Intuition By Marilyn Vos Savant

After much debate, it was decided I was in fact NOT faking an arm injury and I was taken to Urgent Care. There I was X-Rayed and determined to have no fracture or break… I got a sling and a pat on the back. I returned home feeling very weak and wimpy, but my mother was not as sure that I was fine. The next day, I went to an orthopedic doctor who took one X-Ray and determined I had in fact broken my elbow. I was casted and told to come back in six weeks, little did he know I would be back a little

It was not long before I went to the doctors and got an x-ray confirming my foot was broken. The doctor told me I would have to wear a boot and crutches for six weeks. I giggled as I was always curious how it is to be in one of those cool boots. I miscalculated this small crack and chip on the x-ray and figured I will be alright. To be honest, I was relieved since my

When humans make a decision, it often turns out to be “predictably irrational” (Ariely, 2009). They always deviate systematically from expected decision rather show an inclination towards a certain way of thinking. This consistency of behavioral or decision bias can be very helpful to identify consequences or outcomes in a different

Through my accident I learned that sports is not the only fun thing to do. And that my friends will be there even if I have a knee brace on. That next Saturday and Sunday that I got my knee brace off, I went skiing. The snow was actually really good and I was not. I completely lost my skill. At least I knew I had next year to ski! I will just try harder when the time

As a smaller player on the field, most of the time my ankles were getting assaulted by kids one-and-a-half times my size. Fortunately, two consecutive years included a nasty ankle injury for me. Thanks to other players, soccer had the opportunity to reteach me. The first injury occurred between eighth and ninth grade, right before I moved up to high school soccer. I was playing indoor soccer between outdoor seasons, since my friends from school made a team, and during one fateful game, I jumped to head the ball before an opposing player could and ended up drawing the short end of the stick in the ordeal. I was successful in reaching the ball first, but he decided to push me just before I landed, causing me to plant my right foot improperly on the ground and place my full weight on the side of my foot. There was an immediate pop. It felt as if my foot detached and I was standing on the bare nub of my ankle. There was blinding pain, yet no pain at all. Just pin-pricks of blood flowing furiously. Before anyone could ask why I was limping, I was off the field and icing my ankle. After a late night visit to the emergency room when the swelling continued to grow and I could no longer put any pressure on my foot, it was discovered that I had a high ankle sprain. The doctors ordered me to wear an air-cast for the following two to three months with a strict ban on running, along with minimal walking to get to class only – patience is a virtue. However, the following season I managed to hurt the same ankle all over again during practice. While going to shoot the ball, I had the unfortunate circumstance of a defender trying to clear the ball at the same moment. Our feet hit the ball at the exact same time, and the earth-shattering force of contact left both of us on the ground holding our ankles as the pain throbbed each time blood pumped through our injured veins. At this point, I

One time I was injured while playing a game of volleyball. I was running to go

Trying out for cheering is scary enough but trying out for cheering with a cast is even scarier. It was the scariest thing I have ever had to do. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever had to do because I never had a broken bone and I never had to do

Knowing who might get hurt if the wrong decision is made is a motivator to make the right decision for everyone involved. If the person forced to make the

The Monty Hall problem is based off of a paradox that is very commonly misunderstood. The Monty Hall problem originated from the popular game show called Let’s Make a Deal. The host, Monty Hall shows the contestant three doors and explains that behind two of the doors await goats, and behind the third door awaits a new car. If you choose the door with the car behind it, you get to keep it. What’s the catch?

My dad picked me up and took me to the hospital; the wait in the ER was long. We finally got in and they took x-rays of my leg to try and determine the problem, but there was nothing. They told me I was fine and that it was probably just some slight bruising that would go away in a couple days; the pain didn’t feel like slight bruising to me. I could not bear any weight on it so they gave me a pair of crutches and sent me on my way. I never got to see how the tournament ended that day.

First and foremost, every mind is unique so you have to respect somebodys judgment. You have to believe that they know what's best for themselves. A super smart and wise man might not know what I want or what's best for me. Ultimately they would be unfit for telling me what to do. Sometimes people say they have a hunch, or they say that just know if somethings is a good idea or a bad one and you might say it’s instinctive and in a way it is because our ancestors have had to make many decisions based on gut feelings and it has worked

I broke my femur in the seventh grade and my leg was set in a unilateral hip spica cast. That was just the beginning of a journey through numerous operating rooms, doctor’s offices, and X-ray machines. As a result of how I healed, my

After the first field trip of fifth grade we had some time to play outside because we missed all of are recesses . So while we were outside my friends and I found this big puddle my friends dared me to jump in. They started chanting so I decided to do it when I jumped I felt the water fill in my shoes my socks were soggy my clothes were moist. when I was finished with my dare I got asked to do one more thing and that was to jump over the puddle instead of jumping over it I jumped right in the center of it .

Months later I got the cast off and went through weeks more of physical therapy to regain range of motion and strength. On the final session I learned that I would no longer ever be able to rotate my wrist. I learned I wouldn't be able to play guitar again or go snowboarding. That day I said to myself, “I won't ever do something so stupid again”.

Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability, the analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events. If an individual coin toss or the roll of dice is considered to be a random event, then if repeated many times the sequence of random events will exhibit certain patterns, which can be studied and predicted. The aim of this investigation is to solve a long-standing probability question; The Monty Hall problem. I chose this topic for a number of reasons. Firstly, we have just started studying probability in class and I enjoy learning and working ahead.