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I believe that we should have are phones but we should have them off during classes. In my school we cant use them at all except after school. It would be great to use phones at lunch but for what for we don't use them at all here. But if I get or feel sick you cant contact your mom or who ever takes care of you. Sometimes the teachers don't let you go to the nurse if your sick they only tell you do it after class. Maybe you can be supremely sick of your stomach or a fever and the teacher might or might not let you go so then what will happen? Then if the teacher or the principal could let you contact your parents. I do believe that you can use cell phones but for emergency purposes and not to have them on in class because they take them away and then why would you want to text in the middle of the class. So I would want policy one than policy two I rather have a phone than not have one but only for emergency purposes and we don't need to use them for lunch but at least just to have a phone with you at all times. For when you get sick you have your phone at all times because you never know what might happen. So therefore I believe more in policy one to have are phones and I disagree in policy two to not have are phones at all.

I dont think we should keep the electoral college. I think we should abolish it. My reason is because we are not doing what we said we were going to do back when we signed the Constitution. We said that we were going to let the people vote for who was going to govern us. It's not fair to the people if they're wasting their time. I think that it isn't fair to the people of America that they dont get to really pick the president of the U.S. I think that people should vote for the president not for slate of electors. I also dont think it's fair that sometimes their vote counts and sometimes it doesn't. What if the government would have pick the president back in the 1960's? We would probably be still having marches against segregation and marches for voting rights. I know that the electoral college has some benefits, like avoiding "the problems of election in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast". Like in 1968 Nixon had 43 percent of the popular vote. Also in 1992 Clinton had 43 percent of the popular vote as well. The run-off elections come with a extreme amount of pressure. But it really  complicates the process of the presidental election. However, the pressure is reduced by the electoral college. On the other hand some states like California and Texas's votes have no effect at that point. Voters in the presidental election are people that want their vote to count. But we're not letting that vote count if we let the electoral college vote for us and choose who the president is. So we should just let the peolpe vote who the want.  

In 1976 images taken by NASA's Viking 1 have shocked the media. These images show an object on Mars that resembles a faces. These images have surprised the media and cuased a large reaction. These are images of a mesa on Mars. They are closely related to the mesas we have on Earth. The "face" is actually shadows giving the illusion of a nose, eyes, and mouth on the mesa. They released these pictures to the public hoping it would sensationalize Mars. They hoped it would help make Mars more interestion. Well the images did just that. People stared to believ that there was life on Mars. They believed that the face was made by aliens, dispite the research proving it was just an illusion. Conspracy theorist belived that the illusion explanation was just a cover up. Yet, why would NASA cover it up. If this would be real NASA would get an extreme increase in popularity and funding. They would only benefit from it. NASA even took another voyage to prove it was jut a rock formatioon. Although NASA has proven time and time again that it is not actually a face, people are still esceptical. People believ that the goverment is hidding something from us. These ideas are ludicris. Look at the facts. The goverment or NASA wouldn't benifit from a rock formation as much as they would from a prove of life on Mars. The rumors about the face are just that, rumors.

When asking for advice, some people talk to more than one person. They might want to do this for a wide array of reasons, but one of the main reasons is, because asking multiple people will help someone in making a better choice for themselves. This make the best choice this way because, they get different points of view, they can get advice they need, and so they don't get led the wrong path. First, getting different points of view on something is important. It helps someone see both sides of an argument and what might happen if they choose one side over the other. By asking multiple people and getting multiple opinions on advice, someone would see what different people think about the situation they need advice on. One person may think that one thing might be better than another, and someone else might think something else is better, but by listening to all these options, someone would have a lot of options to choose from where they can make the best choice for themselves. Secondly, different people think differently, so when asking for advice, someone would know something that they didn't before. This is the whole reason to ask for advice. Some people might not have a proper response to the advice someone needs, so asking the most amount of people for their take on things would be the best thing to do. Someone might not get the advice they need by asking one person because of this. Finally, asking just one person for advise could lead someone down the wrong path, because that person may not have the best intent. People only know themselves the best, and don't know about what someone else might want to do. Inherently, we think that everyone will want to help us, but this is not the case in the real world. Someone might want to actively sabotage someone, which would lead to the person asking for advice to go ask more people for advice. Those new people that they asked for advice might actually give them the advice, because they might have good intent. In conclusion, getting advise from multiple people is better than getting advice from one person. Someone will get different points of view that they might need on a situation. They get the advice they need, because many people think different way. Also, some people might want to lead someone astray by not giving them the advice they actually need. So, because of all this, someone should get advice from the most amount of people, so they can make the best decision or themselves.

When someone is in desperate, urgent need of guidance, just one person may not have the answer. To achieve the most dependable help, one must access different sources. Requesting many diverse perspectives will help a person make the best decision because it will present them with more options and suggest the logicality behind their own ideas. As more assistance is sought out, more feedback will be received. For starters, it is important that everyone's viewpoint is considered before finalizing your own, because a peer may have a wiser alternative. As I once trapped myself between a wall of choices, I was indecisive beyond imaginable; however, my mother came to me with a brand new thought that I had never conjured as a possibility. I soon followed through with her recommendation and was well on my way across the blockade that I had once stumbled upon. Also, when given multiple thoughts, the ability is there for the seeker to choose which one they prefer. No matter whom is asked, every adviser will have an opinion on the situation the learner possesses. As a result, it is possible to debate the pros and cons of any given suggestion to reach an ultimate solution. Another example is the availability of compiling every resolution that is offered. There is no requirement for someone in distress to choose only one; therefor, it is always reasonable to form one's own method of progress using what they have already thought of as well as heard. This strategy will build a bridge between all helpful spoken words of helpers. Considering this, the most effective conclusion is not one that comes only from the viewpoints of one person. The motivation and speech that the scouter is presented with will question the reasoning for future actions that they would have tried to complete. Additionally, only by pointing out the reasons certain things are better than another will anyone see why they truly are. Discussing specific matters with those who are around will open the door to the realization of the successes that have been a result before. These positives outweigh the negatives and compel people to utilize their processes. Not to mention the experience that has created the viewpoints of others. From their own hardships and struggles, mentors will know what is a credible thing to go by. Being taught about the things these people went through will assure the listener that there are more rational things to do. Using the past decisions of elders as a format for one's own will offer assistance in the improvement of an open mind's supposed best way to solve a problem. Finally, by explaining to others one's own plans, those who are willing to help can express the inevitable downfalls when proceeding with that plan. To any given person, it is difficult to see the flaws in what they thought of to be one of the most magnificent things they had ever contemplated. It is much less difficult to recognize the fatalities that will arise from such things when the composer is not their own judge. By bringing awareness to these dangers and failures, both people can discover what causes the disadvantages and work to formulate something of better benefit. Knowing the effects of countless diverse future and past attempts will encourage someone to rethink their own. A reasonable method becomes clear when a young mind uses the chance to ponder numerous alternatives because they serve as additional viewpoints as well as the opportunity to find the stability in previously devised possibilities. In the end, what one thinks is best will be what they want to do. For their own well being, every source should be consulted and always thought over.

I believe that a B average would be a good thing to bring into sports. why i think this would be good is because for the kids who love to play sports it will give them a harder drive to make good grades and do good in school. Then again some of the teams best players may not be able to make a B average. this will make teams much small and sports not near as exciting or fun for the spectators who watch these games. very many parents my not be happy about their child not being able to play on a team, but school should be more important to these parents who's kids are not achieving a B average. The main reason why i think students should have to have a B average before being able to play sports is that school is the most important thing in someone's life. Even if some kids are not making that B if they love e the sport they play enough they will make that b average no matter what. This will make students strive harder in school but also in sports because they know that they are right on the edge of a C average that will also make the strive harder in whatever sport you may play. On the other hand their will be many mad students and parents because that student is not able to play the sport that he or she may love. and also the coaches may get mad too because one of his or her best plays may not be making the grades that he or she needs to make to play this sport. This would probably only happen for a couple of years or sport seasons but after awhile everything would be back to normal and it would be just like anything else in the world and people would begin to grow to the B average rule that the principle has. I think in the end that this would be a good thing because it would make students want to try harder in school if they really like a sport and wanted to bring their grade up to be able to play this sport. Then again i think every school should have to have this rule because it would be unfair to one team if the other team did not have the players they wanted because of this rule. I think you could take this rule and put it into school systems and see improvement all over the state then maybe all over the country. So yes i think that even though it would cause a lot of trouble it would be a good thing to raise grades all over the country.

Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because they will be given an opportunity to improve and maintain grades without being inside a classroom, not experience bullying from others, and reduce stress in a less occupied environment. Critics say that, students won't benefit from being able to attend classes online from home due to little or no internet access at home. Firstly, students would be given an opportunity to improve and maintain grades given that they are not inside the school classroom. For example, a student may fall behind with their schoolwork if they encounter a personal illness, family emergency, or have a death in the family. With this option in place, a student will be able to complete given tasks in each required subject while not in school. Experiencing a death in the family can affect an individual from being around others. When I was in elementary school, I missed many days of school when a close family member was very sick. I did not want to go to school while my grandfather was in the hospital , I just wanted to be by his side at all times. I felt that I wouldn't be focused on my schoolwork knowing what was going on at home. After that, he later passed away which really affected me in many ways. It was very hard for me to rebuild my strength over his passing so I did not attend school for at least two days. When I returned to school, I fell very behind in my work and had to work very hard to catch up in each subject before the grading period ended. Once the school heard about my situation, the staff members always wanted me to feel comfortable in any environment. I struggled through the pain but I got through it. My elementary school did not offer distance learning, so I was not able to complete my work at home during my free time. Students will definitely benefit from this offer and not fall behind in their schoolwork for any reason. Secondly, many students experience bullying from others which causes them to give up on their schoolwork and lose focus. Students do better when they don't have problems in school with another peer. For example, we should not drop out of school because we are getting picked on by another individual around us. Instead, coming to school with a different mindset and purpose can play a huge role. Bullying causes students to dislike themselves and would rather stay home without worrying about getting made fun of or picked on by another peer. In conclusion, students will not have to lose focus or give up because of another individual. Lastly, students can benefit from attending classes from home by reducing their stress in a less occupied environment because they won't have to feel pressured to ask a question, get feedback on a topic , or make a mistake. For example, some high school students tend to judge another individual by their points of view or opinions on a topic during a class discussion. In other words, it is wrong to critique an individual by their personal opinions because they will probably not want to speak in class at any given time; meanwhile, another person around them is not going to like what they have to say. Also, some students may feel that they work better independently. A less occupied environment can reduce stress because a student won't have to worry about the distractions around them. In conclusion, students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because they will be given an opportunity to improve and maintain grades without being inside a classroom, not experience bullying from others, and reduce stress in a less occupied environment. This opportunity can also provide students with more experience using technology and internet at any time. Distance learning can encourage students to help others with the internet in any job field, career or business.       

TEACHER_NAME, I think you should choose the first policy because students wouldn't really like the second. If you banned cell phones from school most students would bring them anyways. There would also be the issue with texting in class. And last but not least some parents need their children to have their cell phones with them when they are not at the house. The reason that students would bring their cell phones to school if you banned them, would be just the simple fact that they are banned. Teenagers have an irrational desire to disobey rules. Banning cell phones would only encourage their defiance and give them that much more reason to bring their cell phones to school. So not only would there be cell phones at school but students would text in class. This would be like adding insult to the injury. Now if we were allowed to use our cell phones in free time there would be no need to text in class. Meaning we would pay more attention to the teacher than to our phones. Last some students have responsibilities that require that they have their phone with them. For example my bus drops me off in front of my little sister's elementary school. Everyday I call my mom to tell her I got my sister and that we're on our way home. I'm sure I'm not the only student that does this. So if i left my phone at home there would be the problem of my parents worrying weather or not i picked up my little sister and if we where already walking home. So I ask that you consider my reasons of why you should chose the first policy and let us use our cell phones at school. Instead of banning them like the second policy would have you do. -STUDENT_NAME

Dear State Senator, I truly have no opinion on the electoral college and whether or not to keep it, but as this topic insists I must write my own opinion to you and here is what I think. Even with this article sort of informing me on this topic I still seem to have a misunderstanding (or no understanding) of what the Electoral College really is or what it does. Perhaps this is because of the lack of information I'm given about our government, or perhaps its because what the electoral college does is quite irrelevant to me and my fellow peers. From what I have gathered though, the electoral college is a group of people that citizens vote for and these people are then allowed to elect a president? I am sure there is a lot more to it but from that statement which is proven true by the article, I think the electoral college is dumb. Instead of electing biased people to choose a biased president, why can't we just let the citizens elect a president; someone who appeals to us and not a large group of people that get hated on all the time. By having the electoral college it's like the government is lying to us."Oh hey, we believe our citizens are the REAL people in charge of this country, but we aren't going to ever take off their training wheels." Our government hasn't actually said that. but it's the kind of vibe majority of Americans get. However, there are probably plus sides to the Electoral college as well. Most people when they don't end up with the results that they weren't hoping for, will question and occuse the oppoing side. As a result of this, elections run by popular vote would always turn into a huge drama infused battle, with the losing side accusing the winning side. This could result in uneccessary recounts; delaying us of a president for even longer than it should. As I said in the beginning though, I really have no opinion on this matter nor do I truly care. What I think is we should keep things fair for our citizens but also plan ahead and think of the possible negative outcomes that could come from whatever we end up doing. So, should we keep the Electoral College? Well that's a matter that I feel should be discussed by other people. Sincerely, PROPER_NAME

i disgress using value of technology to read students emotional expresstion ,in the modern the technology its very prosperity,the social devemplmant well, we can invent something using we life to be the convenience, its also confine the someing. like the article. and i think the facial actial action coding system maybe good maybe bad. from the "makig mona lisa smile" we can read to 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry, that it is we want,i think it is very precise,maybe we can find than more expressions but l think taht not we want ,the famous drawed it syomby the history, i think the author drawing this he never this can have so many emotion, further say the emotional expression to value for person the emotional it is not very good , we dont prohibition this technology just for the student its is not very. i read to the paragraph 6, i read to the dr. huang say a" classroom computer could recogize when a student is becoming confused or bored"that good we can using the technology to the good way ,is not demolition the classic,we can using to home pc to convenience,like we can down some simple insttructions that"encode"different emotions,fact its a good idea,they difference between a genuine smile and a forced one,lift the corners of your mouth. for the 9 say "we unconsciously imitate another person facil expressions. i greass it. so i this system have benfitie and bay way just lets we hao to use it

STUDENTS,CELL PHONES, AND SCHOOL I think that the better policy is Policy 1. Policy 1 ,I think makes a better point and gives the students a lot more freedom. Policy one is a better choice because as long as they aren't doing anything bad with their cell phones I don't see any problem. Also if they don't use them in any of their classes I don't know why anybody else would mind. Students might also need their phones to call their parents if they forgot something etc. Policy #2 takes all of those possibilities away from the students that have cell phones. They should also be aloud to use them during free time and lunch periods as long as they have obeyed the rule and have not had their phones on during any of their during the school classes. I think that schools should let the students try polisy 1 and if they don't follow the rules then the staff/teachers should enforce Policy2. That is why I think that students should be aloud to have their cell phones in school.

Dear Principle, I believe that students should be able to have their phones during school. I think that phones are a nice resource to have. Although students are allowed to have their phones you could put restrictions on when they are allowed to be used. You could tell students that they are only allowed to be used during free times and not classes. If you find a student using their phone during class you could take it away. I think letting them use their phones would resist them from the temptations to hide using it. Whether they are allowed to or not they will still use their phones. They will just hide the fact that they are using them. If you don't let them use their phones. It would make it less cool to use their phone because everyone will be using them but if you say that they can't then they will just be more rebellious and try to use it without your knowledge. You could make consequences for misusing your phone. Our phones are a good source of communication and something that we should take advantage of. It makes communicating with your parents much easier and quicker. Instead of going through assistants or teacher for parents to talk to their students they could just contact them. It is also a good way for students to find each other. If they are working on a project together it makes it easier for them to get in contact to talk or find each other. I think that the pros are greater than the cons and in either one of these policies their will be issues but they can be worked on. Sincerely, STUDENT_NAME

I think getting other people's advises is good idea because it could be helpful to a person in many ways for making life decisions or making financial decisions or living decisions. There are many people who you could like a family member or your friends cause those who are the people are the closets to you. When looking for different people's advises, you want them to see your perspective and see which is the best choice you can do or sometimes maybe you wanna buy a car. You wanna get friends opinion on whether you should buy a car or not cause getting their opinions will help make the best decision. I think it would better to ask a friend for their opinion when making a financial decision cause maybe you have a friend that already has a car. You could ask that friend what its like to get car and the steps to it and they could tell whether its a good decision or not. Sometimes a friends decision might not be that helpful so you could ask your family like your parents or siblings. Families are better to get an advice because youre parents are the people who already went through what you are going through so they could give you the best advice on how to be better. For example, when making life decision, I think its best to go to a family member because those are the people who can really help you. Maybe you wanna choose a college you wanna go to but you don't where to go, you could ask a sibling our parents where could be the best place for you to go and tell you how its like to go to college. You may have an older sibling who went to college and graduated, so you can ask them how its like to be in college and what are the goods and bad and give you advice on how to get through college without it being hard for you. Some siblings could even recommend you to go to the military or army, anything related to that because there are benefits to that and help you with school. Families are better to get an advice because youre parents are the people who already went through what you are going through so they could give you the best advice on how to be better Sometimes you don't wanna ask people for their advice or maybe you wanna make the decisions yourself. Additionally, some decisions you make on your own so for example, you don't wanna career you wanna take for when you go to college. You start stress a lot because you are in your last year of high school and still don't know what you wanna do for your future. You ask your friends and family now even though you didnt want to, that how could you figure out what you wanna do for youre career. They give you the advice to chose what you like to do as a career and then you start to do research on colleges that could be best for the career you wanna take. You finally make your decision on what you wanna do as your career and what college you wanna go to, to pursue that career. You realize that you can't make a lot of decisions on your own without help from others. As the conclusion, we realized that we always should ask the people around for advice and get their perspective to see what they would do if they were you.

