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351b4e8 | In the article, "A Cowboy Who Rode the Waves." A boy named Luke Bomberger went on an "adventure" as an Seagoing Cowboy. There are positive and negative things about the "adventure." But, I still think people should try out the Seagoing Cowboy programs, because you you can see many wonderful views and ects.
One reason people should try out the Seagoing Cowboys program is, you can visit many places that you haven't been before like, China, Europe, and ects. Imagine your living in U.S.A right now, and you dream is to go to Europe. Your dream can come true from trying the Seagoing Cowboy programs! Also, places like Europe and China have their own cultures, which are extremely different from U.S.A's culture. According to paragraph 5, it said: "Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China." So, not only you can visit wonderful places, you can also help people at the same time!
Another reason is, you can play games like baseball, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, boxing, and ects. Playing sports is one of the most popular thing to do in the world. When people have fun doing things, it feels like time pass away extremely fast. The adventure may take weeks or even months, but with fun things like these sports, it'll feel short.
Like I said in the first paragraph, you can see many wonderful views. This reason kind of connect to the visiting places that you've never been before, because when you go to a new place, there will be new things you'll see and learn about. Like I said before, most places have different culture. You can find new things or learn something. Some places have different languages to other countries/states. So, maybe you'll learn new languages and you can communicate with people.
These are some reasons why people should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. It might take a long time to travel, but it'll be fun! There might be chances the participators will get hurt, but what is life withour a few accidents?
Lke Bomberger had participate in this program many times, but he still think it's wonderful. According to paragraph 9, Luke said: "I'm grateful for the opportunity," he says. "It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs." That represents he think this program is magnificent and fun! | 23
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e2a98c7 | I do not believe driverless cars are a good idea.
In my opinion they are more dangerous than human drivers.
Although I also know that people will creat driverless cars no matter the danger becuase people are selfish and they want to be rich and everyone respect them.
What better way to do that better than inventing something as high tech as a driverless car.
I believe these cars are dangerous becuase they can't drive under certain circumstances.
In paragraph seven, it states that in work zones or around accidents a human would need to take over.
If it is suppose to be "driverless" then it should be able to drive through work zones and such with needing help.
If it needs a human driver's help then it isn't driverless.
Also in paragraph seven, it states that drivers must be alert if they need to take over.
Everyone knows this, Americans are lazy.
That's why we have cars and we don't bycicle everywhere.
Americans don't want a car so they have to stay alert more about the road.
They want a robot to drive so they don't have to focus on the road.
So they can sleep, eat, or get ready for work in the car.
I also believe that the last thing the world needs is more pollution.
These cars may or may not take up less gas but they still use gas, which means they still polute just like any other car.
If a company comes out with a driverless car and it's a hit then that company is going to polute the are with smoke and chemicals trying to build all these cars to meet the supply of the demand.
The world already has enough factories poluting the world, why add more?
But what do I know?
I'm just some kid taking a stupid Istep test at school.
Wrong.
I'm a kid of the next new generation.
My generation will be the one's to clean up what the adults left behind that is destroying earth.
Or we'll ignore it like the generations before us then our great grand babies will die from polution or the effects of global warning.
I don't like the idea of driverless cars.
Technology always messes up one way or the other.
But that's just my opinion against many others. | 23
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3bbd49a | Senator, I think we should keep the Electoral College because, of certainty of outcome, everyone's president, and swing states.
An argument over the outcome of an EC vote is possible, for example, in the 2012 election, Obama recieved 61.7% of the electoral vote when only 51.3% popular votes cast for him and Romney. Almost all states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, even a slight plurality in a state creates a landslide electoral-vote victory in that state. A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible due to the total number of votes-538-is an even number.
The EC requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. A solid regional favorite, such as Romney was in the South, has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states, for he gains no electoral votes by increasing his plurality in states that he knows he will win. This is a wanted result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president.
The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral vote induces the candidates to focus their campaign efforts on the toss-up states. Voters in toss-up states are more likely to pay close attention to the campaign knowing that they are going to decide the election. | 23
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61d41c5 | Dear state senator,
I think we should'nt have the Electoral College because the system will go all wrong because who were actually voting for, unfair to voters, and its outdated and irrational. These are the reasons why i think that we shouldnt have Electoral College.
We shouldnt have it because voters dont actually vote for the president they want, but for a slate of eletors who is turn to elect the president which is unfair. If you wanted to vote for a president but you arent in that area you wouldnt be voting for that peron you'll be voting for a slate of 34 electors who pledge to that person. That will make the person get 34 electoral votes. This will be unfair to the voters and who they want to vote for.
The Electoral College is unfair to voters because whoever wins takes all the systems in each state, candidates dont spend any time in the states they have no chace of winning, and only focusing on the "swing states". In 2000 campaign the state didnt see the candidates at all. Why would you put your fate in the hands of people you never see or in a few swing voters?
The most worries people have is if there is a tie in the electoral vote. If that happen the election wouldnt be up to us at all and we dont want that. You would have to choce the vice president because we only got one vote. Even the house's can hardly even be expected to reflect the will of the people.
These are the reasons why i think that we should'nt have the Electoral College because who we actually vote for, unfair, an its outdated and irrational. Please take a momment and read about this and think about what the people want and how it will be fair and eaier for us and you.
From, Melissa | 23
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788982e | Driveless cars are coming ? Would you trust getting in a car where it's guiding you and you little or no control ?I know i wouldn't i would be terrified the thought of me in a car moving with no control ,it's crazy. Everything in the world has mistakes or changes that need to be made .The driveless car could be good for months but one day just malifuniction and break down while your in the car .
I would not see my self investing my time ,money,or think about getting in a driveless car. Driving isn't nessicarly exercise ,but driveless cars will cause more obisity in american than there already is .Since 2009 Google has been working on this driveless car . It's 2016 they may feel like it's okay they are ready to be used and cause thousands of deaths . It's a risk a billion dollar company can make because they are wealthy .
Dr. Werner Huber says "We have to interpret the driving fun in a new way . Driving shouldn't be fun .All your focus should on the road not trying to have fun when your life and other's life is on the line. You shouldn't get entertainment at all while driving listening to music i understand .Just the thought of "having fun while driving " is obsurd .
This year the car should be realesed .If it has a wrong turn in the project America or other countries will have shorter days than we already seek . We have enough causes of deaths already from cancer , to gun violence , to heart attacks / strokes. I just feel like the whole driveless thing is really out of proportion. We need to lower the numbers of deaths and higher the numbers of jobs and other serious things that are going to help the world today and not hurt it by bringing more pulition .
The driveless car only goes 25 miles per hour .The speed limits change on every street or road way. People have road rage and might get upset because the driveless car is going to slow .Road rage and drunk driving are the top two ways wrecks happen. Some people may think since their in a driveless car it could be better, you still have to control things in the car from the turns to the brakes .I agree with banning the new invention like , California ,Nevada and Flordia .Why create something when it could end more lives ?Why put america at risk ,These company's don't think about these things because they know they have money and plans if anything drastic would go wrong .
Google has said their cars has went half of a million miles without a crash ,but you still have to help the "driveless car" operate .I feel like we shouldn't innovate what we already have in the world today .Having and coming up with new invetions and recreating things are nice .Somethings we just need to leave alone .Their are already millions of wrecks each day .Do you think driveless cars would help that number go down or cause more deaths ? | 34
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57d9535 | Some reasons why being a sea cowboy is a good idea. It is very occupational, working the stables and feeding the animals makes the trip seem less long. There are very many sights to see, such as, taking relaxing gondola rides in Venice, touring excavated sites like the elegant castles in Crete, seeing the famous Acropolis in Greece. There are many more exotic and beautiful structures to be seen as a Seagoing Cowboy. Along the way gift shops and antique stores that can be visited and bought from.
Places like China are availible to visit and see. The program has all of these offers as well as delivering all of the animals that are on board with you. This is an even greater opportunity to young men who have just come out of high school, it can open things up for them. Help them realize and be aware, that there are other people who have needs in other countries. After it's all over, you can take another trip if you wish to.
Being a sea cowboy means more than just moving animals from place to place. It helps others in need, people who have nearly nothing. Being a Seagoing Cowboy can make all the difference. That is why being part of the Seagoing Cowboys program is a good career choice. | 23
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192d275 | If there were some sort of life form to create that face on mars,nasa would happy because they would be getting more money.
The first image that makes the natural landform look like a face had low resloution compared to the other images.
If there were any sort of things they built you would be able to see due to the size of the images and the resolutoin of it.
If there some sort of lifeform on mars nasa would get more funding.
They were getting everyone atteieion. They were making everyone wonder if there was some sort of alien life form on mars that could have created that "face". They would have gotton so much money to go investigte what was on nasa and they would've got paid so much money.
The origanal viking image had very low resolution compred to the ones taken 1998 and 2001.
Michel malin and his MOC team took some photos that were ten times clearer than the origanal viking photos. some conpiarcy theoists thought that they hid some alien marking. Nasa did not hide anything you can clearley see in that in the photos taken after the origanal viking photo.
The later images taken after orignal viking image were clear enough and largened enough to see any type of building of sorts of that but none were seen so there must be none.There were 1.56 meters per pixel in the orignal image but in the 2001 image there was 43 meters per pixel.
There is no reason for nasa to lie about there being no alien life form on mars,the later image had good enough resolution to tell whats there and whats not and there is no building or aircraft or anything of that sort there expect a piece of rock. | 12
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ead988a | Across the Sea and Beyond
"Come on please,it will fun" as Luke Bomberger begs you to join the Seagoing Cowboys. Luke is trying to get people to join the Seagoing Cowboys. In this paperit will be adresssing some reasons and claims from Luke of why a perosn should join the Seagoing Cowboys.
Luke claims that during his adventures as a Seagoing Cowboy that he gets to visit lots of places when the Seagoing Cowboys go to China, Europe, and many other places. Once he got to see the Acropolis in Greece. Another time when Luke got to go a place in Europe is when he toured an excavated castle in Crete. Luke also got to go to Vencie, Italy and take a gonodola ride. Another fanizitic time Luke got to tour was the Pamama Canol on his way to China. That's why Luke claims during his adventures he got to go many different places as a Seagoing Cowboy.
Luke also claims that before arriving in Greece he had his eighteenth birthday, which ment he could be drafted by the military. When the draft board learned that Luke was on a cattle-boat trip they made a deal with Luke stating that he could work on a cattle-boat for instead of military service. After two years of cattle-boating Luke was discharged he had the most trips of any Seagoing Cowboy he had nine. Thats why Luke claims instead of fighting in the military a person could be a Seagoing Cowboy and bringing animals like horses and cows to people in need acrcoss the sea in Europe, China, or other countires that need help and food after battle or a major war that they lost.
As one may see that there are many great benefits of becoming a Seagoing Cowboy. | 23
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9eb8719 | I believe that the Face was a natural landform. Now in this esaay im going to state 2 reasons why I believe that it's a natural landform.
The first reason I believe this is because in papragraph 7 it says" Thousands of anxious web surfers were waitin when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing....a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." This part of the prompt tells that alot of people wanted to know what the faces were and they found out that the faces were natural landforms. This sentence also shows that they went out and found that it was a natural landform. That is just one of the reasons why i believe that the faces are natural landforms.
The last reason I believe that they are natural landforms is in the 11th paragraph it says" As a rule of thumb, you can discern thigs in a digital image 3 times bigger tht the pixel size," he added. "So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they are!" This paragraph tells how there was no way that with that camera they couldn't miss the fact that it was a natural landform. So, if there were alien prints they could see them with that camera though the lences.
Those are just some of the reasons why o believe that the faces are natural landforms. | 23
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ea743ff | The technology is very valuable. It's actually quite amazing how something like that can pick up on peoples emotions. There so many ways that something like that could be very useful. Say such a teacher teaching in a college. It's hard to give all your attention to one student's confusion on something. It'd also be hard to be able to see if every student is paying attention and staying on task. But with this technology, it could help change that.
There are many ways that could change that, and that the fact is, it wouldnt take long for the computer to realize soemthing is wrong. A way it could help change that, is the teacher could easily switch on the topic he's speaking on. Most students when it's something they're not intersted in, seem to zone out and lose foucs. But if the teacher knew that most students felt that way, there's ways he could bring in something that they'd enjoy. Another way the computer could help is the teaching methods. It said in paragraph one, that they're wanting to make computre and human talking easier. One way is having a one one review, talk, or lesson. The Facial Action Coding System could easily pick up on when the student is lost or needs help. | 12
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b2cd6f4 | I don't think that studying Venus i a worthy pursuit because in the article it states that "humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud draped world,since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours"meanong no space craft has survied for more than a couple of hours. The article also states that "numerous factors contribute to venu's reutation as a challenging planet for humans to study"meaning its already a hard planet to study. The plant is also almost 97% carbon dioxide blankets venus. Venus is also a very hot place,in the article it states that "temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit and a atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet". The article also says that "these conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on earth" meaning that the tempertures are way too extreme for us humans. Humans arnt even going to live there so what is the point of pursuing studying venus. i don't think that it is a good idea to study venus because there is far to dangers. | 12
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f370958 | The "Face On Mars" is indeed just a natural landform. In the artile it says, "It is common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusal shadows."It is not an alien artifact. In the article it also says, "The caption noted a huge rock formation... which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." The "Face On Mars" is just an illusion.
If there were aliens then youl would see them when the camera took the picture. If aliens did make it we would have evedince on that because it has taken more then one picture. How would aliens get up there anyway? Or how would they survie there is no water, food, or animals.
I explained that it says it is just a shadow and it is nothing more then a rock that looks likes a face. On earth we find rocks that look like faces but we dont say that aliens made them. Where is the proof aliens made the "Face On Mars?" We did so much work on this topic and there is no proof aliens made it. No, we dont have proof that we didnt but there is more proof that there is not than there is.
The "Face On The Mars" is just a rock made up by the planet over time. Thank you for takeing your time to read my arguement over why the "Face On The Mars" is just a natural landform. | 23
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d43da53 | In this essay I will talk about why you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. My name is PROPER_NAME and I am participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program. I think people would enjoy participating in this program. Over 100 members participate in this type of program. We have a lot of jobs you guys can do. If I can do it you can do it too.
My friend PROPER_NAME works here and she feeds the animals. " I really love working here," she said. If you like animals you would love this job. Sometimes when the animals are good we give them treat and sometimes play with them. My close friend PROPER_NAME helps me stay up at night and watch the animals. This can be a hard job, but trust me its all worth it. We work at night and sleep through out the day.
The people that work herer are nice. They treat you nicely and the animals. This is a team effort to help the animals. If you want to join this program and can clean the animals or you can help feed them with Jully. Most of the people here love participating in the Seagoing Cowboys progarm. I also love working here.
You should work here because you would be helping the animals. You would help keep the animals alive. I think you would enjoy this type of program if you like animals. You would enjoy being with the animals and the people who work here. This is a very good job.
In this essay I talked about why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. In the eassay I talked about what type of jobs you can have. I think the people that like all types of different animals would like this program. This a intersting job to do. On our breaks we enjoy playing games. | 23
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c53c3de | The siggests that studyiing Venis is worhy in pursuit despite the danger it presents becuase he want to explore that place.They say Venus is the planet closest place to the planet earth.But also it has the hotest surface.Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us. Also it says it has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus.
The planet Venus has many wonders undiscovered.Like they believe back then that Venus used to be just a big ocean.But now its just a big dry planet and thats why they should find more about the planet.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, moutains, and craters.Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of spacece travel.
Also notable, Venus has the hottest surface tempeerture of any planet in our solar system.Even though Mercury is closer to our sun.Beyond high pressure and heat.Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like eruptupting valcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface.
So there are plety of things at Venus and plenty of secrets to unlock.But also NASA is working on other approches to studying Venus.For example, some simplified electronics made for silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions.
In conclution the siggests that studyiing Venis is worhy in pursuit despite the danger it presents becuase he want to explore that place.They say Venus is the planet closest place to the planet earth.But also it has the hotest surface.Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us. Also it says it has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. | 23
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95e04fe | Life at Sea
In my point of view this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone back in 1945. His friend made a huge part of him going into Seagoing Cowboys. Growing up said he had two jobs so that mae it perfect for it beacause he ahd the expirence of working hard. He also helping his Aunt Kate's farm helped him get used to working hard for something. Luke and his friend Don was planing on doing this together. Don invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat, before he probaly wouldnt even had done it. Luke literaly almost died because he almost fell off board. Maybe if Don didnt tell him maybe he wouldnt never almost died on the cattle ship.
Luke said it was an adventure , it opened up a new world for him, he said ," I am grateful for his opportinity," he says," It made we aware of other people of other coutries and thier needs." he said he was grateful for it he didnt think of it as just doing it because you have to he wanted to do, he saiid once in a lifetime oppuntity, he wanted to he wasn't pushed his choice. In Luke's point of view that was probaly the best choice of his life.
People sould do this because it could change ou for the better and worst. You would help people who need it. If you like animals you would be around animals all the time . You would notice he good an d bad thing in othe rcountries. Please sign up for this so you can help and serve your own country . Everything and everyone needs help around the world . So help,serve, and e helpful so other people could be happy | 12
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4235b26 | Hi I'm Luke. If you have read my story good. If you havent you should you can fonf it at your local book stor. Now that you and I know this we can get starter on how you chould participate in Seagoing Cowboys. Now folow along with me.
