Is Violence justified in a Revolution?

A) How did the use of AI assist you in developing this project 

Perplexity is a powerful AI tool where you can ask it any question big or small. In this case, AI assisted me in finding valid arguments for why violence was justifiable in a revolution. In fact, Perplexity also gave me the sources it used to find its information so I could cite it later on. On another occasion, I had to choose two of the three arguments I wrote and find three pieces of evidence to support each one. This task proved difficult, but luckily, I could simply ask Perplexity to find examples for both arguments. If I didn’t like the answer, it gave me or if the information was too little, all I had to do was tweak my question to produce a better reply.

B) How did you ensure that the work you created was still your own, rather than just a product of the AI

At its core, Perplexity is a faster way to research in which you ask it a question and it gives you a direct answer with the sources it used. Compared to a search engine like Google, you ask it a question and it gives websites related to your topic, but you have to manually read through and find usable information which takes time. Most of my work was done with the help of AI but instead of using Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V for the entire project, I took the time to rewrite each of the answers Perplexity gave me to avoid plagiarism. Most of vocabulary Perplexity uses is rather sophisticated and way beyond 9th grade level so it’s obvious whether or not someone’s written work is AI generated.

C) Did you agree with the position you had to argue? Why or why not? 

I’d say my position had a lot of valid arguments, but I still stand neutral when it comes to the justifiability of violence. While violence isn’t necessarily in our human nature, it has definitely shaped society to what it is today. There is only so much good and bad in the world, and it is a matter of balancing those two through violent and non-violent actions. Some say violence is innate in our human anatomy while others say it is influenced through social and environmental factors. In my opinion, violence is like energy where it cannot be created nor destroyed but transferred from one form to another. Violence will continue to be present in society shaping it into what it is now, and what it will be in the future whether it be protests, wars, conflicts, etc.

Core Competency Reflection 

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include researching multiple websites and comparing one another. Through this, I’m able to filter out important information that I can use for my argument. Perplexity also comes in handy since I don’t have to waste time researching something I can’t find when I can simply ask the same question to AI and get a direct answer. If that doesn’t work, I ask for help from other people who are researching the same thing as me. We can collaborate with each other if we’re both having the same issue and work together to find a solution. My last resort is to ask the teacher for further assistance if all else fails.

When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know well, I’m usually direct with them and take the initiative. I work with their strengths and weaknesses and suggest tasks that they might be good at. Throughout the project, I communicate with them to find what my goals are and what their goals are to find common ground. From this, we can work together properly without any issues and collaborate our ideas. However, the most important part is to get to know them and build a mutual relationship.