Week 4 Blog Reviews

Krista Sigala:

Frida Kahlo ; You followed the guidelines for the first paragraph very well. You made a good point that in most of her paintings, she is the center of attention. You did a good job at pointing out her surroundings as well. At first glance, I didn't even notice the nails scattered throughout her body until I had read your first paragraph! I also got the same interpretation from the painting you chose. Frida pieced her life back together after enduring the agony, just like the broken column was. This painting strongly represents the pain she went through, as you pointed out. I thought this blog was very well organized. I liked how you described Frida in one paragraph, and the background in another.

Can machines think? ; In the first paragraph, you start out with a brief summary of the article and go on to talk about Wrights views on the things that were being said. Using all the examples in your blog from the article helped to support your final statements. Overall it was a very good, detailed summary.

Lauren Petrovich :

Frida Kahlo; In the first paragraph, you did a very good job at decribing every single detail in the painting! I found your second paragraph to be very good as well. Getting the idea that she is marrying into wealth or is wealthy herself is a good observation, because of the "royal" curtains you pointed out. Saying that from hr clothes and her posture she looks like a nice woman is also a good obersvation. I agree with your last paragraph that she looks like she might be confused, and possible is that way because of her marriage. In the article we read about her, she called her marriage somewhat of an accident. So saying that she looks confused makes sense.

Will Machines have Consciousness like humans?; This was a well written summary. It had very good examples, such as "Cog", and the chess game. Also, I liked how you included that emotions are one of the key things that make us human. I also liked how you ended your blog post with this statement from Wright, " Machines will not have the abilities humans have, and to create one that would have equal consciousness as a human would "exercise powers reserved for God".

Kim Kida: Unable to review.