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Companies should stop the development of driverless cars. I believe there should not be driverless cars because they are no safer than or better than people driving the cars. If there are driverless cars there may be more accidents, the driver won't have complete control so they cannot try to prevent accidents from occuring, and people still do not know who to blame for when an accident does occur. Driverless cars may cause more accidents to occur. They may cause more accidents because the cars cannot sence or see everything around them. People can see when someone is backing up at the same time as them in a parking lot and know to wait their turn, but a driverless car cannot. The car may also not be able to know if a car is backing up in front of them or not. The article mentioned that in a driverless car the car will let the person in the car take over if need be. The problem with this is that the person may not be paying attention and may not take the wheel in time. This would then result in an accident since no one would be driving. Another thing is that driverless cars cannot see everything. They do have sencers, but the sencers could fail. If this were to happen then the car would not know about anything coming towards it or anything that could possibly be in the way. It would be like a drunk driver. Another reason there should not be driverless cars is because the person in the car will not have complete control. This is a problem because then they will not be paying attention. It is mentioned in the article that drivers will probably get bored. Being bored may result in falling asleep, which will then run into the problem of accidents again. This is because the person will not be able to take control of the car in time if need be. In the artilce they mention that the passenger still has to be holding on to the wheel. With this in mind it seems that it would just be easier for the passenger to drive themselves rather than a car drive them. Lastly, no has decided on who to blame if an accident were to occur. The do not know if the car manufacturer should be blamed or if the passenger who owns the car should be blamed. This is a big question because if there is an accident, liability has to be covered. It is especially important to know who to blame in an accident if someone is injured. Some might think it would make more sence to blame the passenger because they were in the car when it happened. Others would blame the car manufacturer due to the fact that they made the car and the passenger was sitting in the car without any control. It may seem that driverless car are the way to go but they are really no better than what we have today. If anything they may be more dangerous. I believe there should not be driverless cars because they are no safer than or better than people driving the cars. Driverless cars may cause more accidents, people will not have control over the car, and there is a big question on who to blame for an accident. So while it may seem like a great idea and alot of fun, driverless cars shoud not be developed because they are dangerous.

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So you believe that the face on Mars was alien made. There are very many people that belive it is alien made to. There are also many people that believe it is not alien made. I believe that it is not alien made. I believe that the "face" is actually a natural landform. I believe that it is a natural landform because it is said that it looks like another landform on Earth. It is also shown on the pictures that NASA astronuats have taking that it is not alien made. The shadows have made the landforms craters look like facial features. There wasn't any proof of alien life on the face just theories made by consumers. People who believe it was made by aliens say that for many reason. The first reason is that hte first picture showed what look like a face staring back at you. Sencond reason is because they believe that we are trying to hide something from them. Also people want something to believe even if it doesn't have any realistic evidence. Last but not least the theory that aliens are out there has been around for ages so it wouldn't be wrong for them to believe that aliens did it. It may look that way in the past but only because the images we captured then were not as inhansed as the ones now. The first photograph, made from the Viking 1, may have give the illusion that it was a face. Now that our technology is now modified we can see that is was just a landform. It wasn't a face made by aliens. i believe that it is not alien made. i belive that the "face" is actually a natural landform. There are also many people that believe that it is not alien made. There are many people that believe that it was alien made. So you believe that the face on Mars was alien made.

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I believe that driverless cars are and are going to be a great piece of technology development. Driverless cars could give us a life changing future. Driverless cars may sound questionable to some people but, I believe they could be safer than our vehicles today. Google, BMW, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan have been working on creating safe, driverless vehicles for the last 10-15 years. How far they have come in just this short amount of time amazed many people. How far they are still planning to come will blow some people away. Sensors alone have come a long way in just the past 10 years. They are built to detect danger and respond to danger in possible accidents. What the sensors can detect is far better than the response and control of a human driver (ParaG 5). The car is not totally driverless. I find this to be a plus for driverless cars. Because technology is not always reliable, humans do need to assist with some of the things that technology can't be reliable for. Just in 2013 BMW announced the "Traffic Jam Assistant." Then it could drive up to 25 mph. Only going 25 mph, the car requires the driver to hold onto the wheel. All the vehicles are designed to warn or notify the driver when it needs humans skills. Companies are coming up with many ways to inform the human that assistance is needed. Google has had cars that could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009. Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash (ParaG. 2). Human drivers today have crashes daily. No matter what, everytime someone gets in a car they are putting their life in danger. I believe that with the new technolgy advances in driverless cars, the number of car crashes would decrease tremendously. Overall I believe that the advances for driverless vehicles have come so far in their development in just a short number of years. I think that driverless vehicles will be a safer and more efficient way of driving for our future. They will be saving lifes daily, and saving money in the long run.

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In the article " Making Mona Lisa Smile", we are introduced to a new type of technology. It is called the Facial Action Coding System. " The process begins when the computerconstructs a 3-D model of the face; all 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles." Therfore, this system can basically determine your emotions, based on the movement of your face muscles. It has been stated that this technology can read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom and I think this is a very valuable sysytem to invest in. In the text it was stated that , " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored" and " Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." To this day technology is being used more and more in classrooms and this is just a great addition. In schools many students do not understand the topics being teached and just need to process things more slowly to understand. If a computer could pick up the fact that they are confused and make the lesson easier for them, it would allow them to learn at their own pace. Taking things slowly rather than quickly is way more effective for many students across the world. Not only would this benefit them but benefit the schools grade averages and teaching effectiveness. The Facial Coding System classifies six basic emotions- happiness,surpise,anger,disgust,fear,and sadness. This system not only can help a teacher determine when you are confused but when you are expierencing emotions that might seem off at that particular moment. For example, if you are sitting down in a classroom and the computer detects you are very sad than this will alert your teacher that you need help. You teacher can provide help by talking to you and together you guys may solve your problem. This will allow you to then focus on what is being teached in class better. Overall, the Facial Action Coding System can help you both physically and emotionally. This system can not tell what is going on in your head but can sense your physical emotions. Your physical emotions tell a lot about you. No matter if you are angry,sad,happy or surprised you can get help from other people. In a classroom full of students it is very hard for just one instructor to focus on the needs of every student. If this sytem is installed in classroom computers it can help your instructor to attend to each individual students needs personally and more effectively. The Facial Action Coding System is very valuable for both teachers and students and proves to be a good investement in the education of hundreds of students globally if used.

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Have yo ever wondered what it would be like without a car in America or anywhere else? well im going to give you a little on how it feels not to have a car. First, Vauban Germany- Residents which they are an upscale community which they are suburban pioneers with just a few soccer moms or commuting executives. French and Swiss borders streets are " car-free" except the main thoroughfare, where Freiburg runs. Owners must get a larger garage or the must park on a large edge which can lead up form $40,000 just right along with a home. As the results came in 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own a car and most of them like 57 percent sold their cars in order to move where they was from to be down in Vauban's. As Heidrun Walter say " I'm much happier this way" she is just a mother of two and she walks right along verdant streets where the swish of the biycles and the children and adults chattering instead of hearing a loud motor coming up and down the streets where her and two children walk on. Next, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. They enforced this law on a Monday for even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a big fine. The same would apply to odd-numbered plates on that following day. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined and according to the Reuters about twenty-seven people had their car impunded due to they got into a phyiscal altercation with the police officers when they was handing them their tickets or they wouldnt comply to the rules that they had made so that they could clear the air. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France, compared to about 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe, according to the Reuters. The smog cleared enought Monday for the ruling French party to rescined the ban for odd-numbered plates on a tuesday with the complaintes from delivery companies for the lost of revenue, while they didnt expect to have a hyrbid cars with only carrying three or more passaengers at that time. Finally, Bogota, Colombia a capital city where during most days they hiked, biked, skated or even took buses to work during a car-free day like yesterday, leaving their cars on the streets nearly devoided a traffic jam on the side of that street. Just being it's third straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Days Without Cars in this capital city of 7 million. The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Despite gray clouds that dumped occasional rain showers on Bogotoa. " The rain hasnt stopped people from participating," said Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus. Carlos Arturo Plaze and his wife have rode a two-seat bicycle so that they can help stop the smog. In the United States peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily which lead to that most of Americans either dont have jobs in order to pay to get a new car or that people with jobs either brought cheaper cars which held aleast amount of gas. There was a drop in the percentage of 16-to-39-year-olds getting their license, while most of the older genertation just retain their licenses as they age, Mr. Sivak's research has found. In Conclusion, Having cars in certain places is a dangerment not only to that city or state but to their people and the air pollution which can lead to way more dangerous things.  

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Have you ever been so confused when it comes to reading and understanding a person that you just ultimately cannot? A new technology system has been released to give exact percentages of a persons emotions just by looking into a camera. The Facial Action Coding System was designed to decode by using "some new computer software that can recognize human emotions" (1). The test subject, the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da VInci, has answered many questions when it comes to what she is expressing. The FACS can be valuable in classrooms because it can help with the studies of human anatomy or psychology, and it can help others understand each other. Calculating another persons emotions can help with understanding human anatomy and psychology classes at schools. For this software, human anatomy has a major role and "stores similar anatomical informtaion as electronic code" (5). The research going along with this system shows there are "action units" within facial structure that signifies the movement of one or more muscles. Each of the six basic emotions that Dr. Paul Eckman has classified are all associated with the facial muscles. It is important for students to know these muscles and learn how they work. According to Eckman, "your frontalis pars lateralis muscle (above your eyes) raises eyebrows when you're surprised" and the "orbicularis oris (around your mouth) tightens your lips to show anger" (3). This up-to-speed technology comes up with information that no human could, but helps students become knowledgable of how it works. Society is based on technology as of right now, and is the forefront of the younger generations, so this software should partake in a students learning. Emotions are something that are unbelievably hard to understand when coming from other people. One typically cannot tell how a person is feeling just by the way they are looking, unless they are close with them personally. Being able to understand someone's emotions will benefit them and their surroundings, as they can get help if they are down or can have reassurance if they think someone is mad at them. Students can become more aware of each other and can give more support to their peers. With a program like this, the most accurate percentages are provided, giving a description of how the person feels. In the Mona Lisa for example, she is "83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry" (1). What other technology can get those numbers? The more understandment of each other that is within society is valuable and can potentially create peace amongst us all. The reason the world is in such a bad place is because there is that confusion within each other and nobody knows how anyone truly feels. If students can grasp this concept, this entire generation can change the hatred and all come together. As the years go by, society is becoming more and more aware of technology, making it have a greater effect on the population as a whole. In schools, technology is the greatest way of teaching and learning because curriculums can be made simpler. Technology is all that will be there eventually, so we might as well use and understand it now. The FACS can answer many questions about a person or group and how they live. The constant wonder and confusion in the world of how people feel about each other can come to an end and create peace. This can only begin with the young generations.

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Limited car usage has plenty of advantages. A few examples of advantages that come from limited car usage are lessining the amount of gases polluting the air, also it would create a friendly and neighborly enviorment, and a large amount of money would be saved. To limit car usage has huge benefits; we can lessen the gasses that are polluted, lessening smog. It may not sound like something that effects your everyday life, but it does. Smog and air pollution are a problem, and a threat to our safety and well being. As of right now it is'nt a life or death situation, but if car usage continues to be a huge part of the world, all the air pollution from all the years of driving are going to get so bad people, and the earths atmosphere will be extremly affected by it. Think about your kids future, would you really want them to live in a world consumed by air pollution, and emission gasses, and smog.. To give an example, "passneger 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" (rosenthal). That just showing how much car usage affects air pollution and the air we breath everyday. Just decreasing the amount of car usage can reduce the smog, and air pollution in cities and towns. Additionally, the less cars are used the more people and neighbors would intteract. If a majority of a town just lessened the amount they go out using a car, they would walk, or ride bikes, or take busses, etc.. imagine your town, and families and their kids taking a walk somewhere, or people riding their bicycles to their destination, everyone could meet their neighbors and talk. Overall, cities and towns and suburben areas would generally become just a friendly enviorment. Most people want to live in a place in which they feel safe and neighborly. Teenagers and families would get more excersise then the normal. Due to having to walk, and ride bikes or other things they would be getting out of the house more instead of sitting in a car then going and sitting some place then going back home and sitting around again, they would get the needed physical activity to stay some what healthy. "Millions of columbians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during a car free day"(selsky). That is amazing, and it is so good for people to get out and do things like that. Lessening car usage could completly change neighborhoods and towns and citiies. Finally, Cars in the united states are highly expensive, and not everyone has thousands of dollars around to get the car they want/need. "Cash strapped americans could not afford new cars"(Rosenthal). Just an example that cars are not cheap and a lot of people spend money they do not have on cars. In addition to buying the car, gas must be provided, depending on the car and the amount of gas it uses up, that can be pretty expensive. Insurance is another cost, everyone has to have insurance to be able to drive and own a car, thats a monthly fee coming out of our pockets. Limiting car usage could save a lot of money, it would leave extra money every day, week or month to go out and eat once in a while, or to buy other necisities. Just about everyone wants to have a little extra money, but with a car thats frequently used can use up almost 200 to 400 dollars each month. Riding a bike, or skateboarding or just simply walking is completly free. Advantages in limited car usage are, The decrease in gas pollution and smog, it could create friendlier neighborhoods and towns, and lastly thousands of people would save a lot of money.           

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We all know how great of an invention the car was. But believe it or not you dont need it as much as you think. It causes stress, polluted air and your just better off with out it. Vauban, Germany- residents of this community have gone to where few people would ever dare to enter; a car free suburban area. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother said "When I had a car i was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Living without a car can open up your eyes to the world like never before. You can bike ride on trails and paths to explore your city or suburb, just look at Columbia. They've also made changes to having no cars in their lives. They participate in their own car-free day. This day has now seen the construction of 118 miles of bicycle paths, the most of any Latin America city. Being car-free for Columbia also means rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic, and new resturants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up. Furthermore, limitations on cars should be reduced because of the amount of greenhouse gases they cause which depletes our ozone layer and pollutes our air that we breath. Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of emissions of greenhouse gases in Europe, and about 50 percent is areas that cars are frequently used in the United States. But its not just the US, even in France car emissions are polluting the air. Paris, had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared to 114 in brussels and 79.7 in London. The main reason banned driving was because of the near-record pollution in the air. The smog was so bad that is rivaled with Beijing and China which are known as the most polluted cities in the world.              

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Looking at someone can tell a lot about someones emotions but, the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) made a software that can calculate someones emotions. The software calculates somones emotions by seeing the movements of a muscle. It calculated da Vinci's painting of Mona Lisa and said that she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent dishusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. It can expose if someone is bring a fake smile. I think this software will be very valuable. A reason why I think it would be valuable is because it could calculate if a student in a classroom is bored or confused. The software could modify the lesson if a student is confused. This can help students be more attached with the lesson. In the text it says," A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." This is why the software could be valuable. Another reason why is could it could be valuable for a student in a classroom is to see if a student is depressed. If a student has a mental disease like depression or bipolar, the software can know if a student is feeling depressed or if a students emotions change by seeing how their muscles move. The teacher can help the student if he/she has depression when a student is trying to hide it. In the text it says," They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one." This could help the software be more valuable. The final reason why it is valuable is that it can tell if a student it lying or not. It can see if a student is tell the truth by just looking at their face. FACS calculates major muscles in the someones face and exposes if someone is lying and experts say," Faces don't lie". The evidence in the text says that," The process begins when the computer constructs a 3-d comouter model of the face; all major muscles in the model must move like human muscles." This would help teachers with students in the classroom. The FACS would help many teachers with their students to make teaching more better. The software would even help video games to make computer-animated faces more expressive. The FACS would help companies and people to indicate someones true feelings without them fooling someone. They should add this type of technology to computers in the future.

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Car usage in the world is high. People use their cars to get anywhere and everywhere. Even it is down the street to the store. Some countries however are taking a stand and putting a limit on car usage. Too much car usage can cause smog and greenhouse gas emissions. If you are one of those people who disagree with the limit of car usage, maybe you would be okay with having a "car-free day" like the city of Bogota, Columbia has. America's greenhouse gas emissions are high compared to Europe's. America's greenhouse gas emissions is up to 50 percent. Un-like Europe's which is at a small 12 percent. This however, is because of "smart planning." Smart planning is where you seperate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement, which  is called smart planning. Vauban, Germany has figured out a way to reduce the use of cars. "Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district," states Elisabeth Rosenthal. 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. 57 percent of these people sold their cars to move to this new experimental district. People in this new district have said things such a, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." The feedback from this is so far so good. The people who are running this new concept have made sure that stores were very close, therefore people don't have to take highways to get to the mall. In Paris, France cars were not being used for a day. "After days near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city," states Robert Duffer. The smog in Paris was thick and intense because of the cars. Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog. "On Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). THe same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day," states Robert Duffer. Paris was doing their best to limit the smog in their city and the only way of doing it successfully was to limit the car usage for the week. In Bogota, Columbia they have a car-free day every year. Their only way of transportation is hiking, biking, skating, or taking buses. This limits traffic jams in the city for people who commute to work. Andrew Selsky says, "It was the third straight year cars have been banned with only buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars in this capital city of 7 million. The goal to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faced a $25 fine." Because of this the city has more walk ways and bike paths. Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalkd; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up. All in all a car-free day is very benifically to this city of Bogota. There are some advantages of limitation of cars. Smog is reduced and so is greeenhouse gas emissions. The air will be cleaner and more pure and people will be happier because they won't have to deal with the frustration of driving. We can all use just one day of no driving, for a better cleaner earth and a happier you.    

