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I will be sharing three reasons with you why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
For one, if you are an animal lover you get a chance to help the animals on the cattle boat. As it says in the text, "On his second trip, Luke seved as a night watchman. His job was to check on all the animals every hour."
The second reason is that even though you are serving around the world you still get to go sight seeing. In paragraph five it says, " Luke also toured an exavated castle in Crete and maveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China."
The third reason is that you get to be of sevice around the world to help countries after World War II. In the story it says, "To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, forty-four nations joined together to form UNRRA (The United Stations Relief and Rehabilitation Administation)."
So in conclusion why you should join the Seagoing Cowbows program is because you can have fun and be of sevice at the same time. | 1 |
The Face. It is a natural landform. We know this because if we look at the picture from 2001 the face looks more like a hill than a face. However from the picture in paragraph five we can see a rock that sort of looks like the top part of a torso. Which could suggest that this is some mutalated giant. which indeed could lead to the existence of aliens.
Although this landform looks that way it has a ton of holes in it. which could have been from land slides such as our rock slide. It could just be an illusion. It could be just a normal hill and our camera has made it look more like a face due to the thick clouds. The Face could be an actual mountain that has eroded to look like a face. However if the existence of aliens is true and they made this "face" then doesn't that mean that they have seen what we look like and that they are amoung us watching us.
In conclusion the face is indeed just a landform because there are no such thing as aliens. The Face is a butte such as the one that Garvin desribes in paragraph 12 " It reminds me of Middle Butte in Snake River Plain of Idaho." So the face is a natural landform on The Red Planet. | 1 |
Many have claimed that the human face found on Mars is an alien artifact, but how certain are they. According to NASA, the Face on Mars is just a rock formation that resembles the face of a human, but others may disagree. I believe that the Face found on Mars is just a natural landform. To further investiate this topic, we will begin by analyzing how the Face was formed and how it compares to lanforms on Earth, where it was located, and what causes others to believe that it is an alien artifact.
Some might believe that the so called "alien artifact" was lefted behind by aliens, but NASA unveiled an image of the Face and this is what they came up with. According to the caption of the image, it noted a "huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, annd mouth." This image was even compared to natural landforms found on Earth. According to the passage, the picture portrays the "Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West. The passage also claims that the image reminds him of the "Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," and that the Face on Mars is about he same height of an isolated mesa- which is a landform.
The Face on Mars was located at 41 degress north martian latitude during the winter of April 1998. This time of the year was also considered to be the cloudiest time of year on the Red Planet. The fact that this image was found during the cloudiest time of year on Mars can affect the turn out of this theory. A few scientists believed that the Face was an alien artifact, and photographing the Cydonia became one of the biggest priorities for NASA. As soon as the Viking mission was ended, the chief scientist of NASA's Mars Exploration Program stated that they "photographed the Face as soon as they could get a good shot at it." I believe they did this to clarify their foundings.
As stated before, many people, including scientists, believe that the Face on Mars is an alien artifact and here are their reasons why. As the photo of the Face on Mars was being taken, it was claimed that the "camera on board MGS had to peer through the wispy clouds to see the Face," and according to skeptics, "alien markings were hidden by haze." This did not stop mission controllers, and they prepared to look again. Garvin states that " It's not easy to target Cydonia," and that its hardwork. Conspiracy theorists believe that the Face is "bona-fide evidence of life on Mars- evidence that NASA would rather hide." Now this may all sound convincing, but it was also added that you can discern things in digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size, causing false illusions.
In conlusion, after analyizing the data and research given, I believe that the Face on Mars is just a natural landform. Others may disagree, but it is all about your interprutation on the topic, and hopefully the evidence used to support my claims did just that. | 3 |
I agree that Venus would be a worthy pursuit even with dangours risk it may have because nobody has ever been to Venus and they could be the first ever to do so.The text states that " (NASA) has one particlary compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to flot above the fray." This is a way that humans could study Venus and not get hurt.
Venus is a dangours planet to go to because it is really hot and the text states that " temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit," that is really hot but they would die and it would be worth it because we could get information about Venus and we would know more about it.The text states that " Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus." If they can get that to work we could be the first ever to go to Venus and we could use it to explore other planets and learn about them.
Overall Venus would be worthy to explore evan though it comes with allot oh harmfull risk.But it also could really be benifical if we could go to Venus and get information about that planet and we could go in and maybe vist another planet like Jupeter we could get a lot of information. | 2 |
Are we using cars too much?
In Source 2 : Paris bans driving due to smog , " After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial drving ban to clear the air of the global city." Because that we use cars too much, we are creating pollution that is basically driving the planet we live on downhill. There is a way to change this. Limiting car usage, there are many advantages of limiting car usage.
Life can go on without cars. In VAUBAN,Germany a community has created a car-free city. The streets are completely car free. This is an experimental new district that is seeing if excluding cars can life become better not only physically but also mentally. Many people driving on the roads daily tend to have more stress from overcrowding streets, noise, and most of all crashes. "As a result, 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move to here. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much pappier this way," said heidrun Walter." (Source 1,3) From this evidence it shows that life without a car can actually have a better impact on a person.
Another advantage to limiting car usage is it reduces pollution. Paris enforced a driving ban to clear smog from the global city after a near record pollution. From this ban alomst 4,000 drivers were fined, and some even had their cars impunded due to their reactions from the fines. But these fines and bans came out with a positive effect in the end. Congestion went down 60 percent in the capital of France, just after a few days of putting the ban into effect. The smog cleared enough for the French ruling party to rescind the ban for certain days.
Has America's love for cars already started cooling? Or has technology taken the reason why we should drive away? Elisabeth Rosenthal states that , " the interent makes telecommuting possibole and allows people to feel more connected without driving to meet friends. the renewal of center cities has made the suburbs less appealing and has drawn empty nesters back in. Likewise the riswe in cellphones and car-pooling apps has facilitated more flexible commuting arrangements, including the evolution of shared van services for getting to work" (source 4, 35) I believe that since technology has evolved that people dont feel the need to leave home to meet friends when they can just use apps or call,text,facetime,etc.
These reasons I showed make me believe that limitng car usage can create positive advantages, I hope they make you feel the same way too. | 3 |
What is, UNRRA? Why should I join it? I can answer that question! With so much destruction happening out there how are we going to keep this world stable?
There is just not enough people out there that are joining this organization and we need all the people that we can get. All of us people put together into a group that cared and did everything for everyone that they could would turn us all into heros.
UNRRA, stands for the, ( United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration), UNRRA hires people called, "Seagoing Cowboys". Seagoing cowboys are people who go on cattle-boat trips to usually far away places. These cattle-boats carry things such as, cows, horses, and other farm animals. Sometimes these boats also carry medical stuff so that the people that go to the other side have stuff that they can help to cure the wounded with. For example during the, Pacific war, seagoing cowboy's were sent over seas to go and be carers for the men and women in which were wounded in battle.
Imagine all the people that are out there fighting for your country while you enjoy the peace in your nice quiet humble home while the people that are out there get to sleep on the ground if they even get to sleep. What if the people that are fighting for you run out of food what if they run out of horses to carry them across the battlefields so if in a case where they almost die they might very well be able to get away with quick speed. Without these items delivered where would we be right now would there be any peace still on earth would we lose the race and get our lives taken from us people that we don't even know?
The courage that these people have the people that fight the fight and the people that help the people that fight the fight fight the fight. You could help with that and it would just be in one easy step and you have to take that step with your help and your time did you know that you could save somebodys life or if anything you could save one hundred peoples lives or maybe even more. To many people you would be a hero. To some you would be a savior.
You I bet would want to be that person it is fun caring kind and heroetic and you might even get extra time. There is some hard work that gets put into it as well but still think of all the lives that you would save all the people that would love you forever. All the things that you could do for your country and it would all be done in just one easy step into the doors of, UNRRA! You can do it you have it in you. | 3 |
Venus is a planet that catches the attention from stargazers to people who work for NASA. Venus can also be seen eassily by amateur stargazers because of it's brightest points from the light in the night sky. Venus can be called Earth twin becasue we have the same density and size in terms.
National Aeronatics and Space Administrations has sent people in space ships to Venus for studies of the planet. Also studying if Venus if it had harsh conditions like, temprature level, radiation level, life forms, and Etc. If hovering or orbiting Venus above safely you can see visable ground and some conditions. Space ships can't fully land on Venus because of density.
Old technology has been big impact on society, inventors, and innovators. mechanical computers help during World War 2 doing caculations by using gears. Now computers can be used for games, research, and personal uses. The same thing when the first moving transportation came it inspired people to innovate more ideas like buses, different cars, planes/jets, space ships, Ect. As you can when the future gets better maybe we can fully discover about Venus. | 0 |
This is very challenging to the people who want to make venus a place we can call home. Many reaserchers or people who study Venus will be testing out materials that can last long for it not to melt or break down into parts, when they try to make it to Venus. and of course it wont be very easy because of the conditions, but can be survivable to human. My three reasons for this is the tempeture, conditions and how the materials will last long enough to survive these conditions. and of course there are pro and cons to this challenge.
When you try to get to Venus it will be a little hot. the good thing is that we can survive that, maybe not for some of use. The bad thing is that if the spaceship breaks down into parts then we all die. That's why we need to make sure that the ship is good. "at thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to the sea level on earth". This to me is very shocking becuase the "air pressure would be close to sea level on earth". (paragraph 5). This would support becuase of high the temp is.
The conditions for this can be very risky becuase you never know wwhat might happen when you get close to the atmosphere. The atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide. Anything could happen, it can be unexpected. Some small machine that have ben been on venus and only lasted for a while. " Image of a bimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape".(para 5) This woulld support because NASA has been doing things and discover on what is on Venus.
my other reason is the conditions. the materials can effect the conditios of the spaceship. in world war II they also used computers to help them make the things to | 2 |
In "The challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents."A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus". "Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere". "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own plant". "These conditions are far more extrem than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and woukdk liquefy many metals. This claims that the evaluates how well the author supports the idea of studying Venus is dangers.
The claim of the evaluate the author supports the idea of studying Venus because it's a different planet and have more interesting things there then on planet earth."Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may we once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system"."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". "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys,mountains,and craters"."NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus"."For example, some simplified electronics made of the silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions". "Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers". "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"."Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun." "Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface". These are the reasons why the author supports the idea of studying Venus.
In these parargraphs i've just writen i explained with supporting details on why/how the author supports the idea of studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. | 1 |
Dear Mr. Senator,
It has come to my, as well as many other's attention, that the presidential election is something that could potentially have disasterous outcomes. You, and many polititions like yourself, have been using a system called the Electoral College that people such as Richard Nixon, Bob Dole, and Jimmy Carter have been suggesting to demolish for years now. Personally, I find it quite alarming that although this process has been with us for all of this time, we have found the flaws yet still continue to take the risks. This is not simply about picking a president anymore, this is about the freedom of America.
All in all, the Electoral College at face value seems like a good idea for choosing a winner. It seems to make sense that we would choose electors who the president trusts that would elect him president, but when you think about it, something feels rather off. First of all, the general public places their ballots in the appropriate box believing that they are voting for their ideal candidates. In reality, however, they are voting for their electors instead. Most people who vote are unaware of this factor, and the lack of information pertaining to it is unsettling. Not only that, but the electors are not chosen by the people. Does this not contridict "By the people, for the people?" Where exactly do these people fit in?
Furthermore, the electors cannot always be trusted with voting for their respective candidates. This is something referred to as the disaster factor. While most who are picked by the candidate themself are trustworthy, electors are people who are not in office, therefore may not be as trusting. Electors are an uncertain factor and in some complex cases, even two slates for electors can be sent which could create a hectic mess. If you are going to vote for a president who you wish to win, and your vote goes to an elector that won't come through, it takes all of the power away from the people and places it right back into the state's hands.
Another thing to consider when pondering the validity of this process is the potential of a tie with electoral voting. In this case, the election would be in the power of the House of Representatives, and the representatives from each state would decide the winner. We have had many opportunities for a tie during the elections, one even being the difference of 5,559 in Ohio and 3,687 in Hawaii. The problem with this is the loss of power within the nation. Once again, the people will no longer have a say in the voting and the energy it took them to decide on a candidate and go out to vote will be for virtually nothing. The people will no longer be represented. If something like this were to happen to our country, surely people from every state would be outraged.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself, why should I be worried? Sure, it is unlikely to get a tie in the electoral votes. However, something as huge as deciding the leader of this country should not have even a single flaw in it. Horrible and unexpected things happen everyday, why couldn't we get a tie as well? Now, the main problem with getting rid of the Electoral College is the possibility of run-off elections. In defense of this, the Electoral College is the main reason that we have run-off elections in the first place. It prevents people in certain areas from voting because they feel as if they will have no say in the final result. Even if people still voted for the fun of it, it was only because of chance or political preference. With an election by popular vote, the chances of a run-off election would be significantly lower as people would realize the power they had in deciding it.
As you finish reading this, I ask you to consider all of the points I have made. I am certain that choosing to elect by popular vote would have more benefits than sticking to the old and flawed plan, the Electoral College. Endless proof points to the conclusion that this theory is correct, as the process of picking electors to elect the president is redundant and confusing. Finally, with all of the things that could go wrong, using a new system would be one step forward in making our nation even greater.
From, PROPER_NAME | 5 |
The author of this article uses many valid points and reasonings to support their idea. They refer to Earth and it's compatability to Venus a lot. They also use reasoning about Venus's temperatures and conditions. Although the author uses many disclaimers throughout the article, they still make good claims that studying Venus is worthy, despite the dangers.
In the second paragraph, the author states "...Often referred to as Earth's twin, Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too.". They are insuring that a helpful reason to research this planet would be because it is similar to earth, and a relative distance away. The author also states that "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth.". This shows the readers that Venus is worth studying because there may have been life on this planet. Therefore, NASA needs to send researchers to Venus to identify if there is life or not. The author gives another example by referencing Earth-like features to show that thesremay be some form of life or a way of nature, these references include Venus having mountains, valleys, and craters. This validates the authors point well.
The author also gives ideas on how to help make a possible trip to Venus easier and less dangerous. They talk about using a bump-like vehicle that orbits or hovers about 30 miles above the surface. This vehicle has benefits, and also gives disclaimers. Some benefits would include astronauts being able to explore the land easier, avoiding the "unfriendly" ground, and keeping good air pressure. the text states "however, peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safey far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere, redndering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective." This shows as a disclaimer to give unbiased proof ofnegative effects.
This article is full of evidence to support the authors idea of studying Venus. The author referred to Earth, recommended ideas, and a technology project used with old computers to support their claim. In conclusion, this article had very well put-together evidence, and proves a point that Venus should be studied despite the dangers. | 3 |
"Joining Seagoing Cowboys"
In 1945 Luke was offered to go to Europe with his friend Don and he knew that this was an oppertunity of a lifetime. When he got there he signed up for "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of people and animals. Luke thinks that it was the best experience of his life and that it would be to you to.
According to the text, Luke stated that on his trips he was on a cattle-boat and that it was an amazing experience for him. The text also states that besides him helping people he got to oversee Europe and China, and if you joined you would get to see even more. Luke also got to tour a excavated castle in Crete, so if you went you would probably see something even better.
The text also stated that joining the "Seagoing Cowboys" you get to care for animals during the crossings and you had to feed them and give them water to keep you busy. Also going to join the "Seagoing Cowboys" you have to be prepared for dangers at sea, because if your not you might have something horribly happen to you because you might get the nightwatch job and have to check things and make sure everythings okay and might fall or slip in the process.
Also, when the trips were over you were able to relax or play games while the animals had been housed for a little. Also it opens up a world to people and it makes you more aware of others in different countries in need. It also makes you feel like you accomlished something that makes you feel grateful that you got this oppertunity to make others and yourself feel loved.
In conclusion, if you join the "Seagoing Cowboys" like Luke did then you might bring joy to people's life and to yours. Just know that if you give up an oppertunity to join, then you might regret it for a lifetime, because it makes you feel like you did something that you wont forget. Who knows, you'll probably even persue it and wont give it up. | 1 |
Driverless Cars is good way to help a driver when they are tired and they can take a break from the stairing wheel. The good thing about Driveless cars is that they can drive by themself under specific conditions. Google has had driveless cars that have driven more then half a million miles without a crash.
I think it's a good idea to make drivelss cars because it's interesting and this will help people out a lot especially when they are tired of staring the wheel and they need to sit back and relax, but I mean they will still be alerted to take over the wheel when they are dealing with traffic and accidents the care will warn them.
No matter what, theirs always going to be an accident and you can't blame the car for it, accedents happen and it can either be the other person in the other car or you. If you have a driveless car and you are taking a break but you still have the responsibility to stay on tract and have an eye on the road and not be texting it's still dangerous even though if it's a driveless car. Driveless cars can steer, acclerate and brake themselves but they are all designed to notify the driver when its neccasary.
Driveless cars can also help people who don't know how to drive it can help them out if the person is going to fast it can slow them down.
