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AAATRP14318000425096
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In "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author discusses a new technology's ability to read people's emotions. The Facial Action Coding System looks at the major muscles in the face and interprets what it means when certain ones are flexed. The authour argues that this system would have various applications in various industr...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAATRP14318000401629
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The Facial Action Coding System is a helpful and new technology that could change the way a computer sees a face forever. It can scan and detect a persons true emotion, even if they are hiding it behind a fake emotion. This new technology could be put to use in technology anywhere. It can be put into your computer to s...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAAOPP13416000072454
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My argument is going be about why other poeple should join the program. The program " Seagoing Cowboys " is about getting animals to other states in a boat. They will take care of the animals l;ike feed them. Why i feel that other people should join this program is because they help animals . They will help people , m...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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''The electoral college is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.'' The Electoral College is one of the most fair systems our society ha...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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AAAOPP13416000020384
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Yeee Hahhhh this is your buddy Luke Bomberger here telling you that it would be a wonderful experience that you became one of the Seagoing Cowboys. If you think think this is boloni stop reading, but if you think this would be better than a Cantalope tided to a near by cactuse keep on reading. Anyways I am going to tel...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
Economically disadvantaged
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Black/African American
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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AAAOPP13416000010901
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Driverless Cars is hard.Because the Driverless Cars don't have a complete system and some suddenly thing happen it still need the driver. Now lots of people said drive cars is fun.Because We enjoy the process of vehicle communication. Although the Driveless cars are easy to drive, but it has a lot of security risks. ...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000233032
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Most people that drive today are reckless drivers. Speeding, road-rage, drunk driving and many more.Technology has came a long way since the twentith century. Using technology to enhance the driving experience could be a great advancement on automobiles. To begin, Some people might say that driverless cars are undepen...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Economically disadvantaged
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000069298
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In world war 2 the UNRRA hired the "seagoing cowboys" to take care of animals such as cows,horses,mules and other animals. Now if you ike animals and want to take care of them on certain occations then join the seagoing cowboys."The cattle-boat trips were unbelieveable for a kid" Luke said. They travel alot and they ...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
Not economically disadvantaged
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White
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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AAAOPP13416000148103
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With new technogly developing helpring us advance in the wrold we often forget how to slefmange our own control "Driverless Cars" should not be created, due to more careless driving. Everyone is all about the future and what it holds for us and how we can adavnce our life style,like how we drive. Thrugh out the years h...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Economically disadvantaged
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000034830
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The face of Mars is a natural landform. It has become what they call pop icon. There was an alien sight theorolists say on Mars called the NASA. But i disagree with them. The NASA on Mars would rather hide says theorists. But i think they can't hide. You must have water to survive and if their is no water on Mars the...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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AAATRP14318001058831
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When thinking about technology in school, what comes to mind? To me, projectors, computers, and tablets. But soon, we may be getting something that too personal and shouldn't be used for education purposes. FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is a an algorithm that can recognize facial features of a human being. Why wo...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAAOPP13416000114251
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The "Face on Mars" has since become a pop icon. It has starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows- even haunted grocery store checkout lines for 25 years. Some poeple think the Face is hard core evidence of life on mars. Meanwile, defenders of the NASA budget wish there was an ancient c...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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AAAOPP13416000007139
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There are good arguements that you can have to be against the developement of driverless cars and for them. There would be benefits going either way but there would also be some downfalls. In my opinion, I argue against these cars. First of all, the developement of these cars requires a lot of money and time. The manu...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Two or more races/Other
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAATRP14318000312307
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Do you think that technology to read emotions is good for teachers and students? I think that the use of this technology would be good for teachers to use for their students. I think that if we had this technology students would not be so bored or disguested at school beacuse of boring or hard assignments. In this essa...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAATRP14318000417138
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After reading the article"Making Mona Lisa Smile", I have come to the conclusion that the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) would not be of value in a classroom environment. This is due to the fact that most students get bored at least once during the class period. Most teachers even become stressed or bored during a ...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAAOPP13416000112946
