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The paper describes how Iago uses selective honesty as his persuasive tactic to dupe Roderigo into his trust and sway him to his own ends. The paper demonstrates how he pretends to be loyal to Othello while causing Roderigo and Brabantio to turn against Othello. The paper highlights Iago's clever words and deceitful persuasions.

From the Paper
"At the beginning of "Othello," (Act I, Scene I), on a Venice street, Iago is introduced as a friend and trusted ally of Roderigo, and one who has his "purse" (financial trust.) Roderigo reminds Iago that Iago told him previously that he was antagonistic to Othello, and Iago assures him this is so: "Despise me, if I do not" - even giving what sounds like a plausible reason, i.e., Iago is bitter at Othello for selecting another man, Michael Cassio, over himself to serve as Othello's lieutenant, and he admits his jealousy of Cassio and his wish for vengeance against Othello. Of course, it seems that he is telling all this to Roderigo in order better to win him over and gain his trust more."

Tags:deceit, falsehood, trust, Roderigo, Brabantio, Desdemona

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The paper explains Minsky's argument, that artificial intelligence is essentially plausible and attainable because it is little understood in the same way that the human mind is, in certain respects, little understood. The paper agrees that, while perhaps humans must redefine the concept of intelligence as it applies to artificial intelligence, the basis of Minsky's rationale, when he argues that artificial intelligence might be comparable, now or in the future, to human intelligence, is flawed.

From the Paper
"Minsky's first dimension of human intelligence that is reexamined is creativity and what typically characterizes creativity. Minsky says that, "...we ought to be annoyed by our ignorance of how we get ideas - and not just our "creative" ones. We're so accustomed to the marvels of the unusual that we forget how little we know about the marvels of ordinary thinking" (par.7). What the author hopes to establish is that creativity is nothing more than a restructuring of qualities that everyone possesses relevant to the capacity to think. By extension, he hopes to establish the fact that artificial intelligence can be characterized and developed in the same manner; that is, by developing standardized process and procedures that redefine what characterize intelligence itself irrespective whether it is human or artificial."

Tags:creativity, problem-solving, understanding, logic, thought, patterns

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This paper is a comparative analysis of Hans Christian Anderson's Danish tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes" and the Indian tale, "The King and the Clever Girl". It looks at how both the clever girl and the swindler/tailors dupe the king out of money, but do so with a moral intention, to show how fragile the human ego is, and how both tales convey the universality of this theme. In "The Emperor's New Clothes," the entire town is willing to lie so as not to appear stupid; in "The King and the Clever Girl," the king's ministers pretend they see God so that no one will thing they are of a lowly birth. It discusses how, although the lures in these stories are different, one using clothes versus the other's use of spiritual enlightenment, and the details differ between these two folktales, their messages are clear: productive deception can reveal unproductive human pride.

From the Paper
"Illusion and deception are used purposely, not only to secure financial gain for the clever girl and the tailors but also to demonstrate how easy it can be to fool a mighty king. Purposeful deception is actually portrayed as a necessary evil, one that leads to greater self awareness. However, the ending of the Anderson story is more ambiguous than its Indian counterpart: the emperor holds his head up high even after he is aware that he was duped. The Indian king concedes his defeat and displays genuine humility and admiration for the clever young girl; he more obviously learned a lesson about pride than the Danish emperor, who carries on just as if nothing had happened."

Tags:swindler, tailors, god

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This paper describes Coca Cola and argues that it has become a tradition due to clever advertising.

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This paper explains the ways that Cleopatra VII, daughter of a Macedonian king used her intelligence and physical attributes to insure her throne as an Egyptian pharaoh and to leave a lineage of rulers. Next, the author explains that, after her affair with Julius Caesar and his assassination, Cleopatra directed her romantic attentions to Mark Anthony to ensure attaining her goals. The paper concludes that, although Cleopatra has been criticized for her shrewd scruples, she was able to turn an Egypt ravaged by famine, when she began her reign, into a rich and powerful country capable of financing some of Mark Antony military campaigns.

From the Paper
"Cleopatra's reasons for her actions, while being together with Mark Antony, might be partially due to cold political reasoning and partially to her feelings for him. Her intelligence and wise maneuvers did not, however, help her escape a cruel destiny. She became the last Egyptian pharaoh and her dream of ruling over a reestablished Egyptian empire was definitively destroyed after eleven years of sharing it with Mark Antony. According to Plutarch, her relationship with Mark Antony was very passionate and driven by love just as it was motivated by political reasons."

