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286ff14 | The develompement of smart cars can have many plus but also plenty of negatives , for example the rate of car recks could very well go up. The cars cant full handle not having a driver. That could lead to problems not only for the driver of the driverless car but also, for the manufacturer. Also, on another hand Driverless cars could help save alot of time and money for many citizens.
Since therer cant be an option of smarter roads there have be opurtunies to develop smarter cars. There's cars that can park themselves, and other aspects known as cruise control. Still cars cant driover thru construction zones and car recks, not being able to do these task and drive up to one of these two incedints could throw the car out of whack and something mofunction and causes a wreck could be very dangerous. There has been upgrades that help gets the drivers attention when apporaching these incedents. With these cars will be new laws some benifit these driverless cars others help protect. What if theres an accident of the technology fails, who is to be blame for this the driver or the manufacturer.
Even with driverless cars there is still some of the same acciodent to think about as if you had a regular car. Prices on the cars would probably go up. Even if who have an accident who is to blame. You forbuying a driverless car of the manufacturer. | 2 |
2873095 | I am against this article ! Imagine a place where there are a lot of obese, lazy etc people in the world this would not help us in either way . By having cars that run for them selves would make people lazier then they already are today! I feel like we should keep the traditional way as of today , yes there are accidents but when a car runs for its self you dont know what can occur. People could be sleeping while they're car is moving and wake up the next day in heaven. But, there are advantages too this like you could drink alchool and be alright for those who drink, you can call or text while the car is moving etc ! Therefore, it can be safe if its approved and it could be dangerous because ther ewould be car owners that would have the old fashioned cars of today and crash into these new move by them self auto mobiles. As it mentioned in paragraph 2 " They still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues" what if your asleep when this happens! What can you do is my question? | 2 |
2874df1 | The use of technology in a classroom is very useful; but what about the use of technology in order to detect the emotions in a classroom? In "Making Mona Lisa Smile", you learn about a technology called Facial Action Coding System. This system uses facial expressions in order to detect a human emotions. This can be very useful and beneficial in a classroom setting. Students become bored or confused during a lesson and a teacher can't always tell whats going on behind the stares of students, so this system can be very valuable in the learning process.
In the article, paragraph six, Dr. Huang states, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". This supports the idea that teaching with a system like Facial Action Coding in a classroom can be very accurate and beneficial to a student. A lesson can become personalized to the particular student; unlike regular computer lessons that have no control or idea on how well the student is understanding a lesson. Learning can become more interesting to a student if they realize that their attention habits are being paid attention to rather than just ignored. This concept could be more effective than even regular classroom teaching. A teacher cannot always pin point the students that are having a hard time paying attetion or even the ones that are just confused with a lesson. With this system, the students needs will always be accomedated to.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System would be a very valuable technology in a classroom. Students lessons can be modified according to the mood they are in. If they are zoning out, the coding system will be able to recognize this and switch the lesson to a more engaging activity so the student doesn't lose interest in learning. If a student is even feeling sad , maybe the system can notify an instructor and they can arrange a break for the student because the mental health of a student is always important too. Emotions of a child in a classroom affects their attention and productivity emensly, this system can be used to their benefit. | 3 |
287950c | In the article "The challenge of exploring Venus." The author talks about some of the ideas why venus is worthy to explore and reason why not to explore it. Today I am here to tell you both sides of the story and how they are both effective.
In the authors article the reasons why people should go ahead and explore Venus is found in paragraph 2 "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionaly the closest in distance too."In paragraph 4 he says that "Astronomers are facinated by venus becasue it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." He then went on to say that "Venus was probably largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Eath." Venus may be close to eath it has surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Those are some of the main reasons in the article why the author thinks that venus is worthy of exploration.
Even though Venus is conviently close to Earth and has some features that Earth has there is also some down fall to Venus that is very dangerus. Like in the second paragraph where the author says that "there has been no spacecraft that has survived more than a few hours" maybe Venus doesn't seem as perfect as I was making it to be at first. The author also said in the third paragraph that "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." One of the most challenging parts about Venus are the clouds that are highly corrosive inVenus's stmosphere or it is the temperatures that average over 800 degrees. The author also says in the third paragraph that "Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcannoes, powerful earthquaked, amd frequent lightining strikes seeking to land on its surface. Those are the dangers of Venus and probably why we shoulsn't go down there and explore.
Even though there are some ups and downs of exploring venus I bet that just people being curious and wondering what is over there will lead us to exploring it. In paragraph 8 the author says that "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts" which I agree on if we are really curios what is going on in venus we shoudl go ahead and explore what is going on over there and see if it is nice being there or not. Hopefully this helped you out on some of the advantages and disadvantages on exploring Venus and its dangers that it has in it. | 3 |
287a0b6 | Do you know how landforms are made? The face on Mars is a landform. Here are a couple reasons why I think the face is a landform, and not a structure made by aliens.
One reason I think the face is a landform, is because the sand on that planet builds up and increases into a mountain. There are also astroids that strike the planet, making the planet have different size shapes on its surface. Also, there are tectonic plates to move the land.
One other reason I think it is a landform is because, if aliens were to create the enourmus structure, how would they do it and why would they do it? To me, there is no other explanation other than it was created by natural landforms. Also, whos to say that aliens are real or not? It wouldnt matter because even if people said aliens are real, they would need to have evidence explaining why and how aliens accually exist. Then and only then, would I consider looking into the matter of aliens creating the structure. | 2 |
287b18b | Through the development of driverless cars, there are many postive or negative aspects that can be contributed to their manufacturing. Overall, I beleive that with these developments and engineering that has gone into the manfucaturing of driverless cars, we have improved the safety of regular automotive vehicles and the standards that safety should be set at. While the development of accessories that are created for safety are commonly used in these driverless car, these safety measures can be used in development of everyday vehicles.
When creating the idea of driverless cars, many furutrists have come upon the idea that we do not need smarter cars; we need smarter roads. The development of roadways that General Motors and engineers at Berkeley tried to use were incredibly advanced. The roadways at General Motors provided the invention of an electrical cable that was to be embedded in the track, this would send radio signals to a receiver that was on the front end of the car. The engineers at Berkeley used magnets that had alternating polarity. With this new-found developments, these people created smart-road systems that worked incredibly efficently. With these developments that were made, the realization that smarter roadways may not be the correct option, but smarter cars truly hold the future. This lead to a new wave of developmental ideas.
With the development of smarter cars, automakers had come upon the manufacturing of accessories that would help everyday cars. While smart cars really do need an abundance of sensors, often times regular cars can be improved with these added. With the development of anti-lock brakes, the sensors were able to exhibit a better response and control compared to that of a human driver. The development of smarter cars has lead to furthering the improvements in sensors and the computer software and hardware that makes driving safer.
In 2013, BMW had annouced the devlopment od "Traffic Jam Assistant." This vehicle was able to drive partially by itself, but int he event of work zones and accidents, it needed the assistance of human drivers. Soon, automotive companies realized that it was a necessity to have a way for a car to gain a driver's attention. Some of these companies had seat that would vibrate, an announcement system, and flashing lights on the windshield and other displays. Through this abrupt realization, manufacturers have begun the merging of these concepts into everyday vehicles.
Through the creation of driverless cars, we have made everyday cars safer and more reliable. They are now less liekly to cause accidents. If we further the development of driverless cars, who knows where the roadways will be in twenty years? We could have the ubiquitous use of driverless cars, perhaps they could become further assimilated, maybe laws will change for safer roadways. Perhaps our everyday cars will be the safest as can be. We really don't know, but so far, the develp,ent of driverless cars has seemingly revolutionized the automaking world and planted a new seed in everyone's minds about the future which only we can change.
In conclusion, because of the devlopment of driverless cars, we have made roadways safer with the creation that have come about through their manufacturing. Without the thought of using driverless cars and making vehicles and roadways smarter, there would be a lack of development in the technological safety of vehicles. There would be far more accidents because of the lack of ability to brake, which has been stopped since of the perfection of anti-lock brakes, and there would be a lack of ability for driver's to remain focused on the roadways without the development of vibrating seats in order to gain a driver's attention when they are veering off the road. They have truly revolutionized the car manking industry and the future that we will hold. | 5 |
287d547 | The new technology called Facial Action Coding System should should be used in a classroom to read the emotional expressions of the students. Why? you make ask. I belive it will actually rise the students smartness and test scores. Also it would be the best for years to come! It will hepl the students more smart becasue in classroom there are kids that are to scared/embrassed to rise their hand and ask questions. So if the teacher see a student is confused and sees that kid is to sacred to rise their hand then he would rexplain what he was teaching. Then if the technology shows he or she isnt confused then he would move on. This will be so great years to come because kids wouldn´t be left behind and wouldn´t feel that they have to drop out. If they will see their selfs being something big in the futer. Then we will have more doctors and mostly likely to find new medinces for illness like cancer. We will get sincetes to help us live in this earth longer and maybe hopefully keep the earth clean. They would be smart enugh to find new ways to keep the earth clean. Not even just to help the eart but help kids prevent from doing things that will harm themselfs and others. For an exmaple if the teacher sees somoene is so mad they can try to help and talk and that could help a school shooting because sometimes all we need to someone to talk to. So in conclusen i belive the new technology called Facial Action Coding System should be in the classroom because it will help the earth and thw world but mot imporantly us humans. | 2 |
287e0bd | Venus, the second planet from the sun, can be seen shining bright in the sky. However, not much is known about the neighboring planet. The authors uses information about Venus and possiblities for the future to help support the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers.
Venus is referred to as the earth's "twin." Though Venus could not be any more different than Earth, it poses a possibility that it may have been similar in the past. "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth" (paragraph 3). "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system" (paragraph 4). To explore Venus and find connections of Venus to Earth could lead to future breakthrough of a habital planet.
To show the exploration of Venus might not just be empty hope, he proposes ideas atronomers may have to analyze the planet. "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray...Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans" (paragraph 5). However, this may restrict close observations, especially since limited light can penetrate the planet's atmosphere. To solve this problem, the author proposes another solution. To overcome the delicacy of modern computers, astronomers are thinking of going back in time and using mechanical ones. "By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces" (paragrah 7).
In the passage, the author presents both solutions to complications with the mission and possible breakthroughs that the mission might bare. Either by staying out of range of Venus's atmosphere or using mechanical computers, the hardships of surviving on the harsh planet could be overcome. The rover or blimp may bring back valuable information that may indicate a Earth-like haven from back in time. With endless hope and possibilities, the author has shown the worth of a mission to Venus. | 4 |
287ed5e | I think the Electoral college is a good way to vote for the president or vice president because i think without the Electoral college, we wouldn't have anyone to vote for the president or vice president. We have each candidate running for president in our state and it has his or her own group of electors. The electors are chosen by the candidate political party.
I agree that most state have a winner take all system because it awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. The 23rd Amendment of the constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for purposes of the Electoral College.
The word state refers to the District of Columbia. The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. We help choose our state's electors when we vote for president because when we vote for our candidate we are actually voting for our candidate electors.
I think the best laid defenses of the system are wrong because some voters might sometime vote for the wrong candidate and they might sometime get confused about the electors. After Al Gore thanks to the quirks of the electoral college, he won the popular vote but lost the presidency. Over 60 percent of voters would perfer a direct election to the kind we have now. This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. The disaster factor is the single best argument against the electoral college. I agree that most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters because of the winner take all system in each state. Candidate don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning,focusing only on the tight races in the swing states. During the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidate at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina,and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't see a single campaign ad. I agree that the it's official that the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best agruments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. The agruments against direct elections are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right. Abolish the electoral college.
I think the five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President was for its lack of democratic. The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. I disagree the advocates of this postition are correct in arguing that the Electoral college method is ot democratic in a modern sense. It is the electors who elect the president, not the people. When we vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors because we're not actually voting for the president, we're just voting for the slate of electors. Each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee and that trust is rarely betrayed. However it it entirely possibe that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections inn which no candidate receives a majority of the vote cast. I agree that they made the five reasons for retaining the Electoral College. | 1 |
287f1a7 | In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author talks about the new technology called the Facial Action Coding System. This would enable computers to identify human emotions. Say you were looking at ads and you didn't like one ad so you frowned, the computer would be able to detect that and it would show you something different, but if you smiled then it could show you something similar to that ad. This new technology would be very helpful and valuable in classrooms.
Being able to use this technology in classrooms could be such a help for some students. Since now majority of schools use laptops in the classrooms or they go to computer labs to work this could be a help. There are a lot of students that are afraid to ask their teacher for help when they don't understand a probelm that they are working on because they feel embarrassed for not understanding something that most of the class in understanding. Having this technology in class that could read your facial expressions while you are working could be a huge help. The technology could be able to tell if a student is confused, nervous, or any other emotion while he or she is working on the lesson. The computer would be able to continue going at the pace it is going while going over the lesson, or be able to slow down its pace if the student shows expressions of not understanding what is going on. The technology could even recognize when the student is becoming bored of the lesson and it could be able to make the lesson more exciitng. The technology would be able to modify the lesson with any type of facial expression.
Some people might argue that they don't want their face to be read by a computer because they think that the governement could be watching their children, but once they see that their childrens grades have possibly improved because of this new technology they will change their mind. This is why this technology would be valuable in classrooms. | 3 |
2882fdb | Driverless cars is the way the automotive industry is heading, and will be here sooner than people think. Many big names that specialize in different aspects of technology are working on driverless cars. Some of the biggest are Google, BMW, and Tesla. People have long dreamed of driverless cars, and in the 1950s GM tried "smart roads" as a solution, but was soon disregarded because of the cost.
Almost all the successful driverless cars have been producted by big successful companies that are household names. Google is highly respected and is working on a driverless cars, and in total those cars have driven more than half a million miles. In those half a million miles not a single crash has happened. BMW is also helping solve problems with driverless cars by intoducing "Traffic Jam Assistant." This new technology requires the driver to have their hands on the wheel as the car drives itself in case the person is needed to take over. Also Toyota has helped set the templet for Google's smart car by producing the Toyota Prius.
The knowledge of how to design a smart car has been around for a long time, but the technology is just now letting us build our dream car. Improvments on technology and cheaper technology makes it easier to build a smart car. An example of technology that has under gone this transformation are all the different sensors in cars. This technology is also making cars safe like an antilock break.
People have long dreamed of driverless cars, and the human race is known for making dreams into realality. For a long time driverless cars have only been seen in television shows and movies, but now big name companies are working hard to solve the probelms that face smart cars to make it come true. This dream is nothing new, and was first tested in 1950s by GM.
Driverless cars are not to far away in the future and will help make our lives safer. With some of the best companies in the world investing time, money, and reseach on smart cars the only question is when. When it is a dream of not just a person, but millions that in it's self is enough drive. | 2 |
2887b93 | Google driverless cars are something of the future right? Not anymore the company Google are and did make cars that are driverless in some aspect. They still need human control in certan situations like in passage 7 stating some accidents and work zones human interaction with the mobile vehicle is needed. In a way its much sophicated than human driving more precise as you will. In this case it would be alot more safer for us and the enviorment as they say in passage 1 saying that the cars would use half the gas we use today. Theres more pros than cons in this invention and it would be a great accomplishment to creat a car with these abilities.
Google cars are here not yet purchasable , but they are made and tested.
With this long period of time they should create the best saftey precautions in the vehicle itself. With these new features im sure that they would bring in high saftey precaution in these vehicles because this is a new era of mobile vehicles. The fact there would be less accidents and fewer human fault accidents. There would be less tickets and fewer police officers running around pulling people over. If they make this car how i am thinking they will they could change everything about the art of driving.
Less gas more money thats what we all want. More money thats what youll have after Google release these driverless cars. The bonus will be a healthier enviorment. Half the gas half the polution. The enviorment is severly important to us. The air we breath, the food we eat, the pure decorations, the way we live is based on this huge factor of the enviorment the more healthier it is the better we live. With this car great things will happen outside and inside our wallets.
Based on these facts in the article theres a definate change becoming afloat the way we live will change for a long time. We get alot of improvements when they release this driverless car the rules will change for the better. We will see our family members safer with these automibles on the market. Lets make society great again with Google Driverless Cars. | 3 |
2887d53 | The Seagoing Cowboys program is a great way to explore the world and have a great time. Joining this program makes you a hero. You help cattle that are shipped overseas. This is an opportunity of a lifetime to explore different countries and meet new people. You have an opportunity to travel across the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. You also get to go to different countrys that you have never seen before. If you are up for a challenge and you want to change the world, join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
Tons of people have join this program and it has changed their lives. For example, Luke Bomberger and his friend Don Reist joined this program right after World War ll was over. They joined because they wanted to make a difference and help people that were in need. They had a lifetime experience. They got to travel across the Alantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people that were affected by World War ll.
This progam brings fun into life as well as challenge. In this progam you get to have tons of fun. There are sports you can play in the empty holds that the animals. These games are played when you return on trips after the animlas have been unloaded. They also have tournaments like table-tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whitling, and other games that heled pass time. In the empty holds they would have big baseball and volleyball games.
This job is fun but you also nhave to look at the dangerous side. Luke Bomberger, on his second trip, served as a night watchman. His job was to check on all the animas every hour. One rainy night, after making his hourly report to the captain, he slid down a slippery ladder on his backside. His heart raced as he shot feet first toward an opening on the side of the ship. A small strip of metal along the edge stopped his slide. This program is very dangerous but very fun at the same time. You have to be aware on this job but still have fun at the same time.
This job is a lifetime opportunity that you would not want to pass up. It helps change the world by helping the animals that are in need. It also helps the people in different countries that need someone to help them with their life. This job as dagerous setting but is also really challegeing and fun at the same time. Luke Bomberger said "It opened the world up to me. I'm grateful for the opportunity and it made me aware of people of other countries and their needs." That awareness stayed with him, leading his family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years. This program is a great way to interact with other people. Are you up for a challenge? | 4 |
288c02f | Have you ever thought what is a seagoing Cowboy? A Seagoing Cowboy is a group of people that transports a cattel over seas to another contry. That's why Luke dose it. To help other people.
Luke's friend decided to invite Luke onto a cattle bout. After Luke decided to join the UNRRA and become a Seagoing Cowboy.
Luke got to travle the world while takeing care of the animals they were transporting. Luke traveled 9 times. That's more than most Seagoing Cowboys. Luke got to see Greece, Europe, and China. He travled across the Pacific and the Atlantic ocean while working as a Seagoing Cowboy.
