A Large Scale‚ Distributed‚ Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Simulation Michael Townsley‚ Michael Weeks‚ Rammohan Ragade‚ and Anup Kumar Abstract— The Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma (IPD) is a classic construct‚ used to explain the nature of cooperative/noncooperative behavior in society. One way to simulate the iterated prisoner’s dilemma is with a genetic algorithm to evolve the population of prisoner’s dilemma players to their maximum potential. However‚ the limitations of computational power are a
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Angela White English 101 10/18/2010 Synopsis Get a Knife; Get a Dog‚ but Get Rid of Guns Molly Ivin’s view is she is not antigun she is pro knife .She supports the second amendment and believes that all children 14 and under are too young to be having guns. And having so many guns owners is destroying our security of this Free State. She believes that guns should
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1. Payback Period of each project Tim can show that the payback period is not appropriate in the analysis of the projects for the following reasons. First‚ it does not properly account for the time value of money‚ risk financing and other important considerations such as opportunity cost and it does not consider the cost of capital. It does not specify any required comparison to other investments or even to not making an investment. The method is an indication of both the risk and the liquidity
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Workplace Ethical Dilemma Elizabeth Tirado BSHS/332 February 4‚ 2013 Kathleen Roberts Workplace Ethical Dilemma I have often thought of myself as a good person. My parents raised me to respect my elders‚ be kind to animals and children‚ and to say always please. These are good qualities for a person to have‚ but it is important to know why people have these qualities. Showing common courtesy to someone may make an impact in that person’s day‚ but in the workplace common courtesy‚ especially
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medical- ethical dilemma through my clinical assignment in pediatrics. My patient was a 3 month old female who was born dead. Apparently the mother suffered Placenta Abruptio‚ it is unknown how long the fetus suffered with hypoxia before birth. Nurses claim this infant was born dead. CPR was performed for more than 15 minutes before the heart started. Needless to say the baby was then placed on life support. A determination was made that the infant is brain dead. The major dilemma is that the Mother
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Taking a life is against the ethical principle of nurses which is nonmaleficence‚ where they would not prefer taking care of that particular patient or might assist the patient with resentment which in turn hinder the nurse from providing a quality care to the patient. Secondly abortion could cause a lot of physical complications to the
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Based on the Decision Making Model: 1. Identify the Problem: See Ethical Dilemma Handout 2. Potential Issues Involved: Maria is a minor No signed Informed Consent Dual Relationship/ Neighbor Rape Underage Drinking Possible Pregnancy and/or STD Self mutilation Rural community‚ cultural differences Maria (client) asks not to inform parent/ legal guardian for fear of his reaction. Father approaches therapist in an unprofessional setting and wants to information regarding
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The Global-Local Dilemma: Foundations of International Strategic Management‚ Ethics and Social Responsibility What is meant by Globalization? Form 5 Groups‚ discuss the questions below for 30 Minutes in your group; each group presents its findings to the class. What is Globalization? What is being “globalized”? Establish a ranking of degree of globalization. Develop a definition and discuss your definition in terms of the factors below Advantages‚ Disadvantages‚ Opportunities‚ Threats For participating
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The ethical issue is that husband has been convicted but since he went to war he has the capacity of a ten year old and may digress further if he is locked up for longer than a short period of time. 2. What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important potential
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Claudia Castillo-Medina Eng1A MWF 11-12 April 19‚ 2013 Literary Analysis: The Omnivore’s Dilemma In Michael Pollan’s‚ The Omnivores Dilemma everything we eat is somehow derived from corn. Dating back to the day of the Mayans when they were sometimes referred to as “the corn people” (Pollan 19). Pollan takes us back to the “beginning” of the industrial food chain. In The Omnivores Dilemma historical context‚ ideology‚ and setting do not do the reader justice in opening their eyes to the harsh
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