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3561772 | The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" supports his idea by using various different pieces of evidence while implementing the reality of the potentially dangerous exploration. The new developments in technology put furth a new pathway of innovation in reserach. With the new advancements in technology, scienctist are able to discover many similarities between Venus and Earth. The similarities also bring to view the danger of the planet Venus itself. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit because of the new advancements in technology, the similarities between the two planets, and the possible challenges of researching the untamed planet.
The ever growing advancement in technology allows for the further reasearch of the neighboring planet Venus. For example when the author says, "another project is looking back to an old technology" to gain insite of what previously worked and what could be improved. Another piece of evidence is when the author states an improvement that can be made, "Systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant". The greater and never ending advancements in technology allows scientist to explore the vast similarities between our planet and Venus.
The similarities of Earth and Venus make the reserach worth wild and valuable. For example, Venus has become very fascinated by Astronomers because of how it is "the most Earth-like planet in our solar system" which suggests that the research we gain from Venus could affect how we think about the Earth. Another example is when the author suggests that, "venus can sometimes be our nearest option for planertary visit".
Even with the similarities, the dangers of the planet can make the research difficult.
The conditions of Venus would make research very difficult but not impossible. The planet has many components that would make studying it very hard such as having, " the hottest surface temperature". Venus also has rough terrain and weather such as, "erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightening strikes" which would make landing a ship nearly impossible.
In conlcusion, the research of Venus is valuable to achieve because of the new technology, the likeness of our earth and Venus, and the challenges that will be faced during the reserach. | 4 |
3562b27 | Venus, Earth's twin, the second planet from out sun. Why is it challenging to go and vist this planet? Studys has shown us that it is dangerous to go to and touch base. Why exaclty is that?
Venus is a dangerous place cause of the atmosphere, environment, and study of the planet.
There are many good reasons why NASA doesn't go to Venus. One is the atmosphere, Venus's atmosphere is "almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide" that goes complely around the planet. The most challening part is in Venus's atmosphere once you past the carbon dioxide is the "highly corrosive sulfuric acid."
Hot days are the best right, well on Venus the average temperatures are "over 800 degress Fahreneit." "Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system." "...and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater" than earth. The geology and weather side impediments, that there are more "erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes."Venus enviroment is greater then the deepest part of the oceans and it "would liquefy many metals."
How can we study Venus with out landing on the planet. NASA's is finding a possible a solution to study this planet up close, the big idea is a "blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape." We can avoid the unfriendly conditions by stay out of the way, at thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperature would still be high around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, and the air pressure would be close to our sea level. Its important that researchers cannot take samples of anything casue of the distance.
Venus is a place where we can't go to explore, for the reasons to be the atmophere, enviroment. The study has shown us that we can go to Venus, if we do it a way so we can make it out of there alive. | 3 |
35666d3 | The driverless car is the way of the future. It's a great invention that, with time, could eliminate the hassle of having to drive everywhere yourself. Regular cars would become useless when cars could drive themselves. The driverless car is a great invention and development should be supported in the future.
A car that could drive itself would be magnificent. The self driving car could half the fuel of taxis and save people money. Humans would be relatively safe in a self driving car as well. Google has had driverless cars drive for over half a million miles without any incident. The cars are so fabulous that they alert the driver when entering and exiting driveways in order to have maximum safety and minimal crashes.
The driverless car does have some negative aspects as well. The car cannot completely drive by itself and still needs a driver at the wheel at all times. The driver is needed to assist the car in navigating through difficult traffic situations such as a wreck or a road under construction. The cars can only steer, brake, and accelerate by themselves without having a driver involved. People also argue that the cars could also be dangerous. A car that drives manually is frightening for many people who still want to control how fast or how slow their car is going. Putting trust into a car that could possibly wreck is nerve-wracking for many people.
Even though the self driving car does still need a driver, that doesn't mean the driver actually has to manually brake or accelerate. The car does this on its own without human support. All the driver has to do is help the car navigate through complex traffic problems, which are not an everyday occurance. The driver would rarely have to take manual control of the vehicle. The driverless car is a pinnacle of safety that would keep the drivers safe despite the self driving aspect. The cars have an advanced sensor that would respond to driving accidents far better than a human could. If their was a train that was accelarating faster than a cheetah, the self driving car would respond by braking sooner and quicker than the average human ever could.
The driverless car is an advanced technology that would protect drivers and safely get them to their destination. Their is no need to fear these vehicles, the reason being that they have a faster reaction speed than humans could ever develop. The future will be awfully bright when these cars get on the road and drive themselves. Driverless cars are a great invention and should have a supported development in the future. | 4 |
356939e | My Claim About The Author Idea That Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite it's more important because it's the closest planet next to Earth and it gets more attention then the other planets because it's closer to us humans I jus feel like that's the more important planet & it's value, but my explantion about my claim in this article. In the article it says Venus is referred to as Earth "twin" and it's the closet to Earth & the also call Venus the "Evening Star" its the brightest light in the night sky and a another fact I can say it's in between the Sun and The Earth and I think thats why it make it so special even though Mercury is Closer Too The Sun and in the text it says "Venus has the hottest surface temperture of any planet in the solar system and Venus haves features that are analogous to those on Earth so in my opinon Venus has almost alot of things to do with or deal with Earth. | 1 |
356949d | There are different types of cars, small cars, big ones, different colors, etc. In general, we can say that cars have changed the world but, in what way? Well, people say that cars has been very useful to us all, but in reallity it has been harmful to not only us but the earth aswell. In many countries they are banning the usege of the cars because of so much pollution. Studies show that in Europe "passenger cars are responsable for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions" and to make matters worse, it is "up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." This shows how much cars have been harming the earth by increasing the greenhouse gases.
On the other hand, some people have been getting rid of their cars because their country charges them fees for having a car and for parking aswell. Other places where pollution is at the top like Paris, have banned car usage on certain days for people and if they fail to not us their cars they will have to pay a fine. All of this, causes tension and stress as a matter of fact, a woman once said "when I had a car I was always tense, I'm much happier this way." Limiting or not using at all your car can free you from tension and stress, also reducing pollution which will help your health.
Furthermore, studies show that in the United States people are buying less cars than before and less people are retaining their drivers license. This is something good because one of "President Obama's goals is to curb the United States' greenhouse gas emissions." This shows how many people are trying very hard to reduce car usage which will reduce pollution. Even young people who are considered rebels of the streets are taking this into consideration because studies "found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009.." People are aware of the changes that are going on like what a professor said "different things are converging which suggest that we are witnessing a long term cultural shift." Reducing or limiting car usage or not using cars at all will not only help you, it will help your neighbors, your family, and most important the earth, where we live in. Take it for granted that this will change the world once again. | 4 |
356a199 | Driverless Cars , imteresting topic and idea . Many people say " Driverless cars will lower accedents " or " They drive and we txt and talk " Simple as it gets right? Wrong lets keep it simple we're becoming lazy and slowly losing our culture . everything is becoming automatic nothing is done by hand . If you wanna know what the weather is like you look at your phone , how about you step outside to see if it is cold or hot . Another case we need to gain back our culture and becoming the people that say " lets do this " and lets not be the people that say " Lets let them do it " we are becoming more dependable on technology more than ever . its to the point were we are at driverless cars? come on people , we might as well have driverless NASCAR then if people dont wanna drive . NASCAR is boring enough but lets put robots behind the wheel and see what happens. Instead of focusing on ways to improve ways to sit back and relax how about we find ways for us to improve our cars instead of having someone drive them for us . Take pride in your car , Take pride in your country , Take pride in your self.
Another topic of the matter , when you get your first car its a great feeling you can drive around with your friends and turn up the radio and have a fantastic time . but think of it this way , you get picked up by a car driven by a robots , this robot can't hold a conversation , this robot can't dance with you and talk about funny jokes and then go out to dinner with yah and eat with yah . But you can do all that your frinds,family or even a guy that you just meet or even a new girlfriend ! times should be kept simple and easy and fun , not controlled by a non memory making robot . Remeber your memories and remeber your non robotic car . | 2 |
3570c77 | I think you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys" because you can help others when there is a war and give them food. Luke signed up a program called the "Seagoing Cowboys". What they did was is take care of horses,young cows, and mules.
Luke wanted to help those in need so he signed up. He said, "Besides helping people, I had to see the side benefit of seeing Europe and China, but seeing Acropolis in Greece was special." He didn't just want to help people he wanted the chance to see all those places he could see and when he join in the Seagoing Cowboys he had the chance. He maybe thought it was all just helping people but he had the chance to see different places he had never been to. He also took care of the animals. He said they had to be fed and they kept him busy so he never had time to sit around and do nothing!
There you have it all the good things about joining in the Seagoing Cowboys. Well hopefully you woud want to join the Seagoing Cowboys! | 2 |
3572116 | Luke Bombeger had no idea that his life would soon change after graduaduation. People should participate in the seagoing cowboys program because they need people to watch over the animals. Thank gosh luke and don signed up because if they didnt they probably not have anybody to watch the animals. they had to take care of horses,young cows,and mules that were shipped over sea.
They arived Augest 14. The day the pacific war ended ''luke said''.Luke had made 9 trips. Thats the most of any seagoing cowboy.
The cattle-boat were an unbeliveable opportunity for a small town boy. He had the benifit of seeing Europe and China. Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete .And marveled at the panama canal on his way to china.
It took them about two weeks to cvross the Alantic Ocean. It took them about a month to get from the eastern cost of the U.S. to China. Caring for all of thoes animals kept them really busey. They had to be fed,and watered 3 times a day and there were lots of animals there too so it was harder than it seems.
Others need to particapate in this because it would help take care of the animals. It would also help Luke and Don out so they wouoldnt have to do that much work by them selves. | 2 |
3572e50 | You should join the program called the United Nations Relief and Rehbititation Administration. Because the program is for countries that needing help after World War 11 was over.
This program will bring all the thing such as animals, food supplieds and much more to help the countries get what they need. You get to go on a cattle-boat trip to different places around the world that need help because of the War that hit those places. You get to feed the animals on the boat you have to clean the stales that they are in and you get to you don't just have to work you get to play different games and see different places.
This program will mean a lot to the people in the different counttry that you are doing this for them and could make you feel better that you helped someone in a different county that got hit by the War so this is a really good opportunity that could last a life time. So if you are a animals and traveling kind of person this jod is right for you. This is why you should join the program that could save a country or mutiple people. | 2 |
357c8cc | I disagree with with having driverless cars because of possible technology issues, anxiety, and who would be held accountable if the car crashes. There are way too many questions that cannot be answered when it comes to these cars. Also i honestly think risk of death while in one of these cars is a lot higher than an actual human driver.
If driverless cars actually came to be then that would mean they would have to implant several radars and motion systems in each and every car they create, accroding to paragragh four. Also in paragraph four it says all of these systems are necessary to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel. If they have to install of these system just to mimic a human's skill, then how much more technonlogy do you think they are going to need to actually avoid as many wrecks as humans. The creation of the driverless car is to lower the rate of car crashes. If they are using all of this technology just to mimic a human behind the wheel, then all of the hard work would be pointless because the rate of car crashes is not going to change if the driverless car is just like human behind the wheel. Also even if they do create these cars and a small interference takes place, how many cars would it effect and who would the blame fall back on? The driver or the manufacturer.
In paragraph seven it states the will cars have special sensors to make the driver keeps a hold of the wheel. Also it states that the human driver inside of the vehicle would have to remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires them to. This would create anxiety for millions of drivers. The driver would have no clue when they would have to take full control of a moving vehicle and meanwhile other cars are driving on the same street too. I can think of several instances where this could cause easily create a wreck. For example what if the driver decieds to change the radio station it is their turn to take over and they slam on the brakes. The cars behind the driver might also end up wrecking trying to avoid the driver that wanted to go from 96.1 to 106.1 on the radio for a split second while the radars had full control of the car.
My last reason I do not agree with driverless cars is because who would the blame fall on if the cars crashed. How would outsiders know what caused the crash. If there is a crash where both of the drivers are knocked out, then who would be able to talk and remeber what system caused them to crash. In paragraph nine it says if the technology fails and someone gets hurt who is held accountable? This is a very good question that seems to be very hard to answer. Therefore, driverless cars are a bad idea.
In conclusion driverless cars are a very bad idea beacause of possible tech issuses, aniexty, and who would be liable if the car crashes. | 5 |
357ce9b | Driverless cars are one of the world's most interesting
transportation systems yet to come. Even though the cars are not truly driverless they still can have many benifits that are better than transportation today.
The driverless cars are expected to come in the near future. The first company that is expected to have the first model of the driveless car is Google. Google has been working on this project for years to find a way to make the perfect model. Many companies will follow after google once they hear the pros about the newest google invention for transportation. Companies such as "Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and
Nissan plan to have that car that can drive themselves by the year of 2020,"(paragraph 10). This is an example on how companies are going to follow after google makes the new system and they see how much their marketing has increased by. This car is not only popular for it's look and ability to go the perfect speed, But this car will also be good for safety reasons. If the car is in a troubled situtation, it will alert the driver that they need to take control of the car until they are able to regain stability and are out of the troubled area. The cars are able to steer, accelerate and brake themselves, but the cares are designed to notify when the driver needs to take control. All these cars are creating special small little parts to add on to their car to give their customers a little bit of a feel of how it feels to have something done for you that you usually have to do. They add a new gadget everytime they create a new model. Cars in the future are going to be nothing like the cars we use today.
In conclusion driverless cars are a huge invetion that will change life in the future different than how it is today. Driverless cars are going to make life a whole lot easier once they make the perfect model. These new and improved super cars will make life better and safer. Driverless cares may be fun but what is really important, is how the amount of safety will increase with this design | 4 |
3581478 | Cars have been a world wide trend for years, but is that trend coming to an end? A new one is coming into play, and it is the car-less suburb and city. The emissions from cars are putting a strain on the health of city air and officials around the world are setting forth the car-less street.
In Germany there is a little suburb called Vauban, which is almost completely car free. While ownership of a vehicle is allowed, the only place someone could park it would be a large garage at the edge of the community, which a space costs around $40,000 to buy. As a result 70 percent of the families ther don't own cars. This new trend is predicted to cut down greenhouse gasses in suburbs and cities, for which cars are resposible. "Automobiles are the linchpin of of suburbs.... And that, experts say, is a huge impedement to current efforts to drastically reduce gas emissions form tailpipes.... Passanger cars are responsible for 12 percent of... gas emissions in Europe... and some 50 percent in... the United States."(In German Suburbs Life Goes on Without Cars by Elizabeth Rosenthal p. 5)
In the Colombian city of Bogota millions of city dwellers hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work on a special day called The Day Without Cars. The citizens agree it is a fruitful endeavor, that lowers pollution, releives stress, and provides a great opportunity to excersize. It even set a trend for two other cities who, for the first time since the event started three years ago, joined in the special day. "These people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders," said Enrique Riera, the mayor of Asuncion, Paraguay. (Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota by Andrew Selsky p.26)
While cars still have their uses, it seems like they are slowly becoming a fading fad. People around the world are embracing a life without cars, and trying to put a dent in the world's pollution. Who knows, if Americans embrace it, there might be an end to the obesity epidemic. | 2 |
3584839 | Ever since the 20th century many people have been intrested in cars. Cars have played a major role in our societys till today, for family road trips, fild trips, sports events, and even going to school. Today many peoples ideals on cars are withering into a more fundumental and evnviromental mind set on why people should limit driving, and or if not, dish it out compleatly. showing the positive effects on why limiting car use is good and showing how bad it can turn if we dont limit the driving in our daily lives.
Why is it good to limit driving in our socities today a few reasons are that they reduce stress, it lessens air pollution, its a healthy life style, and it is much safer. In source 3
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in bogota by Andrew Selsky states "
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It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution,"
said businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a two-seat bicycle with his wife." this quote, quoted from selsky states that not only did car bring pollution but also stress because of bills and damages these cars brought to our socities, so because of limited driving and more open space to breath clean air most stress is readuced. Air pollution is a big factor that we face today in some countries like Pairs, Germany, Japan, China, and our own country The United States of America. The limitation of cars can reduce this problem and help us keep a cleaner society. Today countries like Germany, Pairs, and Colombia are taking large steps into saving our world from smog by creating comunities that dont allow cars in them ( source1
In German Suburb, Life Gose On Without Cars by Elisabeth Rosethal
), or bans drving because of smog ( source 2
Paris bans driving due to smog by Robert Duffer)
, and creates days that become popular that invoves a day or days without driving ( source 3 Car-free day in spinning into a big hit in Bogota by Andrew Selsky). In source 4
The End of Car Culture by Elisabeth Rosenthal shows us on how todays generation (21st century) is less intrested in cars than the people in the 20th century generations. This decrease of intest may be because of car accedents and or the reason that they feel no need to get a car. This is and can be possible in we limit the public and personal transportation.
