Unit 3 Computer

a robot that closely resembles a human
a cyborg that closely resembles a human
an artificially created, yet primarily organic, being that closely resembles a human
although essentially human morphology is not the ideal form for working robots, the fascination in developing robots that can mimic it can be found historically in the assimilation of two concepts: simulacra (devices that exhibit likeness) and automata (devices that have independence).
the term android was first used by the french author mathias villiers de l'isle-adam (1838-1889) in his work tomorrow’s eve, featuring a man-made human-like robot named hadaly. as said by the officer in the story, “in this age of realien advancement, who knows what goes on in the mind of those responsible for these mechanical dolls.”

part two: teaching resources (第二部分：教學資源)
section 1: a text structure analysis of who am i?
i. type of writing and summary of who am i?
type of writing this is a piece of narrative writing.
main idea of the passage beginning as just a calculating machine in 1642 in france, the computer has been experiencing improvement again and over again over 300years or more, which has not only made it more beautiful and intelligent but also changed man’s life a great deal!
topic sentence of 1st paragraph i began as a calculating machine in 1642 in france.
topic sentence of 2nd paragraph no one could recognize me after i got my new transistors in the 1960s.
ii. a chain of events showing the development of computer
 
a calculating machine in 1642 in france → an analytical machine in 1822 → a “universal machine.” in 1936 → the size of a large room →  made smaller and smaller → getting new transistors in 1960s→ clever and quicker → a network in the early 1960s →   talking to humans using basic in the early 1960s → brought into people’s homes in 1970s → internet
iii. a retold version of the text who am i?
i, the computer, was a calculating machine in 1642 in france. then i was built as an analytical machine in 1822, which was a technological revolution. i became a “universal machine” in 1936 to solve any mathematical problem. i was not very big at first then i became huge, the size of a large room before  i was made smaller and smaller.
getting new transistors in 1960s i became clever and quicker. i was connected with other computers and turned out to part of a network in the early 1960s. then i began talking to humans using basic in the early 1960s. in 1970s i was brought into people’s homes, and came the internet.