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There are many ways for a human being to convey an emotion with a facial expression. Someone can indicate happiness by smiling, sadness by frowning, or, confusion by furrowing their eyebrows. Each facial expression signifies someone's emotions or thoughts to others. The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a new technology that allows computers to recognize and identify human emotions. Although the FACS is a creative and unique way of identifying human emotions, using the FACS to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable.
The main reason why using the FACS to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom is not valuable is because of the importance of expressing human emotions to others. In a world full of new technology that is constantly being improved, it is appealing for people to try out new gadgets and devices. However, as people are connecting with technology instead of connecting with other human beings face to face, the social aspect of humans is failing. In Nik D'Alto's article about the FACS, he excitedly asks readers the question, "Hold on! Can we actually 'calculate' emotions - like math homework?" The FACS's goal is to "'calculate' emotions - like math homework." The FACS denies students the chance to feel empathy for others. If students are constantly concerning themselves with what the computer "calculate[d]" their emotions to be, then students feel like they can only express themselves through technology. As a result, no human connection is made when students are having a conversation face to face. Emotions are meant to be shared and expressed freely so that friendly relationships can be made; they are not meant to be solved like "math homewrk" in a classroom. The FACS takes away the human and social connection between students, which is extremely important for students to build healthy relationships and make smart decisions.
Although the FACS is a creative and unique way of reading human emotions, it is not valuable for students to use it in a classroom. The new software would cause a lack of empahty for others, confusion about how students should express their emotions, and poor social interactions between students. Many new inventions of quicker and higher-quality technology is exciting to test out at first. However, placing the FACS in classrooms causes students to conform to ideas that cause their emotions to not be expressed healthily to others. Students would begin to find it normal to share their emotions with a computer screen rather than the student sitting right next to them. | 3 |
Citizens in the USA , Vauban, Germany and Paris , Bogota,Colombia all have to make changes. Greenhouse affect and pollution from cars is out of proportion. Its about time to make a diffrece so greenhouse effect and pollution dont end everything.
Vauban, Germany has taken extreme measures for an experimental district on the outskirts of Freiburg. Vauban streets are car free for the people who live there. People can own a car but have to pay $40,000 for a space in a garage.70% of families dont own a car; and 57% sold a car to move there. Heidrun Walter said " when i had a car i was always tense , I'm much happier this way''.Vauban has come to be a trend in Europe , United States has started to plan a movement called '' smart planning''. Experts say that ''to reduce greenhouse gas we have to drastically reduce emission from tailpipes''. Passenger cars are responsible for 12% og greenhouse gases in Europe , and up 50% in car-intensive areas in the U.S.A . Vauban has mad suburbs more compact and more accessible to public transportation and less space for parking. In this new approach stores are placed a walk away on the main street , better then mall in a distant highway.
In paris we never really think of near record pollution we think about love but arent we wrong. Paris enfored a partial driving ban to clear the air of global city. Drivers where order to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22- euro fine ($31). 4,000 drivers were fined and 27 people had their cars impounded. Congestion was down 60% in the capital of france after five day of intensifying smog. Smog is very rivaled in Beijing , China which is know for being the most polluted cities in the world. Diesael fuel was blamed since France has a tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Smog in Paris has cleard enough for them to recind the ban for odd-number plates.
Bogota , Colomia has a car free day leaving the streets emty. This was third straight year cars have been banned with only busses and taxis permitted for a day. Businessman Carlos Arturo said '' its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution''. The day without cars has started in the mid-1990s , it has 118 miles of bicyle paths for people to use. Parks and sports centers have also bloomed throughout the city . Restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up. The rates of car ownership per household has come down two. If this pattern persist greenhouse gas effect will go down.
Transportation is the second largest source in America ; But people not buying cars will have a negative implication for car industry. Mimi Sheller states diffrent facts 1)internet makes people communicate without driveing 2)the rise in cellphones and car pooling has facilitated more felxible commuting arrangements. A study last year found that young people dereased 23% between 2001 and 2009 .
Lastly Citizens in the USA , Vauban, Germany and Paris , Bogota,Colombia all have to make changes. Thier changes have madE it less smog. People are more commute to having no cars ; the get out more and enjoy thier walk to the park to the store more then being rush to drive in traffic. When the now car day comes to America people will be mad but have to understand you cant pollute the world you need the world to live. | 1 |
Why The Facial Action Coding System Is Irrelevant
Sometimes people have bad days, and it can have a huge impact on others, but only if people choose to show it. Human emotion can be displayed in many ways. Some ways emotion can be expressed are through body language and facial movements/changes. However one chooses to show their emotion is all their decision, and it does not need to be known by everyone else. The Facial Action Coding Sytem is not valuable because it is a person's own choice to decide whether or not they want someone else to know how they are feeling, emotions are not relevant to students in a classroom, and there are not many ways that knowing emotions can benefit people in their careers.
A person's emotions do not involve other people. Although emotions can be caused by others, emotions do not have to be known by others. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", by Nick D'Alto, the author states "For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." If a person can already make a guess on how someone may be feeling on their own, why would they need The Facial Action Coding System? This would be an actual waste of technology because it would be doing a natural job that a human can do on their own.
Students in a classroom are there for learning about subjects such as math, science, language arts, and social studies, neither of which involves emotions. Bringing The Facial Action Coding System into a classroom would be more distracting than helpful. Students and teachers should be focused more on the lesson than how one is feeling during it. In the article, it says that A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Huang predicts." In this case, students could also become very playful with the technology and trick it to access unreliable feedback.
Knowing emotions may benefit pychologists when wanting to understand the true feelings of one of their patients in a career based setting. However, in a classroom setting, reading student's emotional expressions is not needed. Some students may not enjoy school, but they are still required to go. The article notes that Dr. Huang adds Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. This means that not only would The Facial Action Coding System be able to read the emotions of students, but it would also takeover the job of being a teacher. This is a disadvantage for teachers since they are there to answer any questions and do the lesson planning. This would also put many teachers out of a job.
There are very few benefits, there is no relevance for knowing the emotions of students, and any emotions of a person may not want to be detected, therefore The Facial Action Coding System is not valuable. Technology is supposed to be beneficial to humans and make life easier. The Facial Action Coding System does the opposite of that. Emotions should be revealed through a person's own wish, not through a computer. This could make many people very angry, due to the programming of this technology. The goal behind The Facial Action Coding System may be to read emotional expressions, but the emotions created, by people, from being able to do so could become very upsetting. | 4 |
Did you know that in our solar sytem, the planet Venus is referred to as Earth's "twin" in terms of size and shape? Since Venus, Mars, and Earth are closest to the sun, scientists believe that Venus and Mars may have once had real life growing on these planets. Such as a source of water like lakes or oceans, or even plants or terrain. Earth, Venus, and Mars also travel around the orbit in different speeds. This means at some point Venus is closer to Earth and at some point Mars is closer to Earth.
Its believed that venus may have had some forms of life long ago. In paragraph 4 the auther states "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus becasue it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth. It may seem a nice worthy pursuit to study venus and go there, but Venus does have its dangers. For example in paragraph 3 the authur states " 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" and " On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees farenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet".
Despite Venus's dangers, Astronomers still have the curiosity of studying the planet. NASA are finding possible solutions and ideas on how they can send humans to study Venus in a safe manner. NASA has come up with a possible solution which is "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Farenthei, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on earth. This concludes that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because studying Venus could lead to many science discovers. Its stated in paragraph 8 " Our travels on Earth and beyond shoukd not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". | 2 |
Even after proven wrong, people are still thinking that the face on mars is an actual alien made face. In paragraph 10 it staes that on April 5th 1998 a global surveyor flew over Cydonia with a camera 10 times sharper than the photo taken in the original 1976 picture, shown to prove that on this picture the closer up it looks less like a face. But this wasn't the end of the research.
The reaseach continues but with an even better camera to try and prove all of the conspiracy believing people wrong. In paragraph 11 it states that the new digital image taken in 2001, was a 3 times bigger sized camera from the 1998 photo, and it was sharper than ever. This image spans over 1.56 meters! If this "face" was made by aliens, then why were there no artifacts found around the photograph? The extremely high def. picture would have shown said artifacts. But there are still specticals believing otherwise.
The pictures are proven to be a natural born landform, pictures don't lie. Yes, maybe if we were ON Mars we would find some new facts to maybe prove one anothers views even more, but for right now NASA is winning. Conspiracy theories are theories. Picture evidence is pure fact shown to a persons face.
Just like the belief in wether or not earth and people were made by god or science. They're both theories that's why people have to have "faith" in what they believe. The Big Bang theory for example is a theory because it doesn't have enough evidence to be proven that it legitimately happened. It goes the same with religion.
In conclusion, people all have thir different beliefs. Some believe that the "face" was alien made, some believe it's natural born. But no matter what people believe, fact is fact. What would you believe, a conspiracy (something not officially proven) or a fact with picture evidence? | 2 |
This is not a valuable thing to have in the classroom. This is not valuable because when we are on the computer we are not doing things that have anything to do with how we are feeling. When we are on the computer we are usaly writing esays, taking test, and reading articles.
Some times in the classroom we will wright esays. When we are righting esays they are usaly about books or historical people/events. These things have nothing to do with how we are feeling and when I am wrighting I never have a smile on my face even if im having a good day.
In class we will be taking test. When your taking a test its about what your thinking not how your feeling. Your not going to have a smile on your face if your thinking about the year J.F.K was shot are you?
when you are reading an article in class its rare that its funny or sad. Usaly there about politics or a historical person. You are not going to show to much emotion when reading those.
That is why I think that this would be pointless to use in a classroom. This is pointless because we dont do things that provoke emotion. We read article, take test, and wright. | 2 |
The Facual Coding System enabling identification of human emotions.
I agree with an idea that it's valuable to use thi technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom.
"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored."This means that when a student is not feeling well at all the classroom computer could let the teacher know and and the teacher can find solutions to the student. This can help both a teacher and a student because the teacher can know when the student(s) is ready to learn and can contribute to the academic performance.
"Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."This means that the classroom computer is something very important becase students can understand the lesson which is benefitial.
"The classroom computer could also read when students are stressed/no concetrating." The classroom computer can let the teacher help student get out of stressors. This is the moost important to students because can contribute to the future of student by identifying whoever needs help.
"Prolonged sadness for some students." The Classroom computer can help student in many ways, some student can't identify their feelings or emotions. Depression is something that can harm people mentally and some students including me don't we don't want other people/teacher know what's going on in ours life. So the classroom computer can identify us and notify the teacher which can help us get help.
Therefore the classroom computer is something to consider in schools or classrooms. It's helpful to both teacher and a student. | 2 |
There are always peple saying that aliens are alive and maybe that there is going to be an alien invasion. In 1976, a Mars Global surveyor (MGS) found an image of a peron or as MGS says a "a Viking photo." I believe the image of the Viking is just a landform and it wasn't created by aliens. I will explain to you why i think it's a landform.
I believe the image is a just a landform because scientists haven't discovered life yet on mars even though they have found water on Mars. In paragraph 2, the author states, "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydnia, only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoah." I agree with this statement because if the Martian mesa was made again, that means that they will be around for a long time and it will never disappear. The author also states that people think the image or the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars. By the looks of the images, I could see that every year they have taken it, I can see that it's disappearing. In the introduction, it says, "New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA's Mars Global Survey spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is is: A mesa." If people want evidence of aliens or other creatures, they will have to do research on their spare time because scientists have a job to do and they will only do what they are ordered to do. Just to be clear, when they took the photos of the Face on 1976,1998, and 2001, the technology wasn't as advanced as it is today but, if we take a photo of it today, I believe there will probably be another one of the landfoms or probably we might see the Face but just slowly disappearing. These were some of my reasons to argue with to support my belief of the Face being a natural landform.
In conclusion, the image of the Face was just a myth and I will never say it was created by aliens. Aliens aren't even real, that hasn't benn confirmed or said. Not one scientist has said that they have seen a living creature on any planet walking or doing anything. These were just rumors and it can be said as a myth if people want. Based on these reasons, I believe the Face is just a natural landform on Mars. | 2 |
Is venus worth it? Venus is a plant that is close to Earth. They call it Earths twin its the same density and size. Venus is closer to the sun than Earth is withc can make it dangerous for it to be explored.
In the past they have tried to explore it they have sent numerous spacecraft to land Venus. Each of the missions have been unmanned. Since no spacecraft have even survied the land more that a few hours. This explains why exploring Venus could be a good reason or a bad reason. The passage states that they have been succesful in three decades. It is a very challenging plant for humans to study. The atmosphere makes it even worse to travel through it being 97 persent carbon dioxide. The preasure from it is 90 percent worse even on top of that it can reach up to 800 degrees fahrenheit.
Is the rish worth taking put humans in dnager just to explor the plant even if they are not sure of it. venus has the hotest surface temperaature than any other plant in our solar system. They say astrnomers are fascinated by Venus because its like Earth. NASA
is also working on studying Venus.
They say Venus has value because human curiosity will likely lead into intimidating endeavors. They also say that even though there are dangers here that means that we shouldn't stop what we are doing we keep pushing. They also say beacuse of doubts they shouldn't give up. If a spacecraft can't stay there for more than two hours then how do you explore it with out having risks. This could put people in dnager. They shouldn't go Because of the risks, Some peopel might want to go because of the golory of acheaving that goal for NASA but its just not safe to risk exploring a plant that has bad condictions.
In conclusion exploring a plant with 800 deagrees and 90 percet worse preasure than Earth. A spacecraft has not been able to land there more than two hous you need more than two hours to descover a plant. The risk is huge for exploring Venus. It is also the hotest plant in our atmosphere. They should not travel Venus at all to big of risk and a lot of doughts to even consider going. | 2 |
There are both positive and negative side to driverless cars. Just imagining cars that drive themselves is truly amazing. Though these cars seem very cool and amazing I feel as if it is not a good idea to make them the main way of transportation. I don't think driverless cars should be used by everyone.
Driverless cars are very interesting and sound like a good idea, but I don't think they are entirely safe. If there is any unknown damge to any of the sensors the car could very easily crash and potentially hurt people. The idea of a car that drives itself sounds amazing and would be very cool, but dangerous as I said before if sensors are damaged and the owner of the vehicle doesn't know then they could get in trouble for hurting someone. On the other hand is it truly the owner of the vehicles fault? well as stated in the article this is a good question. If the owner of the car is unaware of the damage it shouldn't be his fault but instead the producer's fault becuase they did not provide ways to know that it was damaged. These cars could be dangerous.
In conclusion I think the production of these cars is not needed and could be dangerous, but the production of driverless cars is most likely inevitable. There are many risks with the production of these cars. Farther into the future when there is newer and better technology these cars might become very common, but unless a way to garuntee safety of passengers and pedestrians these cars will not be in the streets any time soon. | 2 |
No more cars. Cars are one of the many problems of the world. It's slowly but steadly kill us or the world. Thats why i say no more cars.
If we were to get rid of carsall over the world we would have such a better enviorment. Wouldnt you want a better enviorment for you and the younger generation to see. One of the main things that is polluting our cities is gas. More perpheribly diesal. There are over a thousand cars being driven in one city and all that gas that is used spreads to thye enviorment and causes deformation to our wild life. Many people dont realize that when diesal gas comes out of your exaust is a thick black smock that stays in that area for at least five minutes. Also when people get oil leaks they always say i'll get it checked tomorrow but never do and when they do get it checked the are leaking oil all over the street to get to the shop to get it fixed.
No more deaths would come of car accidents. Think about is every day you see something in the news about a car accident weather its car on car or someone being it by cars. cars cause alot of deaths in the world because people dont realize the amount of power they have and are always tring to impress. Hiting someone with your car expecially a child can scare a man for life because everyday when he gets in that car he is reminded of that day. Also think about all of the robberies. There wouldnt be much of that happening because they wouldnt be able to make a fast escame to get away with it. There is another thing solved by taking away cars, less criminals.
Less obese people would be living in the world because the wouldnt be able to get in their moterized vehicle to go to places. they would have to walk and even if there taking the train they are at least walking some where to get to that train. What if trains werent aloud either? You would definatly have less people over weight because they would be riding bikes or walking some where or if there late for something they wold run . Bogata has already made one hundred and eighteen miles of bicycle paths.
Birds cherping all over the city. Getting ride of cars would reduce the sound level and would allow wild life to come in to the cities. Wouldn't that be great, just wlking down the street minding your own buisness and you notice out of the corner of your eye a little doe, so elegant and piecefull as it walks down the street. I do know that not all animals are nice and friendly like bears and wolves but the occasional rare bird that flies past you on your way to work, wouldn't you rather see that than a cloud of black smoke come out of the exaust of the diesal truck infront of you. I know I would.
No more cars I say. No more. I want to see wildlife not smoke. I want to see a man that has lost one hundred pounds in the last year from riding his bike from place to place. Geting rid of cars is a great idea and some countries have already gotten the idea and I belive we should try it out. | 2 |
The author makes a very strong statement when he says we should explore Venus. The author finds the exploration to be worthy of NASAs time. As dangerous as it may be, exploring Venus would determine whether or not it could be a new home for the human race and all other sources of life. It would be a significant breakthrough for survival.
When the author says that Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of size and density, it sounds like Venus should be our next home. It is not that easy as the author exlplains. Many times NASA has sent spacecrafts to Venus to see what it had to offer. Most crafts became worthless after a short period of time on the planet. Not one spacecraft has landed on Venus in over thirty years. Zero research was able to be done due to the extremes of the planet.
The planet Venus is closer to the sun than Earth resulting in extreme temperatures around 800 degrees on the outer crust of the planet. A thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide cover Venus along with clouds made of sulfuric acid. The atmospheric pressure is also an insane extreme scaling in around ninety times that of Earth. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and lightning are all challenges that come along with Venus as well.
NASA has figured out ideas to send a man to study Venus. Though he would be floating 30 miles up from the surface, we would gather more information than we have at the time. MASA is also trying to engineer a spacecraft that will be able to land on the plnaet and last as long as they need or want.
