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2ddb97e | I was once asked to write a letter about keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote. My Opinion is that they need to change Electoral College. The three reasons why they should keep it is because, its not fair,it dosen't waste a lot of time,the electoral votes given to each state.
To Begin with, Electoral Voting seems very easy. Electoral College consists of 538 electors. They need a majority of 270 electoral votes to elect the prsident. But their a lot of things wrong with the electoral college too. Over 60 percent of voters would perfer a direct election. And voters vote not for the president,but for the slate of electors, who select the president. The Electoral college is unfair to voters. Becasue of the winner take all system, the candidates dont spend much time in the states they know they dont have a chance of winning. This is one of the reasons why they should change Electoral college.
To Briefly Continue, The Electoral College isn't a good system to use in my opinion. But the System dosent waste a lot of time. This is probaly the only reason they still use it today. All they do is go state by state seeing the candidates group of electors votes. This process takes about 3 to 4 Hours to see what candidate won to be the president of the United States Of America. The President election is held every 4 years, on the tuesday after the first monday in November. But this is another reason why the Electoral collge system needs to be changed to popular vote.
Last But Not Least, The electoral votes given to each state sucks. Its not fair Texas gets 38 electoral but New York only gets 3. Way more people live in New york Than Texas. If they used election by popular vote everyone has the choice to pick which candidate they want to be president. And The elctoral college is widely regarded as an anachronism. Its hard for a democratic to win it. The Electors that elect for president not the people. This is another why this needs to be change.
To brieflty conclude, the system needs to be changed. its not fair to have and electoral voting system. the people dont get to vote for the candidate they want to win. These are some of the reasons why the system needs to be changed. | 23 |
b33c427 | I agree with the author when he suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit.
Although I agree even more when he says that is presents danger.
There are pros and cons on working with Venus. I agree with him because if him and his scientest discover things dealing with the phisical in venus or just plane facts it could do well for them.
Yet, the cons are extreme. In paragraph 2 it states " No space craft survived the landing after a few hours." The space men are going to have to learn new techniques in order to discover and survive. Another detail to go along with that cause is in paragraph 3 where it states " The conditions are far more extreme then anything humans encounter on earth." Theres gonna be a lot of tracks the men are going to face and have to learn to adapt.
In paragraph 4, it says that " atronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like thing plamet in our solar system." Maybe this is why the author suggest to look into it becuase it was once like us. Maybe he wants to know how it change so much.
Maybe in the near future we can be able to discover why those things happendand why. | 23 |
b387c56 | Having driveless cars could be a bad thing for people. They can ruslut in some bad issuses. They're not as good as regular cars because they're not as safe, if you get in a reck the company might blame you for the accident and not the car, and finally the car would take the joy out of driving for people who love to drive.
The driveless car isnt as safe as a regular car. The driveless car runs on "sensors". As the text says, "Without the option of smarter roads, maunfactures turned to smarter cars- but how much smarter did the cars need to be? For starters, they needed a whole lot of sensors." This is showing that the cars would need a lot more sensors which isn't safe at all. The sensors could malfunction and then when people go to drive, they put their lives in hands of these cars. They even say the car would have people take over sometimes, "This means the hunan driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." People might start thinking they could do other things now that they wouldn't have to drive. They might read, text, watch videos, or maybe even just sleep. When the car needs the human to take over, the human might be distracted, and then they crash. The car wouldn't be safe. Not one bit
The companies value their proccess of their driveless cars and will pin the blame of the failure on someone else. If you got into a reck and the car was destroyed, who do you think they're going to blame? "If technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" They will, of course, blame the car for sure but most of the blame would pinned on the driver for not being "too alerate" or "not focused enough". People shouln't have to worry about that kind of law suit on their hands, but most likely they will.
Finallly, some people have a passion for cars, they love building them, driving them and, just everything about them. If people start selling drivless cars, instead of the normal cars, they wouldn't be doing what they love anymore. Their passion would be gone. "The imformation from these sensors can cause the car to apply brakes on indivdual wheels and produce power from the engine, allowing far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." This is showing that the driver wouldn't have to do anything besides sit there and watch, how boring does that sound? People love to drive and for most cars is their passion, driveless cars would just take that right away.
In conculsion, making a driveless car would just be a bad idea because it wouldn't be as safe, if they reck, it'll be pinned on you, and it would be taking the fun out of driving away. | 34 |
44d4d56 | I think the technology to read emotional expresions of students is valuable because it would help the student more if the technology knew why they were having problem and where they were having problems at. The Facial Action Coding System could also be a bad thing because some people are more hands on learners and can't
work with computers and some students might show expressions that don't have anything to do with the tasks at hand .
Telling someone to make a certain face cannot change how they're feeling on the inside.People could be feeling a different way then they're really showing on the inside.The computer wouldnt be able to tell how your really feeling it can just tel how your face is looking.
In conclusion I think this facial coding system could help some people and othere need hands on. I dont think it is neccassary but can be valuable.They should get this technology to help the special needs kids . I think it would be very valuable to them because what if they can;t tell you how they're feeling then the computer can. | 12 |
2174bd5 | Cars have been an issue to our community for a very long time. Car usage has been a problem to our pollution and emission. Limiting car usage would be able to help eliminate the smog that is polluting. There are beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the environment. May there be many ways that limiting car usage could be an advantage to us.
In Bogata, Columbia, barely any Columbians use cars as a transportation. Most people hike, bike, skate or take buses. There's such thing as a car-free day because, the whole main goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. ""It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," (Selsky, Paragraph #24), limiting car usage would be less stressful by not having to worry so much about cars. People have been fined for causing accidents due to the smog in the air from cars in Paris. Delivery companies even lost renevue when cars were being made. New communities are becoming less dependent on cars. In Germany, areas for cars to be parked are limited, suburbs are becoming more compact and accessible to public transportation. Limiting the car usage would avoid traffic jams, accidents and even death. Cars will never really become a thing that will just disappear into thin air.
If all people did was use cars as transportation, there would be no way in getting that exercise and fresh air you're supposed to get. Due to pollution, it wouldn't be fresh air if everyone keeps driving all the time. Once in awhile, riding your bike or taking walks to places that are nearby where you're staying, would be a healthy decision. Instead of being lazy, walk to wear you're supposed to be.
Advantages in limiting car usage is endless, many reasons come to show that car usage should decrease. Car usage is causing a lot of smog in our air, traffic jams, accidents and etc. If United States had the opportunity to do the "car-free" day, it would show our community how much decreasing our car usage would be like. "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." (Duffer, Paragraph #10), shows to show that limiting car usage should most definitely become a thing. | 23 |
b5b8a2a | The Face on Mars was discovered by NASA'S Viking 1 in 1976. It is in an area called Cydonia. The Face attracted attention to Mars because many people believed that it was created by aliens. It was used in a Hollywood film, books, magazines, radio talk shows, and grocery store checkout lines. People began to believe there was life on Mars.
The Face is actually a mesa, or a huge rock formation, with its shadows making it appear to be a face. Jim Garvin said that if there were any objects in the picture of the face, such as airplanes or small shacks, they would have showed up. Therefore, civilization would have been seen in the picture. The Face also compares to something on Earth, which leads to the fact that it is a natural landform. It is similar to Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho.
The Face on Mars was a huge attraction to people everywhere. It is a huge rock formation, or a mesa, with shadows that make it appear to look like a face. If there were any civilization near the Face, it would have been seen in the picture. The Face was not created by aliens. It is a natural landform in Cydonia on Mars. | 12 |
c529e2c | The conditions of Venus and its atmosphere are unbareable. According to the passage the surface of Venus is 800 degrees Ferhenheit. The author states that human curiosity drives us to discover new things about this planet and find a way to make something that would help make the conditions barable.
According to the passage, NASA wants to use a hovering vehicle that would avoid the dangerous surface temperatures. The hover craft would not allow us to get samples of the ground, but only of the atmosphere. The text states that, if scientists want a thorough mission they would need to get up close and land on Venus. Scientists want to do this despite the risks.
Venus is a very fascinating planet full of mysteries we have yet to discover. In conclusion the author thinks that our travels should not be limited by challenges and dangers we face. We should not be limited by the doubts. We should not be limited by fears or the unknown. But that we should push the boundries, innovate, and use our imagination to take us anywhere. | 12 |
1f500e3 | Driverless cars are a thing of the future. With driverless cars one would have more time to be able to do the things they would want to do. Such things including, being able to be more involved with their family, having more leisure inside their vehicle, and the roads would be a less intense and stressful area.
With driverless cars people would be able to get closer to their family on the way to a long distanced destination. One would be able to talk more with their families and learn something about their beloved family members they care so much about. The driver would be able to play games with the family like "Monopoly" or "Life" when they would not be able to before with cars that require a driver. Driverless cars would make getting kids who are being unruly to behave easier such as if a single parent wanted to get their children to behave they could just turn around and get them settled down. The driverless cars would make it possible for families to stay on the road whilst eating so they would not have to take too long of a stop and loose time on sitting down and eating at an Arby's.
With the driverless cars one's trip to any destination would be more leisurely and comfortable. Driverless cars would be able to let a person who has been up all night packing fo a trip across the country, who could not book a flight for when they needed to be there, to sleep while the car drives itself while they get a nice relaxing nap or sleep. While in a driverless car one would be able to catch up on their favorite shows since they do not need their full attention on the roads they would be able to watch videos on their phone, tablet, laptop or whatever they use. Driverless cars would allot people, such as teens, to text or get on social media while in the car because they wouldn't be doing the driving.
The driverless cars would make the roads a much safter and less stress inducing terrain. With the driverless cars one would stay the mandated speed limit issued by the government for protection and they would not have to suffer a ticket. The driverless car would prevent unlawful circumstances like a highspeed chase which is not only a crime of resisting arrest but it can put innoccent people in danger of getting hurt or worse. Driverless cars would likely be a catalyst in brining down accident rates since they respond to their environments and alter their pathway if something happens and it would not spin out of control since a human is not driving it. The driverless cars would make the commute to school or work or any place you need to be easier since it put a sence of stress relief
from worrying about other people's driving and getting into an accident.
The driverless car would all around make dirving if not your everyday life easier if the mass production of this miraclous invention were to be created. So would you help or hinder the production of this revolutionary device? For all one could know it could change the roads maybe even the world around us. | 34 |
7c051fb | Everyone has their opinion about the Electoral College, but does everyone look into it and get all the information they need about it before jumping to conclusions? Truth is, there are some who just assume they know everything about the Electoral College to make a decision. Then there are those who do research and look into the facts.
Under the electoral college system, voters don't even vote for the president they actually vote for a slate of electors that elected that president. In source 2, it states that the single best arguement against the electoral college is what we might call the disaster factor. The statement is that American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century; the system we have now is said to allow for something much worse than that.
Although many people despise the Electoral College, there are also some good reasons to keep this method of choosing the President stated in Source 3. Some of the reasons are certainty of outcome, no trans-regional appeal, and avoiding run-off elections. These are just three reasons despite its lack of democratic pedigree; all are practical reasons, not liberal or conservative reasons.
The Electoral College is looked at as a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votes the winner. The most worrying thing that could possibly happen is a tie in the electoral votes. If this was to occur, the election would be taken over by the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the President. | 23 |
270fe6b | I dont think that FACS should be able to be used in classrooms to read students emotions. Students should be able to have the abilty to feel what they want not be told how they feel.
If we have FACS in the classrooms then the kids are going to be told what they feel and not learn what they are feeling on there own. If a student is sad but doesn't want everyone to know becase they dont want to talk about it then Facs would not give that student the space they need.
FACS is reading your emotions before you know what your emotions are. Its telling you that you will be sad before you know that you will be sad. Or if someone says something mean to you and you dont know how to feel about it FACS tells you to feel happy or sad or mad.
If you want privace then FACS takes it away by reading your face. it reads it and knows your mood. it can tell when you are mad at someone or sad about something. You cant get away from your emotions so FACS will always reed them.
In conclusin i dont thin FACS should not be able to be used in classrooms because it invades peoples privace and it tells student how they are feeling before they know. | 23 |
995506e | My opinion of driver less cars.i stand on the side of liking the idea of it driverless cars would impact everyones lives highly for good purposes the idea of getting into a car and talling it where to take you is quite thrilling.i do believe cars shouls be like this why? because they could help us to especially handicapped individuals ones who are in wheelchairs.driverless cars would be a quite amazing thing to have in society as well as having it in general having cars able to control themselfs could also cause less wrecks due to people who text and drive or dont pay attention.i do find the cars could be bad to why? well the cars could malfunction if not treated/designed prooperly there for say if you were to malfunction out of nowhere.also these cars self driving or not should be exclusively looked and observed and examined properly if not this could cause problems like wrecks and dissasters to happen more frequently.the cars could be a lot diffrent from what we are used to today but if they are not safe? obviously these cars need to have seat belts for more proper safety this could be used for a dummy test to test such abilitys and actions of the car and how to controll it.now a common problem with this car is multiple things engine car navigation and many others but oftenly we should ask ourselfs do we want a car that drives alone? could it be safe? hopefully yet why would it not be there have been many cars that werent designed right or have had many complications these can be caused by electrical failures lack of gas or others.these cars only leave me with multiple questions like how would such things be created and why are these being created butonly true answer is for better ways of transport.in my eyes i see these vehicles being completely intresting and fun but could also be completely bad it is a diffrent idea and a very intresting one but all together i say yes these cars should be made because even if there are problems with said car these could be tested on if not already before initall release of the car,making any problems with the car not really a problem at all so my final answer is yes they should be made and tested. | 23 |
dc13e1b | People think that driveless cars are dangerous and technology is taking over our society.
Driveless cars are the next big creation for our society and believe it or not the cars have more than one one positve of the car being driveless.
The driveless cars are more safe then other cars, allow more technology, and assists the driver.
Starting with television and movies have been fascinated with cars that could drive themselves, and today companies like Google are trying to make that possible.
Having a driveless car is safe than a regular car because their are because they have taken advantage of the technology they have been given.
Google has modified the Toyota Prius by using the postion-estimating sensors on the left rear wheel that can help drivers see where their backing into and prevent the accident of hitting another car or anything.Most of the features are being tested to make it as safe as possible for the car and the driver behind the wheel.
Driveless cars are very advanced in technology, and is getting better over time. The first question after the option of amrter roads became more too expensive to be practical was, "how much smarter did the cars have to be?"
The first conclusion was that the car needed alot of sensors inside and out of the car.
They began by placing estimating sensors on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, four automotive radar sensors, and a inertial motion sensor.
The purpose of all the sensors are to pu the driver and the car in the safest position at all times.
The car also includes a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror to be able see the surrounds when they are backing up.
Futhermore the must have such as the GPS keeping America from getting lost.
The combination of all theses aspects is necessary for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel with technology.
Another question about the driverless car "is it driving or assisting the person behind the wheel?"
The driverless car is assisting the drivers because they is no way the car could be able to drive under every circumstance with out assists.
Aspects such as the antilock breaks assist people throughout their eveyday life.
In 2013, BMW announced the developement of the "Traffic Jam Assistant."
The Traffic Jam Assistant can assist with driving functions at a speed up to 25 mph.
The GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vechile is in danger assistting preventing acciedents to happen.
The driverless car is the future in the technology of cars and will help benfit use greatly.