Dear, Principal I think students at our school should be required to do community service. There are many reasons they should do community service. One of the reasons is that all the students should be involved in the community. Another reason is so that instead of the students going out and doing drugs and hurting the community they could help the community. The only reason that people get bored in school is because they don't think that they are helping there future in school because they don't feel involved. But if they are required to do community service they would feel involved and it would help there future. If the students volunteered at a elementary school it won't just help the volunteer it would also help the elementary student. If we help the elementary student it would not just help his future but ours to. Here at our school it would be great to have to require community service it wont just help us but it would also help our future. Please look into having our students require community service. Thank you. Sincerely, STUDENT_NAME

How would you feel if, all of a sudden, you were forced to take on an extra task like participating in an extracurricular activity? My principal has decided to make it a requirement that all students participate in at least one extracurricular activity. I completely disagree with this decision because there are students who have other important responsibilities, this decision could take students' focus away from school work, and students should be allowed to make there own choices. There are multiple students that have quite a few responsibilities outside of school. For example, there are students who have jobs, chores, and homework to complete. Everyone has a different situation. What if there is a student who has a sick relative, or a sibling they care for after school? What happens when there is no one else to fill that students role as caretaker? That student can't neglect there responsibilities to take part in an extracurricular activity they are forced to participate in. By making this decision, not only are we being forced to participate in activities we might not have time for, but we are also being forced to put our priorities on hold and juggle more tasks than we can handle. The main reason we go to school is to gain knowledge and obtain skills to help us become successful. The principal's decision to make participating in extracurricular activities mandatory could take students' focus away from learning and make completing school work difficult. For instance, students who play sports have to stay after school and do not not arrive home until late evening hours. Those students are being deprived of extra hours that could have been used to study, do homework, or catch up in a class they are behind in. Some students already struggle with classes, and by adding extracurricular activities to their plate, it would only make it more difficult for them. Our principal should be focused on making our education the main priority, not prioritizing activities that will not cause significant benefits. Every individual has the right to make their own decisions. Students' freedoms are being limited by the principal's decision to make participating in extracurricular activities a requirement. There are students who are just simply uninterested in these activities, and do not want to participate in them. It should be our choice, as students, to decide our interest and the activities we take part in. Adults are not forced to work at a specific job, or even forced to go to work at all. Likewise, student's should not be forced to participate in extracurricular activities. We have the complete capability to make decisions for ourselves and we can not allow the principal to take away our freedom of choice. If we allow this one freedom to be taken away, we can only expect to be limited to even more freedoms in the future. I strongly encourage our principal to rethink his decision on requiring all students to participate in extracurricular activities. This decision fully impacts the students, and we should be allowed to have a say in the matter. We are being forced to put our priorities on hold, try to maintain focus, and be limited to our freedoms. Students have to stand up for themselves and we have to take back control of our lives.   

Arguing about keeping the electoral college would have to be the best oppition. The process of the electoral college is a meeting of electors that vote forpresident and vice president. I think that the people should help out with this voting like all we do is give them advice. When this is done the people that voted are picking the right person to protect our country. And when we vote for your new president you are actually voting for the candidate's electors. In maine and nebraska they are differnet form every other state they dont do the winner takes all they have a differnet system. When the president is elected he gets a certifacation of all the people he beat. I think thats wrong I think that everyone that fought in this election should get a little thing. Jimmy carter, bob dole, and others all agreed that electoral college should be abolished. In this election 60 percant of people voted not to have a electoral college. When voters are voting on the new president they are actally voting for the state of electors. If your voting in texas for someone that is running you wouldn't be voting for them you would be voting for the democratic electors. The best argument against the electoral college would have to be the disaster factor. In 2000 there was a election crisis that broke out it was the biggest one. The states leislatures are technically responsible for picking the electors and picking this people they can defy eneyone. Back in 1960 a louisiana legislature succeeded in replacing the democratic elector with a new one. Electors had refused to vote for their party's candidate and it happened in hawaii 1960. The vice president at the time had made sure that everything was back to normal.  

Driverless cars are obviously cars without drivers. Many have envisioned such an idea as revolutionary like Sergey Brin. As a matter of fact google has bulit such cars since 2009. However some people see this as a flawed idea and see this as a bad thing. I'm honestly split about each side. Driverless cars do have a lot of positives. They are ecologicly friendly, so they save both gas and money. Also, they are way more flexible than a bus could be, since it can go anywhere. Not to mention they are way more safer than normal vehicles, alerting people who are distracted by anything while on the road. Speaking of safety, that seems to be a marjor area that is adressed. For instance, when there is a problem the car would state it and giver the passenger the option to take over. Another way is the cars expensive sensors that detect when there's going to be a problem, and automaticly breaks the car to avoid any damage. However, there is some glaring issues that must be adressed. First off people will get bored beccause they are passengers. Plus being alarmed of this everytime your dozing off, by the car itself, isn't going to help anyone, just annoy them. On top of this driving cars is a rite of passage into adulthood. Taking that freedom away is just wrong. Not to mention, whos to blaim in an accident involving two of these things from different companies. It's stated in the paragraph that new laws must be made for these kinds of cases, and that could take years. In conclusion, I'm split about this idea. Driverless cars might be the next evolution for the motor companies, but it is flawed in some rather serious degrees.

Dear principal, I believe that the cell phone policy should be that we can use cell phones during free-time. Most students use cell phones right now and there not suppose to, so imagine that you say -No cell phones are allowed at school no matter what. Kids will bring there cell phones anyway and ignore the rules, and they don't care if they get into trouble or not. -Yes, you can bring cell phones but only for the free-time given during school, and during classes the phones must be turned off. The students will listen a little bit better although some may use there phone's for free-time then just keep there phone on during classes, but that's better than sneaking a phone around school when your not even allowed phones in school. Even if we were allowed to use our phones during free time I think that we should only be able to text, but I don't think that we should be able to call people. Because if there is an emergency of some kind than you shouldn't be on the phone, and if a teacher or someone is trying to talk to you, you shouldn't be on the phone.

Dear principal I think you should change policy for sports because more students should try there best to get good grades in there class because there trying to stay on what every team there on. Many students on a team get better grades in there class and some students who don't try getting better grades in what ever class there in get kicked off the team because grades come first in school not the team If you made the policy for school sports get a B or A to stay on your team the schools over all GPA would be much higher because more student would try getting a good grade in what ever class there in. that a good thing for the class and school over all to. If the kids who get bad grades get kicked off the team would try their best next year because they see what they must do to stay on the team. Fact more of the population try and work harder if there something on the line. when your on a team theirs some much you can lose if you get kicked off. you can lose your friends, some of your team mates respect because you weren't trying your hardies to stay on the team. you wouldn't want to lose your buddies over something like no trying in school and only thinking about the sport and not your grades. With ever action theirs a reaction so if you try doing your best on your team you might wanted to try your best getting good grades in school.

Dear state senator, I believe that the Electoral College should be changed to election by popular vote. The reason I say his is because we, the people, should be able to decide who we want as our president. In "source 2", line 10, it states that "Under the elecoral system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the presedent". While it's true that the slate of electors should also be involved in the process of voting, i believe that our vote should count more than the electoral vote, because we are the ones who will be affected the most depending on which presiden is chosen, for that reason, it should be us, the voters, who have the most power over who is elected as our president. In addition, according to "source 2", "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is equired to elect the President". In my opininon, this is not fair to us, the voters, because a whole naion should hav more power over who gets chosen as a president than 538 electors. I agree with what "source 2", "line 13" sates wich is the following, "At the most basic level, the elecoral colleg is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates dont spent tome in states hey don have a chance of winning, focusin only on the tigh races in the "swing" states". I agree with this part of the text because, the electoral college is in fact being unfair to the voters. Another reason why the the Electoral College should be " Ablolished " is because of the "disaster factor", as it says in "source 2", "The American people should conside themselves lucky that the 2000 fiasco was the biggest elction crisis in a cenury; the system allows fo much worse". This was a problem because "faithless" electors refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast          

To Principal TEACHER_NAME: Cell phones have been in every household for the past couple of years. They are completely changing not just communication, but ways of life. I have heard that you are reconsidering the school's cell phone policy. The policy right for our school is to not allow students to have phones in school at all because they cause a distraction, could get broken or stolen, and students can cheat easily with cell phones. Initally, cell phones should not be allowed in school at all times because they cause a distraction. If teens were allowed to have phones out during free periods and lunch time, almost everybody would be texting and talking on the phone. With over one hundred people in the lunch room or just fifteen occupants in the library can become really loud. Others around them may be trying to do work or study for an exam, but it will be difficult with the constant noise of cell phones. Also, all this speaking and music that can be played on a phone will disturb classrooms nearby. A teacher giving a lesson in the room next store will have a difficult time raising his or her voice to talk over the chatter close by. To continue, it is safer to just keep phones off school grounds. A person can drop his or her cell phone in the cafeteria and have it trampled on by many students walking around. Phones can also get stolen by others. Someone might take another student's phone out of jealousy, revenge, a joke, or a different reason. The person who lost their phone could even go as far as pressing legal charges to the stealer. Now this all seems like an ample amount of issues just to bring a phone to school, so it's better off left at home. Next, phones can lead to students cheating. Picture this: two students have a free period. One is in the library studying for a big chapter test, and the other is eating lunch in the cafeteria. The person eating just took the exam his friend is cramming for, so he helps out his buddy by texting him the answers. The student in the library makes a pneumonic device to remember the multiple choice answers and he cheats on the test by doing so. Even though the cell phones weren't used in the classroom, they still caused problems and took away from a teenager's education. Also

To Begin with, many student have many excuses to not attend school. Of curse, that we can change this to not be happen anymore. Student may not complete the school if they lose the year. What would happen if student get affected for all student that not attend school? For example, like I seen in me that I have a lot of appointment that is affecting me and my grade. We can not let this happen we need to do many thing in order to not let our child lose. In addition, principal should offer distance learning for student that the way could not affect them because student might have a natural disaster in their neighborhood, student might be sick in such manner that could not attend school, that might affect their grade and they might repeat the year. First reason, student might be absent for a reason like to be sick in such manner that could not attend school. All included student that is special that they go for a week or more in the hospital. Moreover, student sometime the doctor let a lot of appointment for them to check up or appointment with the dentist. Also, student who have allergies when the weather change they got affect in that they may not come to school. In high school, student sometime they get pregnant and the doctor let them many appointment including when they delivery they lose many school days and that affect many student lose the year or they may get affect their grade. Because we don't know in the future what will happen to some of our student that many of them don't find any solution of their problem. In fact, we don't know what it will happen if we don't give an opportunity to our students. We must pay attention to them if they lose many days of school sometime they are afraid to talk about their problem. Second reason, student in their neighborhood might have a natural disaster also might need the distance learning in order to not lose school days. Sometime the weather get so angry that may bring accident or can bring tree crashing in our hose or may get rain and rain that could bring floating that may cause a lot of problem to some our students. In addition, the school bus may not get as in order to come to school. If it a student that walk that student could not get to school and the County could not cancel the school or even in there's no light and that may tell an announcement that student could not get informed about the school information weather. Because, if student get that problem the principal could not believe and it can not give an chance to those student to take the test or the exam that they had in class. After all, in the school no one care about you even if you have a teacher that it is so inpatient. To end with, the school should offer the distance learning to some of our students. Student may got sick for a little reason and if they had natural disaster, we should care about it. If we find a student that always is absent we should ask them what is the matter or what is the problem with them? While some may argue that if we offer the distance learning student may not lose school days and even they could not lose their grade student could have benefit from this way student could not lose, however some may argue that if we gave the distance learning to student student could not enjoy this learning they just will playing even if we give the distance learning in computer they just see it they they will start playing video game or they just will watch a video. Finally, we should give the student an opportunity they will enjoy it and they will not throw it away. 

Dear Principal, I think that your decision is fair. Everyone knows that school comes first and activities come after. I do have a few arguments and suggestions on this subject though. 1) We do know that our school or even the bigger picture, America has a wide variety of people. Some people are at better in some subjects than others. Some may have a hard time focusing as well. Although we should all put forth our best effort, some of us just can't succeed in things. I don't think it is fair for these challenged people to be punished for trying there best. A better way to tackle the situation is to discover who these people are and compromise with them. You could ask their teachers if they show perseverance and respect. Everyone should respect their elders and if they don't they shouldn't be able to play school sports. The main point of this is, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and to punish people for that is discouraging. Instead of allowing people to play on school sports teams based on their grades you should make the decision based on their respect and attitude towards school. If they take school seriously and respect their peers then they should be allowed to be active in sports. 2)Now there may be people that claim they are respectful and get descent grades but you know they don't. They might show that they want to participate in these activities very badly, but you'll have to stick with your decision. A good way of compromising however is to offer ideas to the student. These options for he or she will allow them to be on the team. Some options could be staying after school every day for the next 2 weeks to catch up on the work and write apology letters to the people they disrespect. They also could do community service for a set amount of time. Lastly they could help run errands for teachers including yourself. If they are willing to do these things too gain respect and be on a sports team then you should allow them to do so. If they fight back and say things like, "That's unfair" or "No way!" then don't put anymore thought into it and let them go. Although the meetings that you will have to have with these students may be plentiful, the outcome will be well worth it. The students will be more disaplent but also will have more fun. This is a great opportunity to fix the disrespectful students and allow school to be fun! Sincerely, A Student

No, i dont think we should have driveless cars that is a hazoired sitiouions. Because in that type of thing the driver is not in controle of what so ever the driver has no purpose to be there at all and it can be a very dangerous on there part because like instead of the person controling the car that is his life in his own hands But say the car is in controle he/she will be putting there life in a computers chip they have to be 100% sure with that in order for it to be ok but i bet 50% of the people won't even care about there own life why you say. because they will be to busy enjoying there new drivless car what if perhapes the car has a milefuntion on the passenger and it hits a person say kills that person what would you blame that on the person or the car the peron had nothing to do with it why because he/she was to depended on their new drive less car. You also have to think about the legal lieablitiy with this new found car you have to have a sertain amount of mature level to drive a regular car but a drivless car thats crazy you can fall asleep at the wheel kill sombody and say it was not your fault you can blame it on the people that make these cars thats noun sence what would that . Family think they will still press charges on you and the people that make because its they fault for the milefunction but yours fault fo not paying attention. It would be madness for all plus what human skills would be requird for this to get purchesed if not any you telling me you would fell 100% comfterable with. A baby in the front seat of a car not me i surely will not feel safe aswell as comfterable In concluesion no i think that driveless cars are hazirodes sitiuions.

Have you ever asked someone for advice on a certain issue and listened to how they told you to respond, only to realize they had no idea what they were talking about? I personally have, and know many people who also have gone through the same thing. When you ask one person for advice, you aren't aware if they are familiar with issues like the one you approached them with, and wether or not they know how to respond to it properly. Asking only one person for advice also doesn't give you options. It narrows your mindset, so you only see one side of the issue. I believe seeking multiple opinions can help you make a better choice because it broadens you're mindset, you have more than one solution/ more than one perspective, and it allows you to learn from other people. The first reason as to why I think that getting multiple people's advice on an issue can help you make better decisions is because it broadens you're mindset. When you ask multiple people for advice on an issue, you are probably going to get different answers from all of them because they are all different from each other and have different views on how you should approach the issue. It helps you see all sides of the issue, including ones you might not want to look at. Also, when you hear what everyone has to say about the issue and how you respond, you start having better understanding of the issue and the other sides of it. Asking more than one person for advice and listening to what everyone has to say also increases the chances of you making a good choice. When you listen to everyone and take some time to think through the issue, you obviously are going to make a better choice than when you just wing it and do whatever you feel. Secondly, getting different peoples take on the issue can help you respond to the issue correctly because then you have more than one solution and more than one perspective. Having more than one solution gives you no limitations. You have a choice and options on how you would like to react to the problem or decision you are trying to make. Also by seeing other perspectives, you can make good choices with the options you have and know how to pick the best choice. For example, you own a company and you get an offer with a lot of money to cut down the forest and build a mall in its place. You don't know what your answer is going to be and you just don't know how to make that decision. You go to ask your friends and family about what they think you should do. They give you multiple answers to the decision and multiple points of view. Your mom says yes, take the deal, there are so many trees in the world, you cutting down a 100 isn't going to affect anything. Your friend says no, don't take the deal, there are animals and creatures that depend on those trees for survival. Your cousin says take the deal, but change the coniditons, build the mall somewhere else. You hadn't even thought about the animals that depend on those trees! Now by having all these new perspectives and all these new choices, you are able to make the best decision for the enviroment and for yourself. Lastly I think that getting multiple views on an issue is going to help you make a good decision because you learn from others and gain knowledge. The more people you ask, the more your going to learn. Maybe somebody has already had to make a choice like this before and made the right choice and wants you to learn. Maybe somebody has already had to make this choice and made the wrong choice and wants you to learn from their mistake. It doesn't matter, even if they've never had to make a decision like this before, they can still have good input and information about the topic. Learning from others mistakes and gaining knowledge and information increases your chances of making a good decision because you learn what will happen if you make a decision. Some might argue that only you know what is best for yourself and you should make your own decisions. I agree with them, but you have to keep in mind that I'm not suggesting that other people make the decision for you, only that you you get multiple views and hear what others have to say. In the end, the choice is truly yours, but listening to what people have to say can help make it easier to make the right decision. Making a decision is extremely difficult and stressful, but asking others for input and advice on the issue can help you make the right choice because it widens your mindset, you end up having more than one solution and more than one perspective on the topic, and you learn from others past and gain information and knowledge from it. You don't want to be in the position where you ask only one person for their advice and listen to them, only to realize they really didn't know what they were saying. The one guranteed way to prevent that from happening is by getting multiple peoples opinions. Now, next time you are faced with a huge choice to make, I hope you ask more than one person about what they think you should do. 

FACS In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile", Nick D'Alto goes into great depth about how a new computer system, Facial Action Coding Sytem, can revolutionize multiple industries. He began to describe the famous Mona Lisa drawing and how they were able to calculate her facial expressions with the new facial recognition system. He then broadens the topic by explaining how the computer system actually works. After going into even greater detail about the computer process, he begins to describe the many benefits that the Facial Action Coding System will bring. After reading this article, one can agree that the Facial Action Coding System should be implemented into classrooms to read student's emotional expressions for various reasons. First of all, the use of Facial Action Coding System could enhance the education levels being taught in classrooms by individually designing lessons for students. At one point in "Making Mona Lisa Smile", Prof. Thomas Huang states, "A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored...Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (D'Alto 6). By modifying the lesson to the students' needs, this can improve testing scores in classrooms, ensuring that most students will easily learn more based on their facial expressions. Secondly, the Facial Action Coding System can help with discipline areas among schools. In the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile", Prof. Thomas Huang explains how muscles contribute to a large portion of reading facial expressions. At one point he claims, "To an expert, faces dont lie; these muscle clues are sometimes used to spot when a "smiling" politician or celebrity aren't being truthful" (D'Alto, 8). By pointing the idea out of spotting false facial expressions, the Facial Action Coding System can be used in schools and other places to help detect people who may be lying or trying to hide the truth. Instead of adults trying to pry kids open and "spill the beans", they can simply use the computer system to recognize certain facial expressions and then start from there. Overall, there are many benefits to the Facial Action Coding System, and although some may be more beneficial than others, they each take part in bettering academics and schools in general. By personalizing lessons and helping with disciplinary actions, schools can loosen their grips from a tight load of work on their shoulders and allow the Facial Action Coding System to "lend a hand". One can really see how incorporating this system will not only benefit the staff and faculty of schools, but also the many children striving for excellence in academics and character.