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Think about when you were just about to turn 16 you were so exited. You would finally be abel to drive and have freedom. Well if we make cars that drive them selfs that could be gone and many other great things. I think this is a bad idea. Having cars that drive them selfs could be dangerous too it says in the passage that they are driver assisted and that a person still has to be in the car just in case they need to take over. Well if i get tried and im not driving and I fall asleep what happens whe the car needs mecto drive ? "Manufactures are also consedering using cameras to watch that the drivers are remaining focused on the road." Well ok but what about my privacy? Think about when you were young and would go to a secret spot with your boyfreind or girlfreind, what if that camrea recored that or someone hacked into the camrea and watched. If a crash happens how would ypu determine if it was the cars fault or yours? There is so many more problems with having cars that drive themselfs. I dont think we should have cars that drive them selfs too much fun is lost and new challenges with laws will occer.

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Venus, it the second planet in the solar system and the closet one to Earth which scientist also calls Venus twin and since Venus is a sister planet to Earth scientist must study the plant but Venus has alot of dangers but Scientist are fascinated by Venus even if its has danger in it present. "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes fimilar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." Therefor this is a reason why scientist love to study Venus it just like Earth but without any humans on the planet and it could be an option for a next planet vist. "Just as our jet airplanes travel at higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendy ground conditions by staying up and out of their way. at thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that sea level on Earth. Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Not easy conditions, but survivabe for humans." So since Venus is like kind of sutable for humans it could be a new Earth in cse if something happen on Earth like a radioactive wave that could kill anybody we can go to Venus and live there dispite the harsh temepature and landing, it has a lot of similaritys of Earth. Overall Venus is a good planet for living things to live on and good thing for scientist to study over Venus to get some good and bad and theres obaviously bad side of Venus but scientist and many other researchers are trying there best to make a perfect world incase somethng does hapen in the future and we have to evacuate Earth.

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The Facial Action Coding System is an unnecesscary piece of equipment. The software that would be able to detect the emotions of an individual would have several negative affects on society. The reading of emotions is a useful tool when it is detected by someone's natural instinct, but it would not be helpful to only have an understanding on someone's emotions due to the results given on a screen. The Facial Action Coding System is not a valuable to students because it would decrease the rate at which students learn, identifying someone's emotions will not change how they are feeling, and it would decrease their motivation for work in the future. The ability for this device to detect the emotions of a student while they are working would be detrimental to the health and responsibilty of the student. The author states that the machines will "recognize when the student is becoming confused or bored, then it could modify the lesson, like an effective intructor" (D'Alto 6). This would be harmful to the students determination to learn. It would also cause several students to fall behind in their education. Every student experiences boredom in class, but the teacher is unable to change the lesson everytime to best fit one individual student because the other children will fall behind. Students are still capable of learning material when they are bored even if it is not as effectively as when they are interested. Students need to also learn how to work through their emotions to better their ability to improve. When these students get into the work field, they can not call in sick or slack off every time they experience a negative emotion. This device would be teaching children that they should only be productive if they are intrigued by their task. This would not be a proper lesson to teach growing individiuals. The technology is able to identfy a human's true emotions, but that will not alter the way that person feels. Humans can often acknowledge how they are feeling, but the acknowledgement itself does not allow them to feel better. As stated in the article, "They even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one" (D'Alto 7). This line states that the lab partner will be able to tell a difference netween a genuine and meaningful smile from a harshly forced smile. There is a difference between the two because smiling will not make you happy although it is a happy gesture. The machine informing someone that they need to smile will not actually change the emotions of that person. Politicians and celebrities are major culprits of this action. They often smile as they are told to do, but they are not always genuine. They are typically hiding something from their spectators such as when they are not being truthful (D'Alto 8). Just because famous people smile when talking or looking at their audience does not change whether or not they are happy individuals. If humans themselves are unable to change their emotions when they can detect that something is wrong, then machines will be unable to do that also. Although it can give people a precise measurement of their emotions, it will not change how they feel. Therefore, investing in this system would be extremely useless and wasteful. The technology that recognizes emotions in order to change the student potential will decrease their motivation. The skill to be compable of working through tough situations is essential to posess. Modifying a students' workload would harm their motivation. These students will no longer be motivation to be their most effective because they will expect everything in life to be modified to their liking. Unfortunately, this is not a trait that can be successfully transferred to real world issues. Therefore, these students will be less prepared for potential problems they may encounter. This system would also decrease the dependence on human connection. The text states that computers need to understand emotional communications because "most human connection is nonverbal" (D'Alto 6). Although that statement is true, there is little use for computers undertsanding how humans feel if they can not help the individual with their emotons. This may cause people to reply more on the machines, which would lessen the amount of human connection that exists--much like previous technology advances have done. Human connection is essential to a striving population, therefore it will have negative affect on society. The Facial Action Coding Sytem would be wasteful to the society, and would cause several negative effects. It is not something worth investing in because it would harm the developing youth. Not only do these machines prove useless to emotions of people, but it will also decrease the motivation of students and future employees.

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The author suggestes studying Venus because it is a very interresting planet because it could also be dangerous and we will be able to study it. Venus is also know as the "Evening Star", but they also say that the name Evening Star is mis leading because Venus is actually a planet. Venus is the second planet from the sun which can probably be a reason why it can be so hot. we can see Venus from a distance because its safe, but scienstes say that it can be really dangerous up close. Its so dangerous that a spacecaft hasn't landed on Venus in over 30 decades. Venus has many things to discover about it but, some have been discovered about the planet. Venus is referred to as Earth's "twin,"because its the closet to planet Earth in terms of size,density and distance to other planetary neighbor but, orbits the sun at different speeds. Earth is sometimes closer to Mars and sometimes Venus is closer. Venus has the highest surface temperture even through Mercury is closer to the sun. The planet Venus has a thick atomsphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets. The average temperatures of Venus is over 800 degress. The mission was to send out rovers to get dirt samples and bring it back to study and learn more.

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I think that the Facial face Coding System is a good thing because it can tell other peoples emotions. Also not everyone will have the same emotion. Another reason would be that the face scanner wouldnt mess up because it gets all of your face bones. Their is a doctor who studies all the basic emotions what are called happiness,surprise,anger,disgust,fear and sadness and the doctor who descovered these are Dr. Paul Eckman and they all had charcterastics movements such as your frontalis pars lateralis muscle raises your eyebrow when your suprised. The facial expressions for each emotion are universal. We always perform this same impressive calculation every day. For instance you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look of their face. Meanwhile muscles called orbicularis oculi pars palpabraeus make crows feet around your eyes. According to the faial feedback Theory of Emotion moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them. Some of this may happen because we unconsciously imitate another persons facial expressions. whoever thought that making faces could reveal so much about the science of emotions!

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The author of this passage supports the idea of Venus being a worthy pursuit despite the dangers with good points. The author talks about the dangers of exploring and also why it would do good if we explored. In my essay I will talk about the pros and the cons of exploring Venus. The author thinks exploring Venus is a worthy pursuit because "human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors", this basically means that goinng to Venus and exploring will lead us to exploring more and different parts of the solar system. Not only that but also the insight to be gained on Venus, "striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself" getting insight on Venus and how it is on that planet can be impotant not only because we learn but because we can discover new things. The other reason Venus is a worthy pursuit is because "our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation". Where and how we explore things should not be limited because its dangerous, we should do beyond impossible to explore and discover new things. Although these are good points there's also a few issues. It is extremely hot in Venus, "Temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet". Not only is it hot but the clouds are dangerous, "the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere". These are good reasons to not go but NASA is already working on new equipment for the exploration "NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus" knowing how NASA works they're most likely doing their best and will make it possible to explore Venus. In conclusion the author is correct about Venus being worthy to get explored even if theirs danger. Even if theres a bunch of danger and doubt it is still worth exploring. NASA is working on equipment to help out and because it will motivate more explorations to happen. Their are more pro's than con's in exploring and it will be possible in the near future.

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In the article,"Making Mona Lisa Smile" by Nick S'Alto, They've created a machine called the "Facial Action Coding System" that can sense human emotions by their facial expressions. The machine reads your face and uses muscles to sense what you are feeling. I am against the Facial Action System And I will tell you why. In the article it says,"A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Kids might not be comfortale in a classrrom that has a machine that can identify their emotuons. That is very nerve-racking and would make it hard to focus and learn. Is students can't focus then this machine will not be helping. The article also says,"In fact, we humans perform this same impressive "calculation" every day." If we perform this everyday, why do we need another machine to do it? It is a reason that it is an emotion and Not actual words. Kids might not want anyone to know how they are feeling. This machine invades peoples privacy and should not be allowed. In Conclusion, this machine has a lot of abilities that may be too advanced for us. Kids want their privacy this "Facial Action Coding System" Will effect it. This Machine will make then nervous instead of focused like they should be.

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Have you ever wanted a job on sea? Maybe a job on sea including animals? Well, if that is what you would like then sign up for "Seagoing Cowboys". This job will let you take care and be with the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped over sea. As being a "Seagoing Cowboy" then you could do a lot of things on the job. On the job you get to feed and nurture the animals everyday. The animals will have a certian liking to you right away if you take that job! When being a Seagoing Cowboy you get to travel a lot! You would get to visit all different types of places and meet a lot of people. The job really opens you up to the world. Now your probably wondering " Why should i join this program? It's just a job to be on a boat with a bunch of animals." Well I have the answer to that question. If you take this job, then you will be considered a hard working and caring person. This job is like no other. Jobs like these aren't offered all the time. It makes you more aware of countries and their needs. Not only countries, this job makes you more aware of the world we live in today.

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I honestly think that having driverless cars are not a very smart idea. i mean, how will kids know that our generation use to manually drive around with our hands and feet. Also the enjoyment we had doing so. The google cars they have made that are able to drive on their own can make a human being lazy beacuse the driver would be effortless to drive around and could let their car drive. People can talk about how drivers can fall asleep while manually driving. But how about these google cars? They said in the article that a google car can drive on its own , BUT it can still alert the driver to take control of the car when its around complicated traffic , such as navigating through roadworks or accidents. If the google car was meant to be driverless it would not have to alert the driver to take control in situations it was built and designed for. So the driver should not be alerted to do such a thing. I think we should keep driving the way we are today. Drivers are more focused driving themselves instead of being lazy , because no driver wants to get in an accident themselves. So they're more alert and have better drivning experience everyday they drive to a certain destination. Also the senors we have today are more enough because they alert us when another car is to close to us. We do not have to be alerted when to drive. I do think that we need better brakes that will not be worn out or broken. But instead people want to make driverless cars. How about making cars that dont have to run on gas or be to costly ? Indistructable tires? Car glass that don't break? Airbags that don't harm or knock people out? All of these harms and they are worried about how to establish a driverless car. The car can alert you to take control, but what if you forget some of your driving expirence or get startled? Also what would happen if the car does not alert the driver? Can it alert the driving if the tires need more air pressur? Or an oil change ? I think that should be something to conern about the just making future drivers lazy to drive around. I honestly think that having driverless cars in the future are even more dangerous than the cars we use today.

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This new peice of technology called the Facial Action Coding System, or FACS, is able to show peoples emotions and tell when people are hiding and masking their emotions. It is a new peice of technology developed by Prof. Thomas Huang, and Prof. Nicu Sebe. This product is revolutionary in many diffrenf ways. It not only valuable to a modern day life, but it also could have many real-world and technilogical applications. The FACS system is a new and valuable peice of technology that has many interesting and strong applications. Like it was said im the text, it could adjust an assignment for a student to make it more engaging for them. “A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,” Dr. Huang predicts. “Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor." (D'Alto). That would make teachers lifes easier, and have less annoyed and out of control students, because they would be doing an assignment they would want to do, and not be extremely bored throughout class. Another way this could be valuable is for when cops do lie detector test. They would be able to pick up movements in the face that could show them that they are lying, or not telling the whole story. There are also many real world applications for this technology out there. The FACS made by Prof. Thomas Huang could have many real world applications that would make life easier or more fun for some people. One of the many real world applications for this system would be Police Videos. You would be able to see the emotions on the criminal's face while he was being recorded on video, helping the police aid in the investigation. Another brought up by the article could be politics. You would be able to see how the politician is feeling, or which emotions. You would also be able to tell if they are faking emotions they are emitting while they are giving a speech, or if they are outright lying to you. The article itself says "To an expert, faces don’t lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a “smiling” politician or celebrity isn’t being truthful." (D'Alto). The final point I want to bring up is how this could be used for therapy or working through yout problems. The FACS system could be a great peice of technolgy for therapists to use, working posple through their issues. People could tell how angry or depressed you were actually feeling. It would be a good way to work through the problems you have been facing, because people would know how you are feeling. The machine is able to sense the emotions you have been feeling, so people would be there to comfort you and work through your emotional turmoil. It would make venting about your problems much easier, and less hard to agknowledge The FACS system is an important and valuable peice of technology for people to use that will most likely become valuable in the near future. It has countless applications, from Police work to Emotional Therapy. In conclusion, Prof. Thomas Huang and Prof. Nibu Sebe has most likely make an invalubale innovation in the scientific feild with many real world and scientific innovations.

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Venus is the hottest planet in our solar sytem. It could also be one of the most dangerous planets too. In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author thinks its a good idea to strive furter into exploring Venus even with the dangers the planet contains. One of the reasons the author beleives we should keep finding new things about Venus is because it was though to be similar to Earth. Venus and Earth are even called "twins" because they are thought to be so alike. Venus was thought to once be covered in oceans that could have possibly supported life at a point in time. Venus also contains similar things to Earth like valleys, mountains, and craters. The only way we could figure more things out about Venus would be if we cept sending thigs such as rovers to research it and possibly humans one day. Another reason the author thinks we should find more information about Venus is because Venus is one of the closest planets to Earth in our solar system aside from Mars. Venus or Mars would be the next step in our space exploration. If we do send rovers or people to Venus one day, we would need things that could withstand the heat and other chaos that happens on the surface of Venus. The author states that NASA has came up with an idea that contained a blimp-like vehicle that would hover about 30 miles above the surface of Venus that would carry scientists and would allow them to study the surface. The temperatures inside the blimp would be about 170 dagrees Fahrenhet and air pressure that would be close to sea level on Earth. The conditions would be rough, but humans can withstand it. Though Venus is dangerous, that doesnt mean it's not possible for humans or rovers to explore its surface one day. Humans are driven by curiosity that leads us into similar places. If we can make it to the Moon, we can most likely one day make it to Venus and back. If humans were to one day even land on Venus, it would be a giant achivement for the human race.

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You and your friends and family could often have arguments on whether something is real or not, such as in movies. Some might think one thing is special effects, others will think it is real. In Unmasking the Face on Mars, the author explains controversy of the "face" found on Mars' surface. It became an icon once it was released to the public. It was highlighted for decades and the society argued over it being an alien making, or just a land form called a mesa. The face was just a natural landform and it shouldn't have been thought as an alien form. The most logical answer to this was that it was a mesa, and that the shadows on the surface happened to make it look like a human face of an egyptian pharaoh. This struck civilization in the late 70s and caused a lot of arguments. The people that thought is actually was an alien structure were just people of the press who just wanted attention. A Mars Global Surveyor " snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos. Thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared an a JPL web site, revealing... a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all." This quotes directly states and gives evidence that it is just a natural landform. There isn't even any true or logical evidence that the face on Mars was an " alien artifact." It was just a rumor that went around to keep things interesting and intrigue big movie companies. The cameras even took a picture with a ten times better resolution than the 1976 picture of the face. In addition, the new picture even had each pixel in the image span 1.56 meters in comparison to the original 43 meters per pixel. Garvin talks that " As a rule of thumb you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size," and 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!" Garvin directly states here that no matter what, the formation couldn't have possibly been an alien formation or even a pyramid. This is even more proof that it is ridiculous to think that the formation was an " alien making ." Although the face was thought to be alien, there is too much evidence that denies it, and that it isn't. Scientists would wish that it was an extra terrestrial sign, but the odds of that are too scarce to even consider. This was a very controversial topic, as I have stated before. All of the theorists out there had many different and unique opinions of it. The narrator says what the image " actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa - landfroms common around the American West. " It remeinds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho," says Garvin." This evidence gives even further support that it isn't extra terrestrial, and states that it isn't, shich exposes that it is a fluke. The face on Mars was an ongoing argument for years to come once it was released to the public. There was no reason to do so. There was already valid points that gave proof of it being just a mesa. Things like this occurence happen all the time, even in your daily life. If things like this run across your mind, think about it the logical way and not a very, very unlikely path about it. There may be similarities between the sides, like in this argument. But, there was too much to show that it favored the more realistic side of it. The passage has multiple occurences where it directly states just that.

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My position on driverless cars is that we shouldnt have them. The excess money that their spending to make these car we could be spending on something more important. Driverless cars will be expenssive so many people coulnt afford them. We shoulnt have driverless cars because at any moment they could maulfunction and could wreck. Since their driverless who would be at blame when you wrecked the computer or the person in the car? We would have to put so much money into changing the roads so the cars would work. Road work would have to be minumised so that we wouldnt have to touch the wheel at any point. My final statement is that no we shoulnt make them because of all the money that will be wasted on making them and roadwork. We would be saving money and they wouldnt be losing money because only people that are rich could afford a car like this and people that cant would just be left out of the whole thing.

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Venus is simple to see from the distant but safe vantage point of Earth. Therefore, scientist seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks. Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value. Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts, but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. A vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditios by staying up and out of their way. At thirty plus miles above the surface, temperature would still be toasty at around 170 degrees, but the iar pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit. The value of returning to Venus seems indisputable. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various form of life. Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on earth. Astronomers fascinated by venus because it may well once have been the most Earth like planet in our solar system. Venusiam geology and weather presents additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent ligtning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system, even to Mercury is closer to our sun.

