Dice

Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox has written this novel on THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS or basically the theory of bottleneck in terms of operation and supply chain. Bottleneck, or constraint, refers to the limitation or the limiting factor present in the process of a production, or work which can narrow down the efficiency of the whole production system. Theory of constraints tells you to either remove the limiting factor or improve it until it is not a hurdle in the process flow. This book is…

During the lunch break, Alex is continuing his thought process on how he can find balance in his plant. He makes a game up to experiment with statistical fluctuations. He has the boys play with dice and matches representing an inventory, fluctuations, and throughput. He also keeps a record during the game. With the goal of having a balanced plant with equal resources of capacity and demand, he uses this game to simulate the assembly line in his…

In the beginning, the American Revolution was only a rebellion by British colonists, however, it quickly turned into something much more. The road to the Revolution started with a nine-year war between the French and the British over land in the Ohio River Valley, and ended with the battles in Lexington and Concord between the minutemen and militia. The road to the American Revolution was paved by the French and Indian War, all the acts passed by England, the events in Boston, and the Battles in…

The book I read was Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.This book is about a feminist girl who stands up for her rights and doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. Janie grew up with white people she didn't know she wasn't white until she saw a photo of herself and saw that everyone around her was white except her. She also had a problem with Logan because Logan would always want to take her voice away and not let her speak. Some important characters were Janie ( the main…

pictures from freshman year of homecoming was the freakiest background ever that was with Ronald McDonald as the background, let me just say that was really stupid of the guy that thought it was a good background. I don't like how people have to roll a dice for the breathalyzer test, I think everyone should take the breathalyzer…

The games that people of this era played are numerous. Different types of Elizabethan Games fell into a number of different categories: Card games, board games, dice games, and sporting games. Elizabethans of this era were also known for their prowess on various sporting games. Some of the popular sporting games were: Archery, Tag, Billiards, Hammer-Throwing, Colf, Gameball, Bowls, Tennis, Wrestling and a whole…

Who is your hero and what makes them your hero? In my childhood, Michael Jackson and Selena Quintanilla are my heroes growing up and now by not letting what people said about them get to them. Both of them are very different by their style and personality, but at the same time, they are almost the same person; they both thought in their minds that they can be more than they are meant to be. Through these actions of Michael Jackson and Selena Quintanilla, they changed the music industry, opened…

The holocaust was a devastating time in history that affected many people. The main character and author of the book Night witnessed the horror of the holocaust first hand from 1942 to 1945. Depending on the person and what they have personally been through their reactions to their faith can change drastically. Adversity and devastation can have different effects on people because they react differently, just because someone reacts one way does not mean everyone will react the same way. The…

I agree with the author, Eric Schlosser’ he claims that he presented to us in the book, Fast Food Nation in the chapter “Cogs in The Great Machine”. Schlosser presents us with the ways how the fast food nation has changed the communities around us. In this essay, I will talk about the changes of our community, Obesity in children and adults, Slaughterhouses, a liability of workers, the truth behind fast food, why people like fast food, advice to people who love fast food. This all connects and…

Gambling and gaming has been a big part of the culture of Native Americans. Games consist of dice activities, shell activities, archery competitions, races, and other games that deal with a form of gambling. But in the 1800’s Native Americans were moved to Indian Reservations by the federal government. As a result of this, most Natives were struggling as an economic system and limited with what they could do as a tribe. Most reservations today are in the wilderness and most Natives living on…