The Abel Prize

An article from a magazine: Sean Smith and David Ansen, "2005 Oscar Roundtable" 31 January 2005

Proponents say the voting method ensures that whoever is elected has the support of a majority of voters. They say this helps increase civility because candidates need to appeal to a spectrum broader than just their base in order to win over their opponents’ supporters on subsequent ballots. And theoretically it eliminates the possibility of a “spoiler” candidate winning.

There is a paradox called the “paradox of unanimity,” which states that the larger the poll is, the more unreliable a unanimous verdict becomes. For example, if a store had just been robbed, three people claimed to witness it, and they all choose the same suspect out of five suspects, then this unanimous decision can be considered almost completely legitimate. However, if in the same situation, except with 100 witnesses, a unanimous decision would almost certainly be wrong. This is due inferred due to numerous causes, such as decisions being affected by what others chose, and unreliability of memory. Sometimes, things appear too good to be true, and they oftentimes are. Kurt Vonnegut tells us this in “The Euphio Question.” He uses a

No one really knows what drives the vote, and we probably never will. It does seem, however, that retrospective evaluations do have a much more significant impact than they were once thought to.

Not only is he the most nominated living individual in the history of the Academy Awards (with 49 nominations), but he is also the third most-nominated person in Hollywood History, second only to Metro Goldwyn Mayer (62) Walt Disney (59). In his credentials he holds five Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, 22 Grammy Awards, and 4 Golden Globe Awards. Considering that obtaining a single nomination for any of the aforementioned awards is remarkable in itself, this astounding number is truly

The lottery is one of the oldest known game of chance, dating all the way back to 205 B.C. in the Han Dynasty. Being built upon pure luck, it has garnered attention all over the world in it's various forms of existence. After money began its association with the lottery in l443, it became even more popular worldwide. While existing in multiple forms, the most popular form of lottery is the randomly selected number method, where winnings are based on the correct numbers predicted. It is estimated that nearly half of the citizens living in the United States have participated in the lettery. An alarmingly high number ef the participants have admitted to lottery as their only chance ef being financially secure. what exactly are the edde of winnieg the Lottery? new is the probability te win increased? ?his mathematical inveetigatien hepes to shed light on these queries.

Francis Abel, after thirty-five years of service, is a retired high school music educator. He was also the former Minister of Music for the Memorial Presbyterian Church of Roosevelt, NY and the former Gospel Choir Director for The Lady Of Loretta, The St. Marths’s and The St. Ladislaus Catholic Churches of Long Island.

February 2, 1936. These five were the first in the hall of fame. the first ceremony was held on June 12, 1939. These five

If this course has taught us, it is the vital role and the genius of the creation of our judicial system. It has also showed us that was and is not perfect. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was good and effective legislation. Shelby County v. Holder (2013) legally justified according to the Supreme Court of the United States. But what can be frightening s the logic based on numbers. Chief Justice Roberts numerically logic defies realistic application too. Roberts writes in his opinion, “Nearly 50 years later, they are

Elections, if only due to their colossal size, are difficult to measure. The 2000 presidential election Florida recount exemplifies the issues associated with vote counting and the often unsuccessful implementation of technology to remedy a centuries old process. Technology in the election process is often accompanied by great skepticism, and blunders are not uncommon—see Mitt Romney’s

What does contribute to the surprise element of the election results is the miscalculation by election projectors on who would

During the 2012 presidential elections, many of the vote turnout rates revealed that the minority vote was the most decisive and important vote for the election. In fact, the minority vote, in 2012, was accredited for Barrack Obama’s presidential incumbency. An example analysis of the aforementioned statement was shown in the Minority Turnout Determined the 2012 Election article by William H. Frey. In his article Frey reports that “[the] increased minority turnout was indeed responsible for Obama’s win in the 2012 election… during this period, the (typically Democratic leaning) combined Black and Hispanic electorate rose to approach nearly quarter of eligible voters” (The Brookings Institution). Frey’s research helps illustrate how crucial,

Elections, if only due to their colossal size, are difficult to measure. The 2000 presidential election Florida recount exemplifies the issues associated with vote counting and the often unsuccessful implementation of technology to remedy a centuries old process. Technology in the election process is often accompanied by great skepticism, and blunders are not uncommon—see Mitt Romney’s

All past experiences contemplated, the occurrence of a meager accumulation of votes bequeath an assumption of a group of knowledgeable

I am sincerely honored to be a recipient of the William D. Kavan Scholarship for fall, 2017. I'd like to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your generosity. Your gift will allow me to continue with my higher education and fulfill my lifelong dream of obtaining my undergraduate degree. Specifically, your gift of scholarship enables me to continue working towards completing concurrent major programs – a B.S. in Political Science, and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (concentration on Justice Studies and Sociology). I am particularly proud of being recognized on the Dean’s List last semester, my first term spring 2018 GPA of 4.22, and my recent induction into the Alpha Iota Sigma Honor Society.