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I personally am agianst driverless cars.
They seem too rekless, like it says in the artical, so far no noe has made a fully driverless car and the driver still has to be aleart to take over at any given momnet. What would happen the the driver got tired and ignored that 'rule' and took a nap? More the likely they, along with others, would end up in a crash.
If that situation did happen, couldn't they try and sue the company who made the car because they claimed it was 'driverless' or that "the car did not warn me well enough". What if the car malfunctioned while switching over to a human driver and the people on the smart car or other cars got seriosualy injured or even killed. Would it be the drivers fault for not being prepared for such an event or would it be the people who designed and made the cars fault? Through out the ages when it comes to techonolgy there are too many ways to count of things going wrong or malufunctiong.
All in all it just seems dangerous and risky. The bigest risk is if the techonolgy fails and someone gets hurt or looses their life because of "techional diffuclities". Sure, having driverless cars could mean you 'the driver' could do things while at the wheel. Though think, if somehthing bad were to happen to you, a friend a family member or just someone you cared for, would you wish you were in control so you might have been able to change the out come?
If the
situation got bad or even change to a life or death situation. If someone who was smart enough to find out where the cars 'smarts' are (the place where it is driverless) and brakes it what would or could happen to you or anyone you let drive it? Being in control of something as dangerous yet fun like driving is better then being "hands free" and not in control of situations that could occur. | 2 |
Have you ever decided to become a Seagoing Coyboy?
Well you should become one. I am goinng to tell you about how It is an amazing adventure filled time with amazing sights, how you can help people, and things you get to do while on the ship and off the ship.
Being a Seagoing Coyboy let's you have the time of your life by having amazing sights. One time while I was there I got to see the acropolis from ancient Greece. If you join you might just be able to see amazing places just like that. Also I got to have the benifit of seeing Europe and China. One of the most amazing thing I got to see was in Venice, Italy the street of water. So you should become a Seaging Coyboy because you have the benifit of seeing amazing sights and views.
Being a Seagoing Coyboy can give you the opportunity of helping people in need and that is very important. You can help them if they come right off of the war you can go help re-build their towns or suppling them with animals to help. Also you get to bring food suplies to help them recover from a war. Helping people is very important so that is just another reason why you should become a Seagoing Coyboy.
You may think you will have nothing to do while you are on the ship. Well that is not true. Some of the things you can do is play sports and other activities like baseball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling. Those activities help pass time while you are at sea. Also other things you can do is do your chores on the ship like cleaning the stalls where the animals stay, feeding the animlas, and watering the animals. Those are just more reasons why you should become a Seagoing Coyboy.
After you read all of this I hope you decide to become a Seagoing Coyboy. Now you know how this choice is going to be adventure filled, an amazing experience for helping people, and what the things you get to do on the ship. Those are all of the reasons why I belive that you should decide coming a Seagoing Coyboy. | 2 |
Congestion is in the past
Congestion, the amount of car traffic in a specific area, is significantly decreasing due to a new idea that has sprung:limiting car usage. Places such as Vauban, Paris, Bogota, Cali and Valledupar are participating in a program that's made to decrease car usage. Some of these cities enjoy Day Without Cars, a holiday that "promotes alternative transportation and reduces smog". (Selsky 1) Businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza says that "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."
Limiting car usage promotes a healthier, cleaner environment for all. By using alternative transportation, such as buses, taxis, biking or even walking, the amount of greenhouse emission is drastically reduced. (Rosenthal 1) The Environmental Protection Agency in the United States are encouraging "car reduced" communites, causing legislators to act. This will cut the amount of money spent yearly by U.S. citizens and the government as a whole, reducing the federal transportation bill. (Rosenthal 1)
Paris, too, momentarily banned driving due to smog. Paris enforced a driving ban (that lasted a few days) to clear the city's air after a close call to record pollution. Although some people were upset, congestion was down 60 percent, and the smog cleared a few days later. (Duffer 1) All in all, diesel usage decreased, leaving a "greener" environment in its place.
President Obama has also wanted "to curb the United States' greenhouse gas emissions," (Rosenthal 1), he revealed last week. Although the United States' rate of car ownership per person and per household has started to decrease, there are still more things that could be done to create a long-term cultural shift. (Rosenthal 1) New York has recently created a bike-sharing program that has done remarkably well. Many cities have proposed plans to make personal vehicle ownership impractical or undesirable. (Rosenthal 1) Even Bill Ford, the owner of the Ford Car Company, suggested an idea to creat cities in which "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety," at the Mobile World Congress last year. (Rosenthal 1)
Bogota, Colombia specifically enjoys a yearly car-free day in which the only exception of vehicle transportation are buses and taxis. This prevents traffic jams, reduces air pollution, and cuts the many costs to cars. Even in rain, the event continued on; "The rain hasn't stopped people from participating," said Antanas Mockus, the Bogota Mayor. (Selsky 1)
Enrique Riera, the mayor of Asucnion, Paraguay, said that "these people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders." Smog reduction, cost-cutting, stress-relieving and traffic-jam-free, participating in this global change is an opportunity you won't want to miss. | 3 |
The Office of the Federal Register and Richard A. Ponser have introduced multiple communities to a process adressed as The Electoral College. This process most people find very convinient and efficient, is one way to vote for the President. The Electoral College allows societies to obtain a more educated vote towards a possible future President. The people vote for an elector instead of directly towards the presidential candidate. Having citizens whom have received a political education vote for the society's convenience, is definetly more efficient than having busy adults worry about the presidential candidates.
Students, as we know, study and work hard for a career they will accomplish in the future. These electorals have received the needed political and even physcological education to benefit a society with an educated vote. When citizens in a community vote for these electorals to have them vote the to-come President, it is an assured weight of stress taken off their shoulders. Source 3 says, "The advocates of this position are correct in arguing that the Electoral College method is not democratic in a modern sense... it is the electors who elect the president, not the people." However, notice how it says the "electors elect the president" yet the people elect the electors. So yes, it is not fully democratic yet still has somewhat qualities of a democracy process. The Elecoral College is part democratic with more educated votes to benefit our society because in the end, the people who know more about the country's convinience are the electors.
Be that as it may, having electors vote and elect for the people is very much convinient considering their supirior knowledge within politics and our country's best choice. This argument is common sense. An average human would rather have a science teacher take their biology test than having a math teacher take it where her/his field of knowldge lands nowhere near science. | 2 |
Electoral College is loosing potential voters and making everything extremly difficult and unfair!
Small states most likley have the most potenital and smartest voters and they just get left there. No canidates go and visit and talk about the presidental run. They just think they'll get there votes. All they care about is the big states. Then the popular votes may not even count because of the Electoial College. It's insane and disrepectful! I mean, yeah, big states have alot of people but its unfair for the little states to be told nothing and see nothing and then go vote for someone they barley know anything about.
Sometimes the popular votes dont even help with winning. What's the point? Exactly, there isn't one. Wouldn't you rather see someone people want as president instead of someone who won just because the Electoial College. I sure would and so would a bunch of other people.
The Electoral College is unfair on the most basic level to voters because of the "winner-takes-all system", only caring about the "swing" states. In 2000 seventeen states didn't see any of the canidates at all. That's just crazy and dumb! Every state should see the canidates even if it's the small states.
The arguements to keep the Electoral College are mostly assertins with out much basis in reality and the ones that are against are the best arguements with great facts and it's reality. Ohip have yet to make a swing vote. In 1997, a tie would have occured if a mere 5,559 voters in Ohio abd 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted the other way. The single best argument against the electoial collefe is what we might call the disaster factor. The american people shopidl consider themselves lucky that 2000 fiasco was the biggest electon crisis in the century; the system allows fior so much worst to happnened.
Most states have the "Winner take all system" except Maine and Nebraska, they each have variation of "Poportional Represnation." Why go through all the work of trying to get popular votes, and have them not help at all.
I say we vote with popular votes because everyone wants to see the people that is more popular then someone who only won because of the Electorial Vote! | 2 |
I think you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. I think you should becuase you get to visit places that you might never get to go to in life or to see things that you may no get a chance to witness.
For example in text, Luke found as much time as he can to have as much fun. Him and his cowboy friends played baseball, vollyball games, etc. They also had some tournaments, like fencing, boxing, reading whatever they can think of to pass time.
Some more infomation from the article is The boat ride was fun and they had chances of seeing countrys like Europe and China and Greece. They took gondala rides in Venice, Italy, In the streets with water. If I was there i would enjoy myself more than other. Even in after the war in Europe was over left in ash and all they still went to the cities.
In conclusion this shows that you should participate in alot of things, Because you will never kniw what will come your way. It happend to me, my friends, even you one day. But even when things go wrong like war or trouble theres all ways is a little light. So Thats why i would particapate in the Seagoing Cowboys Program. | 2 |
What would you belive if you saw a face on a planet? Could it be and alien monument or a landform?That's what I'm here to do.Prove it's a natural landform. The face on Mars in a natural landform.
I believe it's a natural landform. The photos taken by the Viking 1 in 1976 and 1998 were taken by a much weaker camera. "...Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos." Technology has advanced majorly since the photos were taken.In 2001 a much sharper photo was taken revealing a natural landform.
It caught the intrest of many people.People wanted to know the truth so they waited for the newer picture to come out."Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landform." The results were shocking to many but sadly you can't change the truth.
Many people argued that it appered to be a landform because of the weather Mars was having. I believe that it was a natural landform and they couldn't except the truth."The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps, said skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze." Even though the skeptics are in disbelief I know what I saw. I saw what looked like an uprise in the ground surrounded with a small mountain range.
I believe the face on Mars is a natural landform.Despite a lot of people thinking different I will have to agree with NASA this is a natural landform.It's an uprise in the ground with a small mountain range from my perspective.It's a natural landform. | 2 |
Is technology that is used in the classroom good for identifying facial expressions of students useful? Computers in the classroom that have the capability to identify whether a student is actually paying attention and to when they are bored or uninterested, is something that I think is a good. Putting all this techonology to work that we have could be beneficial in the classroom.
The software can tell even by a painting how the person is feeling. "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry."The software identified how the Mona Lisa was feeling just by detecting her muscles in the painting. "The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face..." The software begins by taking a picture of your face and then constructing a 3-D model of it.
Next, the software takes a closer look at your face. "...all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles." The software constructs the 3-D model into your facial expression and then it runs it by the 6 basic emotions. " Eckman has classified six basic emotions- happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness..." By putting your 3-D face through the facial identifying portion and identifying your emotions.
Now, in the classroom this would be very beneficial. "... we humans perform the same impressive "calculation" everyday. For instance you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." The software can do the exact things that us humans can do. Just by looking into the camera lense the conmputer software can identify how I am feeling. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Then i could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". By using this software in a classroom the software can modify the activity to make it more fun for the students.
For now the software can only identify simple expressions but later on it should be able to do complex ones with new algorithms. "Perhaps Dr. Huangs's emotion algorithms are a different sort of "Da Vinci Code!" Since most of our communication is non-verbal communication, this software could be a big help in the classroom. "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication, So computers need to understand that too." With technology rapidly expanding and getting bigger and smarter, it needs to understand how to recognize our human emotions and to better activities and such. In conclusion, I agree that emotion detecting software is useful in the classroom. | 2 |
The face on Mars is just another fake thing happening in this world. Honestly it is just another natural landform. Scientist might have been shocked when they saw it back in 1976 but know they are understanding and learning that the face is just a natural landform.
The face is just a natural landform because their has been 3 pictures to prove it, you cannot always see the face, and only few scientist even believe it is an alien artifact.
The first reason why the is just a natural landform is because their has been three pictures of the face. On the first picture it may have taken just to find the face but everybody was shocked about it.
Scientist and NASA could not believe it either but it took them another 22 years to get another picture of the face which the pictures were a lot clearer and you could almost tell that it looked a lot more like a natural landform.
This picture was helping scientist and NASA out to it would help them find out more about the face and help them discover what it actually was. Then they had another picture 3 years later in 2001 which blows it out that it is totally a natural landform. It is really easy to see when you look at the picture in 2001.
This is why the three pictures help identify the face is a natural landform.
The second reason why the face is a natural landform is because you cannot always see the face.
Sometimes when you look at pictures and you see the face you might be wondering what is that. Especially when you see the picture from 2001 that just looks like a pile of sand and part of Mars natural landform.
When you zoom out and see the picture from 1976 the one that is not a close up you can easily see it is a face but then when you zoom in you might be like what is that.
This is why when you see the face and you cannot always see the face it is a natural landform.
The last reason why the face is a natural landform is because only a few scientist believe it is an alien artifact.
This means most of the scientist believe it is a natural landform.
Also if you cannot see that it is a natural landform then you must be blind because it is kind of obvious.
Just because some scientist believe it is an alien artifact does not mean you should believe that too.
Also you can obvouisly see that it is not a alien artifact it is just a natural land form of Mars.
This face is just another natural landform that just makes Mars, well Mars.
If only a few scientist believe that the face is an alien artifact than that has to mean that the face is a natural landform.
In conclusion, the face is just another that is not made up but not really a human beings face or a alien face.
The face is just another natural landform of Mars that people get confused about. The 3 reasons why is because of pictures, you cannot always see it, and only few scientist believe it is an alien artifact. This is mainly why the Face is just another natural landform on the Red Planet, Mars. | 3 |
"Hey" said Jerry "Did you hear about the face found on mars?" I said "Yes I did." Jerry said "I think that this face was created by aliens." I said "You really belive that aliens created this face? You know aliens aren't real, right?" Jerry said "I still think that it was made by aliens, and we don't know if aliens are real yet. Who knows, what if the aliens came before we launched our rover."
I said "I know that it could just be a rock formation and that the sun was shining on the rock in just the way that it looked like a face. Also who knows we could have just been in the right place at the right time." But Jerry always has to counter argue with me because he just wants to be right. "Have you heard that people all over the world are also saying that it is a formation created by aliens." Said Jerry
"Listen" I said "Just because you say what other people say does not mean that every body is right" Jerry said to me"I know for a fact that this is a monument made by aliens because no astronaut has gone to mars yet. Who would of made this if no one was there, I know that there is no way for you to prove to me that this was not made by aliens."
I said to him "There is a way that it was not made by aliens. It was made by natural formation." Jerry said "do you really think that, what kind of answere is that, saing that it was made naturally. Wow some people." I said to Jerry "what about this it was made by the rover running over rocks and they tumbled to make the face like appearence."
"Ok you got me, but i still have my own opinions." Said Jerry. "I knew I could do it" I said. "Finally I did it, Jerry listen, It was made of a lava dome." Jerry said to me "ok you win. | 1 |
We can claim that the idea of studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because as it shows similarities with the Earth-like planet, it also could affect the lives of those examing the significance of it. As shown in the article"Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supporte various forms of life, just like Earth". This conveys that Venus and Earth are more like twins because of how well they can satisfy the human needs and provide an adventurous lifestyle. Even though Venus has wonderful pros, it still has many cons as stated by the author "Since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades" shows how hard it is for humas to actually place themselves on the planet. In conclusion, the study of Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because as it shows similarities with the Earth-like planet, it also could affect the lives of those examing the significance of it. But this will not stop the humans from exploring the outer world. "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". | 2 |
The use of alot of cars can be very dangerous to the world around us. The ways that we can stop this is we can not drive for a few days and see what happens. the government can legally stop us from driving our cars for a few days. Here are some benefits of not using cars.
It will lower the percent of greenhouse gas emitted from multiple places around the world. it will reduce the amount of pollution even in some of the most polluted cities such as Beijing, China. In the capital of France, congestion of smog went down 60 percent all because they stopped driving for 2 days. Bicycle paths, parks, and sports centers will start to pop up everywhere loke in Bogota, Columbia.
As of April 2013, the number of mile sdriven per person dropped 9 percent from the peak of driving in 2005. The number was equal to the number in January of 1995. The number of miles driven by young people decreased by 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. After the number of miles driven per person hit the peak in 2005, the number slowly started to decrease. Part of the reason is the recession, because people that were unemployed or strapped on cash couldn't afford new cars because they weren't going to work anyway. | 1 |
Dear,Mr Senator
My name is PROPER_NAME, and I am writing to you to say why we should keep the elctoral college. What do you think, should we keep the electoral college? wirte me back and tell me what you think. but any way these are my three reason on why we should keep the electoral college.
My first reason is on why we should keep the electoral college is because, there is a reason on why it is there in the first place. Im not that smart but im pretty sure the founding fathers knew what they were doing when they started the electoral college. it is there because it helps pick who is president and vice president. I mean sure we do help by voting but there job is to pick the best one, by compareing statistics.
My second reason for why we should keep the electoral college is because the people arent always right. Yes i said that the people arent always right, take for instance the George Bush we messed up big time by electing him, look what happened to the economy, but that is what we get by letting the peple pick. Im not saying that we dont know how to make a right descion but can we please let the professionals do what they do best.
My third and final reason is that they do elect fairly the bigger thye state you have the mor represenatives you recive, states like California,texas,wyoming,ect which means the bigger the state the more people sre going to live in that stae which would also mean that you would have more represenatives. i know that your saying how is that fair if just because you a bigger state you get more represenatives? well as i said in the last sentace it is because of population. because of population to even out the votes you would have to have more represenatives.
Those were my top three reasons on why we should keep the electoral college. I hop that you agree with my reasons on why we should keep the electoral college.
