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The author thinks that studying Venus is a great opportunity because Venus is one of our neighbor planets, and we have many things in common. One of the andvantages he mentions is that "Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit" because he knows that space travel takes a lot time, and we have to take the chaces we get to do it. He also explains to us that Venus is similar to earth, for example, it has familiar features like the surface, valleys, mountains and crates. Venus also has one of the hottests planet temperature in the solar system. All of this tell us that even though is a little dangerous, and sometimes there can be hostile conditions that it's worth it because we have created solutions.The author says that NASA came up with a way that humans could possible go there, and not be in harms way. The idea that they came up with was to have some kind of "blimp-like vehicle" that could hover or float above
the frey so that humans get harmed. Lastly we can see that the things that we could discover from Venus could probably benefit our planet since Venus is similar to it. | 1 |
I agree with the idea that the Facial Action Coding System should be used on students and infact anyone in general if wanted to read emotion expression. It can help out alot by if a teen or someone has something bottled up deep inside of them.
Its not good to keep emotions bottled up for a long time it will eventually get to you. But with the help of this machine if you use it on someone and there not okay you can genuinely help them or you can get some help for them yourself. For an example if something is happening at home and they become all sad and depressed and wont tell anyone why theyre feeling what they are feeling. And no one has a clue you can use the machine to help figure it out and get them the help that they properly need wether if its they need someone to talk to about troubles or if they actually need to go see a doctor to check and see if they have something wrong with them.
One downside to this machine is that. What if they get the emotions wrong? Out of all the emotions the machine is bound to get one wrong because so many people feel like so many differnt things and there is a chance to get the feelings wrong.
On the other hand we dont know how many types of emotions there are listed within the machine there could be almost all emotions plugged into it.
This machine is very innovative and is an amazing idea to help students or anyone in general it can help with gety people help they way they needed to get help imstead of keeping all of their emotions all bottled in its not good for anyone. | 2 |
Everyone needs to help out and join the Seagoing Cowboys program! I believe we can make a difference in the world. You can explore new places while helping countries recover from the war. You can make it like a family vacation and have your whole family help. You can spend time with them.
When I joined the program i was excited to explore and help countries. I was on a trip to Greece and before we arrived I was 18 years old. That means i was old enough to get recruited. My draft board figured out I was on a cattle-boat trip they told me to stay there and keep helping. I was excited to keep doing what I love. I was discharged in 1947. In that time i made nine trips. Thats the most of any seagoing cowboy. I saw many countries like Europe and China. I got to see the Acropolis in Greece. That was special to me. On rides home the crew would play baseball or volleyball on board and many more games. I'm very grateful for this opportunity. It has opened up the world to me! That was the best experience of my life. You should really try it out. I bet you would love it. | 1 |
For the vote for the president of the United States, the election should not depend on popular vote, but for the Electoral College. The citizens of the United States should understand that when they vote, they are voting for the Electoral College, and that their vote will not necessarily determine who the president is. The Electoral College should be picked more carefully to avoid "the disaster factor", but not completely abolished.
As stated in paragraph 1, the electoral college is a compromise between the congress and popular vote. This can serve as a check that determines the president. Just like children are taught in elementary school about science projects, multiple tests can determine the best result. Relying on one voting could put the wrong president in place, and our country is at stake in this situation. If the president presents his campaign to multiple groups of people, it can show what people want in many scenarios. This can determine what the best choice really is.
In paragraph 9 of source 2, it states how many presidents have wanted to abolish the electoral college. It seems that they all could have one thing in common: they recieve the popular vote, but not the Electoral College vote. I could frankly say that this makes them sound like sore losers, and because one of two parties didn't vote in their favor, they want to get rid of it. I'm sure they might have some legitimate reasons as to why they want to abolish the Electoral College, but I wouldn't doubt that being a sore loser is one of them.
In paragraph 11, the author talks about the 2000 fiasco. Although he makes some good points about the legitimacy of the Electoral College, some points can be made about the popular vote as well. Many people in the popular vote can choose their vote based on things that don't relate to the campaign, and some people running for president depend on it. They will spend their time trashing the opposing candidate which will cause the voter to think "This president says that the other is bad and I believe them, so i will vote on the person that told me so". This is just one example of how just like the Electoral College, the popular vote can be illegitimate as well.
Although there are many reasonable reasons to abolish the Electoral College, it should not be abolished so that the vote is based on many trials, rather than just 1. We should carefully select our Electoral College, but getting rid of it could put the wrong president in place for the wrong reasons. This is why the Electoral College should continue to be a part in the vote for the president of the United States. | 3 |
Facial codeing is it useful?
Technology is it really advanced enough to know whether or not someone is happy? Is the way we are suppose to look when angry the way to judge somebody, what if it's there natural face? would somebody take offense if they drew a drawling that was suppose to be happy but the computer said it was only 64 percent happy?i know i would now let me tell you what i think.
Technology is really cool don't get me wrong i think technology is the greatest invention in this world. But i believe we all know the fact that technology can get really expensive and for really stupid reasons So, i am going against this and here's why. How this works is the computer takes a face into a 3-D model and there are suppose to be 44 muscles that move. In paragraph three there's is a part that says "For example, your frontails pars lateralis muscle (above your eye) raises your eyebrows when you're surprised; your orbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger". Now your probably saying ok why are you against it, because not everyones eybrows move when they're surprised.
Personally my eyebrows also move when im really tired, nervouse buzzed out on nicotine or simply when i have the jitter bugs becaus im scared and shaking. "she's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disguisted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". This is where the role play of me not aggree with this comes in, i honestly feel like the computer is throwing numbers at you we cant be accurate. and even if we were there doing this on scientifically how the muscle should look which is a lot of bull crap to me. "Yet Dr. Huang observes that artist such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions". So, right there we can see yeah he may be able to get pretty damn close but im sorry da Vinci just being close isn't enough for me you would have to be right on the dot.
I get it's not going to be a perfect 100 pecent happy but how do we know it's 83 percent. Why cant't it be a 73 percent or a 65 yeah i get all of there percents add up to 100% but how do we not know the computer is just not being lazy and picking the easiest numbers to add. For examp they could do 75 percent happy, 12 percent disgusted, 10 percetn fearful and 3 percent that's how i see mona lisa in the picture. or it could even be something along the lines of 75 percent happy, 12 percent disgusted, 6 percent angry, and then 7 percent angry.
I dont know if any of this made my point come across but here's my point. everyone will look at this picture or anyother picture and everyone will think differently of it you wont have a right or wrong answer. just like everyone will have a right or wrong answer about this form of technology. we could look at grandpa joe and say damn he looks very upset and angry he doesnt want to be here. but maybe in all reality thats just his face. Grandpa could be happier then you although you probably arn't happy grading all of these test.
So, my final answer is im against this technology i think it would be a waste of money thank you. | 3 |
Have you ever wondered about the planet Venus? Like, why don't we ever hear about that planet? Well this article called "The Challege of Exploring Venus" has all the answers for you, and explains why we should put more effort into exploring Venus despite the dangers we'd have to face doing so. The author of this article gives great description and acknowledges both sides of the argument in this persuasive article.
The author of the article gives great description and acknowledges both sides of the argument. In chapter 3 it reads, "Beyond Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface." and in chapter 4 it reads, "If our sister planet is so inhospital, why are scientists even discussing further visits to its surface? Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." As you can see this author does a splendid job of persuading us to get a more in-depth look at Venus and more effort into studying Venus.
The writer of this passage gives great description and shows you the other side of the argument too. The author gives us a reason as to why we should study the planet of Venus more such as, it has the most earth-like qualities than any other planet in our solar system (besides Earth of course). Did you learn anything new about Venus by this article? I know I learned alot from this. What would you do if you were in charge of NASA? Would you forget about Venus because of all the risks, or would you go more towards Venus and maybe not spend so much time focusing on Mars? | 2 |
Dear state senator,
Hello my name is PROPER_NAME and I am writing to you about our voting system. Many individuals are not content with the Electoral College and many are. You could see both sides, but that does not mean we should switch to election by popular vote. Here are a few reasons on why the Electoral College method is the way to go.
During election by popular vote there is a great chance that there could be a "tie". A tie would cause a great set back in the voting process due to the fact that there would have to be more votes cast or even longer campaigns. In the Electoral College system we don't have to worry about things like that happening. Yes, disputes are possible, but they are very rare. As stated in article three under the headline certainty of outcome, the reason for very few disputes is that the wnning candidate's share of the Electoral College exceeds his share of the popular vote. It is highly unlikely for a tie to occur.
Article three line twenty-two reads " The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast.". One example of this is in 1968 Nixon only had a 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, but won the majority in the Electoral College. Another example is in 1992 when Clinton also only had 43 percent of popular vote but majority in the Electoral College. Source three line twenty-three states " It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state..". This is true but the Electoral College is still more efficient due to the fact there are rarely ever any ties.
The Electoral College eliminates the power of a large population, everything is equal. The winner-take-all method induces candidates to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states. Voters in the toss up states are likely to be te most thoughtful, the most thoughtful voters should be the ones to decide the election. The case in the popular vote method is very different.
Over all you can see that the Electoral College method is the way to go. There are les bumps in the road and it is very efficient. There are rarely any ties, everything is fair, and it avoids run-off elections. We should not switch to the popular vote method. | 3 |
The use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom isn't very valuable. I believe this because we can already tell the emotions of others, just from looking at the people around us. You shouldn't need to open a computer in your friends' face just to know how they are feeling. Good and true friends would tell each other how and what they feel, without the lies, and without the technology. It's an extremely great thing to invent and experience with, but if we now need tech to see one's emotions, i wonder where our humanity will go.
You walk into a room full of family, everyone is happy and communicating just perfectly fine. You pull out this laptop and throws it into everyone's face, mood change! Why are you running around flashing a laptop into everyones faces when you already see the happy emotions upon their face. We humans should keep the parts of us that makes us human. Reading emotions is something that no technology is needed for, what's next laptops that tell you what to wear to school, and when to clean your room?
There are some people that just don't want to show how they feel today. Maybe that person went through something and tries not to think about it. The day goes great until another guy takes his laptop out and detects this persons emotions. Having his or hers emotion detected now brings back the memory of something bad that may have happened , that they just don't want to talk about. Various classmates and the teacher then bug this person about what's wrong and she or he begins to panic and grows more and more nervous.
People don't want to be judged upon how they might feel on a certain subject. For instance, you and a buddy are surfing through various internet topics on the laptop, reading about superheroes and everything else. The laptop picks up the emotions of your face and the friend figures out how you really feel about this character. You don;t like the character very much, so your friend starts judging you. He makes you feel like you can't have your own opinion or outlook on things, like you have to agree with what he likes and says.
Overall, the emotion sensing technology is great, it means that we are growing in knowledge. What's the use of knowledge if were going to have technology think for us is the question. Keeping humanity is key, don;t go and have laptops speaking and singing as our voices. We can read emotions ourselves, i don't need a laptop to tell me how my brother or sister feels. If they feel like it's something they want to talk about ill leave it to them, to determine whether or not they really want to talk about it. | 3 |
You know all the countries the have been left in ruins from World War 2. They need help your help. 44 nations have setup a group to help out the countries in need and we need your help. You should join because you get to go to new places you have never been before and after you deliever what ever your deliever you can go sight seeing.
On the way back to your country you can play games and sports where animals and food used to be at. Also joining this program will most likly make you feel good about your self and helping those in need. Alot of peoples homes have been destoryed from fire fights, tanks, and air strikes.
Peoples water resources might have been destoyred during the war.
What if it was your country that was left in ruins and no one was helping whouldint you be sad, or upset? So please join and help those in need of you help. It also makes you feel like youhave done something important. | 1 |
As our society progresses so does the development of new innovative technologies.
In this article the author presents information about the development of driverless cars.
The article states the possiblity of it being used as a new form of public transportation which would heavily affect the lives of many people.
I believe that their development offers a safer form of transportation and the technological development that comes with them is indespensible.
The driverless car's development can lead to safer roads.
Google has had cars drive independently more than half a million miles without a crash.
Although the driverless car is not completely driverless since it ensures that one is alert and at the wheel ready to take over if things go awry.
There are many ways a driverless car could determine if someone is attentively at the wheel.
In 2013, BMW announced the development of a car with special touch sensors to make sure the driver keeps hold of it.
The car could steer, accelerate, and brake itself but was designed to notify the driver when navigating became to difficult for it.
GM has also developed it's own notification system.
The driver's seats vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object.
These new safety deveopments help ensure a higher degree of safety on the road.
The development of driverless cars also fuels the development of new technologies.
Since scientists are focused on solving the problems that arise when developing this new technology they may invent something that may someday find a new purpose.
For example in the 1980s antilock brakes were created using speed sensors and within 10 years the original sensors were improved upon and used to detect and respond to the danger of uncontrollable skids or rollovers.
These new sensors respond by applying the brakes and reducing the power from the engine.
As the problems that are solved become more complex the greater the scientific achievement will be.
In this essay I discussed why I believe the driverless car is a positive development.
I feel this way because of the new safety aspects it posseses and the technological innovation that will surely come with it's creation.
The impact it could have on society could be irreplacible. | 2 |
The new software, the facial action coding system in my opinion i think it is valuable. the software or computer can recognize your emotions and the emotions of others. this new software,the facial action coding system has promising applications for variety of industries. the software is the latest innovation from prof. Dr. Huang and his colleague are experts at developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate.
This new software and technology to be in classrooms i think it is a great idea. This new software well help the teachers in the classrooms and students tell when a kid is feeling some type of way. now teachers will know what students are really thinking and hiding. All the software has to do is construct a 3-D computer model of the face all 44 major muscles and it'll tell you your emotions or that students emotions. this computer and software can recgnize when a student is becoming bored or confused.
so i do think this new software is valuable in a classroom with students. it could tell the emotions of a famous painting from leonardos da vincis , mona lisa. this software will help a lot in any place it is placed. | 1 |
Have you ever seen an illusion where it looked like a figure, but then you realize it was just something else?
Everyone has had that happen, and that is because your brain is being fooled. Recently, research shows that your brain assumes something when it looks like what you think of. For example, the pop icon, known as the "Face of Mars," has fooled many scientists as NASA, making them believe that aliens were trying to give out signals. Unlike the other scientists, I believe that this "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform that looks similar to a human face.
First of all, I believe that this peculiar face was made from the winds on Mars. It is true that when erosion occurs on Earth, tiny sediments of rocks are moved away from the original rock. I believe that erosion also occurs on Mars because a rock that looks like a face does not show up all of the sudden. Also, as you can see in the picture Viking 1 photographed, you can see tiny holes on the forehead of this rock. It is my opinion that this rock was eroded at some time and started to form a figure of a face.
Secondly, the picture resolution of the rock was not as clear as it is today. So because of the resolution, the image looked similar to a human face.
Also, at the time of 1976, scientists still believed in the theory of aliens. However, about 22 years later, the workers at NASA captured the image of the rock again, but this time they used higher resolution. Then scientists were putting it all together by finding out that this rock was not a signal coming from Martians. So because of the resolution of the picture, the sceintists assumed that the rock came from aliens.
However, just because this face-like rock is from aliens doesn't mean that the theory of aliens isn't true.
There are still many beliefs that aliens exist. For example, in 1957, there was a group of aliens coming toward a farmer. However, they left Earth and there were no other signs of aliens from then. Then there was the flying saucer in the sky in 2013.
Many people assumed that it was a UFO, and there are still some research about that incident today. So even though that there was no sign of life on Mars, there has to be life somewhere out in the universe.
In conclusion, people still believe that the "Face on Mars" still came from aliens. Some people are like me, who believe that the rock was formed from erosion and that scientists didn't have the resolution at the time to figure out that it wasn't really a human face. Overall, the rock was just a mesa on Mars. | 2 |
The Driverless Car
Based on evidence provided in the story "Driveless Cars Are Coming" it is logical to believe that scholars should continue to work in driverless cars. These cars could be greatly beneficial to the world by lessen gas usage and providing more flexibility than a bus.The author of this article decribes many reasons that the Driverless Car should become the primary mode of transportation. The impact that these cars could and will have on the community could "fundamentally change the world" (Paragraph 1).
The developement of these cars is monumental to our society.
These cars have "driven more than half a million miles without a crash" (Paragraph 2). These cars have done well so far and it would not be logical nor wise to decommission them becuase they have not been perfected yet. Since the 1980s, "automakers used speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes. Within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers" (Paragraph 5). This information shows how the driverless cars have already began to develop in order to become more safe for the passengers. This relates to the information from paragraph 2 because the driverless cars have been worked and developed upon since the 80s and there has not been a single crash yet. This further supports the claim that these cars could greatly benefit our world. Some manufacturers have begun to create "in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over-something not available to drivers trying to text with a cell phone" (Paragraph 8). Basically in order to make these cars more appealing manufacturers are trying to create the small touch screen that you could use while the car is driving so you are not constantly staring at the road "waiting for their turn to drive" (Paragraph 8). The screens would alert you when it is your time to drive so that you stay safe and entertained as well.
