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The Seagoing Cowboys
Many people know, and many people don't know about the Seagoing Cowboys.
In the ecxerpt, Luke was one of these.
Seagoing Cowboys are for anybody and everybody.
In this paper, there will be many details describing why Seagoing Cowboys are for everybody.
There are many details to describe the greatness of being a Seagoing Cowboy.
One detail is because if you are one of these people, than you get to take care of a bunch of poor animals.
A few of these animals are horses, young cows, and mules that are being shipped overseas.
You would also take care of people.
Some things that they would do are help their food suppliy animals and more.
Not just for the people, but for the countries that were left in the ruins.
Another detail is that you get to have a great time while you do it.
Luke for enstince, got to hang out with his other cowboys and have fun.
They would play base ball, vollyball games, table tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games.
They did these things to help pass some time.
The would also sometimes be able to go sight seeing.
Some people think that being a Seagoing Cowboy is dangerous.
Well, there not completly wrong.
Although being a Seagoing Cowboy can be fun and adventurious, it can also be dangerous.
In the ecxerpt, on Luke's second trip he had to be a watchman.
On one rainy night, he slid down the wet slippery ladder onto his back.
He shot feet first toward an opening on the ship.
Luckly, there was a small strip of metal on the edge which stopped him from ragging vigourusly into the wet and dark Atlantic Ocean!
After that he couldn't work for a couple of days because he had a few broken ribs.
Yes.
Everything in the paragrapg above is true, although, this only happens every once in a blue moon.
In the excerpt this didn't happen to any other of Luke's cowboy buddies.
So yeah it can get a little rough out there, but it only happens very rarely.
People have alot of fun joining this program and they always have a good time while they are here.
As one can see joining the Seagoing Cowboys program is for anybody and everybody.
It Is an amazing and exiting feeling once you know that your helping animals and helping people affected by World War ll. | 2 |
If you had the choice, would you rather sit back and not have to worry about driving ever again? Or would you rather just drive normally, and what everyone is used to? I strongly believe in this sense, I believe that it isn't even worth the time to worry about this. There are many reasons why it isn't worth it such as it could be more dangerous, the cars would cost to much, that money could be going to something more helpful and better. With the price of these cars, not everyone would be having one, I would think that would just make things more complicated.
First, as they stated in the passage, there could be some sort of alert to notify the driver when they need to take the wheel. That's just the problem, I asure you some people who would be travling far, what if they are sleeping, really zoned out, or just don't understand? What if they don't take the wheel in time that could result badly. It's just an issue, people could be getting hurt, the driver. They could hit something or someone because they weren't paying attention. More so the beginners, everyone would be testing it out, getting to know the system and that isn't safe.
Next, as they stated in the article, it costs millions to go through with this change. All the money that would be going towards this, I just believe there are other things we could be using that money on. I'm positive the cars would be costing a good amount also, not everyone could get that. Just to change the roads , and get everyone started, it would just be costing so much.
Lastly, honestly what's the point? If people don't want to be driving they should just catch a taxi, or drive with other people. There's other better and more affordable options. What's the point in getting a car that drives you? It's really not helpful in anyway.
In conclusion, that's why I believe having driverless cars is really not something we need. Our society is hardly doing anything on their own now a days, and the fact that driving isn't even really that difficult. I believe it's a waste of money, it could be very dangerous, and there really is no point. | 3 |
All right, to some of you people this might not sound too interesting but just hear me out. If you want a really excellent job, be a cowboy in the Seagoing Cowboy program. In fact, take it from me a cowboy who rides waves.
I became a Seagoing Cowboy when me frend invited me to go to Europe on a cattle boat. It was when World War II was going on. Some countries were left to die and had nothing. So they formed the UNRRA and hired ''Seagoing Cowboys.'' Both I and Don Signed up.
In August of 1945, they recived orders to go and report to New Orleans.''We arived August 14,'' Luke recalled ''the day the Pasific War ended.'' They got their seaman's papers and and borded the SS Charles. W. Wooster. They then headed for Greace.
Before I got to Greace he turned 18 wich ment the military could draft me .''When my draft board learned that I was on a cattle-boat trip,they tolde me to just keep doing that for my service,'' Luke says.
''The cattle boat trips were an unbeliavable opportunity for a small-town boy,'' Besides helping people, I had the side benifit of seeing Europe and China.'' but seeing the Acropolis in Greace was very speacial. So was takeing a gondola ride in Vince, Italy a city with streets of water.''
It was also hard work. I had to clean, feed, and care for the anamals. I seved as a night wathman, meaning I had to cheak on all the anamals and report to the captin every hour. One ranny night after my hourly report I slipped on a ladder and fell on my backside. I was fine but couldn't work for a couple of days because of broken ribs. I also had fun too and played vollyball games in empty holdes and more.
So in conclusion, It's splendid to be a Seagoing Cowboy because it shows you the vertue of helpping others. | 1 |
The Face on Mars
Have you ever seen a landmark that looks like something else? In 1976 a Mars roover named Viking 1 spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. This just hapened to be huge rocks together looking like a face. NASA named this the "Face on Mars." The "Face on Mars" has become a pop icon. It has appeared in a Hollywood film, books, magazines, radio talk shows, and even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years! The Face is not a natural landform because it looks exactly like a face, its on Mars which could be an alien, and many roovers have seen the Face when they go to Mars.
The Face is not a natural landform because it looks exactly like a face. How can we not know that it is not an alien. NASA people can't go up to Mars to look at it face-to-face. Roovers can only take pictures of it. Mars is too far away that NASA can't send people up there to make sure it is an alien. There isn't any oxygen up there so people could breathe.
The Face is on Mars, which could be an alien. People have always thought that there were aliens on Mars. This time there actually could be one on Mars. Life on Mars could be a real thing. Mars is a eird place because it is red, unlike Earth which is mostly blue and green.
The Face is a natural landform because NASA has proven that there can't be any life form on Mars. There is nothing that they would be able to eat to stay alive. The planet is red and there isn't any water or anything to drink for them to survive. There is no possible way for any life form to survive on Mars.
There is a natural landform on Mars that looks like a face because huge rocks were fromed together looking like a face. This is all nature, there is no way that aliens could live on this planet. Natural landforms all around the universe. Mountains and hills are all over Earth. Nature takes control of everything that is alive. The Face is a natural landform and not some kind of alien.
The"Face on Mars" is a natural landform because aliens can't live on a planet without anything to survive, natural ladforms are all over the universe, and the Face is just huge rocks formed together looking like a face. I strongly believe that this is not an alien, and that this is a natural landform. | 2 |
Dear State Senator,
It has come to my attention the many problems that the Electoral College has. I would like to ask that we change to election by popular vote for the President of the United States. You see, not only is the Electoral College unfair, but it also creates a lie that tricks everyone into believeing that our President was the one that the majority of America voted for, when that is not always the case.
First off, the fact that the number of electors for each state relies on the number of members in it's Congressional delegation is just illogical...lets say Florida has twenty because of its size, and California has fifty. if both states want to vote for someone different, then California is going to win only because of the size and population difference. So really, you aren't voting for the president...you're voting for the electors who will choose the president. An argument can be made against this...that the electors that you give your vote to will be trustworthy and vote for the person that your party wants. How does that give us a say though? For example, as it says in the article, Al Gore was the president that the majority of America voted for in 2000...he was the one that everyone wanted. Yet he lost the presidency because of this form of voting. This is a free country, or so we're told, so we need to be given the right of popular vote.
Furthermore, the Electoral College system is flawed...there are millions of people in America and yet only 538 votes are counted. There is no way to be assured that the person you voted for, or anyone else, was selected. We need to ask ourselves what the best thing is for our country... letting everybody be dissapointed in who was voted for, or seeing that they got what they spent time on going and voting on. This isn't just a captain for a football team, or a manager at work. This is the president of the United States, and he or she will be running our country for 4 years or even longer, so we need to question this method of voting. We are a unified country, and our unity shows what we want as a country..we shouldn't have one thing chosen and get something completely different in return. The election by popular voting would be a better overall choice for our country.
All in all, arguments can be made both ways...for the Electoral College process or against it. The citizens of America deserve the very best person to lead them, and that's exactly who we should get...the one that America votes for. I know that there are more efficient and fair ways to do this, all we need to do is use them. At the end of the day though, using the election by popular vote would ensure that everyone would be 100% sure that their vote went for who they wanted, and that's what counts. | 4 |
Driverless cars to some may be benificial and I'm all for it. The news is on everyday and there's atleast one incident where "a car ran off the road" or "there's a traffic jam from a car crash." Would this happen with driverless cars? I don't think we would have as many car wrecks, slideoffs, and traffic jams if we had driverless cars. I feel the streets would be more safe and run extremely smoother, then they are now.
As we all know It's 2016 and we're only moving further and further into technology. Driverless cars are only the next big thing and they're being noticed more and more everyday. All these manufacturers and car companies are trying to come up with the safest driveless cars as possible and that's just what they're doing. Do you think the first car invented had all these gadgets we have now? No, they had no gps, airbags, or these car sensors we have now, but we grew in technology and made them more safe.
The biggest thing that's stopping driverless cars from being on the streets in my opinion is safety. Nobody has saw driverless cars on the street, so we don't know how to react to something so new. Driverless cars would have all of these sensors that will keep the car from crashing or breaking speed limits. These driveless cars are only mimicing a human at the wheel, but these signals and sensors are way safer then a humans senses and signals.
These driverless cars will open up doors for many future inventions. Back in the 1900's they weren't expecting there to be all of this technology, but there is. Technology is only going to grow and grow. What we need to do is adapt to these new inventions and make the best of them because next week you might see Toyota come out with a flying car.
Just think to yourself " could you see driverless cars on the street or even see yourself in one?" Well my answer is yes because we need more safety on the streets and obviosly people can't do it themselves so why not give technology a chance? Driveless cars would change the world and maybe the world needs a change, but the world definitley need safer streets. | 3 |
"The Challenge of exploring venus" it talks about space administration and the national aeronautics (NASA) they talk about tecnical use and the things that go on in space. the authors is studying about things that are good and bad up there he seaches and sees what goes on up there in pharagraph 3 he talks about how atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus is more challangeing are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere.
the planet surface temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experince on our own planet . venus has the hottest surface temperture of any planet in our solar system even erupting volcanone, powerful earth quakes and frequent lighting strikes. temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees fahrenhket. solar power would be plenttiful and radiation would not exceed earth levels. not easy conditions.
NASA is working on other approaches to studying venus, some simplfied electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus surface and lasted for last weeks in such conditions venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of earth these differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to mars our other times to venus. venus is someties right around the corner a thick atmosphere of almot 97 percent carbon dixoide blankets venus temtures. these conitions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth. | 0 |
The reason that people should join the Seagoing cowboy program is it saves animals over in Europe.
They shiped horses, young cows, and mules overseas.
They would take care of the animals as they where being shiped so Luke and Don sighned up.
They got their with 335 horses and enough hay and oats to feed them all.
They hade a long trip their they got there on August 14 1945.
It was the day the Pacific war had ended.
Luke was 18 before arriving in Greece so he could be drafted for military service.
In the text it states that when the draft borad hade learned that he was on a cattle boat trip they told him to keep doimg that, he made 9 trips.
So it was long but it sounds fun to me and they did good for the world by helping other people.
So if I coud I would. It's also the right thing to do.
After this would you do it? | 1 |
The author really makes you feel as if exploring Venus could be safer than taking a trip to the movies. Obviously he points out also that it isn't safe, it's a huge risk that humans would have to take just to achieve knowledge about another planet.
The author first explains what Venus is, to prepare readers to further listen on what we would see on Venus. The author says Venus is "Earth's twin," and further supports this with "it may have well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." "It," reffering to Venus. The author states Venus has "valleys, mountains, and craters." Telling the readers this information makes it seem as if seeing Venus would feel comfortable to us and nothing too out of the ordinary.
As ordinary as the author tries to make a trip to Venus seem he doesn't end up leading us in the wrong direction, as he also states the dangers, "humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." Reading that information makes it seem doubtful humans could ever explore Earth's neighbor.
The author goes on to suggest ideas that NASA has pulling the reader back in to believe that it could be promising to think that one day humans can explore Venus. "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." That's a lot to take in but the author makes it easy for us to understand the idea by comparing it to "Jet airplanes traveling higher to fly over many storms."
The author wraps it up by saying "Venus has value." He doesn't go deep into the what "value's" exploring Venus could have. Only thing he stats is "insight," and "human curiosity." The author not going deep into the values is exceptional because that's not what the article was about. The article is more about just progress in space exploration, focusing on Venus. The author then wraps it up with a fair conclusion, including his main point that, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." | 3 |
In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author clearly presents positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Comparing future driverless cars to today's taxis, the cars would only use half the fuel of today's public transportation. The cost of the driverless car may be expensive, due to the additional sensors and assistance that the car provides. Google has owned driverless cars for specific conditions. Their cars have driven abundance of miles without a crash, but these vehicles are not specifically driverless. When there is a conflict with pulling in and out of a driveways or traffic issues, the vehicle alerts the driver to take over.
Many people would believe that driverless cars can make a positive impact on our future society. The text states, "For starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors." According to the text, a driverless car would have to have many sensors to be fully safe. That information is a pro to driving vehicles like these. The text also states, "The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." This is an example that high-technology sensors can help prevent crashes from happening.
Another example that the author presents positive aspects of driverless cars is that a car company, BMW, announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant." According to the text, "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold on the wheel." Many people would love the idea of driverless cars, but people also need to be reassured that they need to be alert when being in a driverless car. Many people will take advantage of the idea of having driverless cars, but people also need to be reminded that driving is serious to theirs' and others' health. The author also states that none of the cars developed so far are driverless. It is always best to make sure that people are aware of this information.
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 navigating through work zones and around accidents." When a driver loses focuses when driving, that driver will be alerted when the road ahead requires human skills. The sensors will be ready to get the driver's attention whenever there are conflicts along the way. Drivers need to be prepared to take over at any time. Furthermore, manufacturers are considering to add heads-up displays in the vehicle.
Although Google cars prove that driverless cars are safe to drive, people can argue that driverless cars could be expensive in the future. With all the technology, sensors, antilock brakes, and driver assistance, people will wonder if driverless cars are expensive. People should be able to have a vehicle that they can feel safe in. With this invention, people will have the urge to be able to own one.
The text also states, "Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved." Furthermore, automakers will make sure that nothing will go wrong with this inevitable invention.
All the evidence in the text illustrates that driverless cars will take over in the near future. Driverless cars will have a positive impact on our society. Driving will be safer for everyone with the advanced technology that has been invented. The idea of having driverless cars could be far from us, but with all these inventions, we are growing closer to fully have these advanced vehicles. | 2 |
Have you ever thought about what the world would be like if we limited the car usages ? I have , I think about it when I wake up late and there is alot of traffic ! If we didn't use cars and we just got around by walking , riding a bike , a school bus , a city bus or even taking taxis it would be easier . It would save us time and resources . It would aslo , lower the emissions . Lastly , it would improve our safety .
If our world was car free , it would save us time and help conserve resources . How? We would all be on a schedule and we wouldn't have to do things at different times and end up being late to work , or to school , or even to something very important . You wouldn't have to worry about wasting time fixing your car while you could be at a job interview or getting a scholarship . A car is a lot of responsibilty , believe it or not . We wouldn't have to depend on our friends or parents to car pool us .
According to David Goldberg all of the development since World War Two has been centered on cars . Back in the day , they used to walk or ride on carrages with horses and carts . Now we have motor vehicles that runs on gasoline , deisel , or even a battery . Who ever invented these things made it easier for us , but now they're going out of hand with it because there is alot of traffic and very many car accidents . Wihout cars it could be a good opportunity to take away stress and to lower air population . Studies show that Americans are buying fewer cars , driving less , and fewer licenses are being purchased .
Safety is a very important role in our lives , right ? If you want to be safe at all times and not have to worry about someone drinking and driving or someone being on a high speed chase and crashing into you , you should deffinitly think about being car free . There are at least about 5 accidents a week because of people not paying attention to where they're going or even just because people like to take driving as an advantage . If there were less cars in the world , there would be less death rates . Someone could be dying in an ambulence and all the traffic could be stopping them from staying alive , when they could be to a hospital and cured .
While people are driving around trying to fight traffic just to get to work or a doctors appoitment you could already there . Many people don't like to walk or maybe even ride a bike because either they're lazy or they just don't care about their health . But there are many other options , such as taking a city bus , a train , a taxi , and maybe even a sub . If we limited the car usages we could be saving time and conserving resources that could be used for more other useful things . Also , it would lower emissions and we'd have less stress . Finally , it would decrease the number of accidents and improve our safety habits . | 2 |
Cars can be useful in getting people from point A to point B but do they cause stress on the environment? Limiting car usage can lower the amount of greenhouse gas emissions.
