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I feel that this aspect is posatuve. If the car would be driverless then you pretty much wont need to use alot of gas, like in article 1 its says the foresees would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer more flexibility than a bus. They have been trying to upgrade the cars today now they have cars that brake by their selves if the human isnt responding on time, they having systems in the car that help them out if they cant see what they are doing, like backing out of a drive way and they dont see a parked car, they have cameras now to help them out and they vibrate the seats when they are getting to close to a car. Some companies are making computer- self-driven cars. Originally, many futurists believed the key developing self-driving cars someday wasnt so much smarter cars as smarter roads. If they are going to make the cars driverless they are going to need a whole lot of sensors. Toyota Prius uses position-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 intertial motion sensor. But the most important bit of technology in this system is the spinning sensor on the roof. Dubbed LIDAR, uses laser beams to form a constantly updating 3-D model of the car's surroundings. Technology already has speed sensors at the wheels in the creation of antilock brakes, just in case the driver doesnt stop on time. They are testing computer driven cars to see if its safe, manufactures believe that more states will follow as soon as the cars are prooved more reliably safe. That is why i think this aspect is posative. | 2 |
People are surrending their cars. these days, people do not see the need for them, and are switching to other means of trasportation such as bike riding, or public transport. This switch has lowered emissions, and greenhouse gasses, reducing smog.
Many cities are implementinng this reduction of cars, and have experienced a reduction in pollution.
cars emmit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, this is a fact. Reducing the amount of cars on the road reduces the co2 in the atmosphere. In paris bans driving due to smog , paris banned cars for a day; "the smog cleared enough monday... rescind the ban for odd-number plates on Teusday" (Duffer 19). this proves that the ban did indeed reduce the smog in paris. In
The end of car culture , "recent studies suggest that americans are buying fewer cars" (rosenthal 29). This means that pollution will go down in the next few years, which it has according to this article.
Also, the reduction of cars will reduce the greenhouse gasses being trapped in our atmosphere. "passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emmissions in europe... and uo to 50 percent in some car intensive areas in the united states" (rosenthal 5). This reduction in the amount of cars on the road has bean proven to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, making our atmosphere cleaner. where there are more cars, there is more greenhouse gas, and vise versa.
Many people have embraced giving up their car to help better the enviorment. Doing so will help reduce smog, and co2 emmissions, which are hurting our atmoshphere. If just enough people join in, and take different means of transportation, we can make our air safer to breathe and save our earth. | 2 |
I think people should become a seagoing cowboy because you do alot of things. Like raising some cattle like cow and horses. Play games on the way home like vollyball. Plus you can visit places like italy and china. You can feed cattle or work the night shift its fun.
You can raise animals. Like cows because there are alot of young cattle on the boat. There is 335 plus horses on the cattle boat plus loads of food so you can feed them which is kinda helping them live so they can help other people that were affected by world war 2. Plus the cows can give them meat and milk so they can feed their famliys.
Plus you can have fun on the way home by playing games. One of the games are baseball/softball which is played in the place the horse and cattle were. one other one was table tennis which is basically ping ball but was called table tennis. We also did tornaments with the table tennis. There was also boxing. reading was also a option with whittling wood was also a nother free time.
One of the best reasons for going on these trips are the place we went like china. You had time to tour the city you went to on the boat. so you go to new places on these trips like to castles fameous citys and things you can think of. I went to so many place on this trip so i hope you do too.
In conclusion i say you go on these trip because they are fun but dangerous i cracked a few rips on a night shift and almost fell overboard too. so don't get to excited because you can get super hurt on these things because i didn't get hurt to bad does't mean you can't get hurt that bad. But i still think you should get signed up. Its super fun but you can get super hurt. ive made alot of trips and helped alot of people more people than trips. | 2 |
This article is talking about the the planetary neighbors of the Earth. on this article explains how others planets move around the sun and the earth,how are thir differences between the speed of this planets. Also explains why the humans never visit this planets, and how are their enviorment.
Venus, somethimes called the "Evenig Star" is the closest planet to Earth. this planets have differents such as, the size between their, the speed that they move around the sun, this speed mean tht sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus.
The big question here is, why humans never visited this planets in more l tha three decades. Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, no since no spacecraft survived the landing for more that a few hours. Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us.
A thick atmosphere of almost 97% carbon dioxide blankets Venus. On the planet's surface temperatures average oner 800 degrees Fathrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. Also notable, Venus has the hottest sufrace temperature of any planet of solar system, wheather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, and powerful earthquakes.
The National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) has one particulary idea for sending humans to study Venus, Venus would aviod the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up andout of their way, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit. No easy conditions, but survivable for humans.
However, Venus can provide only limited insinght on ground conditions because most forms on light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere. Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus.
For now humans can't go to explore others planes as Venus, but I think with the step of the time, humans are going to envolving more on their technologies. Something that everyone know clearly, both planets as Mars and Venus have a lot of differences between our planet. Can humans can go to others planes in next close years?
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Dear Mr or Mrs senator I think we should keep our method of choosing our state president. it more easier then any other method. Also it less time consuming.
College voting method is the most easiest method to use. All we have to do is vote and who ever gets the most votes win. I think its just a fair method to use. I feel like the other method is just to complex so we should stick to the college voting method. almost half of the time to president we choose is the right president for the US.
Another reason we should keep the college method is because it wouldnt take that long. All we really just have to do is vote and in no time our president will be in office.
in conclusion I think we should keep the college method because its less time consuming and its an easier process. | 0 |
Fellow citizens, there are advantages of limiting car usage! Many of citizens are estatic about barely using their cars. Media trainor and mother of two Heuidrun Walter said "When I had a Car I was always tense. I'm Much happier this way." As You see Not having a car gets that stress off your shoulders. In the united states the environmental protection agency is promoting Car reduced communtities. Meaning the air pollution would go down a huge amount. In Source two " Paris bans driving due to smog" Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the city. After a few days after they enforced that partial driving ban Congestion was down 60 percent ! Public transit was free of charge from friday to monday.
In source 3 "Car free day is spinning into a big hit in bogota" A program set spread to other countries .Millions of colombians hiked, biked , skated or took buses to work . In colombia cars were banned for almost three years can you believe that!! Bogota Mayor atanas Mockus said " the rain hasnt stopped people from participating" from the program. This shows that the people of bogota do care about their daily lifes and that they care about the environment. Not having a car is a good way to get out and be more productive with your life. Lots of authorites from other countries came to bogota to see how many of bogotas citizens participated .
This program was apart of an improvement capaign That began in the 1990s .
Colombia has seen 118 miles of bicycle paths ! Parks and sports of colombia had revealed itself to the city. Rush hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic. Shopping districts have cropped up .In " The end of car culture " Prseident obama plans to to talk about the greenhouse gas emissions .Recent studies show that americans are driving less and buying fewer cars . That leaves a big question to the president "Has america passed peak driving". America has been one of the worlds prime car cultures . " It is the birthplace of model t ".
What makes me wonder is the rates of car ownership. Michael Sivak who is a research professer at the university of michigans transporation Says " I think that means something more fundamental is going on " Which is actually a really smart way of thinking | 1 |
In the article, Driverless Cars Are Coming, in the first paragraph it ask you, "Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore?" In response to that question, I believe that the future does have ideas for such things, Why? Technology has taught us to be creative, we live in a world where you almost have to do nothing for yourself. So computer operrated cars are no shock to my eyes and ears, well until it actually happens...
I will begin talking about the risk being ensured, I say ensured because it is almost bound to happen to have reported accidents and or malfunctions.
In the article it mentions people testing out and making assumptions to these self driven cars. One statement caught my eye when saying "They worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simply too expensive to be practical." That is one example of why we shouldn't be putting self driven cars on the road, they're going to be expensive and always needing an upgrade, what if you're driving, well your car is driving itself, and you run into an issue while on the road with others out there, could the car malfuntion and cause you to lose your life?
I do believe that people only do things because they feel as if they need to be up to date on what the new and improved inventions: Not saying I wouldn't have fun, but am I wiling to risk my life along with others?
There are some positive perks about these self drivin cars... One being The necessititaes the car being ready to quickly get the drivers attention when the car is about to run into, on going traffic, construction sites, and or a route to which a human is needed to attend the wheel.
Have they thought about giving examples on when a good time to use these cars instead of an everday drive? I think more advice would help give a good responsible outlook on these cars. I mean it all sounds fun in games to have something to futurisitic, but let's be realisitic and think about the cost, and how much you will need to update on it, do you need a certain type of insurance to purchase this car? Is my safety guarenteed?
These questions i asked would need to be answered before i ever think about buying, everyone needs to know the answers to these questions before not even thinking about all of the above.
In conclusion I would like to say that although it sounds fun it's too risky for me to try. I hope when these cars have passed the laws that the laws aren't broken... I will be sticking to my own driving for myslef, i like to have control and know whats ahead for me. I think driverless cars are ignorant and no needed. | 2 |
Its a great idea to participate is the Seagoing Cowboys program because, it is fun seeing all the places ,and taking care of the animals. It is a long trip ,but it is so worth going. You won't even get board because, there is still activities to do on the ship.
It is such a good idea to go and participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because, it is a splended journey seeing all the sights and the beautiful outside. It is not only fun seeing te places ,but you might be able to even go and visit the places you go and stop at on this journey. Sure it might sound boring because your on a ship for so long ,but it is so worth it once you get on and go on the journey.
This journey is not only about sight seeing but also about taking care of the animals. You might be thinking why would I join just to take care of some animals ,but what I think is that it is teriffic taking care of some animals. If your still not agreeing with me I will support my oppinion so you can understand. It sees in the story, Luke knew it was an opportunity of a life time, so he went for the journey. It also sees in the story, but being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for Luke Bomberger, it opened up the world to him. He sees, "I'm grateful for the opportunity.' "It made me more aware of the peple of other countries and their needs." I think I made myself clear that it is much more better than is sounds ,and it touches your heart going on this adventure.
This propgram takes a while to reach its destination but while your on the ship you feel like time goes by fast. The activities you can do on the ship are as followed; you can play baseball and vollyball games in the empty hold where the animals had been housed. Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling. Those activities also help pass time.
I really think you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because, it is fun seeing the places they go and visit, and taking care of the animals, not only those things but feel your heart being touched on this amazing journey. | 3 |
Have you ever seen a movie that takes place in the future? If yes, then you probably also saw driverless/flying cars in it. Although these cars may become a reality, there will be many negative aspects that will also come with them. Some of the negative aspects that will result from having driverless cars are more debt for the world, the risk of not being safe, and the fact that driverless car will
not truly be driverless.
One negative aspect that will come with having driverless cars is that the it will not ever actually be driverless.
For example, in the article it talks about how driverless cars require several sensors in order to work.
The problem with these sensors is that they do not really work when it comes to accidents or work zones.
This means that even if driverless cars are invented the driver will always have to be alert in case the car needs to be taken over by a human; this aspect affects the whole meaning of driverless cars because they would instead be called "somewhat driverless cars".
The only way for a driverless car to happen were if smart roads invented instead; the negative side to this is that they are expensive to build.
Another negative aspect that will come when building driverless cars is that they are expensive and will take a long time to come.
For example, in order for
driverless car to become a reality the first thing that needs to happen are smart roads.
These smart roads, as explained in the article, are difficult to build since the roads that we have now would have to upgraded which would cost a lot of time and effort.
A second thing that needs to happen before driverless cars can become a reality are changes in driving laws.
For example, in order for companies to convince authorities to make driverless cars legal in more states, they would need to prove that they are safe.
This would take along time since safety is the number one priortiy when it comes to driving and authorities would have to think long and hard about make them legal.
Another negative aspect that will come with driverless car is that they would be boring and unsafe.
Since driverless cars can not be completly driverless, the passanger will need to stay alert.
This could get boring since it means that the passanger first can not drive during most of the ride and because they also could not relax.
Companies are trying to solve this problem by having some sort of entertainment system of built into the car but even if they do get rid of the entertainment problem there is always the huge risk that the driver will fall asleep or not be alert enough when it comes to them having to take over.
Therefore, although driverless cars have positive aspects, there are more negative aspects than there are postive.
The fact that driverless cars will never be actually driverless due to other factors such as accidents is one of them.
Another one is the fact that in order for them to be made several amounts of money will have to be spent.
Finally, the third negative aspect that will come with driverless cars is that they would be boring and unsafe since the driver will have to stay alert because if not accidents could happen.
So even though driverlesss cars may become a reality, they would be unessecary since most people would not want them due to saftey reason. | 3 |
The face on mars could not be made by aliens because the face on Cydonia change over time, its a rock trasformation , and there woukd have been more things to prove life on mars. The thinking that aliens is a bit over bord.
The face on the red planet "Cydonia" changed over time. If there was life on Cydonia the face wouldnt have changed like it did. In 1976 it looked like a shadow face. 1998 it had a white tent to it. 2001 it had racks like a rock. The face would had stayed the same if there was living life on it.
Another reason is it looks more like a trasformening rock. People tend to already had a picture of what soemthign is in there head. When the people that took the picture saw this thought it looked like a face. When you tell poeple what something looks like they wont fight you because in there head they seen it. The rock is just a time changing thing. 2001 it dosent even look like a fcae that they try and make you see.
On earth we have thing to prove that we live on here. On the red planet they only found this one thing. If there was life there would be more things to prove it and sooner. 1976 to 1998 is 22 years. In 22 years there has been only one "face" found. 1998 to 2001 is 3ish years. The same "face was there but it was different. So 25 years has pasted on anf there has only been one thing the shows that there could be life on the red planet.
Now I under stand that it does look like a human face yes. And different people have went up there just to take picturse of it. But if there was life on this planet it dont you think it would have shown itself a little bit more and not hide for 25 years giving us one piece of evidence that its real.
If there was live on plante Cydonia it would had been more things to prove it. Also The face didn't stay the same. Another reason is a rock is more believibale then aliens. Just something to think about is they did think there was life on a different planet but earth dont you think they would tell people and not try and hide it for as long as they can. They would want the world to know more about it. | 2 |
Getting rid of the electoral college would be illogical and irrational. The electoral college was established in the Constitution by the founding fathers to compromise between the Congress and the people. It is seen as non-democratic to the modern day system because the electors elect the president, not the people because when you vote for a presidential election you are actually voting for a slate of electors. Many people say that "what if they go against your wishes" but the truth is that it rarely happens. So there is no reason to wory. We must retain the Electoral College depite it being "non-democratic" because we will be certain of our outcome, avoid run-off elections, and Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states have.
"A dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College is possible - it happened in 2000 - but it's less likely than a dispute over the popular vote." in paragraph 18 meaning that winning the candidates share of electoral votes over powers his share of popular votes. "In 2012's election, for example, Obama recieived 61.7% of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3% of the popular votes cast for him and Romney." in paragraph 18 shows how almost all states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis. So even if there was a slight popularity it creates a land slide in that state.
Having an Electoral College avoids the problem of having an election where no candidiate recieves the majority of votes. For example in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both only had 43% plurality of popular votes. Which meant they were tied and meant of a run on election. However, having the Electoral College produces a clear winner. In paragraph 23 it says "It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state - Democrats in Texas, for example, or Republicans in California."(paragrpgh 23) Meaning that they might not even vote if it's not going to count for anything.
Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states have by population. For example in the 2012 election the popular vote was very close in Florida and Obama got the vote with 29 electoral votes. "So, other things being equal, a large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state does..." because they mean more. (paragraph 21)
Many say that the electoral college is unfair to voters because of the winnter take all system in each state. However, why would you soend time in a state that you know they have no chance of winning. It would be a waste of time and money. That is why they focus on the swing states.
The Electoral College method of selecting the president could cause potential voters not to vote anymore because they don't see why they would if it doesnt count for anything. However no voter's vote swings a national election. "Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think what a single vote may decide on an election."(paragaph 23) This just shows how we should let the electoral college decide who will be running our country, not the people. | 4 |
In the story "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the autheor suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by stating how Venus is earth's twin,how it's one of the brightest points of light in the sky,how NASA has one "particularly compelling" idea for sending humans to study Venus,and the different type of machines and devices NASA are coming up with to travel and explore Venus more and better.
Now i'm going to state details on the the ways I said the author supports the idea of studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. It's earth's twin and how it was much like earth before,in paragraph 4 it says venus was probable covered largely with oceans and how it could of had various forms of life like earh is today. It also says how today Venus still has features analogous to Earth,how the surface is rocky sediment and has features such as valleys,mountains,and craters. And then the author said "Venus can sometimes be the nearest option for planetary visit."
