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it's mainly talking about how many percent of people do not own cars or people who old there cars. If I had a good car nothing wrong with it. I would make payments on it. It might not be the best car but hey long as i can get somewhere on time. I really don't know much about Vaubans but they are knid of nice. My dream car is V8 Titans Nessian i really love those trucks I hoping my mother will get me one but that all depends on my behavior at home and school plus grades those are more important. When the suburbs came out i thought it came from china but it said "Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class familes from chicago to shanghai tend to make their homes. And that experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes.... Passengers cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in europe and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." It also saids "Vauban home to 5,500 residents within a rectangular square mile, may be the most advanced experiment in low-car suburban life. In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway." I love cars well actually theres curtent cars that i like but hey you got to love them right V8 titan i love the most. | 0 |
People in America vote for a candidate running for president believing that their vote counts, but in reality it all comes down to the Electoral College. According to "The Indefensible Electoral College: why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" by Bradford Plumer, "over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election tot he kind we have now." We, as a country, need to change to election by popular vote for the president of the united states in order to have fair competion instead of the people of America voting for a potential president only to find out the vote was worth nothing.
To begin with, majority of the nation wants to abolish the Electoral Congress because it's an unfair process. Bradford plumer states, "The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational." It should be that the voters vote for the president, but we are just voting for electors so they can vote for the president putting our nation's future in danger. The Electoral College used to be the the right way of election but now it's known as something from the past. Traditionally, the Electoral College was "a compromise between election of the president by a vote in Congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens, (paragraph 1, by the Office of the Federal Register)" in which the founding fathers established this process of election knowing that then it was the correct way. But now, this process is "outdated (paragraph 14, Bradford Plumer)" and there needs to be election by popular vote.
Another key point, former presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, agree with "abolishing the electoral college (paragraph 9,
Bradford Plumer)" as do Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO, and the Gallup poll in 2000. Majority wants to get rid of the Electoral College in order to lets the popular vote decide who become president. also, voters cant always control who their electors vote for. Bradford Plumer notes, "The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century." The Al Gore election is an example of the unfairness that the Electoral College is pursuing. Al Gore won the popular vote against George W. Bush nationwide, which means the people wanted Gore, but he did not recieve enough electoral votes to win the election.
In the Electoral College's defense, the Electoral College, as illustrated by Richard A. Posner, "restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution," meaning that a presidential candidate will give more attention to a larger state than a smaller state. Without the Electoral College, the president wouldn't have "trans-regional appeal (paragraph 19, Richard A. Posner)," meaning that no one region has enough electoral votes to elect a president so the Electoral College requires the "trans-regional appeal."
To conclude, our nation needs to change to election by popular vote for the president of the United States instead of election by the Electoral College because this process of election is unfair to the voters of this nation. Also, majority wins and the majority of the country wants to repeal the Electoral College then we should make a change. If we want this nation to be the strongest it can be then we need to make choices that will positively affect our country and the people of our country. | 3 |
As technology advances through modern times, previously impossible technologoies and processes become feasible. One such technology that fits this description is the driverless car. While the driverless car in the past seemed nothing more than a popular topic in science fiction, the technology of driverless cars has become very real in recent years, with companies such as Google and Tesla developing their own driverless cars. Driverless cars should be developed and used as they are extremely convenient and provide greater levels of safety for humans.
The convenience of driverless cars are clear to see. A driverless car would be able to take over the control of the car during the mundane activities of everyday driving, such as being stuck in slow traffic or a monotonous drive down the interstate. In 2013, BMW began development on a "Traffic Jam Assistant" which would allow a car to take over control from the driver during slow driving situations when there is little skill required from a driver. Imagine that the next time a person was stuck in traffic, they could just let the car take over while he or she relaxed, unfrustrated by the stop and go movement of cars in a traffic jam. Another positive feature of driverless cars is that, according to Google cofounder Sergey Brin, they would consume about half as much gas as standard cars do today. This would be better for both the driver, as he or she would spend less on gas, and the environment, as there would be less consumption of fossil fuels and less emission into the atmosphere. The convenience of a driverless car is undeniable.
Another key reason as to why driverless cars should be developed is that they could provide greater safety for passengers. In the current state of driving, the majority of accidents are caused by human error. These errors can come in various forms, whether it be a person not braking soon enough, driving through a red light, or operating his or her vehicle recklessly. These prevalent problems that continually cause accidents for humans could be stopped completely if autonomous cars were used. Autonomous cars would be programmed so that they wouldn't go dangerously fast, and their sensors would warn them when to brake and how much pressure to apply to the brake. The issue of drunk driving would also become less of a problem as the car would have control of the wheel and wouldn't make the same judgement errors than an intoxicted driver might. Driverless cars can only become safer.
Some might argue that driverless cars aren't truly autonomous yet, and that issues could appear if there is a system error with the car. While it is true that competely driverless cars aren't available yet, companies such as Google and Tesla are continually developing driverless cars to handle more and more driving situations, and the only time that a driver is required to take over control of the wheel is in complex situations such as maneuvering through roadwork or a car accident. While system errors could occur, these issues would become increasingly uncommon the further that the technology of autonomous cars is developed, and legislature would not allow the legalization of completely driverless cars until it is shown that the likelihood of an error is either extremely unlikely or non-existent. As time goes on, driverless cars can only improve and become safer and more convenient for drivers.
Driverless cars will continually be developed to create the safest and most convenient riding experience for passengers. While some flaws exist today and there are still some instances which require human skill at the wheel, these instances are becoming less and less common due to improving software and the use of sensors in these vehicles. Driverless cars are the future of the driving experience. | 4 |
Facial Action Coding System (FACS) would be an amazing tool in the classroom. With it, lesson plans would be much more tailored to each person, and can easily be changed based on their reaction to the plan. This tool would improve classroom dynamics, improve students' attitudes towards learning, and would improve the overall understanding of more difficult lessons by students.
The classroom dynamic in most classes is not as helpful to students as it should be. When it seems like the whole class understands something, it can be embarrassing to ask for help. With FACS, if a student seems the least bit confused, the software can go over the lesson in other ways until the student is confident about the lesson and can move on. This means a more educated classroom with better grades and higher passing rates on standardized tests, which in turn, helps the school the students attend.
Often times, learning is seen by students as a chore. Reading and note-taking get boring and confusing. But if schools used FACS, the computer would recognize the students feelings toward the lesson and could use a more exciting lesson plan. This would then change how the student may feel about the topic and could even improve a student's mood. This could also improve grades, test scores, and school ratings.
FACS may also improve skills in certain fields. If a student was behind in algebra, a required class for graduation, this software may help keep them on track. Maybe Jane is having trouble with World History. FACS will recognize the confusion through her facial expression and will begin to change the lesson plan, therefore helping Jane and improving her understanding and appealing to different ways of teaching that better suit her.
Although some may say emotion may not be read properly or that emotions are too complex to be read through a few muscles and only six options, the auhtor of the article mentions that certain muscles (risorius and zygomatic major) can determine the difference between and fake smile and a real smile. So who's to say that all emotions don't have that same type of tell. Along with that, this program bases it's conclusion off of fourty-four muscles, and uses percentages of each emotion, which broadens what the person might be feeling instead of generalizing one emotion and working with only that.
In summary, FACS is an ingenius program that would improve classroom work and school function. Working with students and ecognizing their feelings on a topic may help teach them more individually and can lead to their better understanding of the concept. This innovative software would be a great addition to any classroom and would improve life in school. | 4 |
Is technology that reads emotion expressions really that valuable? It helps you tell someones emotion and that could help the world find out more about paintings or people in general. People hide emotions and that is not okay, people need to know when their friends are mad, sad, depressed, happy, angry, etc. It helps those people know if they can for example, say a joke or not, talk about certain things, tell a story. What if we could spend our time and money into something else that is more important. This is a really cool peace of technology but is it really worth it.
Is this emotion expression reader really worth it in the grand scheme of things. It is very cool to find out how people are feeling in pictures or how your friends are feeling but do we actually need it. People could be spending money in other places. It is nice to know how people are feeling because someone could tell if they are just pretending or really smiling. This could also helps people find out if somone is depressed or not. If a kid is depressed and angry about something we could use this to find out if they are faking a smile or if they have been cured from their depression. The emotion expression reader has some value but is it really that great.
This machine that reads emotions can be valuable if used in the right ways. We can scan someones face to see if they are depressed or if they are cured and are actually happy, Yet there are other places we could spending money, we could spend it on technology that matters more, like vehicle technology, computer technology, improved cell phones. People can be careless with there money and spend it on all the wrong things. It is cool to find out how someone is feeling just by one simple scan, we can know if someone is sad, happy, angry, surprised, disgusted, or fearful. This piece of technology can be useful in some ways. | 2 |
do you want to know the truth about the red planet and the "face" on mars? the face on mars is just a natural landform and i can prove it.
if there really were aliens on mars NASA wouldnt hide it knowing that the taxpayers would donate more money to NASA if therce was actually anything out there to research. the second image first appeared on a JPL website revealing nothing but a rock formation. although the second image of the face was slightly out of focus and blurry due to the clouds, the third image from 2001 was ten times sharper and was taken with a better camera, still revealing a natural formation.
there is enough proof showing that the "face" on mars is not even a face its nothing but shadows and a rock formation. the pitures actually show the martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the american west. | 1 |
The Electoral College is a process that has been used for presidential elections since the Founding Fathers established it in the Consitution. This system does not necessary give the voters a direct vote, but rather a vote for a slate of electors that vote for them. The voters intrust that their elected slate will vote for their favored presidential canidate. It brings up the argument whether this system of voting should be changed or kept. The Electoral College has some of its good points, but over all, it needs to be changed. Voters need a direct say in their vote, and this system turns off the interest of potiential voters.
The voters of the United states should have the ability to directly vote for who they want as President. After all, the people are what make up the country and should have say. "It's official: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational," says Bradford Plumer in
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong .
This means that the Electoral College is unfair to the people because the slate they vote for might not even vote for their canidate. Also, in the same article, Plumer states, "Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people." This means that there is a chance that the electors could vote for whoever they please.
This system of voting does not give the voters a direct say as to who they want, but also turns off the interest of voters who should be voting for their country. "Because of the winner-takes-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know that have no chance of winning..." as said by Plumer. People within those states would have no motivation to vote for their president because their potienial president did not come to their state to convince them to vote. The canidates are only focused on getting majority of the electoral votes, and not who the people really want. "During the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets ddin't get to see a single campaign ad," Plumer had stated. These states lack any information about the potiential ruler of their country just because the canidates are focused on the states that will help them win.
Although "each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for a party's nominee," as said by Richard A. Posner in
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five Reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President , the possibility of having a winner based on electoral vote and not popular vote is very much possible. For instance, the 2000 election, Gore had won popular vote but due to the electoral vote, Bush had won the election. Gore won the vote for the most popular all over the nation, but because the electoral college had a majority of Bush, it was like the nation's actual vote did not matter.
The Electoral College is unfair to the people because they do not get a direct say for who they want, and the canidates only focus on states that will help them win based on electoral vote. The people need a say exactly who they want and should not depend on others to do the vote for them. Canidates should not only appeal to states that would make them win, but also to other states so the whole nation knows exactly who might be ruling over their country. | 3 |
Limiting car usage have advantages. For example, being tense can happen having a car but if you do not have a car then your much happier that way just like Heidrun Walter stated in the story. They use smart planning. In suburbans life not having a car is more compact, more accessible to public transportation. Meaning people would not spend more money for gas or anything they will have more money staying in their wallets instead of leaving. They would not car about car insurance or anything because they do not have a car. Also, suburbans are in a new approach of this because now there are stores a walk away.
Also, limiting car usage means less pollution. No more car emissions would be trapped from those cold nights and warm days. There would not be smog also. Cars are stressful and rather than a car use a two-seated bike. Lots of new things can be made in a city rather than cars which are so much distractions. | 1 |
Do you think its a good idea to be a sea going cowboy? well befor you anser that let me tell you a little story about a boy who was a seagoing cowboy. Luke Bomberger was a young boy fresh out of highschool working two part-time jobs. Luke thought that he would probably be stuck working two jobs for a while, but thats were things change his freind Don Reist had invited him to Europe on a cattle boat. Luke couldnt resist , he had to go he thought. this was an opportunity of a life time he thought. Luke was one of the lucky people to be a sea going cowboy. Even though luke was scared at first he ended up loveing it. they played games in thee free time like baseball, volleyball, they held tennis tournaments they also had fenceing and boxing tournament.
Luke loved getting to travel. He got to go to Greece when he was only 18 years old. Luke had made nine trips before he was discharged in 1947. Luke also went to Europe, China, and Italy were he got to take a gondola ride. This oppertunity can change your life for the better. There any many jobs of being a sea going cowboy.Being a seagoing cowboy can be dangeous at times, on lukes second trip he worked as a watchman. His job was to check on all the animals every hour. One rainy night after makeing his hourly report to the captian he slid down a slippy ladder on his backside . Luckly he didnt go over board but he was still hurt with some cracked ribs.
Do you think its a good idea to be a sea going cowboy. Yes theres dangers but along with danger comes excitement. being an sea going cowboy gives you the oppertunity to help many people and familys that need food or medical help. being a seagoing cowboy can let you see all the needs in other countries. Luke was a leader to his family by haveing a number of international students and exchange vistors for many years. Being a seagoing cowboy thaught Luke to want to help others. After world war two many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover fortyfour nations joined together to form UNRRA ( the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administrateion) . UNRRA
hired " Seagoing Cowboys "to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over seas luckily Luke and Don signed up to take care of the animals. Wouldnt you like to help out all these types of animals and get ot go on exciteing adventures . | 3 |
Thinking that alien's exist on Mars is crazy. The so called "Face on Mars" is a huge rock formation that resembles a human head.... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. If aliens did live on Mars, why would they want us to know?
The survey NASA took on April 5, 1998 revealed a natural land formation. It found that there was really no alien monument at all. "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digitool image three times bigger than pixel size. "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were."
After all the research, and different theories scientists finally realized what the picture actually shows. The picture shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. So in conculsion, with lot's of research and experimentation you can find out what things really are. | 1 |
Driverless cars are becoming less of a fantasy and are quite possible to create in the near future. I personally feel that the production driverless cars would not benefit our society because of the dangers of an electronically controlled car and the legal issues the can arise from them.
There are already many dangers that come with cars that have drivers, but so many more come along with a driverless one. If the cars stops responding to instrictions, it can become a servere hazard and start skipping stop signs, red lights, or even begin driving on the sidewalk. Another issue that comes with that is who to blame for the accidents. As the article said, we can blame the manufacturer or the people in the car. However, how can we determine who is to blame? The court process would be far too much effort for the case. This incident will also likely occur more than once, causing even more drama.
The idea of a driverless car sounds like a good innovation and could be very useful. But when looking at the danger and legal issues that come with the cars, the production of them just doesn't seem worth it to me. | 1 |
The united states has this ellection system called the electoral collage. The electoral collage is a system of voting for verious comities. When the founding fathers of The united states made the constitution the electoral collage was a part of it.
Why would any one want to change the electoral collage because i would like to know. In my oppinion in is the best thing i know of for a working government. Over the years there has been a larg number of amendments to the constitution, but that was to adjust it to the chang in todays tecnology. Under the 23rd amendment of the constitution, the District of columbia is theated like a state for purposes of the Electoral collage.
The electoral collage consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electorsvotes is required to elect the President. Most states have a "winner-take -all" system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. So another words whoever gets the most votes wins but the odds are which ever side has the larger amount of people voting republican or democrat is normaly who wins. because if your a republican your most likly to vote democrat.
Everything that is rong with the electoral collage. Under the electoral collage system, voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. If you lived in texas, for instance, and wanted to vote for Kerry, you'd vote for slate of 34 democratic electors pledged to kerry. | 0 |
Driverless cars are becoming a reality in the world. They are a great way for drivers to relax, and hold conversations on a road trip without worrying about wreaking the car. I believe that the driverless care is a revolutionary idea for the modern age. In my essay I will talk about why the driverless car is a great idea, what are some of the things drivers can do if they get the driverless car, and why I believe that the driverless car is the future of the world.
I believe that the driverless car as a revolutionary idea becasue of how awesome it is. Now that there is a driverless car this could be the opening of a door for other things such as pilotless planes, or driverless boats. This idea can change the way transportation is for the future of the world. Most people would really love the idea of not having to drive unless there is something like a hazard that would require human interaction. This is how I think this idea Is revolutionary.
Secondly I believe that the plan is a great idea. I say this because with the driverless car road trips can become more fun. If a group of friends wants to
travle from Indianapolis to Dallas No one would love to be the driver for that trip.
This idea would mean the driver would only have to drive in an emergency situation like a wreak, or construction. The driver can sit back, and become a passenger like his friends. This is why I believe that the driverless car is a great idea.
Finally, Imagine all of the things that someone could do with a driverless car. Say that someone is late for work, and has not brushed their hair, or brushed their teeth yet, The driverless car can give them the time to do that on the go while not risking being any more late to work. If someone is texting, and driving there would be less wreaks, because the car would be driving itself. This car opens up alot of opprotunities to be the grandfather for future technoligies, like cars that can drive drunk drivers home, or takies that drive themselves. People may say this car is dangerous, and might cause more wreaks. I say that with this car comes more opprotunities for the transportation world to advance one more step foward.
In conclusion,I believe that the driverless car is the next big thing on the market. The driverless car can do alot more than the modern automobile can do. I believe that it is the most revolutionary idea, I believe that it is a good idea, and I believe that it will be the future of transportation. This is what I believe is good about the driverless car. | 3 |
My argument for the development of these cars is against it because i do not agree with some stuff such as the cars driving its self.