The driveless car just has to improve and finalize that the car is safe then the car will be on the road in no time. The driverless cars are more safe then other cars, allow more tchnology, and assist the driver. | 12 |
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One nation under god", they say, so why do we still have other people determine our nations future? we should be able to have say over our country, atleast when it comes to picking the president. Yeah, We vote for the Electorals that are going to vote for our president, but how do we really know if they are. There are alot of schemes now a days regarding the government, our Electorals can just get paid off to promote one president but then vote for another.
On source 2 " The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best laid defenses of the system are wrong" Bradford plumer says" Can voters control whom their electors vote for? Not always. Do voters sometimes get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong canidate? Sometimes." I mean not only is the Electoral college unreliable but it is also confusing to some. At the end of the day even if we have some say in picking our president if he doesn't have enough electoral votes, he is still going to lose. It doesn't even matter if we vote anymore. On source 2 "what's wrong with the electoral college?" Bradford explains " in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the demcratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. (So that a popular vote for Kenneddy would not have actually gone to Kennedy.)" This, is what I mean by unreliable, we can't trust our Electorals, we should be able to vote directly! who we want as our president and not some shady second party.
Another thing i would like to address in source 3 "Big States" Richard says " A large state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state doess..." Exactly, if we do popular votes, candidates can just go to states and try to win them over as oppossed to Electorals taking claim of one state . Also if we approve popular votes, that one smalll state , could just make a difference on who wins so in other words, every state counts and every vote counts. | 23 |
8c5c541 | The positive I think about driverless cars it awsome. Becuase who wouldn't want to enjoy that drives by itself. The author says that the driverless cars wouldn't prevent car accedents. It would be awsome to drive one of the driverless cars to work, home, store etc. all day and all night. I would go on dates with that car and to surprise her to go to prom, etc. The passage says that when you are on a traffic jam that it would lead you out so you can get on time wherever you going like job interview, doctors appointment, picking up kids from daycare or school, or even at a job meeting. When the driver is driving the car looks at them by a camara to see if the driver is well consitrating on the road, more likely a carsitter looking out to the diver on the road every time. Cars makers of Audi, Nissan, and Mercedes-Benz by 2020 they will make their cars driverless and with sensors to worn the drive when they are getting in danger so that the driver get back in focus on the roadwhile driving. | 12 |
c97e5b2 | The face on mars is a natural landfrom im my opinion. This is because They stated that the shadows were what was causing it to resemble a human face. It many have some featrues that are similar to a human but they are not identcial. Meaning if a living species such as a alien did create this it would be more semetrical. Many diffrent things could have causes the rock to form a human like resmeblence,such as a peice of debri hitting the surface of the rock causing indentations. As you can see in the first picture of the face from 1976 there are small feature that resmble eyes and
a nose. As the years progress the pictures look less and less like a human. In the picture from 2001 you can barley tell what the rock is. The scientist even stated the camera has such high quality that you could see a air plane on the gorund, so if they were any signs of a aliens making this we would have been able to see them. In the pictue it acually shows that the face is the same as a Butte or Mesa which are landform commonly found around the American West. Its even stated that the rock on mars is smillar to the butte found on Snake River of Idaho. The lava dome (Butte) is even the same height of the face on mars. There fore coming to the conclusion that the same natural occurence that formed on the Snake River in Idaho aslo fromed on mars causing what looked to be a human face. | 23 |
18f3009 | I am for the value of this technollogy to read students emotional expressions. To start off with I think this would be a. good idea because it says in the article "for instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling by just simply by the look on there face." This proves you can probably tell how one of your friends are feeling by just a expression on there face but my point is this that the technollogy can tell what emotions youtr friend is actually feeling. This would be helpful because sometimes you ask a friend what is wrong and they just say nothing but you know something is wrong by the way they are acting and this technollogy will help with that because and can tell what emotions they re actuallyu feeling
In addition, this technoollogy would also be a positive because you can know when anyone is happy,sad or frustrated. For example it says in the article "imagine a computer that knows when your happy or sad. For exampe, if you smile when a web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow, but if yyou frown, the next ad will be different.'' This shows that you can tell how someone is feeling just based on if they smile or frown. Personally I am against this because I would love to know what everyone is feeling if they asre my frien oir not and know the real reason why they are acting the way they are no matter if they are sad or happy.
In conclusion, I am for this technollogy to read students emotinoal feelings because i would like to know how everyone is feeling and acting the way they are. For instance, what if it is a friendand no matter how close you are they will not t ell you if they are upset or happy and if you had this technollogy you could tell what they are feeling because they could lie and say they are not feeling anything which then this technollogy could then help with that. | 23 |
adaef95 | I am against the driverless cars cars for many reasons and how it would affect us humas when driving or assisting the car. I am against the driverless cars becaus it will take the things or places that humans would want to do on their own instead of a car taking them there by itself. It also would get us fustrsted because we wouldn't know when to control the car or if when controling it every other time while driving. Driverless cars could also make humans not want to have the car anymore because we would want to start driving by ourselves. Also it would make us teenagers wanting the car because we aren't driving it and we dont even knwo how to control or dive a car. We don't have our license or permit yet. It would lead to the teenagers turn to drive and they don't know how to use the car which would to either a car accident or the death of a teenager because of the driverless car.
The affects of haveing this car is a lot. One affect of having this driverless car is that it would need a lot of gas just for one car. Another affect is that the car it self could lose control and something bad could happen to the driver. It would also need multiple battery changes because the car driving by itself takes a lot of battery juice from the car. The driverless car could also affect us because there could be times that we would want to drive on our own and the car want let us. The car could shut down on us while it's driving. It requres massive upgrades to existing roads, as it say's in the paragraph 3 sentence 5. It also needs alot of sensors and when those sensors are in they could brake or die and it cost more money to get them and fix them then any ther normal car.
When having these cars there are many reasons why we should'nt have them. Looking at the reasons ahead would at least help people realize that we don't need a driverless car in the car. As it in paragraph 9 it say's '' if the technology fails and someone gets hurt who is at fault the car or the maufacture. Driverless cars are good ideas but there dangerous to us humans. | 12 |
951728e | When the author talks about Venus he talks about how it is and what it is like and how it works. Venus is different from Earth but it is the same in some way. It is differnt because of the tempurature and the atmosphere and the surface. The tempurature reaches up to 800 degrees fahrenheit and that is unsurvivable for humans. The surface is bad to it is a hot lava and molten like suface and it can melt most metals. Venuses atmosphere is mainly filled with 97 percent of carbon dioxide. The air pressure is really bad it is strong enough it could crush a submarine like its going down to the deepest part of our oceans. NASA is trying to come up with a way to study Venus with a blimp like vehicle that can float 30 miles up away from Venus and its nasty surface and atmosphere. Even though the tempurature will reach only 170 degrees fahrenhite it is still survivable for humans. | 01 |
92bdac3 | The Mona Lisa Smile is a intresting article about this new upcoming production of technology. It says that in the future they could have students computers have a facial reconzation deviece in it to tell what mood there in to adjust the to whatever there feeling. I feel as if it is not needed for it to be in a learning enviroment. I think its inpratical and would be very expensive for the school to have. That could cause multiple problems just with that problem alone. What if the student wasn't even paying attention to the lesson and it causes it to register there mood but there mood isnt based off the lesson because there not paying attention so it would be invaild infomation. He states in the article it can only find out a couple emotions and boredom isnt one of them. It also poses a security threat to the students or surrounding family because if it can see faces what else would it see or even not mean to capture but does. Over all I just don't see this fit for a students use and would be to expensive anyways. It could work in a perfect world though but we don't have one of those. | 12 |
01dabde | Work. School. Party. No matter what you have on your to do list you still have to get there, so why are car sales going down and how is it benificial to our society? Teens and young adults can often be heard discussing what brand of car they one day hope to buy and all the modifications they will make to 'trick it out'. Many people though end up being 20 or older before they actually get that car they always talked about, and despite parents claim of laziness there could be more to it then that. So what advantages could there be to a world with fewer cars on the road?
The first topic that is at the forfront of the minds of most people just starting out their new life is cost. The world revolves around money, thats just the way it is, so many people are finding themselves cutting out things that they don't really need. Now I know what your thinking but before you begin your argument that you really need that blue mercedes you saw in the magazine think about just how much that cost compared to your last paycheck, not so exiting anymore right? With public transportation becomingh more and more avalible many people are choosing to take the public bus rather then buy their own car. Another thought is all those taxes you pay. What you thought they went to police and teacher's wages and building nice little parks for the kiddies? Well acording the Environmantal Protection Agency 80% goes into making Highways and other transport, and why do they need that much money? Because we drive 100 tons over them every day. Many of the more polluted citys are even begining to put laws into place banning or restricting traffic in some areas and placing fines on those who violate them. Between the purchase price and matnence as well as gas and the money used to fund roads and highways theres a lot of dough pouring into your car drives.
Now heres the topic I know your all tired of hearing about but its still very important, the environment. Car emmisions are the second biggest source of polllution in the atmosphere, first place going to powerplants and third place being cows, yes cows. Is a world blanketed in smog and smoke where the very air that sustains you is poison the kind of place you want to live in or, for that matter, raise kids in? Its not the the planets health we're talking about here its the health of everything living on it including us. While we're on the topic of health one of the greatest health issues in America is obesity, now imagine if everyone left their cars at home and walked or biked instead, the whole country would be healthier then ever before. And you know how when you go into the country the air smells so nice and clean, well that could be the city too if we just cut back on emmisions, we could have nice fresh air as well. Now think of your children, or friends or even yourself, just outside playing football when a car comes by and almost hits you, dozens of people die every day in car crashes that wouldnt if there were less cars on the road. So think of the health of your familly, your friends, your pets, and yourself.
Finally we have the cultural shift, many Americans are already choosing to carpool take public transport or even just walk and less and less are buying cars. This trend is so noticibly prominent that car companys are trying to come up with new ideas and products to keep their customers coming. Citys are coming up with new systems of bike and car borrowing as well as a partnering with the telecommunications industry to create cities in which "Pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and imporve safty". So for those of you that can't stand to be left behind by the times jump on the band wagon and you can do your part to bring about a new cleaner era in the world.
Cars, the parasprites of a modern age, keep multiplying and destroying more and more. The emmisions given of by these monstrosities will linger more many a milenia poisoning the air we breath and devastating the world out children will inherit. Unless we do something to stop it now this travesty will continue to ravange all life on the planet untill we are on the brink of extinction, so do us all a favor and help to push this new trend of a car free world. | 45 |
0728321 | The Aliens on Mars
In the text Unmasking the Face on Mars NASA says that there was a face.Then they went back eighteen years later.Then another three years and said it was a natural landform.I also think that it is a natural landform because there isn't really aliens or anything other living thing on mars.Some people would there are lifeforms on Mars because of water which is ridiculous.There could be clouds and water on a planet without a lifeform. In these next few paragraphs i will tell you why it is a natural landform.
One reason that the so called face is only a landform is because it could've been a rock formation.There could be rocks in the shape of a head because of other rocks and erosion.And how the got the eyes?...shadows.Shadows could've been a be part of this because its a planet pretty close to the sun.So from which way the Viking 1 was facing there could've been shadows.
Second reason is on April 5,1998 when they went to mars again with Mars Global Surveyor...while thousands of anxious web surfurs were waiting the image JPL wedsite revealed it as a natural landform. People were upset so they said since it was a cloudy haze there could still be a face.Which made it worse because people actually believed that.
Third reason is if there was a face form on earth and no one would freak out by it because there is actual humans on earth.So if there were aliens everyone would freak.Am I right?So if there were real aliens you wouldnt know what they actually look like but you do know from evidence from "actual pictures" that people supposedly took.
Some people think its the other way around.Some people who aren't like me actually believe in aliens.They think since in 2001 they sent a better camera on a "cloudless" day that there were Martians.And since they have the camera whith better pixels they could see more clearly...so clearly that you could've have seen Egyptian style pyramids or even a small shack which was almost impossible in the Viking 1.
To conclude, I think that the face was a natural landform made by erosion.It would most likely to be impossible for it to be a martian, not saying it is but I highly doubt there would be martians. | 34 |
ea3d2d2 | I think that the author did very well at explaining about venus and its worthy pursuit despite the danger. one of venus dangers is that it was 800 degrees fahrenheit which is so hot that if a cellphone was out on the planet it would melt and anything with tin can melt. And the atmospheric pressure there is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. these conditions are far more extrem than anything we have encountered on earth. Its so hot out there that it would liquefy most metals. fun fact is that venus has the hottest surface temperature of any other planet in our solar system even though its no the closest to the sun its still the hottest. Venus has erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeling to land on its surface. i know your thinking why would people wanna go there, well its because a long time ago scientist think that venus used to be like earth just with alot more water butit was capable to form life there. venus still has some features similer to ones on earth like a surface of rocky sediments and valleys, mountains, and craters. So I think that the author did a very good job at explaining his ideas about venus | 12 |
fc60c05 | The author thinks that studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers, Because if we find out what is going on with venus then and figure more out about it. We go to space and we learn more about venus we could find out what is going on with venus and also find ways were it can help us in good ways. Although venus is very dangerous it would be a good way to find information. to help our planet and make our planet a better and safer place.
For example in the article they said that Venus has almost 97 percent of carbon dioxide blankets. Also even more challenging is that "on the planet's surface temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, And the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." We are still trying to figure out a way to go to venus though so we can figure out how venus can help benefit the earth. For example, in paragraph 4 They discuss why scientists are even interested in venus. They then tell us "Astronomers are fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life,just like Earth." "Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth." "The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys,mountains, and craters." NASA has been working on a compelling idea for sending humans to study and examine Venus. NASA is talking about building and designing a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. "Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms. Also this vehicle would allow them to hover over Venus's surface.
The author thinks this would be a great invention because It will help us better explore Venus. He also thinks that inventing this would help are planet, Because by inventing this it would help us better explore Venus to help are earth. It would be great for a lot of reasons,But I think it would help us get better Ideas for further inventions. It would also help us find out interesting things about Venus that we've never learned about. This is why I think visiting mars is a must in our World and society today.
The author also tells us that this is very risky and dangerous,and if you don't use the right precaution it can end up very bad. I think too that he wants it to be safe for the people that are going to Venus. The author thinks that this is so dangerous he doesn't even want do it. He then says it is very important to find out what is going on with our planet though. He thinks this can really help beneifit are planet.
I think the overall point the author is trying to get across is that it is risky but needs to be done. The author points out so many reasons good and so many bad. But in the end he talks about why it would beneifit us for the better. | 34 |
e02d0ae | In my option I think we shouldn't have driveless cars becasuese a moufunction can happen in the vhelic and make the person crash, What if something happens to on of the sensors?
I can't imagine a time in the future when no one needs them anymore becasuse I'm sure no one wants to wait until one of the Taxis are free. I'm the type of person thart doesn't have the patients to wait until a taxi to come pick me up. What if you want to have a latenight drive and taxis drivers don't allow that? What if someone ges irrritated because the taxi driver has a very monotone voice? What if hacker hacks into someone driveless car and kidnaps them by driving their smart car to a whole new destination.
In the passage in paragraph 3 it says, "These smart-road systems worked surprisingly well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was simply too expensive to be practical." That means it would cost a lot of money to fix every single road just so a driveless car could go. And that means it has to be a debate on if everyone argrees with it. Im sure everyone does want to keep spending their money on a taxi and they have bills to pay. That's like annihilating all of the vehicles in that area.