In paragraph 1 I stated that my frenbs invited me to go to Europe on a cattle boat and I said yes of cores. I woulb sujest you invest in that right now. Dont tell me no! Ok let me trie to convinse you at lest. Well of you know I will relat to my story. Make sure you keep up.
First of all in my day their was a lot of war that just ended like states in paragraph 2. But as you know that did not stop me from going on this oportunity of a life time I it wont stop you. Bake to the story Seagoing Cowboys toke care of horses, young cows, and mules. Taking care of thies animals is hered but fun to I am sure you would like is. On to paragrasph 3 though 5.
You know how and wen they reseaaves their orders to go to Oreans. Oh lit me tell you the traveling is my beat part. You get to get away from the family. The vew is wonderful it almosts takes away the smel of fish. The way they travel the aninals is dificalt. But it works.
You will unber stand is I start hopping around because onistly some of this is easy to comprehend. In parigraph 6 though 9 it talks about how tong it takes. On the water it may seem long but it is not. Once you get on land or water it may feal weared but you wil get yse to it. It also talks about how long it takes on land to. I bont recal missing home because oh all the fun.
Well I know you wont to go cattel boating now. Hold-up I know you are lieng . Don't you go and lie to me know. Thank you for telling me the trueth know. Well I hop you have as much fun as I did. But I bont have to hope I know you will and you do to. By! | 12
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2c2a9be | This technology can be helpful and valuable to students in the classroom. Students can use this technology to learn new things about human emtion and how different muscle groups help with aiding showing the emotion.
In the passage Dr. Huang explains how Da Vinci studied human anatomy to precisely paint the facial expression of the Mona Lisa to to show what emotion she is displaying or feeling. Huang also explains if you physically make a certain face to display a certain emotion that you will actually feel that emotion. Technology like this can also help make more detailed and expressive face for either video games or for video surgeries.
This form of technology has countless uses in either the classroom and even more types of jobs and sciences. Being able to teach hman emtion in a hands on way will help with making people and students understand what basic human emtions and how certain muscle groups help in with physically showing these these emtions and how they can be better understood. | 12
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3833fd2 | In this enviroment today are electronics are becoming very specail to us and the humans that are buliding or providing these are becoming very intelligente to us. They're the ones that are going to help us get transportation when it is needed or when we need help that can bulid robots that act just like humans and that can talk just like us to. But we have some postives and negavtives going on here for these cars today in this enviroment because we don't know foresure if its going to work properly when it needs to be used in the right matter of time. Im going to tell us the postive and negatives on the side of my story for examples.
Positves sides of the driverless cars are that they are made with an computer and they're self-driving that's very smart or imortant to the project of cars because we have humans that will get off work or come home from a party and be very sleepy or to drunk to drive and not everyone is going to have someone in the car to drive with them to drive for them. So it's an good thing for this program to be put inside of cars so that it can take the drivers home and safely without the driver getting hurt or injured for the rest of their lives. Or the senors that can help someone while backing up will sense you to react with the road before hitting something.
Negative sides of these driverless cars are that how do we know that this is an very safe car to buy and that the cars will actualy work on roads while driving it. We don't know if this car will be the safest thing to get if the program dosen't work like its suppose to. Because this can still be very dangerous to teens an adults cause we can take are attetion off the roads and the program could get confused of what its doing and can cause an fatal crash or could cause fatal death to us. Then it will have to be new laws like what the promt said "Waiting on the Law". If the program is working good the company or the manufacturer could be sued for a lot of money and if they are putting extra programs into this cars that's illegal they will be in trouble with the law enforcements. Because if the technology fails who fault would or could it be?That's why they need to make sure that this will be an reliably safe program for these cars cause this won't be an human driving it's an computer(program) running this car. Just like how are phones and laptops frezzes the car could to the same exact thing to us but it's worst because it's an car that's driving on roads that can kill teens or little baby's that haven't even begin there lives yet.
Another reason is the pricing of these cars negative. Not everyone is going to be able to afford an Telsa or an Audi these or 90,0000 to 100,000 cars. I think they're goign to have to make some cars that are affortable to buy for everyone to have since they say its an safe car to have. Not everyone is going to have this car unless you ahve an good paying job or a good bank account with lots of money saved up for it. | 23
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3348cd7 | Imagine a car driving it's self. Seems like a fatasy doesn't it. Well, it may not be that far from today of having cars that do drive themselves. A lot of car manufacturers have been experimenting with self-driving cars. Most cars today are close to self-driving but they still need a human present for simple tasks like going around a wreck or navigating through construction. There are good and bad sides to self-driving cars, but I think that they my one of the worst ideas that car manufacturers have today.
Self-driving cars may seem like an awesome future, but there is a lot that can go wrong with this idea. A lot of people would become reliant on the self-driving feature that the may even forget how to drive. Even if that person has been driving for 30 plus years. On the upside though, even if they forgot how to drive they don't even need the skill if the car is going to drive itself. In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" it says that even with the self-driving cars they still need some human assisstance like navigation around potholes or going around the wreck because the cars can't be programed to follow the human traffic signaler. This may be possible in the future because as time goes on, the worlds technology advances and these future advances may enable the driverless cars to do such things as interacting with human orders from outside the car. One last thing I feel how driverless cars can be a bad idea is that without a human reaction, if there is an accident, no one will know who to blame. Would it be the manufacturers fault for apparently making a faulty car or is it the drivers fault for not making sure the car is doing and working how it's supposed to. The only way this would most likely be settled is if it went to court with the driver of the car and the car manufacturer. Somthing that could prevent this though is if there is a signing for these kind of thing that says the buyer of the car won't sue the company of the car unless is for other reasons other than the selfdriving car. There are many bad things with these self-driving cars, but there is almost always a solution or a way around these types of situations.
With them being unpredictable, dangerous, and hard to figure out, I still think that self-driving cars are still a bad idea. They could possibly screw up internally and might injury someone or even kill them. I think that car companies should stick how there cars are now. They help you instead of doing all the work. Most cars have parking assist or braking assist and I feel that's better than the car doing all the work. In conclution, do you still think self-driving cars are a good idea? | 34
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8e08170 | I see that you believe that the Face could mean that there are or were a sort of life form on Mars. This is easy to belive at first glance, but we decided to look further. On April 5, 1998, Mars Global Surveyor flew over this red planet. The MOC team took a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. This photo revealed a natural landform. This concluded that there was no alien monument on Mars.
But many theorists, like yourself, stayed unconvinced. Again on April 8, 2001 another photo was taken. This time the photo was taken by Malin's team, and they used the camera's maximum resloution. Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. This means that 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 image taken actually portrays a Martian version of a butte or mesa which are landforms common around the American West. "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho. That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." says Jim Gravin, the chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
Thus, I state my response again: there was no astraterestrial life on Mars. | 12
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70cf70a | The author states that despite the challenges Venus presents in order to further explore it is worth of the danger that follows. The author states how Venus is "Often refered to Earth's twin" and becasue of this fact and how close venus is to Earth obvious curiosity sparked missions in order to try to land a spacecraft "on this cloud-draped world" named Venus. Although the author states how "no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours" and there have been numerous spacecrafts that have been sent on this mission it still should not stop us from trying again and finding solutions to these challenges. This ultimately leads the author to support the idea that "studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents."
There are numours evdience in this article that support the main claim made in the article that "studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents." First off the author states how Venus has a "temperature average over 800 degrees farrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experiance on our own planet" or earth. The author even gives an anaology to show, with imagery, what thoses numbers look like as he says, "such envioronment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of the our ocenas and would liquefy many metels." However this raises a question: If Venus is so "inhospitable" then why are there futher visits to its surface being discussed? This ties back into the origal claim the author supports as he says, " Astronomers are fascinated by Venus becasue it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Venus was proably covered largely with ocenas and could have have supported various forms of life, just like earth." The author is infering, because of these similarites between Eartjh, it is only crutial that an expolration of Venus happens soon, also becasue given the long time frame of the when the last spaceship tried to enter Venus's atmosphere which was three decades ago. The authorr is infering how despite how dangerous it is, like we have seen in the past attempts to fly to venus, it is more worth it to be more proactive and find options to make a "misson both safe and scientifically producitve" to futher study the unanwered question of Venus. Futhermore the author states how NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. This way " a vehicle hovering over Venus would aviod the unfriendly ground conditions." This is one possible solution the auhtor claims that NASA has come up with to at least try to get close to Venus without damaging spacecrafts. With this approch the article even states they hope to send humans to Venus too. However this approch has its down side because; "peering at Venus from a ship orbiting or hovering safely far above the planet can provide only limited insight on ground conditions." "Researchers cannot take smaples of rocks, gas or anything else, from a distance." This however supports authors claim that "studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents." This is supported when he states that we should see this downside as a challenge to make it even better so we can ultimaly touch the suface of Venus even despite the dangers that come with this. The author supports this by stating that, "many resaerchers are working on inovations that would allow our machines to last long enough to contribute meaninfully to our knowlegde ofVvenus. Even despite the risk that eveyone knows by now scientists and reserchers find it worthy enough to keep studting Venus and how to get a human on its surface.
In conclusion, through out the article, the reader is given inshight to the dangers Venus presents on what reserchers are trying to do today which is to get a human on Venus. The author with evidence supports the idea that "studying venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents." The author makes it clear that these dangers do not have to be looked at in a negative way but rather can be looked at as challenges to try to overcome. He claims that these challenges venus presents have value becasue of how similar Venus us to earth. The author infers his will untimilty lead to human curiosity which will lead to endevors yet to come. Futhermore the author claims how setbacks should not make us quit and how our pursuit to Venus should not be limited by dangers we find along the way. Rather we should take that uncertinity and danger and us it to make venus a a worthy persuit to further reseach in the recent years to come. | 45
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fa5bdee | Car -Free Cities cars cars cars everyone in the world wants a car to themselves since now they are cheap and easy to manufacture but all those cars emmit poisonous fumes causing a green house effect ( over heating of the planed due to heat not able to escape) has any one imagined about one's life without cars ?
i can say i have cars are one of the major lazyness causing mashines one now a days drives 3 blocks to the gym to work out why not leave the car and jog/ walk there you'll get more fit and the environment would be a slight less poluted if everyone stops driving cars for a short distace and take a bike or take a walk it would affect the environment positively.
now here is a city that lives on without cars the city is VAUBAN and its in Germany. street parking, driveways and home garage parking is generally forbidden is experimental district. owning cars is allowed though you'll have to buy a space worth $40,000 Ö_o now thats a lot of money just to park you car !!
As result 70 % of people dont own cars and 57% sold their to move there one of the residents Herdrun Walter said "when i had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," so folks of you want to live in citu without cars thets a place to go.
did you know paris had banned driving cars due to the smog and the pollution caused by the blamed disel emmition as the tax policy favors disel over gasoline miking it 67% of vehicles in france compared to 53.3% rest of west europe if you diver you were fined $31 typically paris har the highest particulate matter in the air to be precise 147 a lot higher than Brussels -124 and london- 79.7 and paris rivlled to beijin, china one of the most polluted cities in the worled in pollution amounts.
To counter act that people of BOGOTA, Columbia are celebarting a car free day where people walk,bike, hike or skated to work violator were fined $25 despite the rain the people still did not use cars and participated in the car free day this has been going on from the mid 1900s and the city has seen constructions of 118 mile bicycle paths in many latin american cities.
so id like to conclude that too much driving is harmfull for the environment try and do someting to save our environment so that the next generation can live in a healthy environment here are a few ways to save the environment from car emmitions.
a carpool (will save money and will reduce gas emmitions)
walking short distances take a bike to work on mondays and thurdays there are may other ways to save the environment from gas emmitions so keep doing you best to save mother earth from all the other polluting stuff. | 23
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385ea97 | Some people dont like to drive cars and some people do like to drive cars. Do you like to drive cars? There is a new thing called "Driverless cars" meaning a driver can be in the car and the car will drive by itself. They are still in production and still being tested to see if they are safe. People are finding new ways to make them more and more safe.
I dont like the idea of driverless cars because I like to drive cars. There are also more reason why I dont like the idea. One reason is they can cause some problems such as reckless driving and if the technology fails then it can wreck into another car or a building. The main reason is what if the technology malfunctions and doesnt let the driver know when to take over the wheel? Technology doesnt always work 100% of the time.
The car uses sensors which will sensor a 3D surrounding of the car but what if something is blocking the sensor such as rain or heavy snow. How does the technology know the speed limit on certain roads?
There are also alot of positive ideas to driverless cars also such as it only uses half the fuel it uses today so it wouldnt cost as much fuel. It would be easier to get to places and it wouldnt require much work.
What about the cost of this technology, it sounds very expensive. I dont like the idea of this. Some people are going to love this technology because it doesnt require much work. There are some states that might not allow this because of any kind of malfunctions it has.
Whats your opinion on this new technology? What if alot of people dont like it and they dont use it so they spend all that money on somthing people dont like. I dont think this is a good idea but yes there are alot of pros and cons. | 23
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2d9b9c4 | Driverless cars may sound like a good idea. Also they use less gas than a normal car. But will they be clean and easy to use? My opinion on driverless cars are that they shouldn't be legal until they are safe for the environment, People actually pay attention to the road and their surroundings, and the driver actually being able to contol the car at all times.
First is the driverless car safe for the environment? Or are the fumes that it lets off just as bad as a regular car or could they be worse? We should try to find a different fuel for the driverless car. Maybe something like a solar powered driverless car. It already has sensor and everything hooked up to it. It wouldn't hurt to add solar panels to the car.
Secondly, how are the companies so sure that the people in the car will pay attention to their surroundings while the car is driving itself? We aren't people are bad as it is now either being occupied by their phone or radio that they don't really focus on the road. If they are sleeping what if the vibrations in the seat are hard enough to wake them up? Or for the Google Cars what if they cant hear the Voice in their sleep? People would abuse not having to pay attention.
Lastly, will the driver be in control of the car at all times not just when its in a work zone or near accidents? The driverless can should let people control it anywhere because if the sensors malfunction the driver will then be alredy able to control the car. Instead of causing a wreck by randomly stopping or the car going out of control.
Are they safe for the environment, will people actually pay attention to the road and their surroundings, and will the driver actually being able to contol the car at all times? If the companies can fix all these things they should be able to become legal in many states and people wouldn't think twice about using them. If they wouldn't fix these minor mistakes then they have no right trying to make a car that could possibly be dangerous. | 34
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664f9f3 | I believe that the face on Mars is just a natural landform. I think this because there has because the time the picture was taken, it was a time when Mars was cloudy. Even though my opponet may think that there is life on Mars and NASA would rather hide this information, the conspiracy would instead help NASA with their budget. The face located on Mars would indeed look alien-like, but according to Jim Garvin, cheif scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program "Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum reolution." Each pixel in in the 2001 imae spans1,56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. This is saying that the 2001 image of the face on Mars was more clear and easier to see than the image of the face in 1976. There is even landforms found common around the American West that show relation to the face on Mars. Many speculations have been made about the face on Mars, but most have been inlogical or unreasonable to the information at-hand. The facutal evidence that has been shown is more reasonable than the evidence of the ones who think that the face was caused by alien act. | 12
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a38244e | I don't think it is a great idea to create driverlesses cars. There is no point in it you should be able to drive yourself where ever you need to go. When you still have a driverless car you should still be focused on the road anyways. If we go to driverlesses cars the article states will have to change some laws up too.
One reason we shouldn't have driverless cars is because we still need a driver in the car. In the article states that "human drivers must remanin alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." If a driver still has to be prepared to drive we shouldn't have driverlesses cars because we still have to drive the car anyways, so there really wouldn't be a big change.
Another reason we shouldn't have driverless cars is becasue we still need to be in contro l of our vechicals. The article says "if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?" This shows to use that we really shouldn't rely on this technology. If something happens we won't know what to blame it on and it just becomes a bigger deal.
Finally, these cars are going to be expensive that not very many people are going to be able to afford them. In the text it includes that a radar devices on a hilltop that cost two hundred million dollars. If we need this devices to go in the cars the car is going to be very pricy were mostly no one will even have a driverless car.
In conclusion, we should just stick to the regualr cars we have now. They run really good and take us where we need to be. To have driveless cars its going to cost us a ton of money, and we won't be able to rely on it very well. An addition to that were still going to have to have a driver in the car so there's not very a good point to invest in these cars. | 23
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4ab92e8 | The advantages of limiting car usage result in a healthier environment for you and your children, exercise by walking or riding a bike, and saving money on parking and gas.
Limiting car usage would be beneficial for the environment because the gas wouldn't polute the air. Green house gas emissions from tailpipes polute the air that everyone is breathing. If the car usage was limited, then the air would start to become fresh again. Stated in the passage, "Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe... and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." This exerpt from the passage "Car-Free Cities" explains that Europe's percentage is too high and they need to drop it fast or the percentage will grow and the greenhouse gas emissions will increase.
Limiting car usage isn't a big move like most people are making it out to be. Walking to pick up your child from school isn't such a bad thing! It gives you bonding time to spend with them outdoors. You can walk or ride a bike to the park to play. Especially if it is less than 1 mile! Walking is a great way to exercise and its free! FREE! This component of "smart planning" could work if eveyone helped by reducing car use.
Having a car is expensive! You have to pay for gas, which is expensive, and you have to pay to park your car! If you live in the area where you want to go, walk! But if you're going to the grocery store, obviously you would take your car if you're getting a lot at the store. You have to pay to park in the parking garage and that is $40,000 with a house. The passage "Car-Free Cities," states that "70% of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57% sold a car to move here." In that town, everything is pretty close to each other so you don't have to drive anywhere. If you needed to go visit a family member in a different city, the the train! It's fun, free, and calming.
