Les Brown-You Deserve I’m going to start off by saying I’m a huge fan of Mr Brown. I believe he is a great motivator with a dynamic personality. Years ago‚ Mr Brown was the keynote speaker at one of my family reunions. His speech‚ although tailored to family‚ was mainly about the power we have as individuals to achieve personal greatness. I’m not the only one who left that reunion feeling better about myself and my family as awhole. When we watched the speech in class‚ I was pleasantly surprised
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Probability Theory and Game of Chance Jingjing Xu April 24‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Probability theory is the mathematical foundation of statistics‚ and it can be applied to many areas requiring large data analysis. Curiously‚ that the study on probability theory has its root in parlor games and gambling. In 17th century‚ dice gambling was a very common entertainment among the upper class. An
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Chance and Strategy Portfolio Unit Problem The chance and strategy unit problem was to find a strategy for the game Pig that gives you the most points in the long run. The game of pig is where you roll a die for however many rolls as you want to. Each number you roll gets added to your score‚ the person with the highest score wins. However if you roll a one‚ then all the points you won that turn are lost. Content Probability is any fraction or percent going from 0 to 1. There are two
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My Holidays Two weeks ago‚ everyone was looking forward to this Christmas holiday. It was a great chance for people to relax! We could meet our families and friends during the holiday. For some people‚ it might be interesting to go on vacations. But for me‚ the holidays were not enjoyed. It was not what I had expected. Unlike China‚ the winter break here is way shorter. I
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“Does the Philippines have a Chance?” Book of Peter Wallace as reviewed by Nash Gibril Introduction To have a glance on the a report prepared by Mr. Peter Wallace in its book entitled “Does the Philippines have a Chance?” you can see the naked truth about Philippines negative side. The identified realities then hamper development of the country. These realities were very complex that intertwined with each reality. Once the one problem exists it bred other problem or simply called the domino
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I believe that I deserve a Big33 Scholarship for several reasons. My high attendance‚ academic achievement‚ determination‚ time management‚ financial need‚ motivation for college and to achieve better are all reasons I will discuss of why I believe I deserve a scholarship. The first reason is because I am very diligent in my studies and attend my classes every day. In my entire schooling career I missed very minimal amounts of school. I have obtained perfect attendance in grades 9th‚ 11th‚ and am
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Two weeks ago‚ I saw the movie Ex Machina in my English class. The movie showed us the impact of new technology on humans. After watching the movie‚ I ask myself if we were victims of the progress. Personally‚ I think we are. We are victims of progress for intelligence and privacy issues. First of all‚ progress is all around us‚ simply passing by texting. Texting wasn’t always in our society. Texting is a new kind of talking with it’s own kind of grammar and conventions. It’s destroying our language
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Many people belive thay child soilders are helpless and deserve amisty but in reaity there is no need to give them smist.One reason They do not deserve amisty is because most oof the children volenteer. Someone might wonder why these children would do something so horrible but they do this because they want revenge for their parents/ family’s death. Another reason these children should not be given amnesty is because by giving them amnesty that shows commanders that what they are doing is ok and
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Ex post facto laws Name: Course: Institution: Tutor: Date: Ex post facto laws refer to laws that apply to acts committed before the enactment of such laws and are‚ therefore‚ disadvantageous to the affected persons. The United States constitution in article I‚ section 10 prohibits the state from enacting such retroactive laws. This prohibition protects individuals from unjust legislative acts. However‚ the ban on ex post facto laws applies only with regard to criminal and not civil laws
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The Second Amendment and the right to bear arms has always been a part of American culture and history‚ the right to bear arms is as American as apple pie and westerns‚ but it has and always will be a hot topic and the wording and meaning of the Second Amendment comes into question frequently. The currently accepted meaning of the Second Amendment is that it gives militias and individuals the right to bear arms‚ the right to own firearms (“Second Amendment to the United States Constitution”). However
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