In 2016 Telsa is realeasing a car that is capable of driving outopilot 90% of the time. In 2020 their will be cars like Mercedes, Benz, Audi, and a Nisaan that will be alble to drive by themselves I think have driveless cars is a good idea. | 1 |
Many countries are wanting or deciding to reduce car usage due to the pollution of gasoline and diesel engines and the space and population. These countries believe that these machines are harmful to their country and their enviroment. How they choose to reduce the use of cars is by banning or making it a holiday to use other needs of transportation and not use these harmful vehicles or maybe result in hybrids.
Residents of Vauban,Germany have many people giving up the use of their vehicles because of the community. "70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here" they believe they do not need vehicles to travel and harm the envirment. "When I had a car I was always tense,I'm much happier this way," said Heidran Walter, as she walks to get to her destination enjoying the unpolluted air and the screming of children."Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-clas families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes". Since the countries have gotten or are getting worse many cities try to make it better for walking and are still trying just like many of the suburbs. Other than thise country many more have actually passed or started a law for driving such as Paris.
Due to the pollution of the enviroment in Paris they have enforced a law to partially ban driving. Paris has enviromental issues to the use gasolines and diesel vehicles, these vehicles polluted the air with smog. "Cold nights and warm days caused to the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions". Paris had alot of enviromental problems with smog any other European capitals, it was proven that "Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found". Paris will always do this due to the pollution in the enviroment of gasoline or diesel powered vehicles.
This issue I agree is poroblem to the enviroment so I like the way they dealt with gasoline and diesel powered vehicles and we should use more hybrid vehicles to help our expenses and our enviroment. | 2 |
To the
Senator of Florida ,
I am in not favor of the
Electoral College , because the
Electoral College is made so the political people have the say so
NOT
the people. The last time I checked it was By the people, For the people. I believe that the American people have the right not a berucratt sitting on his butt all day doing
Nothing other than voting with the Electoral Voting.
Thanks to the Electoral College Mr. Barack Obama got a second term in office and now the country is suffering from it. Even us students thanks to Mrs. Obama we are not having nice lunches like we had before the Obamas got elected. The Electoral College joined the anachronism club after President Obama join his first term in office. Also the Electoral College gave Obama plurality. There are 538 people in the Electoral College(according to "
What is The Electoral College?
" by the Office of Federal Register) and there are at least more than 4 million people maybe 5 million in the United States of America. There are more of American people than Democratics and Republicans in the Senate. So actullally we out number all of you slick polictions.
Yeah sure Florida is one of the top 4 states that give out the major electoral votes but it is only a number 29 its not that big of a deal unless the people you have counting votes cannot count over 538, then ok those are some pretty stupid people you should send them back to school. My grandpa at age 70 can count much better than that.
Answer me this. Is America still for the People, or is it for the slick polictions with there Electoral College? Which one is it? Just face it the Electoral College is old school and for the polictions not for the people. Get Rid of the Electoral College and Let the actual living American people vote. | 2 |
Contrary to popular belief, there is nothing unatural about the supposed "Face on Mars". Though many would like to believe in the supernatural, this oddity is nothing but a rock formation. There are several reasons as to why the theory of aliens making this formation is preposterous, each reason stronger than the previous.
First and foremost, if these photos of the alleged face were the work of possible Martians, NASA would have found further evidence by now. Even if the cameras used to take these pictures weren't of the highest quality, said cameras would have been able to at least catch some photos of further signs of life. Things such as houses or buildings, for example. Now, if some one would like to argue that the aliens lived in caves or other natural formations of the sort, how would those people like to argue the fact that there are no visible creatures in any photos? Do they expect people to believe that every living thing on Mars decided to hide from a satelite they would not even be able to see from the surface?
Additionally, even if NASA had found this further evidence, why would the company try to hide it? Not only would releasing such infrormation to the public leave NASA with all sorts of world renouned achievements, it would be more than beneficial for the company's financial standpoint. Releasing statements as big as signs of life on Mars would do wonders for the company. The more achievements, the more sponsors will see the potential in investing money in a program such as NASA. Adding to that, the more sponsors, the more projects NASA can fund, and by extension, the more the foundation will be able to learn and teach the public.
Probably the most obvious piece of evidence that busts the idea of unknown life, is that these photos were taken in 1976 (according to paragraph 5 of Unmasking the Face on Mars) . Technology at that time was still fairly primitive, especially for space travel. The photo just happened to be taken at the right time, at the right angle, by a pilgrim piece of technology. Further pictures, such as the ones taken in 2001, reveal that the "face" is just a mesa, with next to no details that resemble that of a human complextion. Think of it as the
"...Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho..." (paragraph 12)
All in all, this "face" on Mars is no different from other conspiracies. Things like the picture of the Loch Ness Moster, the famous photo that was confirmed to be faked. Another good example is the "Bigfoot" craze. Both cases are similar to this one because all are just photos that are hard to be certain about, that sparked international interest. Not only are they similar that way, but each one has been debunked with solid evidence. The face on Mars is simply a clump of rock, nothing to be even slightly concerned about. Unless, of course, you are an individual who likes to be concerned about clumps of rock. | 4 |
The siggests that studyiing Venis is worhy in pursuit despite the danger it presents becuase he want to explore that place.They say Venus is the planet closest place to the planet earth.But also it has the hotest surface.Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us. Also it says it has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus.
The planet Venus has many wonders undiscovered.Like they believe back then that Venus used to be just a big ocean.But now its just a big dry planet and thats why they should find more about the planet.Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth.The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, moutains, and craters.Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of spacece travel.
Also notable, Venus has the hottest surface tempeerture of any planet in our solar system.Even though Mercury is closer to our sun.Beyond high pressure and heat.Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like eruptupting valcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface.
So there are plety of things at Venus and plenty of secrets to unlock.But also NASA is working on other approches to studying Venus.For example, some simplified electronics made for silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.
In conclution the siggests that studyiing Venis is worhy in pursuit despite the danger it presents becuase he want to explore that place.They say Venus is the planet closest place to the planet earth.But also it has the hotest surface.Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us. Also it says it has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. | 2 |
Driverless cars are coming to every day lives. We have to accept the fact that we as a nation are advancing in every way possible. I think the idea of having a autonomous car is mental. If the nation had "driverless" cars, drivers would still have to do all of the hardwork, like weaving in and out of construction. It's not safe having driverless cars on the road. The biggest question that goes through most peoples head is "Who is going to take the blame for the wrecks?".
As a current driver I think the worst parts about driving are dodging pot holes, getting cut off at your exit, going through heavy traffic, and lastly driving through construction. These new driverless cars are still forcing you to drive through the pot holes, traffic, and construction. The surrounding towns and roads around my town is full of pot holes and there is always something going on that requires roadworkers and tons of construction. I stil have to swurve around pot holes even if I had a smart, driverless car. I would have to still sit for an hour in traffic. I would still have to reduce my speed to twenty miles per hour to drive through construction. The autonomous car doesn't take away the worst part of driving. You still have to curse in the name of sweet mother Mary of Joseph everytime you see the orange road signs or when you see around two-hundred red brake lights.
"Driving" around in the driverless car is not safe at all. There is always going to be that one driver that sleeps, on the way home from a long, busy day at work. There would be vibrations in the seat that are supposed to alert the driver to take control when needed. Deep-sleepers and cars are not a good combination. A freght train couldn't wake the deep-sleeper up, let alone a little vibration in their seat.
The Google car is supposed to map out the world and not make any mistakes or crash. Recently a Google car wrecked into a bus or truck. The vibrations in the seat didn't tell the driver to take control. Driverless cars are not safe.
When a autonomous wrecks who is going to pay for the damage? The manufacturers? The driver of the driverless vehicle? It would be ridiculous if the passenger of the driverless vehicle had to pay for the damages. The company should pay for every single wreck that their abomination has caused.
Having driverless cars is a terrible idea, and we should stop trying to change the way automobiles are driven. We have bigger fih to fry like; upcoming wars, who is going into office, what do I need for dinner this week. All of those things are more important to think about than driverless cars. | 3 |
Unmasking the Face
The face on Mars was really not a face on mars. Some people say it is a face but I believe it is just a formation on the planet. They have taken 3 pictures and 2 of them prove it is a mesa on Mars. The proof of that is that they have taken pictures in 1998,2001, and have compared it to a landform in the USA. People who believe it is created by aliens suely hasn't seen all the evidence behind "The Face."
First of all, when people saw the face in 1976 they couldnt have had o believe an aliens as making it. How could have there have been a person on Cydonia or an alien. That is why they went back to Mars to prove some scientists' theories wrong. On April 5, 1998 the Mars Global Surveyor had flew over Cydonia for the first time. The surveyor had a picture that was ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Some people were not satisfied because it was cloudy on the Red Planet. They said that the alien marking were hidden by blaze. Compaing the picture of 1998, it certailey looks more like a regular rock on a surface. They went back four years later on a less cloudy day to still prove the believers wrong.
On a cloudless day the Mars Global Surveyor took away a piece of evidence of aliens in space. On April 8, 2001, four years later than the last visit to Cydonia, the surveyor captured the photo much better than all pictures and proved tha the face was a natural platform. Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in he best 1976 Viking photo. The photos were astonishing and made the face be un masked.
Jim Garvin, a chief scientist, said that "It reminds me most pf Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. Thats a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the ame height as the Face on Mars." They are comaparing it to landforms on Earth! How much more evidence can you ask for.
The face on mars has been a fraud for being an alien landform. All the evidenc shos all the people and my friend that the "Face" is not real and just a landform accordin to a ver clear picture and an explanation from Jim Garvin. | 3 |
Driverless cars seem very intriguing to have in the world. The thought of not having to drive when you do not feel like it. It would make our world much more luxurious, but it might not be the safest.
Machines and computers mess up all the time. They malfunction and have to be fixed. Us, as humans, have a better perception of the world, because we can makeour own choices. Computers are programed to do a certain thing. They do not have that consciousness to decide right from wrong, and that could provide safety hazards. Driving is already dangerous with us controlling the car, but with a computer it might be worse. I believe that we should have computer assistance when we drive.
Humans should drive still, but the computer, or car shoukd be there to assist us with driving safely. The computer to human ratio should be fifty to fifty. Even though this would helpful, we would have to consider the expenses. We would have to add sensors to most cars, which will put a pretty unique debt money-wise. We might even have to upgrade the roads to have sensors. This might be worth it though. We will never know until we experience it. | 1 |
I think it is worth a shoot to go to Venus and to study it and make it habadal to live ontop of Venus like using air craft buloons and are jet planes to fly over the cludes and hovering it safely; like the aurthor stats in his artical.
Siencetest at NASA have proven the we can live at Venus huvering over the cludes of Venus. we can still comunacate to Earther by using old fashin computers becuse they have more resistens to Venus plant; NASA also stated that Venus used to be a plant like Earth and it also had many life forms on it as well.
There for i think we can survie on the plant Vunes, I strongly feel like in the fuater that we will be able to have lillers going up over the cluds of Venes and living their in a land and citys as well. | 1 |
You should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because you get to go to fun and unique places. We Have fun adventers. You get to take care of horses and baby cows and if you don't like it then play a volleyball game or a baseball game in the empty holds that had been where animals were held.
We went to China,Europe,Acropolis in Greece,Venice,and Italy. It's really fun to be able to do this stuff with people and animals and that is why you should participate in the because its so cool to see everthing you have dreamed of your whole life.
It might take a few days,weeks,mounths,or even years but at least you get to see all kinds of different things that is not what you always see everyday of your life at home at the same place you should go out and see all kinds of different places because it fun and you get to play with the animals all the time besides when your alseep. | 1 |
Making Mona lisa simle in mona lisa picture that evryone see she is always smile she never mad or said or depressed. technology people try to make a new software so the computer can show weither you are mad or sad or happy it will tell you that and some ads will pop up and let either you are happy or sad. The computer will tell us what are emotions are and i kind of like that because the computer is leting me know if i'm mad or not or sad or not and if i am ann ad will pop up tell mad or sad .But some people wouldn't like being told their mad or sad some people are different from other people .Like when i look at the mona lisa picture it makes happy it makes me feel good about myself make me wanna look up to her like row model. moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions but also may even help produce them. But that is good idea to come up with and see how it works . | 1 |
The future is near and the talk about driverless cars is upon us. Driverless cars give us the oppertunity to save thousands of dollars in buying cars and paying for repairs. This also would be a lot more flexable than a bus because, the driverless cars could take us to our exact destination. Plus the driverless car idea would use half of the amount of fuel we use today.
The struggle we face on saving up to buy a car would not be a problem to us anymore. Multiple teens who already stress because of school have to also handle a job on top of that just to buy a car. Some even have to give up activities they love because of their jobs. Adults spend thousands of dollars just to buy cars and then have the risk of having to spend even more money when they break down to repair them. Cars are expensive items and the money we spend on them could go to other things like vacations, bills, and food.
Buses today have a certain route they follow on a daily basis. They are only capable of taking you to the closest bus stop to your desired location, this could still be a mile walk away from your destination. With driverless cars it would serve to you more as a taxi that takes you where you want to go. This saves us a lot of time because if you are late for the bus and have to wait on the next one or you still have a long walk even after you are dropped off.
The polution fuel causes would decrease by 50%. The driverless cars are projected to use only half the amount of fuel cars and buses are usuing today. This makes earth a lot healthier and safer to live on for you and your family.
Driverless cars are a great change for the would. Makes your life a lot cheaper, safer, and saves you a lot of time. The talk of the future is here and the driverless cars are near. | 2 |
Did you know that the planet Venus has a lot of Earth like similarities? Well in the story "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports this idea giving factual evidence one being,Venus is somewhat referred to as Earths "twin", Venus has a dangerous climate and dosen't have the resources needed for our living conditions, and Not a single spaceship has been to Venus in more than three decades.
First of all, Venus is somewhat referred to as Earth's "twin". In paragraph two the author explains one way of how Venus and Earth are the same. The author states " Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size,and occasionally the closest in distance too." In this way the author is implying the physical features are similar. The author also states that " Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to Earth. Like Mountains, rocky sediment, and even valleys." Even though Venus has the same physical features as Earth its not the same as the things we need in order to live.
In addition, Venus has a dangerous climate and dosen't have the resources needed for our living conditions. In paragraph three the author gives a description of the conditions on Venus. The author states that " A thick atmosphere of almost ninety-seven percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere." This here states that if humans were to travel to Venus they would not be able to survive because Venus's atmosphere is different from Earth. Not only that but the author also states that " On the planet's surface, tmeperatures average over eight-hundred degrees Farenheit." With that being said these living conditions are to extreme for humans to encounter because the pressure is ninety times greater than what humans expeirence on our own planet.
Finally, Not a single spaceship has been to Venus in more than three decades. In the text it says "Such an enviornment would liquify an metals" With this being said everybody know spaceships are made of metal and that is why no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. The text also states that " Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation of being a challenging planet for humans to study,despite its proximity to us." In the end scientists are working to find better ways to advance in their technology and spacecraft to be able to continue their journey on Venus.
In conclusion the author suggests that studying Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Because Venus is somewhat referred to as Earths "twin", Venus has a dangerous climate and dosen't have the resources needed for our living conditions, and Not a single spaceship has been to Venus in more than three decades. With these pieces of supporting evidence this explains the authors purpose in explaining why Venus is a worthy pursuit despit the dangers it presents. | 4 |
A lot of people have diffrent out looks on driverless cars. I on the other hand think it is stupid, and pointless. With these cars we are putting other peoples lives at risk. They have so many sensors on them! What if these sensors stop working? These cars will cause a lot of traffic problems such as crash's, breaking when you don't need too, just little stupid stuff like that! So, before buying one of these "driverless" cars I would advise you to read about it first.
I am against "driverless" cars for many reasons, one with being that it would cause a lot of wrecks. You will never ever know when the car might not want to stop or when the car might not want to turn the way you want it. Put it this way, these cars are the most dangerous thing they could ever come out with. The cities want to stop street wrecks. Well, by bringing "driverless" cars it is not going to help at all. This car is not safe at all. It states in the passage that "Traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." Which this is basically saying that it's not even legal yet!
Two being that you never know when the car is going to lose control. It states that "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger to backing into an object." For instence say you're in this "driverless" car, and you are going down a bump street, you won't be able to feel when the seat vibrates because it'll be so bumpy. With that being said that can make you lose control and crach the car. Now, what if this happend to happen and you have an infant in the car, your risking not only your life but the passangers/the infant in that car!
Three with being that the car has sensors.
It stated that " For starters they needed a whole lot of sensors." So, they needed sensors to recognize where they are at. They use these sensors for everything. It's all computrized. What if the computer stops working? This just basically means that these sensors are liable to stop working. These sensors are liabile to catch on fire. Last but not least what if you have a horrible person running the computers, and instead of sensing someone to where they needed to go he/she sensored them to a dark alley. The driver would be in trouble and theres nothing no one could do about it because their would be no proof. You guys are putting your lives at great risk!