Then on how the author likes the ideas that NASA is coming up with to visit earth with what he/she said was a "compelling idea" and the machines and devices that their making that the author likes as well. They would make vehicle to float above the fray hovering 30 miles above Venus landscape,it would avoid the badly ground conditions by keeping off it. "Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." the authoer said. All of thes details are in paragraph 5.
Then in paraagrph 7 the author said NASA is coming up with a machine made of silicon carbide to work on Venus's surface. It has been tested.
This is details to support on how the author sugguest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite its dangers. | 2 |
Did you know venus surface,tempertures average over eight hundred degrees fahrenheit,and the atmospheric pressure is ninety times greater than what we experience on our own planet.
The author supports the idea that studying the planet venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because earth should not be limited by the dangers of exploring and expanding the human eye.
As the curiosity of the human's eye wanting to figure out what new discoverys they can go to and end up in.
The authors explanation of trying to make this challenge a reality and striving to see whats on the other side because human curiosity will likely lead us into many other explorations that are imagination can hold.
In the article of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" they state that atronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most earth-like planet in our solar system. In paragraph 4 their theory of venus was that it was covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life'just like earth. Also showing that today venus has various features that are similar to earth like the rocky sediment,valleys,mountains,and even craters. furthermore explaining that our closest option to visiting another planet similar to earth would most likely be venus.
In the article of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the National Aeronaustics and Space Administration which is NASA is working on approaches of studying venus with electronics made of silicon carbide and have them tested in a chamber simualting the chaos of Venus's surface. In paragraph 7 they talk about how using old technolgy that was being used in World war two would be better to discover venus than using are previous technolgy because the shocking part about old technology was that they make calculations by using gears and levers and would not require any electricity. They also state that even if modern computars are enormously powerful,flexable,and quick they can not with stand the physical conditions of venus. Explaining the authors idea of them wanting to discover and expand their curosity and many more adventures that it can lead too.
The authors idea is explained threw out the article how astronomers and pioneers should continue to explore and continue to strive on thinking what's on the other side. As they show and represent that they are using there old technolgy to try to reach the impossable to make it possable but also using venus as a place if needed to be used as a nearest option for a planetary visit. This is what striving and hunger of human curiosity can lead us too an could lead human's to many more adventures. | 3 |
Dear, state senator
I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.
Because it's easier to read when voting, everything is label right, and the President has alot of trust in people.
First of all, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the
United States because it's easier to read when voting. In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register, it states that "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President". This shows that when all the votes are tallyed up theirs no need to go through so much problem, when their's basically a rubric to go over the electors and the electoral votes. For example, if this wasn't invented, we would have our own people just sit their on long day and nights. Without any sleep and count all those votes. This could lead to alot of miscounts. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the presidnet of the United States.
Furthermore, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the
United States because everything is label right. In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register, it states that "Under the 23rd Amendement of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors. . . .". This shows that whatever the 23rd Amendment is under, that's what the District of Columbia is allocated. This is just like an case at court or when you getting arrested. For example, when you are pleged guilty for murder. The judge is going to read every amendment you broke and what's your charges. And everything that's she's reading is made up. It's all labeled in United State Constitution. This is why i strongly believe we should keep the Electroal College for the president of the United States.
Lastly, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the
United States because the president has alot of people to trust in. In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register it states that "Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors." This shows that whoever the president of the United State is choosing for his or her own group of electors has put alot of trust on each and one of that individual. And it's time for the President to see who or who he can't put his trust in. For example, A president has alot of things that we depend on him or her to do for our Country. And the Electoral College is the best way to see if he or she could do it. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.
In conclusion, I strongly believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because; One, it's easier to read when voting. If the Electoral College didn't existed their would be alot of miscounting. Second, everything is label right. Their's no need to get things from the top of your head. Third, the presdient has aot of in trust in people. Us humans gets to finally see if we could depend on him. If he choose's the right group of electors. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.0 | 1 |
The author said that " twin venus is the closest planet to earth" that proves that he is saying that the planet is closer to us and could potentally be more dangerous. He also said "Not a single space ship has touched down on venus in more than three decades" this also shows that they are trying to figure out a way to be able to touch the planet without injuring more people. The author said that "no space craft lasted more than a few hours" its really not safe that people are still tring to go on the planet but, some really want to be able to. The author says that "studying venus is a worthy prosuit" and i agree with him because people are going to start to get curious and there needs to be a way by now that we should be able to get on the planet without blowing up in the few minures we are on there. In conclusion i think that we should be able to get on venus and i think we should find more safe ways to be able to do it. Yes i agree with the author | 1 |
Actress and singer Audrey Hepburn once remarked, "Nothing is impossible. The word itself say I'm possible!" The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," agrees. They claim that although venturing to a planet that is seeminly un-explorable is dangerous, it is also a worthwhile and necessary mission. By justifying why it is crucial to continue our efforts to explore Venus, and additionally through their explanation as to how this can safely be accomplished, the author of this article strongly supports their idea that studying Venus is a noble pursuit despite the many obstacles that it creates.
One way that the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" supports their claim is by explaining the sheer value and benefit of going to Venus. While it is true that several conditions on Venus' surface are inhospitable and unable to support or sustain human life, the author claims that "astronomers are fascniated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system," (para 4). This might lead to discoveries that could help us understand or predict Earth's future evolution patterns. Besides this, Venus is at times the closest planet to Earth as "Earth, Venus and Mars, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds. These differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus," (2). This could be extremely beneficial to both the inhabitants of earth and for future space travel because Venus will sometimes be our "nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel," (4). All of these statements and claims that the author make support his/her claim that the exploration of Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it entails as they are quite literally explaining to their readers why exploration is as important as it is. This tactic has the ability to make audiences aware of the importance of such a mission, and hopefully persuade them to agree.
Additionally, the author supports his/her claim by revealing how a mission to Venus can be carried out in a safe, mannerly way. This, in turn, aids in convincing readers that might have originally disgareed with the author due to the fact that Venus' "conditions are fare more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an environment would crush even a submarine assustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many metals," (3). The author, after making this counterclaim, refutes it by talking of some solutions to this ever-looming issue: "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions of the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape," (5). The author talks of how the air pressure, temperature and radiation would all be survivable for humans. Some, such as the air pressure 30 miles above Venus, would be almost identical to Earth at sea level. The author also disscusses other potential solutions, such as possibly using silicon carbide, a material that has "been tested in a chmaber simulating the chaos of Venus' surface and [has] lasted for three weeks in such conditions," (7). These all are possible ways to make a trip to Venus much safer and, more importantly, they all help support the author's claim.
Overall, the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" makes a claim that although Venus has some exceptionally dangerous conditions, it is a planet worth exploring. They support this claim very well by explaining the importance of going to Venus, and providing a few solutions that might reduce the risk factor of this type of mission. All in all, this author, much like Audrey Hepburn, proves through this article that they feel that nothing is truly impossible, not even a trip to Venus. After all, like Hepburn says, the word does state "I'm possible!" | 4 |
I believe that driverless cars can be both good and bad for our world. If the driverless cars are responsive to crashes and quick breaking like they say the cars will be, then yeah i think the driverless cars are a great idea.
The movie industry has been showing us these kind of things such as driverless cars for decades. In the movies you will see flying cars or even driverless cars, so to see Google cofounder Sergey Brin taking a pledge and trying to create such a thing is really incredible. If manufactured right and having the right electronics and gadgets on it, these driverless cars could take over the future when it come to driving or selecting a car.
Back in the 1950's, General Motors created a car that could run on a test track but with an electrical cable that sent radio signals to a receiver on the front end of the vehicle. Engineers at Barkley done something like that but with magnets that will "self" drive the car around the track. The only problem with that is the amount of money it would costs to supply the roads with these magnets they are wanting to put in the roads to control these cars. Also having these sensors and so much technology in the car it would not take much for something to go wrong, have the sensors in the car fail and you lose the front end of your car and causes a tramatic accident. So it is just little things that like that can put such a big downfall on a project like this.
Paragraph 9 talks about the laws that are directed to the regular gas, electrical and diesel vehicles, but what about the new driverless cars, won't you need new laws? Of course we will, that is one of the biggest things made in this case about the new cars, because new laws will need to be made in order to cover liability in the case of an accident. Even if the technology fails and someone is seriously injured, who is at fault? The coming of these new cars seem so close, but yet so far away because of all the technology and work that needs to be done to making something like this happen.
People ask if it's a good idea, I say yes. I believe that these will make the roads safer and keep people more alert behind the wheel. As long as us humans don't rely 100% on the cars to take care of us we will be okay. But as soon as we start to let the cars do everything for us, that is when the tragic accidents start to happen and also when people start to sue these big name companies such as Google and Barkley. I say bring on the driverless cars as soon as possible and see what kind of change it does for our world. | 3 |
My position on driverless cars is, I'm totally against them, why well because they could cause an accident if the computers or sensors on the driverless cars fail or malfunction then that company that manufactured the driverless car will have a lawsuit coming out and if the driverless cars fail a lot then it will cause the company lots of money if anybody was hurt during the accident because of the malfunction of the driverless cars.
I also think that when they have driverless cars then will be also having machines or something that will be all machine operated and no human would do it then we will be to relient on things that don't require anyone to operate it and it might be also a hassle having to constantly maintain the sensors and every part that will make the car driverless and it also be time consuming because what would you do if it won't behave and work properly and you would might have to spend lots of money on the driverless car cause if the parts are foreign made then it will cost more money to ship and buy that part overseas.
And that it is why I'm totally against driverless cars they are dangerous and they can kill if the computers or sensors or whatever fails on the car in a accident and people will be to relient on it. | 2 |
Hi, my name is Decaon. And I work for NASA. I am here to discuss the face on mars. Many people think that it was created by aliens. But I am here to explain why it wasn't created by aliens.
The first photo was taken in 1976 by the Viking 1 Spacecraft. The craft was circleing Mars trying to find a spot for its sister ship to land. The Viking 2 Spacecraft. The first reason to why people think it is alien. Is the quality of the pictures that were taken. The first picture was taken in 1976 so the resolution of the picture wasnt very good. Which caused it to look like there was a nose, eyes and a mouth. But pictures that were taken years after show that it could have been the quality.
There is another reasonable explanation. During july 1976 it would have been winter on mars at the time. So that means the storms on mars could have casted a shadow. But many still believe that it is alien. Even though this some of the best evidence to peove the face on mars isnt alien but a mistake.
But the most compelling reason is. It is simialr to some of the rock formations that we have on Earth. Scientist have found that in the western United States there are rock formations that are very similar. They are simailasr to the snake river palin in Idaho.
After a lengthy expalnation. I hoope i have provided enough facts to prove to you that. The face on Mars was not created by aliens. but created by an optical illusion. That are found on Earth as well as On Mars. And i hope This has been very informative for you. | 2 |
The face on Mars is just a landform. There is no such thing as aliens. Alson there is no life of any type that can live on Mars. "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing . . . a natural landform."
The picture shows us a part of Mars where the face is just form in that weird way. Makin people think there was aliens on Mars. Mars is not a liveable place. There is no air to breathe, and it is to hot. You wouldn't make it alive in Mars, because you would lose your breath and burn up.
All the picture is show us is that a natural landform has formed on Mars. It is a great picture off landform you might never see again, but it has nothing to do with aliens on Mars. If aliens were real, one of
NASA'S scientists would have found them in outer space by now. The face is just a great form of natural landform. | 1 |
It is hard to imagine car-free or car limiting cities, but it could happen in the near future. Many people like owning and driving cars. However, cars are causing major problems in some areas of the world, so we could see less cars in the future.
One of the biggest issues that cars cause is the carbon emissions that they release. In America, the second largest source of emissions are from cars (Source 4). This doesnt' seem like an issue to Americans, but in places like Beijing, China, which is one of the most polluted cities in the world (Source 2), emissions are very harmful. Citizens of Beijing have to wear mask when they walk around the city so that they don't get sick or poisoned from the carbon emissions. Even a 1st world country, like France, had carbon emissions that rivaled Beijing(Source 2). So as you can see, the emissions that cars give off could become a more serious issue in America, especially if you live in a place like New York City. If more cities become less congested, they will be much safer.
Speaking of New York City, cars are already a big issue. If you have been to New York City, you should know that the streets are so congested with traffic that it is faster to walk or ride a bike to get around the city. Not only are the streets congested, the air is very polluted from the emissions given off by cars. However, in Vauban, Germany, residents are giving up their cars for streets that are mostly "car-free" (Source 1). Few residents own cars and that means that the streets are quiet and clear and greenhouse emission have drastically decreased. Residents say that they are happier without cars and eaverything they need is within walking distance (Source 1). This could quite possibly be what happens to many cities and suburbs in the near future.
The last thing that I would like to fill you in on is that car ownership in America has been steadily declining. Research has shown that the number of young peole driving has decreased by 23 percent between 2001 and 2009 (Source 4). Because of this, many people use Public Transport to get where they need to go. This is likely due to the fact that many Americans don't have the money to buy cars, so they don't make it a priority (Source 4). Also, young people feel less inclined to drive because they can connect with their friends through the internet (Source 4).
By no means am I saying that you should not own a car, I'm am just explaining to you that a car-limited future is looking more and more possible. In many ways it could be very beneficial, but it still has a long way to go before I can see it becoming reality. | 4 |
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author tells the reader about how studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents with their use of evidence and prior knowledge of previous studies to visit venus.
Venus is one of the closest planet to us. Although having the planet be so close, many dangers come with the surface of venus. The atmosphere alone holds 97% of carbon dioxide, along with corrosive sulfuric acid. On average, the tempurature can reach over 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressue is 90 times greater than earths. The author illustrates that, "such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many metals." With this infomation, they add that venus also has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. And that's not all, venus also has erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, and lightning strikes to probes going to land on its surface.
With all these negatives aspects of venus, why do we even bother to study venus further on? Astronomers are interested in venus because it may be the most earth-like planet in our solar system. Studies have shown that venus could have possibly been largely covered by oceans and various forms of life like earth. The authors adds that, "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." NASA has ideas to send scientists to Venus. One of their ideas include sending them to float above the surface at about 30 feet in a blimp like vehicle to aviod the dangerous grounds of venus. NASA also says that the air pressure is equivalent to the sea level on earth, so we already have the technology to avoid being crushed. NASA has also planned on using electronics made of silicon carbide that has been tested in a chamber simulating Venus's surface and has lasted for three weeks in its conditions. And lastly, they are looking into reusing older technology; envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War II, because they are able to make calculations using gears and levers, and dont require electronics.
The challenge of exploring venus would be difficult and demanding, but with the technology we now have, we could be able to face these challenges and be able to further expand our studies of our solar system. | 3 |
When you see this face like formation what do you think? Aliens, rocks, sand? Well if you thought any of those it would be rocks and sand. Some people actually beleived this was made by extra terrestrials on Mars but no it's not This is just a rock formation found by NASA who thought at first it might have been an extra terrestrail creation.
This is not an alien creation if it were there would be arms, legs, or maybe a body poking out of the sand and rocks. But if it is something we probably wont know for another century or a few decades. But if there is extra terrestrial life on Mars we won't know for a very long time. If aliens did create this then where are they, did they just leave Mars or get wiped out. If this was created by aliens they should still be on Mars or at least signs of them should still be there.
The face still kind of looks like a face in 2001 even though it show sand and maybe thats a little mountain. but it still oddly resembles a face. There might be other stuff like this on Mars in uninvestigated areas and maybe one or two have been made by aliens or other life. We found water on Mars so something had to have inhabitted Mars atr least once. Maybe mars was like Earth at one point in time and there was extra terrestrial life on Mars but something made them leave and made Mars just a floating sandy rock in space. But the face that they found on Mars was just a mesa, but who knows this could be some crazy alien statue buried underground we won't know for a while though. | 1 |
Education is continuously changing, as all educators and students know. Though schools think they have done everything they can to make the school experience more beneficial to everyone; such as having ipads so students no longer have to be burdened with excessive books, or putting more electives out that students actually enjoy. Education is in a very revolutionary era right now, but everyone is thinking, what else could they really do? That is when facial expression technology comes into play.
Facial expression recognition technology is still a fairly new idea, so it may be a long time before we see it in any classrooms yet, with that being said, it is a revolutionary idea that helps computers recognize how a human is feeling. Dr. Huang is the creator of this technology along side Prof. Nicu Sebe of the university of Ansterdam. This technology was made so that computers and humans could have better communication, in paragraph 6, the reader is presented with the idea that if you saw a web ad that you disliked your computer could recognize that by the frown on your face and not show something similar to that, and vice versa.
