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I agree with what Burt said an IQ was. Burt said an IQ measured "a lot of different things including some of the things you learned already, and it really isn't any good at all." I think that this is the right definition because the IQ score will not tell you the exactly how intelligent or dumb the person really is. The IQ test is also just a lot of different question relating on things you have or have not learned. (Keyes, 194)
When Charlie reconfigured the machines in the factory, it saved the factory $10,000 every year. Charlie's bonus was too small if it saved the factory that much for a year, he should of have got $100 bonus at the least. His boss took advantage of Charlie because he knew that he could get away with giving him a small

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