Blog Post #9

My first thought about science was I never really liked it because I always seen it as using chemicals, something like math with different numbers and problem solving. But now I see it totally different. There is different ways to learn about science for example learning about robots, and human cloning. Many of my paper's that I wrote about was based on human cloning. Also, many of the course pack readings were based on robots and future technology. My views have changed while reading about human cloning because now I actually have an opinion about it. Now I believe that human cloning is unethical. While reading Carly Churchill's "A Number" you can get a sense of how the future of human cloning may go.  A quote by the author states "and they take this painless scrape this specky little cells of me and kept that and you threw the rest of me away"(Churchill 162). This quote shows how easy the cloning may be in the future and this is very sad because anyone can be cloned. Before I read all of these stories about future technology I new really knew that people care about human cloning. I thought that people just advanced computer's and different things like that. Now there is different types of robots and they can talk dance, and recognize different objects it is kind of scarey. Using these different types of stories thought me how to use quote sandwiches and cite much better. I can really take all of the information I have learned and apply it to different classes I take in the future. I didn't really have challenges it was more of fallowing instructions and knowing what my professor was expecting from me. I had a great experience in all my classes and I can't wait to take my other classes and learn more and different things that I didn't know before.

Blog Post #7 . . What Can Stories Teach Us About Science?

In Caryl Churchill's ,"A Number" this play shows the unethical consequences that can come from human cloning. In the play one of the main character's named Salter clones his son who he ironically can't stand, to make up for all the bad he had done to his son. But his cloned son who is named Bernard 2 find out and is very upset with his father. Then, Bernard 1 confront his father, and tells his about his horrible life he had suffered dealing with his drug addiction. The author states "and they take this painless scrape this specky little cells of me and kept that and you threw the rest of me away"(Churchill 162). This quote shows how easy it is to clone a human in the future all you need is a small sample of a cell. I had two questions through out this hole story and it was, is cloning ethical? From this story I do not believe that cloning is ethical. I do believe that it can harm families because of scientist selfish views. The other question I had is if you clone children how would scientist know if that's what they wanted?. From that question I can see that children will never have an opinion or a choice. I believe that is sad and should be banned to clone children. Also killing clones or abandoning them wont help all the problems this world already has. I believe if scientist really read certain texts that they will see both sides. They don't have to go against what they believe but they will at least think twice about certain choices.

ENG 103 Final Draft Planning . .

I have received my research paper draft and after reading Pro.Dragan's comments I will like improve on a couple of things. The places that I would like to improve on is getting two miscellaneous videos on cloning. I will be looking at videos on youtube. I will also be using a course pack reading to help me as well. I also need to make a stronger connect to my sources and thesis statement. I also need a book review from "LexisNexis". This draft really help me see that I need to improve on my research paper. Also, I need a few more pages on my topic.    

Blog Post #6

In David Gelernter's " Dream-Logic, the Internet and Artificial Thoughts" he writes about many of his pessimistic views about robots one day becoming more intelligent them humans. The author states "The thinker inhabits his thoughts. No computer will be able to think like a man unless it, too inhabits its thoughts" (Gelernter 203). What Gelernter is trying to say is that computers are programed to know certain type of information and humans have to program the computers. So whatever the computers know humans will already know in advanced. Another quote that the author uses is "No computer will be creative unless it can simulate all the nuances of human emotion" (Gelernter 205). Gelernter is trying to say that computers will never be like humans because they will never be able to show creativity.

In a clip from one of my classes we were introduced to a robot called Watson. This is a robot that can access information from different search engines and answer questions that you ask it. In the clip I have seen Watson was on a game show called Jeopardy. Jeopardy is a game show that gives you answers to a question. But you have to say the question. The robot won against two humans. Yes I do agree that technology will be very advanced in the future but, a computer will always need a human to program it to get that information. Also if Watson did not win I am pretty sure that he would not feel sad or disappointed as much as his creators will be.