Cars and any type of transportantion hase been a big benifactor to many people through the 20th and 21st Century but it has caused many dmages not only to the atmosphere, but to our comunities too. Cars have caused stress on people due to car bills, damage to there cars that might not have been there fault but the other civilians fault, it also creates stress by the living conditions for example ( our air due to pollution ). In source 2
Paris bans driving due to smog by Robert Duffer he states " After days of near- record pollution, Pairs enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city" he states that Pairs air pollution was so bad that they had to ban the city from drivning. Air pollution is not only bad in Paris, France but it is also bad in countries like Germany, Colombia, the US, and Beijing,China holding a record of the most polluted cities in the world. Because pollutuion is a very big problem in our socities today it can cause breathing problems and or mental disorders. Cars have also caused congestion preventing people to get to their destinations on time. this all could and is happening because of the no limitation of cars.
In conclusion, Cars have held a huge impact to our comunity that led to some benifit but mostly damage like pollution, stress, and congestion; on the other hand due to the limitation of cars not only do we have less air pollution but it also reduces stress and helps people live a more healthy life style. Drving is nice but it even nicer to look at your community with a much stress free feel and enjoy the out doors. | 3 |
35852a8 | Having different technology helps people. People like it, it can be helpful in many different ways. For example, if a person can't speak their is a techonolgy that helps people that don't have to have a voice with a computer. Techonolgy is useful in many different ways. The use of the technology in the article Making Mona Lisa Smile by Nick D' Alto would be really vaulable.
The new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code. Imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad says the author. Examples that they use when a computer can tell if you are happy or sad is if you smile when a web ad apperas on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But, if you frown, the next ad will be different. That would be great because if you are watching something and then all of a sudden an ad comes on and you can't skip it, you want it to be entertaining and fun and not boring and dumb. It would also be very helpful if you are at school. "A classom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored", Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lessson, like an effective human instructor" that would be really helpful for some people. Just, in case somone dosen't want to speak up if they are confused the commputer will know right away.
There's also other examples for this. The same technology can make computer-animated faces more expressive for the videogames which would become more fun for the person playing the videogame or video surgery. Dr. Huang also says "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, so computers need to understand that, too."
I would think that the use of this technology to read the emotional expression of students in a classroom is valuable. By, the way it works and the way it could help in many different ways. In this passage it wants us to understand that a new technology could be coming soon, in which it could help in many different ways. | 3 |
358bc70 | The development of driverless cars can be good or bad. Depending on the situation driverless cars can go ether way. If you want to stay in the past and drive your car to the full extent, go ahead. If you want to be in the new age of technology, keep reading.
Driverless cars will help the economy increadibly. They will cut the public transportation costs in half! The cars are not fully functional by them selfs so far, they need the help of a driver to navagate through complicated traffic conditions. These cars will take over the wheel when you do not want to drive.
Some say that the driver would get bored waiting for "their turn to drive". Also others say it would not be fun sitting watching the car drive. But what they do not know is the developers have allready looked into that problem. The answer is a digital display windsheild, you can watch a movie on your window. You can call or text from your car as it is driving. So when it is your turn to drive the display would turn off and it would tell you that you have to take over.
The technology for this to happen is here, all the developers need is your help to see if the people would want them. Imagin not having to worry about crashes, speeping drivers, drunk drivers, or taking the wrong way home. This car will eliminate thoes senarios. Less speeding tickets you have to pay, less insurance, and less money to spend on gas.
These cars will be great for the world. You will love one, just imagin thoes long road trips that you will not have to drive. Maybe you have paperwork due that day on you way to school, or work, you can do it beacuse your car is driving. The development of these cars will be amazing. This is why you, yes you shoud support the development of these cars. | 4 |
3590bf5 | There are so many advantages of limiting car usage. Millions of people use cars on a day to day basis, but if we were all to limit car usage then a lot of things would be different and better in most cases. In German Suburb, hardly anyone uses vehicles. In Paris, they banned driving due to it causing smog. They even have a car-free day in Bogota, which is a surprisingly becoming a big hit. People everywhere are trying to end the car culture.
It would stop twelve percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and around fifty percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States. In Germany, seventy percent of Vauban`s families do not own any cars, and fifty-seven percent sold a car to move there. A lady named Heidrun Walter said, " When i had a car i was always tense. I`m much happier this way." People find it less stressful and better to the Earth by limiting the usage of cars.
Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. On cold nights and warmer days it causes the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. Congestion was down sixty percent in the capital of France, after five days of the intensifying smog. If everyone were to limit car usage, none of this would occur again. The air and our environment would be better for us to be in.
Colombians had a free-day of no cars, they hiked, biked, skated or took busses to work or wherever they needed to go during that day. Due to this, traffic dramatically dropped and new resturants and upscale shopping districts have copped up. This day is a really big hit in Columbia because how much it benefitted from this.
There are so many advantages from limiting the usage of cars. Its greatly effected Germany, Europe, France, Paris, Columbia and other places. It would stop some of the greenhouse gas emissions, the smog causing bad air surrounding us, drop traffic, and build stores a lot closer by. These are just some advantages on stopping the usage of vehichles world wide. | 3 |
359321d | A face on mars sounds kind of creepy right? How much do we really even know about it? Many scientists believe aliens created it. Others like me believe it is just a natural landform.
If it was to have been created by aliens it would have been more detailed. The Face on Mars isnt very rare as you think. The face is equivalent of a butte or mesa like the one in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. The whole thing is just a conspiracy to increase
NASA budgets. The NASA took a picture that if there was any sort of airplanes, pyramids or small shacks they would have been seen, but none were found leaving no proof that any alien civilization reated it.
Do you still believe there is any sort of connection with aliens? I dont believe so because we would have discovered them by now. NASA has given enough information to prove it is just a natural landform like any other on Earth. | 2 |
3594209 | Cars have been around for ages now, people are constantly making new modles to make them better. But what were to happen if we took them away and we only relied on walking or riding bikes. There are three reasons why I blieve this would be a benefit for everyone. Picture it, a world without cars.
People believe cars to be a necessity, so they will be able to get from place to place but there are advantages to limiting the usage of cars in certain areas. For one it would reduce the amount of greenhouse gas, source 1 tells about a suburban town where there are no cars. It states that only 12 perecent of greenhouse gas emits in europe while in america it is up to 50 perecent. While Paris bans driving because of all the smog, statistics from source 2 show that Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter.
Following that, limiting the usage of cars can lower stress levels. In Bogota, Colombia they begin their 'Day without cars' for the thirs year straight. The citizens of Bogota were very coopertive of this. The mayor tells how even "The rain hasn't stopped peole from participating". Source 3 informs how even businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza rode a two seater bicycle with his wife and how he believes "It's a good way to reduce stress and lower air polution.", as they countinue their newly found tradition other cities in colombia such as Cali and Valledupar join in on the event. Looks like Colombias program is starting to spread for the better.
Finally, bringing it back home to America on the advantages on limiting car usage. President Obama shares his plan to reduce the emission of greenhouse gas. Sources from article 4 tell how Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and how fewer are getting their license as the years go by, statistics show a large drop in the amount of 16 to 39 year olds getting their license. this article also tells how sociologists believe that if this countiues it will be beneficial for the enviornment. New York being one of the most populated states has a new bike-sharing program as well as car-sharing programs to help contribute to lessen the pollution and emission of greenhouse gases.
In Conclusion, while cars have been and are a great asset limiting the use of them could greatly benefit every one by using lessening stress levels, lowering pollution, and reduce the amount of greenhouse gas. Looks like we're already headed in the right direction. | 4 |
3594401 | Did you know that venus is often called Earth twin because it is the closest planet to earth in tems of density and size.That is why I think we should try to learn more about it, here are some reason why we should. one of the reason is venus is the one of the nearest opiton for planetary visit, astronomers are fascinated by venus because it my well once have been the most earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life.Today, Venus still has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains and craters.Venusian geology have recored things like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface.The next reason is they are compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus.NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine a blimp-like
vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of the way. AT thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 drgrees Fahrenheit. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans. The last reason is they have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for a good reason, since on spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours that is why NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example. some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's project it looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers.They were used druing World War 2, the reason is because they are ment to last and they are.Theas are the reasons why I think we should pursuit to learn as much as we can before it is to late.Don't you think so? | 2 |
3599c82 | If you were in Europe on a cattle boat what would you do? First of all here's some things you would do or what you want to do.
Ok 1945, world war was over in Europe, and many countries were left in reins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA [ the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administractor].
UNRRA hired seagoing Cowboys to take care of the animals that were shied overseas. Those were the things you would've had to do.
The thing that you want to do is help people out you would have the opportunity to go to Europe and China. It would take about 2 weeks to cross Alantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. So caring for the animals is a nice and helpful thing that would keep you busy. Stalls had to be cleaned out every single day and you have to feed them. Helping out at a farm would prepare you for hard work. You would be very happy in Europe on a cattle boat exspeacally if you are a man. You would get little hurt but not for long. You would play a lot of games like boxing, playing volleyball, basketball and more. It would be a adventure if you are a seagoing cowboy.
Those are somethings you would have to do and what you would want to do. | 2 |
359b327 | I would not want driverless cars on the streets that I walk every single day. Why its three reason why I dont want them on the streets. Because they will be dangerous at night time, not safe for kids to walk across the street after school, and beacuse how could a car drive it self come on now.
First one of my reasons was because it would not be safe at night time.Every day there is a drunk driver out there some where be drunk and driving.So tell me why would they put driverless cars on are streets, come on the streets are safe as it is now and we gonna make it more dangerous if they put driverless cars out where people walk across it will be a wreck if they make them cars.
Second reason is that kids cross the street everyday after school. Some of the elementry kids are not that smart to look both ways before cross so how would a driverless car know when they are about to hit some one. I really dont think those cars will be that smart toknow when sombody is crossing the street and the kids will not be safe at all i promise you thats why those cars should not be out here .
Last is that how will these cars support thereself. They will need gas,they will need oil changes,and they will need to put air in the tiers when they pop or a hole gets in the tire. Maybe if we dont make the cars we would not even have to worrie about those problems because us human beings can handle tall that work for the cars to be safe.
Inconclusion I would not want driverless cars in the streets i walk every single day.It's the three reasons I talked about today why i dont think their safe because it will be a messed up world.Who ever wanted to make that driverless car stuff should just say forget it because they will not be safe at all out in this world its not safe in the world today what makes you think it will be safe when they put "DRIVERLESS CARS". | 2 |
359b8ee | Driverless cars are somethign that has become athign in the last couple of years. This brought great contorversy on whether it is neccessary or if it is plain idiotic. Some people belive that there is no point in a driverless car because it's not technically driverless at this point, it still needs a driver to drive for certain things. I however believe driverless cars is a great idea here is why.
A driverless car cuts back on gas nearly by half and this is great al around. Gas fumes cause pollution especially with nearly everyone beign a motorist in this day and age; more cars are on the street whihc adds up to more fumes. The gas fumes cut throught the ozone which is very important to the biosphere. Without the ozone layer the air quality will plummit. So if there is a small chance that a driverless car can cut back n gas that;s a great idea. Not only will this cut back on pollution it will cut back on gas prices. Gas prices have steadily increasing over the years and this had put a dent in your pocket. Many people work hard for their money, and a fraction of that goes to your car for gas. So driverless cars are beginning to sound a lot better in these aspects, but how about the overall effect of them.
Is a driverless car actually driving or assisting you? I believe it is assisting you, which isn't entirely bad. Especillay if you are a new driver it takes some of the pressure off of you as you try adn advance your driving skills. Driverless cars can," Steer, accelerate,and brake themselves, but notify thre driver when the road ahead requires human skills." If the driver's attention is needed, GM has developed seat that vibrate when the vehicle is
in danger of backing into an object. Google has a car that announces when the driver is needed.
The people and comapnies that develop these cars are keeping safety in mind which leads to a happier consimer.
The last thing that I would like to bring to attention and why I think driverless are cars a pro rather than a con is the entertainment fatcor. People believe that if you're sitting in a car unable to drive that it becomes boring. Not only are the car manufacturers keeping your safety in their best interest, entertainment as well. "The psychological aspects of the atomation are really a challenge; We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way.' Thsi is what Dr.Werner Huber, a BMW project manager had to say about the driverless cars. This means you have to interpret the driving different because it is new, so for the tiems that you are sitting there not driving keep that in mind. With that in mind ,"car manufacturers are bringing in entertainment and information systems that use heads-up display."
In conclusion, I believe driverless cars is a good idea becasue of the following; Less pollution, they cut back on gas which means more money in your pocket, less pressure on new drivers, toop safety features, and better entertainment. Driverless cars have a little ways to go before they are completely driverless but you always have to start somewhere adn I believe they couldn't have done better. And I truly hope that driverless cars is something we have in the near future and with all of this beign said I hope you consider looking into driverless cars and see the overall positive effects they have. | 4 |
35b8026 | In this article, it explains about how dangerous it is to travel and explore Venus. It mentions how our technology cannot last more than a few hours on Venus. From what was described in the first three paragraphs it seems like there is no way that you can travel or explore the planet without any hazards. The author claim's that there is a way to travel and explore the planet without any hazards. The information the author provides to support the idea is that there is a way and its a worthy prusuit despite the dangers there are.
Through out the article after paragraph three the author explains all the ways that make it possible to explore and study Venus. He explains in paragraph four that since Venus is much similar to our planet, Earth, that we should look into Venus again and try to gain more information about the planet. It's the nearest option for a planetary visit so why not. The author mentions in paragraph five that NASA has a idea for sending humans to study Venus in a safe way. Their idea was to have a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above to prevent being near the hot surface of Venus. At this height it will be survivable for humans. This sounds very workable. The only down side is that this makes it harder to study the planet and its surface. The author at the end of the article says that we should be able to travel to any place and should not be stopped or limited by any dangers and doubts.
Many of the authors claims in the article were quite good and were quite reliable. He used NASA to back up his claims about how there is a way to travel and study Venus in a safe way and why we should. Venus is very similar to our planet and it is also the closest planet to us. Even though it might not be easy to travel and explore the planet. We should anyways because this will not be only equally intimidating thing we humans will have face. We might learn some new things that might to lead to other things. | 4 |
35b9791 | I do not believe that the masked face was made by aliens. I believe that in a varety of reasons.
First, if aliens built the face then NASA would have found where the living area was and they absoulutely did not see any people on Mars. Unfortunetly they did not find living organims living on Mars. Wind is always blowing on Mars so that doesn't mean that aliens made it.
According to the text is states that there are multiple landforms on Earth just like the one on Mars. They When NASA took a picturee that was three times bigger they saw that there were objects that looked like airplanes on the ground or Egytptian - style pyramids or even small shacks. The article states that landforms ae common around the American West. Garvin states that' It reminds him most of the Middle Butte i the Snake River PLain of Idaho. That's a lava dome that tkaes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars.
Then many peope around the world were waiting to see the Face on Mars on TV, but when they saw the picture nobody believed that the face was created by aliens. As it states in the article " As a rule of thunb, you can discern things in a digital image three times bigger than the pixel size." Sometimes when you take a picture, the picture might add adjustments to the photo to make it look more realistic.
There are many places aroudn the world that has matured over time due to landforms. The Grand Canyon, Rivers, Volcanoes, and high pieces of land that look like animals are all examples of things that cahnge over time due to the changing of the Earth. People aren't the only things that make mountains, rivers, and canals most features of the world come from landforms that change over long periods of time.
In the article the Face on Mars changes in a couple of weeks adn that is due to the changing of Mars. The turning of the planets is also another reason of how landforns change. When it is cold, the freezing tmperatures can cause things to ctack adn split open. During the hot weather, the hot temperatures can change things by heating up the land land until it eventually starts to sink. Whe there was a lot of cloud cover on Mars the first time they took pictures it was really difficult to seek out.
I do not believe that aliens had biult the Face on Mars. Eventually they will find the truth and when that day comes then there could be more information and new discoveries. Until then there are more things to learn about Mars. | 3 |
35ba672 | We humans have made some fantastic things over the years, but driver less cars was a bad idea because things maulfunction, there's no one to blame in case of accedent, and we will become dependent on them.
To begin with, our technoligy has malfuntioned a few or more times, so how can we be so sure that driverless cars are a good idea?
The main question is what will we do then?
We should just stick with the old fashion way hands and wheels. Machienery can be risky at times because there so unpredictable they can be working just fine then all the suden BOOM car crash, and some people can't afford insurance. How will the company pay for all the car crashes, they wont.
Another reason we should not put these death machiens on the market is because who are we going to blame for all the accedents and car crashes that are going to happen? So many problems are going to be faced when some one is trying to get money from a crash or some one is injerd. How will this be ruled out and can we trust our selfes and the next generation with this vehicle? Agien these vehicles should not hit the market because they will hit people.
In the article it states that "the car is in autopilot 90% of the time" what about the other ten percent of the time.
Although there are many things bad about this car there have been SOME good things about it the article states "the car seat shakes when the passenger is in danger" so thats good. Some people think that the car is a gift from god and from really any stand point this car will change the world (or the U.S.).
Last but not least, we should not have these cars because we will be dependent on them. These cars are going to be like phones first unreliable then they get better then they take over the world. A bunch of people will have their seats all the way back lounging not even caring at all.
As we can see these will become a problem for the next generation mabey the car reck rate will go up maby it wont. People wont even have to see where there going just put directions in the gps and sleep.
