Qs1: Describe the Otto and Inga thought experiment in detail. What do Clark and Chalmers claim here? How Do Adams and Aizawa respond? Qs2: Do you think that Otto’s notebook is part of his mind? Use arguments in either Adams and Aizawa or Clark and Chalmers to defend your case
Category Archives: Literature
Explain how this passage relates to the rest of the essay, chapter, or book. If this passage were omitted, what would be lost from the text?
“The fact that you perceive some things, such as briny sea water, to be bitter as well as fluid should not cause you any surprise. Intermingled with the smooth and round atoms, to which the brine owes its fluidity, are rough particles that cause pain. But, in spite of their roughness, these particles cannot be […]
What does Hawthorne’s story imply is the lasting legacy of Merry Mount colony’s historical demise?
In the epigraph to his 1832 short story, “The May-Pole of Merry Mount,” Nathaniel Hawthorne calls his fictionalization of the Puritan raid at Merry Mount colony a “philosophic romance” (p. 678) . By this phrase, he likely means that he sees his tale as using imaginative storytelling (romance) to ask his readers deep, thought-provoking questions […]
Why do you think Hawthorne was interested in Bradford’s account of Merry Mount and its history? How, perhaps, does the history and demise of Merry Mount contradict or, at least, significantly alter the historical image of Puritanism that often accompanies descriptions of America’s colonial past?
Why do you think Hawthorne was interested in Bradford’s account of Merry Mount and its history? How, perhaps, does the history and demise of Merry Mount contradict or, at least, significantly alter the historical image of Puritanism that often accompanies descriptions of America’s colonial past?
Compare or contrast “Fences and “The Piano Lesson” write a short 600 word paragraph with a clear thesis statement about the two plays.
Compare or contrast “Fences and “The Piano Lesson” write a short 600 word paragraph with a clear thesis statement about the two plays. Make sure to use direct quotes from each play for support. For example one possible thesis “both fences and The Piano Lesson use symbolism(thesis) Support from plays- the fence in fences is […]
How would a person in modern-day explain the love poem that Anne Bradstreet wrote to her husband in the 1600s?
How does Mary Rowlandson describe Native Americans? How would a person in modern-day explain the love poem that Anne Bradstreet wrote to her husband in the 1600s?
Watch this Ted Talk, “The Funny Thing About the American Dream,” by Harrison Scott Key. Evaluate his argument for logos, ethos, and pathos. Here is the link of the video
Topic: The Greeks Got It Right Paper details: This assignment is going to be an argument essay about a short video. I want you to write around 400-500. Here is the detail of how you do the assignment: Watch this Ted Talk, “The Funny Thing About the American Dream,” by Harrison Scott Key. Evaluate his […]
What values, attitudes, and/or beliefs does the ad perpetuate? What does the ad tell us about modern culture?
Use an established technique for crafting your introduction Inverted-triangle Introduction Narrative Introduction Interrogative Introduction Pardoxical Introduction Minding the Gap Introduction Be sure your thesis lays out the full scope of your essay. You may use the following template for your thesis, but you are also welcome to come up with working of your own: SAMPLE: […]
Explain,Can Amber be charged with any crimes as it relates to Charlie? If so, for what crime? Does it matter that the gun was unloaded? Why or why not?
1. Amber Beaufort just purchased a new Glock handgun and has started carrying it with her when he goes out to restaurants and bars, in violation of Maryland law. She goes to have a few drinks at R.J. Bentleys in College Park, MD and takes the gun with her. When she gets there she sees […]
How would you describe the role of the narrator in Oroonoko? At what point do we understand thatthe narrator is female? Does the gender of the narrator “matter” to how we read the work? If so, why andin what ways? And if not, then why not? Does the first-person narrator add to – or detract from – theapparent authenticity of the tale being told? Explain. And why does she apologize for her “female pen”?
1. Why does Behn make it important that Oroonoko be able to speak English?2. How would you describe the role of the narrator in Oroonoko? At what point do we understand thatthe narrator is female? Does the gender of the narrator “matter” to how we read the work? If so, why and in what ways? […]