In Vauban, Germany residents have given up their vehicles. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district. Car ownership is allowed but there are only two places to park in a large garage at the edge of the development where a car-owner buys a space for $40,000, along with a home. This results in 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold their car to move there.(source 1)
After a number of day of pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. Mondays motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or be fined 22-euros the same for odd numbered plate the following day. The cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. The smog cleared enough monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numberd plates on Tuesday.( source 2)
Bogota, colombia millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated, or took buses to work yesterday. It was the third year cars have been banned with inly buses and taxis permitted on the Day Without Cars in the capitol city of 7 million. "It's a goos way to take away stress and lower air pollution," said businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a double seated bike with his wife. The day without cars is part of an improvement campaign that began in the mid-1990s.
Limiting car usage can lower greenhouse gas emissions. | 1 |
Driveless Cars are being seen in the future. This is causing a conflict for people who agree and do not agree. Some people think that it will not be safe. I see where they are coming from. The people that do not want it make good points. There are also people who love the idea of driverless cars. Those people think it is a great idea and think it will be really helpful.
I personally do not like the idea of driverless cars.There are a lot of things that can go wrong. It can also cause problems with transportation speed and also will hold people back from learning how to drive themselves around. The time from leaving to getting where you need to be will be really slow.
People will take advantage of not having to drive and that might be a problem. A person could fall asleep while the car was driving itself. The car could alert them that it is there turn to takeover but they could be a heavy sleeper and not wake up. I feel like there will also be a lont more people under the influence in there cars trying to drive because they feel that they will be fine aslong as the car is driving by itself.
Technology is not perfect. There can be glitches in the system and cause the car to not work properly. With technology there also comes hackers and someone other than the car itself could take control and cause someone to get hurt. It is a very dangerous idea.
The idead of driveless cars is a really interesting idea. It is also really smart. We do have the technology to do it and make it work. I still think it can cause trouble and will cause trouble if carried out. | 3 |
The author shows many reasons that Venus should be studied. Some reasons are that Venus is the closest to earth in size and density and they also think that there were forms of life on Venus many thousands of years ago.
People often say that Venus is Earth's twin. Venus has many similar features with Earth such as size and density. In paragraph 2 the author says that Earth, Venus, and Mars are very close in distance. When Venus is really close by they send spacecafts up to Venus.
Some say that Venus had life forms many of thousands of years ago. The author say that Venus was probably covered in water just like Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky things like mountains, valleys, an craters. The author also says that Venus can sometimes be the nearest option for a visit.
In conclusion the author shows some good facts about how we can someday go to Venus because of its earth-like features and its once able to hole life and have oceans. | 1 |
Wow can you believe if you take a picture on your phone or social meadi it can tell you what your emotionals are now thats pretty wild i dont care who you are.
My opion for this topic i think its pretty stupid because its non of there bussines what my emotionals are and im sure others agree with me. Maybe they dont like to smile but they sure can be happy my dad always told me never juge a book its cover and thats what their doing.
I wouldnt like it because i dont want them to know what my emotions are because its my emotion i will deal with them i dont want know one eles to. In pargraph two it says " can we actually calculate emotion like math homework" emotions are not problems and just part of life you cant fix that the person who has the emotion problem if there sad or angry there the one that will fix.
There is one good thing about this emtional problem if somone takes a picture and there sad and there thinking about ending their life somone can see it and contact someone and they could change their life around thats is on good thing i like it about.
This picture emotional thing it can help alot of people if they dont even know what there feeling and it make save people and some people might just hate it but everyone has their own opion and thats my. | 1 |
In my opinion i am againest the driverless cars. Why because to me the cars aren't safe yet. I think if we use dirverless cars there would be so many accidents. The cars won't know what to do. Even in the article it says the cars that they have devolpoed aren't even completely driverless. It says that the cars can steer,accelerate and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills.
Other reasons why i am againest the driverless cars is because all the cars the world has made what are they going to do with them. If they keep making driverless cars all the regular cars are no longer going to be in use. That's going to be a lot of money people have wasted on a car that no one is using anymore. Another reason why i am againest the driverless cars is because people might not feel safe to ride in them. Honestly would you want a car to be driving for you on the highway late at night. No the driverless cars aren't safe yet .They can cause a lot of accidents and problems for you and the company that makes them.
So this is it my final thoughts on the driverless cars. I say they should not make these cars because they are going to be a waste on money. Instead of using the driverless cars we can use the money on many more important things that the world needs. Like in the passage it says that only a safe car has a human driver in control at all times. So that's all i have to say about driverless cars. We should not make them but use that technology and money on something else. | 1 |
Driverless cars should not be allowed on the roads proven by examples and facts in this writing.
One reason driverless cars should not be allowed is because you would still have to be alert just in case the car needs human assistance. That is the whole reason behind driverless cars so that people won't need to pay attention the vechile will do it for them. If the driver were to not be paying atttention and the vechile needed assistance because of road construction or traffic and the driver were to be not paying atttention it could cause a serious accident. Similar to the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" in paragraph 2 it says how the car would need an alert driver to take over if there were traffic issues, roadwork, or accidents.
Another is that if there were an accident the manufacturer would not be held reliable the driver would be. In paragraph 9 it said how most states will not even let them test computer-driven cars because the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver.
Although automakers are still working assuming the problems ahead will be solved, but many think it is a big stretch working on this. Many may not believe that it is not worth the money continuing to make a driverless car.
As a conclusion driverless cars should not be allowed on the road because of reliability issues and the need the cars have for an alert driver. | 2 |
In the articles "making lisa Smile," The author describe how new technology called the Facial Action Coding System can indetify Human emtions. people should not creat a System that can indentify people emtion because it's destroy people privicy.
To creat a Machine that can identify their emtion and action can be danger. because it's like taking their privicy away, also people would not feel said because they machine can indentify their emtion and their action. I don't think it's a effective thing to creat because many people will felt that their bein watch. to creat a Machine that can indentify people emtion and action is like taking their freedom form them. Also people can take advantage of this and invade other people privice.
This system can invade people privice and they won't fet safe. as it's show in the articles using video can track theri facial movemets in real face or in the painted face. Also it can identify their weight. Although this is a great invition thing for human It's still not efficted. because to able to figure people emotion and action it's not our problem. because it's like when your sibling go through your stuff that is privice. to able to figur out people privice can also destroy realtionship, because everbody has dark secerty.
In now day technology is develope more and more, somtime they can be usefull. Most of they time they can invade people privice and realtionship. It's not neccery to identiy people emtion because it's could be a private, or famiy problem.
to identify privice it's taking their right and freedom also people might not felt safe because they know bein spy. through out the invition this facial Action Coding is not most efficted invition. because they are usefull but in the other hand it's ruind people privice.
Although this Facial Action Coding system might be usefull for some people. I still don't think it's exclussice invition because this invition can destroy or take away people freedom. most people might not felt safe by their surrounding because they are bein watch. This Facial Action Coding System invition should not be well reconzied because it's can intamated other people relationship like family problem also it can deterimed their facial expressions, and can also reveal their emtion; Most people might felt that they are taking their privice and freedom form them. | 1 |
In "The challenge of exploring Venus", The author suggest that studying Venus would be a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, I believe that even with the danger it can cause, it would be a nice experience. Venus is so close to the moon that you would possibly be able to see it from just a glance. In the article it stares that b eing able to see venus just from th sky because it is so close to the sun, Nasa should be able to go up to space.Having someone go up to space to land on venus would bring back so much information about that planet. One day if something were to happen to earth, scientist would want to know if there is a possibilty that you can go to another planet, one that will have the same qualities that earth had. As hot it could be since Venus is so close to the sun, it could be good to know that if something were to happen, we would have somewhere else to go. Although I believe that somethung could happen while in space because in the article it states that "No spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours.
The atmosphere in space is so thick it almost has a 97 percent of carbon dioxide which is like a blanket on venus. | 1 |
Limiting car usages is a way to help people and the environment all around us. limiting car usage can have lots of effects,there are advantages and disadvantages of limiting car usage. disadvantages of limiting car usage would be to release greenhouse gases in the air and contaminating the surface,and people breathing the muggy air, or smog. advantages for limiting car usage is when someone wants to go somewhere on time and they have thie own viechile and they can control the car to where they want to go.
Communities are trying to find way not to have gases in the air and to reduce the uses of modern transportation. people try not to use cars alot and instead they do other things to get to places like taking a bus, bicycling,running,skating and things like that. using those resources will decrease gases in the environment and people can relax and breathe in fresh air instead of gases. gases are toxic to natural influences and can damage them.
Disadvantages of limiting car usage is to release lots of gases and smog,therefore makeing the environmets a hazardous place to be in. people can get sick from inhaling the smoke or they could die if they breathe in too much. thats why people should try not too use transportations any day to make the environmets a healthy and clean place for poeple to live in and to enjoy.
Advantages of limiting car usage would be to use cars or other transportation because someone might want to go somewhere and its a long distance,people could drive to thier destination,and on time if they have somewhere to be like a buisness or a meeting the person needs to attend. If they took the bus the trip might last longer if the person is in a rush to get somewhere. Thats for long distace,for short dstances, people could take the bus to go somewhere close by or walk to the place. you could get somewhere faster if you walk and there is traffic,you would be stuck for a while if you were driving,only in heavily dense populated area would that most likely to happen,it would release lots of smog to the environment when lots of cars are in one place.
In places in the world lots of people are contributing to not using transportation to get to places but instead they are using non-gas usable transportations like bikes and skates to get to place to place. people also walk, it is a good exercize for people to do and it is a healthy influence. other people might see someone do it and they might want to do it as well. the best thing to do to save the environmet from hazard gases is to use gas transportations less and use physical transportation,like walking it would be better to do than to realease fumes in the air people breathe and hurt their body. So if someone wanted to go to the store and its close by, instead of taking a transportation walking would be healthier and more benificial for the environment and people around you. | 2 |
After reading the article, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" I have been asked to tell weather or not i think the author did a good job supporting and evaluating his ideas. As i read through the text i looked for key moments that stood out. This author beleives it is right and just to continue our missions to try and explore our neighboring planet. I feel that he does a very good job backing up his statement because he has an interesting introduction, middle and end. The author also does a very good job explaining his theory through lots of detail and background. Finally, the author doesnt just use his knowledge but he goes out there and finds information from experts. To me, those are three componets that will really prove what you believe in.
The article starts out with some basic background information to get you hooked onto the topic. It reads, "IN our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our sun. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point from earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely." those few sentences hook the reader on their claim and make you want the author to prove him self. therefore, the author does exactly that throughout the body of the text. He gives detail, background and outside sources but, we'll get into that later. In the end, he raps up the text with his claim once a again and that final kicker that get any strageling readers that dont quite believe him. It states, "Our travels on Earth should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation."
Throughout the body the author illustrates textbook detailing and informing. He makes a claim and then back it up with information why. It is all organized very well also. Each paragraph goes over something new and intriging. For example in the second paragraph, "Venus... occasionally the closest in distance too. Earth, Venus and Mars... Orbit the sun at different speeds. These differences in speed mena that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus." As you can see that quote gives one of his claims and then goes deeper into explaining it. After doing this he will turn around onto a new topic in the very next paragraph. "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. These condition are far more extrem than anything humans encounter on earth." To make his detailing even more interesting he gave his information first and then followed it with his claim. I feel like this way of orginization kept the reader hooked.
If you remember I said earlier in the text that the author doen't just use his own brain to help hsi claim. He will go out and get help from experts known as NASA and are th eleading group in space exploration for the United States. I feel like this is always a key to underatnding and convincing your claim because it can prove that you care and that you arent the only one that believes in the same picture. Paragraph five states, "The National Aeronatics and Space Administration has on particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus." Shortly after that he goes into detail on NASA's idea for Venus exploration. He uses their ideas toback up is own. NASA obviously is for the exploration of Venus and I htink he chose a very good company to do research on to find out more about his own claim.
To wrap up, my claim in the begenning was that the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," did a very good job supporting his own claim. The author did this by carefully organizing his information into a begginning, middle and end format. he also uses very good detail and description throughout the text along with ideas from a different perspective. This is why I believe he did a very good job evalutating his claim and if he were here right now i'd give him a pat on the back. Hopefully, the article you just read had the same care and interest as "The Challenge of Exploring Venus." | 4 |
Could you imagine a world with driverless cars? Now think, are you okay with this ideal,with this world? I know I am not. Driving is one of our human rights. it helps as connect to others, do we really want to lose that? Don't you want to go through the fun but stressful time of teaching your son or daughter, how to drive. We lose family traditions,bonding experices, our independce and jobs. Cars don't just help us in our everyday like we help them.
What's going to happen to our econmy when people who spent money to go to college to be a car engine, car only get a job at one place. One place that needs less people. What do we do when this car brakes down? It's electronic so our regular joe of the mill enginers can't fix. But
it's not our car it may just be a cab car, then what we leave it sitting in the middle of the road because, hey we dont own it. Wait here comes another smart car, thats just an acident waiting to happen. With this acident comig up what if we dont have enough time to take control.
Then what happens if we do have time to get control. Do we swive taking the chance of hitting something maybe even another car. Saying that by this point we are atleast paying atention to the road now. For the cars that let us watch a movie while the car decides to shuts off when we need to drive.What if the screen gletches. We can't see yes this is a if question. Which makes me have a question to you, has your computer ever glitched even though theres nothing wrong with it mine has. With all these posiblities if we do get into a wrek, who's to blame.
I(t's a driverless car so the driver can't be at fault right? But wait weren't you driving when it crashed, even though the screen glitched. By law you were the driver so this must be your fault correct,but its a driverless car how could you be the driver. Who pays for the damage the company or you, my guess to save money some how in some why this will be your fault. nothing to do with the company of this so called "driverless car".
To conclude this aguemental passage i would like to sumarize why not to use driverless cars. I believe there are so many things that could go wrong. Why take the chance, because it would be cool! Right up until legal debates happen on who is to blame foe acidents in this car. Is it still cool when your family or friends lose jobs they have had their whole life, that they worked for. what to some "driverless car" that truly isnt driverless. | 3 |
The positive of driverless is the car can be use until it crash or the owner doesn't wanna to use it anymore. The negative of driverless car are accident, and broke down middle of the road.
I agreed with the systems that they put on GPS receiver because many people that are using car have got lost in many places
or
get into an accident, and does people could get
help if they have that on their car. The danger about driverless more advanced to detect and respond the danger out of control skids or rolloevers.
The good thing about driverless are inidividual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone. Further improvements in computer software to help driver safer and also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving task on their own.
I don't agreed with the driverless some
people won't notify the danger until they really see or get into one. I don't think it a good thing that people can drive and text at the same because they won't
don't be able to control the wheel and it could end up with a big accident. I don't agreed with the automakers about who fault if the car and the owner was in accident, I think both have a problem with their own or the car was not working because the wheel couldn't turn and boom it crashed.
In the conclusion, I think it bad and good at the same time but the car could help people get to places where they wanna go without walking. The bad it people could get in a big accident or broke down in the middle of road. | 2 |
Car usage has been around for as long as i have known. Vehicals like cars include lots of gas and transportation for people to interact and get around freely without moving their legs. Including, reasons for faster more smoother transportation throughout the day. Limiting the usage of cars has not been experienced as far as this generation has known. Also, providing better ways by limiting car usage to protect and have a more stable cleaner environment.
To begin with, limiting car usage would be harder most people are very laxidasical as they gain older as years go by. A person lets say at the age of 40 or 50 would not feel the need to walk to work or ride a bike to a grocery store due to the logic that the older we get the more we begin to feel more pain. Which is the cause of why they use their cars to travel to more places. Which is why limiting car usage would be unheard of. People of that age should feel the need to go out and get more excersise and look at the world from a different perspective than to look at the world from inside a moving vehical. In the artical it states from some people of the community they included that everything was much better not having a vehical to drive with she stated that it made her tense.
Additinally, limiting car usage would be extravegant for the environment. The environment is something that should be protected. Cars generate from gas and gas is very bad for the environment and the atmosphere as well as some cars that were to over heat are bad as well. They do have cars that generate only from battery usage which people find doesnt damage the environment as much. It still does damage the environment just as well.
Finally, reasons why they should limit the car usage in our community would be more space in the society we wouldnt have cars poluting us every where we turn or travel. When you walk out side you see cars and more vehicals it would be nice to explore the world without the view covered by cars. Bicycles to get out there more and see the world not trapped behind a car door and window. Feeling happier and free without having the smell of gas linger where you work or when you go to the grocery store. In the artical it states that there was only 2 areas to park cars if you had them and the parking would not be in everyones way but somewhere clean as well.
In concusion the usage of cars would be a great idea for the comunity because of the more space people will have, few people from the overweight side of the society and a less poluted environment to surround yourself in. | 2 |
I personally think that completely driveless cars are a bad idea. As a 16 year old, I'm finally the legal age to receive my licenses, but I can't receive my licenses if I don't have a car to drive. With driveless cars, we are literally allowing cars to think for us.
If driveless cars do become the new thing to have, what would the driver do? The driver would simply stop paying attention to the road, and the car would do everything for them. With the car doing everything for them, more drivers would focus their energy and attention somewhere else, causing more accidents. With more accidents, who would be at fault? Would it be the driver, or the company?
How will the laws be made in order to keep others safe if the car happens to break down? With actuall drivers driving a car their attention, and energy is on the road they're driving on. If they do cause an accident, there's cars that are made to prevent an accident before it happens.
