial muscles are in use and how.
With the use of FACS, computers would be able to calculate emotions such as frustation, anger, or confusion and adjust things to help, either by explaning the information available, or by giving a deminstration. FACS would also be able to decect if a student is bored and give either more challenging work, or making the work there more fun.
Additionally, by using FACS, teachers would more easily identify students who need help. They would be able to talk to the student and more accuratly figure out the problem, then help them or adjust the information themselves. It's helpful in programing as well when making 3D models of the human face (assisting graphic designers in their jobs).
As stated in paragraph 6 of the artical, Dr. Huang states "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotinal communication, so computers need to understand that, too." Technology would be able to better serve us if it could understand us more, making jobs and learning more effective.
FACS would be able to enhance our learning in school, and assist in our learning. By using FACS, students would have an easier time in class, making FACS valuable to edication and helpful. | 3 |
22955c4 | Facial Action Coding System (FACS) would be an amazing tool in the classroom. With it, lesson plans would be much more tailored to each person, and can easily be changed based on their reaction to the plan. This tool would improve classroom dynamics, improve students' attitudes towards learning, and would improve the overall understanding of more difficult lessons by students.
The classroom dynamic in most classes is not as helpful to students as it should be. When it seems like the whole class understands something, it can be embarrassing to ask for help. With FACS, if a student seems the least bit confused, the software can go over the lesson in other ways until the student is confident about the lesson and can move on. This means a more educated classroom with better grades and higher passing rates on standardized tests, which in turn, helps the school the students attend.
Often times, learning is seen by students as a chore. Reading and note-taking get boring and confusing. But if schools used FACS, the computer would recognize the students feelings toward the lesson and could use a more exciting lesson plan. This would then change how the student may feel about the topic and could even improve a student's mood. This could also improve grades, test scores, and school ratings.
FACS may also improve skills in certain fields. If a student was behind in algebra, a required class for graduation, this software may help keep them on track. Maybe Jane is having trouble with World History. FACS will recognize the confusion through her facial expression and will begin to change the lesson plan, therefore helping Jane and improving her understanding and appealing to different ways of teaching that better suit her.
Although some may say emotion may not be read properly or that emotions are too complex to be read through a few muscles and only six options, the auhtor of the article mentions that certain muscles (risorius and zygomatic major) can determine the difference between and fake smile and a real smile. So who's to say that all emotions don't have that same type of tell. Along with that, this program bases it's conclusion off of fourty-four muscles, and uses percentages of each emotion, which broadens what the person might be feeling instead of generalizing one emotion and working with only that.
In summary, FACS is an ingenius program that would improve classroom work and school function. Working with students and ecognizing their feelings on a topic may help teach them more individually and can lead to their better understanding of the concept. This innovative software would be a great addition to any classroom and would improve life in school. | 5 |
22a129c | A Facial Action Coding system sounds like something that would be invented or created in the far future. So if there is a real such thing as a facial action coding system it seems that there aren't many negatives as to why it shouldn't be used in a classroom setting today. The Facial Action Coding System should be used in the classroom setting because it will show students understandment, interest level, and overall thoughts over a topic or subject. Also another plus is it could show students themselves something they may be interested in which they didn't know even themselves.
So imagine a class where there is a Facial Action Coding System on a computer for each student to use, there would be so many benefits to using something like this, it sounds perfect for a classroom setting. First of all, it would show teachers the understandment level of students to a certain topic or subject, so if there is a subject or topic in which kids faces were scanned for their feelings about that subject, the teacher could maybe improve or make the lesson easier for students, which overall would create a better education system for the sutudents in the class and better oppurtunity. The second reason as to why it would be valuable to have the facial action coding system int he classroom would be because it would show students and teachers levels of interest kids may have on a certain subject or topic. For example say there are kids in a class and they begin there science notes or studies etc., and some kids have more higher interest feelings than others on the topic, that can show both teachers and even students what they truly feel about science, and it can lead to helping kids making bigger decisions in their lives, such as whether or not they want to pursue a career with lots of science involved or not. The third reason to use facial action coding system would be because it is universal. From the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", it is said that "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal." The facial expressions for each emotion being universal means that anyone from anywhere around the world can use this as a tool to help them succeed in school, no matter what ethnicity they are from, and if they look different. Also if this facial action coding system is universal, imagine how accurate it is. So it definetely would be valuable to classroom setitngs all around the world, and would creat greater oppurtunites for students to get a better education.
