Chapter 7 Backtracking Algorithms Truth is not discovered by proofs but by exploration. It is always experimental. — Simone Weil‚ The New York Notebook‚ 1942 Objectives • • • • • • To appreciate how backtracking can be used as a solution strategy. To recognize the problem domains for which backtracking strategies are appropriate. To understand how recursion applies to backtracking problems. To be able to implement recursive solutions to problems involving backtracking. To comprehend the minimax
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the story of Theseus and the Minotaur‚ it centres around an early civilisation on the island of Crete‚ it is a myth told long before Athens became the ruling capital. It is the legend of the Minotaur. The legend of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth of Knossos in Crete has enthralled many historians‚ archaeologists over‚ anthropologists and so on over years‚ even centuries. However‚ one archaeologist was captivated by the entrancing and beauty of the myth of The Minotaur and the Palace in Knossos was
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sent to the Maze‚ and that he himself would slay the Minotaur. The people of Athens did not know what to say‚ but Theseus went off and with alittle help of Ariadne‚ King Mino’s daughter‚ he went off to the Maze. Ariadne told Theseus to attach a string to the door of the maze and make your way through it‚ if you are to get lost‚ just retrace your steps with the ball of string. And so Theseus did‚ Theseus did as Ariadne said and he killed the Minotaur with his bear hands making it out of the maze. Theseus
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The King Must Die: Is Theseus to Perfect to be a Human Being? To be considered a human being one must be subject to or indicative of the weakness‚ imperfections‚ and fragility associated with human beings. This definition separates us from any lower being‚ or for this book’s concern separates us from any higher being. Theseus had endured a life that during some times showed to be like that of any human. Yet‚ there were numerous occasions that proved Theseus to be not of human flesh and blood
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Theseus’s slaying of the mighty Minotaur mutes the accounts of his treatment of Ariadne that may differ from Hamilton’s. Would a female still be acknowledged as heroic if she abandoned a man who helped her? For example in Atalanta’s Greek myth‚ Atalanta avoids romance at all cost and this seems to show that she breaks free from the stereotype that woman must find love to become a hero. Atalanta imposes a condition on men wanting to marry her‚ “As a way of disposing of them [men] easily and agreeably
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Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. Inferno is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell‚ guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem‚ Hell is described as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically‚ the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God‚ with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin. Because Dante is an educated Christian‚ he uses mythological references to make Hell
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One piece of Whiting’s collection which can be seen at the River Gallery Sculpture Garden is his representation of Icarus. In Greek mythology‚ Icarus was the son of Daedalus‚ who built the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete in order to imprison the Minotaur. Minos imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus as well‚ though. However‚ being a craftsman‚ Daedalus constructed two pairs of wings from wax and feathers. When Icarus donned the wings and flew away from his prison‚ he flew too close to the sun – causing
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his disobedience and sins he commits against the Lord‚ his mythical namesake‚ Daedalus‚ was cast into the labyrinth that was his own creation when he disobeyed orders from King Minos. In Daedalus’ story‚ he was in the labyrinth with the terrifying Minotaur‚ just as Stephen is threatened by the many beasts within his own soul. Also‚ this chapter parallels the story of Jonah in the Bible‚ where he was kept within the belly of the whale for three days until he repented of his disobedience and was cast
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existence of Knossos‚ which is known in Greek mythology as the capital of King Minos. The palace of King Minos relates to the epics by the architecture. It seemed to look as if it was made as a labyrinth‚ which according to the epics was where the Minotaur resided. Evans also did something that was very controversial among archaeologists. He didn’t just excavate some of the ruins‚ he reconstructed some of them. Some of the reconstructions were not completely accurate. The original columns he replaced
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references to Icarus and his father Daedalus‚ thus allowing the viewer to see the visual similarities between the painting and the story. In the middle of the water you see the island where Daedalus built the maze that was supposed to contain the Minotaur and would ultimately act as the prison for him and his son. The inclusion of this gives the viewer just enough information to assume that this painting takes place in Athens and is dealing with the subject matter of the myth of Icarus. But the similarities
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