Being able to drive a car is a privilege, and with driveless cars, we're taking that privilege away for others who have waited so long to be able to drive. | 1 |
What is the point of driving a car now and days anyways? In VAUBAN, Germany even soccer moms gave up their car. Paris even bans car driving Due the smog. In BOGOTA, Colombia has a program that they wants to go worldwide. Let talk about Vauban, Germany you can't park on the street, in your own driveway nor your home garages are forbidden. Vanban is completely "Car Free". At first I really thought that was a joke but its not. Downtown they are allowed to have car ownership. What sense does that make. If the car owner buys a space for $40,000, and plus the new home. 70 precent of Vauban familes do not own cars. But 57 percent sold their car to move to Vauban. Vanban completed in 2006. 5,500 residents in Vauban. Think about it most people in Vauban dont have cars. Now lets get on to Paris... Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. On Monday's motorists with even numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars home or pay a fine of $31 dollars, same thing goes for the odd numbered plates. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined. 27 people had their car inpounded for the reaction to how much the fine was. Car traffic was down too 60% . 5 days after intensifying the smog. Diesel fuel was blammed. Diesel makes 67% of vehicles in France. | 0 |
Dear senator,
I am in favor of getting rid of the Electoral College. First of all, even if a candidate wins the most popular votes, they could still lose the election, which is not fair. Over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind that we have now. The Electoral college is confusing to many, and voters can even get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate.
Also, there could always be a tie in the electoral vote. If that were to happen then the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where people in the state would decide on the president. The electoral college is unfair to voters. Candidates spend time on "swing" states and not on the states that they have no chance of winning. According to the Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong article, the electoral college is "unfair, outdated, and irrational."
In conclusion, the electoral college should be abolished. It is confusing, unfair, irrational, and the many people want it to change. The voting process should depend on the voice of the people, but with the electoral college, some of these voices have been taken. | 1 |
The claim the author gave about going to venus and researching it from a safe distance is good,Because it will give great information about venus and how it works."striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has high value not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself". This is saying that going to venus will help us understand how the planet works.
Venus is worth researching even though the casualties could be high and the risks could be."Weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes,powerfull earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface". This is saying that there is alot of risk in going to go research venus.
In conclusion i think that we should go to venus becasue it will get us more closer to landing on venus. Researching venus will get us more closer to landing on it because the research will tell us when the temperatures will be lower and when everything is good. | 1 |
My position on driverless cars is, that they wont be as safe as cars driven by humans. i believe this because they wouldnt know when to stop, they might go out of control, and they wouldnt be very surportive during deflict stiutions.
First i believe they wouldnt know when to stop because they might be road block and they wouldnt be able to identify the objects. Examples from the passage are, the cars will probably have a hard time navigating through work zones and around accidents. The cars will also have to deal with complicated traffic issues , such as navigating through roadworks or roadblocks that lie ahead for the autonomous car.
Second reason is, they might go out of control. The car might face some technical deflicties and someone will most likely get injured. If some dies get injured who will be at fault? wil it be the driver or the manufacturer. I believe it will be the manufacturer because they made the car and they didnt make sure if it was safe for the people to drive arounfd in or not.
My last reason is They wouldnt be as surportive during deflict stiutions. i think They wouldnt be very surportive because the car might not know what to do. For example, if there was roadblock and the car didnt or couldnt indenify them and the car crushes. What if the car was told to go somewhere and went to wrong way? will it be the cars fault. And if the car got broken down for no reason during traffic will it be okay for other people.
In conclusion i believ that driverless cars wont be as safe as cars driven by humans. i believe this because they wouldnt know when to stop, they might go out of control, and they wouldnt be very surportive during deflict stiutions. | 2 |
Have you ever wanted to participate in the Seagoing Cowboy program? In the seagoing program you help many people and animals. You also get to go on many adventures. Do you want to have a chance to see what it would be like?
In the Seagoing Cowboy program you get the chance to help people and animals in need. You help people and animals in many different tragidease. I have already been in Europe and china to help with World War II. In 1945 we got to go to New Orleans. After that we headed to greece with cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them. The Seagoing Cowboy program is fun and you help people and animals.
Not only do you help animals, but you also go on adventures. I have crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean 2 times. I have also toured a castle in Crete, and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China. Lastly I have also taken a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. Do want in on all these fun trips?
Would you want to be in the Seagoing Cowboy program? You help tons of people and animals. You also have lots of fun. Decide to come join me. | 2 |
Diverless cars aren't a good idea. Even though Genral Motors developed a special test track to determine is these cars are working or not , when this car is sold the might still be a defect.
At first the were constructing a smart road that took a lot of magnetic sensors, which cost a lot to do. So they started a smart car. to make this car they need alot of sensors. This car took alot of time an work to manufacture. The most important part of this Toyota Prius was to mimic the skill of the human at the wheel. These sensors were advanced to detect response to danger of " out of control skids or rollover". The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine. Even though it allows better response for the car, what about the people in the car that might get hurt inside the car.
This diverless car might be good for some, but some might think that people should still take caution in there their driving because if people use this car more, people might get to use to the car stopping on its on . They might forget how regular cars work. | 1 |
In the article " Driverless Cars Are Coming" the author presents both posistive and negative aspects of driverless cars, I for-one am all for the development 'smart cars'. I look forward to 'a time when no one buys cars becasue no one needs them anymore'. It is my belief that that the development of the smart car could help us a great deal in the forseen future. We are already on our way towards the idea of a driverless car not only becoming real but also helping our deteriating planet.
You see i believe that since even though there are a few vehicles now that don't necessarily need gas to run there are far more that do than not. Our vehicles now adays do alot of damage to our ecosystem than most of us realize or seem to care for. Sooner or later that invisible wall that shields us of the sun's light which burns brighter than any fire known by man will instead of helping create life, will destroy it. there is so much polution in the air now because of our nonexcistent will to protect that in which we live instead of slowly killing it. Now to clear any misinterpretation i must state that I am in no way a "tree-hugger", but i do believe that we must do something about this pollution instead of sitting back and watch the dreaded show of death. That is one of the reason why i am all fro the development of driverless cars, for I believe that this idea will bring us a few steps closer to vehicles that have no need of gas or any other polluting resources in our desposition.
This said i do believe driverless cars could also helpus in getting things faster. Already do most cars nowadays do cars have apps in stalled that allow us to not take our eyes of thwe road while at the same time do things that we feel we need time to do . Sadly it is a common thing these days for everyone to have some kind of bussy schedules since we are children. our kids now go to school for most of the day then get home and do their homework, go to school clubs or athletics they signed up for yet don't really want to do becasue their parents are the ones who dont want them out of the house all because they have to work late and won't be home 'till late or are so bussy doing other things that they can't take care of their children all day. So they send them of to be taken care of by someone else. This is the product of filled schedules which are made easier to handle now by smart cars. The technology installed in them making it possible to multitask while driving and able to not waste time making it easier to finish the list of things to be done.
Now most driving laws -as presented in the article- are written in the assumptionthat the only safe car has a human driver in control of it although in my opinion that is not the case in most ocassions. I believe that most car accidents are caused because of a drunk driver or because of a driver losing control. All these accidents could be avoided by a smart car; the way i see it is that in the future the way we are going with technology will lead us to safer car's where if in a difficult sittuation you could be guided by your smart car. Completely driverless cars could be on a kind of 'auto-pilot' in certain situations, for instance a person decided to go out with a couple of friends and decides that -although it is a completely irrational idea- to drive home of course with a simple click of a button we could all avoid a could be horrific accident. | 3 |
Driveless cars will change every aspect of how the world drives and functions; the ordinary lifes of the human race as a whole will be flipped upside down. Even though it has not yet been accomplished, it will make the world undesricbable. Some might argue that that there are too many down sides to driveless cars, but in reality the positives out weigh the negatives.
As of today, the public transport systems pollute the earth and can't go every place that is needed. Along with that the it is an expensive feature of every day life. With the invention of the driveless car the amout of gas used will be cut in half; as the article says "The cars he foresees would uses half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus." Imagine a world that does worry about the effects of global warming, because that will be the a plausable world once driveless car come along. These cars also allow for transportation to all parts of the world that have roads. That would mean no more walking a mile to the nearest bus stop.
The most worrisome problem that goes hand in hand with driving is wrecking. As the article says "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash." If cars can drive for millions of miles without a crash, millions of lives would be saved each year. With the crash rate down, stress levels will go down and everyone can rest asured that they will be fine on the roads. Also with driveless cars, kids will be safier while playing because the sensors on these cars can detect them fastier than the human eye.
As a whole, the world wants to make life for everyone as carefree and easy as possible. Driveless cars make that life more visible due to the relief of not having to drive. When someone gets off work the last thing they want to do is drive home; with the driveless car nobody will have the stress of the ride home.
Driveless cars will drastically change the world. It will provide safety, as well as make the plant less polluted. Nobody will have to find the nearest bus stop or make the drive home after work. The driveless car will make life carefree and overall more enjoyable. | 3 |
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author describes a new type of technology that can read peoples face and tell them what that person is feeling. The author also said that the technology would be helpful in classrooms.
I do not think it would be helpful in classroms because students could abuse or overuse their ability to change the lesson. The new technology also has possibilites of eliminating jobs for teacher, teacher aides, and tutors. The author states in paragraph six that "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming bored or confused, Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. Modifying the lesson could also give students different point of views and different ways to do stuff in that subject. The new technology also woudnt be good in a classroom because some classrooms could have a student with a disability to where that student can not control their face and the computer could misread their face and change the lesson when that student might not want it to change.
I think that the author has a good idea, but the idea should not be in a classroom. I think that the new technology should be at art galleries so it could be an easier way for artist to describe their painitngs. The new technology shows a lot of advancement in the world but there is still some things you can not change about school and that is eliminating the teachers. | 2 |
In my opinion, driverless cars would be extremely dangerous in certain situations. Especially with teenagers drivers. This invention could have a very bad outcome. Cars without drivers is pointless to me. How will cars know where to go how to get there? How will they be able to detect when there is a pedestrian trying to cross? Driving should not be made easier for our community because it is a part of everyday life.
Citizens will only become lazier and have no urge or motivation to not only drive but all other natural things. A car that drives it self will only make our country worse no better. It is cool when we see cars driving themselves in movie and on television, but is it really worth it? There are many pros and cons of this particular topic. Prod are there would be a lower rate of deaths and car related injuries because not many people would be driving. As citizens we also have to think about the small percent on people that could possibly be driving. What if a car without a driver had a malfunction and went out of control. I think the result of this situation could be far more dangerous than two drivers colliding.
As a teenager working to get my listens and start driving, cars that drive themselves are not very smart. I think driverless cars is just another way of asking for more conflict and death rates in our country. inbelieve the industry is trying to make electronics too much like humans. They are trying to make these products almost impossible to work, and in the long run lives will be lost. Then th question will be, "What should we do now? This was supposed to work." In my opinion technology is far too advanced now then it should be. I can only imagine what it will be like in five to ten years. I just hope driverless cars will not be in the near future. | 2 |
Driverless cars are touted as the future of society and a solution to public transportation problems in the modern world. Driverless cars utilize technology to let computers make decisions on where and when a car should move. However, driverless cars take control out of human hands. Driverless cars should be not be developed due to many obstacles in manufacturing and practical use that decrease the benefits of driving them.
One aspect of driverless cars that prevents them from being beneficial is their high cost. According to "Driverless Cars Are Coming", roads that use a certain type of driverless car would require new wires and radio transmitters as upgrades, which would be extremely expensive. The cars themselves would utilize cutting-edge sensors, cameras, and three-dimensional projections to function, which would definitely increase the cost. The lack of control over the vehicle at all times would most likely lead to more accidents, especially if driverless cars would share the road with human-driven cars. These accidents would also raise the price of owning a driverless car.
In addition to the high cost of accidents, the decision on who is at fault for a crash in a driverless car would cause new complications in daily life.
When driverless cars do get in accident due to a malfunction, neither the owner or the manufacturer would want to claim responsibility. This disagreement will cause confusion in courts and unnecessarily add more workload to government systems that handle insurance and punishment. Eventually a consensus on who is responsible for driverless car crashes would impact the way people live. If the manufacturers were found to be guilty, then driverless cars would be made mandatory and probably more expensive in order to minimize risk of accidents and increase profits to offset the costs of crashes. If drivers were agreed to be at fault, they would constantly be on edge to make sure their car doesn't hit another car, which would defeat the purpose of having a driverless car.
The final aspect of driverless cars that make their development not worthwhile is their inability to be fully driverless. Without full automation, drivers would still need to pay attention and be able to drive at any time. According to the article, safety means a car "has a human driver in control." People in driverless cars would be risking their lives by trusting a computer-driven system that could shut off at any moment to give control to a human driver. Teens would still need to be trained to drive, which is expensive, but only need to apply those skills a fraction of the time they do today. The public transportation system mentioned in "Driverless Cars Are Coming" would not only be dangerous, but probably result in people being late to their destinations due to system malfunctions or strict adherence to speed limits that people do not follow.
Driverless cars seem to be the figurehead of fuel efficient, effortless transportation. However, driverless cars have many downsides that would waste money, time, man hours, and lives. Completely automated cars would force people to put their lives at risk every day. Modern cars that are computer-assisted but not driverless are safer and allow people to be in control of their safety. | 3 |
What the Facial Action Coding System is a " process begins whe the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Movement of one or more mucles is called a "action unit." The man thing is weather or not this "Facial Action Coding Syste" should be used to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valube . But there can be some good things about this and there can be some bad things about this. The pros is id the computer can read if the kid is strugling with somthing and the teacher could come help the kid. Also the computer can read if the kid is depressed and needs help with somthing going on in his or her life. The cons isinvasion of privice. But with all these pros and cons I think we should have the "Facical Actions Coding System".
My first reason why we should have these computers is for school. In the artical the author says "A classroom computer could recognizewhen a student is becoming confused or bored." What this means if a kid is stuggling or confused the computer can read that the kid is in need of help on the thing he is working on and the teacher can come help the kid. Also the good thing is if the kid is confused and needs help, but if the kid is shy or scared to ask qustions the computer can tell the teacher he or she needs help on what they are working on. Last if the computer knows the person in confused the computer can stop what the kidis doing and help that person on what they are doing. This is my first reason on why we need this computer system in all schools.
My second reason is the computer can read kids emotions and can help the person. " In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" every day. For instance, you probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of corse, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc." This shows if a person is depressed and needs help but is scared to tell anybody the conputer can tell that friend so that friend can help that person out. Also this can tell if a person is angry and the actions that person could do when they are angry helping that person out and other people around them, beacuse of the actions that person can do while they are mad. Last this device can save lifes of people who think of suicide beacuse the computer can warn peopel these sighns helping the person out and many more people. This is my second reason why all schools should have the computer system.
My third and last reason is the computer can help that person be happy if they are sad and depressed. According to Facial Feedback Theoryof Emotions" Putting on a happy face actually works!" Also " imagine a computer that knows when you're happy or sad. For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be differnt." What this is saying is if you are watching somthing and ad comes on and it makes you happy the computer know that you like if and it would more like that. But if a ad comes on you dont like it and frown the computer knows that and will change it fast so you stay happy. With this computer doing that it could keep a lot of kid happy. This is my third reason why all schools should have this computer system.
Some people my not agree with me. Some people may say that it is advading your privace. But I think the computer should beacuse the computer can svae lives. Also help kids learn. Last it can keep kids happyand not sad. With the computer doing all of this we can keep a healthy life style and a safer envoroment for every body. This is why all schools should have this computer system to save lifes, help kids, and keep kids happy. | 4 |
My position on driverless cars are that they are pointless. If a person to lazy to drive take a bus,taxi,subway. If a person isnt a good driver then this doesnt apply to them because they shouldnt have a liscense. Details that support my postion are legal troubles, like when the author says "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault the driver or the manufacturer." You see humans have a mind so they can actually think and be held accountable if they were to make a mistake(If they were taught how to drive properly) a computer is programed to do what it does. All of its thoughts have been written for it already so that means that it can only deal with prefabricated situations what if there was a pressing situation that the computer was not programed for and someone ends up losing there life over a computers choice. See a human would be able to handle the situation without being preprogramed its because we acually have a mind and our thoughts are acually thoughts and not lines and lines of commands.
Another detail that supports my position is "in fact, none of the cars devloped so far are completely driverless...all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills." I dont see the point in a computer driving car if it still requires a human on hand if you to lazy or not a good driver(as said before) there are other alternitives to driving and most of the time those alternitives are just other humans that drive you but you see they are living breathing thinking beings and can adapt and be held responseable a computer cannot. Alot of times while driving a small choice can make a diffence in if someone lives or dies or is injured and from personal expearinces all computers have glitches no matter how good the programer not everything can be planned for but even the stuff they plan for will inevitably have bugs. Im just saying if you are going to make a computer car it better be able to drive my dog to the park and back without me because the only way I will think a computer car is safe and bug-less is if it is good enough to drive without me.