As you can see, you don't need to drive a car. Yes, you can drive a car, but why would you? You have buses, and trains, and other ways of transportation. This way, you don't have to pay for gas to go to the park. Not using your car is healthy for the environment and it's great exercise. It's a good way to get outdoors and have a nice walk. So please, just try using your car a little bit less everyday and soon enough, you will rarely use it, the air will be fresh, and you'll be taking some nice strolls in the park with your family. | 34
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831d17e | As a scientist at NASA and from the research made by other scientists here at NASA I can tell that this here face is nothing more than just a landform. The Face is just a natural landform, it is not created by aliens. Although many people would love to think that the Face wa created by aliens, it is not. The face is widely spred out as far as 2 miles wide. This enomous head has cought a lot of media attention such as being in a Hollywood film, appearing in books, magzines, radio talk shows, and even radio talk shows.
This landform has become a pop icon, but even with all of this attention it doesn't change the fact that it is nothing more than just another mysterious looking landfrom on Mars. "Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, reavling . . . a natural landfrom. There was no alien monument after all."
After 22 years, from this first 1976 Viking 1 photograph pf the Face of Mars there was a picture that was taken of the same face ten times sharper than the original that blew away scientists and web surfers showing that there was no alien monument after all. This shows that the Face of Mars is nothing more than a natural landform on Mars. | 12
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969034d | Venus
is a worthy planet despite its dangers
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Goodday sir I am
a student of ela, and i am in support with the author that says Venus is a worthy planet despite its challenges. Because Venus ,is right around the corner its offten referred to as Earth 's twin, this reason is because venus is the closest planet to Earth in term of
density and size and the closest in distance too.
And yes i
agree that venus is a challenging place for humans ,despite its proximity to us
Venus has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide and far more challenging are clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid, in venus, on the surface, Veuse has a temperature average over 800 degrees fahrenheit , and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times higer than Earth such an
a word would crush even a submarine accustomed to dive the depesst part of the oceans , if our sister planet is so inhospitable ,then why are scientist even planning further vists to its surface ? its because scientists are fascinated by venus because it may well once ave been the most Earth like planet in our solar system.
Striving to meet the challenges by our sister here (Venus) has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself,but also human curiosity will likely lead us to many equally intimidating endeavors .oue adventures and exploration on Earth should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation.
In conclusion Venus is a
open planet in case of evacuating of Earth in being in danger and should be considerd exploring not only in venus in addition more planet should be explore like mars nest to Earth or jupitar the biggest planet in our solar syetem even pluto the clodest planet , to know a sutable planet that can hold live.
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1cc8f9d | Many people believe having car usage is a Problem. Let me began, Passengers cars are responsible of the greenhouse gas emissionsion in Europe. Also up to 50% in same car-instensive areas in the United States. After Percents of near-record pollution driving ban to clear the air of the global city.
Diesel Fuel blamed, because it makes up to 67% of vehicles causes smog(dirt that comes out the exhaust pipe when you push the accleraler),avoided love affair with its vehicle seems to be cooling The number of miles driven in the united states peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily thereafter the studies was made .Adjusted population growth instead next year will be accomplished by citizens that come as all that wants there voice to be heard about the whole studies and ideas of carpooling .Part of investments driven 9 percent because of cash neraly the decrease have changed. Through out the year people began to start connecting there cars with the diesel oil company ,whichment may of them shared van services or either caught the Bike -shring program. Many shift in the driving population suggest that the trend may accelerate. Obervations have came to a conclusin on what should be made and how should people be able to get to work ,or school.
Studies made near members of the mobile congress last year excutive laid out came partening with the commericial and public transporation traffic are woven .Thats when bill ford came out with his car the first Ford530 the name of this segement was called 'Smart Planning,Even families from foreign companies began to like the idea of buliding the first carinstaed of public transporation. The main focus runs through the development of the wandering children drown out and the chatter occasional distant motor. This idea completed $ 40,000 along with the home. Generally forbidden in this experimental new district on the outskirts. Passengers cars are responsible of the gas emissions in europe. The 5,500 residents within a regular square mile, may be the most advanced concepts the diffculities in life with the less transporation,which stores are placed a walk away.
While there have been efforts in the past two decaded to make to make cities denser ,and better for walking planners are now taking the concepts to the suburbs. There the most advanced experiment in low-car suburban life. But its basic precepts are being adopted around the worldin the attempts to make suburbs more compact and more accesibble. Less depentable on cars:'how much drive?.Either you refer to hybrid with spread-out homes and private were emissions choking cities. Delivery companies complained of lost revenue while expections. The smog cleared Monday for the ruling french party to rescind. It was the third straight year cars been banned with only buses and taxis. Its a good opprtunity to take away. For the first time ,two other colombian. The turnout was large ,despite the gray clouds take away the dark clouds. Municpal authorities fromother countries.
The day without cars is part improvement campaign that began in bogosta. Parks and sports centers city. Uneven .pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad ,smooth sidewalks. The United States and Surbaban Americans love affair with its vehicles. The peeks of miles driven peaked in 2005 and dropped analysis steadily thereafter,according to an investment advisor. As of April 2013 ,the number of miles driven research. Part of the explanation certainly lies because afford new cars,cash-strapped. Americans could not go to work anyway. | 01
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45fe812 | As the world changes and humans present more and more issues involving the enviroment many things must change in order to survive. cars are a huge problem to not only the enviroment but to us people also. it has been proven by scientist that cars provide more stress to humans lives, cars are also responsible for a majority of the green house gasses emmited on earth, and
Cars in the modern day are playing a huge role in many people everday lives, most even depend on the car to move on with the ir days. What most don't know is that the use cars provide more issuse within their daily lives than not using them. for example a mother of two from vauban, germany states that " when she used a car everyday she used to be very tense, and now that she has given away her car theat she is much happier". scientist have proven that " having to keep a car up and running, and dealing with all of the maintence that comes with it is casing many families to begin pinching pennies". Cars consume most of the money that people earn there for many people are becoming poor because they must take care of their automobile.
" Passenger cars are responsible for 12% of greenhouse gas emissions in europe ...and up to 50% in most car-intensive areas in the united states" say scientist. After a day of a partial driving ban to clear the air of smog in paris; congestion on the streets was down 60%, and the smog nearly covering France also lessened. The main cause of the build up of smog over France is because of the cold nights and warm days caused the warm layer of air in the atmosphere to trap car emissions. The use of diesel fuel in France also contributed to the intensifiying smog; considering that diesel fuel is used in 67% of vehicles in France.
The emission of Greenhouse gases from cars is destroying our enviroment and atmosphere which could potentially end up harming people in the long hall. So the decrese of car usage and the increse of riding bikes and walking to reach our destinations such as the people of Vauban, Germany could not only help the enviroment but make life slightly easier and less stressful. | 23
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1a07cfb | Would you like to join the Seagoing Cowboys program? You will have so much fun we do lots of things. After World War ll we go and help many animals and people. You will get to do many things in your free time. You will learn many things about our program.
Lets talk about what we do in our program,and where we go. How did we go and help the animals that were being shipped away on sea? Well the UNRRA had called us and told about them,and it seemed like they needed our help. As you know we help a lot of animals in our company. The animals deamnor change when we came in.
In our free time we play many games and we eat A LOT of food. Some of us act like monkeys in a good way. We talk about many thinks while were on sea OH
I almost forgot we help people too. It takes about Two weeks to go to some places it takes months too. Just remember its alawys worth it with animals and people. You will also get a free shirt and a enourmous tv. please don´t go just because of those things.
I think this program is very important and very fun you get to help people lives and animals. You can save many live in just one city we would be very melancoly if you didn´t join. When you join we WILL be able to unjoin if you would like everything that you do here is free. You do not have to pay for anything here all of its FREE.Thank you thank you for haveing time to watch this commercial I hope you join this program. | 12
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3ab4c11 | The face is not created by aliens and here are a few reasons why. It was a mesa, or maybe even a shadow. but aliens is not a logical reason for this face to exisist on mars.
First, A mesa, a mesa is a very common landform found around the American West. Even so there is one in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, USA. Which is a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the face on mars. If something on the earth can have a mesa about or the same height had the face on mars it is very likely that it was a mesa.
Secondly, shadows We all knows that shadows can be very deceiving just like in this instance. A shadow could have been reflecting off the viking 1 while it was taking this photo of the "Face", or maybe the shadows were from a bigger land form. that was infront, behind, or on the sides casting a shadow onto this mesa.
All in all, From these facts you can conclude that this was a natural landform and not some type of alien thing. If you still do not believe that it was natural. Another spaceship went into space and found the "Face" and took a very detailed picture and there were no markings or signs of aliens. | 23
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0644f5b | Studdies have shown that passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and 50 percent in the United States alone. Many people see this as and eye opener to life in the suburbs without motor vehicles. There have been actions on car deduced communities in Europe. Also France baned Driving do to smog. Sounds Extream, but it is very effective.
There have been some countries that have reduced the usage of cars to almost nothing. In Vauban, Germany Residents of this community have given up their cars. This may seem a bit insane, but the way the government did it is varry smart. Street parking, driveways, and home garages are generally forbidden. Their streets are completely "
Car-Free
". The government made it that if you still wanted a car you would have to pay an aditional $40,000 for a spot when buying your home. The result is 70 percent of Vauban's Families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move there. In the United States, the EPA (
Environmental Protection Agency
) is promoting "
car reduced
" communities. Legislators are starting to act as well. Bogota has a car-free day where the only motor vehicles running are busses and taxis.
Some countries are even going to harsh measures by banning motor vehicles all togather. In France they had so much smog that they baned driveing all togather. France desided that they where going to order even-numbered license plates owners to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). Same for odd-numbered cars the following day. almost 4,000 drivers were fined, and 27 had their cars impounded because of their reaction to the fine. But congestion was down 60 percent in the capital. In Bogota, Colombia they have had three straight years where cars have been banned with only buses and tavis permitted in a capital of 7 million. Their goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced $25 fines. A businessman Carols Arturo Plaza said, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution."
Based on all of the previous information givin, we can conclude that driving bans, and car-free campains have helped our environment. These countried have reduces the smog in their air. They have goten people to partisipate in their community. Also They have gotten other countries to get involved in this cause. Diffrent countries have Made their own style of these programs to their advantage. This idea of car-free suburbs is changing the way the population reacts in the community. | 34
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269a23e | I believe Driverless Cars will have a huge affect on everyone, in a very good way especially. The technology,working,planning, and time is amazing. These brilliant inventor's make and think of so much amazing thing's for the world itself. For example, the Driverless Car is a fantastic invention. By creating and making this vehicle will amuse and and get lot's of people's attention. I myself think it's a wonderful invention, because instead of you driving place's, the Driverless Car can do it all for you, making it easier on the driver. It would be fun and also something new to this world, and when something is new, everyone want's it.
The Driverless Car wont be just a vehicle made to drive itself, but to keep people safe at all time's no matter what. Safety, is the number one priority with car's and many other thing's. There are laws that you have to have a driver in control of the car in some state's. Wouldn't you want that to change, for the better of people and yourself. This wonderful invention will have sensor's and alert's if anything bad happen's, so the car will immediatley stop.
Originally, many futurist's believed that the key to self driving car's was someday not going to be smarter then the car's on the road. Engineer's thought that couldn't be possible, or any other human being. Sooner or later they knew it could be possible, manufacturer's turned to smarter car's. In conclusion i think this invention is by and will be the best thing for everyone is the world. | 12
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36d9eea | My position on driverless cars are that they are dangerous. Technology could fail you at any given time. The car could put the antilock brakes on when they are not needed and cause you to get rear ended. The sensor for when something is in front of you or behind you could go bad, which could result in hitting something or running a red light. If a new road is built or updated, and the map has not been updated in your car yet, the car could get you lost. People would become careless and not pay attention period, and know nothing about the driving rules and regulations. Finally, if you crashed who would be at fault the driver or the car company.
Technology has failed many times in the past. Planes have crashed, ships have sank, and electricity has gone out for days at a time before. You would be trusting your life and your family and friends life completely with that piece of technology. Today, most things are technologically ran, but with some type of human control to it. Although, humans fail at times to, we can try to correct our errors when a car really does not know when it did something wrong.
The car could put the antilock brakes on when they are not needed. When you are driving and randomly brakes in front of you, you tend to end up getting in a crash or almost crashing. If the brakes locked up for no apparent reason you would get hit, and many people die from accidents each year. You could also be driving close to another car at a normal speed and the car could brake, thinking you would crash and you could get slung from your seat, becoming injured.
Sensors that see if the car will back into something or run something over could go out. They could go out while you were sleeping in your driverless car and you could potentionally run a red light, hit a person, or crash. Even if something went out when you were awake how could you control the car to get to the nearest car shop.
If a new road was built in a small town, how long would it take for the map in the car to update, or how accurate are the maps actually. The new road could be the only way out of the town, and your car would not of gotten the update yet about the new road. Being lost, and having no control over your car is a pretty bad thing. Now, even Google Maps does not know where some things are and takes you the wrong way.
Overtime, people are going to become careless with how they drive, they will not pay any attention to the road and not even know they ran a stop light till they get a ticket in the mail. Then, they could easily take it to court and blame the car manufacturer. People who drive normal cars could blame driverless cars when they get into an accident saying their sensor was not working or the car has a default to it.
Lastly, if someone gets into a crash, whose fault is it? They say in the article they do not know who would be at fault for the crash. The car company could have a lawsuit against them if someone dies in the car, or because of the car. Would the company get sued, having to pay for injuries or anything else, or will it be the driver's fault for being careless and not paying attention. You do not know if the person even had any control over the car to begin with.
Driverless cars are dangerous. If a car relies on technology 100% it is almost a definite things will go wrong with the driverless cars. Technology is not safe 100%, technology assistance is not a bad thing to have, but when it is in full control, it tends to not be the safest. How smart can a car actually be, because a person designed it, and we are prone to flaws and faults. All in all for the technology to be fully in control is dangerous. | 34
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2645e39 | The Electoral College consists of 528 electors. in order for the popular vote tobe valid, an Electoral Colege should continue as is. The Electoral College is a wide range of people who know what it is thta they want. The Disrrict of Columbia is even considered to be a state just for the Electoral College purpose. The people of America choose their electors in which when they choose their Presidential candidate, they are choosing it's electors. The people of America are practically setting themselves up for whatever outcome comes into play.
Some people claim that people are not voting for the president, but are voting for the slate of electors. These people, however, are simply dramatic and have no sense as to what is actually going on in their country. People do no tvote for a president just because of his or her electors. Presidents are elected because they, as a candidate to be a president, have somehow persuaded the majority of the country to vote for them on their own behalf. A good president is elected because he or she is a good president, not because he or she has good candidates behind them. Yes, with a president comes his or her electors, but the electors are not the ones running for president, therefore they are not the ones persuading the people of America to vote for them, for it is the president that is doing the persuading, and the president that is receiving the votes.
The Electoral College has worked for many many years in the past and if held with respect will continue to work an be a successful way and form of voting. The outcomes will be valid and the responses will be accurate with reasonableactions following it.
The disaster factor is a claim that goes against the Electoral College, however it is not worthy of being a factor. A tie in the Electoral College is not likely, and if it were to happen, it could easily be resolved. | 23
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ca5cb31 | I belive what Luke is doing is grate to be helping people form all these diffrant places.
Luke became a seagoing cowboy because of the once in a lifetime opertunity and it helps somany people.
Luke and all these other people are giveing so much like food, animals, and goods like spices and seasons.
Seagoing cowboys Have to be on a boate for weeks ans sometimes months to ge to these places.
All the people who do these thins are some good good people.
When Luke turned eighteen he was drafted into the millatary.
Luke was doing these trips full time now.
Helping people whos citys were left in ruins.
When luke dose these things I bet it makes hime feel good knowing you're helping others around you.
Luke got deported after nine trips.
He sailed the Atlantic sixteen times and the Pacific twice to help people affected by World War 2. | 12
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da4b065 | Are driveless cars good or bad? Google may say that is good, but others say that it may be dangerous to civilians and those others on the road. in this article it states multiple times that a person behind the wheel will still have full control of the car. Then why aren't they driving it, instead of itself?
We live in a world full of distractions like our cellphones and such, so couldn't you be easily distracted. I think so. n a world of selfdriving cars there will be mishaps and a multiple number of accidents and deaths due to the "driver". JUst because they weren't causios of what they were doing. In the passasge it also states that it'll be a fun way to drive in this new world of technology.
Yet this can lead to bad accidents and crucial death.
We as humans are getting lazy to the point we don't walk anymore, we use a "hoverboard". Why need a self driving car, when we have people to drive us around like "Uber". It seemed like the only thing we had left to feel like something actually matterd was driving something we've done since the invention of the car. why make something we don't need. I believe it'll cause chaos and misfunctions to this world. This self driving car will let us truly know how lazy we are as humans how to avoid a simple task, of getting out and out of bed. If this car is available by 2020 it'll truly prove that those who get it are truly lazy. Even if it has sensors to keep your eyes on the road.
This car will allow teens and adults to text and drive as freeely becausen they don't have to worry about the possibility that someone will get hurt. this may be a small carbut it can effect thoe around them due to it being self drivng. This self driving car is a bad idea, and worst invention in man kind.
