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627aaf9 | Facial Action Coding System should be used in classrooms. This new technology can help students avoid unwanted articles or advertisments, recieve more help, and become genuinely happy.
When students go online to do research for a project, they come accross different websites. The internet is full of useful information, but it can also show us innapropriate images or unwanted advertisments. Students can get rid of this by just frowning. Paragraph six states, "...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." The new technology can help students avoid bad articles and advertisments. Students will recieve more research material that is reliable and useful for projects.
Not only is their studying going to improve, but their comprehension in lessons. When students study or go through a lesson online, they may become confused or even bored. Students will make a confused facial expression, and the computer will recognize it. Paragraph six of the article states, "'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.'" The computer will give the student more help as if it were a real instructor. Their comprehension of the lesson will be better because they will get more help. Students would recieve a better instruction that is compatible with their own needs.
Making facial expresions to make the computer help the students learn will also make the student happier. When people smile they genuinely feel happiness, so when students smile to the computer that they understand the lesson, they become happier. Paragraph nine of the article states, "According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them." The computer will give the student their own personal needs in learning and when that makes the student smile, they will feel the true emotion of happiness. Like the article states in paragraph nine, "'Putting on a happy face' actually works!"
Students will benefit greatly if the Facial Coding System is installed in schools. It will make the internet a better place to research, address each student with their own learning needs, and make students happier learners. New technology is expanding and the future is waiting for us. If we want to help the education of students and their ability to feel emotions and not become robots in the future, we must put the Facial Coding Sytem in schools. | 3 |
627ab92 | The use of this technology to read the emotional expression of students in a classroom IS valuable. it is valuable to read students emotions expression because if a student is sad and just wants to be left alone, or if a student is so mad and will go off for any reason then the teacher will know to leave those students alone. Another reason why the emothional expressions is that if they are in a play and you want they to actually feel those feelings. Plus you can tell if that person is being truthful or not.
First off the reasion you can use this technology to read emotional expressions is that Dr. Huang and his clleagus are experts that developed a new emotional - recongition software that tracks these facial movements, with characteristics movements of the facial muscules. For example is the text it states "your frontalis pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you're surprised; your orbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger." This is how that computer knows how you are feeling, by look at your muscles. If they did have the emotional expressions inside of the class room then you will be able to tell if the student is telling the truth or not. By that you will know for sure of the student is lying to you or not and you'll figure out a way to punich them.
Second if you want the kids to really feel something and want to make sure they feel it then you'll know.
So this is why I think this technology to read emotional expressions of students inside the classroom. | 3 |
627ee5d | Driveless cars are cool because you can have someone come and get you like a taxi. Driver's wouldn't be bored of waitin on their time to drive , because they would have they're on vehicals to take other other people to where they need to be . (Ubers) are alsosomeone you would call to give you a ride to where you need to go for cash .
Becoming a uber or a taxi you have to be ready to run aarons because you going to have a good amount of customors if you are in a big city or somewhere with a higher population, it's also
a touch sensor on the streering wheel just in case the driver let the wheel go . GM
has created driver's seats to vibrate when the vehicle is in some danger.
Sensors are'nt new , in the 1980's automarkers used speedsenors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes. It's alot os sensors around but just in some places you can't find them or even reconized them until you put your hands on it , then it would either go off or beep but you would kno if its a sensor or not. Manufactures have camearas for the people thats driving and make sure they are keeping their eyes on the road. The cars he going to use wuold use half the fuel of today taxi's and offer far more flexibility than a school bus , he believes sucj cars would fundamentally change the world. | 1 |
6282dfe | Thesis, using this technology to read students emotional expressions in a classrooom is valuable because, it can help students to stay a wake,work hard and change their bad behavior in classroom.
First, using this technology to read students emotional expressions in a classsroom is valuable because, it can help students to stay awake. that mean it will be more easier for teacher to teach student. Student will more will participate in class work. Also, student will get better grade. Lastly students will not be behind and,not have to stay after school.
Next, It is perfect that technology can read student emtional expressions in a classroom because student will work harder. therefore, Student will able to behave alot beter. Dr. Huang prediction is very sharp and it is best for future. In addition, I hope this tchnology will keep going and help student emtionals.
Finally, Using this technology in classroom will bring a lot of help to change student bad behavior. Student will able to done thing in class and stay out of trouble. It will make easy for teacher to understand student feel and get a long. Dr. huang prediction can bring out alot of hope for teacher and student.
In conclusion, Using this technology to read emotional expressions of student in a classroom is valuable, because it can help student to stay a wake, working hard, and change bad behavior in classroom. | 3 |
6285f83 | The Electoral College is a process that the founding fathers founded. It is a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in congress and a polular vote of qualified citizens for the president, as stated in line 1.
The Electoral Cellege consists of 538 electors. To be elected president, 270 electoral votes is required. Each candidate running for president has their own group of electors. After the president is elected, your governor lists all the candidates and the names of their representive electors that ran for office.
The Certificate of Ascertainment declares the winning candidate from your state and shows which electors will be representing him or her at the December of the election year. All this information is sent to the Congress and National archieves as a part of official records.
Many times, people voting for a candidate get confused on who they are voting for, and often get confused. This is do the the electors being chosen by anyone. when selecting them, there are no set rules.
Many people do not agree with the Electoral college vote, as it says on line 11. The smaller states think they should have just as many votes as the bigger states, but that defeats the whole purpose of the Electoral Votes.
As it says on line 19, Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have Trans-Regional appeal. In other words, no region can single handedly put a president in office. There would need to be two thirds vote to win.
Our founding fathers feared democracy, and the is why they came up with this process. If we used democracy, only 51% of voters would be needed. But with Electoral Votes, it keeps little states from having too much power and say.
People think that their vote does not matter, because they are voting for the state, not the country. Many people think like this, and choose not to vote, but really every vote matters. People also tend to not vote because tey do not agree with the Electoral College, but why not try to make a difference and put the man you want in office in control? | 2 |
628797a | i tthink we shouldnt be able to have technology read are emotions if we dont want it to. in the artical its does a 3-d computer model of your face. and they didnt get all the emotions that everyone might have like some people have deprrison and some might have the feeking of blah but you guys wouldnt know because you dont have that as a oppsion on there.
they talk about how a home pc cant handle the complex algorithms used to decode someone simle. i think that should make it where no matter what you use it on it can run it. with out having to write it down .
what if someone is fake smiling. is your technology going to be able to tell if your really happy or not? I think it not a good idea because one it doesnt tell you all the emotions that the person is feeling and what if the person doesnt want one or doesnt like it and they aloud ti get rid of it or do they have to keep it. I know i wouldnt want someone else to tell me my emotions so i surely dont want some technology telling me how i feel . | 2 |
62880ae | Aproximately about twenty-five years ago, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was orbiting planet Earth. While trying to capture priceless photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, the camera spotted out a deceiving, mysterious, shadow-like figure that looked similar to a human face. Soon enough scientists discovered that this was just another Martian mesa or as we may know, a natural landform. Although, there was something unique about this landform. It had these keen, unsual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoah. The quarrel that many of us can make is whether or not this face we have discovered is simply a natural landform that eroded and formed itself over time, or constructed by the hardmanship of aliens. From evidence and research, we can come to a conclusion that this has to be just a landform. What many people do nont realize is that they are basing their information off of not only psuedoscience, but theories and made up thoughts of what they think took place. For example, the theory that the American Flag was not indeed put on the moon, that it was hollywood editing skills that made it seem like it. This is a connection that you can create knowing that these are simply made up thoughts which is fake science.
Theories may be convincing but take into consderation that there is clearly proof behind the pudding. According to research, it states, "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equiavalent of a butte or mesa; landforms common around the American West." If this does not guarantee to float your boat then hear out how silly of what the conspiracy theorists have to say is. "Some people think the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars, evidence that NASA wold rather hide, say conspiracy theorists. Meanwhile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on mars." If the face was assembled by aliens in space then NASA would be the ones to want to figure this
and be encouraged to want to crack this code by using real facts and evidence instead of thoughts and predictions.
In a nutshell, the Face found on Mars is simply just a landform. The situation was blown out of porportion for example, it has starred in a Hollywood film, books, magazines, radio talk shows, and haunted grocery stores for twenty-five years! This has not been the only case where these theorists have came into play. It is more reliable to understand and trust facts from hard research opposed to what's going on in the abyss of someone elses mind. You can bet that this will not be the only false assumptions from conspiracy theorists. Watch out! | 3 |
6289b2c | Limited car use has dramatically reduced the amount of enviromental toxins in the air in some cities. Paris, France and Bogota, Colombia have banned car use for a day and have seen the air clean up just because very few cars were being driven. One community in Germany even banned the use of cars in general. The enviroment is in dire need of help and we can help it. If everyone took one day out of the week where we did not drive anywhere and on the other six days we drove as little as possible and carpooled the air would be so much cleaner. Not driving also has added health benefits, walking or biking everywhere is a good way to excersise.
A new kind of suburb has been created in Germany where cars are not allowed. There are a few roads on the perimeter of the city that allow cars to be driven but besides that residents walk or bike everywhere. There is little pollution in the air and residents are able to take a tram into neighboring cities. Seventy percent of families do not have a car and fifty-seven percent of families sold their car to live in this community. If you own a car in this community you can buy a parking spot for forty thousand dollars. One resident, Heidrum Walter, said, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier that way." Lack of cars also gives parents peace of mind, cars are still dangerous machines and in this community their kids can play without their parents worrying about them getting involved in an accident.
Paris' pollution rates have been rising over the years and hit almost record level highs for a few days, so in order to reduce the amount of smog in the air there was a temporary car ban. One day anyone who has a even-number license plate was not allowed to drive. If you were caught driving you had to pay a fine that is equalivant to thirty-one U.S. dollars. The smog miraculosly cleared up quickly and people were able to drive again. Another city in Columbia, Bogota, holds a "Day Without Cars", once a year. Citizens are allowed to use public buses and taxis during this day. The government is trying to advocate for public transportation and smog reduction. Most people walk on this day and even though it has rained on this day before citizens participated just the same.
When you choose to walk or bike everywhere it not only makes an impact on the enviroment but it also reduces your risks for dieseases like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Obesity rates in America are a lot higher than they should be and that's partially due to lack of physical activity. By walking or biking to work or to school you reduce that risk because your heart rate is up and your body is moving. Of course if people stop driving obesity will still exist due to our horrible eating habits but it would help a lot. If there was less driving it would also be beneficial to our health because we would be breathing cleaner air. The air we breathe is often times highly polluted and if there was less cars not as many deadly chemicals would be in the air. There would still be cigarette smoke and factory pollution but it would be dramatically less.
If people in America reduced their driving time it would be better for the air and better for us. Many other cities have proposed an annual day without cars so I think cities in America should start doing it. We only have one world and although we have done a pretty horrible job of taking care of it, that does not mean we can't attempt to fix the mess we made. | 3 |
628c245 | If I had to chose between against or for the idea of a driverless utopia. I would be in the middle. But since there is no middle, well I'm more leaning on against driverless cars. many people say it at first. the feeling of riding this mechanical beast, to and fro, from A to B. and I could see it being boring to drive a driverless car, that needs a driver to still remain alert. I mean why have the name 'driverless' in there in the first place? might as well call it the extremly 'cautionary' car. now I'm gonna pull evidence from the text but forgive me if the evidence sounds choppy. "human skills, such as navigation through work zones and around accidents. this means the human driver must remain alert". "the Google car simply announces when the driver should prepared to take over". "GM has a developed drivers seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object". "while the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver". my point is that these cars may drive themselves, but to a certain extent. in the end of the day, the driver has to have some modest of self control on the car. cause god knows how much chaos this would have on society itself. just imagine cars slamming against eachother, with innocents inside. or just going off a cliff and into a ditch. computer and codeings can only do so much, before its overencumbered. but also imagine the laws in place. how long and arduose the process it would be. making sure that the bill does not lean towards the individual as well as the manufacturer. "if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?". and reading paragraph 10 "Automakers are continuing thier work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved" I get the feeling of, We'll cross the bridge when we get there, syndrome. look if your gonna cross it. Good luck, cause that is a very, very long bridge. some laws and bills take ten years before it finally goes to all the goverment branches. maybe even more, cause we are talking about bills that deals with innocent lives. everyone going to be scrutinizing this. or loving this. but I'm confindent that there is going to be a long debate over this. and there has been incedents where laws have been revoked. So if there was an accident that did occure, people are going to think "maybe not". but hey who knows, I might be completely wrong. And I am okay with the idea of chilling while you car takes you to the mall or something, and no accidents ever occured. which would be cool. But I doudt that. But furtune favors the bold, so lets see what happens. | 3 |
6290382 | Dear,Mr Senator
My name is PROPER_NAME, and I am writing to you to say why we should keep the elctoral college. What do you think, should we keep the electoral college? wirte me back and tell me what you think. but any way these are my three reason on why we should keep the electoral college.
My first reason is on why we should keep the electoral college is because, there is a reason on why it is there in the first place. Im not that smart but im pretty sure the founding fathers knew what they were doing when they started the electoral college. it is there because it helps pick who is president and vice president. I mean sure we do help by voting but there job is to pick the best one, by compareing statistics.
My second reason for why we should keep the electoral college is because the people arent always right. Yes i said that the people arent always right, take for instance the George Bush we messed up big time by electing him, look what happened to the economy, but that is what we get by letting the peple pick. Im not saying that we dont know how to make a right descion but can we please let the professionals do what they do best.
My third and final reason is that they do elect fairly the bigger thye state you have the mor represenatives you recive, states like California,texas,wyoming,ect which means the bigger the state the more people sre going to live in that stae which would also mean that you would have more represenatives. i know that your saying how is that fair if just because you a bigger state you get more represenatives? well as i said in the last sentace it is because of population. because of population to even out the votes you would have to have more represenatives.
Those were my top three reasons on why we should keep the electoral college. I hop that you agree with my reasons on why we should keep the electoral college.
Yours truley
PROPER_NAME
(ps write me back and let me know your thoughts on why or why not we shold keep the electoral college | 3 |
629039e | So you want to be a Seagoing Cowboy but you think it is a very stupid boring job well sorry to bring it to you but it is once in a lifetime experience. It is so amazing to see all of the different countries while your at it.
The job of a Seagoing Cowboy is very adventures. If you are a adventures guy this is perfect you get to see many great places in the world, and who doesn't want to see new places, it is a blast. You can see many amazing places like I did say for example the Panama Canals they were really cool. You get to experience many great things like going to Venice, Italy, "A city with streets of water." You get to visit many more great places like these but sometimes it does take some time to get there but that is just part of the fun.
This job is also very awesome because you can have a lot of fun while doing this job. There are a lot of fun things to do when you are a Seagoing Cowboy for example after you are done with the main job which would be delivering the stuff you can play many different games and puzzles onboard the ship. They are really really fun for example you get to play baseball, volleyball, and even have table-tennis tournaments you could all that in the place were you held the animals, I had a lot of fun and I still do I love this job.
Seagoing Cowboy is a really cool job to have you get to travel to so many new places and see a bunch of cool things and on this job everything is fun. It is really fun having this job and I do recommend takking this job it is really awesome. | 3 |
629451d | Venus is a very hard planet to work on scientists want to study this planet because it can be a place where humans can live in the future. This planet is very hard no landing has ever survived more than 2 hours on the surface of Venus. The atmosphere of Venus is made of 97 percent carbon dioxide, clouds of sulfuric acid, and temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The atmospheric preasure on Venus is almost 90 times what we experience on Earth this can very easily crush a submarine that is made to explore the deepest parts of our oceans. Some of the similarities that Venus has in comparison to Earth are that both of this planets have almost the same density size and sometimes is the closest planet to Earth when Venuses orbit is closest to Earht's.
Why do scientist want to visit such a inhospitable planet like Venus and why is it important for them to do this mission. Scientists believe that Venus was a very Earth like planet because it has a rocky sediment, valleys, mountains, and craters just like Earth. A long time ago Venus may even had large oceans arounds the surface. This oceans may had provided forms of life with a suply of water for plants and animals to live in Venus scientists say it may have been a reality long time ago. Venus whould have to be studied more to prove this but as I said before this planet is too inhospitable for humans to go there.
NASA is planing on visiting this planet and they are preparing for it they are working on a Blimp-like vehicle. This vehicle will be floating 30 miles above the planet to avoid the hot surface that is at about 800 degrees. In the atmosphere it will be at 170 degrees much less than on the surface and atmospheric preasure will be just like our oceans. NASA says that "operating this far above a planet will have a lot of down sides because most forms of light will not penetrate the dense atmosphere." Also been a such high altitudes will not provide samples of rock, gasses on the survace, or anything that may help them know more about this planet. | 2 |
6299beb | Venus is a worthy pursuit because it is or can be more resistant to pressure, and to heat, and to other forces. Venus also is a worthy pursuit because it has rocky sediments, and venus has valleys, it also has mountains, and craters. 97 percent blankets carbon dioxide. Venus also is a worthy pursuit because it is the closest planet in terms of density and size, and occasionaly the closest in distance too. Venus is a worthy pursuit because it orbits the sun at different speeds.
The dangers of venus is the clouds have a high corrosive sulfuric acid, the atmospheric pressure is very high, has the hottest surface temperature in our solar system, has erupting volcanoes. It also has powerul earthquakes and frequent lighting streaks to probes seeking to land on its surface. Another danger of venus is that radiation would not exceed earth levels.
I think studying Venus is a worthy pursuit because you can learn something about Venus you didn't know about, and you could learn new things you didn't know about venus. I also think studying Venus is a bad thing because it can lead to some dangers like getting to hot cause it has a very high atmospheric pressure. I also think it is a bad thing cause it has powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting streaks to probes. | 2 |
629aa2c | The author supports his idea by giving many examples towards the text. He provied enough support towards his idea. The idea of studying Venus is worthy despite the dangers. With the information provied we can determind that the author gave enough reasons. For example "These conditions are far more extreme than anything human encounter on Earth."(para.3.) What its trying to tell us is that Venus is a planet in which in life is nothing close to ours. The planet is buring hot due to the fact it's closer to the sun. Explaining that life in Venus isn't possible human.
Scientists take a big role, they are the ones that plan everything. The amount of time and effort placed into their work determines if we get to travel to Venus. For example "scientists seeking to conduct a through mission to understand Venus would need to get uo close and personal despit the risks."(para.6.) Getting up close and looking at the real thing there... standing in front of you, unsure on what to to do. Everything around you looking brand new, thats what the scientists want,, To be able to look at the Venus in person, the authour supports this claim by supporting deatil.