If a car drives it's self then it would be no fun for people who have cars. This development is crazy because it will change many things. We should keep cars the way they are instead of changing them to something different that not everyone would like.
Many cars are already having many problems so why make a car that can drive its self? We should fix the problems in todays cars instead of worrying about trying to bring something new. People are putting to much in cars, such as sensors and computer hardware. These things might help but they could also fail at any time and turn into a bad situation. However it could be a good idea to always add safety things to the car, but not everything can be sure to always work. Anything can fail at anytime.
Technology is really advanced! Everyday people are working on something new because of how well technology is. If technology keeps on advanving people will make more things and come out with incredible things. Many of these things won't be safe. People have to think in the safety of theres and others. It is not a great idea If you let a car do everything for you because that could be dangerous. You should be able to control the car whenever you want . Imagine if you come to a stop sign and the car doesn't stop? that could seriously cause a problem. Somebody could get hit and that will not turn out good.
Other cars like BMW's and Gm have developed mny different things for cars. In the article for example says a BMW has a "Traffic Jam Assistant" whitch means the car can handle driving funtions at speeds up to 25 mph. What if the car was to stop working and keep going and not being able to stop? what would happen ? Nothing good would. GM has developed driver's seats to vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. What if you trust this vibrator and you wait till it vibrates to stop backing up and the vibrator fails and you hit something? that could be dangerous. You could back into a kid or person and run them over. You could also hit an object and damage your car. That's why i am stating my opinion on why i am against the development of these cars. We should stay with what we have until we are 100% sure about things. | 3 |
The usage of cars has really changed the way our world works. These expensive vehicales are what make make our world what it is and peopel take advantage of it. With cars we get to places faster than on a bike or even walking. Many people forget how cars work though. It takes up about 2,000 dollars a month depending on which car they have on gas and maintnence. The advantages of limiting car usage is reducing the amount of fuel the we use, we would save thousands of dollars, and become more green in the world. People prefer walking or biking to school or on their way home.
Driving starts at the age of 15. Imagine all the work parents do to drive their kids to school, then to work, and then pick up their kids from after school. Its crazy how much of gas an adult would be using every single day. Ofcourse picking up their kids from school is a guarantee but their are many other solutions to these type of things. If we started to use less fuel it would bring our economy out of debt. In the article by Elisabeth Rosenthal "The End of car culture" states that Americans have not been buying cars as often and driving less and fewer license being given over the years. The era of cars and driving could be coming to an end and creating a new way of getting to places. People would say that taking the bus might become the new strategy but who knows what the future holds for America, by the year 2030 we will be flying in cars or transportating to get to where we need to be. Transportation is the second largest source in America and vehicles are becoming something much different.
In New York a bike-sharing program has started due to all the traffic and crowded streets their are people just take the subway and get to places faster than a car. Things like that save so much money. A change in the world would be very dramatic since everyone is so used to driving a car and getting to where they need to be. Studies shown by Elisabeth Rosenthal that even kids who live in urban areas that are 19-21 do not have license and are perfectly happy with out having one. With the amount of money people can save in motorvehicles is ridiculous. The money they save can be used for many other important things in life like food and house spendings all those things can get someone stressed could be fixed just by reducing the use of cars. Who says walking or biking isn't good for the soul.
Technology has really changed our lives and made our generation of children a new perspective that other never saw. As a teenager we are so dependant on many thingas and get addicted very fast to whatever comes at us. A day with out a car is like a day with out a phone. We wouldnt be able to particapat in anything. A car will take us where we want to go. Unlike in those movies where all the kids just bike to places, it seems more fun and interesting in that way. With all the money being spent we could be more green in the world as well. Everything is so manufactured in the world that people wonder why our economy is awful. Being eco friendly is the best way to go if everyone particiaptes in the cause. The world would honestly be such a better place if we all particapated in making it better.
Causes and actions have consequences in our world. The usage of cxars are very dependant on people and if we made a change people will be happier in life because they'll have more to recieve. Our world can become a much better place where people won't have to suffer with money because due to cars we pay alot of money that doesnt have to be spent. Cars can increase alot of positive things in everyones life and it will start out just by a casual walk on the street. | 3 |
There is a lot of technology being made to try to help human communication. Computers can read the emotions on the face of a human. Isn't that awesome !? This could help out with things that some humans dont want to say. Like depression or worriness ect. However some people still say that this technology will not be useful. I toatally disagree ! Think on the brighter side.
With this new technology it could be a little easier on the students. It could help the teachers know what type of mood the student is in. This would probably help by the teachers showing empathy to the students. Also this could stop conflicts with students. When two students are feeling angry you could remove them. I think this Technology is very valuable.
Also having a computer that know how your feeling at the moment would be such a big help. If it knows your feeling sad it could post ads to try to cheer you up. If your feeling happy it could play music to go with your spirit. When you are feeling confused about something , it could ask do you need help ? Also if you get bored with something it could make the next assignment different.
Evidence to support my claim that this technology is valuable is all through "Making mona Lisa Smile". " Imagine a computer that knows when your happy or sad. For example, if you smile when a web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow." "A classroom computer could reconize when a student is becoming confused or bored,"Dr. Huang predicts. "it could modify the lesson, like a effective human instructor."
It also could be valuable by helping make computer animated faces more expressive."Most human communicvation is nonverable, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang."So computers need to understand that, too.
This technology called the Facial Action Coding System reading the expression of studednts is very valuable. It helps with showing empathy,It helps understand some reasons behind things ect. This technoly is so valuable because it can help stop so many conlicts, failures and save students education. If this technology keeps evolving no wonder what they'll have in the future. Maybe technoly that actually coversates with you with a real brain? Only time will tell. | 2 |
What is the Seagoing Cowboys progam?
It was to help many countries that had been scarred by World War II.
These people helped with cattle and other animals that were shipped to Europe to help them.
People were asked to help by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, or UNRRA.
People should join the Seagoing Cowboys progam because, you get to help other countries and people, you get to see many parts of the world, and you have fun.
If you are in the Seagoing Cowboys progam, you can help other countries by giving them animals for food and work.
It makes you feel good about yourself.
The article says, " It made me more aware other countries and their needs."
That would make someone feel good about themselves for helping other countries.
Wouldn't that make you feel good?
In the Seagoing Cowboys program, you can see many parts of the world depending on where you are going.
You could see Italy and other countries.
The article states, "Besides helping people, I had the benefit of seeing Europe and China."
That would be very exciting.
How would you like to see a bunch of different countries while working?
You wouldn't have to pay for travel
While working for this program, you would also have fun.
The people aboard the ship would play games on the way back to get more animals.
The cowboys would also play baseball and other games in empty ship holds where the animals were on the way there. Also the article even states that they played games.
Even though you are working, you will still have fun.
So, if you are in the Seagoing Cowboys program, you will have fun, you will feel good about yourself, and you will also get to tour and visit many different parts of the world.
Many people helped with the Seagoing Cowboys program.
They helped many countries in Europe.
The cowboys still got to do what they always did, help with animals.
So, do you think that you would want to become a Seagoing Cowboy?
Or at least be in the program. | 2 |
Having driverless cars will be insanely dangerous. It's understandable that many comanys want to make this type of car because, well, it's 2016. The future is now, but there's a very important reason why they haven't come out, and that's becuase of how dangerous they are. Also the cost of the creation of a driverless car that is safe will be beyond the imagination.
Starting of, In 2013, BMW started developing "Traffic Jam Assistant", on paragraph 7 it states that the car speeds up to 25 mph, but it has special sensors that make sure the driver is still holding to the wheel. It's like that for the majority of smart cars. The cars can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, yet they still require human assistance. These companys can make as many "driverless" cars as they need but none of the ones that have been developed so far have worked as 100% driverless.
Secondly, these producers often don't realize that it's not only expirienced adults that are going to be driving thsese cars, but teenagers too. Teenagers aren't the most smart when it comes to safety on the roads. They have their friends, phones, radio, any type of distraction and now they also have to worry about if the driverless car is going to need the help of a human?
Finally , technology is unexpected. We've al seen the movies, and all though they are fiction, it can definitely happen. No on egetting in their driverless car cna know if the technology will fail while the driver is in a busy road or if it'll act up when leats expected. It is a very dangerouse situation if your driverless car suddenly syops an dyou don't understand why. There's already a million things that can go wrong with regular cars, now imagine the things that could happen in a car that you, yourself aren't even in control of.
Driverless cars are very dangerous. There's not a way possible that a teenager could handel that much responsability. The driverless cars will not ever be 100% just the car, they will always need human help. Everything could go wrong with technology. Tesla has projected a release this year for a car capable of driving an autopilot 90% of the time, as said on paragraph 10. Audi, and Nissan are planning to have a car that can drive itself by 2020, the future is now. | 3 |
This mask was found on Mars and some people think it could have been created by aliens or it could be an Egyptian Pharaoh. In my personal opinion i think it is a natural landform. It could just be a rock that is shaped like a human face. We have all seen some sort of object that may look like a celebrity or an animal but that is just the way that it was shaped. Or it could be a crater formed in the shape of a human face.
NASA's evidence states that, thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien moument. No one can prove that aliens are real or if they even existed and if it was a Egyptian Pharaoh it wouldn't be possible for anybody to be on Mars without the proper equipment. They would of probably found a some sort of rocket or something to prove that there has been someone or something on Mars.
If it were to be an alien where is the rest of the body? If the aliens were to of made the "face" where are they? We have seen mountains, hills, and rocks that look similar to something, just because it has the outline, doesn't mean that it is a face. If there is a face there has to be a body or something. You would need to prove that aliens are real or if they were even on Mars. | 1 |
Driverless cars could be the future of our generation. Many car companies have taken this idea and are trying to pursue it. They are cars that, eventually, will drive by themselves. It seems like a very creative and speechless innovation. However, there are many questionable aspects of the car that need to be taken into account. I do not think driverless cars are a good idea for the safety of our generations.
Drivers today have to go through intensive studying and classes just to gain a license. They think of it as the first step into adulthood and freedom. If driverless cars do take over our population, that will disapear. Teens will look past the greatness of being able to drive, and will look for another way to gain the freedom that they are desperatley seeking for. They also will not have anything that they are in complete control of. In the article it says, "He envisions a future with a public-transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transportation taxi system." If this happens, teens would not be in conrol of the car, the car would. That leaves kids to rely on yet another thing in their lives. Teens already have to rely on many things everyday. I think that if we add another one, and take away that sense of freedom, we will be taking away a big part of life. This is one reason I do not think driverless cars are a good idea.
Another reason I disagree with them is because of safety. Technology should not be relied on for big tasks like driving. Car companies are being thourough and making sure they are safe, but technology, even today, still seems to occasionally mess up. In the article it says, "Most drvining laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." I agree that the best way to ensure safety is with a driver that is focused and knowledged. These driverless cars could potentially be dangerous to us. If the car messes up even once, or the company makes a mistake in the programming, we could definately be in great danger. Safety is the most important thing, and because we can never be 100% sure that technology won't mess up, we should not have driverless cars in the future.
The final reason I do not think that we should be excited for driverless cars is because of the law. If a regular car gets into an accident, we have laws that say who should be at fault. Also, it can already be complicated to figure out who should take the blame today with regular cars. If we all drove driverles cars, a new stack of laws would have to be made to support them. Getting used to those laws would be hard because we have never lived in the world of driverless cars. In the article it says, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" This is a good point. If there is an accident where someone gets injured, not everyone will agree who should take the fall for it. There will be riots and fighting between manufacturers and individuals, and overall, it is not worth it. We should not destroy what we already have for something this risky.
These are the reasons that I do not think driverless cars should be pursued by car companies. I do agree that they would be very cool, but they are in fact, to good to be true. With the many complications that could come up, to the lack of freedom in teens, driverless cars take away more than what they could be bringing. Instead of investing in this innovation, we should use the investments to pursue more practical products, and to continue to make what we already have, better. Driving comes with a great responsibility that technology does not have. That is why I do not think driverless cars are a good idea for the safety of our generations. | 4 |
The aritical talks about a new technolgy that shows signs of emotions just by reading the face. So far it tells us what the musles in the mouth are that cause us to make these certain gestures with our face. This is very intrestings tells us how sometimes say when somone tells a lie. They will make a certain facial expressin such ass raising there eyes macking a weird light smile or smurk. These signs of facial reaction or movement of the face will be able to tell if somone is lieing or telling the truth.
The author gives us examplse of how to tell these claims. He gives us the distinked signs to look for to back the argument. Such as he tells us the facial expresions are very universal. Meanig that not just one person can have that facial expresion in the world. Also tells us how the new technolgy tracks the facil movements in somones face when they are showing emotions or trying to find them.
So this artical is mainly about a new technolgy using sciance to tell somones emotions by there facil expresion. The new tech tracks the movemnt in somones face. say if they talk an are telling a lie itll track your expresion an movment to determain if you are telling the trooth. But this goes off of other peoples stuff to becuase these facial expresions are universal meaning not just one person in the world has just this facial expression when they lie are being asked a qeustion or just talking. So the new tech tracks the movment of your face gestures and bases off of othere poeple who told the truth an who lied meaning they based the new facial expresions off a lairs an people who told the truth facial expresions an based em off of witch ever side your expressions leaned towards. | 0 |
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Face On Mars
Hello my name is Scientist STUDENT_NAME. I would like to tell you somemfacts about the "face on Mars" that me and some other scientist have discovered. You have probably heard that he face was created by aliens. You also might have heard some fact and some opinion. I am here to help you understand more about it.
First off i would lke to say people have there own opion, but when it comes to facts you cant say its wrong. I have done a lot of research over the past 24 years. We have used different objects to capture pictures over time. The Viking 1 photo shows an enormous head almost 2 miles from end to end, with a face on it.
The face became a priority to me and some scientists. The Mars Blobal Surveyor arrived at the Red Planet on in September,1997. The MGS flew over the face, Michael Malin and his Mars camera team took a picture that was 10 times sharper then the first photo. The photo revield thtthere was no alien monument at all it was a natural landform.
On April 8,2001 the MGS got close enough to get a second, bettr picture. There were no objects in the face. If there was you would be able to see them,because each picture was 1.56 meters instead of 43 meters.
So, the face is actually the Martian or a butte or mesa. Which are landforms common around American West. Therefore, the face was not created by aliens, and didnt have any object in it. Maybe you could do some more research about it . | 2 |
In 1976 , there was a "Face" dicovered on Mars. There is proof that it is there! As of the pictures taken in 1976, 1987, and 2001 .
Many say it has looked like an Egyptian Pharoh. Some agree , and some don't . But whatever it is, it has grabbed the attention of the world !
The Mars "Face" Has become a huge pop icon ! In the story it says, it has starred in Hollywood films, appeared in books and magazines, it has even been on radio talk shows ! Something on a whole different planet , has the humans on Earth excited ! Wouldn't it be cool to see it in real life?
Some people think it's Bona fied evidence of life on Mars ! Although , very few scientist have believed that the face was an alien atrifact . That would be a surprise to all of us ! Even though there have been many theroies of to what it might be , we aren't qutie sure. One day , I'm sure there will be more research done for the "Face".
NASA has mentioned that even though there are pictures, they actually don't pass the "Face" very often . I wonder what it might look lke from different angles of pictures. The pictures have been taken on different occasions , but sometimes the face is hard to find . Also , there have been slight changes, not surprisingly, because the pictures are years apart ! I can't wait until they take more !
What is the pictures actually showing us ? In conclusion , it shows Martain eqivalent to Messa , or Butte . Those are landforms common around the American West . For many people it reminds them of the "Snake River Plain of Idaho". What does it remind you of ? | 1 |
From the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" it statesdiffernt types of dngers from the planet. So when I read this article the author I knew good points and facts about venus. In paragraph 2 the text states that we have "sent numerous spacecraft to land on the plant but not a single one has survied." The dangers of landing on the planet is very high so taking percousion is needed in this state. The atmosphere, the surface and ect. all are very risky to us humans.
Venus is the closest planet to earth. But there enviroment is somewhat similar to ours. In one point in time Venus could have supported forms of life. Now it is just a hot rocky planet with valleys,moutains and craters. If humans were to go there we would surive, but it wouldnt be in any good conditions as paragraph 5 states on the last line. Hovering above is the only way we would be able to get a decent look at the planet.
In conclusion,
Venus has vaule and Scenitis has gained alot from it. But we only have our curiosity. In the future it will lead us to more discoveries to the planet. The dangers of the planet can be expaned to meet many more vaules. Earth will make it one day. | 1 |
Venus the closest planet to earth
in terms of size and density sometimes called "Evening Star " because it is "the brightest point of ligth in the sky"(para. 1). Venus is known to be very challenging planet to study for the scientists and NASA. The reason why it is very diffecult planet to study is because
its temperatrure is 800 fahrenheit and spacecrafts aren't able to survive. NASA has been sending unmanned spacecraft, for a good reason the space crafts have not been able to survive alone. The author suggests that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents because NASA sees it as challenge, its earth-like
and wants to know its past.
Venus is challenging planet to NASA and many scientists because of how deffecult it is to study it.Venus has a very bad atmosphere with 97 percent of carbon dioxiode which makes it hard for spacecraft to see around. According to the article of "The Challenge of Exploring" it said the "Even more challenging are trhe clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere"(para. 3) What quoter is trying to say is that the NASA has to build very strong spacecraft strong enough it won't melt and a flying one. The spacecraft has to be ableto fly because if it touchs the ground it will be destroyed. Some people migth say that if it is dangerous planet why bother studying it, NASA needs to know what kind of planet Venus is for safty of earth and the people.
