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5083ea0 | What I will do if i was Luke point of view or try to get some other people to think they should participate, is I will explain it is that you can enjoy the games they have when they have free time
like it say in the text on paragraph 8 it say " Luke also found time to have fun on board.especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded.The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animales had been housed." Now you see all the fun things they do and you get payed lot of money and I know it don't say that in the text but I can tell because they explore around the world like Luke said.Luke had went to
Europe , China , and Acropolis and many other places . And you can get some thing to have a idea of this place again and tell your family . You can also see all the pretty thing at the new places to you and learn new thing if you let yourself you can learn something ever day .
That what i will say to the people that think it is just a club or something it a fun job to me .I will go there to sounds fun i cant wait to get to high school and do that . | 2 |
508ef80 | The facial action coding system is a computer system where it can actually tell how you're really feeling instead of just looking at your face when you're smiling and say oh, you're happy no it actually looks beyond that and can tell you hgow you're feeling.
I think the coding system could actually be helpful or valuable in the classroom . The text states that a classroom computer could recognize when the student is becoming bored or confused." If a student is on lets say like ixl ( a math website) and is stuck on a problem like they are confused the system could actually break it down and help them with the problem.
The facial coding system could actually be valuable to about almost anyone . IT could maybe replace therapists and or guidance counselors because the computer could read how theyre feeling and make them feel happy if theyre sad . It could very well ask them questions on how their day was or by simply giving them a compliment . I would keep testing it to make sure it wont mess up or make the users mad enough to where they break it or get mad at it and throw it down because what you want to do is make them happy. | 2 |
5091e12 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author writes about a great number problems that come along with trying to get information on the our planetary neighbor, Venus. We, the readers, learn in detail about the specific challenges that come along with studying Venus, even with its close proximity to us. Despite the author describing all of the struggles that come along with studying our sister planet, the passage still supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthwile pursuit, through giving us strong examples of useful information we could learn, and describing safer and easier ways that we could study it that would make it far more simple to get the desired data.
While there are certainly many difficulties that the passage describes about getting information from Venus, the author thoroughly explains all of the great scientific benefits that we could get out of a Venus mission. As the author describes in paragraph four, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well have once been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." Not only will information about Venus teach us more about the universe around us, it might just be useful in order to study our own planet. Being able to learn so much from what a previous Earth could have been like would be a massive benefit to fields like history, and the earth sciences. The author goes into even more detail about this just afterward, describing how "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Not only are they similar from a geological perspective, it could provide vital information to the studies of biology, and possibly even support details about where we came from to begin with. There are hundreds, if not thousands of scientists specifically studying the cosmos trying to find planets with water that even have a small chance of supporting any form of life. The potential for further discovery here only a short distance away is extrodinary, and the author wisely emphasizes this through the passage.
Not only is the possibility for fascinating exploration and gaining crucial information about the Earth from Venus supported, the author also makes the important point that we are coming closer and closer by the day to this becoming a reality. In the seventh paragraph the author discusses this idea. "For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." When they put some of the brightest engineers in the world to a specific task of making electronics that could survive in Venus, the results were successful, as they made them able to survive for almost a month. While a month doesn't sound like a long time for the equipment to last, the author mentions later on in the passage that "Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme phyisical conditions." The most delicate part any device that would land on Venus would be the electronics inside any rover or measuring equipment. The great advances in the durability of these electronics points toward an optimistic future in devices designed for Venus, as we are already seeing incredible progess being made. However, what would happen if they couldn't find a way around the delicacy of modern computers? The author proves that wouldn't be the end of our Venus hopes, that mechanical computers can be utilized in order to avoid easily broken hardware. Even in the worst case scenerio, our scientists are still devising ways to land a probe on Venus.
Though the author presents some great challenges in getting samples and other data from Venus, he strongly supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit through the development of new and better ways to survive the harsh atmosphere, and information that could be gained from it that is useful to studying scientific and historical fields back here on Earth that he mentions in the passage. The human race, throughout history, has always remained curious and are willing to sacrifice and go through long periods of experimentation to acheieve knowledge. We have faced these struggles as humans before, and this will not be the struggle that stops us. | 6 |
509d767 | Although quite controversial, the pros of driverless cars far outweigh the cons. This modern marvel takes transportation to the next level and can potentially save millions of lives and dollars. Many states still hold laws that prevent or limit the use of these autonomous vehicles, but at this rapid rate of improvement, it won't be long before driverless cars roam the streets. The development of this newest form of techonology, driverless cars, will help to improve the world due to their reliability, cost effieciency, and safety.
Currently, there are many people out there who find autonomous vehicles untrustworthy and usafe, but with recent updates to techonology there shouldn't be any worries. Techonology such as sensors have been around for decades as stated in paragraph 5, "In the 1980s, automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes". This shows how long sensors have been around and that they are nothing new. With new inventions such as these, consumers are able to depend on driverless cars when responding to dangerous situations such as rollovers or out-of-control crashes. Also, there are many other safe benefits to autonomous vehicles. For example, if a driver were to be under the influence of alcohol, rather than forcing them to go home at risk, the car would be able to safely return the consumer home. This could potentially lead to far less crashes and many lives to be saved.
Not only are driverless cars reliable, but they are extremely cost efficient in the long run. As of now, millions of dollars are being spent in order to perfect the techonology being used on these futuristic vehicles. But if you were to gather an estimate of the money being saved on fixing cars that got in crashes, the amount spend on research would be miniscule. In paragraph 6 the author states, "Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something you could buy at Radio Shack." The development of these cars may be much at first, but over the course of a few years, it will greatly decline such as that of the radio, making it accesible to many consumers throughout the country. This cost effieciency is a vital step to the improvement of human life and safety.
Finally, there is the overall safety of the car. Autonomous vehicles are much more trustworthy than the average human being. With the development of cellular devices, drivers pay far less attention the the road than they should. The sensors and computer software developed into these vehicles, can lead to cars with better handling and prevent hundreds of crashes. Not only, is the techonology used today safe, but there are many other inventions being manufactured that can help benefit those on the road. In paragraph 7, the author discusses how, "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object". Technology such as this can only improve and eventually lead up to a well developed, driverless car, which consumers can depend on for their safety.
In conclusion, the development of driverless cars is extremely beneficial in multiple circumstances involving the cost-effectiveness, safety, and reliability. Autonomous vehicles are the next big thing and will lead to a greater world. This technology will lead to great things and improve economies by saving millions of dollars. There is still much to improve on the road to autonomous vehicles, but before long we won't have to worry about the dangers of driving. | 4 |
509edaa | Studying Venus
is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because Venus is the most closests to being like earth at one time . Also Venus is earths neighboor so its easier to visit . Scientist dont have many information about Venus because of its hot surface and lava , so they are trying to create electronics to survive the extreme conditions .
Wanting to visit other planets ,or send a spaceshipt may cost a lot of money because of how much fuel and resorces you're gonna need to send something into space . Venus is the closest planet from earth , that easily makes it an easy and chaper planet to visit and explore because its right next to us . Also Venus being right around the corner means that scientist are gonna be able to send ships into venus much easier and get information must faster then in other planets.
Venus is the closest planet to being like earth at some time , scientist have said that today Venus still has some feautures that are analogous to those on Earth . At some time Venus was probably covered with large oceans and could have supported various forms of life . Venus being like earth at sometime leaves scientist with many questions , so this makes it a very interesting planet to keep exploring .
Scientist have faced a big problem with Venus and thats being able to explore it . Venus has a very hot atmosphere and has extreme hot pressured air ,so that makes it impossible for anyone toexplore and gather information or samples from the planet . With this problem , scientist have been creating spacecrafts that will be able to land on venus and gather samples from the planet such as rocks or any material at Venus .
Venus is a very dangerouse but also interesting planet to explore . with it being like earth at sometime , it leaves scientist with the guts to explore it . Also in despite to its hot lava volcanos and hot air , Venus will be a very challanging Planet to explore , but there is spacecrafts being made to survive the challanges Venus has . | 3 |
509f872 | in the article "driverless cars are coming" the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars and that means im against the development of these cars because there are so many negative aspects and not a lot of positive aspects which mean that the driverless car is not that safe. some of the positive aspects of driverless cars are: 1. googles cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash. 2. within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. 3. the information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowinging far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone. some of the negative aspects of driverless cars are: 1. these smart-roads systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to exisiting roads, something that was simply too expensive to be practical. 2. the sensors werent there, the computers werent there, and the mapping wasnt there. radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars. 3. presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. as a result, in most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars. this is why im against the development of driverless cars because they arent that safe unless they have a human driver in the driverless cars at all times. the driverless cars would use half the fuel of todays taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus but the cars would still need a human driver to have control at all times. the driverless cars still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents, but so far, google cars arent truly driverless. without the option of smarter roads, manufacturers turned to smarter cars- but how much smarter did the cars need to be? for starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors. googles modified toyota prius uses position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a gps receiver, and an inertial montion sensor. the most important bit of technology in this system is the spinning sensor on the roof. the combination of all this input is necessart for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel. further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own. it costs a lot of money to make driverless cars actually driverless.. they have to spend two hundred million dollars on a radar that is on top of a hill. the car can handle driving funstions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. in fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. they can steer, accelerate, and brake themselver, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. this means the human driver must remain alert and be ready yo take over when the situation requires. | 1 |
50a970f | The exploration of other planets is crucial when considering the survival of the human race. There are many dangers when it comes to exploring these planets because of different conditions that humans could not survive. The planet best suited though these conditions is Venus. Venus is close to Earth and has a close density and size to Earth. In the passage "The Challenges of Exploring Venus", the author uses different ways to support the claim of further exploration on Venus despite harsh conditions and dangerous obstacles.
In order to convince the reader on why to further explore Venus, the author talks about the benfits to the human race and our survival. In the passage, the authors talks about how close Venus is to Earth and how Venus may have had conditions and life forms similar to Earth's in the past. Scientists can use this information to help the human race survive longer on Earth. The fact that Venus is the most Earth like planet in our solar system means that scientists can learn alot from Venus and this information may apply to Earth.
The dangers of the further exploration of Venus make it almost impossible for human scientists to even consider it, but they are alternative options. One option the author states is rather than going to the surface of Venus, staying at a high altitude so the weather and harsh landscape conditions will not bother or kill scientists. This avoids the thick, crushing atmosphere, the high tempertures, volcanoes, dangerous lightning storms, and all other factors that make exploring Venus questionable and uncertain. One obstacle that this creates though is the fact that scientists will not be able to collect rock or land samples.
Since Venus's atmosphere is so dense, light can not go through it. This means pictures and videos will not be able to help scientist observe the landscape of Venus. Scientists could use modern technology, but the radiation and acids in the atmosphere would quickly destroy the fragile new technology. To overcome this obstacle the author suggests the use of mechanical computers. These machines are not like modern technology where they are fast and reliable, but fragile. Mechanical computers use gears and levers and do not need electronics in order to work properly. These can be used to gather data from the landscape of Venus and help scientists.
While exploring Venus presents many dangers and seems impossble, the overall outcome seems to be quite beneficial. The author of this passage presents many details and plans to make the exploration of Venus seem possible. | 4 |
50aa92e | Driverless cars would be nice you can still drive if you wanted to, and over a few years the car developers would of done enoff work on the cars that the car would have very few problems or maybe none, we cars now that beake when you dont and save money by not running on unrenewaboul gas and oil, people that wern't physicly possibale for them to drive becouse of a handycap or can now drive becouse driverless cars made it possible the can lows and go's based of the car in front, Driverless cars sound and could be vrey safe and can help keep lots of people out of harms way the car alert that notifes the driver when to get back in controle and some driverless cars made by google speak back to the driver the futche is coming and its happing now tech is taking over and its time for cars to start upgrading. over all i think driverless cars would be cool when i get a car i would get one but i would like my first car better cuz im mor of a manule car driver and injoy driving and not just sit in the car and wait tell i get some where or make a detour. | 2 |
50ab02f | Some people say the the face on mars was created by aleins. But there is no clear evidence that suports that aleins are real therefore that idea cant be right.
18 years after the vivking expedition ened a team went back to the red planet to snap a picture ten times better than the origanl one. It was posted to JPL web site and said it was a natural land form not an alien artifact.
A lot of people were not happy with this conclusion. They argrued that the face was 41 degrees north of the martian latitude where it was winter at the time of the picture.
When the picture was taken it was a cloudy day on the planet and the camera had to see through several cloud layers to see the face. Some say this blocked out any chance to see alein markings.
After doing the test and reasche they have concluded that there is no real sign of aleins and it was just a massive landform. | 2 |
50abc78 | Have you ever wanted to know what it feels like to liev another planted? well I cant blaim you. Knowning we have other plantes that are surrounding us amd there are probaly a lot of cool things we can do out there, does sound pretty fun and cool. Most people would ask, when we get there wont we die or not even make it? Well
I´m going to chnage your mind and tell you why should vistit venus and discover all the things there,and maybe later you can think about visting he rest of the solor system.
As we all know venus is pretty close to earth. They even sometimes call it our ¨Evening star¨ or even the ¨twin¨ of earth. They feature a lot earths density and size. They really only deffer in speed ¨sometimes we are closer to mars and other times we are closer to Venus, because Venus is soetimes right around the corner¨. In my option venus is like another sun, it has the brighest points in the sky and is a very hard plantet to even look at because of its brigtness.
I´m sure we have we have all seen picture Venus or have heard story about what venus looks like or even the solor system. The pictures we have seen are sometimes close but not all the way, I´m sure there is way more background to what we know than what sciecntist know or have discovered over the last years. Astronomers are fascienated by Venus out of all plantes because¨long ago Venus may looked just like earth today.¨ Some say that Venus was probaly just like out plant, filled with water, liek a ocean type form or even have some features to our way of life. On the other hand we all know that´s not what Venus looks like today. Some say Venus still has have some features that is like earth but learning from NASA¨the plantet is like a rocky sediemnt but also have some cool feathures like valleys, mountains and maybe even creaters.¨
Finally we should just meet any imaginations that is bring upon us, even if we know we shouldn´t or it can put us in some type of ¨danger¨, you only live once so u might as well take a chance and do what you can. Even through it might take years for it to happen its worth seeing new things outside of earth. sceinctists says that we ¨cant take samples of rocks, gas or anything esle, from distance¨ hopefully they can find a way we can so if we do send people to Venus they can bring back things for us to look at. More likely I´m sure they are having resecahers working on things to allow people to go on a long lasting mission. Scienctist have thought about bringing back old technology called ¨mechincail computers, they played a important role¨.
That´s how we know and got all the info we got till this day.
Now you have all the info or cool things about how Venus is like a baby version on Earth, how venus formlooks are like and the imagination of things. We plan to hope we can learn all or se more things about Venus than what we just know | 3 |
50ae2b0 | Although some might argue and have a different opinin, facial recognition is extreamly valuable in the class room. It can tell if a student is confused with the subject. It is also able to recognize if the student is getting sidetracked or bored, with that information, it can modify the program to better teach that student.
As we advance in the technological feild robots and computers are more capable then they used to be. Computers in the schooling system is not an uncommon thing and it is used as a tool to teach students. The FACS program will be extreamly valuable to students. Every student learns at their own pace, where one student understands it right away another student might have difficulties with the subject that they are learning. With FACS this is no longer an issue, the computer system can read based off of facial expression if the student is understanding the subject or if they're having troubles. With this information the computer system can modify the teaching method or go back over parts that it belives the student is having troubles with. This goes along with if the student is slowly starting to get sidetracked and bored with the computer as most children do. The software can read this and make the subject more appealing to the student to keep them on task so that they can best learn the subject matter.
All around FACS is a very binefical program and it will help a lot of students that move at different paces than others. Teachers can not help every student simultaniosly. With this program they dont have to worry about this because the computer will recognize the emotion of the student and will modify to best fit that student specifically so that they can learn at the same capability as others. | 3 |
50af254 | The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by saying the astronomers are fascinated by Venus, NASA working on a way to approach Venus.
The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers by saying the astronomers are fascinated by Venus. In the article it says "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This shows that it's worth pursuing because astronomers find it fascinating.
The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by saying that NASA is working on a way to approach Venus. In the article it says "NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have tested for three weeks in such conditions." This shows that NASA is working on a way to approach Venus.
The astronomers are fascinated by Venus,NASA working on a way to approach Venus is how the author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. | 2 |
50af4f8 | Dear State Senator
People should make a better choice on who they pick as president. Some people choose wrong, and the electoral collage needs to vote for us so that they make the right choice. The only reason I think this is because the electoral collage has never let us down.
I like that we have some one to vote for us.
Senator take this to heart we need this process for the people and the government. The only reason I like the process is because I would choose somebody over what they say not over what they do. I belive that some one should be picked as of their history and manners and honesty not over popular vote.
This process is the only process that they need to help us make the right choice. The right choice would be Obama or Kinnedy or some one like that. The wrong choice is that charlie chris who wants to be a governor, well for now he wants to be a governor next he will want to be a president. The process of electoral collage needs to be here.
The only reason we need not to vote on the popular voting thing is because people vote wrong vote right for once huh. Come on the voting thing where we vote and the popular vote wins isn't right out of however many presidents we've had we've only got under a half of them right. We need this process for the same reason we need new presidents lately.
