Alan Greenspan

Biography (Early Life): Alan Turing was born in June 23, 1912. At his early age he was separated from his parents due to the fact that they had been working overseas. When he was 13, he was to sent to Sherborne School which was a boarding school located in Dorset. The education system that was run there meant that his scientific mind wasn’t given any kind of encouragement and so he studied advanced science ideas by himself which was far ahead of the schools’ timetable and what he should’ve been…

In today’s society students are expected to attend college after high school, no hesitation. Other careers and specialties are overlooked. Questioning the direct path to college is considered taboo, and students who do so are treated as if they don't care about their future. Why are students who choose to avoid thousands of dollars of debt yet still attain a career judged? A college education is not worth the cost because there are jobs that don't require college degrees, a college degree does…

without conducting an experiment or collecting any data. I questioned why people came up with these thought experiments, knowing that their answers may most likely be unanswered or incorrect, due to the fact that they cannot be set up in real life. “Alan Turing did not live to see the advances that his work made possible. In 1952, it was discovered that he was gay. For this, the man who had broken the Nazi codes was hauled into a British court, stripped of his security clearance, and forced to…

The mind body problem questions what is the nature of the mind and mental states? How are the mind and the body related? How are mental states related to brain states? Descartes says that there are two kinds of elements in the world, bodies and minds. Descartes believes in interactionism which means minds and bodies intermingle with one another. The Chinese Room Argument was introduced by philosopher John Searle. In this experiment He explains an encounter that a human has with a computer that…

Beauty over Pain: Getting Rid of Animal Testing “The question is not, can they reason, nor, can they talk. But, can they suffer?” -Jeremy Bentham. By a show of hands, how many of you would cause your pet intentional pain? Would you prod them, lock them up, or inject them with possibly toxic products? That is what most reactions would be. Well, it turns out you may be using one or more animal tested products a day without knowing. Today’s society will do just about anything to get rid of basic…

Artificial intelligence is definitely a touchy subject for the human race. The very mention of the term conjures up images of apocalyptic societies where intelligent super-computers have either enslaved the human race or eradicated the inferior species altogether. For some, such as Descartes, the connotation of "artificial intelligence" attacks the very core of the human spirit, the pride of our race. The very thought of an "intelligent" computer that is on par, or more likely superior, to our…

In Alan Baddeley’s article, “Is Working Memory Still Working?” he broke down the components of working memory in an attempt to discover if it still works efficiently. After analyzing multiple studies, the conclusion that working memory has always worked, and still works, was developed. While Baddeley gave a systematic and detailed analysis of applicable research, there are several issues with this article. Throughout the article his tone lacked confidence, tenses switched frequently, figures…

Rebecca McKenney Introduction to Humanities Mr. Mansur 8 September 2016 Listening Log: Jeff Lynne’s ELO John Stickley (host of National Public Radio’s World Café) talks with Jeff Lynne on the January 8th episode of World Café. During the interview, Lynne talks about his career as a producer, his relationships with other artists, and the newest Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) album Alone in the Universe. Stickley mentions that Lynne has “never really been a fan of playing live. I gusee it has to…

Luma Al-Mufleh coaches three different teams in the Fugees program, the Under Thirteens, Under Fifteens, and Under Seventeens. She tries to balance her teams out evenly and to have all her players support one another. She accepts a third of her players whom have stable lives and families, another third who were generally trustworthy with little problems at school and home, and a final third of boys who needed the Fugees to look out for them in their personal lives and issues they face on and off…

Bueller. If you enjoy films from the 1980s, then there is a chance that you recognize this name. In 1986, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off premiered on the silver screen, telling the comedic story of a boy who skips school one day to spend a day with his best friend and his girlfriend in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, this film is one of his most famous cult classics. In relation to the film’s plot, the title is as straight-forward as it can be. It includes…