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AAAOPP13416000102720
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In the article " Driveless Cars Are Coming," gave me supportive facts about the idea of driveless cars. I am against the development of these cars. Reason why I am against this development is because of the negative aspects of the safety issues, purpose, and the law. "If traffic laws change, new law will be needed in ...
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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AAAOPP13416000020203
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Seagoing Cowboys program is a great opportunity to participate in. You will be able to help many countries recover from the war. You will get the opportunity to experience many different things. If you join the Seagoing Cowboys program you won't regret it. Many people should join because you would be helping many peop...
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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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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Cars they've become a major part of our society. However ask yourself this, do we really need to use them for everything? What if we could seperate from the everyday life of using cars. People around the world are trying to change their lives by making cities and suburbs more dense and easier for walking. Imagine a wor...
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 ...
AAAOPP13416000146174
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You should be a seagoing cowboy to have many adventures,see new places,ans may help you experience the world in a whole new way. If you are a seagoing cowboy you may learn a few new things and visit new places like never before. You could meet new people and become more intune with there way of life as well as having f...
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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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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AAAOPP13416000022777
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There are some good and bad examples in this article. It is a easy side to choose weather you want to agree or disagree with the development of theses cars. The side I would have too choose is not to agree with the development of these cars. I would have to disagree because if i'm driving down the road and the car sto...
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
No
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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AAAVUP14319000019904
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Wouldn't you want to see what it is like on another planet? Or just in space? I would too. Venus is the second planet from the sun so it would not be too far to ttavel there. "Often referred to as Earth's 'twin,' Venus is the closest planet to Earth in density and size. Studies have also shown that Venus was much like ...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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White
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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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5087467
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Let me tell you what advantages you got when you limit your car usuage. Well first which everyone can tell you is that you save so much money. Second you can just ride a bike or walk so you can stay in shape. And last not using alot of fossil fuels leaves less air polution for the world. Those are just some advantages ...
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 ...
AAATRP14318000294592
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Do you really need something that can read facial expressions to find out someones emotions? I thought most people can look at someone and be able to see how they feel. Maybe that isn't the case but i still dont think that we need this kind of technology. This technology could figure out if a student was bored or if t...
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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AAAOPP13416000001642
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In this paragraph, google is developing or working on a Driverless car, and this would be beneficial to some people because people can get tired, or to some people this could be a bad thing because some people want to take control of their motor vehicle. Their has already been some motor facturing companies that have...
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
M
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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AAAOPP13416000086512
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Have you ever thought about joining the Seagoing Cowboys? People should join the Seagoing Cowboys because it is an adventure, and you can see different things, meet new people. When your a Seagoing Caowboy you can have the adventure of your life. Therefore, Seagoing Cowboys get to meeet new people when they join who w...
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
Not identified as having disability
No
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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AAAOPP13416000004665
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The program Seagoing Cowboys that you should join is a perfect idea to spend vacations. This program is where you help people that were affected for World War ll. Why should you join?. You sould join because you will help wonderful people that they didn't have anything to do with this war. You also can have the benefi...
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
Yes
Hispanic/Latino
M
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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AAAVUP14319000042292
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The author says that studies Venus would be beneficial to the world. He says this because Venus is sometimes the closest planet to us and would give us insight to other planets outside our solar system. We could learn about how water works on planets and if Venus ever hosted life. If Venus did at one point have life on...
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
Economically disadvantaged
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White
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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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AAAOPP13416000045431
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Some say that the face found on the surface of Mars is just that, a face. But others would say that the Face is only a mesa with shadows that cause it to appear as though a face were there. But who is correct? I honestly do not believe in aliens so I would have to say that the latter of people are the ones who have 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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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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AAATRP14318000187323
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Think about computers, now think about them knowing what your feeling in class and how they can help. Dr. Paul Eckman came up with computer software that can do just that. By reading the muscle movements in the face this computer software can tell how you are feeling. I believe that the technology of reading students e...
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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White
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5062301
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Dear Senator, My friends father always complains about how the voting systems work here in the U.S. He believes that the electoral votes should not really matter. He strongly leans on the idea that candidates should win an election by the popular votes. Although the Electoral College has helped with many situations be...
