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According to NHTSA it is by 3x. you also could get fined for at least $20 to thousands of dollars depending on what state you are in. More then 10% of teens get into car crashes. You can hit people in the street. You can hit another car and you can kill people while doing it.
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All country's have laws on texting and driving.
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Alabama its you have to pay $25 dollars on ticket. Arizona you have to pay $75-$149. In GA you have to pay $50 on ticket. On paragraph 6 on From https://behavioralscientist. org it say. When you are engaged in conversation, be it on a call or texting-or even with someone else in the car-your attention is divided. And ...
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In fact, while there are very few magic numbers in life, there is a magic number associated with how many things we can attend to at once. And it's not a lot.
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The fact that this tecnoligy is avalible to human kind is amizing it can be used in many ways
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The passage says that "to an expert faces dont lie these muscle clues are sometime used to spot when a smiling polotition or celebirty isn't being truthfull
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its amazing isn't it all we have to do is take a picture and voala we know what the choice is because if he is being truethfull we can say yes he fits but if he is lying we know that we have to make a better choice that just vote on him right of way .
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Can you emagine being able to use this like for more than just polotitions like maybe the presedent or a school teacher a dilinquent or maybe even a spouse.
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this would bring alot of contriversy yes
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but it is stil amazing because they wont have to do much just snap a picture and thee program will caulculate it think about how many crimes this will solve .
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In conclusion this invention is revolutionary program will have a huge inpact in every social aspect. The world wont be the same every thing will be diffrent because we will now what the presedent is really thinking and when he is lying or when he is scared and then we can better protect our selves .
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In the article "The Challenge od Exploring Venus," the author states that NASA has a compelling idea to send humans to Venus to study it."
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Their solution to surving the harsh environment would be to float above the fray. Avoiding the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of thier way.
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In paragraph 6 it states that," Researchers cannot take sample of rock,gas or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientist seeking to conduct a thorough mission to uderstand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite therisks." Meeaning that if they want to be able to study Venus from the ground they...
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In paragraph 7 the author mentions that looking back to world war ll they could use mechanical computers instead of using eletcronic ones.
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The mechanical computers could be made to widthstand the damage of acid,heat and pressure. To test the mechanical computers they can put it through the series of test that they can create in the test chambers to see if they can widthstand it.
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In conclusion if we wanted to get a closer look at Venus then we would have to send scientist to venus in specially made space crafts to be able to widthstand the dangers of the sulfuric acid in it's atmosphere. n
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This article of ''Making Mona Lisa Smile'' it talks about how a computer seastem can raed student emotional expressions such a Mona lisa emotion.
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This sieastem can recognize emotions whether you're angry, happy, surprise, disgust, fearles and ect. This process begins when the computer constrac a 3-D computer model of the face. all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles. Action unit are movement of one ore more muscle. Dr. Huang relies on the ...
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And yeah i dont have nothing to arguing because i think the cumputer is a good a idea for student because it can tell whether the emotions are
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Thats what i think about this article of ''Making the Mona Lisa smile''.
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In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author states that exploring Venus would be an immense challenge to overcome due to all of the extremely harsh conditions. Venus, also known as the "Evening Star," is an extremely dangerous planet to explore
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Even though scientists are aware of these difficult factors, people like the author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" still think that being informed about this bright point of light is worth it.
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According to astronomers, Venus may have at one point been the planet with the most Earth-like features.
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Venus is said to now have a "surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." These characteristics are one of the reasons as to why the author states that Venus is a pursuit worth risking many things for.
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Another reason is because in paragraph 4, the author states "Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit."
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Although these are all fair reasons to want to visit Venus once again, astronomers have to keep in mind all of the negative characteristics that will set their exploration behind.
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All astronomers and explorers are well aware of all of the challenging conditions such as the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere and the atmospheric pressure being 90 times greater in Venus than the pressure in Earth. These are not the only challenging conditions; another dangerous feature i...
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Consequently, the author states in paragraph six that there are now many scienstist searching for technology that will be able to stand the harsh conditions in Venus
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"Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus."
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In the previous paragraph, the author informs the readers about an idea that NASA has thought of.
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The plan for sending people to study Venus would not give the necessary information to be properly informed of this volatile planet. All of these obstacles are not enough to calm human's desire of knowledge about unearthly topics. In paragraph eight, the author says that all of the challenges are not enough to mellow d...
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In conclusion, the claim about Venus being a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents that the author of "The Challenges of Exploring Venus" states is well supported by facts and perfectly thought out ideas. Although Venus is an extremely dangerous planet packed with many reasons as to why exploration is currentl...