Overall the author shows the strive to gather information on Venus and how it is setting us further in the future than never before. Venus is very dangerous indeed but new ideas and theories are being made everyday trying to conquer what Venus has brought to the table. The author summarizes this as, "Our travels on Earth any beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." | 3 |
A Face To Remember
A distinctly human face, nearly two miles in length, stretches across an arid, barren landscape. This came to be known as "the face on Mars. It is a highly debated topic, being that some believe it was made by intelligent lifeforms, and others believe it to be a naturally formed landform. The latter is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, correct, the reasons range from picture evidence, to the same landforms forming on Earth, to the fact that it would help NASA's budget immensely if life were to be discovered on other planets.
To begin with, concrete photos have been released to the public that clearly show that the "face" is merely shadows cast onto a natural landform. Since the beginning of its discovery in 1976, "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharoah." Guess what? They were right, because in 2001, Mars Global Surveyor brought back a photo of the mesa that was in the "...absolute maximum resolution," and it perfectly showed the mesa for what it was; a naturally formed chunk of land.
Another thing distinct about this landform is that we have similair, proven-to-be natural landforms on Earth. To quote Garvin, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." This means it is an undeniable truth that these kind of things can form naturally. Of course because something can, usually means that it will, so, without denial, this landform is proven to be real, and able to form.
The final fact of the matter is that NASA would get an enormous amount of funding if they could prove there to be life among the stars. So the truth is, "...defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars." This discovery would lead to a piqued interest in space, and a need to conduct further research, meaning people would begin to give more donations to this new, interesting cause. In the end NASA would benefit, and the point is proven wrong.
Over all, consiracy theorist seemingly wish to stir the masses, and make distrust flourish, but most times their theories are easily dissproven. The theory of the face on Mars was simple, and very wrong. The topic of solid photographs seems not to be enough, but the similair landmarks being on Earth, and the way it would positively effect NASA's budget should be. After all, there may still be life on Mars, for this is but a bump on a planet. | 4 |
Emotions are something that every person in the world feels everyday. Except some people here and there who actually are incapable of feeling emotions! A person can feel many emotions at once or just one very specific emotion because humans are emotional people, especially students. School can be stressful to many people and that's okay, but certain technology may not solve that problem. The use of the Facial Action Coding System in the classroom is not valuable because, students can become distracted, the technology may scan the wrong emotions, and it is an invasion of privacy.
Student can become distracted in the classrooom by the Facial Action Coding System. Students can begin to make silly faces in the camera or try to display different emotions to see what happens to the lesson they are doing. The article states that, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored... Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." The student may take advantage of the software to get a modified lesson that may be easier than what they are capable of. While there are student that would not take advantage of the opportunity to have such technology in the classrom, there are always the rebel students that will take advantage. If a student is not getting the work that they are capable of doing their learning will come to a hault and they will not get the benifits they should, compared to a human intructor. Human instructors can possibly be a better tool to use rather than the FACS.
The Facial Action Coding System may pick up the wrong emotions generating a more simple lesson. Like previosly stated, people can feel many emotions at once for many different reasons. The article states, "Eckman has classified six basic emotions—happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness—and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." The system may pick up emotions, but it was never said that it will be able to tell why you are feeling these emotions. A student maybe have other things running through their mind that may not have anything to do with the work they are completing. The system can pick up an emotion and modify the lesson. It would be a mere mistake but the mistake will obstruct the learning capabilities of the student.
The FACS may be an invasion of privacy to some people. The system would be constaly reading your facial expression, which students may be uncomforable with. There are many shy and quiet people because not everybody is very social and likes to be on camera. 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."
A system that always watching you? The Facial Action Coding System sounds like something students can be uncomfortable with, considering that people tend to more private. Not every astudent will be so excited to hop right on the FACS train because they may see having a computer watching you as an invasion of their personal life.
The Facial Action Coding System may be helpful elsewhere, but it may not be something wonderful to have in the classroom. Technology seems to be flourishing throughout the years. The FACS doesn't seem valuable to have in the classroom. Students can be distracted, the system may not fuction properly, and it is an invasion of privacy. Yes, technology may be great and all, but some things are better off held in the hands of humans. | 4 |
Dear State Senator,
I think that we should change the election by popular vote for the President of the United States instead of keeping the electoral college. The reasons I think that we should have it changed to the popular vote is because I think the people should be able to choose who should be our next president instead of having the electoral college also voting for the president of the United States.
Its not only me senator, but also these important men of our country all agree with me that we need to abolish the electoral college! These men are Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerse.''The single best argument against the electoral college is what we might call the disaster factor.'' I just find all of this unfair because its not just the United states giving there opinion on who should be there next leader but some other men who have favortism for the opponets also vote too! One example of how i think the electoral college voters are unfair is back in the election of President Obama and Mr. Romney the electoral voters had 29 electoral votes for Obama and Romney only had 3. So, that election could have been more fair if we didnt have so much favortism for one person to another. When we could have had a fair vote from the people and had the opinions on who should be there next President.
Now, in the defese of the electoral college it does help situations in which no canidate recieves a majority of the votes cast which can be very helpful when examples happen like Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 when they both had only 43 percent of the popular votes and the electoral college helped not make those elections as complicated. But, they still had a say so on who should be president and who shouldnt be president. I think that question should be answered by our own people!
Thank you so much State Senator for reading my opinion on the electoral college versus the popular vote for the President of the United States. I hope you understand where my opinion is coming from, in just saying that we need our citizens voting for who there next leader should be and not just the electoral college putting in there favortised vote!
Love,
Renee Edwards | 3 |
I think using this technology to read students emotional expressions during class would be awesome! A lot of kids get board in class and usually get on their phone instead of listening to there teacher. By using this device to scan the whole room and detech the emotions of students, teachers would know more about how we feel about there class and the subject. Teachers could make class more intreastig and kids would want to come to school. The Facial Action Coding System is a great way to make learning fun for students as well for teachers.
The way it works is it begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; then 44 major muscles in the picture must move like human muscles. The movement of one or more muscles is called "action unit." the emotions it detechs is happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. Baggy eyes make a difference. you could be happy or sad, but The Facial Action Coding System will notice something wrong with your facial muscles and could determend the wrong emotions.
"According to the Facial Feedback Theory of Emotion, moving you facial muscles not only to express emotions, but it also helps produce them. If you fake smile, it actually works and will make you happy. feeling somebody elses emotional state could also have a impact on it. This happens because us Humans unconsciously imitate another persons facial expressions.
That being said, This Facial Action Coding System could be used in classrooms to help see if students are board and could help teachers make the lessons more intresting. The System isnt always 100% right. any little false face muscle expression could ruin your whole test. So if you plan on taking the test make sure to have a good nights rest the day before and also make sure your picture is cear and you could se every muscle in you face because it helps identify you emotions and feelings. | 2 |
I have an opinion that I know others will agree with extremely. By popular vote, we should change the election process to The People voting directly. According to my knowledge, the Electoral College isn't fair to voters. I know that many people such as, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFC-CIO agree with me on this. For instance, in the second passage on the first paragraph, it says that and much more. "They're not alone [Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter...]; according to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore - thanks to the quirks of the Electoral College - won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now." Suggesting by what this satement says, a lot of people disagree with our system of election. We should be able to vote directly ourselves and not have electors do it for us. How do we know we can trust them? Yes, they're a part of our government, but that doesn't mean a thing.
The Electoral College was originally founded to be exactly what it is today; a vote that is held in Congress that is made by popular vote by citizens. But it has changed more than you think. In article one in the 6th paragraph, it tells exactly how the Electoral College is run. "The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novemeber. You help choose your state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors." This paragraph is saying that the person you vote for is basically supposed to be voted for by his electors. In the second article, what the author is saying is that even though this certain person will get popular vote, they won't agree with it and they'll go against the votors decisions. This isn't the right thing, obviously. I'm sure that no one knows for a fact that's true though. Even though, this is still a messed up way to vote. This country is about freedom and the right to do what we'd like, as long as it's rational. This is not rational. We need to be able to vote independentley.
There are many things wrong with this aspect of our government. Even though people don't think much of it, we're being treated unfairly. In the second article, in paragraph 2, Plumer (the author) makes a very good point. "Who are the electors? They can be anyone not holding public office. Who picks the electors in the first place? It depends on the state. Sometimes state conventions, sometimes the state party's central committee, sometimes the presidential candidates themselves. Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always. Do voters sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate? Sometimes." This makes us realize that we don't know who, for a fact, the electors are. It also shows that we don't know who the electors will vote for. Usually, they would probably vote for the person that were made to vote for.
None of us know what goes on in the Electoral College. We don't know if they vote for who we tell them to vote for. We don't know if they practically cheat us from getting the president we want. In article one, paragraph 8, there is something that the governor does that maybe is supposed to reassure us. "After the presidential election, your governor prepares a "Cerificate of Ascertainment" listing all of the candidates who ran for President in your state along with the names of their respective electors." This is just them saying who was all voted for and who all ran. It also says who the electors were. They give us this probably just to notify us but maybe it's also an idea to make us think that Electoral College is proud to help us get who we want. As I have said through this whole letter, we deserve to directly vote for our President. This isn't fair to us or the person we want elected. | 4 |
Do you believe in aliens? In 1976 the Viking 1 spacecraft of NASA discovered an eery landform that looks like a human face! Some people mainly conspiracy theorist believe it is a sign of extraterestial life on Mars. While scientists like me are finding more and more reasons to explain this strange phenomenom. Today I am only going to explain a few.
The first reason why this "face" should be considered a landform and not a sign of life is because it is a huge rock formation that resembles a human head. the facial features: eyes, nose, and mouth are an optical illusion. The reason you see a resemblance of a human face is because the rock casted a shadow of one.
Another reason you should consider this a natural landform is because, these type of landforms are common in the US. An example of these types of landforms is the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. It is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face of Mars.
However some alien conspiratists believe that there might have been a chance of alien life. The reason they thought this was because on the second picture the clouds could have been blocking some form of alien markings or monuments. But there weren't any on the third more clearer photograph.
So in conclusion the "face" on Mars was a natural landform. It is classified a landform because it is a rock formation. Also, because these types of landforms are common in the US. It should not be classified as a sign of life on other planets becausethere were no alien marking and it is an optical ollusion. | 2 |
You guys should join the "Seagoing Cowboys". It's fun. You get go all around the world, meet new people, dicover places you've never heard of, and possibly learn how different people speak. I've been to many places, such as: Greece, China, New Orleans, Europe, and many more. You could even sight see when you're passing by a place that looks intresting. There are so many possibilities to where you end up at or what you see. So, you should think about it and maybe join.
Have you thought about it yet? What are your ideas of what it's like to help people out while you're helping your self out. Oh, I didn't tell you that this job is for helping others in need? Well, let me tell you. This job is mainly about helping people around the world. Some people need things like, food, cattle, natural resources, and many more on the list. You get to help people, and something in return you get to look at beautiful structures, cities and meet different people.
Have you thought about working for such a beautiful job? For working for a heart warming job. This job not only helps people and you, it helps the world and all the countries you helped with. When you work this job, you need to think of the possibilities for the world. Think about the people and the countries you save when you do this job. Thanks to you, people now have items for their daily lives. TahnkPlan: You guys should join the "Seagoing Cowboys". It's fun. You get go all around the world, meet new people, dicover places you've never heard of, and possibly learn how different people speak. I've been to many places, such as: Greece, China, New Orleans, Europe, and many more. You could even sight see when you're passing by a place that looks intresting. There are so many possibilities to where you end up at or what you see. So, you should think about it and maybe join.
Have you thought about it yet? What are your ideas of what it's like to help people out while you're helping your self out. Oh, I didn't tell you that this job is for helping others in need? Well, let me tell you. This job is mainly about helping people around the world. Some people need things like, food, cattle, natural resources, and many more on the list. You get to help people, and something in return you get to look at beautiful structures, cities and meet different people.
Have you thought about working for such a beautiful job? For working for a heart warming job. This job not only helps people and you, it helps the world and all the countries you helped with. When you work this job, you need to think of the possibilities for the world. Think about the people and the countries you save when you do this job. Thanks to you, people now have items for their daily lives. Thank you. | 2 |
Driverless cars good or bad idea? I believe driverless cars are a very bad idea because when these cars come out with the technology to drive theirselves it will not be driving theirselves all the time and will not know how to go into driveways, parking garages, backroads, etc. Also even though it might be accurate at driving itself on the road it will not do good in the snow at all or different weather situations, and finaly it will not prevent any accident at all because even a human cant stop accidents on the roads. One good thing about it is it can go the speed limit at all times and you wont get any tickets unless the system acts up.
When they come out with the technology for driveress cars it will be a bad idea because It wont really be driverless if it still requires for you to sit in the seat on the steering wheel and will make you drive it to park, go into driveways, etc. Also it will alert you when you need to drive the car, but isnt the whole point of driverless cars is to have the computer technology in the car drive itself while you can do other things and dont need to be focused on if the computer technology is going to fail.
Another reason driverless cars is a bad idea is because they didnt relalize in the different weather situations that could interfear with the cameras or sensors and cause you to drive right off the road, and if the technology uses the gps wifi, if that gps wifi fails you will have no way of stopping it from just driving off the road and would not get warned about it at all if other things were to fail in the technology of the cars computer system
And finaly the most important reason driverless cars is a bad idea is because it will not prevent any accident for example if you are driving down the road somone turns left on a red light your car wont know what to do that fast it wont know how to swerve around it or anything so you would just T-Bone the other driver. Also with accidents if your car gets somone injured in a accident or kills somone whos fault is it? Is it going to be the manufacturers made the driverless system or the person in the drivers seat holding the steering wheel. With this technology people can easily lie and say it was the computers fault and get away with it if that is the case.
I believe driverless cars are a very bad idea because when these cars come out with the technology to drive theirselves it will not be driving theirselves all the time and will not know how to go into driveways, parking garages, backroads, etc. Also even though it might be accurate at driving itself on the road it will not do good in the snow at all or different weather situations, and finaly it will not prevent any accident at all because even a human cant stop accidents on the roads. That is why I believe driverless cars are a horrible/bad idea for all drivers and everyone and their safety. | 3 |
In my opinion, driverless cars are kind of a waist of time. Like it says in paragraph 8, "Why would anyone anyone want a driverless car that still needs a driver? Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive?". Also it can create other issues like severe laziness, there is already a large amount of people that are very lazy and having a driverless car can make that worse.
Some things that might be good about driverless cars are that they can reduce the amount of car accidents we have each year. It can also help people develop practices like focusing on the road at all times and not texting while driving. It helps by what it said in paragraph 8, " Such displays can be turned off instantly when the drivers trying to text with a cell phone. In this way, the in-car system is actually a safety feature, and safety is a big concern." Some negative aspects can be again causing people to become more lazy and people may become dependent on their car since they don't have to drive it anymore.
Overall, even though i said in the beginning that driverless cars are a waist of time, there are more positive apects than negative. If people really start using driverless cars, they might become dependent on their car but they can develop good habits when it comes to driving. If people start developing better habits, we could possibly have a better future. | 2 |
[M]Luck point of the view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program.[A]The texts states that In August 1945 they received their orders to report to New Orleans. When my draft board leaned that I was on a cattle boat trip they told me to keep doing that for my service. Luck made nine trips the most of any Seagoing Cowboys. The cattle boat trips were an unbelieve opportunity for a smalltown boy. Helping people I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and china.[A] It took about two weeks to cross the Altantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to china. Helping out on his aunt Katie's farm as boy had prepared Luck for hard work but not for the dangers at sea. Luck made another trip to night watchman. He had to check all the animals at night. Luck also found time to have fun on board especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. But being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for Luck Bomberger. It opened up the world. He leading his family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years.[M] This proves how Luck point of view convincing others to be a Seagoing Cowboys program. | 0 |
There could be reasons of how you can join the program. There is a lot of reasons. Luke had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a bank. Luke signed up to join the program, which is, UNRRA (the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administrations). The program hired "Seagoing Cowboys."
The program hired "Seagoing Cowboys" because they can take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. So Luke and his friend signed up and they went to New Orleans. They found horses there. They keep on going to places, that was like an adventure to them. They keep on going and they were arriving to Greece for their second mission.
Luke turned 18 before arriving to Greece. By the time he was discharged in 1947, Luke had made nine trips-the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. Luke said, "Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special." Luke was also taking a ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water too. He was looking at a lot of things in Greece. His next stop was at China.
It took about two weeks to cross the Atlanta Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. Luke was so busy taking care of the animals. He took so many adventures. Being a Cowboy was much more than an adventure for Luke. It opened up the world to him.
There was a lot of adventures going on. It took him years to go around the world and explore. He was great of being a Seagoing Cowboy. He even loved to going to this mini adventures. It was a great experinced. | 1 |
Changing to election by popular vote for the president is a wonderful idea. By doing this you persuade more people to go out and vote. The people of the united states will now have a bigger impact on the state that they live in. Doing this not only makes the people happy, but it also makes the people more involved. With this new rule in place many things can change and improve. People will actually have to do a little research before voting on a president.
Firstly, Changing to election by popular vote for the president can cause a chain reaction. With this new rule the people of the United States will be forced to do solid research before making a vote that will benifit them. Reason being that with this new rule in place your vote is much more crucial then it was before. Doing this stops people from voting just because they like how someone looks, or because how they dress. The people will be voting because they want a president that will help the country. Using this method will improve and shape the country in an wonderful way.
Lastly, this new rule will cause more people to come out and vote. Because each vote will be ten times more essential then it was before. People come out knowing that if they dont vote, it will have a much bigger impact then it did before. The people are forced to decisions. This make for a healthy country that is made for the people.
All in all, Voting should be much more essential. Therefor i agree to changing to election by popular vote for the president. this new rule makes for a very healthy country. this rule also causes the people in the country to be much more involved. Changing to this rule would definately be the right idea | 2 |
I believe it would be a smart idea because then you can tell how they're emotionally feeling. It could make people happier. And you can tell if it's a real smile by there muscular actions the cheek bones lift the corner of your mouth. But if you got a fake smile, the mouth is stretched sideways faces don't lie professors say.
