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"Making Mona Lisa Smile'',the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computer to identify human emotions.
The use of this tecgnology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because not only it helps read kids mind whenthere upset and not happy but it helps you to because you dont have to try in read there mind as a teacher the comouter can automatically tell for you. In that they just wanted to make better ways for humans and computers to communicate. Also that its that good ''i could modify the lesson ,like an effective human instructor.
Can it actually calculate emtions 99% better then any smart software?
"The process begins when the computer constrcutios a 3-D computer model of the face, all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles." Not everyone would wanna feel like getting on a computer checking to see if there happy or not. In not everyone would want to sit in front of a computer sing there moving there head trying to figure out if there ok knowing they already no. It '' we humans can tell if someone happy or if someone sad just by looking at there face'' yes its true, in yes we doo it on a daily so why neeed to have the Facial Action Coding System when we can just keep finishing what we been doing and reading people minds as usally. | 1 |
Driverless cars can be a good thing. If we have these cars and they are made so we dont have to have to steer. There are many good reasons why we should have these cars and fund them. In the next paragrah i will explain why i feel that reason for you.
What would it be like with driverless cars? The world today would need something like this because then there wouldnt be any crashes as bad as there is. Yes as of right now why would people want a driverless car that needs a driver still? Well if we put are money and the best people we have one it we will make the would a better place. If we make it so that all us humans would have to do is sit in the passanger seat, we would make it a safer place to walk,driver,ride bike, and/or doanything.
We can make the BMW life savers. We wont have many texting and driving,talking on the cellphones while driving. The driving world as we know it will never be as safe as it will be with driverless cars. Yes not many people could buy it because it cost alot of money but they wont care because those peoples kids can walk the streets anthey wont worrie about the kids getting hit or anything.
When we get driverless cars will there be many car crashes?? The answer to that question is no. With the driverless cars they will have sensors that will make the car brake before hitting the other car there for; it will be much safer with driverless cars. If people think this is a bad idea they are wrong and dont understand how safer this will be for everyone.
I am all for the driverless cars with everything i have. Driverless cars will make the world a much safer place. Yes it needs some more work to become fully driverless but we can and will make this happen. We will make the world a safer place and a much more relaxted place. | 2 |
The United States is a government that is ruled by the people through elected representatives, but do the citizens really have power? The Electoral College proccess does not give the citizens all of the power that they shoud be entitled to. "Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." (p10) If a United States citizen wanted to vote for a certain candidate, they would vote for electors pledged to that candidate instead of directly voting for them. As a government who is "run by the people", the government surely has strict power over things that should be left up to the people to decide. The eloctoral college is unfair and quite confusing to the citizen of the United States. For example, one candidate beats another by a long shot with popular vote but the other candidate wins by electoral votes, the people still have not chosen the representative. The popular vote would bring honesty to the claim that we have a government who is run by the people.
A change to the election of the president by popular vote might, in fact, cause some differences and tension across the United States but would cause more relief than it would tension. The people are tired of this out dated process and demand power. Many citizens no longer vote because they think their vote does not count, that it is all up to congress and electors in the end. If the way of popular vote were to be set in place, many people would begin to vote again and would be fullfiling their civic duty. More and more people are begining to have negative feelings towards the government and many feel like their opinions do not matter and that nothing is going to change, that it only gets worse. If enough people come togeher, we can change this old and unfair way of voting and everyone's opinions could make a difference in our nation.
"Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a politican prefrence..." (p23) The electoral College is not a democratic way of voting because you are not voting for a president, you are voting for elctors who in turrn, will vote for the president they want despite the people's vote. The trust that the electors will vote for the party's nominee is rarely betrayed but is still a possibility. The winner-take-all system is in each state and candidates only focus on the "swing states". For example, in the 2000 campaign, seventeen states did not see candidates. Voters in 25 media markets did not see campaign ads. Popular voting will erase the unfair quality of our presidential elections and bring democratic ways back to the USA.
In conclusion, "The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational." (p14) The process in which a president is elected by popular votes is much more feesable and democratic. Many more citizens will be more likely to vote under this process thus partionally bringing the nation closer to where it should be in the modern term of democracy. | 3 |
Based on the many differences of positive and negative comments towards the use of driverless cars, I wish to pick neither side in the disscusion.
I believe there are many reasons that driverless cars should take over the roads, but a handfull of reasons that driverless cars on our roads today would lead to dissaster.
To start off, there was a point made in paragraph one, where the author tells us that new smart cars or driverless cars would use half of the gas as todays taxis.
With this, there could be many things that move in a positive direction.
For example, if cars are running on half of the ammount of fuel that todays taxis use, then there is no doubt about the air polution in our cities and other countries being limmitted.
For years people have been trying to find ways to limit the air polution around us for future generations.
They want their kids to grow up in a health environment.
Here is one way to accomplish those disires.
However, if people want to start driving driverless cars, then the roads could become a lot more dangerous.
Yes there may be a decrease in the possibility for human error, but do people really trust computers, that break, to do a better job at a human job, than a human?
One of the big "no's" in using driverless cars is the cost.
As mentioned in paragraph three, the first step was seeing if modifying the roads would be a better option.
In my opinion, altering the roads to be formed into some kind of track would be the right way to go.
There is less of an opourtunity for collisions to happen if cars are on a track that has a certain path.
However, this is not an option because of the money.
It was said that "These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simply too expensive to be practical."
Also, if smart-cars were to be made a universal product allowed on the roads, how much would they cost?
Who is to say they arent just as outrageously priced as the roads.
The author mentions almost everything about these driverless cars in his paper, except the cost of them.
With my experience I am driven to believe that the reasoning for this is the cars are so expensive that nobody would buy them anyways.
You could read the whole paper and then see the price and you wouldn't care if the cars drove themselves because you wouldn't be able to afford it anyways.
"Why would anyone want a driverless car that still needs a driver?"
This sentence from paragraph eight is the basis for all driverless cars.
Supposedly, the car, when needing to get through tough places or navigate around construction, will alert the driver either by a vibrating seat or simply a voice command.
Sure this could be great!
You could let your car drive you around while you sit in the seat and text your friend or eat some food, but when doing so you are still putting yourself under a hunge risk.
If your car needs you to take over and your hands are covered in katchup and mustard from a hot dog you just ate and youre on youre phone and not paying attention, you are going to have a hard time reacting.
Where as if you were just driving the car, youre reaction time will be very fast and you will know what is oing on before it happens.
If youre in a driverless car and it swerves, you may grab the wheel, but have no idea where you are on the road or anything because you were too buys eating your hotdog and texting.
I believe that there are both good things and bad things that could come from having driverless cars.
For every good aspect of them, there is one equally as bad. | 2 |
The last ship to try to land on Venus was three decades ago. Astronots and scientists have been tryong to beat the challenges of Venus. NASA has been working on technology that could survivle the harsh conditions of Venus. They have been testing silicon carbide electronices. NASA been trying to make a blimp-like vehicle that could protecet the astronots that are in it. Scientists have also been working on mechanical computers.
The blimp-like vehicle can be used as a research area as well as a living area for the astronots. It can go higher in the air meaning it can avoid the storm, earthquakes, and erupting volcanoes. NASA has not found a way to use the vehicle to help reasearchers get samples from Venus. Scine they are in the air above the gas clouds it would be hard for researchers to get photography or videography of Venus surface. They have been fooling around with silicon carbide electronics.
NASA and its scientists has been useing silicon carbide electronic in a testing chamber that is set like Venus. This new technology could be used on Venus when NASA figurs out a way to increase the survability time of silicon carbide electronic. They have not figuer it out yet and could be decades before they figer it out. They also have one more item they have been test that is mechanical computers.
We used mechanical computer in 1940s dring World War II. Scientest think that we can make the parts immune to Venus's harsh conditions. They could be made to resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces. This is one of the of projects that will hopefuly beat Venus's challenges.
There are three ways NASA has been try to beat Venus challenges. We have yet to try them on Venus. If one of this ways works we have the satitfation of completing the challenge Venus gave us. | 1 |
The Face on Mar's is just a natural landform because, there is no living organism on Mar's . scientist figurged it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shawdo9ws that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. Some scientist believed the Face was an alien artifact. So as you read you might think there is something living on Mar's but the Face on Mar's is acually is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa---landforms it is common around the American West. A lava dome is the form of the Face on Mar's, " the lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mar's. To Conclusion, A lava dome is the creation of the Face because Mar's is not a place where you are abl;e to live because if you are not able to plant how would you have food to live and temp. get as high as 100 degrees in the morning and as low as 0 degrees at night also there are very bay storms so i do not know if anyone would be able to live on Mar's. | 1 |
The author is making the claim that we should go to Venus, despite the enviroment, to study it and make more sense of it. Some of the dangers that they will have to deal with it extreme heat. Around 800 degrees fahrenheit. Also there is the insane amount of pressure that will have to overcome. The amount of pressure there is around 90 time bigger than our atmosphere pressure. It is even raining sulfuric acid their. Despite all of these problem they will have to overcome, studying Venus will help us understand things better. For example, one of the things we believe that Venus was just like our planet. Have land, full of ocean, etc. But later something happen to the planet which caused what Venus is like now. If would make a machine that will be able to stand the condintions of Venus, we will most likely understand those things better. Also NASA has an idea to where we would be able to send people there. It would be a blimp like vehicle that would hover above the surface and that would allow us in theory to withstand the ground conditions. But that is only the ground conditions, we would still have extreme heat. But instead of around 800 degrees, it would be around 170 degrees fahrenheit. We will most likely be able to complete sometime because of the fact of human curiosity and the want of understanding. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not just be based on danger but on imagination and innovation. | 2 |
Have you ever felt something and you don't know what you're feeling or why you're feeling that way? New computer technology based around FACS (facial Action Coding System) created by Dr. Paul Eckman can read your emotions. I know you might be asking yourself, "why would I want that?" but allow me to further introduce you to this program and why it's such a good idea.
First let me ask you, what harm would it honestly do? Why wouldn't you want this software? I understand that it might sound silly and that technology is really getting ahead of time but it's truely a brilliant idea. The program can single-handedly understand any of your six emotions. This includes, happiness, surprise, anger, fear, sadness and disgust. It completes these tasks by recognizing facial muscles and how they move to create these emotions.
This software might also be able to help people have a better understanding of friends emotions and how to make their peers and friends feel better. The program after identifying your emotions, finds ways to up your mood a little. The article states; "For example, if you smile when a web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." If someone didn't want to have this software, they might as well be saying they don't want to be happy!
The computer software can also identify mixed emotions, such as the example they gave of Mona Lisa stating; "She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." This is ideal, contrary to the idea that someone might only be feeling one emotion at the time, as it is unlikely. If these computers can find a way to make people happy or to make people smile, the world could be a better place. The software could help other people understand feelings and emotions better and allow for more emotion-realted communication to take action. Why would anyone turn this awesome opportunity down?
If you have experienced feeling emotions and not understanding why or what you're feeling, this software is for you. Even if you haven't experienced this, this softwear could be the reason you smile and if that isn't in your interests,
you should rethink. Overall, there is no down-side to this program. It can tell what you're feeling by your 44 major muscles located in your face. It can also sense your mixed emotions as well. Everyone needs something in their life to help cheer them up and this is the fix to that problem. | 3 |
I feel like we should change the votes and make it into a popular vote for the president of the United States. In a electoral vote is most worrying of a tie. Its also unfair to most people. Also electoral college systems voters don't vote for the president. People always get confused with the voting which makes electoral voting a struggle.
One of the main reasons is that people worry about electoral votes ending in a tie. In the article it states that if it does end in a tie, then the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives. This is where state delegations vote on the president. Also the Senate would choose the vice-president.
Another reason, it is unfair to most people. Now it all counts as to one vote for the whole state. If most people vote for the president the like its only going to get one vote for the state. In the article it states that this type of vote the currently have is a "winner takes all' vote. Which in the thoughts of most people is unreasonable and also unfair.
Also, in the electoral college system, people don't vote for the president. A very few of it elects the president. The problem with this is who are the electors, who picks them and it states that it can be anyone that is not holding the office. So most of the voters get confused about the electors and they may vote the wrong candidate.
In conclusion, those are the reason why the electoral system are wrong. It's unfair to most people, it might end in a tie and the voting is confusing. This should be a contest of who gets more votes, not by the states vote. | 2 |
Venus is dangerous because its one of the closes starts to the sun. Since venus is so close to it makes it the second hottest planet in space. Its hard for them to examine it closely because how hot it could be on the planet so the sit safe at a certain vantage point.
Venus is close to earth witch makes itthe twin like in terms of density and size its close but distant a little from venus. So say if we get close to the sun earth woukd basically be like venus. Venus and earth is right around the corner from eachother so wat makes it different from eachother shouldnt the earth be hot too. To really think about it hot would it be if we were like venus.
The atmosphere is 97 perdent of carbon dioxide blankets venus which could really explain where the heat come from or take place in. Theres acid in venus atmosphere the pressure is 90 times worst than what it would usally be on earth. Its over 800 degress on that plante which makes it a baby sum or the son of sun. Venus has one if the worst tempature ever it gets so hot that it woukd kill us humans in a instant if we think about it. But they said venus is like the earth twin. So do you think that it was once life on that plantet before in the past and the sun ruined it so there no more life everything is excint on that planet. | 0 |
I had no idea that becoming a seagoing cowboy would impact my life that much. There are many reasons that seagoing cowboys are amazing. I will be sharing 3 reasons why I think becoming a seagoing cowboy is an amazing opportunity. Maybe you will want to become one to.
One of the reasons I think becoming a seagoing cowboy is a amazing chance is because, there are so many amazing site to see. In paragraph 5 it says "'The cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small town boy," he says. 'Besides help people I had the benefit of seeing Europe and China. BUt seeking Acropolis in Greece was specail' he says. 'So was taking a gondola ride in my Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water.' Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China." This shows he really did enjoy seeing the sites.
Another reasons why I think you should become a seagoing cowboy is because you are helping people. In paragraph 2 it says "UNRRA hired 'Seagoing Cowboys' to take care of horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas." This program helped people that are depending on livestock get what they need over seas.
My last reason why I think you should become a "Seagoing Cowboy" is that we have a lot of fun on board. In paragraph 8 it says "Luke also found time to have fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped to pass the time." It is very enjoy able to play with friends on the way back.
There are many reasons why being a "Seagoing Cowboy" is fun. There are many sites to see and they are all so beautiful, You are help people that depend on livestock, and it is very fun on board playing baseball and volleyball. I think being a "Seagoing Cowboy" is a opportunity that you should take if you get the chance ever in your life time. | 2 |
I think there should be a little changes like they need more meetings to choose there president and the vice president how many votes are in to choose there president. they need about 538 electors and a majority of 270 electoral votes for our president. The electors equals the number of memebers in congressional delegation. Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for pureposes of the elctoral college. any of our candidates run for our president. It runs how they act and how they are with the people that they have. The presidential election are every four years. The winner takes all and be's the new president. Our governer talk to us like a big long speech. They do a recoding of the new president. The electoral college, they're not alone; according to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after every thing. Over 60 percent of voters would perfer a direct election. This year voters can expect another close election. Voters vote not just for there president, but for a slate of electors. The people would have to vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors. The american people are lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest ellection. The voting takes place in the House of Representative and that are we vote for the president. | 0 |
Have you ever wonder how it would be like to live on another planet ? or if there was another planet that was like Earth? Well now you can. Scientist have benn trying to reaserch on Venus and how many years ago. Scientist belived that Venus was covered with large oceans and that it may have supported various forms of life. Why cant humans or other form of life live there, scientist have been studing venus for a long time. Venus average weather is up to 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the air pressure is 90 times greater than the one on earth. Our sister planet still has some features that resembled rocky sediments and features valleys, and moutains. Why studing venus is a important ideas. Studing Venus is important because if there is another planet that reasembles Earth so that it wont be overpopulated and see if there could one day be a way to live in another planet. In conclution it's a very smart choice that scientist keep studing earth and see if one day it could be a planet to live on. | 0 |
Did you ever wonder what getting sea sick feels like? Well in this prompt I going to talk about a guy named Luke who wants to covince people to join the Seagoing Cowboys program. Well I think people shouldn't join the Seagoing Cowboys Program because of getting sea sick, maybe getting lost, or even dying.
