Discuss ‘the Chinese room’ argument. In 1980‚ John Searle began a widespread dispute with his paper‚ ‘Minds‚ Brains‚ and Programmes’ (Searle‚ 1980). The paper referred to a thought experiment which argued against the possibility that computers can ever have artificial intelligence (AI); in essence a condemnation that machines will ever be able to think. Searle’s argument was based on two key claims. That; “brains cause minds and syntax doesn’t suffice for semantics” (Searle‚ 1980‚ p.417)
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American Born Chinese is a graphic novel that follows the stories of three seemingly unrelated characters; Jin Wang‚ Danny‚ and the Monkey King. Jin Wang is a Chinese-American boy who moves from a Chinese community to a place where he is one of two Asian students in his class. He desperately wants to fit in and be an all-American boy like his classmates. When a boy from Taiwan named Wei-Chen moves to his class‚ Jin Wang instantly dislikes him. He does not want to be Wei-Chen’s friend. However‚ the
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Chinese dream and my dream “There would be no new China without the Communist Party”‚ I’ve heard of this saying since I was a little child. From then on‚ the Communist Party has left a deep and giant impression on me. China makes great progress under the leadership of the Communist Party which has always been the belief of China. I’ve been told that it would be a great honor to be a party member. So now I am a party member and the Chinese belief becomes my genuine belief. However‚ as growing up
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A Brief History of the Chinese in the Philippines According to The History of the Sung Dynasty or Sung Shi‚ published in 1343-1374‚ China already had trade relations with the people in the Philippines as early as the tenth century (AD 982) (Miclat‚ 2000). By the time of the Sung Dynasty (860-1127)‚ Chinese colonies were already founded in some towns by the coast. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) ‚ colonies were already found in the hinterlands (Agoncillo‚ 1990). When the Spanish arrived
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feet. They used foot binding‚ a long and painful process of breaking and moving bones‚ to deform their feet until they were tiny. Foot binding perceived the role of women in Chinese society and Confucian moral values. This practice affected the lives of many women in ways that are unimaginably painful (Bound). One Chinese legend speaks of a time when Lady Huang of the Song Dynasty started this practice and continued it because her prince loved her little feet. He was proud of her ability to dance
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Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Scott Johnson ETH 125 January 15‚ 2012 Stephanie Perry Ethnic Groups and Discrimination The Chinese immigrated to the United States in during the 1800s; Official records show that before 1857‚ 46 Chinese immigrants were in the United States. Over the next 30 years more that 200‚000 Chinese had immigrated to the United States. This immigration wave was largely because of the push of the awful conditions in China and the pull of the discovery of gold‚ and‚ job
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years old. It was not I whom had been bullying others‚ yet others had bullied me. American Born Chinese hits home for me because I was once in that position where being in the “United” States had made me feel more isolated and forsaken than any other event in my existence. “You’re in America. Speak English” (Yang‚ 2008‚ p. 31). This is something that I have heard on numerous accounts. American Born Chinese is not only relatable to me‚ but it can also be described as something many “foreigners” have
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over. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed‚ not because of the increasing numbers that where entering the United States‚ but the racism that were boiling in this so called “melting pot” of diversity. Many racial tensions began as Americans saw these Chinese as a threat to their jobs and the economy. During this time the Gold rush was happening in California‚ which China was in a period of poverty‚ which lead many Chinese to immigrate to California (Seattle.) Before the Chinese Exclusion Act
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early 20th century‚ many Chinese families struggled to gain social‚ economic‚ and educational stature in both China and the United States. In the book‚ A Transnational History of a Chinese Family‚ by Haiming Liu‚ we learn about the Chang family rooted in Kaiping County‚ China‚ who unlike many typical Chinese families’ exemplified hard-work and strong cultural values allowing them to pursue an exceptional Chinese-American lifestyle. Even with immigration laws preventing Chinese laborers and citizens
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the best fit and qualified groups to maximize profit in which led to a “competition” of employment in the states. In an effort to avoid competition‚ many Chinese immigrants-of the first period‚ migrated to western regions of the United States: California and states west of the Rocky Mountains. In many western regions‚ “The bulk of the of Chinese immigrants …became a source of cheap labor to work the railroads‚ mines‚ fisheries‚ farms‚ orchards‚ canneries‚ garment industries‚ manufacturing of cigars
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