The facial expressions for each emotion are universal. "Even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression" (like not smiling as broadly) Using video imagery. The new emotion-recognition software. They track these special movements- in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa. By weighting the different units , the software can even identify mixed emotions. Each expression is compared against a neutral face (showing no emotion). The Mona Lisa demonstration is really intended to bring a smile to your face, while it shows just how much this computer can do.
Imagine a computer thuat shows when you're happy or sad. If you smile when a web ab appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown , the next ad will be different. It could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. "The same technology can make computer animated faces more expressive- for videogames or video surgery most communication is non verbal ,including emotional communication so computers need to understand that too.
Hold on we can actually "calculate" emotions-like math homework? And how can a computer recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel? The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face ; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Movements of one or more muscles is called an "action unit". | 0 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author talks about Earth's sister planet and the chaotic environment it hosts. They also mention that for years, scientists have been trying to discover ways that this planet may be hospitable or of good use to humans. The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the risks and dangers because evidence shows that it has features much like Earth, and could sometimes be the nearest option for a planetary visit.
Geographical features show that at one time, Venus was likely covered with oceans and could have supported life. The author states, "Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters" (4). This shows that while conditions on Venus may be particularly brutal, there is a high chance it was once a habitable land like Earth.
Though there are certainly high risks that come with traveling to such a dangerous planet, there are ways for humans to survive them. The author mentions that, "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. ... 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" (5). With humans' current technological advances, it is made possible to avoid the worst of the cruel conditions on Venus, like sweltering heat and impossible atmospheric pressure.
In conclusion, there is a lot to look at for both sides of this topic. The author does a good job with addressing the issues that come with sending space crafts and people to Venus, while also talking through the ways some complications might be avoided. | 3 |
Can people really show their emotions through a computer? How can this computer see our emotions?
For years people have problems with emotions or telling how their feeling, well not to long ago a man tested his emotions. This wasn't just any old test though, this man named Dr. Huang tested his emotions through a computer. Yes!!!, i said computer. Dr. Huang wanted to test a painting called Mona Lisa, (i'm sure you know of it or heard something about it. Well Dr. Huang tested her faced because she smiles a little and he seen that she's not just happy she has six different emotions all together. She 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. How does this work? Well the process begins when the computer constructs a 3-D computer model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscels. Movement of one or two muscles is called an "action unti." Your frontalis pars lateralis muscle raises your eyebrows when your surpried.
six different emotions one you and one computer, will you get tested? | 0 |
I Luke Bomberger was part of the Seagoing Cowboys. Ihave seen a lot of unique things sence I have been on the ship like Dolphens, unique buildings and statues. Im going to give you some facts on why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. Number 1: you can traval the world if thats what you dream, if it wasnt your dream thin you would still seethe things you wanted to go see Number 2: it could change your life like me you could get a job their and paid a lot of money. i cant read your mindbut why would you want to take this job or go. I left when it was1945. In august 19 thy recievedd orders to report to New Orleans. I was on the boat on my way to europe , and world war 2 was going on about time i got their world war 2 was over. It took memonths to get to europe, but when I got their it was worth the wait. | 1 |
Having a car can be very stressful and cost a lot of money. Not only does having a car hurt our earth but it hurts your wallet or you can hurt other people. Also you can get so much more exericse from just walking to where you need to go than taking your car. It seems diffuculty to live without your car but they show that some people can do it , so can you.
You just moved into your new home in Vauban , Germany. You have to pay money just to park your car. In the article "In german suburb, life goes on without cars." According to Elisabeth Rosenthal , it states in paragraph 2 that "Car ownership is allowed , but there ar only two places to park - large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home." So if you want to park your car , you have to pay just to keep it there and always pay for your house.
Think of all the people that have cars , take buses , basically anything with an engnie is polluting our earth. In the atricle "Paris bans driving due to smog" Accoding the writer , Robert Duffer it states in paragraph 10 that "After days of near-record pollution , Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." They almost broke a record of so much pollution and the main reason of that is because of cars. So if you have less people driving them , the less pollutied our world with be.
Instead of driving just everwhere , you can get exricse and move your body to the place you need to go. Not only is it healthy for your body and life , its healthy for our world. In the article "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota." The author Andrew Selsky stated in paragraph 20 that "In a program thats set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams." They got where the needed to go , without their car. So just on that one day , they helped out our world and themselves.
In conclusion , having no car is just better for everyone. You get to save so much money on gas or not having to pay for a parking spot. Our world is not as pollutied with all thr smoke and gas that cars cause. You get to get exericse for the day and feel better. If you can go a day with no car , you can live your life with no car. So help save the world and your wallet by not using a car. | 3 |
As time goes by, many technological advances come about and many change the world we live in. Within a few years there have been many new inventions that have completely revolutinized the way we live. Some people like the new ideas that are brought up and some don't. It all depends on who has a purpose to use it. The idea of cars that can drive themselves have came up and have some scratching their heads. Many do not want to have one of these cars and the developers are trying to find ways to improve them. As they continue to test them and see if they are ready to be sold to the public, the public can only wait and see how this will turn out.
Vehicles have been improved year by year and there always seems to be a new model that comes out and is said to be the 'best' that has ever been made. The people want them and no matter what, there are always some things that bug the owners. As new models come out, the prices of the vehicles go up. Just imagine the price of a new car that is able to drive itself. We have no idea how the cars will affect our everyday life and what changes it will bring as well. I personally believe that these brand new cars will not be a good thing to have. It could cause anger and we could only imagine the price to get one repaired if it were to be in some sort of accident. With a slow limited speed, it would cause the other drivers on the road who drive normal cars to be very aggrivated. The weather also brings up a new con in the public's mind as we wonder how the car will run in something such as snow or heavy rain. The car is drives itself until it reaches things like moving past an accident and moving through work zones. It may have the driver bored out of their mind, waiting for their turn on the wheel and has people wondering if others are able to be in the car with them. Could the car cause accidents and will be available to all who are able to afford it? There are so many new ideas that can have positive and very negative affects.
There are still many questions that stay in our heads that we want to be answered. The car still has some time until it is publically released, but we are all anxious to see what this vehicle will do to our lives. | 3 |
To our fellow citizens the advantage of limiting car usuage allows us as citizens to be able to save money for smart planning. For example in Source 1, it states that" the United States seperate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement called"Smart Planning"." Smart planning allows us as citizens to be able to walk the places we have to go. There are 5,500 residents that live within a rectangle square mile away from a store. But instead we have those that rather drive a car and waste not only there gas, but the money they could be using for other things.
On the other hand, in France they use diesal fuel which was making up 67 percent of their vehicles compared to reglar gas thats makes up 53.3 percent in Western Europe. In Bogata, Columbia they took many other ways to travel and get to the places they wanted to go to. Which did not cause so much traffic jams during that time. They made a goal at the time to promote alternatove transportation and reduce the smog.
After Bogata,Columbia started that other places such as Valledupar and Cali joint the even that was taking place. Other places developed places to park at. The sidewalk you walk on were even made smooth. Traffic was no longer conjested. In America the car rates are starting to decrease . For example in Souce 4 it talks about how Obama's ambitions to curve the greenhouse gas were unveiled. Since the gas prices has risen so high, their are fewer people buying cars. The driving rate has went back down to where it use to be at in 1995. It also says that the car rates went down because most people are not able to purchase cars. Some people rather walk around or take public transporation or car-pool with others because the rates of gas are getting higher and higher.
Younger people driving has decreased. Younger people behind the wheel are at risk. Anything could happen. To improve safety the have created transportation in most states so you het on a bus, car-pool, plane, and walk just to get to the places that you need to go.
In conclusion, limiting car usuage is a better way to save money and it also a safer way for you to travel. | 2 |
Many look up into the sky and see Venus, one of the brightest points in the night sky. While it looks like a star, it is actually a planet. In fact, it is a planet that is extremely difficult to examine closely. According to the author, it is transparent that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers due to the fact that Venus used to be very similar to Earth, the conditions are survivable, and that there are many approaches that can be taken to explore it. The author supports the idea that exploring Venus has immense value well.
Foremost, Venus used to be very similar to Earth. Scientists can research Venus and discover its differences and similarities to Earth. Paragraph four of the article states, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may as well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This demonstrates that astronomers are curious about Venus's transformation from a once Earth-like planet to an inhospitable planet. Paragraph four also states, "Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit." This is crucial because space travel can often take long periods of time. The travel time to Venus will not take nearly as long as other space endeavors.
In addition, Venus's conditions can be survivable to humans. If the expeditions are controlled and cautious, endeavors to Venus are definitely possible. In the article, paragraph five says,"NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would alllow scientists to float above the fray." NASA's plan for trips to Venus would be similar to having a spacecraft hovering over Venus's atmosphere. Paragraph five also proclaims, "air pressure would be close to that of sea level at Earth. Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." This means that the journey and process will not be extremely hazardous. The conditions at thirty miles above Venus's atmosphere would be simlar to the condtions on Earth. The dangers are not present at this altitiude and astronomers are still able to collect useful data.
Moreover, there are many other innovative approaches to studying Venus. Paragraph seven states, "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 three weeks in such conditions." This displays how researchers can explore Venus's surface without risking human lives. This method is safe and nonhazardous toward humans and is necessary to advance the research of Venus. Paragraph six declares, "More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rocks, gas, or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a thorough missionto understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks." Scientists are building machines to decrease levels of risk and contribute insightful knowledge to the cause, which makes exploration seem all the more desirable.
Overall, expeditions to Venus are valuable. Gaining statistics about Venus will not only be helpful for scientists analyzing Earth but also with future space missions. Venus is close and similar to Earth. Exploration is survivable and can be safe with the right technology. The author presents these ideas thoroughly and accurately to inform that space travel to Venus is a worthy pursuit. Venus, one of the brightest "stars" in the sky, will lead travels from Earth beyond doubts and towards innovation. | 4 |
Have you ever heard of "The face on Mars?" If so, what is your opinion or theory about it? Do you think it is an ancient body part , or made by aliens? I am going to share my theory with you using actual evidence.
First of all, if the face were some kind of artifact, NASA would benefit from it, and would make a lot of money off of it. If it were a human being at once where would that human get food or water? Space has zero gravity so all of their water would automatically freeze, and there is also no oxygen so where would the food grow, or develope without it? In paragraph 10, it states that after taking 2 photos already (which they didn't notice anything odd about), accusations got so crazy that they had to take a third and still saw nothing unusual!
In paragraph 1-2, it explains how NASA figured the figure was "just another Martian mesa" (which, by the way happens to be very common in the region of Cydonia.
If NASA had no explanation, or any idea of what it was I understand that people would throw out wild and crazy accusations, but however in paragraph 3, the textual evidence suggests that the "eyes and nose" part of the figure was an illousion from shadows, which is a reasonable or understandable accusation.
Plus, lets face it media hypes everything up , and over exaggerates constantly. As said in paragraph 5, "the face of Mars" showed in a Hollywood film, books/magazines, radiotalk shows, etc. People with no knowledge of space (such as a movie director) has no room to come up with accusations.
My conclousion, is that the figure is a natural landform, and that people need to stop making things sound more extraordinary then they really are. | 2 |
Under the electorial college system, voters vote not for the President, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the President. If the people are indeed intitled to their opinion and they ahve the power how come the USA has yet to even talk about changing the electorial college process. If the people do infact get to vote for which ever President they want, then how come the people vote for someone to vote for them, not even considering that that person that they voted for just might defy the will of the people and choose the other candidate.
The single best argument against the elcetorial college is what one might call the disaster factor.''Back in 1960 segregationist in the Louisiane legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the new Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy.(So that a popular vote to Kennedy would not actually go to Kennedy)''Source 2. That saying the electorial college is very eassy to minipulate. ''Faithless'' electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and caste a deciding vote for whoever they plaese. What that just means is the people who voted for that pearson might as well just vote for the opposing side if the electors are going to do that.
In Addition what if a state sends two slates of electors to Congress again?''Vice President Richard Nixon, who was presiding over the Senate, validated only his opponent's electors, but he made sure to do so without establishing a precedent''Source 2. That could very well happen again, by mistake the stae could send two slates to congress and than we would be right back were we left off.
In Conclusion the electorial college should be no more instead of that we should be able to vote by popular voting . The people should have the power not the people voteing for someone to maybe or maybe not have the power for them. | 2 |
Do you want to know every big choice our country makes? Don't you want help deside that choice? But with Electoral collage we as american citizen do not get to do that. The reason why I belive we should change Electoral collage is because citizen should controll any big desition, we have the right to vote for what we want,and we most know whats goes on in the goverment.
First and foremost why I aruge that we should change Electoral collage is that citizen should be in controll of our conutry. We should be able to vote for what happens in this conutry. It not fair that people in higher leves gets to say what right for our conutry. Every one should have say in this. Its unfair to voter to be treated like this. This is why I belive that we should change Eletoral collage.
secondly why we need to change is that citizen should dircetly vote for candidates. we most know who were voting for but if we don't what the ponit of of voting then. If we can get to know each candidate we can be able to see which one do we want to help run the conutry. This is why I disagrue to this qutoe by Bradfrod plumer that ''voter sometimes get confoused about electors and vote for the wrong candidates? sametimes.'' No that amercia should have the right to vote for candidates because its our conutry.
The final reason I argue that we should change Electoral collage is that we most know what goes on in th goverment. We most be able to know is help rumming the conutry. that why I argue with Richard A. posner that ''its unfair for the voter.'' We need see and hear our candidates so we know the right choice for america. By doing this I know that america can will have less problems if the goverment and citizen worked togther more. This is why we need to change Electoral collage.
In conclsion we most change this system of voting. If we do america will be able to do bigger and better things. This is why if we I belive the Electoral collage wil be send america in the right dicetion. | 2 |
Is the "Facial Action Coding System" really going to be able to read and react to students emotions? Well this new technology can read the facial expressions of a student therefore it can change the classwork based off how the student is feeling but, a computer can't really read a students true emotions just based off their facial expressions.
The "Facial Action Coding System" created by Dr. Paul Eckman is used in a new innovation created by Prof. Thomas Huang, Prof. Nicu Sebe and their collegues. This Innovation is a sort of program that allows a computer to read a persons emotions based off their facial expressions The facial expressions for each emotion are universal, states Dr. Huang. Although the facial expressions of a person are similiar to another like smiling for example, however we may unconsciously have an expression even though we are not feeling the emotion that expression conveys.
"Empathy (feeling someone elses emotional state) may happen because we unconsciously imitate another persons facial expressions." this shows we may show an expression without truly feeling that emotion the expression suggests. Therefore can this technology really help a student in a classroom setting?
A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, Dr. Huang predicts. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor. with this said it may become frustrating or irritating to the student with the constant changes. This technology sounds very convincing but think of an emotionally challenged teenager can the computer keep up or truly read the emotions of the teen just by facial expressions alone? "Eckman has classified six basic emotionshappiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadnessand then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles.". The technology can always improve but at the state it's in right now it may not be as accurate as needed to be in a classroom setting with only having the basic emotions proggramed. Although the technology is advanced and helpful to an extent it may not be something we can use right now.
This technology is helpful but also not good enough for students to enjoy and be helpful. This technology as previously mentioned can alter the classwork a student is doing based off their emotional state. According to Dr. Huang this technology can read mixed emotions as well but with only six to go off of it may not be a truly accurate answer and may make the student feel another emotion because it could not respond properly. This technology should be tested and improved on before going in a classroom setting.
In conclusion the "Facial Action Coding System" is a technology not ready to be put in schools but is still a good innovation. The new technology can't read all their emotions just based off expressions alone but in the future change accordingly to a students emotions hopefully based off not just expressions and be ready for students to utillize. | 3 |
Why the Facial Action Coding System Can Help the Young Schlolars of Today
The Facial Action Coding System is a new software from Prof. Thomas Huang and Prof. Nicu Sebe that can recognize human emotions. This invention was tested on Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait. According to the software, Ms Mona Lisa is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. While the Facial Action Coding Systemmay seem like a high-tech toy, it could have some really important affects to help our schools. Having Prof. Huang's emotion detectors in classrooms would benefit the learning and success rates of students around the world.
The Facial Action Coding System could detect boredom in the classoom. When kids are bored in a classroom, they tend to tune out whatever lesson is being taught and then struggle to try to figure it out later. Boredom has a devastating consequences on today's students such as low test scores and poor grades. Prof. Huang predicts the Facial Action Coding System will help with this issue, saying "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." Teachers being able to see how their students are feeling would give them more insight to create lesson plans to engage all students and bring up test grades and overall GPA rates.
The Facial Action Coding System isnt only useful in grade school through high school, it would also be beneficial in colleges and post-degree programs. The emotion detector would be very useful in the law enforcement schooling and in Med School. In the law enforcement, professiosnals are often called to do interrogations and questionings of suspects and witnesses. The Facial Action Coding System could work hand in hand with lie detectors to make sure interrogators could get the full truth out of suspects. This would also help in their schooling by training future cops to be able to read key facal expressions for different feelings. According to Prof. Huang, "Most human communication is nonverbal,including emotional communication", making this resourse vital for cop trainees to fully understand how to properly get information out of suspects. In Med School, this softare could immensly help future surgeons in their practice. Prof. Huang said, "The same technology can make computer-animated faces more expressive-for video games or video surgery." This could teach our future surgeons the different muscles of the face for possible surgical procegures and teach them how to read their patients emotions. Having this knowledge could help doctors find out how uncomfortable patients are pain wise and even how to properly help patients. Doctors need to have good communication skills to make sure their patients is proprly cared for and having the Facial Action Codng System in Med School would greatly help surgeons in their training.
The success rates of students would increase with Prof. Huang's emotion detector in classrooms around the world. The Facial Action Coding System is vital resource of the future. It has immense potential to better the schooling of the future generation and has great potential for the advancement of the professional fields of work. | 4 |
The author suggest that studying Venus is worthy persuit despite
the dangerous it presents, He refers to that because "noting" Venus is one of the most brightest point light in the sky, and one of the planet's of our system solar, with the most "highier" or "hottest" surface of the intere system, with 800 degrees pharenheit, even though Mercury is closer to our sun, and is not closer
to Venu's temperature.
The atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet.
These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth;
such an evironment
would crush even a Submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our Oceans
and would liquefy many metals.