These machines should not be trusted. People who are making these STOP!
We dont need these we are fine the way we are. we dont always have to keep advansing in technolagy we don't need it. | 4 |
35bc274 | This article is about Venus how they exploring this challenge. The author been studying about Venus a years or so. Venus is a dangerous planet but people might be exploring right now how they want to know about Venus. They been expericing a lot of things in Venus. It is a second planet of the solar system. People been challenging to do this because they want to see how they learned and how things are look like. The atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even though, the challenge that are the clouds highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atomosphere. There are other things they are talking about how much temperature does the Venus have and they are like also the weather that can present addtional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and fequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. This article tells a lot of things about Venus and you'll learn new more things about Venus. | 1 |
35c1b10 | In the passage, " Unmasking the face on Mars" the face on Mars was not created by aliens, it is just a natural landform.One reason the face on Mars is just a landfor m is, in the text it states, " What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West". This quote from the text means that the picture was not of a face, but of a landform common around American West. A second reason the face on Mars is just a landform is the picture tooken in 1976 was very clear
than the photo tooken in 2001.In the text it states, " Each pixel in the 2001 images spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 photo. This means that the 2001 photo gave people the wrong idea about the face of Mars. One last reason the face on Mars is just a landform is, In the passage it states, " As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size" This means that the photo they took after the 2001 picture was clear and people could see what the face of Mars really was. In conclusion, The face of Mars is just a landform and the unclear pictures made it look as if it was a face on Mars. | 2 |
35c806d | Florida Senator:
After reading a few articles explaining the Electoral College system and reading arguements for and against it, I have decided the system is not worth keeping in place. The system does not take every voter into account, and our electors are not always reliable. Also, this system of voting can discourage citizens in non-swing states from voting, which may be it's greatest crime. The Electoral College is worn out and ready for retirement.
The Electoral College, although seemingly based on the people's votes, is really dependent on whoever the chosen electors want as president. It does not seem very fair for voters to spend months listening to drawn out debates, campaign commercials, and becoming educated on the candidates, just to have their vote essentially thrown away if they did not vote for the majority. No, they do not even get to see their vote in action. It is simply erased and given to a slate of electors who stand for the majority of the state, even if the majority is only 50.1%. To the new generation of voters who really want to make a difference in the government, the idea that unless we pick the 'right' candidate for our state, our votes really do not matter is absurd.
In the electoral college system, even the majority voters in each state can not count on having reliable electors, according to Bradford Plumer, the author of an anti-Electoral College-article. Electors can be anyone who does not hold a public office, and these people can be swayed or unloyal to their own party as well (Plumer). These are the people our votes are really going towards, not the actual president as many uneducated could be led to believe. Although the trust of these people is rarely misplaced (Richard A. Posner, In Defense of the Electoral College: Five Reasons to keep our present method of choosing the President), there is always a possibility of the electors being swayed at the last minute, which is a bit of a scary thought. Imagine if segregationists in the Loisiana legislature had succeeded in replacing Democratic electors with ones who would oppose John F. Kennedy, one of or best presidents (Plumer).
The final reason keeping the Electoral College system in place is a bad idea is that if you are a voter in a clearly defined state, that is, non-swing, you are more likley to decide not to vote at all. When candidates can clearly define states in which they know they will win, or have no hope of winning, they don't bother spending time there to educate voters. Voters in these states do not get all the information they might want in order to make an educated decision. This would lead to a biased, uneducated state in which voters don't care to vote because of a mindset that almost everyone in the state is of a certain political mindset and their vote is just another piece of paper that will not matter. These voters could also make rash decisions because they did not get to truly hear all of the campaignes. In swing states where there is not a clearly defined political opinion, voters will be bombarded with information, and although they may be educated and well versed in their opinions, the votes, no matter how close, will not really matter because of the nature of the Electoral College system.
In closing, the Electoral College system is not worth saving. Although some may argue it gives a certainity of outcome or restores the balance to heavily populated states (Posner), it does not give everyone's vote a fair chance. Nor does it guarantee the electors will be reliable. The Electoral College system even dissuades voters from excercising their Constitutional right to vote. Please take this into consideration, Mr. Senator, next time the Electoral College comes into question. Thank you for recieveing my most humble opinion.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME
9th Grade Student | 5 |
35cb607 | The article I read was mainly talking about one of the planets near earth which is Venus and Mars but they were talking about the planet of Venus. Venus is a planet where humans could not live there because we could not support all the stuff they have there. In the article it talks about all the danger it has to that planet and why it really bad to live there and how we couldn't support the conditions. The author uses entertain to show us suspense about the planet Venus. The author uses suspense to show us how dangerous Venus is and how we could not live there.
The author uses suspense to show us about how there is a place called Venus which has really bad conditions to the point that you can easily die. In the article it shows how the author describe us the tearms in the planet Venus. "Since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus's in more than three decades. Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging for humans to study, despite its proximity to us" The author uses suspense to show us how dangerous it is to even touch Venus. It also shows us that not even a spacecraft could survive there less than some few hours.
The author also use suspense to entertain us about the planet of Venus and to show us how of bad conditions they have in the planet of Venus. In the text it shows how the author showed us about how bad it is and what are the terms in the the planet of Venus. "A thick atomosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. On the planets's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atomospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." The authour uses suspense to show how the planet of Venus is really had bad terms to live there and how you would die easliy. It also shows that Earth compare to Venus shows how we couldn't support the conditions.
The author uses suspense on both paragraph to show that the planet Venus is really bad condition to live and how not even one spacecraft could land there without surviving. It also shows how the terms in Venus is and how powerful it is compare to Earth percent on carbon dioxide, degrees and atmospheric pressure. This relates to real world stuff by scientists trying to see if they could land there safely without any harm but as you see on the paragraphs it's not possible because you can easliy die because of the terms there. The article shows how the author uses suspense on the article and shows the terms of conditions on planet of Venus. | 3 |
35d6b4b | Dear Senator,
If one could sum up the definition of the Electoral College in a few words, those words would be unessasary and room for error. The Electoral College was established by our fore fathers in the constution. Paragraph one in What is the Electoral College by the Office of the Federal Register states "A compromise between election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens." It is more than possible that a change in our voting system could better america in all kinds of ways.
I believe that the electoral College takes away the peoples opinion in a way just descreet enough to still call it a democracy. The people still vote and determine the overall outcome of the election, But with an electoral college, there is more then enough room for error. One argument aganist the Electoral College is in the very purpose of the system. The people votes go to an electors slate that share the same view as you, then they vote for a candidate. This is opposed to the peoples vote going directly to the candidate. This method of voting is if not purposeless then problematic. Electors can betrey your trust and vote for the opposite canadidate. A statement from Brandford Plumers' The Indefensible Electoral College says "Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always."
In America our society is based off of freedom and the electoral college is not promoting it. Please keep in mind that the legislature is nearly compleatly responsable for choosing our electors. At any election they could defy the peoples choice. Excerp from The Indefensible Electoral states "back in 1960, segregationists in the louisana legislature neary succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy." Electors have occasinally been know for simply refusing to vote for their party's candidate. If this is freedom to vote then there undoubtingly needs to be a change in the near future.
Scandles like the one thay occured in 1960 rarely happen, but whos to say that it could not happen in the future. Our presidental election is practically based off of trust in our goverment. The Electoral college does reconize voters from each region of the county but due to the way the system is set up, it does a poor job interpreting the votes of the people.
A quote from In Defence of the Electoral College by Richard A. Posner states "It is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popluar vote" This happened as recently as the election of 2000 Then ask yourself what would really be the harm of ingoring the Electoral College. It only would make the outcome clearer.
The American elections differ from most countrys in the way that we are a democrecy. we the people can vote. we the people have individual voices that are the composition of the country. The elector college does not oppose this. But rather is opening the doors for coruption. Taking away the Electoral College and replacing it with popular vote, is simply clarifying the peoples decisions, and the peoples decisions is nothing less then America itself. | 4 |
35e09c5 | My belives of the "Driveless Cars" are very negative. First of all how
are these cars? How much money will be needed to make and buy these cars? Who will buy them? The most important question is "What benifets do we get out of these cars?
First of just how safe are these cars? As stated in paragraph 9 "Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." That means that these cars must be 100% safe for indiveduals to drive. Another thing to keep in mind is that whos are people to blame if the technology fail? In this case the we wouldn't know who is to blame in case of a jury. Court problems could be dificult to solve do to this case.
Another negative side to these Driveless Cars is that how much money will it take for these companies to make. How much money is the government going to use in a car that could fail it's dutties when the goverenment could use that money for better things like army supplies, Global Warming, or even on Chareties. All that money could be used for many good and reasonable items. That is another great point in why we cant make these unreasonable cars.
Now lets say these cars won't fale. How many people are going to be able to buy them? We cant just make a lot of driveless cars if not many people are
going to be able to afford them. Most of all they need to funktion well and be affordable. But my most important
question is what do these cars benefit to us? Are they going to bring us safe home? Will they take care of young adults while being in them alone? We have the right
to know all of these questions before they even come out.
In the end those are all my belives in why these cars are a bad idea from these manufacturer. We do not need failing technology out in our human driven roads. Our cars are fine the way they are driven by humans and not by some failing computer driven technology! It will be another reason in why humanity will end. | 3 |
35e2bbc | The Driverless people can cause problems. Many People dies in car accident. People have to follow rules, so they can survive. If the cars is on over speed, then it can cause big accident and lot of people can died. The Driverless people can cause, accident like in traffic jam, death , like car is on over speed, and safety is important like drive in speed limit, and follow rules.
The First Thing is Accident. People don't wear the seat belts if they don't, then it can cause big problem , people have to wear seat belts. Another thing is Deaths, some people's dont the rules, sometime they drink and drive, if they sleep while driving it can hit somebody.
The Second Thing is Death. The Bridges, if the bridges are week, then it will break, so don;t drive on the week bridges. Another thing is that people like to drive fast and they just drive in the red light. One more thing is traffic jam, in traffic jam people like to hurry, so they hit on another cars.
The Third Thing is Safety. People can safe their life by drive slowly or drive in the speed limit. People neet to follow rules like wear seat belt and don't drink and drive, and it help him and others. Another thing is don't break singnels, if they did, then the police will catch you and give you ticket for breaking rules, so always follow rules and it will cause less deaths and accidents.
So, the people always have to follow rules, so it dosen't hurt other peoples and you. While you driving don't you phone or other thing, if you do you can lose your constrate from road. The Driverless people can cause, accident like in traffic jam, death , like car is on over speed, and safety is important like drive in speed limit, and follow rules. | 1 |
35e422a | I am against the value of using this technology to read students' emotional expressions. Students should have the right to feel safe and alone, and not being constantly being watched by a computer like an overprotective mom. This technology is also something that can not be 100% accurate seeing how we don't have the materials or it, and bad things could go wrong anytime. Reading emotions is like trying to speak for a pet of yours, even though they can't speak, but you do it for them to make it more interesting for you, and it probably isn't even what your pet is thinking.
Students oh all ages are very clever, and they will not lose to a technology to read their emotions. Why would they even need technology that reads their emotions and guess if they are confused or happy and sad. It is true that if the computer realize the student is confused, it can go to a website or teach the student, but that is why we have technology and teachers to help us when we need it. The student can just ask the teacher for help or search the internet on how to do it him/herself and learn quicker, and understand more if the teacher is not clear enough. Computer readings are not always 100% accurate, because nothing is perfect in this world, so things can go wrong. People evolve over time and think of new ways to solve problems or get through obstacles. Students can just fake their facial features, and move the muscles according to how they are said to move, so the computer gets false facial readings and think the student is happy or sad. Even if the technologty is useful to read emotions, they should be modified and used in prison or more important places, so they can read the emotions of the murderer or criminals, and make crime solving much quicker. Students dont want an extra survailance on them, checking their emotions everytime they turn on their computer or laptops. It will make them uneasy and unable to even work in an enviroment where he/she is being constantly studied. The article also says there are 6 basic emotions- happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, and sadness. There are so much more emotions, and if the student uses that emotion that isn't on the list, how will the computer react? It will just make false assumptions and think the student is feeling "great" or "depressed", when the student might be feeling sad or ambitious. It will make the student feel like a pet. Many pet owners tend to speak for their pets, and this is an example of their conversation. "Hello Saphie, would you like a treat?" (Saphie Impression) "Yes, give me all the treats!" "Ok Saphie, here you go!" "Mmmm, tasty!" If that same method the owner uses on his/her pet gets used back on him/her, it would feel very awkward. Yes the technology may be a hit and be useful in some schools, but it will not always be accurate, and students should have a right to choose if they want it used on them or not. It should be used if they have a problem, and maybe the computer could help if nobidy else is around to help.
So in conclusion, the technology is quite amazing, but not so much if you think of the flaws. Students should have the right to choose if they want to use it or not, and only when things are needed, and nobodyis there to help. Technology is not always pitch perfect accurate, so it will make mistakes and give false emotions the student is feeling, and make the student feel insecure, embarassed, or even mad. No, using a technology that reads emotional expresssions of students in a classroom is not valuable. It may be valuable in some schools, and you can let the students use if they want, but the technology will have more use if it is used in more important places where it is needed. Such as a jail or a court, so they can read emotions whether the main subject is guilty or innocent, and see if they are hiding something or not. Again, it may be false, but if the inventors of this technology find every possible mistakes and cracks, then they can make life better and catch bad guys and prevent criminals from escaping the court. | 4 |
35edf9f | I agree with this author whenit states that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangerous it presents. I agree with the author because although studying Venus might be dangerous i dont think
it could be worth it after all. in paragraph 3 it quotes " the atmospheric pressure is 90 time greater than we experience on our own planet these conditions are far more extreme than anything human encounter on Earth." This quote shows how dangerous it could be for humans to go to venus. In Paragraph 5 it states " At 30 plus miles above the surface, tempertures would still be toasty at 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that sea level on Earth. Solar power would be plentiful. and radiation wound not exceed Earth levels. Not Easy conditions but survivable for humans." This quote shows that it would be very hot for humans, Yes they would be able to survive but what human would wanna live all their life in 170 degrees which could most defenitly casue heat strokes. In conclusion this is why i agree with the author when he stated that Venus could be dangerous. | 2 |
35f642a | Dear Senator,
I argue in favor to changing the election by popular vote for the president. I aruge this because we aren't even really vote for a president, we are jsut voting for people who pick the president for what the passage says.
In what's wrong with the electoral college , its says "voters vote not for the president, but for the slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. So this means we aren't even electing our own president, just people who do. which is not what everybody is thinking, everybody is thinking we are voting and we have that right and we have a say.
But in all reality do we really? We are just voting for people not the president and i think it should be changed. Then the passage goes on about if you vote for a certain people you've voted for a slate of how ever many people to vote for our president. Now to me that doesnt sound very right, it sounds like we are just voting for pretty much nothing. That we just get to vote for nothing and it doesn't even really matter what our vote is and they're going to pick who they want. I really thinkg it should be changed becuz reading this passage makes me kind of not even want to vote. Because i feel like its not helping any and i think that should be chamged and we shoukd have more of a right to vote for the president.
Senator, i dont think its a fair choose and it should be changed and so we can vote. People say its up to us be is it really, so i think it should be changed. | 2 |
35f9eda | Can a computer read your emotions? I am against of having technology to read childrens emotions. One thing is to observer what kind of emotinos are. Learning about how computers can till what emotion the person has. The work eithics that the people into making a comptuer like this.
Obsever the emotion behide the person or printing. New software has the power to recognize your emotions. Everyone does the same expression. Can you gmake a face and have you partner guess what emotion you are. As an ad pops up the comupter can read you raction towards the ad if it made you happy or sad, it will change the ad to a different one.
The learning around the computer. That even need to know emotional commmuniction. That school computers can tell if the child is bored or confused on work. The computer can tell the Mona Lisa that she was happy, disgusted, fearful, and angry. The computer can recogize alone 16 emotions.
The work eithics of the people that created the comutper to see what emotions we have. Dr. Huang and his partners are developing a even better for humans and computers to communicate. A 3-D computer does 44 majot muscles to see what you are feeling. People are making a comupter to recognatioin to track the emotions on a person face.
Does a computer read your emotions and yes it does because it is wired. The computer has came a long way and now it is reading emotions. This is how I am against technology reading childrens emotion. The teachers should be watching them and seeing the emotions themselfs. Kids should be able to rise their hand and ask someone for help if they are confused. | 2 |
35fafb1 | Do you think that people would rather have the popular vote for the president of the United States or the Electoral College? If some of you guys dont know what an Electoral College is, then it is a process, not a place. The process consists of the selection of the electors, by the meeting of electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. Now that you know its basiclly like your not even getting to have a chance at what you want, and not even a chance at getting to say what you want. That is why you would agree with me on the fact that we no longer should have the Electoral College. The voters & people in our country should strongly agree with having the election by popular vote. I think this because the Electoral College is unfair to voters and also the people in our country. Their are many of reasons on why I chose for it to be changed. One reason is because letting it be by popular vote might decress the conflict between people when one doesn't get what they want also might help the election be more equal. My next reason on changing the Electoral College is because if they run close then more people would be intrested and want more to do with the public election. It might even help the states from having conflict beween each other, and that would help our counrty out alot! We could also keep up with the candidates to make sure that us "our self" is picking the right person to be our presedent of the United States.