Your putting your perfect life at risk! These cars are not and should not ever be legal. The majority of the people that would even buy this car would probably be the lazy people. You guys may think this car is amazing, but really it is not. This is beyond dangerous. Think before you act/buy. Before even buying a car like this i'd advise you to read about it first. Read all the pro's and con's! Good Luck. | 2 |
A new technologic advancement for reading emotional expressions of students would be a nice thing to have. Not all kids learn the same way as others do. When a kid is sitting in class and is struggling there might be something wrong but usually nobody asks to see if they can help.
Every kid has those days where they don't want to be at school and they are not in a very good mood. Teachers will be able to look at them ask whats wrong and then try to make the lesson a little different and easier to understand. When kids are better able to understand they will retain the information a lot easier and it will help them later on when they need to go back and remember what they have been taught.
Having computers that can recognize your facial expressions to help you learn would be a nice thing to have. In the world we live in today, there is technology everywhere you look and everywhere you go. In the school district I am in, every kid has their own MacBook and so we are always using technology for our school work. If the computers we used would be able to help us learn easier by telling our facial expressions then I feel like it would be a nice thing to have to help us learn and to succede in life.
Not just certain schools, but most schools around the world use electronics and computers. When you use the computer and get frustrated it would be nice if it could change the content of what you are doing to help you better understand what you are doing so you can learn it easier. With facial recognition with emotions would make it nice for the user and also make it a better learning tool for everyone to use.
Everyone has sat down at a computer and been frustrated on what they were doing but this could lower the frustration and make things easier for everyone. I do feel like this would be a nice thing to have in schools and that it would help kids and teachers out and that everyone would see a change in learning. | 3 |
I can definitely imagine a time in the future where everyone buys driverless cars. In movies and television, they have long been fascinated with cars that could drive themselves. I myself am fascinated also.
Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009. Even though it is not fully underway yet, it is already developed that people can ride in driverless cars, although they have to be alert to take over when pulling in and out of driveways, or dealing with complicated traffic issues.
In the late 1950's. General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track. The track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signls to a receiver on the front end of the car. The car read the positive and negative polarity as messages in binary code. These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, which was simply too expensive to be practical. Even though it was too expensive, I am sure that if the government and we, the people, could put in money towards this project, we would be able to use this smart road system.
Sensors are nothing new. In the 1980's, autmakers used speed sensors at the wheels in creation of antilock brakes. Within ten years, those sensors had become more advanced to direct and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. If we keep adding more sensors into the driverless cars, it would actually work and we wouldn't even have to take over whenever construction sites are in progress. Backing out of your driveway would be so much more easier without having to worry if you are about to hit your mailbox or not.
Sebastian Thrun, founder of the Google Car project believes that the technology has finally begun to catch up to the dream. He states, ''There was no way, before 2000, to make something interesting The sensors were not there, the computers were not there, and the mapping was not there. Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something that you could buy at Radio Shack''. As we are early in the year of 2016, it was extremely amazing how far we have come into our world of technology. Everything is being digitilized and driverless cars is a thing of the future.
Driverless cars is the future of our world, and I say that we all accept it, and adapt to the new change. It may not occur yet, but Mercedes Benz, Audi and Nissan plan to have cars that drive themselves by 2020. I myself believe that will happen. | 3 |
I'm personally not for the self driving cars because i dont think they would be as safe as what the creators say they are and many things can happen as the car is driving itself. These cars can obviously save a lot of money for some people but they can also be dangerous in ways that people not might even think about.
These cars obviuously can save money from any point of a persons view but what happens if something goes wrong with the car and it doesnt respond to what the article says it should like construction. Would you hineslty trust a driverless car to take you places. The car could plow right through the area injuring people or even worse. What happens also if the break dont work or it just automatically starts accerlating to high speeds. Right there, people will be filing lawsuits or even sewing the makers becase someone in there family was hurt or killed. Sure the driver can take control over the car when needed but what if that deosnt happen and theres something wrong with the car. driverless cars can either help people or hurt people, but some people are just going to have to make that choice on what they want to do.
Driverless cars should not be allowed because if something goes wrong in can hurt people in so many different ways, and it could also destroy a family if someone gets hurt or dies. People need to realize that they would not be the safest cars. it shouldnt matter if there free, what should matter if there built to physically be safe and if something happens, the creaters will cover any tyoe of bills that need to be payed if something goes wrong with there creations. | 2 |
Man kind has always invisioned a magical future. A future that includes time travel, flying, and driverless cars. The basis for a plethora of T.V. shows and movies has been based on these very ideas. What if one idea of this imagined future was closer than thought possible? Driverless cars are no longer an idea for the future. Driverless cars have become an idea of the present. In paragraph 2, it states that since 2009, Google has had cars developed that can drive themselves under certain conditions. Driverless cars may face some difficulties, but the pros do outway the cons. I believe that driverless cars should be made because they allow safe multitasking for the driver, give safer conditions while driving, and set the bar higher for future technological goals.
The cars deemed as the future allow endless possiblities for productiveness with the driver. The self driving cars let the driver catch up on paperwork, or let them make an important call. The cars could also just be nice for a relaxation time. This wouldn't be considered a safety hazard because manufacturers working on this driverless car are involving notifications for when the driver is needed. Dr. Werner Huber, a BMW project manager, states how they would deal with difficulties involving this in paragraph 8. BMW is working on making driving interesting, so that the driver wouldn't just get bored as the car drives itself. Some manufacturers are working on bringing in display boards or some type of information system to make it interesting. But when the driver is needed in tough conditions, the displays are turned off and the driver is notified when needed. Every concern is listed with a solution in paragraph 8.
The car overall becomes safer, rather than just the action of multitasking. With regular cars, the driver has to keep eye for danger themselves. With the driverless car, it is involved that the car informs the driver when they are needed or if a rough situation is ahead. The driver would be notified by some type of sensor. The sensors have been around since as early as the 1980s, as stated by paragraph 5. The sensors in the car can cause brakes to be applied and can reduce power from the engine. The car would have a greater response and greater control than a human driver ever could. Paragraph 5 tells about the sensors and tells about how improvements for sensors are still underway to this day. In paragraph 7, it states that a driver can take control also, and will be needed in tough situations. Drivers can still have a sense of control over their car.
Driverless cars also inspire others to shoot for high goals in the technological field. Every technological advance has been inspired by some other tehcnological discovery. Just recently, a new fad had come along called hover boards. But these hover boards weren't the ones seen in the Back to the Future franchise, these hoverboards were inspired by them, but didn't exactly hover. Still, the creators of this type of hover board were inspired from a different technological idea. Great strides in technology or ideas for technology make us want to move further. In paragraph 6, Sebastian Thrun, the founder of the Google car project, stated, "There was no way, before 2000, to make something interesting. The sensors weren't there, the computers weren't there, and the mapping wasn't there. Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars. It wasn't something you could buy at Radio Shack." His basic idea, was that as time went on and technology got intensely better, so did the technological ideas. These self driving cars could inspire even more magnificent ideas for the future.
In conclusion, these cars not only let the driver mutlitask safely, they just in general make driving safer. These cars could inspire the greatest invention in history. Technology is based off of other technology. The pros for self driving cars outway the cons for a plethora of reasons. Driverless cars are closer than one thinks, and are safer than one thinks. In paragraph 10, it states that Tesla has a release date for 2016 for the driverless car and Nissan plans to have cars that are driverless by 2020. Driverless cars are the now and they are worth it. | 4 |
Im all for usig this technoligy to read emotions. It could help out alot with identifying depresion in people and why they are. Also, this tech could help identify whether a person is telling the truth or not. We could us thhis tech in legal debates or court cases just as much as in the school for experiments. This tech puts on a whole new meaning to body lannguage.
One way it could be used,asi said n the intro, is in legal debates. In the artical, it states that the software can detect if the face you make is forced or an actual smile/frown. This means we can see if a politician is lying about his/her claims during a debate. Not only that, but the software also comes up with a percentage of each emotion on one expresion. This new software can revolutionize the way we see expresion.
We could also use this technoligy to identify wether or not a person is depressed or not felling well. As i said in the paragragh before, the software uses percentiges to identify how sad, angery, or happy a person is. So, if we used this on someone who looked aas if they are depressed, we simple use the software to calculate the differences. In this way, saving many people from suicide and therefor, helping them as well.
In conclusion, this software will revolutionize the way facial expresion are reconized. It will help so many people in so many different ways. But this, this is just the begining of our technological advancment in life. Soon, we might even cure magor disesis. | 2 |
Throughout the years, humans have always had to get from point A to point B. To make this easier they use cars. But with air pollution and traffic being an issue in most countries, mayors are deciding to put down the car keys and pick up their walking shoes.
To begin with, air pollution is becoming a big issue on the Earth. Greenhouse gases are being released and most of them come from cars alone. "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" (Section 1, Paragraph 5). Cars and trucks are causing our Earth, our home, to waste away because of the gases they give out. If more people decided to walk to where they need to go instead of driving, then it would reduce the gases that cars and trucks give out. With more people walking rather than driving, it would make the air more clean and the Earth a better place to live.
Further more, another reason people should decide to put down their car keys is because of the traffic that cars cause. Why France was trying to get rid of smog, they banned people from using their cars. "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog" (Section 2, Paragraph 14). If more people walked or used public transportation rather than their own cars, traffic jams would decrese and also crashes. When people drive their own cars they tend to lose focus and they might hit someone. With less people driving then there would be less deaths from car accidents. Putting down your keys and walking or using public transportation, would be beneficial to not only you but also everyone else too.
In conclusion, people rely on cars every day of their lives. To get you to where you need to go, but if we continue to use cars every day and destroy the Earth then there will be no where for us to go in the future. Polluting the air and causing car accidents and deaths is not what we need to be doing. Put the keys down, and walk! | 3 |
The author of this passage provides many reasons on why we should explore Venus. The author states many interesting facts about Venus and ways we could adventure the risky terrain.
According to the author in passage two, Venus is the closest planet to Earths size and density. This meaning, if we were to explore this terrain it could be a possible place to start another biome like Earth. In passage four, the author mentions that Venus has mountains, valleys, and craters that resemble those we have on Earth. The author makes a good point in mentioning that Earth and Venus are very different but also very similar.
The author also reveals to us that Venus has an atmosphere made up of about 97% carbon dioxide. This piece of evidence is backed up with passage five, where the author also states that NASA is thinking about usinng the solution of allowing scientists to float above the harsh conditions of Venus' surface. This would allow our scientists to be able to explore and gather more information about Venus all while avoiding dangerous conditions.
The author does an excellent job at continuing to provide statements that support the idea of exploring Venus. At the end of passage five, the author states that solar power would be plentiful, and the radiation on Venus' surface and atmosphere would not exceed Earths levels of radiation. According to what the author states in passage six, many researchers are working on building machines that can withstand Venus' difficult conditions. This would allow the machines to collect samples from Venus' surface for the machines to bring back to earth for our scientists to analize.
At the end of the article, the author provides the idea that us humans exploring Venus could lead to many other great explorations. Overall throughout the article the author continuously provides valuable reasons on why it is worth it for our scientists to explore Venus. The exploration could lead to many great things accoriding to the information the author provided to us. | 3 |
Have you ever wanted to be a Seagoing Cowboy? Well if it wasn't for my friend Don I wouldn't be here right now. I even have a story written about me!"He was working two part time jobs in a grocery store and a bank when his friend Don invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. Luke couldn't say no. He knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime." This proves why you should be a seagoing cowboy. Hold up why dont you wait so I can intrest you more!
Also, you need to be a Seagoing Cowboy because you get to explore parts of the world that you wouldnt get to explore elsewhere. You get to help the people in need that need your service, such as being in the war. You get a great feeling to overwhelm you. This includes confidence and smarts. How do you feel about being a Seagoing Cowboy? Well its more fun than anything. I definatly recommend it!
So you can see, being a Seagoing Cowboy can be a big impact on you life. If you dont want to join then there is soemthing about you. It is by far the best carrier thats puts work after play. Time to pack your bags you're going to be a Seagoing Cowboy like me! You're still thinking about it? Oh, I'm sorry, but you should totally join me in being a Seagoing Cowboy. | 1 |
I think driverless cars will be a good invention for the future. I don't think we will have to pass a driver's test to get to drive one. This will save time out of our days that we spend studying and practicing to pass those permits and tests. Although these cars aren't completely driverless yet, I believe we will get there soon and our progress on it is fascinating. "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash, but so far, Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents."
Driverless cars have been thought of since around the late 1950's, it's just people or companies didnt have the technology, we have today, to make them. The cars also save money spent on gas and repairs. The article says, "The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus."
To conclude, yes I believe driverless cars are the way to the future. They will benefit us more than they will do harm, if any. Many companies have already started building their own edition of driverless cars. BMW have cars that steer, accelerate, and brake on their own, but even they sill need driver's assistance. And what about the driver's laws, will you have to be 18 to get one of these futuristic cars, or will there even be an age limit since the driver won't do anything? " Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can drive themselves by 2020. The road to the truly autonomous car stretches on ahead of us, but we grow closer to the destination every day." | 2 |
The author suggests that studing Venus is worthy for many reasons. Those reasons are how simular Venus is to Earth, it would be the easiest planet to visit, and it wold be the safest planet to study.
In the passage it states "While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantge point of earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closly." Venus is dangerous to explore,but Venus seems fascinating to study.
Venus is very simular to Earth. In the passage it states. "Astronmers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth- like planet in our solar system." Venus is much like Earth. Venus could be coverd with oceans, and also have various forms of life." It would be interesting to see if or what forms of life Venus could have.
Another reason why Venus would be worthy to study is it would be the easiest planet to visit.
Venus would be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given to the long time frames of space travel." The value of returning to Venus seems indisptable, but what are the options for making such a mission both save ans scientifically productive?" Not only would Venus be the nearest option for a planetary vistist, but it would also be the safest.
NASA is thinking of the safest way a human could study Venus. The passage states "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float abouve the fray." It would be like a vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above Venus.
The author states many reasons why Venus would be interesting to study. Venus would be hard to eplore, but working on studing planet Venus, we could make it work and see how fascinating Venus really is. | 2 |
People With cars , dont actually use cars anymore they chose to give up on them because Mant have no place to park on the city outskirts and many sell their cars to live in vauban. others dont really own cars. people where more happy with walking . less auto use was labled as " smart planning ." the planned to make less car space and more space for walking in the city. stores are being placed in less s walk awayon a main street besides in malls thats far on a highway. they promote new citys that are less car dependent. so theres more walking.
In Paris ,france they band cars bvecause of air pollution. citizens with odd and even numbered licenses plated had to pay a fine of $31 dollars as a fine for car pollution. citizens that disapproved of the fine had their cars impounded. the smog was rivaled form the most polluted city in the world Beijing , china. in france more cars where used on diesel. paris has more smog then others citys in europe. jobs that made deliverys complained because they couldnt deiliver packages to their recivers. they started to come up with cars thats doesnt run on gas ...that can be just charged with a plug-in. public transpotation was free from friday to monday.
Colombia used a car-FREE day to avoid traffic jams. buses anf taxis were only allowed to be along the city that day. the day was promoting thr reduce of smog , people who disagreed always payed a fine of $25 dollars. | 0 |
The author of the article states that "Earth's twin, Venus. In our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our sun. Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionaly the closest in distance too." But the fact that Venus is close to the Sun make it difficult to be suitable for humans even though the planet is also close to Earth "Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us".
The issue that "Humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world (venus) and not spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours" explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. Venus has temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the athospheric pressure is 90 times greater that what we experience on our own planet. The author gives all of this information in order for us to evalute and understand that Venus have difficulties to be explored and to live in.
But what would happen if our planet one day stop being suitable for human live? Which would be our new home? Scientistics prove that Venus can be sometimes our nearest option for a planetary visit. "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 propably covered with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth" This sentence prove that Venus may not be as dangerous as we think if scientistics give a close look and study the land closely. "Today Venus has some features that are analogous to those on Earth".
Despite it dangerous of going and explore Venus land. The author state that is not impossible to go and explore our neighbor planet. NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. Scientistics said that if modern technology can't do a lot surviving in the high temperatures on Venus they will use old technology such as the machines that were used in World War II."Another project is looking back to and old technology called mechanical compurers." Modern computers are enormously powerful but when it comes to extreme physical conditions they are not very flexible in contrast with old technology. "Old technology devices..make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all"
Like the author says "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangerous and doubts but should be explanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation" So, human curiosity should give a chance to old machines and try to make a second Earth. Who knows if in 10 years or so we would need a ew planet to live in?... | 3 |
Hello my name is Luke. You might have heard of me but if you don't i'm a Seagoing Cowboy from the UNRRA (the United Nation Relief and Rehabilitation Administration).I do things like take care of younge cows,horses,and mules over the water. The UNRRA has been low on Seagoing Cowboys and we need help. I would like for you and other people to apply for the job. You need to be at least 16,or graduating from high school "like me"or older. And when you are 18 you will be able to draft for military survice.