After reading the passage I am able to infer the main idea, which was the author supporting his idea of Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers. The infernace I was able to capture,"human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally imtimidating endeavors."(para.8.) This paragraph gives us the idea of us humans. We could be told one millions times not to do somehting, but at the of the day we all end uo doing it like it or not. | 2 |
629f419 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author balances the pros and cons of exploring the planet Venus to boost the human race scientifically. The author expresses that Venus is the most Earth-like planet in our solar system, making it realistic for life forms to inhabit the planet. That is, if they can handle the heat. The exploration of Venus is something modern scientists should engage in due to the potential technical advances the population can make because of the information on the living conditions the average biotic being would endure on Venus.
The knowledge scientists have the ability to gain from Venus can only bnefit us. Even the simplest efforts to explore the planet will leave us with more determination to continue exploring and feed us information crucial to the succession of the human race. Analyzing the atmosphere further can encourage adaptation and give us options of migration when our sun, inevitably, blows up. There being "Many researchers... working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus," already proves the exploration to be something legitimate and worthwhile.
The risks being taken by choosing to explore Venus entertains the idea that the human race is diligent, curious, and selfless. The cause being fought for is for the benefit of future genertions of humans. With current and future technology, Venus' exploration will seem very realistic and encouraged by scientists with the same goals, giving the population a future. | 3 |
62a61d6 | I am about to tell you, from Luke's point of view, why participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program is a great opportunity and why you shouldn't pass it up I'f you do get invited to go.
The first reason is becuase you could go on so many journeys,and trips that you've never even thought of in your head before. Like it says in the article Luke couldn't say no to an opportunity that huge. Anyway,like I was saying there's so many unique and fun places that you could go. Luke went to Europe and China,and Acropolis in Greece, it's an amazing journey. Sometimes if the journey that you are taking is a very long one,like in the passage You could do a lot of things. It took two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast and a month to get to China. In addition, they would play baseball,volleyball games,Table-tennis tournaments,fencing,boxing,reading and whittling.
The second reason is becuase if you've never taken a trip anywhere out of the U.S then this is an amazing chance for you to get out there and explore different places of the world. Why would you wanna pass up an amazing chance like that? Being in this program could take you anywhere in the world from places ranging to Venezuela all the way to Athens,Greece and those are beautiful places in the world. Wouldn't you like to go see them? I'f you've already been to the places that the program would take you,then,hey, what's the harm in seeing those places again? You never know they could've built new homes,stores,hotels,and everything awesome like that. Okay,yes,it says in the passage that One rainy night,after making his hourly report to the captain,Luke slid down a slippery ladder on his backside and cracked his ribs. Everyone gets physically in their lifetime.
The third reason, this reason is for parents. Wouldn't you love for your child to go and explore the different places of the world? They would be so excited if they were to get a chance like that to go to all different places of the whole world. I mean of course they would probably hesitate at first because they would be so far from home. They could go to Fiji,Thailand and just work work with animals and play games,do every fun thing that a kid is supposed to do while their still young. In the article,Paragraph 9 Luke says ''I'm grateful for the opportunity'' It made me more aware of our people and countries and their needs''.
Fourth Reason is you get to help people in other countries who are homeless,doesn't have any food,tired,sleepless nights and going through everything. Your child could become a doctor from benefting from this trip and helping people. Their are countries and people in need,and this is a great chance to help people out and benefit from what people are going through. In the passage it says he even went to
Venice,Italy,streets with water''. He visited a castle in Crete and loved the viewing at the Panama Canal on his way to China. Like I said in the other paragraphs their are so many places for your kids to go and have fun in this world. Just know it's an amazing opportunity.
Concluding this essay. What I'm trying to point out is that this is an opportunity of a lifetime. You could explore places and countries around this world you didn't know existed. Kids it's a great opportuntity. Don't pass it up. There's so much in this wrold that you would accomplish just being out in the world. Luke went to so many places it was unbelieveable all the beautiful and magical places he described. | 4 |
62a744f | Dear senator, the Electoral College has always been a good way to elect our leaders, and it is the best way to do it. It has the ability to use swing states for better voting, larger and smaller states get diffrent amounts of electoral votes, and presidents cannot be elected by a region alone.
The effect of having swing states because of the Electoral College is a positive one because when a state feels like they have a chance of having their candidate win, they put more thought into the vote they cast knowing that their vote counts. Having voters put more thought into their votes instead of not caring as much gives the better candidate a greater chance of winning, if one candidate was truly better than the other. The more thoughtfull canidates in a swing state will pull more information from the candidates campaigns. Popular vote does not use the winner takes all method so the idea of swing states will no longer have any effect in the election.
Another great reason why the Electoral College is better than popular vote is because depending on the size of the states a certain amount of votes is given to the electors. Larger states get more attention from presidential candidates because of the majority vote in the particular state. if there was only popular vote then presidential candidates could waste their time on smaller states when they could of been winning larger states. The varying amount of electoral votes for each state depending on its size also allows for a more equal and fair election, due to the less populated states not being able to have more electoral votes then the more populated states.
The Electoral College allows that presidential canidates cannot win the election by reigional appeal. This means that if a particular reigion favors a candidate they cannot win by only a single regions votes. This makes the candidates campaign less in regions that are more likely to be won and more in other regions. But with the Electoral College this makes it harder for a candidate with only regional appeal to win because other regions feel like their votes will not be as effective towards the election. With popular vote a presidential candidate will not know where to campaign and where not because there is no winner take all method.
This is why I belive that having the Electoral College is superior to popular vote when we the people vote for presidential candidates. | 4 |
62aae76 | STREET_ADDRESS
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Dear Senator,
Today I have been thinking about how we elect our prisedent. I have done some reseach and found out that we use the Electoral College. Some people thing the Electoral College is good. Other not so much, like Bob Dole and much more. Well I also think the Electoral College should be abolished. The Electoral College give people the allusion that they have no chance and give bigger populated states more power.
To start off, "people in the United State of America vote for president". When in realaty they attualy vote for slate of electors and then that goes to the president. " Under the elictoral college system, voters vote not for the president , but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." says in Source 2 (What is wrong with the electoral college). Giving the feeling to people that the president they want will not win. Let me give you an example from source 2 "thanks to the quirks of the electoral college -won the popular vote, but lost the presidency , over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direcet election". This mean the voters voted for him ,but he still lost. What if eveyone in you state vote for that guy and still lost, doesnt that give you the allusion that your vote has no chance?
Talking about states , did you know the electoral collegs also works on state population? Each state has a population, giving them their electoral votes. President will target the bigger populated states to win their votes. Giving the more populated state more power to do what they want." a larger state gets more attention from the presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state does..." in source 3. Since the president wants to win and needs the electoral vote he will go to the states and do thing for them. Like donate money for schools or help with businesses so they can have their votes. Some state that get more attention/power have are Texas(38), Florida(29), and Califonia(55). Saying in Source 3. "Obama , who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes" from Florida said in souce 3. You know why? Because a week before he came to schools in Florida and helped them. I know because he came to my school.
The Electoral College should be abolished. It make people think they have no chance of winning and give more populated state more power. I think Dole was right we should of abolished the Elctoral College along time ago. Can you do something about it Senator? | 3 |
62b0410 | Have you ever looked at someone and you wasnt sure what thier emotion was?
i think what Nick did was amazing making a facial coding system to tell what thier feeling. This article is very valuble i believe because this is something serious yo me you could say your happy but you really won't be but with the system anybody could know your real and true feelings.
i get why some people dont tell their real feelings because they might not want them to see them down. i can gret that but at the same time you could get help anything can happen to you while your down and it could be really helpful or maybe go to a consoulor to talk to or anything.
if people would just try it out they might enojy and like it but i know most of them well not enjoy or like it at all.
it well also tell all your emotions for explain in the artclle it said "she's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearfu; , and 2 percent angry"
then Nick tells us how it works " the process begins with a computer constructs a 3-d computer model of the face all 44 major muscles in a model must move likle human muscles." | 2 |
62b0697 | I think they should develop the driverless cars, because it would be something new and most likely be safer then normal driving. People say the car could malfunction or go out of control but if they think that then why are there self drive airplanes. (auto pilot). Planes would make a even bigger accident if it were to malfunction. So I think driverless cars should have a chance. If the something happens to the car then it is the drivers fault, because he/she should have been paying attention and making sure nothing is going wrong.
It wouldn't be the manufacturers fault because they just develop it and make sure everything is in order, they don't have control over once a customer buys a uses one. In 2013, BMW announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant." The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." If the driver is not co-operating with the driverless car then an accident or something worse could happen, and would be the drivers fault. In passage 7, it says "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing up into an object." If failed to do so an accident will accur on be blamed on the driver for not paying attention.
In conclusion, the driverless car should be developed. If an accident accurs then it would be the driver's fault unless something goes wrong in the car itself. | 2 |
62b41a7 | In Germany, Life has been going on without cars for years. Street parking, driveways and home garages have been generally forbidden in this experimental new district they have going on. Vauban's streets are completely "car-free" -except for a few streets on one edge of the community. Vauban's families usually do not own cars, and some sell their cars to move. Vauban, completed in 2006, the united states was seperating the suburban life from auto use, as a component of the movement that is called "smart-planning." Gas emissions are huge to current efforts to make cities denser, and better for walking but these basic precepts are being adopted around the world in attempts to make public transportation more accessible. Experts expect public transport to be much larger in a new federal transportation bill.
Unlike Paris, Paris is banning driving to clear the air of the global city. People were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a fine. A lot of drivers were fined. Beijing, China were both known as one of the most polluted cities in the world. Cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. Diesel was blamed, since France has tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Paris typically has more smog than any other capitals. Because of the smog public transit was free of charge.
Bogota on the other hand had a car-free day. Millions hiked, biked, skated, or took buses to work during this car-free day. This car-free day devoided traffic jams. The goal for this event was to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced $25 fines. Car-free day turned out to be large. Even rain did'nt stop people from participating in this event. Car-free day is also a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution. Cali and Valledupar joined the event for the first time. Other countries came to see this event. These people who invented a car-free day are generating a revolutionary change to today's world. The day without cars is part of an improvement in Bogota in the mid-1990's.
In today's world, President Obama has ambitious goals to shift in American behavior. America's love affair with it's vehicles seems to be slowing down by population growth. The internet makes telecommuting possible and allows people to feel more connected without driving to meet new friends. Cellphones and car-pooling has been more flexible. Pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commerical and public transportation are woven to connect network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety.
With all these changes, it all reflects to new priorites across the nation to fellow citizens to limit car usage in the future. | 1 |
62b5df5 | People are on the argument that NASA would hide an aliean artifact. NASA is trying to cover the possabilty of this artifact being accrute. That NASA would like to have this information to them selfs. The supporters of NASA beleve that NASA would come out with their discoverys. Both sides have a piont of but NASA starts their project to debunk these theorsist.
NASA capters this photo of the red plant in the year 1976 and shows the photo to the public. This picture would become big" it became a pop icon and starred in Hollywood films,appeared in books, and ect. Then contriverse started on this could be and an ancient civilization."meanwhile,defenders of NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization. This wouldn't stop thorists, not in the slitest bit.
After the surveyor srrived at the plant on September 1997 ,18 years after the program ended. NASA said"We felt this was important to taxpayers" explained Jim Garvin. On April 5th, 1998 when the Global Surveyor flew over cydonia. Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture. This picture was 10 times as better as the original and shows a natural land form.
The picure showed better evidence that the theorist were wrong about an ancient cover up of anything. Garvin said"So,if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egtptian-style pyramids or even small shacks,you could see what they were. What the picture shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or meas. This debunks all explations of theorists every were. NASA has proven them selfs to not being the bad guys in a cover up.
In conclision NASA releases the picture to the press in 1976. Therists say thats NASA is trying to cover up their findings of this civilization. NASA finds out about what people are saying about a cover up .18 years later they are going back to Mars to take another photo with abetter camra. Everything is put to rest with the qulity of the new picture showing better textures and a clear image of this biome. | 3 |
62b65c4 | I am against driverless cars because those cars going to do nothing but cause trouble. We dont need any new cars that's not going to do anything but make our world a worse place. With driverless cars you never know when your going to have a accident or loose control of the car. I know I would like to have full control of the car that I am driving, not some robot car. All expenses would go up and everyone would have to work alot to even pay these priced cars off.
Driveless cars are dangerous and who would thinks these thing are save for our kids.Drivng law focus onkeeping everyone in there car save.Driverless cars are not even proven reliably safe. These cars could stop working at any time and what if its a beginner driving the car, what are they suppose to do? Some electrical difficulties could happen and you have your kid in the car how are you suppose to save the both of you. There is some many things that could go wrong and i think its just a way to big of a risk to take.These experiments on these andvances cars are unnessecary when we have perfectly fine cars today. All they scientist and Everyone else who is helping create the driverless are just wasting money. I feel that if these cars are invented taxes will go up and all prices will to.Eventually noone is going to buy a car if their isnt goint to be a reason to. Facts even show that some experiments havent been fully done because of finacial difficuties.
I would like to say again that i am strongly against driverless cars their so unsafe, they bring poplution and unnessacary drama to the world, also driver cars are to expensive and is a waste of money. why waste money on something we already have. Cars are ment to get us to a destination and back, theyre making some thing we could live in. Who would even want to get out there cars when theirs all sort of intertainment, arent we suppose to be focuse on the road? Robots might as well take over , what is going to be left for the humans to do? We cant even drive our own cars I would even waste all my money one some thing so stupid like that. Is anyone going to be able to afford these things? Wasting time and money for some driverless car that you cant even drive, things are getting out of hand. | 3 |
62b94ff | Ever since their creation, cars have been the main method of transportation. However, in recent times cars have become less popular because of the issues that they cause. Limited car use would be very advantageous because vehicles discourage physical activity, make pollution, and cost everyone money.
An advantage of limiting the use of cars is that they discourage physical activity. Reliance on a motorized vehicle for transportation from place to place results in little to no physical activity. Cars have replaced the use of bicycles, skateboards, and regular walking, their use seemingly reserved only for the youth. In a car free society such as Vaunban, Germany, the "swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children" can be heard by anyone walking down the street (Source 1). This clearly shows that when cars are used less, people engage in more physical activity. This is the same case for Bogota, Columbia where the Day Without Cars is a big hit. Just in the third year of this event, over 118 miles of bicycle paths have been contructed in the city (Source 3). Limiting the use of cars is definetely advantageous because they discourage physical acticity.
Limiting the use of cars would be incredibly beneficial because they make polluation. The billions of vehicles in the world create unbelievable amounts of pollution. In Europe, "passenger cars are respondible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions" and "up to 50 percent... in the United States" (Source 1). The pollution from the increasing amounts of cars in compacted areas "are chocking cities" (Source 1). Nearly nothing else creates that much pollution. The only thing that cars are second to in the polluation rates are the monstrous power plants that continuously belch smoke into the atmosphere (Source 4). If the use of vehicles decreases, then "it will have beneficial impliciarions for carbon emissions and the environment" (Source 4). This evidence clearly supports that the use of vehicles is causing a huge amount of pollution. Thus, limiting the use of cars would be incredibly beneficial because they make pollution.
Decreased use of automobiles would be extremely advantageous because the they cost everyone money. Expenses such as constant maintanance and fuel cost the average car owner a large chunk of their salary. In April 2013, the average miles driven per person was down by 9 percent, equivalent to the rate in January 1995 (Source 4). The most likely cause is that "cash-strapped Americans could not afford new cars" (Source 4). The high cost of cars and their maintanace is a huge burden on the backs of the average vehicle owner. Not only does vehicles cost the individual person, but they have large effects on the government. In the six-year federal transportation bill, the cost of the highways was 80 percent, and only 20 percent was available to all other forms of transportation (Source 1). This issue has caused the legislators to get involved with the problem. Obviously, decreasing the amount of automobiles would be extremely advantageous because they cost everyone money.
Limited car use would be very advantageous because vehicles discourage physical activity, make pollution, and cost everyone money. | 5 |
62b96b6 | In my opinion I believe that the use of this technology is great because in the text it was stated that "a classroom computer could recongnize when a student is becoming confused or bored" and since mosts students dont like to speak up maybe the teacher can ask them after class if they understood the subject or the lesson that day.
But everything has an opposing side. This could also not be a benefit because maybe if someone has a private feeling saying maybe like a crush and the computer states something like "in love" maybe thats something they wanted to keep for themselves. well mainly that would depend on the teacher you have or if she/he will tell anyone but id doubt it.
Some feelings are also really difficult to understand like maybe the computer can bring the wrong emotion or mis calculate how you are feeling. " the facial expressions for each emotion are universal," according to Dr. huang. | 2 |
62bc176 | Many people believe this very famous "Face on Mars" was indeed created by aliens. We've been hoping for explanations of this and possibly another alternative than the Face just being a landform on Mars. Although, after reading the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars", NASA had indeed found an explanation that shows the Face is surely not created by aliens, but it is just another natural landform that we have discovered.
First of all, the Face has been discovered as a natural landform because NASA scientists even said, "There must have been a degree of surprise among mission controllers back at the Jet Propulsion Lab when the face appeared on their monitors. But the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just anohter Martian mesa, common enough aroud Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh." Even though the face caused much excitement between the scientists, we as the scientists needed to face the fact after all the research and pictures that showed the Face was not something extravagant the aliens on Mars had created. So even though the Face gained much popularity commercially, it was just another landform like the many other ones on that planet.
Also, finding out their was ancient civilization or aliens currently on Mars would benefit NASA greatly, as it would be seen as a huge accomplishment. The article states, "Some people think the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars-evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists. "Meanwhile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars." My question is for you, why would NASA try to cover up or hide that they indeed found aliens or life forms creating things on Mars? NASA spent a long time taking pictures and doing research to look at this kind of stuff, even though something like this would be a huge event in all of history. It would become a great accomplishment for NASA and they would definitely want to share what they have discovered. When they first found the Face, NASA gained popularity from commercials and it became an icon. So if the Face was indeed created by aliens, NASA would gain even more popularity, if they thought the face was anything more that a landform after all the pictures and research.
Finally, the area that the Face was discovered in a common place for those landforms. The article says, "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia." Even though it caused a great surprise, the scientists soon realized it was just another landform, which they the sensation was over. Don't worry though, a few scientists did actually believe the Face was an alien artifact, but let me tell you, they were wrong. "On April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camers team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious websurfers were waiting when the imagine first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing...a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." So as you can see, those scientist were proved wrong by that picture that proved there was no actual alien monument, as they believed so.
In conclusion, I hope I have convinced you with the evidence from over the years involving the unmasking of the Face on Mars. The Face was not created by aliens because NASA would not hide the information, there is signifact pictures evidence to prove this argument, and the Face was in a common place for things like those to be found, in a place called Cydonia. NASA worked on it for years, trying to find the truth, only to find they had discovered another natural landform. Also, even though some scientists may have thought there could be alien artifacts and it was created by the aliens on Mars, they soon realized what the Face truly was. | 5 |
62c051c | In the essay "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author does an great job of describing how Venus would be a very worthy persuit depite all of the dangers. Venus is the closest planet to earth. In the essay the author states that it is known as Earth twin. That is in terms of desity and size though.