Do you see why we need not to vote by popular vote now? We need to stick to the electoral collage process or we won't be in good hands with presidents that is. Don't make us go back to popular vote thing please. We don't need popular voting at all so thats all i have to say. | 2 |
50b3ff8 | Dear [State Senator],
While I understand that the Electoral College has worked sufficiently up until this point, it may not always work well enough to keep America sustained for the rest of its lifetime. The electoral college is unneccesarily complicated and the more steps you take heightens the chance of error. I acknowledge the fact that discrepencies in the current voting system are highly unlikely, but they have happened before and who says they won't happen again? I don't know why voting has to jump through so many hoops to make it count. It's indirect and the votes could be messed up at numerous different points. The Electoral College is an unjust form of democracy and it needs to be changed.
Under our voting system voters' votes do not actually count for the candidate that they voted for, rather a slate of electors who then vote for the candidates themselves. Having the slate of electors is like blanketing them: you can hear them and you know that they're there but you can't understand what they really want. Take the election of 2000 for an example. Al Gore had more votes among the people but Bush won the presidency because the Electoral College inaccurately represented the people. If America was truly a democracy, Al Gore would have been president because the people would have actually been heard. If the people could actually have a say in the way that America is run, most people would choose to abolish the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is unreliable. It could come to a tie in any election and then the House of Representatives would step in and make scales tip even further. Each state casts only one vote and I find that ridiculous. Why would each state only get one vote? I think that the states should get a proportionate number of votes to their population. There is no reason why 500,000 voters should be wieghed the same as 35,000,000 voters. The people voting do not get represented fairly whatsoever.
A direct democracy would be a better fit for America so there wouldn't be so many discrepencies to how the people fit in. The people would the voice that America claims they have. The people in swing states should not be the only ones deciding who the president is because it's not fair. What about the people in the red or blue states? Do they just get silenced completely? The people need to be heard. Make america about the people. | 4 |
50b6c97 | The author of " The Challenge of Exploring Venus " supports his idea in a great way. He uses Facts , Desriptive Language , and a Comparison. These three things help a reader understand and better believe what the author is telling them. Without any evidence the reader wouldnt understand what theyre reading. The author also made sure to inclue dates of things which is an important stradigy.
The facts that were included in this passage made you really open up to the idea of Venus and the dangers. One of the facts i read were in Paragraph One Sentence Three where it said " In our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our sun. "
When you read this you already notice how warm it would be there. In Paragraph Three Sentence Three it tells you the exact tempature is 800 degrees and the pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on earth. After reading this you can already tell that it would be super dangerous. Another danger is what you read in paragraph three sentence one it says " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus " In this sentence you can tell its dangerous even by the wording. carbon dioxide isnt good for human bodies either. The other way the writer supported his idea was by using Descriptive Language. An example of him using that is in Paragraph Four Sentence Five it says " The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, moutains, and craters." this tells you how it would look and be like on venus. The last way is using a relatable comparison. The author did this in Paragraph Five Sentence Five. it says " but the air pressure would be close to that sea leval on earth. "
In conclusion the author did a great job including facts , camparisons , and descriptive language. | 3 |
50b9edc | Drivereless cars might be a big thing in the future, but are they really worth it? Could driverless cars actually be more dangerous than an individual driving a car themselves? I think it could be, think about it, a car driving itself, theres only a thousand things to wonder about the dangers it could have behind it.
In the article, the author states that driverless cars can "steer, accelerate, and break themselves, but all are designed to notfiy the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through worl zones and around accidents. This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." Some individual drivers already don't pay attention while they're driving themselves, becuase they're too busy texting, talking on the phone, or messing with the radio. So what happens if the driverless car needs to get the human drivers attention, but they aren't paying attention to their surroundings? Anything could happen, the driver could get into an accident of its own, and could face possible dealth.
Car accidents are a huge thing around the world right now, especially with teen drivers. In the article, it states that even if drving laws get changed, other laws will be made in order of liability if an accident is to happen. But who's fault is it if the technology fails to alert the human driver and someone in the driverless car is injured? Is it the driver or the manufacturer? Its hard saying who would be at fault. The driver should have been paying attention, but the car is supposed to alert the human driver when those things are needed to be taken care of, so basically they're both at fault.
All the dangeres of a driverless car can happen with a human driver as well, but when a wreck happens with a normal car, just the driver is at fault. So why make a car that might fail to be alertive, and the manufacturer of the driverless car, and possibly the human driver be at fault? Yes, driverless cars might be good for long travles becuase the individual can take a break, and only have to drive when its absolutely needed, but just keeping around regular cars could save a lot of companies being sued, and loosing lots of money. Roads filled with drivers are already dangerous enough, so help them be a little more safe and keep driverless cars off the roads. | 3 |
50c1d54 | Driverless cars are becoming a reality in the world. They are a great way for drivers to relax, and hold conversations on a road trip without worrying about wreaking the car. I believe that the driverless care is a revolutionary idea for the modern age. In my essay I will talk about why the driverless car is a great idea, what are some of the things drivers can do if they get the driverless car, and why I believe that the driverless car is the future of the world.
I believe that the driverless car as a revolutionary idea becasue of how awesome it is. Now that there is a driverless car this could be the opening of a door for other things such as pilotless planes, or driverless boats. This idea can change the way transportation is for the future of the world. Most people would really love the idea of not having to drive unless there is something like a hazard that would require human interaction. This is how I think this idea Is revolutionary.
Secondly I believe that the plan is a great idea. I say this because with the driverless car road trips can become more fun. If a group of friends wants to
travle from Indianapolis to Dallas No one would love to be the driver for that trip.
This idea would mean the driver would only have to drive in an emergency situation like a wreak, or construction. The driver can sit back, and become a passenger like his friends. This is why I believe that the driverless car is a great idea.
Finally, Imagine all of the things that someone could do with a driverless car. Say that someone is late for work, and has not brushed their hair, or brushed their teeth yet, The driverless car can give them the time to do that on the go while not risking being any more late to work. If someone is texting, and driving there would be less wreaks, because the car would be driving itself. This car opens up alot of opprotunities to be the grandfather for future technoligies, like cars that can drive drunk drivers home, or takies that drive themselves. People may say this car is dangerous, and might cause more wreaks. I say that with this car comes more opprotunities for the transportation world to advance one more step foward.
In conclusion,I believe that the driverless car is the next big thing on the market. The driverless car can do alot more than the modern automobile can do. I believe that it is the most revolutionary idea, I believe that it is a good idea, and I believe that it will be the future of transportation. This is what I believe is good about the driverless car. | 4 |
50c43b3 | There is a new technology called Facial Action Coding System. This Coding System can identify your emotions. Dr. Paul Eckamn has been classifiying six emotions." Eckamn has classified six basic emotions happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness." "-Then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles."
They have started useing this technology in schools now. "A classroom computer could recognize when a studen is becoming confused or bored." "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." After reading this information from the article, I think we should have this type of technology in school. It could really help the kids who do not talk to their teacher at all. But there is also a downfall of useing this type of technology.
Some of the bad things that could happen is the computer misreading the kid wrong. Therefore, giving him wrong information about what ever he is learning about. It is also very expensive. The worst thing that could happen is the teachers who went to school their whole life trying to become a teacher, they are now jobless. What is the point of paying somebody to teach a student when there is now a computer in their school to do it. That is one of the major negative things from this technology.
Some of the good things that could happen is the student actually learning. There are many students who just sit in the back of the class not talking, but when a computer can do it for them they will probably learn a lot more. They don't have to say one word because when the computer feels that you are sad/happy it would change the subject."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." It can really tell how the student is feeling and their emotions at that current time.
In the end, we can take a few positives and a few negatives from this. In the long run it would be better but in the short run it wouldn't. Students will be a lot more smarter but a little bit less social. Teachers might be jobless but the students will probably have a better education and will just be smarter in general. | 3 |
50c9675 | Imagine a scenario when you had to get a ride home. You texted a friend and a car pulled up to the curve to let you hitch a ride. As you open the door and walk in, you realize with shock that there is no one in the front seat! Driverless cars are becoming more of a reality because of the technology available to us. A great thing about this would be that a car with enhanced sensors would be a lot of help to humans because they could detect and respond quicker to dangerous situations
such as skidding which would make automobile rides much safer. Smart cars would be beneficial because they would increase safety and improve convenience.
As of now, having a car that can drive on its own is a fantasy that still remains in the future however companies have more access now to the technology needed such as radar and LIDAR which are two different sensor systems utilized by the car to "view" its surroundings. As a person is driving, the safety of the vehicle can be compromised by many different things: how the other cars around are driving, the mental awareness of the driver, and the conditions of the road. In the blink of an eye, two cars can collide if the drivers are not paying attention and lose control of the car. "Sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone"(Paragraph 5) which shows how the car can aid the person in driving the car. The same passage also notes that improvements in the technology can improve the driving safety.
Having increased safety through the sensors in built in the car is only one asset: convenience is the other. As already stated, sensors can signal and automatically adjust the wheels and brakes of the car but there are still places where human skill is needed. Paragraph 7 outlines some of these situations such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. "This means that the human driver must remain alert to take over...[the car] mus be ready to quickly get the driver's attention" whenever a problem might arise(Paragraph 7). It would be of much convenience to the driver because then they would only have to focus their attention on the road when it is most needed. Texting/Calling during driving is a huge problem and smart cars would solve this problems because drivers would be notified when their assistance is needed and could go back to their previous activity right after the incident.
Smart cars would be great to replace the way we travel. The improved safety for the passengers and convenience to the driver are qualities that would be very helpful. The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" shows the progress that has been made towards them. Right now we may not have access to them but down the road they are coming out to be a real possibility and we are getting closer and closer every day. | 4 |
50ce20c | Although, Venus is seen as unlivable and dangerous to human life, NASA has thought of an idea to defeat the odds. Venus is our neighboring planet, and once long ago, may have been the most Earth-like. To this day, there are still some anologous features. Will this be enough to convince the Nation that we should send NASA astronuats to Venus?
Venus is protected by a thick atomosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide. The clouds on Venus are highly corrosive. Temperatures average 800 degrees F, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times more than what we experience here on Earth. If our neighboring planet is so inhospitable, why do scientists want to visit it?
NASA has a possible solution to all of these conditions that a human cannt withstand. The article states, "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape." NASA's plan is to have a spacecraft floating above Venus' toxic atmosphere. Temperatures would still be toasty, at around 170 degree Fahrenheit. But the air pressure would be close to Earths at sea level. There would be enough solar power, and the radiation levels would not exceed Earth's. These are not easy living conditions, but they are just enough for survival. This brilliant idea does come with soem downfalls. The astronauts would not be able to collect samples of rock, gas, or anything from this distance. Standard forms of photography or videography would render useless.
I think NASA should not send researches to Venus without having enough background information. They should continue conducting research. If researchers would to Venus, they would have to risk their health and maybe even lives, to collect some samples. I think NASA should work on different mechanical and technological approaches.
Exploring Venus could give NASA insight information of its past, present and future features. Although NASA has come up with a seemingly brilliant plan, there is some downsides to it. Overall, safety becomes the first priority, there is still some work that needs to be done. | 3 |
50cf267 | Curiosity is a characteristic that is in everybody and sooner or later it forces us to explore and create new things. The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," says that it is hard to explore venus but he supports exploring Venus very well.
The author says that Venus is often referred to as Earth's twin and that it may once have been just like Earth. He says, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." This could mean that we could find remnants of an old civilization that died many ages ago. We could see what happened to them and see if there is any other form of life still alive today. Even if people say that it can't be explored because the conditions on Venus will destroy the technology we send to it, scientists are developing new ways. Scientists are working with a very old technology with cogs and wheels because they will be more durable than electronics on Venus.
All in all the Author supported the study of Venus very well. I think that if anyone heard that Venus most likely used to be like Earth, used to have life on it, and could possibly still have life on it would want it to be explored. | 3 |
50cf7e6 | I would tell who ever I was telling the face about to read the paragraph if they don't belive me. The reason why I would say that is because they could find out there own self if it was a alien face or if it was a natural landform. But I would also tell them that aliens isn't real. If they would still be arguing then I would kinda talk to them about it.
I would tell them that you can read about it. It could be someones face that visited there a long time ago. The reason why I say that is because it probably is really hard to shove your face in a moon rock. You could ask someone that reshearch stuff like that. It seens to the (MGS) and (NASA) that it was hard to get pictuers of the face.
The face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April at 98, it was a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet. The reason why there are so many storeys about the face on Mars is because the scientest didn't know if they should beleve if there really was a face on Mars or not. So thats when (NASA) went and saw it with their own eyes.
In the pictuers in the passage you can tell during the soan of 1976-2001 the face has gotten clear. But in 1976 the face was all blurrey to where you can barley see it. In 1998, it doesn't quite look like a face but it is still kind of blurrey to where you can hardly tell its a face, and then in 2001 it was the shape of a face but you stilll can't see the eyes or mouth or nose yet. In 1976 you could see the face oerfectly fine from a distance away. | 2 |
50d3e20 | Some people are better at hiding emotions than others, but with a recent innovation from Thomas Huang, a professer at the Bechman Institute for Advanced Science, hiding emotions may no longer be so easy. With the software that was recently created, computers can read emotions off of somebody's face. This information is discussed in Nick D'Alto's article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," which talks about many of the aspects of what the Facial Action Coding System can do. Though there can be some cons with this software, they are out-weighed by all of the pros, especially ones found in classrooms. In classrooms if a computer can sense confusion, boredom, or even anger then a teacher can help the student with whatever barriers they are facing.
Classrooms contain various emotions, including anywhere from sadness to rage. According to D'Alto, "...the software can even identify mixed emotions..." That can be very valuable for classrooms so the software can read whether the student may be upset and confused, or bored and uninterested. Once the teacher gets ahold of that information then they will be able to help the student and tend to them by their needs. If a student is confused then the teacher will be more likely to be sympathetic and helpful, while if a student is bored then the teacher might give them more challenging work. Although some people may think that the Facial Action Coding System is a phony, it is proven to be otherwise. In fact, it is very well developed and the article states, "The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles." Not only has this software been tested many times, it has been constructed so it can read facial muscles and destinguish the emotions well.
Along with the fact that the Facial Action Coding System can help teachers figure out how students are feeling about certain lessons, it also gives teachers more one on one time with students who need the help. D'Alto says that the software, "could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." When the software does that, it can make a lesson harder for the people who need it or easier for others. Since the lesson can modify itself to the needs of students, that gives the teacher to go around and give help to those in need. Not only can a student get help from their computer, but they can get help from their teacher if needed to. That allows for a student to get two times the amount of help that they could get without the Facial Action Coding System. Some people may disagree with this and think that a computer does not have all of the resources that students need to understand a lesson. Though some people may think that face-to-face learning is more effective, it does not always work that way. In the article Dr. Huang says "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication... So computers needd to understand that, too." Every student is different and learns differently. Many times communication is nonverbal and is just by facial expressions. If a computer can understand that as well a teacher does, there is no problem with computers helping out students.
Another reason why the Facial Action Coding System can help students is because if the students know others are confused as well, then they can help each other out. Dr. Huang says that, "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal." If students start to understand how others are feeling about certain concepts then they might not feel as alone. Some students tend to think that it is only them that do not understand a certain subject or unit, but if computers track and show that even though some people might not look worried and they are, students might feel more united. If they are united then that can help each other out and maybe even build friendships. People may disagree with that and say that not all facial expressions are the same, but, "even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression," they are still universal. While one student might be stressing himself out and have wide eyes, a student next to him might just have his eyebrows furrowed. If the computers identify the differences in actions but similarities in emotions, that can really help students.
The Facial Action Coding System is a huge leap in the computer world, and also the education system. If schools took this software into consideration and allowed students to use it, it woud be very beneficial for everyone around them. Kids would get work that suited their abilities and they could get one on one time with the teacher if needed. If the teacher was busy, if the students were able to identify others' emotions from around them, maybe they would not feel so scared to go up to a classmate and ask for help. The Facial Coding System holds many beneficial factors that could help grow the education system and help individual students grow. | 6 |
50d9fe2 | When comparing the Mona Lisa smile to othersyou can tell the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one, also Dr. Paul say's there's technology telling what a person if feeling by their face, lastly you can tell when a person is feeling some type of way by a video.
The difference between a genuine smile and a forced smile is that, a genuine smile is when you have to use less bones to smile about e6 bones to smile, and you look like your into the smile for a reason, and forced smile is when there's a smile barley on your face and its easy for you to get it off your face. Because, you were barley smiling, and that means your forcing yourself to smile.
Technology telling you how a person feel is kind unlikly to happen in this century right now. The only way too know how someone feel is by the way they act toward other people and theirself. they isolate theirself from everyone, and they don't be theirself.
When people start looking and things they dont normally look at, or normally watch then you know that something is wrong with them. Because, they not being theirself, and it's not normal for them to do something like that. It would be weird for you, and then your going to want to say something instead of sitting back and watching it happen. | 1 |
50dd1a8 | A world where people could see the inside of what you are hidding, hidding the emotions that you hide, hiding the look of disgust you do not show , hiding the face of fear you are not willing to let others see, hiding every emotion you do not like. That my fellow friend, is living in world of chaos.
I strongly believe that the value of using this technology will be used by many staff in the school but enjoyed by none, I would have to go against this value for many reaons, one reason is that students will no longer have a filter they will feel the need to go against the system and pretened to be he opposite of what the Facial Coding System reads as a students expression. I also believe that the students will feel very uncomfortable and will not enjoy coming to school anymore. If the teacher really feels the need to get a FACS then I would suggest the teachers step up a knotch with their teaching skills so stduents will not be bored at all.
