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Students should be able to use technology to show their emotions; because in the real word when you dont have anyone to talk to or no one is there for you. You could get on the computer and type your emotions out because sometimes it can help you out with alot of your feelings.
In paragraph 2 it states that
"Dr. Huang and his colleague are experts at develping better ways for humans and computers to communicate." This shows that you could have better commuantion by just typing; its a better way to talk or show your emotions. Like when anyone is feelinf down, somewtimes people dont want to show there feelings or dont wont to talk about it to others so if you use your techonlogy to show you expressions; it will get better hopefully.
Just like in paragraph 6 it said "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotuonal communication," notes Dr. Huang. "So computers need to understand that,too". It might seem a little weird for you to show a computer your emotions but to me thats a great thing to you. its better way to use techonlogy. Some hate talking to people or even telling people whats going on because most of the time perople hate opening up in front of people or to a person period so typing could be an easier way to show their feelings or emotions.
And letting it out by easily grabbing a computer and typing no matter if your happy, sad, mad, irrataited. what ever the case may be using technology is a great way to show your expressions. | 1 |
Self Driven Cars
A car that dirves its self? That's outrageous. For decades humans have been driving cars in order to get where they need to go. This talk of self driven cars is absolutely rediculous. First of all, people enjoy driving. second, the car doesnt even drive completly by itself. Lastly, even if you wanted one, its not availiable every where in the counrty. I beleive this car would be a waste of your time and money.
People Enjoy driving. Driving is something that every teenager that i know cant wait to do. Its freeing and relaxing. If your angry just go on a drive and mabey youll feel better after wards. If your sad, go on a drive. People enjoy driving so much because they know that they are in control of what happens.
Wow. The car does not even drive its self completely. According to the article, driverless cars can only do basiC driving skills. Such as: steering , braking,and accelerating by them selves. Which means they would need help if there were to be an accident or people working on the road. They say that the car will alert you when it needs your help, but that means youll just be sitting thre waiting for your turn to drive. Quick question ,who wants to do that? That would be extremely boring and a waste of your time and money. Then, according to the atricle, you would have to have yor hands on the wheel at all times. So you would litterally be sitting in the car just looking out of the window until its your turn to drive.
Lastly, why in the world would you get a car that you couldnt drive anywhere you wanted to go? The article specifically states that only three states and a district allow driverless cars. this is because if you were to get into an accident, they wouldnt know who to put the blame on; you or the maufacturer. That is definetly a saftey hazard if you ask me cause if it is the manufacturer alot of people could get hurt. But besides that why drive buy and expensive car tht you can only dirve on one side of the counry?
In conclusion, the idea of these driverless cars are rediculous because people enjoy driving,they dont dirve completly by themselves and they aren't avaliable everywhere. I beleive that driverless cars are a waste of your time and money. We should just stick to the same old stuff weve been doing. If we let technology take over the one thing we can control then it would take over our entire lives. | 2 |
I think driveless cars are a good idea. Technology is always changing and I feel like this is a right step towards the future of car technology. Just like cassets and eight tracks maybe normal cars one day will be something of the past becasue of greater technology that has prodocessed the normal driving cars that we are accustomed to today. When will this type of technology be available to consumers who knows? I can asure you that when this technolgy is available people will slowly start shifting from normal cars to self drving cars.
Why is this technolgy so great you may ask. Well first off how convienent would it be to be looking at your emails while on the road. Perhaps taking a phone call without the worry of getting into a car wreck. Not only that but if everyone had a car like this then the amount of fatal crashes that we have in a year would go down significantly.
This new technolgy would of course cost a lot of money not only to manufacture but for purchase. The type of technoplogy that you would be recieving would be the most bang for your buck. It would come equipped with sensors all around the car. The sensors would ensure not only your saftey but also the safety of the passangers as well. Obviously these cars wont be exceeding high speeds but they will be usefull to get your from point A to point B.
These are the reasons that i think driveless cars would be a great thing to have in the near future. It would make life more practical. People would be able to do things they arent usaually able to do if they didnt have a self-driving car. It would be great step towards the future of cars not to metnion you could be using t his type of technolgy on plnaes, boats, and other types of transportation. What are your thoughts on self driving cars? Would you want them around why or why not? | 2 |
A president election is great but, there are some difficulties along the way of deciding who will be able to vote. People are asking themselves whether or not they should keep the electorial vote or get rid of it and have a popular voting method. To me, the popular voting method is reasonable. I believe that you shiould get rid of the electorial collage method and change it to the popular voting method because its fair to the voters, YOU are able to vote for the president of your choice, and because of the winner-take-all system. You need to think about everyone in the all the states not just electing your president. Your people need to agree with the choice that has been made.
The electorial collage should be changed to the popular voting method because it is unfair to the voters. Eeveryone should have a say in what goes on where ever it is that they live. We the people make up the government. Who draws the line that states whether or not you are allowed to vote. We do! Therefore we should be able to decied ourselves who can be our president to the United States of America. It is niot fair that we need to elect others to have our submission be made. Even when we tell our electors who we choose, they might turn arouhd and vote for the other person. In
Source 2 "The indefensible electorial college : why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer"
backs up my response when stating,"In the same vein, 'faithless' electors have ocasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please...". That to me my friend, is not fair at all.
With the popular voting method you are able to choose the president of your choice, not the president's electors. In doing this you are having a fair vote in the election with everyone who is eligable to vote, voting whomever they please. If you vote for your own president of your choice there will not be any elector deciding for you if they do not like what you have elected. We need to have a say in what we want. I mean if we want someone to be watching over us, and deciding what to do, we want someone who everyine agrees on. Just a few hundred poeoplpe choosing for you is nothing compared to approximatley more than a million people choosing for themselves. In
Source 2 "The indefensible electorial college : why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer"
it says that the electors can always defy the will of the people. In my case I believe that no one would want that. I mean, would you want that?
Another thing that is unfair in the election is the winner-take-all system in each state. People don't usually spend time in states they know the don't have a chance at winning. Who would? these states only focus on the tight races in the "swing" states. Sometime around the 2000 campaign, apporximately 17 states didn't at all see those candidates. Even when there were voters in states that had 25 of the largest media markets, they were not able to see not even one ad from the campaign. This is being said in
Source 2 "The indefensible electorial college : why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer"
For my conclusion this proves that there are many difficulties along the way of an election, regarding the votes and voters. With this letter being written, people should not wonder whether or not the electoral college should be abolished, and go with the popluar voting method. You shouldn't be thinking about just a couple of people, but of a whole nation and deciding who is worthy enough in our eyes to lead us to more victories with the popular voting method. | 4 |
Dear Senator,
Im sorry to say this but the electoral college is in fact, unfair and irrational.
It is unfair to voters and is one fo the things that make it even worst is what we call the " Disaster Factor". Its called disaster for a reason!
The electoral is very unfair to voters. When someone is voting for president, they do not want to be voting for a slate of electors, I am pretty sure they want to be voting for who they think should represent them and their country. For example, if you lived in the state of Texas, and you wanted to vote for Jhon Kerry, you wouldnt be voting for him, but you would be voting for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry. Suppose that those electors won the statewide election, they would go to congresss and John Kerry would get 34 electoral votes. Who are these electors? Who picks the electors anyways? ( stated in " Whats wrong with the electoral college?" )
There is apparently something called the "Disaster Factor" just because of the electoral college. As stated in the article, "Whats wrong with the constitution?", "... American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century, the system allows for much worst.." What if something worst happened, just like the 2000 fiasco? All the way back in 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana legestlature almost accomplished replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who wouldnt vote for John F. Kennedy. Also, in 1960, Hawaii sent 2 slates of electors to congress ("Whats wrong with the electoral college")
In conclusion, the electoral college is unfair and irrational. It should be abolished and we honestly do not need it much. There should be a popular vote from the people of the United States. After all, democracy was made for a reason, the people should be the ones who rule most of the time. I rest my case. | 2 |
I bielive that this computer system is vauleable because this can tell emotions, it may also help you communicate,and help teachers with students.
This system can reconize your emotions. Many peolpe tend to hide their emotions .In the Mona Lisa she is eighty-three percent happy,nine percent disgusted,six percent fearful,and two percent angry. This computer system software helped the Mona Lisa's emotions,which can help us too. This process begins when the compyter constructs a 3D computer model of the face all fourty four major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Emotion,moving your facialmuscles not only expresses emotions,but it also may even help produce them.
Another reason is this may help you with communication ,this software can help you communicate. In a false smile the mouth is stretched sideways using zygomatic major and a different muscle,the risorius. To an expert,faces don't lie these muscle cluses are sometimes used to spot when a smiling politican or celebrity isnt't being truthful. This helps weather someone fake smiles to you or not. In a real smile the zygomatic major lift the corners of your mouth. This computer system knows if you are faking it.
This software may also help teachers out. This computer system can tell if students are bored in class,or if they are confused .This system can tell teachers that students need more review on the lesson .This may be a great a idea niot only it helps teachers but,human communcation is nonverbal,including emotional communication so computers need to understand that too.
I bielive this is a great idea because,it helps us with our emotions and communicate with others,and help teahers out with students.
This computer software is very benefial for all of us so I agree to this we need to step our game up,and know what peolpe feel by the help of theses great system we have. | 2 |
I am doing a essay about technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. I dont think technology can tell someone in emotes by scanning their face. It cant go thou are mind and say they are feeling sad. Us humans can tell if they are sad or happy because we have been thou the same things they are going thou.
If it is true I would not use because if they are using it as a govement weapon to find if some one is hinding some well needed things and they start to used this and if it gives them wrong information that person might be in some trouble. And the other way around if they have some need information and the FACS or Facial Action Coding System just lost it.
If it can do this. This thing will be ahead in technology and clear a path for us in the near furture. But I dont blieve this computer can tell people feelings. First how big is it? Is it the size of a gym or is it as small as a Iphone 4? This computer is just a big fake.
Second how much does it cost? Is it the same to build it as much as a lamborigini or as much as a pencil? Third, how long does it take to build it. And how long does it last for. 1 minites or 3 hours. How long does it scan for. | 1 |
Have you ever seen a alien before? If you have not seen them before how would you know if aliens are real or not. I will know because im in the NASA and aliens are not real.
Aliens are not real because if they were they wouldn't be living on Mars because there's no life on Mars they most likey would invade Earth as we know it. Whatever you seen on Mars it was just a natural landform. If aliens were real they would have almost the same things we have like two eyes, mouth, and two feet, and two ears. The difference between us would be either brown, or gray.
I think aliens aren't real because the face which resembles a human head formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. Also thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. | 1 |
In "The Challenage of Exploring Venus," the author claims on how studying venus would be a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents. The Author backs up this claim by incluiding inforamation in pargraph 7 that involes Nasa delvoping "elctronics made up of silicon cardide that is being tested in a chamber to simulate Venus acidfied surface." Pargraph 7, also includes that Nasa is "using old technology known as Mechinal computers, which uses gears and leavers which are more deriable in venus atmosphere." Nasa hopes delvoping these electronics could help scientist get a personal close up that could help researches to find out if Venus was once an earth like planet that once able to support life.
However, in paragraph 3 the authour mentions that Venus can reach an
"average tempture of 800 degress ferinhight," and Venus having an "atmopseric pressure that is 90 times gratter than planet earth. Not to mention Venus enviorment causes powerful earthquakes, and lighting strikes that mainly target the ground. Then in paragraph 5 the authour adress the issue by claming "that Nasa would allow scientist to float around the planet, so they can research planet without worrying that Venus sulferic acid would not melt the rocket, and the scientist."
However this also dosen't rectify the problem because paragraph 6 debunks the solution by claiming that "perring at Venus from a ship that is oberting the planet, would not allow most forms of light to pentrate venus dense atmosphere , which effect the photography that would make it immposabile for scientist to even attempt studying the plantes rocks, and geographical fetaures.
Inconclusion, scentist should probally put off the project because earth has not delovped the technology would be most likely destoryed once it reaches venus. Instead Scientist should begin the project once we have delvoped the apporiate equitment that can wuithstand Venus harsh enviorment, temptures, and pressure. | 2 |
The reason I think the the rock that resembles a face is a natural landform is because. We have never seen aliens and we dont know they exist. Another reason is "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bugger than the pixel size,". The last reason I think it was a natural landform is because "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa".
The first reason I think that the face is a natural landform is because. We have never seen aliens before and have no idea that they exist. Some supporting details for that statement are "there was no alien monument after all". Another supporting detail is if they're were aliens we would have of found them by now. That's my first reason why I think that its a natural landform.
The second reason I think that the face is a natural landform is because. "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size,". Some supporting details are "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!". Another supporting detail is "Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo.". That's the second reason I think the face is a natural landform.
The last reason I think that the face is a natural landform is because.
"What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa". Some supporting details are "landforms common around the American West.". Another supporting detail is "It reminds me most of the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho,". Thats the last reason I think the face is a natural landform.
Those are the reasons I think that the face on Mars is an natural landform. One, we have never never seen aliens and we dont know that they exist. Second, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size,". The last reason is "What the picture shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa". Those are the reasons I think the face on Mars is an natural landform. | 2 |
Do you feel safe in your cars hands? The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" states various positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Why are the manufacturers waisting there time on something that might not be possible with the technology we have now, and be more productive with something that needs improved. I believe that car manufacturers should stop the developments for these cars.
first off, what if the technology isn't their? What if it's something that can never be their ? I believe that manufacturers of anything should be using there time to work on something that they know can be done, not something thats a fanticy. Even though some people may think that the technology is right around the corner, thats what they've been saying for the past 5 years, i think it is time to try something else.
secondly, Even if the technology was there it can be modified, hacked, ect. What is stoping someone from hacking into this technology while your driving and causing you to crash ? No matter how many firewalls, roadblocks, or obsticles you put in technology it can be easily broken. For example, there have been cases of people hacking into peoples private files and bank acounts . If someone is capable of taking over any car they want, how would you feel if it was your car taken over.
Last but not least, what happens if the technology fails? Like it says in the article whos fault would it be. Why open the possibility for a huge law suit that could cause someone thousands of dollars. I belive it would be a much safer world without "driverless cars" .
In conclusion, how do you feel about these driverless cars? Would you rather have the manufactures work on something that is possible and not a life time fanticy, or Do you want to put your life at risk with the possibility of not being able to control your car, And do you want to possibly be in a lawsuit that could cost you thousands of dolars ? I didn't think you wanted to either. | 2 |
In the article of making mona lisa smile,the author describes new technology. It show before the new technology and after the way mona lisa feels her emotions,it was how she was before the new technology and they can not fix it. But now because of the new technology is made. A pricess of the computer begins constructs a 3-D computer model of the face. Movement of one or more muscles are action unit. The new technology is relies on the work of psychologists by Dr. huang and Dr. paul Eckman. the coding was call action coding syste of six emothions. The technology can know if you happy or not and it can fix the problem. When you take a picture first raise your lips at the coners of your mouth. Second then squint your eyes slightly, to produce wrinkling of crow feet at the corners of your eyes. Thrid holding that ,raise the outer parts of your cheeks up,toward your eyes,It was how you look in the mirror,while taking a picture. Making a happy face in this experiment also make you feek slightly happy because according to the facial feedback theory of emothion,moving your facial muscles not only expresses emothions. It is a good way to make you more happy and for the others people by this new technology. This technology is good becuase it can make your emotions know and how to fix it. I think monalisa smile will make others people happy to because of the new technology effect. | 0 |
Throughout time, humans have sent numerous missions for astronauts or spacecraft to go into space and gather information on either the moon or our neighboring planets. Unfortunately, spacecraft has been destroyed within hours when landing on one of Earths neighboring planets, Venus. Venus is a desired place for us to be able to land on in the future or get really close to to study. Even though Venus pursuits some dangers, it is a worthy pursuit in the future because of its Earth-like structure, how close it is to earth, and the capability we have of getting up close and studying Venus.
As the author said, Venus is often referred to as Earth's twin. That is because Venus is closer than all the other planets to Earth in density and size and is sometimes the closest to Earth when the rotations of the planets meet up next to each other. A long time ago Venus was pretty much another planet Earth because it most likely had oceans and could support life forms and it had some of the same features that earth has like mountains, valleys, and craters. Scientists would love to be able to study the atmosphere of Venus and would want to know what happened to the oceans. They would also want to know the similarities and differences it has to the features of Earth.
Another reason the author says that we should pursuit studying Venus is how much closer it is to Earth than other planets besides Mars. We are so close sometimes that we have been able to send spacecraft over to the planet so we can investigate and see if we can find anything interesting about it. Also Venus can sometimes be the nearest option for a planetary visit which is strongly considered since the longevity of space travel.
The final reason we should look into pursuiting Venus is because of the tools, plans, and ideas we have to be able to get up close to Venus without becoming in danger. NASA has an idea where we can send humans to study Venus. The idea is we would have a blimp-like vehicle hovering above Venus from a very fat distance where everyone will be safe. The only setback of this idea is their is only limited sight through Venuses foggy, dense atmosphere so scientists might not be able to get clear pictures. Also their is no way of getting down close to the actual surface so no rock samples or gas samples can be taken. NASA is doing tests using silicon carbide and putting it through the same situation it would be in if it where on the surface of Venus. Another test is using mechanical computers which are used by levers and gears and are resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces.
Even though a trip to Venus sounds impossible, NASA and other departments are figuring out how to get through some of the dangers it presents to us. If we are able to discover and study Venus, it will lead to further studies about maybe different planets and we'll be able to study it's structure and we will make new discoveries. | 3 |
The advantages of limiting car usages is a suggestion idea about car-free cities. Vauban, completed in 2006, is an example of growing trend in Europe, the United States and elsewhere to separate suburban life from auto use, as a component of movement called "smart planning.'' The reazon why they are trying to expand this plan is because the use of car in the cities is growing every day like five times more than the usual. Cities are full of of car and you dont have to read these to see that. I know that these is a period of time in which tecnology is what take the first place in are life, and am talking about those new model of car. In one part of the view we can see that those care are very atractive and they dont cause any risk to society. But in the other side I will like to show you what especialist people think the cities full of cars. Experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emission from tailpipes. Passenger cars are resposible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emision in Europe and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States.