Although there are good aspects of this car there are also bad aspects as well even though they do not outweigh the good. so far there have only been 3 states and the District of Colombia that have allowed any form of testing of the driverless car. One obstacle that we would have to over come is to develop the technology to make this car more safe so that people feel more comfortable with it in so that we can have a leap in the advancement of technology. Another obstacle is that if there is a driverless car we would have to keep our eyes on the road the entire time so that if we needed to take the wheel it would happen with a smooth transition. To combat this problem manufacturers have started to develop the touch screen entertainment system that would alert you when it was time to take the wheel.
In conclusion, the positive aspects that are created from the driverless car far outweigh the negative aspects. The driverless car would provide entertainment, less gas usage, flexiblity, and a safer passage. The driverless car will continue to shape the road that the human race is on. As the article said, "The road to the truly autonomous car streches on ahead of us, but we grow closer to the destination every day" (Paragraph 10). | 3 |
advatanges of limiting car usage will be less polution in the air and less gas and oil that is needed to be found on the botton of the earth. limiting car use can only be the only way to save humanity and the population of this eart less oil and gas to be found, healthy air to breath, and also transportaion will be either to walk or ride a bike. also we can use other transportaions such as buses and trains. types of transportation that not only one to four people ride in but multiple people so not much gas is being using instead of 30 cars one bus ride can be equivilent to 20 cars. so talking the advatanges of limiting car usage will be a creat idea in so many other ways, then the way that were described.
many other advatanges of limiting car usage is the decrease of car crashes. causing insurance rates and prices to go down. also causing the limiting of teen drivers and very old people to drive as much. car crashes in america increase rapidly on a daily bases. meaning that there will be the cause of more deaths, hospital bills, and insurance will go up. less car usage less bills, money to reapair uneeded things. dont get me wrong cars are creat, cars changed this whole world on a new way to transport with its new accessories and gagets. but also limiting that car companies dont have to spend a whole lot to be in det. cars are something out of this world people still wonder on the functions of how it works. but sometimes its better to keep that way not knowing how and not using it as much. limiting car usage is a good idea but also it can cause alot of damage on what job, and also what the person uses the car for his or her natural habitat of the usage of the car. | 2 |
venus is in a solar planet their is no life just a evening star they say its bright and you can look
at it in the sky when you have the chance to see it. sometimes its right in the corner of outer space and the plane has no human life or vegtagion no trees no life nothing only brightnes and hot the red planet is very ordanary and very beutifull at the same time.not
any human has steped inside venus. researchers say that the planet may not be possibli to be make human go theri since its very hot and coud just burn.
they say that venus use too look like earth with oceans and trees maby life too. i think the planet might looked like earth and because we see dried up water in the planet they think the planet might have cause something with the water and might gone under the planet maby. nasa is working on venus for more studiyng they want to know how the water dried up and what caused it to dry up. chemicals might have gone in the water and done something to the water and messed it up.
maby the preassure might have done something with it or other forces. we shoudl expand and visit other planets and go explore and see what they are like. i woul like to go to jupiter one day and visit it and just jump and play and just chek the planet out and see what thing might had happend to it i guess the planets in our solar sistem ares trange but the planest might be dangerous too but who knws maby the planet might hvae somehting new or maby life that just hides around and we dont know it
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The author very well supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. They are very pasionate about the idea because they provide lots of facts and reasoning to further support the claim. The author uses support mainly focused on the idea in paragraphs 4, 5, and 6.
In paragraph 4, the author said that Venus is theorized to once be covered in water, able to provide homes for all sorts of little organisms. They also say that Venus might have been the "most Earth-like planet in our solar system." They compared it to Earth even more because of how it has a rocky surface and has similar valleys, mountains, and craters. The author spent time comparing Venus to Earth's surface and features for remote resembalance.
Later, in paragraph 5, the author mentions how NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has "one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus." This furthers the point more that NASA is also trying to send humans to go visit and study our planet's "twin". The author then goes on, proceeding to help our visualization of NASA's plan, telling the reader that NASA would not directly put humans on Venus's surface, but rather have them float in a blimp-like vehicle above the startpoint of Venus's weather and "avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up ad out of their way." The author lastly pointed out how, even with the toasty weather, Venus' surface is still survivable for humans, even though it's not full of easy conditions.
Moreover, the author gives reasoning that "peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions because most forms of light cannnot penetrate the dense atmosphere, rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective." Researchers could also not be able to take any samples of anything from Venus from a distance if NASA were to proceed with the blimp-like plan, meaning that the researchers would have no other choice but to go down onto Venus to take samples, even though it's dangerous.
The author demonstrates how the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by explaining many supporting reasons. They make it obvious that Venus is indeed safe to visit under the right precautions and that, with all the facts provided in paragraphs 4,5, and 6, it is a planet that us survivable for humans. The author supports thier standpoint fairly well with all the information they provided, even referencing NASA. This author fairly supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. | 3 |
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves there is a boy named Luke Bomberger and hes friend Don Reist. Don invited Luke on a cattle boat and Luke could not say no . Luke and Ron went on the trip and got to be a Seagoing Cowboys. Both of them love to be a Seagoing Cowboys. Both of them think every body should do it. It was free to do what they loved and got pade for it.
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves Luke and Don loved Being Seagoing
Cowboys because they got to sea the world. Both of them got to see Europ and China. In side of Europ and China they got to see the Acropolis in Greece. They also got to ride in a gondola in Venice Italy a city that has water for streats. They also got to ture a excavated castle in Crete. they got to look at and explor and to wonder at the
Panama Canal.
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves Luke and Don got to work with Cows ,Horses, Muls, and Donkys. They got to work with the ainmals over seas . They had to feed them two or three time's a day. When they headed for Greece they had 335 horses and enough hay and oats to feed them. Both of them got to work with the animals for weeks at a time .
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves Luke and Don got to be on a boat and got to have fun and work with ainmals. They loved that job because Luke got to live and work on a farm and now the thing he is doing is taking care of animals and gets to do it on a boat in the ocean. After they drop the ainmals off on the way to the next stop the get to play things such as
Table tennis, fencing,boxing,reading ,and games whould help pass time till they got to land .
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode Waves you should do the job because insted of working on a regular farm with animals you get to do it on a boat in the sea and you get to play games when you are going to pick up a nother load of animals. Most of the time when you go on a boat it cost mony but if you love animals and boat's then it is free to do what you like to do. | 2 |
Dear Senator,
I have recently read some interesting information about a process of voting called "The Electoral College." It seems to work quite well in favor of getting the "right votes", however I do agree that there are too many possibilities and factors that could go against the public views and be in better favor of the government. As I recall, the government was set up for order and protection of the people. I am young and most people would probably judge the fact that I am so young to be stating things as political as this, however, I do seem to fathom more about political issues (like this and other things) than most adults even know. Judging by the unbiased information I was given that shows me two sides of the issue, I'd say that though The Electoral College seems to work, there are so many factors that favor the government rather than the people.
On one hand, yes. The Electoral College does seem to work. It gives a fair amount of Electors to each state due to their Congressional Delegation and we are given the information that we, The People, are voting on the Electors rather than the President but there are too many factors to that. We must take into full recognition that electors do not have to be faithful toward the end to the President they were going to vote for in the beginning. We must also consider the fact that the Electors are people not in public Office. I am assuming that means that they must work for the government rather than in the public. I must state the possibility that there could very well be some possible, underhanded things going on in the government for the assurance that a particular Presidential Candidate is chosen to win the election, all based on the fact that they are chosen by the Electors. This came to mind because of paragraph 11, under "Source 2: The Indefensable Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong." Within this paragraph, it stated that the Electors need not be faithful to the President they said they would vote for in the election. As well as this, the government was made for the people and the people hardly seem the get an advantage with the Electoral College since we have to trust a group of human beings that could very well be unfaithful.
On the other hand, Electors not sticking to what they said rarely happens (Or so we are told). As well as that, the Electoral College seems to work well and has a certainty of the outcome and avoids "Run-off" elections. However, the government was made for the public and therefor, I do believe that the people should choose their president as long as everyone is completely informed with uncensored information aboutb how everything is run, what that President, as well as what Congress and the other branches of Government intend to do whilst the current President is in Office. Many people don't even bother with trying to understand the way our government works and just completely trusts and goes along with whatever the government tells them but I think that is wrong! For a healthy government and a happy population, everyone must be informed with uncensored information and understand the outcome of these actions and how it willl affect them in the short-term and long-run. It is difficult and takes longer than what everyone would like but who wants to live in a so called "Democracy" that looks like a form of Oligarchy. Given the information I read, it doesn't seem fair or right. it seems like a form of control; a form of Oligarchy; a lie. | 3 |
Are driverless cars going to use half the fuel we use today? Are these cars safe for travel? The dirverless car is said to fundamentally change the world. The first driverless care was created by Google in 2009. This car has traveled over a million miles to different places with no crashes. Even though the car is called "driverless" it techniqually is not. The driver would still have to take control of the car when traveling through traffic, passing an accident, or traveling through road work. Even though the driverless car has sensors, anitlock breaks, and driver assistance is it safe?
My position on the driverless car is undecided. I believe that this car has outstanding safety features but it also has some down falls. The outstanding features that this car has include getting the drivers attention if need and driving assistance found in the car. The car is to get the drivers attention if the road ahead requires human skills. For example the drivers seat can vibrate or flashing lights found on the windshield can aleart the driver that they need to take control of the car. The down falls of this car to me would be the ability to not be able to see something aorund the car. The driverless car has many sensors, which is good until they break. If one breaks and the driver does not know then the car could wreck and hurt others or the driver. Also another down fall is the cost of the car. If something breaks on the car the price of that part will be very expensive. I for see only people with higher incomes having these cars.
If I decided to be for the car I would like all of the safety features found on the car. I would feel safe while traveling in this car because of the features. The driverless car would be a good family car and would also help save money. By saving money this could allow a family to do other things with each other instead of using it on a car. I think the driverless car is a great idea for the new generation but I feel that the older generations will turn this car down due to unkown facts about the new car.
If I decided to be against the car I would have an unsafe feeling about the car. The dirverless car has many sensors and safety features but what happens when those break while driving. If they break while driving will the car wreck? Will it aleart the driver? How do you know when a sensor has gone out? All of these questions are left unanswered. This car could be a huge distraction to the driver and other people around that car. This could cause accidents, death, and severly injure people. I would rather be in a car where I am in control and I don't have to worry about my car taking care of me.
The driverless cars created today have magnificent safety features but are they safe? The cars safety features include sensors, antilock breaks, and drivers assistance. The first car was made by Google in 2009 and has traveled many miles without a crash. I believe that there is good things about this car and bad things. A good thing about this car is all the new technological safety features put in this car to keep everyone in the car safe and everyone around the car safe. A bad thing about this car is what happens when the sensors break. Does the car tell you? Are you suposed to check before you get in the car? Do the sensors even break? There are many questions left unanswered to me and that makes me be against this car being allowed on the road. | 3 |
Every day, thousands of people lose their lives to automobile accidents, property is destroyed, lives are ruined, and more importantly, the Earth itself is dying. All of these things can be avoided though. By reducing the ammount we use cars, we can make a great change in the world. In the following essay I will show you, the reader, how reducing car use can change the world, and hopefully convince you to begin using your car a little bit less.
The first advantage I will share with you is that using less cars means denser cities. City planners will make cities more dense to accomodate shorter walking distances. This makes going places much more convienient, and less space in the world being taken up by cities. This not only helps you, but all the people on Earth, as less forests are being destroyed to be used for land for unnecessarily large cities. Denser towns and cities also means that you can spend more time doing things you want to do, instead of traveling to where you want to go. In a very dense city, you can walk down to a coffee shop, order a coffee, walk over to a nearby store and look around there while your coffee is being made, then walk back, get your coffee, and walk to work in the same time it would take just to drive to work in a less dense city. Thins will be more convienient, and more environmentally friendly.
Another advantage to less cars being used is lower greenhouse gasses and other harmful emmissons. After just 4 days of reducing driving in Paris, smog levels went down drastically. If all harmful emission cars are banned in the world, the evironment would return to a much more stable state in no time. This would improve the life span of the world, and help not only humans, but also many animals to survive longer.
The final advantage I will talk about is the economical advantage to not owning a car. When you own a car, you have to pay for the car itself, plus insurance, gas, and you have to maintain the car to keep it running. This takes a lot of money out of the pockets of many families. Without a car, you can spend much more money on more needed things.
Today I have informed you about the many advantages to using less cars in society, these advantages include denser cities, less greenhouse gasses and other harmful emmissions, and more money to spend on other things. Thank you for reading. | 3 |
In this article it talks about the Making of the Mona Lisa Smile, they used a computer to look at the painting. The computer told them that "Shes 80 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". They also takedkl about how
you can make your self fell happy. the technology now a days is so facinating. The people that make them can make computer software that is so high tech that soon enough we won't even need people anymore to do things. we can just buy a robot or a computer with correct software and have it programed for us to use it as a personal assistant.
Computers today help with so many things, they help with orginaizatiion, work, school, etc... The computers in the next generation are most likely going to be very smart because by the next generation comes along the software and programming will be much more stronger than it is today.
The technology we use today is able to tell how you are feeling with just alook at your face. They have made the software so updated that we can tell that. We never woul;d have been able to do that back in the 1900s. They didnt even have computers until the 1970s.
Yes the technology that we use today to read the emotions of paintings if a face on a human is a valuable to have in the classroom. | 1 |
Imagen no longer having to sit though a boring online lecture, being able to find the lecture helpful and not a drag or a bother. Well with technologies like Dr. Huang and Dr. Paul Eckman's FACS or Facial Action Coding System, that is quite possible. With a technology that is able to read and recognise facial expressions, it can help improve students online lectures and help them pay attention and focus. A technoloy like FACS that can read emotions through facial msucle movment would provide the education system with a better way to connect to the students and aid in their emotional focus to the lectures and assignments providing a valuable aid to student education.
Even though humans can already perform similar actions, being able to tell what those around you are feeling by looking at their face. Humans can only "calculate" how such individuals are feeling and many fail to get a appropriate calculation. As Dr. Huang notes, " most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." so for a computer to be able to read nonverbal expressions is very helpful as most students are kept to themselves. A computer with the FACS tecnonly would be able to recongize a studetns needs when learning on line. As Dr. Huang states, " a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored [allowing the computer] to modity the lesson." This ability to recognize emotions through facial movment can help improve the students performance by modifying lessosn to meet their educational needs. As some students already have trouble focusing in class and loose attetnion when lessons are boring or they just simply don't understand. Technologies like FACS provide the students with an adaptive and responsive system that will help them improve their focus and learn more affectively.
On the other hand some people may argue that technologies like FACS are an invasion of privacy. Or that these technologies can not really tell your emotions. These technologie dont do anything millions and millions of people do not already do everyday, read facial expression. The is what tecnologies like FACS do they read and recognize facial movments to determine emotion. Just like all of us do when trying to figure out the feelings of those around us. These techonlogies use a complex level of facial recognition invented and tested by proffesionals like Dr. Huang. As well as Dr. Paul Eckman who studies anatomatical movments and sturcutres. Being able to classify six basic emotions those being, " happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness". Even though these six can not analyzse every single emotion it will analyzse the one expressed the most.
Allowing those around, like teachers and instructures to aid in figuring out what is wrong with an individual and how to help them perform better.
So overall technologies like FACS which are able to read facial muslce movments are benefitail to student learing. A technoloy capable of adapting to analysed human emotion will help studnets learn , focus and feel more attented to in their learning. By identifying the emotion these technologies can also help teachers and guidecne counselors work towards aiding those students which are emotinally depressed and need help but wont verbally say it. Such technologies not only offer a way to aid and improve student attention in learning but also help those students who hide their emotional prolems, which affect their learning by having teacehrs and counselors provide that help thanks to technologies that can read emotional expressiosn | 4 |
Sea Cowboys, when I think of the sea cowboys I think about boats and shiping animalis and food, sulplies to places that need them so they can thrive and grow back. durring world war two germany had been left in ruines so a grop called the
{UNRRA} formed a grope called the Sea Cowboys.
why should you join the sea cowboys first of all you can see places that you never seen before. Such as China, Germany, and italy. Luke Bomberger has seen many amazing sights such as castles Vience Italyand the panama canal on his why to china.
You can learn new things such as how animails defend them self, what they eat and how to take care of it. you can learn about the sea and all the diffrent types of life there are in the sea, and about all the new palces that see while your eploring the seas.
You can make new friends while your bored your ship. you can play games and chat with them while you on watch and, while your done unloading the ship and when, your hanging out were the animals wrere. You can talk amongst your fellow Sea Cowboys and you can also play games.
This is why I think you should be part of the Sea Cowboys what do you think, about the Sea Cowboys | 1 |
You and I both know very well that we love to breath fresh air. Going out into the forest and taking a big breath of what is called "fresh air." Why cant we get that in an everyday life? I'll tell you why, because of polution. Cars are a ginormous part of polution, so what if we drove less?
