Turning

The Turning Test is not an effective way of determining, if a subject is either a machine or human because a machine does not have a mind. For example, a machine can pass the test if it has a large set of data that has been programed into it which allows it to process more information and be able to make programed combinations that would allow it to pass the test. A machine can have an instead a large set of data within them that can be programmed to perform certain combinations within a limited…

Payton was a very humble person who liked to help other, he was a hard working person who pushed through whatever obstacles came across in life. In discussions of Walter Payton, a turning point was when he passed from cancer. I believe this point in time was…

September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point. It herald a new era of international relations in which terrorists with a global agenda prevailed, or in which such spectacular terrorist attacks became commonplace. On the contrary, 9/11 has not replicated. Despite the attention devoted to the “Global War on Terrorism,” the most important developments of the last ten years have been the introduction and spread of innovative information…

Act III Scene 2 is a pivotal turning point in the play Hamlet. During this scene, Hamlet determines whether Claudius murdered his father by judging his reaction to a play. This play within a play can be interpreted in many different ways. First, the director can choose how to showcase the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia. In this scene, Hamlet flirts with Ophelia through lying on her lap and telling crude jokes. In my mind, I expect Hamlet’s actions to be playful and show how he has gone…

In the discussion of” how two texts have shown change for the better or for the worse”. Through Reading Tim Winton’s, The Turning. I have the opinion that both can equally be argued for and against the topic question. this is highly demonstrated in all the works of The Turning but I have chosen “Small Mercies” and “Boner Mcpharlins Moll” because I found these simply indicate the strongest representations of change in the collection of short stories which have been read thus far. These stories…

across many sources read and viewed during a recent study of the power of a story, such as The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, which involves a young man trying to put his life back on track and find out his true purpose. Additionally, in “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins, a boy has to deal with the pains and struggles of growing up. Furthermore, the short story “Genesis and Catastrophe” by Roald Dahl details a story of a mother and her awkward,…

A Story Turning to Reality I had a wonderful time growing up as a child. My father was a farmer, who normally leaved the house in the morning and returned home later in the day from the farm. He spent a lot of time in the farm during the farming season (raining season) while my mother stayed home to take care of the kids. On his free days or in the evening; my father, in many occasions used to give us (his children) a lot of narratives about life in the country before we were born. In many…

ideal to be relieved from the tyranny of Britain. The hope of freedom and independence was soon rewarded to the Americans when the 2nd Treaty of Paris was signed and the once British Colonies were now considered American soil. Up until a certain turning point though, there had been no resistance to Britain by the Americans. In fact, the colonists weren’t even considering independence or establishing their own government from Britain during the early stages of the colonies resistance. If it…

The armies would all have their own campsite to live at. One of those places where an army could camp at was Valley Forge. The American Continental Army stayed at Valley Forge for the winter in 1777 and 1778. Valley Forge was a turning point for America. It was a turning point since it helped America gain independence from the British. Valley Forge is also known as the birthplace for the American Army. “Valley Forge was significant, not only for the reshaping Washington’s army, but for the…

of this document was to con the Confederate states to give up their fight against the Union and join the United States of America once again. The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was a significant event in many ways and was an important turning point in the Civil War. One importance of the Emancipation Proclamation was that the establishment…