Test and Evaluation

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You are designing a developmental test to verify that the SRAW safe-arm device (SAD) arms the SRAW in compliance with both the Minimum Arming Distance Critical Technical Parameter (CTP) and the Minimum Engagement Range Key Performance Parameter (KPP) identified in the SRAW TEMP. While the impact of the Minimum Arming Distance CTP on SRAW arming should be self-evident, the Minimum Engagement Range KPP dictates that SRAW arming must occur before the SRAW missile reaches that distance. Furthermore, the test should confirm that the SAD performs at a reliability level consistent with the Reliability Key System Attribute (KSA), also identified in the TEMP. The SRAW TEMP provides additional background information and can be found in the “Tools and Resources” link on the left side of the TST102 course navigation overview screen.

Note that this developmental test is limited in scope, addressing only SRAW arming. Items beyond the scope of this test need not be considered.

The test is to be a system-level developmental test that will consist of a number of open-air SRAW missile launches to occur at the China Lake range complex.

The following assumptions and historical information should inform test design:
• SAD design is stable and based on the design of devices already used in similar weapon systems. Additionally, subcomponent and component lab testing and extensive modeling and simulation efforts have all been accomplished with very positive results.
• Instrumentation and telemetry kits that monitor and transmit activity from the SRAW safe-arm device are available for installation on SRAW test missiles. These kits are compatible with the data collection capabilities at China Lake.
• The Technical Evaluation (DT II) Systems identified in the TEMP are the test assets that should be used for this test. These systems can be configured to include either a live (explosive) warhead or an “inert” (non-explosive) warhead that replicates the weight and balance of the live warhead. The warhead type does not affect SRAW flight performance.
• To simplify planning, assume a binomial distribution and use the nomograph provided when addressing the Confidence Levels / Test Article / Target Requirements section
As part of the test design process, answer the questions in each area below using short (1-2 sentence) responses:

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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