If you are wondering there is nothing to be afraid of be of we ride on big boats like the SS Charles W. Wooster There are flaws to this job too,because when I crossed the Atlantic Ocean it took us two weeks. The lucky thing about being on a ship for that long is that I had my friends onbord and I was having a good time. And a good thing about being a Seagoing Cowboy is that you know you are helping others because of the destruction of World War 2. So if you need a job that would be fun and one you would like become a Seagoing Cowboy. | 1 |
Dear Senator,
I believe that we should change to election by popular vote for the president of theUnited States. If we are a democracy, then we are a government for the people and by the people, so then why dont we elect directly by the people. Popular vote is what the all of the eligible citezens want. Aren't we supposed to be elected by the people that we are going to represnt. This is not an oligarchy, ruled by the electoral college.
Well some people say that the people vote for the electors who are responsible for voting for the candidate they have pledged to, as it says in source 3 : In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President. But, some of these electors are not faithful and go against what they are supposed to do. And, why turn down thousands of voters. If a state such as Florida for example voted for electors by popular vote, and 200,000 voted for the democrat elector, and 100,000 voted the other way, then thoses 100,000 people we be canceled out. If there was no electoral vote, and the whole voting system was by popular vote, then everybody would have a say and no one with be canceled out. That is the true way of democracy.
If we are a democracy then why not give the election to the citizens insted of the ellectors. The President is the leader of our country, so he should lead the way we want him to. And, the only way to make sure of this is by popular vote, so the people directly vote for who we need to lead at that time. The Electoral College has made many mistakes, and stired different prblems before. People also say that a tie is a very unpredictable and risky situation. If it was voted by the Electoral college there would be a higher chance of a tie then by popular vote. if you do the math 538 to1 is a higher percentage chance of a tie then 300,000,000 plus to 1. Popular vote would be a more efficient, less risky, and a moral and ethical system.
So, overall it would be better and we should change to election by popular vote for the President of the United States. There are many reasons, and these are just a few. It is a more efficient, less risky, practical, ethical, and moral system that is better than the Electoral College. We should change as soon as possible, so we dont create any more disturbances and problems. | 2 |
Venus is our lovely neighboor that we know the basics of. Venus needs to be our pursit despite the dangers of it's challenging surfaces and it's known proximity.
Venus is well know for being Earth's "twin," because of how similar they are to each other. Venus is one of the brightest points in our sky, so why shouldn't we learn more about Venus in depth?
Venus is a lot harder to learn about than what you think. NASA has never been able to send an aircraft to venus because of it's very harsh conditions. Venus atmosphere is very differnt from ours. Venus atmospehere has a blanket of ninety- seven percent of carbon dioxide. As well as a high rate of corrosive sulfric acid. Since venus temperature can range from eight- hundred degrees fahrenheit. NASA has a possible solution that is ready to be tested by floating over Venu's hostile surface and observing. Even though Venus's temperature is ninety times a lot harsher on Venus then what we are used to on Earth there is still a big possibility that NASA is able to do further research and is able to expand our knowledge. Venus is a beauiful planet that we have very limited knowledge about. If we could look over danger posiblities and do more research we could have plentiful visit's to our neighbor. | 1 |
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) hope to visit Venus and make a closer look to the ground. We often called Veus as Earth's twin cause is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too.According to the text "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." NASA been wanting to visit Venus cause Venus is sometime right around the corner in space but every time they sent spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world, no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours.According to the text"On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 time greater than what we experience on our own planet." This type of conditions are far more extreme than anything humas encounter on Earth. For example, Venus has the the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar sytem, even though Mercury is closer to our sun. NASA has been working on other way to study in Venus. they are even trying to bring back an old technology called mechanical computer, these devics make calculations by using gears and lever and do not require electronics at all unlike
today computers. According to the text "Some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions". As you see NASA are really trying to find another way to study there and how they are gonna live while they are in Venus.In conclusion,As you know NASA are doing everthing they can for a way to live and how they are gonna study the enivoments. If they keep on trying they are gonna be able to survie in that atmospheric, one day they are gonna make it to Venus. | 1 |
One day luke and don wanted another job so they took a job as a seagoing cowboy. Luke wanted to help the countrys gain back food and supplies so the would survive. Luke said it was an oppotunity of a lifetime.
Luke had some experience because his aunt katie had a farm and he learned how take care of the animals there. But he relized since he was 18 he could be drafted into the military force. But they told just to keep being a cattle boards men for his service. He loved doing his job. He said that its an unbelievable oppotunity for a smal city boy.
Because also why he was on the boat he could see things hes never seen before. He also had one majior setback by returning talking to his captin of the ship he fell of the latter and broke his ribs.
He found fun actvitys on the boat also like baseball,volleyball,table tennis,fencing, boxing,reading,whittling and some other games to pass time.
He said being a see going cowboy was more than an aventure to him. it opend up a world to him. he said it made him more aware. And that awarness staye with him leading his family to host a number of internatinol students and exchange visitors for many years. | 0 |
There are many reasons to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. There are many things you do in this program. Such as taking care of animals for all the animal lovers out there such as horses, cattle, and mules. You also get to travel around the world and meet new people. Most importantly you get to help people that have gone through some thing terrible such as World War II. Many of the animals are just taken in by people while unloading them. You dont just take care of animals. When you're half way across the country you to have some fun. After unloading you have some free time. So while you are there you plat tenis, baseball, vollyball, tabletennis tornaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittleing,and games also help pass time. But you don't just play games you also get to explore China, Asia, Europe, Austrailia, and Africa. You can take tours of France, Italy, Greece, and many more. Joining this program can open up many new opportunities. I think it can make you more aware of what is going on in different countries. | 1 |
Why are the streets always so jammed!? Everyone asks that all the time almost everyday around 5:00pm. The reason for is because cars being excessivley used nowadays. There are several different advantages that can happen when limiting car usage. The world would be a better place if less cars were used on the roads.
To begin with, why do we the peole use cars? The reason is because it can get us from A to B really fast. But that's only 1 positive for the usage of cars. Think about the negatives and disadvantages of using cars. My 1 main reason of the usage of cars is that it make the world less active. Walking or running is a daily form of exercise, and the usage of cars is limiting the numbers of that. In section 1 Hedrum Walter says that he always was tense when he had a car, he's much happier without one. This is why we should limit the usage of cars. We don't want the people to be tense all the time, we want them to enjoy and relax when using transportation other than cars. Walking will take longer but is better in the long run. You don't have traffic jams, you can go places and areas that cars couldn't fit through and you have many different ways of getting to a particular place rather than just a road. The only repercution that you have to worry about with walking is the rain. But heres the thing, In section 3 Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus said "The rain hasn't stopped people from participating." This means rain isn't a problem when walking on the streets. Cars may offer more protection but its more dangerous than walking. This is why places like Germany, Paris, and Bogota are trying to carry out the experience of a "car-free" life.
In addition, another advantage of limitiong car use is limiting riots. I know we have all heard of people screaming and arguing in the cars of people in front or behind them. This is a big problem nowadays and it's because of the use of cars. If we can limit the usage of cars than we can hopefully reduce the level of aggrevation on the streets. Alot of accidents happen everyday dealing wiht the usage of cars. Cars provoke alot of deaths if you think about it. If we could limit the usage of driving cars than this will limit the amount of deaths per year by cars. That's the number 1 disadvantages to the using of cars. Walking and biking are my 2 favorite types of transportation because it's smooth, and it's more conveinant. Less accidents and injurys happen when walking or riding a bike. This can also help the streets be less packed which will allow for easier access to certain places. DUI is the main worst tragic that comes from the usage of cars. Many people die everyday because of drunk drivers and thats not respectable. Just imagine if the same person who caused an accident in the car while drunk was drunk on the streets while walking, he more than likely couldn't of caused an accident if he was walking and not driving a car. Just think about all of the disadvantages that cars promote.
Last but not least, comes the president (Barack Obamas) most valuable reason to limit car usage. Obama wants to curb the U.S greenhouse gas emissions, and by that he wants to get fewer cars on the road. In section 4 it shows that "studies suggest that americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by." This means that Obama's goal is prevailing. Paris came to a conclusion that they decided to ban driving due to smog. In section 2 it states that Paris air became so polluted that they enforced a parial "driving ban" to get rid of the air pollution. They blamed this problem due to the diesel fuel. They figured out that diesels make up 67% of vehicles in France, as to 53% in the rest of Western Eurpoe. In section 2 its pretty much the same reason except Bogota's goal is to "promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. The violators faced $25 fines." They figured limiting car usage was a good opportunity to take away stress and reduce air pollution. In section 4 the last paragraph tells you what Bill Ford plan was. He wanted to create cities in which "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial, and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, onserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety."
These are some advantages of less car usage. Many good things will start to happen if everyone could lower the usage of cars nowadays. We don't want the world to have polluted air, we don't want to promote car accidents, and we also don't want under age drivers on the streets. So take in mind the disadvantages of usage of cars and compared the to the the advantages of limiting car usage. | 4 |
The author suggest that studying Venus is worthy pursuit the dangers it presents. The author thinks that it's worth exploring Venus no matter the dangerous a human may go through. The author did not so good in explaining his opinion. He mentions only cons through out mayority of the article.
First the author mentions that Venus is Earth's twin closest plant in term of density and sizes and closest to distance too. But this hasn't been much of help, the fact that none spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours. Secondly Venus is covered in a thick atmospher of almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide making it hard for us to see through a spacecraft camera. Then on Venus suface temperatures are around 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the atmospheric perssure is 90 times greater than Earth's. The conditions on Venus are more far extreme than what a human can experiance on Earth. NASA has tried serval ways to study Venus, for example peering at Venus from hovering safetly far above the plantet can provide limited insight on ground conditions because the light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. Exploring Venus is a challengeing planet for humans to study.
In my opinion this article does not explain why it's worth studying Venus no matter the risks. The author just talked about all the cons Venus has, the diffculties, the conditions of weather and all kinds of dangerous Venus provides. This just makes us think that just maybe it's not worth risking yourself having in mind this mission might fail as well. | 2 |
A stop to driverless cars
Over the years technology has changed dramatically in many ways. Cell phones have the ability to shut off smart tv's with a push of a button, computers have the ability to hack humans with special softwares. People have developed many new ideas about technology with the modern world today. Driverless cars are a whole new introduction to technology today. Are people for or against drieverless cars?
Some positive aspects of driverless cars include the following, they can handle up to 25 miles per hour-special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. They can steer,accelerate, and brake themselves. All of the driverless cars are designed to notify when there is a road that requires human skills, examples would be accidents, construction zones, etc. When a vehical is in danger of backing up into an object, the seat vibrates to get the drivers attention. Driverless cars could also help senior citizens that are not capable to drive themselves places that they need to go.
Some negative aspects of driverless cars include, human drivers staying alert and ready to take over in a situation. Having someone drive for you when you have the ability to drive yourself could cause you to get bored at times. In case you do not feel your seat vibrate it would already be too late to try to control the car yourself. One major negative aspect of driverless cars that me, myself would mostly worry about is car malfunction. Car malfunction happens quite often and what would happen if all of a sudden the car starts going crazy? Drivers, passengers, and pedestrians would not be safe if the car had a malfuntion.
In conclusion, I think driverless cars would not be safe. Although the driverless car does have some positive aspects, most people would want to get in a car where they feel safe in, not a car where they feel something may go wrong in a tough situation. I am totally against driverless cars only because I would not like to be in a car that I do not feel safe in, let alone a car I have to worry about. | 2 |
Technology has grow so much over the years. There is a new software called the Facial Action Coding System that can be used to calculate how someone is feeling.
This type of technology should be used in the classrooms of schools to make sure students get the help they need, and to keep them on task when they are at school on the other hand the schools would have to purchase and learn how to use the complex system.
Some students when they go to school are to shy to ask questions if they are confused about a topic. The article says " 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". This piece of text shows that by using the technology the students could get help with what they need and do not have to ask questions to the teacher. This technology would help so many kids that are to shy to ask questions in the classroom get the help they need.
For some students it is hard for them to stay on task while at school due to all the distractions around them.
The article says " 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 text from the article connects to the classroom, when a student is getting bored with the topic they are on the technology could change the lesson to make it easier for the student to stay on task. This technolgy could make students stay on task while they are in school by changing the lesson to make it more interesting for the students.
If this technolgy was used in the classroom it would be hard for every school to use it. This piece from the article says " Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile.". This shows that the schools would have to get all new PC's and learn how to use the new technology. Some schools do not have the money or the time to go out and buy and learn a whole new system of technology.
The technology can be used in schools to make sure students get the help they need, and to keep them on task when they are at school, on the other hand the schools would have to purchase and learn how to use the complex technology. This technology would help so many kids that are to shy to ask questions in the classroom get the help they need. This technolgy could also make students stay on task while they are in school by changing the lesson to make it more interesting. On the other hand some schools do not have the money or the time to go out to buy and learn a whole new system of technology. this technology should be used in all classrooms to help students get the best education. | 3 |
My argument about Lukes point of view is that you should always try soething new or something you always wanted to do. In this story Luke is working at a store and his friend invited him to go on a cattle boat to Europe after World War 2. He knew this would be an opportunity of a lifetime. So he went.
You could see how he was feeling just by the way the author put it. He was exicited and he was ready. When Luke found out that he was to take care of horses, young cows, and mules he knew he would be good at it because he worked at his aunts farm. He thought this would be a good time to help out with this disaster. Luke went overseas just to do someting helpful for the problems people had. All the stuff people had were gone because of the World War 2.
He had some rough times on way, like running into storms, big waves and other stuff that happen in the ocean, but hey it was worth it. But some thingss got severe, when he broke his ribs during a storm. He took nine trips on the cattle boat. And this was big for him because he was a small - town boy. He also knew he was helping out thousands of people. Over seas, Luke was very busy with the animals. He had to feed them 2 to 3 times a day. Thats a lot of work for young boy.
Just by reading this article you can tell how much work you will have but your doing it for people who can't do this stuff. So what, it may be hard, it may be boring, but those people need your help. Thats why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. Luke was brave enough to do this kind of thing just because of 1 thing, he had faith in him, his best friend, and the people. Im pretty sure your going to have a warm welcoming home surprise waiting for you at your place. Im entirely sure that all of you want that surprise. Just join the Seagoing Cowboys program and your garenteed and fun active time with the people you are working with and the peoeple that need your help. So have the faith Luke had, and come on down and sign up for Seagoing Cowboys program. Hope to see you there cowboy.
Oh and one more thing, have some faith in yourself, it always turns out good. Just ask Luke Bomberger, he will tell you about all that happen just with a lot of faith and courage. | 1 |
I do not think that driverless cars are a good idea, i believe this because there could be a lot of hazard and danger behind this action. First how would these computers like programs know when to go or turn at a stop light? This could create many dangers and conflicts on the road. Next how could these computers detect humans? If the car doesn't know a person is j walking it could run over the person and possibly kill them, and yes j walking is illegal but it still happens. Finally i don't think these computers are a good idea because of malfunction. If something goes wrong in the car or the brakes go out it can lead to death for the passenger. I just think these vehicles are a little way to risky and not safe. In the article it says these cars need to be proven more safe. So this means these cars are not safe at the moment. As you can see i believe these cars are not safe and i am against it. | 1 |
In our generations we have many ways of transportation. Some of the transportation that we are using is effecting our ecosystem and causing us to have a very high percentage of greenhouse affect. Some countries are helping to stop from the percentage from going up.
In Germany they have an upscale community and they dont use vehicles as much. Their streets are generally forbidden street parks, driveways, and home garages in the new district of Freiburg. "Passengers are responsible for 12% of greenhouse effect in Europe, and up to 50% in some car-intensive areas in the United States." All of that is due to vehicles. In Germany there is only two places to park, large garages and where a car-owner buys a space.
Paris is helping also with banning driving ecause of 'Smog'. They fine even-numbered license plates that didnt leave their cars at home on Mondays, they were charged 22-euro's. The same with odd-numbered license on the next day. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined and twenty-seven people had their cars impounded due to their reactions to the fines. It really helped because the congestion in the air went down 60%. Cold nights and warm days cause the warm layers of air that is trapped in cars emissions. "Diesels make up 67% of vehicles in France, compared to a 53.3%average for diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe". They had more 'smog' than the other European capitols.
In Bogota, Colombia they set up a program to have a car-fre day. That led to leaving strees of the capitol city eerile devoided of trffic jams. They had three straight years of banning cars ad only being able to use bused and taxis, they were permitted for the 'Day Without Cars' in the capitol city for their seven million population. In that day they had millions of people hike the Colombian mountains, bike, skates, or the people took bused to work. "For the first time, two other Colombian cities, Cali and Valledupar, joined the event." Their 'Day Without Cars' campaign because in Bogota in the md-1990's.
