Discuss ‘the Chinese room’ argument. In 1980‚ John Searle began a widespread dispute with his paper‚ ‘Minds‚ Brains‚ and Programmes’ (Searle‚ 1980). The paper referred to a thought experiment which argued against the possibility that computers can ever have artificial intelligence (AI); in essence a condemnation that machines will ever be able to think. Searle’s argument was based on two key claims. That; “brains cause minds and syntax doesn’t suffice for semantics” (Searle‚ 1980‚ p.417)
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true that nowadays male and female students have the same opportunities and challenges in our society. I completely agree with that. However‚ universities should not require the balance between male and female students. This essay will discuss about the reason why not in that problem. At present‚ most universities enroll students by testing their ability. It is very fair system‚ which allows young people have the same opportunities to enter the university because they have the same test and hardship
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_________________________.” • List and briefly describe four (4) specific social problems of the underclass. Inner-City Economic Issues • What financial crisis does the high proportion of low-income residents in the inner city create? • Explain the two (2) choices a city has in order to solve this problem. • What two (2) things are happening to homeowners who have been unable to repay their subprime loans?
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fulfilled his mandate. However‚ in Leonard Cohen’s song‚ “The Traitor‚” the hero is on a stage before his peers as he fails a mission; the hero betrays his old dream of finding true love for the prospect of having intercourse. The song later reveals that he was never supposed to find love and he must now cope with the results of his predestined failure. Established early in the piece is an extended metaphor of a swan and flower; in this case‚ the swan is the hero‚ and the flower is his maiden‚ but
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3) -FOOD & HEALTH- I : Advertisements directly contribute to unhealthy eating culture in the society Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The advertising is the main cause of unhealthy eating habits. Contemporarily‚ advertising plays an irreplaceable role in luring people to buy junk food and thus contributes to unhealthy eating habits. However‚ advertising is not the main cause of these unhealthy eating habits in that there are others factors give rise to unhealthy eating
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AO1: Explain Anselms Ontological argument. Anselm wanted to prove the existence of God‚ so he proposed the ontological argument. The ontological argument is deductive‚ and uses a priori reasoning. This means that it starts with a statement that is known to be true solely through definition (God is the greatest conceivable being) and develops the implications of this statement in order to reach a reasonable conclusion. The deductive reasoning allows him to simply showing what the definition means
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Every individual has their own style of learning and methodology. For instance‚ “A boxer does not go into the ring deciding to hit left and right or duck on the spur of the moment. The five years of boxing classes (learning) and hundred days of training‚ make the decision automatic!” (In the Sphere of Silence- Vijay Eswaran). Many theorists over the past years have tried to discover some of the main learning theory that we all possess. One of the effective theories that can be related to a situation
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Listed below are a number of self-orientations that people may have with regard to their work role. Using the following scale‚ please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree that each one describes your self-orientation. A. Very Strongly Disagree B. Strongly Disagree C. Disagree D. Neutral E. Agree F. Strongly Agree G. Very Strongly Agree ____ I am confident about my ability to do my job. ____ The work that I do is important to me. ____ I have significant autonomy in determining
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Critically discuss to what extent Porter’s Diamond is a useful concept in explaining home and host location strategies of international business? Illustrate your answer with reference to at least two case companies. The main aim of International business is to build and sustain competitiveness for economic value creation in both domestic and overseas markets (Besanko et al. 2007). Internalization business theory however has a variety of models that can identify the environmental analysis of specific
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Explain some cases in which you would perm-ban/temp-ban people: Spamming Chat - If a player is spamming the chat with the same message over and over again‚ this would be a warn for ’Spamming Chat’ and if the user was to carry on‚ this would result in a 5m mute for ’Spamming Chat’ etc. /warn {user} Spamming Chat /mute {user} 5m Spamming Chat Suspicious Links / IP-Loggers - If someone is posting a suspicious link that has nothing to do with OP-Craft and looks very suspicious‚ the user will be perm
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