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In the artical " Making Mona Lisa Smile," It talks about an intracit software that is able to detect the emotions of someone just by their facial exspression. For instance they used Mona Lisa, they were able to detect she was 83 percent happy, 9 percent discusted, and 2 percent angry. This software could be the begining of a whole new era. We could implament this into shools, webcams, security cameras and much more! We could use this to make more money and make people more happier in general. I beleive if we evole this around a classroom atmostphere it could better the students of america. We could detect if a student isnt likeing a subjest, loving a subject, or just doesnt care. This program could work if we installed a camera in the fron of a classroom, Every student should be looking toward the front of the room anyways and should focus on the teacher. She could then look at the software on her computer and see if she needs to teach the material diffrently or with more inthusiasm If she sees she is teaching something and most of the kids are unhappy, she could implement more activites change the tone of her voice, or even change the subject and come back onther day This software could be valuable for our future generation and make things easier to see what teachers need to change, or what the students should change. Overall this would benifit the shools of America and could make the educaion apect much more respectable.

In the article "The challenge of exploring Venus." The author talks about some of the ideas why venus is worthy to explore and reason why not to explore it. Today I am here to tell you both sides of the story and how they are both effective. In the authors article the reasons why people should go ahead and explore Venus is found in paragraph 2 "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionaly the closest in distance too."In paragraph 4 he says that "Astronomers are facinated by venus becasue it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." He then went on to say that "Venus was probably largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Eath." Venus may be close to eath it has surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Those are some of the main reasons in the article why the author thinks that venus is worthy of exploration. Even though Venus is conviently close to Earth and has some features that Earth has there is also some down fall to Venus that is very dangerus. Like in the second paragraph where the author says that "there has been no spacecraft that has survived more than a few hours" maybe Venus doesn't seem as perfect as I was making it to be at first. The author also said in the third paragraph that "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." One of the most challenging parts about Venus are the clouds that are highly corrosive inVenus's stmosphere or it is the temperatures that average over 800 degrees. The author also says in the third paragraph that "Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcannoes, powerful earthquaked, amd frequent lightining strikes seeking to land on its surface. Those are the dangers of Venus and probably why we shoulsn't go down there and explore. Even though there are some ups and downs of exploring venus I bet that just people being curious and wondering what is over there will lead us to exploring it. In paragraph 8 the author says that "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts" which I agree on if we are really curios what is going on in venus we shoudl go ahead and explore what is going on over there and see if it is nice being there or not. Hopefully this helped you out on some of the advantages and disadvantages on exploring Venus and its dangers that it has in it.

The technology of " Facial Action Coding System" should not be used to read students emotions to read in a class room and the use of this technology is not valueable. Why? because no student would want to let a machine tell what their emotions are and what they are feeling. In the text it says that this technology can calculate when your face is sad, happy, angry, scared, bored. This technology won't be able to detect all the movements of the face and detect what our feelings show threw a smile we put on our face . Not all technology work well and if this technology were to detect a humans feelings trew their face it wouldn't work because not all tecnology work well and everyones face is different. How would you be able to detect a older humans face and a younger humans face?, not all technology would be able to calculate that and this technology will possibly pick up the wrong feeling the person makes. The person might feel sad but their face might show a bit of anger or a person might be feeling calm and relaxed but the technology might pick up that the humans face might be angry . You might be able to tell a persons feelings their the face they make, because maybe this person might be your friend and you know what faces they make when they are worried or mad or sad. Not this technology especially if it has never detected a new before and every single persons face is different. My opinion to this is this technology would not be a very good idea especially if a technology knows more about your feelings then you do. Some people might put on a happy face to show others that they are okay and nothing is bothering them but inside they might be in trouble or worried. Many people hide their feelings/emotions so no one can make such a big deal out of them.

Some people say that "The Face on Mars" was made by aliens but what the face really is a natural landform on the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa also known as landforms that are common around the American West. Martian mesa, are common enough around Cydonia for it to be a resenable answer. Only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. The reason that the rock formation resembles a human head is bacause shadows. An the shadows gave the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth. Sientist only gave it the name "Face on Mars" because, it would be a good way to engage the public and attract attention to Mars. The sientist went back to Mars and found the "Face" and took another picture of it on a clear sunny day you can discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size. So, if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were! This shows that "The Face on Mars" is just a landform and that there is no Egyptian alians on Mars. The rock formation just has a wierd shadow on it that gives it the unusual nose,eyes, and mouth formation.

Do you like not being in control? Have you ever felt powerless? These are the feelings you would have if you own a driverless car. Sure, the car will make things easier at times, but what if it acts up. What could you do? Driverless cars could be a great danger to society! I know that driverless cars can catch the eyes of our society, since we've become technology filled. We can't let that get to us though. Like everything else that requires a computer, there is always a flaw. We can't put our lives in the hands of these cars. In the article it mentions that these cars will not always know how to deal with traffic, accidents, driveways and construction. We could get in a accident or even get murdered from these cars. Although there are many flaws with this model, there are also some postitves too. Instead of driving and struggling with your phone, you can easily put the car in control. You can call, talk to passangers, do work and even eat while it drives. I know it's hard for most drivers to put there complete attention on the road but it's not for a computer. There would be less accidents, no drunk driving and no sleeping at the wheel. It may be a good contribution to our society. Even though driverless cars bring great contributions, what happens when it acts up? Sure you can take control of the car but what if you're not paying attention? You could create a serious accident. The article says that these cars can not respond to accidents. If you create a sudden accident would'nt that create the other driverless cars to spin out of control? I think we need to stick with our original cars. These driverless cars are ticking time bombs waiting to go off. Lets keep this place safe!

If the story was told in first person then it would be telling us about how Luke thinks or feels. It would also say what he thinks about what he is doing,what he thinks about his friends, and what he thinks of helping others. But I bet he would think nice things about helping people because he saide that he liked the job. And when his friend asked him if he wanted to go with him he said that it was a once in a life time opportunity that it he didnt want to miss. He also said that it would be great to be in a helping team and he also liked the journey geting to Europe with his friend. Plus we would of know what he thought about the journey,the place he was helping and the job. And don't say that i'm wrong because it is true. And this is how it would look like if the story was in first person. We would also know what he thought about Italy, a city with streets of water. Plus we would also know what he thought about the castle and China. And we would of know how he felt when he craked his ribs ,or about the animal gaurd job. And what about all that fun that he had with his new friends playing base ball, vollyball, tabble tennies tournaments, fencing, boxing reading, and whittling. We would of know what he felt and thought of it. Did he like it or not. And how about his family we would of know what he thought of them. Of course he would say good things about them but still we would of know more about his thoughts and feelings. Acording to the passege luke said that it was more then an adventre to him because it opened his world and changed his life for ever. And it means that there is no better job then what he has now.

In the article " Making Mona Lisa Smile ", the author explains this new technology and decribes how it works. The technology would have many benefits. Which include: students focusing more, getting more involved, and even doing better in school. The new technology can have major avdcantages for not only the students but the administration as well. By using the Facial Action Coding System the studetns will tend to be more focused on something that cathes their eye. If the new technology can tell when one is getting more or distracted it can change up to lesson plan. " A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." The lesson can be changed into something not only benefitical but entertaining for the students. Holding the attention of every student is a hard task for one teacher so with this new system it can help hold the attention. Even when the teacher has attention of some students some dont focus on the same situation. holding the attention is a major factor in a school setting and with the help of the sytem learning can change. Every student has a different learning style. It can also help on how much the stdents interact. The students will learn at their pace with their required style of teaching the new sytem will provude them therefore leading to better understanding of the task at hand. The students will start participaiting more abd ecen start sharing their thoughts on the siblect. Plus the new exciting way of learning will make them want to show how mch they learned with the new Facial Action coding System. Lastly, if the students are focusing more on their new and improved learing techniques then they will also get more of their homework done. The new technology will hold the attention of the audience and teach the topic better. This system will help the teachers get every childs attention rather than some. Every teacher teache at her pace her technique they think is best for us but sometimes their way is not the right way for every student. The new Facial Action Coding System has many advantages that school administration should take into consideration. It will help kids lern, feel proud enough to interact, and even give them boost of confidence to get better grades.

Could you imagine a life without a car? Well it seems that many people can. In many cities driving is being ban and officials are putting in place car-free days in order to reduce air pollution emmitted by cars. Communtities are even being built that do not allow cars. A community in Germany is has been built were it is car-free. Ther is no street parking, driveway, home garages. in this new experinental community car ownership is allowed butyou must park in a large garage at the edge of tcomunity and the car owner must buy a space for $40,000, along with a home. This has now become a growing trend to not uscar and rely on other forms of transportation. Many people feel that this has taken  a weight off their shoulders. othr places are adopting the idea of living car free. If this continues it could drastically lower the amount of air polution. Gremany is not the only place making efforts to reduce pollution and cut back on auto-useage. In Paris after near record pollution a partial driving ban was inforce to help clear the air pollution. For a day all the drivers with even numbered license plates were ordered not to drive their cars or be charged with a $31 dollar fine and the next day drivers with odd numbered drivers license were ordered to do the same. After five long dats of smog congestion went down sixty percent. Although delivery companies lost revenue, the temparary ban lowered pollution in paris. In Bogota, Colombia car-free day is a huge hit. this would make it the tird year in a row that cars were banned with only busses and taxis permitted to roam the streets. thye goal of this day s to reduce pollution and premote alternative forms of taransportation. The gloomy weather of the day with gray clouds and the occasional poring down of rain didnt stop the citizens of Bogota from hiking, biking, or skating there way from point A to point B. The turnut was huge and created an enthusiastic enviornment for all who joined in. In conclusion, the occasional banning of cars, and comunities built were seeing a car would be strnge is an excelant way to reduce pollutin. The air we breath is what keeps us going so we must take drastic measures to ensure our health and keep our air clean.

Making cars that are driverless will not be a good idea because there are many troubles that comes with it. Many people think that by making driverless cars they are becoming safer. People does not need driverless cars to become safer. They just have to obey the law and do what's right. They should obey speed limit signs. Just because there are driverless cars does not mean that everyone is safe. There are a majority of people around the world who uses cars that needs a driver. If we change that then we will have to change the whole world. Just because someone bought a driverless car does not mean that everyone is going to buy it so that still puts people in danger. Humans will also get bored when they don't get to drive anymore because they are so use to driving. The article stated," Wouldn't drivers get bored waiting for their turn to drive?" This is telling us that "if" driverless cars are invented then drivers would eventually get "bored". One of the things that teens looks forward to in life is geting their learner's permit. It gives them a sense of freedom. If driverless cars were introduced, would we still need to take our driver's test? Driverless cars would crush the dreams of many teens because now they will not have the option of driving themselves. The reason that a teen looks forward to driving is because it's fun and they have a sense of freedom on the places that they want to go. We should not develop any more driverless cars because it would take away our freedom. The car could also become disfunctional in the middle of a highway and that would be a huge problem if no drivers are there to take over. We would also have to replace the world with driverless cars if we are going to keep on developing it because just a few cars will not make a big difference. We also have to realize that we are taking away the happiness of many teens because they will not have the option to drive. Many drivers will also become bored when they have nothing to do. We should stop the development of driverless cars.

People might agree with Car-free day. But i disagree with it. Now i will tell you three why I disagree. First people might be late to work. Second people have to pay to take buses or taxi's to go places. Last people might not have time to wait because they have to go somewhere urgent. My first statment is people would be late to work. There are people who probaly have to go to work across the city or maybe even another state. Others probaly dont own bikes or any alternative transportation. Few other people are just not fit and would have to stop and get a brake because there to tired. Also people might have night shifts and it would be dangerous to walk the streets at night. Last you might make it late to the bus stop and you'll have to wait forever for it to pass by again. Next people have to pay for buses or taxi's. Sure people have cars but that doesnt mean they make alot of money so in that case they probaly cant afford to take that form of transportation. More than likely the buses and taxi's are raising the prices for that day since alot more people are taking them. Alot of people would be taking this form of transportation so that means you either would be on a packed bus or be waiting for a taxi that has ten other customers waiting. My last statement would be that people might have to go some where urgent. For example if someone gets hurt really bad and they cant wait for a taxi to come pick him/her up, he/she could die. Another example would be a pet getting hurt and it has to go to the vet. Taxi's most likely wont let you have pets in the car. And for a fact the buses wouldent let you either. So the pet could die also. You might of forgot to get supplies for your food and the grocery store closes in thirty minutes. If you live far from the grocery store you might not make it there in time In my conclusion i dont think there should be a Car-free day. I stated my statements by saying, People could be late to work. People might not have enough money to pay for a bus/taxi. And last there might be an emergency and you need to get somewhere quick and you cant because you cant use your car.

Ther are 3 main supportive reassons why this "face on mars" is just a natral landform. One, there is a posibility that the face is just a "huge rock formation...which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth"-paragraph 3. Two, if the face on mars was evidence of life on mars that would be ''evedence that NASA would rather hide"-paragraph 5. Three, paragraph 12 explains that the face on mars is equivalent to a butte or mesa. First of all there is a posibility that the face is just a "huge rock formation...which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth"-paragraph 3. I believe this beacuse NASA does not come across it veary often. Therefore, every time NASA did see the face then they might of just cought the rock formation at the right time, therefore cetching the right light. In a better picture taken in 1976 by Viking 1 you can clearly see shadows wich might be the scource of the face formation. Second if the face on mars was evidence of life on mars that would be ''evedence that NASA would rather hide"-paragraph 5. I think this very much makes sence because if it were evidence that would be somthing surely to keep out of the media. If there were other evidence of life on mars then why would NASA let just one piece of evidence out if it could easaly be mistaken. Then you would have a fake story going around that could possibly spark tension between countries for lieing about life on mars. Third, paragraph 12 explains that the face on mars is equivalent to a butte or mesa. A butte is a lava bome that takes the form of an isolated mesa. Therefore creating a figure that, with the right light, will creat a face loking feature. Also since a better picture was taken it would be easeier to "discern things in a digital image 3 times bigger than the pixel size". "So if there were objects in this picture like airplanes on the ground or Egyptian-style pyramids or even small shacks, you could see what they were!"-paragraph 11 Ther are my 3 main supportive reassons why this "face" is just a natral landform. One, there is a posibility that the face is just a "huge rock formation...which resembles a human head... formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth"-paragraph 3. Two, if the face on mars was evidence of life on mars that would be ''evedence that NASA would rather hide"-paragraph 5. Three, paragraph 12 explains that the face on mars is equivalent to a butte or mesa.

Is exploring and studying Venus a great idea? The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. Human curiosity has gone beyond on willing to do anything to find out how Venus was created and find out the purposes it has, and to also collect any natural resoures it has to study them. Venus is a challenging planet to study but it is the closet one to Earth. The author compares these two planets by their density and size, including the distance. They go on explaining why it is hard to study Venus by describing the weather and geology, and comparing to Earth's impediments. In paragraph 2, it states, "... not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades..." meaning spacecrafts don't even last more than a few hours there because there are possiblities that they might get destroyed and lose researches. In paragrapgh 6, it states, "... researchers are working on innovations that would that would allow machines to last long enough..." This is another reason why researchers work hard on inventing machines that are capable to last in Venus to collect data and resources to bring back on Earth to study them. The author goes on telling us that some electronics have lasted three weeks in that condition and they don't require electricity at all unlike modern devices that are sensitive to extreme physcial conditions. To sum it all up, Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers to study. This rises up human curiosity in wanting to learn more of Venus. They will take any risk to get close and learn what the planet is made up of and what to use to get information from it. It is proved to be the challenging planet to oberserve closely and why it is risky to do this misssion.

Some people would like to believe that is a sign from aliens but I believe that it is just a natural landform. It is just shadows giving the illusion of eyes,nose and mouth.If what im seeing is true that there is a face on mars created by aliens i would like to know why it didnt say the same over time.No it changes just as the earth's landforms changes over time . i would like to know if it was a creation from aliens why on earth would the do it useless they wanted us to know that the are real. I like to think of it as the same thing as vampires they wouldnt do something so bold, that we come and look for they. In 1998 thousands of anxious web surfers waiting for the image that proved that it was just a natural landform no alien monument after all. They don't pass over the face very often so why mess with the picture if it was an alien. It's not for attention because they get a lot of attention from just going to the moon and them showing pictures of what they brought back fron space. I don't think that they would lie for attention especially if you guys think they covered it up. People came that the reason you didn't see any alien life force is because of it being such a cloudy day. The cameras took more pictures of when it was a clear day the said thta it was clearer than the first picture,so when they took it on a clear day no alien life force was reported. So why cover it up? That's my point they wouldnt keep taking pictures if aliens were there simply because there is no aliens just science by that i mean landforms are the form of science i am talking about. The pictures show a similars features to landforms here and one is around American West ,Middle Butte in Snake River Plain Idaho. The lava dome thta takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as Face of Mars somthey wouldn't have the same features if it was made by aliens .In colusion i believe that they are just landforms made over time by something like the tectonics plates.

