Artificial Intelligence In Her, By Spike Jonez

Hannah Arendt presents in her novel, The Life of the Mind, a theory she refers to as the “two-in-one.” She builds her theory off of a Socratic proposition. Socrates stated that it would be better for a group of men to be out of tune with each other than for him to be out of tune with himself. Here, however, lies a paradox. How can one be out of tune with itself? Arendt states that “you always need at least two tones to produce a harmonious sound” (183). Yet when you appear to others, you are one, otherwise you would be unrecognizable. But Arendt points out that you do not only appear to others, you also exist and appear for yourself. In doing so, you become more than one. As Arendt paradoxically states, “A difference is inserted into my Oneness” (183).

The most important lesson for Rachel that comes out of this situation is that after wearing the disgusted sweater she has become even older, and it was tied to the experience instead of the birthday itself. She understands that it is the challenge she needs to grow up faster as she will receive additional benefits of behaving the way she wants and resisting to the outside irritators. As for the literature techniques, the author applies language, diction and symbolism to reveal the issues of experience, aging, knowledge, power, authority and freedom. The discovering is gaining age are conveyed with the help of the memories of eleven-year-old girl on her birthday. Rachel resists her humiliation from Mrs. Pierce, and that is the exact moment when her “smart eleven” comes as well[2].

We also learn about the new SAT and its essay component, which some college completely ignore. Some college and universities are eliminating their requirement for the SAT or ACT in an effort to minimize their importance and stress that surrounds them.

The act of crossing a metaphorical threshold is one that is oftentimes difficult and daunting. Although it may require courage, the reward of gaining knowledge is worth the process of crossing whatever threshold life chooses to place in front of you. In Sue Monk Kidd’s novel the protagonist, Sarah Grimké, knows all about crossing thresholds. She lives by her own personal slogan to “err… on the side of audacity.” I have come to learn so much about myself and the world around me by doing just that.

I selected the book The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins because I was interested to read about an adult author’s perception of a modern American high school experience. I also chose the book because the reviews mentioned that it related to a TV series I enjoyed, Freaks and Geeks. As I read through the book, I found that it centered around the theory that if a student is excluded or dismissed in high school for having different traits than what other students considered normal, those same traits that made them different will allow them to succeed in an adult life after high school. As soon as I got about a quarter of the way into the book I was not as enthusiastic as I was at first glance. I did agree that these traits could benefit someone, but they don’t define what you have the potential to be when you’re an adult. This high school cliché, despite the seven heartwarming storylines, is inaccurate in describing what the future holds for high school students because our future is unpredictable, and a book with a little statistic and seven high school experiences can’t solidify someone’s adulthood. I also noticed that there were no counterarguments present in the book, leading me to assume that Robbins may not have heavily researched both sides of her ‘quirk’ argument. Although I had differing opinions than the author, the seven characters, their storylines, and the promise of a young James Franco continued to perk my interest and

In the book, The Conscious Reader, there are many stories by many different authors. All these stories are different but at the same time they are alike. They all in some way deal with education. Whether it is using education, gaining education, or giving education, they all have their way to show that education is important.

Thoughts can be fleeting, however some of the feelings resulting from thought and can have a long lasting impact on the mental state of a person. In my metacognitive exploration I found an interesting comparison between the way in which I think and approach my past feelings and the methods which Tim O’Brien, from The Things They Carried, and Paul D from Beloved express their thinking about the past. I have discovered that the expression of thoughts, including memories and feelings, is the key to a healthy mental state of a person.

A property, is the right word for a woman who lived in the early 19th century, a property is what you were and who you were in the book Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler, talks about the issues and the oppression that many enslaved men and women faced in the early 19th century. In this story, Dana, the protagonist, travels back to the Antebellum South because she is connected with her ancestor, Rufus Welyin. Every time Rufus tends to get hurt, she traveled to the early 19th Century to help him. Dana experiences; first-hand how enslaved men and women were treated and how they were stripped of their basic human rights. Although enslaved men and women faced adversity: They were treated like animals, taken away from families, and whipped, but enslaved women endured more brutalized acts. For instance, Alice Greenwood, a freed slave in the book was bought, raped repeatedly, and had her kids taken away.