Let see these in other point of view. Think about your son or your little brother or sisster or just tink about any little baby that is born in those cities full of cars . The greenhouse gas emission is reduced by 50 percent so the other 50 percent that those kids are breathing is just toxic air. Taths why the hospitals are full of people whit pulmonary cancers and asthma. While there have been efforts in the past two decades to make cities denser, and better for walking, planners are now taking the concept to the suburbs. But its basic precepts are being adopted aroun the worl in attempts to make suburbs more compact and more accessible to public transportation, whith les space for parking. In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main steet, rather than in malls along some distant highway.
Something that also affect the society is the obesity. People depend a lot on their cars and forgot about to walk. It is a simple example but it had cause a lot of death and heart attac in the past two decades. ''All of our develpment since World War II has been centered on car, and that will have to change,'' said David Goldberg. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency is promoring ''car reduced'' communities, and legislators are starting to act.
It was just an informative essay to let the people know about the adventages of limiting car usages. I hope this essay help you to understand and realized about all risk that cars can cause includind cars accident. The limit car usage will help every body starting with those who accept the Environmental Protection Agency promotion ''car reduced''. You can be part of taking care about the environment, and remember ''How much you drive is as important as whether you have a hybrid. (David Goldberg) | 1 |
I believe that driverless cars are a good thing sometimes. They help out with mutiple reasons while being on the road. They also could have a negative affect on society just like in the late 1950's.
"In the late 1950's, General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special track. The track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a reciever on the front end of the car. Engineers at Berkeley tried something similar, but they used magnets with alternating polarity. The car read the positive and negative polarity as messages in binary code. These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads"(3). Just because they wanted to try and make something different it had a negative impact on them because they had to pay to fix all the other roads so they all can do the same thing. On the other hand, driverless cars would be a good idea because its just like a normal person driving and its secured. "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires"(7). The car is basically driving itself, it just alerts the driver when there is like road construction ahead or something. The car also has many other options to alert the driver like flashing lights on the windshield,and heads-up displays that can be turned off when the driver is ready to take action of the wheel. They're considering putting cameras in the car to make sure th actual driver is srtaying alert at all times. "We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way"(8). They want to make driving fun and also keep it safe. Whether the driver falls asleep behind the wheel or not the driverless car has multiple alerts to wake them up. The driverless car might not be a good idea because " Even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault---the driver or the manufacturer?"(9). So if someone gets into an accident with this driverless car there really isnt anyone to blame this on so the business with have to take the blame. Then if they get in trouble then the business might have to close down because their product isnt as safe as they thought it was.
In conclusion, driverless cars can have a postive and negavtive affect on people and society. Whether its individual people or scociety as in a company/ business. | 2 |
Thinking of the 21st century ideas of driving cars and SUV's around is considred fairly overrated now a day's. Opperating moto vehicle in city scapes and rural areas can get so overwhelming; the constant worry of oncomming traffic and pedestrians steering into your direction, dangerous pollution threatning to dystroy the ecosystems & surrounding landscapes, not to mention expenses that are strung along with the cost driving a car. By eliminating or limiting the use of cars, these unnessary issues would just simply....float away.
As we all know as a result of past generations: Global Warming is on the rise. This statement is esspecially true in the city of Paris, France...named to be the most polluted city in the world amoung tourist destinations in Europe. In a act to reduce these smog issues, "On Monday motorist with even-numbred licence plates were ordred to leave their cars at home or suffera 22-euro fine" says Robert Duffer who wrote from the article "Paris bans driving due to smog" in the
Chicago Tribune.
Ever since Paris officals had made this change in leglisation, pollution has gone down considerabley. Imagine driving through your city (for example I live in Jacksonville Beach), and there is no more smog, traffic is reduced, and the air you breathe is actually cleaner than before. From putting certian restraints like the city of Paris did on commuting, you too could experince all the wonders of "cut-back driving".
Moving onto another terrific viewpoint of limited car usage is a cut down on cost. Now how great does that sound, and in this expanding economy I'll be happy if gasoline prices drop below $2 dollars! On a serious note, the price tags of a car are extreamly heavy now as they were say two decades ago. There are matanince issues, speeding tickets, parking meter tickets, if you have a flat tire then you call a tow truck which....
COST MONEY!
"New York's new bike-sharing program and it's skyrocketing bridge and tunnel tolls reflect those new priorities, as do proliferation of car-sharing programs across the nation" says Elisabeth Rosenthal from "The End of Car Culture". Now in modern cities like New York, Miami, or even Jacksonville, many city officals have made this ninche of transportation much easier on civilans. Providing local trollys & public busses to help cut the cost of transportation for their residences. As exemplary from Rosenthal, its makes you happy not to drive a car as often... and makes you wallet happy too!
Although many critics are skeptical to obtain and enforce this idea, in actuallity this would be a tremendous favor to all if they participated. Sure if you don't have a car to use for example on a Saturday, then it may seem like a bummer but in perspective it's actually not! Getting around your local area and exploring all it has to offeroutside the four doors of you "gas-hogger" is a beautiful way to go through your day! Just think of all the cha-ching you'll be saving with every footstep you take.
WEEE-WOO-WEEH-WOO
!!! This is the sound of a ambulance driving in your lane to get to a car crash that hapened because of wreckless driving. "It's the inevidable that the 1% of the 99% of all drivers are going to be in some form of a auto vehicle accident by the time their 50" says Brian Williams of
NBC Nightly News . Can you imagine that happening to you, or has it already? Heidrun Walter a media trainer and mother of two says "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," since making the change of on-foot commute and biking to distant locations. I live in a beautiful beach side town where almost everything is acessable by walking, biking, city bus, Beaches Trolly, or a surfboard! I myself have tried this and rode my bike up to Trader Joe's to get some ice cream. I can say I felt very stress-free by the whole experince. From simply switching to a non-automatic or mechanical form of transportation I not only relived my tension of road rage. I also had gained great deal of happiness from being outdoors.
In my last few final statements about the pros from limiting the usage of a vehicle, is it's just better. I dont know what other methods are so EASY to follow to get the results you want to the problems and issues people struggle with. Worry about the enviorment? Try limiting you car driving to every other day. Want more money in your pockets insted of in your car? Take the
FREE
transportation thats provided in your local area to get around you city in. Want to ease the stress that major highways and opperating a motor vehicle bring on? Get out and about by walking or biking to get from place to place. I can guarentee you'll love ti reap the rewards by limiting the usage of you car! | 4 |
Venus, a planet that is referred by other people as the "evening star" or as "earths twin". Venus is the closest planet to earth in terms of density and size with a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide,clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric adid in venuds atmosphere, temperture averaging over 800 degrees farenheit, You see venus has conditions thare are far more impactible then anything a human ecountered. Venus has the hottest surface tempertaure of any plantes in our solar system.
Venus atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience, previous missions to send a spacecraft to mars were unsuccesfull not surving more then a few hours.
Why scientists are even considering to try to go back to venus is astronomers are fascinated by venus and think it may well once have been the most earth like planet in our solar system .Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could,ve have supported various forms of life just like earth. The plantet has a surface of rocky sidemet and includes fiimiliar features such as valleys,mountains,and craters similiar to earth.
Venus could be our nearest option for a planetary visit .
Nasa has one compealing idea for sending humans to study venus that solution will be venus would allow scientists to float above the fray a vehicle hovering over venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out their way.
Nasa is working on other approaches to studying venus for example some simplified electronics made a silicon carbide that has been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.
Nasa is looking back at old technology called mechanical computures these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all.
With all these modern tech that we have and are making we will have a solution to survive the conditions of venus. Taking risks is needed in this expedition like how in parargraph 2 it says "humans has sent numerous space crafts to land on this cloud-draped world" .
We are preparing ourselves so space crafts will land on venus for hours
The authors opinion in studying venus can have a good outcome we have already kinda have solved a solution for venus conditions said in paragraph 7 " some simplifies electronics made of silicone carbide have been tested in chamber simulating the chaos of
venus's surface and have lasted 3 weeks" so landing on the venusand surving the conditions is very possible. Nasa has created a possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of venus would allow scientist to float above the fray all said in paragraph 5. Venus is thought to have been covered largely with oceans and coudl have supported various life forms the planet
has features like valleys,mountains,and crates similar to earth all in paragraph 5 too so why not take the chance and look more into venus, venus could be the planet where we will have the chance to land on and explore to see if there is other life forms or to find new ways to have the chaance to even live there. | 2 |
The Electoral College has its pros and cons. Either keeping the Electoral College or changing it to election by popular vote for the presidents of the U.S. will have its disadvantages and advantages of course. So, why keep it if the people don't actually pick the president?
One of the reasons why the Electoral College should be changed is because its not Democratic. The voters don't vote for the president, they actually vote for a slate of electors who are the ones who elect the president. "Because of the winner-take all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the 'swing' states" - by Bradford Plumer. Its not fair that some states won't even have a saying in choosing the president. Everyone should have a saying even if the candidates in the winner-take all system don't want to spend their time. We live in a democratic country we should be allowed to choose the persident instead of the Electoral College. Its unfair and irrational that the electors choose the president instead of the people.
The Electoral College does help the elections avoid Run-Off Elections. Larger states will always get more attention in a campaign than a small state. This is because larger states have a bigger population than small states."The most thoughtful voters should be the ones to decide the election". -by Richard A. Posner. Just because not everyone pays close attention to the competing campaign. It doesn't been they shouldn't be treated differently than the ones who do. Everyone should be treated equally no matter what there opinion or choice is.
My opinion about if we should keep or change the Electoral College is biased. I don't think we should keep or even change it for the president to be elected by a populr vote. The electoral college helps weight the political balance in large states. It also doesn't allow the people to vote for the president. Either way i would be fine with whatever decision happens to the electoral college. I can't chose a way to argue about it cause i go both ways with my arguements.
In overal the Electoral College has its advantages and disadvantages. It all depends in everyones point of view. People should be treated equally about the decision they made. Let the people be able to choose the president of the United States its a right they have don't take it away from them because it wouldn't be fair to them. We live in a democratic country and the people have the power. | 2 |
There are so many variations and models of cars in the world today. One very questioned type is the idea of a driverless car. There are some manufactures who have taken it upon themselves to try and make this car a reality. Driverless cars seem to be like pretty cool thing to have and show off, but they shouldn't be allowed.
These cars have a high expectation and a possibility of maybe changing the world. Driverless cars just aren't a human. A car should be fully controlled by a human being. They could help, but it involves too many risks rather than rewards. These cars can't react to every possible situation that presents itself. If a situation comes up and the car doesn't know what to do, how till the driver know. Will the car give the driver enough time? Another problem or delay is that there would have to be so many traffic laws changed or new ones and the same for laws after an accident occurs. There will be countless questions about what happens if the technology of the car fails or if someone gets injured. Who would be the blame for this? It is best for society to keep the cars the way they are now and have humans be the control.
Technology is well advanced in the world today. It is also what fuels the world every second of every day. The technology in a driverless car could depend on a life or injury. Why have a life depend on technology? Say no to driverless cars and be in control. | 2 |
The electoral college, despite being established by the constitution, is a corruptable system that should be abolished. The ultumate duty of the government is to protect and serve the people of America, yet our votes must go through this extra step to pick what will ultimately affect us most.
When we vote, we choose who will be running our affairs for the next four years. America needs a president who can govern us in this world of problems, so why would the system overlook portions of the public? What keeps the Members of the college in line with public interests? there is too much instability in the college for it to always align with the best interest of the American people because in its "winner takes all" policy it overlooks all members of that state who voted otherwise. The college looks at us like divided pieces, when we really are a whole puzzle. For example, when the majority of Floridians vote for one candidate, while just over half of the population of Texas votes for the other, looking at these two states only texas would win, despite more people in total voting for the other candidate. This may not seem like a common occurence, as article three stated it has happened only twice since 1888, but there is nothing to keep such actions from progressing.
What service does the Electoral college serve that the people cannot? its only purpose in the govenment is to elect the president. The public, however, is the life and soul of America. The government exists solely to keep order among us. There is no reason why a popular vote wouldn't show the best interest of the people, and a popular vote doesn't overlook any vote.
The greatest problems lie with the tie-breakers, because inthe event of a tie, the election's result goes to the legislature. a few people in congress are looking to fuel their own desires. when presented with the chance to earn more money, they would rather choose the option that will earn them more, even if it means going against the interest of the public.
The electoral college isn't a complete public enemy, however. The electoral votes are decided based upon a popular vote, so they reflect the public's interest, if a little distorted. Maine and Nebraska have an alternate setup of "proportional representation" as explained in article one. If anything is to be done, a simple reform would suffice. if electoral votes were awarded per a set number of people, it would better reflect the population than if votes were awarded entirely based upon the will of a state as a whole. | 4 |
Driverless cars would be an outstanding invention and even though we have some cars that can speed up, brake and steer on their own, thier not "driverless". There are many things wrong with the whole driverless car idea. Most of the cars already developed with high tech features concluding that the car is somewhat driverless all have to have the human holding the wheel. Wrecklessness is also a big concern. If something happened with the car would it be the owners fault or the manufacturers. If driverless cars made it to the world then all car laws would have to be changed. The question is, would we be willing to change our nation as we know just to be toted around?
The problem with the driverless car idea is that humans will have to be alert, no matter how high tech the car is. In the passage it mentioned only few car companies that developed a somewhat autopilot car, but the driver still has to be alert and have his or her hands on the wheel to sense that someone is in the car. Throughout the years colleges and other people have tried to make this fantasy of driving cars come true. For example, in 1950 General Motors found a way for cars to drive themselves by putting them on a track and having an electrical cable send radio signals to the car. But the project was simply too expensive.
Safety would be a concern to many people. Would people be comfortable being driven around without the control to stop anything if something were to arise? Yes, there would most likely be a decrease in traffic and accidents. But, who says nothing can happen. What if someone got injured somehow, would the blame be on the owner or the manufacturer?
Driveless cars are completly different than manual driven cars. That means the laws would be completely different. The reason we have laws for manual cars is so that nothing wreckless happens. Of course problems do occur but thats because we're human and we aren't perfect. But, what would the laws be for driveless cars? For example, speeding laws wouldn't need to be in place. Since the driveless car is self-driving then it would be able to sense what the speed should be. Whether its in the cables controlling the cars or a satellite in space. Road rules would be replaced because we would have to completely change the roads so that the driveless cars can be controlled. We would be changing our entire nations.
Next time someone asks about driveless cars stop and think for awhile. Do you really want to change the nation so that you don't have to drive? Of course people would, but you have to think about all the cons of it. Do you really want to risk the safety of others or changing the laws you've been accustomed to for so many years? Do people really want the goverment to put all this money into this idea just so they can say its not completely driveless? After all, thats what everyone wants, a driveless car. | 3 |
The "
limiting on car usage
" seems to be a very aggravating phrase for an entire population of people who have become so dependent on it. It's a concept that we can't take in. We Americans use our cars for a personal use daily. We are so accustomed to our cars that we just use it to perform simple tasks that we could use our legs that were given to us, for free, to cross the street. When the average person says that they would like to go to the market across the street, probably about 70%, don't even think about the fact that we could just simply walk there. Cars are endarging our environment and our health. Cars create so much pollution and is a health-risk. Our cars seem to be as important as one of our limbs. Something you could not bare to live without. Now here are some of the reasons why.
To begin with, cars are polluting our atmosphere. Have you ever heard of the "green house effect"? It's endangering our Earth, by polluting it, which is contributing to Global Warming. Cars are something we shouldn't always rely on. We have to get accustomed to the way of the pioneers. We all just need to limit the amount of times we use our cars and think, "hmm.. do i really need to use my car right now? Can't i just use my two working legs to get to where i want to go, which is right down the block." In the article, "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars", paragraph 5; lines 6-9, the article states that, and i quote, "passenger cars are responsible for 12% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50% in some car-intensive areas of the United States." Which is a whole lot of damage we are enflicting our own envirnment that we need to thrive on and live off. In reality, cars are overrated. We don't always need it, so we shouldn't always use it.
In the article, "Paris bans driving due to smog", paragraph 12; lines 1-3, it states, "congestion was down 60% in the capital of France, after 5-days of intensifying smog." Imagine all of that pollution on this earth if we kept using our cars, which are slowly killing us.
Not only do cars endanger our environment, but it also creates a huge health-risk factor.
Cars can make us become lazy. We can use our cars so much to the point where we could get accustomed to cars and grow tired and weary of using our legs. We may as well just live in a car. Cars could also create lots of stress. In artcile "Car-free day is spinning a big hit in Bogota.", paragraph 5; lines 1-2, the author interviews someone and that person claims that, " It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air-pollution."
In Conclusion, we together as a whole should limit our car usage to cut back on pollution. We should all learn to be in touch with our environment and to just walk around in our clean, eco-friendly air. If we cut back, we wouldn't have to be worried about Global Warming anymore. We would all be closer, one step at a time. | 3 |
Imagine a world with a great transportation system that doesn't involve humans controlling the vehicles, yes, driverless cars. Sound futuristic? Yeah, but I think it could be better for us. The cars would have amazing technolgy, keeping us safer from human errors, because, let's face it, humans aren't perfect. We could take better care of our planet. And, no one would need to pay for another car, again.
The first reason we should have driverless cars, is because it is better for the planet. Google cofounder believes we could use driverless cars that would use half the fuel we use today. This would save fuel for future generations to come. Since we wouldn't be using as much fuel, there wouldn't be any concern of global warming. Think about your kids, your kids' kids, and so on. Do you want your grandkids to be suffering without any power source, or not even having a stable planet? No one wants that. Not only would driverless cars save our planet, they can help save lives.
Another reason we should have driverless cars, is because they can help save many human lives. These driverless cars would be computers, they can communicate to other driverless cars. And also, computers are perfect, they don't make mistakes. Humans, on the other hand, are not perfect. We make mistakes, it happens. So when a computer is driving a car, it would not make the mistakes humans do, therefore, saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year. These driverless cars would help save some money, as well.