In the article it says that Mona Lisa was 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. Such as the painting if anyone who looks at the Mona Lisa would see a painted woman just smiling. Looking happier than ever, as if she was sitting in a park on a warm summer day enjoying life, but how would I know that she is truly happy inside? Exactly I do not. I cannot tell if Mona Lisa is happy in this picture but neither can a computer software system.
To the extent of what I have stated I believe that the Facial Action Coding System will not be any value to bring it into schools, I know that a system program cannot tell the emotions you will be expressing. In conclusion this system has no significant value to it. Just as we all have all grown up always remember the saying "Never judge a book by its cover." | 3 |
50deda0 | Yes, I think this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because it can capture any emotion you make and I think that it really helpful to those who cannot read people expression. So I agree with it.
First it can capture your emotion. What I mean by that is when you make an expression on the software, it can capture your emotion and can describe what emotion you are feeling. By some if you feeling sad or happy it can just show you what you feeling so it can be helpful to some.
Secound it can help those who has a hard time reading expression. To some people it really hard for them to read a person expression. Not because they don't know how but because the other people don't show emotion or they just can't read a person expression. So if they have the human facial Action on them it can help them to read the other emotion more.
Third if you the kind of people who have a hard time showing emotion, then this is just for you. The reason is because it can help you to expression your self more. In the paragraph it said that it can captures more then six emotion so if you want to know how to expression different kind of emotion but just can't then you can use the Human facial and pratice until you get better at it and just maybe you make became better at it and then you won't need to use the Human facial anymore.
So overall, I agree with it because one, it can show you your emotion. Two, it can help you read people expression better and can you improve. And three, you can have fun with it. | 3 |
50e0abb | In "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author, Nick D'Alto, shows us that this technology that allows it to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. By using example of the human face muscles and Mona Lisa as an example, allows us to get into debt about our facial expression and what they give out to other people.
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of student in a classroom is valuable because it will be able to read the muscles in the face that are being used in the expression we are doing. " The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major musces in the model must move like human musces."
By creating a 3-D model of the face it allows it to have an exact replication of the face and muscles being used; therefore it will be able to show how people are really feeling. "Eckman has classified six basic emotions- happiness, surprise, and, disgust, fear and sadness- and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." By classifying every emotion with the musces allows the technology to get an an acurrate feeling of the person.
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of a studemt in a classroom is valuable because in the passage it gives examples of the exact muscle and emotion that correlate with each other. " For eample, your fronttalis pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you're surprised; your arbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger. They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one. In the real smile, the zygomtic major (muscles that begin at your cheek bones) lift the corners of you mouth. But in a false smile, the mouth is stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different musle, the risorius." By using the muscles in the face, this allows us to see an exact repredention of the emotions the person is feeling and will help kids in the classrooms.
The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of a studemt in a classroom is valuable because it will allow the student to feel more comfortable in their learning enviroment and lern at their own pace. " '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.' " By having this technology it will allow students to be more engaged in the learning and be able to undestand better the subject. | 4 |
50e3c8f | People might want to believe that the Face is created by aliens but it is not, it is a natural landform. The Face is just a natural landform because it is just the shadows that make it look like a face, the landform is also common around the American West, and it is a mesa.
The shadows are the ones that make the Face on Mars look like a face. In the third paragraph in the article it stated "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The reason there is alot of commotion about this is that "The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars." He was right because it did.
The Face is also just a landform because there are landforms located in the American West that are also mesa's like the Face. In the last paragraph it said "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West." Therefore, people are just altering the true facts to make a story of it. The reason many did not believe it was a Matian mesa is because "Scientist figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh."
The Face is just a mesa because it said in the text various times that it was just a mesa. In the very beginning it said "New high- resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA's Mars Global Survey spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: A mesa." It also said in the last paragraph " That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face of Mars." That shows that the Face is just a natural landform like any other.
Others say that aliens live there and created the Face. In the eight paragraph it said "The Face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April '98- a cloudy time of the year on the Red Planet. The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps, said skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze." Although that might be true in the eleventh paragraph it said "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!"
Finally, there might be different speculations on wether or not the Face is a natural lanform or not. At this point according to scientist we know that it is a natural formation because it looks like a face because of the shadows, its common like in the American West, and it is a mesa. | 4 |
50ecce9 | Using computers to detect emotons in a picture is outrageous. Technology has become too much apart of our everyday lives and its stepping over the line. From smart phones to this new FACS machine, technology has advanced too much.
I honestly have no words for how insane this is. Scientists these days would do anything to create a machine more like a human. Now theyre asking machines to detect emotions, whats next. I for one do not think that they need to start making robots that will eventually take over the human race. this is ubsurd. Why would anyone trust machinery to detect emotions, why couldnt they have left Mona Lisa alone and just said that she looked happy and content? We do not need technology for anything! Especially not this.
Humans and machines do not need to communicate at all let alone "emotionally communicate". thats just wrong. Humans are humans and technology is technology. Advancements in technology shouldve stopped at smart phones. People wonder why half the stuff that goes on these days is so bad, its because we have allowed technology to come into our world and give people resources they never wouldve needed.
Computers and humans do not need to be related, they should stay seperate. no one in their right mind should want an emotional connection with a robot, thats wrong. Robots should not be a thing and technology needs to stop before it gets out of control and its no longer in the humans hands its in the machines.
Dont let technology take over the world. | 3 |
50ed966 | Did you know that passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of green house gas emission in europe and up to 50 percent in some intensive areas in the united states .there were 5,500 residents within a rectangular square mile in the unitedstates,the enviorment protection agency is promiting "car reduce".
communities and legislators are starting to act if cauiously in previous years80 percent of approiations have by law gone to high ways and only 20 percent to other transport. many thing consists of having a caer if you dont have a car you can hardly get around .it would be very diffucult to do the thing you want to do! many people have cars for many reasons they have cars to get them around ,to and from work, and alot of other reasons .without a car many things will be very hard to accomplish. alot of things come with having a car you have to make sure its running right ,make sure all the tires are good , fix it if it need fixing ,and tend to it when it needs to be fix. cars come from many places all over the world thers car part that come from all over the world you just got t know your carb and when there is a problem! in this enviorment some people say cars are bad because of the gas that be in the air and that gas is expensive but without a car nothing is possible well i wouldnt say possible but it would be very hard to get around .now a days you need a car just to go around the coner and back! | 1 |
50edf08 | Does technology make you useful? reguardless of that question you have gone to school and you might haved had some problems and had to talk to an adult at school or a guidance counselor. What if the question was given to a teacher of the future, lets say around 20 years from now that this FACS technology might be qite advanced then. How useful with teachers and therapist be in school if they want to help out kids in school and not have a robot do a humans job.
Using the technology to read students emotional expression in classrooms is just not important becuase there is already an adult that the student can talk to about their issues when it is neede emotionaly. There can many things that go wrong with the computers and maybe misunderstand a student that is unique or a student that was born with a mis-shaped face. what would the cost of this software and could it really be avalable and valuable to our education?
I know that it may be fasinating to be able to tell anyones emotion by just using technology; t is it personal information if someone is trying to conseal being worried or mad and not have a computer tell them their emotion. "in fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" every day.", i used this quote from the text to show you that yes we are capable of telling emotions as well. This technology in my opinion is not useful whatsoever because it does not show any real-world values.
There may be some science in this FACS (Facial Action Coding System) but this tech can be used somewhere else that someone may find it useful like if someone want to know if the president is making a fake emotion pretending that he is happy.
This may be one of those trends that has just recently come up because the year is 2018 right now and litteraly tons upon tons of new things are coming up. It is not like nothing new has come up there has always been fasinating things that have come up in the past. I have not ever even heard of the Facial Action Coding System untill i had just now read about it in this article so you know that it is not even close to becoming an essential in classrooms.
Could this technology be more than just decoding the facial expressions of humans or could this technology be used in Artificial Intelegence? This can be a step closer to the future but people like myself think that this is useless. Some students can have a bad day and the computer may be able to pick up on the student's emotion, i feel like the computer does not have the ability to comfort the student. I can probably tell that some students may be ofended when a computer just " Dumbs things down" students may feel bad about themselves and the lesson that the computer modifies can make the student feel diferent in school especially in highschool because everything can be told apart on the social scale in the hallways to the lunch room.
No, there is some value to this technology but not enough to be used in schools and help students learn better that traditional public schools. This technology is not essential for the education of students i feel that teachers should be paid just as much as doctors and psycologist because they are a part of bringings ones future brighter either physicaly or emotionaly. | 4 |
50f3ceb | During the story the author explains why it is dnagerous to try and explore Venus. The author tells us that Venus it like our twin sister (Earth) by saying the we are almost simliar in nearly everthing, like density and size and that we are closer in distance to this planet. Then the author names our planetary neighbors, (Earth,Venus, and Mars) and how they orbit the sun diferently. The differences mean the we could closer to Mars one day and closer to Venus the next day. There are many dangers on Venus including that their thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide covers the planet of Venus. Also the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in their atmosphere. On the planet's surface temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and o top of all that the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what happens on planet Earth. The conditions on Venus are to extreme for humans to enconter. Venus is so dangerous that a submarine could be crushed in minutes. Even though Venus is not the closest planet to the Sun it is extremely hot and it even has the hottest temperatures on a planet then any other planet in our solar system. On Venus it could have erupting volcanos,powerful earthquakes, frequent lightning strikes. We have tried to land a non human space shuttle on Venus but it tends to be damage or destoryed before even landing on the planet thats why Venus is really dangerous. | 1 |
50fa26f | Twenty five years ago a sacecraft valled Viking 1 from NASA took a picture of what looked like a human face. Eighteen years later Mars Global Surveyor took a photo of it that was ten times larger than the last one. This photograph showed that it was nothing more than a natural land form. Some people thought that it looked this way because of clouds. Finaly in 2001 Mars Global Surveyor took a second shot at it with a much better resalution. This one also suggests that it is nothing more than a landform. Some people still think this was made by aliens despite all of the evidence going against it. I think that it is just a landform because, aliens wouldn't know what humans looked like, it isn't that unlikely, and there are other things it could be.
My first reason is that aliens would not know what humans look like. If you think about it animals on earth don't look like humans so aliens wouldn't look like that either. Mars also has really bad conditions for life like us to survive. Plus aliens woul probably look even more different than animals because they evolved on a whole other planet. It is even more unlikely that they would just guess what we look like.
Another reason is that it isn't that crazy of a coincidence. A human face is only two dots with a dot centeered under neath them and a line under it. and this doesn't even have a very distinctive nose so its just two dots and a line. Its like when you look at the clouds and see what looks like animals or other familiar things. You know aliens didn't put those there.
My last reason is that there are plenty of other things this could be. It could just be some sort of landform. Espescially in the last picture you can see lines it it resembling something that was made naturally. It is kind of like a butte or messa on earth only this is on mars. This is most likely made naturally.
The chances that this was made by aliens is incredibly low. The first picture however, does closely resemble a human's face. The problem is that with each picture it looks les and less like a human face. Also the last picture was taken on a cloudless summer day. I dont think this was built by aliens because, aliens wouldn't know what we looked like, it isn't that unlikely, and there are other explanations. | 4 |
50fbd98 | the author supports this idea by trying to figure out how venus can be worthy of making it float above the fray. the palnet has a surface of rocky sedimant and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters.
Nasa has ideas of sending humans to study venus so they can try learn how venus can possibly be useful in the future or trying to figure out how venus has very different solutions to our problems. but venus has storms and it is very hot of 170 degrees fahernheit and the planet can provide only limited insight on ground coditions because most of the lights cannot penetrate the dense atmospherere. more importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anthying else, from a distance. thats why venus would need to get up close and can despite the risks. scitentist have made silcon carbide and been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus surface and have lasted for three week.
thats why venus would take a lot of time to figure out how venus works in the future. | 2 |
5104a0f | I think that we should have driverless cars. Driverless cars may beneifit a lot for humans. We have tons of human errors and accidents. Having driverless cars can help reduce those problems. People may hate the idea of driverless cars, but I think it would be a good idea for us.
Driverless cars can help with a lot of things such as accidents and human errors. We may be in a huge rush and start multitasking. Women will start doing their make-up while driving, men and women may eat while driving, or we all may start texting. The worst thing that could also happen or has happened is being on drugs or drinking and driving. We all know that drinking, texting and driving has caused many accidents for years now.Having driverless cars can help with this because we wouldn't be driving unless we had to.
Gas may be expensive in some places around the world. People drive far to work, school, and etc. We use a ton of a gas going somewhere we normally may have to go almost everyday. We travel around with our family using a lot of gas as well. According to this article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," in the first paragraph it says that cars would use half the gas of today's taxis. By having the driverless car we would save way more money and use it for something else such as bills.
I think having driverless cars may be a big beneifit. We'll have less problems around. Having less human errors would be a big beneifit. I talked about what it would benefit and how it would. I believe that we should have driverless cars for many reasons. | 3 |
510515d | The author states that venus is offten refferred as earth's twin, venus is called the evning star for how bright it is in the night sky even considered as "simple for even an amatur stargazer to spot." The author suggests in the story, "The challenge of exploring venus," that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. In the artical the author claims that Venus is referred as Earth's twin and give support for that claim. For example, "Venus is the closest planet to Earths in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." The author then continues to explain that many missions to mars were unmanned since no spacecraft survied the landing for more than a few hours.
In the story the author states, "A thick atmosphereof almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." He claims that on the planets surface, the temperature averages over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than earth's. Futhermore he explains saying, "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans can ecounter; such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many matals." As the authors makes thses claims its clear that Venus is not suitable for humans or any kind of life. But why does the author suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it present. In the passage, the author states, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been lthe most Earth-like planet in our solor system.
In passage 4, the author claims that "venus was problably covered largly with oceans and could have supported various forms of life." He continues with, "Venus still has features that are analogous to those of earth; similiar fetures such as valleys, mountains, and craters." NASA has one particularly idea for sending humans to study venus. "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the suface of venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." With what NASA has in mind for a safe trip to venus, a vehicle hovering over venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way.
In colclusion, There are dangers to the exploration to venus but venus has a lot to offer and things they could find and use there would be helpful to understand more of venus and its past. | 3 |
510944a | In this essay im going to give you my opinion about the electoral college. My first reason is i dont think a few 100 people should pickk the president, i think the entire nation should pick the president. secondly we dont even get the chance to vote for a president we get to vote for a slate of electors. ur votes might not count. Those are my reasons.
I dont think a few 100 random citizens should pick the president, i think the people should beccause what if the entire nation votes for one person but, the few 100 people vote for someone else. With only a few hundred electors a rich person could bribe them into choosing who they wanted and it could be someone who got no votes. It is unfair this country has 100s of millions of people and to leave it up to 370 people is proposterus.
Secondly we dont get to vote for the president and the electoral college says oh well they voted for him so lets pick him, no we vote for slate of electors who vote for whoever the they feel like and sometimes there random people.
Thirdly you votes dont count lets just say u live in texas and wanted to vote for for john kerry youd vote for a slate of 34 democratic electors pledged to kerry. On the off chance that those electors won the state wide election,they would go to congress and kerry would get 34 electoral votes. Who are the electors? They can be anyone not holding public office.
So overall Bob dole was right abolish the electoral college! | 3 |
5112af1 | Imagine it's a bright, sunny day. A family decides they want to go to the park. I know you're thinking, "OK. Then they'll get in the car and go", but this family doesn't get into a car. This family rides their bikes to the park and sometimes even walks. Matter of a fact all of their neighbors are doing the same. Many cities are now car-free and are enjoying every bit of it.
In Vauban, Germany, the residents have given up their cars and gone for a more pioneer life style. In source 1 it says, "Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district." Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places available for parking-large garages, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home. 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and the 57 percent sold a car to move there. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two says, " When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." When walking down streets, the swish of bicycles and the chatter of children drown out the occasional distant motor.
In Paris, France, there recently has been days of near-record pollution so they enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air. Motorists were offered to leave their cars at home or pay a fine of 22-euro ($31), almost 4,000 drivers were fined and many had their cars impounded for their reaction to the fine. Diesel feul was blamed for intensifying smog, since France has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. In source 2 it says, "Diesels make up 67 pecent of vehicles in France, compared to a 53.3 percent average of desiel engines in the rest of Western Europe." The smog, soon enough, cleared up and the ruling French party rescinded the ban for odd-numbered plates.
In Bogota, Columbia, there is now a car-free day where millions of Columbians hiked, biked, skated, or took buses to work leaving the streets eerily devoid of traffic jams. This has been the third year straight where cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars. Businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza says, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." Parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city. Uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by smooth sidewalks. Rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic, and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up.
In conclusion, it seems that residents in car-free cities are more stress-free, happy, and taking care of air pollution. These advantages of limiting car usage should appeal to a lot of different countries now. I'm not saying we should ban cars all together, (because I really enjoy driving), but maybe just cut down on it and enjoy the outdoors for once. | 2 |
5112f8c | It's very fun and educational to travel. Luke was a solider in World War 1 and he was stationed in Europe,during this time war was going on and this wasn't the best time to visit there. But it's a more safe invorment and is known for it's history including the "World War 1". When you've had a lot going on at work, just want to do something nice for the kids,or even just tired of the weather a vaction is perfect for many reasons such as the ones I've mentioned. It's also very easy to become stressed and overwheled by work and school;its just best to take a break for it all. You can just go to a beach on an tropical Island or a jungle then come back to a fresh start ready to go,before you know you'll already be planing your next trip back or somewhere esle. You'll also get to meet new people around the world maybe you'll decide to move there. These are simple reasons why its great to travel hopfully you'll concider it. | 1 |
5113ead | Making Mona Lisa Smile is about this new technology knowing when we are mad or sad.