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I think that driverless cars are a good and bad idea, because they can help us but they can also be a safety hazard if not used properly. Although palces such as California, Nevada, Florida and the District of Columbia have been using driverless cars more states will start using them as soon as they get more data and i...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
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Hispanic/Latino
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000181271
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"Hmmmm, i think it would be great to have others in the Seagoing Cowboys program." Luke Bomberger is apart of the Seagoing Cowboys program and thinks it would be great if new faces would join the program as well. So Luke is thinking about how he'd get the message out to people so they could probably be in the program. ...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Black/African American
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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AAAVUP14319000105680
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A planet of hell is what Venus is but despite the extremely harsh conditions Venus hold lots of unsolved mystery's and could prove to be scientifically productive.As told in the article Venus may have once been the most earth like planet in our solar system.This information is shocking,and as the author wrote in his ar...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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AAAOPP13416000045386
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With self-driving cars the main question everything boils down to is if you are with it or against it. In my personal opionion I am against it. There are a few reasons as too why I could be with the idea of self-driving cars but that number is substantially fewer compared to the number of reasons why I am against it. T...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Economically disadvantaged
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White
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000064298
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Although I know that the face on mars isn't created by aliens. I know it's just a natural landform. Some people may think that this face was made by aliens. In this fact it isn't so i'll give u some facts on why it wasn't made by aliens. That this face was made just by the land forming itself. First of all you can tel...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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White
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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AAAVUP14319000040554
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Would you take the risk and go to Venus in a spaceship? That's a question you should ask yourself while reading this passage about the challenges we can face if we go to Venus. The Author has a key point saying, "Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents". What the author is trying to put out there is t...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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Hispanic/Latino
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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AAAOPP13416000233348
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If I had to chose between against or for the idea of a driverless utopia. I would be in the middle. But since there is no middle, well I'm more leaning on against driverless cars. many people say it at first. the feeling of riding this mechanical beast, to and fro, from A to B. and I could see it being boring to drive ...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000123074
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As our world continues to develop into a more technology dependable world we are always looking for a way for make life easier and simply. During our time on planet Earth we have created amazing inventions such as the phone, car, plane, and other marvelous projects that better our world. Now in our current generation w...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Black/African American
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAATRP14318000874442
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Its not a good to thing to come up with some new technologie because you probabaly dont know what people been through. You dont no if sonmbody family remember passed or it could be anything iknow i wouldnt want no new technologie about my feelings. My evidence i got out the article is imagine being able to detect exac...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
Economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
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Black/African American
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AAAOPP13416000103611
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Some people may say that the "Face on Mars" was created by aliens. But scientists say that it was just a misunderstanding. There are reasons why the face isn't made by aliens. And the reasons are that we didn't have a good shot on the face when it was back in 1976. And there have never been any other signs of life on t...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Not identified as having disability
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Two or more races/Other
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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AAATRP14318000870337
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In 'Making Mona Lisa Smile', the Facial Action Coding System purpose is described as to enable computers to read human emotions. Should it be brought into classrooms? I believe that it should, as it will engage students in lessons, content will be taught more efficently and effectively, and students academic performanc...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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Hispanic/Latino
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AAATRP14318000439171
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No, Facial Action Coding System wouldn't be valuable technology because we can tell by one another what we're feeling by just looking at each other and seeing the expression, their is no need for technology to do it for us. In the text it states, In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" everyday." ...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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Black/African American
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AAAOPP13416000137843
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As technology continues to advance, cars are seeing advancements in safety and driving capabilities that go further than what the driver can do. Cars the can sense when the car needs to break if the driver is distracted. Brakes that are anti-lock which means they distribute different amounts of braking pressure to whee...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Economically disadvantaged
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White
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAATRP14318000387659
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While it is incredible that Prof. Thomas Huang has developed this mechanism to read anyone's emotions, it should not be implemented in the classroom. As humans, we have the basic right to freedom of speech which allows us to speak our opinions, but it also allows us to keep some things to ourself, and that includes our...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAAOPP13416000148204