Venus very much earth like it was said in the article that venuis was filled withoceans long ago. The size of venus is also simialar to earth, earth and venus also travell around the sun at the different speed including Mars. Meaning that eartyh is sometimes closer to venus and sometimes closer to Mars. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been trhe most earth-like planet in our solar system"(para.4). The want to me progress in exploring Venus because they want to find more similarty between earth and Venus.
In Venus's past it was said that there were oceans. The scientists and NASA teams are trying to figure out how Venus has ended up the way it is now. Looking at the past of Venus shows that is was filled with water like earth. studys have found that Venus most likely supported varios forms of life in the past. In present it very hot and no form of living thing cansupprted by it.
Overall Venus can be studied safely by NASA and many scientists. It is worth studying for since it is so much like earth. It is always good to stay ahead anything can happen to earth anytime. So its best to study every earth-like planet .Even if Venus is dangerous NASA can change that and learn more. | 3 |
The electoral college is a very important this to keep when desiding the presidend. Our founding father established this process in the constitution. The presiden has to have trans-regional appeal he cant just have a lot of states on his side. it is true that public voters dont directly vote for the president and sometimes the electores may not vote for the right person.
The process of the electoral college is writen in the constitution by our founding fathers. Its a compromise between congreses votes and the peoples votes. To win the electoral votes you have to have 270 votes witch is the majority of the votes. Every candidates has his or hers own group of electors that are choosen by the political party.
The presidental candidate has to have trans-reginal appeal because a candidate with reginal appeal is unlikely to win. If a candidate were to campaign heavily in one region he or she will gain no electoral votes. so the candidates have to go croos contry and not stick to one region to actuly gain anything. A candidate can make every person in one reginon vote for him. But the candidate that go cross contry have a better chanse of wining because they have more electoral votes.
Yes a puplic vote does not go direcly to helping a person win but it does help. if there were no elctoral colled a candidat could go to all the hevily populated stae and get all those votes and be puy in to office like that. Just because you are voteing for a slate of electoros doesint mean you are not voting. The publics votes go twored helping choose the electors that vote for the president.
The electoral college is a good thing to have when voting for the president. Its a compromise between congress and the citizens thta was set by the founding fathers. It makes it so that a candidate cant just win over one part of the contery and win; he or she has to win over the majorety of the people. Yes you are voting for people to vote for you but your votes choose those people. The electoral colleg is a grate prosse to have and keep. | 3 |
I believe that the use of driverless cars is a decent idea, although it does have it's downsides. The idea of drivers and passengers not having to drive themselves would provide a luxury feel to most participants in the driverless car "movement." This could also help with very common safety issues: texting while driving, intoxicated while driving, or just flat out not paying attention.
In paragraph 10, we see that not only is the driverless car and idea, it's happening. If these manufacturers are still running on track, then we should start to see the sprout of driverless cars this year. This implys that people need to start thinking and making decisions on whether they want to sit back and let a computer do the work or not. While I can see the problem of boredom, stated in paragraph 8, I think that this would empower the driver more. He/she would be able to kick and and enjoy the ride without paying 100 percent of their undivided attention to the road. Long trips and vacations would be made much easier with this, or even for truck drivers who drive late at night.
The United States has been exposed to a large amount of deaths from texting while driving, this could be the end of that. While they would still need to pay slight attention to the warning signals given that they need to grab the wheel, if the driver picked up his/her phone while a computer drove them around, it wouldn't be too bad. Another issue imposed on drivers is being intoxicated and driving. This would also be solved with a driverless car. The driver wouldn't pose a danger to themselves or the passengers in the vehicle if being almost chauffered around. This however could still be an issue if the car needed the driver to take control.
I believe that a driverless car would most definitely benefit drivers everywhere. It could solve many issues that stand due to full attention driving and would cut the death rate from car accidents by a large chunk. | 2 |
Dear Mr. Senator,
I believe that there should not be such thing as an Electoral College. I feel it is not fair to our country. When people vote they vote for who they want to win and think is best for their country but in the end, it all does not matter because the Electoral College makes the final descision. If its our country, we should be able to vote for whoever we want and who ever gets the most popular vote, wins.
I also agree with Bob Dole, "Abolish the electoral college!" It is unfair and irrational to our country. When you think about it, If 3 people: one for each member in the House Of Representatives and two for your senators, it could be unfair. What if those three people are going for Republicans? and the majority of their state that they represent votes for Democrats? it would not be fair to the rest of the state because they all wanted the opposite of what the Electoral College wanted, so the Electoral College basically gets to make the final decision of who they want in office.
Sincerely, the people of our country. | 1 |
This is just a natural landform that has formed on Mars from a long period of time. One there is no such things as aliens but that is only my theroy. A man by the name of Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team went up and took
pictures ten times sharper than the origianl photos. After they got the result and posted it on JPL website saying that it was only a natural Landform that there was no Aliens envolved. Many people didn't like his theroy and I can see why because people want to believe that aliens are real like from the things they might see to the things they hear this just happens to look like something an alien would make to send a message or a sign of some sort.
So I would have to agree with Micheal's theory and evidence about this conclusion. Onestly there could be aliens up there but God never mentioned anything about perimoral creatures living up in space, but then again there are alot of things in this world that we dont know about yet that only God
knows about!! In a way it does look like a face maybe like someone was trying to send a message or something but scientist proved that is was just a landform that was created by itself.
Just taking a moment on this pictures there are so many different theroies about Face and how it got there. All I can say from my theroy I wrote up there is that anything is possible no one has the right answer for everything. We are put on this world to find out where we belong and to explore all different things, but we can expect to know everything God gives us the power to tackle down the stuff we are meant to. Everyone has a purpose for being here on earth. | 1 |
Is studying Venus a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents? This planet is sometimes called the "Evening Star." Venus is the second planet from the sun. Venus is proved to be a very challenging place to examine more closely. Venus is the closet planet to Earth in terms of density and size. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit because of the fascination that Venus might have been Earth-like planet and that NASA has a particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus.
In paragraph 4, it shows how Venus might have been earth-like planet, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." Venus has some features that are similar to those on Earth such as surface of rocky sediment, valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, given a long time of space travel. However, returning to Venus seems indisputable. The options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive to return to Venus is pretty challenging.
In paragraph 5, it shows how NASA has a particularly idea for sending humans, " The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus." The possible solutions is that the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. They are basically trying to create a vehicle that's hovering 30 or some miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Scientists are going to be hovering safely far above the planet it can only provide limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere.
However, while scientists are hovering above of Venus they will not be able to take samples of rocks, gases, or anything else, from a distance.
In conclusion, studying Venus is worthy. Venus might be challenging to study but researchers and scientists are trying to figure how we can study Venus. This planet has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because of human curiosity. So yes, studying Venus is worthy despite it's dangers. | 2 |
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The Mona Lisa is one paint that is famous in the world, according to some new computer software can reconise emotions in people, this system is a innovation of Prof. Thomas Haung, of the Beckman and is working with Prof. Nicu Sebe, they will have help from Dr. Paul Eckman institute of Advanced Science at the University of Illinois man, creator crator of FACS.
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This system has some questions that people thikn, howcan a computer recognize subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel? Dr. Haung said that the procces begins when the computer structs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Dr. Eckman has classified six basic emotions- happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness - and then assosiated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles. "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal" observes Dr. Haung.
A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Haung predicts. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. Most human communication is nonverval, including emotional communication, notes Dr. Haung. According to the Facila Feedback Theory of Emotion, muving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also help to produce them. whoever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the scien of emotions.
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In conclusion i tink that this program fantastic because can know how we feal, it identify human emotions just looking our face, it is a nice system because i can know if one person that a love is sad, happy, angry, etc. i thik that this system is goin to be important in the future. | 1 |
The article ¨Driverless Cars Are Coming¨ shows where cars in the future may take a stand. Considering how far we have came along in the advancement of human technology it is almost inevitable to expect advance driverless cars to become popular, for the good or bad. The article brings out some of the pros and cons of having driverless cars. I feel that these cars are unessacary as well as unsafe.
A concern that we should all have is the safety of these driverless cars. How quick can a sensor detect a
child running across the street or a car jumping in front of you? The paragraphs try to dismiss this problem by showing the technology that is equipped on the driverless cars. The sensors and cameras supposledly are able to react. If you take into consideration the fact that these cars have been worked on since 2009, you would think they would have been made safe enough to be put into action. Yet there are still states where it is even illegal to test these driverless cars. Another reason I feel there is no need for these cars is the cost of them. These cars are probably gonna cost a fortune after adding up the cost of the technology its gonna take to supply these cars. All around the world many of people starve to death and live in proverty, yet car companies would expect us to spend money on these cars just to save us the worry of driving. Its not like driveing is such a pain you would need a computerized car to do it for you. My final reason is that these cars will cause complications when they are in accidents. As paragraph 9
of ¨Driverless Cars Are Coming¨ mentions, when accidents occur there is the controversial issue of who would be at fault, the driver or manufacturer. Insurance companies would have a hard time debating these matter as well.
Concluding that these cars are unsafe, cost too much, unessecarily cause contriverial issues, I dont look forward to seeing advancement in these cars. These are a few reasons why I position my self on the argument against further development of these driverless cars. | 3 |
Although alot of people and states think that driveless cars are a bad idea. I think that they could be a great addition to our lives. Driveless cars can help when you are busy with your children, they are handly when you have to much to handle/do, and can assist you on long trips.
Driveless cars can come in handy when you have children. Driving while you have children can sometimes be hasel. When you have a baby things get harder. Babies need to be changed, fead, and or need some attention. With the drivless car you can fead, change, and give your new one some attention. Little ones are not the only ones that you have to worry about. Sometimes the older ones can be a big handfull. Kids can get upset or angry at one another and do things that might not be acceptable. With the driveless care you can talk and help your kids get along.
Cars that drive themselves can be a great thing when you have a busy life. We all have those days where you have to go from one place to the next, pick up coffee for the people at work, drive the kids to soccer pratice, band rehersal, pick up groceries, finish your work that you brought home from work, help make copies for the kids school play/fundraiser or just have to much on your plate for that day. Think of all the things you can do while your car is driving itself. You can finsh the work you brought home while on the way to the kids soccer practice. Your kids will not be upset with you because you dont have the time to take them to their after school activites because your getting your stuff done at the same time that you are on the road. You know that you hate to disapoint your kids and with a driveless car you wont have to.
Lastly but not certainly not the least. The driveless car can assisnt you on those long trips that we take in the car becasue we cant or do not want to spend money on plane tickets. Those vacations that we take in the car can be so much easier. This car drives its self so you dont have to worry about you falling asleep on the road and having something horriable happen to you or and your family. Drivers do get tired after a few hours of non-stop driving. Think of all the famliy bonding moments you and your family can have when you have one less thing to worry about. Think of the safty because you arent going to fall asleep on the road.
A car that drives its self could be a great addition to our lifes. It can help when you have a new born or just have kids that are starting to learn from right and wrong., It can be a great stress reliever when you have to much to jugle for the day, and it can make long family trips so much easier and fun. However for know we have to drive ourself to the destination that we desire but hopefully technology will catch up and allow us to acess these wonderfull automobiles | 3 |
The technology that they have produced is very interesting and for sure can be useful. I think that it can be very beneficial to not only a classroom environment, but other types of environments aswell.
For a classroom i think it is very valuable. I think it is valuable, because teachers and other staff members can use the information to change the way they teach. They could also use it as a way to change the way they behave to students. For example if there is a teacher doing his/hers usual lesson, and the students find this teachers way of instructing/teaching very boring. The instructor could use this information, and change the way they do things in the classroom. Maybe the teacher is not very energetic and very bland at talking. Maybe their assignments are too difficult and/or confusing. The information will let the teacher know that the students are bored and aren't paying attention or confused, and then he could use that information as an advantage to spice up the lesson, or change the assignment. As it says in paragraph 6, "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." Not only could we use the technology for learning purposes only, but for a student/teachers mental well-being also.
This technology could also used by detecting if a student is going through tough times. The technology can pick it up with the students facial expressions, and it could take note and inform the staff at the school. If the emotions are constant (I say constant because everyone has their bad days) maybe the student is depressed, or having problems at home or school even, and the technology can pick it up and inform the school. From there the school could get help for the student, or talk with them.
All in all I think that there are a lot of benefits to computers reading emotional expressions at school. It could benefit the learning environment, and also a student/teachers mental stability. Also im sure that there are many more reasons than that. I think that this can be something to look more for in the future and expand and improve more upon it. | 3 |
Driverless cars will most likely be present in the furure. They can take the headache out of driving. Driving can be a hassle and people get upset while doing so. Even though you might like the fact of being able to go on a long trip and not having to move a musle; I don't believe self driving cars are a good idea. There are a lot of factors contributing to my disapproval of this invention. Some of those factors are failure in technology, people not being as aware of their surroundings as they should be, and the cost of repairing or replacing parts of self driving cars.
We all love technology but we also know that it's known to fail. You've all probably had a computer that has crashed or a piece of technology that simply didn't work. Even some of the most advanced companies make technology that fails. Take NASA for example and the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger. NASA has some of the most renown scientists and their tech still failed. Self driven cars are ,of course, packed full of technology. This technology is vital to the safety of the passengers and other drivers. If it fails there will be many injuries and big money to pay. If your self driven car does fail to work correctly you could more than likely crash into others. This can happen with our vehicals now, but these new cars are supposed to be advanced. If they don't prevent reckless driving or accidents then why invent them? Maybe you wouldn't be able to stop at an intersection. As the article states, there will be something signaling the human driver to take over the car. However, those signals are technological too. Which means they can also fail at doing their job.
Yes there's a good possibility that the signals will work but what if it's too late? Humans are known for not paying attention. Whether they're in class or on the road. Especially young adults. Imagine if a teen was driving an automatic car. If they belive they don't have to pay attention to the road then they won't pay attention. If the car signals the driver to take control of the car and the driver is preoccupied with who knows what, then no accident is avoided. As questioned in the article, who's guilty of the crash. Can a manufacturer really rely on a human's attention span? If a crash occured would it be the driver's fault for the lack of attention? Or would it be blamed on the car's manufacturer for not having a signal that was obvious enough.
A crash in one of these adavnced cars would be detramental to people physically but also to someone's wallet. You know how much a new phone costs. It's a lot right? Even a new part for your gas powered car is pretty expensive. Putting these too things together, it would give you and outrageously expensive technologically advanced part for your car. The article "Driveless Cars Are Coming" told us about how many sensors are used in one of these cars. If your car needed all or maybe just some of these parts replaced you're probably looking at a good chunk of your fortune about to disappear. Technology isn't cheap if you want it to be reliable.
Self driving cars might sound extremely futuristic and fun at first. However when you actually think of what could go wrong with this invention when in the hands of the public, you may reconsider your notion. We know that technology isn't all that reliable and that even the most skilled inventors and engineers can fail at making well working technology. Also if you're not always on gaurd while in a driverless car, there's a good chance for disaster even though it's an advanced car. Replacing a part in one of these cars would be out of this world expensive. Reliable technology doesn't come cheap. In my opinion, I think we should stick to driving ourselves around until we perfect technology, people have better driving records, and the parts for these cars or affordable for everyone. | 4 |
I claim that the author does support theides of studying very well becausethe travels on earth should not be limited because it may be very dangerous .
The evidence or explanation that supports my claim is that it says so many thing that are drangeous like "Not a single spaceship has touched down on venus in more than tree decades.Numerous factors contribute to venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximityto us. And it also says "A thick atmosphereofalmost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus. Even more challrnging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere. The sufaces temperatures average is over 800 and its pressure is 90 times bigger that what it was. This is some information of my evidence that the author supports his ides that studying venus is a worthypursuit despite the dangers.
Venus can provide only limited insighton ground conditions because most forms of light cannotpenertrate the dense atmosphere.The most important thing is that researchers cannot take saples of rocks,gas, or anything in venus.Therefore scientists want to do a mission going to understand venus .Researchers are working on innovations so the machines can last more time to knowledge.There making electronics made of silicon carbide,and they have been tested.
This is why i claim that the author supports the idea of studyng venus.I think its dangerous.And scientest orany researcher shouldnt go for its safty.In conclusion Thats my claim for the authors support. | 1 |
Theres multiple things with the diverless car i agree with and things i disagree with. I think that developing the "Traffic Jam Assist" is a great and important idea. I agree That the cars can steer, accelrate, and break them selfs, but all are desighned to notify the driver when the road ahed requires human stills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. Because perhaps the smart car isnt as smart as it thinks it is, the car ahead of you collides with the on coming tafic on a green light when your smart car is going the speed limit. The car couldnt see what was happing infront of you but you can conrtol the breaks and call 911 to report it. If your smart car would have had all control it would of smashed through the other cars like a bullet, Causing you to be ingerd also. I also strongly agree with the driverless car because drivers tend to get tierd/bored of not driveing for a long period of time because, most people do get bored easy and not driveing can cause alot of bordom on a long road. It could cause the driver to fall asleep and not notice the danger infront of their faces. The text states " Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive?" "The psychological aspects of automan are really a challenge," admits Dr Werner Huber.
I do infact disagree with the thought of manufactuers considering to use cameras to watch that divers are remaining focused on the road. While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver. I beleive that drivers desirve their privacy. Even if they are supposed to be driveing their not going to want someone/ something watching them the whole time. They could have really bad anxiety with they know that theres a camera on them the whole time and it could destract the driver. | 1 |
Dear Senator,
What do you think about descarding electorial voting?,do you feel that it would be best to keep it this way,or do you think there should be a change? What you think i dont know. But
In my opinion i recomend that the electorial voting should not be changed.
