Thomas Friedman "The World is Flat" Study Guide and Note Sheet Chapter One: "While You Were Sleeping" How did Friedman accidentally discover that the world is "flat"? When he was in India doing an interview What are some anecdotes that illustrate Friedman’s initial discoveries of the flat world? The software that he was using to understand the world’s economics was being produced in India‚ China‚ and Japan‚ these “third world countries” that we look down upon
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Poker: A Game Theoretical Analysis Mathematics HL Mahmoud Talaat Introduction I have been playing Texas Hold ‘em Poker since I was 14 years old‚ and since then‚ I had a pact with my friends that we would meet every Friday night and play some Poker. Poker is a group of card games that involve betting‚ strategy‚ and individual play. One of these card games is called Texas Hold ‘em. Texas Hold ‘em Poker consists of two “hole” cards dealt to each player and five “community” cards held face-up by
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Kassandra Chang 8/21/14 Period 1 APHG Summer Writing assignment The World is Flat By: Thomas L. Friedman 1. What is it about the flat world that both excites Friedman and fills him with dread? Friedman gets excited because the flattening of the world means that we as people who inhabit Earth are collecting all of our knowledge and putting it together into this worldwide network. By doing this we would start to emerge ourselves in an era of prosperity‚ innovation‚ and collaboration‚ by company’s
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Eng 102 ROUGH DRAFT Mr. Thomas Friedman has a theory that he calls “flat earth” he speaks in many places and too many different people about this theory. No‚ this man has not lost his mind going around the country telling people that the earth is flat and if you get too close to the edge you will fall off. Mr. Friedman is elaborating on what he means by basically that the world is an even playing field for anyone in it. He is trying to get the point across that we have the same tools as everyone
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| The Popularity of Poker | | | The Popularity of Poker | | Casino Management Hosp 440 February 25‚ 2013 Authored by: Nicole Roman Casino Management Hosp 440 February 25‚ 2013 Authored by: Nicole Roman Table of Contents Introduction 2 History of Poker 2 Types of Poker 3 5 Card Draw 3 Stud Poker 4 Texas Hold’em 4 The Rise of Texas Hold’em 6 Online Poker Popularity 7 Chris Moneymaker 8 Online vs. Casino Poker 9 Poker Player Demographics 10 Conclusion
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‘Outcasts United’ is the story of a refugee soccer team‚ their coach Luma Mufleh‚ and the town they live in‚ Clarkston Georgia. Clarkston‚ once a primarily homogenous white southern town‚ finds itself in the throes of extreme ethnic and cultural diversity after the relocation of thousands of refugees from Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Middle East. Located just outside of Atlanta‚ Clarkston residents were accustomed to things being a certain way. The town motto “small town‚ big heart” came from an old
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long as I have an internet access‚ I can never be too far from the other side of the globe‚ just like the call center employees Thomas Friedman talked about in his book‚ The World is Flat‚ thanks to the new technology brought to the Philippines. Philippines is not a dominant player in what Friedman calls a flat world‚ but it is fast catching up. In recent years‚ it has become the destination of choice for outsourcing due to the large pool of trainable and highly skilled English-speaking labor
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Reading and calling bluffs is an important aspect of any poker tournament. You know the drill. Someone pushes all-in with a ten high only to have their opponent reveal pocket aces. Yes‚ bluffs are called all the time in poker. So why not in other sports? Chinese center Yi Jianilan is attempting to force the Milwaukee Bucks‚ the team that selected him 6th overall in last month’s NBA Draft‚ to trade him before the upcoming season. It was well known prior to the draft that Yi’s representatives wanted
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in Las Vegas poker rooms. These rooms‚ which hide in conspicuous enclaves of big time casinos‚ have long been home to some of the world’s finest players. These days‚ the overall level of play has dropped dramatically. With ESPN and other networks giving poker more mainstream coverage‚ average Joes everywhere are learning to play the game. While they learn to play games on the internet and against their below average friends‚ they also want to test their skill against the "real" poker players out in
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The Outcast In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ society acted differently as a whole than how they do now. Thankfully‚ racial discrimination has dwindled and everyone now has equal rights‚ but they are still a problem just as they were in the past. Harper Lee expresses the idea of moral courage and the developing of no racism through a character‚ Mr. Dolphus Raymond‚ showing respect to his community‚ being brave enough to withstand his towns judgment‚ and having the ability to be just for this if the community
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