RUR and Franken

In both RUR and Frankenstein:
Creations are made that aren’t born like most people
They are, in a way, human but at the same time not human
Created, not born
Frankenstein didn’t look like a human but had emotions like a human
While rommus robots look like human but have no emotions or feelings
The creations go out of the creator’s control
Science created
Both don’t tell you exactly how these creations were made
In Frankenstein the lighting is not mentioned
And in RUR the material that the robots are made of are also not mentioned
Both raise ethical questions on whether the creator was playing god
And since he was they usually get a horrid punishment

what about brain dead people?? are they human?
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,721450,00.html

catholic religion says anything with a soul is a human (doesn't include animals)
soul-spiritual energy that can't be seen nor smelled nor tasted or proven

Due Feb. 15 (3 days till my B-Day :)

don't you ever get really tired from sleeping all day
and just wanna nap some more??
anyway

Eng.3 assingment
Since I'm writing on what it means to be human, I was thinking of using several events/ elements of Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein".

The first event is being born, in Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein”, the creature/monster/what we in modern times call Frankenstein, was created or was brought to life by Victor Frankenstein but is this evidence of him being human or not human? Most would think that it is evidence of him being non human but Adam was created by God and wasn’t born, and he is human. (ch. 4)

The next thing is Frankenstein Monster’s super human qualities. People are human because of our limits that are rarely broken by a person. Having amazing strength, agility, and intelligence is proof of him not being human; like Superman looks like a human but is not human because of his superiority. (ch. 3)

The last thing is that the Frankenstein monster is a social being with emotions, senses, with the ability of communicating and has the knowledge to learn, think rationally and strategize. All these things are in our selves but in the truth animals have most of these qualities. Animals such as gorillas are able to learn a new language to communicate. Animals can feel hostile, fear, pain, and happiness. Dolphins are really smart and are capable of rational thinking. Mouse’s are able to learn how to go through a maze, and which door has an electric current.

These three things are about being born, human limits, and social/ mental capabilities; these are the main arguments that prove if Frankenstein is human or not. They are different aspects of the argument but together with enough evidence to back them up they will be able to pronounce a convincing argument towards Frankenstein’s humanity.

for Feb.2

In the beginning of the story “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce, we are thrown into the story in an objective third person point of view. We can identify this because of the way no one is referred to as “I” and the fact that we don’t hear anyone’s thoughts. But shifts to a 3rd person limited/subjective mode around the end of the fourth paragraph by telling us how Peyton saw the stream as “sluggish”. This method of introducing the story is odd, but effective at catching the reader’s attention. By telling us what is going on around the protagonist but without his personal thoughts. By doing this the reader wants to know; why this is happening, what did he do, and who is he?
In part two, our protagonist is given a name Peyton Farquhar, and we are given the reason why he is being hung. In a sudden shift in time and place we are told that he was not able to join the confederate army, and being faithful to the south he wants to do what ever possible to help out. He is told that he is able to help by burning a bridge that is used by the north’s trains; but if caught by the north he will be hung.
In part three we are returned to the bridge. Peyton is suddenly dropped, and the rope snaps, he swims away, and runs until the next morning to get to his wife and kids. When he is about to hold his wife, he feels a “blow upon the back of the neck” and we find out that besides the first sentence part three was all in Peyton’s head; he died being hung. How anti-climactic…