...dangers of being ruled this type of government, but it also presented some controversial new societal trends and technological advancement ideas for the future. Little did society know that Orwell's technology predictions in this book would actually come true in the near future. Orwell was especially concerned with the technological role in these governments, allowing them to control and keep an eye on their citizens. People in the time period that this book was written had a hard time grasping what Orwell was predicting. Many of his ideas and concepts were said not to happen for thousands of years, some were even claimed impossible to be done. In actuality, as we know today, a good amount of Orwell's predictions in the book 1984 have already became a reality. Orwell presented these ideas to warn people of what might be ahead and to be careful, but it may have created an opposite effect. His ideas may have actually had society work towards making his predictions come true. Orwell's book 1984 revealed how powerful technology could be, as the Party, or "Big Brother", used its complex technology to monitor and implement fear into those it identifies as its enemies. One of the devices the Party used for this purpose was the "telescreen". This is one of Orwell's predictions that were almost exactly right, because we have very similar devices in our world today. These telescreens can almost directly correlate with modern televisions. Although these telescreens were used to spy on society...
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...independent and subordinate clauses. ►Use conditional sentences to express a general or habitual fact. In this type of conditional sentence, the verb tense in each clause is the same. General fact: Habitual fact: When I touch an ice cube, it feels cold. Whenever I touched an ice cube, it felt cold. ►Use conditional sentences make predictions about the future, or express future intentions or possibilities. In this type of conditional sentence, the subordinate clause contains a present-tense verb and the independent clause contains the modal can, may, might, should, or will) plus the base form of the verb. Prediction: Intention: Possibility: If I win the lottery, I can go to Paris. If I win the lottery, I will go to Paris. If I win the lottery, I might go to Paris. ►Use conditional sentences to speculate about the future result of a possible but unlikely condition in the present. In this type of conditional sentence, the subordinate clause contains the past tense of the verb, and the independent clause contains the modal would, could, or might, plus the base for of the verb. Speculation: If I won the lottery, I would go to Paris. If I won the lottery, I would go to Paris. Unlikely present condition: Future result: ►Use conditional sentences to speculate about the past result of a condition that did not happen in the past. In this type of conditional sentence, the subordinate clause contains the past perfect tense of the verb, and the independent clause contains the modal...
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... Thesis Statement The themes of the short stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking- Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence are similar in the way that they both use a game of chance or gambling in the presentation. Both of these stories are based on luck but instead of happiness being the ultimate prize for winning, death is the tragic outcome. Outline Introduction/Thesis paragraph I. Underlying message from the stories about the problems not directly addressed a. Lottery i. Conforming to traditions even when they are wrong or outdated b. Rocking Horse Winner i. Love or worship of materialistic things instead of each other II. Objects used by the author for symbolism a. Lottery i. Black box even though all other items have been forgotten b. Rocking Horse Winner i. Wooden rocking horse to symbolize the horses in the race III. Authors use of the gamble a. Lottery i. Being drawn means the prize is getting stoned to death b. Rocking Horse Winner i. Although the prediction of the race winner is correct Paul ends up dead and still without his mother’s love IV. Conclusion a. Restate and reword thesis and close. Playing the lottery or betting on horse races is a game of chance where the ultimate prize is money and fortune. The themes of the short stories, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking- Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence are...
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...The Pursuit of Passions ENGL 102: Composition and Literature Fall D 2014 Nicholas Pampaloni, L2366120 MLA Outline THESIS: The themes of Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery” and D.H. Lawrence’s, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” demonstrate a very powerful and sinister aspect of fallen human nature. The characters in both of these stories are driven to what many would describe as insanity in the pursuit of a passion. Ultimately, these pursuits end in unimaginable tragedy and pain. I. The townspeople in “The Lottery” and the family members in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are caught up in their passions. A. Paul is pursuing answers as a way to earn money and become lucky. B. The townspeople are pursuing an ancient tradition, no matter how immoral it may be. II. Paul and the townspeople stop for nothing in their pursuits. C. Paul will not give up until he is sure about the final race winner, even when it drives him to the point of mental and physical exhaustion. D. The townspeople will not give up their tradition of the lottery, even though they are murdering a wife and mother. III. Both pursuits end in terrible tragedy. E. Paul, as a child, dies with his final words declaring his accomplishments in the pursuit of money. F. Mrs. Hutchinson is brutally murdered despite her pleas for mercy as the townspeople “hurry” to fulfill their terrible tradition and move on with their day. Nicholas Pampaloni Professor Simpson English 102 10...