First, getting sea sick. People who get sea sick probaly die of the disease or even get really sick. I can infer this is the number one reason for not going on boats people came up with.
Secondly, maybe getting lost in the ocean. Lots of people had this problem before but maybe not today. People can die or even just end up somewhere away from their families at home awaiting for their arrival. I can infer this happend alot to people who forgot which way to go to land.
Last, dying. This has happend because of either disease faling off the ship and being stranded or even starvation or drought. Another reason is because of other people attacking them. I can infer this happened often to people who did not pay attention to where they were going or to anything
To conclude this essay I'm going to list the three main reasons I thought not to join the Seagoing Cowboys program one getting sea sick, secondly getting lost, or even dying. Would you still join this program after you read this paper? | 1 |
I personally think driverless cars would be a good idea. I think driverless cars would be a good idea because of how busy a person may be on the road. Driverless cars would also help in assistance with when driving long distances for a long period of time. Permiting driverless cars would also make the driving world a bit safer. Driverless cars arent such a bad idea in the long run because they'd help in assisting someone whos busy while driving, it could assist people that have to drive long distances in long periods of time, and it would also make the driving world a bit safer.
Making driverless cars seem very useful to the future. In the paragraph it tells how in 2013 BMW developed a "Traffic Jam Assistant" car. This car can handle driving at speeds up to 25 mph . This could assist a person who is on their way somewhere and perhaps needs to call someone on the phone for any important reason. The 2013 BMW "Traffic Jam Assistant" car could also help when the driver is going on a long empty high way for a long period of time. Like if the person needs to drive out of time and is driving on a long highway. My last reason i think the driverless car would be helpful to the future would be to make the driving world a bit safer. In example Toyota Prius's use position-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four auto motive radar sensors, and more. The four automotive sensors around the car and the video camera near the rearview mirror would help greatly to the dirver when needing to back up into a parking space. If the sensors indicate any danegr of out of control skids or rollovers the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on each wheel and reduce power from the engine.
The idea of driverless cars i think would be a good idea, in assistance of the driving world of the future. Driverless cars could help the driver in multiple useful ways. Driverless cars would require not so much great driving skills when driving, which puts less worry on the driver when on the road. | 2 |
Limiting car usage is great, I mean the more money you save to go out and try or do different things. The biggest question everybody that reads these articles might ask. "How do you get to other places for example the Airport or if you wanted to go to Disney or somewhere else. Anyway back on topic. "All of our developement since World War II has been centered on the car, and that needs to change." says David Goldberg, an official of Transportation for America. The question every pereson who is legal to drive "How much you drive is as important as whether you have a hybrid.
First and Foremost, Vauban, home to 5,500 residents within a rectangular square mile, may be the most advanced experiment in low-car suburban life. Passengers cars are responsible 12 percent of greenhoudse gas emissions in Europe and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States. In the United States the Enviormental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities. Many experts expect public transport serving suburbs to play a larger part in a new six-year federal transportation bill to be approved this year. In previous bills, 80 percent of appropriations have by law gone to highways and only 20 percent to other transport.
Next, After days of near-record pollution , paris enforcd a partial driving ban to clear th air of the global city. Motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leve their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). The same would apply to the odd-numbered plate sthe following day. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined according to the international news agency(Reuters). Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France ,after five -days of intsensifying somg. Diesel fuel was blammed, since France has a tax policy theat favors diesel over gasoline. Paris typically ahs more smog than other European capitals. Las week Paris had 147 microgramsof particulate matter. Public transit was free of charge from Friday to Monday. The somg cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party rescined the ban for odd-numbered plates on tuesday.
Last, Recent studies suggest that americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer licensices as each year goes by. That has left researchers pondering a fundamental question "Has America passed the peak of driving?" America's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling. The United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter. As of April 2013, the number of mile driven per person was nearrly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in the year 1995.
Inconclusion all of the less car usage is being used all across the globe. Things like this are good to keep up. | 1 |
This " face " on mars was a natural formation. There is no such thing as an " alien " and if there was, hwy would thye make a face on mars? Wouldn't they do something bigger? Exactly, so therefor this Unmasking the face on Mars, is antural. I mean jsut look at the way it is imprinted into Mars, there is physically no way an alien could do this. I think that believing that an alien could possibly do this, is just crazy.
The evidence i have are these pictures, i mean look at them. Also just listen to others opinons, some agree that aliens are no where near smart enough to do something like this. I think it is a nautral fromation because this is a scientific object here, it is a planet. So there for why would it not be? Many things happen on a daily basis. Also things age, possibly it is jsut aging and slowly starting to decae. This " face on Mars " thing is honestly just weird. I believe that maybe something somewhere happened in the past and thar is how the face got there so basically naturally, i just do not agree that aliens could have done naything close to this.
" Unmasking the afce on Mars", that is an opionated statement. It could be true, but it could be not true also. These pictures show not one bit of proof of laiens, so how could aliens do this? They could not have. These little air soace craft things go around and aorund and around for seconds, mintues, hours, days, years, so there is phsyically not a way for these aliens to become invisable and create a face on Mars. | 1 |
In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author makes very valid points on why people should support cars that drive themselves or why people should not support these driverless cars. I am in favor of this idea of a driverless car.
Companies that are making computer-driven cars have come along way until now. These companies have taken so many safety percaussions to insure that the driver will be safe all of the time. The article says that the car will alert the driver to take over "when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents." Google has inserted sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS receiver, and an intertial motion sensor. The driverless google also includes a spinning sensor on the rooof. Telling by the example I just gave, Google wants the car to be safe and cautious but it is more important on focusing on the driver and passangers safety. Improvements in sensors and computer harder keep growing further and further, this makes driving safer and it is closer to having a driverless car.
Although, a driverless car has not been fully proved to work yet, safety is the most important aspect of making a driverless car. " GM (General Motors) has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. The Google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over. Other options under consideration are flashing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays." These companies are in favor of the driver's best interest.
Do not think that the driver wil totally not be in control, because they will be in control. In the year of 2013, BMW annound that they have developed what is called a "Traffic Jam Assistant." The "Traffic Jam Assistant" can handle driving functions of speeds up to 25 miles per hour. The car is just driving but the person does have control of the car whenever they want too. Google also has cars that have driven more than half a million miles without a single crash. And if a crash does indeed happen then it could possible not be the car or the manufactors fault, it could be the drivers or the condition of the road. Many futurists belived that maybe the reason that driverless cars couldn't be created was because of the roads now. "General Motors created a concept car that could run on a special test track. The track was embedded with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a receiver on the front end of the car." Engineers at Berkeley University tried the same thing but using magnets with alternating polarity.
In conclusion, driverless cars have not been fully invented but should have been given the chance to be driven. So many positives can come out of a driverless car. Safety is the main problem with this car in my opnion but give the companies some time to come out with the perfect autonomous car. | 3 |
Do you think driverless cars should exist and are they safe? The new technoligy today can change how we drive in the future with more safety on the road. The driverless cars make it safe your everyone on the road from the sensers on the stering wheel that the driver must hold to let the computer system function and allow the vechial to move.
The gogle smart cars can travel more than half a million miles without a crash, but they arn't completly driverless, they have an alert driver in them at all times. Google smart cars are the first few step to achive complete driverless transportation in this world, the sensors in the cars can make the vechial move around with a drivers alertness and their complete attention on the road.
I think that driverless cars are safe to use and that they should be a requirement to drive on the road. Vechials that can drive more safely the people are more capibale to be manditory to drive, with transportation that can sence things and that can have a full alert driver means that their are less acidents on the road. would it be ok to allow this? i think it should be. | 2 |
The NASA discovered face was a mystery to the public. While it resembled a face, the chances of 'The Face' being an alien artifact is highly unlikely. Conspiracy Theorists have battled these NASA claims since the image was first released. Very little NASA scientists believe in these Theoretical claims.
NASA first released the photo of the newly-found 'Face' in 1976. These photos spread very quick, and theorists everywhere published books, movies, and more science fiction entertainment about 'The Face.' NASA new from the start the unusual photo was only of arock fromation similar to buttes and mesas, common landforms in the West Americas. While the scientists do address the fact that the landform appears as a face, it is only the shadows of an extra-terrestrial mesa.
While people still release theories hoping for more evidence of alien life. The NASA experts deny all claims with their factual evidence, which easily combats any Conspiracies on the subject. NASA is still investigasting other mysterious evidence that could eventually lead to a real science-fiction dream, maybe an alien apocalypse or an abduction? Theorists can only hope. | 1 |
Being a Seagoing Cowboy or Cowgirl is an experiance of a life time. I will never forget being Seagoing Cowboy. It opend up the world to me. It got me ready for life. I did things I didn't know I could do. I got to see amazing places and do amazing things. Even if I didn't have anything to do with the animals, me and my fellow cowboys played lot's of games and had tournaments.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy also made me more aware of people in other countries and their needs. It made me realizie that I am helping lot's of people. I am helping people have food to eat. This awareness stayed with me, this led my family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years.
Some other people think it is dangerous to be a Seagoing Cowboy. I do think that sometimes it can be dangerous. That is why there are multiple people on the ship so they can help you when you get hurt, or can take over your job so you can heal.
My days as being a Seagoing Cowboy were amazing. I had lot's of fun and helped lot's of people. I hope that lot's of other people will have the same experiance that I had. | 2 |
The author uses a lot of clear evidence to discribe how the scientists are tring to study Venus. Also, the author discribes the dangers of doing so. The author also tells us what the problems are with studing Venus. The real question is, is it really worth it?
One of the biggest problems with exploring Venus is that Venuses aptnosphere is 97 percent carbon dioxide and the timperatures average over 800 degrees. Another problem is that the atmosphere pressure is 90 times greater than here on earth. Also Venus is some times mistaken for a star because the plannet is so bright.
At one point Venus would have had features just like earth and have water surounding it. Venus is also known as the the twin to earth because they are so similar in features. NASA would send shipes into space and go to Venus but they could never lang on Venus. They haven't had a succesful space travel to Venus in 30 years. NASA is thinking about sending a blimp like craft to venus and have it hover over Venus at like 30 miles off the ground. Even at 30 miles off the ground the tempurtures will be around 170 Fahrenheit.
With what the passage states it is safe to say that there are a lot of dangers NASA would have to address before they launch another space ship to Venus. But also there are a lot of possibilities that NASA has when they launch the space ship to Venus. NASA can be the ones who discovered Venus, also they could learn more about Venus and why it lost all its earth like features.
In conclusion, the idea of learning more about Venus is a great opportunity to learn more about the planets around us. Also, learning about how Venus lost the Earth like features is a good way to learn about our planet and how to keep Earth from becoming that way. This idea of risking everything to go and explore Venus is a great opprtunity for us at earth to learn about how other planets like ours were destroyed. | 2 |
Using emotion detecting computers for the classroom setting? A new technology called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is claimed to help computers identify the different emotions of humans. Researchers have used this technology on Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" to detect what she is possibly feeling. I don't believe this technology could accurately read someone's emotions without tapping into someone's brain waves.
Sleep study technicians use electrodes to detect how well someone sleeps, and what happens while they sleep. So why wouldn't this form of technology have to use the same principles to figure out what someone's true emotion is? Some people have a naturally "blank" face, so if you're using technology that uses someone's facial muscles, is it going to detect that the person is bored?
The article gives a set of instructions of which muscles to move to make it look like someone is genuinely happy. As far as this technology knows, a student could be just pretending to be bored so that the lesson could be modified as if a teacher would modify it so that the student could get engaged more.
If a teacher is having a student do the assignments online, how can the technology tell the difference between concentration, or boredom? It would be like a teacher having to tell the difference between a student who isn't feeling well compared to someone who is just faking it. You can't really know what someone is feeling without actually being in that perosn's mind.
Someone who could be tired from not getting enough sleep the night before, could also be confused with someone who is angry or bored. How is a computer technology going to be able to the tell the difference without actually detecting the different brain waves? It seems almost impossible to tell how someone is feeling without having them tell you directly.
If schools used this type of technology to help teachers figure out what students are feeling during assignments, I feel like it would be distracting. Even if a student didn't know the technology was there. To me, the idea of being on a computer to do school work is distracting in itself.
I feel like the concept is a good idea, but I also believe that it definitely needs some modifications. I don't think it would be a good idea to have it in a school setting, but maybe in a psychologist/psychiatrist setting possibly. I also feel that there should be more emotions than just six. There is a much wider variety of emotions than just happy, sad, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. In conclusion, this technology shouldn't be used in school. It could be distracting, and it might not always pick up the right emotion and change the lesson due to a misunderstanding of the technology. | 3 |
Hello I am Luke and I joined the Seagoing Cowboys program and I am here to convice you to join it too. There are some bad things and some good things that happen when you are on board, but that is a normal day for me.
The first reason I thing you should join is we get to see all kinds of things on the boat. Like one time I got to see an excavated castle in Crete and I also marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China. The reason I joined is because it is a one in a life time thing. You don't get to see castles every day or the Panama Canal.
When we drop off some of the animals we use some of there stales to play games in and we play like vollyball, and baseball, and table tennis tournaments. We also do boxing, fencing, reading, whittling, and it is a fun time on the boat.
One time when I was on one of my nine trips more then anyone I was a watchman and I was checking all the crates like I normaly do , but that night it was raining so I reported the news with the captian. Everything was good and I was coming down the ladder and I slipped down my back side and my heart raced as I shot feet first toward an opening on the side of the ship. A small strip of metal along the edge stopped my slide and that strip of metled saved me from falling over board. I could not work for a couple of days because of some cracked ribs, but I was happy to be alive.
This opened up the world to me. I'm gratefull for this opportunity and I hope you join the Seagoing Cowboys because it is a one in a life time chance. It is a fun and exsiting thing to do because you are also helping other people. That is the biggest reason why I did it was to help people. I hope if you do join the program that you will have a good exsperiance. | 1 |
Cars are a big deal in our everyday society. We use cars all the time because they are what get us from place to place. As we go further into the future, more improvements on cars are being made each day. One major invention is the driverless car. The development of the driverless car is a good thing because it is convenient, safe, fuel-saving, and beneficial to our knowledge on cars.
Many people are always needing to travel from place to place and don't always want to drive. It's more convenient to just hitch a ride from someone such as a friend or a taxi. But sometimes those aren't always the most convenient options. Taxi drivers could take someone anywhere or your friend could be under the influence. Driverless cars are safer because they could take you where you need to go safely. They are also more convenient because sometimes people could be impaired and unable drive, so they would just have a driverless car pick them up instead. This way, it is convenient for people to travel without worrying if they are going to be safe or not.
A main factor in people buying cars is if they are safe. According to the article on Driverless Cars Are Coming, these independent cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash. People could be safer in a driverless car than with someone driving a car. Safety is a huge deal in our society and people buying cars want what's best for them and their families. If driverless cars are safer, companies will have good sales and produce better profit. This way, the economy is being benefitted and so is society.
In the world today, we try to conserve our resources as much as possible. Fuel is a major resource that is used to power a lot of things in everyday life. By using driverless cars, we would limit our use of fuel to half of what taxis use, and that is phenomenal. Inventions like the driverless car can lead to preserving resources. Conserving our resources is an important thing we need to do, and fundamental developments like the driverless car can help us achieve our goal in doing that.
The research on these cars is significant for people in the future. Many years ago we would have never known all the important things about technology that we know today. By researching and testing the technology of the driverless car, we have produced more efficient knowledge for the future. Driverless cars need sensors to operate similar to a human driving the car, which is important to creating cars. Without researching and inventing these important products, we wouldn't have half the knowledge on cars that we have today.