In conclusion, this car can be hurtful to economy, and those who surrond them, it will provide,texting and driving amoung them, an pure laziness. this will be a big distraction for teenagers and adults. though it has it's sensors, it won't ever be good enough. So would you buy this car? | 23
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524f91a | Drivelesss cars should not continue to develop. There are many reason for it,and three of the could be that it can still cause problems on the road even though it been developed fully. Even though its been fully developed not everyone is okay with it. The driveless cars can also take away the experiance way from a young adult wanting to drive their own car. These are only some reasons driveless cars should not be developed even more.
One reason is that driveless cars can be a problem on the road because yet being fully develop there is a possiblity something could go wrong with it. On the road anything is possible and it will come when least expected. Maybe with all this developing in it it can cause a greater damage then a regualar car would. In the article they talk about who's fault it would be if something would go wrong with it. The people driving it should not have to take the fault for because they didn't make. Yet they would only by it because of what the manufatures say about they will try persuading the people to by it.
Another reason is that not every state is okay with this because they might know the damage these driveless cars are capable of doing. With not every state okay with it, the manufactures could have a less chances of selling much of thses cars. In the article they only talk about four places that have considerer the driveless. They would also have to have new laws in order to over they rules of the driveless cars.
A third reason is that driveless cars would take way learning expireances from young adaults that would actually like to drive their own car. In the article paragraph eight they say "We have to interpret the drivnig fun in a new way."This is like say you can as well stay home and do nothing. When you drive you can learn many things like road signs and road name without even knowing it. Something they also talk about is about driveless cars bieng safe because peole will be able to text on their cell phones while driving. This is not okay maybe the only way some poeple can stay off their phones is when they are driving and they are trying to take that way. People can as well just stay home and be on their phones all the time and text all the time. This car would probably just make people more lazy.
With all these negative things that could happen with this car is why it shouldn't be developed. They can be a problem on the road,not every state is okay with it and they could take away driving experiance from young adults that would like to drive their own car. There are many other reason out there for this car not to be developed even more. It would just probably just cause more problems in place were there is plenty of problem. This is why driveless cars should not be developed more then they already are. | 34
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c1f0eab | Venus is the brightest points of light in the night sky, and second planet from our sun. Venus has some dangers to it but all planet does too expect earth. Venus is by far the closet planet to Earth in terms of density and size. Both Earth, Venus, and Mars, orbit the sun at different speeds. Venus is referred to as Earth's "twin", it's also occasionally the closet in distance too.
In the paragraph, it said "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" if it has been approved a very challengeing place to examine more closely, why not challenge it and give it a try. Yes, Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar sytem but Venus has been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Scientist should do more further investigation in Venus because it can lead to something tremendously that no one would've thought of.
However, Venus had been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. In paragraph 4, it said "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have been supported various forms of life, just like Earth." As you can tell by that sentence, Venus probaly still has some features that are similar to Earth. It also had features such as valleys, moutains, and craters. Those features could have supported various forms of life. It also recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary vist. It may be dangerous at some point but Venus is most likely like earth.
Furthermore, it had said that NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Addministraction ) are working on approaching to studying Venus. Despite the risks, they should think of them as challenges. Scientist and researcher should never give up on discovering more about Venus because you never know until you try. If they do more discovery, they could possibly find out more things that they didn't know existed.
On paragraph 5, it said "Nasa has one particulary compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus." This sentence described that NASA are really trying hard to discover more about Venus. They also have simpified electronics made of silicon carbide which had been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three week in such conditions. They also have mechanical computers. They have many equpiment that can be very useful in descovering more about Venus. Since, modern computers are enourmously powerful, flexiblem and quick, they can be useful in many different way.
All in all, Venus is a planet after all and it should not be treated like any other planet because it's a planet where you can discover many new different things. Scientist, researchers, and NASA should never give up on compelling new idea for Venus because they never know what they can discovered. They shouldn't have doubts and not be worry about the danger and the consequences because they can lead to something that humans are curious about. Also they should value the insight of the planet itself because they should get out of their comfort zone and explore the very edges of imagination and innovation that they never thought they would find out about. | 34
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744cdf9 | A face on mars real or fake. The explaination for the human like face on mars is natural landform. It is natural landforming because in the artical it state the the human like face was fromed by shadow. " the caption noted a "huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human head . . . fromed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth.'' In my conclusion the alleged face on mars is from natural landforming. THn on April 5, 1998 Mars Orbiter Camera got a picture better the the Viking did. then it turned out it was a natural landform so in the end aliens did not create it. " And so on april 5, 1998, when
Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Micheal Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camara (MOC) team snapped a picture ten time sharper then the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing a natural landform. there was no alien monument after all.'' | 12
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5eea485 | After reading the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," I developed my own opinion on driverless cars. My opinion on driverless cars is that I agree with the development of driverless cars, because it seems like a good idea and I believe that they are something that people would want to buy. The article features plenty of information to support my claim including why driverless cars are a good idea and how they will help us in our everyday lives.
The first piece of evidence in favor of driverless cars comes from the information that "Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009." The fact that Google has been working on driverless cars for so long proves that driverless cars are a good idea. This is because if Google has been working on this technology for the past seven years then that means that they have been constantly improving their product and that it is pretty far into it's development period. That means that the cars are able to be manufactored pretty well at this point even if they're not perfect, which helps to prove that with that much work done on it the cars have many improvements from the original product and will be easier to manufactor and sell in the future.
Computer-driven cars have been in production or at least an idea in some of the major car companies minds since as early as the 1950s. Sensors that use computer information to stop or control the car have been worked on since the 1980s. Since driverless cars or computer-driven cars have been an idea for so long then it means that they probably will continue to remain an idea that companies will try and harness. If the idea and development related to the idea has been going on since the 1950s there is almost not doubt that it will not stop being studied and developed. If it can last sixty years, then it probably will not disappear anytime soon. Driverless cars are here to stay.
Driverless cars also show the ability to assess the situation therefore giving them a better chance of being able to stop accidents before they happen. "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accident." The ability to assess the situation and inform the driver is a very important feature. This may also be helpful in preventing car accidents and the injurys or deathes that occur from them. Since the driverless car has safety precautions it makes it a good choice for on the road and proving once again that development for these cars should continue.
Four states have already approved the limited use of driverless cars. "California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia have lead the country in allowing limited use of semi-autonomous cars." This information helps to prove that the idea that the idea of driverless cars is slowly but surely being accepted. California and Florida are large states that have a large population and get a lot of tourists every year. Nevada contains Los Vegas, another huge city, and is a place where a lot of people got to gamble. Finally the District of Columbia houses some of the most important buildings and artifacts of the American government. These are all states that mean a big deal, and since they have accepted driverless cars that means that they could spread extremely quickly to the other states. If some of the biggest most populated and most important states can accept the cars then that means that the bettle is almost won and is proof that driverless cars are a good idea.
Most car companies are jumping on the bandwagon and are beginning to work on making driverless cars. The ones that are mentioned expect to have driverless cars avaible in the next five years. Large scale car companies like Tesla, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan are all planning on releasing cars. This means that those large scale companies have realized that driverless cars are a good idea and they do not want to miss out. Those mass producers usually do not plan on manufactoring something unless they believe it will make a decent profit. By saying that they are going to work on these cars these companies are saying that they believe that driverless cars happen to be something that they believe a lot of consumers will want to buy. This proves that driverless cars are a good idea because it means that people are interested in them and believe that they are a good idea. | 34
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4163451 | Hello reader I think that everyone should be a part Seagoing Cowboys program. There are limited spots on the team. We are reaching out just to you. Your pay would minimum wage but you get to see the world. We will supply the food on the trips. If you have any problem or questions send a letter back to us.
The pros are you get to go to places, you could discover new island, you see new animals that live in water. More pros you get to have a lot of time off from work. There are some cons but you may get sea sick, spend less time with your family, may not like our food we supply. One pro you can go fishing. An another pro become a better at drive ping a vessel. The final pro is how good Luke Bomberger life is now.
There are many pros for being a part Seagoing Cowboys program. The rele question is if you are going to be a part of are program. Remember if you have any questions send it by mail. There are limited amount of space on are team. We will be waiting for you. | 12
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dc3eff7 | Hello, my name is Capri. I will be arguing against the use of Driverless cars. In the passage it talks alot about how the new smart cars/ driverless cars have been here since 2009. I think that it is a smart and useful invention. But I really dont think we are quite ready for it right now, especially since it comes with a few flaws. Our normal cars are even getting call backs so
imagine what what would happen if you weren't fully in control of our vehicles. It says in the passage that it isnt fully driverless which to me signifies that we shouldnt be using something that isnt living up to the invention purpose.
Its going to be electrical so what if there is a bug or virus in the system that cant handle driving or wont let us drive at all. This could result in
serious accident or injury. Yes I think that this is a brilliant invention I just think that it shouldnt be displayed or used until we are 110% that is comepletely safe and ready to be driven.
For example what if I, Capri, was married to John and we had a son. we could be driving in a driverless car and it could flash for one of us to take over and steer, but the vehicle is malfunctioning and not letting us drive. We crash, have to pay fees, insurance ect... What if they saw us as we were the cause of the accident but it all was because of a faulty system that wasnt ready to be used.
So i say no we should not use driverless cars, it is hazardous, just like a regular car. We should be inventing something that is safer than a car not equal or less safe. | 12
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59669b6 | There are many advantages of limiting car use. Have you ever thought of just how much gas we use and how bad it is for our air. All the driving we do as teenagers is a way of showing our freedom for most, others just need a ride. I drive myself but i do have to say i couldnt give up my car, i dont live close enough to anywhere so that i could ride a bike or walk, otherwise its a great idea. Some advantages are not as much greenhouse gasses are emmitted into the air.
I also see that without driving some can get more excersize that is well needed and it also gives people the chance to see the things they dont see everyday because they are in such a hurry. It can aslo help use save our resources that have been having shotages. In america not many people are worried about driving and getting thier liscences as there use to be. Another advantage is that we can save money that could be used for other things.
Some places are having days rthat people cannot drive and if caught the get fined. I think its neat seein g a community coming together and doing stuff together. It shows just how are humanaty works. Anothe advantage iss that you can slow down, and see those around you that you havent seen before or in a while. I could go a day without driving, maybe even two. Could you ? | 12
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2b0d36b | Ever wonder what someones feeling even if they aren't sowhing in well this might be something worth looking into. Many people have heard "Fake it till you make it", well that might work sometimes but now those people are gonna have to step up their game. A software has been made by a a team of professers and this software is called "FACS" or Facial Action Coding System. People belive robots and computers are not eligable to understand emotions but thats changing.
First of all, this software that has been created by two Professers. One of theses people is Dr. Huang from Beckman Institute for Advanced Sceince at the University of Illionis, and the other is Prof. Nicu Sebe from the University of Amsterdam. Together these two men are working and striving to devlop better ways for humans and computers to communicate. Not only did this work later on, but they also made something very interesting its called FACS.
Also, the FACS software begins with a computer and this long code which then gets turned into a 3-D computer model of a face. This model includes the 44 major muscles in the face to replicate a human face and determine its emotion. They tested this technology on the famous Mona Lisa, which is a famous panting made by Da Vinci. In this panting there is a woman who is somewhat smiling but it doesn't appear t be a real happy smile.
Not only, when these two scientist ran a test on the Moan Lisa did they prove it worked, but they also got results of the emotions that were astonishing. The results showed that the woman in the panting was 83 precent happy, 9 precent disgusted, 6 precent fearful and 2 precent angry. This infromation came from a computer just running a scan and replicating the movement of the facial muscles. Not only was this a remarkable sceintific discovery, it also could become very helpful in many ways. We could take this software and read childrens and students emotions just by scanning the facial muscle movements, we could also even use this on older or people that can't express their feelings.
All in all, lets just face it we may have devloped a technoloy that can read peoples emotions and give us results based appon the simplest movements of their face muscles. Thats remarkable and not only is it going along with the tecnhnoloy these days, but its also so helpful. This is a tool that can become very effective and useful in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and even mental instatutions. What these two men acomplished with a set of codes and a computer just may in fact help change the world. This would possibly help end the increasing suicide deaths, so people could get help and not be alone with their emotions. | 23
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aeea8fc | According to the story you should join this group because you get to travel the world and see things you never seen before like in the story it says" I had a side benefit of seeing Europe and China". You aslo get to see the needs that other countries dont have like Luke said in the story "It made me aware of people of other countries and their needs".
There will also be something for you to do all the time because you will have to feed and water the animals two to three times a day according to the story. You still can have fun to as it is mentioned in the story they still played baseball table-tennis,fencing,boxing,reading,and whittling as it helps pass time too.
What Luke is trying to say is that if you get this job the world will open up to you, you will see more things you will also see the needs that people dont have like I mentioned in the beginning. You will get to travel you might even host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years like Luke did. All he trying to say is this job will help you all lot and you are helping other people to. | 12
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e065df0 | yes this may seem like the aliens did it so it can think its no real , but you have to look at the facts around it. This was taken 25 years ago. This is just a natural landform because its a pixel image , it also reveals as a rock form can be many different objects ,and they can prove it with science equitment.
The face of mars is a pixel image .It is a exact degree angle span. " malins team catpured an extraordinary photo using the cameras absolute maximum resolution .Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 mters . compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo. "As a rule of thumb , you can discern things in a digital image 3 times biggger than the pixelsize, he added". This tells how the image s an exact formation at which you can tell. Aliens wouldnt be able to do that , it can also be a different object other then a face.
this also can be many different things other then a face. It states ".. but the sensation was short lived. Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common enough around Cydonia, only this one had unusua shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. A few days later NASA unveiled the the image for all to see. The caption noted a "huge rock formation."..."so if there were objects in this picutre like airlanes on the ground or Egyptains-style pyraids or even small shacks , you could see what they were !". This shows the imaghe can reveal anything. Aliens coukd not make anything if they knew what they were gong to make .But scince can also prive that .
Scince equitament how the image can really come off as. For example "...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....Thousands of anxious web site sufers were waiting when the image first appeared on the JPL wed site , revealig ... a natural landform. There was no aien monoutment after all." This proves that there was not alien monoutment face, just a face.
This may seem like aliens do live onmars , but think stuff does land on mars , it could just be a similar reflection. Thankful that scincetheorys can be proven wrong or right. | 23
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01d2df1 | The Future of Driverless Cars
Could you think about yourself not having to worry about driving your car anymore? This is becoming a possibility with all the new technology automobile companies are using to make this happen. But, there are some people that are opposed to this idea becasue of some problems that could come from this This idea also has a majority of supporters too which myself is one of them. There is some bad things about it dealing with traffic and accidents but there is stress relief for not having to drive and not worrying about the road. Also you would be able to do whatever you want while the car is driving to your destination.
I support the idea of the self driving car for many reasons that will soon help all drivers. "The combination of all this input is necessary for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel." With the cars technology ability to be able to mimic the human driver is a huge factor for self driving because it can do all the driving that a human does normally. Some people especially hate driving because it casues them stress and anger so I think if every car was self driving there would be no problems, no traffic, and no accidents to worry about. "As a result, in most states it is illegal even to test computer-driven cars." This quote is talking about how only few states let companies test autonomous cars which hinders the developement of the cars and their safety for all of us because how can you make a better car if you cant test in in real situations. This is a problem with the testing becaus ethe car cant become better and solve the problems if there is not testing done.
On the other hand of the argument there is many things still wrong with the cars and their saftey. "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at faultthe driver or the manufacturer?" This is a big problem witht he cars because technology usually fails at some points in time and if this causes a big accident and people are hurt it will cause so much frustration and confusion on everyone invloved. Another point about the problems of the car is "This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." The quote has a big meaning because whats the point of having self driving cars that you need to worry about while its driving? "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." The whole point of the self driving cars is its ability to be able to do these things so it should be able to switch could be developed later on.
So in conclusion the self driving cars in my perspective are a good idea but it will come with soem complications as does everythign else. This would be a huge step for the human race and would benefit alot of people. The technology will grow and the problems will become less until we have reached the point where there is no problems with the cars and their abilities. | 34
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c1957cd | Pollution as we all know is a growing concern in our world today. There have been many efforts to decrease and try to ultimitley end pollution from recyclicng to not leaving your rooms light on. But the perhaps the best idea is that of car free towns and days to decrease pollution. Many countries have already statred these ideas and the turnout had been rirdiculously successful.
Limiting car use is also a great way to stop traffic congestion in rush hours and reduse smog in big cities. For example, Paris bans driving due to smog by Robert Duffer states, "congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France." This piece of text shows how reducing car usage can slow traffic jams and make driving around faster and easier.
Another great reason for limiting car use is that 50 percent of the pollution in the United States is from gas emissions. That is why in order to protect our countries enviroment and even our planets the limitation of car use is necessary and even vital.
In all the limitation of car use is a great plan to stop pollution and make roads easier to be driven and through and even safer many other countries have done so and it has been successful so it our turn to try it out. | 12
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ab4d119 | Cars were invented by Harrison Ford to allow humans to have easier and safer access to transportation.
Cars and automotive vehicles were designed to enhance safety and allow passangers to efficiently arrive to their destination.
Cars were engineered to be driven, powered, and handled by humans, not to be self automated devices.