In conclusion, cars and anyother type of vehicles are bad for our enviornment. They are causing us to have greenhouse effect. Its polluting our air, and ruining our earth. Soon our president inh the United States in going to end th culture of cars. Why dont we all practice not having cars for a day like Paris and Bogota, it will be better for our enviornment. Because the congestion in our atmosphere is bad and almost at 60% of greenhouse. | 1 |
"Yes I agree that it would be amazing to have life on Mars, but theres just simply no evidence to support your claim." I argue. Most people think there is life on Mars but I disagree. I think this because, there is no evidence, there are things on Earth that look like faces but are not, and we have digitaly made the picture 3 times bigger and found nothing.
First of all I think this because, there is no evidence. No evidence has been found to suggust that there were aliens who built the face. The only thing you can find on aliens are in newspapers or on tv and they are based on pure opions instead of facts.
Secondly I think this because there are things on earth that may look like a face but isnt one. There are many landforms that may resembel a face but were proven to be naturaly formed.
Lastly, I think this because we have digitaly made the image 3 times bigger and found no objects in the picture. So if there were objects in the picture we would have been able to see them. This supports the idea that ther is no life on Mars to create the face.
This all supports the idea that aliens did not create the face on Mars. I belive that the face was created by natural elements and just happens to look like a face. | 2 |
The new technology "Facial Acting Coding System" or FACS, would not be useful in a classroom enviroment today, the creator Eckman has this new technology set up with 6 main emotions; Happiness, Surprise, Anger, Fear, Sadness and Discust. The idea could be great for classroom use, but the way I feel that it would be exicuted seems ike a viloation of privacy and an unecissary cost to schools.
In the article it is said that the FACS technology could be used in a classroom setting, it could tell if a student was bored or confused to possibly change the lesson to be more interesting. This seems that it could also be an evasion of this students privacy. If they are really sad becuase of home problems or other things, the student may not want the program or the teacher to know about it. With this type of software you could really evaide someones privacy and there personal thoughts.
The article also says that a home computer can not compute the algorythims that this program is running, does that mean the school is going to have to get a "super computer" just to know if a student finds a topic in school intresting. I feel that the cost all together is not worth it, becuase why would someone who has spent so much time and money on the technology give it away for free. It seems like a lot of work for Eckman to give it out for free, even if it were to better education.
One other problem with this FACS technology is how accurate is it, could a student fake a emotion just to not learn a new subject that is hard. I'm sure that most people can fake an emotion to get something, a lot of people when they were children have faked an emotion to get something, weather that was candy or a new toy. Most people have done it, wether or not you have.
I do not feel that there is need for a program like this to be put into schools, if this program were to be put into advertising then it would be very profitable. But in a class room situation it is not needed at all, there is really no value to have this in our classrooms with all of the questions that we still have about it, along with the technology not being 100 percent accurate. | 3 |
Th author did not do a very good job supporting his idea that we should explore Venus, despite the risks.
In this article, the author did not give reason why we should explore Venus.
He just gave facts about Venus and its dangerous conditions.
The author only explained the risk involved in exploring Venus, and not why we should, despite the risk.
An example of a random fact that does not back up the authors suggestion: Spacecrafts that land on Venus never come back and only last about two to three hours.
At the end of the artcle, the author finally mentions his viewpoint on the subject.
But during the actual article, it is not once mentioned that we should go to Venus.
In conclusion, the author does not support his suggestion that we should explore Venus but instead lists off random facts he knows about Venus and what we would do if we get there. | 1 |
The Facial Action Coding System or known as "FACS" is a software that 3-D prints the picture exactly how it is with all the 44 major muscles that are identical to the person in the picture. From there it goes to psychologists and they classify the type of emotion that they see in the 3-D model. The psychologists refer to the six classified basic emotions which are Hapiness, Surprise, Anger, Disgust, Fear, and Sadness.
Having this in a classroom would be a cool idea but in my opinion i think there is no need for something like this in a classroom. The students may find it interesting but it wont teach them anything unless they are studying to be a psychologist or something related to that. The students may or may not like this but if they do come out with something like they were talking about when they said an ad popped up and the computer sees yout frown and puts a similar ad on the screen the computer will recongize that you are getting bored or not liking that so the computer would change the type of ad. If they come out with this then i can see it being used in the schools where students can learn what makes them mad or happy.
When it comes to "FACS" in the classroom it might not be the best option for students to learn about that unless they want to have a career similar or like a psychologist they should keep the "FACS" to the people who made it to make technological improvements and release it to people who would need this to help patients and then release it to students who are in college or a type of school that have students who want to be a psychologist or to people like video game designers who need this to make better improvements to characters int the games they are creating. | 1 |
The author is studying that Venus or sometimes that "Evening Star" is a worthy pusuit despite that dangers it presents. It is a worthy pusuit because Venus is also referred to as Earth's "twin." But the challenge is the atmosphere, clouds, and the Fahrenheit. NASA is trying to study Venus. I will tell you why Venus is a worthy pursuit.
Venus is referred to as Earth's "twin" because Venus is the closet planet to Earth's density, size, and the closest in distance. Mars is also close to Earth. Earth, Venus, and Mars is our planetary neighbor, but Mars and Venus orbit the sun at different speeds in the solar system. The differences in speeds between Mars and Venus means that we sometimes are closer to Mars and other time to Venus. Astromomers believes that long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and have various forms of life, like Earth. Even today, Venus have Earth-like features like valleys, mountains, and craters. Humans have sent numerous of spacecrafts, but no spacecrafts have survived for more than a few hours.
The challenging of Venus is the atmosphere, the clouds, and the Fahrenheit. Venus's thick atmosphere is almost 97 percents carbon dioxide and it blankets over Venus and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than we experience on Earth. The most challenging of Venus are the clouds because the clouds are highly corrosive sulferic acid in Venus's atmosphere. Venus's surface temperatures is average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Venusian geology and weather presents additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes,and frequent lightings strikes. Also Venus has the hottest surface temperature in the solar system.
NASA is trying different ways to study Venus. NASA has been compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus, but the possible solutions to the hostile conditions on the surface is that they would allow scientists to float above the fray. They want to try and create a spacecraft that is hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling landscape. The temperatures will still be at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to the sea level on Earth. NASA is working on different approaches for studying Venus like some simplified eletronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber stimulating the chaos of the Venus's surface and it have only lasted for three weeks in such conditions. Another project is to use mechanicals computers, which are devices first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in 1940s during the World War II. They would use these devices because it make calculations by using gears and levers and it do not require eletronics at all.
It is a worthy pursuit because Venus is also referred to as Earth's "twin." But the challenge is the atmosphere, clouds, and the Fahrenheit. NASA is trying to study Venus. It is a worthy pursuit because it shows that how difficult it is just trying to get and sample or studying Venus, but astronomers are so fascinated how Venus may once was the most Earth-like planet. Venus have gained human curiousity that will likely lead us into many equally itimidating endeavors. | 3 |
We live in a world where we rely on cars to get us to where we need to and want to be. Be it to work, school, errands, dates, family get togethers, hanging out with friends and a multitude of other things. Yet do we really need cars like we think we do, some would say yes or how else are we suppose to get around to places we have to go but when you think about it not really since there are other ways to get around like walking or taking public transportation. Their are even some advantages to just stop using cars altogther.
Many people now a days worry a lot about the enivornment specifically the negative things that have been done to it like how green house gasses are destroying the ozone layer. It makes the earth more exposed to the sun's radiation and causing a negative chain of events like the polar ice caps melting. According to source one "In Germen suburb life goes on without cars" its revealed that cars account for twelve percent of green house gasses in Europe and fifty percent of green house gasses in the United states. This is especially problematic in large dense cities where car green house gasses add to the pollution by mixing in with other green house gasses from other parts of these cities. In source two "Paris bans driving due to smog", cars are the cause of the terrible smog problem Paris is facing which causes many driving problems. If we stop using cars we immediately cut down on how much green house gas gets released into the ozone layer. It would not only be good for us but good for the enviornment as well.
On a more personal note, in all honesty driving a car is incredibly stressful. There are rush-hour restrictions which cause massive traffic jams, it's sometimes hard to find parking pace, gas costs an arm and a leg most of the time and accidents can be caused by the simplest mistakes. Wouldn't it be more peaceful and more enjoyable to walk somewhere on a nice day or take a bus with your family to the beach so you can all interact more with each other and not have one person busy focusing on the road. In source 4 "The end of Car culture" a study was conducted and it was seen that in the United States the number of miles driven peaked in 2005 and it has been dropping steadily. Aren't you getting tired of driving now especially with all the stress that comes with it be it gas prices, traffic, accidents and driving rules and regulations. Is a car really worth the time and expierence of headaches and pains from driving?
A big reason people use cars is to get in touch or communicate with friends or family. At least that use to be a big reason. Many used to have to drive many miles or many hours to see or meet a particular person. Now with inventions such as the cell phone and the internet- specifically things like facebook, skype and twitter- many can talk with their family and friends across any distance and in some cases feel more connect as stated by Mimi Sheller, a sociology professor at Drexel university in source four "The end of Car culture." Yet if you want to go out still there's always the option of biking, walking or a public transportation such as taxi, shared van services and buses. There are many ways to communicate in this day and age and cars are slowly becoming an fading option
While at first the idea of stopping the use of automoblies may seem stupid and could cause many to have a knee-jerk reaction their are actually many advantages to not usuing cars anymore. In fact in might even be the best thing to stop using cars and just enjoy a stress-free enivornmentally healthy life with the people you love. | 3 |
Dear Senator:
Over the years, people have been disputing over the Electoral College. Some people want it abolished while others want it to stay. The Electoral College is not working and and it needs to be abolished. For many reasons, the Electoral College has not worked. It is unfair to the voters, it causes voters to not vote, and it is unfair to the candidates.
The Electoral College is unfair to the voters. According to source 2, :"Voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." The whole point of voting is so that you, along with many people, can decide who will be the next president! Voting for people to elect a president is just not right. It causes voters to not vote because they know that their vote really won't matter. Source 2 also states that candidates don't spend time in small states, "focusing only on the tight races in the 'swing' states." That is causing smaller states like Rhode Island and South Carolina to have less knowledge on the candidates. If I didn't know too much about a candidate, I wouldn't vote at all! Even though people in those states did vote, they might not have known a lot about the candidates and voted for the wrong person.
The people running for office want to win. Source 3 says that someone could have a higher popular vote but lose the election. Is that fair to the candidate? Winning the popular vote but losing the election? No, it isn't. Winning the popular vote means that more people want you in office. If the majority of America wants a certain person to be the president of their country, that means that the winner of the election would be the majority vote. The Electoral College denys that basic right of Americans by not letting them choose their president. That alone is unfair to the candidates and to the voters.
Now you might be saying that the Electoral College has worked for a very long time and shouldn't be changed. Although the Electoral College has been working for a long time, that is the only thing that America has tried. If America used the popular vote, it could've changed elections. The Electoral College hasn't been working because it is causing more and more voters to stop voting and it is making it where only the majority vote doesn't matter. Citizens of America should have the right to chose the president by majority vote.
In conclusion, the Electoral College is unfair to the voters, it causes voters to not vote, and it is unfair to the candidates. As an American citizen, you have the right to vote. The Electoral College is taking that away and it needs to be stopped.
Sincerely,
PROPER_NAME | 3 |
Resons that you should be apart of this woud be to many. the good part about this is that you get to help and that this is a once and a lifetime opporunity. the good resons that you need to sign up for this is that you can spend time with your friends and play sports while the animals are gone.
I think that they should come because this is a once and a lifetime oppourtunity. The reson that they shoud come is simple they should come because the sights that the town people will miss is astounding. Another reson is they should come because the feel of the free ness
you can have when you do this is magnifisant. The reson you should come is that you get to hang out with your friends like in paragraph 8 Luke said "The cowboys played baseball and volly ball in the empty holds where animals had been housed.
The most exiting reson that you should come is the sights that you will see like in paragraph 5 when Luck says " I had the side benifit of seeing Europe and china." "This would be a great opportunity for a town boy like me" he says. The time you spend on the boat will be awsome and the people you will meet and the places you will go will be spectacular.
Another reson would be that you get to help peopel and care for them after this awfull thing that has happned to them. The reson that you should sign up is that you can help them get the things that they need and to travle the world france,greece,china and Europe. The best reson of all that you should go on this journy is that you can get the oppourtunity to be apart of something to help the greater.
The resons that were listed were great ones that you should sign up and be apart of something good. To help these people would be a great thing to do and for yourself. To see all these sights would be over welming and breathtaking. The thrill of going to new places would be amazing and hanging out with your friends would be awsoe to. You can see the world and go places that you would never seen if you did not sign up for this. The best part is that you get to make trips as Luck says "By the time he was discarged in 1947 he had already made 9 trips, the ost of any seagoing cowboy" That would be good because Each shipment would be less than a month. | 2 |
Limiting car usage has many advantages. Such as putting a lot less pollution in the air and having your stress level go down letting you spend time with your family and friends. When we put pollution in the air it ruins our beautiful ecosystem. When driving a car you have to stress about how much gas you have or you stress about if you are going over the speed limit.
The first advantage to not having cars is we limit the amount of pollution in the air. Did you know that in Europe you cause up to twelve percent of its greenhouse gas, and in the US you cause up to fifty percent of that gas, that just goes in the air causing the air that we breath to become polluted. Some ways to prevent this is to car-pool with someone or just to walk there and not drive, you get to help the envirnment and you get your daily workout as well. Some countries have taking the role of taxing anyone who wants to use a car. Like in France, who has a tax policy that makes people choose diesel intead of regular gasoline. France has over sixty-seven percent of cars that run on diesel fuel. Paris has banned the use of cars do to the huge amount of smog they are having.
The second advantage for limiting the usage of cars is lowering your stress level and being able to spend time with family and friends. To help with this some countries have programs that provide people with bikes and other forms of transportation in order for people to get to work. When people don't drive cars and walk with their kids to drop them off at school then go to work it keeps the traffic and all the stress that comes with it down to an all time low. When summer time comes around teens can organize what they do and who they hang out with based on where they are and how far they want to walk to get there.
So limiting the usage of cars has many significant advantages like less pollution and being able to spend time with family and friends while lowering your stress level. So before you get in your car and drive to wherever you are going just take a second and think, can I walk there instead. | 3 |
Who would you believe, a couple of conspiracy theorists without proven research or scientist with proven research? In 1976, Viking 1 was circling mars and took a picture which seemed to look like a human face. Later, research proved that it was just a landform equivalen to a butte or mesa. People still believed it was an alien creation. I believe the landform on Mars was not an alien creation because: if it was an alien creation NASA would benefit from it, Mars Global Surveyor snapped a photo proving a landform, and in 2001 another photo was taken clearly showing a mesa or butte.
First, if the landform was an alien creation NASA would have benefited from it. In paragraph five, the author stated, " Meanwhile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars." The author is telling us that NASA wouldn't hide that a civilization created the landform because they would get a better financial stand. The author stated in paragraph five as well, " Some people think the Face is a 'bona fide' evidence of life on Mars-- evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists." This theory is clearly proven to be wrong.
Secondly, in 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia and capture a photo of the Face which was a landform. Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped the photo that was ten times sharper than the Viking photos. In paragraph 7, the author stated, " Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image fist appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." This on photo proved that not only was it not an alien monument, but that it was a natural landform.
Finally, in 2001, another photo was taken by Mars Global Surveyor to capture a second look of the Face. In paragraph ten, the author states, " ' Malvin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution.' Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo." The camera in 2001 was clearly better than the camera in 1976 than the one the Viking had. Also, the digital image taken in 2001 was made 3 times bigger than the pixel size, showing that it was a landform that was a butte or mesa.
In conclusion, I believe that the landform on Mars in not an alien creation because: NASA would have benefited if it was an alien creation, the Mars Global Surveyor snapped a photo in 1998 showing it was only a landform, and in 2001 the Mars Global Surveyor also snapped a more precise photo clearly showing it was a landform equivalent to a mesa or butte. All this proves that conspiracy theorist were wrong all along about aliens creating the land form. Who do you believe, a couple of conspiracy theorists without prove or scientists with facts and prove? | 3 |
Dear fellow citizens I think you should join the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administrarion. I think you should join becase it is a very nice thing to do. You also get to take care of animals and food on a boat. By doing this you can help countries in need.
Many people say that this is a boring job or useless but if they would try it they might see actually how good of a job it is. If you have this job you get to travel the world. You also get to see many outstanding places around the world. You get to explore oceans. While on the boat when we don't have any animals we play games like baseball, boxing, and table-tennis. Doing this beats sitting in a chair behind a desk filling out papers but I guess some people would rather do that then explore.
If you are looking for a helping and traveling job this is the one for you. Please go for this job traveling the world instead of sitting in an office building. Many people will say that this job is too much hard work. It does take some hard work but that is good for the body. I hope to see you on the next job. | 2 |
The author suggests that studying Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, because in the reading, in paragraphs 2,3, and 4, talk about how Venus is relateable to Earth and that Venus is right next to Earth. In paragraph 2, it talks about how the density and heat of Venus and how there were some spacecrafts that have been sent to Venus, but have only lasted for a short-time. "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." (paragraph 2, sentence 5.