So in conclusion I think computer cars are pointless because there are plenty of alternitives if you dont like driving and I think computers by design are just not good enough to make human desicions. And who would buy a car for the sole purpose of not driving it. The End | 3 |
Have you ever wondered of owning a driveless car? A car that drives on it's own without you having to be on the wheel at all times. Many manufacturers from car companies are planning to release a driveless car in the future. But, in order for that to happen they have to make sure everything that car is supposed to do works right. Making sure the people inside the car is safe enough to take them to their destination. Like, in any other situation theirs always people that don't agree to what's being put out into our society.
First, manufacturers may have a long time coming up with the idea for the driveless car to be proper used. Some people may not take precaution and it leads to accidents. Not only will the person get injured but the manufacturers will look bad. They're the inventors that came up with the idea and people could sue them into court. Any negative notification will surely affect them.
Secondly, in any other circumstance their will always be people that don't agree to a driveless car being put out into a society. The government will have to take action into it. Some people might get furious that people will get to have something that they can't have. In every merchandise being purchased by the people it must have something that it's useful towards them. A car driving on it's own safely protecting the people in it would be valuable.
Mostly, having a driveless car can be way easier. You don't have to drive all the time. Only when it's necessary. Can you imagine what you could be doing in the car while it's driving on it's own? Usually, people these days would be on their phone texting or talking to someone. It gives you more time to yourself. But, you always have to take precaution. Making sure the driveless car is doing what its supposed to be doing at all times. In order, to have great things we must be responsible.
In conclusion, we can have anything safe put out into the society. I don't see why having a driveless car would do any damage. It would actually be useful to get us to anywhere we want. Not everyones ideas and opinions on things are the same. But, that doesn't mean just because they don't want to try having something new doesn't mean we can't. | 2 |
The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral college process consits of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes byCongress. The Electoral College consits of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President.
Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for thePresident, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the President. The single best argument against the electoral college is what we might call the disaster factor. The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows much worse. Considering thst the state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, end that those electors could always defy the will of the people. Back in 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. (So that a popular vote for Kennedy wouldn't have actually gone to Kennedy.)
At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. It's offical: The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the argument against direct elections are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right: "Abolish the electoral college!"
Abolishing the Electoral college should be the right thing to do. | 0 |
Emotion is somthing that show life the feeling that we have . In this class Mr Huang is teach the student about "Making Mona Lisa smile " Mona Lisa is a person that have 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful and 2 percent angry. Some computer can recognize about the emotion. This lately sofeware is its Porof product. . Mr Huang is working for Prof so he bring the new sofeware for the student.
He let his student calculating like math about facial movements human used to express their feeling. This is the 3D computer's face 44 major mucles in this model . Mr Huang relies on the work of psychologists, such as Dr. Paul Eckman, creator of Facial Action Coding
System. He has six emotional like happiness, suprise, anger, disguist, fear,and sadness. "The facial expression for each emotion are universal " He said with the unsimiling face. "even though inviduals often show varing degees of expression". An start the new sofeware to show them how Mona Lisa smile . Dr. Huang used da Vinci sofeware to show the muscle on her smile. The Mona Lisa demonstration to bring smile in her face This computer can know is you happy or sad. If they play video game you fell happy so thee computer know that too. If they try their comuter at home maybe it can't because this is the special computer with new sofeware. In my opion show the emotion is very important bacuse it will show the tacher if you understand the lesson or not. If you show the teacher with the exicting face you show the teacher that you don't understandnd but you show he teacher a couple smile you can make sure that you understand the lesson. Use the technology to read student emotion that you can know the student if you don't understand the student or you are new teacher here. Some of student now they have a lot of trouble or sad story they try to hind . They try to be happy in froent of evryone. But at nigh or when they come back home hey will feel sad they cried all day all night. They will be a not social or can't focus on study so if we use that technology it will let the teacher know the feeling of each student. If they have any problem the teacher can help them figure out or help them overcome that feelunng and bring student the possituve feeling. Some of student is they feel very bored or very sad they will have some disease happen about the neron in their hed make them crazy and bring that sad whole life. But we are glad if the people always think everything in the possitive way and they feel happy and love this life but if they are happy a lot maybe the most of peple that they can not feel their heart or who they love. They will be the person don't have any feeloing that not good to. I mean here you should balance you emoji . And the teacher should have that technology to help student . The student look at the mirror and try to smile so they can see the changing of the smile. Because when to stand in front of the mirror an smile that show every part of that smile so you can see that. However,, simile is come from our emotion if we feel happy or comfortable your smile will come very natural. If you not happy it will show you the smile lip without happy eyebrow . The student feel very excited about this part. The feeling of each of person are very important . Nowaday, it's kind of hard to find that technology so i hope that the scientist can make one for the teacher. You should open and share your feeling to the other person so they can understand or they can undeersttand you well. If it's hard to share with friends or teacher you can shared with your parent . They have more year to face with a lot of problem more than you maybe thay will have some good solution that can help you fix the problem. Finally, the scientist should produce that machine for the teacher to undersand the student or they can share with the teacher or family beacause our feeling is very important , it will make people make good thing and focus more on work. The school should are more about their feeling or if they sad the teacher should open some acitivity or give them a word that make them feel better. | 2 |
Their's many other ways to go from one place to another, not everthing has to be involved with four wheels and a motor. Over the time it has been noticed of all the damage of what any big or small vehicle can cause to the Earth. Causing the increase of air pollution; Beijing, China, Paris, and other states involved with too much traffic. Considered as smog, known as one the most polluted cities in the world. Residents have been limiting their car usage to have a safer enviroment making them give up their cars in certain places that they'd stay in. In other places it's been said that driving has been ban due to clear the air of global city. A Car-free day has been added to help reduce the chances of driving. The president himself has set goals to manage the use of vehicles to decrease the percentage.
Many residents, suburban pioneers, have gaven up their car in a community such as Vauban, Germany. Street parking, driveways, and also home garages are forbidden in the new district that it mentions to be in. According to source one, In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars, it states in paragraph two that no cars are allowed, completely "car-free". Seventy percent of the Vauban's family do not own any vehicle, while fifty-seven percent of Vauban's have sold a car to move in to those streets. Due to the happening of car-free, few residents have been happy of the cause. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," said Heidrun Walter, in source one. It's a great effort done from the residents wanting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of tailpipes also . Since in Europe, twelve percent of the passenger drivers ase responsible for that cause. Then comes to the United States where fifty percent of few car-intensive cause that problem as well.
It's an example of a growing trend in variety of places to separate suburban life from auto use, as in a component of a movement called, smart planning.
Because of an increase in air pollution, driving has been banned in Paris until the air is clear of the global city. For every car usage that was to be found they were to fine 22-euro, $31. It was like a schedule to be follow, every Monday the even-numbered plates were to leave their cars at home and on Tuesday's the odd-numbered plates would follow the same rule. Those who don't follow the rule were to be fine, others were towed due to their reaction of recieving a fine. Nearly four-thousand drivers were fined and twenty-seven had their cars impounded according to source two, Paris bans driving due to smog.
It's been said that in Bogota, Columbia a Car-Free day was started from a progam that was spread to many countries. Millions of the columbians ; hiked, biked, skated or took buses every time it was consideres a car-free day. Like Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus mentions in paragraph 23 source three, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution as well". It gives people chance to explore places not only in fours wheels but at foot or in any other particular way. All the driving rule is not done for unfairness or harm but to be more careful and safe with the enviroment that we all live in.
Obama set himself goals to curb the U.S' greenhouse gas emissions. Suggesting American's to buy fewer cars, to drive less, and recieve fewer licenses as the year goes buy. Few people would do what takes to help, others keep on going with their own lifes. | 1 |
Most people were raised on fairness; what everybody wants. So shouldn't voting be the same way? Thats why America should have popularity voting because electoral voting is unconstitutional, it doesn't give little states a say so and it's plain unfair.
First of all, Popularity voting should be the way we vote because it's constitutional. Abraham Lincoln once stated that "this is a nation for the people, by the people, and from the people"; its part of the constitution. Also, this is one nation under god and the almighty father believes in fairness; wouldn't you agree the people deserve a say so? Popularity voting allows the people to show what they support instead of electorals not serving the people justice. Electoral voting allows segergation because some states don't get a say so, but the question is aren't we one nation? The constitution says all men are equal;so what makes a man in California better than a man in North Carolina? So that's one strike for electoral voting.
Furthermore, popularity voting gives little states a say so. Did you know that small states like Rhode Island, South Carolina, and other 15 states sometimes don't get to see candidates? It's unfair that electoral voting only aims for states with high electoral voting. Popularity voting will change that giving little states a say so will heighten the ratio and maybe change the outcome. Popularity voting allows small states to put their opinion in on who they want as president because they are part of the country as well. Electoral treats smalll states like they don't matter and it's time to change that; Electoral voting now has two strikes.
Finally, popularity voting is just fair. Everyone born in America was born into the land of the free, land of the equal, land of the brave, so why shouldn't voting be like that? Everyone deserves the right to pick who they want to represent them, and if not its abusing their rights. Popularity voting is the clear choice because electoral voting is unfair, they obstrain your rights and your freedom of speech; you deserve to say who you want in office. They rather put you on mute and say you don't matter; we have to stand up. Electoral voting that was your last straw.
In conclusion, America should have popularity voting because electoral voting is unconstitutional, it doesn't give little states a say so and it's plain unfair. Also popularity voting is now the most popular voting style. We as Americans are tired of being treated unfairly and we are sticking to our national slogan; three strikes your out so good-bye electoral voting. | 3 |
The Seagoing Cowboys is a part of a group that is called
UNRRA it helps people and animals after the war. the reason you should join is that you are helping people and it is cool to go see other places and different like the Acropolis in Greece and china and europe. there are some ups and downs but it is worth it to see where you can go sometimes you will have to work nights watching the animals every hour of the night you will have to be care full because the dangers of the sea is different than it is on a farm.
It is alot of fun the animals keep you busy and there are games you can play games like boxing,base ball,table tennis,and tournaments on the way over to china or europe or where ever your going they always had fun.
luke was working on his aunt's farm when he was a kid so he was prepared to work daily but he could work all the time luke on night watch hurt his ribs by falling of a slippy later from the rain lucky for a metal strip didn't have him falling over board. Being a Seagoing Cowboy was a live changer for luke he said i'm grateful for the opportunity it made him more aware of other countries and the people needs.
The work on the ship was hard it kept luke busy the animals had to get fed three times a day bails of hay and bag of oats had to pulled up from te lower deck and stallshad to be clean. In august 1945 luke got his first orders. luke said the day of the parcific war ended they got there sign up papers and bored the SS charles w wooster.
Luke never knew his life would change right after his high school gradution but his friend asked him if he wanted to join the Seagoing Cowboys and he couldn't say no so he joind the Seagoing Cowboys and buy the time luke was discharded he had already made nine trips with the Seagoing Cowboys that was the most any Seagoing Cowboy ever had. | 2 |
Driveless Cars
Wouldnt it be cool to ride in a driveless car going places? It was only a dream years ago now it have came true . I think everyone would want one. Not only because ist driveless but because of the looks too. This would be a new expeiance that the world would want to try.
Im all for it! I think this a great idea . This would change the way we go places completly. I think even for someone who dont no how to drive can own one of these computer smart driven cars. Going on a road trip the driver would
be much more relaxed.
This would be a safer way of driving there are sensors in the car that can detect and respond to the danger of out of control skids or rollovers. The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce powe from the engine. This is allowing far better response and control than a human driver could mange alone.
Driveless cars have went half a millon miles without a car crash. That is just great! Even though
they are not truely driveless they do require human driving to take over when pulling inand out of
driveways or dealing with traffic issues .Such as navigating through roadwork or accidents.
Inconclusion , overall I think driveless cars is a marvelous idea . I think this a safer way of driveing all together. There would be less accidents . This a good way of evolving. I look forward one day to see lots of driveless cars
on the road and own a driveless car myself. | 1 |
VENUS
venus is a planet and venus is brightest point of the night sky, sometimes they called venus "evening star" ,Venus is the closest palnet to the Earth by density,size and by distance:
Venus atmosphere is verry different between our atmosphere, venus have a thick atmosphore 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets the planet and a highly corrosive of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere. Venus atmosphere is 90 times greater than the Earth atmosphere ,a average of more than 800 degrees fahrenheit , we know that the closer planet to the sun is mercury,but venus is hottest planet in the solar system.
the challenge of exploring Venus is because venus have a dense atmostpher most forms of lights cannot penetrate to it, and research is hard to make on venus. the researchers cannot take anything with them samples rock,gas etc.. from a certain distance. the scientists seeking to coducts a thjorough mission to undertand venus have to get up close to and personal to dispite the risks.
The national Aeronautics and space Administration (NASA) is working to find some other way to studying venus. to see how they can go through venus. | 1 |
There is no prof that and alien could have done that. If they think that they need to have prof that they are right. I might not have evidence that an alien could or couldn't have done that. But I know that if an alien did that there would have been life on Mars and we could or would have known by now. Here is my evidence to what I think about this situation.
Like i said if an alien did this we would have know by now. In various researches they have said and wrote that this is a natural cause. I actually do have prof and evidence about my opinion. On April 5,1998 they took a picture, it was ten times sharper than other pictures they took in the past. Although I get it that lots of people want it to be true that an alien did that, but with what prof?
I also see why you all think this. Many of you think that there are alien markings hidden by haze. But I think this is wrong, because they again took another picture and again it showed nothing of alien like. All that was in the picture was a big landform that is also common in the United States. Like i've said this is just natural occuring stuff.
This happens on earth because of lava when it gets cooled. The same thing happend on Mars. There is absoultly nothing to lie about or freak out about. Even if they wanted to have an alien to have done that they know that there would have been signs of life on Mars, and because there wasn't many people that think that there were actually aliens they didn't have a choice but to agree with us. So this is my opinion on what I think of the Face on Mars. | 2 |
I really think you should partcipate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. It can be really fun to do. It is really fun for all of the seagoing cowboys because you can take care of the animals while everybody is gone.
In the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation or UNRRA hired "Seagoing Cowboys"to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. Luke and Don signed up, you can sign up, too. Also in the story, it says that you can only be 18 or older to sign up to be a Seagoing Cowboy. Also in the story, it says that being a Seagoing Cowboy was more than an adventure for Luke Bomberger. Luke had a good time and he had an adventure and he saw new things. Why you can't have an adventure just like Luke.
Anybody can have an adventure and get to see new things, I'm just trying get to let you see things that you never seen before. Working as a Seagoing Cowboy is really fun. I really hope that you sign up so you can take care of the animals that are probably extinct. I wish I was there to sign up,but I hope you sign up. Who knows, you'll probably be on T.V. | 1 |
There are many people in the world who strive to meet their goals, regardless of the dangers it beholds. For the planet, Venus, however, The challenge for studying the planet is a big challenge. There are numerous examples to how studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers. They can be communicated through these three instances: Venus has similar traits to earth, it is our closest neighboring planet,
One reason why Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers is becuase of the similar, Earth-like traits it has. Astronomers have made a hypothisis saying that Venus has similar traits to earth, as well as possibly having some sort of lifeforms developing on that planet. "Astronomers are facinated by venus because it may well once have one well been the most earth-like planet in our solar system". Despite the challege, Astronomers wish to explore venus to see if the traits on that planet are similar to earth.
Another reason why Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers is because it is are closest neighboring planet. | 1 |
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All of our development since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change.
" As an official of the Transportation for America, David Goldberg is a credible source for information regarding transportation in America. However there are places all around the world were automobiles are causing problems. Limiting car usage could help solve many of those issues.
In America, the topic of alternative transportation has been discussed many times, but in previous bills, 80% of appropriations have by law gone to highways and only 20% to other transport. This can be found in paragraph 9 of the first source as the fifth line. Sadly America is not the only country having problems. In
Paris, France , diesel cars make up 67% of the vehicles and the diesel feul is blamed for the smog accumulation in the city. In Paris, A warmer layer of air caused by cold nights and warm days, trapped the car emissions which then caused a five day period of intensifying smog. France's smog build-up rivaled that of
Beijing, China , which is claimed to be one of the most polluted cities in the world. This problem also exists in the States, as transportation is the second largest cause of America's emissions, right behind power plants. To ensure safety anyone who was still driving their car was fined 22- euros or $31.
Bogota, Columbia followed France in their violation fee and charged any violater $25. Bogota has created a
Day Without Cars , in which no cars are used, to promote alternative transport and the reduction of smog levels. Another positive effect no cars can have would be a more peaceful enviroment, as stated in sources 1 and 3. In America, recent studies show that Americans have been buying fewer cars, driving less, and getting fewer licenses. Although it may be far in the future, America may soon follow the lead of
Vauban, Germany , where it is completely car-free. This probably won't happen anytime in the near future, but the use of automobiles has gone down in the United States. Bill Ford, chairman of the Ford Motor company, proposed a city in which, pedestrians, bicycles, private cars, etc. are used to save time, lower emissions and improve safety. He sees this future, hopefully others will too.
Although America might not be exactly like Vauban, it is good to hope that it will get there someday. No cars would result in a calmer atmosphere and a more peaceful lifestyle. Also, it would lower the emissions made by vehicles, which in turn would save the atmosphere, thus saving life on earth. No cars would also help improve safety, both of animals and of people. We may not be completely there yet, but the world will someday have no need for cars and that will be the first step into the future. | 1 |
To whom it may concern, I have recently been enlightened on what Electoral College is all about. According to "What Is the Electoral college?" Electoral college is a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and the election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. It consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. As quoted also from "What Is the Electoral College?" by the Office of the Federal Register.