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...Humans simply are not meant to exist in perpetual bliss. He goes to the Abbaa-dingo not for its predictions, but for the fearful journey. Moreover, another technological feat that impacts the society in Alpha Ralpha Boulevard is the amount of power the Instrumentality has. The citizens learn knew languages in their sleep. The government puts out diseases and when the right amount of people die, they remove them. They program machines that replace doctors and waiters. They even control the citizens’’ thoughts, because, as we see in the end, the doctor-machines can erase recollections. In Nano Comes to Clifford the author is forewarning us of the peril society would face if technology made everything we wanted. People would have no motivation to work, leaving government offices, classrooms, and construction projects alike without employees. Anarchy would ensue. As stated by the story’s protagonist Carol, “It was like everyone won the lottery at once.” Just like with lottery winners, the people who actually enjoyed their professions were the sole members who continued working. Furthermore, this story reminds me of an anti-communism tale. Without competition and goals, people simply are not motivated. If you can get a free car from the nanomachinery, why would you work 9-5 and...
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...THE MATHEMATICS OF LOTTERY Odds, Combinations, Systems ∏ Cătălin Bărboianu INFAROM Publishing Applied Mathematics office@infarom.com http://www.infarom.com http://probability.infarom.ro ISBN 978-973-1991-11-5 Publisher: INFAROM Author: Cătălin Bărboianu Correction Editor: CarolAnn Johnson Copyright © INFAROM 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole work or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of formulas and tables, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of Copyright Laws, and permission for use must always be obtained from INFAROM. 2 Contents (of the complete edition) Introduction ...................................................................................... 5 The Rules of Lottery ...................................................................…. 11 Supporting Mathematics ......................................................…....... 15 Probability space ..............................................................…......... 16 Probability properties and formulas used .........................…......... 19 Combinatorics …………………………………………………... 22 Parameters of the lottery matrices …………………………......... 25 Number Combinations .......………….………………………...
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...Amira: It’s difficult to say… you may be rich, but you will definitely be happy. YOU: When will __________________________________? Amira: You will meet a _______ when you are _______ years old. You will fall in love and get married. YOU: How many _________________ will I have? Amira: You’ll have ___________________________________. YOU: ___________________________________________________________? Amira: __________________________________________________________. YOU: ___________________________________________________________? Amira: It isn’t clear, but I can’t definitely give you tomorrow’s lottery winning numbers! If I could do it, I wouldn’t be reading your future! Do you like your house or your apartment? Is it your idea of a perfect house? Close your eyes for a minute and imagine your dream house. Think of the location and the number of rooms it has. Let’s imagine you just won the lottery, and you are going to use your money to buy this perfect house. Write a description of what your house is going to look like, what it’s going to have, etc. For example, I’m going to build my dream house I Hawaii. It’s going to be near the beach so I can go surfing every day. It’s going to have 5 bedrooms, so I can have many guests, 3 bathrooms, a big kitchen with all the appliances, a living room and a dining room. It’s going to have a music room with a piano and a recording studio. There’s going to be a master room with a Jacuzzi. ________________________________________________________...