Acording to paragraph 4, 'the facial expressions for each emotion are universal". Also in paragraph 5 " you can tell how a friend is felling simply by the look on her face. Of course, the most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. Yet Dr. Huang observed that artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions". Finally, In paragraph 6 "the Mona Lisa demonstration is really intened to bring a smile to your face, while it showes just how much this computer that knows when you're happy or sad. 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. A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confussed or bored.
This is why it is valuable to put the Mona Lisa Smile in the classroom for teachers and students. | 1 |
511512f | I do not agree with the author in the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" when he describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions works. The use of this technology is to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable to me. There are reasons why I don't agree, and I know that i'm not the only person who disagree with this argument.
One reason is that schools shouldn't allow anyone to put that technology into their computers because that technology has nothing to do with school or what the kids are learning at school. Another reason is that the way people feel is how they feel, it's not meant for the whole world, the school, or anyone to know how they are feeling if they didn't tell that person. If that person didn't tell anyone that's because they wanted to keep what was wrong with them to their self.
In paragraph three it says that the Facial Action Coding System that is enable in computers can tell if a human is feeling happy, surprise, angry, disgust, fear, and sadness. If a student is feeling happy or surprise its okay for people to know, but when a sudent is feeling angry, disgust, fear, and sad it's not because you don't know what that person is going through or how that person is living.
This technology that someone came up with is not a good idea. I said it's not because I wouldn't want anyone to know how i'm feeling if i'm not in a good mood. If i'm angry or sad about something I would keep it to myself and not tell anybody because I wouldn't people to kee bringing it up to me when i'm trying to forget about it. | 2 |
5119498 | The "face" on mars was not made my aliens. We know this because it is only a Martian mesa, those are common on Cydonia. The only difference is that this one had shadows that made it look like a egyption Pharaoh. Although few scientists believed the Face was an alien artifact, most of them thought otherwise. Photographing Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global Surveyo. " we felt it was important to taxpayers," says Jim Garvin, chief scientist for NASAs Mars Exploration Program.
So we photographed the face as soon as we could get a good shot at it. On April 5, 1998 the first time that the Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia, Michael and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture that was ten times sharper than the Viking did. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first went on the web. Saddly enough it revealed that it was a natural landform. People were sad to see that it was not a alien moument after all, but some people still thought that it was still an alien moument.
They thought that because it was cloudy on the red planet the alien markings were hidden by haze. Neverthless, on April 8, 2001 on a couldless day the we tried for a third time, but " its not easy work, in fact, it's hard work," says Garvin."We had to role the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view."It was not all invain we got a great shot with each pixel in 2001 spans of 1.56 meaters, compared to the 42 meters per pixel used my the Viking. The picture was so good that if there were airplanes on the ground, Egyptian-style pyrmids, or even small shacks they could see it all. What the picture really shows thr Martian equal to burra or masa. Land forms common around the American West. All it was, was a a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars | 3 |
511a456 | Have you ever dreamed of driverless cars in the future as a child? Well if you have, that dream seems to be coming true. Companies have said that driverless cars are completely safe, but would you be able to trust that? The thought of driverless car may seem absolutely wonderful, but the dangers that come with it may not. Driverless cars shouldn't be allowed on the roads because they are not completely driverless, driving laws may change, and we need smarter roads.
According to the article, it says that "In 2013, BMW announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant". The car can handle driving functions at sppeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel and the driver must remain alert". If the driver still needs to hold on to the wheel, then why are they called driverless cars? This can be very dangerous because the driver may not be fully alert to take over. Something may go wrong to where the driverless car doesn't alert the driver to take over in time which could lead to a serious accident.
According to the article, it says the "Driving laws mainly written on having a human driver controlling the car at all times." Driving laws focus on keeping driver, passangers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is fully achieved with alert driver. If the driver isn't alert than that could cause lives to be in danger. Driving laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times, not having a human driver drive only for a certain amount of time and the car driving itself. Traffic laws would have to change in order to cover the liability in case of an accident.
According to the article, it says that "Smarter roads are too expensive to be pratical". If there is a smarter car on the road, we will need to have smarter roads and that comes with a lot of work. Smart-road systems work suprisingly well, but they require massive upgrading to exsisting roads. For starters, the driverless car will need to have an excessive amount of sensors. That causes the car to need a lot of improving in order to function with exsisting roads.
Driverless cars has its perks, but it has many downsides also. Driverless cars could form a public transportation system where people all over the world could use. While that may seem amazing, the dangers of having cars drive themselves overtakes that because driverless cars are not completely driverless, traffic laws may change, and we need smarter roads. The safety of driverless cars may change, but however, we need to wait for what the future holds for us. | 4 |
511bedd | The Face wasn't created by aliens, it was a natural landform and we have a prove. The picture from new high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA's Mars Global survey spacecrasft reveal the Face on Mar for what it really is a mesa. When the picture appeared it was a landform and when we look at it there weren't face. There weren't any eye, nose, lip or any kind of thing human would have . At first, I also though it was a Face until I saw the picture and really compare it to something similiar on Earth.
People could said it was an alien marking were hidden by haze but the thing is if there were object in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramind or even small shacks, you could see what they were. The picture show the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around the Amerian West. "It reminds me most of the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho" says Garvin. " That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars."
The Face really isn't the Face, It's the landform. Sometime people got
carried away with things that they forget the truth. It easy to get fool thinking it was created by aliens but the truth always reveal itself. | 2 |
512072d | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author is very specific about the dangers of traveling to Venus. He does a good job explaining that the spaceships that have been sent were unmanned, for that same reason that the spaceships have never survived the landing for more than a few hours. The authors says that venus is
referred to as earths twin, because its closest in density and size, occasionally the closest in distance too. We have not landed a spacecraft in more than three decades, Venus us a very difficult planet to study, even though its closest to us, this makes scientists even more curious to study Venus.
In this article, the author talks about all the danger of traveling/exploring Venus, one being that the atmosphere is very thick "almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus" . What makes the atmoshpere even more complicated are the "clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid'. The average temperature over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience in our own planet"! Traveling to mars is not yet capable to do, its so hot it could liquefy metals, it has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, which is surpisingly odd because Mercury is closer to the sun, you would think Mercury is hotter.
Venus is urged to be explored because its the most earth like planet, " Astronomers are facinated by venus becuase it may well once have been the most earth-like planet in our solar system". Venus was surrounded with very wide oceans, humans could have maybe survived long ago. Venus and earth have very similar qualitys today, mountains, valleys, craters. Venus is our next option of life on another planet, "recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit". Scientists want to keep trying to make a trip to Venus, but its difficult when you hadnt a single chance of luck.
Its difficult for researchers to take samples of venus, such as rocks, gas,
etc. when they cant land the spacecraft. They would have to float over the planet, without landing it, it would be very risky to land the spacecraft. the author says "researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningful knowledge of Venus ".In paragraph 6 it says, "Scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks" this meaning that they would need to last longer enough to collect meaningful data of Venus.
In conclusion, Venus is a very difficult planet to research since, no spacecraft has ever landed. researchers are still looking for a way to make that possible but to this day it has not been accomplished, it must be difficult to try and collect data from the spacecraft without getting off. Venus has a very thick atmosphere making it difficult to breath for very long , its also very hot, hot enough to luquefy metal. Researchers are desperatley wanting to research Venus because its the closest planet we have to earth and eventually when there is no more earth, humans might have to live on Venus, possibly? | 4 |
51224cb | The author describes how a new technology called, "The Facial Action Coding System," (FACS), enables computers to identify human emotions, by describing the software used at the University of Illinois. I believe this type of technology is a great way to read students' emotional expressions for not only educational use but for human interactions.
FACS would be put into great use of technology for students' due to the amount stress, and confussion students' may be recieving, while doing assignments or assessments. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." (6) This type of technology, could provide a tutor to appear on the screen, and help the student with anything they are in need of. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." (6) This may also result in ways students may accumulate these skills during musicals or plays.
Another way FACS could be used, is for human interactions. This may be useful for: family matters, employment, interviews, meeting someone. "Eckman has classified six basic emotions-happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness-and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." (3) This can help tell the person whether they are happy, sad, confused, dishonest, etc. and give the person a way to respond to the situation such as a lie. "To an expert, faces dont lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot whena a "smiling" polotician or celebrity isn't being truthful." (8)
In concluding my arguement as to why I agree with the type of technology, FACS, are due to the use for educational purposes such, as being confused on a assignment or assessment, and the use for human interactions whether it is on employment, interviews, meeting someone, or family matters. | 3 |
5123248 | Cars they've become a major part of our society. However ask yourself this, do we really need to use them for everything? What if we could seperate from the everyday life of using cars. People around the world are trying to change their lives by making cities and suburbs more dense and easier for walking. Imagine a world where we walk to work with our neighbors and hear bikes going down the roads and children off exploring their home together and not a car in sight. Does it seem to good to be true? Most likely it is right now. Humanity is stubborn espcially the Untied States because we refuse to change our way of life. Cars are one of them and they're kind of a problem right now.
Passenger cars make up 12 percent of greenhouse gases in Europe however they make up almost 50 percent in places such as the United States. In the United States the Enviromental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities. We could have communities that have almost no cars in sight and instead of driving to get groceries or something else we need we could walk just a little to the shop right down the road. This could lower air pollution by big amounts and people could finally get some excercise they need instead of sitting behind a desk all day.
America's love affair with its vehicles seeems to be cooling. It seems as if America is finally slowing down with driving and owning cars. We started to decline in greenhouse gases but it seems as if that was only temporary. America is still too attached to cars.
The world where theres no cars and people walk and talk together is a long time away. It seems as though cars will be a part of our society for a long time coming and theres nothing really about to change. However that perfect world is developing slowly in countries such as Europe and some of America, but its not perfect yet. | 3 |
5129a0b | Say there is a student in your class who is good but dosnt focous enough in class, you wish you knew what was wrong with him but he hides he is quiet. I believe the use of this technology to read the expressions of students is valuble. this can support teachers on helping understands students by how they truely feel and act when unseen. This shows what the teacher personally can do to help the student at their goals and focus in class at all times. It may also be a way to get to know each student because most students dont focus because they dont like the teacher. This is what i believe it would be valuable.
This will help teachers to help students when bored confused. Most teachers dont know when most students are bored or confused. Most teacher will just guess by seeing if their paying attention to the topic in the classroom. In the article, it explains a computer can figure out when a student is bored or confused said doctor Huang predicts This could help students in and teachers for a long period of time.
It help teachers gives their students to focus on work by seeing the real
facial expressions and when not faking it. Most teacher dont know what student facial expression means but with the facial action coding system the teacher will understand how their feeling and when your not faking it. In the article it says That your mouth is turned sideways when its faced sideways. This can also show when celebertys or politicians are lying.
Some will say emotions dosnt matter or not, what matters is students appearing to school and completing their task. This is false in my opinion. Teachers should want to understand students feelings because this will make students like the teacher more and help the students. This can go a long way in helping students face many problems. If this would to happen This must be in the schools.
Now with this you can finally figure out the problems of the students by their expression. This is my opinion on this argument. This will go a long way for teachers in my opinions. Do you think this can help many folks, I do.
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512b12f | Anybody should be able to vote like teenagers,and aldults because the Electoral College is a process,they consists of the selection of the electors,and at the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters.
First,
The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electors votes is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotmentof electors equals the numbers of members in it's Congressional delegation:one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for you Senators.
Second,
The Electoral College avoids the problems of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast. For example, Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both had only a 43 percent plurality of votes,while winning a majority in the Electoral College.
Third ,
It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state-Democrats in Texas,for example, or Repuublicans in Claiforina. Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote.
Inconclusion,Anybody should be able to vote like teenagers,and aldults because the Electoral College is a process,they consists of the selection of the electors,and at the most basic level,the electoral college is unfair to voters. | 2 |
512ebc5 | The face on Mars has become a serious topic in this article,why because it has been discovered that there is a face on Mars created by aliens!
This face on Mars was not created by aliens,it`s just a natural landform that made scientists and other people believe that it was an alien`s face which it could have been an alien`s face but it wasn`t. Our question is how can an alien survive without air? Does it need air to survive? It`s a mesa not a creation of aliens. The MOC team snapped a picture ten times sharper and that`s how it was discovered that it wasn`t a alien`s face on Mars it was a natural landform or just a huge rock formation on Mars.
This article expresses how scientists and other people believed that an alien could have made this face on Mars when it could have been an alien perhaps but it wasn`t it was just either a natural landform or a huge rock formation on Mars. Also,scientists believed that the face was an alien artifact which it wasn`t. | 2 |
513352f | "America for the people, by the people". Dear senators in which who favor keeping the Electoral College of the United States. Ask yourself this question "if this country was made for the people, by the people, why aren't we allowed to vote for our own president"?
The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. It's time for change.
To begin with, the principles of America were made under the intention to create a country of equality. This electoral college has created a boundary between the people and it's government. Under the electoral college system, voters vote for not the president, but for a slate elector, who in turn elects the president. By this doing are voice aren't being heard. It's like giving a homeless person five-dollars, we don't know where are money is going. This system needs to be replaced by the popular vote, so that are voice could be heard.
To continue, this system is extremely outdated. The fact that our founding fathers established it in the Constitution, as a comprimse between election of the president, is living proof how outdated this system is. This system runs like zombie after the crash of a 5 hours energy drink. Heck, this system is so old, my grandma remebers the day it was established, like it was yesterday. Although this rustbucket is old, the worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, and still not by the hands of "the people". We demand change!
Although some may say, this systems prevents a bunch of yahoo's from voting. Everyone desevere their take on the subject of matter. There's an adge saying " the one's you don't expects to learn from, can teach you the most". After all it is our right to vote, as it is promise in the Constitution. The electoral system is an irrational system. It's basically like a slap in the face. A way of the government saying we're a bunch of dodo birds, that are incapable of voting.
In conclusion, It's official, the electoral college is unfair, extremely outdated, and irrational. The world is changing around us and it's time to adapt. Instead of "pointing guns at eachother", we need to assemble. "Give me freedom or give me death". Bob Dole was right: Abolish the electoral college! | 4 |
5135522 | I disagree with everything this passage has to say.Cars are suppose to hold responability, but if we have cars that drive on their own there will be no more responability!
Think about it, You wont have to worry about having your turn singals on, turning into lanes and parking! Sure it will be nice and relaxing but life isn't suppose to be relaxing and easy. Life is suppose to be hard, with problems that you have to solve. If we have a car that drives on its own, people are going to get more lazy, their not goning to want to get up and help guide the car. They are going to think the car can do everything and anything! They might even fall asleep in the car and if the person whos driving the car they could be a heavy sleeper and the chairs aren't going to wake them up so they might die! They are going to be more lazy then they are today! For example, they wont wanna clean their houses, take their dogs for walks, anything like that!
This is why I disagree with this pasasge and we should not have cars that drive we can drive by oursevles! | 2 |
5143f3e | Some reasons the face is a natural land form is,there was a close up picture taken of it in 200,After the image was pixilized it was proven that there were no buildings around or in the face.
In 2001 there was a close up picture taken of the face. it confirmed there was no alien life, " Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform(7)." In the picture the face isn't very defined like a statue would be, there are only shadows where land forms like rocks are making the illusion of a face.
A few people were not happy with the picture, saying that there could be alien markings on it, or a shack. So scientists got a pixilated picture of it, showing every detail of the face," It reminds me most of Middle Buttle in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, says Gavin.(12)" So, it is in fact a natural land form. Before it was probably a rock, or hill. If a person back in that time had the technology to see it they would have seen something not yet weathered down. But now after centuries we see a face.
In conclusion the face is a natural land formmation. That is proven by picture and logic. It is not defined enough to be made by aliens. | 3 |
5144819 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars, for example in the passage they gave a positive things about the driverless cars, and those positive things were the following: they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driverways or dealing with compicated traffic issuses. Some of the negative aspects are through roadwork or accidents. The Positve Meaning there is no problem with the cars that they are now building but there will alwasy be something wrong with a new car people build. By all i mean by this passage that there will be some pros and some cons for the cars. The cars changed every year to make some cars better than others, aslo to persuave the company that the new car is involved.
Before 2000 the tried to make things a little more interesting, but they had missing things so they couldnt make things to work out much. they where missing the following: computre, mapping, radar which is a device on a hilltop That cost a lot of money in the passage is said its about two hundred million dollars. So technaclly you couldnt just buy this at a Radio Shack. Each car is farly different in my opinion, each year they company is gonna continue changeing and making newer cars to make the company increase. Which this is a positive thing about the cars the better tha cars they make the more money they will get.
In 2013 a car name BMW announced the development of "traffic Jam Assitant,"the nre thing about this car was that driving it, it functions at a speed that is up to 25 mph, but now there are special touch sensors to make sure that the driver keeps ahold of the wheel, and other thing that this passage said about the car is that no other car is advance this far. But there is always some negative things about these new cars like i said, about the GM has develped drivers seats that vibarteds when a vehicle is in danger of the backing into an object. The Goolge car simply announce when the driver should prepar to take over. | 2 |
5147145 | Have you ever wanted to spend more time with your family? Well you may have that opportunity sometime in the future. Even as we go about our daily lives people somewhere are working to make that happen. With driverless cars we can spend more time with our family. The driverless car will no doubt help lessen the accidents caused by cars, it will also allow you to do something more important than driving on your way to and from work, and it will help keep your children under control because of you being able to talk to them about their actions in the backseat of your car.
