animals were crystal, others were ‘normal’ but those ‘normal’ animals had extremely soft fur, or feathers. Raven tore through layer after layer of glistening clouds, and as she flapped her powerful wings she twirled through the last layer and came face to face with the sky. She glanced at her timepiece and noted that she had ten minutes to spare. In an instant she made up her mind. She was going to enjoy her freedom before her meeting with Nick. She reached up to her hair and removed her…
Texas Hold ’em Poker, Just the Basics Specific Purpose: To inform my fellow peers about Texas Hold ’em Poker. Central Idea: Learning how to play the game of poker, its basic rules and how to apply them to Texas Hold ’em can lead to enjoyment as well as monetary compensation. I. Introduction A. How many of you would like to take $86 and turn it into $2.5 million in one weekend? B. That is what Chris Moneymaker, and yes that is his real name, did at the World Series of Poker Main Event in…
When to trust your gut instinct As an advocate for rationalism, I’ve recently been troubled by a conviction formed by countless hours at the poker table: that there is something to gut instinct. This does not sit well with me, since I strongly value the use of evidence and reason in forming beliefs. And the conviction is strong even though I’m fully cognisant that it’s based on anecdotal evidence, a sample of one person’s experience, and is possibly subject to a litany of confirmation biases.…
thinking in poker. There are a number of common flop scenarios which illustrate second level thinking in action, and here we're going to look…
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Vallario’s class he showed the students how to draw a face. He explained it in four steps and as he was explaining it he was drawing the face strep by step on the board. He tells the students to follow the steps along with him. First they draw an oval outline that tapers down at the bottom. They do this because heads are never drawn circular; they…
(179). Burdick clearly tells the readers that there will be students who will need a face to face interaction with fellow students or instructors on campus in order to get a higher quality of education. In this kind of environment, students have access to various learning needs: they have their instructors, their classmates, tutors, librarians, and other people that can help them with their education. Face to face interactions can also provide instant answers to a question given by the…
up in life because I feel that speech is so important not only to my career but just to build good relationships with the people in the world around you. I think many people in my generation have lost the basic skill to communicate effectively face to face and I would like to really work on my communication skills away from technology to help me in school, work and in life…
I remember my freshman year in college. I completed an assignment and when the paper was returned there was the grade standing in my face...Capitalized, Bold in Red. I made a C. I called my Uncle Sonny and I cried. The funny thing is he was not sympathetic to me what so ever. This guy, my uncle on the other end of the phone, with his baritone voice, aggressively said, "Welcome to the World baby girl... 'Ain 't it Shit. '" I never saw the world of education the same any more after that day. I…
It was nearly a 100 degrees and all I could think was the cold ocean wind breezing past my face back at home. But I soon realized this was insignificant compared to experience that would soon come. The program had many challenges we had to face. But one of which impacted me the most, was known as “living like a local day”. A couple weeks into the program a group of seventeen people and I were given the challenge to…