Thesis Statement:
Drones can make our world a better place, through protecting soldiers, fighting against terrorism, and aiding people in scientific research.
Drones can protect soldiers
Fact: Michaels, Jim. “Drones: The face of the war on terror.” United States of America Today News. United States of America Today, 20 Mar. 2015. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. < http://droneswhyweneedthem.weebly.com/the-benefits-of-drones.html>. “Every war has casualties. It is what makes war so unpleasant. People must be sent to fight the enemy. These are normal people, with families anxiously awaiting their return. These are people who have hopes and dreams. People who look forward to the future. And some of these people must die, along with their hopes and dreams, in order to protect the freedoms that Americans enjoy every day. No one wants these American citizens to die, so why not send Drones to fight these battles instead? Drones can be operated from miles away with no danger to the operator. They can take out enemy combatants just as well as a ground operative, perhaps even more effectively considering they can strike on impassable terrain that soldiers may not be able to reach.”
Drones are precise in killing terrorist
Fact;Michaels, Jim. “Drones: The face of the war on terror.” United States of America Today News. United States of America Today, 20 Mar. 2015. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. . “These drones are also a more effective deterrent to terrorist activity. A terrorist does not have to fear U.S. troops if they are not in a country where U.S. forces are stationed. Drones, however, know no bounds. They can fly anywhere at anytime and are extremely silent in their approach. The terrorists always have to be on the look out for them, which makes their day to day terrorist activities very difficult. Drones have had a great affect on the war on terror and have discouraged many Taliban fighters and other terrorists. Such effects have reduced the threat against America, further ensuring the safety of it‘s citizens.”
Drones are aids in scientific research
Fact: Chu, Jennifer. “Delivery By Drone.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 21 Aug. 2014. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. . “To ensure safe, timely, and accurate delivery, drones would need to deal with a degree of uncertainty in responding to factors such as high winds, sensor measurement errors, or drops in fuel. But such “what-if” planning typically requires massive computation, which can be difficult to perform on the fly. Now MIT researchers have come up with a two-pronged approach that significantly reduces the computation associated with lengthy delivery missions. The team first developed an algorithm that enables a drone to monitor aspects of its “health” in real time. With the algorithm, a drone can predict its fuel level and the condition of its propellers, cameras, and other sensors throughout a mission, and take proactive measures — for example, rerouting to a charging station — if needed.“