If this year goes like last year did then we might have a chance at getting to have the election by popular vote for the President of the United States. 2000 was the biggest election crisis in a century; that system allows for much worse. In 2000, seventeen states didn't see the canidates at all, also Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in twentyfive of the largest media markets didn't get to see one campaign ad. The Electoral college is too unfair, way outdated, and irrational. The Electoral College needs to be Abolished. Better sooner then never. | 2 |
35fd114 | The new techonology tht is called Facial Action Coding System is beinng use to identify human emotions. If this were to be used in a classroom some kids might not want to be scanned and have there emotions known. So I honestly think that this machine or new piece of techonology should not be used in classrooms and heres why.
To start it off I can already tell that some kids will not want there emotions to be known. That's something that the kid is able to keep a secret. If the kids doesn't want there emotions to be known then he or she has the right to not let them be known. Now in paragraph 6 a quote from Dr. Huang "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Now although it is true that some kids may need help for the work that there doing. They may not understand it and that's where the computer comes in. But the teacher can't just scan the kids face and have the computer do all the work. The teacher has to also know when a kid is having troube with the material. Obviously it's almost impossible to know how every student is doing but if you see a kid getting bad grades on the material then the teacher should help the student out. That goes back to if the student actually wants to be scanned to identify his or her emotions.
A quote from Dr. Huang " The facial expressions for each emotion are universal, even though individuals often show carying degrees of expression." That's is also another thing that I want to talk about. The teacher really has to care for his or her students. It's the teachers job to make sure that a kid is doing good in school. I do understand that there are some kids that just don't even try. Those kids are difficult to make them succeed. But for the other students the teacher has to know if he or she is having a bad day. You could ask whats wrong and if the student doesn't want to tell you then they don't have to. But the teachers have to make sure that the student knows that the teacher is there to help. Now although some kids hide there expressions really well I guess that's
when you would want the maching to scan there face. But as I keep saying only if they want to. The teacher might have a problem on knowing how a kid feels and knowing there emotion. But if the student doesn't want there emotion to be known thats what the kid wants. In many ways we don't need a maching to help with human proteries. Thats why humans talk to humans anout there emotions not humans talk to machines.
I hope that this new techonology is going towards high schools. In this day and age so many high schcoolers are going through alot. It doen't take a rocket scientist to know how a student feels when it's finals week. There are situations where the teacher doesn't need to know how a student is feeling. The only time where a student needs to be scanned is when that student is having trouble on a material and if the student actually wants to be scanned by the Facial Acton Coding System. I want to talk about this quote from paragraph 6 from Dr. Huang "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." The fact that a computer needs to explain the work to a student is just wrong and dumb. That is why a teacher is in the classroom. That's why the teacher went to college to get her degree and work with students. We all know that there are bad teachers in this world. The teachers where all they do is give you a packet and ask for it finished tomorrow. The teachers where they do a horible job at explaining the material. Then and only then will I be good with having the Facial Action Coding System scan the kids faces. Thats is when the computer will help out the students and teach them the material that the teacher can't do. That is the only time I think that is okay to use.
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my thoughts on why this should not be able to scan the kids faces when in a classroom. I honestly feel that the kid has the right if they want to be scanned even if the kid is having trouble in the class and if the kids emotions are easy to be seen that's is when a teacher comes and helps.So no this should not be in classrooms. But I do think that it could be used in other better ways. Like in a police forece where they scan the person who did the crime to get information. But not in a classroom. | 4 |
35fea99 | Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a computer technology that read the emotional expressions of students. The technology show be in classroom because how would we know if something wrong with a students if she does not show it or tell it. Many students do not show there feeling in school because the are afriad. Especially around there frined because the dont want there friends to see there emotional side of them. FACS should be in classroom because we need to know how if you and a good or bad mood, counselor, and if your getting bully and your not happy about it.
Classroms should have the Facial Action Coding System so the teacher can know if you are in a good or bad mood because some people dont show it. Teachers need to know how their students are feeling because they might call on them in class to answer a qusetion not knowing that the student is in a bad to answer the quwstion. In the text it states," Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. 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 quote support my answer because its hard to tell if a person upset or need time to be alone so he or she can cool down. Having a FACS computer in classroom will really help teahers know if there something upsetting there students.
Having a Facial Action Coding System in classrom would help conselor know if you go to there office and your not showing no emotion but your upset about something. The technogly can be helpful to many school because teachers do not know whats going on with there students because they dont show it or try to talk to somebody about it. In the text it states,"Empathy may happen because we unconsciously imitae another person's facial epressions. Whoever thought that amking faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions!." This quote support my answer because it can show how your real feeling behind their smile.
This technogly could help students that are getting bully and are afriad to speak up and tell a teacher. Students that get bully everyday at school are most likely do not tell nobody that they are getting bully because they are afriad of the person that are doing the mean things to the student. Having the Facial Action Coding System can help the student that getting bully seek out help before it gets worse then it already is. In the text it states,"But in a false smile, the mout is stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius. to an expect, faces don't lie; these muscle clues are something used to spot when a "smiling" politcian or celebrity isn't being truthful." This quote supports my quote because it can help a teacher know if her or his student is upset about something and he or she can ask the student so it he be stop.
Facial Action Coding System should be in school because it can be helpful for teachers to know if your in a good or bad mood , letting your counsoler if you upset about something, and also if your getting bully. This technolgy is a great way to know if something going on at home. Many student would proabbly ant this kind of computer because they would be scared to tell somebody how they are feeling. Students are not just going to be emotional in front of there classmate because when there friend ask whats wrong with them it make it harder to tell somebody how your feeling. School should have this computer in there school because its a great way to know if a student is upset. | 4 |
35ffbfc | Here are a few reasons why you should join the seagoing cowboy.
Why you should join if you join you help the world and its places recover. What I mean by that is at the time world war 2 ended. And different countrys including us were left in ruins. Along with helping the world reshape you can visit places you never been before. Meet new people but do forget the the world isn't always fun it's still a dangarous job but don' let that drag you down.
According to luke it does take some geting used to in paragraph 7 luke fell down a latter when it was raining. He cracked some ribs and nearly fell from the boat. But don't get scared being a seagoing cowboy isn't all work. There are time when you can relax and play sports. In the room were you'd carry animals in.
But in the end it up to you do you wnat to take that small risk and be a seagoing cowboy or not. | 2 |
360214a | I belive it would be a great idea to use technology to read the expressions of students in our classrooms because it would give us a more in depth look at how our youth is interacting with the academic curriculum, although it would need to have more testing done to make sure the results are accurate. Using this technology would open so many new doors for teachers everywhere, it would make their lives easier and could potentially help them get the children more into learning.
First off, reading emotional expressions with the use of technology would help save our time. The text states in paragraph 6, "For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." This would cause company's to make more money and waste less of your time when you are browsing the internet. The text then goes onto state in paragraph 8, "To an expert, faces don't lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful." By this possible technology to be able to tell us this it would let us know who we should trust and who we shouldn't.
Secondly, this technology would help schools out so that they could see what the students are enjoying and what is boring them to death and then they could change their curriculum based on that. The text states in paragraph 6, " "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. " Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." " If this were to be the case, I am sure that the number of students who either drop out or decide not to go to college because "school is boring" would definetly go down. The text then goes onto state in paragraph 6, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." This statement reminds us of how teachers can't always tell if what they're teaching is actually help students or if it is just going in one ear and out the other.
People who tend to be against this kind of technology usually will just say that they don't want these robots to take over the world and become against the human race but they actually won't have to worry about that at all because in paragraph 7 the text states, "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." So for anyone who has that kind of point of view, they should have nothing to be worried about because this is such advanced technology that it will be a good while until it becomes a common thing.
Lastly, I believe that this technology could very much benefit our society in a lot of different aspects including our own personal lives, how we spend our time, and the way that we teach and learn. Although it still needs testing done and to become easier to access so that we can learn more about how we can properly use this technology to read our emotional expressions, without abusing its ability. | 4 |
36044fc | In the article "The challenge Of Exploring Venus"
tells you all the things about venus and it past vists. The author also say "Earths travels should not be limited by danger and doubts", but thats the only reason on why should go there and study it. He didnt even say anthing about studying Venus, only why we should vist. This author did not write a good article on why we sholud study Venus.
The author talks about and explains all the details about venus and its dangers. so why would anyone want to go there anyway. In the past he states " becauase Venus is somrtimes right around the corner in space terms, humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on ths cloud draped world.Each previous missoiion was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours". So thats a good reason not to keep sending spacecrafts and studying because its to dangerous for anyone to go there anyways. We probably wouldnt be able live because its more extreme than earth and it would be a big challenge to even try to live there. The talk about the dangers of Venus more the positive thing about Venus. He states that ''On the planets surface, the temperature averge over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater the what we experiene on our own planet.'' People wouldnt want to live in a place that hot anyway so why even study it. Venus have worst eathquake and more.
In conclusion the athour states many thing about Venus, but never gives a good reason on why we should study Venus. He really only talks about the dangers of Venus and not the positives about the panet.
He didnt even say anthing about studying Venus, only why we should vist. This author did not write a good article on why we sholud study Venus. | 3 |
36050fb | Driveless cars should'nt be allowed to be on the road. I dont think it's a good idea because drivers will not remain fully focused on the road, drivers will get bored waiting for their turns to drive, and if these cars were to create an accident it would be a "who to blame" case.
Starting off by sayin drvers will not remain fully focused on the road should be enough of a red flag to make it a no. In paragraph 7, it may state " The human driver must remain alret and be ready to take over when the situation requires" but, if a car is doing all the driving, it's giving the driver time to get distracted. They are now given easier access to text and drive, make phone calls, and attempt other tasks they have no business doing while driving. Making being on the road a dangerous place.
Secondly, like the question asked in paragraph 8, "Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive?" Boredom to me leads to messing with other objects around me and losing focus. That's what will happen. Later to say, "We have to interpret the driving in a fun way." Driving is not supposed to be fun. You're supposed to get in and take yourself from point a to point b. The passage also talks a sort of bringing in an "in-car entertainment system". Just another distraction in my opinion, once again, making the road a dangerous place!
Lastly, and most importantly, if an accident would to come of these cars driving the road, who would be the one to blame? The question is aslo found in paragraph 9. The drivers would become so dependent of the car and trust it not to get them into an accident. While the manufactures are dependent on the law to pass a law so they don't get taken down with the lawsuit of an accident their cars are responsible for. They do not want to help you, they want your money.
Closing this with a stong statement: you cannot expect a driver to have such this nice of a creation in their possession and not fully confide in it. They're going to get distracted because they're allowed to now that something else is doing the driving. They're going to get bored, because now, they are hardly needed. These drivers would expect the manufacturers to take care of any problem created with the car, because of the fact that the car was the one doing the driving. | 4 |
3605e2a | World War ll was and horrible war because it happened all over the world. My name is Luke and I was a Seagoing Cowboy that help the ones that were affected by World War II. I think that you should be one too.
The Seagoing Cowboys are real amazing people that help other in need of help. The Seagoing Cowboys get to go to place that are far out like China and Italy. Also while you are in these amazing places you can sight see. That isn't the only thing you will be remembered by those people in those different places. You will be remembered as a hero to them because you helped them while they were in need.
Now I'm gonna tell you about my experience as a Seagoing Cowboy. The traveling was amazing because I got to go to different place and help people and see their homes. Then as I went to these different place I got to see the different building and sculptures that have probably been there for decades. So the thing that I did you can probably do as well or maybe even more.
As I said in the began World War II was a horrible war for everyone and some people's homes were destroyed and they have nothing to go to at night. So this why you should be a Seagoing Cowboy so that you can help people and be a hero in their eyes. | 2 |
360aac0 | Dear state senator,
I think that we should keep the Electoral College. By keeping the Electoral College, there will be no problems in elections to where no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast. The process is like a "winner-take-all" system. In the Electoral College a presidental candidate must have trans-regional appeal.
To begin, there are run-off elections. Run-off elections will make sure that no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast. The Electorial College will help make it clearer to see which candidate is the winner. For an example in 1992 Clinton had only 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, then won a majority in the Electoral College.
Next, the Electoral College has a "winner-take-all" process. States such as Florida (29), Texas (38) and California (55) have a high amount of electoral votes. If there was a tie between two candidates and the votes from Florida were not put in yet, one of the candidates has a better chance of winning. Most candidates will try to persuade and win the higher states votes so that they will have a better chance of winninig. What's nice about the Electoral College, it causes the toss-up states to pay close attention the the campaign.
Finally, every candidate running for office must have a trans-regional appeal. None of the regions in the United States has enough electoral votes to elect the new president. When a canidate goes and campains in one region without thinking about he will not gain his electoral votes. Normally a candidate that has only regional appeal will be unlikely to be a successful president.
To conclude, the choice of keeping the Electoral College would very very wise and helpful. The Electoral College makes sure that there are run-off elections, it has a "winner-take-all" system, and that every canidadte running should be trans-regional. Even though in the Electoral College is not democratic and that only a slate of electors vote, a decent amount of times of when the people would pick that one candidate the electors would pick the same one. | 3 |
3616ff5 | My opinion on driverless cars, i think it would be a stupid idea because i love to drive and im sure there are alot of other people who love to drive. Driverless cars could be a big problem, what if a driverless car had a malfunction and could wreck and kill somebody. Im sure the goverment would disagree with this idea because they love to make money, and all the money to make driverless cars would be outrageous, and that could make the goverment go in dept and it could ruin alot of things.
No details support my position because im against it, like i said i love to drive and i wanna be able to go wherever i want in the future and not have to worry about not having my own car because driverless cars just sound stupid. What if these driverless cars have a malfunction and just took off on its own i wanna be able to have my own car and drive on my own, because what if i end p getting a audi gr im sure ill be the one wanting to drive by myself and like i said everyone loves driving so i really dont like the idea.
These people who make the driverless cars such as nissan and audi, how do they know they can even make these cars to where it wont wreck on its own, or get us to where we need to go, the only thing i think would be cool about it is if i am tired and im driving and i need to go to sleep and the car could drive on its own, but what if a deer jumped in front of the car and the car is going 60 mph the car isnt just going to stop your going to wreck. If they really wanna make these cars they need to have good protection like a tank or sometin because that would be safe. Im still against it but it would be pretty cool to see what they can really do in the future. | 2 |
361d73f | I always did love taking care of animals and doing other stuff as a crew of the Seagoing Cowboys.
I am here because many people argue whether be a Seagoing Cowboys is something you should do. I believe that being a Seagoing Cowboy is worth the risk all just so you could help people and just have fun.
Helping people in need is really what matters in lfe. Its really in every human job there is. A dentist helps your teeth keep clean, a teacher helps you learn, and a mechanic helps you fix your car. Almost every human job out there is all about helping people. In my case I got to help people in need after World War II . I was in a group called UNRRA, which was a group who helped pople in animals and food supplies. I feel good now that I know I got to serve countries that were left in ruins. I am sure mighty proud that I became a Segoing Cowboy. It helped me realize that not only I need help but other people are also in need of help.
I also had lots and lots of fun while I was a Seagoing Cowboy. In case you ever got bored, there was no problem playing games. There were so many to choose from. There was baseball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling. I was so entertained. When we played games the time flew by as if it were a cheetah on the clock. There was usually no way you could have got bored with all the choices you had as entertainment. This is another reason why you should join Seagoing Cowboys.
I will warn there will be risks in doing this though. I know it sounds kind of dangerous, but I believe that it is worth it, and I would know. I once was night watchman, I had to check that every thing was going smoothly. Everything was going okay untill I slipped on a ladder and fell on my backside. I was heading for a entrance at the side of the boat, but a small strip of metal stopped my slide. I could have flown straight into the Atlantic Ocean. I also had broken ribs so I coulndn't work. Even though this happened I am still very grateful that I am alive and still helping people in need. I feel good putting my life at risk for millions of people in need.
I know that there is risk but it is worth it. You get to have fun and have a good feeling in your heart, all for just helping people in need. I am grateful for the oppurtunity, and it made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. I do believe that being a Seagoing Cowboy is worth it. Who knows maybe you'll become the next one. | 4 |
3623362 | The "Face on mars" is just a natural landform. Because of the unusual shadow on the Martian mesa it made it seem like there was a Egyptian Pharaoh's face. When NASA unveilde the picture for everyone to see they specificly said in the caption that it was a huge rock formation that resembled a humans face, but because of the shadows it gave the illusion of a human face because of the eyes, nose, and mouth. Which is not really possible for the people to believe that Aliens had created this because of all the pictures that where taken there was no picture with a alien life form. Another reason for this is that you can see things in the digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size. That way if there were other objects on Mars than you would be able to see that they were. Which makes this statement true that that it was a natural landform and shadows that had created this face. | 2 |
3623b07 | Have you ever wondered what was on Mars. NASA did and in 1976 they got a very weird picture, it was a face. We know the face is a natural landform now, because we have landforms that look like the "face." Also they took pictures with a great amount of detail. The conspiracy theorists thought that it could have been made by aliens.