In paragraph 5 it say " In the 1980s, automakers used speed senors at the wheels in the creation of anitlock brakes." So it took them 10 years just so they can make a more advance senors for thr speed. I'm sure its going to take longer for manufacters to make roads, just so driveless cars can ride on. It also say," Further improvements in sensors and computers hardware and software to make dricing safer are also leading to cars that can handle more and more drving tasks on theur own." The future cars are going to be incorrigible. They're going to have more control then humans would.
In conclusion, these are some reason why we shouldn't have driveless cars. Like why would someone want to abandon a brand new car they just bought or a very old car that could be worth a lot of money? Remember the future is not the answer. | 23 |
3ec8e01 | I would just like to start off by saying that the reason why the author thinks that we should keep studing Venus no matter the dangers is because his words "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation".
Other reasons we should study Venus is because there is so much more that people today do not know and I personallly feel like as long as we are here on Earth we should be currious about why only our plannet is the only plannet that has humans on it or at least they say. In the article they said "Venus may well once been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system ". We as people should be and should want to be more nosey.
Not only do we people want study Venus but Venus wants us to study it. It is one of the easiest stars to see in the night sky. As the article says "Venus, sometimes called the "Evening Star", is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky, making it simple for even an amateur stargazer to spot".
I also would like to add that it would not be a bad idea to study Venus more bc we already have many facts about this planet so it is not like you would be starting completly from scratch. Some of the facts that we already know that was given to us from the article is "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus", "temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit", and "Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system".
Lastly I would just like to say that I hope from reading this essay I was able to draw you in and hopefully make you more currious and questionable about Venus like would'nt you want to know what is out there or at least what used to be out there or even better what could possiabley going to happen out there. | 12 |
2a70d56 | There is so much technology in the world we live in today. Our society revolves around technology and depends on it to survive. Without cars how would we be able to travel places or simply go grocery shopping. It would be potentially impossible to do the simplest of things. Transportation is key to the society we live in. Cars are very fundamental, but are driverless cars really that necessary. It might be very fascinating to drive but are they all that safe?
Driverless Cars still require the driver to do some of the driving if the circumstance requires them to. Such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. "Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive?" Meanwhile the drivers are waiting they could easily fall asleep or get distracted and not pay attention to their surroundings. They would rely on the car so much that if it came to their turn to drive, they would not be prepared to take over the wheel.
"Lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." Because of the development of the driverless cars; the driver will not be in control at all times, only sometimes. The car will be doing most of the driving. The drivers only job will have to be to stay alert and watch out for his/her surroundings. This is likely to cause more accidents because the driver may not be paying attention to the road at all times. Since he/she is not the one driving.
"If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault-the driver or the manufacturer?" This is where the arguments will began. If someone driving a driverless car gets into an accident who will be the one that is really to blame? If this type of technology gets approved they will also have to make new driving laws towards driverless cars.
"We grow closer to the destination everyday." Even though driverless cars are the future for our society. It is also important to remember the importance of safety. We must care for one another and not let new technology overwhelm us. Ourselves, as the priority, must come first. The safety of everyone is at stake with this new development of driverless cars. | 23 |
18a1958 | People are lining up, waiting for hours on end to vote for a new president of the United States. That president won every single person's vote, but did not become presient. He did not become president because the ellectoral college voted for the other person. That is unfair because no matter what the citizens say, they are not even completly sure that the president they voted for was going to win. For example, in the year 2000, a little bit after Al Gore, they won the popular vote, but they did not win the presidency because they did not win the electoral vote, according to Source 2. Citizens of the United States should be allowed to a direct vote because in 2000, 60 percent of voters voted that they prefer a direct election, and because the voters are not voting for the president, they are voting for a slate of electors.
To begin, according to source 2, "If you lived in Texas, for instance, and wanted to vote for John Kerry, you would vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry. On the off-chance that those electors won statewide election, they would go to Congress and Kerry would get 34 electoral votes." This quote from Source 2 is explaining what your vote couts for when you go to elect for a president. Those electors are anyoen who doesn not own a public office. Who elects the electors is the state.
In addition, this year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidency and yet, the electoral college still has its defenders, states in source 2.
All in all, the electoral college is unfair to voters, because the winner takes it all system does not work in every state. | 12 |
9f99985 | Dear,
Senitors
I Write to you about the Electional Colleges because, i beleive that it is fair to change it to which ever runner has the most votes will become president. I understand that each candidate running for prsident has his or her own group of electors chosen by the political party but it depends if they chose their electors respondsibly
Electoral College consists of 538 electors , but a majority of 270 votes are required to elect the president. Voters don't vote for the president they would have to vote for a a slate of democratic electors pledged to that person and if that person won they would go to congress and that runner would get that amount of electoral votes.
But if a tie happens the electrol vote would go to the house of representatives where they would have to decide who the president will be and senates would decide who the Vice President would be.
But in all my oppionion should be that who ever has the most popular vote will vbe prsedent.
Thank You ,
PROPER_NAME | 01 |
265499b | In the passage, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that, studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Some of the reasons the author staes that venus is dangerous is because, the clouds have a highly corrosive sulfuric acid in the atmosphere, the surface's temperature averages over 800 degrees Fahrenheit while the, atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we are used to on Earth. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system. Adding onto that there are, erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and freuqent lightning strikes. Venus is actualkly a lot like Earth with its, volcanoes, density and size.
Despite The planet's dangers, Venus is a very interesting planet with many things that astronomers are astonishes by. They believe long ago, that venus was like earth by a lot. They also believe that venus was covered with oceans and could have supported tons of forms of life just like planet, Earth. Even today,Venus has feature that are very similiar to Earth's. One of the biggest reasons for wanting to find out more about Venus in a serious note is for a planetary visit, if the time were to ever come. A lot of scientists and astronomers are very intrigued into the idea of exploring Venus even more. NASA has one idea for sending humans to study venus. They want to scientists float above the surface of Venus in some sort of blimp-like vehicle.
I believe that we should explore venus, i would love to know more about Venus. It's always fun learning about things that you never knew, which a lot of people like the astronomers and scientists. I think that exploring and studying Venus is very dangeous consdering the surface tempersature and the risky weather. I think that NASA would have their best astronauts be prepared and safe at all times. We dont know all the possibilties of what could happen while a visit at Venus, but if we ever do get to explore Venus we should be prepared with the best technology. I don't know if studying Venus is the most important thing scientists and astronomers are worried about, but at one point it would be great if they took it to another level. I think the autho explained why studying Venus is so important and why it is dangerous also. | 12 |
e68f64d | Limiting car usage in our daily life can be a good thing. There has been cities and countries that have already started going "Car-free" acording to articles one, two and, three. Limiting car usage in our daily life can reduce Greenhouse gas. Reducimg the time ou use to drive your car or automobile it reduces on how much money you are wasting on gasoline or diesel.
Limiting car usage is a good thing, in article two it talks about Paris banning driving due to high levels of smog. Paris had enforced a short driving ban to clear the air out of the city. If you were to drive in that time period you would have suffered a $31 dollar fine. Diesel fuel was to blame since France favors diesel more than gasoline due to a tax policy. Up to 67 percent of vehicles in France are made up of diesel. In Germany a city called Vaunban has given up the life of cars mostly. Vaunban's treets are mostly "car Free" except along the main throughfare according to article one. One of the reasons the city of Vaunban has given up on the life of cars is their are only two place to park, large garages at the edge of the development for $40,000 along with a home. For that 70 percent os families in Vaunban do not own cars. Heidrun walter, a media tranier in Vaunban, said " When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." In Europe pasenger cars have been responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas while in the United States it is up to 50 percent in some areas according to article one.
Another Country that has been trying to reduce the amount of car usage is Colombia. In Bogota, Colombia they are doing a program that they are trying to spread to other countries. They have held a day each year for a "car free" da. For three years cars have been banned for the Day without cars. The only cars that are pemitted are taxis and buses on that day. Since that Bogota has inspired other cities in Colombia to go with a "Car free" day. Cali and Valledupar have joined the event. Parks and sports centers have bursting throughtout Bogota according to Article two. The sidewalks that have been uneven and cracked have been replace by new, smooth sidewalks. Another good thing is the restrictions have quickly cut traffic. Also new restaurants and shopping centers have rose up. The mayor of Asuncion, Paraguay said "These people are generating a revoultionary change, and this is crossing borders.
America has also joined on to limiting car usage. President Barack Obama has goals to reduce the greenhouse gas emmisions accordiing to source four. In paragraph 38 according to Dr. Sivak's research it says that there has been a huge drop in the amount of 16 to 39 year olds getting drivers licenses. Another study has found that in 2012 driving by young people have declined 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. A good thing for limiting car usage has lead to a executive chaiman of the ford company, Bill Ford, has put out a business plan that has them partnernign up with a telecommunications industry. By doing this he says "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety."
Limiting car usage in our daily life is a good thing. It reduces greenhous gas emmisions, lead to restaurants and shopping centers to rise up, better sidewalks, less traffic, and improved safety. Alot of countries and cities have eithered stopping using cars mostly or has reduced car usage by having one day a year without cars. | 23 |
6d50443 | The author says that NASA's possible solution would be allowing scientists to float above the fray like how airplanes and jets float above storms. As they say in paragraph 5 "Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landcape." NASA says the it wouldn't be as hot but it would still be 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Its not very easy but humans will still be able to survive.
Personally I think its still dangerous because 170 degrees Fahrenheit is still really hot, the tempature on earth isn't that high. Also the passage says in paragraph 6 "Researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else." The passage says that because if NASA is going to have them floating above the premises they wont be able to conduct experiments because, they won't be able to take anything. Also because if just floating above the premises is 170 degrees Fahrenheit then when you get further down it'll be hotter so that means that if they try to grab a rock it could burn through gloves and possibly leave them with serious burns.
But NASA is working on other approaches because in pargraph 7 the passage says "Some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions." The author says in paragraph 8 " Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation."
In paragraph 2 it shows that they have tried numerous times to send little spacecrafts to Venus but they have only been there for a few hours which is dangerous because if a spacecraft only stays there for a few hours imagine how long a human could stay there without over heating or coming back with serious health issues.
The author says in paragraph 2 "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for a good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades."But there are numerous factors to why Venus is a challenging planet for humans to study as they explain it in third paragraph.
In pargraph 3 the passage says "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus' atmosphere." Which makes it a whole lot dangerous for humans to travel there to conduct experiments. But thats why they haven't sent anything there since three decades because they wanna make sure no one gets hurt. | 01 |
b77f90b | Luke thinks people should join the Seagoing Cowboys program because people will be able to learn a lot of things from different countries.They get oppertounity to explore the country.They can also do thing like eat food and meet new people.
People like Luke joined the program so they can see different parts of the world and learn more about that country.It gives them a chance to be apart of that country. For an example, Luke had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. For another example, Luke made nine trips-the most of any Seagoing Cowboy. This is why Luke think's you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program.
This person think that people shouldn't join this program because they could miss out on the high pay jobs.Parents would want to keep their kids in the state
that they graguated from. THey should stay home so that they don't forget where they come from. traveling is the worst idea in the world. this is the reason that people shouldn't join this program.
Some people want you to participate in this program, and some people don't . It would be a great oppertunity to learn about the country, or it can be the worst. But these are reasons people should or shouldn't join this program. | 01 |
6f3bdb3 | When you were younger about 15 or so didn't you always want to drive? Well for the next generation that dream will be snatched no longer willl they get to experince driving.I am against the building of driverless cars.There are two reasons I am against driverless cars. First off it takes the fun out of driving. Secondly its dangerous.
To begin with driverless cars take the fun out of driving. No one wants to sit inside of a car and do nothing. Getting your driving liscense is like a new found freedom, how would you feel if immediatley after getting your liscense instead of driving yourself you were getting drove around? no one would want that. which is why i am against driverless cars
Also driverless cars are dangerous. They are ran by computers which from time to time do malfunction. Companys are putting entertaintment features in the car which distarcts the driver if he needs to take over the wheel. Another point brought up in the essay is that whos to blame when the driverless car runs into another car. An incident of that nature would cause the blame game. manufacture wouldn't take credit and neither would the driver or should i say copilot. Also computers can be hacked. Say the president was in a driverless car and someone wanted him dead it would be very easy for them to hack his car and send him off a cliff.
In conclusion, Driverless cars should not exist because they can cause conflict and because they are boring | 12 |
f1eec22 | The Face on Mars was not created by aliens. It is simply a natural landform. It was just giving the illusion of a real human face. Here are some reasons why.
They thought it would be a good way to engage the public by giving the liiusion of eyes,nose,and mouth. They wanted people to be interested and it worked. On April 5,1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia and realized it was no alien monument after all. The picture was ten times clearier than the other ones. Skeptics assumed alien markings were hidden by haze. But that's not true. Just like any other landforms it would be hard to see. It's hard work to target cydonia. Whenever they get a chance tot they try to capture it. In 2001 they captured a even better picture. It was like Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shack. But it was really a Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West. It looks like the Snake River Plain of Idaho. Most peopel didn't believe or want to beieve it. They thought the aliens created it because you could not really see the face. The 1.56 meters,compared to 43 meters per pixel is the best 1976 Viking photo. So whatever they were seeing was an illusion. There's no alien monument on the face so it has to be a landform.
So the Face on Mars was not created by aliens because there's evidence that is a landform. All the pictures saw landform,no alien monument,and everything else was just an illusion. That's why
the Face on Mars was not created by aliens. | 23 |
20e88fd | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports this claim very well by showing how survivable Venus could be.
Firstly, the author states, "Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels." This shows that we would have healthier and more energy were we to live on Venus, and living on Venus is the main reason to explore it. This piece of evidence also shows although radiation wouldn't be any better on Venus, it also wouln't be any worse. Which could be a tremendously amazing thing.
Secondly, the author states, "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans that could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Although this evidence speaks in the past tense, this still shows how little we know about Venus and how much we could know if we were to explore it better. Even though it is intensely dangerous, it is beyond worth it if we were to attempt to start life on our twin planet.
Lastly, the author states, "Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." This shows how well the planet is, in the present; as well as how good of an idea it would be to find out more about it.
In conclusion, there is still so much left undiscovered of Venus, and the author layed out many good reasons as to why we should still continue trying to explore it. Besides, history never would have been made, in all of time, if no one ever took a few risks here and there. | 23 |
682b513 | Sometimes there are authors that don't ever support there facts evoght. But this
author did a great job at supporting thier essay. This author put at lease ones fact or detail in each paragraph. He kepet tell us as readeers that venus can be very dagerous.
Also that Venus is like a second sun in the solar system. In venus it is supper hot. That it is 90 time hotter than on earth. On venus it is over than 800 degerees fahrenheit. Even if you ar in a vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling venusian landscapre the it is still has a temepture at around 170 degrees fahreeit.
If I have to give the aouthor a score I would give him a A bcause he did good of expain venus. He aslo gave facts on diferent sorcous. He also gave good example. He did good decribing it that i can even panit my self a picture in my head. If I was doing an essay about tvenus I would highly use this article. | 12 |
c647936 | In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. I agree with the author that scientists should study Venus. I will be giving three reasons that supoort why they should study more about Venus.
