During new student orientation week‚ we had Dave Ward talk about two interesting illustrations that were very eye-opening as a new student. The first illustration that he talked about was ping-pong balls. He took the concept of them and talked about full truths‚ half-truths‚ and lies. He then used an example of hula-hoops as ways to encircle specific thoughts and how we have to decide what was right from wrong. The hula-hoops also signified a blockage of seeing the big picture. The second illustration
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By Barry Peterson Last time you lost a game you didn’t die did you‚ didn’t think so. The Mayans weren’t so lucky they would be sacrificed if they lost a game. The Mayans made a game to represent the “battle of light and dark (day and night)”. The game would be played with two teams each with two or three players and they would try to get a rubber ball through a twenty-seven foot high hoop that goes horizontal. They would play this game using only their hips that were thankfully padded. When
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As a result your friend has left work frequently and has not participated in an important research project you must turn in tomorrow. He asks you to include him as coauthor of the research report because as a team member he was expected to have contributed to the research. His omission from the report will have serious repercussions for his employment. How do you respond? Response to Dilemma I think it was very selfish of employee (R) to decide to forward all of the reply’s he received to
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Title and Author: In Over Their Heads By: Margaret Peterson Haddix Signpost: Contrast Contradiction Example: Your generation of humans was supposed to be better!” One of the robots yelled back. “But you’re not! You’re just as murderous as your ancestors!” (Haddix 295) Explanation: This is a Contrast Contradiction because these robots were made and programmed to protect the human race and to provide a stepping-stone for the Humans. Modern day humans had been killed by killer robots and people donated
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Dave Barry: Lost in the Kitchen Lost in the Kitchen by Dave Barry is a modern social commentary on where gender roles are at right now. The main piece of this essay is a personal anecdote that takes place on a Thanksgiving Day where the women are stereotypically cooking in the kitchen whereas the men are told to simply “keep an eye on the children” (Barry). The synopsis of the story is that the men watch football and forget to watch the children while the wives cook Thanksgiving dinner .Dave uses
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Everything about The Circle seems great… in theory. The Circle by Dave Eggers has a lot of good ideas‚ but it seems to be mainly in theory. The SeeChange camera’s should help eliminate crime‚ and force people to be good. By using them‚ people that are not able to go out and experience what others do‚ can. And they can also help with every day to day tasks‚ like monitoring waves‚ or weather where you plan to go. Although it’s allegedly used for good things‚ it’s currently being used as a real time
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Prisoner’s Dilemma Two men attempting a burglary with a weapon‚ A and B‚ are caught‚ with insufficient incriminating evidence for the burglary. They are questioned separately and not allowed to communicate. If both deny the burglary‚ they escape a 10-year sentence and will be imprisoned for two years for possession of a weapon. A is told separately that if B pleads guilty and A does not‚ B will get a reduced sentence of four years‚ while A will get 10. So A has an incentive to confess and get four years
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mean‚ wasteful‚ and insensitive are categories to explain her contrast difference. “A precise plan‚ that is so stupendous‚ so perfect it can’t be achieved in this word or the next’ ’Britt 255. “ Neat people are bums and clods at heart” Britt 256. Dave Barry stated and his essay “ Batting Clean-Up n Striking Out” Modern people often ask “How come when the ashes falling the Pompeii people didn’t just leave? The answer is that in Pompeii it was the custom for the men to do the homework. They never
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PrOACT Analysis of Dave Armstrong’s Decision 1. Problem: The decision problem Dave Armstrong faces in this case is “Which of these three jobs should I take?” Under this decision problem‚ Armstrong should also consider which job is his best long-term choice and which job will meet his wife’s needs best. Objectives: When choosing a job‚ Armstrong seeks to take advantage of upside potential‚ invest a low monetary amount‚ network often‚ make a dependable salary‚ be excited by his work‚ satisfy his family
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Today’s society is becoming more and more dependent on technology. Among the different generations ranging from the elderly‚ to the new generation‚ technology use is on the opposite ends for each generation. In The Circle‚ Dave Eggers depicts the horrors of advancement in technology. With the parallels between the novel and the present‚ Eggers uses the fictitious society to warn us about the possible future outcomes such as the loss of privacy‚ constant need for affirmation‚ prominence of becoming
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