In Vauban, Germany they have given up cars almost completely. The streets in Vauban are "car free." If you want a car, you have to park it at a local park garage for 40,000 dollars added onto your house. That isnt even worth paying for. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," said Heidrun Walter. She lives in this town so she knows how it is. Giving up a car can reduce stress! Boy do some people need to give up cars.
America's obeisity count is getting higher and higher by the month. What if we gave up cars? people would have to walk everywhere! That's a good way to get exercise. In passage 1 it says "In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway." Stores are helping people out so they can walk to get what they need instead of driving.
It will be so much less expensive in everyday life if you dont have a car. You won't have to pay for gas, you won't have to pay for car insurance and you won't have to pay for mantanence! You also will not have to pay something crazy like "$40,000, along with a home." If I had to pay that much more money to keep up with a car, I would give it up in an instant. I barely have enough money to support the car alone, there is no way i can pay an extra 40,000 dollars!
Not having a car seems easier and healthier to me! You can walk more, so you get you exercise in everyday. You dont have to spend money on the car, no gas, no insurance and no mantanance! That means you can spend it on important stuff, perhaps on schooling! You also dont have as much stress on your hands. You dont have to worry about stopped traffic because you can just walk, ride a bike, or jog to where ever you have a desire to go. I say we get rid of cars all together in the United States of America. | 3 |
The Facial Action Coding System is a very complex computer software that is able to read your face to tell what emotions you are having. So let's say you are sad and someone wants to see what you are felling they could use this coding to see what was your emotion and the computer would tell us that you are sad. This from of technology is unpresidented their is nothing else out there like it. This Facial Action system have many uses that can be aplied to schools, art, and law enforecment. This would help teachers to be able to see what emotions that this person is having because it is important what your students are trying to learn.
In a school where you are teaching math you would like to know what a student was thinking Dr. Huang said that "when a student is becoming confused or bored," you would be able to tell with the Facial Action Coding System. This system will be able to improve what the instructor can teach us because he can see what we are thinking. These classroom computers will be able to tell us what we fell about the subject so lets say we are confused and the teacher knows that he could explain what is being taught to you in a different way so that you get it. The instruct can also see if you are bored so he can tell you to snap back into it or let the class take a little break. This new technology can give us huge advantages in schooling and other types of fields that need to be able to see what was happening.
Over all this new computer coding system will be able to give us advantages in being able to make our everyday lives better with the improvement in our education ,and the ability to see when someone is sad. This new technology is amazing and can be used in our everyday lives because it is so functional to us. The schools need a new break through in teaching and this will be able to help us improve it. This tehnology won't be cheap though because of the harsh computer software that it uses that it will need a more intense computer. This Facial Action Coding System will be a break through in education and many other fields that will help teachers and other educators. | 2 |
Dear senator,
I think the Electoral College should be brought down and let the popular vote decide who the president of the United States will be.
First of all, I believe the popular vote should be kept and the Electoral College brought down. I think this because what if some people dont agree with the opinion of others. For example, lets say two people are running too be president of the United States. People vote and everything but then its up too the 538 electors. Then the 538 electors choose who they want as their president, 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President, as weeks go by, the new President is one of the two people that ran too be President was elected. Some people are happy and some people are mad because they put their vote in and they voted on the other person but that other person won and now they are angry. | 0 |
Dear senator ,
I write to you because I believe we should keep the electoral college . There's so many reasons why I believe this would be better for the goverment and for the community . Yes , I understand the college is old and out dated but it is what has picked our leaders and until now I believe it has been very effective . The electoral college avoids the problem of elections . Even though we can not control who the electors vote for , I still believe it is a more effective way and it avoids plenty of unessary conflicts .Although we are " not voting for the president " we are " voting for the electors " . This is what had kept our country running for centuries . voting for the The electoral college avoids the problem of elections in which no condidate receives a majority of the vote cast. The electoral college is the most effective way to pick our leaders . | 1 |
Cars aren't really necessary in a community. They burn gas and pollute the earth very frequently. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency promotes car reduced communities. Legislators are starting toact like they are cautious.
One reason the cities without cars are better is because cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. diesel fuel was blamed since france has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up sixty seven percent of vehicles in frane, compared to a fifty percent average of diesel engines in the rest of western Europe.
Paris typically has more smog than the other countries so that means they have more cars. cars produce way too much smog because of automobiles. we should all just stop driving cars when its not necessary because the earth is gonna become trash because of it. public transit was free of charge from friday to monday according to BBC. Fr the first time two other colombian cities joined the event. A day without cars is part of an improvement campaign that began in Begota int the mid nineteen nineties
Parks and sport centers also have bloomed throughout the city, uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad smooth sidewalks. Rush hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic and new | 0 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the authors suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit the danger it presents, the authors supports their idea by pointing out the many good things that could stem from the exporation of Venus. One of the way he supports his idea stated in the passage is in Paragraph 8 where he states,"Striving to meet the challenge persented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endevours."
I personally think that the author says this with the meaning that, even if we don't get anything besides just the completion of the task, we as a species got the invaluable experince of knowing what to do when faced with a chance for challenge and the potential future exploration of a similiar nature. Another example is in Paragraph 2 where the author says,"Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest plant to Earth inn terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This statment by the authors supports his main idea directly by helping the case of whether we as a species should explore Venus, as it gives motive to broaden our horizons and take a chance, regarless of the dangers and uncertainty. | 2 |
Advantages of limiting car usage
This exert is about the enhancing effects of not using cars. The "smart planning" movement is one in which people have abandoned the idea of using auto-mobiles. the movement probably began because the town of Vauban charged forty-thousand for a parking spot. this and a few other key points cause these people to walk, but also the point of the movement expanding has became another topic to asses.
The movement began in the small town of Vauban. this happened because of the outrageous prices for parking. Although that is a huge factor, there many other topics of the early movement. as a result of the parking situation seventy percent of Vauban's population do not own a car, and fifty-seven precent of the popullation sold there car to move there. "When I had a car I had a car I was tense. I'm much happier this way."(paragraph 3 lines 4 & 5) The people in this town enjoyed the idea and started this movement.
lets talk about sex baby lets talk about you and me lets talk about all the good things all the bad things that may be lets talk about sex a little bit alitlle bit baby all through the night ill make love to you like you me to i guess its the woman in you that brings out the man in me i know i cant help my self ohhh it feels like first time it feels like the very first time like virgin touched for the very first time oh nanana come on come on ilike it like it come on come on, oh i may be bad but im perfectly good at itthe taste in the air blah blah blah blah blah sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me
I found your hairband on my bedroom floor the only evidence that you've been here before and i dont get waves of missing you anymore its more like tsunami tides in my eyes never getting dry so i stay high drink on days sleep on the nights i dont drink like everybody i do a few things different about myself stuuble and fall with a headspin im null my minds on you but my hearts just num so am i close to you right now if its over and if theres no cance we'll work it oooouuuuuut oohhwhoa you and I
It ended over you and i and i said thats fine but your the only one who knows I lie im under pressure 7 billion people in this world trying to fit in keep it together smile on youre face even though your heart is frowning but hey now its no good we both know its a cruel world but i will take my chanceees as long as you love me we could be starving we could be homeless we could be broke as long as you love me ill be your platinum ill be your silver ill be youre gold as long as you love me i figured it out i figured it out from black and white seconds and hours seconds and hours it takes time to see it right, i know how it goes i know how it goes from up and down man the mirror he sees things in a different light like us do they ever like us ohhhhhhh you and I!
we dont want to be like them we could make it till the end nothing can come between you and i | 1 |
I dissagree with the people who say that this landform on Mars was created by aliens. While there is little evidence to prove that this could have been made by aliens, there is much more evidence to disprove those people. By taking in what the landform looks like, where it is, an how clearly the picture taken was, it is very easy to tell that this was not created by aliens
The first reason is that the "Face" isn't even a face. People only thought it was before because that is what the picture showed them. Now, with higher resolution pictures, it is very clear that this is not a face. It is a mesa.
Another fact to prove that this is a mesa, is the region that it was found in. Cydonia is a region on Mars that mesas are very commonly found in. If the face was some kind of landform, it would make sense to be a mesa taking into consideration of what it looks like and what region it is in.
Some people might argue that you cannot see the face clearly since it s usually very cloudy over that region. Well on April 8, 2001, a spacecraft went over the face on a clear day and got a picture. Because of the resolution of the picture, if there were any sort of planes or pyramid-like buildings, they would be very easy to see.
So, there are the facts. The landform looks like a mesa. You can tell by the high resolution picture that was taken. And it is in Cydonia, a region full of mesas. If you take those facts and piece them together, it is very easy to tell that this is a mesa not a monument made by aliens. | 2 |
Nowadays people show their emotions simply just by looking at their face. Today's technology is advancing quickly that they even found a way to tell people's emotions. How can they accurant about they're emotions though? I personally think that only a person can feel what they're going through. I don't think technology is so accurate to look into someone's soul.
Prof. Thomas Huang and his crew discovered a new software that can recognize emotions. However I believe that no one can tell other people how they but them theirselves. How can they actually calculate emotions, only us humans express what we feel, not technology. This software begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. This software is not very accurate.
We humans perform this same impressive "calculation" everyday. You can probably tell how a friend is feeling by simply looking at their face because you know the person that well. Although most of us would have trouble describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. Yet Dr. Huang studies artist such as da Vinci to help him paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions. His new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electrical code.
The famous painting Mona Lisa is really intended to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do. It's like saying that your own PC can tell your emotions, it's pretty impossible. To an expert, faces don't lie. Muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful.
Moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. For example, actors carefully reproduce smiling and frowining as a way of creating these emotions on stage. Someone's emtions is way more different than the science of emotions. | 1 |
There are some advantages of limiting car usage. There would be less air pollution, you wouldn't have to worry about gas, and there wouldn't be as much smog in the air, as it is now. Not having a car isn't all that bad.
With pollution in the air, it would cause people to have health problems. You probably couldnt breath as well as you should be able to. There's a chance you could end up getting sick, and dying. You'd pretty much be at risk for alot of things.
With the change in the economy, gas prices are up and down, and it's stressful trying to fill up your car having to spend so much money, when you have a family to take care of. Alot of people struggle with things like this situation, including bills. It wouldnt hurt to walk, or to take the bus to work. If you actually think about all the money you spend, using a car, you would realize that you could save much money by not having one. Maybe one day your car could start acting up and you would have to take it to the shop. Just imagine how much it would cost to fix it.
As the years past by, fewer cars are getting sold, and fewer people are getting their liscense. They same cars are sitting in the parking lot at the car dealership place, because nobody wants to buy them. Others can't afford them. Some researches are beginnning to think that America has passed peak drving. "The United States,with its broad expanses, and suburban ideals, had long been one of the world's prime car cultures".
In conclusion, vehicles and other motor prodcuts would make a HUGE difference, if we didnt have them. There would be less air pollution and smog, people wouldn't worry or have to stress over gas money, and the more money you have, the less problems you'd have to deal with. | 2 |
A driverless car can be really interesting and cool, but that does not mean that it is the right way to go. There are many serious flaws that a driveless car can have and most of them can put you in harms way. You would have to make sure that the driverless car is safe, that you know how to drive and know all about it, and if it follows the law.
My first arguement is the safety of driverless cars. A driverless car can have all of this fancy equipment like cameras on the roof and back and everything but the real concern is how well can a driverless car withstand? A driverless car can be the coolest car on the planet but that does not mean that it is safe. A driverless car can malfunction at any time and you would have no clue how to control it. The most important part is what if you have kids in the car with you and you get in a crash? The crash could injure the kids very badly or even possibly kill them. Driverless cars need to be 100% checked if you are going to drive it. The other thing is that, what kind of gas does it use or is it a solor powered car? If it is solor powered then that is another flaw because you would not be able to drive it in the night time because it has no sun for it to be charged from. That is one reason why a driverless car should not be used.
My second arguement is that you will have to know just about everything about the driverless car because without knowledge then you will have huge problems. First things first, you will need to know how to drive a car in general before you get a driverless car because in paragraph 7 it states, "In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless." This means that you will still have to know how to drive just in case of emergencies. Also something that you have to make sure you know is the car itself. You need to know how to fix minor problems so they do not become big ones. You also need to know what part is what because if you try to call someone and they tell you to take off a part, but do not know what to take off, and you accidently take off the wrong part without knowing it then that is going to be even a bigger problem than it was before. So you need to know how to work the car and how to fix minor problems before they become big problems. That is why you need to have knowledge about the driverless car.
Last but not least, my third arguement is is the driverless car even going to be street legal because what if you pay all that money for something you will only use a few times every so often? It would be a waste of money and time if the driverless car is not street legal. We have no clue if it even follows the rules of the road because, most driverless cars that have people in them, people wont be paying any attention because they think that the car can do all of the work and tha will not have to do anything. In paragraph 9 it states, " Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." That is why we do not even know if driverless cars will be legal.
All of these are reasons why driverless cars should not be allowed because of the safety hazards, if people have any knowledge about it, and if it is even legal. Driverless cars can be very dangerous and that is the last thing that we need in our community. So please help stop people from making driverless cars because it could ruin or society really badly and really quickly. | 4 |
Do you ever wonder how the states that fought in world war 2 recoer so fast well here it is. After world war 2 most country were left in ruins dasater had fell over states that fought in the war so they formed a progam that would help the states recover from world war two it was called unrra which stand The United Nations
Relief And Rehabilition.
The goverment put adds up so people would volentier to help other country in need of help here are some ways you could do to help you could donate food clothes and materials to help family who don't have food and clothing. You could also volentier to visit the country and help rebuild homes and farm so they could start farming again
There is also another way you could help you could become a seagoing cowboy they help animals make across the sea on boat you could also see differnt kind of countrys like China,Greece andEurope so you could go to all difernt kind of countrys if you become a seagoing cowboy it could help a lot of people | 1 |
Driverless cars are right around the corner according to "Driverless Cars Are Coming". Everyday scientists and engineers are coming up with better techniques and programs for the cars of the future. These driverless cars, once they are fully driverless, can benifit mankind.
Driverless cars can benifit everyone. There are lots of car crashes everyday in big cities, but Google had made a car that can drive independently under certain conditions that can go half a million miles without a crash. If the technology gets better, people will not have to lay a finger on the steering wheel at all. There would not be as many drunk people causing car accidents if there was a fully driverless car because they will not have control of the vehicle.
I am ready to see a driverless car because if this car really does happen, then the roads will be a lot safer than what they are now. Safety is a big issue with a lot of states and some of them will not let any driverless cars be tested there. Manufacturers think that once they prove to the states that this car is safe on the road, then those states will support the use of driverless cars. Once the car is proved to be reliably safe, then some of the driving laws will have to be changed in order to keep up with the technology.
Technology will keep advancing, making these new cars even better than before. Driverless cars can be a good thing to the world, but there are aften some downsides to advancing technology. If some of these cars are made to run off of electricity and you forgot to plug it in to charge, then they could die and you will end up stuck somewhere. There are a lot of people that like the old ways of life without all of the technologies and will end up boycotting the car. Some technologies need to be more developed before being exposed to the public.
Even with the advancing technologies and the downsides that they have, I think driverless cars would be a good thing for everyone. They seem to be safer than people themselves while driving. There will be less car crashes than if people were to drive and that will result in less death. Technology is good, but this car is better than what is on the roads now and is becoming better as time goes on. | 2 |
Driverless cars are a huge debatable concept. Some might not see how this would change our world. It would change our world in many important ways, and I'd have to say, these ways are positive. There are so many positive reasons on why this needs to be done, but many could disagree.
Driverless cars would use only half of the fuel compared to todays taxis. Not only would that mean a lower demand for gas, but it would also help out our enviorment! Think about a city, there are many lanes, and tons of traffic. Could you imagine what just one street of traffic releases so much polloution? It's killing our earth slowly, but surely!
Another good reason for driverless cars are the safety matters. Our technology has progressed so much throughout the years, and is only getting better. It would be a safer deal than now. The text states that Googles driverless cars have more than half a million miles without a crash. That would help our traffic, and our safety. The sensors these creators are making are insanely accurate. But of course, we would still need to be focused on the road. The text states that driverless cars need to be controlled when it comes to backing out of a drive way or going through construction roads, so don't think the world is capable of 100% no driving (yet anyways)..
I really think that this would reduce accidents by a landslide. Think about the distractions drivers face on a day to day basis, if we can find a way to avoid that, we should use it!! Too many lives have been affected by accidents, it's time to put a stop to it. | 2 |
Venus is really dangerous. All of "The challenge Of Explroing Venus" is about exploring Venus. If you go and explore it be ready to be hurt when your done exploring Venus. Nasa is trying to get a big blimp to hover over Venus so you dont hurt yourself inside Venus.