One way we know that they "face" was natural and not made by aliens was we have landforms like that on Earth. They said "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." This proves that the "face" was not made by aliens, because we have them here on Earth also.
Another reason that we know that it was not a "face" was, because Garvin said thet you can make things out very well even if it was small with the camara they took it with. What Garvin really said was "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." This also proves that it was not made by aliens, because the picture they took is very precise.
The "face" was not made by aliens, and we can tell this by looking at the mesas we have here on Earth. We can also tell that it is a landform by looking at the pictures that they took. They are only two reasons that they "face" was not made by an aliens. | 3 |
36255e8 | Should emotions come in the way of teaching? Some may feel uncomfortable, and some may think its nessasary.
With teenagers now a days emotions are very unpredictable.
There is many things to take thought into before introducing this 'Facial Action Coding System' in schools.
Teenagers go through many emotions during the day. In one hour they may feel tired, sad, mad, or even discusted. But then the next hour they may feel happy, excited, or surprised. The point is that students' emotions are very unpredictable. Yet I feel like these emotions should not get in the way of teaching.
Another thing that is very important to point out is that this approach might make students feel uncomfortable or even exposed. Privacy can be very important for some students. School is supposed to be a place where students can come and learn not have to worry about their emotions. That shouldn't be an excuse. Not all students have the same emotions, to make a plan that goes with every students' emotions is close to impossible.
However, teachers may find this approach helpful. They would know if the students are bored and they might be able to go about their lesson a different way. This would help to get the attention of the students and to keep them entertained. This approach would make it easier for teachers to connect with their students too.
Overall, having this approach in school in my opinion, isn't nessasary. Of course it could be helpful to get students more engaged in their learning, but this approach could also make students feel uncomfortable. It'll be very difficult to come up with a lesson to work with every emotion in a classroom full of develpoing kids. | 3 |
362a2d1 | Dear Senator,
The process of voting through the Electoral College was established in the Constitution by our founding fathers. While some say that the Electoral College goes against America's democratic ideals and it increases the probability for a disastrous vote, the Electoral College still gives Ameican citizens some sway in the election and with a completely democratic system of voting there is a good chance that the outcome could be even more disastrous. The Electoral college is a compromise of voting between citizens and the government, it represents the people as evenly as it can, and it still gives voters a collective chance to change the outcome of an election.
One reason that the Electoral college works so well is that it is not completely run by the people or run by the government. Rather both are part of the voting process, having equal representation. While democracy is highly regarded in America, it would be unwise to have a vote completely run by the people. The government needs to have some system in place that gives citizens a vote, but not complete free reign. If the people of America voted and the election outcome was disastrous, then the government needs to have a scapegoat in place. The founding fathers understood this which is why the Electoral College is still in place today.
The Electoral College does not give a single voter a chance to sway an election, however America's population as a whole is represented. Not one region or state has enough electoral votes to elect a president (Par 19 and 21). This is a good thing because canidates pay equal attention to all of America's people. Also, in the Electoral College, not every state has the same amount of electoral votes because every state has a different population size. This might seem like unequal representation of that states, but the election is not meant to give each state an equalized vote, it is meant to give the population of america an even representation.
Swing states give America's people a chance to decide an elections outcome. In swing states the voters are very thoughtful about their canidates because they know that in the their case, that their vote really does count (par 20). It is good to have voters who are very thoughtful and catious about their vote. The Electoral Colleges encourages this type of behavior among citizens by giving voters a chance to sway an election in swing states. Swing states can impact an election. They are an example of how the Electoral College, while still not completely democtratic, still gives the people a vote.
Through the Electoral College America's population is represented, the government and it's citizens have equal representation, and American people can still impact the outcome of an election. The founding fathers of America thought of this while they created the foundation that our country proudly stands on. The Electoral College should stay as it is. It still works effectively to decide on who will become president. As long as the College works effectively, then ther should be no issue with it. | 5 |
362d18f | The author supports the idea "that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit dispite the dangers it presents," by telling us why we need to know, how it affects us, and how we will. This is something that has been well thought out by NASA and they always know what , why and how they are doing something. The author uses insite from NASA to support his idea. By doing this the author has shown us the importance of Venus.
First, the author gives us reasons why we need to know this. The author says, "Often referred at Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionaly the closest in distance to,"(paragraph 2). This means, if Venus is that closely connected and similar to Earth then we can learn and adapt. They continue to find new discoveries in order to keep our civilization in tacked, and surviving.
Second, they explain how it affects us in our ordinary way of living. They answer the question of, If it is so dangerous why study more? They found that it could have been another Earth once. I know this because in the text it says, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system...The planet suface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountins, and craters,"(paragraph 4). This means that by studying it no matter it's condition we can to learn about it and why Venus is in the condition it's in, maybe to even prevent it for Earth.
Lastly, the author supports their idea by telling us how we are going to uncover more information without loosing more. They explain that NASA has a theory that sending anything electronic to it will die off within hours, where as sending parts from the 1800's - 1940's won't. I know this becaues in the text it states that, "NASA is studying other approches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lested about three weeks...These devices were first envisiond in the 1800's and played an important role in the 1940's during the war...but, these devices made calculations by using gears and levers without electricity...By comparison, systems that use mechanical pats can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces"(paragraph 7). This means that hypothetically NASA could send older tech and find a way to uncover more information.
Therefore, the author supports his idea, "that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents," by giving us multiple reasons why we need the knowlage, how it affects us and how we will accomplish that. First, by telling us that Venus is like our twin planet and learning what happened we could adapt. Secondly, by showing us that we are can prevent our own downfall. Lastly, the author tells us how NASA expects to pull this off. | 4 |
36340af | We all live in a world where everything in this day is advancing. Things such as phones, phones are begining to be able to do more things such as read your puls. Even cars are starting to be advnced, and no i dont just mean better gas miles but being able to drive themselves. here are my thoughts.
I think driverless cars could become a very good thing if it is done right. In this day and age driving under the influence is a very big thing that needs to be stopped. I if we cant get people to not drive while under the influence some thing that could potentialy help is a driverless car. If the car could help get them home safe then it would also be a great idea. i think it would benefite everyone really.
There are soo many reasons why driverless cars would be the next big thing, i just named off one. I think other things it could also help is the economy, the cars could potentialy have better gas mileage or even better run off of solar power. there are just soo many great things that could happen from this. speeding would also be another thing. many people get pulled over or even hurt from constant speeding and driverless cars could help that by going on the posted speed limit while aving the person in the driver seat atching the road for hasards.
Although there are great potential things that can come from driverless cars there are also cons, such as insurance and reliability. insurance could be over the roof expencive just because it is a self driving car and you never know what could happen or if anything goes wrong. I also think the prices of the cars could be pretty expencive so not many people would be able to afford it.
Self driven cars is a great idea in my opinion but the car companies will also have to be aware that if anything goes wrong the could be held responsable for it. i know there will be a huge debate on who would be to blame if there was a major accident weather it is the drivers fault or the cars fault so then that could just be another big waist of money in my opinion because if it is a driverless car then then the company should be responsable because it is the car driving.
So to conclude, in my opinion driverless cars could be a great thing but just like any other thing it has its its pros and its cons. | 4 |
36351aa | Im all for usig this technoligy to read emotions. It could help out alot with identifying depresion in people and why they are. Also, this tech could help identify whether a person is telling the truth or not. We could us thhis tech in legal debates or court cases just as much as in the school for experiments. This tech puts on a whole new meaning to body lannguage.
One way it could be used,asi said n the intro, is in legal debates. In the artical, it states that the software can detect if the face you make is forced or an actual smile/frown. This means we can see if a politician is lying about his/her claims during a debate. Not only that, but the software also comes up with a percentage of each emotion on one expresion. This new software can revolutionize the way we see expresion.
We could also use this technoligy to identify wether or not a person is depressed or not felling well. As i said in the paragragh before, the software uses percentiges to identify how sad, angery, or happy a person is. So, if we used this on someone who looked aas if they are depressed, we simple use the software to calculate the differences. In this way, saving many people from suicide and therefor, helping them as well.
In conclusion, this software will revolutionize the way facial expresion are reconized. It will help so many people in so many different ways. But this, this is just the begining of our technological advancment in life. Soon, we might even cure magor disesis. | 3 |
363d99c | I totally agree with this techknowlogy!! I think its brilliant! For students to be interested in such advanced techknowlegy is mind blolwing, cool and very ineresting to me. Personally i would use this techknowlogy quite often, it could be put to good and meaningful use and could also be very fun i would say. The ability to tell all the feelings and emotions a person in a picture or painting is very amusing and helpful.
For example, you could pull up a picture of Aidolf Hitler and detect his emotions he felt while causing such desasters and woner why? why so much destruction, murder, and cruelty? Why the jews? We can try and understand there point of view. Such information could be helpful.
This techknowlegy could also be used for schoool purposes; Projects for sure! Its time students took other interests thats fun anhd will keep them occupied and or out of trouble. This techknowlegy could make a huge difference in both studants and adults. Ita also good because its another form of math. ''We can actually calculate emotions; like math homework, computers can recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel. 6 emotions are classified; Happiness, surprise, anger, disgust,fear and sadness. After that they are then assosiated with each others movements of there facial muscles.
Finally therefore saying that, you can tell i really enjoy this subject; it grabbed my attention right away. I hope one day this becomes a thing because it is a brilliant idea and could really make a difference one day. Anyone at any age in any location can enjoy such techknowlogy and cololect such information. | 2 |
363e205 | The authors idea of Venus was a good article, he explains how Venus despite the the volcanoes, earthquakes and the frequent lighting, Venus would still be a good place to study and learn from for are future. I like this idea because we really dont look at other planets like how we study ours and Mars. In the article it explains how Venus has metals and rocks, having different metals and different rocks can help out with things we might need. Having new types of metals could help us make stronger things like, weapons, cars, airplanes and towers. Venus also is a planet that is closer to the sun then we are so we might find something that could help us in the long run. We could maybe find new life and study it for future things. But there is a problem with studing venus....ITS TOO HOT, Venus is close to the sun making it hot like hotter then earth on its hottest day. But NASA came up with a idea. In the article it says that "Imagine a blimp like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape" that would help alot becuase then we wouldnt have to send a human t get the information that we need to pull from Venus. So this is why the authors suggests was a great article. | 2 |
3641b74 | I think that driveless cars would be a nice thing to have. But you know depending on technology all the time isnt always a good thing. Driveless cars also sound like a bad idea because what if there is a problem with technology that day then there would be a problem with cars. Also if something went wrong who would take the blame and or responsibility for the damage and the reckless driving. There for i am against these driverless cars.
Driveless cars sounds like one of the best things on earth. But did you know it could also be one of the worst. Yes who wouldnt love to go place without worrying about driving and not spend alot of money on taxis. Just think about it you can just kick back and relax while the car is driving down the road with no worries at all. Well what if there was something that went wrong and you didnt know what to do because your off in your own little world. Youre lost and clueless you losing your mind and then you wreck! After that your upset and hurt wondering what should i have down right then and there. Next thing you know your in a hospital with half of your bones broken and your neck is brusied so bad you cant turn it,and all your thinking is about what could you have done. Your also thinking about sueing and just never using that car again. But is it really all your falut, were you paying attention at all. Maybe that car gave you a warning and you couldnt feel the vibrate because your music was to loud or because your car hit a bump. It could have been anything it couldnt have been a glitch in the system and it didnt trigger at all. And all you wanna do is sue, well you have to take some responsibility. There for you wanna take google to court and sue them for your hospital bills and a new car.
This is why i dont think we should have driveless cars they may stop some things from happening but not everything. Technology needs help to otherwise we wouldnt be here they could do everything there selfs. | 3 |
3643a55 | In movie's robots are shown to have less emotion then a brick. However what if we could change that and make them not only capable of expressing emotion, but also reading it! That is why I am for this idea, this is easily the next step to creating a robot that acts like a human! The sheer amount of other possible uses are nearly endless!
Tired of watching and seeing the same add you don't like? This can fix the problem! the platform running the video (for example, youtube) could find out how much you liked the add before and after, using this information, they can write an algorithem to see what ads you like and don't like and see. Running a school filled with computers? Have the lesson teach itself by keeping the student entertained! As said by dr. Huang "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor".
Hospitals could use emotion to check how a patient is feeling. if they're sad the camera will tell them. are they in pain? the camera can tell them. The knowledge of emotion just by seeing the patient's face in a camera reduces the need for nurses and allows a hospitel to hold more patients. maybe in the far future, we could have medical assistants, like baymax from big hero six, who could act as an automated doctor or nurse. need an example? in december of 2017 the flu broke out killing more then 500 people, if hospitals would've had more room, it could saved 80% of the people who died from the flu that year.
The sheer amount of uses are too vast! Ads could finnally maintain revelancy. Teachers could be replaced by good programmers, hospitals could save more lives than ever! I feel that the downsides, if any, Are complete obsolete when compared to the upside. I think we all should focus on the study of emotion and learn how much it can help. | 3 |
3644611 | Imagine someone that is so familiar with a friend or loved one that they can tell what emotion they're feeling without having to say anything at all. Better yet, imagine if something was this smart. In the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author, Nick D'Alto, tells the readers about a new technology created to read the emotional cues from a human to further the communicable relationship between computers and humans alike. This technology, created by Professor Thomas Huang, "calculates" the emotions displayed on the face of the user of the computer, and was said to encourage learning and help the boredom and other emotions often felt by humans when learning. Later on in the article, D'Alto writes about how helpful this superior technology would be in the classroom and other learning environments, compared to the average computer used in schools all around the world. The technology described in the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," that reads the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable to learners all over the world and should be used in modern-day schools.
The advanced technology recently created to read the emotions of the user, and impact the way they learn in the classroom is helpful and valuable. This is shown throughout the article by describing how the technology works and how it can be used to locate the emotions on the users' face. "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software can track these facial movements- in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa," (Paragraph 4). This quote describes to the reader the advancements of this technology, and just how unique the technology is in its intelligence. "Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc... His [Dr. Huang] new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code," (Paragraph 5). This quote is helpful in giving the reader more information about how advanced this technology is, and how superior it is to even the skill of humans. Together, these quotes show that the technology would ultimately be more valuable in the classroom for the use of students.
One may even ask, "How would this technology helps students?" The answer to that very question lies in the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile." This special software is very important to students because it could very well increase their chances of success in the classroom. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts. 'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor," (Paragraph 6). This quote gives the reader more information about how helpful this computer software could be in a learning environment, by being able to keep the learner's attention on the knowledge they are consuming. Another quote, from paragraph 6, "For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad will follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." This quote explains more examples of the skills of the computer technology, and gives the reader an idea about how students can use these basic, yet complicated tools to their advantage in the classroom.
This great technology can be so helpful to students, teachers, and employees in almost all kinds of learning environments by being able to give each and every person the best kind of learning session that they need. The technoloical devices at schools in this day and age just seem inferior to the kind of learning one can get via this advanced software created by Dr. Huang. "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile," (Paragraph 7). This quote shows evidence in the comparison between regular technology and the unique technology that is created for the use of learning in a classroom. Another quote from the article, "To an expert, faces don't lie; these muscles clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful," (Paragraph 8), tells the readers that there are signs of false emotions and real emotions. These signs are easily caught by the technology software, and used to make learning easy and fun in the classroom, which can be extremely beneficial in the long run for school systems and teachers.
Technology these days can be used for both good or bad things, and often, technology is used for both. But a technology that is so helpful for learning and other school things is good, and needs to be used in order to improve a learning environment. The technology software that can read human emotion, and from there, improve the knowledge a student consumes is so very important and valuable. That's why this superior and advanced technology is valuable to students and school systems all over the world. | 5 |
3647ee0 | Hi, Im luke, If you are sitting around looking for adventure, stop by the seagoing cowboys program and find your adventure. We can help lots of people and so can you! We can take care of horses, cattle, and mules that were shipped overseas.
Once you get your seaman's papers then you can aboard a boat as you travel across the 7 seas, with cargo full of all sorts of different animals like horses, cattle, and mules. It takes about 2 weeks to cross the Atlantic and the sheep have to be fed 2 or 3 times a day but you will get used to it.
You can also have lots of fun once you get on the boat. there are games you can do to pass time, The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time.
There is a lot of sight seeing on the boat too, you get to see China, Europe, Acropolis, Greece, Italy, and lots of other great places around the globe. You can take a granola ride in Venice, Italy of maybe even tour a castle in Crete, and marvel at the Panama Canal. Like i did There are lots of fun things you can do at the Seagoing Cowboys!
So if you you like to have adventures, sight seeing, or even play a lot of fun games, come on down and sign up for this wonderful journey. We can take all the people we can can get!
So sign up at 4354 Seadog Lane, Florida. I think you will enjoy it, I know I did. | 3 |
3651ff6 | Have you ever felt bored learing off a computer? Having the computer adapt to facial expressions would get the kids excited to learn, give the teachers a break, and increase learning rates tramendously. Having FACS in schools would increase how quickly kids learn and how the obtain it.