To conclude, the Facial Action Coding System would be valuable to a classroom setting because it shows understandment, shows interest, and is universal which could also mean it is extremely accurate and enhanced. The Facial Action Coding system has many benefits to it which would be a great help to teachers in a classroom as well. The Facial Action Coding System could be used as a tool to succeed to many around the world. And so overall, the Facial Action Coding System is great and would be extremely valuable to classroom settings. | 4 |
22a5954 | people's emotions are diificult to understand, they can say one thing and mean another. you may seem happy when you are trying to hide your sad thoughts or you can seem sad when, in reality, your actually quite scared. it is impossible for a computer to be able to understand emotions when there are such a variety of them that come in many different shapes and forms. a computer might just misread an emotion and claim it as something else the main emotions are happiness and sadness, these to emotions can make up any other emotion including fear, surprise, disgust, and anger. you can become scared of going on a date with your significant other, which you are really excited about, or you can be scared of someone who has done a lot of harm in your life. on paragraph 3 it says that Dr. Pual Eckman," classified six basic emotions- happiness, surprise, anger, digust, fear, and sadness," however all emotions are made up of happiness and sadness, fear can be classified as either happiness or sadness and the same goes for the other emotions some people can seem happy, however, unless you know them very well and realize that they are doing something different then they normally do, it can go un-noticed, even for a computer that read facial expressions. on paragaph 5 it meantions that humans perform these calculations on a daily basis and that Dr. Huang's "new computer software stores simular information." it is physically impossible for a computer to know every emotion especially since people express their emotions in different ways then the rest. sometimes only a close friend or relative can understand what someone is feeling even though they look happy to everyone else.
very few people want their emotions to be documented on a computer where someone can read them off of. in order for a computer to understand emotions, the emotions and facial expressions for a specific emotion need to be documented. that would make it easy for a hacker to hack into your computer and figure out what emotions you express to certain things. on paragraph 6 the article says," imagine a computer that knows when you are happy or sad. for example, if you smile when a web ad appears on your screen, a simular ad might follow. but if you frown, the next ad will be different." not only will hackers figure out what emoitions you express to certain things, they can also figure out what you like/dislike or what emotions you express when texting someone.
if they were to continue making this computer it would not only get a good portion of the emotions wrong, it will also make it to where hackers can know more about you without you knowing and use it against you. | 4 |
22ad0f0 | The idea on studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite of dangers. Venus is a very valuable planet now that we want to know more about it.
Venus is avery dangerous planet since we know more facts about it and what it can do if we land on it or be near it." Clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus atmosphere ". " Temeperature average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric ppressure is 90 times greater than what we experience in our planet ". Venus is a very dangerous plant this can kill you thats how dangeruous it is.
it would be better if NASA would go to venus or something and check what other information they can get about it. " NASA'S possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray ". NASA found this solution on getting more information but its a true risk on doing that.
Other aproaches to study venus is the future. I say it is the future because if NASA gets to study more about it we can find ways on landing on Venus without getting injured or killed. " Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War ll". A machine that can get to venus is and option on studying Venus.
Us the people we have lots of curiosity on everything, and NASA wants to know more about Venus . Our knoledge on getting to know venus is gonna come in handy we can figure something out on getting to Venus without tragedy . | 3 |
22ae235 | Dear Senator of Florida,
Being a man of your calibar and stature you may already know about the Electoral College. This is the process that consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of electoral votes by Congress. I'm writing this letter to you today beacuse I believe that the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational.
The process of electoral college has been around for years. I mean think about it our founding fathers created it. Which means its four score and a thousand years too old and irrelevant to todays economy. Sure it helped thousands of years ago but this the dawn of a new era. Why would it still be effective today? Its outdated! You and I both have heard the expression of "If it aint broke dont fix it." Well this the check engine light going off in your car, which means its time for a change.
Additionally, its unfair to the citizens of our nation. For instance, because each state casts only one vote, the single representatives from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters. Sure it helps with Wyoming and the proportionality of their representatives. But,its completely unfair to all those citizens of California who pay their taxes, work hard for their money to better their state. Take the time out in their day to vote. You're telling me that their vote doesn't have a valid say in the choosing of the President?, non sense.