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Dear State Senator, I think that we should not keep the Electoral College and change to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. One main reason why i think we shouldnt keep the Electoral College is because the congress men that vote are in replace of us as citizens and our votes. The Electoral College is what we might call the diaster factor. It is unfair to many citizens because democratic electors can easily oppose their vote and vote for a different president. For example, new electors opposed for John F. Kennedy but in reality the vote didnt go to him. Another issue with Electoral College is that voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. If we change the system to electing by popular vote everybody will have the right to vote for whom they desire too without having to worry about that their vote may change. Dearly, A citizen.

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Driverless cars should not be created as they are unpredictble and are not very relilable. The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" explains the basic functions of driverless cars and the safety and dangers of driving one. The article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" states that the driverless cars that exists today are not completely driverless. They are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills. The sensors on a driverless car are unable to maneuver through work zones and around accidents. The driver basically waits around for their turn to drive. The point of a driverless car is so that the driver does not have to necessarily pay attention. The driverless cars that exist today require the driver to remain alert and be ready to take control of the car. The driverless car becomes useless if it still requires a driver. The driver would need to pay as much attention in the driverless car as they did in a regular human automated automobile. In most states its illegal to even test computer-driven cars. Traffic laws focus on keeping drivers and pedestrians safe. If we were to have driverless cars, traffic laws would mostly likely have to change to accomidate. Google's modified Toyota Prius uses plenty of sensors needed for the driverless car to mimic the skill of a human at the wheel. Sebastian Thrun, the founder of the Google Car project believes withat with the technology that we have today, we are finally able to make improvements to the driverless car that in the the past would have cost millions. Driverless cars can steer, accelerate and brake themselves, but only in certain road conditions. While the driverless car appeals to a majority of the population due to its futuristic feel, they are not entirely reliable. The driverless car must be human operated when navigating through work zones and around accidents. The car is also unpredictable. With most technology these days, malfunctions can occur spontaneously. If the brake on the driverless car were to stop working, then the driver and the passengers who are not paying attention could get seriously injured. Driverless cars, while an innovative idea, are not necessarily the best idea. Driverless cars still require the driver to be alert. The technology that drives the car could break down at any moment and cause harm to the occuptants. Technology can be helpful, but it is best to not completely depend on it.

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Although Venus is often referred to as Earth's twin Venus has another name titled the Evening Star, because of it being one of the brightest points in the night sky, it's considered on of Earth's twins, and it's atmosphere contains carbon dioxide. It is one of the brightest points in the sky because it looks like a star, although it is considered a planet. It is also the second planet from are sun in our solar system. The nickname "Evening Star" is misleading since it is actually a planet. It is often considered to be Earth's twin becaise it, in terms, has the same terms of density and size and is occasionally the closest planet in distance. Since Venus is right around the corner, in space terms, humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on the planets cloud draped world. Each of the previous missions were unmanned, and that was for a good reason, since no spacecraft could survive for more than a few hours there. Most of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide, almost 97 percent of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide. What is even more challenging is the cloud that contain highly corrosive sulfuric acid, which are also located in the atmosphere. The temperature let alone would kill a person right on contact. The temperature is 800 degress Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric presure is 90 times greater than what we have ever experienced on are planet. So although Venus is a pretty cool planet, it can be a dangerous on too because of the misleading name, the planet being considered Earth's twin, and for the atmosphere being outragingly different than ours here on Earth.

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Dear Senator, I think as a citizen that we should keep the Electoral College going. The Electoral College is keeping us in the right track. There are many reasons is to why we should keep the Electoral College up and running. My personal opinion is that if we don't keep the way it is going, things will become wrong. I have many concerns that i'm going to be sharing with you. Hopefully you will understand. First, Electoral College has 538 people in the congress working to count the votes that people make. The most votes a President can get up too for winning is 270 Electoral votes. Us citixen's help choose the state's elector when we vote for the President because. When we vote for the candidate were are voting for the candidate's elector. I feel this is fair because if we just had people by popular vote it would be a crazy mess. We wouldn't really look at the qualities each President has or whom ever we may be voting for. Voting is a very serious thing and letting it be done by popular would be making the wrong choice. The Electoral College is voting for President of the United States and, the candidate of who will be Vice President with him. Second, December is when we find out which electoral will be running our state. Goes for each and individual state. The "Certificate of Ascertainmet" list all of our candidates running. Then they will announce it on the year of election in December. This makes things go on a simple flow. Like i said if we just have a popular voting going around it doesn't make it fair for the Candidates running. We vote for the Slate of electors who then go an vote for President. I think this is right because some people don't understand political things and make the wrong choice of President. If we have people who are in the government and know how to be a good congress we should trust them to make the United States a well place to be. No one is ever going to have which ever Elector they want. Some people may just vote for one of the candidates because their bestfriend voted for him or her. Third reason is, If we have people that have more knowlodge then us then, we can have a good President. If we just based it off what we might know and not know. We could be putting are self as American Citizen's in a bad place. If there was to be a tie then we still have someone with more knowlodge then us to back us up. The House of Representatives where they will vote for President. This is usually on rare occasions, but if it were to happen we would have no worries. Some people vote to just vote and don't really know what there voting for or what that person might do for us. Some people may vote because of what race, what they look like, anything really. I think if we keep the Electoral College it will keep us good. What i'm really trying to explain is that. The President should be choosen correctly and wisely. Some people aren't very educated in politics and, we don't want just votes beacause we can vote. We want the votes to mean i know this person, i know he or she can do the job. I know this person is capable of being our President. In the end i honestly feel the Electoral College will work for now any to many years that will past. Sinceraly  Taylor        

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Nonverbal communication is often used more than verbal. The way someone stands, moves, or sets their face can tell others more of what they feel then what they are told; however, these social cues aren't always understood. Technology is impacting the world greatly and the Facial Action Coding Software may seem like just another gadget, but it could change the way of teaching to specialize for individuals. Though the thought of computers identifying all emotions is slightly unsettling there are many benefits that may clome along with the software. In schools, there are many students who struggle with the cirriculum because they do not understand the way it is being taught. From the teacher's point of view, it may look like they are not engaged because the aren't interested in learning the material. It may actually be because they are not understanding the material. A face that looks bored is usually a straight mouth and dull eyes, a confused face could look similar but with furrowed brows. There may not be a noticable difference between a bored face and a confused face that a teaher can spot especially while looking at many faces at a time. According to the article, the software detects facial movements and compares them to a nutral face to calculate the percent of an emotion someone is feeling. Having this software in classroom computers could benefit both the students and the teachers in many ways. Along with modifying the lesson, the computers could collect data of how a student was reacting during an assignment or during a lecture and then notify the teacher or professor about the results. If many of the students are confused by what is being taught, the teacher could re-word the lectures in a way that might be more clear. If the students are becoming quickly bored of the material then the teacher may need to make some assgnment a little more challenging. The software can also show the teacher when students get exited about certain topics or when they are frightened by an assignment. When assignments are turned in and the result is bad grades, many teachers may assume that the student isn't trying their best, but there may be many other reasons why the work wasn't what was expected. With the facial action software, the teachers would be able to understand why the student didn't do the work properly. If they were confused then the teacher could suggest way to understand better, if the student was bored and didn't try, the teacher may talk about the importance of grades. Even if this software isn't able to be avalible in schools, learning about facial actions and cues can benefit everyone. The article give instructions to make a happy face by highlighting points that are present in a naturally happy face. Learning instructions to making the faces of many emotions can be a helpful tool in classrooms and in many other environment when communication is needed. Emotions are a very personal thing and it should be the person's choice whether to show their emotions or not; however, this technology in class rooms may improve the teavhing style so that there aren't as many kids struggling to pass their classes.

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Have you ever thought of reading expressions but by the use of technology.? Today scientist have created a system that helps read expressions. It reads six basic emotions and many others like happiness, surprise, anger, disgusted, fear, and sadness. Do you think is should be used for classrooms? Mona Lisa is an example of the use of the Facial Action Coding System. They detected that she was 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry. Also, this system is the use to recognize emotions that was invented by Prof. Thomas Huang. The process of this is when the computer conduct a 3-D model face. The Facial Action Coding System recognize the emotions of Mona Lisa. Computers chould do the same. As a matter of fact, a computer should know how you are feeling towards the ads and webs. In the article, Dr. Huang states that "A computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored, then is could modify the lession, like an effective human instructor". However, this system could also be used to make computer animations faces "more expressive". Lastly, this system could be useful for schools because it will know how students will feel towards the lessons. In conlusion, the Facial Action Coding System should be used for classrooms. To begin with, It shows that Mona Lisa was a great example or the use of this system. It detected of how she was feeling. So when a computer detects a students face of a ad, it will know what he/she don't like. In fact, just by using our minds will be difficult to describe an emotion but by the use of this would be a great help.

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The Challenge Of Exploring Venus Venus Is one of our next and closest planets, However Its a very challenging place to examine more closely. Sometimes Earth is closer to Mars and other times we are to Venus beacuse of different speed. Humans have sent a lot of spacecrafts to land at Venus, but no spacecraft survived the landing for more than 2 hours. Thats why its challenging to explore venus. Venus is a very dangerous planet to explore beacuse temperatures average over 800 degress Fahrenheit. The atmosperic pressure is 90 times greater than what we had experience in earth. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet which means high pressure and heat. If we thought it gets hot around the summer time in earth imagine how hot is in venus on a daily. Since its hot theres weather present additional impediments such as erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strike to probes seeking to land on its surface. In my conclusions i feel like theres no point on exploring venus. I say that becasue from the stuff that i resd in the article i know that they havent really found good things about It. If they are trying to explore Venus and see of the planet has life they shouldn't because even if there way land who would want to go? Not me Itnwould be too hot to even want too go earth already hot enough. Also the weather would bad which means we would be risking our life and dying since theres frequent lightning strikes.

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"The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is an article about the exploration of Venus. The article says mainly about how difficult, but worth it, is to explore and learn more about this planet. The author of this article makes clear that Venus is one important planet to be researched, most because of its supposed past. As mentioned in the article Venus has harzadous conditions. For instance, the atmosphere is mainly carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid which makes the planet extreamelly hot and, because of the acid, corrosive. Another point is that this planet is the hottest of all solar system, with average of 800 fahrenheit. As we can see, this planet is hard to study and learn about it, however, studies proved that Venus might had life before. On the article, he also presents the composition of the planet, which is similar to Earth, even being called as sisters. Also is the closest planet to Earth, and in the "life belt" a safe part of the solar system that life is habitable, making even more attemptable to research it. Because of that scientists are trying to find solutions to overcome the harsh weather and atmosphere. The planet have series of similar disasters as Earth, such as vulcano eruptions, earthquakes, lightning strikes, showing even more the similarities of the planets, the way that it behaves is similar to Earth, which again, might show profs that before something happened, this planet had life, and abundant water. With that in the mind of hundreds of confused scientists trying to find a way to actually know what happened or if this is really true, researches for making these researches in Venus are getting better and better. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) already found some possible ways to get some evidence in this harsh planet. They are working in simple eletronic with silicon that survived three weeks in the same conditions as Venus. Human is getting closer and closer to find a safe way to research and find a conclusion in this misterious planet. In conclusion, this article have really good points, showing the importance of researching this planet, even though the difficulties. Researchers are finding better ways to finally might make a robot that can survive and get materials for studing, and hereafter find the real past of this fenomenal planet,

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Should driveless cars be around? Yes altough they bring negative effects they also bring positive effects. For example they will use half the fuel todays cars use, which will help out the environment. Another thing is that they wont completely be driveless so that we can take over when we feel necesary or the cars feel necesary. There are alot of accidents thanks to texting while driving with the driveless cars there would be way less because, the car has a safety feature which wont permit the driver to drive if he or she is texting. What if the driver is distracted?, well there will be cameras to watch if the driver is focused on the road or not. The car will also notify the driver when it needs human skills such as, driving threw work zones or around accidents. Finally the GM has developed a drivers seat that vibrates when the vehicle is in danger of backing into an object. Google's car announces when the driver should be prepare to take over. Althoug countries like Canada and Florida has made driveless cars illegal, yet manufactures say that more states will follow as soon as the cars are proved more reliably safe. What do you think are driveless cars making the world a better place with its safety features or should we make driveless cars illegal?

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The author does not support his idea well because he has little of evidence to back up the claims that he made. These claims were that Venus could be useful because of how close it is and he called it a challenge for human curiosity. Neither of the claims he made were to vbalid becauise he would go off topic, provide little evidence, and would talk about the benefits of Venus but not say what they were. When he claimed that Venus is useful because of how close it is and said " ...Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long frames of space travel." and then said " The value of returning to Venus seems indisputable..." so he made a claim saying that it is a good thing to go to venus but the right after said the value is indisputable but never gave any evidence of why its so good to go to. Then he also claimed that it has value in over coming, that it is a challenge for human curiosity. This is a bad claim because he did not have much evidence or reason to back up going to Venus so he said " 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 because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." This claim would be much better if he actually listed any good benefits from Venus. Also through the text the author seems to either run out of things to support his claim or he went off topic because he started to talk about what NASA is doing and planning to do to explore Venus like " NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions would be to allow scientist to float above the fray." He would say thing of what people might be able to do to explore Venus with its hostile conditions but he still never said what could be discovered while exploring. I don't disagree on his point but how he executes getting it across to the audience does not work. If he provided any solid evidence on what could be learned or discovered on Venus like technology or new elements then it would bring more people behind this idea. But that still does not change the fact that his claims of Venus is useful for future visits and its a good challenge for human curiosity, are not valid and he does not to a good jobs of supporting his claims.

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The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents and supports this idea by stating in paragraph 8, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." This statement supports my claim by explaining how the author believes no one should let the fear of the dangers that may arise stop them from exploring the world and beyond. Instead the author believes people should go after whatever they want to find. Paragraph 8 also states, "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 because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." This evidence explains how the author feels that there will be scary and intimidating obstacles that will arise on the journey of exploring the planet with the hottest surface tempurature in our solar system, but the author believes the curiosity of humans leads us to danger. The author also believes that danger shouldn't stop anyone who is curious from exploring. This article may talk about serious dangers, but also gives ideas for humans to study Venus without being put it any danger. The author states in paragraph 5, "NASA’s possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above the roiling Venusian landscape." This solution may prevent any harm to humans who want to study this planet and learn more about it. This solution gives people a chance to stay curious, and not think about the dangers. Only think about the journey and mystery that lies ahead.

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There are millions of wrecks in the U.S. every year, some due to their own cars not being very reliable. Cars and their manufacurers must be very reliable when it comes to bringing up new models of vehicles. Imagine if you could cut the number of car wrecks in half. Technology is fast pacing and is advancing every day. What if we could have driverless cars, cars that could not only make the world a better place, but also prove how amazing our technology is. Driverless cars are the next, new future. Driverless cars have an abundant amount of pros and maybe a little bit of cons, but overall these cars can do great things. A driverless car could possibly stop different aspects of accidents happening. They could even get someone where they need to go. These cars can also help people who barely passed their driver's tests. The car could perform even the most basic stuff, such as, driving through the city, making turns, driving the steering wheel itself, and watching for dangerous things a new or inexperienced driver could not do. Being a new driver can be very challening at first and may even bring a traumatic experience. Coming off as a new driver and only having my license for three months, I know what the pressure can feel like when you feel like you havent learned soemthing and you are already on your own. There are some cons when it comes to new driverless cars; Let's say someone is in a wreck and later come to find the car had failed them, who is responsible now? The manufacturer. The car could fail out of nowhere with no warning signs and even cost someone their life. Though there have been studies, a driverless car could have a potential downfall affect on drivers. Some could feel like they can be lazy and not have to worry about their surroundings and cause an accident that way; A person could even fall asleep at the wheel and do more damage than good. Some states make it illegal to even drive computer-type cars because of a law they have. Driverless cars come with baggage on both sides of good and bad, but with a little more knowledge and research it could change someone's opinion overtime. They could potentially save someone's life and other people surrounding them. They could save a new driver's life and could even help them learn all of the skills of the road. With the new techonology we have in this new future, we could cut the wreck numbers in half to seventy five percent. Driverless cars are not a bad idea and they could possibly save this world.

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I know this wasn't created by aliens in many ways. It is just a naturally created landform that looks like face. If it was created by aliens then NASA would benefit from discovering life on a different planet, so that shows that everyone in NASA is sad that we didn't find life. Landforms created from nature shouldn't be lied about just to get attention. That is why we don't tell other people a lie when it is just a landfrom like the Grand Canyon. Here are also reasons how I know it wasn't created by aliens. Some rock formations on Earth are created by wind chipping off peices until one day the rocks are completely gone. We didn't have any control of the winds that created the rock formations, so that shows that nothing living created it. Around the face is other landforms that were created the same way the Face was made. The Face is the only one that people pay attention to becuase it looks like a face, but if you look at the entire picture you can see that other landforms are there that might not look like a face, but they show that landforms are created naturally there. These examples show us that these landforms were not created by aliens, but by the weather that accurs there. That is why we shouldn't lie just to get attention and make everybody believe something that isn't real. This concludes that the Face was only created by weather like the landforms on Earth.

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By reading this article I would be in no doubt certain that using FACS (Facial Action Coding Systme) for the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable. It could keep the attention of the students inside a classroom. In paragraph 6 it mentions why FACS is a good and helpful tool to use inside a classroom. According to Prof. Thomas Huang, of the Beckman Institute for Adanced Science at the Unversity of Illinois, ¨A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored,¨ Dr. Haung also goes on and predicts ¨Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor.¨ By Dr. Haung telling us this information it shows us that by using FACS our students may pay better attention in class becuase they are not confused nor bored. Another reason why using FACS is important is because it has the potential in increase the students intelligence. In conclusion, FACS is a good and helpful advancement in techology that could one day be in schools everywhere. It would make school less boring and could keep the attention of the students inside the classroom.