The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers by explaining how fascinating Venus truly is and how there are ways of getting around the hazards involved. The author goes into detail about how Venus is so fascinating because it is our Earth's "twin". Although there are numerous safety hazards for the space travelers, NASA has developed many theories on how to get around it. With this he is able to support his view that studying Venus up close would be benefitial despite the dangers at hand. Venus is one of the closest planets to resemble Earth in the entire solar system. The author states, "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size..." This is the author's way of introducing the idea that other planets in our solar system could have been able to harbor some form of life at some point. The author also states, "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth. Today, Venus still has some features that are analogous to those on Earth. The planet has a surface of rocky sediment and includes familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters." The author uses these excerpts in order to explain to the reader why there is such a fascination with studying Venus and why he supports it. Venus has its fair share of deadly hazards including erupting volcanos, atomic pressure beyond what any human can stand, intense heat and many more serious hazards. The author states, "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray...a vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way...Not easy conditions, but survivable for humans." The author includes this to show that although Venus has it's dangers there are ways to get around them, he does this in order to support ,or convince the reader, that studying Venus would be more important than the possible dangers. In conclusion, the author supported his belief that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers excellently. The author explains that Venus could have once been exactly like Earth and even now Venus is the closest to resembling Earth. He explained that there are indeed many safety hazards but with NASA working on ways around these hazards, the trip would be worth it, even if it's just from a bird's-eye view.

What kinds of things happen at your house? Is it loud or quiet? Is there a lot of people at home or almost no one? Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. While this may be helpful to some students at specific times, it is not beneficial for them. Students are children who are still in the process of learning and are still adapting to the world around them. Distance learning is not beneficial for students because they can be easily distracted at home, they could have electronic complications, and they could develop little to no social skills. Distance learning is not helpful towards students because they can be easily distracted at home. Within a person's personal area, people have a tendency to relax and forget about the things that need to be done. Personally, I have forgotten about many assignments that were due the next day simply because I was relaxing in my room. I was aware that I needed to do my homework, but I had thought that I could watch YouTube for a few minutes and still be able to complete my work. After I watched one video, I saw another that I was interested in, and soon I had forgotten about my assignments that were due the next day. I forgot about my work because I wasn't in a suitable environment for me to focus on my work. Another example to show how easily distracted students are at home would be their family. While I was trying to work on an essay for English, my sister was being rowdy and playful. She had came into my room for a split second and ran back out leaving my door open in that same moment. This allowed for the sound of my mother's T.V. to come into my room and I wasn't able to concentrate on the topic of my essay any longer. Families are distracting when you are trying to work on things like homework, essays, and projects. A home is not quiet enough for you to focus and there are too many distractions that your family can cause. Seeing as distance learning is through online or video conferencing, students may have electronic complications. Computers can do various things but they aren't without faults. My friend, Generic_Name, had tried to do an assignment that needed to be done online but the weather wasn't exactly favorable for her. The rain had caused some neighborhoods to lose electricity and Generic_Name's neighborhood was one of them. She wasn't able to finish her assignment on time and had gotten a lower grade than she would have liked. Technology can't be relied upon to do work when the weather can destroy your efforts and make it seem like you didn't try at all. There are also malfunctions that could happen to the technology that the student is working on. My friend, Generic_Name, had tried to type up his summer reading project when his computer had suddenly shutdown. Generic_Name soon discovered that his laptop had a virus and he needed to get a new one. As he was setting up his new laptop, he had tried going back to his project but it hadn't saved his progress so he had to start from scratch all over again. Electronics can have faults at times like getting viruses or there might not be any service where the student is at. This leads things to be difficult and the situation can get worse over time. The internet isn't safe and technology isn't always the best option to use to work on things. Students could develop little to no social skills if they were to take distance learning. Distance learning is an education gained through a computer rather than being lectured and helped in person. Learning through a computer doesn't give you the necessary social skills you need to go through life. When I'm in class with a teacher, I'm able to ask that teacher questions. While you can also do that online, the interactions are completely different. You are behind a screen with possibly no one around you. Getting an education this way will damage your social skills unless you are socializing with people outside of your home and neighborhood. Online learning doesn't allow you to interact with your classmates or your teacher. You need to be able to talk properly to people you don't know because once you graduate you have to speak to the people around you to understand current situations or to get a job. Every job includes some interaction with a person face-to-face, and if your social skills aren't good then you will struggle until they get better. I'm a shy person but being able to interact with people in person has improved my social skills. You don't have to talk to someone for long periods of time, but don't stay behind a computer screen. Go out in the world and talk to someone you haven't before; you may even become close friends in the future. The people you interact with are going to be important to you in some way, positive or negative, and without them you are going to be lost in life. Distance learning is good for when a student is sick or out of town, but it isn't good as an option to fully learn online. There are many issues that can happen like you won't get the grade you are working for or you broke your computer so now you can't learn until you replace your old one. In order to get by in life, you need to be able to talk to people in person and be able to understand what you are doing. Are you going to get by in life by being behind a screen? Are you going to travel around and explore new places and talk to new people? What are your plans for the future?

The Google cofounder Sergey Brin thinks that the genius idea of driverless cars will be around by the year of 2020. This would mean there would be less accidents if it is put out into the world when it working properly. Driverless cars would cause less wrecks and be safer to pedestrians. If you were drinking you could put the driverless part of the car on so there wouldn't be a problem getting you home. Many accidents are caused by people that are tired, drunk, or under the influence of something. "Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakers know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." This quote shows that alert drivers would be the best for our safety, but the drivers not alert or under the influence of something could cause serious damage to someone or something which is why the car should have a setting for the human to drive and one setting for the car to drive. Driverless cars is a great idea and have some flaws at the moment buy in a couple of years it will run perfectly or close to perfect so it can keep people safe. This would cause less accidents in car related things.

Put on the brakes!! In this life we must sit back and think about the breath taking beauty of Earth, and I don't know about you but I want to make it last for a long time. So for us to be able to do that we must do what some countrys are already doing..... Limit the amount we drive our cars. In Vauban, Germany they have given up their cars. Vauban's streets are clear of cars, even clear of parking spaces. There are only two places to park, a large grage at the end of the development, where you have to pay $40,000, along with the price of your house. Experts say that this is one of the first real major ways peopl are trying to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions for cars.  In the United States, in car-intensive areas, cars casue up to 50% of all greenhouse emissions. Also, in Paris they had to ban driving because of the smog. Because of the amounts of pollution there was Paris inforced a partial driving ban in attempt to clear the air of the global city, there was a €22 fine($31). In Paris, close to 4,000 drivers were fined, and 27 cars were impounded for over reacting to the fine. Bogota, Colombia, has "No car day", whic millions of Colombians found other ways of transportation such as hiking, walking, riding bikes, or public transpot vechials. The goal of their "No car day" is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog. Violators faces a $25 fine. "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution," said Carlos Arturo Plaza. Also, two other colombian cities joined "No car day" Cali, and Valledpar. "These people are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders," said Enrique Riera, the mayor of AsunciÓn, Paraguay. The number of miles driven peaked in 2005 and dropped steadily after, according to research as of April 2013, the number of miles driven per person was near 9% below the peak and equal to where the country was in January 1995. Just shows the we as a group are starting to relize what effect we have on our enviroment. iDeas such as theses lead me to belive our beauitful Earth will live on if we all agree to drive less and use other ways of transport. its not that much to ask of you, if its a beauitful day out grab your bike not only well it be good for you but also for your enviroment.

Doing school classes at home would be nice but it would not be successful for everyone. Majority of students in schools are more hands on learners; even though having that extra hour or two of sleep sounds very pleasant. people need to be motivated and if assistance is needed, someone is there. Students would not benefit from distance learning classes because of the lack of motivation and of how the vast majority of students learn. First reason, is that a big percentage of the students in schools are hands on learners. Reading, listening and watching videos on a computer are just a small portion of how the mind works. Physically doing the work helps a students brain process about what is being taught, and take in the material quicker. which helps motivate students to try to go above and beyond. Secondly, Students need to be motivated to want to get good grades. say a student is not staying focus and is failing a class and a peer in that same class always brags about getting better grades than the other student. It would push the student to do better. Having others in the same room can be soothing; to know that if someone is having difficulties understanding what is being taught, there are other around who understand can help. Some may say, doing online classes would be beneficial for students who have families and other work priorities to take care of. It would also be helpful to students who have trouble focusing in classrooms. However, being in a classroom environment can put students mind at ease, knowing there are others around who understand, and are going through the same thing. Doing classes this way would help teach each other to stay focus and keep one another in place. In conclusion, students would not benefit from being able to attend classes from home. Due to the lack of motivation. No work would get done. Being able to stay focus would be a struggle for most people, because of being at home in a comfortable environment. Also, because the vast majority of students in school are hands on learners. Students would not benefit from learning classes from home.

My Position on driveless cars,I am all for it. In my opinion I think driveless cars would be a great idea. Just imagine a world where no one needs to spend there money on cars. Also imagine a world were there would be barley any car crashes,less acciedent deaths,and aslo more relaxation when driving. That sound like a pretty good world to me. Driveless cars would be a good idea beacuse it will give the future a terrifc public transportataion system. Also the dirveles cars would use half the fuel of today's taxis and offer alot more reliability than a bus. Driveless cars would drop the killing rate in the world. I say that because there are alot of car accidents that happen where some people dont make it. Inside a driveless car there would be special touch sensors to make sure the driver keeps hold of the weel,GM has developed driver's seats that vibrate when the vechicle is an danger to keep the driver alert,aslo the driveless car would announce when the driver should be prepared to take over the wheel. The driveless car would be a great, and safe improvement to the future. Automakers are still continunig their work to make the driveless cars to reach all limitations for them to be apporved. In my opinion driveless car would be excilent!

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.

In the passage Making Mona Lisa Smile they talk about a new technology called Facs. This stands for Facial Action Coding System. I am for this technology because it would be pretty cool to see other peoples facial expressions with this new techonology. Fore example, if we used this on other studants in the class you could tell what expression is on there face even if the just look like they are happy. Secondly, it would be helpful because if someone is having a rough day but is not showning it with there facial expression you could use this device and talk to them and make them feel better. Lastly, it could be helpful because the kids would get to experience something cool that they have never seen before. Secondly, the groupe of studants could use it for a project to have fun and use it on the studants that are in there groupe. On the other hand, studants could do different facial expressions to see what kind of facial expression comes out like if they are happy, sad, mad, or neutral. Another positive reason is that your home PC is not able to do anything like this so it is a new experience for everyone. Lastly, I think that the studants from all ages would like to do this because nobody has ever experienced this before. Lastly, I think that this would be fun to use because it would be a great experience. Fore example, you could use it on your friends or they could possibly use it on you. Secondly, you could try different faces to see what kind of facial expressions you can receive. Lastly you could use it to see if somene is mad or you could use it on famous pantings to see what the picture givs back in facial expressions. In conclusion this new techonology called Facial Action Coding System (FACS) could be used in every day life. Secondly, you could use it around your town or city and be able to gelp someone out if they are feeling down. Lastly i think this would be good techonology to use in every day life because you could help a lot of people in need with just one face scan. All in all, this techonology could get even more advanced and will probably be abled to detect more than just facial expressiosn.

Scientist Rafael, There's no way it was created by aliens, I think it was just a natural landform because on April 5, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor flew over Cydonia for the first time, Michael Malin and his Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team snapped a picture ten times sharper than the original Viking photos, Anyway thousands of anxious web surfers were waiting when the image first appeared on a JPL web site, revealing a natural landform. There was no alien monument after all, So Scientist Rafael that's proof, that it can't be created by aliens and it's a natural landform, well that's one of the evidence. Also, in Nevertheless, on April 8, 2001 a cloudless summer day in Cydonia Mars Global Surveyor drew close enough for a second look. "We had to roll the spacecraft 25 degrees to center the Face in the field of view," said Garvin. "Malin's team captured an extraordinary photo using the camera's absolute maximum resolution." Each pixel in the 2001 image spans 1.56 meters, compared to 43 meters per pixel in the best 1976 Viking photo, So I think it'similar, the picture actually shows the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa landforms common around the American West. "That's a lava dome that takes the form of an isolated mesa about the same height as the Face on Mars." From 1976 to 2001, the images changed into a human face formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose, and mouth." That doesn't mean it was created by aliens and besides, we didn't find no ancient civilization on Mars. I think it was a natural landform and that's all the evidence that i have for you, "Scientist Rafael."

You're on your way to school in your new car when you receive a text from a friend."It will only be a few moments" you think to yourself. You go to look through your phone and suddenly you've been charged with manslaughter. All it takes is a few moments where someone isn't watching the road for disaster to take place. Drivers should not be able to use cell phones in any capacity while operating a vehicle due to the risk of damage, injury, and death that they not only put onto themselves, but others and society as a whole. The consequences of damage driving not only include harm to yourself, but also others. In 2017 alone, 3,166 lives were claimed by distracted driving (Currin). That number includes not only the people at fault, but also innocent people who have had their hopes and dreams unfairly ripped away from them. The repercussions of distracted driving extend far beyond those who are responsible for causing an accident because of it. Distracted driving can lead to damage of not only individuals, but also society in general. A study by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that distracted driving accounts for $129 billion, or 15 percent of the overall societal harm caused by motor vehicle (Anderson). That number implies that a massive amount of resources, productivity, and human life were completely lost at the hands of distracted driving; this number doesn't even account for what goes unreported. Society as a whole is damaged by distracted driving because of the immense loss of lives and productivity associated with it. According to a recent study, cellphone bans are not effective in stopping accidents as a result of distracted driving. The study concluded that frequent cellphone users were more likely to participate in risky behaviour regardless if they were making use of a cell phone while driving (Morton). Later in the article, it is mentioned that regulation on cell phone use is reasonable as long as it is enforcement properly. Unsafe driving behaviour is reduced as a result and this could potentially save lives. Even if the impact of a cell phone ban would be small, it's still there, and that matters because those lives do matter. The use of cellphones while driving could be the deciding factor of who lives and who dies. Though the impact of such a ban may be small, it's still there. Anyone could be a victim of distracted driving; this ranges from friends and family to complete strangers. Crashes as a result of distracted driving are an unfair punishment to those who are focused on the road and even people off of the road such as pedestrians. In conclusion, there should be a full on ban on cell phone use while driving. Works Cited Anderson, Dianne. "NHTSA: Distracted Driving Crashes Cost Americans $129 Billion a Year |." EndDD, 3 June 2014, https://www. enddd. org/distracted-driving-research/nhtsa-distracted-driving-crashes-cost- 12 9-billion-a-year/. Currin, Andrew. "U Drive. U Text. U Pay." NHTSA, 8 May 2019, https://www. nhtsa. gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving. Morton, Carol Cruzan. "Why Cell Phone Bans Don't Work." Science, 10 Dec. 2017, https://www. sciencemag. org/news/2012/08/why-cell-phone-bans-dont-work.

"People are generating a revolutionary change, and this is crossing borders," said Enrigue Riera in excerpt 3: Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota. Limiting car usuage is opening doors to breathing in fresh air rather than filling it with toxins from thousands driving everyday. A day without a car can and will have beneficial implacations for the enviroment along with carbon emissions. Excessive amounts of space is taken up of nothing but parking spaces. Limiting the mobility by vehicle can allow you to be in walking distances from everything you would generally need a car to get too. You normally go outside to "get some fresh air," but if you think about it is it really all that fresh with how much we are polluting our own home? The Enivromental Protection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities. The legislators are starting the act cautiosly but willingly. 80% of appropriations have gone to highways and only 20% to other tranportation. In excerpt 1: In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars, David Goldburg, who is an official of Tranportation for America, states that "All of our development since World War 2 has been centered on the car, and that will have to change." Limitation of car usuage can uphold stress reduction along with a happier and easier way of going about your day. Just think, you aren't all cooped up in a car, stuck in traffic, making you late for work or something needed to be attended. Instead, you are getting a daily dose of excerise with some fresh air that you have helped arise by taking a breather and letting go of what society has gotten you attached too. "Different things are converging which suggest that we are witnessing a long-term cultural shift," said Mimi Sheller, in excerpt 4: The End of Car Culture. Reading that statement over allows me to think.. maybe that is for the best; a change.

Many parents home school their kids. I would agree that if students took classes from home it would benefit them. Some of my reasons why they would benefit from home is that there would be less bullying at schools. Also, you would catch less viruses and not get sick as often. It would also release stress off students. Bullying has become a massive problem at schools. Many teens have taken their own life because they would get bullied everyday at school. If we would home school our kids more often then there would be less bullying at schools. They wouldn't have to face that group of people that bully them or maybe just that one kid that shows up everyday to just bully your kid. Some children just forget about school in general and don't want go anymore or they just care less about their grades because what their worry about most is that bully and not about school anymore. Also, I feel that children would get their work done faster and have less stress then other students that go to public schools and they would get better grades because they have more time study. Critics would argue that if students get home schooled they wouldn't get to go out explore the real world. Also, they would fear to talk to people they don't know and only talk to people they do know and that would affect the way the interact with others and could effect the way they attend colleges or interviews for jobs or colleges. Many students feel that you don't need to know a lot of people to be happy. All you need is your family to support you in school and out in the real world. Also, your parents could help you with somethings you wouldn't understand at school. One more benefit of being home schooled is that your would spend more time with your family members and could focus more on school. Another reason why being home schooled is a benefit is that you would not catch the virus that's going around. Many students get sick because they go to public schools. If your parents would home school you that would prevent you from getting sick or maybe you catching that deadly virus. you wouldn't be interacting with other students and that would be good for your system which means not getting sick as often. If you do get sick you would be home schooled so you could do your work at anytime and turn it in at anytime with out getting points deducted. Critics would argue that many students would get sick still. They could become home sick and would want to go out and still catch that deadly virus going around. Also, being home sick could affect the way you learn at home. Many students could say that if you do get home sick you could you just go to your backyard and just sit their and enjoy the sun for a little while. Also, you would be able to go out and where a mask which many schools don't let you do that. If you are home schooled chance are you wouldn't catch a deadly virus as easy as a public school student. Overall, students that get home school have more benefits than public school students. They wouldn't get bullied as easy as public school students. Also, they would not catch a deadly virus as easy as public schools and many home school students would have less stress than public school students.

Driverless cars, the way of the future? More like stay in the dream world! I think the idea of a driverless car is ridiculous at this point in time. Safety issues, misuse/abuse, and new ways of the road. All for the fact people don't want to drive themselves or it will be safer? I don't think so! I have several reasons why I think driverless cars are pointless. Now, would it be cool to just take a nap and let the car control itself and take you to your destination? Yes, but in that case you would have to have a car that is actually able to drive itself. The cars are said to win people over if and when they are proven safe. The key word there "when". Sometime in the future driverless cars may become a big thing but right now they are not ready to be put on the road so I don't even think it is an idea worth proposing to the world. Driving or asisting? If a car is designed to drive itself going 25 miles per hour or slower where are you going that you are only going 25 miles per hour it can't be very far. Funny thing is you are supposed to be alert just in case an obstacle such as a traffic jam or an accident occurs. How is it "Driverless" if there has to be a driver. Why not just drive the car yourself? That is like having a self filling water bottle but you have to turn on the sink to fill it up. Also the cars would probably be used for people to sleep or just think they can relax while letting the car drive. No that is going to lead to accidents and wih a car thats supposed to be runnig itself whose to blame in an accident and how can you prove who was at fault. Here is wherre new laws would have to come in. To prove whose fault there would have to be a camera in the car recording to insure the driver was alert and it wasn't a manufacturing issue. Then isn't that invading one's privacy? Laws would have to change and there would be so many execptions due to liability and how to prove who is at fault. I just do not think "driverless cars" are necesary especially when they don't own up to their name! Now if people could understand the car is asisting and not driving then i dont feel there would be an issue considering you have to be driving the so called "driverless car". We don't have the laws figured out for liability in an accident figured out and since you have to be driving the car I feel like its a useless name to get more attention.

