THE THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS I‚ Robot by Isaac Asimov. 1941-1950. ORIGINAL VERSION 1. A robot may not injure a human being‚ or through inaction‚ allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. SECOND VERSION 1. No robot may harm a human being. 2. A robot must obey the orders
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A strike is a form of protest whereby a group of employees withhold labour in order to pressure employers into granting a particular demand. (Cambridge Dictionairies) Causes and effects of strikes in South Africa: Causes - Lack of transformation‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ and socio-economic equity (SABC‚ 2014). - Dissatisfaction with pay or working and living conditions. Effects - Companies: financial losses‚ reduced productivity‚ profitability and market share‚ and delayed service delivery. Employees:
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THE THREE ELEMENTS OF A PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT: ETHOS‚ LOGOS‚ AND PATHOS Aristotle (384-322 b.c.e.) studied with the great philosopher Plato and tutored young Alexander the Great. He wrote more than 400 books‚ including the Rhetoric‚ which is used to this day as a foundational work in the study of argumentation. Aristotle said that rhetoric (argumentation) involves using all the available means of persuasion and he defined the means of persuasion as ethos (personal credibility)
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California ’s Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You ’re Out Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184‚ also known as the three strikes and you ’re out law‚ was passed on November 9‚ 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders‚ upon committing their third felony offense‚ will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison(California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide‚ with 76% of the voters in favor of it. The
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People have been arguing about gun bans and gun control laws for years and years. It wasn’t until recent that the topic became a major problem in our society. The decision to outlaw the possession of a firearm has been very deeply discussed. Gun bans should not be passed because it leaves Americans defenseless against armed criminals. How would you feel if you didn’t have a gun to protect yourself against a home invader? The United States averages one school shooting per week since December 2012
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Drone Strikes: Death From Above The war in Afghanistan has proved to be very costly. With budget cuts being enforced with the financial meltdown‚ the Department of Defense is looking for a cheaper alternative to fight the war on terror. This is where drones and other sophisticated autonomous military hardware come into play. One such military platform that has proved its efficiency to combat terrorism is the drone. A drone being a unmanned air vehicle such as the Predator currently used in Afghanistan
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Newton’s Three Laws of Motion Sir Isaac Newton first introduced his three laws in 1686. Newton’s Three Laws of Motion not only improved math and science all over the world‚ but they played a major role in the development of human beings giving us a better understanding of the world in which we live and the laws that each and every one of us follow. Newton’s first law is law of inertia‚ which is a restatement of Galileo’s idea‚ an object in rest stays in rest or an object in motion stays in motion
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In 1687‚ Sir Isaac Newton published what are known today as Newton’s three laws of motion. If these laws didn’t exist‚ motion and life would not exist. His three laws are accurately relative to what "normal" speeds are on earth. Newton’s first law is most commonly referred to as the law of inertia. The law states that an object that is at rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts upon it‚ and vice-versa. If an object is moving and there is no force to move the object in a different
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Best and Worst Presidencies Essay (50 points) Select the best and worst presidencies from the time period we cover in the course (1400-1877). You are to write a persuasive essay providing at least three reasons for your conclusion about each of these two presidencies. You may use these guidelines as you write your essay. Desired format is to write your introduction‚ three supporting reasons for one president‚ three supporting reasons for another president‚ conclusion. In essense‚ this is two
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Winnipeg General Strike Shai-li Gawne July 14‚ 2015 During the Winnipeg General Strike the actions of the authorities were not justified. The unjust actions were that they did not have any jobs for the soldiers coming home from the war. The authorities did not care that the working conditions for the citizens were unfair. Also‚ the authorities attacked striking citizens for no reason. For these reasons‚ their actions were
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