Yours truley
PROPER_NAME
(ps write me back and let me know your thoughts on why or why not we shold keep the electoral college | 2 |
We at NASA are going to take this topic head on starting with you. We are going to try to make you think different about the "alien landform" you believe in. I will be the person you will tell about your theory and I will try to change you belief on the whole idea and if you don't it is just your loss. I will admit I would have loved it to have been an alien monument to some sort of king or ruler too, so we could of seen it more than what it was if it really was an alien monument. That is besides the point here that it is a natural land form like the mesas we have here on Earth.
The first picture had a terrible resolution of 43 meters per pixel! That is completely unaccepltable in today's terms for resolution. The first picture in 1976 was only speculated to be an alien monument was due to the shadows on the land and not the actual characteristics of the land. In 1998 the picture could have been altered due to fog, but in 2001 a clear picture proved that the "face" on the mesa was just nothing to be excited about. Also if it was some sort of landmark of an ancient civilization you probably could have seen houses or shacks somewhere near it. Also why would we cover up an amazing dicovery that could benefit us in the long run with more funding and credibility.
To put down the truth your theory is more like a thought than an actual theor a this point due to the facts that already prove that it is a mesa a lot like our in on earth. You have to support your statement with much more than an outdated pickture taken about 40 years ago and just accept the facts that are in your face laid out right now the unaccuracy f the first picture, the shadows only showing that if could have been a face, and how why we would cover up soming thing that could get us more publicity to the public eye and more funding. So I hope this discussion changed your mind anout this whole thing and if it didn't you are a stubborn person. So I hope this is the only time we have to correct you. | 2 |
This new technology can really figure out if youre happy, sad, fearful, mad, or confuse. I would really enjoy this new technolgy. I even think that we should have it in our classrooms. This can really change us in school and better educated.
I believe that we should have the Facial Action Coding System. If we were in our classroom, the teacher can't sometimes tell if your really happy, bored, mad, or sad. If you learning something in class and the computer shows that youre bored. The can help you get motivated and try harder on your homework. Sometimes students comes in and just smile, but really you don't really know how they feeling. On paragraph 8, its says that sometimes there face isn't saying the truth becuase deep down there hurn or just lying. There trying to hide there emotions. The teachers really need to how they feeling. Like in paragraph 6, it says that it can detect if a students was feeling bored, sad, fearful. What if they were depressed or mad at something? We have to do something and help them. This can really benifent our school and our students.
I would really value this computer system, becuase it can help our education better and more efficient. We need to know how there feeling what can we do to help them. I would really recommend this in our school. Facial Action Coding System would really benefient our classroom. | 2 |
In the expert "Coyboy Who Rode the Waves" there is a point in witch readers might whant to participate In the the Seagoing Cowboy program. Damaged town make diffrences in our lives. If you help you will suceed in helping others. If you help others people will also succed.
Helping others is a good thing and if you can make a living out of it you will feel even better. Luke said "I am greatful for the the oppritunity"(paragraph 9.)You will also be greatful if you are in the Seagoing Cowboys program. when you dont have to work you have free time to do what ever you like. You could play table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and wittling.
When you join the Seagoing Cowboys program you get to travel to many places. Luke whent to many places he said "So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy , a city with streets of water"(paragraph 5.) If you join you can also go on many adventures. When you join the program you will see how the world has turn up side down and will whant you to help even more.
Joining the Seagoing Cowboys will offer you many new experiences. When you join you can site see and hangout in your free time. Every day bad things happen and if you join you can help. Joining the Seagoing Cowboy program would be the right thing to do. | 2 |
Why does everybody suspect that their is life on Mars when they see a wierd form of rock on it when really it´s nothing like that? Well thats how a lot of people were thinking when NASA revealed the picture of the Face on Mars. However thats not true. NASA has proven in so many ways that it´s just a natural landform, but of course some people think that it´s not natural at all.
First, NASA was very suprised to see something like that on the camera of Viking 1 spacecraft. But that went away really fast. ¨Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa,common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows made it like an Egyptian Pharaoh.¨(2) This tells you that it´s just a natural landform. Not a alien artifact .
Also, NASA wanted to go see if it´s a artifact or just a natural lanform. ¨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 monument after all.¨(7) This tells you that they never found an alien artifact on April 5,1998. All they found was a natural landform on Mars.
Finally, since not everyone was convinced that it was a natural landform, NASA decided to go back and get an even clearer picture of the Martian mesa. This time they used an even stronger camera to show the world that NASA is right."As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size,¨ he added. ¨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!¨(11) This can tell you that NASA was trying to tell everyone that their cameras are good enough to spot and see if it´s just a natural landform, so now you shouldn´t be complaning about the pictures.
All of this evidence can tell you that the Face of Mars is just a natural landform, not a alien artifact. Their are still a lot of people who think that martians do exist and they will think anything that is not normal on Mars is martian. However there is no martians on Mars. What do you think? | 3 |
The things you can do to help yourself, and others is just don't drive ride a bike, or take public transportation. Never the less having a car is a great responsiblitiy, like driving the right way, and not driving reckless. That could end up bad, because you know how law enforcement is they will pull you over for anything. Then on top of that they will give you a big fat nasty ticket to pay, so that really ruins what you have to like pay your bills or something. Plus its always better to just take public transportation, because trying to get a car that's worth $40,000, isn't even worth it, if your still paying for it, then you will have to take really good care of that car.
The car is at its lowest did you know that, because nobody buys them anymore, or nobody gets there permit. Cars are becoming nothing anymore, the roads America bulit will be soon for nothing. Like I said your better not buying a car, then spending all that money, and you have to spend more money on it later, Like if you get a ticket, or you have to pay to get it fix. Pointless absolutly pointless cause most people just uses cars to get from A to B, nothing else like what's the point of having a car if your not going to use it all the time might as well just take a bus, and spend like 50 cents, or something.
If you really want a car, at least use it instead of just showing it off, and letting it dust in your driveway, or garage. People in other countries like say Germany, all they use is bikes. They live a life without cars, and look at them saving all that money, and what if it is a poor country at least there not greedy and selfish. Also the cars are literally a poison to the enviorment, we are literally killing off our enviorment, and for what the nicest car that you have and probably won't even use that's pretty dumb as if i should say. Having a car, and showing it off doesn't make you cool it make's you look like a selfish greedy person who could have nothing else to spend his, or her money on but who am I to judge right? Soon you will realize that all that money you spent was all just a waste, and you could have done somethimg else better to spend it on.
I'm not saying don't buy a car, Like I mean don't buy the most expensive car ever cause like that's just herendous. Like just buy something that's nice and cheap like maybe a Nissian not a Ferrari. Imagine if you run out of money what are you going to do ask people to help, Your going to have that fancy car, and be like "oh what will i do". You will realize that you messed, and that when you were being all selfish and greedy, nobody will care to help you. It's like all these other regular people who use there money wisley and not be selfish. The car is nearly at it's end cause soon there will be no more gas, what will you do. It's at the time where you make your own desisions, and think about do I really want to spend my money on a car, or do I want to be smart and ride the bus, or a bike and save my money and help the enviorment. | 1 |
From reading the article "Driveless Cars Are Coming", I have figured out that driveless cars have been a long time coming. People have been thinking and working on them for years now. There are pros and cons to driveless cars. For the most part driveless cars would not be a bad idea to throw into the world. If driveless cars passed the laws, you would not have to do much work going places, with time the cars are going to get better and more high tech, and they seem to be safe.
Someone gets into their car and does not have to worry about touching the steering wheel, they just have to turn the car on. That is what it would be like if driveless cars come in the future. The family or a person can just sit in their car without paying attention to the road. On the other hand, a person does have to pay some attention to the cars actions because the car might need their help. For the most part, driveless cars would make life more easy-going. Some people dread having to drive long distances to get to the location they are going to but with driveless cars, it would be no trouble to hop in the car and sit in there while the car does it all for you.
The best part about technology is it is always improving. People are always discovering better ways to do things and improvements in how to do those things. With driveless cars, they can be doing many tests on them and trying out different ways til they get the driveless car reliable for people to trust. Everything improves over the years and driveless cars are one of them. In the future, people are going to find more advanced ways to put in the driveless car to make it a better, more trusting car.
Only a hand full of states are allowing limited use of semi-autonomous cars. Most states have concerns but some states are willing to work with the manufactorers. If more states allow their state to test computer-driven cars, it would make it easier to find ways to improve on the car. Driveless cars are a big deal and they need to be the safest they can be for the roads they will be on. So far the driveless cars can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves and it is only 2016. The future holds so much more.
Although there are many things that need to be worked on before they let driveless cars on the road, it is a good idea to keep improving the vehicles. If people keep working hard at it, no telling what the driveless car will be like over the years. It is important to make the best car possible. There is already so many great things going for the driveless car. If they keep testing the cars and finding ways to make it better, it will eventually make a very safe driveless car. | 3 |
Dear Mrs. Senator,
The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and a poorly representative system for our nation. Previous elections and facts show that the Electoral College may have worked in the past, but does not work in accuratley representing the millions of voters in our country any longer.
In the 2000 presidential campaign, the unfairness of the Electoral College was blatantly obvious. "Seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, and voters in twenty five of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaig ad," (Plumer). The vote was left almost entirely in the hands of a few "swing voters" in Ohio, which is not an accurate representation of the opinions of the American population. During this campaign in 2000, Al Gore received more individual votes than George W. Bush nationwide, however, Bush received 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266, so Bush was elected president (Plumer). It is obvious that the votes of the Electoral College do not accurately reflect the opinions of the people, and gives the citizens of our country poor representation in our government.
The arguments in favor of the Electoral College are weak at best. In the article "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President" by Richard A. Posner, the opening paragraph is practically an argument against the Electoral College. In the article, Posner states, "The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president... [t]he advocates of the position are correct in arguing that the Electoral College method is not democratic... it is the electors that choose the president, not the people." In this opening statement for an article about how great the Electoral College is, Posner proves quite the opposite. The people of our country deserve proper representation; each of their individual votes should be important and their opinions on who leads this country should be heard.
As stated in this counterclaim, it is not the people who choose the president- it is the electors in the unjust Electoral College system.
According to a Gallup poll taken in 2000, over 60% of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now (Plumer). It is clear the majority of the U.S.A. would prefer a different way of electing a president, whether that be a direct election, or another system that properly represents the nation's opinions. The list of possibilities of things going wrong in the Electortal College is large. Suppose there was a tie, which is entirely possible, since there is an even number, 538, of Electoral votes (Posner). If this happened, the election of the president would be put in the hands of the House of Representatives. In this system, each state casts only one vote, so the representative from Wyoming who is casting a vote for 500,000 voters would have as much say as the representative from California, whose single vote represents the opinion of 35 million voters . If this isn't an unethical process, I don't know what is.
Mrs. Senator, as a citizen of the United States, and Democrat in the mainly Republican state of Florida, I want my voice to be heard.
With the current Electoral Collge system, I am worried that it won't be. I shouldn't have to worry about "faithless" electors refusing to vote for my party's candidate, or the electors in my state not casting a vote that represents my opinions. In the free country of America, I want my vote to count and our government to make decisions based on what
I say, not some electors from my state. With this current Electoral College system, I cannot have my representation or freedom bestowed upon me by the Constitution, and that needs to change. Thank you for reading, and I hope you can make a difference.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 3 |
facial action coding system. you may ask what is that? well its a new computer system that can detect emotional expressions of students. some may ask how it works and other might be like that sounds stupid. well this system like in paragraph 3 stats it constructs a 3-D computer model of the face and detects your emotion.
This software could be really good in the stat to read what peoples emotions are in the since of having someone as a prisioner and they wont speak. another good thing about this would be if someone cant speak because of an illness so you could us this to see emotions.
there is also a bad side in using this software. in paragraph 3 "44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles". so if one of your muscles is not in the right spot while this software is running whos to say it wont work, or won't be able to detect what you are expressing. another bad thing about this software is in paragraph 5 it stats "in fact, humans preform this same inpressive"calculation" everyday. for instance you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on there face". well like the passage says, if humans can already tell how someone is expressing on there face by looking at them, the really why would we need to use this program to find that out for us. also in paragraph 6 "for example, if you smile when a web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow". well thats great that it will be a more interasting ad but ads have been around for a very long time, and everyone would just have to say, they would just rather have no ads. so this program might make the ads more interesting to your need but no ad out there is going to keep someone intertaned for the full 30 seconds. another disadvantage is at the top of paragraph 7 " your pc can't handle the complex algorithums used to decode". like this sentence is saying the software might not even be able to recconized what you are expressing because it may not be prgrammed into the software or might not have ever seen you make that expression.
therefore, the facial action coding system is not really the best thing to use to find out the expression someone is giving you. reasons being, humans can already figure out the expressions, and it might not detect what you are expressing. for these reason the facial action system should not be used to find out expressions. | 3 |
In our world, air pollution is a huge problem. Most air pollution stems from motor vehicles. People don't usually tend to think that driving is hurting the Earth, but that is exactly what it is doing. Smog is a big issue in cities like New York and Paris. Not only is it unsafe for the environment, but it is also unhealthy for humans.
Big cities have recently started doing "Car-Free" days where no one is allowed to drive. If a person does drive, they will get fined. City officials are doing this in an attempt to cut back on the air pollution and smog that cars cause. In a sense, they are saving the world that we live in. In the third article, Carlos Arturo Plaza said "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."
Another wonderful thing about limiting car use is this: It saves money. Gasoline is so expensive today. It is stressful to have to pay so much money for it. The prices constantly fluctuate and it's hard to keep up with. Yes, public transportation costs money. But it doesn't cost nearly as much as it would to fill up your whole gas tank.
A big problem in America is obesity. I think that this is partially because nobody ever needs to get up and really walk anywhere. Our car keys are at our fingertips and since we can so easily drive, we see no reason in travelling anywhere close in any other way. I believe that obesity in America would be greatly reduced if car use was limited. People would be out walking more and they would be engaging in more physical activity than ever before. It can do nothing but good for all of us.
I understand that some people label limiting car usage as "unnatural", but I don't think those people really consider all of the goodness in it. There are many advantages in not being so reliant on cars.
In conclusion, limiting car usage is not just the latest fad, but a new way of protecting the Earth and it's people. It is a way to keep the environment clean and functioning properly, as it should be. It is a way to make humans healthier and happier. I honestly believe that being less reliant on cars is a great thing, and I believe that it is the direction in which we need to go. | 3 |
In todays world we have trains, city buses, charter buses, bicycles, and ferry boats. With all of these available transportation services there is no need to own or use a personal car. Without personal cars you would be saving money, saving our ecosystem, and decreasing traffic congestion.
To begin, by limiting the usage of personal cars you are allowing yourself to save a tramendous amount of money. With most average cars you fill the gas on it almost twice a week Which could cost upwards to 100 dollars a week. That is just about 50,000 dollars a year just on gas! You also have to worry about servicing your car every once and a while, which you also pay for. This isn't even including the down payments you put on the car or monthly payments. When most cities offer a bus pass for about twenty-five dollars a month top ride it as much as you want within the time that it is valid. For these reasons alone there is just no benefits to owning or using a personal car.
By eliminating the usage of personal cars you will be saving our ecosystem. According to source 1 "passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." In certain parts of the United States gas emissions from personal cars make up half of all the polution going into the green house effect. If you just take a city bus or train you are not only saving the worlds atmosphere but you are also saving you pockets.
Finally, if you are someone that gets up and early and drives to work and hits morning rush hour that is because you all have somewhere to be. So instead of having one person in each car why not save time and reduce traffic by taking a bus that holds upwardas to thirty people. Also with less cars on the road the less chances you have to getting in an accident. By reducing personal car usage you will be getting to work on time and saving yourself from potential harm.
To conclude, without the usage of personal cars you will be saving money, the ecosystem, and reducing traffic congestion. | 2 |
Can you believe that there is a face on Mars!? The Face on Mars is actually not a face but a natural landform for the following reasons, the facial features are just shadows, there isn't any real proof that aliens created it, and scientists have research that is proof of it not being alien-made.
The first reason is the facial features are just shadows. It would be nice if it was actually nad by an alien. Sadly, it isn't true. It is proven that it is actually just a huge rock formation. (Paragraph 3) "The authors reasoned it would be good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. (Paragraph 3)
Secondly, there isn't actual proof that aliens created it anyways. There isn't any proof that aliens are even completely real. It is said in the article "Perhaps, said skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze." (Paragraph 8). So, they do not have any actual real proof.
My last reason is that scientists have done research to prove that aliens did not really creat this face in Mars. Scientists had seen this photeo in the winter of April '98. Someone would have to peer through the camera through wispy clouds. (paragraph 8).
The reasoning for believing aliens did it is that people want to believe. They want to believe that another race of people can exsist. Maybe the aliens are jsut sending a message that they are real. Wem will never really know for sure sadly.