He would find ways to have some fun while on the boat while he had a break from the animals especially after the animals were delivered. They played baseball, volleyball,and tennis tournaments where the animals were held. they also whittled, read, boxed,and other games.
Luke was glad that he became a Seagoing Cowboy becauseit made him more aware of the peolpe of other contries and their needs. | 2 |
2895919 | Having the election by popular vote has benifited our community in various ways such as, Being able to compare the presidents information and how He or She will help our society and represent us, It also can allow presidents to feel as if they have a equal chance of winning votes, Having election by popular votes for the presidents can make our community's can help people get together and talk about which president is better or which on they think has more potential helping out the society
Comparing the presidents is a good way to find out who's a better and choosing that person. The electoral college is a way to get votes from people that favor the president or has different belifes and different changes in the next president. Having popular vote for president is a cool way to discover how other people want their society. Most people dont think having popular vote as president is a good idea because they wanna see what will happen or who will become president without there vote being out.
The electoral college way of voting isnt fair it dosent allow presidents to feel equal. most presidents prefer voting elections because they feel equal and want to have same rights. If most people were in positions like the president they would want to have popular vote because they wouldnt want someine that isnt better then them winning election.
I believe that popular vote has and will contine benifiting our community by equaling out our rights. Helping people get to know the presidents better, and helps the better president represent us. | 2 |
2899c5a | Studying Venus is a worthy persuit alhtough it presents some dangers. Studying Venus and sending a spacecraft or even people would further our knoledg on the planet, it could help us further our technology aswell, and it is Earth's "twin".
We could learn so many new htings about the planet. Things that cant be seen because of Venus's thick atmosphere. We already know that the Earth and Venus have many things in common like mountains and vallys and craters, but if there were to be a mission on Venus where a space craft lands or an actual human is sent ont he ission we could discover how Venus came to have those mountains and valleys and craters.
With furthering our knoledge about the planet we could also further our knoledge in our technology. There has not been any spacecraft that has been named that has gone on a mission to Venus becuase they never last more than a few hours. We could betterthat technology so that the spacecrafts can last a lot longer to where ventually we can send people. We can have a simulated enviorment of Venus and test different materials to see which works best and improve it as we go. The improvements in technology could help us in future missions aswell.
Venus in known to have things in common with Earth which is another reason why Studyig Venus is a worthy pursuit. It is the planet that resebles Earth in its geography and it would be worth knowing how Venus got that. We can also discover new ways in which it is our planet's "twin".
We should take to challenge and study Venus. It may take years and it is dangerous but it is a worthy pursuit. We are aware of the dangers and difficulty of studying Venus; it is just the matter of accepting the challenge or not. | 3 |
289b64b | How challenging is venus to explore? The author thinks that even though it is very dangerous to explore we should still do it because it has numerous similar things to Earth. Venus is good for exploring because its close to us and it is close to us in density and size. Venus has a lot of similar things to Earth on it.
Venus and Earth have a lot of things in common. On Venus, its has craters, valleys, and moutains. The author states that "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters". This proves that Earth and Venus are a like. It is also our nearest option for a planetary visit at times. The author states this idea by saying, "Futhermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideation given the long time frames of space travel".
NASA is coming up with ideas to make a vehicle that will hover thirty miles above the surface of Venus to stay out off the harsh conditions of its surface. The author proclaims in the text "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape". Researchers are working on things that could allow machines to with stand the conditions of Venus. In states in the text that "Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus".
The author gave great vivid examples on comparing Earth and Venus. He also said some differences. He stated facts about Venus and how dangerous it actually is. He states in the text that "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should expanded to meet the very edges of imaginations and innovations". | 3 |
289c956 | The author supports his idea of exploring venus even though there are many challenges to complete the task. Some challenges that come with exploring Venus is that it has harsh conditions for human and and robots, but the NASA has been working on other approaches. Scientist would like study its surface because at some point in history Venus was somewhat like Earth. The author has answers for all the challenges that scientist have with exploring Venus.
Venus is the second planet from our sun which makes the planet the planet very hot reaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Venus also has a very thick atmosphere of almost 97% of carbon dioxide blankets, and as the author states "the atmospheric pressure is 90 time greater than what we experience on our planet" that pressure would easily destroy any metal. Another fact about Venus is that it has the hottest surface of all the planets in our solar symtem even though Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. So far scientist have been working on alternatives to explore Venus.
Humans have sent many spacecraft to land on Venus, but none of them have survived this shows why non of the missions have been named. but in recent times the NASA has been working on using electronics made out of silicon carbide because they had been tested in a chamber simulating the conditions of Venus. Another approach that NASA is looking foward to is sending "mechanical computers" this devices use gears and levers to make calculation and do no need electronics at all. Mechanical computers can be made more resistant to heat, pressure, and many other force unlike its counter part, modern computers, they can very flexible, powerfull, and quick, but they are more delicate being in extreme conditions.
Human survival can be possible in Venus with a space ship hovering 30 miles above the ground of the planet, the pressure would be very close to the one on Earth the temperature would be around 170 Fahrenheit also they would be plenty of solar power, and the radiation would no be more that what it is on our planet. In these conditions human life can be accomplish. Millions of years ago Venus was like Earth, how do we know? because Venus has features of Earth such as rocky sediment, craters and mountains.
The conditions in Venus make it hard to survive in the planet because its temperature can reach 800 F and the pressure is 90 times grater than what it is on Earth, life on the ground cant be possible on the rocky ground of Venus. Even though the conditions has very dangerous conditions exploration can be possible with mechanical computers. Life can also be possible if we find a way to hover 30 miles away from the ground because the temperature can be 170 F and the pressure would be like Earth. Life 30 miles above the ground of Venus can be possible. | 5 |
289dbd1 | The "face" on Mars wasn't created by martians. Because through disoveries in technology we have discovered that the "face" on mars is not a structure made to look like a human it is simply just a mesa.
The evidence in the passage supports my thesis because it states that since the original photo was taken in 1976 when they were looking for the Viking 1's sister ship Viking 2 places to land they saw the "face" "NASAs Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, snapping photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face." NASA have been taking pictures and researching the "face". Their research has helped them come to the conclusion that it is a mesa and not a martian creation to look like a human face.
Also they state here that new technology has helped them take better pictures "New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASAs Mars Global Survey spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: A mesa.". NASA shortly after discovering the "face" realized that it was just another martian mesa and the facial features that it had were just shadows as stated here "the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh.".
As I stated in the introduction the face on Mars is simply a mesa and not a martian creation and through the data in the passage I supported my answer that there is not an actual face on Mars. | 3 |
28b808f | Wouldn't you like to know is there is life an other plants ? wouldn't you like to know what make the shing like they do what gives light to the darck of
the night? will right now i'm going to tell u about something called "Evening Star." is one of the briatis plant there is, that is cool, that is what makes the dark so much better because that what make the dark so much cuter. The way that's it's got it name was because,"is misleading shinest venus is actually a plant.
To me this something really cool, because it's shows hwo the world really is, and i think that there should be thing like this, were poeple should know how our world is because, in the story is say that " If our sister planet is so inhospintenle why are scientisis even discussing furchere vivts to it's surface? this what I maen, there is more life out there because scientists want to send people up there.
In conclusion I think that " venus still has some feature that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surfucae of rocky seniment and incluse." | 1 |
28c14d7 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" there was an arguement about how it's safe invention to be put out of the road and test drive it and how it's not really a smart idea and people can get hurt while in operations of the driverless car. Even though it may seem like a really cool invention there is a lot of things that can go wrong while in operation of the car. So no, I don't think that driverless cars are a good idea because it may cause accident, we don't know how the technology will react in extreem measures, and the driver may be distracted by everything that is going on behind the weel.
Many, many things can go wrong for example wihle driving the technology in the driverless car can malfunction and cause an accident, or while in operation the driver may not be able to stop the driverless car and also cause an acciedent. Theres a whole bunch of things that can go wrong while uding a diverless car. For example the driver might get distracted in times where the car alrets the driver to take over. The driver may not know how that senerio will play out. More so when the driver isn't paying any attention to the road and what the driverless car is doing. Another example would be that the technolgy might fail under extreem measure like when it's at a 4-qay intersection it may not stop, the car may not relize that it was to stop untill it's too late and an accident is cause, just because the car didn't see what was going on or there may have been a glitch that caused an accident. All of these things that can happne need to be taken into account. Because in all honesty we can't always depend on the new and cool technology that comes out of the years, have of the new technology that come outs, all the the technolgy may have many glitches and maybe no one will notice on time untill it's too late, untill an accident is caused. In the text it stated that "In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelarate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navagating throughwrok zones and around accidents."
i understand that most drivers are alert and ready when it comes to these types of situations, but what about the ones that don't pay a whole lot of attention to the road while they're driving? How are they going to deal with the driverless car malfuntioning or notifying them that they need to take acion when it's needed? I feel that diverless cars will propose a lot more accidents when the car itself get more popular.
In conclution, i think that driverless cars are a bad idea because it may cause accidents, we don't know how the technology will react in extreem measures, and the driver may be distracted by everything that is going on behind the weel. There is a lot of factors that are involed than it just being a cool invention or a cool thing to be able to drive. There is a lot that goes into making sure that the car is safe for human use and making sure that it won't cause a lot more accidents that are needed. I just feel that it would be a bad idea since the project/invention isn't devleoped all the way. Since they're still unsure of what the outcome is on making this invention become a possiblity for others to experiance. | 3 |
28c8ca4 | Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it persents. Do you think the Venus is worthy despite the dangers? In my opinion, I dont think it's worthy despite the danger. I will tell you why the author believes that studying Venus is worthy despite the dangers.
First reason, is because their air crafts never made it to Venus, that helped them find out that Venus was to hot and that's why the spacecrafts never made it up their. In they text it says, "Humans sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world .....but all were unmanned." Another reason, is because Venus is so hot for humans to be on because it will burn them to death. In the text it says, " On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit." The finally reason, is because the radiation can kill a human. In the text it says, " Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed earth levels."
This is some belifes of why I think the author thinks that sudying Venus is worthy but dangerous. Their are pelnty of reasons why the author thinks this is very dangerous for humans. At the same time all the dangerous stuff helps them find out the information that they have collected today. This informations is only helping us identify things we never knew before that may some day help us in the future. | 2 |
28cf870 | Its just a Martian mesa from the red planet Cydonia. It's not made up by aliens its just a landform. Even if the the landmark was an alien made thing then where are the aliens. If people are checking up on this everday and keeping watch you would be able to see these "aliens". So when you think of it getting made by aliens its probaly not the best choice if you have no proof.
If it was made up by aliens then why is it not looking like a face more and more when we look more in to it. We got proof that it isn't made from an alien, "New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA'S Mars Global Survey spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what really is: A mesa." That was in May of 2001, and it can't be anything made from an alien. People who believe that it was made from aliens made the stuff up, like put it in a magazines, radio talks to make a big deal out of it even though it is just a land mark. Those scientests didn't look in to it because it says "become a pop icon" and people think that they know stuff about it and really they don't. You gotta look into it before making a big deal about it.
You need proof, like proof that aliens did make this. Garvin says "It's not easy to target Cydinia, in fact, it's hard work." See hard work not just assuming. You guys have some reasons why like "They might be watching in the shadows of it" but where is the proof they actually exsist. | 2 |
28cfca6 | "Imagine being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling, even when they are trying to hide their emotions." -Nick D'Alto. The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is very amusing system that can read how a human is feeling. The thought of a computer software being able to decipher what I'm feeling is shocking. I believe the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of a student in a classroom is valuable. There are many reasons why I agree with the use of the FACS. For instint, technlogy would be able to identify how you feel about what you're learning, it'll make you a more emotional person,and it will help you stay on task. I think the FACS has a good chance of changing the future in a possitive way.
The FACS was desinged to to recognize six everyday emotions. This would be helpful when a student is confused or does not understand what the teacher is trying to teach. The system could then modify the classwork that the student is working on. With more practice the computer could then change the difficultiness of the assignment according to how the student feels. For an example lets say a gentelman is stuck on a math problem. The frustration that the gentelman is showing will be seen by the computer. The computer will then help the gentelman by modifying it or infroming the teacher where he is struggling. This will better his education and help out more when students are scared to ask for help.
The positive effect that the FACS has on the students is another reason why it will be vaulable in classrooms. In the passage it says," According to Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expreess emotions, but also may even help produce them. ("Putting on a happy face" actually works!)". This proves that it has been proven by experts that this system could help spread positive vibes. "Whoever thought that making faces could receal so much about the science of emotions!".
Finally, the FACS could help identify when students are bored and are not paying attention. This will help a student pay attention and not stay behind. The solution to this would be to modify the infromation to be interesting or less difficult for a student. I assume that this would decrease the amount of missing assignments and improve grades. This will be better fro the students to gain knowledge.
In conclusion the Facial Action Coding System should be used in classrooms for students. They will help improve their interest in topics at school, help the students understand better, it will help students be more possitive, and finally is will have a big impact on all of us. The Facial Action Coding System would be a new way of gaining more knowledge. It will help students and teachers understand eachother better. Overall this would be a positive impact amoung us all. | 4 |
28d2498 | The limiting of persoanlcar usage has done wonders for the areas that this policy has be implmented. Strictly enviermentaly swpeaking in the cites that have limited their residents persoal car usage the smog rates went drasicly down. Thoughschanges happened in a matter of days. Imagin the changes that could accoure if limited car usage was implmented on a wider scale for the long term. Not only envirermentaly benifical but limited car usage also has large and far reaching econmic and social upsides. The lack of money being waisted on persoanl automobeal transportation leads to a surplus of savings for everyday familes to spend or more nessary items. Socialy limited car usage has be proven to be benifal as a whole also. People living in areas that have already been placed under this polices report signifigent reducions in stress and worrying, leading to much weight off their sholders and a genaeral better aqttude over all.
The first and most obveous advantage of the limed car usage policiy is the masive positive impact the police has the earth. As stated in source one and I quote "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.". Now imagin if thoes percentages just went away. In the city of Vauban Germany, an expermental city already under the policy, it did. Another example if Paris. A city that literly had to force the policy of limited car usage apon it people in a desperate attempt to reverse what the evils of personal car usgae was doing to the atmosphere of the city. The personal cars created smog so think the city hit record polution levels that even rivaled Beijing its self, one of the worlds most poluted citys. As stated in source two, the city put a ban on cars with any license plates that were even numbered on the first day from driving and a ban on odd numbered the second day. The positives of the limited car usage plicy was so instantanous that the second day of no driving for odd numbered cars ws deamed not nessary. The massive envirmental advantages of the limited car usage policiy can neiter be denyed or ignored.
The economic advantages of this policy can also not be ignored. To fully grasp the economic upswing that will accure under this policy we must turn our attention the the great city of Bogota, Colombia. In this former Spanish colony turned capital city a program has been set up called the "car-free day". On this day no cars are driven and a festable is set up to promote alternate transportaion and reduce smog. This year two other Colombian citys, Cali and Valledupar joned the event citing the obouse advantages of the policy. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution" says buisinessman Carlos Arturo Plaza source 3 quotes. The policy as done economic wonders not only for the people but for the city its self. since the day begin in the mid 1990s over 118 miles of bike path have been created, parksand sports centers have bloomed throughout the city, uneven sidke walks have been leveled out, and new resturants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up as reported by source 3. The limited car usage policy cound be the merical policy for citys in need of an economic boost.
Finaly the social advantages of the policy have also been noted.
The evils of the modern day car culture must be destroyed. As said by Carlos Plaza preveously "It's a good opportunity to take away stress". "When i had a car I was always tense. Im mush happier this way" said Heidrun Walter resident of Vauban. Two people on two totaly differnt sides of the world both experenced the social advantages of this policy. Even young people are seeing the advantages according to a study last year that found that driving by young people devreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009 according to source 4.
As one can now clearly see the advantages of limted personal car usage are impossibkle to deny and even harder to ignore. Economicly,socialy, and enviromentaly this policy as done wonders where ever it has been implimented. It has both immeadit and long term positive effects with no odveous negitive effects. Altrnates to personal cars could be things like Bill fords bisiness plan for a world in which personal vehical ownership is replaced witha partnering with the telecommunications industy to create citys in which pedestrians, bicycle, private cars, and public and commerical traffic are woven into a connected netword. The acceptence of limited car usage and the extenciton of modern day car culture is the next step for the advacment of humanity. | 4 |
28d24e7 | I feel that this kind of technology is amazing. Being able to read or emotions by seeing our face is really cool. This kind of technolgy may help in the long run by letting us know peoples emotions and how they are feeling. The technology may also help us find new things in peoples emotions and allow us to learn how they work and what causes them. That is why this Facial Coding System is such a big tecgnological advancement.
With this technology we can figure out what people are actually thinking. It can detect whether or not people are actually happy or if there just faking a smile. Also the Facial Coding System can tell whether or not someone is confused. If a student is doing math homework on a computer and the student doesn't understand it, the Facial Coding System can pick up on that and try to help the student understand the work by showing him a lessonon the work. Also this technolgy can help if somebody is telling the truth. If a person is lying and their facial exprssion changes the computer program can pick up on it and tell you if they are telling the truth. This technology canalso tell if people are afraid of something and need help.
This technology is a great idea and if worked with even more could become amazing. Being able to tell peoples emotions by percentage will help people who are students and just regular people. With this technology we could even make the world a safer place by checking if people are telling the truth or if they are hiding something. That is why the Facial Coding System is so great, and i hope thatit becomes even better in the future. | 3 |
28d3646 | Most of the residents in Germany have given up their cars.
Vauban's streets are completely ''car-free'', this means that no one except for the main thoroughfare and a few streets on one edge of the community have cars. This movement is called ''smart planning.''
This movement helps the greenhouse gas emissions in Erope. Passenger cars are reponsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States, this evidence is given in paragraph 5.
David Goldberg states on paragraph 7 that all the development since the World War II has been centered on cars, he is promoting new communities that are less dependent on cars.
In source 2 the autor talks about one of the biggest advantages of limiting car usage, by cleaning the air from pollution. Cold nights ans warm days cased the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. In Bogota, Colombia they are doing a program that is called ''Car-free'' this is a program that allows people to have a day without using their cars, in souce 3. | 1 |
28d472e | Every four years there is an election. The election is used to decide who our president will be for the next four years. The Electoral College is currently being used for our elections. The articles "Does the Electoral College Work?" and "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President" by Richard Posner believes the Electoral College should continue to stay in use. On the other hand, the article "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" by Bradford Plumer believes that the Electoral College should be removed from the system of electing the President. While the Electoral College has been in use for a majority of the time, it is time to start a different process called popular vote.