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...QNT/351: Quantitative Analysis for Business Individual Exercises Week One Statistics in Business October 2, 2013 Definition of Statistics Statistics, the mere mention of the “word” strikes fear in the hearts of students. Statistics is a subject that consumers are bombarded within the form of commercials, advertisements, work, and even political campaigns; however little thought is put into how the numbers are derived. A personal definition of statistics is a set of data that is arraigned to prove or disprove a point of view; this view may or may not be in line with one’s opinion. Personally, the belief that the numbers can be biased to benefit the originator of the study call into question the validity of statistical data, as an example, every make of toothpaste is recommended by nine out of 10 dentists. The textbook definition of statistics is the “science of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing, and interpreting data to assist in making more effective decisions” (Lind, Marchal, & Wathen, 2011, p. 5). Types and levels of statistics There are two types of statistics, descriptive, and inferential. Descriptive statistics present data in an organized manner summarizes and presents the information in an informative way. Inferential statistics present data about a subject from information gained from the subject. The levels of measurement include Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio. Role of statistics in business The primary purpose of...
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...1. Subsequent to the selection of the optimal regression relationship and the computation of the regression prediction equation, a) b) c) d) Residual analysis should be performed in relation to the independent variable. No further analysis is necessary; you use the model for prediction. Residual analysis should be performed in relation to the dependent variable. Plots of the residuals should be checked to make certain that every observation was given full consideration. 2. The smallest value that the standard error of estimate S E can assume is: a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. -2 3. In regression analysis, if the correlation coefficient between x and y is 1.0, then: a. the sum of squares for error must be 1.0 b. the sum of squares for regression must be 1.0 c. the sum of squares for error must be 0.0 d. the sum of squares for regression must be 0.0 e. the slope has to be 1.0 4. The regression equation represents a line that is fitted to the observed points so that the sum of squares of the vertical deviations from the line is: a.) Zero b.) The greatest possible. c.) Equal to the cross product of Y and X d.) None of the above. 5. A perfect linear relationship is indicated when ρ takes a value of: a.) Zero b.) -1 c.) +1 d.) Either +1 or -1 6. If b1 = -1.6 the coefficient of determination is .81, then the sample correlation will be: a.) .81 b.) .90 c.) -.90 d.) None of the above 7. In regression analysis, the residual represents the: a.) Difference between the actual y values and their predicted...
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...Chapter 14 Decision Analysis Learning Objectives 1. Learn how to describe a problem situation in terms of decisions to be made, chance events and consequences. 2. Be able to analyze a simple decision analysis problem from both a payoff table and decision tree point of view. 3. Be able to develop a risk profile and interpret its meaning. 4. Be able to use sensitivity analysis to study how changes in problem inputs affect or alter the recommended decision. 5. Be able to determine the potential value of additional information. 6. Learn how new information and revised probability values can be used in the decision analysis approach to problem solving. 7. Understand what a decision strategy is. 8. Learn how to evaluate the contribution and efficiency of additional decision making information. 9. Be able to use a Bayesian approach to computing revised probabilities. 10. Know what is meant by utility. 11. Understand why utility could be preferred to monetary value in some situations. 12. Be able to use expected utility to select a decision alternative. 13. Be able to use TreePlan software for decision analysis problems. 14. Understand the following terms: |decision alternatives |decision strategy | |chance events |risk profile...
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...Reducing Efficiency through Communication in Competitive Coordination Games* Timothy N. Casona, Roman M. Sheremetab, and Jingjing Zhangc a Department of Economics, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 403 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47906-2056, U.S.A. b Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, U.S.A. c Department of Economics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4, Canada July 30, 2009 Abstract Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance efficiency by increasing individual payoffs in games with Pareto-ranked equilibria. We report an experiment in which two groups compete in a weakest-link contest by expending costly efforts. Allowing group members to communicate before choosing efforts leads to more aggressive competition and greater coordination, but also results in substantially lower payoffs than a control treatment without communication. Our experiment thus provides evidence that communication can reduce efficiency in competitive coordination games. This contrasts sharply with experimental findings from public goods and other coordination games, where communication enhances efficiency and often leads to socially optimal outcomes. JEL Classifications: C71, C72, C91, C92, D72, H41 Keywords: contest, between-group competition, within-group competition, cooperation, coordination, free-riding, experiments Corresponding...