Driverless cars are beneficial to us because they are convenient, safe, fuel-saving, and important to our knowledge on cars. Driverless cars can help people in society and people in the future. The development of these cars can influence people to create even bigger things in the future and that is incredible. The future is brighter than it has ever been, and the development of such a product has made this possible. The future is bright and driverless cars have led us further down the road to creating newer, better inventions. | 3 |
Venus sometimes is called the "Evenning Star." Its one of the highest points of light on the sky. Venus is actually a planet and not a star. Venus is the closeest planet to earth such as its density, size, and sometimes distance too. The author states that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.
One of the things that Venus is dangerous becasue of its thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets the planet. The danger of this is that the clouds are made up of highly corrosive sulfuric acid. The acid can nearly kill you if there is a little bit touching you in any shape or form. Otherwise, Earth surface is on a average of over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the pressure is 90 times that what we have on our planet.
In conclusion Venus is very dangerous for any kind to be on, such as animals or humans. Although the plant is pretty hot its not good to be on it. | 0 |
Life without cars would be a world that would be much healthier. Cars are what help people get from point A to point B.But they do help kill Earth slowly. I honestly think that it is a good idea for Germany going life without cars. Which is gonna create less traffic which is a big plus for everyone that drives. Bikes are a lot safer espicially. They are less dangerous , cars are metal which would make the impact a lot harder. Buying a car is very expensive espicially.
A lot of people can't afford any type of car or insurance for cars. It does cut down a lot on pollution which is better for the environment. Every argument for someone that wants cars, there is a counter argument. There is no reason people should argue about keeping cars, at least in my opinion. If I was living in Germany or Paris or Bogota I would definetly be happy with that descison. America would also be a lot healthier.
America is known as the most obeise country in the world and I agree 100%.People would start to buy a bike or start walking which is an exercise for people who are overweight. It would make America loss a lot of weight! There is no reason why the world should keep cars. All it does is create problems , causes many deaths from accidents , causes pollution , causes laziness. I don't want any kids in the future to think life is easy. Cause it honestly isn't. By keeping cars it makes things easier. Which is sending the wrong message to young ones.
People are also always judging people for what type of car they have or the year it was made or how much it costs, taking out cars would definetly keep those type of people from ranking your belongings. Cause not everyone is as well off as you are. They might not make the same amount of money as you do, or have to pay more bills than you do. So you should'ny ms | 1 |
I'm both for and againest the idea of this invention. To me it has both positive and negative things to be said about it, because we all know, that amazing thinga all have their faults.
Let's start with the positives. First, drivers will have more time to work or plan, making their life on the road a lot easier and benefits people who have stressfull or work-heavy jobs. Second, these cars take a lot less gas than normal cars do cutting would you need to pay literally in half. Finally, this achievement will go in history as a huge improvement in the evolution of our technology.
Now let's get to the negative side. First of all, even though you'll pay less for gas the price of the car probably won't be the same as other cars. With all the sensors involved it will take loads of money to buy and make and manufacture the car. Secondly, the court cases surrounding this huge inivation will be very complicated and complex. You can go to jail for vehicular manslaughter and there's no one to claim responsibility of what the car will do. Lastly, it will just prove how lazy of a society we are. The next genertion won't need to learn how to drive, causing choas and tragedy in some situations.
In conclusion, I feel like it's both a good and bad idea and I think It's up to you to make that decision of whether you support the idea or not. | 2 |
Many people may argue about the advantages of limited car usage. "When i had a car, i was always tense, im much happier this way" (Source 1). Many countries including France, Colombia, and Germany seem to have no problem with limited car usuage.
Germany is one of the greatest countries that is against low car life. 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. 57 percent sold a car to move Germany. (Source 1). In total their is approximatly 5,500 residents and has a low car life because their are less space for parking.
One of the most populated city in France is Paris. Paris enforced a driving ban to clear up the polution. A 22-euro fine was given if one failed to corespond with the rules. Around 4,000 drivers were fined and 27 people had their cars impounded for their reaction to the fine . After 5 days of almost car free roads (not including bus and taxis) the traffic went down by 60 percent.(Source 2). The biggest problem of the smog was Diesel fuel. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France compared to the rest of Western Europe that has 53.3 percent average on Diesel.
For 3 straight years, Bogota has been doing "Day Without Cars" that limites transportation only allowing buses and taxis. the goal for this day is to reduce smog in the capital city. Violators who failed to corespond was faced with a $25 fines. " Millons of colombians hiked,biked,skated, or took the buses to work during this car-free day" (Source 3). The whole family went to parks and sports centers to occupy their day. Even two others Colombian cities, Cali and Valledupar joined in on this event.
What both countries are trying to do is limited cars so less polution. Their are other transportation besides cars that we can use. | 1 |
The author did not support the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. I think this for multiple reasons. Yes NASA may have a possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus which could allow scientists to float above the fray, but you don't know for sure if it would work or if you would make it back alive. Why take the chance? I know I wouldn't.
In the atricle the author states "Researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance." This would mean that you couldn't really experiment anything you find there and it would be pointless to even go to Venus. To be able to study Venus like they want they would need evidence and samples of different objects from there. The article also states "Peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions becuase most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere, rendering standards forms of photography and videography ineffective." This would mean that you would need to stay so far away and even when being that far the pictures or videos you would want to take could not be done. Also with additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface makes the chances more slim to surving on Venus for even a few short hours.
In conclusion, I would not say studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. Venus is the second planet from our sun which is why it's proved to be a very challenging place to examine more closely. Especially since no spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours. Trying to go to Venus would be pointless and not worth it. Not only are clouds in Venus challenging which are highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere, but a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. It would be way too dangerous to go there. Even despite the dangers you don't know if the bimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape is even reliable. | 2 |
It doesn't take a genius to figure out how someone is feeling and/or how to help them. All this should be a basic instinct, you shouldn't need the Facial Action Coding System. Technology should be helping people around the world not starting conterversry.
Using the Facial Action Coding system is a waste of time and money. "Hold on! Can we actually "calculate" emotions--like math homework?" There's no need to calculate anything that doesn't require math. Think of all the good other inventions coud in place of this technology, we could be one stop closer to developing a way to supply people with clean water all around the world. Not because we want something in return, but because helping someone is something you should want to do. But instead these Prof think our current technology is more useful in schools to detect when a child is bored doing work.
" In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" every day. Fr instance, you could probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, worried, etc. "There's way more situations in the world where these Prof. should put their minds to, we don't need more technology to tell us how people are feeling, that's why our world isn't connected in person. People now a days don't know how to talk or even hold a conversation due to the lack of communication skills we use because of social media. Instead of going out and buying something as barbaric as the Facial System, we should go and actually talk to our peers and understand them more so we can know their facial expressions and know how they're doing.
I am against the value of using of this technology to read students' emotional expressions due to the fact we (as in the people) need to be more connected in the real life rather then push ourselves further away using social media and new technology that we do not need. Trust the process of human nature and our instincts. We do not need the Facial Action Coding System. | 2 |
Just A Natural Landform..
The image shown in the capturing photos brought back from Mars revealed something, some call an alien, and others call a natural landform. The image seemed to have caught everyone's attention. As mentioned in the article, it has starred in Hollywood films, magazines, been heard on radio talk shows, and has appeared in books. The images seemed to have reminded people of other natural formations, looking like a natural landform.
Many things like this seem to remind people of other natural formations. Paragraph 12, from the exerpt, states "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," says Gavin. "Thats a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." Gavin, like many others thought this formation looked like other natural landforms.
The face is just a natural form. Paragraph seven from the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars" also stated "There was no alien monument after all." The same paragraph also included "Thousands of anxious web surfers were wating when the image first appeared on a JPL web site revealing... a natural landform."
I can see why many people would think the natural formation looked much like an alien because, as included in the exerpt, it looked like a shadowy likeness of a human face. However, it looked like it was a huge rock formation with a human head formed by shawdows.
The images captured were just revealing a natural formed, that looked like some other natural forms found all other the world. As stated in the article, "The face is just a natural form." | 2 |
Would it be good to have the air you breath be posinous, or not be able to see a sunny day agian? This is what could happen if cars were used as transportation. Elisabeth Rosenthal said that cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. People could make towns smaller to help with limiting car usage. The world is also becoming more conntected with the new delevpoment of techology that cars are starting to feel obsulte.
Cars are very destructive to the enivorment they produce lots of greenhouse gases and create smog. in pairs alone there are about 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London said Robert Duffer. Duffer also said cold nights and warm days caused the warmer layer of air to trap car emissions. So to help all these casue go down people are trying to create samller communities like in Vauban, Germany.
Vauban, Germany is a test suburb where people have to give up there casr to live in the small community. The people of community like Heidurn Walter mother of two said " When I had a car I was alwyas tense. I'm Much happier this way." This shows that people are happier without there car. This should help the develpoment of smaller communties. They also had another test in the city of Bogota. They tried a car free day. This day help parks and sports centers also have blommed throughout the city. Making a smaller community well help with the interaction with people and with the develpoment of technology it is becoming eaier for people to conncet.
People's love affiar with cars has stared to lower escpially in America. Mr. Sivak has also found the poeple do not really need cars anymore. Technology has helped with the conncetion of people. So having little car usage will help with lower greenhouse gas emmisions. Having smaller communites well also help connect people. | 2 |
According to the article, I think this technology would be very useful to students in a classroom. The article states "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal." The video imagery tracks these facial movements in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa. Each expression is compared against a neutral face. It also can be identified by mixed emotions.
The classrom computer could recognize when a student is confused or bored. That's not what we notice everyday in life on a computer in class. This computer will be able to recognize our emotions as if we were happy or sad. If we smile, a smiliar ad will appear on our screen but if we are unhappy then the ad will be different. It can modify the lesson like an effective human instructor. The same technology can also make computer-animated faces more expressive! So that could be for video games and also video surgery.
This tecnology will even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one. Its all about muscular action units. In a real smile the zygomatic major lift the corner of your mouth. But in a false smile, the mouth is stretched sideways using the different muscle, the risorius. Not all computers can just detect our facial expressions just like that. This technology can do just about that!
In conclusion, this technology would be great for students to have in the classroom! Not only will this technology detect their facial expressions but moving your facial muscles can help produce them! This technology would be able to indicate very specific emotions that not us humans would be able to tell what kind of emotion someone else is having. This will show us how technology is getting better and even smarter. How interesting technolgy is getting everyday. | 2 |
Driverless cars dont even sound safe. Then don't ever sound useful if im being honest. Yeah it's something that we can make happen now a days but we can make flying cars a thing to.
Driverless cars can cause many accidents if you really think about it the driver will take advantage of the car. He or she driving the car will think it's okay to not pay attention because the car will let it know when something is about to happen what if its too late and an accident happens. What if the driver is intoxicaded and doesn't pay attention to what the car is saying. What if the car starts to mess up and the driver looses control of the car. There is so many things that can go wrong with this espicially now there are so many things going on with texting and driving and drinking and driving. Imagine the accidents that can happen.
What if the driver wakes up super early one day and are driving to work. They have the driverless car driving and they fall asleep because there not moving or doing anything simply because the car is driving itself you know how bad that accident can be? If you have a regular car that you control you will have to stay awake because you are the on moving it and controlling it but if you have the driverless car you arent really doing anything but trying to stay careful and paying attetention which can cause you to fall asleep. I don't see this has being safe what so ever so many things can go wrong so many people can get hurt. What if the driverless car messes up and they blame the driver and not the manufacturer many people would get angry.
If they really want this to happen there should be so many rules in the car. Some can be that every passanger has to have a seatbelt or the car won't move, the driver must have both hands on wheel the entire time the car is in motion. Not a single car can be to full. Loud alert signals when something is going to happen to aware the driver. A voice check to see who is driving etc.. It does sound appealing knowing you are going to get in a car and not have to drive it but me being safe and the others on the car are way more important then me being happy. I would rather be happy and safe and drive my own car then to depend on a car computer that can break down anyday.
Driverless cars are just not something that sounds safe what so ever. If you have someone driving for you then whats the point of learning how to drive learning how to park taking your time studying and preparing for the test all of that will be useless if you have a car that drives on its own most of the time. You know how many teenagers are going to try to take there parents driverless car just because it drives on its own and they know they won't get pulled over because the car is driving perfect. Many people are going to think its okay to be on drugs and intoxicaded because they wont have to worry about there driving.
This is just not well what so ever. There so many things wrong with this idea it can cause many problems. Many people are going to take advantage of the car. There's some people that are responsible but theres also many people that aren't. | 3 |
In this article about "Driverless Cars" i feel it could be a problem having cars on the roads that isnt operated by an actual person. There could end up being a problem with the driverless cars if they arent ready but the developers dont know if a problem has occurred til its out on the roads. I would think that the developers would wait for awhile just to make sure that nothing major could happen with the car whenever it is out on the roads and hopefully wont cause damage. Some people might be fascinated with cars that could drive themselves but it could be dangerous because without a human operating the vehicle it could crash and damage our community.
Some positive reasons for having driverless cars is that it would be easier and better for people to have them. In movies, they have driverless cars which people think are really cool. If they have driverless cars in the future and something goes wrong, they have sensors so that the driver knows if there is a problem and they have drivers seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger, which is a great thing to have, especially if you almost back into an object or another car. Using a driverless car could also be a new way to actually make driving a vehicle fun.
If the driveless car developers wait for another 10 to 20 years on having them on the road, it would be better and much safer because the more time they spend working on them the better it will be and the less problems and damage there will be.
Also, before 2000 we didnt have the mapping, sensors or computers but now that we do we should spend more time try to fix the issues that they have. If you use mapping on a driverless car, it might not work as well as you might think because what would you do if it gets the address wrong and ends up taking you to the wrong place. GPS's arent always the best to use because they might have to relocate all the time which could mess everything up. | 2 |
The world can't go one day without somone getting into a car accident. Even the smartest, most alert human alive has a chance of crashing. Technology has endless amounts of glitches. Scientist and technitions spend months, sometimes even years to get their idea to function properly. Although they spend endless hours developing a life-changing product, they still tend to glitch, mess up, or shut down every once in a while.
For example, smart phones are the most commen used technology. The creation of smart phones has taken years to develop. From expirience, I know that IPhones have multiple different features that tend to glitch all the time. Apple always has to come out with new updates every month or two, to fix those glitches. Not only would it take years to correctly develop Driveless Cars, but just like anything important, in the wrong hands, it could lead to something horrific.
Would the making of Drivless Cars cancel out teenagers having to earn their permit or license? Since they are "Driveless," we wouldn't need to know how to drive. Wrong. Some people may fail to notice that, although they claim to be driverless, every human behind the wheel should know what they are doing. New and inexpirienced drivers tend to be more clumsy and carless. Even if the cars are driverless, the person behind the wheel should still be as repsonsible as if the car was not driverless.
Money has been, and always will be an issue in the world. The text says, "These smart-road systems worked suprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simpily to expensive to be practical." Road work takes time. How would we get around to where we need to go if all the roads are being "upgraded" ? It would cause too much frustration because everyone already hates round-abouts and detours, how it is. Road work also tends to cause to many accidents because not everyone is alert on what is going on around them. The text says,"They can steer, accelerate, and break 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 dirver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires. This necessitates the car being ready to quickly get the drivers attention whenever a problem occurs." Not only could that feature malfunction, but a driverless car could pursuae a carless human to fall asleep behind the wheel, making it even more dangerous rather than driving a automatic or manuel. Some people are prone to falling alseep through multiple alarms in the morning, regardless of how loud or annoying they are. If a heavy sleeper falls asleep behind the wheel of a Driverless car, they are more than likely to sleep through the warnings and alerts the Driverless car would give them when neeeding human assistance.
Driverless cars may sound like a good idea, but truley, they could lead to lack of responsibility, debt, and irreversable mistakes and inguries. The way the world is set up now, it would be nearly impossible to successfully pull this kind of idea off. | 3 |
''Unmasking the Face on Mars'' is just a lie there isn't any aliens that made the rocky landform as a face. This is a natural landform that is just a rocky small hill that has shadows cassing down on the hill to look like a face. There is not a living thing on Mars because scientist show there was nothing living or any plants on Mars. So how could the face on Mars be mad? It was a natural landform. This landform has been forming for awhile but the shadows come now and then. When the scientist saw the face of a human on Mars it was just luck that the shadow was cassing down on the face at that time.