In paragraph 3, it talks about how the heat is so intense that in the third sentence it states, "On the planet's surface, temperature average over 800 degrees Farenheit, and the atmosheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experince in our own planet."
In paragraph 4, they relate how Earth is similar to Venus, and how they thought that maybe Venus was our long, long, long, time ago planet. In sentnce 2,3, and 4, state this, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once havee 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."
So with all of this being said, I personally feel that Venus is worthy to study on, and who knows, maybe in our future lives, we may even have some type of opportunity to go and have a visit. All of this really fascinating because I didn't know that Venus is really hot. Even if Venus is dangerous is some way or another, those dangers will go away soon and to give NASA a chance to actually land on Venus. The reason I also personally think it's a great idea to keep on studying Venus, is because at some point in the future, plants or stars, or something will disappear and this might be the only opportunity we have. | 2 |
Imagine a world with cars that can drive by themselves; how easy everything would be! Now imagine everything else that must come with this new technology; society would need new laws, economy would need more money, and what would happen to the people? How would the people change? How much would this new technology affect our already-dependent-on-technology society?
The public distribution of driverless cars would cause a large-scale reformation of many aspects of society. This would include not only the cars themselves, but also laws, roads, and the minds of the people. As explained in paragraph 9, laws would have to change to accomodate these driverless cars, and to "cover liability in case of an accident." The process of making new laws will forcefully change how people think about certain situations, such as insurance. The making of new roads might come about, also, because the option of smarter roads is open; the roads worked "surprisingly well." This will also change our society and the mind processing of individuals, as they will become less independent.
Another characteristic of people wit driverless cars that will change is their ability to stay alert and focused. In paragraph 8, the passage explains that one way to battle boredom for the passengers aboard the car is to provide entertainment and information systems that will automatically turn off if the need for custom navigation arises. However, although this is an innovative idea, suddenly turning off the systems will leave passengers confused and perhaps angry, and neither of these reactions will keep the possible driver alert and focused enough to get the car out of danger quickly. The systems will be distracting and will linger in the minds of the passengers, which can be unsafe when the driver must take control immediately after being interrupted from his favorite television show. If the car then crashes, we must ask why it would have happened, if the systems were supposedly so safe and foolproof.
Other questions we would have to ask ourselves concern the costs of introducing driverless cars into society. In paragraph one, Sergey Brin says that these cars would "use half the fuel of today's taxis." However, this decrease in expenses cannot combat the larger amount of sums due to several aspects. For example, building enough cars to release to the public would be quite costly; in paragraph 6, Sebastian Thrun says that some technology to build the driverless cars used to cost two hundred million dollars, and "it wasn't something you could buy at Radio Shack." The process of building these cars and getting them on the road could be very long and very expensive, throwing the United States into even greater debt. Another problem would be insurance. Paragraph 9 says, "Even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident...who is at fault -- the driver of the manufacturer?" This event could lead to a court case, and buying more insurance to cover more needs: none of which comes at an easy price.
"Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved." This excerpt from paragraph 10 shows that automakers are merely assuming that they can surpass any obstacle and fix everything. However, we must consider what might happen if these problems can not be solved. The costs spent on creating these cars would have been for almost nothing, and society will have to reluctantly ease back into the "old ways," disappointed, thinking about what they could have had. It will be better in the long run to prevent the completion of driverless cars at this moment in time, when society and economy are not quite ready for it yet. It is an easy future we must be prepared for, but also look forward to. | 4 |
Driverless cars are the future of us. They are coming and are better than human opperated cars. Google has come up with a simi-driverless car and they are making improvements for it too. They plan to cut down the use of gas for these cars. People will be spending less on gas and therefore not causing as much polution coming from the car.
According to Google cofounder Sergey Brin, "The cars he foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus." This results in less polution, which in another result will make the planet happier. We see driverless cars as something that is going to make the world a cleaner place.This also causes us to be able to go more places other than where a bus could take us.
The text also states, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigation through work zones and around accidents." They have been able to get these driverless cars to drive thousands of miles without a crash and if that was us driving, we may have caused an accident. They are, so far, more safe than a human opperated car and when they need human assistance it is for something moderate which the human can handle.
The car needs the driver to stay awake so that if something does happen the driver can take over. In the text, "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." Another example says, "Manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road." This may be used so that we know that the driver is still awake and will be able to take over. More ways to alert the driver are the seat vibrating, the car talking and telling you that it needs your assistance, flashing lights or other heads-up displays.
One downfall is that some states have made it illegal to drive or even test computer-driven cars. Second, "...even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident." That poses the question, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer?" Automakes are continuing their work on these problems and will solve as many as possible. There are still many issues with this car but they are being improved and soon will be driving on the roads with everyone.
Driverless cars are in our future. They have so much to offer to us and are safer than regular human driven cars. For the people who ride buses they can go more places than they could before because the driverless car allows you to go more places than a bus would be able to go. They are going to cut down polution numbers and may even make global warming start to dissappear if everyone in the future has one of these cars. | 3 |
Aliens did not make this face for seval reson. It was made naturaly. There are alot of evidence to back up my stament. Other NASA scientist can back me up on this. Here are some resons.
On April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team smapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appered on JPL web site revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all.
"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 object in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramid or even small shack, you could see what they were!"
What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivlent of a butte or mesa-landform commom around the American West. "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in hte Snake River Plan of Idaho," says Garvin. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars."
If that does not convince you then nothing will. It is just a natural landform. Garvin said it and other people did too. So I backed my infomation up. | 1 |
The FACS( Facial
Action Coding System) is a computer software that can scan the muslces of someones face and tell the emotions that person is feeling. The FACS seems like a very useless peice of software.
In the article, you read about how they used this software to "decode" the face of the Mona Lisa. The software was said to have worked and was able to tell the emotions she was feeling that very day. She was eighty-three percent happy, nine percent disgusted, six percent fearful, and 2 percent angry.
Using this type of software on students in class will be useless and also a waste of time. Decoding the face of a student in class wont change anything in the class room. Paragraph six, line six, the author is telling how we can use the software to tell when a student is becoming confused or bored in class and is able to modify the lesson for the that student. Using this software would only be effeciant to those who learn on computers. A teacher could not use this software on a big class full of students because she would get differnt emotions from many different students. The teacher would not be able to give a lesson for just a couple of students in class based on the FACS
The FACS( Facial Action Coding System) would be useless for students. Online schooling could use this software but students in a class room would make the software useless | 2 |
I am for the development of driverless cars. For some, driving is not their strong suit and a system like this would help out a lot of people. Most car car crashes result from people lacking the ability to drive well. These driverless cars can help people who might have had too much to drink, people who are not good at driving, and many more types of people that drive. Not everyone will want this system in their car so it should be an option for the driver if they want to drive or not.
If these driverless cars are safe and can function well, then there will be less accidents and driving would be one less problem for people to worry about.
If there are going to be smart cars then there needs to be smart roads as well. "General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track. The track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a receiver on the front end of the car. Engineers at Berkeley tried something similar, but they used magnets with alternating polarity as messages in binary code. These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simply too expensive." This passage shows the reader that this smart-road system could work because it worked in the past. The only problem is that it is an expensive system. In the future money can be made to make this system a reality. Google modified a Toyota Prius with a sensor system. "The most important bit of technology in this system is the spinning sensor on the roof. Dubbed LIDAR, it uses laser beams to form a constantly updating 3-D model of the car's surroundings. The combination of all this input is necessary for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel." This shows the reader tha the car can have the skills of a human driver and that there is a way to make driverless smart cars. This same system can be used for future driverless cars.
I am for the development of driverless cars. Driverless cars can make life easier for many people. There are smart car systems that can very possibly be used in the future that can make these driverless smart cars a reality. This idea should be used in the future and can totally change that world we live in. | 1 |
Scientists are striving to meet the challenge of exploring the dangerous planet of Venus. Scientist believe that long ago Venus may have supported various forms of life. Looking up at Venus from Earth is a safe distance to visualize the planet since it is very challenging to examine it more closely. The author suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. These dangers include the enviroment, but it is worthy pursuit becuase it part of human curiosity, and innovation.
The atmosphere of Venus is very harmful since it is coated by a thick blankets of carbon dioxide, almost 97 percent of the atmosphere is coated."Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere"(paragraph 3).
The temperature are also extreme on Venus. The average temperatures are over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the pressure is 90 time greater that what we experience on earth. This pressure can crush a submarine. The temperature can liquefy many metals. Venus has eurpting volcanoes, earthquakes, and lightning strikes. Venus is now an inhospital to any form of life.
Human curiosity drives scientist eagerly to explore this planet despite of the many danger is upholds. Many scientist believe that Venus could have a been able to support life long time ago. "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans." (paragraph 4). Scientists also believe that Venus can be be our nearest option for a planetary visit. NASA has an idea for sending humans to study Venus. Many forms of light cannot penatrate the dense atmosphere so we cannot takepictures, nor can they take rock,gas, or anything else.
Landing and exploring Venus can lead to innovation for humans. NASA is looking for more solution to be able to study Venus. They are testing out old technology so they can combine it with new technology like the computer. These experiences can innovate many other technology so that we can explore venus. In paragraph 7 it states tha "these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all ".
In conclusion there are many challenges that make things difficult to explore Venus. There is a purpose to explore Venus. NASA is trying to still pursuit solutions to these challenges so that human might actually have a chance to explore this dangerous but amazing planet. So when you look up at the "Evening Star" just think about the fasicnating planet that once might have supported life but also remind yourself that this is now a hostile planet that scientist hope that someday they can explore. | 2 |
Despite the dangers of exploring Venus , there are many valid reasons to enocourage us to continue to investigate our sister planet. In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author explains why the pursuit to learn more about Venus is worth it. In the article the author explains the conditions that make Venus so dangerous to us, and the motive for NASA to continute exploration.
Venus is the sister planet to Earth. This is becuase Venus is the closest planet to Earths density, size, and ocassionally the closest in distance depending on the orbit. Since the planets are so similar you'd think the conditions would be as well. In the article the author describes the conditions as, " far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth." The other then goes on to explain that the thick atmosphere of Venus is almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide. To make things more understandable he also adds the challenge of the highly corrosive sulfuric acid in the planets atmosphere. Not only this, but the temperatures average is over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than on Earth. As you can see the conditions of Venus are very extreme based off of the information in the text. These conditions make it very hard to study Venus due to the fact that it's conditions are too extreme for us to get close enough too.
Now that the readers have been given a description of the conditions on Venus, and faced with the challenge of it's exploration it is time to ask why try to explore Earth's "twin" planet. According to the author, " Astronomers are facinated by Venus becuase it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet inn our solar system." After the author says this he then explains that a long time ago Venus was most likely covered largely with oceans, and could have supported various forms of life. Although today the planet still has some physical features similar to Earth such as valleys, mountains, rocks, and craters. Thus making Venus NASA's nearest option for a planetary visit. Although the conditions are to harsh for us to travel too.
The motive for exploring Venus is very encouraging. The only thing holdong astronomers is the condition, and complications with the deails of proximity. On the up side the author talks about how NASA has a idea for sending humans to study the planet. The author says, " NASA's possiblesolution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Basically the author is saying that NASA plans to send a blimp-like vechicle hovering 30 or so miles above the rolling Venusian landscape. The author further explains this by comparing this solution to what jet airplanes do to avoid storms,which is travel at a higher altitude. By doing this we can have a clear understanding to what astronomers are doing to solve the issue of proximity , and accesibility. With this solution the exploration of Venus, and it's many rewards can hopefully be reached.
In the article,"The challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author did a very good job at explaining the situation, and presenting the readers with facts, and evidence. The author supported his claims with knolege about the planet, and motives of NASA. Not only this, but gave a solution to the issue. The author did a good job of supporting the idea that the pursuit to explore Venus is worth the risks. | 3 |
Driveless cars shouldnt be allowed there a bad sign of bad luck to anyone who drives them at all. They are also not safe even though some people think they are. Think about it why would you want a car if your not really driving it??? What type of sense does that make thats the whole point of having a car and your license is to drive your car. If your not driving it then you should have it its really a waste of money if you buy it. Driveless cars are a bad idea and there not safe.
First of all they can cause a wreck and as it said in the article if somebody gets into a wreck who can they blame it on. The driver, or the car who knows who acually did it. And what if its the cars fault what if it catchs a glicth or something. What if the car has a glicth and blows up who's fault is that the person who made it right??? Who's gonna pay for the persons funneral if they so happen to die.
No one knows you see regular cars dont catch glitch. Regular cars dont drive there selfs because the person behind the wheel drives the car not the other way around. Thats the whole point of them making a car is for transportation but what is the point of having a machine drive you around and thats the whole point of you buyin it. Is for you to have fun driving it if you make driveless cars then teenagers are going to think that they dont need a license to drive a car. There going to get in the car and let the car drive them around.
Theres no fun in buying the car if you cant drive it thats why you bought the car. Whats the point in getting your license if your not the one driving. And also if you havent noticed your putting your life in the hands of a machine. Also 90 mph is fast if you didnt know 90 mph can kill somebody in a mature of seconds if that car gets a glicth.
This whole idea should just go out the window because it cost alot of money to build a car. And now by them trying to build a car that can drive itself is going to cost even more money. Also what if a old person is driving the car and they see the windsheild wipers blink. That could cause and accident real quick who knows whats going or in there head when they see that they could get scared and start swerving. And these are some reasons why they shouldnt make driveless cars. | 2 |
Being a scientist at NASA is very hard because you have to make sure that you are correct when talking about something important such as the Face. Many people like to make theories about subjects but nobody knows about the real information. Not unless we share it to the public, we will not share things we want to hide from everyone. The picture was not made by aliens and we explain why it is just a natural landform.
If I were to be a scientist at NASA I would tell the person that the Face is just a natural landform. There are many conspiracy theorists that claim we are trying to hide something, such as saying aliens made the Face. In the article it says
" evidence that NASA would rather hide " , that is correct. If the aliens did make it then we wouldn't have showed the public the photos. We would want to keep it out of newspapers, magazine, tv shows, and movies.
NASA would also never want lots of people to see the picture of the Face if they were to hid something. We would make the picture an enigma to the citizens of the world. Scientist in NASA have studied these for years and they have all the information. Also in the third paragraph in the article it tells us that there are some shadows that make the the Face get the illusion of having eyes and a nose. The third paragraph says " The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. " which is telling us that they want people to know more about Mars so we obvisouly wouldn't be showing the pictures if the aliens made it.
Although there were few scientist that believed the Face was an alien artifact, in paragraph seven it says
" ... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. " , NASA scientist take their jobs very serious. People continued to say the Face markings were made from aliens but the NASA scientist said it was just a natural landform and some of the pictures were made from the shadows. On April 8, 2001 it was a cloudless summer in Cydonia, Malin's team got an " extraordinary " picture of the Face because many people such as the theorists said maybe the alien markings were hidden behind the haze.
In the second paragraph NASA was excited to see if the Face was something sensational and the article says " Scientist figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia. " the only thing that made this one stand out was it has shadows that give it facial features such as a nose, eyes and a mouth. NASA soon showed the picture for all the people to see with a caption telling them what it was. NASA would not show the picture and make up something if the Face was really created by aliens.
In the very last paragraph the article tells us what the picture actually shows from what the scientist at NASA have gathered. Paragraph twelve says " What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West. ". The scientist are telling us that the Face is just a landform, as a NASA scientist there is a lot of information about the Face and it was not made by aliens. NASA has got many photos of the Face and have also commented about what made it look like this. | 3 |
Cars are grate inventions. We use it to move our selves and other things from place to place. Its faster and easier but all grate things have their flaws. Having a car has its advantages and disadvantages. Sure they do help a lot but if you really look into it you are causing more damage using a can than when you don't. Using a car causes car accidents and hurts our environment with harmful gasses well known as the greenhouse affect. limiting your self to usage of your car can really help a lot. I surly am cutting back on using my car because I love my environment, do you?
Cutting back on usage of car can save you a lot of money and prevent accidents from happening. when there are less cars on the road it reduces accidents with bikers, walker, and other cars. when you are involved in a car accident you someone gets hurt and you lose money. car accidents are costly. the insurance goes up, your medical bill has to be paid, the gas you used or lost, and your out of work because of you injury. that's just part of it. you have to still think about the damage you caused and have to live knowing you killed or could have killed an innocent person. money loss doesn't happen just when your in an accident. just by being a safe driver u lose money also. having a car means having to deal with insurance, mechanic, and gas. gas prices are very expensive now in days. sometimes you have to skip a meal because you only have enough for gas that day. cutting back could save you hundreds yearly even if u cut back maybe two times a week. just think about it you can prevent an accident from happening and save money just by staying home,walking, or riding a bike.