First of all, the Electoral College should be kept because no, one region has the ability to elect a president. A certain region can gather all it's people to favorite one of the candidates, but it still won't be enough to reach a biased conclusion in the final election. The candidates also cannot count on one of their favorite states or rven regions for them to win because, with only regional or state appeal, it will become unlikely for them to be a successful president.
In addition, having The Electoral College will ensure that the larger states can't overrule the smaller state based on population. It balances the weight of more populated states to smaller populated states. This is good because now, the smaller populated states will feel that they actually have power in the Election process instead of feeling left out due to a larger population. This is also significant because now the candidates won't aim their campaigning only towards the higher populated states. They will go all around the country trying to emphasize their importance in winning the campaign.
In conclusion, the obvious solution here is to keep using the Electoral College process. It not only ensures that one state or region does not have enough votes alone to sway the election, it allows the smaller populated states to have just as big of a say in the election as the larger states. The procedure of using The Electoral college has been around for quite a while now and it's clear why. It is the most beneficial way of ensuring that the right candidate will get into office, based off of the right terms. | 3 |
dear who ever this may concern, i foundly belive that we should be able to keep the Electoral Collage because it has haelped this far with fairness and making sure that all the votes have been counted at least twice.
But i also see that from where you stand the Electral Collage may be just a waste of money and in some peoples eyes it is. but that doesnt mean that in alls it is. from where is see it if it helps us why not keep it even if it doesnt always pan out as planed we all have our problems but that doesnt mean that the government shuts us down it just means that the only reason we have those isssues are because not everything will go according to plan.
it also doesnt mean let it get outta hand then try to real it in as soon as possible the only way this would work is if we had some one who didnt care who won eaither way so long as eveything is fair and not messed with. so what im trying to get at is that we dont always get our way but that doesnt mean we need to shut down the Electoral Collage. According to the 23 amendment the district of columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for puposes of Electoral Collage. also Richard nixion and Jimmy Carter Bob Dole have agreed on the electoral collage and there not alone.
thank you for your time,
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Studying Venus can be dangerous but,there are some times where it's not dangerous. Venus is the second planet from the solar system. No spaceship has landed on Venus for decades. Venus is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Astronomers have been intreaged by Venus by looking like an Earth-like planet.
Venus was covered with oceans a long time ago. Venus has rocky sediment which are valleys,mountains,and craters. NASA has an idea by sending by sending humans to study Venus. Venus has a ground condition that is 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Air pressure in Venus is kinda close to the sea level on Earth.
Venus has a dense atmosphere and you can't see it with light. Researchers can't take samples of rock,gas,or anything else. Researchers see taking risks as challenges. Researchers are using machines to study Venus to know the knowledge of Venus. The machines are made out of silicon carbide.
The machines has lasted 3 weeks. NASA has another project called mechanical computers which is old technology. They're first envisioned in the 1800s. In the 1940s,it played an important role during World War ll. Those kinds of computers used to exist in those days.
In conclusion,its still ok to go to Venus. Venus has a lot of similarities to Earth. Venus is not dangerous. Even though it has hot temperature,its still good. Astronauts can go to Venus. | 1 |
The passage "Drivless Cars are Coming" have negative and positives. I would say I am against dirivless cars. Why not use cars that we can drive ourselves? Are Drivless cars actually the safest? If you were to ask me those questions I would say we need to stay with the cars tan we can drive. I would also say driveless cars are not the safest.
If we continue to use the cars we use today we don't put our safety in a computer hands. I think we should stay accountable for our own safety and make our own decisions while driving. In the passage it states that in certain situation the car will alert the driver when he or she needs to take control. The thing about that is what if it doesn't alert the driver and the car keeps going and causes a car accident which can potentially kill people or put their lives in danger. Then it goes into a even bigger situation if the accident is on the driver or on the manufacturing company. It really could go either way but why even take the risk in putting your life in the hands of a computer.
What if a police car or the ambulance is coming and the car doesn't pull over to the side of the road to let them have a clear passage to get where they need to go? Now you can possibly go to jail, but wait is that on you or the manufacturing company. There will be a lot of sewing of company's and a lot of fights between the people of the driveless cars and company's. The thing is we the people have a chance to avoid all of this now if we just decide not to make or buy a driveless car. The question you have to ask yourself is will you put your safety in the hands of a driveless car or will you be accountable for your own saftey? It's your choice just make sure you make the right decision. | 2 |
When we see the famous painting of Mona Lisa we typically do not see it as an example for the Facial Action Coding System. This is a system that reads emmotions, but this painting along with this new technology helps humans understand how are we feeling.
This new technology is valuable in many cases and in classrooms in not the ecception because it can help students have a diffferent learning enviroment.
This is 2018 and we need changes, good changes. The way that we learn is changing really fast and now there are better methods to help students understand and learn, for example: apps, websites, homeschool ,ect. By the use of this new technology students can have the chance to have a better education by having the help of a program that can see your facial expression and determine if you might need another teaching method that can help you improve your learning skills. For example in paragraph 6 says: '' A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confuced or bored'' Dr. Huang Predicts .''Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.'' this shows how effective this new technology can be to students that want to have a better education. With this program or technology students do not have to worry if the teacher do not know how to explain a specific subject in a different way that the student can understand. This new technolog is valuable because is prepared to have multiple ways to teach a subject so the student can understand it in a way that could help them memmorize the subject.
This technology called FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is going to change for good the way we all learn. With this new system we can all learn in a valuable and enjoyable way, thats the work of the system to have you enjoy learning. Are you ready to enjoy learnign with FACS? | 2 |
"Driverless Cars" sound like something from a movie, not real life. These are one of the most outrageous and ridiculous ideas I have ever heard of. These cars should not be allowed in the future because they are unsafe, expensive and will cause conflicts betweeen owners and manufacturers. If these "Driverless Cars" become a common thing in our daily lives, things will be different and people will be in danger.
Driverless cars would be very unsafe. If the system malfunctions or goes bad the car could do whatever it wants. There is always a chance that the car will not take you to the right place or the breaks decide they do not want to work or some reason. It says in the article that "For starters, they need a whole lot of sensors." What would happen if a sensor broke or the sensor was covered up by something. Inevitable crashes would be the answer. The article also talks about how to alert the drivers when they need to take over when it says, "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. The Google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over." This could go wrong if the driver falls asleep or the seats lose the ability to vibrate. The driver could also be startled by the surprising vibration that it may cause him to swerve or crash. The announcement could go wrong if the driver is hard of hearing or if they lower the volume because they feel it is irritating. Overall "Driverless Cars" are unsafe.
"Driverless Cars" would be very expensive not only to manufacture, but to purchase aswell. The majority of people are middle class and a car with such high-end features and accomodations would most likely be out of the price range for middle classed people. The article says, "Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars." This shows that radar alone used to be very expensive. It is already expensive just to buy a regular car but all of the sensors and radar and other features added would only up the price. This is not including all of the gas prices, maintainence, and other features that people want and have to pay for. Expecting these "Driverless Cars" to be the new everyday thing is just not in the budget of everyday people.
The conflict of who to blame when an accident happens is very simple. People would not want to pay for the accident so they would say that their car malfunctioned and end up filing for a lawsuit against the manufacturer. This whole entire idea of these new cars would cause an ongoing series of problems and lawsuits that would would fill up and awaste the courts time. "Driverless Cars" are a problem waiting to happen.
In conclusion, I do not believe "Driverless Cars should be allowed to drive on public roads. They are unsafe, expensive and will cause conflicts betweeen owners and manufacturers. The realistic idea of these cars working, and being reliable and safe, is very slim. People are fasinated by the idea of these cars, but they do not see the big picture which is all the threats and dangers this car holds. | 3 |
It talked about you get to travel all around the world and you get to help sick and injuired animals that are in danger. the next thing it talked about was you get to be a cowboy and you get to ride a bull, or a cow.
The other thing it said you will get to feed 335 horses hay plus oats. It said Luke was eightteen before they got to arrive at Greece and they got to go to China, and Greece. The other thing it talked about was you get to be a seagoing cowboy and you get to help any animal that is in need. the next thing it talked about was you get to go see cows, and bulls and you get to see exchange students, and exchange visitors for many years. the next thing it talked about was you get to see pepole playing table-tennis, tourments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittiling, and games also helped pass the time. The last thing it talked about was you get to ride a boat and Luke got prepared by helping his aunt on her farm by taking care of a lot of animals. The last thing it talked about was you get to ride a slippery slide and you get to check on every animal every hour. The end. | 0 |
My claim to do studying on Venus is saying no I think spending so much time and money on something that has been tempted to do multiple times and failed is wasteful. Because we have tried on numerous accaions and have got just a few hours with a little bit of information it is not worth it. Researchers know that they only get a super small time to only see a little bit of a huge planet.
Knowing that Venus is a whole planet the size of earth and only getting to see just a tiny bit of it is like starting at one side of the United States and then driving only a few hours to see how far you get, If you are trying to go all the way around the world to get back to the same spot but only have a few hours to do so, you don't cover much of anything to have any real say of how the world looks in different areas if you haven't seen it all yet.
In conclusion to the challenge of Venus I say it is a time waster and we will not be able to see the whole planet of Venus with only a few hours once every few decades. | 1 |
Driving cars that could drive you anywhere as in a taxi or your own car are finally coming to our furture and comig fast. There are many people out there who disagree on the idea Google has came out with. There are many different reson why you should and should buy this car they can be seen in positives and negatives. My reason when it comes to buying a driveless car is that you should or try to get a driveless car, but on the other had there are some bad reason why you shouldnt.
First few positive reasons I think you should buy this car is because its a proven fact that it can lower the risk of texting a driving. Since the 2000s the rate of texting and rving drivng has went up a massive of numbers. And plus they made a few models of the google car back in 2000 for a special track and it proved that its safe and could lower the stakes of a accident. They took one to the street and drove it 1 million miles and havent even crashed yet. But when it comes to parking and coming in a drive way its up to the driver to do that.
Then when it comes down to the gas its very conservant. For an example when the driver is sleepy or had a long day at work they can take a little nap whe its in driveless mode. If there are any roadblocks or construction problems the car will alert the driver that it is time to take action and drive. And if there is any misconveince the car will knock down the speed to about 25 mph. This furture car can turn, accelerate and even brake. Is this what we been waiting for all of our lifes?
Finaly when it comes down to buying this car do it!! Who would ever imagine a car driving itself when ever the driver needs it to. Like a friendly robot that is always there for you when you need them. In this few positives and barely any negatives my addvice is add the new car to your collection or garage. | 2 |
As a scientist at NASA I strongly believe that the "The Face on Mars" is simply a martian from of a mesa, which is commonly found on Cydonia. According to the text "There was no alien monument after all." This was of course after the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) flew over Cydonia and captured a higher resolution image of "The Face." In the world of today, you can never prove anything to be real without people spreading rumors.
Some conspiracy theorists like to think that there actually is life on Mars, and that's fine, but their reasoning is not credible and make believe. In the story it states "Some people think the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars-evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists." This reasoning behind believeing that there is life on Mars is unfactual and merely people's opinion. But as soon as my co-workers and I heard that people thought the Face was real, we took matters into our own hands and managed to take a couple of other photographs of the landform. Under a closer inspection in 2001 we were able to see that the mysterious Face was a "Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa" as stated in the text. No ancient alien civilization, just a common landform.
In conclusion, my team here at NASA and I have proven that the pop icon "Mars martian face" is actually a natrual landform that can be found just about anywhere. There was no need for all the chaos and random conspiracy theories, all it need was a little bit of science and hard work. | 2 |
In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" it states that Venus will be hard to travel for humans even though it is the closest planet to being earth like but we can do it. We have the technology for it, it atronmoers find Venus interesting so they are willing to put work into it, and humans could survive being near Venus.
As it speaks of in the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author addresses that us humans have technology for Venus to be explored and NASA is looking into a device to be used on Venus. We cannot just use any technology on Venus because of the hot temperatures and conditions but there are some machines that are not that fragile that would survive on Venus. They have a poject of using an older machine called a mechanical computer says the author "Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers."(para 7). Along with another one is using items that would survive on Venus "... some simplifies electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber stimulating chaos of Venus's conditions and have lasted for three weeks in such condtions. (para 7) meaning this could be a technology devic that will help people become more familiar with Venus.
Mars interest some people; but, people cannot just visit Venus because of the conditions. Although Venus is the closest planet to being earth like the author talks about in "The challenge of Exploring Venus" "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and icludes features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." (para 4). Which is very Earth like as we have those featues at multiple places on Earth. Astonomers are interestred in Venus as the author says "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus it may well once have been the Earth-like planet in our solar system." (para 4). As they are interested in making technology for exploration of Venus.
Humans cannot phyically be on Venus but we can get close to being there. The NASA is actually has one idea of how us humans can get close Venus as the author states the idea "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roilng Venusian landscape." (para 5). The conditons for this will not be easy but is survivable for humans. The author states in "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" "Not easy conditons, but survivable for humans." (para 5) meaning humans that go to Venus will not find this easy but they will survive and be okay. The author is talking about how it would be to go to Venus but he believes there are ways to visit witht the conditions. "... despite the risks. Or maybe we should think of them as challenges." (para 6). By this the author is trying to get to the point that despite the unusual conditions for us humans there are still ways for us to get around it and we may face challenges but we can figure them out with our technology.
Overall in the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author does tell us the options for getting to know Venus even with the conditions of Venus. As we are fascinated by it also having the technology for devices to actually be on Venus and we could survive the conditions of being close to Venus. It is worth the studying and effort of trying to become more familiar with Venus. He had good point for the exploration of Venus. | 3 |
The Electoral college is something that has been around for hundreds of years, and has helped us decide what to do. It is a fair method of electing the president, but it is not what we need anymore. Times have changed since that was established, so it is time we use a good old-fashioned way of voting, and use election by popular vote.
Back in the seventeenth century, when the Electoral College was created to find a balance between citizen voting and majority vote. How it works, is we select the electors representing our state's votes, they meet and vote, and then congress counts their votes. Also, all states, except Maine and Nebraska have something called the "winner-take-all" syatem, and that is a "system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate."(s1,p7) But now, the citizens in your state who qualify as a voter cast their votes. Instead of that being what our state's choice is, we choose the electors of our candidate, or person we voted for, and then the candidate with the majority votes wins, getting atleast 270 out of 538 electoral votes. This seems very unfair, and in one specific case, it is. In the 2000 presidential election, between Al Gore and George Bush, Al Gore got more popular votes than George Bush; he should have won. But Bush had more electoral votes, and that was where is mattered. So, Bush won that. If Gore won popularity wise, he should have won, hense creating happier citizens, since he won the majority of their votes.
Another argument, according to source 3, paragraph 23, is that the Electoral College method of choosing the president, "may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state." This is very important, as we all want a good leader who will support our home state. If, for example, the Electoral College voted on a Democrat, and he won, Florida may not have much hope. Florida is a Republic state, as is most of the southern states; yes, Mr. President would be obligated to help all 50 states when necessary, but the bigger benefits would go towards the Democratic states, and probably his home state. Therefore, voters may not even bother casting in a ballot if the candidate of their choice does not have much hope, or if they think either potential leader will benefit them. So if they do not have much of a choice in the matter, they lose interest and shrug it off, as opposed to if it were popular vote, and every single vote was accounted for. Fortunately, though, this does not happen often; one meesly vote does not do much to turn the tables.
The Electoral College, all-in-all, has helped us a lot, yes, but it is high time we go back to the popularity vote. It would make most citizens, and many potential voters, happier to know that they are accounted for, and we won't have the potential of the popularity winner, the one the people actually voted for, to lose on account of the electors. It should be the people of America's decision, not a group of government workers, to decide who runs our nation. | 2 |
Car use. Everyone has a car, most everyone for that matter. Even tho they are wonderfull, look cool, and sound cool. They arnet the best thing for this earth. For instence, cars give off egsost that harms the earths atmosphear and helps global warming grow, witch is not good. They also kill millions per year with no intention of harming anyone. Last and formost the cost way to much money and drive people into the ground. (no pun intended)
Let me explain. If almost everyone on this earth has a car, some have 2 or more or some dont have any, and if there is 7 billion people on this earth. Do the math, thats around 14 billion cars driving around, and eatch one of those cars give off exsost that hurts the enviroment. The earth has a layer ever it called the ozone layer and protects the harmfull sunrays from hurting life on earth. But with cars driving around that hurts the ozone layer.
Also, cars kill many people per year. Car acsiddebts are a random event that happens when soneone night be on there phone. Or talking on their phoe. Maybe even just not payibg atetion. Another big problem is drunk driving. Someone will be out partying or haveing some drinks at a bar, and gets drunk and unable to drive. But still dose it anyway. That causes alot of crashes to and kills many people.
Last and formost. Making people go poor and loos their money. When you buy a car you can get insurance, but if you dont, and crash into someone elses car, you will have to play for their insurence untill the car if fixed. This proses can litterly make poeple loose their homes. Thats whay if you do get a car. You need insuarnence.