Blog Post # 5

     I am very pessimistic about robots one day becoming smarter then human beings. In the readings from our course pack we read about a man named David Gelernter and his pessimistic views on future robot technology. In his argumentative essay "Dream-Logic" he states ". . they are blended together. The thinker inhabits his thoughts. No computer will be able to think like a man unless it, too can inhabit its thoughts" (Gelernter 203). I agree with this statement because I do believe that the only way a robot can become smarter then some humans it must be programed that way. In this society we program our computers to think more like us. If so many people are worried about our future don't keep wanting more and more from a computer. We already see them taking over human jobs. What can be next? I do agree that some robots with be helpful for the future but as far as to become smarter then us I do not agree. Another statement the author makes is "No computer will be creative unless it can simulate all the nuances of human emotion" (Gelernter 205). I also agree with this statement because this proves that without emotion a computer will never to be able to be smarter then us. They will not be able to have a conscious mind so therefore they will not be able to feel anything.
    I am both a science and a humanities person I feel like writers can also think about science they can write about science as well. And science people can also use there writing and reading skills to do better research. I like to incorporate both when I am in some of my classes and I really like to learn about both rather then one inarticulate.      

My Eng. 103 Rsearch Plan #1

My thesis statement for my research paper is :
I will argue that the portrayal of human cloning in Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" accurately portrays some of the ethical problems surrounding human cloning. 


Two sources I need to find or my research paper is extra sources such as a YouTube video or a Lexis Nexis, or Gale reference library. I really would like to find a video that I can watch since I'm reading a book.   

Sample Paper Thoughts

Based on this sample paper I really liked that this person was organized. They also used great sources and they where reliable. They also used good quote sandwiches to introduce the quote, gave the quote, and then explained the quote. What I didn't like about this research paper is that they used "I" to much and their thesis was very wrong and was not clear on what they agreed or disagreed with. What I would take from this research paper is the organization that was used and the reliable sources. I wont not use "I" to much. I would also put a title on my paper just because it shows a sense of organization and it may help you with your thesis.

Midterm Practice #4

       Is the way we read and process information altered because of the internet?But we never stop to think, could it be making us dumb  According to Nicholas Carr's "Is Goggle Making Us Stupid?" it supports the idea that the internet is affecting our mind in a negative way. In contrast, "I Think, Therefore I am Still Me" by Irene Pepperberg and "Not at all" by Steven Pinker they stress that the internet hasn’t caused them the same problems. I disagree that the internet is damaging our memories and reading habits.

         First of all, Nicholas Carr's "Is Goggle Making Us Stupid?" the author states "I am not thinking the way I used to think. I can feel it strongly when I'm reading. Immersing myself in a book or lengthy article used to be easy. My mind would get caught up in the narrative or the turns of the argument, and I'd spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. That's rarely the case anymore. Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages" (Carr 19).

           Many people disagree with Carr’s argument like Irene Pepperberg. She states "Maybe the internet has given me more things to think about, but that doesn't fundamentally change the way I think" (Pepperberg 28).

           Another writer who disagrees with Carr is Steven Pinker. He states "… widely rumored are the students who cannot write a paper without instant-message abbreviations, emotions, and dubious Web citations. But students indulge in such laziness to the extent that their teacher let them get away with it” (Pinker 30).

            In conclusion, I disagree that the internet is damaging our memories and attention spans. The internet cannot make anyone stupid if anything it is helping people obtain information about something they may be interested in or need to know about. As you can tell from Irene Pepperberg and Steve Pinkers arguments they disagree that the internet is doing us harm they think it is helping us improve our lives. This argument is very debatable and many people are influenced by the environment around us. I don’t think the internet will harm us in any way just make us better

Sharing a Reasearch Source

Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go . New York: Farber and Farber, 2005. Print.

This citation is important for my research paper because this book is giving supporting my cloning topic. This book shows how cloning is bad and that's what i agree with.

Thesis Statement

In the book "Never Let Me Go"by Kazuo Ishiguro disagrees with the idea of cloning. But other researchers may argue that cloning may be positive for the human race. I agree with the author that cloning may be harmful to the clones and to the human race. 