Saving money and preventing car accidents is not the only reasons you should cut back on car usage. another reason is because it hurts our environment. for every car that is being used our environment is being hurt. a car lets off bad gasses that cause the green house affect. this is not just hurting the area that we live in its also hurting other areas all over the world. the gasses that cars make is making our world heat up and ice and glaciers are getting defrosted. this harms the polar bears and causes water levels to rise and less land for us. cutting back on usage of cars can help not just us as people but our plants and animals all over the world. if u don't want to do it for the world do it for your self. cutting back and using a bike, walking or public transportation can be good for you. using a bike and walking is good exercise for you and can be a weekly thing. using public transportation can help you meet new people and make friends and get to know people. cutting back doesn't really have to be weekly even if its just one or twice every other month can still really help. if you have the choice to stay and cook or go out and eat then try to stay home and hey who knows maybe you can learn a new recipe.
Cutting back can save a life, our environment, save money, and be a healthy thing. just think about all those cute polar bears and other animals you could be saving. oh, lets not forget the plants also. just plan a day that you will just ride your bike to work and on your ride think of all the good things your doing for our community so go ahead save the environment, save your self. | 2 |
I think the way by making a happy face is a expermiment in also make me fell slighty happy, emotion or moving i s when your facial muscles ans not only experiment also make me, or you slighty and happy in also by theory of emotion, and moving not only expresses emotions, but also may even help prouce people.
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I think the expresion in one of the mirror it sugest an emotion we can lab our parther to reconize whick one is a introduction of a face that looks happy, and it also about the body, and kind of like actions units these even indicate the different between a genuies smile and a forced one. body paragraph, bu I think in a false smile, maybe the mouth is stretched in another way or to a sideway like using zygomatic major and a different muscle, to an expert face dosn't lie.
i think mona lisa demostration is really intented to bring a smile to another person is smile, while it shows just much a computer can do imagine a computer that knows when you are sad, for example if you smile when a web ad appers on your screen, a similar and might follow,
I think the same technology can make computer animated facer or more expressive for example like video games or video surgery, and most human communication is nonvebal, includind like emotional communication.
Maybe the phone can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode mona lsa's smile. | 0 |
Now a day, car is one of the best choices that people use
for travelling. Is it going to be better if the cars that you are using right now can be driving indepently, without the driver. Is it going to be helpful and easier for our mankind.
In my oppionion,the diverless car can be easier for us to travel.Based on the artical,the google has had cars that could drive independently,their cars have driven more than half a million miles. They also have a GPS which can help the drivers to fond out their location,sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera , four automotive radar sensors and an inertial motion sensor. The developing of
the cars can improve sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer.
On the other hand, their were no cars developing
completely driverless. The accident can happen every moment, this means that human driver must always be careful and alert when they are driving. | 1 |
The details in this article suggest that this article is presented well. The author talks about how Venus is very simaler to our planet Earth. He spoke about how dangerous Venus is and why it is dificult to go there. Then he spoke about how NASA will try to get there to continuer theyre reaserch. now how similar is Venus to our Earth.
Venus, the second planet from our sun is some what extrordanary. Venus unlike any other planet in our solar system is very similar to our Earth, so similar its referd to as Earth twin. Venus has about the same mass as our Earth, the same density, and is similar in size. But, unlike Earth it is scorching hot. this poses a problem when our scientists at NASA try to study it.
NASA or The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is trying to study Venus. NASA has sent numerous space crafts to Venus, but none of them made it. None of the space crafts could survive the hot 800 degree weather on the surface of Venus. Not only did the spacecrafts have to endour that but they had to withstand the enormous pressure which is 90 time greater than our Earth. Now that NASA's scientist have this information they think they have a solution.
NASA has tryed many times to study Venus but have failed, because of this they have thought of a possible solution. They think the can get a man to Venus by creating a blimp like spacecraft that will float 30 or so miles above the ground. Now its still going to quite toasty at around 170 degrees. Second the pressur would then be around sea level and radiation wouldnt be too high making these conditions surviveable for a human. Having all of this information definately suggests that the auther has presented his point well.
In conclusion the author has done a great job at presenting the information above. First the author has stated how similar Venus is to Earth. Then he spoke about the dangers, problems, and the conditions that NASA needed to overcome. Then he spoke about NASA's possible solution to the many problems they have with getting a man to Venus.
In conclusion the author has presented an informational essay about how similar Venus is to Earth, the problems that we have when trying to study the planet, and the solution that will help us get there. | 3 |
There are some undeniable advantages of not driving a car. There is the obvious advantage that it cuts down on gas emmisions that harm the enviorment during a time when the enviroment needs all the help it can get. But there is also the advantage of getting fresh air and getting excersize which is beneficial in a country like the united ststaes which leads the world in obesity. Driving less also cuts down on money spent on gas, leaving room for more disposable income it also cuts down on traffic and could lead to peope being less frustrated or tired during their day to day work week if you spend an hour less in traffic and spend that hour at home relxing, you'll most likely tend to be less tired.
The benifits of not driving a car as much are undeniable. These benfits have led cities like Paris to have days that alternate when specified drivers can drive and in Bogota, Columbia they have an entire day where the captial cities does not drive and one will be fined if they do drive. while you may never be able to replace the convenience of cars, the alternate forms of transportation such as biking, bus, or subway have things that personal vehicles simply can not offere | 1 |
Dear; state senator
It states that keeping the electoral college is a more promising way to vote for the president of the united states. If they change it to election by popular vote then it probably wont be fair. Just like in 1960 when they send two slates of electors to congress but that was probably because they had the popular vote and not the elertoral college.
The electoral college is a process,not a place people might have thought that is what place like maybe a college [school]. The thing is who ever thought that was wrong beacuse it was found by the father established it in the constitution as a compromise. Its a long story lets just cut to the chase the electoral college conists of 538 electors a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect president. On the other had the thind is if you elect your president by the popular then the required number will be higher and possible wont have a president because they will never finsh counting the votes.
Electoral college is the best way to go beacuse like that will only have one slate of electors. But if the popular vote then most likely will end up with two or more slates of electors and personlitly I wouldnt like that. It would be better just to stick with the electoral college so people and the congress wouldnt have to go through so much work just to pick a president.
Look also if the popular vote that doesnt mean that they will win most likely they will lose the predidency for example Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the presidency over 60 percent of the voters. See having the popular vote wouldnt be the best thing to do. Just stay with the electoral college dont make it so hard on people. | 1 |
Emotions are sometimes difficult to read. If there is technology that can make reading emotions easier, why be agaisnt it? Using the Facial Action Coding System to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable.
The use of this technology can change the preception of schooling. In the artice, Dr. Huang predicts that the classroom computer will be able to modify the lesson when it recognizes a student is becoming confused or bored. This will help students who struggle to understand some class material. The computer can, based on the students emotion, change the way the material is seen, heard, and understood. If a computer can read the emotions of someone who is trying to study, it can alter the way the person studies to make it easier and more enjoyable. This can help graduation rates rise and dropout rates lower.
Some may argue that using this technology isn't fair to the students. That students emotions shouldn't be read by a computer. That to understandable. However, some students are afraid to ask for help because they don't want to be precieved as dumb or unintelligent. With this system, the students emotions will be confidentually read and then used to help the student. Because it can help struggling students, students who have difficults studying, and students who are afraid to voice their confusion, using the Facial Actions Coding System is a valuable tool in classroom.. | 2 |
Should driverless cars be introduced to the people? This is not a good idea for todays society. They are not safe , equipped enough, or good laws supporting the use.
Driverless cars aren't safe for roads in my eyes. When the car is being controlled ,will we still focus on the road ? No , today's society is hooked on there phones and social media. They are more likely going to text ,and do extra stuff they cannot do while they are driving. This will break their focus and could cause a wreck.
Traffic would also be produced even more , which is a problem today. The article says , " the car can handle drivving functions at speeds
up to 25 mph." That's very slow .Highways speeds is up to 60 , maybe higher. People will most likely not even use this feature,due to only working for a minimun speed. Its useless.
Laws aren't supported in most states for the cars. The laws states " the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." This means these cars will most likely not pass because they aren't safe. The article even says , "new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. " This is stating that many problems between the manufacturer and buyer will be brought about.Who's going to be responsible for this wreck . The driver or the manufacturer?
This car shouldn't be on the roads with people. Its not safe , laws are not passed , and they aren't equppied well for all real road challenges. This will cause alot of problems. | 2 |
Dear senator, I heard that there are people thinking on wanting to keep or change the electoral college.
well in the electoral college you have electors,senators and we use them for when we vote for our new president. But what I think you should do is change the electoral college as it is now. You want to kno why well here I will tell you what I think you should keep it.
First, the presidential election is held every four years so you can vote for the president you want to vote for. Also when you vote for your candidate you're actually voting for candidate's electors. Some people that are voting don't know that they're voting for their candidate's electors. In some states they have different decisions in the electoral college. Like for example in state conventions,state party's central commitee,and sometimes even the presidential candidates. Voters can get confused on these kinds of things in the electoaral college because the electoral college sometimes hasn't made a decicion yet on how or what they want to do or say.
Next, the electoral college is unfair to voters because of th winner take all system. In each the candidates don't spend their time in the states that have no chance of winning. On the year of 2000, the campaign of seventeen states didn't get to see the candidates at all including Rhode Island and South Carolina. Not even the largest media markets got to see a single campaign ad. But in ohio they probably have a chance on having a good argument for putting the presidency in the hands of a small amount of voters. These are some reasons why some people might want to change the electoral college because it's unfair to some states and people.
In addition,the they're outcomes in the electoral college like in the year of 2012 an outcome happened. It happened when they were voting for Romney or Obama. Obama recieved a 61.7 percent of the electoral votes compared to 51.3 percent of the the popular votes for him and Romney. That happened when the number of votes possibly was 538 thats an even number of votes. But having an even number is kind of good but it's higly an unlikely number. when that happens the state creates a landslide electoral vote victory the state.
The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in where no candidate recieves a high number of votes. Like with Nixon and Clinton they both had 43 percent of popular votes. In winning the electoral college 301 and 370 votes there is pressure for run-off elections when tere is no candidate wins. | 2 |
I am against the making of driverless cars. Us as human have been driving for quite a while now, and as they say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Many people bring up the statistics of car crashes and deaths. What they do not see is that almost all of them are because the driver was impared. They could have been drinking, under the influence of a drug, texting, or distracted by some other object. There should not be driverless cars because it is too dangerous with the technology and hacking there is now, it will also cost millions or even billions of dollars,and in a dangerous situation nothing compares to the human mind.
Making these driverless cars is too dangerous because of the technology. Someone could easily get in the cars system and make it crash or break it in general. If a human was driving, that would not happen because he or she would be in control of the car. The car could also get bugs or viruses like an everyday computer does. With all the technology already in it this could make the car stop working completely. Maybe when the car stopped working the driver was coincidentally asleep or not paying attention. Then they would veer of the road injuring them or someone else. Many people would not be comfortable knowing a car is driving itself when someone could get into it and sabotage it. WIth all this fancy technology in these cars, it will not be very cheap.
It is expensive to make cars today with little technology in them, just imagine all the electronics they would have to put in the driverless cars. That would cost these companies a lot which would make these cars even more expensive for the average people. Adding this to the cost of insurance, everyone would be in debt, just for a little more safety. They say these cars have not crashed yet, but eventually some will. When that happens you will just have to buy another one. Only the very wealthy wouldbe able to afford them. Why spend all this money, when we can do it already?
In dangerous driving situations, nothing can compare to the human mind. Computers do not have emotions or reflexes to veer out of the way. If all these cars come to a four-way stop at the same time, who will know when to go first. Also these cars could not compute with all the drving situations there are. Humans do because we have experience. That is something cars cannot have. We made cars and we have learned how to use them well, why change it? We should keep having humans drive cars.
Instead of spending all this money on safer cars, let's just hit the source and fix the drivers. We could spend money on cracking down on drivers under the influence, stopping texting. If you want to spend money on cars, make one that notices when the driver is texting or has been drinking. We should not spend this money in advances insted of fixing the problem. We should not get driverless cars because the technology people can get is too dangerous, this will cost people loads of money that they need somewhere else, and these cars can't do what humans can do. | 3 |
Venus may be the most brightest points of light in the night sky, but it is the most fascinating planet. Venus, also known as the "Evening Star," has many interesting facts including how it is Earth's like twin. Which because of that has various forms of life and is the nearest option for planetory visits.
Venus is the second planet closest to the Sun but is also the closest to Earth. Either in terms of density and size. Venus has various forms of life which include valleys, mountains, and craters. Althogh Venus is the nearest option for planetory visits there are many dangers to those who travel there.
On Venus' surface, the "temperatures travel average over 800 degrees faherheit, adn the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our planet." Even with the dangers, NASA is working through ways to still examine this amazing planet. NASA has certain jet airplanes that can travel in high altutides which hopefully will allow them to float above Venus and stay out of its way.
Venus, yes has many dangers, but with the right equipment it is surviable for humans. With our fast growing technology, astromomers will soon be able to explore Venus and its fascinating ways. | 1 |
Luke made a good idea to join the Seagoing cowboys. But he also made a bad disision to take time out of his time to make it where he could play with his own friends and if I were him I would join but I woulnt because it would be bad if I couldnt get to hang out with my friends.
He might have joined because he wanted to help other people because he might have wanted to help load the cattle and not hang out with his friends but if he were to travel to anouther place away from his friends he would be sad and so would I.I dont blam hiim for being able to cry and wine like a little girl but we all have our own ideas. He wanted to change his life by doing good for otherr people and not just his self. Luke wants a experiance adventure with the seagoing cowboys but he cant do that if he dosnt have experance.
Luks parents wouldnt let him go if he didnt argue with them. You know why he wouldnt have arguied with his parents they might have sugested him going over to join the seagoing cowboys. That is why I think he should go. | 1 |
The Way In Which We Move
Here in America, with our "broad expanses and suburban ideals" (Rosenthal, para. 3), the automobile is the way in which we move: it takes us to school, to the office, to our homes, to the homes of others, to distant, unexplored places. Entire buildings and businesses are dedicated to this wonderful invention. However, as American culture shifts and we focus less and less on the car itself, the advantages to limiting our use of this tool become increasingly evident: less polluted air, more cost-friendly alternatives, and the bonding of whole communities. This turn-away from a car-focused society could certainly change the American perspective on the automobile industry as a whole.
Cars, despite some of their clear advantages, cannot provide the necessary advantage of less-polluted air. Automobiles in the United States can produce up to 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in car-intensive regions; European passenger cars can produce up to 12 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in Europe (Rosenthal); without cars, these greenhouse gas rates dramatically drop. One example of this is the temporary ban of driving a car in Paris due to record-breaking smog levels. According to an article by Robert Duffer, "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog," and that colder nighttime weather and warmer daytime weather caused the warmer air to "trap car emissions." People from other countries also seem to be enthusiastic about limited car use and its effects. Carlos Arturo Plaza of Bogota, Colombia, who participated in his city's 3rd annual Day Without Cars, says that " 'It's a good opportunity to...lower air pollution' "(Selsky). In our own country, as Americans buy less cars and register for less driver's licenses, sociologists can conclude that "it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment, since transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions, just behind power plants" (Rosenthal, para.6). A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will allow cleaner air, which could eventually lead to healthier living standards across the globe, as well as healthier and more diverse ecosystems and biomes. With the limited use of cars, this could all be a possibility.
Not only will this restriction of car use allow for less air pollution, it could also lead to producing more cost-friendly methods of transportation. Cars and their accessories are often expensive to maintain and to purchase, so the creation of other ways to get around are a must to those who cannot afford such maintenance or purchases. In a passage by Andrew Selsky, he states that Bogota's Day Without Cars has allowed for the "construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths", along with "broad, smooth sidewalks", to travel on. In the booming and populous city of New York, its bike-sharing program and "skyrocketing bridge and tunnel tolls" (Rosenthal) allow the world to see the shift towards cheap yet affective alternatives to transportation. Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute, has a son who uses Bay Area Rapid Transit, even though it often takes longer than driving, simply because it is cheaper and a car is simply "not a priority" (Rosenthal). Alternative transportation is definitely on the rise as car usage becomes less and less of a trend.
While all of these advantages to limited car use affect us all, the one that will most directly and immediately affect people is the bonding of whole communities. When car use is reduced, there is more opportunity for interaction with others, whether it be through modern technology such as the cellphone or social media, or through face-to-face communication as seen in a good old-fashioned conversation between two people. Various factors, according to Mimi Sheller, professor at Drexel Unviersity, are accountable for this community bond: the Internet, which allows for connection with people without driving to meet them; the "renewal of center cities" to draw in "empty nesters" (Sheller, Rosenthal); as well as carpooling apps and services. Vauban, an entirely car-free suburb in Germany, has adopted a no-car policy in an attempt to separate suburban life and automobile use, an asset in a new project known as "smart planning." This separation allows its citizens to have more personal interaction, with its businesses being a short walk from their homes and less space to park a personal automobile. This compacted suburban example in distant Germany is also being adopted in some places in America as well, and it may eventually be the future of American suburb life. With these changes come more and more opportunity to delve a deeper connection with the citizens who live in your area.