One of my main reasons for this is electorial voting has mostlikely been going on for decades,and why would you deside to change this now? This act could possibly throw some important things off track. For example if you were to go fourth with this act you could possibly risk people selecting the wrong president and his electors,which then could risk people to lose there jobs,homes,end up homeless,etc this could be avoided if you keep things how they are and not end up messing things up changing electoral voting.
Richard Nixon,Jimmy Carter,and Bob Dole feel differently with my reason,they all feel that you should abolishe the electoral voting,they thaat sence Al Gore lost the presedency but won the popular vote they think that people are being cheated out of there vote and its not fair. I disagree with them because the senators have a say in who is going to win the election and be president all at the end,so why worry.
In conclusion people should not worry about what happens with the House Of Represintative,or the election,i'd tell folks to leave that up to the senator to decide because there people like us,and im sure they wouldent want someone causing trouble in presedency. | 1 |
The way of seeing how kids feel in a class room, this new technolgy shows it all. Will this change teaching and everything else in the class room, lets find out.
Professor, Thomas Huang of Beckman Institute for Advanced Science at the Universty of Illinois, working in collaboration with Professor Nicu Sebe of the Universty of Amsterdam. Are construction a computer with a 3-D computer model of the face; it uses all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles, this is called an "action unit".
I support this idea and here is why I do. This will show very high improvement in class rooms, as this it will show how a kid can learn, if they are happy about this subject and if they are highly entertained, or this could go another way of teaching say we didn't have this type technolgy. A math teacher gives there students a test, the average over all is a 72%, that is not good, a teacher will have to go over the subject again majority due to failing of the subject. Was it the teacher, or was it the students, who will ever know, but if they had the technogly in the room to read their facial expressions, for that the teacher may have post poned the test due to the results of the facial expressions coming back, which could have showed alot of confusion over the section. That could have saved alot of time and get better grades, as they could of not gone back over the section. This would show a lot of improvement in testing scores over all, as teacher would not mine going back over a answer if a student or students or confused what is going.
There are 6 different basic emotions in the system, happiness, suprise,anger,digust,fear and sadness. His new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code.
In fact, we humans preform this same impressive "calculation" everyday. We can tell when a friend is happy, or upset, due to how much we around them. Its that this 3-D facial computer system can even tell more when you can't.
If we had this in a class room , this would help so much, schools could see higher test scores and better improvements. I think it would even better if they took this to even more places. Such as Jails, Conceling areas, Thearpists, as it could show in their true emotions, this could be a lie dector, shows the emotions. Say they can't get anything from someone in a jail, they use that, they could see a fear emotion, or a blank emotion, or sad emotion. I just say this could change the future of alot things in every day life. This could also mean that, school corportaions might recieve rewards for really high scores in testing, which could really help out and some schools, for instance my school, we have don't have some of the newest technolgy as some other schools due, and why because i go to a small school, so we don't recieve high standards as other schools around us do. So that is why i agree we should have this newest technolgy and alot of the schools, to suceed in life and to help kids get better. | 3 |
The electoral college should be abolished. In the second story and on the thirteenth paragraph it states that presidents mainly get picked from bigger states. "Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know have no chance in winning, focusing only on the tight races in the 'swing' states". This ensures that the small states, like Ohio and Rhode Island, have no chance in winning.
Popular vote should rule which candidate gets chosen. In the second story on the first paragraph it explains how a cadidate won the popular votes, didn't win the presidency. "...According to a Gallup poll in 200, 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 to the kind we have now." He would ahve won, but the electoral college voted him out.
Thetie could happen with the electoral college. In the second story on the third paragraph it says that the election is a few voters away from catastrophe. "And if an electoral tie seems unlucky, consider this: In 1968, a shift of just 41,971 votes would have deadlocked the election;In 1976, a tie would have occured if a mere 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted the other way." This could never happen if the popular vote was used to decide who to elect for president. | 2 |
Our country was built on the idea of giving people an influential chance on our government. The votes that matter in the Presidential election should be the popular vote of the people because the Electoral college votes are counted and not the people, and the country was formed for the thought of equal rights among the people.
The Electoral College is made up of electors, who are chosen by different ways per state. This means the electors are the ones voting and not the people. The people's vote goes to these Electoral Colleges, where the electors choose what candidate they want to vote for. The person the electors send their vote to may not be what the people chose. In the excerpt from "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong," it is stated that "under the elctoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." That said, the people vote for the electors , not the president. Also stated in this excerpt is the fact of the "disaster factor." This is the possibility that the electors chosen could "defy the will of the people."
This county has a reputation of being one of the most free countries in the world. It was founded to show each citizen living in it the same rights, no more or less than another person. That said, each state should have the right to vote for which candidate they choose in any kind of election. This means the vote of the people should determine which president is elected. The fact of the Electoral Colleges goes against this idea. Each state has it's own number of Electoral College votes. These votes are set determined as one per elector. The way the government determines how many electors a state has is by seeing how many members of Congress the state has. The number of members of the House that the state has, plus two for the Senators equals how many electoral votes a state gets. In the excerpt from "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President," there is a map of the United states' 48 continental states, and two seperate boxes for Alaska and Hawaii. Each state on this map has a number inside. These numbers represent how many Electoral College electors the corresponding state gets. This proves how unfair the idea of Electoral College is. Take California for example. California has 55 Electoral College votes. Now look at states like Alaska and Montana. Only three electoral votes are given to these states. Compare the populations between California and Wyoming. Even though there is a 45 electoral vote difference between these two states, it's not as big as Wyoming's 500,000 people versus California's 35 million. Not only that, the electors can choose whatever candidate in the running they want, and that's the problem with the Electoral College. Not all electors will vote for the candidate the citizens want. The vote for President isn't really up to the people, now is it?
The Electoral College idea should be eliminated because the electors' votes are counted and are not biased to the people, and because the Electoral College can be described as "unconstitutional." The idea should be changed so that the people have a bigger impact on the Presidental decision. This way, America can live up to it's reputation. | 2 |
In the article Driverless Cars Are Coming,i think having driverless cars is a good idea. They say that these driverless cars had driven more than half a million miles without crashing, thats pretty awesome.Many people dont like this new idea because they think its dangerous, it can cause accidents, the car wont work right or wont know what its doing. What they dont know is that, when the driver is in the car and they car is driving by itself, they arent truly driverless because they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents.
That Right there tells you that, even if it doesnt sound safe it is safe because your car is really not driverless when it comes to stuff like that, you can control it whenever you want to control it, or feel like you have to. Driverless Cars aslo have a lot of good sensors like, position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof of the car, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar senors, a GPS receiver, and lastly an interial motion senors. All of those senors are a very good use for your car and is very helpful throught the drive.
The Driverless Car, can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch senosrs make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. In fact, none of the cars developed so far are not completely driverless. This car can steer, accelerate, and brake themsleves when coming upon a stop light or traffice jam, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skulls , for example, navigating through work zones and around accidents.
The Law does focuses on keeping the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe. traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. As a result, in some states it is illegal even to test computer driven cars. Such as, California, Nevada, Florida, anbd the District of Columbia have led thye country in allowing limited uses of semi-autonomous cars.
By 2020, Automakers plan to have cars like a Mercedes-Benz, Audi,and Nissan drive by themsleves. | 3 |
I would tell them its just a natural landform and, its no aliens there must have been a degree surprise among mission we phototgraphed the face as soon as we could get a good shot at it. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL revealing a natural landform there was no alien monument after all. Not everybody was satisified but it was the truth after all the the research all the the pictures. It was not true but mission controllers prepared to look again it was hard work. They still kept saying lets prepare to look again Mars Global Surveyor its a mapping they says its a mapping spacecraft that normally look straight down and scans the planet like a fax machine thats why people still think aliens are true on Mars. We was on are second look the Maliens team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution.
Although a few scientists believed the Face was an alien artifact photographing Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global surveyors arrived at the Red Planet in Sept.1997. That was the first time when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia to tell them aliens are not real.
They say the Face on Mars has since become a pop icon it has starred in a hollywood film, it even haunted grocery store checkout lines 25 years ago. We have evidence Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos we done The situation is done aliens are not real and it will never be its a landform we had Mars Global Surveyor fly over to Cydonia to tell us the truth. | 0 |
Using technology to read students' emotional expressions while in a classroom, maybe it could be useful. How many students are acutally not learning because of any reason besides that they do not want to? The answer is you may never know, because students could be facing other problems, such as emotional depression, something that is not visible to the naked eye, but maybe, maybe there is a way to tell if students really are facing obsticals rather then just not wanting to learn.
Now more then ever we are relying on technology to more and more, technology doing jobs that before it took a trained professional to do. Technology is advancing, technology is going to continue to develope, why should we not try to use computers to see peoples emotional state? Should we not try to figure out what obsticals some people are trying to overcome, while working a full time job, or going to school 5 days a week. I strive to learn more about how people are feeling, if there is something that maybe I can do to help them. As it states in the story, "Shes's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." This is just in a picture, do you think that a persons emotionals can be doing any less? I believe that they are doing twice as much! The normal person must run through at least 50 different emotions in one day whether it happiness, sadness, guilt, or nervousness, they are all diffenent emotions, how easy is it for the human brain to process what somebody else is feeling when your brain is busy feeling all the emotions also? All in all, I move to put Facial Action Coding Systems in classrooms, just so we can know the children better, and making sure they are learning to their full ability.
In conclusion, I think that FACS could be greatly used and appreciated if they were to be used in classrooms. | 2 |
Dear, State senator we should keep the Electoral college. The college is a process,not a place. The process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and vice. The counting of electoral voters by congress. State's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation.
The college is widely regarded as an anachronism. The Electoral college despite its lack of Democratic Pedigree. We shouldnt have to change to election by popular vote for President. The Electoral college looks like a big help to President. The founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president. The collge has many electors.270 electoral voters is required to elect the president.
Under 23rd amendemnt of constitution district of columbia is allocated 3 electors. It could be arugues the Electoral college method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters. There may be a few things i dont agree with about the Electoral college. I dont like how voters dont vote for the presidnt but for slate of electors. The Electoral college is one by far the best things, It dont need to be taken from us. Many good things the college does.
State Senator, We should keep the Electoral college. The process is great. There are many great things about the Electoral college. Its a big help with alot. Theres no dobut about the College. | 1 |
Cars; most are used by workers, mothers, and pretty much all people in any urban area, they get us from point A to point B. But, as much as we use automobiles do we really need them? They produce smog, indanger our chiildren and folk, and make life more stressing for us all. This can be fixed though, many places around the world have stoped using cars and even went to the length of banning them! Most importantly though they have opened our eyes to the atmoshpereic destruction that is caused by cars and ways we can do without them.
In Paris, a few days after near-record pollution, France banned driving for a couple days to clear the air or drivers will be fined up to 22 euros, or 31 dollars in America. "Congestion was down 60% in the capital of France, after five days of intensifying in smog that rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world," says Robert Duffer, a journalist for Paris (Robert Duffer, par. 14). This amazing number just shows how even reducing the use of cars cut back the smog by over half! Imagine what our air could be like if we didn't use cars, it would help the ill and our children could breathe easily. And surprizingly enough, there are places already that do this act of banning cars and enforce it.
In Vauban, Germany-- there is a community of people who live in this fashion. Street parking, garages, and even driveways at homes are banned from this quaint suburban area. And, if you do own a car you have to pay almost $40,000 to park it, needless to say over 70% of families of the area don't own a car and 57% sold theirs to move to the area. A mother of two and resident of the area, Heidrun Wlater, says, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," (Elisabeth Rosenthal par. 3). And true to their word these kinds of urban areas have become popular in Europe and even in New York.
Car free areas have not been limited to just Europe though; in America, with its large areas of urban annd suburban ideals, is now changing the way the way we think about cars. In April 2013, the miles driven per person was 9% lower than it was in January 1995 (32). Although small, this cultural change in the way we are using cars is significant. Michael Sivak, a research professor at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute says, "What most intrigues me is that the rates of car ownershipper household and pe person started to come down 2 or 3 years before the downturn, I think that means something more fundamental is going on," (Elisabeth Rosenthal par. 33). The fact that America is changing the way we use cars is just another indicator that we should stop all together and join this car-free revolution.
To wrap it up, cars are hurting the air and they need to be cut back before we burn a hole through our atmoshpere. We're not alone in this car-free quest, many areas Europe and nothern America have started to implement this way of thinking. And lastly, this ideal is most needed in America's packed cities, the hazzard of smog and other pollution is hurt our citizens and needs to be stoped before it has long-term effect on our children. Please consider this, car in the long run are bad for the economy but, as well our health. It's snowing on Mt. Fuji. | 3 |
In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" The author suggets that studing Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents. The author gives us a lot of information of Venus. Also, the author tells us why its so worhty. The first reason why its worhty to sutdy Venus would be because numerous of factors contribute that venus is a challenging planet for humans to study. The second reason is that in the article the author mentions that in "venus is sometimes around the corner -in space terms-humans have set numerous spacecraft to land on his cloud-drapped world" Lastly the author mentions that the NASA is compelling an idea to send humans to stufy in venus.
In the article when the author mentioned that it's a challenging planet to study would be because in our solar system venus is the second planet from our sun and Venus is actualy a planet. Venus is one of the brightest points in the night. Also another reason why venus is so hard to examine would be because it's occasionaly the closest to earth. Another challenging reason would be that Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet. Therefor these reason add up doesnt seem like a safe place for humans to study
The second reason why the author suggets that studying Venus is worthy would be because the author mentions that it's right around the corner in space terms each have been unnamed, and for that reason no spacecraft has survived the landing more then a few hours. That tells us how Bad the planet is now imagine sending a human. Despite of the things that has happend the author makes a conclusion that maybe thats why no spaceship has touched down on Venus in more of three decades. If you think about it if a spaceship hasn't touched down there now why would a human want to.
Lastly , the biggest detail that came from the article was that NASA is woking on other ways to study venus. The reason why it stood out the most was that if the author why lying about it being so worhty then I dont think NASA would waste time on this project. NASA has some simplified electornics made of silcon carbide and they have tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of the Venus and it has lasted while being in good conditions. The athor also mentioned that NASA has much more projects in order to be able to study Venus.
In conclussion after reading the artcle the author has given enough information on why the author belives that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The way the author described Venus would be that it isn't a happy or chill place to be at but the author did point out that it's very challenging and awarding planet to study. Not anyone can go to Venus it's not safe. So far NASA might be the first to be able to study Venus well and they'll be the first to feel that big accomplishment. | 2 |
Based on what i have read from this passage i'm for the development of driveless cars . I am for this because this here is a very good opertunity to show that how much adavnce techonolgy has gotten over the years and to show that cars have came a long way way for it to be where it is today .the reasons that im for the the driverless cars is because
the driver have less things to worry about, and there would be less car crashes
The first reason on why i am for driverless cars are because drivers less thigs to worry about.the reason i said this is because in paragraph 8 it states '' that by bringing in car entertainment and information systems that use heads up display. such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over something not available to ddrivers trying to text with a cell phone .in this way the in car system is actually a safety feature, and safety is a big concern '' this quote shows that drivers has less things to worry about and not have to get into crashes.
But there is some that might say that there isn't a law yet saying that computers shouldn't be driving a car and the driver should always be behind the wheel. this will pose a problem for the near future google is still trying devlop these cars no matter the cost | 1 |
Luke wants to convince you to become a seagoing cowboy. I am here to tell you that no one has to listen to him but im going to write an argument about luke trying to convince you.
So luke is trying to tell you to become a seagoing cowboy but luke qutoes that he had experenced being a cowboy but some of you might not of had that experince like he did so when your working you might get hurt really bad. Also if you are sea sick which means that you really cant go on trips like luke does because you might get sick. Luke tries to convince you by telling all these great things you would see but the captian might have you a different job on then you will be missing out plus i would rather go with my family how about you?
In this paragraph ill be talking about the dangers of becomeing a seagoing cowboy. In this story luke claims that he got hurt on night watch. On night watch you might get hurt because it was to dark out and the the floor was slppery and you fall and get hurt. Another danger is crashing say everyone is sleeping in their cabins and your boat gets drifted and crashes right into a iceberg. There is also another possibility is that your boat gets drifted into the middle of nowwhere and no one knows where there at so you just get stranded at sea. Another possibility is that if your crew is on a long long journey you might run out of food for the the humans and the animals which will lead to starvation and some humans might die but most of the animals probably will die. | 1 |
Being dedicated to something and then not being able to even view it or go after that goal that you are dedicated to would really suck. Thats what is happening with Venus, Venus hasn't been able to be viewed due to fact that this planet is a very dangerous planet. However, Venus is a very unique planet, it shares many of the similar characteristics as Earth it's self does. Venus however is a very dangerous planet to be on or to be around, this has caused people to not be able to further study the planet of Venus. However, NASA has been coming up with ways on how they could make this work, how they could get someone to Venus safely so they can do more research on this planet. The author supports his suggestion through his views of how dangerous this planet really is, how this planet is unique which gives reasons on why it is worth it, and lastly by showing us how this pursuit is possible.