Venus
is complicated to study becase has a lot of impediments, Venusian geology and whether present additional impediments like erupting Volcanoes,powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface.
That make Venus complicated to study, the conditions, whether,temperatures, and preasure is hard to study his surface.
Even the light can't penetrate the dense atmotphere, and
the mores importantly, reseachers cannot take samples of rock,gas, or anything else, from a distance.
But NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus, Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were the first ebvisioned in the 1800s and palyed an important role in the 1940s during Word War ll [ 1642 ] WWll.
This project look hopefull, maybe they can study Venus on that way. | 0 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. We learn from the passage that Venus has extremely hot temperatures, and also has an atomospheric pressure that is 90 times greater than we experience here on earth. Even though Venus is "inhospitable", many astronomers are still very much fascinated by Venus.
The author supports the idea of Venus being a worthy pursuit to study by stating many beneficial features that Venus has. The author says, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life." (Paragraph 4-lines 4 & 5) By inplying that Venus could have all these things, the author is telling us that Venus could also be used for things like what we use Earth for.
The author compares Venus to Earth for a reason. The author supports the idea of studying Venus being a worthy pursuit by stating that Venus has Earth like features such as; valleys, mountains, and craters. Since this planet has more Earth like features, than any other planet, astronomers are desperate to study more about the planet.
Since "the value of returning to Venus seems indisputable", NASA is helping with the idea of studying Venus by coming up with ideas of how to send humans to Venus, to study the planet. The authors explains that, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." (Paragraph 5-lines 3 & 4) This help from NASA is very beneficial to the astronomers because NASA is proposing ideas of how to safely get to Venus, for astronomers to study.
Despite Venus having extremely hot temperatures and having a dangerous presure for humans to study on Venus' surface, NASA is helping astronomers propose ideas of how to safely study and get to Venus. The author supports the idea of Venus being a worthy pursuit to study by comparing Venus' features to Earth and stating that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit. | 2 |
Car usage around the world is causing an increase in pollution, greenhouse gas, and obesity. Cities have had to shut down roads and ban driving just to clear the pollution in the air due to car usage.
This is why the world must put limitations on car usage. If we limit the usage of cars we will be rewarded with numerous benefits, such as: better health, clean cities, and new relationships, in turn.
"But cars take us everywhere we need to go and fast! Why should we not use them?!" Many people exclaim when first hearing about this idea. While getting to your destination fast, you begin to speed up everything around you. Trying to get everything over with as fast as possible. For example, a teenager is driving home, he notices he has 5 extra minutes because he was speeding, and he feels hungry. So what will he do? He will go drive through a McDonalds and get his dinner. Now, not only has he added to greenhouse gas and the pollution of his city, he is also polluting his body. Another downfall of the use of cars is safety. Millions of car accidents happen every single year killing thousands of people. Cars give stupid people too much power and speed then they need. You would not experience a bike crash or public transit bus crash as often as you would a car crash. Cars don`t just affect personal safety, they endanger your city. Driving hundreds of cars around one area will definitely lead to the collection of fuel emissions ehich in turn produces smog. Paris, France had to put a restriction on car usage because of the fact that the city`s air was covered in smog. Who on earth wants to live in a city of smog. The restriction acted as a test, to see if they could omit fuel emissions and help reduce the smog. So, one day all the even licensed plates were banned from driving while, the next day all the odds were banned from driving. This plan worked so well it didn`t last more than a couple of days. Car usage is a big issue worldwide and it needs to be stopped.
"Wouldn`t the limitation of car usage be a waste of cars?" No. the answer is plain and simple no. Countries worldwide are taking action to wean people off of using personal cars. In Bogota Colombia, they have the Day Without Cars, a holiday in which you can not, at any time , use your automobile. The city of 7 million all use bicycles, and other forms of non technological transportation to move around the city. People who do not participate will be subject to paying money.
This day has caused new bike paths to be built, parks, sport centers to grow more popular, and decreases the air pollution of Colombia. Another country taking part in the no car festivities is Germany. In Vauban you will experience a "car free" community. This town has stores built within walking distance, and offers public transport to travel around the town. "I`m much happier this way" said a german mother of 2. She walks the town and speaks of the noises she hears such as the "swish of bicycles" and "chatter of children". The limitation of the cars has brightened the communtiy as a whole and allowed for it`s residents to be more happy and healthy as they walk or bike most places. Also, studies show that happiness and good health are directly related so while fixing the negative effects of car use you are also stopping the vicious cycle of obesity .
Over all, the world would be a much better place without a high usage of cars. These new ideas and innovations are testing the ideals of a car free society and frankly, they are getting positive results. Without cars, the world would be a much cleaner, healthier and happier place for all. | 4 |
Limiting car usage is one of the best things people can do in their everyday lives. Do something different for once! Life shouldn't be a dragging repeating cycle every day. Leaving your car at home and riding public transportation, or carpooling with friends, or walking, or biking; the options are endless! There are a ton of excellent and viable options that also happen to help reduce carbon emissions and let you feel good about yourself by helping the environment. Just some reasons are happiness, excercise, and reducing carbon emissions.
It's not everyday I get to ride in a car with my friends to school. Just imagine, if every four people drove to school everyday instead of driving by themselves, think of all the emissions that would stop. Heck, even riding the school bus lowers carbon emissions. This is all reality. If cities slowly started removing cars and making shops and food more within easy transportation distance, It would definitely make a difference on the looming threat of the ozone layer holes and carbon pollution. Even having one-day events, such as Bogota, Colombia's Car Free Day as seen in Source 3, would let people realize how big this is and the difference it would make to everyday life (in a good way)
Happiness is something people that live in modern United States may experience scarcely, or not as often as they think. Present life consists of a huge amount of stress to humans. Having a car may seem like it facilitates life at first, but it just becomes a burden that most people feel forced to carry. Putting things in the trunk and later forgetting them, paying for expensive gasoline, driving back and forth to places, how tiring it is to drive for long times, and the biggest car polluters, traffic congestion, are just some of the reasons why I definitely don't look forward to getting a car in my future, if I ever do. I would rather ride my bike and take a bus while exercising and transporting myself to get to places at the same time, and laughing at the people in traffic jams. | 2 |
There are alot of rumors going around about "Unmasking the face on Mars." Many say that it is a face that was created by the aliens in Mars. However, this is not true. Scientists in NASA have background information that states that it is a Martian mesa. The rumor of " Unmasking the Face on Mars" is false because scientists have background research proving it isn't, authors influenced readers to think that it was, and the scientists used higher quality cameras.
Scientist have done so much background research on this topic of the "face" to prove that their statement is true. The scientists statement was that it was another Martian mesa. Martian mesa's are very common in the Cydonia area. Only that this one had unusual shadows that made it look like a face. Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Only to reveal that they were correct, it was just a natural landform. What the picture actually showed was butte or mesa, which are landforms that are common around the American West.
Authors influenced many readers to think that it was a face so they could engage them. When NASA unvieled the image for the public to see the caption quoted, " huge rock formation... which resembles a human head, formed by shadows giving the illusions of eyes, nose, and a mouth." Many authors thought this would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. To their suprise it did catch many readers attention. The " Face on Mars" starred in a hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows. and even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years. People thought the face was a bona fide evidence of life on Mars, evidence that NASA would prefer to hide. However, defenders on the NASA budget wish there was an acient civilization on Mars. Scientists took several pictures to prove their point.
Another thing scientists did was take several pictures to see different points of views and from different angles. The first picture taken of the "face" was on the
NASA Viking 1. The second picture taken was on the Mars orbiter Camera which snapped a picture that was ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. These pictures clearly proved that it was a natural land formation, a mesa, which were very common in that area.
The rumor of " Unmasking the Face on Mars" is false because scientists have background research proving it isn't, authors influenced readers, and the scientists used higher quality cameras. These are the reasons how the "face" on Mars was never true. | 3 |
Driverless cars are a thing of the future.
With as many companies working towards driverless cars: Google, Toyota, BMW, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan, I think we'll have streets full of the in no time.
I think driverless cars are a fantastic idea.
Humans have flaws, and machines do too, but if we could manufacture a car smart enough to know how to navigate in traffic on its own, and when and where to stop a humans flaws would not be an issue.
We have too many distractions in our lives, and needless to say we're thinking about those things while we're driving.
"The information from the sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on individual wheels and reduce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone. Further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own." -paragraph 5.
This indicates that driverless cars are safer than manual ones, and that they use less energy.
With cars as sensitive as these, there would be fewer accidents as well.
There are a few issues with the case: "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at faultthe driver or the manufacturer?" -paragraph 9.
On the other hand, by the time driverless cars are on the streets we should have most legal issues worked out.
All in all, I think self-driving cars are safer than manual ones.
With as many distractions as we have in our lives, we really do not need another thing to be worrying about. | 2 |
Cars may seem like a great new way to get around but have you ever actually done your research on a car and what they do to the world? You may want to do some reasearch on how cars are actaully not good of an idea to use on a daily basis. There are a lot of citys and towns that want to stop the daily use of cars. Cars may seem like a good idea and like some people say "yay I dont have to walk anymore" but if you really knew what cars do then you wouldnt really like them anymore.
Cars produce so much pollution in the air, its sickening to know how much they reqally produce. Can you imagine how polluted new york city may be because of so many cars, busses, etc? I think thats why a lot of states are doing the train system, to stop so much pollution and to reduce the amount of cars we use. Like florida for example are starting the "sunrail" which is a train system that will take you all the way around town. Also look at this, so many "smart" cars are coming soon and electric cars where you charge your car and then you can just go drive and not get gas. They are actually making charging stations for electeric cars now.
If you start to limit your car use and start using a bus, train, etc you are also saving so much money on gas. like the amount of money you save on gas you can be buying yourself those shoes you wanted or that game youve been wanting to bad. The world is filled with so much pollution and nasty chemicals in the air and some of that is because of your car.. trucks also have so much pollution that its just sickening. Wouldnt it be great if your kids and your grandkids wont have to use a car and they will actaully probably live longer because there isnt as many chemicals in the skies. We may be living longer then the people back then but they didnt have cars so they didnt have any issues with pollution.
Car accidents, thats the most dreaded word ever. I dont think anyone wants to get a phone call saying someone you love or care about has been in a car accident. Thats the worst possible thing. You rarely see accidents with trains, or busses. I think its such a great idea to lower our use of cars and start using other ways to get arond. Most of us have 2 legs we should actually use them sometime and not be lazy and always want to drive places. People back then didnt have that option they either walked or didnt go anywhere at all. So we should lower/stop our use of cars. | 2 |
The face on mars. The space craft Viking snapped a photo of what look a human face on mars. The face is two miles long from end to end. Many conspiracy theorists think that the face is alien made. The face is not alien made though.
The theorists wanted to know proof that it wasn't alien made. So April 5,1998 the Global Surveyor flew over the face and took a picture ten times shaper than the first picture. Thus you could see that the face was formed not by aliens but by natrual formation.
The theorists where still not happy about the photo take. On the that day mars had a dust strom that day so the picture kinda had a haze to it. So the mission controllers had to prepare to take another picture. So they did and on April 8, 2001 on a cloudless day on mars the picture was took.
Once agian the picture showed that there were no alien houses or monuments. The picture was taken with absolute maximum resolition. So you could see every little detail on mars. Scientists concluded that the formation was made by lava coming to the surface and making a formation that just happend to look like a face mage by aliens. | 2 |
there are many advantages to not having or limiting car usage for instance, In a town in germany called, "Vaubn" it is forbidden for a citizen to have a car if they are to live in this town. It may sound crazy but the citizens acturally like this rule. In the artical paragrah three it sates that, "70 percent of vaubans families do not own cars and 57 percent sold there cars to move in the the town". One citizen said "when i had a car i was always so tense im so much happier this way". So clearly the the reason why the citizens enjoy not having a car was maybe because, they didnt have to worry about all the expences like gas and car insurance to take care of a car.
Another reason why its good to limit the use of cars is because of the nasty Co2 gas that come out of the of the muffler and polluts the air. Car pollution became so bad that the city of paris put a partial ban on driving to clear the the air of the city. By doing this the air pollution "was down by 60" witch the artical states in paragraph 14. This is a good thing becase france has a higher pollution rate than other european citys.
So lets get back to not having a car well not having a car for one day at least,In acity in colombia called, "Bogta" theres a day where nobody is aloud to use there car to help avoid traffic jams. The artical states that,"the goal was to promote alterative transortation to prevent smog". Some citizens said, "its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower the air pollution". There are many ways to stop air pollution and thats why we are at an atvantage if we dont have a car or limit the use of a car. | 2 |
Venus is the second planet in the solar system from the sun that precedes Earth in the planetary order. This planet is often called Earth's "twin" and the "Evening Star" of the universe because of its brightness and relative similarity to the Earth. In the article, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author presents facts and figures that one could use to determine whether studying Venus would be an advantageous pursuit even though it would not be very safe. The author focuses more on the drawbacks of exploring Venus, hence the title of this work. The author does not strongly support the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit due to his extensive reasearch on its toxic living conditions but does acknowledge the benefits of its accessibility from Earth.
Compared to Earth, the author has found that Venus in less less survivable for humans. In the early years of space industry, numerous spacecraft have embarked on missions to the planet, but they were not able to return home. Unlike Earth, Venus has an atmosphere that is "almost 97percent carbon dioxide" with a surface temperature averaging "over 800 degrees Fahrenheit" and an "atmospheric pressure [that] is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet"(Paragraph 3). Due to these extreme differences in temperature, pressure, and air content, Venus would be fairly inhospitable for humans. Usually when NASA launches missions to other planets they are trying to find alternatives habitats for the human race in the event that they cannot survive on Earth. If humans will not be able to withstand the conditions of Venus it is no longer a good option; therefore, it is not worth looking into since the author provides evidence that Venus would not be a useful living environment in the future.
However, the author has also found that studying Venus could be beneficial considering its proximity and similar geographical features to Earth. The Earth comes right after Venus in the solar system, making it fairly close given the long time frame of space travel. Astronomers have discovered that it was also previoulsly one of the "most Earth-like [planets]" as it "was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life" (Paragraph 4). Venus also "has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters" (Paragraph 4). In the event that Venus became a viable option for humans to inhabit when Earth collapses (as mentioned earlier), humans would have already been exposed to some of the landscape there. Although this would make Venus more assimilable, its similarity to Earth does not outweigh the dangers that still come with the planet being an unknown land changing from its previous state. With this evidence the author provides an advantage to exploring Venus, but it does not hold up against the established points about Venus' overall uninhabitability.
Throughtout the article, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author presents infomation for exploring Venus being both beneficial and harmful, but he elaborates more on the reasons pointing to the dangers that Venus poses. Compared to current conditions of Earth, Venus does not possess the necessary qualities that would make it a valuable reserve for potentially sustaining human life forms. The author is better able to address the disadvantages of studying Venus because of the extensive research revealing the planet's present volatile state instead of benefits from its similarity to Earth. Therefore, the author fails to thoroughly prove Venus' worthiness of exploration. | 4 |
I do not think that having a 'Facial Acrion Coding System' in a classroom would be helpful. I simply believe if a student wants to learn properly then they will change their attitude instead of keeping it plain, mad, or sad. If someone wants to do something they will and their emotion will change. If they have fun in what they are doing then their mood will change into a more positive one. It all depends on what they want to do or are doing.
It could be helpful by seeing if students are happy or not but maybe if somebody is not showing their emotions then they just want to keep it to themselves. Sometimes students' just do not feel well and they act happy so no one will ask them what is wrong. Maybe they just are plain and smile just to get others into a good mood. Some students' will also keep things in their mind that they do not want others to know so they do not bother them. They should talk about things that get them into such a mood with others, and sometimes they are not given that opertunity to take the chance and talk with someone for help. Sometimes they just have to sit there.
The emotions of students should not be detected by a robotic mecagnism and be told that their mood is, like how Mona Lisa's is, 83 percent happy, 9 disgusted 6 fearful, and 2 percentile angry. Students should be able to tell their own emotions and not need to have 'FACS' tell them how they feel. The machine could get it wrong and they could completely have a change of emotions. They also could feel less comfortable knowing that someone or something else knows how they feel. Again, they might not want anybody or anything to know how they feel.
It is always okay to express emotion and hide them. I feel that having 'FACS' in a classroom would also be a breach of privacy because. People may not want to share how they feel. So this is why having a 'Facial Action Coding System' in a classroom would not be helpful because it may make the situation that they are in worse. They may be trying to ignore it their situation that they are in because they may be trying to forget this temporary problem. | 2 |
In " The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit because Venus is interesting, helpful, and it is safe. The passage tells about how the planet Venus can improve and is useful. Venus could be dangerous, but there are many more reasons that Venus is a good oppurtunity to research on. There are many new discoveries not yet found.
There are many interesting things about Venus. First of all, Venus is the second planet from our sun. In paragraph 2, it states," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." Second of all, Venus atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. The conditions are far more extreme than what human encountered. Third of all, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. There might be additional volcanoes and powerful earthquakes. Last of all, Venus is called the " Evening Star."
Venus is a helpful planet because of its characteritics. First of all, often Venus is refered to as Earths "twin". By stating that its saying that the planet Venus is just like the planet Earth. Second of all, If Venus is the same as Earth, then it would be possibe for people to visit and see the place. In paragraph 3 It states that," A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." Third of all, it has higher carbon dioxide, so it is helpful for us. Last of all, Venus might be useful to us someday in the future.
The planet Venus is a safe place because of all the facts that is stated in the passage. First of all, If Earth is a safe place for us, then Venus would be too. Even the astronomers are fascinated of how much both the planets are alike. Second of all, Venus could someday be our second home or a place where we can visit. In the passage it states, "Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel." Third of all, Venus is safe because the NASA has been doing experiments and testing on stuffs. NASA has been experimenting it on with inventions. Last of all, scientists even seek to conduct a thorough mission about Venus. By doing that scientists can understand more aboout the planet.
In conclusion, Venus is interesting, helpful, amd safe. Venus has been tested out and has been experimented on. By the experiments people can tell whether its safe or not. After finishing the passage, Venus is an environment which everyone would enjoy. | 2 |
Limting car usage is good because of so many ways.. For one, cities all over the world are starting to do more and more about this problem all the time. All of these have been making a huge impact of the massive amounts of smog and pollution created by cars. Owning a car is very expensive anyways.