In the essay the author states that "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This statement in the essay opens many new ideas to support why exploring Venus would be a worthy pursuit. Its starts to make the reader wonder what happened to the planet to make it look the way it does now. Even though it is very dangerous the mission to Venus could posibbly be held to many discorvory's, and this is what the author is telling us he thinks that it is worth it and it definetly is.
Then you get the reader wondering how do we study a planet we can't even land on. The text states " NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the suface of Venus would allow the scientist to float above the fray." Then the author compares that to flying above storms in airplanes today. This would allow the humans not to get hurt while testing Venus. The author has given the reader a good way to see how it would be possible for scientis to experiment on Venus. That is another way he makes it seem like a worthy pursuit.
Last of all he makes a point that this step would not just gain insight of the planet, but it will allow us to target bigger task. The text states "not only because insight gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intiminadating endeavors." This alows the reader to devolop a sense to what might happen after they experiment on Venus they will start on another dificult task. The author wants the reader to know that this is all in the devolopment in are world. It will alow us to further and that is great for this world to discorver new places.
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author does an amazing job of making sure the reader understand that studying Venus is a worhty pursuit. In the essay he gives us a reason why which is it is the most earth like planet in our solar sytem. Another reason is accomplishing the task of studying venus will allow us to think further and go futher in to are solar system and start discorvering more. Last of all the author gives us a how and that is they would float above the fray. All of these points make the reader beleive that Venus is a worthy pursiut despite all of the challenges and danger that the planet poses. | 4 |
62c1262 | Studies have been proven that people are starting to not drive cars as much, Americans are buying fewer cars, and getting fewer licenses. There are several advantages to not driving cars every where, beneficial implications for carbon emissions, the environment and improves safety.
Vauban's streets in germany are completely "car free." People who do not drive cars any more and ride bikes, walks or rides the tram are said to be more happier this way. A mother of two walks and rides her bikes every where with her kids and does not feel as tense and stressed as she did when she was driving.
Also a huge advantage is it drastically reduces greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes. Diesel fuel was banned in France since tax policies favored dieselover gasoline. Delivery companiess complained of lost revenue, but exceptions were made, plug-in-cars, hybrids, and cars carrying three or more passengers.
In Paris there were days of near record pollution, so they enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the city. April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below average and equal to the country in January 1995. "The rate of car ownership per household and per person came down two to three years before the downturn." Michael Sivak stated. New York has a new bike sharing program and the skyrocketing bridges and tunnel tolls reflect people to want to not drive cars anymore.
A study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009, just shows you that the beneficial implications, environment and easier way of saving money does make people want to start biking, walking, using a tram, etc. Those examples I gave you are a few advantages of limiting car use. | 2 |
62c2590 | Smog. Gas. Pollution. Many countries dont allow for people to have cars because they destroy the air that they are breathing. People and animals become sick from there being an abundance of pollution in the air that they are breathing. Another factor that can be taken into consideration is that it can reduce the amount of traffic jams as well. Do you think that the community that you live is effected by the pollution from cars.
To start off, many districts are forbidding people have cars. In places near French and Swiss boreders, citizens are forbidden from parking on streets, driveways, and home garages. Citizens say that they feel less tense and happier without having their car. Source 1 states that " Vauban is seperating surburban life from auto use as a component of "smart-planning." In Elisabeth Rosenthal's passage it says that "Passenger cars are responisble for 12%(percent) of greenhouse gass emissions in Europe..... and up to 50% in some car-intensive areas in the United States. In Europe forbidding car use it is drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes. Over the past couple of decades, maybe even centries we have been centered around the automobile that has effected out health and daily lives because of the increase of pollution.
Also, the streets in Europe are not as crowded as the streets in the United States. Paris, more smog than any other European capital, has began to enforce a partial banning of cars to help clear the cities air. Cars that run off of diesel gas tend to create more pollution than cars that run off of regular gas. Sixty-five percent(%) of France's vehicles are fueled with diesel gas. By limiting the usage of these cars they will be contributing to the decrease of gas in the air. The increase of pollution has created a solution to help and decrease polluted air by making plug-in cars, hybrids, and cars that are able to transport more than one person at a time. Records and studies show that Beijing,China is one of the many polluted cities in the world.
Another fact that is an advantage of limited car usage is little to no traffic jams. In Colombian millions have began the day without cars where they use alternative forms of transpotation such as walking, biking, skating, and riding buses. "Day with out Cars" has promoted the use of alternative forms of transportation and smog reduction. Since adults children and teens have reduced the limit of car usage the Mayor of Mockus has began the construction process of an 118 miles of bicycle paths, new parks, sidewalk, restaurants, and upscale shopping districts have been created for them to go to on their free time.
Many people have began to not be as interested in driving because gas prices, as well as pollution. Their are many advantages to not limiting the usage of the automobile. It has reduced the amount of money that we spend, pollution and much more is also has helped us notice that there are alternatives to driving a car such as walking, riding the bus, and bike riding. You are also able to interact more with friends because the topic of car pooling has became very important and noticable. Those are just a hand full of ideas and ways that limiting the usage of cars is effective. | 4 |
62c323b | It's already hard enough expressing your own feelings, but trying to figure out someone else's can be a real challenge. Feeling so many emotions at once can make people angry, frustrated, or even depressed because they don't know how to handle it all. Emotions are hard to explain, after reading the article and seeing that a computer can read them in the blink of an eye than it might be safe to say that it could help people more than they think.
The article says that the new program can tell even if you're faking a smile or pretending to be happy. Being a teenager, knowing when someone is unhappy or pretending to be happy can be big thing. They might need to talk to someone but don't want to show it because they don't want to seen as weak or feel more emotion than they already do. If teachers had this technology in the computers to know how a student is feeling in class it could be a huge adavantage. That way a teacher can try and talk to the student or keep a close eye on them to make sure they get better. The article also says "... you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face". It's easy to fool someone with a look but this technology can analyze each muscle in the face and tell how the person actually feels. Isn't it important for a teacher to know how a kid feels? They can't pay attention as much if something on their mind is taking most of their attention.
When walking into a class, you can tell what kind of day it will be by seeing everyone's expression on their face. Throughout the day though, there can be so many different emotions going around. From a bully you can feel scared, sad, worried, depressed, and so many other emotions but you can't say anything because you're also afraid of the situation getting worse. Anyone can fake emotions and people do it everyday just to get through it all. When no one is around though that's when we can let it all out and hope the next day will be different. How this technology can help is seeing if a student is feeling the same everyday whether it be a personal problem, bullying, feeling alone, or even depression. It can get worse everyday, but if a computer can see that it is faster than anyone else and alert a teacher that something is wrong then thats one kid saved from a whole life filled with those emotions. It could prevent the emotions after being bullied, after a loss, or even suicidal emotions. The hard thing is trying to connect with that person so they have the trust and strength to open up.
It's not easy opeing up to someone. People go around saying "it isn't hard" or "the sooner you do, the sooner you'll feel better!". What people sometimes don't think about is that how hard it really can be. The person trying to help can't feel those emotions; they don't know what the other person is thinking about. The student could have a hundred thoughts going on inside their head but they don't wanna talk about it because if they do then they have to deal with all the emotions at once. It's easier to hold it in than letting it all out. The technology is great and could help a lot of kids in need of someone or something to show how they truly feel. When a teacher sees how the kid feels, they can try in every way possible to make that kid feel safe so they feel compfortable opening up. The article says that the software reads the different muscles in our faces to show how we feel even if we are faking it. It's like a lie detector for emotions! If a kid had someone walk up to them and ask if they are okay then the kid might lie; this program could help show what's wrong without the kid saying a thing. It shows all the emotions the kid is feeling and then someone can help get down to what is making them feel that way.
People feel different emotions everyday, and we, as people, make those emotions. We can create laughter to make someone feel happy or we can bully to make someone feel like they're nothing. How people feel is something that seems only humans can explain, that no tech in the world can feel the same as we do. Fortunetly, this tech doesn't have to feel, all it has to do is show what we feel. All we have to do is decide if we want to give it a chance or keep putting on that fake smile. | 5 |
62c46a1 | Today,I will be writing an essay that the author suggested Venus is "worthy pursuit despite the dangers it epresents"
Venus is the second planet from our sun and otfen reffered to as earth "twin",and the closest planet to earth.The only difference is speed that sometimes earth is closer to venus other times to venus. Venus has 97 pecent carbondioxide and over 800 degree farhaniet that
explain main reason that each mission was unnamed and not a single spaceship has touched down Venus for more than 3 decades even for humans the solar power would be plentiful and radiation of the sun it is not easy condition,but its survivable for humans.
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Astronomers and Scientists are interested in
Venus
because Venus has some features that are similar to those on earth it may have been
that Venus was once have been the most earh like planet in our solar system,Researchers think that venus was once covered largely with oceans and could have supported various form of
of lifes like earth,so why not try harder that would allow machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge and seeking
to
In conclusion, to meet the challenge presented by Venus has worth, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet,but also for knowledge,curositiy for human being. | 2 |
62d5e45 | In the article "Driverless cars are coming"
the author gave alot of aspects for the driveless cars.The author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars to show how they useful and not useful to people. My postion on driverless cars is they should create driverless cars.
The future of driverless cars could use half of the fuel we use today." The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus." The driverless cars would outstandly change the world in many ways. google has had cars that drove independently since 2009. Google says "
they cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated tracfic issues such as, road work or accidents."
The biggest deal in driveless cars is the safety. The driverless cars really should be invented becauseit can help alot of people out. The driverless cars can help old people and handicap get around easly. The driverless car can "handle driving functions at speeds up to 25mph but special sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." This could help people out alot.
The last thing is waiting for the driverless laws to go through. The laws for the driverless cars is to alert the driver. In some states the driverless cars are not illegal in some states. In the state california, nevada, florida etc is limited in driverless cars. I beleive driverless cars should be illegal in some states.
In conclusion, driverless cars should be great for the future. Driverless cars can be helpful in many ways. The driverless cars can save half on fuel and can take people any where they desire. | 3 |
62d7e39 | I think that the electoral votes should not decide who the president is. This is a nation where people have the right to vote, and the fact that the votes of the people don't even matter is not right. What is the point in even voting if our vote doesn't count, what is the point in the candidate giving speeches to the people if it's all just for nothing. The popular votes are the ones that should be counted twards who becomes the president. People all over the country are told to vote, or are guilted into voting becomes it's a right that we should be happy and proud to have but then the vote that we put on the ballot doesn't make a difference, it's the electoral votes that really matter. What makes them more important than us. The electoral votes are not democratic.
Yes the electoral college does somewhat ballence out the big states from the little states (based on population) but that still doesn't matter. If over 50% of the United States votes for one person but then they lose to someone with a little more electoral college votes then are they really our president, we the people didn't vote for him so then why is he allowed to be our president. The founding fathers gave us the right to vote but the truth is that the vote isn't really real. I think we should just change it so that the people are the ones that get their votes counted because you can't tell us to go voted and then not even let it mean something. Being able to vote is one of the things that we have that most other countries don't have, but the reality is that our vote is disregarded and somebody else makes the vote for us.
Do you think that people are going to want to vote for someone if it is basically just a waste of time. If the votes actually counted I bet a lot more people would go to the polls. People would be more interested in the speeches and wanting to listen to their views if they knew that their vote was important to the candidate. In 2012 only about a half of the people who were eligible to vote didn't and that number could keep getting lower if we don't change it. The younger generation doesn't care right now because they already know that their vote doesn't matter.
The electoral votes only have five reasons as to why they should stay.
Certain of outcome
-Incase of dispute over the outcome
Everyone's president
-Requires candidate to have trans-regional appeal
Swing states
-Winner-take-all method awarding electoral votes
Big states
-Balances the small states and the big states (population)
Avoid run-off elections
-Avoids both candidates havingno majority
The electoral votes don't seem to be very American. The whole electoral college system is confusing and as said in the passage "Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always. Do voters sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate? Sometimes. If we were to have a vote (and the peoples votes actually counted) that asked people if they want to keep the electoral college or get rid of it I bet over 50% of the people in this country would want to get rid of it. | 4 |
62e1061 | Many people still believe that the Face on Mars is created by aliens. Some say it's to hard to really know what the object really is. Although many people disbelieve this is not a face, there is many places out west that look like this, and the cameras we used for this mission are to clear, and catch the smallest details, to be counted as incorrect. I believe that the Face, is only a landmark.
Based on the story, Unmasking the Face on Mars, "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadow that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh." When this picture was showed to the world, many people thought it looked like a face, just like many scientst. but the people from NASA called it a "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head..." formed by shadows, giving it an ilusion of a face. Many people still doubted this, and wanted to believe it was a face. I can see how it looks like it has eyes, a nose, and a mouth, but just because it looks like somthing, it doesn't mean it is that.
Don't get me wrong. I do believe that it looks like a person, or alien, but many things look like something else, and it doesn't mean thats what they are, because of looks. The story, Unmasking the Face on Mars states, "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American west." So based on this sentence, it could be a formation like out west. it has the same height as one in Idaho. It could have a different face then ones on Earth, but I highly doubt it is an alien.
The first, and second image on Mars look like faces, and appear to have all the needs to be a face. The second image wasn't really clear, and many people are right. Some people say, "the face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it is winter in April '98-a cloudy time of yer on the Red Planet. Perhaps alien marking were hidden by haze." This could be true. I do believe that if there was anything little, or hard to see, it couldn't be found when it was really cloudy outside, and the picture wasn't taken clearly.
Even though you couldn't see what was there, on the second picture, we did take another one. I do believe that some things could have been hidden, but they would have been found, with the third picture. Based on the text, "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!" you would be able to see anything. So there was nothing there. the only thing that was there, ws a land formation, just like Earth has. We weren't able to find anything that would make the formation, considered to be some type of alien creation.
Based on research, and facts from, "Unmasking the Face on Mars" I believe that the Face, was actually just a land formation. For those who believe it was an alien, then you might be right, but from evidence, I think that it is just a cool and unique formation. The first images were unclear, to tell, but the thir image, was very clear, and us people from NASA, discovered that it wasn't an alien, but just a formation, like a butte or mesa. The Face, had shadows that made it look like eyes, a nose, and a mouth, but it actually wasn't. | 5 |
62e810c | I for one am against the manufacturing and widespread use of "autonomous" cars. For one, the cars aren't even truly autonomous: a driver is still required to even operate the vehicle. The cars are alos going to be very expensive. Cars are already fairly expensive, but add in infrared and 3-D recognition technology and cars will quickly go from something that is obtainable by anyone to something that is unheard of in the lower middle class and beyond. In addition, the creation of cars in general has already affected the world drastically, especially America. The invention of the automobile put less work on Americans and as a result of that, we've become increasingly lazy. Imagine a car that doesn't even need to be driven, a person simply sitting in it waiting to arrive at their destination, which adds to my other point of the cost: there's a reason that car services are so expensive, which is because they're a luxury. My final point is the risk and resources that would have to come into play with an invention like this.
As I said before, the price of such an invention would be astronomical. The average brand new car costs around ten thousand dollars. If you add in another eight thousand dollars in scanners and situational recognition systems, then you've almost doubled the price of the car! This is my point when I say that the lower middle class and below would have their hopes dwindling, and do the wealthy upper class really need a new reason to look down on the working class? Even the upper middle class people can't just toss out almost twenty thousand dollars for a car at a moments notice.No, not at all. I personally believet that given the choice between driving and sacrificing a huge sum of money, most people would choose to drive.
My next point is this: Americans are extremely lazy, in mind and body. Yes, the cars are implanted with warning systems to instruct the driver to take over sontrol of the vehicle, but that's assuming the driver cares enough to react in time. That's assuming the driver is even paying attention to the car itself, let alone the road! One word: texting. Even when people drive the cars, accidents happen because people pay more attention to their phones than the road without reason. Can you imagine if they actually had the freedom to neglect their responsibilities because of a so-called autonomous car? The amount of accidents would rise dramatically, which brings me to my final point.
Now, we all know that new innovations normally come at a cost. That's a given. These cars, however, step over the bounds of being a cost and become a travesty. First of all, these cars still have glitches to work out and companies don't want to take the time to work them out. If these cars are sold to the public, how many lives could possibly be lost because of a simple programming error before the cars are recalled? It would be far too late. Also, I mentioned the cost. Well, that doesn't just come in the loss of life. It is also present in the amount of time and money will be spent on the research, development, and manufacturing of these cars. Far too much money will be spent on something that is both completely unnecessary and a gross misuse of resources.
In conclusion, I believe that "autonomous" cars are, for lack of a better word, stupid. Paying more money for less safety and more laziness simply seems counterintuitive to me and my goals. I'd rather have the self assurance of driving my own car and being responsible for what happens to me and my fellow drivers. Not only would I feel safer with myself behind the wheel, but I would feel safer with everyone else behind their own wheels as well. To summarize, "autonomous" cars are expensive, dangerous, and unecessary, to say the least. | 5 |
62ed79a | How the author supports the idea of, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents, by stating in the article that Venus could have been like Earth, stating what scientist are doing to study Venus, and how it will fill the people with interest.
First, how the author supports the idea of, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it present, is by stating in the article that Venus could have been like Earth. In the article, the author said on paragraph four, " Long ago, Venus wasm probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Also, the author added that now in day the Venus has some of the same features as Earth does on paragraph four. What this all means is that studying Venus could be helpful by letting the people's curiosity know the truth about the "Earth's twin"
Second, how the author surpports the idea of, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it present, is by stating what scientist are doing to study Venus. In the article, on paragraph 3, the author states facts about how is it on Venus. The author states that the temperature is way to high, there's a lot of atmospheric pressure, erupting volcanoes, and powerful earthquakes. Even tho scientist know the basics about Venus, they need more information. On paragrph 7, the author stated that the scientist have devices that could or that will be sent to Venus to study the planet. One of them, for an example, is made out of silicon carbide and has been tested simulating the situation it would be if it was on Venus. What this all means is that scientist are trying to find more information about Venus before sending a astronaut to Venus and risking the astronaut's life.
Lastly, the author supports the idea of, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents, by stating in the article that how will it will fill people's mind with interest. In the article, the author stated on paragraph four, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This shows that they want to explore more and to find out the truth. Also, the author said on paragraph eight that studying Venus is for not only to get more information, but to fulfill people's curiosity. What this all means is that even tho that scientist are wanting to study Venus, people want to know the truths about the planet.