Blog Assigment #3

     When it comes to the study of altruism I do not agree that we have a selfish gene or a selfless gene. After reading "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins and the "Selfless Gene" by Olivia Judson I came to see that they both disagree with me. I think that selflessness or selfishness does not come from a gene it comes from the way you where rased and the morals you may have. This may also come by instinct.

    In the "Selfless Gene" By Olivia Judson she agrees that humans and animals should be more kind to each other. If we would be more of the selfless gene passed down there would be less murder or hatred. The author states ".. the main cause of death for juveniles was other Belding's ground squirrels;" (Judson 95). This quote shows that squirrels are using there instincts to survive. No one will really know why they squirrel killed the juvenile squirrels maybe the older squirrels thought that one day they might have to compete with the younger ones so they killed them. A second quote the author uses is "think of the firemen going into the World Trade Center- or for people they knew but are not related to" (Judson 92). The men who went into the world trade center to save those people because that's there job to protect and help those in need. This t doesn't show that they have selfless gene once again its a case of instinct but as well as that willingness to protect people. The author Richard Dawkins states "If you have one copy of gene H, the chance that any particular one of your children has it is 50 per cent, because half your sex cells contain H" (Dawkins 61). I disagree with this quote because that means being a brat, mean, depressed, etc can all come from genes.

      These two authors have different opinions Olivia Judson is much more cooperative and thinks people and animals should work together. Olivia Judson's is much more easy to understand even though I don't agree with either Judson or Dawkins.

Topic Free write

I need the book "Never let me go" By Kazuo Ishiguro. I also want to read up on cloning in the course pack.

Research Topic

The research topic that I am interested in is "Portraying robots or human clones"#5 and "Science and Technology"#1. I really don't know witch one I want to do at this time. I just want to do some research and read into both of them. I don't want to do a movie i rather do something on a book or article. 

Eng 101 Assignment #1 Brainstorming

The thesis essay that I will be writing is about is Temple Grandin. I picked that one because their is much more information to support your agreeing thesis or disagreeing thesis. Their is a movie and many articles that you can use. For example the article "An Anthropologist On Mars" and the movie "Temple Grandin". I am really also interested in autism. Temple Grandin has autism and I loved her story on how she over came her struggles. She has her PHD and designed structures for slaughterhouse to make cows more comfortable on their last days. Furthermore Nicholas Carr's article was confusing. If I where to do a thesis essay using him I would not have as many information. I would have his opinion not facts. As for the Temple Grandin Stories I would have background information and lots of facts.  

About Me . .

Hello Blogger's. Today I will be telling you a little about myself. For example what I am studying, what are my plans/goals, what I hope to learn ect. Well my name is Irma (you already knew that). I live in Brooklyn. Love to learn new things about people,animals, and my environment. Being a freshman in college is very scarey and exciting but I love it. I am studying liberal arts science and humanities at LaGuardia Community College at this time. Some goals that I have for the future is to possibly become a nurse or a physical therapist. Then transfer to a four year university. When I picked liberal arts science and humanities I wasn't sure what exactly I would be learning about. Now that I have taken my classes for a little over two weeks I began to love my classes. I feel that I am a both a science and humanities person. What makes me feel this way is in humanities I always had a love for English. Philosophy is new to me but I love it already. To really find out how people think and what their believe are makes me feel like I'm not the only one with different believes. On the other hand you have Psychology which is a science. I never really liked science. But now its highly interesting how I can study the brain without using numbers and chemicals. Philosophers , writers, and Psychologist can have deep conversations about different believes and how they view the way of life and I truly believe that. Many people today in the U.S are more scientific they don't believe or have faith in anything unless they see it. You can go into any church in your neighborhood and ask the priest,father, or whatever type of spiritual leader there is, and ask them if their where more people attending church 20 years ago or now. What i hope to learn from this cluster is how to become a stronger reader, writer, become interested in science, learn about new believes, and finally learn something new that I didn't already know yesterday.

Welcome . .

Hi my name is Irma welcome to my blog. :)