First off having FACS in schools would get the kids excited to learn. The computer would adapt to their likes and dislikes so they would always be pleasing them. How would it know if they are really bored or confused is a common question, in paragraph 3 the text states "the computer contructs a 3D model of the face; all 44 major muscles im the model must move like human muscles" this all meaning that the computer can tell with 100% accuracy what you are feeling.
Secondly it is difficult for teachers to please each kid individualy and work with each child 1 on 1 and with this technological advancment it will give teachers a break and require them to give minimal assistance to the kids. In this day and age technology is becoming a bigger and bigger part of our everyday soceity and less and less people are wanting to become teachers, so having a computer do the job for them and do it just as good is remarkable. The author wrote in paragraph 6 "imagine a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." this quote from the article showing that they would do the teachers job and be able to adapt and please each student individualy.
Lastly having this technology in every school would increase learning rates greatly because it would work in a way to help and assure learning for each child individualy. The problem with teaching today is some kids dont learn as fast as other and the teacher doesnt slow down to make sure they know what they are doing, but with the FACS program it will allow kids to go at their own success rate and insure they are really learning. And with all this the kids will learn quicker as a hole because they are the computers only concern.
All in all the FACS program should be in every school because it would get the kids excited to learn, give the teachers a break, and increase learning rates tramendously. So lets give it a shot. | 4 |
36523ec | "Driverless cars are coming" ! I CANT WAIT, Driverless cars will be a success to the argriculture of technology. Honestly, i think that it will make a big differnce diffence on the way people get transportation from place to place.
First of all one thing i think will ciome in handy when dealing with driverless cars is customer service. There wont be any one in the car with you so thats one less complaint about the driver being rude if youi need a ride somewhere as if it were a taxi or and uber. People may disagree with the idea of driverless cars but there are just as many if not more positive things about them as there are negative things about driverless cars.
Think about all the handicapt people on earth that cant drive and would rather not get on the bus, they would not have to call a taxi either if there is a driverless car in ther garage. A lot of people do not like to drive everywhere because it can be exhausting to many. That is where these cars come in handy , because they might still want to drive in there own car but just dont want to drive it.
Another fact about these cars is once they came out they would be evolutionary. People are already amazed at the fact of the creatation of hover boards ,and if that exites people then how do you think they would feel once a driverless car is released? since 2009 google has had cars that can drive independently. those cars still need a human in the car just in case of parking in garages or road blocks, or even traffic detours.
The only bad part about these cars i think is the price it may cost to purchase one of the driverless cars. Drivers would not get board waiting to drive because once the driver is ready to drive he can turn that mode off. It also is just a new and improved way to trasport and have fun while doing it. you would be amazed at how many people turn out to like it after they had bad thoughts on the driverless cars . | 3 |
3654052 | The Seagoing Cowboys, which included Luke Bomberger, had helped many people due to the effect of the Word War II. The Cowboys were known to help others, beat records from past Seagoing Cowboys, and meeting new people.
The Cowboys were a huge help after Word War II. They joined with 43 other nations to form UNRRA (The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administratation), which was to help countries recover animals, food suplies, and more. The UNRRA also hired the "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of the young cows, mules, and horses that were shipped overseas.
When joining any club or, for example, the "Seagoing Cowboys", records are to be broken. When Luke was 18, he had made nine trips, which was the most any Cowboy has made. This was a big acomplishment for him, because it showed everybody what he could do.
Entering a club is a chance to meet new people. For example, when all the animals were unloaded, it was time to bring out your game side. Luke and the cowboys would play baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where the animals had been housed.
Joining the Seagoing Cowboys is a wonderful experience, because you have the oppertunity to see new places, help others in need, and of course meet new people. The cowboys are more than just Seagoing Cowboys, their people helping people. | 3 |
3662bff | Do you believe in aliens? In 1976 the Viking 1 spacecraft of NASA discovered an eery landform that looks like a human face! Some people mainly conspiracy theorist believe it is a sign of extraterestial life on Mars. While scientists like me are finding more and more reasons to explain this strange phenomenom. Today I am only going to explain a few.
The first reason why this "face" should be considered a landform and not a sign of life is because it is a huge rock formation that resembles a human head. the facial features: eyes, nose, and mouth are an optical illusion. The reason you see a resemblance of a human face is because the rock casted a shadow of one.
Another reason you should consider this a natural landform is because, these type of landforms are common in the US. An example of these types of landforms is the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. It is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face of Mars.
However some alien conspiratists believe that there might have been a chance of alien life. The reason they thought this was because on the second picture the clouds could have been blocking some form of alien markings or monuments. But there weren't any on the third more clearer photograph.
So in conclusion the "face" on Mars was a natural landform. It is classified a landform because it is a rock formation. Also, because these types of landforms are common in the US. It should not be classified as a sign of life on other planets becausethere were no alien marking and it is an optical ollusion. | 3 |
36644c1 | Driverless cars should not be something that is utilized this early on in time. Driverless cars could be a high advancement in autonomous technology, however, the safety risks and other such cons outweigh the benefits. These vehicles do not have the evidence to support that they would definitely be one hundred percent safe when driving out and about the actual roads of life. Granted that Google does have test runs that have occured on controlled courses, but these can be very very different from actual public streets. Driverless cars put our own people at risk solely because some would like to be lazy and not have to drive themelves.
Driverless cars pose a large threat to the general populace. These autonomous vehicles could potentially take hundreds of lives a year; possibly thousands. Although there may be some good things about switching to autonomous cars, there are many more bad. These cars are robotic, and not human operated. The human brain has a very efficient way of knowing when something is unsafe, and preventing that from happening. These cars couldn't notice if there were road traffic ahead, and if they were to continue driving, it could cause an accident. The same scenario goes for if there were someone walking across the road, a pedestrian.
The idea of putting a camera into this car to watch the driver is ludicrous. Privacy is a very big deal these days, and there aren't many who'd sacrifice that for anything. The fact that the driver would be continually watched whhile in the car would turn many people away instantly. Judging by the risks involved in this vehicle, it may take a lot to get it approved, and if nothing else, you should try to have the people on your side.
Another issue of these unmanned vehicles is the limit of travel. What if somebody were wanting to go on a road trip? These vehicles surely only have a specific operating range, judging by the fact that they were said to be put in place of a taxi service. The efficiency isn't enough to outweigh all of these risks and con's. The safety risks and other such con's outweigh the benefits of driverless cars, however, they have the potential be a high advancement in autonomous technology. | 4 |
3664812 | The advantages of limiting car usage. ''When I had a car I was always tense i'm much happier this way'' said heidrun walter p3 source 1 ,experts say it is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically ruduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes p5 source 1,mini sheller a sociology professor at drexel university and director of its mobilities research and policy center. she cites various factors: the internet makes telecommuting possible and allows people to feel more connected with out driving to meet friends p35 source 4.
The reson heidrun walter is tense is becuase he could of been norvise about crashing. Now that he does not get in a car he does not have to worries about crashing. Not spending money on gas or pay damages on a car. That is proable why was he is tense.
The reson experts say that it is reduce greenhouse gasses. The less gas people use have the less amout of gobal warming chanes are. Your car give of alot of gas a day.
mini sheller a sociology professor at drexel university and director of its mobilities research and policy center. she cites various factors: the internet makes telecommuting possible and allows people to feel more connected with out driving to meet friends.
In conculeson the advantages of limiting car usage. people feel less tense. experts say it is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically ruduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes.
the internet makes telecommuting possible and allows people to feel more connected with out driving to meet friends and that is the advantages of limiting car usage. | 2 |
366ba9d | I think that emotion calculating technology in a classroom could be very valuable. This technology could help teachers to keep students interested. This could also help to teach students in a way that they enjoy and understand. An advanced technology like this could also help teachers and counselors to know when a student is feeling sad or depressed so that they can possibly help the student. This technology would be very valuable in any classroom, it could be the innovation that every classroom needs.
The FACS (Facial Acting Coding System) works by looking at the 44 major facial muscles. Every different facial muscle movement means something different, and this is what the FACS looks at to give a reading of the different emotions that the person is feeling. The facial expressions for each emotion are universal. The FACS machine was invented by Dr. Huang of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science. Dr. Huang relies on human psychologists like Dr. Paul Eckman to help decifer the expressions that facial muscles give. Dr. Huang used this technology on Mona Lisa. The readings said that Mona Lisa is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. Using this technology on Mona Lisa is a prime example of how this technology can accurately measure a persons emotions.
This technology could be useful in a classroom in many ways. One way it would be useful, it could measure a students emotions to find out when a student is bored of a subject. This would be useful because if teachers know when a student is bored they could help to make the subject more interesting. Making subjects more interesting in return would raise students grades and happiness in school. This technology could also help counselors. This technology could help counselors by showing themwhen a student is sad or depressed so that they can help the student and also try to fix the problem causing those emotions.
Facial expression reading technology would help classrooms in many ways. This technology could potentially raise student's grades and even help to make students happier. This technology could also make students happier and help then to stay interested and having fun while learning. This advanced technology would be very beneficial to a classroom, it could even change the world of education all together. | 2 |
366c019 | In the article " Making Mona Lisa Smile, " the author describes how a new technology called Facail Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. I believe the Facail Action Coding System can greatly help a classroom. This type of technology can really improve the students' education. It can also help the teacher in some certain ways. This technology could also change our future in teaching.
First, this Facail Action Coding System can greatly help a students' education by knowing their emotions. As the article said, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored". This is helpful, becasue the teacher now knows what student is confused or bored. By the teacher knowing, he or she would be able to asist the student. This would benefit the student.
Second of all, the Facail Action Coding System can really benefit a teacher. It can benefit a teacher, becasue the teacher would be able to know who is bored or confused. For example, if the teacher knows that most of the class is bored. Then the teacher can modify the lesson, to make it more effective. This is why I think it can greatly help the teacher.
Finally, I really believe this kind of technology can change the way the schools teach. If people start puting Facail Action Codying Systems in schools, and they see improvment in grades for students. It will spark other ideas for these types of technogy. Like what the article siad for the Facail Action Coding System,"Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." This is how schools could change in the future and help the students' education improve by a lot.
I really believe that the Facail Action Coding System can greatly help the students. This could also be helpful for students who are to shy to rasie their hand when they are confused. That's why I believe that the Facail Action Coding System can really help students. What do you think? Do you think the Facail Action Coding System is valuable in a classroom? | 4 |
366daac | A lot of things have been changing with technology. Things have started to get way more advanced in the technology field. People have been coming up with all sorts of things, for instance they have robots, very advanced cellphones, among other things. Now they are trying to make a car that can drive itself? That's a little extreme.
What's going to be left for humans to do on their own? Not a lot by the sounds of some of the things they are coming out with. These cars should not be allowed, they should be illegal, or not even have been made to begin with. What would happen if something were to go wrong with the car while someone was in it? These cars sound way too dangerous. The article states that "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash". That doesnt really prove anything, something could happen with the car. Even if the car tells the driver to take over the wheel if something were to happen, what if it didn't? These cars are too dangerous and technology has taken over way too much, and it's getting way out of hand. Humans need to be left something to do. Teenagers get so excited when they finaly turn 16 and are able to drive, why let a car like this take that excitement from the teens? These cars are not a good idea.
A driverless taxi system would ruin a lot for some people. Think of taxi drivers, what would they do if they got ripped from a job that they have been doing most of their life? These cars are a dangerous and unnecessary invention to bring into this world. Humans are already lazy, now they wont have to drive? Driving is fun, and useful in this world, we can do it on our own. We dont need a driverless taxi system. Technology is already as advanced as it needs to be. | 3 |
3671cdd | I think there should be driverless cars in the development and hope there is a legitiment product for one. For one it may be safer than actual drivers driving a car. It can save alot of natural resources for gas.
The big concern for the whole article is that if the automated car can be safe and I can tell you that the manufacturer's are working on it. According to the text: "some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Sush displayscan be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over-something not available to drivers to text aith a cell hpone." So it can prevent texting like in today's problems of texting and driving. Another feature is the many notifications the automated car has to notify the driver for precautions. As for the sensors of the car, the many sensors greatly affects the safety of the driver.. Improvement on response time
than an adverage driver can manage with the brakes in individual tires.
For the natural resources of gas, The article states that " ...would use half the fuel of today's taxis..." Thats a plus for the idea of resources in general, the more we conserve the more we can use them in the future.
Thats why I believe there should be automated cars. Safer driving, and less resources being used. | 3 |
3676aa1 | "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" article infroms the readers about Venus's harsh conditions and mankinds's curiosity to explore this unknown.
This curiosity has challenged The National Aeronaautics and Space Administration (NASA) to strive for a better understanding of Venus.
The author of this article supports this statement well enough, but could have supported his work better.
Throughout the article, the author describes the dangers of Venus explaining why exploration is diffiicult.
In paragraph 3, the author states, "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many metals," proving that Venus can not support human life or any of human technology.
The author describes the danger well, however, he/she does not address why Venus is a worth pursuit for discovery.
The author repeatedly uses the unknown aspect of Venus's physical attributes and humans' natural curiosity as the two main motives for exploration on this planet.
Paragraph 8 shows this by opening with, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." The author continuously uses those two factors as to why humans are so keen on pursuing this inhospitable planet.
There is a lack of evidence explaining why Venus is worthy of exploration but informed why we should be exploring Venus but the author describes the dangers of Venus very well.
To strengthen the author's suggestion, studying Venus is a worth pursuit despite the dangers it presents, he/she should have included details on what the planet can offer humans or given more reasons as to why humans are so motivated to explore our sister planet.
The author only supports the dangers of Venus presents well in his/her suggestion but doesn't support why Venus is a worthy pursuit in exploration well. | 4 |
367b888 | When my friend told me about how he was going Europe and wanted me to go, I was the happiest man alive. I was happy that I was going to Europe, but even happier that I was going to be a part of the United States Relief and Rehabilitation program. On this program you have the chance to take care of horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. This is a wonderful opertunity for everyone to take.
I said that the cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small-town boy. We have fun doing our work and also have fun with our extra time. When the animals our dropped of, on the way home we play games such as table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whilltling. This games help us pass time do we are never bored.
When I was little in worked on my aunt Katie's farm which had prepared me for the dangers at sea. On my second trip I served as a watchman. My jobs was to check on the animals every hour and report back to the captain. I was running back to the animals when I almost fell over the rail. There are a lot of fun things to do on the job, but there are also some risks you take.
I am very grateful for this opportunity because it made me more aware of animals and people of other counties and their needs. This awareness stays with me leading me family to host a number of international visits for many year after. | 2 |
36823af | Hello everything i am PROPER_NAME we will be start talking about how technology should not be used in today's work as right now.
So I will be explaining why first then secondly after that i going to be talking about reaons . Okay I yall enjoy this paragraph i written it from my head put alot of compassion inside of this.
Alright so why should student's should be allowed to have technology.Okay so there is many reasons why i think we should have alittle of technology in our time as right now.But most importantly the resources that we will be able to use for information.To find good article facts about a pacfific topic on a good reseach.Why dose 95 % of the world use technology for because of social media if social media wasn't even alive right now there would be no more usage of the devices that the world have as our time today.But most people don't realize that not having technology now days could have impacted Amercian's too be more worried about there love ones.Althought people could just use not alot of the usage of phones and laptop's and computers etc. This time of age little kids even use more technology than adults do just because of the games have been made on the devices.The reason why people use much technology cause now days there are more outbreaks on social media like how billy Graham died they sent a whole tweet about it the news got big on social media. I can see why half of the reaons why people use technology much as for there work and jobs they have to look up research about stuff ordering different types of things so they can have the right enought things that they wanted to get on a website.But most people don't realize you can just do that and also not use as much technology most kid's don't even interact with one another they always text there friends on a apps like snapchat ,instagram facebook and including messager on apple phones and samsung phone's .They just text there friend's and say you want hang out at my house but they don't realize half of Amercians don't get there home work done in school just because of the technology we have now day's half of school in my class be on there phone 24/7 they don't even pay any attention to most of the teachers that trying to benefit them to have a nice good decent edcuation and including how they listen to music while a teacher trying to get there attention to answer a question that we a learning in class so i think people should not be allowed to have technoloy in school or out of school.
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Thank you for reading everyone bye. | 1 |
3684d35 | The faces that appear on mars is probably made by aliens or made by natural land changes that is happening all around on mars and is creating the human like faces on mars. The natural landforms that mars is making peope think that its made by aliens but in reality its just an illusion that it happeing with the stars and everything within space. The mountains that are being formed my natural landforms are making faces in mars and people are saying that its aliens are probably telling us to go away and that we are being watched by alleins, But in reality its just formed by natural landform and its just an illusion happening. When they launched the pictures to go up on their JPL website probabaly thounsands and thounsands of consiracy theroists thought that it was made by aleins and not by natural landform changes when they told the whole world that it was natural landform changes. | 2 |
3688184 | Did you ever wonder if limiting car usage is a good idea?
Limiting car usage can be a good idea in some ways. Some ways limiting car usage could be a good idea is by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes, clearing the air of pollution, saving time, conserving rescources, and improving safety.
