Can war ever be justified? War is an inevitable part of the history of humankind. Unlike natural happenings‚ war is an action of people inflicted of other people. This issue has raised ethical problems‚ which are still problematic till today. War is by common sense evil‚ but can it ever be less evil? There are a number of varying options when discussing the issue of a ‘justifiable war’. Some people argue that war is always justifiable while others argue that it can never be. Some maintain that
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Can prejudice ever be eliminated? What exactly is prejudice? Contrary to popular belief‚ prejudice is not the same as discrimination‚ even though both terms are usually tossed into the fray together. Prejudice refers to the prejudgment; where people make assumptions or decisions even before being aware of the relevant facts. On the other hand‚ discrimination refers to the treatment or distinction in favour or against a particular person‚ group or class. That being said‚ prejudice would certainly
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Can terrorism ever be justified? Since the turn of the century‚ the postmodern world has seen increasing levels of political‚ cultural‚ military and socio-economic tumult‚ much of this due to a series of terrorist attacks on American soil and the resultant waging of Washington ’s “War on Terror”. Consequently‚ the nature of terrorism has come under intense media focus and is subject to immense debate‚ especially on its justification. Before engaging in such a debate one must first identify terrorism
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Why the Internet will Never Replace Books The Internet is very much like television in that it takes time away from other pursuits‚ provides entertainment and information‚ but in no way can compare with the warm‚ personal experience of reading a good book. This is not the only reason why the Internet will never replace books‚ for books provide the in-depth knowledge of a subject that sitting in front of a computer monitor cannot provide. We can download text from an Internet source‚ but the
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Man vs. Machine What if you were to go to work one day and find out that your boss had fired EVERYONE? Better yet‚ what if you then went home that same day and found everyone sitting in the living room with the same news of being let go? As technology expands more into our work place‚ it may have a great effect as to whether we have a job or employment in the future. Robot nation‚ by Robert Bain states that‚ "people are generally said to be lazy and always looking for the easy way to do
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don’t get bored 6) They can perform tasks faster than humans and much more consistently and accurately 7) They can capture moments just too fast for the human eye to get‚ for example the Atlas detector in the LHC project can capture ~ 600000 frames per second while we can see at about 60 8) Most of them are automatic so they can go around by themselves without any human interference 9) They can entertain us and help us in certain tasks Disadvantages 1) People can lose jobs in factories 2)
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interesting potential field because people expect robots to come into their lives. Robots will make our lives more comfortable‚ doing household duties‚ security jobs‚ tending the elderly‚ etc. Therefore‚ it is essential that people become more familiar with our future helpers. However‚ many people do not take interests in knowing about robots because people are not aware of the meaning of robots’ names. It is a good idea for inventors to name their robots or project after themselves on their company
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Robots on Earth By Shelly Linger The word “robot” brings to mind images of mechanical beings taking over the earth and destroying humanity. Truth is‚ the robots of today are nothing like the evil mechanical monsters of movies or books. Robots do not harm the human population. In actuality‚ robots are an aid in making life safer‚ healthier and more productive for humans. Jobs such as welding and painting pose a hazard to human health. The fumes in the automobile and airplane factories can harm
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ARTICLE IN PRESS doi:10.1510/icvts.2009.203182 Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 9 (2009) 500–505 www.icvts.org State-of-the-art - Cardiac general Robot-assisted cardiac surgery Paul Modi‚ Evelio Rodriguez‚ W. Randolph Chitwood Jr.* East Carolina Heart Institute‚ East Carolina University‚ Pitt County Memorial Hospital‚ 600 Moye Boulevard‚ Greenville‚ NC 27834‚ USA Received 10 February 2009; received in revised form 5 June 2009; accepted 7 June 2009 Summary Recognition
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Statement of Purpose Can trading machines replace human traders? As a Computer Science student in Nanyang Technological University‚ I have great belief in the power of technology. On the other hand‚ I think that the succeeding factor of these trading robots lies in its algorithms and strategies‚ which are designed and implemented by financial engineers. Deeply intrigued by this area of financial engineering‚ I chose to research on the modeling of stock cycling and portfolio trading in my final
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