Writer Marilyn Vos Savant once stated, “What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom ‘to’ and freedom ‘from’.” When you are an American, freedom is just one of the multitudinous privileges that come with the package. Benefits such as rights, the pursuit of happiness, and diversity are some additional perquisites. However, everything has flaws and America has a few. Primarily, one of the more obvious things about being an American is having
Caitlin Elizabeth Connolly 2/24/14 IB Math SL Casarico IB Math SL Portfolio The Monty Hall problem is a hallmark of modern statistics. It was first officially published in the “Ask Marilyn” column of Parade magazine, in which the world's highest IQ, Marilyn vos Savant, answered reader questions and solved an enormous variety of puzzles and riddles. The Monty Hall problem was sent in by a reader and published exactly as follows: “Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three
There have been many great inventions that have shaped our world for the better throughout the years. Some of those inventions have been created by minorities. For example some of them have been the first Airplane, Telephone, Computer and many others. One of the most useful inventions that have saved many lives and has made the world a better place have been the Heart Inventions. The Heart is the organ that keeps every human being alive. The heart is also the first organ to develop. Although, sometimes
plans to get the knots out of your hair. An appreciation of Marilyn Vos Savant's persona is only possible if one seeks out and watches one of the YouTube videos of her TV appearances from the 80s. In seeking an analogue for this persona, I remembered Camille Paglia's dissection of the "English epicene" from Sexual Personae. This is the persona that Susan Sontag cultivated so well, although with considerably more theatricality. Vos Savant achieves her superior social positioning, her regal mystery
Trauma: Progressive Loss of Rationality Trauma is most often unexpected and usually leaves open wounds that can rarely be healed. In order to heal, one feels as if they need closure to the trauma they have suffered, whether the way they get that closure be right or wrong. Just like in the play, psychological trauma can shatter the shield of protection an individual has and disconnect them from the reality of things. This can cause a person to act on impulse when they see or hear something that reminds
(Elkner-Alfaro Par. 1). Until you see how many smart people have come from the U.S., this seems like a good argument. A lot of hard-working, smart people have been born in the United States. For example, Ben Franklin who was born in Boston MA, Marilyn vos Savant who has an IQ of about 190 was born in St. Louis, Missouri, One last example is Christopher Hirata who was born in a small city in Michigan. He has an IQ of
Trauma: Progressive Loss of Rationality Trauma is most often unexpected and usually, leaves open wounds that can rarely be healed. In order to heal, one feels that they need closure to the trauma they have suffered, whether the way they get that closure be right or wrong. Just like in the play, psychological trauma can shatter the shield of protection an individual has and disconnect them from the reality of things. This can cause a person to act on impulse when they see or hear something that reminds
science compared to his behavior towards social interaction shows how perspicacity does depend on the logical interpretation of one’s surrounding. He shows his high ability with numbers when he solves an elaborate probability problem asked for Marilyn Vos Savant in her column for a newspaper back in the 1990s. She had the highest IQ in the world according to
“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – Marilyn Vos Savant. Observation is the key to acquiring wisdom. By being inquisitive we realize that we have so much to learn from others. I was able to do just that. I had the opportunity to learn about hemodialysis from a nurse that’s been working in dialysis for over twenty years. He taught me the responsibilities and roles of the medical team, what can be delegated to the nurse support staff, explained the skills
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