David M. Armstrong What is the nature of the mind? Mind: - Having perception - Having purposes - Having beliefs - Having sensations - Having desires Given these associations‚ what the nature of mind is has important consequences for epistemology‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ religion‚ science‚ etc. Take a human. What is it? Is it just a body‚ a mechanism? In 1770‚ an inventor presented the Mechanical Turk to the Empress of Austria. The mechanism appeared to be able to play a strong game
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we learn‚ and we grow. Sometimes I like to look at life on the monkey see‚ monkey do saying. Kids especially are known to do this. They tend to mimic everything that they see‚ and this is how they learn new things. On today’s television there are so many different shows and cartoons that kids learn things from some of the things they learn are great and other things are not so good for children viewing such as the cartoon Family Guy. People may look at Family Guy as a very funny cartoon but in all
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During persuasive writing pieces authors try to make you see their point of view as valid. Often times during this process‚ their writing is compromised by the errors they make to prove their point. David Thomas makes many errors in his essay "The Mind of a Man." In his thesis he tries to prove that women are not smarter than men as previously believed‚ but instead that they just excel at different tasks. However‚ throughout his whole essay‚ he describes that boys are discouraged by female teachers
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Henry David Thoreau once stated‚ “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” I believe that the trials and tribulations in one’s life and the manner in which he or she responds to them defines them as a person just as much as his/her successes do. Of course‚ using one’s failures in life as tools for learning and building character is easier said than done. However‚ there are unique qualities that can make this process quite simple. I possess some of these
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Zealanders. They were warm‚ welcoming and very helpful throughout our stay. Upon arrival‚ we were welcomed and given snacks and drinks. We were made to feel like old friends who had come for a visit. (While we were there‚ another couple from the US were staying there who had stayed there several times previously. It is the kind of place I would like to visit again and again.) Second -- the place. John and Ruth have created a beautiful villa-type setting on a 5-acre garden estate‚ with a pool. Our
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author and founding father Ben Franklin once said‚ "Most people return small favors‚ acknowledge medium ones‚ and repay greater ones with ingratitude." Like Mr. Franklin said a favor returned without ingratitude is not worth the time. Ingratitude can run the the whole purpose of doing or achieving something. For example‚ in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant Madame Loisel is portrayed as an ungrateful woman because of how greedy and inconsiderate she is. To begin with‚ Madame Loisel was a
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because I’ve lost so many loved ones recently‚ but I have been thinking about the value of life. Recently I asked some companions at dinner how they wanted to be remembered. I notice reporters always ask older celebrities that question which means I know you won’t be around much longer so what do you want me to say about you when you are gone? One of my friends said he wanted to be remembered as a good person who always tried to do the right thing. I am sure he will be remembered that way. He is
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Hi Guys! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! Reading this week’s content‚ it was interesting to see what differentiates the Warner Brothers from the Disney Company. Throughout Warner Bros. company‚ the quirks and humor is what made it differ and become unique within each animation they created. 1.“Freleng continues‚ “but he trusted me quite a bit‚ and he let me do whatever I wanted to do‚ as long as it didn’t cost him a lot of money. You couldn’t do that today‚ because we didn’t even use union
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room I. Review of the documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a documentary that was produced in 2005 as a reflection of the 2003‚ bestselling book with the same name. The documentary was written by Bethany Mclean and Peter Elkind. The film‚ produced by Alex Gibney is an explicit demonstration of how reputable corporations can tumble down because of illicit financial management. The film is about the Enron Company‚ which experienced enormous financial
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Before Elizabeth I death in 1603‚ the Catholics had a rough time with the religious changes and after her death‚ thought they would have a catholic king. They got James VI of Scotland and soon to be James I of England. The whole catholic religion celebrated for they thought it would be the end of their religious troubles. Sadly they were wrong and it got even worse. He made the Catholics become Protestants and if they didn’t he would punish them severely. This made the Catholics angry and so they
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