In conclution. The world would be very well with out cars. Less deaths. Less poeple loosoing money. And hurting the enviremment. Now i cant see a world without cars. But i can definently live with one. | 1 |
Having a limit on car usuage has many advantages to it. This limitation mainly benefits the people and the enviroment.
A major advantage of the limitation is to help the people. Many of the people like not having cars avaliable. In
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars , a family says " When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way.(Rosenthal)" Not having a car takes pressure off of the people, because they don't have to worry about filling up on gas. They also like it ,because it encourages more excercise. Instaead of driving to the store or the park you can walk or take a bicycle. In the artcile
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota, some of the staticstics show that "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughtout the city;uneven, pitter sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut off traffic; and new restutants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up". This is an example of how progresive this change has made on cities. Also metioned in Selsky article " Its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution". Most of the people say that not having cars takes alot of stress off of them. The positive impact on the people is just one of the many advantages of limited car usuage.
Anouther advantage is helping the enviroment. By limiting car use has really impacted the enviroment. Rosenthal states that "experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes.... Passengers cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe". This just shows how much of an impact not using cars has been. In article two Duffer explains why Paris created limitation on car usuage. Paris had a huge smog and to help clean it up and to prevent from getting worse, Paris made a law that only certain number license plates could drive on certain days and if you drove on the wrong day than you would be fined. But this helped France get their fuel numbers lower. In Selsky article he talks about how Columnia has a "car free day". On this day no cars are allowed with the exception of buses and taxis. "The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog". Alot of the people like to participate in this event. In Amercia research has been found that "Amercians are buying fewer cars,driving less and getting fewer licenses as each year goes by" (Rosenthal).With this information we can be lowering our pollution on our own. Many people did not like the limitations, but learned to like them considering the end result of a healthier enviroment. These two advantages of limiting car usuage is just a couple of the many. | 3 |
Driving is often one of the most frightning things to many peole whether they are starting to get their permit, or if they've been driving for a long time. The idea of driverless cars came to the mind of Sergey Brin, the cofounder of Google. He even envisions a future where the public can have access to a transportation system such as cars that can drive themselves, and a public-transport taxi system that uses half the fuel of modern cars. In the article, "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author wrote about the positive and negative sides to these inventions. The article covers many things about them; however, it does not fully explain the true nature of such vehicles being available for public use. These cars should not be allowed to be bought and used by the public.
As stated in paragraph two of the article, it states that these driverless cars aren't fully driverless. These cars have no crash thus far, but how safe is it really compare to their rival brands? "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," What the sentence means is that these cars don't have one hundred percent control of how they drive. They require the driver to be full alert when pulling in and out of their driveways. Little do they know, that accidents can still happen when they have claimed they are better than any other car brand that uses the same radars and sensors.
Google isn't the first company to think of a smart car which isn't a surprise to those who have looked into different car brands. Companies like Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Nissan plan to have driverless cars by the year 2020. In 2013, BMW announced their development of a car called the "Traffic Jam Assistant." The difference between the "Traffic Jam Assistant" and the driverless car is that BMW added a design to where the car itself notifies the driver when human skill is required. Another design element to the car is that the driver's seat actually vibrates to alert the driver when the vehicle is in danger of backing into any object. This choice of car is more safer than the driverless car as the Google car relies on the driver to focus on the road. Every driver has looked away from the road before, so it wouldn't be a surprise if an accident were to occur. Though there is another safety mesasure added to the Google car, a camera to watch the driver to make sure they keep their eyes on the road ahead. This could lead to some issues for privacy as people have been sensitive in the pass about their identities being shown to corporations. Not only could this lead to court sessions, but also lead to a possible debt for the company.
As stated earlier, the author did list both negative and positive things about the Google car. Paragraph eight shows the psychological side for drivers with this car, "Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive?
We have to interpet the driving fun in a new way," Dr. Werner Huber stated. Manufacturers hope to do that by having entertainment and information systems that have displays that turn off when the driver needs to pay attention, an option drivers who want to use their electronic devices do not have. It is stated that this option is a safety feature; however it could be more of a distraction. The use of electronics has increased, and today's modern society is easily distracted by this. When the car needs the driver to take the wheel, how will the driver react while they're busy looking at a screen? Safety is a big concern, and so everything should be looked at and thought through.
States nationwide have already made it illegal to drive test computer-driven cars. Some states have limited the use of it, and it is because the safety of the cars are still not certain. If the car is proven to be of safe use, new laws will have to be made and so will the coverage of liability in a case of an accident. If most states have seen it as unsafe, why continue to research ways to make smart cars? Automechanics have focused on their work, and assume that these problems will be solved in the near future. How can we be so sure?
Technology everyday is improving little by little, and so is the need to travel. We have the technology to make whatever the mind wants to create, but some ideas should stay ideas. It's not a terrible ideas, but it could bring more trouble for everyone business to home workers alike. Safety to the public should always be the number one concern, not how high tech the car itself is. Instead of causing more accidents due to the car mechanics, we should let the drivers learn properly how to drive. | 4 |
Have you ever seen something so cool that you thoght was out of this world? If not, well now you have. The so called "Face of Mars" is believed to be something made by aliens by many people. Some people think this because it looks like a face. When actually it is just natural landform common around the American West (paragraph 12).
First, I can see why some people believe that the landform is something made by aliens because it is something non common. And never-to-be seen before, something so cool and unimagineable because it looks like it has a face on it. And that some times people just want to believe that there's new and unheard of in the world.
However, in this case it is not true that this thing is an alien artifact (paragraph 6). It is actually "a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West," the author said in paragraph 12. In paragraph 6 is also says, "photographing Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) arrived at the Red Planet..." In doing so is shows that scientists provived evidence that the large thing was a natural landform.
In conclusion the "Face of Mars" was proven to be a natural landform, not an alien artifact. Yes, some people may still believe that it was something caused by aliens and thats their opinion. In the future there will most likely be more unimagineable things to be proven wrong by science, and there'll still be people who choose to believe otherwise. | 2 |
Dear Mr. Senator, I have written this letter in hopes that you would change your mind about keeping the electoral college. Popular vote is the best method of voting because people's voices would be heard, and it would give more people the motivation to vote.
To begin with, you've probably herd the term democracy since thats what our government is right ? well that word comes from the latin words demo & kratia meaning people rule . Popular vote would be better than the electoral college because then peoples voices can truly be heard, no scams, no funny buisness, just old fashion voting. Popular vote is also an easier and much more simple system than the electoral college. with popular vote all you do is look at the polls and see who has more votes as apposed to counting each and every states electoral points until you get 273.
In addition, if popular vote is put into action then it would inspire more people to vote, some citizens are very skeptical about the electoral collage but with popular vote the facts are in the polls. According to " The Indefensible Electoral College" by Bradford Plumer The electoral college is infair, outdated, and irrational.
In conclusion, Popular vote is a better idea than the electoral college because theres no funny buisness, and the peoples voices are truly heard. I hope this essay i wrote helped you make the right decision to drop the electoral college and switch to popular vote, if you have time to write me back that would be much appreciated.
sincerely, PROPER_NAME | 2 |
I think the that use of this technology in the classroom is valuable to students. The technology would be helpful to all students.
This computer software is the latest to date. The computer is able to determine emotion based off of facial expression. This would have good affects on students because it would make working online more simple. based on the students facial expression while looking at the computer screen, the computer could help the student by adding things the student needs and removing helpless things and things the student does not like to give the student a more personalized experience.
Testers used the Mona Lisa painting as an example. The computer did calculations and detrmined the emotions displayed in the painting based on the facial expression of the painting. The computer determined the emotions displayed were eighty-three percent happy, nine percent disgusted, six percent fearful and 2 percent angry. Because this is a painting and it shows no real emotion, we would not know if these are the true emotions of the woman.
In conclusion, this technology is vauable in classrooms for students and is useful. It gives students a more personalized aexperience and makes doing online assignments easier. | 2 |
Venus which is sometimes called an "Evening Star," is one of the brightest point of light in t he night sky. Venus is a member in our solar system. Venus is a Planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth, it have approved many challenging place to examine more closely. Venus is worthy to pursuit despite the dangers it presents.
Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner in space many humans have sent numerous spacecraft to this land but th missions are always been unmanned and as a result no spac craft has survived on this land for more than few hours. Not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus for more than three decades. This is not only affecting the waste of money but also losing people's lives.
The thick atmosphere on Venus is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide. The clouds are highly corrosice sulfuric acid in Venus's atomosphere. On the planet's surface the temperature avarages over 800 degress Farenheit, and the atmosphereic pressure is 90 times higher than what we experience on Earth. These temperature are more than enough to harm any human being who tries to go to Venus. After all these results scientists should not discuss further to visit the surfafce of Venus.
Many astronomers are shocked because once Venus used to like Earth. Large areas covered with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a solution for sending humans back on surface on Venus which would allow scientists to float above the fray like imagine a blimp-like vhecile hovering 30 or some miles above the rolling Venusian landscape just like our airplanes. This will avoid the a little less teperatue affects. It is challenging and hard.
Striving to meet this challenge presented by Venus has value. Even thought
NASA is trying to find the best solution to go on Venus still, we can't forget in past many people have lost their lives and the mission has been unsuccesful. Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. | 2 |
Some people think that the face on mars was created by aliens. This essay will tell you that the face is just another one of Mars mesa or butte.
The face on mars was not created by aliens because there is no life on mars. The face looked like an alien artifact because the images were not sharp so you can't see that the face was just equivalent to a butte or mesa.
The face was just equivalent to a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West. The face looked like an alien artifact because it was a huge rock formation.
The face is a huge rock which resembles a human head formed by shadows giving the illusion of the eyes, nose, and mouth. The face is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa.
The scientists concluded that the face was not created by aliens. The face was just another one of Mars natural landforms. | 1 |
For me I'm againts with this technology because you can't just show others what they feel because some people may not like to show their feelings with others. Sometimes technology makes mistakes too technology is not always right. Can technology actully calculate emotions like math homework? I don't think so because not because they are showing sad emotion it doesn't mean that they are sad. The new technology might sometimes wrong.
Does expression in the mirror suggest an emotion? of course you can tell what emotion what others is showing in the mirror. Can computer tell what emotion does a person is showing by just looking at it of course not. Can technology indicate the difference between a genuine smile and forced one. I don't think computer can detect a fake smile because it didn't say that the new technology can tell if a person is showing fake smile or real smile. whoever thought that making making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotion.
To an expert, faces don't lie, these muscular clues are sometimes used to spot when a smiling politician or celebrity isn't being truthful. Other people can tell other people faces if they are not being truthful. I know that technology can solve anything but we made them we program them thats why technology can detect our emotions, that means that technology is not the one who is telling our emotion its humans.
Using this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not right because this emotion is private for other people. technology should stay away from other peoples business. It's not right for the technologies to just go and detect other students emotion. Students have the right of privacy for their own self. We should not use this technology. For some people they are ashame of their to share their emotion with other people.
Technology should give privacy for the students. Even though Scientist proved that they could detect someone's emotion. We know that technology is important but we have to use it in a right use not using technology just to detect the students emotions. I can tell that mona lisa smile is fake because she didn't show her teeth and she don't have a big smile. | 2 |
Face in Mars is Natural Landform
Is the Face on Mars created by an alien? The answer is no, in this paragraph I'm writing some reasons that prove that the face wasn't made by an alien. One of the reasons is that they took a picture 2 sharper. Another reason is that scientist saw a Martian mesa common in mars. And the last reason that I think it's a natural landform is that in 2001 picture 3 show that it was only a mesa.
First in 1998 a Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia, or mars, for the first time. A picture was taken and it was ten times sharper. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting to see when the image first appeard on a JPL website. The picture showed that the face was just a natural landform.
Nevertheless, a new high-resolution image and a 3D altimetry from NASA's Mars Global Survey spacecraft revealed that the Face on Mars was really a mesa. The scientist thought of it as normal because the mesas are common in mars.
And lastly, another picture was taken in 2001 an better image with more pixels. The camera had cought the camera's absolute maximum resolution. In paragraph 10 the author states that the picture taken in 2001 the image had 1.56 meters per pixel compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo.
That is why I think that the mesa, or the Face on Mars, is just a natural landform. And that it wasn't created by aliens. That is why I think its just a natural landform. | 2 |
In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" their are some great reasons of why scientist today are still studying Venus. There are some dangers to trying to do this as well. Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Scientist have discovered that long ago, Venus was probably covered largley with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth.
The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. These are some reasons why scientist say that studying Venus is a worthy despite the dangers it present. Despite the dangers The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible soution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray.
These are some reasons why scientist today are still striving to get closer and study Venus. Despite the challenges scientist say " our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". Which from this statement you can conclude that scientist will not give up easily on trying to explore Venus. Scientist today are trying to find every possible solution to try to make it easier to study the planet also known as the Earth's "twin". | 2 |
Dear Florida Sentator,
It is in the interest of your state and your nation that you insist the keeping of the Electoral College system of voting. This is overwhelmingly clear because it allows the presidental canidates to focus on the country as a whole in their campaign trail instead of relying on a single region to win the presidency for them, it has been present in this nation since out founding fathers, and the system also shows a clear winner in the end of the election.
In order for the presidental canidate to have a reasonable chance at winning the presidency, he or she has to appeal to the country as a whole instead of just focusing on a particular region. This is all due to the Electoral College. A canidate who is practically assured to win in a region, such as the Northeast, would not campaign as much in those states. The article
In Defense of the Electoral College highlights that if that canidate were to becaome president of the United States, "The residents of other regions are likely to feel disenfranchised...that their votes do not count...that he really isn't their president." Just think about that. Imagine having a president who got elected just because he won over the South. It would be as if he or she had only that region's interests at heart and did not care for the rest of the nation. The Presidnet is suppose to be the leader for the whole nation, not just a section of it. If this were to happen,the nation would be fractured, all because we got rid of the Electoral College. Some might argue that that probabably would never happen, and it might not, but we always have to keep in mind the worse scenarios to ensure the best decisions for the United States.
The Electoral College is arguably an old method of voting. It was established by our founding fathers and has been quite realiable over the couple hundred years it has been in service. Admittably, there have been a few blips in the system, but what system doesnt have kinks that need to be rolled out once and a while? It was intended to be "...a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens." as explained in
What is the Electoral College?
Why should this system be outed because of a fleeting feeling of anachronism? The intention of this system is meant to give equal votes to both the people and Congress.
The Electoral College system of voting has been under scrutiny lately. It has been a controversial issue. The system has had its share fo faults, but no more than a new system of voting would have. The Electoral College has served its country well and has given voices to the small states, given canidates a broader spectrum on their campaign trail, has been around for over 200 years, and shows a clear winner when all the votes are counted. Don't listen to the people telling you to stop the Electoral system Senator, because it is a valuable part of out nation. | 3 |
People say that the face figure on mars is made by aliens. That hypothosis is not true because aliens do not excist. This figure on mars can be made by a human or it can be made by natural causes on the planet. as you can see in the pictures the face in 1976 it is full and the one in the second picture is half way gone the third picture it is almost completetly gone. if this figure is made by humans it did not last very long. If this figure is mad eby natural causes on the planet it has faded away over the years. Most people around the world think this figure is made by aliens, This figure could have been made by the astronauts on the ships and they just made a figure and took a picture of it and made people think that it was made by aliens. This figure could have been made not even on the planet they could have took some clay or some other material and made a rock like face and said that they found it on the planet. This figure is probably a fake because how often do you go to a planet and just find a random rock that looks like a face. If this figure is real then they need to take another picture and put it up. If they do take another picture it has to have the shuttle to where you can see it so the people around the world can say it is in space. If there really is a face figure on that planet that might be a sign of life on the planet. Maybe the astronauts have found another planet with life it may not be human it may be im not saying that aliens are real but if there is life on that planet this whole world will be wanting to go up there and see for themselves. If there is life on that planet then people will pay big money to go up,also if theres life maybe we will go back up there and their might be another face figure. If you look at the first picturre and the second picture you can see that the eyes are in differnet spots so thses pictures might actually be fake. | 1 |
Is your job boring,do you also love animals? Well I'm Luke Bomberger and I love animals every single kind. Today I will like to explain why you guys should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. I will also tell you what we do in the program and some reasons you should join this program. In this program we will be helping alot of farm animals and taking care of them. The reason you should join is because alot of these animals need help and they shouldn't have to die because people don't want to take care of them.So if you like farm animals then you should join.
I will be explaining why you guys should join the Seagoing Cowboy program and what we will be doing to make a diffrence. So after I graduated high school and got two part-time jobs at a store and a bank then, one day
one of my friends came up and asked would I like to go to Europe with him I couldn't say no because it was once in a lifetime thing. Then in 1945 when World War ll was over and alot of countries were not normal. Then 44 nations joained together to help them all they help supplies them with food,animals,and more but thats not the point. The point is that there was alot of farm animals that needed to be taken care of. They shipped then overseas and that is when me and my friend signed up to help them because we know that those animals needed our help.