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Twenty-five years ago, NASA's Viking 1 spotted a giant shadowy figure that looked like a head on Mars. Many people belive that the "Face on Mars" was created by unknown life forms, but this is clearly not the case. The Face on Mars is just a natural landform. The Face on Mars is just a mesa that formed on the Red Plan...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Hispanic/Latino
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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AAAOPP13416000006379
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My opinion on driverless cars is that it is a good development. It can drive for you while you are texting or something so that wouldn't be a problem or not. Also it will have cameras on you to see what is happening in the car as well as out of it. I think it will be more usefull while on long drives and what not. It ...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Black/African American
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000112353
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Every person needs some form of transportation. For most people that form of transportation is a car. Cars are used not only as transportation but are also used for recreation and competiton. Self-driving cars may take away from the recreation and competition parts and make the hobbies of many people become non-exis...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Dear State Senato r, I think that the Electoral College should change to popular votes for the president and I have a few reasons why: When people vote for a president they are actually voting for the Electoral College and the Electoral College votes for the president themselves and sometimes the voters vote for the ...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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Venus Planet The author is suggests that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. What the authior is trying to do, is make people belive about Venus planet, that is the most dangers planet in earth because how the differents speed and degrees. First of all In paragrath 3 explains the diff...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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I think in my opinion we shouldnt have driverless cars. It makes it seem like we're lazy. We dont need driverless cars because we all know how to drive. So does taking your permit does not matter? Since we have someone else to drive with us? So does that mean we dont have to learn about the saftey and the law of drivin...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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I think this kind of technology could be useful in a classroom. Most days, kids feel bored or tired just sitting in a class listening to a teacher talk. If we had this technology, kids could get more free time playing on the computer and when the computer notices boredom, then it could make the lesson more fun. If it c...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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Dear Senator, I am a student writing to you that we should be changing the Electoral College, to the election by popular vote. If you change the voting system to the elcetion by popular vote, then people are able to vote for who they want to vote, rather than having someone for president as a mistake during the voting...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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My position to driverless cars is on the negative side. The reason i say negative is that i know nothing about it and it just doesnt seem safe to let a car, something with no brain, something that cant even think for itself drivea car for you. Technology is driving the car for you but wouldnt people get nervous because...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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In the story "Unmasking the Face in Mars" it talks about a lanform looking like a human face. It had eyes, a nose, and a mouth formed by shadows. Some people believe that it was put there by aliens but somepeople believe it was a natural landform. I belive it is a natural landform. When they first found it they fig...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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I am against the idea of having driveless cars.There are many flaws to the idea of driveless cars. Although the idea of driveless cars sound exciting, there are also many things that could go wrong with them. It is better to be safe than sorry because you can not go back. Driveless cars can be a great danger to many p...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Two or more races/Other
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Many years ago NASA'S Viking 1 spacecraft was circling around Mars, trying to get any photos of possible landing sites for it's sister ship known as Viking 2. As the spacecraft was taking these photos, they spotted a cohesive head. At first the scientists thought that it was probably just another Martian mesa, but the ...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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People should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program because it would be a great way to work with animals, travel, and visit new places. By joining you'll be able to learn and know how to care for animals. You'll also be helping countries find there way back to the top like Luke did. You can have fun on the Seagoi...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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luke wanted to join the seagoing program because it is his dream to traval around the world and new places like new orleans,greece,china. it was luke's dream to traval around the world because when hid friend don reist invited him to go to europe on a cattle boat. luke couldn't say no he knew it was an opportunity of a...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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As the text states, "humans must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires."The driverless car is steering and can brake themselves, so the only time a human is really needed is when a problem is bound to happened. This driverless can really can be argued both ways really, this new car can be ...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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A world without having a car payment. It sounds too good to be true, but it isn't. Driverless transportation is coming in the near future and it's coming fast. Self-operating cars are a great idea because cars that don't need drivers would save time, reduce accidents, make the roads a safer place, and increase the effi...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Luke was a hard worker, he had two-part time jobs and he got invited to go to Europe on a cattle boat. He knew he couldn't say no, because it was a lifetime opertunity and could of changed his life in a flip of a switch. He was on his way to Europe and he got woke up by the captain and he said get to work and luke sai...