How Venus is really dangerous? People have been up their and said that there are really bad surface conditions. In Pargaraph 4 it is saying "long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth". Thats how bad they are saying it could be really dangerous inside of Venus. So to fix the problem of people getting hurt now NASA is trying to get a 30 or so mile blimp to hover over the roiling Venusian landscape. At the endof the article It says that they strived to meet the challenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endavors. At the end of all of this i would still not go because you dont know what is around it or in it to get you hurt.
The purpose of this essay is persuade people not to go to Venus beause its deadly. I dont kno if i would trust the inside of Venus or a 30 or miles so blimp floating of the landscape. Never go to Venus because of what can happen to you while your in it or out. | 1 |
What if a computer could read your emotion?
In the University of Illinois, and the Univrsiy of Amsterdam Dr. huang and his colleague are experts at developing better way for humans and computuers to cummunicate.
This technology would alos benfite us in classrooms.
Making computers smarter and faster is more usefull.
The new technology would get more students involved with class and work aswell.
This technology would help students interact with clss work, and or school projects.
The way it would make students interact more is, when they are using a computer or a type of technology.
The device would read ther eemotion, if they get bored it would change into somthing fun and that wikll get them back on task.
A quote to support my claim is " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. huang predicts. Then it could modify the lesson, liken an effective human instructor".
The quote expains that the computer can read the emotion of a student if hes getting bored or confused, the computer can read it and change it to somthing else.
This technology could also help play video games or video surgery.
Another way this type of technology would be helpful, it could get people to do there task faster.
If we could get technology at the same rate of what us humans are capable of, life would much easier. A quote to support my second main topic " In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation"
every day.
For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face".
This quote explains of how us as humans can recongize what feeling, in our face expression looks like.
Another reason why this technology would help us is it would be able to make a 3-D model of past pictures to find out what there emtions were at the moment.
A quote to support my third and final claim " She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent digusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. No, that's not your science teacher, grading your lastest lab assignment.
It's the subject of leonrdio da Vinci's Renaissance painrio=ng, Mona Lisa".
This quote explains on how a 100+ year old portat can be simpled down and 3-D printed to show what the emtions of the Mona Lisa's were when the picture eas drew.
The overall look of this essay is that whether to use this technology or not.
This technology is very usefel and perfect for school.
This technology is good for doctors or sicentist to figure out other stuff.
This type of technology can go back into time and figure out what the emtions were, of whoever was in th picture.
The type of technology is usefull and smart. | 2 |
The aurther support the idea of space travling very well. He also stated that it well benfit the people on earth as we over came these challeges and solvoed them.
The first to paragarphs say that venus is some time the closes planet to the earth and is more like earth then we think. We have try to land numerous unmanned spacecraft to venus both non have survived the landing for more then an a few hours do to the extreme atomsphere.
The auther said that we could benfit by overcoming the high tempertures and amaking a stronger matrial that can with stand the sulfuric acid atmosphere. Another way we could benfit form is by making stong submarine so we would be able to dive deeper into the deepest parts of the oceans on earth.
The auther said that NASA idea of flying over venus is one way we could overcome the hard surface conditions that venus. That we would never run out of energy because venus is the second close planet to the sun. The temp is at around 170 degrees fahrenheit and that radiation levels are low so it is survivable for humans.
In conlusion to my essay about "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" I can that striving to meet challenges preseented by venus has value and the insight that we would gain on the planet and what we can then use to improve life on earth is priceless. | 2 |
Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit because it is one of the brightest points of light in the sky... That is a good point to start an investigation.
It is called ''The Earth Twin'' because Venus is the most closest in density, size and distance too. Humans have sent a lot of spacecrafts to study a phenomenom related with the speed of the planets that are in our solar system, all of the times that humans have sent spacecrafts trying to stdy Venus they just got the destruction of them, that could be the reason of why Venus have not being touched in the past thirty years, that is why humans want to know new qualities, more than the ones that we already know.
One of the factors that makes Venus one of the most challenging planets to study is its thick atmosphere, which is composed of almost 100 percent of a kind of ''blankets'', under those ''blankets'' are clouds containing sulfuric acid. Humans just cannot go and walk in Venus as we did in the Moon, and that is because Venus has a lot of extreme environments, which are too different to any environment we can find in the Earth, these conditions are the insane temperatures, Venus has the hottest surface than any other planet in our solar system, not even Mercury has a surface like that. The temperature in Venus could reach a level of 800 degrees Fahrenheit which is a totaly unknown temperature for humans. Another extreme fact of Venus's environment is its atmospheric pressure which is more than 90 times greater that the pressure we experience in the Earth. But that is not all about Venus, the geology and weather that Venus presents include erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and sometimes it gets some lightning strikes.
Humans are completly surprised by Venus and its environment today, because there are astronomers who could be totally sure about Venus having oceans and a few forms of life a long time ago, those who can be sure about it say that Venus still has some features similar to the Earth, some of them are valleys, mountains and craters.
NASA has an idea for sending humans to study Venus, it will be so complicated to do, but the astronomers say that is the only way to get more information of Venus, having humans in the surface of Venus they could take samples of rock, gas, or anything else. Astronomers say that if they really want to know more about Venus they have to be there and experience all its difficulties despite the risks. They take all of its difficulties as challenges. Many others astronomers are working in machines that could be send to Venus, maybe that is because they think that step the surface of Venus is completly impossible.
Despite all the work required to go to Venus, people think we should not have any limit, they think we have to have curiosity in what we want to do, or in this case, what we want to know, that is why workers of the NASA, with their imagination, keep thinking in new forms to get the information that they want to get, and they are working using all their innovation, and of course... Their imagination. | 4 |
Would it not be nice to have car that will drive and navigate itself? Driverless cars are the transportation of the future. In 2009, Google had already created a car that was almost completely independent and, many other companies such as General Motors had created similar cars. These cars have many unknown variables that still need to be worked out but, driverless cars will be a positive change towards the future.
Scientist have been working on creating a driverless car for years. As of 2009, Google created an almost independent car. The car could do almost anything. the downfall was that the car still relied on driver control in situations such as traffic construction zones. These cars have alert systems to alert the driver when human assistance is needed. Therefor these cars are still safe to operate but not completely independant.
The majority of the driverless cars being invented today have a great deal of sensors.
These sensors allow the cars to distinguish thier surroundings, giving the most amount of safety possible. These cars are also more fuel efficient and eco friendly. They will use less fuel and will be equipped with many safety features. These new features allow the car to see 360 degrees around the vehicle and keep the passenger as safe and comfortable as posible.
As of now, many of these cars still need human attention when driving. They are equipped with vibrating seats and sensors on the wheel to monitor that the human is alert. Eventually these cars will be able to navigate through all situations without any human support. This will allow passengers to enjoy the ride and drive longer distances faster. As well as maintaining confidence in thier safety.
These cars will allow passengers to utilize thier time more efficiently by allowing them to use the time they usually spend driving doing something else. People will be in less danger because there will be no room for human error. If all cars were self driven, then the capacity for safety would be maximized and there would be less polution because the cars are more economical, and less wasteful due to the fuel efficiency of the cars. Yes, these cars present future issues such as liability and traffic regulations, but in the end they will be more benificial. | 2 |
The Cars we drive today. The usage of car pollution each day we all drive? Do you know how many cars drive in a day and give off gasoline or d iesel and ect gases? Do you drive or do you know anyone that drive an their car gives off pollution? Do you think we the people all over the globe should just give up on cars.............? Let's see what others think about this?
First off, the way car usage is used today I believe we need to cut back on the car usage because as we the people are polluting the air with more toxic that may one day kill Man Kind. Another reason we the people of this globe shouldnt use car usage is in " Article one Source 1: "In Vauba, Germany residents of this upscale community like suberban pioneers for example few soccer moms and executives have givien up there cars". Why well I believe they have given up their cars because not only of the pollution that they can cause but they as people can also wall place instead of driving to places that were mainly just down the street why use gas when you can just walk. My second reason is why driving in Article 1: "Vauban, Germany when cars are only allowed in two places in Article one " Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park-large garages at the edge of the development". The differences in Artice two: (My own words) Paris baned driving due to smog is because when you started up your car and it pushes out all that gas pollution afterwards that goes into the car put not knowing were its going someone could in heal that gas pollution and get sick. for instants " Diesel fuel was blamed, since France has.... atax policy that favors over gasoline" Let's just these gases is used to make up the car. In Article two"Diesel makes up 67% of vehicles in Framce, compared to a 53.3% average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe, according to reuters. Meaning the gas used for cars out of the united states for example like France and Europe uses for then we the people in the united states do.
Next off, in Article 3: In " BOGOTA, Colombia its a program that is set to spread to other countries, millions of colonbianss hiked, biked, skated, even took the busto work during a car-free day yesterday , leaving the streets of this capital city eerily deviod of traffic jams". In Article 3, as I have read in BOGOTA, Colombia the rush-hour restrctions have dramatically cut traffic even the restaurants andupscale shopping districts have cropped up majorally. In Article 4 " President Obama's ambitious goals to curb the united states greenhouse gas emissions". Now we are the next step to have or car usage rate dropped. | 1 |
Driverless cars are smart cars that are able to drive with little to no help from the driver. This means the car is able to use gas and brakes by its self, while also steering itself. The idea of driverless cars is great for countless reasons. They are helping with less crashes, they can still alert drivers for danger ahead, and can have a better response to dangers from skids or rollovers.
Driverless cars are able to steer, use gas, and use brakes by themselves. That can help less crashes by stopping drivers who are incapable to drive from driving. This means drunk drivers, drivers who fall asleep, and drivers who aren't paying attention can't cause any accidents that would and can be prevented by not letting them control the car fully. Drivers in those situations don't have to worry about who will take them home or about any problems that might have occured if it were them driving.
Not only can the cars drive by themselves, they can also alert drivers if it needs help. The car is filled with sensors; it makes sure the driver is always alert and has their hands on the wheel. The driver will be alerted by their chair vibrating, flashing lights, or different displays. This means the driver will be alerted if there's any danger. For example, if the car was backing up into something, it would alert the driver to check it out and take over just incase somebody were to get hurt.
If something were to happen during the drive, the car has antilock brakes. Antilock brakes allow the car to detect danger in the speed of the car. If there was a skid or rollovers, the car would be able to apply the brakes on the wheels and control the power of the engine itself. This is a much better response than a driver would have seeing as they don't have control of the engine itself.
Although driverless cars can help reduce the risk of accidents, other people believe the technology isn't safe enough for roads. The technology can fail at any moment and a crash or accident can occur. The cars are still in progress, meaning there is still a chance for a new upgrade in the system itself. The manufactures can create a system that will stop the car automatically if there is any type of problem with the car or technology.
Driverless cars are able to prevent accidents from happening by driving with no driver, alert the driver of any danger ahead, and even apply brakes and reduce the engine power if needed. This means the car is able to prevent drunk driving, texting and driving, and even accidents that involve the driver falling asleep at the wheel. That can cause the numbers of car accidents to reduce by a huge number. Even if technology were to fail, it's still a work in progress meaning there's still a chance the car will get better each time it's being made or tested. | 3 |
In a universe home to many planets, each with their own unique characteristics, being able to explore a planet that is very similar to Earth is a fascinating opportunity. The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" succeeds in providing the reader with reasons why the exploration of Venus is an option that should be considered.
As stated in "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", Venus is often referred to as Earth's twin planet due to the characterstics the planets share, such as size and density. The author states that many scientists believe that Venus was once a hospitable planet like Earth. Though the surface of Venus can temperatures up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit, it also contains many features found on Earth, like valleys and mountains. The author also discusses the use of mechanical computers, which is old, yet durable technology. These computers can be used in the heat of Venus' atmosphere. In the article, the author also brings up mthe development of silicon carbide electronics that can last up to three weeks of Venus' surface. By bringing up the technological advancements made by NASA, the author makes the trip to Venus seem even more possible to the reader.
In this article, the author states many of the dangers that come with exploring Venus. For example, the atmosphere of Venus consists of almost 97% carbon dioxide. Earth's Twin Planet also can reach temperatures of 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and has an atmospheric pressure that is 90 times greather than Earth's. Despite many of these dangers stated, the author still believes that Humans should visit and explore Venus. By comparing the similarities between the two plantes, the author says that many scientists believe that Venus once contained many oceans, and may have supported life. This statement will interest the reader, and cause them to listen to what the author has to say. By exploring a planet that was once very similar to our own, we can not only learn more about our solar system, but Earth as well.
In a solar system that contains many different planets, learning about a planet that was once similar to Earth is interesting to many. The author of this article does a good job of informing the reader on the possibility of exploring Venus, and providing information as to why it should be done. | 4 |
How would you like to live in a world in which there is no motor noise or exhaust smog clouding your air? That is a world I would love to live in myself. There are multiple benefits that come with living vehicle free. An econiomic benefit is not having to pay for gas or car repairs. A social implication is being able to get away from your little shell on wheels and meet new people while walking, biking, or carpooling. Another benefit is that it will greatly reduce pollution to help preserve the environment.
One great implication of limiting car usage is that you greatly cut down spending on gasoline or repairs and maintenence for your vehicle. Americans spend hundreds of dollars a week just to fill up their cars. How awesome would that be to take that one hundred dollars a week and put it to someting you really need or want?
There are also social upsides that come with limiting automobile usage. People tend to isolate themselves from the world around them when traveling in their little bubble. Riding a bike or walking to get from place to place will cause social interaction to skyrocket. You can meet many new people and get closer with the world you are living in. Instead or the latest pop song blaring through your speakers, you can enjoy the sound of birds chirping, the casual bustle of people running errands on bikes, and the smell of the fresh air. If you absolutely need to use your car, you can call up some friends and carpool with them. Carpooling still allows you to have social interactions and it also cuts down spending for gas as well as | 2 |
"The Challenge of Exploring Venus"
Striving to meet the challanges of Venus has valve , not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimadating endeavours. Venus is a good place for exploration because, it has some features that are analogous to those on Earth and, it allows Scientists to float above the fray and also NASA is looking back at an old technology called Mechanical Computers .
Venus is a good place for exploration because it has some features that are analogous to those earth. In the article, it states ,"Venus was probably covered largely with Oceans and could have supported various forms of life , just like Earth .Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth" . Also, the article states, " The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familar featires such as Valley ,Mountains and Craters . Venus has features of the Earth surface such as oceans and valleys , it is an interesting place where peolpe would like to go and have fun .
Venus has become an exicting place for people toexplore because National astronautics And Space has made it easy for Scientists to float above the fray . In the article, it states ," The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has one particular compelling idea for sending human to study venus . Also , the article states, "NASA's posssible solution........Venus would allow Scientists to float above the fray".
NASA is sending Scientists to make it easy for vehicles over Venus to avoid the unfriendly ground conditions .They want Temperature to be toasty , air pressure should be close to the sea level on Earth and radiation would not exceed Earh levels but make it survivable for Humans.
NASA has found another old technology called Mechanical Computers instead of using mobile phones that can cause explosion . This has made it easier for the exploration of Venus . In the article ,it states, "Another project is looking back to an old technology called Mechanical Computers".
Also , the article states , Modern computers are enorously poewerful , flexible, and quick" .
In conclusion ,Venus should be an exciting place to study because it has some features that are analogous to those on Earth ,allows Scientists to float above the fray and NASA is looking back at an old tecnology called Mechanical Computer . | 2 |
Do you belive we shoud use facial Action Conding System for students in class room. I think we should use
this in class rooms.This could show us how students feel when there in a class room. The process begins with a computer that constructs a 3-D model of a face. In order to get the measure ments all 44 major muscles have to move like human muscles.
They program it with six basic emotions-happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and sadness and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial musles. This helps the program know what emotion you feeling in the picture. For example, when your frontails pars lateralis muscle ( above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you're susprised. Also when your orbicularis oris ( around your moth) It tightens your lips to show anger. With this technology we can see people emotions. this could be helpful in a class room because if a student was feeling sad in a picture but didn't tell anybody we can help cause we know how they was feeling. | 2 |
Do you want to be a Seagoing Cowboy? Well,if you do then join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
The Seagoing Cowboys program consists of many reasons to join. Just one reason is so you can help people out if you join the program. For example,I helped out countries with gaining food supplies,animals,and more. We had to take care of the animals such as horses,young cows,and the mules that were all shipped by sea.
Besides helping people from around the world I had the benefit of seeing diffrent countries,such as Europe and China. But to me seeing the Acropolis in Greece was especially special. But,so was taking a gondola ride in Venice,Italy,the city with streets of water,but other than that I also traveled to an excavated castle in Crete and I marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China. And I was grateful for seeing all of that.
There are also many things that can keep you busy. I know what really kept me busy,caring for all the animals. They all had to fed,at the most two to three times a day. Also bales of hay and huge bags of oats had to be pulled from the lower holds of the ship. And the stalls all had to be cleaned.
If you think that was hard work...don't worry! Life as a Seagoing Cowboy isn't all hard working. I still had fun doing it! I played games with my pals,we played all sorts of them. We played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where all the animals stayed,we had the time to play table-tennis tourtaments,fencing,boxing,we read,whittling,and the games all helped to pass the time.
