HAL 9000 Essays

David Bowman, Dr. Frank Poole, Dr. Heywood R. Floyd, and HAL 9000. Dr. Bowman and Poole are both scientist and astronauts onboard the Discovery One which is set for Jupiter so that they can research an unknown radio signal they received from there. Dr. Heywood is the chairman of the NCA (National Council of Astronautics). He was there when they first encountered the monolith on the moon and he is the leader of the Discovery One mission. HAL 9000 was the AI in charge of flying the Discovery One, it was

Discovery One, along with Hal 9000, a robot who maintains the ship and pilots the ship. The rest of the crew are in artificially induced hibernations. On the way to Saturn, Poole and Dave are told by Hal that the AE-35 unit which communicates with earth has malfunctioned. Poole goes out to fix the unit but a space pod comes ramming into him, killing him instantly. Dave, shocked that Poole had just died orders Hal to release the other astronauts out of their hibernation for backup. Hal refuses to do so but

HAL and the monoliths are indeed the film’s most interesting and enigmatic figures; in fact, numerous critics such as Robert Kolker, Michael Mateas, and Christopher Rowe have pointed out the fact that HAL has “more feelings than any of the human characters inhabiting the film” (Kolker, Introduction 9; Mateas 106; Rowe 44). Thus, these cyborgs are compelling

Steven Spielberg: An Altruistic Filmmaker “ You shouldn’t dream your film, you should make it” -Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg has done many things to improve the world today and has given back more than just enjoyment to people, he has given in many donations. Steven Spielberg always followed his dreams as a child and look at how much success it has given him today. He is a famous film producer and is the creator of an entire animated film company. Spielberg brought back many moviemaking traits

spectacularly, other times in deep and humbling decisions. Transcending space time, self-awareness of a machine, and willing self-isolation are all transformations observed in this text. I will examine Bowman’s descent into the Japetus monolith, HAL and the hibernation pods, and Bowman as he descends into isolation. The first fundamental transformation in 2001 is when David Bowman passes through the Star Gate on Japetus. When he exclaims "The thing's hollow - it goes on forever - and - oh my

Despite a good first impression, looks can be deceiving. In “2001: A Space Odyssey” by the author Arthur C. Clarke, a mysterious Ai named Hal presents himself as a very intelligent computer who is extremely willing to help the crew with everything they request. Although appearing to be extraordinarily essential to the crews mission original mission, Hal has his own plans for the crew and ship. Instead of revealing the true mission to the crew he decides to keep it a secret. Part of his plan requires

Sex & Society: The Problem With Honor In Boccaccio’s Decameron, there are many themes that exist within his tales, one of these being a theme of Honor. A couple of tales that represent many routes of Honor are the tale of Tancredi and Ghismonda along with the tale of Ricciardo and Caterina. Even though Honor, especially in the Decameron, is an ideal set in place that structures morality, it should be used as a tool of decision instead of a “black and white” standard of life. It is found that each

Competitor Analysis Marigold, is the market leader in fresh dairy and beverage market in Malaysia, however it is not entirely dominated by its own brand. There is existence of a few numbers of beverage and fresh dairy milk competitors. Dairies products are considered very low degree of differentiation with competitors. Therefore, customers are allowed to compare products’ quality and especially price, is the factor that customers considered the most between the competitors’ products. The intensity

Background of Kellogg’s Founded in 1906 by W.K. Kellogg as the “Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company”, where the Irish families favourite Kellogg’s Corn Flakes were created. In 1915 Kellogg’s were the first cereal company to introduce a high fibre cereal into the market this was of course Kellogg’s Bran Flakes, Creating All Bran the following year. Kellogg’s first arrived in Ireland in 1922 and their products were sold in supermarkets across the country. The following year they became the first

The Renaissance Man: Lieutenant General Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore, Jr. Lt. Gen. Hal Moore is a legend to many for his bravery, wisdom, and most of all leadership. Hal Moore had a very prestigious military career, in combat he earned the Distinguished Service Cross which is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army. He was awarded it because of his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang. During the Battle of Ia Drang Hal Moore was a lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion

Another person’s notes on Shallow Hal After seeing ads for "Shallow Hal," several friends complained to me about what they saw as an offensive concept: If Hal (Jack Black) has been brainwashed to see only a woman's inner beauty, then why does that inner beauty have to look just like Gwyneth Paltrow? Paltrow plays Rosemary, an obese woman in everyone's eyes but the spellbound Hal's; he sees the slender blond Paltrow that we're so used to seeing in movies and on magazine covers. The answer to my

There is more than 1000 definition for Globalization all over the world , But the most prominent and widely used definition for it is that " Globalization is a process of integration and interaction among different people, worldwide companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology." Which means that globalization is shaping the world in a way that leads to a huge openness and shorten the distance between

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“Innovation is a process that involves the act of introducing something new.”[1] (A Cross – Disciplinary Primer on The Meaning of Principles of Innovation, 2013) Doblin extends this definition of innovation to 10 types. He believed that innovating individuals or firms do not limit themselves to one type of innovation rather they try to look for creative ways of innovating. According to Doblin’s innovative framework model innovations can be classified into 10 types – profit model, network, structure

INTRODUCTION As a part of the requirements for the Introduction to Hospitality Law subject, I am required to do a research and write an essay that provides evidence of the importance of knowledge of laws in the Hospitality Industry and five (5) key legal issues that affect this industry. CONTENT Hospitality law is related to the concept of legal liability and it is meant to legally protect both hosts and guests. Hospitality law covers many different type of businesses while the most common

James Hal Cone (born August 5, 1938) is an American theologian, best known for his advocacy of Black theology and Black Liberation Theology. Cone was born in Fordyce, Arkansas and grew up in Bearden, Arkansas. Cone received his call to the ministry and became a pastor at age sixteen in 1954. He and his family attended Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church. He received a B.A. degree from Philander Smith College in Arkansas in 1958, a B.D. degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

HAL 9000 is a cultural representation of a monster, a prison guard of the spacecraft’s panopticon, and finally an influence on society. 2001: A Space Odyssey takes the fear of a nation, projects that fear, and initially created a trend in cinematics for years

natural order of the world. Specifically, the creations of man end up being too great for man to handle, and in some way they both grow out of control. There is no doubt that this similarity is not a coincidence, and Frankenstein likely influenced the HAL plot within 2001: A Space Odyssey. However, this is typically a common question that arises with rapid technological growth as civilizations contemplate the boundaries of human scientific creation. Similarly, many people nowadays are considering whether

story ‘Run around’. These laws, inspired by the reoccurring problem in other works of the time where robots would destroy their creators, are embodied in the character of HAL, a heuristically programmed algorithmic computer. Detached from many human qualities that lead to error, superseding the capabilities of his crew, the HAL 9000 series “is the most reliable computer ever made” and is “by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.” Despite his

film paints a more realistic relationship between man and a modern-day deity. Here, the crew can not tell whether HAL’s motives are incorrect due to his stupidity, lack of morality, or ignorance. It is well known that advanced computer systems, like HAL, are capable of completing many tasks very quickly, but there will always be doubt about their ability to retain multiple viewpoints and weigh each one correctly. Odysseus might not agree with Poseidon’s decision to torment him, but he might understand