Being a Seagoing Cowboy or Cowgirl is an experiance of a life time. I will never forget being Seagoing Cowboy. It opend up the world to me. It got me ready for life. I did things I didn't know I could do. I got to see amazing places and do amazing things. Even if I didn't have anything to do with the animals, me and my fellow cowboys played lot's of games and had tournaments. Being a Seagoing Cowboy also made me more aware of people in other countries and their needs. It made me realizie that I am helping lot's of people. I am helping people have food to eat. This awareness stayed with me, this led my family to host a number of international students and exchange visitors for many years. Some other people think it is dangerous to be a Seagoing Cowboy. I do think that sometimes it can be dangerous. That is why there are multiple people on the ship so they can help you when you get hurt, or can take over your job so you can heal. My days as being a Seagoing Cowboy were amazing. I had lot's of fun and helped lot's of people. I hope that lot's of other people will have the same experiance that I had.

Exploring Venus will be a good idea. It is the closets plant to Earth astronomers have found, even though Venus is a very challenging planet to examine because the planet is dangerous and unstable. In the article," 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" (3). Exploring Venus might give NASA a reason to believe how the planet is so closely related to Earth. Therefore, despite the dangers Venus produces it was once just like Earth, the planet had charcteristics and life forms that are similar to Earth, now the planet still has some of those characteristics but is dangerous. The author stated, "Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary vist" (4), with all NASA's visits into space Venus would be the closet plant to Earth resoulting to where astronoauts don't have to make a long trip, but how will the get on the planet? NASA has been trying to create a safe but effective way to study the planet so they can travel on the planet safety despite the dangers it holds. NASA has been working on complicated technology and has been going back to WWll technology to help with ways to get onto the planet with out losing a person. Finding ways to explore Venus despite its dangers may be benificial to Earth explaining what might have happened to the planet. Was it always dangerous? What if something abnormal happened to Venus resoulting in why the planet is so dangerous. Studying Venus wll open our minds and answer all our questions and putting people onto that dangerous planet might give us hope, hope that if we can study Venus then that is saying how we are evolving and that we could find a way to get onto any planet despite the challenges we might encounter.

Dear Principal, I think every student should be prerequisite to do at least two hours of community services. Community services is a commendable thing to do because we all are helping out the community by helping little kids such as tutoring or cleaning up your neighborhood for a cleaner earth. Some people might just think community service takes too much time away from what they have to do and is a waste of time. But by doing community services each of us is doing something subsidiary. I think if we all do this we can make our community a better place to live in and i assure your that after doing so many good and helpful things toward others, in the end you will feel and be a better person. Community services is also good because it is sometimes prerequisite for some high schools and colleges, which will make you look like a better person, being part of the community. Community Services isn't all that bad because at the end of the day, you just got to think back and realize how much you did and how that will make a difference to someone you helped or change something you did. Some types of community services; is volunteering at the hospital helping clean up litter by the road sides or side walk. Even helping out at your church or just going to the nursing home to help. All this and much more will help you serve in the community and be a better person. I think if it is imperative for all students to perform community services, that it'll make the school look like a better place and so will the students. This is a way of good form and will be various different type of community services for every different student to choose from every student should at least pick two different types of services to do.

Do you ever find yourself in a tough situation and in need of advice? Well you're not alone, almost everyone needs help at one point or another. Some people ask for multiple opinions when they need advice. I think this is a great idea because you can get multiple views on a topic,you won't have to worry about bias and it gives you different options on how to solve your problem. To begin with, asking more than one person for advice means you will receive several different views on a topic. This is important when it comes to getting advice because you want to be able to make the best decision possible. For example, if you have a serious health issue arise in your life you might go to more than one doctor or specialist to make sure you're getting the right diagnosis and treatment. Even if you're not having health issues it never hurts to get different views to assist you in making the best choice. Always take these different views into consideration when making your final decision! Additionally, getting multiple opinions means you won't have to worry about bias. When asking for advice or for someones opinion you don't want to ask just one person and end up getting a bias opinion. So, reaching out to more than one person almost eliminates the chances of that happening. When asking for advice I personally always ask people who are going to help me make the best decision and not someone who is going to give an opinion based on how they feel about the topic. Bias is hard to detect and sometimes it might even feel impossible,it can be confusing too. Just take your time and don't rush yourself when making decisions. Lastly, you'll have many different options to choose from. This is so important, because then you won't have to feel stuck. For example, if you were to loose your job you would want another job or career to "fall back on" or in other words have a back up plan. Without another option you might feel confused or even lost. When making a decision the last thing anyone wants is to have all of those other emotions that's another reason have multiple options is important. In conclusion, having multiple options,not receiving bias and, seeing different point of views are all reasons I believe it's a good idea to ask for multiple opinions when asking for advice and making a decision. Everyone will ask for advice at least one time so, when you do keep these tips in mind to help you make the best decision possible. 

Driverless cars is the way the automotive industry is heading, and will be here sooner than people think. Many big names that specialize in different aspects of technology are working on driverless cars. Some of the biggest are Google, BMW, and Tesla. People have long dreamed of driverless cars, and in the 1950s GM tried "smart roads" as a solution, but was soon disregarded because of the cost. Almost all the successful driverless cars have been producted by big successful companies that are household names. Google is highly respected and is working on a driverless cars, and in total those cars have driven more than half a million miles. In those half a million miles not a single crash has happened. BMW is also helping solve problems with driverless cars by intoducing "Traffic Jam Assistant." This new technology requires the driver to have their hands on the wheel as the car drives itself in case the person is needed to take over. Also Toyota has helped set the templet for Google's smart car by producing the Toyota Prius. The knowledge of how to design a smart car has been around for a long time, but the technology is just now letting us build our dream car. Improvments on technology and cheaper technology makes it easier to build a smart car. An example of technology that has under gone this transformation are all the different sensors in cars. This technology is also making cars safe like an antilock break. People have long dreamed of driverless cars, and the human race is known for making dreams into realality. For a long time driverless cars have only been seen in television shows and movies, but now big name companies are working hard to solve the probelms that face smart cars to make it come true. This dream is nothing new, and was first tested in 1950s by GM. Driverless cars are not to far away in the future and will help make our lives safer. With some of the best companies in the world investing time, money, and reseach on smart cars the only question is when. When it is a dream of not just a person, but millions that in it's self is enough drive.

For many years now people have been cutting down on the usage of their cars. Their are many advatages to limiting car usage like you become happier, less pollution, and money is spent wisely. many different outcomes come from limiting the amount of time you use your car. In many countries around the world people have reduced the amount of time they use their cars and the outcome has been phenomonal. Heidrun Walter was asked about how she felt about taking cars out of her life, she answered "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," (Rosenthal par3). Cars have been liked stress and when cars were taken out of Carlos Arturo Plaza's life he said "It's a good opportunity to take away stress..." (Selsky par24). When cars were taken out of their lifes they felt happier and stress free. In these last few centuries we have polluted the world more than anyone else has. This is due our technological advances. One of the biggist advance in these centuries is the motor vehicle. The car has now become a houshold item. Cars are one of the main reasons why our ozone layer is open and we responsible for "50 percent...of greenhouse gass emissions" (Roseenthal par5). It's shoking to see how far we have advanced but to see how much we have destroyed in the world at the same time is crazy. Paris has become so poluted that they had to get a "partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city" (Duffer par10). "Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of france, after five-days intensifying smog" (Duffer par14). Imagine what would happen if cars were recuced in use for a month. For many people in these countries they have gotten many benifites back. The government has always used "80 percent of appropriations have by law gone to highways and only 20 percent to other transport" (Rosenthal par9). Its shocking how much money goes to bulding roads and not things for the development of our comunities. The people in Bogota,Colombia have cut back on their use of their cars anf the money the government usually uses for cars or gas is now going to other things. "Parks and sports centers also have boomed throughout the city."(Selsky par28). many of the "uneven, pitted sidewalks have been repaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramaticly cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up" (Selsky par28). When the goverment did not have to pay for highways or streets they used that money for parks or smooth sidewalks. Their are many advantages to limiting car usage like people become happierand stress free, less pollution, and money is spent wisely. If everyone cuts back on the time they use their cars the world would be healthier, the population would be heathier and happier, in addition the government would use money for more important things. Reducing the use of cars is step one in the world becoming healthy again.

Have you ever had to make a tough decision before? Most of us have, and the first thing we do is ask for advice. Most of the time it is good to ask multiple people advice and try to get multiple opinions. There are multiple reasons why it is good to get multiple opinions, but the two main reasons are that it reduces bias and it makes the advice more reliable. Getting multiple opinions helps reduce bias. Bias is a person's opinion towards a certain subject, and it is something we generally try to avoid. Getting multiple opinions can help reduce bias, because when you get multiple opinions you are introduced to new perspectives. Getting multiple perspectives is useful, because it allows you to think about something in multiple different ways and you are more likely to succeed. Another reason it is good to get multiple perspectives is that not everyone agrees with you, so you might receive constructive criticism. Constructive criticism helps improve your ideas and is essential when you are making a tough decision. Another benefit of getting multiple opinions is that it makes your advice more reliable. This isn't always true, but most of the time, if lot's of people agree with something, it is probably true. One example of this was when I needed help on my homework. One time I was working on an essay for English and I was trying to decide if I needed to put a space between my sentences. First, I asked my mom to see what she thought. Then, I asked my dad to see what he thought. Asking my mom was probably enough but I wanted to make sure everyone agreed with the advice before I used it. I actually got an "A" on the essay, so I think the advice worked. In conclusion, getting multiple opinions is useful when you are trying to get advice. Getting multiple opinions introduces you to new perspectives that are helpful when trying to decide what to do. Getting multiple opinions also makes the advice more reliable, because if more than one person agrees with it, it is more likely to be right. It is probably possible to get good advice with only one opinion, but getting more than one opinion has so many benefits there is no reason not to.

While it is important for students to socialize with their peers at school, it can also be a beneficial option for students to experience education elsewhere, whether that be online or at an alternate site. Reasons such as affects of weather, familiarity with technology, and a more flexible schedule show that it could be helpful for students in the long run to experience more than just the day-to-day classroom. In places around the United States, it can be a problem for many students to get to school safely when inclement weather strikes the area. For these students, they can be out of school for days in the winter, which has a negative impact on their grades. It is difficult to learn and understand material when the students are only attending class intermittently. If students took online classes, this issue would resolve itself. Online classes offer a new opportunity that would involve students not leaving their houses. This promotes a better education and safety as they will not have to venture out into the bad weather. Video classes from home are essentially safer and better for the student's overall academic well being. It is a known fact that this world is constantly changing and evolving into a more technology-based environment. While students already excel at a majority of technologies, it is unlikely that they have any extensive experience in online classes, seeing as most have spent their prior educational years in a classroom. With the help of online classes, students can familiarize themselves with the specific technology used for education. This could be beneficial for them in the future as well. The field of technology is constantly expanding which means the demand for specialists in this field in increasing. By students using this technology while they are young, they can gain the experience and, if they so choose, can enter into the field of technology with an advantage over the competition. The normal school day has a very structured schedule. Students have to be there by a specified time, wait until an exact moment to leave any class, and even have to eat at a scheduled time. While structure and schedule are essential in an adolescents life, it is also important for them to gain the real world experience. In this new and growing world, regimented schedules, like the schools, are not seen as much, which can surprise students who are unprepared. Online classes give the perfect opportunity for students to gain the experience of a more flexible schedule. I personally took an online class, and it was very useful in showing me what a more practical day looks like. One of the biggest differences I noticed was that when I was done my work, I didn't have to stay on the website any longer, unless I wanted to get ahead. In other words, I could work at my own pace, which is very beneficial to all students, whether they work quickly or need a little extra time to complete an assignment. Online classes give students the opportunity to be flexible while still receiving the real world experience. Overall, online classes are very beneficial to students and they give many new opportunities and experiences that would otherwise be out of reach. Some of theses opportunities include ways of learning around the obstacle of weather, technological experience, and a flexible schedule. Online classes have the potential to help advance and revolutionize the school system that would bring the United States into a new era of education. 

The author seems to be an advocate for studying Venus despite its dangers, and even gives some ideas as to how humans could study Venus without ever touching the extremely volatile surface. The author gives some examples of solutions that the people at NASA have found might be solutions to the problem at hand, and some reasons as to why exploration of our nearest planet is worthwhile. He talks about one of NASA's many possible solutions, saying "NASA's possible solution to the hostile conditions on the surface of Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray.". What he is talking about is a vehicle that would hover above Venus so it would never touch the surface. It's genius! The reason why studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers is because "it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system.". Even today it has features similiar to that of Earth, like its rocky surface, mountains, and craters. Another possible solution to researching Venus while trying to avoid its harsh terrain is using old technology, used in World War II, and putting this old technology into a new use. The author says the reason these might help the future of exploring Venus because "Modern computers are enormously powerful, flexible, and quick, but tend to be more delicate when it comes to extreme physical conditions." these might be more resistant to whats in store for them on Venus. While the challenges of visiting Venus are certainly disheartening, the value of visiting and exploring Earth's "twin", and one of its closest planets is impossible to know, but the pursuit of knowledge of the planet would make it a worthwhile endeavor. The only thing we know is that impeding danger can not stop our thirst for knowledge, and may even spark it.

Dear state senator, to the people voting is the most important part of politics. You out of all people speak politics, so you should understand. Keeping the electoral college would be many more great successful years in voting because of the certainty of outcome, it would take care of the swing and big states, and it avoids run-off elections. Disputes over the outcomes of an electoral vote is possible. The winning candidate's share of the electoral college exceeds the popular vote. In other words in 2012 Obama recieved 61.7 percent of the votes while Romney recieved only 51.3, and because almost all of the states award winner-takes-all even a slight chance of popularity could change the results. It is very unlikely for this to happen. Although there are many things wrong with the electoral college like making peoples votes not exactly count, it is something to figure out. For the swing and big states, the voting is slightly different. The voters in the toss-up states tend to pay more attention to the campaign than any other place. They really get into the whole campaign and really listen to all of what the competing candidates say and do. For the big states, the electoral college does them a favor and gives them more electoral candidates. It restores the weight in the balance that large states lose by virtue. The electoral college does us a big favor by avoiding run-off situations, that could lead tomore complicated situations. The run-off election occurs when no candidate recieves a majority of the votes casted. These run-off elections cause a lot of pressure, and surely does complicate the presidential election. In conclusion, staying with the electoral college process, it would maintain our problems of eun-off elections, certainty of the outcome and the big and swing issues.        

Dear Principal, Changing the policy to having a grade B average to participate in sports or other activities is unfair. Many students may not be able to make a B average. Sports and other activities give many students only a little time left to finish their homework and to study for test. If the policy changes then students will have to cram everything and have no time for anything else. Their lives would consist of only the sport and schoolwork. This would be highly bad for their health and could possibly make them feel angry and frustrated. Another reason is that changing the policy could make a lot of people not be able to participate which will also hurt the team or group. If an important player could not make the game just because of getting something under a B average it would hurt the team and the outcome of the game. No school wants to lose every game. A grade B average would also be to close of a call. If someone got a 79.4 that would average to a 79 which is only one point away. If someone was that close it would be unfair to him or her. A grade C average is reasonable because a C is technically passing, and it would allow students a better chance. Changing to a B average is to high of standards for someone who is so busy. Also some people are just bad at schoolwork and can only manage a barely passing grade. Those people should not be excluded from anything just because they are not able to process information as well as some others. Extra activities and sports are an important part in many students lives. It keeps students active and allows them to socialize with friends. If they were not allowed to participate because of a passing average (above 70) it could be devastating to them. For many people, they rely on sports to get them to college, and to get scholarships. For some people sports help them lose their frustration and relax. Kind of like a cruise to get away from the world and to just concentrate on having fun. Even though having good grades are important so is having fun and getting active. Changing the policy to a grade B average to be allowed to participate in sports of other activities is a horrible idea. Active activities should be encouraged not took away.

If driverless cars use less gas, polute less, and do not crash, I'm sure everyone would love to have them. The problem is that they might crash. Companies may state that their car will not crash, but people are reluctant to believe them. If a car is 90% comupter driven, the only thing it is saving is stress the driver might build up while driving. The driver still has to be aware if their surroundings and still might have to take control. If the car was 100% coputer driven, I think more people would want one. If it was only computer driven, people could be more productive in the car. They could maybe get some work done or make important phone calls. Human error is always possible, but so is computer error. If money wasn't a factor, we'd already have smarter cars or smarter roads. The only people who will want to be able to drive their car are people who don't trust the car, or peopole who want to speed and drift. If the cars were computer driven, they probably would go over the speed limit, unless a little computer error happens. If a computer driven car crashes, people will lean further away form the idea. I support the fact that they are trying to make them driverless. I would only trust them if they are proven to do little to no crashes.

The Face on Mars has been a controversial subject for about 25 years now. Some people think it was created by aliens, while others think it's a natural landform, as proven. To start off, why would scientist lie about a possible life form on a different planet? If they had any evidence or clue there was life form, it would blow up fast. With information becoming so popular more people would take interest in the subject, resulting in more funds. If anything, scientist would want to find new life form. Also, there has been a lot of photographic proof of it being a natural landform. There has been different pictures form a handfull of different times, wouldn't you think there would be some kind of evidence at all if it was really made by aliens? Not only is it more logical to assume it was a natural landform, there is no evidence against it, but evidence to support it.