My first reason that supports my claim is that it's a good idea for scientits to study more about Venus because in the text it says, "often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." because they say that Venus is like Earth's "twin" it would be nice to get to know more about Venus and how they are alike, what things that have the same and different.
But I also think it's a bad idea to send people to Venus and study more about it. It's a diffuclt task since the text says, " on the plant's surface, temperatures avergae over 800 degrees Fahrenheit." Venus has the hottest surface temperature, so it would be hard for people to even stand that. In the text it also says that it's been more than three decades since a spaceship has landed on Venus. Since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours.
On the other hand, I still think it would be a good idea to keep studying more about Venus. But to keep people safe, they should invent things that they can use so they can land on Venus without any danger. For example if NASA's wants to send people they should find ways where they can walk in Venus but keep the people safe. Since the text says, " researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance." because of their saftey. However researchers are finding ways to innovations that would allow their machines to last long enough to contribute.
In my conclusion, I think it's a good idea to study more about Venus since it's next to Earth. And so they can study more about it and find ways to make it stay for us humans to be there, if anything happens in the future. We can always go to Venus to live but only if they find ways were we can stay alive there. | 34 |
dd226a9 | The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is a valuable way to help students learn; it can tell when a student is bored and can modify the lesson to make it more interesting to the student. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming bored or confused".
FACS can have many different effects on an individual person. One example would be "...in a false smile, the mouth is stetched sideways using the zygomatic major and...the risorius....these muscles clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful". Using the FACS people could tell whether or not someone is lying; this is especially helpful if the person lying is and important politician that could one day be leading a country.
FACS could also be used to help understand emotions better. "Empathy may happen because we unconsciously imitate another person's facial expressions". This could help people better understand one another. Say there are two beggars living on the street one of them is a real beggar with no money and the other is faking it just to get more money; FACS could be used to identify people who truly needs help by studying their facial muscles.
In conclusion FACS is valuable to students in a classroom because it can make the lesson the students are learning more interesting to them. It can also be used to tell whether a student is lying or not about cheating on a test or saying they accidentally left their homework at home when they really didn't do it at all. FACS can definitely improve the learning environment for students worldwide. | 23 |
e16157a | What is the square root of 100,012? You might not know, but your computer does. Infact your computer knows a lot, but one thing it doesnt know is how to detect feelings. Why is there a camera on your computer? Who knows? Lets put that camera to use! As we know computers tend to be used more often. I agree with the idea of allowing computers to identify what mood the user is in and adjusting accordingly. I agree with this because technology is advancing, normal computers can't compete with this upgrade, and computer ads tend to be annoying.
Mona Lisa, the subject of a wonderful painting. A painting which appears she is smiling in. Smiling as if she is happy? How can we be sure that she is happy? Is it as simple as looking at the picture? In paragraph 4 is tells us that "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements". How can a camera identify how a person is feeling? Simple, technology is improving and computers are being updated.
Computers truly are fascinating, but as asked in Paragraph 2 "Can a computer recognize the subtle facial movements we humans use to express how we feel?". These new computers can detect movement of one or more muscles in the face. The computer will then categorize the movement into one of these 6 categories happiness,suprise,anger,disgust,fear,and sadness. But then "Boom" and ad pops up, arent ads just annoying.
Ads, ads, ads all on the screen. How could you get rid of irrelevant ads? Well with this new software your compter will be able to detect is you are satified with your ads or not. If you appear happy when an ad pops up, your computer will discontinue to show the ad and replace it with another one. If a satisfying look appears on your face after and ad appears, your computer will continue to show ads that satisfy the user. | 12 |
25bb264 | Dear Senator,
If you were to question U.S. citizens about what an electoral college is, what would they say? Most of them don't even know its a process established in the Constitution in which electors "vote for president and vice president," and then are counted by the Congress (Source 1, paragraph 1). They don't realize that their votes can be over-riden by these votes. And those, if the very few, who do get it, are opposed. They would prefer another system, a more modernized system, and are disgruntle about how unfair the system is, not only about how the electors are chosen but how the larger states have an advantage in votes and in information.
Most voters are opposed to such systems, according to Source Two, "... over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now," (paragraph 9). Yet we still have the Electoral Colleges going. As active voters in todays society, we call for a fair system. We want, no, we need, to be treated fairly and not over-riden.
We need a system us as people can control ourselves. As in Source Two, I will ask you the question, "Who picks the electors in the first place?" Certainly not the citizens as a whole, most of the time its picked by the state governement in some shape or form, but sometimes, even the presidental candidates themselves can pick them (paaragraph 10)! As well as in Source Three, where its clearly pointed out that "... it is the electors who elect the president, not the people," (paragraph 15). It's outragous how easily they can pull the wool over our eyes, and even worse how we let them. But no more.
As you probably already know, each state's "...entitled allotment of electors equals the number of memebers in its Congressional delegation..." (Source One, paragraph 3). Most represntatives spend most of their time campaining in places like New York and California that the small states such as Rhode Island arent even visited. "In the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see candidates at all..." and that campaign was refered to as a "fiasco" in which the Electoral College caused a dispute (Selection 2, paragraph 13). This leaves the smaller states less informed and more likely to vote to the exact opposite of what they want, and yet they still have as much say in the vote. In Selection Three, it is said that the swing states (or larger ones) "... are likely to be the most thoughtful voters, on average (and for the further reason that they will have received the most information and attention from the candidates)," (paragraph 20).
Selection Two points out something very important that should be stressed, "... each state casts only one vote, the single representative from Wyoming, representing 5000,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 represantatives from California, who represnt 35 million votes," (paragraph 12). This shows the citizens aren't really being represented properly.
Altough many downfalls, "The Electorial College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states... lose" and "avoids the problem of elections in which no one recieves a majority of the votes cast,"(Source Three, paragragh 21 and 22). Yet still there can be holes poked in that, and all though unlikely, theres an even amount of votes so the vote could be split 50/50. Just imagine the chaos we could be thrown into.
Therefor, as a concerned citizen speaking as the voice of others, we demand a better system, for a simplerly system, for an equal system, for a system we can control ourselves. We demand for a direct system! So I ask, please, for you to speak to your friends, and speak out for your people, and put an end to the Electorial Colleges.
Sincerly,
A concerned citizen. | 45 |
9a18591 | In "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves" two men joined a program called Seagoing Cowboys. It is an oppertunity to send food supplies, animals, and more to the people effected in World War II.
Some reasons you might want to join is being able to know you did something good by helping out those in need. By shiping food to people who are starving and giving them materials to build them shelters could really help out many people.
Not only knowing that you did good in someone's life is not all though, on the boat, you can go places and see places that you may not be able to see. Taking care of the animals can be fun, too. You can play with them and have some fun.
You can have some really interesting oppertunities too while your on the boat if you join the Seagoing Cowboys. You can see some amazing places and objects you may never see if you weren't on the boat with the them. Learn something new everyday while your on this boat! In paragraph 9, Luke said, "I'm grateful for the oppertunity." Also in paragraph 5, Luke said, "Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greese was special. So was taking a gondola ride in Venice Italy, a city with streets of water."
Not all of the Seagoing Cowboys is all work though. During return trips you can have a lot of fun. I paragraph 8, Luke said that the cowboys play volleyball and baseball games in the empty holds where the animals were kept. Table-tennis, fencing tournaments, boxing, reading, whittling, and other games also pass time while returing home.
Join the Seagoing Cowboys program today and learn something new. See something, learn something, do something good for someone else, and have fun! | 23 |
3fc6349 | I am against driverless cars the reason i am against it is because the saftey aspect. Also the technolgy could start not to work , they dont know how their going to make the laws and some people wont be paying attention and cause more accedients then their already are. Which is very bad.
So one question I have is , what if the technolgy starts not to work in the middle of the road ? That could cause many problems becouse people could sue them. That could also cause a lot of people to get hurtand that wouldn't be good. The article said the cars will have sensors in more places than you will ever know but what if one of those sensorrs don't pick anything up for it to stop it
self ? Then thats another cause of a crash we will have to deal with.
Speaking of crashes and accedients , they don't know who their going to blame for being at fault for the crash. Whoever they pick their going to have to make new laws and get a whole lot of paper work done. Then the company and driver will have to deal with court and that is going to cause major conflict between the two like the story said in pharagraph nine. I know the driverless car is supposed to prevent crashes but you still have to look at this and make sure everyone will be safe.
Also the fun part is driving and their takeing that away from people. Like the story said " the driver will still have to be alert for human like situations" but most people will not be paying attention they'll be on their phone or talking to the passenger. Even if the car does alert them they either won't hear it and crash which will be very tragic.
Finally that is why I don't agree with driverless cars. The saftey aspect is not 100% . The technolgy still needs to be worked on to make sure it works at all times. They need to know how their going to handle the laws. People will need to pay attention and where not sure they will do that. | 23 |
93f09b0 | Dear Mr. Senator,
I believe that there should not be such thing as an Electoral College. I feel it is not fair to our country. When people vote they vote for who they want to win and think is best for their country but in the end, it all does not matter because the Electoral College makes the final descision. If its our country, we should be able to vote for whoever we want and who ever gets the most popular vote, wins.
I also agree with Bob Dole, "Abolish the electoral college!" It is unfair and irrational to our country. When you think about it, If 3 people: one for each member in the House Of Representatives and two for your senators, it could be unfair. What if those three people are going for Republicans? and the majority of their state that they represent votes for Democrats? it would not be fair to the rest of the state because they all wanted the opposite of what the Electoral College wanted, so the Electoral College basically gets to make the final decision of who they want in office.
Sincerely, the people of our country. | 12 |
7a5d972 | Wouldn't it be fantastci if you are just sitting in the driver's seat and listening to music, reading a magazine, or just amusing yourself as your brand new Toyota does all the driving for you?
The Google company is thinking of smart ways to impress people with a car that drive automatically.
The invention can eventually come up with positive advantages having a spinning sensor that "is necessary for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at wheel."
There may also be negative aspects on this where the driver or manufacturer can seriously interfere with the law.
I develop an agrument for the driver less car because the car includes rotating sensors, can prevent the driver from causing accidents, and can be very financial.
The driverless cars can have a positive aspect by sensing the outside world that atually make the cars highly productive.
For example, many companies started the invention with special test tracks and used their knowledge to actually develop the car to use the outside world.
Berkeley "used magnets with polarity that surprising worked well to use massive upgrades."
Companies even developed special sensors "to form a constantly updating 3-D model of the car's surroundings.
This demonstrates that companies use their intelligence to create a special car that can make their ideas benefical to any.
The second reason to why driverless cars are benefical is that they can prevent any major accident.
For example, as the car steers the driver must be alert which helps the "touch sensors to make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel to take over when a situation is required." This proves that the cars can help the driver to not run into a severe problem by having helpful aids like vibrating seats that wake up the driver.
Financial purposes and causes is the most essential thought to explain the purpose of driverless cars.
People becoming really interested in the driverless car can make the company have a high financial cause.
Also, it can help other companies to improv the same idea for an excessive business.
For example, if the idea improves "Audi and Nissan plan to have cars that can drive themselves by 2020 as the truly autonomous car strectes on ahead of us."
This proves that when business is excellent other companies indeed will introduce their new inventions.
The driverless cars made by famous companies is likely to connect the outside world, prevent servere accidents, and become very financial in the business. For example, using the rotaing sensors makes the car run successfully, vibrating chairs can make the driver not run into accidents. | 23 |
9e70c0b | Dear congress, 1. I belive that everything you guys do is amazing. Except onr thing, the Elecotoral college. In my opionion having one is just a waste of time, money and effort. Why spend money on Electores when you can just spend that money on anything else, you could let the people of the U.S decide thatb for themselfs. Accoring to a artical i read about the year 2000 , 60% of voters would rather have a direct election from popluar vote then to have the Electoral college (source #2).I f more then half of the U.S popluation(which is in the millions)wants there to be no electoral college and have the president win due to popular vote, then what are we waiting for?
2. Think about it, if the people where the ones to pick the u. s president they would choose someone that they think would be best for the country. There might not be any conflict in the white house about who picked who , because they didnt choose anyone. The electoral college consist of 538 members each state having more or less depending how big there state is,for exampel texas would have more then ohio since its much larger. or florida aving more then new york ect......
A majority of 270 electoral votes most be given to a party for that president to win.
3. In conclusion, i think that a electoral college is use less and they should let the people decide on their president. | 12 |
e26876b | Automated vehicles are nice and all, but when it comes donw to it, ahuman should be responsible for his or her own actions on the road. The use of automated automotives just seems to be a liitle too risky to use on roads within the next few years. Automated automobiles might sound like a good idea in theory, but technology fails all of the time and I would not be surprised whatsoever if lawsuits sprung up in the near future, due to accidents caused by so-called "smart" cars. There are currently no laws regarding smart cars, smart cars are unreliable, and smart cars would not offer the same experience as a normal vehicle would.
One would assume that driverless cars are 100% safe. That is a very false statement, as drivers may still take control of the wheel. Who is to say that a driver would not just grab the wheel, drive off of the side of the road, and attempt to sue a car manufacturer for a faulty product? There are little to no laws regarding self-automated vehicles in most states. New sets of laws and other rules would have to be put in place in order to maintain peace between civilians and car manufacturers. Paragraph #9 states that new laws would have to be made in order to assure liability to a specific party if one got in a crash due to the smart cars. It seems highly impractical, and it also seems like a waste of precious time and money.
Smart cars may sound very safe and enjoyable in theory, but all technology has the capability to fail at any given moment. Imagine a world where driverless cars are simply rolling along down the streets, and perhaps one combusts here, or another veers off of the road there. Paragraph #7 talks about how some cars are only partially automated, and that is honestly the best way to handle the situation. A driver should still be responsible and should be able to make his/her own decisions on what to do on the road. There are dangers in this as well, because some people are not bright enough to use and understand the technology to its full advantage, and could cause problems in the process of maintaining the vehicle. If a vehicle has multiple sensors scattered around its body, those sensors can be tampered with and can malifunction; whether it be intentional, or a simple mistake, accidents do occur on the road.
There is no experience in the world like driving a car. Kids look forward to it their whole lives! Girls will get cars on their 16th or 17th birthday and SURPRISE! YOU DO NOT ACTUALLY GET TO DRIVE IT! A computer will do it for you! To me, that does not sound appealing or very fun in the slightest sense. Imagine sitting at the sterring wheel and dozing off, due to the fact that you have not had to touch the sterring wheel in miles. Dozing off at the wheel could be a fatal experience. Making drivers operate a vehicle is much safer than allowing a computer to do so, because it should be the choice of the driver as to what happens on the road. In paragraph #8, a psychologist states that automated vehicles could cause drivers at the wheel to get bored. Boredom leads to weariness, which will eventually lead to sleep, which in turn could result in a fatal accident to the driver, a passenger, or pedestrians/cyclist. If someone did not want to drive or take responibilty for it, they could have someone else drive, they could ride a train, or fly in an airplane! It just seems so unrealistic and kind of ridiculous that someone would actually want to be driven by a machine. If a person owns a car, they should be responsible for managing it and whatever occurs on the open road.