In conclusion, how the author supports the idea of, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents, by stating in the article that Venus could have been like Earth, stating what scientist are doing to study Venus, and how it will fill the people with interest. The people should all know whats beyond Earth's atmosphere and should expand their imagination. | 4 |
62edb06 | The idea of using facial recognition technology to identify how someone is feeling is a new one. It is also a preposturous one. You cannot fully understand what someone is feeling by looking at their face, and attempting to do so is an invasion of their privacy. Facial action coding systems should not be used in classrooms.
The idea that you could fully decipher what someone is feeling based on how they look is absurd. You cannot decide for yourself how someone feels based on the movement of their muscles. For example, if someone looks sad, you cannot just decide that they are sad, just because they look that way. If a machine decides I look confused, does it really have the right to change what I am learning? To understand how someone is really feeling, you have to first ask yourself why they might be feeling that way. Once you understand this, then you can determine what is happening. A machine cannot read minds. If I am confused about one thing, the machine does not know what. Not to mention that people often feel varying emotions at varying times of the day. I might be sad one minute, then laugh at a joke the next. I might not understand something, than understand it in the next second. The machine might automatically change something I understood based on a few seconds of confusion. This is not efficient or helpful.
To read someone's emotions based on their facial expressions is an invasion of their privacy. Let's assume this machine can accurately decipher someone's emotions based on muscle movement. What if you don't want people to know how you're feeling? If I am confused about something, and I am embarrased about it, suddenly the whole word knows. It should be up to the student to decide whether or not they want to seek help, not some magical machine. By forcing students to share private emotions, you run the risk of making them less willing to go to school. Who would want to go to a school where everyone knows how you feel at all times of the day? That would affect learning severely, and would definitely do more harm than good. Hindering learning in an attempt to better understand students is not worth it.
Using this software in classrooms would be ineffective, and even if it did work, it would be a huge invasion of privacy. This software should be used on paintings and nothing more. It is not accurate enough to do anything other than hold back human learning. This software is not fit for classrooms. | 4 |
62ee2c7 | "The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangerous it presents. I think the author supports it's idea ok but not enough for somebody to risk their life to go and study it. The author really doesn't use that many details for this idea.
Venus is one of the brightest points of light in the sky right? So why wouldn't you wanna go and study venus I know I would. That's why the author want you to go study it. He is basically telling you all this information about Venus and all these stuff it has. Like,I didnt even know venus was aa planet until I saw it in the text."Venus is actually a planet". Exploring venus is life risking cause its so close to the sun but also close to Earth.
The author really give alot of supports about studying venus in the text. Lik he really only talked about a venus is close to earth and thee sun. He doesnt really give good supports to his idea. But also the author is giving som supports on how its worthy to study. Like nobody has ever actually stayed alive on venus more than a few hours on venus so what if you do you would be the first to ever alive on venus more than a couple hours hours. Would you wanna take a chnce of your life to visit venus?
In my conclusion I actually think the author can get away with this for other readers to go and study venus. Even though he gives a little supports but not enough. | 2 |
62f12f9 | I feel like driveless cars are not the safest or most reliable solution to human driver cars. Sometimes electronics can malfunction so who's to say that the car will always stop, or that it will always tell you when to slow down. Although it says "driveless cars" the vehicles still require human assistance. Like the passage says "Why would anyone want a driverless car that still needs a driver?"
The companies that have tried to make smart cars say that smarter cars need smarter roads. For example GM created a concept car in the 1950's that could run on a special track. The track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a receiver on the front end of the car. Companies figured since they couldn't make the road smarter they would make the cars smarter. Manufacturers such as Google with the modified Toyota Prius uses lots of sensors, video cameras, radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an inertial motion sensor. Also a Dubbed LIDAR is used to form a constantly updating 3-D model of the vehicles surroundings using laser beams.
In the 1980's automakers used speed sensors on the wheels for the creation of antilock brakes. Although sensors are not new creations the sensors on "driveless cars" tell the car when to slow down, speed up, or even stop. Companies plan on improving these sensors to make driving "safer" and so that the cars can actually become "driveless". As none of the "driveless" cars produced so far are not actually "driveless" but still require "driver assistance". Meaning the driver can't just sit back and relax they have to stay alert and be ready to take over if something should happen. GM has developed seat "notifications" that tell the driver when they are backing into an object. These seats vibrate to alert the driver of the objects behind them.
Some manufacturers plan on bringing information systems such as "heads-up displays". These information systems can be turned off as soon as the driver needs to take over. Automakers continue to work to solve the current problems with "driveless" cars. In some states it is illegal to even test computer-driven cars. These states will most likely allow them after they have been proven to be safe. \
In conclusion most driveless cars are still a work in progress and may still take years to perfect. More than just sensors have to be added to make it fully driveless meaning no driver assistance, no alerts, no seat vibrations, and no laser beams. Car companies have to make sure that the cars are safe enough to be on the roads before they release it to the public. Safety features such as the "heads-up displays" and more would have to be added to ensure the safety of the passengers. | 2 |
62f2013 | America's great past time might now be just that, in the past. This isn't baseball though, it's the usage of our American vehicles. America was the frontrunner in the invention of cars and has the motor capital of the world in Detroit. However, We've come a long way since the model T and now it is time to move forward into a new, cleaner era of transportation. Cities all across the world have begun the process of minimzing the usage of private motor vehicles to help stop pollution, and to encourage the use of public transportation. The trend is already upon us in America as well, as a study showed that between 2001 and 2009 the amount of young people driving has decreased by 23 percent. Life without cars has proven beneficial to many cities around the world and it is time to spread to all cities.
First off, limiting the usage of cars will vastly decrease the amount of pollution to our environment. Recently in Paris, France the government banned all drivers with odd license plates on the first day and all even number plates the second during a two day effort to minimize the smog and pollution of the city. This method proved to be very effectiveas the capital decreased its congestion by 60 percent. This little experiment may seem like a very small accomplishment, but it should serve to be the precedent by which other countries can help stop pollution. If this was done once evry month in major cities around the world it would cause a major decrease in pollution. In the long term it shows people that having their own car isn't always necessary and it is better for the environment to use public tranportation, and or other means to get to one's destination. Bogota, Colombia also participated in their second anual car-free day. This was considered to be a huge success by their mayor and many other South American leaders came to witness it themselves. They were all thouroughly impressed by the programs effectiveness and have thought about implementing it in their own countries.
Secondly, limiting car usage will result in different city layouts that could prove to be more desirable and efficient. In Vauban, Germany they have decided to go nearly car free with 70 percent of residents not owning a car. Car ownership is allowed but the owner of the vehicle must buy a space in a large parking garage for 40,000 dollars. Many of the residents claim that they lived a more stressful life when they owned a car and are now much happier because of the sale of their vehicle. This has started a trend in Europe of small suburban communities going car free to help the environment and their lives. This shift into a car free world is sparking the idea for new city designs to make them denser so mit is easier for people to travel from place to place. Stores can be placed only a walk away on a main street as opposed to a large shopping mall that is along a large highway.
In conclusion, limiting the use of cars and motor vehicles would prove to be extremely benficial for our world and our society. It would help solve the pollution and global warming crisis by limiting the amounts of carbon dioxide we put into our atmosphere. It would also change the shape of our suburban life, making it easier for people to get from place to place while still maintaining their green lifestyle. An Earth without cars becomes an Earth with a more peaceful environment and a healthy atmosphere. | 5 |
62f4634 | If it was made by aliens wouldn't it look less like a face? To me it lookes like it was formed like that because you can tell that after so many years it faded away. in 1976 it lookes like a face and then in 1998 it lookes like a normal rock formimg,in 2001 it doesnt even look like a face at all.
Think about it if an alien made it wouldn't it look more creative or more unlike a face,because really the NASA dosnt even know if aliens are real, if they are real it doesn't mean they would make something like a face. you can tell because in the passage it says that scientists figured out it was just another mesa.
you can also tell because in paragragh 3 it says it was created by shadows giving it the illusion of eyes, nose, and a mouth. a few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see. In the passage it says what the picture actually shows is the martian equivalent of a mesa-landforms common around the american west. so it is likley to happen. | 2 |
62f4cd8 | Ok, so people think that the aliens made the face on Mars or might be an alien territory, but no. If aliens made a face on Mars, shouldn't have they came to Earth by now? They could've ruled us by now. The Face is a natural landform on Mars.
To prove that this was not caused by aliens, NASA reported," Huge rock formation which resembles a human head that is formed by shadows give the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." It is all just an illusion. We have seen some illusions in our past lives in space and maybe on Earth. You think that you see a human in the forest, and figured out that it was a tree.
NASA has send an aircraft or a ship that was called Mars Global Surveyor. The camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. When the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing an natural landfrom. There was no alien monument after all.
So, if you think that is was the aliens, there's the proof. Aliens didn't create a face on Mars. It was just a landform that web surfers and/or NASA saw. Like I said, aliens should have taken over the galaxy. I guess not. I think they are so nice. You see aliens in youtube videos and movies. Some people think that th video was just edit really perfectly to make the aliens real. Why would the government or Area 51 make this a movie? Are they now spreading the word. Some people think it's real by the theories on what happened on the mountain in North Carolina. Some people in think that an alien spacecraft landed on Nevada. I don't know anything about aliens of course.
There it is, the face is a natural landform on Mars. I have proof that it was not a creation from the aliens. I can't say anything now because I'm speechless. I already said whtat needed to be said in the conclusion. I hope this argumentative essay convinces people to think that the aliens didn't create the Face on Mars. | 4 |
62faff2 | The Electoral College process involves the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors the votes for VP and the President, and the couting of electoral votes by Congress. In my opinion, I think its only fair to change the election by popular vote for the presdident of the United States. I say that because its OUR president not just the 538 voters president. Also, if we go by the majority of the votes, thats not fair to the president either. what if it just so happened that they picked a lot more people who dont want him to be out president and they just took there verdict from there?
Changing the election by popular vote would be a lot more fair to the presient and to the people. I say that because, you cant tell what every body wants just by 538 votes and with the majority of 270 electoral votes. Like I said before, what if you just so happend to pick a lot more people who dislike the "new" president, but their were actually a lot more people who liked him?
To Conclude, changing te election by popular vote for the president would be a lot more fair instead of having an Electoral College vote. Popular vote will let everyone have a say in the President and not just 538 people. Its also just as fair for the President as it is to us because it gives the president more votes to count on and not just 270. | 2 |
62fb64b | Dear Florida Senator,
The Electoral College system is unfair and irrational. Some people would say that the process is more practical than a popular vote, but after some of the mistakes involving the system, it would be more accurate than popular vote.
Bradford Plumer brings up in his article
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong the incident of 2000 (otherwise known as Bush v. Gore.) Over sixty percent of voters wanted a direct election instead of the Electoral College. Electors can always defy the wishes of the people. IN 1960 segregationists almost succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would opposed John F. Kennedy. Electors have refused to vote for their party' candidate before and have just chosen their own to vote for.
Source one says that in most states there is a winner-take-all system meaning that if one elector gets a majority of votes, then all of the states electoral votes go to that candidate. This is unfair to the voters. If there is only a 100 vote difference and the one with the most gets the electoral votes. The presidential candidates do not even visit the states they know they have no chance in winning. In the election of 2000 neither Rhode Island nor South Carline saw the candidates.
The Electoral College system has flaws. Such as the incidents involving electors and the unfairness of winner-take-all. It is unfair and irrational. | 3 |
630114f | Fail of the century ! The popular opinion in todays society is that sometime in the near future , driverless cars will be the norm. But driverless cars are destined to fail due to the fact that there is a large amount of people who love to drive and see driving more as a hobby than a chore . Also, the amount of money , time , and manpower needed to modify the roads to suit the needs of these driverless cars is completely ridiculous. Self driving cars will also prove to be quite the safety hazard and will bring troublesome disputes between drivers when something goes wrong.
Unless you suffer from terrible driving anxieties , driving can be one of the most stress relieving activities avaliable. Self-driving cars would take away the pleasure of cruising down the backroads without a care in world. Autonomous cars would take complete control of an immersive driving experience while the passenger would sit motionless, not knowing what to do . Cars give people the freedom to drive with no destination , a spontaneous roadtrip in other words, self driving cars can not ,assuming autonomous cars will be GPS based . you would have to set up a destination for every ride you take .
Our current highway systems are designed for cars with human drivers , if society were to all of a sudden switch to autonomous cars the backlash would be otherworldy. The United States Government would have to spend millions of dollars just to accomodate the needs of autonomous cars . Every existing bus stop or station would be promptly replaced by a self-driving taxi service . Depending on the design of these future vehicles, some if not all of the existing roads will have to be fitted with motion sensors and GPS monitoring systems.
If human drivers did not pose a giant threat to highway safety already just imagine the chaos if computers where driving. A small glitch or bug is all it woud take to cause a twelve vehicle accident that backs up traffic for three hours. Profesional hackers could also reak havoc among traffic from the comfort of thier own homes .The safest car will always be the one driven by the human.
To sum things up , Autonomous cars will not propser. The cost of revamping every road in existince is too "expensive to be practical ". Also the amount of ways a self driving car can be explioted poses a serious threat to the safety of everyone on the road. If you love to drive , If you enjoy the freedom giving to you by General Motors, dont buy an autonomous car, stick with a six speed manual transmission! | 4 |
6309006 | No! The natural landform was not made by any kind of alien in Mars. It is just a landform that appended to look like a human face. And if im saying if it was made by aliens there is nothing that proves it to be made by aliens. Heck there isnt any at proves or gives an idea that aliens actually exist. But there is a lot of evidence that proves that the face was made naturally and is just a landform that happened to look like one. A few of them are we sent "Mars Global Suveyor" and it showed no sign of alien monument, there was a good picture taken of the area of the landform, and lastly if there was any signs of aliens or their artifacts we would want to know and explore it like you would. i will list and prove in the following paragraphs why it is just a landform.
First, when we sent the
" Mars Global Surveyor" it arrived in eghteen years in September 1997. When the Surveyor was flyiing over Mars it found the face and as soon at it was clear we took pictures of it. On April 1998 the Surveyor flew over and took a nice shot at the face. This shot was ten times better the the first shot taken.
secont, Thanks to the picture taken by the surveyor we could now look for small details by the face. For each pixel in the 2001 the image spans "1.56 meters that compared to 43 meters per pixel." in the picture you can look three times closer thanks to pixels. That means that if take a picture like that you should be ablie to see big objects for example airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small homes or shacks.
You might say that we NASA are trying to keep things secret from all of you in the publice and that we just want to keep the discovery of aliens to our selfs. But the truth is we don't we want you to know everything we know and we want to find any sign of alien life like artifacts and shacks and technology, but the fact is that the face in Mars has no prove theres nothing by the face that proves that any type of life built it. there was no left over material or any tools left the simple fact is that the face was made naturally and it is a landform like the ones we have on earth. Just this landform happened to look like us like a human.
In conlusion the face on
Mars will and should be considered a landfom. If it was made by aliens we would have found out thanks to all these studys but all of the studys we have made have proven there to be no life on the planet Mars. But I want to challenge you to conduct you own studys think of new ways and send them to us if this is what it takes to prove that there are or arent aliens on the planet Mars then lets work together and prove one or the other about the Face that could be a land form or could be a artifact. | 3 |
6309f92 | Have you ever heard of a software that tracks your movements to tell you your emotion? This software is able to detect percentages of emotions on your face, all you have do do is look in a camera. But, should this be used on student computers? I think that this software should not be used on students computers because of distractions, the speed of the computers, and the anxiety of somebody always watching you. I can see the argument for this software going both ways, but I would not want a camera watching me all day.
This software can be very distracting. Say a student is getting bored with the lesson being taught in class that day. They might decide to play around with facial expressions to see how their laptop with this always-watching software reacts. This can cause the student not to hear the lesson being taught, or make it easier by tricking the software. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," it tells some of the facial expressions you can make to get this software to react.
Have you ever dealt with a slow computer due to something not running properly? With this software on school laptops, they will be so slow that nothing at all will work. As a result of this speed issue, students will fall behind in class, and at home. This software is much to massive for a school laptop. To run this you would need a state of the art computer costing you thousands of dollars. "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorythems used to decode Mona Lisas smile." Schools can't affort to give every student a computer capable of running this software.
Anxiety. It is a growing problem in the United States today. Anxiety of people judging you, stress from work, or just nervousness. This facial recognition software on school computers would bring anxiety to a whole new level. The thought that someone is always watching you is not a good thought. This program will not only feel like you are constantly being watched, but in a way will be true. The software always tracks you facial expressions, your emotions, to adapt to how you "feel". Also, imagine how easy it would be to hack into this intricate software. It would be fairly simple to someone with experience. If someone were to hack into the camera, they could constantly watch you. As long as your computer is opened up, they are watching you.
Did you change your opinion on this software? It is terrifying to know that someone could be watching at any time they choose. This software is wrong for school computers because of the speed of the computers, the anxiety of someone watching, and the distractions. I hope you consider voting no for this software in the future. | 4 |
630d014 | Many cities are experiencing perhaps the biggest economic change being implemented into society since the invention of the Model T. People just simply aren't interested in attaining a personal vehicle, or even a license for that matter. As a result, many personal vehicle companies are starting to become more "mobile" to stay with the times, or become bankrupt due to being stagnant in sales. Not owning a car has actually proved to come with more advantages than if owning a car. Such as, less carbon emissions in the air, less stress in certain communites where car-free zones are being implemented, and finally restaurants and stores becoming more "cropped up" due to rush-hour restrictions; essentially boosting the economy.
The lack of car use has fundamentally benefitted the environment as an entirety. Cars emit carbon emissions into the air that are not only harmful to many animals, but to humans as well. According to Source 2, in Paris, France alone, it was shown that "due to the use of diesel fuel over regular fuel, there were 147 micrograms of particle matter per cubic meter." Comparing this to other major cities in Europe that find more use for regular gasoline, you'll find that the results are less. In Brussels, there were 114 micrograms of PM per cubic meter, and in London, 79.7. Even though areas that used more regular fuel over diesel fuel were significantly lower in micrograms of particle matter, even 79.7 micrograms can be potentially fatal, and cause lung-related health problems in the later lives of the people occupying these areas. Officials not only in Paris, but also in major cities such as Bogota, Colombia and New York City, New York have also began to take a stand. In Paris, France for example, "there are certain days in which cars cannot be driven by people with license plates ending in even numbers, and the next day by people with license plates ending in odd numbers. This new way of thinking has been implemented into the French law system to help decrease the amount of pollution in the air." (Source 2) Bogota has also found a unique approach to a less polluted environment. "Car-free day is a day in which no cars are driven, with the exception of buses and taxis." (Source 3) Finally, New York City has implemented a "new bike-sharing program in which bicycles can be rented for a cost-effective amount. In addition to this, bridge and tunnel tolls have also reflected these new priorities by skyrocketing in price." (Source 4) These new implementations have proved beneficial in decreasing the amount of carbon emissions in the air. Many communities have not only found a way to reduce pollution in the air, but also live a more stress-free lifestyle.