Dear,State Senator The Elelction of our country's leader is a huge deal. I am writting to you regarding the Electoral College and why it should remain as part of our Presidental election process,The Electoral college allows balance in our elections,As well forces candidates to have regional appeal,and gives people the power. What if there was no majority vote or if there were to be a tie? the likeliness of this happening with the Electoral College is very low compared to the likeliness of this happening in a Popular vote. Electoral College vote likely exceeds that of the Popular vote.(source 3 paragraph 18)The Electoral College also gives the Larger states a chance to balance out what they've lost in representation in sanate by the constitution meaning they get to express the peoples voices better maybe as well as the small states who have the right amount of senate per population. Balance is very important in all things for a succesful country if the states aren't happy with the amount of voice and say they get in the federal government then we as a country may face instability as a whole. Presidental canidates are to earn their place and prove why it is that they have what it takes to succesfully run our country. Candidate must earn regional appeal, although no region as the power of Electoral votes to decide the election,it is important that the candidate has is liked by all regions. trans-regional appeal increases the chances of a succesful president, a president who shows intrests in all of his countries interest is a succesful president.(source 3 paragraph 19) A candidate has to seek electoral votes in all states but espeacially the key ones where the voters actually understand their responsibility and actually listen to the campaigns. This countrys strongly believes in the peoples voices and their input in how their country is ran. the Electoral college gives that power to the people, it allows the people to express their opinion on who thei leader should be. Even thoguh the voters are actually voting for the electors and not the candidate it still gives the people enough control over their government which prevents a tryranny. Many may argue that some voters aren't well educated and don't have the knowledge need to make the right choice and that they might get confused and make the wrong choice. But this isnt always true because the candidates make sure to focus on the Toss-up states which  can define an election, and these are the people who really focus on the camppaign and unedrstand their resposibility to make the right choice as a state. The Electoral college with out a question should remain in our countrys system, it keeps the balance in all states and strengthens us as a coutry, forces all candiates to have regional appeal to become succesful presidents, and follows our countrys basis a government for the people and by the people. We must keep the Eletoral college!     

I think policy one is the best because it's cool to have students in teachers bring their cell phones to school. One reason is what if their is an emergency and we need to call home. Teachers can talk in class on the cell phone why can't we. I mean it can interrupt class but we can put it on viberrate. See what I mean I just heard a teachers phone go off. We won't pay attention so cause of texting but that's why you turn it off during class time. And use them during free time, and they shouldn't take them when they go off in class. And we also could use them during lunch periods. In the video it shows students using their cell phones during class, at lunch, in the library, and in the hall ways. That's what i am talking about. But I go against policy two because what if we miss the bus or something and we can't call parents to come pick us up. Another reason is that's no fun, and everybody has cell phones these days. Just remember i am right you will see.

Their's many other ways to go from one place to another, not everthing has to be involved with four wheels and a motor. Over the time it has been noticed of all the damage of what any big or small vehicle can cause to the Earth. Causing the increase of air pollution; Beijing, China, Paris, and other states involved with too much traffic. Considered as smog, known as one the most polluted cities in the world. Residents have been limiting their car usage to have a safer enviroment making them give up their cars in certain places that they'd stay in. In other places it's been said that driving has been ban due to clear the air of global city. A Car-free day has been added to help reduce the chances of driving. The president himself has set goals to manage the use of vehicles to decrease the percentage. Many residents, suburban pioneers, have gaven up their car in a community such as Vauban, Germany. Street parking, driveways, and also home garages are forbidden in the new district that it mentions to be in. According to source one, In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars, it states in paragraph two that no cars are allowed, completely "car-free". Seventy percent of the Vauban's family do not own any vehicle, while fifty-seven percent of Vauban's have sold a car to move in to those streets. Due to the happening of car-free, few residents have been happy of the cause. "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," said Heidrun Walter, in source one. It's a great effort done from the residents wanting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of tailpipes also . Since in Europe, twelve percent of the passenger drivers ase responsible for that cause. Then comes to the United States where fifty percent of few car-intensive cause that problem as well. It's an example of a growing trend in variety of places  to separate suburban life from auto use, as in a component of a movement called, smart planning. Because of an increase in air pollution, driving has been banned in Paris until the air is clear of the global city. For every car usage that was to be found they were to fine 22-euro, $31. It was like a schedule to be follow, every Monday the even-numbered plates were to leave their cars at home and on Tuesday's the odd-numbered plates would follow the same rule. Those who don't follow the rule were to be fine, others were towed due to their reaction of recieving a fine. Nearly four-thousand drivers were fined and twenty-seven had their cars impounded according to source two, Paris bans driving due to smog. It's been said that in Bogota, Columbia a Car-Free day was started from a progam that was spread to many countries. Millions of the columbians ; hiked, biked, skated or took buses every time it was consideres a car-free day. Like Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus mentions in paragraph 23 source three, "It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution as well". It gives people chance to explore places not only in fours wheels but at foot or in any other particular way. All the driving rule is not done for unfairness or harm but to be more careful and safe with the enviroment that we all live in. Obama set himself goals to curb the U.S' greenhouse gas emissions. Suggesting American's to buy fewer cars, to drive less, and recieve fewer licenses as the year goes buy. Few people would do what takes to help, others keep on going with their own lifes.

Dear Principal, Cell phones in schools has been a controversial policy since cell phones became widely used by today's youth. Cell phones should be allowed in school during breaks and free time for the following reasons: students would be able to call for help during an emergency, students would be less likely to use them in class, and because there is no logical reason in not allowing them. Imagine this scenario: an unknown and man walks into a classroom holding a firearm and says that anybody who yells will be killed. Students with out cell phones available would be unable to call for help in anyway. If the students had cell pones they would be able to quickly text there parents or another trusted person about the situation and ask them to call the police. Cell phones would greatly help averting a possible tragedy like this. If students were allowed to use cell phones during lunch or passing periods they would be much less likely to do so in class. This is because the majority of students who use phones during class are sending short messages reminding another person of something or are sending messages to their parents telling them to pick them up because they are sick. These messages are usually not very urgent so most students would be glad to wait a few minutes until class is over if it meant they had no risk of getting in trouble. The most important reason for allowing cell phones in school while students are at lunch or passing period is because there is no logical reason not to allow it. Students would not be able to cheat on tests if they could not use them during class. Although they could ask a student who already took the test what the questions were like they could also just as easily ask them in person. There is absolutely no benefit to banning cell phones outside of class. In conclusion students should be allowed to use cell phones during breaks because it could help students reach police during a tragedy, they would be less likely to use phones during class, and there is no reason that students should not be allowed to. Although this has been a controversial topic for years, this is easily the most logical rule regarding cell phones in school and should be used immediately. Sincerely, STUDENT_NAME

Texting & Driving Using your phone while driving is a worse combination than a chicken sandwich and mayonnaise. Most people with common sense know this. You may pull it off a few times, but one day, you will look away at the wrong time. There are many reasons why you shouldn't use your phone while driving. The first one is pretty obvious. One reason you shouldn't text and drive is because you won't be focused on the road as much. You're at more risk of getting into a car wreck. The brain is focused on the next message you're about to send, rather than the road. Driving requires as much focus as possible. Even something as small as checking the time can put your life at risk. Another reason is that you could possibly kill someone with your vehicle due to not being focused on where you are going. You could swerve in a different lane unintentionally and hit another driver, causing them to possibly spin out of control, or drive into a wall or tree. The best thing to do is to turn your phone off while operating a car just so you can focus on your next destination. It doesn't matter how much experience you have. Accidents happen when you least expect it. Finally, the last reason you shouldn't driving and text is because you could unintentionally get lost because you made the wrong turn, or you missed your exit. It is so easy to miss your turn even without a phone in your hand, so imagine actually being on it. Some people have short attention spans; they can't multitask like others. Unless you're using your gps, you shouldn't even be looking at the screen. Many deaths have occured because of the driver's false confidence of being able to text and drive. There's no way to finesse your way around it. Statistics show that you're more safer in an airplane than in an actual automobile. Driving is already risky as it is. By you using your phone, you instantly put your life in even more risk, and also others. So many more people would be alive today if they would just turn their phones off before turning on their car.

To Principal: I think you should allow students to bring their cell phones incase if they have to make a call during their lunch or free periods. I agree as long if the students don't have the cell phones on during class time or else they should be confiscated. If the cell phone aren't allow in school and if the student/students has an emergency they can immediately call a relative or friend to come pick them up from the school, but you have to talk to the relative or friend just to be sure the student isn't cutting from class time. Some high school allow the first Policy between periods and during their lunch periods. So my conclusion is I really support cell phones allow in school during their free periods or lunch periods as long it off during class and if it is on then you shall confiscate it until a parent comes to take it from school.

PHONES & DRIVING Cell phone use while driving statistics show that this behavior is common and dangerous for teen drivers. According to the National Safety Council, 1.2 million car crashes in 2013 involved drivers talking on the phone, and at least 341,000 involved text messaging. Knowing cell phone use while driving statistics and texting and driving facts may help families manage this dangerous risk. Texting while driving and other cell phone use while driving statistics show that this multitasking behind the wheel is becoming a life-threatening norm. Talking or texting while driving or checking or sending social media posts takes eyes and brains off the task of driving. Coupled with inexperience and lack of driving skills, cell phone use can be especially deadly for teen drivers. Because technology will change and new distractions will be introduced, parents need to make sure teens understand the value of engaged driving where the driver is continuously attentive and focused. Make a family commitment not to use distracting devices while driving. Parents should also avoid calling their teen when he or she is driving. Instead ask to be called before leaving one place and when arriving at the next destination. A teen may feel compelled to answer a parent's call if received while driving.

Yes I agree with this because students need something to do when they are done with their classwork and their tests. All students can participate in a extracurricular activity. For example, they can do sports,and work on the yearbook for next year. Some students might need a break from school and, tests, classwork that they don't know how to do it. All the sprots you can play is soccer, baseball, football, basketball,and some student might like a club to do like drama club, art club, music club, teaching other students how to do some math of they don't know to do it and reading club. You can't students do an activity that they don't like to do , let them pick their club or sports that they might like. It is a good idea for the student to do smething after school or in school. But first they will have do all their work before they pick a club or sports they want to do. Everybody can do a sport or club. In art club you will be drawing picture of people or you can draw your self and paint and color pictures and your can do a art gallery to see who made the best picture and see who was the first to win and who was second to win. If you like soccer you can play agaist other treams and just have fun with everybody and be nice to your treammate. If you like drama your can make videos about make a nice word out to people to let them know that bullying it not good for everybody. If you like reading you caan read to the little kids and tell them some storys. If you like to sing and make your own music, your might have a show . If you like football oryou good at it, your might have game agaist other class. If you good at baseball that might be the sports for you to play and your might paly agaist other students. Ifyou like or you good at it thsi might be the sportsfor you to play and you will play some game with your othe treammate. You can pick any sports you want but their is one thing that need to be done before you pick your sports, you will compete all your work before you pick a sports that you like to play. You can pick 2 sports to play but your work need to be done and all your tests need tobe done. Everybody need a break so they can have fun in the sports ans club to clam down and relax and enjoy your fun. 

I highly suggested that the Electoral college should be changed to the election by popular vote for the president of the Untied States instead. With the electoral college system voters vote not for the president, but for a state of electors, who in turn elect the president. The problem with this is that when the electors go to vote for the presient, who are the electors? They could be anybody, so how would we know if our president that got choose had it fairly? Well, we dont. Instead of having the electoral college system we should change it to the popular vote of the people. By doing so, we can know that the president that got choose had it fair with all the other presidents that decided to run for the position to. Instead of when voting it being called a natural disaster which is what is known for as the electoral college we can know we voted fair by voting with the election by popular vote. The people in the community should have the right in this because of the fact that , each and everyday we are going to have to live by the rules of the president, so we should have the right to vote for the president, and the outcome for whoever wins would be fair because thats who most the people think should run our country. At the basic level, the electoral college is unfair to the 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, only focusing on the tight races in the "swing" states. It is officaial the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. With that being said i hope that the decision of changing the voting system from the electoral college system to the election by popular vote, and the outcome be very potitive.  

Does seeking multiple opinions help you make a better choice? Seeking multiple opinions help you make a better choice because it's more helpful than asking for just one opinion, it gives you more knowledge, and you see others point of view. Seeking for multiple opinions is more helpful than seeking for just one opinion. Asking one person for their opinion wouldn't help you make a better choice. One opinion is not as much as multiple opinions. Multiple opinions have a bigger impact on your decision. The more opinions you get, changes the way you think about your decision and it helps you make the best one for you. Asking just one person for their opinion doesn't help you make a better choice but, asking multiple people does. You can be brought down by one opinion if it's negative but, if you ask for multiple opinions you can get some positive and some negative and both of them will help you decide what the right choice is. Seeking multiple opinions is better than seeking just one opinions because one persons opinion doesn't matter as much as multiple peoples opinion, multiple opinions have a bigger impact on your decision, asking for one opinion isn't as effective as asking for multiple opinions to make a better choice. You get more knowledge on the topic you are asking opinions for. More knowledge helps you make a wiser decision. If you are choosing your future career, advice/opinions will give you more knowledge on what you can chose and it will help you chose the best job for you. It changes the way you think. You hear all those opinions which tells you what people think and it could change the way you think. It helps approach a thought in a different way. When you ask for advice you are getting knowledge and it makes you approach a thought in a different way. More knowledge is important because it helps you make a wiser decision, changes the way you think, and helps approach a thought in a different way. Seeking many opinions help you see others point of view. It makes you question yourself. You keep asking yourself is this the right choice for me, which is a good thing because it helps you decide what's best for you. It helps you see how people think about your decision. You are able to see whether their opinion is something negative or positive. Others opinions make you either quit your goal or keep pushing towards it. Positive opinions will make you feel like your doing the right thing but, negative opinions will make you think your doing the wrong thing. Seeking multiple opinions is a good thing because it makes you question yourself, see the way other people think, see if your doing the right thing, and all of these make you chose the best choice for yourself. Seeking multiple opinions help you make a better choice because it's more helpful than asking for just one opinion, it gives you more knowledge, and you see others point of view. Seeking for multiple opinions is more helpful than seeking for one opinion. You get more knowledge on the topic you are asking opinions for. Seeking many opinions help you see others point of view. So do you think asking for multiple advice/opinions help you make a better choice?

Should all students participate in at least one extracurricular activity? I personally disagree, even though it is a good idea, some students don't have the time to participate in these activities. Many students already participate in activities outside of school and are usually busy enough with school work and studying. Im sure some students would enjoy this but it is not meant for all students. When kids come home from school they want to have a break, they dont want to go straight back to work, they want to sit down and maybe have a snack. School is already hard enough and they would get overwhelmed with more activities to do. Some kids don't have the time to participate in extracurricular activities because they might already have something planned or they might be trying to do different activities that they actually want to do. If they were forced to participate in these activities it would put on a lot of stress and take away time for them to do something else. Many kids have to go somewhere after school and they might not have any free time to do these activities. A lot of students already participate in extracurricular activities outside of school and it takes up a lot of their time so if they had to take part in the activities again, it would not only take up a lot of time, but the students would have to cope with more things on their to do list, which leads to stress, and less free time to do things with their friends or by them selves. Also if kids had to do these extracurricular activities they would miss out on other things such as homework, or events. They would also miss out on things they have already signed up for and if they don't participate in these activities I'm sure they would get in trouble. Some kids take a break when they get home and some kids go straight to homework. School work and homework take up many hours of your day, and if we participated in these activities it would add to our to do list. Many kids like to study for hours and put all their effort into school, so I imagine they would be exhausted at the end of the day. If we were forced to participate in the extracurricular activities it could take away time from our sleep, when someone doesn't get as much sleep as they usually do they don't work as hard the next day and they would not be in a good mood the next day. These extracurricular activities could be fun and they would be good on a resume, but they aren't meant for everyone. They would take up to much time with all the school work and activities everyone already has, and some kids don't want to do them because they would feel overwhelmed with everything they already have to do. Also if they participated in these extracurricular activities they would miss out on things. That is why I personally disagree with this idea.

Taking a deep breath in a city filled with cars and buses, people would be inhaling all the emissions giving off by the heavy duty use of cars. Taking in smog is like breathing in dirt. Changes around the world are taking place to accomodate to the impacts caused by cars. In the twenty-first cenury, cars are a must to get from place to place. So, why is it that there is a decline in the buying of cars? Well, the less usage of cars creates no smog to inhale, would promote alternative transportation, and the culture in this society helps create less dependence on cars which leds to a better envrionment. First things first, around the world something known as "smart planning" is taking place. This is a movement to seperate suburban life from auto use. One main reason this movement is taking place is to reduce emissions giving off by automobiles, that would soon lead to smog. According to Source 2: "Paris ban driving due to smog,"  by Robert Duffer,  which states," After days of near-record polluton, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." This ban was necessary due to the over pollution cars create and because of it, air was able to become breathable again.  Moreover, in Source 3: " Care-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota," by Andrew Selsky, Bogota tells the goal behind the car-free day, which states, "The goal is to promote alternative transportaion and reduce smog." Clearly, having a bus filled with residents is a better choice than having cars filled only by one or two passengers because one bus would not produce as much emissions than twenty cars. Futhermore, the less dependence of cars would promote alternative transportation. Having a city filled with people walking, riding bikes, and taking buses would allow a traffic free city. In Europe, cities are taking the step forward by creating a city where it is difficult to obtain a car. According to Source 1: "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars," by Elisabeth Rosenthal, explains the main motive why cities are making it difficlt to use cars, which is, "Its basic precepts are being adopted around the world in attempts to make suburbs more compact and more accesible to public transprtation, with less space for parking." This means, that by making it a struggle to obtain a car, it would help promote others to use public transportation or another method, which at the end of the day, would benefit the environment. Last but not least, the culture of the world is constanly changing day by day. In the twenty-first century, technology has taken over the lives of many. From apps to the internet, the changes are inevitable thanks to the breakthrough in technology.  In Source 4: "The End of Car Culture," by Elisabeth Rosenthal, Mimi Sheller, a sociology professor at Drexel University, explains,"Different things are converging which suggest that we are witnessing a long-term cultural shift." Mimi is talking about the recent decline of automobile sales occuring which mean less and less people are buying cars. She believes the reason behind the decline is due to the culture in which involves technology. Moreover, she goes on to say," Likewise the rise in cellphones and car-pooling apps has facilitated more flexible commuting arrangements, including the evolution of shared van services for getting to work." Again and again technology proves to be a saving factor in this world to humans, and in this case it is saving humans from injurying the only home it has. With the easy access of calling someone up for a ride or searching up public transportation near by, allows the environment to be fresher and cleaner, as well as, it allows humans to interact with one another without having to drive to that person's house. Movements take place to improve what seems to be a problem. It is obvious that the over usage of cars is a problematic case. Around the world, people are going around side by side, without depending on cars like they use to back a couple years ago. Improvements shown in places like Paris, shows how the limiting of automobile usage can greatly impact the envrionment to create a clean atmosphere. Not only would it help clear smog, but it would allow a stress free city from being populated by traffic jams and yelling individuals, who are experiencing road rage thanks to the taffic. A happier environment would be created when people are out rding bikes to places and walking with friends. In cocnclusion, the benifits of limiting car usage are as clear as water, it would reduce smog, promote other forms of transprtation, and would help our culture by creating a happier, cleaner atmosphere to live in.