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A stop to driverless cars Over the years technology has changed dramatically in many ways. Cell phones have the ability to shut off smart tv's with a push of a button, computers have the ability to hack humans with special softwares. People have developed many new ideas about technology with the modern world today. Driverless cars are a whole new introduction to technology today. Are people for or against drieverless cars? Some positive aspects of driverless cars include the following, they can handle up to 25 miles per hour-special touch sensors make sure the driver keeps hold of the wheel. They can steer,accelerate, and brake themselves. All of the driverless cars are designed to notify when there is a road that requires human skills, examples would be accidents, construction zones, etc. When a vehical is in danger of backing up into an object, the seat vibrates to get the drivers attention. Driverless cars could also help senior citizens that are not capable to drive themselves places that they need to go. Some negative aspects of driverless cars include, human drivers staying alert and ready to take over in a situation. Having someone drive for you when you have the ability to drive yourself could cause you to get bored at times. In case you do not feel your seat vibrate it would already be too late to try to control the car yourself. One major negative aspect of driverless cars that me, myself would mostly worry about is car malfunction. Car malfunction happens quite often and what would happen if all of a sudden the car starts going crazy? Drivers, passengers, and pedestrians would not be safe if the car had a malfuntion. In conclusion, I think driverless cars would not be safe. Although the driverless car does have some positive aspects, most people would want to get in a car where they feel safe in, not a car where they feel something may go wrong in a tough situation. I am totally against driverless cars only because I would not like to be in a car that I do not feel safe in, let alone a car I have to worry about.

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In this artical the author suggests that studing venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports this idea by providing some information about Venus and how similer and different it is compared to Earth. In paragraph one, the author states how Venus is the second planet from our sun. Then in paragraph two, the author tells us that Venus is often referred to as Earth’s “twin." The author also states how Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density, size, and distance. Since Venus is right around the corner, humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. In paragraph two, it states that each previous mission was unmanned, and for a good reason, because no space craft survived the landing for more than a few hours. The author then stated, that maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has landed on Venus for more than three decades. Venus has a thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide that blankets it. The more challenging thing is that Venus has clouds that are highly corrosive sul

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LET PEOPLE BE FREE Luke Bonberger had no idea that his life will change soon.So he started to think about it then he new what to do.But he new his life was going to change soon when he graduaed from high school. So he friend don Reist invited him to Europe on a cattle boat,but Luke couln't say no but is new it was aopportunity Then they went so he had to do alot of thing like cheak on the animals once ahour.Luke cross the atlantic Ocean 16 times but he got use to that.Then it was world war 2 was over europe, and many countries were left in ruins.So to help thoes countries give them more food, animals, amd more thens. People should always be free in eat in live from as long as they can because they don't nothing to peole to hurt them like that.People need to stop the fighting in the killing to beating on there kids.It's not fear to kids if they are getting hurt on all the after kids are self in sound not getting hurt or betting,

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Have you ever wanted to know what a Seagoing Cowboy is? Well, today you a going to learn what a Seagoing Cowboy is. You should join the Seagoing Cowboy progam because its a progam that delivers Animals, Food Supply, and or car parts. The Seagoing cowboy program was started in World War 2 it offically launched bussiness with the UNRRA to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. In paragraph 1, it states that," Luke Bomberger had no idea that his life would change soon after his High School Graduation. He was working two part-time jobs when his friend Don Reist invited him to go to Europe on a Cattle Boat." Also in paragraph 2, "It was 1945, World War II was over in Europe, and many Countries were left in ruins. To help these countries recover their food supplies, animals, and more, 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA. UNRRA hired "Segoing Cowboys" to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. Next, In August 1945, the received their orders to report to New Orleans. They got their seaman's papers and boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster, headed for Greece-with a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them. Luke turned 18 before arriving in Greece, which mean he could be drafted for military service. By the time he was discharged in 1947, Luke had made nine trips the most of and Seagoing Cowboy This is why i think you should join the Seagoing Cowboys Program because they help people with the food supply, water, and many other things

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Helping other people is a good way to be close to a alot of people. In this story, Luke Bomberger is a Seagoing Cowboy. He learns that in the Seagoing Cowboys program made a big difference to him because he has been helping people and also having fun at the same time. He is convensing people because he said that he was greatfull for such an amazing time to be a Seagoing Cowboy helping people and even getting to play games. I think that Luke is helping people to be a Seagoing Cowboy because the awareness stayed with him and many people who join can have the same feeling as Luke. Being a Seagoing Cowboy can help anyone around the whole community. Luke told his family about the Seagoing Cowboys and now that his family knows his family can go and tell other people about the program. In the seagoing Cowboys there are many things you can do sucha s sports and otheres. People and kids as they grow up they can plays sports and have fun while they work. I think that being a Seagoing Cowboy is a good way of doing something and helping people at the same time. Being a Seagoing Cowboy must be hard.

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In ¨Challenge of Exploring Venus,¨ the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author makess it very obvious that he has a bias opinion on whether or not we should explore Venus despite the dangers it presents. We see in Paragraph 8 a statement made by the author that exhibits his feelings on the matter. ¨Striving to invent the challenge presented by Venus has value. only beacause of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. Our travel on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation¨, this shows the author thinks that we should not let the dangers and set backs prevent us from exploring our universe and discorvering more about Venus. Another example of the authors opinion is the statement made in paragraph 6, ¨Therefore scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks.¨ The author makes it obvious that he thinks we should not focus on the risks and dangers but to go explore the planet. This article shows us that the priviledge of studying and observing a planet far exceeds the dangers of what might happen if we do.

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Dear Senator, The electoral college was a perfect way of electing, in the 1900's. Now, we should be allowing the people of the United States decide who they want to be their president. Not only is this inequality, but it is decieving and unfair. I know people say "Life's unfair." and while it is, we should be doing our best to keep our country in line. We are already in a steep pile of debt. Obama has only made this worse. Why was he elected? Mostly because he is part of a minority. Inequality much? U.S. citizens are being put to shame by every elector in the electoral college. We have the right to vote, for electors. And these electors barely ever follow suit. Not only do they stray from what the people want, they also take away our authority in the government. If we have the right to vote, then let us vote on wether or not to keep the electoral college. I'm pretty sure i'm not the only one who has these thoughts. I understand that I am simply a child and that you have no reason to listen to me, but if not me, listen to the rest of our country. Under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. (passage 2, paragraph 10) As stated by Bradford Plumer, we do not elect our president. If we did, Al Gore would have been our president in 2000. If all men are equal, then why are you choosing certain people over the U.S. population. It is utterly decieving to take our votes and throw them away, to make us think that our votes matter when they really don't. If this is who you want to choose our president, then don't have us vote. Although people say that the electoral college takes away the chance of majority, that's how the system works. How do you think the president wins? They like to call it winner-takes-all. That is a nice way to put it. The president is decided by the majority of votes in the electoral college. What puts these electors above me? I am young, but I have a working mind just like my parents. Why do my parents votes get pushed to the side and ignored? The reason is because the U.S. is a lying and unfair country. They tell us that we are the ones who control the government, yet they put our own people above us. America has been going downhill and that is all that will continue if we dont change something. Getting rid of the electoral college will allow us to prosper. Why listen to a young teenager? Well, I know how it feels to be put on the bottom of the ladder, even if you are the smartest. America knows what is best for us. Not a few people chosen in each state to represent what they themselves want. Let us choose the president once, and if it doesn't work out, then you can continue your way. Just remember, if you never shoot for the moon, you will never reach the stars.

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Studying Venus is dangerous and hazardous. The author explains what exactly makes it this way and even so the author explains why we should still study it. The author explains how venus is most like earth in terms of density and size. Astronomers beleive that Venus "may well once have been the moat earth-like planet in our solar system." The author talks about how Venus gets "over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmosphereic pressure is 90 times greater" than earth. The author talks about hiw metal would melt on teh surface and how the pressure would smash a specially made submarine. Venus also contains "eruptig volcanoes, powerful eathquakes, and frequent lightening strikes." Even thirty-plus miles above the surface, tempatures would stll be around 170 degrees fahrenhiet, but pressure would be around what it is like at sea level on earth. With all of this bad you would have plentiful solar power and radiation would exceed earth levels. The author explains how we can't speciments from venus abd that we need to find a way to get the speciments. Researchers are working on innovation that would allow machines long time to last whule contrubuting to our knowledge of our sister planet. Venus is dangerous but NASA and many other researchers are looking for ways to make studying venus possible. Not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades, and researchers are trying to change that. Researchers are looking bck at technology used in world war two. The author takls about venus being a backu planet if this planet becomes unlivable.

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Have you ever seen a face on Mars? A landform has been found on a region of Mars called Cydonia. Many argue that the the Face is either a natural landform or a landform created by aliens. Many information from the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars" can help come to a conclusion. The "Face on Mars" is just a natural landform. The first supporting evidence to the claim is that the face would benefit NASA if the Face was made by aliens like people said. Real evidence of aliens would be an informational outbreak. NASA would be credited for an outstanding discovery, so why would they hide a true theory from arguing skeptics? Second, several other natural landforms are just like the Face on Mars. The picture shows its reseblence to landforms common around western America. Mars Global Surveyor, Garvin, stated, "It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." Also, The resemblence was "formed by shadows giving the illusion of" a face showing it is just a mesa. Lastly, supporters of the alien theory believed the Face has alien markings that are hidden. They thought this because of wispy clouds in front of the camera taking the picture appeared. Because "you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size" anyone could see the alien markings they speaked of. The alien conspirancy of the Face located on the Red Planet can be proven false. Details from "Unmasking the Face on Mars" can support it is just a natural landform, a mesa. These unknown, mysterious aliens people speak of did not build the Face on Mars.

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The Electoral College was established in the Constitution by the founding fathers. "The Electoral College process consists of the selection of electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for president and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress" is stated in source 1. This is process has been around for decades, but things have changed. This process does not fit with what is happening in the present and is outdated. The election should be by popular vote. There is a disaster factor.  According to "Source 2: The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong", it's says that the state legislatures are responsible for picking electors. The thing is that those electors can betray the trust which has happened before. You do not want to risk having someone defy the will of the people. Some people may argue that the states know what they are doing and are cautious on who to pick, but in the past the electors have refused to vote for their party's candidate. You do not want to put this in hands of someone who will not help you and the other people on such an important event like voting. When you vote, there is a slight possibility of a tie occuring. If this were to happen, the state delegations would vote on which president. Each state will cast one vote, which is not fair because of the amount of representives in different states. "...the single representative from Wyoming, representing 500,000 voters, would have as much say as the 55 representatives from California, who represent 35 million voters" is stated in source 2. Some people may say that the bigger states are helpful with voting because the Electoral College will balance out what the large states loss by the population votes. This still isn't fair because this is saying that the smaller states with less representatives do not have much say in the voting and this will turn off potential voters. Some presidents may have a stronger appeal to some states then others. It may have to do with where the president is from (North, South). This goes back to how the bigger states have more power. "...such as Romney was in the South, has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states," is stated in source 3. This means that the bigger states in the South will be known for all voting Romney since that is where he is the strongest and well liked. There may be voters in the South that were more for Obama. Smaller states may hate what Romney is doing and vote for Obama, but they do not have as much power as the bigger states. This is like the winner takes it all, they may know that they have no chance in winning. (Obama did end up winning and was titled as the 44th President of the United States. To others, they may say that each persons vote does count but it doesn't seem like it. The voters in the South didn't see any campaign ad by Romney which was not fair because he was not concerned about them not voting for him. The Electoral College is not a fair process. It worked in the past, but not anymore. Using the popular vote process is more fair for all of the people. They have more say and there votes feel more important. This will encourage potential voters to vote and to become more involved with the political events. We need to encourage potential voters because one day, when they become older, they will be the voters of our country.

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Driverless cars? It seems to be a major advancement in technology, but whats the purpose? In all honesty, it is a very cool idea. This idea though, has a lot of thinking to go behind it. Is it neccasary? What about the safety issues? How is this going to help the environment, safety of others, driving issues, fuel usage, and many other things? In this essay, i have many things to discuss and question as to why the development of driverless cars don't seem like something neccesary to fund. In my eyes, cars are some of the coolest things ever made. I consider myself to be a "car guy" if you will. I have had a passion for cars since i was a little boy and I have always liked the idea of going fast and making the car faster. Driverless cars, in my eyes, are like taking the racer out of an INDY Car. Who is going to replace that skilled racer? Sure, we have the technology for it but is it really neccesary? Excluding calculators for math answers and Google for searching up history, I would rather put myself behind the wheel of a car rather than a computer. I trust myself to drive an interstate more than i do a computer to do it for me. A computer doesnt have the same reflex skills as a human would. If another driver swerves in front of me while driving, am I going to have a better chance of dodging them quicker than the computer and cameras would? I believe you cant always depend on technology to save you. Sometimes you have to take it into your own hands. Personally, I belive that driving a car myself is more enjoyable than someone or something doing it for me. I have always wanted to experience the rush and adrenaline of driving a Top Fuel Dragster at the NHRA. If i had the opportunity, i would never let a computer do that for me. There are many people who think this way as well. Another issue with this technology is the safety of it. As i stated in the last paragraph, who is going to dodge a swerving car faster; the computer, or myself? If im paying attention then i have a much better chance of doing it quicker than the computer. What if it malfunctions? No technology ever invented is fool proof or issue free. At some point in time, something breaks, needs replaced, or just gets too old. Its the same thing with original car parts as well. Everything gets old and needs replaced at some point in time. What am i to do if my driverless car malfunctions on the road? Safety is always a major concern. I agree that there a many pros to go along with the Driverless Car. But with most pros, there is a con to go with it. A pro of the driverless car would be the stress relief. Technology is something that makes life easier. But the con is that you cant always depend on technology to work 24/7. Another pro would be simply how amazing it is that a car is actually driving itself. The con for this is the actual cost. How much will this technology cost to develop? The economy is always changing paces and it isnt always possible for everyone to own the lastest and greatest technology. Im also very sure that the maintenance and repair cost of something like this would be through the roof just like any other technological advancement. In conclusion, I disagree with the production of the driverless car. I believe it takes away the joy of the ride, along with the safety of it as well. The human factor of the driving machine will always play a vital role in every day transportation. The human could be the deciding factor between safety and reliability.

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The author presents both good and bad aspects of driverless cars by explaing some of the problems we already have. Sergey Brin, cofounder of google, can see our future on this planet with driverless cars. "He believes such cars would fundamentally change the world." (1). "Without the option of smarter roads, manufacturers turned to smarter cars-" (4). Some compnies have already started to think about how much smarter do the cars need to be (4)? They have already started to add more position-estimating sensors to the cars. They add sensors to the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an inertial motion sensor (4). "Why would anyone want a driverless car that still need sa driver? (8) That proves to be an excelent question. If they have created something that is supposed to be driverless. It should hbe able to handle everything and anything thrown its way. If theres a wreck, find another route before reaching it. If there's road construction or a policeman/woman, get over out of the way or move over into the lane beside you. Why should we have to take control because the "driverless" car can't do it by its self? We should be able to sit back and not have to wait for our turn to take control of the car. "Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting their turn to drive?" (8) We shouldnt have to. If they cretaed it to do everything in the kitchen. Why leave out the kitchen sink? We want it to have everything including the kitchen sink. Everything like steering, parking, turning, stopping, starting, climate control, and finding our perfect seat comfort setting. "Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that saftey is best achieved with alert drivers." (9) There should be laws for not only the drivers, passengers and pedestrians but also for the companies. The people and machines who make the cars should also test them to make sure they are safe for us. The ones who will be using the cars, trucks, vans and other vehicles for everyday needs. "Automakers are continuing their work on the assumption that the problems ahead will be solved." (10) The people and/or machines that are creating these vehicles are now making sure that any problem the future may hold has been acessed before it has come up. They are making sure to have all their bases covered. My position on driverless cars is that if they do finally get them to drive without a driver then they should also check for any other problems and solutions in case in the future they run into them.

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There is many different things that are imprinted on the earths surface, that people have put there or just been formed by the way the earth shifts. The thing about someone putting something on the earth is you could tell that someone or something put it there Im going to be presuading you that the face on the land is just a naturl land formation and has not been put there by a living creture such as an alien. The face that has formed on the earth over the years is just a natural land form. I think it is just a natural landform because you can see in the pictures up above how it changes of the year. The face changes of the years because the way the land movement is. You can see that it has not been put there by somone because the way it has changed over the years that it has formed. The reason I think it has formed over the years is because if you look at the pictures look how much the formation from 1998 to 2001. If it was put there by someone, it would of been alot more clear that a someone made the face. The face appeared because of how the land moves. I hope you can agree with me that the face on the earth has just formed over the years and wasnt put there by some living creature such as an alien. We have no proof that aliens even excist so that is more proof that it has just formed throughtout the years .

