1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated
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Decision to Drop Atomic Bombs The Justification behind the Detonation of The Little Boy and The Fat Man How could anyone possibly justify a decision that would result in over 265‚000 potentially innocent people losing their lives? Justifications like this have been made throughout history by evil leaders with mal-intentions‚ or by psychopathic fundamentalists‚ but never by a governmental organization as respected and trusted as the United States. How is it possible that the most financially
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thought was best for themselves and society. These groups were immigrants‚ political machines‚ and reformers. Political Machines put an effect on the government and the society in the late nineteenth century. Did these political machines have more of a positive or a more of a negative effect on the society? They participated in many corrupt bargains. They also attacked those disloyal towards these political machines. I also add that they helped many of the poor civilians and helped many immigrants
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came under French rule again‚ the French offered the United States the option to purchase all of Louisiana. So‚ in 1803 the United States government purchased the 828‚000 square miles of land known as Louisiana from France. This purchase known as the Louisiana Purchase cost the United States $15 million and it significantly increased the size of the United States. Other than having access to the waterways this purchase helped ease the worries of President Thomas Jefferson and other slaveholders. Slaveholders
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Mr. Jerry Eckwood‚ V.P of Louis national bank requested loan from customer named Hampton Machine Tool Hampton-requested renewal of the existing 1 million dollar loan‚ repaid time of Sep.30 Additional-asking for a 350‚000 loan for planned equipment purchases in Oct. Under terms of company’s request‚ both were to be paid back end of 1979 Background of Hampton Established in 1915‚ machine tool manufacturing business. Recent months‚ record production/profitability mid-late 1960. -Customers
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Robespierre’s idea of virtue and terror is somewhat contradicting. In Justification of the Use of Terror we see that Robespierre starts off by stating that the French people have gone through many obstacles to set up a new government. At some point the new government has to be put in place. According to Robespierre the new government’s principles should come from the spirit of the revolution. The new government should also realize that the new system will encounter some jeopardizing. The French revolution
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The Louisiana Purchase was the greatest land purchase in US History. It nearly doubled the Nation’s size and it would bring much wealth to the nation. For example‚ in time gold would be discovered in the west and farming would be used on the land. This territory had been owned by different nations as a result of the French Indian war. However‚ in the end‚ it was sold to the US by the French. Jefferson had a plan for this land‚ although not everyone agreed with him buying the land. The treaty was
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Post purchase Evaluation Process Carlie Higdon MAN105 March 9‚ 2013 Professor Dana Adams Consumer post purchase evaluation is generally affected by pre purchase expectations‚ The consumer usually does some sort of research to compare prices and such before making a big purchase‚ a house or a car for example. And the evaluation is whether they are happy or not with what they bought. What
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Hampton Machine Tool Company On September 14‚ 1979‚ Mr. Jerry Eckwood‚ vice president of the St. Louis National Bank was considering a loan request from a customer located in a nearby city. The company‚ Hampton Machine Too] Company‚ had requested renewal of an existing $1 million loan originally due to be repaid on September 30. In addition to the renewal of the existin- loan‚ Hampton was asking for an additional loan of $350‚000 for planned equipment purchases in October. Under the terms
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How Significant was the Impact of Political Machines on Society? In the late 18th and early 19th century‚ a massive growth in american cities need for a stable government caused the development of what is now called a political machine. The impact of political machines caused a negative influence politically and socially. Cities in the 19th century were defectively arranged in the public’s worst interest. The poor arrangement of government was in result of migration from rural areas (“Political
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