So what could this technology do for schools? Students would be able to express they needed help without even raising a finger. The author displays in paragraph six that they too have thought about the idea that this could really change schools, for example, if a student is watching a video online for help and isn't understanding still, the computer could recognize the students unhappiness and switch the learning style of the video until the student is satisfied. With that in mind, teachers would also no longer have to worry about embarassing a student by asking if they need extra help, or worrying that a student is too scared to ask for help in fear of its peers, that will be eliminated with this technology by recognizing the smallest sign of discomfort. Technology is the future, and with this invention it shows that the education system will not fail and only get better as time goes on, not only in America, but universally.
"The facial expressions for each emotion are universal" Dr. Huang explains in paragraph four, proving that this would be able to be used everywhere. The entire world could use this technology without needing to wait for their countries version to come out because there would be no language barrier,it is working off of nonverbal cues that are universally known and never-changing. technology like this would spread like a wildfire
and schools all over the world would find use for this, if not in the everyday classroom, then the advanced and special needs classrooms. Though it is crazy to think, one day teachers may no longer be needed because of technology like this, making the learning experience more personal and less guarded at all times, which every student wants.
Technology is the future, it will always be there and will constantly keep evolving. With new inventions such as the facial expression recognizer it shows that technology will continue to make life easier and learning better. In years to come it is hoped that we will have these revolutionary machines in every school universally, anything to make learning better for the students. | 4 |
Venus points of danger.
Venus can't be explored since everything that we caused to go there haven't made it since the surface is burning hot at around 800 fahrenheit which can burn many of our technology.Not even space crafts that we sent out wouldn't be able to survive on there planet since it is 800 degrees fahrenhiet which means most of our current technology aren't suitable for this kind of absured planet that we are not used to by anyway shape or form. We can't even make experimental work on it instantly since it could be burning us and our transportation there in a second or
if we're lucky over a minute.
Our technology isn't suitable for this kind of heat and not used to this planet since no body has every took a step on this planet since it could horrificly burn us alive in a matter of seconds.The atmosphere is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide which is nothing to our used to planet and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times as greater than what we experianced. Could burn us in matter of seconds and liquefy many of our materials now and has a hotter surface than any of our other planets that we have ever known in our solar system so we have less information and not a good amount of time for being in the planet.
Rocky surface include valley's , mountains and craters which is worse for the quality of the surface and us landing on it would be terrable because, even from thirty or more miles away from the planet it would be 170 degrees fahrenhiet which it almost double of what earth has for summer which could almost make us faint,passout and have a heat stroke. Researchers can not take items away from the planet since the heat is to strong and we have no technology to surpass the heat it contains. We simulated choas of venus surface and have tested for three weeks in such coditions.
The gears we have will not require electronics at all which will be hard for us to discover and research on when we can't see even in a peek of communication . A lack of communication for everyone and can't be able to find more information about it if no one could describe it face to face.Many natrual disasters would be involved as well since it has eruption volcanoes and frequent lighting strikes to the point where that planet is hard and unsafe to investagte but, some do still since the investigation will help everyone in the world to figure out how much stuff or things it could do when something happends to it which hopefully nothing does since it safer than veus that could be our second planet to have life there in the future.
Large body of waters is in the planet and it could be terrible surfaceses and form. Oceans could effect the natrual disasters and could enworsing it since the water could have a huge impact and a have a huge part of the disasters. Could be surivale to some humans since it is like our home and planet but, just another planet and it has alot of simularites as earth and could maybe be our next planet to live on just incase something happens but, we should first experiment and have a good amout of information about this hot planet before anybody takes a step into the planet which is highly risky to take a step since all of the natrual disasters are huge and are able to kill any human being who has habitat on venus. | 3 |
Dear Senator,
I agree with Bob Dole about abolishing the Electoral College. The Electoral College is unfair to the voters. It's called the diaster factor for a reason. The American people should be able to vote for who they want. It states that when a person votes you are clearly voting for a slate of electors not the president himself. The Winner-take-all system in each state, candidiates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning,focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states.
The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. It is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. Residents of the other regions are likely to feel disenfranchised- to feel that their votes do not count, that the new president will have no regard for their interests, that he really isn't their president.
Should residents of another region feel like their votes do not count? No, they shouldn't each vote should be counted in order for the president to get into The White House. The president is their president as well as mine and yours and they shouldn't have to feel as if he wasn't and wouldn't want to know what their interest were. They should be treated equally.
In the big states the Electoral College it restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution. Other things being equal, a large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campain than a small one does.. Every state should have the same amount of attention, not be treated differently. | 2 |
Driverless cars are the way of the future. Driverless cars could be more than just a way of transportation: they could be cheaper, safer, and more entertaining. With new innovations and improvements that modern day technology provides, driverless vehicles could become the only mode of on-land transportion that is needed.
Driverless cars are cheaper than the cars of modern society. The cofounder of Google, Sergey Brin, imagines a future in which driverless cars replace today's taxi system. Brin forsees driverless cars that "would use half the fuel of today's taxis." Brin also envisions that the driverless cars would provide "far more flexibility than a bus." In the past, the sensors needed for these driverless cars "was a device on a hilltop that cost two hundred millions dollars." Now these sensors have become cheaper and easier to access.
These driverless cars of the future would be a safer option in adition to being cheaper. The driverless cars have sensors all around the car, including the roof, the rear wheels, "a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an inertial motion sensor." These sensors provide angles and points of view that the driver can not see. The sensors created using modern technology "ha[ve] become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers." With these new sensors that will just continue to become more advanced, less accidents will happen on the road.
The driverless cars are not only cheaper and safer, but they can provide a more entertaining and fun way to driver on the road. Although one would think that driverless cars that would still require a driver may become "bored waiting for their turn to drive," Dr. Werner Huber has come up with a solution. Dr. Werner Huber, who is a project manager at BMW, has come up with a way "to interpret the driving fun in a new way." Driverless cars could provide entertain for not only the driver, but the whole family. Movies could display and the front overhead and then simply go out of view when the driver needs tend to the road. "The in-car system is actually a safety feature" and can be more safe than "drivers trying to text with a cell phone."
Cars that do not require a driver are the future of today's society. These cars of the future give a cheaper, safer, and more enertaining alternative to the regular driving of the 21st century. The driverless cars will continue to make advances with today's improving technolody and those cars will pave the way to a brighter, better future. | 3 |
Driverless cars could be beneficial in many ways including elderly people disabled people or people that don't know how to drive well. Driverless cars are very controvesial by many just because we have told for so long that the only way a car is safe is for it to be driven by an alert human being. With technology advancing at rates that it is why are driverless cars so bad to some people when a computer is capable of knowing everything and people seem to be getting less and less smart every day why are driverless cars not an option.
Cars have not really changed in a very long time yeah they gotten safer and more powerful but they are pretty much the same concept. So with driverless cars not only will they be able to let that person thats been in a wheel chair feel like they are behind the wheel of a car but it will be a whole new concept that can be improved on for a very long time just like the modern cars of today.
Driverless car will soon be the only thing on roads and thats going to be a big change for a lot of people but it will benefit everybody in major ways. Like there will be a lot less wrecks because of people falling asleep or texting. Also it will be one of those things that people have fascinised about ever since the first car was invented. | 1 |
The face you see was not created by aliens because there has been many of rock shape figuers on other planets.
We have in NASA came across many differnt type of natural landforms through out space.
The rock formation
is a mesa the NASA came acrossed
and it was a huge rock formed by shadows giving the illusion eyes, nose, and mouth.
The picture actually shows is the Martain equivilent of a butte or mesa land form common around the American west.
The head shape is just like a volcano it looks like it is a huge rock that comes up just like a volcano.
Then once a clear shot was given it was shadowed as a face but really it was just a huge natural land form.
There are probly all types of land masses that might look like a face, on planet earth or on other planets that we have not found yet might have faces exactly like this one
so there is no way to say a alein created this when the NASA has came across this more than once.
the only reason the NASA paied attention to the land formation is because it has a face on it that was made by a shadow.
That is why aleins did not make the land mass because volcanoes come up to pionts and rise as so due the land formation and some volcanoes have faces as well as the land formation.
So no this is just a natural landfom created by outerspace and gravity. | 2 |
The authors suggustin that we should study Venus is worh it even though it will be really hard to get anyhing back from there becasue there is only drownes that could go so that they can pick up rocks"safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on good "
conditions becasue most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense almosphere " even though we are able to have drownes go there we wont be able to bring any of them back with rocks or some air from that planet. The other reson for them would be that they would have to send real people to go and get some samples but that would be to dangerus
"scientist seeking to conduct a through mission to understand Venus would need to get up close". despite being hard for them to try and study Venus. The authors suggetion on the story is very help full i can see why some peolpe would like to keep on going with there owm this time. even though people might not want to look any closser to Venus i belive it would be alot helpfull if we learn alot more of what is out there in space. | 1 |
Dear State Senator
The Election System should be changed to popular vote. The Electoral College is unfair and irratinol. It should be cancelled, and be based upon popular vote with numbers that make since. Many votes have been barely won because the numbers are so close and high. The Electoral College Isn't an amount of how many people voted for a president, its for an elector. And you dont always pick your elector, it could get confused and a wrong elector could get picked.
Many states do not have a fair chance to vote, And one representitive can count as too many votes compared to their own value. Sates that didnt have the chance to see the canidates were most likely ignored wich dosent help because even if the people guessed a vote the electors would give out a large number of votes randomly to a canidate. Some staes didnt even get so see an ad for the canidates once.
"A single representitive from whyoming representing five hundred thousand representitives would have as much to say as fifty five representitives from California, who represnt thirty five million voters." " During the 2000 campaign seventeen states didnt get to see the canidates at all,Including rhode island and south carolinia, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a single campaign ad."
These qoutes from bradford plumber, explain that half of the peoples votes were going to wrong canidates as the pepole were completley confused about who they were even voting for. They didnt even get Ads that could give them at least a look or a hint, basically, the people were clueless. It even seems a little unorganized, the Electoral College dosent make much since either based on the information given, but what you should really think about is how the Electoral College has hint of trying to cheat its way into electing a canidate.
In addition, The voters are left with an unfair outcome at almost every election because of the Electoral Collage. The votes can either be very close or the people could miss Ads or campaigns for canidates, leaving the people with nothing and confusion all over. Even if you knew what elector you voted for, you cant necessarily pick who it is your voting for and your vote could possibly get confued giving you a bad outcome. Most elections are just slid by and are just based on what ever the Electoral College thinks should happen. So please abolish the Electoral College its is irrational and is not neccessary, let the people really have a fair chance. | 3 |
Being in control of your country is exactly what everyone wants. Many wars were fought and lives were lost so the people could have rights and be independant. Keep the Electoral College would be in injustice to the United States. By changing the election to popular vote, it would keep the people in power and satisfy the needs for a hardworking loyal presedent.
Each and every individual deserves the right to vote and have their vote count. With the Electoral College do you even really know what your voting for? The confusing process of Electoral College is causing certian state to have more power over others which is unfair. The quote by the Office of the Federal Register states, "...when you vote for your canidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. " shows how citezens may not understand the already active system and be using it incorrectly. Although the Electoral Process is less likely to cause a tie, there are still concerns for this risky process.
Think about this, you live in a small state like rhode island. Due to this, the presedent thinks your unimportant and finds no need to campain to your state because there are Electoral Colleges. Is this what you want? Popular voting ensures the presedent to get to know each and every state with hard work and individuality. Not only does this create charator but the presedent to-be is now more respected by the people. Much caos is avoided through the popular vote prossess just as Plumer said, "The election is only a few swing voters away from catastrophe.". Many times questions are asked regaurding if the election was fair or not, these abundant and overwhelming questions wouldn't be asked is the Popular vote process was in play.
Electoral college is outdated, unfair and unneeded. Keeping the people updated and inpower has kept this country running. Also voting in loyal and trusted presedents has had a major impact on our country. By using the Popular Vote process the voting time of year would be less stressful and more trusted. By changing the election to popular vote,it would keep the people in power and satisfy the needs for a hardworking loyal presedent. Although we have been running on the Electoial college and it has worked ok, wouldn't you like to try a new process bound to lead our country to sucsess? Please take this into consideration, as Bob Dole said, "Abolish the electorial college!" | 3 |
In my own opinion I think driverless cars is a good and more effective idea than how we drive today. Driverless cars will make roads more safe for the driver, pedestrians, and other drivers on the road. Driverless cars is re-inventing how we've been driving for decades. The cars will use less gass and be more economy safe and they meet more people's needs unlike any bus or taxi ever could.
Study shows that a driverless car is less hazardous than any human driving. With a driverless car you don't have to worry about human mistakes, such as, someone picking up the phone and takings their eyes off the road; or someone putting on making up, brushing/combing their hair, or even eating while only keeping one hand attended to the wheel. A driverless car will alert the driver when there is danger ahead and will even come to a complete stop if necessary. Driverless cars won't run red lights, go over the speed limit, or even get out of control as a drunk driver would. Driverless cars is one of the many invention leading into the new world.
Cars that you won't have to drive is a good idea. I think they should be allowed in more states as long as they've been tested and proven to be safe. Driverless cars are hazardous free and economically beneficial, they would fundamentally change the world. | 1 |
The argument of "would this technology be valuable in a classroom setting" seems like it is very one sided.
Yes, this technology would be 100% valuable in a class room enviroment. And in the article it give a reason why it is so valuable! "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor."
With these two reasons we can determine the value that they would have in schools. grades would get better, some may inspire to work harder because someone or something can tell they are confused and need help. Another quote that can support my claim is that "Most human communication is nonverbal,including emotional communication," "so computers need to under stand that, too." What this means is that the one kid who is afraid to speak up and ask questions or the kids who cant speak at all will get better help, because the computers can identify what emotions they are feeling and help them.
A drawback to having the technology in the classroom could mean that we could give off the wrong emotions and confuse the computer it self. and this could mean ruining the techology or worse. Another drawback would be that in paragraph seven it states "Your home PC can't handle the comples algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile." this means that we would have to have advanced technology inside of a classroom, And if it is more younger kids its going to be super hard to keep it from being ruined or broken. Another set back would be People who suffer from Depression, Bipolar or PTSD can change emotions constantly and quickly.
This is why FACS (Facial Action Coding System) CAN be used in a classroom enviroment as well as being succsesful in said enviroment. | 2 |
In 1976 the first image of "The Face on Mars" was captured. NASA's Viking 1 was circling the planet when it spotted the likeness of a human face. Nearly two miles from end to end the face was from a region called Cydonia. Scientists figured it was just another mesa, landforms common in this area. When NASA released the picture to the public it became a pop icon. Some people think the Face is evidence of life on Mars, however, NASA disagrees.
Conspiracy theorists feel that the Face's true reason for existence is something that NASA would rather hide. In the mean time NASA's budget defenders wish there was an ancient civilization on Mars. Finding such a thing would greatly benefit NASA and hel them in many ways. Therefore, if the Face really was proof of life on Mars, NASA wouldn't be hiding it, they would be announcing it for their own good.
On April 5,1998, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped another picture ten times sharper than the original photos. The new image first appeared on the JPL web site, revealing that the Face was in fact a natural landform, not an acient alien civilization. However, conspiracy theorists were still not satisfied due to the fact that it was a cloudy time of the year on Mars. NASA prepared to look again and captured a final picture on April 8,2001. What the pictured shows is a mesa, landforms common around the American West.
Of the three images NASA snapped of the Face, none of them show any alien monuments or civilizations. The increased pixel sizes would have picked up any objects on the ground such as pyramids or planes. There is no reason for NASA to believe they discovered anything other than a common natural landform. The only difference is that this landform has unusual shadows that make it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. | 2 |
Hey Luke here, in your childhood have ever wanted to be a cowboy or wanted to sail the seven seas?
Well why not be both with our Seagoing Cowboys program. I did it and it chaged my life forever.
You can enjoy being the best of both worlds while helping others.
It may be dangerous, but so is everything else. People need us, but we need you to help us.
You may wonder why should I help people I don't know? here are some of the things I saw and did that you will be able to do too.
You can see many parts of the world like China or Europe.
Also you may see Acropolis in greece or take a gondola ride in Venice.
Maybe even Italy with sreets of water, or Creete with its Panama Canal.
Also if you are 18 or older this counts as military service, and when it comes down to it it's more safe to deliver suplies on a boat than be in the battle lines of war.
Plus You are helping people around the world by delivering important suplies like horses, young cows, and mules. Though you will have to feed alot of horses you'll be ok. I fed 335 horses and I was ok.
In concusion that is why you should be a seagoing cowboy. You will see parts of the world you never seen before, you'll be serving your country, and you will help people around the world. Join and you won't regret it, I didn't and you wont ether I promise. We need more Seagoing Cowboys for our program.
