Category: Projects 2017

Signs of life

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punnysign

This sign happens to be outside a gas station in Seattle, which is the city I grew up in. Apparently they put up a new punny sign every week.

Project quote

“Ferdinand de Saussure was a well-known and influential Swiss linguist of the 20th century…Saussure classified language as a system of signs.” (Albert1990, 2017)

My thoughts

Most of us, including myself, have taken language for granted. Really, language is so complex and versatile. Without it, how would we tell stories so detailed that the reader can place themselves in the moment and see it clearly? Without language, how would we explain physics or program a computer, or write a moving poem?

I know I’m not the only person who thrives on word play, puns, and strategic comedy. Just a few things that would be impossible without language. I can’t imagine having to communicate purely by speech and pictures. The book The Handmaid’s Tale portrays a disturbing society where items at the grocery store are labeled with pictures only and women are not allowed to read. There were other disturbing things in the story of course, but for some reason, the thought of my intelligence being insulted and restrained gave me the cold chills. Comparable to only being able to text using emojis and emoticons…oh the horror!

Editing projects for week ending April 23, 2017

College essay, Thesis dissertation

Client countries: US, Canada

 

Intelligent reality

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robotflower

Image credit: magic4walls

Project quote

“Technology has always pushed humanity to rethink the purpose of human beings in the production, use, and management of resources.” (Pedro Salles, 2017)

My thoughts

Artificial intelligence always thrills me in films and TV shows, but the thought of advanced AI existing in our daily lives in reality, has always terrified me. If artificial intelligence is code that was built to learn on its own, once quantum computers become involved, then wouldn’t the growth be exponential and unstoppable? I don’t understand why some people want this, or think that humans are outdated and need to ‘evolve’ into or be replaced by something else.

Belief in a just, loving god (biblical) should remove any fear of an AI apocalypse, in my opinion, mainly because I can’t imagine that one would create humans to be special just to be overrun by their own technology.

Editing projects for week ending April 16, 2017

Article about symphony composers, College essays

Client countries: US, Spain

 

Happiness routines

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spiralstairs

Project quote

“Habits rule our lives.” They can either be our enemies or our friends.
(Ed Holz, The Happiness Routine, 2017)

My thoughts

I believe that creating good new habits requires a desire for different results and a conscious effort to take small steps every day that lead to bigger gains along the way. From experience, I’ve found that quitting bad habits is easier, if they’re being replaced by good ones.

Editing projects for week ending April 9, 2017

Product Instruction Manual
Self-Improvement Book
English language tutoring
University application Personal Statement

Client countries: US, Germany, China, Russia