You can belioeve what you would like to. I believe that the face is just a landmark because the facial features on the face is just a few shadows, scientists have done research on this case, and there isn't really any proof that aliens created it. You may believe what you would like to. But, do you want to believe in something real or made up? | 2 |
Today I'am going to convincing you that you should participate and the Seagoing Cowboys program. I think that you should participate because you get to go on a cruise like Luke did and the story of A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves story. Also you get to have fun and If you have not been on a cruise before you get to try to have fun why you are doing your work like going to check on the animals but be careful. If you like to be a cowboy and a cowgirl you can participate in the program if you like cruise's and animals. You can always can help out the animals and the people if you see them and you trouble like trying to get there animals to eat and you see them going crazy you can help out. Luke's claims from the article that he try's to like help out the animals by going to check on the animals ever each time to get his work done on time. He one time failed down the stairs to check on the animals but he couldn't work becaues his rib was broken but he was doing fine. Luke was always do his work but he do a good job to finish his job on the cruise. Luke claims was okay because he try to get done so he can check on the animals because he don't wont to get fired from the Cowboy Waves program because he like working as a cowboy he might be a cowboy that's might be why he work there because he can talk to his friend's and he might give people visit's on the cruise to see the animals to get food and to see the animals to. Luke might show you the place if you participate and the program i will to because it sound fun to be and the program. All i was trying to say that you should participate and the Cowboy Who Rode the Waves program because it might be fun because you get to be on a cruise. | 1 |
I strongly believe that the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because teachers never know when their students are feeling down. Also, some students can't talk about their feelings or express them because they are afraid other will make fun of them, and or they don't have anybody that they can trust. If this technology really works maybe it will help with communication and helping others being able speak up, and tell adults what's on their mind.
In the article is says that "mona Lisa is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry" , and this shows that this technology could really tell how you are feeling. It can also tell you when you are faking a smile, and when you are really meaning it. In the article it also says that "the facial expressions for each emotion are universal", which to me means that you can't change the way your face expressions your emotions. When someone's face changes thats when you know how they are feeling, by the way they look.
To sum it all up, I believe that the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. Not everybody can be confident enough, and some can't trust others with their feelings, because they always end up getting hurt, nobody really ever cares about how you feel, and some people just want to know what is going on to make fun of you, and or hurt you. | 2 |
At night time, when you look at the evening star, you're also looking at a planet called Venus. Venus is also known as Earth's "twin," which is a very incredible planet, one that is almost similar to Earth itself. However, we don't know much about the planet itself. For astronomers and scientists, exploring venus had lead to nothing but failure one drone after another. The author from the article explains in great detail on why these group of scientists shouldn't give up but instead should push themselves harder to reach that goal.
Venus is a complicated planet for scientists to explore. "humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours," (Paragraph 2). With the temperatures being an average of 800 degrees Fahrenheit on the planet's surface, the thick layer of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, and the surface having a pressure that is 90 times greater than our ocean floors, it's very difficult almost impossible for scientists to even understand the basic's of the planet. The author also explains "why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface?" (Paragraph 4). Well, in (Paragraph 4) the author also tells us that "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth." After hearing that fact, who wouldn't want to learn more about Venus and, with the advancements of technology and discovring new materials, the goal for exploring Venus may come true one day.
With the issue of trying to explore Venus means scientists needs to come up with a new approach which in (Paragraph 7) explains perfectly well, "NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbine have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions. 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. Just imagine exposing a cell phone or tablet to acid or heat capable of melting tin. By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." Even with the advancements of technology today, we still need help from technology back then too.
With our thirst for knowledge and understanding a force we don't understand yet, pushes us to do wonderous things. The author of this article helped show us if we managed to successfully make it to Venus and study the forces within it. We may have a second Earth in our solar system and our journey to the stars will have finally begun. | 3 |
Limiting car usage would bring a ridiculous amount of advantages, even happiness as stated by Heidrun Walter who is briefly mentioned in the first article titled "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars". Automobiles such as cars, planes, even ships, are responsible for a whole lot of greenhouse gas emissions, about 12 percent in all of Europe and up to 50 in areas of the United States where the use of cars is excessive. Vauban is an upscale community where the majority of people have given up their cars. In the United States there have been agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency have been promoting for more car reduced communities just like Vauban. Unfortunately according to this same article and word by David Goldburg states, "experts expect public transport serving suburbs to play a much larger role in a new six-year federal transportation bill" apparently the bill is to be approved of this year. In previous bills 80 percent of appropritions have by law gone to highways, only 20 percent has gone to actual transport. As any normal person knows, construction work causes a whole lot of polution.
In the second article I used titiled "Paris bans driving due to smog" Paris (the city) had no choice but to enforce a partial driving ban due to the fact that there was so much smog. The smog was so intense that it even rivaled Beijing, China, which is definitely one of the most polluted cities in the world. Those with even-numbered license plates were required to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine (about $31). This nasty smog lasted about five long days, but at least public transit was free. The French blamed Diesel fuel for the pollution since 67% of the vehicles on France run on diesel due to a tax policy. The third article I used is called "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota". Bogota is located in Colombia and for three straight years cars have been banned for the Day Without Cars (excluding buses and taxis). Those who violate this day face $25 fines. Not even the occasional gray clouds and rain has stopped people from participating, after all umbrellas do exist. Do to this parks and sports centers bloomed throughout the city, rush-hour restrictions had gotten rid of a whole lot of traffic, new shopping districts and restaurants have popped up, It's amazing how vehicles, or none at all, can affect lives.
The fourth and last article is called "The End Of Car Culture". According to the article, "studies claim that Americans are buying less cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each yeah goes by." according to an analysis by Doug Short of Advisor Perspectives, which is an investment research company, the number of miles driven in America had reached it's peak in 2005 but slowly has gone down. We Americans drive as much as we did in 1995 which would be amazing if the reason for this would not be the recession causing less people to afford cars. If we do change for the better and own less vehicles then unfortunately companies like Honda, Mustang, etc, will most likely have to go out of business; it's unfortunate for them at least. Companies like Ford and Mercedes now have a wider range of products besides personal vehicles. There's also been a large drop in the percentage of people who decide to get a license between the ages of 16 to 39 according to a research study by Micheal Sivak. A study last year found that the amount of yound people driving also decresed 23 percent between 2001 and 2009.
Even people like Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company laid out a business plan for a world where personal vehicle ownership is impractical or even undesirable. He'd even work with the telecommunications industry to make cities where "pedestrian, bicycle, privated cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety." I love how he mentions that this will improve safety and almost none of the other articles do, they mostly mention getting rid of pollution (which is also always great). In a place like Miami, where I live, there are a whole lot of reckless drivers, getting rid of some cars would do an exciting place like this a whole lot of good to the community. I know myself that cutting down on vehicles seems like a very hard job to do, and it is, but check out all of these benefits human lives will get. People would argue that an idea like this is ridiculous, and at first it might sound like it, but the moment you realize we aren't getting rid of all vehicles everywhere things start getting easier for you to understand. | 2 |
Do I support the use of the Facial Action Coding System to read students' emotional expressions? Yes, I do. I support it because I think it could help teachers with their lessons by knowing if students are confused or bored. If teachers knew these things then they could adjust their lessons accordingly to make students more interested and make it easier to understand. It could also help with teen depression because schools would be able to help if they knew something was bothering someone.
Use of this technology in the classroom could help teachers and students in many ways. The biggest way is teachers would know if the sudents dont understand things or are bored and not interested. If teachers knew these things then they could adjust their lessons accordingly to make it easier to understand and more interesting. This would increase student grades and moral if they could understand things.
Another thing the use of this technology could help with is teen depression. Students are often afraid to talk to someone about their depression. With this technology, teachers would be able to see they are depressed and can talk to them. This would lower the teen suicide rate drasticly.
The use of Facial Action Coding System technology in the classroom is, in my opinion, a great idea. It could so much for students and teachers. By teachers knowing if students are confused and changing their lessons to help them understand, students would be more successful. Also, being able to detect depression would help students and then teen suicide rate. | 2 |
Many years ago, we invented the automobile. It was a huge breakthrough, that was heard around the world. Many people never even dreamed of getting from place to place without some sort of muscle. But today, vehicles are a huge help to our daily lives, but could the emissions be damaging them.
Over the years car emissions have cause thick, gray, clouds to form over busy cities. This is called "smog". Many towns are reducing the amount of cars they let citizens use. In one case, Vauban, Germany, the streets are completely car free. The only place where vehicles are allowed is along the outskirts of the city. As much as 70 percent of Vauban's failies do not own cars, according to Elisabeth Rosenthal.
It was shown that passenger cars are the cause for up to 12 percent of greenhouse gases.
Many cities have reduced the amout of vehicles they allow to be frequent on their streets. In Paris they had near records of pollution. They enforced a partial ban on driving to try and clear the air. If you were caught driving there was thirty one dollar fine you would have to pay. According to Robert Duffer almost 4000 drivers were fined. Many people did not like this idea of no vehicles. Eventually the smog cleared and they took the ban off of odd-numbered plates on cars.
As more and more communities are starting to rid of vehicles, pollutionn is starting to decrease. Though many people are not fond of the idea, they began to except the fact that life is possible without cars. Many communtities have made it easier for citizens to access the essentials they need to supports their families, such as grocery stores. In Vauban stores are being placed on a main street instead of on a highway.
Some cities and communities are taking it to the next step in reducing pollution form automobiles. Recent studies have shown that less and less cars are being bought. The answer to help reduce pollution may not be just getting rid of cars, nut maybe using more electric cars. Some communities have taken this step of producing and using more environment safe vehicles. Though cars are a help in getting from point A to point B, they are a burden on the environment in emitting fumes that pollute the air. As many communities and towns are starting to find other means of transportation, the vehicle era may become exstinct. | 2 |
Imagine being able to live on another planet just like Earth! What about Venus? Venus is very similar to Earth but evaluating this planet is dangerous.
Reading the article it can be easily persuaded that venus is worth studying. With details and claims about how many positives will come out of studying Venus, the dangers won't be able to phase them.
Reading through the article dangers are easily noticed but what stands out the most is the the benefits of the continuation of studying Venus. The author provides counter claims in the text to answer questions that contradict the statement but this leads to be more convincing. As readers go through and ask these questions themselves, they probably don't expect an answer but they get one. In the text it says," If our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scienctists even discussing further visits to its surface?"
The author contradicts themselves but adds positives about studying. The author applys and knows that it is dangerous but adds its worth it which readers can tell.
Not only by contradicting ones self the author also adds benefits to what people would like to hear if the research continues. By doing this the author gets the readers attention and interest in what they like. For example its no secret today that our world pretty much revolves around technology so by adding this in the text it catches their eye. " By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." Adding how technology can possibly work on the planet Venus if studies continue add curiosity and wonder. This all leeds to persuation of despite dangers Venus is worth studying. Because I mean come on what person reads that and doesnt want to use their cellphone on a different planet.
Due to Venus being so similar to Earth and believed that there even were oceans on earth opens the eye of many people. If studies continue and Venus can be a planet that is managable to stay on or maybe even liveable it can be a real life savor. The author adds about if something horriific happens on Earth (which it does all the time) then Venus can be an option to go to.
A lot of people care about their safety and lives so if there is a chance they can save themselves they will. When reading and seeing that they won't have to think about their lives at risk if this studying continues, they are 100% on board no matter the dangers. If it can save them they are in.
In conclusion when reading this articles readers can be persuaded that it is worth studying Venus despite the dangeroud obstacles they may run into. If it benefits us then they are all for it. The contradicting of dounts and responses put us on board. As well as how interests can be even better and maybe even the planet saving us. The author definately has anyone agreeing with this idea after reading the article. | 3 |
Cars are a very big part of our lives, we rely on the to get us from point A to point B. But what if we had no need for cars anymore? What if all we needed was a good source of public transportation. Cities aroud the world are doing just that, private motor transportation has a lot of cons. Smog in big global cities is building up more and more enviormental issues are becomeing big problems due to the rutine use of cars. Traffic jams and overcrowding of roads is also another big problem. There are many ways us as humans are trying to cut down on our use of private motor transportation that benefit us in so many ways.
When everyone in a big city such as Parris for example uses their own cars to go from place to place they put harmful gasses into the atmosphere. After a while of everyone driving in a big city like paris the gases and smog build up and polute the air. Parris is one of the cities trying to dramaticly cut down the use of cars and provide easy to use and affordable public transportation. Public transportation cuts down the amount of people on the road and positively impacts the enviorment and the air aroud the city.
Traffic jams and overcrowding of road ways prevents the use of cars to acheive its full potential. For every person that uses public transportation that is on less car on the roads if everyone in a city such as Bogota, Colombia where to stop all useage of privte motor vheciles the amount of traffic jams and overcrowding would decrease dramaticly. People in Bogota, Colombia are doing that very such thing every year the city bans all non public transportion vheicles and requires all residents to find their own way to comute to where they need to go this has been going on for three straight years now "It's a good opportunity to tke away stress and lower air pollution" says businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza.
We as humans are always on the move but some of the ways we get from place to place may not be beniffical to us overtime. The good thing about this is that goverments in cities and countrys around the world are finding bennifical ways to comute other than driving your own vheicle. Since 2005 the amout of people on the road in the U.S has droped significantly and continues to drop every year. Public transportation and better laid out city plans are helping this drop in the usage of cars.
Cars get us from place to place but it would be nice if one day we wouldnt have to worry about the usage of cars i our world. With all of the banifits of not continuisly driving the world would be such a better place. One day this dream for many will become the way we all learn to live. Non reliant on private transportation. | 3 |
I belive it would be a great idea to use technology to read the expressions of students in our classrooms because it would give us a more in depth look at how our youth is interacting with the academic curriculum, although it would need to have more testing done to make sure the results are accurate. Using this technology would open so many new doors for teachers everywhere, it would make their lives easier and could potentially help them get the children more into learning.
First off, reading emotional expressions with the use of technology would help save our time. The text states in paragraph 6, "For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." This would cause company's to make more money and waste less of your time when you are browsing the internet. The text then goes onto state in paragraph 8, "To an expert, faces don't lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful." By this possible technology to be able to tell us this it would let us know who we should trust and who we shouldn't.
Secondly, this technology would help schools out so that they could see what the students are enjoying and what is boring them to death and then they could change their curriculum based on that. The text states in paragraph 6, " "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. " Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." " If this were to be the case, I am sure that the number of students who either drop out or decide not to go to college because "school is boring" would definetly go down. The text then goes onto state in paragraph 6, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." This statement reminds us of how teachers can't always tell if what they're teaching is actually help students or if it is just going in one ear and out the other.
People who tend to be against this kind of technology usually will just say that they don't want these robots to take over the world and become against the human race but they actually won't have to worry about that at all because in paragraph 7 the text states, "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." So for anyone who has that kind of point of view, they should have nothing to be worried about because this is such advanced technology that it will be a good while until it becomes a common thing.
Lastly, I believe that this technology could very much benefit our society in a lot of different aspects including our own personal lives, how we spend our time, and the way that we teach and learn. Although it still needs testing done and to become easier to access so that we can learn more about how we can properly use this technology to read our emotional expressions, without abusing its ability. | 3 |
Venus is the second plannet closest planet closest to the sun and has the tempature of 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents because of the challanges and resources that may occur. NASA has shown from this study that nobody has touched this planet because of their preventions.
Venus is a worthy pursuit of studying despite the danger it presents from the challenges that occur. From knowing the risks of people not surviving to be able to stay on a planet for more than a few hours, it makes it more of a challenge to at least touch venus. Although the text states, "NASA’s possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." This shows that this is the safest spot to be close enought to venus. The text also states, "The value of returning to Venus seems indisputable..." From the text, it has shown that nobody has the problem of going to venus for a study, just as the problem of coming back survived and healthy. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit by seeing what people are capable of managing to do.
From studying Venus that can pursuit many resouces that are and could be presented in this project. NASA sees this as a processing challenge by having resources that could be processed. For an example, the text states "systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces.". By having a device that could help the danger and requirements, could solve the solution of the pressure in the atmosphere. If NASA is able to get to the planet, there will be many sources to be brought back for examination to study. For an example,"The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters.", the text has shown their are many types of feauture to be explored. The text also states,"More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance.", from this iy shows that if the resoucres come reasonable to use, it could increase the possibility.
From the study of venus it has shown knowing how it can increase the production of each challenge and resouce. It is possible to be completed with correct amount of studying . Studying impacts on how much you know of the project to process through all of the steps. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presnts by the challenges and resources being presented. | 3 |
Growing up most all of us have watched cartoons with self driving cars or movies with the idea of a car that can drive itself. But can you imagine if that idea could soon become real? Google and many other companys have been trying at this idea for years and have been very succseful with the expirement. The idea of a self driving car has snagged the attention of many people and especially Google who have acaully made this come true in 2009 when they made the first self driving car. These cars a have drove all over without a single acident reported.
So as you can imagine this sparks the question, Are self driving car safer on the roads then normals car? Well self driving car all based on sensors that detect anything and everything in the road. They keep with the speed limit adamatically, stop at aproprited time and also slow down when is needed. Adomatic cars will reduce the amount of accidents we have on the road by a lot. Accident are moslty caused by a driver, with adomatic cars, they will stop quicker than a person has time to react. But this plan will only work if everyone gets a smart car. Say if three out of four people get a smart car there will still be some normal cars left on the road, which with those cars an aciddent can be made. Self driving cars can avoid all the natural accident such as an animal running in the road or bad weather conditons. In addition to that many driver become sleepy or distracted when it come to driving, when self driving car are machines that will not do that.
With self drving cars there will be no need to get a license. Many teens struggle with passing the lenglthy test to get your license. As people age one of the most common things to get bad is eye sight. This self driving cars elders can still do the things they need to do such as go to the store or visit family with have to relie on other people for tranportation.
Self driving cars are going to be the safest option on the roads today. They aviod accidents, reduce the cost of normal veichals and are more efficent than normals cars. This is why these self driving google car should be developed. | 2 |
In "The Challange of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it may present in many different ways. The first way is, he says that Venus is much like Earth. It has a surface of rocky sediment which is much like Earth. He also says that Venus has valleys, mountains, and crates much like Earth. The secound way is that in the article the author says, "Probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life."
This furthermore explains how the aurthor explains his thoughts.