Automated driving will help stop accidents from happening. Driverless cars are safer because they use sensors rather than the human attention span. Also driverless cars have an automatic brake system in a child or car got in front of the car at any time the car would be able to stop before collision. The cars will also allow everything to be more electronically inclined. If we get automated cars it will change how we live and our productivity.
While driving a car you have to pay a lot of attention to any hazards that may come along, and you don't have any time to work on the project for your workplace. While you are driving you could have been working on said project, but you couldn't due to the fact that you had to pay attention to the road. If we develope automated cars it will help bring work productivity up and sales along with it. The economy could really get a boost from them. Which would help people get jobs and more people would come out of poverty. Which could help us pay more attention to the future generation.
What are your kids doing half the day do you know? Do you drive with your kids in the car? How many life lessons could you have taught them if you didn't have to drive? I am guessing a lot. Your kids want to hear your stories and they want to know that they are loved by you. If you can't take five minutes out of your day to talk to them what kind of life will they lead.
My point is that with automated cars we will get more done, have more time to talk to our kids, and we will get into less accidents due to inattention. We could have a life like that. All we have to do is help each other and let them develope and test freely on our streets. Honestly, what do we have to lose? We kill each other more in car accidents than any machine ever will. | 3 |
5148d30 | In the classroom you get bored of one subject and your teacher just doesnt be quite and your tired of that subject. If you were on your computer you wouldnt have that problem because with the new advanced software it would be able to recognize your bored so it would change the subject. This could be a very effective equipment for a person that cant go to school or someone that does online school. It could really change or make a diffrence how people learn and what to do to make people learn better.
This could help someone out a lot when they are in home schooled and they get bored or are getting tired of that subject the software could read his facial expression and change what subject they are on. In the text it says " they can tell when somone is happy, surprised, angry,disgusted, scared, or sad." This could help a lot because sometimes people wont be ahving the best of days and then you could tell what was wrong with just a picture of there face during that time.
This is why I think the software that reads your expresion would be good in the classroom. Instead of wondering what is wrong with a kid when he or she is doing his or hers work just read there facial expertion and understand maybe they arent having the best of days. Also when your online and your taking a course online it can tell when you get bored so the technology can change the course your on so it wont be as boring because you would switch it up every now and then. This tool could help out a lot in the classroom expeience but aslong as its not always looking through your camarea because that could be going through our privacy. | 3 |
5149fd3 | So we can all agree that Venus is a very interesting planet. It is known as the evening star to some people. Even though you can get some good looks at it from earth it is hard to look ar close up. Also most of us know that this planet is inhabitable because of the planets conditions. Even though it is inhabitable scientists are still interested in the planet.
The author of this passage claims that is is still a worthy journey to try to explore this planet despite all of the dangers. Personally i would agree with him/her for various different reasons. He says "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life". For just this reason I think scientists would go crazy over. Since this planet might have been habitable at one point. If this statement is true then scientists should be looking into it so we can find out what went wrong.
The author also explains that there is a way we can get a little close to the planet. With some sort of aircraft that can hover about thirty miles abive the surface of Venus. Which is a good idea on there part, but they won't get any samples of rock or anything just a better view. They would get more insight on the ground conditions though which is a start. NASA is working on they're machines so they could last longer on the surface. Also they might have to send them on a manned mission even though there are risks it could be worth it in the end.
In another way the author goes on about some simplified electronics made of gears and switches. This idea sounds crazy but he has a good point, considering that these devices could last on the planet unlike modern tech which would melt. He said "These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War ll". Which means this is like ancient tech., but it is the only tech. that could be survivable on this planet. I don't know where or how they would get there hands on this kind of stuff, but anything sounds good concidering we cant send people to this planet because of the conditions
All in all the author does a great job of explaining the reasons we should still look into exploring this planet. He gives great attention to detail and has spot on ideas. This passage is really detailed and etiquate. I love the way all of the words flowed together and the various reasons he gave on why we should explore Venus. Which is why i agree with him. | 4 |
514afa4 | if i had to choose i would change to election vote cause it is more popular and it has less problems unlike the other cause when you do electoral college you have to do lots ofdifferent things that is not worth doing which is a disaster for some people and while other people are saying how good the electoral college is if its so good why do you so many issues with things that happen to people thats what i dont understand they dont let some people vote cause there age which is stupid they should let them vote thats the reason why ther areso many disputes in the world cause of the ignorance of some people and the only thing the people from electoral college is worried about iswinning instead of carring for the other people which is not right that is the reason so many outbreaks happen cause people start to not even give a crap about the people that is wanting to vote but the people is not worriedtwo cents about what anyone else thinks their just worried bout themselves which is stupid and they should have been done something about this before it get to much out of control which is leading to much more problems it needs to come to a end and pick a president who would actually give a care about the people of the united states instead them going around and talking about them in different ways that is not needed cause only a majority of people votes for him doesnt mean that he or she has to be a complete jerk to them and start talking bout them in bad ways that is how many fights start and when they start they dont ever stop talking bout it for a long period of time which pisses people off what if someone started talking bout you or your parents you would want to beat the crap out of them then there would be catastrophic failure which leadsto more and more drama which just makes things even worse nominees get happy that they won the vote and start getting all crazy and start saying things just to get people all ticked off and things that really didnt meanto happen happens to people that did not even do anything to hurt that person at all which is messed up cause they dont give no effort to even say they are sorry for what they did to that person the advocates that are in the position they say things that make arguements and other things that dont need to happen begin which doesnt make things any easier it just causes more drama that doesnt need to happen cause even more trouble that is not a good thing to have happen when that happens it just has bad things happening everywhere and it only makes things worse which leads to cause even more drama in peoples life and it doesnt seem fun getting out of all that drama that happened | 1 |
515891f | By limiting car use not only does it help monther earth, by extracting all thoes harmful chemicals in the air. One woman from VAUBA, Germany states that when "she had A car she was more tense,but when she stopped driving she was more happier". Experts say, that 12% of greenhouse is the cause of cars.
For the people that are reading this passage, im supposed to explain to you why limiting car use is an amense deal to humans. Everyone is just so used to driving everywhere, because, its faster and easier to get from point A to point B. Now think back to how people back then got from point A to point B, they didnt have cars, or trains they had Feet. Most of us are selfish enought not to walk or use public transportaion, and help stop greenhouse effect.
By limiting car use, we are able to enjoy the air around much better. Theres a town that banned cars. They would rather walk then drive, most of them sold there car just to live somwhere much more peacfuly. Can you do that? | 2 |
516707a | I dont think the use of the technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because, students should at least have the right to there own personal thoughts. Students are in a building all day with other students and teachers that they might not trust, like, or let alone even know. Students have no freedom in school, teachers make or tell students what to do everything is watched, students are constantly told what to do by adults that they dont know, let alone trust. So i think students should have the right to keep there personal thoughts, opinions, and emotional expressions as private as they want them to be. Unless you know the student is in danger that students personal thoughts, emotional expressions, and opinions should be kept as private as they wish until they are ready to talk about whatever the situation could have been. | 2 |
516aee9 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The following topics the author used helped support this idea: the challenges, dangers, and the fasinations with Venus needs to be explored.
Our neighboring "twin," that we can only observe by hovering far above it hopping to get as much detail as possible, creats a challenge due to how unsafe it is. Our scientists have "sent numerous spacecrafts" to Venus. But, each previous mission was unmanned because, no spacecraft survived the landing for mpore than a few hours. Also, due to the high pressures and heat on this planet there is "Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on the surface."
Due to the challenges, it makes it so much more dangerous. Since,
Venus is second to our sun and has an "atmosphere of 97 precent carbon dioxide blanket" and a tempeture average over 800 degrees Fahrinheit." It makes it really hard for NASA to get a close look do to Venus's unsafe tempertures. Also, Venus has an "atmospheric pressure that is 90 times greater than what us humans experiance on our own plant." Which is way "more extreme than anything we have had to encounter." Plus, if NASA were able to find away to float thirty-plus miles above the suface it "would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit." But, on the bright side "it would have the air pressure close to at sea level on earth."
But, despite these challenges and dangers there is plenty of fasinations with this planet. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." Also, Venus still has some features similar to earth such as: valleys, mountains, and craters. Making more scientist to want to explore it to see if it was once habital by other creatures. Further more, making then to suspect that "Venus was probably once covered largely with oceans."
Based on the author hitting the points that exploring Venus can be challenging, dangerous, but yet fasinating helps get across the fact the he feels like despite the dangers Venus presents it is still a worthy prusuit to study. | 4 |
5176bba | Today my firend Don Reist inviited me to come with him to the Seagoing Cowboys program he wanted me to go and tought about and Want to go mainly becaues I was 18 and out of school and i can get dafted to the army.
Don telled me that since the war was over we go to this other country and help them out a little sice it was a big mess over.
It was August 14, they reported us at New Orleans. When we got there they were giving out thing to do before the ship got there they said for me go get more peole to do this program and I did. I walked down to the bordwalk got a big line of people the fun thing was that if you get to convince eveyone who does not want to go then they just go some were real nice and just went but they were probalry going to be dafted like me.
August 15 the cattle boat was not there so, they said do the same thing again the same thing happend got a lot of people then they gave another job that it is to see wich man was strong enough to go they said i got to much people so, we get the strongest of the strongest two hour went bye and when eveyone was at lunch the boat was there .
August 16, I guess sleeping in a boat is the same thing as sleeping in a bed room but the bed was always moving but I can't lie about spleeping good last night. tonigth was a big night for me I was a wachtman . It was 11:00 ol'colck and it was raining and the waves sarted to pick up and then i slipped!
down a slide thank god i'm ok but I had to be in bed for a little with a cracked rib.
I was being dafted but they told me to keep doing my servive so, I did and I had the best three years ever I helped over 1 millon people and I visted nine countrys the good thing is that I'm ok .
The End | 1 |
51771c8 | A New Era
Times are changing, and changing fast. While the car may once have been the ideal accessory to a rapidly changing world, people have now found that the opposite is now true. Limiting car usage is cheaper, better for the enviorment, and is quickly becoming the "cool" thing to do. America's facination with the 1950's fords are over, and a new era is upon us.
Cutting down on car usage is much cheaper. Between the expensive vehicle itself and enormous gas bill, It's more fiscally responsible to carpool, use public transportation, or even walk. Places like Vauban in Germany are just the start of a quickly growing social trend to make cars more expensive. As stated in Source 1, "There are only two places to park-Large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home". Places like Paris have even been known to enact partial driving bans at times, with 22-euro fines enacted for those who failed to follow the ban. Driving, an already expensive task, is increasingly becoming a task only the rich can afford.
Removing some of our outrageous motor vehicle usage is also good for the enviorment. As mentioned in Source 2, Smog that was already prevalent in places like Beijing, China has found it's way into modern European cities like Paris, with more to follow if we do't cut back, and soon. Paris has known to have over 147 Micrograms of pariculate matter per cubic meter, with other cities like Brussels and London having 114 and 79.7 respectively. If that didn't seem bad enough, it's worse in other areas. In some areas of the United States, passenger cars are responsible for up to 50% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Having a lower dependence on cars isn't just good for the enviorment, it's now become "cool". The amount of driving done by young people has decresased by 23 percent between 2001 and 2009, and even big companies are starting to notice. As stated in Source 3, Bill Ford, the executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company, acknowleged the growing change, and even offered suggestions to help. He proposed a better system to save time and resources while improving gas emissions and public safety. Meanwhile in Bogota Colombia, Millions of citizens in participated"Day Without Cars," A yearly program set up in the city.
While 10 years ago might have painted a different picture, the writing on the wall is clear. There's a global trend for decreasing dependency on cars, and it's not looking to stop anytime soon. A once needed tool is quickly becoming less and less relevent, due to cheaper costs, less strain on the enviorment, and the always prevalent "cool factor." It's not the golden age of cars anymore, and about time changes were made to match modern day thinking. | 4 |
5177a59 | Being known as Earth's twin, Venus is a planet most people are famliar with. Having rocky surfaces, sediments and mountains, this planet was most likely very close to earth long ago. The author states that the surface temperature reaches 800 degrees, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than Earth. Then the idea is brought up, what if we lived on Venus? Exploration of this planet has begun, and with profound dangers, scientists are still pursuing the idea. Venus is a planet that has tough conditions, but still may be suitibale for life.
Venus poses some very intense conditions, such an environment is something humans could never survive. "If our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientists even discussing futher visits to it's surface?" The author states that scientist noticed Venus was close in characteristics to Earth's. Large oceans probably covered in oceans and could've even supported living organisms. "Venus is the closest planet in terms of density and size." Because of Earth's simularities to Venus, Scientists see this as an oppourtunity for collecting data and planetary visits.
The upfront dangers of planetary visits are extreme, not to mention going to a planet with the heat to liquify metal. Despite these challenges the author states we cannot let dangers get in the way of us exploring. "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 to many equally intimidating endeavours." Our exploration should not keep us from collecting data and finding things about our Earth and Solar System. The author explains, we need to meet the very edge of imagination and innovation.
Venus has many dangers, seeming to make it impossible for humans or any life to survive. Despite all this, scientist continue to strive for planet exploration. Venus is a planet that has tough conditions, but still may be suitibale for life. | 3 |
517aed3 | The Electoral Collge is a process where electors vote for President and Vice President, and count the number of electoral votes by Congress. Many people are debating whether or not keep the Electoral College or change it to a election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Although the Electoral College has been taking place for many years now, it can be a disaster factor. I believe that the Electoral College should be abolished and changed to a election by popular vote for the president of the United States because it will make the election fair, the chance of there being a tie is much less, and it will be rather rational as oposed to the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is not fair and it is irrational. Voters don't vote directly to the president they want. According to Source 1: "What is the Electoral College?" voters actually voting for their candidate's electors. Majority of the states have a "winner- take- all" system in which electors are awarded to the winning candidate. Voters don't get to chose who exactly they want, it's based upon which elector they chose that really determines who will win the presidential election. The voters can't always control what the elector they chose does with what thy're decision was on who they wanted to win the election, and they just as well get confused and sometimes possibly make the wrong choice. Changing it to election by popular vote for the president of the United States is fair for anyone who votes. There is less chance of getting confused and less chance of picking the wrong elector. Even though others may argue that each party selects trusted electors to vote for the patry's nominees, it's still not fair to those who get confused and end up picking the wrong elector which leads to wrong vote towards the presidential election.
The chances of it turning out to be a tie aren't low. Accoring to Source 2: "The Indefensible Electoral Colleg: Why even the best laid defenses of the system are wrong", a tie has happened before. States have sent two states of electors to Congress. Although it happened long ago, it doesn't mean that it won't occur anytime again. Abolishing the Electoral College can give a less chance for that to occur. Since staes have the "winner- take- all" system, the candidates don't even spend time or focus on the states that thye know they have no chance in winning in. According to source 2, there were seventeen states who didn't even get to see the election at all, and some votes didn't even get to see the ad of the campaign.
The presidential election will become rational to many people. There may be cons to abolishing the Electoral College but there are more pros to it rather than cons. It would make the presidential election fair and easier for the voters voting for the candidates. People may argue that it's best to keep the Electoral College because some states may not have enough people voting for the candidates so it wouldn't be possible to directly vote for the president of the United States but there are more states who do have the chance to chose and make a direct decision rather than picking an elector who may or may not go agaisnt the party that had picked them and then they can end up chosing who they, the electors want instead of what the voter really wanted and intended. Many people may be able to agree that it is best to abolish the Electoral College instead of keeping it. The electors are picked mostly based upon the state.
Abolishing the Electoral College is the fair, rational, and beneficial thing to do. Keeping the Electoral College won't benefit the presidential election in any way possible. It's better to keep the election fair than otherwise. Voters should be able to know exaclty who they're picking without any confusion or without accidently picking the wrong person. People shouldn't need to be confused about who they're picking and they shouldn't have to posibly worry at the fact that the elector they voted for might defy the will of the voters and they would pick who they, the voters feel like picking rather than picking who the voters vote was actually intended for in the first place. There are risks to basically putting the voters vote in someone elses hands and the voters vote can easily be changed by one of the electors that the party had picked because they trusted that person. If the presidential election was about who you can pick directly, then it would be much easier and the voters will know that the presidential election was fair and nothing was done to change who they voted for in the beginning. | 5 |
5180207 | Dear (Senator of Florida),
In my opinion I believe the electoral college shall not remain the same and that we should change the election to the popular vote. I believe that the electoral college and the process in which it takes for a president to get elected isn't fair. Like stated in the article if you lived in Texas and wanted to vote for 'John Kerry' you would also be voting for his slate of 34 Democratic electors which would gain him 34 electoral votes. The electors could be anyone depending on what state it is and not always can voters control whom their electors vote for. Sometimes people don't know or get confused about the electors and vote for the candidate the was possibly not in their favour. A negative aspect of the Electoral college is that you can be off for about one vote or so and if the other candidate looks like it has majority they would give it to them. Sometimes they have to recount votes and check over them again because they are unsure or have new votes coming in. The worst thing is when you have a tie in the electoral college which is possible it rarely ever occured in the popular vote. In the popular vote you either win by majority or lose because you didn't have enough votes or more votes than your opponent.