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Do you like seeing different places and different countries? If so you should join the seagoing cowboys. You will be able to see lots off different cities and countries. Do you like to help people in need then you should join the seagoing cowboys. Lots of people need help ,they need food supplies ,animals and many othe...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Hello, my name is Luke Bomberger, and I am a Seagoing Cowboy. The Seagoing Cowboys took care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped across the ocean. My friend, Don, and I signed up. I think you should sign up for the Seagoing Cowboys program, because you could save a life. The Seagoing Cowboys help pe...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because, 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. Venus had once been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system, this keeps astronomers ...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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The Challenge Of Exploring Venus The author has many ideas and information of why studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents. I think that he author is right about stuying Venus, because scientist should not give uo on learning new things about the other planets because knowing things about the ...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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Using the technology such as the Facial Action Coding System could be really effective during the class room. The system will show if a student is not interested in the topic. As stated in the article the author does point out that "A class room computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." It...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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I think we should have computers that read emotions so it could keep us on track and make students wanna learn and help us focus on our work inanclass room its an good thing to technology. A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Hauang predicts . then it could modify the...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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Going on a seagoing cowboy trip sounds like fun according to Luke Bomberger. There are many places you can go to have fun like the beach, a waterpark , or even the city. But what if I told you that you can have twice as fun around the world? Well, what if I told you there is a way that you can go around the world and h...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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Hispanic/Latino
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Everyone today believes that having a car is the best thing for them. Truthfully, it is not. Not having a car can prevent from polluting the earth and benifit us as people in a much better way. Not having a car will stop accidents, prevent deaths, and save you money. In Vauban, many families now do not own cars. Heidr...
Write an explanatory essay to inform fellow citizens about the advantages of limiting car usage. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the passage set. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your response; and revise and edit your respons...
Car-free cities
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In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars by Elisabeth Rosenthal VAUBAN, Germany—Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in th...
Paris bans driving due to smog by Robert Duffer After days of near-record pollution, 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 fine ($31). The same would apply to odd-number...
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota by Andrew Selsky BOGOTA, Colombia—In a program that’s set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams. It was the ...
The End of Car Culture by Elisabeth Rosenthal President Obama’s ambitious goals to curb the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, unveiled last week, will get a fortuitous assist from an incipient shift in American behavior: recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer ...
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Venus, otherwise known as the "Evening Star," is one of the more challenging planets to examine closely in our solar system. While this plant is often called Earth's twin, it is vastly different in terms of environment and hospitability. Despite being the closest planet to Earth at times, no spaceship has touched down ...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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Using technology to read student,s emotional expressions some student's are bored some sleeping and some stressing doing the test but the others are happy and working in the test averyone has the percent of the emotional. taking about Eckman i classified some basic emotions too people now are bored, sleeping, stress, ...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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In a classroom while your working do you look at other students and try to figure out there emotions do you try to undertand what they are feeling right at that moment in time,no, who care about all that. This article i just read explained to me this really cool computer sofware that can read your emotions and tell you...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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The author supports the idea that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it presents. I think the author's idea of exploring Venus is well supported. The author supports his idea by getting information from National Geographic, NASA, and research scienctist made. Also, I agree with author when he/she said that no...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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Have you ever seen a unmasking face ?well if you havent let me tell you more about it . So there is the mask that in mars. We are now trying to dicorver what this strange thing is. From what i am seeing .Its seems that this face is an unusual face that no one have seen before. As far as the scientists figured it was j...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Black/African American
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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Driveless cars are coming. Whether you will buy or support this new idea or not is your choice. I think driveless cars are going to be the new thing everyone will enjoy. Getting around will be easier, and everyday life will seem a little less chaotic. Even though you may get bored and want to drive, you may now text wi...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Hispanic/Latino
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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The author supports the idea of Venus being a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by giving us reseans on how it could be Earth like. The text says " Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." The text also says " The plant has a...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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From todays standpoint, driverless cars have yet to reach their market on a widescale platform. Companies such as Google, which are based around innovation and improvement on what the world has already seen are the primary targets in the progress of coming forward with a successful self-driving car. The use of other mo...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Hispanic/Latino