Venus is not hospitable for many different reasons. The first reason is that Venus is 97% carbon dioxide. The second reason is that Venus itself can reach up to 800 degress Fahrenheit. Another reason Venus is not hospitable is becuase the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on Earth. Venus also has the hottest surface temperature of any other planet in our solar system. The final reason Venus is not hospitable is that there are clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid making it impossible to live on Venus.
Although there are many reasons why Venus is not hospitable NASA might have found a slolution. In the article it says that NASA could maybe make a "blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape." This is just like how our jets travel at a higher altitude to fly above storms. The vehicle NASA is talking about will be very similar to jets. In the article it says, "a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." Even though temperatures will still be around 170 degrees thirty miles above the surface NASA might be able to pull it off.
In conclusion, even though there are many different dangers to exploring Venus NASA won't settle for nothing. | 2 |
"Facs's" or facial action coding should be allowed to read the emotional expressions of students in the classrom and it would be valuable. Having facial action coding could help to allow a teacher to see when a student may be bored or is confused and simply needs some help.
Prof. Thomas huang of the beckman institute, and also prof. Nicu Sebe of the university of amesterdam have been working together to create and improve facial action coding for it would be extremely valuable for our classrooms. Having facial action coding would help teacher's be able to see all how the class is feeling and making sure they feel energized and happy in their working enviornment,yet also allows the teacher to see when a student needs help:"A classrom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,". In addition because of the facial actions coding capabilities to detect these emotions it could also modify a lesson to be more fit for any certain student;"Then it could modify the lesson, Like an effective human instructor". Evidently having facial action coding software in classrooms would be an extremely valuable thing, And although the opposing side may say that children should'nt have their emotions read that it's their personal buisness, it turns out most communication happens to be nonverbal anyways:"most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication."
facial action coding system is an abosolute leap in technology advancements, for its ability to detect and analyze facial musclar movements. It would be extremely valuable for our modern day classrooms. Contrary to a common belief that it is wrong to read the emotions or expressions of younger kids just to make sure they are going to be paying attention in class it turns out we already do that as humans:" in fact we humans perform this same impressive 'calculation' everyday. for instance, you can probably tell how. friend is feeling simply by the the look on her face". Evidently if we are already doing this naturally as humans furthermore it would'nt develoup conflict.
Overall having facial action coding in our modern day classrooms would be very valuable and they would be beneficial for their capabilities to detect what a student is paying attention to the teacer or lesson in class, and also be able to modify class lesson to better them for the students, and finally for their ability to analyze the facial muscular movement. | 2 |
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The elecoral college is a group of electors that vote for the president and vice-president. "The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens." (What Is The Electoral College, 1) They consist of 538 electors and you need a majority of 270 in order to be elected. They are wrong because they take the majority vote from the state's population and turn it into electoral votes (which is a "winner-take-all" system), and they can be anyone not holding public office (which can bring opinions into play, such as segregation).
The first and most important reason the electoral college is wrong is because they are based off of majority vote. This is bad because people who voted for the other party don't even get counted in the electoral votes. For instance, if there is a population of 1,000,000 people in a state and 600,000 of the people vote for one party, the majority goes to that party, but what about the other 400,000 people that voted for their party. And don't forget the 2000 election between Gore and Bush. Al Gore had the popular vote, yet lost the presidency. How does this make any sense? This leads to my final reasoning of why the electoral college is wrong...
The electoral college is wrong because the electors can be anyone not holding public office. Anyone not in public office could be basically anyone, even you or me. This can cause problems; such as opinion, racism, etc. They could want somebody to become president because of their skin color or their political party. For example, "in 1960 segregationists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy." (The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong, 11) What if this happens again? We could have a president that nobody even elected for as president and our government could drastically change.
Even though the electoral college is wrong, there is one good thing about it. This is because the "certainty of outcome" (In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, 15). Which mean that usually the electoral votes and the popualr votes usually coincide with each other, where both are for the same person. For instance, "in 2012's election Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote and 51.3 percent of the popular vote" (In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, 15). So this mean that for both electoral and popular he had the majority of the votes.
All in all, I agree with "Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO" with "abolishing the electoral college!" (In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President, 15). Especially with the "winner-take-all" point of it. I think that the population should choose the president off of their opinions instead of being forgotten if their not in the majority vote. Everyone's vote should count. This would be a lot more fair to everyone. | 3 |
I believe the face is just a natural landform because its not possible for a planet to have a face. I feel that NASA just wants the public's attention, yea they have pictures but with technology now anything can look how you want it to. Pictures can be very decieving and these pictures don't look quite real. In the article it not everyone was satisfied, that's because noone really believed it. Not many people really even believes in aliens so why would they believe that markings have been left behind by them.
Im sure that Mars is just having a few natural changes because its so old. Also the article explains that they have a digital camera that makes thing three times bigger than pixel size meaning that this "Face" doesn't quite look like a face without this effect on it. And so what if it did look like a face that doesn't mean that there's life on this planet. Its just having a natural change after many years, that's why NASA is waiting years to go back to get another picture, because its changing in those years.
Maybe its just that I'm the type that has to see things for myself in person to be able to believe but as far as the little information they have on this planet I will never believe this. See in the first few pictures what looks like what's happening is the ground is slightly erupting which makes it forms oddly. Just coincidently it happens to look like a face.The 2001 picure honestly didn'tlook like a face. So that's partly why I feel its just a natural change on Mars. | 1 |
The use of the Facial Action Coding System technology in a classroom is not valuable.
It could easily distract children from school work.
The technology is not needed for any need in a classroom.
And the technology goes against normal morals and personal space.
The technology shouldn't be used in a classroom.
The use of this technology could easily distract a child from school work.
During a school task, the child nor teacher needs to know the child's emotions.
As a now high school student, i've seen that school work doesn't need your emotions.
School is for learning, not for counceling.
The only place this technology could be used is in theater or health managment.
I'm sure this technology would cost a lot of money that many school districts don't have. Multiple school distrcts in my area are hurting, and they can't afford to pay for this technology that isn't needed.
After the fact of ditraction, the technology doesn't have a select purpose.
There isn't a need for it in schools.
Why would you need to know your emotions for a school task?
School is a place for all children to learn subjects like math, language arts, and science.
School is not for counceling.
There are supplies schools need more than emotion recongnizing technology.
There isn't a place for it in learning through grade school, perhaps in college if you are studying to be some type of counceler.
Last but not least, this technology goes against personal space!
No one wants a computer reading their emotions while trying to test, or without knowing.
It is a persons right to keep how they feel to themselves.
It is unecessary for a teacher to need to know a students emotions.
If the student wants to tell a teacher that he is feeling upset he/she has the right to do so.
And if the student would not want anyone to know, it is his right not to have anyone to know.
it may be good for a student to reach out to a teacher for help, however, this doesn't mean a teacher needs to know a students emotions based of this technology.
During test in schools we have to put our phones nd earbuds away to prevent ditraction. So why have a technology that would distract a child from a task?
This technology isn't needed in schools and isn't valuable in schools.
It would be a big waste of money for a school district to buy this technology and only use in one or so classes. | 2 |
Dear senator
I think we should change to election by popular vote because so that everyone can vote, but in the passage ''The Electoral Collage process consists of the selection of the electors,the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and vice president''. They are trying to say that the president only get majorirty of 270 electorals votes but i think if every each person vote like the house of representative and plus two sentors it be a equal number then it will be easier for him so for my oppion we should change to eletion by popular
Well each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. for example, the electors are generally choosend by the candidate political party, but state laws vary on how the electors selected. and did you know that when u vote for president you help choose a elector because when u vote for them u voteing for your candidate electors. and before we have won the popular vote but lost the presidency over 60 precent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. so now i am saying reading the passage is very cool with facts telling me what i should pick but i think by reading it we should change to eletion by popular vote for the president of the u. s. a. so they can choose who should be our electors or candidates ,and rather than people who think a single vote may decide an eletion. | 0 |
In the article ''Unmasking the Face on Mars''
NASA talks about how a spacecraft was circling the planet mars snapping possible landing sites for another spacecraft. When it suddenly spotted a shadowy likeness of a human face it seemed to be smiling back at the cameras.
The likeness face of a human most of been a rock formation as said in the article or a landing of an spacecrft or even from a take off but there so no such thing as aliens that would do that or they don't even exists. They even mentioned in the artilce how the cameras on board of MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the face clearly but skeptics a different thing. That pobably aliens makings were being hidden by the haze. Which were not likely it could of been the air,because the human like face was located in the north martian latitude where it was already winter. It could of been the breeze from the snow.
Who would think that aliens would do that if they knew we were going to spot it evenutly. The picture that was taken in 2001 was more bigger and more proseize on what we would of been looking at then it was in 1976. The picture that was taken in 2001 made people see that there was nothing to worry about and that it was just a rock looking like a face. People even made it famous without knowing what it was at the time but then people saw the picture takened in 2001 that they had nothing be afraid of or suprised. | 1 |
While having a car that can drive itself would be nice, it can also be very dangerous. Having a self-driving car is a bad idea because it still needs to be operated by humans, the car can malfunction, and the manufacturers can be blamed for the car crashes and other accidents that can happen instead of the blame being put on the driver.
A self-driving car still needs to be somewhat operated by humans. There are certain times when the cars won't be smart enough to drive themselves such as when they need to navigate around accidents or work zones. Having a self-driving car gives humans a reason to not pay attention to the road while in their vehicles, which may cause many accidents.
A self-driving car can malfuction. A self-driving car is a very difficult car to create. Odds are there will be more cars manufactured that have technology problems than there will be cars that are manufactured perfectly. If a self-driving car did malfunction, it may be hard for the driver to take back control of the car and there could be many accidents.
A self-driving car can have many problems to it. These types of cars give drivers a reason to be careless and not pay attention to the roads. If there were to be an accident because a driver wasn't paying attention or because the car failed, blame would bew placed on the manufacturers instead of the careless and irresponsible driver.
All in all, while having a self-driving car would be easier and quite the dream, itr is not a good idea to have one. These cares still need to be operated by humans, these cars can malfunction, and these cars can place blame on the manufacturers instead of the drivers if there is ever any problems. | 3 |
Driverless cars are one of the best ideas there could ever be for our future.
It would be a easier, more safe, and more reasonable for traveling in a car.
It has always been a want in sociaty. In paragraph two, "Television and movies have long been fascinated with cars that could drive themselves." People have been imagining this for years and have been pursuring the topic since the year 2009. Driverless cars may be a bit more to make and sell but they would save lots of money on gas, taxis, buses, ect. In paragraph three the passage talks about how people have been trying to do this for years, since the 1950's even!
Not only would it be what people want but it will eventually be what sociaty needs. For safer roads as the article says, we dont need safer drivers or safer cars but safer roads. With this being said, roads with only driverless cars would have very minium problems, accidents and what not.
This wouldn't be a so callled easy or quick prosses with getting these cars out on the road as soon as possile either, minor problems/faults with still occur. Monitoring these vehicles as they drives where ever is a smart thing because they can see how and why these errors happen, to be fixed.
In the article it talks about how people would still be able to drive these cars like normal if it is a desire. Here is where the idea wouldn't turn away people that like driving.
Driverless cars is again, one of the best ideas for our future. It is smart, safe, engery sufficiant, and logical way of transportation in the time ahead of us. Car manufactors have been and are pursuing this as it is, making it safer, smarter and better all around everyday. | 2 |
I'm Luke and I am in the Seagoing Cowboys. Many people wouldn't join in on this,but I like it you can see things you never saw before. I got into this before I turned 18 years old and the best part was they didn't draft me. Now I'm not saying that this is the best job to do. There are some bad things that are with this job. There are some good things with this job too.
One of the good things are you get to go on these amazing adventures when your doing your job. We got to go around the world and see wonderful new things. We went to Greece and boarded the SS Charles and WW Wooster. It was more than just an adventure the whole world opened up to me, I'm grateful for this opportunity.
Lastly, I had time for fun on board, especially on return trips after animals had been unloaded. We would all have fun while playing baseball, volleyball games,table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittiling, and games that would help pass time. So, it wasn't that bad we had fun while working. We got to see new things. I believe that you you need and will change your mind being a Seagoing Cowboy. Are you convinced? | 2 |
The use of technology improves people's daily lives, especially in school. With all the technology that we now have available, it is easier than ever to learn things, and with newer technology coming out it is only becoming easier. The use of the Facial Action Coding System to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because it helps educators, allows students to learn better, and keeps students engaged.
This technology could be very valuable and helpful for educators. Educators have a very important job. They are building the future for society, which can be very hard. Teachers have to deal with many students, and every student is different. With the use of the Facial Action Coding System, teachers don't have to worry about a teaching method that will not work with all students. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto it says that the system recognizes if a student is confused, and alters the lesson to better fit the student. This allows educators to not worry about finding a teaching method that suites every student. This technology also helps out educators, because it works one on one with students. It's made to help every student individually by reading the student's facial expressions. As student's learning patterns may change, the system changes with the student. The use of this technology will also be helpful for teachers because educators can take a look and see what teaching methods work the best with students overall. In the article it says the system can detect when students are confused and bored, so educators can use this technology to see what doesn't make students feel confused nor bored. This technology could be very valuable and helpful for educators.
The Facial Action Coding system is valuable because it allows students to remain engaged. In the article,"Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto, it describes how the system can regognize how a student is feeling. The lesson changes depending on how the system reads the student's reaction. The system can read when a student is bored and change up the lesson. This is essential because it allows students to be more engaged in learning, since it will no longer be as boring as it was for them. The system may also help students to remain engaged in learning because nobody would be learning something the same exact way. In the article it says that lessons are modified to fit every student using facial recognition, so students would be learning in a way that suites them personally. This technology also keeps students more engaged because they would feel happier, because the system tries to keep students engaged and happy. In the article it says that the system can ready when people are unhappy, so the system would try to prevent students from feeling that way about learning. The system could really help students be more excited about learning.
Using the Facial Action Coding System to read the emtional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because it allows students to learn better. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto it says that the system could "modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". All students would be able to get helped individually, one on one with the system. The system also allows students to learn better because everyone learns things differently, and the system would be able to adjust for every student's learning style. In the article it says that the system can detect if a student is confused, so the system would be very valuable in classrooms because it would make sure that students are not confused. The system would make sure that students are actuallly comprehending the material.
The Facial Action Coding system could be very valuable in classrooms. It has many benefits to both students and educators. It would allow students to remain engaged, learn better, and it would also help educators, A system like this could really allow all students to reach their full potential. | 4 |
Dear state senator, I believe that you should keep the Electoral College rather than the most popular vote for the president. "The founding fathers established it". Basically this method has been going on since George Washington. How it works is you choose either your Republican or Democratic president, and depending on who has more votes for the president. The electoral votes go to the republican or to the democratic.
Citizens of the United States also voted upon this selection. In the passage " The indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong", it talks about how the candidates don't make it to every state. How could they? They are trying to promote and sign papers. They have a life too you know. They can't be in every single state in America. You could also see them on the Televeision if you want.
The Electoral College doesnt have the problem of elections in which "no canidate receives a majority of the votes cast" Evene if more people voted for the democratic or Republican president they still aren't gonna get what they want. Some people in 2008 wanted that other president, not Obama, to win. In school they were saying how he was racist and that they shouldn't vote for him. He wanted to put all the Mexicans back in Mexico.
Also would you rather count up a million people up or simple the number of senators for each person running which added together would be 538 electors. | 1 |
Hello I am a scientist here at NASA and I am going to be dicussing the face on Mars with all of you.
What where the things called that took the pictures on mars? How has finding this face changed our aspect on other planets or even other life. Was it really from a alien aircraft of just enviormental effects on Mars?
The very first photo ever taken was by a Viking 1 that was made in 1976. Then there was another one created named the Mars Global Surveyor known as the MGS which was made to prove it was not fake in 1998. They then made a very brand new MGS in 2001. The reason for this was because to show real 3D effect on the picture to get better effect on the picture.
How has finding this face on mars changed out aspect on things? It has changed it by us believing that there are more than just humans that roam our solar system. It started to make us believe that there were such things as aliens. Then people started to make conspiracy theories about NASA. They were saying NASA was lying and it was just a cover up to protect that aliens do exist in our solar syster.
Is this a real cause of a Alien aircraft or just a enviormental effect on mars that it had no control of at all? There are two posibilities in this quiestion yes and no
.The reason is because we don't know if it's true or not. In my opinion it is not true. It has even been proven by scientist that it is not made by aliens it is just a enviormental effect. There is no proof also that a alien did it.
That is what I have to say about the unmasking Face on Mars. Now you know what was used to take the pictures. You also know when it was used. Then I got to explain why finding this face changed the aspect of how people saw Mars diffrently. Then how if it was just a coincidence by enviormental effects or just a alien spacecraft. That is what I think about the article. | 0 |
Dear state senator i am in favor of the
Electoral College .The
Electoral Collage the process,not a place Founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between elections of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by the popular vote of qualified citizens.
Electoral Collage consis of the selection of the electors where they vote for president and vice presidence,and the counting of the electoral votes by the congress. The
Electoral Collage consis of the 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to select the president. Under the 23rd Amendment of the constitution, the district of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for purposes of the
Electoral Collage .Each canidate running for president in our state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are chosen by the canidates political party,but states laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are.
President election is held every few hours on tuesday after the first monday in november. You help choose our states electors when you vote for president because when you vote for president because when you vote canidate you are actually voting for your canidates electors. After the presidential election your governor prepares a certificate of ascertainment listing all the candidates who ran for presidenty in your stare along with the names of their respective electors. The certificate of ascertainment declares who the winning presidential candidate in your state and shows which electors will represent. Your state certificates of ascertainments are sent to the congress and the national archives as part of the official recors of the president election.
