In the situation where we found two prisioners, which where suspects of a crime, and where locked up, there where three situations planted. The first situation was totell the police if the other was guilty, and that way the one who speak will go free, the second situation was for both of the suspects talk, and that way they would both recieve a sentence, but not as harsh as if only one was to talk, and the third option was that none of them would say anything and they would both go free with no charges.
The situation is very hard, because none of the suspects know what the other is going to say, so if one of them decides not to talk, he will be running the risk that the other one will speak, so he will recieve the harsh sentence. So I think the most logic thing to do is to both of them speak so they will both recieve a smaller sentence.
martes, 27 de noviembre de 2007
the gene machine
Vocab.
Behaviour: the trick of rapid movement which has been largely exploited by the animal branch of survival machines. (pg 47.)
Neurones: are basically just cells, with a nucleus and chromosomes like other cells. But their cell walls are drawn out in long, thin, wirelike projections. Often a neurone has one particularly long wire called the axon. (pg 49)
Axon: Although the lenght of an axon is microscopic, its length may be many feet: there are single axons which run the whole lenght of a giraffe´s neck. Axons are usually bundled together in thick multi stranded cables called nerves. (pg 49)
Purpose Machine: is the machine or thing that behaves as if it had a conscious purpose, is equipped with some kind of measuring device which measures the discrepancy between the current state of things, and the desired state. (pg 50)
List of things defined as rewarding:
Sweet taste in mouth, orgasm, mild temperature, smiling child.
List of nasty things:
various sortos of pain, nausea, empty stomach, screaming child. (pg 57)
Behaviour: the trick of rapid movement which has been largely exploited by the animal branch of survival machines. (pg 47.)
Neurones: are basically just cells, with a nucleus and chromosomes like other cells. But their cell walls are drawn out in long, thin, wirelike projections. Often a neurone has one particularly long wire called the axon. (pg 49)
Axon: Although the lenght of an axon is microscopic, its length may be many feet: there are single axons which run the whole lenght of a giraffe´s neck. Axons are usually bundled together in thick multi stranded cables called nerves. (pg 49)
Purpose Machine: is the machine or thing that behaves as if it had a conscious purpose, is equipped with some kind of measuring device which measures the discrepancy between the current state of things, and the desired state. (pg 50)
List of things defined as rewarding:
Sweet taste in mouth, orgasm, mild temperature, smiling child.
List of nasty things:
various sortos of pain, nausea, empty stomach, screaming child. (pg 57)
lunes, 26 de noviembre de 2007
the immortal coil
vocab:
immortal coil: It consists of a pair of nucleotide chains twisted together in an elegant spiral. (pg 22)
The haemoglobin: one example of the enormous range of protein molecules. (pg 24)
Resecive gene: a gene that is ignored. (pg 26)
Dominant Gene: The opposite of the resecive gene. Ex. the gene for brown eyes is dominant to the gene for blue eyes. (pg 26)
Mitosis: Normal division of a cell into two new cells, each one receiving a complete copy of all 46 chromosomes. (pg 26)
Meiosis: Occurs in the production of sex cells the sperm or eggs. (pg 27)
Genetic Union: sequence of adjacent code letters on the tape.(pg 29)
immortal coil: It consists of a pair of nucleotide chains twisted together in an elegant spiral. (pg 22)
The haemoglobin: one example of the enormous range of protein molecules. (pg 24)
Resecive gene: a gene that is ignored. (pg 26)
Dominant Gene: The opposite of the resecive gene. Ex. the gene for brown eyes is dominant to the gene for blue eyes. (pg 26)
Mitosis: Normal division of a cell into two new cells, each one receiving a complete copy of all 46 chromosomes. (pg 26)
Meiosis: Occurs in the production of sex cells the sperm or eggs. (pg 27)
Genetic Union: sequence of adjacent code letters on the tape.(pg 29)
miércoles, 21 de noviembre de 2007
how to select an article to publish?
To select the correct article to publish, there are many factors we need to take care of.
Take a look to the table of context and index, to find out what the authors point is. Be careful whether the article is offering facts that work with your credibility and are clear. You also need to determine if the content is about opinion, facts, or propaganda. Do you think there is enough evidence offered? Is the language objective or emotional? Notice if the author uses good priamary and secondary sources. Be careful with your credibility towards the author is it anonymous?
Take a look to the table of context and index, to find out what the authors point is. Be careful whether the article is offering facts that work with your credibility and are clear. You also need to determine if the content is about opinion, facts, or propaganda. Do you think there is enough evidence offered? Is the language objective or emotional? Notice if the author uses good priamary and secondary sources. Be careful with your credibility towards the author is it anonymous?
jueves, 15 de noviembre de 2007
quotation, paraphrasing, summarizing
quotation
In the text, Sipher makes an intresting comparison, which I titally agree with. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink," we have pretended it is not true in education. (Sipher, n.pag)
Summarise
In the essay So That Nobody Has To Go To School If They Don't Want To, written by Roger Sipher, we can read about the fact that many children dont want to attend to school anymore. He says that when this happens, they should have the right to choose, weather they want an education or not, weather they want to quit school orget a high school diploma. He also says that school has failed on their puropose, because they no longer care if the student makes homework or studies for an exam, at the end the student would go to the next grade without failing.
Paraphrasing
The solution to this problem is simple: Abolish compulsory-attendance laws and allow only those who are committed to getting an education to attend.
So this will stop being an issue, when students stop feeling preassured by the fact they need to go to school. The students who are really intrested in recieving a fullfilling education, will assist class and make their best effort to learn and achieve their goals.
In the text, Sipher makes an intresting comparison, which I titally agree with. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink," we have pretended it is not true in education. (Sipher, n.pag)
Summarise
In the essay So That Nobody Has To Go To School If They Don't Want To, written by Roger Sipher, we can read about the fact that many children dont want to attend to school anymore. He says that when this happens, they should have the right to choose, weather they want an education or not, weather they want to quit school orget a high school diploma. He also says that school has failed on their puropose, because they no longer care if the student makes homework or studies for an exam, at the end the student would go to the next grade without failing.
Paraphrasing
The solution to this problem is simple: Abolish compulsory-attendance laws and allow only those who are committed to getting an education to attend.
So this will stop being an issue, when students stop feeling preassured by the fact they need to go to school. The students who are really intrested in recieving a fullfilling education, will assist class and make their best effort to learn and achieve their goals.
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