Girls and boys from school districts around the world are encouraged to practice reading in their daily lives due its beneficial effects. Writer Alan Maley encourages Extensive Reading‚ which guides students to read independently and extrinsically. He believes that it‚ “develops learner autonomy...enhances general language competence” and‚ “helps develop general‚ world knowledge” (Maley 2-3). However‚ the number of people choosing to spend their leisure time invested in a novel is declining by the
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The Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence By Matt Mahoney‚ Nov. 17‚ 2007 When we are able to create machines smarter than humans‚ then those machines could do likewise‚ but much faster. The result will be an explosion of intelligence‚ and according to Vernor Vinge‚ the end of the human era. The Friendly AI Problem The Singularity Institute was founded to counter the threat of unfriendly artificial intelligence‚ losing control of the machines we have built‚ but the problem remains unsolved
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When is enough‚ enough? Do you think the way we consume products effects the Earth’s survival? In “The Conundrum of Consumption”‚ author Alan Thein Durning believes the consumer behavior and the detrimental effects of consumption are destroying the world’s natural environment. Durning discusses that consuming goods has become the way of life. Durning exposes that our appetites to live the American Dream have taken a toll on the earth’s natural environment‚ and suggests that there are other paths
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Refugee by Alan Gratz is one of the most powerful stories that I have read in a huge amount of time. This book is from three different points of view‚ Isabel‚ Joseph and Mahmoud. I will say that it did get a little agonizing switching from point to point. I got really engaged into Isabel’s story of crossing the sea‚ and then we switch to Mahmoud crossing the desert. I was always trying to find time to read this book‚ I actually didn’t want it to end! I felt so many emotions during this book‚and I’m
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Artificial Life “There are three great events in history. One‚ the creation of the universe. Two‚ the appearance of life. The third one‚ which I think is in equal importance‚ is the appearance of Artificial Intelligence (Guzeldere‚ 2005).” Since before the Common Era‚ efficiency in work has been tackled by the scholarly geniuses who have moved us forward into the scientific generation we are today. They have tried to quantify and imitate the infinite processes that our human minds create. Their
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Case Study Report- Ford Motor Introduction Ford Motor Company (Ford) is an American multinational corporation which produces cars and trucks. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16‚ 1903. Ford is the second largest automaker in the U.S. and the fifth-largest in the world based on annual vehicle sales in 2010. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce‚ using elaborately engineered manufacturing
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Alan de Botton’s views on the vital role of humorists in conveying unpopular or difficult to say perspectives is mostly incorrect. While it is undeniable that humorists are allowed to say some things other people normally can’t‚ the role of humorists in society is not vital because of these messages‚ nor is this immunity all-powerful in protecting these humorists from backlash. The vital function of humorists in society is not to be some sort of activist (society has enough of those already)‚ but
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In the article “What is the Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt‚ the author expresses that at 18‚ teens are considered adults‚ and have the ability to vote and join the army(1). However‚ when it comes to drinking or renting a care‚ teenagers are too irresponsible. We are allowing young adults to make
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Many different people seek refuge in different countries‚ but this is never easy with different sacrifices that are usually made‚ as big as leaving your house or sharing something. In the book Refugee by Alan Gratz‚ there are many different times where someone sacrificed themselves for another person. But‚ these sacrifices have a reason behind them‚ even if it is in the heat of the moment. This can include saving and helping the lives of others or themselves. These cause many different difficulties
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1. Robin Hood knew from the inception of his crusade to bring down the sheriff he could not do it alone. Robin therefore decided to gather allies who had a similar dislike of the sheriff and train up them up into a highly skilled group. Robin’s true goal was to alleviate some of the pressures placed on the town’s people and farmers therefore he decided to rob the rich and give to the poor. The dethroning of the sheriff was merely a mission to achieve his vision. The sheriff was the one who enforced
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