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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There are alot reasons to keep our the despised method of choosing the President. The First reason is because Certainty of Outcome, in the text its states that "The reason is that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote. Another example from the text is "O...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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In 1976, the Viking 1 took a photo of what was thought to be a 'face' on Mars. The 'face' had a shadow that loomed over the formation; the shadow making it appear as a human face. NASA was thrilled when the Viking 1 captured the picture. A few days after the team found it, NASA reveiled the picture to the public. Ever...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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How can a facial action coding system can identify a persons initial facial exspretion? Well what it does and how it can be helpful, useful and then it can solv a lot of mystreys in some cases. If somebody can tell what feelings there exspressing can be helpful in a way by telling somebody like a doctors that studys pe...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
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Hello. My name is Luke, the boy who joined the Seagoing Cowboys. I had such a fun experience and so can you. There are many reasons on why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys. Sit down for a few minutes while I tell why you should join. Here have some tea! You should join because you can have a fun time and experienc...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Driverless cars may be very interesting and cool to have, but are they truly furthering the betterment of people over all. The new technology used in order to full develop this driverless car will cost large amounts of money. If the United States focuses too much on this development the economy will suffer. There are m...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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I think that the face is just a natural marking,and there is no proof that it was created by aliens.In the unmasking of the face of mars it looks nothing like a face would you still think it was created my aliens?Scientists didn't even think it was face.Even though some might think it was created by aliens there are a ...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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I support driverless cars for many reasons. The main reason is safety. Another reason I support these cars is because they will be smarter and better drivers than an average person. In the end, this could also end up saving many people a lot of money on gas. Driverless cars could be a bright future. In order to get th...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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40 years ago, on mars, NASA caught a picture of a huge rock formation that looked like a face! Many thought it was evidence of life on mars while scientist thought it was just another a natural landform. After all it was just a natural landform that was shaped like a face and shadows that made the eyes, nose, and mouth...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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The anachronism that is the electoral college is a system that unfairly represents voters and can possibly lead to catastrophe. The much simpler solution would be election by popular vote where every voter in every state matters rather than the system of the electoral college that discounts many voters opinions. The ar...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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Car usage can be so stressful sometimes. People are in a confined a space for a long period of time, it could smell weird, there's traffic, and then top of that people have road rage. While getting from point A to point B is important people don't have to use cars to do it all the time. Citie's would be able to have al...
Write an explanatory essay to inform fellow citizens about the advantages of limiting car usage. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the passage set. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your response; and revise and edit your respons...
Car-free cities
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In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars by Elisabeth Rosenthal VAUBAN, Germany—Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in th...
Paris bans driving due to smog by Robert Duffer After days of near-record pollution, 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 fine ($31). The same would apply to odd-number...
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota by Andrew Selsky BOGOTA, Colombia—In a program that’s set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams. It was the ...
The End of Car Culture by Elisabeth Rosenthal President Obama’s ambitious goals to curb the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, unveiled last week, will get a fortuitous assist from an incipient shift in American behavior: recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer ...
AAAVUP14319000049868
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The author claims that studying Venus is worthy despite the many dangers. Throught the whole passage the author gives pros and cons about exploring Venus. He mentions facts that are good and bad about the planet, and trys to convince the reader that this idea to explore the planet, despite its dangers, is good. In the...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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The student don't need there emotion's expressed some like it hidden. It says we humans perform this same impressive calculation but why would we need to if we keep trying it maybe someone will get mad and not like it because why would someone want to know what there emotions are. Computers don't need to understand wha...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author encourages humanity to rise up above the obstacles that have stopped us from exploring Venus in the past, and push forward into uncharted territory. He cites several reasons why humans might want to explore a planet with such harsh and unforgiving conditions, and he give...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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Driverless cars are going to be driven in the near future, the very near future. "Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan plan to have cars that can drive themselves by 2020" (10). Driverless cars have been intvented (under certain conditions) since 2009 they just weren't legal to drive on normal roadways. These cars are the k...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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"All of our developement since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change.", stated David Goldberg, accordind to author Elisabeth Rosenthal. Fellow citizens, the time has come to adress the complications of our over usage of cars. There are many advantages to limiting car usage that you nee...