Stress and rush-hour are known to have some corollation, but newer communites are starting to take a stand by limiting the amount of car usage in their area. Vauban, Germany, a newer community only just established in 2006, is an example of one of these communites that has started to "smart plan." Over 70 percent of Vauban's occupants don't own a car, and 57 percent have sold a car to move there." (Source 1) A happier lifestyle has appeared as a result. According to Heidrun Walter, an occupant in Vauban. When she had a car, she was always "tense." But now, she's a much happier mother of two, and the distant hum of an occasional motor vehicle is drowned out by the "chattering of wandering children." (Source 1) In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is suggesting that we start implementing these "car reduced" communities in our nation to better society, as well as to provide a more stress-free environment for these new communites' residents. (Source 1) Even in Bogota, people have said that the use of no cars is a "great opportunity that has taken away stress and lowered air pollution." (Source 3)
Not only has pollution been reduced in all of this or the fact that a factor attributing to stress has also been removed, but areas where these communites are starting to form, have also boosted the economy. In Bogota, it has been reported that due to Car-free day, that both "parks and sports centers have started to appear throughout the city. In additon to this, sidewalks have been replaced by more broad, smooth sidewalks. As well as, rush-hour traffic has been cut, allowing new restaurants and upscale shopping districts to flourish." (Source 3) "Cars are starting to become a thing of the past," according to Mimi Sheller, a sociology professor at Drexel University. Even her children (19 and 21) don't have licenses. "They say they're interested, but it's not a priority for them," she later goes on to say. As a result, gas money is saved, and people can spend more money on things that matter to them.
In conclusion, it has been displayed that the advantages of not using a car are starting to outweight the benefits. The lack of car use in these car-free communities is helping to reduce stress and tension on the road, boost not only the community's economy, but also the entire nation's economy as well. In addition to this, the lack of car use is also helping to preserve the environment, by reducing carbon emissions into the air. According to many sociologists and business professionals, the downfall of the car may well be on its way, but it may not be such a bad thing. | 5 |
6313ae6 | The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because if the computer read you are bored it can change to somthing more fun. If the computer read you are sad it and change to somthing happy. Also is it read you are happy it can stay like that.
If you are reading or doing somthing bording your full focus wouldn't be on it so if the computer read that it can change it to somthing more fun to read or do. It can make it more happy or scary (if you like that). It will make those days when you know you have to read something bording fun.
Next, there are people who don't read as fast or understand like other so if you get a little confused the FACS can change it to your level or it can have someone help you by reading it or giving you tools to understand more.
Last, if you are enjoying the text you are reading or work you are doing the FACS can let the computer know to stay on it and it can give you more like that for your enjoyment.
In conclutiond the FACS is valuable in classroom because it can make boreding things more fun. It can make the reading your level if you are confused. Also if the like what you are reading and can give you more like it. | 3 |
6318d10 | the idea of tis computer is great because this way we could stop kids from being too depressed and go to suicide. this can also help people realize if youre actually helping a studen or child actually happy for them ot to fake a smile. the facial scanner would be a great invention so you help someone whob is sad before they chose their last option.
this machine would help thousands who suffer from depression because it could sense it so it could tell us that we need to see whats going on and how we as friends or even people they dont talk to much help make a difference. i think this could help the teen suicidal rate go down because many do it because they feel alone so if it could pick that up we could talk to them about it and help them.
so therefore this computer recognition idea shoulld be sold everywhere to helpothers realise how they can or what they an do to help or realize that people have feelings too. | 2 |
632016d | Im actually against the value of using technology to read students emotional expressions because thats would be a vialation of how you feel or like about something or someone. I think if you going use technology to calculate someones emotion they should aleast do it and keep it private. Im going to be telling you a little bit about why using technology to read student emotion is bad.
First of all i am against using this technology because, In the passage it says Faces dont lie and it can tell when someone is inmatating a fake smile and i dont really think that is true sometimes faces do lie. I honestly think that being able to read student emotion is awsome in all but its kinda personal. i dont think people want other people know about their emotions. i also think that if this technology is used people will probably become addicted to it and it will probably start getting on people nerves. In the passage it states that when a student becomes bored and confused Dr. huang predicts that it could modify the lesson like an effective human instructor.
In conclusion use this technology will probably effect people thoughs and emotions. It will also effect how people feel towards one they care about it will cause a whole lot of misunstands confustion effection and unsterstanding. i think that using a computer technology to calculate someone emotion is bad for the enviroment and if we just ramdomly add technology in the world to know people emotions it will get crazy and out of hand. These are all the reasons why i am against use technology to know people's emotion. | 2 |
63213be | Evening Star, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. Venus is the second planet from our sun. As Earth’s “twin,” Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance.
Earth, Venus, and Mars, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds. These differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades.
A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus’s 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.
The author wants us knowing why we cant land on venus or why venus is so great to learn about, we can learn so much about it and why scientest are so amazed about it. They have a theroy that Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth.
Even though, Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions. | 1 |
6324de9 | I can remember countless times when I needed to be somewhere, but I had nobody to take me. The future is here, and an era where driveless cars is upon us. As a nondriver, I think this invention would be very useful, it would help busy parents do their duties for them, like picking up a child from school. It also feeds those lazy teenagers as they rarely want to move or do anything that requires activity. I am deffinetly for driverless cars
Driverless cars are not exactly ready to be manufactered because there are some things cars cannot do that the driver would have to do for them. In paragraph 2 it says that cars that exsist today aren fully driverless because they alert you in tricky situations, like pulling in and out of driveways, or dealing with complicated traffic issues. Certainly this is just a minor problem compared to the actual driving part, and is planned to be figured out in the near future.
BMW made an outbreak in 2013 when they announced the deleopment of their ¨Traffic Jam Assistant¨. This vehicle can drive at speeds up to 25 mph, but there are special sensors that make it mandatory for the driver to keep both hands on the wheel at all time. Human drivers must remain alert, which makes it safer for those around them if something were to go wrong. Cars are alerting the drivers by vibrating seats, and light sflashing on the windsheild, catching the attention of the driver.
Although it would be very helpful and easier for everyone to have a driverless car, it could also be more dangerous. Of course the cars would alert us when we need to take the wheel, but most of the population is involved in their cell phones, what if someone ignores it, or misses the alert of signal? This is why as of now, most states have a law against being able to even test computer-driven cars. Why is everyone slowly relying on technology to do all our work?
Car companies have big plans for the future. In parapgraph 10 it states that Tesla has projected a 2016 reliese for a car capable of driving on autopiolet 90 percent if the time. Other companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and NIssan plan to have driverless cars in the year 2020. As of now there are litlle glitches in the plans and laws would have to be figured out, as well as the safetly and reliance of the people in the car. The future is upon us and we better be buckled up and ready for the ride, driver or not. | 4 |
632a0e8 | Have you ever wanted to be a Seagoing Cowboy? Well, you should because there are lots of different cultures and place to see along the way. Plus, you get to help people. You also get to do things you may do at home.
There are so many different places to go when you are Seagoing Cowboy. The places I have gone are Europe, China, and many other places. You can also see famous places in the country that you are in. I had the chance to see the Acropolis in Greece. Another thing I got to do was take a gondola ride in Venice. That was so beautiful and amazing! I've seen and done many other things such as a tour through the excavated castle in Grete; also the Panama Canal on my way to China. There are so many places to go; plus you get to help people on the way.
Besides, going many different places and seeing lots of extordinary artifacts you get to help people on the way. It was so fun meeting new people and getting to be a part that changes their life. There are many different ways to help somebody but when you are a Seagoing Cowboy you make a big change in someones day or whole life. It made me more aware of people in other countries and their needs. That awareness is never going to leave my thoughts either. I will always remember the time when I was a hero! Also just because there are serious time doesn't mean there aren't fun times too.
There are times when you have to be serious and help or do the best of your abilities, but there are times when you can play games. The coyboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. We also played table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling. In addition, the games also helped pass time in our long journies.
The reason I like being Seagoing Cowboy is all the different things you get to see and learn about on the way. Another reason I like to be a Seagoing Cowboy is the people I met, and the people I helped change their life in a good way. Plus you get to do the things you normally might do at home. That is why you should become a Seagoing Cowboy! | 3 |
632cacb | In the passage the author explans how people have had trouble getting spacecraft to survived long enough to get samples of Venus. The author tells the reader many ways that could help the spacecraft to last longer on the planet for earth's scientists can gather samples and learn more about the planet. The author explains to the reader different ways humans could live on Venus and why we should keep trying to gether information on the planet. In the passage the author strongly supports his claim that studying Venus is a worty pursuit despite the dangers.
In the passage the author states that "NASA has one particurlarly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray" making it safer for scientis to study the planet. Same as how jet airplanes fly at higher altitudes to fly over storms on Earth a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions.
NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus by using simplifed electronics made of silicon carbide. These would allow the the craft to last longer on the surface and allow the scientists to gather samples from the planet to better understand Venus. Another project is looking back at computers that was used in Worl War II called mechanical computers. Using no electronical devices thes computer use gears and levers to make caculations. These computer are not delicate and can be used in the tough terrain on Venus.
In the final the author talkes about the value of of further exploring Venus. And raises the qustion of what could be gaind if we spent time gathering informaton from the planet. That human curiosity will likely guide us to many equally intimidating endeavors. And finally tells the reader that the dangers and the doubts should not limite us but to expand our limits to the edges of imagination and innovation.
In th passage the author explains that further exploring Venus is worth the risk and dangers that may come forth on the planet. the aouther explains ways that could make the trip on Venus safer and last longer for scientist to gather what they need to further understand the planet. And that we shouldn't limit what we can do and push for more and better outcomes and not be pulled down by the dangers and the doubts. | 2 |
632de98 | Limiting care usage may be quite a inconvenience, but it can be a really great advantage in the long run. Plus there are better alternatives to automobiles that work just as well such as trains, buses, taxis, and even bicycles. Not only are they better for the environment, but they can be used to live a happier lifestyle. Overall it leads up to happy citizens, and cleaner air. In fact cleaner air is so desired and necessary that some countries, including the U.S., are now turning it into law.
Over in Vauban, Germany, most residents do not own cars, and alternatively ride their bicycles wherever they may need to go. The way that they made this possible was making sure that there were only two places to park - large garages at the end of the development. Even more efficiently added to this inconvenience to car users, a car space would cost forty-thousand dollars along with a home, and as a result, only 30% of Vauban's residents own cars, and 57% of people sold their car to move to Vauban. Some places are even going as far as having a car-free day, such as in Bogota, Columbia. On this day it is not permitted by law to drive a personal automobile vehicle.
Which brings me to the subject that many countries are now putting the practice of fining people for driving into law, rather than a one day event. Over in Paris, with a near-record pollutuion rate, people are fined for using cars by license plates, meaning on Monday a motorist with an even-numbered license plate would be fined 22 euro, whereas on the following day this would apply to odd-numbered license plates. There were exceptions to this however for plug-in cars, hybrids, and cars carrying three or more passengers. This impacted delivery companies, and caused them to complain due to the fact that this caused them to lose revenue, but according to the article (in my understanding), nothing was done about it. | 2 |
632e02a | Let's talk about Venus! It doesn't really get talked about ; However, Venus is the second planet from the Sun. That also means it's a extremley hot planet.
Venus is sometimes called the "Evening Star" because of how bright it shines at night. It is also states in paragraph 2 first sentence, "Often referred to as Earth's "twin". Venus is called the Earth's twin sometimes because Venus is the closest plant in density and size. However, depending on the speed Earth's going along with how fast Venus goes. There might be a quick chance that those two planets will run past each other.
No spacecraft has been able to land safetly on Venus just for a few hours they can't survive. Maybe this explains why spaceship's haven't made it to Venus in more than 3 decades. Venus is covered in 97% of carbon dioxide blankets, Also; what's more challenging is the clouds of highly corrsive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere. Therefore the temperatures on the planet is an average of 800 degrees fahernheit. | 1 |
632e88e | Technology. It surrounds us, it grows, it changes the world. A resent advancement in technology has been brought to locals attention. That is, driverless cars. A driverless car. It's been hypothetically promoted in movies and TV shows about the future and has always been a perfect idea in society's mind. However, is a driverless car better for our community or will it only cause chaos.
A car where no driver is required is simply amazing, or more so the idea of it. Yes, a driverless car would be more convinient for one, however, it sounds as if the driverless car would be more endangering than it would be convienient. A general satement supporting my position is that technology is simply not reliable one hundered percent of the time. It fails sometimes and to rely on such an invention to transfer one safely from one place to another is simply unreliable.
The meaning of the word driverless in this article is very misleading. In the article it cleary states that even if this invention were to take off and people did start to use it, a driver would still be needed for difficult obsticles. Obsticles such as construction and around accidents.
The article does mention alerts that would signal the driver but this system is inconvenient and not reliable. If a driver were to be asleep and did not respond to the signal fast enough, then what would happen? An accident could occur, an accident that cold have been easly avoided if a driver had been at the wheel. The manufacturer admits that issues like this are challenging but it interperets the fun in driving. However, wouldn't a person much rather be safe than to have
a mear minute of "fun"?
The law has recognized this problem and in some states it is not even legal to test drive these cars. In the text it brings up the queation of who is at fault in the state of an accident, the driver or the manufacturer? This question, I assume, will gain a majority of potential buyers and of course the laws attention. Changing laws for these cars would be difficult and timely. The liability in the case of an accident is very questionable and many people would disagree on the topic at hand.
Although automakers are still continuing their work the probability that they will fix the major issues are slim. The jeaprodization of a human's safety is a tremendous and most problematic issue with the invention itself. All error corrections aside, technology still, is never one hundered percent guaranteed to follow through. Human skill and knowledge is much more practical and better defined than technology when it comes down to it. | 4 |
633e700 | The use of technology to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Huang predicts." This is important because some students wont ask for help when they are confused or troubled. Secondly, more than often when a student is bored they will fall asleep causing them to miss important information. "By weighing the different units, the software can even recognize mixed emotions."So if a student is a little cofused the software wont make it "just so easy" but it'll reduce the challenge.
If uniterested in the subject at hand or with the class as a whole they will become unattached an fail the class potentially causing them not to graduate. "then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." By modifying the subject or lesson it could make it easier or make it harder for a student in class. If a person seems to be frowning the software could ease up. Also if the student is having a good time with the software it's a possability that it could make it a little harder.
Even people that dont use much emotion in their face the software will still be able to calculate their emotions. "The facial expressions for each emotions are universal, observes Dr. Huang, even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression." So if a student isn't very exspressive this software will still be able to calculate their emotions with the slightest movement of their facial structor. "Each expression is compared against a neutral face." So even the slightest change is detected. When detected the software will switch the level of challenge.
In closing this software is a very important improvement to schools everywhere. The software will help you stay interested and connected with the lesson. | 3 |
6340303 | There are many reasons why you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys" for instance, you could join the "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of animals, such as horses, young cows, and mules, that were shipped over seas. This is just one reason for joining the "Seagoing Cowboys" and there are a lot more reasons why you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys", and we are going to be talking about some others. The "Seagoing Cowboys", as some of you may wonder, was in 1945, when World War II ended in Europe. When Luke graduated high school, he worked two part-time jobs, one in a grocery store and one in a bank, when his friend, Don Reist invited him to go to Europe to be a "Seagoing Cowboy". That is where his journey began.
Luke join the program, the "Seagoing Cowboys" program, to take care of animals that were shipped over seas. I know this, because in the story the author states, "Luke signed up to be a 'Seagoing Cowboy' to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas." One reason you could join the "Seagoing Cowboys" is, to see other beautiful artifacts of the world. I know this, because the author states, "Luke observed the marvelous wonder of the excavated castle in Crete and the, all amazing, Panama Canal."
These are only two reasons why you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys."
Another reason why you could join the "Seagoing Cowboys" is, if you like to get away from home and visit a nice little vacation. I know this, because the author states, "Luke toke a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with water as streets." One other reason is, if you like to go over seas. This is a reason, because the author states, "It took about two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean." Both of these reasons are, like always, just some few, of many, reasons why you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys."
One of two other reasons, that you should join the program, is, if you love to take care of animals then this is the right job for you. I know this, because the author states, "The animals had to be fed and watered two or three times a day." The second reason you should join the program is, if you just like to be on a boat. I know this, because the author states, "Luke got his paper and boarded the 'SS Charles W. Wooster."' These are the final two reasons why you should join the program.
What we talked about in this essay was, that there are many reasons why you should join the "Seagoing Cowboys" program. Somwe of the reasons are, that if you love to take care of animals. Another reason is, if you like to get away from home. These are only two reasons why you should join the program, and I can assure you that there are a lot more. | 3 |
6347fe0 | "Technology can be a good thingbor a bad thing depending how one uses it." Technology is made to facilitate life for us.
It would be a good idea to have driverless cars beause it could benifit us with so many things. For example,we wouldn't have to worry about a phsyco taxi driver abducting us in a busy and noisy city because,like the article says , we would have drivless cars who take us where we wish. Nevertheless,having a drivless car would really benifit us with money. The cars Sergin Brin forsees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer more flexablity than the bus. "Yes,it will save us money but i would rather pay for my fuel than to risk my life with technology safty we're uncertain of."
People may be worried about the safety to,of course. The driveless cars will use sensors. Sensores are nothing new since automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes. Within those 10 years sensors themself have became much more advanced. Further improvments in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving on their own.
Telsla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time ,mercedes-benz,audi and nissan plan to have cars that can drive themsekves by 2020. The road to the truly autonomous car stretches on ahead of us,but we grow closer to the destination every day. | 3 |
63504d6 | I'm with dirverless cars, think about the many accidents that could be avoided, perhaps elderly people. Not all elders are put in retirement homes, some are still behind the wheel and they are still driving, they're the cause of many accidents that bring them to their death and other innocent deaths. If an older person or people in need couldn't drive, they'd be better off with a smart car that can drive itself and alert you when the car needs help, which would only require a small amount of help. The articles states that "none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves." We are on the verge of geetting these cars to drive themselves in the near future!
However almost everything you do weather it's bad or good, everything has a consequence. The article says that in "California, Florida, Nevada, and the district of Columbia, have led the country in allowing limited use of semi-autonomous cars." Of course the law wouldn't allow it until its safe around pedestrians, schools, etc. "If the technology fails and someone is injured who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer", as the article states, you can't fully rely on these self driving cars. They can cause an enormous amount of damage in the world if something goes wrong. Police and ambulance don't want to have to deal with these smart cars hitting pedestrians out in the world, it'd be terrible, this is why it has to be perfect! The smallest issues have to be fxed, everything bad in it does. Smart would probably sell for more, and a lot of people would be interested in buying these cars, companies selling these cars would make good money. We're not far from these cars entering and roaming the world, they'd be everywhere and replace old human driving cars.