To start off, limiting car usage can be good in many ways. For example, by limiting car usage we could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes. According to Source 1:
In
German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars , paragraph 5 says that passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and up to 50 percent in some areas in the United States. That is alot. With that amount of greenhouse gas gone, the air can be cleaner.
In addition, limiting car usage can also be a good idea for clearing the air from smog and pollution. For example, in Source 2:
Paris bans driving due to smog , a law was enforced to help clear the smog and pollution. On Mondays, people with even numbered licence plates could not drive. If they decided to drive they were given a fine of 31 dollars. This ban helped clear congestion by 60 percent in the capital of France.
Thirdly, the limiting of car usage could conserve rescources. If people do not drive we could save gas and oil to use it for something other than cars. People would also save money by not having to by gas or oil.
To conclude, limiting car usage could be good in many ways. If we want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, clear the air of smog and pollution, or even conserve our rescources, we should limit our car usage. | 3 |
368eb7e | United States of America, the land of the people right? When people think of America they think of freedom, so isn't it our job to keep it that way? With our electoral college, the people of America aren't truly given the right to where their vote matters. The electoral college has so many flaws such as the disaster factor, risk of a tie, and even how unfair it is to our countries voters.
The disaster factor is the risk that the electors could always defy the will of the people. The electors are picked by state legislatures, so it could easily happen where electors disobey the right citizens have and do what they choose, or the legislatures replace electors with malificent unpatriotic electors that will try to cheat the vote. How is that fair to us? Knowing that thousands and thousands of voters dedicate their time to focusing on which candidate is truly the most deserving, proactive, and thoughtfull. "Back in 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. In the same vein, "faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please..."
The Office of the Federal Register . Here was a time where had already been done, and it is sure to happen again.
Overall the electoral college is completely unfair with so many different problems that over rule the right of ther people. For example, "Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning..."
The Office of the Federal Register , this shows how it is not really fair to all the states as even if the popular vote comes close, the winning candidate takes all the electoral votes.
It is possible as well for the electoral votes to tie for both candidates, in which case if this were to happen it would be a catastrophe, as the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. "...the single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from Calfornia, who represent 35 million voters"
The Office of the Federal Register . The population difference between the two is beyond comparable with California exceeding Wyoming with over 30 million voters. And to know that the two states would each get one vote? How is that, in any way possible, fair to American voters.
With so many problems with the electoral college and it being unimaginably unjust, the common thought would be how could this possibly still be the final word of our presidential election. If the Disaster factor, risk of a tie, and undoubting unfairness still haven't woken up our government, then how far and much destruction of our country's freedom will it take for the United States of America to truly be, the land of the people. | 4 |
3691235 | i think that we should keep the electoral college beause it keeps things in order and people get to vote on which thing or person they want to be president or vice president and without it people couldnt run nor vote for who they think would be better at running office and it consit of 538 electors . they have already had it in why take it away now it keeps things equal and right to all american citizens of the united states of people wait for every four years to be able to vote on the people they want in office and who they want vice president the one with the most votes is president and the one with fewer votes is vice if there is a tie between the to then they have tokeeo running till one gets the most votes and the other is vice preisdent over 60% iof voters want a direct electon and the rest dont that is over hafe who want it the elcetoral college is widely regarded as anachronism a non demoractic method of selecting a president not the people but each party is selected a slate of electors trusted to vote for the partys nominee and it is entirly possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not wine the national pouplar vote there are five reasons for retaining the electoral college despite its lack of democratic pedigree all them reason not liberal but it is less likely than a dispute over the pupoler vote canditdates share of the vote is possible .
presidnate to have trans regoinal appeal no regon not south north etc. has enough electoral votes to e3lect a president so a soild regon favorite such as rommney was heavily in those states for he gains no electoral votes by increasing his puoplarty in states the winnwe thake all method of awarding electoral votes includes the candidtates as we saw in 2012 election . i think that there is a good purpose for having the electoral college so people can have ethe freedom to vote equal amoung the mations world wide voteing everyone can speak there mind no matter were they are or where there from any where in the world can vote for there president and vice president the guys who run for president and vice want there votes of the people to make it equal and fair for everyone waniting to be president and live a good rich life in the white house . everyone wants to be rich and heathle so thta they csn do whatever they want so we have to have a vote on who president and who not the pepople need to see whos runing.
in order ffor the people to have ther rights they need to know there president they let the people let them know there a oppontes and how they will make a good diffrence in the world to all equal rights and none wqual if you feel like that you dont wanna vote you dont have to vote for anyone and let everyone else vote of ypur sick or whatever may be the problem then you can send a letter to vote instead of walking all the way down there or driving and waisting your gas freedom says you have the right to vote.
peopel all over the world want to vote on a president and vice oresident the people thta have the next hightest votes get to run for election aginst one other person for vice president .i think that the electoraal college is to stay and give the right to ther people all over the world and every where elese in the world the electoral votes it what lwts us speak are minds and us have the right of freedom and equalness over the entier world today in our nation is diffrent than how it use to be wee blacs wasent allowed anything and that only men can vote and women equals right and diffrent races equal rights of america black folks couldnt run for president neather i think that america should keep equal we all have to live togather why not live in peace | 1 |
3698a15 | The Seagoing Cowboys is a good job for those who own farms or are just good at taking care of animals. You could travel all over the world.
If you join the Seagoing Cowboys you'll travel to many places. You travel to places like Greece, Italy or China. The Seagoing Cowboys take care of horses, young cows, and mules. They have to feed and give the animals water three times a day.
On their way back to get more animals, even they had some free time on the ship and at their stops! The boys and men play in the rooms where the animals were held. When they dropped of some animals they could tour the place. That gives a lot of chances of traveling the world for free! It is fun to go to places you've never been before. You leave animals in one place, spend a few days there, then keep on traveling.
Those are some of the reasons to join the Seagoing Cowboys. There are many more but a few can do it. You should join the Seagoing Cowboys. | 2 |
3698f22 | By limiting car uses, many great advantages arise. A few of these are the reduction of smog and air pollution, more money saved, and a healthier lifestyle.
Places such as Paris and Bogota, Columbia have noticed the unhealthy amount of smog in the air so they decided to do something about it and the result was exactly what they were hoping for. In Paris, days went by with near record pullution levels which made them decide to do a partial driving ban to reduce the smog. Their intentions were to have even number starting license plates leave their cars at home the first day while the following day, odd numbered plates were to do the same thing. After the first day, the smog had reduced so much that they lifted the ban before the second day. In Bagota, it has been their third year in a row banning cars for a day (with the exception of buses and taxis.) The smog and air pollution reducion in these two places alone is massive! Not to mention the amound of money they have saved.
In America, it seems that we are finally starting to cool our love affair with our vehicles. People are realizing how expensive it is to be a car owner. Source 4 shows how much the number of miles driven per person has decreased by nearly 9 percent which is equal to to where the country was in January of 1995. This realization started from when Americans could not afford new cars and the unemployed did not need them to go to work anyway. Though now that the economy has risen, we still are sticking to this money saving way. Even teenagers who are elligable for licenses and live in places where it could come in handy are not making it a priority. Instead, they are basing their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or car-pool with friends. Saving money is great, but keeping our bodies strong and healthy is even better.
Because of Bogota's Day Without Cars, millions of Columbians hiked, biked, skated, or took busses to work during this time. During this day when the transportation is not just sitting lazy in a car, the city's parks and sports centers seemed to have become the new hot spot. People spent the whole day exercising and getting their blood pumping instead of sitting in their car or doing othing. By limiting car usage, we almost have no other choice than to be active! Our bodies will thank us for it later.
By limiting car usage, there are many advantages. Advantages such as reduction of smog and air pollution, more money saved, and a healthier lifestyle make it almost impossible to not want to join the bandwagon of reduced car use. | 4 |
369a78f | There are many good reasons to join the Seagoing Cowboys. For example they get to help others from different cultures, the seagoing cowboys can learn about their different cultures, and maybe even learn a different language. The seagoing cowboys get to deliver different animals arcross the ocean to also help others in need of livesock. Seagoing cowboys helped a lot to help fix the ruins that World War II left behind.
After delivering the animals or other things the seagoing cowboys get to go exploring in the area that they had to ship the animals and others to.
Luke had just came to Europe on a Cattle Boat not even thinking that he was going to be a seagoing cowboy. Luke and his friend Don Reist had heard that the job helped other families around the world. They decided to sign up for the job. The Seagoing Cowboys helped recover all of teh land, animals, and supplies after many, many wars. Luke may have gotton hur during the job, but he still kept going. | 2 |
369b6c2 | The technology of " Facial Action Coding System" should not be used to read students emotions to read in a class room and the use of this technology is not valueable. Why? because no student would want to let a machine tell what their emotions are and what they are feeling. In the text it says that this technology can calculate when your face is sad, happy, angry, scared, bored.
This technology won't be able to detect all the movements of the face and detect what our feelings show threw a smile we put on our face .
Not all technology work well and if this technology were to detect a humans feelings trew their face it wouldn't work because not all tecnology work well and everyones face is different. How would you be able to detect a older humans face and a younger humans face?, not all technology would be able to calculate that and this technology will possibly pick up the wrong feeling the person makes. The person might feel sad but their face might show a bit of anger or a person might be feeling calm and relaxed but the technology might pick up that the humans face might be angry . You might be able to tell a persons feelings their the face they make, because maybe this person might be your friend and you know what faces they make when they are worried or mad or sad. Not this technology especially if it has never detected a new before and every single persons face is different. My opinion to this is this technology would not be a very good idea especially if a technology knows more about your feelings then you do. Some people might put on a happy face to show others that they are okay and nothing is bothering them but inside they might be in trouble or worried.
Many people hide their feelings/emotions so no one can make such a big deal out of them. | 3 |
369bc0b | Driveless cars would be something wonderful as most people
would say. Driveless would be a good thing to have but it could also cause a lot of problems. It might seem good now as you sit and think about it, but you also have to think about other things that come along with it. Driveless has a lot of things to it to think about. They also have many positive and negative aspects.
When it comes to driveless cars I'm against the development.
To me driveless may seem or sound nice but I think that they will cause many problems as time goes on. One thing is from reading the passage it says that the cars are driveless but you still have to pay attention because when the car isn't able to do a certain thing, it may need human help. This a major problem to me because people don't pay attention to the road now with cars that they have to drive, so this isn't going to make anything better than it was. Another that will happen is that this could lead to many and more deaths if people aren't serious and cautious about what they are doing. These two things are major t reason why there shouldn't be driveless cars, but there are definetly many more.
Driveless cars isn't the way to go if you want things to get better. I think we should keep it the way it is and have human contolled cars. From what movies and television show, driveless car are our future. I just hope some people sit down and think before it happens. | 2 |
36a8309 | Dear Senator,
Don't you think that everyone's vote should count? Well I do and so does everyone else in the U.S. That's why we should change our voting system. We should change it to which ever candidate gets more votes wins. I'm saying this because there has been a couple of conflicts with the Electoral College. I will also tell you why popular votes are better for the nation.
Let me tell you about the Electoral College and the conflicts it brings. In 2000 Gore had more popular votes but less electoral votes which meant that Bush won. All those millions of people that voted for Gore got betrayed because the nominees who vote for the president didn't vote for the president they swore to. So they voted for Gore yet the nominees didn't and that angered them because there votes didn't really count.
If we change our system to popular votes then the people of the U.S would be happier and the system would be less complicated. It would be better because everyones vote would count because it would be going to the candidate they want and not people that might vote for the president.
This is why I think we should change our systems. Because with the Electoral College it is very unfair to people. With the popular votes everyones votes count and there votes go towards the presidents and not towards people that might not vote for the president they want to. | 3 |
36ac515 | Luke Bomberger had crossed the Atlantic Ocean sixteen times for people who were affected by the war.One rainy night he had been working on the ship and the ladder was slippery and he had slipped and flew across.There was a opening he had landed there he was lucky that he had not landed in the freezing ocean.Luke's job was to check on the animals every hour he also had to feed and give bales of water to the animals every hour.Luke also had fun on the ship he had played lots of games with his friends he had made while he was on the ship.After the war there were hardly any food left in Europe.Luke had turned eighteen while heading over to Greece after the war to help on the ship that was in Europe.Luke had made nine trips while on the ocean.It was 1945 and many countries were left in ruins after the war had ended because of the shooting and the cannons that been in the war in Europe.Luke had a very strict boss on the ship so he listened so he wouldn't get put in the bottom of the ship.Luke had returned home he was so happy that he was back home with his family.His parents were happy too.One reason to join the program is that so if you want to be in the navy you can be on this ship after a month or two you return home and you have be 18 to join this program. | 2 |
36ad5dc | My trip as a Seagoing Cowboy was exciting, tough, and unbelievable. My trip wasn't hard or demanding as it may sound. I actually had a very good time. I never thought I would go to a different country but it happend an i'm glad I went.
My trip was very exciting, may not sound very exciting but it was. As a Seagoing Cowboy I got to take care of the animals on the ship. You may wonder why would there be animlas on a ship, that is because it was 1945, World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration). When we were't watchig over the animals we got to play different kinds of sports like volleyball, tennis, and baseball. My trip was also very exciting because we got to see different places we have never seen before.
My trip was unbelievable because I got to see places i've never seen before. One of the places I got to go see was the Acropolis. I've never got to see the Acropolis before but now i have seen it in person. Another unbelivable thing I got to do was ride the Gondola ride to Venice, Italy, an city streets with water. The last thing I got to do was vist the excavated castle in Crete, and marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China.
The reason my trip was tough was because I got to be a gaurd all night. I chose to be a night they didn't chose me I chose them. The job wasn't so bad, it was tough because I had to make sure the animals were feed three times a day. I also had to watch and make sure that nthing was strange and I had to make sure there was't any invaiders. I also had the job of making sure to tell the captian the weather reports. Not really a hard job, if you like having all the pressure on you its a good job for you. The big thing was that if you got your jobs done, you bacisally get free time like to play sports for just hangout with your friend(s).
I think most people would love to be a Seagoing Cowboy. I don't judt say that but i trually think that most people would love it. If you like feeling like you rule the ship or you own the ship then this would be a great job for you. | 4 |
36b2a34 | My position on driveless cars is it shouldn't go past a point where a human driver can not take control of the car. Technology can be faulty and if a human can't take control of the car some dangerous consequences will happen. Also if a driver can take control of the car, if an accident occurs they will be responsible. Then the business that created the car will not be liable. Finally the cost will be a major problem, a mass majority of people will most likely not be able to afford this vechicle. Which can be a marketing problem, when introduced to the mass public.
Time has shown that technology does have flaws, some very dangerous ones. Now imagine these flaws happen when you're on the highway surrounded by other cars. A consequence paid for these techonological errors could be death. If the car glitches out, a human driver will be needed to take control and keep the sitaution in control. Cars already have faults, and technology also can have significant errors. Would you put your life in the hands in some possibly faulty piece of technology? This is why human drivers need to be able to have control of the car if needed.
Responsibilty for accident is a subject that's in the air about these vechicles. If the human driver has overall control of the vechicle, the possibility of an accident would be in thier hands. This will pull out some major possibilties of a manufacturer being taken to court over the car. If full control of a car is given to the hands of technology, the manufacturer will most likely be sued on multiple occasions if an accident occurs. If the overall power of the car is given to the person in the driver seat, the final verdict of an accident will fall onto them.
Cost is also a mojaor factor. When introduced to the masses who will be able to afford this car? The price of a driverless vechicle would be very expensive and most likely not affordable to the evryday middle class people. What's the point of making this car if not it's gonna have a huge market? If the car is partially driverless it most likely be less expensive to make and would be more cost effective to the masses.
There is no need for a completely driverless car. It would cause a landslide of problems. If technology is faulty it could cause injury or death. If its completly driverless, the manufacturer would be responsible for accidents. Finally the cost would be way too high for the average person in this economy. These are allsignificant reasons there should not be a driverless car. | 4 |
36b3126 | President Obama has done nothing to improve our society. If anything, he has created the worst society this world has ever seen.
Limiting our usage of any type of motorized vehicle, would not only decrease air pollution but it would also help with adults or children that may not exercise enough. Also when riding in or driving a motorized vehicle, your could get into an accident. Getting into an accident in a vehicle could have much more fatal result than you walking, jogging, or even riding a bicycle.
Although walking, jogging, or riding a bicycle isnt must safer than riding in a vehicle. You could be walking along when a stranger may walk up out of nowhere, beat you up, and could hurt you very badly. They may also take your wallet/purse. Depending on who the person is, you could end up with a black eye, cut or busted lip/eye, or anything miner; while if the wrong person gets ahold of you, you could end up in the hospital needing surgery, transplant of some sort, or could even loose your life.
Also, owning a car could could put someone in debt. Falling behind on payments could be devastating to you and your family. When the car company comes to reposses your vehicle, you could end up having to walk, jog, or even ride a bike. So whether you like it or not everything has consequences. | 2 |
36b4fc8 | I believe that you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. I highly encourage you to enter the Seagoing Cowboys program. Here are the reasons why I advise you to join this wonderful program.
