Robots on Earth
Robots on Earth
by Jerry West

Explosions. Car chases. A man and woman, drenched in sweat, limping from a building as it crumbles to the ground, muster the last of their strength to rescue humanity from its inevitable extinction at the cold, metal hands of humanoid creatures with artificial intelligence gone awry. For decades, books and movies have dictated how we think of robots. Simply the word "robot" can bring to mind images of evil, mechanical creatures bent on taking over the world and wiping out every glimmer of humanity. And yet, the truth of machines is dramatically different. Today's robots hold little in common with their villainous cousins from action-packed science fiction. Most robots have no interest in harming the human population at all; they exist to aid people in making life safer, healthier, and more productive.

For example, jobs such as welding and painting are important to civilization as we know it, but experience has taught us that these activities can be hazardous to human health. In addition, fumes in automobile and airplane factories can harm organic bodies that become exposed to their toxins in the assembly process. Even when the best precautions are taken, workers may still suffer from lack of adequate ventilation. What is the answer to these difficult dilemmas? Robots. Because machines don't rely on clean air or comfortable temperatures, because they can function even in the midst of deadly gasses, they can take over with ease where humans would suffer greatly. Working together, humans and robots can get the job done.

A robot's job isn't limited to the terrestrial level, either. Even in space, machines such as the R2 humanoid robot at the International Space Station complete dangerous tasks for astronauts, protecting them from potentially deadly situations. And then, when there are mundane but essential tasks to conduct on the space station, R2 takes care of those, as well, freeing up the astronauts' time for more important responsibilities. Thus, in space and on Earth, robots manage to create healthier, happier humans.

In fact, there are robots on Earth that exist specifically to boost human health. Just as contact lenses enhance human sight, robotics can increase human mobility. People with disabilities and various forms of paralysis now have hope that they can achieve better range of motion, when before this wasn't possible. With the help of robots, scientists are working to create an exoskeleton that will attach itself to the outside of the human body, establishing a connection to the human brain. Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has a dream. "We are working with the Brazilian government, who is helping fund the project. At the 2014 soccer World Cup celebrations we hope to have a Brazilian teenager with quadriplegia walk out and make the opening kick."

Explosions and car crashes may sell tickets for the summer blockbuster, but robots have so much more to offer, and much of it is positive service to humans. At the heart of the field of robotics is not the creation of people-destroying machines with evil artificial intelligence, but something much more useful. Robots aren't our enemies; instead, they are the valuable result of scientific endeavors to create safer lives for people everywhere.

Write a summary of the article:
Write a main idea sentence for each paragraph of the article.
Put your main idea sentences together to create the first draft of your summary paragraph and include a topic sentence.
Revise your draft to make it more concise, effective, and objective.
Proofread your paragraph for complete sentences, proper punctuation, and correct spelling.
Remember that the summary should be objective and should not include your opinions or experiences.
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Answer: If this is from a quiz be careful

Explanation: People will report you if the have this on a quiz or test

Identify the following verbs by number and person by checking the appropriate boxes
He for the bus every day after school.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Second person
Same both for singular and plural
First person
Third person
Singular (only)
Plural (only)

HELP!!! *ASAP* Read the paragraphs.

The concerns about sending people to Mars are definitely worth considering. For one thing, the mission will cost billions of dollars. This would be a huge additional cost at a time when national debts continue to skyrocket. Also, that money could help fix problems here on Earth.

Mars may have valuable resources. The Earth’s resources are already starting to dwindle, and our population continues to grow. Finding resources on Mars could provide much-needed relief for the overstressed ecosystems of Earth.

What is the best way to connect the paragraphs?

deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph
deleting the first sentence of the second paragraph
adding a transition at the beginning of the second paragraph
adding another sentence with evidence at the end of the first paragraph

WILL GIVE BRAINIEST
pls help i kinda dont want to do the work but yeah
just put them in order they are not in order already BTW

What are the ten most venomous snakes on the planet?
Please include for each snake
name
color and size
located in
how deadly
Please don't delete this! Yes, this is for English!

The candidate began to hedge while talking about his recent actions.
1.Take an insincere position for political gain
2. avoid giving a direct answer or firm commitment
3. change a stated opinion to the opposite side
4. attract increasing numbers of followers

Marge has been saying things about the place on the corner. is there a being verb, action verb or a verb prase

I need help
Will give brainliest

Read the following passage written by a teen hero:

I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.


In sentence 4, the root in the word "mortified" means
frustration
death
disappointment
sadness

Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.