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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AAAVUP14319000158725
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Many times we as humans study things that have been studied hundreds of times. Amost like we think the we might be able to prove the findings wrong or something. Why don't we study things that no has ever studied before? Why don't we try to strive for more. The only reason why Pluto is not a planet no longer is cause w...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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White
M
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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AAAVUP14319000039944
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In the article of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", it is suggested that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite of thinking the dangers it presents with it. It is also been refers to as the Earth's twin due to density, size, and even distance. Even with Venus being called the "Evening Star", the dangers is still ...
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
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
Yes
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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AAAOPP13416000082598
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In the year of 1976, an object was discovered that looked like a human face on the planet Mars. NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling around Mars and taking pictures of possible places for Viking 2 to land. This 'human head' as they call it stretched two miles from each end of Mars. The passage states, "It seemed to ...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
White
F
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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AAAVUP14319000060722
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The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger. The author uses the some digit. And author tells reader details about Venus. To make reader's assurance. " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." "The atmospheric pressure is 90 times greader than...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
Yes
Asian/Pacific Islander
M
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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5025423
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Since I turned fifteen all I could remember dreaming of was my sixteenth birthday and getting a license, like most normal teenage girls. I just couldn't hold back on the feeling I got just thinking about a car and that freedom I would finally have as a licensed driver. That's when my mom decided how important it was to...
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
F
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 ...
AAATRP14318000824753
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A claim for against the value of using technology to raed your emotion. Yes people are with this idea. But some are not ok with with it. And some just dont know. People are with the idea of technology reading the emotion expresion of student. It would develpoing better ways for humans and computer to communicate. But ...
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
Not identified as having disability
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Hispanic/Latino
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Copyright Restricted
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AAAOPP13416000124012
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I think having driverless cars is a great idea. I support it alot because it will make road trips very easier and more exciting for the driver. If taking a long road trip, the driver will be able to sleep as well as the passengers. But the con about that, is that the driver might have issues trusting the driverless car...
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
No
Black/African American
M
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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AAAOPP13416000049133
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Are automatic driving cars a danger to people everywhere? Yes, the cars are a danger! Automatic cars would cause many problems in the worlds traffic system and other places aswell. Automatic cars can cause injury, traffic problems, and even make driving cars not fun anymore. Many people are in danger if there is 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
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
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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AAAVUP14319000134145
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Have you ever wanted to explore Venus? So do the scientists and its very hard to get there because of the heat it gives out. Only the machine gets a few hours to see and what it can but so far we can't get any of it. So far we know is that Venus and Earth is not that far away from each other and they are close to be 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
Economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
No
Hispanic/Latino
M
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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AAAOPP13416000030344
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People say that a job can't be fun. Well i'm here to prove them wrong because cattle boating is something that you don't want to miss out on for reasons like you get to see some of most amazing things or that it is just worth helping people in need. First off, if you join this program, you will get to see some of the ...
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
No
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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AAAOPP13416000005167
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Intro: I know some people would love not to have to drive cars around and that's all well and good, but what people don't understand is that driverless cars are dangerous in my opinion. I would rather be safe driving in a car, than to be riding in the car with no driver Body: Let's just say that if someone driving a...
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
No
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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5378775
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It has nearly been two centuries since our country was born from the ashes of a war far too long to remember every scar and wound, but we hold the memories of our promises in our Constitution and Bill. And since, we have upheld every right and every propesition with the upmost respect and worshipped it among our God. 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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White
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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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AAAOPP13416000020615
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I would join this program because I can help people in needs and I could travel and see things that I wanted to see a long time ago I could travel all around the world all day every day of the week. I like to support Luke for being brave to go out in the bigh world he just got out of high school and he only lives in 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"
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
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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 Venus has a lot of undiscovered things that human have not yet discovered. Yes, the planet Venus has alot of dangerous affects in that planet such as "erupting valcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes". So Venus is a dang...
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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For my own position on driverless cars, I am against the development of them. Reason being is because their is always minor fixes; fixes that can either indanger you and the safety of anyone else in the car with you. "They said that Tesla has projected a 206 release for a car of driving on autopilot 90 percent of 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
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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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Venus is a beautiful but horrible places to live. It getts very hot and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than ours. Metal can not last for a long period of time down there, we could not stay on the ground. The dangers of sendig human life down there is not great. On our twin planet it can get up to 800 deg...
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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AAAVUP14319000023270
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The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author wants to know what Venus is about and what are the dangers that it presents. The author wants to know what things happen to venus and the challenges. The author knows that venus is sometimes called the Evening Star. ...
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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FACS (or "Facial Action Coding System) is a program that enables a computer to identify human emotions. I think that this system or program could be very useful in some situations and useless in others. For example, let's say you are being asked how you feel after a very long fight with a friend and you are trying to ...