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Changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United State is the best way to select the prisedent, because people has right to pick any prisedent for them selve. popular vote for the prisident is fair way to vote, there's no cheeting. I think that The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. The electoral college is unfair to voters, because winner got to take all system in each state. it's also dangurios for all the people in US. If the winner got to take all system in each state, then he able to do anything he/she wants. It's like a disaster factor, and the system allows for much worst. and consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors. that those clectors could always defy the will of the people. on electorall college system voters vote not for the president, but for slate of elector. people vote for president, not for slate of elector!!!! electoral college may cauge trouble, it may mess up the system,    

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Some people argue that a new technology callled the Facial Action Coding System is valuable to read emotional expressions of students. The Facial Action Coding System is valuable to read emotional expressions of students in a classroom. The use of the new technology to read students expression should be used because it can help communicate, it can help identify certain things, and it can help teachers. The new facial techonolgy could help with communcation in classroms. In paragrapgh 6 it states, "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication," notes Dr. Huang." "So computers need to understand that, too". This shows how this new technology helps communication between other humans be more understanding. Also, knowing what someone is really feeling when a conversation is being held in a classroom. Instead of students hiding their emotions teachers will really know how kids are feeling. FACS, the Facial Ation Coding System is improving other techonolgy. According to paragrapgh 8 it says that to an expert, faces don't lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity isn't being truthful. This reveals how identyify humans emotions could be accurate even when they face may look like something else. Also, being in a classroom it would help determine if a student is lying by a guilty look students may try and hide. This technology could help the classroom in many other situations. The FACS could help out teacher in various situations in class. In paragraph 6 it cites that a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored. This shows how the coding system could help teachers spot out the right students who needs help. In some situation where teachers may ask students do everyone understand something and someone is not brave enough to speak up and say no and move one without knowing what to do this could help teachers know wether students truly understand or maybe not on task. The new technology, the Facial Action Coding System gives teachers relieable and accurate information about students which will help out teachers tremendously. The use of the new electronic device used to read students expression should be used because it can help communicate, it can help identify certain things, and it can help teachers. Using the Facial Action Coding System in class to determine emotional expression of students is valuable.The techonology provide helpful use according to Dr. Huang.

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Adavntages of limiting your car usage can actually be benifitical to you and your family, maybe even the earth you live on. Many say that they were tense when they owned a car, but once they got rid of it, they claimed to be more happy. That last statement has to be coming from a liar because why would you ever be happy without a car? In April 2013 the number of miles driven per person was nearly 9% below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995. Many sociologists belive it will have beneficial implications for carbon emissions and the enviroment since transportation is the second largest source of americas emisions just behind power plants. programs are suggesting that people use other methods of tranportation. which is cool, i guess?  Different things are suggesting that we are converging and witnessing a long term cultural shift. Car pool apps, center of cities makes suburbs less appealing. im not even trying anymore with this essay,  people are connecting in other ways than meeting up. nobody is caring anymore about this essay. just typing. in columbia its the 3rd straight year that cars have been banned. blah blah blah. goals are to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. nobody cares, lets talk about something else. Advantages about limiting car usage. Really? I dont care about german suburb life without cars and i dont ever intend to care about it. i am a proud owner of a car and i dont want to live a life without it. This prompt is so unrelatable, mainly because I OWN A CAR! Maybe if i didnt i would be able to undertand this a little more but this is so ridiculous that i have to sit here and take time away from my education to write about cars. Im not even into cars. i dont care that people decide not to use cars, good for them, but i do use a car on a daily basis. im so over all of this excessive testing. Cars are pretty and nicely air conditioned, and shiny. They get you where you need to be quickly and you can jam out while on the way there. I hate essays, they are obnixious and boring. this is all a huge waste of time and i wish i just stayed home like some of the other kids in this class so that i wouldnt have to take this. Cars can be a nice way of driving around in money bags and showing everyone that you can afford this unnessacarily large vehicle that will sit in the hot room connected to your house, that also has a tempature very similar to hell. Honestlty your probably a really nice person who got stuck with the unfortunate job of reading all of these essays and grading them. You should be paid more because this just sucks, and im not even the one who has to read them all. You need to quit and go find some passion in your life. Take a painting class, or go watch the sunrise, you shouldnt be here reading all of these dumb essays that will never benefit my future or yours. To conclued this dreadful essay, please go find a passion because you cant keep doing this and wasting your life away. Go water some plants, and make your bed, or make another persons bed. Just do somethign else other that sit here and read a bunch of essays that a essentially meaning less. You need something more in life and i do as well.

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There are many dangers on venus. The atmosphere of venus is 97 percent carbon dioxide, which mean there isnt alot of oxygen and we need oxygen. the clouds on venus are made up of sulfuric acid. So if it were to rain we wouldnt be able to live becuase it would be raining acid. The planet earth is a nice comfortable temperature the we are used to. The planet venus has a surface temp of 800 degress fahrenheit which would make the planet inhabitable. The temperature of venus would melt metals. The pressure there could crush whole submariens. We do need to figure out a way of getting on that planet because our planet earth is slowly diteriating and we treat it wrong The planet earth is a very comfortable planet. The ground on earth is a temperature that wouldent melt us to pieces instantly. Their is water, food, etc that can be here at earth so we can live here. their are jet planes that can fly low to the ground with no hazard but in venus you have to fly 30 miles above the ground because its to hot. Either way our curiosidy will het the best of js and start risking lives of many people to go and try to get someone on that planet. But that doesnt matter we need to make something that is heat resistant enough to be able to land on venus for exploration. This is the reason why i think that venus is a worthy but dangerous pursuit. venus is a inhabitable planet at this moment. Earth is all we have right now. We are not treating this planet right and at the rate we are doing it weill make us have to migrate to a new planet mosy likely. This is my reasoning

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I can see why you can think that "the Face on Mars" is some form of proof that either alien life did at one time or is still cuurrently on Mars . The human mind is meant to think, imagine and wonder "what if". Let's say these "aliens" are in fact real and constructed "the Face" in order to communicate with us. Carving a giant face has got to be one of if not thee least effective way of dong so. These "aliens" very well could have simply just put a peice of shiney metal on the surface and the MGS would have seen it and we would probaly think "hey, this unknown element is here on the surface of a planet where there are no metals". Not only would it make us think that there is indeed metals on Mars but then we would think "hey metals most usually form deep undergroud so there is no reason for this to be on the surface". THAT would be a valid way of letting us know "hey, we exist". Also another thing, if "aliens" made "the Face" how is it no footprint s were found. And there's no wind on Mars they coulnt have blown away. Seriusly, that's a big project so you're gonna need a lot of your alien buddies to help you out with it and no footprints....hmm. Well hey,maybe they have got giant eagle wings and fly everywhere. Yeah, on a planet that HAS NO GRAVITY! Let's face it though (ha, face, get it?) everybody loves a good "supernatural " story. I believe that this is nothing more. "Once in 1976 a NASA spacecraft was looking for a place to land, and there on the surface they found... a huge human's face carved out of the surface Mount Rushmore style....wooouuh" In conclusion, The very thought that "aliens" somehow carved a face onto Mars is ridiculis . And the final nail in the coffin? When you hear "conspiricy theorist" you think of a frail, usually middle aged, pale becuase he hasn't stepped out of his trailer in weeks, guy with a aluminum cone on his head and always taling about how"The Man" is out to get him. Also he is dirty becuase hasnt shaved or showered in like a year. His trailer that's in the middle of nowhere has got newspaper Scoch taped on the windows and the inside is filled with shelves of "alien communicating devices" (Yeah well, tell E.T. I said Hi)

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So, you think that this face on mars, was made by an Alien? Well you thought wrong. There are many reasons why this was not made by an alien. It could be the formation of the land on mars or spacerocks hit it, or it could even be something from inside mars. You dont always know. But Im going to explain why. Scientist have already went up and discovered this face on Mars because at one time, a lot of people though it was a face made by aliens. Everyone was so excited to see pictures and everything. But some of the information in this article thinks otherwise. In paragraph 7 in this article, it explains how Michael Malin, flew over mars and captured sharper pictures of this "face. " But it soon revealed that it was not made by Aliens, it was just a natural lanform and there was no Alien Monuments. A lot of people were dissapointed, but like I said anything could of happend. The people from NASA took a bunch of pictures and did a lot of tests on it and the picture pretty much said the same thing all along. Plus, Aliens were alive 1000 years ago, if that and so why would people think that they would choose mars, out of all the other planets, and burry an alien in Mars, and it all the sudden show back up. Now do you really think this is true? Now I think it is just a formation in land like the article said. In the article, some people think that the Alien markings were hidden by haze. Thats a logical reason but I still dont think it is realistic enough. If the haze did not show up in the picture that they took, how could they of not saw it. Plus the Article says that the picture that was most recently took, the lenses on the camera was 10 times sharper and better than the photos that the Vikings photo. Near the end of the Article it talks about how they even went back again that was even better than the 2 pictures before and that zoomed in so you could see every little detail. Then again it came back with the same results. It was a land formation. They think that it was just a lava dome and has the same formation. So with all of fthat information I think it is pretty reasonable to say that there was no Aliens on Mars and there deffinataly is not a face from them. This could happen on any other planet to. All along it was just a land formation. At the beggining of the Article I also thought that it was a face from the Aliens too but then I went through the article and there is no possible way. Land forms on its own. So with that being said I guess mars formed with a face on it. Plus rocks and stuff could of made the indents in the face to make it look like eyes. I hope that was a agreeable argument that aliens were never on mars and proably will never be again.

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In this writing prompt I will be supporting the authors argument. The author belives that Venus should be explored and belives exploring Venus would bring plentiful information that could help the world learn more about other plantes and ours. But for this to be an arguemnt there must be a danger or bad factor, the bad harmful factor is the dangers on Venus. Venus has many dangers that has harmed unmanned spacecrafts. More dangers will be explained further in the prompt. Venus is often called Earths twin, Venus is the planet that is most related to earth in terms of density and size. But Venus has many more dangers than Earth. Venus has an atmosphere of 97 percent carbon dioxide wich means humans will not be able to breath the air. Venus's surface is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than earths pressure. Because of the extremely high amount of pressure that would crush a submarine and melt any metal humans would nto be caple of landing on the surface of Venus without being crushed. And not only does Venus have very high tempertures, pressure and a deadly atmosphere, it also has erupting volcanos, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lighting strikes. So why would we want to explore Venus if it is so inhospitable? Venus may have once had been like earth, with oceans and lifeforms. Venus does have a rocky surface with valleys, moutains and craters. Venus could be the human races next planet to inhabit if an incident would occur to Earth. Venus is the planet that is most like earth with its terrain and possible past life and water. Although Venus has its deadly dangers to humans, scientists are creating ways for humans to explore Venus and learn about this twin planet. " NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." (The Challenge of Exploring Venus,5) that statement from the excerpt states that scientists have come up with their theorys to explore Venus. They have an idea to send Humans above Venus's atmosphere to explore Venus so they do not melt by the extremely high tempertures or get crushed by the high pressure. With these ideas humans could explore Venus without being harmed and could gather needed information about the twin planet. Scientists are also working on other approaches to studying Venus with possible electronic devices that could last possibly up to three weeks on Venus's surface. With more time scientists could create more ideas and plans to explore Venus's surface. In this prompt I have explained the twin planet, Venus, and the dangers it holds. The author of the excerpt, " The Challenge of Exploring Venus" suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. I have also explained the dangers Venus posses such as the high tempertures and the extremely high pressure. Scientists are creating more and more theorys of ways to explore Venus everyday. Therefore in the future I do belive we will explore Venus and that exploring Venus would be very plentiful to the humans race.

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Imagine a day where there will be no driver at the steering wheel of a car, problems would eventually arise, specially if there are accidents and people don't know who to blame. Driverless cars that exist today are not entirely driverless, they someone who can take comand if there are traffic problems or construction ahead. Everyday technology advances more and more, some companies believe that in the future there will be cars that opeate by themselves without the need of having someone there incase of a problem, some companies even have a prediction for when such cars will come out into the market. Driverless cars shouldn't be on the road. First of all, Driverless cars shouldn't be be on the road because they will not be able to operate correctly if there is a problem in the raod. Driverless cars today still need someone there incase there are problems in the road that only humans can take care of, how will a car know what to do in this type of situation, they don't think like people. There are situations that could happen while a driverles car is on the road that sometimes can not be foreseen, therefore the car cannot be programed for such situation. Humans normally know what to do if there are roads constructions ahead or there is something on thee road, like a ditch to avoid, and in these situations how can a car 'see' what goes on in the road. Even if the cars were to have sensors for the outside, what about the inside, if there was a problem with the passanger the car wouldn't be able to tell what to do. Additionally, driverless cars shouldn't be on the road because how would law apply to them. There are many accidents that happen in the road every day, law is applied in this situations to know who is to take the blame and what to do. In the situation of a driverless car it would be dificult to pinpoint how law would apply to them, if an accident were to happen, would the manufacturer or the driver be the one to take the balme. There isn't even a driver in this car, and sometimes technology malfunctions occur, so no one could really take the blame. With time anything can malfunction, but if an accident that involves death is to occur how would the problem be managed if there is only a car, technology, to blame and take resposibility. Most importantly, driverless cars shouldn't be on the road beacuse there will be too many expenses. If there would be driverless cars in the future, how much would you be charged for being taken somewhere by such a car. In today's world there is almost always a cost in order to get any type of service, the drverless car would, most likely, have a cost in order to be used, and at first that wouldn't be cheap. A driverless car would steal chaufers jobs, and sometimes those jobs are all that sustain some people, so this car would make many not have a way to get paid. At first when this cars are being constructed, how will they be paid for, each city would probably have to spend a vast amount of money to get this cars so they can start operating. In conclusion, Driverless cars shouldn't be on the road. If these cars were on the road there will be too many expenses, how would law apply to them, and they won't be able to operate correctly if there is a problem on the road. There will be many problems with these cars, and conflicts will be harder to slove with them. If they are released into the market, a person should first think of all the things and conflicts that may arise just because of one car before using it.

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There have been many discussions whether or not having an electoral college as the system to decide the president is alright. Many people say this system is corrupted and that it must be thrown out to think of a new better government system, while many other people disagree and state that "yes", this system works perfectly well and that we should keep it this way for many years. Of course, most of the population of the country simply believe this system is best and we should keep it. This may be because certainty of the outcome, and because the system is made out well. Of course, there is also a downside to this such as when a person goes to vote, their not neccesarily voting for whom they believe to be voting for. To begin with, having the electoral college is great because of the fact that there is certainty of the outcome. As said in source 3 by Richard A. Posner, there is absolute certainty of the person you're voting for is going to win or lose. The reason is that the winning candidate's share of the Electoral College invariably exceeds his share of the popular vote. For example, in the 2012 election, Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and Romney. Useing this as an example explains that the electoral college, to win it, you must need the magority votes. Furthermore, the system it self is made out really well. As said in source 1, the electoral college process consists of the selection of the electors [ which consists of 538 and only takes 270 electoral votes to elect a president]. During this meeting they vote for who they want as president and vice president. Also, your state's entitiled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation. In a way you could say that, the electoral college is like a game, and many people just want it gone because they aren't good at it, or just don't understand it. Of course there is always a downside to everything. This flaw is that, when you're voting, you're not voting for who you believe you are voting for. As said in source 2, when you vote for your president, the vote doesn't go to the president, but for the slate of electors, who in turn elect the president. This may not sound so bad, but with something such as this, there could easily be some corruption in that and could change the outcome of the election. But even with this said, it's an unlikeble chance. when you vote, the elector you voted for is most likely going to be an elector which will vote for your president. So no worries. In conclusion, letting the electoral college stay is a good idea. It is a well thought out system, and the certainty of which president will be elected is completely accurate which doesnt make it a big guessing game. Don't pay attention to those conspiricies of the electoral college, that we have a great system.

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Have you ever thought of that computers can help correct our flaws? Researchers in the past have told us that humans are not perfect and will make mistakes. Driverless cars can prevent accidents that are caused by distractions. Driverless cars will only use half the fuel and has more flexibility than a bus. Driverless cars should have a chance to come out in the market. Researchers devoted their lives in figuring out things that are extraordinary such as knowing that computers do not have souls. They can be programed to do anything such as driving a car for you. Who needs a driver when engineers can invent a system where the car can drive itself. According to the article driverless cars are not truly driverless. "Google cars are not truly driverless; they still alert the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with a complicated traffic issues, such as navigating through roadwork or accidents"(Driverless Cars Are Coming 2). Of course their can technical difficulties with the system. However, we as people are advancing in technology every single day and some day someone is going to figure out the problem and fix it. Everybody should look at the bigger picture. Driverless cars can prevent accidents that are simply because a person is distracted from his/her phone. No one should suffer a loss because of a simple mistake like checking on text messages or phone calls. According to the article " Manufacturers are also considering using cameras to watch that drivers are remaining focused on the road. While the driver watches the road, the car watches the driver"(Driverless Cars Are Coming 7). The car has better qualities than the cars today. Google cars even spend more time driving because the car will only use half of the gas that taxi uses. Imagine thinking on how much gas money that a ordinary person can save. According to the article " The cars he forssees would use half the fuel today's taxis and offer far more flexibility than a bus"(Driverless Cars Are Coming, Sergey Brin 2). To conclude, driverless cars need that chance to be accepted into our society. These cars are being researched by scientist and engineers every day. Even when they were experimenting with these cars they noticed that it prevent accidents caused by distraction. Sergey Brin forsees a better future for the people of America. People lives are on the line when they are on the road.

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The challenge of Exploring Venus. Venus is the most like planet ou there Venus sometimes called the "Evening Star," is one of the brightest pointes of light in the night sky, making it a simple for even an amateur stargazer to spot. One day go outsaid in look up to the sky you can maybe see venus when the sky is clean. Venus is the second planet from our sun. as Venus is simple to see from the sidtant bistant but safe ventage point of earth, it has poroved a very challenging place to examine more closely. as referred to as the Earth's "twin," venuse is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in the distance too. Venus and the Earth they orbit the sun at differnt speeds. These differences in the speed mean the sometimes we are closer to mars and other times to Venus and is becuase Venus is sometimes right around the corner. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spacseship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. that is a very long time. Numerous facotrs contribute to Venus reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite its proximity to us. A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highlt corrosive sulfuic acid in venus atmosphere if people go to venus they will dead because there will be a lot of oxgen for people to have a life there. On the planet's surfave temperatures average over 800 degrees fahrenheit, and the atmopheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we expernce on our own planet. There is no away the we can do anything when 90 times greater in our planet. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet in our solar system even though mercury is closer to our sun. Venus was probably covered largely with ocenas and could have supported various forms of life just like the Earth today, Venus still had some featres like the Earth had like is has a surface of rocky sedimenet and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. we can stay in the planet but is away to hot to have life there. NASA has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus. i think is a good to study other planet becuase what if something happen to the earth where are we going to go we need another planet that is like the earth. how are we going to do it, when is going to happen.