The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," has many good points on how the planet Venus could be seen by astronauts but only in a flying/hovering distance. The weather/climate there is too extreme for anyone to set foot on the ground floor of Venus. Venus has up to 97% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the average temperature there is 800 degree Fahrenheit, and the pressure there is 90 times greater then the pressure on earth. The author has this idea of the astranauts can hover/fly over the atmosphere of Venus. The text states, "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has one particularly compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus, NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Imagine if they happened when Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon. That would have been quite astonishing. Now that we have te technology and hands on people that can create a machine/rocket ship that will able to fly over the venus atmosphere. The author also states that,"Just as our jet airplanes travel at a higher altitude to fly over any storms, a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." Meaning that the technology could eventually get soo sufficicated that place could fly over storms and not get side tracked.The hovering vehicle could also do the same thing in space once they learn how to do it. On the other hand, there are many dangers that could come and ruin the mission. Well the atmosphere there is so thick that it is made up if 97% carbon dioxide blankets, the temperatures go over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the pressure is 90 times greater then the Earths pressure. The text states, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmosphere pressure is 90 times greater than what we experienced on our own planter. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planter in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun." Meaning it would be far to dangerous to risk someone's life to just explore a planet. If the hover craft fails the person would most likey die. In conclusion the NASA, space station is planning on making a risky but worthy adventure to check out what Venus looks like and they are trying to make a hover craft of some kind to make it where the people that go to explore the planet are safe from harms way, The are trying to make it safe from the heat, pressure, and the temperature. As long as they get that done they will be in a good shape to fly it near Venus and explore the new things that no one has ever accomplished.

Dear Senator I feel that electoral college should stay becuase it set's straight the manege for the peoples votes for the president. Even thow if a tie the election would be thrown to the house of represenatives were they decide on the new president. The electoral college is a process its not a place. It shows that the founding fathers established it for the compromise between elections between the president by a vote in congress. The electoral college consists of 538 electors. Plus a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president .It say's in the passage that under the 23rd Amendment of the constiton that the district of colombia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for the purposes of electoral college. On many cases 60 percent of voters would perfer a direct election. The electoral college system states that voters vote not for the president,but for a state of eletors who elect the president. I think that they should have the right to elect the president that would make this nation grow stonger not to make mistakes and lead us to problems which they can decide to choose the future of the united states. Many people have diffrent opinions as me but not all will get the same results as they wanted. The effects of the electoral college has been giving us positive values. As we live on since back of the elections day we are still here becuase of thow,s elections it made us who we are american citizions of the USA.History depends on the future rights of the president thats why the electoral college is there to help make that happen.

Dear state senator, I think we should'nt have the Electoral College because the system will go all wrong because who were actually voting for, unfair to voters, and its outdated and irrational. These are the reasons why i think that we shouldnt have Electoral College. We shouldnt have it because voters dont actually vote for the president they want, but for a slate of eletors who is turn to elect the president which is unfair. If you wanted to vote for a president but you arent in that area you wouldnt be voting for that peron you'll be voting for a slate of 34 electors who pledge to that person. That will make the person get 34 electoral votes. This will be unfair to the voters and who they want to vote for. The Electoral College is unfair to voters because whoever wins takes all the systems in each state, candidates dont spend any time in the states they have no chace of winning, and only focusing on the "swing states". In 2000 campaign the state didnt see the candidates at all. Why would you put your fate in the hands of people you never see or in a few swing voters? The most worries people have is if there is a tie in the electoral vote. If that happen the election wouldnt be up to us at all and we dont want that. You would have to choce the vice president because we only got one vote. Even the house's can hardly even be expected to reflect the will of the people. These are the reasons why i think that we should'nt have the Electoral College because who we actually vote for, unfair, an its outdated and irrational. Please take a momment and read about this and think about what the people want and how it will be fair and eaier for us and you. From, Melissa

Have you ever thought about a car diving you? Well that is exactly what is on many automakers minds. They are called driverless cars and they could possible change the lives of humans every where. Automakers are in the process of creating a car that could potenial prevent accidents, end humans from making mistakes on the road and form a safer and more accurate public transportation system. Driverless cars should definitly be developed. A diverless car could save peoples lives. How you ask? Well humans make mistakes it is a fact. So a driverless car could help when humans are not able to pay full attention to the road. For example lets say it has been a long day at work and your super tired, driving is not the best option for you right now. This is when the driverless car becomes handy. It could drive you home and potenially save you from an accident from fallin asleep at the wheel. This is just one reason why driverless cars should be developed. Driverless cars could even keep humans safer than ever before. In driverless cars you can be alerted at any time. It could tell you if your about to hit something or even if you are taking your hands off the wheel. If the car alerts you evrery time you could potenialy be in danger you would never get hurt in a car accident ever again. Some people do not realize this but driving is every dangerous and driverless cars could possible make it safer for humans. So getting a driverless car could help you create a safer enviornment for everyone. Also driverless cars could provide a safer and more accurate transportatioin system. The cars could be used as taxis but save half the fuel of today's taxis. It would cost less than taking a taxi today which would save you money. A driverless car could also be more accurate on time because every houror so it would'nt need a brake or need to eat or use the bathroom. Its only job would be to help you be transported to the place you need to be. Over all a driverless car could definitly be more useful to humans. Such as preventing accident, picking up on the mistakes of humans on the road and a safer and more accurate transportation system. Driverless cars could be a revolution that no human would want to miss. This technology could possible improve human society. Between saving peoples lives and saving people money why would you ever say no to diverless cars.

Should there be driverless cars in the future? Driverless cars are good to use if you are disabled, or getting ready for a meeting and had no time at home. On the other hand, driverless cars should not be on the roads because they are dangerous in so many ways. They can't see things when backing up. Nor can they stop immediately if a car drives by quickly when backng up. Driverless cars should not be on the roads due to dangers of people and other drivers on the road. Maybe someone might want to drive to the store but turn early to go somewhere else. The car may or may not turn for the person inside of the car if they tell the car to turn sooner. When a driverless car is backing out of a driveway, they might keep going even if there is a car coming and about to hit the driverless car. Some cars don't see others when backing out of a driveway and they can't automatically stop if there is one close and about to hit you. When backing out of a parking space, driveway, or anything else, the driver should take control to back out and then let the car go back to being driverless. It is for the safety of other cars and the safety of people. Driverless cars can be great for people going to meetings and they didn't have time to put makeup on, then that person can get ready in the car as the car takes them to their destination. Lets say that a person is going to the bar, and they take a taxi there and back. The driverless car would be in great use for that person when they leave the bar. If a person is intoxicated they should not be driving at all. So, the driverless car can take control and take that intoxicated person home without getting pulled over or getting in an accident. Another good reason driverless cars can be great is for gas and speed limits. There are speed limits for a reason and if driverless cars were in control then there would be no more speeding on roads. There would be no more tickets handed out for speeding. With driverless cars there would be less gas used. My opinion is that there should not be driverless cars in this world. There is too many dangerous things that can happen like not stopping immediately, just backing out and not caring who is coming, and too many accidents waiting to happen. Some people are right, there can be driverless cars for people who cannot drive if they are injured, intoxicated, or cannot see, but not the whole world should have driverless cars. Also, yes, these cars are good for speed limits and gas usage, but the government would be spending way too much money on these cars. Most of the money that we have would go towards building these. Not everyone would have one of these cars. There are many reasons to have and not to have these driverless cars. Some people think that they should in case of an injured person who needs to get to places and if someone is intoxicated with alcohol they should have one ready to pick them up instead of having that intoxicated person have a chance of getting into a crash. Some people think that they should not have these cars due to dangers of people in other cars. There are certain places to have these cars and not to have these cars, and some of the places that should would be downtown in larger cities. Places not to have them are in neighborhoods near kids and in the country. I think that these could work just not everywhere in this world.

The electoral college is a thought that came up long ago by our founding fathers. Many people calim that it is antiqiuated and needs to be updated but I dissagree. Although we are the "Democracy of the USA" we are really a republic (chosing representives to vote for us!) This system is much more effective then an ATCHUAL democracy. Just imagine if on every single issue every single person would have to vote on the outcome to pass anything would take such a long time. Including the elections, the electoral college makes a short sweet way for voting, the population votes and then they vote for what we voted for (most of the time...) Some people don't trust the electorates with this kind of power  but I belive that those people are just parnoid pessmist and need to learn to have more faith in the people that we elect or the president appoints. The only flaw I see is the even number which calls for a tie. Also the winner takes all system should be changes I belive that each of the electorates should only have a certin percentage of the votes example: Alaska has 3 electorates, each are assigned 33.33333...% of the population and of course due to the decimals one electorate will have a bit more votes all the votes are then added. 76% voted Republican while 22% voted Democrat and the remaining 2% voted for third parties then the first elector would recive the votes of the 22% and the 2% and do fill up the rest of his 33% he would have 9% Republican his vote goes to the Democrates but the other two are left with only Republicans so there are 2 votes for republicans and the learger the population the more electors because of the increased ammount of citizens that each elector votes on behalf. This way the indivaduals that voted democrate are shown but did not really make as much an impact but it shows and may decide the out come during a tie. The electoral college Is a clean cut way for voting quick effective. Although we may not be a democracy per say we are all accounted for, just a few tweaks and it'll be perfect.

Have you ever been mistaken by the sight of something? Well, that's what we have been having a problem with. People have been thinking that the Face on Mars is not a natural landform, but trust me, it is. We have some evidence that supports this statement very well. One of the things that really sticks out to me and really makes me believe that the Face is just a natrual landform is the fact that it has occured to us that it's a mesa. This might just be me, but I'm almost positive that a landform like that couldn't have been made from making something like a face on the surface. I'm sure that as its grown over time, the hills make it look like a face. If some type of alien were to make that I dont think it could've turned into a mesa. I know the Face used to be a lot clearer, and slowly turned into a mesa but I think it's just the way landform grew in. The face isn't very semetrical, so I'm sure that if it was aliens, they would've been more serious about this and tried to make it more semetrical. In the article, they say that 25 years ago, they were looking for a place for NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft to land. So, assuming that the spacecraft landed sometime later in the future, it never saw any aliens! If they had seen aliens, I think they would've said something, especially after 25 years. I would say this situation is just like clouds. Sometimes you see clouds that might look like a dog or a whale, but you dont say anyone made those! You wouldn't assume it was an alien. I would say they are clouds that just happened to float by one another that formed into a dog or a whale, depending on what the cloud actually looks like. That's usually the case, a cloud could look like a big blob, but then float next to a different one and form into something unique. That happens naturally, just like the Face on Mars. With all of the things I have said, I believe that my evidence and what I have pointed out will help other people know that the Face is just a landform. I'm not saying everyone that hears my ideas about this will automatically think its a landform now, but I do think that some of them will change their minds if they think it was made by any kind of living species. There are many landforms that were made just the way they are, even if it doesn't look like it. So, yes, the Face on Mars is just a landform, and hopefully everyone will soon know this!

Should America really go out without the common everyday use of cars as transportation? Just think; which is more convenient? For some people, walking may do it... but there would be much difficulty without the utilization of cars during this modern era. In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars by Elisabeth Rosenthal, it is claimed that in VAUBAN, Germany, residents have given up their use of cars. "All of our development since World War II has been centered on the car, and that will have no change," said David Goldberg, an official of Transportation for America. Cars are, without a doubt the fastest means of transportation from street-to-highway; and very convenient in more ways than one. Sure, it may be alright to walk whenever you may feel to, but how will you be able to get to work faster if your job is many miles away? It surely will tire you out by then. In Paris Bans Driving Due to Smog, forces have banned cars from common usage and ordered the residents to leave their cars at home or suffer a $31 fine. "Almost 4,000 drivers were fined, according to Reuters." This lets me know that many people disagree with the idea of not being able to have their own cars within their reach. In certain weather conditions, such as the cold, harsh winter, just the thought of traveling on a bicycle or walking does not do any good for us! And in the summer when the humidity conditions are so high and hot, we would be too exhausted to move a muscle and refuse to walk any more than what is the seven-eleven down the block from us. In addition, you can carry many personal belongings in the comfort of your car -- which is much simpler than having to stand on your legs or tire them out from excessive bicycle-riding, along with having to deal with five bags of groceries filling your hands. When convenience comes to us, it's a good idea not to reject that opportunity. In The End of Car Culture (also by Elisabeth Rosenthal) it is discussed that President Obama agrees with the abomination of car transportation. The opposing argument may say, " Observations show that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009..." But I can certainly disagree and state that not only is transpotation through cars a great way to get around, but it's also entertaining. In the car, you can listen to the radio, whether its news or listening to music on the way back home from work, (which is sometimes stressful.) Atleast you know you'll be sitting in your car comfortably, while listening to music. Also, traffic jams may be problematic; but for some people, the overpopulation of many people being crammed up into your personal space in the outside air may be a real pain. Even excessive crowdedness that occurs on the bus may very well be a daily struggle for people who dislike crowds. Cars will only continue to grow in a positive way in the future, and I believe that is something our past has brought to us, and only for the good of it. So why not use it? Driving is better than walking/bike riding. We shouldn't be working our way backward, but looking to our future, and that calls for the better and more advanced technology that the people have brought to us, that our nation shall continue only to improve--and cars would be one of them.

Having a computer that can tell the emotions of an individual in the classroom would be a very valuable asset. The computer would be able to read the expressions on a students face, which ends up helping the entire class. It would help teachers know what they need to change or modify for the over all success and understanding of their students. It also allows for the teacher to know if his(her) students are understanding the work given to them. This also allows for the teachers to understand more of how the students feel throughout the lessons given. In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the developers of this facial recognition tell how the computer is able to recognize the expressions of the individual sat in front of it. When the student becomes disinterested, bored, or confused the computer is able to modify the lesson like a true human instructor would. This engages the students and also helps relieve the stress of confusion. Having these computers creates a better and more engaged classroom. The teachers benefit as well, being able to use the information given from these computers to assess their teaching and then edit or tweak the lessons to better fit the learning styles of his(her) class. These computers will be able to change the environment of a class and the people inhabiting the class. Once a classroom that was boring and tense can change to a brighter and well-rounded classroom, due to the facial recognition. The lessons will become easier and many students that were once struggling could end up growing and learning more than they ever imagined they would. The students become more involved in the lessons and excitement for what is taught is most likely to occur. The teachers would also be relieved from some stress because they wouldnt have to worry about whether or not their students are engaged and understanding what is given to them. Giving computers that can recognize the emotions of the students and peers around it, would be extremely beneficial to the classroom.

Technolgy is changing and fast.In this aricle "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author descirbes how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding Sytem can identify human emotions.They used Mona Lisa because of the many varity emotions she has on her face.In our generation we as students are changing the way we study/learn.It has been proven that we will be seeing stuff like this. The new technolgy called the Facial Action Coding System enables computers to idenitfy human emotion is by using video imagery.The software tracks these facial movements into a real face.The text state"His new computer software stores similar anatomical information as electronic code".This is concluding that the use of this technology to read emotional is some-what realiable. In this article the use of this technolgy to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is vaulable because if students ever get bored during a lecture ,and the computer see it, it could change the way the letcure.The text states "A classroom computer could recongize when a student is becoming confused or bored".This states that having this new technology could mean that students can find ways to study or learn a new way. In conclusion,The way technolgy changes in a classroom as the author says means that the use of this techonogy could be used in a classroom is valuable.

I belive that if they make a driverless car thier would be a huge impact in the whole world because of the fact that you would not have to drive the car it's driveing its self. The google car can drive to a certain standard and how fast it would go driveing by its self. The maping in the car can be very profiencent. The google car can drive to a certain standard. The most that the car has gone is 25 mph driveing by its self. Google started this project since 2009 so time by time thier investing into this car to make it more proficent every time they invest to the car. They make the computer more better so thier would be less accidents while being in the google car. They had made more improvements in the cars sensor so the car can be more safer. The google car has antilock brakes. The google car is more proficent then a taxi dirver and the gas last more. In 2013 BMW had annouced the had made a " traffic jam assistant". Nisan and Audi had plans to have a driverless car by 2020 not very long. But we are getting closer and closer every day seeing the future in our own eyes. The dirverless car will help people who do not have that much money to be in a get a safe ride. In somes states its llegal to have a driverless car. The cars have been proved to be more safe then any regular car.

I believe that driverless cars are a negative factor. As the author stated, having driverless cars will be in need of many new laws to compinsate for these new cars. These laws would cause more hassle for the people to have new laws put on these cars. These laws may cause problems for people who do not have these cars. Secondly, I believe that these new types of cars will need to have a new type of insurance. This would prove to be troublesome for insurance compines and for the people. The prices for this insurance would be expensive and hard to afford. Finally, the safety of people would be at a risk with these cars. If one of these new cars have a maunifunction in it's technology, it could drive off the road, hit another tdriver, or even kill someone because of it. The manufatures could make a mistake in the programing and it would be a deadly killing machine on the road. The best safety on the road is cause form aware drivers not aware technology. A perosn could make a better prediction on to where to stop then any driverless cars. Driverless cars are a negative impact on the road and to people.