The massive amounts of pollution in the air is convincing large amounts of people and governments to start creating societies and communities that are car free, or very expensive to own cars in. In some cases of extreme pollution, the government has made it so the next few days, there would be no cars allowed, except taxis and buses. The results from both of these have been very possitive. When France had issued one of the days, the results were 60 % less in on of the most polluted cities in the world.
Cars are responsible for 12% of the greenhouse gasses in Europe. The United States is one of the largest users of cars in the world, so what does that says about us? So many parts of the world use cars for daily parts of their jobs and lives. Some of these include delivery companies, and other jobs with 50% use of automobiles.
With all of the plans of less car usage, prices are going up. Fines on no-driving days, fees to park your car, and lets not forget the one thing you need for your car, gas. Especialy with the cost of gas going up it is cheaper to buy a bike, than to ride a car.
Those are the reasons why limiting car usage is a good idea, pollution, and fees, not to mention every action from governments. | 1 |
I believe the ''Facial Action Coding System'' is a original idea that nobody has never thought of that till now. Teachers can know now when students are not really interested in a assignment or its boring. '' A class computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored.''Teachers need to know when a student is not feeling well. So you now not to push the students buttons.
The students point of view is that it will be way more better .''Then it could modify the lesson, like an affective human instructor.''My own opinion is that if we had those ''Facial Action Cody System'' would help alot,so the teachers know when we are not interested in a assignment that they end up giving us.''Moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions,but also may even help produce them.''Not even does this idea help you produce feelings like (happy,sad,and disgusted) them in a drama class, but even tells the teachers what you feel also.
''You can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by looking by the look on your face.'' i wish we had this idea at my school but we dont.''of course most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial that conveys happy,worried,etc..'' I know how i feel when im sad because it is not a good feeling . We know how we feel we just have trouble saying it to teachers or others. With this idea we can actually say how we feel without even saying anything. | 2 |
Some cars are to loud and causes alot of polution in the world today. The most problem is the polution thats coming out of the cars. Limiting the usage of your car can become a big help in the community today, not only that it can help our atmosphere and the air that breathe from sun up to sun down. For years people have been using the cars that run on fuel that polutes our air. some countries do not like speacialy Paris. Lets find out more why Paris dont like fuel using cars.
Paris enforced laws that ban car usage to clear the air of the global city. Motorists that has driving licences were ordered to leave their vehicles home. If they did not follow that law they would have to pay a $31(22-euro) fine. Some people had their car impounded due to their reaction for paying the fine. THAts when they came up with an idea by making cars that run on electicty or solar to cut down fuel usage. For this reason, car traffic was down atleast 60% in the capital of France. Thats one reason why you should limit your car uasage.
Bogota, Colombia made up an event, they called it car-free day. Thats when everybody leave their cars home. Thats the day when you would had hiked,biked, skated or even took the bus to work or where ever you were going. The reason for them making that up was to promote alternative transportation and to reduce smog. If you didnt follow this event you would have to face a $25 fine. Even though on somedays it would rain, it hasnt stop people from participating. This was a way to cut down stress on people and to reduce ait polution. THis event has spreaded through cities. This is an another advantage for limiting car usage.
Basically these are somethings that you can do to help the communtiy. Some people may not like the idea, but it doesnt help to atleast try. | 2 |
If I were a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens I would use facts agenced there theiries.
As a NASA scientist I know that the face is just a natural landform not created by aliens. Now it would be cool and all if the Face was created by aliens but we all know there has been not trace of alien life. Also if their where aliens, why would they make Face looks like an Egyptian Pharaoh? How would aliens even know about that? There is just no logic in these therioes, what so ever.
However NASA has evidence that this Face was no created by aliens but natural landforms. On April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveypr flew over Cydonia and snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original picture taken by NASA's Viking 1 and 2 spacecrafts. This photo taken by, Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC),revealed that the Face was only natural landform. Of course everyone was not satisafied, believeing that alien markings were hidden by haze.
But mission controllers looked again, with some hard work, and only gained more facts that the natural landforms made more sense about how the Face got on Mars. Its turns out natural landforms are common around the American West. Also just another reason to have believed NASA is that the buget defenders wished there was an anicent civilization, so if there where Aliens dont you think NASA would have been making money off of the rumor if it were true.
Anyway in conclusion, even though rumors of alien life or civilization would have been cool and all, it's not. Nope,no aliens, just a natural landform! | 2 |
The face seen on Mars is just a landform and we have proof. Most people think that it is an alien built machine but they would be wrong. It is just a messa. Using the evolution of technology and cameras we have taken multiple pictures to prove what it is. Here I will explain what we did to take pictures of this mysterious thing.. We will also explain why people believed us to be wrong.
In 1976 the Viking 1 took pictures so we could find a good landing spot for the sister ship The Viking 2. That is when the pictures the ship took were sent back to us to examine. That is when we first saw the 2 mile long face for the first time. The suprise was short lived however as we soon relised what it was,a messa. People were sure it was more than that. They believed it to be a space craft.
In 1998 we sent a different ship,the Mars Global Surveyor, back there to locate the face and to take better pictures of the face. People were still not impressed with the finding of the MGS. There was fog in the picture as the area the face is in is always foggy. They said the fog was obsurring the photo. They also belived that aliens were using fog to hide it and some alien space crafts they belived was surrounding the face. They picture without the fog to beleive what we saw.
In 2001 we again sent the MGS to take pictures of the face. We went on a clear summer day when there was no fog presant and we had to tilt the camera 25 degress to get the picture right on. This picture had the face bigger than a thum compared to the pixel sized faces before it. It was exacly the picture they need to prove it was a messa.
As you can see in the photos it is a messa on a different plant. Comparring it to Earth it would be just like the Snake River Plain of Idaho. The eyes nose and mouth were just shadows being casted onto it which is why the other pictures have the feature while the new one does not . After 25 years of people talking and theorizing about it on the new and on the radio we can finally put an end to this mystery. | 2 |
One why in the world would you want to know soemones mood you dont know what they were going threw thats history hwat they were feeling let the past stay in the passed not alot of people wanna know why she was sad this isnt from the artlicle nobody cares about why she was sad or happy leave her be what kind of test is this who the heck is gunna ask you what the heck happened in the passed its the passed it should stay there nobody in the world is gunna ask you what mood was mona lisa in in the picture who the heck cares its in the passed i didnt have to go into the artlicle to know this is stupid make fun of me if you please if someones reading this sure if its the computer when what the heck computer slide me a dub on this test me and you both know this isnt something will be asked in the future honestly tho who cares this is nonsense whos to really know if u were happy or sad or the picture was actually there to make u smile thats like me saying im here to be loyal then say im gunna cheat instead. you were not there to say that it was there for that one certin purpose no personal information but me and my girl arent together so that isnt my girl so i could lie and say she cheated or i can tell the truth n say she left cus i wasnt making her happy | 0 |
In the article it talks about how the computers in a class could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. I think this should be used during school as I am a student myself who sometimes struggles with information presented online. This technology could be revolutionary in which it would be able to help the students without the need of a teacher. Here are some reasons why I believe we should use the Facial Action Coding System in schools.
In school, there are lots of classes that use computers, but in some cases, there are students that perfer having a teacher in person to help them with what they need. Because the teachers can show them lots of different ways and shortcuts to solve the problem at hand; people often say there is no need for computers; but in my opinion, this isn't true. computers offer lots of different guides, slide shows, and other informative methods on how to solve problems people face which means allowing computers to be able to recognize whether a student is confused or bored is something extremely useful. I believe this because a lot of the material that is presented online is confusing for a lot of people, but allowing the computer to sense these specific emotions would allow the computer to look for new methods for which to present the information to the viewer. In the article it presents a prediction from Dr. Huang, this prediction states that "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.". This goes to show that allowing computers to be able to recognize the different facial expressions of a student could be a big deal for the schooling industry, especially now that we are relying on computers more and more each year.
So should the FACS be allowed in schools? I believe so in which I conclude that the school districts of America should try it. It would allow us to get courses adjusted to our ability to understand things which is worth it for not just the teachers, but for the students too. | 2 |
In 1976, Viking 1 snapped a photo of what looked to be a Egyptian Pharaoh. A few days later NASA released the picture to the public. The "Face on Mars" became a pop icon. It starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows, and even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years! Some people still believe that the "Face on Mars" is the work of aliens. I believe the "Face on Mars" is not the work of aliens, but a natural landform.
The article gives good evidence that the "Face on Mars" is just another weird natural landform on Mars. In paragraph 5, conspiracy theorists claim the "Face on Mars" is bona fide evidence of life on Mars and evidence that NASA would rather hide. In paragraph 3, NASA unveiled the image for all to see in 1976. The caption noted, "a huge rock formation...which resembles the shape of a human head...formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars; which it certainly did just that. The authors of the article wanted to attract attention towards Mars and NASA even claimed that it was a huge rock formation in the caption. Later, stating that shadows gave the huge rock formation the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. On April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times shaper and clearer than the original Viking photos. The picture taken in April of 1998, would most likely not have shadows to give illusions of the face, nose, and mouth. 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. NASA again stating and proving that the "Face on Mars" was just another out of place natural landform on Mars. On April 8, 2001, a cloudless summer day in Cydonia, Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view," said Garvin. "Marlin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maxium resolution." Here again we can see NASA trying to prove that the "Face on Mars" in still just a weird natural landform on Mars. Someone who stills believes that the "Face on Mars" is the work of aliens might say something like this. The "Face on Mars" is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April 1998-a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet. The camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds to see the Face. Perhaps alien markings were by haze, skeptics claim. However, that was back in April of 1998, and the most recent photo taken was back in 2001. The photo taken in April 2001, the weather was perfect-a cloudless summer day in Cydonia. The photo taken that year still looks like a natural landform on Mars.
The excellent reasons stated above prove yet again that the so called "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform. NASA has clearly proven that the "Face on Mars" is just another strange landform on Mars. | 4 |
I am for the development of Driverless Cars because it could use half the fuel of todays taxis and be way more felxiable than a bus, they are not totally driverless, and it could make driving a lot safer. Imangie what the Earth would look like if we were to cut down on the fuel we use for gas. If we were to switch over to "driverless" cars then it would use only half the fuel for a normal car. This could possible help us bring down our Co2 levels. Also these "driverless" cars aren't really driverless. The car can steer, accelerate, and brake by themselves but once there is a road block like a car accident or going through a work zone, it switches over to the human driver. Lastly, with all of the reckless and careless driving wouldn't you want you and your kids to be safe? Well with more advance sensors you can be safer. They can respond to the danger of out-of-control skids and rollovers. They can apply brakes to individual wheels and reduce power from the engine if needed. This has a lot more control than a human can manage.
In conclusion i think Driverless Cars are a good idea because it uses half the fuel than a normal car, the car is not totally driverless so we would have some control, and it could make driving a lot safe. | 2 |
Do you belive the image of the face on Mars was created by aliens, or is just a natural landform? Well I belive it is just a natural landform.
Its obvius that cameras back in 1976 werent as sharp or as modern as they are today. Evidence from the passage show that in Sept 1997, NASA went to take a photo of the alleged face on Mars." On April 5th, 1998, when MGs flew over Cydonia, Michael Malin and his MOC team snapped a picture 10 times sharper than the original viking photos."
Not everyone agreed with the picture that was tooken. Because the photo was tooken in April'98, which was a cloudy time of year for Mars, people suggested alien markings were hidden by haze. Though this theory makes sense ,Mission controllers prepared to look again.
On april 8th, 2001, a cloudless summer day on the red planet in Cydonia, MGS drew a close enough for a second look.
Malin's team captured a excellent image using the cameras maximum resolution. A pixel spans 1.56 meters compared to 43 meters in the best 1976 viking photo. This means that the camera used is much more sharp and see's further than the previous camera. This evidence is the reason I believe there is no camera flaw and is just a natural landform.
Also the picture in april of 2001 shows the martian equivalent of a butte or mesa, in other words common landforms around the American west.
With this evidence there is no way there could have been a mistake in the picture. Also there could be no theory because the picture was tookin on a cloudless summer day. | 2 |
Electric cars are a good thing for the future. It will be a while before they are perfected. However, I think they will have a positive impact on the road.
My first reason for thinking electric cars are good is the sensors. In paragraph 4 It talks about all the sensors in a Toyota Prius. This helps driver out with a lot of things.
Second is the Elictric car's ability to detect things in certain situations. So this will help out with places that are hard to see. This feature Will prevent a lot of wrecks from happening.
In paragraph 9 it says laws are against these cars. Paragraph 6 talks about how they are very limited right now. However, this is what time is for. They are not perfect right now,but there will be a lot more of them in 5 to 10 years when the improve even more.
They will be good for the road in a few years. The sensors will help out a whole lot. Lasst the ability to detect certain things will decrease the amount of wrecks. Therefore Electric cars will have a positive impact on the road. | 1 |
I am for
driverless car. the reason i am for driverless cars is, because i belive there would less acceidents. Google smart car car are show to be safe to driver by themselfs for a half a million miles. If it can drive about half a million miles imagine how far it can drive with a person in it. Smart car with help prevent acceidents. If google has had cars that could drive independently since 2009, im preety sure they have improved the smart cars by 2016. The smart car still alert the driver when pulling in and out of driveways, They arent completly driverless.
Cars already have gps and other electronic things i thier cars, Why not just get a smart car and never get lost again. Or turn down the wrong street if the car all ready know hwere its going there is no way you could get lost. Google modified Toyota prius uses postion estimating 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 inertial motin sensor. The founder of google car project, be;ives that the technology has finally begun to catch up to the dream. before 2000 the sensors werent there the computers werent there the mapping wasnt there. with out the gps how would people get around a city they just moved to or didnt know that well. Every one in there life at ine point have or will use a gps. Unless you use a map that will more then likely get in the way of you diving. You taking your eyes off the road for a few seconds and enable you from seeing that one car that swerving in frount of you, Or that one red light you just ran throw. Or the pedestrian you just hit. all becase you took your eyes off the road to look at a map because you turn and got off the express way and the wrong exit. I think smart car will more than likely help with that. Most of the time you use a gps because you dont know to get ther. Not because you know how to get to the place your going. If you idnt have that gps you would be struck gonig around asking for directions.
Smart cars are new and improved.In a normal car if you need to answer your phone you need to took your eyes off the road but in smart cars you can just press one botton and answer the phone and
continue driving. If there is something not availble to the driver tring to text on your phone the car system has a safety feature. safety is a huge concern. Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers passengers ans pedestrians safe. laemaker will know that they are safety is best achieved with alert drivers.
As a result there will be less air polution less car accidences. smart cars cut the fuels usage in half. I also belive such cars would fundamentally chnage the world | 2 |
I would be agaisnt it, because the person does not have controll of the car. I know its says the car hardly has a accident. The car is still dangerous though because the person does'nt have controll the full time. A person should be driving a car not a computer.
The person can take controll of the car yes but what if the driver falls asleep while the car is driving its self. Some people work very hard at work and is tired after a long day of work. Another thing what if someone walks out in front of you.
The positive thing about getting these car is its a better public transpertation. The inside is more flexible then a bus. The car uses half the fuel that the cars we drive around now does.
Ok not gonna try and sound paranoid here but what if someone hacked the car so that they could make it crash into something or someone. That would help hackers who murder people easy for them. These cars are not safe I dont think we need them.
People have been driving themselfs around for years now I think it should stay that way. These are just my opinions though nothing more. If we get them we get them. | 2 |
The face on mars is nothing more than natural landform. Just like the grand canyon is a natural landform so is the area.I will prove that is only just a land form.
My first reason in it being a landform is the age of the picture. The first picture taken was back at 1976. One pixil in the picture was 43 meters long in the best picture taken by the Viking, but for the picture took at 2001 each pixil was 1.56 meters long. The picture took back 1976 is a blur compared to the picture took in 2001.
My second reason is conspricies. Conspricies are not backed up with confirmed information. Which makes not so belivble. Conspriciest look at the picture took at 1976 which is roughly a 30 year difference than the picture took at 2001, but the pixil difference was huge. Which proves that the picture took at 1976, the one that looks like a face, is not very accurate. Since there has not been confirmed ancient life mars it would make it even harder to belive Conspericist are near being anywhere being true.
To come to my conclusion, the information used to prove that the face was made by aliens is unaccurate. Not only that but it is also out of date and is overlapped by the new and more accurate picture. | 1 |
If we had a facial action coding system in every classroom, Would the students have a higher chance of suceeding? Would they get more or less help? Would this gather more attention in class? I would think so. I mostly agree with having a facial Action Coding system in classrooms to tell how the students are feeling. I disagree with some aswell. If the teachers could tell exactly how each student is feeling in class, like bored or confused, I think that they would provide more help to those students, and there will be a higher percentage of people who pass there clases. In the passage making Mona Lisa Smile, they used the technology on the painting of Mona Lisa. I think that if they used it on the students, they would be more engaged and ready to learn.
I think that the students would find more things being taught to them in class interesting. In the passage it has an example that I think would be good for the use of this software to be in schools. "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.""A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." If this were to happen, I know that I would do a lot better. I feel that many other students would do better too. When we get an ad that we like, and similar ads pop up, usually they are watched. If we were in class and we felt happy, or not happy with what we are learning, The teaching style or lesson might change to something that will keep more students engaged. But I feel like their are other things that aren't so good about the software.
If the softwared was installed in every class and you walked in feeling very upset for something that maybe happened outside of class or school, you will most likely feel that way the whole time during that class. The machine might pick that up as if you are not being interested in the topic. You wouldn't get anywhere. Now if you tell the teacher that you aren't happy for whatever reason, thats a different story. But, if you're shy and you don't tell people how you feel especially if something happened to make you feel sad, angry, etc... I don't think the machine would help to much in terms of education. But if you are more engaged in learning because of the software, I think their will be a way higher chance for more people to graduate.