This is Luke Bomberger saying will you be the man or woman to anwser our call? | 2 |
Dear Florida State Senator,
We should work to abolish electoral collage, not just you and me but everyone in Florida and even in the united states. It is unfair to the great hardworking people of our comunity, what? Now they don't have a say so in who's running their country. This is all due to the fact that voters are not voting for a president any more they are voting for electors who then get to vote on our president. To me its not fair for anyone not us not you and not the president.
This electoral collage has been going on sence the founding fathers establisted it a long time ago. Which is saying a lot now that we have'nt tried to change it just like we have changed everything else they had set in stone a long time ago. To me it is just unfair, the people who live and breath in this "great" country don't even get to say who will manage them and make this country better.
The thing that doesn't make sence to me, probably because I can not vote yet, is the fact of we are going into the voting complexes (churches or schools) to vote on the president of the United States. But, insted they are actually just voting far a slate of electors who actualy get to vote on the president. It realy grinds my gears, so to speek it isnt giving us freadom in the most free country in the world it is taking away our civil rights as citizens to vote. The other thing that I don't like about the electoral collage is how their is an even number of electors. At least if they are going to keep the electoral collage they should have an odd number, just so their can't be a tie.
The electoral collage is unconstitutional and should be taken out of the system asap. It takes away our civil librities to make this country ours. As citizens of the united states we need to work to get it abolished and only then will we truely have a great union. So, what do you say Mr senator do you want to be in this same place 25 or 30 years down the road, or do you want to fight the good fight to stick up for what we as Americans beleave in?
Sencerly, PROPER_NAME | 2 |
It is a landform because a landform is a pack of dirt compressed for years whitch means it isnt an alien from mars also called martians martions live up to 100 years on mars because its so hot and they have adapteed to it
Martions can not live on earth all the chemicals and gasses in our atmosphere will kill a martion and a mesa is a rock that is shaped like a face but isnt a face so i know that it is not a martions face and the mars rover drove for ever just to find life on mars and it didnt find anything not even water which a planet needs to have water to provide the nutrients and other good stuff that helps us live on planet earth
The mesa shows thta it has evelept rock like textures so that prove that it is a rock not a martions face a rock can form in many different sizes and shapes do you see the cracks on the left side of it it has cracked over the years and it take rocks years and years to start to break away bit by bit | 0 |
In the article " Making mona lisa smile" the author describes how a new tecnology called Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. The real question is does this have a value in the set of a classroom? If you think about what this would do for the rest of the world it is great but would it be good in school classroom? In the school teachers know if you are confused or mad they see you expresion on your face. Teachers are in the classroom to help you understand and learn what is being teached to you.
One of the many reasons why the facial acting coding systeam technology is not a valueable in a classroom is because it does not help when you are given an assignment on paper and a book and if you are confused you ask a teacher to help you a technology will not help you solve the confusen it will just tell you are confused. Another reson is it is very unuseful to what you do during school hours because you work durning school hours that does not help the work ethic you put into your education. Lastly it does not help you graduate if you use a facial action coding systeam it justa systeam that you can have fun with and know how you are feeling.
The Facial Action Coding System is a usless system that does not help you growth in learning in school. You do not need it to graduate to the next grade. Also it does not help you to use it if you have a question on an assignment , homework or test that is what a teacher is for to help you solve your questions.
The Facial Action Coding System just scans your face and tells you if you are happy, sad, mad, scared or any other word to desrible your express. This system is a usless system and should not be in a classroom. | 2 |
Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because its the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, it has some fammiliar features, its close to Earth.
One reason why Venus is a worthy pursuit is because of its density and size is so close to earths and the distance is close too. In the text it states "Often reffered to as Earth's "twin", Venus isw the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This shows that Venus is close to earth in size and its not that far from earth.
Another reason why Venus is a worth pursuit is because it has some familiar features like valleys and mountains.In the text it states " The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and creaters. Furthermore, recall that venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit". This shows that Venus would be a great planet to visit because it has features that humans are used to and its the nearest option.
Another reason why Venus is a worthy pursuit is because its the nearest planet for us to visit. In the text it states " ...sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus. Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner-- in space terms-- humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land this cloud-draped world. This shows that venus is the closest to Earth.
In conclusion Venus is a worthy pursuit because its the closest planet to earth, it has the same density and size and it has familiar features to earth . | 2 |
"The Challenge of Exploring Venus"
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus." The author makes the claim that the study of Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. In the artical the author informes his or her reader that "Long ago,Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediments and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters.
"In the text the author starts off his senteces with "Long ago," This simply proves "no spacraft survived the landing for more than a hours," which is also stated in the text in paragraph 2. In paragraph 2 the author also states Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us." The author is making it clear it want be easy doing research on Venus.
In the text paragraph 3 states "A thick atmosphere of alomost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clounds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmoshere. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times than what we experience on our own planet."
The author is make his or her point how exploring Venus can be very challenging.
In the text the author states "Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though mercury is closer to the sun. Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface."
The author is making it clear as posible of the danger that comes along with studying Venus's atmosphere. The author states in paragraph 5 "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) has one particularly compelling ideal for sending humans to study Venus. NASA's possible solution to the Hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray." The author is backing up his or her claim by using a outsiders voice. In this case The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
In the text the author state in paragraph 7 " NASA is working on other approaches to study Venus."Once again the author is using a outsiders voice to state his or her claim. The textes also states in paragraph 7 " Another project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first envisioned in the 1800s and played an important role in the 1940s during World War ll." The author is just interducing some of the project he or she had in mind.
In the text the author states in paragraph 8 "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has Value not only beacuse of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also beacuse human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. 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."
The author is simply resting his or her claim, based on the suggestion they made to study Venus, and why they think Venus is worthy pursuit the dangers it presents. | 3 |
The face is a natural landform because aliens are not rule. Well aliens can be rule if someone makes then and sand them off somewhere but not the point. The ponit is " the face on mars." Yes it can be created by an alien if them were rule but there not so it maens one thing the face on mars is a natural landform. NASA can be making it up to like they can go up to mars and put the "face" were it is or something can move it. NASA can do something like that but I hlop they didn't.
The face on mars could also be from someone going up tp mars and on one knowing but someone would have seen it go up. All I need to say is i think it is a natural man made landfrom or a natural landform. Bad new is no one will know wath happen or how it was made. | 0 |
The Face on Mars is just a natural mesa or buttle on mars. It was not made by Aliens or anything else, although it may seem in likeness to a human face. I know for a fact that the mesa is not a martian carving, it is too much like a mesa. The first image of it cannot be trusted, the linses are ancient compared to today's photography lenses. Although you would like to belive in the mesa, it is not clear enough to be seen in the lenses as what it really is and all that makes it look like a face are two holes and two hills.
The lense from the satelite that tooks the first picture was foggy and unable to clearly make out the complete image in great detail, as someone without their glasses could easily mistake another animal for their pet. They then got new, beter quality lenses and could make out the image better. They saw the mesa for what it was, a natural rock formation, weathered by time. It was an easy mistake for the old camera, along with the distance to make the mesa out wrong. The new technology was able to provide a much clearer image of the mesa and that it was not a face.
You may say that NASA faked the photo, hiding life on mars, though they have no reason to hide it. They could only benifit from a discovery such as life on another planet. It may even be found habitable to humans, given some time and oxygen. We may gain our own technology advancement through trade with the other race. NASA has no reason to hide the existance of aliens or to fake the photo, they would gain nothing.
Erosion has done much to help the mesa look as it does now, shaping the land to its liking. It could have easily made the hills and caves on the mesa, also, the sun cauld have been at just the right angle, shadowing the caves. Erosion is a long process and is always going on. The face is just a happening of erosion. That is probably how the facr formed.
In conclusion, the Face on Mars is little more than erosion, sunlight's shadows and a bad camera. That is all it is and can be, NASA would have no reason to hide it as anything else. The conspiracy theories are just mad beliefs of crazy people who think the world is against them. The discovery of a new race would be quite amazing, though. There would possibly be so much we could gain from the knowlege they might have. | 2 |
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the Electoral college have been discovred by our founding fathers in the constitution"
why distroy something that was given to us? over time we have been voting for the Electoral College not the president. I personally think we should be able to vote based on popular vote,
Over years, we voted for the Electoral College it consits of voting for President and Vice President and the counting of the electoral votes by congress, sounds diffict right? well this is how they run things, personally I think we should vote based on popular votes because according to source 2 under "
what's wrong with the electoral college"
many people get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate, yikes! not always do we get control whom we vote for , it all depends on the state. We should be equal, Electoral college is unfair to voters. in the same source they state that the electoral college is unfair, outdated and irrational harsh words? but its true.
Lets take a look at the present. President Obama who won the vote, got 29 electoral votes since were a large state we get more votes. take a look at map where its shows the breakdown of the number of electoral votes, it shows each state. many small state have less than 5 electoral votes simply because its not huge, but yet again you're voting for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors. Popular votes have many benfits such as equallty and justice's. In source 3:
"In Defense of the Electoral College:Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president"
paragraph 21 popular vote was very close in Florida (2012) .
It have been said that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off a potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their states. popular votes have a chance and will be picked based on popular vote. In source 3: states that they is no pressure for run-off elections ,It's provided a clear winner , sounds good doesn't it? One single vote can decide an election sounds stressful. Popular votes are bascially stress free and in the Democrats in Texas ,Republicans in california their vote have no effect they leave it to the popular vote.
In conclusion, popular votes have such great benfits and had more justice and give better oppourity to those who bascially are in a sticky sitution. Electoral College have so much to do with the voce president and is indirect. | 1 |
Emotions are things that gets projected everyday through facial expression. Sometimes those feelings overwhelm a person and it contributes onto life decisions they have to make. It plays a big role onto what they do next and how it is being done. But those facial expression projected can be used to help students in the classroom. Technology created to be used in order to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable.
It can contribute to the way a student is learning or if they're even learning at all. According Dr Huang, she predicted 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" (D'Alto 1). Facial expressions can be used to identify how a person is feeling. So when the lesson is modified and changed due to a student becoming confused or bored then it can actually attract the student back into learning. This technology can raise the attentionative students give to the lessons if they're actually able to understand and enjoy being able to do so.
The technology may not be able to decode different emotions. It states in the article that "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication... so computers need to understand that too" (D'Alto 1). The way computers are programed isn't always accurate. This computer wiring can identify the wrong emotion causing the wrong modification onto the lesson. This can cause more confusion among the students causing them to disregard the whole purpose of the lesson.
Although computers are not always 100% accurate all the time; it is still possible to be able to change that and create improvements. As you read "Artist such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to convey specific emotions. His new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code" (D'Alto 1). This provides proof onto how individuals can take what they do in real life and apply it into technology. Each day technology is improved due to mistakes that occur in the past. If mistakes don't occur then they won't know where to evolve. The improvement in this type of technology can be able to identify more expressions which can play a big role into the classroom enviorement. It can contribute into ways of hooking the student onto the lesson and actually keeping that attention there and no where else.
Reading facial expression can be taken into technology to create an innovention to provide us with better learning and education. The way students learn by the education being provided is only valuable if there's contributing factors to help make it easier. | 3 |
Driverless cars are coming and i think its a amazing idea. Many people might desagree but i think its a great idea imagin all the poltion that is caused by cars around the world with driverless cars we can cut that in hafe.Like when Sergey Brin cofounder of Google said that driverless cars would use hafe the fuel of todays taxis and other needs of transportation.
Many ask why we should have driverless cars this means if you are at home and your car is at the repair shop you needed to go across town for an doctors oppintement.You could call a taxi but the prices are to high and you hate have weird conversations with stranger s why not call a smart car to pick you up.the best part is that people who have bad people skill could call a smart car and have a nice calm ride.
There is a lot of things manufatores have to before realsing smart cars like laws have to be put in place like new road sings and smart motion sensores to be placed in busy roads.Insurance companys also have to make ne w plans like a smart car plane incase a pedestrianes who got hit by a smart car or if two smart cras crash.many cites would have to change thier streets and in stall dubbed LIDAR a laser beam that constanly updates 3-D model of cars and road.
Many people might disagree with me and say that installing alll those LIDAR lasers would cost to much and might damge easy.In conclusion I think smart cars are the futuer and we should enbrase the change 50 years from we would look back and think what a good idea it was for the creation of smart cars. | 2 |
How does the author support the idea of Venus being dangerous but still worthy of studying?Well in the article we can see that there are many ways the author supports this idea.For example when the author talks about Venus being inhospitable,also when NASA shows how there might have been life on Venus before and when the author talks about how Venus atmosphere is a huge risk.All of these reasons show how the author supports the idea of Venus being dangerous but still worth studying for.
First of all when the author talks about how inhabitable Venus is it shows us what the author knows about Venus.For example when the text says "Venus has the hottest surface temperature" it clearly shows us that no human can live there because of what conditions it's under.Also in the text when it says "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus" it shows that the planet is worth studying for but can also be really dangerous.We can see that this is one reason why Venus can be worth studying for but can also be very dangerouse.
Second of all when it says that NASA has discovered many different reasons where Venus used to have life show us another reason to where why it's worth studying.There has never been another planet that has been found to have anykind of life but in the text when it says "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life" this also shows us that Venus is worth studying.When the article says "weather presents additional impediments like erupting volcanoes,powerful earthquakes,and frequent lightning strikes" shows us how dangerouse Venus can be.Based of the information in the passage it shows that Venus can be worth studying but with a slight risk.
Lastly when the text talks about how Venus atmospheres are super risky and dangerous.In the text when it says "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus" it shows us how dangerous Venus can be.In the text when it also says "today Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth" it shows us how Venus still can be worth studying even in our present days.These peaces of information from the text shows how Venus has its ups and downs from studying it.
In the end we can see that the author supports the idea of studying Venus is dangerous but worthy when the text talks about how Venus is inhabitable,when NASA talks about Venus having some life before and when it shows how the atmosphere can be risky.All of these examples shows us how the author supports the idea of risking to study Venus but also being worth.So clearly in the end we can see how does the author support this idea by the information that is in the passage. | 3 |
He supports his idea with a lot of facts. he also uses a lot of deytails whitch is good because we get a lil bit more of an idea. i get what the athour is saying because if you look at it venus is the second closest to the sun that is why it makes it so hard to land spaceships there. i think that the ships over heat when they are entering venus because it is so hot.
It would be cool if we knew what is in venus because we could find some new minerals or some other stuff. but i think that there no creatures because in paragraph 3 the first sentence talks about how the atmosphere is 97 percent carbon dioxide so that means nothing could be liven there. there is one example for why it is so hard to land ships on venus,m in paragraph 3 it says that the tempature can reach up to 800 degrees fahrenheit that is way to hot for the ship. and i dont think any human can land on venus do to the heat.
Even though we would risk a lot of chances it would be so cool for us to see what type of things are on venus. on paragraph 7 it says that nasas is working on other ways to study venus i think that it is going to be possible due to all the new technology we have. even though we have ships that hover over venus it is still hard for us to clearly see what is on venus . | 2 |
I really like the fact technology has changed over time by smart people who have the time and committment to make our community a better place. It is really hard to tell emtion sometimes. There's sometimes people who have a relaxed face, but is happy. I totally agree with the computer technology to tell emotion for paintings and illustrations. Although, I wouldnt recommend using it on students maybe for some people, but not for all. Certain students could take that very personal like "invading their privacy" situation type, but I certaintly wouldn't use it on students.
Constructing a 3-D model of the face of a painting or illustration I could understand that, but having the audacity to invade someones space would be a totally different story, when you could just ask them about their problems or just to even check up on them. Severall of students could take in the process personal, beause they might not want people to know that they're upset or angry only for the simple fact people can go and spread your business, or maybe they don't want to talk.
Permission of using it on students also matters. You're not just going to walk up to any person, take a picture of them, and then run away with it. Something is going to be said. The technology of it is so cool, but personally used on students, The professors and any other users have got to be out of their minds to use it for such reasoning on students. Realizing expressions throughout other humans are very common, only because we know what the emotions of sad, happy, excited, scared look like. We can tell when there's something wrong, because that's just our humanly instincts.
Supporting my evidence as to "Most communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang. "Some computers need to understand that too." I totally disgaree with that though computers shouldn't know all personal information on how which and who feels some kind of way when you can talk out their problems. They don't have to have a happy face to be happy, or a sad face to be sad. There are people who hide their feelings deep down inside faking their emotion on the outside. A lot of things you can't just "up and tell" human instincts don't work like that.
