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When answering the discussion questions, we all responded similarly because we all felt similar emotions as the game was being played. For one thing, we all agreed that Kelly had an advantage in the game. We all knew this but what was surprising was that fact that she stated in her personal response that she “felt bad that [she] had a huge advantage over everyone else...it didn’t seem fair”. This was considered surprising since it is commonplace that people who have an advantage over others do not consider other people’s feelings, emotions, or opinions. They tend to not feel bad but rather enjoy their circumstance. Along with being disadvantaged comes jealousy, which everyone, except Nicole, claimed they did not feel over other people’s advantages.

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