Write an explanatory essay to inform fellow citizens about the advantages of limiting car usage. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the passage set. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your response; and revise and edit your respons...
Car-free cities
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Hispanic/Latino
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In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars by Elisabeth Rosenthal VAUBAN, Germany—Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in th...
Paris bans driving due to smog by Robert Duffer After days of near-record pollution, 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 fine ($31). The same would apply to odd-number...
Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota by Andrew Selsky BOGOTA, Colombia—In a program that’s set to spread to other countries, millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car-free day yesterday, leaving the streets of this capital city eerily devoid of traffic jams. It was the ...
The End of Car Culture by Elisabeth Rosenthal President Obama’s ambitious goals to curb the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, unveiled last week, will get a fortuitous assist from an incipient shift in American behavior: recent studies suggest that Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less and getting fewer ...
AAAOPP13416000003236
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How do i feel about driverless cars? I feel as if they would be alright because if a car could drive its self and be aware of its surroundings we wouldnt have many wrecks. So for the stupid people that got their liscense and cant drive these cars would be perfect for them. The only problem there would really be is when...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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A whole new world. what if there was a new world? One diffrent from our big old green planet. well sientist have always know that we arnt the only ones floting around on this big rock. indeed there is. just a planet down from us there is a world called venus. It has very many fetures simalier to the ones on earth, but ...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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The facial action coding syestem should not be used to identify human emotions. However, they should be considered to help others know how that one person is feeling, so the yknow how to help. When someone is feeling sad or depressed they should not have to be forced to tell someone how they feel or why they feel that...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAAOPP13416000094037
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The Face Some people belevie that the landform is a face, but they need to face the facts. The face is that hte "face" is just shadows on a landform. NASA has discovered that the "face" is like a butte or mesa on earth which are landforms common around the American West. In 1998 NASA captured photos that revelad that ...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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She's 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. Wait, anger and disgust is rising? Happiness is plummeting? What is happening? The answer is that this emotion reading technology, though interesting, could actually have a very negative effect on the people it is used on. Especially i...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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AAAOPP13416000149961
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The Battle for Control In the near future, driveless cars will become an inevitable reality. Their a supposed solution for most traffic problems the world posseses today. No need to worry about drunk and reckless drivers anymore, the answer is finally here! Well, dive a little deeper and you'll figure out that drivele...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Driverless should not be used under any condition. Driverless cars are careless, imperfected, and unreliable. We should never risk ourselves or others just because we are lazy and dont wanna drive. If we left everything to these driverless cars many pepole could die. Driverless cars should not be allowed on the streets...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Driverless cars our making their way into the modern world. Everyone of the "driverless" cars still requires a driver to pay full attention to the road. With the technology that we have today the cars we drive are getting smarter and smarter. You have many popular car companies all making these cars. Each one of their ...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Hispanic/Latino
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000010489
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I'm with dirverless cars, think about the many accidents that could be avoided, perhaps elderly people. Not all elders are put in retirement homes, some are still behind the wheel and they are still driving, they're the cause of many accidents that bring them to their death and other innocent deaths. If an older person...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Hispanic/Latino
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000060176
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You should join the Seagoing Cowboys. They are a great group of people who help others. Once you join you won't regret it, and you will fit right in. You will be able to help people, and you be able to see eveything around the world. You will be on the sea for weeks, but you will have enough food to survive. It may not...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Although the idea of Driverless Cars is very intriging and innovative, I see more negative than positive aspects in this article. I do agree that "such cars would fundamentally change the world", but not for the same reasons as stated. The article does pose a few good questions. In the inevitable event of an accident b...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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White
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Driverless cars should not be continued to be developed and tested. One detail to support this would be that the existing roads would need to be updated. Another detail would be cars are not truley driverless. My last reason would be the new laws, and liablity if the car gets into an accident. These are the reasons why...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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" The reason that 44 nations joined the program was because, when World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins, people around the world had got together from different nations to help these poor people, that got there town destroyed, house/apartments, and also helped the animals get taken care...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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AAAOPP13416000105024
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In the future, people hope for a world in which cars drive by themselves. They play out their dreams on tevevision and in novels. It was once said that before 2000, we never had the technology to make this dream a reality. Today, manufacturers are working to make the car that can drive itself a reality. However, at the...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
Economically disadvantaged
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White
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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AAAOPP13416000088410
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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...