The Electoral College has been in place for many years and has produced good results. One good thing the Electoral College does is it prevents a candidate from becoming President if they only have regional appeal. This is crutial because "a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president" (Posner). With the Electoral College in place it makes it impossible to for a candidate with only regional appeal to become president because no region has enough electoral votes to elect them. Another helpful thing the Electoral College does is it has a certainty of outcome, so it is less likely for disputes than popular votes. It is less likely for disputes because "the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote" (Posner). Even if a state has a few more votes for the Electoral College it still creates a huge victory. Even though the Electoral College has produces some good results, presidents being elected through popular vote will be better, more efficient, and more equal.
Again, the popular vote will be more fair. It will be more fair because a president with more popular votes will win. In the Electoral College, a candidate with the most popular votes does not ensure victory because the other candidate may have more electoral votes. This happened in 2000 when Al Gore got more popular votes, but lost the presidency (Plumer). The Electoral College is not fair to the citizens of this country and to the candidates. If more people prefer one candidate over the other, then the president should clearly clearly be them. The Electoral College is also not fair because if there is a tie, then the vote goes to the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives' "selection can hardly be expected to reflect the will of the people" (Plumer). The majority of the House of Representatives is Republicans, so the president elected will be reflected by that, and it will not give the Democrats equal representation. All in all, popular vote should be used to determine the President because it is a more fair and an equal way to do so.
Equally important, popular vote should be used to elect the President because then candidates and voters will pay attention to the campaign. With the Electoral College candidates only spend time trying to win the votes of the "swing states." They will not pay attention to the states that they already know have their vote. In fact, in the 2000 campaign, there were seventeen states that the candidates never visited. Two of those are Rhode Island and South Carolina (Plumer). Every state should be able to see the candidates so the voters get to really know who they are voting for, so they will make a better decision. Also, with the Electoral College people in states that know their vote will not matter will not pay attention to the campaign. A person such as, a "Republican in California... have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote" (Posner). Everyones opinion should matter and should be taken into account when electing the President. To summarize, popular vote is the only way to ensure that the voters get all the knowledge they need to elect the President, and so that everyone's vote matters.
In conclusion, electing the President is a painstaking task and should be done using popular vote, not the Electoral College. The President of the United States plays an important role in our country. The President has to make many difficult decisions, and those decisions should be a reflection of the entire country. It should not just reflect the certain states that contributed their electoral vote. | 5 |
28d7776 | I think that studying Venus is really worth a try due to the opportunities that we might be able to study its surface.
Even though we do not have the ability to send machines or humans, we would be able to see what things are on its surface
The author shows that it's a worth pursuit in paragraph 7 when he talks about machines like mechanical computers which might be able to make it there.
He says, "systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces."
Another example the author gives in paragraph 5 is that humans can go see Venus with its atmosphere with a technology to keep them safe.
The solution would "allow scientists to float above the fray" which is not a bad idea to keep them from getting hit by flames of radiation.
Traveling to Venus would be good because we humans could see how far we can go and we could expand our technology to a whole new level to study other planets too.
It would expand our goal to many horizons to study its many surfaces and this idea to see what's inside of the most dangerous planets in the universe. | 2 |
28de37d | Are you for or against the driverless cars? The driverless cars could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you look at it. There is different points of views you could see this from driving or assisting, waiting on the law and seesing the world.
First, one good thing about driverless cars that was mintioned in the article is "Sebastian Thrun, founder of the Google Car project, believes that the technology has finally begun to catch up to the dream". The 20th centry has finally improving on the technology that before 2000 there was no way that someone could make something that interesting. The reason that they couldn't make something as interesting as the driverless car is because they didn't have the right technology to be able to do so.
Second, One reaosn that driverless cars might not be good thing is because the car can only function up to 25 miles per hour. It says that " their cars have drivin more than half a milion miles without a crash, but so far, Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accedents". If there was a crash than the car wouldn't know what to do you would have to drive the car. That's why since 2009 that the Google cars havent been fully driverless yet. What if you get in a car accedint who's fault is it the manufacturers or the person behing the wheel? That would be something they would have to work out and have to investigate in to.
Next, Driverless cars can be dangerous but also a great tool for the improving of the technology that we have today. " Traffic Jam Assistant". " the car can handle up to 25 miles per hour, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." non of the cars developed today are completely driverless they still have to hold on to the wheel but they can steer, accelerate and brake themselves, but the driver has to be aware when ther is an upcoming crash or traffic jam to be able to take care of the situation". This could be a good or bad thing depending on how the driver can take control of the car or not in bad situations that the driverless car can not control.
Finally, Are you for or against the driverless cars in the future? We have the technology to be able to make it happen, the driverless cars can get you in a car accedent and cause you to have to fight with the manufactuer of the car and they can aslo be dangerous to situations like car crashes and traffic situation on the road. Driverless cars are in the future. | 3 |
28de5fe | Do you know what pollution is? Have you ever taken a trip by car? Well, cars emit a significant and substantial amount of pollution into the atmosphere. Such pollution will result in a damaged atmosphere. Therefore, it is important to decrease car usage, because there are several advantages that will arise from limiting car usage.
To begin with, limiting car usage will decrease the amount of pollution in the atomsphere which will result in cleaner air and healthier cities. In "Paris bans driving due to smog," Robert Duffer writes, "After days of near-record pollution, paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." Overusing cars in the metropolis had caused the air to become extremely and dangerously polluted. The pollution had resulted in smog, a mixture of fog and pollution from cars that is very harmful. The partial driving ban that was enacted in Paris had positive effects in the city, because after one week of the partial driving ban, the smog had cleared and the ban was rescinded for certain cars. While the ban in Paris was a way to handle the destructive pollution from cars in the city, there are only a handful of regulations that are in place towards making cities less polluted. For example, in India the air is polluted to the point where one can see the pollution that resulted from smoke from cars. In the car-intensive areas of the United States, passenger cars are responsible from up to 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. It is imperative that more regulations are enacted in the most dangerous and polluted cities. Cleaner air can only be achieved by limiting car usage around the world, especially in the most car-intensive and polluted parts of the world.
The reconstruction of the ozone layer will result from limiting car usage around the world. Burning fossil fuels and cars emitting greenhouse gases have damaged the atmosphere in a colossal way. Greenhouse gases have been exponentially breaking down our atmosphere. As cars are continuously overused in many parts of the world, the danger of radiation increases as well. The connection between the destruction of the atmosphere and increases of greenhouse gases of the atmosphere will continue to be increasing until several actions are taken to prevent such disasters. In "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars," some cities and towns have also gone as far as having suburbs where there are barely any cars in the streets. In such cities, the air is cleaner, people are healthier and there is air pollution as well as noise pollution. Unless we make more efforts to limit car usage around the world, the planet will be plagued by a poor atmosphere, irradiated locations and unhealthy people.
Finally, while cars are being overused around the world, there are a handful of efforts being done to protect our planet from pollution. People must be informed of the consequences of too much car usage. Even though there are just a handful of regulations decreasing air pollution, people must continue to limit car usage in order to receive positive effects. | 4 |
28e7f41 | Would you ever see yourself driving a ''Driverless Car?'' The Driverless Car offers many helpful features to keep drivers safe. A driverless car could make road trips a bit more relaxing for you and your family.The cars have been tested by test dummies no need to worry.
The Driverless car offers many features. One of the manu features the car offers is sensors. Although sensors have been around for many years, they have came back new and improved. The new sensors will alert you when your vehicile is in danger. The car is able to apply the brakes, reduce power from the engine and allow better repsones and control more than any human could. That's not all the car can do! The car can assit in very heavy traffic. Although with all the features of a driverless car, the cars are not completely driverless. For thoe who enjoy driving can turn off these controls and use them only when they are convient.
My opionion on the "Driverless Car" is the cars could be very helpful in reducing the number of accidents. Also the car culd make long drives enjoyable and less stressful. The cars might even help save money on gas by being electric or fuel efficient. Lastly the cars could be the next big thing to help make our world more green.
Try the new ''Driverless Car" you might find many things that help make your everyday driving experiences better. These cars could be the next big thing! | 3 |
28e9a88 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. The author explains how driverless cars have been introduced. The author also explains what possible difficulties or roadblocks the autonomous (or driverless) technology in driverless cars will encounter. After thoroughly reading the article, I have formulated my stance on driverless (autonomous) cars. I believe that driverless cars are the future of technology, will be more effecient, and will ultimately lead to less accidents when fully implemented.
The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" states the following:
"In the 1980s, automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the
creation of antilock brakes."
After which, the article states the following:
"Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect
and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids and rollovers."
The aforementioned quotes from the article show that technology in cars are steadily improving. These pieces of technology are growing more advanced every year.
As a society, we face three options. Of which, we may only choose one. The options are as follows: One, we may proceed in development of technology and progress as a whole; two, we may grow stagnant in progression and remain as is; three, we may choose to go backward in progression. I am in favor of progressing in technology and also in autonomous cars.
Autonomous cars will be incredibly more effecient than our current vehicles. In the article, the author states that "The cars [Sergey Brin] foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus." Not only will autonomous cars be more effecient than any system we are currently using, but they will also be more flexible than our current public transportation system. The increased effeciency of fuel would lead to less pollution due to less fuel being consumed by each car. This is undoubtedly a large, positive aspect to autonomous cars. Overall, the combination of increased effeciency and increased flexibility leaves the outlook on developing autonomous cars very promising.
Implementing a full system of driverless cars will ultimately lead to less accidents. The majority of car accidents are known to be caused by human error. When implementing a system of driverless cars, there will be a fewer number of errors than occur in a system of human drivers. Even if an autonomous car were to have a bug in the programming, it is easily fixed. Once the bug is fixed, it no longer is an issue. However, with humans, there is the need to train every driver. Even then, human drivers still have room for error. A system of autonomous cars would largly decrease the number of accidents and would not require individual programming. Due to this, we could also automate several driving jobs, filling in any possible job vacancies.
I believe that driverless cars are the future of technology. The only path to take is forward. I also believe they will be more effecient. It is said that they will require only half the fuel consumed as of now. Finally, I believe it will ultimately lead to less accidents when fully implemented. Autonomous cars are far more predictable and offer less opportunity for errors. It would be a wise decision to explore the future of driverless cars and use this futuristic technology to our advantage. | 5 |
28ebecb | The author suggests that studying Venus is very worthy despite all the dangers that come with it. The author wasn't fooling around when he said that there were "dangers." There most certainly is, ranging from no spacecraft surviving to erupting volcanoes.
There is ninety-seven percent carbon dioxide that spreads across Venus. Venus also has the hottest surface temperature out of all of our solar system with eight-hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
The atmospheric pressure is ninety times greater than Earth. There are clouds of corrosive sulfuric acid floating around, which is most likely why no spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours. Happily, no man was sent in those spacecrafts. Erupting Volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighitng all attack Venus.
But, Venus used to be covered in oceans, and could have possibly supported various forms of life. It still has many features that include: valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus can also sometimes be our nearest option for a planetone option. As long as you have imagination and innovation, you can see all the flaws and dangers Venus has. But you can also look past them and take a risk at seeing another planet that could have possibly carried life, and still has erupting volcanoes. Venus is a worhty pursuit despite of all the dangers it has. | 3 |
28f0c5d | Do you think driverless are a thing of the future or just plain science fiction? I think that they are a thing of the furure. They can get great gas miles, are completely useful, and they are almost completely accadent free.
Driverless cars can get way better gas miles becuse they run off of computers and can tell what way is the best course. The author says in the passage that "The
cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis,". As time passes we get smarter and can create a more fuel efficant car the can become the first driverless car.
These cars are already being used and have features to make sure the driver is aware when condions are bad and when there is traffic it can help. In the passage it says that " In 2013, BMW announced the development of 'Traffic Jam Assistant.' The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold
of the wheel." This shows how close we are to having completely driverless cars.
These cars will need a whole lot of sensors to be completely driverless but they all will eventualy be completely accident free. the author stats that, "Further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own." In the future the cars will be completely accident free and safer to drive.
Driverless cars will be a thing of the future and everyone will have one and be completely safe. They can get great gas miles, are completely useful, and they are almost completely accadent free. | 3 |
28f131b | In our current day and age we are making monumental discoveries and breakthroughs in technology and medicine. Mankind has risen above any previous prowess it has ever seen. In addition to the dumbfounding advances in technology already made, we have many more waiting just aruond the corner. Among these new discoveries is the autonomous car. However their seem to be many problems that could arrise with these driverless cars such as potential malfunctions in technology, legal liability difficulties in case of a crash, and the fact that they might turn on us.
While the idea of driverless cars may seem far off it is actually much closer than most would pressume, with Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan all planning to relearse autonomous cars by 2020 as seen in paragraph ten of the source document. However, one of the obsticles of the driverless car is the potential for the technology to malfunction. "Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over", if the technology formerly mentioned were to malfunction the potential injury and death would be imminent.
With the incident of a crash involving an autonomous car invlolved many legal issues would arise. Foremost among these potential legal disputes would be that of liabilty. While paragraph nine reveals that the majority of states do not allow autonomous cars, "Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. As a result, in most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars.", the problem of liability, weather it be the driver or the manufacturer at fualt, still arises.
At the very forefront of all of the issues and potential problems with the idea of the autonomous car is the imminent, unavoidable threat that they would undoubtedly turn on us. As seen in Terminator 3 Judgement Day, the technology would gain a mind of its own and begin to destroy all of the humans. The cars would begin to crash themselves and run down helpless pedestrians with cute little puppies and ice cream. Most likely the cars would soon adapt after the military got involved and begin to mount machine guns, artillery and any other gun the could think of or pruduce. they would being to be made with faces and would look like a cross between Arnold and Lightning McQueen. dropping out of autonomous helicopters to destroy us all with their evilishy cute murderous faces.
While there are many other reasons and evidences for not prudicing the machine which will kill us the three most important have been touched upon today. Therefore because of the potential malfuntcion in technology, legal obscurities and impening armageddon and war between man and machine the autonomous car should not be produced or pursued any further. In conclusion, aim for the head, do not get bitten and beware the machines. | 3 |
28f67c4 | I think there should be no driverless cars there is really no reason for them and they put peoples lives in danger
for no reason.
There is no reason for driverless cars the purpose of the driver is to have someone to take responsability for the actions done involving the car or taken with the car if the car is driving its self the car can not take responsability for the cammands it was given. Just like anything that needs wi-fi if the car is given instructions from a computer that car could be hacked and my cause an accadent where they do not know who to hold responsable for the death of someone who chose not to get a smart car and wants to drive their car themselves. Not only do you have to worry about the cars but also the people who chose the old fashion way and chose to drive their car what if the smart car has a glitch and that glitch is all it takes to take lives. It may say that there has not been an acadent yet does not maen there can not be one at all. | 2 |
290970a | Driverless cars should not be coming! Driverless cars are dangerous they could malfunction and kill a lot of people.
For example one of the Google cars that just came out, crashed into a truck going five miles per hour.
How can you go that slow and hit something, imagine if the car was going 50 MPH!
Dont get me wrong this invention would be cool but it would be dangerous to all of us.
Okay so you want a driverless car right, but you have to be able to be ready and drive it when the car needs help..
Are you kidding me if you wanted a driverless car, you want a driverless car.
You dont want to be ready for when road construction is about to happen and have to drive, you want to have the car drive the whole time.
I know this is kind of lazy to say, but people want what they payed for!
They dont want a car that only drives half the time.
If you want to sell a driverless car, it has to be all the way, a driverless car.
Car makers should make cars the same way as they are making them now.
They way they have it now is great, unless something happens and cars can fly or something.
The way that cars can stop by themselves is amazing.
But having the car to do everything is to dangerous.
All the laws would change because of this, and they would have to make new ones.
There would probably be no cops. So, so many jobs are going to be lost.
Then what are the families going to do?
The cost of these things would be outrageuos!
Some of the cars now are really expensive, imagine how they will be when these things come out.
These cars would not even do anything because only the wealthy can buy them.
So what is the point when only a few people can buy them.
Unless they make it insanly cheap, which i do not see happening.
So the car companies wouldnt even make profit because no one has money for these cars.
In conclusion this is and all, and all a bad decision.
This would not help us, it will not save time, and it will not save us money.
The list goes on, and on.
This will be one of the worst inventions, there will be more car deaths.
Then whose fault will it be? consumers will start to sue the companies because they got in a wreck and everything is their fault, but they were not even driving.
This idea of cars is just a bad idea, jobs can be lost, people will die, and nobody will be making money or saving money.
So you know my decision, what is youre's? | 3 |
290c870 | From the time that school had been implemented as a necessary component of modern society, the emotions and behaviours of students have correlated to the interest they have in the lessons they were learning. The behaviours are sometimes not analyzed, causing the teacher of the class to either bore his students to sleep or
giving his students so much freedom that they don't have the patience to carry out the work required of them. Teacher and class evaluations have been formed to try and fix this issue, but they are not reliable. But a multiple choise questionare isn't the way to determine the characteristics of a human being. A device that could analyze the behaviours of a student would better represent that person.Using technology in order to read the emoitonal expressions of a student in a classroom would be valuable because the students emotions show how they respond to a given lesson.
Implementing technology that would allow a teacher to know how his sudents were responding to a lesson being given would improve the quality of the lesson being given in order to fit the needs of tthe student, as well as helping the teacher better improve his lesson plan to balance out the amount of mentally taxing work and relaxing activities that corrospond to the lesson. It is a well known fact that many students do not enjoy a class because they do not like the way the teacher goes about informing his students. This problem often leads to students being disengaged in a lesson and not learning what was taught. The teacher, however, is not aware that the student is not engaged and continues teaching the same unappetizing lesson. With an algorithm that would be able to analyze the way a students is reponding to a lesson, however, the teacher would be able to alter the lesson to engage his students. Most students do not tell their teacher that they are not interested in what is being taught, but as D'Alto explains, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication" (D'Alto 6). Analyzing the nonverbal actions of the student help give an accurate representation of what the way a student responds to the information being taught. Teachers have tried doing evaluations to learn the way the students feel, but these are unreliable and often take up unnecessary time. With technology that allows the teacher to know how the students feel automatically, it would save time for both the teacher and the student, as well as let the teacher respond to any issues much more quickly than with an evaluation.