There is no practical use for smart cars in a modern day society. Perhaps in the future, when technology is more advanced and when the people of the world are even more brain dead than they currently are, we could have smart cars driving people freely throughout the streets. Smart cars will never live up to the security and safety measures of vehicles operated by a human driver. Smart cars are a lot more trouble than they seem to be worth. Smart cars would require new laws, maintenace and regular repair (so a malifunction may not occur), and trust in a machine that could fail at any given moment. Smart cars will only make the human mind much more lazy, and we will continue to degress as a society if we allow smart cars to become our preferred mode of transportation. | 45 |
3d17283 | Dear State Senator,
The Electoral College process should be kept because of its many purposes and the fact that it was established for a reason since it's easy and simple and has absolutely no hassle for counting up the votes and adding up the individual votes made by the people of the state.
Since the electoral college process only consists of 538 electors that are selected, meeting of the electors who vote for the president and vuce president, and the counting of the electoral votes by the congress. This is a easy and simple process that causes no hassles since it has a sense of democracy and organization with it.
The electoral college process is very fair since which ever candidate running gets the majority of 270 electoral votes. It's a organized sysytem that doesn't base off of popularity which is fair because if you vote by popularity and have a president in office that everyone voted for but is running the country into the ground because of terrible reasoning and democracy the people and the states are to blame for voting for a president who wasn't guarnteed to keep his or her word about solving the country's problems.
The electoral college process does need a few tweaks here and there but that's something to take up to the president or congress. The electoral system needs fixes in place such as what would be good for the state and changing its laws and the system being able to work with the boundaries that certain states have with their own different voting process and its laws how the voting process works.
It may also need work on how the system supposed to work instead of voting for the people who will be in the electoral colleges to vote for the president you would like to vote for. The voice of the people should be heard instead of casted out by different state electors and representatives that may see his or her own views differently than the people of the state do. | 12 |
50b6c97 | The author of " The Challenge of Exploring Venus " supports his idea in a great way. He uses Facts , Desriptive Language , and a Comparison. These three things help a reader understand and better believe what the author is telling them. Without any evidence the reader wouldnt understand what theyre reading. The author also made sure to inclue dates of things which is an important stradigy.
The facts that were included in this passage made you really open up to the idea of Venus and the dangers. One of the facts i read were in Paragraph One Sentence Three where it said " In our solar system, Venus is the second planet from our sun. "
When you read this you already notice how warm it would be there. In Paragraph Three Sentence Three it tells you the exact tempature is 800 degrees and the pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on earth. After reading this you can already tell that it would be super dangerous. Another danger is what you read in paragraph three sentence one it says " A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus " In this sentence you can tell its dangerous even by the wording. carbon dioxide isnt good for human bodies either. The other way the writer supported his idea was by using Descriptive Language. An example of him using that is in Paragraph Four Sentence Five it says " The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, moutains, and craters." this tells you how it would look and be like on venus. The last way is using a relatable comparison. The author did this in Paragraph Five Sentence Five. it says " but the air pressure would be close to that sea leval on earth. "
In conclusion the author did a great job including facts , camparisons , and descriptive language. | 23 |
076f000 | Everyone and even myself thought this thing was some kind of face created by the aliens. But all this is a land form on Mars called a butte or a mesa. Because it is not a face or an alien object it is just land formation on Mars.
First we all thought it was a face made by aliens from a monument. But "there was no alien monument after all after upgrading our cameras to get a better view of this so called "Face of Mars". Then after twenty-five years of looking at this thing for many years people thought through those twenty-five years that it was a sign of life of mars. On April 8, 2001 we got to the spot to were the face is and every pixel of that picture took that day proved that it was no face but a lava dome that is common around the West of America. A few people at NASA said that it reminds them of the Snake River Plain of Idaho.
All those years of hoping and trying to believe that there is life on Mars all just stoped after we all found out it was just a big land formation. Twenty-five years of making a camera better in every way imaginable just to take a sky view picture of a rock! | 12 |
472298b | In a world of advancing technology finding new ways to change everyday objects is becoming a trend. From improving smartphones to driverless cars the number of new innovations is limitless. Driverlss cars is one thing that has really been advancing lately. Automobile manufacturers are coming up with new ways to advance the car. New "diverless" features are starting to become the new trend in the automobile world.
Driverless cars are a good yet bad idea. There are many great features that are being developed in these cars, but its not the smartest/safest idea. Allowing technology to control a car instead of a human can lead to many hazards. One thing that it can lead to is wrecks that happen out of the persons control. The technology could fail and cause the car to do things that it should not. Cars that are run by technology also don't have the instincts that a human has. People have the ability to prdict the acts of another driver, like when they pull out in front of you. Technology may not be able to detect these types of things leading to more accidents. Driverless cars would also take away the need for people to learn how to drive. When a teen becomes of age to drive they wouldn't need to learn how since the car does it all for them. What would happen if the technology were to fail and needed to be manually driven? People wouldn't know how to opperate the car because it was all done for them. In the event of an accident or speeding who would be put at blame? The driver or the car? These types of things could lead to many disbutes about the cars themselves.
Although there are many down sides to a driverless car, many good things could come out it as well. All of the sensors on a driverless car could help in the evnt of a person not paying attention while driving. The sensors could make the car react according to the situation if the person controlling the car was not paying attention. If a drunk driver were to be operating the car the technology in the car could help save the drunk driver, and other drivers on the road from getting in an accident.
Driverless cars have good and bad points. It is a grat idea with great intentions, but not all intentions are good ones. These cars could help save people from accidents or it could lead to more. The ability of what these cars can do won't really be known until they are applied to the real world. | 23 |
92bb58b | The FACS (Facial Action Coding System) program can be used to detect human emotion through complex algorithms on a advanced computer. Since this program cant work on the average PC, Dr. Huang wrote down some simple instructions that encode different emotions. These instrutions are not as advanced as the FACS program but they are simple enough for the average PC. This can dectect your muscular action units to detect all your current emotions. It can also detect fake emotions as if you were trying to fake a smile or frown just by looking at the major mucles on your face.
Dr. huang would like to use this program for kids in schools. He says the program would help detect when a student is becoming confused or bored of a lesson. When this happens the FACS program will modify the lesson such as an effective human instructor would. This in my opinion could change the learning process for many people and create a new learning system across the world. But this could also take many jobs away ruining the carrer of a teacher. This whole program could end horribly making teachers go on a strike. But no special computer is needed as in the article states that this program could run on a school computer.
All together this program could change schools for the students, and effect the jobs of teachers/professor. This program was made to detect human emotions but can be used as an advanced learning process. The things that this program can do are impressive but Dr. Huang aslo says that humans can also detect emotions. But a teacher can't teach every student in their ways needed, teachers teach the whole class using the technique. Overall this program should be tested in a few schools before going active to each school. | 23 |
ad7c1bb | A Seagoing Cowboy is a job that you dont see that often. So why not try it out this job could change your life significantly. But if you dont want to try it then thats you choice.
The first reason this is a good job is because you can expirence awesome adventures. This is good because you get to see places youve never seen before in your life! This man got to go on an adventure to Europe to help Fix things.
The second reason this is a good job is because you get to visit uniqe places that youve never seen. This is good because sometimes nobody have seen these places. Half the people you see probably havent even heard of the places you get to see doing this job.
In conclusion this job is good but it is not meant for every body. So before you voluteer, think into it to really make sure you think this job is right for you or others. | 12 |
fee79ef | This artical shows that Dr. Huang could maybe idntify human emotions on an computer, but they would have to scan your face to prove exactly what you might be feeling. They use Leonardo da Vincie's Renaissance painting, Mona Lisa -- as an example; when they do this they say that she is 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful and 2% angry. But, How could a computer read your emoitions? Could we really ues this in a classroom to help identify students emotions lke they did in Leonardo da
Vincie's Renaissance painting, Mona Lisa --. In the aritcal it says that this computer could see if a student is confused or bored. Dr. Huang predicts "That it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.", but if this computer is doing all of this then would there be a need for schools or teachers. This new tecnology is making as though this emotion reading computer could be placed in you're home and then you're children could just learn there. THe reason i say this is because if it can tell when a student is bored or confused then what would happen if the other students are getting it then it changes just so one student could understand it. Would that confuse the other students, or would it help everyone in the long run? Maybe they do have a good idea and maybe it really could help., but I also this it could hurt as well. It could put school teachers out of a jod. this computer could making it to were there is no need for schools because this computer could be instaled into your house and your childeren could just learn at home. Along with them learning at home this computer could tell them other ways to understand the work by reading their facsal expretions and emotions. | 12 |
5d83c70 | Dear senator,
I think keeping the electoral college is pointless. What is the point of having us vote if the electoral college are the ones who get too decide based on our votes. I defend the idea of allowing the popular vote to decide who our president is. I am in agreement with Bob Dole so he says, "Abolish the electoral college!" Like stated in the article, the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational.
As read i the passage, "knowing their vote will have no effect, they have less incentive to pay attention to the campaign than they would have if the president were picked by popular vote..." Which brings be back to why the electoral college is irrelevant. The more we feel our vote doesn't count the less were going to care. If majority of us want a democratic president or a republican president, let that be our decision. For all we know the electoral college could just be in favor for a republican president rather than a democratic president and vice versa.
The electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states, as stated in the article. We voters dont even vote for our president, we vote for a slate of elector, who actually elect the president. SO then again our vote doesn't even matter, which makes us upcoming voters not even want to vote. Knowing that my vote doesn't really count. All in all keeping the electoral college is pointless, its unfair, and just needs to be left alone. | 23 |
1c74f89 | Do driverless cars seem cool to you? Driverless cars are a thing of the future, but do we really know how much work, money, and time it will take to create driverless cars? I firmly beleive that having driverless cars in our society would be super cool, but I do not believe we should create these cars. Driverless cars would require changing the laws and there would be to many complications if someone got injured due to a driverless car. The money and time we would have to put towards driverless cars is simply not worth it.
In paragraph 9 it states, If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer? This question from the passage shows that there would be many questions if something was to happen and whose fault it was if there was not a person driving the vehicle. We have never had completely driverless cars before, so why should we get them now? Drivers are doing fine now but who is to say they won't fall asleep or get distracted if their car is driving itself? In paragraph 8 it says, "Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive? Drivers would get bored and then what does that mean, usually an accident. Tesla is projecting a release in 2016 for a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time. People can barely afford a new car right now, let alone a driverless car. Driverless cars will be too expensive, too timely, and there will be too many complications.
The money and time we would have to put towards driverless cars is simply not worth it. In most states as of now it is illegal even to test comuter-driven cars. If that is the case then it would be amazing to see all states make it legal for completely driverless cars to be on the road. Computer-driven cars are controlled from a computer and can be controlled if something was to happen, in the same way driverless cars will also be able to be controlled, but there will be a human present. If the future does hold driverless cars there will be a lot of money going into those cars and even more money out of your pocket if you decide to buy one. We will see what the future holds for these cars. | 34 |
23709d9 | electrol college is not just a college it is a process, The electoral college is a process that consist of the selection of the electors, it started in the founding fathers established in the constitution as a comprise between election of the president . this means that the electorol college should stay this college is more than just any old college its history ,its in the constitution this college should not be gone this college should be honored. these electorals mainly select the votes for the people in the white house like the president and vice predident. our state is entitled allotment of electors equals the nuimber of memebers in the congressional delegation . i want electoral college to stay because they are good at things for the state . and they also have a big role in alot of things.
the electors college plays a big role in our state . under the 23 amendment of the constitution , the district of columbia is allocated 3 electors and a treated like a state for purpose of the electoral college . this means that because of the electoral college the district of columbia is treated like a state . so electoral college is the reason why some districts are called a state why take this type of college away if this has such a big role in alot of things to do with the congress . with out the electoral college they wouldnt have presidents or any thing . in every election the electors are always there in every president election every president have their own group of electors behind them . they are joined by a canidates political party .
u may wonder how the electors work because all u do is see them behind the prsident well the process is hard and they want students who wants to be an elector to get ready on what they are about to get in to . it first start off by the u choosing the president when u choose the president u choose the group of electors this means when you choose the president the electors goes with him or her , most states have winner takes all system that awards all electors to the winng pesidental canidate's electors . after the election the govoner pepares a 'certificae of ascertainment'. this means that that it is listing all of the canidates who ran for president in your state along with names of their respective electors . the electors go through a long process . and the college wants the studentsa to know all the things they need to before they become electors.
the electors deserve to have a college someone might want to be an elector and they might think its hard for them it wouldnt be anything with out electors they do more than just stand behind the president they do more they help the president the president we have today wouldnt be able to run for president without a group of electors . and they need a college for someone who wants to be an elector. this college should be honored to be in a program like that these electors are needed in our country with out electors we would have nothing if we didnt have electors the electoral college is widely know as an non democratic method of selecting a president that outa be by declaring the canidate who recieves the most popular votes the winner .
these are all the reasons why we need the electors program . because they play in a big role of our country and dthey also good for our state and .l so we need these progems to show young student that being an elector is not easy itbis very hard and a long process and we need to show students how the experience is and they also need to be knowleged trained to do stuff that will make our country better . because if they mess up on one little thing its an automatic fire for them . we need these colleges because it plays a big role and it reuires the votes. of the president meaining it helps the president win . | 01 |
ad4d5c6 | The face on Mars is actually just a natural landform. The "Face on Mars" has became a pop icon, it has starrd in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines, radio talk shows and even haunted grocerys tore checkout lines for 25 years. Its the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West. " It reminds me the morst of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," says Garvin. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars."
When,
NASA unveiled the image for all to see, the caption noted a "huge rock formation, which resembles a human head, formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose and mouth." The authors reasoned it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars.
Though, When Mars Global Surveryor flew over the Cydonia for the first time, Michael and his Mars Obiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all
For example: As a rule of thumb, you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see where they were." The picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West.
Although, some people people think it was created by aliens or that few scientists believe the face was an alien artifact, but actually its just a natural landforms common around the American West. | 12 |
1f3d9fd | In the article "Driveless Cars Are Coming" two sides of whether there should or should not be driveless cars are given.
Through out the article both sides use experts from car companies and scientists to give their side, or opinion, of this argument.
Reasons such as drivless cars aren't completely driveless and still need the driver's attention are given which gives the reader a standpoint against this argument.
Driveless cars are expensive and dangerous.
In paragraph 6 of this article, it states that the make-up of a driveless car consists of sensors and other parts of the car add up to two hundred million dollars to manufacture.
Another fact given in paragraph 7 states that "The car can handle driving functions at speeds up to 25 mph, but special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel."
The quote just given shows how driveless cars aren't truly driveless and by using this point to back up the claim this kind of car would be a big waste of money because it doesn't fully serve it's purpose.
Last, but not least, if an accident were to happen would the blame go upon the manufacturer or the driver who was supposed to be assisting the wheel.
Although this idea of a driveless car is a good one and shoots for the sky, there is no way it could work out at the end of the day.
Too many points go into why driveless cars would not work rather than how they do.
Driveless cars are too expensive and dangerous to have exist, and people shouldn't rely on this kind of car because technology errors happen all the time while humans have the advantage of reaction time and common sense.
In conclusion, our roads would be safer if we kept human controlled cars. | 23 |
bc4b400 | I think having smart cars is a good idia . I think it will prevent people from gettin injuries and getting in a car carsh .but then
there is some pros and cons about having smart cars that are
safer in the roeds .I n my point of view i think we are try to prevent the death rate from people crashing each year .So we are making this world a better place .