The electoral college is unfair to voters because of the winner take all system that in each state the candidates on go to the states in which they believe that they have a strong amount of votes. The electoral college is agreed to be unfair, irrational, and outdated. In order for the country to continue growing and increase in the economy and so forth you don't need a president who is the most liked you need one who you believe will run the country and be able to fulfull the demands you would like for the country. Romney had most of the south votes yet Obama still won the election due to his excellence in presidency and the small states and a few large states added up together to let him win. Just becasue a president has over rule on the South states or north doesn't mean they are guaranteed to win the election. I believe in my opinion it isn't true that a large state gets more attention in a campaign than the smaller states because Obama went to small states and large states to campaign in not just the large states. Going back to Romney who went to the southern states and fairly larger states to receive majority vote. So due to the fact that there are many downsides to the electoral college I say it shall be abolished and that the popular vote from now on shall determine whether you are president or not. | 3 |
518142b | Have you ever wanted to own a car that does your driving for you? Well now you have that chance to own one. Now you may be thinking the same way I am thinking. How will the car sence a pedestrian? Or how will the car know that theere is a stop light or a top sign ahead? These are some things you might want to focusing on and focus less on, WOW a car can actually drive it's self?
Now I on the other hand am against driverless cars because I don't think that it would be a good idea. What would be the point in being in the drivers seat if no one was actually driving the car? How more expessive is the driverless car than the original regular car? How is the driverless car exactly safer than regular cars? I personally think that there would be the same amout of aciedents happening than what there is today in society maybe for vary of reasons but there most likely would still be plenty of accidents.
Another reason on why I do not think driverless cars would be a good idea would be because what if one of the cars has a misfunction or a error and doesn't stop while someone is crossing the street? What if the car doesn't stop at a stop light and you have a three car pile up because of it? Having a driverless car would make people that it would be okay to drink and drive because technically they are not the one doing the driving the car is doing the driving. There will probably a lot of people who try and sue the driverless car company because their car had a misfunction and caused them to wreck and now they have a hospital bill on their hands because they got ito that accident that was not their fault. Or maybe the car hit a pidestrian and now the car owner has someone elses hospital bill to pay for but don't have insurence or the finances to pay the bill even though it was not his/her fault.
Again there are multiple reasons to rethink this driverless car reanactment. There are to much things to be worrying about if you owned one. You would be waisting your money buying something you absolutly do not need. You would be waisting money on a case you would most likely lose. These are just a few reasons on why I am against the "Driverless Cars Are Coming." | 3 |
5183644 | Americans throughout the country believe that the Electoral College isn't fair and believe that they deserve a more direct voting syste to the president, other than voting for electors. These reasons are made by the people because they want more and more power in the government. What the people want is almost always the risky option, especially when the topic is government. I believe that the Electoral College should be kept as the way it is now, and not a direct voting system for American citizens.
As said in the previous statement, Americans that want the Electoral College gone are lurking for more power when it comes to rules. Unfortunately, if the government's decisions were left in the hands of the people, the country's state would be in anarchy. On the other hand, the electoral college offers Congress and the Senate a share of the power, and the American citizens a share of the power as well. For example, if the Electoral College began to diminish, then became wiped out immediately, the government could do nothing less but to watch as the people choose the president that they want. Sometimes, what is wanted by the people may not always be the right thing.
Moving on, almost 60 percent of all American voters stated that they would rather have a direct voting system, putting aside the Electoral College. What most people are not seeing is that the direct voting and Electoral College system are very similar. The difference between the two is, that when Americans vote in the Electoral College, they are voting for electors that go towards the president, and when Americans vote directly to the president, those same amount of votes go to the president as well. If the voting system was based off of a direct route to the presidents side, then there would be too many votes to count, which is why have representatives towards each state is one of the glories of the Electoral College.
Finally, the popular voting system is very flawed, considering that there are states that have millions more people people than others. Some states even double the size of other states according to population. For example, New York's population most likely doubles the population of Florida's, but thanks to the Electoral College, the representative and population ratio weighs out, giving each state an equal amount of votes toward their president. Now, if the popular voting system was in place, then states like New York would outnumber states like Florida's votes by millions. It would not be as fair as it is now if the popular voting system replaced the Electoral College.
In conclusion, the Electoral Colllege has many positive outlooks like keeping the voting system fair and not giving too much power to either side when voting is the subject. Although many Americans believe that the Elecotral College is causing the wrong presidents to win, it does not make a difference either way because of the way that the Electoral College evens out the votes. The Electoral College is a fair and suitable system for the United States and should be kept as America's voting system be | 4 |
51865e0 | People should join the Seagoing Cowboys Program for many reasons. As you go on in the program you can see many features in the world. It can help learn resopnsibilities that you need to learn in the world. In monderen do time it can show you how not to me electionics all the time or so much, because some people can not leave it alone.
This program will show people things in the world that not all people will or will not want to do. From Luke Bomberger's personinal evperinecace he can tell you that he had the most trips in world that no one had ever taken so you can ask him whatis all in the program. This program just has so many feature that you can see things the you didnt even know was in the world. Some people only know that there is just the land that they have, some people think the world in still flat adn some don't. Most people don't even know what is ahead of them and some people just wan tot trave the world to be in the program but they dont know what is all in the program. The program you should join is right in front of your eyes so you can join it.
Luke Bomerger had a very geat time on the Seagoing Cowboys Program and you can too. You should join the Seagoing Cowboys Program if you wish. This is an opertinity of a life time so do it now or never see it again. | 2 |
518a8e3 | "Hey citizens, im here to tell you the advantages of limting car usage." Imagine a life without car usage. Your life will be alot easier and less tense. You can only park your car in the garage or if your a car owner you can buy space along with a home. Stores are now moved out the malls and put a walk way and on a main street. People can walk, bike, skete, or take buses to work or school, leaving the streets free of traffic jams. Let me tell you why these 4 reasons are important.
Your life will be a lot easier and less tense without car usage. You can be able to ride your bike on the streets without cars. You can walk out your house and take a walk without having to worry about a car behind you. Even kids can play safe outside now when the are not out there. That why your life will be easier and less tense.
You can only park your car in the garage, or if your a car-owner you can buy space along with a home. There will be a lot more room on the streets. The streets won't seem so crowded as always. You can't have home garages, driveways, and you can't street park, they are strictly forbidden. That is why they made this rule.
Stores are now moved on a main street and a walk away. This is a great purpose for people who likes to walk and jog. You don't have to worry about traveling far to reach certain stores. You can walk out your house and go to any store of your choice. The main street is also helpful, thats where all the big marketing stores are. A great idea made for everyone.
people who walk,bike,skate, or take buses to work or school is another way to transport. If you live near or far from your job or school you can do the following I listed. Doing this helps delay traffic jams so it won't be any collisions on the road. With this in effect, parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city. The whole world should have a car free day.
These are the advantages of limiting car usage. Your life will be a lot easier and less tense. You have to park in a garage or if your a car-owner you can buy space along with a home, this makes more space on the road and suburban streets. Stores are moved out of malls and had got put on main streets and a walk away from where you live. You can walk, bike,skate,or take a bus to transport. This is a great way to live your life. | 3 |
518c141 | Imagine being in a warzone either a soldier or civilian and all you can here is screaming, gunshots, bombs going off, and the smell of gun powder. This is what many people had to here and go through during World War 11. People lost there homes, are going without food and water, and are injured, sick, or dead. Now luckily the war is over but people still don't have what they need to survive. This is the reason why people should join the Seagoing Cowboys program to help those in need.
My first reason is, the reasons why you are needed to help these people. World War 11 was a terrible war between almost every army in the world. It left hundreds of thousands of people homeless, injured, dead, sick, and without any food and war like i said before. This is why after the war the UNRRA ( The United Nations Relief and Rehab. Administration ) started the Seagoing Cowoys program and is another reason why you should join to help these people. Not to mention how if your under the age of 18 or recently turned 18 the program counts as your military service. You need to join so you could also save lives. Imagine it being a relative of yours in need that was in need after the war you would probably help but those people have families to and they need you and thats why u should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
Another reason is, all the benefits of helping in the Seagoing Cowboys program. one reason is you wouldn't have to endure the danger of the military as for the program counts as military service which I have also told you before. This is not all because on the way back from your trips you enjoy the marvelous once in a lifetime chance to sightsee the places you've always dreamed of seeing in Europe. The last benefit is being able to enjoy and savor the moment of helping people in need as they thank and as you know you have done good for not only your country but the whole planet.
Lastly, I think before you accept the job you should know more about it. For this job you will be asked to use go on a ship for long periods of time with crewmen and animals to care for. You will have to feed and give water to the animals two to tthree times a day, clean their stalls, and trasport the safely to the destination. You may also have the responsibility of night duty where you protect and guid the ship and warn of storms and check on the animals every hor. You will then transfer this info. to the captain. You will also engage in many fun activities. | 4 |
5190863 | People are facinated with the Man on the Moon and the idea of Martians, but most people do not think about life on Venus. Venus is the second planet from the sun and shares many geographical features with Earth. However, studying this planet is made difficult by the dense and toxic atmosphere, high temperatures, and violent weather. Despite this, some people think that Venus should still be explored, and the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is of this opinion. The idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is well supported by the author as seen through the rewards of studying Venus and the progress that has been made towards studying Venus.
First, the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is well supported by the author as seen through the many rewards of studying Venus. After laying out the dangers of studying Venus, the author explains why scientists continue to study the planet. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system" (4). By studying Venus, astronomers and geologists can predict what might happen to Earth in the future. Gaining an understanding of Earth's future may well allow scientists to predict what happened in Earth's past. Scientists are eager to learn about the early years of Earth's past, as it is shrouded in mystery, and this thirst for knowledge motivates them to study Venus. In describing how similar Venus was to Earth, the author says, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life" (4). If there was once life on Venus, the similarity between it and Earth would grow. As with geology, if biologists can understand what caused life to cease on Venus, they might be able to predict how life on Venus and on Earth might have started. The author shows that scientists studying Venus reap the reward of being able to learn about Earth's geology and early life. By laying out the various rewards to be had from studying Venus, the author is strengthening his or her argument that Venus should be studied.
Secondly, the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is well supported by the author as seen through the large amount of progress that has been made towards studying Venus. Although the author describes how Venus could be studied from the air, scientists still desire to learn about Venus from the planet's surface. One of their solutions to the problem of getting equipment to last on the surface of Venus is to expirement with new materials. "Simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the choas of Venus's surface and have lasted of three weeks in such conditions" (7). Research and experimentation taking place on Earth is giving scientists and astronauts more options for studying Venus. Although conditions on Venus are not hospitable to life, these new scientific advances are making it possible for data-gathering equipment to be sent to the surface of Venus and last long enough to gather data. Other scientists are moving away from traditional electronics and looking into purely mechanical systems. "Systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces" (7). The alternative that has presented itself to would-be explorers of Venus is older technology, like that found in the earliest computers. Scientists have realized that modern technology is too fragile and that more durable technologies are needed. By turning to other forms of technology, scientists are widening their options for ways to study Venus. The author mentions three different ways that scientists are making progress towards being able to study Venus - from the air, using new materials, and using old technologies. The author's postion that Venus should continue to be studied is supported by the scientific advancements that are serving to make studying Venus a reality.
In conclusion, the author's opinon that Venus should continue to be studied despite the dangers is well supported by the rewards of studying another Earth-like planet and the advancements that have been made towards being able to effectively study Venus. Scientists have strong motivation for studying Venus, and new technologies are making it possible for them to overcome the challenges presented by Venus's harsh terrain. Although scientists studying Venus are unlikely to encounter any life forms, what they do discover will help them to understand Earth's past and shape our future. | 6 |
519100a | Imagaine you're looking at the sky and you see a star thats is brighter than most. Then you might be seeing the planet Venus which is one of the brightest points in the sky which is where it gets it's nickname "Evening Star." The author from the text talks about this and more.To support his claims he used percentage/dergees, future plans, real situations, and real events.
In paragraghs 3 and 5 it shows him using percentages and dergrees to support some of his claim. The text states, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. One the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric presure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." The text also states, "at thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 dergees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on earth." With this text evidence it shows how he is using his evidence to show how much Venus is different from the earth and why their is no life on the planet.
The author talk about how venus and Mars are our planet neighbor and how we have tried to land on Venus but to no sucess. The Author states, "humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for goos reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." The author also states, "Venus was the hottest surface tempature of any planet in out solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun." This shows that the author is providing real evidence to prove his study could be dangerous cause of how the past turned out, but it's worth looking into in the future.
With what has failed in the past we can learn from that and move on stronger with a better chance of suceeding. The passage says, "NASA is working on other approches to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Also says, "Our tevels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." This evidence given it does show we could grow from the past and do better in the future with each new attempt.
In conclusion with all these details given to us by the author. He has supported himself with the evidence and some ideas given in the passage. He has proven himself in the text with facts and past events. The auther did support his claims like using percentages/dergees, real events, real situations, and future plans. | 4 |
519428c | Have you ever wanted to be the first to discover, and/or study other planets, despite the dangers of what may come? If so, then you are not the only one, in fact people are trying to do this right now. In the article givin, the author explains why humans should keep pushing further in the study by venus. Although there are many reasons why studies should not be happening, the author explains why we should take it another step. This summary will explain the writers idea and how he supports it.
Now before we talk about the author and his reasons of pro venus study, You might need some facts to see your stance on this conflict. Lets star with some geology. The mild gas planets average surface temperature is a wapping 800 degrees fahrenheit! there are valcanos, earthquakes, and lighning strikes on a daily basis.
Now although it is very dangerous, there are many pros for study. Being able to fufill the destony of this pioneership will further our curiosity. Also expand the idea of the imagionation and innovation.
Yes, taveling will cost millions in technology, but us humans love to discover, learn new things, and be able to mabe even colonize on other planets. | 2 |
5196465 | The face is just a natural landform. Because shadows represented human features. The face is a butte or mesa. Three pictures show that the face is just a butte or mesa and that there are no carvings or something close to it.
The face had bumps on it that created shadows to make it seem like there were human features on the mesa. The 2001 picture shows this very well you can see multiple bumps and lowered areas creating shadows. Compared to the others you would still thing aliens created it.
Three pictures accurately represent the mesa for the technology used. For 1976 it looks like a face but they could only get this as the best shot for thier time. In 1998 the picture is much more clear and you are able to see exactly what it is but with some doudt because it was cloudy that day.
The technology of 1976 was much worse then what it is now. For this specific time this picture was the best they could of shot. 1998 Was much more clear but skeptics were not happy. In 2001 they went to find a clear day that would work for finding cydonia and snapping a picture. This was clear and there werent any doudts in the picture.
Skeptics influenced the public opinion. With many skeptics giving different reasons to try and defy their research the public took thier side. This most likely happened because they want to know if there is other lifeforms. This made them want to believe that there was aliens and that this was a statue or relic of some sorts. | 3 |
51975ae | How can you compare a painted woman's emotions to a 3-D printer? Copying somone's face with a 3-D printer can't tell you their emotions. This is one big guess, this device can't tell you what facial musscles they're using because its not possible. What would the need for teachers be if a computer notices when someone gets bored? Why are we spending an outragous amount of money for a big waste of time?
In the first paragraph the author mentioned "shes 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". I think this is very false evidence because how can a printer detect what facial musscles Mona Lisa used. Mona Lisa is a painting so how did she use any type of facial musscles. This is one of the many grey places i have with this topic.
If people acually have some depresson problems a fake smile won't be able to cheer them up. If somone is just sad in genral then you won't be able to detect what their emotion is because they could be using their real smile but still be hurting deep down. Most of the artist in our history were "mad" meaning they went crazy. Artist that were like mentally ill are crazy, you never know what was brewing through their head at the time of the painting.
what is the need for teachers? With the new technology why would we need teachers in the class. a computer that can detect if im board won't stop me from being bored. Anyone can slap something interesting in front of me but what about the kids who do nothing in school. This is why i think its all a bigh waste of money.
Mentally ill artist, depressed kids, and kids that do nothing in school, these all are scenarios of why not to get these Facial Action Coding Systems. This Facial Coding System can't detect what went through the artist head when he made the masterpiece. Teachers are always going to be a need in this world and we don't have the time to get rid of them. This Facial Coding System is a big chunk of money not well spent. | 3 |
5197fb7 | What a time to be alive. We have people who have figured out a way for cars to drive themselves with little assistance. It amazes me how far we have come in technology. But, there are a few downsides to all this new technology.
Google cofounder Sergey Brin sees a bright future with public transportation. In paragraph one of "Driverless Cars Are Coming," it says, "He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transportation taxi system. The cars he forsees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more felxibility than a bus. He believes such cars would fundamentally change the world." All these improvments in technology and cars could change the way we live.
There are some downsides to all this great technology, sadly. The passage states in paragraph two that "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash, but so far, Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigation through roadwork or accidents." Also in paragraph seven it states, "In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skils."
These driverless cars do still need assistance in a few things to where you have to stay alert while driving but, besides that, this new technology will change the lives of many people. I am personally all for the driverless cars. The less I have to drive would make it much easier on me. I would love if within the next 10 or 20 years, we get it to where we don't have to do any assitance with the driverless cars and we could just sit back and enjoy the ride.