Edward Corsi, who later became United States Commissioner of Immigration, was a ten-year-old Italian immigrant when he sailed into New York harbor in 1907:

My first impressions of the New World will always remain etched in my memory, particularly that hazy October morning when I first saw Ellis Island. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain's memory; and glad we were, both children and grown-ups, to leave the open sea and come at last through the Narrows into the Bay.

My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together, happy that we had come through the storm safely, clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our dreams.

The purpose of this excerpt is to help readers understand

the excitement and relief immigrants felt upon arriving in America.
that the Narrows into the Bay was a very dangerous passage.
that Italian children were very sad after leaving their home country.
the weather the immigrants experienced on that day in October 1907.

Which story features a dynamic character? In the beginning of the story, Teddy refuses to pass the soccer ball to his teammates and gets angry when his team loses. At the end of the story, Teddy realizes that friendship and teamwork are more important than winning. In the beginning of the story, John sits at the edge of the pool and watches his friends have a good time swimming. At the end of the story, John complains of a stomachache when it is time for swimming class. In the beginning of the story, Luis helps his little brother with his math homework. At the end of the story, Luis teaches his youngest brother how to ride a bicycle without training wheels. In the beginning of the story, Tamara teases Phoebe about the low score she receives on a math quiz. At the end of the story, Tamara laughs at the way Paul holds a tennis racquet in gym class.

In the Passage 2, what is the main action of the poem?



A)A discovery ship sails out into the middle of the unknown.



B)The admiral tells the crew to keep sailing although they only see ocean.



C)The sailors prepare daily to overthrow the captain and take over the ship.



D)The sailors fear they may be lost or possibly sailing into some great danger.


(the poem)


Passage 2: "Columbus"

Behind him lay the gray Azores,



Behind the Gates of Hercules;



Before him not the ghost of shores;



Before him only shoreless seas.



5 The good mate said: "Now must we pray,



For lo! the very stars are gone.



Brave Adm'r'l, speak; what shall I say?"



"Why, say, 'Sail on! sail on! and on!'" "My men grow mutinous day by day;



10 My men grow ghastly, wan and weak."



The stout mate thought of home; a spray



Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek.



"What shall I say, brave Adm'r'l, say,



If we sight naught but seas at dawn?"



15 "Why, you shall say at break of day:



'Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!'"



They sailed and sailed, as winds might blow,



Until at last the blanched mate said:



"Why, now not even God would know



20 Should I and all my men fall dead.



These very winds forget their way,



For God from these dread seas is gone.


Now speak, brave Adm'r'l, speak and say"-



He said: "Sail on! sail on! and on!"


25 They sailed. They sailed. Then spake the mate:



"This mad sea shows his teeth to-night.



He curls his lip, he lies in wait,



He lifts his teeth, as if to bite!



Brave Adm'r'l, say but one good word:



30 What shall we do when hope is gone?"



The words leapt like a leaping sword:



"Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!"



Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck,



And peered through darkness. Ah, that night



35 Of all dark nights! And then a speck-


A light! A light! At last a light!



It grew, a starlit flag unfurled!



It grew to be Time's burst of dawn.



He gained a world; he gave that world



40 Its grandest lesson: "On!

If you can be one thing when you grow up what would it be? (for you)

PLEASE HELP
(Its not that hard)

What does the narrator ask of the raven in the following stanza?

you have prepared a food that is salad
write a speech about the food salad what is the nutritional benefits

The two factors that determine the best method for taking notes are the
A. subject and teacher preference.
B. subject and student preference.
C. graphic organizer and student preference.
D. graphic organizer and teacher preference.

Why might you question the reliability of the authors claim that the lab will win a Nobel Prize in Medicine?

(A) The article seems like it was written to entertain.
(B) A reliable article would not begin with the word, "Achoo!"
(C) An article that mentions home remedies is usually folklore.
(D) An article would not try so hard to persuade its reader.

Which of the following is not a claim you could make after reading the sources?
a. Tsunamis move more water than rogue waves.
b. There is no way to predict a rogue wave, but there can be an advance
warning for a tsunami.
c. Tsunamis cause the most damage on land.
d. Rogue waves cause tsunamis.

Which theme is shared by "My Childhood Home I See Again" and Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America? (poem and story attached download)
A) Memories are often unreliable, offering only a glimpse or an echo of the truth.

B) Sometimes information or knowledge will completely alter how a person understands the world.

C) It is impossible to relive the past, and trying to do so will only end in heartache.