I think that the good thing about this cars are that thay dont take up as much fuel.They do prevent injuries from happening.
they made the next reveloution of cars alot safer. The car
lowers down are death rates of car crashes each year .You dont have to stand in trafic no more because it tells you were traffic is.
My negative thought's about this is that some thing can go wrong with this piece of technlogy.They are having a argument about if some body crashes who's responsabilty is it you or the creater. The car
doesn't always protect you from crashing it tells you that you are about to carsh bout it dont stop the car.some people are picky about the look of the car. Thay should test it out to see if it is a safer way to drive.
I feel like they should take thoughs negative thoughts and make them into good ones. But we know that no matter what the futer is gonig to change so they are going to make cars safer. They are going to make technology better then ever .We should be thinking in are safety and thoughs cars could lead to that.make us a better state makes us look better to.
So like i siad trying to make this world a beter place to live on.so i say lets give this idia a try we have to in my opinon . let I siad it prevocts people from crashing . lower death rates in are state makes us look better. i know there is some pros and cons but guy think about your childern they need to be safe to.. | 23 |
1839865 | This article has some good points and some bad points why they want to have driverless cars. The author has a lot of good points, but in my opinion they are not good enough for me to believe that these cars should be allowed on the roads.
In the article "Driverless cars are coming," I feel as if these cars should not be developed due to the fact that the cars cant not completely control themselves in road blocks or certain situations where the cars nedd the driver to take over, which makes them no longer "driverless" cars. These cars have not been approved for complete reliable saftey. automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved. but then again will they be one-hundered percent sure it will be solved. there are enough accicents alone right now so why have a car drive for us that has unsolved problems. it just does not make sense.
So no, I believe these cars should not be allowed to be on the streets. There is to many risks, and there are a lot of little kids that play in the roads that could easly get hit by one of these cars and then who are the parents to blame the driver or the car. It is just to much to handle. | 12 |
becac59 | The Challenges of Exploring Venus is highley dangerous to land and to live on. Its sometimes called the "Evening Star". Its the brightest points of light in the night sky. in our solar system Venus is the second planet from our sun. Humans have sent numerous meaning lots of aircrafts to land on Venus. Since there not been a successful space air craft that survived the landing for than a few hours. issues explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. Venus's reputation as a challenging plant for humans to study. The planet's surface temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
Venus is a hard planet to explore on giving the fact that its 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The Solar power would be plentiful and radiation would not exceed on Earth levels. Temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Most importantly researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. Many of our researchers are working on making innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus. Other studies show that NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted up to at least three weeks in such conditions. By comparison systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure and heat and in all other forces.
"The Challenge of Exploring Venus" would take more than a few years for our researchers to figurer a way to collect the data from the planet. NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. Venus has value not because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself. But also because of human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doughts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. | 01 |
46a61ed | The Facial Action Coding System, created by Dr. Huang and his colleague, was put into place to recognize human emotions. This technology has lots of positives and very few negatives. The use of the Facial Action Coding System is a reliable piece of technology that can be very valuable in a classroom setting.
This new technology can read the emotions/expressions of students while they are doing work on the computers. It can tell whether a student is enjoying what they are doing are if the absolutley despise the work. Dr. Huang predicts that "A classrom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." This is showing how benificial this new technogly is to not only a student but also a teaacher. If a student is struggling or just doesn't want to do the work that is presented to them then the computer can "modify the lesson" to fit the needs of the students. This also takes stress off the teachers shoulders, now they don't have to walk around the class to answer every single question.
One might say that this new technology can limit student-teacher interactions, which is not benficiary to the students at all. One might also say that this type technology will lead students to become more dependant on technology then the Teacher. These can be proven true but a majority of our communication is nonverbal. Dr. Huang states "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang. "So computers need to understand that, too." This is basically saying that since most of our communication is nonverbal we might as well add computers into the mix. which is very smart.
One can conclude that the Facial Action Coding System can be very valuable to classrooms, because they can modify lessons if students show some type of negative emotion towards it. It also takes the stress of teachers and limits the questions being asked. | 34 |
688b494 | Have you seen the Grand Canyon? Then you probably know that it was not Pual Bunyon who made it, water carved out the Grand Canyon. Nature makes all of the landmarks that we have. Nature can also make landmarks on other planets as well. This is why the Face on Mars has to be a natural formation.
To begin with, I know that the face is a natural landform because it resembles something in the United States. Chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, Jim Garvin, thought that the Face resembles Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. He also said it was a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face of Mars. This shows that even one of the top leaders of NASA's Mars Exploration Program believes that this Face is only a natural landform. Besides, NASA would want to find aliens to prove that there is life on Mars.
Equally as important, nobody has proved that there is any other living thing on a planet except for Earth. Mars is too far away from the sun, and there is very little to no oxygen on the surface of Mars. Even if there is life on Mars, it would be mircoscopic organisms, and they could not build a large structure like the Face. This is another reason why the Face is a natural landform.
And finally, if the Face was made by aliens, then wouldn't there have to be some kind of civilization or living area. The aliens would probably want to be somewhat close to their great formation. However, nobody has located any type of civilization on Mars. With the more powerful that NASA had on the latest probe, they said that you could have see things as small as a shack. Plus, if the aliens built one landmark, why not build another one, but nothing else out of the ordinary has been found by scientists. Lastly, nobody has seen a civilization, so the Face could not have been built by aliens.
In conclusion, there is no strong evidence that the Face on Mars is built by aliens. All the facts point to the idea that the Face is just a natural landform. Scientists took planty of pictures of the Face, trying to find whatever made the Face, but they have found nothing. Besides, there is a natural formation that resembles the Face which proves that they both probably formed the same way. Plus, NASA would want there to be living things on another planet besides Earth, but even they reject the idea that the Face was made by aliens. All this shows why the Face on Mars is only a natural landform. | 45 |
d4216d3 | Everyone has their own opinion about everything, for some people they think that some things that they imagine to be a bad idea, might be very good for economy, or for other issues, some other things that you think is a good idea, might be really bad for the environment, but thats just your opinion, and its okay. There are many thoughts about this subject, which is about the Electoral College. The Electoral College in some cases is a good idea, and in some cases, to some people, its a bad idea. If you do not know what the Electoral College is or means, it is a process consisting of a ceratin selection of electors that vote for President and Vice President in the election, by counting electoral votes by Congress. Im here to tell you all the information you need to see what your opinion of this topic is. Lets read a little more about it.
As most of you know, the presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday afer the first Monday in November. This is when there are two candidates running to be President of the United States. You would think it would just be you, the people, but theres actually other people that vote too, called the Electoral college. You help choose your states electors when you vote for your President, the reason why this happens is because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidates electors.
Under the Electoral College system, voters vote for the state of electors and not for the president. The state of electors elect the president. The electors are bacically anyone not holding public office. The people who pick who it is, can be chosen from variaties of places. It could be the presidential candidates themselves, or it could be the states party central commitee, or it could be the state conventions. Each state only casts one vote. The Electoral College is unfair to voters becuase of the winner take all system, Candidates dont spend much time in states they have no chance of winning in. This pretty much proves that the Electoral College is very cruel and unfair.
The Electoral College has a very wide range. it spreads all through USA and each state has a different number of electoral Votes. Each party selects a bunch of electors trusted to vote for the partys nominee. The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal. no other region has enough Electoral votes to elect a President. The votes can be very close to the same number of both candidates, and thats a tough situation. Voters in presidental elections are people who enjoy expressing their opinion on political news, rather than people who dont give a say in the elections. | 23 |
04d0713 | I'm in favor of kipping the Electoral college that to the fact that keep out problems and its fare to evry one. In the text state that ''The electoral college consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is requiered to elect the president.'' that shows that the popular vote is the one who wins. Also, In the article says ''The college avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate recives a majority of the votes cast;''And is tre because without the electoral college it will have a lot of candidates that they will not get a majority of vote nether one.
by the way, a dispute over the outcome of an electoral college vote is possible and it hat happend before but it's less likely than a dispute over the populat vote. Voters in presidential elections are people who wants to express a political preference eather than people who thinks that a single vote may decide an elections | 12 |
fb5e093 | Cars have been around for years and years.
They have become more advanced than ever before.
Thinking about driverless cars seems so futuristic and unreal, but that's not always a bad thing.
There are so many things that contribute to driverless cars whether it be effective or harmful.
These new cars have many pros to them but also many cons that put me right in the middle of the arguement.
First of all, I never thought that I would be alive in the time that invents the driverless cars.
That is one positive thing that contributes to my thought of developing these cars.
Just think of how futuristic this is! Science and technology has advanced tremendously in the past few years and will continue to forever.
We know from the article, that the driverless cars would use half the amount of fuel than regular cars, which is so helpful to our world today.
Also, they have gone more than half a million miles on their own without a single crash.
That seems pretty effective to me.
They way that technology is succeding in these last few years shows how safe scientists are trying to make our planet.
On the other hand, not everything about driverless cars are perfect.
Though this article told us that the cars can go more than half a million miles without a crash, what happens in extreme conditions?
A car by itself does not have a sense of right and wrong.
As humans, we know what things are right and what things are wrong when driving.
I do not doubt that the driverless car have something built inside of it that creates that sense, but nothing can compare to a real life reaction.
Also, the car would not have a natural reflex like humans.
The way that humans react to certain situations is natural and fast.
The driverless car would not have that ability.
Who's fault would it be in a crash? I have a feeling that this arguement would create alot more contreversy than needed.
The driverless car or the driver? Most people would blame the car and the buisness because why take the blame when you could easily turn it to something else? This horrile thinking would not create a more peaceful world.
Another point is that humans will become way to dependant.
Our world is getting very lazy and this wouldn't help.
Being too dependant on these driverless cars will make everyone not want to ever do anything for themselves anymore.
In conclusion, the driverless cars can be a very big advantage in our worlds technology and enginerring but is it too much?
It is great to see the scientists make new inventions and try to save money, fuel, and time.
But what I am most concerned about is laziness.
I want to see our world beocme more independant and active.
Instead, we are becoming too dependant on the world doing things for us and not having any motivation.
Seeing driverless cars out on the road would scare me a little bit.
Not seeing htem would make me feel more independant. | 23 |
d05321d | Introductin,Venus is actually a planet.In our solar system,Venus is the second planet from our sun. While Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth,it has proved a very challenging place to examine more closely. Since no spacecraff survied the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us.
Body, A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus.Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even thought mercury is closer to our sun. Beyond high pressure and heat, Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, poweful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surfaces.
Conclusion, More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas,or anything else, from a distance. Therefore,scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understant Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks. Or maybe we should think of them as challrngers. Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. | 01 |
9b11f52 | The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) technology created by Dr. Huang is revolutionary in its ability to understand human emotion. It uses anatomical science to read and identify the emotions portrayed on the face of its subject. This technology can be beneficial in many different aspects of human life and society. Although some would argue that facial recognition software is not beneficial in a classroom, the use of the Facial Action Coding System is incredibly valuable by helping the student's learning and understanding, better replicating human teachers, and allowing the student to express feeling even in online learning.
Technology has always been used to improve the education of students. Using the Facial Action Coding System could help many student's ability to understand the idea being taught. For instance, the text states that the program would be able to identify when a student is confused or even bored. The program could then change the lesson in order to further help the student's understanding of the subject being taught. The technology would be incredibly beneficial in this way.
The Facial Action Coding System could also help online instruction by allowing computers to better replicate human instructors. If the computer were able to know when a student was having trouble with a subject, it could offer more assistance with the student's learning, similarly to a human teacher. The lessons after this could also be affected in order to help the student's learning based on what the student was having trouble with previously. Online learning would become much more intuitive with FACS.
The Facial Action Coding System could also allow the student to better express themself during learning. In a setting where it is often difficult to convey complex messages quickly, the FACS could help a student immediately alert the program that they did not understand the taught material. This could be helpful to many students of online learning.
While the Facial Action Coding System is not being utilized yet, one day, it could be used to better the education of students. In doing this, many students would have greater opportunity in their futures. The Facial Action Coding System could revoluionize the education of students. | 34 |
8379b43 | There are many people in this world that want change and that includes me, if you would take five minutes out of your day to listen to what I have to say.
I think the United States Of America should change to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. The Electoral College has been here for countless years and many people would be dissapointed that it's gone, people would drowl over it for a very long time, but there are good and bad avantages for both circumstances. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President, that can sum up if someone wins or loses, a big disadvantage in the longrun. Over 60% of voters would perfer a direct election, if we got that voters would not be pressured at all and would have a very good vote that can be proud of.
There all lots of things wrong with the Electoral College System in my opinon, like that when you vote for your President, your also choosing the electors that come along with him/her. There have way over the amount of problems with electors over the past year and it is a huge problem that only some people have noticed. What if there is a prospect of a tie in the electoral vote, that would lead to big time problems and there is a severe chance it will happen. In the United States there are millions of people voting and there not making the votes they really want because the electors.
At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters, if someone is favored the outrageous voters know about the winner-take-all system in each state. The Electoral College System is messing our society up every 4 years, its unfair, outdated, and irrational in so many ways. For an example, in the 2000 U.S presidential race, Al Gore received more indiviual votes then George W. Bush nationwide, but Bush won the election, receiving 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266. Don't get me wrong Bush was a great president, but facts are facts. | 23 |
827b2fb | As a member of the Seagoing Cowboys program, I think it would be an excellent experience for others if they participate. They should join the program because it is a great learning experience. It would allow people to work hard while having fun. It would be a positive experience for those people.
First of all, it would give people experience working with animals. They would be able to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that are being shipped overseas. They would learn what it takes to keep the animals alive. Taking care of the animals would be a beneficial experience for those people.
Next, they would be traveling constantly and getting unbelievable opportunities. They would also be able to have some fun. They could have fun by sightseeing and playing games with the other members. It would be a mix between working hard and having fun.
Finally, they would learn about people in other countries and their needs after a war. They would be able to help those people by giving them animals, food supplies, and more. They would see what it is like to live in another country after a war. It would be a great experience for the newest members of the Seagoing Cowboys.
In conclusion, the people who join the Seagoing Cowboys would have a positive experience. They would be able to work with animals, take care of the animals, and learn what they need to survive. They would also be constantly traveling, and they would work hard and have some time to have fun. they would learn about people in other countries and their needs. They would be able to give those people the items they need to start living a normal life again, after a war has caused them to lose those items. Overall, joining the Seagoing Cowboys would be a positive experience for all the people who choose to. | 23 |
529dccc | Space the last place humans have to quench their thrst for exploration. Venus has a highly hostile atmosphere it's tempatures round to about 800 degrees fahrenheit (Challenge, 3). The author states that exploring venus is a worthly pursuit the author claims, this is how he supports that claim.
The author shares that, since venus has one of the closest orbits to earth, It will save on travel cost (Challenge, 2). This is based in fact the fuel cost to even get a rocket of of the earth is astonomical, to enter a steady orbit around venus that will drive the cost up even more. however that cost will still be a lot cheaper than if
NASA shot for jupiter or another planet further away in our solar system.
The author goes on to say what NASA plans are to support a scientists life above the surfice of venus. He says "A blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the above the rolling Venusian landscape. just like our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way" (Challenge, 5). the Blimp-like vehicles can possibily support a human living on it for a few months while staying out of the way of the storms.