The third reason we should have driverless cars, is because they would save a lot of money. No one would have to go out and fork out thousand of dollars on some new car. They could just use these driverless cars to transport them. Also, no one would have to pay for wrecks or insurance money, because these driverless cars wouldn't make mistakes to get them into car wrecks. We are looking at possibly of millions of dollars saved in just a year.
I think that having driverless cars would be a plus for society. They would save our planet, they are a lot safer, and they would save a lot of money. I don't know how soon this could be a | 3 |
The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The electoral college process consist of the selection of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors wher they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. Personally I believe that Electoral Colleges work because it would be a great process where students can work their way up to become a congressman, and it would also look good on your reputation.
It would be a great process where students can work their way up to become a congressman. Imagine all the wonderful things you can learn about congress and you can have your own personal experience. The electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is requried to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in the Congressional delegation: one for each memeber in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for aslate of electors, who in turn elect the president. If you live in Taxas, fpr instance, and wanted to vote for John Kerry, you'd vote for a slate of 34 Democatic electors pludges to Mr. Kerry.
It would look good on your reputation. Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. I know your would wat that because that would be great, and really helpful. The presidential election is held every four yoears on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. After the presidential election, your governor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment" listing all of the candidates who ran for president in your state along with the names of their respective electors. Your state's Certificates of Ascertainments are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official recors of the presidential election.
The single best argument against the electoral college is what researchers call the disaster factor. The American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century. The system allows for much worse. Consider that the state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. | 1 |
Technology in society is constantly innovating and becoming more complex. Over time, different manufacturers have tried to create successful, driverless cars. People have mixed feelings towards this for many reasons including safety and control. However, these people are not thinking about the greater outcomes of what could happen with these innovative cars. Overall, driverless cars would be very beneficial to society and the world.
Driverless cars can open up many new windows for society. Companies like Google are already experimenting with this. Since there is not legislation completely prohibiting the use of semi-autonomous cars in California, Google has taken advantage of this by using their cars to aid them in mapping the world. They have used their driverless cars to help gain more info for Google Maps. Society will gain more information about the surrounding land. This is just one possibility with these new cars.
Along with gaining new information, driverless cars can help people multitask. This is also prevalent with Google Maps. As the car scans and takes pictures of the land around it, the person in the car is able to track down and record the appropriate data. People will be able to do more with driverless cars which is more efficient. This will benefit large companies as they will be able to do more with their time. However, for many this leads to problematic thoughts. People are in fear that these cars will have safety problems and that humans will lose control. In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author discusses this possible problem thouroughly. There is common misconception that driverless cars will be completely automatic, but this is not the case. Driverless cars are more for assisting rather than they are for driving. The person in the car still needs to remain alert in cases where they might need to take over. This shows that the car does not have complete control.
Another major concern is whether or not these cars are entirely safe. In the article, the author also mentions how the in-car system itself is a safety feature. The article mentions how manufacturers hope to bring in in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Anytime the person needs to take over the car, these displays can be turned off instantly. This is something that is not availables to drivers who are texting while driving. This shows how these driverless cars may even be safer than regular, self-driven cars.
To conclude, one of the greatest reasons that society should move forward with this innovative idea is that this groundbreaking technology can be beneficial in fields outside of automobiles. If engineers can successfully create an automatic car, what else will they be able to produce? More automatic devices could be created with this technology. In this fast-paced world, emptying up time is incredibly beneficial as people will then be able to do greater things. This is something that has been proven to be true since the beginning of time. Innovations such as the printing press, for example, showed this. As technology took over the mundane task of handwriting papers, printers now had more time to complete their own duties. This lead to more efficiency as well as more time for newer innovations. This ultimately helps society as a whole, and this is why driverless cars need to become successful. | 3 |
I am against driverless cars because in paragraph 7 and 8 says, "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, the brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zoness and around accidents. This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." Therefore the cars are not driverless if you have to still be awere and take controle around work zones or accidents. Driverless cars are supposed to be driverless meaning no driver needed. Also another thing is " The google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over." Why does a driverless car need a driver? Does the place that made them not know how to make what the car is called true? " Why would anyone want a driverless car that still needs a driver?" I could ask everyone the same question. Do you really want a driverless car that still needs a driver? I'm sure no one would even if it's driverless, if they read about it they will find out it's not completely driverless. So why get something that is false advertised. | 1 |
Have you ever had to drive in a car, but just relax while your driving? Well the workers of google are coming up with that. Its called a driverless car. There are some positive, negatives and my position on the driverless car.
There are many really good positve parts about the car. You can relax and chill in the car till a roadblock or a crash comes up in the way. It puts less stress on drivers that are in traffic jams. Google's driverless car they made went half a million miles with out a crash so, it would cause less wrecks.
This car has some negative stuff that would make you want to get a car you drive. Its not fully driverless it won't pull in or out of a drive way. Not everyone would have one so, there still would be alot of wrecks. You can't just go to sleep and let it take you somewhere you still have to be alert and awake.
My position will be different from somebody else but, who cares. I probably won't get one in my lifetime so, I don't really care for them. They would be nice to have during a traffic jam so, I could just sit back and relax. These cars aren't for everyone so, not everybody would like them.
Driveless cars would be nice to have in the near future. They will be a very high dollar car that not everyone could buy. Some maybe trucks and some maybe cars. | 2 |
Is the Face on Mars created by an alien? No, the Face on Mars was not created by aliens. The Face on Mars is a natural landform. The Face on Mars was not created by aliens because mission controllers checked twice, Scientist figure it's a Martian mesa, and NASA was looking for Viking 2.
Mission controllers checked twice to make sure it wasn't created by aliens. In the article the author states, the first time we took pictures of the Face we had to go through clouds, skeptics thought that alien markings were hidden by haze. The author also states, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size, so, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" These two details prove that mission controllers checked twice to make sure that the Face on Mars was not created by aliens.
Scientist figured it's a martian mesa. In the text the author claims, "Scientists figured it was just another martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egytpioan Pharaoh." The author also says, "A lava dome takes the fror of an isolated mesa about the same hieght as the Face on Mars." These two details prove that the scientist figured it was a martian mesa.
NASA was looking for Viking 2 so they could find Viking 1's sister. In the passages the author states, 25 years ago NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling Mars snapping pictures looking for Viking 2, when it spotted the human face 2 miles big staring back at the camera. The author also says, "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth."
These details prove that NASA was looking for Viking 2, so they could find Viking 1's sister.
The Face on Mars was not created by aliens, it is a natural landform. The Face on Mars was not created because mission controllers checked twice, Scientist figure it's a Martian mesa, and NASA was looking for Viking 2. | 2 |
The face on mars we think it is real.If it was an alien it would look more like an alien than a real human being. Some scientist think its bona fide but we don't because it could be have true thats it a human and could also be a alien.
There is also some evidence on mars. Other scientist think that it could be a alien because of the artifact and photographing.
A scientist names Micheal and his camera team snapped a picture sharper than the original viking photo. People that think the face on mars is real use it for things. The face became a pop icon, it also starred in hollywood films, magazines, books, talk shows, and on grocery store check out lines.
Authors resons it would be a good way to engage the public and attracattention to mars. People belived that it was an alien on mars but others did not. I belive there is a Fifity Fifity chance that there isnt and that there is a alien on mars. Scientist will never know the real answer they only can prodict the correct answers. But from the research we have there the face on mars is not a alien, it is certenly a human being on the face of mars.
Why we say that ? well thats because i think that if the face was a alien face you could not perfectly see the nose, mouth, and eyes as well as you can on a human being thats why i think the face on mars is not a alien. Some people are going to say differently but only researchers will certenly know the truth and whats really on mars. Human being or alien? | 1 |
As a NASA scientist I know more about how the Face is not made from aliens. First off how would aliens create the face because they probably never seen a human. We never seen any evidence that supports that aliens are real. So how would aliens create the face if we don't have any evidence that they are real?
The face is made from rocks. Rocks like from Mars. The face is just a natural landform nothing else. Since the Face is made from Rocks and is on Mars it is called a mesa. Its basically a huge rock formation eveyone would say, even I would say it. There might have been an ancient civillization there, but we are still finding out new stuff everyday.
Yes the face has been a pop icon. It has appeared in many books, magazines even radio talk shows. Some people even think that it is possible that there is somehow life there on Mars.
You shouldn't believe that aliens really did make the face. We don't have any proof that aliens are even real. So we can't say that aliens made the face. Since there are humans are Earth then there could probably once have been humans on Mars, but we have no clue at all. So far its just a natural landform since we have no proof its made from humans or even possible aliens. | 2 |
I whole-heartedly believe the United States should keep the electoral College because the people voting are more legit, the voters are more educated in government topics than most, and citizens still have a say in the vote. Some citizens need to realize that electing a president is a big deal. Electors have more knowledge than most citizens about those government choices and which is best for The United States. Just because it says a citizen is qualified to vote does not always mean that person is making the correct decision. The electoral college electors uses their votes on legit reasons and what can benefit their country.
Electoral College is the way to go because the people voting are more legit. These Electors see what the people who are running for president and vice president have to offer. If they feel it is more benefical than what the other president/vice president has to offer, they will vote for that president. Most citizens understand what the president and vice president is trying to do for their country but the other citizens who are only voting because they can, do not. These citizens still effect the elect of the president and vice president and that's why the electoral college is a must have.
Electors are usually more educated in government topics than most citizens. The electors are people from the House of Representatives and Senators also. For those Representatives and those Senators to get there, they study about the United States and it's government. When Presidents and Vice presidents state what they are willing to do for the country, those electors know if it is appropriate and necessary and which one makes more sense or benefits the country more than the other. Not that Citizens would understand the best choice for the country but more likely than not an electors would make a more educated choice than a citizen would.
Even though the electors are voting, Citizens vote still count and matter. Citizens vote for the elector who is voting for the president that the citizens wants to vote for. A citizen can vote for a certain amount of electors who pledged to vote for the desired President and Vice President. If those electors won the statewide election, that desired President and Vice president would get those certain amount of electoral votes. It all depends on the citizens to choose the electors and whoever gets the majority vote, gets the electoral votes.
In Conclusion, the electoral college definitely should stay and help choose the better President and Vice President. The electors have a more legit reason to their choice than most citizens voting, since the electors are based on Representatives and Senators, they are more educated in that government matter, and even though it is electoral votes, the citizens vote count and matter. Without the electoral college, citizens who voted for a president can lose because the people who voted for the other president didn't think about the advantage and disadvantage of that president. Even if it was the better choice, the president can have ideas that don't benefit the voter. Electoral college who be kept and help all citizens choice the more reliable President and Vice President. | 3 |
Dear Florida Senator,
We should not use the Electoral College, because it causes confusion and mostly anger. Sometimes when the Electoral College elects one canidate, even though he got less popular votes, he can screw up the whole system.
Some people do not understand how the Electoral College works, and they become confused as to how the canidate with the least amount of popular votes could become president.
Most people get angry and then the crime count rises, because some people absolutely do not want a certain canidate to become presdient, because of the things they were told, and that they researched about the canidate. When the canidate they voted for doesn't win the election even though they had the most popular votes, they go on a rampage, and do things that they wouldn't normally do, out of anger, because some people are extremely political, and they cannot help but to start problems in their community.
For example, many people think that Barrack Obama in screwing up the American unity and way of life. Like trying to ban guns, which are legally gufted to us under the 2nd Amendmant of the Constitution.
On the the hand, sometimes the canidate with the most popular votes can be the worst if he became president. I believe that the American people should be given all the facts sp that we can at least help the Electoral College make the decision of who shall become president.
Sincerly,
PROPER_NAME | 1 |
The advantages that not having cars can bring is that they wont be that much air polution anymore. In German there is a city that doesnt allow people to have cars and will get fined if they have there car parked there. Also in Paris that happens and there is more people that are riding bikes and the smog that is caused by the air pollution is going down. In Colombia they are build new sidewalks and parks and sport center have bloomed through the city. Now President Obama want to do the same thing and has noticed that every years less and less people are not getting their licenses.
In Paris on Mondays motorisrs with even-numbered licenses plates were ordered to leave there car at home or have to pay a $31 fine. In the story "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Robert Duffer they say "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, and after 5 days of intensifying smog..." since people were not useing their car it droped down the smog. so that proves that the car were what was causing the smog to cover the capital city. Robert say "The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on Tuesday." This also means that the people were starting to notice that the smog is going down and decisded that it wouls be better if there are no more cars on the street anymore.
Now in the story "The end of car culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal its is talking about how the President is seeing how Americans are buying less cars, driving licenses and getting less licenses as each year goes by. Elisabeth said "The United Stats, with it broad expanses and surburban ideals, had long been one of the world's prime car cultures. It is the birthplace of the ModelT;the home of Detroit; thep lace where Wilson Pickett immprtalized "Mustang Sally"." This country is were people have made a name for them selves by building cars and putting things out there to get them from place to place. They should made the people decided what to do. Let them want to walk to where ever they need to go to evey day and not have to force them to do something you tell them do to and if they dont you will fine them.
In Colombia millions of people are all ready used to the no car law. They have taken it in like its nothing. They only alow Buses and Taxis to drive 7 million people and it has been 3 years and people are doing just fine. people have gooten used to it and dont care and dont let anything stop them. Now in Germany they allow people to buy car only if they pay $40,000 for a car space and a home. 70% of Vauban's families do not have cars and 57% have sold there car to move there. Passenger cars are responsible for most of the green house gas.
People need to start thing about the way that they are treating with earth. Without car people are doing normal thing. In Paris, Germany and in Coloumbia people have taken in the law and have lived with it. i think it is somthing that could be good but a lot of people need cars to get to work and take there kids to school everyday. | 1 |
This is not created by aliens, it was created by landforms and only landforms because aliens are not smart. What would they do with a face, just make a rock out of it? Scientists agree that is was created by natural landforms.
The only way it could have been created is by natural landform that happen way longer than when they dicovered the face. In paragraph 7 it says "Revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien minument after all". That states that there was no aliens involved with the face. What would aliens use to make the face in the rocks?
Scientists say that in paragraph 12 "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-- landforms common around the American West". So this means that it doesn't really have any evidence that aliens made it. This just means that it very well could be just natural landform creating things.
But, some people may think like the people in paragraph 8. " The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps, said skeptics, alien markings were hidden by haze". So right now it shows that there could be a possibility that aliens could have made the Face. This one piece of evidence could be the evidence they are looking for.
In conclusion, no one knows what made this interesting Face on Mars. But we do have a lot of information about what could have made it if it wasnt aliens. When we don't have a lot of information here, we can not really think what this Face was made by. All in all we think this Face was made by simple natural landform. | 2 |
Imagine that it's 6:00am, Monday 2026 and you wake up to the smell of gasoline, fuel, and fogged air; you look outside and all you see is car after car commuting to one's everday life and spreading pollution every where. Cars are used way to often by many people who don't even need it most the time. If you do your part and limit car usage only good things will come to the world. Limiting car usage in todays' environment sounds like a difficult thing to do since people work, go to school, etc. but in reality limiting car usage is saving the environment around us and by saving the environment you are saving yourself.
The high number of car usage is polluting our environment in numerous ways due to the smog it creates that corrupts the air. Sometimes it takes seeing what one is doing to stop and think about how they are affecting it. "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city ( Source 2, Paragraph 10)". You can see that because of the increased pollution in Paris they put-forth a law to limit the car usage in the city. If you limit usage than progress in the environment will occur. "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog ( Source 2, Paragraph 14)". In only "five-days" more than half of congested pollution decreased due to the limiting of car usage in that area. Cars can just destroy the atmosphere but we as people can make a big change by just walking or riding a bike in the times where you don't need a car and just doing that is a great way to decrease pollution by limiting your car usage.
Some places and people in the world seem to thrive without cars in their everyday system. People who don't own cars seem to have less stress in their life. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way... ( Source 1, Paragraph 3)". In some areas of the world the government has days to support the limiting of car usage by banning them for a temporary time. "BOGOTA, Colombia- In a program... millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took busses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams" ( Source 3, Paragraph 20)". Having a day free of cars has a great chance of decreasing some of the modern stresses of life. Living a life without cars even if it is for a certain period of time is helpful in reducing the pressure on ones' life and gives nature a fighting chance on this planet.
Limiting car usage is beneficial to world whether the impact is small or large it all plays a good part in protecting our health and the environment around us. People have made changes some take to the extreme others don't do something about it until they see for themselves what it does. If one limits their car usage then they are being a great benefactor and get to experience the advantages of it. You stop imagining and now you think "I'm going to ride my bike to school today". | 3 |
A reason that people should participate in the seagoing cowboy program is because it is fun. I know this because the text says " Luke also found time to have fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded." Also, because the text says " The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed."
Another reason to join in the seagoing cowboys program is because you get to help and take care of animals. I know this because the text says " UNRRA hired "seagoing cowboys" to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas."
People should also join the seagoing cowboys program because they get to travel to places like europe and china. I know this because the text says " Besides helping people, i had the side benefit of seeing europe and china." Also, because the text says " Luke also toured an excavated castle in crete and marveled at panama canal on his way to china."
Another reason people should join the program is because there is so much adventure and you get to do so many things. I know this because the text says " I'm grateful for all of the opportunity." Also, because the text says " So was taking a gondola ride in venice, italy, a city with streets of water."
In conclusion, people should join the seagoing cowboy program because it is fun, you get to help animals, you get to see differant places and travel, and you get to participate in fun adventures like going to china. | 1 |
Cars are seen as a necessity due to the fact that they make everyday life/tasks easier; but wait, so can the internet, cellphones and other technological advancements of the modern era. Cars are no longer as useful as they were made to seem due to the fact that the they come at too much of a figurative and literal cost when compared to other technological advancements or houses. Cars emit a large amount of greenhouse gases -"choking cities"- which is a large contributer to air pollution. Along with the toll they place on the enviroment, cars cause stress, leaving a mental and physical toll on your body as well.