Lastly, the electoral college is completely irrational. Its was created to prevent any regional favorite in voting and for a long time it has been successful in doing so. It totally contradicted itself in 2000, when the Gore had more popluar votes than Bush but yet fewer electoral votes. Bush went on to win the election and manage to destroy the country along the way as well. They thought that it would never happen? I mean the amount of electoral votes is an even number(538). Its unlikely I mean but its not impossible.
In closing, I just wanted to express my thoughts about the electoral vote process with you today. I believe its very unfair, outdated, and irrational. With all the infractions that can occur and risks that are involved, I believe it needs to be changed. And I believe now is time for that change! Thank you.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 4 |
22b89af | In source 1, Elisabeth Rosenthal is inform us about the low car usage in Vauban,Germany. In Vauban, the residents no longer use cars. They use other means of transportation such as bicycles and walking etc. It is shown in paragraph 3 that 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars and that 57 percent sold a car to move there.
In Europe, passager cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas and up to 50 percent in some car intense areas in the United States, paragraph 5. Efforts in past 20 ears have been made to make cities denser and better for walking. Populated with 5,500 , Vauban may be the most advanced experiment in low car suburban life, paragraph 6.
Scarsdale and Levittown, New York suburbs has strong apppeal, Many new suburbs may look more like Vauban. Cities around the world where emissions from cars are choking cities, their developing a little bit of the Vauban life style now, paragraph 8. The Environmental Protection Agency in the United States, is promoting the "car reduced" communities. Many experts expect public transport serving suburbs to play a much larger role in a six- year federal bill. 80 percent of apporpriation have by law gonre to highways and only 20 percent to other transport, paragraph 9. | 1 |
22ba497 | After reading the article "Unmasked the Face of Mars" I believe that these are just natural formed lanforms. One reason is because this face has many similar characteristics to landforms found in the west. Secondly, because the the pciture only show a natural land form after all. Lastly becuase because we have no affical proof that this was once a alien civilization.
One reason I believe that this is simply a natrual landform because of the many simularities it has with many of the landfroms in the west. In paragraph (12) it states that "What the picture actually show is the Martian equivalnt of a butte or mesa land forms common arounf the American west. Also it states in the same paragraph that " Thats a lava dome that takes the form of a isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on mars."
Another reason that this text has caused me to belive that all the face is , is natural landform because when many people obeserved tha photo many belived that is was a natrual landform after all. In paragraph (7) " Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting for when the image first appeared on JPLweb sie revealing ....... a natural lanform. There was no signifigance of an alien mounument after all. Also earlier in the article in paragrph (2) it state that "Sientists figured it was another martian mesa, common enough around Cyndonia. Only this one had unusal shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoh.
The third and finale reason why I believe that this is just a natural land form is beause NASA has simply no proof that this could possibly that there could have been once a alien civilization one Mars (Cydonia). In paragraph ( 2 ) "Scientists figured out that is was only a common martian mesa, it was only the unusal shadow to make it look like a Egyptian Pharoh. Also on paragraphs (10) though(12) it states that the weather was clear and all they had found was that they had no signifagance to proof of an alien civilization on mars only to have simular characteristics of natural landforms quiet like the ones on earth.
On the other hand maybe its not a natural landform maybe some people may be right it could be some type of alien landform.
NASA could have done somthing to the pictures to mess with the hopefulls. In paragraph (8) states that " The camera on board the MGS had to peer through the whispy coulds to see that face. Perhaps, siad skeptics , alien markings were hidden by haze. But this has no relevance because on there clear weather second attempt of getting a photo , they figured out i was just a natural landform becuase of the fact that in this photo it clearly dipicked that it had many of the same characteristics of natural landforms in the American west. This proves even though that that could have been a civilization it shows that it was only a landform.
In conclusion, all the Face of Mars is a natural landform because they didnt have any proof that this was an alien civilization. It had many of the same characteristics of many natural landforms in the American West and that it much of the research they had still proved that it was a natural landfrom because of there findings. | 5 |
22ba4b2 | Dear Florida state senator, I highly suggest we keep the Electoral College for many reasons, I believe to be the most valued being, with Electoral College, we can insure the certainty and fariness of the outcome. Majority of states award electoral votes with a winner takes all, type of deal. For instance, when no candidate has majority of vote, it becomes a bit of a hectic presidential election, but by using Electoral College, the result is a clear winner. Also, it is insured that there is no region that has enough electoral votes to elect a president alone. Which is great! If a candidate was elligable to be elected by a single regions appeal, that president is extreamly unlikely to be a successful president.
