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Ch. 18 DBQ: Remembering When

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People changes in various ways-biological and psychological. Some of these changes may be better some may not be better for older people. As we know when people reach to old age lot of physical and mental developments stop declining. They don’t remember a lot, they don’t like to talk much, they like to be alone. They don’t react that fast. In one study, the average reaction time began to slow in the forties, and this decline accelerated in the sixties and seventies (Salthouse, 1994). The decline in processing speed in older adults is likely due to a decline in the functioning of the brain and central nervous system. The main dimensions of memory and aging that have been studied include explicit and implicit memory, …show more content…
The game is played with four players sitting in four directions, facing each other who throw the shells to test their fortune. The four players get four seats called ‘khal’ or ‘dau’ respectively which are named as teeya (three), chauka (four), panja (five) and chakka (six). I don’t want to explain all about it. He lost all his money in first one hour. He could not get any loan. He still wanted to play. His brother was also losing some. He was away from his home so nobody trusted him for money. He was walking back home when he found somebody from his own village and ask for him help. The guy from the same village gave him 20 rupees(2 cents) which were enough for him to play one hand. He was so lucky he won is first hand.Now, he had some money to play again.The most exciting part of the game is the Mar-taal, when a player wins a few consecutive bets. The losers double their original bets each time they lose. He was able to win 18 hands continuously. He made more than 60,000 rupees(around $550). He was happy and excited to leave the game. Another player would not allow him to leave the game but somehow he was able to escape. He returned the money to the guy from the same village. Both brothers

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