In conclusion, driverless cars and all this new technology impacts many people of all ages. Some people believe it's for the better and some believe it's not. It is a matter of opinion. But I believe that everyone would love to have these driverless cars. It saves on fuel, there would be less traffic accidents, and many other great improvments that could save the lives of others. | 4 |
51a3194 | Port S.t Lucie FL . MONTH_DAY_YEAR
Good morning Mister senator for start I have to thank you for your work and all the good things that you do for us. In first stay I want to tell you that this letter is mainly for remind you your promises when you weren't the senator of the state ,so this is for the welfare of the inhabitants in this place. May be you are very busy in the business or the trips for the improvement in the state, but we need your help to try recover the old time or to begin the change in the state .
Your understanding can save all the memories and also can help you in your work or things that you have to do for the improvement,you don't have to do other thing that we don't need,because we only wan't that the government can tell us that we can trust in you and with ours help everybody have the hope in you that the futura that is coming is better than this.
For be honest I wan't to know you for put in order the points that each other have to know and share for the welfare of the state,basically we only have to explain what thing is wrong for example , the elections for the presidents,vice presidents and senators in the country and each other of the states and places on it.
The smallest states in the country can be not used like a thing or somethin like that because although the government says that we are in a samll state we have straights and that straights says that we can be free in the limits that we have.
thank you for your help
PROPER_NAME | 1 |
51a4fb0 | Limiting car usage will be very important in the near future and can be very deadly for the enviroment if not we do not conserve and reduce car use. Using a car is expensive for everybody because think of if you get into an accident and it was your fault you have to then pay for your car and the opposing persons car. It can also be a health hazar where if you live in a big city with lots of running cars then it can be dangerous to be breathing in all those chemicals and you might end up getting a diseas or condition like maybe cancer of the lungs or bronchitis.
To begin with, the expenses of a car can be very high and very low, depending on where you stand on it. but if you ever get into an accident and its your fault and you have to payoff the other person and also pay for your car to be fix (if it hasnt been totaled). Payment of cars can kill you though maybe you wont have enough to pay your electricity bill for your apartment or you cant pay for an oil change so your car is useless now and you are still paying to have it look pretty even though you cant even pay for the oil to be changed.
To continue, think that you`re living in a big city like new york or chicago or philidelphia. Now think of every single car in that city. Alot right? well every single one of those cars do the same thing they just are used to get to point A to point B. well think of all the gas that car is pooring into the streets by just sitting at a red light. now can you see about another couple hundred thousand doing that at the same time? its pretty bad right? all that gas and chemicals hits the streets first then you can smell it from your 4th story apartment and then its stuck in there for hours. think about how bad that is for your lungs and all your senses. Im no doctor but id say that its pretty horrible and maybe even cancerous. just think about that before you dont limit usage on your car!
For a conclusion, id like you to remember that cars are not just transportation but also chemical exhausters that have the effect to kill any man or women of any age. So maybe just maybe if you limited car usage you might be saving a life and also not spending to much money on your car and more on bills to be saving your own life cause water and electricity bills are some of the most expensive bills out there.
Liting car usage is important and we all need to be like the town of Vauban in germany. | 3 |
51a69ae | In the passage "Driverless Cars Are Coming.
They have been rtying to do this for a wighle.
They have finally figured it out.
,The Release. , The high demand , the more it grew.
The older forms of the car wernt fully driverless. They had to at least be around 25 mph for it to actully work.
They had it to were if the driver is not looking at the road he or she would get a vibration on their chair. Then if that didnt work the car would go into manual and so their for the driver had to take over the car.
It wasn't the most safe way but it worked.
The new car is here. But they wern't flying off the shelvs like they were predicted to. TheIr were around 4-5 states whom bought there merchindise.
They were, Clifornia, Nevada, Florida, District of columbia. theis were the only ones who would actuly try the product.
They were all satisefided and wanted more and more shipments.
So the market was all good. The new car was at its peek and was keeping drivers safe no matter what happend.
The new car was a hit!
The cars were flying out of stock and then they were being even more safe and less deaths by automtives each year.
So now the new problem is the new car laws. So they had to come up with a whole new law system with the new cars.
So thats just what they did.
So tesla had worked out the bugs in their car and will be releasing the line of fully driverless cars in 2016. This one of their bigest hits yet it drives on its own for more then 90% of the time. Soo now they are pretty happy with what has come with the new cars.
The more saftey in the car, the new stoping system, and a whole new line of cars.
The new realease of driverless cars was a hit and more people started to buy them. So the stock of then was higher than ever. So the new driverless car are the thing of the futer. | 3 |
51a76e8 | Many people wonder whether or not cars should be ban to help save the enviroment. They dont know if that would help us or make matters worse. Their are many advantages to not using cars. Some people just can't seem to let go of their cars. They need a push to get started and to stop using their cars every single day.
Their are multiple advantages to the baning of cars. One example would be getting rid of air pollution. Most air pollution is caused by cars so if you get rid of cars you will also get rid of air pollution. Air pollution can cause a lot of different problems it can cause people to get sick or many other things, so getting rid of it completely could help a lot of people.
Another thing people wouldn't have to worry about would be traffic jams on the way to work. During the week some many people are trying to get to and from work at the same time it causes a traffic jam. People are often late to work because of this reason. So putting a ban on cars could help out with that. People could walk to and from work or ride a bike. This would limit the number of traffic jams and people wouldn't have to worry about being late to work.
If people walked everywhere instead of drove everywhere people would be getting a lot of exercise and that could help too. Cars make us seem lazy where we drive everywhere we want to go but if we walk or rode a bike that could help out in many ways. Walking could get things off your mind you could walk with a friend that way you can hangout and talk about things while you walk. Walking could relieve stress. It could calm you down and just make you relax for a few and forget about all your problems.
Putting a ban on cars could also help the town in which you live in, not only by limiting air pollution but it could boost town activity. New restaurants would be built, and more places to shop. People would spend money on other things besides gas for their cars. Town businesses would do better and make more money, also new businesses could form.
Also getting rid of cars could limit the amount of deaths every year. Many deaths every year come from car accidents, drunk drivers, people not paying attention and many other things. If everyone walked or rode bikes to the places they wanted to go that could get rid of many deaths that happen every single day. That would make the world safer in so many ways.
Getting rid of cars and not depending on cars for everything could be what this worlds needs to improve itself. This could take us one step closer to living longer, happier, and healthy lives. People wouldn't have to worry about getting a car or paying insurance on a car. People wouldn't have to worry about getting their kids license, teaching them how to drive or anything like that. The number of deaths each year could go down and things could change for the better. | 4 |
51b3d5a | The author did not really have a set tone. He argued for both sides a lot of the time and there was no one specific side that i could see that he sided with. The author gave specific details for both arguments and made very good points for both sides. He made points such as its very similar to Earth and It might have no contained signs of life. He also said things like ¨Its too hot and the atmosphere is too much for a human being to handle.
In paragraph 4 the author writes, ¨It may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system.¨ They also say ¨The planet has a serfave of rocky sediment and includes familar featured such as valleys mouthains and creators.¨ The authers tone in this suggest that he thinks the idea that we could travel to venus would benefit us greatly and it might actually be like Earth.
In paragraph 3 that author states that ¨A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide balnets Venus.¨ He also says that ¨Its far more extreame that anything humans will encounter on Earth. This means that going to venus might be able to kill and it might not be sutable for humans to live on. Its so hot on Venus that it would liquify most medals so even if we got there we couldnet expand and build anything.
The author makes valid arguments for both sides but i had a very had time deciding what side he was arguing. There was just as much posative as there was negative. He had no one clear side throughout the whole article he was arguing why we should and why we shouldent go to Venus. | 3 |
51b839f | "Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange?" After hundreds of years with the Electoral College working just fine, it would be very strange for Americans to just give it up in the name of convenience. The Electoral College should stay in place because our founding fathers created it, it keeps socialism and communism out, and it is in the constitution.
Our founding fathers did many things that would ensure the United States is in safe position for centuries to come. We have the freedom of speech, religion, press, to bear arms, and of privacy. These are just as important as the Electoral College. The founding fathers of the United States wanted to make sure Americans didn't vote for communist or socialist presidents by popular vote. So they created the Electoral College, a system of voting in which each state has a certain number of points based on the amount of Senators and Congressmen representing tha state. If a presidential candidate has a majority of votes in the state, the candidate wins all the points from the state. According to the first source, there is a current total of 538 points in America and it takes 270 for a candidate to win. There is not one thing the founding fathers did that harmed the United States; America should have faith in these men and not charismatic candidates who plan to go against the constitution.
Furthermore, the Electoral college keeps socialism and communism out of our capitalist democracy. Sometimes people don't fully understand politics and vote to simply make their voice count somehow. It may sound illogical, but everyone makes wrong decisions sometimes. The Electoral College is in place to keep people from falling into traps and voting for socialist candidates who plan to rid the U.S. of its freedom. According to the second source, Jimmy Carter, one of the worst presidents America has ever had, and Bob Dole, a prsidential candidate who lost to Bill Clinton, were in favor of getting rid of the Electoral College. If popular vote were in place, the one with the most votes overall wins. That would make it a popularity contest and anyone who has witnessed one of those in high school knows they never end well. America has not had a socialist president with the Electoral college; who is to say there will not be one without it?
Additionally, the Electoral College is written in the constitution. According to the first source, the Electoral College in the constitution and is briefly mentioned in the 23rd amendment, which allows District of Colombia to participate in the Electoral College and gives it 3 electors. Getting rid of a law, or in this case a system of voting, from the constitution is never a logical decision. For example, the 8th amendment,"no cruel and unusual punishment", is not a wise choice to get rid of and nor is the 2nd amendment "the right to bear arms". Why? Because it would turn America into something it isn't; it provides more government control over its citizens. Without the Electoral College, everyone's vote is seen and counted, even the independent ones and the votes of the elderly. The constitution is a guide for the people from those who fought and died for the country and it should never be altered for convinience.
In conclusion, the Electoral College should stay where it is because it was created by the founding fathers, it keeps communism and socialism out, and it is in the constitution. If the United States were to rely on anyone, it should be the founders of the country itself, for they were the ones who fought for the freedom of the country. | 4 |
51c9e95 | In this passage the author states that, "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 curiousity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors". The author believes that trying to find more intel about Venus is going to help the human species in a positive way despite all of the dangers that we may face on the journey. I agree with him on this 100% and let me tell you why.
The author says in paragraph 2 that Venus is referred to as Earth's "twin" because of its distance away size and density. This means that Venus is not too far away from us and with it being so similar it would be extrodinary to find out what other similarities we have with Venus. If I had a twin I would want to know more about him as well. Not only is it close in size, density, and distance it also may have been layers with many oceans and various forms of life as well, which the author states in paragraph 4. The author also states that Venus also has many of the naturally formed structures that Earth has such as valleys, mountains, and craters.
Since Venus is closer to the sun it is a lot hotter then the surface on Earth. Scientist did say that although it may be very hot it is still survivable by humans. This means that Venus could one day be a living quaters for the human race. The author says that NASA wants to take a ship and hover it around 30 miles or so over Venus' surface, this will give us a little bit more insight on how Venus actually is but not too much on the surface. Because Venus has a thick cloud covering its surface its hard to get light to get through and not much will be present to the naked eye. This just furthers the authors claim to try even harder to figure out a way to reach Venus' surface and find more information regarding the planet.
As you can see the author did a fantastic job at supporting his claim about our further research of the planet Venus. He gave us examples of what we have done in the past as well as what we could do or might to in the future. He also supported his claim by giving us reasons as to why we should future explore this vast planet. In conclusion, I am convinced that we should invenst in the futuring of research for this fascinating planet Venus. | 4 |
51cff10 | First of all, what is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is a process, not a place. This process consists of the selection of electors, the meeting of electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and counting of the electoral votes by Congress. It consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 is requited to elect the President.
In other words, under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors. And that`s what`s wrong with the Electoral Project system.
For example: If you live in Texas, and wanted to vote for John Kerry, you`d not vote for this candidate, but for a slate of 34 Democratica electors pledged to John Kerry. But who are these electors? Who picks the electors in the first place? Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always
The electoral College is unfair and irrational. Voters don`t want to vote for a bunch of strange people. The voters in fact, wanto to vote for someone who they had chose. We son`t want to put our decision on someone else`s hand, we want to be in control of our own vote. | 2 |
51d14d3 | Dear State Senator,
Changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States would be a better choice. Keeping Electoral College to me me would mean a crash in the system. Also when you vote you would not be voting for the president,but for a State of Electors, who in turn elect the president. In my opinion is one of these elections the Electoral College systems would crash due too the State Legislatures are responsible for picking the electors and those electors could always defy the will of the people. Plus the State of Electors have too much power thats horrible ,because if the State of Electors where to decides on another candiate there vote would count more than the people. Which would lead to the people to get angry because you voted and many other voted for the same one but it all comes down too what the State of Electors say. I'm not the only one that has this opinion. According to the a Gallup poll on 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore, won the popular vote but lost thepresidency. Over 60 percent of the voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have know. All we need State Senator is a good system because eventually this system that we have right know will eventualy crash. | 2 |
51d1a18 | The author of this article did a decent job at explaining why studying Venus is worth it despite any dangers that it has. They don't really explain why we should risk ourselves to study Venus but rather how we could do it. The author talks about how NASA have an idea to hover people above Venus and sending machines down to the surface of Venus.
The first thing that the author talks about is NASA's idea to hover people over Venus to get a closer look at it. In paragraph five it says, "scientists to float above the fray". It also states, "Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans". This dosen't give us a reason that Venus is worth exploring even though it's risky. It only tells us about ow we are able to get a closer look at the planet with our own eyes an not just some pictures or videos. Informing the reader about how to do something won't make them believe that it is worth doing.
The second thing that the author talks about is getting machines on the surface of Venus. In paragraph seven it states, "mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces". It also says, "looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers". These quotes demonstrate that the author is more focused on informing us on how we can do this rather than why we should do this. If people don't know why they should do something, then they wont care how they should do it. The author should have put more evidence on how we could use what we learn on Venus in stead of how we could get there safely.
In conclusion, the author didn't do the best job on explaining why it's worth to go to Venus because they focused on how we were supposed to get there. If they didnt just talk about how we were planning to get people and achines there, then it would have been alot better for explaining why it's worth it to study Venus despite of the many dangers. | 4 |
51d1c42 | In a world that is beginning to become so reliant on technology, it isn't hard to fathom the idea that a computer can recognize emotions. Facial Action Coding System (FACS) can do just that, but some people may ask. "What uses does this really have for us, other than invading someone's privacy." The most clear answer is education. Education in and out of the classroom can improve with the help of FACS. FACS can help a teacher become aware if a student is bored or tired, the system can show when a student reacts positively to something, and lastly, it can help improve the safety of students everywhere.
Going to school can be stressful, tiring, and boring. With the help of FACS, a teacher can recognize when a student is feeling any of those emotions, and change how he or she is teaching a lesson. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." When FACS notifies the teacher that a student is bored, tired, or confused it can be a cue to either change the lesson, or see if the student needs extra help on any material.
On the other side of the spectrum, FACS can be used to replicate lessons or actions that students reacted positively too. "...new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements-" When these emotions are tracked, the lesson that is being taught to the class can be altered to better the success of the student. When a student reacts negatively to something that was said or shown, the software can take note that a student didn't like that. Then the lesson can be changed so the student can focus more on the learning rather than what they do or don't like.
Lastly, the safety of students has always been a number 1 priority at schools, but what about outside of school? Usually when something bad happens to a student outside of school, it can affect them at school too. "By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions." If a student comes to school and is trying to hide an emotion, the software can pick up on it. From there the teacher can then take over and approach the student in a more appropriate matter. The software eliminates the need for a teacher or counseler to guess how a student is feeling. If a situation, especially one regarding the saftey and well-being of students can be solved faster with the help of FACS, then there is no reason to no have the software installed in a classroom.
FACS is a tool that can be used by teachers around the world to better the education experience of their students. Knowing when a student is bored or tired, knowing when to recreate a situation based on a students positive reaction, or knowing when a child or teenager could be in potential danger, can make the difference that the education system sorely needs. With FACS help, the classroom won't just become more fun for the students and easier for the teachers, but it will also become a much safer and friendly environment than it already is. | 4 |
51db834 | There's going to be a time one day when driverless cars will come. There's new technology every year and engineers are starting to make a run on the future. Driverless car would change the way humans get to places but, do people really feel safe in them? If the technology fails and someone ends up dieing, then that would be the manufactures fault. There's so many problems that could happen with these cars that no one could even see coming.
Inventing driveless cars are a complete no to me. Eventhough they sound "cool", driveless cars could lead to big disasters all over the road. Having driveless cars does sound like a good idea but, you never know what the outcome could be. I think it's more about the safety of the people and not to have them in harms way. In the passage it says,"They can steer,accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents". If your going to make a driveless car might as well make it where it does everything by its self and it takes no human skills.
If these cars ever got in an accident, who's going to take the blame? I'll tell you who will take the blame, the manufacturer of the car will. If someones sitting in the car and the cars driving them, what happen if the car fails and drives off the road and crashes to another car? Everyone in this world doesn't want to but a car that leads to crashes and fails while there driving down the road. Im not saying these driveless cars wont be successful, but people dont know what it could lead to when there driving down the road.
There's so many problems that could happen with these cars that no one could see coming. These cars are not a little toys to be playing around in. Eventhough they sound like a good idea for the future you never know if it will lead to crashes and deaths. | 3 |
51dc8d8 | Have you ever though about what Venus is like? In the story the author talks what we could do to see what Venus looks like. Are sister planet is truely a mystery Although some people whould say it is a waste of time, it is important because it could prove there was it is like there, it could have highly benifical materials, it would prove we can do it.
there is a problom with us get there and stay there for mor than a second. We do not know much about the land but there are mountains, caverns, and volcanoes. The weather is not very good ether there are frequant lightning storms and powerful earthquakes. The atomosphere is high crosive in the clouds at least.