Firstly within the film Her directed by Spike Jonze transhumanism is seen when Theodore develops emotions for an operating

“A Dog’s Life” The autobiography of a stray by: Ann M. Martin, a book i’ve had since the 4th grade, I can never stop coming back to it at least once every year though. A dog named Squirrel goes through many changes in her life with losing her mother, then her brother, being abused, surviving on her own, making new friends losing those friends and finding a good home for good where she can live her elder years. To me the book basically covers the life of a human, as I got older and repeatedly read the book I realized that it has substantial similarities with the way humans generally go through life. People lose their family, get in abusive relationships, have to go to college and survive on their own, we make friends, lose friends and hopefully

“In 2009, 33 million people in the United States were second generation immigrants, representing 11% of the national population. The children of such immigrants in the U.S., also known as "second generation immigrants," experience a cultural conflict between that of their parents and that of mainstream U.S. society” (Wikipedia 1). Amy Tan the author of “Two Kinds”, and the young character in the story both are a second generation immigrants, who have struggled in their life with parents, about the culture they assimilating and their real culture.

Dogs love to play. There is no doubt about that. If one has ever visited a dog park, one must have seen a vibrant scene of playing dogs jumping at each other, howling in the occasion, and even biting each other. Is this behavior aggressive? Functional? Or is it just something dogs do for fun. In Alexandra Horowitz and Leslie Irvine’s books, they note that play of dogs is an important activity that will even be carried into their adulthood, and they both recognize that play is a complex social activity beyond simple fun. Horowitz relates playing behavior of dogs’ to their theory of mind, which is the ability to think about what others are thinking (Horowitz,191) and Irvine discusses the self of dogs through intersubjectivity, the ability to intentionally initiate communication. In this essay, I will compare how Horowitz and Irvine explain mind and self through the behavior of the play and their difference in making their argument.

I was reading “Imagined Thinking Machines: Artificial Intelligence in Video Games”, written by Stephanie Rizzo on April 2, 2015, and began thinking about how wonderful it would be to develop a self-sufficient AI. For example, I wanted to create Artificial Intelligence that could have the capability of thought and creating their own decisions based on past experiences (or experience artificially generated for them through coding) just like in the movies! Of course without the robot retaliation (“I, Robot”, “Avengers: Age of Ultron, and “Ex Machina” for example). Sure, “Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence group successfully taught itself to play 22 arcade games” but I was thinking more along the lines of Smart Non Player Characters

When dose technology become too much? In the novel Machine Man, written by Max Barry, this topic is very prevalent and is the main focus of the main character Charlie Numen. Charlie is learning that building himself new parts to replace his biological ones, can improve his abilities and overall quality of life… so he thinks. When we have access to modern technology that isn’t just a poor substitute, but a clear improvement for biology, there is a point when it can become too much to handle.

Determination, vulnerability, and secrets are seen all throughout the 2014 movie “The Imitation Game.” The film which was directed by Morten Tyldum and a screenplay by Graham Moore, depicts the life of the unusual man Alan Turing and his involvement with Allied victory during World War II. The biopic ranging at two hours follows Turing and the sacrifices he willing to make to break Germany’s unbreakable Enigma code during World War II. Turing along with a group of unknown British scholars work desperately day and night under pressure to achieve this victory which ultimately ends in a tragedy. Alan Turing was a brilliant mathematician, but he lived with the insecurity of hiding his homosexuality. In the Oscar nominated film taking place in London World War II era, Alan Turing races against the clock to invent a revolutionary machine that would shorten the war by nearly two years and save the lives of thousands.