Cars are no longer as useful as when they were first invented. They provided forms of easier transportation to communicate and socialize with others, reach the designated location within a shorter time, and limit how much people had to walk. They are stilled used for these purposes today, but are no longer neccessary. The internet allows you to "feel more connected without driving to meet friends." Although there hasnt been a "solution" to having to walk, there shouldnt need to be. Cars give people another excuse for being lazy. In Bogota, there is an annnual day known as Car-free day. on this day, cars are banned from being used and only buses and taxis are permitted in this capital city of 7 million. With a city of so many you would think that the day would have a terrible turnout, but many people benefited from the experience. It alowed people to view the world face to face, instead of behind a sheet of glass. While either riding their bicycle or walking, people are able to take in the sites and try new things that they'd usally pass by while driving.
Cars emit a large amount of greenhouse gases -"choking cities"- which contribute to the worldwide problem known as air pollution. Along with the toll they place on the enviroment, cars cause stress, leaving a mental and physical toll on your body as well. In Europe, passenger cars are responsible for 12% of greenhouse gas emission. In some car-intensive areas in the U.S. it is 50%. It has gotten so bad that Paris had to enforce a ban on partial driving to reduce near-record pollution. The stress this pollution leaves on the enviroment is similar to the physical and mental toll, caused by cars, on the body. The large amount of car usage causes traffic jams which can lead to stress and aggitation, and sitting in one position for so long can leave stress on the body (cramping.) Cars can also cause mental stress due to the fact that they cost so much. many people choose not to own them do to this fact, but the ones who do are not only required to pay for the car, but also have to pay additional fees for things such as insurance.
Cars are no longer necessary. There have been many technological advancements made to do what cars can do without the toll placed on the enviroment and your body. | 3 |
Dear senator,
As you know the Electoral College is a process, not a place. But do you think many other people know that. They might get a hint if you can change the election by popular vote for the president of the United States. In my opinion that would make me happier if the person I voted for came on tv everyday telling me new things. I wouldn't want someone I had no say in do that. because the person you voted for you obvioulsy had a reason to vote for them, in my persepctive of this, other people will catch on and find the good in the best one. The guy with the most votes wins.
The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, "the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of electoral votes by congress".
With that said, me being at the age of fourteen, I won't get the chance to go with the electors and vote for who I want, but being able to have the popular vote selected, I feel in a way as if im a huge part in the voting thats being held. Therefore having the Electoral College consist of 538 electors. I still woudl feel a part of the voting.
Each canidate running for president in your state has his or her own froup of electors. These elcetors are ususually chosen by the canidates political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilites are.
I feel as if popoular votes will benefit the region in many ways. But starting on the residents of other regions are likely to feel disenfranchised- to feel that their votes do not count, that the new president will have no regard for their intrests, that he really insnt their president. If I wee presidnet i would want everyone to feel welcome and wanting to listen to what I have to say. Not saying that they would all like my decisons but I would want them invloved, I beileve every president should want their citizens involved and do be able to stay up to date. Statistics show that it has been argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a canidate who has no hope of carrying their state. " The founding fathers esatblished it in the Constitution aas a comprimise between election of the president by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens".
Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Aboloshing the electoral college. A toll taken in 2000 shortly after Al Gore, the popular vote had overcome the electoral vote. This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose presidency. So if everyone make san effort to get involved and do their part, they can have the president they want. If they don't do their paert they shouldn't have a say in it. Thank you for your time.
Sincerly,
PROPER_NAME | 2 |
The driverless cars would be something people would like to have but they may not be very safe. There is the same amount of negative aspects as well as positive aspects of the cars. I am mostly against the the development of the driverless cars.
The cars have sensors to alert the drivers if they are heading towards something dangerous or the car deal with the circumstance they're in. The cars have gone miles without crashing but still need a driver. What if the car is in traffic issues where the driver needs to be in control and the sensor is broke and can't alert the driver? The driver could stop paying attention for one second and the car could wreck. The sensors could also malfunction and run into something when it was supposed to brake.
The car also vibrates and has flashing lights to warn the driver. The vibration and lights could become dull and the driver may not notice them. The driver could then wreck or get hurt because he or she didn't know they were supposed to drive or not.
There are not laws to protect someone if there is an accident. The car could fail and no one would know who to blame. It is illegal to drive these cars in most states because they're not fully safe. What if someone thinks they're safe and the laws pass to where people can drive them but they malfunction? Who would get in trouble? The driver or the manufacturer?
Even though they could be safer than a person driving, the car is still not completely safe. There are good qualities of the car like the warning signs and the entertainment while people aren't driving but those could break. The technology of the car could fail and hurt someone or multiple people. Some could think that the car is durable but they would still need to take precautions. | 2 |
Dear Florida State Senator,
I am writing to you about the position of the Electoral College. It seems that it's difficult to depend on electoral college while the American people should vote for who their president should be in a right way. Their been mistakes and uncertain way to handle the people votes. And I can probably understand why their's a use for Electoral College because of many voters vote but their should be a chance that people should choose.
I argue against electoral college because of we might call the disaster factor. ''The American people should consider themselves lucky that 200 fiasc was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worse.'' The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer. Why should the electors be responsible for choosing while defying the people? Electors would sometimes refuse to vote their party's candidate and cast whomever they please. That is why votes should counted for each indivdual voters.
Another reason to be against electoral college is that big states gets all the attention than liitle states do. ''The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution..'' written in the In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised metod of choosing the President by Richard A. Posner. The big states should get as half of the electoral votes. And the little states should double their votes.
My reasons are fair as they should be. Disaster factors and big states aren't fair, the American should vote for their President in a right way. | 2 |
You will like to join the Seagoing Cowboys because you will take care of the animals that are on the boat. You will get to sightsee and go to different countries that you have never been before. After the animals leave the boat you get to do things on the boat like reading, Table-tennis tournaments, boxing, and more fun activites. Everyday you maybe need to go to deliver the animals to a new country and you will get to feed them and take care of them. This boy named Luke graduatied and his life changed after he said yes to go on a cattle boat.
First, Luke graduated high school and he had two part-time jobs one at the grocery store and one at the bank his friend Don invited him on a cattle boat to go to Europe he said yes and he knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime. When it was nineteen fourty-five World War two was over in Europe and the UNRRA hired Seagoing Cowboys to take care of the animals that were shipped over sea. Luke and Don singed up to be Seagoing Cowboys and in August nineteen fourty-five they received their orders to report to New Orleans and Luke says, "We arrived August fourteen the day the pacific war ended." so they both got their seaman's papers and boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster, that was headed for Greece. Luke turned eightteen which meant he could be drafted for the military service. By the time he was discharged in 1947, Luke made nine trips which was the most of any Seagoing Cowboy.
In conclusion Luke was a good Seagoing Cowboy but, he was not working for a couple of days because he cracked his ribs on a rainy night. Luke was knowed for making the most trips that a Seagoing Cowboy has ever made. Luke had a total of sixteen times that he croosed the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War two. Luke was a nice caring man who help on the ship and the people. Luke opened up the world to him and had a grateful opportunity that made him more awareof the people of the other countries and their needs. | 1 |
Throughout the past century car usage has exploded; from a luxury available only to the highest echelon of society to a tool almost essential to life. Although cars are convenient there are many downsides to having them. Some reasons a society that limits car use could be beneficial are: expenses, environmental costs, and health degredation. Hopefully together we can curb car usage and lead the way for a cheaper, greener, and healthier future.
Its a known fact that cars are expensive, but when you add up all of the costs how much is really spent. Especially for younger drivers; insurance is a ludicris expense, often totalling hundreds of dollars per month. Another expense, obviously, is gas. Gas may be at a 5 year low right now but the slightest instability in oil producing countries could cause prices to skyrocket. Still if you add in the cost of the car your looking at a highly expensive way of living. Life obviously could be less expensive without car use.
Another illeffect of car use is environmental impact. car emmisions are responsible for up to 50 percent of total green house gas emmisions in some states. Using cars is not good for the environment. Cars pollute are atmosphere and can accelerate the rate of ozone layer deteorioration. They also, indirectly, damage habitats by requiring new roads and highways to be built thus disturbing ecosystems. Automobiles also use large quantities of petrolium; a finite and ever neccesary resource in this global world. Car usage needs to be drastically reduced in order to preserve the environment.
Health issues can also develop from overusing cars. For instance, by looking at cultures that do not use cars it is evident that less children with autism are born to said peoples, such as the Amish. Another benefit of not using cars is exercise. People that drive instead of walking or bicycling are not only becoming more obese they are also putting themselves at an elevated risk for heart disease. Car accidents are one of the highest causes of premature death in the united states; thus if people drove less these accidents would occur far less often. The choice seems clear; a carless society is more healthy for all.
All in all, although cars may have benefits, the drawbacks of having them far out way any of said benefits. Car usage is expensive, bad for the environment and unhealthy. Together, society must ultimately decide whether life with automobiles is worth it and live with the consequences. | 3 |
The advantages of limiting car usage has errupted since the year 2005. America's love affair with vehicles has been like the love of their children. Most people cant get any where without a car; they begin to believe that without a car you cat go anywhere, but if they look at the bright side America has many uses of transportation such as bus, train, plane, car pool, hiking, skating, bicycle, and walking. By using these ways of transportation many places around the world will find that is much easier then using a car everyday; maybe if we tried to make these federal transportation toals in our city then maybe air polution will decrese or even go away completely. There has been many improvement campaigns around the world such as Bogota's day without cars and Paris's driving ban due to smog. Many counties, cities, and states around the world are finding ways of transportation without cars and we should to. A world without cars is a utopia of a new way of living because many people are much happier this way.
As a result, to a world without cars Vauban, Germany's people has said a life without cars is wonderfull even if it takes a little more time to get places. "As a result, 70 percent of Vauban's families donot own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here. "When i had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way," said Heidrun Walter, a media trainor and a mother of two, as she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor"(Rosenthal.3). According to Elizabeth Rosenthal's statistic Vauban's citizens are happy in this new way of life; they have learned that a life without cars can be different' but happier so that they can go through out their busy days without hearing the sound of an ongiong car zooming pass them as they walk the streets of their cities."Vauban's streets a COMPLETELY car free besides the tram to downtown Feiburg and a few streets on the edge of the community"(Rosenthal.2). According to Elizabeth Rosenthal Vauban's streets being car free is a easier life; there is less traffic while trying to get to work in the morning, or even trying to get home, and picking up your kids in the afternoon.
"After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city"(Duffer.10). Paris being near pollution has caused them to enforce a partial driving ban on its cities people. In my oppinion Paris going into over pollution would cause it population to die to the lost of many lives because of air pollution. After 5 days of intesifying the smog congestion decresased and there was many people rerouting their daily lifes to acounter the partial ban on their daily lifes. "On monday many 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"(Duffer.11). Almost 4,000 motorist were fined that day because they did'nt want to listen to a simple order. Due to the partial ban the congestion of motor vehicles decreased by 60 percent in the capital of france. This ban is a good way to take away the stress of putting gas in your vehicles, finding someone to fix your car when it has broken down and a possible cure to lowering the global effect of air pollution.
As a result, to America's campaigns and organizations to keep U.S. drivers off the street and on public transportation the number of people driving and the number of people getting their license has decresased since 2009. Demographic shifts in the driving population has caused the population of many places around the world to stop driving cars and find new ways to get around. In the United States the Enviromental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities and federal transportation toals, that mattering on its out come, may become a law throught the whole of the United States within the next six years. This law may cause many U.S. citizens to become upset because of the restrictment of something they use through out their daily lifes. Most people in the U.S. think that driving is the only way to get around but there are many ways of transportation mattering on where your going and how fast you want to get there. | 3 |
Modern day technology can identify human emotions. One very strong claim and great example is the 3D computer model. It begins when the computer constructs the model of a human face or painting.
Leonardo da Vinci, a famous artist, painted The Mona Lisa, but new technology computer software can recognize emotion, according to Prof. Thomas Huang, of the Beckham Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois. The 3D computer model can construct all 44 major muscles in the humans body, but it must move like human muscles. The movent of one or more muscles during this process is called an "action unit". According to Dr. Huang, "facial expressions for each emotion are universal", even though some individuals often show varying degrees of expression.
When using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software can track facial movements in a real face in a student or painting. Weighing in different units, the software can identify mixed emotions because each experssion is compared against a neutral face. For instance, in person, you can probably tell how someone is feeling simply by the look on his/her face. Scientists and Professors today would go over types of human emotions through the 3D computer model.
The home PC you own can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's or any humans smile. The Facial Action Coding System only enables lab computers or computers at a University to identify human emotions. This same technology is used to make computer-animated faces more expressive for video games or video surgery.
In conlusion, modern day technology can identify human emotions through a 3D computer or The Facial Action Coding System. The value of using this technology to read students' emotional expressions is very valuable and can be used to express how someone feels. I'm 100% for the use of this technology becuase this is a one of a kind new age technology. | 1 |
Imagining a day without a car seems impossible if you are one of those people who depend on a car seven days a week. If you, my fellow citizens, take the chance to live at least a day without a car you would experience all the advantages of not having a vehicle. These advantages include, saving money, time and the enviroment. Not only will you be saving things we all wish to save on, we will also gain the oppurtunity to have more one on one time with friends or even family.
Experiencing a day without something you always depend on may seem foolish, considering, "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." (paragraph 5, Source 1:
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars
) Living a day without your vehicle you can find yourself saving time,according to paragraph 43, (Source 4:
The End of Car Culture
) "Transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources,lower emissions and improve safety." If more and more people decide to live a motor-vehicle free life, then this could result in less traffic which can result in having enough time for that cup of coffee before work.
Although, if you dont have a car to get to further places that means you would have to take public transportation, such as a bus. When riding a bus, it is obvious that you are not the only passenger which means that you are not the only stop, this could result in a longer ride. When heading some where, its common that the person needs or wants to get there at a specific time, this could be a reason why not having a car could not apply to you.
Apparently, using public transportation or car pooling can give you the opportunity to bond with your friends, who would want that before arriving at your eight hour shift? As mentioned in paragraph 35, "The rise in cellphones and car-pooling apps has facilitated more flexiable commuting arrangements."(Source 4:
The End of Car Culture
) This could be difficult for you to imagine but it is known that us, humans, are creatures of habit, "people who stopped car commuting as a result of the recession may find less reason to resume the habit..." (paragraph 36,Source 4:
The End of Car Culture
) This means that once we start this amazing and life changing habit, we won't be able to stop.
Clearly, not having a vehicle could give you many advantages in your every day life. No more time being wasted or losing touch with close friends. Instead of viewing this as something negative, take it as something positive so that you could adapt and let riding a bike to work, a life changing habit. | 2 |
There is so much new technology availiable today that helps benifit people in every aspects of their every day lives. There is very complex pieces of technology, such as machines that can detect illness, and very simple ones such as computers that simply allow people to type out papers, or cameras that allow people to take a picture. These things simply help people excel in all the things they do each and every day. One new piece of technology that can help people in many different aspects of their lives is an app that allows their emotions to be detected. The use of technology to detect students' emotions can be valuable to a classroom for many reasons. Using this technology can be very benificial to not only the teachers and staff, but the students as well. This special technology can help in the classroom by allowing the teachers to know what lessons work best, and how the children respond to the lessons. Along with that, they can know the mental state of the children and learn a little more about their personalities.
Using emotion recognition will really let a school benifit overall. One example that demonstrates how valuable this could be to students is when Nick D'Alto wrote in his article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the quote by Dr. Huang saying, "A classroom computer could could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." This shows the values of this program, because it would allow for the teachers to know that a student is struggling or not interested, and it would allow for them to change up their lesson to make it more enjoyable and understandable for the children. This is benificial for the teachers becuase they can see the childrens' reactions and also take their emotions into consideration when planning future lessons. This can also be used for the good of the students, because the teachers will be able to tell if they are confused or not, allowing for them to get extra help or the teacher will know to explain the lesson better or move ahead.
The article also explains how the technology can detect all emotions. Knowing the emotions of the children in a classroom can also be benificial for the students and the teachers because they can study the trends of their emotions to tell if something is wrong with the child. For example, if a child is happy most of the time in class, and then one day the technology detects that they are sad and they continue to be sad for a while, the teacher might talk to that student to make sure that everything is okay at home and at school. This could also be able to detect things, such as bullying, by the child's emotions. If their emotions change completely, something might be worng, or somthing really good or bad might have happened. It could also benifit the parents of the students, becuase they could get a report on the child's emotions to be able to tell if the school or classes they are in are working for their child.
Overall, using technology to detect emotions in a classroom can be valuable to everyone because it can be used to plan lessons and detecting bullying and other problems a child might be having at school or home. Although some people might think it is taking away the privacy of the children by having a camera scanning them, in the end, this technology is to help benifit the children and teachers by giving them a better and safe school and learning experience. Therefore, having an app that can detect the emotions of a student in a classroom is very valuable and benificial to everyone. | 3 |
We need to stop having electoral colleges its unfair and really out of date most poeple dont even see a campaighn with electoral votes. If we were to change to popular voting then we could have everyone involved in the voting and it would be fair voting and desisions for everyone who is involved. When your in a electoral vote you are not voting for a president but for a slate of electors.
It is not fair for state legislatures to pick our electors thats why we had the big fiasco back in 2000. The government basically has full control over the who really gets the win of the vote if we stay in the elactoral vote system they have free reighn on what electors to send to congress on whom ever they agree with. In a electoral vote bigger states gets the most attention from presedental campaighns and a smaller state wouldnt get any attention at all to the campaighn In electoral votes they have toss up states which are states that will pay the campaighn very close attention which basically means they choose who wins because their known as thoughtful voters.
The reason we should do away with the electoral system and out in the popular system is because it is alot more easy to get involved with and you have control over whose president and the elevtors not the government. We have the right to pick our presedints and congress so we should do it right and in a fair way. | 1 |
Can Cars really be driverless? This article gives us information on the science beneath the production of the driverless car. The car has some ups and downs to it, however, the technology is becoming more and more advanced and understood as we go throughout the years.