If you are engaged, interested, or into whatever you're learning, You will most likely be paying attention and taking in the information. If you were in class, and the software picks up that you understand whats being taught, more people would focus in that class. If this happens, more people would pass tests, exams, and graduate. After you graduate, you will have learned all the education that you needed to learn to go to college. Sence more people have the education, more people would go to college.
If we had the facial action coding system software in classrooms I think that more people would have a higher chance of succeeding, getting help, paying attention, passing tests and exams. I also think that more people will go to college. I think that more people would pay attention, be interested in what they're learning, and I think it would be easier to more students. If the software were to mess up, I think that the teachers would have more problems to deal with like getting it fixed, or just simply teach without it. If their are no problems with it, I think that this would be a very helpful tool for teachers and students. | 3 |
If it was an object created by aliens then why would they turn that landform into a human face. There have never been any reports of someone coming close to an alien face to face. Also how would the aliens know what humans look like, they have never even been to earth before. All that face is, is a rock with shadows from the sun to make illusions to the human eye.
The face was used in grocery store checkout lines for 25 years! Yes, you may think think aliens did it and there is a chance they did, but that chance is very slim. yes, some scientist did believe it was an alien artifact but that was before they had HD cameras and now we can see the rock clearly. Garvin said that "If there were objects in that picture like airplanes on the ground or egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were".
In conclusion, there is no evidence that aliens have created that face and if there was, NASA would do all that it could to prove it a farce. Do not believe everyhting you see online or in books. You might just become too attatched to that topic. | 1 |
Limiting car usage would make a huge impact on the world today, cars are the cause for most of the 12 percent of greenhouse gas in the U.S, also by limiting cars people would buy less, and ride more, as well as clear the air their breathing on a daily basis.
First off, Cars are known for their release of gas into our atmosphere, making it warmer. According to Elizabeth Rosanthol of the New York Times in source one, cars are the main cause for up to 50 percent of the worlds greenhouse gas emission. Germany has taken an act to this issue and given up their cars. People who are caught driving can actually get a sitation and up to a 25 dollar fine. Which is definitely making an impact on our world today, and for the future.
To second that, limiting car usage would save citizens alot of money, like New Yorks new bike-sharing program for people trying to shift the driving population. This bike program has caused an enormous drop in percentage of people getting their license, because why get it when you can ride a bike? Teens in between 19 and 21 have also not made it a priority to get their license, because organizing their life around where they can walk or take public transport is alot cheaper and better for the environment.
Last but certainly not least, Paris has enforced a partial driving ban because of all the smog in their global city. Everyone was ordered to leave their vehicles at home, and the ones who disobeyed would get a 22 euro fine, or 31 dollars. Congestion went dont 60 percent in a five day period, making it less stressful for drivers or pedestrians to get to their destination. Diesal fuel was blamed for the smog and with 60 percent less cars clogging up the atmosphere it cleared up in a matter of time and effort.
Limiting car usage would have a bigger impact than you think, just by leaving your keys at home you could be saving or globe from greenhouse gas, saving your money, and saving your lungs from the harsh smog it causes in France. | 2 |
The emotional expressions a person uses can tell a lot about that person and how they are feeling at that very moment. New technology has been helping people decode each others emotions. The use of this technology can help people understand each other just a bit better than before. People are becoming more aware of how to decribe our emotional expressions that are on our faces. Just like with the Mona Lisa painting scientists says "she's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry". The Mona Lisa painting can help us understand that even though it was painted many years ago we can still tell how she was feeling by her facial expression. This shows that we can do more than just decribe what we are feeling at the moment. This shows how we can keep people entertained.
If somebody is bored of a television show or a commercial then they will not pay as close of attention to the computer then when you like the show or commercial. How would the computer keep the person entertained? This issue can be solved by the Facial Action Coding System, because the computer could recognize that person is bored and then change the type of show or commercial to what they like. If the computer reads that the person is enjoying the show or commercial, then the computer will leave the type of show or commercial the way it is. This all can be showed by what facial expression a person uses at the computer.
This way people are more entertained with what a person watches.
The Facial Action Coding System would help show if a person is actually learning or not while teaching. The student's face can be recognized as confused or bored. This will help a teacher recognize that they should try a different technique as they are teaching. When a person is having "mixed feelings" on a subject then that issue can be addressed, so the person is no longer feeling that way. In the article Dr. Huang says " Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," so this tells that people can know each other better with this technology.
Our faces have 44 major muscles that helps tell our emotions. These muscle helps scientists see if a person is pretending to be happy or is a person is genuinely happy. These muscles can tell if an important celebrity or politician is perhaps lying about liking a certain idea. This is a valuable tool to use, because if a country is wanting to go at war with another country then we can analyze the people's emotions on the idea to see if it is truely a good idea to do. Another way it is useful to know a leader's emotions is to see if they are scared or bluffing about an event that may or may not happen based on their emotions.
Our emotional expressions can help people understand their true feelings about each other. This is a valuable source to know at school, watching tv, and even during a war. We communicate a lot of ourselves through our emotional expressions. This is by showing what we are disgusted in, what we are scared of, or even what we like just in general. This technology can show us how a person from 100 years ago was feeling in a picture, because a picture can say a thousand words just like our emotional expressions can. | 2 |
Being able to detect how other people are feeling can be a satisfiying and critical thing to use or to know. When the historical and famous picture that was taken of Mona Lisa famouse painting with her smiling can be a miss lead consuption or an unexpected photo at the time. With the FACS it was able to detect Mona Lisa's expression through the photo. She was 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry. The FACS isnt able to detect what Mona Lisa was happy, upset, angry, disgusted or fearful at the time. The only thing it was able to capture are her feelings but not towards what she was feeling for.
Being able to know that the person that you are analizing can have certain emotion's towards you or towards others is a good thing. If you were to have a significant other or some one that you are intrested in is sending mix signal can be complicated and people wouldn't be able to tell, it can be usefull but, can also be a disadvatage. There are people who tend to be complicated when they aren't wanting to. It would be easy tp know if there were to be a detected FACS. But how would it be for sure that it was towards that one specific person. For instance in the Mona Lisa picture/painting. | 1 |
The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, the reason why is because this is the closest planet that is somewhat like earth. So we NASA wants to know how relateable we are to Venus.
In paragraph 3 it tells on how dangers Venus is. It says in the article "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus atmosphere. On the planet surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit." from those sentences it shows on how dangers Venus is. Also earlier in paragraph 2 it says "Each previous misson was unmanned and ofr good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landinf for more than a few hours". thats how dangerous Venus is which is a reason why scientists are scared.
But the prize is worth it if we get the knowledge on how Venus is, in paragraph 8 it says "Striving to meet the challenge presebted by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be ganied on the planet itself, but also becasue human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Which means we can go to other planets because we wearn't scared with Venus and we shouldn't have doubt for us humans because we would always find a way to do something. So if we do explore Venus and it goes great we could go to other bigger planets.
In paragraph 4 it says "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may have once been the most earth-like planet in our solar sytem" which is another reason why scientists want to reserch Venus is because Venus is somehwhat alike our planet the earth. Venus was covered largely with oceans and could have supported various froms of life it's just like earth. So they want to explore Venus because it's almost just like earth.
Even though Venus is very dangerous it's worth the trip to explore it, even though its not easy conditions, its survivable for humans so scientists are still going to discuss further visits to Venus the "Evening Star" | 2 |
The Face on Mars had no alien help to be formed. The reason we know this is because aliens can not create shadows. It stated in the article that the features were formed by shadows. The face is just a big rock that could have been formed from eroding rock and metiorites hitting the surface of the planet. As you can see the face does become eroded from 1976 through 2001. If it was created by aliens the rock formation would have stayed in tact possibly. It would not have eroded, it could have a few chizzle marks but other than that it would still look perfectly clear. Also if the face was created by aliens then it would have ment some kind of symbol.
On mars so far there is no possible way ro live there without certain eqipment. There is so far no possible way that the rock could have been made by aliens or anciet civilizations because they couldn't survive without water and the pressure on their head could have killed them. If it was made by ancient civilizations this would mean that there was water somewhere on mars at sometime which is impossible since it is somewhat close to the sun and all the water would have been dried up in probably in about a week.
In conclusion if at sometime there was any trace of aliens or ancient civilization on that planet they wouldn't have survived. If they did they would have been able to keep a generation on that planet and water. So the face is just a rock that has been eroded. | 1 |
Dear Florida state senator, I highly suggest we keep the Electoral College for many reasons, I believe to be the most valued being, with Electoral College, we can insure the certainty and fariness of the outcome. Majority of states award electoral votes with a winner takes all, type of deal. For instance, when no candidate has majority of vote, it becomes a bit of a hectic presidential election, but by using Electoral College, the result is a clear winner. Also, it is insured that there is no region that has enough electoral votes to elect a president alone. Which is great! If a candidate was elligable to be elected by a single regions appeal, that president is extreamly unlikely to be a successful president.
Many people believe that Electoral college is unfair, they claim that the candidates feel they dont have to spend much time in the states that they feel they have no chance of winning in, but in reality, instead of avoid the states the candidates feel they wont get votes from, they should probably campaign there, and try to win some votes. It's about making the people like you, making them want to vote for you, not feel avoided by you, and if the candidates still dont see it that way, Electoral College has solved this problem by incorpurating "Swing States." Voters in these toss-up states listen extermely closely to the competing candidates. These voting are often the most thoughtful because they know they are going to be the deciding factor in the election.
Becuase no region of voters can decide the election, and there is even a deciding factor of thoughful people who are listening cloesly to the election, Electoral College becomes not only the fairest, but also the most succuessfull way to elect a president. | 3 |
Are driverless cars safe? A new invention of cars have been created which allows you to drive without necessarly driving. In many ways this is a smart and creative way of thinking. Though it does have some negative sides to it. Though in some cases I would argue for the developement of these cars.
In many cases driverless cars are more useful and environment friendly. It would use half of the fuel used today by most cars and offers more flexibility than a bus. Even though they are considered "driverless" they still require the same amount of attention as you would if you were actually driving. Some of these cars have been tested and can drive more than half a million miles without a crash which is higher than average vehicle which can travel less and is more likely to crash. These inventions do the samething any normal vehicle would do, they can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves. This means that it could give driver a break to relax while stil focusing on the road. The individual gives all prioritites to the car itself but when the driverless car senses that it there is something ahead or near that it cannot do by itself it will alert the driver. The car has things such as vibrating seats and flashing lights on the windshield to alert the driver.
Not only does the driverless car drive by itself with the help of some human skills but it also helps with safety issues. The driverless car has a invention of sensors that are on the far which are said to "Allow far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." The built in software can cause the car to apply brakes and reduce power from the engine when it detects out-of-control skids or rollovers. Also it can allow drivers to do thinks such as text and drive without having the safety issue of recking because the driverless car is driving for them and can alert the indvidual when he or she needs to take over.
Although the driverless cars have both positive and negative aspects about it there are far more positive things to say. It allows drivers safer than any human could possibly driver and it also also the driver to have a break while still being able to focus on the road. While the only negative concern is if you wreak. Therefore driverless cars have proven that they are a good and safe invention. | 3 |
Driverless Cars Are Coming is an artical about cars being driven by machine or computers. While it maybe realist in the future they are many negaitves and positives about these products. Many companies and people are looking towards the future, they belive in that furture there will be the drivelss cars. I believe that the devoploment of driverless cars is a innovative idea, but I am against it as indidvidual.One reason is the road in which they will be drive on, two is the positon people will have when ridding in these vehicles.Three is the safety of the driver and others.
I against the driverless cars becasue, while it may seem relaistic there has to be some practicality. For one, what about the roads in which they will be driven on, in the reading it says, "Originally, many furturists belived the key to devolpoing self-driving cars someday wasn't so much smarter as smarter roads". Its true that to have a smart car you have to have a smart raod, Google is making up for that by having position-estimating sensors, but does this still make up for the road,Is it still safe to drive. Can cameras and other sensors on cars make up for a smart road during roadblocks,shortcuts, and even accidents.
My second reason, is the postion that people will have when ridding these driverless cars.The cars still needed assisance,in the passage it says, "They can steer,accelerate, and brake thesleves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skill,such as navingating through work zones and around accidents." Is it really a driverless car if it needs assitance? I don't think thats the idea behind the car. The car should be able to take car of itself if put into a tricky postion. Cars now have a more fundamental idea and it's alot more fun and safe.
My third rason is safety, how can you be safe if your driving a driveless car, who's fault is it if your in an accident.In the passage it says,"Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passangers, and pedestrains safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best acived with alert drivers." This is to support people without driverless cars. what about the ones that do have driverless cars?, in the passage it says, "Presently, trafic laws are written with all the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all time". They are corrcet,safety is important for everyone especially on the road, can driverless cars be trusted on roads and conditins they have never experineced? Ther are conditions in which they may not be ready for such as windy,icy or slushy,toradao weather, hurricane weather like conditions. There are can be mutiple factors or situations that these driverless cars aren't ready for.
Driverless cars maybe in the future, I have disagreed or am against the devoplement of these cars. I disagree in the devolopment of driverless cars, one of my reasons is the road they will be driving. My reason two is the posistion of the people ridding these cars. My postion three is the safety of everyone wether ridding a car or a person passing by. The car maybe a futurist product but can it be relied on by the people, that make or use these machines. I cars have a place in the future, but I also beliive they have a long way to go before being anything safe and trust worthy. | 3 |
If you were asked, "do you think there are aliens on Mars",what would you say? Would you bring up the topic of the famed Face of Mars, if you said yes? Well stop, because that is false information. Just read this short essay and change your mind about the subject of aliens.
In 1976 the Viking 1 sent a picture of a supposed face. NASA, shortly after getting the image, then made a false testimony stateing that an alien carved face is on Mars. The now famous image of Mars took a name The Face. Now twenty-two years later NASA tries again at a picture of The Face. The picture turns out good, but a cloud blocks a part of the image. The people aren't happy and they get NASA, three years later to get another picture, and it it shows no evidence of an alien carved face. The talk of The Face soon dies down.
So to sum up what happened, in 1976 the Viking 1 sends a picture of a "face". NASA states that this is an alien's doing. The image recieves the name The Face. Twenty-two years later NASA tries again, and gets a good picture, but a cloud blocks the right side. The people aren't happy. Once again NASA takes another picture, and there is no face. So after reading this you still have your opinion, or you just changed it, but I firmly believe that alien life is a hoax. | 1 |
The development of a new, self-driving car that functions efficiently is being tested by various different companies, like Google and General Motors, but what practical purpose would this development solve? Some argue that these smart cars would increase traffic efficiency and could facilitate a new age of safe motor vehicles. Others argue that we cannot place our trust regarding safety solely in a machine. The creation of driverless cars should not be further developed, despite potential increase in safety, due to the increased dependency on technology it would facilitate, as well as liability issues regarding crashes or other potential accidents, both of which could negatively impact other aspects of the future.
Despite the issues of liability and dependency on technology, the development of new cars could potentially reduce safety risks associated with full human control over vehicles. Because "the information from the sensors [of the driverless cars] can cause the car to apply brakes... allow a far better response and control than a human could manage," driverless cars may reduce potential for crashes of other incidents. Advanced sensor technology is indeed an asset to this new development, however taking this concept while maintaining human control could prove to be more benenficial, due to the lack of issues such as liability and also keeping humans active and engaged. The problem is that most people would nate place full trust in technology, thus eliminating the purpose of a "driverless car" being completely driverless. Ultimately, this potential asset is far outweighed by the costs of producing driverless cars.
Younger generations of people in our modern world are becoming increasingly attuned to smart technology,with developments such as the smartphone, smart watch, etc. spreading throughout the nation. The introduction of a driverless car would further stimulate this already existing dependency, which could lead to problems down the road. As of right now, "...none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless." This means that someone must always be in the driver seat to ensure safety when the situation requires them to take over. This, however, contradicts the purpose of the "driverless car." In addition, because the point of these cars is to drive safely without human control, people could have this in mind while in a driverless car. As a result they may give little regard to the road, and rely on the car to keep them safe and get them to their destination. Then, if they are not prepared for an alert or a need for human assistance, because they expected the car to handle it, their dependency on the car put their safety at risk.
The liability issues if such an accident were to occur could be tremendous. If there was an accident, the question would arise, " who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" This could lead to court trials and lawsuits that would either harm the consumers in the auto industry, or the producers. Either way, the costs would have an increasingly negative impact on the economy. It would not be logical to assume that these cars would be one hundred percent safe, as there is alway room for error, and "presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver..." Because many people refuse to place full trust in technology that could have potential flaws, if an accident were to occur, the industry of self-driving cars would likely crash, as people would more and more see this technology as danger, and place the blame on the auto industry.
If further developments were to be made so that these cars truly don't need a driver, while it may reduce safety risks, ultimately the costs regarding user dependency and liability would outweigh benefits. Increased dependency could actually create more safetly problems, and liability issues could result is a crash of the auto industry's smart technology branch. If the concept of this Driverless car were changed to, rather than have no driver, help the driver, then the outcome may be more beneficial. If people still drove the car, but with helpful alerts, warnings, or displays, traffic safety would go up, and the liability and dependency issues would be lessened or dissolved altogether. A new age of technological innovation is here, and utilizing this idea in this moderate waycould pave the road to a brighter future. | 5 |
The painting by Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa is very famous around the world and people wondered for years. What was Mona Lisa's emotions?
her emotions are 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted,6 percent fearful,and 2 percent angry. And you would ask how do you find that out well its this new peice of technology called the Facial Action Coding System.
Do you think this technology should be used in clasrooms to read students emotions. Yes I think that it should be used in classrooms because it would help in so many situations. For example if the teacher hands out an assignment and it shows that the students are confused then that means you could go over it with them and find out what they dont understand. Also the tehnology could find out what the students are feeling in class or if they are getting picked on and you could find out their emtion by it. The third example would be that if the students enjoy the subject or class. And if not change up your teacheing style a little bit to make it more enjoyable.
I think that the Facial Action Coding System in classrooms. It would have so many benifits. | 2 |
Students can feel various different types of emotions throughout the school day. School can be very stressful and overwhelming yet so enjoyable at the same time. When students are feeling a certain way, it may affect their ablity to learn. By incorporating the use of this new technology called the Facial Action Coding System in the classroom, teachers or even the computers themsleves could alter the learning style of the information being taught, making it customized and fitting for a specific student based on their emotions.