Mars dosen't have any living things on the planet so how could people belivie it was made by something living? Scientist can prove there was nothing that had made the rocky hill, and they did. The only thing that could of made this rocky hill is natural landorm. Shadow casses down on the rocky hill to give it an ''illusion of eys, nose, and mouth''. NASA proves this was not aliens it was just a natural landform that had a shadow cassing down on it to look ike a face. | 1 |
Did you know there were 4 different emotions detected in the famous Mona Lisa painting?
Do you wanna know how it was abe to be detected? Well Prof. Thomas Huang in colaboration with Prof. Nicu Sebe invinted a way for computers to be able to figure out how you are feeling based on your face.
I do feel like the use of technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. I feel like it is valuable because the problem in school nowadays it the problem with being bored. When we become bored, we could careless with whats going on and we become less engaged. The text states "a classroom computer could recongnize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." So when the computer can catch bordem a head of time, nothing else should be an issue.
In conclusion if we can get around the fact of becoming bored we wouldn't have to worry about attendence in school, naps in school, or test scores/ grades in school. | 1 |
Driverless Cars should not become a thing. Sure, it is nice to think we can make a car that is a public transportation system that would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus. But today driverless cars are still not completely driverless. These cars alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents.
Cars can do all sorts of things for us these days including, rear view cameras, park for us, GPS, and even stop for the driver before it hits something. If something were to happen who takes the blame for the accident, the driver, car company, or who? The last thing we need to do is trust a car with more than just those four tasks. If people are too lazy to drive then they will be too lazy to jump back on the wheel when the car needs assistance. Drunk driving is a large issue in America and those drunks will try to drive and blame it on the car that is supposed to drive itself. The laws about no texting while driving will go away because people will rely on the car too much. If we cannot trust cars with driving by itself rather than driving and assisting then I cannot trust it at all. These new cars would also need sets of laws, rules, and regulations for people and the manufacturers to follow.
If these cars do get into a crash, who is liable, who's insurance is it on, and would the car companies get sued? How could anybody prove who's fault to why the accident happened. Although car companies say they have plans to drive themselves in the future I do not believe them and I do not trust them. I hope that driverless cars do not become a thing in my lifetime. | 2 |
Would you ever like seeing what is out there? Luke Bomberger had a friend name Don Reist who invited Luke to a Europe cattle boat. Luke said yes, it was an opportuinty of a life and he is not giving that up. Luke was exuberant that he was going on a trip. He could not wait till the day.
Luke got to go to cool places he never been to. He got to visit Europe, China, Greece, and Italy. There is also help for countries to recover what they lost like food supplies, animals, and more. The UNRRA hires Seagoing Cowboys to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules. You also get to have fun on the boat especially after the animals get unloaded. One time it was raining and a there was a small strip of metal and he slid from keepinhg him from falling of the ship.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adveture, but it opened up the world. It made Luke more aware of people of other countries and their needs. This made Lukes awareness stay with him. That also lead his family to a host of international students and exchange visitors for many years. Luke was grateful for the opportunity. You should join you will have an excelent time. | 1 |
When reading this article I couldn't help but to start thinking about the topic that was brought fourth. I mean when you really think about it driverless cars aren't anything special. My position on all of this is that these driverless cars should not be developed at all. It's just not a very smart move.
Driverless cars should not be manufactured. I think that it would cause to much accidents to occur. And then whose fault would that be, the driver or the makers. As stated in paragraph 9, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault—the driver or the manufacturer?" If people can't help getting in car accidents by being reckless and crazy whill they are driving the car- who says it will be any better with these "driverless cars." Even if these cars were some would still need a driver to help navigate them at some point. In paragraph 7 it says that the BMW developed a car that could,and I quote, " handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel." It even sates that, "In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless.They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." Meaning a person would still have to be in the car and help drive, but this also means that the person would have to stay in touch with their surroundings to make such they are on call when something does occur and the car needs their help. as stated in paragraph 7, "This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires."
See the thing is that we humans have always pushed to create the future before it is time for it to come. We see movies and t.v shows with cars that drive on autopilot, and this is something we want, but shouldn't have. With this whole driverless cars this, it just doesn't make sense because there would still need to be a human behinde the wheele at all times. With cars that are like this, when the car is driving it's self do you really think the person behinde the wheele will really be paying attention to the road still. The answer is no, they will be texting, talking on the phone, playing or laughing with friends that are in the car with them and or eating. This is why we have laws against these kinds of things, as stated in paragraph 7, " Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. As a result, in most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars," and it should stay this way.
So in conclusion I do not believe we should have driverless cars at all. They do not seem safe or smart. A car is meant to be driven by man not a machine, and it should most certainly stay this way. | 3 |
The face that is located on the surface of Mars is indeed,a natural landfrom.In my opinion,i believe that the face on Mars was natruarally created,not by ailen life forms,but through the creation of the planets.My support is located in paragraph 7,which clearly states that,"JPL website, revealing... a natural landform.There was no alien monument after all." My therory may be wrong,because for example in paragraph 8, it states that " perhaps alien markings were hidden
by haze." This theory may be correct,that alien life forms may have created the face on Mars,but no tests or invesigations are absolute.Nethertheless, once you see the face the very first time with images and extraordinary photos,you could be absolutley certain that the images of the face look like an alien creation.I believe the face is still a creation of the creation of the planets.Anything could have occured during that process.Knowing the fact there is not any signs or investigations,[if there is its probably not what people say or think it is] that alien life exsists.So how could have aliens created the face on Mars if they dont exsist or if there is not any signs of alien life?On the other hand,the face might be a sign of alien life.In conclusuion,my beleif is that the face on Mars is just another crazy creation that was formed long ago. | 1 |
Accoring to the pargraph they are talking about Venus how danger and how hot the surface is and Venus also have the hotted surface even thought Mercury is closer to the sun.
The author should support his idea like saying if we build a spacecraft that can survial for a month in Venus surface we might get to study more and by only sending a machine not sending a human
Venus is the 1 hotted planet even thought mercury is closer to sun and Venus and Mar is Earth neighbro this two planet are the closet planet to Eath in our solar system
Venus is the first hottest planet in our solar system, long ago Venus use to have an a Ocean like our planet Earth, Venus is almost like Earth , it have some feature and NASA also think vehicke hovering 30 or miles above the roiling venusian landscape , like our jet airplane travel ar a higher altitude to fly over many stoem, and a vehicle hovering over Venus would aviod the unfriendly ground conditions by staying uo and out of their way. a t the 13+ miles above the surface the temperature will still be at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit but the air pressure will be close to the sea of level on Earth and Nasa also saying sending human into Venus. | 0 |
the author suggests that studying venus is worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents because this planet is the most difficult for exploring. It has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus's atmosphere. Other reason is the temperatures this are over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we expierence on our own planet.
But the astronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our system this idea have a good support because long ago, venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth. Today, venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth.
NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions. Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers.
Striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insigh to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors.
Humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. | 2 |
Hello, today we shall be explaining why Venus is worthy. It's like Earth it's also slightly closer, 'cept for the fact it rains actual acid, plus the the tempature is to high. But that doesn't stop the scientist from checking it out! So let's check it out!
Venus has really powerful 'eathquake', it has weather, volcanoes. I mean it does has similar characteristic with Earth. I do understand why the scientist would try to land spaceships, even I would wanna know what Venus holds. Venus has a rocky area. That means is has familiar places like valleys, moutains, and craters.
I don't think it would be something anyone could live on but it doesn't mean in the future they won't try, everything is possible if you believ you can do it. Nothing should stop you, except for the rules, like the rules we bid by -- not the ' Golden Rules', don't get me wrong. I don't want to have anyone against me thinking I'm "crazy".
I have no religion, I have nothing against anyone. I do believe in evolution. Back to my conclusion. Scientist, NASA, will still check the planet, they might be checking it to see if life is able to grow, they also think that there could have possibly been water on the Venus once before, ages ago. I think they should continue thier search, continue their theory, and try to succeed with their dreams finally coming true. | 1 |
The Challenge of Exploring Venus, a article about the risks and benifits of exploring such a inhospitable planet. Yet, the Author does provide some insight on what humans could and can do to survive an expedition to Venus. Giving information about what NASA is doing to surive the conditions of Venus and other ideas that could help to properly understand and learn about Venus. The author does support his idea with very good points, but it does depend on how well those points stand.
One thing that is quite obvious is the fact that the author is biased on their idea. Which is not really suprising when their article is entirely based on trying to convince others that sending missions over to Venus is a good idea. They first describes the conditions of Venus itself, showing insight on why people haven't sent expeditions to Venus. They even state the Venus is quite inhospitable and does not support any suitable life for humans. The author tries to provide a window into both worlds, one where scientists try to find a way to explore Venus, another where people just know that Venus is not a place for people to live. They try an approach to shoot down common fears on why exploring Venus is a bad idea, bringing up one problem and then answering it with quick and simple methods. One idea from NASA is to have a blimp-like vehicle float 30 miles above the surface to survive from most of the heat and acidic atmostphere. Then they bring up another issue about exploring Venus, the technology. Where their idea is to use old 1800s mechanical computers to survive the climate, but to also provide a way properly explore the surface without the issue of frying modern computers. The author brings many solutions to many problems, so that the exploration of Venus could be possible by brining ideas together and have those ideas be the basis of a mission to learn more about this fiery of planet of our solar system.
The solutions brought up by the author show a new perspective, or bring insight on one that people already have, about sending people to Venus to quench a thirst for exploration. Where the idea of having a blimp float 30 miles above the surface to survive the deadly climate. Having old 1800s computers to play an important role in helping to learn about the planet, where heat or acid could destroy an iPhone or a laptop in seconds. Brining machines in to do the exploring for us with technology that hasn't been used in little over two centuries. The risks are great, but the benifits of learning about a planet that hasn't properly been explored for the entirety of our existance could enter people into a new age of exploration based on curiosity and adventure. Just as the author states in paragraph 8, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." The author greatly supports their idea to explore Venus, with some quick and simple methods, but also with the idea of bringing people together to go out and explore further than Venus itself. | 3 |
I think that self-driving cars can be a good and a bad thing. They can make driving safer, but they can also make it more dangerous.
I am in favor of self-driving cars if the problems can be corrected. So far the cars being made by Google are not completely self-driven. There still has to be a driver behind the wheel to take control when needed. A self-driven transportation system would be beneficial to people who need to be taken somewhere. It would be a great improvement. It would help in an emergency situation, such as if someone is injured, they are alone and cannot drive, the car can pick them up and get them medical care.
The self-driving cars also would improve the economy by reducing gas milage. The cars do not take up as much gas as other cars. The improved economy would allow for more money to be put into important projects that can benefit people and improve the world. The car sensors would also reduce the number of accidents. If people don't get into car crashes or accidents, there are no medical bills to pay, leaving more money for the driver for important exspenses.
People having more money can lead to a better life, such as paying for college, or a new home.
The self-driving cars are our key to the future, a better world. The cars improve life by saving money and by not using as much gas, reducing pollution, providing better air to breathe. There needs to be more research done to complete a fully-automated car, this new transportantion system needs to be put into place as soon as more can be done to fix the issues the cars are having. So in conclusion, The sooner the problems are fixed and the cars are being produced, the better life people will have thanks to driverless cars. | 2 |
Driverless cars are not fully driverless, the car would be spying on people, and more laws would have to be made, therefore I am against the "driverless" cars. This world is already currapted with technology and do we really need more? Somethings, like cars, do not need to be touched with more tecnology. It's better if we just let some things be, like how they are. Also, they would need to come up with a new way of intertain the driver.
Driverless cars are not fully driverless. The humans in the car still need to remain alert of whats going on around them. They still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues. All of the "driverless" cars are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and accidents. None of the cars developed so far are fully driverless.
The "driverless" cars need a whole bunch of sensors. Such as a special touch sensors to make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. They need cameras on them to project things in 3D form. Also, manufactures are considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road. While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver. That is a vailation of privacy. So therefore, the car is spying on you while you drive.
For these new "driverless" cars new laws woould have to be made. There are already so many laws for alot of things. Who wants more laws? Traffic laws are already written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times. If traffic laws change, still new laws will be needed in order to cover lability in case of an sccident. If technology fails and someone is injured, no one would no if it was the manufacturer or if it was the driver. | 2 |
Schools are places where kids end up spending the majority of their childhood in. Most kids end up disliking school for one reason or another, while others might love school. To have the ability to know how a child is feeling and map their patters can become useful in more ways than one. The use of reading a students emotions is valuable in many ways like helping with possible depression, enhancing the material, and creating a better enviroment.
School can be a stressful time for many students and also a time of growth. Especially in high school and even middle school, the childs body is going through puberty. This chemical change in the body can lead to mood swings and other issues especially when school stress is added on top. This technology is capable of indicating "...the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one"(paragraph 7). With the aid of this technology the school can help students before they develope mental illnesses like depression that often go unseen due to hiding true emotion.
Also, in many schools students usually find the learning material to be sub par or boring in many cases. However with the aid of this technology "a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" (paragraph 6). If a teacher was able to pin point when exactly a lesson becomes boring it would majorly help with being able to reconstruct it as well. For difficult classes being able to know when the students are lost would help significantly in increasing the understanding of the material as teachers will be able to know exactly what the students dont understand, and thus be able to help them achieve better grades.
Being able to understand students emotions in a learning enviroment can also help with improving the school overall. SInce the technology would be able to understand the basic emotions like "...happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness" (paragraph 3), this can give a school tons of feedback on how to improve. For example, with negative emotions, a school would be able to improve its cafeteria food quality from knowing what foods are highly unpopular, and as a result save food from wasting. Or during school events, even though the event might be a success knowing how each of the students felt about the event would help with improving it for next year. The addition of this technology would allow a school to be the best the possibly could.
The addition of this facial technology can be quite revolutionary in a school setting. As students often dont share their true feelings, issues can be confronted and the students mentality can be improved. Also a better, and positive learning enviroment can be created. The ability to remove student confusion and make learning interesting would go a long way in helping not only the students grow and move forward positivly, but also the school as a whole. | 4 |
I'm going to tell you now, it wasn't easy. But it changed my life, and i believe if you sign up too, it will change yours. You should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because it will open the world to you, it will make you more aware of people of other countries and thier needs, and you will get freetime to explore, play games, and read.
The Seagoing Cowboys program will open the world to you. It's more than an adventure. When you explore places, you see that some of these people just need help. You will face many dangers, but you will get hurt doing the right thing. After I cracked my ribs, I didn't leave, I stayed. Now i'm here, trying to convince you to join this opportunity of a lifetime. Now i'm trying to get these boys in this amazing program.
You will be more aware of people of other countries and their needs. I made nine trips, the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. You'll see the problems once you visit the sites. All places have problems, and they can get fixed. You can help them, if you just put in a little work.
When your not working, you get some time to explore, play games, or read. After I cracked my ribs, I didn't get to work for a couple of days. So i found time along with the other cowboys to play baseball and volleyball games. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and other games helped pass the time. You can also find time to explore.
Now i've shown you some good reasons why you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 3 |
As the years go by, people come up with new inventtion. From shoes to clothing to lifestly and even to sotfware. A group of people came up with something no one could ever think of. New software has been developed that improves accuracy in perceiving the emotions of others. I think this new software is valuable to students in classrooms.
The software is the lastest innovation from Prof. Thomas Huang of the Beckman Insttitute for Advances Science at the University of Illionois. Dr. Huang and his collegue are experts at developing better ways for human and computers to communicate. Eckman has classified six basic emotions. They are happiness, surprised, anger, fear, disgust, and sadness. This software is very good at telling a human's emotions. It also gives an example: your frontalis pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises your eyebrow when you are surprised and your orbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger.
