R.Yusuf Akbal 210112409 03.05.2013 Can machines be conscious? Can machines be conscious? Well‚ the answer actually depends on the kind of machines you are talking about. Based on quite a few instances and research work done on this particular topic‚ I think that the machines can indeed be categorized as conscious beings and in the following paragraphs I will be providing a couple of examples in order to support my argument. If we look at the definition of consciousness‚ which implies that ‘one
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‘Are you wearing the latest from Gucci?’ ‘No‚ I prefer the latest designer wear from Rohit Ball’ These are lines often heard in the fashion conscious creme de la creme of Indian society. The story is the same in almost any commercially ‘happening’ city in the world except that the names of the designers keep changing. This does not mean that the national designers have not made a dent in the world market! The Indian fashion world got global attention after Miss Sushmita Sen and Miss Aishwarya Rai
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Compare the ways Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen convey the reality of war in their poetry The stories of the two poems are very contrasting‚ they oppose one another quite obviously. One about the horrors of war‚ one about how much ’fun’ it is. Both poems serve a purpose and perform to it very well‚ using all kinds of techniques to encourage or discourage young men to join the army. The storyline of ’Who’s for the game’ is telling of how great the war is and how you
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Man’s Nature is Evil Hsun Tzu Man’s nature is evil; goodness is a result of a conscious activity. The nature of man is such that he is born with a fondness for profit. If he indulges this fondness‚ it will lead him to wrangling and strife‚ and all sense of courtesy and humility will disappear. He is born with feelings of envy and hate‚ and if he indulges these‚ they will lead him to violence and crime‚ and all sense of loyalty and good faith will disappear. Man is born with the desires of eyes
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1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated
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interrupted because of surrounding sound. The heaviness of the impact sound has upon human life is discussed throughout the speech. John Treasure‚ an expert on sound‚ describes how being unaware of sound is quite common‚ and that very few of us are “conscious” listeners. He points out and then briefly identifies how reliant our behavior is on sound. He recognizes the harsh reality of our world being desensitized and laments for the loss of basic conversation. He stresses the vital need for us to consciously
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The conscious competence model helps us to sort through the stages required to acquire a skill and an awareness of our level of acquisition. When we learn new skills‚ there are different emotions that we experience at different stages of the learning process. As we move through the following levels‚ we are able to build competence in a new skill. By understanding the emotions experienced during the learning process‚ we are able to stay motivated when times get tough and are able to manage expectations
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life‚ with the soldiers described as being ’like old beggars’. The Latin used at the end of the poem means ’It is sweet and honourable to die for your country’‚ a concept Owen is strongly denying. * War transforms soldiers‚ breaking them physically and mentally: ’Bent double’ ’Knock-kneed’. Rather than glorious men‚ Owen presents the soldiers as weakened old ’hags’. * The experience of war is something no soldier can escape: ’In all my dreams‚ before my helpless sight‚ / He plunges at me’
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Noah Davidson Managerial Economics Conscious Capitalism November 15‚ 2014 Conscious Capitalism Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business By: John Mackey & Raj Sisodia The title of the book really strikes at the heart of one of the greatest challenges societies face today. Capitalism itself has been transformed into what society views as a profit seeking‚ only the bottom line matters idea. Conscious Capitalism redirects‚ those willing to listen‚ people’s attention that capitalism should be about
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Wilfred Laurier‚ at the beginning of the twentieth century‚ predicted that “The next hundred years would belong to Canada.” I believe Wilfred was correct; the twentieth century did indeed belong to Canada. The Canadians and the Canadian/British allied forces had many victories‚ Canadian born people who grew up to change the world and many other events prove that Canada owned the twentieth century. Many consider the victory at Vimy Ridge in 1917 a defining moment for Canada. Although it
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