First, Venus is very dangerous and astronomers really do not know what to expect since no one has ever stepped foot on Venus. Venus is very hot, a lot hotter than Earth is, and human bodies are not used to the climate that is on Venus which makes it very dangerous and very risky for the human body. In paragraph 3 it states, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressue is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Venus is a very dangerous planet due to the fact that human bodies can not handle being aroud that climate, safely atleast. Also, the author also states in paragraph 3, "Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface." All of those weather impediments are very dangerous and no human should go through that because it is very life threatening. By going up to Venus these astronomers are risking their lifes and are putting their lifes in great danger. They have no clue what to expect because no one in human history has been to this planet. These weather impediments are huge reasons on why no one has ever stepped foot or landed on Venus.
Lastly, NASA has been compelling ideas on how they can send humans to
Venus safely, but still allowing them to learn more about this planet. The article states, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Because of these weather impediments, no human can land of the planet without dying, so NASA came up with an idea that will get these scientists there safely and still allow them to observe the planet. The article also states, " Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up out of their way. At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth." By using this vehicle it would hopefully be keeping the scientist out of danger. Even though Venus is a very unsafe planet for humans there is still one way that could possibly get humans to the planet safely.
The author supports his suggestion that going up to venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers veru well. The author demonstartes how dangerous the planet is and how harmful it can be to humans. The author shows why it is worthy to pursuit it by showing the audiance the characteristics of the planet, whats on it, what happens on, and what the planet is like. Lastly, he showed the audiance that it is possible to allow scientists to study further on Venus by being upclose to it and actually seeing the planet. This article further demostrated that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it may present. | 3 |
I believe that driverless cars are good for the future. With technology improving every year it is very possible. Self driving cars would make traffic safer i believe. Technology is improving every year. Cars are getting very close to driving on their own. Here is why i think they are great to have in the future.
Technology improves every year with new technology be made or being more improved. Since the 1980s technology has improved or advanced in the article it said " In the 1980s,
automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes. within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers." Also the radars, sensors, mapping, and computers werent there to build a driver less car.The radar that are put on the Google modified Prius werent able to be put on a car before the year 2000 the cost for a radar was two hundred million dollars and it wasnt even small enough to put on a car radars before 2000 were put on hilltops. Now they have mulitple radars on one car. That is how far technology has advanced.
Self driving cars would make traffic much safer. I believe with all the technology put on a car there would be a reduced amount of accidents. With all these sensor put on a car it would be able to detect surroundings. The Dubbed LIDAR uses laser beams to create a constant 3-D model of the car and its surroundings. As said in the article "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object." Imagine 3 or 4 years from now. We are gonna have technology that doesn't alert the human to stop but the car itself stops on its own if it gets to close to a car or the light turns red or a pedestrian walks by due to its sensor, cameras, and software the will stop.
Auto makers are getting closer and continuing their work to create a self driving car for the future. Mercedes-Benz, audi, and nissan are planning to have cars that drive themselves by 2020. Tesla on the other hand has projected a car that is capable of driving on its own 90 percent of the time. As said in the article "Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car cabable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time." this is great for the future aswell there technology is only gonna advance as the years go by and become 100 percent cabale of driving on their own.
That is why i believe that driverless cars are a marvelous idea for the future. Technology is and has improved. Self driving cars will make traffic much safer. cars are much closer to driving on there own since the 1950s. That is why i feel very positive about self driving cars. | 3 |
Luke didnt know what was going to happen after high school graduation. He was working at a grocery store and a bank(part time).His friend invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. He didnt want to say no and he knew this will be an opportunity of a lifetime. He joined the program he wanted to do something together w/ his friend. He wanted to joined the program because he to try something new why he had the chance.
He signed up to be a Seagoing Cowboy. Being a Seagoing Cowboy,you have to take care of animals such as, horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. Luke didnt want to just work for a grocery store and a bank, he wanted to do something else like being a Seagoing Cowboy. Would you like to keep working at a grocery store and bank? I wouldn't because, I would want to try the opportunity that is offered and see what will happen.
Luke had to make alot of trips to get to where he was getting to. He made 9 trips. People thought that it was unbelievable opportunity for a smalltown boy. He says that he had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. He thinks the Acropolis in Greece was special. Luke also tuored an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China. | 1 |
For many years cars have been one of the top priorities and necesities of mankind. People have become so depemdent on them that they use it to go everywhere. Sure they help you get places but while they are a big help to us they're alsp polutin our air.
All aeound the world there are countries trying to lower the use of cars,for example Germany. Germany they have created a community that is car free. Car ownership is allowed,but there are only two places to park large garages at the edge of the development,where a car-owner buys a space,for $40,000,along with a home. As a result,70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars,and 57 percent sold a car to move there. The United States,the Enviromental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities,and legislatorsnare staring to act,if cautiously. Also Paris has a day where they fine people if they do not leave they're cars home and Colombia does the same,they have a day ehre everybody takes public transportation and leave the streets empty of cars. I'm sure that this are not the only countries trying to reduce car use around the world,there are many more. People are seeing what car use is doing to our enviroment and thay're starting to realize that is our fault and that we are the ones who have to fix this. The reduction of car use would benefit us in so many ways. No one said that cars have to be banded at all,they're just suggesting to reduce the amount of time swe use them. Sometimes people use their cars to go to places that are witin one mile away. This new idea will not only help the enviromet,but it would also benefit our health. We have become lazy because we are so use to our comforts. I mean how much extracise can you do sitting in a car. In the other hand you can improve your health if you walk,rode a bike or do some sort of workout everyday.
Reducing the use of cars will not be something easy to do since we are so dependent to them,but if we really try and put a little effort we can surely reduce the use of cars in a couple of years. Just think of all the benefits we will gain from doing this. We will not only be saving tge air but also ourselves. This care free day don't have to be drastic,we can still use cars and keep building them its not like we're going to dissaper one of mankind greatest invention. The simply reduction of them will be enough. | 2 |
DEAR,SENATOR
I overheard that you are thinking on should we keep the electoral college or not use it any more. the electoral college is the amount of popoltaion a state has. the distrct of columbia has only 3 beacause its not a state . in my opinino i think its stupid that you have to vote on the population , aka a president cant just have a state like florida or ct just have a state like florida or cali. now its true that the presidental election is very important but it shouldint have to be taken like this . the presidents always pick the states with the most population or points. yes i think that the electoral college is useless maybe in a draw or something. but the vote should count for everyone no matter what state there in. the state is not the points the people are . most states dont have any campanie ads any where cuz they know that they dont hav e much points .other parties like green party and the tea party they should be more out htere the just demo anf rep. the elector college is widely know as a non-democratic way to vote for presidents. othere parties are imoprtant to like the green party is one of the best ones im my opionio but they have that winner take all system. t most people diagree with the system in place but they cant do nothing. larger states get more attention then the smaller states because the president needs more points . the states not might be bigger in size but population may be bigger . | 1 |
Studing Venus is a challenge that scientists are discussing. The author bealives that Venus could be the nearest planet to visit. Visiting Venus could lead us to many different discoveries about Venus and its earthly features. The author claims that humans should "meet the very edge of imagination and innovation." Studing venus could lead to new discoveries despite the dangers.
There are many factors to studying venus. Despite the danger NASA is working on approces to visit Venus. Venus Atmosphere has "highly corrosive sulfuric acid" as the autor describes the atmosphere. In paragraph 4 it expains how Venus is the most "Earth-like planet in our solar system." Venus could be the closest plant to visit.
Despite the many dangers Venus has scientist are still striving to visit Venus. NASA could make many discoveries/accomplishments on their journey to visiting Venus. Visiting Venis could benfit us in technological ways. Visiting Venus could be a deadly mission but it's not impossible. | 1 |
Why You Should Join the Seagoing Cowboys
There is an exciting program called the Seagoing Cowboys. The Seagoing Cowboys are a group of people who travel the world to help other countries. If you like working and exploring the world join the Seagoing Cowboys! You also get the experience of helping people, also meeting new friends.
My first reason for joining the Seagoing Cowboys is that you get to see the world. In between trips you can always stop to go sightseeing with friends. You can even get a job doing cattle-boat trips where you take trips to other countries that are overseas. While you're sailing overseas you can stop to see a famous landmark as long as it's close by. Such as Luke, it states in the story where he went to go sightseeing in between trips. "So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water. Also where it states "Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China.
My second reason is that you get the experience of helping people and their country. It tells you in the story, "It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. Being a Seagoing Cowboy can help your personality too, it can make you kinder, and help you show humility. It also says in the story " And that awareness stayed with him, leading his family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years.
My final reason is the experience of making new friends, and having fun with them. You can make new friends in different countries, also people that you work with. Some people that you become friends with can become your best friend for life. It states in the story what fun things you can do with them too, " Luke also found time to have fun on board , especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. " The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped past time.
In conclusion, there are many reasons you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. You can join for the experience of helping people, the experience of seeing the world, or you can join to make new friends and having fun with them. Being a Seagoing Cowboy can also help strengthen you're personality, and help you be aware of people and their needs and wants. | 3 |
The way we should change the way we choose our United States president. I am against the Electoral college. I feel like with the Electoral college my vote does not matter. The Electoral college is a pretty unfair way to choose out president. I think its time to try something new. A expirement prehaps. How do we know the popular vote system doesn't work if we had not tried it. You know what they say don't knock it to you try it. We can avoid what happend in 1968 or 2000. Im just saying and im not the only one saying this but the Electoral College is unfair and irrational.
The Electoral college is a voting castrophe. Many people fell like their vote doesn't matter or even make a differance. Their not the only ones. Some people just feel like the Electoral College is way too complicated to understand. Some just rather have their vote go straight to the president. Well they say their trust is rarely broken. Well thats still means it can be broken. Also, whats with the ''winner take all'' ? People here that say '' wait what?''. Well to start off its a little bit unfair. We the people just want to pick our president of united states not some electors who might not even be that loyal to the person you voted for any way. We young generartion should try something new in the future. Which im saying that the Electoral College is a little bit old and outdated dont yout think.
This Electoral College can be unfair and irrational at times. Also complicated as well. We voters wish their was an easier way to choose the president. well their is, we just haven't been useing it yet. They say they want to avoid another 1968. Or, even a 2000 election. Well i haven't seen any change or concern for this matter. Instead of chaging the rules , how about we change the voting systems in all. People have been trying to abolish the Electoral College for decades. People like President John F. Kennedy. Even one of our presidents was oppose to the Electoral College. Who is the Electoral Collage any way. Just some people who Dont currently hold office. Well whats the point of knowing who your voting for but not actully know who your voting for. Basiclly voting for someone who can not be trusted or not be loyal enough. We have to vote on trust and confidence. I know i want my vote to matter.
So you see why we should change the way we choose our president. The Electoral college is a pretty unfair way to choose out president. I think its time to try something new. Many people fell like their vote doesn't matter or even make a differance. I just want to seeif any change can happen in the future. This Electoral College can be unfair and irrational at times. Also complicated as well. If we want to avoid 1968 or 2000 lets make a change. Atleast lets try it out for a election or two to see how it works. Instead of going off of this is what we been using so we are going to keep using it. Im just saying and im not the only one saying this but the Electoral College is unfair and irrational. | 3 |
Using a motor vehicle as a source of transportation is part of everyday life and is not rare to the stereotypical American. But cities such as Paris, Bogota, and Vauban are all striving towards reducing the rate of motor vehicle usage in their areas. Advantages of limiting car usage are lower greenhouse gas rates, suburbs can become more compact and more accesible to public transportation, and people are able to live less stressful lives.
Transportation is the second largest source of America's emmisions and is responsible for fifty percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States but is slowly making a change towards helping the enviornment and being beneficial towards carbon emissions. In 2005, the number of miles driven in the United States was at it's highest rate. As time went by, the numbers started dropping and getting lower. Many sociologits believe that if the numbers get even lower and stay at that rate, the benefits will come for the enviornment but unfortunetly not for car companys. Paris typically has more smog than any other European capital and is working towards a way to fix that. Paris banned driving due to the intensity and abundance of the smog in their city and had people use public transportation free of charge for about a week. Not using motor vehicles for those days really did help the situation of Paris and gave people an insight as to how life would be without cars.
Vauban, an upscale community in Germany, is home to suburban pioneers who have given up their cars. Seventy percent of Vauban's family do not own cars and fifty-seven percent sold a car to move there. "Smart planning" is a component of the movement to seperate suburban life from auto use to create a denser and more compact enviornment and let people be more accesssible to public transportation. This means less space for parking, and more stores compactly placed and at short distances. In Bogota, "Car-free day" is part of an improvement campaign which helps residents of the city to see how life is life without the use of cars for a day. People use public transportation and walk to their destinations with no problem. More parks and sport centers have also been added to the area as a result of less car usage, so more space for other important things.
Dropping off your kid at daycare, then driving to work, then having to drive your child to soccer practice can be a constant and stressful cycle for most parents. Residents of suburbs that have low car usage rates claim that they are less stressful. In a suburban community with little to no motor vehicle usage, the suburb will be more compact, having more stores and buildings closer to eachother at very short distances. This makes it easier for residents to get from point A to point B quicker and more efficiently. This also allows for more walking areas with less traffic and dangerous cars to worry about.
Cars can be useful in many ways but for the better of the enviorment, peoples cities, and sanity, little to no car use is the way to go. | 4 |
First,there has never been any realistic shows of life on Mars. Nobody has ever seen an alien before. Also there has been a lot of "alien sightings" all around the world that were just modern day things. Like a towel rack,a plate,a light,a lawn mower,or even a box of cereal. The eyes can deceive in some areas and make you think you see something when you really don't.
Some landforms are formed by the planet itself. As it states in paragraph 7,"Thousands of axious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web sit,revealing ... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." Proving that the Face was just a natural landform on the planet Mars and not some kind of "alien monument". Sometimes the eyes can deceive you to make you think your looking at something your really not looking at. Those were one of those times.
Not only did that hurt NASA's reputation,it educated others on how there isn't life on Mars and there probably will never be life on Mars. It also tought NASA a lesson to gather more information and make sure that they know what they are doing, and what they are really investigating before they reach anything out to the public. Nevertheless ,in my opinion and based on the facts I've read. I don't believe that there is life on Mars. | 1 |
In the paragraph it talks about how the planet Earth has a "twin" which is Venus. It's the most Earth-like planet on the solar system.The auother asks "If the sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface?" Venus is a worthy pursit despite the dangers it presents for these reasons. Long ago, Venus had probably been covered with large oceans, and lives could have been formed in the planet Venus. Venus, today, still has some features just like Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediments, valleys, mountain, creatures and other Earth-like species.On Venus you can also use technology old technology called mechcanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s as well in the 1940s during World War ll. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and scientist has been exploring Venus and how much people can act just on Earth. Just like on Earth our travels and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts it should expand to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. Not everyone can be scared without having to try it out. Everything is new and different and also scary but not just because of that people should stop. | 1 |
It is logically impossible for aliens to create what we call The Face. Although we do not know if such life forms exist, it still could not happen. It would take hundreds, or even thousands of lightyears to travel to the Milkyway galaxy. Extra-terrestrials would most likely have the same life-span as us, or slighty shorter/longer. So they probably couldn't survive the whole trip to our galaxy.
Even though no one knows how The Face was made, there are some more possible explanations. Strong winds could have eroded the surface of Mars and carried its contents to another location miles away from where they originally were.
Some lighter winds could have made indents on the flat part, giving it "facial features."
We have no evidence that truly proves that aliens are real. Many pictures that people show of their "encounter" just for attention. Others are just hoaxes. On the other hand, we were not there with those people to know that it wasn't true. Yet the lack of evidence says that they don't exist.
How would aliens even know what a human face looks like? They probably would have no idea (if they existed, that is). In the passage it says that The Face resembles an Egyptian pharoh. I don't think that aliens could understand what that was and leave an imprint on Mars that resembles a pharoh.
What kind of technology would they be using? A large laser? Technology/weapons that advanced don't exist yet, so it could not happen. It would most likely take a very long time since it is nearly two miles long. To be honest, I don't think anyone would have the patience to do that. Not even aliens. It could take months or possibly a year, depending on how detailed it is. | 2 |
If you ask me whether I was for or against the development of these driverless cars, I would be completely against it. I think technology is taking over everything, people can't rely on technology one hundred pecrcent of the time, and imagine how expensive it'll all be. These driverless cars could potentially be a good thing, but in my opinion, I don't like the idea of it.
More and More as this generation goes by, we are seeing so much new technology being invented. According to the passage, before 2000, they couldn't have interesting stuff, they didn't have the resources. Now only 16 years later, they're coming out with driverless cars. It's astonishing how far technology has come. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't use technology in my life. Personally, I wish that wasn't true. I'm tired of everyone being so hooked and addicted to the use of technology.
I don't think driverless cars should be the next big thing because I don't like the idea of having to rely on technical work. I don't think people should have to depend one hundred percent on technology. We've all experienced technical difficulties in other devices, what stops the cars from having difficulties as well? Although the passage states that the driver can still maintain the vehicle, I don't want to have my safety within the control of a 'smart' car.
Cars now are as expensive as all get out. Could you imagine the cost of a self driving car? I'd assume it's pretty steep. Futurists have already determined that the 'smart road' idea was too expensive to be practical, so why wouldn't smart cars be just as impractical? Even if the government could afford to manufacture these cars, I'd imagine only the upper class society would be the only ones capable of purchasing them.
My position of being completely against driverless cars still holds strong. We shouldn't need to be so lazy we can't even drive ourselves. I don't think technology is that reliable for our safety. Honestly, I don't imagine people being able to afford such invention. In all, I just don't see the general population benefitting from a driverless car. | 3 |
Should we keep the
Electoral College?