But to me most importantly about being a Seagoing Cowboy,was to be able to let it open up the world to me. It made me more aware that people in other countries and their needs are suffering at hard times just like us. I hope that after reading this you learned alot more about being a Seagoing Cowboy than you ever did before, and I hope that after reading this you will want to be one too. | 3 |
Dear Senator,
The Electoral College is very important, but on the other hand it is rather strongly disliked. People crave mostly one thing and that is fairness. Fairness is needed for almost anthing, from how much you pay for groceries to the rules of Monopoly. Though fairness is at its most demanding during a presidential election. Picking a president is obviously very important but the way it's done has been a discussion for awhile. It's between electoral votes and popular vote.
To state my opinion, I think that popular vote is the way to go. I agree with this way because I feel like everyone could make independent decision and would feel like their vote had a little impact on the presidential race. Also, people could tend to bandwagon. For example, if someone is a republician and believe in the republician ways but all your friends or family are democratic, theres a slight possibilty that that person could vote for the democratic president just to fit in.
Another reason is that if you get your own individual vote you wouldn't worry about what the majority of your state is voting for. Plus instead of a whole state voting for one party the presidential | 1 |
Attention !!! to all the residents of this community are Bendz and Suburban going were all the extoic cars and muscle cars at all i see bendz and suburban, Its few foreigen cars out there in the street. when I riding on the highway I like to see Mustangs and And Lamborginis ride aside if me because its excited other people it make them want to buy Mustangs and Lamborginis.
Yes Bendz are nice but i want to see some foreiegn cars Like Bugati and RoyalRoce 50% you will see foreiegn ride around in the city I like to take a trip to see al type of cars with nice paint job and nice looking skirt. You will not see that much cars riding around because people sell them to live in beautyful homes. In 2007 all the streets was full with muscle cars because the rapper Rick Ross was the first person drive a drop top mustang so many people was so excited thats i seen the whole streets with differnt type of mustangs and drop tops.
In the early 90's thats when automobile was invented, they really was made for middle-class families and Miami to Tallahassee Because it was alot of people thst need gas and lights when the hurricane came through.12 percents of huge houses gas emission in Chicago... and up 72 percent cars-invented area in the united states while they building cars some people has catch buses.
It has been efforts in the past two years to make denser and better for walking in 2010 that's when stationwagins was invented so people really did have to walk anymore or catch buses but some catch buses because it save gas and money. In the united states the protection agency is promoting car reduced communities and legislators are starting to act.
every since world war I alot of cars was getting destroy lets stop destory cars because thats our transportation said Martin Luther King jr, a fast growing of hundreds in the united states was getting larger and the car population more foreiegn cars and mucle cars was hitting the streets. | 0 |
I am a Seagoing Cowboy. I have experienced many different places. I have been to Greece, Europe, China and more. You should definately become a Seagoing Cowboy because you get to experience places you would not get to experience if you were not a Seagoing Cowboy.
When you are a Seagoing Cowboy you make many friends. You get to help take care of horses, cows, and mules. By 1947, I made 9 different trips, the most of any seagoing Cowboy! Not only do you have fun doing all of this, but you also get prepared for hard work in the future. You also play fun games such as volleyball and table tennis. We also fenced, boxed, read, and whittled to pass the time. Being a Segoing Cowboy makes you much more aware about the world and its people. There are many things countries need. You also have lots of fun on board, especially on return trips from unloading the animals. All of the fun on board made the month long trip to China seem short. When I was in Greece I even got to see the Acropolis! It was very special. I also turned 18 before arriving in Greece, so i could be drafted in the military. We finally arrived on August 14, which was the day the Pacific war ended!
In Conclusion, I would definately recommend becoming a Seagoing cowboy, because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and it is very fun, while you also learn a lot along the way. | 1 |
I believe that this is just a landform. The "face" on mars is cleary just a landform. There is no proof aliens are even real. I will be explaining why I think it's the cameras fault, it's just a landform, or shadows were to blame.
If you look at the first photo it does kinda look like a face, but as the years go by there are better cameras and the "face" don't really seem like a face any more. In the worse case, this could just be the scariest landform ever. In paragraph 10 it explains "each pixel in the 2001 image spans a.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo," this would mena that the camera used in 2001 was better than the one used in 1976. The photo in the 2001 photo looks like a lump in the ground.
In paragraph 12 Garvin states "It reminds me most of Middle Buttle in the Snake River of Idaho," this wouldmake sense because it would be a landform. It might just be a little likely for it to look like a face. In paragraph 7 is clearly states "there was no alien monument after all."Landforms are just sometimes diferent and this is one of them.
Maybe shadows are just to blame. In paragraph 3 it said " huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion od eyes, nose, and mouth," this would mean that maybe it was the angle the photo was taken or the time of day.The moon could've just been turned right to make it look like eyes a nose and a mouth.It was all just an illusion.
I believe that the "face" on the moon was just a landform and nothing else. I believe that there are always answers. i believe that it is just a landform, or the cameras fault, or it's the shadows to blame. | 2 |
The future of cars are coming to use, they are the driverless cars.Driverless cars are a good thing, they will help people who can't dive as will as others. Lot of people opose driverless cars for one prticular reason.
These cars will save people lives when that are on the roads. People think the cars will not save people but kill them. Th e cars have all the same saftery fectures as a normal care and more. These automobels have many sebores such as th Dubbed LIDAR that use a laser beam to form a constantly updating 3-D model of the car's surrounding.This will see thing that the diver would not see when he is driving to help the car stop for thing in frount of the car or see a car coming at you and more you to the side of the road to not get into a accendent.
Also this car will save the owner money on the car and get you places better them puplic transortion. These cars are made from hybrid car so they will same gas wicth will save you move ans some are going to be electroinc cars. Sergey Brin, Google's co-founder, beliver one day in the never future we will have fleets of driverless taxis the will pick you up at your house and take you anywere. this taxis would use less gas then puplic buses not and taxis do wirch will save money.
The only problem about the cars is one question "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" With this one question there are only four place in the united state were you can use driverless cars. the manufacturer should be the one at fault , they should have tesed every system on the cae before it is sent to the owner. But also, their should be a law stating that is you own a driverless car yoou need to get all the sencor on the car cheaked by a profisinol every 6 mounths.
In conclustion, Driverless cars will help the ecomomy and also save peoples lives.People should not think they are a bad thing. yes they need to be tested more but people should want change that will help people out. | 2 |
Venus, Future planet earth?
Should we take more risks and stop being limited by danger and doubts? I think that the author give such good information to support his idea that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers.
My first reason about i think the author give good information is because he actually uses real information about spacecrafts that did not survive the landing in Venus for more than a few hours. But then he restate this facts and he says: "If Venus is so inhospitable, why are scientist even discussing further visits to its surface? And he answers this question saying that it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system so then it's a good idea to try landing its surface.
The author also recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, but then he ask himself, What are the options for making such a mission both safe and scientifically productive? He start explaining that the NASA's possible solution for that issue is a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way, and that idea makes me agree with the author because it is real information about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
To conclude my essay that the author supported very well his idea, he gave a lot of important information about Venus and also about why it's a good idea to start studying this planet. We have to start meeting the very edges of imagination and innovation. | 2 |
Venus or
Earth. What if there was an oppertunity to live somewhere else? Not just leave the city, the state or even the country. The world, what if there was any chance to leave and go to Venus, and start new? By the end of this hoepfully that will be an easy decision.
To start it off, "Evening Star" is what is said about one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, how could you pass up seeing something like that? Just can't, right? That's why the author of this passage wrote this. The physical characteristics of Venus are absoutley gorgous, considering the fact that it never hurts to ask. Why else would people want to go to Venus, that's not what it's all about but it helps. In the passage the author states, "The planethas a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such has valleys, mountains, and craters." This quote will open peoples eyes to hopefully realize how close our worlds can relate to one another and they can start to think into depth about Venus.
Secondly, approches for Venus, to possibily get human life on there to reseach about the different conditions and atmosphere there. In the passage it says, "Silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surfact and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." This shows that the technology is improving which would be amazing for the author, considering it could help this mission be successful. "Modern computers are enormously powerful, flecible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions." This shows how fast the technology is changing and improving. Things will be easier to communicate on as well as be in better conditions to take on Venus.
Last but not least, the author talks about fear, or being limited and when you are as passionate as he is about these possibilities that have come along, thats the best feeling. You have to put fear aside sometimes, because they aren't always fears, half the time they are excuses and that is why you should always believe in the things your passionate about, they'll keep you going and on your toes. It's good to be pssionite.
On the other hand, even though Venus is a beautiful planet, has come along way with research and is something the author is passionate about, doesn't always mean that it is the safest, or best decision for everybody, overall. In the passage the author stated many things had have made Venus seem bad, but really it is things that we can not control, but that doesn't stop him. He goes on to talka about the difficult times with this particular story. He talks about how each mission was, "Unmanned, because no spacecrft survived the landing for more than a few hours, 800 degrees Fahrenheit, hottest planet in our solar system, and the geology presents with erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land." These are the very things we have to consider in our decisons without letting them get away from us. This passage is all about fianlly exploring the planet most like ours, and there are great risks, which could end badly, but with this author and the way he writes, it's not that he doesn't care about the risks it's that he is not letting fear get in the way of his passion. The Venus exploration is up to each individual.
The author supported his claim very clearly as well as expressed all of the risks. The research about Venus could never hurt, all it could do was give us, the world more information about something we can't know for ourselves. The author expressed his claim very clearly to his audiance, as well as not letting his own belifs get in the way of the overall passage. | 3 |
Its hard reading peoples facial expressions. Some people dont have the type of face where others can take a peek at their face and know whether they are happy or upset. Life just is not that easy. Although being able to read someones facial expressions can get in a way of teaching a student, make others feel bad, and perhaps the technology can misenterpret a facial expression.
Students and teachers alike may feel highly uncomfortable knowing that technology is veiwing their face at every point of the day. Humans now live in the 20th century where technology is booming and will continue to improve. In the article it states that a computer classroom will be able to defrentiate ones emotions and change an ad to best fit the persons prefrences ("Making Mona Lisa Smile"). Thats fine and dandy until they change from ads to actual lessions. Lets say that a student is watching a class video independently as are the other students. Perhaps the video is for biology and what is being shown is a dissected frog. Of course watching a frog being dissected can make some students disgusted, but in the end of the day the student still has to learn all this since it is required in the class. Perhaps in order to achieve a good grade in the class the student has to sit through and watch that video to learn.
Having technology constantly viewing ones facial expressions can be pretty unfortunate. The technology can apparently know if someone is happy or sad ("Making Mona Lisa Smile"). If it can tell if someone is happy or sad can it tell if someone is lying? Lets say a female student asks the teacher for permission to use the restroom. Perhaps this teacher is strict and does not allow restroom passes unless necessary. Telling the teacher in front of everyone that she is on her mentrual cycle is embarrassing for younger female students; even more so if the teacher happens to be a male. Now having technology that can pinpoint the fact that this female student does not have to urinate would be classified as a lie. Therefore the teacher would say no knowing she is lying about having to pee. This of course puts the female student in a difficult position; leaving her to feel bad and embarrassed about being caught in a lie. There are two choices now she doesn't go to the restroom and risks staining hersle with blood or she tells the teacher in front of everyone that she is on her period and be embarrassed about that too. Having this technology can be greatly embarrassing for many other students too.
Technology is bound to mess up at one point. All humans and technology are not perfect. There is not such thing as perfect, so having technology that reads human expressions around may be cool until is messes up and reads ones expression incorectly. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored...," ("Making Mona Lisa Smaile"). For exapmle if a student is intrigued by a subject and understanding what is being taught then there is no real reason for the subject to be changed. Imagone that a student sitting in class deeply engrossed in the sunject to vome to school the nect day and have to sit through a boring lession just because a computer read their expression wrong.
It is normal to be excited over new technology. People need to be level headed though and ask themselves whether or not it will be beneficient towards whatever purpose the technology is bought for. The new software Facial Action Coding System can be pretty appeasing when thinking of it at first. Actually owning it and installing it in a classroom can lead to bad consequences like: A student not learning well, making others feel bad, and the risk of the software making mistake. | 5 |
An industrial world without cars may seem to be ages away, but according to the studies conducted in the passages, the reduction of car use is very positive culturally, environmentally, and even economically.
One advantage of a society without cars is a relief of stress. The residents of Vauban, Germany, a car-free suburban town, are much happier there. They don't have to deal with the pollution of gas emission or noise pollution from traffic; they simply hear bicycles swishing by and children playing.
Car free towns have been an intriguing idea for years now; even major organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation for America are willing to pursue car-free cities for many reasons. The major motivation for getting rid of cars is pollution. In Europe, 12% of gas emissions come from cars, and in some car-intensive areas in America, gas emissions from cars reach 50%. There was even a ban on driving in Paris for a short while when the smog became too hectic. That's a massive amount of pollution- an amount that can be greatly reduced.
Some countries are slowly getting on board with the whole "car-free" idea. In Bogota, there's a car free day where everyone takes alternative forms of transportation to get around, be it buses, bikes, or skateboards, which makes a huge difference in such a heavily populated metropolis. The citizens really enjoy this day, hinting that a car free life is more enjoyable. This car free day has even spread to other Colombian cities like Cali and Valledupar and will soon spread to other countries as well.
If a car free society is ideal, how come we don't have it yet? Currently, we still depend greatly on cars; giving them up wholly is a very radical change. However, governments are working into it slowly. On top of car-free towns like Vauban and car-free holidays like in Bogota, car-free cities are being planned. These cities would be very dense, making it easier to get around with a bike, on foot, or on public buses and metrorails rather than in a private car. This will reduce pollution greatly, spawn a healthier population, and even support local business growth now that local restaurants will be a walk away from one's home. Even today, cities have been favoring alternative transportation with tolls on cars that exempt bikes.
It is even evident in America that the amount of people getting drivers liscences has been dropping steadily. Culturally, everything is growing to be more local: carpools, public transportation, and the internet keep eveyone connected without having to use private cars.
In the final analysis, shifting towards a society that is less dependent on cars will bring about very positive results. People will be able to enjoy a more local, connected, and happier environment and nature will flourish too with the relief of pollution, both in the form of noise and gas emission. Hopefully, the reduction of car use will be well under way in the near future and we can progress, improving society and repairing the global ecosystem. | 3 |
The author suggest the studuing of Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.In the story the author put out information on the value of returning to Venus seems indisputable.The author had put information in the article about striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value.The author expresses his feeling on the topic by writing our tavels 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.
In the story the author stated human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors.Due to the fact that Venus may well once have been the most Earth-like planet. I believe our curiosity will make us strive to explore Venus.Since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours it would be untouchable by human we couldn't last a second on venus.
One of the dangers of Venus is its thick atmosphere of almost ninty seven percent carbon dioxide.Another danger of Venus is Venuses temperature.The atmospheric pressure is ninety times greater than the atmospheric pressure we deal with on Earth.The environment of Venus would crush a submarine accustomed for diving the deepest parts of our oceans.
To wrap it up Venusian geology and weather are highly dangerous and cause trouble to the probes seeking to land on its surface.The paragraphes before show that the author believes the exploration of Venus is worth it despite the danges Venus presents. | 1 |
The Facial Action Coding system is valuable in the classroom. This technology can tell how a student is feeling even when they do not say it, which is good becuase some students may feel unfortable telling the teacher or class they do not understand the material. Not only does the system know when a student is confused, it also works on everybody and is very accurate.
First off, this technology can tell weather a student is confused or bored. Many students, including myself, find it difficult to addmit when they do not understand something. If this system was in classrooms teachers would know when students do not understand the lesson. Instead of students being in the dark, and end up failing the test, teahers could pull the students aside and give them extra help.
Not only can this technology tell when a student is confused, it can also tell when they are bored. In the text Dr. Huang says "Then it could modify the lesson" which I totally agree with. A student is not going to tell a teacher that they are bored, but with this technology a teacher can still find out. Finding out that a student is bored is great because teachers can modify the lesson to make the students engaged. The students will have more fun being taught with a more engaged lesson, which will raise test scores. Some people may say have this technology in class is werid or creepy, but if they students, teachers, and parents do not have a problem with it there should not be a problem.
Secoundly, the Facial Action Coding System will work on anyone. In the artical it states "the facial expresions for each emotion are universal". This means that it does not matter who you are, or what you look like your results will be spot on. Since we all have the same muscles in our face, this technology will work on everybody. Not only that, but this sytstem is accurate. In the text it says "she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful and 2 percent angry." It could have just said she is happy, because it is the highest percent, but this system goes into detail. It also has a psychologist that Dr. Huang relies on to make even more sure the results are accurate.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System should be in classrooms. It can help students get better learning experience, it works on everybody, and it is accurate. | 3 |
Dear State Senator:
The Electoral College is only taking your personal vote for a leader for our economy and putting into into another persons perspective. That's unfair. When you make a vote about the leader of your country, you want to be independent. You want to feel like you are doing something great to help your country. Everyone does. The electoral college needs to be abolished for the sake of our citizens. We would all benefit from changing the voting system to Popular Vote, on voting for the president of the United States.
