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    Can Monkeys Pick Stocks Better than Experts? — Automatic Finances 頁1/3 Can Monkeys Pick Stocks Better than Experts? by Jason Unger We’ve spent plenty of time explaining why investing in passive‚ low-cost index funds will out-earn actively managed funds in the long-run‚ and that most fund managers can’t even outperform the indexes they’re trying to beat over time. 33 tweets retweet The underlying theme of these posts is that stock market "experts" aren’t really experts at all

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    ERICA DIOKNO‚ BSE Member Member DENISE V. QUIBAEL Chairman Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Secondary Education. ______________ MARIA VERICA S. MANABAT‚ Ed. D. Date Dean‚ Institute of Education BIOGRAPHICAL DATA The researcher Sarah Mae C. Ervera was born in Sta. Ana Medical Center. She is the second child of Mr. Raymundo and Mrs. Dominga Ervera. She has two siblings named

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    The characters in Oedipus the King express many different views on fate‚ prophecy‚ and the power of the gods. Characters like the chorus and the leader have solid beliefs in the gods and prophecy‚ but their faith is shaken many times and is changed based on the events that happen. Other characters like Jocasta refuse to accept the prophecies as truth. Towards the end of the play‚ however‚ all have no hesitation in their minds that the power of the gods and prophecies are valid. Everything that was

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    In The Monkey’s Paw‚ W. W. Jacobs interprets foreshadowing to create tension and suspense by doing the following: creating tension by Sergeant-Major warning them about the paw‚ Herbert saying that he wouldn’t be alive to see the money‚ and lastly Mr. White having the habit of doing before thinking. Will interfering with your own fate really do so until your own sorrow? Does that sound suspenseful and make you tense? Jacobs demonstrates the use of tension and suspense by foreshadowing in his story

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    short story? Comparing the Red Room and the Monkey’s paw Gothic horror (Gothic Fiction) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. As a genre‚ it is generally believed to have been invented by the English author Horace Walpole‚ with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto. The effect of Gothic fiction feeds on a pleasing sort of terror‚ to thrill and scare the reader. The Red Room‚ by H.G Wells and The Monkey’s Paw by W.W Jacobs are both good examples of Gothic Horror

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    In his scientific essay‚ “Monkey see‚ Monkey do‚ Monkey connect”. Frans de Waals asserts that interconnection and survival revolve around imitation. Frans de Waal provides examples of laughter‚ instinct and movement in order to demonstrate how important imitation is for survival and for the bonding of primates. At the beginning of his essay‚ de Waal discusses laughter and how we imitate others around us by unconsciously laughing when others laugh. de Waal states‚ “Below my office window at the Yerkes

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    2013 PASPEC 23RD PAN ASIAN SPORTS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE Summit Circle Hotel/Cebu Normal University Cebu City‚ Philippines August 8-11‚ 2013 “Strengthening Asian Perspective of Sports and Physical Education for Global Peace and Understanding” 23rd Pan Asian Sports and Physical Education Conference August 8-11‚ 2013 Cebu City‚ Philippines Theme: “Strengthening Asian Perspective of Sports and Physical Education for Global Peace

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    Modern day society promotes individualism and self-responsibility. Yet somehow‚ fate exists as an intrinsic part of many people’s lives. This paradox in mindset shows how logical reasoning‚ common sense‚ and science bow down for the supernatural force that guides one through life‚ fate‚ for better or worse. Such is seen clearly in the dialogue and actions of the characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare. Taking place in 14th century Verona‚ Romeo and Juliet describes the

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    end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time‚ fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life‚ none of the tragedies would have not taken place if they had not met. In the prologue of the play‚ Shakespeare outlines that “two star’d crossed lovers take their life”. This foreshadowing creates the sense that fate shall claim superiority. The

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    The star crossed lovers known as Romeo and Juliet were brought together by fate. Not just anyone will fall in love at first sight‚ and to be willing to do what they did for each other is true love. William Shakespeare used fate in the play to bring together Romeo and Juliet and he also used it in the development of the story line. It was written in the ups and downs they experience together. Spotting each other and even seeing each other for the last time could have been predetermined history. In

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