Why people think the
Electoral collage is wrong? Because over 60% percent of the voter would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. This year the voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. Whats the bad thing about the
Electoral collage is that voters vote not for the president, but for a slate electors,who in turn elect the president. Peaple dissagre with the
Electoral collage do to the fact is is unfair to voters. Because of the winner take-all system in each state,canidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning. Those are mostly the main reason why the people do not want the
Ellectoal collage to continue they want to be the one who choose who is winning.
I agree with the
Electoral collage and think it should continue with it. I think the president and the congress ahould continue to decide who is the winner they got more expirience and know who will be the best person to continue with it and win the
Electoral collage . | 0 |
Persuading a person involves tons of effort and time. You have to know your facts and have tons of background knowlege on the subject. Do you personally believe in aliens?
The so called "face" provided in the image is what I believe a natural landform, although some peoples thoughts differ. If you look at the image that was revealed by NASA you will see there are no realistic features to it. Do you ever come across a person with a square or retangular head? Well, I have not.
Aliens aren't realistic. The presents of aliens are said to be there, but realisitcally have you ever personally came across a alien or even evidence to a aliens presents?
As we come to unmask the face on Mars the gravitational pull has formed the "face" on Mars by waste build up. Aliens are fictional creatures that live in movies and tv shows, not in the real world. | 1 |
In this essay I will talk about if the use of FACS (Facial Action Coding System) will be valuable to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom. First it will be a great idea to use it because teachers will know when a student is bored.
In the article says " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". This quote shows that it will be a great helper to teachers because it could recognize when a student doesn't understand a lesson or is bored, also it could modified the lesson like a human would do it so the student will be more able to understand the lesson.
In conclusion this technology will be a great instrument for school. Such teachers like students will be benefit with this Facial Action Coding System because like I have said it will notice when a student is bored or confuse, only by looking at his face expression. And it will modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. | 1 |
As citizens, we trust our country to do what is best for us. As the statement "by the people, for the people," is commonly used among our government. We hope that this is true. That is why the electoral college should remain a part of how we vote, in order to keep our society fair and in favor of the people.
As it says in "Source 3: In defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President," it states that " The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance." With this being said, it allows us to know that we can trust our states to be equally represented. Just because the larger states normally get more attention, they are both represented equally. This allowing the votes to be fair and equal.
The electoral college is the reason that run-off elections are avoid. As they produce a clear winner instead of no candidate winning the majority of the votes. run-off election cause the election to become much more complicated than it already is. Also "The electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have a transregional appeal." This allows election to be in favor of everyone. Though not everyone may be pleased with the person or their views, it allows the mojority to be on board with one person.
When a president is chosen, it is to allow are country to have a successful leader. Which is why we must trust that what our founding father's put in place is in our favor, and is what should remain as part of our government. The Electoral College may seem "unfair, outdated, and irrational" to some people, it is what keeps the election successful and fair | 2 |
In the article, I think that the image of the "face" on Mars is just a landform. The NASA workers think that that the face was created by aliens. I don't think it is so.
When it says in the article "The camera on the board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps, said skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze." From the image they took, I don't see anything that has to do with aliens, and if they think the holes and landforms are made from aliens, well they are not because one aliens don't exist, and two holes can be their because of meteroids. Also how I think the face is a natural landform, the mount next to it doesn't look like a face. It just looks like a regular, normal landform, or it could of been from a meteroid that fell. If they think that aliens made those mount, they need to prove it with images of the rover going around Mars, because what they are saying about the holes and the "face" hasn't fased me one bit.
On the top image of the article, it shows the images throughout the years of 1976 (left), 1998 (middle), and 2001 (right). The first image of 1976 which was taken by Viking 1 does look like a face at first, but you never know, they probably used a camera that wasn't really good, and the image was blurry. I think that is why the landform looks like a face. The second image of 1998 which was taken by Viking 2 is a little more clear, but also still looks like a face, but it is starting to fade away, the nose, mouth, and eyes. The third image of 2001 which was taken by NASA does not look like a face at all. The landform has all kinds of cracks, and lines on the mount.
With the images, in the article is says "Twenty Five years ago something funny happened around Mars." So that was twenty five years ago when they took that photo, so that proves that in that time, they didn't have all kinds of cool techology to take photos that are really clear. Unlike in 2001, they had really good technology to take clear images to take a photo of the mount or whatever you think it is.
When they say that the aliens made the Face, you might not want to go with it because they might research it, but they also might assume what it is right away. And how they thought it was a face in 1976, they might of not had good technology in the 1900s. And they still believed it when they took the 2001 picture, and they even have good technology now. I don't know if they still believe it now, but if they do, that is suprising me.
When people put anything online about how they think it something, don't believe it until you see it yourselve. Either on the computer, or a book. But you don't have to go with what everyone is saying just because they think it is that, go look it up yourself, and if you don't think the image is compared to what they think the image is. That doesn't matter if you think different, it is who you are and what your imagination tells you what the object, image, color, etc. That is what makes you special in your own way. | 2 |
In the artical "Driverless Cars Are Coming" I am against the development of these care. The driverless cars wil make everyone lazyier and more carefree then what we already are in this world. Drviers today are already getting into to many accidents while driving, beacsue they are not paying attention to what is going on around them or they are intoxicated or they get distracted to easy. We all need to learn how to keep our eyes on the road at all times whilout depending on something or someone to do it for us. I believe that we should stick to the cars we already have and just pay more attention to whats going on around us.
The driverless car is not completely driverless now so who is to say it will be in the future. The driverless car is smart and tells you when you're about to back into something or someone and they also help you know when danger is coming up. The driverless cars do not however drive you safely to where you need or want to be, they still require to have teh drivers full attention at all times for when there is danger up ahead or a work zone. They are not completely driverless if that was the casse then we wouldn't have to pay attention still to what is going on around us and the cars wouldn't need warnning lights on the dashboard, or vibrating seats, or any camera's or sensers to indacat us with what is going on around us at that very moment. Honestly in my best option i don't think we have the best technology yet to even begain on trying to creat driverless cars like we see in movies. We have been trying to creat the same cars we see in the movies beacsue we like the idea about not having to physically drive anywhere ourselves and we would much rather have a machine or other factor do it for us. Since 2009 Google has been working on ideas to creat these said Driverless Cars and we have yet to fully suceed in creating one that doesnt require anyone to drive them at any point in time, we should just messing around with technology and what we think may or may not happen in the future and focuse on what is happening right now in our lives and what we have came across adn descoverd right now.
In conclusion to everything i have said and pointed out, everyone is entitles to their own opinion and what they think is true or not true and what should happen in the near future. But to me we should just stick to everything that we know and what we are learning now rather then chaniging the way things are with todays world and when we have far more advanced technology them possible try to figure out if we should have Driverless Cars or what we shold do. | 3 |
Wow, being a seagoing cowboy is amazing. Why hasn't every guy become one? Doesn't every guy want to help others in need, to have fun, and to see the world and all of its amazing places. Obviously, if the people reading this are like most guys and want to do those amazing things, sign up to be a seagoing cowboy. It's the oppurtunity of a lifetime!
The first reason all guys should become a seagoing cowboy, it involves getting to help others in need. After a long, devasting war, many countries have just been left in ruins to rot. The people there need hope. A seagoing cowboy can get these countries on their feet again and help the countries recover by giving the people that live in them food, animals, and more. Lets face it, we are those people's only hope, They are dieing out there. The only solution is to become a seagoing cowboy and save them.
The second reason all guys should become a seagoing cowboy, it involves getting to have fun while hanging out with other guys. On the ship while the cowboys are going to other countries to help other people, they get to have boatloads of fun. The cowboys often play baseball and volleyball games when they hang out with eachother. Not to mention the table tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, and reading. The cowboys are never bored and are always finding something fun to do. Clearly, being a seagoing cowboy is a very fun and relaxing job.
The final reason all guys should become a seagoing cowboy, they get to explore the world and see amazing places. The cowboys get to see Europe and China daily. They also get to explore all of the amazing place there like the Acropolis in Greece, Venice, Italy, castles in Crete, and the Panama Canal. Anyone who wants to see the the amazing world should definitley sign up to be a seagoing cowboy. This really is the oppurtunity of a lifetime for everyone who is dieing to get out of the house.
Some people may love home but really want to go on this trip. They also may not want to leave their beautiful family behind all by themselves. It might be possible that they are just scared to travel to an unknown place, but, being a seagoing cowboy allows the cowboys to only take one trip to help others, have fun, and see the world. It won't take very long at all!
Being a seagoing cowboy is an amazing job to take. The cowboys get to help other countries, have fun, and see the world and all of its beauties. Everyone who has ever become a cowboy has had the time of there life. Wait, have all the people who were reading this story stop to sign up? | 4 |
this story is talking about in the german suburbs and how they live without cars. first they started to say that residents of the upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms are commuting executives have ever gone before. it is also saying that they have given up their cars, mostly i think that they have given up thier cars is to live in different place than most humans do and in the beginning of this story is telling you that they live in the suburbs and that the live in a good community. the people have given up thier cars just so they can live in a certain place to have better lives than any other german people.
the second story starts off saying that after days of near record pollution, paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. It also says that on monday motorists with even numbered license plates were ordered to leave thier cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine. To me the govern ment is really trying to get more money because they probably think that they are not getting enough money so they have to act fast to any thing. People probably think that this is a law but it really is a money taking plan that can help get more money for the government of paris. paris is not really a poor town but the government is just trying to make the people of the town more broke then they are now.
car free day is something that most countries do to save gas and so called save the economy from breaking down and saving the air or the world. Because of pollution people thing that if they can stop cars for a certain day they will be able to go backe the next day and the world will be less polluted and the air will be better that it was before.
most people think that there can be an end to the car culture and that people will start using different machines than the cars that we use now and that there is possibly going to be a different world because of the air pollution .
Things can mostly change where there is a lot of people and there can only be so much things that you can change. | 1 |
Luke Bomberger is a who had started working in a grocery story and a bank, just when he got out of high school. Once he went on this trip to Europe with his friend Don Reist. Luke started enjoying going to oversea trips, even though he knew it would take a long time. Have you ever wanted to take an oversea trip? If your answer is yes we would like you to come and sign up for The United Relief and Rehabilitation Adminstration. Its for SEagoing Cowboys that are willing to take care of horses, youngcows, and mules that are shipped overseas.
When you go through the proccess of going on the trip, don't get nervous. Luke Bomberger was a confident man to go on his journey with his best friend and was never really afraid. Every time you ride on that boat you feel more a live, which is a good thing. All you have to do is believe in yourself and you can do anything! Taking care of animals is another thing to, if you absolutely love animals than of course you might want to join. Especially if you are a farmer boy.
Going on the journey made Luke feel alive, and it should make you feel alive if you think you are going to join the club that takes you overseas. I know all the men loved to go on that trip to take care of many farm animals, especially if you do that your everyday life. When Luke was on that trip he loved it, he first(1st) went to New Orleans for the trip. They got there the day the Pacific war ended , on August 14th. On his first (1st) trip the crew he was with ended up with 335 horses on the cargo, and had enough to feed everyone including the men on the ship.
The story of Luke Bomberger is probably not urging you yet, but when Luke was official 18 he knew that he could join military. Then he thought I still love seagoing trips, so I'm going to stick with it so he did. Do you see how motivated Luke was to join the Club of UNRRA. Luke already taken a total of nine(9) trips and he was proud of it. Luke couldnt imagine his life without the trips he wouldn't have gone on so he stayed on going with it and he was confident in his choice.
Not just that but Luke got to visit other countries such as China and European countries, such as Venice, Italy. He also got to help people all over the world. He was so proud of what he did and so full of joy. Luke oncer got hurt on one (1) of his journeys. While Luke was checking on the anoimals on a very rainy night he slipped and fell but luckly there was a small piece of metal that protected Luke from flying off the deck into the Atlantic Ocean, but thanks to that small piece of metal he was saved.
So ask yourself do you want to join the UNRRA club(united Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Adminstration). If you do make sure on your descions that you want to do it. Anything is possible for anyone! If it was possible for Luke Bomberger than its possible for you! So sign up now if you want to be a success like Luke Bomberger! Keep in mind that you can see animals , help people, and you can also visit places you have never visited in your whole life. | 2 |
The Face of Mars was a historic discovery, and not because it was a new kind of land form. When the photo was first released, many thought it was an alien structure and that it proved there once was life on Mars. NASA then worked harder to understand the strange picture and to change the opinion of skeptics who tried to make it an ancient temple.
The first photo that was released was a low quality picture and the strange shadows gave it the look of a face. NASA began to obsess about the face and they began to get better and better resolution photos. It became more apparent that the face was just a mesa, which were common in the area. Skeptics insisted that NASA proves that is just a hill and NASA continued finding out more about the mesa. as the resolution improved, nearly all second-guessers were silenced. This happened because scientists were convinced that this landform was much like the Middle Butte in Idaho, which was most definately not made by aliens.
The Face did change how some people looked at the possibility of life on Mars. After the initial controversy, it was likely that the "alien" building was just a hill. Some still are skeptical even with the overwelming evidence, but they are also drowned out by those who know it was just an optical illusion. NASA proved that if there was ever life on Mars, it did not make the Face. | 2 |
Wow!, many people suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it present. Venus is the planet that is the closest to earth. 97 persent of carbon dioxide blankeds the venus. Our sister planet is very inhospitable.
First, Venus is closest to earth. They also says the venus is the seconds planet from the sun. They also says that the Venus is the brightest in the night sky light. In paragraph 1 says that" In our solar system, Venus is the second planet that is from the sun. Venus can be easly seen from the distance but save vantage point of earth".
Then, 97 persent of carbon dioxide blankeds the venus. When there is a lots of carbon dioxode blankeds it more challenging. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. The temperature on planet average over 800 degrees fahrenheit, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planets in our solar system, Mercury is closer to the sun but somehow the Venus is the hottest planet.
Next, Our sister planets. Astonomers are fascinated by Venus, Because it may well once has been
the most earth-like planets in our solar system. Venus still has some features that are analugous to those on earth. Then I think it mean that the Venus is like our earth planet, I wonder if there is a plant on Venus just like earth. NASA has one particular compelling idea for senting human to stusy the Venus.
In conclution, sciecties suggests people to study the Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it present. They also say that Venus is closest to earth. 97 persent of carbon dioxide blankeds the venus.Our sister planet is very inhospitable. | 0 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author descrides the exploration and study of Venus as a worth while pursute and advancement in the Scientific field. Venus itself being a planet that is untouchable to humans or anything of this world most certainly holds many mysteries that would be amazing if where solved, but, besides that should we be putting any of our hard earned money, limite time, or reasources that could be used else where into the study of some uninhabitable planet. The author "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" never made a clear reason as to why we should care throughout his entire article.
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author shows a clear, all out passion torwards the study of the molten planet. While having passion is important so is having a valid reason as to why others should care but instead the closest to any sort of valid reason we get is "to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight gained on the planet itself, but also human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors,"(paragraph 8, The Challenege of Exploring Venus). Human curiosity is an amazing thing and it's an outstanding ability that we posses, not to mention some of the worlds greatests discoveries started of as just someone being curious about something but ultimately this exploration is proving to be incredibly expensive and without significant results. We have people dying everyday from things such as deseases or injuries and many of the reasources that are poured into finding out whatis on Venus, if there actually is anything at all, could be use more effectively for a different cause.
In conclusion the author of the given article has done an outstanding job at not showing how this is useful or worth anything all. While, yes, the author gave us a clear description of the troubles they where facing in their task none of these struggle seem to be worth what we are paying to possible find nothing useful. I personally would love to find out what is on Venus but in the long run there much more pressing matters at hand and many areas of our current world that have yet to be discovered. We should be focusing on discovering those areas, animals, bacteria, elements, and so many other wonders we have yet to find on our own world first, before we go looking at the others just for sake of curiosity. | 3 |
Sharing Our Future with Technology
Driverless cars will be more of a negative thing for the human race, because they spy on you, lead to distractions, and would add on to the idea of the "robot takeover".
Driverless cars would not be a good thing because, yes they do the work for you but they will be spying on every move you make in the vehicle. In the article it says that "Manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road. While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver". That is in invasion of privacy. A person's car is like their second home. There could be a time where something need to be said and left in the moment. Not recorded for later use.
Another reason the Driverless Cars are not a good idea is because people would get bored in a car waiting on their turn to drive. Humans usually try to preoccupy themselves when passing the time by and waiting on other things. Driverless cars would in a way increase the risk of accidents because people may try to text or do something that will distract them from paying attention to when they are being signaled to take over.
The last reason that the invention is bad is because, the cars could be a great addition to the "Robot Takeover" that is so popularly expected. A great amount of developement has to go into these cars, because they are driving themselves so they have to be really smart. They could possibly turn into the expectation of the takeover that will put humans to end. It is not smart for humans to create something that will demolish us.
The idea of driverless cars is a bad idea because you would not have private moments in the car anymore, they lead to distractions, and could possibly be a factor in the end of all man-kind. | 3 |
Innovation for the future. That is what is occuring right now as you read this. Driving your own car is a thing of the past with the new up and coming invention of driverless cars.
New ideas are sprouting on how to make the semi-autonomous vehicle into a fully autonomous vehicle. Wasting your time by driving will be a thing of the past. Driverless cars would be an excellent invention due to the increased safety measures that will enable safer road conditions.