Dear state senator, i been reading all these arguments on whether we should keep the Electoral College or not. My opinion is, that we should most definitly keep it. We can avoid run off elections, there could be a great outcome, although we dont pick who gets to be president, we're still picking so people can elect that one president. But that's just my opinion. So please read on and just look into it.
Mr. Senator sir, did you know that in "1968 the election of nixon and in 1992 the election of Clinton both had only a 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral College (301 and 370 electoral votes, respectively). That's pressure for a run off elections... when no canidate wins a majority of that votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, which on the other hand if they had gone with the Electoral College that would have invariably produced a clear winner" I read that off of an article. Now that sounds pretty reasonable to me Senator sir. You wouldn't want to complicate an election just because of something little would you now? American population did vote in 2012's election but voters in presidential elections are peopls who want to express a political prefernece than the people who think that a single vote of theirs might decide an election. Think about that sir.
Don't you ever think to compare what the outcomes would be if we voted a certain way? Well if you went with the Electoral College you would have a certainty of an outcome senator, like for example in 2012's election, Obama recieved 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes. Almost all the states award the electoral votes on a winner takes all. The Electoral College requires a presedential candidate to have a trans regional appeal. Whoever wins the election its going to be everyone's president so why not pick the best guy for the job. The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance in that large states by popukation.
Although we might not particularly be voting for the presidents but for the people who vote for him we are techanically still voting for him thats just one of the cons about this. That's why people are argueing in the first place, some people know that we don't vote for the president himself just the people he chose to elect him. Other peopls think that yeah we do vote for him that they want other people to know that they're a republican and what not , but that isnt the point. The point is that we need someone good enough to run our country! Not just to show that theyre republicans or democrats.
That is my opinion on which process to go on for electing president. you might get other people's opinion but I think its better if we just use the Electoral College process. It wont complicate things for you or anyone else. It is a clearer way of showing who has one the election and who hasn't. This process would make life way easier , and it won't waste more time that shouldnt be wasted! So Mr. Senator sir, look into that process. | 3 |
Studying Venus is worthy pursuit, traveling is fun, but, have you ever explore to a whole new plante? If you haven't then you should. There's alot of beneficial for exploring planet to planet. Venus is the closet planet to earth from time to time.
Its also the shineast planet at night. At night when you look up to the sky, you see the moon right? Beside the moon there's alot and alot of stars. But do you realize that they're only two stars that shine so bright, the brightest ? They're the brightess stars beside the moon. What more crazy is that both of them are not just stars,one of them is planet, the planet venus.
Even thogh
i've never been to any other planet than earth, i can tell that venus is actually really dope. You can even see venus from earth. and it look soo close to the moon at night, its probably close to the sun too but we cant see venus during day time.
Although no one lives on venus, Venus got quite alot of things like earth. Venus got surface of rocky sediments and includes familir features such as velleys, moutains,and craters. Venus is like a twin to earth, they got so many things in common,if only were able to live on venus but theres a thick atmosphere of alomost 97 percent cardioxide blanket venus.
Venus is also very hot,Human would definitly not survive on venus cause of the heat. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, beyound high pressure and heat,Venusian geology an weather present additional impediments like erupting colcanoes,poweful earthquakes, and frequent strukes to probes seeking to land on its surface. | 1 |
What if I told you that there were these special kind of cars that didn't require a driver to accelerate, brake, and basically any of the basic car functions? That it was all programmed to do these things? Sounds crazy, right? It may sound crazy, but it's happening. Google cofounder, Sergey Brin, has found a way to have cars to do just that. They're called driveless cars. I, personally, think that these cars are a terrible idea, to be honest. There are plenty of positive and negative aspects for these cars though, which I will talk about now.
These driveless cars sound pretty cool, right? They're very extraordinary really. Movies, television and books have imagined this moment for centuries, saying that the future would consist of them. Being "pretty cool" is just one of a few positive aspects. Obviously, you wouldn't need to drive, so if you got tired or bored, you could just be fine (under certain conditions, which I will discuss later). These cars also would have more flexibility than a bus and using half of the fuel needed for a taxi cab. That's a big deal with gas prices rising lately.
There's really only one negative aspect to these cars, but it's a pretty big one. You didn't think it would be perfect, did you? Everything has a flaw or twelve to it. That negative aspect is that you have to stay alert the entire time that you are driving. Yes, it is a driveless car, which is supposed to mean that you don't have to drive. That statement is only half true. The car is specifically made to do the basics, like accelerate, brake, turn, and other stuff. But, say there is an accident or an animal in the road. You'd have to turn out of the way so that you can get out of the way of it. They're not programmed to do so on their own. You have to do that. But, on the bright side, if for some reason you're not paying attention to the road, there is a car assistant programmed the car system. It would alert you of when you need to take control of the car to move out of the way, or something along those lines.
As you can tell, these "driveless cars" have some perks to them, but they also have some disadvantages to them as well. I still stick with my opinion of not having these cars though. It's not that much work to move your hands to steer a wheel and to push your foot down on a pedal to make it go and stop. The negative aspects weigh out the positive aspects, if we're being honest here. Google cars might be cool and might be "the best thing possibly" to other people, who are most likely lazy, but I stick with my opinion and hopefully, others will too. So, once again, I say that Google cars are not a good idea and should not be promoted. | 2 |
Venus is worth studying because when they study it they called it an "Evening Star" also a "twin" of earth. It's the closest planet to earth, It is the closest in distence as well. Venus also has a 97% carbon diocide blanket, but on the surface its 800 degrees Fahrenheight. Since the conditions of the planet are like that its way to extreme for humans to live there. Venus is also has the hottest suface temperature in our solar system, even thou Mercury is closest to the sun Venus is till hotter. It has eruputing volcanoes, powerful earthquakes and frequesnt lightning strikes that happen on the surface of the planet. Scientist think that long ago Venus was like Earth, but even now it still has some of the features that Earth has. It has the rocky sediment, valleys, mountains, craters. NASA is working to keep studying Venus. They have done fom silicon carbide tests that are simulations of the chaos of Venus's surface. One of the things is that they are still striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus. So if there is a way that they are able to go there and get more samples from Venus, then maybe that might tell the scientist what might have been there before and help them out with the previous clues as what happened. They also didn't think about how fast the computers we have today would be. But they also said that just imagine exposing a cell phone, tablet to acid, or heat compatible of a metling tin, that must be what the heat is like on Venus. And since they can't be on Venus just orbiting or hovering safely they can't get the samples that they want from that distance. | 1 |
cars, they wernt invented in the old days. who needs them, not me. screw cars. Ill tell u what u need to know about life and transportation. We can limit car use if u just use this information and use it in your life.
paris has so much smog. Ew!!! No one likes that so lets limit car use. paris has 147 micrograms of matter in cubic meter measurement. Dang taxes! I hate soccer moms, my mom is one so i cant hate them too much. All they do is drive everywhere and use up all the resources so there kid can strike out in little leauge! Now i will tell you how to fix this problem.
if some of the stupid soccer moms driving around there rolling egg (mini van) the car use would be cut in half. Then you might say then what is my little kid going to do. You can read a biycle places just like it said in line 24 of "car-free day spinning into a big hit bogota. Now ill tell you what kind of bike and what your gonna do with it and your gonna love it!
A bmx bike is what im talking about. you can transportate it to the skatepark to ride the ramps. Its really fun and i love it. Those gas using Mini vans would be off the streets and bmx bikes can take over. Think about our earth for once please.
well to conclude things up car use is oversused highly. It is mainly the soccer moms fault. To fix all the problems in the world everyone needs to get a bmx bike and go ride some dirt jumps and this world would be a happier place!!! | 1 |
Dear [State Senator],
While I understand that the Electoral College has worked sufficiently up until this point, it may not always work well enough to keep America sustained for the rest of its lifetime. The electoral college is unneccesarily complicated and the more steps you take heightens the chance of error. I acknowledge the fact that discrepencies in the current voting system are highly unlikely, but they have happened before and who says they won't happen again? I don't know why voting has to jump through so many hoops to make it count. It's indirect and the votes could be messed up at numerous different points. The Electoral College is an unjust form of democracy and it needs to be changed.
Under our voting system voters' votes do not actually count for the candidate that they voted for, rather a slate of electors who then vote for the candidates themselves. Having the slate of electors is like blanketing them: you can hear them and you know that they're there but you can't understand what they really want. Take the election of 2000 for an example. Al Gore had more votes among the people but Bush won the presidency because the Electoral College inaccurately represented the people. If America was truly a democracy, Al Gore would have been president because the people would have actually been heard. If the people could actually have a say in the way that America is run, most people would choose to abolish the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is unreliable. It could come to a tie in any election and then the House of Representatives would step in and make scales tip even further. Each state casts only one vote and I find that ridiculous. Why would each state only get one vote? I think that the states should get a proportionate number of votes to their population. There is no reason why 500,000 voters should be wieghed the same as 35,000,000 voters. The people voting do not get represented fairly whatsoever.
A direct democracy would be a better fit for America so there wouldn't be so many discrepencies to how the people fit in. The people would the voice that America claims they have. The people in swing states should not be the only ones deciding who the president is because it's not fair. What about the people in the red or blue states? Do they just get silenced completely? The people need to be heard. Make america about the people. | 3 |
Venus the "Evening Star" would be a worthy pursuit to study despite the many risks and challenges that come along. Venus has insights just waiting to be discovered, observed and samples to bring from the Earth. Exploring Venus does have it's challenges but should in fact limit us to explore the planet.
Humans exploring Venus should not be stopped by the challenges that our sister planet throws at us. The reason for this is because NASA is looking at how humans or Astronauts can stay on the planet without perishing to the harshest conditions Venus has. Instead, Nasa wants humans/astronauts to stay on the planet's atmosphere where it is the least hostile conditions the planet has to offer. In the article, paragraph 5 it states,"NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the roiling Venusian landscape. Just as our jets airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." Furthermore in the paragraph you would find that the atronauts will recieve Solar power. Another obstacle that was a problem in order how to get fuel."Solar power would be plentiful..." A solution like this helps the idea that exploring Venus to study will not stop human curiosity.
Another challenge that NASA has to find a solution for is what materals and technology to send to Venus for the astronauts to use. The temperature for the humans that will visit Venus will have to live in tempertures of 170 degrees Fahrenheit. This is a problem for common metals that are in mordern day technology. The atmosphere of the planet would melt the metals that there composed of. Instead, they working on how to change the materials of the tech they want ot be along side them to the planet of Venus. NASA has simplified electronics devices and gadgetsout of silicon carbide. This can be found in paragraph 7 and states, " 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." Another solution that NASA has come up with was the idea of using old technology that has to be used mechanically. Such devices from the 1800's and used frequently in World War II. These are used by levers and gears that make calculations and do not require electronics at all. This information can also be found in paragraph 7. It states," Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War II. The thought of computers existing in those days may sound shocking ,but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all. Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions." This is NASA's other soltuion to record the studies and findings found on Venus.
In conclusion, Venus has many obstacles and dangers. However, this shouldn't stop us to explore the face of the planet and disocver more what the planet lies beneath the dark envious clouds it has. Venus is worth studying and despite the dangers it presents, human curiosity will only allow us to futhermore find solutions to the planets obstacles they have waiting for us. | 3 |
Dear senator I have a problem with the current voteing procesess. You see senator with Electoral Collage the votes can be swayed very easily, all one would have to do is threaten or bribe the voter into voteing for that particular person. This in-turn could effect the outcome of the voteing procesess greatly be it by leagal or ileagal means. Beacuse of this i think the voteing procesess should be based off of the popular vote so that it would be difficult for one to do what was stated above. But this is only one persons opinion there is also the other side of this.
There is another group that thinks that the voteing procesess should stay the same. i think that this group thinks this because they know how to get around the system or play it. Doing so makes it easy'er for them to have someone that they trust or control on the top of the game. But then if this ocuurs are we really choseing our president, i dont think so. Even still that is only my opinion.
This is what I think the outher group wants to achive. You have read what i thought on this subject and i hope to bring you over to my side on this argument. There is curuption every were and we need to stick together, if we dont then who can we trust. Make your vote count and help make the U.S a better place. Hope this helped you decicde on who to pick. | 1 |
In the introduction, the author is describing Venus and explaining how "The Evening Star." Is the nickname, but beyond that- paragraph 1 and 2 wasn't explaining why you should pursuit it.
However one statement that does in paragraph 2 is "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size." Meaning it's not that far away to reach.
Yet one paragraph that is arguing with wanting to go to Venus is "Each previous mission was unamed, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours."
However one statement from paragraph 4 that shows that they wanna go to Venus is "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This paragraph also claims that Venus was most likely covered with oceans and still supported different forms of life.
In paragraph 5 though, one of the statement claims "not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." Stating that Venus's climate and other factors made being there a pain, but again, it's for sure possible.
In paragraph 5 as well it says "(NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus."
Going a little further, paragraph 6 just explains that to understand more about Venus, that they would have to get much closer, and also describes how scientists are working on innovations that would make the tech and gear that is necessary better and able to last longer.
They are doing so because they can't understand as much when they have no evidence
Paragraph 7 has no claims on how you should go to Venus whatsoever, but instead it is talking about older tech used in the 1800s.
However in Conclusion, in paragraph 8 they stated "Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." Another line that they used is "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubt." Saying that no matter how many risks just so happen to be in Venus, perhaps if we were able to get there worry free, we'd come back with things we didn't know from before. | 1 |
I think that we should change the voting system from the Electoral college to the most popular vote. Let me tell you why I think we should.
The first reason is that it is unfair to voters and presidential nominees. If the voters can not get there votes in to the nominee that they want then how do the votes go to the right elector. For example,the winner take all system,presidential nominees go to the states that they know they have a chance of getting there votes from. A few states never saw a campaign ad such as Rhode island and south Carolina,voters from 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad.
The second reason is that most voters only vote if they they like him or her on the way he or she dresses,talks,looks like,race,etc. Real voters now what they are doing and know who is really better for the country on his or hers facts and statistics. Some people just don't know who they should really vote for but that's what makes the country bad off. For example,people could vote for a president who says to lower minimum wage so so the higher paid people get paid more but he or she don't tell you about cutting down the minimum wage to $5.00 and then the people who voted for the good nominee and get paid minimum wage are now getting paid less but really the other nominee is the good one.
The third reason is that even Richard Nixon,Jimmy carter,Bob Dole,the U.S. Chamber of commerce,and the AFL-CIO all agreed on abolishing the electoral system. Almost every one has agreed on abolishing the electoral system. But there needs to be more people with higher grounds and words to abolish the system.
In conclusion the electoral college has no really good side to it. Its unfair,outdated and irrational. Almost everyone says to get rid of it. If you want it gone your gonna have talk to someone of high authority. | 2 |
People chattering as they walk down the payment, buzzing conversation on who will win the coming election. Large bulleton board's towlering above the city streets and towns a smiling face firmly drawn on them with the caption, "Vote for me for President." Television's fills with compains and speeches. How is it we come to the conclusion of voting a president? and which way do I favor? Among our rapidly growing population and country every 4 year's "we the people " cast in our vote for president and who might I ask count those votes? The electoral college, which some think it's a place but acually it's a long process to chosing our next president. The electoral college consists of electors, there meeting is where they voe for he president and also vice president by counting the electoral votes by congress. When you vote for president you are really choosing your candidate and actually voting for your candidate's electors. I strongly disagree with this mythed because I favor more that the president chose be chosen by popular vote not by electors we chose.
What's wrong with the electoral colledge? You run into multiple issues with the electoral college as you slowly go into it's process and how the president is chosen. One big issuse is the Disaster factor. Considering that state legislatures are technially responsiable for picking electors. If we chose the president by popular vote like we should, it would be more resonable because it's a way so that the people of our country are happy. The eclectoral college is unfair to voter's also. With the "Winner takes all", system is each state candidates don't even spend time in states they know have no chance is winning, there only focus is on the swing states and the ones who have a more lickly chance of winner with there voter! This is highly unfair to the people! Our votes should count more then what electors chose. This is our nation, our country, our home and we should get to decide on who will lead it in a fair way, electors should count all the votes and then chose the president by popularity and better man.
The elector collegde is said to be a non-democratic method to be overruled by declaring the most popular votes for the candiate the winner. When your voting you acually voting for the slate of electors who will chose the president and vice president.
Chosing our president should be up to popular vote, electing electors who will chose the president is a unfair priocess and the electoral college is very out dated and it's system and ways should be over thought about. Counting our votes on president and chosing the president by popluar vote is the best way to go. Firstly it allows for the president most wanted to become president. Second it's a easier process then having to vote for a elector, wait for there votes, and then wait for there decesion on president. Think about it? We the people, should chose our president souly on poplation votes.
To conclude, the electoral college is a unfair, outdated, and irrational way to chose our presendent. We the people should be able to chose the present by poplar vote not only because it's our chose on who should lead are country but also it's a easier and better way to chose our president. I highly agree that we should be able to chose our next president by poplar vote and rething the electoral college. | 2 |
The following essay is an analaysis of the artice "The Challenge of Exploring Venus." and an evaluation of the points that the article brings up. The article describes dangers of visting our neighbour planet venus and ideas of how it could be done.