Came to thought that all technology is not meant for human interactions. Again, invading space just is not healthy or right for other people. Some may want to be left alone, not bothered with. Especially without permission. Things could change within the matter of seconds. Emotions are so common eve with the looks on their face, but there are going to be a lot times where other people hide them. Personal things just shouldn't be shared or forced on someone. No permission, not to be bothered with. Want to be alone? Leave them. Space is important. | 3 |
LIMITING CAR USAGE
Car Usage is more in U.S. because of transports,jobs,moving from one place to other,etc. We should use the cars but carefully because it can occur an accidents. We should reduce the use of car. Nowadays there are so many collisions occurs on highway roads in U.S.If we reduce the use of cars than we can save a lot of money and reduce the pollution. Reduce in cars usage can save money and reduce pollution.
There are Multiple resources to support the idea to reduce the cars use and to save money. For Example,
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In German suburb,Life goes on without cars
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Elisabeth
Rosenthal ,From the
New York Times ,It examines that,"70 percent of vauban's Families in Germany do not own the cars,and 57 percent sold a car to move here".
Heidrun Walter said that,"When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way". A media trainer and mother of two,as she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor. Vauban's streets are completely "car-free". Car Ownership was allowed,but there are 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.
In
"Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota"
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Andrew selsky ,It states that In BOGOTA,Colombia,"It was the third straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day without cars in this capital city of 7 million. The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced $25 fines". It also examines that the turnout was large,despite gray clouds that dumped occasional rain showers on bogota."It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution,"said businessman
Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode a two seat bicycle with his wife. The without cars is part of an improvement campaign that began in bogota in the mid-1990s.
In
"Paris bans driving due to smog"
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Robert Duffer ,examines that,"Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city". On Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro($31).the same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day. Diesel fuel was blamed,since France has...[a]tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in france,compared to a 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe,according to reuters. Paris typically has more smog than othe european capitals. The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on Tuesday.
In conclusion,Reduced of car usage can save money and reduce pollution. Limiting of car usage is great idea. The resources above tells about how was the life of other countries without car. The Resouces above have proved that reduce in car use can save a lot things for life. | 1 |
Imagine if you are on an spacecraft, and you see something unusual. It looks like a face on the surface of the planet Mars. Your first instinct might be that it was made by aliens or creatures we have never seen. Well, this did happen; in 1976 NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was flying over Mars and they stumbled upon what looked like a humans face, but they were not positive what or why it was there. This Face is just a natural landform because scientists proved it, there was no sign of abnormal activities, and mesas are not unusual in Mars.
This Face is a natural landform because scientists proved it was not made by aliens. The author states, "And so on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonai for the first time Micheal Malin and Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all. This shows how the Face was only a landform. "The text states, "Nevertheless, 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. 'Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution.' Each Pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo." This exemplifies how scientists used advanced technology to take an accurate picture of the Face. What they found was that it was a mesa.
Again this shows how scientists took advanced pictures and all they saw was a natural landform.
Furthermore, there was not any abnormal activity to prove it was aliens. Gavin said, "As a rule of thumb you can discern things in digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." This shows how the camera was powerful enough to have shown if it was really an alien monument. Similarly, Gavin states, "So, if there were objects on this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" This adds on to the idea that if there had been an alien civilization they would have been able to capture anything that was out of the normal.
Additionally, these landforms are not unusual on Mars. Infact, there are similar landforms on planet Earth. The article states, "Scientist figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia." This shows how mesas are common in Mars, and they are not strange to be seen. Furthermore, the text states, "What the picture shows in the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West. 'It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River of Idaho,' says Garvin. 'That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolate mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars.'" This exemplifies how these landforms are not just in Mars, but also on planet Earth. However, this specific landform had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh, but the picture tooken byThe Mars Global Surveyor proves that it was a natural landform. This camera took a picture using the camera's absolute maximum resolution.
Clearly, the Face on Mars was just a mesa. There was no explanation found of how it could have been formed by aliens. First, there was no evidence found that it was an alien artifact; cameras proved that it was a landform. Plus, mesas are not unusual in the planet Mars. The Face seen on the Mars was another one of Mother Nature's ability to create spectacular scenes in the landscape. | 4 |
"It is definitely an alien-made structure!" And with that, I must disagree. My coworker at NASA believes deeply that the face on mars, a formation on the Red Planet in an area named Cydonia, is made by aliens. I, on the other hand, do not agree. of course they asked me for my argument, and I will give one as requested.
The Viking 1 spacecraft caught a very blury image of the formation. It did resemble a human face, and with a second picture taken in 1998, it still represented just that. The 1998 picture was clearer, but was still missing the detail needed to point out anything proving the alien relations. Not everyone was satisfied with that image either, so there was another search, and an image taken at very high quality in 2001 shows absolutely not relation of alien creation having to do with the formation. It is shown just to be another mesa, simply like the coincidental structures we have here on earth.
My argument is simply that with what material we have, all things point to another mesa, not an alien creation. The final photo in '01 has high quality, and without showing evidence of alien relations, there is no way that I am to believe it was formed by aliens. | 2 |
Last year in 2014, the earth had the warmest temperature in recorded history. Needless to say, this is due to greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide. One of the major reasons behind an increase in greenhouse gases is due to the use of cars and motorcycles, which release high amounts of carbon dioxide. It is to our benefit that we prevent any form of unnatural climte change on earth, and the most effective way to execute this is by living a more "car-free" life, especially here in the United States as it is our second most contributing factor of our increasing greenhouse gases. America could follow the path that many other countries and cities took.
In Vauban, Germany, cars have been banned unless one should decide to buy a permit in the form of a public garage. Most citizens take other means of transportation than cars. They walk, use bicycles, or public transportation. This has resulted in Vauban having a much cleaner environment and less stress as a result of no traffic. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," confesses Heidrun Walkter. Building suburbs like Vauban would result in a lower production of air pollution and a much more stress free environment.
Bogota has a similar policy as Vauban, but only lasts one day of the year. However, that only serves the citizens to be more enthusiastic about the event. Most people were glad to help out in anyway to reduce the smog. Bogota has also inspired other cities to do the same. Cali and Valledupar also decided to encourage this eco-friendly day. A day might not be much out of three hundred and sixty four, but a small contribution from a large mass of people can make a huge change. Implementing this same policy in more cities and countries would result in a notable change in the amount of air pollution around that time of year.
Paris resently executed a policy to ban cars with odd-numbered plates on Tuesdays as a consequence from a heavy smog that was brewing for several days. Paris had a smog of higher concentration than London, having 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter while London only had 78.7. There were residents who were unhappy with the ban, but the benefits the city gained from it were outstanding. Traffic was down by 60 percent and and as a recompensation for those who could not use their cars, public transportation was free from Friday to Monday. Due to the dedication of the mayor and citizens, the smog cleared up enough for the ban to be lifted. Making this a something a whole nation can participate in would definately improve the annual greenhouse gas emmssions.
Limiting car usage can have a posotive heavy impact on the world as a whole if more people were to follow the examples of these cities. The year of 2014 was known as the hottest year in recorded history, and it undoubtedly has to do with how much greenhouse gasses we emmited. If we could follow the example of those cities, we could see a great change by the end of the year 2015. This change could fix the climate problems we're currently having, and create a healthier, happier world. | 3 |
Is it possible for driverless cars to have a worse impact on earth than gasonline fueled cars? Although driverless cars are expected to use less than half the fuel we use now, the idea does not sound inviting. Say it were storming, the power goes out, and you need supplies for your family. If you happened to have a driverless car, the satellites could go out and make it to where you could not control the energy powered car. This could result in a accident or even mulitple of them. Driverless cars do not seem like the way to go.
In movies, they make smart cars seem amazing and like they require less work. In reality, you would need to charge the car daily depending on how much you travel in a day. If it were battery operated, you would need to change the batteries out excessively or charge them consistantly. Driverless cars aren't fully developed yet and still require you to be alert so why not learn how to manually drive a car.
As if the 21st century generation isn't already frowned upon enough, driverless cars would make this worse. Nowadays, we can get what we want with the snap of a finger. Everything is handed to our generation and everything is becoming more technology inclined. Instead of working towards certain milestones in our life, we just skip them completely. With this type of car, a lot of people would become unemployed. There are millions of truck drivers, mailmen and mailwomen, bus drivers, etc. that would all be out of jobs due to lack of motivation for people to actually learn how to work an automobile. Many of the students I've encountered today prefer not to drive because that would require learning and aquiring a life skill.
Another problem with driverless cars would be how distracting all the equipment involved with the cars would be. As if texting a driving isn't already a ginormus problem that has killed millions of people, without the obligation of mashing a gas or brake pedal and holding a steering wheel, texting and driving might be an even bigger ordeal. Many people suffer from mental disorders that don't allow them to focus and this could cause them to miss a cue when the car needs assistance on the road.
Technology is not always reliable or effecient. Sometimes there are glitches in the system, power outages, and sometimes things completely just shut down for no reason. If you miss a certain update for your car, you could be in the middle of rush hour, and your car be completely demolished and destroyed as well as yourself. We should not depend on technology for everything, especially when our lives are at stake. Car accidents are the most probable cause of death in the United States and this problem could be solved in other ways aside from automatic automobiles. Driverless cars are not a spectacular idea. they need a lot more planning and thought put into the making. Another problem could be cost. Most of the world is living in poverty an dwon't be able to afford the latest gadget the world has to offer.
I do not believe that driverless cars are a good idea. They come off as unsafe and it might not appeal to the older generations to learn how to drive all over again. Driverless cars could cause accidents that could have been prevented with fuel powered cars, they are not as effecient as they sound because they require just as much electricity which is run off of fuel, and they haven't proven reliable during an emergency. | 3 |
The "Face on Mars" may seem like is was created by aliens but it is just a coincidence that the landform looks just like a face. The "Face on Mars" is in fact just a mesa but with "unusual shadows that made it look like an Egytian Pharaoh". In my opinion,it may seem like a alien has created the face on Mars but I belive that such a thing as alien do not exist.
The picture of the face being in 1976 did not have good quality with the high technology we have today. So when Michael Malin and his MOS team took a photo of the face recently people were shocked to find out that the face is just a natural landform. Also, not many scientist belive that the face is a alien artifact either. The face on Mars is just a "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth."
The "Face on Mars" may seem like it was created by aliens but it was just a coincidence that the natural landform resembled a human face. The shadows around the face make the landform seem like it has a mouth, nose, and eyes but it is just a mesa. In conclusion, the face that was captured on a region on Mars, Cydonia, is in fact a natural landform and was not formed by aliens. | 2 |
The study of Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents becuase the temperature of Venuse is way to dangerous for humans, but it's survivable. Humans will challenge themselves to go on adventures and try to find different ways to go on planets.
Therefore this means that humans could survive Venus. Paragraph 4 states, "At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperature would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed earth levels. Not easy conditions, but still survivable for humans." Althought this means that Venus temperature is a potential threat towards humans, but we can survive being there. Paragraph 3 states, "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth; such an enviroment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans would liquefy many metals. Also notable, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun. Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking land on it's surface." Things like those won't stop humnas curiosity towards finding better and more safe ways to exploring Venus.
Therefore there could be a chance we as humans can survive Venus. With the quotes and evidence that have been stated there is a possible chance for humans to go to Venus. There are many dangerous things in Venus, but it's not stoping humans curiosity toward going to Venus. This means that humans can discover new things on Venus. | 2 |
Using this techlonogy of Facial Action Coding System would be very useful and valuable to be used in a classroom.
There's are several of reasons why It's a good idea to use this genuis technique in class.
To start off It's pretty incrible that a computer can see what emotion you are feeling. Why not use it? It'll come in pretty handy. Let's just say that a student In the class is never doing their work. They're constantly distracted and they don't show any effort. The computer can tell us what emotion the student is feeling so then that way It'll not only be helpful for the teacher to know what's going on but it'll also be helpful to the student so that the teacher helps the student not to struggle so much.
It can also help with students that are confused and aren't sure how they are feeling or mayeb they feel a lot of things at once which is very confusing a computer than can show what your feeling is a good tool. It can help you firgure out what your feeling In cas you don't know how you feel.
Same with teachers. Students can firgure out what their teacher is feeling that way they can avoid getting into trouble. If they see a teachers angry they wouldn't wanna make them more mad.
As in for students. With this cool technology it can help students find out what's going on in case they have a friend who they're worried about and they're not so sure what's going on with their friend. Well this computer can quickly help you figure out what's going on with them. Im sure your friend would really appriciate that you help them out even if it seems like they don't.
These are the reasons I think that using this computer that show what emotions you've got is simply very helpful to both students and teachers. It's a smart way in not only showing how you feel but also producing them. | 2 |
Hi, i'm Luke, and one day I was working at the bank and my friend, Don ask "Hey Luke, you want to go to Europe on a cattle boat with me!" How could say no to that type of question? I'v always want to do this.
The UNRRA hired "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of all the horses, young cows, mules that were shiped oversea. Don and I signed up for this adventure!
I loved helping people and animals, and i'm here to say you should sign up and be the best Seagoing Cowboy you can be.
You get to help other people and animals. Before I got here I was a small little town boy, and I really never got to experince the majic hidding behind of being a Seagoing Cowboy. I even got a little of the benefit of seeing Europe and China. I also went to Acropolis in Greece was special. So was taking a gondola ridein Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water. I also got to see an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on my way to China.
Also, when I help out other people first, it makes me feel good second off it perpares me for hard work along the way of my life. I also got to be a night watchman I did get hurt a little but, before the week was over I was back to work, and better than ever.
I came here to try to explain how much I loved this trip. It prepared me for life. I hope you will join and become a Seagoing Cowboy. The phone number is below
(555) 444-7774 | 1 |
I believe everyone should become a Seagoing Cowboy because of how much help you can bring other people. For example, it was right when World War II ended that the UNRRA hired Seagoing Cowboys to recover animals for the countries that were left in ruins. I did this job of recovering cattle even when it was hard. I was helping not only for Seagoing Cowboys it was also my military service.
Another reason for joining the Seagoing Cowboys is it opens up the world. When you are delivering animals to other countries there are so many things to see. You get to see marvelous places. For example when I was taking cattle to Greece I got to see most of Europe and China.
There are so many beneificial reasons for becoming a Seagoing Cowboy. You are helping others in need and having fun at the same time;once you have fullfilled your duties, that pleasure of helping out will stay with you forever. For example, in the current day my family and I have exchange students. I loved being a Seagoing Cowboy and I hope this inspires you to become a Seagoing Cowboy too. | 2 |
The Face is a natural landform and not an alien monument. On May 24, 2001 NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, taking pictures of possible landing sites of its sister ship Viking 2. Viking 2 had spotted the shadowy likeness of the human face. Then, an enormous head about two miles from end to end looked as staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Planet, Cydonia.
Back at the Jet Propulsion Lab the face appeared on their monitors. But, we figures it was just another Matian mesa, around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows that looked like an Egyptian Pharaoh. Also, NASA showed the image for all to see, and the caption noted a "huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." Authors thought it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. The answer is yes the "Face on Mars" became a pop icon.
But, few of us scientists believe the Face is an alien artifact. On April 5,1998, scientist, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture of the Face to prove there was no alien monument. When the Face image was finally posted, anxious web surfers saw that it was revealed as a natural landform and no alien monument at all. Everyone wasn't satisfied. Skeptics were saying that perhaps alien markings were hidden by haze.
On April 8, 2001, we drew clse enough for a second look. One scientist said, "If there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were." The picture actually shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa. A scientist, Gavin, once said " it reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, that's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars."
The Face is just a natural lanform and not alien monumument at all. I think this because we all have taken pictures and used evidence as to why the Face isn't an alien monument. I hope everyone agrees with me and all the other scientists because the proof that we've given is reasonable. | 3 |
First of all, good morning/afternoon/night, hope you're having a good day.
So, the author gives many details to prove that visiting Venus is worth the dangers and who knows what else can be there, explaining that this planet could be our safest/secure option to explore, since has many characteristics from the Earth, like he says, mountains, valleys, and craters, and also that Venus was more likely to be the planet where there was life just like in the Earth actually, and that's exactly why so many scientists and astronomers are fascinated by our sister planet, even if it is almost or basically inhospitable.
He honestly has a point, if Venus has all of those good things, then why not can we do an effort and visit it?
Technology has advanced a LOT, and we have people intelligent enough, so it is possible to visit Venus, and when that happens, we could examinate and analyze this planet, so we can find a way to make it a future home for us, since the Earth is actually in a really bad state, thanks to us, humans that don't notice how bad this situation is.