Google cars are semi-autonmous and have driven more than half a million miles without a crash which shows how safe they are. This is due to the increased safety measures that "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." This shows how the google cars are able to drive the easy, everyday road trips to work, school, or home; which is what the majority of one's car is used for. Yet, when the car encounters a circumstance that is more complicated, it will not try to navigate through the complicated circumstance, but instead alert the driver to take over. This shows how safe the car is because it is able to notice when a situation is too complicated for it to handle and then alert the driver of the impending situtation. Therefore, google cars would increase the safety of road conditions.
BMW's Dr. Huber has researched ways that will sustain the driver's awareness in an autonomous car, even though the driver is not actually driving. BMW has stated that they will bring in heads-up displays that "can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take oversomething not available to drivers 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 shows how the driverless cars inventors are thinking of every aspect to these new driverless cars, not only the manufacturing aspect, but also the psychological aspects. The displays will sustain the driver's attention even while they are not actually driving, but will turn off the instant the driver needs to take over. This is much safer than what we have today because these displays are not something available to the majority of people who text and drive. Therefore, the new driverless cars will increase safety due to their innovative way of sustaining the driver's attention.
Also, the sensors in today's car have increased safety, which shows how sensors in the upcomign cars will only increase safety even more. Some vehicles have sensors and "the information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." The anti lock brake system has created safer road contions due to the fact that the sensors do the work so the driver does not have to. As the driver brakes, the information from the sensors alerts the car on how much pressure to apply and so forth, thus enabling the car to come to a quicker stop which increases the safety on roads. This shows how the driverless cars would be able to do all the work for the driver which increases the safety.
All in all, driverless cars would make the roads a safer place due to technological innovation. The many positive aspects that the driverless cars would provide would make the world a much safer place to be. So the next time you don't feel like driving, think of the up and coming driverless cars. | 4 |
Do you love drive? Well some poeple do and they just don't like to drive every day to work.
first thing if people don't want drive they could just ride bike to work that help them with exerics. Also they don't know that the gas is ever high and they can't affored it and that why they walk or ride the bike.
Another reason is that 27 people had there can impounded or on side of the road becuase they ran out of gas. when you drive and you see your gas meter and it on the E and your car just stop and you about 2 miles form the gas stion and you have a gas can in the back but you don't want to walk and you know you need that gas so that you can get home you think,think,think and you said i'm walk and you get out the car get the gas can and go. and people don't like drive they can just ride the train to work or the bus becuase you don't really have to put gas in your can you just ride and get drop off were you work.
Next thing i should think that they should make sidewalk for people that want to walk to school,home,work,or freinds house. Well if they family want to go on a trip to see there grandma then they can take there car and go see her. And what ever car you got please look for the limit becuase some car drink gas and then you have to fill it back up again. If it was just less driveing they approach stores,and other thing that they can walk to. If you need a ride home you can call the tax and they will take you home and you really don't have to drive or put gas in the car.
I think people should stop drive becuase you really don't need to drive every day about 4,000 people don't have there license and the drive. if you drive and it cold you should trun a on the heat to low becuase heat will messup your emission. and that why i should think that people should walk stead of drive all the time.
We all the people should just say that Monday,Tuesday,Wensday we all should drive to school,work or where ever and Thursday,Friday,Saturday they should walk to work or take the bus. And that why the people should drive less. what you think? | 1 |
On May 24, 2001, NASA found something funny on Mars. The Viking 1 spacecraft was taking photos of possible landings sites for Viking 2. During that time, it spotted something that appeared to be an enormous head. It looked like an Egyptian pharoah, but turned out to be a regular, old mesa. It is still debated whether it was created by ancient Martian life, or whether is was just another regular landform on Mars.
My fellow co-workers and I thought this was incredible. We had just found something that could have proven ancient life on Mars. It turned out that it wasn't. Later, we figured out that it was another regular Martian mesa. We were so excited when we thought we had just found proof of earlier life on Mars. We thought we had just made one of the greatest scientific discoveries there has ever been. We were joyful when we saw the Face. We thought we found proof of ancient alien life without even looking for it.
Some people think that the mesa was actually created by aliens. In paragraph 5, it says that people thought NASA was just trying to hide all of the information. To be honest, we were hoping it was proof of alien life. We wanted to find proof of alien life. Why would we hide that information? That just doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
The Face is just a landform. In paragraph 2, it says that Marian mesas were common in the area the Face was in, Cydonia. Also, the shadows were the only things that made the Martian mesa look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. All that says is that a landform could be lucky and have some features that amde it resemble someone. Plus, how would Martians know what a Pharaoh looks like? They would be from Mars and not Earth. They most likely don't know anyone that even looks like an Egyptian Pharaoh.
In conclusion, the face is just a natural landform. It may look like a head, but that is just because of the unusual shadows that the mesa has. If my co-workers and I thought this was actually proof of alien life, why would we hide it from you? What is the point in hiding that kind of information? I'll leave you to decide that. | 2 |
To start off with, electing electors sounds a little bit redundant. Also, why do we vote for somebody that can vote in their own right as mentioned in article two provided to me? I say as a citizen of the United States that we should vote directly to determine the new president.
If we vote for a representative of our state to elect our president, how can we be certain that he/she will vote as planned? The entire system is far from perfection, but can be fixed temporally. By changing the amount of votes to numbers that be added to equal the amount of representatives respectivly, it can provide an estamation of how many representatives from a state can elect a certain party. For example, if 4,000,000 people vote for republican and 16,000,000 vote democrat in a state with 10 representatives, 2 representatives will vote republican, 8 will vote democrat.
However, if you do this, there will still be flaws in the system. The best way in my opinion of electing a presedent is to go ahead and let the people vote their opinion. Simple calculations to find percentages can determine the majority vote and elect the president/vice president, making things alot cheaper and more efficient. All by using a simple four-function calculator.
To wrap things up, I will state that even though I am only part of the minority of the U.S., I am still a citizen stating his/her opinion towards a better future towards my homeland. Let's put the power back into the people, that way everybody's opinion, no matter rank, wealth, age, can/will count towards our next election in 2016. | 2 |
I believe that the possible use of FACS to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is indeed valuable because it can really change how teachers teach the lesson plan, by showing which students auctually know what they're doing and which students are confused. It can also show which students are board and lets teachers know that they need to make the lesson more interesting.
But I do believe that it can go farther than just the class room, the school counclers can use this to tell if someone is having issues or just a bad day. If the student is upset or angry, the counclers could help them by just knowing how they feel. It can also allow the resource room teachers to better understand how their students are feeling and how to help them.
This could help teachers ease up on the work load given to students by showing them how stressed some students are when given a lot of homework, and it can tell teachers when a student is not paying any attention. This can rebuild the relationship between students and teachers by allowing teachers to better know their students needs and limits, as in how much homework they can efficiently get done with out stressing about it. This can also help teachers push back tests by knowing who isn't getting it, or having less things on it because the students are understanding the materal.
I honnestly believe that FACS really is valuable when reading the emotional expressions of students in the class room by; telling the teacher who needs help, also telling the teacher who is board and how stressed the students are, by telling the resourceroom what their students are feeling today and how to adapt to that, and by helping the counclers by showing them who needs to get something off their chest.
I really do believe that this will auctually help students and teachers in the very near future. | 2 |
It's safe to say that almost everyone on Earth has tried to hide their emotions on at least one occasion. Humans do this for a reason, and that reason is that they do not want others to know about them. Trying to pry those emotions out can lead to anger, frustration, and confusion. So a person being surrounded by emotion-detecting computers might not be the greatest thing. Now add the factor of millions of emotional teens being faced with them in a place where they are already strained. One of the worst things one can do is assume about something they can't truly understand. The use of the Facial Action Coding System is not valuable to students in a classroom.
The first obvious elephant in the room is that everyone shows emotions in a different way. While Dr. Huang points out that human facial expressions are universal, he does not deny that "individuals often show varying degrees of expression" (Paragraph 4). This stands to be an issue when it comes to reading a persons face. If everyone has different facial expressions, how effective can a computer be at tracking them? It isn't a valuable resource to use if there are so many unreliable factors that play into the performance.
In this day and age computers have taken over in classrooms. Students ranging from elementary to college use them on a daily basis. By adding FACS, Dr. Huang predicts that " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (Paragraph 6). This sounds great, but it just isn't reliable. When using a computer in a classroom, students aren't exposed to just the computer. Their environment can effect the way they feel as well. A student could be having multiple conversations that spark emotions like anger, boredom, or confusion. If FACS picks up on those emotions that don't accurately reflect how the student feels about the lesson content, then it isn't providing valuable information. Without it providing useful information, the technology isn't valuable in a classroom.
One aspect of FACS that is useful is that it would create a system that appeal to individual users. A nice example used in the article is "if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different" (Paragraph 6). This is extremely helpful and great for getting rid of those pesky ads. However, it has nothing to do with students in a classroom. Students aren't exposed to ads, and this would provide no benefit for them. The value of this is nonexistent in a place where it can't be used, such as a classroom.
While FACS may be an extremely impressive software, it just doesn't serve as a benefit for students. There are no truly reliable elements that will improve classrooms in a meaningful way. It may be useful to some, but when it comes to students it is not a valuable piece of technology to have. | 5 |
That Venus is the closest plant to earth,almost has the same density and size to earth but is the second planet away from the sun. It can go up to 800 degress fahrenheit on a average scale has 90 times more atmospheric pressure than earth can crush a submarine that is bulit to wistand the water pressure deep below. Venus is more hotter than mercury which is the closest plant to the sun has erupting volcanoes,powerful earthquakes,and frequent lightning dispiet the harsh elements and lack of life support. Has some similary features to earth like valleys,mountains,and craters. NASA is planing to send humans to Venus to study it's natural elements to see if it's suitable for humans.
NASA is still planing on making a trip to Venus but it will be a diffuclt change to acivemen do to it's harsh climate. Their plan is to sent scientists to float above the landscape. But the ship orbiting above the planet can only provide limited sight on the ground because most light couldn't go through the dense of the atmosphere. They could not take any miterals from Venus they have to get up close and personal to the ground dispiet the harsh cilmate. Solar power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed Earth levels not easy conditions but should be survivable for humans. | 0 |
Everyone has their own idea of the future. No one truly knows what the future holds, but many have their own personal ideas such as self driven cars. Self driven cars can be made to help humans drive in a more efficient way. The idea of self driven cars is a good idea
because car owners would be able to travel further distances without worring about car accidents, having driverless cars would decrease the amount of car crashes throughout the year, and car owners would no longer have to be concerned with keeping their eyes on the road.
Everyday people drive on the highway whether its to get to work, visit family, or even just to get away. Sometimes these distances are alot furhter than the average person can drive, and driving would be alot cheaper than choosing to spend money on plane tickets. If we allowed car owners to have driverless cars then the risk of accidents would decrease on the highways. Drivers on the highway for long periods of times get tired of driving after a while. These drivers have a chance of falling asleep on the road and getting into an accident.
If the we offer car owners an oppurtunity to have driverless cars then drivers would be able to rest while the cars drives.
A second reason car owners should have the oppurtunity to have driverless cars is because these cars would prevent less accidents over the year to. The amount of car crashes throughout the year would decrease becasue these cars would eliminate an irresponsible driver. For example if a person were to go to a bar and have too many drinks anf decide to drive these cars would be able to eliminate the drunk driver from an accident, and arrive at a destination safetly without driving recklessly. They would keep other drivers who are not driving irresponsibly safe as well.
My final reason I believe that driverless car would be a good idea is because car owners would be able to enjoy the view of a passanger. They would no longer have to worry about missing out on seeing anything when they travel down the highway. Car owners would be able to stay on their phones, interact with their friends or family, and even catch up on work. Car owners would not have to be distracted by keeping their eyes on the road anymore.
In conclusion, Driverless cars are a good technology advancment that could help humans in a more effiecient way because drivers would no longer have to be concered with keeping their eyes on the road, the number of car accidents throughout the year would decrease, and people would be able to travel in a much safer way on the highway. | 3 |
Is studying Venus worthy despiting the dangerous it presents? Studies are doing whatever it takes to land a spacecraft on Venus despiting the downfall they had for more then 3 decades.I believe that studying Venus can lead us to something more about Venus.Three reason why I believe studying Venus is worthy are it's a planet that we know was once covered with water, we need to learned more about the others planet surrouding our planet, and more knowledge will developed.
First reason studying Venus should continued on is because it was once surrounded by water. Which mean plants could possibly grow in that plant."Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analougous to those on earth." This reasons showes that studies should take they're time and go deep into their studying of Venus and find more reason to see if it's possible for humans to started their life in Venus.
Second reason is we need to learned about the planets that are closer to our planet because dangers can occur to our planet if we don't study about the surrouding of where we are."Venus is sometimes right around the corner-in space terms- humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world."This showes that Venus is very close to Earth and anythig can happened if something was to happened in Venus.
The last reason is more knowledge will developed."Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge." This showes that researchers and coming up with different type of machines to be place on Venus.
In conclusion I believe that studying Venus is worthy of our time because Venus can be the next planet for our next generation to live on. We also need to learned more about the surrounding of where we live on in despite of any dangers thing we don't know where they come from. | 2 |
The Face of Mars isn't a face at all! It's just the shadows that gives the eyes, nose and mouth a look. It could be possible for the aliens to create the Face of Mars but it'll take ages for the aliens to perform a task like that. The Face of Mars is only a Natural Landform that has been around Mars since it was created.
The Face of Mars is located in Cydonia in Mars. Since Mars is mostlikely cloudy, the photos were taken when Mars was cloudless and was in open in Cydonia. MGS had took enough pictures during those times when it cloudless. Pictures were taking for many reasons. One of the reasons was for taxpayers. Jim Garvin, a chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, wanted this to happen for profit. But, some other reasons were to learn about Mars and it's surroundings for the next ship to travel there.
It really wasn't build by aliens nor any other creature out in space. The Face of Mars was made 25yrs ago. No one knows how it was made but it was located in Cydonia on Mars.
The Face, however, is an illusion using the shadows as the eyes, mouth, and the nose. One day in Sept. 1997, MGS, or Mars Global Surveyor, had landed onto the Red Planet had confirmed it as a natural landform. Not everyone was satisfied since they wanted more proof for this. It was April '98, cloudy time of year on Mars, where people couldn't use their telescopes to see the Face for themselves. So, on April 8th, 2001, MGS gotten close enough for another look. They've took another picture using a better camera that could see anything clear like a airplane, a truck, or a Egyptian-style pyramids! Once they've gotten the picture, People were satisfied.
Aliens never made the Face of Mars and the Face of Mars isn't real at all! It's just a natural landform by having the shadows covering up most of the landform making it appear as a face. For the conclusion, Cydonia has a natural landform on it that appears itself as a face using the shadows to make the illusion. | 2 |
The author uses and explains many ways how to explore and how we can improve our knowledge on the environment and conditions on Venus.
He supports each idea in it's own paragraph and giving several options on how to travel and land on Venus. He informs on the dangers of Venus and how we can work around it and focus on ideas on how we can land on Venus. The author states that why hasn't a spaceship touched down on Venus surface in more than three decades. Is it about the temperature or have we not studied enough about the planet Venus?
In the introduction of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author opens up giving Venus the nickname "Evening Star", but then informing the readers that the nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet, not a star.
The author supports the idea of the pursuit to Venus by giving the readers more information on Venus and what it is like.
For example, the author states that Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size.
Earth and Venus have similar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. In paragraph four, he states that venus might of been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system a very time long ago.
The author then informs us, the readers, that NASA has a compelling idea for sending humans to Venus to study.
So the idea is that Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray of the planet. The author compares on how the scientists would do it to jet airplanes.
Traveling at a higher altitude to fly over storms. Doing so, the conditions would not be easy, but survivable. In the text, the author gives the conditions of Venus, such as the atomsphere. It's about ninety-seven percent carbon dioxide that covers all of Venus.
So it would be tough to see ground conditions. In addition, without being able to set foot on the ground, scientists would not be able to get samples of rock or gas to study and observe.
The author supports the idea of studying and if it's possible to travel and succeeding to Venus in many different ways.
In the article, he gives off examples on both ways. On if it's worthy to go to Venus and what the dangers are if running into them.
The author gives an idea on mechanical computers. Instead of using modern computer, mechanical computers can be made more resistant to pressure, heat and other forces on Venus. One of the dangers he stated in the text was about Venusian geology.
He talked about the additional impediments such as erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, and frequent lighting that strikes on the surface.
In conclusion, the author does support the idea of studying Venus and if it's a worthy pursit despiting the dangers Venus has. He compares and contrasts the ideas of Venus. In addition, giving off many informative facts about Venus and it's conditions it has. In the last paragraph of text, the author thinks that human curiosity will lead us into futher investigation on Venus and many other endeavors. He thinks that we shouldn't be limited to the dangers and doubts we have ,but the imagination and innovation we all have. The final paragraph brings it all together and saying that we will one day set foot on Venus. | 3 |
The author gives us a lot of reasons that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.
The first good reason he gaves us is Venus have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. He also explain us why, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Eart . He is saying "just like Earth", this is very importat sice knowing Venus has some caracteristics in commun with our planet it makes us easier to think and prove this planet could be a possibily fos us in the future.
The author keeps supporting his idea of studying Venus with some more examples that both of them have like valleys, mountains and craters, and this is a good reason because since the more things in commun they have the more probablities there are for us with Venus. He also recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, which means we really need to study this planet if we
want to get this goal.