My conclusion is that cars should be able to be used by people until they are safe enough! But there is still a large amount of work left to make these cars drive themselves. There is going to be some problems throughout the way but if people put their minds to it, they can accomplish and find a solution to the problems they'll find
along the way. It'd be less accidents, most of the accidents that occur today are mainly the drivers fault, they don't pay attention to the road and they focus on other things, thus resulting in an accident. Texting, calling, and drivng wouldn't be as bad as it is now, if someone had a smart car and had it on autopilot mode they'd be able to make quick calls or text someone without having to worry. The smart car would avoid tons of accident, the only problem would be the technology, if it fails, then it's not your fault at all. However if you failed to pay attention then it'd be your fault, which is more likely to happen, humans are clumsy and despicable these day. | 4 |
6353224 | Cars are magnificent machines. They allows to travel in much quicker ways than just walking or taking the bus, but have you ever thought about what these machines are doing to our environment? Although you may not think of it, cars create alot of smog, daily. "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the Unted States" (source 1: paragraph 5). While this may not seem like a big deal, smog can actually kill you if too much is inhaled. So what do we do to prevent this?
Vauban, Germany, A place you've probably never heard of before. It's a place for more upscale residents. The great thing about it is that they have given up cars for good. "70 percent of Vauban's familes do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here." (source 1: paragraph 3). Paris has also decided to jump on this bandwagon, but in a way a little different than Germany's. They have accumulated so much smog that they started giving out fines for those driving on certain days in order to let the environment naturally clear out all the smog. "On monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). The same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day." (source 2: paragraph 11). Along with Paris and Germany, Columbia has created a day deticated to no driving. It is called the "Day Without Cars" and citizens of this area are not aloud to drive on this day(source 3: paragraph 21). This event spread throughout Columbia and is now spreading throughout the world.
So why is all this happening and how are people taking the step to prevent smog? "A study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009...." (source 4: paragraph 41). What are possible factors of this? "The Internet makes telecommuting possible and allows people to feel more connected without driving to meet friends. The renewal of center cities has made the suburbs less appealing and has drawn empty nesters back in. Likewise the rise in cellphones and car-pooling apps has facilitated more flexible commuting arrangements, including the evolution of shared van serices for getting to work." (source 4: paragraph 35). As The End of Car Culture tells us, alot more young people are becoming less and less interested in cars due to cellphones. Also it is shown us that the denser the area is with cars, the more people have chosen to take bicycles to work or even just walk because they don't want to deal with the traffic.
Many people have taken the step to encourage a healthier environment without cars. Some banned driving for good, some created a holiday dedicated to no driving for a day, and some just stopped it for a while by handing out fines. There are many alternate ways of transportation such as walking and biking, but are you willing take the step, to give up cars, and to change you lifestyle for the better, or will you continue to hurt the environment by driving and contributing to the smog? Will you join the few that have made the change or continue following everyone else? A world without cars is a better one. One with less smog and less aggrevation. A happier place, more peaceful and relaxing. Your choice, your life, pick a side, and choose wisely. | 3 |
6354384 | Driverless cars are coming, are they safe for us? Should we trust them? Are they really driverless? There are some negative and positive studies for driverless cars. Should we go with the negaitive or the positve outcomes? For myself personaly, im going to say that I wouldnt trust driverless cars. Its safe for me to say that i am against the use of driverless cars. I believe that there may be more car accidents with these driverless cars.
Let's start with the negative results on driverless cars. These driverless cars arent so driverless, in some cases the driverless cars still require actual drivers to be in control. For example, if the driverless car has no actual driver in it and needs to go around an accient or construction site and so on, how is it going to know which way to go or how to get around? It seems very unsafe for a driverless car to go around an obstacle when not having any clue how to get around it. Driverless cars are seeming to be very dangerous for human beings. These "Driverless Cars" are likely to a hazardess situation for pedestrains, passengers, and drivers.
Now let's get to the positive outcomes of driverless cars. Yes, having driverless cars makes us have to do less work. But is driving honestly that much work? A postive outcome is that we wont have to spend a ton of money of fuel each and everyday. In some cases driverless cars do seem safe. Its a good thing that there will be sensors, cameras, a GPS reciever, and things like that to keep things safe.
Is Google doing a good thing us human beings or is it just trying to richer? Studies state that Google was one of the first websites to come up with Driverless Cars. I believe that Google is only trying to benefit for themselves on this driverless car concept. There is too many negitive things about it for it being a benefit to human beings. It seems to be not much of a good thing for human beings but a really good thing for Google. Should we trust this kind of idea from Google or any website in that matter?
I believe that driverless cars will have a huge negitive impact on human beings. This idea is not safe, its safer to just have actual people driving cars instead of computers driving for us. Why even put alot of money into driverless cars when people will still have to control them at times? To me its a waste of time and money. Whats your thought on driverless cars? Do you think its safe? | 3 |
635537a | Many people die due to car accidents everyday. Whether it be from human error or drunk driving, money or a jail sentence will not bring your loved one back. You neveer be aable to spend another day with the person you love because that teen just had to send one last text message. Car accidents can cause someone's sinset in the blink of an eye, but this all changes with driverless cars. Driverless cars would be useful because it uses half the fuel of a normal car and they are more safe than normal cars too.
Global warming is a big headline of the news. This is because if it continue's the oxygen while because depleted and humans will cease to exist. As scientist try to solve this problem, we continue to make it worse by driving wherever we need to go. Ofcourse this isn't only factor, but it is a big part of the problem. By driverless cars using half the fuel of a normal car, the use of driveless cars will give scientists more time to find a solution for global warmiing. If scientists had more time, they would have a good chance of figuring out the problem based on the way technology is advancing today.
Driverless cars would also enhane the safety on the roads. Driverless cars has a lot of sensors that provide the ability to detect all of its surroundings. The sensors will make it so that there aren't any blind spots on the car, which humans have with normal cars. Without any blinds spots, even if a small child runs behind the car, it will react and spare the child's life.
Driverless cars are the future. Safety is one the main priorities of the creators of the driverless cars. This is why so much safety is ensured. Without the outstandingly high levels of safety, the driverless car would just be another cool car that rich people have to show off, but this is for anyone who desires the assurance that they are safe while on the roads, and that what makes driverless cars amazing. | 3 |
6357fcf | In the article "Driveless Cars Are Coming" the author talks a lot about how driveless cars could be a good thing and a bad thing. My thoughts on driveless cars are negitive. My thoughts are only negitive because anything could go wrong.
One of my thoughts on driveless cars are what if you have to suddenly stop in an unknown place how whould the car know it has to stop. A driveless car could be or maybe would be the cause of most car accidents. Everyone wouldnt even know how to work it because we wernt born with it. It would maybe be a great technology but most people wouldnt be confortable doing or not doing something they havent did all their lifes.
Another one of my thoughts on driveless cars is when i think about a driveless car i think about all technology and there isnt a 100% chance that there wont be a malfunction. Most technology makes mistakes of has some type of glitch, so why would you put your life in the hands of a driveless car.
On earth, people are becoming lazier as the day goes by all the technology we have barely makes us want to move off of our couches. Which would also be another negitive thought about driveless cars. | 2 |
635a4b4 | Cars are a normal form of transportation some might say, but in Vauban, Germany there is a car free town. "Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this new experimental district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss borders". Says paragraph two in the article "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", some people may find this scenrio strange but its actually becoming more common. Many countries all over the world are starting making either a "car free day" or on certain days, making people pay fines for driving.
First, an example of a "car free day" is in Paris, France. This city has typically more smog than other European capitals. "Last week Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found". After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear air pollution of the global city". Monday motorists with even number license plates were ordered to leave their car at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31)". The same would apply to odd number plates the following day". The congestion went down sixty percent in the Capital of France, the smog cleared enough monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd numbered plates on Tuesday.
Secondly, another example of a car free day is in Bogota, Colombia. "Millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work on car-free day". This day in Bogota has been celebrated for three years straight now, "where cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars in this capital city of seven million". The goal of this day is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Even when it rains on car free day in Bogota this doesn't stop people from participating," says Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus. A businessman says "it's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."
In conclusion, countries all over the world are trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and smog. Paraguay, France, Colombia, and even America is trying to get people to use different types of transportation and reduce smog. So citizens all over the world should just for one day not use a car. One person can start a revolution for their community, city, or state. If everyone all over the world could do this we would reduce tons of greenhouse gases amd smog. We can make earth a better place and more healthy enviroment. | 3 |
635eab5 | Dear senator
I think we should change to election by popular vote because so that everyone can vote, but in the passage ''The Electoral Collage process consists of the selection of the electors,the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and vice president''. They are trying to say that the president only get majorirty of 270 electorals votes but i think if every each person vote like the house of representative and plus two sentors it be a equal number then it will be easier for him so for my oppion we should change to eletion by popular
Well each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. for example, the electors are generally choosend by the candidate political party, but state laws vary on how the electors selected. and did you know that when u vote for president you help choose a elector because when u vote for them u voteing for your candidate electors. and before we have won the popular vote but lost the presidency over 60 precent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. so now i am saying reading the passage is very cool with facts telling me what i should pick but i think by reading it we should change to eletion by popular vote for the president of the u. s. a. so they can choose who should be our electors or candidates ,and rather than people who think a single vote may decide an eletion. | 1 |
6365f7a | I am mainly for the idea of driverless cars because of many reasosn that I will exolain in this open space.
One of the reasons I am for it is because it will help the envirorment, like think of how much polluted air we can terminate with this product.
Another reason I support this idea is because it will more than likely cause less wrecks.
I mean we might be overpopulated in the future, but think of how many people were depressed of the loss of a loved on.
I'm pretty sure car crashes are the number one cause of deaths in America.
Think of how much manyt people would have given to see a loved one again, even if it's for just one last time; I know I would give up a lot.
The only thing I dislike about this product is that they will follow the speed limit.
I know this sounds like a
crazy thing for me to be saying especially after I said that"I know I would give up a lot".
However imagine if someone got out of their car and tried to hurt you, but you were at a red light and your car would not move because it follows all the safety rules that it should.
Although that is great and all.
Let's face it if that ever happend you would get seriously hurt, or maybe even murdered.
That is the only thing I dislike about having driverless cars, every other idea I support and I am personally for driverless cars.
Well there you have it.
Thaat is my personal oppinio on driverless cars.
That is truly and honestly how I feel about this product.
I hoped this article helps you continue your work on driverless cars, but most of all I hope you enjoyed me rambling over a rather somewhat boring of a topic.
Maybe my oppinion will help excite things, only time will reveal the mystery?! | 2 |
63668d4 | Driverless cars are one of the many beginnings to the future. Self driving cars are cars that do not require a driver in order to operate, just like in the name, they drive themselves. General Motors (GM), has produced many self driving cars, resulting in faster and safer travel. Google has also been a benefactor to the driverless cars. Some people contradict self driving cars; they can be beneficial, or they can be useless.
Driverless cars could potentially be a big part of our economy in the future. One benefit of the cars is the time saving. When driving in a self operated car, you have time to do things you wouldn't typically be able to do if you were driving the car. These cars would additionally reduce wrecks. Sending a text and being drunk behind the wheel are the number one causes of car crashes. If there were self operative cars, those causes and effects wouldn't be correct because it doesn't phase the car.
Producing more driverless cars would also reduce the amount of pollution and e-waste in the economy. The article states, "The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis...". With this, it will not only benefit the community, it will additionally benefit the economy. The cars also have, "Antilock brakes and driver assistance." so that if for any unknown reason, the car gets close to something not in its designated area, it will initially stop. There are plenty of reasons why Driverless cars would be helpful to the human race.
Although the cars have many reliable qualities, nothing is perfect. If the cars come acrossed a wreck or construction, the car will indicate that something is coming up with:a flashing light, a vibration, or some sort of sound. In this case, you would always have to still be aware of your surroundings, limiting what you do in the riding time. Also, the question was raised, "What if a child runs out in front of the car?" If the car isn't programmed for detours and wrecks, how would it detect a child?
Despite the minor safety hazards of driverless cars, they are reliable and are not time consuming. Although it would be a big change going from normal cars to self driving cars, if you started at small cities and worked your way out, they could potentially be a big part of history. | 4 |
6368413 | I write this to the Senator of Florida.
Every four years a president is elected to become what is the Commander and Chief and sole representative of the United States of America. Because we as a country are a democracy, "the people" get to choose the president. We go every four years, starting at the age of 18 and so on, to vote or to choose who we want to represent us as Americans. Who we want to run this country. Who we want to lead us both to sucess and trust that they will do all in their power to keep us safe. But are we, the people, really choosing who we want? Just like President Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO, I believe that we are not choosing at all but we are voting for a state of electors, who in turn choose a president for us.
The electoral college is very unfair to voters."according to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore_ thanks to the quirks of the electoral college - won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election...voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could lose the presidencey. (The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid deeefenses of the system are wrong By: Bradford Plumber) If you wanted to vote for a specific president you would have to elect the state electors pledged to that president and hope they pick them. At times the electors have the right idea and other times the electors get confused and choose the wrong person. Other times the elector could even be biased or even racist (in rare cases), and choose the one person that you do not see running this country.
"Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. During The 2000 campaign, seventeen states didnt see the cadidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the larrgest media markets didn't get to see a single campain ad." That is, because the electors are the ones that choose. The candidates don't even attempt to campaign in places they know they wont get a vote on. The cadidates will try to win over the bigger states first to gain more electoral votes to win.
I see the electoral college as an unfair way for the people to vote for president. If we are truley a democracy, then we should change from using the electoral college to the use of popular vote, or direct election. | 4 |
6372aa0 | Imagine yourself in the driver seat of a car, jamming to music with no worry for the road. This can become a reality with a self-driving car. Self driving cars are needed for progress, for safty, and for pure entertainment on the road.
Smarter cars provide a new era in the age of technology. According to the article, " Google's 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 reciever, and an inertial motion sensor." All of these sensors require advanced technology that the world didn't have, nor a reason to have, before 2010. With the self-driving car paving the way to the future, the world needs to increase its dedication to progress and its concern for details to make sure accedents don't develope.
With the driverless cars undergoing recent development it is understandable as to why safety concerns for a driverless car are a major debate. According to the article "In 2013, BMW announced the development of 'traffic jam assistant.'" This development proclaims that even though the car can drive itself the driver must keep both hands on the wheel in case of emergancy. The car will also notify the driver through various methods ranging from a vibrating seat to flasing lights on the windshield. The manufactureing companies want to make sure that people can be safe while enjoy themselves in these robotic cars.
A big issue is whether the driver will get bored if they aren't driving but instead, they are just watching the road. Yes, the driver will evntually get bored. However, manufacturers have created a solution. According to the article, "Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays." This will eliminate the argument of getting bored by provide entertainment to a driver. Also, as technology advances, this can shut down when the driver needs to take over again so no accidents occure.
Overall, self driving cars are needed for progress, for safty, and for pure entertainment on the road. They will be the future of this world. | 4 |
637b998 | In our solar system, Venus is the most similar planet to Earth. Venus is noticable from a distance away yet it is difficult to explore in person. So far, humans have sent spacrcrafts to explore, but it´s temeratures and many other factors can be life threatening. With it´s environment being in extreme conditions, it has been difficult for humans to make new discoveries. In the future with new advances it will be possible to gather more information and make new infrences.The author sugests Venus is a worthy persiut despite the dangers it presents.
While not being exact, Venus is the most similar planet to Earth. Scientists have made infrences about past life forms on the planet. In Paragraph 4, the author says, ¨Long ago, Venus was probably convered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth.¨ Currently it has a similar planet surface like Earth. The planet has been said to contain valleys, mountains, and craters, all of which we have on Earth. However, there are setbacks to it´s environment as it is not an exact duplicate.
Venus´s environment has made it difficult for human exploration. Spacecrafts which have been sent in the past have only been able to survive for a few hours. Sending humans before studying more about the planet would be a great risk of lives due to extreme weather conditions. According to Paragraph 3, Venus has a thick atmostphere, containing about 97 percent carbon dioxide bankets. The thick atmosphere in the planet has made an impact on the temperature by making it average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Along with the temperature, the pressure on the planet has also made it a challege for human life to survive. With time and technological advances, we will have a chance at solving issues to makes the discovery of the suface of the planet possible.
As
there are many problems faced, there are also a few possible solutions. The surface of Venus is the hottest suface temperature of any planet in our solar system. NASA believes that allowing scientist to float over the ground will make it possible for scientists to explore. In Paragraph 5, the floating over the surface of Venus is compared to the flying of a plane. ¨Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendy ground conditions by staying up and out of their way.¨ Mechanical computers used mainly during the time of World War II could also give us a chance of discovery. These computer are said to ¨make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all,¨ making it beneficial in such a limited area. Using mechanical technology would be able to withstand the many forces compared to the modern techonology now.
As time progresses we will make new advances allowing us to explore further out than just Earth. Using information gathered from the past can allow us to create new materials, keeping scientists safe from the many dangers. These skills will help us make new infrences about past life on Venus and eventually making it another livable habitat. The author believes we should not be limited by dangers, as we have a wide imagination and are able to expand out to understand new areas. | 4 |
637ba77 | Recently, there has been an issue about a the so-called "Face" landform on Mars. People across the world are arguing that the Face was created by aliens. Scientists at NASA are arguing otherwise. I believe the Face was not created by aliens.
First of all, the scientists at NASA want the Face to be made by an alien civilization. The Face being made by an alien civilization would boost NASA's popularity, therefore boosting NASA's budget. With a higher budget, NASA would be able to explore more, possibly even explore the Face. If there was an alien civilization, NASA would have no reason to hide it. NASA would reveal it to the public and most likely do more research. Finding information about another civilization would be a good thing for NASA.
Next, pictures have been taken of the landform. On April 5, 1998, pictures were taken by Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team. The pictures showed a natural landform, not an alien-made monument, which is exactly what NASA scientists expected.
Most importantly, there are natural landforms just like the Face on Earth. "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," says Jim Garvin, who is a cheif scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." Quotes from this professional scientist show that a landform exactly like the Face could appear on Earth.
Although some people might say that the picture wasn't clear, scientists have cleared that up. On April 8, 2001, Mars Global Surveyor was close enough to take another picture. "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view. Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution," says Garvin. The pixels in the picture from that day span 1.56 meters each, compared to 43 meters per pixil in the best 1976 Viking photo. The picture shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa.