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Most people would think of an electoral collage as a place rather than a system. The Electoral collage was a process that was create to help make voting easier when in fact it complicated things. I agree with with source 2 paragraph 14. paragraph 14 clear states "It's official: The electoral collage is unfair, outdated, and irrational." i am completely convinced that the electoral collage is no longer necessary. There is a lot wrong with it, such as having to trust people to be honest and vote the right way, or simply just discrediting a state because of it population. With the electoral collage, you are to have state representatives. Your state is to take a majority vote and relay that information to the state representatives. Then the state representatives will then vote according to how the majority persuaded them to vote. However many things can go wrong with this they can simply vote their way or like paragraph 10 states, they can get confused and vote for the wrong candidate. Due to the fact states have electoral votes based on size and population that one vote could cost the election. on the other hand, the electoral vote are very unfair. i believe everybody should have their own individual say so in elections. Some of you may believe that this saves time, but in reality everybody has to vote anyway. in fact it takes more time by deciding state representatives and so on and so forth. i really couldn't think of any other reasons you would want such a corrupt system like thus one. this system is obscured. I guess its all in what you believe. i personally believe this system is outdated. i doubt this system even worked well in the old days. Now-a-days there is some crazy people in this world. it is hard to trust anybody, even family. Also America always preaches against discrimination however they still portray it. the have discrimination against some states because they lack people. however some states choose to lack people so the don't have to become an industrial state. they may want to maintain that farm state feeling. farmers tend to take up a lot of land pushing people away. frankly we still need farmers. just like we need a new system. 

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Why would you not want to go on a Seagoing Cowboys program? IF you got invited to a Seagoing cowboy program would you go? Well Luke's friend invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat he knew it was an opportunity of a life time. If you go on a trip like this one you are beeing audacious, brcause you can fal of the boat and fall in the surreal dark bolding water. When you get there you have to give the animals bales of hay and bags of oats had to be pulled up from the lower holds of the ship. When you see the animals faces your demeanor will change super fast. If you get invited would you still go. If you went on this trip it would take you about two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. When you are on the ship there will be ominous weather. You feel like a heavy rock after the storm is over. When you are on board you get to have some fun to you do not have to do chores all of the time. This is what you would say after a long hard day of work I-had-a-lots-of-work-with-animals-to- do day. After you all of your hard work is done you can still have a fun day. Finally, what are your favorite parts about the Seagoing program now that you have some information? Do you still want to go to the Seagoing Cowboys program? One more thing you need to know before you want to come here you need to sign some papers and turn them in. Do you need to know anymore information about the Seagoing Cowboys program? I hope when you get invited to a Seagoing Cowbays program you get to come!

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Do voters some times get confused about the electers and vote for the wrong candidate? The single best argument against the electoral is what we might call a disaster facter. We the people should consider ourselves lucky to vote. The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be overruled by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular votesthe winner. If the advocates of this position is correct in arguing that the Electoral College method is not democratic in a modern sense . It is the electers who elect the president, not the people . It is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. yet this has happened very rarely when Gore had more popular votes then Bush . It can be argued that the Electoral college method of selecting the president may turn off selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a canadidate who has no hope of carrying their state . And not having everyone vote mite throw things off too. but of courseno voters  vote swings a national election, and in spite of that about one -half the eligible American population did vote in 2012 's election. It think we all think thatevery one should yote and know basic back ground on who there voting for, and avoid  run off elections. Things are not always going to go your way in life so you shold just choose wisely and wish for the best. Thank you, god bless.

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To whom it may concern, I am writting this letter on behaf of my feelings on changing the election by popular vote. The single best argument against the electoral collage is what might be what we (the american people) might call the disastor factor, We should consdier ourselves lucky that in the 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a centry; the system can allow much worse. Back in 1960, segregationists in the Lousiana legislature nearly succeded in replacing the Democratic electors with new electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy. (So that a popular vote for kennedy would not have actually gone to Kennedy) "Faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's canidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote, In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representives. Where state deleations vote on the president, and the senate would choose the vice-president. At the most basic level, he electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state. Canidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winnning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. During the 2000 campain, seventeen sates didnt see the canidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a campain ad. If anyone has a good argument for putting the fate of the presidency in the hands of a few swing voters in Ohio, they have yet to make it... Originally the founding fathers estabished the electoral college in the Constitutuin as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress but i believe that the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational! Some of the best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality Best regards, PROPER_NAME            

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So an invention to see exactly how you feel emotionally? Well personally I think this would be a great thing to put in schools. Give us kids more hands on learning. This could detect if a student is bored or confused, making it easier for teachers to teach. With this students could learn so much more, because with this you could tell when a teacher is loosing a students interest and switch up the teaching act to something fun, like a discussion or hands-on learning. I believe that this should be put in schools all around. It would most defenetitily help the teachers gain and keep the attention span of their students, because they would know their emotions. It would also help with counsillers to get students to talk so they feel better and can be receving more information while they learn vurses holding a grudge against a friend or ect and thinking about that during their class and blocking out the teacher. Some might think this would be a bad idea because some students are already invested in their learning and are fine with it the way that it is. Well this could detect after a change is made to a classroom that some students still are not happy or new students are not happy, or they are confused with the new teaching methods. So either way it would be a win - win, because the teacher could know some students are confused and are not happy with that particullar teaching method, and this could help the teachers find a way to keep all kids on board, so their not confused or at least as much as they were before. So as a conclusion I think this would be a huge benefit to schools and help with the recemindations of schools. this would also be a great help because, more students will graduate because they are now paying attention in their classes.

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The Seagoing Cowboys program is great because you get to travel to unique places. As part of this program, I got to go to China, Greease, Europe, Italy and Crete. We also found out how to have fun abored the ship by having Vollyball tornamints, played Basketball, Boxing, reading, and other stuff also. The Seagoing Cowboys helps out with the rubish from World War II. The program can be dangerous, but you help people and you get to help thoese in need and get to go to new places. People who have been with the Seagoing Cowboys said it was a great opportunity. Luke Bomberger was part of the program. It opended up a world to him. "I'm greatful for this oppertunity," He says "It made me more awere of people of other countiries and their needs." That awereness stayed with him, leading his family to host a number of internasinal students and exchange visiters for years. Thoese are some great thing that happened on the Seagoing Cowboys, its a great oppertunity and I hope you take that oppertunity.

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In 1976 NASA released a photo of a landform on Mars resembling a human face. Not everyone was easily convinced that it was only just a landmass though. Conspiracy theorists believed that it was, "Bona fide evidence of life on Mars." In the article "Unmasking the Face on Mars," the author, Garvin, believed that it was only a mesa. I agree with Garvin that this landmass was not an alien or proof of aliens whatsoever. There is a large amount of proof in the article that was confirmed by NASA that this face is only a landmass, nothing more. In paragraph two of the article the author claimed that mesa's were ordinary in Cydonia, area the mesa was located, according to scientists. The only difference between this mesa and other mesa's found on Mars is that it had uncommon shadows over it illustrating eyes and a mouth. Since mesa's are common in this area it is very unlikely that this, "face," was anything different than just an average mesa taken at an odd angle with a low quality camera. The author also stated in paragraph seven that in 1998 that the photo was retaken with a higher quality camera. NASA released the photo onto a JPL website once the photo was confirmed and the only thing found was not an alien monument, but a natural landform. Many people still doubted that it was a mesa after this photo due to wispy clouds bluring the picture of the monument. According to paragraph ten in the article, the picture was taken one last time of the landmass revealing the same thing, an average mesa. Mesa's also are found commonly in the american west as said in paragraph eleven. The mesa resembles the Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain in Idaho. The two mesa's share a similiar height, appearence, and were not alien monuments. People argue that the mesa in Ohio doesn't have a face appearing on the top, but the only reason the mesa on Mars has a face is due to the angle at which the picture was taken as I said earlier in my piece. The two oppsing sides in this argument have evidence to argue their opinion. The belief that the mesa is actually a face is inncorect due to evidence in the article and my essay. Mesa's are common in the area the picture was taken and the face was caused by shadows along with a low quality camera. Whichever side you are on I believe I have brought forth enough evidence to change your opinion or strengthen your opionion that there was no alien lifeforms yet found on Mars.

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Dear State Senator, Honestly sir/ma'm i think that it would be way better if we just changed our election on popular vote instead of having it as an electoral college. Me personally i think that the whole electoral college thing is kinda dumb mainly because what it stated. That paragraph mainly talked about how the electoral college consist of 538 electors, and 270 votes are required to elect the president. Honestly it probably wouldnt be as difficult if you just voted on most popular. For example the "disaster factor" was named the single best argument and that was about how americans should be lucky that that 2000 fiasco was the biggest election crisis in a century. Im not gunna lie there was a little bit of some negatives effect. For example if we would of did popular votes when president John F. Kennedy ran, he would of lost the election and had not became our prsident. Lucily we didnt change the system then, am i right. Although it has some negatives there is way more positive effects. Im not saying using the electoral college way is bad because they do have some good cause; for example there is atleast 5 good reasons. Hopefully you know all 5 but ill tel you my top 3 reasons on how the electoral college has some good effects. On good positive effect is how hey say it, "Everyone's President". What they mean by that is like how no region would have enough votes to elect a president. So a solid regional favorie like Romeny was in the south had no incentive to campian heavily in those states. another good reason was named "Big States". They meant like every big state like Texas lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the senate decreed in the constitution. One last reason was known as "Swing States". By that they meant like what had happened with Nixon and Clinton. They both had only 43 percent plurality of the popular votes while winning a major in the electoral college. But like i said there is still some negatives about it and my opinion like i said was to vote on popularity. So Mr/Mrs State Senator you got my opion, you should use it. Sincerely, PROPER_NAME

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The use of this technology that allows people and teachers to read the emotional expressions of students in the classroom is valuable. This new technology can be used to detect whether a student understands the lesson or is confused on a subject. Professor Thomas Huang has developed a new way to use technology that can recognize how each person is feeling, based on their facial and emotional expressions. Artist, Leonardo da Vinci, studied human anatomy all his life and used this study to create paintings that can percieve a certain facial expression to convey certain emotions. Leonardo da Vinci's painting, Mona Lisa, was used by the technology Dr. Haung created to determine what exactly she was expressing. In the painting, she seems to be, "83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." This was all shown by using the technology many people are trying to get into the classroom to help students and teachers better understand each other. The software broke down each expression she has on her face to figure out how da Vinci wanted her to feel and show through facial emotions. In classrooms, teachers can often tell whether or not a student understands the materials based on there emotions the student gives out in the classroom. Dr. Haung has researched over this concept and has made this software that allows, "A classroom computer [that] could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." This would allow teachers or college professors to better teach students that do not understand the materials, like some students would. The computer's software could also allow teachers to understand if the students are benefitting from the lesson or if they understand the topic being taught to them. There are many different facial muscles that can show a certain emotion based on how you are feeling. The "frontalis pars lateralis", which is found above your eye, will raise your eyebrows when you are feeling surpised. The "orbicularis oris", which is found all around the mouth, will tighten your lips to show that you have been angered by someone or something. Dr. Haung has been working with Dr. Paul Eckman and his FACS machine (Facial Action Coding System) to better understand what and how facial expressions can be found. The FACS machine is something that can classify six of the major emotions that can be found on your face like," happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness- and then associated each with characteristic movements of the facial muscles." These muscle based emotions and the use of the FACS machine can let the teachers in the classroom know, if a certain student is struggling or if one student is excelling in the topic or class in general. Facial muscles, emotions, and new discoveries with technology are all ways to determine if a student is having trouble in the classroom. It is a beneficial way to read emotion expressions of these students and is considered a very valuable discovery of technology. New emotions can be made clear by expression or using the FACS machine.

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Fellow citizens there have been an abudnce of incidents that  has happen that involved cars. I prepaired this statement from evidence of these incidents. Nowadays people rely to heavily on cars. dont confuse this statement as me want to eliminate cars .i jus suggest we limit them to a more mangable amount of vehicals. cars can be very reliable but the amount of deaths and car accidents. coupled with the gases cars give off to the ozone layer. limiting them can do so much good and save alot of nations alot of money. In the streets of VAUBAN Germany there is this experimental  new district . on the outside of freiburg almost in  swiss and french border. VAUBAN streets are completely  car-free. there is a car ownership allowed but only can at large garages. at the border of the complex where only a vehicale owner can buy  a space for 40,000 witch includes a home. as result in this mass vehical rebiltaion 70 percent of vaubans popluation does not own vehiclas although 57  percent own  sold there vehicals to start move there

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It's 50/50 because sometimes doing things like reading peoples emotions with some tech device that someone made could make. The person they doing to they could get angry or not trust them if it was a friend thta did that to them or. Then some people could like it they could like how they feel how there emotions really do apper on a device that can read emotions or show. The percent you got for each one and there is other things thta could read your emotion muscles and many other things like going to a mirror and try something that could show youn that emotion you have by making faces that could reveal your emotion. Thers many ways you could show your emotions but if a some tech device does that for you and gets that wrong could get people mad or just beleave it. There dosn't have to be no tech device to show your emotion you can find that out yourself your yourself there isnt any one other you be yourself don't a device do that be great and show the emotions you want to other see that your happy.

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At a glace, "The Face of Mars" could be misunderstood as an alien artifact. The Scientists at NASA are more than sure it is nothing but a rock formation, an illusion caused by the the shadows it causes. The picture still bacame an icon over its false label however. For two and a half decades, people believed there were aliens outside of the atmosphere placing these on planets. It wasn't until a more clear camera came around that the face really was shown. To the dismay of many conspiracy theorists, the face is nothing more than a mesa. As Jim Gavin, cheief scientist of NASA's Mars Exploration Program calls it reminds him most of the "Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho." Not only are these rock formations common on Mars barren landscape, but also the living, breathing planet that is our home. Mesas are highly common on earth-this one on Mars just so happens to look like the face of a person.With all of the media attention it recieved, the article even says "defenders of the NASA budgetwish there was an ancient civilation on Mars." We can infer that NASA's findings were not that of aliens, as though they currently do not have the funds for space exploration projects, With people unsatisfied of NASA saying it was just an odd formation of rocks, NASA took pictures of it on April 5, 1998, and again on April 8, 2001. As the images becaome sharper and shaper over time, it looks less and less like a human head. With the better pixels, people could see that it was just as NASA made it out to be- a mesa. With this picture, many theories around the face were not as credible. Some might say that it still might be from an alien. even so, it seems like something you would see on our world that scientists could prove naturally. The rock formation being common on Earth, and multiple pictures across 25 years is sufficent enough to be proven false.NASA also mentions that the main reaon for the rocks looking as they are are from the strange shadows over it, giving the illusion of a face. The main reason for all the attention it got was simply because ofa trick of the eye. NASA also includes that clouds on the surface could be another reaon it looks as such. Keeping these things in mind, it's safe to say that the face people see is just a natural part of Mars. The same natural formation can be found around our world .The reason people believed it to be something more was because a poor quality camera by today's standards. Since the, we can better understand how it looks. What would it look like with a camera today?

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Humans have been able to show facial emotion and expressions since our existince, but are we now going to be able to read emotions to tell if they are genuine or not. Will this have a negative or psotive affect in society and will it change how we precieve one another? Will we view one another as truthful if they prove it through a (FACS). In a classroom students will get confused and often have trouble on the material. The negitive impacts this will have on students is minor, although this technology could help letting teachers know how their emotionally feeling, they still dont know whats the matter, for example say the student is confused, they know the student is confused, but they don't know why, and in most cases thats the difficult to find out. In addition to that the long term affects it could have on the classroom, one student could differ from another students emotion of classroom matieral, then it'll be difficult to determine what can help them both. As for the positive side of this new technology, this could change the way we view school, we would only do whats true and learn on what we express as right. If everybody knew exactly how we felt everyday, it would be okay because we could seek help individually, there wouldn't be any forced emotions becasuse we already know what you feel. This technology is groundbreaking and could really change our school system. When it all comes down to is it valuable, i would have to agree. If there is a chance that a computer can know how we feel and our emotion, we would eleminate a lot of fear from out lives. Say a kid was getting bullied, and he/she is going through this everyday and hides it behind a smile, we would be able to know that she is going through things and he/she could use some support. Also we could determine the intellegence of classrooms and how well each student understands the lessons taught in the classroom. If this technology were to go into classrooms today, will students really see each other the same after knowing how they truly feel. Or will they build of it and use the technology to help them get better more understandable education. Only time has the answer, and i am just excited as you to find out the truth.

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In 1976 NASA'S Viking 1 Mars Global Surveyor had taken a picture of a face-like form on Mars. The area that this was found in is common for having these types of forms. This land form was found in Cydonia, a region on Mars. This form on Mars is a natural land form, although many people thought it to be created by aliens. This thought had sparked sudden interest into the people about Mars, when it was released to the public. Scientists had further looked into it and found it was just a land form. However, somone had still thought that this was created by extra terestrials because they knew it was winter in Cydonia, so it was cloudy. They stated that they thought the clouds could have blocked off many features of this land form. They also thought that if you had taken a clearer picture then you would see many other features explaining that another life form had created it. The same picture was later on taken in 2001. This picture had many more pixels to show an HD picture of the object. This updated picture showed a much more smooth and almost dome-like formation instead of a face. This led many scientists to believe that this is a natural land form. Some of the rock's features still had resembled a little bit of a human face. Before NASA could know for sure wether this was natural or not they made the face on Mars a priority to take more pictures and find where it is and when they did, they had found that yes, it was just simply a natural landform. In conclusion, NASA had seen a face on Mars and couldn't figure out what it was so they took more pictures as the technology advanced. This allowed scientists to know for sure that this was a natural thing. Many people are still convinced that this is an extra teresrial creation and thet Ancient Eqypt had truely been crated by these creatures considering the fact that this face looks like and ancient pharoa from around those exact times.