In conclussion the author supports the idea with many good reasons, and all of them are very important for us because this planet could mabybe be a possibility for us in the future or at least gives us some clues sice it has a lot of things in commun with the Earth. | 2 |
Dear Senator,
On the subject of whether we should keep the Electoral College, I would personally say the it should be kept for a variety of reasons, some of which I will list, and then explain in detail. A few of the reasons are that through the Electoral College there is no room for a run-off election, anyone in the Electoral College is part of congress, and also it's still a majority vote.
In paragraph ten Plumer states that voters sometimes get confused on the elector and who the elector is voting for when making their decision to vote. Now this is not a problem caused by the Electoral College but by people being misinformed whether by ads or through misinterpretation. The nominee that a person wants can still be voted for through a majority vote just through the states representative. Also in paragraph twelve Plumer worries about a tie vote in the electoral college and claims it is his biggest fear. A fear that has never been seen before in our country. There have been a few elctions where the difference was down to only 3-5 thousand but theses are still not ties.
Through the Electoral College candidates who get the electoral vote often have the popular, only the electoral vote exceeds the popular. In the most recent election in 2012 President Obama had a very slight popular vote of 51.3 percent and his electoral vote was 61.7 percent placing him above all other candidates (Paragraph 18). Arguments against the Electoral College about unfair numbers because a smaller state like Wyoming gets 3 whole votes! While Florida only gets 29. The larger states still have more votes than small one just not numbers based in the thousands or millions.
Based on the amount of eligible voters in the U.S that voted -roughly 1/2- those who vote for an elector are voting for the elector of that most represents how they feel the election should go. Finally the Electoral College avoids the dispute when neither of the top candidates recieve a popular vote, such as Nixon and Clinton in 1968 and 1992. (Paragraph 22) Both of them only received a 43 persent vote but still won through 301 and 370 electoral votes.
In conclusion I, as stated before, do not believe that the Electoral College should be removed or altered, though I can see why some may feel that way.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 2 |
There are a lot of things that develop and hold a Electoral College together. There are also a lot of down falls to the Electoral College. Every state has 1 House of Representative plus 2 of your Senators in the Electoral College. There are a total of 538 people but 270 of them is the majority vote that wins. There are a total of 5 reasons why we have to keep this method to choosing the president. The 5 ways are Certainty of outcome,Everyone's President,Swing States,Big States and Avoid Run-Off Elections.
The main reason we have a Electoral College is so they have a right way to choose a president. The main reason for this is so that we dont leave our electing in the hands of foriegn people/immiagrants. The is what the president needs to get elected in the electoral college. There are still a lot of down falls to this method of the electoral college though. One of these issues is "at the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voter". This means "winner takes all" which is they only focus on the bigger states and not the smaller ones because the bigger states have bigger population which means they have more in the electoral college. Another issue with this method is that the person thats running for president might get the popularity vote but still not win. See everyone that votes isnt really voting directly for the president, the people who really count is the electoral college. In order to win the vote you have to convice the electoral college and thats not always easy. So remember just because you won popular vote doesnt mean you won the majority of the electoral vote.
There are 5 reasons why we keep this method of electing the president. The first reason is Certainty of Outcome. This means "it's less likley than a dispute over the popular vote." Which really means the candidates share to the other people in the Electoral college there share of the popular vote and thats how they vote. The second reason is Everyone's President. This is basically shows that "the Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal." This means that no region such as south,northwest,etc. has enough electoral votes to elect a president. The third resone to keeping these methods is Swing States. This tells me that its the "winner takes all method." The fourth method why we should keep these methods is the Big States. This explains that "the Electoral College restores some of the wieght in the political balance." this means that the bigger states get a big advantage in the electoral because the people that get elected into office there is based off of population so they have an advantage. THe bigger states get more attention from the candates then the smaller states do. The final reason why we should keep this method of voting is Avoid Run-Off Elections. This means "the Electoral College aviods the problem of Elections in which no candidates recieves a majority of the votes cast". This means no pressure for candidates when they win majority of the votes cast.
There are many ways to develop and to hold the Electoral College together. There are many ways that it falls apart and has it flaws but its the best way for our econany to vote for president. If you think about it if we just did popularity vote that would be like leading our hands into a world of immigrates who know a very little. There a lot of rules for our Electoral process buyt its the best way and the only way we have to becoming a better place. Dont forget to look at the 5 reasons we keep this the way it is. | 3 |
The Facial Action Coding System is a great program with many applacations. We have facial expressions even when were not feeling any thing but we dont realize it. Takeing the The "FACS" would be great in schools. Not it also can pick out the ones who cant consentrate, when they are overwhelmed .It would allow teachers to get real time feedback on what they just introduced to the students.
The more majority of kid dont like to admit that the dont under stand somthing when all their classmates do. So "FACS" could help find kids that are confused before they fall behind," A classroom computer could recognize when a students is becoming confused or bored" - 6 Nick D' Alto. This could help improve students test scores becuase the teacher would know who needs a bit more time for and explanation and who under stands it. This could help students from digging themselves a hole , but it's not a total safey net they still have to do the work.
Facial action coding system have one of the best uses in the classroom. They can see somthing that teachers cant or dont notice. With this tech we could also spot learning disaplitys earlier too, so they dont get maked as a "dumb" kid and get swept under the rug. We sould implment "FACS" in classrooms becuase it can help kids who are confused and it can help keep them from falling too far behind | 2 |
Fellow citizens, cars have become a major role in our daily lives. They have their many excellent uses, however there are advantages of limiting that usage. To name a few are, that it's enviromentally healthier and it's less money you have to spend on them. Now let me explain why it's a smart choice to take advantage of limited usage of cars.
Paris recently (according to source two article "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Robert Duffer) came up with a brilliant idea of partial driving ban to clear the air of the city. They took days were only even or odd liscense plated cars would drive or they would suffer a fine. However public transit was free throughout the week. This promoted less congestion and smog which is much better for the enviorment by lowering the amount of pollution in the ozone layer. As well as a cheaper way to commute. "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog...rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world". This shows just how out of hand the smog had gotten but with limiting the amount of cars used they managed to clear over half of it! Making the world greener than before.
Meanwhile in places such as Vauban, Germany, the residents went as far as giving up there cars. (according to source one article "In German Suburb, life goes on without cars" By Elisabeth Rosenthal) About 70% of the residents no longer own cars because it's either too expensive to have one on the edge of town and it's generally forbidden in this experiment in the new distirct. They even go as far as to say that it's better without having one. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" said Heidrun Walter,a resident in Vauban according to the article. People in general, especially the younger generations don't use cars or have liscenes in comparison to older people who are more likely to retain their liscenses as the age was shown in research. People now don't care as much as what cars are driven but are more focused to get from point A to point B, it's simply a means of transportation. (In source 4 article "The end of car culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal).
When it comes down to it, cars are transportation, but there are plenty of other means of transport that are free or cheaper such as buses, trains, bikes or even car pooling. While at the same time creating less pollution and congestion, making it enviromentally healthier. | 3 |
I claim that it would be better if the Electoral college would stay the same .And the reason why it should stay the same its because the the way its been going but it has been also having some small problems but they are also reasons hwy it should stay the same.
The problem is that if you want to vote for president you can't because you are going to have to vote for aleast 34 Democratic and they elct the president,not you. And the electors are the onnes that are not holding public office. the other promble is that it also depends on the state you are living on because that is it dependson who picks the electors. The ones that mostly pick them are states conventions,party's central committee or even sometimes the presidential candidates themeselves.
I claim that it should stay the same because of these reason, Certainty of outcome , in 2000 it was possible that the dispute over the outcome if an Electoral College vote and around the 2012's the election , obama received a 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to oly 51.3 percent and that was alot. also the college had to restores some of the weight in the political blance that large states lose by virtue of the mal apportionment, wich the senate decreed in the consitution. There wasa method that the Elecotral college use and that was that to select the president that will turn off the potential voters for a candidate,there are five reasons for retaining the electoral collega despite its lack of democratic pedigree.
In passage 3 it says that the Electoral College has consists 538 electors and the majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president and one for each member in the houseof respresentatives plus two for your senators and the presidential election mostly is held or four yeas on the tuesday after the first monday in november and i think that is doing a great job one elctions,electors, and on picking the president. also thats why i think its better if the electoral college stays the same. | 2 |
Transportation is the second largest source of emissions in the United States. By driving less, the world can prevent further pollution and help the enviornment. Liming car usage can lower stress levels and pollution, and can help people be healthier as well.
Car usage is responsible for a lot of enviornmental problems, such as smog and carbon emissions. In France, public transportation became free for three days and people who drove were fined. After just 5 days without car usage, congestion was down 60 percent. President Obama is trying to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Studies show that Americans are becoming less interested in driving. A professor at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute said he thinks "something more fundamental is going on"
Without driving, people can be happier and healthier. A media trainer and mother of two stated that when she had a car she was "always tense" and after giving it up, "I'm much happier this way". Instead of driving cars, people often ride their bikes or walk to their destination. By trying to lower car usage, we are promoting exercise.
People feel the need to leave the house less, which is limiting car usage as well. Because of the Internet, communicating is easier and people feel more connected with each other, instead of driving to meet each other. Someone who stops driving for a while may not feel the need to keep doing it. Every year, there is a smaller percentage of young adults who get their license, because they are not interested in driving. They try to mostly go places that are walking distance, or to car-pool with their friends. Between 2001 and 2009, the amount of young people driving has decreased 23 percent.
Limiting car usage is a good idea because it promotes a healthier lifestyle, physically and mentally. It would also dramatically decrease the amount of pollution in the air, helping the earth. People are starting to drive less, which could be a positive change for the world. | 2 |
Spending gargantuan amounts of time making self-driving cars is a bad idea. Sure, there would probably be less accidents and less rule breaking but in the long run, that would cause a lot of unemployment. If people no longer have to drive themselves, that would mean that police men would not need to arrest people from the road. Although that seems like a good thing (and it is meaning that there will be less accidents), not every police man can be a detective. In that case, there would be less job oppotunities and more unemployment with, which seems to be a more important issue than having possible car trouble.
If people would be a little more responsible in the way they drive, there would be no need to make cars that drive themselves. Instead, we should be thinking more into the lines of a beter fuel source. This is why spending gargantuan amounts of time making self-driving cars is a bad idea. | 1 |
A future when no one has to drive sounds almost to good to be true. Cars that can drive you where you want to go and then move on to the next passenger would save time and resources. But can they eliminate the human driver without causing unforeseen problems? Although driverless cars may be helpful far off in the future, the cars do not have the interpretation skills or laws they need to be safe and effective.
As nonrenewable resourses diminish and people become busier, the market for new driverless cars will expand pushing the automotive industry to come up with driverless cars. Cars that can pick up passengers and take them where they need to go will help use less fossil fuels. After dropping off their passengers, they can pick up new passengers decreasing the time they are traveling without anyone in them like taxis and would, according to Sergey Brin, "use half the fuel of today's taxis" (1). Also, for busy people they would decrease driving time allowing for the passengers to work or relax during their trip. With all these benifits, people wonder why we do not have driverless cars already.
Even with the positive possibilities of driverless cars, they should not be put into mass use because they lack the interpretation skills needed to drive on the roads which could cause wrecks and lead to miscommunication with others on the road. All of the sensors crammed into these cars do a great job collecting information for the car, but the car can not interpret its surrounding the way a human can. If the car ever runs into something it has not been programmed to react to it will either stop causing a major backup or go right into the hazzard, creating a wreck that other cars may run into. Humans, on the other hand, can react to the things they have never seen before and do what is nessisary to avoid a wreck while keeping traffic flowing. In a future with driverless cars, if there are still cars with human drivers, how will they communicate. Even while using the rules of the road, what if someone ways on another person and the driverless car thinks it can go. Misscommunication could be deadly, which makes one wonder about what laws would be in place for diverless cars.
The laws for driverless cars are not to the point they would need to be for these cars to run freely on the streets. The courts would be a mess of owners and manufacturers placing fault on each other. As the author points out, if there is an accident, "who is at fault" (9). If you get rear ended by a driverless car, do you collect the money from the manufacturer or the owner of the car? These laws would have to cover both driverless cars hitting driverles cars and regular cars. The time to make all these laws will take quite awhile and then have to be edited as situation arise that had never been considered before. In addition the laws to create one massive driverless car fleet for everyone to use would take years of planning. Can you use a car to get to florida? What if you need to haul animals somewhere or spill a drink in the driverless car? All these answers will have to come before a fleet of driverless cars.
While driverless cars could be benificial, they have a long way to come in interpretive technology and laws before they can come onto the streets. In the future as driverless cars get more technology and laws made for them, they may be useful, but right now they are only a thing of the future. | 4 |
If i was a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens i would tell them that it was a huge rock formation giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. I would also say to them that Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos which can prove that i was just a landform.
Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing. . . a natural landorm. And to add to the conversation i would tell them that the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-- landforms common around the American West.
Then tell them how can aliens create a landform.
In conclusion, I would show them pictures of the landform on the monitor then zoom in and prove to them that its just a landform with an illusion. Then after telling them this information they should understand why its just a landform with and illusion but aliens did NOT make the landform | 1 |
The author talks about how Venus could have been similar to Earth many many years ago. The author says that Venus could have been exactly like Earth and how Venus could have been just like Earth when it came to supporting life. But later on in the article the author started to talk about how Venus' atmosphere is really dangerous and how its atmosphere is so dense that a person wouldn't be able to make it through there without burning up, and not that many forms of light would be able to get through the dense atmosphere either which meant no videos or pictures of Venus' ground and what it looks like. " However, peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere, rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective"( The Challenge of Exploring Venus 6). This proves that Venus' atmosphere is so dangerous that even if you were able to make it to Venus you wouldn't be able to go inside of its atmosphere because it is so dangerous. This also proves that since there are dense clouds formed around the inside of Venus' atmosphere you can barely see through it which means that you wouldn't be able to get any pictures or videos, and if you did manage to get a clear look at Venus' ground you still wouldn't be able to take a picture because light can't get through the dense clouds in Venus' atmosphere. | 0 |
Many people in the United States are becoming more and more aware of the advantages of limiting car usage. Many don't find this important or feel uncomfortable adapting new customs but it is very important to limit car usage. Limiting car usage contributes to many factors in cities and can also help the environment.
First of all, limiting car usage contributes to the way cities, towns, or suburbs are. For example; The first article "Car-Free Cities" shows an example of a suburb in Germany where people have given up their cars. This suburb; Vauban, Germany, has been a success and even 57 percent of the people living there have sold their cars in order to live there, while 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. A media trainer, Heidrn Walter, said "When I had a car I was always tense. I', much happier this way," and it's not only her that feels this way, many otheer people in this suburb have experienced and enjoyed the no-car-feeling. Also, this article states that a low-car suburban life makes suburbs more compact and accessible to public transportation, with less space for parking. This makes living there a lot more easier and comfortable.
Second, limiting car usage helps the environment. According to the first article; "Car-Free-Cities" says that "Passenger cars are responcible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States" and that "emissions from an increasing number of private cars owned by the burgeoning middle class are choking cities." These two facts show how bad cars are for the environment, and not only that, but also, cars polute the air horribly. For example, in the second article "Paris bans driving due to smog" said that "Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." This smog has affected a lot of cities as well and now one of the main goals people have is to promote alternative transportation due to this.
To conclude, there are many advantages of limiting car usage and and not limiting is hurting the world. Everyone should be more conciderate of their environment and limit their car usage. | 3 |
To most people, driving can be a chore. Driving makes you have to stay awake and and focus less on distractions like texting or talking on the phone. Most people would appreciate cars that do not require actual drivers but that does not mean that they should be invented. Driverless cars are practical but not safe. The development of these cars would cause for even more fatal and extreme car deaths across the world.
Driverless cars are even more dangerous than regular cars. People would have to understand that although the car may be drving itself, it still requires some human operation. In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" the author states that " none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires" (Paragraph 7). People would take advantage of the freedom of not having to actually drive and they would cause serious car accidents. They would blame the car companies for their carelessness and laziness.
Even though driving can be dreadful and tiring driverless cars would not be able to change that. The driver would still have to be alert and awake the whole time despite his or her drowsiness. Driverless cars give people a chance to slack and be lazy, but what they fail to understand is that it would make the streets twice as dangerous. If everyone had driverless cars and half of them were careless and did not pay attention to their cars, there would be multiple car accidents. Driverless cars are not safe at all and many innocent lives would be lost due to the cars. | 2 |
Luke seems to like the program, because you help people of other countries,you also play baseball,volleyball, you can fence, table tennis, boxing, reading, and whittling. You can actually see what happens around the world and help other countries.
"It made more aware of people of other countries and their needs," Luke says, you can help countries that are in ruins after World War II. You get to take care for horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over seas. It is a huge responsibility, but it is worth doing. You get to feed the animals, which is like going to a petting zoo for free, besides all the work. You also get to travel to places while you are at a certain country. I wouldn't think it is so easy, because you have to do a lot of work it is harder than it sounds, but you are doing it for a good purpose. It is certainly a great opportunity to help animals get good care and to travel to other countries. I would love the sight seeing and feeding the animals. Although it seems like a lot of work, Luke seemed to have a blast.