In conclusion, implementing technology that would allow the teacher to know exactly how the student responds to a lesson being given would be valuable. This process could potentially allow the teacher to alter a lesson in a way that it becomes more engaging, and it would also eliminate the need for inaccurate teacher evaluations that waste time. The changes that come with technology will be beneficial to classrooms everywhere, and could potentially fix the long lasting problem of students becoming unintersted in a lesson or a class. | 4 |
290cf6b | This story is about Luke Bomberger a boy who rode the waves had no idea that his life would change soon after his graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and at a bank when his friend invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. He couldn't say no he knew it would be an opportunity for him. It was 1945,world war 2 was over in Europe and countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover 44 nations came together and started UNRRA {The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration}. UNRRA hired seagoimg cowboys to take care of the horses,young cows, and the mules.
The first reason to join the program is because they came together and started a group of 44 nations to help Europe. They hired ''Seagoing Cowboys'' to help the animals. They are trying to get the nation back together. Luke and Don signed up for it to. Heading over seas in August 1945, they recieved their orders to report to New Orleans. They arrived ''August 14,'' Luke sayed,the day the Pacific war ended.''
The second reason you should join the group is because '' The cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small-town boy,'' he said.''Besides helping people, had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special,'' he says. ''So was taking a Gondola ride in Venice,Italy,a city with streets of water.'' Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to china.
The third reason why you should join the group is cause caring for the animals during the crossings kept luke busy. They had to be fed and watered two or three times a day. Bales of hayand bags of oats had to be pulled up from the lower holds of the ship. Stalls had to be cleaned. Helping out on his aunt Katie's farm as a boy had prepared luke for hard work.
In conclusion I think you can still help with or without an reward. He did that from heart to help and sign up for that, also he liked watching the animals every hour and taking care of them so did his friend. He really liked the trips around the world too, just help to be nice somtimes for other people. | 3 |
290d458 | The challenge of Exploring Venus
The author supports the idea that studing Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because Venus has the hottest surface temperature, espacially since its closer to the sun . They even had issues not having a single spaceship touch on Venus in three decades. So they didn't really had a lot of informaion, for example in the essay it says,"Each previos mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours". This lets me know that if a spacecraft didnt survive imagine a human, what would happen to a human ? But we will see how things got better over time!
We start of with something really interesting about Venus that it has a surface of rocky sediment and it also includes familiar features such as velleys, mountains, and craters ! I think that this fact is really cool knowing that another planet has mountains and rocks like the earth. But the author thinks that it does not have easy conditions, but survivable for humans. When time passes by we could add more things and enough to survive.
Although the technology has upgraded a lot so the NASA'S think that they might have the possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus. Imagine them creating a vehicle hovering 30 miles or more in the landscpae. But not only that but the solar power would be plentiful, it wont be easy but they say its going to be survival enough for humans! Know we have even better technology then three decades ago, they created a simplified electronics made of silicon, which has been in Venus surface about three weeks in such good conditions. Unbelievable its been there almost about a week back then it would only last about few hours!
Not only that but they also have another project just incase, you cant never go wrong with plan B. They're plan B is looking back to an old technology called "Mechanical computers". Since now days the devices are more delicated when it comes to extreme physical conditions. It would be so harsh the devices now days wont even make far enough as the mechanical computers. Like the author thinks ," Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expended to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". Its never bad to try new stuff out, it might be hard at first but there's always a good ending to it! | 2 |
290f452 | Dear State Senator,
I feel as if we should have a say on who we vote for President...Am I right? But at the same time we do need a majority of votes from a Electoral College who knows a little bit more then us. That is why Im here to say that Election by popular vote for the President of the United States would be better then having a Electoral College that is most likely Segregationists vote for us.
It is said that if we would had popular votes for the President instead of Electoral College,we would most likely have a better chance of getting a President that would be the best at his country then to get someone that is just a favorite of a country of a state by segregationists,meaning someone that just like you from your race or skin color,but at the same time the Electoral College is established cause of our founding fathers as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in Congress and election of the president by a popular vote. A Electoral College is consist of 538 electors and 270 electoral votes are required to elect the President,we on the other hand,get a few people that we voted on for voting for the president and vice president,and sometimes that can be the wrong president we pick or get confused picking the wrong candidates. But I feel the people who support who we have as Presidents should be abled to have a say on what they think and feel on the President,cause after all,we need someone to look up to.
Another way that I feel the popular vote should be the best thing then the Electoral College is that in Source 2:Pharagraph 14, it explains how the Electoral College is unfair,outdated,and irrational,its like even if we won our votes then basically the Electoral College won dued to The winner-take-all system in each state. I feel this is unfair cause its basically stating that the Electoral College vote is the vote that they will accept even though we are voting to,but at the same time they have more say and know how on what we dont know about the Presidents and the Vice Presidents,but having favored seperation based on race. Source 3:phargraph 23 explains 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,I feel as if popular voters dont look into political preference then to just pick a vote and hope that their pick is going to be the President. The Electoral College gets into all the questions and discuss who would be the best, however, a popular vote would just be that the person is their favorite just like the Electoral College.
Mr. State Senator,If I had a choice between keeping the Electoral College or a popular Vote, I would pick a popular vote cause the Electoral College is pretty crashed and it really fair. I say give people a chance and let them vote. Picking a pedigree plurality of votes from the Electoral College then from the Popular votes isnt fair based on us. No voters vote swings a national election,and in spite of that,about one-half the eligible American population did vote in the election of 2012,as said in pharagraph 23. I think that Voting for the popular vote would be better then Electoral College cause it would be the states vote instead of just a majority of peoples vote that only want a president that is not validated for success for us. | 3 |
29139ff | The author did very well supporting his idea about how he wants to study the planet Venus. Despite the danger Venus presents, it makes sense as to why Venus should be studied. Venus is our sister planet. It has many features that the earth has. I see why the author wants to study this planet, because it's very similar to earth. ln paragraph four it says,"Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on earth". He also has some examples as to what the similarities are like, rocky sediment, mountains, and craters.
The author has some doubts about going to Venus and studying it, because it may be dangers, but like he also says in paragraph four,"The value of returning to Venus seems indisputable, but what are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive"? Venus for all we know may not be such a risk. We can't say that though, because Venus has the hottest teperature of any planet. Venus has proven that it's a very challenging place to examine more closely or even being on it.
The author did support the idea that studying Venus is worthy pursuit. Venus is a planet that everyone should learn about and reading this will make you curious as to see "earth's sister planet". The author gives good details about Venus and supporting it. Like I said in the first paragraph, Venus has many features that also earth has. It would be good to study a planet like Venus. | 3 |
2916425 | Dear state senator,
After researching the Electoral College process I find that the process should no longer be used. The process is not effecient for choosing the next US president and therefor the voting process should be changed to popular vote.
"Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." This makes the Electoral College not a democratic method for electing the president. This nation was founded on the belief of democracy, so when the government ignores the call for a democratic method for elections it is disrespectful towards out Founding Fathers, and especially to the citizens of the United States of America. Furthermore, state representatives may misrepresent a state, possibly by defiance. This has happened in the 2000 campaign where segregationalists defied the people and nearly succeeded in replacing the electors for those who opposed Josh F. Kennedy. Although defying the people does not happen often there is still the risk of repeating history to a greater extent.
Continuing, the ''winner takes all system'' causes states with smaller populations to be ignored. According to source 3, "Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote." Larger states are paid the most attention to by canidates because they will receive more votes than compared to the number of votes a smaller state would produce. This causes smaller states to have less interest in the campaign because they know they have a lesser chance of their favored canidate winning. Even more, canidates focus on swing states. Swing states are states that can be easily convinced for votes. It is important for all states to focus on the campaign so that an unworthy or unprepared canidate is not chosen for presidency, but only large and swing states are paying attention. In contrast, it can be argued that no single region can shift a campaign greatly, nonetheless a single voter`s vote.
The Electoral College should be rid of. The process is not democratic and misrepresents voting citizens in more ways than one. If voters were able to directly vote for canidates then more states would actively engage in the campaign and all people would be represented equally. It would lower the chance for downfall, and the chance for incidents to occur. I propose that the next presidential election should use the process of popular vote to choose the next president for the United States.
Please take into consideration my proposal,
Student A | 5 |
2917d93 | Are cars necessary in today's society? Of course they are necessary. Now, are driverless cars necessary? I would argue that they are not. Cars have been around for about a hundred years, and not once has society put its foot down and demanded a car that drives itself. The driverless cars this article discusses are not actually driverless, they are not legal, and there is no telling what future problems may arise.
Shouldn't a truly driverless car not require a human at all? I personally believe a driverless car should be able to navigate itself without human interferance. If it requires a human, then what is the point of calling it driverless? In fact, all the driverless cars being created right now are designed to notify the driver when it approaches a work zone or accident. So, in case the need to have a human take over arises, an individual would have to be sitting in the drivers seat, paying absolute attention to the road, and await the moment the car will allow the individual to take over. Wouldn't that take away the nejoyment of owning a driverless car? I believe it is even more of a hassle than driving ever would be. A person would have to fight boredom and remain alert while doing nothing other than sitting in the driver seat. To all driverless car companies: driving is paying attention to the road, but the driver is actually engaged, making driving more interesting.
Not only are driverless cars not fully developed, but they are not even legal. Most states do not allow driverless cars. In fact, most states do not even allow driverlesss cars to be tested on their roads. The article only mentions four places that allow driverless cars, and they only allow limited use. If these cars are not even allowed by most states to out on the road for testing, imagine how long it would take to pass laws to get these cars approved.
A myriad of problems could arise pertaining to driverless cars. The article mentioned a very real problem in driverless cars: if something goes awry and someone in injured, who is at fault? These cases would resort in major courtroom battles between average people and multi-million dollar companies. Another potential problem with driverless cars is the change off between driver and robot. If the car signals the driver and the driver does not respond, then what would the car do? A multitude of problems could appear, and all automakers can do is hope they will be abloe to find solutions to these probelms. To quote the article, "Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved." Not only are the companies unsure of what issues will surface, but they are not completely sure they will be able to find solutions.
Driving has been central to the American way of life for a large span of time, and if manually driving cars has been working, why change it? Driverless cars have been beiong tested since the 50's, so there clearly is no rush in getting these cars on the street. Also, once these cars are available to the public they will most likely only be accesable to the rich. In time the driverless cars would be more affordable, but the original prices would be high. Driverless cars are getting attention, but as soon as the public knows they will only be for wealthy hands for a bit of time, the excitment will die down.
The system works, and it works well, so why change it? Driverless cars may sound high-end and futurisitc, but our cars now do the job well. Plus, there are hazads and roadblocks the driverless cars will have to overcome first. Should we really make state legislatures waste time debating the use of a driverless car that is not completely driverless? Driverless cars have benefits, but they are not street legal. I see no point in spending money for a car that cannot be driven in most streets and is not able to operate without a human there to takeover incase something goes wrong. | 5 |
29194fa | Though the electorial college is considered a non-democratic way of selecting a president it still seems unbias and fair. Lets think about it for a moment the one who recieves the most votes is declared the winner right? so that means everyones vote is considered equal. Wrong! its means that we are actually voting for slate electors to vote for us. either way each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the nominee and that very trust is yet barely even broken. that is why i believe that voting by electorial colleges is the best why for choosing a new president.
For instance lets say that we were to choose based on the majority of the votes that means the one with the most votoes wins. It seems reasonable but unfair at the same time. Lets say your state is sevearly low on its population then that would mean your vote won't count against a densely populated one. The one with the most people would win without a doubt. the popular or should i the say the one with most votes will win the election.
The Electorial Colleges restore some of the weight of large states in the political balance. The Electorial college also avoids the problem of run-off elections. This is means electorial colleges produce a clear winner by a landslide. This means that there shall not be any ties. In the electorial votes the electorial colleges are worth much more then the popularity because almost all states award electoral votes compared to popular ones.
The Electoral Colleges require trans-regional appeal. Which means no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. for instance Mitt Romney was in the south and went for states he knew he would win. This was a desireable result and presidents with regional appeals are unlikely to become president. So the residents of the remaining regions are highly to disenfranchise him for thinking that there votes shall not count. It makes them think the new president has no interest in his regards. It makes that them feel as if hes not really their president.
In Conclusion i believe that our state should keep the electorial college for it is fair amongst the people. This way the peoples voices will be heard and feel as if the president does care for his people and their needs. Also it will leave out unnecessary drama and ties among the candidates. That the election will have a clear finish of who really won. But also Avoid from having the people feeling as if their votes do not count. | 3 |
29273d7 | To the fellow citizens, the advantages of limiting car usage in the world could limit the numbers of miles driven, passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and the parks and sports center also have bloomed throughout the city.
To begin informing the fellow citizens more about the advantages, the numbers of miles can be limited. In the united states the numbers of miles driven peaked and dropped steadily thereafter, according to an analysis by doug shorts of advisor perspectives, an investment research company. As of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995. There has been a large drop in the percentage of 16- 39- year-old getting a licenses. Driven was found that young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. All according to source 4:The end of car culture.
To continue the advantages, passenger cars are responisble for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissons in Europe. Beijing and china are well known as one of the most polluted cities in the world. In the suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes makes a huge impediment to current efforts to drasticallyreduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes, experts says. Cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emisson.
Futher more the parks and sports center also have bloomed throughout the city of Mockus, according to the citys mayor. the bicycle paths that is 118 miles has made parks and sports centers bloomed, smooth side walks, and rush-hour restriction have dramatically cut traffic which means less congestion. New restaurants and upscaled shooping districts have cropped up, which means the bicycle path made store good income | 2 |
2929f3b | Is the use of the new technology by the name of the, Facial Action Coding System, valuable in the classroom. This should can tell emotions of others by facial recognition. This device, created by Prof. Thomas Huang and his colleague Prof. Nicu Sebe, reads the emotions by identifying which facial muscles are used and flexed. Even when someone is trying to pretend to look like another emotion, the technology can still tell how you are feelng.
The process of this technology first begins when the computer creates a 3-D model of a face. This model shows and distinguishes all 44 major facial muscles.
When one or more muscles moves, this is called an "action unit". Then Dr. Paul Eckman uses Facial Action Coding System (FACS) to depict which emotion is being presented of the main six.
There are 44 major muscles in the facial part of the human body. Each helping to describe emotion based on which is flexed and in action. These muscles show the six main emotions: happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. When a muscle called the frontalis pars lateralis flexes, this causes the eyebrow to raise. This motion shows the emotion of surprise. When the orbicularis flexes, it causes the lips to tighten which shows anger.
With the help of the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving facial muscles does more than just express emotion. It actually produces emotion as well. Using this device in a classroom would be extremely valuable. This device would detect emotion and send the results back to the teacher/ counselor. With this information, the teacher/ counselor could then help the student with their emotional problems if they have any. Especially high-school students with all of the stress and pressure they endure throughout their years. Giving the results back to students may even better their emotion knowing that when someone makes a face of happiness, they actually start to feel it too.
This piece of technology should indeed be used in the classroom. It would benefit students in many ways. It would not only solve emotional problems with the students, but increase happiness putting everyone else in a better mood and decreasing stress levels. The Facial Action Coding System is a vital and impressive work of technological art and should most definitely be used in the classroom. | 4 |
292cb9f | The author does a very good job of proving his point about the challanges of exploring Venus. He makes a few valid points and is very descriptive. I think he did a good job overall explaning his point.
He starts off by talking about how Venus is a very similar planet to ours. He says hat the two planets are so similar that people call Venus the "sister planet to Earth". He also makes the point that Venus may have held life at some point. He states that "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth".
His next topic was about how we have already sent space crafts over to Venus. All of them, however, were unmanned. They were all unmanned because the pressure and heat of the planet would instantly kill the occupants inside the ship. Even without anyone in the ships, the spaceships were still crushed by the pressure of the planet. He states that "no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours". He then goes on to say that this is probably why no spaceships have touched the planet fr three decades.
He goes on to talk about how NASA has been trying to come up with ideas on how to inhabit the planet with life. they came up with a few good ideas but the one that stood out to him the most was a bit interesting. He says that NASA wanted to try and get a blimp like spaceshi to float 30 miles above Venus' surface. at ths spot it isnt too hot or too dangerous and is almost perfect for life. the heat, however, would still be a whopping 170 degrees fahrenheit and we would be stuck in a thick cloud in CO2. He also states that even if we lived there, we wouldnt be able to photograph or video the surface to study it.
Overall he made a lot of valid points. I think that he made his point very clear and proved that attempting to explore Venus would be a challange. With its harsh conditions and unbearable heat, there would be no fun in exploring the planet. | 3 |
292e15a | Driverless cars have been in production for a number of years now. However, because of some technical issuses they haven't been able to be on the road yet. Driverless cars should be on the road because they are very safe,limit accidents, and drivers can still be in control.
Driverless cars have proven to be very safe. The car has advanced senors that can detect when it will hit something or someone. The driver and passangers would be warned and they would be safer. For instance, sensors can cause the car to apply breaks on an individuals wheels and reduce power from the engine allowing a far better response than any human driver can manage.
As a result of there being more safety there would be less accidents. Since the cars can practically drive themselves humans won't have to worry about hitting anything. For example, the car can navigate work zones and other things that may seem like an obsticle. With the car in control people would worry less about getting into accidents and there would be a less likely hood of any getting injured.
However, if individuals still aren't comfortable of letting the cars drive in certain areas like a work zone they still have the option of driving the car. The car can also warn people when and if they should take over. For example,
GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the car is and danger and that provides as warning for the driver to take over. People still have the option of being in control of the wheel.
In conclusion, driverless cars would be very valueable in this day in age. The people in the car and outside of the car would be save, less people to get injured in accidents , and there would be more control. Humankind would benefit from have cars smart enough to drive themselves. | 3 |
292fbde | Air polution, no money, and death, Oh my! Everywhere you go there are going to be cars. One of the most helpful and loving inventions of our time, it gets us from place to place in a short amount of time. But is getting to where you need to go faster really worth it? Money, safety, and protection to our environment all play huge roles when it comes to cars. The population of our world grows every year, which means more cars... Which means more air polution, more deaths, more of spending your money.