Many people believe that Electoral college is unfair, they claim that the candidates feel they dont have to spend much time in the states that they feel they have no chance of winning in, but in reality, instead of avoid the states the candidates feel they wont get votes from, they should probably campaign there, and try to win some votes. It's about making the people like you, making them want to vote for you, not feel avoided by you, and if the candidates still dont see it that way, Electoral College has solved this problem by incorpurating "Swing States." Voters in these toss-up states listen extermely closely to the competing candidates. These voting are often the most thoughtful because they know they are going to be the deciding factor in the election.
Becuase no region of voters can decide the election, and there is even a deciding factor of thoughful people who are listening cloesly to the election, Electoral College becomes not only the fairest, but also the most succuessfull way to elect a president. | 4 |
22bde71 | I think that you shold join this program and become a seagoing cowboy because it gives you many oppertunities to visit many places, like when I was a seagoing cowboy I went to Europe, Greece, and China. You also get to meet many people while you are on your trip.
While you are on you trip you get to spend alot of time with the animals on the boat but also one you drop of the animals you can play volleyball and baseball in the empty holds where the animals use to be. Also you can hold table tennise tournaments and many other things in the holds. Lastly you can make new friends with the other seagoing cowboy that are on the boat with you. I made many new friends while I was a seagoing cowboy. Also,I had a lot of fun being a seagoing cowboy and meeting new people.
Being a seagoing cowboy ment more to me,it wasn't just an adventure, it opened up the world and that ment alot to me."I'm greatful for the oppertunity, and it made me more aware of what people of other countries and their needs." | 2 |
22bf7f2 | Driverless cars are on the rise in the U.S. Lots of different car companies are trying to continue the development of driverless cars. I personally think that they are a great idea, and their are many reasons why i think that. A computer driving the car is safer than a human, if a plane can go on autopilot why can't cars, and last but not least, the human in the car can take over any time.
I think that if all computers were controlling cars on the road it would be much safer than all humans controlling cars, and this is why. People get distracted on the road all the time. Other people in the car, their phones, things happening outside while they're driving and some people even drive drunk! The computer will never get distracted by the surroundings, giving it ultimate focus on the road. All the human has to do is stay alert and make sure they're ready to take over when they need to use their human skills.
Planes are put on autopilot all the time, and the people that make driving laws think driverless cars aren't safe. If that's the case, everybody should be scared for their lives when they get on a plane. Planes are put into autopilot a lot, and have no problems. Sometimes, autopilot flies the plane smoother than the pilot. The driving laws think that people will not pay attention to the road with a computer controlling the car, but even when they're driving people still dont pay attenion to the road 24/7. So with a computer driving it, you atleast know something is watching the road.
The last thing i have to say is that when the computer can't handle a situation, the driver can take over at any time. When the person needs to take over, the car quickly alerts the driver so they can handle the situation. GM developed a seat vibrator for when the car is about to back up into something. Other options are flashing windshield lights and even the cars having cameras so they can watch the driver while the driver watches the road. So work zones and accidents wont be a problem,
The three things i have said: Autopilot, a computer driving is safer, and the fact that a human can take over any time are just a few of the reasons they should allow driverless cars. Soon they will be a big thing in the U.S and around the world. Automakers are continuing the development of them and soon they will be on the road. I know i'll be getting one. | 4 |
22c53d1 | Dear State Senator,
The Electoral College is a process where voters select electors who then vote for the President of the United State. But is it really that reliable? Is it better than an election decided by that of popular vote.
The election process should be changed to one decided by popular vote instead of using the process of the Electoral College. First of all source two states that voters can sometimes get confused on the candidate that they actually voted for since they're not direclty voting for the President. Another flaw of the Electoral College also stated in source two is that "... "faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please...." That is pure lying. That basically just made that voter vote for the candidate that they did not want. Another critical error is that in the process of the Electoral College is that not all states are equally represented. For example if there is a tie in the Electoral vote the election would be handed to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the presedent. This wouldnt be fair because since each state casts only one vote, then the single representativ from Wyoming would only represent 500,000 voters. However the single representative from California would represent 35 million voters. That hardly seems fair.
With Popular vote every American would get their say in a democratic way. As source three states "... the Electoral College is not democratic in a modern sense. With popular vote everyone would be represented equally.
