Thinking about a self-driving car through the Divine Command Theory‚ it is possible that the car is ethical. A justice made by a God is absolute in the religious society like Berg (1993‚ p. 528) refers ‘[God] willing the good is what makes good’. Therefore‚ if a God wills that people should sacrifice themselves for saving others‚ the self-driving car may be programed to save pedestrians first and the car can be ethical in that religious society. However‚ I know there are many Gods in the world and
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A self-driving car can sense its environment and things around it. It also has a GPS unit in the car‚ the car uses the positional information from the GPS to localize itself and give a 3-D image. From the 3-D images‚ humans program the car to make intelligent decisions ‚ for example using the 3-D to find an optimal path to their destination that avoids obstacles. Once the vehicle finds the best path to take‚ it sends a signal to the different parts of the car(steering‚ braking‚ throttle etc)
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Daisy the Killer “Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger contains the vena amoris‚ or the “vein of love‚” that runs straight to the heart. The first recorded wedding rings appear in ancient Egypt‚ with the circle representing eternity as well as powerful sun and moon deities.” That fact by Fact Retriever‚ article “50 Fascinating Facts about Love‚” makes me think about Daisy Buchanan‚ from “The Great Gatsby” by
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the surface‚ The Great Gatsby was a story of the thwarted love between a man and a woman‚ that of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway recounted his memoirs during the summer he spent with Gatsby and served as the narrator of the novel. Despite the title’s bearing of Gatsby’s name‚ Nick was ultimately the most significant character within the narrative. The character of Nick Carraway was more important than the character of Jay
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essay. This essential character in the story is none other than Nick Carraway‚ the antithesis of Gatsby and a peripheral narrator of the book. Nick is the quintessential model of a character that plays a significant role not only in the development of other prominent characters‚ but also in the central theme of the novel-- the corruption and fallibility of the “American Dream.” Nick’s close relationships with Jay Gatsby and
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When Tom Robinson is killed in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the town of Maycomb analyzes what has happened for only a couple of days and just moves on. Nobody cares that Tom has died for the most important reason of racism in Maycomb. Racism was widespread in the south during the depression which is the setting of this book. Another reason the people of Maycomb move on so quickly is due to the fact that little to nothing can be done about Tom’s case any longer. He can’t be freed. Lastly nobody wants to
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What kind of a person is Nick Carraway? How might Nick’s narration color the way readers view other characters? Provide examples. Is Nick a reliable character? Provide examples from the novel to support your responses. Nick Carraway narrates The Great Gatsby. He values knowledge and is very observant making him a good narrator. In The Great Gatsby‚ all the characters tend to like him and trust him with their secrets. In the beginning‚ Daisy talks to Nick in private and tells him of when she had her
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What concepts in this chapter are illustrated in this case? Facebook sees opportunities to harness Friend Feed’s aggregation technology to develop a richer‚ more developed internal search engine. By organizing personal information‚ status updates‚ and other Facebook activity into a user friendly format‚ users will more easily be able to search for anything or anyone they want on Facebook. What is the role of e-commerce and Web 2.0 technologies in Facebook’s widespread popularity? The facebook
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Why Tom Is Unhappy and‚ Eventually‚ Leaves In the play‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ the main character Tom Wingfield lives with his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Tom’s father abandoned the family many years ago‚ leaving them without a provider‚ thus causing his son Tom to become the main source to support for the family. Tom works at a warehouse and has for many years‚ but the job is unappealing to him. He craves adventure and wants to follow his dreams to become a writer. However‚ his mother does
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Daisy is depicted as superficial and rather selfish through the way she behaves as both a mother and an individual. Daisy is fully aware that she is charming and flirtatious as she is always giggly no matter who she is with‚ including Gatsby whom she knows is in love with her. As Daisy observed Gatsby in this passage‚ she laughed “her sweet‚ exciting laugh” which makes her sound as if her voice is very endearing towards men as her voice is full of happiness‚ and what Gatsby identifies with luxury
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