This face is obviously a natural landform, I mean the sculpting & curves in the picture couldn't have been really focused on so a human/alien must not had have done it. There are also lots of different holes around the landform which means more have must have been formed close by the landform. Also im sure if there was someone or something on Mars when this happened NASA would have saw. The NASA also had said that "There was no alien monument after all." Which means that there must not had have been aliens on Mars after all. So the landform had to just be a natural landform. I honestly don't even think that aliens are even smart enough to know excatly how to prcocess this landform. The landform doesn't look done with any kind of tool or anything so therefore I think that yes the sculpture is a natural landform even though that's kind of weird & the article actually shows that as the years go by the landform starts to form even more. It also must have just formed because the article said that the NASA circled it so many times & this is the first time its actually found something.

Would you wanttolive in a world where driving is now done by computers? I mean, wouldn't that just be sweet? Well, I'm going to let you on a little secret that I call the "Three Part Series". This world would be dangerous, promote laziness, and would be quite expensive. Firstly, this invention would be dangerous. Not only would these computers have to be programmed to completely analyze and control the road, but new laws will have to be published for these driverless cars. In paragraph 9, it says "Still, even if traffic laws change, new laws will be needed in order to cover the liability in the case of an accident." which over all make you stop and think. If this tecnology fails or makes a mistake, who is at fault, you the driver or the manufacturer? Will driving tests still be required in case of an emergency or will everyone lack the knowledge of driving? It's so dangerous that California, Nevada, Florida, and the District of Columbia has started to limit the use ofsemi-autonomous cars. Secondly, this invention will not only promote laziness but bring about other inventions that will promote computer controlled programs. These cars will provide a better respose and control than a human, like it says in paragraph 5, so will this push us to be less aware of the roads and dangers of accidents? You might say "what's so bad about that?", well not only are you losing your everyday self-awareness but you're allowing yourself to become lazy. No longer will your attention be on the road but instead focused on the lastest updated picture of Justin Bieber, while you drink a sweet tea from the dollar menu. Sooner or later you'll be the girl/boy everyone has seen give their clothes to a robot to wash them or your kitchen to a robot who cooks for you. Lastly, not only will you be lazy, but, you'll be broke too. In 2000, "Radar" or these driverless cars we're estimated to cost 200 million dollars. I don't know about you, but I know there's no way I'll be spending 200 million on driverless car when that's all I'm estimated to make for a LIFETIME. With the price of this car, I can imagine how much money these companies will be needing just to manufacturer one set each of these cars. So, just take a minute and think how money these companies are going to blow that can be used towards something else, like charity,at-risk neighborhoods, homeless shelters or even just rehab centers. So, ultimately you'll be spending more on this car then you'll make in a lifetime or even spend in a lifetime. In conclusion, I would like to say that I still agree and stand by my "Three Part Series" or TPS for short. As you can see, not only will this car be inefficient but it will be expensive, dangerous, and will promote laziness. So the next time you might think this will be a great idea, remember the engraved "Three Part Series".

Limiting car usage is beneficial to more than just the environment, it is also beneficial to humans. With all the pros and very few cons of limiting car usage, it would be impractical to not make the change. Some may argue that it would waste time to limite car usage, however, if widespread limitation of car usage occurs then the way we live will evolve to adapt to life without much car usage, making it far more convenient in the future. A common misconception is that limiting car use is solely beneficial to the environment. In paragraph three a resident of Vauban is quoted saying, "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" this shows that humans too can take advantage of limiting car use. In common culture today, destinations are far spread out and not compact unless in a large city. This is because it is possible to transport one's self those distances in a car. Limiting car use would effect the suburban culture of being spread out and change it into a more compact, convinient environment. The obvious reason to limite car usage is to reduce air emissions that would allow us to have a safer earth to live on. Pollution has become a legitimant problem and if change isn't made, then the earth will be changed for the worse. Large cities where cars are abundantly used have a major problem with smog as seen in paragraph ten. In attempt to clear record breaking amounts of smog, Paris enforced a partial driving ban and it worked. This shows that by limiting car use change can be made to our environment for the better. Without using a car, one would clearly need to find an alternative method of transportation. Common alternatives such as biking or walking spark a much more active lifestyle for those who do so. As seen in paragraph twenty-eight, Bogota sponsors alternate forms of transportation and when this active lifestyle was embraced by the city, it changed the city for the better. As result it is quoted that, "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up." This clearly displays a much healthier, active lifestyle by those who limite car use. All of these products result in clear advantages caused by one thing, limiting car usage. It would be unsensible to not acknowledge that there is change that needs to be embraced in limiting car use in our society before it is too late to change the culture of driving.

Just because the Seagoing Cowboys program seems old, it is still a good thing to join. The Seagoing Cowboys fit many people's needs. Our number one reason for this program is to do good deeds for other people in other countries. We help these people after wars, and when their towns are destroyed. Although I only helped take care of the animals that were boarded on the ship being sent over, I still benefitted to the people on the ship by doing work for them. It kept me busy. I watched the animals and and checked on them, and I also reported on how they were doing. I also had night shifts to check on the animals each hour. One night, however, I slipped on a ladder, and couldn't work for a few days because of racked ribs. Thankfully, I fell on a piece of metal, and it caught me from falling into the ocean. I am lucky to be alive! We don't work the whole time in the program, however. You would like what we get to do when we aren't working. We exlore and visit new, interesting places. We go to several different countries, and get to see how the people's culture, life style, and needs are different than ours. I had gotten a tour of a castle in Crete, visited China, Europe, and the Acropolis in Greece! Not only did we visit places, but we also had some freetime once in a while on board. We had baseball games, volleyball games, tennis tournaments, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling. If you join the Seagoing Cowboys program, it is beneficial to 18 year old men, or men older than 18. Why? It is because when you are drafted to the military services at age 18, the military will count this program as your serving. I had turned 18 while I was on board and before we had even arrived to Greece, and I knew I couldn't be in the program and military at once. Lucky for me, the military coutned it as my service. Lastly, if you have ever wanted to meet other nations, you should join this program. Up to 44 nations join together to comeplete the tasks of the Seagoing Cowboys. Overall, I think that the Seagoing Cowboys are a very helpful, beneficial group of good people.

In the passage, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author supports that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The author starts with facts about Venus to just bring general facts the the public in the passage. The author does not support his idea in the passage well. The author points out more dangers than he points out the reasons that pursuing Venus is a benefit to the people on Earth. The author speaks of the history of Venus exploration, the atmosphere and geography on Venus, and the technology we need to get to Venus. For decades the scientists at NASA have been trying to land a spacecraft on to Venus. "Because Venus is sometimes right around the corner- in space terms- humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world." With Venus being Earth's "twin," in both density and in size causes the want to increase with the thought that it once was like Earth. "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Every mission they sent to Venus was a spacecraft that was unmanned, as "no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." A spacecraft has not been sent up to Venus for more than three decades, leaving the question if we now have the technology and if we now have have the capability, or if we still do not. The author uses these facts showing that Venus is a dangerous place that people on Earth would think to not pursuit, arguing with the authors claim that we should. The atmosphere and geography on Venus is another thing the author uses to have more people disagree with the pursuit of Venus. Scientists have not been able to take clear shots of the ground on Venus, leaving astronauts in the dark about the terrain on Venus. "Peering at Venus from a ship orbiting safely far from the plant can provide only limited insight on ground condition becuase most forms of light cannot penetrate the dense atmosphere." The atmosphere on Venus is unsafe for astronauts, as well as the pressure Venus presents. "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus. Even more challenging are the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus’s atmosphere." The planet's surface temperature and pressure is too high for a human to endure, even in a space suit. "On the planet’s surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." No human has ever encountered such harsh conditions before. With more deadly and terrifying facts the author presents, the less the chance of Venus exploration seems. Over three decades ago we did not have the technology or materials to have a spacecraft manage to surivive in the extreme atmospheric conditions on the surface of Venus. "such an environment would crush even a submarine accustomed to diving to the deepest parts of our oceans and would liquefy many metals." The metals we use today for most objects is able to withstand some pressure, but with even the strongest submarine unable to withstand the pressure againts it's metals, the chance of exploration seems slimmer and slimmer. "Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on its surface." As of now the probes the scientists send the Venus are unable to survive due to the conditions mentioned earlier. "More importantly, researchers cannot take samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance. Therefore, scientists seeking to conduct a thorough mission to understand Venus would need to get up close and personal despite the risks." The author recognizes the risk invloved with exploration, but turns it around so the reader and scientists look at them as challenges and not something that can ruin lives. However, NASA has created a simulation of the atmosphere on Venus and found simplified electronics "have lasted for three weeks." This hope gives the author some points on how Venus explorstion is possible, ignoring the many dangers presented in the passage. The author gives very little points on why the exploration of space is possible and the reasons on why we should. The author points out that "Furthermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel." This quote from the text shows the only reason why we are looking at exploring Venus is because it is closer to us, which is not entirely true. With the path the planets follow we are sometimes closer to Mars than we are to Venus allowing the exploration of Mars over Venus. I believe the author persuades readers by not mentioning Mars most of the time and turns the passage to make it feel like we have to explore Venus, while having more dangers in the passage than having more possilbe things to consider while on the topic of exploring Venus.

There has been an argument saying that the face on mars is a ancient civilization. Well they are wrong because it is an old landform. My three reasons of why it is a landform is because the planet Mars cannot support life. Also because it is just the lighting forming the eyes nose and the mouth and it is just a landform. I know it is a landform that has just eroded over hundreds of years. On Mars there is no oxygen no water or life that is because the planet cannot support life. The planet is compleltly dead. If there was a civlization then they would of had to of built a house with airlocks just to survive. Even if the Aliens did not need air to breath they would have gotten to hot and they need mosture to survive. And you would think that we would have found a civilization or something that would have kept them alive by now. In the text it says it would be cool if there was an ancient civilization. The landform looks like it has eyes a nose and a mouth but really it is just the lighting reflecting on the landform. If the sun is hitting the landform then it will cause a shadow to creat the look of eyes a nose and a mouth. But after many years the landform has eroded to form a face like look. Sense the planet Mars has allways been the closest to the sun. It is alot hotter than earth so there is allways heat waves so that is what caused the erosen on the landform. In the text it states that the eyes nose and mouth are just an illusion. This is a landform because the planet is completly dead. Mars cannot support life because it is too hot and it gets heat waves. Also the light refelects off the landform and creats a shadow of eyes a nose and a mouth. The landform has had many years to erode. In the text it states it is just a martian mesa common enough around Cydonia. Only this one had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. It would be cool if there was aliens that created the landform. We could see how they adapted to surviving on the planet and its harsh conditions. They might help us addapt to Mars and we can help them adapt to our planet. But NASA would become more famous than what it is today. Because they would want to have all the land marks for artifacts and it would probably make the aliens mad. The landform on Mars was not created by aliens because we would have known by now. Also because Mars cannot support life the lighting on the planet creats the eyes the nose and the mouth like a illusion. And for all we know it is just a landform. I know it is just a landform that has eroded over hundreds of years.

If I was working for NASA and l had an argument with a person that believes that ''the face'' was created by aliens, I would say that it is just a simple landform that was made on mars. I say this because if I were to work for NASA I would look back at data that will help me defend my answer, that ''the face'' was not created by aliens. For all we know it could just be a mountain that has ''eyes'', ''a mouth'', ''and a nose'' due to shadowing. We human beings really have no clue if there are aliens or not, we find ''clues'' and believe there are but, in my opinion there are none. In the article Mr. Jim Gavin said ''It reminds me most of Middle Butte in the Snake River Plain of Idaho''. This is what I would say if I had a discussion with a person who believed ''the face'' was created by aliens.

I have been working with Nasa now for three years and not one have I heard some crazy things like this. How can people possibly think they are being reached out by aliens that is just so crazy I cant stress that enough. I think if aliens were real why would they want to be found if they are smart like people think they are because they can fly a spaceship then why would they leave that face there for us to find it. If I was a alien I would not want to be found because who knows what they would do to me I would be so so frighten its not even funny. The other reason why I dont think it has anything to do with an alien is because where is that face from? Is it from an alien or human? How to we know if its even a face it can simply just be a rock that looks like face we do not know sure. For all we know this picture can actually be fake. They might just have wanted people to start thinking its a face and that we are living under aliens. I think my team in Nasa is just crazy straight up crazy. So this is what I think about the whole alien thing this is not alien related stuff at all. It was never anything about alien stuff or egyption goddess stuff either its jusyt simply a rock that look like a face nothing more notrhig less.

In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author suggest that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The following topics the author used helped support this idea: the challenges, dangers, and the fasinations with Venus needs to be explored. Our neighboring "twin," that we can only observe by hovering far above it hopping to get as much detail as possible, creats a challenge due to how unsafe it is. Our scientists have "sent numerous spacecrafts" to Venus. But, each previous mission was unmanned because, no spacecraft survived the landing for mpore than a few hours. Also, due to the high pressures and heat on this planet there is "Venusian geology and weather present additional impediments like erupting volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and frequent lightning strikes to probes seeking to land on the surface." Due to the challenges, it makes it so much more dangerous. Since, Venus is second to our sun and has an "atmosphere of 97 precent carbon dioxide blanket" and a tempeture average over 800 degrees Fahrinheit." It makes it really hard for NASA to get a close look do to Venus's unsafe tempertures. Also, Venus has an "atmospheric pressure that is 90 times greater than what us humans experiance on our own plant." Which is way "more extreme than anything we have had to encounter." Plus, if NASA were able to find away to float thirty-plus miles above the suface it "would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit." But, on the bright side "it would have the air pressure close to at sea level on earth." But, despite these challenges and dangers there is plenty of fasinations with this planet. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." Also, Venus still has some features similar to earth such as: valleys, mountains, and craters. Making more scientist to want to explore it to see if it was once habital by other creatures. Further more, making then to suspect that "Venus was probably once covered largely with oceans." Based on the author hitting the points that exploring Venus can be challenging, dangerous, but yet fasinating helps get across the fact the he feels like despite the dangers Venus presents it is still a worthy prusuit to study.

In 1976, a natural landform that looks like a human face was photographed. IN 1998 and 2001, NASA took more pictures in higher quality. Some people believe that it is an alien artifact or a formation from an old civilization. For many reasons, it is not. One: From our knowledge, mars is unable to support life. Two: Aliens are scientifically unreasonable and myth. Three: It is just an abnormally shaped rock formation that plays with the light to create the illusion of a face. Huge accusations have to have huge evidence, and there is none. Mars is not able to support life. There is minimal air, no water, no known food source, and it is dangerous with its extreme temperatures. If there was a civilization, when did they get there? How did they get there? Where are they now? If someone was there, then why don't we have any proof or even slight clues? There is no proof or evidence to support people living there. If they lived there, why did they create a huge '"face?" None of this adds up. Concluding that it was not man-made. Aliens are not real. There is no solid evidence that aliens exist. UFO's, E.T., or any other alien concepts are irrational. If aliens are seen as supperior or more intelligent and thought of to know of and be capable of better, more complicated technology, then they may have been able to live on mars, but why? Why did they leave? And why did we not find any evidence of inhabitants. Aliens are irrational and have no proof of ever existing, they are as made up as magic. All this is, is a well positioned rock that plays with your eyes and mind, so you think it looks like something it's not. Because of mars' unique atmosphere, weather, and terrain, the enevibility of the rock just being a rock are very high. There are craters on the moon, and we don't think they're aliens. They are simply part of the moon. Wind, erosion, weather, and heat are all familiar terms. Yet, when they exlplain something, we jump right to the confusing concepts that have no proof, no explaination, and no possible positive outcome. Today's society loves over-exagerating the importance of some things. This causes us to overthink and make irration conclusions that bear no resemblance to the problem. The "Face on Mars" is cold hard rock that was sloppily carved by nature, not humans. If NASA thought anymore of it, we'd be out there right now looking for the aliens, but we are not. This is, because it is an abnormally shaped rock.

Many people die due to car accidents everyday. Whether it be from human error or drunk driving, money or a jail sentence will not bring your loved one back. You neveer be aable to spend another day with the person you love because that teen just had to send one last text message. Car accidents can cause someone's sinset in the blink of an eye, but this all changes with driverless cars. Driverless cars would be useful because it uses half the fuel of a normal car and they are more safe than normal cars too. Global warming is a big headline of the news. This is because if it continue's the oxygen while because depleted and humans will cease to exist. As scientist try to solve this problem, we continue to make it worse by driving wherever we need to go. Ofcourse this isn't only factor, but it is a big part of the problem. By driverless cars using half the fuel of a normal car, the use of driveless cars will give scientists more time to find a solution for global warmiing. If scientists had more time, they would have a good chance of figuring out the problem based on the way technology is advancing today. Driverless cars would also enhane the safety on the roads. Driverless cars has a lot of sensors that provide the ability to detect all of its surroundings. The sensors will make it so that there aren't any blind spots on the car, which humans have with normal cars. Without any blinds spots, even if a small child runs behind the car, it will react and spare the child's life. Driverless cars are the future. Safety is one the main priorities of the creators of the driverless cars. This is why so much safety is ensured. Without the outstandingly high levels of safety, the driverless car would just be another cool car that rich people have to show off, but this is for anyone who desires the assurance that they are safe while on the roads, and that what makes driverless cars amazing.