Students in classes can value this software in many ways. For one, the system can identify mixed emotions. Each expression is compared against a neutral face. If a student get confued or bored, the classroom computer will recognize their emotion. It will then modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. Some student appear to be shy and quite in class and sometimes are afraid of asking for help. This saystem can help them without even asking and will improve their knowledge.
This system is like no other system. It is unique and different and designed to help students in class. That is why its good and helpful for students. It decribes how this sysem can indicate the differences between a genuine smile and a forced one. I think it is weird how it can tell your emotions but at the same time it is helpful.
In conclusion, students can take this new software seruously and other will not. According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. Imagine a computer that knows when you are happy or sad. In my oppinion, this software is very valuable for stdents in a classroom. | 2 |
In the article the challege of exploring Venus. The author provides a claim and a counter claim to his article on why Venus should be explored. The author brings up many good points in his claim and couterclaim on the pro's and con's of inhabiting venus. Overall the author is for exploring and inhabiting Venus he brings up many good points and ways why and how we should explore Venus. Venus would a very dangrous place bur could open oppurtunities and new homes for people.
Venus is a very hot planet that has extreme presssure. Under these circumstances it may seem unhabatible and very dangerous, overall the author brings up a point on how nasa is finding a way to make it safe for people. "NASAs possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray.""Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape.""Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way."" At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth."Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels.""Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." NASA provides a way of living on nasa with blimps that would stay away from the clouds and the storms, and the extreme heat. These conditions would not be the greatest but they would work and could be a way people live on Venus.
A issue concerning Venus is its extreme heat destroring are modern electronics and making them unusable after a certain peroid. But the author provides a way that NASA is using to to use computers under such circumstances they provide that we we can use computers in Venus and that is by using old computers form the 40's and using silicon carbide."For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venuss surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.""Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War II.""The thought of computers existing in those days may sound shocking, but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all." Using these types of technology can be used in Venus and can still provide calculations for people. If NASA works harder on the silicon carbide they can provide a much better piece of technolgy thst can work faster and survive longer on Venus so modern tech could still be used on Venus.
In conclusion habatating Venus would be a rough and long process of making the right equipment, maken the travel and carring so much needed for the journey all ways this process is very dangeorous to the workers and a very long journey. But overall Scientist are looking for planets to habitate and Venus could a choice down the road. The journey would be rough but is should not scare us and make us think the journey is to hard. Putting people on venus would be amazing and could open up other oppurtunities down the road that could make us do the unimagnible. | 2 |
venus sometimes called the evening star is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. In our solar sistem, venus is the second planet from our sun. the author supports this idea of the study of venus because he has a investigation and the main idea is that everybody know more about venus .
Another thing is the dangers that it have because venus is considered a planet and he can explorers
more closely and safe. the planet venus is the unique in the solar system
with his temperatures ,his chemicals , and his pressure is not the same than others planets.
the explorer can see some differences in the planet venus with other planet and one thing is the orbit and the speed .
.Another
explanation to know or to discover more about the planet venus is sent spacecraft at the space is more easy and cheap this spaceceaft is used to complete mission ant to have an investigation more closely but no survived in venus for more than a few hours and obviously a spaceship can't touch down because the atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide and a high grade os acid sulfuric the preassure and the temperature are very extreme for the humans. The planet venus is different of any planet in our solar system. The explanation is that the planet venus have a climate very extreme beacuse discovered and sent tools at the space is
a challenge to find something in this planet .
The evidence that support that is a challenge is that the planet venus have impediments like erupting volcanoes but years before it was an ocean with some forms of life it change now the planet has a surface
rocky
with craters and we have
a plan to come back at the planet venus it is in a discution.go to the planet venus is extreme and dangerous because the solar powe would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed earth levels.
The planet venus is not easy and dont have conditiones but is survivable for humans .it is a challenge extreme
because more forms of light
cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. we can use or many
researches are working on innovations the would allow our machines to discovered closely. we can looking back
to an old technology
called mechanical computers to have technology more advanced with the technology of now when
it comes to extreme physical conditions . we can expanded the
imagination and innovation to a future better or to take answers that can change . | 2 |
In the excerpt ¨The Challenge of Exploring Venus,¨ the author makes many claims as to why exploring Venus is important despite the risks. The author supports this idea by giving examples as to how this exploration will expand our knowledge of our own planet and how it will advance space technology.
The first claim the author makes that supports the idea that studying Venus is worth it despite the risks is how alike Venus once was to Earth. In the second paragraph, it states, ¨Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too.¨ In the fourth paragraph it states ¨Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth...¨ Studying these features that are found on Venus could greatly benefit the human race and their knowledge about our own planet and the solar system around us. Furthermore, since Venus can ¨sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit,¨ it is important to explore the planet as a possible way to expand the footprint of mankind.
The second claim made by the author that supports the suggestion is that exploring Venus will require an expansion of our technological capabilities when it comes to spacecrafts. In the fifth paragraph, the author states that since the conditons on Venus are so harsh, NASA wolud need to develop a new device that ¨would allow scientists to float above the fray.¨ Since something like this has yet to be developed, the exploration of Venus would require mankind to create new technology. In the sixth paragraph, it is stated that ¨many researchers are working on innovations that would allow machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus,¨ which further supports the point that the exploration of Venus will improve our technology.
Through the claims that exploring Venus will advance our knowledge and astronomical technology, it is clear that the author believes studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents. After all, the author states that we should think of these risks as nothing more than just challenges. | 3 |
The new software update, the Facial Action Coding System can calcutale how people feel or what emotion they are feeling. This software is the lastest invention from Prof. The six basic emotions humans have can be read or showed by this Facial Action Coding System. This new technology is being tested to see if it is valuable in the classroom to read the emotional expressions of students. I belive this tecnology wouldn't be valuable in the classroom or learning enviroment. This technology doesnt benifit the students learning or relate to their school subjects.
Facial Action coding System can calculate human emotional expressions. It calculates how you feel or waht you are feeling. I don't think this software would be valuable in the classroom because it is invading the kids personal space. Having the teachers or the computers always knowing how you feel is creepy. In the artical "Making Mona Lisa Simle" it states that humans perform this task or calculation of reading people's emotions everyday. The artical also states that humans most likly can tell how otheres or how their friends are feeling by looking at their faical expressings. Having Facial Acton Coding System in the classroom would just be unessasary and invading others personal space.
This software or technology only reads humans emotional expressions, it does'nt teach anything or help people learn anything benifiting to school. If this technology was to be put into classrooms it wouldnt be benifiting to the kids or teaching them anything related to their school work. The artical states that the computer would be able to tell when a student is confused or bored while doing a leason. Most schools don't even teach leasons on the computer a teacher teaches them the leason they are learning. Also some kids or even their parents wouldn't want a computer to be reading their childrens emotions 24/7, also the students may not want to be monitored all the time aswell. This technology just isn't benificial to the learning enviroment in that sort of way.
The software update, the Facial Action Coding System is cool on how it reads humans emotions and tells you how they are feeling, but it just isn't valuable to classrooms or the learning enviroment. This software invades otheres person sapce by always monitoring their emotional expressions and calculating how u feel. Some people might find it creepy on the fact they are always being read by this new technology. This new technology isn't valuable to classrooms also because it it is not benifical to kids learning. The Facial Action Coding System doesnt teach kids realting to their school subjects. Teachers teach the leasons and not computers this software would'nt be nessarsy in classrooms. | 3 |
When NASA found the Face on Mars, conspiracy theorists were sure that it was created by aliens. NASA did research and found out that the face was not what everyone thought it was. NASA found that the Face was just a natural landform. NASA knows that it is a natural landform because they took a close picture of it, and we have natural landforms just like it on Earth.
Lots of people thought that the Face on Mars was bona fide evidence of life on Mars. Those people say that NASA would hide information like life on Mars from the public instead of telling the truth. Even after being shown evidence, the skeptics were not satisfied. They said that the alien markings may have been hidden by the haze on that day.
When NASA took a picture ten times sharper than the original picture, it revealed that the Face was just a natural landform, not an alien monument. The picture shows that it is Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. The landform is quite similar to landforms on Earth around the American west. The skeptics still didn't believe NASA. To satisfy the skeptics NASA took another picture with maximum resolution on a cloudless summer day. It again showed that the Face is only a natural landform.
The Face turned out to be just a natural landform afterall. Although skeptics believed that there was something that NASA wasn't telling us about the Face, NASA had proof that it was a natural landform. We know that the Face is a natural landform because we have landforms just like it on Earth and we have proof with pictures. Although the Face could have turned out to be the discovery of life on Mars, we had to face the facts and realize that it was just a natural landform. | 2 |
Cars are a big thing in our life and we need to get from one place to another. Cars were invented back in the 1800's. The cars are powered by gasoline, but that resource is running low. So in the future we must find a new resource, so that we can transport. Every year cars are gettin newer and have new features like some have wifi in them. People say that driveless cars are a good thing, but some say they are bad. I believe that driveless cars are a good thing because they can decrease the chance of injury's or death, the Traffic Jam Assistant can assist us if we need it, and they keep us safe.
The first reason why I believe that driveless cars are a good thing is because they decrease the chance of getting injured or being dead. Some cars today are making cars more stronger. They can tell when there's been a crash and how to avoid one. If a road is blocked they can navigate to a new road without crashing. And these are my examples of why driveless cars decrease the chance of getting injured and being dead.
Another reason why I believe that driveless cars are good is because The Traffic Jam System can assist us if we need it. Like they make sure that were paying attention to the road that we are driving on. They know when we have our hands are on the wheel by using special touch sensors. The seat vibrates when it knows that the car is in danger. And these are my examples of why The Traffic Jam System can assist us.
The last reason why I believe that driveless cars are good is because they keep us safe. Like when the system is driving and it gets confused they driver can take over and drive. The car company's are trying to find new ways to keep the driver safe. The trucks are being built stronger so that they can break less. The car can cause less fires. And these are my exmples of why they keep us safe.
There are roads being built right now to test the driveless car so that we can have more evidence if it is safe for the people inside the car. There are laws being made to inform the makers of them to add an automatic brake when it has a person in front. If the driveless system fails then the person can takeover and drive. People say that drivelss cars good, but some say they are bad. I believe that driveless cars are a good thing and we will wait for what the future has for cars. | 2 |
Dear Senator Don Gates,
There has been many arguments about whether or not to keep the electoral college or to change the election process by popular vote. The best way to go would be to use popular vote. The Electoral College is "unfair, outdated, and irrational." (Plumer, paragraph 14). There are so many reasons as to why you should change to popular vote, When you vote for your candidate, you're actually voting for your candidates electors, sometimes the state legislatures pick the electors, and also its an unfair process to voters. The Electoral College needs to be booted out!
When you go to vote, you think that you are directly voting for your candidates, that is no the case. You are actually voting for your candidates electors. You cannot control who your electors vote for either. They do not always vote for the same person you wnat them to. Voters may sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate. This has happened. If the process were done by popular vote then their wouldnt be these problems taking place.
Who picks the electors? Sometimes it is the State Legislautures. They are responsible. In the article
"The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong"
, it states that in 1960, segregationists almos succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new ones that would then oppose John F. Kennedy. This was so a popular vote would not go to Kennedy. Also it was stated that "faithless" electors have refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a vote for whomever they please. This doesnt seem fair to the people.
The whole process of the Electoral College is "unfair to voters". There is a reason behind this accusation. The winner-take-all system to be more precise. Candidates dont spend time in states that they know they have not a slight chance of winning, they tend to focus more on the "swing" states. During a campaign in 2000, seventeen states didnt get to see candidates at all. Voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a single campaign ad. As it was stated in the article
"The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong",
"If anyone has a good argument for putting the fate of the presidency in the hands of a few swing voters in Ohio, they have yet to make it...".
The Electoral College is not the best way to decide who runs our military, or nation. We need a way to have a fair and equal vote. Popular vote is the way. Though the electoral college is a quick and easier way to get votes in, it isnt very efficient. The process isnt fair to the people at all, you're not directly voting for the candidate of your choice, and state legislatures, who have opinions, pick the elctors. Bob Dole was right: Abolish rhe electoral college! | 3 |
There are many reasons why you should particiate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. It is one-hundred percent, a once in a lifetime experience and opportunity. It is much, much more than just an adventure. It is a way to open up the world to yourself and others. I just couldn't say no, and you won't say no either! These are just a few of reasons why more people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program.
It is an opportunity/experience of a lifetime! There are many great adventures and ways to have fun. We got to take an amazing tour of a excavated castle in Crete. We also got to see China and Europe. Also, getting to see the Acropolis in Greece was very special. We also got to take a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. The streets in Venice, Italy are completly water!
We also have a lot of fun on the return trips, after all the animals are dropped off. We have competitions and play many games. We play games such as, baseball and volleyball in the empty animal holds. We also have many competitions such as, table-tennis tournaments, fencing, reading, whittling and much more! We have so much fun once the animals are dropped off!
Being a Seagoing Cowboy was the most amazing experience ever. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. It opened up the world up to me! I'm grateful for the opportunity. It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs. This was truly a great experience. The awareness I had then, is still with me to this day. I am still aware of people of other countries and their needs. | 2 |
The Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identfy the many emotions of humans. This was designed to improve the accuracy in perceiving emotions of people around you. This system gives better opportunities for humans and computers to communicate. By moving the muscles in your face, it creates a facial expression, which is then compared to a face that is showing no emotion. This system would be valuable in a classroom because it help teachers relate to students and how they can improve their teaching to make things more fun and understandable, as well as recognizing personal situations.
The Facial Action Coding System helps teachers relate to their students by knowing how they feel about a lesson and how the teacher explains it. The texts states, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student it becoming confused or bored,' Dr. Huang predicts. 'Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instuctor.'" Knowing how a student feels can help a teacher immensely. This can show what activities and tactics help students most and some things that do not help at all. This could result in the improvement of grades and understanding of what is being taught.
The Facial Action Coding System can also help with the personal life that may be brought into a classroom. If someone is being bullied or is having problems at home, this may be a way for it to be recognized if the person is afraid to say anything. According to the text, "'Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication,' notes Dr. Huang." This gives teachers and adults ability to recognize and resolve issues that may not have been known about before.
Many students everywhere tend to hide their emotions and thoughts because they are afraid of consequences, whether it is mentally, physically, or emotionally. The Facial Action Coding System can help in ways people can't just by asking someone how they feel. This program can be used to help people in need whether it is relating to learning skills or regarding personal problems taking place at home or school. This gives opportunites to help in many situations and would be very effective in schools. | 3 |
"The Seagoing Cowboys program is an adventure," stated Luke. We go all over the place, for example we have been to China and Greece. The Seagoing Cowboys program made me more aware of people's needs in other countries. When we had nothing to do we would waste time by playing games in empty holds where animals had been housed.
When I was in the Seagoing Cowboys program we helped baby cows, mules, and horses that were shipped overseas. We arrived August 14 when the Pacific war ended. Don and I headed for Greece with horses and hay and oats to feed them.
You should be apart of the program because it is fun to go on adventures and take care of the animals. Even if you don't like animals you get to have freetime and play games and visit places like China. When you unload the animals you can play tennis, boxing, reading, and whittiling. The program opened up the world for me.
When I took care of the animals they had to be fed and watered two or three times a day. Also you had to pull up bales of hay and bags of oats. Next then you had to clean the stalls out. When I worked at a farm for my aunt Katie, it prepared me for the Seagoing Cowboys program. I was greatful for the opportuniy to help the program.
You should join the program because you help people by bring the animals and you have fun at the same time. I want to go back and join the program because it was the best thing ever and it opened up the world to me by exploring and seeing other countries. When I saw the family's in need my family hosted a number of exchanged students for many years. | 1 |
Many people throughout the world, would agree that car usage plays a significant role in daily lives. Although some may argue it plays an important role or a not so important role, the limitation of car usuage would be a very helpful thing for everyone, and the world we are surrounded by. There are many advantages to cities being able to control the amount of cars being used everyday. Advantages such as, less pollution in the enviroment by creating less smog, making the cities and roads a lot safer, by lowering the risk of getting into or even causing a wreck, or even something as simple as making your life, and the lives around you much more peaceful.