Tags:macedonian, intellectual capacities, ally dynasty wars

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This paper relates that the plot of "The Odyssey" dealt with the question of the significance of a mortal life and the last half of the plot introduces the question of the significance of an anonymous human life. The author emphasizes that the scale and ambition of "The Odyssey" is astonishing because the absence of writing did not allow the Homeric poet any means of cross-checking his own references from other parts of the work; yet somehow, he constructed a work that ranges across all the known and unknown world. The paper stresses that Homer's use of narrative techniques, such as flashbacks, has never been seconded and his characters live and breathe to an extent rivaled only by those of Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte and Mark Twain.

Table of Contents
Introduction
The Plot Analysis
The Beauty of the Plot
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Odyssey is not a "novel". Had it been one, it would not be the "first novel in history", since it was predated by the Iliad, which was also not a novel. The Odyssey is a work of primary epic, such as Beowulf, Chanson de Roland and the Norse sagas. It was composed in the 8th Century B.C. before the written alphabet had been introduced in Greece. As these facts are grasped, the way is clear for a true appreciation of exactly why this writing has gone on to become the most influential work of literature in all human history."

Tags:morality, narrative, charaters, plot, influence

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This paper looks at terrorism and how it has changed over time. A definition of terrorism is included as well as a description of how terrorism is changing. The new terrorist is not the camouflaged warrior with the black armband, toting a machine gun. It is the highly trained, creative programmer who can be anywhere at anytime. The new "weapon" is a computer linked to a network and the ammunition is codes.

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This paper explains that Mark Twain's use of sarcasm is his central characteristic; another literary trick of Twain's was his use of slang and regional dialect rather than use flowery language: Twain often wrote the way that people spoke. The author points out that Twain lived in a repressive Christian culture with Puritan roots; therefore, it is easy to see how Twain's no-holds-barred style of writing could offend people. The paper relates that Twain was an avid protester against anti-Semitism and anti-Indian sentiment; the greatest work a writer can do is to influence people and help create social change.

From the Paper
"A similar essay of Twain's, "On the Decay of the Art of Lying," also deals with this idea of it being hard not to lie. This essay inspects the customary nature of lying in detail. In it, Twain points out that people that think that they never lie actually lie every day. He points out how when people ask "howdy-do" it is a lie because often people don't care how you do, unless they were undertakers. Anyone answering the "howdy-do" is lying as well because they make "no conscientious diagnosis of [their] case, but [answer] at random, and usually [miss] it considerably. Twain points out how often it is that one says, "I'm glad to see you," and thinks instead, "I wish you were with the cannibals and it was dinner time.""

Tags:lying, sarcasm, slang, dialect, protester

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This paper explains that Iago, from William Shakespeare's play, "Othello," is probably one of the best evil characters ever created. The author points out that he is an interesting case study because he is proud of his evilness and plans to use it to his utmost abilities to bring Othello down. The paper relates that another aspect about Iago's character that makes him so detestable is that he really has no reasonable excuse to hate Othello so much; he is not crazy, but rather is smart and clever, two characteristics that make him even more dangerous.

From the Paper
"Another characteristic of Iago that is unforgettable is his cleverness throughout the entire play. Iago must know Othello well because he demonstrates that he knows just the right things to say to Othello to spur his anger and jealousy. Robert Heilman claims, "Wit is Iago's instrument to compensate for what he does not have. He perversely hates and yet lusts after what he does not have . . . and he undertakes to disparage it, minimize it, debunk it, and destroy it." Once he knows what it is he wants to do, he has no trouble achieving his goal. Critic Harold Bloom states that Iago's ruination of Othello is in some ways too subtle for criticism to paraphrase. Iago suggests Desdemona's infidelity by at first not suggesting it, but hovering near and around it. This is all too true."

Tags:evil, critics, detestable, clever, dangerous

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The paper describes Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello" as one who is bent on destroying the lives of others, has a bloated sense of pride, is consumed by jealousy, and is clever enough to manipulate Othello. The paper shows how Shakespeare's Iago is a masterful creation because we love to hate him.

From the Paper
"While William Shakespeare's play, Othello, is no doubt about the tragedy we discover in Othello's life, it could easily be called Iago because of the tragedy we find in Iago's character. Iago is perhaps Shakespeare's most fascinating creation because he is so evil. As the play progresses, we discover that he has no substantial reason to behave the way he does and certainly he has no justifiable reason to do what he does. Iago is a man bent on destroying the lives of others and proves to do a very good job at it. Iago concocts the perfect plan for taking a person down and follows it though. He is evil and proud of it and he is extremely clever. Iago is clever in more than one way and this makes him dangerous to his enemies. Iago is significant not only because he is evil but also because without him, there would be no play."

Tags:cleverness, pride, jealousy, manipulation