Everyone is different when it comes to learning. Some students may be visual learners where as some students may be auditory learners. There are numerous, unique differences spanning from individual to indivdual which makes it hard on teachers when trying to teach a group of students the same material. The use of the Facial Action Coding System would make the job easier on teachers and prove helpful for students. For example, if a teacher could not visually recognize that one of thier students was tired, they may continue on with the way they are teaching the information, and that particular student may not grasp the concept being taught. With the Facial Action Coding System, the teacher would be able to recognize the students emotions and would have the opprotunity to alter her teaching method to somehting more engaging for the student. This would also prove helpful for the student that was feeling tired becasue they would now be able to become engaged with a modified style of learning.
If the Facial Action Coding System recognized that the students appeared to be happy and engaged, this could guide the teacher to continue teaching in that particular style and it would benefit the students trying to learn. Another way that this new technology could prove valuble in the classroom is if students were doing work on their computer or other elctronic device. If the Facial Action Coding System was installed into the learning devices that the students are using, the device itself could alter the learning style of the information given to fit the students needs. Even Dr. Haung, a professor at Beckman Institute for Advanced Science at the University of Illinois, predicts that "A classroom computer could recognize when a sudent is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (Huang).
The Facial Action Coding System would prove to be valube and helpful in many ways when incorporated in the classroom. The use of this technology would allow teachers and electronic teaching devices to enhance their learning styles to attend to all different types of students. Often times teachers forget that some individuals learn differently than others and only focus thier course in one direction. This new form of technology could serve as a reminder to teachers that students vary in learning styles but could also account for those differences among students. | 4 |
Dear, Florida Senators
I believe that the Electoral College is a good way of voting for a President and Vice President because the founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a single vote in Congress. The Electoral College consists of the selection of the electors is the meeting where the electors vote for there President and Vice President. Plus the majority of the 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President of the United States. The United States entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation. One each of the memebers in the House of Representives plus two of your Senators. In our state, each citizens have there own group of voters that vote for a President and Vice President of there chose. Some even vote for candidates that are going for a person running for President or Vice President. Our state's Certificates of Ascertainments are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. '
Under the electoral college system,voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. If I lived in Texas, for example, and wanted to vote for [Adam] Pis , I'd vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Pis. On the note, that those electors won the statewide election, they would goto congress and Pis would get 34 electoral votes. There are a lot of questions that people ask, who picks the electors in the first place? It depends on the state that some citizens are living in because some states can have picked electors and some dont even pick electors so, it must depends what state the citizen lives in.
Perhaps worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president. Because each state casts only one vote, the single representive from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representives from California, who represents 35 million voters. Its hard to think about this but some are right, abolish the electoral college!
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In the text, The Challenge of Exploring Venus, the author explains why he thinks that we should continue to try and explore Venus, even with the harsh conditions Venus has. The author makes sure to explain the conditions on Venus and why they are so dangerous, but he also makes sure to explain why it is important that we find a way to deal with those conditions, so that we can continue to study Venus.
In paragraph three the author talks about the conditiolns on Venus like how it is "97 percent carbon dioxide, and how the clouds on Venus are full of "highly corrosive sulfuric acid". He explains that the conditions are unlike anything that humans have ever encountered.
That is the reason he belives we should study it, because it is unlike anythig we have seen before. The argument gets even better when the author says "Astronomers are fasinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. He goes on to explain the rocky conditions, they see on Venus, and the possible evidence on vast oceans that could of been.
The author supports his idea so well becuase he tells us about the harsh conditions on Venus, Which is the biggest factor making it so hard to explore, and then goes on to explain why that is the reason we should study it. It is because it is something new, and unknown. Not to mention it is belived that Venus could have been just like Earth once. Opening up the possibility of seeing where things on Venus changed.
So we can possibly stop that if Earth ever starts going into the direction that Venus has.
The author does a great job of explaning how what we see on Venus is unknown, and explaning that, that is the very reason we should continue to try and study Venus. He even gives alternatives ideas to landing on Venus. He explains that what is unknown and what could possibly be so closley realted to Earth should be studies even with the challeges in presents. The author best explained it when he said, in paragraph eight."Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation" | 2 |
Driverless cars should not be something that is utilized this early on in time. Driverless cars could be a high advancement in autonomous technology, however, the safety risks and other such cons outweigh the benefits. These vehicles do not have the evidence to support that they would definitely be one hundred percent safe when driving out and about the actual roads of life. Granted that Google does have test runs that have occured on controlled courses, but these can be very very different from actual public streets. Driverless cars put our own people at risk solely because some would like to be lazy and not have to drive themelves.
Driverless cars pose a large threat to the general populace. These autonomous vehicles could potentially take hundreds of lives a year; possibly thousands. Although there may be some good things about switching to autonomous cars, there are many more bad. These cars are robotic, and not human operated. The human brain has a very efficient way of knowing when something is unsafe, and preventing that from happening. These cars couldn't notice if there were road traffic ahead, and if they were to continue driving, it could cause an accident. The same scenario goes for if there were someone walking across the road, a pedestrian.
The idea of putting a camera into this car to watch the driver is ludicrous. Privacy is a very big deal these days, and there aren't many who'd sacrifice that for anything. The fact that the driver would be continually watched whhile in the car would turn many people away instantly. Judging by the risks involved in this vehicle, it may take a lot to get it approved, and if nothing else, you should try to have the people on your side.
Another issue of these unmanned vehicles is the limit of travel. What if somebody were wanting to go on a road trip? These vehicles surely only have a specific operating range, judging by the fact that they were said to be put in place of a taxi service. The efficiency isn't enough to outweigh all of these risks and con's. The safety risks and other such con's outweigh the benefits of driverless cars, however, they have the potential be a high advancement in autonomous technology. | 3 |
There are many advantages to limitng car usage aroung the world. When it comes to our economic problems cars are producing more and more pollution and destroying our O-Zone layer. Many diiferent countries are making differences by having car free cities where you only have few cars or none and creating a safer street for the people and cleaning up and repairing the sidewalks. Paris has a lot of Diesel fueled cars and the pollution got so bad they had to ban cars for a couple days to be able to clear the air because how bad the smog was getting and anyone who didnt listen to this rule was fined and if were caught driving had the opportunity to get their car impounded and towed away. The United States also have the same problems when you look at the statistics car usage is dropping in the U.S even though the population is growing. Even though this is benefitting the economy there is still a alot of pollution occcuring.
Source A shows us that in this experimental area "Vauban" almost everyone has given up their cars to live in this suburban location. "Vauban's streets are completely car free" according to author Elisabeth Rosenthal. She claims to have become a lot less stressful when she gave up her car to live in this area. She says that in Vabuan there is a lot less cramp and not much traffic at all because of the car free streets. Now everyone rides bikes around to get to places or even just walk, because of this the sidewalks were all repaired when the experiment was started and made everything presentable. Also when this experiment was completed in 2006 Businesses were opened just walking distances away from residents, so that people would be comfortable living in this town. Source A shows that private owned cars are choking cities because of all the fumes that are being created by cars and trucks and all motored vehicles. Passenger cars are responsible for more than half of all Greenhouse emissions in the Unitewd states, and since there is a lot of Greenhouse fumes being created the Enviromental Protection Agency in the U.S. is promoting car reduced communities. Yes, it is only one small way to change how the future of our world is going to be but it will make a change.
In Paris, France there was a temporary car ban because of how bad the situation was getting. A smog was created and covering all the skies and was a frightening view to see. So the government went on and created a ban with specific rules. On one day the Cars with even numbered license plates would not be allowed to be driven and on the next day it would be odd numbered license plates were the ones that weren't allowed to be driven. If any person were to disobey this law and take the car out of their homes and caught by an official they would be fined and have the vehicle towed and impounded. Causing the person to have to spend more money and get the car back. This ban was eventually lifted as the skies cleared and everything went back to normal. Bogota has a car free day every year which is set to be a day where everyone walks aroung or ride bikes, skate, or hiked around everywhere all for the ecosystem to be able to recover at least for 24 hours. Because of this one day, bycicle lanes have been created and sidewalks have also been repaired. Making it a safe place for people to be able to get around. This is a very effective way of recovering the damage that was once done by the cars that our own people use.
In the United States studies show that all though the population is increasing car usage is dropping and not as many cars are being bought and used like before. studies also show that as every year passes less and less americans are getting licenses and buying cars. Some may say that it is because of the economic problems a lot of the Americans are going through with the money limitations or if it is just a personal choice. Either way car reduction means less pollution and it is all benefitting our planet. According to source 4 as of 2013 the number of miles driven per person is 9 percent below the peak which almost ties the amount of miles driven per person in 1995 when a lot less people were even alive.
All in all Car reduction programs and bans on cars on certain days all benefit the O-Zone layer and should be done annually to be able to help our ecosystem. This is a very effective method to use and I feel as if all of the world should adopt this ideology and use it as it has statistically shown effectiveness. | 3 |
Since Henry Ford made the first Model T, people have been obsessed with the idea of transportation. This idea has evolved into many things between then and now. We now have entire sports dedicated to cars and motorcycles, cars powered by alternate energy sources, and many other novel concepts that have taken the world by storm. However, there are many potential advantages of limiting your use of our precious automobiles.
One of the first reasons that you should reduce your usage of cars is found all around us, in the environment. Some statistics of the current amount of damage we cause by using our cars like we do include that fact that passenger cars are responsibel for twelve percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and up to fifty percent in some areas of the United States. Imagine if we could reduce those numbers? David Goldberg, and official of Transportation for America (a fast-growing coalition of hundreds of groups in the United states), said "How much you drive is as important as whether you drive a hybrid." There are some places that are taking this concept to heart. One example of this is in Bogota, Columbia, where on certain days every year, a Day Without Cars in the captial city leaves only buses and taxis with permission to be on the roads. Despite the rain on the third time the event took place, the turnout was still great. There were even other cities, Cali and Valledupar, that took part in the fun. Municipal authorities from other countries came to Bogota to see the event and were enthusiastic about what they saw. The country of Colombia has made a concious effort to reduce their carbon footprint since the mid-1990s. Bogota has seen the construction of 118 miles of bicicyle paths as well as parks and sports centers have also cropped up. This also in turn resulted in an improved economy as new restaurants and upscale shopping distrcits have cropped up. The current President of the United States, Barack Obama, has also recently unveiled ambitious goals to curb the US's greenhouse gas emmisions. Wouldn't it be great if we could all help the environment out by reducing our usage of cars?
How great would it be, if at the same time as leanding the earth a helping hand, you were able to improve your own happiness? In Vauban, Germany and several other places globally, this has already begun to take effect. The people of this city are part of the "Smart Planning" movement. This experimental community on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss borders, is taking reducing autombile usage to a whole new level. Seventy percent of Vauban's families simply do not own a car. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and a mother of two living in Vauban, said "When I had a car, I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," as she walked the verdant streetes where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering people drown out an occasional distant motor. The "Smart Planning" movement isn't just restricted to this place though. It is merely an example of a growing trend in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere to separate suburban life from auto use. In Bogota, businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza said as he rode a two-seat bicycle with his wife, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," on a Day Without Cars. Some may still say though, "How if by giving up my car, will I be happier? I will have to find some other transportation mean and potentially have to wake up much earlier than I already to get everywhere. That seems more stressful to me." However, due to the recession in the US, many people are having to do adapt this type of lifestyle out of necessity. Many can't afford new vechiles but still must get to work somehow. Even after the recession ends, many sociologists believe that many will not return their previous way of life.
Finally, there are already many plans in place to reduce automobile usage. At the
Mobile World Congress in 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company, laid out a business plan that shows how impractical or undesireable it will be for many to own a vehicle. He also proposed partnering with the telecommunications industry to create ciries in which "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions, and improve safety." The Environment Protection Agency as well as legislators are promoting the reduced use of personal vehicles by working to induct a new six-year federal transportation bill, rather than previous ones that have devoted about eighty percent of the appropriations have gone to highway improvements and the remaining twenty percent to other transport.
To wrap everything up, there are many reasons that everyone should try to reduce automobile use. For one, it will help the environment, it will increase general happiness, and finally, that there are plans that are already in place to make it more feasable for people to adopt this new lifestyle. Whether we will see a drastic change or not, we will not know until we try. But that all starts, with you. | 4 |
Since the time of its discovery, the "Face on Mars" has baffled many people. Its resemblance to a face has caused it to gain much popularity, which has even led to a movie being made about it. Unfortunately though, there are people that would like to believe the Face is a sign of alien life on Mars. They have named and stated a number of arguments about why it is a sign, and even have claimed NASA is hiding it from the public. This is not true however, as the Face is simply just a peculiar looking landform. Yet, several counter-arguments and points must be made to drive home the fact that the face is just a landform.
Many theories that the Face is a sign of alien life on Mars have been spawned by the creation of books, magazines, and even movies that have been made about it. Almost all of the stories these things tell about the Face are science fiction, with a key emphasis on the "fiction" part. Sadly though, some people have chosen to accept these ideas made by an author or producer as the truth. Most of the theories about the Face were made for good stories to the people, so that their books and magazines would sell more. But, one must not forget the people who claim they have the scientifically correct reasoning behind why the Face is a sign of alien life on Mars.
The people who claim theories that aren't from commercialized stories regarding how the Face is a sign of alien life are a little more credible than the others, yet still can be easily proven wrong. This is because their main, and in many cases only, argument centers around a 1976 photograph of the Face. When another photograph was taken in 1998 however, the picture showed that it was simply just a landform. One counter-argument to this is that the camera must've malfunctioned or the picture wasn't clear enough, in which there is one fact that makes that counter-argument dissolve. The camera in 1998 reportedly "snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos.", which would lead to the assumption that the 1976 photo wasn't clear. If that's true, then the "Face on Mars" actually isn't a Face at all. Simply put, the Face is a natural Martian landform.
In conclusion, the "Face on Mars" is certainly an interesting landform, but is in no case a sign of alien life on Mars. All theories about how it's a sign of aliens have been swiftly and easily disproven, and has been further proven through updated pictures that it is just a landform. Even though finding a sign of alien life would have been more interesting, one must always stick to the facts to know the correct solution. | 4 |
This technology could cause so many problems. This technology is invading a persons privacy. People also don't want to be asked what's wrong when they are sad and they don't want anyone to knwo because its personal. Also this type of technology can get in the wrong hands and they can use it to take advantage of people. This advanced technology is too much ti handle for us and we dont't need this to be a distraction to people getting an education and getting your work done in the workforce.
First of all the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is advanced that it would go into people's privacy and could get sued. Everyone tries to hide their emotions because everyone doesn't have t know how they feel sand with this everyone will know. Invasion of privacy is not a good or the right thing to do. Also if someone is going through a really tought time or if they are sad and don't want people to know this technology will let people find out and its personal people would get mad or just won't want to step out of the hosue because ebryone can figure out how they feel. I believe this technology could go into the wrong hands. Someone could get this type of technology and once they figure out how you are feeling they can go and try and comfort you if you let them and they coul hurt you or attack you because you justs howed them a weak side of you. FACS also can be a huge distarction in school or in the workforce. People would worry more about how people are feeling rather than doing their work. Teens wouldn't get an education and employees wouldn't get no work done. Teachers wouldn't be able to teach because students wouldn't be focused on their assignements but more on each other.
All in all, this is not a good idea. FACS can ruin people's live emotionally. Students will be more focused on why another student is upset or angry than doing work and getting an education. Then they will be invading a persons privacy and they will be in their personal life. Also in the workforce no one will get their work done. This technology could get in the wrong hands and just predators cna use this and people won't even know. | 2 |
Emotions are being expressed on the daily basis varying from happiness, saddness, and everything in between them. Nontheless, emotions can be hard to identify since most of them can be nonverbal rather than them being straight forward. Especially when using technology in the classroom, it can be hard for students to explain what the issue is with them trying to get an assignment done. This leads to the point that using the Facial Action Coding System can be beneficial in the classroom by modifying the lesson or program to the each students specific needs.
Now a days more and more classrooms are going one to one meaning using more online tools with technology than textbooks allowing students to get assignments done even when the teacher is not there. Although, this can be tough without having a teacher near by to help the student understand the lesson better; or, the student can be scared to ask the teacher a question making it difficult for the teacher to know, therefore leading to the use of the Facial Action Coding System. As Dr. Huang said in the article, "'Most human communication is nonverbal... computers need to understand that, too". With most human communications being nonverbal there leads to the trouble of how a teacher can figure out if the student is having trouble with the assignment, but by having the FACS there would be no problem. The FACS will figure out that the student is looking confused and modify the assignment to be better understanding or show some examples on how to complete it. Correspondingly, another student might be feeling bored because the assignment is too easy for them and so then the FACS can change it to be more challenging for the individual. By being able to modify the assignments this will allow students to understand the lesson plan better causing test score to improve.
By changing the program or assignment to a students needs when a teacher is not around can be beneficial to a classroom by using the Facial Action Coding System. Stated in the article, Making Mona Lisa Smile, "By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions". With this said sometimes humans can not differ the different emotions they use on a daily basis, in which this system will help many students in the classroom. Solving this problem will lead to students getting a better understanding of the lesson in which will lead to test scores being increased, all by the help of the Facial Action Coding System. | 4 |
In the article Luke was invited to be apart of the Seagoing Cowboys program. In paragraph 2 it states that this was a program to help theae countries recover their food supplies,animals,and more. In the aricle some of the reasons to join the
Seagoing Cowboys program are that is not just to travel to diffrent pklaces but to help people restore food and animals from what happened during war.
In the article Luke said, that he could not say no, He knew it was an oppurtunity of a lifetime. He went to Greece with the total of 335 horses. Luke had made nine trips in 1947. When Luke and his friend finishe they toured a whole bunch of places.
These are most of the reasons in paragraph 1 when Luke said he could not say no it was an oppurtunity of a lifetime. He knew that he would have fun helping others nd being able to do it with his friend. | 1 |
In this article, Luke enjoys being a Seagoing Cowboy and views it in a positive way. This was a great opportunity for him. He was able to help people during World War II. But as said in paragraph 9, he didn't only become a cowboy just to help people, like said in this quote from paragraph 9, "It opened up the world to him." This was was many of his reasons to join this program.