In conclusion, the author seems to have stated his points well with exstenive research. He wrote a well thought out essay, with facts and science to back it up. | 23 |
d5bc512 | F.A.C.S would be a valuable reasourse to read the emotions of students in a classroom, but over all useless and waste of resources. The abillity to read the emotions of a student and change the style of teaching is interesting, but if somthing is changed other students may find it boreing. Every student has different emotions and you cannot change the lesson to fit that one student is is bored, because another student may become bored with the change. The variation of emotion in students is uncontrolled and how someone feels can change in seconds. F.A.C.S is interesting, but not needed in school and classrooms.
Many students don't care about school and will ingnore the change in the lesson like Dr. Huang is talking about. The article also never states how the class would be monitored. Its also never stated how long the scan will take, the scan of emotion could take up class time if the scan needed to be infront of a computer. Its also a school where you learn, not a safeplace where when you feel sad the teach knows and tries to cheer you up. Teachers don't need to know student emotions and shouldn't care they are there to teach.
F.A.C.S is interesting with the way it forms 3D models of a face to identify emotions. The way F.A.C.S can put your emotions into percents in extrordinary and very amazing. The use for it in classrooms is unneeded on the other hand. The change in emotions in students is to frequent for the system to help the teacher change teaching methods in the middle of class. Some people just don't like school and wouldn't care what changes the system may help suggest. There are too many factors for F.A.C.S to run smoothly and be a help. Classrooms do not need F.A.C.S. | 23 |
69128c4 | I feel like this would be very useful technology for helping many people in the near future. By having the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) we could tell and understand so much more about the human body that we don't already know about.
The FACS would help us in learning about how exactly how someone is feeling about something or someone. Say, if they could exactly explain how they are feeling we could use the FACS to figure out their emotions. We could also use it in classroom as paragraph 6 says. "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." We would finally have the technology to help people who don't understand or are to shy to ask how to do something in the class. The computer would recognize that facial action and go more in depth to help the people who don't understand. Yes, it would make people lose their jobs and bore the other students who already understand the topic but we're still in the beginning faze of the FACS. By using the system we would become way more advanced and learn how to fix these problems. It just takes time to go over and fix. Imagine if we didn't have facial expressions. We wouldn't understand each other and the world would be bland but we do in face have facial expressions and we use them. We've grown adapted to having such a skill but some people don't know how to tell or just can't tell very well. We now put it into technology to help those people and ourselves!
In conclusion, I feel like we would benefit from having and using this technology. As I said above, it would help people understand in schooling, emotions, and in life in general. It would be an even better invention if it became more advanced but we have to use the product for that to happen. I fully support the Facial Action Coding System as it would help us in learning many great things about technology and about ourselves. | 23 |
d37a1d4 | While you may believe that this is the work of an advanced and unknown species, then you're wrong. But, let us look at the details and evidence we have to make a final determination. Let us use the information provided by Nasa to clarify this arguement.
There is no evidence of life on Mars. There isn't even water or oxygen. Without water or oxygen, the planet cannot sustain such life. Futhermore, natural land formations on earth do exist like this. In Paragraph 12, Garvin says, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." He goes futhermore, clarifying information about the phenomenon, saing, "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa. It's around the same height as the Face on Mars"
Garvin goes on with the rule of thumb, stating, "You can discern things in a digtial image 3 times bigger than the pixel size." So even if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!" The 2001 photo taken of the face shows that it really spans 1.56 meters, not 43 meters. This also clarifies that aliens didn't create this object, because it's measurements are closet to that of natural formations found on Earth.
Looking at the Evidence provided, we can discern, friend, that this isn't the work of aliens. The research provided by NASA has no record on file of any extra-terrestrial lifeforms. Also, the research indicates that this is natural because the formation's measurements are closer in proximity to Earth landforms. Also, conspiracy theorist lack validity and credibility, as well as research or evidence. In Conclusion, provided by this, we can determine, that this is just a natural formation. | 23 |
a1a0e21 | Dear Senator,
What have Richard NIxon, Jimmy Carter, and Bob Dole, all in their time agreed on?
The Electoral College.
The Electoral College is not a place, its a process.
By the passage of source 1 , the founding fathers established the Electoral College as a compromise, between election of the President by a vote in Congress and the election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. Keeping the Electoral College is important.
Having an Electoral College is a safe way to ensure that everyone get to envoice there opinion. For example, the Electoral college avoids problems and tries to fix eveything so that everyone can be happy. Many people don't like the fact of the Electoral College because they feel that their vote doesn't count. But really every one's vote does. When the American citizens vote and there is a tie between the two candidates then thats another time when we use the Electoral College.
Each Candidate running for President in each state has his or her own group of electors. Each party (democratic or republican) selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee. I strongly believe that we should keep the Electoral College as any force of back-up when it comes down to voting! | 12 |
007db64 | This is right because the use of this technology put
smiles on people face and make people 83 percent
happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2
percent angry. The main point is that the person feel more
happy than sad, and also this gave human a better way to
communicate with computers like it says in the article,
"Dr. Huang and his colleague are experts at developing
better ways for humans and computers to communicate." I am gald that scientist found a way for us to
communicate with the workd around us.
This should'nt be hard for us because us human
pefrom this in our daily life, like the article proclaim. This
is awesome beacuse the world will feel beter with a lot of
smily faces and every feeling happy about themself and
every body else around them, and there will be no
violence, there will be no argument, and the world will be a
better and peaceful place, a place where dreams come
true, and place where everyone is happy, a place where
we can xepress our feelings to each other and work things out.
work cited
D'Alto, Nick, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," Carus Publishing
Company, November 2006. | 12 |
6579a27 | The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" doesn't support the idea of studying Venus well as it lacks with detail, and they don't go in depth with the pros of exploring this inhabitated plant and how it would benifit us in doing so.
In the article we are introduced to Venus and given a glimpse of our background history with them. The author also includes infromation of the planet's atmosphere and how it's a challenging factor for us when attempting to reach its suface, the huge difference that seperates us from them. When given information of past travels, we are informed that "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades," (TCEV). With this alone there is already doubt engendered in the reader's mind because of how long it has been since we last attempted to reach such grounds and how even then spacecrafts weren't durable when they did make it. "Each previous mission was unmanned" due to the circumstances they were met with yet when further reading is made we are told that NASA wants to send humans to Venus. This only adds to the concerns of the reader in manifesting alien-like areas.
Then we are explained of possible ways NASA is already planning to approach Venus and how they are already working, or at least contemplaiting, ways to last longer in Earth's 'Twin Sister'. We are given a jot down of how things are being tested and what it is they are trying to overcome in order to create something durable that will hold longer than a few hours. The only reason we are given for this is that "Astronomers are facinated by Venus because it may well once been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system," (TCEV). The author doesn't even clarify how this is impactful to our society today. What is there to gain from a planet that "may well once been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system?" In that sentence alone there is still some uneasiness since it's not sure or confirmed that Venus was once like Earth.
Therefore, this is why the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" doesn't support the idea of studying Venus very clearly. The lack of pros and benifits to our planet adding to the pot of cons and uncertainty that was instead made from reading this article. Surely they did a splendid job in guiding us through possible ways that'll help in exploring the harsh environments and listing final encounters we have had before, but no information was straightforward when it came as to why we should invest time in going to Venus when such dangerous challenges are in front of us. | 45 |
773b6f8 | The development, of driverless cars, is not a good idea. The driverless cars are non-reliable, lack safety, and are illegal in most states.
Driverless cars are not well reliable. Paragraph 7 states, "They can steer, accelerate, and break themselves, but all are not designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." This example tells us that we can not fully rely on driverless cars to lead us safely. Paragraph 7 also states, "This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." From this example we can tell that driverless cars are not alert and road ready if we have to continously check and be alert of any mishap.
Driverless cars not only lack reliability but they also lack safety. Paragraph 9 states, "Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." This example tells us that driverless cars are less adequate than human drivers. Paragraph 9 also states, "Still, even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident." From this example we can tell that driverless cars can cause accidents and are not protective enough to depend on.
Driverless cars not only lack reliability and safety, but they are also not allowed in most states. Paragraph 9 states, "As a result, in most states it is illegal even to test computer driven cars." This example tells us that you can't even practice or test drive driverless cars in some states. Paragraph 9 also states, "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer." From this example we can tell that if a driverless car causes an accident, no one knows who to blame for the effect.
Driverless cars should not be out on the road. They are non-reliable, lack safety, and aren't legal in most states. All these issues contribute to why driverless cars should not be planned on or even invented. | 34 |
c68a3c9 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming", the author presents both positive and negative aspects of driverless car. I think that the idea of diverless cars is a bad idea. Driverless cars can lead to lots of money being spent to constructe these cars, they have to be up to date with the latest roads and can cause a lot of damage when these cars get into accidents. Many of these problems is why computer driven cars should not be built.
Right now cars are being used everyday to get to certain destinations like school and work. Now manufacturers want to make these cars that can drive themselves without drivers actually driving the car. In the late 1950's, General Motors created a concept car that could run on a test track but the track was embedded
with an electrical cable that used radio signals to make the car run. These smart road systems worked well, but they required massive upgrades to existing roads, something that was too expensive. And now that technology has been advancing, these cars have to know where there is a traffic jam or an accident has occured, but mainly these cars have to be updated because more and more roads are being constructed to make the trip a lot faster. But when cars get into accidents, there can be a big problem.
Now that driverless cars are becoming a thing, laws need to be made in order for pedestrians to be safe, which is a big concern. It is mostly illegal for people to test drive these car becase they don't know if the car is even safe for a person to drive.
Manufacturers believe that the more states will follow as soon as the cars are proven more reliably safe, but if there is an accident or the technology fails who it there to blame, the driver or the company that made the car?
Even though technology is improving in cars, there will always be a big fail. And even though people want the lastest things from the market, they may not alwasy be the greatest and saftest.
That's why I think that cars like these shouldn't be made because then there will be a huge contraversy weather or not these cars should even be on the road due to safety issues and technology problems. | 23 |
19fcf9f | I think that fellow citizens should have the advantages to car usage, because not everyone would feel comfortable ridding around in a bus or a train with lots of other people . But then again you have some conflicts with the environment getting all ugly and nasty . Some people are different from others not everyone will want to go the same way meaning . They rather have their own privacy and not be on a bus or a train full of random people that might be sick with a flu or smell really nasty. Thats why 80 percent of transportation has been thruogh highways an only 20 percent to other transportation . Most of the people who intend to use train or buses don't have the right amount of money to purchase a brand new car or even a used one . The cause of that is Taxes or IRS are taking to much from the people who work to hard an theres nothing that can be done too that.
This is what I don't get about how things are being done to try an save our planet called earth . If you want to try an save some thing an make it better. Don't make a expensive invention an expect people to by it like for examlpe the hybrids or plug-in cars. People can't afford many things in life because money comes an goes without out you evening knowing it . So why try to start something new when its only making more of a mess that inventers are cuasing.
The way Bogota is going is the best idea that I've ever heard of they couldn't of nailed it any better . They stopped a capital city of 7 millon people from using their cars . An look at the good effects it did, new restaurants where opened an upscale shopping district haved cropped up . The pitted an uneven sidewalks have been fixed an replaced by new smooth sidwalks. Even parks and sports centers haved also bloomed throughout the city, which is good because parents have more time an money to get their kids more actived in to sports an going out to play.
The last passage explanes what I've been saying less people are buying cars why invent new things . People are going unemployedment an things aren't going to get any better for our country . The governments are asking for to much plus you have taxes an the IRS right behind them waiting to grab your money that you worked hard for . Another thing that I don't get is why the President of the untied states can help other countries but yet can't even of seem to help his own country who is lossing more money as days go by . Whats going on up their in the white house we the people slecet you the president to run our country not others an help benfit us. | 01 |
77581db | Could you imagine what it would be like if we limited the usage of cars? We could save money on gas, who doesn't love saving money?! More money in our pockets means buying more items that are useful to us. And muse about how much pollution would decrease! We could all breathe in sublime air, clean air! Instead of huge car garages and parking lots we could save a lot of room, and use that room to build cheap houses for people in need.
Gas prices are hefty these days. They used to be a whopping 5 cents! Now they are around 2.90$ almost three dollars! Could you even imagine how much money you would save a month? If you pay for 5 gallons of gas everyweek you would be saving around 60$ a month! You could go out, buy extra groceries, have fun with it! I remember back in 2014 gasoline prices waged to 5$ in some counties. Me and my father had to walk to our favorite stores, but it turns out that we very well like the sun beating on our skin, so we usually walk, and we rarely use our car unless we travel far distances.
Pollution will always be a big problem on Earth. We may not have cars, but we still have ships, and guess what? They can cause pollution, too! It would be so much better (and healthier!) if we all could breathe fresh air. If pollution were are main problem, "plug in cars, and hybrids would be an exception", as quoted in
Paris bans driving due to smog.
Whew, I'm sweating thinking about how much excersize you could get if there were a limited usage of our cars! Everyone uses their phones, and sits on the couch all day long. How boring! You could go outside with your friends, walk to the mall, or walk to a store. Most of our daily life would be revolved around if we could move our feet. I walk to and from school, and I enjoy it, although the nasty gasoline smell and strange puff of smoke that comes out of the car -- I do not, and Heidrun Walter is with me. In
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars , Walter states, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way (after she sold her car)."
Being car-free wouldn't be so bad after all! Thanks to technology, we can breathe cleaner air because of hybrids and plug-in cars. Pollution is deadly, I know no one wants to die this way, especially if it can be solved. Car-free? No problems. | 34 |
3c4f799 | Dear Senator,
Im sorry to say this but the electoral college is in fact, unfair and irrational.
It is unfair to voters and is one fo the things that make it even worst is what we call the " Disaster Factor". Its called disaster for a reason!
The electoral is very unfair to voters. When someone is voting for president, they do not want to be voting for a slate of electors, I am pretty sure they want to be voting for who they think should represent them and their country. For example, if you lived in the state of Texas, and you wanted to vote for Jhon Kerry, you wouldnt be voting for him, but you would be voting for a slate of 34 Democratic electors pledged to Kerry. Suppose that those electors won the statewide election, they would go to congresss and John Kerry would get 34 electoral votes. Who are these electors? Who picks the electors anyways? ( stated in " Whats wrong with the electoral college?" )
There is apparently something called the "Disaster Factor" just because of the electoral college. As stated in the article, "Whats wrong with the constitution?", "... American people should consider themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century, the system allows for much worst.." What if something worst happened, just like the 2000 fiasco? All the way back in 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana legestlature almost accomplished replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who wouldnt vote for John F. Kennedy. Also, in 1960, Hawaii sent 2 slates of electors to congress ("Whats wrong with the electoral college")
In conclusion, the electoral college is unfair and irrational. It should be abolished and we honestly do not need it much. There should be a popular vote from the people of the United States. After all, democracy was made for a reason, the people should be the ones who rule most of the time. I rest my case. | 23 |
c6ba9b3 | I personally believe that driverless cars are a good idea and can be very useful. There are also some major points that are needed to be pointed out before a person purchases or drives one of these cars. I can see people taking advantage of these technologies and abusing the things the car may provide. The buyer should always take into consideration that these car could malfunction and be aware that these cars are not always going to be reliable.