In the conclusion, I think all yall who love animals farm animals or not should join. These animals shouldn't have to die because people wanted to go to war. They help
us live by giving us milk and food so we should help them live. You all should sign up today and come join me and my friend we need all the help make a big diffrence in these animals lives.If you don't sigh up then remeber all the animals around you and what if they was just like these farm animals. Would you help them ? Well is so then you should sign up know and help these animals they are not that diffrent they should hae the best life that they can they are like us people they need water and food to live and also care. | 2 |
Have you ever wondered "was that face made by aliens or is it just a landform?". Many people would think that it would be an alien thing, but some people would say that it's a landform.
When NASA first saw this picture , they were shocked by what they saw, it was a human head with eyes, a head. and a mouth. NASA wanted more answers so in 1998, a team sent a craft to see it again. Some people couldn't wait to see what the picture would look like.
Later on people saw the new picture of 1998, and realized that it wasn't and alien thing after all. Jim Gavin stated that "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snke River of Idaho." He also tha t"That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars.
In conclusion, people were concerened, was it an alien thing or a landform?
NASA already found out the answer but some of them are still concered about it. So do you think that it's an alien thing or a landform thing. | 0 |
The use of this technology in a classroom is valuable to read the emotional expression of students when he/she steps into the classroom to know what exactly is they're facial emotion representing.
This new sofeware called Facial Action Coding System is proven to read six basic facial emotions such as, happiness, surprised, anger, disgust, fear, and saddness. The sofeware is like math it can calculate you all your forty-four major facial muscles and calculate your emotion. For like example , if you raise both of you eye brows it most likley means that your facial expression is showing that your suprised to hear or see something.
I think that this sofeware is a pretty nice technology that can be usefull if your a teacher, rehabilatation center helper. For a teacher it can be a good technology to use at school so you can know more about the kids facial expression. It'll become a great technology for a rehabilatation center ,for veteran solders the have gone through a lot and are hiding other extra emotions.
Thomas Huang , of the Beckman Institute for Advance Sience at the University of Amsterdam did a great sofeware that will become very usefull to many places. It will help many people as well to know what extra emotions they are hiding that the sofeware can find for them. | 1 |
I think there should be driverless cars. The reasons for this is, the future is always inovationg making life easier,it helps people with disabilities, and it is better for safety reasons.
Inovation makes life more convenent for us,and safer than it has before. Like how we have dryers to dry our cloths instead of hanging them on closth pins. Also, how we have vaccines to make sure we dont get diseases. Those are examples of things that have helped the world in making things easier and safer. So there is nothing wrong with a driverless car that is safe and convinent for the average houshold family.
In the passage it tells us in pargraph 7 that they are already invovating how a car will drive itself. Yes they say that it can not yet navigate itself through work zones and accidents, but they are still improving how to make it fully driverless which can be very helpful to those with disabillities. Disabilities such as paralysis,loss of limbs, blindness, and
Epilepse ,which is the cause of sudden seziurs, which prevents them fom driving. These cars can help them get around without the assistance of another person making them feel normal or indapendent in society.
Laslty, we should have driveless cars because,it actually is safer for every person. Say if a person was driving under the influence. That person could harm themselves and others, but with driverless cars you wont have to worry with that person causing an accident and hurting themselves and others.The only concern with safety is in paragraph 9,that if the technology fails there might be liability issues. These issues can be worked out by setting out laws and procedures for these types of situations to prevent them. which is what auto makers are trying to solve now.
Thecnology is always growing, helpin people out, and making it safer for us to live. The driverless car is one of those things.The driverless car gives everyone the equal opertunity to be independent and safe for future generations to come. | 3 |
Traveling to Venus is a dangous task.
Even with the right equipment and gear the atmosher of Venus still might not be safe.
Scientists have been looking into going to Venus.
It has been proven that it is not safe to be on it or near the surface of the plant.
A group of scientist from NASA are looking into inhabiting Venus.
They are sending ships that nobody is on to collect data, but unfortulnlly that ships only lasted a few hours on the planet.
With scientists wanting to send people to Venus to collect data, is a little obsvered in the matter.
The atmospher is not safe even if they are not on the suface of the planet.
This might take years to compelte, but it will take to much of our time to explore and inhabit planets that we can handle.
If there are no more of the planets then we could go to Venus, but we should explore others first to see if they are more suitable for people to live on. | 1 |
For quite some time, there's been deep controversies over automobiles and increased carbon emissions poisoning cities worldwide. China, one the most densely populated cities in the world, is also the most polluted with millions of cars on the roads each and every, releasing toxic gases into the city's atmosphere, and creating a ginormous smog. Even in Paris, there were laws that prohibited drivers with even and odd license plates from driving on certain days, due to the increase in pollutants in the city's air. There are many things that can be done to prevent our cities and capitals from becoming toxic danger zones, but all of them need a little initiative to get started.
As said before, Paris once put a ban on motorists with certain plate numbers from driving on specific days. On the Monday the act started, motorists with even plate numbers had to leave their cars at home, or face a 22-euro¹ fine. As many as 4,000 drivers had been fined, accoring to
Reuters , an international news agency based in London, and 27% of those who were fined had their vehicles impounded due to their reaction from said fine. Traffic on Paris streets had decreased by a total of 60%, significantly easing the flow of transportation and lowering the amount of harmful emissions exhausted into the air. This was enough for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd numbered plates the following Tuesday.
Three years ago, in Bogota, Colombia, a program had been enacted that has spread to other surrounding countries and cities today known as, the Day Without Cars. On that day, only buses and taxis would be permitted on the roads, allowing the streets of the capital city of 7 million to be devoid of any chaotic congestion, clearing most of the roads. The goal of the program was to enbale and promote the use of alternative transportation and reduce smog. Any violators were charged with a $25 fine. Millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated, or took buses, all for the sake of improving the region and getting rid of nasty smog clouds. Even though grey clouds overhead had poured rain on Bogota occasionally, the turnout incredibly immense. "The rain hasn't stopped people from participating," said Antanas Mockus, mayor of Bogota. Other cities such as Cali and Valledupar, also joined in on the fun. Parks and rec centers emerged throughout the city, shattered and askew sidewalks were transformed into smoother and broader sidewalks, and new restaurants and upscal shopping districts have popped up as well. "These people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders," says Enrique Riera, the mayor of Asunción, Paraguay.
So whether it be passing laws on driving cars, pooling in with friends, or just simply taking the bus, there's always something that can be done to limit the usage of cars in today's societies. Alternative transportation may not be as ideal or convenient as taking the family Mustang to work, but it's all for the hope of an easier travel to our workplace and having cleaner air to breathe during the day, and not choking on toxic clouds of death. With the combined efforts of all of us, the adavntages of limited car use are extensive as they are beneficial.
22-euro¹: 31 US dollars | 2 |
Dear Mr. State Senator,
I think that you should change election to popular voting for the president of the United States because the Electoral College is unfair. Everyone should have a say in who our next president will be. That is a very important thing because we are choosing a ruler of our country and somone who will take care of us. Allowing only a few people to vote in each state does'nt make any sense because people are only choosing from their opinion and there is lots of other in that state that probably don't agree with what they chhose. I think that everyone should be allowed to vote for who they want for president because it is fair. It is fair because everyone is voting based on their own opinions of a person. When the electoral College votes, its kind of like favoritism and the voting ends up being not even and not justified.
In the artical it says, "Most states have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate." To me, that is wrong because again, it is showing favoitism towards a small group of people. No one else gets anything, just those few people. Another line from the passage says, "Perhpas most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote." If there happened to be a tie then the election would be thrown the House of Representatives where they would vote for the president. There's a different number of representatives for each stare and they differ from verry large to small ratios making it even more invaild and not right. | 1 |
Presidential elections are a big part of the American culture. They decide who will be president for the next 4 years, who will be the one making all the choices. But is our way of chosing that person right? We use electoral colleges to decide for president. Some people believe that we shouldn't have electoral colleges, and that we should let the peoples' vote be the one to decide. But electoral colleges are a good way of deciding our future president for many reasons, it allows for a certainty of outcome, avoid run-off elections, and balance out the distribution of votes.
Electoral colleges will allow for a certainty of an outcome. The amount of elctoral college votes are 538; this allows for us to see a clear diffrence in the votes for each party, as oppose to a people votes where you have hundreds of millions of people voting making it impossible to see a clear difference unless you have a blow out. The outcome of a tie is possible but according to the third source "A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible because the total number of votes-538-is an even number, but it is highly unlikely..." Also most states use a winner-take-all system where the majority of the votes in a state would win the electoral votes of that state providing a voice for the people. This this shows that having electoral votes decide the president is a good idea because it marks a clear winner.
Having electoral college votes will also allow us to avoid run-off elections. Run-off elections are when no part receives a majroity of the votes. Electoral colleges help avoid that because of the fact that they are distributed evenly and mark a clear winner. ''Run-off elections add a huge amount of burden on the candidates, but some of the pressure is reduced by the electoral colleges'' states the third source.
The distribution of votes is balanced out evenly thanks to electoral collleges. If a sttate is larger then they will have more electoral votes than a smaller state. For example the third passage states that "The popular vote was very close in Florida [in 2012]; nevertheless Obama, who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin in Wyoming would net the winner only 3 electoral votes." This shows how the state that is larger in population gets more votes pleasing more people.
The elcetoral college is a great way to determine the future president for many reasons. Some being that it allows for a clearer outcome, avoids run-off elections, and distributes the votes evenly among the states population. | 3 |
The "Face on Mars" is believed by you and other people to be created by aliens, Extra-Trerstrial beings from another planet. Given that Mars is a planet that has liquid water and has climate and weather just like Earth, I do not support this contriversy. here are a couple reasons why I think this and why I think you should believe me too.
First, on May in 2001, NASA unveiled the image of the Face for all to see. The caption say it was a "huge rock formation which resembles a human head formed by shadows making it look like eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Given I already stated that Mars is somewhat like Earth, Earth too has rock formations made by nature. some examples are the Grand Canyon, the Appalachian Mountains, and Mount Fuji. These rock formations on Earth were maybe caused by a volcanic eruption, an earthquake, or some type of natural disaster. maybe on Mars, those could hapen. Mars has sand storms powerful than any blizzard. It may cause some sand to build up and possibly get near water and clump up and eventually harden into rocks. This could eventually build up bigger and bigger, making shapes and it's own holes. In other words, nature on Mars could have made this formation.
Next, It has become a pop icon. Starring in Hollywood fims, in books, magazines, radio talk shows, etc., You and other people might beleive anyhting you see in pop culture/ on TV. I don't blame you though, most things on TV or in some type of reading or a popular information source happen to be true, but a magority of it is mostly houxes and lies. People think that because it was on TV, it's true evidence of life on Mars, most conspiracy theorists say that NASA would rather hide the truth of life on Mars because they don't know IF there's life on Mars! Most theorists say that their used to be an ancient civilization on Mars, but who knows?
Finally, some scientists believe the FAce as an ancient alien artifact, photographing Cydonia, a reijon on Mars, became a priority, a vital/crucial thing to do for NASA when MGS arrived at Mars in September, 1997, eighteen years after the Viking missions concluded. Jim Garvin, cheif scientist for NASA's MArs Exploration Program explains, "We felt this was important to taxpayers, we photographed the Face as soon as we could get a good look at it." Later on April 5, 1998, MGS flew over Cydonia for the first time. A team took a shot (ten times sharper than the original Viking photos). People were anxious to see what it finally was......a natural landform. Aliens didn't make the Face after all!
To conclude my claim, the "Face on Mars" was just a natural landform on Mars. It has many landforms like this just like Earth does. Even though it has been in pop culture and seen on TV, it doesn't mean it's real and truly built by aliens! And finally, most people believe it was an ancient alien artifact. but in reality, it wasn't. These are the reasons, claims, and evidence that the "Face on Mars" is truly a natural landform. | 3 |
November Nielsen 2/3/15
Dear state sentor,
Should the president use popular vote to get elected or use Electoral College? That's a tough decision. Honestly, I believe that the government should use popular votes instead of the states votes because not everyone in the one state that the president is trying to win over will vote for him. Also, I think Electoral College is a bad idea because it's too much of a big process.
Electoral College votes are way more complicated then they should be. That's why I believe you should get votes based on every individual instead. For example, if you're trying to win over California but not everyone in that state wants you to rule them, then why make them angry? Everyone has their own opinion I believe. Everyone has their own voice. The people like to be heard.
I also believe that you should just get elected based on popular votes because then everyone will be more interested in voting for you. If more peoples opinions are a matter to you then you're most likely to win. I say this because people who want to rule us, such as yourself, are people who should care. People who like their opinion being heard are people who should be important to a ruler.
So after reading my letter i assume that it had some meaning. I hope you changed your mind about how you want to be elected. Electoral college is a too confusing process and it cannot always be used.
Sincerly, November Nielsen | 1 |
The Mona Lisa is a very iconic painting by Leonardo Da Vinci; however, no one pays attention to how her smile was constructed. According to the new computer software, Facial Action Coding System or FACS, she's 83 percent happy, nine percent disgusted, six percent fearful and two percent angry. This software is very useful and can help push technology ahead.
The process begins with a computer constructing a 3-D model of the face and all 44 major muscles must move like a human face. These movements are called action units. Dr. Paul Eckman, creator of FACS, classified the six basic emotions of facial expressions; happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, disgust, and fear, and implied them to facial muscles. The software can even track mixed emotions. For example, the Mona Lisa as she has four different emotions in her picture.
The Mona Lisa demonstration is intended to bring a smile to people's faces., while it shows just how much a computer can do. Dr. Huang predicts, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored". He continues to go on about how it could modify a lesson like a human instructor. This can be very useful for children and teenagers who are homeschooled and take online courses. The same technology can make computer-animated faced more expressive for video games or surgery.
This FACS machine isnt very necessary for daily life, but can help in the classroom. It is very cool and interesting, and can help teachers know when students are struggling. This software is going to help humans in the future and will only become more advanced. Dr. Huang notes, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication". He is correct with that statement.
In conclusion, Dr. Huang and his colleague did a terrific job in creating such an advanced piece of technology. This will help teachers and schools in the future. The only problem is the cost of the item, because it will most likely be pretty expensive. Making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions. | 2 |
Some say that the face found on the surface of Mars is just that, a face. But others would say that the Face is only a mesa with shadows that cause it to appear as though a face were there. But who is correct? I honestly do not believe in aliens so I would have to say that the latter of people are the ones who have their stories straight.
The first pictures of the Face went to NASA in 1976. Most everyone was convinced that this Face was proof of aliens and martian life. Then another picture of the Face came in, in 1998. This picture showed a little bit more of how maybe, just maybe, this was not actually martian life. Then in 2001 when the final picture came in and showed everyone how this Face was simply a mesa.
But still people say that NASA warped this picture and that NASA wants us to no proof of alien life forms. But if NASA had proof of other life forms, they would get more sponsor ship and it would be better for them. NASA would want us to know without a shadow of a doubt that other life forms are out there. It truley would be beneficial for their company and for the future of their company. So, for people out there to say that NASA is lying to us and that the Face is real and that NASA does not want us to know, that is absurd. There is also a people group who would say that because there was a haze in that region of Mars the day that the 2001 picture was taken, that the picture did not capture the whole thing or the complete Face in all that it is. But I think that these people are simply grasping for straws.
There are many theories about the Face on Mars, but there is really no way to know who is correct. The only person who can truley know is God. People today can put stress on one tiny little happening and focus on that. Whether or not the Face is real is a pretty big question with a lot of answers but in the grand scheme of things, this small little detail dos not matter as much as some people seem to think that it does. | 3 |
The Facial Action Coding System presents a possibility for people to understand exactly how others are feeling just based on their facial expressions. The technology creates a 3-D computer model of the human face which includes all 44 of the major face muscles. The software then analyzes the face, taking into account all movements of the muscles. This computer model is then compared to a neutral face that shows no emotion to identofy exactly what that individual is feeling. The Facial Action Coding System offers a great opportunity for students to clearly understand the material they are learning, confidently be able to excel on a standardized test, and receive a better education overall.
The Facial Action Coding System will alllow students to understand the material they are studying much more clearly and completely. The system can evalutate a student's face and be able to show whether that student is happy, bored, or confused. If the student appears to be bored or confused, the computer could then possibly modify the lesson and make the content easier to understand or enjoy. This would have extremely positive effects on classroom productivity. If all students were able to completely understand material, they would not only be well prepared for a standardized test, but they would also be prepared to continue their
path in life towards a university or full-time career.
Many students stress over certain standardized tests. Some students don't understand the material they have learned leading up to the test, while others just don't do well on tests. This software could dramatically increase the overall scores of students' standardized tests. The use of this software could also help to alleviate the stress of some students that are preparing to take these standardized tests. Because certain tests are used to determine whether a student can enter a certain university or take a certain class, the Facial Action Coding System could also allow students to pursue the career that they enjoy. It would allow them to take the classes and go to the universities that apply to their own personal interests. Overall, the system could help students achieve their life goal when they otherwise might be unable to.
Because the Facial Action Coding System would allow students to test into classes they enjoy and possibly enter their dream university, it would directly help that student to get a more fulfilling educatiion. Without the system, some students are unable to take certain classes or attend certain univesities because their grades or test scores may be too low. If they are able to take classes they enjoy at their dream university, then they will be more prepared for the world they encounter when they leave high school or college. Attending a university that they enjoy could allow individuals to receive a degree in a field in which they are passionate and pursue a career that they enjoys that could also benefit them with a steady income and insurance benefits.