The author does a great job to describe venus as the Earth's "twin", but also as a dangerous planet that is not made for us. He brings up that no spacecraft has survived a landing for more than a few hours, that the atmosphere is 97% carbon doixide, that there are clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid, that the plantes surface has an average temperature of 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and that the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater as it is on the Earth. All these points convinced me that Venus is a planet that is not made for us to be on. Even if he brings up points why we should still go there it seems to me like it would make no common sense. He says that Venus once looked just like the Earth, but for me it doesn't matter how it once looked like because then we would first go into time traveling and that is not what this article is about. The author also brings up that there could be a survivable soulution by having a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 miles above the landscapre. I don't think that this is a good idea, because it would take so much work and money just to see things that we can see without a human being there. He mentions that it probably wouldn't even help the scientists that much because we wouldn't be able to take samples of anything or even inspect the ground conditions. So I think that idea is a waste of money and unless there is a really good reason or something specific to look for we shouldn't do it. The author then mentions that researchers are looking for innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute knowledge over Venus. I think that is a good think to do but it can not be an option to send a human up there, because as long as you only send machines it is just money that you send up there, but with all the dangers it is stupid to send a human to Venus. He closes his article with the statement that we have to strive for new knowlegde beyond our Earth and I do agree with that but we have to look out what the dangers are and sometimes things are not possible, because we are very limited compared to the power of the universe.
So I think that we should keep looking for new innovations that can help us explore the universe but we have to accept that we are very small in a big universe and that not everything is possible for us because we are limited, while the universe is not. | 3 |
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", explains how technology created by Prof. Thomas Huang and his colliague Prof. Nicu Sebe have been devolping better ways for humans and coputer to communicate. Almost all people can read someone's emotion through the expression they give even through a fake smile, and some over look this. Say it's chritmas and your parents get you a bag of grape fruits, you probably are going to be unsatisfied or annoyed, angry even. If it was from your parents though your going to put on a show and smile and and probably say things like "wow, this is awesome". Faking an expression like this will most definently fool your parents, but with this new technology you would simply be able to know how you child is feeling.
The question is though whether or not the use of this technology would be useful in students classrooms be valuanle. To some teachers it might affect them to the fact students keep falling asleep or not doing homework, and maybe just maybe with this technology you would be able to change your teaching style to create a more fun, interesting time in class. Honestly though It doesn't need to be used in classes. Why would you need to use it in the classroom. People have different emotions everyday, heck every second. Why would you need a device that reads emothions for school. This technology would be much better used in a game or a useful tool for phsycologist. There is no reason for it. If you had it would you use it to change the way a student is feeling probably not. Just cause there is technology that can determine somene's emotion doesn't mean it can change the way that person is feeling. Sometimes people need to fake the truth anyways. | 2 |
Car-free Cities
In Germany there is a city called VAUBAN and the citizens in that city have been told not to use their cars. There is a law that forbids the citizens to have a car or to use one. If you have a car then you have to put it in a large parking garage which costs 40,000 dollars. So 70% of residents dont have a car and 57% sold their car in oreder to move there. There are also other cities/countries like Paris, Bogota, and the United Stated of America who want to be car-free.
Paris is being polluted by cars which is making the air fog up. So in order to regain control of the air, they have to ban cars temporarily. On mondays cars with even numbered license plates were commanded to to leave their cars at their house or get a 31 dollar fine. The uneven numbered license plates would get the same fee the next day. 4,000 people were fined for driving on the wrong day. Since the banning of the cars, Paris was down 60% of smog/fog.
A program in Bogota,Columbia insists that the citizens be car-free. It has been three years since they have banned cars with only public transportation allowed. It has reduced smog severly and has increased finances in local shops and sports stores. Being car-free has created more oppurtunities for the government and the city.
The United States is getting more polluted every year. the use of cars have been decreasing in use because eberyone is using public transportation in order to get to one point to the other. Teenagers have stopped getting their drivers license right when they turn 16. They usually dont make it the number 1 thing to do on their to-do list. Gas prices have also been getting higher so people are using their cars less frequently becuase of not having enough money.
Being car-free has its advantages and its disadvantages. Less pollution equals a better life for everyone and everything. People need the exercise and the movement of the body to get to one place or another. But it takes a longer to time to get from point A to point B. Using a car makes things easier and faster but hurts the environment. So being car-free is the best way to go. | 2 |
Have you wonder that aliens are living on mars? Twenty five years ago something funny happen around Mars. NASA Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet,snappping photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadoey likeness of a human face. I'm a scientist at NASA and I think that ''Unmasking the Face on Mars, '' was made by aliens because I think that there is a ancient civilization on Mars.
I think that its a ancient civilization on Mars. I think that's a ancient civilization on Mars because they have picture of a type of human face on Mars if it wasn't a human face it has to be a alien face because it's no way that a human face would get there if somebody wasn't there.
I'm a scientist at NASA and i think that the "Unmasking the Face on Mars" was made by aliens because I think there is a ancient civilization on Mars. If thre are aliens on Mars lets come out and say it. | 1 |
Hey there, it is Luke. And I am asking you to join the Seagoing Cowboys. We are running out of people and would really enjoy some more help with the program. I would believe that you would really like this program, you would have the opportunities of a life time! Yourself and many others on the ship would be able to see and explore places that you can only think of.
Are you starting to like the idea of it now? Well I am almost sure that you would love it even more if you were on the ship right now! Expecially if you are a big animal lover why, you might as well hop on right now. Here in the Seagoing Cowboys program there are lots of animals that you can never get tired of! And I know what you are thinking, you are probally thinking about you're family and how much you are going to miss them. I know, that is what I thought about to before I myself joined the Seagoing Cowboys program. But, you really have to think about this. You would be missing out on an adventure of a lifetime! And I think you're family would understand if you were leaving to help people around the world. Mine did! And see some very very cool things while you are out there. After all there is a world out there and you are just waiting to see it.
Now maybe you could at least consider being apart of the Seagoing Cowboys program? I mean, I love it and you could too! Maybe you couldeven pass this note around? Why not ask some close friends and family or some people you know if they might want to join the program too! I think they would love it! Well, maybe you could get back to me about this. And I hope that I can see you soon! | 1 |
My views on technology being used to read students emotional expressions is, that I am against this idea in certain cases. I feel like this could go agaisnt someones privacy and the way others can view them in certain different ways they did before. I don't believe that people should use technology to figure out if someone is feeling sad, happy, angry, confused etc.. because it is there privacy and not for anyone else to know unless you tell them so.
Another reason I can give is that the technology is almsot pointless when we can do this ourselves, they say it themselves "For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling by the simple look on their face" The technology isnt needed when we can do this with our very own two eyes, The point of the techhnology is to give an accurate hypothosis of how we are feeling when we can give that just by talking to someone. There has been times where I've been texting people and know what there emotions is like just by texting them, when we get to know someone well enough we can sense if something is bothering them. This technology on the other hand takes that part of building a relationship with someone to a lower level, you would already know their emotions even in the classroom.
The last example I have is the fact that people can fake there emotons and people do it all the time. It is a tendency and human nature to put on a mask to hide if we are sad or hurt by something because at times we dont wanna hurt people. We could hide the way we feel all we want, because the computer doesnt know whats on the inside, it knows whats on the outside, which in another example in the first sentence saying "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry" That is an example of the Leonardo Da Vinvi's "Mona lise" the question I have is how do we know thats how she actually feels? He doing a portait not telling her to show how she really feels while he paints. What I am getting at is, it is easy to put on a mask when everything does feel okay.
In conclusion, I don't think this technology is a bad idea, but I feel like it is not needed when we can figure it out just as much the computer can, just maybe not as on point so to speak, but it is someones privacy and not anyones elses unless the person chooses to say. | 2 |
In the story, "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves," Luke is a boy from a small town and is a cowboy that is almost 18 years old. His friend convenced him to go and help the peolpe across seas that are injured from World War ll. He decided to go and help. When he was on his first trip to go to help he turned 18 and was supposte to go into the army but they said to keep helping, and that would be his serivce time.
Luke has a good idea to help spread the word. He should try to convince people to go and help people that got hurt in World War ll. He should start by telling a lot of people about the Seagoing Cowboys program. lso, he should tell people what they do. Next, he should make posters to show people that the Seagoing Cowboys extict. Then, he should say where they going and how they are seeing all of the different historial places along the way. Finally, he should tell the people what the program offers and how they visit many unique places.
Some reasons to join the Seagoing Cowboy programs are, that you get to take care of animals when you are going across the ocean. Also, you get to help people that need to things that you are bring to them. A lot of things were lost in World War ll. So, you can help give back from the people that we took stuff away from. Also, you see a lot of different cultures. You would get to see the way that people live. Then, when you are over there you can see what the country's culture is. Like, when you are in China you can see all of the stuff that they make over there. You might even see some of the places that were attacked. When you go different place, you get to see different things that you may of never seen before. When you are over seas you can see many interseting things. That is one reason that you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
Another reason that you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program is that once you drop off all of the animals and help the people you have one or two months with open animal cages. On the way back you can play games like, you can wrestle, have table-tennis tournaments, you can fence, and you can box. There are many other game that you could play. So there is another reason that you should join the
Seagoing Cowboys program.
Overall, you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program and help out with all kinds of jobs over seas. | 2 |
Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because it has proved that it is a very challenging place to examine more closely,so because of this they find that sudying Venus is a worthy pursuit no matter how dangerous it could be.
One reason why Venus is a worthy pusuit because it is one of the most chalenging places to examine. In the article it said,"While venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vintage point of Earth,it is proved a very challenging place to examine more closely." this meant that even though we are able to see venus it is very challenging to examine closely.
Another reason why Venus is a worthy pursuit is because venus is the closest planet to earth which makes it easier to get there but the problem is Venus is a very challenging planet for humans to examine and study even though it is Very close to Earth. In the Article it said,"Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challanging planet for humans to study despite its proximity to us." this means that even though Venus is very close to us it is still a very challenging planet to study.
One final reason why Venus is a worthy pursuit is because astrononers were fascinated by Venus because it may have been the most Earh-like planet in our solar system. It says," Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This means that astronomers like that Venus could have been an Earth-like planet.
In conclusion, Venus is a worthy pursuit because it is the closest planet to Earth and it may have been the most Earth-like planet. Venus many be easy to see but it is very challenging to study and examine. | 2 |
Many technological improvements in the field of education are being made every day. There are constantly new and exciting ways to educate and teach students each and every year. However, behind all of that technology there must still be a competent teacher/instructor there in order to fully teach the material. The use of the Facial Action Coding System in classrooms is not valuable because it lets teachers not engage as much with students, is not necessary for a successful learning environment, and would be too complicated and powerful for most computers to be realistically implemented throughout the country.
While technology can definitely assist in giving students a worthwhile academic experience, there still must be a competent and engaged teacher past it in order for students to truly learn. With more and more advancements being made, it gives teachers and instructors less and less responsibility and obligation to teach properly and effectively. While some may argue that a human instructor is not necessary for students to learn, it is still more beneficial for a fellow human being to convey the lessons being taught alongside the technology than just the technology teaching. In the article, the doctor who helped develop the technology states "''...it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'" This quote shows that this technology could essentially take over a lot of aspects of a teacher's job, giving the teacher less of an obligation to teach their students. Human instructors are important for people to learn material effectively, so they must be given a certain amount of responsibility in order for there to be a good learning environment.
While this technology could theoretically be beneficial for students, it is not an essential aspect needed for a successful learning environment. The article talks about how this technology can assess people's emotions similarly to how people do in person everyday. In the article, the doctor who helped develop the software says "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored.'" This could be a helpful tool in certain scenarios, but as the article mentions, humans do this process naturally throughout the day and while we cannot assess as accurately as a computer could, we can still sense the general emotion of someone. This makes the face analyzing technology a possibly beneficial tool, but an unnecessary and unrealistic tool as well.
Even if this technology were an absolutely essential part of every classroom, at this point in time it is not realistic to expect it to be implemented effectively. This software is relatively new and is powerful, so an expensive and powerful computer must be used in order to utilize it well. In the article, the author states that "Your home PC cant handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisas smile." This quote implies that most PC's currently available to people would not be capable of using the software. Even if most schools could acquire the powerful computers needed to run this software, it would take a serious and detrimental chunk of funding away from other more important school aspects such as lunches or libraries. Even though the techonology can be helpful in certain instances, it is not realistic to expect schools to be able to implement it anytime soon.
The Facial Action Coding System is a promising new technology, and as such has it's fair share of issues. While seemingly impressive and futuristic at first glace, once one begins to take into account other factors the system starts to become more of an interesting novelty than a breaking new education tool to be used in classrooms across the globe. New developments often bring improvement with them, but before being implemented must be tweaked and carefully considered in order to be successful. In around a decade, this facial reading software could be a typical sight in many classrooms. But as it stands now, it has too many flaws and issues in order to be taken seriously. | 5 |
You can not always believe everything you hear because the story can always change. Some people make exaggerations while others are simply mistaken by their findings. This scenario occured on May 24, 2001 when there was a strange dent on Mars. This event was advertized in a Hollywood film, books, magazines, radio talk shows, and haunted grocery store checkout lines for twenty-five years. Why did the news about this event linger around for this long?
When the dent in Mars was spotted, NASA investigated to determine what could have created such a mark. In paragraph three, it states that the mark resembled a human face that contained the following features, eyes, nose, and a mouth. It also states that the authors of NASA discussed that this finding would be a great way to lure the public into wanting to know more about Mars. If NASA could get the public interested enough, then the station would recieve an abundant amout of attention. This could make the station wealthy so that their budget would thrive and they could avoid any financial issues.
NASA gathered information by capturing photos of the face-like inprint on Mars. In paragraph seven, the article states that on April 5, 1998 the Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, and their team captured a picture ten times more accurate photo than the Vikings. Keep in mind that the sharp photos were taken in 1998; and that the Viking photo from 2001, in the top section of the article, is less detailed than the one taken in 1998. Technology, such as cameras, continues to improve the quality of pictures, not decrease the quality.
NASA not only does their research based on facts and history, but they also base it off of land forms. In paragraph twelve, it states that the picture taken actually shows a landfrom that is common around the American West. If NASA stopped drawing the public in by giving this information, then others would lose interest and NASA would then struggle to thrive and suceed. They could loose money, supporters, and others who make their station function. Why would a company want to put themselves in danger, especially NASA where many bright individuals that can help the future?
The article provides statements and facts in paragragh three, five, seven, and twelve to abolish the theory that there was ever a dent in Mars that could be an aliens face. Also, provided for you at the top of this article you can examine the photos that have been taken. Do not forget that you can not always believe everything that you hear or see, there is always the possibility of an error. This information proves to the public that there was no face on Mars. | 2 |
Driverless cars are coming. Driverless cars would be a great thing to do because there would be way less crashes. Sensors can stop the car when in danger. The sensors can also reduce the amount of power from the engine. Position estimating sensor on left rear wheel stops the car when backing up almost into asomething you cant see. Another thing that the sensors could do is make sure the driver has hands on the wheel.
The good in these driverless cars is that there would be less lives at risk. There would definatley be less crashes in the united states. Another thing driverless cars can do is save lives on the road and off the road as a pedestrian. The last thing that driverless cars are good is when your in bad traffic the car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but the sensors make sure hands are on the wheel.
The bad in the driverless cars is that the driver dont want to wait fot their turn to drive. Dr. Werner Huber said that we have to interpret the driving in a new way. In some states they wont allow to test these smart cars except, california, nevada, florida, and district of columbia they have led the country in allowing limited use of semi-autonomonous cars. If something bad happens like the cars technology fails the manufacturer is the blame for it all. | 1 |
The conspiracy about there being life on the moon in this article is not correct. For someone to claim there is life anywhere but the planet Earth needs to provide evidence. Providing evidence is not just having a theory with people backing you up. Evidence is providing proof, proof is pictures lab tests and finding all possiblities that that is the only thing it could be. The article however cannot provide proof or hardly any evidence there are living things on Mars.
The article does provide a picture, but the picture is nothing but a mear misunderstanding. The picture provided is what is called a lava dome, simply shapes creating the form of a face. People like to take little things and make them into something just because they can. Many people are making a large amount of money off of this discovery and that's what people are after now, people care about money and publisity. This scientific breakthrough is nothing but a scam really.
People want to believe what they hear and so most of the time they will. Things can be photoshopped now a days with all the new technology so I suppose you can never know for sure. New discoveries are scary and scientists will keep on discovering the world and even whats outside of our world but there's no gaurentee this is a real ailen artifact. Things form together and make random shapes, this shape on Mars just so happened to be a face, big deal that doesn't mean anything. The image might also be slightly blurred, purhaps taken at an angle at which forms it into a face. Angle is everuthing, angle can make something look like it actually isn't, it plays tricks on your mind and your eyes.
Maybe this is a mark left by an ailen and if so scientists are ready to let out all the truth because the public isnt ready for something new, something unheard of. The only thing the picture actually shows is the Martain equivalent of a butte or a mesa, landforms common around the american west, does this mean aliens are also on our planet? I think not. There is no life on Mars proven what so ever and all that this picture is is a misshaped landform misrepresented. The picture provided is nothing more then a shape that people are claiming is an alien artifact but in the end there still isn't enough evidence to support that claim. | 2 |
Have you ever wondered what was on Mars. NASA did and in 1976 they got a very weird picture, it was a face. We know the face is a natural landform now, because we have landforms that look like the "face." Also they took pictures with a great amount of detail. The conspiracy theorists thought that it could have been made by aliens.
One way we know that they "face" was natural and not made by aliens was we have landforms like that on Earth. They said "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." This proves that the "face" was not made by aliens, because we have them here on Earth also.
Another reason that we know that it was not a "face" was, because Garvin said thet you can make things out very well even if it was small with the camara they took it with. What Garvin really said was "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." This also proves that it was not made by aliens, because the picture they took is very precise.
