Human reliability

Book Review Imagine a world where you can talk to an animal, and that animal will then talk back to you. That world is real, and the animal is an African Grey Parrot. Irene Pepperberg wrote a memoir called, Alex & Me. This book is about Pepperberg’s experiences and hardships studying birds, in particular a bird’s ability to talk and understand words, and her growing relationship with one bird. This bird was named Alex, and he was an African Grey who died at a young age of thirty-one years old.…

Socrates should be found guilty of impiety. Fellow aristocrats, we understand the nature of piety and impiety with greater clarity than most Athenians. To be pious is to honor and respect the gods, and to do so earns the love of the gods. It is clear Socrates does not meet these criteria for numerous reasons, however, one is particularly prominent: Socrates challenged the oracle by actively trying to refute the Pythia’s prophecy regarding him. Socrates himself presented this information, and…

The Neverending Desire for More Alain de Botton argues in his article, “Equality Expectation and Envy,” that as Western society has had increasing success, a sense of failure and disappointment with oneself has emerged. In his analysis, he states that people must stop comparing themselves to one another; instead, they should focus on curbing their own desires and being satisfied with all of the material advancements that can be enjoyed in today’s world. Botton overall discusses how Western…

“Tough love may be tough to give but it is a necessity of life and assurance of positive growth.” -T.F. Hodge. It’s difficult to aspire confined in nothing but negativity and disapproval but there is always a good in every evil that is found in this world. Over the years I would gain this unwanted despise toward my father, I loved him unconditionally but I didn’t understand why our relationship was headed towards such a dark path. We had nothing but memories full of happiness and joy when I was…

The question of existence has been the topic of discussions, debates, and writings for many centuries. The eyes are driven to see what they want to believe, creating an illusion of things that sometimes is not truly there. It is often quoted that “perception is reality”, but perception is subjective. Individuals tend to see things differently, therefore isn’t their reality seen differently? Oftentimes, people are comfortable in their ignorance, and hostile to anyone who points it out. Within…

Jasmine Rodrigo Justin Mott ENGL 102-73 24 September 2017 Summary and Analysis: Visual Rhetoric In the image advertised by the Czech animal rights organization "Svoboda Zvirat", a beautiful model is shown with blood running down her face. At the bottom of the poster, the caption “For long eyelashes this is how 300,000 animals suffer each year” effectively uses the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos. The author of this piece decided to use a strong and powerful image combined with…

Will there ever be an object or idea that can alter a “mistake”? As humans have evolved, there have been distinctive notions created on the consequences of certain activities or actions. While the preceding is important to include in society, must it constantly be so solemn? Any individual does either naive actions or just simple mistakes. In “First Confession” he gestates a humorous tone with the utilization of figurative language and characterization to illustrate how the formality and notions…

religion that he provides are important to the rest of his writing, as his explanation of the relationship between these two terms depends on it. He defines the terms based on how knowledge is gained, first laying out all the possible ways in which a human being might gain knowledge. Al-Farabi states that in order to gain knowledge of an idea, the idea must first be comprehended. This comprehension can arise in only two ways: either by…

CHARACTERISTICS/TRAITS/VALUES Everyone is drawn to particular kinds of people. The characteristics I value in others is someone who's adventurous, lives in the moment, honest, encouraging, funny, and isn't serious all the time. I like to enjoy life, and want to spend time with someone who is joyous and full of optimism. As for characteristics, I want to portray to others is optimistic, funny, caring, hardworking, and outgoing. I want to be known as the person who people can rely on and enjoy…

needed for the greater good; animal experimentation is essential for the discovery of new medicines and vaccines and insurance of the safety of chemicals in the household. Animals were not always used for testing drugs and products, so as a result, humans served as the first test subjects; but the tests often ended in tragic results. For example, an antibacterial drug was first sold in 1937. This untested formula did not dissolve well in water, and eventually killed 107 people. In this manner,…