Think about it, what good is the Electoral College system doing for our society. Its surely letting the state electors get their opinion. In source #2,
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong, by Bradford Plumer , says, " Prehaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. " Who wants that? What's it even worth voting then if your vote, your vote on the leader of America gets put into the hands of the House Of Representatives to decide on. Think about it.
I can see why people would want to keep it. In source #3,
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President , by Ricard A. Posner, says "The Electoral College is a widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring a canidate who receives the most popular votes the winner." It does offer support that maybe our country needs. Maybe we do need help in choosing who our president should be. The Electoral College gives us us a more official point of view on which president should be elected.
Some people have a hard time realizing what the Electoral College is even doing for our society. Me included. In Source #2,
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong, by Bradford Plumer, says
"It's official: 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 arguments against direct elections are spurious at best." I think its best to say the Electoral college IS outdated, it IS unfair and irrational. Its simply taking away from your one voice of a citizen of the United States of America and vanishing it into thin air. Stick up for yourself and abolish the Electoral College.
In souce #1,
Does the Electoral College Work?
, by the Office of the Federal Register, says " The Electoral College process consists of the selection of electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the president and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress." Don't let the electoral votes get in the way of your own. Vote for independence, Vote for your voice, your vote being heard, vote to abolish the Electoral College! | 2 |
Fellow citizens need to be informed that the advantages of limiting car use could help promote better living and hope?fully a longer life span of this planet. All Americans do is drive everywhere,they never think about how driving effects the air and the temperature of this planet. Maybe we can be like Africa and have nothing at all. Or just maybe appreciate that we actually have something. Why would we ever get rid of cars? I do not know,but i do know that getting rid of cars is really stupid. Well as i was asked im now going to explain to you how getting rid of cars is "good".
One reason why getting rid of cars could be good is that you wont have to really worry about the greenhouse gases that are emmited by the exhaust pipes. Your air will be as clean as a whistle. The only thing bad about that is that those gases actually keep some places warm,but to other people it justs "melts the ice caps.".
Another reason why getting rid of cars is good is that there will be less traffic and fewer accidents. So you'll get to work a little bit later than usual but you'll get there safe. You wont have to worry about about spending thousands of dollars every time you need a new ride,just a couple of hundreds. People rarely get their licences anyways so it doesnt really matter.
As you can see,getting rid of cars would be very beneficial to our society. Our air will be cleaner,streets will be safer and best of all,we'll have more money to spend. | 1 |
In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. The author provided reasons on why exploring Venus is so important.
The author beleives that Venus should be explored because it is "Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of size, and occasionally the closest in distance too". (Paragraph 2). Another reason why the author believes that Venus should be explored is because "It may have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system."( Paragraph 4). These two reasons explain why it can be beneficial to explore Venus. To prove that Venus was and is so similar to Earth the author provided details such as, "Venus was probably covered with oceans and could have supported various forms of life," and "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." (Paragraph 4). Providing these details helped support the idea that Venus is so similar to Earth. Proving that Venus is so similar to Earth can show people that it might be worthy to explore it. The author also talked about ways that could possibly make exploring Venus safer. In paragraph 5 the author says, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray" giving this information can show that there are safe options that are in the works for exploring Venus.
The author's use of supporting details was well used in supporting his idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit. The author also stated possible disadvantages and dangers that could happen which helped improve his claim. If the author only used the positive affects and left the dangers out I think it would have hurt his article. Overall, I think this article was written well with plenty of supporting details. | 2 |
I belive that the Facial Action Coding system reading is very accurate and can be used in the classoom might help. Theres many ways that if the teacher is aware she/he can might can help out that student. Theres a saying that states "you cannot read a persons mind" which is true but you can sense there emotions by the look on their face sometimes . The Facial Action Coding can help you read fully what this person is feeling.
For examples The Facail Coding System can tell if you're faking your smile to keep from showing how you really feel teachers wouldnt know how you feel unless you tell them whats going on with you. Using the coding system can tell the teacher your emtions that way they can deal with it and move forward in your learning. Not only just a happy and sad emotion the system can consist but when the teacher is teaching the lesson she can tell if the students get in by the expression on their face the sensor can tell weather or not the student is fustrated or confused on what the he/she is teaching. The teacher can get a percentage of the students emotions about the lesson if teacher gets the results and they show simlar patterns of confusion among the she can revist the lesson . In paragraph 6 it states when the compture predicts how the student is feeling it can "modify the lesson " I believe that it'll help the student learn the lesson like everybody else is in their own way because everybody has different levels of learning
In conclusion I believe that ther Facail dectection can be very helpful in the classroom setting. It can help teachers learn and create lesson for everybody to get a better understanding in what they are teaching. The analaysis can also help everybody to come more aware and understand facial expression. | 2 |
The advantages of limiting car usage would be better because passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in europe. And up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the united states. Diesel fuel was blamed since france has a tax poilcy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in france, compared to a 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of western europe, according to reuters.
The day without cars is part of an improvement campaign that began in bogota in the mid-1990s. It has seen the consruction of 118 miles american city, according to mockus, the city's mayor. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramaticly cut traffic; and new resturants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up.
I think that this a great idea to do and demographic shifts in the driving population suggest that the trend may accelerate. There has been a large drop in the percentage of 16- to -39 year olds getting a licenses as they age, mr. sivak's research has found. A study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. | 1 |
The driveless cars have both pros and cons. The car would use less fuel then it does today and taxis offer more flexibility than a bus. The cars alert the driver to take ove when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents. General Motors had created a concept car that could only run on a special test track , but the track was to expensive to be practical. Instead of smarter roads smart cars were made. If people wanted to look at this in a psychological aspect, this would make driving more fun. The car options for this program can be turned off when the driver needs to take over and this can be used as a safety issue. This program can help with keeping passengers safe especially the ones who make poor choices. This would help on traffic and accidents. | 1 |
A world where people could see the inside of what you are hidding, hidding the emotions that you hide, hiding the look of disgust you do not show , hiding the face of fear you are not willing to let others see, hiding every emotion you do not like. That my fellow friend, is living in world of chaos.
I strongly believe that the value of using this technology will be used by many staff in the school but enjoyed by none, I would have to go against this value for many reaons, one reason is that students will no longer have a filter they will feel the need to go against the system and pretened to be he opposite of what the Facial Coding System reads as a students expression. I also believe that the students will feel very uncomfortable and will not enjoy coming to school anymore. If the teacher really feels the need to get a FACS then I would suggest the teachers step up a knotch with their teaching skills so stduents will not be bored at all.
In the article it says that Mona Lisa was 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. Such as the painting if anyone who looks at the Mona Lisa would see a painted woman just smiling. Looking happier than ever, as if she was sitting in a park on a warm summer day enjoying life, but how would I know that she is truly happy inside? Exactly I do not. I cannot tell if Mona Lisa is happy in this picture but neither can a computer software system.
To the extent of what I have stated I believe that the Facial Action Coding System will not be any value to bring it into schools, I know that a system program cannot tell the emotions you will be expressing. In conclusion this system has no significant value to it. Just as we all have all grown up always remember the saying "Never judge a book by its cover." | 2 |
"My fellow americans," a phrase said by many important people, like current president Barack Obama, implicates that the speaker is trying to portray a message. So I use that phrase for a reason, "My fellow americans, there has been a current movement to limit the amount of time a person spends driving." There are many advantages to limiting car use, that could make a big difference in the amount of greenhouse gases.
Take Vauban, Germany for example, a neighborhood where 70 percent of its residents do not own a car. This neighborhood follows a growing trend across the world, and is flourishing. Source 1 states, "In the United States, the Enviromental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities, and legislators are starting to act, if cautiously." This statement is a perfect example of this growing trend. If many suburbs follow Vauban's example, then the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere will plummet. This will then cause the ozone to repair itself and global warming can be stopped. Source 1 also states, "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe ... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." This statistic is shocking! If the United States is responsible for a majority of the greenhouse emissions, then why has the United states done nothing to fix this. This is not the only example of this growing trend.
Another example is Paris in 2014. Due to the abundance of smog in the air, Paris banned driving cars for a limited amount of time. This fixed their problem, but Paris removed the ban after only one week. Source 2 states, "The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on Tuesday." Why would France stop the solution to their smog problem. The answer is, loss of revenue. Many companies during this ban lost revenue due to not being able to deliver their goods. Source 2 also states, "Diesel fuel was blamed, since france has ... [a] tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe." This is a key factor in France's smog problem, and could be stopped by making a law limiting car usage.
One influential example is Bogota, Columbia. The citizens of Bogota have a tradition called "the Day Without Cars." They have been honoring this tradition for three years straight, and other countries around them are starting to take notice of its effects. Source 3 states, "For the first time, two other Columbian cities, Cali and Valledupar, joined the event." This statement shows how much of a pressing matter smog is to normal ppeople around the world. Source 3 also states, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution." A day without cars not only helps the enviroment, it also mentally helps a person. If this could lower stress world wide, then less people would suffer from stress related injuries. Source 3 states, "... and new restaurantsd and upscale shopping districts have croped up." This tradition also helps the economy and can lower the percentage of people under the poverty line by creating jobs and helping people start their own business.
Three examples of cities or countries that have, at one time, stopped the usage of cars were shown in this essay. If all of the benefits from limting car use, like strengthening the economy, are true, then why has the world not caught on to this idea and helped it flourish. This essay has shown the benefits of limiting car use, but it is up to you to make a difference. | 3 |
My Argument is gonna be over not getting driverless cars because acording to this passage the car does all the skilled work that you traind to do in the present. In the future im gonna wanna be driveing my car by myself
not have someone behind a computer drive for me like im being controlled like a to car. i wann use my skills that i learned over time to do.
Have you ever thought about this if you get a car that can dive by its self and crashed it end end up getting suverly hurt and your not able to sew or get anything out of it because the contracted you sighned in the future says they are not responsable of what happens to you in the car they built , And all the money you put into the car you crashed in you can't get back.
Then ypu come to a point that your car breaks down and breaks do you seriousely think your gonna rember how to drive a normal car any more after the one you had drove no your not gonna be able to so thats why im not agreein to this driverless car coming up in 2020. | 1 |
Students would not be happy that a machine reads your face to tell a teacher how your feeling. Sometimes people want to be left alone because they are sad or mad. So having this machine woud not be good to have because some teacher could be nosy and ask why are you mad or sad. The machine cold also tell if your lying.
Sometimes you got to lie, so you could be left alone. Students would probably skip school because of this machine. Lots of schools will be empty because students do not want teachers to know about them. This machine could be used in pictures or face portates to see how the person in the picture is feeling, but to use it on students then no.
The police could use this machine to find out if criminals are lying about what they did. Parents would also be mad that teachers are using the machine on their children. There is no point of teachers using this machine. They do not need to know how your feeling at all. The teacher only us it for a reason or when nessasary not when they just feel like it. | 1 |
I dont think we need driverless cars. I think the cars we have now are so much safer than driverless cars because you have complete control over the vehicle. With driverless cars you might end up in a lot of trouble, you might wreck a lot of things. The car doesnt know where its going. The car isnt going to know if its a green, yellow, or red light. The car isnt going to know if theres a stop sign ahead. The car doesnt know if its a one way. People know all these things and thats why i think we dont need driverless cars. Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedistreans safe. And law makers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. And without alert drivers we cant focus on those things. presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. Still, even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. Because if the technology for the driverless car fails and someone is injured. whos fault is it, the driver or the manufacturer? And thats why i think we dont need driverless cars. | 1 |
Car usage in the world is high. People use their cars to get anywhere and everywhere. Even it is down the street to the store. Some countries however are taking a stand and putting a limit on car usage. Too much car usage can cause smog and greenhouse gas emissions. If you are one of those people who disagree with the limit of car usage, maybe you would be okay with having a "car-free day" like the city of Bogota, Columbia has.
America's greenhouse gas emissions are high compared to Europe's. America's greenhouse gas emissions is up to 50 percent. Un-like Europe's which is at a small 12 percent. This however, is because of "smart planning." Smart planning is where you seperate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement, which is called smart planning.
Vauban, Germany has figured out a way to reduce the use of cars. "Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district,"
states Elisabeth Rosenthal. 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. 57 percent of these people sold their cars to move to this new experimental district.
People in this new district have said things such a,
"When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way."
The feedback from this is so far so good. The people who are running this new concept have made sure that stores were very close, therefore people don't have to take highways to get to the mall.
In Paris, France cars were not being used for a day.
"After days near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city,"
states Robert Duffer. The smog in Paris was thick and intense because of the cars. Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog.
"On Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). THe same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day,"
states Robert Duffer.
Paris was doing their best to limit the smog in their city and the only way of doing it successfully was to limit the car usage for the week.
In Bogota, Columbia they have a car-free day every year. Their only way of transportation is hiking, biking, skating, or taking buses. This limits traffic jams in the city for people who commute to work. Andrew Selsky says,
"It was the third straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars in this capital city of 7 million. The goal to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced a $25 fine."
Because of this the city has more walk ways and bike paths. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalkd; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up. All in all a car-free day is very benifically to this city of Bogota.
There are some advantages of limitation of cars. Smog is reduced and so is greeenhouse gas emissions. The air will be cleaner and more pure and people will be happier because they won't have to deal with the frustration of driving. We can all use just one day of no driving, for a better cleaner earth and a happier you. | 2 |
Like Da Vinci he could tell what Mona Lisa emotions were just by studying her face.thats why new software was made to see what peoples acuall emotions are .thats why there so many industries has this.
In the artical the authior is talking about how they have a new system called the Facial Action Coding System, and it detects someones face expressions to see if there sad ,happy,etc . It has some kind of 3D effect to were they can detect the feelings that person has. Now like the Mona Lisa they can put that picture into to that computer system and acually see what see was feeling. Most people dont even use computers anymore because its a waste os time and resorce.
There for students can probably tell what their friend is feeling just buy the look on the face . Some probably dont even know how to do that so there probably going to use that FACS(facial action code system) to see what that person is acually feeling. Most people like Da Vinci study peoples faces to see what there feeling and to paint them . But in todays generation no ones uses that kind of ssytem they just look at someones face and tell what there feeling .Thats why the authior was talking about how studentscan just tell what there friend was feeling.
In the artical it talks about how you move your face a certan way to create emotion. Like say if your really tired , a muscle around your eye called Orbicularis Oculi Pars Palpabraeus will make something we know called crows-feet. Most time when someone is feeling sad or happy there muscles in there face will move if they want to be happy or sad. Not only does facial muscles expresses emotions they produce them . Like for an example some producers will make there celebirty make facial excersises .
All of this about new computer system and facial emoitons are all the same , just not done in the same way . Like if your scrolling on soilcal media and an Ad makes you smile thats still emotion. All its basically about is muscular action units in the face. But some people can be fake smiling to were you can tell because when you real smile the corners of your mouth will lift up call Zygomatic. But most likely all emotions have to do with the same thing , know how to use emotions. | 3 |
Ignite your vehicle, turn the radio on, and let the toxins extracate to the to world where we slowly contribute to pollution. Would you want to live on Earth where the air is smog and you must have a filtertration mask to go outside your home? Why limit your car usage? Well simply your protect your future, your children, and family from today an on to the future. Highly enough that is a major factor toward the Americas, no the world.
Usually in the morning youd drive to your enterprise that you're working at, or go to school. Realize every year you take your car it creates greenhouse gas. Fifty percent is contributed from the US , Twelve percent Europe as contributed to this greenhouse effect. Will you hold responsibility to walk to work? Or simply try walking to most places nearby thatd you'd drive to. If everyone contributes to this the reduce car usage process that'll slow down our inveitable end, and enjoy the simply pleasures of being motor free. "she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out occasional distant motor."
Cant live without a car? Your jobs to far? Well theres a simply easier way to reduce pollution if not a car then simply go to electric, These cars all run on electricity. All you have to do is charge it, and BOOM! A car that is gasoline free and is eco-friendly. Or maybe sell your car and save money by taking public transporation like city buses.
Maybe bike to your job or even jog. Exercise and get work at the same time!
Go out for the night to find yourself intoxicated, what will you do? Most would try to drive home while drunk. Then leading to a misfortunate disaster, or car acident. Streaming through the halls with a blurred vision of uneasiness, finally realizing you're in a hospital soon to be in the ER. Then few moments later the doctor reaveils the ugly truth to your beloved ones. Anthing might happen during those times of intoxication, you might even take a innocent life. Could you bear for a innocent lifes death? Think before consuming alchohal.
In conclusion, igniting your vehicle , return the lifeless box to an uproar of sounds , and let the fumes escape your car. Doing this could cause a invetiable end towards the future. Change the minds of those who once were toxic users undergo a change to hybrids to reduce our decisions affect. Or maybe regret having a car and taking remorse of others or even grieve amongst them, all for your choice. | 2 |
You may think the Face is created by aliens, but it simply is not. You see, we here at NASA have been studying and researching other planets for years. Don't you think that with our intelligence, we would know if something that looks like alien evidence actually is alien evidence? We would not only let everyone know, but we would make a very big deal out of it. This is just a natural landform.