The "face" was not made by aliens, and we can tell this by looking at the mesas we have here on Earth. We can also tell that it is a landform by looking at the pictures that they took. They are only two reasons that they "face" was not made by an aliens. | 2 |
Dear,Florida I think that we should keep the Electoral College becuase it keeps the number of votes and it produces a clear winner. The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the senate decreed in the constitution. The Electoral College is a process that consists of 538 electors. Each state equals the number of members in the house of representives. The Electoral also select what their responsibilities are. The Electoral college is widely regarded as an anachronism a non-democratic method. The Electoral College is also a mordern sense. Also no region (south,northeast,etc.) has enough electoral votes to elect a president. Residents also feel that their votes dont get counted that the new president will have no regard for thier interest, that he really isnt their president.
Electoral College alson avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the vote cast. | 1 |
The FACS system, in other words the Facial Action Coding Sytem. There has been new software that has been developed that improves the accuracy in perceiving the emotions of others. The new software has promised to have applications for variety of industries. When the process begins with the computer starting to construct a 3-D computer model of the face all which measure out to get thr 44 major muscles, the model must move like human muscles. Movement of one or more muscles is called "action unit."
Facial expressions for each emotion are universal, accoriding to Dr. Huang. Though most of individuals often show varying degrees of expression, using the new technology system would use the video imagery for a new recognition software tracking their facial movements. This would not only be available for the face but also for painting which would make it very intresting to see how the persons face that is on the painting was feeling at the moment or occasion. It could even identify mixed emotions between the expression used to compare a neutral face. For example, te humans perform the same impressive "caculation" every day. When you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on the person's face. Much of the people that would try to tell the actual facial trait that would be happy or worried the person would be feeling at the moment.
Mona Lisa demonstration is really intended to bring a smile to your face, it shows of how much the computer is able to do with just having the face but still obtaining the right predicament of what the person was feeling which for Mona Lisa was happy. To an extent the system could help even more than just getting to know what people's emotions are. In the passage it had said that if you were to smile or frown on an ad then it would determine what kind of ad would pop up. Thats honeslty great because wouldnt just help the person but also the ads company that had provided it. Another show of creation by the system is that it could make a computer-animated faces more expressive for like video games, or video surgery. This could defentiley have an impact on many workers or company's hoping to improve their software not only themselves but for the people that are into it. According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also even could help produce them. Even for the people that are into drama club, could help improve the way they act. This is proven by even an exprienced drama coach, his actors caredully reproduced smiling and frowing as a way of creating these emotions on stage. Also Empathy may happen because we unconsciouly imitate another person's facial expressions.
Finally, this usage of the new system Facial Action Coding System could very useful for students in the classroom for which you could know the feelings of your pears or emotions at the moment. Sometimes people may not be feeling well or are just not in the mood would probably like to know that people understand what they are feeling thanks to the system. Also in a case of someone getting nervous about something or scared, the school could quickly find out to indeed help the kid in need of assistance. But for the most part, the emotional expressions of students would indeed be a valuable system to have in a classroom. | 3 |
The author supports his ideas in this passage good because he lists all the good details when he's going to support something. When the author talks about the Venus he has explantation showing how to explain that. In the passage it says " Venus is the second planet from our sun". It's also in our solar system, Venus is sometimes called '"Evening Star",is one of the brighest points in the sky. The author has different details and has found them.
The author talks about different stuff how our sister plant is so inhospitable". Scientists also see and search what's going on in the world and in the planets. I think it's good that we know some of these stuff so we know in the future that can happen. If you don't know none of these details you can search stuff online.
It's also good knowing these stuff because it's better to know them. Scientists do a lot of researching that's going around the world and earth. Also Venus is worthy to know what dangercan happen. It can get to 170 degrees Fahrenheit the air will be close to the area.
The solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed earth levels. Also says in paragraph 5 that's not easy conditions, but survivable for humans. Venus from a ship orbiting or havering safely far above. There is different facts about everything.
For the last paragraph it should be about how the world is working now. In paragraph 8 striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus. There should be limits by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination. Imagine exposing the cellphone and all that. | 1 |
The technology Facial Action Ocding of the System is something was knoe when the people are happy or sad.
And Mona Lisa she at least according to some new computer software that can recognize emotions.
The software is the latest innovation form Prof. Thomas Huang of the Beckman Institute ofr Advanced Science at the University of Illinois, Working in for collaboration with Prof. An the Nicu Sebe of the University of Amsterdam DR. uang and his colleague are experts at developing better wats for buman and computer to communicate.
But all the process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer nidel of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like ah human.
The facila expressions for each emotion are Universal observes DR.Huang "even though individuals often show varyng degrees of espresion"(it's like not smilling as broady).
When fact we humans perform this same impressive claculation every day. For instance you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face.
And here is when the facila actions emotional act he knows you are a not happy he knows what is going on in your life.
The evidence for to suppor the claims is we need to have experince and whe to know how to use the claims if we know all the information of the claim we go to know how to support the claim.
The introduction of ah boddy an ah conclusion to your essay that it is more of our personallity we have to know was is goin on in our's life in our body because we are the person who knows evrything about our's life not body knows our body not body know what is going on in or conclusion only we knows.
The Mona Lusa demonstraction is really intended to bring ah smile to your face while it shows just how much this computer cnad do imagine ah computer that knosw when you're happy or sad that's why is sometime important thw computer.
And finally the Meanwhilw ,muscles called orbicularis oculi pars palabrearus make crow's-feet around your eyers.( That's instruction #2.) But in ah false smile, the mouth is streched sideways using the zygomatic major and ah different muslce.
But by the way ,did making a happy face in this experiment also make yo feel/ slightly happy and according to the facial feedback ,Theory of Emotion moving your facil muscles not only expresses emotions but also may even help produce them.
And know we have ah leasson in this life we need to smile we need to by happy for the resct of our's life we only have one life and we have to smile is not worry was is going on the problems is something normal in the life all the people has problemas or something like that but you need to be happy is doesn't care all the thing bad or the problem's with family smille in this life. | 0 |
If there were some sort of life form to create that face on mars,nasa would happy because they would be getting more money.
The first image that makes the natural landform look like a face had low resloution compared to the other images.
If there were any sort of things they built you would be able to see due to the size of the images and the resolutoin of it.
If there some sort of lifeform on mars nasa would get more funding.
They were getting everyone atteieion. They were making everyone wonder if there was some sort of alien life form on mars that could have created that "face". They would have gotton so much money to go investigte what was on nasa and they would've got paid so much money.
The origanal viking image had very low resolution compred to the ones taken 1998 and 2001.
Michel malin and his MOC team took some photos that were ten times clearer than the origanal viking photos. some conpiarcy theoists thought that they hid some alien marking. Nasa did not hide anything you can clearley see in that in the photos taken after the origanal viking photo.
The later images taken after orignal viking image were clear enough and largened enough to see any type of building of sorts of that but none were seen so there must be none.There were 1.56 meters per pixel in the orignal image but in the 2001 image there was 43 meters per pixel.
There is no reason for nasa to lie about there being no alien life form on mars,the later image had good enough resolution to tell whats there and whats not and there is no building or aircraft or anything of that sort there expect a piece of rock. | 1 |
Recently scientist's have invented what is called FACS (Facial Action Coding System). FACS is a system that can detect what your emotion is, wether you are sad or mad it can detect how you are feeling through your facial expressions. The software can even identify mixed emotions explains Dr. Huang. The software does what people do everyday whether its noticing our friend is upset or knowing your mom is mad by just looking at her. FACS is becoming so popular its even being talked bout to be used in schools. The computers would detect if you are understanding what is being said or if you are confused about what is being said. Personaly I dont think this would be a good idea.
The reason I dont think this would be a good idea is because if the computers are seeing if you are understanding or not that takes away a big part of a teachers and students job. If a teacher notics a student not undertanding they should help the student, but its not only a teachers job its a students job. If a student if feeling confusd they should take it upon them to ask the teacher for help. If a student is not asking for help because they are scared of feeling embarrsed they should know that its okay to ask for help. If schools started using FACS students would never get a chance to come out of there shell and they would stay scared to ask. That would effect them when they leave school and enter the work force. If their boss asks them to do something and they don't undertand there won't be a FACS to detect that and they won't know how to aks for help because they ahve never been exposed to having to ask.
If changing our shcools to having to have computers detect a student isn't understanding we are in trouble. It might help at first but in the long run it would not be a good thing. Asking for help is a great way to learn social skills and not having that chance could make someone have bad social skills. I do not think FACS should be is schools for reasons I have stated. | 2 |
Long ago, Vikings spotted a shadowy figure that resembled a human face. It was about two miles long and was located on a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia. Some people are convinced that aliens on the Red Planet, but others would beg to differ. Most scientists agree that aliens are just a myth and they did not build the "face. Technology has also improved the findings of scientists about he "face."
For the most part, scientists are convinced that the theory of aliens building the "face" is just a myth. They figure it is just another Martian mesa. The only unusual thing thing about this "face" is that there were shadow that give people the illusion that there are eyes, nose, and a mouth. Very few scientists fall for the myth that aliens built the ''face." Most scientists, including myself, would agree that there is no alien life after all.
Still not satisfied with my argument? If not, listen to this. With all of the new technology these days, there is even more proof as to why there was no aliens who built the "face." A camera took photos of the "face" with maximum resolution. With the high technology cameras, scientists could look at the photo three times as large as the origianl snapshot. Becasue the scientists can zoom in so much, they would have been able to see if there were any aliens on the planet. The picture actually shows Martian equivalent of a buttle or mesa, which are llandforms commonly located around American West.
Most scientists would agree that there never was alien life on Cydonia. Thanks to technology, this point can be proven even further. Obviously, aliens did not build the "face" that is on the Red Planet. | 2 |
I agree we should use the Facial Action Coding System to read students' emotional expressions in class to help teachers create a better teaching system and for students to recieve a better education. Students sometimes don't get the proper education they need all because some are either too shy to ask questions when they are confused or they zone out because the teacher's teaching method is their learning method. With the Facial Action Coding System those type of problems can help make a teacher a better teacher and a student a good student.
When you walk in a class you see most students looking at the teacher but that doesn't gurantee you they are listening. "A class computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" is what Dr.Haung predicts the Facial Action Coding System can do. If a student is confused but is to shy to ask so they rather stay in doubt, the computer will let the teacher know and she or he will be able to go to the student and make sure he or she understands. When a student is bored, this new technology will let the teacher know that their student is bored and the teacher can then also help their student by asking them what way they learn better, becuase maybe the teacher's method of teaching is not the student's best way of learning but doesn't say. "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication" with the help of this new technology we can automatically know how the other person is feeling and we won't have to ask that person how they are feeling, since sometimes humans don't like to express their emotions when they are sad, upset, or confused.
The use of the Facial Action Coding System would lead to a better learning system for the students and will even help teachers understand their students. Humans will be able to commicate and understand each other with the help of this technology. And if a student is upset and fakes a smile this new tecnology will be able to see right through it and the student will get the proper attention. Simple face expressions can lead us to discover so much emotions within a single person. Like they say actions speak louder than words which in this case facial actions do speak louder than words. | 2 |
Luke's point of veiw to convince other people to participate in the Seagoing cowboys program is you get to travel in many places around the world and you also stay on the seas for a number of hours with your fellow peers.
Details to support my arugement is according to the story in paragraph 6 Travling the High Seas is says,"It took about 2 weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China". In paragraph one it states,"Luke couldn't say no. He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime.
I fell my arguement fells right because Luke is saying that you should join because of the things they do and he is also trying to say that when they cross the Atlantic Ocean they discover new things. Also in paragraph 2 it says," that the second World War had ended in Europe,and many countries were leftr in ruins". So that ment they got wounded and hurt people to safety. They also got to go to New Orleans the day the Pacific War ended and they got their seaman's paperand boarded to the SS Charles W. Wooster,and headed to Greece. That agruement on what Luke's point of veiw that he is convincing other people to join in the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 1 |
In the article "The Challenges of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a wothy, but dangerous pursuit. The author uses details in his passage to explain why he thinks that Venus is wothy of studying.
In paragraph two, the author writes "venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density a nd size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This one way that the author explains why we should study Venus, becuase it is the planet that is related to Earth. This can put a thought into your head such as "maybe there can be human life on Venus one day since it is kind of like Earth." In paragraph three, the author states "Astronomers are fasinated ny Venus because it may as well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." The author also states,"Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely wtih oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." This tells us that there could have once been life on Venus and also that astronomers believe that studying Venus is important as well, due to its similarities to Earth.
In this, I conclude that the author well supports his idea of the importance of studying Venus, even if it is dangerous. He gives many details as well as facts from NASA and other astronomical places about why it is important to study Venus. | 1 |
What is Facial Action Coding system? A Facial Action Coding System is computers that will help identify human emotions. For example say the person is 85 percent happy 7 percent disgusted and 4 percent fearful and 0 percent angry. Some new computer softaware can recognize emotions. I am for the value of using the technology to read students emotional expressions.
The process beigns when the computer constructs a 3 D computer model of the face all 44 major muscles in the model must move helps human muscle. For example your '' frontailis pars lateralis muslce above your eyes raises your eyebrows when you are suprised your orbicaularis oris around your moth shows your lips to show anger.
Onther reason is facial excpressions for each emotion are universal says Dr. Huang. Second using video imagery, the new emotion recognition software tracks these facial movements. Last it bring a smile to your face while its shows just much the computer can do.
This is the reason why i think the FACS is a great idea because it can help kids tell when they are sad or happy. Helps them shows there true feelings. THE END!!!! | 1 |
Cars were invented to be physically handled by a safe driver. Cars are not the certified one's who spend their time and effort to get certified as a safe driver. Yes it may be easier to be hands free but your more aware if your aware the whole time the car is operated. You would be more aware if your focused instead of waiting on an unexpected heads up that something is going to happen. There could be a major or minor set back while in the car.
If cars were driverless and you got into a wreak how would you explain to that person's family? Oh it was the cars fault and I was not really prepared to handle the situation quick enough. That is going to make you loook like you are an unreliable person to ever have the safety rights to even operate that car. An set back to the car such as the "electrical cable that sent radio signals to a receiver on the front end of the car"(3) could be damaged at any point while operated or not operated. The owner would not know and lay back and think everthing is all fine until they hit a bump causing an acident. Things used to opersate the driverless cars could have a major set back as damage done to the cables or other things like weather damages and thieves and other things such as break downs or over runned electrionics. Who could even afford to be driverless in the first place its unpractical to purchase this with out the benifts of it being 100 percent safe. In the article we are told twice the car is far beyond our reach and besides these next examples that its illegal and can not yet cover liability. The car is described that it is "something that was simply too expensive to be practicual"(3), and that it "cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something you could buy at radio Shack"(6). This shows us how hard it would get to even try to purchase this car.
The car is far descirbed as an unreasonable sourse to our world's society and unneeded to the driving life of a person. The ones who desire to purchase an expensive, illegal, and unsafe car, is a fool to waste hundreds of millions on a waste such as this car. Your car would be considered illegal and your limited to drive that nice smart car only in the resricted places you might want to explore somewhere else but it is too bad or sad that you can not. Think twice if your driving it to be always aware of your souroundings you might be hands free but your not concious free. | 3 |
Dear, senator
I'm writing you this letter to address and give you my opinion onthe argument about keeping the clectoral college or changing to election by popular vote fhor the president of the United States.
I feel that we should remove the electoral college because it seems like we do not use all of the votes to have everyone's input on the election. The electoral college consist of 538 electors and a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. My question is "Why not use all of the electors votes instead of using only anout 55% of them?". We say that every vote counts but if we are not using all of the electoral votes then that means we are just contradicting our statement.
From articles I have read, Under the electoral college, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the resident. Let's say if you lived in Texas, for instance , and wanted to vote for Kerry, you would vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry. Voters can not always control whom their vote for and sometimes voters get confused about the electors and choose the wrong canidate. Some people may say that electoral votes should be kept so that it would make it easier for them but i feel thatelectoral votes are confusing and should be removed from a process of electing the president.
Sincerly, PROPER_NAME | 1 |
Dear State Senator,
I write this letter to you in favor of removing the electoral college and using a popular vote system to elect a president. One reason is that qualifying citizens don't vote for the president, instead they vote for a slate of electors (Paragraph 10 Sentence 1) who then vote for the president. This process makes it seem useless for the citizens since they can't directly vote for the president. This is a democracy, right? The citizens can't control who their electors vote for most of the time, (Paragraph 10 Sentences 9-10) thus making it much more complex than how it needs to be.
Another reason that the electoral college is a problem is that the system may cause alot of conflict between states, resulting in a big mess leaving only the government to fix. These conflicts can include the fact that only one vote is sent out in each state (Paragraph 12 Sentence 4) that represents all the many voters which could range from a few hundred thousand to millions of citizen voters, making the system once again unfair to voters. The candidates don't spend much time in states in which they know they won't win (Paragraph 13 Sentence 2) but spend alot of time in those states that represent themselves, either the republicans or democrats. The electoral votes in my opinion object alot of campaigning but if the electoral system was gone, then these candidates can spread their word to each and every state without much annoying favoring.
There are a few reasons though that the elctoral college can help maintain some problems which could lead to chaos in the future. For example, if the voters in the state of Florida vote the same for each candidate, the stysem can help avoid any further conflict since only one vote is being submitted due to the debating of the state electors as explained in the above paragraph. Another small reason is that no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president, (Paragraph 19 Sentence 1) making each states vote count.
In conclusion, I personally find that getting rid of the electoral college would be more beneficial for the citizens and can avoid any major problems in the future. Even though the electoral college system has its advantages, popular voting would be a much more simpler way to elect the president. | 2 |
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