I think Luke had a great time and so will you when you get the opportunity to help animals get special care and to help the countries of the world. | 1 |
Google driverless cars are something of the future right? Not anymore the company Google are and did make cars that are driverless in some aspect. They still need human control in certan situations like in passage 7 stating some accidents and work zones human interaction with the mobile vehicle is needed. In a way its much sophicated than human driving more precise as you will. In this case it would be alot more safer for us and the enviorment as they say in passage 1 saying that the cars would use half the gas we use today. Theres more pros than cons in this invention and it would be a great accomplishment to creat a car with these abilities.
Google cars are here not yet purchasable , but they are made and tested.
With this long period of time they should create the best saftey precautions in the vehicle itself. With these new features im sure that they would bring in high saftey precaution in these vehicles because this is a new era of mobile vehicles. The fact there would be less accidents and fewer human fault accidents. There would be less tickets and fewer police officers running around pulling people over. If they make this car how i am thinking they will they could change everything about the art of driving.
Less gas more money thats what we all want. More money thats what youll have after Google release these driverless cars. The bonus will be a healthier enviorment. Half the gas half the polution. The enviorment is severly important to us. The air we breath, the food we eat, the pure decorations, the way we live is based on this huge factor of the enviorment the more healthier it is the better we live. With this car great things will happen outside and inside our wallets.
Based on these facts in the article theres a definate change becoming afloat the way we live will change for a long time. We get alot of improvements when they release this driverless car the rules will change for the better. We will see our family members safer with these automibles on the market. Lets make society great again with Google Driverless Cars. | 2 |
According to defenders of NASA if their was an ancint civilization on Mars NASA would benifit from it financialy. " NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars." Also there is no evidence or traces of a Ancient civilization on Mars. Also NASA has no reason to try to cover up any civilization that we may not know about because they will be benifiting from that with more tax money from the government.
The reasons why NASA would not want to cover or hide an ancient civilization on Mars up is because they would clearly benifit from the sitiuation. " Defenders of the
NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars." Also part of the reason they even made this picture avalible to the public is to bring attention to mars. " The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars." If they wanted to cover this "Face" on Mars up there would have never been a photo releasead to the public so every one can look at and study.
After all of that information about NASA and how they would benifit from a ancint civilization on. Mars there is no absalutly no reason NASA would cover this up if they were going to benifit from the possibility of an. Ancient civilization on a planet that does not even have life today. | 1 |
Driverless cars are something we've envisioned and witnessed before in entertainment shows or movies. However realistically these cars are not something I would want in our every day lives. Many reasons contribute to my thoughts on this, some being that they will be very expensive, unsafe, and pointless for the driver.
These automated cars that can drive due to sensors, and 360 cameras with special high tech features all combine into one pricey vehicle. Buying such cars will not only empty our wallets but lead to annual cleanings, repairs, and more if a peice of technology gets damaged. As mentioned in the article, "Dubbed LIDAR it uses laser beams to form a constantly updating 3-D model of the cars surroudings." The amount of money it would take to replace or refurnish this particular part would cost thousands if not hundreds of dollars. It creates an image so it can mimic the skill of a human at the wheel, without it the car is no longer driverless. Paying large amounts of money for a car that can drive itself and may even be unsafe anyways is a waste.
This leads into my second main point as to why these cars should not be supported. They are unsafe for both the people in the car and other drivers on the road. "Traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. As a result, in most states it is illegal even to test driven cars." This exerpt from the article alone proves that if various states are not comfortable with 100% computer driven cars that they should not be used or be on the road in the first place. Many computers or robots make mistakes, if one small malfuction were to occur during a trip, it could cause serious injuries or fatalities to people on the road and the car itself. Driverless cars should not be trusted to handle everyday commutes to jobs or other places because they are unsafe.
With new cars that can drive themselves it lacks for the younger generations to learn how to drive in the first place. Teenagers or young adults will not have the tendancy to take drivers ed courses because it is assumed that the car will handle all situations. However, all drivers should have basic knowledge when on the road. Driverless cars will lessen the amount of real driving with the upcoming generations.
Lastly, in the article it mentions that drivers must always be alert even with driverless cars. "...all are designated to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." If the driver is required to sit in the vehicle and do nothing but stare at the road ahead, it is pointless to have the car drive itself when it should naturally be able to handle driving on its own. Not only will the driver be bored, they will also have the urge to take over instead. This completely defeats the point of having a driverless car if the driver is left with the same job.
Technologies are advancing and with so many different things being invented or modified we tend to forget that some things should just remain the same. Not only for the safety of others but for the knowledge of others that will soon be driving like the rest. Driverless cars should not be allowed merely because it cannot truly mimic and take control of unexpected situations like a human can. | 4 |
Did you ever think about what it would be like to live on Mars, well would about Venus? I think that exploring Venus is a good idea and should be done. One of my reason for wanting to study Venus is that Venus has some simullar traits to Earth. Another reason that we should explore Venus is to learn about are surrounding planets and expaned on are space tecknology to explore furher into space.
I think that we should explore Venus is that it is the most like Earth than any other planet in are solar system. In the text it states that Venus is the closest to Earth in terms of density and size and occasionaly the closest in distance too. The text also states that the panet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters.
I think that we should explore Venus to learn about are surrunding planets and expaned on are space tecknology to explore furher into space.. In the text it talks about how Venus is the closest and would help with space travel times. The text also talks about how Venus's atmosphere is almost 97 perecnt CO2 blankets. The text also talks about how they are looking into makeing a thing like a air blimp to float over the land about 30 miles high. The text also talks about them making a vehicle that can with stand the surface of Venus (which is around 800 degrees fahrenheit and enough air pressure to crush a submarine) for three weeks.
In conclusion I think that we should explore Venus more. For these reason of exploreing Venus for both its simuliays to Earth and for scientific space tecknology advances; I believe sending missions to Venus is important. | 2 |
Dear Florida senator,
I strongly agree of keeping the Electoral College for the use of the congress' approval for the newly President of 2016. The Electoral College has a lengthy process, but can come in good use of determining the new President. Citizens vote for the electors and the electors decide who's best for the country. Even though, there are claims about the Electoral College not being fair for the people, I still defend it because it has it's good factors, like Run-off Elections,the requirement that a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal for the people, and the resoring weight of the eletoral number by population.
As so you know, the Electoral College is a process of the selction of the electors, then the gathering of electors to vote for the president and vice president. Finally, the electoral votes by the Congress. When the electors pick the president, they look at their background, such as, what school they attend, what they studied, where they were born, etc. They pick someone they trust to do the job. When there is a Run-off Election, the House Of Representatives picks the president. I personally think this is a good thing because they picked the person who would do best in the job by gathering everyone's vote to decide it. Because no country could have two presidents with two vice presidents. Some may say it's unjustice or not fair because the House Of Representatives decides the whole election. There is also the fact that when determining the winner, they both look at the popular votes and the electoral votes, and they see who got the most electoral votes and they win the election.
The Electoral College puts it simple, because they choose someone with a region where they most likely get the most electoral votes. For example, Romney was in the South region, and he knows he wouldn't have to do much there because of that was where he was currently from. Now lets compare that to someone that was in the area around North Dakota. He would most likely not win that many votes since it's only three electoral numbers. So the Electoral College gives a chance for the president they chose to win because of where they used to be located in order to get the most popular and electoral votes.
The Electoral College restores and reduces some of the weight of the electoral by its population. Smalls states aren't widely noticed by the president because they feel like they should concentrated in the big states because of there electoral votes. Still, small states tend to make it easier for them because they look at if the state was either Republican or Democrac during the past years and they take note of that. They know they'll win in those states, even though they are small numbers, every inch of it counts to help them win the title of President.
Therefore, Mister Sentor, I agree in keeping the Electoral Vote because of it's reasonable factors that can help the president win. Popular vote doesn't tell anything because the people would know nothing about the president or what he accomplished. It should be kept because it has been used for many years now and has been useful for every president to win.
To Whom I Name,
V. | 2 |
Do you honestly think that from reading the article " Unmasking the Face on Mars" and from reading theories and looking at pictures of the face that it is a real face? Honestly people it is a natural landfrom. If you look at the three pictures taken in the years 1976,1998, and 2001 you see that it is very blurry at first, but then throughout the years you get a better look at it. As the years go on the "face" loses its shape and doesn't look much like a face anymore. The landform is cracking and it looks from the sky like a mound.
My first reason I think that the face is just a landform is that the way it is indented, it could be a mountain or a tall hill. If so, then you could see how between the years 1998 and 2001 the face could have had an avalanch or a simailiar situation happen to it. Cracks form and it looks like by 2001 the left side of the face has a huge indentation in it. If you look closely in the 2001 image taken from the spaceship "Viking 1"
if you look at the outline of the face's shape, you will see how it kind of slants up like a slide. That is reason to beleive that the Face could be a hill, or a mountain or even a small or large mound.
Okay so econdly, do you believe in god? If you do then did you ever think that since god created everything, that he might have created this so we could study off of it and learn scientific facts. He could have put it there so we can study it and learn and eduacationally grow smarter with this. Another scenario is he put it there so people who want to be scientists or astronauts, that they could see this out in space and have a deeper curiosity for the thin they love and are interested in, whether that is space, or landforms or astrophysics. You never know it could happen.
I can see how you might think that this face structure is not a natural landform. You never know it could be a mound put there covering dead bodies. I know it sounds gross, but think if there is or was another species out there living on mars. Aliens or extra terrestrial creatures could have buried important objects or heirlooms to them there or have buried family or other creatures who have passed on there. You never know, but I can see why you might think that the face is not a natural landform. If I think about it too much my curiosity is kind of wanting to believe all of the unknown stuff such as history or mysteries unknown and veiled by this "face" object.
It could be a landform of mysterious identity. It could be a mound of buried treasure or bodies. We may never know. As it says in the passage," An enormous head nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the red planet called Cydonia" [1] This face object may just be there to arise our curiosity. But one thing is for sure. This face in the region of Cydonia on the red planet of Mars is a mystery for sure. Buit I can agree with what you might think for in this situation, the possibilties and scenarios are endless. | 2 |
The author of the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" presents a well written case on why mankind should continue to look for ways to explore Venus. The author presents the article starting off with information on Venus and how its challenges inhibit scientists from exploring it. They present the challenges in an orderly way, how scientists may be able to counter these challenges, and why it is so important to get there.
Getting to Venus will be the easiest part of the task that scientists are faced with. In paragraph 2 the author states "Earth, Venus, and Mars, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds. These differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus". Getting to Venus is the easiest part of the task, but staying there will be exponentially harder. In paragraph 3 the author presents the many challenges scientists have to face to be able to stay on Venus following the logos method. These include but are not limited to "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide...", "clouds of of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere.", and "temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit". That is just the atmosphere, not including Venesian geology and weather.
Despite all these challenges, the author believes scientists should keep trying to study Venus and shows some ways that scientists have already begun to take on the problems presented. In paragraph 5, the author cites NASA's possible solution on how to counter the surface of Venus. NASA wants "scientists to float above the fray" in a "blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape". Despite getting here the author presents another problem in paragraph 6 with scientists getting "only limited insight on ground conditions" because of the dense atmosphere. To counter that problem, the author cites another NASA approach to studying Venus which includes "some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide" and "looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers".
With all these challenges and oftentimes complicated solutions the author supports the idea that through all the trials and errors the payoff would be significant to satisfaction and provoking of human curiosity. In paragraph 4 the author claims "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life". Being able to reach Venus's surface would enable explorers to look for life no matter how big or small and see if it was possible to survive the harsh environment. Even more so, "Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth." which would help scientists to determine how Venus was formed. The author appeals to pathos in paragraph 8 stating "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". The author wants the reader to understand that mankind as a whole should not shy away from the challenges presented no matter how dire the situation and should face it head on, if for no reason other than the question "Can we do it?".
The author presents their information in an orderly fashion, makes their article easy and clean to read, and appeals to pathos and logos. They go in-depth on the situation, the solution, and why mankind should worry about it in the first place. All in all it is a quick and concise article that was well done and well supported. | 5 |
The Face on Mars wasn't created by "aliens", it's was Martian mesa. The Martian mesa was located around Cydonia, just this one has unusual shadows. Many conspiracy theorists think that the face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars, and that's why NASA would rather hide it from the public. People says that NASA is hiding it, even though a few days later they unveiled the image for everyone to see. Plus, it's been in books, magazines, radio talk shows, it even starred in a Hollywood film, think about that!
Some scientist believed that the Face was an alien artifact, eventhough it's not. The image first appeared on a JPL website revealing that it is indeed . . . a natural landform. Not a lot was satisfied at this. On the board MGS had to peer through clouds just to see the Face; which made some people say "Perhaps alien markings were hidden by haze." So what did the MGS do, then went back to check it out.
It was not an easy trip, but when they went back to take another photo they noticed something extraordinary. What the team saw was a Martian Mesa or butte-which are landforms around the American West. They noticed that 1976 Viking photo can span 43 meters per pixel, but in the 2001 image can span over 1.5 meters. So if there were objects in this picture you would have seen them more clearly in the 2001 photo then in the 1976 Viking photo. | 1 |
The Facial Action Coding System also know as FACS reads amotions according to your facial exprestions, but some people do have the same amotion on their face as they are really feeling. They put on an act for everyone a person can be really sad in side and yet put a smile on their face and fake it till they make it, just so people do not pick up on that. They said nothing in this artical about how FACS was going to read the real emotions of someone just their facial exprestion. Someone can also have a resting angry fave when really they are just okay or they are happy but the look on their face says that they are angery. Not one time in the artical did they metion how that was going to work, FACS can not truly work unless it can read the persons mind, because they could be thinking something intierly diffrent than what they are showing. | 1 |
In " The Challenge of Exporing Venus " the author states Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, it is also true although Venus might be dangerous it is worth it. Venus is worth the trouble to study. I say this because the article states, " Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system", which means that it is worth it because once upon a time it was life and maybe it can be again. Venus is worth the risk because what earth is not the only planet that have life. Venus has valleys, moutains, and craters. Venus has the resources that may one day a human can live there.
Earth has only been the planet that has been declared as life and human-living. What if theirs another one wouldn't people want to know? Some people wants to go beyond Earth, see for themselves how it feel to be on another plantet besides Earth. Venus shows some of the same features as Earth like the article states. The article says " Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit " meaning you their is a possiblity you can go there. Venus is Earth twin well if that's it why are we not going to study it like it's Earth.
All im saying is maybe one day if earth every end we can go to Venus maybe not
alive for long but its a option. How are we going to know if nobody ever studies it?We are never going to know because it's "dangerous" but what if people get to go and study it, maybe its more life! Studying Venus will only danger the ones that are not willing to live on day. | 2 |
The face on mars is a natrual landform.It is a natrual landform because in 1976 Viking 1 took a photo of marses surface.It showed what it apeard to be a face.In April 5 1998 we sent globol surveyor to orbit over the spot.The picture it took was 10 timessharper than vikings photos.When the picture came up on our website it showed that it was only just a natural landform.
It was located at 41 degrees north martian latitude.It was april 98 on mars.It was a cloudy time on the planet.We had to see through the clouds to see the face.Mr garvin says its not easy to target the face.It was actually hard work.The surveyor is a mapping spacecraft.It normally looks straight down to the ground.It scands the planet for information about things.It scans it like a fax machine,In narrow 2.5 km-wide strips.
In April 8 2001, a cloudless day on mars,Global surveyor went close enough to take another picture for us.We used it maximum resolution.Each pixiel in 2001 image spans 1.56 meters,compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best Viking photo.The face on mars actually shows is the matian equivalent of a butte or mesa, landforms common around the American west.Mr garvin says it reminds him of the Middle Butte in the Snake River in the Plain of Idaho.Its a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars. | 1 |
A danger of ecploring Venus is that the temperature is very high that hummans might not handle, and has the hottest surface. "On the planets surface, temperatures verage over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet."
I think that we should explore Venus because we should be able to know all of our solar system, but it will be challenging, because of the temperatures, and the pressure.
I like the idea of a havor craft to avoide the hot surface. "a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way."
The only bad thing would be is that what if the hover craft breaks down then they would crash, we dont even know if Venus has spitting lava of the ground. Another example of why exploring Venus is a good idea, is that we can discover new speiceys or materials, mabye even find if there were ancient life on Venus.
I think that exploring Venus would become hisory, because I think that Venus is dangerus place like the temperature, the surface, and even more dangeruse things on that planet that we dont know of or visios speices. | 1 |
My side of the story is that we shouldnt have Driverless cars. I think that we shouldnt have driverless cars because they could potentially malfunction, inflicting law, and would cause laziness.
One reason why i believe that we shouldn't have driverless cars is because they could malfunction. In the passage it states that the cars could malfunction. Thats a clear indicator that the people are not ready for driverless cars. Malfunctions could caust money or a life a human being. the aspect of cars needing money put in to them is not new but I am not going to risk my life with driverless cars.
Another reason why is that it inflicts the law. In the passage it states that the cars are only legal in 3 states and one city. they want to test them and prove that they work and so other states will legalize autonomous cars. The law is the law these cars may not even pass emission standards or other State and even Federal laws. This is another reason why we shouldnt have autonomous cars.
Another reason why we shouldnt have autonomous cars is because of laziness. technology already causes diseases to sprout and other bad cases. what will happen to people when we drive just there, eat food, get fat. We shouldnt let our country be the cause of lazy people and known as the lazy country. this is another reason why we shouldnt have autonomous cars.
I do not support the movement of autnomous cars. I dont support it because of malfunctions, inflicting on the law, and pure laziness. if we do this we will be overcome by technology a click of a button by a criminal could cause you to be killed or a malfunction of a car could kill you. This is why i dont support autonomous cars. | 3 |
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