Dear State Senator, I think that the Electoral College should be disposed of and the president should be elected through citizens' votes. I think this because Congress is biased. They don't have the same ideas as the citizens and can sometimes be difficult. It could be hard to compile the votes from the citizens and the votes from Congress because Congress could have a completely different view on the candidates than the citizens because they work for the government. I think it would be easier to just count up the citizens' votes and majority wins. Apparently Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all agree with me. How it works is they add up all the citizens' votes and say who has the most, then add up Congress's votes and tell the winner. What happens sometimes is there is a winner of the citizens' votes, so who the citizens think should be the new president, then they add Congress's votes up and the president is the other person, not who the citizens want the president to be. How is that fair to the citizens? That would be a big problem because then they wouldn't like their president, there would be rebels, etc. It would not be pretty. For instance, in Texas, if you wanted to vote for one person, you'd vote for a slate of 34 Democratic electors that would be pledged to that person. If the electors won the statewide election, they would go to congress and that person would get 34 electoral votes, but who are the electors? The citizens have no idea. They don't know who picks the electors or who the electors are, it depends on the state. The voters can't always control who their electors vote for. It's not their decision. I don't think that is fair to the citizens.  

I think you should join UNRRA, because this won't just be some boring fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games, it will be the most fun you've probably had in your whole entire life. So how about you come on down and try some of our activities. They will make you smile. If you tell your friends or family about us, we will give you and those people a year of coming in when ever you feel like it, for FREE. If you were to come in and join in that is totally fine, but that is a little dangerous, especially for the little kids. The best thing about the buisness is that if you bring a kid in under 6 years old you get their cloths for FREE. Thats not all you can go to the snack bar and buy any snack for just $1. It's fun, fun for the kids, and we have delious food. That is why i think you should come down to UNRRA. I think the kids are going to love it justa as much as I do. So why dont you come on down right now to have some fun.

In the article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.The author supports his idea in good ways.One example the author is to use solar power on Venus stateing,"Solar power would be pletiful,and radiation would not exceed Earth levels.Not easy conditions,but survivable for humans."Another example stated in the article,"Many researchers are working on innovations that would allow our machines ot last long enough to contribute meaningfully to our knowledge of Venus."The final example stated in the article states,"By comparison,systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure,heat and other forces. The first examples shows the reader that it wouldn't be hard for people to be able to gain energy on Venus becasue we could use the sunlight as energy.The first example also shows that it wouldn't be impossible to live on Venus even though it is 170 degrees it is still survivable to people to live on.The second example shows the reader that researchers are working on machines that would be able to give researchers knowledge on Venus that could better their understanding.The final example is to show how the old computers that were made of gears and levers were much stronger than that of todays computers.The author states that,"Modern computers are enormously powerful,flexible,and quick,but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions."With this the author shows their point on why the modern computers would be less useful then the computers made of gears and levers. From using solar power to gain energy,to creating machines that could stand the harshness of Venus,and from using computers that are made of gears and levers the author supports thier idea of studying Venus very well.The solar power would be pletifula and the living conditions would be survivable.The researchers are working on machines to last long to contribute meaningfully knowledge for Venus.The sytems that use mechanical parts would be more reistant then that of modern electronics.In the end the author shows how important and unimpossible it is to study Venus.

The author did not make enough claims to support his idea on why it's a good idea to even go to Venus. In the passage on paragraph 3, the author states that there is a thick atmosphere that is almost 97 percent carbon dioxide that covers up venus. Even worse, the clouds are highly corrosive sulfuric acid. The atmosphere pressure on venus is 90 times more powerful than what we experience here on earth so why should we still go? In the text on paragraph 5 it talks about how there will be a vehicle that will hover over venus so it doesn't get affected by any of venuses harmful atmosphere. There will be a vehicle that will hover over venus, but the temperatures will still be the same which will harm the vehicle, and the pressure would be that of sea level, though the sea level is indurable for humans. That isn't much of a problem, the problem is that the vehicle will be hovering venus from 30 miles above, so what they will see on venus is very limited and light cannot peirce through the dense atmosphere. In order to really get up close to venus and study it, lives have to get risked. In the text it says that NASA is working on ways to make it to venus and stay on it by making some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide and they lasted about 3 weeks on a simulation of venuses conditions. They are also working on another project with old technology called mechanical computers. What is special about those technology is that they are runned by gears and levers but do not require electronics at all. All of these inventions are great but they are stil very delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions. In conclusion the author did not make enough claims to support his idea on why we should go because of venus's atmosphere, the density of it, the lack of visibility of it, the temperature, and mordern technology isn't enough to withstand the conditions of venus.

Natrual land forms are all over earth some looking like common things or objects they of course happen natrualy. So that means other planets have natrual landforms that look like a thing or object such as a face. Nasa has taken scans and pictures using the camera's absolute maximum resolution. Meaning they have gotten a full survey of the whole area looking if there was any sign of life that could have created the Mars face. But none were found meaning there is no alien civilization on Mars. It doesn't have to be created by aliens and it probably wasn't but its not wrong to imagine how it was created. But to just know the truth that it is a natrual landform intead of an alien monument. If it was an old alien monument Nasa wouldn't try to cover it up. They would be trying to get funds for taking more trips to actually find more stuff about the mars face instead of taking differnt scans and pictures. This does now say that there are no aliens or any civilization on mars or we would know by now about them.

Using cars on this lovely planet is a good but also bad thing. Cars usage is good when riding to work or going to visit out of town. But cars polute the earth to with greenhouse gases and is making the earth hotter every year which will eventually melt the polar ice caps and everything will soon die . Fancy cars may be nice but it may the thing that kills us and everything living . Spending lots on a carv is really just wasteful,well i guess not all the time. Some days when your running late to work and dont have enough time to ride your bike or walk then you can take a car, or maybe if work is just to far than you can just take a car. Twelve percent of greenhose gases comes from cars .In paris a twenty two euro fine is commited if an even numbered license plate if car was not left home and odd was the following day. although the number in 2000 was 4,000 it soon went down to 2,645 in 2012. Young drivers in barcelona decreased by 23 percent in 2001 to 2009

Dear Mr. Senator, I am fed up with the electoral college. The system allows for so much disaster to occur. It isn't strict at all and it allows a varity of things to happen that wouldn't end well. The people deserve to make the decisions. Because the electoral college systems has so many holes and problems with it. One of the best arguments against the electoral college is what we call the disaster factor. One big example of the disaster factor is the 2000 year election. In this election Al Gore had more votes than George Bush, but still lost by 5 votes because of the electoral college. In 1960, segregationists in Louisiana almost succeeded in replacing the democratic electors who oppose John F. Kennedy. If they succeeded and the popular vote went to Kennedy, it would not have actually gone to Kennedy. ("The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong" Plumer) Second off, one of the most worrying things is if there is a tie in the electoral vote. If that happens the election vote would be given to the House of Representatives, where the state delegations vote for the president. The vice president vote is given to the senate. Each state only casts one vote which insures that 55 million voters and 500,000 have the same power. Given the size of those numbers, and that people in those states may vote one party for president and one party for congress, the House's decision could hardly reflect on the peoples choice. We have come pretty close to this happening too, in 1976 a tie would have occurred if 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted differently. ("The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses are wrong" Plumer) There is a few reasons that opposing opioninated people use to justify wanting to keep the Electoral College around. One of them is that the president has to appeal to multiple regions. A candidate can not just be a favor of the south and get elected, he has to campaign and be desirable to all the regions. This is good because a president that was popular in just one region would not be successful, because everyone else in the other regions would feel like they do not regard their interests. Unfortuanitly this is solved by popular vote, since it is by individual not by state. Other votes in other states balance them out. ("In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president" Poser) The Electoral College has many reasons for it and against it. But I strongly feel that we should get rid of it for the reasons shown above. From the "Disaster factor" to the threat of a electoral tie. Of course other people feel differerent and have different opinions but I feel like popular vote is for the best. Thank your for taking the time to listen to my opinions. Thank you, PROPER_NAME

advntiges, of limited car use? are you crazy there is maby only two avantiges to limited car use. people have to go to work  or pick your kid up from school or even when you go to do landry. there would be to many upset people if this was to happen. and i would drive a truck not a car. do you know how many people are going to use horses. insted of cleaning tires off the road your going to have to scrap hot horse poop off the road. more people will have to use a bike. some people cant ride a bike because there fat or have bad nees or for the pure fact they cant ride a bike. but there is the two things whitch one is saving money on gas witch isnt a big problem its a doller and nindyfive cents then we would have to use that saved money on a bike or horse the second one would be not using that much gas witch would slow the polution make the hole in the ozone get smaller and make it not ass hot there for the ice in the south and northpole melt so i gess having limited use of a car can have its avantiges.  saving on gas and not using as much gas PS STOP GIVING STUPID PROMTS

Hello there, my name is Luke Bomberger, and I'm here to convince you to participate in my favorite program, the Seagoing Cowboys. To be apart of this program is an opportunity of a lifetime. It all started when the 44 nations joined together to form the UNRRA. They hired "Seagoing Cowboys" to take care of horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. We went everywhere, including Europe, China, Greece, and even Italy! I even have a spectacular story about me in Greece. I turned eight-teen before arriving in Greece, which ment that I could be in the military, but when they realized that I was a Seagoing Cowboy, they told me to just keep doing it for my service. Being a Seagoing Cowboy I was even the one who made nine whole trips. The most of any Seagoing Cowboy! Being apart of this, was one of the greatest opportunities for a small-town boy like me. It was helping out on my Aunt Katie's farm had prepared me for the hardwork for the animals like by feedding and water them two or three times a day, feeding the horses bales of hay and bags of oats, and the stalls even had to be clean. One thing I can say about that part, is that it did keep me busier than ever! There were too many fun times we had, but there were times that we didn't. On my second trip, I served as a nightwatchman, and my only job was to check on all the animals every hour. After I made one of my hourly reports, I slid down a very slick ladder. My heart was like a bullet beating so fast in my chest. I almost fell into the Atlantic Ocean. My ribs were so cracked, they said that they can't even work for the next couple of days, so I didn't. Although there were scary parts of all the trips, there were fun parts too! I always had fun on board, especially after the animals had been unlodaded. We would play baseball, volleyball, table-tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and games all helped pass the time. It really opened up the world for me, and I am grateful for the opportunity.

In A COWBOY WHO RODE THE WAVE there was a boy named Luke, he was invited to go to a ones in a lifetime opportunity .He was invited by his friend Don Reist to go on the trip. they were going to go on a cattle boat ,and help the mules,horses,and young cow. On the trip they would cross the big seas. In the story it says they where called to go to New Orleans on august 1945 and arrived on august,14 right before the war ended. When they got thier seaman papers they were sent to go on the SS Charles W.Woosterand. They headed to greece with a load of 335 horses and enough food to keep the horses alive. Ones luke was discharged from the trips he already made 9 journeys threw the sea. In the story it says that luke was the most segoing cowboy. On his many trips he also saw many places like Europe,China,but luke thought the most speacial one was when he saw the Acropolis in Greece. The whole story was about the adventure of a lifetime that he got to go on. How would you fell if you went on a phenomina journey like luke did?

Do you really think the new software the "facial action coding system" works? As crazy as it sounds, the answer is yes. By scanning your face you'll be able to see the muscles that move on your face to decide the emotion you have. Techology today is greatly advancing and advandcing fast. It all begins when the3-D computer scans your face for all 44 muscles.That way they can tell you what mood your in. In the text it says " For example, your frontalis pars lateralis muscle (above the eye) rasies your eyebrows when your suprised". This quote connents to the claim becuase it gives you a visual on what muscles describes your emotion. Dr. Paul Eckman believes theres six basic emotions-happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and saddness. Each characteristic has a movent of the facial muscles. Theres a differerce between expression and emotion. expression is just the face you make at the moment your doing somehting. emotion is how you feel. In the Text it says " Its all about those muscle action units. The computers can even indicate the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one. In the real smile, the Zygomatic major( muscles that begin at your cheek bone) lifts in the corner of your mouth". This relates because it explains how the computer can tell the diffence in between a real smile and a fake one. Through all the information, do you think the "facial coding system" works? It tells you about the muscles that moves in your face. Also it explains that the computer and about how it scans your face with a 3D computer model. Plus the fact that computer can tell if your emotions are fake. Now since you have a little more information about how all this works you can decide if its true or not. Technology is getting better theirs no end on what scienists can do these days.

Have you ever heard of seagoing cowboys? It is a program of young boys that travel with ships over seas to Europe and deliver animals to countries that are in war. Come help and join the program. If you join the Seagoing Cowboys program then you won't get drafted for the war. I was doing this program and while I was on one of my trips I turned eighteen. I was going to get drafted for the war, but the drafting board heard that I was going on these trips and decided that I was already doing enough for the country and didn't draft me. Another reason to join the program is that you get to see a lot of Europe. I got to see the Acropolis in Greece, I took a Gandala ride in Venice, Italy, an excavated castle in Crete, the Panama Canal, and China. After you deliver the animals, then you get to have a lot more freedom and fun then when they are onboard the ship. There is a lot of open space where the animals were so you can play tabletennis, baseball, fencing, boxing, reading, whittling, and a lot of other fun games. You can do all of this and more. Think of how fun it could be if you joined this program. This program helps you for the rest of your life. I am still in contact with the friends I made aboard those ships. Help the country and join the Seagoing Cowboys today!

The face on Mars is a natural landform. We have proven it here at NASA. We have taken pictures on different years and it has shown to change. Our new high-resolution images and 3D altimetry from our Mars GLobal Survey spacecraft reveal the face on mars for what it really is. It is just a mesa. This is common on earth on the west side of the United States. Another reason it wasn't made from any alien or creature out there is because the moniters never found any monuments like that one and aliens moving around. For people who think aliens did this, say that our camera on board MGS had to peer through wispy clouds which we couldn't see much, think the aliens were probably hiding. people who believe in aliens strongly are going to find the slightest detail and use that for their evidence. Since this was a popluar icon more and more people are going to lie and make up stuff to make sure people believe it is true. They already made up a lie that we would rather hide from the aliens. These people are called conspiracy theorists. The biggest proof we have that it wasn't made my aliens is our digital image. This was 3 times bigger than the pixel size. It would be able to see if there were objects in this picture like monuments or aliens. It could even see small shacks if there were any. Our spacecraft got to look at it a second time in 2001 and could see more better than the 1976 one. There was still nothing to be found but a natural landform. Even if we did catch aliens in our picture we showed the same picture to the public for all to see. Nobody said they found an alien structure. If we didn't detect neither would anybody else. This is why conspiracy theorists will always remain conspiraces. Because they have no soild evidence against us. We have acutul research to back us up. We kept looking at and studying it until we finaly came up with an answer to tell the world what it is.

My names Luke and I got invited to the Seagoing Cowboys Program by my friend Don Reist. At the time i was working two part-time jobs. I knew that this was going to be an opportunity of a lifetime so obviously i accepted Don's invitation. We got our first orders in August 1945 to report to new orleans. We were smooth sailing from that point on. As i was on the ships i learned a lot of valueable lessons. Being on the Seagoing Cowboys program was such a blessing and it had quite a few perks. We got to visit a lot of cool and different places around the world. Not only did we get to visit them we also got to learn a few things about them. Being on the Seagoing Cowboy progams is not just all fun and games it is also a lot or hardwork. Feeding and taking care of the animals is real hardwork. In the article is says " Caring for the animals in the crossings kept me busy." This was very true because the work kept you very tired. All things have to come to a end though. When we finally did drop off the animals and all thier food and supplies we got to have a little fun. After the animals were unloaded us cowboys got to play baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds were the animlas were being housed. I think if your a hardworker your sure to do just fine in the Seagoing Cowboys program. If you do go and become in the Seagoing Cowboys program a good peice of advice is to watch your step because some nights the ships tend to get a little slippery.

In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming'' I viewed both positive and negative aspects of the driverless cars. I think driverless cars are going to become something great for our country. Driverless cars could save a lot of people lives from fatal car accidents. Driver less can steer themselves , brake , and also notifies you if your help is needed. in the article the narrator says"They can steer,accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notfiy the driver when the road ahead requires human skills. This quote tells all the amazing things driverless cars are able to do. The driverless car also gets your attention with some type of alert to let you know danger is ahead. you could be distracted from the road for example, arguing with your husband or wife even your child and the seat will notfiy you when something is wrong ahead on the road. The article says"This necessitates the car being ready to quicky get the driver's attention whenever a problem occurs. GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vehicle is in danger..." This quote tells us how the car is able to save lives from fatal accidents and when humans aren't alert the car is. Manfacturers are also trying to create some type of entertainment for the driver that can still make sure the driver is alert of that the car is doing."Some manufacturers hope to do that by bringing in car-entertainment and information systems that use heads-up displays. Such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over..."This quote tells us that the manfacturers are also trying to keep the road in easily site so we wont have to look down and cause a accident. In the artice it says "Most driving laws foucus on keeping drivers safe...and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers...the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control..." i disagree with is because all drivers aren't alert when driving. The Driverless car is going to help you be alert just in case we miss something we should've seen. The Driverless car will help the rates of fatal car accidents decrease over the years because it is helping us stay alert at all times. I believe that driverless cars are going to make a huge impact on the world. Many lives will be spared because of the amazing alert system the cars have. The driverless car will always come in handy when you need to quickly grab something that will distract you a bit from the road. I believe driverless cars were made to make the world a little bit safer for everyone.