"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)" Cars are the number one cause of pollution in most cities, espcially ones that have large amounts of drivers on the road in a single day. The author of source one, states in pargraph 8 that "..some new suburbs may well look more Vauban-like not only in developed countries, but also in the developing world, where emissons from an increasing number of private cars owned by the burgeoning middle class are choking cities" All authors state that limiting car usage, is a great way to reduce air pollution. Paragraph 10, of source two, states that "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city" If car usuage was limited in cities there would be less smog, and pollution in the air. Not only would it be better for the enviroment, it would also be better for your health.
Wrecks are things that claim the lives of people each and everyday. Some can be prevented, yet not all can. Think of how many lives are taken each day, due to wrecks because of things like congestion in big cities. Or even things such as someone behind the wheel who is stressed, and driving wrecklessly. A source from paragraph 3, states "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" Many people, get tense and stressed from the drivers around them. Limiting how much you use a car, can improve things such as stress levels. Imagine how much more at ease you would be if you constantly heard, a bicylest wizzing by you, or hearing children chattering and laughing among themselves, instead of hearing horns honking, loud motors, or even the sound of a car crash.
Roads and streets take up much more space than we think or even realize. With less cars on the road everyday and more people walking, or riding a bike, could only mean one thing; less roads and bigger sidewalks. More cities are trying to make limiting car usage a much bigger thing, "...in attempts to make suburbs more compact..." Source one, also states that "In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather that in malls along some distant highway. (paragraph 6)" Getting to these places will become safer for everyone.
As you can see, there are many advantages to limiting car usage, such as, limiting the amount of pollution there is, lowering the risks of getting into, or even causing a wreck, and even something as simple as making it a more peaceful enviroment to live in, not only for yourself, but for others around you. Our world, and daily lives would be affected in great ways, in more cities, and even more countries, participated in lessing the amount of car usage. | 3 |
Limiting care usage is an advantage because some people were always tense when they had a car and now they're saying they're much happier without it. Vauban is an example of a 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". Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes. And that, experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions tailpipes.. Passenger cars are responsible for 12% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and 50% in some car-intensive areas in the United States.
In the United States, the Envirornmental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities and legislatores are starting to act, if cautiously. Congestion was down 60% in the capital of France, after 5 days of intensifying smog... Diesel fuel was blamed, since France has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67% of vehicles in France, compared to a 53.3% average of diesel engines in the rest of Westen Europe. Recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer licenses as each year goes by. When adjusted for population growth, the number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter, according to an analysis by Doug Short of Advisor Perspectives. As of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995.
Part of the explanation certainly lies in the recession, because cash-strapped Americans could not afford new cars, and the unemployed weren't going to work anyway. But by many measures the decrease in driving preceded the downturn and appears to be persisting now that recovery is under way. It will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the envirornment, since transportation is the second largest souce of America's emissions, just behind power plants. Companies like Ford and Mercedes are already rebranding themselves "mobility" companies with a broader product range beyond product range beyond the personal vehicle. With all these changes, people who stopped car commuting as a result of the recession may find less reason to resume the habit..
New York's new bike-sharing program and its skyrocketing bridge and tunnel tolls reflect those new priorities, as do a proliferation of car-sharing programs across the nation. 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. A study last year found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009... Bill Ford proposed partnering with the telecommunications industry to create cities in which pedestiran, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportaion traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety.
So in the end with all this information i think that limiting car usage is an advantage. It makes you explore more, get your excercise, try new things instead of always relying on a vehicle to take you somewhere. This information persuaded me and it made me realize what the gas from the car does to the Earth. this is the reason why the Earth and the air we breathe is so polluted because of whats in our cars and we dont even realize it. im definitely going to use it to my advantage i dont know about you.... | 0 |
Driverless cars are not good. Why do we want more lazy people, more accidents or less reponsible people. By 2020 the world will be destroyed by all the unnessasary stuff we've built just to make it "better". Now a car that can drive itself is just going to make it worse for all of us humans.
Lazy people, we already have enough. In the article it said that the driver needs to stay alert when to turn the wheel, but what if somebody just falls asleep or might end up in the wrong location. If the person in back is just not paying attention could crash.
Teens need to learn how to drive and still have the same rules, permit at sixteen and six months later their license. This still follows up to my last paragh of how you get in an accident. A teen not knowing how to drive because the world told him there are cars that could do the driving for him. He needs to take handle of the wheel if not he'll crash but there's another problem he doesn't know how to because of the car that supposably can do everything itself.
Accidents, could happen anywhere but especially if you have a driverless car. Since people will know they could go anywhere they want without exhausting themselfs because they don't have to drive the roads will probably be crowded all the time. People will want to take long trips because they don't have to pay attention to road ahead.
Driverless cars should never come. They are not safe we don't need more lazy people. Teens should be able to know how to drive for safety reasons. Many accidents can happen because people put their lives in a car. I know that those 2020 cars aren't going to be safe so that's why I we don't need cars that can drive themselves because they really can't. | 2 |
In my opinion, no the use of technology to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. Do I believe computers are smart? Sure. But computers arent as smart as humans. Computers do what us humnas tell them to do. I don't believe they can be so advanced as to be asble to read our emotions.
Humans can't always identify another humans emotions, so how can a computer? There's people out in the world whos regular face looks like they're sad, mad, angry, happy, etc. The computers going to pick up that they're always the same emotion, no mater what the situation. Not only that, but there are tons more emotions then the classified six basic ones. Dr. Paul Eckman's FACS picks us just 6 emotions? If thats the case, the computers missing at least hundred other emtions. What about the other emotions? If someone is concerned, unpleased, or please is the computer going to be able to pick that up?
In the reading it says that Dr. Huang states that "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal." How? Like i said before, computers do what we want them too. So how can they read our face expressions? Point blank, they can't. If the world agrees on using this technology for students in the classroom, its a bad idea.
To start with, is a invasion of privacy. If students dont want the teachers know if they're sad or in fear of something, then the teachers dont need to know. Nor do the other students or memebers of the school. If the teachers want to know if the students are bored, or uninterested the teacher should be able to ask the class 'Are you interested in this topic?" "Is this topic boring you." Not being able to look at a screen and count how many are interested and how many are not
Second off Teachers are here to teach us, not be our parents and have pep talks with us. Is school about socializing and meeting people? Yes, to some extent it is. But school is for learning and preparing us for life out of school. Many schools talk about "Oh, the consulers are here for you if you need to talk." "We want you to come and talk to us if something is wrong." Seriously? That's all wrong. Am I the only kid that had to fill out a "slip" and waited until the consuler got with me? Uh, isnt it suppose to be the other way around? Being able to have a technology that can read the students expressions or emotions isnt right, it's honestly kind of dumb. The computer can pick up the six basic emotions right? So what happens if a students wants to get out of class? Does he or she put on a sad face and when the teacher notices sends them to the office? Kids arent dumb these days. We know how to work around the technology and beat the system.
In my opinion technology is getting out of hand. How long ago was that painting painted? A hundred years ago? I don't know. But how can we be so sure that back then people knew what emotions were? Was Mona Lisa really disgusted? If so, about what? Or was she really fearful? What was she so fearful about? What about being angry? Why was she angry? Why was she 4 emotions all at once? I dont know about you, but i've never had more then 2 emotions i felt at one time.
After reading this article and seeing my opinion it should be clear that i say no to having this in the classroom. I believe that thistechnology about reading emotions, shouldnt have even been invented. | 4 |
The idea of having driverless cars is interesting. The thought of not having to worry about the dangers of being on the road, when your car is the one doing all of the work for you. There are many positives to having the driverless car, but there are as many negative as there is positive.
Sergey Brin, Google cofounds, envisions a future with a public transportation system. He imagines this system to become a form of a public taxi transport. Brin's idea allows the vehicles to use half the fuel that taxis use today and it offers more flexibility than a bus. Google created a car. Google has had cars that could drive under specific conditions and their cars have driven more than half a million miles without having a crash. Now, ideas of the driverless car were sparked up by the idea in movies. Companies have tried to make the driverless car work, but no one has made a driverless car that doesn't need the assistance of the driver, yet. Companies started to question if it wasn't the car that wasn't making their project work and maybe it was the roads that the cars were driving on. In the late 1950s, General Motors created a car that could only run on a special track that was embedded with electrical cables. The cables sent a radio signal to the front of the car. The smart road system worked exceptionally well, but the upgrade to new roads would simply be too expensive. There are many car manufacturing companies working on the progress of making driverless cars happen, but the cars still need the drivers to be on alert to watch out for pedestrians, other motorists and etc.
Our form of transportation is evolving right before our own eyes and its quite exciting to know that by the time I'm in college, driverless cars won't just be an idea that I thought would have been nearly impossible to accomplish. | 2 |
In the story "Unmasking the Face in Mars" it talks about a lanform looking like a human face.
It had eyes, a nose, and a mouth formed by shadows.
Some people believe that it was put there by aliens but somepeople believe it was a natural landform.
I belive it is a natural landform.
When they first found it they figured it was just another Martian mesa with unuasual shadows to make it look like an Egypian Pharaoh.
While conspiracy theorists believed there was an ancient civilization.
So when NASA got a chance they took another picture of the landform.
When they did they revealed that it was in fact just a natural landform.
Although NASA proved that it was a natural landform not everyone was satisfied.
They said that NASA took the picture on a cloudy day so you could not see the face through the clouds.
Then NASA took a picture with an even better camera and found that the face was a natural landform they even compared it to one on Earth.
Garvin said "So, if there were objects un this picture like airpkanes in the or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, your could see what they were!" So it was just a landform.
The conspiracy theorist think that the face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars evidence that NASA would rather hide then share.
But NASA wishes that there was a civilization on Mars and if it was then they would share it.
So NASA has all of the facts to say that is just a natural artifact and it was not created by aliens.
While conspiracy theorist do not have an real facts that aliens buit it.
So in conclusion " The Face" was just a natural landform that happened to look like a human face.
If it weren't for shadows to make it look like it had eyes, a nose, and a mouth it wouldn't have looked like a face at all.
Conspiracy theorist beleived that there was an ancient civilization but the have no facts to back them up.
So they are not very acurate.
I belive that "The Face" is just a natural landform because we have facts to back us up unlike conspiracy theorist. | 1 |
One day in the lab two people were arguing over the face of the natural landform. Tthe one said spacecraft normally looks straight down. Alien markings were hidden by a haze. A surveyor is a mapping spacecraft that normally looks straight down. mars golobal surveyor drew close enough for a second look. The face on mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude were it was winter in april 98 a cloudy time of year on the red planet. The camera on board had to peer through wispy clouds to see the face. malin team captured an extraordinary photo using the cameras absolute maximum resolution. As a rule of thumb you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size he added. There were objects in this picture like airplans on the ground or egyptian style pyramids or even small shacks you could see what they were. each one finly decided on the ones dicesion. | 0 |
Everyone would like to have car that drives them around. But whouldn't people get annoyed with not being in control. Having driverless cars are cool in some way but also can be dangours. There are positive and negative to have the driverless cars. They shouldn't develop driverless cars because drives still have to be alert, nobody wants to wait their turn to drive, and taffic laws say only a safe car is when a human has full control of it at all times.
The drivers that are in the car still have to be alert. The driverless car alerts the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways. Also when they are dealing with traffic. Like roadwork, or accidents the driver has to take the wheel at those times.
Nobody wants to wait for their turn to drive. Driveless cars only let the drivers drive when they are in traffic or pulling out somewhere. Wouldnt drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive. Most people wont like the car being in control and not them.
Some laws are written with the assumption that the only safe about a car if a human has control of it at all times. Most states it's illegal to even test computer driven cars. There are some countrys that limited use of semi-autonmous cars but the manufactures believe that more states will follow as soon as they know the cars are safe.
Driverless cars are good for someone people but most people would like to be in control when they drive. They shouldn't develop the cars if only some of the people like the cars and will use them. They shouldn't develop driverless cars because drivers still have to be alert, nobody wants to wait their turn, and taffic laws say that only a safe car is when a human has full control of it at all times | 2 |
I think that everyone should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because it gives you a chance to see amazing things like different places and land forms that you may never be able to see unless you join. You also get to help other people and give them food and animals and shelters to help rebuild their homes and country. The program teaches you about other countries and their needs and going to expirence that in person helps you understand it more. You get to meet new people and have fun with them and do something great for their country at the same time. knowing that you are saving peoples lives is a great feeling and it lets you know that you have done something good in the world. The Seagoing Cowboy trip is a once in a life time chance to see amazing places and help people rebuild their countries and you get to help people and save lifes. I think that everyone should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 1 |
Seagoing cowboys are very helpful to animals and to people, and that is why it is important to sign up to be a seagoing cowboy. It was an awesome trip for Luke and it can be your awesome trip too, without Luke going he would still be working 2 jobs and trying to figure out what to do for his career. And Luke thought it himself " He couldnt say no, he knew it would be an opportunity of a lifetime."
Going to
Europe is very exciting but, doing the work is important. Once Luke and his friend went to Europe they had to get to work right away. They had to take care of the animals so, they had to clean the stalls and they had
all the hay and oats they needed so they had to feed the animals with water of course, 2 or 3 times a day. But, Europe didnt have much supplies so they had to help and get all the supplies they needed to survive and so thaey can work. Without working for the country you signed up for, there is really no point to be there.
Why helping out and working is good. Europe needed desprite help with all the stuff they needed. And of course, You have to help them. Luke and his friend did all the work they could to help people survive and so they can work. In August they recieved new orders to new Orleans "We arrived August 14" Luke says. With a cargo of 335 horses plus feeding them it was alot of work. That is why working is good.
Finally, you did it and you are glad. Luke and his friend made it all over the Atlantic ocean and helped the people and animals in Europe and they did a succesful job working. So when you become a seagoing cowboy you can everyone that you did it and you are happy because Luke had a great time and so did you. So, sign up to be a seagoing cowboy! | 2 |
Have you ever wondered what will happen to earth once it becomes over populated? Well one soultion might be going to Venus. The reason why we could go to Venus is because its like earth and in the article in paragraph 2 it says "often referred to as Earth's twin, Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too". Now it is hot on Venus yes as the average temperatures are over 800 degrees and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on earth, we could still use venus as a back up planet for when our own planet gets overpopulated and we run out of room. Or we could also discover some new life who knows but we would still need a way to grow crops there and raise live stock if we wanted to survive or even grow crops on Earth and fly them over to the people who lives on Venus.
Now some people could wonder if we cant even get spacecraft on the planet how are we gonna know if there is anywhere to live or if anything already lives there. Well if we send a human there floating 30 miles or so above the roiling Venusian landscape they would be above the storms and the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. But it would still be hot there so we could maybe give that person a special aircraft or suit that would not get so hot on the inside.
We should try to explore Venus because you never know what could be there But also that could be a backup planet for when our Earth gets over populated or maybe even something worse but i guess we will just have to wait and see what NASA does. Hopefully they find out a way to explore Venus in a safe way because at the end of the day we all just want to be safe and never stop exploring. | 2 |
I had no idea that my life would soon chsnge after high school graduation. I was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a bank. Until one day, my friend, Don Reist, told me to come with him to Europe. When we were in Europe I found my dream job. Here's what I did.
If you love adventure and fun, than you would love to be a Seagoing Cowboy. A Seagoing Cowboy is a person who helps and takes care of animals on ships that are being transported. As a Seagoing Cowboy, you see stuff that byou will never forget. If you are thinking "What if we have no fun.", you are totally wrong. You play sports, you read and your crew mates will become best friends with you.
If you also like animals, as a Seagog Cowboy, you really spend most of your time with the animals on the ship. I, Luke Bomberger, has been a Seagoing Coboy for the longest time. I have enjoed every second of it. Eveyone is super nice to me. This job changed my entire life.