The driverless car has some great advantages to it. In the 1950s General Motors created what they call a concept car that only ran on a special test track. The track had embedded eletrical cable which sent radio signals to the car. The technology put into a car has a dubbed LIDAR, which uses and constantly updates a 3-D mode of the cars surroundings. The combination allows the driverless car to be able to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel. The car manufacturers are considering putting cameras in the car to watch and make sure the drivers are still aware of what is going on on the road.
However there are still some downfalls to the driverless cars. Although they have figured out how to make it to where the car can drive on the freeway hands free and be able to park hands free, you are never really not driving the car. A comon question asked is "Wouldn't the driver get board wating for their turn to drive?" Well you have to be in full alert even if you are just sitting in the car. They have created technlology to where the person sitting in the car will get alerts when they need to take over. Say the car is on the freeway and it comes to a work zone. The car will send an alert telling the driver to take over.
Driverless cars are on a great road to becoming something great. They may not be able to drive completly on their own yet, but they do have a car that can drve 90 percent of the time on its own, and the car manufacturer is Tesla. Although it may not be the top of the line yet, it is still a great accomplishment. Not having to actually physically "drive" unless needed to, the driverless car is great in many ways.
The advancement in creating the driverless car has come a long way. From just using a concept car on a special test track to actually being able to go on the roads. Many people may not like the car because it can't drive completely on its own, but its just the begining. There is still more to come in the great development of the driverless call. | 3 |
The ambitious goals of each person that feel less of cars can stop the pollutants throughout the world. People even feel that a shortening in car use can bring down or ease some stress. We may never know what the less use of cars can bring other than lower air pollution. From better air pollution to lower stress, all over the world these are some of the advantages of limiting car usage I feel will be made.
To start off, I feel it's safe to say that one of the main reasons of limiting car use is because of air pollution. Everyday more than millions of cars are being used throughout the day. Half of them are ranned by Disel fuel. This can be considered in France cautiosly throughout Paris where they typically have more smog than other European capitals. 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.
Second of all, when driving there can seem to be alot of tension or stress built up in a person prior to that 16 year old happy about driving her new Beetle on the road. When driving there are lots of distractions that can work a person up. You have those road raggers that just can't get over those slow driving grandma's on the road. Then you have those over protective driver's thats doing 30 in a 35 speed limit and is scared for the needle to even touch 35. You also have those ones that don't even want to be driving but didn't want to walk. Throughout that time of driving it's stressing you to your limit by either killing your mood, rudening your attitude, or just exhausting you to the max. | 2 |
Have u ever imagined how ur future family would be living with all the problems being caused on earth? what if it was said that someday somehow venus was suitable and stable enough to support human life and all of human needs. Here are three reasons why we should study venus.
Reason number one is they say venus is the closest planet to being like earth by being covered in oceans and it is one of the nearest planets to the earth. One day if venus ever goes back to what it once was it could be a great use to planet earh it could provide resources we run out of if we ever do.
Reason number two why we should research venus is because what if it somehow in the future is going to turn into a problem and cause the earth problems. The scientist could figure out a solution on how to stop it and prevent it from damaging eart in anyway if it ever becomes a danger to our home planet.
The third reason on why venus should be researched is because someday scientist may come up with technology that could maybe make planet venus hospitable for human life if they know how ho to change some climate features or other things that are needed to make venus hospitable for humans.
The three reasons why we should reaserch venus is so that humans on planet earth could get resources if ever needed. Reason two is so that we could prevent venus from harming earth if that is ever going to happen. reason number three is that someday we may be able to make venus hospitable with enough research. Those are three reasons why venus should be reaserched. | 2 |
When the Viking 1 discovered the face on Mars, many people believed that the face was created by aliens. Forty years later, those consperacies remain in the minds of many people who do not belive NASA when they say, "It's just a mesa." NASA has sent three objects to Mars, the Viking 1 the Vinking 2, and a MGS, in which all three have been able to locate this face shaped messa in a area called Cydonia. Each time the face become a little less noticiable but stil noticable enough to find.
On April 5th, 1998, the MGS along with Michael Malin and his Mars Obriter Camera flew over Cydonia for the first time. They were albe to snap a picture ten times sharper than the one taken in 1976. The picture was uploaded to the internet, where thousands of wed surfers wher waiting to see what it revealed. to many their theory had been proven to be correct, while others still thought it was a alien built structure. The picture revealed a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. Not everyone was satisfied with the outcome. Some skepticcs said that alien marking were hiden by the haze. The pictures were taken at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter, a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet, causing the Mars Global Surveyor to have to peer through wispy clouds in order to see the face.
The skeptics were right when they said that they had to peek through haze, however they were wrong about the part where they said the haze hid the alien markings. On April 8th, 2001, just three years after the Viking 2 found the face, another mission to Mars reached its location. the 8th of April was a cloudless summer day in Cydonia. The MGS was able to draw close enough for a second look at the face. Garvin said, "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Fce in the feld of view. Milin"s team captured an extrodinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution." Each pixil in the 2001 imge sans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. He went on to say, "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size. So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes in the groud or Egyptian-styl pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" By saying that, Garvin proved all those speculations about the face being an alien structer, are false.
What the picture actually shows, is not a alien civilation, but is the Martian equivalent od a butte or messa. Buttes and mesas are common landforms around the American West. Garvin addedthat it reminds him most of the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. He then explained,"That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face of Mars."
After the first picture of the face on Mars was released to the public, NASA explained the picture is just, "a huge rock formation...which resembles a human head...formed by shadows giving the ilusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." It was later added that it is just another Martian mesa,, common around Cydonia. The only difference that seperates this one form the rest are unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh.
Like the man on the moon, the face on Mars is only a structure that resembals the humans that run Earth. The accidental resemblance is quite astonishing to say the least, thought nevertheless, in reality its "just anouther Masa" made by nature not aliens. | 3 |
In the article it talks a lot about emotional expressions and how the new software can tell if you mad or upset or happy or not. Technology can not read the emotional expessions of students in a classroom is valuable.
In the Making Mona Lisa Smile story they talk a lot about how the new software technology called the Facial Action Coding System. Tthey talk about how when somebody is upset or bored the new software technology would realize that you would be upset. In the Making Mona Lisa Smile story they also talked about how your facail expression. Your facial expressions would tell a lot more then what you would say like if your were to be mad or anything and you say that your not your face would say different. In the text it states that "then it could modify the lesson , like an effective human instructor."
In the Making Mona Lisa Smile | 0 |
Why did people think that there was aliens on Mars. There was a face on mars,
They think it was made by aliens, and was it aliens or just landforms.
There was a face on mars. NASA's took some photos of the face. A lot of people seem to think that it is aliens that made look like face. People knew there most be others living on mars.
Poeple think it made by made by aliens. Other knew that it was made by the first humens and to think it look like Egyptian Phareoh. Why was it there and want to know who put there and how did it get there. So did people think is was aliens or humens.
Was it aliens or just landforms. To find out that it was just landforms some people want it aliens or first humens. Some what knew what is look like them was (middle butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho). Other knew that was landforms.
What I think what it is a buch of rocks that stay there for a longtime . Here are my reason. There was a face on mars, They think it was made by aliens, and was it aliens or just landforms. | 1 |
Computers are something of the present, and man-kind is hoping for more efficient computers in the future. More and more lately students are being assigned a computer of their own supplied by the school. Sometimes these computers are used for bad but mostly good. The Facial Action Coding System could be helpful for furthering academics in school corporations and could be used to help state testing which has just recently been switched to online.
The Facial Action Coding System is something that school should invest in. It should not become something that everyone needs to have because some schools cannot even afford books! For the schools that can afford this program it could be made beneficial many different ways. For example, many students become tired using their computers, so if the computer reads the child is becoming tired it could offer an academic game or a brain teaser to make the child more lively. The article states, " 'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr Huang predicts.' Then is could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.' " This program can also read happiness and sadness. Some students suffer from depression and have thoughts of suicide. This program could notify the teacher or counselor if the student is continuously sad or angry. This could help prevent things such as school shootings, self mutilation, or even suicide.
Some people may argue this program is taking away from a teachers job or is could be used for the wrong things. Technology has taken the load off of teachers in the last ten years, but it has also caused some harm. With technology comes the problems of students not having their computers charged, money shortages, and things breaking. Those things have distracted from students learning. In the big picture, do the pros outweigh the cons?
In the overall outlook on furthering a student's computer's capability using this program is the better option. Everything comes with problems. It does add something more to a teachers plate, but it also helps a teacher make a connection with the student. The Facial Action Coding system is beneficial and should be considered by school corporations around the world. | 3 |
When I think about owning a car that can drive itself it blows my mind. Never in a million years would I think that in my lifetime, this could be possible. Many people believe that driverless cars are a wonderful, innovative idea. On the other side some people believe that driverless cars could be dangerous. I favor driverless cars in most aspects, but it would be foolish to think one-sided.
There are many benefits of driverless cars. For me specifically, sometimes I find it hard to get rides to go places. With a driverless car I could go anywhere at anytime. In my family we are very busy, sometimes at different places at the same time. Sometimes I have rehearsal and my brother has wrestling practice while my parents are both at work. We do a lot of carpooling. With driverless cars it would be a lot easier.
There are some benefits but there are also some negatives of driverless cars. Even though the companies manufacturing these so called driverless cars have made sure they have every safety measure in place there are still somethings even they can't control. Weather can sometimes play a big role in how a car drives. Wind and rain can effect your driving and sometimes even eathrquakes and tornadoes strike when you are driving. Eventually they may produce a tool that could combat this but as of right now I don't know how we can get over this obstacle. Machines may react faster and smarter than humans but there will always a small fraction of accidents caused by animals or pedestrians in the road. I don't think we should take for granted this improvement though. Look at it like this, machines may not be perfect but they are certainly better than humans. Humans don't react as quickly. Think about drunk drivers, the amount of accidents caused by drunk would most likely be exponentially decreased.
With driverless cars I think our roads would be significantly safer. Although driverless cars are still a work in progress I think we have made a huge improvement to our safety. If this goes through to the next stage I wouldn't be suprised if we saw less death due to car accidents. That is my position on driverless cars. | 2 |
In the excerpt of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus'' the author mainly talks about how planet Venus is referred as planet Earth's twin and, says how it would be effective, great, and worthy enough to be able to learn more and explore Venus. While the author despites the dangers of visiting and exploring Venus he thinks that its worthy enough that if we study enough and are able to prepare our selfs for a rough adventure, we would be able to break through and show the world that anything is possible.
Venus is worthy enough to explore and learn more about because of all the possiblities we are might being able to have such as, new resources, experiencing new life forms, different elements for the periotic tabe, and so much more. Being able to find these things we would be able to change our life styles here on planet Earth. It would be very benefical for everyone by helping change the way people live and help reduce polution and transportation using the resources we find on Venus.
In the excerpt the author states in the fourth paragraph ''Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it way well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth.'' This is to show that since we have more people interested and fasenated enough to want to help make going to Venus possible it would be much easier to get more information and experiments into our hands to make the trip possible.
All though there is many dangers out there that we may not know about, we should be majorly prepared for the expoditon that we would have some of our brave poeple do.
Venus is a Earth-like planet so our people would be trained to be able to know what to do in certin situations and coming along obstical courses
such as what are listed in the fourth paragraph '' Valleys, mountins, and craters.''
For being well prepared for the first time, the expodition would have not been easy, but it would have been acomplished. After acomplishing the first trip to Venus, we will be more prepared and be able to take on the things we were not able to take on the first time. Over time we would be super familiar with Venus we would most likely be able to have human living life form settling on Venus like we do Earth.
In conclusion, being able to acomplish this tremendous goal we would be able to strive on for more coming in our way and find different paths to make our life style, our planet and our enviorement much more succesful. These new things will lead us on into more in the universe and having humans be more succsesful than ever. | 3 |
Peolpe should join the program because you kinda become an explorer and see a buch of part of the world like how Luck did when he became a Seagoing Cowboys.
When he saw the Acropolis in Greece, also a toured an castle in Crete, and marveled at the Panna Canal on his way to China.
In the other hand Luke almost went flying of the boat in the dark Alantic Ocean when he was a watchman and had to check the animals every hour.
Still when he became a Seagoing
Cowboy it changed his life and maybe it can change yours to see the whole world in person.
Luke was a brave man to become a Seagoing Cowboy during World War 2.
You clould alos incourage people to become a Seagoing Cowboy and help other people.
You never know if you could change the world by becoming a
Seagoing Cowboy. May this could be a opportunity of a lifetime because it was that way for Luck and if he said no a bunch of people could be helpless.
Think about it traveling through the world see things you never saw before.
Could you change people's lifes by joinig in the Seagoing Cowboy Program. | 1 |
Venus is a place that is close to the sun. Scientists say that it is the twins with earth. The thick atmosphere is 3% shy from being all carbon dioxide, as stated in paragrahp 3. Yes, it is every hot in the plant. It is the hottest plant in our solar system. It averages just over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The atomspheric pressure is 90 times greater than plant earth. If scientists say that's are twin planet. Why do they
discuss further visits to its surface. Venus looks like a rocky mountainy place. Venus probably was covered largely with oceans and could have supported carious forms of life! Venus would not be easy place to live, but it is survivable. Yes, it would be hotter. Way hotter. NASA claims that its working on other appriaches to study Venus. Last time Venus was looked at was during the 1940's. When World War ll was happening. Scientists stay that Venus is first place to look at when in look for a new home. I don't how that's possible if the surface is so hot in the plant. | 0 |
Have you ever see an alien? I bet you haven't, so why would you think that aliens would have built a face on Mars? There are numerous reasons why aliens didn't built this Face on Mars. To start off, it's not even a face, just a natural mesa that's been shaped over time. There's no evedence that aliens have made this mesa, and I'll tell you why.
One reason this Face wasn't made by aliens is the fact that the Face isn't even a Face. This Face is actually about the same thing as a mesa or a butte. It's not a Face built by aliens but actully a natural landform. The Face has most likely been there for years, just only looks like a face when it's shadow sets on it perfectly. It's just a natural landform that's change over time, creating the face everyone saw.
Another reason it wasn't made by aliens is that we have photo evedence. If you take a look at the photo's, you will notice that the one taken in 1976 and the one taken in 2001 are pretty identical. In the 1976 photo, you notice it's very blurry. In the 1998 photo, it's not as blurry but you can't really see a face, but in the 2001 picture, is where you csn tell the big difference. You can clearly see that it's not a face at all, just a natural landform on Mars. You can even tell on the landform where everyone thought the eyes, nose, and mouth went, which is why the illusion made it look like a face.
In this essay, I have proven that the Face on Mars isn't a face at all. The Face is actually the equivalent of a mesa or butte. I also used photo evedence to show that the Face is actually a natural landform. I've also explained why the Face was not made by aliens. I hpe you understand why the Face was just a natural landform and not made by aliens. | 3 |
There is much evidence to show that the Face is a natural landform created by natural causes. In paragraph seven, it is stated that with higher quality the picture revealed the natural landform. Critics assume the landform is alien made due to the pictures taken in 1976. However, as technology evolved over the span of twenty five years, the landmark was found once again and revealed the Face. ''As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size. So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!'' said Jim Gavin. Gavin then compared the landform on Mars to other landforms such as the butte or mesa around the American West. Gavin also stated that a landform similar to the one on Mars was in Idaho, called the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. It is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars. Scientists also ruled out the possibility of an extrasteral force creating the landform. The Face was first thought to be another Martian mesa. A Martian mesa is common around the area of Cydonia. With taking these factors into consideration, the landform was simply created by natural causes over the millions of years. | 2 |
In America, cars are concidered an important necessity to life. Cars get people from one place to another in a significantly shorter amount of time than walking from place to place. Cars, however, aren't as beneficial as they may seem. Motorized vehicles are harmful to the environment and ourselves because they release an immense amount of greenhouse gases and force other countries around the world to ban the use of cars to restrict smog.
Firstly, the amount of greenhouse gases released in the United States alone is relatively high compared to more suburban countries. In some large U.S. cities, cars produce approximately 50% of the total greenhouse gases, according to "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars". That percent is extremely high compared to Europe where cars produce only about 12% of the greenhouse gases. Beijing, however, is more polluted than the United States and is said to be the most polluted city in the world. France, on the other hand, has made it a law where certain cars are forbidded to drive on certain days. As a result of France's action, congestion decreased by 60 percent in the capital of Paris. If the United States took a step forward to reduce pollution, the air quality would benefit rather than gradually decline.
Furthermore, other countries around the world have made an effort to reduce pollution. In Bogota, Colombia, there is one day a year where cars are banned with only buses and taxis permitted. The day called "Day Without Cars" is promoting alternative transportation and is reducing smog. Vauban, France, for example, is a suburban city where cars are forbidden. Ownership is allowed, however, there are only two places to park and the cost is $40,000 just for a space to park. The people in Vauban tend to be happier and less tense, according to Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two. Paris is a more urban city than Vauban but has still made efforts to benefit air quality. Motorists with even-numbered license plates were demanded to leave their cars at home on Monday. Motorists with odd-numbered license plates left their vehicles home on Tuesday. Congestion decreased by 60 percent. Other countries around the world have put an effort to reduce pollution from motorized vehicles and the results were positive environmentally and mentally.
The use of automobiles greatly impacts the environment and society negatively. Greenhouse gases pollute the air and driving cars produces mental instability in some cases. Other countries such as Colombia and France have taken a step to reduce pollution and since the cars in the United States produce 50% of the greenhouse gases, the U.S. should concider following Colombia and France's ideas. | 3 |
Outer space is a mystery within itself, but the addition of the planets and stars are just an expansion to those mysteries. The article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" was written for readers to understand how a planet that may be different in design can be the most important reason as to why it should be taken a look at. The author compares and contrasts Venus with Earth and Mars to emphasize what Venus has to offer. Venus may not be the easiest task to complete, but that should encourage people to push the exploration of the planet.