Dear Principal, I am a student here at our school who thinks that all students should not be required to do community service. I believe people should be the ones deciding if they want to help out in the community or not. Some people enjoy helping out and might want to take a part of community service. Others might have other activities to attend to like sports or church groups. Many might be busy working or having to do homework. People shouldn't be forced to do something they don't have time to do. I think we have to take care of our priorities first then if time lets us, help out. There is many people out there to glad to help out others, but that might be people who have time to help, or enjoy doing it. Helping out others is important but so its helping out your self first. It would be nice to help out our community and have it clean, but things take time sooner or later little by little I am sure we will help our community. Even if not all of us have the time to help out with community service all at once I am sure there is few other people out there who will be glad to help out our community. Hopefully this will help you understand why not all of us should have it mandatory to have to do community service. I am sure everyone would be glad to participate but priorities come first and not all of our students have that much time in there hands to be able to complete all there tasks they're made to do. Sincerely, An eight grade student.

The Electoral College is not a place, but a process. It was established by the founding fathers in the Constitution. The college consists of electors, which vote for President and Vice President. The College consit of many electors, about 538 that is. There is a certain number of votes that is required to elect the president. Each candidate running for president is his or her own group of electors. The candidate's political party usually chose the electors. Election is held every four years in November on the first Tuesday. There is usually something called a "winner-take-all" system, it awards the winners of the presidential candidate. People should agree of keeping the Electoral College because without it, countires would not have presidents or vice presidents. Most people don't understand the use of the Electoral College. I think that there should be someone going out to jobs and schools talking to the the new generation and the people with jobs about this Electoral College. Under the electoral college system, voters vote, not for president, but for a state of electors, so what do you think our country would look like without this? For instance if you lived in Texas, and you wanted to vote for David Mark, you'd have to vote for about 34 Democratic electors pledged to Mark. People always seem to argue about this Electoral College, we calll it a disastor factor. American's should consider them selves lucky for the big election crisis that happened in a century. Some people think the electoral college is unfair to voters, only because of the winner-take-all system. During one of the campaigns, seventeen states didnt see the candidates at all. People say that the electoral college is unfair; outdated, and irrational. Each party selects a slate of electors that are trusted to vote for the party's nominee. There are five reasons for retaining the Electoral College; 1) Certainly of Outcome- A dispute over the outcome of an electoral college vote is possible 2) Everyone's President- The electoral College requires as presidential candidate 3) Swing States- The winner-take-all system of awarding the electoral votes induces the candidates 4) Big States- The electoral college restores some of the wight in the political balance. 5) Avoid run-off elections- The electoral college avoids the porblem of elections in which no candidate recieves a majority of the votes cast. People still continue to argue about the Electoral College method of selecting the president. that it may turn off voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state Democrats. The Electoral College is a good thing. Vote for President and Vice President and your country will be on top.

Since the birth of the internet and social media, the world has shifted to greatly favor the innovators and the free-thinkers. Society no longer demands students to find one subject they are good at, go to college to study that subject, and then get a middle class job in that field. While performing one skill at a very high level still holds value, the most successful people are those who can think ahead of the curve, those who can think of the next Amazon, the next Netflix, the next Uber, the next big thing. So, how does that relate to whether we have student-designed or teacher-designed summer school projects? Well, letting students design their own projects gives them more freedom, allowing them to think outside the box, which aids the development of valuable skills that are applicable in the real world. Instead of teaching students how to follow directions on a rubric, we should be teaching them to think creatively and how to collaborate with one another. Allowing students to design their own projects gives them far more freedom than a teacher-designed project ever could. Keeping students on a leash forces them to wear a one size fits all education. Each student is different; they all have different strengths, different weaknesses, different motivations, and different goals. That is why we need to give them tailored education. Giving students this freedom would allow them to create a project that works well for them, and more importantly on a topic they are actually interested in. If we let students do a topic they enjoy, the results will be far better compared to when they are forced to learn about something they have no long term interest in. The freedom students gain from designing their own projects is far more valuable than just following the directions their teachers gave them. Making students design their own projects encourages them to learn how to think creatively. Arguably, the most valuable skill in today's society is the ability to be able to bring a new unique perspective and thought process to any discussion. That is not a skill that can be obtained by constantly being told what to do and how to do it. Students need to learn for themselves how to go to the drawing board, find out which ideas are bad, which ones are good, and then create a plan to execute the good ones. That is not something that can be spoon fed in the classroom. That's why student designed summer projects are the perfect opportunity for schools to do their part in teaching students how to think creatively. When forced to come up with their own ideas and think creatively students will develop and enhance skills they would have never had the teacher been the one designing the project. For example, if it is a partner project these two students will have to learn how to collaborate together to design a project, designate jobs to each other, and hold each other accountable for their share of the work. That kind of collaboration never would have occurred had the teacher done all that for them. When students go on to college and into their professional career they will have to learn skills like collaboration, because they won't have someone doing it for them. That is why it is important we take the time to prepare them for than now. A wise man once said, "don't follow where the path may lead, but go where there is no path and leave a trail." I believe that quote perfectly represents how we want our students to think. The skills developed through out of the box thinking which can be achieved by allowing students the freedom to design their own projects is far more valuable out in the real world then anything the teacher could prepare.     

To: TEACHER_NAME I think you should allow students to bring phones to school and use them during lunch periods and other free times, as long as they are turned off during class time. My suggestions are because, students have freedom when they leave their home and sometime parents need to know the condition their child is in especially if their alone after school or before. Phones should also be permitted on school grounds to the due of, when there's an emergency he/she could contact their legal guardian at any free given time they could. For some students after school have activities and need to bring their cell phone to school if their going to nee it in the after noon to call to be picked up, or what ever the situation is. Cell phones now days, have trackers to keep up with your child if he/she is in some sort of danger if he/she isn't in school. Also some parents even work late or early and sometimes need to let their child know if they'll be home or not, such as my parents do with me. To myself and others in this school we ask very understandably if you could take a second thought on reconsidering the school cell phone policy. I believe policy 1 is better. Thank you, STUDENT_NAME

Students should participate in extracurricular activities I believe students should participate in extracurricular activities because one it keep them out of trouble, two some of the activities keep them healthy, and three they are fun. One reason students should participate in extracurricular activities is because they keep most students out of trouble. For example, it can keep the students occupied so they don't have to be on the streets. Another example is sometimes these activities can help them relax and keep them calm so they stay out of trouble. Another reason is some of the activities can keep them healthy. For example students can do football or basketball which keeps them running and keeps them in good shape. They can also do lift training after school which keep them fit and all around healthy. Last but not least these activities are fun. There are always a lot of activities and you can always find something you like. For example if you like sports there are so many different sports you can do. There are also other things like drama club if you like acting, art club if you like drawing, even robotics club if you like technology and stuff like that. Therefore these are the reasons I agree that all students should do at least one extracurricular activity.

Dear Senator, The Electoral college can be greatly described as a pedigree. The Electoral College being around for so long as the time of our founding fathers- quite a long time, now having doubts? "The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anaschornism,". Can't say that anyone shouldn't be surprised just like anything in this life everything comes to an end at some point. Agreed that it is unfair something like the Electoral College to be around especially in this era, it craves more rights than it feels it's been restricted from. Yes, it has a history that truly lights the room of American development, but already many things from the government have changed, Would it really hurt to change the Electoral College? America has always been about the people? With the Electoral College it's the people's choice with a twist. "voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors," it would be much simpler if the candidate you voted for would just be elected, and also democratic to choose that way...totally giving your vote to a group of people. Although their hasn't been numerous situations in which the Electoral College vote will dosen't win the national popular vote...It still happened and also a possibility that it can happen again! Why have two different types of votes when you can easily have one vote? "The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population)" the vote is America broken in one whole breaking up the population in each state, which is equivalent to breaking us up in 13 colonies. We should be considered one! "The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November." Example that everything is in order and exact, and has not changed just like how over the years we have found that some things that our Founding Fathers did were "wrong" why not put doubt in the electoral vote? Yes, also true the electoral vote keeps other parties who are not sufficient enough to run the country, but their aren't many voters usually not voting for either a republican or democrat, proof that the electoral vote simply is an anachronism. A winner-take-all basis dosen't seem like that big of a deal after all only one person has to be president, but the electoral vote dosen't affect that...at all. Any rebuddle going against a non-electoral voting society dosen't seem to make a valid reason. A Senator like yourself has power for the better of the people...and would use their powers wisely people would hope. No doubt you haven't thought about it, or haven't made action to the problem, but this letter is simply a right this country has given me as a citizen-freedom of speech. My defense is equality, and shouldn't be ignored sometimes a pedrigree like the electoral vote needs to change. What is your job as the Senator? How would changing this out-dated process impact the country? All questions that the people have been asking, without the people w        

Venus is a planet in our Solar System, Venus gets often referred as the Earth's "Twin" due to the density, size and occasionally the closets in distance too. we will never realize or really understand the stuggles and experiments people have to go through just to visit Venus ." Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours. Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades." Its not any bodys fault that nothing good has come from Venus, Venus would allow scientists to float above the fray. Imagine also a blimp-like vehicle hovering 30 miles above the roiling Venusian landscape. Jet airplanes travel and fly over many storms. NASA is working on more apporaches to study Venus and learn more , the good and the bad. They have enormously powerful computers that works with mechanical ,pressure, heat and other forces. "vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way." temperatures would still be toasty at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit so humans would feel nice and tostey but its also not easy conditions, but survivable for humans. The Challenges of Exploring Venus can be very scary but also very worth it.

My friend is home schooled because she use to get bullied a lot so she wanted to drop out, she could'nt deal with it anymore. Her counselor gave her a better option taking online classes because she had very good grades and she wanted her to graduate and have a good future. In some schools they offer distant learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. I think getting home schooled is a good benefit for students who have situations at school, for student drop outs, and it's easier and quicker. The primary reason on why it's a good benefit, it's that it helps you if you have bad situations at school such as you always get into fights with other students, you are getting harassed or bullied, you have problems with your teachers, or you think you're wasting your time and you could be working and getting money. Having online classes can help you stay out of trouble or helps you stop what ever you are dealing with. Not only it stops the situation but can help you improve and graduating with no problem. If you are having problems talk to your counselor and ask for a possibility for online classes or your parents if you can get home schooled. Secondly, it benefits the students who are dropping out of school. Most of the students who are dropping out are for financial reasons like, they want to help there family so, they drop out and start working or some teens get pregnant at a young age and there parents most likely they dont support them or help them in anything that they need so, it causes them to drop out. It helps them further there knowledge and can possibly get a better job. It makes them feel happy knowing they can finish school because they know they already making a decision by dropping out but they can still graduate by taking online classes. I remember when i was at student counseling aide and one day a student came to ask me where should he leave his laptop because he was planning to drop out, he looked upset. Generic_Name ask him why? he answered "i wanna help my family out they dont have any money right now" she gave him an option for online classes he didnt know it was possible to do that and It made him happy. Finally, getting home schooled is easier and quicker. You can take your classes when ever you are free. If you need to take a break, you can and continue when ever you are ready. it's non-stressful comparing to regular school. Its proven that getting home schooled its less stressful than regular school. Generic_Name is a science teacher at SCHOOL_NAME he said "88% students are stressed about school because of homework and not having to finish assignments on time". He also said "only 5% are stressed when they are home schooled". In conclusion, it's less stressful and help you feel non-pressured while you are taking your online classes. It also, gives you free time and gives you advantage to do what ever you like. You get to be home and relax wake up when ever you like to, do your classes take brakes if you would like to, too me it sounds amazing! Some people might say that getting home schooled is bad because if you have any questions you dont have a teacher to ask or a physical teacher to help you understand the topic you are learning about but it's a one on one class. There's no students just you and your instructor, it helps you focus which i personally think it will help you more comparing sitting in a class room with your friends not paying attention, playing around or not getting work done. I think it's a good benefit having online classes because it helps with people who have bad situations at school, people who are planning to drop out and its a fast and easier way to get your classes done.

Helping the community is a good thing, but people don't have to do it if they don't want to. But students should help out the community. i think since that we live in a good/bad community i think it would be good to help out the environment, or help younger individuals get a better education. Other community services require like babysitting, donating food, or donate money, not all community services are long and time wasting. If all the students did community service, then the community would be way better for the young and the old. examples of a bad community for the young and the old would be like pollution in the air and on the ground, if everyone was smoking it would increase the chances of the elderly and young to get a lung disease like asthma. Or if we left litter on the floor babies could eat the litter and could go to the hospital or even die. i recommend that everyone does community service even if the students don't want to, its good for the environment, the people, and the learning. If we did community service we would be a roll model for younger individuals and they would want to do community service as well and the cycle would keep repeating. Though some of the community services we may do could be very dangerous. like picking up litter in the highway, some kid could walk out in the street to get a piece of trash then get hit by a car. I'm just saying that we don't use our heads sometimes. But what i' m getting to is that community service would be a great idea for everyone to do. And there maybe some risks to this also. If we did do community service more people would come to this town and that means more students and more money for the school! which means we could improve some of the things this school lacks, like more space in the rooms, and a larger cafeteria. The schools budget would be sky rocketing. So were pretty much doing each other a favor like a i scratch your back, you scratch mine. If people got word that were doing this good cause then the news would become an epidemic! more and more schools would start doing this making the world a better place to live in and there would be no more murder, robbery, or bullying. my point is, is that helping the community would be a great achievement for everyone.

The "Facial Action Conding System" would be a good technique for teachers to see if the students were paying attention during class, and if they were not how could they help him improve. Using this system would be beneficial for all in the class room because they will be aware of it and if something bad happens they can see the video tape. The system of recognizion is based to describe your emotions on certain things like as, if someone is not feeling well or if they need help with their work. We as humans, have a different variety of emotions that we can easily detect just by looking at their face. Most people will have the same face reaction all day meaning, if someone has a angry face and someone ask him if everything is ok, his respond is yes, is that his emotions and feelings do not interacts with his face reaction. In the Mona Lisa smile you can see like a pervert smile but at the same time, an inoccent. Determining different emotions associated with the facial muslces can truly help teachers to ditermine basic and normal emotions but also to see mixed emotions. As the Author says, "The facial expressions for each emotion are universal.", this means that not everyone will demonstraste how they feel in the inside, which not all students will have the same reaction during school and classes. In conclusion, the facial action of recognition is some how bad, because students can act different if they know that there is a digital system recording them all the time, and can be good for them to pay more attention in class.

Phones and Driving Phone use and driving are two activities that should never be intertwined. Using a phone while driving is not acceptable. The level of distraction that comes from using a phone takes a driver's attention away from the road. A driver's attention should be focused on the roadway, not a phone screen. Cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle has led to a heartbreaking amount of people losing their lives and even more injuries. It is simply not safe and can lead to dangerous and heart wrenching moments. Cell phone use while driving needs to be banned nationwide. It will not cease to occur unless people see and hear the damage it can inflict. When someone is using their phone while operating a motor vehicle, it takes a significant amount of attention away from the road, and onto the phone instead. Looking down at a cell phone for 5 sec while going just 55 mph means that you have just crossed the length of an entire football field without looking up at the road. The AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety ranked using a hands-free mobile device as a level 2 distraction and texting while operating a vehicle as a level 3 distraction, the highest level. Such distractions are unacceptable when operating a motor vehicle, it could lead to injuries or worse. A study conducted by Cambridge Mobile Telematics revealed that roughly 52% of drives that resulted in a crash were caused by distracted driving, and roughly eleven teens die per day as a result of texting and driving. Inexperienced drivers, such as teens, are more prone to engage in distracted driving, and are more likely to suffer a crash or accident when engaging in distracted driving. Having your attention focused on anything other than the road is a terrible and dangerous idea, and should not be tolerated under any circumstance. Williams 2 Using a phone while driving, be it calling, texting, or anything else, can lead to horrible and heartbreaking injuries and even deaths. In 2016 alone, distracted driving took the lives of 3,450 drivers, and injured over 300,000 more. Using a phone while driving is a gamble with death. The CDC reports that nine people are killed and more than 1,000 people are injured daily as a result of distracted driving. Despite knowing these facts, many drivers still report that they engage in distracted driving, usually via phone. The individuals who choose not to use their phone while driving realize the consequences of distracted driving, and choose to seek the benefits of not using a phone while driving. Cell phone use while driving is a horrible practice. Sending a text is most certainly not worth a human life. Using a phone while on the road is, as said, a dangerous practice, and must come to an end. The best way to prevent phone use on the road is legislation. New laws or stricter punishments on these laws would likely reduce the likelihood that people would choose to text or call while driving. There are ways to prevent phone use while driving that do not necessarily involve government. Making sure individuals, especially teens, know the risks behind using a phone while driving can persuade them to stop or not start. For teens, stricter penalties from parents would also dissuade them. Give instructions to new drivers to specifically not get on their phone while operating a motor vehicle. Williams 3 Using a phone while driving, or being distracted by any piece of technology for that matter, is not acceptable. Lives have been lost, many have been injured, and vehicles have been totaled, all because of a call or text message. Laws must be put in place, and knowledge must be spread to end this practice. When driving, please put your phone down, and instead focus your attention to the task at hand.

Introduction- People, Muesums, and Schools are still wandering "to this day" if Leonardo Da Vinci made his famous painting of Mona Lisa with a smile on "her" face, well, in Paragraph 1(Lines 1-2), there is a descripion of how Nick D'Alto is saying that Mona Lisa is Eighty-Three percent happy, Nine percent disgusted, Six percent fearful, and Two percent angry. The new technology system being described in the Facial Action Coding System (suggested by Dr. Huang) could possibly make a big difference of how Mona Lisa "REALLY FEELS", and how it would be easier for students to learn about whether or not "She" was made "HAPPY" in Da'Vinci's paintings. Body Paragraph- Some students in the Twenty-First Century are not willing to learn about certain topics in school because of all the other amazing internet resources and games they think are part of computer freedom, but inspite of Three- Dimentinal vision, Mona Lisa could have been much angrier than what she might have seemed like in her face, and she might have been fearful because of her hair style and her looks "in the dark!" Maybe, there was a possibility that a demostration of Mona Lisa could test how well with a(n) computer with "2020 Vision Software", or have a(n) emotional sensor flashdrive to attach to your PC Engine when you want there to be certain conducting over feelings from your computer technology. I think that this kind of technology is kind of un-realistic, but it would be a good source for what the person studying in will thinks about what he learned in the past "Once enough of the Life-Story of the person has gone by." In Paragraph 3 "Lines 18-31", I would imagine that constructing a computer that has a lot of functions and features could lack the knowledge of a person's understanding of how to "USE" the computer properly, which will turn out to be more like "TRASHWARE" than "SOFTWARE". The biggest part I think the Facial Action Coding System "Is Worth" is how you can just control anything in your "IMAGINATION" to discover the strong ways that you can make video games from your imagination, show how you truly feel, and picture yourself " in that video game." Dr. Huang is not a bad "Pre- Innovator", but he could have added specific date(s) to his context. Conclusion- If a type of computer with 3-D software were to exist, then there would be a great possibility that by Two- Thousand Twenty, there will be the greatest chance of a computer with special features existing "if Dr. Huang will start planning how the computer he's wishing to come out will be invented."