The author even includes the NASA, thing that with other important things that he says (like information about what NASA is doing, and other important data about what can we do) means that he's very serious about this, so, here, he makes a really clear and explained claim, where he provides specific details and information that we definitely need to considerate, in conclusion. | 2 |
I think that having technology that can read emotions in a class room would be a good idea because it can show where kids tend to feel self consious about certian taskes they are asked to do. Some kids may feel excited to get up in front of their class to do a speech or presentation, while others may feel the need to hide. This can also help with social behaviors by showing how kids react when palying a competive game or trying to get along with others they may not know well.
For kids who tend to be more quite in school communicating can be on the difficult side. By putting these technologies in PC's or other computers, teachers can help those students work on their skills based on where they tend to react. The author takls about how most human interaxtion is non-verbal. Their claim is "Most human communication is non-verbal, including emotional communication. So computers need to understand that to." Dr. Huang wnats to explain that maybe if the game can tell that the child paly is feeling frustated that the game system can help them through until they feel more confident. This kind of technology can indicate whether a person is actually happy or just faking it. The author writes, "They even indicate the differnece between a genuine smaile and a forced one." The computers can even go imdepth enough to prove that its faked based on the way that the muscles are reacting. As claimed by the author, "In the real smile, the zygomatic major (muscles that begin at your cheeck bones) lift the corners of your mouth." These emotion readers can indicate where and when a childs emotion can change.
In conclusion, emotion readers can help teachers tell when kids feel differently about something even if they show a different expression. Although people may think they are being watched, adding these feature in school PC's would be a good idea. These features will help get a better understanding of what really puts pressure on students at any age and grade level. This will also help studies to see if somethings that are done in school are too much fo one to handle based on their age and emotions. | 2 |
The Adventures of a Seagoing Cowboy
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"Whoosh Splat" those are the sounds of waves crashing against my cattle boat. These are also sounds heard by my crew and I "Seagoing Cowboys." We are people who are hired to take care of horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. You should look for an opportunity to sign up to be in the Seagoing Cowboy's program because you can go sightseeing, you get the satisfaction of helping others, and you can play games to pass time.
First of all, we can play fun games onborad and just relax. While some of you might say, that we can play games anywhere anytime. Yes, that may be true but playing games on a boat is probably someting not many people have done. For example, We found time to have fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. We can do these things to pass time when you think things are super boring. Also, you just get a time to enjoy being on a boat wih your crew and relax so you can just have fun.
Second, you get the satisfaction of helping others. People might say they could just do it themselves. They could but the main part of being a Seagoing Cowboy mainly consists of helping people in need. We get to help countries for a good cause. For example, we get to help people recover food and feed a hungry family. The best part about this job is, you get to take care of animals and keep them safe while the family can get set up once again.
Lastly, we get to go sightseeing. Some might say, you could just buy a plane ticket and go wherever you want. While that may be true, we don't have to pay to get here. For example, "Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special," I said. You can stop and see countries you'd never imagine going to. You can stop and see famous landmarks that you've dreamed of visiting. The possibilities are endless!
In Conclusin, You should look for an opportunuty to sign up be in the Seagoing Cowboy's program because you can go sightseeing, you get the satisfaction of helping others, and you can play games to pass the time. My job as a seagoing cowboy is to give families hope and let them be joyous because of you. Being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for me. it opened up the world to me. I'm grateful for the opportunity,"i said,"It made me more aware of people and other counries and their needs." And that awareness stayed with me, leading my family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years. Go sign up now to be a seagoing cowboy! | 3 |
Ever confused in the classroom? Some pieces of technology can detect emotions from people or even students. Having technology in the classroom is valuable to students because the computer can adjust to each students learning method, it can go at a pace that is comfortable for the student, and in the end the student learns more.
When doing assignments in the classroom, many methods can be found when doing numerous things, like figuring out a math problem or chemistry equation. In the passage "Making Mona Lisa Smile", the Dr. Huang says, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored", this shows that the student does not understand the assignment or is not interested. The computer can easily adjust that by changing the method or make the learning more entertaining while the student is still learning. Some students have a harder time learning in the classroom because they don't understand how the answer is being found. With technology changing the method in which a student can learn, the student may be able to grasp the topic at hand better. The adjustment to the way in which the student learns may help, but the time it takes a student to learn is also another major factor why technology can benefit the classroom.
Students go at all different paces, some are slower than others and some are faster than others. However, technology can find the pace the student feels comfortable learning in just by the way they look at the computer. If the student is a slow learner, the computer would take it slow and teach the lesson at a slower pace. If the student is a quick learner, than the computer may speed through the lesson with no problem. This would allow the student to effectively learn.
The student can learn more just by making a facial expression towards a piece of technology such as a computer. By using facial recognition, the computer would know what to do and the student would feel more enthusiastic about learning in the classroom.
Technology in the classroom would open up new doors for students and the way they learn. Dr. Huang from the passage "Making Mona Lisa Smile" says, "'Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication'", this means that the facial expressions a student makes is like a language and it can be understood by the advancements in technology. Having facial recognition on computers in the classroom would be valuable to students because it can teach the student a lesson that would fit in to how the student wants to learn, the amount of time it takes for a student to learn would be adjusted, and the student can effectively comprehend what is being taught in the classroom. Technology plays an important role in society today and later it can teach new things that many people don't know. | 3 |
Facial Action Coding System is a new software that has given computers the ability to identify the emotion of a person. It does this by constructing a 3-D model of the face. This new innovative software can identify six emotions of a human. These emotions are happiness, disgust, anger, sadness, and fear. This tecnology can be useful in many different ways in today's world. There are also some things that may not be so good about this either.
This software has many positve things about it that can help students and teachers across the world. The software can help inside the classrooms. Using this software to calculate and identify people's emotions, it would be very easy to see if a student is struggling. Many students who struggle keep it to themselves hoping to catch on. This may not be the case in every student, though. Dr. Huang predicts that, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." If this software can actually detect this, then it would make learning and teaching way easier. Teachers could try different teaching methods to help with the growth and progress of their students and help them understand what they're doing. They could aslo try something that is more fun and appesaling to the students. This technology could be lifesaving in the classroom.
Although this software could help many people everywhere, how does everyone feel about this? If used in the classrooms, some parents and students may not want this to be a part of their learning environment. Many students could be sad all of the time due to person issues and home life. Would they want their teacher to know that they were always upset? I think that it would be a good idea to first have recieved permission from every student and parent before allowing this into the classrooms.
I also think that this software could literally save lives. If it is able to identify these emotions, it could prevent students from harming themselves. The software can determine your emotion based on every little detail of your face. In pararaph 8 the author states, "Meanwhile, muscles called orbicularis oculi pars palpabraeus make crow's-feet around your eyes. But in a false smile, the mouth is stretched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius." With this being said, if you try to hide your emotions, the computer will still be able to tell. I think school counslors should have this tecnology in schools right now. Getting proper equipment to identify how a student is feeling could help the counselors talk to them about their problems because not all students will share how they feel.
With all the information that i provided, I definitely think that this technology is valuable. The software provides accurate results and it could eaily help students and teachers everyday in the classroom. What more could you ask for than a safe and reliable software that could raise test scores and possibly save some lives? This may just be the next big thing. | 4 |
The gorveners and presitdent are trying to bane cars for good. First they're trying to bane car so that are eviroment get's better and so that's what there doing. Second in German they banned cars for couple days and if you refuse to not drive your car you'll have to pay a fine. They have also started this community were you can't drive cars and if you wanted car space it' 40,000 along with the house you're paying for,some people even had to sale their cars just to get an house in that new community. Thrid as a result of 70 percent of vauban's families do not have cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move. Frouth middle class families from chicago to shanghai tend to make their homes and reduce greenhouse gas. Also all of our development since world war 11 has been centered on car, and that will have to change said " Daivd Goldberg".
I think it's crazy that Paris has banned driving due to smog. First on every Monday no one can drive their cars do due to smog so they're trying to reduce the smoke in the air. Second on that same day people with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 31$ fine. Thrid almost 4,000 drivers were fined, according to reuters twenty-one people had their cars impounded for their reaction on the fine. Frouth Paris typically has more smog than other European capitals.
First in Bogota their is car free day spinning into a big hit. Second they pay for you're ride so that you don't drive you're car. Thrid so their turnout was large,despite gray clounds that dumed occasional rain showers on Bogota. | 1 |
What is Venus? In paragraph one, Venus is the closest planet to earth and often they known as Earth's "Twin." And according to the article, Venus has the hottest surface temperature than any planet in our solar system. A thick atmoshphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Venus also has similar features to Earth. Such as Mountains, valleys, craters and others.
According to the author, studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the troubles it may presents. In the article from paragraph five, The National Aeronautics and Space administration known as "NASA" has an interesting idea of sending humans to study more about Venus. They allow scientist to float above the fray while seeing the rolling Venusian landscape. Just as how jet airplanes fly at the higher attitude, passing the storms and also that way, they could stay safe far away from Venu's surface area. Since it is dangerous to be on Venus surface area, researchers could not take any samples of rock, or gas, or anything that's on the planet.
In conclusion, it is a worthy exploration and it is somewhat important to learn more about Venus. So that way, we could also discover things that we haven't yet discover and study from it. As it said on the article, in the very last paragraph, Venus is challenging to all of us. Because not only the facts that it attracts scientist and researchers out there, it also lead human curiosity to explore more about it. | 1 |
Why should you join the Seagoing Cowboys? You should join the Seagoing Cowboys because you can have many adventures while you are doing the job. If you want to get out into the world this will be a great job for you!
The first reson why you should become a Seagoing Cowboy. You should be a Seagoing Cowboy because you can have many adventures. When I was a Seagoing Cowboy, I took many trips. I went to New Orleans, Greece, China, and many more places.
Another reson why you should be a Seagoing Cowboy is because you can meet new animals and care for them. You can also take care of other people too. What prepared me for working with the animals? The thing that prepared me was when I worked at Aunt Katie's farm when I was little. But somtimes it can be dangeruos. One night I was caring for the animals, and I slipped off of a latter. When I fell off the latter, I cracked a couple off my ribs.
Why else should you be a Seagoing Cowboy? You sould be a Seagoing Cowboy because you can meet new people from all around the world. When I went on to be a Seagoing Cowboy, I had my friend Don Reist. He is the one that asked me if I wanted to going with him.
Why should you be a Seagoing Cowboy? I think you should be a Seagoing Cowboy because you can have many adventures, you can meet new animals, and you can also meet new people. Thats why I thing you should should be a Seagoing Cowboy. You will never get tired of be a Seagoing Cowboy. | 1 |
In the article the author talks about how many people have fought in weather Mona Lisa was smilimg in the painting Leonardo Da Vici made , they were trying to figure out if she was happy, mad, sad, or annoyed. but thatnks to Dr. Haung , he figured out that Mona Lisa is happy and smiling in the painting. He said that there is a computer that can analyis weather you are happy ,mad , or sad ,etc. and so the people that said she was smiling were right about the painting. scienetest have also called smiling 'zygomatic major'. but that not all in the text they said that this might be one of
Da Vici's new codes by using facial expression. even thought Mona Lisa doesn't have any eyebrows the computer was still able to analyis if she was happy. the computer he used for this is called an' emotion algorithms'. they have been trying to track down her emotions for centuies. According to them Mona Lisa used muscles to show enough expression to rove she is happy. in the text it says" according to to the Facial Feedback Theory Of Emotion , moving your facaial muscles not expressesemotions, but also may even help produce them". | 0 |
Hello senator of Florida this is a lettter to tell you why we should keep the Electoral college. There is more certaninty of the outcom of the election. The Electoral college helps prevent run-off elections. And it helps out the biger states like Texas of Califona.
The Electoral College helps make the election more predictable. And yes we all know what happen to Al Gore in 2000 but it is less likely than a dispute over the popular vote (Richard A. Posner). This has happen it the 2012 election "for example Obama recived 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romeny because almost all states award electoral votes victory in that state"(Richard A. posner). It is preety intresting how the Electoral College works knowing that it hal lasted a long time iour goverment.
The Electoral College helps prevents the problem off elections that run-off. You see what happen is that when the ton runners tie the election gets very complicated. So the Electoral college produces a clear winner (Richard A Posmer). But it also can make the voters votes have no effect to the election. Which means that they would not have the push to care for the election anymore. Youhave to consider that if the Electoral College was not there that it would preety hard to select the winer of that tie.
Bigger states have more atention in that state than a small state like North Dakota would have in a presindental election. The Electoral college restore the poltical balance that large states lose to the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution (Richard A posner). Florida popular vote was very close but "Obama won that election he got 29 electoral votes. A victory by the same margin of Wyoming would the net the winner only three electoral votes"(Richard A Posner).
The Electoral College must stay it helps with the out come of elections andprevents run-off elections and helps the big states. We need the Electoral College what would we do without the Electoral College in our goverment? | 2 |
In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the authour said Venuse is often referred to as Earth's twin. So well alot of people would think that it means they are the same, wrong as said in the article Venus gets up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit on the planet's surface and the atmosphere is made up of mostly 97% carbon dioxide that blankets Venus.
The resend Astronomers are fasinated by Venus is because is is the plant most like Earth. They beleive that Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life. If Venus once had life, and water what could have happened to Venus could happen to Earthso studying Venus could posibale halp us save Earth from having the same fate.
So in the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," yes it has its challenges just like everything we do on Earth or in space. Just like in the article it said that the surface of Venus is 800 degrees Fahrenheit, so to solve this challenge the good people at NASA are trying to find something that can withstand the heat and still be able to bild a space shadal out of it. As some as we can get someone on Venus and keep the alive we will be able to get the anwers that we need to know. So despite the dangers and challenges we face I think the same as the author we should try are best to find out as much as we can about our sister plant. | 2 |
My name is Luke Bomberger and I am a Seagoing Cowboy. I have gone to Europe, New Orleans, and China. I have helped others so I want you to help to. You should help people who are suffering because of World War 2. We can go all around the world and when we are not working we can look around in the country we are in. My friend Don covinced me to join so you should join.
The program was started by the UNRRA or the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. They hired the Seagoing Cowboys to take care of hores, young cows, and mules while they where going across the sea. they fed the animals hay and oats and gave them water. I one time almost died when I was working on the boat at night and watching the animals. I slipped and was sliding down and if the peace of metal was not there I would of fallen into the dark Alantic. I could not though because of my cracked ribs. Other things we would do while on the boats is play table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling to pass the time. I have benn doing this for many years but i dtill love it and you just meet so many new people on the boat and in all the different countrys.
To conclude I hope you will join the Seagoing Cowboy program. we need so many more people to help us on the the boat. You will like all the animals But somtimes we just need more help taking care of the animals. If you ever fell like joining you know what to do. We all hope that you will join us. | 2 |
Dear senator,
I believe that the electoral college should be dissolved and replaced with election by popular vote. The electoral college is a flawed system that has resulted in several unfair elections such as the 2000 election in which Al Gore won by popular vote, but lost the election because Bush had a majority of the votes from the electoral college. Also the members of the electoral college are not obligated to vote for the candidate chosen by the people but could willingly vote for the candidate of their choice. Also, "Most states have a winner-take-all system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate" this system could greatly off set the election.
"Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president," this system goes completely against the constitution in that "We the People" don't elect our own president. I thoroughly believe that we should move on to election by popular vote, because there would be less problems with the presidential election. | 1 |
Many elections have passed throughout the years. When its time to vote people go out crazy just to cast in their vote. They are hoping that the candiate they selected gets nominated and win. The Electoral College is a method to elect presidents which in some way its a good thing. The way i see it its not, so i claim to change the way presidents are elected by changing to election by popular vote rather than the Electoral College because it is unfair. Also, its not really you who is being a part of which president you chose to win. Last of all, its a waste of time.
To start off the Electoral College should be replaced with election by popular vote because it is unfair for the most part. The Electoral College has its good part which states in source #3, paragraph 22 " In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep your despised method of choosing president" " The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast." It shows how it helps with the majority votes. Yet it is more unfair as it states in source #
2 paragraph 12 "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" "Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, he election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote the president." This shows how if there is ever a tie then really your vote doesnt count since someone else has to end up deciding who to elect for president.
If we were to elect presidents by popular vote then it would be more fair since we are electing them with our votes.
Following how the Electoral College is unfair, it also shows how we really dont elect the president. In source #2 paragraph 10 it states "Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." This shows how our votes go to their electors rather than us electing the president. That is not a good way to count our votes because you never know if the elector is in favor or not with their candidate. Also, the electors could be anyone as it says in source #2 paragraph 10
" They can be anyone not holding public office." We never know if the electors are reliable and it can affect some people since they voted for that specific candidate to be president and they didnt get enough votes when in reality its between their electors and states. It just shows how in reality our votes dont really have a say and count in the way where we don't elect the president.