Owning a car also comes a lot of things. Money for gas, money for parts that stop working, etc. With gas prices up and down all the time, we find ourselves spending way too much money just to fill up our vehicle. You would be amazed at how much more money you would have if you weren't spending on gas and other things your car needs. It also requires no excercise at all, which is really a disadvantage to our health. Imagine what a simple difference can make. If we all walked or biked to where we needed to go, we're doing something great for our bodies and our environment. Not only is it jeopordizing our health, but our own environment's, too! Every single car and every single drive is polluting our air. Do we really want to end up like Beijing, China? As of now, they are known to be one of the most polluted cities in the world. What about safety? Car crashes are one of the most common deaths. Such as two major factors, texting while drving and driving under the influence. No matter what state you're in, when you get behind that wheel you hold a big responsibility. So is putting your life on the line really worth it?
By limiting car usage, we can make a difference throughout the world. We can lower stress, death rate, air pollution, spendings, and so much more. If ONE day of the Day Without Cars in Columbia made a difference, imagine what a whole year, or years, could make. There are so many better options to get to where you need to go other than cars, such as bikes. So what if you don't get there as fast as you would in a car? The point is, you're still getting there. You're also not putting you and other's lives on the line. Better for the environment, better for others, better for you! | 3 |
292ff9c | Limiting on car usage has its advantages. Here are three reasons why i say limiting car usage has its advantages. Limiting on car usage has its advantages because you spend less money, less traffic and less car accidents. Dont you think that limiting on car has its advantages to?
To begin, Limiting on car usage has its advantages because you spend less money. When you spend twenty dollars a week or more on gas money for your car thats wasting money when you could just buy a bus pass for ten dollars and that will take u where u need to go for a week or more. Right there you just save ten dollars. what would you rather do spend twenty dollar a week on gas to get where you need to go or spend ten dollars a week on a bus pass which would also get u to where you need to go? Also you spend less money by limiting usage of cars by saving money on tickets. Now a days police pull you over any little thing wrong with your car and your tickets are just going to keep pileing up then if you dont pay them or send them to court you licenses will be suspended. When you just could avoid all of that.
Middle, Limiting on car usage has its advantages because less traffic. I know that in the passage, "Source 3: Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" it said,"BOGOTA, colombia- In a program that's set to spread to other countires, millions of colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams" but if more people are walking instead of taking cars there would be less traffic.
End, Limiting on car usage has its advantages because less car accidents. the more cars on the road the higher chance to get into a car accident. I know that you still could get in a car accident with a pedestrians but mostly car on car accidents happen. the less cars on the road the less accidents.
Conclusion, Limiting on car usage has its advantages. my three reasons were you spend less money, less traffic and less car accidents. That was how i explain why limiting on car usage has is advantages. | 3 |
29338c6 | The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" supports the idea of exploring Venus despite the dangers because they believe it will (1) help technology advance further, (2) inform on what Venus was once like millions of years ago and (3) satisfy human curiosity.
The author believes that persuing the exploration of Venus will help further our technology. In paragraph 2, the author states, "...no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." The author makes a point of saying that one of the main reasons Venus is so difficult to access is because we do not yet have the technology to withstand conditions there yet. However, if we were to start with a minor mission of searching for breakthroughs in what is currently possible and what can withstand all of the harshness Venus has to offer, then we can put that technology to other use that would be able to break the barriers of what humankind thinks to be impossible. The author sees Venus as a testing ground scientists can use to further develop technology with no real risk involved. Trial and error has no trade off in this situation, we only continue to experiment with what we know and question what could be.
Additionally, the author believes that there is still much data that can be collected from Venus to help human kind understand what the planet was once like. In paragraph 4, the author states, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." We are always trying to find other possible forms of life in space. Whether it's through radio wave length communication, satellite image, etc. we're searching for other planets that have the possibility of having other forms of life on them no matter if they're microscopic amoeba or just simply a small river. Science is desperately curious to discover what other planets have to offer in terms of supporting and sustaining human life. Therefore, if this planet was once able to sustain life or quite possibly if it did sustain life, that would be an incredible breakthrough considering how close Venus is to Earth. We could learn how the ecosystem was, when it existed, etc. We could even learn how it came to an end to compare to our panet and possibly save Earth from having a similar fate. The possibilities of the knowledge that could be gathered from Venus is endless and is unmistakeably worth indulging in to see what we can come up with.
Finally, the author gives the idea that Venus shoud be investigated to simply satisfy human curiosity. In paragraph 8, the author states, "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." Although the author does not directly say human curiosity is a main reason we should persue the exploration of Venus, the idea of it is subtley implied several times throughout the article. At the end of reading the article, the reader can't help but feel curious as to what Venus has to offer as well. It's simply the product of clever writing and expression of passion that this author has presented in a well informed manner. The reader wants to know if there was once life on Venus and if science can create the technology needed to withstand such an environment. They want to know, if that breakthrough technology is created, what other possibilities lay ahead for humans to further discover? The author secreted their own energy and enthusiasm for such a topic that can be so bland and uninteresting, and instead conjured up curiosity within the reader's mind, enthralling them and leaving them to ponder the potential.
Thus, the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" supports the idea that the exploration of Venus should be persued despite the dangers because it will (1) push for breakthroughs in technology, (2) provide knowledge on the possibility of life having been sustained on Venus and (3) satisfy human curiosity on what Venus has to offer and what it could mean for the future of humankind. | 5 |
2934387 | The author seems to be engaged in the idea of exploring Venus. But, Venus is a very dangerous place. It is very hot, and it has very strong winds. It is also mostly Carbon Dioxide, which is deadly to humans if too much of it is inhaled. But, despite all of that, the author believes it is worth a chance giving it a deeper look.
It was said earlier on in the article that no space probe has landed on venus in nearly three decades. We got close, we explored the outside of venus to get a good look at it's yellow color, but its been awhile since we struck ground on the deadly planet. They say that Venus is Earth-like. For example, it is said that Venus is home to craters, valleys, mountains, etc.. Just like here on Earth. The Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Mount Everest, Mount Fuji, are all examples of what we have on Earth that could be similar to what is on Venus. If Venus is as hot as it is, there are probably volcanoes located somewhere on Venus, if not all over.
Which brings back the point that the author believes that it is worth studying Venus depsite the dangers. We would never know for sure what is on Venus if it goes without studying. The Earth-like structure is more or less a belief. Plus, if no probe has landed on the surface of Venus in three decades, then Venus could've changed massively and we wouldn't know how much of a change it has because we can't land on Venus. It isn't our fault that we can't land though, as Venus' clouds are very thick. The atmosphere itself is very thick on Venus, which makes it harder for exploration to occur. It was said probes can't last for more than a few hours.
The point is, if we can't explore Venus we may not truly know what lies beneath the clouds. The author believes that the exploration of Venus is worth pursuing even though it is dangerous. They believe that we should explore Venus. In paragraph 8, the author says, "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." That is a powerful quote. It shows that we, as humans should not let fears get in the way of exploring to open up our imagination. The author is syaing that we shouldn't not explore Venus because of the dangers, but that we should continue exploring. We shouldn't let dangers and doubts limit our exploration. Our travels should instead be expanded because of imagination. Imagination goes a long way, and if we can get past these dangers, and explore Venus, then we can get to the edge of imagination. But, we can extend that imagination, and take exploration further. This goes not only for the exploration of Venus, but for any person in general. Don't let dangers and doubts stop you from seeing your imagination through, in some cirumstances. If it is very dangerous then it's not safe, but in a situation like this, we go unmanned.
And so, we should explore Venus. The author thinks that explortion is a worthy pursui despite the dangers because of imagination and innovation.
In conclusion, Venus is, well hard to explore due to the dangers it presents. Thick atmosphere made almost entirely of carbon Dioxide. Storms and strong winds. Extreme heat. However, the author believes that we shouldn't let those dangers stop us. We shouldn't let the dangers of Venus stop our exploration forever. Instead, the author thinks that we should instead be powered by imagination and innovation to explore Venus. Let our ideas and our minds take us into a world we have yet to uncover. We have uncovered some of Venus, but not much. It has been 30 years since we landed an unmanned spacecraft on Venus. The author thinks that we should let our ideas fuel the engine that explores Venus. And uncover some of its secrets that were hiding from us all along. | 4 |
2936d38 | Imagine having a bad day, and no one knows whats wrong with you or why you are mad, you friends and family are trying to look at you and figure out whether your mad, frustrated or worse, but because you've been hiding your emotions all day they can't seem to realize why. The day is over and they finally realize that you are mad based on your facial expressions and how you've been acting lately, but had they been using the Facial Action Coding System they would've known before hand.
I believe that the Facial Action Coding System is a brillant idea and should be used for everyday purposes. Not only can it read and detect your emotions, but it can also give you an result of how your feeling for any occasinal day even if your hiding your emotions. "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements-in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa." This detail shows how efficient this can be for many people and students as well.
To be aware of the feelings that different people have everyday, the Facial Action Coding System will have to do accurate calculations to determine whether a person is having a bad day or not. Some of these calculations can determine and even find new information about a person as well. "By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions (as in da Vinci's masterpiece). Each expression is compared against a neutral face (showing no emotion)." This detail shows that even though the computing sysytem might know the person's feelings it still needs to perfrom calculations to prove these results.
Without the Facial Action Coding System we as people could never excalty calculate and tell the exact mood or feeling a person could be having everyday. These computing systems are the best resources we have to identify the mixed emotions that a person could or may have. These computers could be great tools for teachers to use in the classroom. Such as a student having a bad day, using
these computers can help a teacher identify whether to help a student or not based on different expressions a student is having. "For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc."
Last but not least I truly believe that Facial Action Coding System is valuable in many ways, and can help solve, and face any problems that people could be having everyday, thanks to the Facial Action Coding System. | 4 |
29388ff | I beleive that driverless cars are a positive influence on the environment and are a good idea. They can help and make driving easier and safer. When the text states "...half the fuel..." and "...change the world." it shows some of the ways that the driverless cars could impact the environment. Otherwise it would make traveling safer for people who couldn't drive themselves.
Driverless cars have been in the making for awhile and are progressively becoming more and more safe for the public to use, although few if any have even come out. Several car companies have spoken about working on driverless cars such as GMC, BMW, etc; When the text states "BMW announced the development..." and "GM has developed..." it shows some of the car companies that are working toward driverless cars with a purpose.
Driverless cars have not only been tested to be safe, but also have been expected to be fuel effecient too, according to google cofounder Sergey Brin. He beleives that they are showing their potential with how long they have been driven and how well their potential for fuel conservation has been. Such as when the text stated "The cars he foresees...todays taxis..." and "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash...". This is showing their potential for success if they were to come out with the driverless cars large scale.
Now that technology is advancing much more than it has previously, there is much more opportunity for new and improved things and/or vehicles such as the driverless cars. Technology is always improving thanks to innovative individuals and that is very influential on the idea of driverless cars. When previous technology is compared in the text stating "Radar...cost two hundred million dollars." and "...at Radio Shack.". That compares the idea that technology is improving and helping make the idea come to life while providing the ability for people to make that happen.
In conclusion, I beleive that driverless cars can and will be a beneficial influence and can have a positive impact on both people and the environment. This is because of the way that technology is improving and how there are people out there that really want this to happen and are willing to work in order to acheive their goals. These cars are going to change the world and make it a safer and better place. | 4 |
29399d5 | Do you want to travel the world and help people along the way? Well, then you shoud join the Seagoing Cowboys program! I first joinded in 1945, and I don't regret it. Helping folks, seeing great places, and just having fun. It was amazing! After the whole experience, the whole world was opened to me. You will see what I mean if join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
Now, while at first glance it may look like you just get an excuse to travel the world. Well, it's not. You will still have to work. You'll need to take care of the animals on board of the ship. They all have to be fed and watered two or three times a day. This job can also be dangerous if you're not careful. Heck, I almost went over board and cracked my ribs one night. So, if you are clumsy or don't like the water, this Wouldn't be the thing for you. If neither of these things describe then great!
While the last few things I said may have made you a little uncertain about joining, don't worry. The good things completely overshodow the downsides. First, just seeing the smiles of the people you help warm your heart. Also, you grow bonds like no other with your fellow cowboys. On return trips when the animals are gone, we got to play games in the empty holds where the animals were. The best part about this program was getting to see so many places in the world. From excavated castles in Crete, to the Panama Canal. You'll even see places you never even knew were so beutiful.
After all this, is there even a quostion
if you want to join? Wonderful people, wonderful places. It will be amazing, I promiss you. Many people need help out there, and you could be the one to help them. If that isn't enough think of all the things you could learn, the people you could meet, and the adventure you could have. So, come on, what are you waitnig for? Plese, join the Seagoing Cowboys program today. | 4 |
293f43c | Dear, State Senator
You should keep the electoral colleges because people are not only voting for president but are also voting for a slate of electors. Keep the electors colleges could help the president in the running because the more votes the electors have for that presdient the higher chance he/she will have to win.
In the article it says that
"The electoral college requries a presidential canidate to have trans-regional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president"
. the winner take all methid means that who ever wins the elction they become president and they also have a winner to become State Senator. The president has to become sworn in befor he actually starts the job.
I think that electoral college is fair how are they going to get votes if no one will vote that is why i suggest keeping the electoral colleges open and keep them running. Lets say for example that Barack Obama would not have one without the electoral colleges votes because everyone wanted the president on the running to win so then Barack Obama won the election twice becasue electoral college votes. People say that electoral colleges are good but they are look at our president now he twice in a row because o felectoral college votes. Thans to electoral college votes MR. Barack Obma has now president two times and he is hoping to get president three times.
The electoral colleges are very important to people and those people want the electoral colleges to stay open and the do not want them to shut down or get taken/knock down. The electoral colleges acctually make voting fun for people and then more people will want to come when they start hearing about it. The longer you keep them open the higher the votes will be and the voting process will be busy because their is so many people there. In the article it says that "The electoral college is a process, not a place and that the founding fathers were the ones to establish it in the constituion as a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in congress".
The electoral college consists of 538 electors but the majority is around 270 electoral votes. Each candidate has his or her own group of electors while they are in the running for president in our state. The one with the mos electoral votes win the running and becomes president for Four years until the next running. The electoral college votes will help the people in the running to become president. | 2 |
2941225 | The power to choose who is our president and who is not should be left up to the people. I belive that we cannot allow a system to decide who is president. You could even say its a sham we are told to vote for a presidential canidate yet we not even voting for them. Were voting for a set a electors and hoping that it will swing in our votes favor. The president should be elected by popular vote because we dont have a say and it is not practical.
You are told that you should go out and vote a president but your really voting for electors. when you go to vote you dont even get to see the elctors your voting for. This shouldent be allowed because the presidential canidates are the one running the camipaigns and publicity but we know nothing of the electors using the electoral collage to elect a president. Another downside to not being able to elect a president by popular vote is that the popular voted canidate can still lose due to having less electoral votes and this has happend before. Also this form of voting is not practical because in the end the people werent the deciding factor because the electoral vote is such a large one
In conclusion the way that we elect our presidents needs to change. The popular vote is a way to insure that people are getting there say in who is president. If the people see somthing wrong with a presidental canidate the peole should be able to put a stop to that and not have the chance of being overuled. The electoral college was created as a compromise it should be kept as a way to make a decision when there is no popular vote. | 2 |
294affa | "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto tells of how new computer software can detect six different human emotions based upon facial expressions. This software could potentially have a range of different uses in the future. However, it will never have true value in evaluating the emotional expressions of students in a classroom.
Dr. Paul Eckman helped create this system. He determined that there are six basic emotions on which humans can be evaluated: happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. In the sixth paragraph, D'Alto explains, ". . . If you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different."
This is a good example of how the software can be useful. Personalized ads are important for websites to deliver content that the consumer will enjoy. A software that can adapt to the person viewing the ads is beneficial to both the consumer and the website on which the individual is viewing.
Although this software is good for things such as ads, it is not useful in a classroom. Also in the sixth paragraph, D'Alto quotes Dr. Thomas Huang, an expert in human-computer communications, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'"
When the software is used to determine whether or not an ad is pleasing, it is straight forward and easy for the computer to read. Happiness is one of the emotions the software could detect, in addition to disgust, fear, and sadness. For ads, these would be the emotions that would be read to improve content. Confusion and boredom, two of the emotions brought up by Dr. Huang, are not in the six basic emotions a computer could detect. Advertisements on websites are specifically intended to trigger emotions by the viewer, and therefore it is easy to tell if the ad has the intended affect on the consumer. When it comes to school work, emotion is not an important factor of the learning. If an intelligent student is learning the lesson well but looks as if they were confused, this would impare the learning process by modifying the lesson when it is not needed.
Even if the software could tell if the student was bored, it is difficult to tell whether or not they are gathering the information necessary to learn the lesson. The software has good uses and helpful purposes, but not when it comes to regular, dull school work which may or may not result in any emotion at all. | 4 |
294cfe5 | Driverless cars should be developed and permited. If more car companies would form and release this idea of driverless cars that would be one less problem people would have to worry about, because everyone would save much more money than they usualy do, and people without cars wouldn't have to worry about getting places. Even though Google has already had cars that could drive by themselves they were not all the way driverless. Human would have to take over when the cars couldn't do what humans can.
The law specificly says that cars are only safe when a human driver is at full control of the vehicle at all times. The law needs to lighten up and approve of driverless cars because it would help everyone all for the better. It will also make us more advanced by discovering new things with better technology. In a few years of so more and more states will have accepted the idea of autonomous cars, laws are going to be changed, and everything will work out just fine. | 2 |
2956d34 | Dear U.S Senate,
I think that we should abolish electoral colleges because over 60 percent of voters wants to do a direct vote. With the electoral college you cant do so because you have to vote for slate electors. This year people already expect a close election in which the popular vote winner can again lose. This electoral college is unfair to voters because of the winner take all system in every state. The candidates on focus on the "swing" states. The electoral college is, unfair, outdated, and irrational. So
WE, US, YOU, should abolish this electoral college and let we the people vote how we want to vote. Maybe just maybe the president we want to win so badly because we feel like he can can change up things for the better might actually win. If you take a survey over half of the states will tell you that we need to go back to the way we use to vote.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 2 |
295777d | ______
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27/02/2018
ISTEP
Section 2
The Key to Success
Today, students have been faced with the challenge of going to school, so that they can learn, so that they can go to college to hopefully become sucessful and get a job. The only problem is, majority of students are stuck in a loop which is because they aren't able to learn in a way which best suits them. Now, it is possible with new technology, by Dr. Huang with the University of Illinois. The use of technology holds value to reading students of emotional expressions which can help teachers to know whether what they are teaching and how, is enjoyable by their students.