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Do you use your phone while driving? If you said yes, then you need to stop. If you don't then you may end up dead and if you don't believe me then let me tell you some facts.
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I don't think people should be able to use their phones while operating a vehicle.
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Firstly, driving requires your full attention, but phones compromise this focus.
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You need to keep both hands on the steering wheel to be the most effective driver. But, every time you text, read messages or talk on a cell phone without a hands-free device, not only is your focus compromised, but you can't keep both hands on the wheel. Phone use when you are driving can also affect your alertness of...
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Secondly, people who use a cell phone in the car can drive erratically, which puts others at risk
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They may fail to give the proper signals, miss road signs, change lanes abruptly or respond slowly to hazards. Erratic driving patterns can be extremely dangerous to everyone else on the road, including other drivers, pedestrians, and animals. Also, motorist involved in a stressful or emotional phone conversation may e...
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Lastly, there are now legal ramifications when it comes to using phones while driving.
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You can have criminal penalties placed on you such as fines and tickets and depending on if you had an accident and killed someone you may face more serious criminal consequences such as jail time. Driving with a device can cause you to have higher insurance premiums because insurance rates are tied to a driver's drivi...
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Well there you have it, everything wrong with using your phone while operating a vehicle. Hopefully, you all learned something from this. Hopefully, what you learned was that you shouldn't use your phone while driving. But, if you haven't, that's fine. Just ask yourself a question for me.
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Extracurricular activities are important for students, and I agree that all students must participate in at least one extracurricular activity.
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Students should try something new instead of doing nothing
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Students can gain a lot from this experience, so I believe that they should participate in them.
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I think that even if students don't want to participate in these activities, they should because they can learn things that they never knew before, and I think that it could make an impact on their lives.
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Extracurricular activities are good for students to participate in because they can give you something to do
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they can help you meet and befriend new people
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and they can help kids find potential ideas and hobbies.
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Extracurricular activities can give you something to do
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Some of my friends go home and do nothing after school. It can get boring to have nothing to do for the remainder of the day. Participating in an after-school activity can pass time and help you to not be bored, especially if you are participating in an activity you enjoy. When I was in elementary school, I went to an ...
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Extracurricular activities are a good way to socialize with people because you are participating in activities and games that you enjoy with other people.
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You share the same interests, and liking the same things as someone else is a good way to bond and socialize with people. I met a lot of people through after-school volleyball, and I am still friends with most of them to this day. Our team would go out to restaurants after our games whether we won or lost because we we...
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Having schools require students to take at least one extracurricular activity can help them find hobbies, and they can help students find things that they didn't know they were interested in
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For example, I once convinced my sister to play volleyball. She didn't really want to do it. After school that day, she came to our volleyball practice. She ended up loving the sport, and she also plays it to this day. There are many different activities, such as theater, art, sports, science and math clubs, and the st...
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In conclusion, I believe that students should be required to take at least one extracurricular activity. It is something that I believe is crucial to who students grow up to be. If students join an after-school activity, they can become more responsible. Having them sit around all day can make that person lazy in the f...
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Technology has been used for decades in education, from the basic computer to smart boards technology has been commonly used to improve the learning capabilities of students in modern times. The 'Facial Action Coding System' technology has the ability to help professors and teachers around the world get more into the ...
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Firstly, with technology becomming more popular, an increasing number students are having the ability to learn through technology
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Along with that teachers and professors around the world have had to adapt to the higher usage of technology and programs to teach their students. This program gives teachers and technology the ability to adapt to their students, and encourage even confused or fearful students to learn by engaging a learning environmen...
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Secondly, having a program installed into the lense of cameras in students devices would open up new insight to teachers
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For example, if a student watches a video lesson in a History class and is confused by something then their teacher could find the question, or peice of video, and simply adjust the lesson to fit the demographic and understanding of that child. There are many benifits to this technology including in the home, if a pare...
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Finnaly, one of the main reasons students do poorly in the current education system is that the student feels like they are not reciveing enough help or that they are lost.
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With average class sizing being anywhere from 22-32 students, a single or even two teachesr cannot assist all of the students individualy, and this creates a problem. Using the 'Facial Action Coding System' teachers can register which students need help and those who dont and pay more attention to the students who need...
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In conclusion, the 'Facial Action Coding System' opens new advancments in the the education systems by encourgaing an environment where teachers could have the technology to know when a student was confused or not understanding information, and also giving the ability for teachers to construct a lesson to fit the child...
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So yes, this technology is very vaulable to the education of millions of students around the world who don't fully grasp their teachers learning methods or are just confused.
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The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" thinks that exploring Venus is worth the risks that are required.