You have read the article 'Unmasking the Face on Mars.' Imagine you are a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens. Using information in the article, write an argumentative essay to convince someone that the Face is just a natural landform.Be sure to include: claims to supp...
The Face on Mars
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Unmasking the Face on Mars Side by side: a Viking 1 photo from 1975, a Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image from 1998, and the latest MGS image from 2001. New high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft reveal the Face on Mars for what it really is: a mesa. On May 24, 2001—Twenty fiv...
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The new technology, called Facial Action Coding System, would be a great help in the classroom by being able to read the emotional expressions of students. It would also bring something new into the world. This technology would be an enormous help becasue it would be able to know when students are confused, it would ma...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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Do you want to help feed people? If you do than you should listen to this article. Luke is a Seagoing Cowboy that helps other people get feed and get housed. Eveything that he does helps someone in need.I would be a Seagoing Cowboy. Luke brings food to people that are in need. He travals over seas and brings fgood cat...
You have just read the article, 'A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves.' Luke's participation in the Seagoing Cowboys program allowed him to experience adventures and visit many unique places. Using information from the article, write an argument from Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys ...
"A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves"
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A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves by Peggy Reif Miller Luke Bomberger crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific Ocean twice to help people affected by World War II. Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his high school graduation. He was working two part-time jobs in a grocery store and a...
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Is the value of the use of technology to read emotional expressions of students valuable, or just weird? It is valuable in some ways, yet it is also very creepy. This new source of technology could be very useful. In certain classes they might want to use it. In a regular classroom it is just not necassary. Why would ...
In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author describes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. Using details from the article, write an essay arguing whether the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom i...
Facial action coding system
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As I admit that the concept of a driverless vehicle is interesting and sounds very cool. Although, I can not agree that a driveless car would be safe for the public in any way shape or form. What if a problem comes up, and we need to take action ourselves? Would this car be expensive to produce? Do we really need a dri...
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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Dear Senator of Florida, I strongly believe that we have to change the way we vote because the Electoral College is a horrible way to vote. It is not fair one bit and i think we should vote for the candidates that deserve to truely win. Not have it where we vote for someone but we actually are just voting for a slate ...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. Under the electoral college, voters vote not for the president, but for a state for electors, who in turn elect the president. The main problem with this is that most of the time voters are oblivious to who their electors vote for. In some cases, "faithless" el...
Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your response; write your...
Does the electoral college work?
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What Is the Electoral College? by the Office of the Federal Register The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The...
The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong by Bradford Plumer What have Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in their time, agreed on? Answer: Abolishing the electoral college! They’re not alone; according to a Gallup ...
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Judge Richard A. Posner The Electoral College 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 po...
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I believe that driverless cars are a negative factor. As the author stated, having driverless cars will be in need of many new laws to compinsate for these new cars. These laws would cause more hassle for the people to have new laws put on these cars. These laws may cause problems for people who do not have these cars....
In the article “Driverless Cars are Coming,” the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless cars. Using details from the article, create an argument for or against the development of these cars. Be sure to include: your position on driverless cars; appropriate details from the article that suppor...
Driverless cars
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Driverless Cars Are Coming Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore? Google cofounder Sergey Brin can. He envisions a future with a public transportation system where fleets of driverless cars form a public-transport taxi system. The cars he foresees would use half t...
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The auther gives out good examples for the reader why we should study Venus more, like he said in paragragh 4 "long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth." The auther wants venus to be a living planet so humans can live in Venus. Venus have s...
In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Using details from the article, write an essay evaluating how well the author supports this idea. Be sure to include: a claim that evaluates how well the author supports the idea that studying ...
Exploring Venus
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The Challenge of Exploring Venus Venus, sometimes called the “Evening Star,” is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even and amateur stargazer to spot. However, this nickname is misleading since Venus is actually a planet. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe va...
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