I know it is silly that there is literally a face on Mars, but it's not as big of a deal as you think. Have you ever looked at the leaves in a tree or the coulds in the sky and seen something put together that resembles an animal or shape? This is kind of like that. It's cool, but it doesn't exactly mean the universe is trying to give you a sign of life. When we released these photos to the public, people thought for sure we were hiding something like we had an agenda to have an alien takeover. They said it was "bona fide evidence of life on Mars". Trust me, we wish there was life on Mars! That would be ground-breaking news! We are not hiding a single secret, and we are speaking the truth.
Perhaps, of course, we will find life on the red planet someday. This landform is not evidence to support that moment. On a bright and clear day on April 8, 2001, we took a very high-detailed photo of the face. If there were any outstanding undeniable resemblinces to a human face, we would've seen it. It is much like any other landform from the American West, like a certain one in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. Truly any other butte or mesa, just this time its on a different planet.
So, afterall, it's settled. This face-like landform on Mars is not a sign of any martians or aliens, sadly. Conspiracy theorists will go on with their unreasonable theories and we will stick to the cold hard facts, thank you very much. I hope you have realized just how wrong everyone has been and just how much more logical you should be thinking. Don't get me wrong, I and most workers at NASA certainly belive in aliens. This just isn't anything to get to excited about. Keep in touch, though, you never know when the next big discover will come about. | 3 |
Being a Seagoing Cowboy sounds like fun. You should be one because you would be able to go places you've never been to before, see things you've never seen before, and transport horses. They are fun to ride. You could see the Eifel tower. You could go to Europe. You want to be a Seagoing Cowboy because you could ride horses, go places you've never been before, and see things you've never seen before.
You should be a Seagoing Cowboy because you could ride the horses to the place they have to go. You would have fun riding them. Horses are fun to ride. You could even watch after the horses. They stay in their pen because they wouldnt try to runn away because you would be in the ocean.
You could go places you've never seen before. You could go to Venice, Italy and ride on the strees of water. You could go to Greece and bo whatever you want. You could do what ever you want to while your away on one of the trips. You could even sneak your spouce on there and celebrate your aniversery.
You could see things you've never seen before. You could see the Eifle tower and the Great Wall of China. They have a lot of history you could find out about. They are very important to the people who live there. There are more but I can't say them all it would ruine the surprize.
So there You have it, all the good things about being a Seagoing Cowboy. They all sound like fun and hope you could be one. If you know somewhere that you like you could go you could either fly there or you could be a Seagoing Cowboy. Trust me being a Seagoing Cowboy if way funner then you think. So thats pretty much it it is really really fun being a Seagoing Cowboy. | 2 |
In "The challenge of exploring Venus" the author suggests that the studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because of the human cuirosity. they shoud be able to strive to meet new challenges and explore new things
Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite danger because In paragraph 8 it says " but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." also another example is in paragraph 8. it says " our tarvels on earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanding to meet the very edge of imagination and innovation." this proves that venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger because danger shoudn't stop people from doing what they want to do.
Another reason why studying Venus is a worthy despite the danger is because people find new things about Venus if they go study Venus. in parargraph 7 it says " For example, some simplified electrnoincs made of silicon carbon have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have been tested for three weeks in such condition."
This proves that studying Venus is worthy despite the dangers it presents beause people like to know whats going on in Venus
and it is important to study Venus and see what son it. there a lot of new things there. | 1 |
Reading someones facial expression may be effective sometimes but that does not mean that they are actually feeling a certain emotion like anger and confusion for example, but they could be feeling extremely happy. In the article, the author stated that Dr. Huang used a picture of Mona Lisa to test the new emotion-recognition software but the software may not be effective because they tested it on a painted photo and not a real living person. Also, da Vinci could have exagerrated Mona Lisas facial expression for the sake of the painting so they may not be accurate.
Using this software in a classroom may not be effective because if a student is making a certain face that does not mean that they are bored or confused, it could just be how their face naturally looks. The software can also mis read their face and even glitch. The use of this program would require the use of a camera through the computer and that is not always safe. Hackers could be trying to hack their computer and steal personal information from the person or even their identity.
In conclusion, this software is not valuable for classroom use because students have other things that they need other then a facial coding system. If the student knows that the camera is active then that could even become a distraction to them so they use of this software is not needed. | 2 |
Driverless cars are the future of transportation. These types of cars will allow for the easy transportation of people without the need to take accout for human fatigue. Increasing technological standards along with the development of new programs are allowing for the development of driverless cars with power and complexity never before seen. While driverless cars have been a reality for mulitple years now, the technology to be able to allow them to function is just now being completed.
After maunufactures discovered that it would be too costly to devlop smarter roads, the focus shifted to smart cars, cars capable of driving themselves. Driverless cars would allow for the development of new transportation infrastructure and an upgrade to the traditional way of driving, as well as being more fuel efficient and more enviromentally friendly. Google's own self driving cars have been able to driver over half a million miles without a crash. (Paragraph 2) Here we can see that the technology is there, it just has not been able to be implemented and the law has not caught up to where self driving cars are. People would become better connected in a world occupied by self driving cars. The reliable and more affordable use of transport that allows for the car to continue driving even after the driver has fallen asleep or become fatigued will allow for people to better communicate and be more easily connected to friends and family. New technology, like the "LIDAR" (Paragraph 4) becoming more readily available to the average consumer and not sitting at a price point well out of the average persons reach allows for the driverless car to become more of a reality.
Even looking outside of truly driverless cars, cars that used assisted driving features, like cars made by BMW, GM, or Google, are still capable of helping the driver drive in a more safe manner. Technology has been developed that allows for the driver to be alerted to a hazerdous situation by vibrating the seats, flashing a light, or finding another way to notify the driver. (Paragraph 7) The technology is present to allow self driving cars to function, it just needs some fine tuning. Cars that have been made by these manufactures "... can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves," (Paragraph 7)
It is important to understand why driverless cars propose a danger to us, however, because the benefit of an automated car is not gained without risks and challengs. Driverless cars, at this very moment, are not capable of dealing with complicated traffic situations or roadblocks, and this is primarily the argument for why these cars should not be allowed on the open road. Other arguments include the reasoning that the enjoyment is being taken out of driving by allowing a computer to do the driving for you. In regards to that, I respond by saying that cars that will have automated features will also be able to be driven. Most are not completely autonomous and will allow for the driver to take control at their leisure. In a hypothetical world where the autonomous car drives perfectly in all conditions, the driver would still be able to take control of the car and drive as s/he pleases and continue the drive as they wish it to be driven. Some people might see a driverless car as a loss of freedom or a loss of control, but a better way to observe the idea of a driverless car is to think of it as a car, just like any other, with a few extra features; and one of those features happens to be that the car is capable of driving itself. Another argument not stated in the document was the issue of misuse of the self driving car. A major trajedy in our society is that people would possibly try to use its autonomous abilities to achieve a terrorist goal. A driverless car could be used as a weapon for a group not willing to lose their own members in a fight, but this is still not a reason to stop the development of new technology. We as humans can not let fear stand in our way and give up on our evolutionary duty because we are afraid that someone else will hurt us for it. We are required as competent members of an advanced society to continue to devlop this technological marvel and use it for the betterment of mankind. Of course evil will still exist, and it always has and always will. It is important that we continue to develop, to move on in the face of danger and not let fear take hold of us.
With self driving cars, the possibilities are endless. We have the power to travel anywhere and drive anywhere without worrying about fatigue or losing your way. We could leave Chicago one night, get a good nights rest, and wake up in Washington D.C., parked at your hotel. A fully developed automated car society would help to reduce the risk of collisions and would reduce emmissions that are harmful to the enviroment. Advanced technology has become more readily available to the consumer in recent years and allows for the driverless car to be cheaper and easier to produce than ever before when technology that these cars required was but a dream. Driverless cars could allow for a safer society that is more connected with transport that is cheaper and more reliable than that of the traditional car. Greater fuel efficiency and the lower enviromental impacts would promote the development of these cars by companies wishing to see a better world. The self driving car is the next step in the automobiles evolution. | 4 |
Dear,
Rick Scott
We dont need another voting crisis over the small states, the representitives voting how they want to vote to suit their needs. Our voting system needs to be perfected, so we dont have any more tie elections of complications. The Electoral College system is very easy to get unballenced and played arround with to get the outcome that they so desire. As a country we should abolish the Electoral College system and vote baised of off popular vote.
When the whole country votes for the president, in reality we are really voting for a groop of electors to do this job for us. In artical 2" Under the electoral college system,voters vote not for the president, but for a state of electors, who in turn elect the president." This is saying that the people really dont directly vote for the president and in that time anything can happen to the voting data. Another clame to help that piont is artical 2 "conciter that state legislaturs are technically responcible for picking electors, and those electors could always defy the will of the people." The excerpt from article 2 is saying again that anything can happen to the data and it can be easily tampered with. In article 3 " its the electors who elect the president, not the people. When you vote for a presidential canidate you are acually voting for a stats of electors." Again this still says that we are not dirrectly voting and the people want that.
The "winner takes all" voting method is not really effective because if a little less than half of claforna votes democrat and a little more than half vote republican, should all 55 votes go to the republican canidate or should that percent go to the canidate? In article 1 "Most states have a "winner-take all" system that awards all electors to the wining presidential canidate." This system is qutie unjustice and not equal to the rest of the states expesilly for the "swing" states.
This system of electorial college is not the most balenced of the systems that our nation can come up with. In article 2 " The election is only a few swing voters away from catastrophe." This so called "amazing" system has manny defaults and those defaults will cause huge problems tor the rest of the nation. In article 3 " A tie in the nation wide electoral vote is possible because the total number of votes -538- is an even number." So ties in the national voting for the president can have a tie and is not that efficent in the way that we find who wins.
There are some bright sides to this style of voting. In article 1" The founding fathers established it in the Constution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election." A compromise is good for our country and it was created a long time ago - might be older than dirt. Also in article 1" The electors are generally chosen by the canidates politicle party." So atleast the people in whom the people are trusting to put their votes in is by someone that the head of the politicle party trusts.
To conclude the electoral colege system needs to be retired and the country needs to vote off of popular voting. The people need to represent them selves and not by some random person who could mess with the voting data to get who they want to win the election. Each state has to give up all of its votes to one side of the 2 parties. When their is a tie on who should be Americas next president, tell me how is the government going to handle a mass catastrophe? | 3 |
I am a scientist at NASA and I am going to be discusing the face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. I will tell you how the face on Mars is a natural landform.
NASA used their new high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from Mars Global survey spacecraft reveal the face on Mars and the face was really a mesa. A mesa is an lava dome. On a JPL websit the revealed that it was a natural landform but not everyone was satisfied. On April 1998 the camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the face. Skeptics thought alien markings were hidden by haze. On April 8, 2001 a cloudless summer day Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution. This proved the skeptics wrong. This picture you could dicern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pizel size. If there were objects in this pitures like airplanes pn the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were. What hte picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or messa.
In conclusion NASA used their high-tech gear to find out what the face on mars was. The face was really just a natural land form. Those are the reasons that the face was not made by aliens. | 2 |
I like the idea of having it, it sounds like it would make teaching kids who are sad or depressed easier.Especially if it can change the lesson a little bit spice it up so kids wouldnt be bored.I like the idea because of course im a student and i still get bored in class sometimes so i would really like to see that change.
But on the other hand it could see if students are mad or bored but it really couldnt tell what the student is mad at.so the computer could just be switching up the teachinhg style when the student is mad or bored about something totally different.The machine cant read minds it can only read emotions.But would never really know whats going on in the students head.
You Have to really explore both sides on this arguement or topic to understand if we need the machine or not. I think we are trying to take less work off the teachers and let the computer help. Although at the same time the most the teachers can do is guess whats wrong with the kid and talk to him.but if we really needed the machine it wouldnt be up to the people it would be up to school board.
But my final answer would be that i would choose the teacher over the computer.We just need to teach the teachers to get better at helping us.And actually caring if we are doing work or not,and if we are bored or fustrated at are work.If we had that we wouldnt need a machine to tell us emotions. | 2 |
Many citizens in the United States rely on cars as a way of transportation. What they don't realize is that there are multiple options to consider instead of a car. "Why consider a new method of transportation?," you may ask. If we limited the car usage we would have great amouts of adavantages as a result.
One important result that would come if we limited car usage is having nearby store locations near by. " In this new approach stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in a malls along some distant highway."(Source one: In german Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars; paragraph six) Limiting car usage will result in new buildings, stores, houses to become at a fair enough distance to walk.
If we had stores nearby enough to walk, there's no need of a car. If car usages reduces, the amount of walking, or riding a bike would increase. This will lead to a better life style. Recent studies has showed that walking daily can improve a persons mind. "When I had car i was always tense, I'm much happier this way."( Source one: In German Suburb, Life goes on Without Cars; paragraph three.)
Another major positive affect that will result in reducing car usage is improving our atmosphere. One disadvantage cars cause, is air pollution. One example would be smog. The smog that we breath in is not good for our health."It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."(Source three;paragrpah twenty-four). Not only if we reduce car usage we would gain positives outcomes but we would reduce pollution.
"Passenger cars are responsible for twelve percent of greenhouse gas emmisons in Europe...and up to fifty percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." (Source one; paragraph five.) We would be doing positive thing for ourself but a positive thing for the enviroment.
Our generation does not need to rely on a piece of mechanic to take them to their destination. We have the ability to get to our route, and have other options that are helpful for us and for our enviroment. We have multiple advantages if we would consider to reduce car usage. So the question would be, why dont we stop using cars, and start helping ourself and our enviroment knowing the advantages we could be recieving in return. | 3 |
Have you ever thought how would venus be like and the struggle it will be to get their? Venus is sometimes called the evening star because its the brightest light in the night sky. Venus is not only a the brightest light is it also a plant in our solar system. In this essay I'll being telling you about Venus and if Venus is a worthy pursuit of danger followed up with reasons.
Venus is also referred to the Earth twin venus is the closest plant to the plant earth. Venus and Earth have the same density and size and both plants are closest by distance. Venus , Earth and also Mars obit around the sun but they have different speeds. Venus was touched down by spaceships more than three decades.
Theirs around of 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets on Venus. Venus temperture is about 800 degress. Arrounding to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has particularly compelling idea for sending human to see Venus and studied about it . The condition of surface of Venus and scientist flowing above the plant and feeling to tempertuare going up to 170 degrees.
The question is that Venus is worthy pursuit despite the danger. Studiest said that siolicon carbide have been tested and say that the chamber simulating on Venus surface had lasted for three week and that cause conditions. It a challenge going to Venus now in day because the insight to gain on the plant itself and also on human curiosity will lead to intimidating endeavors.
In coclusion is that Venus is a worthlty pursuit despite the dangers yes it is . By reading that article I say that Venus is a worthly pursuit in danger. Do you think that Venus is a worthly pursuit despite the dangers in our solar system? | 0 |
The author does not do the best job of explaining why it is a good idea to explore Venus. This is due to the fact that he has more reasons of why scientists shouldn't go to Venus, instead of reasons they should go to Venus.The author has multiple paragraphs that could be considered rebuttals, but only a few that support his argument.
There are eight paragraphs total in the article. Six of them talk about why one might say no to the idea.The authour also gives really scary examples such as "These conditions are for more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an enviroment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquify man metals." The author also states, "Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere." If you are trying to get people to agree with you, it would be a better idea to not frighten them.
If Venus has that high of a atmospheric pressure, how would a scientist study venus? The author says the atmospheric pressure can crush submarines, but he never says how one can study the planet if nobody can even get on it. The author needs to put himself in the readers shoes more often, and answer questions an inexperianced person may have. He can not assume people know if there is technology capable of sending people to unreachable destinations. Many people in the world do not know if there is technology of this capability. | 2 |
Hi, i'm Luke and I think that you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because you can visit many place while on your trip.According to the passage "I toured an excavted castle in Crete. I marvled Panama Canal on my way to China.Look at all the adventure you can take while going on the Seagoing Cowboys program.
Did I mention that I went to Greece. You might not be convince yet, but
i'm going to give you more detils on all the adventures you can take.I made nine trips that was more than any Seagoing Cowboy. You can think of it as a vaction.Like I did you can also find time to play games and things when you get back.It can also open up the world to you and you can explore things that you you never thought you could in your life.
That is all I have to offer. Now it's up to you. Being on the program can make your life open up and you could see brighter brighter days. You can have many admires as you want. This your opportunity. You only get one and I think you should take it
cause not may people can get this oportunity. Make the right decision and join the Seagoing Cowboys program.Have a nice trip Seagoing Cowboys. | 1 |
This technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable, in my opinion. Why? I feel like we dont need such thing to show our emotions we know exactly how we feel why should a computer have to identify that? Maybe others dont want to show the comlete emotion they are showing. It's genius how people come up with things, but it shouldn't be nesseccary to show how I feel.