These reasons show that the Face on Mars was not created by aliens and is just a regular landform. The Face is just as likely to occur on Earth as it is on Mars. It is just a butte or mesa with unusual shadows that make it look like a face. I believe the Face was not created by aliens. | 4 |
63899c4 | Do you think you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program? I think people should because it gives you alot of opportunities. People could visit places they have never been before, Some people may not have enough money to travel the world, and you may have family on the other side of the world.
In the Seagoing Cowboys program you would be able to visit alot of unique places. When you visit new places you are able to do things you have never done before. If you don't have a job, ther is a possibilty that you could find one in the place you are visiting.
Another reason you may want to participate in Seagoing Cowboys program is because you may not have enough money to travel the world. It would really nice to have a break from working and just go see new places. It could also be someones dream to travel and there would be a opportunity.
The final reason I think you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program is because maybe there could be family on the other side of the world. Some people may really miss there family but they don't have enough money to visit them. So it would be smart to sighn up for the program so you could visit them.
These are some of the reasons why I think people should sighn up and participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. People could visit new places, they may not have money to travel the world, and there could be family on the other side of the world. So people should really think about participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 3 |
638b1ef | I Luke, think that participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program would be a good thing to do for so many people. This program helps you learn some life skills, get new experiences, and still have some fun. Most of the time you will be with animals, traveling, seeing new places and dicovering new things. This program alows you to get closer to animals and learn about them.
One benifit from being in this program is you get to travel to so many places. For example on my way to China I got to tour in a castle in Crete, and marvel at the Panama Canal. You might think you will not learn on these trips, but there are many leason's and other things you will learn.
When your traveling you get to learn to be aware of other people and their needs from different countrys, you will learn some of their ways with animals.
One thing I think is the best part about being in this participating in this program is, you get to help animals and take care of them. At least three times a day you had to feed, water them, and every once and a while all of the stalls have to be cleaned. Most people think helping animals is not going to be any fun, but there are some fun things you get to do. When the animals are unloaded you get tp play baseball, volleyball, table tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and other games to pass the time.
You still might say this is not going to be a good experence but, there are a lot of animals you get to work with. Some of the animals are horses, young cows, mules and more. When you are with the animals you get to help them and work with them. If you are not the type of person who likes animals this is not for you. So in conclusion this is why I think this program would be a good choice for people to be in. | 4 |
638d207 | First, you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. I think you should join because this program is very fun and cool.
Second, you should join the program because you will get the chance to see a lot of cool things and places. You might get to go to Greece, or sail the Atlantic Ocean just like i did. Another really cool thing you can do is play games when you have extra time. Also you might get to travle to China just like me. You might even get to
go to Venice and take a gondola ride just like I did.
You should also join this program because, you can take care of the animals. You can take care of horses and feed them hay.I took care of a lot of things like animals, and the food to feed them, and watching them. I had a job as a watch guy for the animals so if you like to be a lookout you should join the program. Also, you can help the animals if they get sick or hurt.
If you join the program you can inharrit a lot of things.You can get a lot of experence out of the trips you take. I got a life time supply of memories and experence when I was there. I like going to new places and learning new things. Also, you should join the program because it could change your entire life lust like it did to mine.
This is why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. Also,if you like these things you should really join. | 3 |
6393898 | There is a lot of discussion whether or not to keep the Electoral College. The electoral college is the process in which we vote for our next president. It was established in the Constitution by our founding fathers, which was a really long time ago. So why do we still use the Electoral College? The Electoral College is completely outdated. We need to get rid of the Electoral College now!
Why are we still using the Electoral College to vote? It's extremely confusing. What if you vote for the wrong elector? That sometimes happens which is unfair to voters. We should be able to just directly vote for the president we want. If we could just vote for the president we want, not the electors, it would be so much simplier. Why confuse the citizens of the U.S. when you could just make things easier for us? The Electoral College is a way to confusing process to vote for our president. It's time to update the way we vote.
People think they're voting for the president, but really, they're just voting for electors. That is completely unfair. Why not just vote for the president of your choice? The citizens cannot always control who the electors vote for. How unfair would that be if the elector you chose, decided to vote for the president you didn't want? Also, the electors can be just anyone. They can be anyone not holding public office. Depending on what state you're in, either the state conventions, the states party central committee or even the presidential candidates can pick the electors. Why even bother going through all that trouble when you could just vote for the president you want? It's way more easier.
There are so many things that could go wrong when using the Electoral College process to vote. What if there is a tie in the electoral votes? Then who does the state choose? That would throw everyone off guard. Why have to even worry about that when you could just vote the president of your choice? It's ridiculous that we still use the Electoral College to vote. Also, we could choose the wrong elector when voting and that would really make people mad.
The Electoral College is outdated, confusing, and just way to complicated. Why go through the trouble of having to make sure you vote for the right elector, when you could just vote for the president of your choice. It's completely irrational how we still use the Electoral College to vote. You're not voting for the president you want, but for electors to choose the president. You can't always control who the electors vote for. There are a handful of things that could go wrong. We just need to get rid of the Electoral College once and for all. | 4 |
639781e | In the article "driverless cars are coming," the author presents both posotive and negative aspects of driverless cars. I think that their should be driverless cars in the future. The idea of driverless cars are great, and can help save many lives.
Right now without driverless cars their are becoming way to many accidents. More and more people are getting tickets by speeding and or texting while driving. With driverless cars, their will be a lot less accidents when texting. Also since the car is driving for you, it will go the right speed limit. Driverless cars still need some work, but in a couple years it will be fixed. Each generation is becoming smarter and smarter. So if we have started to make the hard part of the driverless car, imagine what we will be able to do in a couple years! Driverless cars can also help with traffic. Driverless cars will discover the fastest way possible to get to the drivers location. The driver will not have to worry about as much. The car takes car of that for them!
Driverless cars can help people from getting injured and making people less stressed. It is a great way for people to get less tickets. It will help the flow of traffic and find the shortest wat possible to get to their location. With newer technology these next couple years, we will be able to make the driverless car safe and fun where everybody will love them. | 3 |
639ac54 | The Seagoing Cowboys program was very adventurous because of all the fun you can have along the way. When you become a Seagoing Cowboy, you have many opportunities to have fun, such as sight seeing, meeting new people in other countries, and at the end of the journey the holds where the animals were is opened up for many games everyone can play! The Seagoing Cowboys program was an adventure I'll never forget and I hope you'll become a Seagoing Cowboy yourself.
One of the reasons why the Seagoing Cowboys program is so adventurous was because of all the sight seeing. During my time as a Seagoing Cowboy, I went to many places all over the globe, including Greece, Italy, China, the Panama Canal, and many other places. Some places I went to were the trips of a life time. One of my favorite trips was the Acropolis in Greece. It was special to see and I cherished the opportunity. By becoming a Seagoing Cowboy yourself, you can make your own memories in the world.
Another reason why the Seagoing Cowboys program is so adventurous is the chance to help people in other countries. I helped a ton full of people as a Seagoing Cowboy and their smiles warmed my heart. By giving people the cattle they need, it ended up helping not only them, but me too. I'm greatful for the opportunity, it made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. Because of that awareness, my family ended up hosting many international students and exchange visitors for many years. You too can help many people in other countries and help them. By doing this, the world can become a greater place.
The final reason why the Seagoing Cowboys program is so adventurous is that the end of the journey and during the return, people can have a chance to loosen up a bit and play some games. When all of the cattle are in other countries, the places where they were stored become opened up and you're allowed to play games. Some coyboys enjoy playing baseball and volleyball games, while others like having Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and other games. All of these games allow a cowboy to spend the rest of the way back having fun and if a cowboy doesn't want to play games, he can stay in his room and enjoy some quiet. You too can become a Seagoing Cowboy and have the experience of a lifetime.
As you can see, the Seagoing Cowboys program is the chance of a lifetime and a dream come true. By becoming a cowboy, you can make your own adventures and add a little spice to your life. Sight seeing, Meeting new people, and games are just the tip of the iceberg when you're a Seagoing Cowboy. Become a Seagoing Cowboy and you won't regret it. I hope you become a cowboy and have the adventure of a lifetime. | 4 |
639d5ee | I think driverless cars are a great idea. If you are a business man and you're busy and you need to get things ready on your way to work driverless cars could help you out, but you still need to pay attention to the road because the driverless cars need to be controlled under certain circumstances.
Although their name is a driverless vehicle a driver still needs to operate it when needed such as when there is consruction or if there is a wreck in the middle of the road so the driver needs to pay attention even if he doesn't need to drive. The car will notify the driver if the road ahead requires human skills by either telling the driver or flashing lights on the dashboard.
Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passangers, and pedestians safe. Some states think the smart car may abstruct those laws such as California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia. These states won't even allow computerdriven cars be tested. I think the idea of a driverless car is great but as you can see some other people don't. | 2 |
63b8e3f | The Electoral College has been established since the founding of our country. It is a system that has been tried and tested to work over the course of centuries. It should be upheld for it's ability to produce a solid outcome, and though it has the possibility of failing it's faults are not worse than the popular vote system, and that the Electoral College fosters a presidency campaign that appeals to multiple regions of the United States. This fair system allows representation of the people's will, just like the rest of our government does.
Faith in a certain outcome of the presidential election ensures that the vote has as little complications as possible, and is a reason the Electoral College is necessary. According to source one, "What Is The Electoral College?", each political party has it's own set of electors that equal the amount of congressional delegates per state. Usually each state has a "winner-take-all" method, so the presidential candidate that gets majority in your state will get all of the electors that represent their party, not just most of them. This is beneficicial to the outcome of the election becuase it makes the ability for a candiate to get majority vote much simpler. There is less of a possibility of a tie, or an outcome where no candidate wins. Source 3, "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep out despised method of choosing president", states that "even a very slight plurality in a state creates a landslide electoral-vote victory in that state..." , therefore allowing the candidate to secure all votes to their side, instead of having the votes divided on the line of majority rule, and causing rifts between Electoral College voters.
No system is perfect, and the Electoral College is not exempt from this. "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong", Source 2, argues that a term called 'disaster factor', or the possibility of immenent disaster due to the Electoral College system, is why the Electoral College system should be abolished. The passage uses individual instances, like the fact that in 1960, segrigationists in Lousiana nearly appointed Democratic electors that would vote against their candidate, or that in rare instances, "faithless" electoral voters would vote for the other side. These are strawman arguments, using specific instances to come to a conclusion that the whole system should be abolished. While the Electoral College system isn't perfect, neither is the popular vote system. The popular vote system has a higher chance of causing a tie between candidates, and it doesn't have a "winner-take-all" standard. In a tie, the vote would be given to the House of Representatives, which, according to source 2, "..can hardly be expected to reflect the will of the people..", as citizens often vote one party in for president and another for Congress.
In addition, the Electoral College fosters a more nationwide appeal for the candidate's campaign. Source 3 brings up the fact that no region in the United States has enough electoral votes to elect a president. The "winner-take-all" system further benefits this, because in order to win, candidates have to focus their attention on states where their majority vote is insecure. They will not focus on regions where they have essentially secured the majority rule and therefore secured all the electoral votes. In popular vote, they would have to focus extensively on those regions, as the few that are not in the majority would need convincing. Source 3 goes into detail as to why a regionally picked candidate is not a proper show of the will of the people. It states that "The residents of other regions are likely to feel disenfranchised - to feel that thier votes do not count, that their new preident will have no regard for their interests...", and so having a trans-regional appeal is essential to properly representing the will of United States citizens.
Our Electoral College system should be defended and kept. It has the ability to produce a solid outcome, has flaws but ones that are not more disasterous than other systems, and drives candidates to try and present a national appeal. A single vote does not decide an election, the representation of our people should not be split in half, divided. The Electoral College does its best to give the nation the president it deserves. | 6 |
63ca7f6 | Venus also known as the Earth's "twin" is similar to Earth in many ways which is why it also has benefits despite the dangers they may encounter.
The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursit despite the dangers by how the author shows that it is similar to Earth and by how it has improved over the last few years.
One way that Venus is worth studying despite the dangers is how Venus and Earth are similar.
In paragraph four it shows the like qualities the two planets has. For example the text says, "..Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth". This shows the similar features that both planet has. Another example is how that they both has simlar geological features. Towards the end of paragraph four it states, "... The planet has surface of rocky sediment and includes familair features such as valleys, mountains, and craters". The author is showing examples on how both planets are similar to each other.
Another way is how Venus has improved over the last few years by how it's getting some technology and how some of the features had changed. The text says in paragraph five "... Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine a bimp -like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Just as our jet airplaines travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way".
The author is showing that it will be some improvement on this planet which is why it is worth visiting. Also in paragraph six, towards the ending that researches are working on a way to improve our knowlege on Venus.
Overall, despite the risks and dangers this planet might have, it is still worth studying. The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursit despite the dangers by how the author shows that it is similar to Earth and by how it has improved over the last few years. | 3 |
63caf95 | I believe that this technology that can read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is vaulabe. I believe it is vaulable because it can know when the student is either happy,sad, or bored. When the computer finds out your emotions then it can help you with your work depending on how you are felling.
First, this software can identify all your emotions. This technology is vaulable in the classroom because when it known rather you are mad , happy, etc. it can produce ads depending on the expressions it sees you are having. In paragraph 6 it says,"Imagine a 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. " This says that the computer will changes the things on your screen depending on your emotional expressions. The computer can also detect if the student is getting confused or bored which happens to many students when they are working or the computer or in class. This shows that if the student is getting confused, then the computer can try and explain it better or demonstrate the work better.
Last, I believe that the technology that Prof. Thomas Huang has invented can help students in the classroom. The technology is very vaulable in the classroom because it can modify the lesson like a effective human instructor. "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang. " So computers need to understand that too." | 3 |
63cc1b2 | "Do voters really control whom thier elector picks for"(9)we should switch to a direct voting system. With electoral college going voters dont always have control on who the electors from their state pick. In some instanses the electoral voters vote is more valued than the peoples vote. Over 60% of voters would prefer a direct vote not an electoral vote.
the electoral vote weighs more than the popular vote, this in unfair because if a mass of people vote for one president and a few electoral voters choose the other president the people dont get the president they wanted, the electoral voters do. So we could expect that a popular vote winner couid yet again lose presidency to the electoral vote. But electoral votes blance out the states say in the vote, if a big state all votes against a small state the big one will win the electoral college balances that, but the popular vote is everyones say not a couple of peoples say.
60% of voters would prefer a direct vote. a direct vote would give the people more voice in the election instead of the few in the electoral college. If we abolish the electoral college the popular vote will be the main vote counted and there will be not more electoral college. Using a direct voting system the people will get the president that they want and voted for(ex. Al Gore)
If the elecrotal vote goes to a tie then it goes to the house of representatives and there each state has one representataive, that one person is voting for thousands of people. That one representative can go against their states wishes and vote for whom ever they choose,So this could lead to bribing the rep into voting for some one else. So the popular vote doesnt help the president get selected.
This is why we should swich to a direct voting system. So the people have more say in who gets to be their president for the next four years. The popular vote cannot be bribed or altered. And the popular vote is everyones vote, not a few or even one persons decision. | 4 |
63d1e92 | Cars that drive themselves seem very fututistic, but we are very close to successfully making a car like this. There are many obvious benefits to manufacturing cars like this. I think the most important benefit is in our enviroment. Some other benefits are that we won't have as many deathly car crashes and we would still be able to take control of the vehicle if needed. We shouldn't be scared to make this change that could potentialy change our future for the better.
Our enviroment has severely suffered from the massive carbon footprint that our generations have left. A big issue we have is that our air is very polluted. A big factor in this is that billions of people use cars all over the world. This self driving car would use half of the fuel that our cars today use. This could greatly decrease our pollution in big cities all over the world.
Car crashes are one of the biggest contributors to our death rate. There are many innocent people who die every day due to other people not paying attention to the road. Google has a car that is somewhat driverless and hasn't crashed once even though they have driven half a million miles. The technology that would be used in these cars would be smart enough to drive safely and alert the person in the vehicle when human assistance is needed. We have the ability to save many men, women, and children by allowing the self driven cars to transport us.
Many skeptical people think that giving up control could lead to accidents. When the car senses that there is danger ahead, they alert the person that they need to take over. If someone notices something the car doesn't, they can just put their hands on the wheel. People could still drive their cars if they felt necessary. We wouldn't be fully giving up control if we can just take it right back.
Now you see that there are many benefits to making self driven cars. The possibility of some minor negative things that can be fixed, doesn't compare to the positive results we can gaurentee this vehicle might bring. The enviroment will be much better and we will have healthier air to breathe, because we will use less fuel. Our death rates will go down and we can save our future generations with these safe cars. Finally, if anything does happen, we can take back the control of the car at any second. The people of this world will thank us for bringing this self driven car to the streets. | 4 |
63d44e3 | Dear Senator, The Electoral College as controversial as it is can be a very simple choice to either keep it as it is, or to change the voting process to a popular vote process that in which the people vote directly for the President of their choosing. I believe that you should consider changing the Electoral College to a Popular vote voting process for reasons such as, the fact that only "one half of Americans are voting" because they do not believe that their vote will count in states such as California and Texas because the voters do not believe that the candidate will carry their state anywhere(In Defense of the Electoral College section 23). Another reason is because of the winner-take-all system the candidates will not campaign as much in states they think they will win over without going there and they focus on the "swing states" instead.
Senator, one of the reasons that I believe you should consider changing to the Popular Vote process is because "only one half of the eligible American population voted in the 2012 election"(In Defense of the Electoral College section 23) for reasons I believe is that they do not think that the candidate running will go somewhere with their state and the fact that they do not think their votes will actually count towards the President that they would like to win. Also the fact that segreagationists will try and corrupt the voting process in the Electoral College, i. e. When John F. Kennedy was running for President segregationists tried to replace Democratic Electors with other electors to try and go against Kennedy therefore giving the opponent the upper hand(The Indefensible Electoral College Section 11).
Senator, on the contrary I would understand why you would like to keep the Electoral College because of it being a set compromise that the founding fathers created, making voting equal by letting "qualified citizens in congress" have the last word into the decision (What is the Electoral College Section 1). In a way I see how you would think that the Electoral College is a fair system because the people are still choosing somewhat who the Electoral College elects and the fact that anachronism is a factor that plays into the Electoral College greatly(In Defense of the Electoral College Section 15). The Electors elected should be trusted truthful people and they are to vote for the nominee in honest fact of who got the most eelectoral votes(In Defense of the Electoral College Section 16) but sometimes even if the electoral votes are calculated and are higher the popular vote could be higher than the electoral vote even if its a rare occurance(In Defense of the Electoral College Section 16).