Although Luke had broken his ribs in paragraph 7, Luke continued to go on his adventure and still found ways to have fun like said in paragraph 8. This can prove that Luke enjoys what he is doing and that he loves being a Seagoing Cowboy.
In this whole story, it talks about someone named Luke Bomberger decided to join the Seagoing Cowboy program. It shows his experiences and what he learns from it, and the ongoing adventure he has throughout his life. So, helping people and exploring the seas is a great adventure and can teach many life experiences. There may be dangerous sea animals, such as sharks, but don't get discouraged, this can teach to go through many hardships that you may face and be able survive and be an opportunity for your life and your family.
If you like learning, then being a Seagoing Cowboy/Cowgirl can be an experience that will change your life like said in "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves." If you don't like being what I said in this Draft, atleast reconsider your choice and think about the opportunity said in the Article. I understand, it will be really dangerous and risky, but if you manage to survive, you can learn many lessons and important life things not many people know. | 2 |
I think the facial action coding system enable computer is not good to be in the classroom because ... why would you have something in there that can be wrong i dony know why people aways think computers will always know it all because they dont.
People in this world always going off on what people say or showing them computers dont always be right , i would never go and get a computer to help me with my problems because they dont know everything plus why would you want it in the classroom anyway , someone can come steal it or anything you never now a days people is doing all types of stuff
But again i think it will be good for to be at school because when the students walks in the classroom they can just have them come to the computer and scan them to make sure they are having a good day and nothing is bothring them. Also they should check them when they come into the classroom because they probaly can be having a ruff day and just going to a hard time , but you can make them happy when they walk in the classroom ny, for example"
using the zygomatic major and different musle , the risorious ". But to be honest i really think its not a good idea because why you have a computer trying to sovle people problems when you can just have them talk to someone about it , it dont make sense to have extra stuff to help kids when its a soical worker there. They need to do something better with they money at the school instead of trying to by nonsense and bring it to the school. All tho they trying to help the children out and make them better or whatever they trying to do its not not worth paying alot of money for a mixed emotion computer when you can just send them to they soical worker .But the moral of the story is that no i would never but this comuputer its a good brand to the school and all but i would just not get one.
- but we all know i would never get one of these computers
-This is what i think of the Facial Action Coding System Computer
-Hope you liked my essay guys | 2 |
People that drive often tend to get into car accidents and serious conditions of severe accidents. Certain people in Germany have different residents that upscale their community to suburban pioneers to executives to have ever gone before to have never given up their cars. Like some people in New York they sometimes have to walk or run to certain places to get where they need to get and sometimes without transportion they tend to just not go places. In Florida they have ways of driving and getting where you need to get to like the city bus, friends,walk.
Automobiles are the linchpin suburbs to everybody where middle-class families from Japan to Washington D.C. Many owners of cars love to have big sales and auntions to expensive cars because those are the ones to bring the most money to the company,business. The most people in the state to bring the most money in is Florida because customers love to go to car shows espcially when they have car auntions the most they made was over $800,000 to campaign to raise for more business to have enough money to build more car shops. While certain people have been effected to make cities denser for suburbs. | 0 |
Driverless cars are in the future. Google's cofounder, "envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars for a public-transport taxi system." Sergey Brin "believes such cars would fundamentally change the world."
Driverless cars have been a vision of the future for some time. According to the text "Television and movies have long been facinated with cars that could drive themselves." The movie industry has made self-driving cars a dream for the future of technology. But engineers are making them a reality. An example from the text states that, "Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009. Their cars have driven more than a million miles with a crash." But Google's car are not completely driverless yet, they alert the driver to take over in certain conditions like, pulling in and out of driveways and navigating through roadwork.
Driverless cars are slowly becoming a part of the future. These cars are already being made and tested. Driverless cars have pros and cons. For example, driverless cars could be a good thing for people that have disabilities and normally could not drive, these cars give them the option to go out and finally drive. But, these cars also have cons, the car could malfunction, and the driver wasn't alerted to take over. Who would be to blame,if there was an accident, the driver or the manufacturer? These "smart cars" might not be as smart as people think they should be. Today, in most states, it is illegal to test drive a "computer-driven car". According to the text, there are only four states that allow "semi-autonomous cars" to be driven on roads.
Driverless cars are for sure a thing to be seen in the future. Manufacturers, engineers, and automakers are continuing to collaborate and brainstorm on how to make these cars more of a reality, and to fix any problems with the driverless cars that have already been made and that are being tested. These self-driving cars will definitely change the world. But will it be for the good? That is what these automakers are trying to do, make a car to help people in everyday life. | 2 |
The developement of driverless cars could be a good thing for the world. With these cars and proper roadways, many lives could be saved. Although there are a few negative aspects, over time these cars could change the world we live in for the better. These cars have the capability of making the future safer and cleaner.
Driverless cars can make the future safer. According to the article, "further improvements in sensors and computer hardware and software to make driving safer are also leading cars that can handle more and more driving tasks on their own." Technology like this in driverless cars can lessen the deaths in automobiles greatly. In addition, with driverless cars people can pay more attention to their surroundings instead of focusing on just driving. As the article claims "lawmakes know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers," we can assume that without the task of driving, people can be more alert; this will help the passengers in the car achieve more safety. Along with safety, the air can be cleaner with the driverless cars.
According to Google's cofounder, "the cars he envisions would use half of the fuel of today's taxis." With less fuel being used, the earth could have a cleaner atmosphere and benefit everyone's way of living. These changes could fundamentally change the world. Cleaner air leads to healthier people that can benefit greater off the driverless cars. The air is just one of the few things that could potentially make the world easier to live on.
Because of things such as cleaner air and safer roads, the world could be easier to live on. There would be less of a hassle with traffic and breathing. The developement of these cars could potentially be the next great thing for this world. Laws on the road and the environment could be less easy to break, making humans' lives easier. Driverless cars could be a large part of the future and it would be a shame if they could not reach their full potential because of a few negative aspects during the making of them. | 2 |
In the passage " The Challenge of Explorinng Venus ", the author belives that we should explore venus even if there are hazards. we should explore venus because it is the only planet that is a like twin,that we will gain insight on the planet,and that human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimadating endavors.
venus is one of planetary neighbors meanig that it is one of the closest planets to earth. Scientest often call venus our twin. In paragraph four,sentence 3 scientes also say that, " Venus was probaly covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." With this being said they could moniter venus and get it running like how it use to be if we can we can get up there and be there long enough. If we are able to do that Scientest could probaly move life over to Venus.
If insight is gained over Venus we could create new life or even move life over to Venus. With the right technology we could create a habitat that we can live on. If we did acomplish thus our life could change forever. We could reduce the amount of poultion, control the population, and if ever needed we could move to a diffrent planet. With posibiltes like this we could change our life and how we would live forever. This could embark ideads of us going to mars and trying the same thing.
If we did this it could show that we can make other planets an enviorment that we could live on. Such as mars and other palnets. Pepole would be inspired to colonize another planet. Mars also as earth like features you can grow props there and do many other things. With great minds on the project anything is posible.
in conclusion, with the thought of exploreing venus because it is the only planet that is a like twin,that we will gain insight on the planet,and that human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimadating endavors. Are all valid points because if all these things are posible than anything is posible within our planet and with outher planets. | 2 |
Dear senator,
I belive that Electoral college is unfair in many ways, and maybe it would be good to keep the election by popular vote for the United States. The reasons why changing the election to Electoral college would be; smaller states would not see the candates because they would go to the bigger states like California, Texas and other states that are bigger then ohio or south carolina some of this states didn't even see a campaing ad how sad is that because this country is know for the equalness off every one but yet the electoral college forgets about seventeen states that are small because their vote doesn't matter.?
Keeping the election by popular vote would be the best. The fact that the people of the United States are able to see and vote for whom they perfer not the electors who elect the president. You might think that keeping the electoral college election is not as bad or unfair because it can help elect a president when the one of the presidents vote are majotite of vote it can help a run off election but I beive the best way to select the president of the U.S would be by letting the people chosse what they think is the best so the people know they are noticed in this contry. | 1 |
Students may have probelms and can be mad or sad in sometimes but some people don't like when someone comes to them and start asking then about how they feel, some studens could prefer woek on their problemas by themselves.
First of all, using a system that shows how you fell could be a little bit too far, it's ok to care about other but knowing how they fell could disrespect their privacy "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored", what about is sad because he is having family problems? it would be rude to ask him why are you feeling sad in front of a class.
People actually feel bad a lot of times, and some people don't like others to stay on their bussiness. I would be really wierd to see how someone feel wtith helpa from a compute, if you are trying to help somebody, it not honest to know how someone else feels with a computer system, if you really care about someone, whn you are about someone, you should ask them how they feel and if they don't anything is because he don't want other people to knwo about it, people shoul respects the other's feelings.
Using a system that shows how someone feels in students is disrespectful, because you are not respecting their privacy, they should never use those systems at school. - | 2 |
Election by popular vote would be a much better system because Electoral Collge can be unpredictable and is an unfair method of voting for voters.
To begin, The Electoral College isn't always predictable. In the article
Does the Electoral College Work states "laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilites are." This shows that Electors from every state may not be chosen correctly or by trustworthy sources. These Electors may also have different requirements to do their job or how to become an elector, so states will may have diffrent respones from their electors. Another example of this is shown in
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong which states "Electors could always defy the will of the people." This demostartes that the people who vote for these electors can easily be betrayed by the people they voted for. At any point of time these electors that should be voting for the candidate they are chosen to can change their mind and vote for whomever they please. Clearly, the electors for the Electoral College can be unpredictable and by the time are chosen it may be too late this is why we must change to popular vote.
In Adddition, The Electoral College is an unfair method of voting for voters. In the article
The indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong it states "Candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance winning." This shows that candidates aren't even going to certain states because they believe the Electoral College points won't be given to them. This is unfair to voters because they can't even make a proper decison on the president because they may only see one candidate. So this entire state is not fully informed on the election and may chose the wrong candidate when there may be one that shares more of their beliefs in the election. Futhermore, in the article
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep ur despised method of choosing the President it states "The Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state." This explains that potential voters may not vote because they know that candidate will most likely not win for their state. Depending on what type of people there are in that region (race, religion, political point of view) they may not vote on a certain candidate. So most voters know their one vote probably wouldn't make a diffrence. If we had popular vote everyone would have say in who is chosen for our president.
To conclude, We should change to popular vote because by using the Electoral College we allow unpredictable people to vote for entire states and inable voters to have an unfair election. | 3 |
Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us. On the planet's surface tempertures average over 800 degrees Faherenheit, and the atomospheric pressure is 90 times greater then what we experience on our own planet. Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained in the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. It tells us that if anyone went to venus the pressure will probably be hot as an oven like as heat and Other forces, and it can cause danger to people who goes there Venus's surface only lasted for three weeks in such conditions. But should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. A thick atomsphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atomsphere. Venus is the second planet from our sun
Venus is like erupting volcanoes, powerful, earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking land on its surface. Radiation of venus would not exceed earth levels. | 1 |
In my opinion, developing driverless cars is a scary/bad idea. It's true television and movies have been fascinated with cars that could drive themselves. They show how they can work good and they show how they can work bad.
Right now Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways, dealing with complicated traffice issues etc. I don't think a program or computer can deal with traffic issues or any of that by themselves. What would happen is someone is actually driving a normal car and some else is driving a computer-driven car and the normal car would break down suddenly?
Computers can and do crash. I don't think these manufacturers can insure that the computer-driven car's computer won't crash. Futurists believe that the key to developing self-driving cars are smarter roads. Engineers at Berkeley did come up with a way to make smarter roads but it's too expensive.
I think that it's going to take a lot of time and money to develop these self-driven cars that we don't need. These cars are going to cause more problems that may be big and small. The states when then have to reconsidered that driving age in my opinion. If the cars are proven to drive themselves do people still have to be older to drive? Would people still have to learn to drive a regular car? Would people be allowed to try people driven cars still? Would there be problems between people driven cars and computer-driven cars? What about drunk people? Could they still drive if they can a computer-driven car?
Tons of laws would have to change also. Most driving laws are focused on keeping drivers, passenger, and pedestrians safe. Lawmarkers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers.
Crashes play a big part into way I think developing a computer-driven car is not a great idea. The article says "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" Think about that. I think it all depends on if the computer-driven cars have an emergency program to where the person in the driver's seat can take control of the vehicle.
Computers are bound to crash or have a small problem here and there, but I think a small problem on a computer in a car can be a life and death situtation. | 2 |
In the artilce "The Challenge of Exploring Venus"
the writer presents the idea that though exploration of venus is dangerous it will be worthwhile in the long run. In the intro of the article the writer opens up by saying Venus is sometimes called the "evening star". The writer explains that the nickname given to venus came about because Venus is very easily spotted from Earth even though venus is a planet and not a star. The writer then goes on to say " While venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth, it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely".
Paragraph two and three expains venus is similar to earth but also how Venus is dangerous. Paragraph two opens up how Venus is often referred to as Earth's "twin" because of Venus is closest to earth in terms of density and size. The writer then explains how Earth, Venus, and Mars are planetary neighbors and how all three planets orbit the sun at different speeds and how sometimes how Mars will sometimes be closer to Earth and how sometimes Venus is closer to Earth. The writer then goes on to talk about how humans have sent multiple unmanned spacecrafts to venus but none have reached the surface of the planet due to the various factors that make Venus a "challenging planet for humans to study". Paragraph 3 explains the dangerous aspects of Venus. The writer opens up with how a "thick atmosphere of almost nintey seven percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus". The writer then goes on to talk about how average tempatures on Venus are over eight hundred degrees Fahrenheit and how the atmosperic pressure is nintey times greater than Earth and that these conditions are far more extreme than Earth's conditions.
Opening up paragraph four the writer asks " if our sister planet is so inhospitable, why are scientists evn discussing further visits to its surface?". The writer explains that astronomers are interested by Venus because it may have once been "the most Earth like planet in our solar system" saying that Venus may have been once covered largely with oceans and could have supported many different forms of life. The writer then says that even now Venus still has vast surfaces of rockey sediment and includes familiar features similar to earth. The writer then makes a statement saying that " The value of returning to Venus seems indisutable". Paragraph 5 opens up with how nasa been discussing sending humans to Venus. The writer then goes on to talk about how in order for this idea to work nasa would have to make a special spacecraft that would have to be thirty miles above the surface of Venus. The writer then goes into specifics of how maintaining life on the spacecraft would work.
Paragraph six continues with how the spacecraft would operate. The writer then talks about how scientists would not be able to collect samples from the surface of Venus and how scientists are working on "innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus". Paragraph seven mainly talks about nasa and their other approches to studying Venus. The writer eplains that nasa did a experiment where electrons made of silicon carbide were tested in a chamber simulating the "chaos of Venus's surface". The particles only lasted three weeks. It is then explained how nasa was looking to use old technology called 'mechanical computers". The writer eplains that these computers used gears and levers and no electronics at all. The writer then goes on to talk about how this computer would do better resistance wise in Venus's environment.
Finally in paragraph eight the writer talks about how
"striving to meet the challenges presented by Venus has value" meaning that though it will be difficult to explore Venus it will be worth it because humanity will have more research on our sister planet along with that "our travels should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". This means that we should not let dangerous situations limit human exporation and evolution. | 2 |
Dear Florida senator, this letter is to discuss my opinion about the voting system for how the new president of the United States of America should be elected or for how the current president should serve another term. The main topic for this letter, is wether or not we should keep the Electoral College or disregard it and go to popluar vote. Giving this topic into consideration, it should be best if we switch to popular vote. Candidates not focusing their attention on all the states and that the outcome could be a tie are the different apects on why we should abolish Electoral College and bring forth popular vote.
To begin with, candidates don't focus on trying to get all the states to vote on them in Electoral College. The explanation for this is because since its the "winner-take-all" system, the competors disregard the states where they know they're not going to win over the majority. They don't even show up to the states or try to win them over. "During the 2000 campain, seventeen states didn't see the candidiates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campain ad" quoted from "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong" by Bradford Plumer. Some might say that this is not a huge issue, but it is to the states that are being ignored. They want equality and a chance to be recognized by each of the rivals. It is clear to see that the candidates give no sign of importance to states that have slim chances of them voting for him/her.
Continuing on further, the Electoral College's outcome could end up in a tie. In a result of this mishap, the state delegates, from the House of Representatives, start to vote for the president. The vice-president is chosen by the The Senate. Each state has one vote to choose which side their rooting for. The silver lining in this decision is that, different states have different amount of population, so it's unfair for all the states to have the same amount of power in choosing the president. "Because each state casts only one vote, the single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters" taken from "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best best-laid defenses are wrong" by Bradford Plumer. People doubt that there will ever be a tie but they're were close ones in 1968 and 1976. There's no doubt that, if a tie happens in the Electoral College, everything would go down south.
To sum it all up, reasons why we should switch out of Electoral College is because candidates don't focus on every state and that the final outcome might end up to be a tie. The Electoral College should be abolished due to these reasons. Popular vote is the best for our country. It'll help the voting system by an abundant amount. Please take this into consideration senator and make the correct decision. | 4 |
Some people believe in different things such as aliens for example, but what about you?
We all heard about the "face on Mars" some might say it's real or others say is it NASA playing a trick on us? But it all started falling into place when we got some news about it.
I believe that this is real. No not the alien part but the face it's was fomred by natural landforms. Land forms can be created at any given moment - but this certain one just seemd to catch someone's eyes.
So on April 5, 1998 Michael and his Mars Orbiter camera took a shot of the "face" that made it look 10 times bigger than it was the viewers were shocked. Just as NASA revealed that it was only a natural land form. Some people weren't satisified just yet... they needed more information or did they want more to sound right?
So for quite awhile the argrument grew bigger on the big question " Did aliens really make this?" No one wanted to believe NASA because, they thought they knew more stuff than they were telling people. Maybe they wanted it to be something bigger or something better..... | 1 |
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