The United States has always had people complaining about the Electoral College, and that's exactly what I'm about to do.  I think that the Electoral College was probably a good idea at first, but it's not very helpful for the elections.  The Electoral College, as you know, has people from every state, some states having more on it than others based on the population.  It's not right to have a few people have just as big of a say as hundreds of thousands of people. I read from "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong" and learned that in 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote from the people, but then lost the election because the Electoral College voted against him.  That means that the president was not picked based on who the people of this country wanted, but who only a small amount of people wanted.  How does that make any sense at all? There's no way to defend that.  If it's OUR country, WE should be the ones voting for who we want to lead us, not a couple of people who think they're more important than the rest of the population that votes. What happens if there's a tie in the Electoral College?  We're going to take it to the House of Representatives?  That means ONE person will be representing their whole entire state's vote.  How safe is that?  I'm sure if it comes down to it and we have to do that, there's going to be a lot of people who aren't happy.  It doesn't even make sense to have one person have as much say as their whole state put together. There are some good things about the Electoral College, though. I admit the Electoral College would be good when the people's votes are close or maybe even tie, but how often is that going to happen?  I think it's also smart that when you vote for who you want to be president, you also vote for their electors.  That's much better than having to vote for a president and the electors separately.  It'd be much easier though if we got rid of electors all together. It's kind of like when you're at a crossroads.  You and someone else get there at the same time.  They're to your right, so they have the right of way and can go first.  It doesn't matter that you got there at the same exact time, or even if you're going somewhere more important than where they're going.  It's like that with the election.  The Electoral College and the state may both be voting, but the Electoral College has the "right of way" and has more importance over us, whether they care who they're voting for or not. The Electoral College was made a long time ago by people that some will argue were a lot smarter than us, but as times change, so should rules.  I don't think it was a dumb idea, it seems smart as a whole, but I just don't think when you actually put it in use it's fair.  When you cast your vote, you want it to mean something, but if someone else exactly like you happens to be one of the electors for the College and votes for someone else, their vote is a lot more important. There's a lot to be said about the Electoral College... Both good and bad, but in the end there isn't much anyone who is normal and whose vote barely counts for anything can do.  We can say how bad it is however much we want.  We can throw at you facts upon facts about how unnecessary or unfair the Electoral College is.  In the end, it's up to the government to decide what will happen, as it always has been. To sum it all up, the Electoral College isn't a smart way to help decide who should be president. This is the United States of America, it's for the people and made by the people, so why on Earth should they not be able to be the only ones to pick who will run them as a country? Please take into consideration everything I have said.  Thank you.

Every teacher should use this in their class room because the teacher could see what each student is feeling inside. Also the teacher could see if the student is learning,listening, or even liking what the subject is. It says "moving your facial muscles not only expresses emotions, but also may even help produce them''. I think that is very true and hopefully it would make people more happy and not feel like they are nothing. If people could make enough of the Facial Action Coding System for the schools all around the world. I think that would make a big difference on people not lieing about how the feel. It would help people be better with computers if the computers understand howthe person if feeling. It would me a great game too. You try to make the other person try to guess your emotion and the computer would tell you if they got it right or not. I think this would be really good to get out to schools to show them how to see different emotions about people and like i said before, it would make a great game.

How can facial scanning computers tell people's true feelings? Sure, computers can read our face and tell us the expression given, but they cannot tell how you are truly feeling unless we tell them ourselves. Facial expressions on people's faces defintely tell us how they look and might feel but not all smiles can be true just by scanning someone, expecially with computers. Technology can tell a person their expression but not their mood of the day or that current second you have a device scanning you. Technology results always malfunction or crash or never come out correct. However, today people are deciding that technology has improved with that even though it has not. In the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile," it sates in the first paragraph," She' 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. No that's not your science teacher, grading your latest lab assingment. It;s the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Renaissance painting, Mona LIsa- at least according to some new software that can recongnize emotions." In this quote, it clearly states that it's just some new type of software that thinks it can scan emotions. Yes it says emotions but cannot scan the deeper meaning inside humans. NObody can tell how you're feeling except yoursef. In the article, it also states," IN fact, we humans perform this same impressive 'calculation' everyday. For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face."This quote states that people make suggestions on people's feeling but their observations, not the person telling them. People shoud not be putting all the say in technology or observation because you never now whether you could be wrong or right. Having this device in the world is a 50/50 win-lose situation. Many people do believe that these devices can help people out with telling their emotions but not the true mood. Also stated in the article, "Using video imagery, the new emotion- recognition software tracks these facials movements-in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa." Along with saying that computers can detect fake smiles and real smiles, this is correct which also explains they can never know the true meaning. Lastley stated in the article, it says" TH the real simle, the zygomatic major lift the corners if your mouth while in a false smile, the mouth is streched sideways using the zygomatic major and a different muscle." This shows that technology can only detect the real or fake smile of someone along with a "true" expression for someone from observation. IN conclusion, everyone cannot lie on technology for everything because you never know when the computer is making a fase observation,because people make mistakes everyday along with computers. And if we simply cannot trust them with that, then how can we know we can believe their results about facials and not the true mood.

It could be valuable because by facial expressions being shown teachers could tell if the kid in the back of the class that never talks understands the content or not. Like it says in the passage "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." Maybe the computer could reroute the kid to a new website where it shows the same content but may not be as boring nd confusing as the other website. I think it would be good to put facial expression recognition on computers to see kids facial expressions. I think it could also definitely improve some of the kids grades. And alo help them lead to a good future and career all because of one program that reasd their facial expressions and it could ultimatley decrease the percent of people dropping out. And thats why i think it would be a good idea to put facial recognition on school computers.

Do you think there is a face on Mars created by aliens on Cydonia? Lets talk about it. Cydonia is a huge red planet. Better stated in pargraph one, "An enormous head nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be staring back at the camera from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia." On this beautiful reddish planet, people thought there was a human face carved in it. They do not know how, and they do not know who did it. What did people see on this great sized planet? People saw a face, with shadows forming human face features! After Nasa had generously let the images on display for everyone to see, it became a huge news story. Everyone was, as said, talking about the unspecified "Face on Mars". The word was soon sent out by everyone ,and the public was attract to what they had seen in the picture of mars! The public went balistic after seeing such an amazing picture! What did NASA and scientists say about this human looking face? They had said it was just a natural created landform! When they flew over the beautiful Cydonia to snap a better picture of "The Face" that was sharper, they had said, "There was no alien monument after all." Not everyone had agreed with what they had said, which cause a comotion. Other people had said they were clearly oblivious to the alien markings hidden by the haze. Which then, NASA had to send more people to look at the face once more. What had happened the second time they send people to search "The Face." Well, they had a little bit of trouble this time around! They had said, it was not easy, and It had been very hard work. They also said, in paragraph 9, "We just don't pass over the Face very often." Next, they found a great cloudless summer day to finally search Cydonia. There team had caught an "Extraordinary photo usimg the camera's absolute maximum resolution." Their picture had been 100x better the second time around! They stated, "Well, 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!" In conclusion, If were unseen aliens on Cydonia, they would most likely know about it! It would have been very,very clear to see aliens after they used their 1.56 meter pixel size. Lastly, they stated in the article, "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as "The Face" on Mars."

The planet, Venus, has the potential for being a great place to visit and for sending people there, too. While it has some dangerous conditions, scientists have come up with a solution to oversee the planets atmosphere. According to NASA, "the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." "At thirty-plus miles above the surface, temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit, but the air pressure would be close to that of sea level on Earth." This information shows that it is possible for people to, not live on Venus, but live above it without being harmed. Astronomers have been studying Venus for a long time and they believe that the planet once had life on it. It makes even more sense for this to be true as Venus is one of the closest planets to the Earth. According to the author, "Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." Not only that, but it has a large rocky surface with hills, mountains, and valleys. With all of the advanced technology we have in todays world, scientists can also find several ways to reduce the pressure and harsh conditions. This makes it even more safe to study further into the planet itself. There are many ways we could think of to make sure that Venus is a safe and reliable planet, but many people still wonder of this amazing idea. If NASA can send people to the moon and send a machine on Mars, than who says we can't do the same with this gas planet? This discovery could be a great change to the world.

hello , my name is Luke Bomberger, and today im going to tell you why you should join the Seagoing Cowboys program. Here are my reasons: you get to help animals. The Seagoing Cowboys program helps the places where they went to war and such and help them. You get to ship over seas. You travel alot. If you like helping people then this job would be the job for you,the Seagoing Cowboys help, its our job to! when i was on this one trip , over the seas, we were busy! We took care of the animals and boy, was that a busy time. You also have alot of free time!.In my opinion, this program is the best desicion i have ever made in my whole entire life. Yes, there may be some times you dont like it, and yes, there are times that you would regret it, but all at the end, its worth it. Just make sure to follorw your dreams. you do you and when you grow up youll never regret the choice that you made. In the Seagoing Cowboys program youll make many friends. .So kids, if you like helping , animals , people, comunities, ect, then this program is the program for you!

Driverless cars! what a big leap in technology!, My position on driverless cars is that i think that its a very good idea to be able to drive on our own stll, even though the car has acess to be able to drive on it's own. It would make people feel safe to be able to prevent an accident if there was a mounfunction. How ever the way technology is improving is truly fasinating, but there will be people out there that would like to drive on their own and be able to take breaks often. But like I said in the previous paragraph they would feel more safe if they where able to control on their own as well as wanting to take breaks here and there. "Within 10 years sensors have become more advanced to detect ands respond to danger of out-of-control skids or rollovers. the sensors can apply breakes on individual wheels and reduce power from an engine allowing far better response and control than a human drive ever could." quoted Google Cofounder Sergey. There could be serious monfunctions, we cant predict that cant happen. So i think it would be safer if we had the ability to choose to drive or not. But in a way this could really help us out in the future, say that a driver is not paying attention to the road and they are about to hit a deer.. a sensor could very well come in handy to keeping anyone in the car safe and it also can prevent damage to the car. In other wods this could go either way it could be good but also have some concerns. So in conclusion i belive that if we keep working at the technology we could very well have a success at driverless cars, but untill then i think we should really think out the pros and cons of this situation before we advance to the next step. This could very well be and amazing break through but also could lead us in to some complications, so in other words i belive that we should have thwe choice to drive and be able to have this advantage to be able to have this as an easy safe thing.

The author who wrote "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," did a wonderful job at suggesting that studying Venus is a worthy job. The author seems very educated and intellectual. The writing also seem very credible. The author backed up their idea by supporting their beliefs well with evidence. The author also provided numerous informations of planet Venus. Not only did they support it with facts, but also with wisdom. The author started by giving readers information about Venus and how it relates to Earth, our world. The author described Venus as "Earth's twin." The author also let the reader know that Venus in the "closes planet to Earth in terms of density and size." By doing so, we may feel more connected to Venus since Earth is our home. It chatches our attention because we may feel that we can relate. After readers get into reading, the author provided more great details about Venus. He described planet Venus conditions and why it is so challenging for scientists to study the "Evening Star." According to the author, the "conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth" and "would liquefy many metals." He also gave a background information on how each "previous mission was unmanned" and "no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." This illustrates how dangerous Venus is. However, the author turn this negativity into a way to learn mistakes. The author says "Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus," in a way that those factors that may have led to fail previous missions could now be avoided. Mistakes do really teach us lessons. After the author discussed about the dangers and challenges of Venus, readers may wonder why scientists would even bother to study such a life-less planet. Nonetheless, the author did a great job of backing up the counterclaim. The author argued back the counterclaim by explaining how Venus was once like Earth. It may have been a planet that "supported various forms of life" and "Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth." This may give readers hope and maybe change their perspective a little bit. The author knows best about the dangers of exploring Venus than anyone. However, the author supported why it is still worth studying Venus by backing up with science. He talk about how NASA is working on devices that could stand on the harsh conditions on Venus. He also provided other promising projects NASA are working on such as " a vehicle hovering over Venus" that "would avoid the unfriendly ground condtions by staying up and out of their way." By doing this so, readers may be more hopeful and trust the author more. This also give the author to look forward to the future and more energy to further study Venus. The author also believe that it may be "survivable for humans" even though Venus does not have "easy conditions." It is in human nature to fight for survival, so readers may be interested. The author is not only intellectual, but also very wise. They finished their argument by talking about how it may seem pointless to study such a dark world, but it is not always about science and facts but also it may "lead us into many equally intimiating endeavors." The author believe that we can do so much more than what we are given and are restricted of. The author believe that we should go beyond the limit. Never to hold back our curiosity but to let it "expanded to meet the very edges of imaginaton and innovation."

Twenty- five years ago something happened around on mars. Nasa viking spacecraft #1 was circling the planet taking pictures of possible landing sites for the Nasa spacecraft #2 when it plotted a showdly likeness of a human face A few days later Nasa uvelled the image for all to see.the caption notes "A huge rock formation...which resembles a human face". If it was an alien why would they choose mars?Why would they make a human face on mars instead of their own kind? I do not believe that this piece of rock on mars was made by aliens Although few scientist believe the face was an alien artifact .photographing Cydonia became a priorty to Nasa.When Mars Global Surveyor arrived at the red planet in September 1997, eighteen years after the viking mission ended.They found the face of mars once agaim Nevertheless,on April 8,2001 a cloudless summer day in Cydonia Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look.Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution.What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or a mesa landforms common around the american west.This landformed rock was not made by aliens.This rock is a natural artifact to mars.

the use of a car limit using can help in different  ways as it could help us save the planet from a greenhouse effect or improve safty as it woul be a lower chance to get into a car crash with can result in injury or death but with limit usage it would make the wourld a better place and here to explain why limit usage is good. in the story its says that as the population grows more in american they has to be a production in cars to help the person to get to one place to another. but however in january 1995 many americans were cash-strapped due to the decrease in driving along with the unemployed wasnt going to work aanyways as they try to recover underway. in another story it tells how people could live without cars but in germany as one of the family said "when i had a car i was always tense and im happier this way. As studys show that 70% of familes do not own cars but as well are happy just by walking or riding a bike beacuse cars make up the greenhouse gas. While in the vauban homes are being adopted in order to provide transportation with less spaced parking then walking all of the way to the mall. in america the agency of environmental are staring to promote and also want a "car reduced" area where they can help perserve the wild life as 80% of the law has gone to the highway and the other 20% is the transport its self. In other places they have a car-free day which means no cars or transport will be used through out the day as many people would take a bike or walk or even hike as one person said "its a good opportunity to take away stress along the pollution in the air" as it shows that there should be a limited usage of cars. As this could impact the world along with the enviorment around it. the care usage limited idea is good because it helps people support the enviorment along with decreasing greenhouse gas and smog as people will either take a bike or walk to get from place to place without having the traffic jam struggle.

The world of automotive technology is constanly changing for what engineers believe is the best for society. There are always new and improved ideas for cars, but some of them may not be in the best interest for people. The idea of a car that drives itself seems both unreliable and unrealistic. After reading this passage the idea of a self-driving car seems like more of a hassle than the number one item on a person's Christmas list. The "driverless" cars of today are far from not needing drivers. Most cars, like the Toyota Prius, have many sensors within the car. Though these sensors do help alert the driver if the car is out of control, they do not fix the siuation or get themselves out of it. I have been in a Toyota Prius on a dangerous, icey road, and the car did alert the driver when we were out of control, but the car did not correct the situation it rather made a loud beeping noise and had a flashing signal on the dash. These cars are not driving themselves, but instead relying on the drivers to pay attention to their warnings. Self-driving cars are also a problem when it comes to legal situations. Dr. Werner Huber believes that entertainment while driving is a great idea for drivers who still need to pay attention to the road. So what happens when a driver is distracted and does not adhere to their self-driving car's warnings? Well the same probelm that occurs with drivers every day. There will still be wrecks and deaths. These cars are not making the roads a safer place, but instead making legal situations more confusing by not knowing who is at fault for an accident. Though these cars have no large, positive effect on society engineers still continue to work every day on them. These cars are not changing what the base of a car is, but are getting plenty of attention for it. Self-driven cars are unachievable, and they do not benefit society in a positive way.