Humans as a whole should not have automated cars. Having a trasnportation vehicle that is soley reliant on detectors is not a safe way to travel from place to place. Whether the distance is near or far, accidents are always prone to happen, and those chances only increase with a human not in complete control behind the wheel. The article states that "the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires," but can this really be achieved when the driver has the ability to become more distracted, stop paying attention, or even fall asleep when the car is being dirven for them? Having a self driven car allows many more opportunities to be distracted while on the road, and it is not garunteed that the driver will immediatley snap back into attention when human control is needed. If the car is unable to handle itself in dangerous or unknown situations, should people really be letting the car drive on a road where there are many unpredictable factors? The article says "flashing lights" and "vibrating seats" will notify the driver when danger is near, but this is simply not an efficient or probable solution if the driver were to be asleep or distracted, which would give anyone a slow reaction time. "...safety is best achieved with alert drivers." Haveing a self driven car would simply make the driver much too reliant on the vehicle they are in.
The world is becoming too dependent on technology, and if we allow ourselves to be driven by an object that was invented for us to drive, we are only furthering this conflict.
Becoming too dependent on technology has made us oblivious to the world around us, so just think how worse that could be if we allow cars that give us room to be side tracked while on the road with a countless number of individuals. If automated cars become a reality for everyone, what other things will we let do the simplest things we can do ourselves? The text states "Can you imagine a time in the future when no one buys cars because no one needs them anymore?" This statement simply is not true in the context of self driven cars. We will still have cars, we will just fail to know how to use them ourselves.
Cars are a widely used object world wide, but not everyone can afford them. The cars we have today are expensive, so what will the cost of a new, self driven car will be? If the goal is to "...release a car capable of driving on autopilot 90 percent of the time" becomes reality, there will only be a select demographic of people who will be able to afford these cars. The more cars companies and manufacturers make and the less cars people are able to buy, the more in debt these companies will be in. Neither party will be benefiting from self driven cars.
Some individuals would argue that we as a society and race need to push ourselves forward and take advantage of the new technology being invented so we can take the next step into achieving greatness. This is a very broad notion that can only pertain to certain inventions and situations, the automated car not being one of them. Allowing all technology and inventions to take over our lives will only result in the lack of knowledge of how to take care of ourselves and the people that surround us.
We need to learn to become more independent on the things that are handed to us in order to keep the humanity we have. This is what seperates the living beings from the computers we come in contact with everyday. Others would even argue that the self driven car is safer to handle and will enhance the protection of others, but how can this be true if faulty technology is inevitable? Faulty technology will also result in confusing and frustrating lawsuits, as demonstrated in the article. "If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault- the driver or the manufacturer?"
We simply cannot rely on computers to do all our work for us, it is impractical.
In conclusion, having self driven cars would only hinder our development as a society and lead us further into a future where independence of technology is greater than what anyone can handle, and will ultimatley lead to the decimation of the individuality of humans. | 56
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7815231 | Today I -Luke- think you should join the progam i joined called "Seagoing Cowboys progam " . I joined the progam for a certain reson and thats because of a great friend of mine - Don -invited me to join him to go to Europe on a cattle boat . I knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime. And at that time in 1945 in Europe the World War II had just ended which ment so many things were ruined i wanted to help out so I joined the Seagoing Cowboys progam .And if your not selfish and care about other people take this opportunity and help out a persons life join not only cause we wan't you to but it would be good for a change if someone you loved lived in a country were distruction had just happened you would join but these people you may not love or you don't know but they are still humans maybe even children still they have lives to live and children to have to keep the population growing. I'm giveing you a great opportunity just think about it consider trying . | 12
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0c2f27d | I think
that driverless cars are a good idea for tjhe majority of the time, but there are some people who will try and abuse the power of a driverless car. There were many negatives to using a driverless car like who is at fault when a accident occurs or who would want to drive a driverless car. I will tell you my argument for why I strongly believe that driverless cars are not so much of a good idea.
For my frist reason evin if there are some catious drivers in the U.S. there are more uncatious drivers than catious drivers. If we have driverless smart cars then people will be put at more risk then when they were manually operating of their vehicle. Also what if a malfunction occurs and one or more drivers or pedestrians get hurt then, "who is at fault- the driver or the manufactuer?" says the article and I would believe that the manufactuer would be at fault but one would say otherwise.
My next reason is that a lot of driving laws would be altered or changed and more laws would be added. That is a big time consuming process and development would change every year with new designs, and other things of the sorts. With changing or adding laws people will start to loose their intrest in the car and look for something new in a manually operated vehicle. Most people would try and say that it is worth the wait but why wait for new technology that could malfucntion without alerting the driver like it says in the article about the development of the driverless car.
My final reason is that it is a big waste of money and could hurt one or more if not developed with the right technology and the right safety percaution are taken. The article says that there would be considerations of flashing lights in the windshield and this could be a big hazard because it could possabliy blind the driver also it could distract on coming traffic. The reason this would be a big waste of money is because if one were to get in a accident then there driverless car is completely totaled and rendered useless. Also with all the new features that would be added the cost of the car would be doubled most likely so this would be a very exspensive purchase for most who even considered trying the new technology.
In conclusion I have said for the most part a driverless car is pretty useful in many ways, but if you think about the big key which is safety then you would have to reconsider your choice. Even with the fact the car will be equip with many ways to alert the driver when it is time for them to take control it would just not work with the safety standards of most people. So really it all falls back on safety, so this is why I strongly believe that driverless cars are not a good idea. | 34
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c930fa2 | Well for one if we limit car usage, gas wouldn't pollute the air as much and make Earth a much better planet. I think it would be much better to limit the use of cars because then there wont be as much deaths due to accidents and serious car wrecks. Not as much drunk drivers just a bunch of drunk walkers. I feel that if everyone either walked or biked everywhere, the community would be a much better place as a whole. You would be able to meet new people everyday.
You would never have to worry about car insurance anymore because you wouldn't have a car! No more money for damages or issues with the car. The community would just be a lot more peaceful if cars weren't involved with our days society. Just like when Heidrun Walter stated when they had a car they were always tense. Now that they don't they are much happier! The Environmental Protection Agency is already promoting car reduced communities, which I think is a good idea!
I think we should also have a day like Bogota had when they go a day without cars for their improvement campaign. They have constructed 118 miles of bicycle paths. This would also improve traffic if we cut down on cars in the United States. New restaurants and shopping districts could be made from the outcome! As of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9 percent below the peak in 2005 and is now equal to where the country was in January 1995! A study last year found that young drivers decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009! Im all for cutting down on car usage in the United States! I think it would be an awesome opportunity to be apart of. | 23
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f949f3c | An unusual face was spotted by Viking 1 in 1976. Looking at evidence that were provided, it shows that the "unusual face" found on Mars was just a mistake. Even though they had picture of the unusual face the first time they spotted, it was a really blurry one so it created illusions for people to make it look like there was actually a face on there. It was later proven by Mars Global Surveyor that it was just a natural landform on Mars using photography. Therefore, pictures don't lie which makes the "unusual face" just another natural landform.
In 1998, the Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia, where the unusual face was found, to snap a picture of the unusual face which was ten times sharper than the Viking photos. Since the picture was pretty clear, it reveal what was actually there on Mar's surface. It proved that it was just a natural landform and that it wasn't any alien monument. People may say that since it's winter it was the cloudy time to of the year of for Mars so other things such as clouds could've had an effect on the picture but it doesn't change the fact that it's just a landform no matter how unsatified the people were.
In addition, NASA unveiled the image saying that it was just a huge rock formation. They noted that it resembles a human head because of the shadows. It was creating illusions for human eyes so they didn't see the actual object but instead they saw a face on Mars. Although, some scientists believed that the face was an alien artifact which was what got Mars Glbal Surveyor to even begin taking pictures of Mars to prove that it was just a natural landform. Overall, the face on Mars is just an illusion even though some people believe it's real.
However, people might think it's real. Looking at the evidence provided by the Vikings which was the first photo of the face on Mars, it really resembled an Egyptian Pharaoh. Even a few scientist believed that it was an alien artifact and it even became a pop icon. It was starred in a Hollywood film, appeared in books, magazines and radio talk shows which mean people actually believed it. The face on Mars attracted many people's attention. Which is why people could say it's real since the majority believes it but what really matter is how it's proven. It was proven using a camera that snap pictures clearly. Everyone was later informed that it was just a natural landformed because of the picture taken in 2001.
In conclusion, the face found on Mars was just a natural landform that looked like a face because of a blurry picture taken by the Vikings in 1976. Many scientists and people believed that it was real but it was just an illusion to the human eyes. In 2001, Marlin's team took a snap of the face on Mars which prove that it was just a natural landform. Garvin compared it to the landforms on Earth so that people could understand and believe that it was just a natural landform. Therefore, the picture taken in 2001 was an evidence that proved that the unusual face found on Mars was just a natural landform. | 34
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f949ff3 | May i just say that i love the way our we vote and how the Electoral College chooses our prseident and vice president for us. I know that we aren't actually voting for the president our electors of our states do that. They may consider our votes but in the end they decide who our state chooses for president. The canidates have to have a majority of 270 electoral votes to win the right to be president. In reality, the people should be the ones to vote for the president not the Electoral College. We should be able to decide who we want to be the president of the United States to be.
"The electoral college process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and vice president."(source 1 paragraph 2, the office of the federal register). See we don't actually chose our president even though we should be able too. We are the people of the United States and it's a free country, we shouldn't rely on the electors for our state to chose who the president will be. We shouldn't have to worry if the Electoral College will chose the right person for our country. We should be able to make the right decision and not rely on other people to make the choice for us.
Abolishing the Electoral College is a good thing because we Americans dont deserve to come second. "Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president."(source 2 paragraph 10, Bradford Plumer).The electoral college could make a mistake and choose the wrong person to be our president but we Americans know whats 's best for our country, but sometimes we don't always get what we want. We don't decide who the president and that is wrong, but sometimes we have to deal with things we don't like.
Many people will argue with my decision of abolishing the Electoral College. "The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have a tran-regional appeal."( source 3 paragraph 19, Richard A. Posner). Apparently the Electoral College restores weight back in to the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment.
Yes there may be very good arguements about keeping the Electoral College but we should be able to vote for our president. We should have someone we dont even know vote for our president, we love our country and we want what's best for it. What is best for our country is allowing the people vote for the president not the Electoral College. | 23
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a8b26b9 | The author thinks that studying Venus is worthy idea because the challege by Venus has value, explaining how challenge is the weather in Venus, and Venus is the closest planet to Earth.
First reason, the challenge by Venus has value. On paragharp 8 it state, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." This means that humans are interesting to know more about the value that has Venus. Also humans are planing to go to Venus.
Second reason, how challenge is the weather in Venus. On paraghrap 5 it state, " At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that sea level on Earth." This means that is doesn't metter how many miles they are from the surface, the temperature will be higher. Also the pressure of the air would be close.
Last reason, Venis is closest to Earth. On paraghrap 2 it state,"Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in the distance too. Earth, Venus, and Mars, our other planery neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds." This means that no one other planet is more closest to the Earth.
In conclusion, studying Venus result a good idea because when someone read "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" they can know about other planet. This article explain how is the life or would be the life in Venus, with the temperature, and the air pressure. This article makes the people imaginete how is Venus. | 23
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495da32 | There are many reasons why I think that the face on Mars just a natral land formation. One reason is that where the face is formed there are ofther Martian mesa. That is what made the land look like a face and the shadowing was just right and it makes the eyes, nose and mouth.
My second argument is this. After the MGS had taken the first photo of the face they still needed better pictures. So there was a picture taken on April 5, 1998 that was ten times sharper than the origonal picture. Revealeing that the face is a natural landform. There is no connection of aliens to the face. People still did not want to belive it isn't a real face. This brings me to my final argument about the Mars face.
My last argument is proof. The MGS got close enough to take a second picture. This time the team used the camaras absolute maximum resolution. Which means that you can see pretty much anything that would be around the face. Things like airplains on the ground, shacks, buildings, pyramids, etc. What the picture actully showed was that the face is a landformation. It showed that the face was an equivalent of a butte or mesa. These are a few reasons why I think that the Mars face is just a landformation. | 23
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5efcc16 | The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers by saying ,"Venus is Earth's twin and closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size". In the article it says that Earth, Venus, and Mars, our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speeds. Venus is the second planet closest to the sun and because of that the tempetures in Venus are way different than Earth's tempetures.
But some people or scientist actually belived theres life in venus just like earth but alot different because in the article it says," Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported varios forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on earth for example theres surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Even people think that Venus is probably our nearest option for a planetary visit just like in the article it says," The National Aeronautics (NASA) has one particular compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus". NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientist to float above the fray. Since Venus is the second closest planet to the sun the tempetures are really hot, compared to Earth's tempetures. Its so hot the tempetures in Venus are like 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that sea level on Earth.
But Earth and Venus are two planets that probably had same features along time ago and that we all know theres alot to discovered in our solar system and thats what i think the author was trying to support. And mybe it might happen in the near feuture and discovered more about Venus but for right now only time will tell. | 23
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be8e329 | Computer-driven cars are a new and exciting thing for people to try, but it's not all fun and games when the driver looses focus due to the lack of awareness they have when not physically driving and controlling their own car. The freedom a computer-driven car gives allows the driver to not always pay attention or possibly fall asleep at the wheel.
I myself wouldn't feel very safe knowing that it was a computer and not a human driving the car in front of behind of me. I agree with lawmakers in most places stating, "the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." If the driver in the car is in control at all times that gives them no opportunies to fall short or not pay attention. The quote,"..they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of drvieweays or dealing with complicated traffic issues, sucha s navigating through roadwork or accidnets." tells that the driver is alerted when there are complicated traffic issues. The driver becomes too dependent on the car to drive for them leading them to believe that they dont have much to do. It says that the drvier is alerted when pulling in and out of driveways, where a child could come out of no where on the sidewalk entering the driveway. The car may or may not pick the child up on its sensors quick enough, and the child could become badly injure, then the driver/manufactorer would have a lawsuit on their hands.
"The Google car simply announces when the driver should be prepared to take over." If the google car only announces when the driver needs to take over, what if there was a deaf person in the drivers seat? Or someone blasting their music loud enough to the point where they were unable to hear the announcement? That person wouldn't hear them leading them to not know when to take over, which could result in a life being lost.
"If the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault--the driver or the manufacturer?" The technology used in the cars are no gurarentee and fail at any moment. Someone could be entering a working area and the car may break down on them right then and there. If there is any possibily that the car could shut down or stop working it's not a safe object to be on the road.
The fact that the drivers become more dependent on the technology of the cars than themseves allows the driver to be unaware of their surroundings. The safety of others (pedestrians) is compromised with computer-based cars. | 34
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4f63fb6 | The planet Venus is a very strange place. Scientists have very little knowledge about this Earth-like planet with an atmosphere that contains 97 percent carbon dioxide. Venus is one of two closest planets that we can visit and learn about (the second being Mars). Although we have sent vessels to Mars to study the area none of them prove a challenge as much as the ones sent to Venus do. The extremeities of weather on Venus prove pretty difficult to allow spacecrafts to land upon its surface.
Scientists discribe Venus as being the closest planet for planetary visit. If it weren't for the the obscurity of Venus we would have more information on it. The thick layer of carbon dioxide in Venus's atmosphere and a atmospheric pressure which seems to be 90 times stronger than Earth's makes it pretty difficult for further inspection up close of Venus. If a spacecraft can't land there much less a manned ship. The 800 degree weather and clouds full of highly corrosive sulfuric acid also causes problems for spacecrafts to land on Venus.
Although it might be tough scientists are not giving up hope on trying to reach Venus since it is one planet that closely resembles Earth. Venus has many similarities to Earth such as a rocky surface with sediment, valleys, mountains, and craters. It is also higly probable that Venus's surface was covered in large oceans wich made it a planet that can support life. If we knew what caused Venus to turn this uninhabitable we could figure out a way to reverse it and make it safe to live on.
If scientists find a way to land a spacecraft onto Venus's surface we could find out if it still has some form of life on it and start a mission to reenable Venus to be habitable for humans. Even if such a thing is possible it is going to take a very, very long time to figure it all out. The reason scientists aren't giving up on the exloration of Venus is because of the fact that the human population is growing and growing pretty quick. If we run out of space or resources we don't know what will happen to the future human race.
We need Venus as a back up plan. Venus will serve as a way to expand even without running out of space on Earth. Either way the exploration of Venus is such a neccesity to us that we can't give it up. One day in the future some people will be ble to call Venus there home. That is what gives me hope for the future. There is one part of me that thinks what if we never manage to make Venus reinhabitable. WIll natural selecetion take place ? Will the human race get diminished by nuclear weaponry? Who knows what can take place for our future. All we can do know is to continue to live life to the fullest and hope for the best. | 34
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602ef7c | New software has been devloped that improves accuracy in perceiving the emotions of others. According to some new computer software that can reconize emotions. The children said (hold up! Can we accually "calculate" emotions like math homework. the evidence is that there is a computer that make's a 3d model of your face. In the artical it says that the computer can even show mixed emotions. The computer could even store's simaliar ThIng inside of someone.(indroducion ) . It will be great for a teacher to use because you will be able to see the he or she is confused of if they are bored and etc. They made that because thier is alot of that have thing wrong with them the just dont like expressing thier feelings. But to wrap it all up animate faces are more expressive. the cumputer is cool the way it can scan peoples mood. Another cool feature about that I personaly like is that how it could the you what bones and how many bone are inside of your body. And it's cool because most people do not like to communicate so the compture tells you what are they thinking and also how are they feeling. | 12
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da6836e | The Facial Action Coding System or known as "FACS" is a software that 3-D prints the picture exactly how it is with all the 44 major muscles that are identical to the person in the picture. From there it goes to psychologists and they classify the type of emotion that they see in the 3-D model. The psychologists refer to the six classified basic emotions which are Hapiness, Surprise, Anger, Disgust, Fear, and Sadness.
