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- 8501: Can Machines Think On Alan Turing’s Computer Machinery And I
- The imitation of intelligence in isolation from other human attributes seems to be the main point in Alan Turing’s Computer Machinery and Intelligence where he considers the question “Can machines think?” Using his “imitation game” I agree that Turing successfully addresses both this question and clarifies intelligence as separate from humanity. Alan Turing’s Imitation Game is a question and answer style quiz with three participants. There is one interrogator and two players that answer the interrogator’s questions. In the first example given the aim of the game is for the interrogator to be able to successfully conclude which of the players is a man and which is a woman, having ...
- 8502: Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, and Violence
- Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, and Violence There is no reason to apply modern theories to Milton if we do not care whether Milton remains alive. However, if we wish him to be more than a ... We must reinterpret him in light of the germane thought of our own age. -James Driscoll The Unfolding God Of Jung and Milton Images and allusions to sex and death are intermingled throughout John Milton's Paradise Lost . The character of Satan serves as not only an embodiment of death and sin, but also insatiated sexual lust. The combination of sex and lust has significant philosophical implications, especially in relation to ... 26). The "lake" serves as a metaphor to the waters of the womb. Further metaphors to female anatomy and the womb are made through references of hell as a "pit" (Book I, 91). Therefore, Satan's fall into hell is an allusion to being thrust back into the womb(hell) where Satan and his rebels are sexually inhibited. As Daniels states, "These images suggest that Satan has been, in regard ...
- 8503: A Doll House: The Disadvantage of Determinism
- A Doll House: The Disadvantage of Determinism Freedom to be an individual is essential to the wellbeing of all people. However, this freedom to make one's own decisions, to do as one pleases, moreover, to be one's own person, is often prevented by societal determinism. The restrictions created by this problem of social injustice can manifest themselves in many ways. One such way is through gender roles in society. For example, male dominance often times restricts the female's ability to be her own person. The overbearing power of the dominant character in these situations determines the fate of the "victim" and keeps him or her from developing as an individual. Another way ...
- 8504: Describing Biblical Parallels in Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter"
- Describing Biblical Parallels in Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter" In Hawthorne's “Rappaccini's Daughter,” many biblical parallels can be found. The story duplicates the chapter of genesis in the bible in many ways. Ranging from the characters, to the setting, and even the deadly plant ...
- 8505: Hamlets Oedipus Complex
- Various works of literature contain characters who embody the elements of the classic Oedipus Complex, that of a son with an undue and unhealthy attachment to his mother. D.H Lawrence s Sons and Lovers, along with other early modernist works, shows how a son s bond to his mother can lead to that character s major downfall. Even earlier than works of the late 19th Century does the Oedipus Complex appear, in this case, William Shakespeare s Hamlet. Shakespeare s play about the Prince of Denmark shows the beginning ...
- 8506: Nikita Khrushcev
- ... 1953 and stayed in power until 1964, when he was forced to resign. Stalin died without naming an heir, and none of his associates had the power to immediately claim supreme leadership. The deceased dictator’s colleagues initially tried to rule jointly through collective leadership, with Malenkov holding the top positions of prime minister and general secretary. Lavrenti Beria took over Ministry of Interior and also became the first deputy prime ... to much power, he was stripped of his duties as First Secretary. These duties in turn were handed to Nikita Khrushchev, a longtime party boss of the Ukraine and the first secretary of the party’s Moscow organization, who was not seen as a serious candidate for supreme power. (Kort) Khrushchev had two advantages over his associates, the right to appoint his trusted followers to key positions and the right to ... traitor. He confessed, was tried without being present or represented, found guilty and executed. After the elimination of Beria, the succession struggle became more subtle. The rivalry between Malenkov and Khrushchev surfaced publicly through Malenkov’s support for increased production of consumer goods, while Khrushchev stood for the development of heavy industry. On January 1955 Khrushchev called Malenkov’s commitment to consumer goods a new form of anti-Leninist "right ...
- 8507: The Theme Of Macbeth
- The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the beginning of the 17th century, deals with a man s turn from the king s most glorious, brave and courageous general into a traitor and murderer influenced by evil forces. In the following I am going to describe the play briefly and explain the theme of it. Furthermore I will discuss Macbeth s character and his internal conflict. While the general Macbeth and his friend Banquo are returning from a victorious battle, King Duncan hears of their courage and bestows the title of Cawdor on the still ...
- 8508: Hemingway’s Greatest Hits
- Hemingway’s Greatest Hits One of the best novels of Ernest Hemingway is A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway takes much of his life story line to his novel. A Farewell to Arms is the typical classic story ... to read. Hemingway makes the language very easy to understand and it is suitable for all ages. Agnes W. Smith, the editor of Mr. Hemingway Does It Again says, “A Farewell to Arms...is Hemingway’s greatest works…it is glowing modern love story, a story of emotion that is so true it is like an intense personal experience”(Stephens 78). Walter R. Brooks the editor of Behind the Blurbs also ... the aspects of the novel which constituted to its wide spread success… were not only its political implication, but also its captivating love story and the powerful tragic ending…the blurb on the Seinberg-Verlag’s edition in 1948 proclaimed that over 100,000 copies in the German language had already been sold (Kvam 92-93) Thomas Mann, a well known critics mention A Farewell to Arms as, “It is ...
- 8509: Nikita Khrushchevs Rise To Power
- ... 1953 and stayed in power until 1964, when he was forced to resign. Stalin died without naming an heir, and none of his associates had the power to immediately claim supreme leadership. The deceased dictator s colleagues initially tried to rule jointly through collective leadership, with Malenkov holding the top positions of prime minister and general secretary. Lavrenti Beria took over Ministry of Interior and also became the first deputy prime ... to much power, he was stripped of his duties as First Secretary. These duties in turn were handed to Nikita Khrushchev, a longtime party boss of the Ukraine and the first secretary of the party s Moscow organization, who was not seen as a serious candidate for supreme power. (Kort) Khrushchev had two advantages over his associates, the right to appoint his trusted followers to key positions and the right to ... traitor. He confessed, was tried without being present or represented, found guilty and executed. After the elimination of Beria, the succession struggle became more subtle. The rivalry between Malenkov and Khrushchev surfaced publicly through Malenkov s support for increased production of consumer goods, while Khrushchev stood for the development of heavy industry. On January 1955 Khrushchev called Malenkov s commitment to consumer goods a new form of anti-Leninist "right ...
- 8510: Comparison of Herbert's "Dune" and Asimov's "Foundation Series": Effects of Technology and Belief Systems on the Individual
- Comparison of Herbert's "Dune" and Asimov's "Foundation Series": Effects of Technology and Belief Systems on the Individual Technology and belief have a great deal to do in making a good science fiction novel. Frank Herbert's Dune and Isaac Asimov's Foundation series give excellent examples of this. Belief systems are defined as religious beliefs in a society. Technology is defined as the level of science achieved in a society. ...
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