Apology, By Brad Watson - 1647 Words

The human experience is a fragile and funny thing. More generally, biological beings want and feel a need to belong. Yet, humans, as developed and advanced as they may seem, go out of their way to prevent themselves from doing just that. The short story â€Å"Apology†, by Brad Watson conveys this message through a depressing narrative. In it, is a letter, or set of letters written to his supposed ex-wife whom one can surmise has left him. This is a reaction to the main character’s drunken actions throughout their married life. In addition, Watson displays this sympathetic message through metaphorical and anecdotal means, describing the town in which he has escaped to, experiences in nature, and past memories of his wife and child. Through these heartfelt writings, one can surmise that the main character wants to explore the stubbornness of human nature through his own experiences. In doing so, using themes of self-loathing, nostalgia, alcoholism, depression and more. The setting is one that may cause confusion to many, never being officially introduced with a name. It can be imagined as the high southwestern plains. He describes, â€Å"Pronghorn, jackrabbit, horses, crows. Trains, clouds, the occasional car. You rarely see people if you don’t go downtown† (Watson 85). The nameless protagonist, one of few characters within the piece, is alone. With the mention of only one comrade within the entire town, he finds himself by his lonesome the majority of the time. This setting alone,Show MoreRelatedThe Pros And Cons Of Artificial Intelligence1405 Words   |  6 Pagesable to beat the machine in their first match, Deep Blue managed to outwit him in the second, and ultimately, in the final. IBM’s supercomputer Watson too, was able to beat two of Jeopardy’s greatest champions. In 2011, Watson went up against Ken Jennings, with 74 winning appearances, and Brad Rutter, who had earned the biggest prize of $3.25 million. Watson won the game by $55,547. Watson’s component based system took about 20 researchers three years to reach the level to be able to master its performanceRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesto govern how their organization treats employees who change genders (often called transgender employees). In 2001, only eight companies in the Fortune 500  had policies on gender identity. By 2006, that number had swelled to 124. IBM is one of them. Brad Salavich, a diversity manager for IBM, says, â€Å"We believe that having strong transgender and gender identification policies is a natural extension of IBM’s corporate culture.† Dealing with transgender employees requires some special considerations,