With the pressure of Venus below sea level there is no dought there is new materials there. The entire ground is made up of sedimant rocks that can with stand the sulfic acid. If we could get some it would be easyer to go there and last alot longer. This how ever would be extremly difficult because we need something that could withstand it to get it and come back.
Some Astronimers and scientists just want to prove thay can do it. everyone is working together to make this happen. The failure will not stop some people it will just drive them to do it even more. They may do it just to due it but all around they just will do what ever it takes.
There are reasons to do go to Venus to prove we can or even to help benefit are technology. No matter what we will not stop until we do it we will never give up. now there is only one thing left and that wis one thing. will you be the generation who will compete this challange? | 3 |
51ddd6c | In 'The challenge of Exploring Venus', the author uses loaded diction to show their support on venturing to Venus. It is explained by the author the many challenges that are faced when attempting to embark on the journey of space travel to Venus, but also how it is ultimately going to happen because of human drive and need to expand the horizons.
The author's use of loaded diction helps get across the idea that we should make the journey to Venus. In paragraph 2, the author writes, "Numerous factors contribute to Venus' reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us." The use of the word "challenging" in this sentence is an extra reminder to the reader that traveling to Venus is not just something we may do, or something we should do. To the author it is a challenge for us as humans. Many less provoking and simple words could have completed this sentence adequetly. Maybe a hard plant, or a rough planet, or even a difficult planet for humans to study. However, the author uses this sentence to remind readers early in the article that we as humans must be up for the challenge of venturing to Venus.
The author at times proposes some risks and hardships that are bound to be faced on the journey to Venus. This outline of the challenges of the adventure help the author provide a refutal before any readers can even challenge thier argument. In paragraph 3, the author states that, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus' atmosphere. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Although it seems as if they're changing their own mind, they complete the refutal in paragraph 4 by saying, "... recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a curcial consideration given the long time frames of space travel. The value of returning to Venus seems indisputable..." Here the author reminds readers that through all of these hardships and challenges that would need to be faced, if we cannot go through with this endevour and fulfill successful travel to Venus, how are we to do anything more and continue to innovate as humans have done for many many years?
The author goes on to provide legitament solutions to some of the challenges that would be faced on a journey to Venus. In paragraph 5 the author writes, "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." This proposal of a hovering island above the planet finally brings in legitament options that can solve the problems we are having traveling to Venus. With each new idea we can become closer so succeeding in our travels to Venus and learning more about the planet and its history.
In paragraph 6, the author refutes another counter to NASA's floating island idea, "However, peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or govering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions becuase most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere... scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks." The author goes on to provide another thought of researchers. Many of these researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus. Maube our machines can get to the point to return from the harsh conditions in Venus with photographs and terrain samples. Only time will tell.
The author provides another possible solution to the hardships on Venus' surface in paragraph 7 by writing about another NASA study, "... these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all. Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions." The proposal of using older, more durable technology gives a real legitimacy to getting a drone on the surface of Venus and back to the scientists to study any data that could be obtained by such drones. The author's explanation of modern computers brings more diction into his pursuasion techniques. With the strong description of modern computers as "...enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate..." we can easily see the author's strong affection towards traveling to Venus, becuase of how in depth he gets into the logistics of making the travels a reality.
The author clearly has many hopes for our travels to Venus and is optamistic when it comes to furthuring our knowledge on our neighbor planet. Their strong use of loaded diction indulges the reader into the writing and helps them process both sides of the ideology and lean towards that of the author, as this is the author's intended purpose because there must be support for the travels to Venus or they are likely to never happen in our lifetime. | 5 |
51dfce2 | In my opinion, the Facial Action Coding System is only telling what the faces are expressing not how the person is feeling. A person can be making one face but, can be feeling different. This technology couldn't be valuable to students in a classroom. The author states that Dr. Huang predicts, " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." and then goes on to talk about how the computer would modify the lessons for the student. The computer could suggest the student is feeling one emotion but the student could really be feeling another. A student could be mad and irritated but the computer could suggest it is confused by the facial expressions the student is showing. A student could look tired but, could be feeling happy and the computer could suggest that the student is sad and miserable when in reality the student is just tired.
The article also states that Dr. Paul Eckman is using six basic emotions; happiness, surpise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. There are many more emotions that just these six, so when the computer is trying to calculate a facial expression it could be way off from how the student is really feeling since it is only using six basic emotions.
In my opinion, no, The Facial Action Coding System would not be valuable for students in a classroom. The system has only six basic emotions, which a student could be feeling none of. People don't know what another person is feeling by only looking at their facial expression. I don't agree that The Facial Action Coding System could know what a person is feeling just by seeing a facial expression especially if a human can't and I don't believe this system could be of any valuable use for a student in a classroom. | 3 |
51e8942 | Twenty five years ago somthing happend they were in space and they found the face on mars. I am going to give you some ressons why aliens did not make the face on mars here is why. When pepole say that the face on mars was created by aliens they are wrong. The face on mars was a pictures that the vikings took from 1976. When vikings were snapping pictures of possible landing sites for its sister ship viking two. So we already know that there were pepole on mars before so they might of built the face on mars. Mission controllers had to be preparede to look agian. Then gavin said ''its not going to be a easy to target cydonia''. Althoght that few sientiste belived the face on marswas an alien artifact pictures became a priority for Nasa.
Some people might thing that aliens made the face on mars he it is why aliens did not make the face on mars. What pepole do not know abot the face on mars is that there was a picture actually shows is the martian equivalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around the american west it also canbe reminded most of the snake river plain of idaho. When the viking took the picture it was 1.56 meters and when the vikings were not around no more Nasa took the picture again and it was 43 meters per pixel. Thousand of pepole gatherd to see the image first appeared on a JPL site and a natural landform. Whe they saw the picture they right away notieced that it was no alien monument after all.
These are my final ressons why. The face of mars has become very populer icon it was in hollywood film on books and magazines and also radios and grocery stores. Some people wanted to defenders of Nasabudget wish that a ancient civilzation on mars to destory the faces of mars. Few days later Nasa recived a image for all to see the caption noted a rock formation that resembles the humans head. Nasa wanted to do a surprise amoung missions controllers back at the jet propulsion lab when the face was appered on their jets propulsion lab. When Nasa got the pictures they said that about the same height as the face on mars. Whe they got a rule of tumb you could discern things in a digital image three times bigger then the pixel size. So i thing about what i told you you can know say that aliens did not create the face on mars. | 2 |
51e9c41 | Three pictures were taken of this odd feature on the land of Mars. The reasoning for the interest of the pictures is because they think the figure of the shape is a face. The first time they saw it they were astonished and had many questions that they sent other spacecrafts to take pictures two other different times. I believe that the "Face on Mars" is just a natural formed mound and scientist need to stop listening to theories.
One reason to stop looking for a civilization is because it is not important. Mars Global Surveyor even said that finding the face is hard work itself because we dont even pass over the Face very often. We don't need to wasting our time on something that is not going to affect us here on Earth. Also, after the discovery and the first picture was taken it was just a landform not an alien momument that some people predicted or hoped to be.
Second, if you look at the pictures you see a difference in all three of them. If there was an ancient civilization wouldn't you think the pictures would be more extravagent each time after the first. What we see is the complete opposite of what was just explained. As each picture gets newer the face looks much more deteriorated than before. They face is practically gone by the third picture and there is nothing really of it to say that it was a face.
Lastly, Even if there were airplanes or Egyptian-style pyramids or things smaller you could see them from the cameras. So don't you think that if there were people on the planet you would also see them as well in the other three photos.
I can see where some people might be interested in the idea of there being people on another planet. It would be awesome to know that you could or can survive on another planet knowing if something happens to the one we are on now. We could even add more information on alien research NASA has been doing.
In conclusion, the Face did turn out to be a mesa and or butte. The same thing as a mesa but a lava dome and just maybe happened to be the same height as the Face on Mars. Also, the pictures you could tell it wasn't a face the dome shaped thing didn't match the features of the far away picture of the Face. | 3 |
51ea10a | Who are voters voting for? Whoever they are voting for, it certainly isn't the president. The Electoral College has the potential to cause a nationwide catastrophe, which is why changing the election to popular vote is the best way. The Electoral College should be abolished because of the "disaster factor", prospect of a tie, and the fact that more citizens vote in the presidential election compared to the electoral election.
The disaster factor is exactly what it sounds like: a disaster. This "disaster" is described as the event where electors defy the people they are representing. For example, this happened in the 2000 presidential vote when Al Gore won the public vote, but lost the electoral vote to George W. Bush. This means that the electors voted by the people of their state changed their minds about which president they were voting for. This resulted in the opposing vote turn-outs in the 2000 presidential election. As said in Source 2, "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." Although some people may argue that it is very rare for something like this to happen, the fact that there is a chance that it could is overwhelming. Clearly, against even the smallest odds, the Electoral College can cause a catastrophe.
A tie would cause a real predicament in a presidential election. In the case of a tie, the choice is given to the House of Representatives. This means that there is an unequal amount of electoral voters. Source 2 says, "Given that many voters vote one party for president and another for Congress, the House's selection can hardly be expected to reflect the will of the people." Once again, the Electoral College has faulted; a simple tie could throw the whole election off. Why would the vote be passed on to the House if there is already a popular vote? If there is already another vote in place and the votes are counted, why not just put those votes to use? Obviously, if a tie could mess up a national vote, then it's time to change our ways.
Although each state decides its electors, how many people are actually voting for the electors? According to Source 3, about one-half of the eligible American population voted in 2012's presidential election. If only half of the population is voting for a nationwide presidential election, how many people are going to vote for a small, in-state election? It isn't clear enough that although the presidential election is bigger, the electoral election is much more important. However, if we just had a popular vote instead of the Electoral College, everyone would vote in the presidential election because everyone already knows the importance of the presidential election. Yet, people aren't aware enough of the importance of the electoral vote and although the government has tried to stress the importance of voting it, nobody seems to catch on. It is evident that a large percentage of the population does not understand the need to vote in the electoral election. People simply do not understand that this election determines the outcome of the presidential election, which is why it shouldn't even exist.
The Electoral College is regarded as a non-democratic method of selecting a president. It is true hypocracy and should be replaced because of the "disaster factor", prospect of a tie, and the fact that more citizens vote in the presidential election compared to the electoral election. The presidential election isn't a nationwide election; it is an election that takes place in a little room where 538 electors decide the political fate for millions of people living in the United States of America. | 5 |
51f5a92 | Advanatages of limiting car usage is very benificial in some cities across the world. According to the New York Times a city in Germany by the name of Vauban streets are completely car free due to high expensives of owning a car. Street parking, drive ways, and home garages are forbidden in this district. In paris, cars were banned on the streets because there was to much smog on the streets which is pollution. Nearly four thousand drivers were fined during the period because they didnt follow the rules. The smog cleared the same monday so the ban for odd-numbered drivers was uplifted. According to the passage Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota by Andrew Selsky. It claims that the city that layes in Columbia bans cars for a day and the only things that can be out on the streets are buses and taxis there is no exceptions for other transporation use but i mean od course you can walk and ride bikes. It caused for people to move toward a new goal and thats to keep the world clean. Sidewalks have been remade and now theres 118 miles of bicycle paths in Bogota. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed around the city. Here in United States me people are looking forward to a cleaner world also. President Obama ambitious goals to the curb the greenhouse gas emmissions were unveiled. Less people in the United States, are using cars- some people think because cars interest has gone down but others think becuase more people are unemployed theres no need for them to have new cars when they cant even go to work. Less cars on the streets will lead to the better and cleaner world. Were billions of people live, play, and gather togethor. All these stories are going towards the right direction. Less polution in the world mean healthier and better lifes. | 2 |
51fd470 | It would be awsome to identify human emotions,and knowing what students feel in class can be really useful.
I think the new technology that reads emotional expressions of people can be useful in schools. The teachers will be able to know when the students are bored, in the article it said "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." it let's the teacher know by the students emotions that the lesson is boring or the lesson is not understandable for them. The new technology can help teachers make their plan lessons more fun and understandable and if the schools of all around the world uses the new technology it would be lot easier for the teachers to make the students be more focus on school and the lesson, but not only the technology can help schools it can also help people with their business, but that's not the point the point is that school's should start using the new the technology to help students stay in school and helped them to stay focus. But not only it helps during class time it can also help outside of school like if the student's play sports the coches can know when the student is sad, tired, happy,or angry. So I think having the new technology in school can be really helpful and useful for everyone but most likely the teacher's. | 3 |
52032c1 | The face on Mars was not created by aliens because my three points are that the wind just made it form like that, if aliens did create they wouldn't let it get destroyed and they would keep it perfect, and so far there has been no form of life found on Mars so there nothing else could have vreated the face on Mars.
First off, there is wind on most of the planets from storms and other things like that. Wind has created many other things on Earth it has destroyed some rocks and some other things. If wind can do that on Earth I think it can also do it on Mars. The land on Mars is just creating new landforms from the wind.
Secondly, if the face is slowly being deformed the aliens would try to reform it would look like when NASA first found it. If the aliens were living on Mars they would try to keep it perfect and make it look like a human. The aliens probably wouldn't even know what a human looks like unless they have been to eath or something, so how would tjey know what a person would look like.
finally, my last point is that so far there has been no forms of life found on mars so how could aliens for the face on Mars. There have been drones like the Viking drones, that have been orbiting mars forever and they havent even found one living source on mars. If there has been a living souce, NASA would have already found it from the drones. If NASA found the life on Mars they would have already told everyoone and be on the news.
Even though, it is unlikely that the wind could have created a face that looks just like a humans face on a landform. NASA has been wishing that there was an ancient civilization on mars though. Nasa has been still lookin to see if there has been life or water or any source of living for a while though.
In conclusion, thats why there could have been no possible way the an alien has created that landform of the face on Mars, it was just the wind that created the landform. | 2 |
5204283 | NASA would like to start by saying thanks you for your interest. We find it very encouraging to see people so excited about our solar system. I am here to explain to you that, sadly, there is no life on Mars.
As previously stated, there is no evidence of life on Mars. We took a very detailed picture of Mars' surface and saw no shred of life there. When taking this high quality of a picture, you can usually discern things 3 times bigger than the pixel size. As you can blatanly see, there are no shacks, written words, or any other signs of life there.
Having discovered life on Mars' would've helped NASA in a very big way. We would have a lot more funding if we found an alien! We have no reason to mislead you. We would gladly share the existence of alien lifeforms to the rest of humanity. Sadly, there are no alien lifeforms to reveal. Now that isn't to say there won't ever be, but as of now, NASA has not found any alien lifeforms on Mars.
What we have discovered is an excellent example of Mars' geography. This is simply a beautiful mesa on the Red Planet. Although shares a striking resemblence to a face, it is just a silly illusion! It is just shadows playing on the surface, as they usually do. This is nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, this is very similar to many mesas on our planet! Although it is beautiful, it is not an alien lifeform.
I hope that this has debunked any vicious rumors you may have heard. The simple, naked truth is this, it's just a mesa. It's just a piece of land. Again, we thank you for your concern and interest. We also hope that you continue to keep informed on NASA. It really means a lot that there are still people out there who are intersted in Mars. Sincerely, NASA. | 4 |
5206f07 | With our ever progressing technology, smart cars are in our near future, but in the past were only seen as progressive impossibility. However, now with more advanced technologies people are really getting the idea of smart cars, with self driving systems and entertainment on the go. Regardless, should self driving cars be on the road? With concerning technologies, unsure reliability of a driver, and legal concerns, in our day and age they should be kept off the road.
With our current technology we could in fact build a somewhat self sufficient car that could drive on its own, but it would not be entirely safe. Automotive radar sensors although have progressed with technology, they can not seem to fully achieve going through unexpected bumps in the road. Areas such as work zones or accidents are unable to be passed with our current technology; this could lead to several accidents if undetected and the driver is not paying attention. Our current technology, until improved, could not withstand these cars.
Technology is everywhere. Cell phones and mobile mp3 devices are all around. Texting and driving is a major issue in our society, it is one of the leading causes of death in teenagers and some adults. With automated cars you would expect this problem to go away, but the somewhat self driving cars we have now need a responsible driver. The attention of the driver is needed incase of a problem were to occur with the vehicle. The prompt says that, "...the human driver must remain alert and ready..." This could be a problem if one where to drive intoxicated or even carelessy enjoying a ride on the road, problems could arise from the seams of the small manufacturing errors.
Legal issues have already begun with these cars; many states do not allow them. Few states allow there to be testing; all for safety concerns. The prompt states," Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passenger, and pedestrians safe.." These laws are in place for a reason; our technology is not advanced enough to be reliably safe in these cars. Not only this, but if the device were to be the cause of an accident, who would take the blame? The manufacturer could be the reason for ones injury, but perhaps the case would settle it to be the fault of the driver. This would bring tensions between the seller and the consumer of the product. These cars should have warrantys and waivers signed by in individual in this case, rather than being surprised later on by liability towards a problem they had no control over.
The idea of a new innovative idea excites everyone; but the safety concerns of the people should be adressed and issued first. Without proper ideals and checks we can not allow something to hurt our society just for the advancements.
Until our technology secures safety, people entitle themselves reliable, and the laws and manufacturers address their appeal, autonomous cars should stay off the roads. | 4 |
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