I understand that "the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote" causes less chance of a dispute over the Electoral college than of the popular vote, but not everyone really gets a say. Also i understand that the Electoral College avoids run off elections but that is still very rare.
State Senator it's time to abolish the Electoral college, and switch to the use of popular vote for elections. | 4 |
22c55c4 | Dear senator of Florida,
I'm a highschool student who is very involed with polotics and i wanted to write this letter to let you know that i am in favor of getting rid of the electoral college. I belive that the elcetoral college causes big problems during election time . For example when people say that the electoral college is not taking into consideration to what the people said but only caring about who they want as our president. There are five reasons to keep the electoral college, but there is many reasons to get rid of it for good. i know most peole or adults that really vote and our into politics would say otherwise but i beleive that we should get rid of it and really let the people have a voice and not have a group of people speack for us. When i was little they used to tell me that you learn something new evertyday and they were righty i leaen morwe and more everydsy that the electoral cvollege is unconsitional in my eyes why have a group ogf peopole speack for us we have avoice we can do it o our own we need to get rid ofg the electo5ral college for good. So that the peoplew of the
United States of America have a say so in who we choose to run our country. Mr. Senator if you would take this into consideration that the electoral college is bad and we need to get rid of it the people during election time would be so happy because whoever wins the vote ffrom the citiens wins the election not a group of politions who procide over us citizens. mr. Senator thak you for reading my letter, because it could help me get my voice heard about getting rid of the electoral college.
Sincirerly, PROPER_NAME | 1 |
22cb8da | The author suggestes that we keep on exploring Venus. They want Venus to be another planet that humans can live on. Scientist believe that Venus was a livable planet back than. But the conditions are bad that even space ship can't even land there.
Scientist have sent numerous spacecraft to land on Venus. None of the spacecraft have survived the landing for more than a few hours. Scientist have been saying it's been a difficult challenge to overcome. Every mission thyey have done has been unmanned. In the story it says, " Numerous factors contribute to Venu's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us.
Venus has a lot of bad conditions for humans to handle. In the story it says, " such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oocean and would liquefy many metals." Humans can't handle a lot of heat temperature but in Venus it has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. There's a lot of lightning strikes and powerful earhtquakes. | 2 |
22d6b34 | I agree with the statement saying that we should use this technology of emotional expressions because it could help people with knowing what is gong on with the person's personal life. Even though kids would not like it it should be brought to use because there can't be anymore drepression into kids life.
First reason why I think we should use technology like this is because it says that, "even though individuals often shwo varying degrees of expression like not smiling as broadly." This means that if we start using this type of technology we can figure out if a person is good or bad. Another reason why we should use this technology is because it says, "Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait taht conveys happy, worried, etc." This could mean that even if you might know what they feel you could most possilbe be wrong because if they look happy that does not mean they are actually happy they could be sad in the inside of their body. Then finally my last reason is they used the Mona Lisa smile as a demonstration. Then it said, "The Mona Lisa demonstartion is really intended to bring a smile to your face... Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad." This means this technology can detect if you are actually happy or sad.
In conclusion, I agree with this kind of technology because it can help people understanding other people's feelings. It could also demonstration how fast time is going by technology. Also, what technology can do nowadays. | 2 |
22d7047 | I am strongly against the idea of driverless cars. I feel that if the generations to come grow up using driverless cars, not only will they not develope the proper driving skills needed the take control ove dangerous situations such as heavy traffic and people passing in the streets, but they wiil think its okay to leave a compleatly inanimate object in control of their lives.
As stated in paragraph 7, smart cars do not compleatly drive themselves and they DO require a human driver to take control of the wheel from time to time, but if passengers are on a long road trip or they are stuck in traffic for vetious amounts of time they may become tired and think that sleeping is okay because the car can drive itself. WRONG! Who is to say the traffic won't randomly pick up and require assistance from a human driver? What if an unexpected pedestrian runs across the street and the smart car doesn't sense to slow down and the inocent passerby is crushed? Cars should have a fully focused driver in control at all times. Deadly accidents happen on a daily basis that include machinery gone wrong or a program crashing causing equitment to fail, who is to say the same thing won't happen with smart cars? What is goinf to happen if a manu facturing company made one small mistake while developing one of these smart cars that causes them all to crash?
There is no answer to these horrifying possibilities, but there is an easy solution. Smart cars should b illegal because they endanger the lives of our loved ones and create a large hazard for every civilian who happens to be walking anywhere near these "smart" cars. | 3 |
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