Not only is the Electoral College unfair and it really doesn't let us elect the president, it also is a waste of time. It's good how the Electoral College has steps and takes time to go through the motions of how many votes and who does the electors vote for and all, but it takes a whole lot time for nothing really. The election is really not with our votes, but between the state, House of Representative ,
and their electors. It just waste time as in source #2 paragraph 12 it says "
Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives. where state delegations vote on the president. ( The Senate would choose the vice- president.) Because each state casts only one vote, the single representaive from Wyoming. representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters. Given that many voters vote one party for president and another for Congress, the House's selection can ahrdly be expected to reflect the will of the people." This shows how it takes a long time within just them when we just waste our tim with voting since they would have the last word.
In conclusion, I claim on changing to election by popular vote than keeping the Electoral College because it is unfair. You arent really the one choosing the president, you are choosing their electors. At the end of the day its a waste of time for us to vote and to go through all those steps with the Electoral College and wait to see who gets elected. The Electoral College in a way shows how our vote doesnt really have a say and count directly towards the president. It is much better if the election would be by popular vote since it is us electing and we know who we voted and all. This way it let's us speak through our votes. | 3 |
Have you ever wanted to help somebody? Everybody should help someone when they are in need. You should always help someone even if you dont know them. Sometimes you should just do thinks to be nice and not for money.
You also get to visit other places and see unusual things. One of the dangers of going on a cattle boat though is being out in the middle of the sea so you always have to watch your back and becareful what you do. One of the good things about going on a cattle boat is when you do go on one you might learn somethings about animals.
Another thing is that you get to help people in need. Another good thing is that you might make a new friend in another country. You also might go back to that country for a trip with your family.
Its nice when your friends ask you to do something like going to another country and helping people out. When you go and help people like Luke did just think about those people and how they felt about you helping them with getting food and water. After your done helping someone in need like Luke did it kinda makes you feel happy that you did that for that person. Plus if you were to go on a cattle boat its not all just work you can also have a little fun playing tennis, boxing, fencing, Table tennis,and whittling and reading. Thats why you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 1 |
Technology rapidly advancing and has many benefits. These benefits can be seen anywhere but especially in classrooms, as schools are always looking to innovate in new ways to make their students smarter, more comfortable, and learn more overall in class. One of these technologies is the Facial Action Coding System or F.A.C.S which allows computers to identify human emotions, this technology would be very valuable to students and their learning experience.
There is lots of value in adding this to the learning experience. For example a computer could adjust the lesson by seeing the look on your face. It can do this since the F.A.C.S. system can quantify the muscles behind human emotion giving an accurate representation of what the person is feeling. If a student is happy with the lesson the system could be used to shorten this lesson since the student likely already knows it and if the student is confused or disgusted by the lesson the program can continue it till they are satisfied with their skills in it and have learned what is neccessary.
There are some cons to the F.A.C.S system right now though. First, the F.A.C.S system is expensive and requires a super powerful computer to use. Second, A student may be satisfied even when not knowing a lesson. Third. the F.A.C.S system could be incorrect in some aspects as it does not have as wide a range of emotions as we feel.
However even though it is flawed these flaws can be fixed. It is likely in the future that the cost of the F.A.C.S system go down as things like telephones and computers have done. It is also very likely that the accuracy of the F.A.C.S system goes up as time goes on things like the cellphone and television we're very primitive concepts at the beggining of their life but have advanced and flourished since then. So the flaws of the F.A.C.S system in schools are minor compared to the benefits.
The Facial Action Coding System is truly changing the game when it comes to technology. Soon, it could change the education field as well. This could cause a revolution in education make it easier for students to learn and easier for them to excel if done right, which hopefully it will be. | 3 |
In the novel The challenge of exploring Venus tells us that Venus and Earth are called twin's because Venus is the closesy planet to Earth in terms of density and size and is also the closest to our planet too. We want to explor Venus but "each previous missions was unmanned, and for good reasons, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." We also have to pay attention to the fact that Venus has a "97 percent carbon dioxide blanckets around it, so that is even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere." We want to explore Venous because "it may once have been the most Earth-like planet in out solor system" because "long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. In conclusion we really hope that someday we might be able to go and explor Venous or find a way to get there first. | 0 |
The face on Mars is definetly just a natural landform. There are many reasons for why the Face on Mars is thought to be the work of and alien civilization, but all of that is just fake. The first photo evidence of the face was back in 1976, when the picture quality was not as good as it is today, so it really looked like a face. The next photo evidence was taken in 1998, and the landform still resembled a face and there was controversey on whether or not the face was a work of aliens or not. On the day that NASA decided to get a picture of the mesa, it was a foggy day in Cydonia, so the camera could not capture the full quality of the landform. The decider of the photo evidence was in 2001. NASA decided to take this photo on a summer day in Cydonia and it was clear outside. Jim Garvin said that is was extremely difficult for them to pinpoint exactly where the face was in Cydonia. Garvin noted that they do not pass the face very often when they are not trying to get pictures of it. NASA also used the MGS on its maximum resolution. With the resolution, the scientists would have easily been able to see if there were any signs of alien life in the region of Cydonia.
The scientists concluded was that the "face" was actually just a mesa, which was like a common landform in the American West. Jim Garvin said that it was just a lava dome that took the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars. Some conspiracy theorists say that NASA is just hiding the real evidence that they found. The defenders of NASA budget wish they found evidence of an ancient alien civilization, if they did, it would greatly benefit them.
The theory that there was an ancient alien civilization in the region of Cydonia on the planet Mars lasted for 25 years. The face appeared in a movie, books, magazines, radio talk shows, and it even appeared in checkout lines of grocery stores. This theory was finally proven incorrect after years of intense studies done at NASA, and they proved that the "Face on Mars" was indeed, just a natural land form on the mysterious planet of Mars. | 2 |
You use driving in everyday life such as the school bus, cars, trucks, etc... Today manufactors are smarter than ever and today the have driveless car! That is crazy isn´t it, now you still have to have your hand on the wheel but for the most part the drives for you.
I dont´t mind the idea of moving cars, I just wouldn´t buy one because I like to be able to control the car and not a computer. I just don´t think i would trust it. The price on these car are probaly going to be very high and if you wreck who are you going to blame it on, the car or yourself. Plus we would have to make new laws about the marst cars as well.
If there are these cars I beleive there will be more wrecks because of machanical failure in ther car, Those wrecks will lead to lawsuits of the people who had the car and is trying to the maufactors and the people have a good lawyer they will probaly which might put the car business in a strugle if the give up all this money from lawsuits.
If we have driverless car there will be more wrecks and mor lawsuit out and I don´t think it is worth all of that. So I think we should just stick to regular car and make them more safe. | 1 |
The Declaration of Independence granted us the right to control our government. Thomas Jefferson once stated, "When a nations government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of its people to abolish it and establish a new government." After viewing the articles Source 1:"What Is the Electoral College?" by the Office of the Federal register, Source 2: "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" by Bradford Plumer, and Source 3:"In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President" by Richard A. Posner it seems clear that the Electoral Colleges have lessened the power of the people in our nation. With the Electoral College method of selecting our nations new president the people of our nation become less empowered, they may cast their vote but the choice of president is never truly theirs. The Electoral Colleges drive people away from voting because they see the election as if their vote will not matter. To further empower the citizens of the United States the Electoral Colleges should be abolished.
Throughout our nations history the majority vote has lost due to being outvoted when it comes to Electoral Colleges. Because of the majoity vote losing out to Electoral Colleges, people have come to believe their vote will not matter in the long run. In Source 2 Plumer declares, "faithless electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's canidate". With this method of selection for our country's president, the vote is never certain. The slate of electors that the people essentially vote for may or may not stick to the original plan. This ties back into people losing hope that their vote will not matter because they trust the electors to vote their canidate into office, when the electors could go either way. Another key point is, the canidates may not campaign in states that have a lower number of electoral votes. In Source 1 the Office of the Federal Register also asserted, "Most states have a 'winner-take-all' system that awards all electors to the winning presidential canidate". Due to the Electoral College system being based off population some states have more of a say than others. Whenever a state decides their votes for Electoral Colleges the state typically contributes every vote it has to one canidate. When this occurs the state's people may be misrepresented.
Electoral Colleges do not reflect the democratic style of government we have had for hundreds of years. In Source 3 Posner states, "it is the electors who elect the president, not the people". Ever since the United States has been around our lifestyle has been purely democratic. The people are supposed to the empowering body of our government and their voice is the one that should be heard. But since we have the Electoral College the voice of the people has become muffled. No longer is the presidential election a democratic event, but one that is decided through the votes of only a few chosen American citizens. Plumer observed in Source 2 that, "During the 2000 campaign, 17 states didn't see the canidates at all". If the people of America are truly part of our governing body then they must see the canidates and hear what they have to say. The Electoral College has driven canidates away from states that will not have much say. These states are then left to make a decision for themselves and decide based on their personal preference, they are never able to truly hear what these canidates may or may not have to offer.
On the other hand, Electoral Colleges do have a lack of uncertainty. As Posner said in Source 3, "the dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible but it's less likey than a dispute over the popular vote". The Electoral College provides the American people with a certainty of outcome. Whenever a state decides where its Electoral votes are going the canidate typically wins by a landslide electoral-vote victory.
Although the Electoral College has a few appealing qualities, it is mostly an unfair system for the United States. The colleges should not have the power to decide the president, that should be the people that reside in the country's choice. Thomas Jefferson spoke of the people taking control of their country's government and the citizens of America should do just that if they are ever to escape the grasp of the Electoral Colleges. | 4 |
Driverless cars, that seem cool. But there are still a downside to it. I think there useless because, we are already lazy, they still can't take full control.
I think there useless becasue we are already lazy, like we aready have cars that take us places but there will be cars that that we just get on and he car does everything. Like yeah the cars takes us places but at least we have something to do. the driverless cars we just get on and we don't do anything like we can be on our phones and like we can probobly have like a full meal.
I think the car is useless because, well they call it the driverless car but there still has to be someone in the driver sit. LIke driverless car means theres no one driveing it. They say the car will need help like when there is a road block or when the roads are bad.
Thats why i think the driverless cars are useless because, we are already lazy, they don't have control over the car or they still need a diver to drive it. | 1 |
conspiracy or science ?
which one would you really believe facts or making wild infrences ?
would you think conspiracy because of all those scary movies you have watched or read about online
or would you think like a scientist observer . First
I
would start off by asking the other person questions ,
I would then find some facts on maybe how the face image could have been created . I would state logical reasoning fatcs .
I
would then
state this image is a natural landform , many things in space could have formed this image .
Maybe meteorites have hit the surface of mars creating an illusion .
I then would compare it to something on earth that
also appears to be
an illusion like how the passage states that the author says ,'' it reminds me most of the middle butte in the snake river plain of Idaho .'' thats saying it is basically not a conspiracy related image because something on earth is created or formed by natural effects .
My conclusion when putting together the evidence is natural causes has caused
this face image to appear on Mars . Their are many reasons and explanations to why this image has appeard . Until aliens are discovered or we have proof their existing i would then make conclusions on that half
but until then the image is based on natural effects . | 1 |
Back in 1976 an image was captured by NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft. In that time technology wasn't as good as it is now. So the so called Face started to spread quickly. Many people thought that this was created by aliens.
Now first of all aliens haven't been proved real yet, so if aliens aren't real then how can people say aliens did it. In the first image taken in 1976 I can understand why people are creating theories. But if you look at the one taken in 2001 you can clearly see that it is a mesa. Even in 1998, when technology was advancing, you can still see that it is a mesa or just even a type of landform.
Like Garvin says "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," and I agree with him completely. I bet if we looked now with the technology we have with could see little rocks on the ground because our country is so advanced in technology. Since we don't see Cydonia alot because we don't pass very often , I don't see us seeing the Face for quite a while. | 2 |
The Face on Mars, a face that is natural and looks like an Egyptian Pharaoh. It is a very big deal because people think that aliens have or maybe made it. Some people think the Face is Bona Fide.
The face is two miles from end to end, and it has become a very big deal to everyone in the world. Cydonia is the name of the head. It had very weird shadows on the face, so it made it look even more like a face. This was a very good way to attract a lot of attention to mars. I believe that NASA wouldn't want any attraction to mars because they would want to find out things themselves.
On April 5, 1998, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team took ten times sharper images than the first time. They thought that it would be an alien monument but it wasn't. What the picture actually shows is that it is equivalent to a buttle or mesa.
The Face on Mars was just natural and no one made it. It was just all Rock and shadows. No one believed it at first but it was just rock that came naturally. So it just turned out that the face was a rock with shadows. | 1 |
Driverless Cars Are Coming
Why do people think its good to drive cars thats drive them places? Cars can put you in so much danger that you wouldn't expect your self to be in at the time you are drive. So many thing can happen while you are in the car and you wouldn't even know. You can end up going to the wrong place and the car wouldnt even know. so have a driveless car nah i wouldnt want it im all the way against that.
Have a driveless car can be very dangerous you can be in so much danger when you are in a driveless car like in the passage it say that "within 10 years, those sensors had become more advanced to detect and respond to the danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers". How would you know if that is true? Wow by someone telling that it is or somebody testing your car out before you drive it. People dont always tell the truth about there brand you see they siad in the passage that " within 10 years " key words 10 years all of the things they done put ion there cars in 10 years you wouldnt know if the car was good or bad for you. It can turn around in put you im so much danger and you wouldn't even expect that from a car that the dealer told you so much good about.
So much thing can happen while you are in that car. People fall asleep while drive all the time. Some people just dont watch the rode, they be to busy on there phone. Now what if your driveless car was just ride and the machine shut off and have you start drive out of no were. You wouldn't even no because the machine had cut off and it didn't even say anything before it had cut off. An you was just in your car relaxing and on your phone and then BOOM a big crash would happen, that would be your life. You wouldn't want a machine that messes up your life its better off get a car that your can drive on your own 24/7. So much things can happen in a driveless car.
While have a driveless car you can put in a destination and they will end up send you to a spot that you didnt even want to go. You could be going on a road trip and wanted to go to texas and the driverless car just sends you some were else and you would be so anger. You could let a friend brorrow your car to go to a doctors appointment and they wouldn't know how to frunction your car when they see a rode bllock a head like in the passage it had said " They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves. but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigation through work zones and around accidents. This means ther human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires". and your friend wouldn't even know.
So have a driveless car nahh im okay so many things can happen that people diont even think about. It can put you in danger. You wouldn't know what will happen and plus it can send you to the wrong destination. So why do people want driveless cars i really dont know but i wouldn't take that chance at all. The ones who do buy it have fun the ones who don't good thinking. | 3 |
Do you think we need driverless cars? The cars Google founder Sergey Brin makes would use half of fuel of today's taxis. All of the driverless cars today need a actual driver. There are both positive and negative things about driverless cars but, I think that they are not neseccary.
I perosnally think that driverless cars are not worth getting because you still need a driver incase of bad road conditions. Whats the point of buying that very expensive car if your gonna have to eventually drive the driverless car. Say your in a rush for work and your on the phone with your boss butting on eyeliner and then it happends... you run into roadwork and your hands are all occupied and then you don't know what to do. That is another reason because you can crash and it wouldn't be safe for you or for any other people on the road.
In conclustion I believe that driverless cars are not neseccary nor safe enough to drive. I can see were people would think its good idea because they are efficent and can be a big boost in technology but Its not worth the bad saftey issue it has. | 1 |
Do you agree with car-less cities i mean cities with no car? I would because global warming will kill our mother earth . How would u feel being hot during the day and cold at night. "Paris basically has more smog than other European capitals . They try to blame everything on diesel . France has a tax policy that favors diesel . Diesels make up 67 % of france.
In Bogot, columbia - theres a program that sets to spread to there spred to other countries, millions of columbians 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. "The rain hasn't stopped people from participating," said bogota mayor antanas mockus.
" It's a good oppurtunity to take away stress and lower air polution" ." These people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders" . President Obama has ambitious goals to curb the united states' greenhouse gas emissions, un vieled last week , will get a fortuitious assist.
The united states, with its broad expanses and suburban ideal, had long been one of the worlds prime car cultures. It is the birthplace of model T ; the home of detroit; the place where wilson pickett immortilized "Mustang Sallyc" . "What most intrigues me is that rates of car ownership per house hold and per person started to come down two to three years before the downturn,"
"Different things are converging which suggest that we are witnessing a long term cultural shift, " Pedestrian , bicycle , private cars , commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time , conserve recources , lower emissions . Some countries are only 53.3 % average of diesel engines in the rest of western europe .