Having this in a classroom would be a cool idea but in my opinion i think there is no need for something like this in a classroom. The students may find it interesting but it wont teach them anything unless they are studying to be a psychologist or something related to that. The students may or may not like this but if they do come out with something like they were talking about when they said an ad popped up and the computer sees yout frown and puts a similar ad on the screen the computer will recongize that you are getting bored or not liking that so the computer would change the type of ad. If they come out with this then i can see it being used in the schools where students can learn what makes them mad or happy.
When it comes to "FACS" in the classroom it might not be the best option for students to learn about that unless they want to have a career similar or like a psychologist they should keep the "FACS" to the people who made it to make technological improvements and release it to people who would need this to help patients and then release it to students who are in college or a type of school that have students who want to be a psychologist or to people like video game designers who need this to make better improvements to characters int the games they are creating. | 12
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7edcf9f | I Think doing a Study about Venus is a good idea .The author suggests that the study of venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents . One reason peolpe want to learn more facts about Venus .Other reason is venus has strong features that peolpe want to learn about . The last reason is that The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was to do a humans study about with Venus .
First of all, The peolpe that study the plantes want to leran more facts about Venus . Some scientists want see Venus close up but they can´t .According to the text is says Scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission ot uderstand Venus would need to get close and prspnal despite the risks . It aldo says that more importantly researchers cannot take samples of rocks gas or anything else form a disstance researchers want to make that happen . The researchers want to leran more facts about
Venus.
Secoundly , Venus has very strong features that the researchers like . Scientists can study more about there features that are on Venus today . According to the text it says.´´Today ,Venus still has some features that are analogous ot those one earth .The planets has surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features. Scientists can learn more about Venus features .
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Scientists want to send humans to study Venus . They think it will be a good idea to send humans to study the surface even thought it can be dangers . According to the texts is says .´´NASA? possible solution to the hostile conditins on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. They also say The surface ,temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degress . The NASA´s want to send humasn to Venus this should prove my clams .
Finally, The challenges of Exproing Venus is a good thing . Scientist want to have fun they want to learn new things . The researchers want to learn new things about Venus . The want to put humans on Venus so they can get more fact s they think it could be a good idea . Studying Venus is going to to be a worthy thing for reachers even is it might be a little dangers they can take risks . | 23
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a32b014 | driveless cars are better then manual driving cars. Driveless cars are the future and they have been a long time in the making. What if you needed to drive a long distance? woulden't it be better to sit back and let the car do the work? with a driveless car you can multi-task while your car is driving. For example, you can watch a movie, read a book, and even text while driving, and it will be completely safe.
driveless cars are safer than manual driven cars. texting and driving is a huge cause of death for teens in the US. With a driveless cars teens will be able to text thier friend or answer that important text, without running the risk of loosing their life or their car. Driveless cars will be able to sense things that the naked eye will not be able to sense. people get hit by cars all the time and kids get run over, with a driveless car those kind of things will never happen because of the state of the art sensors built in on the driveless cars.
in conclusion, driveless cars are safer, and better then manual driven cars. Driveless cars should be implemented as soon as possible to advance our society. The manual driven car has been around since the 1900's and it is time for it to go, just like black and white televisions. I envison a world without any kind of car related deaths, a world with less road rage, and overall a much more happy world once driveless cars are fully implemented. This is not to far away. | 23
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e93b8c1 | I think that what they are saying is true becuase they are stating from both minds. They are talking in both ways and they are decribeing it in the both ways.they also have said that the future will be full of new cars and better techonlogy for our generation. Cars are really good and they have helped us through a lot of the rough trobles of being inside of an car. Lots of people get into accidents and they hurt themsleves a lot like what they are stating in the passage.
Some cars dont really work as well asd most of them they seem to stop a lot or have problems which really is the reason why we get into accidents. It would help if they could fix these cars. Finally, i think that what they say is abolustlely true and that they should bring this up to the car people so they can fix the cars and make them better for people to use and so we can feel safer in our communities. They should build more sturdier things for us so we can prevent all of it. They did a really good job stating this and i think that they should write more. | 01
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1c4c81e | I believe the use of the technology to read students emotional expression is pretty suffisticated, but i dont think it is nessisary. in the article, humans can assume other people's emotions because we have the same emotions as everyone else. Us humans know what it looks like to be happy, suprised, angery, disgusted, scared, and sad because we all go threw it. I know that there is obviously more that only 6 emotions, Some people feel jellousy and some may feel uncomfortable, others may feel paine and some will feel stress. That is already 4 more emotions that we can calculate and a computer can't. Another thing that humans can callculate is sound. We can here if a person is crying, We can detect that they might be sad. If someone is yelling, we can detect that they are mad, or got hurt, they might even be excited depending on the tone of the voice. Those are a coupple of reasons why i think we dont reqlly need the technology of reading emotional expressions, maybe that is just a little extra.
I dont think we need to "calculate" the way people feel threw a computer. I wouldnt want everyone knowing how i feel at all moments. I'd like my privatcy! If i want to talk about how i feel to someone that i trust then i would but i know that i definitally would not like anyone and everyone being able to know my emotion whenever theyd like. Just knowing that this could be possible... gives me chills. This should not be used on everyone, especally if they dont feel comfortable about it.
I understand that the machines can modify lessons like an effective human instructor or it can make computer-animated faces more expressive for video games or even video sergery which is pretty amazing. I do agree that the emotion analyzinig shouls be used for things like that. it helps out the way technolgy looks and aslo atrackts more people to it. "The facial expression for each emotion are universal"
that is something they have said while detecting the Mona Lisa.
Tecnologhy like a computer can obviously change the world wit5h people creating and discoveribg new idias to shar with everyone including the world.
I say we dont ditch the tecnology all together, but maybe just the parts that we can handle on our own like, detecting emotions on other people. Instead we can focus on comuincating. We can develope these skills to distinguish emotions instead of not gaining any knowledge and letting technology do all the work for us. Although this idea was fantastic and increadable, i dont think it is important for out needs. | 34
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238702a | Students do not need a computer telling them how they feel. Knowing how YOU feel is something that no one can change, you change it. The FACS is just a computer trying to get into your mind. But your mind is your own personal business, you only show it sometimes when you want to or sometimes when it's so strong you just have to show it.
In my opinion a computer should not be programmed into looking on the outside not knowing whats on the inside. The saying is,"It's not whats on the outside it's what's on the inside." But a computer has no emotion, just what the programer programed the computer to do. A computer can't read someones smile even though they are depressed. That happens to me all the time. I talk to my friends with a smile, but when I'm talking
about the same stuff to my therapist my face is a little different because I can't express my opinion very well to my friends.
In the article it says that each expression that the computer recieves is compared to a neutral face meaning no emotion. Humans always have an expression on there face therefore they always have somekind of emotion on there face. The nuetral face problably looks like someone being angry or sad or possibly confused. The computer doesn't know what a sarcasitic smile looks like or someone who is truely smiling but there mouth is frauwning so then the computer will see sadness.
In the article it also states that human communication is mostly nonverbal, including emotional Dr Huang said computers need to understand that too. Frankly I think that is insane, thinking that computers need to know our emotions! Computers are just a tool for knowlege, well some our, and some are just to make you be in a virtual world. No. Live in the now, don't go to your computer, show it your face and have it tell you how your feeling. Just listening to your little voice inside your head, listen to that and feel from that. Everyone has emotions so don't be afriad to show it to PEOPLE NOT ROBOTS! Enough said on that.
The article does state that putting on a happy face actualy works, I do believe that. I have read articles relating to that. I have tried putting on a happy face when I was sad and it kinda worked for me but I can't get happy that easy, but I know it probably works for a lot of people. "Whoever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions!"
That statement, in my opinion, doesn't really need to be said because showing your emotions and facial expressions is something that every human has and science doesn't really need to be improved for the facial expression.
In conclusion I beleive that computers don't need to know our emotions, people need to talk with each other and share then you could know more about someone. Instead of | 34
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7bcbcd8 | 25 years ago NASA discovered a face on Cydonia, Mars. It was extrodinary looking like an egyptian face! Many people think it was a human face that aliens created, but surely enough it isn't. As a scientist from NASA I know for sure it is definitely not. NASA went into further detail with this "Face". We looked further into the face just to show people that this is not a face created by aliens.
Further more we found it was just another Martian mesa, common in Cydonia. Since the face was becoming popular, being in movies, magazines, radio shows, and books we had to prove that we are right. As a result in 2001 NASA took a even closer and more clear picture of this face on Cydonia. It showed that it was just illusions making the mesa look like it has eyes, a mouth, and a nose. Making this mesa look like a face. This revealed to all people that this face is just a natural landform.
In conclusion NASA knows more than just typical average day people. NASA has proved us wrong from thinking it is a face created by aliens. This is just an illusional face as I would say. As a scientist I do wish that there is alien life on Mars, but as far as we know there is none. So the face on Mars is not a real face but just an illusion by natural land formation! | 23
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0689c67 | The face. A pop icon, a very controversial topic, an alien landform. Those are some of the most common pieces of discussion surrounding this mysterious landfrom captured in 1976. Is it a hub for aliens? Is it a landform much like the ones we study in the American West? There are many theorists that believe the landform has alien origins, but they have no substantial evidence. While many continue to believe given the reality, there are no alien origins to this landform.
There was no alien life form ever captured in any pictures. In 1998, the picture was retaken 10 times sharper than the one released in 1976. It showed, absolutely no signs of any alien life at all. Still, many believed NASA was covering up some conspiracy surrounding aliens, or blaming the weather, which happened to be cold and cloudy. Since the weather could have been a factor, they reshot the picture in 2001 on a sunny and cloudless day, with a better spacecraft, and Jim Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA stated that it looked like a butte or mesa, landforms common in the midwest. He called it a lava dome that had taken the form of a mesa, having the same height as the face, proving there to be no alien origins, just a natural landform.
If there was alien life form on Mars,NASA would benefit from it. They would go down in history as the first people to have discovered alien life, get funding for years of research, and become more popular than ever, increasing their livelyhood. A few scientists believed the face was an alien artifact, showing that the scientists had also been hoping for any chance of alien activity, but hadn't found any. They released pictures to the media, asked for feedback, and kept everyone updated on their findings. They themselves seemed optimistic in the first two expeditions to Mars, hoping to find any signs of alien life, reshooting repeatedly to get the best picture. It would be useless for NASA to not release information that could be beneficial to themselves.
They took multiple sets of pictures in different years. They performed multiple trips to Cydonia, snapping multiple pictures. They went in 1976, when it was first discovered, 1998, revealing no alien life form, and 2001, revealing it to be a lava dome. Each time, they took multiple pictures, studying and publishing them for the world to see. They had found absolutley nothing in 1998 and 2001 that could point to any life forms existing on Mars, proving the theory of aliens on the face to be false.
While many people continue to believe that the face is proof of aliens, they have no concrete evidence. They are using old tales, myth, and folklore, with little to no evidence to help their argument. All the arguemnts made against the pictures were silenced, making it impossible to find strong evidence to prove alien origins. After snapping the picture in 2001, it became clear the face was just a mesa, nothing more than a natural landform with odd shadows and ridges, resembling a face. | 45
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bf0ec0f | I disagree with the development of driverless cars because I think it's safer for a human to drive instead of technology. Humans are more aware of their surroundings and technology can only sense it's surroundings. If the technology is good and has been tested multiple times I still wouldn't want to be in one because something could always go wrong. The technology could get a virus and mess up or it could do something the person doesn't want it to do.
Manufactures had to use a lot of senser so that the car could move by itself. The Toyota Pruis uses all kinds of different sensors to make the car have the same skills as a human driver. But what if the sensors stop working? Then what will happen? If there was a accident nobody would know if it was the cars fault or the humans fault, it could be both. If it was the cars fault for causing an accident I wouldn't want have another driverless car and it would be a lot safer for everybody to have human drivers. Manufactures are trying to make sitting in the car more fun by putting entertainment devices in the car while the driverless car is driving. I think that is going to be a huge distraction in the car for the humans. They say if the humans wants to drive then the entertainment will automatically shut off. But what if it doesn't shut off? If the entertainment doesn't shut off then the human driver will be distracted by it and it could cause an accident.
I think it would be better and safer for every car to have a human driver because you can't alway trust technology. So many things go wrong with technology nowaday's and people don't see that as a big deal, but they will see it as a big deal when they trust technology to drive them around and they get into an accident. I wouldn't want technology driving me around because technology isn't always perfect and it just can't be trusted driving people places on the road. | 23
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8be9ba7 | Everyone loves fast, loud cars. The kind that make loud screeches, and speed away from the police in our favorite action movies. But in a social sense personal vehicles seem to be going out of style, especially in America's youth. Not only are less young people attaining their licenses, but simply less people are driving. Some countires put restrictions on driving to limit the excessive ammount of polution produced, and finding the effects to be quite positive. Is it time for the world to move on, and stop using this massive cause of pollution on our planet?
In the years of 2001-2009 there appears to be a very noticable social shift. Young drivers, between 16 & 21, have started to give up the desire to operate a motor vehicle, we know this from the 23% decrease in legal teens on the road. First thinking about that, I felt it was a bit exaggerated and mostly caused by urbanized cities where everything is walking distance. But then I thought, not about others but about me, personally. I recently turned 16 and I have yet to attain my license. My lack of desire to get it shocked my parents, they would continuously tell me how quickly they got their license. It's not that I didn't want to drive, I just didn't have the effort to pay the ridiculous sum of money to sit through headache inducing online modules that our state requires.
The average number of miles driven by American citizens is also steadily decreasing. Studies show the number of miles per person peaked in 2005. Eight years after that in April of 2013, the average had dropped nearly 9%. This may not seem like an abundance (it is), but that put the number right back where it was in January of 1995. That means after the driving peak, eight years went by, and then it was right back where it was 10 years before the climax. Not only is the driving of young people in America dropping, but the entire driving population in our country has a whole has dropped.
Many countries are noticing the changes in their enviroment, the large amount of pollution that their land is withstanding. In an effort to fight this, places like Paris, France as well as Bogota, Columbia have initialed "no-drive-days." France being more congested, ordered that people with even number plates not drive one day and then odd number plates not drive the next to reduce smog and congestion in their city. Smaller places like Bogota and a few cities surrounding it have gotten their population to be completely on board with parking the cars for a day or two. Maybe people are starting to catch on, its not smart to intentionally pollute our planet for our convenience.
Socially, car use is declining. For the sake of the only planet we have, car use is definitely declining. The only "consequence" is that large car producers will go out of business if they can't think of a different product to provide. But morally, should we focus on benifitting big business or our earth? Cars are a very convenient source of transportation and walking everywhere wouldn't necessarily be fun. But when the consequences are weighed, which would be more benificial in the long run? So lets abolish cars, for the only planet we have. | 23
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4b34887 | I am for the value of using this technology to read students emotional expressions. This would be a gret way of futher advancing techology by starting this on the students in the classroom. " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored," Dr. Huang predicts. With this technology being able to read the emotionjs of the student, the it could be able to modify the lesson to further intrest the student. A computer that knows when youre happy, suprised, angry, disgusted, scared and sad sounds pretty cool, right? Most people would say so, this advancement in technology is amazing, but people may not be able to afford it. This would be great in classrooms because most teacher dont know that a child does not get the subject if the child does not say anything about it. With this technology we can help the children learn better and easier in the classroom. | 12
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3c41d0b | As time moves on the world continuse to further our advacement in technoloy, this includes cars.
Like tomorrow this can't be stoped people are going to make cars that can drive them selves.
But cars that drive them selves would be a tariable thing for this world.
Driverless cars would not be good because a computer can not react like a human can, we would loose jobs and this would effect the economy, and because they limmit the freedom of the passanger.
Driverless cars would not be a good thing because a computer does not react like a human.
Humans naturaly have a reflex that a computer doesn't, we see something run into the road and we know weather to slam on the breaks (in the case of a child) or run over it in hope you don't hit it (in the case of a squwarl).
A computer could mistake these suck objects and thus causing another problem of is it "the driver or the manufacturer" (10).
Also in the case where the car would control the speed of the car.
Say you were driving a woman to the hospidle because se is going into labor, or someone needs medical attenshion and you need to drive them there.
In cases such as these going the speed limit is not the best thing.
You would need to go over in order to save or help the person.
For reasones like this a computer as a driver would not be a good idea.
In the state of Indiana the manufacturing of car is one of the economical exports that we have.
If you were to take all those jobs and take them out to California to build driverless cars, that would hurt the economy of Indiada.
Also what about other formes of trancportation that require a driver?
The taxies of New York, or the local buses that run all over the country? what would happen to bus drivers jobs, would they all be replaced with driverless cars? For that reason of hurting the economy driverless cars would not benifit America.
Driverless cars also would restrict the freedoms of the individuwal.
Say you were of a drive and you wanted to go throught backroads to see the landscape, would the driverless car take you there or would it take you on the main highways? In these driverless cars how would the passanger be incontrol at all? Technology may be atvancing in many ways than one but I don't want the way I travel to be restricted.
Driverless cars would be horiable because computers can't react like a human can, we would loose jobs and it would effect the economy, and because they limmit the freedom of the passanger.