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...make. Evidence for the focusing illusion comes from diverse lines of research. For example, Strack and colleagues reported an experiment in which students were asked:How happy are you with your life in general? And How many dates did you have last month? The correlation between the answers to these questions was.When they were asked in the preceding order,but the correlation rose to 0.66(zero point sixty six) when the order was reversed with another sample of students. Similar focusing effects were observed when attention was first called to respondents marriage or health. One conclusion from this research is that people do not know how happy or satisfied they are with their life in the way they know their height or telephone number.the predictions were biased in two respects.First,the prevalence of bad mood was generally overestimated. Second, consistent with the focusing illusion, the predicted prevalence of a bad mood...
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...Universal Storytelling Elements Movies, such as The Maze Runner, follow an extremely similar chain of events in comparison to other stories of the same genre. The Maze Runner takes the prototype storytelling strategy of dystopian societies, and creates a feel similar to the recognized short story called “The Lottery”. The story begins with a teenage boy arriving at an open field surrounded by walls far too high to reach. This boy instantly found himself at the center of many other boys of the same age who seem to be completely used to people showing up there. While this may seem like a simple story, the detail added to The Maze Running that gives the unique feel is that everybody in the field were also somehow forced into this...
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...We are all created by God. Have you ever asked why? To feel.This sensation is the only feature that separates us from robots.For instance, Love.We have different beliefs or understanding of this four letter word. Here is essential question for it. What is love,exactly? What is hidden beneath love's surface? What does love create? How do you unlock more opportunities for it? For these essantial questions my answer would be different as other people because we are unieqe. This simple word defined at dictionary with different definations such as a profoundly tender,passionate affection for another person or it is a feeling of warm personal attachment , as for a parent,child , or friend or sexual passion and disere but Barbara Fredrickson doesn't think that these definations are different. She says proposing a general theory of love rather than how love might be specifically experienced within a domain. This is a bold and radical approach. Fredrickson believes that love, as defined by these moments of positivity resonance, is the same whether the moments occur between parent and child, friends, lovers, or total strangers. Without a doubt, Fredrickson believes these experiences are, in her words, “virtually identical." In my view firstly people wait to be discovered deeply in their heart and also love is a priceless diamond because a diomand has thousands of reflections and each reflection represents a meaning of love but firstly we have to find true love and this way has various...
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...e Sdgsdggdsasgddgassdgdgsdgs impormasyon ay kailangang totoo o tunay, tamang-tama, obhetibo at komprehensibo SORT 10 NEW STORIES Axl John What does your name mean? Find out here -> What does your name mean? What does your name mean Like · · Share · about an hour ago · Rance Vidal and 4 other friends recently read articles. Newly discovered color photos from inside Hitler’s private home Lawyer withdraws $7.5 million dollar lottery claim Toyota confirms loss of No. 1 carmaker spot iPhone’s Siri swears at 12-year-old boy? Forget Mayan 2012 prediction, expert says the world ends in 500 million years 47 minutes ago via Yahoo! Elferd Gonzales Ganal Darna!!! Like · · about an hour ago · Grace Orense and Francis Jayson Saludo like this. Elferd Gonzales Ganal Magpashoot ka .. about an hour ago · Like Francis Jayson Saludo hahahaha.. about an hour ago · Like Fhevee Sable Kelly, Daryl, Russel, Jacky, Rachel, Kenn and Nathalie See you soon again♥ bitin kanina!!! Like · · Share · 59 minutes ago · 2 people like this. Fhevee Sable Hahahah! hindi ba sched na yan ng kasal ni Che? 47 minutes ago · Like Jacky Delos Reyes 16 yung kasal niya 23 minutes ago · Like Rance Vidal shared Jessa Cataluña's photo. Jessa Cataluña's Photos Something worth sharing. ^_* By: Jessa Cataluña Like · · Share · 36 minutes ago · Nina Enriquez I WAAAAAAAAAAANT >.< Like · · Share · 44 minutes ago · Isiah Aquino and...
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