Jonze’s Her revolves around a plot line that Theodore‚ a human‚ falls in love with Samantha‚ an OS. This raises a philosophical question of how and why humans build relationships‚ and what the fundamental aspects of relationships are. It is normally believed that humans would be able to form connection when interacting with another‚ who is able to respond appropriately and ‘sympathize or empathize.’ The human will to belong somewhere strongly compels each individual to find similarities and establish
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David McCullough once said‚ “Every book is a new journey.” This statement holds so much truthfulness for McCullough because he believes that to write a good book you must read what your subject read and go where you subject has been. By doing this McCullough is able to get to know his subject on a personal level. By reaching this level he was able to achieve greatness. Not only has McCullough won the heart of Americans‚ he has won two Pulitzer Prizes on his works‚ Truman and John Adams. He has also
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The foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson The presidencies of both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson saw radical changes in United States foreign policy. Roosevelt favored imperialism and increasing the American influence and prestige‚ willing to use force when other means failed. His aggressiveness is considered a successful foreign policy. Wilson was an idealist‚ eager to promote democracy and world peace‚ and unwilling to use force; many of his attempts to encourage
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time period are: Hawaii‚ the Spanish-American war‚ and Theodore Roosevelt. In this time period Hawaiian islanders were very happy to live traditionally‚ but Americans were not content with the traditional ways of the Hawaiians (Buschini‚ n.pag.). Even though America seemed to be on the road to imperialism with Hawaii‚ the Spanish- American war actually set the United States on the new road of Imperialism (The Spanish American War n.pag.). Theodore Roosevelt played an important role in the United States
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system of losing 10% of baseline weight at a rate of 1 to 2 pounds per week (Dr. Theodore 71-120); which in Mrs. X’s case would be losing a total of 20 pounds ideal within at least 6 months. Dietary therapy and increased physical activity are some components necessary for weight loss therapy. Dietary therapy will advise her in the modification of the low calorie diet to reduce calorie intake to 1000-1200 kcal/day (Dr. Theodore 71-120). This will help achieve a slow but progressive weight loss. Physical
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The Gilded Age in America was a period from the 1870s to the early 1900s. It was a time of vast urbanization and economic growth. It was a time of social inequality and a corrupt political system. America was seen as a prosperous‚ shiny country‚ but deep down it was full of corruption. The country went from an agricultural system to a more industrialized system. America did not want to associate or anyone to associate with them so the belief of isolationism was heavily pressed on the government and
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amphiprotic. It can act as either an acid or a Practice Exercise base. Write the formula for the conjugate acid of each of the following: HSO3–‚ F– ‚ PO43–‚ CO. Answers: H2SO3‚ HF‚ HPO42–‚ HCO+ Chemistry: The Central Science‚ Eleventh Edition By Theodore E. Brown‚ H. Eugene LeMay‚ Bruce E. Bursten‚ and Catherine J. Murphy With contributions from Patrick Woodward Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Sample Exercise 16.2 Writing
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did it come to be?” There is still an ongoing debate on whether the mind is nonphysical or purely physical. Also‚ there are debates on who can possess consciousness. This argument arises in “Her (2013)‚” a film about a professional letter writer‚ Theodore Twombly‚ who falls in love with his operating system‚ Samantha. In the film‚ Theodore’s relationship with Samantha is questioned‚ a couple of times‚ to be real or not. From the outside‚ it seems impossible for an artificial intelligence with no physical
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The story of “Her” is about Theodore Twombly‚ a man nearing the end of his marriage who seems relatively ordinary in the beginning. As the movie progresses‚ he purchases the OS1 operating system that is advertised as being the first artificially intelligent operating system that acts as a real human would. Throughout the movie‚ Theodore is drawn to the operating system (also known as Samantha) and begins to fall in love. The most creative move is simply putting the emotional attachment millennials
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In the poem‚ My Papa’s Waltz‚ Theodore Roethke reminisces about his youth of tangled empathy of concern and unconditional appreciation regarding his predecessor besides the imperfections his predecessor has. Theodore Roethke shows the emotions of concern and appreciation through word choice‚ imagery and metaphors in the poem My Papa’s Waltz. Roethke’s word choices highlight the mixed emotions he feels regarding his predecessor. Through the combination of the words “death” and “waltzing” (l. 3-4)
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