D) One must overcome fear of new experiences to fully enjoy life.

PLZ HELP
Which of the following are good questions to ask when considering an audience? Select all that apply.

What are you required to do?
Who will be reading or viewing your project?
What does your audience already know or believe about your topic?
What kind of reaction do you want to achieve?

Which character in the short story “Thank you, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes exhibits integrity through their own actions?
Write a premise

Which selection best supports the central idea that there are good reasons to be awake during the day?
A. Humans are diurnal.
B. It can also be a good thing to avoid the sun.
C. Sunshine provides much-needed vitamin D and also makes us feel good.
D. It's normal to be awake during the day and sleep at night.
(Correct answer and accurate will receive brainliest.)

Which sentence uses the word endangered incorrectly?

A The river was endangered by fertilizer runoff after the rain.
B The changing climate endangered all animals from the north and south pole.
C The pack of wolves endangered the lost woman in the forest.
D He feels endangered when he sees a movie about the ice caps melting.

In paragraph 3 of Selection 2, how does the author develop the idea that “for the early people of Mesa Verde, the land was everything?”


A)by listing the resources found on the land and their uses


B)by describing the land with vivid and colorful language


C)by explaining how the land sheltered people from weather


D)by comparing the land with places the people had lived before


(the paragrahg)
3 Today the land is silent, save for the wind rustling the trees and the song of a canyon wren. But for the early people of Mesa Verde, the land was everything. It provided water, soil for crops, plants and animals for food, stone and wood for houses and tools, clay for pottery, and fiber for clothing and baskets. The land was also significant because topography determined where and how people moved and communicated.

Kelvin Gets His Start

2. Most teens could not imagine going to bed at 7 p.m. every night, but Kelvin would. Then, in the middle of the night, he would wake up to transform his living room. It was a "small electronics scrapyard," as Kelvin explained. Kelvin was always very interested in technology and inventions, but he lived very poorly. His community did not have modern technology. This did not stop Kelvin. He scrounged through scrapyards and dumps looking for basic components to make his inventions work.

Which detail is explicit from this paragraph? (5 points)

Select one:

a.
Kelvin Doe is from a small village in the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa.


b.
Many teenage boys aspire to be DJs.


c.
The teenager invented something.


d.
Kelvin Doe's creative idea included a battery.

Suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient Greek chronicles and also in the Biblical Book of Exodus: Rameses, or Ramesses.

—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin

Which word or phrase from the passage is the best clue for figuring out the meaning of "chronicles”?

“famous”
“pharaoh”
“ancient Greek”
“name appeared in”

Determine whether the prepositional phrase in the sentence below is functioning as an adjective or an adverb.

Some Native Americans travelled from place to place .
a.
adjective phrase
b.
adverb phrase


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B

Into the woods I go
Book and blanket in tow.

Like an explorer
I search for territory
among the trees,
then stake my claim
with a patchwork flag.

Like a ship
my blanket sails
on oceans of words
to worlds
unknown.

Where will I go?
Wherever the pages set my mind to roam.

How does a simile most clearly contribute to the tone of this poem?

A. The simile "to worlds unknown" creates a mysterious tone because unknown lands are associated with mystery.
B. The simile "like a ship" creates an adventurous tone because ships are associated with sailing to unknown lands.
C. The simile "like a ship" creates a childish tone because children enjoy playing with toy ships.
D. The simile "to worlds unknown" creates a confident tone because a person must be enthusiastic when traveling to foreign lands.

While reasonable safety concerns may require changes in the building, the "beacon" promised by Mr. Libeskind cannot under any circumstances be replaced with a dreary, fear-inspired fortress. The tower could become overly bulky if extra security demands are simply grafted onto the present plan. It already calls for a massive building, with too much extra office space - added to suit the developer - and a very tall spire for those who want a perpetual sign of defiance to terrorists. Nothing would better express capitulation to terrorism than a large skyscraper that looks like a vertical bunker.

Given the author’s tone, how do you think he feels about the security changes being made to the Freedom Tower?
a.He is happy about the changes.
b.He is unhappy about the changes.
c.He is neutral about the changes.
d.He believes the changes should be kept secret.

You and your friend read a book about three animals that travel hundreds of miles to find their way back home. They face danger, illness, and injury, yet eventually arrive alive to greet their heartsick owners. Which of the following is the main idea of this book?

Three animals on a journey
Three animals with superpowers
Three animals run away for an adventure
Three animals risk their lives to return home