Self driving cars are becoming more and more popular as techology advances making it feel like one day in the future we're gonna just ditch the cars all together and we're all going to be hovering around on hover boreds and there wont be a reason for people to learn to drive. Realizing this makes people wonder if there will one day not be a purpose for a drivers license because techniacally they won't be driving. But with everyone just wanting to be in with the new things in the world no one ever thinks about some of the dangers self driving cars could cause. One danger people should be extremly aware of is the independance on the vehicle. When people hear the phrase Self Driving Cars they think about something completely different and more advanced than what driverless cars actually are. They instantly assume that they have a free ride to where they want to go and can be oblvious of there surroundings when thats not the case at all. What if there is a malfuction and they have to be ready to take the wheel to keep from drving into a ditch and they arn't. As stated in the article it says "..the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation comes." this means that even though people are not driving doesn't mean they can sit on their phone text and expect there not to be any problems because they can't be so dependant on a machine. Another problem there is with getting the driverless car on the road is the laws that need to be passed to allow them. only three state have allowed them to begin driving on the roads which are "California,Nevada and Florida" but even those states keep them on minimum useage for acident prevention. As stated in the article "..even if traffic law change, new laws will be needed in order to cover liability in the case of an accident." which means that there would be conflicts between owners and manufacturers to see who would be responsible if there were accidents caused by malfuctions. Now there is a diiference between self driving and autopilot. with autopilot people still understand this as you have to be cautious if though they arn't driving they still have to steer. As stated "Tesla has projected a 2016 reaease for a capable of drivihng atuopilot 90 percent of the time" this says that even though it's not self drving you can still drive with little to no driving at all. Even though it would be cool to have a self drivng car people still need to put safety of themselves and others before buying a driverless car.

Dear Senator, The electoral college has existed for many years till now and has been used to elect the presidents of the United States of America, clearly this form of electing a president is outdated. Senator, You must change the electoral college and replace it with popular vote because the electoral college is unfair, and irrational. Senator you must change the electoral college and replace it with popular vote because it is unfair. This is true because under the elecoral college system voters vote not for the president but for a state senator who in turn elects the president. For example a person living in Texas that wanted to vote for John Kerry would have to vote for a slate of 34 democratic electors pledged to Kerry. On the off-chance that those elctors won the statewide election, they would go to congress and Kerry would then recieve his 34 electoral votes. Because of this system voters cant control who the electors vote for, and sometimes voters get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate. The electoral college isnt only unfair to the voters but also to the men and women who are competing in the elections, for example in the 2000 U.S presidential race Al Gore recieved more individual votes than George W. Bush nationwide, but Bush won the election, recieving 271 electoral votes to Gores 266 electoral votes. This is why you must replace the electoral college Mr. Senator. At the most basic level, the electoral college is irrational to voters. Because of the winner take all system in each state candidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on swing states. Seventeen states didnt see the candadates at all, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didnt get to see a single campaing add. the electoral college is irrational because given that many voters vote one party for president and another for congress, the house of representatives can hardly be expected to reflect the will of the people, and if an electoral tie seems unlikely, consider this senator in 1968 a shift of just 41,971 votes would have deadlocked the election, in 1976 a tie would have occured if a mere 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted the other way. The election is only a few swing voters away from a catastrophie. This is why you must replace the electoral college due to its irrationalism. Its quite clear State senator, the electoral college is unfair and irrational, the best arguements in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. and the arguements against direct elections are spurious at best. This is why you must abolish the electoral college. Thank you       

In this article "The Challenge of Exploring Venus," the author gives many details throughout this text as to why he believes that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers. Given these details, he uses useful information that we need to know. In the first paragraph he describes what Venus actually is. If he wasn't to do that, people might be misleaded and still assume that Venus could perhaps be a star. The author gives very useful information to describe what Venus is. An example would be, "Often reffered to as "Earth's Twin, Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, occasionally the closest in distance too." The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents. The author supports their claim by giving numerous details and supporting his ideas."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 endbeavors." A big issue that is brought up are the harsh conditions Venus brings. "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Farenheight, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." Knowing this, you might think that they must stop there with their research because there's no way they can discover Venus now because it's to dangerous and harsh. That is false, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray." Their solution is to have a vehicle hovering over Venus that would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way. It would still be toasty but not deathly. The author claims, " Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." The author supports his claim by saying yes, the temperature is a challenge they will face, but NASA has one particular compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus, and they will continue to challenge themselves and find solutions to these conflicts they face. The author mentions, "More importantly, researchers cannot takes samples of rock, gas, or anything else, from a distance." Although this may be a challenge, the author states that many researchers are working on innovations that would allow their machines to last long enough to contribute meaningfully to their knowledge of Venus. In paragraph 7, it states that NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus, and that it is possible and worthy of doing so. One project is looking back to an old technology called mechanical computers. "By comparison, systems that use mechanical parts can be made more resistant to pressure, heat and other forces." The author does a good job by using details to support that although this is a challenge, they are willing to dive deeper into studying this "Evening Star" known as Venus. In coclusion, the authors final claim states, "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." Although there are many dangers that could seek upon them, they take them as "challenges" and are willing to dig deeper to find out why Venus is the way it is. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth- like planet in our solar system." Therefore, this is why the author does a good job by suggesting that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents.

You can tell that the author has a sweet spot for our neighboring planet, Venus. He starts off the paper by stating some facts about Venus and how it's super close to us at times and that Venus and Earth share some traits such as their size and rocky surface. He then goes on and states that we have done our fair share of exploring in Venus, but that it just wasn't good enough because the robots don't last very long in Venus due to its hard conditions such as their acid rain, extremely warm temperature and their atmospheric pressure. After all this though NASA still wants and is finding a way to get back over at Venus and the author does a very good job at describing their plans. NASA is thinkning about creating a robot that could take on the pressure and last a good 3 weeks but the catch is that it will have to be over the skies of Venus, just like how jet pilets go above storms to get to places. This is a good idea to an extend though. If we really wanna see what Venus truely has to offer we need to explore it at its roots, descibes the author, and I can't help but agree with him. Sure we can learn from robots but it's better to get a hand on view of things, but with Venus conditions it seems like sending humans over might not be such a good idea. The author knows this too but he doesn't seem to quit because in pragraph 8 he says "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." Just from hearing that makes me agree with him and a good example I thought of is like riding a bike. It's scary the first time you ride one and you are 99% granted that you are going to fall down but does that stop you from riding it? Of course it doesn't, you get back on until it gets to the point where you don't have to think about doing it, you just do it. Yes I understand that it's more complex then that but I agree with the author by us not beling limit because of fear and danger, we could and will find a way to explore not just Venus but also the other planets in our solar system and possibly, even farther.

Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. In paragraph 3 the anthor include the dangers in Venus. The author stated the atmosphere is thick and cover 97 percent of carbon dioxide, Venus's suface temepatures is over 800 Fahrenheit, which the hottest in the solar system, even though Mercury is closer to our sun. Even thought it's dangerous, Venus can be fascinated plant to explored. In paragraph 4, the astronomers are fascinated by how Venus is closely ralated to Earth. They even says Venus was once a Earth like planet. Long ago Venus was probably covered with a largre oceans and may have some form of life, just like Earth. This may be a great oppituneited for Astronomers to land on to discover more about Venus. In paragraph 5, the author stated NASA is trying to find a solution to send human to study Venus. By studing the suface of Venus they will build a vehicle hovering 30 or miles above the landscape. NASA is also working on other appoaches to studying Venus. They are doing simplified electronics made of silicon carbide, and looking back to old technology. The author give details about the old technology which gave a better understand on what they are capable of. For example, It play a big part in World War ll. The author also stated the mechanical parts in the modern time has more resistant to pressure, heat, and other forces. In conclusion, the author gave the reader a great supporting idea about Venus being a worthy pursuit despite the dangers. Even mention how dangerous Venus can be, so the reader can have the better understanding the dange it can be.

Imagine knowing what emotions people display, even though they are not always being truthful of their expressions. The invention that was created is called "Facial action coding systems" or FACS. It can read the emotional expressions of anyone. From the passage, Prof. Thomas Huang used the software to test on the Mona Lisa painting. "She is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry." The software explained that even though the picture makes it looklike the Mona lisa is happy, she wasn't all tht truthful of her emotions displayed in the picture. Another example was that ""The facial expressions for each emotion are universal." Observes Dr. Huang, "Even though individuals often show varying degrees of an expression.'' (like not smiling broadly). Using video imagery, the new emotion-recognition software tracks these facial movements-- in a real face or in the painted face of Mona Lisa." the evidence explained that people are often times seen as displaying an emotion. Even though they show said emotions, The scanner really tells what a person wasw feeling. Another piece of evidence from the article claimed that "Humans can perform this same impressive "calculation" everyday. You can tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face. Of course most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy, sad, etc." The quote was stating that humans can calculate if one person is sad by saying "what's the matter?" or if they are happy, they ask what brought them in a good mood. Dr. Huang claimed thar "Artists such as da Vinci studied human anatomy to help them paint facial muscles precisely enough to display an emotion." Even though most humans may have difficult knowing that said emotions are displaying (ex. Alexythmiacs or face blind people) they may depend on the software to help them understand what emotions are on display. Final piece of evidence stated that "Most human communications are nonverbal, including emotional communication and that computers will need to understand that too. Your pc at home can't handle the complex algorithms used to decode Mona lisa's smile." A reason for that is that if a p[erson has a computer and has a look of discomfort, the computer will not really have the scanner to recognise what the person is feeling even if they want the computer to do so. In conclusion, The FACS can recognise anyones emotion with just a scan of the face, But it is good use to see if students will display anything when in the classroom.

I am a scientist from NASA trying to explain to someone that the Face is just a landform. I have asked the person, "why they think the Face is not a landform." The person said, "since it's alien made you guys are try to hide it from the public." I told the person, "that we gave the same photos that we took to the public. So, what we saw everyone have seen it and that is not alien made." But the person had also added, "I think the picture in 1998 was planned to be taken in the winter." But of course that was not true at all, but the person keept saying over and over again. "That was never planned but that is a mistake that we made" I said.The person said, "If you guys made such a simple mistake like this on the how can you say the Face is not alien made." I told the that it's not easy to take photo of just one spot on Mars with the Viking 1." I Also said, "yes we did not have to share the photo but we did. The reason why is so we could get people eye's on Mars. But we had never kownen that it would turn out to be like this. So, I am ready to get all of this over with. Do you have anything else to say." The person said, "it's not only me saying this stuff you know!" "Yes I do know that but just because others say somrthing does not mean that it is true. They do not have scientific facts that it is alien made. But what we do have is the facts that it is a landfrom." The person started to think this all over. But the person started to talk " okay we do not have any facts about it. But you guys do although I do not want to trust you guys. Anyways what I am trying to say is now I think it is a landform." "So, Now this is all over now right" I said. the person did not sat anything but had nodded yes.

Cars of the future will be able to drive them selves, but will you let them? Companies are developing cars that dont require drivers. Current driverless cars still need a driver to be alert. Thear will be times when the car will not be able to drive it self. Companies such as Google, and Genral Motors are developing cars that can drive themselves. A few companies tried making roads that sent signals to the car to show it whear to drive. Roads that told cars whear to drive would requir to much of an upgrade to all existing roads. It became clear that cars would have to drive them selves. With the use of cameras and sensors Google's car is abble to tell whear it is on the road. The currnt self driveing cars still require a drive to be alert to take over the wheel if ther is road work, or some outher objstical that the car can not overcome. At some point in time, if cars become truely self driving thear may be a genration of people who dont know how to drive at all. That could be a good thing so that people wold not be able to out run the authortys.

Believe it or not there are ways people may be harming the environment without actually knowing it. If you really think about it though there are many ways you can help prevent harm to the environment. One of them is limiting car usage. The advantages to giving limits to this could be very helpful to restoring our world. A city in Germany has gone the extra mile to solve problems due to car use. What the residents of Vauban, an upscale suburban community have done is, they have all given up their cars. Street parking, driveways, and garages are not allowed. The only way to park is to buy a parking spot along with your home for $40,000. Because of this movement 70 percent of families there do not own cars and 57 percent sold theirs to move to Vauban. A media trainer and mother of two said that when she had a car she was always tense but now is much happier. This no car movement is called "smart planning". A reason it started is because studies have shown that passanger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in europe and up to 50 percent in america. The basic ideas from Vauban are being adopted around the world attempting to make suburbs more compact with less space for parking. Now in the US many agencies are promoting car reduced communities. Also legislators are starting to act. Many say public transport in suburbs will play a much larger role in a new 6 year federal transportation bill to be approved this year. More suburbs like this one could change the world. In Paris there had been days of near-record pollution. To help clear the city's air Paris enforced a partial driving ban. Monday, moterists with even numbered liscence plates were forced to leave their cars at home or pay a $31 fine. Rejecting the fine resulted in having your car impounded. As a result 60 percent of congestion was down in France's capitol. The smog due to car usage was cleared enough on monday to rescind the ban for odd numbered plates the next day. In Columbia a similar day is taken place every year. A car free day where people hiked, biked, skated and took buses to work instead of driving their cars. If you violated this you would be fined $25. Even in rainy weather people participated just to help lower stress and air pollution. This campaign has sparked a revolution. It has also created the construction of 118 miles of bike paths, parks, and sports centers. It has caused the replacement of pitted sidewalks with broad smooth ones, cut traffic, and new resturants and upscale shopping districts have appeared. If every country had a day like this we could make a unbelievable difference. According to recent studies Americans are buying fewer cars, driving less, and getting fewer liscences each year. Even though America has basically been the birthplace of cars and is one of the world's prime car cultures its love seems to be cooling down. The number of miles driven in the US peaked in 2005 and steadily declined in the years following. In april 2009 the number of miles driven per person was 9 percent below its peak and equal to where it was in 1995. Part of the problem has most definitely been recession but as the economy recovers the decrease in driving has not changed. According to a research proffessor at University Of Michigan car ownership per household started to lower two to three years before the downturn. If this trend persists it will have benificial implications for carbon emmissions and the environment. One of the things causing this is the internet which allows people to feel more connected to eachother without driving to meet friends. Also people car-pooling and biking have helped. There has been a large drop in peoples age 16-20 getting their liscence. They organize summer jobs and their social lives around where they can walk or take public transportation, or carpool. Between 2001 and 2009 driving by young people decreased 23 percent. All of this helps conserve resources, lower emissions, and improve safety. In conclusion there are many advantages to limiting car usage. Many communities have taken part of this trend and it is rapidly being recognized around the world. Taking part in this helps the community and environment. Anyone can do it.

Have you ever been texting someone that's just across the room instead of getting up, because, you don't "feel like it." Or have you been the one to ask someone to not do that? Well this "idea" of driverless cars is no different. This is just another way for people to take the easy way out. Although, this is not an argument about texting and driving, I still believe that it needs to be said, due to the fact of all this technology. All the time us kids are told that communicating face to face is so much better than sending a text message to someone who is just across the room. Now, people are inventing ways for us to be able to go places without having to drive. Which is giving teens and adults another way to think texing and driving is okay. In paragraph 8 at the end it says, "Such dispalys can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over- something not avaliable to drivers trying to text with a cell phone." Which makes us think its it's a tool to help us text and drive. Not only is texting and driving the only reason as to why I think this driverless car plan is not a good idea, but also becuase it's really not driverless. In paragraph 7 its states " In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completley driverless." Technology is great but not when its being used for someone to be lazy. Especially, when it comes to something as dangerous as driving can be. Though some smart cars have been created for saftey reasons such as back up cameras or radars, I still believe that should be the only reason cars should be reciving extra technology, for saftey. The things we have now are plenty. And what about the people who don't drive driverless cars? Those people's lives can be in danger too becuase of the driverless car parked next to them at a stoplight, or say a person is in a driverless care and someone is trying to avoid a wreck and you cant stop your car because technically you aren't even driving it. You cant prepare yourself for a wreck becuase you never know when they could happen or when you have to try and avoid one. I hope this help proves why I dont agree with driverless cars. There are some "advantages" of this driverless car, but it doesn't mean they are saftey advantages.

Before I get into whether or not FACS is a valuable tool in the classroom I ask you, is this valuable? Depending on how you're looking at it and who you are you could have many different opinions on this. FACS stands for Facial Action Coding System. If you think about what this software is about, it is about reading a students facial expression to determine what it is. It's not impossible to do without this software. In what situation would you not be able to read a students expression that you needed to use a software to determine it for you? It says in paragraph 5 of the passage "In fact, we humans perform this same impressive 'calculation' every day. For instance, you can probably tell how a friend is feeling simply by the look on her face." It says in the passage that humans can still calculate their emotions without this software. I believe that this type of technology is completely useless and a waste of money if this were to be implemented into a classroom, that would be many uses and practical situational use for this software. The classroom is not one. If you were to implement it at a high college level course then it might be effective and worth the money but only if it effects that major that they are going into. If FACS implementation was thought about between kindergarten through 12th grade then there is a problem. There is no practical use for this software anywhere between that grade level. You would never need to use this software for practical use in the school day. There is no gain from having student learn it before college because they most likely won't retain the informatio and even if they do it is most likely useless to them. In conclusion, why implement this software that can change a photo or painings facial expression? It's complete and utterly useless for K-12th grade to learn about this software or even have hands on time with it. There is no practical field to go down with this. I see this FACS software as just a gimic that people who are interested will use for their own fun. So to answer the question, no. I think that this software is valuable but not in the classroom. This software would only be useful at a college level course or in a professional career like in a hospital.

