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more perplexed in terms of developing trust, self-esteem and individuality. For a student to flourish amongst other students, staff and administration must understand the importance of being mindful and empathetic to each student. In the video clip “Poker Chips” the speaker helps us to understand how certain students feel about fitting into a particular system. A system that is designed to benefit students such as those who are considered popular, athletic, entitled, smart, etc. The speaker…

“Poker Face”: A Pop Song in Sonata Form To think that popular music can be compared with classical forms from the 18th and 19th centuries is fascinating, as it shows that music builds on itself in the form of history. Great composers such as Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven and others catalyzed the emergence and development of the sonata form in the classical period, giving future composers a foundation for writing music. Therefore, it is interesting to analyze the roots of popular music, and…

once said, “Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.” In the short story, “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Francis Harte, two young lovers unknowingly change the lives of their new outcast acquaintances for the better by demonstrating true love and wholesome innocence. The innocence displayed by the young lovers, Tom and Piney, has a life changing effect on the outcasts of Poker Flat. Mother Shipton is overwhelmingly affected by the lovers’ acts of innocence. Her change of heart…

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…

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.…

of hacking shows an example of cybercrime. Criminals also launder money across distant locations through the websites (Pataki). They can do this transition by the poker “money mule” method (Pataki). Pataki illustrates the idea of a money mule as “a person hired by a terror or criminal organization to open a bank account and Internet poker account under a legitimate identity.” Another person playing against the money mule will show him his cards and the challenger purposely loses the money…

LIar's poker by Michael Lewis is a non-fictional semi-autobiographical book on the Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers. The beginning of the book follows a young Michael Lewis, fresh out of school and looking for a job. By chance, he meets scouts from Salomon Brothers at a fancy dinner at St. James’s Palace. Where he is offered a spot in their training program, which he accepts. In the training program he leans about how to trade and sell bonds as well as about the firm's culture. After describing…

Analysis of The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Francis Bret Harte Many people are forced to leave their homes and their hometown. Poker flat lost several thousand dollars, and experiencing lawlessness or you could say it has become ungovernable. A committee has formed to remove any and all improper persons. To restore the town to the former glory and restore the laws and government that was once in the town. Many of the characters in Harte’s book of The Outcasts of Poker Flat start out as flat, but…

The Pokers Players Alliance(PPA), is an organization built to protect the rights for all citizens to be able to play poker regardless of the situation people have. There main goal is to be able to grasp favorable laws that allow them to secure the rights of playing poker. The adversity the PPA faces through their goals is the government, which created the Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, pulling away their rights to gamble in online poker. The PPA committee is justifying congress to ban that…

readers living in the East, Midwest, and South. Many writings during this time period were filled with these qualities, but not all stories used them in all aspects of the story. “The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain, and “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte, are two stories in which this statement is true. The similarities and differences between the stories’ characters, narrators, and themes will show the characteristics of regionalism writing and how two different authors…