Suppose that you created an robot that was so advanced it could act independently in very complex situations. It made its own decisions and always did exactly what it wanted to do, in accordance with its programming. Would such an robot be capable of free action? Why or why not?

Yes. Robots do complex systems with technical properties that come from their programming as well as from their environment. They behave in unpredictable ways that are taught of. There are intelligent machines or robots now that are entering a phase of self-learning.  The extent of their free will is apparent even to some casual observer.

Which of the following is not an example of biased language? a. “You are too short to reach that.” b. “Are you deaf?” c. “Move along, grandpa!” d. “I think I’ve been gypped.”

Which of the following corrects the pronoun error in this passage?

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy.

A.The sixth-grade students liked volunteering his or her time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy.
b. The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made the volunteers happy.
c. The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. They made them happy.
d.The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. Reading made them happy.

Persuasive Speech Introduction A. Imagine going out to eat at a restaurant, and you read entrees like "fried human legs" and "human baby parmesan." B. I believe the world would be a happier, healthier, more humane place if everyone were vegetarian -- you should become one! C. Today I am going to enlighten you all about the animal cruelty involved with food processing that goes on behind closed doors, and the healthier lifestyle of being vegetarian. [First let me tell you a little bit about what else your are eating when you choose to eat meat.] Body A. Every year billions of animals are raised and slaughtered for human consumption. In today’s factory farms animals are confined to extremely small spaces so farmers can concentrate on maximizing production. 1. This over crowding breeds disease, so the animals are fed antibiotics and sprayed with pesticides. 2. The animals are also fed growth hormones. 3. So, the chemicals, antibiotics and hormones are passed on to the consumers. 4. USDA fact sheet, bacterial contamination of animal products often causes illness and death. Salmonella poisoning can be fatal. 5. Time Magazine, bad chicken is responsible for at least 1,000 American deaths each year. [Now, here are some more disturbing facts you should know about meat production.] B. According to the Animal Protection Institute, in the U.S. alone, every year 41.8million beef cattle, 115 million pigs, and 8.785 billion chickens are slaughtered for human consumption. The animals endure much more. 1. Beef cattle called "downers" are prodded or dragged to the slaughterhouse, or left without food or water to die. 2. Pigs are stunned, hung upside down before their throats are cut and bled to death. If missed, they go to the scalding tank where they may be boiled alive. 3. Crowed, chickens peck each other to death. Instead of providing space farmers "debeak" them by cutting off their upper beak with a hot blade. 4. I would like to show you some photos taken inside a slaughterhouse. [If animal cruelty is not enough to change your mind, then maybe your own health concerns will make a difference.] C. Studies show meat-eaters are twice as likely to die from heat disease, and 60% more likely to die from cancer than vegetarians. 1. Meat consumption has been linked to many diseases, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, and obesity. 2. Quoted by William Roberts, MD, editor and chief of The American Journal Of Cardiology, "When we kill animals to eat them, they end up killing us because their flesh, which contains cholesterol and saturated fat, was never intended for human beings, who are natural herbivores." Conclusion I hope that I have enlightened you all about the matters of vegetarianism, and I hope you all will make the right moral and health decisions as I have. Quote by Leonardo de Vinci, "I have, from an early age renounced eating meat. The time will come when we will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of humans. Review the persuasive speech outline. If this speech was given to an audience full of people who worked for the cattle industry, what would the speaker have to accomplish? a. motivate them to become meat eaters b. change their beliefs about meat c. weaken the audience’s attitude towards vegetables d. strengthen the audience’s attitude towards meat

When I awakened one morning my mother told me that we were going to see a judge who would make my father support me and my brother. An hour later all three of us were sitting in a huge crowded room. I was overwhelmed by the many faces and the voices which I could not understand. High above me was a white face which my mother told me was the face of the judge. Across the huge room sat my father, smiling confidently, looking at us. My mother warned me not to be fooled by my father’s friendly manner; she told me that the judge might ask me questions, and if he did I must tell him the truth. I agreed, yet I hoped that the judge would not ask me anything.


Which details from the excerpt best indicates that Wright was fairly young when this event takes place?
a.Wright describes his father’s “friendly manner” and demeanor.
b.Wright notes being overwhelmed by faces and voices and describes the judge as being “high above.”
c.Wright describes his mother waking him to go to court and waiting in a “huge crowded room.”
d.Wright explains his worry about the possibility of the judge asking him questions.