"The program is designed to make a 3-D representation of the face and all of the 44 major muscles"(D'Alto, 3). Dr. Huang explains that Movement of one or more muscles is read as a certain emotion by a program called FACS, programed by psychologist, Dr. Paul Eckman. It reads emotions almost as a human would if you were to read a freind of yours face to face. The only part that sets the program aside from human reading, is that the program reads into the slightest movements you might not want to show.
I believe that this program can become revolutionary to education because this program can do what teachers cant do which is to tell how his/her students feel about learning certain things and in certain ways. If the program were to become a reality, teachers would be able to adjust their lessons for the better being of the students. In doing so, schools becomes more that just a place for students to come to learn, but they can be given an opportunity to do so while enjoying it too. If we get students to become excited for school, then they are more likely to grow up to do better things.
The use of technology holds value to reading students' emotional expressions. If we make the emotion reading techology a reality in schools, then the schools will most likely become enjoyable by students; Kids will become excited to learn and get an education, then our hope for a better and brighter generation will come forth. | 3 |
295ad90 | You guys should join the "Seagoing Cowboys". It's fun. You get go all around the world, meet new people, dicover places you've never heard of, and possibly learn how different people speak. I've been to many places, such as: Greece, China, New Orleans, Europe, and many more. You could even sight see when you're passing by a place that looks intresting. There are so many possibilities to where you end up at or what you see. So, you should think about it and maybe join.
Have you thought about it yet? What are your ideas of what it's like to help people out while you're helping your self out. Oh, I didn't tell you that this job is for helping others in need? Well, let me tell you. This job is mainly about helping people around the world. Some people need things like, food, cattle, natural resources, and many more on the list. You get to help people, and something in return you get to look at beautiful structures, cities and meet different people.
Have you thought about working for such a beautiful job? For working for a heart warming job. This job not only helps people and you, it helps the world and all the countries you helped with. When you work this job, you need to think of the possibilities for the world. Think about the people and the countries you save when you do this job. Thanks to you, people now have items for their daily lives. TahnkPlan: You guys should join the "Seagoing Cowboys". It's fun. You get go all around the world, meet new people, dicover places you've never heard of, and possibly learn how different people speak. I've been to many places, such as: Greece, China, New Orleans, Europe, and many more. You could even sight see when you're passing by a place that looks intresting. There are so many possibilities to where you end up at or what you see. So, you should think about it and maybe join.
Have you thought about it yet? What are your ideas of what it's like to help people out while you're helping your self out. Oh, I didn't tell you that this job is for helping others in need? Well, let me tell you. This job is mainly about helping people around the world. Some people need things like, food, cattle, natural resources, and many more on the list. You get to help people, and something in return you get to look at beautiful structures, cities and meet different people.
Have you thought about working for such a beautiful job? For working for a heart warming job. This job not only helps people and you, it helps the world and all the countries you helped with. When you work this job, you need to think of the possibilities for the world. Think about the people and the countries you save when you do this job. Thanks to you, people now have items for their daily lives. Thank you. | 3 |
295f8ea | Driveless cars are an object of the future that cant be avoided and will
be more efficent than any manually operated vehicle. People have anticipated this idea since the cartoon the Flinstones and maybe even far before then. The thought of not putting in any effort or work to reach your destination and getting there just as safely if not safer than a person manually driving a car is amazing and something to look forward to.
Safety and efficeny dont always go hand in hand but once the logistics of of speed, technology and laws are sorted out driveless cars will be more than an idea.Features that prevent wrecks, give speed limitations and alerts for drivers awareness should be confirmed before any person gets in a car and expects for it to oprate itself. Though once these features are complete "hop in and relax and let me do all the work".
A problem the earth is facing is global warnming and climate change and driveless cars can change this problem and better the earth.Climate change is now seen worldwide and affecting all of nature, and the extreme every second
high use of gasoline does nothing but worsen our enviornment. But these cars reduce the extreme use of gasoline. | 2 |
296c49a | Last year in 2014, the earth had the warmest temperature in recorded history. Needless to say, this is due to greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide. One of the major reasons behind an increase in greenhouse gases is due to the use of cars and motorcycles, which release high amounts of carbon dioxide. It is to our benefit that we prevent any form of unnatural climte change on earth, and the most effective way to execute this is by living a more "car-free" life, especially here in the United States as it is our second most contributing factor of our increasing greenhouse gases. America could follow the path that many other countries and cities took.
In Vauban, Germany, cars have been banned unless one should decide to buy a permit in the form of a public garage. Most citizens take other means of transportation than cars. They walk, use bicycles, or public transportation. This has resulted in Vauban having a much cleaner environment and less stress as a result of no traffic. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," confesses Heidrun Walkter. Building suburbs like Vauban would result in a lower production of air pollution and a much more stress free environment.
Bogota has a similar policy as Vauban, but only lasts one day of the year. However, that only serves the citizens to be more enthusiastic about the event. Most people were glad to help out in anyway to reduce the smog. Bogota has also inspired other cities to do the same. Cali and Valledupar also decided to encourage this eco-friendly day. A day might not be much out of three hundred and sixty four, but a small contribution from a large mass of people can make a huge change. Implementing this same policy in more cities and countries would result in a notable change in the amount of air pollution around that time of year.
Paris resently executed a policy to ban cars with odd-numbered plates on Tuesdays as a consequence from a heavy smog that was brewing for several days. Paris had a smog of higher concentration than London, having 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter while London only had 78.7. There were residents who were unhappy with the ban, but the benefits the city gained from it were outstanding. Traffic was down by 60 percent and and as a recompensation for those who could not use their cars, public transportation was free from Friday to Monday. Due to the dedication of the mayor and citizens, the smog cleared up enough for the ban to be lifted. Making this a something a whole nation can participate in would definately improve the annual greenhouse gas emmssions.
Limiting car usage can have a posotive heavy impact on the world as a whole if more people were to follow the examples of these cities. The year of 2014 was known as the hottest year in recorded history, and it undoubtedly has to do with how much greenhouse gasses we emmited. If we could follow the example of those cities, we could see a great change by the end of the year 2015. This change could fix the climate problems we're currently having, and create a healthier, happier world. | 4 |
296daf4 | Exploring Venus is an extremly dangerous idea but NASA continues to send unmanned space crafts, according to paragraph 2.
If its so dangerous is there reasoning behind wanting to learn more about this red hot planet?
Is there a chance that something could possibly live there again?
Venus, a planet that is much like our own in many ways, is a very dangerous yet mysterious place.
NASA says that at one point, according to paragraph 4, Venus could have been largely covered by oceans.
Meaning that if it had water there is a slight chance that Venus could have inhabbited living things such as plants or bacteria.
So now that NASA believes that there is a possibility that life could have occured on Venus at one point in time, why would they want to continue to explore it.
If Venus had life on it some point in the past then there is a possibility that there could still be something there or that maybe even one day in the far future something could live there again, possibly including the human species.
Then instead of vacationing to another country for a break you could vacation to an entirely different planet.
If they continue to explore they could figure out so much more about this planet and possibly what we could do to save Venus and be able to have oceans and landforms and living creatures back on our sister planet. | 2 |
296e7b0 | A life filled to the brim of better days is what we all want, and limiting car usage has some of these advantages. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way,' said Heidrun Walter. The sound of children outside of the pollution free community is much more satisfying then getting somewhere with dangers involved. A life without cars is less stressful and more free to explore in safety. Driving tends to make drivers uneasy for fear or crash or being late to work from traffic.
"Mr. Sivak's son lives in San Francisco and has a car but takes Bay Area Rapid Transit, when he can, even though that often takes longer than driving." Clearly being late to work and stressed is not something people favor espically when getting to work for free is possible. "Public transit was free of charge from Friday to Monday, according to the BBC." Instead of spending thousands of dollars expecting an easier lifestyle your neck rests on the chopping block with the blade ever silently above until it completes is mission. Having this ability feels like freedom but it's actually just a fear inducing, death causing machine. A simple healthier life on a bike seems more enjoyable, and even more so when it promotes good health and your life.
"In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway." Not one person can really enjoy a twenty or fourty minute drive to a mall or anywhere for that matter. It's a waste of time, money, and life. Taking a 5 minute walk to a mall is much more beneficial to your body and health than adding gas to your lungs, and it's quicker too. "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." Children playing outside instead of inside on their new tablet could be our future again. Parents don't have enough time to spend thirty minutes driving to a park when their child seems content on their fancy iPhone 6. Shopping is also a favorite anywhere, but it seems to be drifting online. Taking five minutes to walk to the mall and save money on not buying a car or spending money on shipping will give more money to buy stuff! A bonus is no more wrong clothing sizes or ordering a lotion that smells like toliet water. Ease of lifestyle is a desire that can be fulfilled when waving goodbye to miles of road and hello to a new jeans that fit for once.
Pollution is a horrible topic that everyone wants to stop, however everyone is ignoring one of its sources. "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." It sounds like Earth is becoming like the movie Wall-E, and next stop is a ship in space leaving this trashed planet behind. Paris is setting a great example at trying to remove pollution for healthier living and a better environment. The United States has clearly been challanged and in its effort to be the best it followed suit, "...It will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the evironment." It is hard to imagine a healthy ecosystem with flourishing plant and animal life in our current situation. With Paris and the United States assisting in the idea of other transpot methods not only will animals have a better chance at not becoming extinct but so will the human race. Dying of pollution will no longer be a concern and money spent on poison can go to lifes other pleasures.
Happiness, fast travel, no pollution, and more new stuff sounds like owning a car right? Carlos Arturo has a taste of the sweet life, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." Sadly this is not what a car provides because in fact it only reverses these good things. Despair sets in with fourty minutes waiting in traffic while clouds of gray swirl into the sky returning a shirt that didn't fit. Reconsidering the advantages of having a car and considering the advantages of limiting car usage is the right way to live a perfect life. | 5 |
29705a1 | The author finds that studing Venus would be a good thing because of how it is or was similar to earth. There is evidence of Venus being largely being covered by oceans as weel as mountains and valleys with rocky sediments this may give clues or refrences about extraterestrial life that humans have been looking for. Even though exploration on the surface of venus may be near impossible for humans, machines may be able to explore a given time on the suface of Venus colecting samples from things like rocks.
Venus has analougous features that are similar to Earth and this may lead to certain discoverys about the potential of life that may have survived on Venus. Since Venus is one of the closest planets to Earth it makes reaching Venus easy but that dosent mean it is like our planet becuse of the atmosphere letting all of the heat inside. If we are able to explore Venus then it may give us confidence to expore other planets that may be like Venus. Finding other lifeforms of materials other than what is already on earth may be huge to humans and give us a boost in what we know as well as have.
This is why exploring Venus may be benificial to scientists to make any discoverys that will help the human race and possibly find another planet that sustains life or another planet to live on. Finding clues on Venus about the past may prove as a good thing as well possiblly telling us if planets go through phases where they can sustain life and when they can't. There may possibly be remains of a civilization on the other planets that we do not know about. | 3 |
2972937 | Im more on the side of the cars driving for us. With that theirs more of a chance of less happening. Also can reduce accedents that can kill or severly harm the person operating the vehical. With this, The future is comming slowly but surly with outstanding things. But, Theirs going to be problems with it. Which will be listed below in the next few paragraphs.
With the driver not operating the vehical can save lifes. Like if your under the influence, the car can get you home, or if your hurt the car can take you to help. Another reason is that the car can help you get place to place safely by following the law and watching everything.
The bad side is that the cars cost is going to be Out of the world. Not many people are going to buy a 400 thousand dollar car for a daily driver. Including that if damages were taken when vehical is in operation, will be out standing. Not all insurance companies can replace it or parts for a lower in sum.
So what leads to my Point that the car is Basically just a plan, nothing to seroius yet but will have a small or large change in the world. Help multiple ways or devistate. | 2 |
29743cd | Have you ever wondered about space travel? Maybe even on planets that might be closer than it seems? What if it was one of them in The Milkyway Galaxy? You might be thinking about Mars but you may think too yourself "We've already explored alot of Mars." But what if I told you that Venus is the planet we are talking about visting? The author in the article, " The Challenge of Exploring Venus" agrees with exploring one of our planetary neighbors Venus. It's conciderd Earth's 'twin', We have tecnology that can help us explore the planet, and that studying Venuses atmosphere atmosphere can help us lern more abut our sister planet.
Venus is known for being one of Earth's "twins". Venus is known for it's density and size that is quite similar to Earth's. "Astronomers are facinatedby Venus beacuse it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probaly covered largely with oceans and could have supported forms of life, just like Earth." (Paragraph 4, Challenges of Exploring Venus). Astromomers are saying that venus is very similar to Earth, by its size and that in the past Venus might have had life forms on it and that might be a good reason why it would be a good reason to explore Venus.
Another reason why exploring Venus would be a good idea is that we have the proper tecnology to go and explore our sister planet. "NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to go study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray... blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the rolling Venusian landscape." (Paragraph Five, The Challenge of Exploring Venus). With the tecnology to be able to fly over Venus and using a blimp to help humans fly over the harsh conditions of Venuses surface. So we have the right tecnology to fly over Venus and safely get humans from Earth to our sister planet Is another reason why we should start exploring Venus.
A final reason why we should explore Venus is that we know about Venuses weather and condisons are harsh and we know how to help explore the planet. " a thick atmosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide and clouds are highly containing sulfuric acid... Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like errupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting stricks to probes seeking land on it's surface." ( Paragraph 3, The Challenge of Exploring Venus). Scinetist are discovering Venuses waether like conditions and the planet's conditions. With knowing these we can make tecmology that can help us explore the planet. And we can study these weather conditions and learn more about our sister planet.
So traveling to Venus is a good idea to travel to Venus even though the conditions on the planet are not so welcoming and the resaoning for traveling there is that, the planet is Earth's "twin, we have the correct tecnology to travel there and we know a lot of the planet's atmosphere and how we can take that to help make human travel safe to get from Earth to venusand how we can help humans survive the conditions that come along with Venus. Traveling to venus would also futher our minds on how our neghboring planets are. Do you think that traveling to Venus would help humanity as a whole? | 4 |
2975d96 | Many people give up their lives and time to become a seagoing cowboy. Luke was one of those people who did this. Many people who join this program wanted to help people by not joing the military so they joined this program. These people helped countries with problems after wars. There are lots of reasosns to join the UNRRA program.
Another reason to join the seagoing cowboys is you get to help people while traveling. You get to see so many things that you probably wouldn't have seen if you were not a seagoing cowboy or memeber on UNRRA. Many people did this after World War II ended in Europe. The text states "It was 1945, World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins." and
"In August 1945, they recieved their orders to report to New Orleans. 'We arrived August 14,' Luke says, 'the day the Pacific war ended.'"
Luke and his friend had to go over seas the day a war on the water ended.
Sure there are dangers of being a seagoing cowboy, but many countries and people are helped. People join not just for travel, but to help others. Many countries are helped do to the UNRRA program. Many countries get food, shelter, and clothes taken away to help military during war. The UNRRA helps these people get these things back. The text states "'It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs.'" and "UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration)." | 2 |
2977ec6 | Dear Senator,
The question at hand is, "Does the electoral college work?" My answer to that is simple "yes",but the reasons why I say this gets a little more complicated. As you may know the founding fathers established it, the Electoral College in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens (Office of the federal register, paragraph 1). Also, A majority of 270 out of 538 electoral voters is required to elect the president. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equal the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representitives plus two for your Senators (Office of Federal Register, Paragraph 3). Which only goes to show that everyone gets to vote.
Some may argue the Electoral; college is an anachronism, an old and out of date method, or a non-democratic way of selecting a presedint that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. and according to Richard A. Posner they maybe right in the arguing view that the Electoral Colleger method is not democratic in a modern sense. But each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee, and that trust is rarely betrayed however, it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. (Richard A. Posner, 16) All the college is trying to do is set a number of people who can be elected not elect the president on their own.
Under the electoral college system voters vote not for the pesident but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. No one is saying leave it up to the "state", the distict of columbia to decide alone who our president should be but just to let them help in narrowing it down to those who fits the qualifications we need in a good president, The person who is going to run our country. Bradford Plumer said it himself voters sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong canidate so why put the humans that always make mistakes in charge of choosing who out of "billy joe bob from the swamp" and " steve boy from the country club" to run our country. I say let the qualified pick the qualified. Its easy to say this, Bob Dole was wrong don't abolish the electoral college let it LIVE!
Sincerely, A concerned citizen. | 3 |
297822d | The reasons you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program is because you see unique places, travel and lots there are lots of oppertunities. You can have lots of fun in this program. It almost becomes like its not a job because there are so many things you can enjoy.
In this program you get to see so many unique and beautiful places. I got to see the Acropolis in Greece which was very special. I also got to see a couple more which are, Panama Canal in china, and a excavated castle in Crete. I think anybody would want to see those places. As you see these you will never forget and make great memories like I did.
Also in this program you get to travel to so many marvoules places. I got to go across the Atlantic Ocean 16 times! Thats crazy! I also went across the Pacific Ocean twice. I also got to go to some different countrys. Right before I turned Eight teen I went to Greece. I also got to see Europe and China. Guess what, I went to even more places! I got to go to Venice, Italy and Crete to. This is a great program for you if you like traveling.
Finally there are so many oppertunities in the Seagoing Cowboys program. You get to see so many places, and see things so many things, and do things you never thought you would as a little kid. It could also change how you act and show respect. After you go through this progam you will be a totally different person. In a good way. It can show you how to be respectful, and whatever else you need.
In conclusion chose the Seagoing Cowboys program. You get to see things you never thought of seeing. You also get to travel all over the world. Don't forget all the oppertunities this program can offer. Come to this program if you want to help our world. Chose Seagoing Cowboys. | 3 |
297885d | A Seagoing Cowboy is not always the easiest job. Although there are the dangers of the sea, it is a wonderfull chace for someone to see Europe and China. One can also make some new friends or peers.
When aboard any ship or boat, there is a danger of storms or wind. Even just sliding off the boat. One always has a crew behind him or her to watch out for them. No one ever has to fear being badly hurt.