My first reason is the fact that you will be able to help those in need that suffered from World War II. Many families have lost many things, and this would be the chance for you to help them regain them. You would be highly honored for your striking courage.
My second reason is that you would be able to see global landmarks throughout your journey. Luke was a witness and he said that, "the trips were an unbeleivable oppurtunity for a small town boy." You would learn what it is like to travel far and wide across the Atlantic Ocean.
My last reason is that not only would you be able to see global landmarks, but you would also be able to enjoy yourself throughout the trip. The passage states that the cowboys played baseball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, boxing, and reading, whittling, or games also helped pass some of the time. You wouldn't just have to sit there and do nothing when the work was finished, you would be able to entertain yourself with activities.
This demonstrates some important reasons why you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. Please take what I said into mind, and join this organization. Thank you for your time, and please think about entering this wonderful program. | 3 |
36bc161 | A life without cars sure sounds like a great idea for saving up less pollution and have less traffic jams, right? Well, that's a true fact, facing the reality that over the past few years we've had times and times again where we've polluted our own air over the repetetive over use of cars, specially because now-a-days there's way more cars being sold from car dealerships like Ford, Mercedes, Chevrolette, and etc. On the contrary, there's now been a few areas and cities in a few countries where there's been a shortage of using cars or none used at all. A life without cars can indeed help out so much more in many various occasions and issues like pollution, smog, and traffic.
Car-free cities are the best ways to improve in somewhat of a way for easier transportation and reduced air pollution. For example, as said from source 1, "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, on the first paragraph, "VAUBAN, Germany-Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up on cars." explains how this residence from the few in Germany have made it possible to be car-free. To add more, the author, Rosenthal, from this passage also explains that Vauban contains 5,500 residents making it the most advanced experiment in low-car suburban life, in lines 4-7, pargraph 6. The main idea of this is that it's best to keeps cities, or even better whole countries car-free or low ratings of cars being used to help stop such as pollution and traffic jams.
Just like Vauban, Germany is car-free some other countries do their best as well to keep their cities and border safe from the damages and difficulties cars cause. As an example of this, source 2, "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Robert Duffer, explains in paragraph 10, "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." As this clearly states, Paris has as well moved towards a much closer car-free city itself. Reason for this partial driving ban is because of smog caused by the pollution of cars, this explained on paragraph 17 on source 2 as the author, Duffer, says, "Paris typically has more smog than other European capitals... [last] week Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter (PM) per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found." In comparison, soruce 3, "Car-Free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky, explains how Bogota, Colombia in has a car-free day for devoiding traffic jams. As a few perks that were gained from this car-free day, in pargraph 28, said are: "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up." | 4 |
36bc88a | What's your thought on driveless cars? There are many good aspects to a driveless car, but with much of todays modern advances their comes many faults.Myself personally,I am against driveless cars, and I will explain my reasoning behind not supporting driveless cars.
One reason I am not crazy about driveless cars is, because they are going to need a whole lot of sensors. What happens if one of those sensors becomes damaged? What is going to alert the driver then? In paragragh seven is states, "This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." I don't know about you,but when I have nothing to do I glance at social media and sometimes even doze off. Lets be very serious, this generation is a mulitasking group. I'm sure we could complete the task of writing a post on Facebook and holding onto the wheel. Just as a sleep deprived truckdriver could master holding onto the wheel with one hand and getting some snoozing time in.
Another really scary thought to driveless cars is needing new laws for them. In paragragh nine it points out a very good question. Let me restate these two sentences. "New laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. If the tecnology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault -- the driver or the manufacturer?" These new driveless cars could cause some serious heat in and out of the court room. Maybe even causing riots and protesting.
I DO NOT support the idea of driveless cars. There is just to much that could go wrong. I mean I did not wait sixteen and half years to get my lisence, so an driveless car could drive me around. Did I? | 3 |
36c2717 | Using this new facial technology would be vastly benefital in the classroom. Students sit through seven hours of school a day and not every class is going to be their favorite, with this technology the school can figure out what lessons, classes, and teachers are making students the happiest and are the best. Many emotions go undetected, they cause bad grades, lack of motivation, and depression. Not only can the program detect emotions but can alert the teachers if a student needs help. It can prevent self harm, school targeties, and safety hazards. The system would not only help education wise but mental health wise, and create a safe environment to learn and grow as people.
Everyone has a different learning style, and if a teacher can see that that student is struggling and adjust the lesson for them, it would be very benefital for eveyone. Dr. Huang says, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication". Many teachers ask thier students to ask questions as they are learning new content, but no questions are ever asked and bad tests scores come back. This could of all been avoided if the program could have seen the bored expression on a students face and a teacher could have changed it to prevent him from falling asleep. Or the confused look on a girls face, so the teacher could have come to help her instead of her asking for help from a friend who misinformed her. The computer program can take all the error out of emotion calculation, "most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, ect."(5). We would become far more accurate as a whole group, eveyone learning in school could become more inteligent, and we would become happier people.
If the computer could detect a worried or sad emotion, the people around them could resolve the issue much faster and prevent anything bad from happrning. Our society as a whole would be far more advanced and left off better if we integrate this new advancemnt into our everyday lives. School could be turned into a place every student wants to go, and the success rate could also be increasing, with the new lessons and teaching styles being integrated for students. The computer program would make schools a more efficient productive place. | 4 |
36c3a79 | Citizens of the united states should participate in the "Seagoing Cowboys" program. First off they are sending animals such as horses, young cows, and mules to the coutries that were debistated from world war 2. Also they get the benfit of seeing Europe and China. Last they are serving for the orginazation of UNRRA. And this people is why you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys" program.
To support the reason that they get the benifit of seeing Europe and China. They see most of Europe. They see most of China too. And they see what most ordinary people don't get to. This shows why people should join the "Seagoing Cowboys" program.
And to support the reason that your serving for the orginazation of UNRRA. They are part of the UNRRA . The UNRRA stands for (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration). And so they are helping the debistated countries of Europe and China from world war 2.
Last to support the reason that they are helping others in need of animals from the debistation of world war 2. They are giving people animals. They are also giving people their needs. And from those animals they are getting people the products they need.
And I see why people do not want to join the program. maybe they want to stay with their families, or they get sea sick, or the fact that they just don't like animals.
In conclusion this is why people need to join the "Seagoing Cowboys" program. Like I said, they are sending animals to the countries that were debistated from world war 2. They also get the benifet of seeing Europe and China. They are also serving for the orginazation of the UNRRA. Now I recomend you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys" program. | 3 |
36c5b6e | If you're going to make a claim about something you must first have evidence to back-up that claim or it can't be taken as fact, but it doesn't make it untrue or true until there is evidence proving it. Instead of following what you think is true, which is based on opinion because you have no evidence, follow where the evidence leads because you will discover things that you have never knew before.
If someone is arguing that the face was created by aliens they will need evidence to prove that. But NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft, according to paragraph 1 wasn't taking pictures that were as sharp as "Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) that snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos in paragraph 7, revealing a natural landform other than an alien monument," but it sure is possible that those pictures could've been covered up and are designed to look like natural land forms, as the conspiracy theorists are claiming because how could you possibly know what they did to the photos before releasing them to the public? But you will need evidence to prove that. In paragraph 10 the Mars Global Surveyor took another photo revealing a butte or mesa, landforms common around the American-West according to NASA, but again how can you take that for literal truth? | 1 |
36d1d91 | The "Unmasking the Face on Mars" can be believed as being a natural landmark or created by aliens. There are many thoughts to as it being natural or aliens creating the face. Everytime scientists go to Mars they normally see the face. So who knows if it was actually created naturally or by aliens. It is your opinion as to how the Face on Mars was created.
When scientist go to Mars they scan over it in "2.5 km-wide strips," and they hardly every pass over the face. The face has had unusual shawdows when they examine it. Sometimes the face "has given an illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." Have you ever thought of the face coming from nobody realizing it when they walk they may kick the dust and it could have formed and it may not be that windy, so it nevers moves. The face could represent that there could be life on Mars.
There are many thoughts as to how the face happened. Also "few scientists believe that it is an alien artifact." Not every scientist has to believe the same thing as another scientist. The face is most likely naturally there because there are many things in the universe that are naturally made. Many mountains, hills, cracks, and special marks on things are usually natural, which is why many people believe the Face on Mars is naturally there. | 2 |
36d2cfc | The main advantages that people seem to find in the less use of cars is that the bad and harmful emissions given off are being reduced. The amount of emissions entering our air daily is beyond belief. In Germany, passenger cars are guilty for 12 percent of the emissions; while here in America we give off 57 percent. Germany has made the change to allow you to have a car if it is parked in a city garage not near the living quarters, or you can pay $40,000 to have your own "large" garage. All malls, stores and parks are just within a walking distance. With the decrease in the number of cars, the access of public transportation has rose. Paris has recently joined this trend. Days after the record amount of pollution in the air clean air was just a must for these people. the next day you were ordered to leave your cars in the garage or you would be fined a fine of 22 euros($31 dollars).
Within the lack of cars moving around the people, digestion was down 60 percent in as little as 5 days. 27 people wanted to avoid the fine so they had their cars impounded. France blamed the Diesael fuel. Diseal makes up 67 percent of vehicles in France. The goal is to promote alternative transportation. The idea that transportation emissions need to go away has led to this, " these people are generating a revolutinary change. This change is crossing our borders." Imagine bright red and yellow slides, green and blue swings with tons of kids runing and screaming together, or 24 kids all split up into teams for a fun, friendly neighborhood game of kickball. This is what could happen if more countries begin to do what Columbia did. Children would have more access to parks and sports centers. With the sidewalks cleaned up, new restaurants and shopping malls have been added in which makes th city seem more inviting, clean and happy place to be. | 2 |
36d39c8 | The Face on Mars is really just a big mistunderstanding. I strongly say that because there so many reasons what this could be. The text says only a few scientists thinks the Face is an alien artifact, I could see if there was atleast half but theres only few. There is nothing really that proves that its an alien artifact, therefore I would say believe that its just a natrual landform.
In the text it says that when they took the picture it was winter. That means its a cloudy time for Mars. So the clouds could b messing it up and making it appear as a face. Even on Earth if we look at a cloud it can make the shape of a face or anything. The article also states that the Face on Mars is about the same height of a lava dome. Which means this could be a lava dome mixed with a cloud and that cause it to look like a face.
So we would never know intil someone physically go and see it for themself. So I strongly believe that this is just a big mistunderstanding. | 2 |
36d421c | Using this techlonogy of Facial Action Coding System would be very useful and valuable to be used in a classroom.
There's are several of reasons why It's a good idea to use this genuis technique in class.
To start off It's pretty incrible that a computer can see what emotion you are feeling. Why not use it? It'll come in pretty handy. Let's just say that a student In the class is never doing their work. They're constantly distracted and they don't show any effort. The computer can tell us what emotion the student is feeling so then that way It'll not only be helpful for the teacher to know what's going on but it'll also be helpful to the student so that the teacher helps the student not to struggle so much.
It can also help with students that are confused and aren't sure how they are feeling or mayeb they feel a lot of things at once which is very confusing a computer than can show what your feeling is a good tool. It can help you firgure out what your feeling In cas you don't know how you feel.
Same with teachers. Students can firgure out what their teacher is feeling that way they can avoid getting into trouble. If they see a teachers angry they wouldn't wanna make them more mad.
As in for students. With this cool technology it can help students find out what's going on in case they have a friend who they're worried about and they're not so sure what's going on with their friend. Well this computer can quickly help you figure out what's going on with them. Im sure your friend would really appriciate that you help them out even if it seems like they don't.
These are the reasons I think that using this computer that show what emotions you've got is simply very helpful to both students and teachers. It's a smart way in not only showing how you feel but also producing them. | 3 |
36d9eea | My position on driverless cars are that they are dangerous. Technology could fail you at any given time. The car could put the antilock brakes on when they are not needed and cause you to get rear ended. The sensor for when something is in front of you or behind you could go bad, which could result in hitting something or running a red light. If a new road is built or updated, and the map has not been updated in your car yet, the car could get you lost. People would become careless and not pay attention period, and know nothing about the driving rules and regulations. Finally, if you crashed who would be at fault the driver or the car company.
Technology has failed many times in the past. Planes have crashed, ships have sank, and electricity has gone out for days at a time before. You would be trusting your life and your family and friends life completely with that piece of technology. Today, most things are technologically ran, but with some type of human control to it. Although, humans fail at times to, we can try to correct our errors when a car really does not know when it did something wrong.
The car could put the antilock brakes on when they are not needed. When you are driving and randomly brakes in front of you, you tend to end up getting in a crash or almost crashing. If the brakes locked up for no apparent reason you would get hit, and many people die from accidents each year. You could also be driving close to another car at a normal speed and the car could brake, thinking you would crash and you could get slung from your seat, becoming injured.
Sensors that see if the car will back into something or run something over could go out. They could go out while you were sleeping in your driverless car and you could potentionally run a red light, hit a person, or crash. Even if something went out when you were awake how could you control the car to get to the nearest car shop.
If a new road was built in a small town, how long would it take for the map in the car to update, or how accurate are the maps actually. The new road could be the only way out of the town, and your car would not of gotten the update yet about the new road. Being lost, and having no control over your car is a pretty bad thing. Now, even Google Maps does not know where some things are and takes you the wrong way.
Overtime, people are going to become careless with how they drive, they will not pay any attention to the road and not even know they ran a stop light till they get a ticket in the mail. Then, they could easily take it to court and blame the car manufacturer. People who drive normal cars could blame driverless cars when they get into an accident saying their sensor was not working or the car has a default to it.
Lastly, if someone gets into a crash, whose fault is it? They say in the article they do not know who would be at fault for the crash. The car company could have a lawsuit against them if someone dies in the car, or because of the car. Would the company get sued, having to pay for injuries or anything else, or will it be the driver's fault for being careless and not paying attention. You do not know if the person even had any control over the car to begin with.
Driverless cars are dangerous. If a car relies on technology 100% it is almost a definite things will go wrong with the driverless cars. Technology is not safe 100%, technology assistance is not a bad thing to have, but when it is in full control, it tends to not be the safest. How smart can a car actually be, because a person designed it, and we are prone to flaws and faults. All in all for the technology to be fully in control is dangerous. | 4 |
36da545 | In this article the author tells us about Venus. He tells us that it is called the ¨Evening Star¨, that it is known as Earths ¨twin¨, and then he explains the attempts made to study and learn more about the planet. He also explains how those attempts were unsucsessful and that the planet is dangerous. But, despite the dangers he has presented to us, he explains that it is worth the danger. I dont personaly believe he did the best job explaining why he believed so and he definitly did not convince me to think the same.
The author never truely explained his claim that he thought exploring Venus was worth the risks and complications. For most of the artical he rambles on telling us about and explaining what was already found out about the planet. He never gave reasoning for believing we sould follow threw with trying to learn more about the planet. He only breifly told us his claim in the last paragraph, paragraph 8. It reads, ¨Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors.¨ He tells us that all we will get from risking our lifes is insite on a dangerous planet that we may not even have use for, and he states that we will be faced with more and or equally intimidating endeavors. It may just be my opinion but that does not seem like very convincing or valid reasons for putting lifes in danger.
I truely believe that the author of the artical, ¨The challenge of Exploring Venus¨ did not support his claim and what he believed very well let alone at all. All he gives us is two reasons that are not very valid and did not back them up or tell us why those reasons make a good point and sould make us think the same way. He did not tell us why we needed the information so badly that we should risk our lifes or even make the effort. I do not belive the author supported the idea or really stated his claim or what he belived. He needs more reasoning and explaining of what we would gain from this and how it would benifit us. He also would need more supporting details of what we need the information for and why. | 3 |
36dd8e8 | Have you ever wondered what people are feeling? well now you can. Their is this new software than can tell you what people are feeling eve tho they are hidding it. Dr. Huang's computer sinces a 3-D model (human musles). it can even read a painting, it want tellwhere your eyebrows should be and where they are and hiw suprised are you in that moment. It can tell you six diffrerent emotions, happiness, anger, fear, sadness, surprised, and disgust.
Dr. Huang's invention is very interesting. one day I would love to use this meachine. its just so diffrenet from looking at your friend and seeing what you think their feeling that actually feeling what they are feeling. In this article they were testing da Vinci and they named a code for it. it is called "da Vinci code."
It's so crazy to think that a computer can tell if your sad or happy. if you did a lab on if your partner can tell if your happy or sad. the comouter can tell if your faking a smile and if your really smiling, but in a humans eye it hard to see sometimes. people say that your faking a smile until your cheek bones move and tightin up.
They should do one in a classroom to see if the kids are bored and what time they get bored and intertainded. I wonder what peoples thoughts about seeing things online and see what their emotions are when their looking at stuff online. or like if you can read someones face when their walking into a interview and what they may be feeling.
Whoever can revel so much of this tecnology could maybe make more things in the future and maybe make more products of the face reader and study peoples faces and show what they could be thinking somedays. i think this idea is pretty cool and they should be spending more time studying and making more products for the future to show people what is amazing in this world. | 2 |
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