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Looking at the photos from 1976, 1998, and 2001, they all feature this certain "Face on Mars". This "face" is just a rumor, because it's not actually a face! It's a landform! The landform is a Martian mesa or butte that is common around the planet Cydonia. The shadows formed around the mesa makes it appear as if it's actually a real life Egyptian head. Judging by the ways the conspiacy theorists said it might be an evidence that life exists on Mars, and saying NASA is hiding it is just wrong. The theorists still don't have enough evidence to prove it is a real life face, and that it was created by aliens. NASA actually does research, not them (using fake facts), and that NASA would never do such a thing. Yes, the face did appear on television, books, magazines, a movie, and haunted a checkout line for 25 years, but this doesn't mean it is a real face. The later photos (1998, 2001) would look different than the 1976 one because it (the mesa) changed too much, and that it was revealed in a JPL web site in 1998 that it was indeed a natural landform, and it reminded fellow Chief Scientist Jim Garvin of a natural butte that takes the shape of a lava dome in the Snake River Plain in Idaho. In conclusion, it's a landform, not a face after all.

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The planet venus is kinda like a extra star in our soler system, in the article it says it's "sometimes called a Evening Star" and it also said that "venus is a planet" and it is the second planet from the sun it's a good pursuit. The people of start to work on spacecraft so they can see what is out there and the first place they went to was the moon then mars and now venus in the article it says "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus" and the article also says that the challenging part is the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmosphere so for the people that want to pursuit the planet venus it would be a good idea to look for information online or ask for information from any space programs that might be happening near you or if that doesn't help you ask people that work with stars planets and constlation at the planetarium.

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In the article " Making Mona Lisa Smile," D'Alto describes a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to identify human emotions. One of the creator of this software Dr. Huang said his new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code ( paragraph 5). Going on, it knows your feelings by the zygomatic major (muscles that begin at your cheek bone) that lifts the corners of your mouth. The use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because this new modern software can tell you how your peers are feeling. Furthermore, imagine being able to detect exactly how your friends are feeling even when they are trying to hide their emotion. Pretty awesome! For example, " They even indicate the difference between a geniune smile and a forced one" (paragraph 7). This shows that the software can even tell the difference between a fake and a real one. So, that means if your friends are feeling down you can just notice by trying that new software. Another example, "Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements-in a real face or in a painted face."( paragraph 4). This example shows that a software can identify mixed emotions. Also, we humans perform this same calculation everyday, but in a different way. Thus, faces don't lie: those mucles ( zygomatic major and risorius) clues are sometimes used to stop when a smile is fake or real. Therefore, this software can help you know what your peers are feeling and each facial traits that conveys happy. Going on, this software is very modern. For example, "All 44 major muscles in the model must move like human muscles" ( paragraph 3). This shows that the creators are trying to make the software scan a person's facial as close as possible. Another example, " happiness, suprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness"( paragraph 3). This shows that the software can alnost detect every feelings. Which is a great news. Thus, if you tighten your lips it shows anger and that's how the computer knows your angry. Pretty smart! In conclusion, using this technology to read the emtional expreessions of students in a classroom is valuable. It can perform precisely specific emotions of your peers by simply scanning their faces. Thus, mention in paragraph 6, it can also pick what ads or video games to show by judging your face to make sure you are happy. Going on, the computer understands all this from your facial muscle movements. Therefore, the new software is a valuable thing to use on students to express their feelings.

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I think that having driverless cars is the most ignorant things i have ever heard. Since when do we put out lifes on the line just so a machine can drive itself. What is going to happen when a dder runs out in the middle of the road and your little driverless car doesn't vibrate or beep in time for you to react and instead of just hitting the deer, the car makes its own choice to swerve out of the way putting your life in even more danger. I don;t believe that there is a technology that can just make choices and stuff on its own. Why not try this type of expierement with trains first and still have the conductor on board just in case anything goes wrong. I will admit, at first it struck my attention but the more I kept reading on and on about how there driver still has to be present during the drive because the car doesn;t know what to do when there is an accident or construction going on up ahead. Yes, there are idiot drivers out in the world today and yes they have caused a lot of accidents butI would rather there be a idiot driver out there compared to a machine that thinks on its own but only has to have a driver present. Think bout this, in the article it stated about putting cameras in the vehicle to keep an eye out on the driver. Well sadly, whether you like it or not nobody will pay full attention in a driverless car, people will get way too comfortable and start texting or jamming out to the radio. For example, people don't even pay full attention nowadays in their own car going down the road in full control. I think the whole camera idea is the most ignorant part about it. If you are so worried about what the driver is going to be doing and keeping you safe from getting sued, then I suggest that you don't even bother wasting your time and money trying to make this car work. Even if they did have cameras on the inside and outside of the car, what do you think would happen if a little kid or a deer ran out right in front of you and the cars little fancy cameras didn't have time to pick it up and brake. Whos fault would it be? In my opinion, it would be the manufacteres fault because if they tell me oh this car is great, it's a driverless car annd when there's a curve coming up and the car doesn't decide to turn and goes off the road putting my family and I's life in danger. I'd sue the manufacturer for everything they had becuase they lied to me. The choice is yours, buy what you want to buy. All I am saying is to make sure it is what you want and that it will keep you safe!

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The face would be a landform unless the alien went underground and somehow had it's face onto the outer landscape. Because of the red planets lanform their might've been a very bad storm and somehow created a face in the ground. Scientist believed that it was just another Martian Mesa, close to Cydonia but, the scientist had discovered that the faces had unusall shadows that made it look like Eygptian Pharaoh. Days later scientist discovered a unveiled image for all to see with a caption that said huge rock formation that resembles to a human head. Scientist had took more pictures to get more information and they discovered that their photo had looked exacally like the vikings photo they took in 1976 so that gave scientist ideas of what they had on their hands. Scientist also thought that the photo was Martian Equvalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around the American West. Garvin stated that the lava dome takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the face as on mars thiis statement gives second thoughts of what scientist discovered. No one really knew what it could be but they waren't going to stop until they came up with a conclusion so they would need more evidence more information and they needed to analyze their statements to come into conclusion.

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Dear senator, Many say that the Electoral College so not be used anymore, but some will come back and argue that it should be used. Many people dislike the Electoral College because the say it is unfair or irrational. The Electoral College is way different than popular vote. Popular votes are actually done by the people and they pick who they want for president, but the Electoral College is done by a person picking someone of their state's goverment and then leaves it to them to pick their president. Te electorial votes are unfair because it deoends on how big a state's population is. Some states only have 3 Electoral votes, but if that state used its popular votes it would A LOT more than just three votes to one president. Many people on the other hand do like the Electoral College. They like the Electoral College because the stae will have voted and not leave it to the people to. In 2012 only about one-half of elgible voters did vote. The Electoral College is said to be the most effecient way of voting by some people. People like the Electoral College more than popular voting is because in popular voting you will have certain people ote for cerain people not the best candidate, but in Electoral voting the person has nothing to do with the outcame so there will be no arguing on whos fault it is. The Electoral College NEEDS to stay. If we get rid of the Electoral College the amount of votes in popular voting would be low to determine who they should pick. The Electoal College is the biggest reason we do so well on presidental winners. From, The People         

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Have you ever woked with someone who believed that something was done by martians? Well I have to work with someone who believes that the Face was created by martians. In the article it talks about how the Face is just natural landform, and that's what i'll be trying to prove using the article to show that it was just a landform. Not anything that was done by martians. In the article NASA is had pictures to show what they were talking about. Some people think martians did it because it looks like a face almost. But there's no proof or evidence of any other type of life in outer space. The passage states "What the picture actually shows is the Marian equivalent of a butte or mesa-landforms common around the American West." That proves that there was no type of martians around. These paragraphs just dicussed why I claim that there was no martians creating heads on Mars.

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i would rather change to voting for most popular president in the united states and the electoral college is simply to complicated the electoral college consist of 538 electors a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president your states entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the house of representatives plus two of your senators see all of that thats just really confusing for the new guy and me i mean why cant we simply have two groups the group with the most votes chose the president to elect simple right yah i thought so too there is also other ways such as under the 23rd admendment of the constitution the district of columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for purposes of the electoral college for this reason in the following discussion the word state also refers to the district of columbia each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors the electors are generally chosen by the candidates political party but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what responsibilities are all of that is my goodnes its all to complicated for most people to understand here is another example the presidential election is held every four years on the tuesday after the first monday in november you help choose your states electors when you vote for president because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidates electors most states have winner take all system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate however maine and nebraska each have a variation of proportional representation see thats what i mean real complicated stuff.

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So many planets to choose from. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit one? What about living there? Me too! The planet Venus could possibly be our next home. It has said that Venus still has Earth like feautures, Samples can be removed from the planet and with improvement of the rovers and other crafts they could gather more information to make living there possible. In the article the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents, and in this essay I will go further into depth about how that is a true. Astronomers are so fascinated with the with the planet Venus, considering that the planet possibly could have been the most Earth-like planet in the solar system. According the article it states that," Long ago, Venus was porbably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar feautures such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit." This shows that Venus could have possibly been just like earth years ago , but still has those same Earth traits left behind. These left over sources can make for surviving on the planet. NASA has also come up with a possible solution for sending human life to the Earth-like planet with out being in danger. According to the article it states that," Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 or so miles above rolling Venusian landscape. Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over many storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way. At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Farenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth. Solar power would be plentiful, and radiation would not exceed Earth levels. Not easy condtions, but survivable for humans." This shows that NASA is trying to create a reinovation that could help humans survive the hostile conditions of Venus. Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow the machines to last long enough to gather sources from Venus. According to the article it states that, "Some simplified electronicas made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of Venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions. Another project is looking to an old technology called mechanical computers. These devices were first divisioned in the 1800's and played an important role in the 1940's during World War II. The thought of computers existing in those days may sound shocking, but these devices make calculations by using gears and levers and do not require electronics at all. Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical condtions. Just imagine exposing a cell phone or tablet to acid or heat capable of melting tin. By comparison systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." This shows that researchers are searching for a stronger metal or material that can widthstand the pressure and heat of Venus when landing , so that they can gather information. In conclusion the authors suggestion that "Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is presents" is evaluated thoroughout the article by him explaining that Venus could have been just like Earth decades ago and it still has those same Earth traits, there could be a possible solution for humans to fly over Venus while being able to survive the critical conditions of the planet, and making it clear that researchers are searching for a new material that could widthstand the extreme conditions.

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More companies are pouring in more and more money trying to make the perfect driveless cars but pursuing the driveless car is a negative thing for car manufacturing should not be pursued. Developing driveless cars could make driving easier but is a neagtive thing becuase there is a big safety concern, it can make driving boring, and it still requires the assitance of the driver. Driveless cars have huge and complicated safety risk. Driveless cars are not perfectly save and can cause major problems when driving in places with construction or complicated traffics or complicated driving routes and if the driver does not take control of the car, the driver and the passengers in the cars and other people can get seriously injured. Driveless cars are so doubted for their safety that certain states have limited the use or banned them from being driven or tested in their state roads, a few states who have done this is Calforina, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia. Driveless cars who notify people when to take over if the emergency are still not that safe as they have no effective to notify the driver that he should take over, many companies have tried different techniques but none of them have found an effective way to get the drivers attention in case the drivers needs to take over because the car cant handle the roads or sencario it is in. Without an effective way to get the drivers attention, to take over if the time is needed, the car can have an major accident because the driver attention was caught to take over the car and the car couldn't handle the situation, leading to an accident. Even with accidents the problems do not end their, many people and car manducatures and companies do not know if you blame the driver or the manfucaturing. With this not settled out, you getting in an accident because techonolgy an compnay has put in a car was incapable of handling safe driving could make you be blamed for the accident and making you pay alot of money to fix your car and damages while the company who put this faulty techonolgy in the car, walk away with no problems. Driveless cars are dangerous and can be hazardous to the driver and the people around the driver and also leave you to deal with the consequences of an accident. Driveless may seem cool at first, being able to drive all by thereself and not needing the help of any real person but what does that do to the driver. With driveless cars it makes driving cars for the driver boring. Driving without driveless cars was a joy and something people love to do but with driveless cars it ruins the experinece as you do not get to control the car anymore and just have to watch it drive itself. This has been a big problem for car companies as they have to get people to buy their car and enjoy the ride and the car and companies do not know how to do that. Werner Huber who is the BMW project manger said that with cars being able to drive by themselves they have to find new ways to attract and make the costumers enjoy the car and they can not find a way to do that without putting the driver adn the passengers at risk. The only things they have founded to make the car enjoyable to drive with driveless cars is entrainment systems or texting but all these may be enjoyable to the driver but also puts the driver at risk. Driveless cars are cars that are suppose to be able to drive by themselves with nobodies assitance but that is not true. These so called driveless cars are not driveless car but are cars that can do basic functions of driving but when anything hard pops up, the driver has to drive the driveless car. This is a real problem becasue having a driveless car should mean that the car should be able to drive without the help of the driver but they can not and make the driver just sit there in the driver seat, staring out the window waiting and getting bored, so they can drive the driveless car when it is in a hard driving condition and if they do not do that they are in risk of a harazardous accident. One of the most technonlgical advances car made by BMW, is a driveless car and is suppose to be driveless car but is it really, the car can only handles speeds up to 25 miles per hour and any faster and the driver has to take over and even when the car is driving itself the driver needs to keep his or her hands on the steering wheel. These self proclaimed driveless cars may look like driveless car but they are not, they require as much assiatant from a real person as non-driveless cars do. Companies all over the world are spending money to make the best driveless car out there but is it really worth it. Driveless cars are not a positive aspect to the automotive industry but is a negative aspect of the industry. These so called driveless cars need the assistance of real life human drivers as much or even sometimes more then regular non-driveless cars, these driveless car also are extremely boring to drive and ride for the driver adn companies can't find a way to fix it, and last but not least these driveless cars are hazardous. These cars can cause accidents, can not deal with hard driving, and can leave you with the consequnces of a horrible accident. Driveless cars might sound amazing and awesome part of the future but it is an negative aspect of the automotive industry and letting that negative aspect get s foothold in the future will be disatorous.

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I think the driverless car is becoming a little to not interesting becasue it clearly says that the car still alerts the driver to take over when pulling in and out of driveways or dealing with complicated traffic issues and they said that the car can only navigate it's self on clear road. The driverless Cars is basically reffering to the story because people who dont got arms or legs im pretty sure they would want to drive with having to backup in and out of the drive way and not having to worry about being alerted to start driving because a so called smart car cant navigate it self through traffic you might as well drive a regular car and thats like us on a clear road and we just put our stuff on cruise control. I really do not think this car is safe at any kind of way but i see where they are coming from but it just makes no sense to have car that cant do certain stuff to get through and i also think if its smart enough to switch lanes and stuff by its self than i think it should be smart enough to get through traffic accidents and it definetely should be able to pull into a simple drive through and even if they was to sell the car it would cost to much only the rich could buy it. I like the idea i really do but i wont be driving it anytime soon you never know whats going to happened to them self controlled cars espiecally if it runs off of electronic signs and stuff like that but maybe im wrong and it may turn out the greatest car ever invented in the world and eventuslly make millions of dollars but thats jusgt my opinion and my solution of the strory. Whats the point of having a driveless car when you have to be in it while driving that absolutely makes no apart since at all.

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Have you ever wondered what another person was thinking or feeling? With the help of the technology called the Facial Action Coding System, you can identify human emotions! There are several reasons why this system is valuable. One way the F.A.C.S is valuable to a classroom is you can do more things in science contributed to emotions and human qualities. Even if you tried to fake your emotions in the classroom you couldn't. When you first start the process of detecting your emotions, it has to make a 3-D model of your face, and make sure all the mucles move like human muscles. According to the text, "Eckman has classified six basic emotions-happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear, and sadness." These special skills can not only help you read people, but also F.A.C.S. teaches you about a whole new life to underatnd people, and they way they feel. Mnay different people will take this system and use it in so many different ways, and try so many new things with it. I personally think that this will be very valuable to normal people like us and, everyday scientists, and especially throughout the school coprorations. This system is very valuable to the school system, because it doesn't just let you try new things but it can also keep you up to date on how people are doing and feeling. Imagine what kind of experiments you could do with a system like this!