According to this article, On paragraph 6.. "A classroom cumputer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" This is why we ask questions why we stay after school for extra circular/circulum assignments extra help period. We shouldn't have to go an extra mile to detict how I feel.
Paragraph 4 the author says "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recongtion software tracks these facial movements-- in a real face or in a painted face of Mona Lisa." Do we honestly think a computer could identify how we feel? we at times don't know how we feel we don't always know how the body works or the mind. Everything is based off conculsions, We have therapitst for such things as not knowing our emotions we have people in the world that study the brain and the body. A computer is just expensive and an unesseccary thing.
Some people dont like to express themselves and for a computer to just automatically submit to how I feel is insane! Also indentify the emotion going on in a picture... No way! That is histaricle. Technology is used for so many things but the actual things we need. Can't you trick your body into thinking you're something you are not? would the computer give me false information then?
Paragraph 9.. " Had his actors carefully reproduce smiling and frowning as a way of creating these emotions on stage."
I simply say this is unvaulable you would think taking some blood and doing tests or something would show my emotions, but a computer? I disagree, it just scans my face and automatically shows how I feel. It's a waste of time, and not a good source. I know myself more than anything, i know my emotions. | 2 |
Luke Bomberger had his life changed for the better when he joined the Seagoing Cowboys. He had the pleasure of exploring the world and helping many nations in need. You could help the world too if you helped out the cowboys.
Luke shows that you have the chance to explore new places and meet new people when you are helping this cause. Luke got to travel all the way to China and he explored Venice, Italy. Luke also had the privelege of playing tournaments and various games on board of the cattle boat with his colleagues. You could make new friends and lend a helping hand with UNRAA.
One of the hardships of being a Seagoing Cowboy is having to take care of livestock. Luke provides information that it takes alot of hard work to maintain these animals. Some of the jobs that have to be done include cleaning pens, feeding the livestock, and getting them water. Even though this all seems like too much work, it still pays off with having the feeling of knowing you helped someone's life.
A final reason that you should join this program is that it shows hope that the world could be a better place for every nation. These people are helping provide food to citizens' lives who were affected by war. This shows a ray of sun shine to people who aren't lucky enough to have a home or food. It shows these people that they will be helped. If you were to join the Seagoing Cowboys program, you could make someone out there feel like this.
The cowboys out on the sea are helping lives become better out in the harsh world. They are providing food for the hungry, and they are making miserable lives great. This is why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. | 3 |
Venus is a worthy because Venus is closer to earth and it's a good planet. Sometime people called Venus is a Evening Star. It's the one of the brightest points of light in the night sky and it's making it simple for the amateur stargazer to spot it. It's on paragraph one and two that saying all the things, how nice is Venus. A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioside blankets Venus. When that even more challenging for the clouds for highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. People thought that Venus is a star but it's the planet that by earth.
When peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited sight on ground conditions because of the most of forms light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere and rendering standard forms of photography or videopraphy ineffective. The more importantly researchers cannot take like samples thing of rock, gas, or anything else. | 0 |
The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" suggests studying Venus is a hopeful endevor despite the danger it presents, its both terrifying and wonderous how Venus mirrors what Earth would have looked like if it was closer to the sun. Venus is the most unexplored planet in the solar system, less than the Earth's oceans.
Venus could give us reason to develop new technology to last longer on its surface: "Some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks." We human beings tested silicon carbide electronics in a chamber simulating Venus's surface and it lasted three weeks before it was finally broken down by the chaotic conditions.
Venus is a worthy pursuit, a dangerous one, but worthy. If we do not try, then we might as well give up everything we accomplished to an incinerater and just sit on the couch doing nothing and wasting precious time. | 1 |
Alien Landform?
Do you think that the face on Mars is real or was created by an alien? As being a scientist, I dont think the face is real because Mars is not a living planet. Many of the planets in the solar system have different types of landforms in general. There is alot of evidence on how it could be many things and how it could have been made. Down below will be some evidence on how I think that the face on Mars is not real.
First, in paragraph two it said that the "Face" looks like a human face. "An enormous head nearly two miles away from end to end seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Carpet Planet called Cydonia." This could have meant that the camera was just put where the "Face" may have been looking at directly. there are many ways how this could just be a huge rock at a certain angle being a "Face".
Secondly, in paragraph 7 it states another thing about the type of landform. "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . .a natural landform." This states that there was no alien monument after all. That was another thing about how the "face" could have been a natural landform like how any other planet has.
Next, we all know how many people read magazines and watch movies. In paragraph 5 it states that the "Face on Mars" has become a pop icon. 'It has started in a Hollywood film, apperared in books, magazines, radio talk shows-- even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years!" The defenders of the NASA budget wsh there was an ancient civilization on Mars. People were saying that NASA was trying to cover something up. Maybe some people dont think that its true so and that they need more information to let people know after they have found alot of information.
Now, their is a possibility that there is aliens on Mars. In paragraph 8 it claims, "The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face but perhaps they were alien markings that werre hidden by haze. "It could have just been the camera that was not capturing them right. it also states how they dont pass over the face very often as in they are thinking that the "Face" might move like aliens. But, there is not enough evidence that this is a natural landform or an alien face. It even states how it could even be a lava dome that took form on the isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars that was on another planet.
In conclusion, I don't think that the aliens are real. I won't think that until they have an extradanary amount of evidence stating that is is a face. NASA has made alot of mistakes in the past and maybe this is one of those mistakes. | 0 |
A world full of driverless cars seems a thousand years away; the thought of being able go anywhere at anytime without driving or a driver seems to be science fiction. However, with recent advancements in the field of driverless automoblies, this fantasy can exist sooner than one might think. With the Google Car program and BMW's "Traffic Jam Assistant," the world of driverless cars may almost be here. I believe that development and research for the creation of truly automatic transportation should be continued, based on information from "Driverless Cars Are Coming:" the invention of driverless cars, the safety implications and solutions, and the options for making driving a better experience.
Completely driverless cars continue to be science fiction, but with advancements in technology, the dream of driverless cars is within reach. But the obstacles of driverless cars are not as simple as just inventing one. Right now, driverless cars exist, such as Google's modified Toyota Prius. With a multitude of different sensors, including a rotating radar on the roof, this car can mimic the skill of a human. These developments have revolutionized the field of driverless cars; with the Google Car project, it is possible to have a driverless car today. But there is still room for improvement, such as safety and the driving experience, which is why development of these driverless cars should continue.
The issue of the safety of automoblies is still relevant to driverless cars as well. If there is a situation that the driverless car cannot handle, there could be accidents and damage. However, driverless car developers continue to address this problem, and solutions have been proposed. BMW has announced that they have developed a car that can drive itself for speed up to 25 mph. They also require that the driver keep attention to the wheel, and will notify if there is a situation where the driver must take over. This allows the driver to navigate work zones or around accidents, increasing the safety of the driverless car. The car can alert the driver in several ways, so the driver can always know when it is necessary to drive. With more development, the cars can be better prepared to handle situations and know when to notify the driver, increasing the safety of the experience.
With the invention of the driverless car, the driving experience can change in new ways. The aspect of driving a driverless car allows the driving fun to be interpreted in diferent ways. This especcially proves true for in-car entertainment options. With cars that can notifty the driver whenever there is a situation to take over, the driver can relax and use in-car entertainment and information systems safely. These increase the driving experience and what the driver or passangers can do, without endangering people or property. As more development is made, the driving experience can change to make driving better for all; a time to relax or have fun, while maintaining safety.
With so many advancements in driverless cars, a world run by driverless cars is a possibility. The invention of driverless cars, safety solotions, and an increase in the driving experience all show that with development and research, truly driverless cars can be achieved. I believe that development on driverless cars should continue, so that they can be perfected and put into use, making driving better for everyone. | 4 |
Venus is a interesting but amazing planet. It has a nickname of the "Evening Star". It is the planet that is the closest related to earth, which makes sense for it also being referred to as Earth's "twin." It being so closely related to our home planet has caught the eye of some. It is a planet no one can get close to however some think it is worth some risks to discover what lies there. You may be thinking what risks are there? Well there are quite a few. The author does a great job explaining what the risks are and how harsh Venus can be. However I do not believe they explained enough of the benefits that support why we should explore it despite the risk factor involved.
For Venus being Earth's "twin" it's very different from earth. The author included the facts of the atmosphere of Venus is made up of almost ninty-seven percent of carbon dioxide and it's clouds have highly corrosive sulferic acid in them. Earth does not have either of those and humans breathe oxygen and in return produces carbon dioxide. Humans really couldn't benefit from the lack of oxygen compared to the almost ninty-seven percent carbon dioxide. The almost other three percent may not even be oxygen but the author doesn't include that detail. Earth doesn't have an average of over 800 degress on its surface unlike Venus. The author then included that the pressure is 90 times greater on Venus then it is on Earth, that pressure can crush a submarine.
There is even more that prevent us from discovering more on Venus. The weather there can and will include erupting valcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning storms. Which is really not ideal at all for trying to explore.
NASA is working on ways to get up close with Venus. According to the passage they have been testing different electronics made of silicon carbide in chambers simulating the conditions on Venus. They discovered it could last up to three wees. Their other idea was to have scientists float above the fray. But they couldn't take rocks samples or anything by doing so. It would be a good way, but they really couldn't get the research they wanted. As well as the fact it wouldn't be easy conditions because of the radiation.
According to the author, Astromers are very interested in Venus because at one point they believe it was "the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." They believe it was covered with oceans and even sustained life just like Earth does now. In current day they know that it still does have similarities to Earth like valleys, mountains, and craters. But is that really all worth it?
The author then says the value of returning there is indisputable. The author really included a lot more risks than benefits of returning there. The support they gave wasn't that supportive. Then would say something beneficial for example, they could actually observe from the fray but they only have limited sight of the planet. It really just adds to the negative part of the exploration. The article seemed to have more negativity than positivity. The risks drowned out the support which in turn made the author's point not as strong. | 4 |
The Driverless Car of the Future
Driverless cars are the cars of the future. The driverless car itself isn't actually driverless. In fact it is on autopilot for 90% of the time except for when the car needs to go somewhere that only a human can navigate through. The driverless car is more safe than a car that needs a human to drive it, they are more gas sufficient, and they abide by the law.
Driverless cars are not fully driverless, but that will change in the near future as technology advances. The car can accelerate, turn, and brake while observing its surroundings so it does not get into a crash. There is a car coming out in 2016 that can be on autopilot that can travel up to 25 mph without assisstance.
The driverless car is more safe. Google has made a driverless car that has traveled 500,000 miles and the only crash that it had gotten into was because of a human crashed into the car. The cars are very safe and could be inserted into taxis in the near future.
The cars that google forsees is a driverless car that uses half of the gas that the taxis of today use. As gas becomes more rare, it will be more useful if the cars that use gas are more gas sufficient so the gas prices can still stay lower.
In conclusion, the cars are more gas sufficient, and they are more safe than the modern cars of today. The driverless cars will take over the car business in the near future and they will be in the modern house and the taxi systems. | 2 |
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", the Facial Actions Coding Systems symbolizes a change in technology.
I think this could change our country because it will open our eyes up a bit for the kids sake. This could help us in many ways. Eckman has cassified six basic emtions- happiness, surprise, anger,disgust, fear,and sadness are all very important for children and adults.
The article says " In fact, we humans peform this same impressive "calculation" everyday. For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." I completely agree with all of this because it so true. Everyon eknows that they use this in every day life and you probably don't even know it either. I use it his at school every day because I care for the people around me.
This could show who in the classroom is depressed and could help our world be a better place. by the new technology using this, it could save lives by suicide. I'm saying this because our world had become dark with all of this. we need more help.
The Article says " a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts
and then it could modify the lesson, likean effective human instructor". This could be huge for the schools we send our children too. "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang. So what he is getting at is computers are going to have to start to understand that
and i completely agree with him.
In the article " Making Mona Lisa Smile," the Facial Actions Coding symbolizes a change in technolgy and I agree that we should do this for our children. We need to do this cause it will change our ways of how we learn forever. The computer will not misread peoples faces and
if they ever get bored of the lesson he/she is learning. Then, the computer will regonize it and make the lesson funner and will benifit the kids much more than what they are doing now for us. | 2 |
In 1976, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was snapping pictures of possible landing spots for Viking 2, when it noticed a human face staring right at it.
A few days later, NASA released the photo publically, and it caught on fire.
The face has since become a pop icon, and appeared in a Hollywood film, books, magazines, radio talk shows, and haunted a grocery store's checkout line.
It has even attracted conspiracy theorists that think NASA is hiding alien life on Mars.
But they are all incorrect.
The face was discovered in the Cydonia region of Mars.
In Cydonia, mesas are common, and this one just happened to have an unusual shadow.
NASA also unveiled the images to the public, proving they had nothing to hide, otherwise they would have kept this secret.
NASA also stated they wish there was an anicent civilization on Mars.
And Jim Garvin, chief scientist of NASA's Mars
Exploration Program said it is equivalent to a earth butte or mesa.
Imagine if you were a scientist and saw a face on Mars.
You would've been astounded and amazed.
That is exactly what mission control felt like when they saw this bizarre looking landform.
But they quickly discovered it was just another Martian mesa.
The face was discovered in the Cydonia region of Mars.
In Cydonia, mesas are common, and this one just happened to have an unusual shadow.
NASA also unveiled the images to the public, proving they had nothing to hide, otherwise they would have kept this secret.
NASA also stated they wish there was an anicent civilization on Mars.
NASA took another picture in 2001.
This picture looked nothing like the picture in 1976 of a face.
This is because NASA used more advanced cameras than it did in 1976 to come up with a clearer image of the mesa.
The camera used in the 2001 photo had new high-resolution images and 3D altimetry.
Also, each pixel in the camera in 1976 covered 43 meters.
The camera in 2001 had each pixel cover 1.56 meters.
You can also discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than pixel size.
That's a huge difference in picture quality.
You can see NASA's not trying to hide anything.
The picture was not leaked, so we know NASA meant to show the public the picture.
Don't listen to the cospiracy theorists.
There are no conspiracies or theories.
Just an oddly shaped shadow of a Martian mesa. | 2 |
Imagine being able to detect someones emotions? First, how does this new technology work. Second, the values it has in the schools. Third, it can make it easier detect someones emotions. This is why technology that reads emotions can be very useful.
First, how would the new technology detect the emotions? The Facial Action Coding System is how. This innovation was created by Dr. Paul Eckman. The process starts with the computer constructing 3-D model of faces. It also, models the 44 major muscles that have to move like humans. By using video imagery, the software tracks the facial movement to recognize the emotions.
Second, the effects it has on the school could be outstanding. What if the school computers could tell a student's emotions? The computer could recognize if the student is bored or confused. The computer could modify what the student is learning to something more effective. This way would be easier on the teacher, so they won't have to come up with new lesson plans.
Third, it can easily detect someones emotions. They have used the new technology on Leonardo da Vinci panting of Mona Lisa. In the painting it's kind of hard to tell her emotions. The new technology find she's 83%, happy 9% disguted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry. If this technology can detect a painting emotions like this easily, just imagine how easy it would be to detect on a human.
In Conclusion, technology that reads emotions can be very useful. First, how it's uesd. second, the value it has in schools. Third,it can make it easier to detect someones emotion. | 2 |
In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" the author introduces an informative article about driverless cars. The good aspects of driverless cars and the bad aspects. I would say that I am for the use of driverless cars. Although driverless cars may cause accidents, handicapped people can finally get around without depending on other people.
When people first arrive to a new place, they don't know their place around and may often get lost. This is much less likely to happen if google is driving for them. And handicapped people, for example i have a big cousin who has crerbal palsy, so he cannot drive. Therefore he catches the bus and walks alone. Well with the google self driving car, he can just tell google where he wants to go and he's in a good position to make it there. Much safer and faster than walking or catching the bus.
While self driving cars have been known to need help in hazard areas or accident areas, they are great for teenagers trying to learn the road. A question i have is if there is an accident caused by the self driving car is it the "passenger" or the manufacturer. I say the manufacturer because before the car is released it should be perfected not to have accidents but driving in driverless cars would decrease accidents among drunk drivers and texters, so i am and forever will be for driverless cars. | 1 |
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a claim for this using technology is that we can use another electronic devices like ipads, phones, ect, no just the computer to read students emotional expressions.
Ex.
"For intances, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face".(5)
Well just imagine some electronics devices that can know how you feel on that moment or if you are angry or sad things like that. That would be good for real because literraly robots know how you are and that is crazy because that is like a electronic device talk to you.
Ex.
"If you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different".(6)
That can be relly good and funny because that can make you happy if you are sad and imagine that the electronic device tell you "Smile don't be sad and be fun" in my opinion that would be good too. If that happen a lot of people would be happy because that is a really good stuff to make the people happy.
If i could create a electronic device i would create like a phone, a computer or pc with that thing of know if the people are sad or something like that because that is cool. If i can do that something on my life i will do it because i dont like to see the poeple sad, angry or whatever. | 1 |
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