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 supports the idea of studying Venus through research and data that has been collected thoughout the years. The author made really good points about why we should study Venus despite the dangers that it may hold. The author talked about why Venus is worth studying. It...
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 Seagoing Cowboys program. Why is it such a good program? I'm Luke Bomberger and I'm here to tell you why the program helps and why you should join. The Seagoing Cowboys program helps the world. Here are some reasons why the program is helpful. And, maybe why you would want to join. Being a Seagoing Cowboy takes al...
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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driving require skill and attentiveness. you cannot drive without a license and to get a license you have to take a test. that test is to make sure you know all the rules, signs, and what to do in ideal conditions. humans take this test because humans drive their cars (or vehicle). that is why i am against the develpom...
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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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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AAAOPP13416000001510
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I think others should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys programe because it is a good for you. It is kind of like helping people. You get head over seas to go on trips. You can get seaman papers and board the SS Charles W. Wooster and you are headed to Greece-with a cargo of 335 horse plus enough hay and oats to feed...
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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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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In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile.", Nick D'Alto writes about a new computer technology called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). This system enables the computer on which it is downloaded to read the emotions of the human that is using it. One major use of this technology that D'Alto writes about, can be in ...
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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White
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There are a lot of different ways to learn about the plant "Venus". Venus is just like the Earth that's why they call it them"twin". Venus is the closest planet to the earth in terms of size, density, and distance. Venus can also be called the "Evening Star" becuase of how bright the points are at night. Venus is a wor...
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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Dear State Senator, In voting for a new president we should keep the process of the Electoral College.  The Electoral College is apart of the United States' history.  It was established by our founding fathers in the Constitution.  If we keep the Electoral College there will be a less chance of a tie and a dispute 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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AAAOPP13416000110694
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I think driverless cars are a good thing because it would take so much pressure off the driver him/herself. What i mean by pressure is moving around wrecks or moving slowly through traffic without bumping another car. it would aslo make it easier for the driver to not hit anybody like a crosswalk or constrution zone. ...
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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AAAOPP13416000098174
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Have you ever wanted to get out of the house and try something new? Try riding the waves as a cowboy. There are many reasons that I did. I enjoyed it and want to share my experiences with others too. I just want everybody to have a fun life and for them to try new things that might be fun. A good reason to join is tha...
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 do seem like the thing today's society is pushing for in the future, but is it as good as they say it is? How would one operate such a car? How much could it cost? These are questions that have all been asked before. "Google cars aren't truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pu...
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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If I were to choose between keeping the electoral college or abolishing it, I would chose for abolishing it. The electoral college has a system that can be considered confusing to most americans. This system indirectly transfers citizen's votes to congress. This allows for loopholes and sabaotage to be commited during ...
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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Not needing anymore cars in the future ? that would be awsome and you could just teleport? that sounds so fun but scary at the same time. this really would change the world a lot. Another thing would be cars with out people needing to drive on the drivers seat. such as like getting in a taxi, you just tell the car whe...
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 near future holds numerous inventions that have seemed to be impossible. Ideas that were once dreams have now become reality. Driverless cars are just one of these various inventions. Coming in the next few years, driverless cars offer a safer, smarter, and more effective way to travel. Driverless cars promise ...
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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Twenty-five years ago the JPL took the first photograph of the Face on Mars. The face on Mars is actually a naturally occuring land formation. Several photographs of the face have been taken over the last 27 years. The photographs were all taken by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Labratory (JPL). The face on Mars was not create...
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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Changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United State is the best way to select the prisedent, because people has right to pick any prisedent for them selve. popular vote for the prisident is fair way to vote, there's no cheeting. I think that The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrati...
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 is sometimes called "Evening Star," is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. However, the nickname is misleading since Venus is a planet. In our solar system Venus is the second planet from the sun. Venus has some challenging place discover closely. Venus has a lot of interesting things. First, ...
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 that the smart cars would be really cool to have. I think if we have these car some people, like me, may actually want to drive. Some people have a fear of driving, and I think these cars could be a good way to help with that fear. I have this fear because of the car accident in my family. Another note that wo...