If the driver were to be carless and text and drive the car could possibly malfunction and you could be putting your life or someone else's life at risk.
Manufactors are coming up with new techniques to help alert the driver of any danger that could possibly occur before the incident could even happen. Vibrating seats are providing the driver enough time to stop the car when it is about to run into another object. Flashing lights on the dash board are used to alert the driver if the car thinks they are being distracted from the road. In these cars the manufactors are installing video cameras to watch the driver inside that car and to watch for any danger the driver might encounter outside of the car. GPS are installed to monitor where the car is in case of a crash or if the driver is lost on the road the driver can use it to find there destination. Motion sensors are being put into cars to help the driver drive safely. The motion sensors help the driver know how far away they are from hitting another car or even a person. They are also used to apply brakes when the car is coming to close to another object. They are hoping to soon put in a display where the driverless car system can be shut off when the driver wants to be in control. "The car read the positive and negative factors in binary code, they functioned surprisingly well but to make the massive upgrades needed would be far to expensive for them to even make it practical."
The main focus that these manufactors have is to keep everyone on the roads safe. Take this into consideration, these cars could possibly change the human way of driving. Each and everyday new technologies are being discovered and giving humans another reason to become more lazy. These developments will eventually come into good use when the time comes, but that is if the people using them will have enough common sense to understand they can not abuse the advantages these cars provide and if they do it could lead into bigger consequenses. | 23 |
822846d | Dear Senator,
Change is not always a good thing. The Electoral College being changed is definetly not right. Many may be persuaded by fleeting emotions into a strong desire for changing the Electoral College. This however isn't as good an idea as people may think it is. It's unnessecary to fix something that isn't broken.
The Electral College so far as been working extremly well. Its a benificial system that our founding fathers created. The Electoral College has kept balance and silenced the chaotic voices of the citizens. According to source 3, "A dispute over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is less likely than a dispute over the popular vote." This is a fact because the human mind is fragile and tends to let anger or ego get the better of them. This will then be the cause of uneeded casualties.
A lot of people find the idea of changing the Electoral College to be satisfing. In thier mind's this will make things more "fair". Source 2 implies that, "The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational." Many will believe this because their not able to see the big picture. The Electoral college as stated in source 1, "is a process, not a place." It's not about being unfair or cheating. The electoral college is valid system that has allowed the election of a president to go as smoothly as possible and it is in every way superior to the popular vote method.
So let's be realistic and leave things as it is. Comparing popular vote to the electoral college is like comparing a newborn baby to an adult. The fact of it is that the electoral college is the more reasonable method to use whereas popular vote is unreasonable because it'll only give birth to more problems. The Electoral College has been and still is the best method to elect a president for our great country.
Your's Sincerly,
PROPER_NAME | 23 |
8fe0875 | I believe that driverless cars are not the best answer to drving. To me it's just another reason to make america or the whole world to be lazier. Yes it would be nice to have a taxi service that doesn't have a driver, but what about the people who drove those cars for a living, they would be put out of buisness.
When making a new car safety is key, in order to make such a car you have to be sure that everything is optimal for consumors to buy. If one car goes malfuntioning that would be bad for the company. Although the idea defeats the point of the driverless car. When people are stuck in traffic they don't want to sit there behind the wheel moving inch by inch, but the car cannot drive in such conditions as close traffic, consrtuction, sites or around accidents, Which is one of the reasons people want the auto driving car so they don't have to sit through that.
So to me driverless cars need more improvement in safety and manuverbility, or they're not going to get many sales on this product, and if it is produced many people will complain and probably end up with lawsuits and refunds.
On the other hand though if this idea was a possibility with more safety with no driver needed at all then any company that perfects the production first will be very rich indeed. | 12 |
f3e7589 | If i was a scientist at NASA discussing the Face with someone who thinks it was created by aliens i would tell them that it was a huge rock formation giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. I would also say to them that Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos which can prove that i was just a landform.
Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing. . . a natural landorm. And to add to the conversation i would tell them that the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa-- landforms common around the American West.
Then tell them how can aliens create a landform.
In conclusion, I would show them pictures of the landform on the monitor then zoom in and prove to them that its just a landform with an illusion. Then after telling them this information they should understand why its just a landform with and illusion but aliens did NOT make the landform | 12 |
70ae282 | In Germany life goes on without a car as people can see that. But cars do reallly excite in germany but they just have big garages for them. THey only have two place to park which is you have to own a house in order to have a parking space for your car. Automobiles are taking to Chicago and Shanghi in order to find a home. The gas to the cars is mostly found in Europe and the 50 percent is found in the United States.
In New York the Suburbs will spread out homes on private garages were dream towns come homes. The cars will be found all over the world. but there for there is two ways to get gas for them. Cars will around during The World War2 as the passage is saying. Now during this time they are making more better cars in this world for people could move around, dont matter if its a truck a car they would find a way too move you around the world. | 01 |
ad0e063 | Holy Avacadoes! A new computer software has just come out, and it is designed to insure that this software can recognize our emotions, feelings, and best of all... FACIAL EXPRESSIONS! You may think this is a good idea, or maybe even a bad idea. Never the less this was not intended to be a quote "AS SEEN ON TV" commercial promoting a computer software for $19.99. It may be a good piece of technology, and a smart way to see things from another perspective. While many may argue that using technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom, is valuable. This may be the best idea I have ever heard of, espcially in an age where people are using facial recongnition to recognize who is coming in and out of the schools, and people can track others medical histories, and so on, and so forth. Classrooms should be more reliable when it comes down to facial recogntion, and cyberbulling.
One example on how classrooms should be using facial recognition especially with students, can be shown on paragraph #7 whenever the author mentions that home computers can't always rely on facial recongiton, but that school computers can and should. "Your home PC can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona Lisa's smile. But we can write down some simple instructions that "encode" different emotions." As this paragraph is shown to readers, the author is trying to mention a point that home computers can be slow, and may not recognize faces easily, and that right there can lead to stalkers, and hacking occuring as well. Not only that but school computers can get hacked too, but with facial recogonition, they can stop that from happening.
Another example on how classrooms should use facial expressions especially with students is displayed fully in paragraph #5 when the author states that quote the "calculation" to recognize faces is so complex now that you can recognize everyone's face on a computer no matter if you mention there name. "For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look at her face." This shows us the readers that we can identify peoples faces, on either a computer, or in person. It can be very useful for counslers because they can identify who this person, or people are walking into there offices.
Finally, the last example on how classrooms should use computer facial recognition especially with students, can be traced to paragraph #9 they claim that quote "(Putting on a happy face" actually works!) this shows us the readers that whenever the computers try to recognize your face, they can also see how you were feeling, whether it was happy, sad, or even emotion. And pictures can be a good recource to identify a cas, or in the case a student.
In conclusion these examples I showed were good whenever it came down to finding out what students are in where, but it can help not only in a classroom, but aslo in the world of law enforcement, and our phones. But if you use it incorrectly, you may have serious trouble in your hands. | 34 |
f17b67f | In the eyes of many people, traveling by cars is the easiest to go by. But is it the easiest to live with? The fumes that the vehicles we ride in give off and make smog and other breathable things thats not really well for us to breathe in. The fumes that the cars give off and if we breathe in, its like the effects a cigarette, it could damage your lungs. If we citizens limit of how much we use a car, wonder how much it would do. This could help the economy if we spend at least a day out the year recognizing the importance of not using a car as much.
You see, we should spend a day like the citizens in Bogota, Colombia in the article
Car- Free Day is Spinning Into a Big Hit in Bogota.
The people over there spent the day riding bikes, skated, hiked and so much more. Of course, the taxi and the bus was still running in case anybody needed a ride. Even though it was raining, it didn't stop them. "The rain hasn't stopped people from participating," said their Mayor Antanas Mockas. If anyone was spotted driving, though, they would haved been fined $25. But that wasn't the only country who banned cars. In the story
Paris Bans Driving Due to Smog , it mentioned that almost 4,000 drivers were fined because they were driving and cars have banned due to increased smog. On a Monday, drivers with even - numbered license plates were demanded to leave the vehicles at home. If they didn't, they were fined $31. The same thing would apply to the odd - numbered plates the next day. Congestion in Paris went down to 60%.
Also, there are cities who ban cars in general. In the story
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars , it tells about the citizens who live there and continue life without cars. Street parking and garages are forbidden in Vauban, Germany and the people who wants to live have to go "car - free". Of the families who live in the experimental suburbs, 70% families do not own cars; while 57% of the families sold a car to move there. Heidrum Walter, a media trainer and a mother of two recalled that when she had a car, she stayed tense. Now, she is much happier this way.
As a result, cars is a result of our health today. When we go pump gas at the gas station and others would turn there vehicles on right behind you, you're breathing in the fumes of gas. You may think of it otherwise or of it harmless, but it is. It could damage you for good by messing with your lungs and making it hard for youto breathe. So, think about taking out a day and not use the car and go walk or ride a bike to a friends house or to the grocery store. There is more than one way to do anything. But yes, sometimes a car is needed for long - distance traveling. But we don't have to use it just to go check the mailbox and back. This could help the way some people maybreathe in this world. Don't you think? | 23 |
6158b5b | Reducing the usage of cars in today's world could be extremely beneficial. Sure, it is also a hastle having to re-route your commute and also making the time to get there, but the myriad advantages to the reduction of car usage is astonishing. Reducing our usage of cars will reduce the smog in cities, such as Los Angeles, Beijing, and Paris, reduce the stress of many drivers, and also save people money. Now who doesn't love money?
Smog/pollution is growing daily in dense, polluted areas. Looking outside of LA, you can see the dirty, polluted air surrounding the city, as well as the toxic blanket the covers Beijing. One of the main sources contributing to this is cars. Greenhouse gases are emitted from tailpipes and go straight into the atmosphere. In Europe, exhaust makes up fifteen percent of greenhouse gas emission, and accounts for fifty percent in the United States, FIFTY PERCENT. That's half of the pollution in our country, and an easy solution is to limit car usage. If your car usage is not limitable, perhaps switching to a hybrid car such as a Toyota Prius will make you feel good about contributing to the cause. Some areas, like Bogota, Colombia, participate in a Car-free Day. This day is widely celebrated in the area and is infectiously spreading to nearby areas and potentially the world soon enough. This day allows for smog reduction. Cities such as Paris, however, have to ban car usage sometimes because their smog is so bad. During this ban, hybrid cars and carpooling is allowed. This shows the extreme measures necessary to reduce the smog in populated areas.
As most people know, driving is stressful and is perhaps a top contributer of stress in America. In populated areas, rush-hour traffic is annoying and causes many people to change their schedules. When driving during rush-hour, you are in constant fear of potentially being cut-off and your risk of being in an accident heightens dramtically. With that being said, what if I told you there was a way to completely cut out this fear? Communities such as Vauban, Germany are helping alleviate stress by making car-free communities. Within these communities, cars are allowed to be owned, but you must park it in a parking garage at the end of the community and also buy a spot... for $40,000. Cars are used rarely, as restaurants, shops, and others are within walking distance of these communities. Cars are only used for long-distance travel and are permitted on highways and on the outer edges of the area. The stress is alleviated because you can walk outside, grab your mail, and listen to the birds if want, all without the worry of cars. You don't need to constant check your rear-view mirrors if you're walking to your favorite restaurant. With the introduction of smartphones and the constantly growing usage rate of the internet, people don't need cars to communicate anymore. They can simply go on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc. to communicate.
Finally, the reduction of car usage allows for people to save money, and a significant amount too. If you live in a neighborhood such as Vauban, there may be no need for a car at all. In today's world, a good car costs somewhere are 30-40 thousand dollars. Imagine what you could do with that much money. You could get a nice house, or travel to your favorite destination, or anything really. You could send your kid to a nice college! And the drawbacks are small, because everything is within a twenty minute walk. That sounds pretty nice to me. | 45 |
06e25aa | The reason we want you to be in our program is that..Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change vey soon, when Don Reist (Luke's friend) said that he was invited to go with him in Europe in a cattle boat. Luke couldn't say no so, he went with him for an opportunity of a life time.
In 1945, World War ll was over in Europe and many countries were left in ruins. 44 nation joined together to form a UNRRA ( the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitatiion Administration ). After that the UNRRA hired the "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of the young farm animals that were shipped overseas. When luke turned 18 years old right before he arriving in Greece, which meant he could be drafted for military service. In 1947, Luke made nine trips-the most of any Seagoing Cowboy was ever been through.
The cattle-boat trips were unbelievable opportunity for a smal- town boy, Luke also toured an excavated castle in Crete and marveled at the Panama Canal on his way to China. It took about two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. Bales of hay and bags of oats had to be pulled up from the lower holds of the ship. Stalls had to be cleaned. Luke also found time to have fun on board, esspecially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys played music, played games, sports they played, and also read to have some relaxation.
But being a Seagoing Cowboy for Luke was much more an adventure for him it also gaved him much more experience to the world than he imagined. It made Luke more aware of peole of other countries their needs. and that awareness stayed ith him, leading his family to host a number of international student and exchanged visitors for many years.
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Participate at the Seagoing Cowboy's program at anytime and everyday. Be like Luke Bomberberger when he claimed his life with experience and, adventures. | 12 |
58ec073 | There is no prof that and alien could have done that. If they think that they need to have prof that they are right. I might not have evidence that an alien could or couldn't have done that. But I know that if an alien did that there would have been life on Mars and we could or would have known by now. Here is my evidence to what I think about this situation.
Like i said if an alien did this we would have know by now. In various researches they have said and wrote that this is a natural cause. I actually do have prof and evidence about my opinion. On April 5,1998 they took a picture, it was ten times sharper than other pictures they took in the past. Although I get it that lots of people want it to be true that an alien did that, but with what prof?
I also see why you all think this. Many of you think that there are alien markings hidden by haze. But I think this is wrong, because they again took another picture and again it showed nothing of alien like. All that was in the picture was a big landform that is also common in the United States. Like i've said this is just natural occuring stuff.
This happens on earth because of lava when it gets cooled. The same thing happend on Mars. There is absoultly nothing to lie about or freak out about. Even if they wanted to have an alien to have done that they know that there would have been signs of life on Mars, and because there wasn't many people that think that there were actually aliens they didn't have a choice but to agree with us. So this is my opinion on what I think of the Face on Mars. | 23 |
61a52de | I think the Facial Action Coding System can bring some help into classrooms. Most students, like myself, get bored when working on the computer. If the computer can read our face expression to see that we are bored and change what's on the screen to something more appealing, then maybe it would brighten the mood.
There's no doubt that most students don't like school and fine it incredibly boring. Working on the computers brings a sort of excitement because we prefer technology over standard teachings. Personally, I would prefer to sit on the computer, like I am now, and learn and do assignments. In fact, I'd rather be able to sit at home and work on school work and be able to take breaks whenever I feel like it.
School is like work, I hate it. if this FACS technology can brighten things up at school, then just maybe it wouldn't be so boring. Maybe I wouldn't mind getting up at 6:30 every morning to get ready and go somewhere I don't even want to go. I would love for a computer to read my facial expressions and change what's on the screen to something more suitable for me.
Like I said before, it's no surprise that the majority of students do not like school. This FACS technology could really have a bright future. If it all goes well then it just might make school a place where children and young adults would actually look forward to going to. | 23 |
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