Philosophy and Literature 253 Midterm Exam October 7 2012 “Oh‚ Jupiter‚ a robot Descartes!” Asimov’s short story “Reasons” in I‚ Robot is the fictional account of a robots creation of his own path of reasoning. Much like Descartes‚ the Robot‚ Cutie‚ is curious about the truth of his existence and plans to find the answers out for himself. Cutie is a self-aware‚ reasoning robot on a station in space in the year 2015‚ and all he knows are the things in his immediate surrounding‚ which isn’t much
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Figureheads Control the Lives and the Minds of Cult Followers? Cult psychology is a topic I have always been interested in‚ but I have never pursued this knowledge. Before research‚ I assumed all cults were destructive. I also assumed cults were all negative. I knew cults used the technique known as brainwashing‚ or coercive persuasion‚ but I never realized the full extent of this technique. Most of us have heard of Charles Manson‚ and many more of us know the gory details of Adolf Hitler and the
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In the text ‘I am not Esther’ written by Fleur Beale a character I liked was Kirby Greenland. I liked Kirby because she taught me about the themes of loyalty‚ deception and a sense of your own identity. I liked Kirby because she had experiences a lot of changes in her life. The most significant change was finding her own identity as she grew and developed as a teenager. She was always determined to find her mother even when it felt like there was a brick wall at the end of the road. I also liked Kirby
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"I Have a Dream" Poems by Delmar 5th and 6th graders Delmar particpated in the KIDLINK "I Have a Dream" Project Dream I have a dream that one day everyone will live in peace. That no one will be left out of games because of their skin color‚ but because of their ability of the game. Everyone should have the same rights. That’s my dream. Erin Grade 6 I Have a Dream I have a dream that people will not pollute the Earth. I have a dream that people will not do drugs or anything that
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English 8CP This I Believe: Writing Instructions [modified from: http://www.thisibelieve.org] The This I Believe essay form is based on a 1950’s radio program of the same name‚ where Americans from all walks of life shared their personal philosophies and core values that guided their daily lives. In your essay‚ you will narrow this focus‚ writing only a statement of personal religious belief. Below are some suggestions to guide you through this process. Name your belief: If you
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To the girl who let him go I know I should probably hate you for hurting him and taking him to some dark places in his life‚ but I don’t. I actually want to thank you for hurting him‚ so I could show him how he should be treated. Without you‚ he would never have learned such a valuable life lesson. I’m glad he learned it the hard way because you made him so much stronger than before. Thank you for walking out of his life and opening the door for someone else...me. Thank you for giving me the chance
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a“I am woman‚ hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend ’Cause I’ve heard it all before And I’ve been down there on the floor No one’s ever gonna keep me down again Oh yes‚ I am wise But it’s wisdom born of pain Yes‚ I’ve paid the price But look how much I gained If I have to I can do anything I am strong (strong) I am invincible (invincible) I am woman You can bend but never break me ’Cause it only serves to make me More determined
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of the play. (lines 90-120) 3. Paraphrase the 3 questions that Horatio asks the ghost. (lines 140-150) 4. List the 2 allusions that Horatio uses in lines 124-137. Explain why Horatio uses them. 5. List 3 examples of figurative language used in Act I‚ scene 1. Scene 2 6. What is the “good and bad” news Claudius states to his royal court in lines 1-16. 7. How does Claudius deal with young Fortinbras’ threat against Denmark? (Lines 17-38.) 8. Explain the queen’s comment: “cast thy knighted
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This morning I do not know which way to go. My mind is full of questions. There was something of concern; this was wrong that was wrong‚ everybody wanted something from me. How was it possible to keep from crying in this imperfect world? My hear hurts so much. I am so tired of trying to make it on my own. I knew that God was here somewhere‚ but where. Was he hiding from me? Why could he not love me? I have seen so many others that I would think that have been less fortunate than I am in doing
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I’m going to introduce "I Am Legend". This movie was released in the USA in 2007. This film was set in New York. New York fell into ruin from a virus which came from a medicine for cancer. However‚ while this medicine saved a lot of lives‚ some people suffered from a symptom like a rabies. From this side affect‚ they found that medicine changed into a virus. This virus caused death. Infected people were called "Dark Seekers" in this story. Their weak point is sunlight but they have great physical
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