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 this article The Challange of Exploring Venus they are trying to ecplane why the persuit towards Venus dispite dangers. NASA is working on onother approach to study Vunes like makeing there computer more resistant to pressure like if they bouoght and divice from Earth to Venus if would have caught fire. In Venus 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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Do you think that there are advantages to limiting car usage? Yes, I do think that there are advantages to limiting car usage because of pollution. There are many advantages of having limited car usage. This includes many different transportations and because of car culture. To begin with, there are advantages to limi...
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 ...
AAAOPP13416000129084
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Many people believe in conspiracy theories,that may sometimes not be backed by evidence. Some examples of this are Bigfoot or aliens. Another conspiracy theory is of the face on Mars. In 1976 NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was orbiting the planet, when it came a across something that appered to look a lot like a human face...
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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Asian/Pacific Islander
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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 choice of who becomes president should be left to the Electoral College. The people are the ones who vote for slate electors and the outcome is fair. This is why the decision of who becomes president shdould be left for the Electoral College to decide. The first reason why deciding the president should be left to ...
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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Have you ever seen a picture of Venus, well in this passage it talke about exploring venus. Did you know venus is the second planet from the sun and it is the closest to Earth. Venus is one of the brightest. It's sometimes called "Evening star, because its very bright. It is important to learn about plants such as Venu...
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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Venus is the brightest points of light in the night sky, and second planet from our sun. Venus has some dangers to it but all planet does too expect earth. Venus is by far the closet planet to Earth in terms of density and size. Both Earth, Venus, and Mars, orbit the sun at different speeds. Venus is referred to as Ear...
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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Asian/Pacific Islander
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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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In this article, the author talks about how the Facial Action Coding system works by analyzing the movement of facial muscles to enterprate human emotion. This kind of technology would be useful in many situations, especially in a classroom setting. Schools can use this system to further understand the needs of student...
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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This article is about Venus how they exploring this challenge. The author been studying about Venus a years or so. Venus is a dangerous planet but people might be exploring right now how they want to know about Venus. They been expericing a lot of things in Venus. It is a second planet of the solar system. People been ...
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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Identified as having disability
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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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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AAATRP14318000307655
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Reading faces is something very weird that we have discoverd over time and has changed a lot on how you could approach someone or even look at paintings different now. We can also take this very far with all this new technology that we have and the Facial Action Coding Sytstem or (FACS) we will be able to read painting...
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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AAAVUP14319000117097
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Exploring Venus is very dangerous considering the harsh conditions you would face when entering it's territory. The author supports the idea that Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents in this article. The author says the planet it much like Earth. "The Callenge of Exploring Venus" gives plenty reaso...
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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Not identified as having disability
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White
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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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AAAOPP13416000037056
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In the year 1945, World war 2 has ended, With a long lasting war comes celibration, Joy, and freedom that has hid from the people for year's comes to spread joy accross the world. However there are sad things that come too, ruins. With war comes death, dispare, loss of hope, and ruins of what used to be a happy place t...
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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In the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," the author, Nick D'Alto informs the reader about an advancement in technologly that allows for a computer to read emotions from a human being. This is called Facial Action Coding System, it alows the computer to tell what percent of what emotion is being projected from the move...
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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AAAOPP13416000033851
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I am very much for the use and development of driverless cars. It is the only a very sensable and useful step of the progression in technology. Tomas Edison, inventer of the lightblub, once said, "I did not fail at creating the lightblub 300 times, I just found out how to not make a lightbulb 300 times." I am using ...
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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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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This technology used to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. The reason why this technology is so important is because it can detect a lot of things about faces or pictures of faces people don't know about. To detect a way a person is feeling , there has to be some sort of technology 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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Black/African American
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AAAOPP13416000109609
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Bob is out drinking with his friends, he decides that he should go home and get ready for work the next day. Bob gets in his car and heads home, not realising how under the influcence he was, he does not notice the semi taking the corner and Boom, Just like that Bob is dead, his wife has to get a job and his kids 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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This new technology "Facial Action Coding System" is great, and should be used in special cases when needed. Though I disagree with having this kind of technology in schools. I think it is useless and wasteful to those making this tech. Schools are already caught up in many other bills, and needing to fix important thi...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Hispanic/Latino
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5180934
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Dear senator, I belive that we should change the election to a popular vote for the president of the united states. We should have this for two reasons, one we should make the choice ourselfs so it matters more in the long run and two it will make more potental voters. We as americans should have more power when it co...
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 Nick D'Alto's article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," he talks about a new technology called the Facial Coding System that enables computers to identify all kinds of human's emotions. This could be a very valuable tool for classrooms, but it also sounds scary that computers are consuming more and more of students' time. ...