Because it allows them to get a better education, clearly understand the material, and be better prepared for certain tests, the Facial Action Coding System presents a great possibility for students to be successful. The system would allow students to clearly understand the material by analyzing their facial patterns and showing whether they are happy, bored, or confused. It would allow students to better prepare for standardized tests because it would help the students to clearly and completely understand what they are learning. This could also allow them a chance at a better education because higher grader and better test scores could allow them into their dream university. This would enable them to get an extremely benficial education that would set them on the track towards success. Because it would better the education of students around the world, the Facial Action Coding System would be very valuable in a classroom. | 4 |
The use of a technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is in fact valuabe and should be introduced to our public schools today. The article states that this new technology is able to detect exactly how others are feeling using calculations in percentages. I believe this will help teachers with giving support to students who are confused, upset, frustrated, or bored with the work taught in classrooms.
In many classrooms today, students are either passing or failing, there's no in between. The students who struggle to pass tests and understand lessons suffer in silence because they are too embarrassed to speak up and ask for help from their teachers. However, this new technology will bring those students to their attention by giving teachers a resource to recognize the confusion, frustration and disappointment on each child's face. The teachers may then take this into consideration and address the material in their lessons that is not understood. This will create broader, more explained and thoughtful lessons in the classroom while also making learning more simple and enjoyable for all students.
This new technology will make both learning and teaching comfortable in a classroom environment. By introducing this idea to public schools, we can work to help get students better grades and support which will increase their chances of success. | 2 |
After World War II many countries have beebn left in ruins and in need of supplies. To help these countries in need, 44 nations joined together and formed the UNRRA. The UNRRA Hired "Seagoing Cowboys" to go overseas and help deliver supplies to the other countries.
As a Seagoing Cowboy it is your job to take care of the horses, young cows, mules, and other animals kept aboard the ship that are being brought overseas to the countries in need.
It will take about 2 weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean and about 1 month to cross the Pacific 0cean.
Caring for the animals will keep you very busy, they will have to be fed and watered about 2-3 times a day.
The animals foods will have to be brought up from the lower holds of the ship and their stalls had to be cleaned. Besides just takijng care of animals and helping people you will have the added benefit of seeing places like Venice, Italy or Greece or other places.
It wont be just all hard work you will be able to see places you might have not seen before. On the way back there is plenty of fun to be had, like play games where the animals were held. You will be grateful for taking the opportunity ot do this, it hopefuly will make you more aware of the people in other countries and their needs. It will surely open up the world to you. | 1 |
In our world today many people use motor vehicles to get to their destionation. We dont walk anymore we just get in our cars and go. What most people dont see is how it can cause damage to the people and the environment. Cars can be used for good and bad situations in our economy. Their are many advantages and disadvanteges to limiting vehicle usage.
Limiting car usage could benefit people in many ways. The Vauban suburban community lives without therir cars and only use them when nessesary or if they have the permit to use them. A mother, Heidrun Walter says, "When i had a car i was allways tense. I'm muchhappier this way." she was happy with the way her life was going without a vehicle it wasnt as stressful to her. In "German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", it says "Having less vehicles made the suburbs more accessible to public transportation" this makes everything they build walking distance and everything is closer together, they dont have to use major highways so they can get to a store. It also says, "many suburbs are starting to resemble Vauban, closer together and have less car owners in the developing world" this kind of example is leading the world to use less vehicles which would mean less pollutions. Another advantage of limiting car usage would be more people are getiing together and having more social ineractions. In the exerpt from "Paris bans driving due to smog" it says, "The congestion was down 60 percent in the capitol of France." this means the roads weren't as backed up and busy. Their is beginning to be a change in the world as less people use their automotives. When Bogota, Columbia did the Day Without Cars the people would walk where they need to get or rode their bicycle. Carlos Arturo Plaza rode his bicycle and said "Its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." people like being able to help their economy. In "The End of Car Culture" it says, "it will have beneficial implications for carbon emmisions and the environment, since transportation is the second largest source of America's emissions" which means the economy will be in a better place.
Their is also disadvatages of why limiting car usage could be bad for the world. If they're not able to use their car to get to their job or get grocerys how can people be okay? They are getting fined to do what is need for them to survive. "Delivery companies complained of lost revenue" it says in "Paris bans driving in the smog". Delivery trucks cant do their job if they know they will be fined for being out on the roads without it being their designated day. "American's are buying less cars and young adults arent getting their liscense as quick" says, "the End of Car Culture". Which means more vehicle industrys are getting less buyers and are having to come up with a "broader product".
Clearly the world is better off with limited car uasge. It's better for the economy, better for the people, and the environment. They're are more resources for agood reason to cut down on our worlds car usage but their is also the few disadvantages as to why it could be bad. | 3 |
Having driverless cars can be safe but they can also be dangerous. Having driverless cars can keep the driver alert if there is ever a problem on the road, but the driver sometimes can get distracted and I mean why wouldn't they if they have a driverless car.
The problems of having a driverless car is that the driver could fall asleep and they don't hear anything or feel anything when the car is trying to get there attention if there was a problem on the road. In the passage it states that "New laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault the driver or the manufacture."(9) This quote shows that if we have driverless cars then they still need to be new laws and they need to think about the safety of everyone.
The advantages of having driverless car is that the driver doesn't have to drive the whole time and if there's a problem ahead on the road the car would warn them about it. Also they can be less car accidents, because if there's a problem the car would get the driver's attention. In the passage it states that " GM has develop driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object." (7)
The idea of driverless cars needs to be though carefully and they should see and think about the problems and the danger the driver's would be in.They will aslo need to see the advantages that the driverless cars have. | 1 |
Have you ever thought about joining the Seagoing Cowboys? If not then take a read into this artical about why it is a great journy and an amazing site to be one. It may be hard work, but the fun you will have is going to be crazy.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy is alot of work. It is very hard. But i can assure you that you are going to have the time of you life. You are going to see many amazing places such as China. This is a thrill taking event we don't want YOU to miss. You also will not be promted to join the Army by the age of 18. This journy has many things you can do! You are to help the poeple in need, such as the people who are ingourd. Or you can look over and watch the beatutfil seas as you are being a watchgaurd. As Luke Bombeger (he was a man who porticipated in this act) once said " I'm greatful for this oprotunity! It made me more aware of people and other countries and their needs."
Not only will you just watch the seas or help the people but you can also do things such as, table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games games to pass the time. You will do thease things because even though you are on a hard trip that you should be working on, you have free time. In fact you will have LOTS of free time! This will help you think clearer while you are working hard on those bing wide oceans.
As you can see you have a lot of hard work to do, but i assure you that you are going to have the time of your life on the big ocean. There are so many sites to see, creatures of the sea to hear, and work to do. There are so many things you could be doing. There are so many sites you could be seeing. This is one big oprotunity of a life time. You can get SO MANY adveantages such as not being drafted for the war. You could take thease advantiges from your hand RIGHT NOW! You could be riding the sea and be in so many places that are only in your wildest dreams. You could go and see an amazing exotic animal if your lucky! Now see, why would you pass this off. Why would you say "No thank you!"? Because you have the ocean. You are a Seagoing Cowboy. This life may be hard, it may be frightaning, it may even be a lonly trip for you, but you will meet some of yourbest friends fo a life long on this trip. You could get over your fears of the waves in the BEST WAY POSSIBLE!!! Amagine this life. Amagine riding the waves with a big smile on your face. Amagine your freinds being right there by your side. Amagine going to your favoret place in the ENTIRE WORLD. YOU could go there. YOU could make friends. And YOU can make a life that people would always want. You could make this all yours and you could have the seas be only a small portion of the world. This could be somthing that you don't want to pass down. Think about this. Think about the amazing world and life you could have if you wanted it. If you are for this life. If you have wanted to ride the seas. Then THIS job is for you! This is the PERFECT job for a person like you. Think about it. Amagine it. And take it. | 2 |
The Facial Action Coding System would not be very valuable for students in a classroom. Yes it is a great advancement in our technology but what would be the point of using one for a classroom. In the article " Making Mona LIsa smile " the author tells us how the Facial Action Coding System works and how it gets it's results.
I am against the value of using FACS, simply because I do not find the point of using this in a classroom, I feel it could even be a distraction. The Facial Action Coding System will not help a student figure out how to solve a math equation, or tutor a student if one is struggling. Yes this new development is very fascinating and spectacular but what if students use all of their class time on this system instead of taking notes, or studying. In the article the author tells us that the system only looks at your facial muscles. The author himself gives us information about facial muscles, but not once did the author say the system gives you information about the facial muscles, not once did it say anything about helping students learn.
In the second body paragraph of this article the author aksed a question, he asks " Can we actually calculate emotions like math homework?" Some could say or think this system is showing how to calculate math problems ,and some could or will assume that the author will answer that question later on in the article. But the author had a different meaning of " calculation",it wasn't solving a math problem. The meaning of calculation to the author in this story was to solve someones emotions. Why would somebody need to figure out someones emotion in a classroom, how could that help a struggling student? How could that help a teacher while teaching? Cell phones could educate students more than this system but most schools do not allow phones to be used during the school day.
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author Nick D'Alto tells us about an outstanding development in technology and what it can do, but I do not feel that it is a valuable to a classroom. I feel that it would be more of a distraction,if the system did a little more things to educate and help the students of a classroom learn then this would be very valuable. | 2 |
Have you ever seen a picture of Venus, well in this passage it talke about exploring venus. Did you know venus is the second planet from the sun and it is the closest to Earth. Venus is one of the brightest. It's sometimes called "Evening star, because its very bright. It is important to learn about plants such as Venus.
The author stated "studying venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents". The meaning of this means it is important to learn about plants such as Venus so we can learn about it. In paragraph 2 the author stated " Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us". This explains one reason why humans should study the plant venus. Another reason why the author thinks studying venus is important is because " Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life,just like Earth". The author thinks the venus was just like Earth.
Overall the author thinks studying Venus is worth pursuit despite the dangers. NASA is working on appraches to studying Venus.They are using electronic to have test chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface. They're even going back to old technology called " mechanical computers". It was made in the 1800s. These devices caclulate using gears and levers and doesn't included electronics. | 2 |
Driveless cars, it's crazy to think but could this dream actually become a reality? Self driving cars have been talked about and pictured in many films many times. But would self driving cars be a bad thing? I think that self driving cars would be good and bad.
I think that if we had self driving cars we would have less recks and less traffic jams. If we had self driving cars then it would be safer atleast that is what everyone thinks. But what if an engine dies how would the car react to that would it go all crazy and reck or would it just slow down and stop? Self driving cars would be a very big step in our world.
But one question I have would be what would happen if someone still wants to drive their car and not ride in the self driving car? Would they have a special lane for those people or would they just drive where the self driving cars drive? It says in the article that they might even use special roads too, would the regular cars drive on that?
I think that having self driving cars would be awesome. But could you drive across the country without driving? I think if they could do that a lot more people would rent or buy a self driving car to go on vacations, and I might be one of those people too.
Self driving cars are determined to be in the future so that the world could be a safer place. But where all will it be? Would it be just in the big cities or would it be everywhere? Would they build the highly advanced roads everywhere or just in the big cities? Another question that I would have with these is, what happens if someone would run across the road would they be hit or would the car stop on its own?
I think that with self driving cars our would would be safer but I also think that it would be a little bit more crazy. Self driving cars would be a great step in humanity and technology. | 2 |
My position on driverless cars is that they are a misunderstood, underestimated, and misrepresented technological revolution that can change the transportation system completely for the better.
The technology used in these vehicles are designed to be perfectly accurate with sensors, laser technology, and a self updating 3D software that has greater awareness than that of a human driver.
These cars also take advantage of their programming capabilites to more efficiently brake and prevent accidents. The computerization of the "driver" will ensure that texting, alcohol, and other common driving problems are ruled out completely. In addition to these safety features the driverless cars will always roll back to their ultimate and final safety feature; the driver himself.
The technology used in driverless cars consist primarily of sensors and laser technology.
The document describes the LIDAR sensor; "it uses laser beams to form a constantly updating 3D model of the car's surroundings" (paragraph 4) .
This shows that the LIDAR sensor creates a perfect 3D model of all of its surroundings, meaning that it has a 360 degree field of view, and a higher sense of awareness than an ordinary human being with a field of view much smaller than that.
Sensors are another key technology used in the driverless car.
In Paragraph 5 the document states that "Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out of control skids or rollovers.
The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone".
This fact again enforces the boost in safety that driverless cars would bring.
Programs in the vehicle would take advantage of their domain over the individual functions of the machinery, and manipulate it to create a more responsive braking system that will prevent skidding and roll-overs.
Texting and driving, drinking and driving, and driving under the influence of other drugs are just some of the many bad habits that humans partake in that drastically increases the chance of a crash occuring.
These problems would see a significant decrease, as it is impossible for a computer to ingest a substance that would hinder its performance.
Texting is a program completely seperate from what the vehicle would use to operate and drive, so it would not be an issue in the slightest.
Most concern toward driverless cars is the basic idea of a driverless car - it has no driver.
People are reluctant to put their life in the hands of a machine, and rightfully so.
Technology will always have its glitches and quirks that lead to failure.
However, these mistakes would happen much less frequently as technology advances.
As stated in paragraph 5 "Further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars tha can handle more and more driving tasks on their own.
Another point to consider is that coded programming will not make silly "human errors" that lead to many accidents.
When active, a 3D software program attached to a fully aware 3D laser scanner will never be caught off guard, and will never day dream.
To further address the concern of lack of human intervention, these vehicles are designed to put full control back in the hands of the driver at the first sign of uncertainty.
This is seen in paragraph 7 with the quote "In fact, none of the cars develped so far are completely driverless.
They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating throught work zones and around accidents.
This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to rake over when the situation requires".
The vehicle will not attempt to navigate an obstacle that it is not prepared for.
One technology that manufactures are considering ensures that the driver keeps his/her eyes on the road at all times.
This is seen in paragraph 7 when it says that "Manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road.
While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver".
This reliance on the driver ensures that human interference is always possible.
Driverless cars are an underestimated and somewhat feared technology that can help prevent the thousands of deaths that occur each year due to driving accidents.
With a little research and enlightenment on the topic, one can learn about the levels of safety that driverless cars can bring, and understand just how capable the technology used is now, and how capable it will become in the future. | 3 |
I believe that driverless cars are great. Our world is constantly moving forward. Technology is advancing everyday, like with robots in Japan. Driverless cars are another great technological advacement for the world.
The first reason why driverless cars are good is stated in the first paragraph, "The cars he forsees would use half the fuel of today's taxis..." That would be excellent for the environment. Yes, there have been many challenges, such as still needing a driver for more complicated driving situations like road construction, and of course safety concerns. But driverless cars would be so much easier to get around with.
In conclusion, driverless cars are advanced, environmentally friendly, and would make the world a better place. In the final paragraph, it says, "Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time." So these cars should be further researched and produced. As it says in paragraph 10, "The road to the truly autonomous car strecthes on ahead of us, but we grow closer to the destination every day." | 1 |
In my opoion I think it would be kind of cool if a computer were to read students facial expressions. If a computer were to actually do this, it would be to detect how a person is feeling and that would make everyone else curious of how the computer can real people's emotion and make them want to see hoow it works.
This would be very valuable to many students because it can detect how their feeling and if they're feeling down they can maybe talk to a teacher about it, or may just want to be left alone. This computer may also put people on the spot as to how their feeling, and may not to express themselves. This piece of technology might make people feel desprite of need to talk to someone anbout why they are feeling the way they are feeling.
There are limits to how far this technology can go to reading someone's facial expressions and emotion because there are some people that don't want a computer to read how there feeling out loud to anyone but there self.
But I also think that this kind of technology could not be useful because it would make people feel like they are being put on the spot for feeling a certain kind of way instead od feeling a way everyone wants them to feel. It would put almost everyone at risk because they might just want to be left alone and not want a computer to know how they are feeling.
This kind of technology would be useful in some ways, but that also depends on how you present this kind of technology to people and how you deminstrate this to poeple who don't have any idea on what this is used for or how it would be helpful to everyone else if a computer were read out loud how you are feeling.
So yes it would be helpful in a way and in a another way it wouldn't be. | 2 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author makes an argument on why venus is worthy of exploration despite the dangerous conditions. The author gives the two main reasons of, intellectual pursuit, and long term space travel.
From the begining of the article the author introduces Venus, and then also includes its inhostile conditions. The author then correlates this to earth by the similarities of the two planets, and states venus most likley was once like earth. So in the name of the facination and the pure intellectual pursuit of the once earth-like planet now inhostile planet, the author pertains this a worthy cause.
The authors second reason is long-term space travel. The author explains the need for a close planetary station as a must for long-term travel. Shown in this qoute from the article, "Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial concideration given the long time frames of space travel."
In conclusion of the authors argument, they make valid points for the exploration of Venus. Though as the article doesnt give much presidence to this aspect it leaves other valid claims out and could be strengthened in this area if that was the aim of the author. | 2 |
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