Venus may have a variation of attributes compared to Earth and Mars, but that shouldn't stop people from exploring the planet. Since Earth and Venus are considered "twins," they are similar according to their, "...density and size, and occasionally their distance too." (2) The author also mentions how Venus could have once been the, "...most Earth-like planet in our solar system." With that being said, if Venus was similar to Earth in its lifetime, then it could answer pondering questions like "Is there any other signs of life on other planets?" Just like Earth, Venus has, "valleys, mountains, and craters." (4) Venus' similar characteristics to Earth makes it an interesting mission for scientists.
Sending man to the moon wasn't the easiest trip, but it got done. So, why shouldn't Venus be explored too? Venus is said to have, "...hostile conditions on the surface," (5) and it is considered, "inhospitable." (4) Both phrases do not appear to be the most promising when deciding if landing on Venus is the best choice, but beyond those risks could be life changing discoveries. This mission is impossible because humans are able to make, "machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully."
Traveling to Venus doesn't have to be the most difficult plan. Space travel already is a timely mission, but Venus is said to, "...sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit." If Venus is a close visit, then scientists should be even more compelled to search the planet. Scientist have come up with smart ideas to observe Venus like, "a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 miles above the Venusian landscape." (5) With this the vehicle is close enough to explore without humans dying or the vehicle frying. The heat is dangerous, but scientists could obtain important information they've been wanting to find out.
The author informs readers on the risks of traveling to Venus. Venus is not the safest place to be close to, but dangers have never stopped people from making trips into space in the past. Venus provides many opportunities that people have to be willing to take and learn from. Danger is nothing new to society, so traveling to Venus is only the newest obstacle to bypass. | 3 |
I beleieve that the use of this technology in classrooms is valuable. This new technology can read emotional expressions of students in a class setting. The technology could help teachers know if the students understand or not. This could also improve grades. Even police officers could use this instead of liar detecters. I say this could be a good tool.
Facial expressing is something not all of us are good at. But with new invention we could improve. For example the Mona Lisa is always questioned on wheather she is smilling or not. But now with this we would know that she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent discusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. It is very amazing what this can show us.
Teachers could help there shy students with new invention. Most shy students wont ask when they dont understand what is going on. On the other hand shy or not our faces well always express emotion. So now teachers would know who is confused and help them. Sometimes they dont know if a student is upset and the teacher may think their actions are rude. But now this could let them know the student doesnt want to be rude he or she could be simply upset.
Later on this could even be used outside of a classroom setting. Some Police offices could use this on people the question. For example most people can lie but most peoples facial expressions change when you lie. This way the police officer doesnt have to run threw the trouble of setting a lier detecter up. Now this tool can be helpful in more than just a classroom setting.
I believe this could be a great tool. If our teacher can see and recognize confused faces then students get more help. Now the students have better shots at getting better grades. The more successful students are the more great tools like this come about. | 2 |
In the near future cars will be able to self drive themselves without the need of someone in the drivers seat. This is something many look forward to, but others find it a waste. Many flaws occumpany the autonomous cars that alarm me and many others. The interest in driving will deminish and millions will loose jobs of transportation. If one day the systems controling the cars crash everyone will be forced to walk to get to where they need to be. Self-driven cars will lead to lack of attention on the road which in turn could lead to accidents.
As a young teen the one thing everbody looks forward to most is getting their drivers license. Everyone looks forward to the wind in their hair as they drive around without the company of an adult. If cars become autonomonus teens will no longer get to look forward to acheiving their licences or get to experiance the thrill of driving a car for the first time. Driving is a privilage that shouldn't be taken away from future generations. Millions of people work in the transportation buisness today, earning a paycheck that supports them and their families. If cars become able to drive themselves millions of people will be out of a job. New jobs will have to be persued, and quite honestly there aren't enough jobs out there for everyone that would need one. The unemployment levels will reach an all time high, pushing America further into dept.
Imagine waking up one morning and getting inside your autonomous car, you sit for several minutes before realizing it isn't moving. You call several friends and they inform you that the same thing happened to them. The system is down and there is no way for you to get to work. Systems crash, it's inevitable, all it takes is one crash for people to realize they rely to strongly on these vehicles. What if the systems crash while on the road? Hundreds of accidents will take place resulting in hundreds of deaths and injurys. Autonomous cars are a major accident waiting to happen.
Along the lines of accidents, self-driven cars will allow riders to not feel the need to focus on the road. Attention will be on their phones or on the "in-car entertainment and information systems." If attention leaves the road many accidents could occur. Say a car malfunctions and shoots out of a side road right into the side of the car your sitting in. Your car slids into incoming traffic, right into the path of an autonomus semi that doesn't have time to stop. Doesn't sound very safe, does it? These self driven cars are a bad idea waiting to happen.
If Google cofounder Sergey Brin and the many manufacturers along side him continue their work the autonomous cars should be completed and ready to hit the road by the year two thousand and twenty. Though we grow closer everyday to the autonomous car many road blocks still stand in our way. The lack of attention on the road and the inevitable system crash must be consulted before many even consider purchasing the self driving vehicle. Our saftey should never be put over our strive for an easier life. Autonomous cars will put our saftey in the back seat and make life easy for a short time. | 3 |
Venus is sometiimes called the "Evening Star" is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. However, Venus is actually is a palnet. Examining Venus is very challenging because of its thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide around it. Even like this the scientists are trying to came close to Venus became Venus may well once have been the most Earlth-like planet in our solar system. We, the humans should pay a vist to our sister planet.
Venus is second planet to the sun but it is the hottest planet in our solar system because "beyondhight pressure and heat,Venusian geology and weather present additional impediment like erupting volcanoes,powerful earthquakes and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface". These are a few reasons why we can't get close to Venus, even though we want to.
The National aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) is trying to send humans on to Venus. The scientists can peering Venus from far above the planet using ship orbiting and hovering safely can only give the insight of ground on Venus. This is not enough for scientists to really learn what is going on on Venus because they can not get a samples of rock,gas and anything else from a distance. | 1 |
Consider this, instead of driving to work everyday why ride a bike or walk there? By not driving in a car you're reducing emmitions that go into the air. But what if the distance is too far or you have no sense of direction? That's okay because what do you have on you twenty-four-seven? You can always use your Iphone for directions. Without the use of cars it can benifit the community and ourselves in multiple ways.
Yes, cars and other sources of transportation are great but is doing you and Earth better? Admit it, no. Driving cars increases the smog in your area espcially if you live in Beijing, China.
Limiting the use of cars can reduce the smog (air pollution) "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France... [The smog] rivaled Bijing, China, which is know as one of the most polluted cities in the world. (Duffer, Paris bans driving due to smog.) If more people were to participate who knows how much smog/congestion percentage would go down. "... Colombia... millions of the citizens hiked, biked skated or took buses to work during a car-free day... leaving the streets of the capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams." (Selsky, Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota.)
The decrease in vehicles being bought would result in benificial implications for carbon emissions and the enviroment according to American sociologists.
Though less cars on the road would hurt the car companies like Ford and Mercedes, mobility companies range their products beyond the personal vehicle. "New York's new bike sharing program and its new skyrocketing bridge and tunnel tolls reflect those new priorities" (Rosenthal, The end of car culture.)
Also the use the internet makes people feel better connected than those who drive to see each other. It allows people to communicate by not driving all those extra miles. Other than that, nowadays people car pool or cell phones to get around. so to most, its no big deal these days. | 1 |
I think there is some good things about the Electroal College but some things I do not agree. Overall I believe that we should change the Electoral College. It takes to much time add all the votes and the persents to see who got the most of the votes. Than the senate and the house of representative talk about is and check if they counting is right. Not every one gets to vote.
Maybe if all people got to vote it will be better and will be ble to find out a better count because each state has so many electoral votes. The thing I don't like is that not everyone has the right to vote and the should. It should be a freedom to vote after this is a free country. We also have the freedom of speech why can't we have a freedom to vote. I may understand that not all people are from this country but reall who is thatb is what make us different but, if we would understand it well be better for every to vote. That way it will be more fair than having only those that qulify.
Another thing is that when we vote the add up how mant people voted for this person and how many voted for the other and that n there they decided who won that state. add up the electoral vote but what happens to the other who wanted the other person they get pushed away and it should be like that. Those people should get a say in who the want too not automaticly be part of the one who won that state.
We should change the way we vote for our persident in the way it will become more equal and not asume it is right. To me the elctoral college just rounds up the vote in the state elector. We should and give everyone a chance too vote of course they would be 18 and older but, aleast to try maybe the outcome well be better and more fair towards to election. | 0 |
Have you ever wanted a car that drives its self ? I have, and i think it si a great and cool idea. If all cars were driverless and used as a transportation system and ran on electricty, there would be less pollution from diesel and gas from normal cars, Gas prices could go down a lot because of less usage in it, and with the technology, having a driverless car could potentially prevent wrecks. Driverless cars would be a great thing to have.
One reason having driverless cars is a good idea is because it could be more eco-friendly. less pollution would be produced if all cars were ran on electric and were driverless. Today's cars, trucks, etc.. cause a lot of the pollution in this world. electric, eco-friendly vehicles could lessen the amout of pollution.
Another reason to why driverless cars would be a good thing is; gas prices would go down because of less usage of it. No car would need gas and you might only need a gallon or two if you have to mow your lawn or something. it would save a lot of people money.
My final reason to having Driverless cars is, with the technology we have today, the could bulid the driverless cars to prevent wrecks. if all of the cars on the streets were driverless, there would be no problems caused. The cars would detect the others and prevent the crash. people could text and make phone calls all they want without having to worry about an accident. Texting and driving is a big issue and a major cause of most of today's accidents. A driverless car would cancel that number out becuase you cant text and drive without a driver.
All in all i think having a driverless car is a great idea. It will lower pollution on the earth, Lower gas prices signifigantly, and prevent a lot of wrecks caused by mistakes drivers make daily. i think car manufactuers should consider making driverless cars a big thing. | 2 |
The use of techonology to read the expressios of students in classroom is valuable because it is very helpful for all students when they need to look up something. They can find everything very quickly, and more easy with using the techonoly.
As the article said "Imagine being able to detact exactly how other people are felling, even when they are trying to hide their emitions." We can look up at the techlongy to tell how many percent happy, disgusted, fearful, and angry on the imagine. From the text state, "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearfulnpm and 2 percent angry."
Techonoly today becomes very important, and useful for all of the peoples in the world. They have everything, they have all information for us to look up if we need which very helpfuf our works, and it makes our work become easier. From he text states, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts."
It can also help people relax after a long working, and stressful, or school. We can use it to play a game, watch a movie, or listen to music to help us relax. From the text states, "the same technology cab make computer-animated faces more expressive-for video games or video surgery." | 1 |
In source 1: In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars states that street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden near the French and Swiss borders. Vauban's streets are completely "car free" as stated in the second paragraph. 57% of people sold their car just to move on Vauban's streets. When Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and a mother two said that "when she had a car she was always tense. But is much happier this way."
Vauban, completed in 2006, is an example of growing trend in europe. The United States and elsewhere to seperate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement called "smart planning" stated in paragraph 4. Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and up 50% in some car intensive areas in the United States. When you don't have a car you had to walk to get where you need to go. But when you get a car you dont think about walking because all you wanna do is drive. As stated in paragraph 9, in the United States the Environmental Prtection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities, and legislators are starting to act, if cautiously.
In source 2: Paris bans driving due to smog, states that paris enforced a partial drving ban to clear the air of the global city. In paris on Mondays 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. Keeping the air clear is very important. 27 people had their cars impounded for their reaction to fine. Car traffic was down 6o percent in the capital of France, after 5 days of intensifying smog. All the smog rivaled Beijing and China which is well know as one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found. | 0 |
You are smile, but you only 80 percent happy, 15 percent board and 5 percent angry. Do you now how can i calculate you emotions? I use the some new computer software that can recognize emotions. that sounds really cool. and i think that technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a claaroom is valuable.
If a classroom computer could recognize students emotional. That will be really helpful for the class and for the student and teacher. Becasue if when student use the computer play video games or watch the video, the computer recongnize they are doing that, so that computer will tell the teacher, and the teacher will coming to stop what are you doing now, and then you will listen the class careful.
And if you during the class you becoming bored, the computer recongize that and will tell teacher that and if a lot of student being bored, the teacher will try to know why lot of student in his class is bored and the teacher will change that, make the class more fun for the student, that is a really good things for the student. When you during the class you fell something not understand,the computer will recognize that and tell the teacher, the teacher will coming to help you let you understand that, that software is reallt helpful during the class.
That is a really good software for the class room that is very useful. so that technology to read the emotioal expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. | 2 |
This might be the hundreth letter opened about this electoral college topic, but this is a very important subject that needs to be run by all of our citizens. Honestly the electoral college is very important because of the fact that after elections after everyone has voted they are the ones that are the electors for the President and the Vice President. Its not like it was made for no reason it was made to make the elections fair, it's not like it's the first time people have wanted to get abolish the Electoral College even many people have wanted to remove this like for example Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, and more but this dosnt mean that it is the right choice. Yes it is agreed that there are some downs to have the Electoral College, plus even the person that the Electoral College votes fo that might not be the person most of the nation choose. Like now in the 2012 elections Obama had more Electoral votes than Romney"Because almost all states award the electorsl votes on a winner-takes all basis." So yes that is why the electoral college shouldn't be removed.
But the Electoral College also have rules in this article by Richard Posner "The Electoral College reguires a presidential candidate to have no tran-regional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect President." Like think about it if one of the big states for example lets say Texas wants to vote for canidate but two smaller states want to vote for another canidate but they don't have enough votes to compete with that one big state then the bigger states would always wn the elections and that dosnt make the elections fair like thet should be and that just makes it worse that "it is" now beacuse with the electoral college it makes the voting fair because they can see the what all the states want and they can choose who is right for the poisition. People might have other opinions and that is completley fine but at the end of the day a disision has to made and it would be best if it was the best desision for the people being made.
Now back to what the downsides are of the electral college "The single best argument against the electoral college what we might call the dissaster factor." a part of Bradford Plumer's article "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best laid defenses of the system are wrong." Even just in the name of that article explains everything that event he "best" type of system can be a dissaster, and the entire article cannot be quoted but hopefully with that one quote the point will get across to the people. Everyone should read some sourses before making an disision like this. Not just the people voting so that even the people not voting will fully understand why one disision is being made and whyone isnt being made. This one thing can affect the way electing president will be from now on to the future, unless they deside they want to change it again.
All in all one letter will not change everyone's opinion but it seems like the people who want to remove the electoral college are anachronism instead of the electoral college themselfs it seems like they want to remove them so that the winner take all system will be better on there half so that the running canidate can appeal to the bigger states and win most of their votes."Voters in presidential elections are people who want to expresss a political preferance rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election." There is nother more that can be said but the reason why this letter was written in the first place, to keep the electoral college. | 2 |
Firstly, i am for the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions, becaue it is not someting that can just be eaisily told these days and it must have been even worst to tell in the past. I personally beilieve that it wold be best to have somehing that has been woked on by many people and can be very well depended on. These days no one can tell ho someone fels because of their facial expression. so in my essay will be giving evidence that supports whymi am for the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions.
Secondly, my evidence that supports that i am for the value of using this technology to read students emotionl expressions is in the text where it text states " The software is the latest innovation from Prof. Thoma Huang, of the University of illinois, working in collaboration with prof . Nicu sebe of the university of Amsterdam. Dr. Huang and his colleague are experts at developing better ways for humans and computers to communicate". from this evidence i can definenly defend and give evidence for why i am for the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions. from tis quote i am for the value of using tthis technology to read students emotionl expressions because their are many people many universities who combind their knowlege and what they know together so off couse they would come up with something so great. by something so graet i mean humans, technology and emotions. What i can also personally add to this parrgraph is things are way more depenable and understanding and way more better and trustfull and when many people join their heads together.
Thirdly, another evidence that supports that i am for the value of using this tehnology to read students emotional expressions is in the text where the text states " The process begin with the computer model of the face .....then Dr. Huang relies on the work of psychologists, such as Dr. paul eckman......for example, your frontalis pars lateralis muscle ......" . from this evidence i should already know that i am for this technology and i agree with it being used to read students emotional expressions. I agree with it being used to read students emotinal expression, because just from the first four words of the quote i know that is is definently dependable .I know from those four words in the begining of the quote that this passage tells me everything that i need to know about this technology. It also leaves me without worries and question but the need to use it.
Fourth, another evidence that i can use that supports why i am for this the quote "The software is the latest innovtion from " just from this quote i can support why i am foe the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions because i no that what ever company or what so ever this project will definently be graet and will as much as it is expected to do great. Another reason why i am for the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions is the text states "While looking at the mirror :......1....2...3...... does your expression in the mirror suggest an emotion?
Can your lab partner recognize which one........accordig to facial feedback.....".
Also this quote " Who ever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotion! from this quote i can say that people can't just understand your emotions and how you feel because of your face expression so that is wy their is a need for a technology that is thrustfull and has been developed with so much knowlege to help with all that and the curiusity of how someone feels from their facial expression.
To conclued i would definently say that i am for the valueof using this technoogy to read sudents emotonal expressions. This technogy is the latest technology so i can count on its new developments. This techology has been created by many developers many universities, many proffesors so am for sure that they made it the best that it should and needsto be. This technology helps us understand and fills us in with all the questions that we have of it and it and the human emotion and others. I love this technology and i hope it definently works for sure. | 1 |
In the story "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves" Luke Bomberger is a boy who crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times. He also crosed the Pacific Ocean twice. His friend Don Reist invited him to go on a trip with him on a cattle boat. In his point of view he thought it was an opportunity of a life time, so he couldent say no.
Don and Luke signed up to sail over seas to ship animals to other countries, states, cities, and more. On one of there trips they received their orders to New Orleans. But Luke turned 18 wich ment he could be drafted to military service. Luke kept going on his journies over seas instead of joining the military. Luke was verty exided that he went to a lot of places and crossed many seas.
