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    Modern day AI is somewhat like the AI in the short story‚ “There will come Soft Rains” because the AI in each story are able to take care of their host’s basic needs‚ like making breakfast‚ cleaning‚ entertaining children so the adults can do some work they need to do‚ or just basically help them with anything around the house. One thing we know is that our modern day AI is able to help us cook and clean while the AI in the story can cook and clean too‚ but it does things way better. The AI in the

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    suffer the opposite. It refers to the punishment of souls in Dante’s Inferno by a process either resembling or contrasting with the sin itself. There are many examples of contrapasso in Dante’s Inferno‚ as he travels ever deeper into the depths of hell. In the Inferno‚ we are given a tour through Hell by Dante‚ who is a middle-aged man. The Inferno is a story of a journey given by two different Dantes: Dante the pilgrim and Dante the author. He has a natural emotion of pity‚ which he is often

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    scenes in triptych style. The right wing of the triptych depicts Hell and the causes of man’s downfall‚ which Dante wrote about in the Inferno. Dante tries to convey to all humanity the consequences of human actions and the levels of hell that he believes exist for different levels of sins. Dante divides Hell up into ten different circles‚ and there is an upper and a lower level of Hell. Dante and Bosch have similar views on the evil within people and this evil is represented in their works‚ whether

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    One of the types of love that is most evident / found most often in Romeo and Juliet and modern day is Familial love. There are 6 different types of love; Familial‚ Platonic‚ Narcissistic‚ Unrequited‚ and Spiritual/Religious love. Familial love is when you love your family‚ and they love you back. Platonic love is the love between you and your friends. Narcissistic love is when you love yourself and not others. Unrequited love is when you love someone‚ but they do not love you back. Finally Spiritual/Religious

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    Ashley Boyle Essay 2 Justice‚ Power‚ Love‚ Intellect: These are the driving forces behind the creation of eternal torment for crimes committed on Earth‚ according to Dante’s God in The Inferno. At the beginning of Canto III‚ Ciardi’s summary of the law in Dante’s Hell is described as “the law of symbolic retribution. As they sinned so are they punished” (pg 17). In other words‚ let the punishment fit the crime. However‚ what does this say about Dante’s view of God? Is He a vengeful God‚ giving

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    Carlos Varela Mr. Marquez English 1 CP Per. 2 May 12‚ 2015 Modern day and the Elizabeth Era Elizabeth era had swords‚ broadswords‚ and rapier. Modern day we have guns‚ tanks‚ knives and Tasers. One evidence about the Elizabeth era having swords is “During the early years of the Elizabeth era‚ swords were the choice in weaponry”. One quote they use modern day is “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” In my opinion I think weapons are really not needed but the

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    Classical and modern-day heroes are both two very different things. A classical hero is somebody who slays something to benefit just themselves or others. A modern day hero is somebody that does something to benefit others just because they are kind. They are very different. A classical hero is somebody who slayed something to benefit themselves and others. Most classical heroes fit the hero’s journey. That is the journey that a classical hero takes. They start off in the ordinary world and then

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    individual’s perspective. The narrator and protagonist‚ Dante Alighieri‚ illustrated the inner workings of hell itself from his own views and representation. Guided by the acclaimed poet‚ Virgil‚ Dante is able to journey through the underworld and epitomize the utter horrifying realm of the dead. Each circle of the inferno is secluded for a particular sin‚ punishing each one of the damned in their own unique way. As the narrator‚ Dante is able to include characters and situations from his own

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    he wanted‚ and he accomplished it. He made the most of what he wanted. He even wrote books and made a movie about his life! Now that’s an accomplishment not very many people has. Dr. Ben Carson should be considered a modern day hero. First‚ Dr. Ben Carson was considered a modern day hero because he overcame adversity. For example‚ Dr. Ben Carson overcame adversity because he had a single mother who did not know how to read‚ yet she pushed him into achieving excellent grades and he became the best

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    be much less pain / if you ate us instead! You clothed us with / this wretched flesh‚ now strip it off again’” (Inferno‚ 33:61-62). Yet‚ Ugolino turned to stone and said nothing‚ even as his children wept in their sleep out of hunger (Boitani‚ 1989). Ugolino even says that

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