Everyone in the world makes different facial expressions everday. It's not necessarily something people try to do, but it is a natural way to express emotion. New technology called Facial Action Coding System allows doctors and scientists to evaluate people's facial expressions as a way of telling how they are feeling. Administrators should use the Facial Action Coding System in the classroom because it is valuable in ways such as engaging students in lessons, being able to tell if a student is experiencing negative emotions, and it will help students learn about facial expressions and what they mean. One reason why the Facial Action Coding System would be valuable in the classroom is because it would keep students engaged in lessons. In the article, it says that the computer program would have the ability to see when a student is getting bored or confused. Once it recognized this, it would reengage them in the lesson. This is the same things teachers do, but if a teacher was busy with another student, the computer just completed the task for them. This would be an effective way for students to continue their learning in an innovative way. Another reason the Facial Action Coding System would be useful in the classroom would be that the technology would be able to tell if the student was experiencing negative emotions. If someone knows their friend well, they are likely going to notice if they seem sad or downtrodden. However, if their friend is trying to hide their emotions, they might not even know something is wrong. On the other hand, if the computer systems were in the classroom, it would be able to tell if their were other negative emotions hidden from the human eye such as depression. This is evident from the article when it says that the Mona Lisa painting is, "83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry"(D'Alto). These results could be surprising to some because to the normal human eye the Mona Lisa seems completely happy and few would guess she's actually angry or fearful. So, this would help administators know if there was emotionally something they could do to help their students. The final reason the Facial Action Coding System should be used in classrooms is because it could teach students about recognizing facial expressions in people and what they mean. So, the technology is not only useful because it helps the students' emotional health, but also because it could help students help each other. If students learn how the computer tells how people are feeling, and they do the same, then the students will be able to recognize emotions and attain help for people they might think need emotional support. This would go above what humans are able to tell about how people feel on a regualar basis. So, the Facial Action Coding System would be useful in classrooms for a plethora of reasons. For one, it would recgonize if students were straying away from the lesson, and it would pull them back in. Also, the technology would be able to detect negative emotions within a student which could be presented to the teacher so they could help the student. Finally, the technology would be able to inform students on how to recognize emotions of people and could teach them all of the science and technological aspects of the sofware. This innovative facial technology could help students a trememdous amount in the classroom.

Why are driverless cars a good idea and why are they a bad idea? I think driverless cars are both good and bad ideas. I think they are a good idea because they can be very helpful to people that have a certain type of disabilty. They help with the camera when you are backing out and have a sensor if you are getting close to something. Like in the BMW it has many different funtions in it. It alerts the human driver when a situation occurs and when there is an accident or work zones ahead. Thats when the driver has to take control of the vehicle. The car also has flashing lights on the windshield and other heads up displays. Even though many people like it, the question is if there was an accident who's fault would it be. I think it would be the car manufacturer's fault because they were made to be able to do all that stuff with all the technology in it. Even though everything has a problem with it, if it is a driverless car I think they should make sure it has zero problems with it before they let them go out for people to buy them. It cannot be the drivers fault because they are not driving it they are just sitting in the seat and are sipposed to be trusting the car. In all thoughts i think the driverless car would be a great idea if it was guarenteed zero problems. Also even though it would be really expensive I think other car places should give them a try in the future.

Did you ever think the face on Mars was made by aliens? Sorry to break it to you, but it wasn't. You may be thinking either I am really crazy or really smart. Don't worry I have evidence from the article to back up my reasoning. I don't think the face on the moon was created by aliens because the face is surrounded by landforms, the pictures weren't as good as they are now, and when the picture was taken it wasn't under the best conditions. Which leads me into my first reason. I don't think the face on Mars was made by aliens because the face is surrounded by landforms. I think this because of many reasons. One of which is because the article says, "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa, buttes and mesas are landforms common around the American West." The next piece of evidence to support this is that there is another landform next to it that looks like the same type of landform. Where there are landforms there are usually more than one example of them. The next reason I don't think the face on Mars was made by aliens is because the cameras weren't as good as they are now. It was 1976 when that picture was taken. Technology has advanced a lot since then. We have laptops, cell phones, slim computers, early stages of robots, and even tablets with greater processing power than space shuttles that landed on the moon. Cameras have also progressed a lot. The cameras we have now can zoom in and see you armhair from fifty feet away! That's the second reason I don't think the face on Mars wasn't made by aliens. The last reason I don't think the face on Mars was made by aliens is the pictures were under some of the worst conditions. For example, the sky was clouded, the cameras weren't very good, and it is very hard to target Cydonia. Once they fixed most of those conditions you could clearly tell that the face was actually a landform. In conclusion, the face on Mars can only be a landform. Once again, this is because the face is surrounded by landforms, the pictures weren't as good as they are now, and the picture was taken under some of the worst conditions. That's why I think the face on Mars wasn't made by aliens.

In paragraph seven it says that in 2013 the BMW announced the development of "Traffic Jam Assistant" (meaning that the car can move but it still needs assestance from the driver) is proof that this Google car is not safe. It says that the driver seat will vibarte when the vehicle is in danger of backing in to an object. But what if the driver is sleep and the car dosn't react in time and not only will the car be damaged but will the driver be ingerd and will the object that was involved in the acedent be damaged. In paragraph nine it states that "presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." Now they came out with a car that doesn't need a driver (only in emergences). That they still have to come up with some sort of law saying that when in an emergence that ether the driver or the maker of the car will be acconted for. I think that these cars are not safe and that they put driving at a grater chance for car crashes becase even thow technolagy is improving there are still malfuncutions and the car can stop, run into things, and turn on by its self. The cars are alsoeaser to be hacked and that someone could take over the car. Than that person life is in danger.

I argue in favor of keeping the electoral college because of the fact that if the popular vote and the vote in congress were to fail, there would be a backup way of casting, counting and recording votes by a qualified group of citizens, as stated in the first paragraph of the prompt. I believe the Electoral College should not be abolished also, for the reason that each candidate for president has an amount of electors chosen, varying on the state laws in effect in the given state he or she is being elected from. Also, an advantage of the Electoral College is also that the winning presidential candidate is awarded all of the electors in most states, except Maine and Nebraska, stated in the seventh paragraph. The College also identifies which electors will represent your state at the meeting of electors, as well as the presidential candidate. Just like almost anything, the Electoral College has flaws, such as electors can be any person not holding public office, and, dependng on the state, whoever selects electors may vary. Plus, not everyone can control who their electors vote for, but the Electoral College has been in effect for over 200 years, established by the founding fathers themselves in the Constitution, so why not trust that they knew what they were doing? Besides, when each party selects a slate of electors, they put their trust, which, might I add, is rarely betrayed. But there is the problem that not all winners of electoral votes will not win the national vote; such an instance happened in 2000, when Al Gore had more popular votes than George Bush, yet fewer electoral votes. Even so, that was the first time since 1888, as said in paragraph 16. There are a few practical reasons the Electoral College, even though it lacks a democratic pedigree, should be retained. Reason one is a certainty of outcome. An example is in the 2012 election, when Obama recieved 61.7 percent of electoral votes, while Romney recieved 51.3 percent of popular votes. A tie, is also possible, seeing as the total number of votes, (538,) is even. Another example is how the electoral college restores some of the weight in political balance, in which large states, population-wise, lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution. The subject of the Electoral Coolege's method of selecting a president is controversial in the sense that it may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state, such as Democrats in Texas, or Republicans in California,when they know their vote will have no effect, their incentive is much less than if it were picked by popular vote.

Dear state senator, i write you a letter to argue for you as the state senator to keep the election just as it is;as '' Electoral College ''. To begin, you as the state senator have to keep the " Electoral College" ("The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.")in paragraph tree from the article " Does the Electoral College Work? "by the Office of the Federal Register it says "the Electoral college consists of five hundred thirty eight electors. A majority of two hundred seventy electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your senators. . . ." it is easier for us to select the electors and the electors pick the President. in paragraph five from the article " Does the Electoral College Work? "it clearly explains that they all have their own group so therefore they know whats going on and what they all offer."Each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected on what their responsabilities are . . .". In addition,i am not saying that the Electoral College is right in everything because Electoral College has its difficulties too,just like choosing the popular vote for the President. for example Electoral College . . . their difficulties are that "Under the Electoral college system,voters vote not for the President,but for a slate of electors,who in turn elect the president. If you lived in texas,for instance, and wanted to vote for [John] Kerry, you'd vote for a slate of thirty four Democratic electors pledge to Kerry. On the off-chance that those electors won the statewide election, they would go to congress and Kerry would get thirty four electoral votes. Who are the Electors? They can be anyone not holding public ofice." so that is pretty bad but yet choosing you own President would'nt be okey neither because it would be harder and no one can give Presidents the ideas and the presidents would have to come up with the ideas alone. in conclusion, you as the State Senator have to leave the "Electoral College" and not change it to "selection  by popular vote for the president of the united states".

They say the facial expressions for each emotion are universal because even though individuals often show varying degrees of expression, the new emotion are facial movements for example the painted face from the Mona Lisa, we can identify a lot emotions as Vinci's masterpiece. Each expression is a neutral face. Of course, most of us would have trouble actually describing each facial trait that conveys happy,worried,sad,etc. imaginate if the computer know when your happy or sad, that well be so cool, then you know if someone is sad and you can help him or you can know if this person is happy and he make you happy two, the can be great to create new stuff like videogame tv show and all kinda things, most human comunication is nonverbal, including emotionalcomunication, so that mean the computers have to understand that too, sometimes not only moving your facial muscles make make you express your emotion but that maybe make you feel them,making that can reveal sabout the science of the emotions.

Luke Bomberger worked a two part-time job in a grocery store. He also worked in a bank when his friend Don Reist invited him to go to Europe on a cattle boat. Luke said yes because it was an opportunity of a lifetime. World War 2 was over in Europe which left many countries in ruins. To help recover everything 44 nations joined together to form UNRRA. UNRRA hired Seagoing Cowboys. Luke and Don decided to sign up to help take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas. In August 1945 Luke and Don recieved their orders to report to New Orleans. They arrived August 14 the day the Pacific war ended. Don and Luke boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster, headed for Greece. The SS Charles had a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them. It also took Luke about two weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States and a month to get to China. Luke was busy all the time while crossing because he had to take care of the animals. The animals had to be fed and watered two or three times a day. Bales of hay and bags of oats had to be pulled up from the lower holds of the ship. Stalls also had to be cleaned. On Lukes second trip he served as niht watchman. Luke's job was to check on all the animals every hour. One rainy night, after making his hourly report to the captain, he slid down a slippery ladder on his backside. Luke's heart raced as he shot feet first toward an opening on the side of the ship. A small strip of metal along the edge stopped his slide, keeping him from flying overboard into the dark Atlantic. Luke was happy to be alive, but coudn't work for a couple of days because of cracked ribs. Luke is trying to convince others to participate in the Seagoing Cowboys program becasuse he wants others to help out recover other countries food supplies, animals, and more stuff that they have lost during the Wars. Luke wants everyone to be a part of helping others because without any help nothing is possibe. Luke wants you to go through helping others and taking care of animals like how he did. Like when Luke got on the SS Charles W. Wooster when he was headed to Greece because the Pacific war had ended and everything was ruined or destroyed. He had a cargo of 335 horses plus enough hay and oats to feed them. That is hard work. He had to stay up as watchman to take care of the animals and report to the captain. Luke got hurt but after the accident he began to help again. Luke want you to work as hard as him to save the world. Wars can cause a buch of damage to countries so try to help them out. Participate in the program to help ou like my friend Don and I.

Driverless cars are a thing of the future! It would be cool to get in your car, and not have to do anything. Just type in the address of the place you want to go and you're on your way, with no use of your hands. That is until something such as a road block, or construction work comes up. There are many safety concerns with a driverless car. When someone says "driverless" you automatically think you don't have to do anything. When you're on the road, what if a sensor happens to stop working, and you don't know. You could cause a really bad accident, or even kill someone. Would it be your fault, or the cars fault? There's so many questions, and concerns about safety here, is it worth all the risks you'd take on a daily basis just to go to work, or even just to lunch? Not only could you hurt yourself in this car, you could potentially hurt other people as well. While in any kind of car, you could run into many different things. Animals crossing the street, kids playing, even tree branches after a bad storm. When you run into these things, you know what to do, and how to avoid anything bad happening, but does your smart car? Something could happen on the car, a sensor could get scrached, a camera could go out, then the car wouldn't know what to do or where to go and that puts you, others in the car, and others outside of the vehicle in danger. Smart car or not, humans will always have control. When you approach something in the road you will always have to take over. If a sensor messes up you'll have to take over, if it takes a wrong turn, you'll have to take over, if it doesn't sense something in the road, you'll have to take over. The car will never be fully driverless, they'll always have to have a driver if it malfunctions. What if something does happen, who's to blame? The person driving, or the manufacturer? Plus what's the fun of not being able to drive? You've been wanting to drive since you can remember, and all of a sudden there's this new driverless car where you don't have to do anything until something bad happens? That's no fun. Cars are great, they get you places quickly. The future is here, but do we really wanna put people in danger so we can say that the future is here? We should just stick to cars with drivers, so no one gets hurt, we don't have to tear out roads up, we don't have to worry about fixing expensive things on our cars, and we know everyone's safe.

Are driverless cars safe? Majority of the world drives cars. Cars are used to get you from point a to point b. Cars are an example of moblie transportaion. Driverless cars shouldn't be on roads because they aren't safe, they seem too risky, and driverless cars are exspensive. Firstly, driverless cars aren't safe. Driverless cars sound like a good idea but what if they cause trouble? According to the passage it states," Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestirans safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." If drivers aren't alert when driving driverless cars then it would cause a lot of accidents. In some states it's illegal to test computer driven cars. Secondly, driving driverless cars seems too risky. You have to be alert when operating a driverless car, and this means you can't drink and drive. When you drink and drive in a driverless car you're putting yourself and others around you in more danger. If your driverless car's technology fails you could get injured and so could your passengers with you. Driverless cars need to be proven safe before they actually hit the roads. Lastly, driverless cars are exspensive. The "smarter cars" would be really exspensive if they ever hit the market. If making the cars was so exspenive, imagine buying a driverless car. Cars that operate with a driver are also exspensive but they most likely cost less than driverless cars. Driverless cars shouldn't be worth your money. In conclusion, driverless cars should not be on roads because they aren't safe, they could cause trouble, and their exspense could be really high. Driving cars is a responsibilty. If you don't take driving seriously you could get yourself in trouble and you can hurt or injure others. According to the article it states,"Presently, traffic laws are written with the assumption that the only safe car has a human driver in control at all times." I agree with this sentence from the article because with a human driver it could help keep driving a little more safer.

The studying of Venus is a worthy persuit despite its dangers. Theres is many good thing to come out of this. The author states that Earth was once like our planet. In parragraph 4 lines 4-10 it states that perhappes Venus was like Earth. by being covered in oceans and could support various life forms. Still today it still has some of these fetures like valleys and craters. The text also states that they have a unique way that is safe to humans for them to visit Venus. In parragraph 5 NASA has the idea of having a large blimp like structure aporxpmently 30 or so miles above Venus to test. all though it would be hot it would not be as hot as it would be if they were on the planet so it would be safer. NASA is still challengeing themselfs by figuring out how to collect samples. In conclusion traveleing would be worth the while despite the dangers. Because we could figure out amazing things that we didnt know yet. and could further educate our world about our universe.

You should be in the Seagoing Cowboys because it's fun. It's very simple. You have alot of free time. You get to travel. You get to be with animals. If you dont sign uo for it you made a big mistake. You get to play games like baseball, volleyball, and many more. You get to travel to places like Greece, China, and many more. If you like animals than this is the perfect job for you becaise they have plenty of animals. They got so much freetime they can go to places where the streets are filled with water. Now you know what Seagoing Cowboys are maybe you should join them. I mean it kinda is the best job in the world because you get to do alot. I meam who dosen't like animals and different countries. If you don't sing up you must have a better job. So you should sign up because it is the best job you cold ever have.

While discussing the image of the face with a co-worker, he thinks it was made by aliens,but I believe it is just a land form. I, believe that the face we see on mars is just a regular land form created as time has passed by. In paragraph two the secound sentance it says scientists figured it was just another Martian Mesa. Secound, in the 12 paragraph it says, what the picture acually shows is that is Martian equivalent to a butte or a mesa, land forms that are commonly found in the American West and even reminds Garvin of "middle Butte" in the Snake River plain on Idaho. Also scientists have figured that Earth and Mars are very much alike in size and the tempature. Mission controlers also visited the face several more times since the first photo was taken in 1976. Still after the first photograph was taken in 1976 in 1997 they took a even better photograph then what they had aready taken in 1976. I believe as technoology gets better and we make better cameras. Ibelieve that we acn get an even better photograph in the future. As photos get better and show more details we will be able to know how tall, how wide, and just the total length of the face.

In 1976 NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling Mars taken photos, when it took a photo that favored a human head. Scientist said it was common on Cydonia where the photo was first taken. They also said it isn't easy to see Cydonia, also that when the picture was taken a second time it was winter and cloudy. When the picture was taken a third time it was clear and you could tell it wasn't a face. When the picture was first taken in 1976 scientist said that it was just another Martian mesa, which was common enough around Cydonia. This one just had unusual shadows that made it look like an Egyptian Pharaoh. Scientist took another picture in 1998 but when that picture was taken it was winter time, so it was fairly cloudy in the sky, so you couldn't see it clearly. Scientist said "it wasnt easy to target Cydonia in fact it is hard work." They said that they just don't pass over the face that often. On April 8,2001 a cloudless summer day another picture was taken. Unlike all the other pictures in this one it had the best camera and was zoomed in all the way. When the picture was taken that day you could tell that in fact it wasn't a face. The picture that was taken in 1976 was a very serious thing and was looked at for many of years. People thought it was a face made by aliens to show life on Mars but as the pictures were taken you could tell that it wasn't. When the picture was first taken you could tell it wasn't, scientist said that was common for where it was. Also scientist said it wasn't easy to see Cydonia where the picture was taken. So now pople know from all the evidence that it isn't a face .