For all these reasons we should not have driverless cars.
Pluse haven't we seen enought movies where there are driverless cars and robots walking the streets that take over the world?
Variouse movies have been created like these and every day we come closer to robots taking over the world. I don't want that and I think we should provail it as much as possiable starting with the driverless cars. | 34
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7e22c6c | If you like traveling and helping out then heres a job for you.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy can be very instresing.
Luke is a Seagoing Cowboy.
Luke enjoys being a Seagoing Cowboy.
Luke travels alot while being an seagoing cowboy.
They traveled on cattle-boats, he says it was an unbeliveable opportunity.
In 1945, World War II had ended in Europe.
Many contries were ruined.
UNRRA hired the Seagoing Cowboys.
UNRRA hired them to take care of horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas.
In August 1945, they had gotten orders to go to New Orleans.
That day they arrived, the Pacific War had ended.
In 1947, Luke had gone on nine trips, the most a Seagoing Cowboy has been on.
It took him about to weeks to cross the Alantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States.
It also took a month to get to China. When he cared for animals during the crossings it kept him busy on the trips.
Alough the sea can be dangerous, he liked it.
On Luke's second trip, he was a watchman.
He had to keep eyes on all the animals every hour.
On a rainy night, he acidently slide down a slippery ladder on his back.
He got super scared, his heart raced.
He shot down a slide, feet first.
A small strip of metal along the edge stopped the slide, keeping him from flying overboard.
He had an injury, he had cracked ribs.
When the boys had free time they had fun.
They played volleyball and baseball. They also liked to play table-tennis, fencing, and boxing. They also read.
They helped pass the time when he nothing to do.
Being a Seagoing Cowboy can open up a whole new world to you.
It makes you more aware of people's needs.
That is what it is like to be a Seagoing Cowboy.
Do you become a Seagoing Cowboy now?
You should, it could be really fun.
Just try not to get hurt like Luke. | 12
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06235e1 | Technology is one of the fastest industrys growing rapidly in our generation. There are well over 100 ads on television that ties to better technology. These ads are to prompt customers into buying the latest devices such as the latest computer, mac pad, the IPHONE X, the smart phone that is as thin as a piece of paper, and the widest, flattest television screen. There is something that all of these devices do not have. Now a new system called the Facial Action Coding System is reaching the surface. This system allows computers to dictate how a person is feeling by just their facial expressions such as muscle placemnts in their face, the rise and fall of cheeks and under eyelids. So is this new system valuable, and can it be beneficial to our community?
This system is beneficial to our school communities. According to the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto its says " a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,"Dr. Hauang predicts. "Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructure." If computers were able to see how many kids were and were not ingaged in the activity that takes place on computers, then it would help the schools and the state to know what new things to try to keep kids ingaged so they can get the best possible education offered to them. This system is great for Istep test taking as well. Sometimes kids may fall asleep during testing or they may start too dose off and not be as consentrated as they should, and that could have a negative affect on their test. If the computer could read their emotions it would help us to know what the problem is and the reason why kids are losing focus and once we have confronted the problem we can then began the process of finding an affective solution.
This computer would be very beneficial in offices and in police stations. They could be used to help with criminal justice. A suspect can be told to tell their side of the story infront of a computer screen and the computer would be able to dictate that persons true emotions. This could make the officer, and investigaters job alot easier. They could be used in hospitals to keep an eye on how a paitent is feeling maybe after a recovery or when they are lying on their death bed. In the article it says " They even can indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one." So there is no faking of emotions out of a crime. Its also says " In a false smile, the mouth is stretched sidways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle, the risorius." There is no faking with that computer.
This new system has the ability to make our jobs alot easier. Nowadays people dont usually communicate face to face anymore. That means people dont usually express theirselves in person as much as they once did in earlier days when technology wasnt around. So this can be a way to still be able to know how someone is feeling, esspecially if they are less likely to tell how they are feeling when your right infront of them. This can be very effective with younger kids who may not know how to epress how they may be feeling in the right way, shape, or form. This new system gives us a new way to still connect with our community. This new system is a pathway to a brighter future. This new system is valuable to our community. | 34
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e9848b4 | Fellow citizens, cars have become a major role in our daily lives. They have their many excellent uses, however there are advantages of limiting that usage. To name a few are, that it's enviromentally healthier and it's less money you have to spend on them. Now let me explain why it's a smart choice to take advantage of limited usage of cars.
Paris recently (according to source two article "Paris bans driving due to smog" by Robert Duffer) came up with a brilliant idea of partial driving ban to clear the air of the city. They took days were only even or odd liscense plated cars would drive or they would suffer a fine. However public transit was free throughout the week. This promoted less congestion and smog which is much better for the enviorment by lowering the amount of pollution in the ozone layer. As well as a cheaper way to commute. "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog...rivaled Beijing, China, which is known as one of the most polluted cities in the world". This shows just how out of hand the smog had gotten but with limiting the amount of cars used they managed to clear over half of it! Making the world greener than before.
Meanwhile in places such as Vauban, Germany, the residents went as far as giving up there cars. (according to source one article "In German Suburb, life goes on without cars" By Elisabeth Rosenthal) About 70% of the residents no longer own cars because it's either too expensive to have one on the edge of town and it's generally forbidden in this experiment in the new distirct. They even go as far as to say that it's better without having one. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" said Heidrun Walter,a resident in Vauban according to the article. People in general, especially the younger generations don't use cars or have liscenes in comparison to older people who are more likely to retain their liscenses as the age was shown in research. People now don't care as much as what cars are driven but are more focused to get from point A to point B, it's simply a means of transportation. (In source 4 article "The end of car culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal).
When it comes down to it, cars are transportation, but there are plenty of other means of transport that are free or cheaper such as buses, trains, bikes or even car pooling. While at the same time creating less pollution and congestion, making it enviromentally healthier. | 34
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ab4cdb9 | I am against the development of driverless cars. I am against the development because "if the technology fails and someone is injured, who is at fault?" There are many reasons why the development of driverless car are not safe.
I am against the development of driverless cars because its could not be safe at all times, "Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." Laws are written to keep people safe, if thats the law then driverless cars might not be safe.
Driverless cars may not sound or look dangerous but you never know."In most states it is illegal even to test computer driven cars." It is illeagal in some states probably beacause they are not proven to be safe yet. If they were really safe I think that they would allow them to just test drive them.
Laws about the driverless car are going to change if they do make a safe driverless car. The laws are probably still going to be strict ans safe. "Even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of in accident." If an accident did happen and there was no law who would be blamed for it, the driver shouldn't be because its a driverless car.
"Television and movies have long been fascinated with cars that could drive themselves." Just because we see it in movies or tv shows doesn't mean it real or safe. There are some good things about driverless cars, but there are alot more thing that are bad or just not safe about them. | 23
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62b0697 | I think they should develop the driverless cars, because it would be something new and most likely be safer then normal driving. People say the car could malfunction or go out of control but if they think that then why are there self drive airplanes. (auto pilot). Planes would make a even bigger accident if it were to malfunction. So I think driverless cars should have a chance. If the something happens to the car then it is the drivers fault, because he/she should have been paying attention and making sure nothing is going wrong.
It wouldn't be the manufacturers fault because they just develop it and make sure everything is in order, they don't have control over once a customer buys a uses one. In 2013, BMW announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant." 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." If the driver is not co-operating with the driverless car then an accident or something worse could happen, and would be the drivers fault. In passage 7, it says "GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger of backing up into an object." If failed to do so an accident will accur on be blamed on the driver for not paying attention.
In conclusion, the driverless car should be developed. If an accident accurs then it would be the driver's fault unless something goes wrong in the car itself. | 12
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383af6e | In the article Luke went on the Seagoing Cowboys program. In this program you go on a trip to other places, like China, and deliver animals and care for the animals while aboard. This would also help the people affected by World War ll. The trip was about 2 weeks to cross the Atlantic from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. There are a lot of different activites to keep the people on the ship busy.
Other people should participate in the program because in the article it says it could be a good opportunity to learn something new. It also may be fun taking care of the animals. While caring for these animals it may keep you busy. Luke said he liked the part of the trip after the animals were dropped off and maybe people might too. You can also play games, sports, or something like reading or wittling while aboard the ship. These activties were also said to help pass the time. Luke also said that besides helping the people, this can give you a benefit of seeing China and Europe. Another thing Luke said that the cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small-town boy. Maybe you would think that too. This experience may also open up the world to you! Luke said that It made him more aware of the people of the other countries and their needs. That awareness stayed with Luke. You would be greatful for this opportunity just like Luke if you attended this program. This trip may be fun to you and can give a new learning experience. It can also be life changing!
If all of those things sound fun or cool you could join the Seagoing Cowboys program. It would be fun, and life changing learning experience for you. Those are some reasons and details on why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. | 23
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90925e4 | Dear State senator,
After reading this article "Does the Electoral College Work?" I've come to believe that we should keep the Electoral College because, look at all the rights and goods we have establish untill now. What im trying to say is that the Electoral College do work, for example This method is widely regarded as an anachronism. Also that it can still be a elcetion, "it is entirely possible that the winner of the election vote will not win the national popular vote," so I believe its fair on both sides. It happen in 2000, with Bush and Gore where Gore had more popular votes than Bush but less electoral votes, and we all know would won that year.
The Electoral College do has it cons for example, the voters actually vote for a slate of electors and not for the president. So if you live in a state like Texas for example, your votes goes to 34 Democratic electors that you don't know and this can create confusion about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate. The best argument about the electoral college is the disaster factor. It happen once in 1960 where "Louisianna legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who oppose John F. kennedy," Which means that those popular votes for Keenedy would not actually gone to him. Bob Dole says the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational.
In despised of the Electoral College cons, here is five reasons of keeping this method of choosing our President. Certainty of Outcome, Everyone's President, Swing States, Big states, and Avoid run-off elections. With these five reasons the electoral college allows us to "restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution..." also you can say that it has been working for as all as it has been here with us, so why abolish something if its working. | 23
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90af7bd | The world has come to change as we know it, one of these big changes is limiting cars. We are having a movement where cars aren't needed, it's a slow process were you won't see the result until you compare back then to now. This change is happening due to people living a more active life, and minimizing global warming in small ways that have big results.
"70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold cars to move there." There is hardly any accidents involving cars because there is no use for them. we are living a life were you dont have to be afraid of crossing the street, and people in cars don't have to be tense for fear that they might crash someone. Living a life were your life does not center around a car is not something you would expect to have such great results, but, it does people are genuinely happy that they aren't driving cars. Not having a car has given so much relief and less tension to people, knowing that they are active and getting from point A to point B while doing it.
We have so much pollution going on and one of the biggest causes of it is cars. "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." This care change is going to be the begining of something big for the simple fact that this is something foreign to us. People are reducing car usage by carpooling, walking, public transportation, etc. These are all moving to a commin goal and that commin goal is to make the world a better place to stop causing more damage then what there already is and while doing that we are benefiting ourselves.
In clonclusion, the whole basis of this is wrking together to achieve happiness, and a safer place for older and younger people. Our world is change, our life isn't centering aroung a car and whether we think it's what's the coolest car these days. We are becoming active, heathier, and cleaning up the mess (pollution) we've made and making the world a better place. | 23
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5e6b559 | The idea of exporing Venus is amaze to anyone on Earth if they wanted to go there some day, but in this article the author sate that Venus is not inhabitable during our time but has been in the past and that it is worth it to pursuit studying it as in many ways it could help us. Venus temputer is said to be over 800 fahrenheit, which few places on Earth can be compre to, and that the few spacecraft that had beeen on it didn't last more than a few hours. With all these failures the people in different parts of Earth still strives to study Venus, but seeing as seccess is build on top of failures it does make seans that a person woud keep on trying and if they do mange to make, as there nothing on Earth that can with stand Venus temperatures, something that can endures it plants surfaces temperature then it would benfit human even more as with that kind of metal we explore thae hotest place on Earh. In the end studying the plant can bring many benfit dispite the dangers that it presents. | 12
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1dbfc26 | Imagine the ability to percieve every single emotion of another person, recieved in short and direct percentiles. This will now be possible thanks to the latest innovation in software development by Prof. Thomas Huang and Prof. Nicu Sebe. This new computer software will be able to contruct a 3-D model of one's face and analyize major facial muscules and the emotions that they convey. This is used along with FACS, Facial Action Coding System, which codifies the facial features into the six basic emotions of happiness, suprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness. All of this information is complied and then you reviece results. This techonology has been predicted to assist students in classrooms who struggle with a certain lesson. Doctor Huang says, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored...it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." This does seem promising, but I propose that this techonology would not be as beneifical as it seems and will only further alienate our society, end up being only used to make profit, and exasterbate stimatization of mental disorders and 'wrong emotions'.
Today we are blessed with technologies science fiction of the past could not even dream of and yet we are still faced with the same psychological neurosis of the past. On a large scale technology has seemed to exasturbate this problem, we are lonely, we are guilty about the past and anxious about the future. Before we would do anything to be liked by our peers, but now we will do anything to be liked by the thousands of blank profiles on social media. This does not diminish the adcances in science, computers, and the now easy access to information we have but technology always brings with it amazing powers but also terrible consequences and we must use it responsibly, In the artile "Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick D'Alto, it says "In face, we humans perform this same impressive calulation every day. For instance you can tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." Our human brains are just as powerful as the machines we create. We do not need artificial software to bring us together we only need to encourage and foster a society of empathy and compassion. The use of this emotion-recognition technology in classrooms would not be effective if teachers and instuctors are not already avaliable to address such issues as demotivation, boredom, and more extreme cases of mental disorders. We can make genuine connections in the real world to solve these problems instead of expensive new technology. Schools may not be able to even afford them, but others might.
Others might use this techonology for less admirable means than classroom disinterest. The article states other uses, "For example, if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." This does not seem as nefarious if you do not think of the further consequenses. Privacy is becoming a scarce commodity in the twenty-first century, as I type this companies and corporations are making money selling my (and your) personal information to thrid-parties. In today's society, money is the sole drive for success. This type of emotion-recognition software would be less likely to be used in classrooms and more likely to be used to sell more stuff.
In conclusion, this techonology could only be used in a regulated and safe environment in order for it to be effective. The consequenses of this technology would be an increased of alienation and the malpractice of this technology. One day this technology might become widespread but before than happens it is even more important for one to address the societal impact technology has already had on us and foster a society of compassion where this technolohy would thrive. | 34
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7b4925f | The author suggest that studying Venus is worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because of human curiosity, imagination,innovation and wanting to make those embitions real.According to the article in paragraph4 it state that "Long ago, venus was proably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth". this statement show us that the author also want to pursuit his study because Venus was once like Earth and this might push, the author of wanting to know the cause why venus is not like earth anymore.
Another reason why the author want to pursuit his study is that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit and that no spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than decades. The author might wan to be the first to touch down on Venus after each mission failed. As the author states in paragraph 8, he want to pursuit the study because he believe that our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers.
Further more, he is fascinated about studying Venus because Venus has the hottest surface temperature out of any
planet in our solar system, even though Mecury is closer to our Sun, According to the statement on paragraph 3. If Venus is hotter than Mecury even though, they refferred at Venus as earth twin , the author would definately want to pursuit hi studying to known other reason for Venus of being hotter than Mecury.
In conclusion the author want to be able to reach the planet venus and able to take some sample of rock, gas from the planet Vennus to Furthermore srudy the planet. According to the article statement " more importantly researchers cannot take samples of rock,gas or anything else, from a distance. He believe that even thought the astronauts want to use a hovering vehicle over venus to avoid unfriendly ground conditions, the author does not believe that this way of stuying Venus is enough. | 23
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0aa6277 | The challenge to explor Venus is becuse Venus is the second planet from the sun so it is to hot to go to do to how close the sun is to the planet. If you go on the planet you will git to hot to fast and the space sute will malte off of you and if the space sut melt off you will die becuse thare is no oxigen in space the space sute is the onley thing that is keeping you alive. And so that is way we can. Got to Venus quiet yet it will haping in the fucher. In the fucher we mite find some stroger miterole to build better sute and bettre space ships becuse the space shipe we have now cant withsand the heat of Venus the ship wuid melt do to the heat of being so cloes to the sun. The plant venus is not sutibole to land on do to how hot it is the planit venus has 97 percent carbon dioxide covering Venus. Carbon dioxide is not good to brething in it will kill you if you breat to much in. Do to how deadley it is scpaeman have the space sute to keep the alive if thay did not have it thay wood die do to lacke of oxigun but the spacesut has oxigun in it to keep the ware alive. After the spaeman are dont in space thay go back to the spaestasin ware that have oxugine to brethin and that do what they need to do. | 01
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4728682 | Some people say that being a Seagoing Cowboy would be a dull job.
What is a Seagoing Cowboy you ask, well it is a person who delivers cattle to people in need.
It was World War 2 and people around the world needed help with ways to get food.
I felt like I could do something for them, so I decided to be a Seagoing Cowboy.
If you feel that way then I encourage you to join the Sea Cowboys.
There were many reasons why joining the Seagoing Cowboys is a cool thing and here is one.
For the experinces!
I was a small town boy and had not got to see a lot of the big world that we live in.
The sign up sheet said we would not only help the people in need we would also get to see some of the amazing sights in that country.
That was no lie!
On my journeys I saw the Acropolis in Greece, the Panama Canal, and a recently excavated castle in Crete.
I also got to ride in a gondola in Venice, Italy.