Driverless cars could have a very postive impact on the world today. They could be much saver than having humans drivers. Since 2009, there has been cars that could drive independently. Google is the main employer of driverless cars. Driverless cars use sensors to detect traffic, or cars around them. Driverless cars could have a positive impact on the world through less accidents, and provide more safety to the community as a whole. Driverless cars are much saver than human driven cars. There would be no fear of drunk driving, or texting while driving. Driverless cars would get drunk people home safely and you would be able to text in the car without the fear of an accident. "They can steer, accelerate, and brake themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents." This quote shows what driverless cars can do without someone working the wheel. Some sources say that the safest car is one with a human driver in control at all times. I disagree with this opinion because human's can be very dangerous at times. Driverless cars would restrict speeding, and cause many less accidents with their advanced techonology. If many of these companies thought that Driverless cars would be hurtful, why would they make them? If Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan all think that this would be positive, than we should too. There are many laws that protect the safety of drivers, passengers and pedenstrians. Driverless cars are designed to protect these people. Also, no company will release these cars for sale until they are one hundred percent certain they are safe. "Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash." This quote shows the progress google has already had on this subject. This happened in 2009, so I believe that in future years there could be a time where there are no accidents. Driverless cars are already in motion. They are safer, and more reliable than human driven cars. These cars use sensors to help them see where things are around them. In the past, these driverless cars are not completly driverless. If there is bad traffic, or construction, they needed driver assistance. In the future, there will be cars that can move past all of this. Also, they will benefit the enviroment because they would only use half of the fuel used in today's cars. This is why driverless cars would be beneficial to the world today.

1/24/11 Dear Principal of SCHOOL_NAME, You know you have heard what kids have been saying right, about if we should be required to do community service or not? Well I have friends that support both sides of the issue, and they are constantly bickering at one another, and is just want that to stop. So before you read this letter think to yourself, should i make kids do community service ? Well after you read this letter, your decision will most likely be yes, i should make kids do community service. As I stated up top, i think you should make us do community service, even if we don't want to. One reason why you should make us do community service is so that we know kind of what we want to be when we grow up. By doing community service, it opens up opportunities, and different choices that we never knew we had. So say someone has their mind set on being a professional athlete, but then gets the urge to be a firefighter? Then he can do community service to see if that urge to be a firefighter was a legitimate idea. Doing community service also builds a person's character. I say this because what if someone was mistreated all of there life, wrong place at the wrong time, you know what I mean. So community service lets those type of people get away from their life, and help other people's, thus resulting in building character, and thus further resulting in a changed person for the rest of their life In conclusion, I am for making kids do community service. I am for this for a few reasons. My first reason for this is to make kids figure out what path they are going to be headed down in life, and maybe even change that path to a better one. Another reason is that community service builds character, and it can also result in the changing of somebody's whole entire life. So after you read this letter, I hope you can see deep down inside your heart that making kids do community service is only a good thing. And I am sick and tired of hearing my friends argue all the time. So if you are going to make a decision, I think almost everyone at are school would hope that you would make a decision sooner rather than later. So i guess also see you at school Mr. Principal. From, STUDENT_NAME

Driverless cars have been imagined and desired for years. But now we are getting good enough technology to actually realize the dream of driverless cars. The subject of driverless cars, like all things, has pros and cons. But when it comes to driving vehicles, safety should be the first concern. The article mentions many of the new safety features of driverless cars. Some of these are the sensors that keep the car from hitting objects. Another safety feature is the GM seats that vibrate when the driver is about to back into something. There are many others as well, and these safety features prove that we are close to getting safe, and fully functioning driverless cars. However, there are some concerns about safety in driverless cars. Many are concerned that the cars will not be able to respond to certain circumstances, like weaving through traffic, getting through an accident, or sliding on ice. There have even been cases of automatic breaking features breaking to quickly. What this means is that sometimes, cars with automattic breaking will break to quickly for the driver behind them to respond. This causes the driver behind to rear end the car with the automattic breaks. Personally, I don't think we should use driverless cars, due to safety risk. It is just to soon, and the technology isn't quite good enough yet. However, our technology is improving all the time, and at some point in the near future, it just might be good enough. But untill that time comes, I believe that driverless cars should not be used.

Dear State Senator, I believe that the Electoral College should be kept and not changed. With the Electoral College, the presidential candidates can not have trans-regional appeal. The Electoral College also reduces the risk of a run-off election, where no candidate wins a majority of the votes. A dispute over the outcome of an Electoral college vote is also less likely than a dispute over the popular vote. This system also encourages voters in toss-up states to be more thoughtful with their vote. The Electoral college also helps in balancing out the weight that large states with a large population lose. With the Electoral College, no region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. This not only makes the votes more fair, but it also encourages the presidential candidate to be desirable to all regions, not just one that that the candidate knows will vote for him. A candidate with only regional apeal would likely cause residents of the other regions to feel that their votes do not count. The Electoral College reduces the risk that no candidate wins a majority of the votes and instead, usually produces a clear winner. An example of this, as stated by Richard Posner in his arguement in defending the Electoral college, is when Nixon and Clinton were elected. Both had only 43 percent plurality of popular votes, while winnning a majority in the Electoral College. The Electoral College also avoids creating pressure when no candidate wins a majority of the votes. As said by Posner, voters in toss-up states who know they are going to decide the election are likely to pay close attention to the campaign and will be more thoughtful with their vote. They also will have received the most information and attention from the candidates. It also makes sense that the most thoughtful voters should be the ones to decide the election. The weight in the political balance that large states with a large population lose is blanced by the Electoral College. An example ,given by Posner, is that the popular vote in Florida was very close in 2012, but Obama, who won the vote, got 29 electoral votes. The same margin in a smaller state would result in the winner getting alot less votes. This causes large states to get more sttention from candidates than a small state does. In coclusion, I would like to say that keeping the Electoral College is a great choice. It will make presidential elections more fair and balanced than purely relying on a popular vote. The Electoral College produces more thoughtful votes, which inturn will result in the best candidate for the people to have as president.       

I think that driverless car will be pretty cool, but I don't know I would feel safe with them. Eventhrough, the human driver can take over when requires to, I still don't feel safe with a carmera being in the car and the car watching me. Also, if the car does start to break down and the signals don't go off, what will have to that humand driver and other passagers? Will ther be insurance for them? Will it happen to other cars? And what happens when other people found out what happened to the car the broke down and caused an accident? Because I doubt they are going to want to keep driving that driverless car. These are things the manufacturers have to watch out for and many others. I am not say I don't like that idea of a driverless car, I am just saying that they need to put everyting that can happen into concerteration. Not everyone is going to want a driverless car. Some people are going to want to keep their human driven cars. But I do thing it can be done and it will be done, someday in the near future. Therefore, driverless cars are not impossible, but I don't think that today is that day is the day. We need to research ever possiblity before it happens. We also need to get othe peoples oppinion on this, such as the elderly. So yes, I do think think driverless cars are a good idea, and hopefully one day soon they will be a part of this world.

Since the invention of the first automobiles, negative impacts such as greenhouse gases, and other enviromental effects have plauged the world in a very short amount of time. Some people are taking action, like in certain cities such as Vauban Germany, paris and Colombia, by taking efforts to reduce the use of cars for transportation. Ultimatly, as people begin the shift from autombile transport; certain economic, enviromental, and societal advantages will benifit the world we live in today. In Vauban germany, residents of the town are starting to take efforts in the first of "car-free" societies. To most people this idea could seem unpractical, but car free living can be very benefitial, to the enviroment and daily life. For instance, people in Vauban claim that they feel very tense when they own, and have to drive a car to and from places that they have to work. The layout of these cities like vauban, are unique because they are very dense, unlike the urban and suburban towns of america. This makes walking and biking a more easy method of transportation without having the negative effects of green house gases. In Bogota Colombia, residents are also realizing the the benefits that come with no cars, in wich they have a car- free day that spawns a whole new way of life. The new methods of transportation then become centered around bikes, walking, and other methods of non poluting trasnportation. This also leads to a benefit on the economy, by having 118 miles of bicycle paths built, new walking paths, resturaunts, and shopping districts being created. In Paris, near-records pollution caused by smog, forced city leaders to take action, banning all cars in a 2 day period; and fining all violators of this new ban. This limited congestion in the capital by 60%. Free public transit was also issued for the exception of the ban, even though almost 4000 drivers were fined and some had their cars impound; which certainly helped the number of pollutants on the streets. The smog cleared enough on monday, to where all odd numbered plates were free of the ban on tuesday. These notacable enviromental effects were so substantial in such a short amount of time, that it could spawn a whole new wave of car banning cities to help thier local enviroment. If every city was based around this ideal, it would help their local enviroment, ultimatly helping their economic industries. Globally, this would make a huge change in the world wide market and decrease greenhouse gases. The United States is also seeing a change in the amount of people that are buying fewer cars and driving less. These kinds of trends will ultimatly benefit the society if continued, by limiting carbon emissions. Although this would hurt the car industry, it would help other parts of the economy like agriculture and ocean based fishing, by helping these ecosystems to produce more effectivly. Places like New York also have bike-sharing programs, which would have a impact on people's health too. Most people do not realize the postitive effects that daily exercise can have upon yourself. For example; if every person in New york walked to where they work every morning; new york would experiance a wave of healthy, happy, individuals. Even large car companies like ford are stating that pedestrain, bicycle, and public trasprotation save time, lower emissions and improve safety. Overall, benifits of reducing car transportation is too great to be ignored. It is a step in the right direction that people are taking action and rising up for the greater good of their local towns and spreading awareness by these actions. Our future could go either way, we can continue on this path and do whats right for the enviroment, or neglect the earth we live on and face the consequences.        

Dear Principal, I do not think that you should make it mandatory for students to perform community service. Community service is great and all but some people just do not have the time to do it. Some people need the time they spend on community service to do important things like homework or sports. Some people need time for themselves every once in a while. I do not think you should have kids do community service. I know from personal experience that community service takes to much time. I have a baseball practice every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I also have basketball practice every Tuesday and Thursday. On the weekends I have games for both sports. Not only that my brother has the same schedule so when and who could take me to community service. I think it is bad idea. Say that you barely have time for community service. When would you have time for yourself. I like to enjoy the little free time that I get. Right now with all my sports and school I barely get a hour to myself each day. If you add community service instead of that hour then I will have no free time. Everyone needs a little free time for themselves. I am strongly against community service. Community service is good but it just takes to much time. I know that not everyone at our school can do community service. Most of my friends do sports like me and do not have the time. I do not think you should make it mandatory for students at this school to perform community service. From, STUDENT_NAME

Do you like extracurricular activity? If you dont know what that is some examples are sports,newspaper,and student council. I believe that students should choose at least one extracurricular activity,because it will make students more social,and they get to see what they like doing. How will extracurricular activities make students more social? Since,most clubs make it so you have to talk to some one you will eventually talk to another student. Also you might find some one who is interested in the same things as you and make a friend. Being in a extracurricular activity could help find what you like doing. For instance,you could find that playing football is your thing. With all the different activities there is no way you will not find the thing you like. Hopefully I convinced you to be on my side. However, if your still not convinced that is fine. In conclusion,extracurricular activity help students be social and find what they enjoy.

What makes a person seek advice from multiple people and how does it benefit them? People seek advice from multiple people because it helps them make better decisions, or maybe they are not experienced with something and asks for advice from someone who is experienced. With the many advises people give, it will be beneficial for the person who is receiving it. Getting advice from many people can help a person make better decisions. Because some people knows what's best for a person, and they can help them. By advising them to achieve what is best for them. This way the person has made a good choice benefiting them because of the advice that they got from people. The second reason is that if the person is not experienced with something they can ask advice from people who are experienced. Since other people are experienced they can give the person advice on what they can do. The advice can help the person a lot, and can get the person on the right track. For example, you have to babysit your nephew, and you have no experience with children. Out of nowhere your nephew starts crying and you don't know what to do, so you call your aunt. Since the aunt has experience with children she tells you to put on his favorite cartoon on the television, and your nephew stops crying. In conclusion, people seek advice from more than one person because it benefits them in a good way. Advises from other people can help a person make better decisions. And people with experience can help the inexperienced. There is always good in helping others.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

As some may disagree, online/video conferencing classes will tremendously improve the way a student would think. The guarantee of anyone else not breathing behind you neck, not having to feel ashamed or embarrassed is the key to soulful relief. What any parent would want for their child is for them to learn and be happy, but how may a student learn when they are not happy? I have a couple of friends at Generic_School who are depressed or you can say sad, and it's always difficult finding out what it is that is making them feel this certain way. As I look deeper into my friends and swim through their thoughts, I locate the general issue and it always goes back to their education. The world is controlled by money, and to get money you must be educated, therefore education is very critical to a students peace of mind as they look at themselves 5 years from now. I have helped as best as I could to most of my friends, and most of them have made great improvement, but some are still stuck on insecurities that I cannot change. Those insecurities come from school. I've heard quite a lot, but theres an extent of my energy I can give because I suffer from these tragedies, alone. This prompt is way more interesting than my education because I've always been looking for an alternative for public schools, but it's just not affordable for my family and I. I feel very uncomfortable in a classroom filled with students. I start to sweat a lot but I always make sure I look like I am keeping my cool externally. Internally my anxiety goes out the roof and I end up not doing any of my work. When all that work gets piled up my anxiety kicks back in again heavily when I would have class soon. I get really nervous thinking about facing my teacher knowing I did not complete any of my work, therefore I end up going home. I've always felt this way since freshman year, as I am a junior now. It wasnt as bad before, but it just kept getting worse. I've thought of millions of ways to change, to improve myself, and for my well being but I've only came to one conclusion and it is, online classing. I have considered dropping out plenty of times. Anxiety is a real thing, and it should be taken seriously. I am not the only one suffering from anxiety relating to education, Many students would say the same but deny it to any sort of official/authority. My anxiety does make me happy, therefore I cannot learn. So as I go into my senior year I will be doing whatever it takes, whatever the cost, to take online classes instead of being stuck in school. Feeling judged 24/7, targeted, thinking I don't have what it takes, and thinking that all my questions are useless and stupid etc., is tormenting. This issue resides with many people, online classing will save lives. This is how public schools make me feel.

I believe talking to more then one person is the best thing you can do if you need advice. Although it can be difficult to talk to people for advice, I believe that it can help you deeply. And now here are some reasons why you should talk to one or more people if you need advice. The first reason is multiple opinions, because it can help you have better and more advice if you have multiple opinions. For example when i needed help with a deciding if i should still be friends with some people. I asked my dad and my siblings for advice, my dad told me that if they dont make me feel good then I should not be friends with them. On the other hand my siblings told me that I should be friends with them because they said that I had so much fun with them and good times. Then I had to make a decision, and it was a tough decision but I ended up still being friends with them, the reason i stayed friends with them was because we had very good times and I did not want that to end. So me and my friends apologized to each other and we became friends again. Having multiple opinions is important, but also just having someone to talk to can be just as important for having advice. The next reason is having someone to talk to, this can help you for multiple reasons like getting better advice and being happy. For example my cousin Generic_Name was acting very strangely and I knew something was wrong, so I asked him what was wrong and he did not want to tell me anything. So then i asked my dad about Generic_Name and he said he is probably going through some stuff and that I should give him some space. So I did, after a couple weeks I started noticing that he was feeling better and I asked him what was wrong. And he told me that he was stressed out because he had a lot off projects due. Then I asked him how did you feel better and he told me that he talked to his mom and teachers to find a solution. Although he was stressed out and he did not want to talk to people he did talk to people and it got better. Having someone to talk to is very important for advice but just making better decisions from having multiple peoples advice is just as important. The final reason is making better decisions, making better decisions can impact your life majorly. For example I saw this TV show named beyond scared straight, and it was about kids who have done bad things that go to jail for a day, and they talk to inmates and see how making bad decision can lead you into jail. Then on one of the episodes there was a kid named Generic_Name, and he was on beyond scared straight, and after seeing the jail and getting advice from the inmates, officers and other people he still ended up in jail. So then more kids came into the jail and saw Generic_Name, and Generic_Name gave them advice and all the kids were scared because one small mistake could lead you in to jail. and after that none of the other kids there got into jail, because they made the right decision from Generic_Name's and other people's advice. Making the best decisions are very important, but know lets take a review. In conclusion, I believe that talking to more then one person is the best thing you can do for advice. There are many reasons for having more then one person to talk to for advice. Like having multiple opinions and having someone to talk to and just by making the best decision that you can make.            

Advice, a word meaning receiving someone's knowledge. At certain times, people ask for the advice of others caused by problems going on in their life. Seeking this knowledge will most likely boost ones' chances of having a more successful outcome. Therefore, it would be tremendously helpful to simply ask one or multiple people for advice. Even if one had not asked for advice, the one handing out their wisdom would have seen the struggle of the receiver. Overall, it would be wise to accept advice from others because of experience, knowing what is best for someone, and giving another point of view. When someone is sharing his or her advice, they could have already experienced another's current position. For example, if someone is running Track and Field, she might feel like giving up after strenuous practices or an exhausting meet. She will then ask her parents, who also ran Track and Field, what she should do. Her parents will look her in the eyes and say "Push through." They will tell her about similar cases in which they had desired to simply give up, but then tell her that giving up won't solve anything, it will just leave one defeated. She will carry that advice with her the rest of her life. This same girl will soon ponder about school. She will be going into high school and will enter the IB program. She will turn to her sister, who went through the same program, and ask about the classes her sister went through. The sister will tell her about how, one class in particular, there is a lot of assignments and gets less interesting the harder the course gets. They both bond as they laugh and joke about the nerves of going into high school. She will remember the smiles of that night as she picks classes a week later, and she is sure she has picked the right classes. The experience of others helps one make the right decisions and lead one away from make a huge mistake. Advice also holds someone's best interests. Meaning that the giver of wisdom also knows what is best for someone. Parents always have their child's best interest at heart and can help them decide the amount of rigorous courses to take going into high school. When their child says they would like to take all AP courses, the parents can tell them to slow down a bit and first try out those classes, instead of jumping in without knowing what lies below. The student will, perhaps, then only take AP English and AP math and wait to take other courses when they know what they are capable of doing. This advice will help the student not stress themselves out because they tested everything out first then jumped in a little bit deeper. Another circumstance, a child does not want to do their school work and would like to go hangout with friends. A sibling or the parents will know that in order to get exceptional grades, the student must finish their work. They will tell the child that the more one pushes back their work the harder it is to bring oneself to complete the assignments. Then, in the future, the child will work more efficiently. Therefore, advice from others can help someones even if they think it won't. Asking for the wisdom of others will also give one another point of view. Asking for advice can be for something as simple as picking out an outfit. For example, a mother and a daughter go shopping together to pick out a dress for homecoming. The girl wanted her mother to be there because if she liked a dress and her mother did not, she would want to know why. The girl would also want to know what dress looked best. If she had two favorites and couldn't decide between the two, her mother would offer her advice for which dress to choose. After buying the dress, the girl would feel better about her pick. Although, before homecoming this girl had to get into high school. To get into this high school she had to take an interview. Before the interview, she goes to her mother, who has interviewed people to get into medical school, and asks her what she looks for in a student and what to say and what not to say. Her mother tells her that she hates when people do not look at her even though she is the one asking questions. Also, she finds it a bit odd if one doesn't have any questions for her. The next day, she makes sure to look at the person speaking and ask questions when it is her turn. She leaves the room feeling much better that she took her mothers advice. The new point of view from advice can help solve problems and know what one is to expect. In conclusion, being offered advice can help one because of another's experience, knowing what is best for someone and giving another point of view. The experience of already passing through someone's current situation, knowing the mistakes one made, and the correct way to handle it. Knowing what is best for someone will help them in the long run, even if they do not think it will at the moment. Giving somebody another point of view can help them settle a decision or view how another person thinks about a object or circumstance. Seeking wisdom from others will help one make a better choice and they will carry the wisdom from the advice for the rest of their lives.