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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White
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AAATRP14318000425455
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I think that the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students is real. I say this because if you look into the computer and have a emotion on your face it will tell you what facial expression you are showing. For example if your looking mean then the computer will think that your angry at this m...
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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5205894
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Automobiles have proved to be very convenient to our modern day society. It allows people to travel 20 miles in ten to fifteen minutes. By foot, it would take about four hours to travel that distance. Although cars have been beneficial, the limitation of car usage would outweigh the benefits of constantly relying on th...
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 ...
AAAOPP13416000110214
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In 1976 a photo was taken of something that looked like a face. When the photo first got out for everyone to see it they thought it was some sort of face, everyone was so interested in it. In the article it says it was on a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows and even haunted grocery store 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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Dear senator, the Electoral College has always been a good way to elect our leaders, and it is the best way to do it. It has the ability to use swing states for better voting, larger and smaller states get diffrent amounts of electoral votes, and presidents cannot be elected by a region alone. The effect of having swi...
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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There are many things that people think the Face on mars is. You however, think that the face was created by aliens. We have gathered a lot of evidence on this and here is why you are wrong. In paragraph 12 it says, "What the picture really shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around th...
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
Economically disadvantaged
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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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Would you be willing to figure out what is going on in Vebus? In the articule The Challenges of Exploring Venus there are scientist that want to find more about Venus. Venus is referred to as Earth's "twin". Would you be willing to explore or send Items to explore Venus, so we can know more about it? Its would be amaz...
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
Economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
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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 a bad idea because what if the car malfunctions, we humans as a whole can't rely on machines and technology because there will be a error somewhere. I do believe that the idea of, " They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves," is very interesting and ideal. If driverless do become permanent 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
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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Even though there have been many scary things that nasa has seen but nothing like the face on mars. In the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars" is about a picture taken in 1976 that looked like a face on mars. Even though sceintes and philosophers have determend that it is a rock people still think it could be aliens. ...
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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Yes
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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Luke's point of view convincing others to participate in the Seagoing Comboys program is that it helped people and animals. It made Luke more aware of people in other countries and their needs. He was grateful for the opportunity. It opened up the world to him. The awareness stayed with him. His family was able to take...
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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No
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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In this artile it talks about if Driverless ars safe enough. It talks about how car companys are trying to make cars morre automatic and driveless and lots of companies have tested their idess on how to do this such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Nissan. Drivless cars could have a very good result on America it would dec...
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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AAAOPP13416000018123
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Can you believe that there is a face on Mars!? The Face on Mars is actually not a face but a natural landform for the following reasons, the facial features are just shadows, there isn't any real proof that aliens created it, and scientists have research that is proof of it not being alien-made. The first reason is th...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
White
F
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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Dear Florida State Senator, I do not believe that we should keep the Electoral College. I think that we should vote for presidents and have them win by popular vote. My reasons for aboloshing the Electoral college is that the president should win by popular vote of the citizens of the U.S., we shouldn't let electors b...
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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White
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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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Luke had a good experience joining the Seagoing Cowboys program because he was able to help do good for nations. And it helped a lot of people. But it came with a lot of responsibility for exsample Luke was able to recover their food supplies,and animals that survived the war. Luke was also able to help feed the ani...
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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The Adventure Of A Life Time Come and join. and Be a seagoing cowboy. You can do so many things like see amazing sights,meet new people,and have fun all when being a seagoing cowboy. Come on an adventure with me and the other seagoing cowboys.Its an opportunity of a lifetime. I saw so many amazing sights and I got to...
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
Not identified as having disability
No
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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Dear State Senator, I firmly belive that the electoral college is no longer applicible in todays political world. There have been a number of occations in the past were the electoral college has failed. For example in 2000, al gore won the popular vote, but lost the presedency. If we live in a deomcorcy the people sho...
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 Facial Action Coding System or known as "FACS" is a software that 3-D prints the picture exactly how it is with all the 44 major muscles that are identical to the person in the picture. From there it goes to psychologists and they classify the type of emotion that they see in the 3-D model. The psychologists refer ...
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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AAAOPP13416000060276
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There is no "face" on the planet Mars in the Cydonia region. I feel that it is people's imagination coming to life in strong arguments. Although it isn't a face, people are still making a big controversy over the Face on Mars. First of all, in 1976, when the picture was taken, technology wasn't the best, so it could h...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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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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AAAOPP13416000024252
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I am against the development of driverless cars. I am against the development because "if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault?" There are many reasons why the development of driverless car are not safe. I am against the development of driverless cars because its could not be safe at all times,...