On one of his missions it took about 2 weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. But they loved caring for the animals and sailing it kept them busy. Luke and Don had fun on board they made up games. They liked when after the trips when the animals have been unloaded. Luke thought being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more then an adventurer. Luke and Don loved what they were doing. | 0 |
I think Venus is worth studying because maybe in the future us humans can live in venus. Earth and Venus are close in terms of density and size. Venus still has features that are similar to earth maybe in the future venus can be habitable. Us humans should travel from earth and beyond we can not be limited becasue of the dangers there are out in space.
Since Earth and Venus almost have the same density and size i think venus will habitable in a couple of 100's of years just like earth is today. venus is the closest thing we have to Earth. So I think that is why people want to explore Venus. the author even said " Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insights to be gained on the planet itself, but also becasue human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors".
Like the author says " Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth". The author also says " long ago, venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth" so why cant venus be habitable ever again? It probabaly will but we have to explore it first becasue we dont know what we can encounter oursleves with in the farther future.
Us humans should travel outerspace and look for places where can live if anything ever happenes to earth. We have to think about our future kids, grandsons and theyre children we dont know what the future hold for us and we so we should be prepaired. We cant be limited becasue of how "dangerous" it can be out there. If we are scared we"ll never succeed. | 2 |
Cars back in the olden days required the use of a knob to turn on, but as the years have gone by, the human race has started to improve car experience. Some turn on by just the push of a smiple button, and others are able to be ridden independently; meaning that the cars can drive without the aid of a driver. Allowing a movement as big as to allowing cars to drive driverless is showing how much improvement cars have made, but alongside improvement, it guarantees safety.
Some people would say that having a driverless car is extremely dangerous because even though the car can drive itself, accidents do happen. Not only that but hackers could change the directions of where the car is meant to go and could potentially put someone in danger. Now, that could be true, but, with creating these types of cars the manufacturers know the risks so they could take precautions by adding firewalls to protect the car from getting hacked. As for reckless drivers, the cars could have cameras inside to check on the driver, to make sure he is alert while the car is driving to the driver's destination.
The safety of pedestrians, drivers, children, and passengers is cruicial when having an auomatic car, which is exactly why extreme precautions have to be taken. Some modern driverless cars have seat vibrators so that when an emergency happens, the driver can take action and keep everyone safe from harm. If the seat vibration isnt an option, then alerting the driver could be another way to potentially keep the safety of everyone without any harm being done. Not only does there have to be safety with the driver, but there also has to be safety with the car and its surroundings, which is why driverless cars have sensors all throughout the automobile, so that the car can know what its surroundings look like and make sure not to cause any incidents.
Technology is advancing, and fast. The cars being created today are getting humans a step closer into having cars that drive themselves on a daily basis in the near future. Some people may disagree and say that driverless cars can be dangerous, but if humans keep getting smarter, they will do anything possible to make those cars, the safest of cars. | 3 |
"HONK! BEEP BEEP!." "Hey! What are you doing!? You're causing a traffic jam!" What causes a traffic jam? Cars. They get us from point A to B for sure but, do we really need to rely on them that often? I don't think so. As we limit our car usage, the air pollution lowers, fewer car accidents happens, and road rage? Gone.
Limiting car usage have many benitfits, such as the air pollution lowers. In some countries, for example Paris, they ban driving due to smog. fter near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the gobal city. As of that Monday, they would fine motorists with even-numbered license plates a 22-euro fine($31). The effect of this was that public transit was free of charge from Friday to Monday.
In Bogota, Colombia, millions of Colombians participated in a car-free day leaving the streets traffic jam free. It was their third straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted. It didn't stop people from participating even though gray clouds that dumped occasional rain showers on Bogota. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution" said a businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a two-seat bike with his wife. This campaign began back in the mid-1990s. Without cars, parks and sports centers have bloomed throughtout the city. They even fixed the uneven pitted sidewalks and replaced them with smooth sidewalks. A city of 7 million, rush hour have dramatically cut traffic as they have their car-free day.
As for the United States, President Obama's ambitious goals to curb the United States' greenhouse gas emissions. Recent studies shows that Americans are buying fewer cars and getting fewer licenses as each year go by. Another study has shown that there has been a large drop in the percentage of 16- to 39 year-olds getting a license, while older people are likely to retain their licenses as they age, Mr. Sivak's research has found. Without cars, people are expected to walk more and car pool with friends or take buses. This will dramatically decrease greenhouse gas and air pollution. In Barcelona, Spain, Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Moter Company, has laid out a bussiness plan where they create cities in which pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and impove safety.
In conclusion, by not driving a car, air pollution lowers, fewer car accidents happen, and no traffic jams. From different sources, different effects happens when cars are banned. In Paris, smog is a thing in the past, no traffic jam for a city of 7 million in Bogota, and in Barcelona, public transportations are connected and is faster to get to point A to point B. By not driving cars, we won't cause car accidents and it will improve safety for everyone. Walking never cause problems and can get you anywhere. | 1 |
The author investigate all about the planet Venus. Is our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our sun. Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. Numerous factors contribute to venu´s reputation as a challenging planet of humans to study, despite its proximity to us. Is a good idea for people who studying about the planets, and that they share with old the world and that we know about planets.However, have dangers. A thick atmospjere of almost 97 precent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus´s atmosphere. On the planets surface, temperature average over 80
degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experienve on our planet. The NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. In conclucion, not easy conditions, but survivable for humans. Thanks to NASA for studrying about plants that was we know about all of type of planet that was exist. And now NASA studying Venus. It it not a easy work. | 1 |
Every year, the residents of Bogota, Colombia celebrate a trending event known as Car-Free Day. This skyrocketing campaign has led to as many as 7 million people giving up cars for the day, which reduces air pollution, promotes exercise, and avoids traffic jams. This may seem like a strange phenomenon, but reduced driving is spreading all around the globe. Just to name an example, there are multiple towns who have also caught on; such as Vauban, Germany where only as many as 30 percent own cars.
There are multiple advantages to reducing cars from our lifestyles. A very large pro is how much we can reduce Greenhouse gasses. Not too long ago, there was a long span of near-record amounts of air pollution in Paris, France. In an attempt to fix this issue, they came up with a plan. The scheme was decided to order Even-numbered license plates to leave their cars behind for the day, or be fined $31 (22 Euros). Odd-numbered cars would be told the same would apply for them the following day. Unfortunately, approximately four thousand people were fined, with twenty seven others having their cars impounded. just after five days, the smog was so thick that it rivaled one of the most polluted areas in the world; Beijing, China. along with the weather, much of the smog was blamed by the massive amounts of diesel fuel that France uses. Many complained, but after accepting free public transit, and exceptions for hybrids and electric cars, the smog cleared enough for the French to take back the ban.
"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," Claims Elisabeth Rosenthal, who wrote "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars". In response to some of these things, a recently finished city in Germany has completely car-free roads (with a few exceptions). This is because of a few reasons. Firstly, Vauban, Germany doesn't have any parking, driveways, or garages. the only place you can park is in either of the two large parking garages that you would buy a $40,000 parking space for, along with your home. This has resulted in seventy percent of the population of Vauban to be without cars, and about fifty seven selling theirs to move here. Suburbs like these have been trending all across Eurpope. In return, this has provied the community with less traffic, much less pollution, and the creation of denser cities so it's better for walking to and from the shops and resturuants on mainstreet. According to Heidrun Walter, who is a mother of two, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way."
With more walking, and less sitting at the wheel, this can also provide more social interactions. Many people now ride bikes together to and from work, and there is less stress from traffic jams due to packed streets. This way, enviroments are more relaxed, open. Even for those who don't give up driving completely, now carpool and travel in groups to reduce gas use and air pollution.
This trend has even begun to spread to the United states, the car capital of the world. Although the Vehicle's immense popularity, the density of usage here has finally started to decline. Teens are getting their licenses later, and not even getting a car until much after. This is also a good thing for multiple reasons. There are less reckless teenagers roaming the streets, and much safer roads, along with the help of Carpooling, there is much less gas being used, and more excercise when people decide to ride their bikes or walk places.
There are numerous reasons we should reduce driving, Let it be reducing air pollution, promoting exercise, and avoiding traffic jams. even if we take small steps, we can create a much healthier lifestyle with just a small change. | 4 |
I think the author supports his idea well. I think it´s worthy to study Venus because Venus was probarly somewhat like Earth. If we continue to study Venus a ¨Earth Twin¨, We´ll probarly know something new about our own planet.
In the passage, it states that Venus is known as Earth Twin because Venus almost have the same density and size as Earth. It was also reported that Venus once have been Earth-like planet in our solar system. Venus still has some feature that are the same to Earth. It has a surface of rocky sediment and features like valleys, mountian, and craters. This could mean that Venus probably had an ocean and could of supported some type of life. NASA is working on approaches to study Venus. They have some simplified electronics made out of silicon carbide and have been tested in a chamber that simulates the conditions of Venus´s surface. They lasted in the chamber for three weeks in such conditions. Which means that are more resistants to pressure, heat, and other forces.
In conclusion, human might have the power to go to Venus and study the planet. The temperatues may be around 170 degrees Fahrenhiet, but it still survivable for humans. With the technology and the brains we have, I am
pretty sure we´ll be able to land on Venus to expand space experation. | 2 |
Facial Acting Coding system a way to make your class room and life more interestion. Reading facial expresion system is a verry good tool to make students be more interested in the topics they are learning. Facial Acting coding can help people who are new to the language to let the teacher know whta is happening.
First of all, if technology at school would be able to do that the students would be more efficients in class. This technology allow the computer to scan how the student is feeling so this technology can help a lot because many students doens not pay attention cause they are not interested in the class or subject and here is where Facial Action Coding come in. In the text it say "A class room computer can recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored and it can modify the lesson just like a human instructor" This would make the leason even more interesting or in case you are confused it could make it more clear in a way you can undestand better.
Second, Facial Action coding can help people who are new to the language to give a teacher a clue of what is going on. Pleople who are new in the country who does not know the languague need a way to tell people what they need and Facial Computer Coding can be a really good tool for them to use for example if you are a ELL students and you do not speak English you can express what ou fell by the reading of your amotional expression. In the text I read " Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication". This is basicly saying that Facial Action Coding is a really good way for people who don't like to talk to express their selfs.
In conclusion, the Facial Action Coding System is really good for two reasons that have been prooved in the text "Making Mona Lisa Smile". The first reason why the Facial Action Coding System is really good is because help teachers modify students lessons based on their facial expression bored or confused etc. finally, te second reason I put was that Facial Action Coding System can help kids who are new to express waht they fellis a really good tool because most of the communication is nonverbal based on the text. | 2 |
I am a regular
boy who just graduated high school and has no idea what is in store for me. I am 17 going on 18 and I just graduated high school now my freind Don wants to take me to Europe. The seagoing cowboys is fun, safe, and helpful.
First of all, Seagoing Cowboys is fun. When they're done taking care of the animals we can play volleyball games in the mean time. Some people who disagree might say that it is a waste of time, just playing games, that's just their opinion. Over on the fun side, we can also play baseball for fun. I can tell each and every one of the Seagoing Cowboys, are having the time of their lives on our ship.
Next, it is safe for the cowboys. The ship is espeicialy safe with the war over there's nothing to worry about on that ship. Some people might say that the ship is not safe for people just because I fell. To add on to the fact that the ship is safe they dont have to worry about getting drafted, because the draft board will make you do the Seagoing Cowboys as your service. I can tell from this information the crew is as safe as can be.
Last but not certainly
least, the program is helpful to other people and animals. It helps the animals get to another location so that the owners can rebuild their farm. Some of the people who are against the cowboy idea might say that because they're playing games that they're not taking care of the animals. From this information you can tell that the cowboy program is more helpful than you thought before.
The Seagoing Cowboys program is fun, safe, and helpful to people and animals. Now that I found out what's in store for me I'm probably going to do this for a very long time. Help me out with this argument go to www.seagoingcowboys.com and vote for this program. | 3 |
I am writing this on behalf of the the people and my fellow co-workers who agree with me and believe that the Face is just a natural landform.
For those of you who think that the Face was created by aliens I find that almost impossible. We have been watching Mars for years and have found NO evidence of lifeform or evidence that some lifeform has even been on Mars. I find it pretty hard for someone or something to come and leave the Face on Mars and leave no tracks. There is no true evidence that indicates that there is life on Mars.
As bad as we all wish there was a ancient civilization on Mars; There isn't one.
Even after our chief scientist Jim Garvin photographed the Face in 1997 it was clear that the Face is just a natural landform. There are many times where we have looked at something in our life thinking that it was something that it was not. The Face just happens to be on of those things.
Lets not make this natural landform more than what it is, which is a mesa. As time progressed and our technoloy progressed by 2001 we realized it was not a face. And yes,
I know we all wanted it to be something like a face, But the truth is, it's not. It's literallty just a landform on Mars. | 1 |
I think handling elections by popular votes is a much more resonable way of dealing with election. When you send your electors to vote for your state its really them selecting the president that they choose, which could either be the one you wanted or not. The other thing about the electorial vote is that who are the electors? who picks them? Popular vote does not only allow the people to have the president they want but does not cause more viloence and disruption.
The electorial vote is not always going to be the vote you want, like any normal human being if you dont like something you are not going to agree to it. So you really cant trust if you are going to end up with the right president. Who is picking the electors anyway? Random people are going to vote for our president. Why should we trust them?
Sticking with popular vote is going to be much easier on law enforcment and people we need to protect our citizens and states. When the poeple dont get what they want they tend to get angry and then it breaks out into vandalisim and a huge hassel. Such as when intergation was allowed, the citizens that were still racists towards the blacks and didnt like the changing of the law they had mobs of people roaming the streets causing disruption and destroying the additude towards the celebration of equality.
The whole system of electoral college is messed up because just the the election back in 2012 "Obama's electorial vote was 61.7 and then the popular vote concluded with a 51.3, that doesnt seem fair no does it?
So the only realalistic way of the new voting system is by popular vote because its fair, there is less harm, and because we know who's voting for our president. Like i previously stated "Popular vote does not only allow the people to have the president they want but does not cause more viloence and disruption." | 1 |
Imagine growing up in a city 30 miles above the ground and wearing a suit all the time to protect yourself from the envirement. This is life on the planet of Venus. There are many dangers such as the temperature being 800 degrees Fahrenheit, the pressure that is 90 times greater than what we experience on earth, and clouds of sulfuric acid everywhere but is it worth it?
In this article there are many reasons to not explore Venus, some say it may not be able to be done but NASA belives that if we use a blimp like vehicle to explore 30 miles above the surface then the temperature will drop to around 170 and the pressure will drop aswell.
There is a saying "The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few" and in the situation of our planet being compremised in one way or another that is very true. If we need another planet to flee to we could go to Venus but we would need exstensive research first in order to find out if it is even possible to survive on that planet.
Life would be a lot more difficult living on Venus but based on this article it might just be possible. Living on Venus would mean we would have to make tons of improvements in our technology so they wouldn't be totally inferior in the extreme conditions of Venus's weather. Our tech would have to able to handle all of the heat and everything else without over heating and exploding all the time.
In conclusion I think the author did a good job in explaining the conditions of the Venus and all of its surprises it holds for us to find. The author also adresses the technology advancements we would have to make aswell as gives us motivation to explore and create by saying "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." | 2 |
Is the Facial Action Coding System Useful in Classrooms?
What if there was a machine capable of not only reconizing, but also understanding feelings via facial expressions? There actually is a machine that could do that. It is called the Facial Action Coding System, or FACS. This technology could be very useful in classrooms, it could reconize the emotions of the students, it could help identify or even prevent certain situations before they even happen by identifying a problem, and it could help give teachers much needed feedback on the class that they wouldn't verbally recieve.
FACS constructs a 3-D model of the face. It takes into account all 44 maajor facial muscles to determine the feelings or emotions of a person. For example, if you raise your forntalis pars lateralis, or the mucles above your eyes, you are displaying surprise. Using this technology in classrooms could help learn the emotions of students and show how they are feeling.
Identifying emotions in the classroom could be very useful. Students on average sit in classrooms for 6-8 hours a day. Their emotions are still developing and they themselves are still maturing. Sometimes, students may have breakdown or outburst because of various reasons. A student might be stressed out about their grades and begin to preform poorly. Usinng FACS this behavior could be predicted and prevented, letting the teacher know that that student needs a little extra encouragement or more academic assitment. Also, the school enviroment has many variables aside from classrooms alone and that could also cause problems. A student who becomes angry at their classmates has the possibilty of putting them in trouble, It coould either lead to a fight, confrontation, bullying, an other things. Yet, if the problem could be determined becore it could even start, it could help defuse or prevent the situation from escalating resulting in a safer learning enviroment. Considering this FACS could become a very useful additions to the schools as a community.
FACS could not only help the school as a whole, but more specifically, it could help the teachers. Dr. Huang claimes that, " Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." Using this statement we can recognize that not all information and feedback is being recieved by neither student nor teacher. A teacher's job is to help educate and prepare their students for the future. However, that becomes difficult when a single teacher has to take responsibilty of a large ammount of students. Some students express their concerns and questions but others choose to remain silent. Using FACS a teacher could now determine which students are confused and worried and which students are doing fine. By using this information a teacher could offer additional help for a student that a student wouldn't normally ask for. Knowing where to focus on and which students need help could help a teacher tremendously. It would facilitate a teacher's job and help them teach with greater efficientcy.