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Venus is a planet that most people think are a star because of how brightly it shines at night which makes it very noticeable. Not many other things are known about Venus: Not many people think about exploring Venus when they think of space exploration. In the article the author talks about both the problems with explo...
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The author states that Venus is "often referred to as Earth's 'twin'" because out of all the planets Venus has a similar density and size compared to Earth. The terrain of Venus is also very similar to the terrain of Earth. They both have landmarks that are similar "to familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and ...
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This evidence shows how the landscape of Venus has the possibility to be a home for humans. The similarities between Earth and Venus make Venus a valuable place to explore in greater depth.
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Although Venus has a similar terrain to Earth, the ground climate is too rough for anyone to safely land in Venus.
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Venus has a temperature that humans can not survive in, 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Also on Venus the pressure is 90 times what humans experience on Earth. Humans have never experienced conditions as extreme as those on Venus: "Even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of [the] oceans" would be crushed and...
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As of now there is not enough technology for humans to explore Venus on the surface, but they can explore Venus from above. It is a possibility for scientists to hover 30 miles above Venus
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This way the scientists will not have to experience the total wrath of Venus's surface, but they would experince "temperatures that would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, [and] the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth." Humans can live in those conditions, even though they may not ...
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Venus has great potential for exploration, but with that great potential comes great risk. The author of the article talks about the problems with exploring Venus, but he also talks about how exploring Venus is something that is a possibilty for the future. Venus is very similar to Earth in the terrain that they both h...
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in my opinon i do not think their should be a machine that could read my emotions ever i belive privacy is important and the will for someone to express their emotions to someone whom they may care about is sometimes sacred or personal varying on the person.
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technology that tracks the way our muscles move could be used for other puposes
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the machine can even track if were angry and how our lips tighten around our mouth
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this other ways we could use such as facial recongtion,
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best said himself " even though indiviuals showing varying degrees of expression" these could identify someones facial muscles even if they had face suregy or we could use this as machinery as facial reconstructions benifts
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if its able to identify muscles of every unique person even famous art work like the mona lisa then this could have other benifts
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we could even look into the past to tell how historical figures were feeling in paintings or older photos. or we also could use to know animals emotions and how we can make an animal have a better day or stop animal related accidents from happening such as animal attacks. One good reason is if women could know if how w...
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often times emotions are the reflection of the human spirit emotions are things that leads rebilons agaimts broken systems or start movements,emotions are what gives us the extra inch for the push, emotions soemtimes give a door to grieve, our even hold our opinons , see we have feelings inside that no one should look ...
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Agree or disagree?
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I think joining in a extracurricular activity is very beneficial
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students are able to be a little more active
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help the community
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Extracurricular activities has so many outcomes to participating in these activities. Students may not have the opportunity to do there pleasures that may they do at home or once they get out of school. This can also interfere with a students social and sport life. Although there are down sides to extracurricular activ...
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Some activities that students are able to participate in are sports, yearbook committee, student council, and helping out with the environment
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While doing these activities you continue to make someones day by helping out just even a little bit. Many people, including myself enjoy watering the plants, a little goes a long way. Students often enjoy getting to know others and this is a great way to do so. How cool is it to know we have done an extracurricular ac...
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Extracurricular activities can be enjoyable and entertaining.
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I used to stay after for yearbook committee, and we all learned some new and interesting things. While I was in that that club I was given the opportunity to learn a little more about how I can work on the computer and cropping/fixing images. This activity was very helpful and fun. I now know how it all works out and h...
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Lastly, Helping out is not such a horrible thing. Participating in activities at a local school doesn't have to be terrible.
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There are so many activities out there that everyone can try and enjoy. Students get so many interesting things they ca do.
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Should students participate, yes they should. Many students want to just go home and not do anything, this helps them come out of their shell a lot more. School is not always boring, have fun at school.
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Lots of kids love having summer break off from school, but when it comes to summer assignments there's only so much time in the summer for students to fit all their prior plans in with all the over-the-summer school work their teachers assign. And majority of students would also rather not do school work on their break...
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The required summer assignments should be teacher-designed by the students upcoming teacher
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the students can be prepared fully on what they are going to learn for the upcoming school year,
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so that the their teachers can make sure they include work from last year so they don't forget about the stuff they previously learned about,
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because teachers will most likely organize the work to be an appropriate amount since they're use to giving school work with projects and due dates but also understand that there are students that go on vacations and won't have the whole summer to complete an assignment.
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Teachers will know exactly how to format these projects and/or school work in correct ways to make their students stay active in learning and thinking to be prepared for the upcoming school year since they obviously will be teaching it for the rest of the school year
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