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
No
Black/African American
F
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 face was not created by aliens because there is still no proof that aliens or any living thing that lives on mars NASA are still looking for life on mars so how can the face be made by mars. It was formed by shadows giving the illusion of a human head, eyes, nose and mouth. There was no alien monument after all. Th...
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
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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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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AAAOPP13416000039101
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Driverless cars are positve tools coming to our future. With the new technology that is being created today, it will be possible to create a safe and effective way of transportation. A person will simply not have to worry about transportation as often as today. A positive aspect of driverless cars is the capability to...
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
Yes
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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AAAOPP13416000023010
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In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" cars that can potentialy be driverless. Yes, there are some cars that seem to be drverless. But its not what it seems. I am against driverless cars for theses reasons why. The article tells about how the cars could be a threat to the drivers and people in general. They 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
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
Black/African American
M
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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AAAOPP13416000007239
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Should driverless cars be allowed.?They should not be allowed because you can get really hurt, More time on repair,More accidents. These reasons support why I think that driverless cars should not be allowed. Should driverless cars be allowed, No because you can get really hurt. that topic supports why i think driverle...
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
No
White
M
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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AAAOPP13416000076824
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Do you love going to foreign places, taking care of animals, making new friends, or just having fun? If you said yes to any of these things, then you should be part of the Seagoing Cowboys program. A Seagoing Cowboy is someone who takes care of horses, young cows, and mules while they are shipped over seas to places li...
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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Not identified as having disability
No
White
F
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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AAAOPP13416000024420
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If people in the world can make a car capible of driving around elders, alchoholics, druggies, unmobilized, and more; that car deserves to be given a chance. The "Driverless Car" will reduce car crashes, gas, money on transit, and will be able to mobilize the unmobilized. People's lives around the world would change fo...
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
No
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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AAAVUP14319000049960
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Venus is a marvelous planet. The Evening Star is very dangerous however, the planet is inhabited by a high amount of sulfiric acid. In the article, it supports the idea that studyig Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents by being Earth's twin, supporting the idea that there was once live inhabitants,...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
White
F
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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AAAVUP14319000145878
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Venus is very hostile and would be very hard to live on. its the hottest planet in the solar system and ita atmosphere is 92 times stronger than Earths. Living on the surface of Venus would be impossible but like the author states, living 30 miles abpve the surface might not be so bad. It would e the only option if we ...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
Two or more races/Other
M
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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AAAOPP13416000112328
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With the advancement in technology in the world we live in today, there should be no surprise of a car with the capabilities to drive itself. Though it does give technology yet another human job, driverless cars should be manufactored. I do not believe they should be maufactored for the average person though. Driverles...
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
No
White
M
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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AAAOPP13416000071142
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NASA has discovered many incredible supernatural things, but they do not believe any of these situations was caused by the existance of aliens. I do not believe that the Face was caused by aliens. First of all, the Face does not signify a statue or proof of alien existance. In paragraph 7, the text clearly states, " 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
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
Black/African American
M
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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AAAOPP13416000109963
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Imagine you are a scientist at NASA, and someone that works there tells you that the face on Mars was made by aliens. Well what do you? You tell them facts about how it could have been made by itself. You also need to tell them that they should'nt worry about aliens because there is barely evidence that they exist. Jus...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
No
Hispanic/Latino
F
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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AAAVUP14319000036409
3
Being able to go on Venus would be great thing but we can not do that. This author explains how it might be done. Do you ever wonder if there is a planet out there just like earth? Venus could be that planet, the only problem is we cannot land on it. In paragraph 2 the author states " offten refered to as Earth's twin,...
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
Not economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
No
White
M
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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AAAOPP13416000051416
2
Driverless cars should be incouraged because there are so many positve benefits that come from it like the fact that individuals would have easier transportaion. It could also possibly be good for the economy because the less fuel the car intakes. Another probable benefit would be non-use of oil since the cars could 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
Economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
No
Hispanic/Latino
M
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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AAAOPP13416000007352
3
I think driverless cars are a good thing for this world but its good things and bad things for this inevention. Most people probaly think it a bad idea to make a car drive by it self. Most people probaly think its a awsome idea. It depends on the the person and what the person like. The state just trying save money ...
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
No
Black/African American
M
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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