Another thing that not many people could say is that you crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times and the Pacific twice.
Another reason why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys is that you have a chance to serve your country without killing another person.
On my first trip as a Seagoing Cowboy, I turned 18. That is when you are old enough to be drafted to the army.
When the draft board found out I was being a Seagoing Cowboy, they told me to do that as my service.
If you don't like the thought of shooting people, then maybe you could be a Seagoing Cowboy. You would help people get food, not have to shoot anybody, and serve your country.
Now you know some reasons why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys.
I hope to see you aboard soon. | 23
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4784274 | Did you know not haveing a car can make you happier. In Vauban,Gremany it costs 40,000 dollars for your home and garage. Because of this 70 percent of the population does not own a car and 57 precent of that sold there car to live there. Many of there residents say there much happier without a car. One offical named Heidrun Walter explained how "When i had my car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way" and its true driving makes you stressed.
Not only not have a car makes you happy but it also can save the ecosystem. Green house gas is a big problem in the world now. Carbon dioxide slowly filling are planet. Acts like Vauban, and others like it, can influnce the world to change from the dangeruos road that we desided to take. But Europe produces 12 precent of green house gas, America on the other hand produces 50 precent of green house gas. America needs to change or we all die off.
Paris has more smog then any other European capitals. Come on if you don't think thats terrable then you need a new mind set because this is evolving into a problem. They say that diesel fual is to blame. because 67 precent of Paris has diesel fuel. I think its because theres, I dont know, A billion people driving at the same time.
This concludes that we need to stop using automobiles. Because its killing are eco system and we can do it . Many small cities are doing it and there happy. So why do we have to be mad and lazy when we can be happy and active. | 23
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dd6559d | The scientists have claim that Earth and Venus are two planet that closest density and size. It been said that venus long ago was probably covered with largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life. Despite of danger in venus NASA possible to study it will proximity to us. And Earth and Venus is so mush alike. Scientists even discussing further in the surfance of Venus. Can scientists could study the surface of Venus depsite of danger there?
It claim Venus will maybe prevent life for human to explore and study it. Despite the danger of conditon od the planet that they could usee modern technology called mechanical compute. It will help NASA what real like compare Earth and Venus.
Today technology maybe will help the NASA to study Venus because of the modern world. Modern technology of cell phone or tablet and other could to help study most curiosity in the our planet. It very powerful and quick to use, but it delicate when it come to extreme physical condition.
Striving to meet the challange presented by Venus has Value, not only becuase of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also becuase human curiosity will likely lead us into equally inlimitdating edeavors. Venus, sometime called the "Evening Star," is one of the brightest points of light in the night sky. Earth, Venus , and Mars. our other planetary neighbor, orbit the sun at different speed. The Venus numerous challanging planet for human to study, despite its proximity to us. | 12
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5ace3fa | Facial action coding system is a great way for teachers to understand how a student is truly feeling about an assignment or lesson in class. Facial action coding systems can help teachers to know if a student needs to either move ahead for a lesson or slow down. This software will help a student further comprehend the work their being assaigned instead of giving up early on. Not every human expresses their emotions the same way on their face so the coding system would have to be advanced and be able to detect slight emotions for every face.
The Facial action coding system does not always work the same for everyones face. A student can be deceptive and it may seem on their face that they are attentative and happy about the work, but could just be thinking about what their going to have for lunch. The pros for the facial action coding sytem are that the system would be able to detect when a student is completely furious and confused about the work they are doing. Another senario for the facial recoginition system would also be able to detect if a student is really confused about the work but they have all the right answers. This system would certainly prevent cheating from students and promote more honest work.
In this article ¨Making Mona Lisa Smile¨, the facial recognition system detects that Mona Lisa is feeling 83 percent happy, but is she really feeling this way? Emotion can not always be detected through facial recognition. Humans can have serious mood swings and can be deceptive and indecisive with their emotions. One moment a teenager could be 95 percent happy, but with mood swings varying the next moment that same student could be 65 percent frustarted. Facial action coding system is a great idea to implicate into schools if, the sytem does not have any flaws with detecting faces. | 23
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3ad3cd5 | Dear state senator.
I think that the electoral collage should be changed because it makes voting unfair, more people would vote,and it would be more effective.
The electoral voting system is unfair because your vote dosnt really count if the majority of the votes goes to the opposing party. It would be more even if your vote counted directly towards the party rather than voting for your states electors. I also feel that more people would vote because with the state electors your vote wont matter if the majority of is oppiste of who you voted for.
Also, other people would vote for other parties more rather than just the democratic or republican parties because the majority of the people are just gonna vote for those parties.
If the votes were not for the state electors and for the president than George W. Bush would not have been elected and the majority of the votes went towards John kerry so that wasnt fair for him.
Also every states number of electors is different, if they are going to have electors per state I think it should be the same amount for every state because if more of the states voted for the republicans but the democrats could have had the states with the larger amount of electors and won the election. The tinier states wouldnt do much for the election if they only have three electors. Also without electors voting, there would be a less chance of there being a tie in the election. It might make counting the votes easier but voting would be more effective if it was without state electors.
Those are the reasons why I think that the way voting is should be changed and hopfully someday it will be. | 23
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59eaef5 | The Evening Star At Night
The Venus is closest planet to Earth in therms of density and size. Venuse's challenge our planet to study and proximity to us abiut the Venus. Venus is one of the brightest point of light in the sky from our planet and second planet from our sun.
And some people said often referred to as Earth twin Venues has samepeed as our Earth and its more hotter than our planet. Many issues explain why not sigle speaceship has touchdown on Venues in more than three times. Venues is around the corner-in space terms humen have time right spaceship has decades.
Venues, Earth, and mars, and our neighbor planetary, orbit the sun at different speed, different of this mean sometimes we are close to Mars and some we close to Venues more than Mars this how work our planet and our neighnor planet in the darkness powerful earthquakes, frequent lightning, strikes to probes sekking to the land, and invisible things. The Evening Star can be our nearest potion from a planetary visit, Thre Venues of returning to the values seems indisputable, but what are the options for making such a
missions bouth safe and scientifically production. Our NASA has complete one of the complling idea for sending humen to study Vens, NASA solution to hostile conditions on the surface of Venus allow scientis to float about fray, In a imagine a blimp like vehicle houring 30 or miles above the roiling venusing landscape, just as jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storm.
Venues studying up and out of their way at the thirty-plus miles above bove planrt can't penetrate the dense atmosphere or rendering standard form photograph dense athmosphere, more importantly, researcher posible to take penetrate the dense, and rending standard froms of photo graf. Therefor scientists seeking to conduction misson hope to under stand Venues should need for het uo close and depite risks. May be we might thinks of challengers, researchers are working in innovations that allow our march to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to work for Venues. NASA is still studying on Venues from 1940 during world war II thought of computers existing on that day may shocking, thise devices makes by using gerars or lerers do not electronics at all the times. For example some simplified electronics made of silicon carnbidre been tested chamber simulation that chaos Venues surfaceand have last for weeks in contion. By sysetems have use mechicanbe made more pressyre, heat, and other forces. Our travels on this Earth and beyond should not limited my danger or expanded meet very of imagaination.
Striving meet challenge by Venues has values not only of insight tobe gained on the planet iself, finally human couriosity will like lead us into many equally endeavors.
The Venues was the most hostest planet in and one of the bright planet we can see from outfrom our planet but its not enought to merorise we do not know about how is side the Venues work like our Earth. | 23
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98a232d | The author of the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" thinks that it is smart to pursue the study of the planet because it is close to Earth, it would give us worthy information about it's physical composition, and the plans being created to explore the planet are valid and reasonable. In the article, the writer shows us how closely Earth and Venus are related. The author uses evidence such as, "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This not only gives us a size comparison, but also a distance comparison between the two, causing us to want to study the planet too. Also, the author also uses the fact, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system," which leads us to further our belief on how the planets are so similar.
In addition to being closely related to Earth, the author also believes that studying Venus would give us valuable information on the planet, and what it has to offer. The author throws out examples like, "samples of rock, gas, or anything else." Even though the author is saying that getting these samples would be dificult to recieve from a distance, he/she is still using these examples as evidence to make us want to explore the surface of Venus.
Finally, the author believes the plans that are being created to study Venus are reasonable and valid. He/she uses the evidence, "NASAs possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." The author uses this to give us insight on one of the plans NASA is creating, and why it is worth investigating. In paragraph five, the author uses the comparison, "Imagine 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." This text is talking about how the shuttle NASA would use would be able to dodge some of the dangers of of the planet. The author believes that this could work, and thinks that it is a compelling reason to further our investigation on the planet Venus.
For the reasons that Venus close to our planet, it would give us worthy information about it's physical composition, and the plans being created to explore the planet are valid and reasonable, the author believes that exploring the surface of the planet Venus is a worthy pursuit. | 34
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8a950d3 | Being a Seagoing Cowboy is awesome. When your over sea, you can do all kinds of stuff. You can feed the horses, clean the stalls, and when all the horses are dropped off you can have some fun. Basicly, you can anything you want. I think you should become a Seagoing Cowboy.
When the horses are around it's a pretty easy job. All you have to do is feed them, water them, and clean the stalls. Simple. You feed the horses hay and oats. Give them fresh water and clear their stalls every 1 or 2 weeks. It's a pretty easy job if you grew up on a farm.
Being on a boat, we have to make stops along the way. That is when you can go sight-seeing. On our last trip we were going to Greese, we stopped at Venice, Italy. I saw all kinds of cool stuff. I took a grandola ride down the streets of water.
But when all the work is done, and we are all on our way back to America, that is when the fun begins. The other cowboys and I do all kinds of stuff. We play baseball, table tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and other games to pass time. Sometimes we even play volleyball in the empty horse stalls. Its a lot of fun being a Seagoing Cowboy.
With big orders for horses it might be hard but there are some small orders which are real easy. All in all, it is a fun job. Sometimes the trip is long, somtimes the trip is short but it is still the greatest job in the world. I think no job could be any better. You should come and join to be a Seagoing Cowboy. | 23
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19f4b8e | Although the idea of driverless cars is quite enticing, the reality is that driverless cars are not practical. Yes, there have been many advances in the driverless car and it does have environtmental benefits like the use of less gasoline, but there are serious downsides to the driverless car.
The amount of money that would be spent on the driverless car would outweigh the amount of gas money a person would save. The article states that smarters roads were too expensive, so they are making the cars smarter by equipping them with sensors. Money is being spent on developing the right kind of sensors, and then there is the price to install them in every car. It is not stated in the article were the money to develop and test the driverless car comes from, or how much this costs, but by the looks of it, this wouldn't be a cheap commodity. Spending money on something that is not needed seems trivial when that same money could be spent of things that could benefit people's health or quality of life.
More importantly, there seems to be a multitude of safety risks. If there is not a driver controlling the car, how is it going to correct bad situations? I understand the car will have control of itself, but will it know what to do if an animal runs in the road, or a tree has fallen? Researchers are asking those very questions, which is why they are thinking up ways to alert the driver when it is necessary that he or she takes control of the car. It says in the article that it is illegal in test computer-driven cars in most states because those states are taking safety precautions. So despite lawmakers viewing driverless cars as a danger, people are still working to enhance the ability of these cars and looking into ways to ensure safety by having a driver ready to take action if a situation goes awry. In paragraph 8, it states that some manufacturers want to bring in-car entertainment into the vehicle so drivers stay alert without getting bored. This all just seems to be a bit excessive; if the driver just drove his or her own car, he or she wouldn't need entertainment, and safety wouldn't be called into question.
Having a car that can drive itself is not a necessity, but more a luxury. Like many luxuries, it is expensive, but on top of that, it is also dangerous. Automakers have a good vision and strong ideas, but I just don't see the purpose. There are a lot of areas of the driverless car that needs improvement, and researchers know this. It seems as though it would be a waste of time, money, and hardwork to get the driverless car into a state at which it would be considered safe. Overall, human safety is the most important thing, and the driverless car cannot guarantee that safety. The driverless car is a neat fantasy, but it should not be anything more than that. | 34
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8c820ae | Are driverless cars safe? A new invention of cars have been created which allows you to drive without necessarly driving. In many ways this is a smart and creative way of thinking. Though it does have some negative sides to it. Though in some cases I would argue for the developement of these cars.
In many cases driverless cars are more useful and environment friendly. It would use half of the fuel used today by most cars and offers more flexibility than a bus. Even though they are considered "driverless" they still require the same amount of attention as you would if you were actually driving. Some of these cars have been tested and can drive more than half a million miles without a crash which is higher than average vehicle which can travel less and is more likely to crash. These inventions do the samething any normal vehicle would do, they can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves. This means that it could give driver a break to relax while stil focusing on the road. The individual gives all prioritites to the car itself but when the driverless car senses that it there is something ahead or near that it cannot do by itself it will alert the driver. The car has things such as vibrating seats and flashing lights on the windshield to alert the driver.
Not only does the driverless car drive by itself with the help of some human skills but it also helps with safety issues. The driverless car has a invention of sensors that are on the far which are said to "Allow far better response and control than a human driver could manage alone." The built in software can cause the car to apply brakes and reduce power from the engine when it detects out-of-control skids or rollovers. Also it can allow drivers to do thinks such as text and drive without having the safety issue of recking because the driverless car is driving for them and can alert the indvidual when he or she needs to take over.
Although the driverless cars have both positive and negative aspects about it there are far more positive things to say. It allows drivers safer than any human could possibly driver and it also also the driver to have a break while still being able to focus on the road. While the only negative concern is if you wreak. Therefore driverless cars have proven that they are a good and safe invention. | 34
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710b137 | Have you ever heard of the Seagoing Cowboys program ? If you have not heard of this program you are missing out . The Seagoing Cowboys program helps with animals and people . I think you should sign up for this program if you can . It is fun , your helping while having a awesome time , and doing your part while being exited .
First of all I think you should sign up for this program because its alot of fun .Can you imagine traveling while helping others ? If you sign up for the Seagoing Cowboys program you get to see all types of sights . In the passage Luke got to go to New Orleans , and Greece which shows you that you get to travel to awesome , mouth dropping sights. The passage states that Luke says "
the cattle-boat trips were an unbelivable opportunity for a small-town boy " which shows that this is not a waste of time . So you have alot of fun , get to see amazing sights , and its not a waste of time so why not sign up .
Second of all do you see how much help and care your giving . In the passage Luke cared for animals during the crossing , he fed them , and cleaned after them . Luke also severed as a night watchman for the animals , which means he was being on gard for the animals . Him watching over the animals effected people by them not having to worry about the animals . Luke also made hourly reports to the captain , while he was doing this he was also having fun . So Luke helped alot while having fun , why not join today .
Third of all you are doing your part . Everyone has a part to play , and everyone has to help in something . Luke stayed up late to watch animals and gave reports to the captin , Luke made his mark on the world and he didnt expect anything back , but he did get something he got to see mind blowing sights , meet new people and animals , and the satisfaction of knowing that he helped . So there are three important things that will make you think you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program , why would not you join .
On the other hand people might say its not worth the time , you will have to leave home for some time , and you do not get anything out of it . Well , it is worth the time because you get to see amazing sights , and meet amazing people and animals . Yes , you will have to leave home but just think of all the stories you will have to tell . If people say you will not get anything out of joining the Seagoing Cowboy program , tell them you will see many sights , have alot of fun , and meet new people . So you do get something out of being in this program .
In conclusion , i think you should sign up because you will help animals and people . You wll see alot of places , Luke even went to Europe . If you sign up you will do your part . Also you will be happy and exited , nothing close to boredum while your with the Seagoing Cowboys program . So go and join the Seagoing Cowboy program ! | 34
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0347bb4 | The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions for students in a classroom can be valuable. When students are having trouble with their assignments it will show the teacher what they are struggling with. Although, some students would not feel comfortable sharing their emotions it can help them with their assignments.
Some people will think that someone is happy when they're really just putting a fake smle on their face."For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." With this new technology you can see how their really feeling.
How you use this technology can show if it's valuable or not. Using it to see if a student is having trouble is valuable, but if you use it just for the fun of it, it's not valuable. "To an expert, faces dont lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a smiling politician or celebrity isnt being truthful." The Facial Action Coding System can also be used for criminals. When officers are not sure wether some man is a criminal, he can use this technology to see if the criminal is lying. I think this techonolgy will be useful with students and many other people. I believe reading the emotions of the students in a classroom is valuable. | 23
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d29cf7f | Imagine being able to know a person exact emotions even if they are trying to hide them. A sotfware made by Thomas Huang can do just that! With just a simple look at your face it can detact all 44 major muscles. the sotfware is called Facial Action Coding System or FACS for short. Now if we could bring this in to the class rooms it could chang the way we learn.
To explain in depth if we where to have this system in a class rooms it would help students learn. "If you smile when a web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different." this would help in class because if a student gets confused or bored the system would be able to pick that up and change the lesson to make it more enterating or easier to understand. witch would make this system so effective with everday learning. This syatem could also be helpful for teachers to be able to tell if a student is not felling well or needs some time to him/her self. The best part about the system is that it is all nonverbal, so there are no words needed for the shy people that struggle when asking for help or feel ebrassed to. when all said and done there are many wasys this system can be effective to all kinds of people in school.
Emotion make up a big part on how our day will go and what we will do throught that day. there is a unique system that can read emotion and that can work arounrd that. To illustrate my point emotions is what makes up who we are and shape us as a whole wouldn't you wanna know how you acutal feel and all your peers? | 23
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