Now you know why driving is so dangerous to our earth . So you need to think carefully about driving or wanting a car take the subway or somthing . Do not just destroy our home take care of it . Im not a tree hugger but just take care of mother earth . | 1 |
Are driverless cars a good idea? Are these cars a postive invention for our world today? Driverless cars can help our lives in so many aspects and make our world better. The development of these cars will bring more safety to drivers, prevent accidents, and also use less fuel.
Driverless cars will make driving safer for the driver. The cars will help the driver to avoid texting while driving. The manufacturers will lessen the texting while driving issues by bringing in-car entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays, helping the driver pay more attention to the road and things happening around them. The driver will be more aware of what is happening on the roads, rather than paying attention to cell phones.
The development of these cars will also prevent accidents. Google's Toyota Prius, for example, uses a spinning sensor on the roof. The sensor uses laser beams to make a constantly updating 3-D model of everything around the car. This can help the driver be aware of things surrounding their automobile, such as other cars, animals, or pedestrians. With the help of this sensor, drivers will see more things surrounding them, preventing accidents. Google's cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash.
Lastly the driverless cars will consume less fuel. This will reduce prices for drivers and make a more eco-friendly enviornment. The world is often trying to come up with solutions to use less fuels. The development of this vehicle would take a step in helping the eco-friendliness of our world.
Using driverless cars will be a postive improvement to our world. The cars will make the roads more safe for drivers, help prevent accidents, and conserve fuel. In conclusion, the development of driverless cars are a great advancement to our world and help our day-to-day lives. | 3 |
What would you do if you saw a face on Mars? Twenty five years ago we found a landform that looks like a face on mars surface. It is a big ovle that looks like it has eyes a face and nose. The face is looking right out into outer space and it has a veiw of the whole solar system. When the NASA spacecraft called Viking 1 taking pictures of spots were its sister ship could land Viking 2 it was if the face was looking at them. There is not a face on mars, it is just a landform with a shadow that makes it look like a face.
There must have been a degree of surprise among mission controllers back at the Jet Propulsion Lab when the face appeared on their monitors. In paragraph three is says that A few days after discovering the face they set it out for all to see, and the caption noted "huge rock formation which resembles a human head formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The "Face on Mars" has since become a pop icon. On April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over cydonia for the first time, and took pictures with there Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) they revealed that there were no aliens and that it was just a landform.
In paragraph eight it says that not everyone was satisfied. The Face on Mars is located at forty-one degrees norht martian latitude where it was winter in april '98 a cloudy time of year on the planet. So skeptis said that perhaps the the alien markings were hidden by the haze. "As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size," he added. So if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids you could tell what they are.
What the picture actually shows is the Matian equivalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around American West. This pictures shows a face but it is just a landform with a shadow making it look like it has eyes, a mouth, and a nose. People think that aliens are making signs saying that this land is theres but its just a landform nothing more, nothing less. On April 8, 2001, a cloudless summer day in Cydoria Mars Global Surveyor (MOC) 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. Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolutuin. Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo.
The Face on Mars has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows and even haunted grocery store checkout lines for twenty five years! Some people think the Face is bona fide evidence of life on Mars evidence that NASA would rather hide, say conspiracy theorists. Meanwhile defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancietn civilazation on Mars. But there is no such thing as aliens, nothing can live on mars or any other planets besides earth. Some scientists think that the Face was an alien artifact, photographing \Cydonia became a priority for NASA when Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) arrived at the red planed in Sept. 1997, eighteen long years after the Viking missions ended. | 2 |
Becoming a Seagoing Cowboy is an opportunity of a life time. The places you get to go, experiance you gain, and the fun to be had is all to much to pass up. It opened up a whole new world to me and a lot of other people.
If it weren't for the Seagoing Cowboys Program, I wouldn't have visited half of the places I have in my whole entire life. While on the job, I had time to visit Greece, Italy, China, Crete, and many other countries. I even got to sail the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean 2 times!
Another reason that you should join is the amazing experiance you'll gain. When I first joined, I had a tiny bit of experiance with animals from helping out at my Aunt Katie's farm. But even if you don't have a little bit of a backround with helping out animals, you'll have all of the knowledge you'll need just by taking one trip. Being in the Seagoing Cowboys program also taught me about all of the dangers there are at sea.
The last reason you should join the Seagoing Cowboys is the fun you get to have. Yes, you do have to work hard and still get the job done correctly. But after the job has been completed, you can play games with the other cowboys. For instance, I used to play a lot of baseball and volleyball in the empty holds where the animals had been housed. Other stuff that helped pass the time were table-tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling.
Now that you've read why I recommend you join the Seagoing Cowboys program, (especially for the places you go, experiance you gain, and fun you get to have) I hope that you will consider my point. It really cahanged me for the better, and I thing it will change you, too. | 2 |
You should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program becuase you get to see new places, you will fell good about yourself becuase your helping other countries, and will have the best expirence of your life.
For example I got to ride a gondola in Venice, Italy. I also saw the Acropolis in Greece. You are also helping people in the process of having fun. You can make a difference by joining the program and helping out countries who were in World WAR 2 and dont have food supplies, animals, and more things to help them live. You get to have fun, especially when the ship returns, after the animals have been unloaded. We played baseball, Table-tennis, fencing, boxing, and alot more games to help time pass. You might think that its boring and it would be really long rides, but you have alot of fun, and you will get awarded those long ride by seing something you have never seen like the excavated castle, China, and Europe.
If you join and help it can open up the world like it did to me, "It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs." That is why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 1 |
I had just returned home after my long journy to China and we needed knew Seagoing Cowboys. So at the dock I gave a mighty speech but no one thought that being a "Seagoing Cowboy" interested them. Well atleast after this one person started an argument.
Have you ever wanted to travel the ocean blue? Are you good with animals? Do you want to help conties ineed after war? If so you should join thye "Seagoing Cowboys." People were starting to come up when a young man shoted out "stop". "Do you really want to go out to sea and have to work with stinky animals? And have no exictment in your life. You could stay home and care for your family or join the army." The crowd then started to move back and no one wanted to sign up. I was not giving up this easy we needed more help.
I then shout their is plenty of exictment. Also " The cattle boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small town boy." I got to see Europe and China. When you get to a new coutry you have some down time to explore. Also listen to this " The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been." Then the man shouted again " Do you really think playing were animals pooped and peed and who knows what would be fun?" Everyone backed off again.
We then kept shouting till a few people joined. I could not get everyone to join because of the young man but a handfill was good enough. To end it all i said ' I'm greatful for the opportunity." " It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs."
A few days later we borded again just waiting for our journy to begain. | 1 |
When the world was introduced to driverless cars, one thing came to my mind. Where is the fun in learning how to drive if you can't control what you drive? Yes I get that it could prevent traffic jams and take you the most fastest way to your destination according to traffic, but just because you are able to do what ever while the computer takes you to the place you are going, doesn't mean you can. According to traffic laws, the driver of a vehicle must be awake and alert to his/her surroundings. This is called defensive driving.
Where do I stand on this situation? I honestly can say that I am against driverless cars. I think this becasue, just because you are not driving doesn't mean you don't have to pay attention. According to the artile, BMW made a car that was somewhat driverless going 25 miles per hour. Then it finishes by saying that the steering wheel has presure sensitive fibers so it can make sure you still have ahold of the steering wheel at all time.
So in concluson, driverless cars are unsafe for now. Now I'm not saying that this will never happen, but for now, it is highly unlikely that something like this will become avalible in the near future. More materials might come out and make cars more safe than they already are, but it still won't protect us from computer driven cars. This is because computers are electronic, meaning they can be tampered with, hacked, and even shut down while in the middle of something. Also they can malfunction and take you to the wrong place or even drive you off a cliff or into water. So until then, all cars need an awake and alerted driver. | 2 |
Driverless cars are a technology of the future. If perfected, driverless cars can solve many of the problems caused by drivers today. Driverless cars will also benefit the environment due to the little gas they consume. Finally driverless cars will benefit those who are not in the shape to drive. The technology of driverless cars helps more than it hurts.
First of all, there are too many problems when it comes to driving. Some are minor and some are major. When you introduce driverless cars to the road, many of the problems will be easily solved. Some drivers are stupid and aren't very aware of their surroundings while driving. They make lousy mistakes like running into mailboxes, running stop signs, and even crashes. When driverless cars are involved you are less likely to get into an accident. All commutes will be more efficient, and there'll be less accidents out on the road.
We all know that money plays a major role in everyone's lives. People try to save as much as they can and it will be easier to do that with driverless cars. These new cars will consume less gas, which will allow you to avoid spending all your hard earned money on just traveling. It isn't just money you're saving but also the environment. Using less gas means less fumes that are getting into the atmosphere. Pollution will be less of a problem, allowing us to live healthier lives.
Its ineveitable that people drive their cars even when their not supposed to, when their drunk, tired and even on drugs. When these types of people get behind the wheel, you're not going to expect anything good from it. So driverless cars not only benefit those who aren't in shape to drive, but also those who were first at risk of danger. Less DUIs will be given to wreckless driver, assuring others on the roads more security. No more innocent people will become victims of dangerous driving.
Driverless cars will be the next big innovation of our daily lives. They prevent drivers from making mistakes on the road which lead to bigger problems. Driverless cars also saves the consumer's money by being more fuel efficient, and saving the planet. Finally, driverless cars assure everyone more safety by preventing wreckless from getting behind the wheel. Driverless cars will benefit all of us, allowing us to live safer lives. | 2 |
Am atgument form Jukes poiny of view convincing others to participaye in the seagoing Coewboys programe.
The text states
states that Luke Bonbugher had not idead thast his life woulld change soon after his high school graduation, He was working two part time jods one is in a gracery staore and a bank,He knew it was an apportunity of a lifetime.
The passage states that,It was 1945,World War teo was over in Eurpoe,and many contries werer left in ruins.The text also statses thst even seagoing cowboys to take care of the horses,youngcown.and mules that were shipped overseaes.Luke and on signed up.
THis passage is talking abot how Luke and Don where toghther all the time and they used rto great and fun things to do when Lurk turned 18 before arviving in Greece,They got their SS Charles W.Wooster.
A reason to join this game is. u get to do fun things with for friends or whoever u are with in the game and i think the game would be fun bacuse u get to explor. | 1 |
You should become a Seagoing Cowboy, like in the article "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves" for many reasons. One reason, is that you get to help animals and people after WWII according to the text, "World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more,"(2). You get to transport animals to new areas to graze. You'd be able to help people get out of poverty.
You could also get to see places you don't usualy see. For example, "Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special,' he says. 'So was taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water.' Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete"(5). Most people would never see those places in a lifetime.
Speaking of lifetimes, most people who live average lives will probably never get a chance to do this. "The cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small town boy,"(5). After the job, you may never do it again.
While riding the boat, you still get time for fun activities like "Table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games also helped pass the time."(8) So, you won't be completely bored while riding to the next area.
Luke(the charicter from the story) also said that "being a Seagoing Cowboy was much more than an adventure for Luke Bomberger. It opened up the world to him. 'I'm grateful for the opportunity,' he says. 'It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs.' And that awareness stayed with him,"(9) So over all, you get to make memories of the places you've been, and help people and animals in need, better understanding the world around you. | 2 |
The use of (FACS) or Facial Action Coding System in the world of technology in computer programing should be enabled to the world around us. We know that today we live in a society of emotions, those emotions are expressed through our facial recognition. Often these true emotions are hidden away from society because of other needs meaning to be met. Political faces for example are an example of how the FACS can be used to others advantagese. As shown in the selection to support my claim "To an expert, faces don't lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a smiling politician or celebrity isn't being truthful". This piece of literature is a Non Fiction article due to its not being fantasy or made up. The author uses the Inductive approach to keep readers interested in what he has to say. This article will most likely follow the path of Logos because of its statistical history.
Society doesn't need to be lied to because the political results of that can damage many. Having FACS can stop politicians in lieing and give statistical evidedence to the public. Such things as "But in a fake smile, the mouth the mouth is streched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risouris".
A benefit of knowing this simple strategy can make a differnece in how you precieve someone or how you deal with a situation. For example the police force can widely benefit too, because of their crime investigators and interogates. When interrogating the suspect not only will FACS can find out if their lieing but also the amount of time spent one one case. The author gives us the tone of curiousness and innovation to the audience by saying "Hold on! Can we 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 way the words are semantically and syntactiaclly correct is giving the choice of the article. Also when the author asks questions to the audience it brings involvence to the appeal to the audiences attention.
When taking the famous painting of Mona Lisa as an example her expression is blank to the viewing public. No one knows how she actually felt at the time of the painting besides her and the painter Da Vinci. The FACS has been a great accomplishment for the two professors attending Illinois University and the Amsterdam University. The two professors Thomas Huang and Nicu Sebe have come up with this wonderful cnocept. This doesn't only qualify when telling someone is lieing bu the use of everyday life and advancements in eduacation.
When talking about the advancement of eduaction usually facial expression recognition isn't in the topic. But with FACS education can be advanced to a whole new level through computers. Supporting my claim is what Dr. Huang has stated himself " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" and "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor". This would be extremly helpful to learning because of the expressions we make technology can advance to benefit us in more ways than one. Including this statement of "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication" this gives a reason as to why there should be no reason to fear the computer. It will only be there to help assisst in your eductaional aid.
Using FACS can be very helpful to phsycologist that talk to kids and adults about their situations. When there are menatlly disabled or situations where the reaction is showing mixed results there can be an advancement in the phsycology industry. Given the situation facial recognition can advance with computers to give life a new meaning. I do believe the technology to allow the emotional expressions of students in a classroom should be enabled. There are and can be so many new possibilites for this in every country around the world. Not only for medical or educational reasons but for daily use at the work place, meetings, schools and even a psych ward. In conclusion I do consider that FACS should be enabled and it will help us for many centuries. | 3 |
Althought many peope believe that venus is far away from earth, venus is the second planet to earth. When reading the passage you come across to the word "misleading" you start to wonder if the words provided to us is a word that no one knows.
In the article " The Challenge of Exploring Venus" he used personal experience to inform the readers that venus is a planet and not a star. In the article paragraph 5 it talkes about how what space administrations are trying to figure out how to test venus and what the whole story about it is. In the article it is said that if people haven't seen it, its because "numerous factors contribute to venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study. despite its proximity to us". When ready this, its telling us that its not only a challenge but its not possible for somone to land on venus and research what it is that we cant touch ground.
In the article "The Challenges of Exploring Venus" although many beleive that venus will never be know and seen, venus is the second planet. For that reason building and advancing technology is the best way to see why humans cant go to venus and what is causing all the hottness. Although venus may have so many negative effects with beign to hot and to far to not have the technology needed. At the same time venus has some positive things aswell like"striving to meet the challenge presented by venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors". With this being said not only is valuable but its giving humans timtation to the point at one point things will change over time and venus will been explored.
Overall venus is one of the planets most known not becaues humans have exploreded but because its the planet most wanted, in which humans cant really see or be in. throughtout years technology will continue to advance and expirements continue to evolve. | 2 |
The (face) is a figure spotted on the red planet called cydonia. The first image of this discovery was taken in 1976. Its called the face because it appears to have eyes, mouth, and nose facial features. When word of this spread, it seemed to be very popular. After doing some research on the face on mars, it was confirmed as nothing but land forms. Not everyone believed that it was just a landform, people and scientist did believe that it was an alien artifact.
I say its not an alien artifact because in the photo in 2001 one has very little resemblance of a face or head. If you look hard enough you can see the rigid parts of these landforms. Im not saying that there's no such thing as life on other planets, but after revealing that it's nothing but a natural form of land on from the planet, it can't be an alien artifact of some kind. Many other planets may have features such as this.
Scientist figured out its nothing more than a butte or mesa. If you ever become an astronaut, you can go and see yourself. Ther will still be people who may believe that the goverment is hiding something or keeping secret, there always will be mysteries, but this mystery has been solved. | 1 |
If you were in Europe on a cattle boat what would you do? First of all here's some things you would do or what you want to do.
Ok 1945, world war was over in Europe, and many countries were left in reins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA [ the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administractor].
UNRRA hired seagoing Cowboys to take care of the animals that were shied overseas. Those were the things you would've had to do.
The thing that you want to do is help people out you would have the opportunity to go to Europe and China. It would take about 2 weeks to cross Alantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. So caring for the animals is a nice and helpful thing that would keep you busy. Stalls had to be cleaned out every single day and you have to feed them. Helping out at a farm would prepare you for hard work. You would be very happy in Europe on a cattle boat exspeacally if you are a man. You would get little hurt but not for long. You would play a lot of games like boxing, playing volleyball, basketball and more. It would be a adventure if you are a seagoing cowboy.
Those are somethings you would have to do and what you would want to do. | 1 |
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