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Dear Senator, I think it would be best to keep the Electoral College process instead of changing it to popular demand. The reason why I think that is because I would rather have political experts who study the two candidates based on the speeches they give prior to election day make the decision on who should be our president rather than random voters across the United States. I personally think that if we keep the whole Electoral College process our country will improve a lot. On the other hand, if we were to use the popular demand process than voters could discriminate against one candidate and choose the other one. On top of that when you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of candidates. So even if one candidate gets picked over the other, their is still a lot of voting left to be done. I think the Electoral College process would be better for the United States as a whole. I also think if we were to use the Electoral College process it would decrease a lot of arguments and controversy across the United States. If we were to use the popular demand process their could easily end up being a tie, where as if we were to use the Electoral College process they judges could come to an agreement as to who won the election entirely. Also, if we were to use the Electoral College process their would be no such thing as a run-off election anymore. Usually when you use the popular demand process one state might get more attention then another state, where as Electoral College process will treat each and every state equally. When using the Electoral College process it would be easier to count up the votes because you only have so many voters, where as with the popular demand process there would have to be over 2 million votes counted up. There are many other reasons why the Electoral College should be used over the popular demand process. So it shouldnt be hard for you to decide on what process should be used during the Presidential elections. That is why I think the Electoral College process should be used. I hope i made your decision a little easier then it was before. Sincerely, PROPER_NAME

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The usage of motor vehicles has been on a steady decline for the last several years.  More and more people are relying on carpooling and other means of transportation. In Elisabeth Rosenthal's articles, she discusses Vauban, Germany, where cars are forbidden and how the use of cars has been on the decline.  In Robert Duffer's article, he talks about Paris' issues with pollution and the ways it has been dealt with.  In Andrew Selsky's article, he talks about a program in Colombia when citizens use other means of transportation other than cars.  The perks of limiting car usage include less pollution, less traffic congestion, and improved safety. The main culprit of pollution issues is car usage.  In Source 2, Robert Duffer says that "Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in France..."(Duffer 16) This is because of a tax policy that has a preference to this fuel.  Diesel fuel is a lot more harmful than regular gasoline, and if many people are using this fuel pollution rates will skyrocket.  Cutting down on these fuels altogether could create a less polluted environment.  In addition, cars cause 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and 50 percent in specific places in the U.S(Rosenthal 5).  This statistic is startling, since half of the pollution problems in the U.S are associated to cars.  By using other means of transportation such as the train or even carpooling, this number can be greatly reduced to a much smaller percentage. With more cars, more traffic congestion occurs.  A sign of this congestion is evident when Rosenthal says"New York's new bike-sharing program and its skyrocketing bridge and tunnel tolls reflect those new priorities.(Rosenthal 37)"  A lot of people are still using their own vehicles to get from point A to B, and as a result their is more money that has been given to toll bridges because of that.  The encouragement of governments to suggest car-pooling services and shared rides will decrease the revenue that comes from tolls.  If everybody shared a ride with a person from work or from somewhere else, there would be a great decrease in traffic congestion. Furthermore, public transportation such as the BART in the San Francisco Bay area has decreased the amount of drivers on the road.  Although the rides are typically longer than driving a car from point A to B, it is a more efficient method of transportation.(Rosenthal 40)  Using these alternate methods of transportation decreases the amount of cars on the road at once.  With less cars on the road at once, there is more efficiency in getting where you need to go. Safety is one of the most important aspects of reducing the amount of cars. In Colombia, a program promotes the use of no cars one day per year.  Many of the citizens use alternate methods of transportation such as walking and riding bikes.(Selsky 20)By promoting this, there are obviously less cars on the road and a lesser risk of people being injured by cars.  With programs that promote other modes of transportation, many lives can be saved since there would be fewer cars on the road.  Although many people require cars to get from place to place, the idea of lives being saved is something that shouldn't be ignored.  Also, technology has aided the decline in cars. Telecommunication has helped people become connected to friends and family in a way without meeting with them face to face.(Rosenthal 35) Because of this,  people dont have to travel to meet with their friends and family.  This has created a domino effect; people can communicate through social media and texting which causes less cars to be on the road to visit other people and overall causes less safety isssues. In conclusion, cars are the focal point of many issues in our society.  They cause many safety issues such as traffic accidents,more traffic congestion which causes increases in revenue in tolls, and pollution issues.  By reducing car usage, many of these problems can disappear, and can create a safer and healthier environment.  

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Have you ever wanted to visit alot of unique places aruond the world and see animals like horses or sheep. Well I want to go to Barcelona in Spain. Well if you do then you would want to join the Seagoing Cowboys club because the club has animals, and takes you around the world to see unique places like Eroupe or Greece, and takes you on a cattle boat mayby you can also see dalphins or even sharks (if you could see the sharks.) First, the club has animals. You can feed the animals and pet them a little I infer that animals are nice. Second. For example the trip takes you to China, or Europe, you can aslo mayby buy a suvenire from those places. I infer that travling is fun. Thirdley, the trip is on a cattle boat witch means you may be able to see a dolphin or mayby even a shark. You can also learn how to mayby fish. You can feed the animals, and go to uniqe places, or go for the first time on a cattle boat. Inifer that there are a lot of dolphins. This trip is well for me sounds exiting and I acually want to pet a goat again. This trip can make you have the expirience of a lifetime, so if you like all theese things the you got to sign in to the club!

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Venus is the second planet closest to the sun and sometimes the closest to earth. This planet has one of the hottest temperatures in our solar system. Some think it would be great to visit but others aren't so sure about that. In this I will give reasons on why we should visit, a reason on the bad stuff and why the good outweighs the bad. Venus is a great place and is believed to once be inhabbited by humans. It would be interesting to actually see why some believe this and how it would've worked. The text states in paragraph 4 "today Venus still has some features that are analogous to earth." I wanna see what these features are how close do they look like earths features. Another reason Venus would be a great place to visit is because it will be cool to see how they do it. They plan on sending someone there and having them float 30 miles in the air so they won't be harmed by Venus. This is interesting because they already have an idea on what they can do. If they do this it will be one of the greatest pull offs in history. Venus has a temperature of about 800 degrees Fahrenheit but floating in the air will make it only 170 degrees Fahrenheit and with the air pressure close to sea level there it would be suitable for humans. Some say we shouldn't visit Venus because it is too dangerous. Which could be true with extreme temperatures and no garuntee of what could happen. For all we know they could have a erupting volcano but don't we all think it is worth the risk. If someone is willing to go there for the greater good I say let them try and we will all pray he comes back. We don't want anyone harmed by the radiation, is what most people say. When in contact with radiation your body can do a number of things but commonly you could die. That is why there is already a plan in order to keep this from happening. There are many reasons for each side of the argument. But in my opinion if someone is willing to visit Venus at least let them try. Venus is a bright beautiful place that we can see part of when it's in the sky. If we can explore Venus and find out what happened when it was believed to have been inhabbited by humans then we can find a solution. If anything ever happens to earth we need another place to go and if we find a way to add water and drop the temperature of venus we could find our place. Everyone will have their own oppinions on what we should do so I ask of you if you were in there what would you do. Would you be an over protective baby or let someone try and make a name for themselves. We need to learn to let our fellow people make their own decisions and if someone wants to explore Venus let them try. We can give them the equipment and the floating Vehicle when we get come back with fascinating facts on Venus.

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Do you think that aliens are real? Some people do and they think that they created the face on mars. Some other people think that it was made natrally by winds. People think that aliens made it but the people at NASA wasnt trying to find aliens and they didnt. the face in mars was just a common mesa that is found in that region. the first thing that seen it was viking 1 it was trying to find a landing place for its sister ship viking 2. People only think it was a face because the tech wasnt atvanced enough to see the image clearly. Some people think that it looked like a Egyptian pharaoh. The face on mars was in some movies,magizins,and on the radio.Some conspiracy theorists think that NASA found aliens and are hiding it from the public. More than one spacecraft was sent to take pictures of the land formation. When they sent space crafts up there the land formation was hidden by clouds. That made people go crazy they started to make storys about the clouds. The space crafts where built to only take pictures of a cople meters so it took them a long time to get the pictures. Finally they put it to rest when the last ship went up there to get pictures and they did that showed a rock formation. Therefore, many people where fighting about who was right about the mesa. Some people was arguing with NASA. NASA said that the have no busniess finding aliens. People think that they are lying about the whole thing while others think that it is all true what they are saying.They had to prove that it wasnt true so they kept taking picures untill they had a clear picure and they relesed it to the world.

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Although the year is 2016 and we were promised hoverboards, flying cars, automatic tieing shoes, and self fitting jackets by 2015, we arent exactly falling behind in the race of technology. With driverless cars we are one step closer to a much safer, and easier driving experience. In the not to distant future we wont have to make dad stay awake the whole drive to Disney world just to make it there on time. We no longer will have to hop in our vehicles when we are moving and have to go back and forth and back and forth from our old home to the new. Instead all that will be required of us is to pack the car full of items and ship out the car and have someone ready to unload it. And watch out BP! With the new driverless cars we will being making half as many stops for gas than we have ever had to before! Last, but most definatly not least important is your safety. In the new smart driverless cars accedents are surely to drop a hefty percent. Keep your eyes on the horrizon, or close them and take a nap while the the car takes the wheel. Everyone can relate to those long hauls to out of state, whether it be for vacation, visiting relatives, or work. The most memorable part, for myself at least, was wondering where we were going to stop and sleep, or if dad was going to just keep on driving. That will be something of the past in the not so distant future. As of now the cars we have can drive on there own.. Most of the time. There are still some trouble spots such as traffic jams, work zones, and accidents. In the previously stated mishaps the current versions of the cars will promptly alert the driver that there may be an upcoming event in which they will have to intervene. Gas in the surrounding area currently is sitting around $2.75. From what I know the average car can hold somewhere around 30 gallons of gas. Lets say you fill up your tank and ride until its empty and then fill it up again, and lets also say that it takes you about a week to empty your tank. So on monday you fill it up for around $82.50. Come next weeks monday you need to fill up for another $82.50. In a span of two weeks you have spent $165.00. There are about 4 weeks in a month so that will be $330.00 a month. But you dont just drive your car for a month, so for a year you will be paying roughly $3960 a year! In the new driverless cars they can take that almost $4000 and cut it down to around $2000 since with the technology in the new cars you will be stopping in at a gas station about half as many times as you would be if you were driving in one of the old cars. The complany Google has sent out a fleet of driverless cars already (with drivers in them ready to take the wheel at any given moment.) to help further the progress towards these great machines. They have driven around half a million miles (500,000 miles!) and are yet to crash. Google´s Toyota Prius is modified with position-estimating sensores on the left rear wheel, a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors, a GPS reciever, and an inertial motion sensor. With this massive combonation of the latest technology we can say goodbye to blindspots for good! Safety, luxery, money. All three of those are what the new smart driverless cars are offereing. It is almost our duty to open our arms to the advance of this technology. With Google at the helm of the team that will bring us the cars we need and deserve, they will be in the news quite soon.

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Have u seen aliens before well neither have I, thats why i think the face is a natural landform. Just like the earth have plates so does mars and I would think those plates move just like the earths plates move. Thats called an earthquake and earthquakes can make landforms. The reason I came up with for the reason it looks like a face is when mars plates move and the earthquake happened, some of the ground raised higher than others. I also have other reasons a meitorite might have hit mars and and when the meitorite hit little bits of rocks fell in the dirt to make that face shape. These are some little guesses I have about the reason mars has that face shape on its planet. I say this because I have never seen a aliens before except when I was watching tv or a movie. So thats why I think it is a nautral landform.

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I Luke think you should participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program. You should join because it is a chance of a life time. Also you will be able to see new things like Europe, China, and Venice, Italy. You could also see an excavated castle in Crete and you can see the Panama Canal. For those of you out there who love riding boats or want to ride one, this is the perfect program for you. You can bee on a boat for the longest of a month at a time just going to a place like China. Also if you love helping for comunity service or helping others this is perfect because you can have fun and help others while in this program. The other cowboys and I played a lot of fun games while abord the boat like baseball and volleyball in the empty holds where the animals had been held. We also played table-tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and other activities to help pass time. My final reason you should join this program is if you love animals this this is the at most best program to join. This is true because you are always near the animals you get to feed them and pet them and even talk to them you know if you like things like that. They also start to seem like your own pets. Just I just want to tell you do not name them. If you name them then you will get to detached and will be really sad when you have to give them up. Trust me I named my favorite horse and it was so hard for me to leave Betsey in China. I hope you will be joining us in this program soon.

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A world without cars is a world we should all want to live in. Participating in this worldwide fad has been known to benefit the lives of those among us. Thus, causing a decrease in the amount of stress one inhabits, as well as a decrease in pollution, and beneficial effects on carbon emissions. The advantages of limiting car usage are increasing daily, and cutting your time spent driving may have a positive effect on not only your life but your families, and those surrounded by you. Traveling across the world to Germany, you will find Vauban. A well-known, upscale community where more and more soccer moms and commuting executives are giving up their cars. This experimental, new district has generally forebidden street parking, driveways, and home garages. Therefore seventy percent of the residents in this community do not have cars, and fifty-seven percent sold a car to move to this ecofriendly habitat. One resident, Heidrun Walter says, "When I had a car, I was always tense, I'm much happier now." The atomosphere of this residence has a positive effect on stress, meaning it decreases it! The vibe of walking down a street filled with the swish of bicycles passing by, and the chatter of wandering children has lowered the stress of nearly all residents. This ecofriendly, and stress-free enviroment is a trend that is growing and being adopted by many countries, including the U.S. From Chicago to Shanghai, this residential area may be the place for you. Paris, France, home to the famous Eiffel Tower even has its pollution problems. After days of uncontrollable smog, the ruling French party enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of thiis well-known city. They ruled that on Monday's even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their vehicles at home, and on Tuesdays, odd-numbered license plates were to do so as well. After this first trial, the congestion was down sixty percent in the capital of France. This was a huge success since Paris typically has more pollution that other European capitals. Temporary laws like this have a huge effect on reducing the amount of pollution in crowded cities. Even the city of love has unclean air, how romantic is that? Limiting the usage of cars benefited this society immensely, and it could benefit our world as a whole if all of us chose to cut back our car usage at least twice a week. Automobiles are the Beyonce of suburbs, where families from California all the way to Sydney tend to make their homes. Experts have concluded that this is a huge impediment to current efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes all around the world. Passenger cars in Europe are only responsible for twelve percent of these emissions, while America is responsible for up to fifty percent. President Obama's goals to drastically curb these greenhouse gas emissions will be assisted by a shift in American behavior: Fewer Americans getting their license. Studies have shown less and less of Americas youth are prioritizing getting their license. If this pattern persists, it will have a beneficial effect on the reduction of carbon emissions being released into the environment. This calls for less pollution, and a more ecofriendly, healthy society for us all. In conclusion, limiting car usage in your daily life can cause a drastic change. These changes include a decrease in the amount of stress one inhabits, to less pollution, and a beneficial effect on carbon emissions. Our society as a whole has the opportunity to reduce car usage, so why not grab it while we have the chance. A healthier environment calls for a healthier you.  

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Twenty-five years ago, a strange image was projected onto the monitors of mission controllers while the Viking 1 was taking photos of possible landing places for its sister ship, Viking 2. What looked like an alien's face had appeared! Mission controllers back at NASA must have been surprised to see this, but scientists were quick to say that it was just another Martian mesa, common around Cydonia, only this one had unusual shadows to make it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. As soon as the pictures were released, there were mixed reactions. Some agreed with the scientists and their research saying that the rock formation was just a common mesa, but some were skeptical. Conspiracy theorists believed that this rock was actually an artifact, saying that NASA was hiding extra infromation about this formation and comparing it to a common mesa. The 1976 Viking 1 photograph does make it resemble a face, but later pictures denote this evidence. In 1998, the shadows are still visible, but there is no concrete proof that this is an alien artifact. The 2001 photo (taken with a camera of a greater resolution than the 1976 and 1998 photos) further proves my point. In the 2001 photo, you can faintly see the shadows of the face, but they are almost nonexistent. In conclusion, scientists research proves that this is merely a rock formation. The 1976 photo could only prove that the formation exists, and the shadows could be because of bad quality cameras or just a luck of how the lighting was when the photo was taken. The later photos are more accurate because of our increase in technology, therefore being our number one source for finding out the truth. Aliens do not exist, as far as we know, and scientists continue to prove that theory with updated technology.

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Venus is second nearest planet to earth. It is known as the "Evening star," but in reallity it's classified as a planet. Venus is a planet that holds a thick atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide. It's temperatures can reach up to the hundreds and the pressure can be very extreme. Despite these disadvantages the author does a very well job suppporting the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit. Since Venus is so close we could find possible solutions, have new scientific infromation, and it could possibly lead us to build machines able to land on the surface. Venus is the closest planet to earth. We could easily send machines to travel towards Venus without wasting time. The article states,"These differences in speed mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and other times to Venus."This supports the idea because there are many possible solutions to go to Venus without causing any costly damages and by providing endless insights. By going over to the planet it allows us to discover new information without facing any troubles in waiting. By exploring Venus we are able to discover more information about the planet. In paragraph four the article states,"Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." This helps support the claim because it could have a benificial effect on how scientist view the planet. It could lead to new scientific discoveries and varius exlporations. We could discover new information on how the planet may have thrived long ago. By contributing meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus we could learn how to build new technologies to safley land on the planet. We could build stronger metal that could resist the planet's temperature and pressure. In paragraph seven the article states,"By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces." This helps the author's idea because we could possibly build new machines to land on Venus once we have plentyful information about the planet. The machine would be able to resist the hostile conditions and have plenty of solar power. Despite all the challenges that venus presents it could be possible to expand our knowledge since Venus is so close. It could have a greater impact on how scientists view the planet. It could potentially lead to new technologies being able to land on the surface. The author did a perfect job using reasons to support the claim that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit.

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The Challenge of Exploring Venus In this story the author is talking about Venus. Alot of people could care less about the planets but its a big part of the world today. In this story its talking about Venus and everything people need too know about it. I think the author in this passage described Venus well. He/she explained everything about Venus, The size, were its located, how hot it is etc. I think this cause in passage 1,2,3 it gives alot of information on Venus. And the author organized the facts really well by putting alot of facts in each paragraph and focusing on that and giving alot of information on that subject. In paragraph 4 it talks about how Venus is almost like the earth and how maybe one day they would like too visit. This is a huge thing cause if so we could have another planet of life. So in conclusion i think this article was very well planned and had just the right amount of infomation for a average person too learn and know about.