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    did nature continue as normal in the midst of disaster, but the computerized home did so as well. In that, the computerized home responded to the rain as if the inhabitants were still alive, and attempted to prepare the would be residents, for the weather. The writer said, “Somewhere in the walls, relays clicked, memory tapes glided under electric

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    There have been many topics that we have covered in class that have opened my eyes to how behavioral economics play a role and are seen in everyday life. I really enjoy examining these topics that we learn in class and when reading. Last nights reading of Kahneman had me thinking of a particular topic of outcome bias and how that impacts our illusion of understanding. Kahneman defines outcome bias as give too little of credit to the decision maker when he makes a decision with a good outcome and

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    Etsu Softball Case Study

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    their two fall games Sunday , September 18th the ETSU softball team is coming off an 20-22 record season. At 1:00 pm they faced off against Montreat College. Last season Montreat college finished their season 7-41. For the Bucs their offense was solid scoring 12 runs. The Bucs defense wasn’t at it’s best but, kept them ahead allowing five runs. “ Defense has ways to go we made some throws we should’ve held on to,” said Head coach Irvin. Which allowed the offense to establish a nice rhythm and kept

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    Monongalia County Ballpark. After nearly an hour rain delay, Grove took the mound and locked in. He pitched 6.2 innings, surrendering one run on six hits. The Wheeling native struck out 13 Terrapins (25-22). Freshman right fielder Darius Hill and junior first baseman Jackson Cramer both had two hits for the Mountaineers (28-19). Cramer hit his seventh home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth to give WVU a 2-1 lead. Grove issued a leadoff walk to Madison Nickens and he advanced to second

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    Mark Watney Patient Man

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    Mark Watney was an astronaut that survived on another planet by himself . He survived by using the things he had and made them last for a very long time . He had a very difficult task that he had to accomplish . In doing this he demonstrated patience, risk-taking and knowledge on a variety of things. Mark watney was a very patient man . Mark watney was also a risk taker & very knowledgeable . Mark watney was a very patient man . In becoming an entrepreneur you have to be patient being that it

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    Moving Back Place

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    not move to those states if we’re so worried about it. When and if we do decide to move up there we will eventually run into the same question, where to next. It really is inevitable. I believe no matter what we do, we will still want to expand and will have to find another place to live. One of the major reasons for leaving these places alone is because they are one of the last frontiers left. If we move onto this land we lose this. We will see this land like we see any other land. Not something

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    The Cleanup King

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    They were down 6-4 with 2 outs, and Billy was up to bat. Billy knew he had to hit a homerun here, since it would probably be his last at-bat of the game. So, Billy walked up to the plate and started the at-bat. Before he started to hit, he walked over to the third base coach. He asked, “What should I do?” The base coach, George, said, “Don’t worry! Just stay calm and let the bat

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    Gcse Narrative

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    woman’s turn I went against all my aunties and cousins. I was nervous and shaky and my palms were sweaty from being all nervous of the audiences there watching. I surely did surprise myself as I made every ball over the fence I kept hitting home runs after home runs, kept making it to the next round with the others I was tied with. People were saying” Go Whitney you can do it girl” I looked around as I patiently waited for my turn, peoples kids were falling asleep in strollers on the benches in their

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    3-1 in her first week of collegiate action to be named SCAC Pitcher of the Week on February 15. Joining Aldridge on the Honorable Mention All-Conference list is Sexton and Tasin, who both made All-Conference last season. Sexton ranks third in the SCAC in stolen bases (25) and fourth in runs scored (38). Tasin finished third in the conference in hits (54) and fifth in the conference with a .412 batting average, including beginning the season with a 16-game hitting streak. Going 1-1 on the first day

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    huge variation is accurate because the baseball salaries can get to astronomical numbers. The average season from the sample studied was 82 runs scored, 19 homeruns, 83 runs batted in with a .310 batting average. All of which are fantastic numbers from a baseball perspective. The standard deviation was 18.05 which means that 68% of all data was within that 82 runs scored mark which is a very accurate statistic. Another noted fact about the data sample was that Major League Baseball has at-bat requirements

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