As a Seagoing Cowboy, was much more than an adventure for me. It opened up another world for me. I have been more aware of my surrondings. And that awareness has stayed with me, leading my family to host a number of international students and exchange vistors for many many years. I hope that one day, you will follow our dreams like I did. | 1 |
Driverless Cars seem to be something that is popular for the near future. In my point of view, the Driverless Car is an invention that could possibly be dangerous for the saftey of us citizens. Why would we possibly need a car to drive itself? The passage states that the car will still need the attention of the driver, so basically it seems pointless. The manufacturers say that there is a lot to work on, that just makes me think it is really not a good idea if saftey is a main concern.
The Driverless Car is not going to completely be "driverless"! They are planning to have some sort of entertainment in the vehicle for the driver, wouldn't that be dangerous? The driver will be distracted and will not be paying attention to the road, what if the displays don't turn off and the car is headed into trouble? The driver has to be alert, and I believe that it takes away from the whole point of the driverless creation. The passage even mentions that the safest way to drive is to be completely engaged on the road with both hands on the steering wheel. There are so many things that can go wrong, I predict that the manufacturers will never be completely positive that the car is 100% safe.
Manufacturers are still figuring out how to make the car better, that signifies that there are multiple things that could go very wrong. They need ways to get the distracted driver's attention so they can take over, they need emergency systems, and many more years of working on this project. The creators don't want the drivers to be bored so they are building distracting entertainment inside the vehicle, but they are also concerned with the saftey and attention of the driver. All of these things put together add up to make it seem dangerous.
I agree that driverless cars are possibly our future, they do sound interersting. They catch the attention of many people, it's the type of things we see in the movies and it would change our everyday lives. We have to pay good attention on our saftey more than our pleasure. Many states are against computer driven cars, it is for the saftey of the people. It would be so simple for one small error to go in the wrong direction.
In conclusion, there are many opinions and ways to view the future of our vehicles. My view is that the Driverless Car is something we could live without, it is another dangerous invention that can easily cause negative accidents. The intention of the manufactures is to make our future dream like and fun, but the cons of this invention are not good. | 2 |
Cons of Driveless Cars
By: Mahogani ......
Imagine that you are driving a smartcar, not having to pay much attention because the car is driving itself. A small group of middleschoolers are crossing the road, since you are not paying attention you hit the smallest child by accident. You are sued for reckless driving and endangerment of minors. That is the possiblilies when you are driving a smartcar, although they are improving the models they are very far from being used in public saftey. Which is why, the development of smart cars are unsafe, too expensice, and cause more confusion on the driver.
Smartcars are not protective of the driver, and those around them. In the article, "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigation through work zones and arround accidents." (7). In other words, the car is controlling the whole driving experience. That could be very dangerous because what if the motion sensor is tampered with. The driver should be paying attention but it only takes a split second for an accident to happen. The text also says, "Other options under consideration are flashing lights on the windshield and other heads-up displays."(7). These seem helpful, but the flashing lights could cause medical issues to arise. If a person that has serve seizures, the flashing lights may trigger them to have a seizure. Therefore their body spasm would lead to an accident. Some people may say that "Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over-- something not avaiable to drivers trying to text with a cell phone."(8). That may be true, but how will the car know if the driver is texting? Smartcars are not alive, and they will malfunction from time to time. So giving this life or death responsibility to a nonliving object is very unpredictable, and unsafe.
Smartcar advangements are very expensive to continue with very vase options of safety. In the article," Radar was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars." (6). In other words, each smartcar will be sold for two hundred million dollars, when you think about it that is only a fifth of the faction it cost to build this car. They need sponsors to pay for research and development. They also have to test it and start over if it fails the testing. If it is too high not that many people will buy it so the company will be losing money for not being able to make personal gains from it. Most people believe that people will make a way to afford it if they know its abilities. That may be true, but they will have to give them statics to prove that is it safe. But if it is not a high percentage of safety, no one would take that chance of it being in an accident for it.
Smart cars causes confusion for the driver. In the text, " The Google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over."(7). In other words, the car drives until a certain point and its up to the driver to know when it transitions out. There are many malfunction that may accure durning that transition process. Some say that the car watches you drive while you focus on the road. That may be very helpful for insurances purpose, but it could cause some issues to the driver. It could be very distracting that the car is showing you how you are driving. It shows up on a little television underneth the radio. Therefore confusing the driver if they happen to look down.
In conclustion, smart cars are not protective, expensice, and causes confusion which is why they should not continue with the development. | 4 |
Three words, self driving cars. Just the idea sounds amazing. This could lead to even better inventions and help keep the world more safe. Without the chance of human error, self driving cars could help change the world.
Someone might bring the point up, "What about if someone had a wreck? Or if the driverless car ran into construction?" That seems to be a relatively easy fix. At first the driverless cars may be a little scary, in the way that there will still be driving themselves, but as the driverless car begins to expand, there would hardly be any accidents or problems at all. If the world designed a perfect system as to where cars could drive all by themselves, they can make timing very efficient and keep all the cars on the right path.
As the article states, "The cars he forsees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus. No one likes to get on a crowded bus with a bunch of sweaty and creepy strangers. The cars of the future could change this though. With how technology is rising, and how much money we put into researching more, these cars could go a very long way. If we can fit a computer into our pocket, what's going to stop us from making a super computer out of a car?
Now while so many roads will have to be redone, it could save a lot of money. There are so many car wrecks a year, because of human error. The cars of the future would limit this though, as they control themselves and can be much more alert than a normal human driver. In the long run, we would be saving much more money if we just redo all the roads, and allow smart cars drive for us.
In hindsight, smart cars are a very good idea. Just the fact that you would have to pay half as much for gas than you do right now, is a great point. Also, the cars will be more alert than a human could ever be, with all the sensors and gadgets it could use to keep you safe. These cars will change the world. | 3 |
Sometimes electoral vote elects the right president sometimes. But knowing u can have more individual votes than the other canidate and lose to that person all because they have more electoral votes sounds wrong.
2000 election biggest presidecial controversity since 1888. Al Gore vs. George W. Bush 2000 election Al wins majority individual votes but Bush wins since he had majority electoral votes(271 to 266).many people beleive the electoral colledge should be demolished because the people are supposed to vote for the person they want for president not the state.
538 is the number of electoral votes. But only 270 is needed to automatically become the president. The problem is there are states with 3 and there are states with 20 it seems unfair to some states because they may be small compaired to some states but isn't fair if we just abolish the electoral colledge. it gives the people what they want and it puts the right president in charge.
Its a great idea to abolish the electoral colledge it makes the people happy and if we make a wrong choice its are fault we can deal with it we've been through way worse. | 1 |
In 2018 many sutdent's are having difficult's in studying, paying attention, and learning. A variety of school's do many thing's to provide and to catch the student's attention but sometimes it doesn't help. It's not the school's fault if the student's don't want to be their due to reason's because they have other options they can do. In grade's k-8th grade should use the new microsoftware that they came with becuse I believe it'll truly help them since they're new learner's. Since they're young and the teachers should motivate them and grasp their attention. But during high school student's should already know by then that it's going to be difficult but they should learn somethings by themselves. So not everything should be handed to a new generation.
Throughout the past year's there was a high percentage of high school drop outs and it's possibly because of the learning enviroment or due to other related reason's. Reading through this passage by Nick D'Alto did tons of research on creating this system to tell a persons emotion's. Although, this will help the teacher's alot to recognize what to do different in a teaching matter. To know whether to teach this way or another way to grab your student's attention so then they'll be in a better teaching enviroment. But the cost will be really expensive since they barley came out with this invention so tyring to provide that to many schools will be very hard to install. Also installing even more technology in a school since many schools have alot of ipads, macbooks, or laptops etc.. will not help
that much.
We can find out by other research another way to get student's attention. Tecaher's go through many years of college not just for the topic they're teaching but for pychology too so they understand kids and teenagers that they're going to be with. | 2 |
People say that a job can't be fun. Well i'm here to prove them wrong because cattle boating is something that you don't want to miss out on for reasons like you get to see some of most amazing things or that it is just worth helping people in need.
First off, if you join this program, you will get to see some of the most beutaful sites one can see. When you are out on the sea, you can truely realize that life is a pice of art. If you have been wanting to go seight-seeing, you will get to see lots of nature's art from a distance where you can see it all not just once, but many times.
If you are concerned about the time issues, no worry, there are plenty of things to keep you busy. The article does state " It took about two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China." Although the artical does state that it took some time, it was never hard to find something to do. Supporting this, "The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where the animals had been housed.
Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time." Although it would take a while, the only way to get board is not to join and I don't think anyone is in there right mind when they say "I want to be board."
If you ever feel like you do not do enough for the needy, this is your place. In this programs aim is to help the needy and give them things that they need to have a better life. If you join, you will also learn valubul lifeskills. This program will make you more aware other people of different countries needs and will stick to you to make you a better person.
To bring this to a conclusion, this program will make your life a whole lot better in three ways like geting to have fun, and seeing the true world and some of the wonders it holds, and you will become a more carring person. Now will you join?
I would. | 2 |
No I think that the Electoral College does not work, and it has no meaning. One reason is each running canidate for president has its own has his or her own group of electors. The electors are usually picked by the canidate's political party. Which is good that they have there own because then the votes would just be a landslide on the outcome of it. Then the citizens votes come in and thats when the votes start to seperate in total, because theres more citizens voting for the other runner than there are electors of those running presidents and vice presidents. Now every state has there own amount of electoral votes.
Now there are some bad things about the electoral colleges, for instance under this system you vote for the electors, who in turn vote for the president. And for instance you lived in Texas and wanted to vote for someone, you'd vote for a slate of 34 democratic electors that pledged to that person, then he would get all those electoral votes for the state of Texas. And voters can't always control who there electors vote for but they can sometimes, if they know who there electors are voting for. And they also sometimes get confused about the electors and sometimes vote for the wrong canidate.
So pretty much at the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state. Canidates dont spend time in states thet know they dont have no chance of winning. And it doesnt really give them a chance to vote for who they want to vote for the electors do that part.
The most worried outcome of the votes is a tie in the electoral vote part. If that happens the election would be decided by the House Of Representatives, where they will vote on the president. And the senate would choose the vice-president. Because each state gives out only one vote. But the House's selection will most likely not reflect on the peoples choice.
Well thats what i think of the electoral college, its unfair, and outdated. I think we should get rid of this system because its reallly bad towards voters, and it would make voting have more freedom other than leaving your voting up to the electors, instead of yourself. And the winner-take-all system is dumb also because you have really no control over who wins if that system is available. | 2 |
The challenge of exploring venus is dangers is because going up to space would need a lot of time to get to venus.But in plus venus is a ever far places from earth and venus is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets even more challenging are the clouds are highly corrosive sulfuric acid in venus atmosphere.
But now nasa has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study venus. And nasa is finding a possible solution to the hostile condition on the surface of venus would allow scientsts to float above the fray.
but now get more information about venus. Now we talking about getting up to venus but not thinking about
the temperatures would
rise at around 170 degrees farhrenheit . The air pressure would be close to that of sea level on earth and solar power would be plentiful and radiation and would not exceed earth levels that the dangers part about getting to venus.
however peering at venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limitedinsight on ground condition because most forms of light canot penetrate the dense atmosphere rendering standard forms of photography and videography ineffective. More importantly. Reseachers cannot take samples of rock gas or anyhing else from a distance therefore scientists seeking to conduct a throught mission to understand venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks. | 0 |
Space has always been considered the final frontier for humanity, and us as humans can only dream of what is out in the cosmos, awaiting to be greeted by us and our goals of exploration. That is why the exploration of Venus is so important, despite any and all dangers there are with doing so. Venus could be our stepping stone into a new era of exploration, pushing humanity into another golden era, or a renaissance.
The first reason that will be explained as to why we should explore Venus, despite its hostile environment and dangerous aspects, is that it tells us more about the planet itself and gives us insight to dealing with more challenging and dangerous scenarios in the future. Knowing how a planet works will always be beneficial to us and help in future space exploration, especially when the planet is our planetary neighbor in the solar system, and may have once held attributes similar to Earth's long ago. The similarities between the two planets pushes for exploration as Earth may one day end becoming like Venus and require a call for innovations to accomodate humans onto the planet. This speculation on the similarities also points to the question on whether or not there was once, or still is, water on Venus. This is because if there really has even been any form of water on Venus, then that next points to the question about life on Venus.
Venus's similarities to Earth don't stop, however, as Venus is at least now similar to Earth with its surface of rocky sediments, valleys, mountains, and craters. The rocky planet's formations and such have been found to be similar to those found very commonly on Earth, emphasizing on the theory that Venus may have once been similar to Earth, and if it can be helped to be restored. If this were possible, then it would make Venus a second hospitable planet for humans within the solar system making transportation easier than other planets as it is one of the closest planets to Earth, but cheaper as it would require less resources.
In the end, Venus should still at least be explored more thoroughly on its surface, and perhaps later underneath into the deeper undergrounds below if the technology ever becomes available, as this allows for potentially useful information to be gathered on the planet. | 3 |
A electors college is a process , not a place. The electoral college was established it is the constitution as a conpromise betweet election of the presendent by a vote in congress and electection of the presendent by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The election college it like what person you want to br the presendent , maybe you dont vote for that person maybe someone will vote for them. youcan votefor anyboby only if you think that person is good for the comminuty.
I think the vic presedent is like to help out with work or it the presendent retired maybe the vic presendent will take out now the vic presendent will be the new presendent. In the story it say that each member that vote in the house of representative plus two fie you senators. You help choose your state electors when you vote for presendent because when you vote for your condidute you are actully voting for your condidate's electors. the certificate of ascertainment also declares the winning presendent candidate in your statae and shows which electors will represent you r state at the meeting.
In the story they ask you what is wrong with the electors college. I think the problem is that one the off-change that those electors be anyone not holding public office. The single best argument agaisnst the electorsal college is what they might call the disaster factor. they the people in american should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system allows for much worse. is the most worrying the prospect of s tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrwn to the house of representatives, where state delegation vote on the presendent. And the thing is that the senate would choose the vice-presendent. because each state cast only one vote, the single representative from wyoming, representing 5000,000 votes would have sa much say as the 55 representative from carofornia, who represent 35 million votes. | 0 |
Was there another Earth like the one you are living on right now? I and all the NASA researchers ask you this question in a sense that you will understand. Venus is the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago Venus was probaly covered with oceans and life forms. We know this because Venus has surface features that look like Earth's. Through the use of technology, researchers found valleys, mountains, and craters on Venus, leading us to think that it is extremly similar to Earth.
Venus is the second clost planet to the sun and regulates a 800 degree temperature on it's surface. The atmosphere is also covered in thick sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide clouds (author 3). These vile conditions make it impossible for technology to touch the surface. You may ask if it's impossible why are we still trying. The answer is that Venus is extremly similar to Earth and could possibly reveal secrets of the universe.
Through technology researchers have found reminents of valleys, mountains, craters, and oceans. Making it possible that a form of life was once there. Was there life? What happened to the planet? These are questions that are fueling researchers to uncover the true nature of Venus.
In conclusion Venus is analogous to Earth. Reminents of oceans, valleys, and valleys were found. From this knowledge scientists infered that Venus could have supported life. Unfortunelately we are having trouble testing this theory since Venus' surface is 800 degrees. If we can somehow collect data from Venus depsite the danger, it would be vital for Earth and the human race in general. | 2 |
The face is just a natrual landform. In the article it says that NASA'S Viking 1spacecraft was just circleing around the planet, snapping photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. "A few days later NASA unveiled the image for all to see. The caption notedd a "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The aunthors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars.
The so called 'Face on Mars" has since become a pop icon. Some people think the face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists. Meanwhile, defenders of the NASSA budget with there was an ancient civilization on Mars. Although few sientists believed the Face was an alien artifact, photographing Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global Surveyor arrived at the Red Plant in Sept. 1997, eighteen long years after the viking missions ended. And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars
Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. 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.
What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around the American west. "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Iidaho," says Garvin. "Thats a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same heeight as the Face on Mars." With this imformation you can include that the monument was just a landform, not anything mind blowing. | 3 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. He explains and shows the dangers Venus has to offer and how scientists and are fascinated in trying to overcome these obstacles without any casualties.