Dear state senator, I am wriitting you this letter to argue about removing the Electoral college. Using the electoral college has caused some disrruption when its it comes to the votes. From the article "The indefensible electoral college" it says that "under the electoral college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors". Who are the electors? well anyone can be an elector not holding public office. Can voters control whom their electors vote for? no. these are one of the reasons to remove the electoral college. Also, the electoral college should be removed because of the 2000 voting fiasco that happened. from the article "The indefensible electoral colllege" it says it was the biggest election crisis in the century". Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for  picking electors, and that those electors wioll always defy the will of the people. If we the people vote for our choice to run this country their should not be any of these fiascos. Next, even presidents, AFL-CIO in their time have aggreed with this. they all want to remove the electoral college. according to the article a gallup pole in 2000, taken shortly after Algore thanks to the quirks of the electoral college won the popular vote but won the presidency, over 60 percent of the voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. Electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner take all system in each state, canidates dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. Finally,the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational. This system should be removed you might not know what elector you are votingfor or after that 2000 fiasco why would you still have have the electoral college. In conclusion, these are my reasons why the electoral college should be removed. first, you wont know what elector you are voting for. Next, the 2000 fiasco. Finally, because it is unfair, outdated and irrational.

Dear principal, I believe we should be able to have phones out in free time or lunch because if we need to call our parents or something to tell them something has been canceled. I don't that we should be able to have our phones in class because then it could make us so we are not as focused as we should be. I think we should also be able to have our phones during a free period for if someone is sick and then we can tell them what their assignment is or we can ask if they want us to get it for them. I do like the idea of the first policy but if they abuse the rules by having their phones out during class then there should be a punishment for that. But we should be able to have it out during lunch when we are just sitting their with nothing to do. I think after lunch we should have to put them away in our lockers or give them to the office to hold on to for until we are going to leave. Why should we not be able to talk on our phones just to pass time when we get permission from one of the teachers when we get to have a party or something like that. So I will have to go with policy number one. Then students wont try to hide talking on the phone or texting during class. Then the students will listen more in class. But we should always ask if we can have our phones out inste

Dear Mr. Senator, Around my community, there has been a lot of talk about how the president should be elected into office. Whether it is from the electorial college or by popular vote. This is a very important matter to me because it can change how our country is. In my opinion, it should be by the electorial college. I'm not saying the elctorial college is the right way but I would really like if you can look into it. My question to you Mr. senator is why you wouldnt want to take the process of the electorial college to pick a president? All of the pieces seem to fall into place. So isnt it the obvious choice? See, the person who gets the most ammount of votes gets to be the president. Thats as simple as it can get. And in my opinion, it is as fair as it gets. It is also not a democratic method of selecting the next person in office. So Mr. Senator, all i want you to do is look into the elctoral college. It is obviously the right choice. So please, make the whole community happier and use the better way. Be fair to our country and make us happy to live in the best country in then world. The United States of America.

What is electoral college? The electoral college is a process, not a place. the founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. But it is also a bad thing because you help choose your states electors when you vote for president because when you vote for president because when you vote for your canadate you are actually voting for your canadates electors. I think electoral collage is is a stupid process and is definitly outdated. In the same light, I think the electoral collage is a stupid idea beacause and that they should of got rid of it a long time ago it is like were not even voteing annymore its like someone messed up the votes and said that romney got 538 votes and obama only got 438 votes. Like bob dole said,"abolish the electoral college". but you have to remember, the electoral college is a good thing to most presendental elections. the only one election that it didnt help on was in 2000 al gore recived more indivisial votes than george bush nationwide, but bush won the election, reciveing 271 electoral votes to gore 266. in concclusion, electoral collage is good because it helps presedental elections but its bad because it is like the U.S. riging the votes  

Dear State Senator, Many people go back and forth whether or not to keep the Electoral College or switching to popular vote to decide on who our President of the United States will be. The Electoral College just isn't a fair way in deciding who the President will be. Just because that canident won the Electoral College and not the most popular vote out of the whole country, does not mean that should be President. The picture provided in source 3 shows a map of the "breakdown of the number of electoral votes given to each state." Throughout the map you can clearly see that each state does not have the same number of electoral votes as all the rest. When people go out to elect the President they have to understand that they might not be in control of that vote honestly counting. We basically aren't choosing the President we want. We are choosing the electors for that President who will be voting for you and the state. It's sad to see that even if a President does win the popular vote out of the whole country that they still, may not become President because of the Electroal College. It even says in source 2 paragraph 9 "over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now." If more people are against the Electoral College then there must be a change. Along with people feeling as if their vote doesn't matter, there could be a "disaster factor." A disaster factor is when you vote for the candidates electors that then go and vote for the President of the opposite that you wanted. Yes is happens "rarely" but it still has happened. It says in source 2 "back in 1960, segregationists in the Louisiana legislature nearly succeeded in replacing the Democratic electors withnew electors who would oppose John F. Kennedy." They were going to do this so that the popular vote whould not be counted for Kennedy. People have to keep in mind that if we vote for who we want as the President we are voting for electors that at any point in the election can change their mind and not vote for who you originally voted for. If electors do, do this then we have no control over it. It's like we've been told that our opinion doesn't matter or count in our country that is supposed to be free, we also have rights that prove our voice is allowed to be heard. On the other hand like stated in source 3 people may argued that "each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee" but then it goes further on to say "it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote." That statement proves that it is unfair and not right not just to the candidate but to the people who overall voted for them. It also says in source 3 that "no region (Soth Northeast, etc.) has enough electoral votes to elect a president." But it sure does play a big role in deciding whether or not the President you want to win, will win or not. Also because of states being more popular than other states the Electoral College might as well say that those states are better than others, which is not true. Overall, the Electoral College voting method should be changed to popular vote. It will make people feel like their vote actually matters and by having a popular vote the voting throughout the whole country would be more accurate than the Electral College way. With the amount of electoral votes given to each state it isn't fair to say that each state is even. Also with the chance of a disaster factor happening, people would feel more comfortable with knowing once their vote is in it will stay that way and not be changed by something that they can't control, especially by someone else. Our voting method must change and change quick. Sincerely, PROPER_NAME

Seagoing Cowboys program, is an opportunity of a lifetime. After World War II was over many countries were left in ruins. So the UNRRA made a program to help these contries called the ¨ Seagoing Cowboys ". We take care of animals that will be shipped overseas. Also helping people by giving food and also seeing Europe, China, and Acropolis in Greece. You can also find time to have fun on board playing a veritiy of games after unloading the animals. In the text it states, ¨ It was 1945 , World War II was over in Europe, and many countries were left in ruins. UNRRA hired ¨Seagoing Cowboys¨ to take care of the horses, young cows, and mules that were shipped overseas.¨ Text also stated that, ¨ Besides helpling people, I had the side benefit of seeing Europe and China. But seeing the Acropolis in Greece was special. Luke also found time to have fun on board, especially on return trips after the animals had been unloaded. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed.¨ Participating in the Seagoing Cowboys program allows you to experience adventures and visit many unique places. But being a Seagoing Cowboy is much more than an adventure, it can open up a new world for you. Its a grateful opportunity to take. It can make you more aware of people of other countries and their needs. So sign up today, from a fellow Seagoing Cowboy, Luke Bomberger.

I'm here to tell you that the face on mars is not the face to a martian, but there is always both sides to a situation like this. I'm a scientist and there are some explanation to why this face exsict on both sides. My side is that the face on mars could be seen wrong, it could be a pile of rocks, and there is many wierd things on this planet with weird shapes, it cant always be martians or aliens. So to start this off it could be a alien but there is a strong possibility that its not either. First the face is way to larg to be an actual face, it say it the artical the it is measured in meters, thats almost impossible. It also says in the artical that the face on mars was just an illusion caused by the shadowing on the rocks to make it look like a face. If you look furter into the artical it says that everytime they went across the planet that it looked exactly the same. It is a real debate on whether the face is real or not. There is also strong evidence on both sides, but NASA has alot of proof that it isn't an alien, they could be hiding it or they can be wrong.

Must all students participate in at least 1 extracurricular activity? Some schools make their students participate in at least 1 extracurricular activity whether the students want to or not, the students don't really have a say. I disagree, students shouldn't have to participate in at least 1 extracurricular activity. The principle might just want to help the students so that they can get into a good college or just into a good school in general. There are many reasons as to why students shouldn't be made to take an extracurricular activity. Some reasons as to why students shouldn't be made to take an extracurricular activity is simply because they might not have time, their parents may not want them to, and they might just not be interested in extracurricular activities at the moment. Having to take an extracurricular activity is a big responsibility in a way. Students might not have time because just like anybody else they also have a life outside of school and they have things that they need to do everyday. They might need to watch their siblings while their parents are at work, also they have homework for almost every class and apart from that they still have to do chores around the house. The students might really want to do a sport or join a club or maybe even do both but they might not be able to. The reason being is because they would then have to go after school so that they can go to practice for a sport or meet up with the other people from the club. There's a specific time you have to be there and if you can't make it you might get kicked out of the club or sport or any other extracurricular activities. Not having enough time might not be an issue but maybe their parents just dont want them to participate in anything. There are many reasons as to why this can happen, the student might get hurt really easily if its a sport or maybe even by doing simple everyday things, their parents might not be able to take them back to school when school is over because they might not have transportation, the parents could even possibly think that its dumb. There are many more reasons as to why their parents might just not want them to join a club or a sport or even just an after school class. The parents have their reasons because it's their child and they want to do what's best. Lastly the student might just not want to do anything at the moment. They get a lot to do in school and they still get homework, then when they get home they might just want to relax. They might be thinking about doing sports or something else this upcoming year but just not now. students get really stressed with all the work that they get that they might just not want to add more stress by having one more thing to worry about. maybe they are military and they might have to move to a whole different place where they don't know anyone so they want to take a year off to get to know some people before they start joining anything. Students shouldn't be made to take an extra curricular activity because they simply might not have time, their parents might just not want them to, or they might just not want to take any extracurricular activities at the moment. They should be able to have a choice of whether they want to take an extracurricular course or not. Students shouldn't have to do more than they have to if they really just don't want to or if they can't. Students are trying their very best in school so they shouldn't be made to take an extracurricular activity if they don't have to.

"New software has been developed that improves accuracy in percieving the emotions of others." I believe that this software is very interesting because it detects your facial expressions through a screen and tries to understand your emotions. However, I do not think that we need this software in our schools for education purposes. There are a few reasons in which I believe that these programs should not be installed on our school computers. The text claims that "the computer could modify a lesson, like a human instructor." However, I find this hard to believe considering the software can not specifically determine what lessons or problems you do not understand. One for instance, if a student is supposedly confused or bored, he or she can ask the teacher for help. If we have a school computer that modifies and changes the lesson due to facial expressions, it might get in the way and misunderstand what we actually need help with or slow us down. Recieving specific help from teachers, to understand the certain steps that a student struggles with would be a better option in my opinion. Secondly, we do not know how accurate this software is. The program could be very touchy; It could mix up confusion for anger. The student could be upset about a different topic or could simply have a certain resting face. The accuracy could have a lot to do with how this program would help us. Lastly, Why spend a lot of money installing programs to hundreds of computers at our school when we can recieve help from our teachers? Teachers are there to answer specific questions and a software that only detects your facial expressions and matches them to emotions can not do that. Installing these programs to our school computers will cost the school a lot of time and money without knowing for a fact that this software will actually be useful. Given these ideas, I do not think that it would be a very helpful addition to our students to install this software.

"The Electoral College is a process not a place." The Electoral college has 538 electors. Two-hundred and seventy electoral votes is established to elect the president of the United States. Every single candidate running for President in the state that you live in has his or her own group of electors. Usually, the electors are chosen by the candidate's political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what is their jobs and their responsibilities are in that spot. The presidential election is held every four years on the 2nd Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Generally, a lot, or most states have the "winner-takes-all" system tattooed in their minds that all electors to the winning presidential candidate. After the presidential election, the governor of the state that you live in prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment." That makes a list of all the candidates that ran for president in your state along with the names of their electors. It also shows the winning presidential candidate in your state and shows which electors in December of the election of the year. To commence, some presidents don't like or believe in the electoral college, these include Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter. According to the Gallup poll in 2000, taken right after Al Gore, thanks to the problems of the electoral college, won the popular vote but, unfortunately lost the presidency. Over 60 percent would like a more direct vote then have this system in which we have now, and this year's presidetnial election could even have the same upset, someone winning the popular vote but falling short for presidency. the single best argument against the electoral college would be what we call the disaster factor . Back in the 1900's, 1960 to be exact segregationists in the Louisiana legislature almost won in the fight to replace the Democratic electors with new electors who would not like, even oppose John F. Kennedy. At any rate, most people say that the Electoral College is tuned as an anachronism, a person or a thing that seems to belong in the past and not fit in the present. The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance nthat large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportion of the Senate decreed in the Constitution. The popular vote was very close in Florida (in 2012); nevertheless Obama, who won that vote, got 29 electoral votes. A win by the same margin in Wyoming would get the the winner only 3 electoral votes. As a conclusion a larger state gets more attention from presidential candidates in a campaign than a small state does, also that the electoral college could have some ups and some downs but facts are that the government are not going to get rid or abolish the Electoral College any time soon.                        

In today's world, students are filled with many emotions, some too difficult for even parents to decode. The rollercoaster of feelings that a teenager endures in a day is confusing and complex. But with newly found technology, it may be easier now for the emotions of students' to be understood and assisted, if needed. The revolutionary Facial Action Coding System allows computers to scan and analyze the feelings of a human, alive or painted, and is a very valuable tool to comprehend student's emotional expressions. This highly advanced technology is able to serve a multitiude of purposes that will foster an improved learning environment for students. Because of this new and itelligent technology, doctors and others are able to read emotions of people in a way never previously possible. This brilliant computer "constructs a 3-D computer model of the face" (3). including all major muscles. With the ability to do so, this computer scans and creates a human face and, based on the position of the muscles, is able to determine the distribution of emotions felt at that moment by a person. Tested with the Mona Lisa, this model "can even identify mixed emotions (as in da Vinci's masterpiece). Each expression is compared against a neutral face" (4). By comparing the chosen face against an emotionless one, this advanced techonology allows the ability to use muscle positions to analyze the feelings of a person. The ingenuity of the computers provide the resources and ability to decode complex human emotions and, in turn, will be able to be utilized in methods that will add to the betterment of society. The Facial Action Coding System will foster a more positive learning environment for students by adapting their online experience to their emotions. If implemented in daily computers, this technology will revolutionize the environemnt and usage of the Internet. Because this technology can map emotions, "if you smile when a Web ad appears on your screen, a similar ad might follow. But if you frown, the next ad will be different" (6). With the implementation of this technology, students will be able to influence which advertisements and pages appear on their screen. This will reduce their impatience on the computer, and actually stay focused on the task at hand, rather than getting frustrated and walking away. With the ability to control the pages on their computer screen, students will feel empowered and influential, giving them confidence and increasing their work ethic. With an increased work ethic, students will remain productive and efficient with their time and materials. The content of the student's lesson can also be adapted based on their emotional behavior. Dr Huang, the innovator of this technology, describes that at school, "'A classroom computer could recognize when a student is becoming confused or bored...Then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (6). By allowing the computer to customize the lesson, students will stay more engaged, as the content they are learning is one that they enjoy. Students will find pleasure in learning the subjects that interest them while also learning about other less-interesting subjects in a more captivating manner. The innovative technology serves to better a student's learning environment, keeping them engaged and interested in the content. Schools will notice increased success rates and knowledgable students. By providing students with the chance to customize the method in which they learn, school will be more enjoyable and students will stay committed to their education. The emotion-analyzing software gives students this chance and will greatly impact the way they learn and the committment to their education. The highly inteliigent Facial Action Coding System a valuable asset for students in a classroom, as it fosters an enjoyable and captivating learning environment that will shape the students' commitment to school. This advanced software analyzes the movement of a human's facial muscles, comparing it to an emotionless one, and determines the percent distribution their feelings. This innovative software provides students with the ability to customize the pages and lessons on the computer, giving them control over their method of learning. Students with this ability will feel captivated by their learning, as they are in control and can decide how they learn. The development of a desire to learn is crucial for school-aged children so that in the future, they will continue on to further educate themselves and expand their knowledge. This facial -analysis technology provides schools with the ability to create a captivating learning environment for students that will motivate them to stay committed to their education and reach their goals. While this new technology provides a bounty of benefits to many, assisting students in the achievement of their hopes and dreams holds the most value.

In the article "The Challenge of Eploring Venus" it talks about the second planet from our sun (Venus) often referred to as Earth's "twin". Becuase Venus is sometimes very close to Earth, humans have sent numerous spacecraft to land on the planet. The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the danger it represents. Considering that no spaceship survived the landing for more than a few hours, it explains how dangerous it could be to explore it. However, the author still seems to think that Venus is worth studying. Even though Venus is so inhospitable, the author claims that scientists still discuss further visits to its surface. Reason being is becuase Venus may have been once like Earth at one point. The Author states that Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various froms of life, just like Earth. Even until this day Venus still has some features that are similar to Earth. Venus has familiar features such as valleys, mountains, and craters. It even sometimes can be our nearest option for a planetary visit which is crucial considering the long time frames of space travel the author states. The NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has a possible solution for sending humans to study Venus after three decades. It would allow scientists to float above the fray and avoid the unfreindly ground conditons. Instead of the temperature being 800, it would be lowered to 170 if they used a blimp-like vehicle that would hover 30 or more miles over Venus. This would make Venus's conditions a little more bearable. Putting this idea to action wouldn't provide enough insight of Venus and its conditions. Scientists couldn't even take sampls of rock, gas, or anything else if they did it that way. Therefore, the author claims that scientists are working on a new idea to get up close and personal to Venus, despite the risks. Furthermore, the Author supports in many different ways how pursuing venus is worth the dangers. He provides examples of how sicentists are working to make something that would allow astronomers to visit and explore Venus, how they are fascinated by the planet, and how Venus has value not only becuase of the insight to be gained but also becuase of human curiousity will most likely lead us into many intimidating endevors and that dangers and doubts should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation. Therefore, the author supports the idea that studying Venus is worthy of pursuit depite the dangers very well,