Senator, as you see both sides of this controversy you could also see that the Winner-take-all method is all in all unfair. In the winner-take-all method the candidates that are in the election will take more time to go to the bigger states and try and have ads for their campaign posted in there and not in the littler states they believe they will win without campaigning there. The candidates will focus even more on the "swing states" because they believe they will have more luck in those states than the other smaller states. "Seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't see a single campaign ad"(What is wrong with the Electoral College Section 13) this fact goes to show that the candidates would rather focus more on the larger states and "swing states" than go to the smaller states; this makes those smaller states less encouraged to vote because the candidates don't even bother to come to them to campaign.
Senator, in the end I strongly believe that you should think about changing the Electoral College to a Popular Vote process because it will give the voters an incentive for them to vote, for them to decide who wins and who will run their state or country. Power to the People has always been a great thought to keep running around in your brain for me. Before you discard my thoughts in a mere second think about it; would you like the people of your state to be unhappy with you and disappointed because they had no choice in what is happening around them? or would you like the people to be excited for the new changes in allowing them some freedom of choosing what they want and not what others want? | 4 |
63d70fa | Do beleive in life on Mars? Many people do, they beleive that there is evidence to back up their theory. Such as the photograph, that was originally taken in 1976, of a rock that supposedly looks like a face. Though scientists know that the "face" is only a natural landform on Mars such as a rock.
The rock was photographed three times, in a place on Mars called Cydonia, the photgraphings were in , 1976, 1998, and 2001. Each time that picutre was taken it became more clear revealing that the "face" is simply a rock with many shadows. The shadows make the rock look like a face giving and illusion of a nose, eyes, and a mouth.
The photo was released to the public in 1976. This lead many people to believe that there really was life on mars. Many conspiracy theories formed. People believed now more than ever that life exsisted on Mars. Scientists knew this was false, it was merely a mesa, or rock.
Another photo was taken above Cydonia in 1998. This photo was taken by Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) unlike that of the 1976 photo which was taken by NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft. This photo was ten times sharper than the original one. The picture provided even more evidence that "face"
was nothing more than a natural landform.
Though not eveyone was satisfied because the photo had been taken during a cloudy time on Mars. People believed that alein markings were hidden behind the cloudy haziness of the planet. Therefore in the summer of 2001 the MGS snapped another photo of the "face". The camera could capture pyramids, small shacks, or airplanes because the image could capture objects 3 times bigger than the pixel size.
The image revelad no such evidence that life once occured on Mars.
Many people might still be skeptical of the "face", but there is not enough evidnece to back up life on Mars. The "face" is just another conspiracy of life. Scientists know that the "face" is only a rock, or other natural landfrom on mars. | 3 |
63e0593 | After reading this controversial essay on Electoral College and how it affects other and our "American People" I feel personally a bit ashamed at our own country that we allow all this nonsense to have happened. In my opinion I would want too ban the choice of Electoral College, because first off we're looking way too deep into our system of voting, is it really necessary too compare our states number of votes with another's just to possibly get noticed? Why dont we take things into our own hands and not count on voting for some stranger to do the work for us.
In one of they many paragraphs I had read, it simply stated "The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that out to be (overruled)" that doesnt sound like everyone here in America is fully williing too agree to all of this, and I wouldn't blame them. I don't understand why we cant just vote directly for the president ourselves! I mean after all, he is going too be our leader. I just would never put that type of a big decision in somebody else's hands who I don't even know at all, and especially if I know its not completely certain that whomever I had put my vote in for is at a 50/50 chance of winnning as it is.
If there is already an apparent list of five reasons all about retaining the Electoral College because of its democratic pedigree, just is another reason as too why I'm against this kind of voting system. With having the first reason listed as being "Certainty of Outcome" should really make the person reading that question themselves on if they're making a right decision or not. You would have too go through a lot of trouble and paperwork as it is whenever voting for someone, At least I would like too know that I'm not basically giving my one vote away for technically someone else to do it for me. | 3 |
63e267c | Hello senator of Florida this is a lettter to tell you why we should keep the Electoral college. There is more certaninty of the outcom of the election. The Electoral college helps prevent run-off elections. And it helps out the biger states like Texas of Califona.
The Electoral College helps make the election more predictable. And yes we all know what happen to Al Gore in 2000 but it is less likely than a dispute over the popular vote (Richard A. Posner). This has happen it the 2012 election "for example Obama recived 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romeny because almost all states award electoral votes victory in that state"(Richard A. posner). It is preety intresting how the Electoral College works knowing that it hal lasted a long time iour goverment.
The Electoral College helps prevents the problem off elections that run-off. You see what happen is that when the ton runners tie the election gets very complicated. So the Electoral college produces a clear winner (Richard A Posmer). But it also can make the voters votes have no effect to the election. Which means that they would not have the push to care for the election anymore. Youhave to consider that if the Electoral College was not there that it would preety hard to select the winer of that tie.
Bigger states have more atention in that state than a small state like North Dakota would have in a presindental election. The Electoral college restore the poltical balance that large states lose to the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution (Richard A posner). Florida popular vote was very close but "Obama won that election he got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin of Wyoming would the net the winner only three electoral votes"(Richard A Posner).
The Electoral College must stay it helps with the out come of elections andprevents run-off elections and helps the big states. We need the Electoral College what would we do without the Electoral College in our goverment? | 3 |
63e3792 | Scientists shouldn't travel to Venus anytime soon. Why would you say that you may ask there are a few reasons why scientist shouldn't travel to Venus. Venus isn't a safe place to travel to. It's already a risk traveling in space, but it's an even bigger risk to travel to Venus. Here are some of the reasons why Venus isn't safe.
First the unimaginable heat on Venus can make metal boil in a snap. According to the text " On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit". The average summertime day on Earth ranges from 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit those are temperatures some people can barely stand. Imagine 8 times 100 degrees that sure is toasty. No human can last 1 second on Venus without protection, and without being burnt to a crisp.
Next the atmosphere is mostly made of carbon. According to the text "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus". These are poor conditions to live under especially since humans can't live without oxygen. The carbon is also poisonous to humans as well in order to breath on this planet you'd need a huge oxygen tank. Not to mention there's also sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere.
Finally just like Earth Venus has natural disasters as well. The text states " Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanos, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface". Unlike Earth these conditions are amplified on Venus, and are stronger on Venus than on Earth. any evidence scientists do get from probes is electrical shock. Imagine what would happen to any ship we send with human in it "KAPOW" lightning strikes.
It's safe to say Venus isn't human friendly. Venus isn't human friendly because of the; boiling heat, the carbon dioxide, and the intense natural disasters.
Venus doesn't seem robot friendly either due to when a probe gets close it'll stike the probe with lightning. As if these are warning signs Venus clearly doesn't want any visitors anytime soon it's best to stay on Earth for now. Venus is uninhabitable for now at least you'll never know what the future may bring. | 3 |
63ef83b | Good morning, my name is PROPER_NAME and I would like to talk to you about changing the election to an election by popular vote. The candidate with the most votes of the people should get in. Also, the electors can vote for people other than the people their state chose, and faithless electors are a problem.
In Richard A. Posner's article, he brought up that in the 2000 election, Al Gore had more popular votes than George Bush, but Bush got more electoral votes, and won the presidency. The election is an election by popular vote, but if the popular vote doesn't get elected, then it isn't a election at all.
The electors of one state are chosen to pick one candidate and give them their states votes. However, sometimes an elector will get a different idea, and their vote will go to someone else. When that happens, their vote is going against the state citizens decision, so we need a better way of voting.
The electorial college requires that a candidate vist all regions,but not all states. A presidential candidate will skip all the states he knows that are with him, and he will also skip the ones he knows he can't win. A candidate should vist all states, so that the voters know what they are voting for, and the electors know that they made the right choice.
The country would be better off with an election by popular vote, because the votes might get twisted around if there isn't one. The candidate might not even vist the states he is hoping for a vote from, so we need to change the system. | 3 |
63f5f7f | limiting how much the car is used could reduce the green house gas emissions, smog would reduce, and in germany, it will save money.
to begin with, green house gas emissions are produced by cars being used and the carbon dioxide is not leaving the atmosphere. when the sun shines light into earth's atmosphere, the heat from the light rays can not escape the atmosphere because of all the carbon dioxide. this causes problems in the polar regions. due to the increasing temoatures, the ice is melting more and quicker. this causes sea levels to rise and in teh antartica region, animals can not cross the ice fast enough to get to where their food is leaving them stranded to starve. if the usage of cars was reduced, the green house effect wouldn't affect people or animals as much.
In paris , cars are being banned due to too much smog in the area. "after five-days of intensiving smog . . . [The smog] rivaled Beijing, chins, which is known as the most polluted cities in the world. cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions." it can also make it difficult to breathe.
the sorce "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" talks about how in Vauban, Germany 70 percent of families do not own cars. the cause of this is because of how much it cost to own a car. One has to pay $40,000 with the cost of their house to park in a parking garage. it is cheaper to just pay for public transportation or walk. not only is it cheaper, but it reduces the green house effect. | 3 |
63f85c9 | I believe the technology to read students' emotions in a classromm would be a great thing. Students such as myself tend to zone certain educational things out when it's to "out of our league". So I believe if we had this tech it would help students learn better in school. Many generations we have had a system where school is honestly boring. We can have fun here and there, but the lessons is where a big percentage of students fall asleep.
Our generation today is the age of technolgy, we are based off computers and not a fifty pound textbook so much anymore. Dr.Huang believes computers need to understand our emotions so it can help us with educaion or other things that may benfit us. I myself find no issue with that because like I have stated, this is the age of technology. We work with computers and phones on a daily bases now, and think about how work can stress some people out. Dr. Huang's tech could help you with things like work or educaion, it could recomend its help to help us find faster solutions.
As humans our minds evolve in different ways just like our characteristics, as a student myself classroom work can be difficult and make me a little tired because of complex equations or wording in reading. I believe with this tech students would have an education of their own that follows their characteristics and their mind set by reading their expressions. We learn from older people who have a higher education then us and who have studied longer. Not all of us can compete and catch up to their understandings of them knowing what to do. One thing our teacher can not do is modify how he teaches for each student but the software created by Dr. Huang can modify things for individuals.
Some people may have a negative feed back on this software because they may find it creepy their computer is examining their face twenty-four hours a day. I say it's fine because it's helping modify and help with everyday learning either at home or at school. As humans according to Dr. Huang humans tend to communicate in nonverbal or emotional ways. So if a human can recognize and help people why not have computers do the same thing. Once again we are based on technology. Out with the old in with the new, with that saying being in mind we are the new and we can benefit off of this new tech.
In conclusion, Dr.Huang's tech software is a benefit to our future as a society and can help individuals by modifying or understading us. We are the future and our tech is part of our society so making something like this apliable to out tech for student use or other uses can help a lot of people. Our education is valuable and so are our feelings. If our heart isn't into something we have support from people, why cant we have support from technology? Tech like Dr. Huang's software program can change the future for students and the world one day. That's why I believe this tech should be in classrooms or other places so it can help our society grow in mind and in understanding. | 4 |
64084ea | The Challenge of Exploring Venus is about scientif that think that venus is the planet that is more like to the earth. At the biginning of the play scientif think that venus can be the best planet that most look like the earth."Often referred to as earth's "twin," venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size,and occasionally the closest in distance too."this quotattion is saying that venus is the closest planet to earth and it is the earth twin planet."Long ago, venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth. todayvenus still has some features that are analogous to thoes on earth. the planet has a surface pf rocky sediment and inclodes damiliar features such as valleys,mountains,and creters." this quotation show that venus can have life and is like earth because both planet have life and if scientif can probe that humans can live in venus can be a good news.my conclusion is that venus is athother planet vesias earth that have life and is the earth twin plante. | 1 |
640d127 | Imagine being stuck in traffic again for the fifth time this week. You glance at the time and you see that you're running late for work again. Cars can cause alot of problems like for example, people get into many car crashes that kill many innocent children or bystanders, the traffic jams always take hours to clear up, and the exhaust in the tail pipe is polluting the air. There are many advantages to limiting car usage. The advantages are there will be more people on bikes and walking to place to place, less traffic, and less pollution in the air.
Although cars may come in handy they can be a real pain to have. Like for insatance paying car insurance every month, paying for gas, and paying for your car if anything breakes and needs a new part If the car usage was limited there will be more people on bikes and walking. This is good for the residents because they are spending less money and they are getting excersise from this. In Vauban, Germany the residents there have given up their cars. 70% of Vauban's families do not own cars (Rosenthal, 3). There only transportation there is a tram that runs though Freiburg (Rosenthal, 2). This helps residents there get to place to place eaiser.
Also with the car limitations there will be a whole lot less traffic on the roads. For example in Paris, France they made even numbered license plates residents leave their cars at home, then the next day odd numbered license plate residents (Duffer, 11). Even though they tried to ban the cars there were 40,000 drivers fined due to driving their cars (Duffer, 12). Also when this rule was put into place there was less traffic in the capital of France. The traffic went down by 60% (Duffer, 14).
Most importantly there will be less pollution in the air. Residents in cars dont really know how much pollution is put into the air when they drive. The exhaust from the tail pipe of a car is causing a huge defect in this earth's greenhouse effect. In france the pollution was so bad there was smog in the air from all the cars (Duffer, 14). The smog in France was as bad as the world's most polluted cities in the world, Beijing, China (Duffer, 14). Also in Bogota, Colombia there was really bad smog, but after the car limitation there was a huge decrease in the smog (Selsky, 21).
In conclusion, there are many advantages in car limitation. The advantages are there will be more people on bikes and walking to place to place, less traffic, and less pollution in the air. With less cars this will help our earth big time because the greenhouse effect will stop getting car exhaust pumped through there. Also we may fine alternate ways to replace gas and oil to make this world healthier. | 4 |
6410f68 | This article is talking about the the planetary neighbors of the Earth. on this article explains how others planets move around the sun and the earth,how are thir differences between the speed of this planets. Also explains why the humans never visit this planets, and how are their enviorment.
Venus, somethimes called the "Evenig Star" is the closest planet to Earth. this planets have differents such as, the size between their, the speed that they move around the sun, this speed mean tht sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus.
The big question here is, why humans never visited this planets in more l tha three decades. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, no since no spacecraft survived the landing for more that a few hours. Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us.
A thick atmosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide blankets Venus. On the planet's surface temperatures average oner 800 degrees Fathrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Also notable, Venus has the hottest sufrace temperature of any planet of solar system, wheather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, and powerful earthquakes.
The National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) has one particulary idea for sending humans to study Venus, Venus would aviod the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up andout of their way, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit. No easy conditions, but survivable for humans.
However, Venus can provide only limited insinght on ground conditions because most forms on light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus.
For now humans can't go to explore others planes as Venus, but I think with the step of the time, humans are going to envolving more on their technologies. Something that everyone know clearly, both planets as Mars and Venus have a lot of differences between our planet. Can humans can go to others planes in next close years?
By: Alex
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6418384 | Since our inception, we humans have dedicated our lives to improving the lives of ourselves, others around us, and our children. Making life easier is the reason we work, and driverless cars are the next great innovation. Transportation will be revolutionized by this vital step in our path of conquering what we once thought was impossible. Through careful planning and development, Google's driverless cars will be a great leap in human progress.
Driverless cars will be safer than cars on the road today. So far, Google's cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash. This shows that accidents on the roads in the future will only decrease with the introduction of driverless cars. The article also states that "further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software...make driving safer". Progress in technoloogy will make cars much better drivers than they are now. In fact, "information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes...allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." Cars without humans drivers are a boon to those who care about safety on the road. With this amazing new technology, there is no reason to be against these overwhelmingly fantastic new features.
Google's driverless cars will also be a better experience for the driver. Driving is a mundane task; many people must commute for hours just to drive to and from work. Fortunately, manufacturers of driverless cars hope that there will be "in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays". Because these displays will also be able to be turned off instantly, these will not subtract from the safety of the car. These entertainment systems will be great for those who do not enjoy driving. The future of driving is one that will bring fun along with its plethora of safety features.
Google's new cars are something to be excited about because they bring safety and entertainment, which will benefit the lives of drivers around the world. | 4 |
641a744 | The author suggesr that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.I think the author is making a good idea about exploring te venus planet because it will bring new stuff to the Earth the will never know that was in the universe with the other planet.This quote is interesting "Venus,sometimes called the "Evening star".in the text said the is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky.I heard before that the Venus planet was one of the most close planet in the Earth.In the text said "Earth,Venus,and Mars are the planetary neighbor,orbit the sun at differebt speeds."This is a good evidence because its explaning how those three planets are cored to the sun.But sometime the Mars and other time venus are more closer becase sometimes Venus is around the corner.When i was reading paragraph 2 said the each previous mission was unmanded because the spacecraft would not survive more than a few hours."Numerous factors contributed to Venus's repuattion as a challenging planet for humans to study,despite its proximity to us."So I think is very dangerous if the author study the Venus because it will not be a good chance if they got to venus maybe they will not come back.
I thik it will be a good idea if the NASA plan better that trip to Venus planet because it will be to dangerous if they just go without a plan."NASA is working on other appreaches to studying Venus.for example,some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions" This is a good idea because the who will go they will be ore protectice. | 2 |
6425823 | ELECTORAL COLLEGE
I strongly believe that the electoral college is the right way to go. The reason I feel this way is because of the electors, our founding fathers and, political parties.
I like that three electors is representing a state. I believe that the electors know more about the government than regular people. I want someone that knows what they are doing when they go to represent our state! There are 538 electors that vote for president and vice president but there only has to be 270 votes required to elect the president or vice president. Congress has to count the votes in the same place that the electors voted in. Sometimes I don't agree with the president that they picked but I'm glad that honest people count the votes. When the votes are finished and the winner's name is called out the losers revive a certificate of ascertainment.
Also a big part of me wants to keep the electoral college is because of our founding fathers. They put in so much work to help us. I would hate for all there hard work to go to waste. Also they had to put their lives on the line to help crate it. They broke so many laws for us! Also think about not only did they put their lives in danger but their families life at risk! To me that took a strong amount of courage! I'm honored to talk about our founding farther any time! In the 23 amendment our founding fathers wrote the district of Columbia is allowed three electors and for them to be treated like a state! Also our founding fathers wrote that only citizens that are qualified to vote! Key word here people ''Qualified!'' As long as everyone remembers that key word then, we all should be fine!
I know! I know! A lot of people hate political parties but, I like them. Just think about when you were in school and you wanted to be class president so bad. The people who voted for you is like your political party. I know I loved my political party because they helped me win! Your political party helps come up with all kinds of cool ideas to get people to vote for you. Like when I was running for class president my political party baked cookies, passed out fliers and, help me wright my speech! That's just like when you run for president and vice president. Except I don't think they really pass out cookies when you run to be the real deal president! I know I would vote for the president if he or she gave me a cookie! Ha ha ha ha I crack myself up but it's the truth! Hint Hint for the next election I better be at the top of the list if someone decides to give out cookies!
I agree with the Electoral College because I want what's best for my state, family and, friends! | 3 |
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