Naimun Siraj Ignorance Response 1 Dr. Veronica Vieland: Measuring Statistical Evidence in Biological Research This lecture really resonated with me because I have taken a yearlong course on thermodynamics and know a bit about statistical thermodynamics. A very important topic that was discussed was the idea of the p value‚ which is a value that is used to make sense of a statistical hypothesis. The significance of the p value on statistical evidence is something that needs to be revaluated due
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The book “Divergent” by Veronica Roth is a great book full of action and adventure. This book takes place in a futuristic version of Chicago. In this version of Chicago there are five different factions that you must choose from. Amity is friendship or peace‚ Abnegation is selflessness‚ Dauntless is fearlessness‚ Candor is honesty‚ and Erudite is intelligence. You have to pick a faction to live in and if you don’t you will become factionless. When going to pick her faction Tris‚ one of the main characters
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Divergent is a novel of Veronica Roth‚ an American novelist. It was published by HarperCollins Children’s books in 2011. This novel is the first book of the Divergent Trilogy: Divergent‚ Insurgent and Allegiant. The story is told in First-Person point of view‚ where Beatrice “Tris” Prior is being described and talked about. Tris lives in a future vision and a post-apocalyptic view of Chicago where Tris explores and find her true identity which people are divided according into their personalities
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Can you imagine living in a world that strictly divides people into categories based on their persona? In the book‚ Divergent by Veronica Roth‚ Tris Prior lived in a futuristic society within Chicago. As she progressed to adulthood‚ she was required to enter one of the five factions that resembled her designated lifestyle. Tris was satisfied to indulge herself into Dauntless as it depicted fearlessness and bravery. However‚ her aptitude test illustrated that she could enter Abnegation‚ Erudite‚ and
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Plot Summary In his brilliant novel about the aftermath of a young woman’s suicide attempt‚ Paulo Coelho explores three perennial themes: conformity‚ madness‚ and death. Twenty-four-year-old Veronika lives in Slovenia‚ one of the republics created by the dissolution of Yugoslavia. She works as a librarian by day‚ and by night carries on like many single women -- dating men‚ occasionally sleeping with them‚ and returning to a single room she rents at a convent. It is a life‚ but not a very compelling
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The novel‚ Divergent‚ by Veronica Roth‚ takes place in Chicago where society is divided into five factions. Candor‚ the honest‚ Abnegation‚ the selfless‚ Dauntless‚ the brave‚ Amity‚ the peaceful‚ and Erudite‚ the intelligent. A girl named Beatrice Prior‚ also known as‚ Tris is often overshadowed by her brother Caleb’s apparent selflessness‚ she was pondering over what she wants. She knew she was selfish and she loved being selfish. She wasn’t selfless like an Abnegation should be. She watches the
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Scene One: Off Camera Josie was in Nebraska for the upcoming OCW show‚ The Greatest Show on Earth. She was in her hotel room she was sharing with Lukas. Lukas had gone out to grab them something to eat‚ and see if his sister Amelia‚ and Josie’s friend Trina wanted anything to eat as well. Josie was thinking about her upcoming match‚ as she knew she wanted to talk to her trainer Jan Van Der Roost. She had a feeling he would have some advice for her for a Bloody TLC match‚ plus she was sure she was
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In Veronica Roth’s Divergent‚ Tris has to make the most important decision of her life by choosing a new faction. Tris was born into a selfless faction‚ but she has a difficult time playing by their rules. On the other hand‚ she fits right into her new faction‚ and she enjoys the freedom that her old faction was not able to provide. Therefore‚ even though Tris hesitates about being in Dauntless‚ her lack of Abnegation qualities proves otherwise. This can be seen by looking at her lack of selflessness
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My book is called Divergent by Veronica Roth. It is 487 pages. How would you feel if the rest of your life would be chosen based on a technological simulation? How would you feel if you had to choose either bravery‚ knowledge‚ service‚ honesty‚ or peace? What if the choice you made meant no going back and maybe even no family? Join Tris as she makes the ultimate choice. In a future dystopian Chicago‚ society is broken into five factions: Candor‚ Abnegation‚ Dauntless‚ Amity‚ and Erudite‚ each
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Sometimes in life people are faced with difficult decisions and no one to help them make their choice. That is the situation that Tris is put in at the beginning of Divergent by Veronica Roth. She is forced to decide which group she wants to spend the rest of her life with. Once she decides‚ she can not back out. After she makes the choice‚ her life is changed forever. In this journal‚ I will be visualizing‚ evaluating‚ and predicting. First I will be visualizing the scene where they have to make
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