Facs would recognize student's emotions, help identify and prevent certain situations before they occur, and it would give teachers feedback on the class that they wouldn't recieve otherwise. FACS would help education by targeting students that are well of and students that need additional help instead of having a teacher assume the whole class is confused or content. FACS is an innovative piece of technoly that could bring forth a new age of education if placed in schools. | 4 |
Cars are manufactured. They were designed to be put on this earth and be used by responsible drivers. Having no cars as a safeguarded transportable vehicle is like having your dices tossed on the dirt and you can't predict what you have. It's not define as smart decisions, this is considered by opinions. Individuals have dissimilar opinions on driving, whether it is dangerous to get behind the wheel or that it should be outlawed. Most can agree with the Mobile World Congress in the executive chairman, Bill Ford. His proper approach is to plan a business plan for a world that consider personal vehicle ownership is undesirable so they can put down emissions so it can improve safety. I don't buy it. Rejecting car culture is certainly the dumbest alternative decisions that anyone has to make. To provide reasonings to my strong point, brings me back to paragraph 36. It clearly states in bolded writing: ''With all these changes, people who stopped cars commuting as a result of the recession may find less reason to resume the habit....'' Furthermore, the demographic shifts in the driving population have strong trend that I can agree with. When you are fifteen, you can partake on the written and reading portion of driving and as you study your way to reach your goal, you get your permit. As you ascend your way into the online session and the real world test, you'll find yourself receiving a license as your ticket of permission to be behind the wheel by the law and by the state. Car ownership turnmoil is documented and caputred by the state due to it's nonfundamental implications that's truly not beneficial to those who rely on taking responsiblity for their actions. But if the decrease in measures that can be jotted down on paper proves that you have overestimated your duties and perogative that will not be catergorically denied before a state court or driving school. Once you lose your vehicle, it's not about banning the driving, this is about how to teach the driver on how can he or she be better the next time. Taking away driving privileges and sorts of public transportation will ease it's way to find itself in a world where nothing will be run by anyone. | 1 |
I think that the Face is just a natural landform. Just like landforms form on Earth, landforms can form on Mars. Why I say it's just a landform is because, it's just a huge rock formation,it isn't an alien monument, and Garvin says that you could show a picture 3 times bigger with every object shown in the picture.
First,the Face is just a huge rock formation. Mars is a rocky planet. Rocks can form any shape they aren't created by humans. There isn't any sign of life on mars so no one could go there and make a face on Mars' surface.
Second, it isn't an alien monument. An alien wouldn't make a human face just for fun. In plus, they wouldn't even know what humans looked like. They wouldn't even know how to get to earth to see what we even look like. So trust me aliens are not real!
Third, Garvin says that you could show a picture 3 times bigger with every object showing in the picture. This could prove that there isn't anyone or anything on mars that could've made the face. This could prove almost anything in any picture of the Face.
In conclusion, I believe that the Face is just a natural landform. It's just a huge rock formation, it isn't a alien monument, and Garvin says that you could show a picture 3 times bigger with every object in the picture showing. | 2 |
Driverless cars seem like a step back for humans. If we were to invent driveless cars none of us would have to get a drivers license and you would not get a safe driver's check from your insurance company because you are not driving the car if it is driverless. Driverless car would not be a good idea because the next generation will not know how to hands on drive a car and if the driveless car were to cause an accident who would be to blame the owner or the manufacturer.
Driverless cars throws the work of getting a drivers license out the window, because in order to use you do not need to know how to drive because it drives it self making studying your driver's manual and going to the DMV to take a drivers test pointless because of the invention of driverless cars. You will see less and less people with motor skills and honestly more laziness. Driverless cars takes the work out of driving and makes us lazy, just as smart phones makes us lazy instead of actually learning things we leave the learning to the smart technology and become less independent and more dependent on technology which, in turn makes the next generation less intelligent.
Driverless cars seem like a hastle when it comes to the laws. What if the car gets into and accident who is to blame the owner that is using the car or the manufacturer that made and programmed the car. What if the car malfunctions and starts speeding and you can not stop it you can get really hurt or possibly die. See their are way to many complications with making a driverless car we can not believe that the cars technology will never fail and everything will be perfect no accidents happen and when they do who will be at fault.
Automakers need to stop wasting money on a driverless car project because it will cause more bad than good. You will never learn the feeling of driving a car if you are born in the century where driverless cars are common and if the car malfunctions who knows how much damage it will cause to the area surrounding it it can be very dangerous and lawsuits will become a daily occurance for the manufacturer's of these driverless cars. | 3 |
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What is the difference between smiling and frowning as a way of creating these emotions on stage - says Constantin Stanislavvsky. Does your expression in the mirror suggest an emotion?
We humans everyday perform or express the same impressive "calculation" such as any subject like math homework or science. Through all this the use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. In paragraph 6 lines 6 and 7 this states that while the use of technology can read our emotional expressions "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. In the use of technology then it could modify the use of how people have their emotions and expressions.
Meanwhile, some computers can handle the use of emotions people have and their expressions depedning on how they calculate emotions. Not only can the computer detect the feelings it makes a 3-D form of the human face or a 3-D image of the painting. In paragraph 4 the first line the article says that "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal," observes Dr. Huang, ''even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression" (like not smiling as broadly). However, everyone has emotions, feelings, and expressions, but some you can not verify or tell how they are feeling or whether they tell you they do not know what is their suggestion to it. Computers need to know that as well.
As in paragraph 2, everyone has emotions that just you can not verify or tell of how they are feeling or their confused and bored. In excluslive this software can be very valuable to many students in very many ways although, it is going to help them with observing many emtional faces and expressions. Not just the computers can help them observe the faces in paragraph 6 lines 8, 9, and 10 "The same technology can make computer- animated faces more expressive- for video games or video surgery. Within this information if students feel sad, worried, and happy this all at once the software in the computer can still detect the emotions of this human or painting.
It takes so many muscles just to frown, so why not smile it it takes less muscles just by muscles you can tell the way someone is feeling, when someone is happy they get wrinkles by their eyes. Stated in paragraph 7 line 8 "In the real smile, the zygomatic major (muscles that begin at your cheek bones) lift the corners of your mouth. It is all about the muscular action units.
In paragraph 9 lines 2, 3, and 4 it says "According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. In this information, To an expert or computer system, faces do not lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smilimg" politician or celebrity is not being truthful. Whoever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions! | 2 |
I feel like the development of driverless cars are dangerous. Driveless cars are not promised to not malfuntion and get in an accident. Also the difficulty of making laws to fit driveless cars would cause a major problem. It will cause a big universal issue if driverless cars develop legally on the road.
One issue with having a developed driveless car is the risk of the car malfuntioning and getting in an accident. Who is there to blame if the car malfuntions and kills someone ? Neither the person driving the car or the company would want to take the blame. There isn't going to be a law that helps both driver and company .
Another issue is the risk of getting trafic tickets. Who is to blame if the car speeds or runs a red light ? A car with that much power could seriously hurt someone . There are possibilties of people falling asleep in front of the wheel and not being able to take control if something happens because they believe the driveless car is safe. Having a driveless car does not eliminate the risk of another careless driver smashing into them. It is a dangerous idea to have a driveless car.
With saying all of that , i believe the idea of developing driveless cars is a mistake. There are enough problems on the road , adding driveless cars would just add more issues. The risk of accidents happening because of driveless cars is a disaster waiting to happen. The world will enventually be ruined because of advanced technology. | 1 |
Who would have knew that technology what be so advance that it would be able to detect our emotions. Recent techology has been made to detect an humans basic emotions just by facial expressions we make. This new software is something that can be valuable in a classroom.
The facial action coding system is a software used in computers that dectects a persons feelings. this software can dectect the feeling of sadness, anger, fear, happiness, surprise, and disgust. In " Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author gives example of how this software dectects ones emotion. It states, " your frontails pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises your eyebrows when you're surpried; your orbicularis oris ( around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger." Behavior analysis is a big part of what is software does and it's something we do everydayto tell when a friend is sad or angery.
FACS should be used in a classroom for multiple reasons. This software will be able to detect when a student is having a hard time with the work they are doing so the software will change the difficalty of th work. In "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the article states, " "A classroom computer could reconize when a student is becoming bored or confused," Dr. Huang predicts. " Then it can modify the lesson, like an effective human instuctor." " This would make things a lot easier for the student to understand what they are being taught.
Having the software will make it a lot easier for the teacher. The teacher wont be able to tell if the student is having a hard time unless he / she tells them. Having the software the students won't have to tell the teacher if they are having trouble and FACS will help the teacher. A teacher has an average of 18 students in each class, making it hard to focus on one student at a time. So FACS would help the teachers and the students a lot.
Who would have knew that making a facial expression of fustration at a computer would help you learn easier. Or make your job a little bit less hard. Well thanks to FACS software it can. | 3 |
Being able to read the expression's of people would actually be good in so many ways, but at the same time it wouldn't, being able to see what a person is feeling could be good for schools in the way that teachers could see if students are enjoying the way they teach or if they just get bored.
The article it's self shows everyone how facs could benefit everything so much more, especially in school where teacher need to check how students see their class from it being boring to it being fun it would always be good to see what they are actually feeling instead of just assuming that they enjoy it. In the article it
says "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" this could really benefit schools all around the world. It could really help other things like people that get sent to jail you could see if they are actually guilty or not and this is actually trust worthy because if it worked on a painting it will work on a person
In conclusion facs could really benefit the world a lot more than some people may think from schools to other areas like jail or even people that have patients with depression and all of those jobs that involve emotions. | 1 |
The technology to read emotions should not be used in classrooms. The reson I say it shouldnt be used is because in the passage it describes how if your lips tighten up it shows anger, but what if you smile with your lips closed as you are smiling your lips are getting tighter but you are happy and not angry so the emotion reader would be wrong. Anouther reson why the emotion reader shouldnt be in a classroom is because what if you came into school realy sad because someone had just passed away or something you wouldnt want the teacher coming up to you
trying to put this computer in your face trying to tell if your sad or not then you would be mad. I dont feel like people should know the way im feeling by having a computer tell me if someone wants to know the way i am feeling they can look at my face ans see they dont have to have a computer to tell them how im feeling. that is why the emotion readers should not be in a classroom. | 1 |
Can you see us having driverless cars in the future? I can see it but i'm not fully for it. There are many problems that would come with these type of cars. But I know it would be so awesome to have these in our future. It would be like a dream come true, it would be like a reality of the movie "Back to the Future".
It would immeditately affected everyone's life and to be honest, I don't even think most people would have the money for these "driverless" cars. It would also effect us politically, our environment, and also our economy. Most people probably think this would be a good thing and so did I but the whole process of it would absolutely be way too expensive. This is a life changing movement and I believe it will happen but probably not any time soon. In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" the author said that they have cars probably as smart as they can get them but what about smart-roads? They would have to work on all roads all over the United States and how long do you think that would take? Think about it.
Manufacturers still havent even figured out the whole driverless part. You would still have to be alert and sometimes take over when pulling in and out of driveways or when going through complicated traffic issues. Like navigating through roadwork or accidents. But besides all the negative aspects of driverless cars, there are many positive things. It would be better and energyless when traveling from place to place. Google has cars that drive independently under certain circumstanes since 2009. Their cars are said to have driven more than half a million miles without a crash but still aren't truly driverless.
"Tesla has projected a 2016 release for a car capable of drivng in autopoilet 90 percent of the time" says the author of the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming". These cars seem like it would take a long time to be released based on laws and what not. But they might actually be worth it in the long run. Maybe after years of them being out and safe, everyone worldwide will have these surprising driverless cars. People might actually love them and think why couldn't they been out sooner. Maybe my opinion will change after the years. Who really knows what will happen, if this will turn into a disaster or will they become very successful and amazing.
Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have their driverless cars by 2020. Do you think its possible? yeah, i think not. Even though theres so many good things about these so called driverless cars, theres still so many problems that can affect us and the whole idea of these cars. We really don't know how safe they are or anything. There's so many things that have to change around us for this to even happen, such as laws and our environment. When these cars come out they will be very over priced for the average minimum wage worker. How do they think this will work? Just to change the laws and our roads for a couple people that can actually afford these cars when they come out. There's stuff they still need to think about. But automakers are continuing their work and they believe the problems ahead will be solved. Only time can tell now, We're only in 2016. We'll see what the future holds for us. | 3 |
When you look at these pictures what do you see? It may be a face to some people and to others it might be just a natural landform. We'll never really know the truth unless somebody goes there or since its been a while it may not even be there anymore. If you went there would you come back with false or true evidnece to help support what you think it is.
On May 24,2001 the text say, "Twenty five years ago something funny happened around Mars. NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, snapping photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. An enormous head nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be starring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia." This shows that if this two mile long "human face" was real this must of had to of been a giant living on Mars. The text also says "Scientist figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh." This shows that this helps us know that it could of just of been a Martian mesa since its common around Cydonia.
In the image of 1998 I can see where they see the face, but then look at the picture from 2001 it just looks like a large landform. Yes it could of decayed but then by the time 1998 come it should have already been decayed and you would of thought that from image from 1976. If the mesa was a human face then it wouldn't really have all those cracks like the image from 2001 has. The text says " A few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see." What kind of rucous do you think this would of caused?
The text says " A few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The caption noted a "huge rock formation...which resembles a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." This shows that they might of added the resembles a human face, because they can't really put if it was unless somebody actually went to Mars. Many people would have had there different opinions on if it were really a human face without the 'Resembles a human head" part or not.
The authors who wrote the story about the resembles a human head thought it would be a good way to have the public engage in attention toward Mars. It did! the text says "The Face on Mars has since become a pop icon. It has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows." This shows that the Face on Mars is so popular even though it couldn't be a real human head. | 2 |
Many people forsee that driverless cars are the future of public transporation. Companies such as Google, have already make driverless cars fitted with various sensors to help them guide themselves around cities and navigate through traffic. Since 2009, various improvements have been make to make these driverless cars more efficient and safe. I believe that there should be continued development for driverless cars because of what they can do to change way we see public transportation today.
Driverless cars have been improving since the 1950s, ever since General Motors created track car that could drive itself around using radio signals and electrical cables. In the 1980s, various sensors were added to automobiles in the aid of the creation of antilock brakes. Driverless cars also know when to give the wheel to the driver when situation calls for the need. And now, Google has make multiple advancements to driverless cars to make them more efficient and safer around cities and pedestrians. Tesla has predicted that if there is continued development for driverless cars, automobile companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Nissan will have self-driving cars by 2020. This shows that with the continued development of driverless cars will surely change the future in years time.
Driverless cars have shown that they could potentially change the future of driving. Through continued development from the 1950s all the way to today, driverless cars have shown that they are capable of driving through cities and populated areas and are smart enough to evade danger until the driver needs to take over. I believe that if there is continued development for driverless cars, they will develop enough to completely take over public transportation and allow more people to be safe when on the road. | 2 |
Studying Venus is a great idea. We study Venus because it was like the twin to earth they are very close in size and density. if anything was to happen to the earth we as humans would want a fall back plan and somewhere to be able to go if anything bad happens on earth. Scientist are trying to find ways to get spacecrafts on venus for longer then a few hours.
Venus has a bad environment. they have 97% carbon dioxide blankets in their atmosphere also their clouds have sulfuric acid in them and some of there temperatures hvae reached up to 800 degrees fahreneit. This isnt good because it is 90x worse then what ernesoerience om our planet. Venus has the hottest suface temperature of any planet in our solar system. I know what you are thinking why would we want to live on venus with all bad things on the planet but its the most earth like planet in our system it was covered with oceans just like earth and could have supported forms of life just like earth does.
Our technology isnt good enough to withstand the environment on venus right now. NASA wants to make a blimp like vehicle that could float in the air instead of the ground. This could help with seeing through the clouds and still finding out and seeing whats going on when horrible storms come around. thsi is also not a good idea though because being up innthe air you would have to see the surface. Lots and lots of researchers are trying to find ways to make machines that could help us study venus.
Venus would be a good back up plan for if anything happens on earth and we need a place to live after. I support the idea of trying to make ways for us humans to live on Venus. If we find away to live on Venus we wouldnt have to worry about humans and other living organisms dying out like the dinosaurs did. | 2 |
Stepping foot in venus would be a wrong idea without many research of how to do that. I think that the author used enough information to support the idea of Venus being a dangerous site. The author uses information to prove that Venus is a dangerous site by giving description,making observations,and doing research.
The author uses research information by proving that venus is a dangerous site .Text evidence that supports this is in the text it says,"Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades."This shows that the author explains from studies that no one ever step foot into Venus ."Another piece of evidence that supports that the author uses research information to prove that Venus is in the text in paragraph 3 it says,"On the planet's surface ,temperatures average over 800 degrees farenheit ,and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet."This shows that the author is trying to talk about how hot the planet venus is and it can hurt us humans to be there,because nowhere in Earth is as hot as Venus.
The author also uses description to prove that Venus is a dangerous planet. The author does that by talking about the weather ,and observations that they found. Text vidence that supports this is in the text it says,"Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes ,powerful earthquakes ,and frequent lightning strikes to probe seeking to land on it's surface."This shows that the author is proving the fact that the weather in Venus is more severe than any other planet in the solar system. Another piece of evidence that supports that is in the text it says,"Modern computers are enormously powerful ,flexible ,and quick ,but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions."This shows that the author gave a point by finding out about observations of how powerful ,well-advanced technology can not survive in a place like Venus.
This is why I think the author used an abundant amount of information to prove that Venus is a dangerous planet that people can study ,because of it's geological study of weather,and it's conditions .This shows that the author proved his/her point that Venus is the most dangerous planet that people could explore .The author does this by giving information,making observations,and giving description to help the reader understand how dangerous this planet is . | 3 |
The so called "Face" on Mars brought an abundance of attention to NASA and the planet Mars. Everything from magazines, books, and a movie talked about how the Face was created by aliens. The Face was not created by aliens, but is a natural landform found on Mars.
The Face was reveald from a photo taken by Viking 1 in 1976. The photo taken looked like a face because the cameras where not as advance has they are today. The photo was taken with a resolution with 43 meters per pixel leaving out many details that could not be captured, therefore making the landform appear as if it were a face. When NASA took a seccond photo with a camera that had a resolution of 1.56 meters per pixel in the exact same location as the first photo was taken the image looked nothing like a face because it captured many more details than the first this show the distortion of the first caused it to look like a face. Also when the seccond photo was taken it was a clear day and there was not any clouds unlike the first photo which means it could not have been affected at all. Unlike the seccond image the first had clouds which could draken or lighten the image in certain places to give details that make it look like a face are not actually there on the landform.
In conclusion, the so called "Face" on Mars is nothing but a landform on the planet. It was not created by aliens, but the planet it self. It just happend to resemble a face because of poor resolution and clouds in the atmoshere. | 2 |
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