The dangers of Venus has made it difficult for missions to succeed in previous explorations. In paragraph 2 it states,"...since no spacecraft survived the landing for more han a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why no a single spaceship has touched down on Venus.." Venus's dangerous climate makes it difficult in this way. In paragraph 3 it states,"Venus has the hottest surface tamperature of any planet in our solar system,.." With these obstacles Venus provides, scientists are trying to overcome these obstacles to explore the similar features that we see on Earth today. In paragraph 5 it states,"...(NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans ro study Venus...a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." Another way they are trying to avoid casualies are by using silicon carbide. In paragraph 7 it says,"...electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface...lasted for three weeks in such conditions."
With these support claims by the author, it provides an idea to go into pursuit despite the dangers that Venus throws at us. Explaining the experiments and ideas planned to take on Venus, gives a more positive outlook on exploring our sister planet. | 2 |
The advantages of limiting of car usage will lower congestion and pollution wouldn't be as much as a problem now. There is a growing trend in Europe that seperates suburban life from auto use. The fewer people who drive cars around, the less chance of pollution will arise in the future.
In France, the city of Paris was nearly threatened with pollution which cause the city to enforce partial driving to clear the air of the city. There was a fine for motorists with even or odd-numbered license plates that had to pay if they didn't leave their cars at home. Over time, congestion in the city was down sixty percent after approximately five days of immense smog. It estimated around to four-thousand drivers fined and twenty-seven who impounded their cars.
The city of Vauban on the other hand, made a rule to give up their cars for good. The streets are "Car-Free" which could result in the reduction of car accidents and better yet, pollution. Stores and malls are placed in a walking range, rather than a farther off distance. According to media trainer and mother of two, Heidrin Walter stated:
"When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way."
In the mid-1990's in Bogota, Columbia, they began an improvement campaign to not use cars. Taxis and buses were the only type of transportation in Bogota. This caused the stop of traffic jams and the people of the city resorted to go hiking, biking, and skating to go to work. "It's a good oppurtunity to take away stress and lower pollution," said Carlos Arturo Plaza.
In the article, "The End of Car Culture" suggested that Americans weren't buying cars, driving less, and getting fewer licenses as much as they did in the previous years. The number of miles driven in the United States peaked in 2005 but as of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was equal to where the country was in January 1995. People who stop driving with find a lesser reason to undergo the habit of driving again. Driving by young people also decreased 23 percent between the years of 2001 and 2009.
In conclusion, with the progression of fewer people driving and more people getting physical for transportation, pollution in the world will significantly lower, resources willbe conserved, save time, and the world would be a much improved safer place. | 1 |
Should the Electroal College be removed? Thats been the arguments, talks, and thoughts over many years. If they we'er to ask me, I would absolutly say "Yes The Electroal College should be removed." But many people ask "why?", to me it's simple. All the votes that "U.S Citizens" make every four years, never really goes directly to the runners for presidents. They always go to people who decide weather or not they should be approved, wich abviously the should if their whole or majority of the state voted for him/her. But thats not what the the feel, they feel like they need to aprove the runners. "why?", you ask? I'm not sure. If they need to do all that, why dont the people of the House Of Representatives just make their decisions? Since it always come down to them, then there's no point of the U.S Citizens voting for president. But then agian, I feel like why should they choose who is the president? If the whole USA are the one's who need to worry about the president. | 1 |
Why Mona never smile in her painting. The artis make Mona smile into art. The artis try to make her happy into art. Mona shes 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. The Mona Lisa demonstration is really intended to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do.
The author write about becaues he wants the peolpe to know that there only 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry ina person. The story is best on is trying to make you smile. That why the author write this story. The story is about a smile just a girl smile i always see everybody smile everybody. Making mona smile she probalby don't won't to smile.
While looking the in the mirror there a smile in there. Mona smile when happy or angry. Smile is a good thing in your life. two ways to make someone happy in there life be funny, be really funny be like a bunny to make them smile. We peolpe has the same impressive everty day. Imagine a computer that knows when youre happy or sad. If there a computer know when you're happy or sad that's kinda cool.
A new technology called the facial action coding system enables computers to identify human emotions. That is kinda funny how can a computers know when your sad or happy. Computers don't have emotions only living things do have emotions. | 0 |
Students can feel happy at times and sad at times.
Teachers usually know when a student is in a good or bad mood.
The question is if the use of the technology is valuable enough to read students emotions. I claim that they should be put in classrooms and they are valuable enough.
The first reason is because that would be a help to teachers in the classroom and help students who are having issues.
The numbers that the computer puts out would be very descriptive and you would know exactly how the students are feeling.
If they are mad, the system could help prevent fights because they would show anger.
Teachers can help students with troubles of depression.
The code is very complex but very effective.
The program scans a humans facial structure ,and goes off of a nuetral face, then determines what emotion you have, or emotions, by scanning your muscles and finally determining what emotions you have.
The program calculates exactly what youre feeling and how much of it you are exactly feeling.
So overall, the software is valuable to students and teachers, and should be used in classrooms.
It helps students get help with problems if they need help and it helps teachers understand their students more and help them more.
Even though students have moods and sometimes the teachers cant tell, the computer can, and it does not matter if it is happy or sad. | 2 |
Making new discoveries can be hard at times. Especially if there are a lot of obsticles that are in the way, it can be quite difficult. We have an entire universe to discover, such as planets that can be further looked into. The planet Earth has two planets that are very close at times. One of which we already have looked far into so why not look into the second planet that is closest, Venus.
Venus is a planet that we are able to see from Earth, even if some of us aren't professional stargazers. This planet is very close to us at times and is why it can be somewhat easy for us to see. From what we have been able to see from this planet, is that Venus is a, "cloud draped world." As we have looked father into it, NASA can tell that there are mountains, valleys, craters, and also has rocky sediment. The look of Venus has similar things as Earth does. The way that Venus looks, it seems that it would a cool and different place to live.
With every good thing comes a bad thing. Venus looks like it would be a good place to live but also has some flaws. The spacecrafts that have gone have been unmaned. It's good that they were because Venus gets very hot. Although Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus still gets hotter. The reasoning for this is because of all the gasses that are surrounding it.
Having another planet that we could be able to go to would be extrordinary. With technology always evolving, I have no doubt that we will be able to visit Venus one of these days. Since we are always evolving, we could find ways of being able to go to Venus despite the dangers. If NASA has been able to go to Mars, then in a matter of no time we should be able to go to Venus. Venus could be the second Earth, we are twins in terms of density and size.
I think that what the author was stating in the passage could really be put to use. Even though there might be a few flaws along the way, I think that we would be able to go to Venus if we kept persuing it. If NASA is always looking into new ways of spacecrafts going to Venus, they could find a way for the spacecraft to safely go there. After that then they could look into more things on Venus and make new discoveries. Venus would be a great idea to keep persuing. | 2 |
Dear senator,
I strongly believe that we should demolish the electoral college system. It is highly unfair and can cause the wrong person to win. The system also has and will continue to cause controversy and rightfully so.
To begin with, the electoral college system is extremely unfair. With this system in play it is fairly easy for the wrong canidate to be elected it has happened before where the person with the most popular votes meaning they had the majority rule has lost because of the way the opposing system is run. This occasion may occur from time to time because when voting you are voting for the electors not the actual president that you want to win. The system is very faulty and there is no guarantee that the electors will vote for whom they are saying they will.
To continue, the system has caused and will continue to cause great amounts of controversy. Some people may refer to it as undemocratic, outdated or even irrational. Even though all people may not agree with it there are reasons it is still in action. It is highly unlikely for there to be a tie, the swing states play a huge role in being the deciding factor of who wins and it allows all states to be equal in the amount of electoral votes they put in in ratio to the population of the states. So there are some good things about the electorlal college but some will surely argue that they are not enough to outway the bad. Maybe we should just get rid of the college and take the easy way out by using majority rule. It really does make the most sense.
Lastly, the system makes some people feel as if their votes are worthless. In states such as texas that is made up 0f mostly republicans the democrats do not feel it necessary to vote because of the system. If most of the people are republican then the democrats already know that the opposite side will get the most electoral votes therefore it is pointless for them to vote. Another state in which this occurs is california where the majority of people are democratic therefore the republicans dont feel the need to vote. In my opinion everyones vote matters so we should run the elections that way.
To conclude. the electoral college should be done away with. It makes people feel like their opinions on the matter of who runs this country dont actually mattter. It is highly faulty meaning the candidate with the most votes does not always win and lastly the system causes loads of contraversy and will continue to until the problem is solved. | 3 |
Hi im luke and I think you should join the seagoing cowboy's I have really been inspired and had fun there is a bunch of neat thing's to see you can ride a boat for free but I will tell you if you dont want to do a little hard work this job is probally not right for you but if youre aperson who like's helping other's or you're not scared to get your hand's dirty this would be a good job because we see alot of happy face's and smiles. And that is because we bring people food livestock and make the hard time's easier for them because everyone want's to be treated the same so do it and help. But if youre a person who want's to do work to be rewarded then you still might want to help we get to go over sea's and see a bunch of exotic animal's elsewhere plus vacation spot's like touring a excavated castle or see the panamal canal and taking a gondola ride in Venice Italy. But the price is not paying a bunch of money but doing a little bit of work and on board you can do thing's like volleyball reading and ping-pong championship's.
But like I said I can see where someone else might come from because the work isn't alway's easy like feeding the animal's an watering them alot cleaning out the stall's but like I said everything has it's ups and downs and turn around's and some people would enjoy my work.
But if you want to try it out come on down to the sea cowboy's and have a good time. | 1 |
The computer may not actually calculate the exact emotion that someone is feeling. The computer miay not know what emotion someone is feeling if they always have the same facial expression. Also, the computer will not know how you are feeling if you don't show any emotion at all. In the text, it states that most of us humans would have trouble actually describing each facial trait. Therefore, we may not actually know how our friends are feeling because, some of them might not show their emotions while they are with friends. On the other hand though, the people who do show emotions might actually get help by their friends or maybe even someone at school or outside of school besides just having the computer figure out how you are feeling. Meanwhile, some people might not actually show emotions on their faces, they might have the emotions trapped inside but they are good at holding it in. Therefore, how would the computer be able to tell how someone is feeling! Also, most human communication is nonverbal as well as emotional communication so therefore, the computer may not be able to understand how someone is feeling. In the article, it states that the computer may not be able to recognize the facial movements humans use to express how we feel therefore, the computer may not be useful at all. If the computer is not able to determine how we are feeling with the current software that it has then the new software that Dr. Huang's came out with should be put into use so that we can see if it works any better! If and only if the new software works better then the old one then we should bring these computers to more places and possibly bring them to schools and let people try them so that more people can let go of their emotions and be happy more often. Maybe the new | 2 |
Automobiles, people relay on them. without cars alot of people are lost. they are too lazy to walk or ride a bike anywhere. But, cars arent that great they are actually causeing alot of damage. the pollution that is given off by cars is ridculous. most people dont relize the damage they are doing let alone the affect cars have on your life.
Frist off, cars are responible for 12 percent of greenhouse house emissions in europe. In some car-intensive areas in the United states the greenhouse emissions are about 50 percent from cars! thats alot people are causeing without really knowing if we were to get the word out maybe we could change it and make the world cleaner.
Secondly, the united states environmental agency is promoting "car reduced" communities. they want to make cities and towns more compact and close together. Because in the suburbs cars play such a huge role. these places arent very compact, so people cant just walk everywhere that would take all day. but on the upside walking everywhere is good excerise so while your getting rid of pollution, your also lossing the obesity rate in the united states.
then, in Paris they have banned cars due to smog. Anyone who drove would be fined 22 euros (31 dollars). congestion in the captial france was down almost 60 percent. after a little bit of time enough smog had cleared so they could rescind the ban.
after, in Bogota, Colombia they started a car free day were everyone took buses, biked, hiked, walked or any means of transportaion except cars to get to work. this reduces smog in that area. all of this walking and so forth also helps people relive stress. which wil drop the crime rates.
Lastly, in the untied states gas emissions are quite high. but, are believed to go down beacuase in a recent study , fewer people each year are buying cars or getting liscence. they say if this pattern contuines and they think it will cars will stop coming around.
In conculsion,people relay on them, without cars alot of people are lost. but, in due time all these things will change so it will all be okay. the smag will go away . and the earth will be clean. | 2 |
the author suggests that studying venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents becaues studying venus might help us advance our tecnology by helping us research more the planet and knowing the enviorment and the weather that venus have. By knowing that we can seccesfully land our spacecraft and our rovers and we can reasearch more the plant and in the furture we might be able to know everthing about the planet and be prepared for one day maybe move to venus when something happenes to earth or maybe to have a other planet to go to incase theres a emergency in the earth that might need us to evaquate earth. That might mean that we might need to build more spacecraft to hold many people to take them to venus at fast as we can and soo to do that we need to study venus and know the planet soo we would be ready for one day that anything that happens we will have everthing all ready to move or jus tto stay temporarly in venus soo that any dangerouse thing that venus might have we can impore on earth and abancwe our equipment and have stuff already bulit for that day to come when we want to set foot on venus. | 1 |
You should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because, you will be able to go many places. You will be able to go sightseeing, and even though you have to help with animals you can do many cool things. You can play games and have fun with the other Seagoing Cowboys in the program. You should really think about becoming apart of the Seagoing Cowboys program.
You will be able to go many places. I was able to go to Europe, Greece, Venice, Italy, China, and New Orleans. I also crossed the Pacific and Atlantic ocean. I went on alot of trips to alot of places more than any other Seagoing Cowboy in the program. Being a Seagoing Cowboy is amazing, you should join.
You can sightsee too. I went sightseeing everywhere I went. I went alot of places, and they where each very amzing, I really liked the time I went to Venice, Italy the city had streets of water. There are many things to do as a Seagoing Cowboy.
We also get to play many games when were not caring for the cattle. The cattle are alot of work but it pays off. We play games such as baseball and volleyball games where the animals had been housed. They also had table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games that had passed the time. The other Seagoing Cowboys and I had fun even though we had to care for the cattle.
This is why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. Even though we have to care for the cattle, the others and I get to do all sorts of fun things all the time. We play games go sightseeing and get to travel all over the world. This is why you should join the Seagoing cowboys. You should join you'll love it here. | 3 |
In the story A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves,is about a person who just graduated highschool. He had already been working two part-time jobs. Then his friend Don invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. He couldn't say no. Luke knew it was an opportuity of a lifetime. When they got their,Lke and Don signed up to take care of animals. In 1945 of August, they received their orders to go to New Orleans. They didn't arrive until August 14th.
When they arrived Luke and Don got their seaman papers and boarded the SS Charles W.Wooster, then headed forn greece. This opportunity was good for Luke because he had just graduated highschool. As they headed over sea, they had a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them. Before arriving Greece, Luke had turned 18 which ment he could be drafted for military service. By the time Luke was discharged in 1947, Luke had made nine trips
the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. Luke's carrer was getting farther and farther. He
was happy for his self. | 0 |
Do you ever wonder how your friends are actually feeling? Well now you can find out how they are feeling with the Facial Action Coding System. People all around the world can figure out how someone is truly feeling with a computer by how they are looking.
I believe that this type of technology would be good in the classroom. First of all teachers can see if any of their students are sad, mad, or even depressed. This could help a lot of students because the teachers can help them out if they are feeling any of these emotions. It could possibly stop someone from comitting suicide even before it happens.
Second of all if the technology is on the computers at school then it could help out students while taking tests. As stated in the prompt, if a student does not know how to do a problem and looks confused it can change up the test a little bit for him/her. It will stop the amount of kids to fail the big tests and help them graduate.
Lastly it can tell teachers what some students might like to learn by seeing if they smile during some of the lessons. So it can also help teachers with their lesson plans and what they might want to teach in the future.
This type of technology can be helpful for a lot of things in school. It could also help out you with websites on your computers and ads.Therefore I am for the value of using this technology to read students' emotional expressions. | 2 |
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