Monday, January 23, 2012

Plagiarism

1.  Give an example of when YOU (yes, you) plagiarized and explain what you could have done differently.
When I do a research, we have to find information about the research so we can use the computer to find and copy down the information about the research.


2.  Go to Techbrarian’s Student Blogs page and find a quote from your favorite student blogger.  Copy and paste the quote into your blog.  Next, go to the citation machine.  Put in the information they ask to generate a citation for that quote.  Copy and paste the result into your blog below the quote.  Here’s a tutorial:
Here's my favorite student blogger: Some challenges that builders faced that building the memorial is dangerous and they can died. Also the new buildings took a years to finish it. So the builders’ hearts are filled with nervous and scary feelings. Also if the glass breaks, the glass can fall on them and they can die. So they are scared of that too!

lin, A. (2011, december 20). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://amanda188.edublogs.org/
 
3.  Here are 3 quotes.  Plug each one in (one at a time) and write which are plagiarized and how you know:
I’m hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That’s what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that’s from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.
 I think this quote is not plagiarized because I can not find it in Google and Google show me this quote is from Techbrarian.com. 

My life is like a gigantic piece of beef jerky.  Hard to get through, but worth every moment.
I think this quote is not plagiarized because Google show me this quote is from Techbrarian.com.
 
I heard that your dreams came true. Guess she gave you things, I didn’t give to you.
I think this quote is plagiarized because Google show me this quote is from a song.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Robots + Humans

1. Should roboticists (those who make robots) avoid making robots that think and feel like humans?  Why or why not?
I think the roboticists shouldn't avoid making robots that think and feel like humans because it is so cool to have the robots that their actions and feelings are as same as human. And if the roboticists make the robots that have good quality, good mental and good behavior, it will be better for the whole world. And they will be really helpful.
2. Should some robots be given human rights?  For example, the right not to be tortured, to be allowed to marry, to be educated, and to be free to practice a religion?
I think some robots should be given human rights because the robots also need the human rights to protect themselves, no one have the right to hurt, treat anything bad or unequal. People should treat everything equal.