True friends wouldn't let their friends fall off a boat. When they see them start to trip they would come running to see that they don't go overboard. On the boat one learns to trust others about what to do, where to go, and especially how to do something. The best part is that the cowboys that have been on the ships before can tell where the best tourist places are.
When a person gets on the boat they are stepping into an adventure. While one is on the boat it travels to Europe, China, and other lovely places. These may be places that one has never seen before. In that instance the trip would be even more breath taking and exiting.
Although there are a few dangers of the sea, being a seagoing cowboy is a lovely chance for sight seeing and new friends. When you go out to sea there are great opportunities for adventure. One will never really know untill they see for themselves. | 3 |
297c419 | Dear State Senator
Should the Electoral College be kept in favor? The electoral college does avoid the problem of elections. Well on the other hand, Richard Nixon,Jimmy Carter, and Bob Dole agreed to abolish the elctoral college and change to election by popular vote for the president of the U.S.It is unfair to the voters because the electors elect the president. Also, not only are the voters voting for electors,they are voting for the canidate's electors when they think they're voting for the canidate. Choosing a president should be elected by the popular vote of people not electors.
To start with,the president of the United States should be elected by the popular vote of the people. The president is there to guide and lead the people. The citizens of the U.S should have the right to vote for who they think should be president. For instance,some residents have a feeling that their votes don't count.
To add,it is unfair to the voters because the elctors elect the the president. Eventhough the electors represent your state,they don't let the people choos who they desire for president. When voting for president, it shouldn't be all about the electors. The Electoral College even has the possibility of turning voters away that voted for a canidate that has no hope for supporting their state.
Further more,the electoral college does avoid problems. Meaning,a canidate cannot receives a certain amount of the votes cast. For instance, when a canidate has more votes than other canidates while not receiving a clear majority oof votes. Also in big states "the Electoral College rebuild some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the senat decreed in the constitution."[Richard Posner {21}] | 3 |
2980c32 | Who would have knew that technology what be so advance that it would be able to detect our emotions. Recent techology has been made to detect an humans basic emotions just by facial expressions we make. This new software is something that can be valuable in a classroom.
The facial action coding system is a software used in computers that dectects a persons feelings. this software can dectect the feeling of sadness, anger, fear, happiness, surprise, and disgust. In " Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author gives example of how this software dectects ones emotion. It states, " your frontails pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you're surpried; your orbicularis oris ( around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger." Behavior analysis is a big part of what is software does and it's something we do everydayto tell when a friend is sad or angery.
FACS should be used in a classroom for multiple reasons. This software will be able to detect when a student is having a hard time with the work they are doing so the software will change the difficalty of th work. In "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the article states, " "A classroom computer could reconize when a student is becoming bored or confused," Dr. Huang predicts. " Then it can modify the lesson, like an effective human instuctor." " This would make things a lot easier for the student to understand what they are being taught.
Having the software will make it a lot easier for the teacher. The teacher wont be able to tell if the student is having a hard time unless he / she tells them. Having the software the students won't have to tell the teacher if they are having trouble and FACS will help the teacher. A teacher has an average of 18 students in each class, making it hard to focus on one student at a time. So FACS would help the teachers and the students a lot.
Who would have knew that making a facial expression of fustration at a computer would help you learn easier. Or make your job a little bit less hard. Well thanks to FACS software it can. | 4 |
29835f7 | The author shows us the many benifical factors of going to Venus. His claim is very strong of leaning towards going to Venus he belives that there is more reward than risk but is that true? He even tells us how researches are trying to find a way are machines could function and last a long time on Venus.
The author is very strong on his belives on how we should try and vist Venu. Yes, there is a lot of rewared if we can going to a new planet maybe finding new life or answers to sincest questions they have had for years. The problem is that the tempture on venus 30 miles above the groud where they would be is still 170 degeres. They would have to have a space craft able to obtain that tempture and not be faced and still let the them stay at a confertable temputure.
In connclusion the other author is very strong on his views and he has some great points but the big question i have is is it woth possiblby lossing lives and millions of dallors for the huge chance of nothing. Is it worth all the man hours all the time and hardship for the huge chance of it all being for nothing. That is the final question im sitting on. Yes, We could make create great advancements in since and in many other catogries it could maybe answer the question of how the world got here there are so many possiblities but also the danting reality that most likely the mission will fail and they would be losing money and people would lose loved ones. | 2 |
29851d7 | A reason that people should participate in the seagoing cowboy program is because it is fun. I know this because the text says " Luke also found time to have fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded." Also, because the text says " The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed."
Another reason to join in the seagoing cowboys program is because you get to help and take care of animals. I know this because the text says " UNRRA hired "seagoing cowboys" to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas."
People should also join the seagoing cowboys program because they get to travel to places like europe and china. I know this because the text says " Besides helping people, i had the side benefit of seeing europe and china." Also, because the text says " Luke also toured an excavated castle in crete and marveled at panama canal on his way to china."
Another reason people should join the program is because there is so much adventure and you get to do so many things. I know this because the text says " I'm grateful for all of the opportunity." Also, because the text says " So was taking a gondola ride in venice, italy, a city with streets of water."
In conclusion, people should join the seagoing cowboy program because it is fun, you get to help animals, you get to see differant places and travel, and you get to participate in fun adventures like going to china. | 2 |
2986cad | No one knows what the future holds and we never will.
Google cofounder, Sergey Brin, has developed something that people have always wanted to, but have never accomplished.
According to resources, Google has had cars that can drive independently, under specific conditions, since 2009.
Now, in everyone's head is "Oh I can fall asleep behind the wheel with no worries at all", this is not true.
Even though the car can drive itself it still gives the driver alerts to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues.
So with that being said, will driverless cars be around in the future?
This argumentative essay will be about the positive aspects of driverless cars because even though it has flaws, with the technology that is present today manufactuers will defientely find a way to fix every last one of them.
Almost everyday human beings come in contact with reckless drivers.
Reckless drivers are a danger to the rode, but what if sensors were put on cars to make them stop at the time they are suppose to.
Well, senors back in the 1980s could probably never do that, but now in the present they are way more advanced than ever.
Sensors detect and respond to the danger of ridiculous skids or rollovers causin the sensors to apply brakes on the individual wheels of the car and reduce the power from the engine.
This will have a better response on things than a human being driver could do by themselves.
Safety is defientely a big concern in this world so manufacturers do have to take extra precautions when making this product.
Things are still be remanufactured as the days pass, but these driverless cars are not really driverless so to speak.
Drivers will still have to pay attention to the road in case of any danger that the car can not simply do by itself.
The car does give signals like vibrating seats or annoucing over a speaker.
That might sound boring so Dr. Werner Huber, a BMW prohect manager driver, is trying to interpret the driving fun in a new way.
Some manufacturers want to discuss possible car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays.
This would help with texting and driving, so with that being said this is actually a safety feature.
People purchasing the driverless vehicles have many different questions, as expected, but with the amazing progress that manufacturers are having there will be none.
Every safety hazard is put into play with making this vehicle, even the enivornment.
If they can achieve all the needs of drivers then there will be less public transportation and instead a driverless car public transportation taxi system.
Googles cars have driven more than half a milion miles without a crash which means the accident rate would certainly decrease.
With the way everything is looking, as far as safety wise, driverless cars could be a possiblity in the future.
To conclude this argument on why the world should invest in driverless cars lets go back and look at all the positive aspects.
First the sensors, then the dereasing of texting and driving rate, and last the enivornmental aspect of it all.
Automakers are continuing to solve some minor problems that occur over time as they test these babies out.
It is said that Tesla has projected a 2016 car release with the car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time.
Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to release cars by the year 2020.
Will driverless cars make a huge sucess in the future and will they stay around if they do?
We have to see what the future holds. | 3 |
2989f37 | Dear, Mr. President
I need to get something off my chest, we need to change the way we the people vote. An Electoral college isn't the right way to do it anymore. We need to change to the peoples popular vote. Because this is a country for the people, we aren't voting for the president, and because electoral vote just isnt't fair.
Mr. President the first reason why we should change the popular vote is because this country is supposed to be for the people and in an electoral vote it's not. In the electoral vote its about the government and who they want as president and alot of people DO NOT like that. People of the United States of America should be able to vote and pick who they as a president of there country. It should be our right as Americans to be able to pick our own president not a bunch of old smart people in suits in Congress. I under stand that there is 538 as it says in the article What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register, but their is more than 300 million Americans. So techinically we aren't even voting for you.
Which brings me to my next reason, we aren't even voting for the president. When there is an Electoral college we are voting for the slate of electors in congress that will vote for the president as it says in the article "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the systems are wrong" by Bradford Plumer. So like I said before a bunch of old men and old women are they taking our votes away from us. For example, in 2000 Al Gore would've won the election but because the electoral vote beat him. He had the popular vote of the people but says the congress chose other wise he lost the election. According to the same article as it says above. Over 60% of people rather people's popular vote other the electoral vote.
Last but definetely not least, the electoral college just isn't fair at all. Maybe it's fair for the government befoore they can basically just pick the president that they want, but it's supposed to be a country for the people. It says it in the Constitution
We The People not
We The Government . Also the winner takes all system, the candidates don't pay attention to the smaller states they just look and the big states like California, Florida, or New York. So technically they are cheating the electoral college because they don't pay attention to all the elected slates of those small states. According to the article " The Indefesible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the sytem are wrong" by Braford Plumer.
In Conclusion, Mr. President if you care about what the people want you would abolish the Electoral college. Because this is a country for the people, we aren't even voting for the president, and because it's just not fair. It needs to be changed to the popular vote. I've been waiting to get that off my chest for a while.
Yours Truly,
PROPER_NAME
P.s: I hope you read this and take off the electoral college. | 4 |
2997d0c | Do you think The Face on Mars is natural? As a scientist at NASA I sure do! I think it is natural because we (NASA) released the pictures within a few days of taking them. Also, the pictures would show any alien markings. Finally, the story says that there are some of those formations on earth. I truly believe that it is a natural formation.
We, NASA, released pictures of The Face on Mars just a few days after we took them. Would we do that if we believed it was evidence of alien activity? Would we want to show that to the public, I don't think so! If we believed that it was alien related we wouldn't show the public and get them riled up. It would be nonsensical. I highly doubt that we would show the public if it was aliens.
Don't you think our top of the line cameras would show any alien markings? In the passage it even says each pixel from our camera is only 1.56 meters! That is a very large zooming ability! Our cameras are very expensive, and are top of the line. We use those cameras for the reason of seeing very small details like markings and any other little things. I really think our cameras would have picked up any alien markings, if there was any!
Finally, there are land formations like that on our own planet, earth! There are what we call mesas found all over the American West, which is the same things as the formation on mars. The mesas are formed from a lava dome. Also we know that something like that can happen on mars just like it can on earth. I think the landform is a mesa just like we have on earth.
Is The Face on Mars natural? I think so! I think that because NASA would not release pictures like that if they thought it was alien related! Also our top of the line cameras would have shown any little alien markings if there was any. Lastly, there are mesas on earth as well! I believe that The Face on Mars is a natural land formation, don't you? | 4 |
299a003 | Dear state senator,
There has been some conterversy between whether we should keep the Electoral College or changing the election to popular vote for the president. There are pros and cons to each method of voting. The Electoral College has been around since the beginning of our country. Most of the time it is successful (there have been a few times problems have occured but rarely it happens). As time has passed and we enter a more modern age, people have started to feel that the Electoral College does not work and we should all switch to just a regular popular vote. However, even though there have been a few problems in the past about this system, the Electoral College is still the best method of voting.
It is hard to argue that there are some problems with 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." (Bradford Plumer). The public is starting to not like that their vote is not directly going toward the presidential vote but towards a group of electors that decide the fate of the presidency. "the Electoral College method is not emocratic in a modern sense." (Richard A Posner). The public is also starting to feel that this is not a true Democracy with this system. "Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people." (Bradford Plumer). The public is starting to not like that feeling that the electors can just turn on the public and not vote for what some people want (and it has happened a few times in the past). "'faithless' electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please." (Bradford Plumer). That is another worry of the public, no matter what party the elector belongs to, they can vote for anyone they want. "Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the elcetion would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president."(Bradford Plumer). The people are also not liking the fact that an elector representing a small amount of people has as much to say as an elector representing millions of people. All and all, it is hard to deny that there are a few problems with the electoral college and that this causes the public to worry come election time.
However, despite the worries and concerns that some people may have, the Electoral College is still the best method for voting. "The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote." (the Office of the Federal Register). People must remember that this system is a compromise for the election and that any change could lead to problems among the government again. The public must also remember that "each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee".(Richard A. Posner). This system also can often prevent disputes. "A dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible...but it's less likely than a dispute over the popular vote. The reason is that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share or the popular vote." (Richard A. Posner). Along with the fewer disputes, it also creates standards for the candidate. " The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal...This is a desirable result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president." (Richard A. Posner). Another benefit to this system is that it causes voters to pay closer attention to the election. "Voter in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign." (Richard A. Posner). Along with the more aware voters, the Electoral College is also very beneficial to the big states. "The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution." (Richard A. Posner). And lastly, the Electoral Collee helps avoid run-off elections. "There is pressure for run-off elections when no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, is reduced by the Electoral College, which invariably produces a clear winner." (Richard A. Posner). To sum it all up, there are many benefits to the Electoral College.
All and all, the Electoral College is the best way for voting. With this system, there are many benefits to the election process that people may not realize. With benefits like it avoids run-off elections and it makes the voters more aware, some people still beleive that a popular vote is still the best way. It is important to remember that there is a reason that we have certain methods, to benefit our country. And that is what the Electoral College is, a benefit to our country. So senator, and based on the evidence given, it is important to keep the Electoral College for all the benefits it brings and for the sake of our great nation that we live in. | 5 |
299a5f3 | Facial Action Coding System
This passage explains how FACS could help for a lot of different things. For example in the article it says "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa." Meaning that if the FACS really does work, it could be used for knowing how teenagers feel about school and learning. Teenagers now an days think school is boring. Sometimes teachers don't even know when their students are paying attention. If schools had emotion-recognition software we would be able to know if our students are into the lessons.
The FACS could help teachers understand how their students may feel. In paragraph 6 it says "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." In my opinion i think it is true, having a emotion-recognition software could really help teachers. Some kids are to nervous to ask the teacher to repeat the lesson, kids get confused easily, having a FACS could really help. It could let you know if your student is confused or bored. This could really change the way of teaching, some teachers don't even pay attention to their students.
Having a emotion-recognition software could really help all around the world. The creator tested the new software on the Mona Lisa painting. The results were incredible. He says "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." It also says "It could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor, the same technology can make computers animated faces more expressive for video games or video surgery." Having this software could really help people understand how others feel. This proves how technology could be very useful, this new generation is going to change the world, and so is this new FACS software.
Dr. Huang created the FACS to underdstand human facial expressions. I say that in my own words having a emtion-recognition software could really help people. Sometimes teenagers hide their emotions and put on a fake smile or pretend to be happy when they are not. Teenagers now an days don't really like showing their emotions because in their mind they think it makes them seem weak. Sometimes teenagers don't want to talk about what is wrong, and sometimes teachers/parents don't even know what to do. That technology could really change the world. In paragragh 6 Dr. Huang notes "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, so computers need to understand that, too." That is true. Now that kids have iphones and computers , they could use emoji's to express how they feel. | 3 |
299d0f0 | Driverless cars are the future of us. They are coming and are better than human opperated cars. Google has come up with a simi-driverless car and they are making improvements for it too. They plan to cut down the use of gas for these cars. People will be spending less on gas and therefore not causing as much polution coming from the car.
According to Google cofounder Sergey Brin, "The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus." This results in less polution, which in another result will make the planet happier. We see driverless cars as something that is going to make the world a cleaner place.This also causes us to be able to go more places other than where a bus could take us.
The text also states, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigation through work zones and around accidents." They have been able to get these driverless cars to drive thousands of miles without a crash and if that was us driving, we may have caused an accident. They are, so far, more safe than a human opperated car and when they need human assistance it is for something moderate which the human can handle.
The car needs the driver to stay awake so that if something does happen the driver can take over. In the text, "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." Another example says, "Manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road." This may be used so that we know that the driver is still awake and will be able to take over. More ways to alert the driver are the seat vibrating, the car talking and telling you that it needs your assistance, flashing lights or other heads-up displays.
One downfall is that some states have made it illegal to drive or even test computer-driven cars. Second, "...even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident." That poses the question, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer?" Automakes are continuing their work on these problems and will solve as many as possible. There are still many issues with this car but they are being improved and soon will be driving on the roads with everyone.
Driverless cars are in our future. They have so much to offer to us and are safer than regular human driven cars. For the people who ride buses they can go more places than they could before because the driverless car allows you to go more places than a bus would be able to go. They are going to cut down polution numbers and may even make global warming start to dissappear if everyone in the future has one of these cars. | 4 |
29a0567 | Would you like someone to be able to read your emotions? Reading someone's emotions ican help you know that they need some help. Here are some reasons why it is good to be able to read emotions.
Reading the emotions of someone is amazing and should be used. In the article, Dr. Huang stated, "The facial expresions for each emotion are universal, even though individuals often show varing degrees of expression." This shows why it is important to know how people feel when they are being taught something they don't understand.
Reading a person's emotions can be complicated when you're with a friend. The article states, " She's (The Mona Lisa) 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." This says that when The Mona Lisa was painted, she had 4 different emotions. When your with friends, it is unclear how they feel.
This research shows why it is necesary to read the emotions of somebody to know how they feel. This face reading software can help people who need help but can't tell others how they feel. Using software to read friends emotions can show you when they need your help. | 3 |
29a6a6b | Are driveless cars safe? Are driveless cars going to the best technology ever invented? Do you think driveless cars is a good or bad thing? Google cofounder Sergey Brin envinisions a future with driverless cars. Brin and a lot of manufactures are working together to invent driveless care for the future. Posibbly ass early as 2020. I am for sure against the idea of the devoelopment of a driverless car for the near fututre.