America has long been pictured as "one of the world's prime car cultures" (Rosenthal). It's the home of many famous and renowned automobiles, including the Ford Model T and Detroit, Michigan, where Chrysler automobiles are manufactured and exported all over the globe. However, as the United States evolves into a different sort of country, so does its focus on the car. Restricting use of the car offers up many advantages to its citizens: less greenhouse gas emissions, more cost-friendly options to transportation, and the opportunity to bond with your community. As the American Dream continues to change, so will the way in which we move. | 4 |
I think driverless car would be a great idea for a future invention. It would be amazing to be able to sit back and relax while your car drives for you. I think it would be great because on family vacation and other long drives it would be like riding on a plane or bus your could lay back, relax, and rest with no worries. In the article it said that entertainment could be place into the car and i think that would be great, to maybe be able to watch all of your favorite shows or maybe even play your favorite games would be absolutley amazing, although it never what kind of entertainment i still think that would be amazing, to even be able to turn the seats around and maybe even play a board game with your family and friends would still be a break through in the history of cars and would be a amazing ride. In the end I personally think driverless cars would be an amazing idea and to think that maybe this year 2016 one of the car companies might be able to produce a functioning car that is completely driverless is absolutley mind blowing. | 1 |
We all have an imagination, do we not? The people in 1976 had an imagination. I think the "Face on Mars" is just a regular landform. I think the face is a landform, because they don't have any proof of life on mars, it couldn't have been a Martian mesa, and with or without clouds, the face was not seen again. Even if it was to been seen again, we do not know if would be a shadow or a actual mesa.
First off, the Face on Mars doesn't have a lot of backup proof about it. The article says that in 1976, Viking 1 was orbiting around mars, when it snapped a photo of a shadowy likeness of a face. That is just it, a shadowy likeness of the face on Mars. We do not know if it is a mesa or not unless we actually scim the face of the landform I see, in my opinion.
Next, it couldn't be a Martian mesa. If their was any source of life besides the ice caps Mars has, there is no remains of people or any housing or animal life anywhere.Without this life on Mars, the mesa would be impossible to build on Mars, making it just a landform.Like the article states, "So, if their were objects on the ground like airplanes or egyptian-style pyramids... you could see what they were!"
Lastly, even in a couldy situation or not, we never saw the face again! In 1976, the camera might have just made the landform look fuzzy. After the two pictures NASA took in 1998 and 2001, their was never any outline of a face or anything anymore. It was just a bunch of landform shaped like a regular mountain.
To conculde, the face on Mars was just a landform. We know this through the fact that it could not have been built without population, in a couldy situation or not we never seen it again, and it couldn't of been a martian mesa. I think people got to carried away by the fact that there would ever be life on mars. We never fully know yet, but in my opinion, the face on Mars is just a landform. | 2 |
Global warming is one of the main reason, maybe the only reason the is destroying the atmosphere. Humans today are trying to prevent global warming because if we continue to pollute the atmosphere it can very well kill most of the living things, maybe all of the living thing on this planet, including humans ourselfs. I think reducing the usage of cars today is a great way to stop global warming.
One of the countries that are taking action in doing this is the countries is France. Paris has decided to partially ban driving to clear the air of the global city. In the text it states that, "on Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their car at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31)." This show that paris is trying to get rid of the smog in the air, and now they are asking their citizens to stop driving their cars, bike ect. Also if you don't partcipate in you will have to pay a fine of 22-euro. In addition one of the main subsatnces to motor pollution is diesel feul. the passage says that, "diesel was the blame, since the France has...[a] tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline." Since France favors the usage of diesel, this one of the main reason why they have forbidden the use of motor in paris. Moreover it states that;"deisel make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to a 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of the Western Europe." This again also proves that diesel plays a major role in the pollution of France. As you can see France is making changings to there country due to the global warming.
France is not the only one that has taken action by reducing the car usage. The city BOGOTA, Colombia has also changed their ways in cutting down on car usage."Millions of colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams," the text states. What this is trying to explain is that Columbia has a program that prevents the citizens from using vehicles, so the whole day they usa bikes, skates, and take the bus, even some of them go hiking to wherever they go. Consequently there are some benefits to having a car, such as basic transportation needs. In the text it states that,"but America's love affair with is vehicles seems to be cooling. When adjusted for population growth, the number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily."Although driving is something essential to human needs these days, it is also very killing. As you can see other countries have taken part in this struggle to prevent global warming to get any worst.
In conclusion the reduction of using vehicle today can be one big step in slowing down the rate of global warming, although taking away cars me be a major problem to in basic transportation needs, it is better than killing everything on the planet. | 3 |
A new technology called the Facial Action Coding Sytem enables computers to identify human emotions. This use of technolgy could benifit students in a classroom. In a classroom, the Facial Action Coding System could also help the teacher in many ways.
Dr. Paul Eckman has been able to detect six different emotions, happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. First a computer will do a 3-D computer model of the persons face, making sure all fourty-four major muscles move like human muscles. Next, a psychologist will look over the face and determine all the emotions. Basically it can be determine how someone is feeling just by their face, even if they are trying to hide emotions.
One way this could benifit in the class room is with the lesson plan. As said in the article, " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Some students get embaressed if they do not understand the material, so they will not raise their hand for help. With this technology the teacher would know they are confused and be able help them later on one on one. Also, if a teacher sees that a student is starting to get bored, they could start calling on them more to wake them up, and to keep them focused. If the teacher sees everyone is getting bored, they may change up the learning method they are using to teach them.
Another benifit to the Facial Action Coding System is really knowing how someone feels. Some students have a complicated home life and may need to talk about it, but do not know how. For example, say a student comes in class and acts as if they are fine infront of everyone, but once class starts they always appear to be sad. The teacher may realize this and try to talk to them and figure out what is making them feel this way. By doing this they could make that student day, and even make them feel better about themselves.
On the other hand, I could see why some would say they are against using this kind of technology to read student emtional expressions. For example, what if something goes wrong with the computer and they read the expressions wrong. For that reason some people may not trust what a computer says. Also, some student parents may not want their student to be apart of this technolgy.
Overall, the Facial Action Coding System could benifit in many positive ways to students in a classroom. This new technology could very much help out in classrooms. Every classroom should try it! | 3 |
The tecnolegy has been develope so far during the 21centre ,but to be the honest is that is a good things for us . l am totally disagrue
to produce this kind of car in this unpropreate time.
Driverless car is the car contain the high technology, but it's not means it's completly automatic .It's means still need the driver but you can pay less attension on it .i think if the car is half automatic ,it will be work .The reason is basic on two simple word "safe'and 'money'. For example .In the late 1950s, general motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track. The track was embedded with an electical cable that sent radio signal s to a receiver on the front end of the car . Engineers at Berkeley tried someting similar, but they used magnets with alternating polarity. The car read the positive and negative polarity as messages in binary code . These smart-road system worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrages to existing roads ,something that was simly too expensice to be pratice .The car is not human, they are smart , but no that smart or we can say they can not choose the answer more sencitive .This can dirve on the normal road ,but if there are some assidence or trafic what will the car do ! The car may directly go a head and this
will cause alot of danger .On the other hand ,the car should cause lot of money.The car need money , the car road need money ,the car system need money.The car is not like iphone and another technolgy ,it's relate to our life .Futher improvements in sensors and computer hand ware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more drinving task on it own .The internet developed so fast ,but the computer virus also increase .If their ways one day , someone have an bad idea , then he create an virus in to the car system .This will cause large area car assident and economic decrease .Who can take the responsible ,if that happens .
The drivierless car is a great idea ,but it's not a great idea to start right now Because we don't have money and it's danger for human's life . | 2 |
There are many advantages of not using a car. Its a good opportunity to lower air population, reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes. In addition everyone is getting active instead of using a car to transport them where they need to go.
Passangers are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in europe. 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the united states. Not using cars can lower air populations. Congestion was down 60 percent in the capitol of france after 5 intensifying smog. The smog rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most populated cities in the world. after baning even numered license plates the smog cleared enough.
Another advantage in not using cars is everyone getting active. Instead of everyone driving everywhere millions of people hiked, biked, skated, or took buses. People are interacting with each other. many people have said that it has releaved stress and lowered air population. Pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into connected network to save time, coserve resources lower emmissions and improve safety.
There are many advantages to not using cars. no air population and many other things. The question is what are you gonna do to help? | 2 |
Lukes participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to expierence different adventures and visit many unique places.
Also he can take care of hores,young cows,and mules that are shiped over sea and on there way to greece Luke turned 18 which meant he could be drafted for military school.They were on a cattle boat for a trip
By
the time he was discharged in 1947 Luke had made nine trips which was the most of any Seagoing Cowboy Luke had fun when the animals were releasted out of their cage the cowboys also played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed
thoses games also helped time go by.
Sea Cowboys were much more than a trip to Luke Bomberger it oped up the world it helped other countries and their needs and to help them survive and to stay healthy
and to have a good life and good choices.
That stayed with Luke Bomberger and it led him to leading a number of internalional students and exchange visitors for many years.
I think that Luke made a good choice to help other people and to take care of animals. | 1 |
I am in favor of chaging to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Your vote would contribute to a president even greater than an Electoral Vote. Also, it provides a "voice" for a citizen.
In an election by popular vote my vote would make a difference because it is considered its own vote. When you in an Electoral College your vote is only a contribution. In Source 2:
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong it says, "each state casts only one vote, the single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters." This is one way to make you vote worth less than full vote.
Some believe that their vote won't make a differnece. The reality is that their vote wouldn't potentially assist their candidate towards winning the election as much as your own standing vote. In Source 3:
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President it is said, "Knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote ...." And in a popular vote it provides you your "voice".
In conclusion, the Electoral College should be replaced with election by popular vote. The Electoral College makes your vote less of a vote. In an election by popular vote your vote would mean more. And you will be able to have your "voice" to say that you voted for the candidate you wanted. | 2 |
The idea of driverless cars scares me. I am not for driverless cars for the fact that the expences would be through the roof, you wouldn't be responisible while driving, and it's complete laziness.
Imagine if kids were to get these kinds of cars. Think about how they would think. In their minds they will think that they could be on their phone or sleep and not have a care in the world. In the article, it states that the driver needs to be fully aware of what is going on at all times. Kids will think "This seems like a great time to be on my phone, listen and dance to some music, or maybe even catch up on some sleep." Kids are irrespnsible and take priveleges for granted. I, being a kid, know this.
Our world has a lot of middle class people in it that don't have the kind of money it will take to buy these kinds of cars. If our world makes this movement, what will happen to the people that can not buy these cars? Middle class and lower will have to use self-driven cars that require full attention. In this article, it doesn't state whether or not we will have to change how our rodes are made, but I would think that there would have to be some kind of change to them in order for this to work fully. Therefore, what will happen to the people with the self-driven cars?
I feel like this whole idea is based completely out of laziness. I feel it is just an excuse to be irrespnsible and let a robot do everything for us. I don't feel that this a step in the right direction for man kind. I do believe it may create less accidents, but I don't feel okay with it at all. In my mind, I believe that this one idea can lead to the idea of self-driven chairs. I think if we ever get to this point we are going to end up like one of the movies I watched as a kid, "Wall-e". In the world setting of "Wall-e", human beings are completely supported by machines. These humans are over weight and have barely any muscle anymore. Personally, I don't want our world to end up this way and think it will if we continue to support these experiments.
If self-driven cars are created and functionable, I think our world as we know it will continue to expand on this idea of machine responsibilty; and it will not look good for humans. | 2 |
Driverless Cars Are Coming
"I can drive with no hands!" I can just imagine my baby brother saying that in a couple decades. The future is just a little bit ahead, and driverless cars are going to be the biggest thing since the wheel and just a flash. Driverless cars would be a postive, efficent, and a improvment in the world, because there would be less accidents, a smoother and quicker navagating system, and could make America on top because of our technoglicial advances: such as a driverless car.
First off, how many car accidents happen every minute around the world? I bet a lot. And why are there so many car accidents? Problaby because there not many of smart driver being asisted while on the road in traffic. Just imagine if that could be prevented.
There would not be so many inccidents and accidents.
Secondly, there would be smoother and quick navagating through the cities. there would be so much traffic either. Everyone would be able to get to where they want to go without waiting in a long line on the highway for hours. And if its a smart cars driving people would get lost and stranded places as much. Having a driverless car could be more efficent for older people too. They would be able to go places their self with out riding the bus, and waiting and catching rides from other people.
Lastly, if America could make these driverless cars, we would be the top country of the world, having such advanced advantages against other countries. | 2 |
Car is a advantage sometimes when you need to go somewhere but the experts,say this is a danger because he reduce the greenhouse gas ,reduced communities.
In passage 9 in lines 2 source 1:In German suburb,life goes on without cars it say"In the united states , the Environmental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities,and legislators are starting to act,if cautiously".
It's important to have a car for deplacement but this is a risk because he affect the pollution of the air. And cause some accident.
In paragraph 10 source 2:Paris driving due to smog it say"After days of near-record pollution,Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city". In paragraph 15 source 2"Colds nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emmission".
Some people when it rain say this is a good opportunity because when the air is polluted and youwhen you have a problem for respiration he give you stress.
In the paragraph 23 and 24 it say "It's a good opportunity to take away the stress and lower air pollution".
At the mobile world congress some company see the vehicle ownership is impratical or undesirable because he want to save resorces.
In paragaph 43 some industry proposed to creates cities in which"pedestrian ,bicycle ,privates cars,commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network"To save time,conserve resources ,lower emissions and improve safety". | 1 |
Imagine being able to detect exactly how other people are feeling with the new system called Facial Action Coding System. I am all for this system. The (FACS) is break threw technology if you dont understand something they are going to make it so you do. Tis technology could be a big breakthrew on smartphones and other devices.
In the text it proves that the (FACS) technology works but how. This amazing technology works by using a video imagery softwere that calculates all 44 muscles in the human face. and who better to understand the human face better than Leonardo Da Vinci. (states in paragraph 5)Da Vinci studied anatomy in the face to help him draw more realistic pictures of the face but Dr. Huang belives Da Vinci was trying to put a smile on your faces.
Dr. Huang belives Da Vinci was trying to put a smile on your face. the Mona Lisa was painted with very little emotion witch is what made it so hard to figure out if she was sad or disapointed. Now that we have the breakthrew technology you can put a smile on your face.
All in all I think this technology is great. We can tell how people are feeling and make there days better. Work enviroments are going to be so much better to work in when all your peers and co-workers are happy. I am for this technology because we all need more happiness. You can never have to much and never to little. | 1 |
You should become a Seagoing Cowboy like me, Luke Bomberger! There are lots of things you can do! Did you know that not only a Seagoing Cowboy gets to experience places from all over the world and have a lot of freetime on the way back, but you also get to help people that are in need.
Get to explore places you've never been to! Just take it from me, "I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special. So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water. I also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China" That shows that you can see lots of places, but that isn't the best part!
You also have a lot of free time on the way back from a trip. When we unloaded all of the animals, "The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helpes pass the time." We enjoyed the rides back, but even that isn't the best part!
The best part of being a Seagoing cowboy is helping people. When I became a Seagoing Cowboy, "It was 1945, World War ll was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA. UNRRA hired "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas."
Well, I hope that I convinced you into becoming a Seagoing Cowboy like me. It's everybody's world. Let's help save the people in it. | 2 |
The use of technology suchas, Facial Action Coding system, is totally uneccessary in the classroom setting. Claiming that " 'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored.' " is an ineffective way to to really, truly get through to the students. Instead of focusing on adding more technology to the classroom, maybe giving teachers a better salary and better education would help the teachers teach better, then the students would understand the material better. In the article, it says " we humans perform the same impressive 'calculation' every day". If humans already have this natural ability, then adding more technology into the classroom that teacher could already be doing, is uneccessary and distracting. I am sure there are some upsides to this, but it really just feels like an invasion of the students privacy. In the article is says " ' Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instrucor' "
The teacher can not just modify an entire lesson because one student is confused, that is unfair to the students that understand the lesson already. Instead, the teacher could work with the student individually and help them with what they are having trouble with. All in all, adding more uneccessary technology into the classroom would be distracting to the students and an invaison of their privacy. The "Facial Action Coding system" could be useful somewhere else, just not the classroom. | 2 |
In this article I feel like the computers to identify some human emotions is cool. I want them to create a great technology like that, because it would be nice to look at someones human emotions. "Dr. Huang said that the facial expression for each emotion are universal." The calculations of the emotions will be endless. The Mona Lisa demonstration help people to smile more.
The people who wants to create this experiment wants it to become a success. This technology can make you laugh at anymoment. Also the emotions can change big time by pressing one key on the computer. They try to create these emotions by make people emotions change in their body.
In conclusion the main reason of this article was to show people that they can controll whatever they feel like it. Also most people in life wants to get controlled by some type of leader in life. They want to help people to wants to act to act better by changing their emotions in the act. Also I love the way that the mona lisa actitvity can change one single person emotion. | 1 |
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