"Do you want to be apart of a Electoral College" Electoral colleges. Do you know what this means? An electoral college is a process of multiple facts. Not a place. As everyone thinks Electoral College sounds decieving because the word "college" in the name but apparentley thats not true. The founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the President and votes by the people of America. Dear Senator, this is where I begin rambling on and on about how the electoral college is wonderful and great. But I am just going to let you in to alittle bit of knowledge behind the thinking, before you get your fingers in a knot. I propose that we shall keep the Electoral college in order to keep things fair amoung the country. Lets get talking shall we..... The Electoral college is all high and mighty and is a process that consists of the selection of the electors. During the meeting of the electors, they discuss the presidents and vice presidents that are trying out for there 'role' in society. They also align the counting of the electoral votes by the Congress men. If you did not know Senator the Electoral College or as we call it "EC" consists of 538 electors in the so called 'pole'. A majority of those electors are 270 votes that are required to elect the President. There is one allotment for each member of the House of Representatives adding an extra 2 for your senators, like you! As you can see the "EC" has alot to offer and your even included. Why would you want to get rid of something that your apart of! Wait a second you don't know the rest of the story do you. Well now I understand why you wouldn't want them to just be another organization. Am I Right? Each canidate running for the high quality name known as "The Presdident" in your state has his or hers own group of electors. They are usually chosen by the political party, but the state laws vary from time to time. Fun Fact for Mr. Senator- did you know this is in the 23rd Amendment? Oh silly me your the senator you should know this! Continuing on with our little debate here there is an important part of the Electoral colleges that you must know. Every tuesday after the first monday in November is when these elections occur. And if you didn't think that the citizens have a say in this at all, well you are mistaken! The citizens help choose the your states electors because when you vote for President your actually voting for your canidates electors. So they do have a say in this partake. "Winner Take All" sound familiar to you. Maybe not but I am going to explain it anyway. The Winner Takes All System awards all electors to the winning presidential canidate. Except for the unlucky ones like Maine, and Nebraska they have something called the "Proportional Representation". All said and done the "certificate of Ascertainment" is introduced after the elction has partaken in. This lists all of the canidates who ran for President in your state choosen along with the names of there "side kick" the electors. This shows who will be in your country running for president and elector for the next 4 years until the next election. Of course the "EC" has some problems which of course you would like to hear so I will state them as well. Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, and the US Chamber of Commerce want to abolish the "EC"! They are not alone on this one. Whats wrong with the electoral college you say? Under the "EC" voters vote for something other than the president but for the slate of electors, who then turn over andelect who "THEY" want to be the president. This is why we have the voting we have today so each person can vote on who they want and still be treated the same. But it can also make a crisis to. Allowing the people to vote for whoever they want to is not a good idea. It can lead to bigger problems and issues. Voting for yourself can be very, very stressful. Adding on top of more strees. Of course its easier this way but your electing who is going to be the "President". Someone who controlls your country, tells YOU what to do, and makes new laws. It shouldn't be as easy as writting on a piece of paper who you want to be president. There should be some type of way to make it alittle more precise. This is why there is the Electoral College. All you have to do is get with someone you trust and vote for them to be apart of the canidates electors. Then all they have to do is vote for who they want to be president and see what happens. Its just as easy as what we have now but alittle bit more neat/clean. I Know I am spilling alot of information onto you about the "EC". And the advantages and disadvantages of having it. But I ask you to read this letter and think about what role YOU play in this election. Write back to me in your response of the actions you are going to be risking. Sincerely, Yours truly(Ms. Schoenthaler)             

The advancing of technology is unstoppable. When the driverless car is fully driverless, it will be revolutionary. That's why I believe that driverless cars are a great thing that will be fully added to our world one day. The driverless car could benefit the people of this world in many ways, it conserves gas, it's more safe than other ways of transportation, and it would cost less. One very important thing about the driverless car is that it conserves gas. The world is already in a mild gas problem as oil is a nonrenewable resource. This is because the people of the world use way too much gas every day for driving. These cars would use half the fuel that cars today use. That would make the price of gas go down and it would help our gas problem and make gas last for many more years. Driverless cars will be extermently safer than the cars we have today. I say this because it would cause less accidents. Let's say that someone had a little bit too much to drink but he or she is still alert enough to drive. Instead of taking the risk of crashing, he or she can get into the driverless car and only control it at a few moments. There would be a way less chance of he or she crashing and would make the roads way safer for every one else. The driverless car will save many families a ton of money. Instead of families buying their own car, they can call a Google driverless taxi when they need to go somewhere and not have to worry about the cost of gas. They also wouldn't have to worry about the price of buying a new car. The only places that would be losing money out of this is car dealerships. When the driverless cars become mainstream there wont be much need for car dealerships or even man driven cars. Driverless cars are going to be one of the biggest inventions in human history once they break their way into the mainstream. They would help out the world in many ways by conserving gas, making the world a safer place, and it would save familes a ton of money. When driverless cars are finally released to the public, the lives of almost every body in the world will be improved.

Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too. Venus is sometimes around the corner in space terms but humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on this cloud-draped world. Previous mission was unmanned, and for good reasons, since no spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours. In that case it explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades. Even more challenging is that the clouds of highly corrosive sulfuric acid in Venus's atmoshpere. On the planets surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenhiet. Venus has the hottest surface temperature of any planet. Venus still as some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The value of returning to Venus seeems indisputable. A compelling idea for sending humans to study Venus is a possible soluton to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus whch allows scientist to slot above the fray. If anythng got near Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way. Solar power would be plentiful, and radation would not exceed Earth's levels. Its not and easy condition, but it can be survivable for humans. Seeking a conduct though mission to undestand Venus would need to get up lse and personal to despite the risk. Beyond Earth we should not be limted by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation because we dont neccessarily know what can happen.

NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft took photos of Mars, as many as they could for their sister ship Viking 2. It spotted a likeness of a human face, it was nearly 2 miles long from a reigon of Mars called Cydonia. The appereance of this supposible face caused a lot of suprise from NASA and common people. Scientists thought nothing of it as a face only a possible Martian mesa. Some thought of this creation on Mars as a face others thought of it just as a landmark on the planet. The face got a alot of publicity from the people that thought it was real and also the people who didnt. In my opinion I would like to think of it as a artifact of the other possible beings but I cant bring myself to think that it's real. "What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa- landforms common around the American West." Now I can believe that, even though I often dream of far off places and creatures like the vampires in Lost Boys or the Goblin King I can't bring myself to believe that that is a artifact. Science most of the time has a solution to what things are while some think it's a thing of signifigance like another race of space people it's not, it's just a rock formation that happened and will happen again. The world endlessly enjoys tricking us with things like this, aliens, vampires, werewolves, sea monsters, and zombies. They are all in the same boat even they don't always seem like they are. The face is a hoax but that doesn't mean aliens don't exist. It means we need to expand our horizons, make our technology better, have brighter imaginations, support those with different yet logical ideas, and find out what the universe and planet hold hidden from us. Some of the best things are things we can't see after all.

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.

Have you ever felt bored learing off a computer? Having the computer adapt to facial expressions would get the kids excited to learn, give the teachers a break, and increase learning rates tramendously. Having FACS in schools would increase how quickly kids learn and how the obtain it. First off having FACS in schools would get the kids excited to learn. The computer would adapt to their likes and dislikes so they would always be pleasing them. How would it know if they are really bored or confused is a common question, in paragraph 3 the text states "the computer contructs a 3D model of the face; all 44 major muscles im the model must move like human muscles" this all meaning that the computer can tell with 100% accuracy what you are feeling. Secondly it is difficult for teachers to please each kid individualy and work with each child 1 on 1 and with this technological advancment it will give teachers a break and require them to give minimal assistance to the kids. In this day and age technology is becoming a bigger and bigger part of our everyday soceity and less and less people are wanting to become teachers, so having a computer do the job for them and do it just as good is remarkable. The author wrote in paragraph 6 "imagine a classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored." this quote from the article showing that they would do the teachers job and be able to adapt and please each student individualy. Lastly having this technology in every school would increase learning rates greatly because it would work in a way to help and assure learning for each child individualy. The problem with teaching today is some kids dont learn as fast as other and the teacher doesnt slow down to make sure they know what they are doing, but with the FACS program it will allow kids to go at their own success rate and insure they are really learning. And with all this the kids will learn quicker as a hole because they are the computers only concern. All in all the FACS program should be in every school because it would get the kids excited to learn, give the teachers a break, and increase learning rates tramendously. So lets give it a shot.

The idea of a driverless car has been an idea only meant for science fiction films. The concept of the whole idea seemed as though people would not see in their life time. Until now, engineers and scientists are closing in on the idea that self driving cars are a thing of today. Top car manufacturers are now developing ideas and ways to bring us closer of this once fascinating dream, into a reality. To wake up some day and simply send a text or call a local business to send a driverless car to give them a ride to where ever they need to go. Also, the amount of time saved for people not having to car for their cars and take them to body shops and pay high prices for problems in the engine. But before the idea can pick up even more on its popularity; some people may ask what would its use be? There many young adults and teenagers who still have not received their drivers liscense and have to wait on a parent or guardian to come pick them up from school, activity, or sporting event. With the self driving car, those people may some day just call or text a business operating the cars to come and pick them up and drive them home. This method would relieve the stress of the parents having to drive there and wait on their loved ones. This method may also be used to replace the tradtional taxi driving system. The traditional taxi system was said to be unsafe under certain situations. for example the taxi driver can manipulate the customer if the customer is unaware of the streets and driver can then take the longest route to charge a substainally high price for a drive that was not suppose to take as long. With the driverless car, the car will not manipulate the customer and reach its destination at an efficient time and price. Along with the amount of fuel saved from the driverless car, our economy may no longer rely on fossil fuel as a sufficient source of energy for our cars. Another reason why the driverless car idea might be successful is the lives it could save for the drivers who are not paying attention. some cars may not be driverless but the ones who can break before the driver can react is amazing. A popular car with the system that the car can break before you can react is Subaru. Subaru has always been popular with its safety features, but now, with the newest models, the car is now capable of stopping itself before an accident can occur. How this works is that this car isn't necessarily driverless, it is still a driver needed car. But what makes this car stand out in safety is its sensors in the front and the back of the car. it is used to detect any situations or actions of other drivers that can start an accident. In one scenerio, a lady is backing up her car from her driveway and is distracted by her child in the back, not realizing she was still backing up the car's sensors detected an oncoming vehicle and immediatly stopping the car. The car saved the lady and her child from injury and the lady will notdeal with insurance for damages and costs of repairs. This is just one of the dozens of scenarios that can happen when a driver is not paying attention and could lead to serious accidents. With smart technology we can save the lives of millions of drivers whose accidents could have been prevented. in conclusion, the idea of driverless cars is still a thing to be worked on and in need of improvement. But we are not far from seeing cars without drivers driving safer and more efficiently than human drivers. Not to mention the growth the economy will have from people switching from buses and uncomfortable rides with strangers. driverless car will not harm other drivers or harm how we see cars, instead we will see them as a safe, efficient, and well protected vehicle for transportation. Even if we do not succeed in having driverless car, we still have had many advancements from keeping drivers safe and preventing accidents that could be saved.

Do you think it's very risky to travel to venus? Well Venus is not such a safe place but with the right equipment and stuff i think it'll be fun to be in space and travel to Venus. The author explains the goods and the bads of going to Venus. It is a worthy pursuit because with studying and evaluating about Venus the U.S can make huge changes and make a new discoverys. Venus is a worthy pursuit because in paragraph 4 it explains how Venus is the most earth like planet that anyone has ever seen. In paragraph it also explains how long ago venus used to be covered with oceans and many various forms of life. Astronomers also say that venus to this day have features that analogou to those on earth. Despite the very cool things you can see in Venus it comes with a risk. NASA has come up with a possible solution. In paragraph 5 it explains how NASA is coming up with ideas to get closer to venus without any dangerous things that can happen. NASA wants to put researchers on a blimp like vehicle that can float above and hover over venus 30 miles away. NASA also explains how if they put the vehicle floating over venus it can possibly avoid the bad ground conditions that can harm you. In conclusion traveling to venus to do research is a worthy pursuit to do. You can be one of the most bravest people and be apart of the team who made new amazing discoverys that can possible change the whole world. Overall Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers of going there.

The planet venus is close to the sun which makes it impossible for humans too be on there, on paragraph 3 it states "on the planets surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet. these cnditions are far more exreme than anything humans encounter on Earth." so the temperature is horrible and is not habitable for humans to raom there even in space suits, but scientists discovered or theorize that the planet Venus has similair features like planet Earth and they said it once had water on it on paragraph 4 it states,"Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. Furthermore, recall that venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel." there is likely that is could be like Earth but the planet is too close too the sun, Nasa is approaching other options too discover more of the surface of that planet as it refers on paragraph 7 it says,"NASA is working on other approaches to studying Venus. For example, some simplified electronics made of silicon carbide have been tested in a chamber simulating the chaos of venus's surface and have lasted for three weeks in such conditions" their confidence and surennes about this project is so challenging for them but its not impossible for them because they said on paragraph 8,"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 curiousity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors." and there not scared to exapnd their limits, one day they'll achieve that dream.

When Luke first started the program he thought it was a opportunity of a lifetime. He knew it would be a good thing for a small-town boy like him. He wanted to be able to help out others and that program was an awesome way to do so. He got to spend time with animals, got to play games occasionally, got to be helpful, got to see amazing sights, and got to see his friends. The program was an awesome way to do a lot of things. One example is how Luke got to tour an excavated castle in Crete. He also got to see Europe and China. That is unbelievable opportunity for a boy like him. Luke got to have fun by playing baseball, volleyball, table-tennis, fencing, boxing, reading, and whittling. Being a Seagoing Cowboy can be an awesome adventure. A quote straight from Luke was,"I'm grateful for the opportunity. It made me more aware of people of other countries and their needs." Another quote from Luke was,"The cattle-boat trips were an unbelievable opportunity for a small-town boy. Besides helping people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special." That proves that even if you had to work you were still having the best time ever. The job as a Seagoing Cowboy is more than just hard work, and being miserable. You actually get to enjoy your time. If you want to have a great job I'm sure all the Seagoing Cowboys will agree that you should be one of them. Yes, you do have to work hard, but that isn't a reason you shouldn't join. How many other jobs do you get to see amazing sights, or play volleyball and other games. As a Seagoing Cowboy you even get to help people out with their country and their needs. This is why I think you should be a Seagoing Cowboy, and I'm sure Luke agrees ,too.

The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a new technology that enables computers to identify human emotions. I think that the use of this technology to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom is valuable because it can modify itself to help the student change their emotions and make the classroom better for the students by changing the computer to satisfy the student. One way that this technology can be valuable is with ad-modifying. The article gives a great example of this. "For example if you smile when a web-ad appears on the screen, a similar ad may follow. But if you frown the next ad will be different." This evidence supports the claim that the technology is valuable because it could keep students interested with ads. And they won't be annoyed with seeing the same ads they don't like, again and again. Another way that this technology can be valuable is with lesson modifying. Dr. Huang predicts that "when a student is becoming confused or bored, the computer could then modify the lesson." This evidence also supports the claim that the technology is valuable because it can help the students. If a student is confused on a lesson, the computer may change the way that it's being taught so that the student can understand. The technology could also not be valuable to students in a classroom. It can misinterpret the emotions of a student and modify the wrong things. For example, if a student looks confused, but is really not, the computer will pick up on that facial expression and modify the lesson, which may actually make the student confused. In conclusion, the FACS technology can be very valuable to read the emotional expressions of students in a classroom because a student can personally modify their computer without even knowing it. It will keep the students interested, and that can really help the students learn.

The authors claim on why we should keep on studying so we can land on venus has alot of great idea and points but i dissagree with him. I feel like we should not land on venus anytime soon because its way to risky and its not a habital place. Another reason why we should not go on there is because its way too dangerous and not alot a people wouldwanna risk therre lives like that. In the article there is many reasons why they think we should try to land on venus even with ll the dangers. One reason is that they can make suits that will help the with the heat since its 170 degrees on that planet. Also they say that venus used to be an earth like planet where they think some type of people could of lived there. Lastly landing on venus could give us life changing information about or solar system and it can also give us a technology leap and we could start advancing in technolgy. In conculsion there are many dangers to visting venus and NASA and other space companies are down to take that risk to see what is on that planet. Even though i disagree with there opinion on going to venus because it is way to risky and people might die. Lastly we might waste alot of money on this project when it can go to many other things that could be life changing.