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battle, and being a Warrior fighting to protect the Chinese traditions in a place away from home. While Kingston is in America, she feels as if everyone else there who is not a part of her culture is looking from outside a window at them. She feels like the American culture does not accept others, and you must assimilate into their culture in order to be a part of their society. Kingston's village in America, which is a Chinatown built by Chinese emigrants, is a sense of homeliness for…

points to this chapter were the arguments and objections that were trying to answer the following question “Could Machines Think?”. These arguments consisted of the Piecemeal-Replacement Argument, The Tipping Point Objection, The Turing Test, and the Chinese Room argument. This chapter is composed out off arguments and objections that are trying to prove that robots can think. The Piecemeal-Replacement Argument stated that machines could think, and it involved an unrealistic story, which…

SARS, which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome, is an epidemic that affected people worldwide. Of the 8,098 people that became infected, more than seven hundred died (CDC). The outbreak of SARS initially broke out in Guangdong Province in November of 2002 and was contained in June of 2003. The symptoms of SARS include high fever, headaches, and cough, and is spread by respiratory droplets (Thompson 2014). At the time, leading laboratories could not find an antiviral or antibiotic drug…

story can be traced back to 6th century B.C.E, when two major philosophies began to shape the culture, Confucianism and Legalism. These philosophical theories equally impacted society on a grand scale, and represent the beginning and end of the first Chinese emperor’s dynasty, and the elongated success of another. These two philosophical schools pursued the same objective; the obtainment of obedience through social order. However,…

between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Qing Imperium. This war came about due to their conflicting opinions on trade, additionally occurred due to the factor of the extinction of opium. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the request for Chinese goods (particularly silk, porcelain, and tea) in the European market engendered a trade inequity because the market for Western goods in China was virtually non-existent; China was fundamentally self-sufficient and Europeans were not allowed…

homeland security. Immigrants have been known as hard working individuals, despite the language barrier in the US. Our country has been filled with blue collar workers that are willing to do hard labor for a low pay. For example, during the gilded age, Chinese immigrants improved economy by…

assigned to the group with the time I had. I provided the supplies used for creating the opera masks on the eggs such as paints, palettes, sponges, and brushes; I also helped people with painting their eggs and gave them information on the history of Chinese opera on the way as I was one of the only native English speakers there. I also helped with setup during and clean up after. If I were to do things differently I would have gone to request for a group change earlier as I joined the new group…

dorms because there is not one in Indiana and I wanted to gain more knowledge on their cultural background. Once we got off the train, we walked across the streets and through the grand entrance. I expected there to be a bustling area filled with Chinese shops, but it seemed almost the opposite. Looking from the outside in, I saw people of many different ethnicities walking slowly and chatting with friends or family. After immediately walking in I felt out of place because I had no idea where to…

sacrifices and ceremonies. Ancient China was a multi-religion society, Taoism and Buddhism had always been its two most influential beliefs. The religious outlook of most Chinese people consisted of combination of beliefs and practices from these two traditions and so they believed in a wide range of gods and goddess. The Ancient Chinese were not restricted to following just one of these beliefs. In fact, many people adopted the principles of all three and applied them to different aspects of…

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 only responds to the Chinese language. The human is not familiar with Chinese, but by following the program he is able to trick the people outside that he is familiar with Chinese. The main argument is that a computer way be able to mimic the ability to…