Although, the invention of driveless cars have been dreamt about, it should not become a reality. Driverless cars would come with more risks than just having a regular person behind a car wheel. An actual person behind a wheel will havbe more control over a car than a computer. A computer can have a numerous amount of different malfuctions. What will happen if the computer malfunctions? What will happen to the car? How will it affect the people aound the car?Some people believe that driverless car would be a great addition to the world. But the risks of a driverless cars malfunctioning is much more high risk than just keeping a actual person driving a car. An actual person will know what to do if a car spins out of control, another car beside them lose contol, or they if there is a | 2 |
29a6e58 | Technology rapidly advancing and has many benefits. These benefits can be seen anywhere but especially in classrooms, as schools are always looking to innovate in new ways to make their students smarter, more comfortable, and learn more overall in class. One of these technologies is the Facial Action Coding System or F.A.C.S which allows computers to identify human emotions, this technology would be very valuable to students and their learning experience.
There is lots of value in adding this to the learning experience. For example a computer could adjust the lesson by seeing the look on your face. It can do this since the F.A.C.S. system can quantify the muscles behind human emotion giving an accurate representation of what the person is feeling. If a student is happy with the lesson the system could be used to shorten this lesson since the student likely already knows it and if the student is confused or disgusted by the lesson the program can continue it till they are satisfied with their skills in it and have learned what is neccessary.
There are some cons to the F.A.C.S system right now though. First, the F.A.C.S system is expensive and requires a super powerful computer to use. Second, A student may be satisfied even when not knowing a lesson. Third. the F.A.C.S system could be incorrect in some aspects as it does not have as wide a range of emotions as we feel.
However even though it is flawed these flaws can be fixed. It is likely in the future that the cost of the F.A.C.S system go down as things like telephones and computers have done. It is also very likely that the accuracy of the F.A.C.S system goes up as time goes on things like the cellphone and television we're very primitive concepts at the beggining of their life but have advanced and flourished since then. So the flaws of the F.A.C.S system in schools are minor compared to the benefits.
The Facial Action Coding System is truly changing the game when it comes to technology. Soon, it could change the education field as well. This could cause a revolution in education make it easier for students to learn and easier for them to excel if done right, which hopefully it will be. | 4 |
29a7d43 | I love us humans, and our little species-wide neural shortcuts. One example of a "shortcut" is face recognitioon. Our brains tell us what is human by looking at the face. The brain does have some flaws in this, though, because we tend to see faces where there isn't one. One of the most notable examples is the face on Mars. There is no way the "face" on the red planet was made by aliens, because as previously stated, the brain sees faces where there aren't any, the "face" is a common occurane on Mars, a mesa, and any alien proof would be seen in recent pictures. All of the evidence points towards the obvious conclusion, and the most likely scenario is probably correct, as Occam's Razor points out.
To begin, the brain tries to recognize faces, and it is really good at it. It says, "Yep, that's a face!" and that's because humans are social creatures. We need to recognize others that will be able to support us and stay together, because in ancient times, that, along with our ability to think and reason, was what we had going for us. As one source that I forget the name of stated, "Pretty much the only thing we can outsprint by bodylengths per second is vegetables." We could make tools and weapons to support ourselves, but to be effective, we had to team up. And that is why we see a "man in the moon". We see the face by craters. This is just the same thing, our brains being awesome at seeing faces, but not at recognizing the lack of a body to go with them.
Also, the "face" is a common occurance on Mars, a mesa. It is just a landform. This is shown by the NASA saying "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa - landforms common around the American West." The "face" is just a landform. The most recent picture shows the mesa in much more detail, and the face starts to fade away as the resolution increases.
As stated before, the picture resolution increases with each attempt at an image, and still no alien civilization! The article states "Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo." If there was above-ground alien civilization, we would have seen it by these pictures. The logical conclusion for the illogical is "What if they are underground?" and this is a valid point until you look at it more closely. To "sculpt" this landform, the aliens would have to dig out surrounding land, and that is hard, not impossible, but hard to do. And as stated before, use Occam's Razor. Also, they would most likely have to have some way to see humans, because the chances of aliens on a different planet in a different environment evolving similar faces to ours seems a little far-fetched. They would have some sort of visible, surface-bound satillite dish or something similar to recieve the signal.
Some might argue, "Well, NASA is just covering up life on Mars." and to that arguement, I say "Good job! You are so close to logic!" because while NASA could cover up the truth, they wouldn't do so. It would be good for business to discover some "sentient alien life" because the NASA budget would skyrocket! Everyone would want to know "What they look like? Do they have a language?" et cetera. Also, if they wanted to cover it up, no matter how much it would improve NASA, they have to release images publicly. If they managed to do some fancy photoshopping and release the images, there are people skilled enough to undo those photoshops and also, photoshopping leaves some computer traces around on an image, and there are plenty of free online sites that will spot those traces and show anyone where and how those touch-ups were made.
The most obvious conclusion is probably the right one, and all evidence points towards just a natural landform. The brain's ability to detect faces, the frequency of those landforms, and the ability to see alien civilization, if any exists, in more recent pictures proves the point of those who follow logic though the tinfoil-hat warriors try to say otherwise. Wait, is that a face in my soup?! | 5 |
29aa983 | A new hom
whould you send someone to explore venus with the technology that we haave
right now? the author of the article
the challege of exploring venus made some
very import points about
why
we sohould explore venus.
the author believes that even. that is worthy exploring venus using old tecnology and new tecnology for example. the mechamical computers, NASA's idea of the ships and the new materials that were being testes
firt of all the author explains the old technology that is used ti be use in
during
the 1940 word war two by making
calculations using
gears and
levers. no electronic were needed for this computer. the only problem would be that the the computers are very delicated when is put to extreme conditions.
secondly the author mentions an idea that NASA
has that he explains could
to very useful for exploring venus.
the author
explains that venus has a very high temperature but the vehicle would hover
30 miles over
from
the surface of venus where is would
avoid bad graounds. this idea that
NASA
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to its
a good way
for humans
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lastly the author believes
thea venus
is not
to
diferent from earth
and
in the right conditions
humans could
be living is venus. the author
mentions how scients
believed
that venus.
is the
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with the more like earth
and how
it could posibly at one
time had
oceans
research on venus
could also explain
that venus
at one
point
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have and
maintain
life forms this is why it would be wortly for humanns
to explore venus because it could posibly be the nex
earth
in conclutions
the author
brought many points of why
we sould keed on good
undertanding about the exploration
venus. | 2 |
29ad56e | Technology has been used for decades in education, from the basic computer to smart boards technology has been commonly used to improve the learning capabilities of students in modern times. The 'Facial Action Coding System'
technology has the ability to help professors and teachers around the world get more into the minds of their students and engage the students into a classroom where learning is not a unified thing, but more customized and free depending on student ability.
Firstly, with technology becomming more popular, an increasing number students are having the ability to learn through technology. Along with that teachers and professors around the world have had to adapt to the higher usage of technology and programs to teach their students. This program gives teachers and technology the ability to adapt to their students, and encourage even confused or fearful students to learn by engaging a learning environment where a student's computer or device could read and recognize the confusion or joy a student is undergoing while learning,and therefor helping the teacher know the students level of understanding.
Secondly, having a program installed into the lense of cameras in students devices would open up new insight to teachers. For example, if a student watches a video lesson in a History class and is confused by something then their teacher could find the question, or peice of video, and simply adjust the lesson to fit the demographic and understanding of that child. There are many benifits to this technology including in the home, if a parent were to have the ability to see where their child was confused or frusterated the parent could also take some time to cover the missing material. This also prevents students who are fustrated but are to fearful or anxious to ask for help to not recive the assistance they need. This technology could open up door ways for students instead of them being lost in the information, but this technology is still new. .
Finnaly, one of the main reasons students do poorly in the current education system is that the student feels like they are not reciveing enough help or that they are lost. With average class sizing being anywhere from 22-32 students, a single or even two teachesr cannot assist all of the students individualy, and this creates a problem. Using the 'Facial Action Coding System' teachers can register which students need help and those who dont and pay more attention to the students who need help. This would therefore increase the amount of students able to retain information and help the school. Being lost in a lesson wouldn't be so common of a problem.
In conclusion, the 'Facial Action Coding System' opens new advancments in the the education systems by encourgaing an environment where teachers could have the technology to know when a student was confused or not understanding information, and also giving the ability for teachers to construct a lesson to fit the children who don't directly understand. It also proves a good method for parents to get involved in their child's learning and help the student with direct problems at the root instead of complications with the entire subject. So yes, this technology is very vaulable to the education of millions of students around the world who don't fully grasp their teachers learning methods or are just confused. | 5 |
29b1abb | A 3-D computer is a model of the face all 44 muscles and its called an "action unit". The Dr. Huang relies to work on of psycholoists and Dr. Paul Eckam, the creater of FACS (Facial Action Coding System). Dr. Eckman classified six basic emotions suprise, anger, happiness, fear, and sadness. Then he made associated each with charatcteristic movements of the facical muscles.
Dr. Huang smiling broadly " even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression". Huang using video imagery, new emotion-recognition software tracks these movements in a real face or the painted picture of Mona Lisa. The weighting the diffeent units in the software can be even identify mixed emotions. Even each expression can be compared against the neutral face.
The humans perform the same impressive "calualtion" every single day. if we can probably tell our friend how they're feeling because by the way look on there faces. But most of us would have trouble describing each facial. | 1 |
29b872f | As we all know cars are a big part of our society today. However cars have a bigger impact than we think. Some people can't live without there car. Some people can go their whole life without a car. We may not think about it however there are multiple advantages to not using a car. When we limit our car use it saves the earth also it i said that it takes away a heap load of stress and it saves people money. Just think about it, one day without the use of cars. How would that be?
We we think of saving the earth we think of recycling, reusing things, and reducing. Did you know that passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gases and up to 50 percent in some car intensive areas in the United States.(According to "In German Surburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" By: Elisabeth Rosenthal). In Paris there pollution was almost record setting and so they ordered that even-numbered license plates leave their cars at home or pay a fine of $31. Almost 4000 drivers were fined that day and 27 got their cars impounded. Most of the cars in Paris are diesel ran so the smog is worse. If they would cut down on their car use it would lower the smog.
You might not think of it but if we limited the use of cars it relieves stress. According to "In German Suburb, Life Goes on Without Cars", In Vauban, Germany they have given up their cars. Vaubans streets are completly car free. 70 percfent of Vauban's families do not own cars ansd 57 percent sold a car to move there. Heidrun Walter said"When I had a car I was always tense. Im much happierthis way". According to "Car-free dat in spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky in Bogota,Columbia they have been without cars for 3 years. Also Carlos Arturo Plaza said "It's a good opportunit totake awat stresss and lower the air pollution".
According to "The End of Car Culture" by: Elisabeth Rosenthal recent studies show that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licences as each year goes by. The number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily afterwards, according to an analysis by Doug Short of Adivor Perspectives. People who stopped driving there cars as a result of hard times may not find a reason to go back to driving if they are saving money.
So I believe that they're many reason to have a car. However they're many advantages to limiting your car use. You can think of yourself as doing a good deed to the earth when walking somewhere or riding your bike are catching the bus. You can have a clear mind and seize stressing so much. Also you can save money I think that everybody likes to save money one way or another. Instead of drivng your car to the mall you can save that money and catch the bus to the mall and buy that new purse that you have been dying to get. | 4 |
29b9ef3 | I dont think the facial action coding sytem is worth all the trouble of designing. It can supposibly detect emotional expressions from facial recognition. But what if that person really isnt that emotion? Many people can just fake being happy by smiling or they can act like their sad just by putting on a fake face. You can only truely know how they are really feeling by the way they act, or if you know this person very well. Why let a computer tell you that your sibling or somebody is actually moderatlely happy when they may be really depressed but doesnt want to show it. Instead of the computer scanning faces, why not have something that takes time to observe the way people act and feel. Theres no guarantee that Mona Lisa was 83 percent happy. What if she was just smiling for the painting? Theres no way a computer can solve peoples emotions like that. It would take way more work and progress to accuratly see how a person feels. And until something of the sort is designed, we should stick to the people who help with the people having problems with emotions and can tell whats wrong with them, like therapists or in some cases doctors. Anyone can just say theyre happy, and all they have to do is smile. Thats all it takes to fool an expensive computer thats honestly worthless. I think this is a human problem that technology cant really help out with that much. Emotions are a human problem that needs to be dealt and helped with human to human, not human to machine. | 3 |
29bfa76 | Yes school should have technology to read sudetnts emotional expressions. Why? Because if they do they can help with so many problems it may also prevent fights from happening.
Now some people may say that this is a breach in students privec but just imangin all the harm we can prevent from happeing if schools do invole this into thery system. Teachers and faculty members can be able to tell if a student is going throug a hard time and can help them, they can also see if studetns where to fight and be able to keep them apart from one another. Also having this system may eaven stop school shootings. If schools where to have this they can see if studetns are about to hurt a lot of students and faulcaty but will be able to add extra securtity,and police and get the student the help that they need.
So in conclusion do i think that people shold use this syestom to protect schools and helpl students? Yes because if we do we can stop having to worry about childern going to school with out having to worry about if they will see them again. So these are the main reason why schools should to help protect our futor in our kids and have them live in a better world. | 3 |
29c2511 | I am against driverless cars, because it could dangerous. Like it said in paragraph eight "wouldn't drivers get bored waiting on their turn to drive?" The answer is yes the driver would get bored. Once the driver got bored he or she could potentally take their eyes off of the road. If he or she did take his or her eyes off of the road and the car didn't detect something that needed to be handled by the actual driver things could become extreamly dangerous.
Another thing that could be potentally dangerous is what if the driverless car malfunctions and the actual driver didn't know? In the passage in paragraph two it says "google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009." It also says " their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash." Although they haven't had a crash yet it could happen. And when it does happen who is to blame?
In paragraph nine there is a really good question. It says " if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" If you were to answer the question of who is at fault many would say the driver is at fault, but others would say that the manufacturer is at fault in this situation. In my opion both would be at fault. Why you may ask, because it was both of their faults. The manufacturer might not have checked everything before he or she sent it off to be bought. The driver is at fault here too because he or she might not have been paying attention to his or her surroundings. In the passage in many paragraphs it says that the driver could take control. If the driver was paying attention he or she could have possibly prevented the accident. In colclusion that is why I am against dreverless cars. | 3 |
29c2c2d | technology to read students emotional expression is would be a big help for students. This would be very valuable for students today. Today students dont always talk about the problem that they are going through. This woulf because you would know how a friend is feeling. Teachers today would be able to communicate with students better because they know how you are feeling. A friend will be able to talk to you and help you get through a class. Students today have a problem being able to express themselfs, when going through something in your life it could help you get through things, students dont always know how to get through the rough things that are going on in life. kids will release built up emotions if someone knows what they are going through because they will know thatyou need a friend to talk to. Sometimes a kids dosent always know how they are feeling so if a computer is helpful to tell them how they feel they will be able to communicate with other people. to keep kids from bring upset or depressed it will help because an older adult will be able to talk to the kid and get them through all the things that they are going through. | 2 |
29c499d | "Its a good thing for computers to be able to tell human emotion?" Well Dr. Huang thinks it is a good idea. Now I dont know if it is just me but with all the robots taking over the world thing in movies but i dont think it is such a good idea. Dr. Huang has came up with a computer that can read human emotion's.
Now Dr. Huang's computer syestem can tell six human emotion's and let me tell u somthing human's only have six emotion's those emotions are (happiness, surprised, angery, disgusted, fear, and sadness). the computer can recognize the subtle facial movments we human's have to express hoe we feel.
Computers use this thing called CALCUATE EMOTION'S it those are your thinking part of your emotions like as simpole as solving a math problem and doing your work or thinking ahead.
so how i feel about this hole thong is that is a bad idea and that we should not have even come up with it but that is just me.
p. s. dont say I told you so when the hole computer taking over the world is happening dont say I didn't worn you! | 1 |
29ce267 | If you ever get the oppurtunity to go across the sea to help others then I would say heck yeah, because I love to help others and I think it would be fun to see all the cool places that you travel to help others in your free time.
You should join the program because if you like to be with animals and you like to help others get back on their feet then I suggest to you to say yes if get the oppurtunity. You should also say yes if you've always wanted to go across the sea's. Luke got to go to Rome,Europe,and China. Even though it took about two weeks to cross the Atlantic from the Eastern United States to China I am pretty sure that it was worth it. You can also have alot of fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball gamesin the empty holds where the animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing,reading,whittling, and games also helped pass the time on board.
I think it would be fun to do this because you would get to help others, be with animals, have fun on board, and see really cool places. I would say yes would you? | 2 |
29cf025 | Why would we need technology to tell us someones emotions when we know ourselves? No, I don't think that this is valuable because it is basically a machine that does an action that we can do ourselves. It also may not even be as acurate as scientist beleive. Another reason why I beleive that this invention isn't valuable is because I just find it really scary how exact the numbers are that the machine gives even if the numbers aren't correct and how much of interaction is happening between the face and the software.
The first reason that I beleive that this software isn't valuable is because we don't need a machine to do the job of reading expressions for us when we can do it just fine by ourselves. I know this because in the article they state," In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" everyday." This shows that we can indeed read emotions of people all by ourselves. I also know this because the text states," For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." This statement is completely true, I know that I can tell when people are upset even if they aren't my friends or someone that I know. Finally, I know this because the text states," Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, ect." This is true to a point because we may not be able to know when someone is feeling worried or frustrated but we know that something is wrong. That is not a bad thing when we don't know every expression on somoenes face becasue that gives us social experiences with other people to go and ask them what's wrong.
The second reason that I beleive that this software isn't valuable is because scientists may beleive that this technology is accurate but is it really? I know this because in the text it states,"Yet Dr. Huang observes that artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions." This right here shows that if the muscles of the face aren't showing enough muscle for an emotion the software might pick up a different emotion. I also know this because the text states that, "For example, your frontalis pars lateralis muscle(above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you're suprised; your orbiculars oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger." I disagree with how they are training this software to recognize facial emotion because some people don't make a happy face when they are happy or a sad face when they are sad.
The last reason that I beleive that this software isn't valuable is because it is really creepy on how exact the number can get and how much interaction there is between the computer and the face. I know this because the text states,"She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." Wow, to me that is scary. I would never want this software to read my facial expressions. I also know this because the text states, " Dr. Huang and his colleague are experts at developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate." Why would people want computers to take over little everyday things that we do? This is creepy how much computers have weasled their way into our everyday lives so easily.
In conclusion, I beleive that this software isn't valuable because why would we use a machine to do something that we can do by ourselves? Also because the information being received from the software may not even be accurate. Finally, because the software is just really creepy and scary to think about how much human and machine interaction happens daily and how much much we rely on them. | 5 |
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